THE BARONAGE OF ENGL …

THE BARONAGE OF ENGLAND, OR An Historical Account OF THE LIVES and most Memorable ACTIONS of Our English Nobility In the SAXONS time, to the NORMAN Conquest; And from thence, of those who had their rise before the end of King HENRY the Third's Reign.

DEDUCED From Publick Records, Antient Historians, and other Authorities, BY WILLIAM DUGDALE NORROY King of Arms.

Nam genus & proavos, & quae non fecimus ipsi,
Vix ea nostra voco.
Ovid.

TOME the First.

LONDON. Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for Abel Roper, Iohn Martin, and Henry Herringman, at the Sun in Fleetstreet, the Bell in S. Pauls Churchyard, and at the Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange. 1675.

SERENISSIMO CELSISSIMOQVE CAROLO SECUNDO Dei Gratiâ MAGNAE BRITANNIAE FRANCIAE & HIBERNIAE MONARCHAE Fidei Defensori: GULIELMUS DUGDALUS NORROY Rex Armorum, MAJESTATI Ejus Humillimus ac Fidelis Subditus, & Servus, HOC OPUS D. D.

THE PREFACE.

THere having been so much, and so well, in general, already spo­ken in few words, by that great Orator Ci­cero, Cicero de Orat. 202 b. in commenda­tion of History, That it is the Wit­ness of times past, the Voice of Antiquity, the Light of Truth, and the Life of Memory; to offer more, were superfluous. Most certain we are, that every one, naturally, is desirous of Know­ledge; and Experience teacheth us, That the gaining thereof, is not any way better, then by observing the success which hath attended the Actions of other Men.

Ailred,Ailred. Rie­val. col. 369. n. 30. an old Monk of Rievaulx (who lived in the time of King Stephen, and Henry the Second) in his Preface to the History of King Edward the Confessors life, tells us, That, by Recording the Lives and Acti­ons of the Good, those who come after, have encouragement to imitate their Ver­tues; and, that nothing more inciteth the mind of Man, to an emulation of others, then to hear the report of their noble Atchievements; conceiving, that by doing the like, they may reap the like benefit.

It is said of Demetrius Phalaraeus, Laert. lib. 1. cap. 5. that he advised King Ptolomy, to provide him­self of Books touching his Kingdom, and such as did Treat of Military Actions, to the end, that therein he might read what his Friends durst not admonish him of.Aeneas Silvi­us d [...] Dictis Alphonsi. And that when Alphonsus, King of Aragon, lay sick at Capua, reading the famous Acts of Alex­ander the Great, written by Quintus Curtius, he grew so much pleased therewith, that, upon his recovery, he said, Farewel Avicen, fare­wel Hippocrates, and all other Physitians; and long live Quintus Curtius, the Restorer of my Health.

Of what relates to Kings, and Soveraign Princes, the Volumes, which have been al­ready written, are large and numerous; nor hath there been a neglect to preserve the me­mory of others, though of inferior rank, who have been famous in their times; it being ac­counted a generous disposition in all Men, to endeavor to know whence their Forefathers were. For, besides what we find of such, dis­persedly occurring in our Publick Histories and Annals: Divers there are, of whom a particular account hath been given, as to their Marriages and Issue. For instance,Impr. Paris. An. 1619. of some great Families in Bretaigne by Augustine du Paz: Impr. Paris. 1621. Of the Houses of Chastillon, Gui­nes, Ardres, and many other, by Andrew du Chesne: And of ours in this Realm, by the Learned and Iudicius Robert Glover, long since Somerset Herald (in imitation of Claude Paradine his Alliances Impr. Lugd. An. 1561. Genealo­gicks) which with great exactness being per­formed, was afterwards made publickImpr. Lond. An. 1610. by Thomas Mills, his near Kinsman and Exe­cutor.

The like also of the Marriages and Issue of the Nobility of England, with-some Histori­cal Notes,Impr. Lond. An. 1622. did Ralph Brook, sometime York Herald, accomplish in An. 1619. af­terwards Reprinted with Corrections (I wish I could not say with too sharp and severe Re­flections) by Augustine Vincent; at that time Windsore Herald; who, in his Epistle De­dicatory to the then Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Earl Marshal of England, inti­mates his purpose of somewhat touching The Baronage of England, and lives of such, as had been Companions of the most No­ble Order of the Garter: For the effecting whereof, he had no small advantage by his free access to the Publick Records in the Tower of London, being then a Clerk in that Office; though, what progress he made in either of these, I never yet saw.

Of the Right Noble and Antient Family of Berkley of Berkley Castle in Com. Gloc. there hath that been done, in an Historical way, by the special Industry of a worthy Gen­tleman [...], lately deceased, which I heartily wish may be a Pattern for some others to fol­low; it being faithfully extracted, partly out of Publick Records, and partly from the great mass of antient Charters, and other Memori­als still remaining in Berkley Castle.

I must ingenuously acknowledge, that I had not any thoughts of attempting this Work, here made publick, until (by God Almighties disposal) attending the late King Charles the First (of Blessed Memory) in His Garison at Oxford, according to the duty of my place; and continuing in his service there, from the beginning of November, An. 1642. until the end of June, 1646. I had both leisure and opportunity of perusing many excellent [Page] Hist [...]al Manuscrips, choicely preserved in the Famous Bodleian Library, and sundry Colledges there; whence having gathered a large stock, of fit materials in order to such a Work, I grew encouraged to proceed farther; and thereupon, betook my self to a diligent search into those old Records in the Tower of London, Office of the Rolls, Exchequer, and sundry other publick places. Next into that incomparable Treasury of most antient and choice Manuscripts; which the late Right Worthy Sir Robert Co [...]ton Baronet, had, in his time, happily get together: And after that, into divers other, no less estimable; which, with much charge, had been gained by the Right Honorable the late Lord Hatton; and by his especial favor freely communicated to me; likewise into that elaborate Collection from the Pipe-Rolls made by Mr. Roger Dodsworth, (my late deceased Friend) and into sundry other, whereunto my Quotations do refer: Amongst which, those of the before specified Robert Glover, formerly Somerset Herald, (most opportunely acquired from several hands, wherein they lay obscured) were not the least.

A task (indeed) of such importance and weight (for so, at length, I found it to be) that though I had thus fitted my self with materials conducing thereto, I could hardly be perswaded to undertake. But considering at last, that these my Collections, which had been no small charge and pains to me, were not like to be of such use to those, unto whose hands, they might hereafter come, as to my self; I resolved to put them in order, and to begin the Work.

As to its Title, The Baronage of ENG­LAND; some perhaps may doubt, whe­ther it be suitable and proper to it; by reason it contains all other superior Dignities, from a Baron to a Duke, inclusive. It is there­fore to be noted, That all those Degrees were antiently comprehended under that appella­tion; and, that this First Volume relates only to such of the Earls, and their Descendants, as had their first Advancements, before the end of King Henry the Thirds Reign; and to all others, who held their Honors or Ba­ronies by Tenure, as antiently. The second, to those, whose Original hath been (viz. of Earls by Creation, and Barons by Summons to Parliament) before the Eleventh year of King Richard the Second's Reign. And the third, to those and their posterity, who have had their Creations by Patent (as most Barons had) or by Writ of Summons from that time (viz. 11 Rich. 2.) till this present age; the Dukes, Marquesses, and Viscounts, being herein likewise included, and reserved to their proper times and places.

As also to observe▪ That whereas antiently the Titles of both Earls and Barons were local, as from their cheif places of residence; of later times they are become meerly Titular: The Earls, and those of superior Degrees, having, for the most part, nothing to do in those Counties or Places; nor some of the Ba­rons, but take their Titles of Honor according to their own fancy; sometimes of Places, whereof they are not owners; and sometimes of an old extinct Family, whereunto they stand not at all allied.

And, though we have little from our Pub­lick Records, relating to those eminent Per­sons, who had usually the title of Earls (and sometimes in their Military capacity of Dukes) before the Norman Conquest: Yet, have I taken notice of them, from such of our old Historians, who have made any mention of their memorable Actions; which (indeed) is but very little, by reason that Literature was, in those days, at a low ebb; in regard of the frequent Wars and Troubles, which the Saxon Kings had one with another, and in defend­ing themselves from those Pagan Danes; who, making so many invasions upon them, by the space of some hundreds of years, burnt and destroyed their cheifest Monasteries, wherein, whatsoever they had of Historical, or other Learning, was choicely preserved.

Certain it is, that, under those Kings, there were some, who had the Title of Thanes; a Dignity equal to that of Baron, after the Conquest; though of these (and but few nei­ther) farther then meerly their Names, is there much (for the Reasons before noted) to be found. But, after Duke William of Nor­mandy, had, by his Conquest here, obtained the Crown of this Realm, making a general distribution of the greatest part thereof, a­mongst his Friends and Followers; he ad­vanced some of them to the Dignity and Title of Earls, others to that of Barons; as our old Poet, Robert of Glocester taketh no­tice.

But King William then therefore, a­bouten a two yeere,
Went ayen to Normandy, from whence he com ere;
As in the furst yeer, that he fong this Kingdome;
And sone ayen to Englonde, on Seynt Nicholas day he come:
And Knygtes of beyond the See, and other Men also,
He gave hem londes in Englonde, that he lygtly come to.
And yut her Eyres holdeth on londe many [...]on,
And disherede kynde Men, that he helde his foon.
The most deel of hege Men, that in Englonde ben,
Been come of Normans, as ye now seen.
&c.—
[Page]And Erles and Barons, that he made here also;
Though that thei come noght with good rygt thereto.

Of those Earls which were before the Nor­man Conquest, and for some time after, it is observable, That they were not Titular, but Officiary, that is to say, in the nature of Vice-Roys or Lieutenants to the King, in their respective Counties; their chief residence, being, for the most part, in the Principal Town of the Shire; whereupon they had, vul­garly, their Denomination from thence. Like­wise, that though the antient Earls of Sussex, had their Seat at Arundel Castle, and for that reason were commonly called Earls of Arundel; there is nothing more certain, then that they were Earls of that County; as Ferrers was of Derbishire, though some­times called Earl of Tutbury, in regard that Tutbury Castle (in Staffordshire) was his cheif Seat. And Gilbert Strong­bow, Earl of Pembroke, though somtimes called Earl of S [...]riguil, by reason that he had his cheif residence at Striguil Castle, near Che [...]stow in Monmouthshire.

Furthermore, that these Officiary Earls usually sate in the County Court as Iudges; most matters of moment being then determined before them; and Fines not seldom levied, as I have elswhereOr [...]g. Ju­rid. cap. 13 & 14. shewed.

As to the form and manner of advancing such to the Title and Dignity of Earls, who were so honored in those days; it was not al­ways alike. Some there were, though not many, who had the same conferred upon them by Charter; of which, Geffrey Mandevill, Earl of Essex, by Maud the Empress, was the firstEx ipso Au­togr. in Bibl. Cottonianâ., whereof there is now remaining any authentick testimony;Videsis Tit. of Honor by J. Selden▪ part. 2. cap. 5. n. 7. the rest, for the most part, being invested with that Honor, per Cincturam Cingulo Comitatus. Whereup­on, the Sheriff had command to make Livery unto them of the Tertium Denarium de placitis Comitatus, ut sit inde Comes, (as were usually the words of the Precept) —The third penny of the Pleas of the County, that thereupon he might be Earl thereof; that isGlo [...]. Spelm. Vo­cab. Dena­tius tertius. to say, Of the Fines, and Forein Emoluments, which antiently belonged to the Earl, the King having the other two parts, according to the Laws of King Edward the Confessor, viz. Rex habebit Csol, & Consul Comitatus Lta, qui tertium habebit Denarium de Forisfacturis. For certain it is, that until he had the Livery of the Ter­tium Denarium, he was not fully invested with the Earldom; as by this instance (a­mongst many) is evident, viz. Claus. [...] H. 3. [...]. Rex cinxit Thomam de Warwic cingulo Comitatus Warwic; & mandatum est Vicecomiti Warw. quod eidem Comiti habere faciat, id quod habere debet nomine Comits Warwici; & de quo praedecessores sui, Comites Warwici seisiti fuerunt, tanquam ad eos pertinente, nomine Comitatus Warwici. And, that this was the meaning of that Precept to the Sheriff (which bears date at Tewksbury, 24 Martii, 27 Hen. 3.) viz. That he should thereby be vested with the Earldom, may seem, from what an old Annalist MS. in Bibl. B [...]dl. K. 84. (Cant.) f. 50 [...]. addeth to the mention of making this Thomas Knight, at Whitsontide (the King then solemnising that Festival at Glo­cester) with Roger Bigod, and Hugh de Vere (the one Earl of Norfolk, the other of Oxford) scil. Willielm. Longespe accin­gitur gladio militari, sed non fit Comes Sarum. But as to the original of this Title of Earl, the Form of Investiture, Creation, Releifs, &c. considering that our great Sel­den Tit. of Honor, part. 2. cap. 5., hath so accurately and learnedly dis­coursed thereon, I shall say no more.

Touching the Title of Baron, as it hath been, here antiently used and understood; however some have made sundry ghesses at the Etymology of the word, which originally, with the Germans, signified Vir, id est, a Man. Plain it is, that with us, it meaneth a Free­man, or rather a Freeholder; whereupon those, who were the Kings cheif Tenants, id est, his principal Freeholders had the title of Barones Majores. And, as they thus holding of the King in Capite, by Barony, were called his Barons: So had most of the great Earls, in those elder times, their great Freeholders under them, whom they also called Barons; as is evident by their Char­ters, wherein they usually wrote Omnibus Baronibus suis, tam Francis quam Angli­cis, &c. So likewise inferior Lords of Man­nors, their Curia Baronum (not Curia Ba­ronis, as is now the usual Title of the [...]ourt Roll) id est, The Court of their Free-holders, who were antiently Homagers to them, as the Kings were to him: Whereupon the Iurors in such Courts, are to this day, in many places, called The Homage.

And, as these great Tenants to the King, (who had their Titles from their principal Seats or Heads of their Baronies) were called his Barones Majores; so were his other Tenants (or Freeholders) who held of him by Military service in Capite, termed Ba­rones Minores. Of which two sorts of Te­nants, together with the Bishops and Earls, the Parliaments of this Realm, did antient­ly consist, as I have elswhereOrig. Ju­rid. cap. 5. shewed; only the Barones Majores had Summons by seve­ral Writs; and the other, who held by Mili­tary service in Capite, by one general Sum­mons from the Sheriff in each County.

Which Tenants in Capite, called Barones Minores, did come to Parliament till 48 Hen. 3. for most evident it is, from what I have instanced in sundry places of this Work, [Page] that it was by the multitude of those who met in the Parliament held at Oxford, in 47 Hen.3. and by the strength of their nume­rous Retainers, at that time attending them, upon pretence of danger from the Welsh; that they forced the King to submit to those unreasonable Ordinances, called Provisiones Oxonii, there framed; whereby the Regal Authority was, in effect, totally wrested from him. And, having, by that means got the power into their hands; by which, raising a potent Army, they became victorious in the Battle of Lewes, the next ensuing year, where the King and Prince were both made prisoners, they thought it not safe to adven­ture the calling of any future Parliament, whereunto such numbers, with their large Re­tinues should have a colour to resort; left, after their tyrannous oppressions were suffici­ently felt (as it is plain they then were) by the same Engine, whereby they got the Sword from the King, it might be recovered again from them.

And therefore, instead of those Barones Minores, and their Trains, they sent out special WritsClaus. 49 H. 3. [...]. in the Kings Name (he being then their prisoner) to summon only those of the Barones Majores, which were of their own Party; and the like PreceptsClaus. 49 H. 3. [...]. to the re­spective Sheriffs, in each County, to cause two Knights in every Shire, and one or two Bur­gesses for each Borough, to represent the Body of the People, residing in those Counties and Boroughs. Which rational device, for pre­vention of danger, being at that time begun by them, hath (as we see) been continued and practised, by the successive Kings of this Realm, ever since.

But in the Conquerors time, he who had not forty Hides of Land, was not reputed a Ba­ron: For by an authentick Testimony, it is thus Recorded [...]—Abbas Wulfricus habuit fratrem, Guthmundum Vocabulo; cui filiam praepotentis viri, in matrimoni­um conjungi paraverat: Sed, quoniam ille xl. hidarum terrae dominium minus obtine­ret; licet nobilis esset, inter Proceres tunc nuncupari non potuit.

Certain it is, that though the Earls in those days, had that formality of Investiture, as I have briefly shewed, and afterward [...], by a venerable Robe and Coronet; I do not find that the Barones Majores had any Creation at all, either by Charter or Robe, but were Barons by their Tenure only. And, that af­terwards, others, having Writs of Sum­mons, to come to Parliament, sate inter Ba­rones; that is to say, with, and amongst those, who were Barons by Tenure; where­upon they were called their Peers or equals, and consequently were reputed Barons.

Touching the Antiquity of which Writs of Summons, I mean of such, who held not their Lands by Barony, but were called to those great Councils (we now term Parlia­ments) by reason of their Prudence; some are of opinion, that they began towards the later end of King Henry the Thirds Reign; which is very probable, in regard, upon that grand defection of those who had been in Arms against the King, and vanquished in the Battle of Evesham; most, if not all of them, were, at present, set aside. But▪ to point out, who they were, that had their first rise, by Writ of Summons, untilRot. Vas­con. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 8. 22 Edw. 1. and afterwards, passeth my skill; there being no publick Record, that doth make mention of them, till then, excepting that of 49 Hen. 3. which only taketh notice of those, who were, in the Kings Name summoned by the Rebelli­ous Barons to that Parliament, which they held, whilst he was their prisoner.

Perhaps it may be doubted by some, whe­ther every Family, of whom I have discoursed in this first Tome, where strictly Barons by Tenure, or not, because nothing doth appear by Inquisition, of some, that they held by Barony; nor, by any other memorial of their Releifs. To satisfie therefore the curiosity of such, I say, that, having found, from the Notes of some former Iudicious Antiquaries, that they were so reputed; I deemed it a safer error, to take notice of them, in that quali­fication, then, by their omission, tacitly to conclude them otherwise.

Peradventure also, it may be thought, that my omitting the Arms of those Families, whereof I do discourse, is a fault. But there­unto I answer, that, well considering Heredi­tary Arms to be of no greater Antiquity then King Richard the Firsts time: I might have been too rash, in attributing those, which (from the testimony of good Authority) have been since borne, to the times preceding, which were totally uncertain: So likewise, as to the Coronets of Earls, for which we have no sure authority, above King Edward the Third's time; neither of Viscounts till King James's, nor Barons till this of King Charles the Se­conds Reign.

Besides, admitting good evidence for all these, throughout all times, such hath been the disuse of this age for cutting of Prints in Wood; by reason, that those in Copper are more beautiful; that the Art of Carving in that kind, is now so lost, as there is little done therein, but what would rather blemish the Work, then adorn it. And, as to Cuts in Copper, it is very well known, that there can be no use of them made by that Press, which Printeth the Book; but another, through which, by a chargable expence, every single Escutcheon is to pass.

As to the Scheams of Descents, whereby the Reader might be the better assisted in ob­serving the contexture of the Discourse; I have [Page] inserted such as I thought most necessary; deeming the rest perspicuous enough, with­out that pains and trouble.

If in the first Volume of this Work, there shall be any doubt, whether the Families be ranked according to their Antiquities in Dignity; I must acknowledge, that I am much unsatis­fied my self, as to that point: but having no clearer light, to guide me better, I have adventured to place them, as they are; whol­ly dissavowing any determination of my own therein, as to superiority, or precedence: professing, that, could I have fixed them with more exactness, I had much rather have so done.

As to the defects in the Matches and Issue of some who have lived, or yet live in these times: I must attribute it chiefly to the want of such Publick Enteries of them, as have formerly (that is to say, before the begin­ning of the late unhappy Troubles, in Ann. 1640.) been made in the Office of Armes; as also for lack of that opportunity of ad­dress, unto such, as might have given me better Instruction therein: And therefore shall desire, that those who are, or may be concerned in that kind, of whom I am pro­perly to make mention in the other Parts of of this Historical Work, now [...] for the Press; will take some care to cause such En­tries to be made, as may preserve the me­mory of them to future times: Whereunto, having access, I may make use of what is most necessary.

And, as to the memorable Actions of those, who have lived in these later times; if it shall be thought, I have not been so Copious in making mention of them, as I might: I de­sire it may be considered, that the Reign of King James did not afford very much: And that the greatest part of King Charles the First's, was calm and peaceable, until the prevalent party in that unhappy Long Par­liament, being tainted with Presbyterean Principles; raised such an insurrection as destroyed many Thousands; and at length terminated, in the horrid murther of that most pious and excellent King. Touching the chief Actors wherein, it is yet too early to discourse: But, in the next Age, 'tis like, that those subtile Artifices, whereby they first got Power into their bloody Hands; and their transcendent Oppressions, and Cruelties, when they had gained it, may be faithfully represented to the life, by some more able Pen; to the end, that Posterity may not be ignorant; that it was under the specious pretence of asserting the Established Reli­gion, the Laws of the Land, and Liberties of the Subjects, that they allured the people to their assistance. Si enimM. Westm. in Anno 1259. (saith the Monk of Westminster, where he puts a Period to his History of that time, in which he lived) de potentibus vera dicuntur, & Scriptu­rae commendentur, Bella parantur ei: Si taceantur, vel, si bona pro malis anno­tentur, mutilabitur; & de blandimentis, adulationibus, & falsitationibus, graviter Opus totale condemnabitur, & redargu­etur.

Again; whereas it might be expected, that I should have ascended much higher, in my discourse of some Families than I have done; perhaps from the Norman Conquest, presum­ing them to have been Orginally French; and, that there is some colour for it, in re­gard their names are found in divers Cop­pies of that Memorial commonly called The Roll of Battail-Abby. To this I Answer; that there are great Errors or rather Fals [...] ­ties in most of those Copies; by atributing the derivation of many from the French, who were not, at all, of such Extraction; but meerly English; as by their Surnames, taken from several places in this Realm, is most evident. But such hath been the sub­tilty of some Monks of old, that, finding it acceptable unto most, to be reputed descend­ants to those who were Companions with Duke William, in that memorable Expedi­tion, whereby he became Conqueror of this Realm; as that, to gratify them (but not without their own advantage) they inserted their nam [...] into that antient Catalogue.

Perhaps also, some may think, that there is not enough said in honour of their own re­spective Families, comparatively with others. To such I Answer; that many there have been, who though raised to Honour, for their personal merits, did descend from Ancestors of eminent note in the World, for divers Ages, yet not Peers of this Realm of whom I could not justly be silent. Again, no ra­tional person can judge, that all men in all times, have been alike active in the World▪ therefore, of them which lived privately, how can we expect to find more, than we now discerne of such, who are our own Contem­poraries?

Besides, as all the parts of the habitable World were Successfully Planted and Peo­pled: And, as all Nations had their proper and peculiar times; and not their begin­nings at one and the self same instant: so had every Family its respective time, in its deserved Exaltation.

And, as to those, whose personal virtues have been conspicuous, that they have wor­thily merited advancement to Honour: how­ever the present Age may look upon them, with less esteem than such as can derive themselves from a long Descent of noble An­cestors; Posterity, will assuredly, set an higher value on them. For, [Page]

Malo tibi Pater sit Thersites dummodo tu sis,
Juvenal. 8.
Eacidi similis Vulcaniaque Arma ca­pessas,
Quam te Thersiti similem producat A­chilles.

¶There is much wanting to this Work, I acknowledge, that might have been gather­ed from those magnificent Tombes, and other venerable Memorials wherewith the Mona­steries of England did plentifully abound, had there been sufficient notice taken of them, before their fatal dissolution; which by their Inscriptions, would have clearly ascertained the times of Death, places of Sepulture, di­vers Matches, many Children, and some me­morable Actions of the persons there Inter­red; and which, through their ruine, are now utterly lost; the Figures whereof (by Prints from Copper-Plates) might likewise have been no small ornament thereto. But so great a prevalency, hath the Evil of Lucre had, upon the Hearts of worldly men, that occasion was taken, in the time of King Henry the eighth, to make what secular advantages they could from the miscarriages of others. And, though the Project, at first, was to accomplish what they brought to pass at last; yet did they not discover those their raven­ous intentions, untill a proper season.

For having [...] far as could be, packed the members of the House of Commons, in that notable Parliament, begun at West­minster, 3 Novemb. 21 Hen. 8. and con­tinued by Prorogation untill the fourteenth of April, 27 Hen. 8. As also, insinuated to most of the Nobility, and other persons of quality, what temporal benefit they should acquire by the Dissolution of the Religious Houses; after divers subtile practises made use of, to effect what they had thus closely designed; they suggested to the people; That, For as much as manifest Sin, Vicious, Carnal, and Abominable living, hath been daily used and committed, in such little and small Abbies, &c. Where the Congregation of such Religious persons, was under the number of Twelve; where­by the Governors of such Houses, and their Covents, did spoil, destroy, con­sume, and utterly waste, as well those Monasteries, &c. their Lands, &c. as the Ornaments of their Churches, Goods and Chattels; to the high displeasure of Al­mighty God, slander of good Religion; and to the great Infamy of the Kings Highness, and the Realm, &c. if redress should not be had thereof: So that, with­out such small Houses were utterly sup­pressed; and the Religious persons there­in, committed to great and honourable Monasteries of Religion, where they might be compelled to live Religiously, for Reformation of their lives, there could no redress, nor Reformation be, in that behalf. In consideration therof there­fore: (for these are the very words of the Act) the Kings most Royal Majesty, be­ing supreme Head, in Earth, of the Church of England; daily studying, and devi­sing, the Increase, Advancement, and Ex­altation of true Doctrine, and Virtue in the said Church, to the only Glory and Honour of God, &c. Considering also, that divers great Monasteries wherein (thanks be to God) Religion was well kept and observed, were destitute of such full numbers of Religious persons, as they might keep; did think good, that a plain Declaration should be made of the premis­ses: Whereupon the Lords and Com­mons, by great deliberation, finally resol­ved; that it should be much more to the pleasure of Almighty God, and Ho­nour of this Realm; that the possessions of such small Religious Houses, &c. should be converted to better uses, &c. and thereupon did humbly desire, that it might be Enacted, that his Majesty should have and enjoy to him and his Heirs for ever, all and singular such Monasteries, &c. to the pleasure of Almighty God, and to the Honour and Profit of this Realm.

But when by this device (which I thought not impertinent here to set forth) they followed the Chase with quicker speed in Order to the full fruition of all the rest. Which they ac­complished within less then three years af­ter, by Instruments of Surrender from the respective Covents: partly through corrupting the chief in each of them, with large Pen­sions, during their lives: and partly by ter­ror, to such as were not plyant. Which, being affected; to secure what was done, all pos­sible haste was made, not only to demolish those goodly Structures, wherein they did inhabit; but the totall Fabricks of their ve­ry Churches, wherein some of the Kings of this Realm, and most of the Nobility, and other persons of chief Note, were honourably Entombed: And then to disperse their pos­sessions into sundry Lay-Hands; either by free Gift, easy purchases, or Advantageous Exchanges: and this for fear lest they might ever return to be again imployed unto such uses, as the Piety of their well-meaning Founders did Originally designe them.

Nor did this ravenous practise make a stop here: but after the Reformation began in the time of King Edward the Sixth, which abolished Indulgences, Prayers for the Dead, and many of those Devices, then called Piae Fraudes, which had been used in the Church; whereby the temporal profit of [Page] the Lay-man, was thought to be not a little impared; they fell to work again, under the specious pretence of taking away those things out of other places, as were then thought un­necessary, and superstitious: Whereby, such spoil and destruction was made in the Ca­thedrals, Collegiate, and Parochial-Churches of the Nation; by defacing those Monuments of the Dead, where any gain was to be had; as that few of them, whereon any Portrai­cture in Brass, or Copper; or Epitapths in such mettle had been engraved, were permit­ted to remain; but were barbarously torne away, and sold to common Brasiers and Tinkers: In so much as Complaint being made thereof to Queen Elizabeth, she issued out two Proclamations; the one in the Second year of her Reign, and the other in the Four­teenth, for putting a restraint to this exe­crable dealing. But alas, all too late; that mischief being done which could not be re­paired.

Such hath been (we see) the specious Mask, which Covetousness puts on; viz. to pretend Purity, Sanctity, and the Honor of God; but under those holy Veiles, to perpe­trate the greatest Villanies imaginable. Con­sonant whereunto, it cannot easily be for­gotten, what we have seen, of this kind, acted over again in our own times. In which those few Memorials of the dead, that were left undestroyed before; have been, by the hor­rid rapine of those Holy-pretended Zealots (then in Armes) throughout all the Cathe­drals of this Realm, and most Parochial Churches, almost totally eradicated.

With what difficulty, length of time, and expence, the Materials for this Work have been got together, there are not many, I am sure, that can well Iudge. And yet I must expect no less than the censure of some, who would have it thought, that they know much; if they do hit upon any thing that I have not seen; and perhaps will tax me with negligence, or worse, for omitting it; though it be as unlikely that I should have cogni­sance thereof, as 'tis to know what money another man hath in his Pocket.

Others there are, I doubt, who will be apt to blame me for representing the piety of an­tient times, in such sort, as I have done; looking upon it as vain, and superstitious: But whatsoever the opinion of those may be, as to matter of Merit; I think it safest to judge the most charitably of all men.

As it is much satisfaction, to my self; that after so many years travel and pains, I have thus far brought to light the most re­markable Actions of divers worthy men, who have long since flourished in this Realm; and been famous in their generations: which till now, for the most part, have lain buried in the depth and darkness of Oblivion: So it will be to all other (I am sure) who have any sense or regard for the Honour of their dead An­cestors; and likewise encourage some publick Spirits of greater abilities, and better Interest, to pursue the work, thus begun by doing right, in due time, to those of this Later age, touch­ing whom I have made but a brief mention, for the reasons before expressed.

Some, perhaps, there are, who may be doubtfull as to the certainty of divers things which are related in this Historical Work from the Credit of our Chronologists, whose usual course hath been to magnifie the emi­nent Actions of the Worthies in their times, with Hyperbolical Encomiums; as they did also the Piety of the Religious, unto little less than Miracle. But if, for this respect, what is of that kind delivered, shall be esteemed meerly fictitious, the renowned Enterprises of those elder Ages, would be not a little obscured. For, though to beget the higher Honor to the same of Heroick men, those antient Wri­ters (the Monks) did assume a Poetical li­berty in extolling their glorious Exploits, somewhat farther than strictly they ought; to the end that the greater Veneration should be had to their Memories; if▪ for that reason those their Reports shall be totally exploded; there is nothing more certain, than that much of Truth will be utterly lost.

As to what I have related, which is be­yond the memory of those, who have been or are my own Contemporaries; my Authorities are exactly quoted. But as to what hath hap­pened within that time, it is upon their cre­dit, who had no reason to speak farther, or otherwise than their own knowledge doth reach: So that, I hope, there are no mistakes therein, but what the candid Reader may very well pardon; if they be other than the Printers faults: my chief end, being to deliver nothing but Truth, and with an honorable respect to every one.

And now to conclude, As this Historical Discourse will afford (at a distance) some, though but dim, prospect of the Magnificence and Grandure, wherein the most Antient and Noble Families of England did heretofore live: So will it briefly manifest how Short, Vncertain, and Transient Earthly greatness is. For of no less than two hundred and seventy in number, touching which this first Volume doth take notice; there will hardly be found above Eight, which do to this day continue; and of those not any whose Estates (compa­red with what their Ancestors enjoyed) are not a little diminished. Nor of that num­ber (I mean 270.) above twenty four, who are by any younger Male-Branch descended from them, for ought I can discover.

The most material Mistakes, which have been committed in the Printing of this Book, are to be Corrected as followeth; the rest may be easily amended by the considerate Reader.

PAge 3. b. Line 46. should have killed, p. 7. a. l. 44. buried in, p. 23. a. l. 21. as Judge, p. 35. b. l. 62. Grandfather to, p. 38. b. l. 56. Hardreshell, p. 42 a. l. 16. which, p. 4 [...]. a. l. 9. was brought. Ib. l. 26. Normandy, p. 46. a. l. 34. extent, Ib. b. l. 65. Burgages, [p. 47. a. l. 37. dele leaving Stephen his Brother to succeed him in the Earld [...]m.] p. 53. b. l. 3. Alan niger, p. 58. b. l. 17. who first, p. 63. a. l. 28. of the Earl of Allemarle, p. 68. a. l. 11. Deven, p. 66. b. l. 25. Cor [...]iles, p. 68. a. l. 32. Ab [...]ot. p 71. a. l. 48. Robert de. p. 72. a. l▪ 7. hortatory, p. 82. a. l. 17. his Soul, p. 85. a. l. ult. 1118. p. 68. a. l. 10. he could, p. 88. a. l. 34. unwari­ness, p. [...]7. b. l. 58. C [...]ssewell. p. 100. b. l. 8. Livery, p. 101. b. l. 52. King Iohn, p. 104. a. l. 25 [...], p. 109. [...]. l. 25 merits, p. 1 [...]0. a. l. [...] 4. not. Ib. b. l. 16. Aid, p. 112. b. 1. 5. to, p. 115. a. l. 47. which, p. 117 [...]. l. 65. be so, p. 118. b. l. 64. merits, p. 121. a. l. 33. his Brother, Ib. l 71. [...], Ib. b. l. 6. his, p. 123. b. l. 70. Smite, p. 125. b. l. 41. Edw. 1. p. 129. a. l. 32. principal, Ib. l. 24 & 25. accusing the, p. 130. a. l. 68. Coton, p. 134. a. l. 6. xvme. p. 146. a. l. 9. [...]mund, Ib. l. 19. as is, Ib. p. l. penult, unworthy, p. 156. a. l. 11. nota [...]le, p. 161. a. l. 40. R [...]ms. p. 162. b. l [...]. [...]orbet, p. 172. a. l. 1. 1625. p. 174. b. l. 49. Chaworth, p. 181 a. l. 43. his Sons Wives, Ib. b. l. 58. and his Heirs, Ib [...]. dele who [...]cceeded him in these Earldoms of Hereford and Essex, p. 191. a. l. 7. at H [...]ghford, p. 193. a. l. 9. Caumpes, Ib. l. 36 [...]agbion. p. 194. b. l. ult. Philipp [...]a, p. 195. b. l. ult, Calvert [...]n, p. 1 [...]6. a. l. 5. Thunder [...]ly, p. 199. b. l. 7. Todingt [...]n, p. 208. b. l. [...] fortified, p. 211. a. l. 5. an, p. 231. a. l. 56. merits, p. 234. b. l. 3. the English delayd, p. 237. b. l. 64. Hadso [...]re, p. 145. a. l. 39. Ivry, p. 257. b. l. 17. founded, p. 295. a. l. 34. 40 Edw. 3. p. 309. a. l. 37. and did, p. 311. a. l. 57. Hal [...], p. 313. b. l. 18. Hiza [...]th Wife, p. 315. a. l. 4. & l. 25. & b. l. 26. Wr [...]x [...]ster, p. 318. b. l. 28. bitterly, p. 325. b. l. penult. to whom succeeded. In the Pe­degree l. 32. Sudley, p. 329. a. l. 22. reteined, Ib. l. 38. [...] b. l. 36. merits, p. 358. b. l. 38. said Margares, p. 362. a. l. 31. an absolute, p. 367. b. l. 57. sent amongst, p. 368. a. l. 43. only the, p. 373. a. l. 6. Ma [...]ley, p. 374. b. l. 49. Brayton, p. 375. b. l. 3. Wit [...]novre, p. 376. b. l. 29. [...]ilpec [...], p. 407. b. l. 63. manc, p. 420. a. l. 46. Edw. l. p. 431. a. l. 46. Edw. 1. p. 453. a. l. 5. Lucia, p. 455. b. l. 8. 1080. p. 461. a. l. 30. was possessed of, p. 469. b. l. 49. Me [...]ent, p. 504. b. l. 26. Maldred, p. 583. b. l. 23. levied. In 12 H. 2. p. 545. a. l. 1. & 1. 3. Edw. 2. p. 553. a. l. 42. Wool-fells, 565. a. l. 31. and died in, p. 583. b. l. 45. Skevingt [...]n, p. 585. a. l. 32. Altar. p. 589. a. l. 35. Engestrey, Ib. b. l. 6. [...]rother▪ to Will. Lord Hastings, p. 623. a. l. 62. Saperten, p. 633. a. l. 59. dele 19 H. 3. p. 666. a. l. 49. 46 H. 3. p. [...]72. b. l. a. fired it.

In divers places, instead of Io [...]. is put Iohn. And in some of the Pedegrees miles for militis.

THE BARONAGE. OF ENGLAND BEFORE THE Norman Conquest.

Earl of Gloucester.

OF this County I have not met with the mention of any more than one Earl before the Norman Conquest; nor in any other County one so antient: Eldol, being Earl here in the Year of Christ 461.An. 461. of whom it is report­edM. Westm. in eodem anno., That when Hengist, the Saxon, having heard of K. Vortimer's death, return'd into Bri­tany with Four thousand Soldiers, K. Vortigern, with his Nobles, determined to give them Bat­tle; whereupon Hengist resolving to prevail by Treachery, signified to Vortigern, that himself and all his Forces should be at his disposition: And that for better confirming of what he so of­fered, Ambresbury was appointed for the place of their meeting; but at this meeting, the Bri­tains being unarmed, (the Saxons having long Knives called Seaxes) were, for the most part, per­fidiously murthered: Which being discerned by this valiant Eldol, then Earl of Gloucester, he presently took up a Stake, which he found by chance, and with it laid about him with such courage, that he slew no less then Seventy of them; and having broke the Heads, Arms, and Limbs of many more, got from them into Gloucester.

¶After this, scil. in An. 489.An. 489. when Aurelius Ambrosius, M. Westm. in eodem anno. King of the Britains, sent to raise all the Power of the Nation, for to extirpate these Pagans, unto whom he gave Battle near the River Don in the North. This famous Earl Eldol having an earnest desire to encounter personally with Hengist, rusht through the thickest of them with that Troop which he commanded, and pull'd him out by the Nose of his Helmet; whereupon the Saxons fled, and the Britains had the Victory. Which being, by the admirable courage of Eldol, thus obtained; and a Meeting had of the princi­pal Commanders of the British Army, to consider how to dispose of Hengist; up stood Eldad, Bishop of Gloucester (Brother to Eldol) and said in great wrath; That if all would have him saved, he himself would cut him in pieces, asking, why they should be so effeminate as to stick thereat: Whereupon Eldol taking him out of the Town, drew his Sword, and cut off his Head.

Earls of Cornwal.

OF this County was Gorlois Earl,An. 499. in the time of Vther-Pendragon, King of the Brit [...]ons, of whom this is reportedMatth. Westm., That V­ther determining to solemnize the Feast of Easter at London, with great honor, appointed all his Nobles to be thereat; amongst which, this Gorlois then was, together with Igerna his Wife, whose Beauty did surpass all other Brittish Wo­men; so that the King fell in love with her, and courted her with all delicates: Which being discerned by the Earl, he retired speedily in­to his Countrey without leave; the King therefore being highly incensed against him for so doing, hasted after him into Cornwal, and fired divers of his Towns; and at length be­sieging him at Dimilioch, provoked him to come out to Battle: Which he did so inconside­rately, he being one of the first mortally wound­ed, his followers disperst themselves. After whose death the King took Igerna to Wife; and begot on her a Son, called Arthur, who became after­wards not a little famous.

¶The next Earl was Cador, An. 517. who when King Arthur had besieged Colgrine, Mat. Westm. the Saxon General in the City of York; understanding that [...] ­dulph the Brother of Colgrine, expecting the coming of more Saxons upon the Sea Coast, de­signed to fall upon King Arthur in the night [...]. Arthur having notice thereof by his Scouts, [...] this valiant Cador with Six hundred Horse and Three thousand Foot; who meeting the Enc [...]y unexpectedly, flew many of them, and routed the rest.

About three years after,An. 520. upon another invasion of the Saxons, Mat. Westm. and a great Battle fought with them near Bathe in Somersetshire, wherein Colgrine and [...] (beforementioned) lost their [Page 2] lives; and Cheldric, the other principal Leader of them, with the remaining part of their Forces were put to flight. This Earl Cador, by King Arthur's Command, pursued them into the Isle of Thanet, slew Cheldrick, and forced the rest to yield themselves to his mercy.

This noble Cador left issue Constantine, An. 542. whom King Arthur at his death,Mat. Westm. appointed to be his Successor in his Kingdom of Britain.

¶The next Earl was Godric, of whom I have seen no other mentionH. Knigh­ton. col. 2320. n. 30., than that Egelwold, sometime King of England, leaving no other issue that survived him, but one Daughter, named Goldusburgh, (Six years of age at his death) committed her to the tuition of this Godric, who afterwards gave her in marriage to Hanele [...], Son to Birkelan, King of Denmark.

¶In the time of King Aethelred Ailmer or Ae­thelmare (for so is he also called) was Earl of this County; who, being a person of singular Piety, FoundedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 254. b. first of all the Abbey of Cerne in Dorsetshire, in the days of King Edgar; and had so great a veneration to the memory of Ead­wald, Brother of S. Edmund the Martyr, who ledIbid. p. 254. a. n 50. an Hermites life in Dorsetshire before­mentioned, near to a certain Spring called the Silver-well; that, with the help of Dunstan (Archbishop of Canterbury) he translatedIbid. p. 254. a. n 50. his Relicks to the old Church of Ce [...]nel, then the Parish Church.

¶After this, scil. in An. 1005. (in the time of King Ethelred) he FoundedIbid. p. 258. & 259. the Abbey of E [...]n [...] ­sham in Oxfordshire; and likewiseMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 206. a. the Prio­ry of Bruton in Somersetshire (all Monks of the Benedictine Order) which he amply en­dowed, as by the Authorities, which I have here cited, will appear; though in that of Bruton, Cannons of S. Augustine, were afterwards pla­ced.

This Ailmer wasMatth. Westm. in An. 1013. also Earl of Devonshire, under which Title, in the year 1013. when Matth. Westm. in. An. 1013. S [...]ane King of Denmark overrun the greatest part of the Land, with his Army, and forced King Etholred to betake himself unto the City of Winchester for refuge; he with all the great men of the West, fearingMatth. Westm. in. An. 1013. the tyranny of the Danes, submittedMatth. Westm. in. An. 1013. themselves to Suane, and gave HostagesMatth. Westm. in. An. 1013. for their peaceable obedience un­to him.An. 1016. And about three years after this, when King Edmund Ironside fought so stoutly against King Canute (Son to the same Suane) he, joyn­ing Matth. Westm in An. 1016. with that traiterous Eadric Streona, Earl of Mercia, and Earl Algar, adheredMatth. Westm in. An. 1016. to Canute.

Of his Issue there nothing more appeareth, than that he left a SonR. H [...]ved. fol. 250 b. n. 20. called Aethelward, who in the year 1018. was killedR. Hoved. fol. 250 b. n. 20. by King Canute, together with that great Traytor Eadric Streone, Earl of Mercia.

Earls of Worcestershire.

THough in all other Shires, those who were employed in the Rule and Government under the respective Kings, in the Saxons time, had the Title of Comites and Duces; yet these, in this County,An. 681. were called Subreguli: Of which, O [...]ic is the first, unto whom K. Ethelred in the year of Christ 681. gaveMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. fol. 10 [...] b. n 40 & 50. Three hundred Tene­ments (id est, Houses with Land belonging to them) in Gloucestershire, and unto Oswald his Brother, as much in this Shire, they being called Monast. Anglic. Vol. 1. fol. 10 [...] b. n 40 & 50. Ministri sui nobilis generis, his Servants or Officers of Noble descent. Out of which great gift, this Osric FoundedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. fol. 10 [...] b. n 40 & 50. [...]a Monastery of N [...]ns in the City of Gloucester to the honor of S. Peter the Apostle, constitutingMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. fol. 10 [...] b. n 40 & 50. Keneburge his Sister first Abbess there.

This Osric (sometimes calledIb. [...]. 12 [...] b. n. 20. [...] 137. b. a. [...]0. Oshere) gave Ib. [...]. 12 [...] b. n. 20. [...] 137. b. a. [...]0. unto two Nunns, viz. Dunnun and Bucgan, the place called Widsandun, consisting of Twenty Fermes lying near the River Tillah, for the Founding of an Abbey there.

He also gaveIbid, [...] b. a. 30. the Village of Rippel to one Frithwald, a Monk in the Monastery of Wor­cester, for his support there under that Eccle­siastick Rule.

¶The next to him was Huctred, sometimes calledIbid. p. 120 a. [...]. 31. Dux Wicciorum, who gaveIbid. p. 120 a. [...]. 31. to the Monks of Worcester, the Lordships of Stoke and Scepeston, in the time of King Offa. As also Ib. p. 138 a. n. 10. Uverabyrig (id est, An. 756. Overbury) Eatun Ib. n. 2 [...]. & 30., (near the Brook called Selewear [...]e) and the Ib. n. 2 [...]. & 30. Lordship of Scepanaesctun to the Monks of Worcester.

¶After him Eanbert (Brother to the same Vhtred) who gaveIb. n. 40. Tredinton to that Mona­stery.

¶And lastly, Aldred (Brother to Vhtred) who bestowedIb. p. 10 [...] a. n. 60. [...] 113 b. [...] 20. on the Monks of S. Peter at Glou­cester, Threescore Fermes at Culne. As also Ib. p. 10 [...] a. n. 60. [...] 113 b. [...] 20. an Hundred and twenty Hides, lying without the Walls of Gloucester, where now the Ber­tone is; andIb. p. 10 [...] a. n. 60. [...] 113 b. [...] 20. in Nymdesfeld Three Ferms. Moreover he confirmedIbid. p. 124 [...]. [...] 50. the Grant of Tim­bingetue (lying at the Foot of Wendesclyf) which Village King Offa gaveIbid. p. 124 [...]. [...] 50. to the Monastery at Clife.

He likewise gaveIbid. p. 138. n. 30. the Lordship of Westune to the Church of Breodune: And to theIbid. n. 60 Mo­nastery of Worcester Secgesbearwe, in An. 778.

Earls of Northumberland.

BEing now to speak of the Earls of this County, as it is at this day limitted with Cumberland and Westmerland, Westwards; with the Bishoprick of Durham; Southwards; with Scotland to the North, and the Sea to the East. It will be fit in the first place to manifest, That long ago that part of Eng­land, called Northumberland, was of a far larger extent; therefore, before I proceed with my Story of these Earls, I have thought it ne­cessary to take notice, that the antient [...] Bounds of that Territory, known by the name of Nor­thumberland, was [...] the whole Tract of Eng­land, from the River Humber Northwards, to Scotland, together with Lancashire, Westmerland, and Cumberland; and so it continued [...] during the time that it was governed by Kings, being divided [...] into two parts; viz. Deira, which is that lying betwixt Humber and the River Teise; and Bernicia, that be­twixt Teise, and the River Twede: But when it began to be governed by Earls or Con­suls, their Jurisdiction was, for the most part, re­strained Ibid. n. [...] to the Banks of Tine and Der­went, towards the South; Westmerland and [Page 3] Cumberland towards the West, Scotland to the North, and the Sea to the East, as it is at this day; so that few of them had to do beyond those Bounds.

Admitting therefore for truth what hath been said, it must be concluded, That those two Earls, viz. Brithric Brithric. Offere. (or Berth) and Offere, who ruled here in the time of Egfrid, King of Nor­thumberland, were Ministerial under him only for the whole extent from Humber to Scot­land. Of which Earls,An. 700. there is cheifly thisJorval. col 793. n. 30. Matth. Westm. me­morable; First, That Brithric being sent by King Egfrid into Ireland with an Army; notwith­standing that the Irish then were a harmless peo­ple, and always Friends to the English Nation, he miserably wasted that Countrey, but were not long unrevenged, forJorval. ut supra. the year ensuing, Egfrid invading that part of Scotland then inhabited by the Picts. (though S. Cutbbert earnestly dis­swaded him therefrom) was slain: And that Brithric, soon after makingJorval. ut supra. another in-road up­on the Picts, to vindicate King Egberts death, lost Jorval. ut supra. his life.

The like fateMat. Westm. also had Offere, An. 708.who within few years after, made another adventure against them for the same cause.

¶From which time, until the year 953.An. 953. I find no mention of any other Earl; but then, the people submittingR. Hoved. fol. 243. n. 10. & n. 30. to the Dominion of King Edred, the West Saxon Monarch, to preserve their Countrey from destruction, which he had threat­ned; in regard, that contraryR. Hoved. fol. 243. n. 10. & n. 30. to their Faith, solemnly made to him, they had advancedR. Hoved. fol. 243. n. 10. & n. 30. Eiric (a Dane) to be King of those Northern Parts, Osulph wasMonast. Angl. Vol. [...]. p. 41 b. n. 20. & 30. constituted. Which Osulph, after­wards, in the Reign of King Edgar receiving Monast. Angl. Vol. [...]. p. 41 b. n. 20. & 30. Oslac to be his Companion in the Rule, govern'd Monast. Angl. Vol. [...]. p. 41 b. n. 20. & 30. all the Countrey on the North of Tine, Osulph. Ossar. Wa [...]theof Senior. leaving Monast. Angl. Vol. [...]. p. 41 b. n. 20. & 30. Yorkshire and the rest (South thereof) to Oslac.

¶To Osulph succeededR. Hoved. fol. 243. n. [...]0. S. Dunelm. col. 79. n. 50. Waltheof, common­ly called Waltheof Senior, in whose time (scil. An. 969.An. 969.) Malcolme, King of Scotland, (Son to Kyneth) invadingR. Hoved. fol. 243. n. [...]0. S. Dunelm. col. 79. n. 50. Northumberland with a numerous Army, and making great devastation there with Fire and Sword, advanced to Dur­ham, and laidR. Hoved. fol. 243. n. [...]0. S. Dunelm. col. 79. n. 50. Siege thereto; Aldune then go­verning that Territory betwixt Tine and Teise (which was S. Cuthberts Patrimony) as Bishop there. This Earl Waltheof making noR. Hoved. fol. 243. n. [...]0. S. Dunelm. col. 79. n. 50. opposi­tion, in regard of his extream age, which rendred him unfit for Military Services; so that, for his own safety, he was constrained to shutIbid. up him­self in Bambrough Castle.

¶But Vchtred, Vchtred. the Son of this Earl Waltheof, being aIbid. col. 80. Person of an active disposition, and very valiant; discerning that the Scots had thus wasted that Countrey, and besieged Durham; and that his Father let them alone,Ibid. col. 80. raised what power he could, out of Northumberland and York­shire; and therewith (though much inferior in number to the Enemy) flewIbid. col. 80. the greatest part of them; so that the King himself, with some few, were forced to saveIbid. col. 80. themselves by [...]light. And being thus victorious, causedIbid. col. 80. the Heads of the cheif of those bold Invaders to be cut off and carried to Durham; where he fetIbid. col. 80. them upon Poles round the Walls of that place. Whereupon King Ethelred, hearing of this most heroick ex­ploit, sent forth with for Vchtred; and, though his Father, Earl Waltheof, was then living, con­fe [...]ed Ibid. upon him this Earldom, adding the Cou [...]ty of York thereto.

¶But afterwards, scil, in An. 1013.An. 1013. (King Edmund Ironside Reigning) Swane, King of Den­mark invadingW. Ma [...]. fol 38. b. n. 30. R. Hoved. fol. 248 a. n. 10. Jorval. col. 891. n. 50. & 60. England; this Earl Vchtred, gaveW. Ma [...]. fol 38. b. n. 30. R. Hoved. fol. 248 a. n. 10. Jorval. col. 891. n. 50. & 60. the first example of defection, submitting himself to his power, and swearingW. Ma [...]. fol 38. b. n. 30. R. Hoved. fol. 248 a. n. 10. Jorval. col. 891. n. 50. & 60. fealty to him. Whereupon all the Northern parts of the Land didW. Ma [...]. fol 38. b. n. 30. R. Hoved. fol. 248 a. n. 10. Jorval. col. 891. n. 50. & 60. the like.

Howbeit, after the death of King Swane, Ca­nute his Son entredS. Du­nelm. col. 81. England again with a very great power; and, at his Landing sentS. Du­nelm. col. 81. to this Earl Vchtred, knowing him to be a person of no small power; and therefore solicitedS. Du­nelm. col. 81. his utmost aid; withS. Du­nelm. col. 81. promises, that he should enjoy all his Honors, and much more: Nevertheless Vchtred refusedS. Du­nelm. col. 81., saying,S. Du­nelm. col. 81. That he had already plight­ed his Faith to King Eth [...]red his Liege Lord, and Father in Law, of whose gift he had enough al­ready, and that he would never betray him.

At length King Ethelred departing this life, Cnute by his power, tookIbid. upon him the Domi­nion here, and sent again to Vchtred, requiring Ibid. his attendance on him as his Leige Lord and King. Whereupon Vchtred obtaining safe conduct for his going and return, wentIbid. to the Court; but, as he was passing towards the King, through the wicked contrivanceIbid. of one [...]urebrand, sir­named Hold (a great Person in that age) divers armed Men, who lay secretly behind a Traverse, rushed in upon him, and murtheredIbid. him, with no less than forty of his Attendants, who were then at his heels.

This Earl Vchtred gave great assistanceS. Dunelm. col. 28. n. 20. unto Bishop Aldune, in his Building of Durham: And first took to WifeS. Dunel. col. 79 a. n 60. E [...]gfrid, Daughter of that Bishop, with whom he hadS. Dunel. col. 79 a. n 60. these Lordships, viz. Bermetune, Skirningheim, Eltune, Carltune, Heaclif, and Heaseldene, upon conditionS. Dunel. col. 79 a. n 60., that he should maintain her honor­ably as his Wife, so long as she should live; but after his Victory over the Scots he grew so ela­ted, that he turnedIbid. col. 80. n. 10. her home to her Father; who thereupon entredIbid. col. 80. n. 10. upon those Lordships again, and marriedIbid. n. 20. Sigen, Daughter of a rich Citizen, called Styr, the Son of Vlf; who was given unto him by her Father, for that,Ibid. n. 20. he the said Earl Vchtred, had killed Thurebrand before­mentioned, an utter Enemy to Styr.

And, after this, growing highly in favor with King Ethelred, in respect of his Military know­ledge, he obtainedIbid. Elgiva, Daughter of that King, for his third Wife; by whom he had a DaughterIbid. named Aldgitha, given in marriage Ibid. to Maldred, the Son of Crinan, an eminent Thein in those days, and Progenitor to that No­ble Family of the Nevills, as I shall farther shew in due place.

Upon this Earl Vchtred's forsaking of Ecgfrid his first Wife (Daughter to Bishop Aldune) a Theine of Yorkshire, called Kilvert, Son of Li­gulf, marriedIbid n. 30. her; by whom she had issueIbid n. 30. a Daughter named Sigrid, wedded to Arkil Son of Ecgfrid; which Arkil had by her a SonIbid n. 30. called Cospatric, who weddedIbid n. 30. ... Daughter of Dolfin, Son of Turfin, and had issue Cospatric, who was to have fought against Waltheof, Son of Elfi: But at length Kilvert forsaking his said Wife, her Father (Bishop Aldune receivedIbid n. 30. her again, with those Lordships which he had former­ly given to her for her maintenance; whereupon she vowedIbid n. 30. Chastity, taking the Veil, and was after buriedIbid n. 30. in the Churchyard at Dur­ham.

[Page 4]¶Upon the murther of Earl Vchtred, An. 1016. King Canute constitutedW. Mal­mesb. fol. 41 a. n. 10. & 40 a. n. 30. R. Hoved. f. 207. b. n. 4. 249 a. n. 20. 250 b. R. Hunt. f. 207 b. n. 40. one Eric [...]. (or Hirc) Earl of this Province; but being not pleased long with him, he forcedW. Mal­mesb. fol. 41 a. n. 10. & 40 a. n. 30. R. Hoved. f. 207. b. n. 4. 249 a. n. 20. 250 b. R. Hunt. f. 207 b. n. 40. him to flee; and placed: Ea­dulf, sirnamed Cudel, Earl in his stead.

¶This Earl Eadulf-Cudel, being a sluggishS. Du­nelm. col. 81. n. 10. and timerous Man, stood much in fear, that the Scots would revenge upon him the death of those their Countreymen, who had been slain by Earl Vchtred (as hath been said;) and therefore, to pacifie them,Eadulf-Cudel. quittedS. Du­nelm. col. 81. n. 10. Lou [...] wholly unto them; by which means that Territory cameS. Du­nelm. col. 81. n. 10. at first to be a Member of Scotland.

¶After a short time Eadulf, departing this life,Aldred. Aldred, Son to the before specified Earl Vchtred, by Ecgfrid his first Wife, came to be EarlIb. n. 20. and slewIb. n. 20. Thurebrand, the Murtherer of his Fa­ther; which occasioned no small contestsIb. n. 20. be­twixt Carl, the Son of Thurebrand, and Earl Al­dred; yet at length, through great mediation of Friends,Ibid. n. 30. Peace being made betwixt them, they resolvedIbid. n. 30. to go together to Rome, but were hindredIbid. n. 30. by tempestuousness of the Sea; where­upon returning back, Carl receivedIb. & col. 204. n. 30. Earl Aldred into his House, feasting him very honorably with all seeming affection; but afterwards alluring him into a place called [...], most barba­rously murtheredIb. & col. 204. n. 30. him there.

¶Unto which Aldred succeededIbid. Eadulf Eadulf. his Brother, who being much puffedIbid. up with pride, madeIbid. great and cruel devastations upon the Welsh: But about three years after coming to King Hardi-Canutus forIbid. reconciliation, he was murtheredIbid. by Siward, who succeededIbid. him in the Earldom.

¶Of this Siward, Siward. who was a Person famous in his time (as shall be farther shewed anon) and of a GiantlikeH. Hunt. f. 209 b. n. 40. stature,An. 1051. (Vel Circa.) I may not omit what is Recorded of him as to his Parentage,Jorval. col. 945. n. 40, &c. by the Monk of Iervaulx.

There was in Denmark (saith he) a Noble Earl of the Blood Royal, that had one only Daughter; who, to recreate her self, walking with her Maids into a Wood, not far from her Fathers house, met with a Bear: Which Bear having put the Maids into so great a fright, as caused them to flee, seised upon the Damsel, and there ravished her; by which Rape she brought forth a Son that had Ears like a Bear, who was thereupon called Berne, and succeeded in that Earldom in his Mothers right.

This stout Earl Berne had Issue a Son named Siward; who, after a time quitting his Paternal Inheritance in Denmark, took shipping, and with fifty of his Retinue arrived in the Islands called Orchades; where, meeting with a fierce Dragon, he conquered him in single combate, and forced him to flee the Land. Having so done, he put to Sea again, and landed in Northum­berland to seek another Dragon; where walk­ing in a Wood, he met with a reverend old Man, who told him, that he sought that Dragon, which he could not find: But said he, get you to your Ship again, and sail Southwards to the Mouth of the River Thames, which will bring you to the wealthy City of London. And so, parting with him, gave him a Standard called Ravelan­deys, which signifieth, The Raven of Earthly Ter­ror. Who thereupon, coming safely to London, was nobly received by King Edward (the Confessor) with promise of no small honor, if he would stay with him.

Whereunto Siward consenting, after thanks given to the King, departed the Court; but meet­ing with Tosti, Earl of Huntingdon, upon a certain Bridge, was by him most unworthily af­fronted, by soyling with dirt; yet Siward, though he took that usage very disdainfully, did not then lift up his hand against him; but upon his return (meeting him in the same place) he cut off Tosti's head, and carried it to the King; who hearing the truth of that passage, gave unto Siward the Earldom of Huntingdon, which Tosti had possess­ed.

Not long after this, the Kingdom being much infested by the Danes, the great Men of the Land consulting with the King, did advise, That the little Devil should be first exposed to the great Devil, (id est) that this Earl Siward should be placed upon that part of England, which was most like to be invaded by the Danes: Whereup­on, the King committed to his charge the Counties of Westmerland, Cumberland, and Nor­thumberland; under which title of Northum­berland, he had the AdministrationS. Dunelm. col. 34. n. 10. An. 1042. of that Earldom from Humber to Twede. All which he governed inJorval. col. 946. Peace, victoriously subduing the Kings-Enemies; and afterwards sentJorval. col. 946. his Son, called Osberne-Bulax, into Scotland, there to get what he could by Conquest: Who being there slainJorval. col. 946. in Battle, and the news thereof brought to this Earl Siward (his Father) he enquiredJorval. col. 946. upon what part of his Body he hapned to have his Deaths wound; and being told, that it was upon the forepart thereof; he said,Jorval. col. 946. I am glad that my Son was worthy of such an honorable Funeral.

Upon the Rebellion of Godwyne, Earl of Kent, he together with Leofric, Earl of Mercia, came S. Dunel [...]. col. 184. n. 50. with a great power to the King (Edward the Confessor) then at Gloucester.

It hapned likewise, that Egelric, Bishop of Durham, after he had sate three years Bishop there, being expelledIbid. col. 34. n. 20. by the Clergy, because he was a stranger, and not elected by their consent, addressingIbid. col. 34. n. 20. himself to this Earl Siward, and of­fering a large gift for his Protection and Favor, obtained the same: Whereupon he compelled Ibid. col. 34. n. 20. them to receive him again.

But considering the loss of his Son (as hath been said) he marchedJorval. col. 946. with an Army into Scotland, An. 1054. conqueredW. Mal­mesb. fol. 44 b. n. 30 H. Hunt. fol 209 b. n. 50. King Macbeth in open Battle, wasted the Kingdom; and subjugating W. Mal­mesb. fol. 44 b. n. 30 H. Hunt. fol 209 b. n. 50. it to his own power, constitutedW. Mal­mesb. fol. 44 b. n. 30 H. Hunt. fol 209 b. n. 50. Malcolme, Son to the King of Cumberland in his stead.

And lastly, Apparently discerning his Death approaching, by reason of a Flux, he said Jorval. at supra., How am I ashamed, that I did not die in so many Battles, but that I am reserved thus to exspire as a Beast? Put on me therefore my Armor of Proof; gird me with my Sword, and reach me my Helmet: Let me have also my Target in my Left-hand, and my Gilt Ax in my Right, that so, as the most valiant of Sol­diers, I may die as a Soldier: For in such sort it be­comes a Soldier to die, and not as a Beast lying down to depart. All which being done, he breathed Ingulphus 510 b. n. 40. H. Hunt. fol. 210 2. n. 10. R. Hoved. 254 [...]. n. 40 S. Mariae ex­tra [...]. his last at York, in the year 1055. (Anno 13 Regis Edw. Conf.) and was there buried Ingulphus 510 b. n. 40. H. Hunt. fol. 210 2. n. 10. R. Hoved. 254 [...]. n. 40 S. Mariae ex­tra [...]. in the Cloy­ster of the Monastery of Galmanho, which he had Ingulphus 510 b. n. 40. H. Hunt. fol. 210 2. n. 10. R. Hoved. 254 [...]. n. 40 S. Mariae ex­tra [...]. Founded.

This valiant Earl had to WifeR. Hoved. f. 243 b. n. 40. & fol. 260 b. n. 10. Alfleda, Daugh­ter to Aldred, late Earl of Northumberland; by whom he left Issue Waltheof H. Hunt. f. 210 2. n. 10., afterwards Earl of Northumberland, as I shall shew anon. And [Page 5] surviving her, marriedEx Regi­st [...] de Peterbo­rough. Pe­n [...]s Dec. & Cap. e­jusdem Eccles. a Widow, called God­give, who for the health of her Soul (by the con­sent of King Edward the Confessor) had given Ex Regi­st [...] de Peterbo­rough. Pe­n [...]s Dec. & Cap. e­jusdem Eccles. to the Abbey of Peterborough two fair Lord­ships, viz. Righale and Beo [...]mesthorpe. Which Lordship of Righale, after her death, he obtained, by AgreementEx Regi­st [...] de Peterbo­rough. Pe­n [...]s Dec. & Cap. e­jusdem Eccles. with the Monks, to hold during his life, and then to return to the Abbey.

Of his Lands I find no other mention in the Conquerors SurveyDomesday [...]ib. then these, viz. Wilebi, Lochushum, Aclum, and Englebi, with the several Hamlets then belonging to each of them, Northumberland, Cumberland, and West­merland, being at that time not Surveyed, by reason they had been so wasted by Wars.

¶Upon the death of Siward, An. 1056. Tosti, Tosti. H. Hunt. fol. 210 a. n. 10. Ingulph. f. 510 b. n. 40. S. Dunelm. col. 287. n. 60. Fourth Son to Godwyne, Earl of Kent, was madeH. Hunt. fol. 210 a. n. 10. Ingulph. f. 510 b. n. 40. S. Dunelm. col. 287. n. 60. Earl of Northumberland by King Edward the Con­fessor, An. 1056. (being the Thirteenth year of his Reign) byH. Hunt. fol. 210 a. n. 10. Ingulph. f. 510 b. n. 40. S. Dunelm. col. 287. n. 60. reason that Waltheof, Son of Earl Siward, being then but a Child, was not able to govern.

This Tosti was a Person of a very stout spirit, as will appear by what I shall farther say of him.

Upon the death of Kinsi, Archbishop of York, Aldred Bishop of Worcester, being elected in his stead, was accompaniedJorval. col. 952. n. 20. H. Knigh­ton, col. 2336. n. 30 & 40. to [...]ome by this Earl Tosti, upon his going to receive the Pall at the hands of Pope Nicholas the Second: But if so hapned, that when they came thither, such ex­ceptionsJorval. col. 952. n. 20. H. Knigh­ton, col. 2336. n. 30 & 40. were taken against him, for some ex­pressions, that he was not only refused with dis­honor; but in his return, robbed of all that he had. At which Tosti being not a little moved, boldly toldJorval. col. 952. n. 20. H. Knigh­ton, col. 2336. n. 30 & 40. his Holiness, that his Excommuni­cations, which were laught at by Petty-Theeves and Robbers, who were near him, were not much to be feared in those Countreys that lay far off; and therefore required, That what the Archbishop had thus been robbed of, should be restored again, otherwise the loss thereof would be imputed to his fraudulency. AddingJorval. col. 952. n. 20. H. Knigh­ton, col. 2336. n. 30 & 40., That when the King of England should hear thereof, he would make a stop of the Tribute which was to be paid unto S. Peter; alleagingJorval. col. 952. n. 20. H. Knigh­ton, col. 2336. n. 30 & 40. moreover, That it would be accounted an impious thing, that Aldred should return back into his Countrey thus robbed and dishonored. Upon which Speech, the Pope was prevailed with to give Aldred the Pall.

About three years after this,An. 1064. he accompanied H. Hunt fol. 210 a. n. 30 & 40. his Brother Harold in that Military Expedition into Wales, wherein Prince Griffin was sub­dued H. Hunt fol. 210 a. n. 30 & 40. and slain.

But the next ensuing year, upon that unhappy scuffle,An. 1065. which fell out betwixt him and his Bro­ther, in the presence of the King at Windsore, (whereof I have spoke in the life of Harold, he grew so implacably enraged, that he forthwith hastedJorval. col. 948. n. 20. H. Knigh­ton, 2337. n. to Hereford, where his Brother made a great entertainment for his Officers; and there finding them met together, most barbarously cut Jorval. col. 948. n. 20. H. Knigh­ton, 2337. n. off their Heads and Limbs, and putJorval. col. 948. n. 20. H. Knigh­ton, 2337. n. them in­to those Vessels of Wine, Methe, and other Li­quors which were provided for that Feast. And having so done, sentJorval. col. 948. n. 20. H. Knigh­ton, 2337. n. to tell the King, that he should find the Meat well powdered at the Feast whereunto he was going. For which execrable act, the King commanded thatIbid. he should be fo [...]hwith banished; and so he was, being also ex­pell [...]d Ibid. Northumberland by the general voice of the whole County, who were not a little en­raged against him for the same: For further ag­gravation whereof, what I shall here add, did not a little contribute.

It hapned [...], that this very year (the Fifth Nones of October) some Military Officers of Nor­thumberland, with Two hundred Soldiers, came to York, and by reason of that horrid mur­ther of divers Gentlemen of their County, Ser­vants to Cospatric, whom Queen Edgythe, for the sake of this her Brother Tosti, caused to be killed in the Kings Court by treachery, upon the fourth night in Christmass; and for the sake of others, whom, the preceding year, this Earl Tosti had al­lured into her Chamber and murthered; as also for [...] the great Tribute, which he (the said Tosti) had extorted from the whole County of Nor­thumberland. These Officers, with the Two hundred Soldiers abovementioned, fell [...] upon the Servants and Retainers of Earl Tosti at York, and there slewIbid. Et W. Mal­mesb. fol. 46 b. n. 10. no less then Two hundred of them; broke open his Treasury, and tookIbid. Et W. Mal­mesb. fol. 46 b. n. 10. all that was to be found there. Whereupon the whole County taking an Alarm, wentIbid. Et W. Mal­mesb. fol. 46 b. n. 10. to Ha­rold (then Earl of the West Saxons) into Nor­thumberland, and to those Honorable Persons whom the King had sent to keep Peace in that Country: But, though there, and afterwards at Oxford, on Simon and Iudes day, all endeavors that could be, were used for pacification with this Earl Tosti, they unanimously opposed itIbid. Et W. Mal­mesb. fol. 46 b. n. 10., expellingIbid. Et W. Mal­mesb. fol. 46 b. n. 10. him the Countrey for these his trans­cendent Villanies; who thereupon, with his Wife fledIbid. col. 193. H. Hu [...] fol. 210 b. to Baldwyn, Earl of [...]; and Wintering at S. Omers, continuedW. Malmesb. f. 46 b. n. 20. in those parts until King Edwards death.

But not long after he got to the Isle of W [...]ght, and thereR. Hoved. fol. 256 b. n. 40. exacted very much from the Inhabitants; then cameR. Hoved. fol. 256 b. n. 40. to Sanowich, and did the like at that Port: And hearing that his Brother Harold (then King) had prepared For­ces, both by Sea and Land, to go against him, he sailed to the CoastR. Hoved. fol. 256 b. n. 40. of Lindsey in Lincoln­shire, and there burningR. Hoved. fol. 256 b. n. 40. divers Towns, made great slaughter of the people.

Whereupon Edwyne, Earl of Mercia (and Morkar his Brother) marchedIbid. n 50. H. Hunt. fol. 210 b. n. 30. R Hoved. fol. 257 a. thither with an Army, which caused him to quit those Parts, and go into Scotland Ibid. n. 50. H. Hunt. fol. 210 b. n. 30. R Hoved. fol. 257 a., where he continued Ibid. n. 50. H. Hunt. fol. 210 b. n. 30. R Hoved. fol. 257 a. with King Maleolme that whole Summer: And afterwards, when he heardIbid. n. 50. H. Hunt. fol. 210 b. n. 30. R Hoved. fol. 257 a. that Harold Harfa­ger, King of Norway, was come to the Mouth of Tine, with more then Three hundred Sail of Ships; he hastedIbid. n. 50. H. Hunt. fol. 210 b. n. 30. R Hoved. fol. 257 a. towards him with his Navy, and entred Humber with him, and there sail­ing upwards into Duse, LandedIbid. n. 50. H. Hunt. fol. 210 b. n. 30. R Hoved. fol. 257 a. their Forces at Richale. Whereof King Harold having in­telligence, he forthwith marchedS. Duncl [...]. col. 1 [...]4. n. 20. towards the North; but before he got into Yorkshire, Ed­wyne and Morkar (before mentioned) with a con­siderable Army, gave them BattleS. Duncl [...]. col. 1 [...]4. n. 20. at a place called Fulford, on the North side of the River Duse, near York, upon the Even of S. Matthias the Apostle, whereR. Hoved. fol. 2 [...]7 a. n. 10. many of the Norwegians, at the beginning of the fight, lost their lives; but being not able to withstand the power of so great an Army, as the King of Norway and this Earl Tosti then had, they were forced to fleeR. Hoved. fol. 2 [...]7 a. n. 10. with no little loss.

Howbeit, within five days after King Harold himself came with a powerful Army to York, and meeting with the Enemy at Stanford [Page 6] Bridge, after a sharpe and bloody conflict, ob­tained the victory: In which fight, the King of Norway, and this Earl Tosti lostIbid. their lives.

Having thus traced this haughty and turbulent spirited Earl, through sundry turmoils, and mis­cheivous practises to his death; all that I shall more say of him, is, That he is saidMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. f. 334. n. 60. to be the first Founder of the Monastery of Tinmouth, and that having S. Cuthbert in great veneration, he was very munificentS. Dunelm. col. 35. n 60. to the Church of Dur­ham; as also, That he took to WifeR. Hoved. fol 253. a. n. 40. Iudith, the Daughter of Baldwyn Earl of Flanders; but had no issue, whereof I have seen men­tion.

Of such Lands as this Tosti possessed in King Edward the Confessors days, these are taken no­tice of in the Conquerors Survey,Dom [...]sd. lib. viz.

Preston in Agmundernesse, with divers Hamlets then thereto belonging; Haltune with many Hamlets also belonging unto it: Witune and Hougun, with divers Villages to them be­longing (all which I take to be now in Lanca­shire; Walegrit, Hamiburg, Estrop, Broestwic, Gretone, and Biedun, with divers Hamlets respectively to them appertaining in Yorkshire; Cosseham and Bradelie in Wiltshire; Winesford in Somersetshire; Perie in Northamptonshire; Bodmescel in Nottinghamshire; Fiseburne in Sussex; Hannei in Berkshire; Begesford in Hart­fordshire; Nedreham, Brickel, and Fale­lie in Buckinghamshire; Driffelle and Bri [...]tevoldes in Gloucestershire, Cotes in Huntingdonshire; Holest, Rincurde, No­noelle, Weringetone, and Erne [...]ude in Hantshire; Borecome, Antune, Affetune, and Frescewatre, in the Isle of Wight; and Stoches, in Oxfordshire.

¶Upon the expulsion of Earl Tosti, An. 1065. (as hath been observed) Morkar, Morkar. the younger Son to Al­gar, Earl of Chester, was by King Edward the Confessor, constitutedS. Dunelm. col. 193. n. 10. & col. 204. n. 40. Earl of this Province.

That he, with his Brother Edwyne, Math Westm. routed R. Hoved. fol. 256 b. n. 40. Tosti, and Harold Harfagar, King of Norway, the preceding year, upon the Shore of Humber, called Lindsey Coast, where he had landed, and made his Piratical Invasion; and afterwards, that he, with his Brother Edwyne, gave Battle to the King of Norway and Tosti, upon the Northern side of the River Ouse, near York, where at the first on-set they had the better of the day, hath been already intimated in my Historical Discourse of that Earl: I shall there­fore now proceed with what I find farther ob­servable concerning him, which in brief is this; That withdrawingIbid. f. 257 b. n. 40. himself from that memora­ble Battle near Hastings in Sussex, wherein King Harold was slain by William Duke of Nor­mandy: He, with his Brother, Earl Edwyne, cameW Malm. f. 57 b n 40. to London, and sollicited the Londoners to make one of them King; which not succeed­ing, they carriedR. Hoved. f. 257 b. n. 40. away their Sister Algitha the Queen, and sent her to the City of Chester; and thence betook himself (with his said Brother) toW. Malm. [...] fol. 58 a. York, where Malcolme, King of Scots, with divers English and Danes were got together, as their only place of refuge; which so enraged the Conqueror, thatW. Malm. [...] fol. 58 a. with fire and sword he did soon after almost destroy that whole City.An. 1067. And the year next ensuing, carriedR. Hoved. [...] him over into Normandy, together with his Brother Edwyne, and many other great Men.

That King William restoredIbid. fol. 243 b. unto him this Earldom, notwithstanding he had cause enough to doubt his fidelity, is sure enough: Howbeit, Morkar being otherwise hindred with great affairs, committedIbid. n. 10. the Administration and that part thereof, which lieth North of Tine, unto O­sulph, Son to Eadulfe, one of the Earls before­mentioned.

But his heart standing not right to the Norman Conqueror,An. 1071. he with his Brother Edwyne private­ly withdrewH. Hunt. f. 211 b. n. 20 J [...]rval. col. 969. n. 30. themselves from Court, under co­lour of advertisement, That the King had a pur­pose to secure him, and brokeH. Hunt. f. 211 b. n. 20 J [...]rval. col. 969. n. 30. out in Rebellion. And when his Brother Edwyne was murthered by his own followers (as I shall shew, where I speak particularly of him) he, with divers other persons, disaffected to King William, betook Ibid. himself to the Isle of Ely; where, after a long Siege, he was at length taken, and commit­ted Ibid. to prison; yet when King William lay up­on his Death-bed, was againR. Hoved. fol. 264 a. n. 20. enlarged by his Commandment. But no sooner had King William Rufus got the Crown, than he was again impri­sonedIbid. n. 30., and at length murtheredIngulphus, f. 512 a. [...]. 40. by some of his own Retinue.

Of any Wife or Issue that this Earl Morkar had, I have seen no Memorial; but in King Ed­ward the Confessors time, he was possest Domesd. lib. of these Lands, viz. E [...]sicewall, Pickering, Wicstun, Wartre, Drifelt, Basewic, Poclinton, Bretlinton, Burtone, Wel­leton, with the Hamlets thereto belonging; Trectone, Walise, Olleie, Brantone, Ovreton, Scheltune, Foleford, Chilnesse, Wifornes, Wapletone, Hornesse, and Esintone, with divers Hamlets to them re­spectively belonging, in the County of York. Nessham, Tuange, Cuneet, Wrdi [...]e, I­teshale, Caiham, and Sudtone in Com. Salop: Castretone in Com. Rotel. Westone in Northamptonshire; Actune and H [...]iloch in Cheshire, Lene in Herefordshire; Rol­vestune in Staffordshire; Broctone and Saltebi in Leicestershire; and Cherchebi, Chime, Bodebi, Wellingoure, Basinghe­ham, Castre, Shillingtune, Colstewrde, Cotes, Barewe, Stroustune, Nort-Sto­ches, Carletune, Bredestorp, Wes-Bi­tham, Bortone, Brune, and Stapleford in Lincolnshire.

Earls of Lincoln.

IN An. 716.An. 716. Egga was Earl of this County, being then a WitnessIngulphus, f. 485. n. 40. to the Charter of King Ethelbald, granted to the Monks of Crou­land.

Earls of Chester.

IN An. 716.An. 716. Leuric or Leofric was Earl of Chester, and witnessI [...]gulph. fol. 485 a. n. 40. to the Charter of King Ethelbald, unto the Monks of Crou­land (of which Monastery that King was Found­er,) he is there calledI [...]gulph. fol. 485 a. n. 40. Comes Leicestriae; but the reason is, because the City of Chester was al­tiently termed Vrbs Legionum; and for tha [...] re­spect therefore in that mention made of Leofric [Page 7] Earl of Mercia, in King Edward the Confessors time, by R. Hoveden Ibid. f. 155 [...]., where he takes notice of his great munificence to several Religious Houses; and in particular to that of S. Werburge the Vir­gin, he saith in Legacestrâ sita, which is very well known to be intended of Chester, where the Abbey of S. Werburge was, and not in Lei­cester.

But of this Earl Leuric or Leofric, I can say no more, than that he hadEx Vet. MS. ad calcem Flor. Wi­gorn. MS. pen [...]s Jac. nuper Ar­chiep. Arm [...]ch. issue, Algar the first; and heEx Vet. MS. ad calcem Flor. Wi­gorn. MS. pen [...]s Jac. nuper Ar­chiep. Arm [...]ch. Algar the second, and heEx Vet. MS. ad calcem Flor. Wi­gorn. MS. pen [...]s Jac. nuper Ar­chiep. Arm [...]ch. Leo­fric the second, and heEx Vet. MS. ad calcem Flor. Wi­gorn. MS. pen [...]s Jac. nuper Ar­chiep. Arm [...]ch. Leofwine, Earl of Mer­cia; of whom, and his Descendants, I have spoken under the title of Mercia.

Earls of Wiltshire.

ABout the year of Christ 800.An. 800. Wicstan or Werstan was EarlH. Hunt. fol. 197 b. n. 10. Ethelw. f. 478 a. n. 10. of this Province, and slainH. Hunt. fol. 197 b. n. 10. Ethelw. f. 478 a. n. 10. in Battle at Kinemeresford, fighting against Earl Edelmund; it being the first year of King Egberts Reign.

¶After him, scil. in An. 886. Aethelhelme was EarlEthelw. f. 481 b. R. Hoved. f. 241. n. 50. who at that time carriedEthelw. f. 481 b. R. Hoved. f. 241. n. 50. a large sum of Money to Rome, which was collected Ethelw. f. 481 b. R. Hoved. f. 241. n. 50. from the people out of the several Diocess of England; but in the first year of King Athel­wlfs Reign, being sentH. Hunt. f. 199 b. n. 10 & 19. by that King with his Army, to encounter the Danes at Port (in Hantshire) he was slainH. Hunt. f. 199 b. n. 10 & 19. in that Battle.

Earles of Mercia.

OF this Part of England antiently called Mercia, and containing Jorval. col. 801. n. 10. the Counties of Gloucester, Hereford, Wor­cester, Salop, Chester, Stafford, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Nor­thampton, Warwick, Oxford, Buckin­gham, Huntingdon, and half of Bedford­shire. These following Persons were heretofore Earls, viz.

Hugh sirnamed the Great,An. 800. who being PatronMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. col. 154. n. 60. of the Priory of [...]wksbury in Gloucershire, buriedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. col. 154. n. 60. Brictric, King of the West Saxons (in the year of Christ 799.) in the Chappel of S. Faith, the Virgin there, who also departingMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. col. 154. n. 60. this life, in the year 812. liethMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. col. 154. n. 60. buried also in that Monastery.

¶Not long after him wasIngulph fol 487 a. Witlafe, Duke or Earl of Mercia, scil. An. 833.An. 833. but soon after advancedIngulph fol 487 a. to the title of King.

¶The next was Ethelred, An. 886. unto whom the City of London, R. Hoved. fol. 241 a. n. 30. upon the Restauration there­of, after it had been destroyed by the Danes, was by King Alfred (as theW. Malm. fol. 24 a. n. 10. cheif City of the Mer­cians) granted, with Ethelfleda his Daughter (Wife to this Earl Ethelred) in the year 886.

This Ethelred rebuilt the City of Chester in the year 906,R. Hoved. fol. 242. S. Dunc [...]m. f. 152. n. 60. and died in the year 912. After whose death, Ethelfleda, his Widow, go­verned M. Westm. in An. 912. this Province of Mercia (excepting the Cities of London and Oxford, which King Edward the Elder, her Brother, retained in his own hands) for many years with much Prudence. She was a Lady of singular endowments,Ingulphus, fol. 495 b. n. 30 & 40. exceeding the antient Amazons; for, having brought forth her first-born with much difficulty, she devoted her mind to a chaste life, and exercises her self in the structure of Towns and Castles; as also in conducting of Armies, as if she had changed her Sex. The places which she built are said to be these,H. Hunt. fol [...] 202 b. n. 40 & 50. viz. Brunesburgh, Scor [...]ale; Bruge (now Bruggenorth) in Shropshire; Tamworth, Stafford, Warwic; Cerce­burgh (now Monkskirby in the County of Warwick) Wardebirh; and Runcoven (now Runcorne in Cheshire, and Edesbirh (now called The Chamber in the Forest in that County.)Ibid. f. 203 [...] ▪ She likewise besieged Derby, and took it by assault; and also Leicester.

This excellent Woman, with her Husband, Founded a Monastery in the City of Glou­cester; Monast. Angl. fol. 108 b. n. 20. and translated the Relicks of S. O [...]wald from the Abbey of Bardney in Lincolnshire thitherAn. 915. (which Monastery so Founded by them, was afterwards destroyed by the Danes▪) And departing this life upon the 19 Kalends of Iuly, R. Hoved. fol 242 a. n. 30. in the year of Christ 915. was buried at Glou­cester, in the Church of S. Peter.

There was no other issue of this Earl Ethelred but one only Daughter, called Elwina, Ibid. which he had by this famous Lady Ethelfleda his Wife; from whom, after the death of her Mother, King Edward took all the Government of this Pro­vince, sending her into West Saxony.

¶Unto Ethelred, R. Hoved. fol. 245 a. n. 50. and that famous Lady E­thelfleda last mentioned, succeeded Elfere, a near Ally to King Edgar.

This Elfere outed those Monks which King Edgar had placed in divers Monasteries,An. 976. and in­troduced Secular Priests,Ibid. f. 245 a. who had Wives, in their stead. In the year 979.H. Hunt. fol. 204 b. n. 40. he came to Werham, where the Body of S. Edward, the Martyr, lay buried; and causing it to be washed, and adorn­ed with new Vestments, carried it to Shafts­bury, and most honorably Intomb'd it in that Abbey. And in the year 983.An. 983. departed this life.R. Hoved. fol. 245 a. n. 50.

¶To him succeeded in the Government of this Earldom, Alfric his Son; who in the year 986.An. 986. was banished the Land by King Ethelred; but ere long,H. Hunt. fol. 204 b. n. 50. R. Hoved. fol. 245 b. n. 10. Ingulph. fol. 506 b. n. 20. again restored: For in the year 991. by the counsel of him and Athelward (another Earl) it was, That a firm Peace was made with the Danes, and an yearly Tribute yielded to them as a Composition, that thenceforth they should forbear their usual Inroads and Rapines. How­beit, bearing in mind his former banishment, he suffered himself to be takenH. Hunt. fol. 205 a. n. 10. in a fight at Sea by the Danes, through his own treachery; and from that time, was never faithful in his heart to the King:Ibid. f. 206 b. R. Hoved. fol. 2 [...]6 b. n. 10. W. Malm. fol. 35 a. & ibid. n. 10. For in the year 1003. upon another invasion of the Danes, coming up to Exeter, after he had raised the power of Hantshire and Wiltshire, to encounter them in Battle, feign­ning himself to be sick, he betrayed his own Army, whereby the Danes made no little spoil in those parts.

But after this he had the reward of his treachery,H. Hunt fol. 208 a. n. 30. being slain in Battle at Essesdune in Essex, fighting on the part of King Edmund Ironside, against King Canute, through the trea­chery of that per [...]idious Eadric Streona R. Hoved. [...] (of whom I shall speak anon) who betrayed the English Army at that time to the Danes, as this Alfric had done before near Exeter. W. Malmsb. fol. 35 a. n. 10. H. Hunt. fol. 205 a. n. 30. Nor did he leave any Issue but one Son called Algar, whose eyes were put out for his Fathers treachery.

[Page 8]To this treacherous Alfric,An. 1007. succeeded Edric sirnamed R. Hoved. fol. [...]7 a Streone (Uncle Jorval. fol. 887 a. n. 10. to Godwyne, and of mean Jorval. fol. 887 a. n. 10. Parentage) a person Ingulph. fol. 507 a. n. 30. of the greatest power of any next to the King, and of most intimacy with King Eth [...]lred; as also with Swane, King of Denmark, and with Canute his Son; being advanced H. Hunt. fol. 206 b. n. 30. R. Hoved. fol. 247 a. to this Earldom in the life time of the said Alfric, by King Ethelred, in the year 1007. the Twenty nineth of King Ethelreds Reign. He was a Man so transcendently wicked, that one of our ancientest Historians, and of greatest credit gives him this ensuing Character, viz. Faex hominum, &c. That he was the very dregs of Men; the dishonor of the English; a wicked destroyer, a subtle Knave, whose Noblen [...]ss had not obtained him wealth, but his bold language: He always lay in wait to deceive, and was ready prepared to cheat: He attended the K [...]gs Councils as a faithful Person, but disclosed them like a Traytor. Being often sent to the Kings Enemies as a Mediator for Peace, he kin­dled the Flame of War, whose perfidiousness appear­ed upon all occasions in this, and the succeeding Kings days. Thus far his Character; now to his practises.

In the year 1009.H. Hunt. fol. 207 a. R. Hoved. f. 2 [...]7 a. n. 30. [...]. f. 238 b. [...] 30. he, with false reports, dis­swaded the King from giving Battle to the Danes.

In An. 1015. he deceitfully alluring Siferd and M [...]rchere (two eminent Noblemen) into his Chamber, caused them to be secretly murthered.

The next year following,An. 1016. he most perfidiously went over to Canute, [...] King of Denmark, with Forty Ships, and joyned with him: And passing the River of Thames with him at Crekelade in Gloucestershire, R. Hoved. f 248 b. n. 50. entred the Province of Mercia with an Army, and destroyed divers Towns in Warwickshire. S. Dun [...]lm. col. 173. n. 40. Whereupon King Edmund raised all the power he could, and met them at a place called Scearstan; but this per­fidious Eadric, with others of his party, who ought to have assisted the King, joyning with the Enemy, brought over the Hantshire and Wilt­shire Men to that side:Ibid. col. 174. Notwithstanding all which, the Kings Army fought so stoutly, that they stood their ground; and the ensuing day had utterly routed the Danes, had it not been for a subtile stratagem of this wicked man; who seeing the peril wherein they were, caused the head of a man called Osmear, which in the face, and colour of his hair, was somewhat like to the King, and lifted it up on high, crying to the English, You fight in vain; adding, You Dorset, [...], and Wiltshire-men, your Head is gone, therefore hasten away quickly; behold the Head of your King, which I ha [...]e in my bands; therefore betake your selves to flight as soon as you can. Which cunning and deceitful practise so wrought upon many, that they immediately fled: But the contrary being soon discerned, the rest fought on so [...]outly, that they had the better of the day: So that [...], with his broken Army, retreated in the night towards London: Which good suc­cess, gave such a great reputation to the King, that he increased his Army exceedingly, and marched back into West Sa [...]ony; insomuch, as [...] growing apprehensive of his danger, betook himself to his usual art of dissimulation and treachery again; and made means to the King, that he might be received into his pro­tection; [...] with all assurance▪ That he would thenceforth approve himself faithful to him. And accordingly, That he might have the better credit, did for a while give him such as­sistance, that he raised the Siege which the Danes had made against the City of London; and worsted them so in sundry places, that they were constrained to retreat to their Ships; and had not this treacherous Eadric hindered the pursuit at Eangelsford, where they were routed, the Victory there had been absolute. Howbeit, that opportunity thus lost,Ibid. col. 175. and the Danes getting all their strength together; the King, with his whole power encountring them at Assandune in Essex, might then have put a period to the dis­pute, but that this perfidious Earl, discerning that at the first onset he was like to have the better of the day, most trayterously fled with all that part of the English Army, whereof he had the conduct; so that the remainder being ex­posed to the fury and cruelty of the Danes, was utterly routed, many of the English Nobility thereby losing their lives, having never had the like loss in any Battle.

Nor was this wicked Eadric yet satisfied,H. Hunt. fol. 208 b. but to compleat his execrable design of destroying the King himself, conspired his murther, which he caused his Son to effect by a Knife stricken up into his Fundament, when he went to ease na­ture. And having thus done, he presently went to the Queen,H. Knighton, col. 2317. n. 10. who being ignorant of the matter, took her two Sons Edward and Edmund, Jorval. col. 907. and de­livered them to Canute.

What expectations this ambitious Man then had of farther advancement and reward from Canute, for all his most horrid and nefarious ex­ploits, is not hard to imagine; but these being neither such, so soon as looked for, moved him to expostulate thereupon with Canute, Ibid. col. 908. and at length to upbraid him with those his services; which so exasperated Canute, that he said, For­asmuch as thou hast with thy own mouth acknowledg­ed thy self guilty of murthering thy rightful King, and Natural Lord, thou hast judged thy self; and thereupon, causing him to be bound hand and foot, commanded that he should be thrown into the Thames, Ingulphus, f. 507 a. n. 40. and drowned; which was ac­cordingly done, fearing otherwise, that himself might be destroyed some time or other by his wicked treacheries. Others report that Canute said thus,Jorval. ut supra. Because thou hast, by this fact, thought to please me, I will advance thee higher than all the Noblemen of England; and that thereupon he commanding his Head to be cut off, set it upon a Pole on the highest Gate in London, and his Body to be cast without the Walls of the City.

This perfidious Eadric had to Wife Edgythe, Daughter of King Ethelred, Son of King Edgar; and by her that only Son, who was the Mur­therer of King Edmund Ironside, H. Hunt. fol. 207 a. Ibid. f. 208 b.as hath been al­ready observed.

¶To him succeeded in this Earldom of Mercia, H. Knighton, f. 2334. f. 40. Leofwine, descendedMonast. Anglic. fol. 304 b. n. 30. Ingulphus, fol. 507 a. n. 30. from Leofric, Earl of Leicester (or rather Chester) in the time of King Ethelbald; of which Leofwyne, I find no other mention, than that he was Earl of this Province of Mercia; and that he left Issue these three Sons, viz. Leofric, who was afterwards also [...] of Mercia; Norman, a powerful Friend and special Agent, for the Monks of Crouland, being the greatest of all the Mi­litary Officers belonging to Earl Eadric before­mentioned; as also hisIb. f. 5 [...] a. n. 40. &. f. 507 b. n. 10. R. Hoved. fol. 250 b. n. 20. Sheriffs, and murther­ed Ingulph. fol. 508 a. n. 20. fol. Ibid. 50 [...] a. n. [...]. with him in the year 1018. though fault­less. And Edwyne, a witnessd to the Charter of [Page 9] King Canute, made to the Monks of Crouland in An. 1032.

This Leofric was Earl of Chester R. Hoved. fol. 255 a. in the time of King Ethelred, and madeI [...]id. fol. 250 b. n. 20. Earl of Mercia (by the title of Dux) by King Canute, An. 1018. for his Bro­ther Normans sake, who was undeservedly killed (as hath been said) being afterwards very much beloved by that King.

He is by some of our Historians calledW. Malmsb. fol. 44 b. n. 40. Earl of Hereford, but that was (I presume) by rea­son of his residence at Hereford sometimes, (it having been usual in former times to call those persons Earls of such places, whereat they did reside, as is evident in those of Striguil, A­rundel, Tutbury, and others, though they were Earls of certain Counties, in or near where­unto those Castles where they lived then, stood.)

Upon the death of King Canute, there being no little controversie amongst the great Men of the Land, touching the Succession to the Crown, this Noble Leofric, H. Knighton, fol. 2325. n. 50. with other principal persons on the North of Thames, advanced Harold-Harfot, Son to Canute, unto the Throne. And in the year 1041.An. 1041. there being an Insurrection at Worcester, S. Dunelm. col. 181 a. n. 20. in respect of a General Tax im­posed by King Hardi-Canute; he, together with Godwyne, the West Saxon Earl, and Siward Earl of Northumberland, was sent to appease the same.

And upon the death of Hardi-Canute, H. Knighton, col. 2329. n. 10. was one of the cheif that raised King Edward the Confessor (at that time in Normandy) to the Crown. Moreover,An. 1051. in the year 1051. upon the Rebellion of the same Earl Godwyne; S. Dunelm. col. 184. n. 50. he, with Earl Siward came with great Forces to the King, then at Gloucester.

This Earl Leofric was a person of singular Piety:Chron. MS. Joh. Rous in Bibl Cotton. p. 121.About the beginning of King Edwards Reign, he Founded a great Monastery at Co­ventry, and then endowing it with no less than Twenty four fair Lordships; so far inriched it with several Ornaments,R. Hoved. f. 254 b. n. 50. as that there was not to be found in any Religious House of England so much Gold, Silver, Jewels, and precious Stones, as in it.

Nay, [...]ol. 265 a. William of Malmsbury affirmeth, That it was inriched and beautified with so much Gold and Silver, that the Walls seemed too narrow to contain it; insomuch, as Robert de Limesie, Bi­shop of Coventry (for so he was then called, though afterward Leichfield was added to the Title) in the time of King William Rufus, scraped from one Beam which supported the Shrines, Five hundred Marks of Silver. Nor was this all; for it appears,H. Knighton, col 2318. n. 40. that Egelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury, in his return from Rome, at Pavia there purchased the Arm of the famous S. Augustine, sometime Bishop of Hippo, for which he gave no less than an Hundred Talents of Silver, and one Talent of Gold; and for the love which he bore to this Earl Leofric, sent it to this Religious House;W. Malmesb. fol. 165 a. n. 20. which precious Relick was placed in a Silver Shrine.

One thing more, very memorable, Ailredus Rievallensis Col. 389. Jorval. col. 949. n. 30.in his observations upon the life, and miracles of King Edward the Confessor, doth re­port; viz. That this devout Leofric, upon a time, attending that pious King near the Altar in the Abbey Church of S. Peter, at Westminster, which he had Founded; at the elevation of the Host, beheld the Real Body of Christ standing on the Floor, and with his right hand depicting the Sign of the Cross upon King Edward: And that stepping towards the King to let him know what he had seen: The King said, Stand still L [...]ofrick, stand still, I see that which thou see [...]t. Also, that after Mass was ended, he farther said, My L [...]o­fric, I do conjure thee, that so long as we live, th [...] dost not reveal this, left the credit thereof should suffer through the emulation of Vnbelievers; where­unto he obeyed. But to the end, that the truth of this Miracle might not be concealed from pos [...] ­rity, wrote the particulars thereof in a Schedule, and delivered it to a Monk of Worcester, with command, That it should be put into a Shrine, and not opened until after the death of himself, and the King.

This good Earl Leofric took to Wife [...] Godiva (a most beautiful and devout Lady) Sister [...] to one Thorold, Sheriff of Lincolnshire, in those days, and Founder of Spa [...]ding Abbey; as also of the stock [...] and lineage of Thorold, Sheriff of that County, in the time of Kenulph, King of Mercia; which Countess Godeva bearing an extraordinary affection to the City of Coven­try, often and carnestly besought her Husband, that for the love of God and the Blessed Virgin, he would free it from that gri [...]vous servitude whereunto it was subject: But he, r [...]buking her for importuning him in a matter so inconsistent with his profit, forbad her to move any more there­in: Nevertheless she, out of her Womanish per­tinacy, continued to sollicite him, insomuch, that he told her, if she would ride on Horsback naked, from the one end of the Town to the other, in the sight of all the people, her request should be granted; whereunto she returned, But will you give me leave so to do? And he replying, Yes. The noble Lady, upon an appointed day, got on Horsback naked with her Hair loose; so that it covered all her body but the Legs. And thus performing the journey, returned with joy to her Husband; who thereupon granted to the Inhabitants of that City a Charter of Freedom from Servitude, Evil Customs, and Exactions. (A servitute, & Malis Custumis, & [...], saith Iorvallensis.) Which Immunity I rather conceive to have been a kind of Manumission from some such servile Tenure, whereby they then held what they had under this great Earl, than meerly a Freedom from all manner of T [...]ll, except Horses,Col. [...]334. n. 50. as H. Knighton affirms, and as the vulgar Tradition is; in memory whereof, the Picture of him and his Lady were set up in a South Window of Trinity Church in that City, about King Kichard the Seconds time, in his right hand holding a Charter, with these words written thereon.

I Luriche, for the love of thee,
Do make Coventrey Toll free.

This excellent Lady God [...]va was cheifly in­strumental in the Foundation of that Monastery at [...]oventrey, so performed by Earl Le [...]fric her Husband, [...] as hath been observed; for Ingulphus saith, that it was Instigante [...], At the in­stance of his Wife: And her self so [...] thereto, that she gave [...] her own whole Treasure, and sent for skilful Goldsmiths; who, with all the Gold and Silver she had, made Crosses, Images of Saints, and other curious [...] which she devoutly disposed thereto.

[Page 10]Nor did her zeal to Gods Service terminate here:Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. [...] 263 a. For besides this, she Founded the Mona­stery of S [...]ow, near Lincoln, dedicating it to the Blessed Virgin, and endowed it with the Lordships of Newark, Flatburgh, and Mar­tinewelle; giving possession of them by a fair Jewel, and rich Bracelets curiously wrought (as her Charter imports,) whereunto were witnesses King Edward the Confessor himself, Aldred Archbishop of York, Wlfwi Bishop of Dor­chester, Earl Leofrick her Husband, with divers more great Earls and others.

The death of this Noble Leofric was at his Mannor of Bromseage in Com ... upon the second Kalends of September, [...] Hoved. fol. 254 b. n. 50. in the year 1057. (13 Edw. Conf.) and his Sepulture in that Monastery at Coventrey, of his own Founda­tion; unto which,W. Malmsb. fol. 44 b. n. 40. he bequeathed his Body to be buried, giving therewith a great quantity of Gold and Silver.

Of his Lands, I find no other mentioned in the Conquerors Survey, than these only, viz. A [...]tone, Nunetune, and Witeches [...]aw in Com. Salo [...].

Nor of the Noble Lady Godeva his Wife, Domesd. in [...]sdem Com. then these; Newerch, Normantone, Estoches, and certain Lands in Fladburg in Nottin­ghamshire; Brotune in Worcestershire; Brantestone, Penne, and Molesley in Staf­fordshire; Nortone, Bildestone, and Ap­pleby in Leicestershire; A [...]lespede, Ader­stone, Ard [...]eshille, Hansley, Chinesbery, Anesty, Fochewell, and Coventrey in Warwickshire.

To him succeeded in this Earldom his eldest Son Algar; of whom I may not omit what is memorable, whilst his Father Earl Leofric was a­live.

In An. 1053.An. 1053. (10 Edw. Conf.)Ingulphus, fol. [...] 42. Jorval. col. 945. Harold Son to Earl Godwyne coming to enjoy the Earldom of the West Saxons, upon his Fathers death, quitted his interest in the Earldom of the East Saxons to this Algar. Moreover, about two years after,An. 1055. this Algar, R Hoved. fol. 254 a. n. 40. H. Hunt. fol. 210 a. n. 10. was (upon deliberation had in a great Council held at London) banished by King Edward; for what particular cause is not said, but for Treason in general.

Whereupon he wafted over into Ireland, and soon after, returning with Eighteen Ships as a Pirate, incited Griffin, Prince of Wales, to take part with him. Whereunto Griffin consenting, they invaded Herefordshire with a Rebellious Army;R. Hoved. ut supra, & n. 50. Ibid. f. 254 b. slew and routed all those Forces which Ralph, Earl of Hereford, had raised to oppose them; and having so done, marched to Here­ford, where by Fire and Sword, they did no little mischeif. Of which, the King having notice, he presently sent Hardd, Earl of the West Saxons, against them with a great power; but by mediation of such as interposed, all being quieted, Algar was admitted to the Kings pre­sence,Ibid. n. 20. and had his Earldom (seised on for this his Rebellion) restored to him again.

After this, about two years Earl Leofric his Father departing the World,An. 1057. he succeededH. Hunt. fol. 210 a. n. 20. in this Earldom;An. 1058. howbeit, the next ensuing year being banishedS. Dun [...]m. col. 189. n. 50. Ingulph. fol 511 a. again, he lost it; but by the helpS. Dun [...]m. col. 189. n. 50. Ingulph. fol 511 a. of Griffin, Prince of Wales, and the Norway Fleet, which came to him unexpected­ly, he reobtained it; and within a Twelve Moneth after,An. 1059. departing thisIbid. [...]. [...]. life, was buriedIbid. [...]. [...]. in the Monastery at Coventrey, near to the Grave of his Father; leaving Issue (but by whom I have not seen) two Sons, Edwyne, who succeed­ed him in this his Earldom; as also Morkar, Earl of Northumberland, (of whom I have spoke elswhere;) and two Daughters, Algitha R. Hoved. fol. 257 b. n. 40., Wife of Harold, Earl of the West Saxons, (and afterwards King of England) and Lucia (who was at length sole Heir to her two Brothers) first MarriedIngulph. fol. 513 a. to Ivo Talbois (a potent Norman) Earl of An [...]ou; secondly, toJoh. Tine­muth, MS. in Bibl. Bodl. cap. 7. Rogere de Ro­mare (Son of Gerold;) and thirdly, toClaus. 25 H. 3. m. 1. Ord. Vit. p. 820 B. 822 A. 876 C. Ranulf, Earl of Chester, the first of that name.

Of the Lands which this Earl Algar did pos­sess in King Edward the Confessors days, these are Recorded in the Conquerors Survey; viz. Clive, Wiclei, Boctone, and Ferendone, in Northamptonshire; Brotone in Not­tinghamshire; Celdeford, Phincingefeld, Westrefeld, Phenstade, Badwen, Don­manna, and Glestingethorp in Essex, Mer­law in Buckinghamshire; Grantesdene in Huntingdonshire; Alrewas, Scandone, Certeley, Wlstanstone, Pinchetel, Row­cestre, Crachemers, Wotoche [...]hed, Ber­tone, Lee, Rugely, Medeveld, Mera, Chenet, Eleford, Chenevare, Patin­gham, Clistone, Drayton, Opewas, He­rulvestone, Claverlege, Nordlege, Alvi­delege, Wrfeld, Seglesley, and Penne in Staffordshire; Lidlintone, Mordune, Scelgy, Melleburne, Evresdone, and Badburgham in Cambridgeshire; He­mesby in Norfolk; Tite, Luctone, Gadenai, Fleote, Holobech, and Spalling in Lincolnshire.

To this last mentioned Earl Algar, R. Hoved. fol. 256 b. n. 40. succeeded Edwyne his eldest Son, in this Earldom (Edward the Confessor being dead, and Harold, the Son of Earl Godwyne having made himself King) of whom, that which is most memorable, I shall here relate: viz▪ That when Tosti Earl,An. 1066. of Nor­thumberland, had Landed on Lindsey Coast (in Lincolnshire) with his Rebellious Forces;Ibid. he, with the help of Morkar, his Brother, did beat him out of that Countrey: And soon after this, most couragiously gave Battle near York, H. Hunt. fol. 210 b. n. 30. unto Harold Harfager, King of Norway (who then had invaded the Land) though without suc­cess.Ingulph. fol. 512 a. n. 1 [...].

And, though it doth not directly appear, that he was in that notable Battle at Stanford-Brigg in Yorkshire with King Harold, which hapned within five days after, wherein that King of Norway was slain; yet it may be very well presumed that he was, in regard that afterwards withdrawingH. Knigh­ton, col. 234 [...]. n. 10. himself from giving assistance to King Harold in that fatal Battle, which soon after ensued with William, Duke of Normandy, upon his invasion of this Realm; the reason of such his desertion is instanced, viz. (Not for any well-wishes he had to Duke William, but) for that King Harold had detained from him his share of the spoils got in that fight at Stanford-Brigg: For no sooner did he and his Brother Morkar hear, that the Norman Duke was Con­queror, and that King Harold was slain; but that both of them hastedJorval. col. 961. to London, and there sollicitedJorval. col. 961. the Citizens to make one of them King: Of which attempt, finding no fruit, they tookJorval. col. 961. their Sister Algytha the Queen (Wife to slain King Harold) and sentW. Ma [...]. fol. 58 [...]. her to Chester, themselves speeding toW. Ma [...]. fol. 58 [...]. York; where Malcolme [Page 11] King of Scots, with divers English and Danes were gotIbid. together, as their only place of Refuge; which so enraged the Conqueror, that with Fire and Sword he thereupon almost destroyedIbid. that whole City.

All therefore being in the Power of the Con­queror (for so Duke William was thenceforth called) this Earl with his Brother Morkar, and divers others at Berkamsted in Hertford­shire, submittingR. Hoved. f. 257 b. n 50. & f. 258 a. themselves, sworeIbid. fealty to him, and were thereupon with many fair words, receivedIbid. into protection; and not only so, but were presentTho. Stubbs. col. 1702. n. 50. at his Coronation: Nay, this Earl Edwyne was assuredOrd. Vit. 511 A. by the King, that he should have his Daughter in marriage; howbeit, throughOrd. Vit. 511 A. the deceitful Council of his Normans, there was noOrd. Vit. 511 A. performance of that promise; but instead thereof, in Lent following, when the Conqueror went into Normandy, he would not trust these great Men behind him, but took R. Hoved. fol. 258. n. 10. Ord. Vit. [...] 506 BD. H. Knigh­ton, col. 2343. n. 60. them, and most of the principal English Nobility (from whom he feared mischeif in his absence) along with him.

Which hard dealing provokedOrd. Vit. 511 A. this Earl Ed­wyne and his Brother Morkar (who were very popular and well beloved) to break out by a new Insurrection, wherein they had many fol­lowers; as alsoOrd. Vit. 511 A. the Prayers of the Lay-Clergy and Monks, with the continued well­wishes and supplications of the poor, for their better success in that enterprise: Such was the then general discontent throughout the Kingdom, by reason of the miserable oppressions exercised by the Normans. To the assistanceIbid. B. of which Earls, Blidon King of Wales, their Nephew, came also with a numerous Army.

But King William, wisely foreseeing the dan­ger, causedIbid. C. narrow search into all places to be made; and forthwith fortified suchIbid. C. which might be of any advantage to his Enemies: So that this our Edwyne and his Brother Morkar, considering the success of their attempts to be dubious, soughtIbid. C. for favor; which being grant­ed Ibid. C. but in shew, Morkar betookIbid. 521. A. himself to the Isle of Ely, whence he designed, in case he should not be able to defend himself, to get away by Sea. WhereuponIbid. 521. A. the King drew down Forces to besiege him, but withal, imployed de­ceitful Messengers to treat with him, from whom he had no little assurance, that if he would sub­mit, he should be received into the condition of a faithful Friend; unto which, he giving over­much credit, came peaceably out, and yielded himself; but the King resolving to trust him no more, conveyed him to close and perpetual im­prisonment.

Whereof when Edwyne heard, he determined Ibid. B. to release him or lose his life; and to that end endeavored, for full six Moneths space, to get assistance from the Scots, Welsh, and English; but before he could accomplish any thing there­in, three Brothers, who were his principal Mili­tary Officers, and such as in whom he reposed great trust, betrayed him to the Normans, by whom, with Twenty Horsmen, being pent up in such a place, with the Tide, that they could not escape, val [...]antly defending himself, he lost his life.

Whose death was not only much lamented by the English, but by the French and Normans, in regard he wasIbid. C. of such a Noble Extraction, and of so devout Parents; as also a Person very beautiful, and an especial lover of the Clergy, Monks, and Poor-people. So that, when the King himself heard by what treachery his life was lost, being compassionately moved, he wept▪ banishing those that betrayed him, instead of re­warding them as they expected.

Of any Issue or Wife that he ever had, I have seen nothing; but of the Lands whereof he was possest in King Edward the Confessors days, the Conquerors Survey Recordeth these; viz. Muertone, Hotone, Chellinghes, Catrice, Ascam, Chipesch, Ledestune, Lastone, and Trapum, with divers Hamlets belonging to each of them in Yorkshire; Eiminstre, Forde, Ellesmales, Archelon, Walitone, Dodintone, Stratune, Stodes­done, Crugetone, Dodetune, Celmeres, Wiche, Langeford, and Plivesd [...]ne, in Shropshire; Dubrige, Widerdestune, and Dulvestune, in Derbishire; Wivr [...]h [...]m, Estham, Maclesfeld, Optone, Beddes­feld, Burwardestone, Hurdingebery, Pontone, Ferentone, Alburgham, Haor­dine, Radintone, Dodestune, Roelend, and Biscopestrey in Cheshire, and part of North Wales; Bremesgrave, with Eigh­teen Hamlets at that time thereto belonging; Dudeley, Benesley, and Fecceham, in Worcestershire; Suchely, in Hereford­shire; Hales, Bradeley, Bernertone, A­betone, Lutni, Belintone, Burtone, Selchemore, Longenelre, Mutone, Al­verdestone, Ullavestone, Ricardescote, and Monetvile, in Staffordshire; Blo­chesham, and Edburgebery, in Oxford­shire; and Chirchetone in Lincolnshire.

Earls of Somerset.

THe first Earl of this Shire,An. 823. of whom, I find mention, was Hun; who being in theEthelw. fol. 478. n. 30. Battle at Ellendune, betwixt Egbirht, King of the West Saxons, and Beor­nulf, King of Mercia. In An. 823. was there slainEthelw. fol. 478. n. 30. and his Body buriedEthelw. fol. 478. n. 30. at Winchester.

In the year 845.An. 845. Earnulf was Earl of this County; who joyningM. West. in eodem anno. with Osric, then Earl of Dorset, and Alstane Bishop of Shireburne, gave BattleM. West. in eodem. anno. to the Danes at Pedredesmuth, where they obtained a great VictoryM. West. in eodem anno. over those Pagans. But all that I have seen farther of him, is, That in the year 854.An. 854. he conspiredM. West. in eodem anno. with the said Bishop of Shireburne, against King Athelwolf, (then at Rome) and had causedM. West. in eodem anno. his younger Son Aelfred to be Crowned by Pope Leo; determiningM. West. in eodem anno. to oppose his return again into England; partlyIbid. for that in so doing, he had endeavored to deprive his eldest Son Ethelbald of his Right, to succeed him; and partlyIbid. be­cause in his return he had wedded Iudith, Daugh­ter to Charles, then King of France.

Earls of Dorset.

THe first Earl of this Province,An. 835. that I find, is Aethelhelme, who in the year 838. (King Egbert then Reigning) after an honorable Victory, which he hadM. West. in eodem anno. Ethelw. fol. 478 b. n. 10. upon the [Page 12] Danes, that then invaded this Land, in pursu­ing them farther than was safe, lostEthelwe [...]d, f. 478 b. n. 10. his life.

¶The next is Osric (or Osred) who in the year 845.An. 845. in the time of King Ethelwolph, joyn­ing M Westm. in A. 845. R. Hoved. fol▪ 237 a. n. 20. with Earnulf, Earl of Somersetshire, and Alstane, Bishop of Shireburne, encountred M Westm. in A. 845. R Hoved. fol▪ 237 a. n. 20. the Danes in Battle at Pedredesmuth; slew M Westm. in A. 845. R Hoved. fol▪ 237 a. n. 20. a multitude of them, and obtainedM Westm. in A. 845. R. Hoved. fol▪ 237 a. n. 20. a signal Victory. ThisS. Dunelm. col. 140. n. 50. is that Osric whom some of our Historians do call Earl of Hantshire.

¶After him, scil. in the Reign of King Edgar, Egelward; of whom, I have not seen any other memorial, than his being FounderW. Malmsb▪ fol. 162 a. n. 40. of the Abbey of Pershore in Worcestershire.

Earls of Devon.

THe first Earl of this County,An. 851. that I read of, was Karl, who in the year 851. (Athewulph being then King of the West Saxons,) foughtS. Dunel. col. 138▪ n. [...]. H. Hunt. fol. 19 [...] b. n. 40. valiantly against the Pagan-Danes, which did then much infest this Kingdom; and obtainedS. Dunel. col. 138▪ n. [...]. H. Hunt. fol. 19 [...] b. n. 40. a great Victory against them at Winborne in Dorsetshire.

The next was Odda, who in the year 878. (King Alfred Reigning) was besieged [...]. fol. 480 b n. [...]. in a cer­tain Castle by those Pagan-Dane [...]. After him Edred, of whom I find no other mention, than that he diedJorval. col. 832. n. 10. H. Hunt. [...]. 202 a. n. 20. in the year 901. a Moneth before the death of King Alured; and that he had been a faithful assistantJorval. col. 832. n. 10. H. Hunt. [...]. 202 a. n. 20. to him in many Battles.

Then Ordgar in the time of King Edgar; of whose beautiful Daughter,An. 961. called Alfrida, there is a notable Relation; first of her marriage with Ethelwolfe, Earl of the East Angles, and after­wards with King Edgar himself; whereof I shall take notice at large, when I come to speak of the said Ethelwolfe.

Of this Ordgar, this is cheifly memorable, viz. That he FoundedMonast. Anglic. p. 220. n. 30 & 60. the Abbey of Horton in Dorsetshire (which was a Cell to Shire­burne) and likewise Tavestoke M. W [...]st. in [...]dem annis, An. 961. in De­vonshire, in the year 961. And dyingM. W [...]st. in [...]dem annis, An. 961. in the year 971. was buriedM. W [...]st. in [...]dem annis, An. 961. in that Abbey, where he had a fair Tomb; as also, that he had a Son cal­led Edulf of a Giant-like stature, and wonderful strength▪ of whom it is reportedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 217 b., That coming to Exeter with King Edward, (Son and Suc­cessor to King Edgar) and finding the Gates of the City shut up and barred, he with his hands and f [...]t burst them open; and that this Edulf had a Monument also in the same Abbey of Tavestoke, in proportion suitable to the im­mensity of his Bulk.

This [...] is sometimes called Ordulf, and by some reportedIbid. pag. 905 b. to have been the Founder of that Abbey of Tavestoke.

After Ordgar, An. 1003. a certain Norman Earl, called Hugh, was madeR. Hoved. fol. 240 b. Earl of this County by Queen Emme; which Hugh, partly by his negligence, and partly treachery, sufferedR. Hoved. fol. 240 b. Sweine, King of Denmark to enter Exeter, and make great spoil there.

To him succeeded Ailm [...], who, being also Earl of Cornwal, is under the Title of that County spoke of.

And to him Odo, unto whom King Edward the Conf [...]ssor gave [...] also the Earldoms of So­merset and Dorset.

Earls of Kent.

OF Kent the first Earl,An. 852. whereof I have seen any mention, and that upon a me­morable occasion, was Ealhere, viz. A Victory against the Danes in this County, in the year of Christ Dccclii. Who arrivingAsseri▪ Me­nev. An­nal. Sim. Du­nel. Annal. H. Hunt. in the Mouth of Thames with 350 Ships, landed Asseri▪ Me­nev. An­nal. Sim. Du­nel. Annal. H. Hunt. a great Army; wasted the City of London; and foiledAsseri▪ Me­nev. An­nal. Sim. Du­nel. Annal. H. Hunt. Beortulph, King of the Mercians, in open fight: But at length, coming to Sand­wich, were encountredAsseri▪ Me­nev. An­nal. Sim. Du­nel. Annal. H. Hunt. by King Ethelstan (Son to Athelwulph, the West Sax [...]n King;) and by the help of this Earl Eal [...]ere, after great slaughter, totally putAsseri▪ Me­nev. An­nal. Sim. Du­nel. Annal. H. Hunt. to flight, nine of their Ships being then also takenAsseri▪ Me­nev. An­nal. Sim. Du­nel. Annal. H. Hunt.. About two years after, this valiant Earl, with the assistance of Wada Ibid. in eodem an­no, Earl of Surrey, gave them Battle Ibid. in eodem an­no again in the Isle of Shi [...]ey; where, though, at the firstIbid. in eodem an­no onset, he had the better of the day, yet at last,An. 854. the Danes prevailing, he lostIbid. in eodem an­no his life.

The next Earl of this County (that I meet with) was Ceolmund, An. 897. so constitutedMat. Westm▪ Annal. by King Aelfred, in the year of Christ Dcccxcvii, to with­stand the incursion of those Pagan-Danes, which then much infested this Land.

In the time of King Canutus, Godwyne Monast. Anglic. Vol. 1. p. 229 a. l. 19., a per­son of great note in those days, and of a most Noble Extraction, was EarlSpeed. pag. 418 b.. viz. Son of Wol­noth, Son of Egelmar, Son of Egelrick, Brother to that great Edric-Streona, Earl of Mercia, in the days of King Ethelred, commonly called the Vnredy.

In the year 1024.An. 1024. this Earl Godwyne was Ge­neral Matth. Westm. Annal. of the English Forces in that expedition made by King Canutus, with his Army, consist­ing of English and Danes, against the Swedes; in which he performed most signal service; for Matth. Westm. Annal. discerning the King to have great loss in the first days fight, he privily assaultedMatth. Westm. Annal. the Ene­mies Camp in the night following, slew a mul­titude of them, and routing the rest, compelled Vlfe and Eiglafe, Kings of that Nation, to peace­able terms.

But the next thing memorable of him (that I have met with) was a most perfidious and ig­noble Act, which much clouded the honor he gained by that brave and heroick exploit; the StoryMat. Westm. Annal. whereof is briefly this.

The year following the death of King Canu­tus, An. 1036. (who was in truth no other than an In­vader here) Aelfred, Son to Etheldred, late King of England, by just Succession, having re­mained in Normandy, with Duke Richard his Uncle, for a long time, made sail hither with Five and twenty Ships full of stout Soldiers, to challenge his rightful Inheritance; and arriving at Sandwich, advanced to Canterbury; whereof Earl Godwyne having notice, he went and met him; and having assured him of his Fidelity, feasted with him that Evening: But soon after, in the night time, when Aelfred and his followers were asleep in their Beds at Guil­ford (in Surrey) he rushed in upon them with a multitude of armed Men; and binding their hands behind them, set them on a row; causing them all to be beheaded, except the tenth man; and not satisfied with that, decimated them once over again, so that [...]w were left alive. After [Page 13] which he bound the Royal Aelfred himself (a young Prince of great honor) and carried him to the City of London, unto Harold, Son to Canutus, (by the power of this Earl) then made King; who upon sight of him, commanded, that he should forthwith be carried to the Isle of Ely, and his eyes put out; which being performed he soon died.

The substance of this most perfidious action of Earl Godwine, doth Simoen Dunelmensis also relateS. Dunelm. col. 179., but with instances of greater barbarity; taking notice, that upon the death of young Ael­fred at Ely (as is above exprest) his Body was buried in the South Porch on the West part of the Cathedral there.

But on these his faithless and cruel practises,An. 1041. little comfort or quiet attended; for no sooner was King Harold dead, but Hardi-Canutus, King of Denmark, who succeeded him in the Throne, callingM. Westm. Annal. Sim. Du­nelm. H. Knight. col. 2326. to mind the injuries done by Harold unto himself, and his Mother, sentM. Westm. Annal. Sim. Du­nelm. H. Knight. col. 2326. this Earl Godwyne with some others unto London; causing them to digM. Westm. Annal. Sim. Du­nelm. H. Knight. col. 2326.up the Body of that de­ceased King (unto whom he had been so obse­quious whilest he lived) cut off his Head, and threw it, with his Body into the Thames; and moreover, growing most highly displeased with him, would not accept of any other at­tonement than a present toM. Westm. Annal. Sim. Du­nelm. H. Knight. col. 2326. be made of a Ship Gilt with Gold, and Tack [...]ing suitable; where­in were Fourscore Soldiers in Gilt Armor, each of them having two Bracelets of Gold on their Arms, weighing sixteen ounces; as also Haber­gions (or Coats of Fence) of Gold, Gilt Helmets, Swords with Gilt Hilts girt to their Loyns, and a Danish Ax of Gold hanging on their left Shoul­ders. In their Left-hands each bearing a Target with Gilt Bosses and Nails; and in their Right a Lance, called in English a Tegar. And having by this extraordinary present thus qualified the King, to excuse his cruel murther of young Ethelred in the Isle of Ely (as hath been said) he laidM. Westm. Annal. Sim. Du­nelm. H. Knight. col. 2326. the fault wholly upon King Harold; af­firming S. Dunelm. col. 181. Jorval. col. 936. H. Knight. col. 2326. that against his will he was compelled thereto by him.

But observing, notwithstanding this specious excuse, that the English Nobility were highly in­censed against him for that perfidious and bar­barous Act; so that his safety here was much in danger, he fledJorval. col. 936, 937. An. 1044.into Denmark, and there continuedJorval. col. 936, 937. An. 1044. for the space of four years; his Lands and Possessions here being in the mean time confiscated: Howbeit, taking notice of the singular Piety and Clemency of King Edward, sirnamed the Confessor, (who upon the death of Hardi-Canutus was Crowned King) he adven­tured Jorval. col. 936, 937. An. 1044. again into England. and came to Lon­don, where the King and all the great Men of the Land then [...]ate in Parliament, imploring the Mediation of his Friends and Kinred, for Favor and Mercy; who, thereupon being broughtJorval. col. 936, 937. An. 1044. in­to his presence, and charged by the King with the guilt of his Brother Elfreds Blood, denied the fact, and put himself uponJorval. col. 936, 937. An. 1044. tryal of that Court; where, after divers Arguments, by the Earls and Barons, at that time so assembled; some in favor of him, and some otherwise; up stood Leofric, Earl of Chester, (a Person of great Integrity, and no less Piety,) and saidJorval. col. 936, 937. An. 1044., That though Earl Godwyne wa [...] a Man of the greatest Parentage of any in England; yet he could not deny but that by his procurement, Elfred was put to death: And therefore advised [...], That the same Earl Godwyne and his Son, with those Twelve Earls, who were his Friends and Kinsmen, should in all humility go to the King, each of them carrying as much Gold and Silver, as he was able to bear, and offer it unto him as an atonement for that trans­gression; most humbly beseeching his pardon for the same, and restoration of his Lands,upon doing of his homage and fealty. All which being accord­ingly performed [...], the good King did not only condescend thereto; but, to put the greater ob­ligation upon him, took [...] unto Wife Edgitha his Daughter.

But within few years after it hapned [...], that upon the landing at Dover, An. 1051. of Eustace Earl of [...]ol [...]in (who had married Goda the Kings Sister) some of his followers being rude and im­perious in taking up Lodgings there, killed one of the Townsmen; whereat the rest grew so enraged, that they presently fell upon the Earls Retinue with all violence, slew [...] twenty of them, and wounded very many more. Earl Eustace therefore (who hardly escaped their fury) with one of his men hasted [...] to the King then at Gloucester, and made a grievous complaint to him of this mischeif: Whereupon the King sent [...] for this Earl Godwyne, and commanded him, That with his power he should vindicate this injury so done to the Earl of [...]; but Earl Godwyne rather excusing the fact, then en­deavoring any reparation for the same, under colour of restraining the incursions of the Welsh, raised [...] the Kentishmen, with those also of Su [...]x and West Sa [...]ony, his eldest Son S [...]anus act­ing [...] in like manner throughout the Counties of Oxford, Gloucester, Somerset, Hereford, and Berks; and Harold [...] another Son, amongst the East Saxons, East Angles, Hunting­don, and Cambridgeshires, and formed a very great Army.

Whereupon King Edward forthwith sentW. Westm. S. Dun [...]lm. u [...] supra. for Leofric Earl of Mercia, and Siward Earl of Northumberland, who forthwith got what Forces they could together; Raphe, Earl of Here­ford, Nephew to the King (viz. Son to his Sister Goda) assistingW. Westm. S. Dun [...]lm. u [...] supra. with all the power he could raise.

But in the mean while Godwyne marching into Gloucestershire, pitchIbid. his Tents at [...]ang­treo, in that County, and sent Messengers to the King, requiring the delivery up of Earl Eustace, and all his followers, then in Dover Castle; and threatningIbid. otherwise, that he would de­nounce open War against him. Howbeit, the King refusing so to do; and Earl Godwyne dis­cerning, that the Army which the King had raised by the help of those Earls was not inferior to his, submittedIbid. to an amicable Treaty, to be held at London for appeasing of that quarrel. Whereupon the King marched with his Army thither, and Earl Godwyne likewise with his, which he quarteredIbid. in the Borough of South­wark.

In order therefore, to this peaceable compo­sure, the King sent [...] to Earl Godwyne to come to his Court, with no more than Harold, his Son, and twelve of their Retinue unarmed, requiring also, that they should deliver upIbid. unto hem what Military Services were due unto them through­out all England: But in answer to this Mes­sage, they alleagedIbid., That they durst not adven­ture themselves, without Hostages, to that Con­tion [Page 14] of Factious Men (for so they termed the Kings Council then about him) nor without peril and disgrace, come thither with so few men, and unarmed: But the King observing, that the Soldiers of Earl Godwyne, fearing the strength of his Forces, did by little and little out-run their Colours, caused open ProclamationIbid. to be made, that the Earl should appear at his Court, as be­fore he had required, or depart out of England within five days: Whereupon, with Gytha his Wife, and three of his Sons, viz. Tosti, Swane, and Gyrth, he hasted toIbid. Thorney; where having a Ship ready to transport them, they soon gotIbid. unto Baldwyne, Earl of Flanders, (whose Daughter Iudith, Tosti had married) his two other Sons, Harold and Leofwyne, sailing from Bristol into Ireland.

But long it was not,An. 1052. ere this great Master of Mischeif, making all hostileSim. Du­ [...]elm. col. 185. & col. 186. preparations for that purpose, returned into England again; so also his SonsSim. Du­ [...]elm. col. 185. & col. 186., Harold and Leofwyne, who came back out of Ireland; and entring the Mouth of Se­verne, madeSim. Du­ [...]elm. col. 185. & col. 186. no small spoil in Somerset and Dorsetshires; and privily landingSim. Du­ [...]elm. col. 185. & col. 186. on the Kentish Coast, sentSim. Du­ [...]elm. col. 185. & col. 186. throughout that County, as also into Sussex, Essex, and Surrey, to raise what power he could; so likewise to the Marri­ners at Hastings, whereby he allured many to his party, who vowed to live and die with him: Whereof notice being given to the Kings Forces then at Sandwich, they immediately followed Sim. Du­ [...]elm. col. 185. & col. 186. after him. But he, seeing his present danger, hidSim. Du­ [...]elm. col. 185. & col. 186. himself for a time; and so soon as he un­derstood, that his pursuers were withdrawn, made towardsSim. Du­ [...]elm. col. 185. & col. 186. the Isle of Wight, plying a­bout that Coast, until his Sons, Harold and Leof­wyne, came to him with their Ships: And though the King made all the hast he could, to send such a power as might encounter them all, yet did Godwyne enterSim. Du­ [...]elm. col. 185. & col. 186. Southwark, ere any opposition could be made; and by fair pro­mises wrought so with the Londoners, that many of them cameSim. Du­ [...]elm. col. 185. & col. 186. over and joyned with him; and finding no resistance at the Bridge, gotSim. Du­ [...]elm. col. 185. & col. 186. higher with his Boats; at the return of the Tide stear­ing towards the North part of the River, as though he intended to surround those of the Kings, which lay on that side: But though the King had a numerous Body of Foot, as well as he; yet, both consisting totally of English, they were not willing to fight: Whereupon five dis­creet persons on each side interposing, disbanded the Armies; so that Earl Godwyne with his Wife, and all his Sons, except Swane, were thenceforth restored to their former Honors.

But notwithstanding these great Condescensi­ons of that Mirror of Meekness King Edward, Gods signal Judgment at length overtook this wicked Earl; for sitting at dinner with the King at Winchester, An. 1053. the next ensuing year, it hapningM. Westm [...] Jorval. col. 949. H. Knigh­ton▪ col. 2336. W. Mal­mesb., that as Harold his Son (who then at­tended as Cup-bearer) came into the room, he stumbled with one foot; yet by the help of the other, so recovered himself, that he spilled not the Wine; and that Earl Godwyne smiling, said, Thus may one Brother help another: Which ex­pression causing the King to change his counte­nance, and with a deep sigh to say. So my Bro­ther might have been an help to me, if Godwyne had been so pleased. The Earl replied, I am not ignorant that you suspect me for your Brother Eldreds death. And to the end he might the better cap­tivate the Kings beleif of his innocence therein, most boldly imprecated, That God, who is true and just, might choak him with that m [...]rsel of Bread, which he then did put into his Mouth, if by him­self or his contrivance, Elfred was destroyed. Which words were no sooner uttered, than that he fell Ibid. down dead, and was buried in the old Mona­stery of that City.

This Earl Godwyne had also the Earldom of the West Saxons, as it seems, by the expression Fol. 510 b. n. 40. of Ingulphus; who sai [...]h, that upon his death that Earldom was given to his Son Harold.

Of his possessions, which were exceeding great, there is no other memorial, that I ever saw, than what the Conquerors Survey Domesd. [...]. doth take no­tice of; which, (for many reasons that might easily be shewed) doth not express all; but such as it doth, I shall here insert; viz. Leleburne, Fereburne, Selesburne, Boltone, Her­bretreton, Brunselle, Coteham, Hore, Hanchest, Fulchestan, Romenel, Estefort, Oistreham, and Boltune in Kent: Dodi­mere, Ivet, Erbentone, Hiham, Wilen­done, Radetone, Wineltone, Toringes, Lestone, Bercheham, Silleton, Loren­tone, Trovorde, Tocherst, Stodeham, Botendone, Seleham, Tadeham, Borne, Gontone, Estone, Icemore, Clepinges, Benestede, Hentone, Laneswic, Rotinge­dene, Bristelmestune, Berchinges, Fo­chinges, Salescome, Herst, Pluntune, Bercham, Bedling, Wistanestune, Cen­geltune, Aplesham, Ordinges, Dentune, How, Essingetune, Wasingtune, and E­tune in Sussex; Stantune in Herefordshire; Witley in Surrey, Sudbertune, Wal­lope, Alwartone, Funtley, Hallege, Eep­tune, Seneorde, Hamledune, Bocheland, Copenore, and Sudtune in Hantshire.

He hadH. Knigh­ton, col. 2333. two Wives, the first was Daughter H. Knigh­ton, col. 2333. to King Canutus (but her Christian name doth not appear) by whom he had only one Son, who H. Knigh­ton, col. 2333. carelesly riding a Horse into the River of Thames, was there drowned.

His second Gytha W. Mal­mesb. 46 a. n. 50. R. Hoved. fol. 252 b. n. 20. & fol. 258 a. n. 30., Sister to Suane, King of Denmark, by whom he had issueW. Mal­mesb. 46 a. n. 50. R. Hoved. fol. 252 b. n. 20. & fol. 258 a. n. 30. these Sons, viz. Suane, who was Earl of Berrocshire, Oxon, and Gloucestershire, (of whom I shall say more in due place) Harold, Earl first of the R. Hoved. fol. 253 a. n. 20. East Saxons, East Angles, Hunting­don, and Cambridgshires; and after the death of his Father, ofIngulphus, fol. 510 b. n. 40. & f. 511 b. n. 20. the West Saxons, under which title I purpose to speak more of him.

The third was Wlnoth W. Malmesb. fol. 46 a. n. 50., who with Hacun, the Son of Suan [...], his Uncle, was sentR. Hoved. f. 257 a. n. 50. into Nor­mandy, as an Hostage by Earl Godwyne, upon King Edwards admission of him into England, after his banishment; where he continuedW. Mal­mesb. fol. 46. b. R. Hoved. fol 264 a. n. 20 & 30. du­ring the whole Reign of that King; but after the Norman Conquest, he was broughtW. Mal­mesb. fol. 46 b. R. Hoved. fol 264 a. n. 20 & 30. back into England, and kept prisonerW. Mal­mesb. fol. 46 b. R. Hoved. fol 264 a. n. 20 & 30. at Salisbury till his death.

The fourth Tostius W. Malmesb. fol 46 a. n. 50., made EarlH. Hunt. fol. 210 a. n. 10. of Nor­thumberland, by King Edward the Confessor, (in respect of the minority of Waltheof) of whom I shall say more, when I speak of the Earls of that County.

The fifth Gurth, of whom our Historians do make this RelationH. Knigh­ton, col. 2341. W. Gemet. p. 287 A B., viz. That upon the arrival of Duke William, (afterwards better known by the name of William the Conqueror) report be­ing [Page 15] made by the Spies, which were sent to discover the Norman Army; that it seemed to consist most of Priests, in regard their faces were totally sha­ven; observing his Brother, King Harold, to laugh at their error, and to express, that they were not Priests, but stout Soldiers, said, Why then will you be so inconsid [...]rate, as to give them Bat­tle? We are not obliged by any Oath to the Duke; and therefore it were better for you, who have sworn to him, to make a retreat for a while; and we who are free from any Oath, will fight for our Countrey: And if we conquer, you will speed well enough; if over­come, you may try the Issue again by another Battle. The Character given of this Gurth, is, That he was (Plùs puero adultus, & magnae ultra aetatem virtutis & scientiae) a young Man of Knowledge and Vertue far above his years. Howbeit, this Counsel Harold did not take, but adventuredH. Hunt. fol. 211 a. n. 40. upon a Battle, in which Gurth was slainH. Hunt. fol. 211 a. n. 40. (as well as himself) being then an EarlH. Hunt. fol. 211 a. n. 40., as it seems, though of what County I have not seen.

It appears by the Conquerors Survey Domesd., that this Earl Gurth was possessed of the third part of the Hundred of Gepeswiz (now Ipswich) in Suffolk, and the third part of that Borough; as also of the Town-ships of Wasingetone in Sussex, Witlesford in Cambridgeshire, and Broc in Norfolck; but of what other Lands I have not seen.

As a witness to the Charter of King Edward the Confessor, made to the Church of S. Peter at Gant, bearing date An. 1044. he hath the titleMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 901 a. l. 64. of Dux, as divers other Earls also witnesses thereto then had.

The sixth Leofwyne W. Malmsb. fol. 46 a. n. 10., of whom I find little memorable, excepting his being slainR. Hoved. fol. 111 a. n. 40. in Battle with his Brothers, Harold and Gurth; but he was also an Earl (though I cannot say of what County) being so termedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 13. l. 58. as a witness to the Charter of King Edward the Confessor, made to the Canons of Waltham in Esse [...]. And by the Conquerors Survey is Recorded to have been possessed of these following Towns and Lord­ships in King Edward the Confessors daysDomesd., viz. Come in Somersetshire, Essedene, Mele­tune, Ledesdune, Borham, Pecheham, Fredeneste, Essedes, and Sudtone, and Colinge in Kent; Ellede in Sussex; Ba­verdone, Pinnoch, Chenemetone, Wite­ford, and Langford in Com. Devon. Pute­ham in Hartfordshire, Haltone, Dileherst, Dodintone, and Lechamstede, in Buckin­ghamshire, and of Gatone, and Codintone in Surrey.

Others sayOrd. Vit. p. 502. B., that he had seven Sons, and thus ranked in Seniority, viz. Suane, Tosti, Harold, Gurth, Elfgare, Leofwyne, and Wolnoth; of all which, excepting Elfgare, I have already spoke, which Elfgare Ord. Vit. p. 502. B. was a Monk at Remes in France.

The name of this Earl Godwynes Daughter was Eadgith, who became WifeW. Malm. fol. 45 a. n. 30. H. Hunt. fol. 209 b. to King Ed­ward the Confessor, of whom Ingulphus (who lived in her time) gives a singular Character for her admirable Beauty, Humility, Sanctity, and Learning: AddingIb. f. 509 a. [...]. 30 & 40., That when he was a School-Boy and came to Court to see his Father, she often meeting him would pose him in his learning; and descending from the solidity of Grammar, unto the levity of Logick, wherein she was excellent, would conclude him with the subtilty of her Arguments; and frequently send him three or four pieces of Money, by a Maid, to satisfie for his Diet.

Yet so highly was the King incensed against Earl Godwyne her Father,An. 1051. that notwithstanding she was so excellently qualified, he putR. Hoved. fol. 253 a. n. 50. her a­way from him, and placed her in the Abbey of Werewell; but the next ensuing year he re­ceived Ibid▪ S. D [...] ­nelm. col. 186 b. n. 60. her again, and restored her to her former Dignity.

Of the before specified Gytha, second Wife to Earl Godwyne (before mentioned) I findDomesday▪ that she was possessed of these following Lordships; viz. Hertinges, Traitone, M [...]r [...]done, Mundreham, Westmestan, and Odeman­scote, in Sussex; Cerdenord in Berks; Otringtone in Devon; as also of Edestoche and Stoches in the County of Buck: And that after the death of King Harold her Son, she privately [...] fled into France, carrying great riches with her, but never returned for fear of King William the Conqueror.

And now to close up my story of this great Earl, take here this sharp Character of his from an old HistorianAilredus Ri­evallensis, col. 377.—Erat inter potentes Angliae omnium potentissimus; vir magnarum opum, sed astutiae singularis; Regum Regnique proditor; qui doctus fallere, & quaelibet dissimulare consuetus, fa­cile populum ad cujuslibet factionis inclinabat as­sensum. Amongst the great Men of England, he was the most potent of all; a Person of great wealth, but of especial craft; a betrayer of Kings and the Kingdom; who being skilful to deceive, and ac­customed to dissemble every thing, could easily seduce the people to joyn with any Faction. But to leave the best savor of him, I will not omit his Works of Piety to the Cathedral of Canterbury; viz.W. Thorn. col. 2224. The Towns and Lordships of Stistede and Cogshall in Essex; as also of Chich, which he had of the gift of King Canutus, and bestowed in pure Alms upon the Monks there serving God.

One thing more, viz. a notableH. Knighton, col. 2332. passage be­twixt Alfwald, the last Bishop of [...]h [...]reburne, and this Earl, I cannot well omit. This Alf­wald was a very devout Man, and so much mor­tified, that when others did profusely feast, (as it was then the usage to do here in England, after the coming in of the Danes) he would take no other sustenance but Bread and Water: A Person he was most highly devoted to the Blessed Virgin, and S. Cuthbert; of whom, it is farther observable, That after his death, no one could sleep sitting in his Chair, but he was terri­fied with ugly Visions. But that of him which relates to this Earl, is this, That upon some dis­content betwixt him and Godwyne, and the same not appeased upon a meeting which was appoint­ed for that purpose; the Bishop upon his de­parture, saying, By S. Mary, it shall go evil with him, it fell out accordingly; the Earl being thenceforth never free from the torture of his Guts, until he received this Bishops Benedicti­on.

Earls of Surrey.

OF this County,An. 854. Wada was Earl in An. 854. and joyningS. [...]. col. [...]40. R. Hoved. fol. 23 [...] a. n. 40. with Ealbere, Earl of Kent, in a sharp fight against the Danes, in the Isle of Thanet, there lostS. [...]. col. [...]40. R. Hoved. fol. 23 [...] a. n. 40. his life.

Earls of Southampton.

IN the year 860.An. 860. Osric was EarlS. Dunelm. col. 121. n. 50. of this Shire, King Ethelbyrht then Reigning; at which time, the Danes having invaded the Land, and destroyedS. Dunelm. col. 121. n. 50. the City of Winchester; he, with the help of Ethelwlf, Earl of Berkshire, giving them Battle, slewS. Dunelm. col. 121. n. 50. and dissipated their whole Army.

After this, scil. in the time of King Edgar, Aelfegus was Earl; of whom there is no other mentionM. Weslm., than of his death in An. 981.

In the time of Canutus, An. 981. Alfelme wasH. Hunt. fol 209 a. n 10. R Hoved. f 251 a. n. 20. also Earl, whose Daughter Ailiva was WifeH. Hunt. fol 209 a. n 10. R Hoved. f 251 a. n. 20. to that King, and MotherH. Hunt. fol 209 a. n 10. R Hoved. f 251 a. n. 20. to Harold his Son, and Suc­cessor in this Realm.

Earls of Berrocshire.

IN the year of Christ 860.An. 860. Ethelwlf was Earl of this County; and upon an InvasionS. Dunelm col. 121. n 60. M W [...]m. H [...] a. n 20. then made by the Pagan-Danes, who destroyed the City of Winchester raisedS. Dunelm col. 121. n 60. M W [...]m. H [...] a. n 20. the Berke­shire men; and joyningS. Dunelm col. 121. n 60. M W [...]m. H [...] a. n 20. with Osric, Earl of Hantshire, flewS. Dunelm col. 121 n 60. M W [...]m. H [...] a. n 20. and routed all their Forces, Ethelby [...]ht beingS. Dunelm col. 121 n 60 M W [...]m. H [...] a. n 20. then King of the We [...]t Saxons.

This [...] is also sometimes called Eadulf. In the year 871.An. 871. the Danes, quittingM. Westm. in eodem anno. H. Hunt. fol. 200 b. Nor­folk, and those parts, advancedM. Westm. in eodem anno. H. Hunt. fol. 200 b. with their Army unto [...], in this County, whence two Danish Earls wentM. Westm. in eodem anno. H. Hunt. fol. 200 b. out with a great power to Forage the Countrey, the rest fortifyingM. Westm. in eodem anno. H. Hunt. fol. 200 b. them­selves, in the mean while betwixt the Rivers of [...]hames and K [...]nnet: But this valiant Ea­dulfe, with his Forces encountringM. Westm. in eodem anno. H. Hunt. fol. 200 b. them at Englefeild (which is not far from Reading Westwards) flewM. Westm. in eodem anno. H. Hunt. fol. 200 b. one of those Earls, and the greatest part of that their Army, putting the rest to flightM. Westm. in eodem anno. H. Hunt. fol. 200 b., but within a few days after in another fight with them at Reading, he lostM. Westm. in eodem anno. H. Hunt. fol. 200 b. his life.

The next Earl was Suane Ethelw. fol. [...]9 b. n. 30. R. Hoved. fol. 3 [...]9 a. n. 10., Son to Godwyne, Earl of Kent: of whom I have spoke elswhere, he being Earl of more Counties.

Earls of Essex.

¶OF this County, the first Earl that I have met with, is Brithulfe, so constituted Mat. Westm. Annal. by King Aelfred, in the year of Christ 897.An. 897. for defence of the same against the irrupti­ons of the Danes; but of him I find no more mention.

¶The next is Brithnoth, An. 981. who being witness Monast. Anglic. Vol. 1. fol. 218 b. l. 54 to a Charter made by King Ethelred, to the Abbey of Tavestock in Devon, is there termedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. fol. 218 b. l. 54 Dux.

In the year of Christ 991.An. 991. this valiant Earl marchingW. Tho [...]n. col. 2223. n. 60. & 2224 S. Dunelm. col. [...]62. n. 10. against the Danes, who then had invaded the Coast of Suffolk, and plundred W. Tho [...]n. col. 2223. n. 60. & 2224 S. Dunelm. col. [...]62. n. 10. Ipswich, gaveW. Tho [...]n. col. 2223. n. 60. & 2224 S. Dunelm. col. [...]62. n. 10. to Christ Church in Canter­bury, these Lordships, viz. [...]inges and Il [...]ege; and, after the death of Elflede his Wife, W. Tho [...]n. col. 2223. n. 60. & 2224 S. Dunelm. col. [...]62. n. 10. He [...]ege: And encountringW. Tho [...]n. col. 2223. n. 60. & 2224 S. Dunelm. col. [...]62. n. 10. those Pagans in open Battle at Maidon in Essex (where great slaughter was on both sides) the Danes being Victors, was slaimIbid..

Which Grant of Hetlege in Suffolk was confirmedW. Thorn. col. 222 [...]. n. 40. by the same Lady Elflede his Wife.

After him Harold, Son to Earl Godwyne, was EarlIngulph. fol. 510 b. l. 42. of this County; but upon the death of Earl Godwyne his Father, the Earldom of the West Saxons being givenIngulph. fol. 510 b. l. 42. to him; he quit­ted Ingulph. fol. 510 b. l. 42. this of Essex unto Algar, Son to Leofric, Earl of Chester; of which Algar, I purpose to speak under the title of the Earls of Mercia.

Earls of East Angles, or Norfolk.

THe first Earl of this Province,An. 924. of whom I have seen any mention, is, Aethelstan, who was thenMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 230 a. n. 60. Half-Koning, id est, Semi-Rex (and this was in the time of Aethelstan, King of England.) Which Earl Aethelstan taking to WifeMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 230 a. n. 60. a certain Woman, named Alf­wen (afterwards Nurse to King Edgar) had by her four Sons; viz. Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 230 a. n. 60. Ethelwold, Alfwold, Ethel­sine, and Ailwine.

This Earl Aethelstan in his later days, devoting himself to a Religious life, was shornIbid. p. 131. a Monk in the Abbey of Glastonbury in Somerset­shire.

The name of his Wife wasMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 251. Ib. p. 231. n. 20. Alwen (but whose Daughter is not exprest) FoundressMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 251. Ib. p. 231. n. 20. of the Nunnery of Chateriz in Cambridgshire. Which Alwen gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 251. Ib. p. 231. n. 20. Weston to the Monks of Ramsey, but was buriedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 251. Ib. p. 231. n. 20. at Chateriz.

To Aethelstan succeeded in this Earldom his eldest Son Ethelwold, by some called Ethelwolfe, (in the time of King Edgar) of whom there is this memorable RelationJorval. col. 865. n. 20., viz, That King Ed­gar after the death of that fair Lady Elflede his Queen, having heard how great same Alfrida, Daughter to Ordgar, Earl of Devon; had for her beauty, privately sent this Earl Ethelwolfe, as his cheif Confident, to see if she was such a one as general report had represented her to be: Who accordingly took his journey to her Fathers House in those parts, and finding her in all re­spects really to be no less than had been exprest of her, he bethought himself how to delude the King, and obtain her for his Wife; and thereupon made his Addresses to Earl Ordgar her Father, to that purpose: Who, being an aged and an infirm Man, and discerning this Ethel­wolfe to be a comely person, and skilful in the exercise of Arms, concluded, That he might be a fit match for this his sole Daughter and Heir, as being able to defend her Rights; and there­upon gave his assent thereto, upon condition, That the King would assent. Having thus far proceeded, Ethelwolfe returns, and tells the King, That indeed she was a Lady of a beautiful Coun­tenance, but much deformed of Body; whereup­on the King being content to let her alone. Ethel­wolfe intreated his good will, that he might have her himself; by which means a fair accession of Lands and Riches might come to his own Estate; and soon obtained his desire. Whereupon with­in a short space after he took her to Wife, and begetting upon her a Son, prevailed with the King to be one of his Godfathers. Having thus accomplished his desires; first in the enjoyment of a Son, and next in this Alliance to the King, [Page 17] by that Spiritual Kinred; he then revealed to his Wife the whole story, how he had deluded the King, who had so great a desire to have married he [...]; which much abated her after affections to him, though she made no words thereof.

But at length it so hapned, that the truth of this Earl Ethelwolfs actings in this business, be­ing fully made known at Court, the King hasted speedily into Devonshire, under colour of Hunting in those parts, and returned not till he had seen this fair Lady; with whose beauty he became so enamored, that he caused a place of entertainment to be prepared for her and her Hus­band, near the Wood wherein he was to hunt; unto which, he was no sooner returned from his sports, but he saw her with his little God-son, whom Ethelwolfe soon presented to him; the King thereupon embracing her in his Arms, and kissing her. After which, being enflamed with the love of her, he had little rest; his thoughts tending to nothing so much as the full enjoyment of her: For the accomplishing there­fore of that his desire, he calls a Parliament with­in eight days following at Salisbury; in which, all his Nobles of the Land being met, he proposed to their consideration the safe custody of Northumberland, against the irruptions of the Danes: Whereupon this Earl Ethelwolfe was resolved on for the custody of York, and the parts adjacent: But so the design was laid, that he should never return back (as it seems) for passing through the Forest of Werwelle in Hantshire, he was set upon by certain armed Men, sent thither by the King to lie in wait for him; and there barbarously murthered.

The news whereof was no sooner brought to the Court, than that the King sent for that beau­tiful Lady, and with great joy made her his wife, the same day both of them wearing Crowns on their Heads: But on the morrow morning Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, (afterwards better known by the name of Saint Dunstan) came into the Kings Lodging Chamber, and boldly asked him, who that was that he had there in Bed with him; and it being answered, The Queen; the good Archbishop plainly replied, That it was against the Laws of God, and Holy Church, thus adulterously to lie with her whose Son he had been Godfather to, in regard of their Spiritual Kinred. After which time she never loved S. Dunstan; yet he ceased not to admonish the King of that fault, though to little pur­pose.

All that I have farther to sayIbid. of this fair Alfrida, is; First, That she bore unto King Edgar two Sons; Edmund who died in his child­hood; and Ethelred (commonly called the Vnready) who at his Baptism pist in the Font; whereupon this holy Man S. Dunstan prophecied, That in him the Dominion of the English should have its period, wherein he was not much wide, as our Historians do tell. And secondly, That to ex­piate the murther of Earl Ethelwold her Husband, she FoundedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. f. 256 b. n. 30. a Monastery of Nuns at Were­welle beforementioned.

To this Earl Ethelwold (so murtheredMonast. Anglic. Vol. [...]. p. 231. n. 20. as hath been said) succeeded Ethelwine (by some called Egelwine or Ailwine, (his youngest Bro­ther) in this Earldome;An. 990. which Ailwine was the pious FounderIbid. p. 230. n. 40. of that great Abbey of Ram­sey in Huntingdonshire, at the special instance of Oswald, Archbishop of York, whereunto he then gave [...]. p. 239. n. 30.Two hundred Hides of Land.

This is that pious Earl Ethelwine; who, when S. Dunelm. col 16 [...]. n. 20 & 30. Elfare, Earl of Mercia, and divers other great Men, upon the death of the good King Edgar, being blinded with gifts, would have turned out those Abbots and Monks out of the Monasteries which had been therein placed by that King▪ stoutly stood up with his Brother Alfwold, and Earl Brithnoth (then Earl of ...) and opposedS. Dunelm. col 16 [...]. n. 20 & 30. the same in an open Synod; affirm­ing S. Dunelm. col 16 [...]. n. 20 & 30., That they would never endure, that the Monks should be expelled the Kingdom, who were the Sup­porters of all Religion therein; whereupon he was termedTho. Stubb [...]. col. 1699. n. 40. Dei Amicus.

This was also that famous Ailwine, who had the title of Totius Angliae Aldermannus, id est, Iu­stitiarius Angliae, for so he was; and on whose Tomb, in that Abbey of Ramsey, was this Epitaph, Hic requiescit Ailwinus, incliti Regis Ed­gari cognatus, totius Angliae Aldermannus, & hujus Sacri caenobii miraculose fundator.

He had three Wives, the first Ethelfiede, who gaveIb. p. 231. n. 20. Saltrey to the Monks of Ramsey, and diedIb. p. 231. n. 20. in An. 977. The second Ethelgiva, who bestowedIb. p. 231. n. 20. on them Stow and Brune, and Ib. p. 231. n. 20. died in An. 985. The third Wlgiva, who gave Ib. p. 231. n. 20. them Brancester for the lining of their Gar­ments with Fur, and diedIb. p. 231. n. 20. in An. 994. He him­self diedIbid. p. 231. n. 40. in An. 993.An. 993.

To this Ailwine succeeded Vlfketell, who in the year 1004.An. 1004. whenS [...]. col [...]65. n. 40 & 50. Suane, King of Den­mark, invaded England, and burntS [...]. col [...]65. n. 40 & 50. Nor­wich, being so suddenly surprised, that he could not raise an Army to oppose him, he took coun­sel S [...]. col [...]65. n. 40 & 50. with the great Men of those parts, and made peaceS [...]. col [...]65. n. 40 & 50. with him: And after he saw that King Suane most perfidiously had broke his faith, and burned Cherford, raisedIbid. what power he could and marched against him: And notwithstanding he could not equal them in number, yet did he adventureIbid. to give them Battle. And, though (with great loss to the Enemy) he had notIbid. an absolute Victory, yet did he destroyIbid. so many of them, that they themselves acknowledged, they never underwent so sharp a fight.

And in An. 1010.An. 1010. upon another invasion of the Danes, this Earl Vlfketell fought with them at a placeIbid. called Rigmere, near Ipswich, in Suffolk; but being too weak, the Danes, after very much slaughter on both sides, became R. Hoved. fol. 247. n. 40. Victors, and possestR. Hoved. fol. 247. n. 40. themselves of this whole Province of the East Angles.

But afterwards, scil. in An. 1016.An. 1016. he, with divers other of the English Nobility, lostR. Hoved. fol. 250 a. their lives in that fatal Battle at Assendune in Essex; where Canute, the Dane, through the wicked tr [...]achery of Eadric Streone, Earl of Mercia, bec [...]me Victor; as in my discourse of that Earl Eadric I have more largely shewed.

I do not find that he had any issue, nor have I seen mention that he ever married; but of his munificence to the Monks of St. Edmunds Bury, there is this memorial, viz. That he gaveMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. p. 294. n. 50. to that Abbey, the Lordships and Man­nors of Hildercie, Redgrave, Rigenhale, Wulfpit, [...]ougham, and part of Bradfeld, Fullesham, and Hegsete.

The next Earl of this Province, was Turkil, a Danish Earl; of whom, the first mention I meet with, is, That in the year 1009.An. 1009. he landedS Dun [...]lm. col. 166. n 60 & 177. in the Isle of Thanet; so came to Sandwich, afterwards to Canterbury; and thence into [Page 18] divers other Counties, where he made no little spoil, attemptingIbid. to enter the City of London, but was repulsed. And in the year 1011. having much infestedJorval. col. 888. n. 30 & 40. the North parts of this Kingdom in a Piratical manner, gave BattleJorval. col. 888. n. 30 & 40. to Vlfketell, Earl of the East Angles at Ryngemere, and invadedJorval. col. 888. n. 30 & 40. Kent▪ with a powerful Army; yet after this forsakingS. Dunel. col. 170. Suane, King of Denmark, on whose behalf he had made these incursions, he tookS. Dunel. col. 170. part with King Ethelred, and stoutly assist­ed S. Dunel. col. 170. him in the defence of London Walls; which in the year 1013.An. 1013. King Suane attempted with his Army, and repulsed himIbid. But King Suane being dead, and his Son Cnute, through the great treachery of Edric Streone, Earl of Mercia, An. 1017. obtaining the Crown of England, he was by him advancedIbid. col. 176. n. 30. to this Earldom of the East Angles.

This Turkill is saidR. Hoved. f. 250 b. n. 30. to have been Cofounder of that Church with King Cnute, which was built upon the Hill at Assendune, and solemnly dedicated in the year 1020▪ by Wulstan, Arch­bishop of York, and divers other Bishops, in memory of that fatal overthrow, there given to King Edmund Ironside, as hath been observed.

The next Earl of these parts wasR. Hoved. f. 253 a. n. 10. Harold, (Son to Godwyne, Earl of [...]) afterwards King: But having spoken of him at large under the title of his West Saxon Earldom, I shall not need to say any more in this place.

The Earles of Oxon, Glocester, Hereford, Somerset, and Berks.

OF these Counties Suane, Eldest Son to Godwyne, Earl of Kent R. Hoved. fol. 253 a. n. 10. was Earl: Concerning whom, our Historians do re­port, as followeth, viz. That being banished Jorval. col. 938. n. 50. out of England, in An. 1044.An. 1044. he went there­upon to Baldwyn, Earl of [...], who Win­tred that year at B [...]uges: But about two years after (by the mediation of his Father) was again Ibid. col. 941 a. n. 50. H. Hunt. fol 209 b. n. 10. restored.

The next mention, of him, that I meet with, is his inveiglingJorval col. 939. n 30. of Edgiva, Abbess of Leominster, An. 1049. with intent to marry her, had not the King, and some of his Nobles, prevented it; for which heS. Dunelm. col. 83. n. 30. H. Hunt. fol. 209 b. n. 10. R. Hoved. fol. 252 b. n. 20. quitted England, and went in­to Denmar [...]: But not long after he returned with Eight Ships, pretending that he would be very faithful to the King, Earl Beorne, his Kins­man, (Son to the King of Denmark) promising him to mediate, that he might be restored to his Earldom. Shortly after which, he cameS. Dunelm. col. 183. n. 50. to P [...]vensey in Susse [...], and intreated his Cosin Beorne, to go with him to Sandwich, as he had promised, to make his peace with the King; who suspecting no harm, took with him only three persons to attend him: But this treacherous Suane, having him in his power, carriedJorval. col. 939. n. 30 & 40. him to Bose [...]am, where his Ships lay; and thence onS. Dunel. col. 183. n. 60. Shipboard (putting him in Bonds) unto Dort, where he most inhumanely murthered himS. Dunel. col. 183. n. 60., and cast his body into a deep Ditch, cover­ing it with Earth. Whence he fled to F [...]an­ders with two Ships, and there continued un­til Aldred, Bishop of Worcester, obtaining his pardonIbid. col. 184. from the King, brought him back into England again.

Howbeit, after this he joyned with Earl God­wyne his Father, in thatW. Malmsb. fol. 45 b. n. 40. Insurrection of his, which he raised in An. 1051.An. 1051. (as in my Dis­course of him I have shewed) at which time he had the guard of a Town in Herefordshire, then fortified by his said Father; and for that fact fledIbid. f. 46 a. with him into Flanders. Whence, to expiate that wicked Murther formerly by him committed upon Beorne, his Kinsman, (as hath been said) he wentS. Dunel. col. 186. n. 60. H. Knigh­ton, col. 233. n. 20. bare footed on penance to Ierusalem; An. 1053. in which journey he got so much cold, that he diedS. Dunel. col. 186. n. 60. H. Knigh­ton, col. 233. n. 20. thereof at Licia, in his re­turn.

To conclude, Take here his Character by William of Malmsbury Fol. 46 b., viz. He was a Man of a perverse disposition, unfaithful to the King▪ Ofttimes he went from his Father, and Brother Harold; and exercising Piracy, did much blemish the glory of his Ancestors with Maritime Rob­beries.

He marriedH. Knigh­ton, col. 2331, n. 50. Iudith, Daughter to Baldwyn, Earl of Flanders, as H. Knighton saith (but other Authors say she was Wife to Earl Tosti his Brother) by whom he had issue, Hacun; who, with Wolnoth his Uncle, were sent into Nor­mandy as HostagesR. Hoved. fol. 257 a. n. 50., upon the Restoration of Godwyne, Earl of Kent, from his banishment.

Earls of West Saxons.

THat Godwyne, Earl of Kent, had this EarldomRegnum West Sa [...]. continebat Comitatus Surr. Sou­thampt. Wilt [...] ▪ Berks. Somerset. Dev [...]n. & C [...]r­nub. Jorval. col. 801. of the West Saxons also, I have already taken notice; where I spake of his death, in my Discourse of him, as Earl of Kent: As also, that Harold, his second Son, had it then bestowed upon him by King Edward the Confessor, whereupon he quitted the Earldom of Essex (as I have already shew­ed.) It now remains that I say something of this Harold, as Earl of the West Saxons.

Of his raising the East Saxons, East Angles, with the Power of Huntendon and Cambridgshires, in aid of his Father, Earl Godwyne, upon that bold Insurrection by him made in An. 1051. or of his flight into Ire­land, and return thence; whereupon, he again, joyned with his Father in those his Rebellious practises (whereof, in the life of that Earl, un­der the title of Kent, I have spoke) I need not to say any more in this place; I shall therefore descend to his own particular Actions.

Upon the banishmentMatth. Westm. of Algar, An. 1055. Earl of Che [...]ter, whereupon he first gotMatth. Westm. into Ire­land; after with Eighteen Ships, as a Pyrate, joynedMatth. Westm. with Griffin, Prince of Wales; then invaded Herefordshire, and burntMatth. Westm. the Cathe­dral of that City: The tidings thereof being brought to King Edward, then at Glocester, he forthwith raisedS. Dunel. col. 188. n. 20. an Army, and made this Harold GeneralS. Dunel. col. 188. n. 20. thereof; who thereupon sud­denly advanced against them, and pitchingS. Dunel. col. 188. n. 20. his Tents at Snaudune in North Wales, so terrified Algar, and Prince Griffin, that they soon betook themselves to flightS. Dunel. col. 188. n. 20.. Whereupon Ha­rold marching to Hereford S. Dunel. col. 188. n. 20., fortified it with a deep and large Rampire, and strong Gates. But at length, by means of some, who did then mediate, there was a PeaceIbid. n. 30. concluded betwixt those great Persons.

[Page 19]After this,An. 1059. viz. in An. 1059. all things being in a quiet condition, this Earl Harold cameM. West. Will. Malmsb. fol. 52 b., to his Lordship of Boseham in Sussex (near the Sea Coast) where so it hapnedM. West. Will. Malmsb. fol. 52 b., that put­ting out to Sea to solace himself in a Fisher-Boat, a sudden Tempest arose, and drove the Boat to the Coast of Ponthieu in France; where being forced on shore, he was made Pri­soner M. West. Will. Malmsb. fol. 52 b. by the Inhabitants of those parts, upon suspition, that he came thither as a Spy. Seeing himself therefore in this condition, he seriously pondered in his mind, how he might obtain his liberty; and soon resolving, dispatchedIbid. away a Messenger (with promise of good reward) un­to Duke William of Normandy, to let him know, that he was privately sent over from King Edward, to reveal unto him some great secret; but being then detained Prisoner by the Earl of Ponth [...]eu, could not come to do his errand▪ Whereupon, by commandIbid. from Duke William, (being soon set at liberty) he cameIbid. into Nor­mandy, and after most honorableWil. Malmsb. ut supra. reception there, was takenWil. Malmsb. ut supra. with him, in that his Mili­tary expedition, then made into Brita [...]y; wherein he gave such signal testimoniesWil. Malmsb. ut supra., of his Prudence and Valor, as made the Duke not a little in loveWil. Malmsb. ut supra. with him. Harold therefore discern­ing how his subtile insinuations had already wrought; that he might heighten the Dukes estimation towards him the more, offeredWil. Malmsb. ut supra., that by a solemn Oath, he would deliver into his power the Castle of Dover, (which was his own right) and likewise the Kingdom of England, after the death of King Edward; wherefore, for more sure performance thereof, Rad. de Di­ceto, col. 481. n. 20. Ala, a young Daughter of the Dukes, with a large Portion, was betrothed to him.

OthersS. Dunelm. col. 195. relate this story thus,An. 1059. viz. That Earl Godwyne (Father to this Harold) being banished the Kingdom, by reason of King Edwards just displeasure towards him for his Rebellious practises, and not admitted to return without good security, for his future peaceable demeanor: Wolnoth, one of his younger Sons, and Hacun Son to Suane his eldest Son, were delivered up as Hostages to the King, and sent into Nor­mandy, there to be kept by Duke William, Bastard-Son to Robert, Son of Richard, Brother to Emme, Mother of King Edward. Which Earl, dying not long after (as I have elswhere shewed) this Harold, his Son, came to the King, and be­foughtRad. de Diceto, col. 481 a. Jorval. col. 947. n. 10. S. Dunelm, ut supra. him, that he might have leave to go into Normandy, thence to bring back his Bro­ther and Nephew, who had been made Hostages upon the occasion before exprest. To whom the King repliedRad. de Diceto, col. 481 a. Jorval. col. 947. n. 10. S. Dunelm, ut supra., That he would not of himself do it; nevertheless, that he might not seem to hinder him, he said, Go whither thou wilt, and try what thou canst do: But this I know, that thy aim is no other than to do mischeif to this English Nation, to thy own dishonor; nor am I ignorant, that Duke William will deny thy request, unless he know that it may be much to his own advantage.

Hereupon he took shipping for the journey, but by reason of a Tempest, was forcedIbid. into the River Maia, which brought him into Ponth [...]eu, and there made Prisoner, until by Duke William, unto whom he sent a Messenger, that acquainted him with his misfortune, he was delivered.

Being thus come into Normandy, the Duke entertained Ibid. him very honorably, using him with all respect for many days; and at length opening his mind to him, said, That King Edward, when he was a young man, and resided with him in Nor­mandy, did assure him upon his Faith, That if ever be came to the Crown of England, he would transfer the inheritance thereof to him. And thereupon said to Harold, If thou will be faithful to me herein, and de­liver unto me the Castle of Dover (Clavis & Re­pagulum totius Regni Mat. Paris.,) with the Well of Water there; as also send thy Sister over unto me to be married by one of my Nobles, and moreover promise to take my Daughter to be thy own Wife: I will forth with restore unto thee thy Nephew (Hacun) and when I come to be King of England, thou shalt have thy Bro­ther (Wolnoth) safely given into thy hands: And in case I shall happen to be established in that King­dom by thy help; I promise, that thou shalt not ask any reasonable thing of me, but I will grant it.

Harold therefore considering in what peril he then stood, and knowing not how to get himself out of the hands of Duke William, consented: Whereupon the Duke brought before him the Relicks of Saints, and caused him to swear upon them, to make performance accordingly.

All which being effected, Harold returning in­to England with his Nephew, and making a Narrative to the King, of what he had done. The King repliedIbid. thus, Did not I tell thee, that I knew Duke William sufficiently; and that by this thy journey, much mischeif would come to this King­dom. By this action of thine, many calamities will befal this Nation; which I pray God may not happen in my days. (Thus far Sim. Dunelm.)

After this, scil. in An. 1063.An. 1063. Griffin, Prince of Wales, making divers mischeivous excursions upon the bordering English, Harold was sent M. Westm. with an Army against him. Whereupon he retreatedIngulph. fol. 511 b. n. 20. with his Forces, and betook himself unto the Woods and Mountainous parts of the Countrey; so that the English, in regard their Armor was heavy, could not readily pursue them. But this impediment being discerned by Harold, he forthwith commandedIngulph. fol. 511 b. n. 20. his Soldiers to make use of light Armor; which so astonished the Welsh, that Griffin being forced to fleeIngulph. fol. 511 b. n. 20. to Sea for his safeguard, they offered HostagesIngulph. fol. 511 b. n. 20., in case they might have Protection, to become tributary to King Edward: And to manifest their reality therein, they slewIngulph. fol. 511 b. n. 20. Griffin, within a short time after, and sentIngulph. fol. 511 b. n. 20. his Head to Earl Harold; who forthwith conveyedIngulph. fol. 511 b. n. 20. it to the King, substituting Ingulph. fol. 511 b. n. 20. another Prince of Wales in his stead.

This is all that I have seen of his actings in Wales, An. 1064. other than his beginning of a noble structureM. Westm. S. Dunelm. col 192. n. 40. at Portaseith, that the King might be the better accommodated when he came to hunt in those parts; but Cradoc, the Son of Griffin, prevented his finishing thereof, by slaugh­ter M. Westm. S. Dunelm. col 192. n. 40. of most of the Workmen, and takingM. Westm. S. Dunelm. col 192. n. 40. away all the Materials.

In this year it so hapnedM. West. Jorval. col. 948. n. 10. H. Hunt. fol 210 a. n. 40., that the King be­ing at Windsore, An. 1065. Harold shewed himself so familiar with him, as to drink to him in a Cup of Wine: Which boldness seeming distastful to Tosti his elder Brother (then present, and Earl of Northumberland,) he pulled Harold by the Hair of the Head; whereupon a scuffle began, which many by-standers did endeavor to foment; but the King made only this observationM. West. Jorval. col. 948. n. 10. H. Hunt. fol 210 a. n. 40. on it, viz. That the just wrath of God did produce this deadly feud betwixt these most pernicious Brothers; for notoriousM. West. Jorval. col. 948. n. 10. H. Hunt. fol 210 a. n. 40. it was, That all the [Page 20] Sons of that late Trayterous Earl Godwyne were so transcendently wicked; that if they saw any comely Seat, they would murther the owner of it in the night time; and destroying his Chil­dren, possess themselves of it: Yet so subtile were they in their FlatteriesIbid., with the well­meaning King; that, by abusing his innocency, after they had perpetrated the greatest villanies, they made themselves the cheif Rulers and Dis­posers of all things in the Kingdom.

Others reportH. Knigh­ton. col. 2333. n. 50. this scuffle betwixt Harold, and his Brother Tosti, thus, viz. That they being jesting with one another in the presence of the King, Harold fell from jesting to lug his Brother by the Hair, and throw him on the ground; and that had he not been prevented, he would have strangled him with his hands. Whereupon, the King taking notice of the passage, said, That there would be very great feud betwixt them hereafter, and that one of them should be the destruction of the other.

That which now remains to be said of this Earl, is, is getting of the Crown, which his am­bitious thoughts had long aimed at: The manner whereof was thusMat. Westm..

King Edward departing this life without Issue,An. 1066. the great Men of the Land grew not a little doubtful, whom they should set up to be King: Some of them inclining to William, Duke of Normandy, (whom King Edward had design­ned, as was said;) some to this Earl Harold; others to Edgar-Etheling, Grandson to the late King Edmund Ironside (who was, in truth, the rightful Heir, but then young:) But Harold be­ing a crafty man, considering the danger of de­lay, upon the very Festival of the Epiphany, on which King Edward was buried, extorting Feal­ty from the Nobles, set the Crown upon his own Head: Whereof his Brother Tosti (who sufficiently hated him) having notice, he sailed presently out of Flanders (where he was at that time) with no less then Forty Ships; and coming into Scotland, where he met Harold Harfager, King of Norway, made a compact with him, and invaded England, with design to conquer his Brother Harold: Which being made known unto Harold, he raised all the power he suddenly could; and marching North­wards to oppose them, atH. Hunt. fol. 210 b. n. 30. Stanford Bridge in Yorkshire (which is over the River Darwent) after a sharp conflict (wherein his Brother Tosti, and the King of Norway were both slain) be­came absolute Victor: But most avariciously converting all the Booty and Spoils of the Field to his own sole benefit, so discontented his Sol­diers, that they unanimously forsook him, and disperst themselves. Nevertheless,Mat Westm. ut supra. so highly was he [...]lated with this great success; that not at all regarding his Oath made to William, Duke of Normandy; partly for, that the young Daughter of that Duke, to whom he had been so affianced (as hath been said) was dead; and partly considering, that Duke William was at that time embroiled in some Military disputes with his Neighbors of Britanny, he sleighted those fair overtures which had been made to him, thinking himself secure enough: And to justifie himself therein the more, alledged, That the Oath which he had made to the Duke, being in time of ne­cessity, was not to be kept; as also, that the Kingdom, whilest King Edward lived, could not without his privity be disposed of to any. But Duke William wasMat [...]h. Westm. of another mind; for no sooner did he hear, that Harold had thus made himself King, but that he sentMat [...]h. Westm. Ambassadors hi­ther to put him in mind of the breach of his Faith, and not without some threatning intima­tions of his farther purpose. Whereunto Harold made replyMat [...]h. Westm., That, in truth, he was of necessity compelled, when he betrothed his Daughter in Nor­mandy, to make that Oath of delivering this Kingdom of England unto him; but utterly denied that a compulsory Oath was at all to be kept. Adding, That if a Vow or Oath made by a Maid in the House of her Parents, without their assent, be void; much more his, who being under the power of the King, and compelled to take an Oath without the Kings privity. Moreover he alleadged,Mat [...]h. Westm., That it must be held too much presumption to alienate the Inheritance of a Kingdom, without a general consent of the peo­ple; and that it was a most unjust request, that he should quit the Kingdom, which he had undertaken to govern with so much favor of the greatest persons therein.

But the Duke, when he heard of these Allega­tions, was not a little enraged; and therefore having obtainedMat [...]h. Westm. the approbation of Pope Alex­ander, to countenance his intended expedition for England, prepared considerable Forces, with which he putMat [...]h. Westm. to Sea from the Port of S. Ualeries; and landing at Pevensey, near Hastings in Sussex, did soon after putMat [...]h. Westm. that dispute to the decision of the Sword by a bloody Battle, the Circumstances whereof are at large related by our Historians; wherein Harold, though fighting most courageously, and with great resolution lost his life. After which, his BodyOrd. Vital. p. 502 B. was delivered, by the Conquerors ap­pointment, to William Malet, to be Interred up­on the Sea-shore (near at hand) but being begged by his Mother, was buried in the Abbey of Wal­t [...]am in Essex, which he had FoundedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 11. l. 44 & 65. Necnon p. 18. l. 25.. Whence it is said, he marching to this Battle, and making his OrisonsM. Westm. ut supra. to the Holy Cross (where­unto that Church was dedicated) the Cross at his departure, as a farewel to him, did bendM. Westm. ut supra. it self, and ever after continued in that leaning posture.

The Lands which this Earl Harold possessed in King Edward the Confessors time, were very great in divers Counties, as appears by the Con­querors Survey Domesday., viz. Flanebury, Cattune, [...]oningesburg, with divers Hamlets thereto belonging, and Cletune, with many Hamlets also pertaining thereto in Yorkshire; Con­tone, Melchesham, Bromham, Nigraure, Colingeburne, Cilletone, Clive, Oche­burne, Lochintone, Hunlavintone, Bere­ford, and Botefelde, in Wiltshire; Mel­come, Beincome, Pidere, and Alford in Dorsetshire; Dolvertune, Clive, Netel­cumbe, Capintone, Longeford, Nort-Curi, Eungresbery, Hes [...]erige, Lolig­tone, Branwelle, and Prestitene, in So­mersetshire; Egrastone, Haltone, and Egleshos, in Cornwal; Bradestone, Toretone, Tavestocke, Haldeword, Mol­land, Morade, Alsi [...]tone, Topeshant, Mortone, Coletone, Hamistone, Spice­wite, Nimetone, Uluredintone, Framin­tone, Donitone, and Heclicorne, in De­vonshire; Westune in Shropshire; Ben­ [...]tet, Witham, Hadfeld, Havering, Stan­wege, Ul [...]elmestune, Phingere, Writele, [Page 21] Brietisesde, Laleford, Neuport, Richel­ing, Phernige, Wochendune, and Wal­tham, in Essex; Arclei, and Staninges, in Kent; Crohest, Watlingtone, Telt­tone, Ripe, Bogele, Gate, Ramell, Pice­ham, and Derentune, in Sussex; Fin­chamstede, Ciltetone, Bristoldestone, Burtardescote, and Clivore, in Berk­shire; Wimondeslay, Hiz, Weley, Wal­deney, Wavedene, Deneslay, Offelay, Hesmere, Hegestanestone, and Eye, in Hartfordshire; Sueneborne, Opetone, and Waburne, in Buckinghamshire; Al­westan, Campedene, Brimsfeld, and Chenemeresford, in Gloucershire; Inte­berge in Worcestershire; Merchelay, Clive, Ascis, Elwiston, Mateurdin, Her­deslege, Cicwrdine, Ulfelmestune, Sti­vingeurdin, Hanknetune, Burardestune, Hergesth, Bandeford, Chingtune, Ruis­cop, Etune, Hamme, Liedeberge, Co­tingtune, Hantune, Suewessen, Willa­veslege, Widferdestune, Manitune, Bris­merfrum, Sbech, Lenehalle, Malveselle, Siertune, Brocheurdy, Penebruge, Stratford, Cwre, Dodintune, Titel­lege, Midewde, Walelege, Herdeslege, Mateurdin, and Curdeslege, in Hereford­shire; Bermundesey, Meretone, Gomes­felle, Slede, Patricsey, Tadorne, Bo­cheham, and Wiseley, in Surrey; Odi­ham, Ferley, Lacherne, Haseley, Bro­chenstune, Tedeorde, Silcestre, and Esse in Hantshire; Bromley in Staffordshire; Sciptone, Langefort, and Cercelle, in Oxfordshire; Cherteling in Cambridg­shire; Clare and Suafham, in Norfolk; Barhon, Tedingsworde, and Cogeworde, in Leicestershire; Grantham, Haltone, Bernodeby, Tadewelle, Wadintune, Exewelle, Fulnodeby, and Carletune, in Lincolnshire.

All that I have farther seen of him, is, That he gaveEx Regist. de Peterborough, fol. 89 b. the Lordship of Cliftone in Com ... to the Monks of Peterborough, and had two Wives: What the first of them was, I cannot say; by whom, he had three Sons, Godwyne, Edmund, and Vlfe. Of Godwyne and Edmund, I find this mentionRog. Hoved. fol. 258 a. n. 40., viz. That in the year 1068.An. 1068. (which was the second of King William the Conquerors Reign) they came with some For­ces out of Ireland, and landed in Somerset­shire; and that one Eadnoth, who had been Constable to King Harold, encountred them with an Army, but was there slain: After which Victory they marched into Devonshire and Cornwal, made great spoil there, and got safe again into Ireland with no small booty.

And of Vlfe Ibid. fol. 264 a. n. 50., this, That being prisoner in Normandy, with Dunecan, Son to Malcolme, King of Scots, Robert, Eldest Son to King William the Conqueror, upon the death of his Father, returning into Normandy, set them both at liberty, and honored them with the dignty of Knighthood.

He had also two Daughters, viz. Gunbild Capgrave in vita S. Wol­stani., who falling blind by a dangerous infirmity, was restored to her sight by S. Wolstan, Bishop of Worcester.

The otherSax. Gra­ [...]at. l. 11. (whose Christian name is not mentioned) being brought into Denmark by two of her Brethren, was marriedSax. Gra­ [...]at. l. 11. to Iarislaves (and of the Danes, called Waldemar) King of the Russians: By whom he had a Daughter, who was Mother to Waldemar, King of Denmark▪ from whom the Danish Kings, for divers ages after, have proceeded.

The second Wife of Harold, was Alditha (or by some Algytha R. Hoved. fol. 257 b. n. 40. W. Ge­met. pag. 285 C.) Daughter of Algar, Earl of Mercia, and WidowR. Hoved. fol. 257 b. n. 40. W. Ge­met. pag. 285 C. of Griffin, Prince of Wales.

Earls of Huntendon.

OF this County the first Earl,An. 1056. of whom I have found mention, is, Tosti, who was of a Danish extraction. There is this Jorval. col. 946. onely memorable of him; that upon the return of that famous Siward (afterwards Earl of Northumberland) from King Edward the Confessors Court, by whom he had been very honorably received; meeting with this Earl Tosti upon a Bridge, he was basely affronted by him; Tosti throwing dirt at him with his feet: For which indignity, though he did not at that time lift up his hand against him, meeting him after­wards in the same place, he cut off his head, and carried it to the King: Who having heard the truth of the whole passage, gave unto Siward this his Earldom of Huntingdon.

But of this Siward, as Earl of this County, I need not to speak farther here, having discoursed at large of him under the title of Northumber­land.

After which Siward, the next Earl of this County, was Harold, Son to Earl Godwyne; so was he also of Essex, East Angles, or Nor­folk, and Cambridgshire; but having spoke of him as Earl of the West Saxons, I shall say no more of him in this place.

Earls of Hereford.

OF this County, Raphe, Son to Walter de Maunt, by Goda, Sister to King Edward the Confessor, was Earl in the same King Edwards time; of whom, I find only these par­ticulars memorable, viz. Rog. Hoved. fol 253 a. n. 20. That in the year 1051. he raised what Forces he could in this his County, and joyned with Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and Siward Earl of Northumberland, against G [...]d­wyne Earl of Kent, then Rebelliously in Arms against King Edward the Confessor.

After this, he, together with Earl Odo (both Kinsmen to that King) was madeW. Malm [...]b. fol. 16 a. n. 10. Admiral of above Fifty Ships, which were sent against Ha­rold, and those other his Complices, that then in­fested the Coasts with Piracies.

But in the year 1055. when Algar, Earl of Mercia, who was banishedIbid. fol. 254 a. n. 50. & fol. 254 b. n. 10., and joyningIbid. fol. 254 a. n. 50. & fol. 254 b. n. 10. with Griffin, Prince of Wales, entred Hereford­shire with an Army: This Earl Raphe, having raised what power he could to oppose them; and commandingIbid. fol. 254 a. n. 50. & fol. 254 b. n. 10. the English to fight on Horsback, contrary to their usual course, when he should have made the Onset; he was the first, who with the French and Normans, ranIbid. fol. 254 a. n. 50. & fol. 254 b. n. 10. away, which caused the total loss of that Battle: By means whereof, the City of Hereford, and the whole Countrey thereabouts were exposedIbid. fol. 254 a. n. 50. & fol. 254 b. n. 10. to the mercy of those Rebels. This wasIbid. sol. 254 a. n. 50. & fol. 254 b. n. 10. on the Nineth Calends of November, the same year.

THE BARONAGE OF ENGLAND AFTER THE Norman Conquest.

Earl of Kent.

AS it cannot be doubted, but that William, Duke of Normandy, after he had by that signal Victory over King Ha­rold, subjected this Realm to his absolute power, would use all rational means for the establish­ing himself in his future Dominion: So is it most certain, that the ad­vancing of such persons to cheifest trust and command, who had hazarded their lives with him in that notable adventure, was then esteemed the greatest interest of that Puissant Conqueror, and of all those his Friends and Followers, in or­der to the securing of what they had thus pros­perously acquired. Amongst these therefore, as none were like to be better trusted, so few had greater Advancements than his nearest Allies, as will appear by what I shall observe in this Histori­cal Discourse.

First therefore to begin with Odo; who, though an Ecclesiastick Person, (viz. Bishop of Bayeu [...] in Normandy;) yet considering that he was by the Mothers side, Brother to the Con­queror, he was raised to this Earldom of Kent, being the first place of power and trust, which after that Victory King William conferred upon any.

But before I proceed to speak of him as Earl, it will not be improper to shew, in regard of his Ecclesiastick Profession, how he was qualified for such a Temporal imployment; take therefore this his Character Gesta Will. Ducis Norm. p. 209 A..—Odo ille Bajocarum praesul, &c. This Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, was well known to be such a person, who could best of any undergo both Ecclesiastick and Secular businesses. Of his goodness and prudence, the Church of Bay­eux, in the first place, gives testimony; which he with great wisdom did settle and advance: And though he was in years but young, yet did he excel the aged in Gravity. To all Normandy he was of great use and ornament, his prudence and eloquence manifesting themselves, not only in Synods, wherein the worship of God was handled, but in all other dis­putes touching wo [...]dly affairs. For liberality, none like him in all the Realm of France; nor was he less praise-worthy for his love of Equity. He was no instigator to War, nor could he be drawn thereto; and therefore much feared by Soldiers: But upon great necessity, his Counsels in Military affairs, were of special avail, so far as might consist with the safety of Religion. To the King, whose Brother he was by the Mother, his affections were so great, that he could not be severed from him, no not in the Camp; being constant and faithful always to him. The Normans and Britons were most obsequious to him; nor were the English so rough, but that they esteemed him worthy of their fear, reverence, and love.

As to his particular Actings,An. 1066. certain it is, that he, with Geffery, Bishop of Constance, was Ord. Vit. p. 501 a. [...] present at that memorable Battle with Duke William, wherein he was Conqueror, and thence­forth King of England; and hadOrd. Vit. p. 501 a. [...] with him there, at that time, divers Monks and Secular Clerks, who by their devout Prayers and Coun­cils, then afforded much assistance in that great and signal2 Id. Octobr. An. 1066.conflict.

And, after that Victory, having the Castle of Dover, (which isMatth. Paris. Clavis & Repagulum totius Regni, the Lock and Key of the whole Kingdom) and this whole County of Kent, committedGesta Wil. Du [...]is, p. 208 D. Ord. Vit. p. 506 C. to his charge; he was joynedGesta Wil. Du [...]is, p. 208 D. Ord. Vit. p. 506 C. with William Fitz-Osberne (a Principal Commander in the Con­querors Army, as when I speak of the Earls of Hereford, will appear) in the Generalship, or cheif superintendency of all the Military Forces of the whole RealmIbib. pag. 212 a. Et Ord. Vit. pag. 506 C., as well in Field as Gari­son.

Nay heIbid. pag. 522 D. was likewise a Count Palatine, and gaveIbid. pag. 522 D. Laws as a King; having a power over all other Earls, and great Men of the Land: As also Iusticiarius Angliae Ibid. pag. 522 D., id est, The Principal Person under the King, for administring of Justice throughout the whole Nation (which high and eminent Office, after him continued till towards the later end of King Henry the Third's Reign, [Page 23] as elswhereOrig. Juri­dic. I have amply shewed) being re­puted W. Malmsb. fol. 62 b. n. 50. the wisest man in England.

In Lent after his Coronation, the King going Jorval. col. 962. n. 60. Ypod. N. pag. 30. n. 40. into Normandy, this Odo [...] was with William Fitz Osberne, Custos Angliae in his absence, having directionJorval. col. 962. n. 60. Ypod. N. pag. 30. n. 40. for the building of Castles in all fit places of the Land.

Being thus seatedEadme­rus, pag. 197. in Kent, and so powerful Eadme­rus, pag. 197. that no man durst oppose him, he possessed Eadme­rus, pag. 197. himself of divers Lordships belonging to the Archbishoprick of Canterbury; which being made known to Lanfranke, when he was ad­vanced to that See (viz. 5 Will. Con [...].) he forth­with made his complaintEadme­rus, pag. 197. thereof to the King: Who thereupon commandedEadme­rus, pag. 197., That the whole County of Kent, especially those who were most knowing in the ancient Customs and Usages there, should, without delay, assemble, and do right therein. Meeting therefore at P [...]nenden, Geffrey, Bishop of Constance sateIbid., in the Kings stead as Judge; who, after much dispute, past SentenceIbid. for Lanfranke; viz. That he should enjoy the Lands belonging to his Church, as freely as the King himself did enjoy his own Demesn Lands.

In An. 1074. uponS. Dunelm. col. [...]08. n. 50. that Rebellious Insur­rection of Roger, Earl of Hereford, and Raphe, Earl of Norfolk; this Odo, with Geffrey, Bishop of Constance, marchedS. Dunelm. col. [...]08. n. 50. with an Army to sup­press them; who being then near Cambridg [...], and hearing of this power coming towards them, fledS. Dunelm. col. [...]08. n. 50. privily to Norwich.

In An. 1078. (13 Conq.) Qui Ibid. col. 48. n. 50. tunc [...] Rege secundus erat, Being the next to the King, in autho­rity and greatness, he was sentJorval. col. 977. n. 50. with an Army to wast Northumberland; by reasonJorval. col. 977. n. 50. that the Men of those parts in an Insurrection then made there, had murthered that good man Walcher, Bishop of Durham, at [...], (near Newcastle upon Tine) but he there exercisedS. Dunelm. ut supra. much cruelty, and despoiledS. Dunelm. ut supra. the Church of Durham of some rich ornaments; amongst which, wasS. Dunelm. ut supra. a rare Crosier of Saphire.

Certain it is, that his extraordinary power and wealth, made him much forgetful of himself; wherewith, being highly elatedH. Hunt. f. 212. Ypod. N. pag. 32. n. 30., he grew both insolent, oppressive, and ambitious; and the rather, forOrd. Vit. pag 646. C. D. that certain Soothsayers of Rome had foretold who should succeed Hildebrand in the Papacy; and that they had found out, that after the death of Gregory, Odo should be Pope; so that he little valued the power and riches of these Western parts, unless he might rule there, and elswhere, at large as Pope: Wherefore he sent to Rome, and purchasedOrd. Vit. pag 646. C. D. a Palace there, linking the friendship of the Senators unto him by great gifts. And having adorned it with glo­rious and costly furniture, he drewOrd. Vit. pag 646. C. D. unto him Hugh, Earl of Chester, and a great Band of choice Soldiers; importuning them to accompany him into Italy, with promise of ample rewards. Wherewith being allured, and desirous to see Foreign parts, they soon assentedOrd. Vit. pag 646. C. D.; but King William taking notice of this great preparation, and apprehendingIbid. pag. 647. how prejudicial the effect thereof might be to this Kingdom, as well as others, being then in Normandy, hastens for England, and upon the way, at the Isle of Wight, accidently metIbid. pag. 647. this his Brother Odo, with his pompous Retinue, going towards Nor­mandy. Whereupon, calling all his Nobles to­gether, he representedIbid. pag. 647. to them, how that he had committed the Care and Government of Eng­land to this Odo, upon his own going into Normandy; and toldIbid. them of the dangerous Insurrections there, which occasioned that his journey; as also his happy success against them that had so rebelliously disturbed those parts: Telling [...] 62 b. n. 50 & 63. them further, that whilest he was thus busied in Normandy, this his Brother Odo had grievously oppressed his people in England, robbed the Churches of their Lands, Revenues, and Ornaments; seduced those Soldiers, who should have been employed in defence of this Realm against the Danes and Irish, to pass the Alpes with him. And having thus passionately made his complaint, commandedIbid. the Guards to seise upon him: But no one daringIbid. to touch him, in regard he was a Bishop, the King him­self laidIbid. hands on him. Whereupon he saidIbid., That he was a Clerk, and a Minister of God; and that he was not to be sentenced by any but the Pope: But the King RepliedIbid., I neither sentence any Clerk or Bishop, but my own Earl, whom I made my Vicegerent in my Kingdom, resolving, That he shall give account of that his trust. Whence he car­ried Ibid. him into Normandy, and in the Castle of Roan kept him prisonerIbid. to the end of his Reign, which was four years; but then was he set at libertyW. Malm [...]. fol. 67 b. n. 30. by King William the Second, com­monly called Rufus, and this his Earldom of Kent restoredW. Malm [...]. fol. 67 b. n. 30. to him.

Howbeit, though he was thus enlarged and favored by K. William Rufus; when he discerned that he had not the whole sway in disposing of all things, as formerly (for William de Karilepho, Bishop of Du [...]ham▪ was madeMat. Pa [...], p 14. n. 30. Justice of England) he fellH Hunt. ut supra. off from his Allegiance, and seduced many others, inciting them to set up Robert Curthose in the Royal Throne, as a person of a more gentle disposition, and who was past his youthful Vanities: And in order thereto began H. Hunt. fol. 2 [...]. a. n 50 R. Hoved. fol. 264 b. an Insurrection in Kent, where he burntH. Hunt. fol. 2 [...]. a. n 50 R. Hoved. fol. 264 b. di­vers Towns belonging to the King and Lan­franke, then Archbishop, carryingH. Hunt. fol. 2 [...]. a. n 50 R. Hoved. fol. 264 b. the Plunder of them to Rochester, bearing an immortal hatred to that Archbishop, in regardH. Hunt. fol. 2 [...]. a. n 50 R. Hoved. fol. 264 b. that by his Councel he had been cast into prisonM. Paris, pag. 14. n 40. W. Malms. fol. 67 b. n. 40. by King William the First, with that nice distinction as he was Earl of Kent; for as a Clergiman and Bishop, it was not justifiable.

From Rochester he marched toR. Hoved. ut supra n. 30 & 40. Peven­sey in Sussex, and betook himself to his Castle there; unto which, the King presently marched and laid siegeR. Hoved. ut supra n. 30 & 40.; but at the end of six weeks, being for want of Food forcedR. Hoved. ut supra n. 30 & 40. to render it up, he promisedR. Hoved. ut supra n. 30 & 40. by Oath to quit the Realm, and never to return until the King should command him; as also to deliver up the Castle of Rochester before his departure. Howbeit, when he came to Rochester with those Soldiers of the Kings, unto whom he was to render it, he and they were all shutIbid. up at Rochester by the Garri­son, which he had left in that Castle. Some were then of opinionIbid., that this was done by his own contrivance, for there were then inIbid. that Castle many gallant Men, and almost the whole Nobility of Normandy. There wasIbid. also young Eustace, Earl of Bolein, and divers Noblemen of Flanders. But no sooner was the news here­of brought to the King, than that he marched with his Army to Rochester, and besieged S. Dunel [...]. col. 215. n. 30. Mat Pari [...], p 15 n. 20. the City; so that within a short space, those that were there rendred themselves: And Odo [Page 24] losing all his Honor, for ever abjuredIbid. the King­dom, and wentR. Hoved. ut supra. into Normandy; where be­ing received by Robert [...] Curthose, then Duke, he had the whole care of that Province committed R. Hoved. ut supra. to him.

The principal persons, An. 1088. who joyned with Odo, in this Conspiracy against King William Rufus, on the behalf of Robert Curthose, were S Dunelm. col. 214. n 30. Geffrey, Bishop of Constance▪ Robert, Earl of More­ton (Brother to this Odo) Roger, Earl of Shreasbury; RobertIbid. [...]n. 40. de Molbray, Earl of Northumberland, and Roger BigotIbid. n. 60., Robert Rad. de Di­ceto, col. 489. n. 20. de Belesmo, William de Owe, Robert fil. Baldwini de Excestre, Hugh de Grentmaisnill, Bernard Newmarch, Roger de Lacy, and Ralph de Morti­mer: But of these, Roger, Earl of Shrews­bury, first Mat. Paris, p. 15. fell off.

Being thus received in Normandy, and in such high esteem with Curthose, he had the whole Government of that Dukedome committed S. Dunelm. col. 215. n [...]0. R. Hoved. fol. 264 b. n. 30. to his charge, and was thereupon made Or [...]. Vit. p. 664 D. his Coun­sellor. To conclude with the words of mine Author Ibid., He was Eloquent, and magnanimous, courtly, and (to speak according to the World) coura­gious. He was a great honorer of Religious Men; his Clergy he stoutly defended with his Tongue and Sword; and furnished his Church with rich. Orna­ments, as his Buildings, Vestments, and Plate of Gold and Silver, which he gave thereto, do testifie. In his youth, in regard he was Brother to the Duke, he was advanced to the Bishoprick of Bayeux; in which he sate more then fifty years. His carnal affecti­ons being sometimes predominant, he begot a (Na­tural) Son named John, who was afterwards, by reason of his eloquence and ingenuity of great esteem in the Court of King Henry the First. And though he was a person sometimes addicted to Secular Levi­ties; yet he had a great regard to Eccl [...]siastick Mat­ters. The Church of our Lady (at Bayeux) he built from the Ground, and decked it with divers costly Ornaments. In the Church of S. Vigor (some­time Bishop of Bayeux,) which is situate near the Wall of that City, he placed Monks, and constitu­ted the Religious and Prudent Robert de Tumba­lene Prior there, who amongst the rest of his learned Works, left a short, clear, and profound Coment upon the Canticles. Which Monastery he made a [...]ell to the Abbey of Dijon: He also sent young Schollars to [...]iege, and other Cities, where he knew the study of Philosophy to flourish, and gave them large exhibitions for their support in Learning; of which, so by him educated, were Thomas, Archbishop of York, and Sampson his Brother, Bishop of Worcester; Wil­liam de Ros, Abbot of Fiscamp in Normandy, Thurstan, Abbot of Glas [...]onbury, and many other then living. So this Bishop Odo, though much entangled with worldy cares, yet he did many land­able things; and what he got indirectly, be bestowed upon the Church and Poor.An. 1096. Howbeit, at length, leaving the World, he took a journey to Rome with Duke Robert his Nephew, but died at Palermo in S [...]c [...]ly, and had Sepulture in the Church of our Lady there.

The Lands and Possessions which he had here in England were wonderful great, all which were given him by the bounty of King William his Brother,Domesday, lib. for in Kent he had no less than an Hundred eighty four Lordships, or the great­est part of them; in Essex Thirty nine; in Oxfordshire Thirty two; in Hartfordshire Twenty three; in Buckinghamshire Thirty; in Worcestershire Two; in Bedfordshire Eight; in Northamptonshire Twelve; in Nottinghamshire Five, in Norfolk Twen­ty two; in Warwickshire Six; and in Lincolnshire Seventy six.

Earl of Cornwal.

TO this Earldom was Robert, Robert▪ EarlW. Ge [...]et. p. 268 D. Ord. Vit. p. 660 B. of Moreton in Normandy, Brother W. Ge [...]et. p. 268 D. Ord. Vit. p. 660 B. to King William, by the Mother, short­ly after the Conquest advanced, and had other great Honors givenW. Ge [...]et. p. 268 D. Ord. Vit. p. 660 B. him in this Realm.

In the time of King William Rufus, taking S. Dunelm. col. 214. n. 30. W. Gemet. p. 293 D. part with his Brother Odo, Earl of Kent, in that Insurrection, on the behalf of Robert Cur­those, he heldOrd. Vit. p. 765 A. the Castle of Pevensey on that account; but so soon as the King laid siege there­to, renderedOrd. Vit. p. 765 A. it up to him, and made his peace.

This Earl having hadMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 551 a. n. 60. the Standard of Saint Michael carried before him in Battle, as the words of his Charter do import (under which, it is to be presumed he had been prosperous) did, out of great devotion to God, and the Blessed Virgin; for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of his Wife; as also for the Soul of the most glorious King William (for those are his expressions) giveMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 551 a. n. 60. the Monastery of S. Michael, at the Mount in Cornwal, unto the Monks of S. Michael de Periculo Maris in Normandy, and to their Successors in pure Alms.

To the Abbey of Grestein in Normandy, Rob. de Monte. Founded by H [...]rlwine de Contevill his Father; he was a great Benefactor, for he gaveMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. p. 982. n. 20 & 30. there­unto the Lordships of Gratings and [...]ro [...]e­ham in Suffolk; and the Tithe of Can [...]b [...]s; as also his Lands at Saisinton in Cambridg­shire: Which place of Grat [...]ngs (now Cre­tings) was a Cell to that Foreign Monastery. He likewiseMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. p. 982. n. 20 & 30. gave thereto the Mannor of Wil­minton in Sussex, where also there was a Cell for Monks of that Religious House; and in Ferlis Monast. Anglic. Vol. 2. p. 982. n. 20 & 30. Five Hides of Lands. In Pevensel he gaveMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. p. 982. n. 20 & 30. them the House of one Engeler; and in his Forest of Pevensel grantedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. p. 982. n. 20 & 30. to them Paunage and Herbage, with Timber for repair of their Churches and Houses; as also Fewel for Fire.

He gave moreover to that Abbey of Grestein half the Fishing of Langener, and the whole Tithe of that Fishing; as also the Churches of E [...]d [...]ne, Wesdene, and Fer [...]es, and one Hide of Land at Heetone.

But whereas he found that the greatest part of the Possessions, which belonged to the Priory of S. Petroc at Bodmin in Cornwal (Found­ed by King Aethelstan) had beenMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. p. 213 a. lin. 35. taken from the same, and enjoyed by Canons Secular; he there­fore seisedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. p. 213 a. lin. 35. upon the Remainder, and converted them to his own use.

When he departed this World, I do not find; but if he lived after K. William Rufus so fatally lost his life by the glance of an Arrow in New Forest, from the Bow of Walter Tirell; then was it un­to him, that this strange apparition hapned, which I shall here speak of; otherwise it must be to his Son and Successor, Earl William, the storyMat. Paris▪ p [...]4. n. 10 & 20. whereof is as followeth. In that very hour that the King received that fatal stroke, the Earl of Cornwal being Hunting in a Wood, distant from that place about two ... and left alone by his [Page 25] Attendants, was accidently met by a very great black Goat, bearing the King all black, and naked, and wounded through the midst of his Brest. And ad­juring the Goat by the Holy Trinity to tell what that was he so carried; he answered, ‘I am carrying your King to Iudgment, yea, that TyrantWilliam Rufus; for I am an evil spirit, and the Revenger of his malice which he bore to the Church of God; and it was I that did cause this his slaughter; the Protomartyr ofEngland, S. Alban, command­ing me so to do; who complained to God of him for his grievous oppressions in this Isle ofBritain,which he first [...]allowed.’ All which the Earl re­lated soon after to his followers.

This Earl Robert took to WifeOrd. Vit. p. 578 D. Maud, Daugh­ter to Roger de Montgomery (Earl of Shrews­bury,) which Maud was also a great Bene­factress to the Monks of Gresline in Nor­mandy, by the giftMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. pag. 982. n. 30 & 40. of Conoc, consisting of ten Hides; and two Hides in Bedingham, with the Church of that place; as also of one House in London, with all Customs thereto belonging. Moreover, she gaveMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. pag. 982. n. 30 & 40. unto them Two and twenty Hides of Land which she had of Roger de Montgomery her Father; viz. At Ha­rinton Eight, at Merse Eleven, at Hiteford Six, at Langeberge Two, at Tavistone Three and an half, and at Clavendon Three yards Land.

By this Maud he had IssueChron. Norm. p. 995 C. William, William. who succeeded him in these Earldoms of Moreton and Cornwal; and three Daughters, whose Christian Names are not exprest, whereof the first was WifeChron. Norm. p. 995 C. to Andrew de Vitrei; the second toChron. Norm. p. 995 C. Guy de la Val; the third toChron. Norm. p. 995 C. the Earl of Tholouse, Brother to Raymond, Count of S. Giles, who behaved himself so valiantly in the Ierusalem Expedition.

The Lands whereof he was possest at the time of the Conquerors Survey Domesd. lib. were, in Sussex Fifty four Mannors, besides the Borough of Peven­sel; in Devonshire Seventy five, besides a Church and a House in Exeter; in York­shire an Hundred ninety six; in Wiltshire Five; in Dorsetshire Forty nine; in Suffolk Ten; in Hantshire One; in Middlesex Five; in Oxfordshire One; in Cambridgshire Five; in Hertfordshire Thirteen; in Buckingham­shire Twenty nine; in Glocestershire One; in Northamptonshire Ninety nine; in Not­tinghamshire Six; and in Cornwal Two hundred forty eight; having two Castles, one at Dunhevet, the other at Tremeton.

William succeeding Earl Robert his Father in the Earldom of Moreton in Normandy, and this of Cornwal; being a personW. Malms. fol. 88 b. n. 40. of a ma­licious and arrogant spirit, from his Childhood, envied the glory of King Henry the First. And not content with those two Earldoms, demanded W. Malms. fol. 88 b. n. 40. from King Henry the Earldom of Kent as his Right; which Earldom, his Uncle Odo (the Bishop) formerly had; giving outW. Malms. fol. 88 b. n. 40. privately, That he would not put on his Robe, unless that In­heritance, which he chalenged by descent from his Vncle, might be restored to him. Unto which de­mand, the King at first consideringIbid. his own unsetled condition, gaveIbid. a subtile and dilatory answer: But whenIbid. he discerned, that those Clouds, from whence he doubted a storm, were over, he not onely deniedIbid. his request, but be­gan to questionIbid. him for whatsoever he possest unrightfully; yet (that he might not seem to oppose what was just) modestly yeildingIbid., that he should have a lawful tryal for the same: But with that judicial Sentence, which thereupon en­sued, this Earl being highly displeased, in a great rage got over intoIbid. Normandy; and there, besides some fruitless attempts which he made against the Kings Castles; having an evil eye towards Richard, Earl of Chester (Son of Hugh) madeIbid. fol. 89 a. no little spoil upon his Lands, though he was then but a Child, and in the Kings Tutelage. From which time, together with Robert de Belesme, An. 1103. Earl of Shrewsbury, he ceased notIbid. fol. 89 a. to foment a Rebellion in those parts.

The King therefore discerning these his pra­ctises,(4 H. 1.) seisedS. Dunel. col. [...]29. W. Malms. fol. 89. n. 10. Mat. Paris, p. 60. l. 14. upon all his possessions here in England, An. 1104. razedS. Dunel. col. [...]29. W. Malms. fol. 89. n. 10. Mat. Paris, p. 60. l. 14. his Castles to the Ground, and banishedS. Dunel. col. [...]29. W. Malms. fol. 89. n. 10. Mat. Paris, p. 60. l. 14. him this Realm.

And not long after passingS. Dunel. col. [...]29. W. Malms. fol. 89. n. 10. Mat. Paris, p. 60. l. 14. over into Nor­mandy, to quench those flames which these two Earls had made, by joyning with Robert Curthose (who thought himself injured, that his younger Brother Henry had made himself King) subduedS. Dunel. col. [...]29. W. Malms. fol. 89. n. 10. Mat. Paris, p. 60. l. 14. all that power which there appeared against him;An. 1106. and at length laid siege to [...], (a Town belongingOrd. [...]. p. 819 D. to this Earl:) For the raising whereof, Duke Robert with this William, and Robert de Belesme, and many other, cameJorval. col. [...]. n. 20. with a great Army; where a short fight In Vigil. S. M [...]ch. ensued, this Earl leadingOrd. Vit. p. 821 a. the Van, and Robert de Belesme the Rear; and of the Kings Army, Ranulf de Bajorsis (an eminent Baron) the Van, and Robert Earl of Mellent the Rear. The Armies thus disposed, our Earl William made Ibid. B. the Onset upon Ranulf with extraordinary courage, butIbid. B. could not break through his Troops, they stood so stoutly to it: The Front, on bothsides, thus maintaining their ground, He­lias, Earl of Maine (on the Kings part) fell Ibid. B. upon the Flank of the Enemies Foot; who be­ing not well armed, were soon shatteredIbid. B., which disorder, being observed by Robert de Belesme, he beganIbid. B. to flie with the Rear; whereupon the King soon obtainedIbid. B. an absolute Victory, the Duke himself being made prisonerIbid. B., and all his principal adherents: Amongst which, this Earl being takenIbid. B. by the Britains, from whose hands the King and his Friends had much ado to get him, was sentIbid. pag. [...] A. Mat. Paris, p. 63. l. 6 Jorv. col. [...]221. n. [...] prisoner into England, there to be securedIbid. pag. [...] A. Mat. Paris, p. 63. l. 6 Jorv. col. [...]221. n. [...], during his life. After which, the King causing his Eyes to be put out, bes [...]ow­ed Ord. Vit. p. 811 A. his Earldom of Moreton, upon Stephen of Blois (Son of Stephen, Earl of Champaine) whom he then honored with Knighthood; who was after King of England.

This Earl William builtMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. pag. 668 a. n. 40. the Castle of Mountacute in Somersetshire, and called it by that name from the sharpness of the Hill, on which he did set it: And likewise Founded Monast. Anglic. Vol. 2. p. 909. a Priory near thereto, which he amply endow­ed, annexing it as a Cell to the Abbey of Cluny in Burgundy.

He also gaveIbid. pag. 954 b. to the Abbey of Bec in Nor­mandy, his Lordship of Preston in the Rape of Pevensel in Sussex; and was buriedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. p. [...]. n 6 [...] ▪ in the Abbey of Bermondsey in Southwark: But when he died, I find no mention; nor of either Wife or Issue that he had.

Earls of Arundel and Shrewsbury.

IT was not long after King William the First (commonly called the Conqueror) had setled himself here in the Royal Throne, but he conferredW. Gemet. p. 311 C. these Earldoms upon RogerRoger.de Mont­gomery, SonIbid. B. & p. 312 A. B. to Hugh de Montgomery and Ioscel­line his Wife, DaughterIbid. B. & p. 312 A. B. to Turolf of [...]ont-Audomare, by Weva, Sister to Gunnora, Dutch­ess of Normandy, Great Grand-Mother to the Conqueror; which still doth manifest the sense he had, as well of his Interest, as his Affections towards those who were of his Alliance.

The first account I have of this Roger, is, That he wasOrd. Vit. p. 470 A. Oximensum Vicecomes: And, after that, whenIbid. pag. 182 D. & 183 A. W. Malms. fol. 54 A n. 40 & 50. n. Geffrey Mertel, Earl of Anjou, be­ing a person of an haughty spirit, and prosperous in his Military attempts upon his Neighbors, had gotten the Castle of [...]lencon, belonging to Wil­liam Duke of Normandy; which so irritated the Duke, that he forthwith laid siegeIbid. pag. 182 D. & 183 A. W Malms. fol. 54 A n. 40 & 50. n. to the Castle of Danfro [...] in Anjou. Geffrey march­ing Ibid. pag. 182 D. & 183 A. W Malms. fol. 54 A n. 40 & 50. n. with no small power to raise the same, the Duke sentIbid. pag. 182 D. & 183 A. W Malms. fol. 54 A n. 40 & 50. n. this Roger de Montgomery, and Wil­liam Fitz-Osberne (then both gallant young men) to discover his strength; who meeting with the Earl, and representingOrd. Vit. ut supra. to him the courage and resolutions of their Duke; he furiously threat­nedOrd. Vit. ut supra., that within a day or two he would mani­fest to the World, that the valor of an Anjovin, should far surpass that of a Norman; arrogantly vauntingOrd. Vit. ut supra. what coloured Horse he would ride on, and what Ensigns of Arms he would then bear: But they, with as much disdain, magni­fiedOrd. Vit. ut supra. Duke William, and toldIbid. him the like of his Horse and Arms; and so returning, encou­ragedIbid. their party to fight.

This Roger wasGesta Wil. Ducis, p. 197 a. Ord. Vit. p. 493 a., with other the cheif Men of Normandy, of Counsel with Duke William, in order to his Invasion of this Realm; and at­tending him in that signal expedition, ledAnnal. Ec­cles. Aug. Cantuar. the middle part of his Army in that memorable Bat­tlePridie Idus Oct., wherein he became Victor, and thenceforth King of England.

After his Coronation,An. 1066. he wentOrd. Vit. p. 509 C. with him again into Normandy, (viz. In Lent following) and though he was designed Governor there, when the King should be absent; yet, being ad­vertised Ord. Vit. p. 509 C. of some disturbances like to be in Eng­land from the Danes, and discontented spirits there; he broughtOrd. Vit. p. 509 C. him back upon his return (which was in December following,) and first ad­vanced Ibid. & p. 522 [...]. Monast. Anglic. Vol. 1. pag. 381 b. n. 20. him to the Earldom of [...]chester Arundel, and soon after toIbid. & p. 522 [...]. Monast. Anglic. Vol. 1. pag. 381 b. n. 20. that of Shrewe­bury [Chichester and Arundel being really that of Sussex; though the Earls of that Ter­ritory are usually denominated of those places, in regard of their Residences thereat.] And to these he also addedMonast. An­glic. ut supra. the Honor of Eye in Suffolk.

The CharacterOrd. Vit. p. [...] B. C. which Ordericus Vitalis gives of him, is, That he was a very prudent and mo­derate Man, a great lover of Equity, and of discreet and modest Persons. He had three Clergimen, by whose counsels he was always prosperously guided; viz. Godebald, Odeler, and Herbert. The Governorship of Shrewsbury he committedIbid. to Warine the Bald, a Man of small stature, but of a great spirit; and gave Ibid. him in marriage his Neice Aimeri [...]. By the valor and skilful Conduct of whom, he kept Ibid. the Welsh in aw, and that whole Province in Peace. The other principal Persons who were Ibid. under him trusted and employed in his County of Salop, were William Pantolf, Picold Monast. Anglic Vol. [...]. p. 375. n. 60. de Sai, Corbet, and two of his own Sons, viz. Roger and Robert; byOrd. Vit. ut supra. whose wisdom and courage being freely assisted, he was as glorious amongst the greatest Nobles, as any of them all.

UponI [...]id. pa [...] 572 D. & p. 573 A [...]. that great and dangerous breach be­twixt the King and his eldest Son Robert Cur­th [...]se, An. 1081. when both of them were in Arms, and no small fearI [...]id. pa [...] 572 D. & p. 573 A [...]. by most Men of the consequence thereof, this Earl, with some few others, so far wroughtI [...]id. pa [...] 572 D. & p. 573 A [...]. upon the King (then at [...]) by their mild and moderate counsels, that he was content to remit the offences of his Son, and re­ceive him to his grace and favor.

Nor did his affections to Robert Curthose any whit abate when the Conqueror died;An. 1088. for no sooner had William Rufus assumed the Crown here, but he joynedS. Dunel. col. 214. n 20 & 40 with Odo, Earl of Kent, [...]obert, Earl of Moreton, and the rest of those Noblemen, with purpose to have raised the said Curthose to the Royal Throne; and in order thereto marchedS. Dunel. col. 214. n 20 & 40 from Shrewsbury with a great power of the Welsh, and others, unto the City of Worcester, and made great spoil S. Dunel. col. 214. n 20 & 40 there; but by the courage and resolution of the venerable Wolstan, then Bishop, who was at that time in the Castle a SallyH. Knigh­ton, col. 2359. n. 20. was made; cheifly by those of the Bishops retinue, which routed H. Knigh­ton, col. 2359. n. 20. this Earl, with all the power he had at that time there.

But so many, and so potent, were those of the Nobility, who then were against the King; that he seeing his danger, gave outMat. Paris. p. 14. n 50. & p. 15. that he would ease them of Taxes, alleviate the Laws, and give them free liberty of Hunting: And riding with this Earl [...]oger, subtilly toldIbid. him, That he would, most willingly, quit the Govern­ment, if he and those others whom the late King had assigned to be his Curators, should think it best. AddingIbid., That they should do what they pleased, so that it were not Treason; with many other smooth expressions, wherewith this Earl was so much captivated, that he thenceforth fell Ibid. off from the rest of his own party. Where­upon the King so expeditiously prevailedIbid. against Odo, and the rest of his then adherents, that all of them soon after submittedIbid. or fledIbid. (as in my discourse of the said Odo, Earl of Kent, will appear.)

The Possessions which this great Earl had in England, were of a vast extent, as appeareth Domesd. i [...] iisdem Comi­tat. by the Conquerors Survey, by whose bounty he enjoyed them, viz. In Wiltshire Three Lord­ships, in Surrey Four, in Hantshire Nine, in Middlesex Eight, in Cambridgshire Eleven, in Hertfordshire One, in Glocestershire One, in Worcestershire Two, in Warwick­shire Eleven, in Staffordshire Thirty, in Sussex Seventy seven; besides the City of Chichester and Castle of Arundel; and in Shropshire very near all that County, besides the City of Shrewsbury.

As to his enterprises in Wales, it is to be noted, ThatHistory of Wa [...]es by D. [...], p. 151. after the Normans became thus Victorious (as hath been observed) they thought [Page 27] the whole Realm of England too little recom­pence for so great and hazardous an adventure; and therefore observing, that Robert Fitz-Hamon, and those Knights who assisted him, hath sped so well by their attempts in Glamorganshire, desiredIbid. Domesd. Sciropse. King William to grant them what they could by power and force obtain from the Welsh. Unto which request (considering that by thus enlarging his Dominion, his Soveraignty and Wealth, would consequently be the greater) he readily assentedIbid. Domesd. Sciropse.. Whereupon he entredIbid. Domesd. Sciropse. Po­wysland, and won the Castle and Town of Baldwine, which he fortifiedIbid. Domesd. Sciropse., and called after his own name Montgomery. So like­wise Ibid. Domesd. Sciropse. Cardigan, and did homageIbid. Domesd. Sciropse. for them to the King.

There is this also farther memorable of him, viz. That he builtDomesday, lib. Salop. a strong Castle at Shrews­bury, upon that neck of Land situate betwixt the stream of Severn, on each side; which River so admirably environeth all the rest of that Beautiful Town, as that it is now well defended on every part.

And next, that he was a person of extraordi­nary devotion to God; for he not only Found­edMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 375 & 376., and most amply endowed that great Abbey of S. Peter and Paul in the Eastern Suburbs of Shrewsbury, but alsoMonast. A [...]gl. Vol. 2. p. 950 a. n. 40. three other Religious Houses in Normandy: One in the Suburb of the City of Sais; the secondMonast. A [...]gl. Vol. 2. p. 950 a. n. 40. at [...]roarn upon the River Dive; and the thirdWil. Gemet. p. 278 C. at Al­manacha for Nuns.

He was also a great BenefactorMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. pag. 957 a. to that Abbey of S. Stephens at Caen in Normandy (Founded by the most famous King William the Conqueror) givingMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. pag. 957 a. thereunto certain Lands in those parts.

So likewise toIbid. pag. 966. n. 50. & Ord. Vit. pag. 602 B. & 579 C. the Abbey of Vtica in Nor­mandy, as appearsIbid. pag. 966. n. 50. & Ord. Vit. pag. 602 B. & 579 C. by his Grant of the Lord­ships of Mel [...]eburne in Cambridgshire, [...] (now called Dnne) and Mercston in Staffordshire, with one Hide of Land at Graphan. Likewise ofIbid. pag. 966. n. 50. & Ord. Vit. pag. 602 B. & 579 C. certain Lands at Chi­chester, with the Tithes of Cheese and Wool of Pulton; and Tithes of Senegay in Cambrdgshire.

Moreover to the Monks of S. Peter at Cluni in Burgundy, by his GrantMonast. Anglic. p. 10 [...]6 b. n. 10 & 20. Jorval. col. 988. l. 53. of Chelton: And lastly, by his StructureMonast. Anglic. p. 10 [...]6 b. n. 10 & 20. Jorval. col. 988. l. 53. of the Church at Quadford near Bruggenorth in Shrop­shire; the occasion whereof was as followeth.

UponJorval. col. 988. n. 50 & 60. the first passage of Adeliza his second Wife out of Normandy into England, there hapning so great a storm at Sea, as nothing but Shipwrack was expected by the Mariners; a certain Priest, who was her Chaplain, being much wearied with long watching, fell very fast asleep; in which sleep there appeared to him a comely Matron, who said thus, If your Lady would be preserved from the danger of this dreadful Tempest, let her vow to God, that she will build a Church to the honor of S. Mary Magdalen, in the place where she shall first meet the Earl her Husband in England, and specially where an hollow Oak groweth near an Hogstie: All which, when he a­waked, he told to his Lady, who soon made her vow accordingly; whereupon the Tempest ceased, and she with her attendants came safe to shore. At length, after divers days journey to­wards her Husband, she met him near Quat­ford, in an Out-wood on Hunting, at a certain place where such an Oak then grew; and relating to him what had hapned, moved him, that he would fulfil her vow; who forthwith assenting, caused that Church, in honor of S. Mary Mag­dalen, to be built, which he endowed with am­ple possessions; and gaveLel. Coll. Vol. 1. f 24 [...]. to his Collegiate Chap­pel in the Castle of [...]rugge Nor [...].

He first took to Wife Mabel, DaughterW. Gemet. p. 272 A. & p. 275 A. p. 311 B. and Heir to William Talvace (Son of William, Son of Ivo de Belesme, a person of great power and note in the time of Richard, Duke of Norman­dy,) with whom he hadOrd. Vit. p. 470 A. a large inheritance in Belesme, and elswhere. Which Lady bearing much hatredIbid. pag. 471 D. to the Founders of the Abbey of Utica, causedIbid. pag. 471 D. that House to be grievously burthened with quartering of Soldiers: For which, and other oppressions, by her exercised towards divers of the Nobility, she was after­wards murtheredI [...]i [...]. pag. 5 [...]8 B. in her Bed, and buriedIbid. C. in the Abbey of Troarn before mentioned.

By this Mabel he had Issue five Sons and four Daughters, viz. Robert de Belesme, Hugh de Mont­gomery, Roger of Poictou (of which three, I shall speak more largely.) Philip who applied Ibid pag. 708 D. himself to Literature, and was aIbid. pag. 724 B. Priest; as al­so Arnulph, who having nothing of his Fathers Inheritance, betookIbid. pag. [...] D. himself to Feats of Arms. And following his Fathers example in his Ad­ventures in Wales, wonHistory of [...] by D. Powel. p. 15 [...]. that part of So [...]th Wales, called Dyvet, (now Pembr [...]k [...] ­shire;) for which respect, having [...]nast. Anglic. Vol [...] p. 381 b. n 30. the title of that Earldom, he first began to build [...] Cam [...]. p 148. a Castle there which he afterwards fortifiedHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 157. on the be­half of his Brother Robert, in the time of that Rebellion against King Henry the First.

He also gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. c. 569. l. 10. to the Abbey of S. Martin at Sais in Normandy, (so Founded by his Fa­ther, as hath been said) for the health of his Soul, the Soul of Earl Roger his Father, and of Earl Hugh his Brother, who was slain that year, the Church of S. Nicholas, situate within his Castle of Pembroke, with Twenty Carucates of Land besides.

Of his Daughters, Emme the Eldest wasOrd. Vi [...] p 578 D. & 68 [...] A. Ab­bess at Almanisca; Maud Ord. Vi [...] p 578 D. & 68 [...] A. was Wife of Ro­bert Earl of Moreton (Half-Brother to the Conqueror) Mabel Ord. Vi [...] p 578 D. & 68 [...] A. of Hugh de Nov [...] Casteko; andOrd. Vi [...] p 578 D. & 68 [...] A. Sibil, of Robert Fitz-Hamon (Lord of Corboil in Normandy.)

His second Wife wasOrd. Vi [...] p 578 D. & 68 [...] A. Addeliza, Daughter of Ebrard de Pusaic, by whom he had Issue only one Son Ebrard Ord. Vi [...] p 578 D. & 68 [...] A.; who being a Clergiman, was one of the ChaplainsOrd. Vi [...] p 578 D. & 68 [...] A. to Henry the First, King of England.

And now, as this great Earl, having a vene­rable esteem of the Monastick Profession, was Founder and Benefactor to so many Religious Houses (as hath been said) so at his departure out of this World, he farther manifested his affections thereunto: For by his last Will and Testament he bequeathedOrd. Vit. p. 579 A. to the Monks of S. Ebrulf (at Uitca) Thirty shillings to be paid every year, out of his Lands at [...]lencion, at the beginning of Lent, for the maintaining of a Lamp to burn in the Church of that Abbey, day and night before the Crucifix. And having by the hands of Reginald, then Prior of Shrews­bury, obtainedH. Knighton, col 2365. n. 10. from the House of Clu [...] in Burgundy, the Coat of S. Hugh, sometime Abbot there, for himself to put on, caused him­self to be shorneOrd. Vit. p. 581 [...]. & [...]g. 7 [...]8 C. a Monk in the said Abbey of Shrewsbury, with the consent of his Wife; where, it is observedOrd. Vit. p. 581 B. & [...]g. 7 [...]8 C. of him, That three days [Page 28] before his death, he wholly appliedJorval. col. 988. n 40. himself to divine Conference and devout Prayers with the rest of that Covent; and that he diedOrd. Vit. ut supra. the Sixth Kalends of August, in the year of Christ 1094.An. 1094 And was honorably buriedOrd. vit. ut supra. in the Ch [...]ch of that Monastery. But others sayHistory of W [...]les by D. Powel, p. 153, 154., that he was slain by the Welsh, between Cardiff and Brecknock.

¶Though Robert, Sirnamed de Belesme, was the Eldest Son of Earl Roger, last mentioned; yet, in respect, he had only that great Inheri­tance by his Father and Mother, which lay in Normandy, and not those Honors in Eng­land till afterwards, I shall first speak of Hugh Hugh. de Montgomery his younger BrotherOrd. Vit. p. 708 D., because he next succeeded in these Earldoms of Arundel. and Shrewsbury, whom the Welsh called History of Wale [...] by D. Powel, p. 155. Hugh Goch, by reason of his Red Hair.

This Hugh, in the life time of his Father, pos­sessed Domesd. lib. Staff. the Mannor of Wrfeld in Stafford­shire. He likewise wasOrd. Vi [...]. p. 703 & 704. in that Conspiracy with Robert de Molbray, and others, for the murthering of King William Rufus in Nor­thumberland, having placedOrd. Vi [...] p. 703 & 704. divers armed Men in a Wood there, of purpose to effect their design; which being made knownOrd. Vi [...]. p. 703 & 704. to the King, the principal of them were brought toOrd. Vi [...]. p. 703 & 704. con­dign punishment; and others forcedOrd. Vi [...]. p. 703 & 704. to open the [...]r Purses for regaining that Kings favor; amo [...]gst which, this Hugh gave Three thousand poundsIbid. p. 704 C. But of him I find nothing farther me­morable, than that Action wherein he lost his life, in An. 1098.An. 1098. (12 Wil. Ruf.) which was thus.

The Welsh growing powerfulOrd. Vit. p. 768 A., and commit­ting many outragesOrd. Vit. p. 768 A. upon the Marches; this Earl raisingOrd. Vit. p. 768 A. the power of Shropshire, joyn­ed Ord. Vit. p. 768 A. with Hugh, Earl of Chester, and the strength of that County, and marchedS Dunelm. col. 223. n. 30. into Ang [...]esey, where they made most miserable de­struction, and in a very barbarous and cruel manner, cuttingS Dunelm. col. 223. n. 30. off the Hands and Feet of some, the Privy Members of others, and putting S Dunelm. col. 223. n. 30. out the Eyes of many; and amongst these they tookS Dunelm. col. 223. n. 30. one K [...]ured, a Priest; by whose counsels the Welsh had been much guided in those their enterprises; and afterS Dunelm. col. 223. n. 30. they had cut off his Stones and his Tongue, they pulledS Dunelm. col. 223. n. 30. out one of his Eyes: But this horrid and savage deal­ing, went not long unrevenged; for within a few days after, Magnus, King of Norway, (Son of Olaus, Son to Harold Harfagar) having Ibid n 50. Jorval. col. 994. n. 20 & 30 gotten the Orchads, and the Isle of Man, failedIbid n 50. Jorval. col. 994. n. 20 & 30 with a few Ships unto the Coasts of An­glesey, intending there to have landed; but finding opposition, he letIbid n 50. Jorval col. 994. n. 20 & 30 flie his Arrows at those that were on shore, by one of which, this Earl was slain.Ibid n 50. Jorval. col. 994. n. 20 & 30

That he there lost his [...], all Historians agree, but the circumstances thereof are somewhat va­riously delivered, Ordericus Vitalis relating it thusP. 768 A B., viz. That Magnus, King of Norway, being at Sea with Six Ships, directing his course towards England, did much Alarm the peo­ple on divers Coasts, and that there then was great hostility betwixt the English and Welsh at that time. Whereupon the power of Ch [...]shire and Shropshire was raised, and ready for Bat­tle, in the Countrey of [...]yannoh, n [...]ar the Sea Coast. To which place, this Hugh de Mont­gomery first coming with his Troops, expecting Auxiliaries from the Neighboring parts, staid there many days, circumspectly guarding the Countrey against the Incursions of the Welsh and Norwegians.

During which stay, it hapned that the Inha­bitants thereabouts, discerned the Norwegians near at hand, and in danger of landing, ran up and down in no little fear; which caused this Earl Hugh to ride near the brink of the shore, in order to the Marshalling his Soldiers for the bet­ter opposing their entrance; but it so fell out, that as he sate thus on Horsback, he was shot by an Arrow from one of their Ships, and falling down into the Water (then flowing) lost his life. After which, within few days his Body being carried to Shrewsbury, was there buried in the Cloyster of the Abbey with great lamenta­tion.

Howbeit, Giraldus Cambrensis L [...]l. Col. Vol. 2. p. 100. in his Descrip­tion of Anglesey takes notice of another Cir­cumstance, but attributeth it to Hugh, Earl of Chester, who was at that time in Wales with this our Earl; and not to him, which is a gross mistake, as to the person.

There is (saith he Itin. Camb. p. [...]94.) in this Isle (viz. Angle­sey) a Church of S. Teuredaucus the Conf [...]ssor, in which Earl Hugh (after he had subjugated these parts of Wales,) having kennelled his Dogs all night, found them, every one, mad next morning; and that he himself died a miserable death within a Moneth after: For hearing that certain Pirates were come to the Haven of this Island in Long-Boats, and making hast to oppose their Landing. The principal Commander of them, called Magnus, standing at the fore end of the Boat, with a Bow in his hand, let flie an Arrow at our Earl, then armed Cap a Pe, so that no entrance could be made, except through his Helmet at the Sights for his Eyes; but so fatal­ly was that Arrow directed, that it passed through his Head-peice upon his Right Eye, and pi [...]rcing his Brain, caused him to fall headlong into the Sea.

¶I come now to Robert de Belesme, Robert de Belesme. Eldest Son to Roger de Montgomery; who, upon his Fa­thers death had those Lands and Honors of his which lay in Normandy, (as hath been ob­served;) and now, upon the death of Hugh, his younger Brother, these Earldoms of Arundel and Shrewsbury, in England.

The first mention I find of this Robert, is in An. 1073.An. 1073. (which was in the Sixth of the Conque­rors Reign) the King having then heardOrd. Vit p. 832 D. of much wrong done to his Norman Subjects by some Neighboring powers; fearingOrd. Vit p. 832 D. also an In­vasion from them, and Insurrections at home, preparedOrd. Vit p. 832 D. a considerable Army; wherewith ad­vancing Ord. Vit p. 832 D. to Mayne, and in his passage be­sieging Ord. Vit p. 832 D. the Castle of Fresnay, he there girt Ord. Vit p. 832 D. this Robert de Belesme with the Sword of Knighthood. After which, he grew in so great esteem with that King, that he conferredIbid. p. 668 C. much honor upon him; so that he excelledIbid. p. 668 C. most of the Nobility of Normandy in glory, having Ibid. p. 668 C. very great possession there, and many strong Castles.

Nevertheless, no sooner was the Conqueror dead,An. 1087. but his Turbulent and Rebellious dispo­sition began to shew it self; for he then seised Ibid. pag. 664 B. upon the Garrisons of Allencio [...] and Be­lesme, with divers other strong Holds; and joynedIbid. pag. 666 C. with Odo, Earl of Kent, and those other on his party, against King William Rufus, on the behalf of Robert Curthose, and wasIbid. pag. 667 B. with them in the Castle of Rochester at that time, [Page 29] Howbeit, when Earl Roger his Father, fell off Ibid pag. 672 D. from them upon the fair promises of Rufus, this his Son complied with him also; but go­ing Ibid pag. 672 D. soon after with Henry Earl of Constance into Normandy; and Duke Robert hearing, that he was thus reconciled to his Brother Rufus, and by Oath obliged to him, taking counsel with Odo, Bishop of Baye [...]x, before they could act any thing, he caused him to be seised on as he came a shore, and committed him to close imprisonment.

The news whereof being broughtIbid. to the Earl his Father,An. 1088 he (by Licence from King Wil­liam Rufus) hastsIbid. into Normandy, and man­ned Ibid. all his Castles against Curthose. But hear­ing Ibid. pag. 675 A. that C [...]rthose had good success against some others who were then in Arms, he made means Ibid. pag. 675 A. for a reconciliation, and for the enlargement of this Robert his Son; both which he accordingly obtained.Ibid. B.

Howbeit, notwithstanding that accord, being thus got a liberty, swellingIbid. with revenge, he ceasedIbid. not, upon all occasions, to do the greatest mischeif he could; never being quiet, for the full spaceIbid. of Fifteen years, but disturbing him sundry ways, and seducingIbid. others to do the like.

The CharacterIbid. Gemet. p. 294 B. of this Robert then given, is, That he was a very subtil, crafty, and deceitful Man; big of Body, strong, bold; powerful in Arms, and Eloquent; but exceeding cruel, co­vetous, and libidinous. A Person of great in­sight in serious Affairs, and unwearied in his managery of worldly business; likewise a most ingenious Architect; but for inflicting of tor­ments, a most inexorable Butcher: No Friend at all to the Church, but a vile and wretched Oppressor. For which, his wickedness, he un­derwent the SentenceOrd. Vit. pag. 707 C. of Excommunication by the Venerable Serlo, An. 1094. Bishop of Sais; all his Lands being interdictedOrd. Vit. pag. 707 C., so that there was no Burial therein; yet nothing was he reformed by any of these means. In brief, there can be no higher expressions of the most barbarous and cruel Tyrant that ever was, than is of him; his se­verity being exercisedIbid. D. not only to strangers, but even to Friends and Familiars; gloryingIbid. D. and making his boast amongst his Parasites of those his unparallel'd Inhumanities.

He wasIbid. pag. 766 B. Princeps Militiae Regis Willielmi Rufi; id est, General of all the Military Forces to King William Rufus; and his cheif Architect for the structureIbid. C. of that Castle of G [...]zors, upon the Confines of Normandy, opposite to Calv [...] ­mont.

Upon the death of his Brother Hugh, An. 1098. address­ingOrd. Vit. 768 C. himself to the King for his Earldom, he gaveOrd. Vit. 768 C. Three thousand pounds for the same; and was thereupon madeOrd. Vit. 768 C. Earl of Arundel and Shreswsbury.

He removedIbid. the Town of Quatford (near Brugge-North in Shropshire, where his Father, Earl Roger, built the Church, as hath been said; and builtIbid. a strong Castle at Brugge-North. He made claimIbid. to the Honor of Blithe in Nortinghamshire, as his right by Inheritance from Roger de B [...]ithley his Kinsman, which for a great sum of Money he obtainedIbid.; and for the space of four years was a grievous oppressorIbid. of the Welsh.

And though he stood fair with William Rufus, An. 1101. after that his reconciliation (as hath been said) yet upon his death he tookOrd. Vit. 785 D. & 786 A. part with Robert Curthose against King Henry the First; conspi­ring Ord. Vit. 785 D. & 786 A. privately, with his two Brothers, Roger of Poictou and Arnulph; as also, with William Warren, Earl of Surrey, and others; and at length broke out with them in open Rebellion Ord. Vit. 785 D. & 786 A. against that King.

Curthose therefore to requite this his service, gaveIbid. pag. 786 A. him the Bishoprick of Sais, with di­vers Lands in Normandy, promising more in case he were King; and in order to that his design, landedIbid. pag. 787 A. & B. at Portsmouth, where he found a fair Reception of the Nobility of Eng­land, who conductedIbid. pag. 787 A. & B. him to Winchester; upon which, many that formerly made a speci­ous shew of adhering to King Henry, then fell off, and entertainedIbid. pag. 787 A. & B. Curthose; amongst whom, this Earl, Robert de Belesme wasIbid. one, and Wil­liam, Earl of Surrey, another; who, that they might have the fairer pretence for what they did, made divers unreasonable demandsIbid. from the King; giving out, that they would desert him, in case he yielded not thereto.

But, notwithstanding all this danger which so much threatned King Henry, he managedIbid. pag. 788 A. & B. his business, in this great exigent, with such pru­dence, as, that he came to a firm accordIbid. pag. 788 A. & B. with his Brother Curthose, viz. That Curthose quit­ting all his right to England, should receive yearly Three thousand pounds sterling from thence; and enjoy the Town of Constance in Normandy, with whatsoever else he did there possess, excepting Dan [...]ro [...]t. All which, being thus concluded, (after two moneths enter­tainment here) he returnedIbid. D..

Peace being therefore thus happily established betwixt them, the King deeming it requisite to question those, who in his great necessity,An. 1102. had so basely deserted him: Amongst others, as the cheif, summonedIbid. pag. 8 [...]4 C. this Earl Robert de Belesme to answer the charge; whereupon William Warren going into Normandy to Curthose, and making sad complaintIbid. pag. 8 [...]4 C., That for his sake he had lost his Earldom of Surrey, which was of Three thousand pounds yearly Revenue, and importu­ning Ibid. pag. 8 [...]4 C. him to mediate with the King for restitu­tion thereof; Curthose on purpose cameIbid. pag. 8 [...]4 C. over into England accordingly: But moving the King therein, he upbraidedIbid. D. him with the vio­lation of that late peaceable agreement made be­twixt them, in not bringing publick Traytors to justice, and sparing that severity as was pro­per to be exercised upon Turn-coats: Adding Ibid. D. moreover, That he had, that very year, given friendly Reception unto this Robert de Belesme, and bestowed on him his Fathers Possessions, viz. The Castle of Argentoil, the Bishoprick of Sais, and the Forest of Golfer. All which miscarriages, Curthose replied, should be a­mended.

And having thus summoned this Robert de Belesme, he laidIbid. [...]. pag. 506 [...]. no less than Forty five Trans­gressions, by word or deed, to his charge.

Whereupon obtaining leaveIbid. [...]. to go to his Counsel, for the better colour of his escape, in great fear he fledIbid. [...]. to his Castles; which being made known to the King, he caused Proclama­tion Ibid. [...]. to be published, That unless he did come in, and submit to his Tryal, he should forthwith be adjudged as a Publick Enemy. But Robert well understanding his own condition, and not da­ring to adventure the test, fortifiedIbid. [...]. those his [Page 30] Castles, imploringIbid. aid from all his Kinred and Alleys.

The King therefore discerning his obstinacy,An. 1102. and being well acquainted with the height of his spirit, presently raised forces; and in the first place laid siegeIbid. [...]. to his Castle at Arundel in Sussex.

But besides this of Arundel, he mannedR. Hoved. fol. 269 a. n. 10. that of Brugge-North in Shropshire, strengthen­ing R. Hoved. fol. 269 a. n. 10. it with a very large and high Wall, and erectedLel. Itin. Vol. 4. fol. 182. a Chappel therein (which in after time was [...] Lel. Itin. Vol. 4. fol. 182. [...] Collegiate Church for a Dean, with Six Prebendaries, and dedicated to S. Mary Mag­dalen.) Moreover, he fortified and manned the Town and Castle of Shrewsbury; as also that Ibid. at [...]ikhill in Yorkshire, (part of the Honor of Blithe, belonging to Roger de Buithley be­fore-mentioned) and with his Brother Arnulph marchedIbid. n. 20. & Wil. Malms [...]. fol. 88 a. n. 10. into Staffordshire, committing great spoilIbid. n. 20. & Wil. Malms [...]. fol. 88 a. n. 10. in that Countrey.

He likewise beganS Dunelm. col. 227. [...]. 10. the Building of another Castle at Carracove in Wales; and brought Itin. Cambr. p. 222. a famous Race of Spanish Horses thither.

The King therefore discerning the flame of Rebellion thus kindled in so many parts, leaving R. Hoved. fol. 269 a. n. 10, 20, 30. W. Malms. fol. 88 b. n. 20, 30, 40. a considerable power to continue the Siege at Arundel, for preventing any Succors which might come thereto, marchedR. Hoved. fol. 269 a. n. 10, 20, 30. W. Malms. fol. 88 b. n. 20, 30, 40. himself to Brugge-North, and sentR. Hoved. fol. 269 a. n. 10, 20, 30. W. Malms. fol. 88 b. n. 20, 30, 40. Robert, Bishop of Lincolne, to besiege Tikhill. Being come to Brugge-North, he raisedR. Hoved. fol. 269 a. n. 10, 20, 30. W. Malms. fol. 88 b. n. 20, 30, 40. notable Works against it; and framedR. Hoved. fol. 269 a. n. 10, 20, 30. W. Malms. fol. 88 b. n. 20, 30, 40. certain Military En­gines for assault thereof, stayingOrd. Vit. p. 8 [...]7 A. there three weeks: And having by private gifts corrupted R. Hoved. ut supra. History of Wales by D. Powel, p. 158. Ord. Vit. p. 807 D. those of the Welsh of that Garrison, in whom this Rebellious Earl did most confide, whereof Iorwerth ap Blethin was the cheifR. Hoved. ut supra. History of Wales by D. Powel, p. 158. Ord. Vit. p. 807 D. he obtained a RenderR. Hoved. ut supra. History of Wales by D. Powel, p. 158. Ord. Vit. p. 807 D. thereof.

Howbeit, this Earl deeming it notIbid. pag. 807 A. safe to trust wholly to Garrisons, he leftIbid. pag. 807 A. Shrewsbury to the care and charge of Rog [...] the Son of Cor­beth, Robert de Nevil, and Vlger Grosvenour, un­to whom he joynedIbid. pag. 807 A. eighty Stipendary Soldiers; and making peaceIbid. pag. 807 A. with the Welsh, alluredIbid. pag. 807 A. to his party, Caducan, and Gervatus, two of their Kings (Sons of Rese,) by whom, with his own Troops he frequently disturbedIbid. the Kings For­ces: But William Pantolf (a great Man in Shrop­shire,) who was [...]leightedIbid. by this Earl, and thereupon received into the Kings favor; having Ibid. two hundred Soldiers sent to his aid, and the Governorship of Stafford Castle committed to his charge; not only galledIbid. the Earl beyond all others, resistingIbid. C. him also with his Counsels and Arms, even to his utter destruction; but so wrought upon these Welsh Kings, by rewards and promises, that he drew them to his party.

Which ill success attending this haughty spi­rited Earl, and the renderIbid. D. of that his strongest Castle at Brugge-North, wherein he reposed most confidence, coming to his ears, did so much perplex him, that being almost mad, he knew Ibid. D. not what to do.

The King therefore, discerning his advant­ages, commandedIbid. D. That Shrewsbury should be besieged: But the waysIbid. D. being bad and nar­row about Malpas, and the WoodsIbid. D. thick, wherein Archers lay, which annoyed the march­ing of his Soldiers,An. 1102. he was necessitated to ap­point Ibid. pag. [...]08 A. Sixty thousand Foot Soldiers, who were then in that expedition, to cut down that Wood, and to make a large passage through it.

The Earl therefore hearing of all these things, and considering the event of this his desperate condition, with all humility imploredIbid. the Kings clemency, upon his approach near Shrews­bury, and acknowledging his crimeIbid. of Trea­son, offeredIbid. to him the Keys of that Town. Which the King graciously acceptedIbid., suffering him to have safeIbid. Conduct with Horse and Arms for his passage to the Sea Coast; but seisingIbid. on all his Honors, and the Possessions of those that had adhered to him in this his Rebel­lion. Whereupon ensued the most general joy Ibid. to all the Kingdom imaginable, that they were thus rid of so great a Tyrant, and such a savage Oppressor: For he wasIbid. C. so stupendiously cruel, that he rather chose to inflict miserable torments Ibid. C. upon poor Captives, than to receive much Money for their Redemption. Which so much heightned the Kings displeasure towards him, that he could notIbid. C. endure any of his Relations, but caused his Brothers, Roger of Poictou and Arnulph, (who were both wealthy Earls) to be utterly extirpatedIbid. C.. Nay his whole Family was so odious to him; that inIbid. regard Emme his Sifter was Abbess of Almanisca, he tookIbid. a­way those Lands which Roger de Montgomery their Father had bestowed on that Religious House, and gaveIbid. them to one of his Sol­diers.

Being thus banished England, there was lit­tle Ibid. D. respect given to him in Normandy, scarce any one there abiding him; yet his wealth which he had treasured up in Thirty four strong Castles, formerly built for his Rebellious pur­poses, supportedIbid. D. him sufficiently: Of which, (such was his inhumanity, though besides this, he did sol [...]ly possess all his Fathers great Inheri­tance in those parts) he would affordIbid. D. his Bro­thers no share at all. Roger of Poictou therefore betookIbid. D. himself to the Castle of Carof, which was of his Wives Inheritance, and there con­tinued Ibid. D. till his age; and Arnulph after many troubles and miseries for this his Brother, being discontented, appliedIbid. D. himself to Curthose; and having takenIbid. D. the Castle of Almani [...]ca by sur­prise, deliveredIbid. D. it to him.

Being therefore thus forsaken of his Brother,An. 1102. he durst notIbid. pag. 809 A. confide in any; and having been so terrible to others, could not trustIbid. pag. 809 A. those of his own party; yet such was his proneness to evil, that he forbore not to lay hold upon any oc­casion to act mischeif: For whenIbid. pag. 809 A. as in the Moneth of Iune, this year, some Soldiers of the Dukes (id est, Robert Curthose) having a desire to plunder the Countrey, entred the Abbey of Almanisca, and stabled their Horses in that Sacred place, he hastedIbid. pag. 809 A. to them, and set fire Ibid. pag. 809 A. on the Monastery, tookIbid. pag 809 A. divers persons pri­soners; whereof some he killedIbid. pag. 809 A., and others, according to his wont, dismembredIbid. pag. 809 A..

Curthose hereupon marchedIbid. B. towards him with his Army: Whereupon he puts his Forces in order, and boldly meeting him upon a Cau­sey, routedIbid. B. him. Which success so elated him, that scorningIbid. B. the Duke, he aimedIbid. B. at no less than the subjugating all Normandy to his own power, and in effect he accomplished it; the people having no head to flee to, being neces­sitated Ibid. B. to submit to him.

Curthose therefore discerningIbid pag. 811 D. this desolation to his Countrey, and being notIbid pag. 811 D. able to defend it against the power of this Belesme (regardless [Page 31] Ibid. of the Accord made with King Henry of Eng­land his Brother) made peace with him;An. 1103. yield­ingIbid. up his Fathers Lands and Honors, as also the Bishoprick of S [...]s, and other things be­fore noted.

But the next ensuing year,(5 H. 1.) An. 1104. King Henry pass­ing Ibid. pag. 814 A. over into Normandy with a great power (where he was honorably received by the No­bility of that Countrey) sentIbid. pag. 814 A. to his Brother Curthose; and toldIbid. pag. 814 A. him of his breach of that Accord, which had been made betwixt them formerly in England, by thus making peace with this Robert de Belesme (a wicked Traytor to them both) without his advice, and restoring unto him those his Fathers Lordships, rebuking Ibid. pag. 814 A. him also for divers other miscarriages; after which, he returned into England. Howbeit, no sooner was he gone, than that this wicked Belesme, studying to make more mischeif, in­citedIbid. C. William, Earl of Morecon, and whom­soever else he could seduce, to take up Arms in those parts: Whereupon ensuedIbid. pag. 815. no little slaugh­ter, rapine, and spoil. Of which, King Henry being advertised, he forthwith hastes over into Normandy again, landing at [...], in the last week of Lent. And lodgingIbid. pag. 815. soon after at Corenton, received grievous complaints Ibid. pag. 815. of the miserable condition of the Countrey; amongst, which, that this Robert de Belesme had burntIbid. pag. 815. the Church of Cornay, in the Diocess of Sais, and in it Forty five persons, Men, Wo­men, and Children.

But in Autumn following,An. 1105. this Robert de Be­lesm, and William, Earl of Moreton, standing in fearIbid. pag. 819 D. of King Henry appliedIbid. pag. 819 D. themselves to Curthose: Whereupon the King getting some Forces together, marchedIbid. pag. 819 D. to [...], and there raisedIbid. pag. 819 D. Works for the siege of that place;In Vigil S. Mich. Jorval. col. 1002. n. 20. but notwithstanding those Works, Wil­liam, Earl of Moreton (whose Town it wasOrd. Vit. p. 820 A.) being a courageous young Man with some Troops of stout Soldiers relieved itOrd. Vit. p. 820 A. which being signified to the King, he returned again thither, and reinforcedOrd. Vit. p. 820 A. the siege. Earl William therefore excitesM. Paris, in An. 1105. Ord. Vit. ut supra. Curthose, and this Robert de Belesme, and all others, on whom he could by any means prevail, to aid him in the raising there­of.

Whereupon Curthose, with all the strength he could make, formedM. Paris, in An. 1105. Ord. Vit. ut supra. an Army; the principal persons therein beingM. Paris, in An. 1105. Ord. Vit. ut supra. this Robert de Belesme, William, Earl of Moreton, Robert de Stotevil, and William de Ferrers: Of which Army, William, Earl of Moreton, commandedIbid. the Van, and Robert de Belesme the Rear. But such was the fate of Curthose and his Adherents, that the Flank of their Army, being fiercely chargedIbid. pag. 821 B. Battle at Tener [...] ­bray. by Heli [...]s, Earl of Mayne, on the Kings Party, became so disorderedIbid. pag. 821 B. Battle at Tener [...] ­bray., that our Robert de Belesme (who was with Rear) presently fledIbid. pag. 821 B. Battle at Tener [...] ­bray.; by which means, the King obtained a clear and absolute VictoryIbid. pag. 821 B. Battle at Tener [...] ­bray. Curthose himself being there taken prisonerIbid. pag. 821 B. Battle at Tener [...] ­bray. (as I have elswhere shewed) with divers others of greatest note on his side.

But Belesme thus escaping, endeavoredIbid. pag. 822 [...]. by all the means he could to draw off Heli [...]s, Earl of Mayne from the King, and by his help to set up Curthose again: Which when he saw he could not effect, he then made useIbid. pag. 822 [...]. of him to work his reconcilation, and obtained itIbid. pag. 822 [...].: The King thereupon restoringIbid pag. 823 A. to him Argentoil, and what­soever of his cheif Inheritance he had formerly enjoyed. Howbeit, all these gracious favors from King Henry, wrought nothing on him; but when he saw any opportunityIbid. pag. 838., he was st [...]ll for more mischeif; afterwards conspiringIbid. pag. 838. to set up William, the Son of [...]obert Curthose, then in banishment, stirring up Lewis, An. 1108. King of France, William, Duke of [...], Henry, Duke of Burgun [...]y, Alan, Earl of [...], and all other potent men, that he could, to his aid.An. 1113. And afterwards both by his Counsels and Power, abetted [...]. 841 A. Fo [...]ke, Earl of [...], and other King Henries Enemies: The King there­fore considering [...] 841 A. that no Favor could win him, nor Oath or Promise oblige him, convented [...] 841 A. him before his Court of Justice at [...], for these his wicked practises; which being not able to gainsay, he was by Judgment there­of committed [...] 841 A. to close imprisonment, atR Hoved. fol. 271 a. n. 10. [...] in [...], and his Possessions at [...], and [...], with other Lands in those parts, disposed r to Theob [...]ld, Earl of [...], (Brother to Stephen, afterwards King of England.)An. 1114. And the next year following, broughtIbid. pag: 844 D. over into England▪ and at [...] ­ham sufficiently securedH. Hunt. pag 217 b. n. 30. all the days of his life.H. Hunt. pag 217 b. n. 30.

Having thus, with as much brevity as I could, run through the story of this turbulent spirited Earl, I shall conclude with that which Henry de Huntendon (one of our ancient Writers) ex­presseth of him (inter alis) in that excellent Epistle MS. in [...] Cotton. fol. [...] b. of his De Contemptu Mundi, written to a familiar Friend of his, in the time of King Henry the Second— Vidi [...]ti Robertum de Beleeme, qui princeps Normannensis in Carcerem positus; erat Pluto, Meger [...], Cerberus, &c. Thou h [...]t seen Robert de Beleeme, a Pri [...]e in Normandy, cast into Prison: He was a Pluto, Megera, Cer­berus, or whatsoever else can be expr [...]ssed that is most horrid. He would not permit poor Captives to be redeemed, but murther them; under pretence of playing with his own little Godson, he thrust out his eyes with his thumbs. He used to thrust sharpe stakes through the bodies of men and women, from the fundament to the mouth; and the greatest slaugh­ter of people was his cheifest delight: So that it was commonly said of him, as in a Proverb, The won­ders of Robert de Beleeme. But let us come to his end, a thing most desirable: He who had so tortured others with imprisonment, was himself cast into pri­son by King Henry, and there long tormented till his death; which be so much endeavord to effect by hunger, that it was scarce discernable, whether be were living or dead; and being speechless, could not express the sense he had of death.

This, sometime great, Earl took to Wife Ord. Vit. pag 708 [...]. Agnes, the Daughter of Guy, Earl of Pon­thieu, whom he usedOrd. Vit. pag 702 [...]. most barbarously, keep­ing her a long time a prisoner in his Castle at [...]elesme; until by the means of a Servant, she made her escape, and fledOrd. Vit. pag. 708 [...]. to the Countess of [...]hartres, neverOrd. Vit. pag 708. [...]. returning to that her cruel Husband.

By her he left issueW. Gemet. p. 3 [...] B. & 311 A. one only Son, viz. Wil­liam, sirnamed Talvace; William Talva [...]e. against whom King Henry the First was much incensed, but at the earnest intreaty of Maud the Empress his Daugh­ter, he at last receivedOr [...]. Vit. p. 851 C. him to his favor, and permitted him to enjoyOr [...]. Vit. p. 851 C. all his Fathers Inheri­tance in Normandy.

But afterwards,An. 1135. upon those differencesIbid. pag. 900 D. which unhappily arose betwixt King Henry, and his [Page 32] Son-in-Law Geffrey, Earl of Anjou; this Wil­liam Talvace being much suspectedIbid. by the King, to favor and abet the Earl of Anjou against him; and for that cause divers times summon­ed Ibid. to come to his presence, but refusing, King Henry seisedIbid. upon all his Lands and Honors: Whereupon he fled to the said Earl of Anjou, and after the death of King Henry adheredIbid. pag. 905 C. to him, having the title ofIbid. pag. 905 C. Earl of Ponthieu, as also ofChro. Norm. p. 1000 C. Sais.

This William Talvace, by Ala hisW. Gem. p. 311 C. Ord. Vit. p. 897 D. Wife, Daughter to Odo, Duke of Burgundy, had Issue two Sons, Guy who was madeW. Gemet. p. 311 C. Chro. Nor. p. 1000 C. Earl of Ponthieu in his Fathers life time, andW. Gemet. p. 311 C. Chro. Nor. p. 1000 C. Iohn; as also two Daughters, the one marriedW. Gemet. p. 311 C. to Iuhel, the Son of Walter de Meduana; and the other toIbid. William, Earl Warren the Third; and afterwards toChro Nor [...]. p. 1002 B. Patrick, Earl of Salisbury.

I come lastly to Roger of Poictou, Roger of Poictou. the Third Son of the before mentioned Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury. This Roger, sirnamed Pictaviensis, id est, of Poictou, becauseOrd. Vit. p. 708 D. W. Malms. pag. 88 b. n 30. he married a Wife of that County, had nothingOrd. Vit. p 708 D. Ibid. pag. 808 C. at all of his Fathers Inheritance, but was a Military Man: Whereupon, being advanced to the title Ord. Vit. p 708 D. Ibid. pag. 808 C. of an Earl, he livedOrd. Vit. p 708 D. Ibid. pag. 808 C. for a time in wealth and power; having the EarldomMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 381 b. n 30. of Lancaster, and all that partDomesd. lib. of Lancashire which lieth betwixt the Rivers of Ribble and Mersey, and other great Possessions, in that, and other Coun­ties of the Conquerors gift.

So that he became not only a good Benefactor to the Abbey of Shrewsbury, (which was of his Fathers Foundation, as I have already shew­ed) by givingVonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 380 b. n. 10. thereto the Churches of Kirke­ham, Waleton Ibid. pag. 378. n. 60. & p. 383 a. n. 20 & 30., and Biscopeham Ibid. pag. 378. n. 60. & p. 383 a. n. 20 & 30.; as also the LordshipsIbid. pag. 378. n. 60. & p. 383 a. n. 20 & 30. of Pulton, Oxciton, and Biscopeham, with the FishingIbid. pag. 378. n. 60. & p. 383 a. n. 20 & 30. of Thele­well (all in Lancashire) but was so liberal to the Monks of S. Martins at Sais in France, by bestowingIbid. pag. 566 a. n. 20, 30, 40, 50, 60▪ &c. & p. 568 b. n. 50 on them the Church of our Lady at Lancaster, with divers Lands belonging thereto; as also the Churches of Hessen, with the third part of the Lands in that Town;An. 1094. the Churches of Cotgrave, Cropill, Wikelay, Croston; the moity of the Church of Aicle­ton; the Churches of Ridwell and Preston, with the whole Tithes of that Parish; the Churches of Mellinges and Boelton; the Town of great Dernesse, as also of Pulton, with the Church, and one Carucate of Land: The Tithes of his Venison and Paunage through­out all his Woods; the Tithe of his Fishing, and third draught of Fish taken with great Nets; the small Tithes of Estanebery, Salfort, Derby, Halas, Ewreton, Waleton, Crosseby, Molas, Croston, Preston, Richby, Singleton, Preshoved, Middel­ton, Overton, Scherton, Barr, Stapleton, and Asseline: That those Monks thereupon esta­blished a Cell of their own Order there, and an­nexed all the Lands and Churches so given by this Earl thereunto; so that he may very well be accounted the Founder of that Priory-Alien, so setled at Lancaster.

But takingOrd. Vit. p 785 D. part with his Brother Robert de Belesme, An. 1101. Earl of Shrewsbury, in that Rebel­lion against King Henry the First, on the behalf of Robert Curthose, he was banishedW. Malmsb. p. 88 b. n. 10. England for the same. After which, Henry, Duke of Normandy, (Son to Maud the Empress) gave all his Possessions unto Ranulph (sirnamed Ger­nouns, Earl of Chester (as I shall more fully shew, when I come to speak of that Earl) which were of a vast extent.

For besidesDomesd. lib. [...]ub [...]it. Rog. Picta [...] inter [...] & [...] all that part of Lancashi [...]e, ly­ing betwixt the Rivers of Ribble and Mersey, he hadDomesd. lib. [...]ub [...]it. Rog. Picta [...]inter [...] & [...] so much more in that County, as made up the number of an hundred fourscore and eight Mannors: As alsoDomesd. in iisdem Com. Seventy six in York­shire, Three in Essex, Fifty nine in Suffolk, Eleven in Nottinghamshire, Seven in Der­bishire, Ten in Norfolk, and Forty four in Lincolnshire.

But of his Posterity, other than one Daughter calledEx magno Registro in Officio Duca­tu [...] Lancast. [...]ub tit. Lan­cast [...]. Sibill, I have not seen any thing.

Earls of Chester.

THe first Earl of this County, after the Norman Conquest, wasOrd. Vit. p. 522 A. Gherbod Gherbod. a Flemming; who, having undergone Ibid. many difficulties, as well from the English, as his troublesome Neighbors the Welsh; and be­ing at length sentIbid. for into Flanders by some of his Friends, to whom he had committed the managery of his affairs, relating to his Hereditary Honor in that Countrey, obtained licenseIbid. from King William to go over thither, with purpose to make a speedy return: But it so hapned, that he there fell into his Enemies hands, and was restrainedIbid. by a long and hard imprisonment.

¶King William therefore, upon this recess of Gherbod, gaveIbid. pag. 598 A. this Earldom of Chester to Hugh de Abrincis, his SistersH. Knighton, col. 2376. n. 60 Son (Wife of Ord. Vit. [...] supra. Richard, sirnamed Goz.) Which Hugh Hugh Lu­pus. being a person of great noteIbid. B. at that time amongst the Norman Nobility, and an expertIbid. B. Soldier, was for that respect, cheifly placed so near those un­conquered Britains, the better to restrain their bold incursions: For my Author saithIbid. B., It was consilio prudentum, by the advice of his Council, that King William thus advanced him to that Government; his power being also not ordina­ry, for he had Royal Jurisdiction within the Precincts of this Earldom, it being givenCambden in Chesh. him, Tenere ita liberè ad Gladium, sicut ipse Rex tenebat Angliam per Coronam. To hold as freely by the Sword, as the King himself held England by the Crown. But though the time of this his advance­ment wasOrd. Vit. ut supra. not till the year 1070. (4 Will. Conq. Gherbod thenOrd. Vit. ut supra. departing hence) certain it is, that he first cameMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. pag. 72 a. n. 30. into England with the Conqueror, and thereupon had Whitby in Yorkshire bestowedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. pag. 72 a. n. 30. upon him, which he soon after disposedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. pag. 72 a. n. 30. to William de Percy, his associate in that famous expedition.

During the Conquerors Reign, I have not seen any farther mention of this Earl Hugh, then that he was a witnessIbid. Vol. 1. p. 289 b. n. 30. with most of the Bishops and great Men of the Realm, unto that Kings Charter of Confirmation made to the Monks of S. Edmunds-Bury in Suffolk, Pridie Kal. Iunii, An. 1081. (14 Conq.) whereby he ratified to that Monastery, the Concessions of King Edmund, Canutus, Hardy-Canutus, and Edward the Confessor, amongst which, he is rankedIbid. Vol. 1. p. 289 b. n. 30. in the second place, viz. Next unto Roger de Mont­gomery, then Earl of Shrewsbury.

But in 1 Will. Rufi, whenOrd. Vit. p 666 C. Odo, Earl of Kent, with Eustace, Earl of Bolein, Robert de Belesme, and many more, adhering to Robert Curthose (eldest [Page 33] Son to the Conqueror) would have advanced him to the Crown; and to that end cameIbid. into Eng­land, mannedIbid. divers Castles, and incitedIbid. the people to joyn with them; this Earl Hugh stood Ibid. pag. 667 C. stoutly to the King: Whereupon he had the Castle of S. Iames committedW. Gemet. lib. 8. cap 4. to his trust, which standing on the Confines of Normandy and Britanny, was builtIbid. by Duke William (before his Conquest of England) to restrain the attempts of Conan, Earl of Britanny (and whereof Richard de Abrincis, Father to this Earl Hugh was made the first Governor.)

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Being faithfulOrd. Vit. p. 697 A. to King William Rufus all his Reign, when Henry his Brother had possessed himself of many strong places in Normandy, heOrd. Vit. p. 697 A. rendred to the King, those that were in his hands; and was one of the principalIbid. 666 A. B. Com­manders against those Forces of Philip, King of France; which Philip, claiming a right to se­veral places in Normandy, had entred those parts with a great power. By his Prowess and Military skill, he enlarged his Territories upon the Welsh, winningHistory of Wales by D. [...], p. 151. Tegenel and Ryvo [...]e, with all the Land by the Sea-shore, unto the Ri­ver of [...]onwey,

In 11 Will. Rufi, he joyned with Hugh, An. 1096. then Earl of Shrewsbury, and entringR. Hoved. p. 267 b. n. 20. the Isle of Anglesey, exercised great cruelties towards the [Page 34] Welsh; that being the timeW Malms. fol. 70 b. n. 40. Jorval. p. 994 b. n. 10. when Magnus, King of Norway, made an attempt on that Isle, in resistance of whom the Earl of Shrewsbury lostW Malms. fol. 70 b. n. 40. Jorval. p. 994 b. n. 10. his life.

After the death of which King, this Earl Hugh grew in much esteem with King Henry the First, beingHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 155. one of his cheif Counsellors. He wasOrd. Vit. p. 783 D. a fat Man, and therefore called Hugh V­ras by the Welsh.

It is reportedGiraldi Cambr Itin. Camb. p. 194., that there being in the Isle of Anglesey a Stone (much like in shape to the Thigh of a Man) of that vertue, that whether­soever it is removed, it will the next night fol­lowing, return to its old place, as by the Inha­bitants thereabouts hath been frequently ob­served; and that though this Earl, upon his invasion of the Isle, in the time of King Henry the First, hearing of its property, caused it to be fastned unto another Stone of great magnitude, with a strong Chain of Iron, and thrown into the Sea; yet, that the next morning it was found in its old place again, to the wonder of many: And therefore by a publick Proclamation he prohibited, that thenceforth none should pre­sume to remove it again.

Moreover in an ancient British Manuscript, containing the life and actions of Griffin, the Son of Conan, Prince of North Wales, it is re­corded [...]. p. 199 & 200., that a servant of Griffin (called Marian the Red) did betray him to this Earl Hugh, un­der colour of having some Conference with him at Rue; insomuch, as the Prince, suspecting nothing, had but a slender attendance, was car­ried prisoner to [...]. And that, after he had been many years kept there in Bonds, the Earl landed an Army in Ang [...]e [...]ey; and by fire and sword wasting it, subdued the Inhabitants there to his Government. Moreover, to the end he might the better keep what he had thus got, that he built two Castles, one in the Isle, the other in Arvon, which he manned with Soldiers. Likewise, that sometime after, one Cynuric Hir, and Inhabitant of Yule, (who had formerly served Prince Griffin, and was well known to him) came to Ch [...]ster, with some necessaries for him; and finding him tied in a Chain of Iron, went to him at Supper time, whilest his Keepers were at meat, and carried him away on his shoulders, no notice being taken thereof. The Prince having thus escaped, raised Forces (great confluence of people coming to him) and recovered his Possessions again.

This Earl Hugh rebuiltIbid. p. 213. the Castle of De­ganwy, near Conway. But his death shortly after approaching, so that his farther Secular Imployments were at an end, I shall now take notice of his Pious works.

He was the FounderMonast. An­glic. Vol. [...]. p. 950 b. n. [...]0. of the Abbey of S. Se­verus, in Normandy, within the Diocess of Constance; and afterwards of thatMonast. An­glic. Vo. 1. p. 200 b. n. 30. at Chester here in England, dedicated to S. Werburge; where, in the room of Canons Se­cular, he plantedIbid. pag. 200 a. n. 40. Monks and endowedIbid. p. 201 a b. them with ample Possessions. Richard, a Monk of Bec, in Normandy, being broughtIbid. p. 200 a n. 20. over by An­selme, Abbot of that Monastery (afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury) and made the first Abbot there.

To the Abbey of Bec, in Normandy, he gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 954 a. n. 40. the Lordship of Atherston in War­wickshire. To the Abbey of Whitby in Yorkshire, theMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. p. 73 a. n. 20. Church of S. Peter at Whit­by, and theIbid. Church of Flemesburgh (id est, Flamborough) in pure Alms. AndMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. pag. 966 b. n. 30. to the Monastery of Utica, in Normandy, one Hide of Land in Little P [...]landenton (now called Pillerton) in Warwickshire, with the Tithes of that place; as also the Tithes of Sanley in Buckinghamshire.

In his youth and flourishing age, he was a Ord. Vit. p 598 B. great lover of Worldly Pleasures, and Secular Pomp; profuse in giving, and much delighted with Enterludes, Jesters, Horses, Dogs, and other like Vanities; havingOrd. Vit. p 598 B. a large attendance of such persons, of all sorts, as were disposed to those sports: But he hadOrd. Vit. p 598 B. also in his family, both Clerks and Soldiers, who were Men of great Honor, the venerable Anselme (Abbot of Bec, and afterwards Archbishop of Canter­bury) being hisRad. de Di­ceto, p. 491 a. l. 7. Confessor: Nay, so devout he grew before his death; that, sicknessOrd. Vit. p. 787 B C. hanging long upon him, he caused himself to be shorn a Ord. Vit. p. 787 B C. Monk in the Abbey of S. Werburge; where, within three days after, (viz. 6 Kal. Aug. An. 1101An. 1101. (1 Hen. 1.) he diedIbid., leaving Issue by Ibid. Ermentrude his Wife, Daughter of Hugh de Clerement, one only Son named Richard, then H. Knigh­ton, p. 2376. n. 60. seven years of age: Which Richard succeeded him in this Earldom of Chester, (andOrd. Vit. p. 522 B. by his Concubines divers Children, both Sons and Daughters) and was buriedMon. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 308 b. n. 60. in the Chapter-House there.

But of those Illegitimate Children, I find only mention of two, viz. Otwel, TutorOrd. Vit. p. 870 A. to those Children of King Henry the First, which perish­ed Ibid. pag. 867 D. by Shipwrack; and Robert, first a MonkIbid. pag. 602 C. in the Abbey of S. Ebrulf at Utica in Normandy, and afterwards AbbotHist. Eli [...]. Eccles. MS. [...] Bibl Bodl. lib. 58. f. 43 [...] of S. Edmunds-Bury in Sunolk.

Though the Historians of that age do make no mention of any other of his Children, most certain it is, that he had a Daughter called Geva Ex Vet. [...]artulario in Bibl. A [...] run [...]delia­na, fol. 67 a., who became the WifeEx Vet. [...]artulario in Bibl. A [...]rundelia­na, fol. 67 a. of Geffrey Ridell, an eminent Man in those days (viz. Justice of England, under King Henry the First) as I have elswhere shewed: Nor can her legitimacy be doubted; for it is evident, that she had the Lordship of Draiton (now called Draiton-Basset) in Com. Staff. givenEx Vet. [...]artulario in Bibl. A [...]rundelia­na, fol. 67 a. her in Frank-marriage by this Earl, her Father, which could not have been so bestowed on a Bastard, as our Learned Lawyers do clearly affirm.

That this great Earl had vast Possessions here in England, of the Conquerors gift, doth e­vidently appearDomesd. iisdem Com [...]tat. by the number of Lordships he held at the time of the General Survey; for besides all Cheshire, excepting what then be­longed to the Bishop (which was not much) he had in Berkshire Nine, in Devonshire Two, in Yorkshire Seven, in Wiltshire Six, in Dorsethshire Ten, in Somersetshire Four, in Suffolk Thirty two, in Norfolk Twelve, in Hantshire One, in Oxfordshire Five, in Buckinghamshire Three, in Glocestershire Four, in Huntindonshire Two, in Nottin­ghamshire Four, in Warwickshire One, and in Leicestershire Twenty two.

And that divers emiment Men were his Barons, is certain enough from the words of his CharterMon. Ang. Vol 1. pag. 202 a. n. 42, whereby he Founded and Endowed the Abbey of S. Werburge at Chester, viz.—Haec sunt itaque dona data Abbatiae S. Werburge, quae omniae ego Comes Hugo & Richardus filius meus & Er­mentrudis Comitissa, & mei Barones, & mei homi­nes [Page 35] dedimus, &c. Which Barones and Homines with their respective gifts there mentioned, are these; viz.

  • 1. Willielmus Malbanc.
  • 2. Robertus filius Hugonis.
  • 3. Hugo filius Normanni.
  • 4. Ricardus de Vernun.
  • 5. Ricardus de Rullos.
  • 6. Radulphus Venator.
  • 7. Hugo de Mara.
  • 8. Radulphus Ermiwini filius.
  • 9. Robertus de Fremouz.
  • 10. Walkelinus nepos Walteri de Vernun.
  • 11. Seward.
  • 12. Gislebertus de Venables.
  • 13. Gaufridus de Sartes.
  • 14. Ricardus de Mesnilwarin.
  • 15. Walterus de Vernun.

But then he concludeth thusIbid. n 60.—Et ut haec omnia essent rata & stabilia imperpetuum, ego Comes Hugo & mei Barones confirmavimus (&c.) ita quod singuli nostrum propri [...] manu, in testimonium poste­ris Signum in modum Crucis facerent; yet gives instance of no other than these (after his Son Richard, and Hervey Bishop of Bangor) viz. Ranulph his Nephew (id est, De Macaenis or Mes­chines, who was Earl after the death of Earl Richard) Roger Bigod, Alan de Perci, Willielmus Constabularius, Ranulphus Dapifer, Willielmus Malbanc, Robertus filius Hugonis, Hugo filius Normanni, Hamo de Masci, and Bigod de Loges.

Whether he intended that these only should be reputed his Barons, and the rest, such as held of him by Military Service (for so the word Homines doth here import) I make a question; conceiving rather, that these, and no other, were present at the sealing of that his Foundation Charter: For it is not to be doubted, but that Richard de Vernun (whose principal seat was at Shipbroc▪ and Gislebert de Venables at Kinder­ton, in the Conquerors Survey, called Gislebertus Venator) were at that time his Barons, as well as any of the rest.

Howbeit, having no farther light to guide me, I shall not conclude any thing positively herein; nevertheless, to manifest of what note most of them were, who are Recorded in the Conquerors General Surv [...], to have been Te­nants to this Earl at that time; I will here enu­merate what Lordships (or part of Lordships) they then held of him in Cheshire.

¶Robertus filius Hugonis (whose seat being at Depenbeche,Domesday, Cestrescire. now called Malpas, oc­casioned the title of Baron of Malpas, to be attributed to him and his Descendants) held Bedesfeld, Burwardestone, Hurdinge­bery, Depenbeche, Tillestone, Cristetone, Calmundeley Eghe, Hantone, Laweche­done, Dochintone, Cetelea, Brosse, O­vertone, Cuntitone, Socheliche, Tusige­ham, Bicheley, Bieretone, Burwardes­ley, Creuhalle, Tidnistane, Bristone, Bolebery, Tevertone, Spurestowe, Fentone, Sudetone, Butelege, and Coeneche.

¶William Malbedeng (whose seat was at Wiche-Malbanc, now called Nantwich) held Tatenale, Colburne, Ulvre, Wivre­vene, Pol, Salhale, Landechene, Op­tone, Tuigvelle, Chenotebery, Eteshale, Manessel, Sprostune, Actune, Estune, Wila [...]estune, Warenebery, Cerletune, Merbery, Norbery, Wirc [...]welle, Westone, Waleretune, Santune, Burtune, Hare­tone, Wistanestune, Berdresford, Ber­deltune, Weclestune, Bertemeleu, Es­setune, Wivetesde, Ti [...]es [...]e, Steple, Wistetestune, Brunhala, Tereth, Cer­lere, Bedeley, Stanlen, Copehale, Estone, Chelmundestone, Claytone, and Wepre.

¶Willielmus filius Nigelli (the same who is called Willielmus Constabularius, and had his cheif seat at Halton Castle, in Domesday Book called Heletune) held Newentone, Lee, Bruge, Clutone, Bero, Nestone, Ra [...]y, [...]a­peles, Bernestone, Wareburgetone, Tatune, Mulintone, Cunetesford, Stabely, Pevre, Heletune, Westone, Estone, Norton, Evelely, Duntune, Lege, Budewrde, Witely, Golstrey, Aldredely, Lece, and Merlestone.

¶Richard de Vernun (whose seat was at Shibroc) held Estone, Pichetone, Ho­tone, Cochehalle, Shibroc, Survelec, Wice, Moletune, Wanetune, Devene­ham Botestoch, Aldelime, Creu, Pon­tone, Colvintone, and Bretbery.

¶Hugo de Mara held Lee, Bruge, Rade­clive, Colders, Lautune, Beveley, Gostrey, Coldecote, Pulford, Warhelle, Bosselega, Meretone, Cerdingham, and Sumreford.

¶Hamo (de Masci) whose seat was at Dun­ham, commonly called Dunham [...]Masci, held Potitone, Doneham, Bogedone, Hale, Bramale, Asceliey, Alretone, Estone, and Castretone.

¶Bigot held Ferentone, Lay, Toren­tune, Motburlege, No [...]tebery, Aldredely, Sudendune, Rode, Cogeltone, Sanbe­co, Sudtune, Wibaldelay, and Wevre.

¶Gislebert de Venables (whose seat was at Kinderton, which continueth to his Descend­ants in the Male-line to this day) held Eccle­stone, Alburgham, Torperley, Waten­hale, Herford, Lime, Lege, Wimunde­sham, Mera, Pevre, Rodestorne, Hope, Neubold, Bretone,Id est. Cin­dretun [...]. Cinbretune, Dene­port, Witune, and Glachenhale.

¶And that Robert de Roelent was also one of his Barons, considering what large possessions he then held of him, viz. Motintone, Lestone, Torintone, Gaitone, Eswelle, Thur­stanstone, Calders, Metas, Walea, Nestone, Haregrave, Brochetone, Ul­feuultone, Latbroc, Bachely, and Coleselt, it is not to be doubted.

Of which Robert I am farther to observeOrd. Vit. p. 670 A B., that he was Cosin-German to Richard de Abrin­cis, Father to King William the Conqueror (viz. Son of Hump [...]rey de Telliolo, Brother of Thurstan de Goz, Father of the same Richard; and that in his youth, attending his Father into England, he was Knighted by King Edward the Con­fessor. Moreover, that he again came into Eng­land with this our Earl Hugh, (his near Kins­man) and was with him in that memorable Battle near Hastings in Sussex, where the valiant Norman Duke became Victor, and thence­forth King of England; as also an active [Page 36] Commander in all the Fights of that renowned Conqueror.

LikewiseIbid., that after this Hugh was advanced to the Earldom of Chester, he became General of all his Military Forces. And, when the Town and Castle of Rothelan in Flintshire was built by the direction of King William, to re­strain the Excursions of the Welsh, that he was there setled as the utmost Bulwark against those troublesome people, and had his sirname (de Roelent) from that place. Lastly, that after many sharp skirmishes with them, adventuring him­self too far with no more than one Soldier, he was unhappily slain; and that his body, being recovered by the valor of his Soldiers, was bu­ried in the Abbey of S. Werburge at Chester, with thisIbid▪ p. 671 B C, &c. Epitaph upon his Tomb.

Hoc in Mausoleo Robertus de Rodelento
Conditur [...]umano more soli gremio;
Filius Unfreni Dacorum spermate nati,
Fortis & illustris iste fuit juvenis.
Dapsilis & pugnax, agilis, formosus, & audax
Miles in orbe fuit, vivere dum licuit.
Marchio [...]munificus, sociisque fidelis amicus,
Vt Christi sponsae paruit Ecclesiae,
Presbyteros, monachos, pupillos & peregrinos
Semper honorabat, largaque dona dabat.
Construxit Castrum, tenuitque diu Rodelentum,
Firmiter indigenis oppositum rabidis.
Barbaric [...]s contra gentes exercuit arma
Mille pericla probo sponte ferens animo.
Montem Snaudunum, Fluviumque citum Coluenum,
Pluribus armatis transiliit vicibus.
Prae [...]ipuam pulchro Blideno Rege fugato,
Praedam cum paucis cepit in insidiis;
Duxit captivum lorisque ligavit Hoellum,
Qui tunc Wallensi Rex praeerat manui.
Cepit Grithfridum Regem, vicitque Trehellum,
Sic micuit crebris Militiae titulis.
Attamen incautè Wallenses ausus adire,
Occidit aestivi principio Iulii.
Prodidit Owenius, Rex est gavisus Hovellus
Facta vindicta monte sub Hermaheva.
Ense caput secuit Grithfridus & in mare jecit,
Soma quidem reliquum possidet hunc loculum.
In Claustro sancti requiescit Patris Ebrulfi,
Pro meritis cujus sit sibi plena salus.
Quondam robustus, jacet hîc nunc exanimatus
Hinc dolor in totâ personat heu! Patria.
Hic modo fit pulvis jam nil agit utilitatis;
Ergo pie Lector ejus adesto memor.
Hinc ut in aetherea locet arce roga prece dignâ,
Cum lacrymis verum qui regit omne Deum.
Christe Dei splendor, vitae dator & reparator
Orbis, huic famulo propitiare tuo.
Eripe Tartareis Robertum Christe camaenis,
Est nimis ipse reus terge precor facinus.
Parce quod ipse piam rogitans clamore Mariam
Con [...]utus rigidis occiduit jaculis.
Indulge culpas, mansuras annue gazas,
Vt queat in nitidis semper inesse Choris.

Amen.

Hereunto I must addDomesday, in Cestrescire., that this Robert de Rodelent held North Wales in Ferme of King William, for the Rent of xllibr. besides those Lands there, which the King gave him in Fee, viz. Ros and Rewe [...]ou, extending to Twelve miles in length, and four in bredth.

¶I now come to Richard, Richard. Son to Earl Hugh. This Earl Richard, though young, stoodOrd. Vit. p. 851 A. firm to King Henry the First in his greatest distresses and dangers.

But it is reportedLel. Col. Vol. 2. p. 63 b., that through the instiga­tion of his Wife, he was an Enemy to the Monks of S. Werburge in Chester. Perhaps they grudg­ed at the slenderness of his bounty to them; for I find not that he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. [...]. p. 985. n. 30 & 60. them any more than two Houses lying within the City, and one si­tuate without the North Gate, and the Tenth Salmon taken at the Bridge; as also the place for a Mill on this side the Bridge, with the Tithe of that Mill which is beyond the Bridge.

Howbeit, to the Abbey of S. Benedict, upon Leyre in Normandy, he gaveIbid. pag. 59 [...] a. n. 50. the Lordship of Mintings in Lincolnshire, which after­wards was made a Cell to that Foreign Mona­stery. So alsoIbid. pag. 59 [...] a. n. 50. the Church of S. Andrew at Mentings, and the Church of All Saints at Gauteby, with divers Lands in that County; and weddedIbid. pag. 787 C. Maud, Daughter to Stephen, Earl of Bloys, by Adela, one of the Daughters of William the Conqueror: But, he together with his Wife perishedIbid. pag. 867 D. in that lamentable Ship­wrack, 7 Kal. Dec. An. 1119. (20 Hen. 1.) wherein William and Richard, twoIbid. pag. 868 A. of the Kings Sons, Otwel Ibid. pag. 870 A., Natural Brother to this Earl Richard, their Tutor; and Geffrey Ibid. pag. 870 A. Riddel, the Husband of Geva his Sister, with many other Noble Persons lost their lives [which Geva, having the Mannor of Drayton (now Dray­ton Basset) in Com. Staff. givenEx Cartula­rio D. Basset pen [...]s Will. Vicec. Staff. fol. 67 a. unto her by Earl Hugh her Father, was FoundressMonast. Angl. p. 439 b. n. 30. of that Monastery of Canwell, within the Precincts of that Lordship.

¶To Richard succeededOrd. Vit. p. 851 A. in the Earldom of Chester, Ranulph, Ranulph sirnamed de Bricasard, Bricasard. as he is called by some, and by others, Ranulph de Maecenis) Sisters SonIbid. pag. 871 A. to Earl Hugh, and his next Heir in Blood, by the death of Earl Ri­chard, without issue: But, I cannot say, he enjoyed this Earldom by vertue of that his descent; for I findOrd. Vit. p. 820 B. p. 821 A. & p. 876 C, that having wedded Lu­cia, Sister to those Noble Brothers, Edwyne and Morkar (of whom I have made mention under the Titles of Mercia and Northumberland) he not only gaveOrd. Vit. p. 820 B. p. 821 A. & p. 876 C up those Lands of her In­heritance, in lieu thereof, but a large sum of Money besides, which was not totally paid of a good while after: For it appearsRo [...]. Pip. de An. 5 Regis Steph. Rot▪ 1 [...]. m. [...]. Linc., that in 5 Steph. Ranulph, Earl of Chester, (Son to this Ranulph) is certified, to be indebted to the King in a thousand pounds, De debito Patris sui, pro terrâ Hugonis Comitis.

This Ranulph, before he thus enjoyed the Earldom of Chester, wasMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. p. 397 b n. 30 Earl of Cumber­land; for so I findMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. p. 397 b n. 30 him stiled in that Confir­mation made by King William, of the Mannor of Wederhale, to the Abbey of S. Maries at York (which afterwards became a Cell to that Monastery.)

By some of our HistoriansMatth. Westm. in An. 1072. he is called Earl of Carlisle (by reason of his residence there, that being the cheif City of Cumberland,) who farther report of him, that he cameMatth. Westm. in An. 1072. over with William, Duke of Normandy, andMatth. Westm. in An. 1072. gave him effectual assistance in his Conquest of Eng­land; as also, that he beganMatth. Westm. in An. 1072. the building of the City of Carlisle, and granted diversMatth. Westm. in An. 1072. Immunities to the Inhabitants thereof: And moreover, that Ibid. King William in his return from Scotland, [Page 37] discerning Carlisle to be so Royal a Town, tookIbid. it from him, and gaveIbid. him this of Chester in its stead.

It is likewise recordedEx vetusta membran [...] penès Henr. Ferrer, quon­dam de Bad­desley arm. of this Ranulph; that being a person of more than ordinary valor, King William the Conqueror gave him that vast Moun­tainous Country, called Stanemore, situate on the skirts of Yorkshire and Westmerland, then possessed by Aliens, upon condition, he could recover it out of their hands; and that, by his singular courage, having beaten out those Foreign­ers, he Enfeoffed his two Brothers in a large portion thereof, viz. William of Coupland, and Geffrey of Gillesland; and a multitude of others within the County of Cumberland, amongst which, one Waltheof, a Man of note in that age, as also the Morvills, and sundry persons in Anandale, whose Estates, the King at his request confirmed: But the Earldom, id est, of Cumberland, he retained to himself, with all Royalty and Dominion, for a long time, with as much power and freedom, as if there had been another King in those parts. And that after this, the King proposingIbid. to him the waging War with the Marchers in Cheshire, who had invaded a great part of that Countrey; he undertaking the work, drove them out. Whereupon he gave him that whole Province, and made him Count Pala­tine of it, as he had Earl Hugh: So that he thence­forth left the Earldom of Cumberland, on Miscelan. A. Glover. lib. 5. condition, that those whom he had Enfeoffed there, should hold their Lands of the King in Capite, and setled himself in Cheshire.

This Earl was Founder of the Abbey atMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. p. 774. n. 10. Kal­dra, in Cumberland; and translatedIbid. pag. 986 a. n. 30. Cart. 13 Edw. 1. m. 11. n. 38. per Inspex: the Bones of his Uncle Earl Hugh from the Church­yard, into the Chapter-House at Chester: at which time he gaveIbid. pag. 986 a. n. 30. Cart. 13 Edw. 1. m. 11. n. 38. per Inspex: to the Monks of the Abbey of S. Werburg there, the Lordship of Uptune in Cheshire. He gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. pag. 399 b. n. 60. also to the Abbey of S. Maries at York, the Church of S. Michael; and the Church of S. Laurence, belonging to his Castle at Appleby (in Westmerland.) And departingChron. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. (K. 84.) fol. 15 b. this life in the year One thousand one hundred twenty nine (29 H. 1.) was buriedEx praedicta membrana penès dictum H. Ferrers Arm. in the Abbey of S. Werburg before mentioned; leaving Issue by Lucia his Wife, DaughterOrd. Vit. p. 820 B. p. 822 A. p. 876 C. Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 304 b. n. 60. pag. 305 a. p. 306 a. n. 40. pag. 308 b. to Algar, sometime Earl of Mercia (as I have elswhere shewed) two Sons, viz. Ranulph and William; and two Daughters, Alice, WifeW. Gemet. lib 8. cap. 38. to Richard Fitz-Gilbert, Ancestor to the Old Earls of Clare, and Agnes Ord. Vit. p. 692 A. of Robert de Grent-Maisnil.

Which Lucia, surviving him, in 5 Steph. paidRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Lincol. [...]. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 809 a. [...] 60. to the King Cclxvi l. xiii s. iiii d. for Livery of her Fathers Lands; and likewise Rot. Pip. 5 Steph. Lincol. [...]. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 809 2. [...] 60. Five hundred marks fine, to the end, she might not be compelled to marry again within the space of five years.

To the Nuns of Stikeswould (in Lincoln­shire) she haveRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Lincol. [...]. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 809 2. [...] 60. Seven Carucates, and Four Ox-gangs of Land, lying in Huntendon: And confirmedIbid. p. 871 a. n. 50. to the Priory of Spalding, in the same County, the Mannor of Spalding, which Ivo Talboys, her first Husband, had for­merly given to the Monks of S. Nicholas at An­giers in France; unto which Monastery, this of Spalding was a Cell, where she afterwards had [...] Sepulture.

Ranulph, Son to the last Ranulph, succeeding in the Earldom of Chester, being for distincti­on from his Father, called [...]. Ranulph de Gernons; was a Man of great action in his days, especial­ly in Martial Affairs, in that turbulent time of King Stephens Reign, taking part with Maud the Empress, and her Son Henry, Duke of Nor­mandy (afterwards King, by the name of Henry the Second) to whom, he was by affinity nearly Allied; for he had weddedW Gemet. p 313 C. Ch [...]o Nor. p. 989 C. Maud, Daughter of Robert, sirnamed Consul, Earl of Gloce [...]er, one of the Illegitimate Sons to King Henry the First; which Robert, was (by his Father) Brother to the Empress.

In 6 Steph. (6 Steph.) this Earl Ranulph de Gernons seised H. Hu [...]t. p. 223 b. n. 20. upon Lincoln by subtilty,An. 1141. and manned it on behalf of the Empress: Whereupon the King laid siegeIbid. to it about Christmass, and continued it, till this stout Earl, with Robert, Earl of Glocester, (his Father-in-Law) and many other of the Eng­lish Nobility came, at Candlemass to raise it: Who, then passingIbid. n. 30. the Fen (as in those days it was) with no little difficulty, disposed their Army into four parts, the Van ledIbid. n. 30. by himself; which being put in Battle Array, he madeIbid. n. 30. a bold Oration to the Soldiers, manifesting the cause of that their undertaking; and of his own resolution to lead them on, being therein second­ed Ibid. n. 40 [...] by the Earl of Glocester: Howbeit, before these Speeches were fullyGer [...]. Do­ [...]obern. col. 1353. n. 30. ended, the fight began, and the charge on the part of these Earls, given with suchGer [...]. Do­ [...]obern. col. 1353. n. 30. courage, that the Royal Army was soon routedGer [...]. Do­ [...]obern. col. 1353. n. 30., and the King himself being taken prisonerH Hunt p. 224 b. n. 30 & 40. sentIbid. 225 a. to the Castle of Bristol, there to be secured, where he continued not long: For though the Empress upon this success, gettingS. Dunelm. col [...]70. n. 30. 40 & 50. together all the strength she could make (the KingS. Dunelm. col [...]70. n. 30. 40 & 50. of Scots also coming to her aid) marchedS. Dunelm. col [...]70. n. 30. 40 & 50. to Winchester, and laid siegeS. Dunelm. col [...]70. n. 30. 40 & 50. to that Castle, which the Kings Forces then held: Yet through the perfidiousness of this Earl, who leaving her, fledS. Dunelm. col [...]70. n. 30. 40 & 50. to the adverse party; her Army became soon foiledS. Dunelm. col [...]70. n. 30. 40 & 50., and the Earl of Glocester a prisonerS. Dunelm. col [...]70. n. 30, 40 & 50.; for whose enlargement, the King wasIbid. n. 10 & 20. set at liberty.

After this, in 9 Steph. the King came to be­siege Ibid. n. 50. Lincoln again, and beganIbid. n. 50. to build a Fort against the Castle, which being discerned by this Earl then within it, he issuedIbid. n. 50. out upon the Workmen before they had perfected their de­sign; and destroyingIbid. n. 50. many of them, necessitated the King to draw off his Army; which within a short space after, so much increasedGesta Reg. Steph. fol. 968 C. Ibid. D., that our Earl seeing the tide to turn, began to consult his own safety: And for the better ingratiating him­self with the King, not only broughtGesta Reg. Steph. fol. 968 C. Ibid. D. in all his Forces, but with those alone tookGesta Reg. Steph. fol. 968 C. Ibid. D. Bedford by Assault (which had always set light by the Royal Authority) and deliveredGesta Reg. Steph. fol. 968 C. Ibid. D. it into the Kings hands.

And, besides all this, in 11 Steph. 11 Steph. whenR. Hov [...]d. pag 28 a. n. 50. the King sate down with his Army before the Castle of Wallingford, An. 1146. he cameR. Hov [...]d. pag 28 a. n. 50. in to him with no less than Three hundred well-appointed Horse, and there stedfastly continued until a most im­pregnable Fort was raisedR. Hov [...]d. pag 28 a. n. 50. for the close besieging that Garrison, which had much annoyed the Countrey by frequent excursions.

But notwithstanding all this, the King durst not trust him, considering his former actings; so that unlessIbid. he would deliver up the Castle of Lincoln, and all other places of strength then in his power, it was resolvedIbid. he should be se­cured; which being afterwards accordingly done Ibid. at Northampton, he was by the Kings com­mand [Page 38] laid hold on, and castIbid. into prison. How­beit, givingGesta Reg. Steph. p. 971 C. Hostages, and making Oath, that he would no more be disobedient, he had free permis­sion Gesta Reg. Steph. p. 971 C. to enjoy the benefit of his Earldom.

Yet,12 Steph. no sooner was heat liberty, than, neglect­ing his Oath,An. 1147. heIbid. D. began to flie out again; seising Ibid. D. upon the Kings Castles, some by fraud, and some by force. Howbeit, coming to Lincoln, expecting to take it by assault, he was repulsed Ibid. pag. 972 A. R. Hoved p. 280 b. with much loss. Thence therefore he hasted to his Castle at [...], whereof finding the Kings Forces possessed, he presently raised a strong Fort to besiege them; but the King hear­ing of it,Gesta Reg. Steph. p. 972 A. made all speed he could to relieve it: In which attempt, divers of his men were slainGesta Reg. Steph. p. 972 A. and wounded, and the King himselfGesta Reg. Steph. p. 972 A. hurt; yet, after a while, having gotten more strength, he again adventuredIbid. B., and then utterly routed them. In which action, many lostIbid. B. their lives, our Earl himself notIbid. B. escaping without Wounds.

About this time there hapningHistory of Wale [...], by D. [...], p. 202. some variance betwixt this Earl Ranulph and Owen, Prince of North Wales. Ranulph gatheredHistory of Wale [...], by D. [...], p. 202. a power of his friends and hired Soldiers from all parts of England, and with the helpHistory of Wale [...], by D. [...], p. 202. of Madoc ap Meredyth, Prince of Powys (who disdained to hold his Lands of Owen) entred North Wales. But Owen meeting them at [...]ounsyth [...], gave them Battle, and utterly routedHistory of Wale [...], by D. [...], p. 202. all their Army.

After this, s [...]il. in An. 1150. (15 Steph.) this Earl assistedS Dunel [...]. col 277. n. 50. at the Knighting of young Henry, Duke of Normandy, at Car [...]eol, by David King of Scotland; and there came to an Agreement with that King, touching [...]arleol, which he claimed as his Hereditary Right, and did him homage for it; it being then said, That instead of Carleol, he should have the Honor of Lancaster; and that his Son should marry one of the Daughters of Henry, Son to the King of Scotland. Whereupon they all agreeing to march with what power they had against King Stephen, the King of Scots, and young Henry, advancedIbid. pag. 27 [...]. with their Forces to Lancaster, ex­pecting to have met this Earl there with his (as he promised) but he failedIbid. pag. 27 [...]. them.

And the next year following,16 Steph. betakingIb. n. 40 & 50. him­self to his wonted treacherous courses, was laid Ib. n. 40 & 50. hold on by King Stephen; and through very strait imprisonment put toIb. n. 40 & 50. great misery; nor could he obtain any liberty, until he had yielded Ib. n. 40 & 50. up Lincoln, and all his strong Holds into the Kings hands, and givenIb. n. 40 & 50. Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glocester (his Nephew) for an Hostage. Howbeit, after he had by that means got his en­largement, he performed nothingIb. n. 40 & 50. of what he promised, but exposedIb. n. 40 & 50. his Hostage to danger; and for regaining his Castles, didIb. n. 40 & 50. his utmost to recal young Henry out of Normandy.

Thus we see how restless this stout Earl was in that quarrel of the Empress and her Son; yet before his death he grew more calm, as may ap­pear by those amicable ArticlesEx ipso A [...] ­togr. In Bibl. Cotton. (Vin [...] pag. [...].) of Agreement made betwixt him and Robert, then Earl of Leicester, at that time one of the Kings most firm Champions, in the presence of Robert, then Bishop of Lincoln, and their own respective Retinues; viz. On the Earl of Chesters part, Richard de Lovetot, William Fitz-Nigel, and Ra­nulph, his Sheriff; and on the Earl of Leicesters part, Ern [...]ld de Bois, Geffrey Abbot, and Regi­nald de Bordiney; the substance whereof were as followeth, viz.

I. THat the Earl of Leicester should thence­forth possess Mountsorel Castle to be held of Earl Ranulph, and his Heirs; upon con­dition, that he should receive Earl Ranulph and his Retinue into the Borough and Fort there, upon occasion: And in case of necessity, that Earl Ranulph himself should lodge in the Castle.

II. That if the King should command the Earl of Leicester to assist him, against Earl Ra­nulph, that he must not take with him above twenty Men at Arms. And in case, the Earl of Leicester take any thing from Earl Ranulph in that service, faithfully to restore it.

III. Likewise, that the Earl of Leicester should not, upon any occasion damnifie Earl Ranulph, except he sent him a Defiance fifteen days before.

IV. That he should assist Earl Ranulph against all Men, excepting the King, and Earl Simon; yea, against Earl Simon also, in case, that he do Earl Ranulph any wrong, and not make recom­pence for it, upon request made by the Earl of Leicester.

V. That he should do his utmost to defend all the Earl of Chesters Lands and Possessions, which were within his power.

VI. Moreover, that Raunston Castle should be demolished, unless Earl Ranulph should be otherwise content. And if any person should hold that Castle against the Earl of Leicester, Earl Ranulph to give his real assistance for the destroying it.

VII. That if Earl Ranulph should have cause of Action against William de Alneto, the Earl of Leice [...]ter should bring him to tryal in his Court, so long as he should hold any Lands of him. And in case the said William shall re­cede from his fidelity unto the Earl of Lei­cester, for demolishing that Castle; or, for bringing him to such Tryal in his Court, Earl Ranulph not to give William de Alneto any pro­tection.

By this Accord also, the Earl of Leicester was to have the Castle of Witewic (be­longing to Earl Ranulph) fortified.

¶The like Covenants were on the part of Earl Ranulph unto the Earl of Leicester; and that he should assist him against all men, except the King, and Robert, Earl Ferrers. Also as to the razing of Raunston Castle, if any one should hold it against the Earl of Leicester.

¶Furthermore, it was agreed, That neither of them should erect any new Castle betwixt Hinkley and Coventrey; nor betwixt Hink­ley and Hacareshul, nor betwixt Coven­trey and Donington, nor betwixt Doning­ton and Leicester, nor at Gateham, nor at Kinolton, nor nearer: Nor▪ betwixt Kinol­ton and Belvoir, nor betwixt Belvoir and Okeham, nor betwixt Okeham and Rokin­gham, nor nearer, unless by the mutual assent of both. Likewise, That if any man should erect a Castle in those places, or within those Pre­cincts, each to assist other for the demolishing it.

And for the better observance of this Accord, they engaged themselves each to other by Oath, in the presence of the Bishop of Linco [...]n, That if either of them should recede therefrom, and [Page 39] not make satisfaction within fifteen days upon request, that the Bishops of Lincoln and Chester should do justice upon them as Faith­breakers.

Moreover, it appears, that this Earl granted Ex Vet. Car­tulario Liren­sis Caenobii unto Robert, Earl of Leicester, and his Heirs, the Lordship of Cerneley Vulgo Char­ley., and all the Woods adjacent thereto, adjoyning to his Forest of Leicester; as well those of his Fee, as his own proper Woods, excepting his Park at Barow; to hold and enjoy the same as Forest, in as am­ple manner, as he held the Forest of Leicester of the King. So also, whatsoever he had in the City of Leicester, both in Demesn, and of his Fee.

And as the Earl of Leicester and he did thus capitulate (as hath been observed) so most certain it is, that King Stephen himself at length came to a good accord with him, and received him into no little favor and trust; for by his special Char­terEx ipso A [...] ­togr▪ nuper in Castello de Pontefract, si­cut ex Col­lectan. Rob. Glove [...]i So­mers. plenè liquet. it appears, that he bestowed on him the Castle and City of Lincoln, to enjoy until he should be restored to his Lands in Normandy, and Castles there: And thereupon gave him leave to fortifie one of the Towers in Lincoln Castle, and to have the command thereof, until he should deliver unto him the Castle of Tikhill (in Yorkshire.) Which being done, then the King to have the City and Castle of Lincoln again, excepting the Earls own Tower, which his Mother had fortified; as also the Constable­ship of that Castle, and of the whole County, which belonged to him by Hereditary right (as are the words of the Charter.) Moreover, be­sides all this, the King then granted to him the Castle of Belvoir, with the whole Barony thereto belonging, and all the Land of William de Albini (Lord of Belvoir) of whomsoever he held it; and likewise, Graham Id est, Gran­tham in Com. Lanc. with the Soke: And though the Heirs of Graham should come to an Agreement with the King, yet the Barony to remain to this Earl, the King giving them exchange for it. By this Charter also, the King granted to him and his Heirs, Newcastle in Staffordshire, with all the Appurtenances; the Soke of Roeley in Leicestershire, Torkesey (in Lincolnshire) the Town of Derby West Derby in Com. Lanc., with the Appurtenances; Mans­field (in Com. Nott.) with the Appurtenances; Stonely (in Warwickshire) with the Ap­purtenances; the Wapentake of Oswarbeck (in Nottinghamshire) and all the Lands of Roger de Busly, with the whole Honor of Blithe In Com. E­bor. & Nott., as it is set forth. Likewise all the Lands ofA younger Son to Roger de Montgome­ry, Earl of Shrewsbury. Roger de Poictou, from Northamp­ton to Scotland, excepting that which be­longeth to Roger de Montebegon, in Lincolnshire. Likewise, all the Lands betwixt the Rivers of Ribble and Merse (in Lancashire) and the Land which he had in Demesne in the Mannor of Grimesby (in Com. Linc.) As also the Lands which the Earl of Glocester had in Demesne within that Mannor of Grimesby. And lastly, for the special respect that the King bore unto him, he not only restored to Adelais de Condie all her Lands, viz. Hornecastre (in Lincoln­shire) when the Castle should be demolished; but all his own other Lands.

Yet notwithstanding all hath been said, this Earl was so real an honorer of Henry, Duke of Normandy, that he often adventured his life and fortune on his behalf: And that the said Duke did highly esteem of him, this memorable Charter which he Sealed at the Devizes in Wiltshire, will abundantly manifest; where­by he [...]granted unto him all his Inheritance in Normandy and England, as freely as any of his Ancestors held the same, viz.

Ex [...]pso Au­togr. in Bibl. Cotton. The Castles of Uire and Barbifleet, with such Liberty, that through the whole Precinct there­of, he might take his forfeits; as also the Wood of Fosses and Alebec, and that for which [...]e was Sheriff of Abrincis, and in S. James, whereof he had made him Earl. Likewise whatsoever he had in Abrinchem he thereby gave unto him, excepting the Bishoprick, and the Abbacy of Mount S. Mi­chael, and what belonged unto them. Moreover, all the Honor (id est, the Barony) of Earl Roger de Poictou, wheresoever it lay; and all the Honor of Blithe, wheresoever in England. As also the whole Honor of Eye, which Robert Malet, his Mothers Vncle did ever enjoy.

Furthermore, he gave him Stafford, and the whole County of Stafford, and whatsoever he had of Inheritance there, except the Fees of the Bishop of Chester, of Earl Robert de Ferrers, of Hugh de Mortimer, and of Gervase Paganell; and ex­cepting also his Forest of Cano [...], which he retain­ed in his own hand.

Likewise, he gave unto him the Fee of Alan de Lincolne, his Mothers Vncle; and the Fee of Er­nise de Burun, as his own Inheritance; and the Fees of Hugh de Scotiney, Robert de Chalz, Raphe Fitz-Oats; Norman de Verdun, and Robert de Staford, wheresoever any of them lay. Besides all these, he gave to him and his Heirs Thirty pound Lands in Grimesby; as also Not­tingham Castle, with the Borough, and whatso­ever he had in Nottingham. And all the Fee of William Peverell wheresoever it lay, excepting Higham, unless he could acquit himself of his wickedness and treason, by a fair tryal in Court. Moreover, if Ingelram de Albemarle would not take his part, nor Earl Simon, he gave Higham, to this Earl Ranulph, in case he would accept thereof; as also Torchesey and Oswardebeck Wapentake;West Derby in Com. Lan [...]. Derby with all its Appurtenances; Mansfield, with the Soke; Roeley with the Soke; and Stanley (near Coventrey) with the Soke; promising him farther, that so soon as he should be in power, he should have a tryal for Belvoir.

Besides all this, he gave unto Six of his Barons, whom he should chuse, One hundred pound Land per annum to each, viz: Of that which should happen to be gained from his enemies: And to all their Pa­rents, that Inheritance which was in his power; and what was not at present, he promised to do them right in, whensoever he should be able. Vnto which Charter these were Witnesses, viz. William the Chancellor, Reginald Earl of Cornwall, Roger Earl of Hereford, Patrick Earl of Salisbury, Umfrey de Buhun Sewer, ... Fitz-Gilbert, Richard de Humet Constable, Warin Fitz-Gerold, Robert de Curcey Sewer, Manasser Bisse [...] Sewer, Philip de Columbers: And on th [...] part of Earl Ranulph, William Earl of Lincolne, Hugh Wac, G. Castell de Fines, Simon Fitz-William, Thurstan de Montfert, Geffrey de Costentine, William de Verdun, Richard Boteler, Roger Wac, and Simon Fitz-Osbert.

This Earl gaveEx magno Registro in O [...]icio Duca­tus Lanc. to William, Earl of Lincoln, (his Brother by the Mother) the Lordship of [Page 40] Watteley, to hold by the Service of two Knights Fees.

Having now done with his Secular Actions, I come lastly to his Works of Piety, which were great and many.

He was the devout FounderMonast. An­glic Vol. 1. p. 820 b. n. 50. of a Monastery for Cistercian Monks, in a place called Rad­more, within the Forest of [...] in Staf­fordshire; which afterwards, for exchange of those Lands wherewith it was endowed, King Henry the Second, with Maud the Empress (his Mother) translatedIb. p. 821 a. n. 20, &c. to Stonely, in Warwick­shire,

He was also FounderMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 260 a. n. 50. & p. 260 b. n. 20. of the Priory of Tr [...]nt­ham in Staffordshire, for Canons Regular of S. Augustines Order.

To the Monks of S. Werburge at Chester, he grantedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 986 b. n. 60. & p. 987 a., that their Fairs and Markets there, should be held at the Gate of their Abbey. And moreover, gaveIbid. n. 30. unto them the Tenth of all his Rents in that City of Ches [...]. As also, the Ibid. pag. 987 a. Tithes of all his Mills there, and of his Mill at Leeke in Staffo [...]dshire; and likewise, the Ibid. n. 20. Lordships of Estham and Brunneburgh in perpetual Alms, for satisfaction of what in­juries he had ever done them.

To the Nuns at Chester, he gaveIbid. pag. 507 b. certain Crofts which Hugh Fitz-Oliver then held of him.

To the Abbey of Geroudon in Leicester­shire, he gaveIbid. pag. 769 a. n. 20. the Mannor of Barow in that County.

To the Monks of Louth-Park in Lincoln­shire, he gaveIbid. pag. 805 b. n. 20. Lands in Tetteney.

To the Monks of S. Peters at Glocester Ibid. pag. 118 a., Forty pounds yearly Rent out of his Mill at Oiney.

To theIbid. pag. 383 b. Abbey of Shrewsbury, two Houses in [...]indred Wiche, and as much Salt as they could there make, without Toll.

To theIbid. pag. 433 a. n. 10. Nuns of [...]larkenwell (near London) divers Lands, expressed within Meets and Bounds, lying beyond the Bridge at Chester.

To theIbid. pag. 720 b. n. 30 & 40. Monks of Basingwerke in Flint­shire, One hundred shillings yearly Rent of his Rents at Chester; likewiseIbid. pag. 720 b. n. 30 & 40. [...] and Ful [...]r [...]ke, and the Chappel of Basingwer [...]e, in which they at first were seated, with the Mills there.

ToMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. pag. 233 b. n. 40. the Canons of S. Augustine at Bristol, he gave the Mannor of Fi [...]hide in Dorset­shire; andMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. pag. 233 b. n. 40. the Churches of S. Leonard, S. Nicholas, and Alhallows, within the Town of Bristol.

ToIb. p. 312 a. the Canons of S. Augustine at Leicester, two Carucates of Land in [...]oely, with a Mea­dow adjoyning; as alsoIbid. n. 40. the Church of Ba­row, with the Chappel of Querndon, and one Carucate of Land in Barow and Quern­don.

To theIbid. pag. 548 a. n. 10. Knights Hospitalars of S. Iohn of Ierusalem, one Messuage, and one Acre of Land in Frodesham, with the Church of Colkesby.

And toIbid. pag. 809 b. n 10. the Nuns of Stikeswould in Lin­colnshire, one Carucate and two Bovates of Land in Baresfon.

To the Monks of Coventrey, he gaveCart. 22 Ed. 3. n. 6. per Inspe [...]. li­berty to have two Carts, going to and fro twice every day, excepting Festivals, into his Woods, to fetch thence whatsoever they should need, either in relation to the repair of their Buildings, Fewel for their Fire, or Trouse for their Hedges.

And departedMonast. An­glic. Vol 2. p. 280 b. n. 20. this life the 17 Kal. of Ian. An. 1153. (18 Steph.)Mat West. in eodem anno Gerv. Do­rob. col. 1374. n 40. being poysoned by William Peverel, and others, as it was suspected (for which crime, Perverel was disheritedMat West. in eodem anno Gerv. Do­rob. col. 1374. n 40. by King Henry the Second, soon after) and was buried Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 309. l 3. near his Father (scil. in the Chapter-house of the Abbey of S. Werburge at Chester. He was Gerv. Do­rob ut [...]upra. a person of extraordinary valor, and undanted courage; andGerv. Do­rob ut [...]upra. though he favored the Cause of Duke Henry, he did little for him; but for King Stephen nothing at all.

Some great injury, it should seem, he had done to Walter Durdent, Bishop of Chester, and to the Church; for which he diedEx vet. exemplar [...] in bag [...] de diversis Inquis pe­nès Thes. & Came­ra [...]. Scac. excom­municate: For I find, that Earl Hugh his Son, with Maud his Widow, gaveEx vet. exemplar [...] in bag [...] de diversis Inquis pe­nès Thes. & Came­ra [...]. Scac. the Town of Se [...]v [...]ale, near Cove [...]trey; with a Mill next to the Park, and some Grounds there­abouts, to that Bishop and his Successors for his Absolution, and the health of his Soul, in re­compence thereof. Which Maud was Daughter W. Gemet. p. 313 C. of Robert Consul, Earl of Gloces [...]er, and FoundressMonast An­glic. Vol. 2. p 280 b. n 20. of the Priory of Repandun (Vulg. [...]epton) in Derb [...]shire; by whom he left Issue, two Sons,Ibid. Hugh and Richard, and sur­viving him in 32 Hen. 2. heldRot de Do­minabus pue­ris & pu [...]llis. the Lordship of [...] in Dowry.

¶To this last Earl Ranulph, succeeded Hugh, sirnamed Keveliok, Hugh Keve­liok. (or rather, in Merionith­shire▪ History of Wales by D. [...]owel, p 295. Cyvelioc, of that Countrey in Powys, wherein he was born) his eldest Son, of whose Actions,An. 1173. the first mention I find, is, That in 10 Hen. 2. he wasEx Regist. Ar [...]hiep Ca [...]t. [...]inter Co [...] ­lectanea R. Gloveri S. Heraldi de­cerptum. one of those Temporal Lords who came to an accord with the King for their ancient Rights and Liberties: And after this, that being for some just and probable Causes disheritedRad. de Diceto, p. 570. n. 20 & 30. Jo [...]val. p. 1080 b & pag. 1085. n 20 & 30. by King Henry the Second, he joynedRad. de Diceto, p. 570. n. 20 & 30. Jo [...]val. p. 1080 b & pag. 1085. n 20 & 30. with the King of Scots, the Earl of Leicester, and others, in their Rebellion at that time; takingRad. de Diceto, p. 570. n. 20 & 30. Jo [...]val. p. 1080 b & pag. 1085. n 20 & 30. part with young King Henry (whom the King had Crowned.) The true causeRad. de Diceto, p. 570. n. 20 & 30. Jo [...]val. p. 1080 b & pag. 1085. n 20 & 30. of that their Insurrection, being for that the King had endeavored to restrain the Inso­lencies and Oppressions at that time exercised by the great Men; which he did byRad. de Diceto, p. 570. n. 20 & 30. Jo [...]val. p. 1080 b & pag. 1085. n 20 & 30. demolish­ing their Castles, or taking them into his own hands.

The issue whereof was, that this Earl, with the Earl of Leicester, and the king of Scots, their Abettor, was takenChron Eve­ [...]ham. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. (K. 84) sol. 27 a. at Alnwick: But the young King, being (ere long) reconciledMa [...]. Westm. in An. 1173. to his Father, they were enlarged; for it is evident, that the year following, they broke out a fresh, both in England and France; and that this Hugh was one of the most forward, having got R. Hoved. fol 306 a. n 30 the greatest part of Britanny into his power: At which time, the King being at Roan, sent Forces thither, which gave them BattleIbid. n 40., and scattered all their power; insomuch, as he was constrained to betakeIbid. n 40. himself unto the Castle of D [...]le: Whereof the King having notice, he presently marchedIbid pag. 307 b. in person thither, and be­girt it; so that the besieged discerning their condition, were glad to renderIbid. pag. 307 b. it, and put themselves upon mercy: Whereupon this Earl, and divers more, were sent prisonersIbid. n 20. to Faleise in Normandy, and thence broughtIbid. pag. 308 a n. 3 [...]. over into England; where, being put in safeIbid. pag. 308 a n. 3 [...]. custody, he continued till the Kings return into Nor­mandy; [Page 41] at which time he tookIbid. n. 40. him back, and sent him againIbid. n. 40. to Faleise.

But before the Three and twentieth of this Kings Reign, the flames of Rebellion were throughly quenched, and the haughty spirits of those their Ring-leaders somewhat tamed, so that then the King began to manifest his clemen­cy to them again; for in his Parliament at Nor­thampton, An. 1177. (23 Hen. 2.) he made Ibid. p. 320. n. 30. restitution of their Lands, whereof they had been possessed Fifteen days before the War.

Unto the Abbey of Bordes [...]ey in Wor­cestershire (Founded by Maud the Empress, his Mothers Aunt) this Earl was a good Benefactor; for he bestowedEx ipso Au­togr. penès Will. Sheldon de Beoiey Ar. An. 1638. thereon his Lordship of Cumbe (in Glocestershire) to maintain Six Monks there perpetually, for the health of his Soul, the Souls of Earl Ranulph his Father, Ro­bert, Earl of Glocester, his Grand-father, his Mothers, and all Christian Souls. And to the Monks of Coventrey he made a most ample ConfirmationCart. 22 Ed. 3. n. 6. per Inspex. of whatsoever had been granted to them; warranting their enjoyment thereof, as free from any impediment or molestation, by him or his heirs, as their first Founder held the same: Forbidding all his Officers to entermeddle within the Precincts of that Monastery, or in their Soil or Market, without leave and freedom from those Monks. Moreover, to the end, Poste­rity should not be ignorant how far their Bounds did extend, he there punctually sets them forth; whereby that which is called the Priors Part might be known from the rest of Coventrey, called the Earls Part.

And departedChro. MS. in Bibl. Cotton. (Domitian A. 8.) fol. 85 b. this life at Leeke (in Staf­fordshire) in the year 1181.An. 1181. (27 Hen. 2.) leaving issue byChro. MS. in Bibl. Cotton. (Domitian A. 8.) fol. 85 b. Bertra his Wife, Daughter to ... Earl of Eureux, Ranulph Chron. Eve­sham, (ut s [...] ­pra) f. 28 b. his Son and Suc­cessor in this Earldom, and four Daughters; viz. Maud Hist. MS. Johan. Tinemuth in Bibl. Bodl. cap. 58. married to David, Earl of Angus, Mabel Hist. MS. Johan. Tinemuth in Bibl. Bodl. cap. 58. to William de Albini, Earl of Arundel, Agnes Hist. MS. Johan. Tinemuth in Bibl. Bodl. cap. 58. to William de Ferrers, Earl of D [...]rby; and Hawys Hist. MS. Johan. Tinemuth in Bibl. Bodl. cap. 58. to Robert Quincy, Son to Saier de Quincy, Earl of Winchester, (of whom I shall have occasion to say more anon.)

Of which, Bertra his Widow, it appearsRot. de Do­minabus pue­ [...]is & puellis [...] Sccac penès Remem. Reg. [...]ub tit. Linc. Rot. 1., that she was but Twenty nine years of age, in 32 Hen. 2. (viz. five years after his death) also, that her Dowry lay beyond Sea, and that King Henry the Second, as an additional support, al­lowed her the Lordships of Beltesford, He­mingby, and Dunington in Lincolnshire, (part of her late Husbands Lands) then esteemed at xl l. per annum.

But besides these, it is certain that he had an­other Daughter called Amicia, married to Raphe de Mesnilwarin (a person of a very ancient Fa­mily, and Justice of Chester, in those days) whose Legitimacy is doubted by some; the cheif reason they give for it, being, that they find no Memorial, that Earl Hugh her Father had a former Wife.

That she was his Daughter, sufficiently ap­peareth, not only from his GrantEx ipso Au­togr. penè [...] Tho. Main­waring de Peover, [...]aro­nettum. of two Knights Fees with her in Frank-marriage, unto Raphe de Mesnilwarin before mentioned, where he so termeth her: But by another DeedIbid. of Roger de Mesnilwarin her Son, wherein he calls Ranulph, Earl of Chester, (Son to this Earl) his Uncle.

As to her Legitimacy, therefore I do not well understand how there can be any question, it being a known Maxim in Law, that nothing can be given in Frank-marriage to a Bastard.

The Point being then thus briefly cleared, I shall not need to raise farther Arguments from Probabilities to back it, then to desire it may be observed, that Bertra (whom I conclude to have been his second Wife) was married to him, when he was in years, and she, herself, very young, as is evident from what I have before instancedRot. de Do­minabus pue­ris & puellis, ut supra. ▪ So that he having been Earl no less then twenty eight years, it must necessarily follow, that this Bertra was not born, till four years after he came to the Earldom. Nor is it any marvel he should then take such a young Wife, having at that time no Issue-male to succeed him in this his great Inheritance.

¶I come now to Earl Ranulph the Third, commonly calledHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 295. Ranulph Blundevil, Ranulph Bl [...]ndevil. or rather Blandevil, becauseHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 295. he was born in a Town called Album Monasterium in Powys (now Oswestre.)

In An. 1188. (34 Hen. 2.) this Earl was made a KnightChro. Eve­sham, ut supra) fol. 29 b. by King Henry the Second, and had in marriageChro. Eve­sham, ut supra) fol. 29 b. then given him by the same King, Constance, Countess of Britanny, Daughter R. Hoved. fol. 361 b. n. 10. and Heir to Conan, Earl of Britanny, Widow Chro Eve­sham, ut supra. to Geffrey, one of the Sons to King Henry the Second. Cum Chro Eve­sham, ut supra. tota Britanniâ, & Comitatu Rich­mundiae; whereupon, in most of his Charters he stiledCa [...]t. [...]2 E. 3. n. 6. per In­fpex. himself, Dux Britanniae, Comes Cestriae, & Richmundiae.

The first of his memorable exploits, that I have met with, is, That in 4 Rich. 1. he assisted David R. Hoved. in A. 1194 fol. [...]18 b. n. 20., Brother to the King of Scots, and the Earl Ferrers, in the Siege of Mar [...]orough, (then heid, as many other strong places were, for Iohn, Earl of Morecon, the Kings Brother) which within few days wasR. Hoved. in A. 1194 fol. [...]18 b. n. 20. rendred. After this, scil. in 6 Rich. 1. that he joyned with the same David, and the Earl Ferrers, in besieging the Castle of Nottingham, 6 Rich. 1. Which Castle, the same Iohn, Earl of Moreton, had fortified R. Hoved. in A. 1194 fol. [...]18 b. n. 20. at that time when King Richard was prisoner in Almaine.

The same year also he wasRot. Pip. 6 R. [...]. [...]. & Bedf. with the Army of King Richard in Normandy.

That he had great esteem with that Heroick Prince, I need not seek for many instances; that which hath been already said, and his bearing R. Hoved. fol. 420 b. one of the Three Swords, at his Second Co­ronation, sufficiently manifesting his eminent Merits.

But in 1 Ioh. he forsookLel. Col. [...]ol 1. p. 769. [...] hro. Eve­sham, fol. 37 b. his lawful Wife, Constance, by reasonLel. Col. [...]ol 1. p. 769. [...] hro. Eve­sham, fol. 37 b. that the King haunted her company; and being divorced from her by his Lel. Col. [...]ol 1. p. 769. [...] hro. Eve­sham, fol. 37 b. advice and example (as is well known) wedded Ex magno Regist [...]o MS. in Of­ficio Du­cat. Lanc. fol. 1. Cart. 4 Jo [...]. m. 4. Clemencia, Daughter of Raphe de Feugers, WidowEx magno Regist [...]o MS. in Of­ficio Du­cat. Lanc. fol. 1. Cart. 4 Jo [...]. m. 4. of Alan Dinant, with whom he had not only great Lands in France, granted in Frank-marriage, but also the Mannor ofEx magno Regist [...]o MS. in Of­ficio Du­cat. Lanc. fol. 1. Cart. 4 Jo [...]. m. 4. Bel­sington in Kent, and Iplepen Claus. 15 Joh. m▪ 5. in Devon­shire; William de Humet, Constable of Nor­mandy, givingOblat. 1 Jo [...]. m. 9. the King CCI. to be paid in England, for license that this his Neece might marry thus. After which, she marriedLel. Coll. Vol. l. p. 36 [...]. to Guy de Tuaz; Brother to the Vicount of Tuaz.

In 3 Ioh. the Castle of Similly (in Nor­mandy) was committedPa [...]. 3 Joh▪ m. 4. to his custody, How­beit, in 4 Ioh. (upon Friday in Easter week) the King being told,Rot. No [...]. 4 Joh. [...] 2. that this Earl, with some others, intended to desert him, cameRot. No [...]. 4 Joh. [...] 2. to the Castle of Uire, where he repairedRot. No [...]. 4 Joh. [...] 2. to him, and [Page 42] so excusedIbid. the matter, that the King, with those who then attended him, seemed well satisfiedIbid.; but would not longer trust him with that Castle of Simily, without sufficient Pledges for his Fidelity: So that he was necessitated to pro­cureIbid. his friend William de Humet, then Constable of Normandy, and R. Constable of Chester, upon penalty of forfeiting all the Fees he held of him, for his faithful custody thereof.

In 6 Ioh. he had a GrantPat. 6 Joh. [...]. 3. from the King of all the Lands, Fees, and Liberties belonging to the Honor of Richmund, which Geffrey, Earl of Britanny, held in Richmundshire; ex­cepting Nine Knights Fees, a half, and quarter, which the King retained in his own hands; whereof Ro [...]ld, Constable of Richmund held.

In the same year he gaveRot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 7. the King a Palfrey, for a Lamprey (which shews of what high esti­mation that sort of Fish was in those days.)

In 12 Ioh. he re-edifiedHistory of Wales, by D. [...]owel, p. 262. the Castle of Dyganwy in Wales, standing on the Sea shore, East of the River Conwey, which Prince Lewellin had destroyed; and fortifiedHistory of Wales, by D. [...]owel, p. 262. the Castle of Treffynnon, or S. Winifrid.)

In 13 Ioh. he answeredRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Ever­w [...]se. for no less than For­ty Knights Fees, and an half, for the Honor of Richmund, which he possest in right of Con­stance his Wife.

This was that Earl, who marching into Wales, too slenderly attended, was necessitated for refuge, to betake himself unto Rothelan Castle; and by the means of the rabble which the Constable of Chester thereupon got toge­ther in great numbers, through the allurement of those Minstrels then met at Chester Fair, was delivered from the danger wherein he so fell: The particulars of which story, I have fully re­lated in my discourse of Roger de Laci, Baron of▪ Ponte [...]ract, and Constable of Chester.

Moreover, in 15 Ioh. he wasClaus. 15 Joh. in dorso m. 1. one of those that attended the King into [...]oictou.

In 16 Io [...]. inLel. Coll. Vol. 2. p. 356. the Parliament then held at London, he rebukedLel. Coll. Vol. 2. p. 356. the King for violating the Wives and Daughters of the Nobility; and joyned with William Mare [...]chal, and the Bishops of Winchester and Norwich, in that under­taking, Mat. Paris, in eodem An­no, p. 249. l. 2 [...]. for the payment of the sum of Forty thousand marks unto the Archbishop of Canter­bury, and others, upon relaxation of the In­terdict, under which the Kingdom then stood.

In 17 Ioh. he hadPat. 17 Joh. m 3. the Castle and Honor of Lanca [...]ter; with the CastleIbid. m. 17. of Peek in Derbishire, committed to his charge; and was one of those Loyal Peers, who firmly ad­hered Mat. Paris, in eodem An. p 255. l. 8. to the King, when many other put themselves in Arms against him, under pretence of asserting the Laws of the Realm, and Liber­ties of the People.

In the same year also, he had a GrantCart. 17 Joh. n. 25. from the King, of the Castle and Mannor of New­castle under Line, to hold by the Service of one Knights Fee. And likewise, the custodyPat. 17 Joh. m. 19. of all the Lands of Simon de Montfort, with the Forests, to the use of the same Simon.

In 18 Ioh. he had the custodyPat. 18 Joh. m. 4. of the County of Salop; so likewise of thePat. 18 Joh. m. 4. Castles of Sa­lop, Bruges, (i. e. Brugge-No [...]) and Ibid. m. 8. Richmund, with express command to de­molishIbid. m. 5. that of Richmund, if he thought it not tenable.

In which year (on Ashwednesday) he [...] Annales de Lewes in Bibl. Cotton. up­on him the Cross, in order to a voy [...] [...]o the Holy Land, as the King himself then also did: But the Kings death hapning soon after, pre­vented his journey at that time.

And as he stood firm to King Iohn in his greatest distresses, so did he approve himself a stout and faithful Champion for Henry the Third, insomuch, as the very preservation of that King, and raising him to his Fathers Throne, if we may give credit to an old Monk of Peter­borough Walter de Wittlesey MS. penès Dec. & cap. Pe [...]e­burg., may cheifly be attributed to him; whose relation, touching the same, being not taken notice of by our ordinary Historians, I shall here insert.

Vpon the death of King John, the great Men of England, fearing that the Son would follow his Fathers steps in Tyranny over the People; resolved to extirpate him, and all of his Blood, not consider­ing, saith he, that saying of the Prophet, viz. That the Son shall not suffer for the iniquity of his Father: And, to that end determined to set up Lewes, Son to the King of France, (a youth then but Fourteen years old) in his stead; whom, at the instance of the Rebellious Barons, that King, for the purpose alleadged, sent over into England, in the last year of King John, under the tuition of the Earl of Perch, and other great Men of that Realm. Who, having landed himself in England accordingly, and received Homage of the Londoners, expecting the like from the Southern Nobility, ad­vanced to Lincolne. Which being made known to this Earl, who did abominate any Conjunction with them in that their conspiracy, he convened the rest of the Northern Peers; and being the cheif and most potent of them, taking with him young Henry, Son of King John, and right Heir to the Crown, raised a puissant Army, and marched towards Lin­colne. To which place, at the end of four days after Lewes got thither, expecting him, be came. To whom the Earl of Perch, observing his stature to be small, said, Have we staid all this while for such a little Man, such a Dwarf! To which dis­dainful expression, he answered, I vow to God, and our Lady, whose Church this is, That before to morrow Evening, I will seem to thee to be stronger, and greater, and taller than that Stee­ple. Thus parting with each other, he betook him­self to the Castle.

And on the next morning the Earl of Perch, armed at all parts, except his Head, having entered the Cathedral with his Forces, and left Lewes there, challenged out our Earl to Battle; Who no sooner heard thereof; but causing the Castle Gates to be opened, he came out with his Soldiers, and made so fierce a charge upon the adverse party, that he slew the Earl of Perch, and many of his followers; and immediately seising upon Lewes in the Church, caused him to swear upon the Gospel and Relicks of those Saints then placed on the High Altar, that be would never lay any claim to the Kingdom of Eng­land, but speedily hasten out of the Realm with all his followers; and that when he should be King of France, he would restore Normandy to the Crown of England. Which being done, he sent for young Henry, who during that time, lay privately in a Cow-house, belonging to Bardney Abbey, (near Lincolne, towards the West) and, setting him upon the Altar, delivered him Seis [...] of this Kingdom, as his Inheritance by a White Wand, in­stead of a Scepter; doing his homage to him, as did all the rest of the Nobility then present.

[Page 43] For which Signal Service, the King gave him the Body of Gilbert de Gant, his Enemy, with all his Possessions. Which Gilbert was a great Baron, and Founder of Uaudey Abbey in [...]esteven.

Thus far my Author.

And after the solemnity of the Kings Coro­nation was over, bestirred himself with all ear­nestness against the Rebellious Barons; firstMatth. Paris, p. 293. l. 38. in the siege of Mountforell in Leicestershire, and afterwards at Lincoln Ibid. p. 295., the Castle where­of was then beleaguered by a great strength of Barons; which in that notable Battle there were utterly vanquishedIbid. p. 296. n. 40. In that year he hadClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 17. the Earldom of Lincoln conferred upon him, (Gil­bert de Gant being set aside, in regard of his Re­bellion) unto which Honor the RecordClaus. 2 H 3. m. 9. implies, That he had an Hereditary Right from Lucia, his Great Grand-Mother; for she had the title of Comitissa Lincolniae. He had also the custody Pat. 1 H. 3. m. 4. of the Honor of Lancaster, likewise of the Castle ofIbid. m. 7. Mountsorell, which he himself Lel. Col. Vol. 2. p 275. took and demolishedLel. Col. Vol. 2. p 275..

The next year following, he hadPat. 2 H. 3. m. 10. the Honor of Britanny, (2 H. 3.) An. 1218. in the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, and Suffolk, committed to him. And then seeing the troubles in England were well quieted (in which work he had been so hap­pily instrumental) he again tookMatth. Paris, p. 303. n. 20. upon him the Cross for another Voyage to the Holy Land, with divers more of the English Nobility: And before he set forwards on that journey, granted to his Barons of Cheshire, (at their request) a most ample CharterRot. Pat. in Archivis Re­g [...]s infra Ca­stellum Ce­strie, 3 Ed. 4. in 9 per In­spex. of Liberties, in which are many observable things; amongst others, that they should have a free Court, wherein they might hold Plea of all things, as in his own Court; Exceptis placitis ad Gladium meum perti­nentibus (are the words) Excepting the Pleas be­longing to his Sword. Which Pleadings were of the same nature, as those in all other parts of England, called Pleas of the Crown: For in all Indictments for Felony, Trespass, &c. where­as they are in all other parts of England▪ said to be Contra Pacem Domini Regis Coronam & dig­nitates suas; they there run thus Contra pacem Do­mini Comitis, Gladium & dignitates suas: The rea­son whereof I conceive to be, for that the first Earl Palatine, viz. Hugh, (commonly called Lupus) of whom I have already spoke, had the County of Chester, given him by the Conqueror, Tenere ita liberè ad Gladium sicut ipse Willielmus Rex tenebat Angliam per Coronam.

Being in the Holy Land, he wasMat. Westm. in eodem an­ [...]o. at that fa­mous siege of Damieta, Vbi Dux Chistianae Co­hortis praestitit gloriosa, saithMonast. An­ [...]l [...]c. p. 890 b. [...]. 20. Henry, Archdeacon of Huntendon, Where being General of the Christian Army, he did glorious things.

Upon his return thence, when he was at Sea, there hapning a dreadful storm, (as the same Author affirmeth) he asked the Marriners, How long it was then to midnight? and they told him, It was almost two hours. Said he then, Labor till that time, and I trust to God the tempest will cease. But when midnight approached, the tempest in­creased so much, that the Master of the Ship bad him commend himself to God; for they were all like to perish: Whereupon he went out of his Cabin, and stoutly assisting them, the tempest soon asswaged. The day following there­fore, when the Seas were calm, and the danger clearly over, the Master asked him, Why he would not stir to assist them till midnight; telling him, That his help was then more than all the Marriners in the Ship. Quoth he, Because my Monks, and other de­vo [...]t people, who are of mine, and my Ancestors Foundation, did then rise to sing Divine Service; For that reason therefore, did I put confidence in their Prayers; and therefore, my hope is, that God Al­mighty for their Prayers and Suffrages, would give me such strength as I had not before, and as [...]wage the tempest, as I foretold.

So soon as he returnedChron. de Du [...] in [...]. Co [...]ton. from this journey, which wasChron. de Du [...] in [...]. Co [...]ton. about the Calends of April, An. 1220.An. 1220. (4 Hen. 3.) he beganCh [...]on Eve­sham, f. 48 a. the structure of Chartley Castle in Staffordshire, and Beeston Castle in Cheshire; and likewise, the Abbey of Deula [...]res for White Monks, near Leek in Staffordshire; which Monastery he had been incited so to found (as saithMonast An­gli [...]. p. 800 a. n. 60. & I [...]id. b. my Author) by the ghost of Earl Ranulph his Grand-Father, which appeared to him one night when he was in Bed, and bad him go to a place called Cholpesdale (within the Territory of Leek) and there he should find a certain Chappel, antiently built in honor of the Blessed Virgin, and found an Abbey of White Monks, and endow it, adding, There shall be joy to thee, and many others, who shall be saved thereby: For there, quoth he, shall be a Ladder erected, by which the Prayers of Angels shall ascend and descend, and vows of Men shall be offered to God, and they shall give thanks, and the name of our Lord shall be called upon in that place, by daily Prayers; and the sign of this shall be, when the Pope doth inter­dict England: But do thou, in the mean time go to the Monks of Pulton, where Robert Butler hath in my name built an Abbey, and thou shalt there be partaker of the Sacrament of the Lord; for such Priviledges belong to the servants of the Found­ers. And in the Seventh year of that Interdict, thou shalt translate those Monks to the place I have foretold. Which Relation being made unto the Lady Clemencia his Wife, she said in French, Dieu encres, id est, God increase: Whereupon the Earl congratulating her expression, said, The name of the place shall be Deula [...]res. In which year also, he had the custody of the Honor of Leicester conferredPat: 4 H. 3. p. 1. m. 1. upon him.

The former Testimonies of this Earls loyalty to the King, gave great hopes, that his obedi­ence would still have continued unshaken: How­beit, within four years after, it proved other­wise; for discontentsMat. Paris, p. 316. n. 50. being raised by divers of the Barons about the Kings, notMat. Paris, p. 316. n. 50. confirming the Charter of Liberties which had been exacted by the predominant power of the Nobility from his Father; as also, for that he was too much go­verned by the advise of Hubert de Burgh: He, with his adherents, keepingM. Westm. in Anno 1224. (8 H 3.) Mat. [...], p. 319. n 40 their Christmass at Leicester, sentM. Westm. in Anno 1224. (8 H 3.) Mat. [...], p. 319. n 40 an insolent and minatory Message to the King, then at Northampton; viz. M. Westm. in Anno 1224. (8 H 3.) Mat. [...], p. 319. n 40 That, except he would forbear to require his Castles, and to hearken unto the Counsels of Hubert de Burgh, they would all unanimously rise against him, and compel him to be guided by them. But to this they received such an answer from the Archbishop of Canterbu [...]y, that made them all to startle; which was, ThatIbid. n. 50. un­less they would on the morrow render the King all his Castles, himself, and other of the Bishops, would excommunicate them every man by name. So that, understanding also, how well the King was provided with Military Forces to deal with them, they prudently cameIbid. p 320. to [Page 44] Northampton, and submitted [...]. themselves unto him.

Yet were not their hearts so humbled, as that they would be quiet, in case it lay in their power to stir: For in 11 Hen. 3.11 Hen. 3. this haughty spirited Earl, with many others, takingIbid. pag. 337. n. 10, 20, 30 & 40. advantage of the di [...]content that Richard, Earl of Cornwal, had conceived towards the King, touching the Mannor of Berkha [...]fied, which belonged to the Earldom of Cornwal, and was given by King Iohn (his Father) to another, putIbid. pag. 337. n. 10, 20, 30 & 40. them­selves in Arms, under colour of assisting that Earl, in recovery of his own, and sent a peremp­tory Message to the King, requiringIbid. pag. 337. n. 10, 20, 30 & 40., That he should do him right, and to seal unto them a new Charter of the Forest Liberties, inst [...]ad of that which he had lately cancelled at Oxford. Whereupon the King discerning what mischeif might grow through his withstanding them, causedIbid. pag. 337. n. 10, 20, 30 & 40. a Convention of the Peers at Nor­thampton, 3 Nones of August, and made a peaceable Accord with them. And having so done, to oblige this potent Earl the more, grant­ed Pat. 11 H. 3. m. 6. to him all that part of the Honor of Rich­mund, with the Appurtenances, which he for­merly had by the gift of King Iohn, to hold during his life; upon condition, That he should not make any Agreement with the Earl of Bri­tanny, to whom that part of the Honor did be­long, so as to yield it up unto him, unless he could obtain so much Justice from the King of France, as to recover those Lands of his own in Normandy, which he lost in the service of King Iohn.

In 13 Hen. 3. he had a ConfirmationClaus. 13 H. 3. m. 2. from the King, of all his Lands betwixt the Rivers of [...] and Merse, in Lancashire; viz. The Town of West De [...]by, with the Wapentake, the Borough of L [...]verpool, the Town and Wapentake of Salfor [...], and Wapentake of [...], in the same County; with all Forests, Hays, Homages, and other the Appurtenances.

Of this stout Earl I farther find,An. 1230. that in 14 Hen. 3. he opposedMatth Paris, p. 363. one Stephen, a Com­missary from the Pope, who was sent to gather the Tenths from the Bishops, and all Religious Orders; prohibiting any person whatsoever, within the compass of his Jurisdiction, from pay­ment of any thing; notwithstanding that, all England besides, with Ireland and Wales, submitted thereto. Moreover, the same year at­tending the King in his expedition into Bri­tanny, he had his BondPat. [...] Transfr. in Britan. 1▪ H. 3. p. 1. m. 3. for the payment of a thousand marks towards his support in the Wars; and was one of the principal persons left Ibid. p 367. l. 34. behind for the defence thereof; whence he marchedIbid. lib. 43 & 44. into Anjou and Normandy: In both which, they took divers places of strength. And having setled all things well in those parts, returnedIbid. p. 369. l. 39. into England about the Kalends of August, the year next following; where he was no sooner arrived, but that he hastedIbid. lib. 42. to the King, then in Wales, (and at that time very busie in building of Maud Castle) of whom he was very honorablyIbid. lib. 42. received.

Not long after this, s [...]il. in 16 Hen. 3. the King summonedI [...]id. pag. 372. n. 4 [...]. all his Nobles, as well of the Layty, as Prelates, to meet him at Westminster on the Nones of March; where representing his great want of Money, occasioned by the Wars he had in France, he requiredI [...]id. pag. 372. n. 4 [...]. a Sub [...]idy from them: But this Earl then toldI [...]id. pag. 372. n. 4 [...]. the King, that all the Earls, Barons, and Knights, who held in capite, were in person with him in his late expedition, and had spent so much in sup­porting themselves, that they returned very poor; so that they ought not to contribute to that Subsidy then demanded: By means of which answer, they hadIbid. liberty to depart.

To the Monks of Coventrey he ratified Cart. 22 Ed. 3. n. 6. per Inspex. the Recognition and Confirmation, made by Earl Ranulph, his Grand-father, of the Chappel of S. Michael, and all the rest; viz. Ansty, Shulton, Wykin, Bilney, Whitley, Pyuley, Stoke, Stichall, Eccleshall, Folkeshull, Karesley, Whaberley, Sponne, and Bisseley, within his Fee; in all which, he solemnly invested them on the Feast day of S. Abdon and Sennes, in Iuly 3 Rich. 1. by his Gold Ring; which, with his Charter he offered upon the Altar. To which Chappel of S. Michael he likewise conferredIbid. the Tithes of all his Lands and Possessions in Coventrey, and that under the penalty of a Curse upon his Officers, Servants, and Heirs, if they should not make due payment of them accordingly.

And besides this, he gaveRegist. Pr. de Co­ventr. in Scac [...]. pe­nès Re­mem. Reg. fol. 76 b. Cart. 22 Ed. 3. n. 6. ut supra. to those Monks, in exchange for one Cart of the two Carts which Earl Ranulph his Grand-father, by his Charter granted them, to have going to and fro in his Woods, twice a day except on Festivals, for ne­cessary House-boot, Fire-boot, and Hey-boot (as I have already shewed) Cclxxx Acres of Land, being part of his Wood and Waste in Eccle­shair and Kersley, according to xxv Foot to the Perch; which Wood and Waste he gave them liberty to inclose, reduce into Tillage, or otherwise to use for their best commodity.

And to the Nuns of Polesworth, he gave Claus. 2 Ed. 3. in dorso, p. 39. per In­spex. Ten marks per annum, out of his Revenues in Coventrey, to be paid at Michaelmass and Easter by even portions, until he should assign them the like Annuity out of any other particular Lands. Which Grant he expresses to be made for the health of his Soul, and the Souls of his Ance­stors and Successors, and of the Soul of Robert Marmion the elder (a great Baron of that time.)

This Earl executed the officeRot. Pip. de iisdem annis. of Sheriff, by his Deputies for the Counties of Salop and Stafford, in the Second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, and part of the eighth year of King Henry the Third. So also for the County of Lancaster, in the Third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and nineth of Henry the Third. And towards the later end of the Sixteenth year of that Kings Reign, viz. 50 Cal. Nov. he diedMat. Westm. in An. 1132. at Wallingford, after he had governed the Coun­ty Palatine of Chester above fifty years.

It is reported, [...]aithMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 890 a. n. 40. Henry Huntendon, of this Earl, that when he died, a great company in the likeness of Men, with a certain potent person, hastily passed by an Hermites Cell near Wallingford; and that the Hermite asking one of them what they were, and whether they went so fast? he answered, We are Devils, and are making speed to the death of Earl Ranulph, to the end we may accuse him of his sins. Likewise, that the Hermites thereupon adjuring the Devil, that he should return the same way, within thirty days, and relate what was become of this Earl: He came accordingly, and told him, That he was for his iniquities condemned to the torments of Hell; but that the great Dogs of Deulacres, and with them many other, did bark so incessantly, and fill [Page 45] their habitations with such a noise, that their Prince, being troubled with it, commanded he should be ex­pelled his Dominion; who is now, saith he, become a great enemy to us; because their suffrages, together with others, hath released many Souls from Purgatory.

His Body was buriedChron. de Theoksbury MS. in Bibl. Cotton. at Chester, but his Heart at the Abbey of Deulacres, so by him Founded as hath been observed.

Of whose death, so soon as news broughtMat. West. ut supra. to Hubert de Burgh; the Messenger telling himMat. West. ut supra. that one of his cheifest Enemies was deceased: He Mat. West. ut supra. fetched a great sigh, and said, God have mercy on his Soul; and, being then fasting, called for his Psalter, as he stood before the Cross, and ceased not till he had sung it all over for the health thereof. But this Earl leftChro. Eve­sham. fol. 37 b. no issue, which some then thoughtChro. Eve­sham. fol. 37 b. to be a judgment of God upon him for putting away his first Wife.

But Clemencia, his second Wife, survived him; and in the same year that he died, had Livery Claus. 16 H. 3. [...] m. 2. of the Mannors of Benington and Lim­berg, in Lincolnshire, which wereClaus. 16 H. 3. [...] m. 2. given to her in marriage; as also ofClaus. 16 H. 3. [...] m. 2. all the Lands, Rents, and Services, which Bertrice, sometime Countess of Chester, had in the Lordships of Wadington, Norma [...]dy, Bentford, Du­nynton, and Hauteburgh, in the same Coun­ty, with the Mannor of Reppandon (vulgo Repton) in Com. Derb. which were assigned to her by the King for her Dowry.

The names of his four Sisters, and their Hus­bands, I have already mentioned; but now, in­somuch, as all his Possessions (which were very great) came to them, or their Descendants, as his Heirs, I must say something more as to the di­viding thereof amongst them.

Of Maud the eldest, WifePlac. Coronae apud Huntend. 12 H. 3 Rot. 3. to David, Earl of Huntendon, (Brother to William, King of Scots) descended Iohn, sirnamed Scot, Successor Mat. Paris, p. 380. lib. 14. to this Ranulph in the Earldom of Cheste [...]; who had for his partPlac. Coram Rege apud Westm. T. Hill. 14 R. 2. Rot. 20. (Maud his Mother being them dead) the whole County of Chester, and the Advowson of the Priory of Coventrey.

But Mabel the Second, who married to Wil­liam de Albany, Earl of Arundel, was dead be­fore the Earl her Brother; and so was William, Earl of Arundel her eldest Son: Whereupon, Hugh de Albany her second Son, then Earl of Arundel, and in Minority, came to share in that great In­heritance; unto whomRot. Fin. 17 Hen 3. m 8. Coventrey was in PartitionRot. Fin. 17 Hen 3. m 8. assigned for his Capital Seat, as some Rot. Fin. 17 Hen 3. m 8. Records do testifie: But othersClaus 17 H. 3. m. 17., that the Mannor of Barow was allotted to him for his cheif Mansion; and that he had for the present, the Mannors of Campden in Glocestershire, Olney in Buckinghamshire; as also Co­ventrey, until such time as a more perfect and equal Partition should be made amongst them; and the next year following, an additionClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 31. of the Mannor of Ledes in Yorkshire, as part of that Inheritance.

Agnes the third sister, with her Husband Wil­liam de Ferrers, Earl of Derby (being both then living) hadClaus. 17 H. 3. m 17. for her part the Castle and Mannor of Chartley in Staffordshire, as­signed for her capital Seat, with the Castle and Town of West Derby (in Com. Lanc.) and all the Lands belonging to the said Earl of Chester, which lay betwixt the Rivers of Ribble and Merse; together with the Man­nor of in Buckbroek in Northamptonshire, and Navenby in Lincolnshire.

And Hawise Ibid. the fourth sister, Wife of Robert de Quincy, for her shareIbid., the Castle and Man­nor of Bolingbroke in Com. Linc. for her prin­cipal Mansion; and all the other Lands which belonged to Earl Ranulph her Brother, situate in the Provinces of Lindsey and [...], in the said County of Lincoln; for which, she then gaveRot Pip. de An. 17 H 3. Linc. fifty pounds for her relief. Unto which Hawise, the said Earl, in his life time, grantedEx ipso Au [...]gr i [...] [...] Cot­ton [...] de [...] [...]ate Pol [...]. & Civ p 141. the Earldom of Lincoln, that is to say, all he could grant thereof, to the end she might be Countess, and that her heirs might also enjoy it; whereof, it seems, the King did not disallow, insomuch, as at her desire, he conferred Pat. [...] H 3. m. 9. n. 35. the Honor upon Iohn Lacy, Constable of Che­s [...]e [...] ▪ and the heirs of his Body, by Margaret her Daughter.

As for the Knights Fees which were assigned to each of these Sisters, or their Descendants in the several Shires of England, I shall for brevi­ty, spare their recital, referring my Reader to the RecordRot. Fin. 18 H. 3 m. 11., where they are particularly ex­prest, in case he desire satisfaction therein.

There now only remains something to be said of Iohn Scot, the last Earl (Son to David, Earl of Huntendon, by Maud, the eldest Sister of the said Earl Ranulph, as hath been already ob­served.) For after his death, this Earldom came to the Crown, his Sisters (who were all very nobly matched) having in recompence thereof, many fair Lordships, as I shall shew by and by.

In An. 1233. (17 Hen. 3.) uponMat Paris, pag 387. n 30 Ibid. pag. 446. that great difference betwixt the King and Richard, Earl Marshal, divers of the Nobility then adhering Mat Paris, pag 387. n 30 Ibid. pag. 446. to the Earl; this Iohn, Earl of Chester, with Iohn, Earl of Lincoln, were so corruptedMat Paris, pag 387. n 30 Ibid. pag. 446. by Peter de Rupibus, then Bishop of [...], who gaveMat Paris, pag 387. n 30 Ibid. pag. 446. them a thousand marks; that not­withstanding their former engagements to the Earl Marshal, they fell offMat Paris, pag 387. n 30 Ibid. pag. 446., and took part with the King.

At that great solemnity of King Henries mar­riage toMat. Par [...], p 419 n 50 Alianor, An. 1243. the Daughter of Reimund, Earl of [...]rovince, (which was performedIbid p. 420. n. 30. with extraordinary pomp and state at London and Westminster, about the 14 Kal. of February, in the Twenty eighth year of his Reign) this Iohn, Earl of Chester, carriedIbid. pag. 421. the Sword cal­led Curtana, before the King; in tokenIbid. pag. 421., that being an Earl Palatine, he had power to restrain the King, if he should be exorbitant (as saith my Author) the Constable of Chester then wait­ing Ibid. pag. 421. upon him, and with his Wand, keeping off people from disturbing the proceeding.

And the same year (with many other Nobles) tookIbid. p. 431. n. 30. upon him the Cross for a Voyage to the Holy Land; but whether he performed the jour­ney, or not, I make a question;An. 1244. for the next year following, I find he diedH. Knigh­ton, col. 2431. n 50. without issue at Oernhall in Cheshire, about Whitsontide; (7 Id. Iunii) poysonedMat. Paris, p. 440. by Helene his Wife, DaughterMat. Paris, p. 440. to Leoline, Prince of Wales (whom he had marriedChron. Eve [...]ham, fol. 49 a. in his Uncle Earl Ranulph his days, to the endChron. Eve [...]ham, fol. 49 a. there might be a firm Peace betwixt that Earl and Lewelin) and was buried at Chester. Whereupon, inH. Knigh­ton, ut supra. regard that Regal Prerogatives belonged to this Earldom, the King assumedH. Knigh­ton, ut supra. it into his own hands,H. Knigh­ton, ut supra. Ne tam prae­clara dominatio inter colos faeminarum dividi con­tingeret. Least so fair a Dominion should be divi­ded amongst Women; and gaveH. Knigh­ton, ut supra. unto his Sisters, [Page 46] and Heirs, other Lands instead thereof, viz.

ToPat. 22 H. 3. m. 11. Iohn de Baillol, and Dervorguil his Wife (one of the Daughters and Heirs to Alan of [...]al­ [...]owa [...], by Margaret, the eldest Sister of this Iohn, Earl of Chester) the Mannors of Lud­dingland and [...]orkesay, in the County of Lincoln, with the Ferme of Yarmouth in Norfolk: And toPat. 25 H. 3. m. 1. Christian, the other Daugh­ter and Coheir of the same Alan and Margaret, the Mannor of Dri [...]ield in Yorkshire, and the Mannor of [...]hingden, with the Advowson of that Church, in Northampconshire.

ToPat. 22 H. 3. m. 4. Isabel the Second, married to Robert de Brus of Anandale, the Mannors of Wr [...]ttel, and Hathfield in Essex.

And toIbid. Claus. 22 H. 3. m. 12. Ada the Fourth, then the Wife of Henry de Hastings (for Maud the Third was deadChro. Eve­sham, f. 51 a. without issue) the Mannor of Brom [...]s­grove in Worcestershire; the Mannor and Castle of Bolesovore in Derbishire; the Mannor and Soke of Mansfield in Nottin­ghamshire, and the Mannor of Oswardbec in the same County; the Mannors of Wurfield, Stratton, and Cunedoure, in Shropshire, with Wigginton and Wulrune Hampton, in Staffo [...]dshire.

Moreover, for Helen his Wife (who soon after marriedClaus. 22 H. 3. m. 2 [...]. to Robert de Quency) command was given by the King, that she should forthwith have Livery Claus. 22 H. 3. m. 2 [...]. of these Lordships hereafter named, whereof Iohn; Earl of Chester and Huntendon, her late Husband, died seised; to hold until such time, as by a perfect Extant of all his Lands, she should have a sufficient Dowry assigned unto her, viz. Fordringhey and Iarewel in Com. Northampt. Keweston in Com. Bedf. Toten­ham in Com. Midd. Brampton, Cunning­ton, and Limpays, in Com. Hunt. Badew in Com. Essex; and Erron in Com. Rutl.

And after this, viz. in 31 Hen. 3. was this Earldom of Chester, with the Castles of [...] and Dissard, annexedPat. 31 H. 3. m 7. to the Crown for ever.

Earls of Britanny and Richmund.

THe first Earl of Richmund, was Alan, sirnamed Rufus or Fergaunt Alan Fer­ga [...]t. (by reason of his Red Hair) SonMonast. An­gl [...]c. Vol. 1. p 877 b. n. 10. to Eudo, Earl of Britanny in France: Which Alan coming Ibid. pag. 386 b. n. 20. over into England, with Duke Wil [...]iam of Normandy, commandedEx An [...]al. Eccles. S. Au­gustini Can­ [...]uar. the Rear of his Army, in that memorable Battle near Hastings. And after that signal Conquest, was advanced Ibid. pag. 877. ut supra. to this Earldom of Richmund (it having beenIbid. pag. 877. ut supra. the Honor of Earl Edwyne, of whom I have already spoke, under the title of Merc [...]) having therewith all that Northern part of the County of York, vulgarly called Richmund­shire, givenIbid. pag. 877. ut supra. unto him by King William at the timeMS. in Bibl. Cotton. of his siege of that City.

This Earl Alan wasW. Malms. fol. 55 b. n. 10. in his very youth not a little famous for his valor, insomuch as he feared notW. Malms. fol. 55 b. n. 10. that heroick spirited William, then Duke of Normandy, (his near Neighbor) who chal­lengedW. Malms. fol. 55 b. n. 10. Britanny as his hereditary Right from Gisla, with whom Charles the Great bestowed it in marriage to Rollo, his Lineal Ancestor; but gaveIbid. him rather cause of provocation.

After his Possession of this Earldom of Rich­mund, he beganMonast. Anglic. ut supra, n. 20. the Building of a strong Castle and Fort near unto his capital Mansion at [...]i [...]ing, for the better safeguardMonast. Anglic. ut supra, n. 20. of himself, and his Tenants in that part of the Countrey, against the attempts of the English (then every where dispossessed of their rightful Inheritances,) as also of the Danes; and namedMonast. Anglic. ut supra, n. 20. the said Castle Richmont, according to the French ex­pression, which signifieth the Rich-Mount or Hill; it being situateMonast. Anglic. ut supra, n. 20. upon the highest, most defensible, and pleasant place of all that Territory, the swift River Swale running at the skirt thereof, and half encompassing it.

Having said thus much touching his first com­ing into England, and setling here; I shall conclude with his Works of Piety, which were not few, nor slender.

He was the devout and first beginnerIbid. pag. 386 b. n. 20. of the Foundation (or rather restorer) of that great Abbey of S. Maries in York; givingIbid. pag. 387 b. & pag. 390. n. 60. thereun­to the Church of S. Olave and BoroughIbid. pag. 385. n. 10., where­in the same Monastery was situate in the Suburb of that City, from Galmon to Clifton, to­wards the River of Owsel, (in which, it was more commodiously seated than at Lestingham) with nine Carucates and an half of Land lying in Clifton, rendringIbid. pag. 385 b. n. 10. the Advowson thereof into the hands of that King, to the end he might be the perpetual Patron of it. Moreover he gave Ibid. pag. 386 b. n. 10. & p. 387 b n. 10. & pag. 390 b. thereto the Churches of Caterick and Rich­mund, and the Chappel of his Castle there, with the Tithes of all his Demesne Lands be­longing unto it; and likewise thoroughout all Yo [...]k [...]hire; as also the Church of S. Botolph in Holland, and TownIbid. pag. 386 b. n. 10. & p. 387 b n. 10. & pag. 390 b. of Sutton near un­to it.

And lastly, unto the Abbey of S. Sergius and Bacchus in Normandy, he gaveIbid. p. 572 a. n. 60. & b. the Church of [...]wavesey in Cambridgeshire, with the Tithes of that place, and likewise the Tithes of Bercham, Papworth, Wimpo [...]e, Tofte, and Beche; which place of Swavesey, be­came afterwards a Cell to that Foreign Mona­stery.

Add hereunto what the Monk of Vtica ex­presseth Ord. Vit. p. 544 C. of him. He was ever studious for Peace, a great lover of the Poor, an especial honorer of the Religious; and that his death, without Issue, occa­sioned no little sadness to all good People.

He marriedW. Malmsb. p. 62 b. n. 30. Constance, one of King William the Conquerors Daughters, but diedMonast. An­glic. p. 873 b. n 20. without Issue, and was buriedIbid. in the Abbey of S. Ed­munds- [...]ury in Suffolk, atIbid. pag. 294 b. n. 40. the South door Ibid. pag. 294 b. n. 40. before the Altar of S. Nicholas.

The Lands whereof he was possest at the time of the Conquerors Survey were these, viz. In Yorkshire▪ One hundred sixty six Lordships, or the greatest part of them, whereof Gilling was one, within the Precincts whereof he built his Castle of Richmount; in Dorsetshire One, called Devenis; in Essex Eight; in Hantshire Two; in Cambridgeshire Sixty three, and Ten Burages in Cambridge; in Hartfordshire Twelve; in Northampton­shire One; in Nottinghamshire Seven; in Norfolk Eighty one; and in Lincolnshire One hundred and one.

This last mentioned Alan, Alan Niger. sirnamed Rufus, had four Brothers, viz. Alanus Niger Monast. Anglic. p 877 b. n. 3 [...], andMonast. Anglic. p 877 b. n. 3 [...] Stephen, [Page 49] who succeeded in this Earldom; Ribald Ibid. p. 386 b. n. 20. & p. 572 b. n. 29., Lord of Middleham, an eminent Baron in these Northern parts, [from an Heir-female, of whose Line that great and honorable Family of the Nevils (some Branches whereof do still flourish in this Kingdom, as I shall shew in due place) did descend] and Bardulf Ibid. pag. 572 b. n. 29., whose Son Akar, was the pious FounderIbid. pag. 869 a. n. 40. & b. n. 30. of Iorevauix, a fa­mous Abbey of the Cistercian Order in this Northern Tract.

This Alan the Black (who succeeded his Bro­ther Alan the Red, in these Earldoms of Bri­tanny and Richmund) wroteIbid. pag. 869 a. n. 60. & b. n. 20. himself Comes Brittanniae & Angliae; and by that title confirm­edIbid. pag. 869 b. & ibid. n. 30. those Grants which Akar the Son of Bardulf had made to the Monks of Iorevauix, and grantedEx ipsis An­togr. penès Alderm. & Burgenses ib. divers Immunities and Priviledges to the Burgers of his Borough of Richmund. Be­ing in good esteem with King William Rufus; uponLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 543. the seisure of Hoveden and Weston, belonging to William de Kairelepho, Bishop of Durham, who adhered to those of the No­bility that had conspired against the King, he sharedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 543. with Odo de Campania in the enjoyment of those Lordships.

He FoundedMonast. Anglic. f. 404 a. n. 30 & 40. a Cell at Romburge in Cambridgeshire, annexingMonast. Anglic. f. 404 a. n. 30 & 40. it unto the Ab­bey of S. Maries at York; and to the same Abbey of S. Maries he gaveIbid. pag. 387 b. n. 20. the Church of Gi [...]ling (near Richmund) with one Carucate of Land; as also hisIbid. pag. 387 b. n. 20. Tithes of Ba [...]ngburgh, Two Hides of Land in Heselingfeld in Cambridge­shire, and two Carucates in Skelton. And confirmedEx ipso Au­togr. penès Will. le Neve. equ. au [...]. Cl. Reg. Arm. to the Monks of Thetford in No [...] ­folk, the Tithes of Ne [...]lestede.

But died without Issue, as it seems, leaving Stephen Stephen. his Brother to succeed him in the Earl­dom, and was buriedLel. Col. Vol. 1. p. 251. in the Abbey of S. Ed­munds Bury, at the South door, near the Altar of S. Nicholas, leaving Stephen his Brother to succeed him in these Earldoms.

¶Which Stephen was the cheifIbid. pag. 386 b. Procurer of King William Rufus (in the second year of his Reign)An. 1089. to visit the Abbey then called S. Olaves in York, and to reedifieIbid. pag. 386 b. the Church thereof: Thereupon the King laidIbid. pag. 386 b. the first stone in that Building, and bestowedIbid. pag. 386 b. very ample Possessions thereon; thenceforth givingIbid. pag. 386 b. it the name of S. Maries, of which Lands, the Town and Soke of Fuleford wereIbid. pag. 390 b. n. 50. part.

To the Abbey of S. Edmunds Bury in Suf [...]olk, this Earl gaveIbid. pag. 294 b n. 40. certain Lands lying in Cambridge, forLel Coll. Vol. 1. p. 251. the health of the Soul of Alan his Brother.

To the Monks of Swyneshed in Lincoln­shire, he was also aIbid. pag. 773 a. n. 60. Benefactor.

To the Monastery of Swavesey in Cam­bridgeshire, (which was a Cell to the Abbey of S. Sergius and S. Bachus in Anjou) he gaveIbid. pag. 572 b. n. 50. the Tithes of his Mills in Cambridge, with the Fishings of Swavesey, and the Land lying be­fore the Gate of their Mansion.

To the Cell of S. Martins juxta Richmund, he gaveIbid. pag. 401 a. n. 20. two Sheafs of all his Demesn Lands in Witton, Muieton, Caterick, and For­cet.

And departingVin [...]. 58. this life in the year 1104. was buried in the Monastery of Begar, but his heart in the Abbey of S. Martins at York, (whereunto he had been a good Benefactor) as he himself did desire.

This Earl Stephen left Issue Alan, Alan. who succeed­ed him in those Earldoms; and Maud a Daugh­ter, with whom he gaveMon. Anglic▪ p. 8 [...]3 b. n. 58. Swaleda [...] in Frank-Marriage unto Walter de Gant, Son to Gilbert de Gant, who came over into England with King William the Conqueror.

¶In An. 1142. (6 Steph.) this Earl Alan standingS. Dunel. pag 26 [...]. n. 27. firm to King Stephen against Ranulph, Earl of Chester, then holdingS. Dunel. pag 26 [...]. n. 27. the City of Lincoln, and all the Forts belonging thereto, on the behalf of Maud the Empress, and her Son Henry, Duke of Normandy; by night time gotS. Dunel. pag 26 [...]. n. 27. over the Wall of that Castle there, called Galclint, and possessedS. Dunel. pag 26 [...]. n. 27. himself there­of with much Treasure therein.

He also mannedIbid. n. 30. the Castle of Hotun (now Shiriff Hotun in Yorkshire, then part of the Bishop of Durhams Possessions) and made great spoil at Ripon upon the Demesnes and Tenants of the Archbishop of York. But soon after, the Forces on each side being got together, and great preparation made for Battle, he fell off (saith my AuthorIbid. pag. 269. n. 10 [...] 20.) before any blow strucken; notwithstanding which, the King adventured, and foughtIbid. n. 30. most couragiously, but was over­come and takenIbid. n. 40. prisoner, on the day of the Purification of our Lady; and this Earl there­upon compelledIbid. n. 40. to render that his Fort called [...], with all the Treasure he had there­in; being thenceforth, for want of Food, and by reason of other sufferings, putIbid. n. 40. to great misery.

Touching this Battle, another HistorianGerv. [...]. col. 135 1. n. 60. va­ries much in his Relation from what the Monk of Durha [...] hath above expressed; for (inter alia) reporting the Speech which Robert Consul, Earl of [...], made before the Battle, un­to Ranulph, Earl of Chester, after he had high­ly magnified him for his desires to lead the Van, he goes on thus—Against whom is it that we fight! Here is Alan, Earl of Britanny, in Arms against us; nay, against God himself; a wicked person, and full of all manner of iniquity: No man for malice to be compared with him, being always disposed to mischeif, thinking it a dishonor, that any one should equal him for cruelty. But before he had made an end of his Speech, the BattleIbid pag. 1353. [...]. 30. began, the Van of those who fought for the Empress, assaultingIbid pag. 1353. [...]. 30. that part of the Kings Army wherein this our Earl, together with the Earl of Mel­lent, Hugh Bigot, Earl Simon, and the Earl of Warren were; which was done with such courage, that they were suddenly routedIbid pag. 1353. [...]. 30.; some slain, some taken, and the rest put to flight.

The Author of those Memorials, intituled, Gesta Regis Stephani, representethGesta Re­gis Steph▪ p. 9 [...]3 [...] this Earl for a most deceitful person; addingGesta Re­gis Steph▪ p. 9 [...]3 [...], that whilst he was contriving his revenge against the Earl of Chester, his adversaries prevailing, he was taken and cast into prison, where he continued until he submitted himself, and delivered up his Castles unto him: And, that in the mean while, he lost the Earldom of Cornwal, which he had of the Kings gift.

This Earl Alan wroteMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. pag. 902 a n [...] himself Earl of Bri­tanny, [...]ornwal, and Richmund; and gave Monast. Anglic. Vol. 2. pag. 902 a n [...] unto the Monastery of S. Michael, at the Mount in [...]ornwal, Ten shillings yearly Rent, issuing out of the Fair at [...], for the health of his Soul, his Wife, and Childrens Souls; and for the Redemption of the Soul of Brientius ( [...]ili­us Comitis) his Uncle, from whom he did [Page 48] HereditarilyIbid. possess his Lands in Corn­wal.

To the Monks of Iorevaulx, he gaveMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. pag. 875 a. Com­mon of Pasture throughout all his Forest of Wandesleydale, and as much Mowing Ground in his Meadows there, as they should need; as also TimberMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. pag. 875 a., in any part thereof; for their Buildings, and necessary uses.

He bestowedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. pag. 25 [...] b. n. 30 also on the Monks of Foun­tains, all his Woods belonging to Marsc (on that side the River Iore, wherein Burton is situate) for the Building of their Cell at Alde­burne; and on the other side of the same River, he gaveMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. pag. 25 [...] b. n. 30 unto them Rumore and Bramley. When he died, I have not certainly discovered, but he was buriedIbid. p. 810 a. n. 30. in the Abbey of Begar in Com. ... (of the Cistercian Order) whereunto he gave at his death certain Lands in the Soke of Gaytune, for erecting a Grange thereon.

The name of his Wife wasIbid. p. 752 b. n. 20. Bertra, by whom he had issue Conan Conan. Monast. Anglic. Vol. 2 pag. 883 b. n 30., who succeeded him in his Honors, and three other Sons, viz. Monast. Anglic. Vol. 2 pag. 883 b. n 30. Robert, Bryan, and Reginald.

This Conan had theMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. p. 391 a. n 60. title of Duke of Bri­tanny, and Earl of Richmund; and in 1 Hen. 2. wentHistory of Wal [...]s by D. Powel, p 205. into Britanny, where he was receivedHistory of Wal [...]s by D. Powel, p 205. by the most for their Duke.

¶In 10 H. 2. he wasEx Reg [...]st. Archiep. Cant. one of the Witnesses to that Recognition made by the King, touch­ing the Peoples Liberties.An. 1156. And according to the example of his Ancestors, boreIbid. pag. 874 b & pag. 875 a. n. 60. an especial love to the Abbey of Iorvauix, for discerningIbid. pag. 874 b & pag. 875 a. n. 60. the place where it stood, viz. At Fors, not to be convenient, he gave the Monks of that House leaveIbid. pag. 874 b & pag. 875 a. n. 60. to translate it unto a piece of Waste Ground in East Witton; and bestowedIbid. pag. 874 b & pag. 875 a. n. 60. on them a large Pasture in Wandes [...]esdai [...], which Land liethIbid. pag. 874 b. n. 20. beyond [...], and extendeth it self unto the Bounds betwixt [...] and Massamshire. As alsoIbid pag. 875 a. n. 10, 20 & 30. all that several Pasture on the North of the River [...], reservingIbid pag. 875 a. n. 10, 20 & 30. only liberty for his Deer; giving them leaveIbid pag. 875 a. n. 10, 20 & 30. to take Estovers, and all other necessaries on the South of Iore; and likewise PasturageIbid pag. 875 a. n. 10, 20 & 30. throughout his new Forest, near Richmund, for all their Cat­tle, withIbid pag. 875 a. n. 10, 20 & 30. power to keep Mastiff Dogs, for cha­sing out Wolves out of those their Territories.

Moreover, he FoundedIbid pag. 517 a. n 20 & 30. the Priory of Nuns at Roweny in Hartfordshire.

To the Cell of S. Martins, near Richmund, he gaveIbid. pag. 402 a. n. 30. the Tithes of his Mills at Rich­mund.

To the Monks of Kirstede, he gaveIbid. pag. 810 b. n. 20. the Church of Kaiton, with two Carucates and an hah of Land, lying in the Fields of Kaiton; as also a parcel of Ground called Kaiton-Rahage.

To the Abbey of Denney in Cambridge­shire, he confirmedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 883 b. n. 17. all that Robert his Cham­berlain gave thereto: And ratified the Grant of the Land called Wath which his Ancestors had bestowed on the Monks of S. Michael, at the Mount in Cornwal.

He married Margaret Ibid. pag. 883 b. n. 30. (Daughter to Henry, Earl of Huntendon) SisterR. Hoved. pag. 467 b. n. 60. to William, King of Scots; by whom he had only issueR. Hoved. pag. 467 b. n. 60. Constance, a Daughter; firstIbid. pag. 231 a. n. 40 & p. 361 b. n. 30. Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. p 876. n. 10. married unto Geffrey, Fourth Son to Henry the Second, King of England; which Geffrey wasJorval col. [...]049 n. 20. in her right Duke of Bri­tanny: Secondly, toR. Hoved. p 363 a. n 40. Ranulph, Earl of Chester, whom she forsookIbid. pag. 452 b. n [...]0.; and thirdly, toIbid. pag. 452 b. n. [...]0. Guy de Tuarz, Brother to the Vicount of Tuarz.

This Margaret surviving him, became after­wards the WifeMonast An­glic. Vol. 2. pag. 210 b. n 10. of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford.

It is reportedJorval. col. 1049. & Ibid. n. 10., That upon the death of Gef­frey, Earl of Anjou, (Father to Henry the Se­cond, King of England) the City of Nantz, in Britanny, electing Geffrey, second Son to the said Geffrey, to be their Ruler; sent for him, and delivered unto him the Possession thereof, as also of the adjacent Province; but he dying soon after, the Earl of Richmund, (id est, this Conan) having the rule of a great part of that Province of Britanny, entered the City of Nantz. Whereof the King (id est, Henry the Second) being informed, he forthwith command­ed Ibid col. 1059. n. 30, 40 & 50., That the Earldom should be seised into his own hands; and after wards, discerningIbid col. 1059. n. 30, 40 & 50. that this Conan, who had the Dominion of the great­est part of Britanny, died; leaving only one Daughter and Heir by Margaret, his Wife, Sister unto William, King of Scots; he gaveIbid col. 1059. n. 30, 40 & 50. her in marriage (she being then in Minority) unto Gef­frey his younger Son, and took all her Inherit­ance into his own power: And having so done, then observingIbid., that the vulgar people of that Countrey being much opprest by some of their Superiors, had addressed themselves to him for protection; he presently subduedIbid. those great ones; and thereupon reduced the whole Coun­trey of Britanny to his own Dominion.

This Conan dyingMS. in Bibl. Cotton, (Do­mitian, A. 8.) fol 85 b. in Britanny Lib. [...]ich. mund MS. in Bibl. Cotton., An. 1171. (17 Hen. 2.) was buriedLib. [...]ich. mund MS. in Bibl. Cotton. at Begar; whereupon, the Honor of Richmund was re­tained in the Kings hands for a time: For in 21 Hen. 2. Ranulph de Glanvil accountedRot Pip. 2 [...] H. 2. sub tit. Honor. Conan. for the ancient Ferme thereof, which was 535 l. 14 s. 10 d. So alsoRot pip. 29 Hen. [...]. Ebor. in 29 Hen. 2.

¶Unto which, Conan in right of Constan [...]e, his sole Daughter and Heir, Geffrey, Fourth Son to King Henry the Second, having takenJoh. Tine­muth, MS. in Bibl Bo [...]l. (V 4. 4. Jur.) l. 19. c 68. her to Wife (as hath been said) in the year 1166 (her Father, Earl Conan, thenEx Vet MS. in Bibl Cot­ton, (Domi [...]i­an A. 8.) fol. 82 b. living) succeeded in these Earldoms: Which Conan thereupon grant­ed Ibid. to King Henry, to the use of his said Son Geffrey, Geffrey. the whole Dutchy of Britanny, ex­cepting the County of Guincamp, descended Ibid. to him from Earl Stephen his Grandfather.

This Geffrey receivedYpod. N. 43. n. 30. the Honor of Knight­hood at the hands of King Henry his Father at Woodstock, in the year 1178. (24 Hen. 2.) But of him there is not much more memorable, in regard he diedRad de Di­ce [...]o, col. 630. n 60. when he was but Twenty eight years of age; being then unhappily killed R. Hoved. p. 360. n 40. at Paris by the stroke of an Horse, in a Tour­neament held there upon the 14. Kal. of Sept. Whereupon he was buriedRad. de Diceto, u [...] supra. in the Church of Nostredame, within the Quire of the Canons there, leavingRad. de Diceto, u [...] supra. issue by the same Constance two Daughters, as also a Son bornYpod. [...]. p. 44. n. after his death; viz. Upon Easter day, the Fourth Kalender of April ensuing (An. scil. 1187.) whose name was calledYpod. [...]. p. 44. n. Arthur.

The nameJorval. col. 1049. n 20. of one of the Daughters was Eleanor le Bret. Which Eleanor departingEx Coll. R. Gl. S. this life, in the Castle of Bristol, 4 Id. Aug. An. 1241. (25 Hen. 3.) was first buriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. in the Church of S. Iames at Bristol; but afterwards by the Kings appointment, translatedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to the Monastery of Nuns at Ambresbury. The name of the other Daughter appeareth not.

Unto this Earldom of Richmund, did belong Rot. Pip. 6 Ric 1. Ebor. no less then Cxl Knights Fees.

[Page 49] After the death of this Geffrey, Constance his Widow was givenR. Hoved. f. 363. n. 50. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. (X. 84.) l. 29 b. in marriage to Ranulph, Earl of Chester, (as hath been before exprest) with whom he enjoyed both these Honors of Britanny and Richmund. But she forsaking him (as hath been said) Arthur her Son, having been honoredR. Rov [...]d. 452. n. 10 & 20. with Knighthood by Philip, King of France, in An. 1199. the year following did homageYpod. N. 51. n. 10. to King Iohn for this Earldom of Britanny, it being of the Fee of the Dutchy of Normandy. Notwithstanding which, King Iohn detainedAnnal. Mat. Paris, in An. 1202. from him all his Lands in Nor­mandy, Turon, Anjou, and Poictou; whereupon, the King of France taking occa­sion to quarrel with King Iohn, required resti­tution of them to Arthur; but without success, insomuch, as War ensuing betwixt them, the French had the worst. After which, King Iohn sent for his Nephew Arthur to Faleise, and flattering him with fair words, promised him great Honors, if he would desert the King of France, and adhere faithfully to him, as his Leig-Lord and Uncle: But Arthur, who knew himself to be the Son of King Iohns elder Brother (viz. Geffrey, Duke of Britanny and Richmund, beforementioned) answered him with indigna­tion; requiring, That he would make restitution to him of the Kingdom of England, and all other the Lands which King Richard his Uncle had in Possession, upon the day of his death; Vowing, That if he did not do it speedily, he should not be at Peace. Which expressions so much awakened King Iohn, that he forthwith com­manded H. Knigh­ton, col. 2413. n. 60 & 2414. his Nephew Arthur should be sent to Roan, and there straitly imprisoned in the new Tower; where he had not long been, but for fear lest the great Men of England should ad­here to him, as being the next and rightful Heir to the Crown, he caused him to be murthered H. Knigh­ton, col. 2413. n. 60 & 2414. by the hands of Peter de Mauley, one of his Esquires; unto whom, for the reward of that wicked service, he gave the Heir of the Barony of Mulgreve to Wife.

As to the manner of his death, it is saidL [...]l Coll. Vol. 1. 768., That passing from one Ship to another, to go into England, as a prisoner, a Marriner laid a Plank in such a sort, that as soon as he trode up­on it, he fell into the Sea, and was drowned.

Having thus given an account of this Earl­doms Succession from Alan the first, to Conan, the last of the ancient Earls, whose sole Daugh­ter and Heir Constance, first took to Husband Geffrey, Fourth So [...] to King Henry the Second: As also of the Murther of Arthur, her only Son, who had no issue; and that she afterwards mar­ried to Ranulph, Earl of Chester, who in her right enjoyed it. I shall now observe, that this Constance, being at length divorcedEx Lib. MS. de Fe­odis Comit. Richm. Vinc. Dis­cov. p. 62. from Earl Ranulph, by reason of Adultery, marriedEx Lib. MS. de Fe­odis Comit. Richm. Vinc. Dis­cov. p. 62. lastly to Guy de Toarche, and had issueEx Lib. MS. de Fe­odis Comit. Richm. Vinc. Dis­cov. p. 62. by him a Daugh­ter, called Alice; who, after the death of her Parents, remainingEx Lib. MS. de Fe­odis Comit. Richm. Vinc. Dis­cov. p. 62. in Ward to the King of France, was by that King givenEx Lib. MS. de Fe­odis Comit. Richm. Vinc. Dis­cov. p. 62. in marriage to Sir Peter Ma [...]clere Peter. (a Knight of his) with Britanny, and what else was of her Inheri­tance.

Not long after which, King Io [...]n being high­ly discontentedMat. Paris, in an. 1215. towards those of his Barons, who had extorted from him the two notable Charters of their Liberties, called Magna Carta, and Carta de Ferest [...], which bear date 15 Iunii, in Seventeenth of His Reign; upon his recess Pat. 17 Joh. m. 7. from London, with purpose to raise what strength he could, for the redeeming himself out of their power; by hisIbid. Lette [...]s, directed to this Peter, bearing date at Warham (in Com. Dors.) 12 Aug. next ensuing, in which he calls him Earl of Britanny, did signifie, That in case he would come into England, he would restore unto him the Honor of Richmund, with its Appurtenances, as appertaining to his said Earldom of Britany; and thereupon, required him to hasten over with all possible speed, well furnished with Horse and Arms; as also to bring with him what power he could raise for his aid; and to do his homage, with what service, otherwise, he ought to perform.

Whereupon he cameClaus. 3 Hen. 3. m. [...]2., and had LiveryClaus. 3 Hen. 3. m. [...]2. of all the Lands pertaining to that Honor, in right of his said Wife. And not long after that, viz in 3 Hen. 3. agreed, ThatClaus. 3 Hen. 3. m. [...]2. the King should. thenceforth have of the Knights Fees belonging thereto, Thirty on the South of Hum [...]er, such as he should chuse.

After which, that King became so cordial to him; as that, in 14 of His Reign, he did by his Letters Patents declarePat. 14 H. 3. d [...] Tranr [...]r. Regis in Britan. p. 1. m 3., That so long as the Wars with the French should continue, he would assist him (giving him, by those his Letters, the title of Duke of Britanny, and Earl of Rich­mund) with Four hundred Knights, and One hundred Servants on Horsback, of which number One hundred to be of his own Knights; as also Pat. 14 H. 3. d [...] Tranr [...]r. Regis in Britan. p. 1. m 3. that he would give him pay for Three hundred Knights, and an Hundred Servants more; and for performance thereof obliged himself by Oath. Richard, Earl of Cornwal, with some other eminent persons, doing the like, as undertakers Pat. 14 H. 3. d [...] Tranr [...]r. Regis in Britan. p. 1. m. 3. for him therein.

Nevertheless, though the King then gave him the Appellation of Earl of [...], he had notIbid p. 2. m. 8. the compleat fruition of that Barony, Ra­nulph, Earl of Chester, retainingIbid. p. 2. m. 8. the Lands thereof in his hands, until by a special Precept Ibid. p. 2. m. 8. to the Bishop of Chichester, then Lord Chancellor, and Stephen de Segrave (afterwards Justice of England) command was given, that Livery should forthwith be made to him thereof. After which, (viz. the next ensuing year) he had farther LiveryClaus. 15 H. 3. m. 17. of the Mannors of [...], Wike, and Netlested, in Com. Suss. which were of his Fee.

To this Peter succeeded Iohn, Iohn. his Son and Heir, in the title of Earl (for ought I find to the Contrary) though the Barony, Lands, and Knights Fees, thereto belonging, were other­wise disposed of by the King for a time.

For, in An. 1241. (25 Hen. 3.) it is manifest, That the King, by his especial CharterCart. 25 H. 3. m. 4., bearing date 1 Maii the same year, gave to Peter de Savoy, Peter de Sa [...]o [...]. Uncle to Queen Alianore (viz. Son [...] 368. to Thomas, Earl of Savoy,) and his Heirs for ever, for his homage and service, the Towns of Richmund and Bovis, with the Castles, Wapentakes, and all their Appurtenances; as also the Man­nors of Cheteriz, Moleton, Gillinges, and Forsete, in Com. Ebor. Likewise, the Church of Geitune, the Town of Boston, with the Soke and Fairs; the Mannors of Frampton, Wikes, and Walsingburg, in Com. Linc. The Mannor of Swasham, with the Mannor and Soke of Costesey, in Com. Norf. The Man­nor and Soke of Wischete; the Mannor and Soke of Ketleberg; the Mannor of Netle [...]ed, [Page 50] and Mannor of Wikes, near Ipswich, in Com. Suff. The Mannors of Bassingburne and Hin­ton, in Com. Cantab. And the Mannor of Ce­strehunt, in Com. Hertf. To hold by the Service of five Knights Fees. And, in September fol­lowing, bestowedPat. 25 H. 3. m. 2. on him all the Lands of Iohn de Warren, in Sussex and Surrey; as also the Honor of Eagle for his support, in his Ser­vice; constitutingPat. 25 H. 3. m. 2. him likewise Governor of the Castle of Lewes in Sussex; for which re­spect I shall here speak, what I have farther to relate of him.

Matthew Paris taking notice of this Peter de Savoy's first coming into England this year, saithIn A. 1241. p. 549. n. 30., That the King gave him Comitatum Rich­mundiae, the Earldom of Richmund; which, it seems, he enjoyed for some time, though it doth not appear by any Record that I have seen; that he either used, or had the title of Earl at­tributed to him, until 50 Hen. 3. That the King caused LiveryPat. 50 H. 3. m 17. & m. 15. in dorso. to be given thereof to Iohn, Duke of Brittain, upon the Grant of other Lands to this Peter, in exchange for the same (as I shall fart [...]er shew anon.)

Upon this his arrival here, in 25 Hen. 3. cer­tain it is, That the King entertainedMat. Paris, ut supra. him with much joy, and madeMat. We [...]tm. in An. 1241. him cheif of his Council. After which, ere long, viz. In the xvme of Easter he heldMat. Paris, 550. n. 30. a Tourneament at Northampton, against Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk▪ to the [...]nd, that those Aliens who came into England with him, and others, might try masteries with the English. And, the next ensuing year, fear­ing Ibid. pag. 5 [...]8. n. 60. & p. 5 [...]9. [...] that his power and trust here, might be dis­pleasing to the English, prudently resignedIbid. pag. 5 [...]8. n. 60. & p. 5 [...]9. [...] the custody of those Castles, which had been com­mitted to his charge, cravingIbid. pag. 5 [...]8. n. 60. & p. 5 [...]9. [...] leave to return into his own Countrey. But I do not discern that he went out of England accordingly; for, before the end of that year, the Kings subjects in Poicto [...], beingIbid. pag. 583. & n. 10. in no little fear of an Invasion from the French, and earnestly sollicitingIbid. pag. 583. & n. 10. King Henry for some aid, he sentIbid. pag. 583. & n. 10. over this Peter de Savoy, with Peter de Egueblanch, Bishop of Here­ford, to let them know, that he was preparing to come speedily to them, in person, with a very great power,

In 28 Hen. 3. uponIbid. pag. 640. a Convention of the No­bility and Prelates of the whole Realm, he was Ibid. pag. 640. one of those whom the King sent to the Pre­lates, to acquaint them of his desire, for some supply of Money, in order to his Wars in Gas­coigne, as also to restrain the Incursions of the Welsh. And in 29 Hen. 3. obtained a farther GrantCart. 29 H. 3 m. 7. in Ce­dula. of the Honor of Egle (in this Realm) which did Hereditarily belong to Gilbert de A­quila; with the Advowsons of Churches there­unto appertaining, as also of the Castle of Pe­vensey, with the Wards and Knights Fees thereto belonging; exceptingIbid. such Lands, as Gilbert Mareschal, sometime Earl of Pembroke, who formerly enjoyed that Honor by the Kings gift, had disposedIbid. of, viz. The Town of Grey­wel, in marriage to Gilbert Basset, with Isabel, Daughter of William de Ferrers his Neece; and the Town of Ryp in marriage to Robert de Bruys, and Isabel, the Daughter of the Earl of Glocester, another of his Neeces.

In 30 Hen. 3. the King grantedCa [...]t. 30 H. 3. p. 1. m. 11. in [...]edula. to him the Inheritance of those Houses in the Street called the Strand, in the Suburbs of London, and adjoyning to the River of Thames, formerly belonging to Brian de Lisle; paying yearly to the Kings Exchequer at the Feast of S. Michael, three Barbed Arrows for all Services. Which Houses (situateEx magn [...] Regist [...]o Ducat. Lanc. tit▪ Middles▪ in the Parish of S. Innocents of Blank­minster) Queen Alianore, in her widow-hood, having obtained by purchaseEx magn [...] Regist [...]o Ducat. Lanc. tit▪ Middles▪ from the Provost and Chapter of the House of Montjoy, grant­ed Ex magn [...] Regist [...]o Ducat. Lanc. tit▪ Middles▪ to Edmund her Son (afterward Earl of Lancaster) they still retained the name of Savoy.

It is saidMat▪ Paris, 722. n. 10., that in An. 1247. (31 Hen. 3.) this Peter returning from beyond Sea, brought divers young Damsels thence, to make Wives for such of the English Nobility, as the King had then in Ward; which gave great discontent to the English.

In An. 1248. (32 Hen. 3.) in a great Con­vention Ibid. pag. 743. n. 50 [...] of all the Nobles of England, he wasIbid. pag. 743. n. 50 [...] one; and in 33 Hen. 3. had the Castle and Honor of Hastings in Sussex, committed Pat. 33 H. 3. m 2. to his custody. So likewisePat. 37 H. 3. m. 22., the Castle and Honor of Tykhil, in Com. Ebor. Moreover, in 36 Hen. 3. he obtained a GrantPat. 36 H. 3. m. 3. of the marriage of Baldwine, Son and Heir to the Earl of Devon, to marry unto some one of the Queens Kinred, such as he should think best.

In 37 Hen. 3. having taken a solemn OathPat. 37 Hen. 3. m. 12., and obligedPat. 37 Hen. 3. m. 12. himself by writing, to attend the King into the Holy Land; the King, for his sup­port Pat. 37 Hen. 3. m. 12., in this his designed Pilgrimage, then pro­mised Pat. 37 Hen. 3. m. 12. to give him Ten thousand marks at Marsiels, and to provide a Ship for him, well victualled and furnished with other necessaries; as also, upon his coming into the Holy Land, to give him Twenty Coursers. Furthermore, to­wards this his Pilgrimage, he gaveClaus. 37 [...] 3. m. 12. him a thou­sand pounds more, being a debt due to the Ex­chequer, by Iohn Fitz-Geffrey, Justice of Ire­land, for the Wardship of the Lands of Theobald le Butiller.

In An. 1257. (41 Hen. 3.) he was, amongst others, oneMat. Paris, p. 958. n. 20. of the Ambassadors then sent to the King of France, to require restitution of those Rights, which were by him with-held from King Henry, and thereby to prevent a War betwixt both Crowns. Also, in An. 1259. (43 Hen. 3.) upon adviceIbid. pag. 986. n. 1 [...]. had by the King, with his whole Baronage, he wasIbid. pag. 986. n. 1 [...]. one of the Ambassadors then sent to the Parliament of France, for composing the differences betwixt both Crowns, which had been of long continu­ance: In order whereto they carriedIbid. pag. 986. n. 1 [...]. over King Henry the Thirds Resignation of all his title to the Dutchy of Normandy. And by his Testa­ment Pat. 53 H. [...]. m. 54 [...], bearing date in 53 Hen. 3. bequeathed to Queen Alianore, the Earldom of [...]ichmund; as also, toPat. 55 H. 3. m. 29. Thomas, Amaedius, and Lewes, his Brothers, the Honors of Egle and Hastings.

¶Having now done with this Peter de Savoy, I return to Iohn de Dreux, Iohn. Son to Peter de Dreux, formerly Earl of Richmund, as is before ob­served. In 45 Hen. 3. this Iohn (his Father be­ing Pat. 45 H. 3. m. 9. then alive) obtained from the King a gift Pat. 45 H. 3. m. 9. of Twelve thousand pounds sterling, for the extent and value of the Earldom of Rich­mund; and besides that, Two hundred marks, as a free giftIbid.; the King then Covenanting Ibid. with him, That if the value thereof, should (upon this extent) be found more, then to give a farther allowance proportionable to the surplu­sage.

[Page 51] In 46 Hen. 3. Prince Edward releasingCart. 46 Hen. 3. m. 3. Pat. 53 H. 3. m. 27. and quit-claiming to the King, all his Interest to the Honor and Rape of Hastings in Com. Suss. The King thereupon, grantedCart. 46 Hen. 3. m. 3. Pat. 53 H. 3. m. 27. the said Honor, Castle, and Rape, to this Iohn, in lieu of the Lands belonging to the Honor of Richmund; which Lands Peter de Savoy passedIbid. to the King in exchange for the Honor of Hastings. After which, viz. in 50 Hen. 3. this Iohn had Livery Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 17. & m. 15. in dorso. of the said Earldom of Richmund from Guischard de Charrun, (a servant to the same Peter de Savoy) who was authorised thereunto, as it seems.

And having thus obtained Peter de Savoys title, the King by his LettersPat. 52 H. 3. m. 9. Patents, bearing date at Woodstoke, 6 Iuly, 52 Hen. 3. granted unto him, by the name of Iohn, Duke of Bri­tanny, Son to Peter, late Duke of Britanny, the Earldom of Richmund, which his An­cestors had formerly enjoyed (as the Record ex­presseth) to hold to himself and his heirs, of the said King and his heirs, as his proper Inherit­ance. And within few days after (viz. 20 Iuly, the same year) by his CharterPat. 52 H. 3. m. 26 & 27. dated at Nor [...]thamp [...]on, granted unto him the Castle and Honor of Richmund in Fee. In consideration whereof, he quit-claimedIbid. m. 28. in Cedula. to that King, all his right and title to the Earldom of Ageno [...]s in France.

Being thus possessed of the Earldom of Rich­mund, he did thereupon ratifieMonast. An­glic Vol. 1. p 878 a, b. all the Grants, which had been made by his Ancestors to the Monks of Iervaul [...] Abbey in Com. Ebor. And in 53 Hen. 3. obtained LicensePat. 53 H. 3. m▪ 23. to go into the Holy Land; for his support in which jour­ney, he likewise obtained leavePat. 53 H. 3. m▪ 23. to Demise cer­tain Lands, parcel of the Honor of Richmund for some time, to the end he might borrow Two thousand marks thereon; as alsoPat. 53 H. 3. m▪ 23. this farther favor, viz. that in case he should die before his return, his Executors (if his heir should be un­der age, and consequently in Ward to the King) might retain those Lands, until that debt of Two thousand marks should be clearly dis­charged.

In this 53 year of King Henry the Third's Reign, he obtained a GrantPat 27 E. 1. m. 7. per In­spe [...]. from the King of the Honor and Rape of Hastings, with the custody of the Castle and Knights Fees; and the next ensuing year, accompaniedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p 772. Prince Edward into the Holy Land.

In 2 Edw. 1. he procured the Kings Letters Pat. 2 Ed. 1. m. 12. mandatory to all the Tenants of the before-specified Honor and Rape of Hastings, to do him homage. And having buriedStows Sur­vey, p. 345 a. Beatrix his Wife (Daughter to King Henry the Third) in the Gray Friers Church in London, in An. 1275. (3 Edw. 1.) he CovenantedMonast An­glic Vol. 2. p. 196 a. n. 40. with the Canons of Eglestone (in Com. Pal. Dunelm.) that they and their Successors should find Six of their Covent, to celebrate Divine Service in the Castle of Richmund for ever: The first of them to sing Mass for the instant day, or Festival, or of the Holy Ghost, with Note; the second of the Blessed Virgin, with Note; the third for the Soul of the before specified Beatrix his Wife; and after his death, for both their Souls; as also for the Souls of all the faithful deceased. The Fourth and fifth of the Blessed Virgin without Note; and the Sixth, for the Soul of the said Bea­trix till his own death; and afterwards for both their Souls, and the Souls of all the Faithful de­ceased. Which Canons to be perpetually Resi­dent in the said Castle of Richmund (the number of Thirteen in their Covent at Egle­stone, not lessened.) And for their support there­in, gave unto them his Capital Messuage at Mul­ton, with all his Demesn La [...]ds there; as also eight Ox-gangs of Land in that Lordship, and Four and twenty Loads of Turff, with Twenty Cart Loads of Heath, to be yearly taken in the Moor of Boghes.

Moreover, for their Lodgings, he appointed them a certain place within his Castle of [...]ch­mund, near to the Great Chappel: Provided, that in time of War, they should perform these Services at Egl [...]sto [...]e▪ unless by special ap­pointment of the Lord of the Honor of [...]ich­mund, or his Bailiff.

In 5 Edw. 1. he obtained a GrantPat. 5 Ed. 1. m. 3. of all the Liberties, in Com. Essex; Hertf. Nor [...]. Suff. Can­tabr. Hunt. Linc. and Nott. belonging to the Honor of Richmund; and died [...] 13 E 1. n 23. in 13 Ed. 1. leaving Arthur Arthur. his Son [...] 13 E 1. n 23. and heir Twenty one years of age.

To which Arthur succeeded Iohn, Ioh [...]. his Bro­ther and Heir, who in An. 1293. (21 Edw. 1.) was GeneralLel Coll. Vol. 1. p 182. of King Edward's Army, the [...] sent into Gascoigne: And the next year fol­lowing, being the Kings LieutenantRot. Vas­con. [...]2 E. 1. m. [...]0. Tho. Wals. p. [...]5 n 30. in [...], was joyned in CommissionRot. Vas­con. [...]2 E. 1. m. [...]0. Tho. Wals. p. [...]5 n 30. with the Seneschal of Aquitane, and some others, to conclude a League of Amity with the King of [...], and thereupon wentRot Vasc [...] ▪ [...]t supra m 11. accordingly.

In 24 Edw. 1. upon a skirmish [...]ho Wals. p 29. n 40. with the French, near [...]urdea [...]x; the French flying [...]ho Wals. p 29. n 40. into the City. This Iohn, with Peter de Mauley, and Alan de Zouche, following them too far, were taken [...]ho Wals. p 29. n 40. prisoners; and in 27 Edw. 1. in conside­ration Claus. 34 Ed 1. m 1 per Inspex. of his good and laudable Services, obtain­ed a GrantClaus. 34 Ed 1. m 1 per Inspex. from the King of a thousand pounds per annum, to be received out of the Exchequer, until better provision should be made for him; in which Grant, King Edward callsClaus. 34 Ed 1. m 1 per Inspex. him, His beloved Nephew.

In 28 Edw. 1. beingClaus 34 Edw 1. n 20. with the King in his Scotish Wars, he had ScutageClaus 34 Edw 1. n 20. of all his Tenants by Military Service. Moreover, in 33 Edw. 1. he was constitutedPat 33 E 1▪ p 2 m 4. the Kings Lieutenant in Scotland; and continuedRot. Pro­tect. 34 E. 1 m. 12. [...] Socc. [...]5 Ed. 1. m. 1. there for the space of the two next ensuing years.

In 34 Edw. 1. having obtainedPa [...] 34 Ed 1. m [...]. from King Edward a Grant of the Earldom of Brita [...]y, he had SummonsClaus. 3▪ Ed 1. in dorso, m 2. to the Parliament held at Carlis [...]e the same year.

In 1 Edw. 2. he was again constitutedPat. 1 Ed. 2. p 2. m. 28 the Kings Lieutenant in Scotland, and in 2 Edw. 2. continuedR [...]t. Scoc [...] 14. in that Realm.

In 13 Edw. 2. the Scots advancingY [...]od Neustr. p. 104. Tho Wa [...]. p 90. n 30. & pag. [...]9. n 30 into Eng­land as far as York (at which time they burnt Y [...]od Neustr. p. 104. Tho Wa [...]. p 90. n 30. & pag. [...]9. n 30 the Suburbs of that City, and made great spoil Y [...]od Neustr. p. 104. Tho Wa [...]. p 90. n 30. & pag. [...]9. n 30 in many other places; being taken prisoner Y [...]od Neustr. p. 104. Tho Wa [...]. p 90. n 30. & pag. [...]9. n 30 by them in that fight uponLel Coll. Vol 1 p [...]93. Blackm [...]ore near Byland Abbey, he was afterwards ransomed Tho [...]. ut supra for a great sum of Money: Towards the pay­ment whereof, the King requiredYpod. Neustr. pag. 106. n. [...]0. a Subsidy in his Parliament held at London, in 17 Edw. 2. but could notYpod. Neustr. pag. 106. n. [...]0. obtain it: So that by Letters HortatoryPat. 17 Ed 2. p. 1 m. 15. to all his Tenants, the Money was raised by a free Contribution.

Being thus at liberty again, in 18 Edw. 2. he wasTho Wal [...]. p. 100. n 40. one of the Ambassadors then sent to the King of France, for securing the Dutchy of Aquitane from farther spoil by the French.

[Page 52] It is saidIbid. pag. 202. n. 30., That, about this time, by the Kings procurement, he should have murthered the Queen and the Prince.

In 1 Edw. 3, this Iohn obtained LicensePat. 1 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 28. to grant the Earldom of Richmund, together with the Castles of Richmund and Bowes, (which he had of the gift of King Edward the Second) unto Arthur, his Brother and Heir. In 5 Edw. 3. he obtained the like LicensePat. 5 Ed. 3. p 2. m. 32. to grant unto Mary de S. Paul, Countess of Pembroke, the same Castles of Richmund and Bowes, with all other the Mannors and Lands, belonging to his Earldom of Richmund. And in 7 Edw. 3. procured leavePat. 7 Ed. 3. p. 1. m 3. to reside beyond Sea, to follow his own business. But all I can farther say of him, is, That he gaveS [...]ows Sur­vey, p. 341. Three hundred pounds to the new building of the Grey-Friers Church in London, bestowingS [...]ows Sur­vey, p. 341. many rich Jewels and Ornaments thereon; and departing this life in 8 Edw. 3. without issue, was buried at Uanys in Britanny.

Whereupon Iohn de Dreux, Iohn. Son of Arthur, Earl of Britanny, didTho. Wals. p 113. n. 10. his homage for this Earl­dom of Richmund; but diedRo [...] Fin. [...]5 Ed. 3. m. 16. 16 May, 15 Ed. 3.

Soon after which, Iohn, Duke of Britanny, and Earl of [...], having his Earldom of Montfort, seisedPat. 15 E. 3. pag. 2. m 8. upon by the King of France, in regard he adheredPat. 15 E. 3. pag. 2. m 8. to King Edward, in re­compence thereof obtained a grantPat. 15 E. 3. pag. 2. m 8. of this Earl­dom of Richmund, to hold as freely as Iohn, late Duke of Britanny, and Earl of Rich­mund, enjoyed the same; until such time, as he should reposses his Earldom of Montfort. Whereupon he didTho. Wals. p. 116. n. 30. his homage for it.

In 19 Edw. 3. the King being necessitatedRot. Franc. 19 Edw. 3. m. 4. to another Expedition into France, required Rot. Franc. 19 Edw. 3. m. 4. this Iohn to repair unto him, upon the Feast­day of S. Lawrence, with all his Retinue, well-fitted with Horse and Arms, and to attend him thither.

In 36 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 36 Ed. 3. m. 5. again, on the behalf of King Edward, in the Wars of France. But that which I next meet with, as most memorable of this Iohn, is, That whereas King Edward the Third had by his CharterCart. 16 Ed. 3. m 1., bearing date 20 Sept. the Sixteenth of His Reign, advanced Iohn of Gant, (his fourth Son) to the Dignity of Earl of Richmund; and thereupon givenCart. 16 Ed. 3. m 1. him the Honor of Richmund, with all the Castles, Mannors, Lands, &c. to the same Earldom ap­pertaining; in 34 Edw. 3. taking noticeClaus. 35 Edw. 3. m. 39. in dorso. there­of, he releasedClaus. 35 Edw. 3. m. 39. in dorso. and quit-claimed to the said Iohn of Gant, all his Right, Title, and Claim there­to.

Howbeit, some years after, viz. in 45 Edw. 3. uponRot. Franc. 45 Edw. 3. m. 7, a certain Agreement then made betwixt King Edward, and this Iohn; the King then grantingRot. Franc. 45 Edw. 3. m. 7, unto him, in General Tail, divers Castles and Lands in Aquitane, to be held of the Prince of Aquitane, by Homage: As also, Rot. Franc. 45 Edw. 3. m. 7, the whole Dukedom of Brit [...]nny, to be held of the said King Edward, as King of France, by homage; he rendredRot. Franc. 45 Edw. 3. m. 7, to the said King divers other Castles and Lands.

Whereupon, the next ensuing year, uponPat. 46 Ed. 3 p. 2. m 33. a farther Agreement betwixt King Edward and him; for the special affection which the King bore unto him, (as the words of the Patent do import) andPat. 46 Ed. 3 p. 2. m 33. to the end, that he and the heirs of his Body, should keep those Covenants which were then newly made betwixt them: The King then gavePat. 46 Ed. 3 p. 2. m 33. unto him, and Ioan his Wife, and to the heirs of his Body, the Castle, Town, and Honor of Richmund, with all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands thereto belonging; as also Ro [...]. Franc. 46 Edw. 3▪ n. 21. & n 12. the Earldom of Richmund; shortly after which, viz. in 48 Edw. 3. he served the King again, in his Wars of France; but afterwards, being takenCatal. of Nob by R. B. at Nants, by the Earl of Bloys; diedCatal. of Nob by R. B. in prison at Paris; leaving issue by the said Ioan his Wife, DaughterIbid. to Charles, King of Navarre, (afterwards married to Henry the Fourth, King of England) Iohn Ibid., his Son and Heir; and a Daughter called Ioan, WifeIbid. to Raphe, Lord Basse [...] of Drayton.

Which Iohn, Iohn▪ being stiledIbid. The Valiant, in 1 Rich. 2. was by IndentureEx. Autog [...]. penès Clerie. Pell. retained to serve the King in his Wars of France, for one quarter of an year, with Two hundred Men at Arms, (whereof himself accounted) Twelve Knights, and One hundred eighty seven Archers. And in 2 Rich. 2. in con [...]iderationClaus. 6 Ri [...]. 2. p. [...] ▪ m. 32. of the Castle of Brest in Britanny, which he de­livered Claus. 6 Ri [...]. 2. p. [...] ▪ m. 32. up to King Richard, obtained a Grant Claus. 6 Ri [...]. 2. p. 1. m. 32. to himself, and Ioan his Wife, Sister to the King, of the Castle and Mannor of Rising in Com. Norf. with that part of the Toulbooth at Linne, appertaining to the King.

In 3 Rich. 2. bearing the titleRot. Fran▪ 3 Rich. [...], m. 26. of Duke of Britanny, Earl of Montfort, and Rich­mund, he wasRot. Fran▪ 3 Rich. [...], m. 26. again in the Wars of France. But shortly after this, fallingPat. 5 Ri [...]. 2. pag. 1. m. 16. off to the King of France, contraryPat. 5 Ri [...]. 2. pag. 1. m. 16. to his Faith and Alle­giance to the King of England, and his Pro­genitors, his Lands in England werePat. 5 Ri [...]. 2. pag. 1. m. 16. seised: Whereupon, after some time, ensued his absolute deposalRot. Parl. 14 R. 2. n. 14. from all titles of Honor here, by Act of Parliament.

After which, viz. in 21 Rich. 2. Ioan his Sister, then Widow of Raphe, Lord Basset of Drayton, obtained LiveryPat. 21 R. 2. p. 3. m. 11. of the Castle, County, and Honor of Richmund.

Ribald of Middleham.

HAving thus done with the Succession of these Earls, I come to Ribald, R [...]bald. a younger BrotherEx Vet. Membr. in Bibl. Cotto [...] ▪ to Alan, sirnamed Niger, the Second Earl of Britanny and Richmund.

This Ribald, by the giftDomesd. Ebor. of Earl Alan his Brother, had the Lordship of Middleham, in the Northern Parts of Yorkshire; which he held, together with Scrastone, Speninge­torp, Havogswell, and Wadles, in that County, at the time of the General Survey, made by King William the Conqueror. And in his age, betakingEx P [...]d. Vet. Membr. himself to a devout course of life, was shornEx P [...]d. Vet. Membr. a Monk in the Abbey of S. Maries at York.

To him succeeded Raphe Raphe. his Son and Heir; of whom I find, that he took to WifeEx ipso Autogr. in Bibl. Co [...] ­ton. Agatha, the Daughter to Robert de Brus (of Skelton) and hadEx ipso Autogr. in Bibl. Co [...] ­ton. with her the Lordship of Ailewic in Hertnes, in Frank-marriage; as also, that, forMonast. Anglic Vol. 1. pag. 758 b. n. 10. the health of the Souls of his Father and Mother, he gaveMonast. Anglic Vol. 1. pag. 758 b. n. 10 to the Monks of Fountaines in Com. Ebor. all those Lands lying betwixt Aldeburgh and Welle, touching which, there had been variance betwixt them; and likewiseMonast. Anglic Vol. 1. pag. 758 b. n. 10, that Common of Pasture belonging to Welle and Snape, and the other Hamlets [Page 53] appertaining to Welle; to hold for Ten years, from the Feast of S. Martin, which should next happen after the death of William, Archbishop of York. (commonly called Saint William:) To which Grant, Robert and Ribald his Sons; as also Henry his Brother, were witnessesIbid.. And, that in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot Pip. 14 H 2 Norf. & Suff. half a mark to the King, upon Collection of the Aid for the mar­riage of Maud his Daughter to the Emperor.

To this Raphe succeeded Robert. Robert. (his Son and Heir) who in 8 Io [...]. gaveRot. Pip [...] Joh. Ebor. Two hundred marks Fine to the King, for Livery of the Purparty belonging to Ber [...]a, Neece of Ranulph de Glan­vill, Wife of Wil [...]iam de Stutevill, lying in Ley­burn and Braham (she being then married to him, as I ghess.)

To him succeeded Ranulph, Ranulph. his Son and Heir, who in 13 Ioh. was acquittedRot Pip 13 Joh. Norf. [...] Suff. [...] from the Scut­age of Scotland.

This Ranulph, in 7 Ioh. gave a Fine to the King of Two hundred marks for Livery of the third part of the Inheritance of William de Stute­vill, in Braham and [...]eyburne; which Lands the said William had in marriage with Berta his Wife, who was then dead without issue, they being of his Inheritance.

This Ranulph having much contestMonast. An­glic Vol 2. p. 641 a. n. 40. with the Canons of Swainby in Com. Ebor. there FoundedIbid. n. 30. by Helewise, the Daughter and Heir to Ranulph de Glanvil (Justice of [...], in King Henry the Second's time) translatedIbid. n. 40. them to Coverham, near his Mannor House of Middleham; and departingIbid. n. 50. this life in An. 1251. (31 Hen. 3.) was buriedIbid. n. 50. at [...]over­ham, leaving issue Raphe Raphe. his Son and Heir, commonly calledClaus. 4 [...] Hen. 3. in dorso▪ m. 12. Raphe Fitz-Ranulph, who do­ing Rot Fin. 37 Hen. 3. m 4 Claus. 42 H. 3. in dorso▪ m. 12. his homage, in 37 H. 3. had LiveryRot Fin. 37 Hen. 3. m 4 Claus. 42 H. 3. in dorso▪ m. 12. of his Lands: And in 42 Hen. 3. amongstRot Fin. 37 Hen. 3. m 4 Claus. 42 H. 3. in dorso▪ m. 12. other eminent Men of the North, had SummonsRot Fin. 37 Hen. 3. m 4 Claus. 42 H. 3. in dorso, m. 12. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and all the power he could make, to march into Sco [...]an [...], for rescue of the King of that Realm (who had mar­ried King Henry the Third's Daughter) out of the hands of his Rebellious Subjects, wherein he was then restrained. And in 49 Hen. 3. was joynedClaus. 50 H. 3. in dorso, m. 9. in Commission with the Sheriff of Nor­t [...]amberland, for receiving all such persons in­to Protection, as in that turbulent and disloyal time, were willing to submit to the Kings Au­thority. But in 54 Hen. 3. he diedClaus. 54 Hen. 3. m. 7.; whereupon commandClaus. 54 Hen. 3. m. 7. was given to the Eschaetor, to cause all his Lands to be equally shared betwixt his Daughters and Heirs, assigning to Anastasia his Widow her reasonable Dow [...]y. In pursuance whereof, uponEs [...]. 54 H 3. n 24. Rot. Fin. 54 H 3. m. 8. Thursday in Whitson week, the same year, Robert de Nevill, in Right of Mary his Wife▪ the eldest of those his Daughters, had Esc. 54 H 3. n 24. Rot. Fin. 54 H 3. m. 8. the Mannors of Middleham and Carletun, with the Forest of Coverdale; Robert de Tat­shal, in right of Ioan his Wife (the Second Daugh­ter) the Mannor ofEs [...]. 54 H 3. n 24. Rot. Fin. 54 H 3. m. 8. Welle, with the moyty of the Woods of Welle and S [...]ape; the Mannors of Snape and Crakehale, and moyty of the Woods of Welle, stillEs [...]. 54 H 3. n 24. Rot. Fin. 54 H 3. m. 8. remain­ing in the Kings hands.

Whereupon, they, the said Robert de Nevill and Robert de Tatshall, doing their homage, had LiveryClaus. 54 H 3. in dorso, m 7. of all those Lands; Anastasia, the third Daughter, beingClaus. 54 H 3. in dorso, m 7. within Age, and then in Ward to the King.

Fitz-Alan of Bedall.

FRom these Descendants of Ribald, I come lastly to Bryan, Brian. a youngerMonast An­glic. Vol 2 p 883 b. n 30. Son to Alan Fergant, A [...]an Earl of Britanny and Rich­mund.

This Brian had issueRot Pip. 21 H 2 sub tit. Hono [...]. Conani. Alan, commonly called Rot Pip. 21 H 2 sub tit. Hono [...]. Conani. Alanus filius Briani, who in 21 Hen. 2. gave Rot Pip. 21 H 2 sub tit. Hono [...]. Conani. Fifteen marks to the King, for the Goods of those his Tenants that adhered to the Kings Ene­mies; but departed this life in 2 Rich. 1. where­upon the Wardship of his Son and Heir, called Rot Pip. 2 Ric 1. Wilts. Brian Fitz-Alan, Brian. was grantedRot Pip. 2 Ric 1. Wilts. to Hubert, Bi­shop of Salisbury.

Which Brian, in 2 Ioh. obtained the Kings CharterCart. 2 Jok­n. 184. for Free-Warren throughout all his Lands, wheresoever, lying out of the Kings Forests. And in 12 Hen. 3. was made Sheriff of Pat. 22 H 3. m. 5. Northumberland, and Governor of the Castle at Newcastle upon Tine, and continued Rot. Pip de iisdem annois Sheriff of that County, till 19 Hen. 3. inclusive. Moreover, in 20 Hen. 3. he was constitutedRot. Pip. 20 H. 3 Ebor. She­riff of Yorkshire, as also GovernorPat 20 H. 3. m. 8. of the Castles of Scardeburg [...] and [...]icke [...]ing, and continued Sheriff of that County, till the end of the Two and twentieth year of Henry the Third.

And gaveEx Au­togr in tur [...]e Bea­t [...] Mari [...] Ebor. to the Nuns of Sin [...]ngthwait, a Toft and Croft, in [...]skham-Brian, for to keep the Anniversary of Agnes his Mother, per­petually in their Church, which Agnes Ex Au­togr in tur [...]e Bea­t [...] Mari [...] Ebor. was Daughter of Bertram Haget, Sister and Coheir of Gilbert; with whom he hadEx Au­togr in tur [...]e Bea­t [...] Mari [...]. Ebor. the Mannors of Helagh, Wighill, Bainton, and Essedike, and divers other Lands in Yorkshi [...]e.

To him succeeded another Brian Fitz-Alan, Brian. who in 5 Edw. 1. wasClaus 5 Ed. 1 m 12. in that expedition then made into [...]ales; and in 19 Edw. 1. obtained LicensePat 19 E [...]. m. 4. to make a Castle of his House at [...]il­wa [...]eby in Com. Ebor.

In 20 Edw. 1. being thenRot Sco [...]. 20 Edw. 1. m. 7. one of the Kings Vicegerents in Scotlan [...], uponRot Sco [...]. 20 Edw. 1. m. 7. the Address of Iohn de Baillol, to King Edward, by way of Claim, as his Hereditary Right, the King di­rected his PreceptRot Sco [...]. 20 Edw. 1. m. 7. to this Brian, and the rest, to give him possession thereof; saving the Right to himself and his Heirs.

Not long after which, scil. 10 Iuly, An. 1296. (24 Edw. 1.) the same King freely giving up himself, with his whole Realm, and People of Scotland, at the Castle of Brechmen, unto that great Prelate, Anthony, Bishop of Dur­ham; this Brian Fitz-Alan, with Iohn Comyn of Badenach, and Alexander Kenedy, Chan­cellor of Scotland, was specially called to witness that memorable Act.

In 23 Edw. 1. he had SummonsClaus. de iisdem act. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, amongst the Barons of this Realm, and so tillClaus. de iisdem act. in dorso. 33 Edw. 1. inclusive. And in 25 Edw. 1. was solely constitutedRot Scoc. 25 Edw. 1. m 1. the Kings Lieutenant of that whole Realm of Scotland. But in 30 Edw. 1. he departedEsc. 30 Ed [...] ▪ n. 15. this life, and was bu­ried in the South Isle of the Parish Church at [...]edale in Com. Ebor. Where he hath a noble Monument, with his Effigies in Armor, Cross­leg'd, thereon and upon his Shield Barry of eight pieces, Or, and Gules; which Arms do still remain in the Glass of divers Windows there, in large Shields.

The like do I find upon his Grand-fathers Seal, viz. Alan Fitz-Brian, both upon his Shield [Page 54] and the Caparisons of his Horse, affixed to a very ancient DeedAntogr. in Bibl. Cotton., whereby he granted certain Lands in North Cuton, to Iohn de Estlaton and his Heirs.

From both which Testimonies I conclude, That those Arms of Barry, Or, and Gules, which have for some ages past been attributed to Fitz-Alan of Clun in Shropshire, do not of right belong to that Family; that and this (though both of one name) being from several Origi­nals.

The issue which this last mentioned Brian Fitz-Alan left, was only two Daughters, viz. Es [...]. ut su­pra. Maud, eight years of Age, and Catherine Es [...]. ut su­pra. six, at his death; whose▪ Lands were committedEsc. 37 E. 1. n. 137. to the custody of Henry de Lacy, then Earl of Lin­coln, during their minority: Of which Coheirs, Maud became the WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Gilbert de Staple­ton Knight, and Katherine, ofEsc 11 Ed 2. n ... Ebor. Iohn de Grey of Rotherfeld.

Earls of Northumber land.

OF this County, it appears by what I have said of those Earls who had the Rule thereof before the Norman Conquest, that Morkar, the younger Son to Algar, Earl of Chester, was the last, and that he so continued until such time as he rebelled against the Victo­rious William. My purpose therefore, being in the next place, to shew who they were that after­wards had the Government of it, as Earls, un­der that puissant King, I shall begin with Copsi.

This Copsi Copsi. wasR Hoved. fol. 243 b. n. 10. Uncle to Tosti (of whom I have already spoke in my Discourse of the former Earls) being a person of great prudence in Coun­cil; for which respect he was constitutedR Hoved. fol. 243 b. n. 10. Earl, by King William, for that part of this Province which lieth North of the River Tine; where­upon he droveR Hoved. fol. 243 b. n. 10. out Osulph, whom Morkar had substituted there.

All that I find farther memorable of him, is, That, being highly devoted to S. Cuthbert, he gaveIbid. S. Dunelm. col. 38 a. n. 40. to the Church of Durham Ten Caru­cates of Land lying in Merscum, and the Church of that place, dedicated to S. German; as also two Carucates in [...]hor [...]une, in The­strote ten Bovates, in Radclive half a Caru­cate, and in Gosburge one Carucate, deliver­ing Hist. Eccles. Dunelm in Bibl. Bo [...]l. MS. Per. W. Cant. Archi [...]p Collata. (L. 53) fol 50 b. possession of them by a Silver Cup which was for many Ages after kept in that Church.

At length Osulph, whom he had so driven out, being necessitated to betakeR. Hoved. p. 243 b. n. 20. himself to the Woods and Deserts for refuge, gathered some strength, and forcing Copsi, for safeguard, to flee to the Church of Newburne, set it on fire. And when Copsi, to save himself from the flames, came out, did cut off his head at the very door, on the fourth Ides of March, in the fifth week after he had the administration of those parts committed to him: But in the very next Au­tumn, this Osulph was himself slainIbid. by the hands of a Robber, with whom he accidentally met.

King William therefore perceivingIbid. pag. 258 a. n. 50. the In­habitants of these parts to be of turbulent spirits, in the third year of his reign, sentIbid. pag. 258 a. n. 50. Robert Comyn Robert Co­myn. unto them, constitutingI [...]id. pag. 258 a. n. 50. him Earl; wherewith the people were so highly displeased, that upon his coming, they all resolved to forsakeI [...]id. S. Dunel. col. 38 b. n. 30. & col. 198 a. n. 20 & 30. their dwellings: But a very great Snow at that time fallingI [...]id. S. Dunel. col. 38 b. n. 30. & col. 198 a. n. 20 & 30., and preventing their purpose, they then determinedI [...]id. S. Dunel. col. 38 b. n. 30. & col. 198 a. n. 20 & 30. to kill him, or perish in the at­tempt. Of which desperate design, though he had noticeIbid. S. Dunel. col. 38 b. n. 30. & col. 198 a. n. 20 & 30. by Egelwine, Bishop of Durham, with advise, that he should make his speedy re­treat; nevertheless, sleighting that Council, he cameI [...]id. S. Dunel. col. 38 b. n. 30. & col. 198 a. n. 20 & 30. to Durham with Seven hundred Sol­diers; and permitted them not only to plunder, but to kill divers Lay persons, who belonged to the Church. But the Countrey people hasting I [...]id. S. Dunel. col. 38 b. n. 30. & col. 198 a. n. 20 & 30. with all speed thither, forced the Gates of that City betimes in the morning; the Earls Forces being totally unready, and slew of them in every place. Whereupon, the remainder betaking them­selves to the Bishops Pallace for safety, were pursued thither by the multitude; who present­ly firing the House, made slaughter of all, except one; so that this Earl then lost his life. All which hapnedIbid. upon the fifth Kalends of February, the same year.

¶Hereupon Cospatric, Cospatri [...]. Son of Maldred, Son of Crinan (which Maldred was Progenitor to that great and honorable Family of the Nevils, which for many Ages past, hath flourished in this Kingdom) made his Addresses to King William for this Earldom, representingS. Dunelm. col. 2 [...]4. n. 60. his Lineal Ex­traction by Algitha his Mother, from Vcthred, late Earl of this Province, whose Daughter she was by Algiva, Daughter of King Ethelred, and with a great sum of Money (which more prevailed than such his Alliance) obtainedS. Dunelm. col. 2 [...]4. n. 60. it. But soon after, discerning the Kings austerity to be such, as that he could not well endure to live under his power; he, with some of the cheif of that Province, taking with them young Edgar-Etheling, and Agatha his Mother, as also Mar­garet and Christian, his Sisters, fledR. Hoved. p. 258 a. n. 40, into Scot­land, where they had reception by King Mal­colme.

Soon after which, Harold and Canute, Sons to Swane, King of Denmark, with no less than 240 Sail of Ships, entringIbid. b. n. 10. the Mouth of Hum­ [...]er, (Edgar-Etheling and Cospatric, with all the strength he could raise in [...], joyning with them) assaulted the City of York, then possessed by the Normans; and slew no less than 3000 of them.

Moreover, this Cospatric invaded Cumber­land, (then under the Dominion of Malcolme, King of Scotland) and madeIb. p. 259 [...]. n. 50. great devasta­tion there.

For which disloyal actions,An. 1072. being deprivedIbid. pag. 243 b. n. 30 & 40. of his Earldom by King Wi [...]am; he first fledIbid. pag. 243 b. n. 30 & 40. to King Malcolme, and so into Flanders; whence, after some time, returning into Scotland, King Malcolme gaveIbid. pag. 243 b. n. 30 & 40. him [...]unbar, with the adjacent Lands in Lo [...]don, for his subsistance, until he could better provide for himself: But not long after being sick unto death, sending for Aldwine and [...]urgot, two Monks, who then re­sided at [...], in much austerity of life, and confessingIbid. pag. 243 b. n. 30 & 40. himself to them with great penitence, he endedIbid. pag. 243 b. n. 30 & 40. his days at [...] (id est, Nor­t [...]am) and was buriedIbid. pag. 243 b. n. 30 & 40. in the Porch of that Church.

Of his Posterity, all that I have seen, is, That he had three Sons, viz. Monast▪ A [...] ­glic. Vol. 1. ... 41, 26. Dolfin, Waltheof, and Cospatric, (which Walt [...]eof gaveMonast. A [...] ­glic. Vol. 1. p. 389 b. n. 20. to the Monks of S. Maries at York, the Mannor and Church of Brounfeld, as alsoIb. p. 34 [...] n. 29. the Lordship of Stain­burne) [Page 55] and a DaughterIbid. pag. 801. n. 24. called Iulian, given Ibid. pag. 801. n. 24. in marriage by King Henry the Second, unto Ranulph de Merley (a great Baron in Northum­berland, whose principal Seat was the Castle of Morpeth.)

Cospatric being thus berest of this Earldom, Waltheof, Waltheof. Son to the famous Earl Siward (by Elfleda, Daughter of Earl Aldred) was by King William the Conqueror, advancedR. Hoved f. 243 b. n 40. & 260 b. n. 10. thereto; partlyOrd. Vit. p. 522 C & pag. 534 D. in respect of his wealth and Military Prowess, but cheiflyOrd. Vit. p. 522 C & pag. 534 D. for that he wedded Iu­dith his Neece (viz. Ibid. p. 312 D p. 522 C. p. 534 D. & p 702 C. Daughter of Lambert de Lens, by Maud, Countess of Albemarle his Sister by the Mother,) for he esteemed it no less policy to secure himself in his recent Conquest by such inter-marriages, betwixt his Normans and the Native English, than by the power of the Sword to inforce them to a compulsory subjection. And therefore, though this stout Waltheof, within a short time after, joyningW. Malmsb. fol. 58. a. n 10. with Edwyne and Morkar (of whom I have elswhere made ample mention) and hastedIbid. n. 30. into Scotland, for aid against those bold Invaders, and soon after land­ed Ibid. n. 30. in the Mouth of Humber, with Harold and Cnute, Sons to Swane, King of Denmark; and in that sharp conflict at York (being a per­son R. Hoved. f 258 b. n. 10. large of Stature, and Limbs more than ordi­nary strong) gave most ample testimonies of his Courage and Resolution, cuttingR. Hoved. f 258 b. n. 10. off the Heads of many of the Norman Soldiers with his own hands; yet did he not thereby irritate the victo­rious William to such a revenge against him, as was then in his power; but rather induced him to study an amicable way of composure; which was effected by givingOrd. Vit. f 702 C. him this his Neece in Marriage, and withOrd. Vit. f 702 C. her the Earldoms of Nor­thampton and Huntingdon, attributing W. Malmsb. f. 58 b. n. 30. those cruelties to his Soldiers at York, more to his innate hardiness and valor, than to the male-volency of his nature. Whom he accordingly taking to Wife, endowedEx. Vet. Cod. MS. per R. G [...]. S. Notato. her with all his Lands lying South of Trent.

As to the prudence of this Earl Waltheof in Government, there needs no farther instance, than that he sateR. Hoved. fol 260 b. n 40. as Judge in all Temporal Mat­ters, with Walcher, Bishop of Durham, in the County Court; and in his Synods, readily assisted R. Hoved. fol 260 b. n 40. that venerable person with his Secular Autho­rity.

Moreover, as to his Works of Piety, certain it is, that he gaveMonast An­glic Vol. 1. p. 4 [...] [...]. l. 12. to the Monks of Durham, the Church of our Lady at Tinmouth, with the Body of S. Oswyne, King and Martyr, there Interred.

Howbeit, not forgetting the barbarous murther of Earl Aldred his Grand-father, which was com­mitted by that treacherous and cruel Carl, Son of Thuribrand, (as I have already shewed) he sharply vindicated [...] the same upon his Children, causing them to be slain [...] at Set [...]rington, An. 1073. when they were all feasting together at that place.

But at length, being trained [...] into that plot of Raphe de Waher, Earl of Norfol [...], Roger, Earl of Hereford, and others, who designed the expulsion of King William, he was cast [...] into pri­son: And though Lanfrank, then Archbishop of Canterbury (his Confessor) did affirm, [...] that he was not at all guilty of that charge (for having revealed [...] the same to him, by his advice, he hasted to the King, then in Normandy, and discovered [...] it;) yet his impious Wife (saith Ingulph. ut [...]upra. Or [...] Vit. p 536 C. mine Author) affecting a second Marriage, conspired with some of the Normans, who gree­dily gaped after his Earldoms of [...] and Huntingdon, and specially with [...] Talbois, Earl of Anjou, who thirsted after his other possessions, and plotted his death; so that he was soon after beheaded at Winchester, being broughtOrd Vit. p. 536 C. to the place of Execution in his Consular-Robes. Whereupon his Body was first there interred [...] upon the meeting of two High­ways, but afterwards translated [...] to [...], and buried [...] in the Chapter-house of that Monastery, by Wulkitel, the then Abbot; whereunto he had formerly given [...] the Lordship of Be [...]nak in No [...]thamp [...]onshire, wherein there is a famous Quarry of Stone, of great use to that Religious House.

It is reportedCod MS per R Gl. S. Notat. ut supra. by one of the Monks of that place; that, not long after his Sepulture there, the Countess Iudith, his Widow, becoming very penitent for her former miscarriage towards him, brought a Pall of Silk and laid it on his Tomb; which, being too short, by a Divine Power, stretched it self forth to a fit length: And, that when Abbot Ingulph translated his Corps out of the Chapter-house into the Quire, he found it perfect in all parts, and not corrupted with any putrefaction. Moreover, that being laid near the High Altar, many infirm people, who came of devotion thither, were miraculously cured by his merits. Likewise, that the same Abbot de­voutly meditating in his Bed of what had so wonderfully hapned; falling at length a sleep, he saw in a Vision S. Bartholomew the Apostle, and S. Guthlac the Confessor, cloathed in white Priestlike Rayments, and assisting him at the Tomb. Also, that when the Apostle saw his Head firmly closed to the Body, and only a red circle like a thred about his neck, he said, Is not this an Headless Man, and that S. Guthlack, stand­ing at the Feet, answered, He was an Earl; whereunto the Apostle replied, But now he is a King. He also addeth, That when the Abbot had declared his Vision to the Monks, he earnest­ly incited them to a due reverence of his Relicks, and to render like praise to God, who is mar­vellous in his Saints.

Likewise, that One hundred twenty nine years after his Martyrdom, Abbot Henry caused a Tomb of Marble with his Effigies thereon, to be erected near the Steps ascending towards the High Altar, on the left hand; and thither re­moved his Relicks with great solemnity and de­votion, upon the xvith Kal. of April, An. Mccxix On which Tomb this Epitaph composed by the Relator (viz. Don William, a Monk of that Co­vent) was written.

Hic Waldeve Comes tumularis & incineraris,
Parte tamen meliore tui super [...] lo [...]aris:
Et merito, nam cum juvenis in carne fuisti
Mortuus huic mundo, caelestia regna petisti.
Cum fieres gemini Comitatus clarus honore,
Clarior extiteras mentis, morumque [...]tore.
Firma fides, stabilis spes, puri fervor amoris,
Te col [...]ustrarunt interni luce decoris.
Tu qui praeci [...]rus, praeclara stirpe fuisti,
Praeclaris meritis, praeclarius enituisti.
Tu qui Marte potens famosa Trophaea tulisti,
Temet [...], faelicius, ac domuisti.
Tu qui dives opum, per opes inopes relevasti,
In caelo tibi thesauros hac arte parasti.
[Page 56] Sed te plus quam Job mulier, Sathan mediante
Tentavit, propria tibi conjuge fata parante.
Haec accusavit, Rex credidit, & tibi mortem
Intulit, assignas cum dampnatis tibi sortem.
En monus haeredes mulieris fe superari,
Saeve fraude sinens to jussit decapitari.
Rubra cruore tuo quondam Wintonia luxit,
Exuviis post freta tuis Croilanda reluxit.
Quam faelix locus hic, thesaurus cui datur iste,
Per quem languentes curat tua gratia Christe.
Clare Comes, praeclare Deo, Gualdeve beate
Willelmi sint quaeso tui laudes tibi gratae.

After the death of this Earl, King William offer­ed Ingulph 523 b. n. 20 & 30. Iudith, his Widow, in Marriage unto Simon de S. Liz, a Nobleman Norman; but she refusing Ingulph 523 b. n. 20 & 30. him, in regard he was lame on one of his Legs, the King, in much wrath, disposedIngulph 523 b. n. 20 & 30. of the Earl­dom of Huntingdon to that Simon. Where­upon, being extreamly terrifiedIngulph 523 b. n. 20 & 30., she fledIngulph 523 b. n. 20 & 30. away with her three Daughters, and lurked in several places; and became so sensibleIngulph 523 b. n. 20 & 30. of her guilt, in promoting her Husbands death, that inIngulph 523 b. n. 20 & 30. great penitency she continuedIngulph 523 b. n. 20 & 30. all the days of her life a Widow.

Of these three Daughters, Maud became the WifeIbid. n. 10 & 20. of Simon de S. Liz beforementioned, un­to whom the King so gaveIbid. n. 10 & 20. the Earldom of Huntingdon. Alice (otherwise called Iudith) was marriedOr [...] Vit. 813 D. W Gemet. [...]8. c. 37. [...]ngulph [...]t supra. to Raphe de Toeni (sive de Con­chis) Lord of Flamsted in Hartfordshire, unto whom she broughtIn [...]ulph. ut supra. the Lordship of Wel­comstow (of her Fathers Inheritance) and ... toW Gemet. 312. D. Robert, the fifth Son of Richard de Tonebrugge.

Of the Lands which this great Earl did possess in King Edward the Confessors days, the Con­querors Survey takes no notice of any more than Brantone, Hardings [...]one, [...]eowe [...]e, and Bosicte, in Northamptonshire; Dodin­ctune in Huntingdonshire; Toteham in Middlsex; Hohton and Hadre, in Lei­cestershire; and Wichingedene and Exen­tione in Lincolnshire. But those which the Countess. Iudith had at the time of that General Survey were very great, viz. Domesd. in iisdem Comi­tat. Wile [...]meston in Essex; Poteham in Middlesex; Mere­tone and Petintone in Oxfordshire; besides Thirteen Lordships in Hartfordshire, Nine in Glocestershire, Nine in Huntingdonshire, Twenty seven in Bedfordshire, Fourscore and [...]ix in Northamptonshire and Rut [...]and, Seventeen in Lincolnshire, and Thirty eight in Leicestershire.

This Iudith FoundedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 359 b. n 60. & 360 a. l 4. & l 24 the Priory of Helen­stow in Berkshire; and likewise procured Ibid. 851. n 30. & 853 n. 40. from King William a Charter of divers Immu­nities and Priviledges for the Monks of Sal­try in Hunti [...]gdonshire, of the Cistercian Order; which Religious House she much fre­quented Ibid. 851. n 30. & 853 n. 40. in her time.

¶Unto Earl Waltheof succeededR. Hoved. fol. 265 b. next in the Government of this Province Walcher, Bi­shop of Durham, Walcher, Bishop of [...]. a person of excellent en­dowments; by birth a Lorrainer, and forS. Dunelm. fol. 46. n. 30 & 40. his integrity of life, and vertuous qualities, very much beloved; but his gentle disposition was such, that he did not restrain his servants from oppressing the people thereabout, nor his soldiers from sundry insolencies which they exercised in those parts; therefore, as that good old Eli suffered for the impieties of his Sons; so did this Bishop: For it thus hapnedIbid. fol. 47. n 50 & 60. Et. 48. n. 20, 30, &c., that upon an ap­pointed day, those of the Bishops retinue, who had been the wrong-doers, and a multitude of the persons injured, being met together at Gateshed, (near to Newcastle upon Tine) in order to a fair and friendly reconciliation of all differences, there arose a great tumult amongst them; whereupon, the Bishop to put a quiet end thereto, went to the Church, and called before him the cheif of the Complainants; with whom having treated, he sent them out to speak with the rest, staying with some few behind. But immediately ensued an extraordinary uproar by the multitude without doors, and no small slaugh­ter of the Bishops Retinue: Nor did this suf­fice; for so highly were those people enraged, that they set the Church on fire; and murthered the innocent Bishop, with all others that endea­vored to escape the flames. This woful slaugh­ter hapned on the morrow preceding the Ides of May.

¶After whose death, one Alberic Alberic. (a Norman by birth, as it seems) was constitutedS Dunelm, fol. 205. n. 10. Earl by King William; who, being a man unfit for pub­lick business, soon returnedS Dunelm, fol. 205. n. 10. hence into his own Countrey.

Of this Earl Alberic it is reportedJorval. col. 1255. n. 10 & 20., That, be­ing a person of great Authority, and not satis­fied with his own condition, he consulted with the Devil, and was told, That he should possess Greece: Whereupon he made a Voyage into the East, and entered that Countrey; but when the Greeks understood, that it was to reign over them, they despoiled him of all that he had, and expelled him those parts. After which, being wearied with travel, he returned into Nor­mandy unto King Henry, who gave him a No­ble Widow in Marriage; and that the Priest at the celebration thereof, asking the Woman (of course) Lady Gracia (for so was her name) wilt thou have this man? He then began to discern the illusion of the Devil, who had thus puft him up with that deceitful hope.

About this time Geffrey, Bishop of Con­stance, Geffrey, Bishop of Constance. hadMonast. A [...] ­glic. Vol. 1. p. 385. n 30. the Government of this Earldom; for being one of the Witnesses to the Foundation Charter of S. Maries Abbey at York, it is said, Eo tempore (scil. An. 1088.) An. 1088. Northymbrorum Con­sulatum regebat. 1 W. Rufi.

This Geffrey, being of a Noble Norman ex­traction Ord. Vit. p. 523 A. & p. 703 B, C., and more skilfulOrd. Vit. p. 523 A. & p. 703 B, C. in Arms then Divi­nity, knowingOrd. Vit. p. 523 A. & p. 703 B, C. better to train up Soldiers, than to instruct his Clergy, was an eminent Com­mander Ord. Vit. p. 523 A. & p. 703 B, C. in that signal Battle (near Hastings in Suffex) wherein Duke William of Nor­mandy became Conqueror, and consequently King of England; for which great service, he had no less than Two hundred and fourscore Lordships givenOrd. Vit. p. 523 A. & p. 703 B, C. him by that King: He was Ibid. also in divers other Battles against the Danes and English; and by subduing his Enemies, ob­tained Ibid. vast Possessions.

But the next Earl of this Province, whereof our Historians do take notice, wasR. Hoved. 243 b. n 40. Robert de Moubray, Robert de Moubray. NephewOrd. Vit. ut. supra. unto that Bishop; and his HeirOrd. Vit. ut. supra. to all those Lands above exprest.

This Robert wasOrd. Vit. fol. 703 [...]. a person of large stature, strong, black, hairy, bold, and subtile; of a stern countenance, few words, and so reserved, that he was not often seen to smile: Stout in Arms, dis­dainful to his equals, and so haughty minded, that he thought it below him to obey his Superiors.

[Page 57] He was SonIbid fol. 473 B. to Roger de Moubray, oneIbid fol. 473 B. of those heroick Men that came over into England with William Duke of Normandy, and assisted him in his Conquest.

During the time of that King, I find little memorable of him; but after, viz. in the begin­ning of King William Rufus his Reign,W Malm. he took fol 67 b. n. 40. Ibid. f 70. n. 10. part with [...]do, Bishop of Bayeux, (and those other whom I have mentioned in my Dis­course of him, as Earl of Kent) in that Rebel­lion against the King, in order to the advancing of Robert Curthose to the Royal Throne: In which Insurrection, the before specified Geffrey, Bishop of Constance, and this Earl Robert his Kinsman, wastedMat Paris, [...]n An 1088. (1 Wil. Rufi.) the City of Bathe, and Castle of Berkley, carrying the spoils to Bristol, where they then had a Castle of great strength; and afterward laid SiegeRad. de Di­ceto, col. 489. n. 30. to Il­chester, but were repulsed.

In the seventh year of William Rufus, this Earl Robert, together with William de Ou, and divers others, machinatingR. Hoved. fol. 267 a. to pull down the King, and to set up Stephen of Albemarle, his Aunts Son, in his stead, putR. Hoved. fol. 267 a. themselves in Arms. King William therefore taking notice thereof, summonedH. Hunt. fol 214 a. n. 20. him to his Court; but the Earl be­ing not a little puftH. Hunt. fol 214 a. n. 20. up with pride,An. 1092. in regard he had not long before subduedJorval col. 9 [...]9. n. 60. Malcolme, then King of Scotland, near Alnwik, scorned to obey the Kings Commands. The King there­fore advancedR Hoved. fol. 267 a. n. 10 & 20. towards him with an Army, laid siegeR Hoved. fol. 267 a. n. 10 & 20. to Newcastle, and there made prisoners R Hoved. fol. 267 a. n. 10 & 20. divers of the cheif Nobility then in Rebellion; thence marched to Tinmouth, and tookR Hoved. fol. 267 a. n. 10 & 20. in that strong Hold, Earl Roberts Brother being therein.

After this toIbid. Mon An­glic. Vol 1. 46 b. Bamburgh, (a place of such strength, that it seemed impregnable) where­unto this Rebellious Earl had made his retreat, and laid siege thereto: The Earl therefore dis­cerning himself in this streight, gotIbid. Mon An­glic. Vol 1. 46 b. out of that Castle by night, with thirty of his Soldiers, and fled to Tinmouth; but being followed thither by the Kings Forces, and not able to defend it above six days, he was grievously woundedIbid. Mon An­glic. Vol 1. 46 b. in the Leg, and thence carried prisoner [...] into Win [...]sor Castle. Whereupon the Monk of Durham makes this observation of him [...], That in the same Church which he had by violence taken from S. Cuthbert, he lost all that he had, with his Earldom and Liberty to boot.

But the particular circumstances of this his Rebellion, and issue thereof, according to the Relation of anotherOrd. Vit. [...] C. D. Author (varying somewhat from what I have already exprest) I shall here al­so add.

This Earl being a cheif person in that Plot, for advancing Stephen of Albemarle to the Crown, began that Insurrection by the seisure of four great Ships taken with Merchandise from Norway, and bound for England; for which, the King commanding satisfaction to be given, and he refusing; as also, requiring his appearance before, which he refused to make; the King marched towards him with an Army, and as he was entringIbid. p. 704 his Territories, Gilbert de Tone­bruge (a potent Baron, and of the same Conspi­racy) prostrating himself at the said Kings feet, and craving pardon, made known to him all the design; advising him not to enter a certain Wood then at hand, the Rebels (as he told him) being there in Arms to destroy him; discoverin likewise to him all those other who were in the Conspiracy. Whereupon the King diverting his course, marched to the Castle of [...]am­burgh, and laid siege thereto; but discerning it invincible, in regard of the Lakes and Waters hindering any near access, he raised a strong Fort at some distance, for defence of the Countrey, as also for restraint of the Rebels Sallics; and Manned, and Victualled the same sufficiently: Which (with the numerous Field Forces that the King then had) being discerned, caused many of the party to revolt.

This Rebellious Earl being therefore thus be­sieged Ibid., and finding his condition desperate, fledIbid. out of that Castle by night; but passing Ibid. from Castle to Castle, was at length takenIbid. by the Kings Soldiers, and kept prisonerIbid. for the space of almost thirty years; where he diedW Gemet. p. 269 b., as my Author saith; leavingOrd. Vit. p. 649 B. no issue.

OthersMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 192 b n. 50. report, that he did thus put himself in Arms against King William Rufus for Gods cause, viz. For his banishing of Anselme, Archbishop of Canterbury; and destruction of divers Churches for his making the New Forest in Hantshire. But certain it is, that being taken, (as is already observed) he was carried prisoner to Windsore, and there detainedOrd. Vit. p. 649 B p 666 C. 701 C. p. 704 A. p. 296 B. by Rufus; and afterwards, by King Henry the First, for the space of almost thirty four years, that he died.

Howbeit, in some sort, to expiate for these his enormities, let us now look upon his Works of Piety, which had precedence, in point of time, unto these his Rebellious Actions.

Certain it is, that he was the great restorer Mat. Paris, in An. 1090. of the Church of S. Oswyne at [...]inmouth, which had lain long desolate unto that glory it after had, and procuredMat. Paris, in An. 1090. from Paul, the then venerable Abbot of S. Albans, some of his Monks to be transmitted thither, amply endowingMonast. An­glic Vol 1 334 b. n 60 & 335 a. n. 20. the same with Lands and Possessions, and annexing it as a Cell to that great Monastery.

Afterwards he was shornVincent. Cotr. a Monk in the Abbey of S. Albans, where he departedVincent. Cotr. this life, in the year 1106. 7 Hen. 1.

This Earl tookOrd Vit. p. 703 C. to Wife, Maud, the Daugh­ter of Richerius de Aquila, Neece to Hugh, Earl of Chester (by Iudith, Sister to the said Hugh) butIbid. 704 B of this marriage she had little joy, the Re­bellion of her Husband so soon ensuing, and afterwards his long imprisonment: So that con­sidering, she had not the Society of him as an Husband, she was, by the special leave of Pope Paschal, permitted to marry unto Nigel de Albani (who by the gift of King Henry the First, had all the Lands of the said Earl given unto him:) Which Nigel, after he had lived a while with her, had a mind to another Wife; wherefore (taking advantage of the death of Gilbert de Aquila her Brother) he put her away, because she was the Wife of his Kinsman, and wedded another; as I shall shew in due place.

Earls of Huntendon and Northampton.

OF these Counties, Siward, the great Earl of Northumberland, was Earl be­fore the Norman Conquest (as I have al­ready manifested in my Discourse of him, under [Page 58] the title of Northumberland ante Conquestum) and after him Waltheof his Son, by the gift of King Edward the Confessor, as Ingulphus Ingulphus, 510 b. n 40. testi­fieth; notwithstanding othersOrd Vit b. 522 C. do say, that he had them in marriage with Iudith, Neece to King William the Conqueror, by that Kings donation. Both which expression may very well stand to­gether; for though Earl Waltheof first possessed them by the gift of King Edward; yet, consider­ing, that after the Norman Duke had made an absolute Conquest here, whereby he obtained the Crown of this Realm, no Englishman con­tinued the possession of any estate he formerly had, but by his special favor. So that this Wal­theof was then necessitated to submit to the plea­sure of the new King, and accept of Northum­berland, upon condition of his true allegiance to the Victorious Norman; and of these Counties of Huntendon and Northampton, as a Mar­riage Portion with the same Iudith, the Con­querors Neece; to the intent, he should by the Bond of Affinity, as well as Gratitude, become a good and Faithful Subject unto that King.

But, having spoken at large of this Waltheof and Iudith, under the title of Northumber­land post Conquestum; where it will appear, that he being charged for conspiring with Raphe, Earl Norfolk, and Roger, Earl of Hereford, to destroy or expel King William; and for that pretended Crime, lost his Life and Honor. More­over,An. 1073. that thereupon the King disposed the Go­vernment of Northumberland to Walcher, Bishop of Durham, and offeredIngulphus, 513 b. n. 10. Iudith his Neece (Widow of the said Waltheof) unto Simon S. Liz, Simon 1. a Noble Norman, (SonMonast. Anglic. [...] vol 1. 679 b. n 20. of Ran­dulph le Rich,) who with his Brother Garnerius le Rich, cameMonast. Anglic. [...] vol 1. 679 b. n 20. over into England with the Conqueror.

I shall here observe, that she refusingJorval. 974. n. 60. An. 975. him, in regard he halted of one Leg; the King grew so displeased with her, as that he seisedJorval. 974. n. 60. An. 975. upon the Castle and Honor of Huntendon, which she then held in Dower (it having been formerly granted to her and her heirs) exposing her and her daughters to shift for themselves in the Isle of Ely, and other obscure places; and bestow­ed Jorval. 974. n. 60. An. 975. upon the said Simon the Town of Nor­thampton, with the whole Hundred of Falke­ley, then valued at Forty pound per annum, to provide Shooes for his Horses. Simon therefore, not gaining the Mother, by the advice of his Friends, took to WifeIbid. Maud, her eldest Daugh­ter; and thereupon had this Earldom of Hun­tendon givenIbid. unto him by the King.

It doth not directly appear at what time it was, that the Conqueror advanced him to these Earldoms of Huntendon and Northampton; but certain it is, that he had them both; for In­gulphus Ingulphus, 513 b. n. 30. also (who lived then) expresly affirms as much.

This Earl Simon builtIbid. Mon. An­glic. 679 b. n. 30. the Castle of Nor­thampton, An. 1084. as also the PrioriesIbid. Mon. An­glic 679 b. n. 30. of S. Andrews there, about the Eighteenth year of the Con­querors Reign (which Priory stood near to that Castle) plentifully endowingIbid. n. 60. Et 680 a, &c. & 680 b. n. 40. it, and making it subordinateIbid. n. 60. Et 680 a, &c. & 680 b. n. 40. to the Abbey of our Lady of Charity in ...

He gaveIbid. 175. n. 30. to the Priory of S. Fridiswide in Oxford, the Church of Pidington in that County.

As also to theMon. Angl. [...]ol. 2. 544 b. l. 35. Knights-Templers, the Mannor of Meriton.

And confirmedMonast. An­glic. 675 a. n. 10. to the Priory of Daven­trey these several Churches, situate in Nor­thamptonshire, viz. Foxton, Lubenho, Scaldford, Guthmundley; Bitlesbroc, and Braybroc.

Moreover,An. 1100▪ he was one of the WitnessesMat. Paris, in An. 1100. to those Laws which were made by King Henry the First, in An. 1100. that being the first year of his Reign. After which (in the same Kings time) he went into theMonast. Anglic. Vol 1. 679. n. 40. Holy Land, but in his return diedMonast. Anglic. Vol 1. 679. n. 40. at the Abbey of Charity, before expressed, and was thereMonast. Anglic. Vol 1. 679. n. 40. buried.

He took to Wife, Maud, the eldest Daughter of Earl Waltheof (as I have already in [...]anced) and diedLel Itin. vol. 1. fol. 8. in France, leaving Issue by her Si­mon Ingulph. 513 b. n 20. his eldest Son, Waltheof Ingulph. 513 b. n 20. Abbot of Mel­ros in Scotland, and Maud Ingulph. 513 b. n 20. hath first married toW Geme [...]. 312 D. Robert, Son of Richard de Tonebrigge, (Pro­genitor to the Noble Family of the Fitz-Walters, antiently Barons of this Realm) and afterwards Monast. An­glic. p. 370 a. n. 50 & 60. to William de Albani of Belvoir.

¶That this second Simon, succeeded his Fa­ther in the Earldom of Northampton, is not to be doubted; but that the Earldom of Hun­tendon was taken from him for the greatest part of his time, is plain enough: For David, Son of Malcolme the Third, King of Scotland, (and Brother to Alexander, to whom he after succeeded in that Kingdom) having married Ibid. Maud his Mother (eldest Daughter unto Earl Waltheof, as hath been already observed) by the special favorJorval. 975. n. 10. of King Henry the First, possessed himself thereof.

Of this David it was toldIbid. col. 1024. n. 40 & 50. King Stephen, up­on his first assuming the Crown of England; that whereas he did make a shew of coming to him in a peaceable manner, and as a guest, he had entred Carlis [...]e and Newcast [...]e, and possessed himself of those strong Towns. Where­upon, theIbid. col. 1024. n. 40 & 50. King advancing towards him with an Army, David met him a little South of Dur­ham, and peaceably accordedIbid. col. 1024. n. 40 & 50. the business; rendringIbid. col. 1024. n. 40 & 50. Newcastle, and holding Carlis [...]e by the Kings permission; but did no homage to him, in regard he had before swornIbid. col. 1024. n. 40 & 50. allegiance to Maud the Empress.

Which David, by the before specified Maud, Daughter of Earl Waltheof, hadIbid. n. 50. issue Henry; Henry. who doing homageMat. Paris, in An. 1136. to King Stephen at York, obtained LiveryIbid., not only of this Honor of Hun [...]endon, but a GrantJoh. Ha­gustald. 258. n. 50. Ric. Ha­gustald. 312. n 60▪ of the Borough of Doneaster and Carlisle, as an augmentation thereto; and restitutionJoh. Ha­gustald. 258. n. 50. Ric. Ha­gustald. 312. n. 60. of all those Lands, Forts, and Castles, which he formerly had.

Nay, he was then in such high estimation with King Stephen, thatIbid. upon his solemn keep­ing of the Feast of Easter, he set him on his right hand; which gave such distaste unto divers of the Nobles at that time there, thatIbid. William, then Archbishop of Canterbury, Ranulph, Earl of Chester, and some others, forsook the Court.

This Henry marriedJorval. 975. Ada, Sister to William, Earl Warren, by whom he had issue three Sons, viz. Jorval. 975. Malcolme and William, afterwards Kings of Scotland, and David, Earl of Huntendon and Carect. He had likewise issue three Daugh­ters Ada, the WifeHect, [...], fol, 269 b to Floris, Earl of Hol­land, Margaretz Hect, [...], fol, 269 b of Conan le Petit, Earl of Britanny, and Maud Hect. [...], fol, 269 b, who died young.

He diedIbid. f [...] ▪ in the year One thousand one hun­dred fifty and two (which hapned in the life time [Page 59] of his Father) and was buriedIbid. in the Abbey of Calc.

¶After whose death,Simon 2. Simon, Son to the be­fore specified Earl Simon and Maud, (who had the Earldom of Northampton (as hath been shew­red) entredJorval. 975. n. 10. upon this Earldom of Hunten­don.

This Earl tookMat Paris, in eodem anno. part with King Stephen against Maud the Empress,An. 1140. and her son Henry the Se­cond, Duke of Normandy; and therefore sharedMat Paris, in eodem anno. with him in that bad fate which he had in the Battle of Lincolne, in the Sixth year of His Reign.

The Character which Robert, Earl of Glo­cester (his Enemy) gives of him, is this in effect, viz. H. Hunt. 224 a. n. 50. That he was a Man forward in pro­mises; and slow in performance. Howbeit his Works of Piety were such as speak better of him; for he FoundedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 679 b. n. 40. the Nunnery called De la Pree, near unto Northampton; as also the Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 850 a. n. 10. & 851 b. n. 60. Abbey of Saltrey in Huntingdonshire; and gaveMonast. An­glic. 525 a. n. 40. to the Knights-Templers the Church of Suthwike.

But in that Treaty betwixt Henry, Duke of Normandy, and King Stephen, at the Siege of Wallingford, An. 1153. in 18 Steph. no man stood more oppositeH. Hunt. 227 b. n. 40. to a peaceable accord, than he, though his death was then at hand; for he then and there departedH. Hunt. 227 b. n. 40. this life, and was buried Lel. Itin. Vol. 1. fol. 8. in the Priory of S. Andrews at Northamp­ton.

He had a BrotherMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 1019. n. 50. called also Simon de S. Liz, who bestowedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 1019. n. 50. to that Abbey of De la Pree (of this Brothers Foundation) a certain Meadow in Cumton, called Huthere Lidehaleh, for maintenance of the Lights in that Abbey Church. To whom succeeded another Simon, who in 16 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Can­tab. & Hunt. a Palfrey to the King, to have a Writ of Right, for one Knights Fee in Cumton, against David, Earl of Huntendon. And in 7 Hen. 3. paidRot. Pip. 7 H. 3. Rotel. Thirty marks, and one Palfrey for the Wardship and Marriage of the Heirs of Richard Balastan.

The Descendants of which Simon, fixing at Seton in Com. Rutl. assumed that place for their sirname; whose Heir-female Temp. Hen. 6. be­came the Wife of Sir William Feilding of Newn­ham in Com. Warr. Knight. From whom the Right Honorable Basil, now Earl of Denbigh, is Lineally descended. But I return.

This last Earl Simon marriedJorval. 975. n. 10. Isabel, Daugh­ter to Robert, Earl of Leicester (afterwards, WifeMonast. An­glic. Vol 2. [...] 10 b. n▪ 10. of Gervase Paganel.) Which Isabel, in her Widowhood, passed over unto Robert, Earl of Leicester her Nephew, all her Lands of Bradefeld, Botmdone, Norfeld, and Waltham; and put her self into his Protecti­on and Tuition. And by her left issueJorval. 975. n. 10., a Son called Simon, and two Daughters, viz. Amice and Hawise, both in the custodyJorval. 975. n. 10. of King Henry the Second: Which Simon did immediately suc­ceed Ibid. him in the Earldom of Northampton, but not in that of Huntendon so soon; for Malcolme King of Scots, Grandson to Maud, the eldest Daughter to Earl Waltheof, by her second Husband, David, King of Scotland, obtained Jorval. [...] [...]47. n. 10. it from King Henry the Second, in the first year of His Reign, in lieu of the Counties of Nor­thumberland, Cumberland, and West­merland, which he then rendred up to the same King; Though others affirm, That it was for accompanying that King in his expedition to Tholouse, in An. 1159. (which was about four years after.) Which Malcolme being dead, William, King of Scotland (his Brother and Successor) heldIbid. it, until he with divers of the English Barons rose in Arms against that King, on the part of young King Henry his Son; at which time, David (brother to the King of Scotland, (who had the Castle and Honor of Huntendon, then in his hand) joyningIbid. with them also in that Rebellious Insurrection) be­sieged Ibid. the Castle. The news whereof being soon brought to King Henry (then in Nor­mandy) made him so much incensed, that he forwith appointedIbid. an Army to be raised in England, to reduce those Rebels; and that the Castle and Earldom of Huntendon should be deliveredIbid. unto Earl Simon, as the rightful Heir thereof. Which tidings were so acceptable to Simon, that without delay, he cameIbid. n. 30. before it with considerable Forces; whereupon, the King of Scots (who then held it) finding himself not able to make resistance, rendredIbid. n. 30. it up into his hands.

But when it was thus obtained, these two Earls. viz. Simon and David, strivingIbid. n. 30. much about it, the King, moved with anger, sworeIbid. n. 30., That neither of them should have it, and so caused it to be demolished.

This Earl Simon, Simon 3. in 12 Hen. 2. upon Collection of the Aid for Marrying of the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. sub [...]it. Linc. the Knights Fees he then held, to be Lxviii. and a half de Vet. Feoffamento, and about the number of xii de Novo, and notwithstanding King Henries rash Oath, enjoyedR. Hoved. 355 a n. 20. the Earldom until his death; which hapningYpod. N. in An 1185. in An. 1184.An. 1184. (30 Hen. 2.) without issue, he was buried [...]el. Itin Vol▪ fol. 8. in the Priory of S. Andrew at Northampton.

Whereupon the King gaveR. Hoved. ut supra. this of Hunten­don, to the before specified William, King of Scots, who immediately deliveredR. Hoved. ut supra. it unto David his Brother.

This last Earl Simon took to WifeChron. Norm. 992 B Monast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 833 b. n. 60. Monast. Anglic. Vol. 2. Rot. Pip. 7 Joh. Lin [...]. Alice Chron. Norm. 992 B Monast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 833 b. n. 60. Monast. Anglic. Vol. 2. Rot. Pip. 7 Joh. Lin [...]., sole Daughter and Heir to Gilbert de Gant, (Earl of Lincoln) with whom he enjoyedChron. Norm. 992 B Monast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 833 b. n. 60. Monast. Anglic. Vol. 2. Rot. Pip. 7 Joh. Lin [...]. her Fathers Honor, during her time; but she dyingMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 833 b. n. 60. with­out issue, was buriedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 833 b. n. 60. at Bridling [...]on, in that Monastery of the Foundation of Walter de Gant her Grand-father; whereupon it returnedIbid. to Robert her Uncle.

Earl of Buckingham.

THe first Earl of this County, after the Conquest, was Walter Giffard, Walter. SonW Game [...]. 312 b. of Osberne de Bolebec, and Aveline his Wife, SisterW Game [...]. 312 b. to Gunnora, Dutchess of Normandy, Great Grand-Mother to the Conqueror. Who, being one of those Noble Normans, who accom­panying [...] the valiant Duke Wil [...]iam (to whom he was thus Allied) in his expedition hither; courageously assisted [...] him in that great Battle against King Harold, whereby he obtained the Crown of England; An. 1070. for which respect, he be­came soon after advancedOrd. Vit. 522 C. to this Earldom of Buckingham, and was one of the principal Persons sentEx Vet. Reg. Wigorn. penès Joh. Alder­ [...]ord de Sal­ [...]ord in Com. Warw. by the King, with Remigius, Bishop of Lincoln, and others, at the time of the Con­querors General Survey, into Worcestershire, and some other Counties, to take notice of the [Page 60] Extent and Value of all the Kings, and other Mens Lands in those parts.

The Possessions which he himself had, as ap­pearsDomesday, Iib. by that Survey, being as followeth. In Berkshire two Lordships, in Wi [...]shire one, in Somersetshire one, in Huntingdonshire one, in Cambridgshire five, in Oxfordshire nine, in Bedfordshire nine, in Suffolk three, in Norfolk twenty eight, and in Buc­kinghamshire forty eight.

This Walter gaveMonast. An­gli [...]. Vol. 2. 954 a. n. 60. the Lordship of Blake­ham, in Suffolk, to the Monks of Bec, in Normandy; which was afterwards made a Cell to that Abbey.

Afterwards,An. 1089. adhering to King William Rufus against Robert Curthose, he fortifiedOrd. Vit. 621 a. his Mansi­ons in Normandy, on the said Kings behalf, and was a cheif CommanderIbid. fol. 666 B. in his Army there, behavingIbid. fol. 666 B. himself very honorably in that service, and persistingIbid. fol. 722 D. therein to the utmost.

He was likewise one of theMat▪ Paris, in An. 1100. Witnesses to those Laws of King Henry the First, which he established here at the beginning of His Reign: Yet afterwards (scil. in An. 1102. being the next year) he sidedOrd. Vit. 786 a. with Robert Curthose; but the year following, departed this life here in England, and had SepultureIbid. 809 C. Pat. 4 H. 8. p. 1 per I [...]pex. at the entrance of the Abbey Church of Longav [...]li [...] in Nor­mandy, which he FoundedIbid. 809 C. Pat. 4 H. 8. p. 1 per I [...]pex., (and gaveIbid. 809 C. Pat. 4 H. 8. p. 1 per I [...]pex. divers Lordships and Lands, lying in England there­to) with this EpitaphOrd. Vit. ut supra. upon his Tomb.

Stemma Gifardorum Galterius ingenuorum
Quae meruit vivens busta, sepultus habet.
Templi Fundator praesentis & aedificator,
Hoe velut in proprio conditus est tumulo.
Qui se magnificum Patriaeque probavit amicum,
Dux virtute potens & pietate nitens:
Religiosorum, sed praecipue Monachorum
Cultor, multimodè profuit Ecclesiae.

His memory continuingIbid. D. in high veneration by all the Cluniac Monks; who, by their daily Prayers, ceased not to commendIbid. D. his Soul to God, for those benefits which they had plenti­fully reaped in Longaville by his Charity.

This Walter tookW. Geme [...]. 312 B. Ord. Vit. 809 D. to Wife Agnes, one of the Daughters of Gerard Flaitell, SisterIbid. 467 C. to William, Bishop of Eureux; by whom he left issueIbid. 809 [...]., Walter his Son, who succeeded him in this his Earldom of Buckingham, and diversW. Geme [...]. 31 [...] B. Daugh­ters, whereof one, viz. Rohais, wasW. Geme [...]. 31 [...] B. Wife to Richard Fitz-Gilbert, Ancestor to that great Fa­mily of Clare.

¶Which second Walter Walter. being most faithful Ord. Vit. 851 A. to King Henry the First, against all those Re­bellious attempts that disturbed his quiet, gave most high TestimoniesIbid. 854 A, B, C. of his valor in that no­table Battle at Brennevill, in An. 1119.An. 1119. against Lewes, King of France, who was there in per­son, in which fight the French wereIbid. 854 A, B, C. beaten.

And though, at first,An. 1142. he did incline to King Stephen, yet he afterwards madeChro. Norm. 980 B. his Peace with Geffrey of Anjou, Husband to Maud the Empress.

This Earl Walter, in 12 Hen. 2. (upon Assess­ing of the Aid for marrying of the Kings Daugh­ter) certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. Buck., That he had Ninety four Knights Fees and an half De Veteri Feoffamento, and one and an half De Novo; and (with Ermetrude his Wife) FoundedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 154 a. n. 20. 154 b. 155 a. 156 a. the Abbey of Nut [...]ey, in King Henry the Second's time, at his Park of Trendon, near Tame in Backingham­shire; but dying without issue, the Lands of his Barony came to be shared amongst his Rela­tions, as it seems, For in ... Rich. 1. Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford, (in respect of his DescentOrd. V [...]. 687 D. from Rohais, SisterOrd. V [...]. 687 D. of this Earl, and WifeOrd. V [...]. 687 D. of Richard Fitz-Gilbert his Lin [...]al An­cestor) and William Mareschal, Earl of Pem­broke, in RightCart. An­tiq. 8. n 24 [...] of Isabel his Wife, Daughter and HeirCart. An­tiq. 8. n 24 [...] to Richard, Earl of Strigul) ob­tained a confirmationCart. An­tiq. 8. n 24 [...] from that King, of all the Lands of this Walter, Earl of Buckin­gham, both in England and Normandy. Of which Lands, Richard, Earl of Hertford, was to have the cheif Seat in England, and William, Earl of Hem [...]roke, and Isabel, the head or cheif Seat of those in Normandy; the residue, both in England and Normandy, to be equally divided betwixt them.

Earl of Albemarle and Holderness.

THe first who had this Honor conferred upon him, was Odo, EarlW. Gemet. 294 A. of Cham­paigne, a person nearly allied to King William the Conqueror, by Consanguinity; being Grand-SonIbid. 247 D. & 253 C. of Maud, Daughter to Richard, Duke of Normandy, (Wife of Odo, Odo de Campan [...]a. Earl of [...] and Chartres.)

This Odo, beingMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 796 b. n. 10, 20, &c. a valiant young Man, and ha­ving slainMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 796 b. n. 10, 20, &c. a great person of that Countrey where his Father lived, fledMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 796 b. n. 10, 20, &c. to his Kinsman William, then Duke of Normandy; where, by the help of the Archbishop of Roan, obtainingMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 796 b. n. 10, 20, &c. the Dukes Sister (Adeliza Ibid. 587 b. n 50.) for his Wife. He intreated Ibid. the Archbishop to move the King for some maintenance, and told himIbid. the cause of forsaking his own Countrey. At his request therefore King William gaveIbid. him the Isle (as he calls it) of Holderness: And to add thereunto, the Arch­bishop himself bestowedIbid. on him the City of Albemarle, to the intent, that in all the expe­ditions, where the Archbishop went in person, he should be his Standard-BearerIbid. with Twelve Knights.

Which Territory of Holderness, wasMonast. Anglic, [...] supra. given by the same King William, unto one Drew le Brever, a Fleming (who accompanied him hither at the Conquest) being a skilful and courageous Man in Arms: Whereupon Drew builtMonast. Anglic. [...] supra. the Castle of Skypse (the strongest Fort on all that side,) but having afterwards killed a Kins­man of the Kings, and therefore constrained to fleeMonast. Anglic. [...] supra. for it, getting away into Flanders, King William, bestowed it upon Odo de Campania, as hath been said.

Holderness, upon this occasion, being given unto Odo, and at that time wasIbid. a barren Coun­trey, bearing no other grain but Oats; so soon as his Wife had brought him a Son, whom he named Stephen, he intreatedIbid. the King to give him some Land which would bear Wheat, where­by he might the better nourish his Nephew; the King therefore grantedIbid. unto him the Lordship of [...] in Lincolnshire.

Others making mention of this gift unto Odo, call itOrd. l Vit. 5 [...]2 C. Comitatum Holderness, The County, or [Page 61] Earldom of Holderness (which contains a large part of Yorkshire, on the North-East side thereof.)

But of this Earl Odo I have not seen any more of note, than that he was a partakerS Dunelm. 223. n. 20. with Ro­bert de Molbray, Earl of Northumberland, and those other Conspirators in Anno 1096. (9 Wil. Rufi.) for the pulling down King Willi­am Rufus, and advancing Stephen, his Aunts Son (who was afterwards King) to the Crown of this Realm, for which he wasS Dunelm. 223. n. 20. impri­soned.

And that he, with Stephen his Son, gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 387 b. n. 30. to the Abbey of S. Maries at York, the Mannor of Hornshay with the Church, as also Ma [...]am, with the Fishing belonging thereto, and Thorpe near adjoyning.

The Lordships whereof he was possest, as appears by the Conquerors Survey Domesd., were only these, viz. Simpling, Scerdatre, Bele­stede, Herchestede, Guthulnesford, Hel­mele, Clopetune, Burg, Depebec, Bulges, Mungaden, Be [...]mele, Clop­tune, and Brantestune, in Suffolk. This Countess also then holdingDomesd. Barle and Scid­mehau, in Esse [...]; for Holdeness was not gi­ven him till after that Survey.

This Odo left issueW. Gemet. 294 A. Ord. Vit. 681 A. Stephen (his Successor in that Honor) as also a Daughter (called Iudith) marriedW. Gemet. 312 D. to Waltheof, Earl of Northumber­land and Huntingdon.

Which Stephen Stephen. carried the titleW. Gemet. 294 A. of Earl of Albemarle, An. 1097. and stood firmOrd. Vit. 7 [...]2 D. to King William Rufus, against Robert Curthose, Duke of Nor­mandy: But when Curthose, finding himself not Matth. Paris, in An. 1097. (pag. 29. n. 20.) able to contend with his Brother Rufus, made Matth. Paris, in An. 1097. (pag. 29. n. 20.) peace with him, taking upon him the Cross in that famous expedition to the Holy Land, (in which, Godfrey, Duke of Lorrain, and divers Christian Princes were gone before) this Earl Stephen accompaniedMatth. Paris, in An. 1097. (pag. 29. n. 20.) him: And the year fol­lowing, upon the ConjunctionMatth. Paris, in An. 1098. (pag. 41. n. 40 & 50.) of the Christian Forces, behaved himself courageouslyMatth. Paris, in An. 1098. (pag. 41. n. 40 & 50.) in that great Battle, wherein Coberan was General of the Turkish Army near Antioch. Hugh the Great (Earl of Uermandois) leadingMatth. Paris, in An. 1098. (pag. 41. n. 40 & 50.) the Van of the Christians; the Earl of Flanders, with Robert de Frison, theMatth. Paris, in An. 1098. (pag. 41. n. 40 & 50.) Middle Part; Robert Curthose, and this our Stephen the RearMatth. Paris, in An. 1098. (pag. 41. n. 40 & 50.): And on the Fourth Calends of Iuly, obtainedIbid. p. 43. a glo­rious Victory, with spoils of extraordinary value.

He also continued LoyalOrd Vit. [...]14 A. to King Henry An. 1104. the First, for a time, but a length [...]. 843 C. joyned with Hugh de Gornay, and others, against him, in or­der to the restoring of Curthose to all his Fathers Honors; and to that end fortifiedIbid. 845 D. the Mona­stery of the Holy Trinity, situate upon the Mount at Roan.

After which, whenIbid. 864 A, B. Hugh de Gornay, and the rest, made their peace with the King, he stood Ibid. 864 A, B. out single; but at length, seeing his danger by the approach of the Kings Army, then submit­ting Ibid. 864 A, B. with all humility, had his libertyIbid. 864 A, B. and quiet.

But in An. 1129.An. 1129. (27 Hen. 1.) he broke out again, adheringIbid. 88 [...] A, B. to Lewes, then King of France, and the cheif Nobility of that Realm, for the advancingIbid. 88 [...] A, B. of William, Son to Robert Curthose, to the Crown (who wasIbid. 88 [...] A, B. a gallant young Man, bold and valiant, but banished by King Henry.) Howbeit, their endeavors therein came to nothing, soIbid C. powerful in Wealth and Friends, was King Henry grown▪ ForIbid C. of those that thus adventured, some lost their lives, some were imprisoned, and some disherited; so that what became of this our Stephen, I can give no account. I shall therefore close up this my Story of him with that great Work of Piety, viz. The Foundation [...]onast. An­glic. Vol 1. 587 b. n. 50. of the Monastery of [...]lbemarle, in Normandy, begun by Adcliza his Mother (Daughter to King William the Conqueror, as I have already observed) who had formerly given the Church of S. Martin, built by his Ancestors near to the Castle at Albemarle, unto the Monks of S. Lucian at Belvace. Therefore to perfect so good a Work, this Earl Stephen added Ibid. 588 a. n. 20, 30, 40 & 50. divers Lands and Tithes in France, with these Churches and Tithes in England, viz. Ibid. n. 10. Pagle (now Paul) P [...]eston, Eschechel­ing, Wisornewic, Wogle, Frohingeham, Mapleton, Tonestall, Esington, B [...] ­stall, Chinles [...], Chaing [...]ham; and the Tithes of his Castle at Aldebourge (all in Yorkshire, as I take it;) and in Lincoin­shire these, viz. Ibid. Car [...]enton, Wilesby, Barow, Grosseby, Aud [...]lby, and Bil­ham.

Not forgetting his munificence to the Abbey of S. Maries at Yo [...]k; for he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol 1. 387 b. n. 20. unto it Fulford, with the whole Soke belonging there­to, and Fostune; as also in H [...]ep [...]tune, [...] and [...], two Carucates of Land; in Acastre five Bovates; in the other, Fulford eleven Bovates; in Cho [...]nton two Carucates; Flaxtone eleven Bovates; in Fulford three Carucates; and in A [...]waldethorp one Carucate. Nor his pious DonationEx Collect. V. C [...] Andral du Chelne, n. 3. made to the Monastery of S. Martins de Champ (in the Suburbs of [...]) of the Churches of Arenis, for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Hawise his Wife, Raphe de Mortimer, and Milisent his Wife, Father and Mother of her the said Hawise, of whose Inheritance it was.

With which Hawise, he hadEx Coll. R. Glov. S. Monast. Anglic. Vol 2. 993 a. n. 10 in marriage the Towns of [...]orston and [...]rrow, and left issue by her three Sons,Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 797 n. 10. William his Successor, sirnamed le Grosse, Stephen Ailred. Ri­eval. col. 337 n. 20. Monast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 798 a. n. 30. 798 b. n 6. ▪ and Ingelram Ailred. Rie­val. 379. n. 20.; and four Daughters, the firstMonast. Anglic. Vol 1 n. 50 & 60. ... married to the Vidam of Pynkeney, the secondMonast. Anglic. Vol 1 n. 50 & 60. to the Vidam of Uerberay, the thirdMonast. Anglic. Vol 1 n. 50 & 60. to Bertran de Brikebet (all French and Normans) and the fourthMonast. Anglic. Vol 1 n. 50 & 60. to William de Romare; and after his death toMonast. Anglic. Vol 1 n. 50 & 60. Peter de Brus (both great Men in England.)

¶Which Earl, William le Grosse, was a per­son of no small note in his time, whether we look upon him in reference to his Secular Actions, or those tending to his Souls health (as then was taught.) For,Willia [...] le Grosse. as to the first, (beingAilre [...]us Ri­evalen sis, col. 337▪ n. 20. then a gallant young Man)—Iuvenis tunc strenuissi­mus, & in armis multum excercitatus, habens se­cum, tam de ponciis quàm de Morinis, milites plu­rimos; non minus astutiâ militari, quàm animi vir­tute praestantes. He was the cheifJoh. Ha­gustald. 259 a. n. 30 & 40. of these great Peers that gave Battle to the Scots at North Alverton, in An. 1138.An. 1138. 3 Steph. when David their King had invaded the North with a mighty Army, challengingJoh. Ha­gustald. 259 a. n. 30 & 40. Northumberland for his Son Henry, in right of Maud, Daughter and Heir to Earl Waltheof, (Wife of David, and Mother to the said Henry, as under the title of Hunten­don; I have more at large shewed) havingAilred. Rie­val de Bello Standardico, 379. [...]. 20. un­der his command, many stout and expert Sol­diers, the rest being these, as followeth, viz. [Page 62] Ibi [...]. 262. n. 20 & 30. Videsis etiam Hist. Ric Pri­oris Hagu­stald. de Bello Standardi, col. 321 & 322. Walter de Gant, Robert de Brus, Roger de Mul­bray, Walter Espec, William de Percy, Bernard de Bailloi, Richard de Cursi, William Fossard, Robert de Estoteville, Ilbert de Lacy, William Peverell, with the Power of Nottinghamshire; Robert Ferrers with those of Derbishire, and Geffrey Hanselyn; who all encamping near that place (scil. North Alverton) on the Octaves of the Assumption of our Blessed Lady (where the venerable Thurstan, then Archbishop of York, had causedIbid. & H. Hunt. 223 a. a famous Standard to be erected, and thereon the Banners of S. Peter, S. Iohn of Beverley, and S. Wilfrid of Rippon, add­ing thereto the Sacred Host; to the end, that all who came to it, might receive the more encou­ragement) were so admirably excited by that pithyMat. Paris, in An 1138. (p. 76. n. 20.) Oration which Geffrey, Bishop of Dur­ham, (sent by Archbishop Thurstan, at that time faln sick) then made; that, falling upon the Scots with incomparable valor, they soon ob­tained Joh. Hagu­stald. 262. n 40 & 50. a most compleat and glorious Victory. Whereupon, this our Earl William, in reward of his Prowess, was forthwith advancedIbid. n. 60. to the Earldom of Yorkshire, by King Stephen; as Robert de Ferrers was to that of Derbishire. In memory of which Battle, the Ground where­on it was fought, lying about two miles distant from North Alverton (on the right hand the Road, leading thence towards Durham) is to this day called S [...]andard Hill, having in it divers hollow places still known by the name of the Scots Pits.

But after this,An. 1141. about three years, he was with the same King Stephen, 6 Steph. with worse success, at that fatal BattleJ [...]val. col. 1030 b. n 40. H. Hunt. 224 b. n. 20 of Lincoln (of which I have spoke at large, under the title of [...]hester) the King himself being there taken prisoner, and all his Forces utterly vanquished, being then Mon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 472 b. l 40. S. Dunelm. 268. n. 50. stiled Earl of York; and (as it is said by S. D [...]nelm. 269. n. 20. some) fled away from the fight, exposing the King to that loss which he then underwent. Moreover, in An. 1144. (9 Steph.) beingLel Coll. Vol. 2. 314. much afflicted by the enmity of Ranulph, Earl of Chester, and Gilbert de Gant, he betookLel Coll. Vol. 2. 314. him­self to the Priory of Bridlington, and there stood upon his guard.

Thus much for his Military Actions, which those of his Piety did [...] exceed; for he was the devout Founder of these several Religious Houses, viz. Meaux Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 793. a. n. 50. in Holderness, (not far from his Castle of Skipsey) in An. 1136. Thornton upon Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 198 b. n 10. Humber in An. 1139. and Bytham Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 831. n. 10. in Lincolnshire in An. 1147. (afterwards trans­lated to Uaudey;) all which he then endowed with large Revenues.

And because the occasion of his Founding that of Meaux, is somewhat remarkable, I shall here take the boldness to give a short account Ibid. 793 a. u. 50. thereof.

Being a person very famous in his time, and owner of the greatest part of Yorkshire, and having made a Vow to go unto Ierusalem, he could not, by reason of his age and corpu­lency, well perform the same: Wherefore, there being then a Monk of Fountains, called Adam, who was a person of singular Prudence, and great Fame; and at that time busied in the structure of the Abbey of Woburne in Bedfordshire, as also of [...]irkstede and Uaudey in Lincolnshire (of which last, this Earl Wil­liam was Founder, as hath been said) this Monk thereupon became in some measure acquainted with our Earl; and discerning, that he was in no small trouble of mind touching that his Vow, advised him, for satisfaction thereof, to found some Monastery of the Cistercian Order; adding, that if he should please so to do, he would ob­tain if for him, from the Pope, an Absolution from the Vow. The Earl thereupon consenting, A­dam forthwith resorted unto Eugenius the Third, (at that time in France;) and, having acquaint­ed him with his errand, as also obtained his de­sire, returned, and took view of all the Lands of this Earl, to the end, he might find the most proper and commodious Seat for the same: In which view, seeing this Territory, now called Meaux, to be well adorned with Woods and Groves, and environed with Lakes and Waters, as also the Soil thereof very fruitful; he con­cluded, that it would be the most fit and proper place for that purpose, and ascending that part thereof, then called Our Ladies Hill, he went to the top of it, and fixed his Staff in the Ground, saying, This place shall be called the Kings Court, the Vineyard of Heaven, and Gate of Life. Here shall be ordain [...]d a People worshipping Christ: And then turning himself to the standers by, said, There shall be in the last days a Mount Prepared for the House of God on the top of an Hill. Which words, said he, I know not how it comes to pass, but I have all this day had in my Mouth; and now I see that Providence hath occasioned the same, and willed, that on this little ascent, his Temple should be made in us.

But when the Earl saw that this Monk had made choice of that place, he was not a little troubled in mind, in regard he had an extra­ordinary love to it, by reason of its situation, having not long before obtained it in exchange from one Sir Iohn de Meaux a Knight, (whose Inheritance it was) for the Mannor of Bewick near Aldburgh, with purpose to have inclosed it for a Park, having begun a Ditch on the West side thereof, afterwards called Park-Ditch, which exchange was confirmedEx ipso A [...] ­togr. in Bibl. Cotton. by King Henry the Second. Nevertheless, yellding to the Monk therein, the Abbey of Meaux was there Founded accordingly.

And lastly, over and besides these great Foun­dations of those three Religious Houses before remembred, he gaveEx ipso A [...]togra­pho penès Prenob. Thom an [...] Comitem Elginiae, An. 16 [...]9. to the Canons of Brid­lington, the third part of a Carucate of Land in Otringham, four Bovates in Sprotelay, six Bovates in Attin [...]wic, one Carucate in Schirlington, four Bovates in Biford, and four Bovates in Bovinton; which gift was in recompenceEx ipso A [...]togra­pho penès Prenob. Thom an [...] Comitem Elginiae, An. 16 [...]9. of some wrongs he had done to them. And this he did by the title of Earl of York, as his CharterEx ipso A [...]togra­pho penès Prenob. Thom an [...] Comitem Elginiae, An. 16 [...]9. it self doth manifest.

The name of his Wife was Cicily Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 796 b. n. 40., Daughter to William Fitz-Duncan, EarlMonast An­glic. Vol 1. 400 b. l. 26. of Murraff, Nephew to Malcolme, King of Scots, byIbid. [...]00 b. n. 20 & 30. Alice, the Daughter of Robert de Romely, Lord of the Honor of Skipton in Craven, &c. By which Marriage he enjoyedIbid. 796 b. n. 40. as her Inheritance, all that part of Yorkshire, called Craven; and left issueIbid. 400 b. n 40. by her only these two Daughters, viz. Hawise and Cicily, as some call her, but perhaps it should be Amicia; for it appearsClaus. 6 Ed. 1 m. 2. in dorso., that such a Daughter he had, and that she was the Wise of ... Eston, which ... Eston had issue by her a Son called Ranulph, and he Iohn, Fa­ther of another Iohn de Eston (or Aston,) who, as right Heir after Aveline de Fortibus (of whom [Page 63] I shall make mention anon) claimedClaus. 6 Ed. 1 m. 7. this Earl­dom of Albemarle, in 6 Edw. 1. And had Plac. Parl. 9 Ed. 2. Rot 9. certain Lands in Thornton Plac. Parl. 9 Ed. 2. Rot 9., to the value of One hundred pound per annum, assigned to him to release his Right therein: Which he didClaus. 6 Edw. 1. in dorso, m. 2. ac­cordingly, and not only so, but toClaus. 6 Edw. 1. in dorso, m. 2. all the Lands and Tenements in England, which did some­time belong to Alice de Fortibus, Iohn de Fortibus, Thomas de Fortibus, William de Forribus, and Wil­liam le Grosse, sometime Earl of Albemarle, and Hawise his Daughter; together with all the Right of Avice, Constance, and Ranulph his An­cestors, and of all other his Ancestors, as well in England, as in Normandy.

This Earl William le Grosse diedR. Hoved. 338 a. n. 30. in An. 1179.An. 1179. (25 Hen. 2.) and was buriedR. Hoved. 338 a. n. 30. in that Abbey of Thornton upon Humber, which himself had Founded.

¶To whom succeeded in this Earldom, William de Mandevil, William de Mandevill. Earl of Essex, in Right of Hawise hisMonast An­glic. Vol. 1. 772 b. n 10 Wife, Daughter and sole Heir, as it should seem to the same Earl William le Grosse: For it is saidIbid 453 a. of this William de Man­devil, that (after his return from the Holy Land, on which Voyage he went in An. 1176.) Hawistam filiam Comitis de Albamarla, cum totâ Patris Haereditate desponsavit: He wedded Hawise the Daughter of Albemarle, with the whole In­heritance of her Father. And that he had the title of Earl of Albemarle, is clearR Hoved. 351 b. n. 40. enough. But of that Earl (viz. William de Mandevil) having occasion to speak more largely in Essex, I shall now say no more, than that he departedIbid. 376. n. 20. this life at Roan in Normandy, in the Moneth of November, An. 1189.An. 1189. An. 1190. (2 R. 1.) (1 Rich 1.) leaving no issue by this Hawise, who afterwards taking Lel. Coll. Vol 2. p 373. William de Fortibus to her Husband, he was also in her Right, Earl of Albemarle, and Lord of Holderne [...]s.

¶This William de Fortibus William de Fortibus 1. being with King Richard the First, at Chinon in Anjou, in the second year of His Reign, was thereR. Hoved. 379 b. lib. 7. consti­tuted one of the Admirals of his whole Fleet; wherewith, shortlyIb. 380 b. n. 40. after Easter that year, they sailedIb. 380 b. n. 40. towards Ierusalem. In which journey, passingIbid. 383. n. 40 & 50. betwixt Affrica and Spain, (after many Tempests) they cameIbid. 383. n. 40 & 50. to Marseilles, on the Octaves of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin; and on Holy Rood day toIbid. 383. n. 40 & 50. Messana in Sicily.

In the same year, upon Collection of the Scutage for Wales, he answeredRot. Pip. 2 Rich. 1. Everwic sc., Six pound Ten shillings for the Barony of Skipton, and Ten pound for the Knights Fees appertaining to his Earldom of Albemar [...]e. In 6 Rich. 1. upon levying the Scutage for the Redemption of King Richard, from his imprisonment in Almaine, he was acquittedRot. Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Essex, Hertf. & Everwic sc., in regard he hadRot. Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Essex, Hertf. & Everwic sc. been with him in his Army in Normandy; and in that year departedR. Hoved. 43▪ a. this life, leaving issue [...] William de Fortibus his Son and Heir; but in regard that Hawise his Wife was Heir to this Earldom, and that surviving him, she married [...] again to Bald­wine de Betun, then Earl [...]. of the Isle of [...], the said Baldwine enjoyed [...] this Earldom in her Right, by the savor of King Richard: From whom also, he had such great respects, that he received by his Grant [...] the Mannors of Luiton, Waneting, and Norton; and was sent [...] in the Nineth year of His Reign (together with the then Bishops of Durham and Ely) to be present at the election of the Roman Emperor, viz. Otho, Nephew to that King.

In 2 Ioh. this Earl Baldwine had a Grant Cart. [...] Joh. n. 60. from the King to himself, and Hawise his Wife, and their Heirs, that they should enjoy the Town of Heddune (in Holderness) for a Free Borough, in as full a manner as the Bur­gesses of York held theirs.

In 5 Ioh. he grantedCart. 5 Jo [...]. n. 153. to William Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke, with Alice his Daughter in Frank-marriage, the Lordships of Brabourn, Surton, and [...]emesing in Kent, Luiton in Bedfordshire, Rollesham in Norfolk, Waneting in Berkshire, Severnstoke in Worcestershire, and Norton in Northamp­tonshire, to hold to them and their Heirs.

In the same year King Iohn bestowedCart. 5 Joh. pars altera, n. 23. on him all the Lands and Possessions of the Advo­cate of Betun, within this Realm of Eng­land. And moreover grantedIbid. n. 86. m. 8. to him a Fair yearly to be held at his Lordship of Skipton in Yorkshire; as also License toIbid. n 87. Afforest his Lands at Apeltrewyke, for two miles in length, &c. And likewiseIbid. n. 88. all his Lands in Craven, as the Bounderies thereof extend be­twixt the same, and the Lands of the Constable of Chester, for the length of five miles.

In 13 Ioh. this Earl Baldwine, upon Collecti­on of the Scutage for Scotland, answered Rot. Pip. 13 Joh. Ever­wic sc. Fourscore marks for Twenty Knights Fees be­longing to his Countess Hawisia, and Fifty two marks for Thirteen Knights Fees of the Inheri­tance of Alice de Rumelli her Mother, Wife of Alexander Fitz-Gerold; and diedMat. Paris, in eodem An. p. 231. l. 32. the next year following, viz. An. 1212. (14 Ioh.) leaving the same Hawisia alive, who then gaveCart. 14 Joh. n. 19. Rot. Pip. [...]4 J [...]h E­verwic sc. no less than the Sum of Five thousand marks, for to have the Possession of her Inheritance and Dow­ries, and that she might not be compelled to marry again.

All that I have farther known of her, is, That inMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 772 b. her pure Widowhood, after the death of Baldwine de Betun her last Husband, she bestowed Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 772 b. on the Monks of Gerondon in Leicester­shire, for the health of the Soul of William de Mandevill, Earl of Essex (her first Husband) her own, and her Ancestors Souls, four Caru­cates of Land in Estwell: And that she made an ample ConfirmationIbid 798 b. n. 20. to the Monks of Meaux, of all the Possessions given at the Foundation of that Abbey, by William, Earl of Albemarle her Father; and of all other the Lands wherewith it was endowed.

¶Unto which Baldwine de Betun, succeeded Ibid. 799 a. n. 60. in this Earldom of Albemarle, William de Fortibus the Second (Son to the before specified Hawise, by William de Fortibus William de Fortibus 2. her second Hus­band.) Unto whom King Iohn in the Sixteenth of His Reign, confirmedCart. 16 Joh. n. 40. all the Lands which accrued to him by Inheritance from his Mother.

This William in 17 Ioh. takingLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 841 part with the Rebellious Barons against the King, wasLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 841 one of the Five and twenty chosen by them, for Governing the Realm. And upon the invitation Mat. Paris, in An. 1215. pag. 255. l. 9. of those Rebellious Barons, repairedMat. Paris, in An. 1215. pag. 255. l. 9. to Lon­don (with many other) and joynedMat. Paris, in An. 1215. pag. 255. l. 9. with them; and not only so, but obligedIbid. 262. n. 10. himself by Oath, with those Five and twenty above expressed, to observe the Tenor of the Great Charter, and Charter of the Forest, signed by the King at Runmmede; as also to compelIbid. the King so to do, in case he should receed therefrom: But [Page 64] he soon after fellClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. off from his Party, and ad­hered Mat. Paris, in eodem An p. 274. n. 30. to the King, beingMat. Paris, in [...]odem An p. 274. n. 30. with him in his ex­pedition that very year, when he made such spoil and rapine in the Northern Parts: Yea, he increased so much in his favor, that he obtained a GrantClaus. 17 Joh. m. 5. of all the Lands which belonged to Ali [...]e his Sister, then Wife to William Mareschall the younger; and the next year ensuing was made GovernorMat. Paris, pag. 276 n 30 & 40. of the Castles of Rockingham in [...]; Sauvey (near Ou­ston Abbey) in Leicestersh [...]re, and Bitham in Lincolnshi [...]e; with strictMat. Paris, pag. 276 n 30 & 40. command to de­stroy all the Houses, Parks, and Possessions of those Barons who were in Arms against the King.

Upon the death of King Iohn, An. 1217. (1 H. 3.) he also stood firm to King Henry the Third, having the custody of that Castle of [...] committedPa [...] 1 H. 3 m. 15. to him in the first year of His Reign; and was one of those great Men, who on the Kings behalf, laid siegeMat Pa­ris. 293. n. 30. to Mount [...]orell Castle in Leiceste [...] ­shire, then heldMat Pa­ris. 293. n. 30. on the behalf of the Rebellious Barons by Henry de Braybro [...]; so likewise, at the raisingIbid. p. 195 of that siege of Lincoln Castle, by the overthrow of their whole Army, was Ibid p. 296. one of the cheif Commanders on the Kings part:An. 1218. But havingMat. Paris, pag. 30 [...]. n. 10. by this course of life got much plunder, couldMat. Paris, pag. 30 [...]. n. 10. not refrain that ravening practise; which being discerned by the King, he tookIbid. p. 310. the custody of those Castles of [...]ocking [...]am and Sauvey from him: Whereupon he fl [...]w out into open Rebellion, and comingIbid. [...]. 20 & 30. to [...] Castle, made excursionsIbid. [...]. 20 & 30. into the Countrey adjacent, doing much spoil, and bring­ing Ibid. [...]. 20 & 30. the plunder thither. Thence he went to [...], and surprisedIbid n 3 & 4 [...]. that Castle, there being but a slender strength therein, under the command of Ranulph, Earl of Chester, then absent from it.

Which gave such an Alarm to the King, that he forthwith raisedIbid. a powerful Army, marched Ibid. to [...], and threwIbid. down the Walls of that Castle; whereat those within were so much astonished, that they soon yieldedIbid. themselves, imploring mercy. Nor was this our Earl himself less startled (being also excommunicatedYpod Neust. 57. n. 40. by Pandulfe, the Popes Legate, for those his Ra­pines;) and therefore deemingMat. Paris, in An. 1221 p. 310. n 50 5 H. 3.) it safest to sub­mit, he soughtMat. Paris, in An. 1221 p. 310. n 50 5 H. 3.) to Walter, Archbishop of York and Pandulfe; who, in respect of his former services to the King, and his Father, madeMat. Paris, in An. 1221 p. 310. n 50 5 H. 3.) his peace for him.

For that expedition against Bitham Castle, it wasRot. Pip 5 H [...]. Ever­wi [...] sc., That the King levied Scutage the same year upon all that held of him by Military Ser­vice; amongst which, it appears, That this [...] Earl of Albemarle, answered Forty pound for Twenty Knights Fees; as also Six pound Ten shillings for those Fees which he had by Inheritance from his Grand-mother Alicia de Rum [...]li, viz. The Barony of Skipton in Craven.

Yet,An. 1224. (8 H. 3.) notwithstanding that the King did so gra­tiously accept of his submission (as is observed) it was not long ere he fell off again, adhering Mat. Pari [...], 319 n 40. to the Earl of [...]hester, and others, who had Mat. Pari [...], 319 n 40. an evil eye upon Hubert de Burgo, then Justice of En [...]land; but discerningIbid. pag. 320. that there was no likelihood to carry on the business; and fear­ing Ibid. pag. 320. lest the Archbishop and Bishops would have thundred out Excommun [...]cations against them, they cameIbid. pag. 320. in to the King at Nor­thampton, and deliveredIbid. up those Castles and places of strength which they held.

In 9 Hen. 3. the King, byClaus 9 H 3. m. 23. a Judgment at Law, having recoveredClaus 9 H 3. m. 23. the moyty of those Lands which were the Inheritance of Alicia de Rumeli (Grand-Mother to this Earl) whereof the Man­nor of Rodeston in Northamptonshire, was Claus 9 H 3. m. 23. not then claimed, he gave commandClaus 9 H 3. m. 23. to the Sheriff of that County, to respite the making any Partition thereof at that time.

In 14 Hen. 3.An. 1230. (14 H. 3.) this Earl beingMat. Pa­ris, p. 367. n. [...]0. with the King in Normandy, and other parts beyond Sea, he wasMat. Pa­ris, p. 367. n. [...]0. (together with the Earl of Chester and William Mareschal) left to command those For­ces which stayed there upon the Kings return into England.

Moreover, he confirmedMonast. A [...]glic. Vol 1 396 b. n. 30. to the Monks of S. Begaes in Cumberland, all that had been granted to them, by his Ancestors, of his Fee in Allerda [...]e and Cou [...]land; and farther, gave Monast. A [...]glic. Vol 1 396 b. n. 30. them one mark of Silver yearly payable out of his Fulling-Mill at Cokermouth. To the Nuns at [...] in Yorkshire, he also ratified Ibid. 474 b. n. 50. the Grant of three Carucates of Land given to them by Agnes de Catfosse.

After which, scil. in An. 1241. (25 Hen. 3.) with some other persons of note, he [...] Mat. Paris, p. 5 [...]1. forth of England, upon a Pilgrimage to Ierusalem, but departedIbid. p. 577. n. 50. this life on Good-Friday the same year, upon the Medittrerranean Sea, before he got thither; leaving issueMonast. An­glic. 798. l. 9 & 11. by Aveline his Wife, DaughterRot. Pip. 5 Ed. 1. sub titulo Compot. Rich. de Hol­brok. Esc. 3 Ed. 1. n. 31. Essex., and at length, Coheir to Ri­chard de Munfichet (a great Baron in Essex) William his Son and Heir; who payingRot. Pip. 25 E. 3. Ebor. an Hundred pound for his releif, and doingRot. Fin. 25 Hen. 3. m. 3. his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 25 Hen. 3. m. 3. of his Lands, lying in the CountiesPat. 25 H 3 m. 3. of Yo [...]k, Surrey, Northampton, Kent, [...]ou [...]hampton, and Lincoln; and in particular of the Castles of Cokermouth in Cumberland, S [...]pton in Craven, and Skipse in Holderne [...]s.

¶This William de Fortibus the Third,William de Fortibus 3. was he who made PartitionCollectan R Glov in Officio Arm. f. 112 a. with Alice, the Wife of Alan de Multon, of the Forests of Allerdale, Cokermouth, and Raidebec, in Cumber­land, which were the Inheritance of him and her, by descent from Cicily, Daughter and Co­heir of William Fitz-Duncan. And in 29 Hen. 3. upon Collection of the Aid for Marriage of the Kings eldest Daughter, paidRot. Pip. 29 H. 3 Ebot. Thirty four pound for Twenty Knights Fees of his Earldom of [...] ▪ and for Sixteen Knights Fees which were of the Inheritance of Alicia de Rumeli before mentioned.

The next year following, he joyned with the rest of the Peers of Eng [...]and, in a LetterMat. Paris, in An 1246. p. 700. n. 50. to the Pope, whereby they represented to his Holi­ness, the many oppressions and exactions upon this Realm from the See of Rome; with inti­mation, that if speedy remedy were not had therein, they must help it themselves.

And in xli, xliii, and the half of xliiii of Henry the Third, (which was till his death) he had Rot. Pip. de iisdem Annis Cumb [...]. the Sheriffalty of Cumberland.

To his first Wife (in 20 H. 3.) he married Mat Paris, in An. 1236. p. 430. n. 30. Christian, Daughter and Coheir to Alan of Galoway (a great Man in Scotland;) where­upon King Henry grantedClaus. 25 H. 3. m 1. to him and her, the Mannors of Thingden in Northampton­shire, and Dryffeld in Yorkshire, in ex­change for what belonged to her, as part of the Inheritance, divolved to her, by the death of [Page 65] Iohn Scot, the last Earl of Chester. Which Christian hadClaus. 30 H. 3. m. 3. also the moyty of the Mannor of Fodringhay, in the said County of Nor­thampton, and departedMat Paris, in An 1246 p. 710▪ n. 20. this life 30 Hen. 3. without issue; whereupon a great part of Ga [...] ­loway (of her Inheritance) cameMat Paris, in An 1246 p. 710▪ n. 20. to Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester, who married Mat Paris, in An 1246 p. 710, n. 20. her other Sister.

After which,A. 31 H. 3. scil. the next ensuing year, he took to WifeCollectan. R. Glov. Somers. Isabel, Daughter to Baldwine, Earl of Den; by whom he had issuePlat. co­ram Rege apud West. T Pasch. 9 E [...]w. 2. Rot. 112. three Sons, Iohn Plat. co­ram Rege apud West. T Pasch. 9 E [...]w. 2. Rot. 112., Thomas, and William; and two Daugh­ters Plat. co­ram Rege apud West. T Pasch. 9 E [...]w. 2. Rot. 112., Avice and Aveline; which Avice died Collectan. R. Glov. ut supra. young, and was buriedCollectan. R. Glov. ut supra. in the Abbey of Meaux.

This Earl taking a journey into France, in An. 1260.M Westm. in An. 1260. n. 20. (44 Hen. 3.) and lodging at Ami­ens (by reason of a SuteM Westm. in An. 1260. n. 20. in Law he then had) did there departM Westm. in An. 1260. n. 20. this life in the Moneth of Iune, the same year; whereupon his Corps was broughtM Westm. in An. 1260. n. 20. over into England, and Interred in one of the Monasteries of his Ancestors Founda­tion.

Shortly after which, Isa [...]el his Widow, had assignedClaus. 44 H. 3. m. 7. for her Dower, the Mannors of Cock­ermouth and Pokelinton; as also the Co­tiars and other Tenants by Bond-service at Freston, a Member of Brustwyke in Hol­derness.

To the care and tuition of this Isabel, were committedClaus. 44 H. 3. in dorso m. 8. two of her Sons before mentioned, viz. Thomas and William (Iohn being then dead, as it seems) but neither of them lived long after: Thomas dyingCollectan. R. Glov. ut supra. first, was buriedCollectan. R. Glov. ut supra. in the Church of the Fryers Preachers at Stanford; and Wil­liam dyingCollectan. R. Glov. ut supra. in Oxford, at theCollectan. R. Glov. ut supra. Fryers Preach­ers there.

So that the Issue-male thus failing, and Avice, the elder Daughter, being also dead in her Child­hood, the Wardship of Aveline was by the King grantedMat. Westm. in An. 1260. n. 20. to Richard de Clare, then Earl of Glo­cester, for the whole term of fifteen years of her minority. Which Grant was ere long surren­dred, as it seems; for it appearsClaus. 47 H. 3. in dorso [...] m. 16., that the King afterwards gave the same unto Edward his eldest Son, and that he during the minority of the said Heir, in consideration of 1500 l. assigned the Castle and Barony of Skipton in Craven, unto Alexander King of Scotland.

I now return to the same Isabel, of whom I find, that in 52 Hen. 3. she hadPat. 52 H 3. m. 36. Livery of the Castle of Carisbrook, and Isle of Wight, (which were of her Inheritance) and that she confirmedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 763 a. n. 20. all the Donations made by her Noble Ancestors (the Earls of Devon and Exeter) unto the Abbey of Quarrera in that Isle, which Monastery was of their Foundation: In which grant she stilesMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 763 a. n. 20. her self, Isabella de Fortibus, Comitissa de Albemarle & Devoniâ, ac Domina In­sulae, she being then soleIbid. 790 b. n 10 & 20. Heir to the Earldom of Devon, byIbid. 790 b. n 10 & 20. reason of the death of Baldwine the Fifth of that name, Earl of Devon, her Brother, without issue. So likewiseIbid. 940 b., all the Grants which were made unto the Monks of Bocland in Devonshire, by the Lady Amicia Countess of Devon; her Mother Foundress of that Abbey.

To the Cannons of Bolton (near Skipton in Craven) she gaveMonast. An­glic Vol. 2. 10 [...] a. n. 10, 20 & 30. the Lordships of Wyge­done and Brandone, one Messuage, one Toft, and two Carucates of Land in Wethetone and Halthwait, one Messuage and nine Bovates of Land in Roudon; as also Six Burgages in Harewood, with the Mills of Harewood. And to the Abbey of Montesburg in Nor­mandy, she confirmedIbid. 9 [...]2 [...] n. 60. the Mannors of Lode­ris in Dorsetshire, (which was made a Cell to that Foreign Abbey▪) and likewise the Lord­ships of Axmue, Wolveley, Appleder­cumbe, and Wyke, which had been formerly granted to that Religious House by her Ance­stors.

¶Having thus done with Isabel, I shall now conclude with Aveline, Abeline. the sole Daughter and Heir, remaining of this last Earl William de For­tibus, and of her the said Isabel.

Upon the sixth Ides of Iuly, An. 1269. (53 Hen. 3.) being Heir to this great Earldom, and that of Devon, as also to the Barony of Skipton, and Soveraignty of the Isle of Wight, (as hath been observed) Edmund, se­cond Son to King Henry the Third (commonly called Crouchback, and afterwards Earl of [...]an­caster) took her to WifePat. 53 H. 3. m. 7. M. Paris, in [...]odem An p. 10 [...]6. n. 20. Ypod. Neustr. in An. 1269. p. 66. n. 10., the King and Queen, with almost all the Nobility of England, being Anon A­b [...]ngd Vol. 1. in Bibl. Bodl. (Med. 20.) 123 b. at the Wedding. And, in 1 Edw. 1. she be­coming of ageClaus 1 Ed. 1. m 9. sufficient to possess her Lands, her Husband Edmund doing his fealty, had Livery Claus 1 Ed. 1. m 9. of them. But in 4 Edw. 1. the King having a mind to all her Castles and Lands, came to an agreementClaus. 4 Ed. 1. m. 7. in cedul [...]. with her for them, viz. That she should by sufficient Assurance pass them unto him and his heirs, as well the Isle of Wight, as other; with the Advowsons and Patronage of Churches and Religious Houses; as also all the Knights Fees of her Inheritance, excepting the Lordships of Sevenhampton, Whit-He­church, Harewood, and Cro [...]t: And he to Enfeoff her of Lands and Tenements, accord­ing to the full extent and worth of those Lands and Advowsons, wherein she had only estate for term of life, to hold to her and her heirs, until she should have an exchange made to the full value; and moreover, to pay her in money the sum of Twenty thousand marks for the Grant and Confirmation of the Premisses, which Grant Pat. 11 Ed. 3. p. 1. per In­spex. was by her accordingly made.

Howbeit, notwithstanding this Agreement is thus formally Recorded, (as I have here shewed) it is said by some, That what was done therein, as to the Isle of Wight, was not real, but fraudulent. For thus they reportMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 791 a., That King Edward the First, much desiring that Isle, and importuning Isabel de Fortibus, her Mother, fre­quently for it, was still denied; and by her an­swered, That she would not wrong her heirs so much as to pass that part of her antient Inhe­ritance from them. And, that thereupon the King taking notice, that Sir ... de Stratton, a Priest, had much interest and power with her, he set him on to work her to it; and that he, more for fear, than otherwise, promised him so to do: But when he saw, that he could by no means prevail with her therein, to the end he might not frustrate the Kings expectation, having promised to effect his desire; he waited till her death, and then forged a Grant thereof, and put her Seal to it, which Seal he had (with other of her goods at that time in his power;) and that, by this means, the right heirs were shamefully de­frauded thereof. But, after all this, the better to fortifie his title to these Lands, in the Sixth year of His Reign, the King procured a Release Claus. 6 [...] 1. in dorso, m. 2. from Iohn de Aston, (who pretended some right [Page 66] thereto by Descent from those Earls) of all his Claim and Interest which he had, or which could divolve unto him from them, or any of them: In consideration whereof, the King gaveIbid. him the Inheritance of One hundred pound per annum Lands, in his Lordship of Thornton (near Pickering in Com. Ebor.) to hold by the Ser­vice of one Knights Fee.

After the death of Margaret de Riperiis, Countess of Devon, which hapned in 20 Edw. 1. she had LiveryClaus. 20 Ed 1. m. 4. of the Mannors of Pisshoo, Newham, South-Lamheth, Wrokeshale, and. Cristechirch, which were of her DowryClaus. 20 Ed 1. m. 4., she the said Aveline, being SisterClaus. 20 Ed 1. m. 4. and Heir to Baldwine, Earl of Devon, Husband to that Margaret. And the year following grantedPat. 21 Ed. 1. m. 3. the Inheritance of the same Mannor of Criste­chirch, An. 1293. 23 Edw. 1. unto the King; but before the end of that year, upon theCollectan. R. Glov. ut supra. Fourth Ides of November, she departedCollectan. R. Glov. ut supra. this life at Stokewel, near London, and was buriedCollectan. R. Glov. ut supra. in the Priory of Brommore in Wiltshire, (of the Founda­tion ofMonast. An­glic. Vol 2. 201 b n. 40. Baldwine de Riperiis, the First Earl of Devon of that name, her Ancestor) leavingMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. [...]00 b. l. 51. no issue, whereby this Earldom of Albemarle, with that of Devon, were, in process of time, transferred to other Families.

Earls of Hereford.

THe first Earl of this County, after the Conquest, was William Fitz-Osborne, William Fitz-Os­borne., a Person not inferior in point of Merit un­to any of those that came over into England with the Puissant Norman Duke, nor much re­mote from him in Alliance: For Herfastus his Grand-father, wasW Gemet. 299 D. Brother to Gunnora, Great Grand-mother to that victorious Hero; and his FatherW Gemet. 299 D. Osberne de Crepon, StewardIb. 268 D. Ord. Vit. 467 A. of his Houshold and SewerIb 372 A. & 656 D. W Malms. 59 a. n. 30..

Of his generous exploits before he came first into England, that whereof, I have already made some mention in my discourse of Roger de Montgomery, under the title of Arundel and Shrewsbury, is not the least, when he was sent with him by Duke William, to discover the strength of Geffrey Martel, Earl of Anjou, who then came with all his power to raise the siege of Danfront.

Amongst the Counsellors of that Renowned Duke, he is instancedRad. de Diceto, 479. [...] 30. Gesta W. Duc. Nor. 197 a for one; and of his ad­visers Rad. de Diceto, 479. [...] 30. Gesta W. Duc. Nor. 197 a to undertake that famous expedition in­to England, which proved so successful, the cheifW. Malms. 59 a. n 30. H Hunt. 210 b. n. 20.; and not only so, but that he pressed W. Malms. 59 a. n 30. H Hunt. 210 b. n. 20. him thereto with most earnest and weighty Arguments. Nor was he wanting to second that his Counsel by his Actions most valiantly adventuringGesta W. Duc Nor. 202 D. Ord. Vit. 501 C. himself in that Signal Battle, whereby that Duke obtained the Crown of England, being then the cheifGesta W. Ducis, 208 D. Ord. Vit. 506 C. in his Army; for which high services, he was first advanced R. Hoved. 258 a. n 10. to this Earldom of Hereford, having also the Isle of Wight then givenOrd. Vit. 521 D. him;An. 1066. and in the second year of His Reign, constitutedOrd. Vit. 506 C W Malms. 258 A. n. 20. Go­vernor of that strong Castle at [...]inchester, which was then newly built; as also cheifOrd. Vit. 506 C W Malms. 258 A. n. 20. Ad­ministrator of Justice throughout the whole North of England, (as Odo, Earl of [...], was throughout the South) in which he behaved Gesta W. Ducis, 212 A. himself with no little prudence; sometimes acting alone, but in cases of necessity sitting Gesta W. Ducis, 212 A. both together, and assisting each other; al­ways deporting himself with great Equity, as the King had directed him to do; punishing theGesta W. Ducis, 212 A. bad, cherishing the good, and carefully superintending those, who did administer Justice under him in each place.

In the third of that Kings Reign, after the raising of a strong Fort at York by the King,An. 1068. (when he had relieved that City, then besieged by Edgar Etheling, and his adherents) he was madeOrd. Vit. 512 D. Go­vernor thereof.

By the adviceW. Malms [...]. 259 a. n 20. of this Earl, and some others, it is said, That King William caused all the Mo­nasteries of England to be searched, and what Money he found that the rich Men of the Land had therein deposited, by reason of his austerity, to be taken away.

Howbeit, to make some amends for that, and all other miscarriages, which his Military course of life, or any other worldly respects had ex­posed him unto, he became the devout Founder W. Gemet. 278 C. of two fair Abbeys in Normandy; the one at Lira, the other at Corne [...]les.

And untoEx Registr [...] de Lira, n. 136 & 138. that of Lira, gave divers Churches Lands and Tithes in England, viz. The Church of Hanley in Worcestershire, as also all the Tithes of that Lordship, with Twenty shillings yearly Rent, one Man, and half a yard Land there. Likewise, all the Tithes of the Forest of Malverne, excepting Veni­son, the Tithes of Cuhull, with one Man, and half a yard Land there; the Tithes of Biss­ley, with one Man, and one yard Land there; the Tithes of Eldresfeld, one Man, and one yard Land there: The Churches of Fechham, Chedworth, the Tithes of Alverthone, and Eight shillings Rent out of the Church of Sal­pertone, the Tithes of Frothelmetone, with one hide and one yard Land in Dante­burne.

But I now come to his death; the occasion whereof was thusW. Gemet. 299 B, C. Ord. Vit. 526 D., Upon the death of Bald­wine, Earl of Flanders, Ernulph, Earl of He­nault, being of right to succeed him, as Nephew and Heir (for he was his Grand-child by his eldest Son) Philip, King of France, came to his aid therein; and Maud, Queen of England, Aunt to the said Arnulph, sent this our Earl William Fitz-Osborne to give him assistance: But to op­pose this Claim of Arnulph, Robert the Frison his Uncle, procured great Forces from Henry the Emperor; wherewith marching suddenly against the other, he fell upon them before they were aware; and having thereby soon routed the French, slew the said Arnulph his Nephew, with this our stout Earl, upon the Tenth Kalends of March, in the year 1070.An. 1070. 4 W. Con [...] Upon whose death, let us hear what the Monk of Utica (an English Man by birth) saithOrd. Vit, 536 A., and seriously take into consideration the vanity of Earthly-greatness; and withal observe, That after this short life of Nature, there is a long life of Fame, who will blow her Trumpet aloud to posterity, and plainly lay open to the World, as well the bad as good Actions of the most potent Men that shall be in their highest pitch of worldly power. Verè, ut gloria mundi flos feni, &c. Certainly (saith he) the glory of this World fadeth, and withereth as the flower of the Field, yea, it passeth away and vanish­eth even as smoak. What is become of William [Page 67] Fitz-Osberne, Earl of Hereford, Vicegerent to the King, Sewer of Normandy, that mosi War­like General? Was he not in truth the cheif and greatest oppressor of the English; and he who cherish­ed an enormous cause by his boldness, whereby many thousands were brought to miserable ends? [...] See! The just Iudge beholding all things, rewards every man according to his own demerits. Alas! Is he not now slain? Hath not this hardy Champion had his desert? As he slew many with the Sword, so he suddenly received his death by the Sword.

Nor is it unworthy of Note, what the Monk of Worcester hath Regist. Wi­gorn. in Bibl. Cotton. of him.—The Town of Headsofrey, saith he, scituate at the East of Wic, doth of right belong to this Monastery; but after the Norman Conquest of this Realm, Earl William (of Hereford) took it away, and gave it to one Gilbert his servant, and so we lost that Lord­ship. And this Earl William, who unjustly took from God, and S. Mary, many other Lands, by the just judgment of God, not long after died (a banish­ed man from his Country) an ignominious death; for not being afraid to disherit the Houses of God, God in just vindication thereof left him no heir to his Honor; his Son and Heir, being for Treason, with­in a short time imprisoned, where he miserably ended his life, and all his Posterity, by a publick Law, de­prived of their Inheritance.

Dying thus, his Corps was conveyed to Cor­meilles (one of the Abbeys of his own Foun­dation) and thereW. Gemet. 282 A & 278 B. Interred.

There is no doubt but that he had very large Possessions by the Conquerors gift; for it appears that he built the Castle of Estbrighoyel in Glocestershire, and the Castles of Clifford, Wigmore, and Ewias, in Herefordshire; but, in regard he died long before the General Survey, there is no Memorial at all left of them.

This Earl first tookIbid. 281 D. to Wife Adeline, Daugh­ter to Roger de Toney (a great Baron, of whom I shall make mention in due place) and hadIbid. 281 D. issue by her, Three Sons and three Daughters; of which Sons, William, the eldest, hadOrd. Vit. 576 D. W. Gemet. 299 D. after his Fathers death, Bretol, and all other his Lands in Normandy; and, by the assistance of Philip, King of France, and Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, did, after a time, recoverIbid. 300 C, D. the Castle of Ivery, extorted from him by Gohell de Berhehivale; which Castle he had of the gift Ord. Vit. 664 C. of the said Robert. And having marriedOrd. Vit. 810 B. Ade­line, Daughter to Hugh de Montfort, and been a great BenefactorIbid. 576 D. to the Monks of Utica, de­parted Ibid. 577 B. this life the second Ides of Ianuary, An. 1099. (12 Wil. Rusi.) Whereupon he had SepultureIbid. 577 B. in the Cloyster at Lira before men­tioned; but left no legitimate issue.

His second Son was Raphe, shornW. Gemet. 282 A. a Monk at Cormeiles in his youth.

The third was Roger Roger. de Britolio, who had Ibid. 299 D. Ord. Vit. 527 A. this Earldom of Hereford, and all his Lands in England after his Fathers death. By the Instigation of this Roger, King William caused Jorval. 974. n. 20. all the Monasteries of England, in the Eighth of His Reign, to be searched for their treasure: But this Earl stood not long; for, being a faith­less and treacherous Man, and combining with Raphe de Guader, Earl of Norfolk, (who had wedded his Sister Emme) in that Conspiracy Ibid. 534 A, [...], C. for devesting King William of the Government,An. 1078. and advancing themselves to the sole sway of all; under most specious pretences he raisedIbid. 535 A. a powerful Army, and broke out inIbid. open Rebel­lion, but without success; for the King pre­sently fell upon them with his Forces at a place called Fagadune, and there utterly routed Ibid 535 D. both of them, and all their adherents; who thereupon fleeing to Norwich, heldIbid 535 D. that City as long as they could; but at length be­ing constrained to render it, this Earl Roger was sentIbid 535 D. for to the Court, and being questi­oned thereupon, could notIbid 535 D. deny the fact: Wherefore, according to the Norman Law, he was adjudgedIbid. 539 D. to lose all his Possessions, and to perpetual imprisonment, where, though he fre­quently used many scornful and contumelious expressions towards the King; yet he was plea­sed, at the celebration of the Feast of [...]aster, in a solemn manner (as then was usual) to send Ibid. 539 D. to this Earl Roger, at that time in prison, His Royal Robes; who so disdained the favor, that he forthwith causedIbid. 539 D. a great fire to be made, and the Mantle, the inner Surcoat of Silk, and the upper Garment lined with precious Furs, to be suddenly burnt. Which being made known to the King, he became not a little displeased, and saidIbid. 53 [...] A., Certainly he is a very proud Man, who hath thus abused me; but, By the Brightness of God, he shall never come out of prison so long as I live. Which expression was fulfilled to the utmost; for he never was released, during that Kings life, nor after, but diedIbid. 53 [...] A. in prison; leavingIbid. 53 [...] A. issue (though by whom not mentioned) two Sons Raynald and Roger, excellent Soldiers under King Henry the First; who, solliciting his ele­mency in their great distresses, foundIbid. little regard.

The two Daughters of this Earl William, were these, The first, viz. Emme, WifeW. Gemet. 299 D. to Raphe de Guader, Earl of Norfolk, of whom I shall say more under that Title; and the secondOrd. Vit 810 C. ... Mother to Raynald de Cracci; but her Christian name, and her Husbands, not exprest.

The second Wife of the same Earl William Fitz-Osborne, was Richild, Daughter andAnnal. Jac. Meye [...], l. b. 2. p 27, 29, 3 [...], 33. Heir to Reginald, Earl of Henault; first married to Herman, sometime also Earl of Henault: Se­condly, toPier Bal­thazar in les Gene­rals des Contes de Fla [...]dres, p. 68. Baldwine de Monte, called The Peace­able; and lastly, toPier Bal­thazar in les Gene­rals des Contes de Fla [...]dres, p. 68. this our Earl.

Which Richild seeing Ernulph, Earl of He­nault, her Son, and this Earl William Fitz-Osborne, her Husband slain by Robert de Frison (as hath been already said) betookPier Bal­thazar in les Gene­rals des Contes de Fla [...]dres, p. 68. her self to a Religious Habit, and was veiled a NunPier Bal­thazar in les Gene­rals des Contes de Fla [...]dres, p. 68. in the Abbey of Leige in Germany, and departing Maye [...]us, p. 35. this life on the Ides of March, An. 1086. was buriedMaye [...]us, p. 35. by her second Husband Baldwine de Monte, in the Abbey of Haunow, which they had Founded.

Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk.

RAphe, sirnamedW. Malms 58. B. n. 30. Ord. Vit. 522 C. Waher or Guader, was constitutedW. Malmsb. 59 a. n. 10. Earl of these Counties, by King William the Conqueror. SomeAnnal Mat. West. in An. 1075. Mat Paris▪ in eodem An. of our Historians do affirm, That he was an English­man by Birth, born in Norfolk; and by his Mothers side of British Parentage (which they understand to beAnnal Mat. West. in An. 1075. Mat Paris▪ in eodem An. Welsh;) but othersW. Gemet, 299 D., that [Page 68] he was of Britanny in France: Which is the more likely, in regard he was ownerOrd. Vit. 53 [...] C. of the Castle of [...], in that Province.

Of this Earl there is not much memorable, other than what relateth to his perfidiousness towards King William, whom he designedW. Malms. 59. n. 20. R. Hoved. 211 b. n. 30. to destroy or expel;An. 1073. (9 W. C.) and, to that end drewW. Malms. 59. n. 20. R. Hoved. 211 b. n. 30. into his Conspiracy, Roger de Britolio, Earl of Here­ [...]ord, Waltheof, the Great Earl of Northum­berland, and some others, at I [...]ning in Suf­folk, upon his own Wedding day, when he married Emme, Sister to the same Earl of Here­fo [...]d, (whose command he had to the contrary) taking his opportunity to impartW. Malmsb. ut supra. the business to them, when they were all highly elevated with Wine; by the advantage whereof, he then got their consents to joyn with him therein. How­beit, the next day, when they were out of their Cups, and had better considered of the Matter; some of them cooling, retiredIb. n. 20. themselves, and quitted his company: Nevertheless, this Earl, with Roger, Earl of Hereford, and some others, persistedIb. n. 20. in their purpose; and for the better bringing it to pass, raisedIb. n. 20. what forces they could in their respective Counties; and having so done, endeavoredR. Hoved. 26 [...] b. n. 40 S Dunel 208 n. 30, 40 & 50. the Conjunction of them: But the venerable Wolstan, then Bishop of Wor­cester, being aware thereof, got what strength he could together, and maturelyR Hoved. 26 [...] b. n. 40 S Dunel 208 n. 30, 40 & 50. prevented the Earl of Hereford from passing Severne with his Army. Agelwine, abbot of Evesham, Vrso de Abbot, Sheriff of Worcestershire, and Wal­ter de Laci (then a great Baron in Hereford­shir [...]) comingIbid. also, with all the power they could raise to the Bishops assistance therein.

And as this Reverend Bishop, with those I have mentioned, did what they well could to prevent Earl Roger from proceeding farther in that Rebellious enterprise: So didS. Dunelm. 208. n. 60. those stout and warlike Prelates, viz. Odo, Bishop of Bay­ [...], and Geffrey, Bishop of Constance, with a considerable strength of English and Normans appear against Earl Raphe, then encamped near Cambridge; who soon discerning, that he was not able to give them Battle, fledIbid. n. 50. private­ly to Norwich; and soon after taking shipping, got first intoJorval 974. 30. H. Hunt 211 b. n. [...]0. Ord. Vit. 5 [...]5 [...], C. [...] Britanny, and thence into Jorval 974. 30. H. Hunt 211 b. n. [...]0. Ord. Vit. 5 [...]5 [...], C. [...] Denmark, leaving thoseJorval 974. 30. H. Hunt 211 b. n. [...]0. Ord. Vit. 5 [...]5 [...], C. [...] Forces he had ga­thered together, to the mercy of his Adversaries; of which, many were slain, and many taken pri­soners.

But the Castle of Norwich being thereupon besiegedR. Hoved. 262 a., was soon rendredR. Hoved. 262 a. by the Countess (his wife) and permission givenR. Hoved. 262 a. to her to go beyond Sea.

Being thus in Denmark, and there prevail­ing Jorval. 975. [...] 4 [...]. H H [...]t. ut supra with Cnute, Son to King Swane, and Hacun a great Earl of that Countrey, to be of his party, he [...]et Sail for England with Two hundred Ships. Howbeit, when they came near the Coast, and well understoodH Hunt. 211 b. n. 40. what an Army King Wil­liam had to encounter them, they diverted their course, and landedH. Hunt. 211 b. n. 40. in Flanders. After which, being a banishedOrd. Vit. 535 C. Man, he tookIbid. upon him the Cross, in the time of Pope Vrban the ... And with Robert Curthose, Duke of Nor­mandy, wentIbid. in that expedition of his unto Ie [...]usa [...]em against the [...]urks, where, he after­wards, as a PilgrimIbid., in great pennance (his wife also accompanying him) diedIbid..

Of the Lands whereof he was possessed, the Conquerors Survey makes only mention of these, viz. Burton in Northamptonshire, San­fort in Essex, Oucley in Berkshire, Bu­cham, Acle, Half [...]iate, Fiscele, Cas [...]re, Belge, Mildetune, Eccles, and Wale­sham in Nonfolk, and Stoctone, Walend­ham and Lutresurd in Com. Liecest.

This Earl Raphe had issue by E [...]e his Wife, two Sons, viz. W. Geme [...] 300 D. Raphe de Waer, and Alan Ord. Vit. 729 D.; and one Daughter, viz. Itta Ibid. 8 [...]5 D. (alias Amicia) Wise W. Gemet. 300 A. to Robert, Earl of Leicester, (Son to Robert, Earl of Mellent;) unto whom she broughtOrd. Vit. 867 C, D., after the death of William de Britolio her Uncle, Lize, Glott, Britoll, and a great part of those Lands which William Fitz-Osborne, her Grand-father, had in Normandy; and which thenceforth were possest by the succeeding Earls of Leicester.

Which Raphe de Waer (eldest son to this last mentioned Earl Raphe) was adopted Heir unto his Uncle William de Britolio, (by reason that he had no Legitimate Issue of his Body) but being rejectedOrd. Vit. 810 C. by the Normans, he possessedOrd. Vit. 810 C. nothing thereof, Eustace his Illegitimate Son, by their power, having the same: Yet afterwards, through the favor of King Henry the First, he obtainedIbid. [...] a. all the Honor of his Ancestors in those parts, excepting Pace [...], whichIbid. [...] a. Eustace de Britolio (an Illegitimate Son of William de Britolio) held.

Earls of Warwick.

THe first who had the title of Earl here, (after the Norman Conquest) was Henry de Newburgh, Henry. a youngerW. Gemet. 269 A. Son to Roger de Bellomont, Earl of Mellent, so calledHist. MS. Joh. Rous in Bibl. Cotto [...]. p. 125. from the Castle of Newburgh in Normandy, the place of his Birth. As to the direct time of his advancement to this Earldom, it doth not cer­tainly appear; but, by Circumstances I guess it to have been towards the later end of King Wil­liam the Conquerors Reign, in regard there is no mention of him in the General Survey (begun in the Fourteenth of that Kings time;) for my Au­thor Ibid. says, That King William having begirt Warwick with a mighty Ditch, for the Pre­cinct of its Walls; and erected the Gates at his own charge, did then promote this Henry to the Earldom, and annexed thereto the Royalty of the Borough, which at that time belonged to the Crown.

That Earls thus antiently had no formal Charters of Creation, is plain enough to those who have looked into Antiquities; the manner of their Investiture into that Dignity being then, By Girding with the Sword of the County, as Matth. Paris Mat. Paris, p. 154. l. 53., and others do observe. It cannot there­fore be expected, that I should say more, as to the manner of his advancement thereto; how­beit, that it was the Conqueror who conferred this honor upon him, is not only manifest from the testimony of Iohn Rous, already vouched, but the credit of divers otherW. Gemet. l 7. c. [...]. Ord. Vit. p. 709 A. Chr. [...], f. 68 A. noted Histo­rians.

It should seem, that before the King raised him to this state of Earl, he was trusted with the custodyOrd. Vit. p. 511 C. of Warwick Castle, then newly built by the Conqueror, or rather enlarged and [Page 69] more strengthned. But though he had this ho­nor by the Conquerors gift, he was not, during that King days, possest of al those Lands, where­of afterwards he died seised; for it is evidentRegist. de Abend. in Bibl. Cotton. fol. 137 a., that King William Rufus in the very beginning of His Reign, bestowed on him the whole In­heritance of Turchil de Warwick (who hadDomesd. lib. sub tit. Warw. &c. large Possessions in this County, and several others, in the Conquerors time, having the reputation of Earl, though he was but in the nature of De­puty or Lieutenant here to the Earl of Mercia) whereupon he laid claimRegist. de Abend. ut supra. to what the Monks of Abendon had in Little Chesterton, and Hill (both in Com. Warr.) of Turhils gift, in the days of Abbot Aldelme; so that the succeed­ing Abbot, for quiet enjoyment thereof, came to a new AgreementIbid. with him, and gave Ibid. him a mark in Gold for confirmation of their Title.

That which I farther find most memorable of this Earl Henry, is, That he was one of those, who in An. 1081. (14 W. Conq.) byOrd. Vit. p. 572 D. & 573 A, B. fair Perswasions, qualified the anger of King William towards Robert Curthose his eldest Son; so that a fair composureOrd. Vit. p. 572 D. & 573 A, B. then ensued betwixt them. Being formerly ofH. Knigh­ton, 2374. n. 60. great familiarity with Henry, the Kings youngest Son, he stuckH. Knigh­ton, 2374. n. 60. closest to him, upon the death of King William Rufus, for his obtaining the Crown of this Realm, and likewiseW. Malmsb. f. 88 a n. 40. ever afterwards. Moreover, amongst the Witnesses to that notable Charter of King Henry the First, whereby he confirmedMat. Paris, pag. 56. n. 30. the Laws of King Edward the Confessor, and grant­ed Mat. Paris, pag. 56. n. 30. many other savors, both to the Clergy and Laity; he is Recorded to have beenMat. Paris, pag. 56. n. 30. one. He also beganHist. MS. Jo [...]. Rous, u [...] supra, p. 166. the making of Wedgenock Park, near his Castle at Warwick, therein following the exampleHist. MS. Jo [...]. Rous, u [...] supra, p. 166. of King Henry, who madeHist. MS. Jo [...]. Rous, u [...] supra, p. 166. the first Park at Woodstock that ever was in England. He likewise FoundedIbid. p. 167. the Priory at Warwick for Canons of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher; and gaveRegist. Col. Warw. in Scacc. penès Remem. Reg. f 7b. the Church of Compton Murdac to be a Prebend in the Church of our Lady at Warwick, before it was made Collegiate. To the Monks of Preaux in Normandy, he gaveCart. 13 Ed. 1. n 69 per Inspex. the Lordship of War­mington in Com. Warr. which afterwards be­came a Cell to that Foreign Monastery. And, having weddedOrd. Vit. p. 676 A. Margaret, Daughter to Rotrode, Earl of Perch, left issue by he [...] five Sons, viz. Roger W Gemet. lib. 8. cap. 41. his Successor in this Earldom of War­wick, Henry W Gemet. lib. 8. cap. 41., Geffrey, Rotrode, Ord. Vit. p. 919 C., Bishop of Eureux; and Robert W. Gemet. ut supra., who inheriting his Fa­thers Lands in Normandy, was SeneschalOrd. Vit. p. 709 b. and JusticeOrd. Vit. p. 709 b. of that Dukedom; as also a great Be­nefactor Ord. Vit. p. 709 b. to the Abbey of Bec, in which he was afterwards shornChr. Nor. 996 A, B. a Monk, and departing this life xiiii Kal. Sept. An. 1158. had Sepul­ture Chr. Nor. 996 A, B. in the Chapter-house there. He had issue likewise twoW Gemet. lib. 8. cap. 41. Daughters, but their names I find not, nor whether they were married; and dy­ing Rot. Joh. Rous. xx Iunii, An. 1123. (23 Hen. 1.) lieth buriedRot. Joh. Rous. in the Abbey of Preaux.

Of Margaret his Countess, who survived himRot. Pip. 2 H. [...]. Warr. above twenty years, it appears, that she was a special Benefactor to the Knights Templers: For in the year 1156. (2 Hen. 2.) she gave MS in Bibl. Coctan. sub Essigie Vitellu, f. 1. them the Town of Lammadok in Wales, and to the Canons of Kennilworth, quitted Regist. de Kenill. p. 19. her interest in the moity of the Lordship of Salford in Com. Warr. by the consent of her Sons, viz. Regist. de. Kenill. p. 19. Rotrode, Bishop of Eureux, Roger, Earl of Warwick, Robert de Newburgh, Geffrey, and Henry.

I now come to Roger Roger. the succeeding Earl. This Roger (amongst other the great Men of that time) was a WitnessRich. Hagu­stald 315 l. 8. to King Stephens Laws; and though he littleGesta Reg. Steph. 953 C. affected Military Imploy­ments, yet he was one of those who adhered Ibid. pag. 956 B. to Maud the Empress against King Stephen; being with the Earl of Glocester, and divers other persons of note, atIbid. pag. 956 B. the siege of Win­chester in 6. Steph. at which time their Army being utterly routedIbid pag▪ 957 A. by King Stephens Forces, most of the Nobles who then stood for the Em­press, were takenIbid pag▪ 957 A. prisoners: But I do not find that this Earl Roger had much pre [...]udice thereby, in regardIbid. D. King Stephen, who had been taken prisoner before, in the Battle of Lincoln, was then set at liberty, upon condition, that the Earl of Glocester, taken then at Winchester, should also stand in the same state of Freedom; and likewise, the restIbid. D. of his party, as he and they were before that overthrow.

This Earl is reputedRot. Joh. Rous. to have been the Con­queror of Gowherland in Wales, which his Posterity, for a long time afterwards enjoyed, wherein he FoundedRot. Joh. Rous. a small Priory at [...], annexingRot. Joh. Rous. it as a Cell to the Mona­stery of S. Taurines in Normandy; and gave MS. in Bible Cotton ut supra. fol. 1. to the Abbey of Nerhe in [...], certain Lands and Fishing lying in tha [...] County, within his Territory of Gowherland. The Foundation of the Priory at Warwick▪ begun by his Father, he perfectedRot. Joh. Rous., and FoundedRot. Joh. Rous. the Collegiate Church of our Lady there; as also the HospitalRot. Joh. Rous. of S. Michael for Lepers, toge­ther with the HouseIbid. of Templers beyond the Bridge.

To divers Monasteries he was also a Bene­factor. To the Canons of [...] he gave Monast. An­glic. Vol 2. 312 a. n. 40. the Church of Norboro, with the Chappel of Huncote. To the Knights Templers xi s. year­ly RentIbid. 532 a. n. 40., out of his Mill at [...]re [...]ham in Com. Rutl. As also fourIbid. 538 a [...] n. 10. Oxgangs of Land in that Lordship. To the Monks of Bruere in Com. Oxon he gaveCart. Antiq. R. n 1. his Lordship of [...] and toRegist. de [...]pwell in Bibl. Cotton. fol. 79 a the Monks of Pipwell in Com. Nor­thampton, the Lordship of Causton in Com. Warr. To the Canons of Renilworth, he confirmed Regist. de [...]. p. 18 & p 20. the Grants of the Lordships of [...] and Newnham in Com. Warr. which were of his Fee; and farther bestowedIbid. p. 19. on them certain Lands in Warwick, with the ChurchesIbid. pag. 21, 22. of Brailes and Wellesburn, in the same Coun­ty. To the Monks of P [...]eaux in Norman [...]y he gaveEx Autogr▪ penès. Lucy Eq. Aur. two Hides of Land in Walton in Com. Warr. To the Monks of Geroudon in Com. Leicest. he gaveCartular. W [...]w. Com▪ penès Dudl. D. North. fol. 53. the Town of Badsley (Endsor) in Com. Warr. (which afterwards was rendred by them to William his Son and Successor.) To the Monks of Bordsley in Com. Wigorn. he confirmedEx Autogr. penès Clem. Throkmorton. Ar. the Grant of Su­hanger, (id est, Sunger, near Claerdon) in Com. Warr. which William Gifford had given to them; and bestowedEx Autogr. in Offic. Ar. on them one Hide of Land in Oxshalve. To the Monks of Thor­ney in Com. Cantabr. he confirmedRegist. de Thorney, p 4. f. 2 a. the moity of the Mannor of Wenge, given to them by Robert de Montfort. To the Monks of Canwe [...] in Com. Staff. he gaveEx Autogr. penès W [...]ll. Peshale Eq. Aur [...] three yard Land lying in Hull (id est, Hil [...]) within his Lordship of Su [...] ­ton-Colefield in Com. Warr. And to the Nuns of Wrokeshale, he confirmedCart. 1 Ed. 3. n. 1. pet In­spex. the Church of [Page 70] Shukborow, with certain Lands in that Lord­ship; as alsoIbid. in Burton and Radford, given to them by several persons.

By which Concession, and by his frequent Rot. [...] Joh. Rous. Pilgrimages to the Holy Land, it appears, that he was a very devout and pious Man.

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And having WeddedW. Gemet. lib. 8. cap. 41. Gundred, Daughter to William, Earl Warren (the Second) and Sister by the Mothers side, to Waleran, Earl of Mellent, he left issue by her three Sons, viz. W. Gemet. lib. 8. cap. 41. William, Waleran, and Henry, and one DaughterW. Gemet. lib. 8. cap. 41., cal­led Agnes. Which William and Waleran were both of them successively Earl of Warwick. And Henry hadRot. Joh. Rous. Gowherland in Wales, by his Fathers gift; but by his death without issue, it came to William his elder Brother; and Agnes became the WifeCartular. Warw. Cam. fol. 54 a. of Geffrey de Clinton, Cham­berlain to the King (Son to Geffrey, the Founder of [...]enilworth Castle and Priory;) which Geffrey hadIbid. in Frank-marriage with her, by the gift of her Father, Ten Knights Fees of those Seventeen that he held of his Fee; and for which▪ he was to do service in the Castle of Brandon. Moreover, this Geffrey had thereupon a Grant Ibid. of this County of Warwick, id est, the Sheriffalty thereof; for so it appeareth from sun­dry Testimonies, To hold to him and his heirs, of this Earl and his heirs, in such sort, as it was held by the King.

This Earl Roger diedRot. Joh. Rous. xii Iunii, An. 1153. (18 Steph.) In which year, Henry, Duke of Nor­mandy, (afterwards King, by the name of Henry the Second) comingMat. Paris, pag. 86. n. 10. into England with a mighty power, had that great respect from Gun­dred, then Countess of Warwick, (Widow of the deceased Earl) that she outedMat. Paris, pag. 86. n. 10. King Stephens Soldiers, and deliveredMat. Paris, pag. 86. n. 10. Warwick Castle to him.

I now come to William, William. eldest Son and Suc­cessor to the last Earl; who in 12 Hen. 2. upon Lib. Rub. in Scacc. fub tit. Warw. the Assessment of the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. fub tit. Warw. the number of his Knights Fees, to be Cv and an half. This Earl William FoundedRot. Joh. Rous. two Hospitals; the one of S. Iohn, the other of S. Thomas (both in War­wick) builtIbid. a new Church for the Templers there, and bestowedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 545 b. n. 50. on them the Mannor of Shireburne, and certain Lands in Morton (both in the County of Warwick.) Moreover, he ratifiedRegist. de Cumba in Bibl. Cotton. fol. 39 a. to the Monks of Combe, one Hide of Land in Bilney, granted to them by Thur­bert de Bilney, and confirmedRegist. de Pipwel. f. 79 a, b. to the Monks of Pipwell, what his Father had given them in Causton; for which respect, they received Regist. de Pipwel. f. 79 a, b. him into their Fraternity, as a Founder of that Abbey. To the Canons of Kenilworth, he ratifiedRegist. de Kenil. p. 34. the Churches of Loxley, Brailes, and Wellesburne; the one given to them by Robert Fitz-Odonis, and the other two by Earl Roger his Father. In consideration whereof, they allowed him the perpetual presentationIbid. of one Canon in their House.

This Earl William married two Wives; first Maud Plac. de Banco, T. Pasch. [...]1 H. 3. Rot. 3. in dor­so., the eldest of the two Daughters, and Coheirs of William Lord Percy, and Margaret Rot. Joh. Rous. D'Eivile, if Rous mistake not; but I am of o­pinion, that Maud was the later Wife: For I find, that, by a special CharterMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 842 b. n. 50., she gave the Church of Tadcaster, with the Chappel of Haselwood, to the Monks of. Salley in Com. Ebor. for the healthIbid. 843 a. n. 40 & 50. of her Soul, and the Soul of William, Earl of Warwick, her late Hus­band; as alsoIbid. 843 a. n. 40 & 50. for the Souls of William de Percy her Father, Adelidis de Tunebrigge her Mother, [Page 71] Alan de Percy her Brother, and Agnes her Sister. Moreover, that she bestowedRegist. de Salley in Bibl. De [...]ves. f. 2 a. on them on Ca­rucate of Land in Ca [...]hon, the place of her Birth. And in 31. Hen. 2. upon her Fathers death, gaveRot. Pip. 31 Hen. 2. Ebor. a fine to the King of Seven hundred marks, for Livery of those Lands of her Fathers, which by Inheritance belonged to her; as alsoRot. Pip. 31 Hen. 2. Ebor. that she might have an Assignation of her Dowry, and not be compelled to marry unto any, but whom she should like.

But by neither of these Wives had this last mentioned Earl William any issue; so that, de­parting Rot. Joh. Rous. R. Hoved. 355. n. 30. this life in the Holy Land, 15 Nov. An. 1184. (30 Hen. 2.) Waleran his Brother suc­ceeded Ibid. him in this Earldom. Which Waleran Waleran. in 7 Rich. 1. giving twenty marks fineRot. Pip. 2 Rich. 1. Warw. to the King, had LiveryRot. Pip. 2 Rich. 1. Warw. of the Tertium Denarium de placitis Comitatus. And in 9 Rich. 1. stood charged with these following debts to the King, viz. Forty two pound four shillings and eight pence, for the ScutageRot Pip. 9 Rich. 1. Warw. levied upon the Kings Redemp­tion; likewise in One hundred pound for License Rot Pip. 9 Rich. 1. Warw▪ to return into England; and in One hundred marks more, forRot Pip. 9 Rich. 1. Warw▪ leave to marry (Alice) the Daughter of Robert de Harecourt, Widow of Iohn de Limesie. He had also much ado a great part of his time, touching his inheritance; there startingRot. Joh. Rous. up one who feigned himself to he his Brother (Earl William) deceased in the Holy Land, which occasionedRot. Joh. Rous. him no little trouble and vexation; so that it is thought by someIbid., that the Grant which he made to Hubert, Arch­bishop of Canterbury, (then Chancellor of England) of the Advowson of all the Pre­bendaries belonging to the Collegiate Church in Warwick, to hold during his life, was to pur­chase his favor in that weighty business. As to his Works of Piety, all that I have seen is, That he gaveIbid. to the Hospital of S. Michael in War­wick, all the Tithe arising out of the Assarts of Wedgnock; and likewise of the Paunage and Venison. ToEx Autogr. penès Cokesey de P [...]ley. the Nuns of Pinley, certain Lands in Curdeshale, within the Liberties of Claverdon; and to theInq. per H. No [...]ingh. fol. 93 a. Nuns of Wroke­shale, one yard Land lying in Bailes.

This Earl had two Wives, viz. Margery the DaughterRot. Joh. Rous. of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, and Alice the DaughterRot. Joh. Rous. of Iohn de Harecourt, (WidowRegist. de Berlings in Bibl. Cotton. of Iohn de Limesie,) and departingPat. 6 Joh. m. 10. this life in 6 Ioh. left issue divers Children: Of which, Henry being the eldest, succe [...]ded him in this Earldom; Waleran had the Mannors of Gretham and Cotesmore in Com. Rotel. with certain Lands in Com. Wigorn. givenRot Joh. Rous. unto him by his Father, but diedRot. Joh. Rous. issue­less; Alice his Daughter (by Alice his last Wife) became the WifePlac. de Banco T. Pa [...]ch. 11 H 1. Rot. 11. in dorso. of William Manduit of Han­slape in Com. Buck. having for her marriage Cartular. Warw. Com. f. 122 b. portion, the Mannor of Wauton, (since cal­led Wauton-Manduit) in Com. Warr. but being married very young, continuedPlac. apud. Westm. O [...]ab. Mick. 9 H. 3. Ro [...]. 9. in the custody of her Mother for some time after her Espousals; and Gundred his other Daughter, brought upEx Autog. [...] in the Abbey of Dinley, with Isabel his Neece; for whose education, he grant­ed Ex Autog. [...] in his life time to the Nuns of that House, two marks of Silver yearly to be paid, by the hands of his Steward at Claverdon. At which time, forEx Autog. [...] the health of his own Sonl, and for the Souls of Margery his Wife, Roger his Father, Gundred his Mother, Earl William his Brother, and all his Ancestors, he gaveEx Autog. [...] to those Nuns of Pinley, the Redecimation of his Lordship of Walton, in pure Alms.

Which Alice (his second Wife) surviving him, in 6 Ioh. gaveRot Fin. 6 Joh. m. 7. a Thousand pound fine, and Ten Palfreys, that she might continue a Widow, so that she might not be compelled to marry; and that she might have the custody of those Chil­dren, which she had by this deceased Earl; as also Threescore pounds per annum Lands, which he gave her freely to dispose; and likewise,Rot Fin. 6 Joh. m. 7. her reasonable Dowry of his Lands and Fees. And the next ensuing year, gaveIbid. m [...]. three Palfreys more, that she might by a Jury of Twelve law­ful Knights, have her Dowry admeasured out of those Lands and Fees. What was done there­in I find not, but about two years after, by Agree­ment [...]in Levat. 9 Joh. with the Succeeding Earl Henry, she had [...]in Levat. 9 Joh. the Mannors of Tanworth and Cla­verdon in Com. Warr. and Chedworth in Com. Gloc. with the service of two Knights Fees; the one in Ladbroke, and the other in Lo [...]ley, assigned unto her.

I now come to Earl Henry, Henry. (the eldest Son, and Successor to Earl Waleran.) This Henry be­ing inRot. [...]in. 7 Joh. m. 8. minority at his Fathers death▪ was com­mitted Rot. [...]in. 7. Joh. m. 8. to the custody of Thomas Basset (of He­dendon near Oxford.) Which Thomas, in con­sideration Claus. 7 Joh m. [...]5 & m. 11. of a fine paid to the King, in 7 Ioh. had a GrantClaus. 7 Joh m. [...]5 & m. 11. of his Marriage, to the intent he might match his Daughter to him (as afterwards he did, though she was not his first Wife;) and accordingly had LiveryIbid. of his Lands, with the Castle of Warwick.

In 12 and 13 Ioh. upon InquisitionLib. Rub. 144 b. taken, as to the number of Knights Fees, held of the King in capite, by the great Men of this Realm; it was then certifiedLib. Rub. 144 b. that there were Four­score and seventeen belonging to this Earl: For which, with the rest, (being all in number One hundred and two, and a third part) he paid Rot. Pip. 13 Joh Warw. Two hundred four marks eight shillings and ten pence, upon levying of that ScutageMat. Paris, p 230. n 40 & 50., for the Kings expedition into Wales. And in 15 Ioh. (arriving then to his full age) had Livery Claus 15 Joh. m. 6. of the Tertium Denarium de Comitatu Warwici, as his Ancestors heretofore had. In 16 Ioh. con­tributing Rot. Pip. 16 Joh. Warw. Forty two marks towards the Kings Wars in Poictou, he was exemptedRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Warw. from the Scutage then levied for that service. And having been LoyalRegist. de Barnwell pe­nes. ... Haggard gen. to King Iohn in the time of his great troubles with the Barons, obtained the Kings special PreceptPat. 18 Joh. m 7. unto Hugh de Nevil, un­to whom the custody of Warwick Castle had been committed, during those distractions, to deliver it up to him and Thomas Basset; as also to make LiveryClaus. 18 Joh. p. 1 m. 6. unto him of all the Lands of those Rebels which held of his Fee, to retain during pleasure.

Nor was he less faithful to King Henry the Third; for y at the siege of Mon [...]orrel Castle in the first of His Reign, he joynedH. Knigh­ton, [...] 23. n. 2 [...] & 30. with the Earls of Chester and Albemarle, as also in H. Knigh­ton, [...]. 23. n. 2 [...] & 30. the Battle of Lincoln, the same year, where the Rebellious Barons were totally overthrown. So likewise in 5 Hen. 3. For whenClaus. 5 H. 3. in [...]o [...]so. William de Fortz, Earl of Albemarle, had rebelliously for­tified his Castle at Bi [...]ham in Com. Linc. he attendedClaus. 5 H. 3. in [...]o [...]so. the King in person to the siege there­of, having ScutageClaus. 5 H. 3. in [...]o [...]so. from all his Tenants by Military Service, for the support of his charge in that expedition. And in 9 Hen. 3. paidRot. Pip. 9 H 3. Warw. Forty nine pound two shillings five pence upon Levy­ing [Page 72] of the Scutage of Montgomery. Never­theless, whenMat Paris, pag. 337. n. 40. divers of the great Men, in 11 Hen. 3. put themselves in Arms, on the be­half of Richard, Earl of Cornwal, the Kings Brother, he adheredMat Paris, pag. 337. n. 40. to them; but that busi­ness was soon composed, and in 13 Hen. 3. ob­tained the Kings LettersPat. 13 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. deprecatory to all his Tenants, who held of him by Military service, for Aid towards the expences he was like to be at, in a voyage into Gascoigne, and to discharge some debt, then due by him to the King.

During the minority of this Earl Henry, it wasPlac. de Ban­co 6 Edw. 1. Suss., That King Iohn (scil. in the Fourth of His Reign) gave the Seignory of Gowher in Wales (of his Inheritance) unto William de Braose; concerning which, the succeeding Earls of Warwick had great Sutes, as in due place I shall shew.

He had two Wives, viz. Margery, Rot. J h. Rou [...] [...]ic. 47 H. 3. n 27., the eldest of the two Daughters of Henry D'Oily of Hoke-Norton in Com. Oxon, SisterRot. J h. Rou [...] Esc. 47 H. 3. n 27. of Henry, who died without issue, by which means part of D'Oilies Inheritance came to this Family: His other Wife was Philippa Rot. Fin. 4 H. 3 m 5., one of the three Daughters and Heirs to Thomas Basset of He­denoon before mentioned, and departed this life ... in 13 Hen. 3. Whereupon Philippa his Widow, gaveRot Fin. 13 H. 3 m. 1. One hundred marks to the King, that she might not be compelled to marry again, but to take to Husband, whom she should like best, in case he were a Loyal Subject. Where­upon, the same year she weddedClaus. 14 H. 3. m. 23. her self to Richard Siward, a turbulent spirited person, but of a MilitaryMat. Paris, p. 387. l. 29. disposition from his youth: For in 17 Hen. 3. he tookIbid. p. 443. n. 10. part with divers great Earls and Barons, in their Rebellion begun about that time; which was not well quieted till 22 Hen. 3. But from this Richard she was after­wards divorcedClaus. 26 H. 3. p 2. in dor­so, m. 4..

And afterwards, in her pure Widowhood, gaveEx Auto [...]r. Offic Armo­rum. to the Canons of Berencester, (id est, Bisseter) in Com. Buck. Seven shillings yearly Rent, issuing out of certain Lands in Studley in Com. Warr. to find one Lamp continually burning before the Altar of S. Iohn Baptist, in the Conventual Church of Berencester, for the health of her Soul, and all her Ancestors and Childrens Souls, and lieth buriedRot. Joh. Rous. in the Mo­nastery there of her Fathers Foundation.

The issue which this last mentioned Earl Henry had, was only one Son, viz. Thomas Thomas. Ibid., and one Daughter called Margery Ibid.; both by his first Wife. Which Thomas was of full age at his Fathers death; for the same year payingClaus. 13. H. 3. m. 2. One hundred pound for his relief, he had LiveryClaus. 13 H. 3. m. 2. of his Lands. And in 17 Hen. 3. (four years after) inheritedRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 10. D'Oilies Lands in Oxfordshire, by the death of Henry D'Oily his UncleRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 10. without issue. Of which, paying One hundred pound for his releifIbid., and two Palfreys, and doingIbid. his homage, he then had LiveryIbid.; and at Whitson­tide following (the King thenMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. Cant.) K. 84. fol. 50 a. keeping that Festival at Glocester) was girtMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. Cant.) K. 84. fol. 50 a. with the Sword of Knighthood, withMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. Cant.) K. 84. fol. 50 a. Roger Bigot (Earl of Nor­folk) and Hugh de Vere (Earl of Oxford.) Nay, I make a question, whether he had full Seism of this Earldom of Warwick till then, though he had Livery of his Lands four years before; for the Kings PreceptClaus. 17 H. 3. m. 9. to the Sheriffs of this County (bearing date at Tewksbury, 24 May, the same year) saith thus. Rex ci [...]xit Thomam de Warewic [...]ingulo Cemitatus Warewic; & mandatum est Vice­comiti Warwici; quod eidem. Comiti habere faciat de praedicto Comitatu, id quod habere debet nomine Comitis Warwici, & de quo praedecessores sui Comites Warwici, [...]eisiti fuerunt, tanquam ad eos pertinente, nomine Comitatus Warwici. And, that this was the meaning of that Writ, viz. That he should thereby be invested into this Earldom, may seem by what the HistorianMS. Oxon, ut supra. addeth to that mention of his being Knighted with Roger Bigot and Hugh Vere, scil. Willielmus Longespe accingitur gladio Militari, sed non fit Comes Sarum, which was at that very time.

In 25 Hen. 3. this Earl Thomas gaveRot. Pip. 25 H. 3. Warr. Clxxx marks fine to the King, to the end he might be exempted from attendance upon him in his ex­pedition into Gascoigne; which sum was over and above his Scutage thereupon due. For dis­charge Rot. Fin. 26 H. 3. m. 2. whereof, and that he mightRot. Fin. 26 H. 3. m. 2. levy the like upon his Tenants, he paid the year follow­ing Cxx l. more. But farther than this I can­not say of him, other than that he marriedRot. Joh. Rous. M. Westm. in eod. A [...]. Ela Daughter to William Longespe, Earl of Salis­bury (Natural Son to King Henry the Second) As also, that he departedRot. Joh. Rous. M. Westm. in eod. A [...]. this life without issue 26 Iune, An. 1242. (26 Hen. 3.) and was buried Rot. Joh. Rous. M. Westm. in eod. A [...]. at Warwick. Moreover, that uponRot Joh. Rous. the new Building of the Quire of the Collegiate Church there in King Edward the Thirds time, his Monu­ment, with divers other of his Ancestors, were removedRot Joh. Rous., and neverRot Joh. Rous. set up again.

Which Ela surviving him, had, by the Kings PreceptClaus. 26 H. 3. p. 2. m. 7. bearing date 29 Iuly next ensuing, the Mannors of Tanworth, Claverdon, and Sutton, (all in Com. Warr.) as also Hoke-Norton and Bradam in Com. Oxon. with all the Corn and Hay then being upon them assigned for her Dowry. And, by vertue of another MandateClaus. Vas [...]. 27 H. 3. m. [...]. from the King, to the Archbishop of York, and William de Cantilupe, obtained an augmentation thereto: For it appears, that be­sides all these, she was possessedClaus. 36 H 3. m. 27. of the Man­nors of Hatherop and Chedworth in Com. Gloc. And hadClaus. 36 H 3. m. 27. of the Kings gift also (for her better support) the Mannor of Dimmock, in the same County, during her Widowhood: Which Mannor afterwards, upon her marriage Pat. 41 H. 3. m. 17. with Philip Basset, was, at the requestPat. 41. H. 3. m. 17. of Ri­chard, Earl of Cornwal, (the Kings Brother) grantedPat. 41. H. 3. m. 17. to her, to hold during her life.

This Ela was a BenefactressRot. Joh. Rous. to the Monks of Reading, to the Canons of Oseney, to the Nuns of Godstow, and to the Canons of S. Se­pulchers in Warwick; to which last, she gave Ex Autogr. penès Will. Spenser Eq. Aur. all her Lands in Claverdon, formerly granted unto her by Sir Henry de Lodbroke Knight, and others. And was so great a Friend to the Uni­versity of Oxford that she causedRot. Joh. Rous. a common Chest to be made, and did putRot. Joh. Rous. into it Two hundred and twenty marks; out of which, such as were poor Schollars, might, upon securityRot. Joh. Rous. at any time, borrow something gratis, for supply of their wants; in consideration whereof, the Uni­versity were obligedI [...]id. to celebrate certain Masses, every year in S. Maries Church. Which Chest wasI [...]id. in being in King Edward the Fourths time, and calledI [...]id. by the name of Warwick Chest. And to the Gray-Fryers in London, she gave MS. in Bibl. Cotton sub Effig [...] f. 12. a parcel of Land, with the Buildings thereon, for the enlargement of their House.

In 17 Edw. 1. she releasedCartular. Warr. Com f. 97 a. to William de Beau­champ, then Earl of Warwick, all her Right in the Mannor of Tanworth in Com. Warr. [Page 73] which she held in Dower: And departingLel. Coll. Vol. 2. p. 286. this life very aged, viz: in An. 1300. (28 Edw. 1.) was buriedRo [...]. Joh. Rous. before the High Altar in the Abby-Church of Oseney, at the headLel I [...]in. Vol. 2. f. 19. of the Tomb of Henry de Oilly, under a flat Marble, in the habitLel I [...]in. Vol. 2. f. 19. of a Vowess, graven on a Copper Plate.

This Thomas dying thus without issue, the In­heritance of this great Earldom, came to Margery his Sister, who first became the Wife of Iohn Mareschal (Brother to William Mareschal, Earl of [...]embroke, as some say) and afterwards of Iohn de Plessets; of whom, in due place I shall speak farther.

Earls of Warren and Surrey.

THough it doth not directly appear, that this Earldom of Surrey was conferred upon William de Warren, William 1. untilOrd. Vit. 5 [...]2 C. the time of King William Rufus, yet in regard it is mani­fest Ex ipso A [...] ­togr. in Bibl. Cotton. that he was Earl of Warren in Nor­mandy, in the Conquerors days. I shall take the boldness to rank him amongst the Earls of His Reign, and so begin my Discourse of these Titles with him.

This William standing nearly Allied to Duke William of Normandy, (viz. NephewW Gemer 313 A. to the Countess Gunnora his Great Grand-mother) ac­companied Ib [...]d. 203 a. Ord. Vit. 493 B. 501 C. him (amongst many other gallant Men of that age, Normans, French, Britons, An­jovins, and Flemmings,) (in that his Signal Ex­pedition for England, in An. 1066. and fought Ib [...]d. 203 a. Ord. Vit. 493 B. 501 C. courageously on his behalf in that notable Bat­tle against King Harold, wherein the Duke be­came Victor, and thenceforth King. For which he hadEx Ver. MS. ad Shernebru­niorum fami­liam olim spe­ctante, penès H. Spelm. Eq. Aut. di [...]ers Lordships and Lands in Nor­folk, and other parts of this Realm, conferred upon him; and amongst them Carletune Domesd. Linc. and Benington Domesd. Linc. in Com. Linc.

After this, viz. in An. 1067. when Odo, Bi­shop of Bayeux, and William Fitz-Osborne, had the whole Government of the Realm (the King then going into Normandy) committed Ord. Vit. 5 [...]6 C. to their charge; he, with Hugh de Grentmes­nil, and some other active Soldiers, was sentOrd. Vit. 5 [...]6 C. to accompany them and yield his assistance.

Nay, he was in such great esteem with that King, that he constitutedIbid. 535 A, B. him, together with Richard de Benefactis (an eminent Baron of that time) his Substitutes for the universal Admini­stration of Justice throughout the whole Realm: Whereupon, having calledIbid. 535 A, B. before them divers eminent disturbers of the Publick Peace, who, refusing to come, putIbid. 535 A, B. themselves in Arms; they laid aside the Gown, and took up the Sword; wherewith, meeting with those bold Rebels at a place called Fagadune, they valiantly foughtIbid. 535 A, B., and happily vanquishedIbid. 535 A, B. them; and for terror to others, cutIbid. 535 A, B. off the right Foot of all they took alive. These were those Conspirators, whereof Raphe de Guader, Earl of Norfolk, and Roger, Earl of Hereford, were the Ring­leaders (of which, I have already spoke more largely under the title of Norfolk and Here­ford.)

And after this, when King William discerned that Roger de Mortimer (his General) upon a Victory obtained against the French, had privily sheltredIbid. 65 [...]. A. Earl Raphe de Monte-Desiderio, one of his Enemies, and then sufferedIbid. 65 [...]. A. him to get away; for the faithful service of this Earl Warren, he gaveIbid. 658. A. him the Castle of Mor­timer, which was the cheif Seat of that Roger.

Upon that great Rebellion of Odo, An. 1087. Bishop of Bayeux, on the behalf of Robert Curthose, this Earl William stoutly assistedIbid. 667 C the King, both by his Counsels and Actions.

And was likewise in such favor with King William Rufus; that, so soonIbid. 680 C, D. as by the great Council of the Peers, which he caused to meet at Winchester, he was setled in his Dominion, he conferredIbid. 680 C, D. upon him this Earldom of Surrey.

This first Earl William, was he, whoMonast. with the Lady Gundred his Wife, going on Pilgrimage to Rome, and in their passage visitingAnglic. Vol. 1. 615. n. 20 [...] 30, &c. divers Monasteries to make their Orizons, had reception Anglic. Vol. 1. 615. n. 20 [...] 30, &c. with such great respect at Cluni in Bur­gundy, by the then Prior and Covent of that House (though the venerable Abbot Hugh was then absent) that they were admittedAnglic. Vol. 1. 615. n. 20 [...] 30, &c. into the Fra­ternity of those devout Monks; which special favor, wonAnglic. Vol. 1. 615. n. 20 [...] 30, &c. the love of this Noble Earl to that Abbey above all other.

And, because, long before that time, and then much more, they, the said Earl and his Lady, had determinedIbid. (by the advice of Lanfrank, then Archbishop of Canterbury) to found some Religious House for the welfare of their Souls; they forthwith resolvedIbid., that it should be rather of the Cluniac Order than any other; and therefore earnestly requestedIbid. the Abbot and Covent, that they might obtain three or four of their Monks, unto whom they would giveIbid. that Church, antiently dedicated to S. Pancrace, standingIbid. under his Castle of Lewes in Sussex, (which was rebuilt of Stone, it be­ing of Wood before) signifying their purposeIbid., at the first to endow it, with Lands and Posses­sions, for the maintenance of no less than twelve Monks. Unto which request, though the Abbot didIbid. not readily incline, considering how far distant that place was from [...]lum, besides the interposition of the Sea which made the recourse betwixt them the more hazardous; yet, after he understoodIbid. that this Earl had obtained Li­cense from King William, to introduce Monks of their Order into England, Mat. Westm. An. 1078. he was then better satisfied, and sentIbid. four of his Covent (Lanzo being cheif.) Whereupon this pious Earl did im­mediately by his Charter, Grant, and ConfirmIbid., what he had before so designed and promised.

Likewise he gaveIbid. 616▪ b. thereunto the Church of Acre in Norfolk, Castle-Aere in Norfolk. with two Carucates of Land; resolvingIbid. 616▪ b. there to found another Monastery, and make it subordinate to this of Lewes: But, in case of failing so to do, that thenIbid. 616▪ b. his Heir should perfit the Work; purposingIbid. more­over, that the Bodies of himself and his Lady, should have Sepulture in that Church of S. Pan­crace, and also to increase the number of the Monks.

And afterwards living to accomplish his in­tended Foundation of that Priory at Acre, he gaveMat. West. An. 1090. Mon. An [...] Vol 1. 624 b, [...], 20, the Churches of Methwould, Roinges, otherwise called Leden Church, Wikemer, Trunchet, and two parts of his Tithes in Grimestune thereto.

[Page 74] Furthermore, to those Lands in Sussex, wherewith he at first endowed that Priory of Lewes, he addedIbid 617 b. n. 50. these Churches in York­shire, viz. Cuningsburgh, Hertille, Fi­slac; Hatfield, with the Chappel of Torne; the Church of Little Sandall, with the Chappel of Harnoldesthorp; the Church of Wakefield, with the Chappel of Horbiry; the Church of Hallifax; the Church of Dewsbury, with the Chappel of Herteve­shed; the Church of Burton, and the Church of Great Sandall.

To the Monks of S. Maries in York, he gaveMona [...]t. An­glic. Vol. 1. 389 a n. 60. the Isle of [...]enes. And toIbid 5 [...]3 b. n. 10 & 20. the Monks of Boxgrave in Sussex, part of his Wood called Bessesole, all his Lordship of Win­kings; and in recompence for those Tithes in Stotitune, which were granted for to find one Monk to celebrate Divine Service there continu­ally for all the Faithful deceased, he gave Forty Acres of Land and one Messuage; as also Common of Pasture for One hundred and fifty Sheep, Ten Oxen, Two Horses, and Twenty Hogs.

And survivingIbid. 616 b. n. 50. his said Lady Gundred, (whose Corps was buried there) he moreover gaveIbid. 616 b. n. 50. for the health of her Soul, his own Soul, and the Souls of his Posterity, his Mannor of Hecham in Norfolk, commanding, That his Heirs should confirm the same: As alsoMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 909 a. n. 40. the Lordship of Waltune.

Which Lady Gundred was SisterOrd. Vit. 522 A, C. of Gherbode, a Fleming, to whom, King William the First, had givenOrd. Vit. 522 A, C. the City and Earldom of Chester.

The issue which this great Earl left by her, were two Sons, William Ibid. 680 D. his Successor in these Honors; and Raynald Ibid. 680 D., who adhering to Robert Curthose in An. 1104. (being oneIbid. 8 [...]5 A. of the Principal who broke the League of Peace, made betwixt him and King Henry the First) was taken prisoner at Dive, upon winning of the Fort there in An. 1106.

And two Daughters, Edith firstW. Gemet. 296 C. married to Girard de Gornay, and afterwards toW. Gemet. 296 C. Drew de Mon [...]ux; and ... the WifeOrd. Vit. 574 C. of Ernise de Colungis.

His death hapnedIbid. 680 C, D. in the year 1089.Ibid. 680 C, D. 8 Kal. Iulii. (1 Will. Rufi.) After which, his Body be­ing honorably Interred in the Chapter House at Lewes, this Epitaph was engravenRegist. de Lewes, 1 [...]2 b. upon a white Stone laid over it.

Hic Guillelme Comes, locus est laudis tibi fomes,
Hujus fundator, & largus sedis amator.
Iste tuum funus decorat, placuit quia munus
Pauperibus Christi, quod prompt [...] mente dedisti.
Ille tuos cineres servat Pancratius haeres,
Sanctorum Castris, qui te sociabit in astris.
Optime Pancrati, fer opem te glorificanti;
Daque poli sedem, talem tibi qui dedit aedem. [...]

But the Lady Gundred his Wife diedRegist. de Lewes in Bibl. Seld. An. 1650. in Childbed 6 Kal. Iunii, An. 1085. (about three years before him) and lieth buriedRegist. de Lewes in Bibl. Seld. An. 1650. in the Chap­ter House at Lewes.

It is reportedEx Registro [...]. E [...]ien in Bibl Bodl., that this Earl William did vio­lently detain certain Lands from the Monks of Ely; for which, being often admonished by the Abbot, and not making restitution, he died mi­serably: And, though his death hapned very far off the Isle of Ely, the same night he died, the Abbot lying quietly in his Bed, and meditating on Heavenly things, heard the Soul of the Earl, in its carriage away by the Devil, cry out loud­ly, and with a known and distinct voice, Lord have mercy on me: Lord have mercy on me. And moreover, that the next day after, the Abbot ac­quainted all the Monks in Chapter therewith: And likewise, that about four days after, there came a Messenger to them from the Wife of this Earl, with One hundred shillings for the good of his Soul, who told them, That he died the very hour as the Abbot heard that out-cry: But that neither the Abbot, nor any of the Monks, would receive it; not thinking it safe for them, for to take the Money of a damned person.

If the first part of this Story, as the Abbots hearing that noise, be no truer than the last, viz. That his Lady sent them One hundred shillings, I shall deem it to be a meer fiction, in regard the Lady was certainly dead about three years before.

¶The Lands whereof this Earl was possess­ed, were of a very large extent; for it appears by the Conquerors Survey Domesd,, that he had in York­shire that great Lordship of Coningsburgh, within the Soke whereof, were Twenty eight Towns and Hamlets; Westune in Shrop­shire; in Essex, One and twenty Lordships; in Suffo [...]k Eighteen; in Oxfordshire, Ma­plederham, and Gadintone; in Hantshire, Frodintone; in Cambridgshire, Seven Lordships; in Buckinghamshire, Brotone, and Caurefelle; in Huntendonshire, Che­nebaltone, with three other Lordships; in Bedfordshire, Four; and in Norfo [...]k, One hundred thirty nine Lordships.

¶Of William, William [...] Earl Warren and Surrey, the second of that name;An. 1090. the first mention I find, is, That in those Military encounters which were between Hugh de Grentmes [...]ill, and Robert de Belesme, he was one of them that cameOrd. Vit. 692 A, B. to make proof of his valor.

But in the year 1101. he tookIbid. 785 D▪ & 786 A. part with that wicked Robert de Belesme (Earl of Arundel and Shrewsbury) in his Rebellious attempts, on the behalf of Robert Curthose against King Henry the First: Likewise, when Curthose landed in England, that he refusedIbid. 787 [...]. to assist the King against him, except he would condescend to the unjust demands of himself, and some others: Wherefore being disheritedIbid. 78 [...] D. for these his disloy­al practises, he returnedIbid. 78 [...] D. into Normandy with Curthose.

The next year following, scil. An. 1102. (2 Hen. 1.) there being a PeaceIbid. 804 [...] & C. concluded be­twixt King Henry, and his Brother Curthose, this Earl made his application to Curthose then in Normandy, and representedIbid. to him the great loss he had sustained for his adhering to him, having had his Earldom of Surrey seised Ibid. upon by reason thereof, which yielded him (as he then affirmedIbid.) a Thousand pounds per an­num; importuningIbid. him, that he would be in­strumental to King Henry his Brother, for the restitution thereof, and accordingly obtainedIbid. 80 [...] A. it. After which time, continuing faithfulIbid. 80 [...] A. to the King, and in favorIbid. 80 [...] A. as much as any, he com­manded Ibid. 82 [...] A. the Rear of his Army in that signal Battle at Tenerchebray, An. 1106. where Curthose was takenIbid. 82 [...] A. prisoner, and all his power utterly van­quished: For which, and other his good services, and to cherish his fidelity, the King gaveIbid. 837 [...]. him the Castle of Helias de Sancto Sidonio. An. 1108.

[Page 75] And standingIbid. 85 [...] A. firmly to the King in all For­tunes, when others disswadedIbid. 853 D. him from adven­turing the hazard of a Battle with King Lewes of France at Brennev [...]lle; it was he that principally encouragedIbid. pag. 854 A. him therein, and ap­proved Ibid. pag. 854 A. himself both a skilful and stout Soldier in that days fight, wherein King Henry obtained Ibid. C. a glorious Victory.

As for his Works of Piety, the Foundation of the Priory of Acre (commonly called Castle-Acre) in Norfolk, begun by his Father, and which he perfectedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 624 b. n. 40 & 50, &c. Et p. 625 a, b. & 626 a., was not the least, con­sidering his large DonationMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 624 b. n. 40 & 50, &c. Et p. 625 a, b. & 626 a. of Lands and Tithes thereto; and confirmingMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 624 b. n. 40 & 50, &c. Et p. 625 a, b. & 626 a. the Grants which his Barons and Knights had respectively madeMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 624 b. n. 40 & 50, &c. Et p. 625 a, b. & 626 a. unto the same.

To the Abbey of Roche in Yorkshire, he gaveIbid. 837. n. 40. the Tithe of all the Eels throughout his several Fish-works in Hatfield, Thorne, and Fislake, in the same County, excepting what belonged to the Monks of Lewes, by his Fa­thers Grant.

To those Monks of Lewes, he gaveMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 909 a. n. 30. the Lordship of [...]ercheham, according to the de­fire Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 909 a. n. 30. of his Father when he died, viz. That he should give them one of his best Mannors in the North; and likewiseMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 909 a. n. 30., all the Land which Wil­liam de Cuilli held of him.

To the Abbey of Grestine in Normandy, he grantedIbid. 982 b. n. 50. those Liberties of Lestage, Pont­ [...]ge, and Passage, in their Mannor of Sa­ford.

And lastly, He joyned with Isabel alias Eliza­beth his Wife, in that giftIbid. 1012 a. [...] 30. to the Infirm Brethren at Belencumbris, of all his Errable Lands in S. Martins; as also of One hundred shillings yearly Rent of her Inheritance at Wellebof in France; and likewise One hundred shillings issuing out of his Borough of Lewes in Sus­sex.

And being oneOrd. Vit: 901 C. of those five Earls, who was present with King Henry the First, at the Castle of Lions in France, when he died; he after­wards attendedOrd. Vit: 901 C. the Corps of that King unto the Abbey of Reading in England, An. 1135. where it had an honorable Sepulture.

But within the compass of the same year, he himself departedW. Gemet. 314 [...]. this life, and was buriedRegist. de Lewes, 132 b. in the Chapter-House at Lewes, at the Feet of his Father.

This Earl William the second, had to Wife W. Gemet. ibid. Elizabeth, Daughter to Hugh the Great, Earl of [...]ermandois, WidowW. Gemet. ibid. unto Robert, Earl of Mellent; by whom he left issue three Sons, William, Ibid C. his Son and Successor,Regist. de. Lewes. Reginald, and Raphe, and two Daughters, viz. Gundred, Wife to Roger, Earl of Warwick; and Adeline of Ord. Vit. 9 [...] B. Henry, Son to David, King of Scots.

Of this William, An. 1137. William 3. that which I findIbid. 909 D. & 9 [...]0 A. most memorable, is, First, that when King Stephen had raised a considerable Army, with great de­sire to give Battle unto Geffrey of Anjou (Hus­band to Maud the Empress) from which, his cheif Nobles disswaded him, by reason that there hapned a great mutiny in his Army, so that many fled from their colours. The King, in much wrath, hasting after them, overtook this young Earl with Hugh de Gornay, and some other vain persons, at Pont-Audomare, and endea­vored partly by threats, and partly fair perswa­sions to qualifie them; but not prevailing, was constrained to make truce with his Adversaries for two years.

Next,An. 114 [...] 6 Step [...] that in that fatal Battle [...] at Lincoln, which was between King Stephen, and those, then potent Noblemen, who stoutly adhered to Maud the Empress, (whereof I have spoke more largely under the Title of Chester.) this Earl, with Waleran, Earl of Mellent, (his Brother by the Mother) then on the Kings part, discern­ing [...] that some of the chief persons on the same side, had privately sent Troops of Soldiers to the adverse party; and that the Van of the Kings Army (wherein they themselves were) began to shrink, fled [...]; whereupon, the whole Army be­ing routed, the King was taken prisoner.

The last account I can give of him,An. 1145. is his pre­paration Chro. Norm. 982 C. for that great expedition to Ieru­salem, with Conrade the Emperor, Lewes, King of France, and many other brave Men, English, French, Normans, and other, against the Pagans; An. 1148. whereunto they were principally in­cited by the venerable Bernard, Abbot of Clere­vaulx, and consequently his deathIbid. 994 A. [...]. Dunel. 275. n. 60., being inter­cepted by those Infidels.

This Earl took to WifeW. Gemet. 311 C. Ord. Vit. 100 [...] [...]. Ala ...Regist. de Lewe [...]. the Daugh­ter of William Talvace (Son to Robert de Belesme, sometime Earl of Shrewsbury) by whom he left issueChro. Norm. 994 A one only Daughter named Isabel Regist. de Lewe. ... first married unto William, Natural Son to King Stephen, and afterwards toChro. Norm. 999 C. Hameline Plantagenet, Natural Son to Geffrey, Earl of Anjou. Which Ala diedRegist. de Lewes. the Fourth of December, An. 1174.

¶This William beingChro. Nor. 993A. Earl of Moreton in Normandy, becameChro. Nor. 993 A. also Earl of this County of Surrey, here in England, in Right of his Wife, havingJo [...]val. col. 10 [...]8. n. 10, 20, 30 & 40. by the Grant of Henry, Duke of Normandy, upon the Accord made betwixt him and King Stephen, all those Lands which Stephen held before he was King of Eng­land, as well in England as in Normandy, or elswhere; as also whatsoever he had, either in England or Normandy, with the said Isabel his Wife, Daughter to the Earl Warren; and in particular, the Castles of Belencumbre and Mortimer in Normandy; on this con­dition, that Reginald de Warren (Son to Wil­liam de Warren the second) should, if he thought fit, have the custody of those Castles, giving Hostages to the Duke for the same. And for those Castles which belonged to his Earldom of Moreton, the Duke to give him possession of them, when King Stephen should give secu­rity for their safe custody. All which Hostages to be delivered up to this Earl, when Duke Henry should enjoy the Kingdom of England.

Moreover, upon that accord above mentioned, he had grantedIbid. unto him by the King (his Fa­ther) and approbation of Duke Henry, the Castle and Town of Norwich, with Seven hundred pounds Lands per annum (the Rent of Norwich computed;) and likewise the whole County of Norfolk, excepting what belonged to the Churches, Religious Houses, and other Earls, and especially excepting the Tertium Denarium, by reason whereof, Hugh Big [...]t was Earl. And furthermore, for the better strengthning of King Stephens favor and love to him, the Duke then granted to him all the Honor of Pevenesel which belonged to Richer de Aquil [...], and likewise the Castle and Town of Pevenesel, with the Service of Faramus (de Bolonia) excepting the Castle and Town of Dover.

[Page 76] This William stiled himself Earl of Bolein, Warren, and Moreton, as that CharterMonast. An. glic. Vol. 1. 358 b. n. 10. of his manifesteth, whereby he confirmed to the Monks of Eye in Suffolk, the Lordships of Acolt and Stoke, which had been given to them by his Ancestors.

Being made a KnightIbid. 994 A. by King Stephen (his Father) at Carlisle, in An. 1157.An. 1157. he went Ibid. 9 [...]9 D. An. 1160. with King Henry the Second,3. Hen. 2. in that notable expedition to Tholouse, in An. 1160. (the third year of His Reign,) but diedIbid. 9 [...]9 D. An. 1160. in October, upon his return, without issue: Whereupon King Henry retainedIbid. 9 [...]9 D. An. 1160. these Earldoms for a while in his own hands;An. 1163. 9 Hen. 2. but in An. 1163. Hameline, [...]ame [...]ne. a Natural Son to Geffrey, Earl of Anjou, taking i the said Isabel to Wife (as hath been already observed) enjoyed her Honors;Ibid. 999 D. and in 12 H. 2. upon the Aid for Marrying of the Kings Daugh­ter, was certifiedCod. Niger. in [...]. [...]ol. 14 [...]. to hold Threescore Knights Fees.

This Hameline, as a Witness to that Charter made unto Hugh Pusac, Bishop of Ducham, by King Richard the First, (bearing date 18 Sept. in the first year of His Reign) stilesR. Hoved. 375. n. 40. himself Comes de Warren, and wasRot. Pip. 1 R. 1. [...]ss [...]x & Hertf. in Normandy the same year with that King in his Army: And with Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury, Richard, Bishop of London, William, Earl of Arunde [...], and the Major of London, had the custodyR. Hoved. 414 a of that vast sum of Money (viz. Se­venty thousand marks of Silver) collected for the ransome of King Richard, An. 1193. 4 Rich. 1. (detained prisoner by Henry the Emperor, as our Historians declare) then deposited.

After this,An. 1194. it appearsIbid. 419 a. n. 30. that he was present in that great Council held at Nottingham, in the sixth of the said Kings Reign; and that he bore Ibid. 410 a. one of the Three Swords at the second Coro­nation of King Richard.

Moreover, he hadEx Cod. Ni­gro in Seace. penès Re­membr. Reg. f. 88 a. by the Grant of King Ri­chard, the Town of Theoford (in Norfolk) in exchange for his Lands in [...]orone (in France,) viz. Co [...]um [...]ers, Balan, and Chamberi.

And in 6 Rich. 1. wasRot. Pip. 6 R 1. Essex & Hertf [...] in person with that King in his Army in Normandy: But more I cannot say of him, than that he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol 1. 406 a. n. 17. Thirty Bremes, to be delivered yearly unto the Monks of S. Maries Abbey at York, by his Bailiff of Santoffe in that County, at the Feasts of the Annuntiation, Assumption, and Nativity of our Lady, by equal portions for ever; and that he diedPat. 3. Joh. m 1. Regist. de Lewes, fol. 13 [...] a. in the third year of King Iohn, leaving issue William his Son and Successor.

Nor of Isabel his Countess, than that she died Regist, de Lewes, fol. 134 b. the third Ides of Iuly, in An. 1199. (1 Ioh.) in her Husbands life time, and lieth buriedRegist. de Lewes, fol. 134 b. in the Chapter House at Lewes.

This Earl William in 4 Ioh. William 5. had LiveryRot. Norm. 4 Joh. m. 11. of all the Lands which belonged to the Earl of Bo­lem, lying in Insulâ Bonâ in Normandy.

In 6 Ioh. he hadPat. 6 Joh. m. 4. the Castle and Honor of Eye in Suffolk committed to his charge; as also a GrantClaus. 6 Joh. m 4. Pat. 6 Joh. m. 2. of the Mannors of Graham (id est, Grantham) and Stanford in Lincoln­shire, to hold until he should recover his Lands in Normandy; or until the King should make him an equivalent exchange for them: Which was done at length by confirmingClaus 5 H. 3. m. 2. those Lord­ships unto him in lieu of them.

In 9 Ioh. heRot. [...]in. 9 Joh m. 9. gave Three thousand marks for the custody of the Lands of Gilbert de Aquil [...], to the use of his Sister, WifeTesta de Nevil S [...]r. of the same Gilbert.

This William heldTesta de Nevil S [...]r. Rygate in Surrey of the King by Barony, by descent from his An­cestors since the Conquest.

In An. 1213 (14 Ioh.) he wasMatth. Pa [...]s, in An. 1213. p. 235. n. 20. one of those four great Earls, who obliged themselves by Oath, that King Iohn should perform whatso­ever the Pope did determine for satisfaction to those particulars, touching which, the King was excommunicate. And in the same year, wasIbid. p. 237. n. 10. one of the Witnesses to that Instrument signed by the King 15 May, whereby he resigned this Realm and Crown of England to the Pope, and atIbid. n. 2 [...]. his doing homage thereupon.

In the same year also, having satisfiedPat. 14 Joh. m. 4. the King, that he was innocent of that Conspiracy, wherewith he then stood much suspected (and whereinMatth. Paris, in An. 1212. Eustace de Vesci and Robert Fitz-Walter were the cheif) he had, amongst others the custodyPat. 14 Joh. ut supra. of the Castles of Bamburg and Newcastle upon Tine, with the whole Baili­wick of Northumberland committed to his trust.

In 16 Ioh. he was joynedPat. 16 Joh. m. 7. with the Arch­bishop of Canterbury, and others in Commissi­on, to give safe conduct unto all such persons as should repair to London in the term of the Epiphany, after the relaxation of the Interdict, to implore the Kings favor for their offences; and thence to come to his Court at Northamp­ton, and afterwards back to their own homes.

And the next year following was joyned in CommissionPat. 17 Jo [...] m. 11. with P. Bishop of Winchester, William, Earl of Arundel, and Hubart de Burgo, Justice of England, to treat with R. Earl of Clare, and some other of the Rebellious Ba­rons, for a peaceable composure betwixt the King and them; which Treaty was to be in the Church of Erehey, i. e. Erith.

In 17 Ioh. the King grantedClaus 17 Joh. m. [...]1. to him the Man­nor of Offinton in Lincolnshire, (part of the Possessions of William de Albini of Belvoir, then in Arms) for the better supportClaus. 17 Joh. m. [...]1. of his Castle at Stanford. But afterwards he fell off, and adheredMatth. Pa [...]is, 255. n. 20. to the Rebellious Barons. How­beit, when the King met them at Runnimede, he wasIbid. n. 40. one who most inclined to him, and by whose advice Magna Charta was grantedIbid.: Yet he soon after submittedIbid. 262. n. 20. to the Five and twenty Barons, whom they that had been in Arms against the King, made choice of to do what they should deem best, in case the King should recede from the Great Charter, and Charter of the Forest, which he had sealed at Runnimede. And likewise, a WitnessIbid. 26 [...]. n. 30. to that Charter, which the King passed in the New Temple at Lon­don, unto the Archbishop of Canterbury, and others; for confirmation of the Rights of the Church and Clergy of England.

And the year following,An. 1216. 18 Ioh. whenIbid p. 282. n [...]. Lewes, Son to the King of France, (being called in by the Rebellious Barons) landed in England, was Ibid p. 282. n. [...]. one of those, who, at his Summons, came, and did fealty to him, concluding, That he would obtain the Crown. The King therefore dis­cerning his fidelity thus doubtful, sent his Pre­ceptPat. 18 Joh. m. 9. to him, to deliver up his Castle at Pe­vensey unto Matthew Fitz-Herbert, with com­mand Pat. 18 Joh. m. 9. to demolish it.

[Page 77] But the death of that King, hapning the same year, altered the Scene; for divers of the great Men, standing stoutly to young Henry his Son, Crowned him King:An. 1217. 2 Hen. 3. So that Lewes at length, seeing how things framed, was contentMat Paris, p 292 m. 50. to quit the Realm, whereupon this our Earl came in and sworeMat Paris, p 292 m. 50. fealty to King Henry.

In 9 Hen. 3.An. 1225. 9 Hen. 3. it being resolvedIbid. pag. 324. n. 20., at the earnest importunity of the Nobility, that Falcas [...]us de Breant (a Foreigner) a person who had been in­strumental in divers oppressions, both in King Iohns time and since, should be perpetually banishedIbid. pag. 324. n. 20. This Earl William had command to conduct him safe to the Sea Coast, and then to leave him to the Winds; which heIbid. pag. 324. n. 20. did accord­ingly in the Moneth of March.

In An. 1227. (11 Hen. 3.)An. 1227. 11 Hen. 3. uponIbid. pag. 337. n. 30. that great difference betwixt the King and Richard, Earl of Cornwal his Brother, concerning a certain Mannor belonging to that Earldom, and which the King had given away (whilest Richard was beyond Sea) unto Walerand Teutonic, a Fleming; heIbid. pag. 337. n. 30. was one of those, who on the behalf of Earl Richard, met at Stanford with a great power, and sent a Minatory Message to the King; not only to require restitution thereof to his Brother, but to restoreIbid. pag. 337. n. 30. unto them that Charter which he had lately cancelled at Ox­ford, concerning the Liberties of the Forest.

In An. 1232. (17 Hen. 3.) uponIbid 38 [...]. n. 10, 20, 30, 40. that high crime laid to the charge of Hubert de Burgh, sometime Justice of England, that he had ac­cumulated much Treasure, and leftIbid. 38 [...]. n. 10, 20, 30, 40. it in the custody of the Templers to keep; which being found true, some wouldIbid. 38 [...]. n. 10, 20, 30, 40. have had him put to death. This Earl William wasIbid. 38 [...]. n. 10, 20, 30, 40. one of those who undertook for his forth coming, and sentIbid. 38 [...]. n. 10, 20, 30, 40. him thereupon to the Castle of Devises, to be there secured.

AtIbid. pag. 421. n. 10. the solemn Nuptials of King Henry the Third,An. 1236. 20 Hen. 3. with Alianor his Queen, Daughter to Reymund, Earl of Province; at which time, the King and Queen rodeIbid. pag. 421. n. 10. in extraordinary state through the City of London, and the sumptuous FeastIbid. pag. 421. n. 10. at that time made. This Earl servedIbid. pag. 421. n. 10. the King of his Royal Cup in the Earl of Arundels stead, who being inIbid. pag. 421. n. 10. minority, could notIbid. pag. 421. n. 10. perform that Office, in regard he was not then girtIbid. pag. 421. n. 10. with the Sword of Knight­hood.

That this Earldom was very great, doth ap­pear Testa de Nevill Suss. by the Knights Fees it held of the King about this time, being no less than Sixty two in the Rape of Lewes, besides Thirty and an half in the Rape of Pevenesel, of the Fee of Gil­bert de Aquilâ.

In An. 1237. (21 H. 3.)An. 1237. 21 Hen. 3. the King then exact­ing Ibid pag. 436. n. 10. a Thirtieth part of all his Subjects movable Goods, as a compensation for confirming the Great Charter, and Charter of the Forest, did acceptIbid. pag. 436. n. 10. of three great Peers for his Council, whereof this our Earl wasIbid. pag. 436. n. 10. the cheif, whom he caused to swearIbid. pag. 436. n. 10. that they would not for any respect whatsoever, give any other than good and wholesome advice. Who wasIbid. p. 435. n. 10 p. 436 n 20, 24 & p. [...]45 n. 40. p. 58 [...]. n. 51. also one of the four, in whose hands that great Tax was then deposited, to the intent it might be im­ployed to the sole benefit of the King and King­dom, when need should require.

In An. 1238. (22 Hen. 3.)An. 1238. 22 Hen. 3. uponIbid. p. 470. that nota­ble discord which hapned at Ox [...]ord, betwixt Otto, the Popes Legate, and the Scholars of that University; the King sentIbid. this Earl, with a power of Soldiers, to appease the same; who apprehendedIbid. divers Italians and Scholars, that had committed foul outrages there at that time, and carriedIbid. them prisoners to the Castle of Was [...]ingford.

This great Earl had [...] the Sheriffalty of Sur­rey, from the Fifth to the Tenth of King Henry the Thirds Reign, inclusive; and married two Wives, the first Maud Registr. de Lewes, fol. 134 b., Daughter to ... Earl of Arundel, who died without issue, and lieth buried in the Chapter-House at Lewes. The second likewise called Maud, WidowRegistr. de Lewes, fol. 134. b. of Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, and Marshal of England, (eldest Sister, and one of the Coheirs of Anselme Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke;) and falling sickMat. Pa­ris, p. 506. l. 40. at London, did there depart Mat. Pa­ris, p. 506. l. 40. this life upon the Sixth Calends of Iune, An. 1240. (24 Hen. 3.) and was buriedRegi [...] de Lewes, 1 [...] a. in the midst of the Quire, in the Abbey of Lewes, before the High Altar; leaving issueIbid. by Maud his last Wife, Iohn Ibid. his Son and Successor, and Isabel Ibid. a Daughter, WifeCart. 36 H. 3. m. 4. to Hugh de Albini, Earl of Arundel; for whose Marriage he gave Rot. Pip. 17 H. 3. Norf. Three hundred marks fine in 17 H. 3.

Which Maud surviving him, had the custody of the Castle of Cuniburg committedPat. 26 H. 3 m. 2. to her in 26 Hen. 3. and in 30 Hen. 3. received Livery Claus. 30 H 3. m. 7. & m. 5. by the King himself, of the Marshals Rod, be­ing the eldestClaus. 30 H 3. m. 7. & m. 5. who by Inheritance, ought to enjoy that great Office by Descent from Walter Mareschal, sometime Earl of Pembroke: Whereupon the Lord Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, had commandClaus. 30 H 3. m. 7. & m. 5. to cause her to have all Rights thereto belonging, and to ad­mit Claus. 30 H 3. m. 7. & m. 5. of such a Deputy to sit in the E [...]chequer for her, as she should assign. This Maud had al­so the custody of Strigo [...] Castle till her death, which hapnedPat. 32 H 3. m. 8. Iohn. in 32 Hen. 3.

¶I come now to Iohn, Son to the last William. This Earl in An. 1247.An. 1247 31 Hen. 3 [...] 31 Hen. 3. being then but young, marriedMat. Pa [...] p. 732. l. 11. Alice, Sister by the Mothers side to King Henry the Third (for she was Daughter to Hugh le Brun, Earl of March, second Husband to the Kings Mother.)

In An. 1248. (32 Hen. 2.) he wasIbid. p 743. l 53. one of the great Earls, who met in the Parliament held at London, on the Octaves of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin; in which Parliament, the King was freely toldIbid, p. 74 [...]. of his many high ex­actions from the Clergy and Laity.

In An. 1254. 38 Hen. 3.An. 1254. 38 Hen. 3. this Earl Iohn an­swered Rot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Surr. One hundred and twenty pound for Sixty Knights Fees; for which, he then gave Aid to the King, upon making his eldest Son Knight, with Edmund de Lacy, tookMat. Paris, p. 889 l. 39. shipping at Dover, and sailedIbid. to Bourdeaux. And in An. 39 Hen. 3. was oneIbid. p. 911. n. 30. of those who ad­hered to the King in oppressing the people, as our Historians do report. Moreover, in 40 H. 3. he wasM. Westm. in An. 1256. with other of the cheifest Peers in Westminster-Hall, when the Archbishop of Canterbury, and divers other Bishops, pro­nounced solemn Excommunication there, with Candles lighted, against all that should violate the Great Charter, and Charter of the Forest. In which year he hadClaus 46 [...] 3. m. 11. the Tertium Denarium of the County of Surrey yielded him by the Kings Precept, then sent to the Barons of the Exchequer.

In An. 1258. (42 H. 3.)An. 1258. 42 Hen. 3. when the Rebellious Barons came with such a power to the Parliament [Page 78] at Oxford, as that they compelled the King to submit to those Provisions which they then made there; he, with William Valence, and others, refusedMat. Paris, 9 [...] 1. n. 10. to comply with them. And the same year had SummonsClaus 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11., with the rest of the great Men of England, to attend the King at Chester, thence to march against Leweline, Prince of Wales, for restraining his hostile Incursions.

In 46 Hen. 3. he wasClaus. 46 H. 3. in dorso m. 8. one of those, who upon the Agreement betwixt the King and the Rebellious Barons, did on the Kings part, set his Seal for Confirmation of the Accord then made. And the next ensuing year, had the Castle of Pevenesel committedPat. 47 H. 3. m. 5. to his custody.

In An. 1264. 48 Hen. 3.An. 1264. 48 Hen. 3. he wasMat. Paris, 994. 13., amongst others, on the Kings part, in the Castle of Ro­chester, immediately after Easter, when Simon Mountfort, Earl of Le [...]cester, and certain of the Rebellious Barons laid siege thereto; and joyned Pat 48 H. 3. m. 18. with divers other of the great Lords, in that Submission to the Award which Lewes, King of France, was to make betwixt the King and the Barons, concerning those Ordinances called Pro­visiones Oxonii.

But the same year, beingY [...]od. Neustr. in eodem An. Crastin S. Pancrat [...]i sc [...]l. Ma [...]i, An. 1264. Mat. Paris, 995. l 40 & 55. M W [...]stm. in eodem Anno. Lel Coll. Vol., 2. 378. with Prince Ed­ward, in the Van of the Royal Army, at that fatal BattleY [...]od. Neustr. in eodem An. Crastin S. Pancrat [...]i sc [...]l. Ma [...]i, An. 1264. Mat. Paris, 995. l 40 & 55. M W [...]stm. in eodem Anno. Lel Coll. Vol., 2. 378. of Lewes; notwithstanding, he with William Valence, Earl of [...], did there unworthily desertY [...]od. Neustr. in eodem An. Crastin S. Pancrat [...]i sc [...]l. Ma [...]i, An. 1264. Mat. Paris, 995. l 40 & 55. M W [...]stm. in eodem Anno. Lel Coll. Vol., 2. 378. him at the very begin­ning of the fight, and fledYpod. Neustr. in eodem An. Crastin S. Pancratii sctl. Maii, An. 1264. Mat. Paris, 995. 1 40 & 55. M W. stm. in eodem Anno. Lel Coll. Vol., 2. 378. to [...] Castle, and thenceY [...]od. Neustr. in eodem An. Crastin S. Pancrat [...]i sc [...]l. Ma [...]i, An. 1264. Mat. Paris, 995. l 40 & 55. M W [...]stm. in eodem Anno. Lel Coll. Vol., 2. 378. into France▪ yet the Re­bellious Barons, having by that days success, got the King into their hands, seisedPat. 48 H. 3. m 11. upon his Castle, of Lewes, and all the rest of his, Possessions. Whereupon, finding no security here, he fled M. Westm. ut supra. beyond Sea; whence returning with Valence in May, the next ensuing year, and landingClaus 49 H. [...] in dorso m 6 in Pemb [...]okeshire, he sentPat 49 H. 3. m 14. the Prior of Mon­mouth unto Hereford (where Mountfort, Earl of Le [...]ceste [...], had the King and Prince in custo­dy) to move for the restitution of his Lands, in regard he had done nothing which might deserve the forfeiture of them, as the Prior then al­ledgedPat 49 H. 3. m 14.

To whom the answer then returned, wasPat 49 H. 3. m 14., That if he would come himself in person thi­ther, and submit to a tryal in the Kings Court, he should have safe conduct so to do: Which deeming not safe, he confederatedM. Westm. in eodem An. with Clare, Earl of Glocester, (then faln off from Mount­fort) and other of the Barons, who stood for the Royal Interest; and upon the escape of Prince Edward from Hereford, out of the hands of Mountfort, joyningM Westm. in eodem An. with him and his forces at Ludlow, had benefit of that glorious Victory M Westm. in eodem An. at [...]vesham, upon the fourth of August fol­lowing; in which, Mountfort, Earl of Le [...]cester, being slain, the King was freed from that re­straint, wherein after the Battle of Lewes, he had been so long kept by the power of those Re­bellious Barons.

But after this, scil. in An. 1268. (52 Hen. 3.) all things relating to the Publick Being in quiet, some of the great Men fell at private discord with one another; amongst which, it is reported; That upon a difference betwixt this Iohn, Earl of Warren, and Henry de Lacy, afterwards Earl of Lincoln, touching a certain Pasture, they raised what forces they could, purposing to fight for it. Whereupon, the King (having notice thereof) commandedM Westm. in eodem An., that his Judges should, either judicially, or by an amicable Agreement, compose the same: Who, accordingly, upon in­quiry by the Oaths of the Countrey, adjudged Ibid. the Right thereof to Lacy.

About the same time also, there fellIbid. out no small contest betwixt this our Earl, and Sir Alan la Zouch, an eminent Baron, touching some title of Land. Whereupon, discerningIbid. that he mast submit to the Justice of the Law; having first passionately ventedIbid. himself in foul language, at length assaultedIbid. Sir Alan and his Son in West­minster-Hall, with such violence, thatIbid. he almost killed the one, and much wounded the other. And having so done, fledIbid. to his Castle at Rigare; but Prince Edward pursuedIbid. him so close, with a strong power, (resolving to vin­dicate this injury thus done to the Kings Au­thority;) that our Earl, seeing it in vain to make opposition, metIbid. the Prince on foot, and with great humility imploringIbid. mercy; after­wards madeIbid. Pat. 54 H. 3 m 7. his Peace with the King, promising Ibid. Pat. 54 H. 3 m. 7. satisfaction to the persons injured.

Which promise was not meerly verbal; for it appearethClaus 54 H. 3. in dorso m. 5., that he did by a special Instrument, bearing date at Creyndone in 54 Hen. 3. oblige himself to come to Prince Edward into the Kings Court, and stand to the judgment thereof for that offence lately by him committed against Sir Alan la Zouch, and Sir Roger his Son at Westminster; and to perform in every point unto his Soveraign Lord the King, and all others, whatsoever his Peers should deem fit, in reference to them, and likewise to themselves: As also, whatsoever the Kings Justices should judge requisite to be done by him, in reference to themselves; and not to depart the Court until he should both do, and receive what was right­ful and just, according to the Laws and Customs of this Realm. And this he did undertake there­by to do, upon penalty of forfeiting all his Pos­sessions in England unto the King and his Heirs; and of incurring the sentence of Ex­communication by all or any the Archbishops, Bishops, and Prelates of the Land, as the King should make choice of, to pronounce the same against him; and when, and wheresoever he should please. Whereupon, a fineClaus. 3 E 1. m. 2. of Ten thousand marks was laid upon him for that mis­demeanor. Which afterwards, by the favor of the King was not only reducedClaus. 9 E, 1. m. 10. to Eight thou­sand and four hundred marks, but an acceptance Claus. 9 E, 1. m. 10. of the same by Two hundred marks per annum, till it should be paid.

The next thing memorable, that I find of this Earl, isM. Westm. in An. 1272., That upon the Solemnization of King Henry the Thirds Funeral, in the Abbey Church at Westminster; he, and Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glocester, with the Clergy and People, went up to the High Altar, and swore fealty to Edward his Son, thenceforth King by the name of Edward the First.

And in the third year of his Reign, upon his returnIbid. in An. 1274. out of Gascoigne, gave him most ho­norable entertainmentIbid. in An. 1274. at his Castle of Rigate; which was so acceptable to that King, that he pardonedClaus. 3 [...]. 1. m. 2. him no less then a thousand marks of that great sum of Ten thousand marks, at which he had been fined for that offence in Westm [...]nster-Hall against Sir Alan la Zouch, and his Son beforementioned.

It is also farther recordedMS. Oxo [...] inter codies Digb. (n. [...]. of him, that in the sixth year of the same Kings Reign, soon [Page 79] after the making of that Statute called Quo War­ranto, in the Parliament then held at Glocester; the King, by his Justices questioning certain of the great Noblemen, by what title they held their Lands: Amongst others, this Earl being called, and asked, by what Warranty he held his; he shewed them an old Sword, and unsheathing it, said, Behold, my Lords, here is my Warranty; my Ancestors coming into this Land with William the Bastard, did obtain their Lands by the Sword; and I am resolved with the Sword to defend them, against whomsoever that shall endeavor to dispossess me: For that King did not himself conquer the Land, and subdue it, but our Progenitors were sharers and assistants therein.

Of which stout answer when the King heardIbid.; and that the rest of the Nobles present, then concurredIbid. therein, he departedIbid. the Court in some discontent, and not only forboreIbid. to pro­ceed farther; but seemed to take so little offence thereat, That about three years after, upon the marriage of the Lady Isabel, Daughter to this our Earl, unto Iohn de Baillol (a great Baron of the North) he gave him full three years respite Claus. 9 E. 1. m. 10. for payment of the Two hundred marks per annum, accepted of by King Henry the Third, in satisfaction for the Fine before-mentioned.

It is observable, that in 7 Edw. 1. when this Iohn was questioned before the Justices Itinerant in Sussex, by what Authority he claimed Free Warren in Wurth, and divers other Lordships in Sussex; he pleadedPlae. de Juratis & Assisis co­ram Justic. Itin. in Com. Suss. in Craft. S Joh. Bapt. 7 Ed. Rot. 50., That all his Ancestors had faithfully adhered to the Kings of Eng­land; and that at the time, when Normandy was lost, they being Earls of Warren there, lost their Lands in that Countrey, because they would not adhere to the King of France, against King Iohn; and that in consideration thereof, they had compenlation for the same, by the Grant of other Lands here in England, with this Priviledge; that they and their Heirs should have Free Warren in those, and all other their Lands which they then had, or afterwards should acquire, in regard of their sirname de Warenna: Which Plea was then allowedPlae. de Juratis & Assisis co­ram Justic. Itin. in Com. Suss. in Craft. S. Joh. Bapt. 7 Ed. Rot. 50.. And it is farther observable, That King Edward the First bore so great a respect unto him, that by his Charter Pat. 2 H. 4. p. 3. in 24. per Inspex. dated the Seventh of October, in the Tenth year of His Reign, for the more tranquility and advantage of himself and his heirs, and of the whole Realm (as the Preamble thereof doth im­port) he granted to him and his heir the Castle of Dynas-Bran, which was in his Possession at the beginning of his Wars in Wales; and all the Land of Bromfield, with the Appurtenances which Griffin and Lewelin, Sons of Madoc Vaughan, either by themselves or their Guardians then held, excepting to the said King and his Heirs, the Castle and Land of Hope, with the Appurtenances.

In this year also, upon Assessing the Scutage Rot Ma­res [...]. in Ed. [...]. of Rothelan, for the service of King Edward against Lewelin, Prince of Wales, and other of the Welsh, then in Rebellion, this Earl was chargedRot Ma­res [...]. in Ed. [...]. for Eleven Knights Fees, viz. Six of his own Inheritance, and five for Stanford and Graham in Com. Lincol. being personally Rot de Scu­tag. Wall. de eodem anno m. [...]. in that service.

In 11 Edw. 1. Griffin Vaughan, Son to Griffin of Bromfield, grantedClaus. 11 Ed. 1. in d [...]so m [...]. to this Earl all his Land of Yale, (in North Wales) which he had as his Purparty of the Inheritance of Griffin his Father.

But concerning this Land of Yale, so granted by Griffin Vaughan, as is here noted; as also of Bromfield, which this Earl afterwards possess­ed, let us hear how Doctor Powel reporteth Histor [...] of Wai [...]s, p. 94 he came by them.—Griffith ap Madock (saith he) took part with King Henry the Third, and Edward the First, against the Prince of North Wa [...]es and therefore for fear of the Prince, he was fain to lie in his Castle of Dinas-Bran, which stand­eth on the top of a very steep Hill, to the which, there is no way but one to come. He died, his chil­dren being within age, whereupon, shortly ensued the destruction of two of them: For the said King Edward the First, gave the Wardship of Madoc (who had for his part the Lordship of Bromfield and Yale, and the Castle of Dinas-Bran, with the Reversion of Mailor-Saesnec, after his Mothers decease, who bad the same to her Ioyn­ture) to John, Earl Warren; and granted the Wardship of Lewelin (to whose part the Lord­ship of Chirke and Nanheudwy came) to Roger Mortimer. These Guardians, forgetting the service done by the Father of the Wards to the King, so guarded their Wards with small regard, that they never returned to their Possessions: And shortly after, the said Guardians did obtain the said Lands to themselves, by Charter of the King.

This Iohn, Earl Warren began to build Holt Castle, and William his Son finished the Same.

And upon that great Competition betwixt Robert de Bruse, and Iohn de Baillol, for the Crown of Scotland (circa 21 Edw. 1.) joynedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 776. with that magnificent Prelate, Anthony Beke, Bishop of Durham, in maintenance of Baillols title. Moreover, in 23 Edw. 1. he hadPat. 23. Ed. 1. n. 5. the custody of the Castle of Bambur [...] committed to his charge. And in 24 Edw. 1. being [...] Ypod. Neustr. p. 81. n. 20. with a power into Scotland, (together with William de Beauchamp, then Earl of Warwick) for recovery of the Castle of Dunbar (then trea­cherously deliveredYpod. Neustr. p. 81 n. 20. up by some of that Garri­son) he encountredYpod. Neustr. p. 81. n. 20. the Scotish Army which came to relieve the same, with so much courage, that no less than Ten thousand of the Scots were slainYpod. Neustr. p. 81. n. 20., and the Castle thereupon rendredYpod. Neustr. p. 81. n. 20. to the King. Soon after which, he was madeIbid. p. 82. n. 40. Go­vernor of that Realm.

The next year following, the King being de­sirous to assist the Earl of Flanders (his faith­ful Friend and Confederate) and to that end, to goIbid. pag 83. n. 4 [...]. in person thither, constitutedIbid. pag 83. n. 4 [...]. this Earl Warren General of all his Forces on the North of Trent, for the better restraining the inso­lencies of the Scots; who thereupon marched Ibid. pag 83. n. 4 [...]. into Scotland, which occasioned so great a terror to that people; that they soughtIbid. pag 83. n. 4 [...]. peace of him, and gaveIbid. pag 83. n. 4 [...]. Hostages for their future peace­able demeanor.

But this fair shew of Peace provedIbid. [...] n. 50. no other than a deceitful contrivance to entrap the Eng­lish: For the Scots hereupon gatheringIbid. [...] n. 50. their whole strength together about Scrieuin, there­upon enticed our Earl to march thither: who inadvertently adventuringTh. Wals. in An. 1298 p. 39. n. 30. & 40. & p. 40. n. 10. the most of his For­ces over the Bridge, sawTh. Wals. in An. 1298 p. 39. n. 30 & 40. & p. 40. n 10. them utterly routed and destroyed before he could get to their relief: Which caused so great a consternation upon him­self, and the remainder of his Men, that they fled Th. Wals. in An. 1298 p. 39. n. 30 & 40. & p. 40. n. 10. immediately to Barwick, and thence into England.

[Page 80] Notwithstanding which loss, he was again constitutedPat. 26 Ed. 1. m. 31. General for an other expedition into Scotland; and thereupon (with divers other of the English Nobility) advancedTh. Wals. in An. 1299. p. 41. n 40. thi­ther: But tidingsTh. Wals. in An. 1299. p. 41. n 40. being brought of a Peace, which was concluded by King Edward (then in Flanders) and the Scots, no farther acts of hostility wereTh. Wals. in An. 1299. p. 41. n 40. then done on either part. And in 28 Edw. 1. was madeRot. Fin. 28 Edw. 1. m. 10. Governor of the Castle of Hope in Com. Derb.

In An. 29 Edw. 1. he was sentRot. Ale­man. 29 E. 1. m. 7. with Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and others to treat with Agents from the King of France, upon Articles of Peace betwixt King Edward and the Scots. And in 32 Edw. 1. again imploy­ed Rot. Scoc. 3 [...] Edw. 1. m. 9. into Scotland on the Kings service: But before the end of that year he diedTho. Wals. in An. 1305. p. 60. n. 40. at [...]e­nington Regist. de Lewes, f. 133 a. near London, upon the fifth Ca­lends of October, having continuedRegist. de Lewes, f. 133 a. Earl of Surrey no less then Fifty four years, and was buriedIbid. in the midst of the Pavement in the Quire of the Abbey of Lewes, before the High Altar, with this EpitaphIbid. upon his Tomb­stone.

Vous qe passer ov bouche close,
Prier pur cely ke cy repose:
En vie come vous esti jadis fu,
Et vous tiel, ferretz come je su;
Sire Iohan Count de Garenne gist ycy;
Dieu de sa alme eit mercy.
Ky pur sa alme prierra,
Troiz mill jours de pardon avera.

Certain it is, that he was a person in high esteem with the King, as may seem by that spe­cial PreceptClaus. 32 Edw. 1. in dorso m. 6. directed to the then Bishop Elect of London; whereby, signifying how pious, and before Almighty God a meritorious work it was to pray continually for the dead, that so they might be the more easily delivered from the bur­then of their sins; and that this our Earl, who had been a most faithful and useful Subject and Servant to him, and the whole Realm, was then departed this life to his very great sorrow; he required him, that he should cause his Sonl to be commended to the Mercy of God, by all Religi­ous and Ecclesiastick Persons throughout his whole Diocess of London.

The like Precept was directed by the King unto the Archbishop of Canterbury, for his whole Province; as also to the Abbots of S. Augustines in Canterbury, Westminster, Waltham. S. Albans, S. Edmunds-Bury, and Evesham.

Moreover, for Indulgencies to such who should pray for his Soul, I farther findRegist. de Lewes, ut supra., that Robert, then Archbishop of Canterbury, granted forty days; Gilbert, Bishop of Chichester, forty days; Thomas, Bishop of Rochester, thirty days; the Bishop of Durham forty days; the Bishop of [...]arleol forty days; the Bishop of Lincoln forty days; the Bishop of Coventry and Liechfield forty days, and Iohn, Bishop of Chichester, forty days.

His Wife, viz. Alice, (already mentioned) SisterIbid. fol. 135 a. by the Mothers side to King Henry the Third, departedIbid. fol. 135 a. this life the fifth Ides of Fe­bruary, An. 1290. (19 Edw. 1.) and was buried Ibid. fol. 135 a. under a Marble-stone, before the High Altar in the Abbey Church of Lewes, whereon the Figure of a Dragon, with a Branch in his Mouth, wasIbid. fol. 135 a. graven.

By her he had issueIbid. fol. 133 b. William, who wedded Claus. 15 Edw. 1. m. 7. Claus. 22 Edw. 1. m. 5. Ioan, Daughter of Robert de Vere, Earl of Ox­ford, and hadClaus. 15 Edw. 1. m. 7. Claus. 22 Edw. 1. m. 5. with her the Mannors of Med­menham in Com. Buck. Crawmersh in Com. Oxon. and Beston in Norfolk, in Frank-marriage; as also the Mannors of Prittlewell, Tiburne, Wulfhamstone, Nechamsted, and Ginges; and Lands of Ten pounds per annum, in Cestreham.

He had also issue by her the said Alice, two Daughters, viz. Alianor and Isabel; which Alia­nor Regist. de Lewes, Coll. R. Glov. was first married to Henry Lord Percy, and afterwardsRegist. de Lewes, Coll. R. Glov. to the Son of a Scotish Earl; and Isabel toRegist. de Lewes, Coll. R. Glov. Iohn Baillol afterwards King of Scot­land.

This William diedRegist. de Lewes, fol. 133 b. in the life time of the Earl his Father, upon the eighteenth Kalends of Ianuary, in An. 1286. (14 Edw. 1.) leaving Ioan, his Lady, greatRegist. de Lewes, fol. 133 b. with Child with Iohn, his Son and Heir; afterwards bornRegist. de Lewes, fol. 133 b. upon the second Kalends of Iuly, the same year; and was buriedRegist. de Lewes, fol. 133 b. before the High Altar in the Abbey of Lewes.

Which Ioan departedIbid. fol. 135 a. this life upon the eleventh Kalends of December, in An. 1293. (21 Edw. 1.) and lieth buriedIbid. fol. 135 a. with her Hus­band before the High Altar at Lewes, under a high Tomb.

¶I come now to Iohn, Iohn [...] ▪ Son to the said Wil­liam (but born after his death, as hath been said) who next succeeded in these Earldoms of War­ [...]en and Surrey as Heir to Iohn his Grand-father.

This Iohn having an offerClaus. 33 Edw. 1. in dorso m. 18. made unto him by the King, in his Chamber at Westminster, in Parliament, upon Munday next, before the Feast of S. Edward, King and Martyr, 33 Edw. 1. Of Ioan, Daughter to Henry, Earl of Baar, gratefully acceptedClaus. 33 Edw. 1. in dorso m. 18. thereof (he being not then fully twenty one years of age) and tookRegist. d [...] Lewes ut supra. her to Wife.

That which I find next memorable of him, is,Ex Rot. Compot. [...] stodis mag [...] Garderobz. 34 Edw. 1. penès Rem. Reg. in [...] That at that great solemnity of making Prince Edward Knight, at the Feast of Pente­cost, An. 34 Edw. 1. he then received the like honor; the whole number then Knighted, being no less then Two hundred threescore and se­ven.

In the next year following (the last of that Victorious Kings Reign) he wasRot. Pro [...] 35 Ed. 1. m [...] with him in that his Scotch expedition wherein he died. And in 2 Edw. 2. was at that great Tourneament at Wallingford, unto which, Piers Gavaston broughtTho. Wal [...]. in eodem [...] no. such a multitude of strangers, to the great affront and abuse of the English Nobi­lity.

In 4 Edw. 2. he wentRot. Sco [...]. 4 Edw. 2. m. 15. again into Scotland, being in such favor with the King, that he ob­tained Rot. [...] 4 Edw. m. 18. Pat. 4 E [...] p. 2. m [...] a free Grant the same year, of the Castle and Honor of Peke in Derbishire, together with the whole Forest of High Peke, to hold Rot. [...] 4 Edw. m. 18. Pat. 4 E [...] p. 2. m [...] during his life, in as full and ample manner, as William Peverel antiently enjoyed the same, before it came to the Kings of England by Escheat.

In 5 Edw. 2. upon that high discontent by the Nobles of this Realm, against the new raised Minion Piers Gavaston, this Earl, with the Earl of Pembroke, besiegedTh. [...] in eode [...] anno, p. [...] n. 30. Claus. 5 Edw. [...]. m. 4. in dorso. Peirs in Scarde­burgh Castle, and forcedTh. [...] in eode [...] anno, p. [...] n. 30. Claus. 5 Edw. [...]. m. 4. in dorso. him to render him­self.

[Page 81] In 6 Edw. 2. he obtainedCart. 6 [...] [...] 2. n. 66. the Kings Charter for a weekly Market every Tuesday at his Man­nor of [...]iga [...]e in Surrey. Also for another Market at his Mannor of Cukefeld in Sur­rey, upon the Monday; and a Fair there yearly upon the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of the Holy Trinity. Likewise, for a Market every Tuesday at [...]ychening in Sussex; and a Fair yearly on the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Margaret the Virgin. Moreover for a Market every Thursday at his Mannor of Brighel [...]on in [...]. Also for a Fair every year, upon the Feast day of S. Laurence at Hurst; for the like upon Martimass day, in Win­ter, at Westm [...]ston; and a third at Porte­stad, upon the Feast day of S. Nicholas, all in Com. Suss.

In 7 Edw. 2. (with Thomas, Earl of Lan­caster, and some other of the great Earls) he refusedTho Wals. in eodem an. p 80. n. 10. to attend the King in his Scotch expedi­tion then made. And in 10 Edw. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 10 Edw. 2. m. 6. in an­other expedition for Sco [...]land.

In 11 Edw. 2. he was chargedClaus. 11 Ed. 2. m. 23. with Two hundred Foot for his Lands of [...] and Yale, to be sent into Scotland for the Kings Service. And in 13 Edw. 2. wasRot Scoc. 13 Edw. 2. m 2. again in the Wars of Scotland.

In 15 Edw. 2. he was joyned inPat 15 Ed. 2. p. 2. m. 25. special Commission with Edmund, Earl of [...]ent, (the Kings Brother) joyntly and severally to pursue Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and his adherents; as also to besiegePat 15 Ed. 2. p. 2. m. 25. his Castle of Pontetract, and take it: And was one of the Peers, who gaveTho. Wals. in eodem an. p. 94. n. 30. sentence of death upon him.

Moreover, 18 Edw. 2. he was constituted Rot. Vascon. [...]8 Edw. 2. m. 9. Captain General Conductor of those Military Men, who were sent into Gascoigne, with command to bring them unto Edmund, Earl of [...]ent, then Lieutenant of that Dutchy.

It is observable, that this Earl (having no issue by his Wife) did by a special GrantClaus 9 E. 2. in dorso m. 2. give the Inheritance of all his Lands to the King, and his Heirs; which Grant bears date at We [...]min­ster, upon Thursday the morrow after the Feast of S. Peter and Paul, 9 Edw. 2. the particulars whereof are therein exprest, viz. The Castle and Town of Rigate, with the Mannors of [...]or­king, Bechesworth, and [...]enington in Surrey; the Castle and Town of Lewes, the Mannors of Cokefield, Cleyton, Dy­chening, Mething, Fethlam, Brightel­meston, Rottingden, Houndeden, North­est, Rademeld, Kymere, Middelton, A­lington, Worth, Picoumb in Sussex; the Towns of Iford, Pydinghow, and Seford, in Essex; the Castles and Towns of Co­ningesbragh, and Sandale, and the Man­nors of Wakefield, Heitfield, Thorne, Soureby, Braithewel, Fishlake, Dews­bury, and Halifax, in Yorkshire; the Man­nors and Towns of Stanford, and Gran­tham in Lincolnshire; and also the Castles of Dinas-Bran and Leones, with the Lands of Bromfield, Yale, and Wrightsham, in Wales.

After which, scil. in 19 Edw. 2. the same King assignedClaus. 19 E. [...]. [...]. 4. unto him, for his life the Castles and Mannors of Coningsburgh and Sandale; the Mannors of Wakefield, Souresby, Brathewell, Fishlake, Dewsbury, and Halifax, in Yorkshire.

In 1 Edw. 3. he wasRo [...]. Scoc. 1 E [...]w. 3. m. 5. in that expedition then made into Scotland. So also inRo [...]. Scoc. 7 E [...]w. 3 m 27. 7 Edw. 3. in which year the Scots making an Insurrection Tho. Wals. in eodem an. p. 116. n. 10. against Edward Baillol their King, in regard he had done Homage to the King of England for that Realm; this Earl assisted Baillol in wast­ing a great part of that Countrey: And merited Claus. 8 Edw. 3. in dorso m 33. so well of him for the many eminent Services he had done, and Charges he had sustained in that War; that Baillol (with the consent of his Nobles then with him) gaveClaus. 8 Edw. 3. in dorso m 33. him the Earldom of Stratherne, forfi [...]ted by the Rebellion of Malis [...]us, Earl of that County.

In 9 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 9 Edw. 3. m. 29. again in the Wars of Scotland. And in 13 Edw. 3. was constituted Claus. 13 E [...]. 3. p. 2. m [...] m 42. the cheif person for arraying all the Men at Arms in Surrey and Sussex, and for custody of the Sea Coasts.

In 16 Edw. 3. the King, amongst other Letters to divers of his Nobles, sentRot Franc. 10 Edw. 3. m. [...]. to this Earl, to provide forty Men at Arms, an hundred Archers for his service in France, requesting him to be at London in person on the Octaves of S. Hil [...]ary, there to treat and agree with his Council, touching the Wages for those Soldiers in that Expedition.

In 19 Edw. 3. Ioan, Countess of War [...]en, Wife to this Earl, beingR [...]t Fin. 19 Edw 3. m. 31. to go beyond Sea upon some special imployment for the King, had Pro­tection R [...]t Fin. 19 Edw 3. m. 31. for all her Lands here in England, which were assigned for her support, with the Stock thereupon; for the better defence and safeguard of them in her absence. But soon after this she died, whereupon he married a second Wife, as it seems; for by an IndentureEx ipso Au­togr. penès Thomam Co­m [...]tem Elgi­ [...], An. 1660. be­twixt King Edward the Third, and him, bearing date at [...]nautone, the second day of Iune, in the Twentieth year of His Reign it was agreed betwixt them, That the King should thence­forth protect and defend him against all persons whatsoever, Natives, or Strangers, in all quar­rels and causes, which might in reason concern him: As also, that he should support him in the peaceable possession of all his Lands, whereof he was at that time seised, either in England or Wales. And, that, if God should please to send him an heir by Isabel de Houland, then his Wife, should the same heir be Male of Female, it should be joyned in marriage to some one of the Blood Royal, unto whom the King should think fittest: So that the whole Inheritance of this Earl, with the Name and Arms of War­renne, should be preserved by the Blood Royal, in the Blood of him the said Earl. And, in case he should depart this life without any such issue, begotten on the Body of her the said Isabel, that then all his Castles, Mannors, Lands, and Tene­ments in Surrey, Sussex, and Wales, should after such his decease, remain to the King, to be bestowed upon some one of his own Sons, on whom he should think fit; on condition, that, in the person of such Son and his Heirs, the Name, Honor, and Arms of Warenne; should be for ever maintained and kept. And moreover it was farther agreed, That if the said Isabel should by the Law of the Realm, be en­dowed of those Lands and Tenements, lying in the Counties of Surrey, Sussex, and Wales, before specified, whereof he was at that time possessed; that then she should be only endow­ed of those Mannors, Lands, and Tenements, reserving the Castles to the King, and to such of [Page 82] his Sons, on whom the King should think fit to bestow them, she having a reasonable assignation otherwise in lieu of them.

All that I farther find of this Earl, is, That by his DeedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 346 b., bearing date 24 April, 8 Edw. 2. he did Release and Quit-claim to the Canons of Rigate, his Right to Nineteen shillings four pence, one Plough share, and four Horse-shooes yearly Rent; which the Prior and Covent of Riga [...]e, had antiently paid to his Ancestors for certain Lands in Rigate: And granted to them and their Successors, Forty six shillings eleven pence yearly Rent, issuing out of certain other Lands there, for a Chantry which the said Ca­nons of Rigate, and their Successors, were ob­liged to maintain in his Castle of Rigate; for the health of her Soul, and the Souls of his An­cestors and Heirs: So that one Mass should daily be celebrated therein for ever.

Certain it is, that he was the lastRegist. de Lewes fol. 133 b Earl of that Noble and Antient Family. And having by his TestamentEx Regist. Testam. Ebo­raci nuncupa­to Zouch., dated at his Castle of Cones­burgh in Com. Ebor. (where he stiles himself, Iohn, Earl of Warren, Surrey, and [...] ­thern▪ Lord of Bromfield and Yale) be­queathed his Body to be buried in the Church of S. Pancrace at [...]wes; and given to Ioan de Basing his Daughter, a Silver Cup; to his Daughter Katherine Ten marks; as also to Isabel, another of his Daughters, then a Nun at [...] Twenty marks; and to Isabel de Houland, his Wife, a Ring with a Ruby. He departedRegist. de Lewes, fol. 133 b. this life without any lawful issue, upon the morrow preceding the Kalends of Iuly, An. 1347. (21 Edw. 3.) being the One and sixtieth year of his age; and lieth buriedRegist. de Lewes, fol. 133 b. alone under a raised Tomb, near the High Altar, in the Abbey of [...]ewes; leaving Alice, his Sister, WifeClaus. 21 Edw. 3. p. 2. m. 12. to Edmund, Earl of Arundel, his next HeirClaus. 21 Edw. 3. p. 2. m. 12. in Blood.

The Lands, whereof the InquisitionsEsc 21 Ed. 3. [...]. 58. taken after his death, do report him to die seised, were as followeth; viz. The Mannor of [...]iburne in Com. Middl. The Mannors of Grantham, Stanford, and Paun [...]on-Magna in Com. Linc. The Castle and Town of Lewes, with the LordshipsClaus 21 Ed. 3. m 28. of Cokefield, Clentone, Brighelmeston, Rottingden, Hounderden, Northess, Rademeld, [...]mer, Middle­ton, Alington, Wo [...]th, Pycombe, Py­dinghow, and Seford. TheEsc. 21 Ed. 3. ut supra. Castle and Town of Rigate, with the Mannors of Dork­ing and Bechesworth in Surrey.

TheEsc. 21 Ed. 3. ut supra. Mannors of Troubrigge, Winter­bourne, and Ambresbury, in Wiltshire, for term of life, by the Kings Grant.

TheEsc. 21 Ed. 3. ut supra. Castle of Acre, and Mannor of Be­stone in Norfolk.

TheEsc. 21 Ed. 3. ut supra. Mannor of Gymingham, and Advow­son of the Abbey of Marham.

The Mannor of Middlewould; the Hun­dreds of Malhow and Brother-cross in Com. Nors.

TheEsc. 21 Ed. 3. ut supra. Mannor of Medmenham in Com. Buck.

The Mannors of Caneford and S [...]apw [...]ke in Com. Dors. for term of life, with Remainder to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and his Heirs.

TheEsc. 21 Ed. 3. ut supra. Mannors of Coningsburgh, [...]ait­field, and Wakefield, in Com. Ebor.

TheClaus. 21 Ed. 3 m. 28. Mannors of Henstrig and Cherleton, in Com. Sommers.

TheEsc. 21 Ed. 3. ut supra. Mannor of Bokeland, in Right of Ioan his Wife. The Mannor of Wanton in Surrey, also for term of life, of the Inheritance of Iohn de Breause.

That there grew some dislike betwixt this Earl, and Ioan his Wife, is sure enough; for it appearsPat. 9 Ed. [...]. p. 2. m. 31. that they were divorced upon pre­tence of a former Contract made by him with Maud de Nereford (a person of a great Family in Norfolk) and that he allowed unto the same Ioan, Seven hundred and forty marks per annum. As also, that he hadPat. 10 Ed [...] p. 1. m. 32. two Sons by Ma [...]d d [...] Nereford, viz. Iohn and Thomas, who were sir­named Warren. For whose sake he obtained of King Edward the Second, a Grant of part of those great Possessions which he had given to him before, viz. The Castle and Town of Ri­gate, with divers other Lordships in Surrey; the Castle and Town of Lewes, with many Lordships in Sussex; the Castles of Dinas-Bran and Leons; as also the Lands of Bromfield, Ya [...]e, and Wrighlesham, in Wales, to himself for life; with Remainder to Iohn de Warren, Son of Maud de Nereford, and to the Heirs-Male of his Body; and for want of such to Thomas de Warren, another Son of the same Maud, and the Heirs-Male of his Body; and for lack of such issue, to the right heirs of him the said Earl, with Remainder to the King and his Heirs.

And moreover, by IndentureEx Coll. [...] Gl. S. bearing date at [...], 20 May, 20 Edw. 3. setled upon the same Maud de Nereford, for term of her life, the Castles, Towns, and Mannors of Co­ [...]ngsburgh and Sandale; with th [...] Mannors of Wakefield, Haitfield, Souresby, Brethewel, Fishlake, Dewsbury, and Halifa [...]; and after her decease, upon the said Iohn and Thomas, and the Heirs-Males of their Bodies, in like sort as abovesaid, with Remainder to his right heirs. Unto which Indenture his Seal was affixed; whereupon, on the one side, is expressed his Effigies in a Gown, and sitting in a Chair, holding a Hawk in his left hand, with this Circumscription, viz. Sigillum Iohannis Comitis Warenniae & Stratherniae, & Comitis Pa­lacii. And on the other side, on Horsback, with his Sword in his right hand, and in his left his Shield of Arms, with this Circumscription, Sigillum Iohannis Comitis Warrenniae, & Surreyae, Domini de Bromfield & Yale. When Iohn, his Son, by the before specified Maud de Nereford bore Vin [...]. p. 51 [...]. for his Arms, Chequy Or and Azure, a Canton Gules with a Lion rampant Ermine thereon (the proper Coat of Nereford) from whom the War­rens of Poynton in Cheshire, do deriveIbid. their descent.

Of Ioan de Baars before mentioned, all that I have farther seen, is, That in 26 Edw. 3. she being still beyond Sea, had LicensePat 26 Ed [...]. p. 1. m. [...]. there to con­tinue till the Fifteenth of S. Michael that year: And that she departingRegist. [...] Lewes, [...] 135 a. this World in An. 1361. (35 Edw. 3.) was notRegist. [...] Lewes, [...] 135 a. buried in England.

Warren of Wirmgay.

HAving now done with that line of the Earls of Warren and Surrey, I come to Reginald de Warren, Reginal [...] ▪ a younger Son to the second Earl William, whose cheif Seat [Page 83] was at Wirmgay in Norfolk, by reason of his marriageMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. [...]. 85 a. n. 10. with Alice, Daughter and heir to William de Wirmgay. Which William de Wirmgay had LiveryRot. Pip. [...] H. 2. Norf. of his Lands in 6 Hen. 2. and up­on the Aid for marrying of Maud, Daughter to King Henry the Second, in 12 Hen. 2. certified Lib. Rub. in Scace. his Fees to be Fourteen and an half.

This was that Reginald, for whom King Ste­phen in the Twelfth of His Reign, by his Charter Jorval. col. [...]03. n. 20. (whereby he constituted Henry, Duke of Normandy, his Successor in this Realm of England; and made Provision for his own Son William, who had married Isabel, Daughter and heir of William Earl Warren) did take care he should have the custody of the castles of Be­lencumbre and Mortimer in Normandy, if he so pleased.

In 10 Hen. 2. heEx Regi [...]t. Archiep. Cant. (Inter Col­lect. R. Glo­veri decerp­tum.) was one of those Temporal Lords, who came to an accord with the King touching their ancient Rights and Liberties.

In 14 Hen. 2. he answeredRot. Pip. 14 Hen. 2. Norf. Nine pounds and ten shillings, then in arrear for the Knights Fees pertaining to this Honor of Wirmgay, and due upon the Aid for marrying of Maud, the Kings Daughter as abovesaid.

In 16 Hen. 2. he wasRad. de Di­ceto col. 554. n. 30. Sheriff of Kent, with Reginald de Cornhulle, but noIbid. & Gerv. Do­robern. col. 1413. n. 20. friend to Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, as may seem by his deportment towards him, when he returned into England, after his Peace made with the King.

For the one half of that Sixteenth year, and for the whole Seventeenth, eighteenth, and nine­teenth years of that Kings Reign, he executed the OfficeRot. Pip. de iisdem an [...]. of Sheriff for the County of Sussex. So likewise forRot. Pip. de iisdem an [...]. Devonshire, for half the same nineteenth year; and againRot. Pip. de iisdem an [...]. for Sussex for the One and twentieth and two and twenti­eth of Henry the Second.

In 18 Hen. 2. he accountedRot. Pip. [...]8 H. 2. Norf. Fourteen pound five shillings for the Scutage of this his Honor of Wirmgay. And, forMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 85 a. n. 10. the health of his own Soul, as also for the Souls of Alice his Wife, William de Wirmgay her Father, and William Earl Warren his Brother, he gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 85 a. n. 10. to the Canons of Southwark, (id est, S. Mary Overy) the Church of Plumbton.

¶To this Reginald succeeded William his Son and Heir,William. who in 31 Hen. 2. paidRot. Pip. 31 H. 2. Norf. Scutage (by reason of this his Honor) for Military Service done in Ireland. AndRot. Pip. 2. R. 1. Norf. in 2 Rich. 1. Seven­teen pound two shillings six pence for the Scu­tage of Wales.

In 5 Rich. 1. he hadRot▪ Pip. 5 R. 1. Norf. the custody of the Heir of Hugh de Chandos granted to him. And in 6 Rich. 1. he accountedRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Norf. for Fourteen pound five shillings upon the Aid for that Kings Re­demption.

In 3 Ioh. he again answeredRot. Pip. 3 Joh Norf. Twenty eight marks and an half, for Scutage done for the Knights Fees belonging to this Honor. And in 5 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 5 Joh. Norf. Four hundred marks to the King, for License to marry Milisent, the Widow of Richard Muntfichet, with her Dowry, she being his second Wife.

This William FoundedClaus. 6 Ed. 3. m. 6. the Priory of Wirm­gay, and gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 85 a. n. 20. to the Canons of South­wark, with his Body (there to be buried) Sixty Acres of Land in Fortiscre, for the health of the Souls of Reginald his Father, Alice his Mo­ther, Beatrice his Wife, Reginald his Son, and the Souls of Beatrice and Isabel his Daughters.

And in An. 1208. (11 Ioh.) diedM. Westm in [...]odem an., leaving the same Beatrix, thenRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Norf. Widow of Dodo Bardulf, his sole DaughterRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Norf. and Heir; who the next en­suing year gaveRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Norf. a Fine of MMM. C. marks, for Livery of the Lands Heredirarily descended to her, by the death of her Father, and assigna­tion of a reasonable Dowry of her Husbands Lands, so that she might not be compelled to marry again; as also, that her Father Debts should be paid, as well out of the Goods of Mi­lisent his Wife, as out of his own. Which Milisent was livingRot. Pip. 3 H 3. Ess. [...] Here [...]. in 3 Hen. 3.

This Beatrix, his Daughter, afterwards be­came the WifeClaus 17 H▪ 3. m. 17. of Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, and Justice of England, who had with her the Mannors of Wirmgay, Stow, Rou­beton, and Feneburge; as also certain Lands in Flesci [...]ge in Com. Norf. But her Son Wil­liam Bard [...]lf, hadClaus. 27 H. 3. [...]. 4. after her decease this Honor of Wirmgay; of whom, and his Descendants, I shall speak in due place.

Earls of Leicester.

THe first of this Family called Robert, Robert. (of whom I am now to speak) was not ad­vanced to this Earldom of Leicester, until the time of King Henry the First; yet, being Earl of Mel [...]ent in Normandy, in the time of the Conqueror, I have thought fit to rank him amongst those of that Dignity in his time.

As for his Parentage by his Fathers side, he was of near Alliance to the Conqueror, viz. Son Ord. Vi [...]. P. 709 A. of roger de Bel [...]omont, Grand-sonW. Geme [...]. 312 A. B. to Turolf of Pont Audomanre, byW. Geme [...]. 312 A. B. Wevia, Sister to Gunno­ra, Wife of Richard, the first of that name, Duke of Normandy, Great Grand-father to King William the First: And by Adelina, his Mother, Heir to the Earldom of Mellent; she being DaughterIbid. 26 [...] A. of Waleran, and SisterIbid. 26 [...] A. to Hugh, both Earls of Mellent; which Hugh tookOrd. Vit. p. 460 B. the habit of a Monk in the Abbey of Be [...].

After whose death, without issue, this Robert obtainedW. Mal [...]sb [...] fol. 90 b. n. 30. the Castle of Mellent, for a sum of Money from the King of France; and succeed­ed him in the title of Earl.

Of his signal deportment in that memorable Battle with Duke William, whereby this Realm of England was thenceforth obtained; hearken to what William Pictavensis saithGesta W. Ducis Norm. 197 A.. Tyro quidam Normannus, &c. Acertain Norman young Soldier, Son of Roger de Bellomont, Nephew and Heir to Hugh, Earl of Mellent, by Adelina his Sister; making the first [...]n-set in that fight, did what de­serveth [...]ting Fame, Boldly charging and breaking in upon the Enemy, with that Regiment which he commanded in the Right Wing of the Army. For which eminent Service he had vast Possessions bestowedW. Malm [...]. fol. 90 b. on him here, viz. Domesd. lib. in i [...]s­dem Com. In Warwick­shire Sixty four Lordships, and inDomesd. lib. in i [...]s­dem Com. Leicester­shire Sixteen, or the greatest part of them; besides Seven in Wiltshire, three in Northampton­shire, and one in Glocestershire, whereof Roger his Father wasIbid. in iis­dem Com. also possessed.

As to his after-actings, I findOrd. V 6 [...]6 A. [...], that being a person of an haughty spirit, and puffed up with Rewards and Promises from the King: he came to Roan, in An. 1090. (3 Wil. Rufi) where [Page 84] boldly requiring of Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, the Castle of Ivery; the Duke answered, That he had given to his Father the Castle of Br [...]on for it, which was an equal exchange. Whereupon he replied, I allow not of that Bar­gain; but what your Father gave to my Father, that will I have; otherwise (by S. Nichasius) I shall do that which will displease you. At which words, the Duke growing very angry, causedIbid. him to be laid hold on, and imprisoned: Whereof, so soon as the crafty old Man (his Father) heard, he sentIbid. the Duke a present, hasting afterwards himself to him, and with fine flattering expressi­ons obtainedIbid. his Sons liberty.

BeingW. Malmsb. 88 a. n 40. a faithful adherer to King Henry the First, against his Brother Curthose, he was there­upon advancedOrd. Vir. 700 A. to this Earldom of Leicester, and hadOrd. Vir. 700 A. also other rich gifts; but how he got this Earldom, let us hear what an AuthorIbid. 805 D. of that time expresseth. Vrbs Legrecestriae quatuor dominos hahuerat, &c. The City of Leicester had then four Lords, viz. The King, the Bishop of Lincoln, Earl Simon, and Yvo, the Son of Hugh (scil. Grentmesnil.) This Earl of Mellent, by the favor of the King, cunningly entring it on that side which belonged to Yvo, (then Governor thereof, as also Sheriff, and the Kings Farmor there) sub­jected it wholly to himself; and by this means, being made an Earl in England, exceeded all the Nobles of the Realm in riches and power.

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Now, what the particulars of this subtil and deceitful dealing were, I shall briefly tellOrd. Vit. p. [...]05 C.. Yvo having begun a Rebellion in England, where­in he had done much mischief by firing some Houses of his Neighbors; and being, through the Kings excessive indignation towards him, fined at a vast sum, made his Addresses to this Earl of Mel [...]ent, who was the cheif of the Kings Council; hoping, by his means, to obtain some favor: Who thereupon cunningly advised him to perform a long pilgrimage; for effecting whereof, he would help him to Five hundred marks of Silver, keeping his Lands in pawn for Fifteen years; with promise, That at the end of that term, they should be wholly restored to his Son; and not only so, but that he would give him his Brothers Daughter (viz. Henry Earl of Warwick) in marriage. For the performance of which Agreement, this Earl gave his Oath, the King himself likewise assenting thereto. But in this Pilgrimage, Yvo departing the World, his Son neither enjoyed the Woman (as was pro­mised) nor any of his Paternal Inheritance.

In 25 Hen. 1. associatingMat. West. in An. 1124. to himself Hugh de Montfort, (who had marriedMat. West. in An. 1124. Adelina his Daugh­ter) and others, notwithstanding the former favors of King Henry to him, he entredMat. West. in An. 1124. Nor­mandy in an hostile manner, but was encoun­tred and taken prisonerMat. West. in An. 1124. by William de Tanker­vil, who delivered himMat. West. in An. 1124. up captive to the King.

Other particulars, as to his Secular actings, I have not observed: Take therefore this general Character of him from an eminent Author Epist. H. Huntend. MS. de contemp [...] mundi in Bibl. Coct [...] fol, 3 b.. Fuit igitur Robertus Consul, &c. This Earl Robert of Mellent, was the wisest of all Men betwixt this and Ierusalem, in Worldly affairs; famous for knowledge, plausible in speech, skilful in craft, discreetly provident, ingenuously subtile; excelling for prudence, profound in counsel, and of great wis­dom; by which means, he acquired vast Possessions, viz. Honors, Cities, Castles, Town, Villages, Ri­vers, and Woods. The Honors he had, were not only here in England, but in Normandy and France; insomuch, as he made the Kings of England, Friends and Fo [...]s to each other at his pleasure. If he was displeased with any Man, he forced him to a submissive Humiliation; if pleased, he advanced him as he list: By which means he got an incredible proportion of wealth.

But in the height of all this glory, another Earl seduced his wife, which brought exceeding vexation and trouble of mind to him in his age. At last therefore, after much grief, mortal infirmities seising on him, being required by his Confessor, that he should make restitution of whatsoever he had got by Force or Fraud from any Man, and to bewail that sin with tears. He answered, If I so do, what shall I leave my Sons? To whom his Confessor re­plied, Let them be content with their ancient In­heritance, and with what you have justly acquired, and quit the rest, otherwise your Soul will go to [Page 85] Hell. No (quoth he) I will give them all, and they shall do Works of Mercy for the health of my Soul.

But notwithstanding this sharp Character, his own Works of Piety were not few nor small: For heCart. An­tiq. CC. n. 21. H. Knigh­ton, col. 2346. rebuilt the Church of our Lady in his Castle at Leicester, for the health of the Souls of King William the Conqueror, of Queen Maud his Wife; as also for the Souls of King William Rufus, King Henry the First, and Maud his Wife, with their Children: Likewise for the Souls of Roger de Bellomont his Father, and of Adelina, Wife of the said Roger. Moreover, for the health of his own Soul, and the Soul of Elizabeth his Wife; as also of the Souls of all his Children, and for the Soul of Henry, Earl of Warwick, his Brother; the Soul of Albreda his Sister, Abbess of ... and the Souls of all the faith­ful deceased. In which Church he placedIbid. a Dean and Canons, and for their maintenance, besides all that had anciently belonged thereto, he gave unto them six Carucates of Land, lying nigh the North Bridge, with eight dwelling Houses; and in another part, three Virgates, and three Ox-gangs; as also Six pound yearly Rent issuing out of that City. And in the Suburbs thereof, confirmedIbid. to them the Churches of Alhallows, S. Peters, and S. Martins, which Ralph Boteler had bestowed on them, in augmentation of their Prebends.

And farther, gaveIbid. them the Churches of Lileburne, with the Lands and Tithes there­to appertaining; as also three pound yearly Rent out of the Revenues of that Lordship. He like­wise bestowed on them three Carucates, and one Yard Land, with a Mill, at the North Bridge, for cloathing of the sick people in their charge: So that they hadMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 312 bb. n. 60. all the Churches in Leicester, except S. Margarets, which was a Prebend of Lincoln, with five Carucates of Land on the North side of the Town; and all the Churches of the Soke of Shepesheved and Halso.

Moreover, he Founded Ibid. 375 a. n. 40. the Hospital of Brackley in Com. North.

And besides all this, gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 648 a n. 20. to the Priory of Lenton (in Com. Nott.) the Church of Win­chingstone, with three Yard Land; and three Toffs and Croffs thereto belonging.

To the Abbey of Preaux in France, (the Foundation whereof was begunOrd. Vit. p. 460. C. by Humphrey de Vetulis his Grand-father, and perfectedIbid. 709 D. with large endowmentsIbid. 709 D. by Roger de Bellomont his Fa­ther) he gaveMonast An­glic. p. 598 b. [...] 50. & 60. Et 599 a. n. 40. the Church and Tithes of Char­lenton, the Mannor of Postbiry, as also the Mannor of Tostes in Norfolk, which after­wards became a Cell to that Foreign Monastery; and likewiseEx ipso Au­togr. nuper in Castello de [...]. the Tenth of all his Rents and Revenues in Newbery.

This great Earl weddedOrd. Vit. 805 D. Isabel (by some cal­led Elizabeth) Daughter to Hugh, Earl of Uer­mando [...]s; by whom he left issueW Gemet. 314 B. Robert his Successor in this Earldom of Leicester, and Waleran, who succeeded him in that of Mellent (both TwinsW Gemet. 314 B.;) likewise, another Son called Ord. Vit. 806 A. Et 953 C. Hugh, sirnamed Pauper, EarlOrd. Vit. 806 A. Et 953 C. of Bedford; and divers Daughters, whereof one, viz. Eliza­beth wasW. Gemet. 307 A. a Concubine to King Henry the First. But at length became a Monk in the Abbey of Preaux, and departing this life upon the Nones of Iune, An. 1318. (18 Hen [...]. 1.) was there buried all but his heart, which was sent to Brackley, and there kept in Salt.

Of his Son Waleran, who after him enjoyed Ibid. 314 C. the Earldom of Mellent (as hath been said) with all his Land in Normandy, the substance of what I have observed, is, That in 23 [...]. 1. desertingS. Dunel. 250 [...] n. 40 & 50. the King, and manningS. Dunel. [...]50 [...]. n. 40 & 50. his Castles against him, the King burntS. Dunel. [...]50 [...]. n. 40 & 50. his Town of Brion, all but the Castle: So likewiseS. Dunel. [...]50 [...]. n. 40 & 50. Pont-Audomare, except the Castle, which heldS. Dunel. [...]50 [...]. n. 40 & 50. out seven weeks siege. Likewise, that he was taken prisonerW. Gemet. 302 B. in fight, near Burgh-Turold. 7 Kal. April. 14 Hen. 1. and keptOrd. Vit. 37 [...] D. in durance full five years; and that being set atW Gemet. 302 C. liberty, he was not trusted with any of his Castles. Moreover, that adhering to King Stephen, against Maud the Empress (with whom he wasH. Hunt, [...]24 a n. 10 & 20. R Hoved. 279 a n. 40. in the Battle of Lincoln, 6 Steph.) he sharedH. Hunt. [...]24 a n. 10 & 20. R Hoved. 279 a. n. 40. in that unhappy success, which the King then had. Next, that in 10 Steph. he tookChro. Nor. 982 C. upon him the Cross, and wentChro. Nor. 982 C. to Ierusalem on Pilgrimage. After this, that King Stephen fell in dislike with him, and in the Fifteenth of His Reign, tookH. Hun [...]. 226 A. n. 50. from him, by Assault, the City of Worcester, (which he had givenH. Hun [...]. 226 A. n. 50. him) and reducedH. Hun [...]. 226 A. n. 50. it to Ashes.

And that, about two years after, he was taken prisonerChr. Nor. 989 C & D. by his Nephew, Robert de Montfort, and shutChr. Nor. 989 C & D. up in the Castle of Orbec; where his own Soldiers endeavored his rescueChr. Nor. 989 C & D. by a siege, but in vain: So that he could not obtain his liberty, till he had rendredChr. Nor. 989 C & D. the Castle of Montfort unto him.

Furthermore, that he was betrothedIbid. unto a Daughter of King Stephens, when she was but two years old.

And lastly, that he left issue, a Son calledR. Hoved. [...] a. n. 10 Ilud. b. n. 30. Ro­bert, Earl of Mellent, who was excommuni­cated R. Hoved. [...] a. n. 10 Ilud. b. n. 30. by the Pope, for adhering to Iohn, Earl of Moreton, against Richard his Brother, King of England.

Of Hugh, the youngest Son of this Robert, Earl of Leicester, to whom King Stephen gave Gesta Regis [...] 953 C. the Earldom of Bedford, with the Daughter of Milo de Beauchamp, upon the expulsion of Milo: Being a person remissIbid. and negligent himself, and committingIbid. the custody of that Castle to Milo; he fellIbid. from the dignity of an Earl, to the state of a Knight; and, in the end, toIbid. miserable poverty.

¶I come now to Robert, calledMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 313. n 60. Bossu, Robert Bossu. the eldest Son to this last mentioned Robert, who (after him) enjoyed this Earldom of Leicester, and all his Lands in England. This Robert, stoutly adheredOrd. Vit. 851 B. to King Henry the First, upon all occasions; and wasIbid 901 C. with him at his death in An. 1135. at the Castle of Lions in France.

Betwixt this Earl and Roger de Toney, (a great Man in Normandy) was such animosity, as that, at length, it brokeIbid. 903 C. out into open hosti­lity; and thereuponIbid. 905 A. burning and destruction of Toneys Houses, and wasting his Lands.

Being in Normandy with King Stephen, in An. 1137. (2 Steph.) and hearingIbid. 911 D. of those troubles which then grew in England, he at­tended Ibid. 911 D. him thither.

In An. 1139. (4 Steph.) he wasIbid. 919 D. one of those that rose up against Roger, Bishop of Sa­resbury, (that Potent Man in King Henry the First's time) and at Oxford, killingIbid. 919 D. many of that Bishops servants, tookIbid. 919 D. him and the Bishop of Lincoln prisoners.

[Page 86] But after this he stoutly adheredIbid. to the An­jovins against King Stephen; yet, ere long fell off again, and grew in such favor with the King, that he obtained a GrantEx Registro MS. in Offi [...]io Ducat. Lanc. sub titulo Heref. of the Borough, Castle, and whole County of Hereford, ex­cepting the Lands of the Bishop and Abbeys there, and excepting the Fees of Hugh de Mor­timer, Osbert Fitz-Hugh, William de Braose; as also those of Gotsone de Dinan, which belonged to Hugh de Laci; and in case he would prevail against Gotsone, then to hold that clearly. Not­withstanding all which, in An. 1151. (16 Steph.) he wasJoh. Hagu­stald. 27 [...] a. l. [...]. one of those Nobles who met Henry, Duke of Normandy, at his first arrival in England, and suppliedGerv. Do­robern. 1373. n. 10. him with necessaries: Whereupon no less then Thirty fortified Castles were soon yieldedGerv. Do­robern. 1373. n. 10. to his obedience; and grew in such high esteem with him, after his attain­ing the Crown of this Realm, that he advanced him to that great OfficeMat. Paris, in An. 1163. (9 Hen. 2.) p. 99. of Iustice of [...]ng­land.

In 10 Hen. 2. he wasRx Regist. Archiep. Cant. one of the Witnesses to that Recognition which the King then made of the Peoples Liberties; and the same year in­terceded R Hoved. 282 b. Gerv. Do­robern. 1393, 1392 n. 60. & 1393. with the King on the behalf of Thomas Beck [...]t, Archbishop of Canterbury. The next ensuing year, he was sentR. Hoved. 283 a. n 30. to bring him to Court; but finding him sick in Bed, was again sentIbid. 283 b. n. 40. to let him know, That the Barons had pronounced Sentence for his Imprison­ment.

About this time, when Reginald, Archbishop of [...]ologne, (who hadMat. Paris, An. [...] 165. p 104. n. 30 & 40. fomented that Schism of Octavian against Pope Alexander) cameMat. Paris, An. [...] 165. p 104. n. 30 & 40. into England, to treat of a marriage betwixt Henry, Duke of Saxony, and Maud the King of Englands Daughter; it is saidMat. Paris, An. [...] 165. p 104. n. 30 & 40., That, though other of the Nobles went to meet him solemnly: This Earl, being then Justice of [...], would not give any respect to him, because he stood excommunicate by the Pope.

Thus much as to his Secular Dealings, where­unto that famous paction, made betwixt Ranulph, then Earl of Chester, and him; which farther demonstrateth his power and greatness, may be added, whereof I have exhibited the tenor in my Discourse of that Earl.

But after all this, in An. 1173. (14 Hen. 2.) upon what occasion I find not, certain it is; that then, rebellingM. Westm. in eodem anno. against King Henry, he was takenM. Westm. in eodem anno. prisoner, his City of Leicester wastedM. Westm. in eodem anno., and the Wall thereof (of extraordinary strength) utterly demolishedM. Westm. in eodem anno.

Lastly, touching his Works of Piety, it is evi­dent, that they were exceeding great and many, far beyond those of his Father. For in An. 1143. (8 Steph.) by the consentH. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 20. Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 308 b. n. 20. of Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, he FoundedH. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 20. Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 308 b. n. 20. that opulent and goodly Abbey for Canons Regular of S. Augu­stines Order, called De Pratis, in the Suburbs of Leicester, in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, and amply endowed it; partly H. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 20. Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 308 b. n. 20. with the Possessions which his Father had be­stowed on those Secular Canons, by him Found­ed within the Castle of Leicester, (as hath been already observed) but withH. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 20. Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 308 b. n. 20. much more of his own proper gift.

Likewise, he FoundedH. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 20. Mon. An­lic. Vol. 2. 768 a n. 30 the Abbey of [...]eron­don in Leicestershire, for Cistercian Monks; and the Monastery of Nun-Eat [...]n H. Knigh­ton, ut su­pra Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 518 a n. 20. & 518 b. n. 30. in Com. Warr. for Nuns: As also the Priory of Luf­field Monast An­glic. V [...]l. 1. 5 [...]0 b. n. 40. in Com. North. for Monks of S. Benedicts Order; all which, he liberally endowed with Lands, and ample Revenues.

And besides this, to the Monks of S. Ebrulfs at Utica in Normandy, he was a special Be­nefactor; freeingMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 967 a. n. 20. them from the payment of Tithes for their Lands and Improvements in Leicestershire; as well in the Forest of Lei­cester, as elswhere, acquittingMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 967 a. n. 20. them for any Herbage or Paunage for an hundred Hogs, either in that Forest, or other inclosed Lands. He like­wise gaveIbid. n. 40. unto them nine Burgages within the Walls of Leicester, and five without; with the Tithes of all his own Demesn Lands in that Town: AlsoIbid. n. 40. the Churches of Belgrave and [...]lenfeud, with two Yard Land, the Chappels of Branteston and Keteby, with the Tithes and other Appurtenances in Yrkin­feld. In Rothby Ibid. n. 50 & 60., he gave them two parts of the Tithes of the two Halls there; in Humber­ston Ibid. n. 50 & 60., the like of the two Halls there, and one Yard Land; inIbid. n. 50 & 60. Evington, Ygwarby, S [...]leby, Thorp-Ernald, Brantingsby, Waltham, Wikingeston, and Houtheby, the Tithes of the whole Demesn.

To the Abbey of Lira (likewise in Nor­mandy) he gaveEx vet [...]st. Cartular. Li­ren [...]is Caenobil penès Andr. d [...] Chesne. the Church of Warham, and one Hide of Land there; as alsoMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 603 b. n 60. & 604 a. the Church of Hinkley, with the Chappels of [...] and Dadlington in Com. Leicest. The Church of Eaton, with the Chappel of Attle­bu [...]g [...] in Com. Warr. The Church of Sibbes­dune, with the Chappels of Widerdesley, A [...]etune, Huptone, and Draitone; and also the Church of Hecham, with the Chappel of Lindley in Comit. Leicest. Whereupon those Monks made Hinkley, a Cell to that Foreign Monastery.

To the Monks of Bec in Normandy, he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 954 b. n. 30. the Lordship of Chinchebirick. To the Nuns of Godstow in Com. Oxon. he gave Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 525 b. n. 50. Three pound per annum in Halso.

To the Canons of Sulby in Com. North. he grantedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 630. n. 30. Fewel for their Fire, out of his Wood called Ighey, as much as they could carry with one Cart, twice every day, from Easter till Michael­mass, with freedom of Toll, for whatsoever they should buy or sell in the Market at Leicester.

And to the Knights Templars he gaveIbid. 539 [...] ▪ n. 30. a mark yearly Rent issuing out of the Mill at Scheravene.

He took to Wife Amicia, DaughterW. Gemet. 269 D. 300 A. Ord. Vit. 867 D▪ [...] of Raphe de Waet, Earl of Norfolk, by Emma, Daughter W. Gemet. 269 D. 300 A. Ord. Vit. 867 D▪ [...] of William Fitz-Osberne, Earl of Hereford. Which Amicia after the death of William de Bret­vil, her Uncle, viz. Son of William Fitz-Osbern, broughtW. Gemet. 269 D. 300 A. Ord. Vit. 867 D▪ [...] Lira, Glot, Bretvil, and a great part of those Lands which William Fitz-Osbern had in Normandy, to the before specified Robert, Earl of Leicester, her Uncle. But after a while, she quittedEx Registr [...] Regio Reg. Francis. all her interest in Bretvil to Philip, King of France, in exchange for the Castle of S. Leodegar in Aquiline, and all Aqui [...]ne.

By this Amicia he had issue Robert his Succes­sor in this Earldom, and two Daughters, viz. ... WifeChro. Norm. 987 D. to Simon, Earl of Huntendon; and Hawise marriedMonast. An­glic. vol. 1. 155. b. n. 30. to William, Earl of Glo­cester.

Which Amicia gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 986. n. 20. to the Monks of Lira one ounce of Gold at Pont S. Piere in Norman­dy; as alsoIbid. [...]. 30. Fifteen shilling sterling yearly for the health of the Soul of William de Bretvil her [Page 87] Brother. On the Canons of Leicester, she be­stowedIbid. 309. n. 60. Lands of Four pounds per annum value in Everlas. And by the censentH. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 20. Mon. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 313 [...]. n. 10. of the Earl her Husband, after he tookH. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 20. Mon. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 313 [...]. n. 10. the habit of a Canon Regular in the Abbey of Leicester (so Founded by him, as hath been observed) became a Nun H. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 20. Mon. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 313 [...]. n. 10. in the Monastery of Nun-Eat [...]n.

I now come to the death of this great Earl, of whom it is saidH. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 10., That he lived Fifteen years a Canon Regular in Leicester Abbey; and there departing this life in that habit, in An. 1167. (14 Hen. 2.) was buriedH. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 10. on the South side of the Quire. Unto all, of which, I know not how to assent, in regard it is apparent from good authorities (already observed) that he ex­ercise Secular imployments for the greatest part of that time, and that he diedR. Hoved. 29 [...] b. n. 20. [...] of Eng­land the very same year. To reconcile there­fore this seeming contradiction, I shall rather suppose, That, though he assumed the habit of a Canon in that Abbey so long before, whereby he had the more immediate benefit of all the devout Suffrage, Fastings, and Alms of that Regular Covent: Yet, for the better service to the Pub­lick (considering that eminent place of Judica­ture wherein he sate) he was dispenced with, as to the strict observance of the Rule, in being Cloistered up as others were.

To him succeeded in this Earldom,Robert Blanch­maines. Robert, his Son and Heir, calledH Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 20. Robert Blanchmaines (by reason of his White Hands, as it seemeth) who throughOrd. Vit. 988 D. & 867 D. W. Gemet. 299 D. & 300 A. Chro Nor. 982 D. the Right of his Grand-mother Emme, Wife of William Fitz-Osberne, Earl of Hereford, after the death of William de Bretvil, her Brother; enjoyedOrd. Vit. 988 D. & 867 D. W. Gemet. 299 D. & 300 A. Chro Nor. 982 D. Li [...]a, Glot, with the whole Honor of Bretvil, and other Lands of his.

This Robert in his Fathers life time, upon the death of William de Pacy, entredSigeb Gem­blac. MS. in Bibl. Deuves. 170 b. the Castle of Pacy, which belonged to the Honor of Bret­vil; whereunto he was right Heir to his Mo­ther (as hath been observed.)

In An. 1173. (19 Hen. 2.) adheringMatth. Paris, in eodem an. pd 127. n. 40. to young Henry (whom King Henry the Second had Crowned in his life time) in that Rebellion against his Father, he borrowedRad. de Diceto, 570. n. 10. what Money he could, and got License to go be [...]ond Sea: And though he then madeRed. de Diceto, 570. n. 10. Oath to be loyal to the King; yet when he got thither, he nothing Rad. de Diceto, 570. n. 10. minded his promise. For which respect, the King marchedR. Hoved. 306. n. 10. with a great power to his Castle of Bretvil (whence he fledR. Hoved. 306. n. 10. upon his approach) and setR. Hoved. 306. n. 10. it on fire. Moreover, commanding Mat. Paris, pag. 128. n. 10. that his Town of Leicester should be laid waste; it was besiegedMat. Paris, pag. 128. n. 10., and the greatest part of it burntMat. Paris, pag. 128. n. 10., the Inhabitants having leaveMat. Paris, pag. 128. n. 10. for Txshree hundred pound to go whether they would.

Whereof having intelligence, he hasted [...]ad. de D [...]ceto, 573. n. 40 & 50. to the Port of Whitsand (in Flanders) and thence into [...]ad. de D [...]ceto, 573. n. 40 & 50. England, with a great power of Normans and Flemings; landing [...]ad. de D [...]ceto, 573. n. 40 & 50. at Walton in Suffolk, upon the third Kalend of October, and attempted [...]ad. de D [...]ceto, 573. n. 40 & 50. the Castle there; which, being situate upon a Mount; notwithstanding all his endeavor for full four days, and the help of Hugh Bigot, Earl of Norfolk to boot, he could [...]ad. de D [...]ceto, 573. n. 40 & 50. not win. Whereupon he marched to Hagenet, tookIbid. 574. that Castle, and burnt it, forcing thirty Soldiers, whom he found therein, to redeemIbid. 574. themselves.

Thence toIbid▪ Framingham Castle, the Seat of that Earl of Norfolk, but being too burthen­some Ibid▪ to him, by hisistay there, and [...] Ibid▪ to his Lady, he resolvedIbid▪ for Leicester, leaving S. Edmundsbury on his left hand: In which passage, being encountred by those Forces of the Kings, who lay in that part of the Countrey for the defence thereof; after a sharp fight, his Army was totallyIbid▪ [...]outed, and himself, with his Countess, taken prisonersIbid▪; who wearing a Ring on her Finger, with a Stone of great value in it, out of indignation threwIbid▪ it into a River, that her Enemies might not have it.

But this Story, being otherwise toldJor. val. 1089. in An. 1173) [...] H. 2. Videsis e­tiam [...]erv. Dorobe [...]. [...]42 [...]. n. 20 & 30. by the Monks of Iorevaux, I shall also deliver it in his words.

Upon the Treaty (saith he) had betwixt Gi­sorz and [...]rias, for composing that difference betwixt King Henry, and Henry his Son Crown­ed King in his life time) which broke off without success. This Earl (taking part with young Henry, to whom also the King of France ad­hered) was sent by the King of France, and young Henry, with a great power of Flemings into England; and there arriving about the Feast of S. Luke, by the help of Hugh Bigo [...] plundred No [...]wich, at that time destitute of a Garison; and thence marched to the Port of Donwich, where finding that the Inhabitants stood stoutly upon their guard, he went to [...]age­neth; and after some days siege, took that Castle, whereof Ranulph de Broc was then Go­vernor. After which success, having much con­fidence in his numbers, he resolved to march to Leicester; but hearing of great Forces at S. Edmundsbury, he hasted to Fran [...]ngham Castle (the Seat at that time of Hugh Bigot, Earl of Norfolk) and there made stay for certain days, whereof tidings being brought to Richard de Lucy (then Iustice of England) and Hum­phrey de Bohun, Constable of England, (who were then on their march with a powerful Army towards Scotland, with purpose to waste that Countrey, having burnt the Town of [...]ar­wick, and the parts thereabouts) they forth­with made a Truce with the King of Scotland till the Feast of S. Hillary ensuing; and hasted with all speed towards S. Edmundsbury, ex­pecting this our Earl there, who still continued at Framingham. But he, purposing for Lel­cester, passing with his Army near S. Edmunds­bury (over Fornham Marsh, not far from the Church of S. Genevose) was encountred by Hum­phrey Bohun, Reginald, Earl of Cornwal, and William, Earl of Arundel, with Three hundred stout Men, well armed, carrying the Banner of S. Edmund before them; and after a sharp skir­mish taken prisoner, with his Wife, and Hugh de Castel, (a Nobleman of France) his whole Army being utterly routed.

The news where of being brought to King Hen­ry, then in Normandy, he sentJorva [...] 1090. for him thi­ther, and imprisoned him at Falets, with Hugh, Earl of Chester (then also in restraint for his Rebellious practises.) Of which impri­sonment, when his Soldiers at Leicester heard, they grew so enraged, that they much infested Ibid. n. 30. Ibid. 109 [...] ▪ n. 2 [...]. the whole Countrey adjacent; and taking ad­vantage of the InvasionIbid. n. 30. Ibid. 109 [...] ▪ n. 2 [...]., which the King of Scots had then made into Northumberland, they marchedIbid. n. 30. Ibid. 109 [...] ▪ n. 2 [...]. to Northampton, under the command of Ankitel Mallore, at that time Go­vernor [Page 88] of Leicester; and after a sharpe fight with the Burgers there, and all the strength they had (wherein▪ they slewIbid. Two hundred) re­turned Ibid. to Leicester, with the Plunder of that Town.

But, not long after this, the King of Scots having such an opportunityR. Hoved. 307 b. n., 10. by those disturban­ces, sentR. Hoved. 307 b. n., 10. his Brother David to take part with those Soldiers, belonging to this Earl, who then held Leicest [...]r; howbeit, beforeIbid. they could get thither, Reginald, Earl of Comwal, and Richard de Lucy, with a strong power, had en­tred Ibid. that Town, and burntIbid. it totally, except­ing the Castle.

After which, within a short time, King Henry returning into England, broughtIbid. 308 a. n. 30. this Earl (and the Earl of [...]hester with him) and having takenIbid. b. n. 40 [...] into his hands his Castles of Leicester, Monfort, and [...], hastedIbid. b. n. 40 [...] back into France, again carryingIbid. b. n. 40 [...] them both with him; still continuingIbid. b. n. 40 [...] them in custody, first at [...]aen, and afterwards at [...]ale [...].

Nevertheless, within few years following, viz. inIb. 320 a. n. 30. An. 1177. (23 Hen. 2.) in that great Coun­cil then held at Northampto [...], after the Feast of S. Hillary, he was receivedIb. 320 a. n. 30. into the Kings favor; all his Lands (both in [...]. and elswhere) being restoredIb. 320 a. n. 30. to him, excepting Ib. 320 a. n. 30. the Castles of Montsorei in Com. Lei [...]. and Pa [...] in Normandy.

After which, intending, [...]x Cod. MS. penès Andr. du Cheine. a Pilgrimage to Ierusalem. he caused enquiry [...]x Cod. MS. penès Andr. du Cheine. to be made by all his Tenants and Officers, what Rights and Liberti [...]s the Monks of [...] had in his Forest of [...]: whereby it being found [...]x Cod. MS. penès Andr. du Cheine. that they ought to have the Titles of all the Issues and Revenues thereof; he confirmed [...]x Cod. MS. penès Andr. du Cheine. them all, and gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 176 a. his Lordship of [...], to the Canons of S. Fridiswide in Oxford; and to the I [...]id. 510. 10 b. n. 60. Knights Hospitalers, his Town and Church of Bro [...]esburne.

And surviving King Henry, stood in good fa­vor with King Richard the First, who soon re­stored R. Hoved. 373 b. to him all other his Lands and Castles, which were detained, appointing him to carry Ibid. 374 [...]. n. 30. one of the Swords of State at his solemn Coro­nation.

This Earl took to WifeMon. An­glic. Vol. a. 45 [...]. n. 10 & 20. 11. H. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 30. Petronil, the Daugh­ter of Hugh de Grentemesnil, with whom he had Mon. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 45 [...] n. 10 & 20. H. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 30. the whole Honor of H [...]nkley, and Steward­ship of England. AtMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 967b. n. 40. whose request, and the intreaty of William, Robert, and Roger his Sons; as alsoMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 967b. n. 40. at the desire of Amicia, Countess of Rochfort, his Daughter, he ratifiedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 967b. n. 40. to the Monks of S. Ebrulfs (in [...]) the Grants of all their Lands given to them by Hugh de Grentemesnil, Great Grand-father to the said Petronil, and by William Fitz-Osberne, his own Ancestor.

And departingH. Knigh­ton, n. 50. this life, in his return from Ierusalem, at Duras in Greece, An. 1190. (2 Rich. 1.) was there buriedH. Knigh­ton, n. 50., leaving i [...]ue Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2 454 a. n. 20. three Sons, viz. Robert Fitz-Parnel, who suc­ceeded him in this Earldom; Roger, Bishop of S. Andrews in Scotland; and William a Leper, Founder of the Hospital of S. Leonards at [...] ­cester; as also two Daughters, viz. Ibid. Amicia, married to Simon de Montfort, and Margaret, to Saier de Quincy.

Which Petronil, gaveMonast An­glic. Vol. 2. 985 b. n. 50. Forty shillings Rent per annum out of her Mills at [...], for the performance of an Anniversary for William de Bretvil her Son.

And in 6 Ioh, paidRot. Fin. 6 Joh. [...]. 10. Rot. Pip. 6 Joh. Warw & Leic. Three thousand marks to the King that she might enjoy Leicester with its appurten [...]ces; as also, all the Fees and Demesns belonging to the Honor of Grentmes­ml, both within Leicestershire, and without, as her Right by Inheritance ProvidedRot. Fin. 6 Joh. [...]. 10. Rot. Pip. 6 Joh. Warw & Leic., that all the Norman Lands of that Fee, and the House of Withwick would be disposed to whom the King pleased, giving Pledges for his faithful ser­vice to him.

I come next to Robert Fitz-Parnel.

In An. 1191. (3 Rich. 1.)Robert Fitz-Par­nel. this Robert Fitz-Parnel, being atR. Hoved. 391. a. 40. M [...]ssana, in his journey to the Holy Luild, on the Eve of the Purification of our Lady, was invested into this his Fathers Earldom of Leicester, by King Richard, with the cincture of a Sword.

After this, whilestJorval. 1254. n. 20. Gerv. De­robern. 1582. n. 20. King Richard was held Captive by the Emperor, the King of France having entredJorval. 1254. n. 20. Gerv. De­robern. 1582. n. 20. N [...]rmandy with an Army; takenJorval. 1254. n. 20. Gerv. De­robern. 1582. n. 20. divers strong Holds there, and marched Jorval. 1254. n. 20. Gerv. De­robern. 1582. n. 20. to [...], the cheif City of that Province. This Earl then being there, excitedJorval. 1254. n. 20. Gerv. De­robern. 1582. n. 20. the Inhabi­tants to a stout defence thereof, which they (through his influence) so well performed, that the King of France soon retreatedJorval. 1254. n. 20. Gerv. De­robern. 1582. n. 20. without effecting any thing at that time.

After this he joynedR. Hoved. 421 a. [...]. 50 with Iohn (Earl of More [...]on) Brother to King Richard, and others then at Roan, against the King of France; but going out in the night time upon a design against the Enemy, he was, through unweariness takenR. Hoved. 421 a. [...]. 50 prisoner.

Whereupon, in An. 1195. (7 Rich. 1.) he offeredIbid. 4 [...]. n. 40. a thousand pound sterling for his re­demption, and to quit his Castle of Pacy for ever, but withoutIbid. 4 [...]. n. 40. effect: Howbeit, the year following, obliging himself by solemnIbid. 435 [...]. n. 40. Oath and Pledges, in Two thousand marks of Silver (Troy weight) that the King of France should quiet­ly enjoy that Castle, and that he would never disturb his possesion thereof, other than in a publick War betwixt the King of England, and that King, he was setIbid. 435 [...]. n. 40. at liberty.

All that I have farther seen of him, is, That King Iohn in the fifth of His Rei [...] gaveCart. & Liberatae. 5 Joh. m. 9. him all [...]ichmundshire, with the Forest and Knights Fees thereto belonging, in as ample manner as the Earl of Richmund held the same, exceptingCart. & Liberatae. 5 Joh. m. 9. only the Castles of Richmund and Boves. And that, having wedded Lauretta, DaughterTesta de Nevil De­von. to William Lord Braose of Brem­br [...], (with whom he hadTesta de Nevil De­von., in marriage, the Lordship of Taustoke in Com. Devon. and Twenty three Knights Fees) after his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where (bearing the Arms of King Richard) having unhorsed and slain the Souldan in a Tourneament, he returnedH. Knigh­ton, 2346. n. 50. into England; and not long after, viz. An. 1204. (6 Ioh.) departingIbid. Ex Rot. penès Thes. & Camer. Scace. this life, was buriedIbid. Ex Rot. penès Thes. & Camer. Scace. in the Abbey of Leicester, before the High Altar, betwixt his Mother and his Grand-father, leav­ing Ibid. n 50 & 60. all that great Inheritance, which he had from his Ancestors, to his two Sisters, viz. Amicia, the Wife of Simon de Montfort, and Margaret, of Saier de Quinci; betwixt whom it being dividedIbid. n 50 & 60., Simon hadIbid. n 50 & 60. the moity of the Earldom of Leicester, with the Honor of Hi [...]k [...]e [...], for the Purparty of Amicia; and be­ing thereupon created Earl of Leicester, enjoyed [Page 89] Ibid. & 2347. the Stewardship of England, in right of that Honor of [...]; Saier de Quincy having Ibid. & 2347. the other half of this Earldom, who was shortly after made EarlIbid. & 2347. of Winchester.

This Amicia by her DeedEx Registro [...] R. [...], Pa­ns, n. 7., bearing date at Paris ... in An. 1204. (6 Ioh.) soon after her Brothers death, gave up all her right in the Castle of Bretvil, and whatsoever else the Earl her Brother had on that side the Sea, unto Philip the Second, then King of France; Co­venanting, if her Sister (Margaret) then the Wife of Saier de Quincy, should in any sort op­pose that her Grant, That she would make satis­faction for it, unto that King, out of her Lands in England; in consideration whereof, the King gave her the Castle of S. Leodegar in A­q [...]e, and all Aquitine; and whatsoever belonged to the Constablewick of that Castle, excepting the Fee of William de Galland, and the Fee of Iohn de Robriet.

Of Lauretta, the Widow of this Earl, it ap­pears, that she gaveMonast. An­glic Vol. 2. 438 b. n. 20. & 30. to the Hospital of Boc­land in Com. Somers. to find a Priest to sing Mass daily at the Altar of our Lady, in the great Church there; for the health of her Soul, and for the Soul of Robert, Earl of Leicester, her sometime Husband, their Ancestors and Succes­sors: All her Lands in N [...]teston and Ynes­ford, on both sides the Water; as also, Three­score and four Acres of her Demesn upon Ruwe­done; and moreover, all her Lands of Rudes­cote, Hele, Choriecote, [...]ecote, and Boteburne: Likewise, A hundred Acres of his Demesn in Brennesmore, his Wood called Ancrewd; and one Furlong at [...]oycher with all the Appurtenances within the Lordship of Tausto [...]e.

Likewise, that in 16 Ioh. she made OathCart. 16 Joh. n 34. to the King, That she would never marry without his consent; and that afterwards she became an AnchoreteEx Praef Ro­t [...]lo penès Thes. & Ca­mer Scac [...]. in bagâ de In­quis & Te­nuris. at Ha [...]kungcon near [...], where she continued a Recluse till her death.

William de Meschines.

THis William, being BrotherMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 986 a n 60. to Ranulph (the first of that name) Earl of Chester, enjoyed by the giftIbid. [...]00 a n 10. Testa de Nevil. of King William the Conqueror, all that part of the Coun­ty of Cumberland, lying betwixt the Rivers of Dudene and [...]arwent, commonly called [...]oupland. It is elswhere said, that it was by the gift of King Henry the First. And had issue a SonEx Col. R. G [...] S. called Ranulph, who died in his life time, as it seems; as also a Daughter called Cecily, marriedMonast. An­g [...]c. Vol. 2. 100 b n. 20. to Robert de Romely, Lord of Skipton in Craven. Which Robert and Cecily were FoundersIbid. n. 10. of a certain Religious House in those parts, called Emesey, for Canons Regular of S. Augustine (afterwards translatedIbid. 101 a. n. 50. to [...]o [...] ­ton) and had issueEx Col. R. Gl S. two Sons, Ranulph and Matthew, who both died issuless, and one Daugh­ter Mon An­glic. Vol. 1. [...] b. n. [...]20 & 30. called Alice, WifeMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. [...] b. n. [...]20 & 30. of William Fitz-Duncan, Earl of Murref in Scotland, Nephew to Malcolm, King of that Realm.

Which William Fitz-Duncan hast issueIbid. n. 30. & 40. by her one Son, called William, who died young; and three Daughters, viz. Ibid. n. 30. & 40. Cecily, first married Rot. Pip. 29 H 3 Ebo [...]. to Alexander Fitz-Gerald, and afterwardsMonast An­glic. Vol. 2. n 30. to William le Gross [...] Earl of Albema [...]e, to whom she brought the Honor of Skipton, being her Purparty of the Inheritance. Secondly, Amabil, the WifeIbid. [...]. 40▪ of Reginald de Lucy, who had the Ho­nor of Egremond as herIbid. n. 40▪ Purparty: And Alice, first marriedIbid. to Gilbert Pipar [...], who had Ibid. with her all Aspatrick, with the Barony of Allerdaie, and Liberty of Cocke [...]; and afterwardsIbid. to Robert de Courtney, but died Ibid. without issue.

But I return to William de Meschines, of whom, the substance of what I find memorable, is, That he FoundedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 395. n. 10. the little Monastery of S. Bega, commonly called S. Bees in Coupland, (which was a CeilMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 395. n. 10. to that of S. Mary at York,) and gaveIbid. 986. n. 60. to the Monks of S. Werburg at Che [...]ter, the Church of D [...]sato (in North Wales.)

And of Cecily his Wife, that, forEx Col. R. [...] the health of the Soul of William de Me [...]chines her Hus­band; as alsoEx col. R. [...] the Souls of Ranulph and Mat­thew her Sons, she gaveEx col. R. [...] to the Canons of Eme [...]ey, her whole Lordship of Ch [...]ldewic [...], Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 102 b. n. 30 with the MillMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 102 b. n. 30 and Soke thereof; likewise, that Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 102 b. n. 30 of [...]esdon and also thoseEx Col. R. Gl. S. at [...]arwood, with the Sute thereto.

Moreover, of [...] de Romely their Daughter (for so she was called, though Wife of William Fitz-Duncan) that in 1 Hen. 2. she translated Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 101a n 50. the Canons of Eme [...]ey to [...]ol [...]on; and gaveMonast. An­glic Vol 1. 758 b n. 30 & 40. to the Monks of Fountaines in Com. Ebor. the moity of her Mill at [...], and a Toft in [...]. Likewise, that she gaveIbid. 655 a [...] n. 40 & 50 to the Monks at Pontefract, one Carucate of Land, and an House in Broctune, for the healthIbid. 655 a [...] n. 40 & 50 of the Soul of William Fitz-Duncan her Husband, and all her Ancestors Souls; As alsoMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 202 b. n 60. & 203 a. free Chase in all her Lands and Woods within her Fee; with libertyMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 202 b. n 60. & 203 a. to Hunt, and take all manner of Wild Beasts there. Fur­thermore, that she bestowed on them the tenth of all the Deer taken within her own Lands and Chases in [...]raven. As alsoIbid. a certain peece of Ground in each of her Lordships, for to make a GrangeIbid. for their Tithes, with Com­mon Ibid. of Pasture for their Cattle, together with her own, in all her Woods, Moors, and Fields, during the whole time of Autumn.

And beingClaus. 17 Edw. 2. m. 32. Lady of Skipton Castle, or­dained Claus. 17 Edw. 2. m. 32., That the perpetual Chaplain celebrating Divine Service every day in the Chappel there, should, in augmentation of his maintenance, re­ceive for every Twelve weeks, one Quarter of Wheat, and Thirteen shilling four pence yearly, upon Christmass day, for his Robe; out of the Rents of that Castle and Mannor.

Vesci.

AMongst other the valiant Normans, that assisted Duke William in his Conquest of England, Robert. were Robert and [...]vo de Vesci, as may seem from those favors which both of them obtained from his munificent hand. For Robert, at the time of the General Survey, was found [...] to possess the Lordships of [...] in Com. Northam. [...] and [...] in com. Warr. Helpericham, [...], Bran [...]une, [Page 90] Rosby, Suaniton, Steveninges, and Hechinton, in Com. Lincoln. And Morton, Scenton, Cleveliord, Godmundelay, Sancton, Torp, Basurd, Cliburne, and Newton, in Com. Leic.

Nor had Yvo any less;Yvo. for it being the Policy of the Conqueror, as well by fair means to se­cure what he had gotten by the Sword, as by Force and Power; he bestowedEsc. 8 Ed. 2. n. 63. on him the Daughter and sole Heir to William Tyson, Lord of Alnwike in Northumberland, and of Malton in Yorkshire (two large Baronies) both of them belonging to Gilbert Tison his Fa­ther, slainIbid. in Battle on the part of King Harold. Which Yvo gaveMonast An­glic Vol. 1. 388 a. n. 60. to the Monks of S. Maries in York, two Carucates of Land lying in Gilling in Ridaie, and isEx Vet. Car­tulario penès Car. Fairfex. de Menstas in Com. Ebor. Ar. fol. 114b. the very same person, whom King Henry the Second, in his Confirmation of the Castle and Barony of Alnwike unto William his Grand-son (viz. Son of Eustace Fitz-Iohn by Beatrice Monast. An­glic Vol. 2, 592 b. n. 50. his Daughter and sole Heir) called Iohn; but by reason that his Mother became so great an Inheritrix, assumed the sirname of Vesci.

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As to the Parentage of Eustace Fitz-Iohn, Eus [...]a [...]e Fitz-Iohn. all I have seen, is, That he wasIbid. Nephew and Heir. to Serio de Burgh, the Founder [...] n. 20. of [...] [...] Castle in Com. [...]. And that Iohn, his Father, was [...] Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Mono [...]ulus, in regard he had but one eye. For as much therefore, as those who afterwards bore the name of Vesci, are thus lineally descended from this Eustace, I shall here take notice of what is most memorable touching him.

[Page 91] An old HistorianA. lred us Rieval. col. 343. l. 5., who lived in that time, saith, That he was one of the cheifest Peers of England, and of intimate familiarity with King Henry the First; as also, a Person of great Wisdom, and singular Judgment in Counsels. Which character of him, is not like to be fictiti­ous, in regard he had such vast Possessions be­stowed on him by that King, viz. Ex Praef. Cartular. penès C. Fairfax. [...] 114 b. The Mill at Warnet; also Bodele and Spilsham, with their Appurtenances; and all the Fee of Ralph de Gaugi, id est, Ellingham, Docford, El­wike, and Heyton: Likewise, Neeforton, with its Appurtenances; and Morton, and Burgton, with theirs, (which did belong to Walter Fitz-Eld, and Eylam his Brother) toge­ther with Winton, Caldebeck, and Raven­standale; and all the Fee and Service of Payne de Mesnilwarine. Moreover, all those Eleven Carucates of Land, and the Service of Serlo de Burgh, viz. In the two Steinleys four Caru­cates, in Branton four, in Cayton one, in Sothsack one, in Killinghale one, in Bur­ton six, and in Walington two.

LikewiseEx Praef. Cartular. penès C. Fairfax. [...] 114 b. divers Lands and Tenements in the City of York; and whatsoever he held of David, King of Scotland, or of Earl Henry his Son, as well in Demesn, as in Knights Fees. Also, what he held of the Archbishop of Yo [...]k, and of his Fee, as well in Demesn, as in Knights Fees. Furthermore, all that he held of the Fee of the Bishop of Duresm, viz. Weltesale, and Landmot, with the two [...]hiltons, and the Fee and Service of Geffrey Escoland, and Ri­chard Fitz-Pain; with whatsoever else he held of the same Bishop, and of the Fee of the Earl of Richmund.

Likewise Ellerton, and all the Fee and Ser­vice of Thorfine, the Son of Robert de Manefield. Also Canefield, with the Appurtenances; and whatever else he held of that Earls Fee.

MoreoverEx Praef. Cartular. penès C. Fairfax. [...] 114 b. all that he held of the Fee of Roger de Moubray, as well in Demesn, as other­wise; and also of William Fossard, and of his Fee; of William Paganel, and his Fee; and of the Earl of Albemarie and his, viz. in Nid, three Carucates, in Newton one, in Hewike two, and in Weffwike four. Likewise, what­ [...]oever he held of the Fee of Roger de Clere, viz. Brompton, with its Appurtenances; and of the Fee of Gilbert de Gant, viz. Parteney, with its Appurtenances; as also, of the Fee of the Abbess of Barking, and Earl of Chester. Whatsoever likewise he held in Heungeby, with all the Fee and Service of Roger de Beau­champ of Riby: All the Fee and Service of Raph, the Son of Begon, and of Wrath; all the Fee and Service of Henry de Campain of Catenay; and lastly, the whole Fee and Ser­vice of William de Saillay.

And besides all this, he was by that King made Joh. Hagu­ [...]ald. col. 261. n. 30. Governor of the Castle of Bamburgh, in Northumberland; and others in those Northern parts.

But after the death of King Henry, when Ste­phen began to Reign, the Scene was altered; for that King, considering (as it is like) in what esteem he had been with King Henry, and there­fore suspecting that he would be more cordial to Maud the Empress (the rightful Heir to her Father) than to him, who was in truth but an usurper, tookJoh. Hagu­ [...]ald. col. 261. n. 30. from him the Governorship of Bamborough, and those other Castles; which gave him such distaste, that he thenceforth ad­hered Ric. Hagu­stald. col. n. 20 & 30. to his Enemies. And in 3 Steph. when Ric. Hagu­stald. col. n. 20 & 30. David, King of Scots, invaded the North with a mighty Army (King Stephen being then in the South) broughtRic. Hagu­stald. col. n. 20 & 30. to his assistance all the power he could raise, deliveringRic. Hagu­stald. col. n. 20 & 30. into his hands the Castle of Alnwike, (which is the strongest and greatest Fort in all those parts) marchingRic. Hagu­stald. col. n. 20 & 30. also with him into Yorkshire, with purposeRic. Hagu­stald. col. n. 20 & 30. to do the like by Malton.

For which respect, Henry, Earl of Nor­thumberland and Huntingdon, (Son to the same David, King of Scotland) not only con­firmed Ex Praef. Cartular. penès C. Fairfax ar. f. 114 b. to him all those Lands lying in Nor­thumberland, which he held in capite of King Henry the First, and King Stephen, or any other; but bestowedEx Praef. Cartular. penès C. Fairfax ar. f. 114 b. on him Brentune, Propor­tune, [...]achesten, and Scrimestan, with their Appurtenances, to hold as amplyEx Praef. Cartular. penès C. Fairfax ar. f. 114 b. as the said Earl Henry himself did possess them, the very day that he wedded the Sister of the Earl Warren; and likewise gave him five Knights Fees more, which Robert de Nuvant held.

But notwithstanding such his adherence to the King of Scots, he was afterwards reconciled to King Stephen, as it seems; for in 5 Steph. it appearethRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Ebor., that he held Burgh Id est, Bur­rowbrigg. and [...]aresburgh (two great Lordships in the North Riding of Yorkmire) in Ferme of the King; and wasRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Ebor. at that time a Justice Itinerant, together with Walter Espec (a great Baron in those parts.)

And having to his second Wife married Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 801 b. n. 40. Agnes, the Daughter and Heir to William Fitz-Nigel, Baron of Halton, and Constable of Chester; he obtained from Ranulph, Earl of Chester (the second of that name) a Grant Ex ipso Au­togr. in Bibl. Cotton. of the whole Barony of Halton; as also of the Constablerie of Chester, to himself and his heirs: By which Grant he was likewise con­stituted cheif Counsellor to that Earl, above all the Nobles of that Countrey; to hold as freely and firmly, as he the said William Fitz-Nigel enjoyed the same in the times of Earl Hugh, and Earl Richard; or in the time of Ranulph de Bri­casard.

As to the pious Works of this Eustace, they were great and many: For besides his giftMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 119 a. n. 60. of Twenty shillings Rent in Ser [...]ngham to the Monks of S. Peters at Glocester: andIbid. Vol. [...]. 162 a. n. 10. of one Ox-gang of Land to the Church of Fl [...]me­burhe (now Flamborough) as alsoIbid. & 163 b. n. [...]0. of the Churches of Cuton and Scalleby to the Canons of Bridlingtoa, he FoundedIbid. 591 b. n. 30. the Monastery of Alnwike, in Northumberland; and likewise, those of Walton Ibid 708 b. n. 11. & 800 a. and Malton Ibid. 816 a. n. 32. in Com. Ebor. and amply endowed them with Lands and Revenues.

But after all this, in An. 1157. (3 Hen. 2.) beingMS. in. Bibl. Bodl. (Med 20. [...] fol. 36 b. in that expedition then made into Wales, he was there unhappily slainMS. in. Bibl. Bodl. (Med 20. [...] fol. 36 b., with this honorable character, viz. MS. in. Bibl. Bodl. (Med 20. [...] fol. 36 b. That he was Vir Magnus & grandevus, atque inter primos Angliae Proceres, divitiarum, & sapientiae titulis refulgens. A great and aged Man, and of the cheifest English Peers, most eminent for his Wealth and Wisdom. Leaving issueMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. 592 b. n 50. Esc. 8 E. 2. n. 63. ut supra. by the Lady Beatrice his first Wife, two Sons, viz. William, sirnamedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. 592 b. n 50. Esc. 8 E. 2 n. 63. ut supra. de Vesci, and Geffrey; and by Agnes his second Wife, a Son calledIbid. 801. n. 40. Richard Fitz-Eustace, from whom the Noble Family of Clavering, as also that of Laci, Earl of Lincoln, do derive their Descents.

[Page 92] Which William de Uesci (the eldest Son) after­wards called William de Vesci Senior,William de Uesci. was Sheriff Rot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Nor­thumb. of Northumberland, from 3 Hen. 2. to 15 H. 2. inclusive, so likewiseRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Nor­thumb., in 16 H. 2. for half the year, and for Lancashire the other half.

In 12 Hen. 2. upon levying the Aid for mar­rying the Kings Daughter, this William (then residing in Yorkshire) certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc Ebor. his Knights Fees De veteri Feoffamento, to be in number twen­ty, for which, in 14 Hen. 2. he accountedRot. Pip. 14 Hen. 2. Ebor. Se­venteen pound thirteen shillings; and for his Fees De novo Feoffamento Eight and twenty shil­lings six pence. In 18 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. [...]8 Hen. 2. Northumb. Four and twenty pound six shillings and eight pence for the Scutage of Ireland, in regard he neither went in person thither, nor sent any Soldiers. In An. 1174. (20 Hen. 2.) upon that Invasion of the Scots, he joynedLel. Coll. Vol 2. 377. Jorval col. 1091. n. 40. with Ranulph de Glan­vil, Bernard Bailiol, and Robert de Stutevil; and giving them BattleLel. Coll. Vol 2. 377. Jorval col. 1091. n. 40. near [...]lnwike▪ routed their whole Army: So that the King himself was then takenLel. Coll. Vol 2. 377. Jorval col. 1091. n. 40. prisoner: And about that time, obtained from William, Earl of North [...]mberland, (Brother to Malcolme the Fourth, King of Scot­land,) the Grant of a MarketEx Vet. Car­tulario penès Car Fairfax at, f 129 a. at S. Walerick, called New Bigging in that County.

This William confirmedMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 817 a. n 10, 20 & 30. to the Canons and Nuns at Walton, Malton, and Wi [...]t [...] ­gham (of the Gilbertine Order) the gift of Eu­stace his Father, of the Church of W [...] ­gham, with the Mannor House, and two Mills there; asMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 817 a. n 10, 20 & 30. also of the Hamlet of [...]ington; and likewise, of the Churches of Walton and Malton, with the Chappels thereto appertain­ing; and of his own Charity bestowedIbid. n. 40. on them the Church of Ancast [...] To the Knights Templars, he gaveIbid 531 b. n 60. & 547 b. n. 40. the Churches of Caithorp and Normanton; and to theIbid. 816 b. n. 30. Canons of Semplingham, and Nuns of Ormesby, the Hermitage of Spaidingholme, with divers Lands set forth by Metes and Bounds.

And, having weddedIbid. 819 b. n. 10. Burga, the Sister of Robert de Stutevil, Lord of Knaresburgh, had Ibid. 819 b. n. 10. with her in marriage, the Town of Langton, and had issueIbid. 819 b. n. 10. a Son,Eustace. called Eustace. Another Wife he had called Agnes, Daughter to William, King of Scotland, by whom he had issue, a Son called William, and diedRot. de Domina­bus, pue­ris, & pu­cllis, Lin­col. in 31 Hen. 2. Eustace his Son and Heir, beingRot. de Domina­bus, pue­ris, & pu­cllis, Lin­col. then Fourteen years old; who accomplishing his full ageRot. Pip. 2 Rich. 1. Northum. in 2 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 2 Rich. 1. Northum. Two thousand three hundred marks for Livery of his Lands, with liberty to marry whom he would; and in the same year paidIbid. Ebor. Twelve pound three shillings four pence upon collecting the Scutage of Wales. In 6 Rich. 1. beingRot. Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Linc. with the King in Normandy, he was acquittedRot. Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Linc. of that Scutage, then assessed for his Redemption.

In 8 Rich. 1. he answeredRot. Pip. [...] Rich. [...]1. E­ber. Twenty four pound six shillings eight [...]pence, upon collection of the second Scutage of Normandy.

Upon the death of Richard the First, Iohn, Earl of Moreton, (his Brother) succeeding him; and having imployedMat. Paris, in Anno 1199. p. 196. n. 20. Hubert, Arch­bishop of Canterbury, and some others, to receive Fealty from the rest of the Nobles, he sentMat. Paris, in Anno 1199. p. 196. n. 20. this Eustace de Vesci, to William, King of Scotland, to let him know; that upon his return out of Normandy, (where he then was) he would give him satisfaction in all things concerning his rights here, and in the mean time to be at amity with him.

UponRot Pip. 13 Joh. Ebot. Collection of the Scutage of Scot­land, in 13 Ioh. This Eustace had a special dischargeRot Pip. 13 Joh. Ebot. for Twenty four Knights Fees, and a third part; and the same year was acquitted of Scutage for Twelve Knights Fees, upon payment of the Scutage of Wales.

In 14 Ioh. the King having raisedMat. Paris, in Anno 1212. pag. 231. n. 40 & 50. Et p. 232. a great Army, with purpose to march into Wales, by reason of the many Hostilities, which the Welsh had exercised on his English Subjects; having intelligenceMat. Paris, in Anno 1212. pag. 231. n. 40 & 50. Et p. 232. of a sudden Insurrection against him, by many of the great Men of England; forthwith disbandedMat. Paris, in Anno 1212. pag. 231. n. 40 & 50. Et p. 232. his Army, and hasted to London; fetching thither all thoseMat. Paris. in Anno 1212. pag. 231. n. 40 & 50. Et p. 232. whose fidelity he suspected, requiring them to give pledgesMat. Paris, in Anno 1212. pag. 231. n. 40 & 50. Et p. 232. for their peaceable demeanor. Which (being thus surprised) they forthwith performed, some sendingMat. Paris, in Anno 1212. pag. 231. n. 40 & 50. Et p. 232. their Sons, and others their near­est kinred. But this Eustace, who (with Robert Fitz-Walter) stood most suspectedIbid., fledIbid. there­upon into Scotland; whereupon all his pos­sessions in England were seisedIbid. into the Kings hands, and special commandPat. 15 Joh. p. 1. m. 12. given to demolish his Castle of Alnwike; the Ground Mat. Pa­ris, in An. 1213. pag. 235. n. 20. of their Exceptions, as they pretended, being the Kings disobedience to the Pope, for which he then stoodMat. Pa­ris, in An. 1213. pag. 235. n. 20. excommunicate by his Holiness. But a reconciliationIbid. being soon after made by Pandulph the Legate, this Eustace had restitution Pat. 15 Joh. m. 10: of his Lands.

Yet, notwithstanding all this, the great Men were not so qualified, but that their discontents, ere long, broke out in a far higher measure than before; the real Ground of them arising from another cause; which I shall briefly here re­late.

King John (saith my AuthorH. Knighton, Col 242 [...]. n. 20. &c.) continuing his wonted licentiousness, thereby provoked many of his Nobles to wrath: For, though he had a modest countenance, he was a most libidinous Man, excesive­ly lusting after Women, and deriding their Husbands, on whose Wives he had taken his pleasure.

Amongst these his practises, hearing that this Eustace de Vesci had a very beautiful Lady, but far distant from Court; earnestly studying how to ac­complish his desires towards her, sitting at Table with her Husband, and seeing a Ring on his Finger, he laid hold on it, and told him, That he had such an­other Stone, which he resolved to set in Gold, in that very form: And, having thus got the Ring, presently sent it to her, in her Husbands name; by that Token conjuring her, if ever she expected to see him alive, to come speedily to him.

She therefore, upon sight of the Ring, gave credit to the Messenger, and came with all expedition. But so it hapned, That her Husband casually riding out, met her on the Road, and marvelling much to see her there, asked, What the matter was: And when he understood how they were both deluded, resolved to find out a Common-whore, and put her in apparel to personate his Lady. All which being accordingly done, the King soon after bragged thereof, and said, Eustace, thou hast a most lovely Wife, and a pleasant Bed-follow. To which he answered, How do you know that? Quoth the King, I have had experience thereof. No, (quoth Eustace) you are mistaken; it was not my Wife, but a Common-Whore. Whereat the King grew so enraged, that he threatned to kill him; Eustace therefore appre­hending the danger, hasted into the North, and in his passage, wasted some of the Kings Houses; divers of the Nobles, whose Wives the King had viciated, [Page 93] accompanying him. And being grown strong by the confluence of their Friends, and others, seised his Castles, the Londoners adhering to them.

Whereupon the King raised an Army, and marching Northwards, caused them to flee into Scotland; but they increasing in strength re­turned, and forced him to retreat. Soon after which, viz. in An. 1255. (17 Ioh.) this Eustace Mat. Paris, p. 253. n. 50. & 254. was one of the cheif of those Rebellious Ba­rons, who, having put themselves in Arms, met at Stamford in a Warlike Posture, and after­wards atIbid. 254. n. 10. Brackley.

Whereat the King was so much startled, that he desired a fair composure with them;Pat. 17 Joh. m. 4. de­claring publickly, That it was not their Moneys which he coveted, but their Loyalties; and therefore profferedPat. 17 Joh. m. 4. his safe conduct to this Eu­stace, and some others, in case they would come unto him. But such was his obstinacy, as that he stood out, and became so active in that great Insurrection, as that; upon the AgreementClaus. 17 Joh. in dorso m. 21., whereunto the King was then forced to submit; HeMat. Paris, p. 262. n. 10. was one of the Five and twenty elected by the rest, for managing the whole Govern­ment of the Realm; for which respect, the year following he was, amongst others, of those tur­bulent Spirits, excommunicatedIbid. in An. [...]6. p. 277. n. 20. by the Pope. And, continuing thus violent, accompanied Monast. An­glic, Vol. 2. 801 a. n. 40. Alexander, King of Scotland, (whose Sister he had marriedIbid.) with purposeMat. Paris, ut supra. to welcome Lewes of France into England, (whom the Barons had called in, with purpose to make their King) and do homage to him for the Realm of Scotland. Who, as he marched through the Bishoprick of Durham, came beforeIbid. 287. n. 10. Bar­nard Castle, belonging to Hugh de Baillol, in­tending Ibid. 287. n. 10. to see if it could be easily won; where this our Eustace, approachingIbid. 287. n. 10. too near, was shotIbid. 287 n. 10. through the head with an Arrow from that Garrison.

Being thus slain, the one moity of all his Land was by King Iohn bestowedClaus. [...] Hen. 3. m. 4. on Philip de Vlecot (that being the last year of His Reign.) Where­upon King Henry the Third commandedClaus. [...] Hen. 3. m. 4. Pos­session accordingly to be given; and sent a Pre­cept Pat 2 H. 3. m 5. to Margaret his Widow, that she should forthwith send William her Son and Heir, unto William Mareschal, William. Earl of Pembroke, whose custody that Earl (being then Governor of the King and Kingdom, in regard of the Kings minority) had assigned to the King. Where­upon the King grantedClaus. 2 H 3. m. 4. his marriage, with all the Lands and Fees, to him by Inheritance ap­pertaining, to William, Earl of Salisbury, the Kings Uncle; and the custodyPat. 2 H. 3. m. 9. of the Castle of Alnwike, to R. Bishop of Durham.

This was the time (doubtless) that the Castle of Knaresborough, (which descended to Eustace Fitz-Iohn, Grand-father to this last men­tioned Eustace, by the death of Serlo de Burgh, his Uncle without issue) was taken away, and given to William de Stutevil: For certain [...] An­glic. Vol. 2. 801 c. n. 40. it is, That King Iohn so disposed of it upon some dis­pleasure, which he had towards the said Eu­stace.

Which William, being thus in the tuition of the Earl of Salisbury, with purposePat. 10 H. 3. m 10. Claus. 10 H. 3. m. 17▪, that he should marry Isabel his Daughter, as he did: In 10 Hen. 3. obtained LiveryPat. 10 H. 3. m 10. Claus. 10 H. 3. m. 17▪ of all his Lands (the Earl of Salisbury being then deceased.) So likewisePat. 10 H. 3. ut supra. of his Castle at Alnwike, which then was in the hands of Everard de Tyes.

After which, I find no more of him till 29 H. 3. that he procured a GrantClaus. 29 H. 3. m. [...]. of five Bucks and ten Does, to be taken out of the Kings Forests in Northumberland, to store his Park at Alnwike; and that he paidRot. Pip. 29 H. 3. Nor­th [...]mb. to the King, upon collection of the Aid for marrying his Daughter; Twelve pounds for his Twelve Knights Fees in Northumberland.

But surviving Isabel, he marriedMonast. An­glic. Vol 2. [...]01 b. n. 20. Agnes one of the Daughters of William de Ferrers, Earl of Dervy: And in 32 Hen. 3. upon PartitionClaus 32 H. 3. m. 5. of those Lands in [...], which did belong to William Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke▪ he hadClaus 32 H. 3. m. 5. in right of the same Agnes, an assignation of the Purparty belonging to her. And departed Mat. Paris, in An 1253. p. 877 n 40. this life, in 37 Hen. 3. seised of these follow­ing Lordships, whereof his Barony in Nor­thumberland didTesta de Ne­ [...]il Northumb. consist, viz. [...]uncwike, Aunemuwe, Denwy, Haverhall, Bilton, Lete [...]yr, Scippling-Bothil, Newton on the More, Heysandan, Gynis, Ruggeley, [...]orewic, Chivington del East, Great Houton, Little Houton, Howyc, Rem­mington, Rock, Charleton del North, Charleton del South, Falwedon, Burne­ton-Batail, Newton on the Sea, Preston, Tughal, Swinton, Newham-Eumin, Lukrey, with [...]opum, a member thereof, He­theriston, Spinlistan, Bodhill, Ewrth, Dodington, with Nesebit, also a member thereof; Horton-Turbervil, Hesilrig, Le­um, Chattan, Feleber, Wetwod, Cald-Merton, Yherdhill, Angerham, with Reveley, Hertetheved with its members; scil. Randon-Batail, Prendewic, Alne­ham, Chirmundesden, Bidlesden, Clen­hill, Nedderton, Burweton, Alwehton, Heton, Ambhell, Gharberton, Thimum, Srevenwood, Havckislaw, Chevelington, and Hib [...]urne.

Whereupon his Castle of Alnwike was com­mitted Pat. 38 H. 3. m. 4 to Peter de Savoy Agnes his Widow, having for her Dowry, an assignationRot. Pip. 40 H. 3. Nor­thumb. of the Lordships of Malton and Langton in Com. Ebor. and Tughale in Com. Northumb.

To this William, succeeded Iohn de Vesci his Son and Heir, in minority at his Fathers death;Iohn. whose Wardship was committedRot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Ebor. to Peter de Savoy above-mentioned.

Of this Iohn, that which I first find memora­ble, is, That he wasH Knighton, 2429. n. 64. one of the Kings cheif Commanders in his Wars of Galcofgne; but afterwards, scil. in 47 Hen. 3. adhered to Mont­fort, Earl of Leicester, and other the Rebellious Barons then in Arms, who resolvedIbid. 2446. n. 40. to compel the King to maintain those Ordinances made in the Parliament at Oxford (so derogatory to His Royal Authority;) and when they had taken the King prisoner in the Battle of Lewes, was sum­monedClaus 49 H. 3. in dorso. to the Parliament by them then held: And being personally in A [...]ms with Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and the rest, was himself taken prisonerM Westm. in An. 1265. in that memorable Battle of Evesham; where Prince Edward being victo­rious, delivered his Father out of the hands of those insolent Rebels.

But after this, being by vertue of that Decree called Dictum de Kenilworth, admitted to com­position (as most other were) he assumedPat. 54 H. 3. in dors [...] m. 15. Lel. Coll. Vol [...]. P. 772. H. Knigh­on, 2438. n. 30. the Cross; and, with divers persons of note, took a pilgrimagePat. 54 H. 3. in dors [...] m. 15. Lel. Coll. Vol [...]. P. 772. H. Knigh­on, 2438. n. 30. into the Holy Land. Whence, be­ing safe returned, he was in 2 Edw. 1. made [Page 94] Rot. Fin. 2 Edw. 1. m. 2. Governor of Scarborough Castle; and mar­ried Claus. 7 Edw. 1. in dorso m. 11. Mary, Sister of Hugh de Lezinian, Earl of March and Engolesme; Covenanting,Claus. 7 Edw. 1. in dorso m. 11. in case she should die without any issue of her body, begotten by him, that he would restore unto the said Hugh Four thousand five hundred pounds Tournois: For payment of Two thousand five hundred pounds whereof, William de Valence became his surety.Claus. 7 Edw. 1. in dorso m. 11.

Which Mary lived but a while; for the next year after these Covenants were made, Queen Eleanor gaveClaus. 8 Edw 1. in dorso m. 1. unto him in marriage Isabel (de Beaumont) her Kinswoman: Whereupon he obligedClaus. 8 Edw 1. in dorso m. 1. himself, in case he should not have issue by her; or that the issue which he should have, should die without issue, to pay unto the said Queen, her Heirs or Assigns, the sum of Five hundred and fifty pounds of Silver.

Which marriage, being solemnised, he obtain­ed a GrantCart. 9 Ed. 1. n. 81. from King Edward of certain Lands in Northumberland, Kent, and other places, (whereof Eltham was part) of they yearly value of Two hundred forty eight pound four shillings and eight pence.

In 10 Edw. 1. this Iohn wasRot. de Scut. Wall. 10 Edw. 1. m. 3. Lel. Coll. Vol 1. p. 773. in the War of Wales; and in 12 Edw. 1. procured a Charter Cart. 12 Ed. 1. n. 6. for a weekly▪ Market at Eltham aforesaid, on the Tuesday; and a Fair yearly on the Eve of the Holy Trinity, and two days following.

This was that Sir Iohn de Vesci, who return­ing Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 773. hither from the King of Arragon, brought Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 773. a great number of Gascoignes, to King Edward, to serve him in his Welsh Wars. And having givenMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. [...]49 b. n. 10. to the Monks of R [...]f [...]ord in Com. Nott. his whole Lordship of Roderham, with eight Ox-gangs of Land there; as also the Ad­vowson of the moity of the Church, departed Psc. 17 Ed. 1. n. 25 this life without issue in 17 Edw. 1. leaving William his BrotherPsc. 17 Ed. 1. n. 25 and Heir at that time Forty years of Age; and Isabel his Wife, Sister Claus. 9 Ed. 3. m 18. of Henry de Beaumont, surviving him. Which Isabel, in 25 Edw. 1. did her homageClaus. 25 Ed. 1. m 23. to the King, for the Barony of Casal, in the County of [...]ife, in Scotland; whereunto she had title by the Quit-claim of Queen Eleanor, Mo­ther to King Edward the First; and the same year attendedRot. Scoc. 25 Ed. 1. in dorso m 5. the Dutchess of Brabant (Daughter to King Edward) into that Countrey. In 33 Edw. 1. she obtained a GrantRot. Fin. 33 Ed. 1. m. 2. in cedula. for her life of the Castle of Bamburgh, in the case she did not marry again; and in 5 Edw. 2. hadPat. 5 Ed. 2. m. 22. the Castle of Scarborough committed to her custody.

Thus much touching this Isabel, I now come to William, Brother and Heir to the last mention­ed Iohn de Vesci.

This William, William. was a person in great esteem with that King; for in 13 Edw. 1. he was constituted Pat. 13 Ed. 1. m. 12. Justice of all his Forests beyond Trent; and the next year after, onePat. 14 Ed 1. m. 4. of his Justices Itinerant, touching the Pleas of the Forests.

Moreover, the next ensuing year, matching Claus. 18 Ed. 1. in d [...]rso m. 6. Iohn de Vesci his Son and Heir, with Clementia, a Kinswoman to Queen Eleanor, he Covenanted Claus. 18 Ed. 1. in d [...]rso m. 6. to endow her at the Church door with Two hundred pounds Lands per annum, lying in New­sham, Sprouston, and other places: And be­causeClaus. 18 Ed. 1. in dorso m. 6. he could not be at the Wedding, by reason of some special imployment in the Kings business; he afterwards obligedClaus. 18 Ed. 1. in dorso m. 6. himself, if his Son should happen to die, leaving her alive. That he would make Livery unto her of Two hundred pound per annum, out of those Mannors and Lands in the name of her Dowry. Which Iohn was the same year constitutedPat. 18 Ed. 1. m. 7. Justice of the Forests on the South of Trent. But I return of William his Father.

In 17 Edw. 1. doing his fealty, he had Livery Rot. Fin. 17 Edw. 1. m. 12. of all the Lands, which by the death of his Brother Iohn, without issue, descended to him; and the same year was constituedPat. 17 E [...]. 1. m. 9 Governor of Scarborough Castle.

The next year following, doing his homageRot. Fin. 18 Ed. 1. m. 10., he had LiveryRot. Fin. 18 Ed. 1. m. 10. of all those Lands in Ireland, which were of the Inheritance of Agnes his Mo­ther (one of the Daughters to William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby) and likewise made JusticePat. 18 Ed. [...] ▪ m. 7. of Ireland.

During the time of the trust, scil. InEx Coll. [...] Gl. S. 21 Edw. 1. he was in open Court, in the City of Dublin (in the presence of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glocester, and others) accusedEx Chron. frattis Joh. Clinne. of Felony, and challenged to the Combate by Iohn Fitz-Thomas.

But shortly after this, viz. in 22 Edw. 1. he was imployedRot. Vas­con. 22 E [...]. 1. m. 11. in the Wars of Gascoigne, Iohn his Son accompanyingRot. Vas­con. 22 E [...]. 1. m. 11. him thither. And the same year commenced his suitPlac. Par [...] de An. 22 Ed. 1. p. 192, 198. [...] 20 [...]. against the above specified Iohn Fitz-Thomas, at Dublin, before the Cheif Justice, there, and other the Kings Council, for so defaming him as abovesaid, viz. in sayingPlac. Par [...] de An. 22 Ed. [...]. p. 192, 198. [...] 20 [...]. That this William de Vesci had solli­cited him a Confederacy against the King. Which charge being denied by Fitz-Thomas, and a Schedule by him deliveredPlac. Par [...] de An. 22 Ed. [...]. p. 192, 198. [...] 20 [...]. into the Court, containing the words which he acknowledged, he was thereupon challengedPlac. Par [...] de An. 22 Ed. [...]. p. 192, 198. [...] 20 [...]. to the combate by this William, and accepted thereof. But the King being advertised of this proceeding, forth­with directed his PreceptPlac. Par [...] de An. 22 Ed. [...]. p. 192, 198. [...] 20 [...]. to the Treasurer and Escheator of that Realm, requiring them, That instead of the Combate, they should Sum­mon them both to appear before him at West­minster, on the morrow next after the Feast of the Holy Trinity, then next ensuing; then, and there to be prepared for the Combate. At which time, this our William de Vesci came thi­ther accordinglyPlac. Par [...] de An. 22 Ed. [...]. p. 192, 198. [...], 20 [...]. mounted upon his great Horse covered; as also compleatly armed with Lance, Dagger, Coat of Male, and other Military ac­coutrements, and proffered himself to the fight: But Fitz-Thomas, though called, appeared notPlac. Par [...] de An. 22 Ed. [...]. p. 192, 198. [...], 20 [...].. Whereupon, this William requiredPlac. Par [...] de An. 22 Ed. [...]. p. 192, 198. [...], 20 [...]. judgment against him: But instead thereof, the further hearing of the same, was referredPlac. Par [...] de An. 22 Ed. [...]. p. 192, 198. [...], 20 [...]. to the next Parliament at Westminster, viz. Upon the morrow, next after the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, in 23 Edw. 1. At which time, both of them appearing, and full debate thereupon had; there was no default imputedPlac [...] Parl de An 22 Ed. [...]. p. 192, 198. [...] 201. to Fitz-Thomas in regard of certain Errors which were found in the proceedings: So that they were then both at liberty to begin their Actions a new. Where­upon, Fitz-Thomas declining to revive the quar­rel. totally submittedPlac. Par [...] de An. 22 Ed. [...]. p. 192, 198. [...], 20 [...]. himself to the King: Who, by the advice of his Council, ordainedPlac. Par [...] de An. 22 Ed. [...]. p. 192, 198. [...], 20 [...]. That he the said Iohn Fitz-Thomas should be obliged by a certain writing to stand to his A­ward therein. But what was done thereupon, ap­pears not.

In 23 Edw. 1. this William wasLiterz Pa [...] ­don. &c. de Vascon. 23 Ed. 1. m 21. again in the Wars of Gascoigne, but returnedH. Knigh [...] 2509. n 10. sick from thence; being then summonedClaus. [...] eodem. An. [...] dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm.

[Page 95] In 24 Edw. 1. he was again imployedClaus. 24 Edw 1. in dorso m. 1. by the King in his Wars of Gascoignc.

The same year also, he had a Grant [...]. m. 1. in cedula. of the custody of all those Lands in England and Scotland, which were held of him; and then seised into the Kings hands, by reason of the Rebellion of his Tenants. And in 25 Edw. 1. grantedRot. Pip. 28 Edw. 1. Northum. Ex Vet. MS. Car­tular. penès Car. Fair­fax. f. 97 b. to that King his Castle, Mannor, and Country of Kildare in Ireland; as alsoRot. Pip. 28 Edw. 1. Northum. Ex Vet. MS. Car­tular. penès Car. Fair­fax. f. 97. b. his Lordship of Sprouston in Scotland; in consideration whereof, the King pardonedRot. Pip. 28 Edw. 1. Northum. Ex Vet. MS. Car­tular, penès Car. Fair­fax. f. 97 b. all the Debts due from him to his Exchequer; as also those due from Iohn his elder Brother, de­ceased, or any of his Ancestors.

This William took to WifeEsc. 26 Ed. 1 p 28 Isabel, the Daugh­ter of Adam de Periton, WidowMonast. An­lic. Vol 2. p. 801. n. 50. of Robert de Welles; but having noEx Coll. R. Gl S. lawful issue (Iohn, his Son, being deadEx Coll. R Gl S. in his life time) he did by the Kings LicenseClaus 25 Edw 1 m. 7. Infeoff that great Prelate, An­thony Beke, Bishop of Ourham, and Patriarch of Ierr [...]alem, in the Castle of [...]luwi [...]e and divers other Lands. with trustHist. MS. Dun [...]lm. Eccl. in Bibl Bod [...]. (Cant.) l 53. f. 122 b. and special con­fidence, that he should retain them for the be­hoof of William de Vesci his Bastard-son (be­gotten Ex Coll. R. GI S. in Ireland) at that time young, until he came of full age, and then pass them to him; whereupon that Bishop had LiveryClaus 25 E [...] ­ [...] 1. ut supra. of them accordingly. But the Mannor of Hoto [...]-Buscel in Com. Ebor. he setledEx Auto­gra, penès T. Tal [...]on. absoutely on his said Bastard-son, and the Heirs of his Body, with Remainder to his right Heirs, constituting Ibid. Thomas Plaiz of Ne [...]on and Geffrey Gyppys­mer Clerk, his Guardinas; he being then in minority. And departedIbid. this life at Malton, upon the Eve of S. Margaret the Virgin, in An. 1297. (25 Edw. 1.) leaving no other issueIbid. than the before specified William his Bastard-son.

Which William, (commonly calledRot. Fin. 9 Edw. 2. m 11. William de Vesci of Kildare) in 4 dw. 2. wasRot. S [...]e. 4 Ed. 2. m. 9. in that expedition then made into Scot [...]and; and marriedClaus. 9 Ed. 3. m. 22. Maud, the Widow of Thomas Nevil of Cherham; but reaped no benefit of that trust which was by William his Father so committed to that Bishop. For he, being irritatedLel. Coll. Vol [...]. P. 775. by some slanderous words, which he had heard that the Bastard spoke of him, by his DeedHist. [...] S. Dunelm. [...]eel. ut supra. Pat. 3 Ed. 2. m [...]3. per In [...]pex. bearing date 19 Nov. An. 1309. (3 Edw. 2.) Sold the Castle and Honor of Al [...]wike, to Henry de Percy, (a great Man in the North) from whom the Earls of Northumberland, still Possessors thereof, are descended.

Nor did this William long enjoy what was so given him, being slainEsc. 8 Ed. [...]. n. 63. in the Battle of St [...]ve­ [...]in in Scotland (commonly called the Battle of Bannocksburne) in 8 Edw. 2. leaving no Esc. 8 Ed. [...]. n. 63 issue; having been summonedClaus de [...]. in [...]. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in Six and seventh, as also in the eighth of that Kings Reign, he so lost his life.

Whereupon those Lands in Yorkshire, which for lack of issue by him, were to return to the right Heirs of William de Vesci his Father, descended [...]. to Gibert Aton, as his nearest Kinsman and Heir; viz. [...] Son and Heir of William Aton, Brother and Heir of Gilbert, Son and Heir of William, Son and Heir of Gilbert Aton, of Aton in Pickering- [...], in Com. Ebor. by Margery his Wife, sole Daughter and Heir to Warine de Vesci, Brother of Eustace de Vesci, Father of William, Father of Iohn and William. Which last mentioned William, having no other issue, but the before specified William, the Bastard (who died without issue as hath been observed, the title of Lord Vesci, descending to Aton, came through Bromfleet to the Family of Clifford, late Earls of Cumberland.

Laci.

NExt to this of Vesci, I have thought fit to proceed with Laci; in regard that from Eustace Fitz-Iohn, a Principal Branch of that Stock is sprung, as the Descent annexed will shew.

Of this ancient Family, there were two who came into England with Wil [...]iam the Conque­ror. viz. Walter de Laci. and Ilbert de Laci; but how near allied, I find not.

Of these, I shall begin with Walter. Walter.

After the King William had subduedOrd Vit. 521 D.▪ those great opponents, who most disturbed the peace­able fruition of what he had by his signal Con­quest acquired; Edwine, Earl of [...] being slainOrd Vit. 521 D.▪ and Morcar (his Brother) cast in prisonOrd Vit. 521 D., of his nearest Norman Soldiers, he made great and powerful CommandersOrd Vit. 521 D.▪ and inrichedOrd Vit. 521 D.▪ them with ample Gifts and Territories.

Of which, this Walter de Laci, (for his ex­pertness Ibid. 522 A. in Arms, being one) when the Welsh in 3 Conq. armed themselves against him; he was, amongst others, sentIbid. 522 A. to restrain their bold in­cursions. Who first entring the parts of Breck­nock▪ subduedIbid. 522 A. Rese, Caducan, and Mariadoth, three of their Princes, making great slaughter there: And not long after, assistedS. Dun [...]l. 208 b. n. 51 Wolstan, Bishop of Worce [...]er, Aegelwine▪ Abbot of Eve [...]ham, and Vrso, then Sheriff of Wor­cestershire, against Roger, Earl of Hereford, and Ralph Earl of Nor [...]olk, (then in Rebellion) to hinderS. Dunel. 208 b. n. 51 their passing the Severn, for the conjuction of their Forces.

This Walter de Laci had likewise many skir­mishes Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 162. with Fulk Fitz-Warine; in one of which, he was takenLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 162. prisoner, and putLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 162. in Lu [...]low Castle. But after this, hearing,Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 162., that the same Castle and Town were won by his Friend, Sir Arnold de Lis, he came and victualled Ibid. 263. them both, and keptIbid. 263. them as his own. And whenIbid. Iors of [...]udlow, and Fouke, with his Father Warine, endeavored the regaining there­of, he sentIbid. to the Prince of Wales for help. But farther I cannot say of him, than that he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 116 b n. [...]0. his Lands at Deane, to the Monks of S. Peters at Glocester; and that, being Founder Jorval. of the Church of S. Peter in Hereford; when the work was almost finished, climing979. n. 10. up a Ladder there, he fell down, and being979. n. 10. killed with the fall, (6 Kal. Domitian A 8. in Bi [...]l Cot­ [...]on. 155 a. April, An. 1084. 19 Wil. Conq.) was buriedDomitian A 8. in Bi [...]l Cot­ [...]on. 155 a. in the Chapter-house at Glocester. To which Church of Gtocester, Emeline his Wife, for the health of his Soul, gave Ibid. b. five Hides of Land in Duntesborne.

Leaving issue these three Sons, viz. Roger Domesd. Hugh Domesd. and Walter, and MonkMonast. An­glic. Vol 2. 60 b. n 60. in the Abbey of S. Peters at Glocester.

Which Roger Roger. had great possessions in this Realm, through the bounty of the Conqueror, viz. Domsed. lin [...] com. in Berkshire two Lordships, in Shrop­shire twenty three, whereof he held six of the King, and the rest of Earl Roger de Montgomery. in Glocestershire twenty, in Worcestershire six, and in Herefordshire sixty five, besides [Page 96] four Carucates of Land, lying within the limits of the Castle of Ewias, which King William had bestowed on Walter de Laci his Father. But in 2 Wil. Rusi, joyningJorval. 984. n. 60. with Odo, Earl of Kent, and others, in that Rebellion then raised on the behalf of Robert Curthose; and in 5 Will. Rufi, Ord. Vit. 704 C. with Robert de Molbray, Earl of Nor­thumberland, on the same account, he was banishedOrd. Vit. 704 C. England, and all his Lands given Ord. Vit. 704 C. to his Brother Hugh. After which, going in­to Normandy, he was made GeneralIbid. 809 A. of Cur­thoses Army; and at length takingIbid. 865 C. part with Robert de Belesme (Earl of S [...]rews [...]ary, of whose barbarous and cruel practises, I have spoke largely in my Discourse of him) didIbid. 865 C. very much mischeif throughout the whole Dukedom of Normandy, about the Nineteenth year of King Henry the Firsts Reign.

I come now to Hugh Hugh. his Brother.

Though King William, to satisfieItin. Cam­br. 157. those, who had assisted him against King Harold, had distri­buted Itin. Cam­br. 157. amongst them, the greatest part of this Realm; nevertheless, many more (both Normans, French, and others) cameItin. Cam­br. 157. afterwards over, ex­pecting Itin. Cam­br. 157. likewise to share in that General Con­quest; who finding England too little for satis­faction of their greedy Appetites, obtained leave Ibid. of King William Rufus, to invade Wa [...]es. In which adventure Robert Fitz-Hamon being Ibid. very prosperous by his Conquest of Morgano [...]; others not doubting of the like success, imitated Ibid. his example. Whereupon,Ibid. Roger, Earl of Shrewsbury, won [...] and [...]; Hugh, Earl of Chester, Tegene [...] and Rowe nock; Bernard Newmarch, the Land of Breck­nock; Arnulph, the younger Son of the same Earl Roger, the Province of Pe [...]r [...]ke; and this Hugh de Laci, thatIbid. of Ew [...]as.

Whereunto I shall add what the Learned Sir Iohn Dodd. ridge Knight, late one of the Justices in the Court of Kings Bench; being a person of great knowledge in Antiquities, hath, in his de­scription Fol. 37 & 38. of Wales expressed; viz. That all these Territories, thus acquired, were Baronies-Marchers, and held of the Crown in capite. And because they and their Posterity might the better keep the Lands so acquired, and might not be drawn by Sutes of Law, from the defence of those Lands so obtained by the Sword; the said Lands were ordained Baronies-Marchers; and had a kind of Palatine Jurisdiction erected in every of them, and power to administer Justice unto the Tenants in each of their Territories; having therein Courts, with divers Priviledges, Franchises, and Immunities: So that the Kings Writs were not current there, unless the whole Barony had been in question (Fitz. Ass. fol. 182. 18 Edw. 2.) And this was the state of the Go­vernment of the Marches of Wales, until 27 Hen. 8.

But I return.

This Hugh afterwards became the first Founder Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 59 [...]. n. 40. & 60 b. n. 50. of the Priory of Lanthony, uponEx Registro de Wigmore. the Bank of the River [...]othenay in [...]; An. 1108. 8 Hen. 1. and am­ply endowed it with Lands and Revenues. He likewise bestowedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 726 a n. 60. & 406 b. n. 10. the Church of S. Peters in Hereford (Founded by his Father) upon the Monks of [...]; and much inrichedLel. Coll. Vol. 2. 89 b. the Church of S. Davids.

Moreover, to the Monks of Manmouth, he gaveMonast An­glic. Vol 1. 601 a. l. 3. three shillings yearly Rent, issuing out of L [...]dney, for the good estate of himself. Roes his Wife, and Robert his Son; but dying without Mon. An­glic▪ Vol 2. 69 a. n. 10. issue, left his great InheritanceMon. An­glic▪ Vol 2. 69 a. n. 10. to his two Sisters, viz. Ermeline, who hadMon. An­glic▪ Vol 2. 69 a. n. 10. no Children; and Emme who took to Husband ... by whom she had a Son named Gilbert Ibid., who as­suming the name of Laci, begot on her a Son called Hugh Ibid..

Of which Gilbert, Gilbert. all that I can say, is, That in those turbulent times of King Stephens Reign, he tookGesta Re­gis Steph. p 940 C. part with Geffrey Talbot, his Kinsman, in that design for taking the City of [...]athe, on the behalfGesta Re­gis Steph. p 940 C. of Maud the Empress; and that, beingMon. An­glic. Vol. 1▪ 726 b. an expert and valiant Soldier, afterMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 726 b. di­vers Encounters, Skirmishes, and Victories in the Holy Wars, he at length becameMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 726 b. a Knight Templar; and gaveIbid. 529 a. n. 10. to that Order twelve Hides of Land, and one Virgate, in Gu [...]tinges, beside his Demesn there; as also five Burgages in Winche [...]c [...]mb.

I come therefore to Hugh.

This Hugh, Hugh. upon Assessment of the Aid for marrying of the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. in Scaee. sub ti [...]. Heres. That he held Fifty one Knights Fees, and a fourth part, de Veteri Feoffamento, and Five and an half de Novo; besides divers Lands, for which no service was then established: Some of his Tenants to them, serving him in his house, he finding them necessaries; and some residing upon his Fermes in Wales, where he maintain­ed them at his own charge: For all which, in 14 Hen. 2. he answeredRot. Pip. [...]0 H. 2. Her [...]. Sixty marks, and Forty pence.

In 18 Hen. 2. this Hugh, adheringHistory of Wales by D. [...], 233. to the King, when young Henry flew out in Rebellion, was takenHistory of Wales by D. [...], 233. in the Castle of Uernoid; for which respect, as also for certain great services in Ire­land, he obtained the same year, a GrantRegist. de Wigmore, R. Hoved, 302 b. n. 20. of the whole Territory of Methe, in that Realm, with its Appurtenances; to hold to him and his Heirs, by the serviceAntiq. Hi. bern. per Jac. Waraeum e [...]. aut p. 235. of Fifty Knights Fees; in as ample manner, as Murchard Hu Melachlin, or any other before or after him, enjoyed the same. And likewiseAntiq. Hi. bern. per Jac. Waraeum e [...]. aut p. 235., all the Fees which he had then acquired, or should thenceforth acquire about Du [...]in, so long as he should be his Bailiff there.

Moreover, he did then constituteR. Hoved. 302 b. n. 20. him Go­vernor of the City of [...]ublin, and JusticeIbid. of Ireland. Unto which City of Dublin, the same King thereupon ordainedAntiq Hi­bern. per Jac. Waraeum eq. aur. p. 242., That these following places should thenceforth belong, scil. All the Land of O-Felana, Offalia, Kil­dare, Wichelon, and Methe; as also the Service of Four Knights, which was due from Robert Po [...]er, by reason of his Castle of Duna­vel. But afterwards, incurring the Kings dis­pleasure, becauseR. Hoved, 348 b. n. 30. he had married the Daughter to the King of Cannoc (according to the mode of that Countrey) without his leave: He was de­vestedR. Hoved, 348 b. n. 30. of the custody of that City, viz. in An. 1181. (27 Hen. 2.)

All that I have farther to observe of him is, Mon. An­glic. Vol. [...] 72 b. That, after he came to the Possession of those Territories in [...]re [...]and; and before he Infeoffed any of his Free Tenants there (by the consent of some of the Archbishops and Bishops of that Realm, and their Chapters) he gaveMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 72 b. to the Canons of [...], the Church of [...]alp, with the Tithes of Comingeby and [...]; the Church of Marme [...], with the Tithes of the Fishing there; the Churches of Anye, and the Vale of [...]lonalewy; the [Page 97] Church of Oggary in Methe; the Church of Stathmolin, and Advowson of the Vica­ridge of Lillen; the Churches of Kilmessan, K [...]caly, and Kil [...]methe: As also the Church of the Town of Reginald de T [...]rbervil, and likewise those of Kilkarvam, Dunboyn, Rathbegan, Kilbruy, and Drumrath, together with the Lands of Balibin; and whatsoever Gilbert of Cornwal held in the Honor of Rashouthe, with the Chappels thereunto appertaining. Also, that he wasAntiq. Hi­bern. per Jac. Waraeum equ. au [...] p 163. the Founder of the Abbey of Trim, in the County of Methe, or a cheif Benefactor to it: AndAntiq. Hi­bern. ut supra p. 166. that of Duleke, in the County of East Methe, which was a Cell to the Abbey of Lanthony near Glocester. Like­wise, that he gaveMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 1040. n. 20, 30 & 40. to the Canons of S Thomas near Dublin, the Church of Dunelinsahlin, with a certain Grange there; andMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 1040. n. 20, 30 & 40. the Churches of Domenathmore, Grenocks, killeglan, Maglisloine, Knocmarek; andMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 1040. n. 20, 30 & 40. all the Churches and Chappels in the Territory of Leonisse de Bromiard. LikewiseMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 1040 n. 20, 30 & 40. the Church of the Town of William de Scorlagge, and Church of Lethercor.

Moreover, that he gaveIbid. 1041. n. 40. to the Abbey of Keulys, in the County of Kilkenny, Balin­goddan, and Athaiaarg, with their Appur­tenances: And, that in An. 1185. (31 Hen. 2.) 8 Kal. Aug. being too severeRegi [...]t. de Wigmore. with the Work­men, by him imployed, for the Building of his Castle at Lurheydy in Ireland, he was mur­thered Chro. Henr. de Marleburgh Vicarii de Balischadan. at Derelagh, byRad de Diceto, 626. n. 40. M Paris, 143. n. 20. R. Hoved. 360. n. 40. one Malva-Mia­daich, a very mean person (who cut off his Head) leaving issueIbid. two Sons Walter, and Hugh; and a Daughter called Elayne, who became the WifeEsc. 30 H. 3. [...] 4. Heref. of Richard de Beaufo.

Which Walter, Walter. in 6 Rich. 1. upon Collection of the Aid for the Kings Redemption,Rot. Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Heref. paid Fifty one pound ten shillings. And in [...]0 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 10 Rich. 1. Heref. the King Two thousand marks for his favor, and to have Livery of his Lands. But this being the last year of King Richards Reign, King Iohn immediately succeeding, exactedRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Heref. of him no less than Twelve hundred pounds for the like Favor and Livery.

In 2 Ioh. William de Braose gaveOblatae 2 Joh. m. 21. Twenty marks, and a Palfrey to the King, for his Con­firmation of that Grant, which this Walter de Laci had made to him, of his Lands in England and Normandy, viz. Oblatae 2 Joh. m. 21. That he the said Walter should not Sell nor Mortgage them, without the permission of the said William.

In 7 Ioh. upon Collection of the Sixth Scu­tage of that King (then assessed at two marks.) This Walter paidRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Heref. an hundred and two marks and an half for his Fees in Herefordshire; and Fifteen pound thirteen shillings and four pence for his Fees in Glocestershire. And in 9 Ioh. obtained a confirmationCart. 9 Joh. n. 2. of his Dominion of Methe, to be held by him and his Heirs for the service of Fifty Knights Fees: As alsoCart. 9 Joh. n. 2. of all his Fees in Fingall, in the Valley of Dub­lin; to be held by the service of seven Knights Fees. Howbeit, in 12 Ioh. the King passing MS. in Bibl. Bodl. (Digb.) 10, 11. 176 a. into Ireland with his Army, this Walter be­ing forcedMS. in Bibl. Bodl. (Digb.) 10, 11. 176 a. to deliver up himself, and all he had there, into his power, and to abjure that Realm; was soon afterwards banishedMS. in Bibl. Bodl. (Digb.) 10, 11. 176 a., with all his, out of England. But after this, viz. in 16 Ioh. he was permitted to repossessPat. 16 Joh. m. 4. Claus. 16 Joh. m. 18. Ludlow, with the Castle. And the same year, being at Glo­cester Pat. 16 Joh. [...]. 4., with some other of the Barons-Marchers, received the Kings commandIbid., to come to Ci­rencester, upon Munday next ensuing the Clause of Easter, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, and all the power he could bring.

And thus standing again on fair terms with the King; the next ensuing year, forPat. [...] Joh [...]. 17. Rot. Fin. 17 Joh. m. 4. the sum of Four thousand marks, he obtainedPat. [...] Joh [...]. 17. Rot. Fin. 17 Joh. m. 4. the pos­session of his Lands in Ireland, which had been so taken from him as abovesaid, excepting the Castle of Drogheda, and all his Lands in Dro­gheda, which were to remain in the Kings hands for three years.

Moreover, in 18 Joh. he was madePat. 18 Joh. m. 4. Sheriff of Here [...]ordshire, and Governor of the Castle of Hereford; yet with this CautionPat. 18 Joh. m. 4., That, if Lewes of France (whom the Rebellious Barons had called in) should come with his Army to besiege it; he should not personally stay there, but place such therein, of whose fidelity there could be no doubt.

And in 2 Hen. 3. was again made SheriffRot. Pip. [...] 2 [...] 3. [...] of Herefordshire; in which year likewise, upon levying the first Scutage of that King, he paid Ibid. an hundred and two marks and an half for his Fifty one Knights Fees and an half, and con­tinued in the said Office of Sheriff, untilRot. Pip. [...] [...]s de [...] ann. the seventh year of that Kings Reign inclusive. But in 8 Hen. 3. (for what cause, I find not) he ren­dred Pat. 8 H. 3. p 1. m. 9. up the Governorship of Ludiow Castle, to William de Gamages, by the Kings special Pat. 8 H. 3. p 1. m. 9. command.

That which I next find most memorable of this Walter, is, That in An. 1230. (14 Hen. 3.) whenM. Pari [...]. p. 366 n. 20 & 30. Lel. Col. Vol. 1. 609. the King of Connac rose in Arms to expel the English out of those parts; he, with the helpM. Pari [...]. p. 366 n. 20 & 30. Lel. Col. Vol. 1. 609. of Geffrey de Marisco, (then Justice of Ireland) and Richard de Burgh, utterly sub­dued M. Pari [...]. p. 366 n. 20 & 30. Lel. Col. Vol. 1. 609. all his Forces and tookM. Pari [...]. p. 366 n. 20 & 30. Lel. Col. Vol. 1. 609. him prisoner. But, notwithstanding these Services, in that doubtful year of 17 Hen. 3. beingClaus. 17 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 9. one of the Barons-Marchers, he was constrainedClaus. 17 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 9. to give up Roger [...]ichard, as a Pledge for his fidelity, until the Kingdom should be setled in Peace.

Thus much as to his Secular Actings.

As to his Works of Piety, I find, that he con­firmed Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 72 a. n. 50. to the Canons of Lanthony, all those Lands and Churches in Ireland, given to them by Hugh de Laci his Father; and of his own bounty gaveIbid. n 30. them the Church of our Lady at Drogheda, in that Realm; as alsoIbid p. 71 [...]. the whole Valley, wherein the Abbey of Lanthony was situate, viz. From Kenentesset and Askars­wey, by the Ruggeway, to Antefin; and from Haterell, from the Land of Seisil Fitz-Gilbert, by the Ruggewey, to the Bounds of Talgarth.

Moreover, that he was a special Benefactor to the Monks of Gresswil in Herefordshire, by the GrantMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 504 b. Pa [...]. 1 Ed. 3. pag. 3. m. 6. pa [...] In [...]p [...] to them of Two hundred and four Acres of his Wood, called Ham; as also of Six hundred Acres, with the Woods to them belonging; and Common of Pasture for their Cattle in his New Forest; and on the other side the Water, towards Gripesgath, by the Wood, Mountains, and Valleys, to the Limits of Talgarth. Likewise, to their Neat-herd, Common of Pasture for ten Beasts; as also Common of Pasture for all his Horses throughout the Forest of Ewyas, with Timber for Build­ing, and all other necessaries. Moreover, the Nineth Sheaf of all Wheat, Mastlin, and other Corn, except Oats, throughout all his Lordships [Page 98] of England and Wales, viz. in Webbeley, Malmeshull, Iarthull, and Hamme, in Com. Heref. In Stantone, Ludelaw, and Akes, in Com. Salop. And in Bretford, in Com. Wilts. Likewise the Tithe of all the Hides of those Cattle which were yearly sold at the Larder of his Castle of Ewyas; with the Tithe of his Demesn Mills at Kenles in Ire­land. And in lieu of the Tithe of his Rents in Ew [...]as, he gave them the nineth Sheaf of all his Demesns in Ewyas; as also of his Town of Red Castle and New Town. Farther­more, he bestowed on them one Man in Ewyas; one in Webbe [...]ey, and one in Ludlow, with their Lands, and all their Off-spring: Also the nineth Sheaf of each Grain, throughout all his Lordships in Ireland, with one Messuage in every of them.

Besides all this, in the Realm of Ireland, he foundedAntiq. Hi­bern. per Jac. Warae­um, p. 164, 166, 169. 173, 179. the Abbey of Beaubec; which was first a Cell to that great Abbey of Bec in Normandy, and afterwards to Furneise in Com. Lancast. LikewiseAntiq. Hi­bern. per Jac. Warae­um, p. 164, 166, 169, 173, 179. the Preceptory of Kil­mainanbeg, near Nobir, in the same County, for Knights Hospitalers. He also madeAntiq. Hi­bern. per Jac. Warae­um, p. 164, 166, 169, 173, 179. the Abbey of Foure, a Cell to S. Taurines in Nor­mandy▪ Moreover, he FoundedAntiq. Hi­bern. per Jac. Warae­um, p. 164, 166, 169, 173, 179. the Hospital of S. Iohn Baptist at Drogheda. And lastly, Antiq. Hi­bern. per Jac. Warae­um, p. 164, 166, 169, 173, 179. that of S. Andrews in the Territory of Ardes, which was a Cell to Lonley in France.

This Walter took to WifeCart. 2 Joh. m. 20. Margaret, Daugh­ter of William de Braose (of Brecknock,) and in An. 1241. (25 Hen. 3.) beingM. Paris, 552. n. 10 then infirm and blind, departedM. Paris, 552. n. 10 this life, Vir, inter omnes nobiles Hiberniae, Eminentissimus, saith Matthew Paris, leaving his great Inheritance to be divided Ibid. 578. lib [...]. amongst Females, viz. the Daughters of Gil­bert de Lacy his Son (who died in his life time) and Isabel his WifeMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 725. n. 60. & b., Sister of Iohn Bigod. Whereupon the Sheriff of [...] re­ceived commandRot. [...]in. 28 H 3. m 8. to make equal partition there­of; as also LiveryIbid. to Maud the Wife of Peter de Geneva his Neece, and one of his Coheirs, of her Purparty: Margery (the other of them) WifeClaus. 28 H. 3. p 5. of Iohn de Verdon, having the Castle of Webbeley allottedClaus. 28 H. 3. p 5. to her; the Castle and Honor of Ewyas Lacy being formerly assigned Pat. 18 H. 3. m. 15. to the before specified Isabel for her Dowry; who afterwards took to HusbandPat. 18 H. 3. m. 15. Iohn Fitz-Geffrey.

Which Peter de Geneva hadPat. 28 H. 3. m 7. thereupon, in right of the said Maud his Wife, Livery of Ludlow Castle, in part of her Purparty. And after this, scil. in 38 Hen. 3. Geffrey de Genevill, then her Husband, had LiveryRot. Vascon. 38 H. 3. m 5. of the Castle of Trim in Ire [...]and, as part of her Inheri­tance.

Touching the Wife of the last mentioned Walter de Lacy, who by other Records is named Margery, I findMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 330 a. n. 30 & 330 b. Esc. 49 H. 3. n. 20. that she was Foundress of the Priory of Nuns, at Acornbury in Hereford­shire, in the time of King Iohn.

¶I come now to Hugh de Lacy Hugh. (Brother of Walter, and) Lord of Ulster in Ireland; but how he got it, let us here observe.

When Iohn, Son of King Henry the Second had obtainedR. Hoved. 323 b. n. 20. & 359 a. n. 20 from his Father the Dominion of Ireland, he made this Hugh ConstableMonast An­glic. Vol. a. 1034. 56. of that Realm. Being setled there in that great Office, after Iohn was King (scil. in the third of His Reign) pretendingR. Hoved. 468. n 20 & 30. to succor Iohn de Curcy, Lord of Ulster, whom Walter de Lacy (his Brother) had treacherously endeavoredIbid. to sur­prise; this Hugh invitedIbid. him to his Castle, with promise of Protection: Howbeit, when he had thus got him into his power, would not let him go, resolvingIbid. to betray him to the King. Whereupon King Iohn gavePat. 6 Joh▪ m. 1. him that whole Province of Ulster, to hold as freelyPat. 6. Joh▪ m. 1. as he the said Iohn de Curcy had ever enjoyed it, or held it the day wherein he vanquished him in Battle.

But after this, King Iohn being highly of­fended against him, sailedM. [...] in Anno [...]200. into Ireland with a great Army, and expelledM. [...] in Anno [...]200. him thence. And, though in 1 Hen. 3. he madeMat. Paris, 319 n. 30. his peace with King Henry; yet certain it is, that in Ianuary, 8 Hen. 1 he joynedPat. 1 H. 3. m. 12. with Leoline, Prince of Wales, in his hostile incursions. And after this, scil. in An. 1236. (20 Hen. 3.) entredMat. Paris 430. n. 10. Scot­land, endeavoringMat. Paris, 430. n. 10. to restore Galloway to the Bastard Son of Alan de Galloway (Alan him­self being dead) which Countrey the King of Scots had givenMat. Paris, 430. n. 10. to the three Daughters of Alan, as their rightful Inheritance; or in case that could not be, untoMat. Paris, 430. n. 10. Thomas, Brother of the same Alan; or to the Son of that Thomas, or any of the Kinred; but in this attempt he prevailed Ibid. not.

As to his Works of Piety, it appears, That he FoundedAntiq. Hibern. per J [...] Warae [...] eq. aur. p. 165, 179, 183. the Priory of [...]olp, in the Coun­ty of Methe, in [...]reland, which was a Cell to Lanthony in Wales; as alsoAntiq. Hibern. per Ja [...] Warae [...] eq. aur. p. 165, 179, 183. the House of Friers Minors, commonly called the Gray Friers, at Dune, in the County of Downe. And likewiseAntiq. Hibern. per Ja [...] Warae [...] eq. aur. p. 165, 179, 183. the House of Friers Minors at Karric­fergus, in the County of Antrim.

This famousMat. Paris 597. l. 3. Soldier, and Conqueror of a greatMat. Paris 597. l. 3. part of Ireland, (so Matthew Paris calls him) tookMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. 293 b. n 60. Pat. 28 H. 3. m. 5. to Wife Emeline the Daughter and Heir of Walter de Ridelesford, and departedMat. West [...] in An. 1242. this life in An. 1242. (26 Hen. 3.) leaving issueEx Cod. MS. [...] in Bibl. Bodl. (Cant.) [...]. 98. p 65. one sole Daughter and Heir (called Maud) Wife Ex Cod. MS. [...] in Bibl. Bodl. (Cant.) [...]. 98. p 65. of Walter Burk, Lord of Connac in Ire­land.

Which Emeline afterwards marrying toMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. ut supra. Ste­phen de Longespe; for the health of her own Soul, and the Soul of him the said Stephen her Hus­band, acquittedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. ut supra. the Canons of Esseby in Com. Northam. from sute to the Hundred of Sutton, for all their Lands lying within the Precincts thereof. And FoundedPat. 8. Ed. [...] m. 17. a Chantrey of five Priests, in the Chappel of S. Catherine at Wau­berge.

I come now to Ilbert de Lacy, Ilbert. unto whom King William the Conqueror gaveLel. [...] Vol. 1. fa [...] the Castle and Town of Broken-bridge in Com. Ebor. so termedLel. [...] Vol. 1. fa [...] by reason of a Broken-bridge near that place (scarceLel. [...] Vol. 1. fa [...] half a mile East from old Pont­ [...]ract) but afterwards by him, according to the Norman dialect, calledLel. [...] Vol. 1. fa [...] Pontfract.

He had also, by his giftMS. in Bibl. Bo [...] (G. 9. Cant.) f. 77 b., all that part of the County of Lancaster, then and since called Blackburnshire, (now one of the Hundreds) scituate towards the West Riding of York­shire, with other LandsMS. in Bibl. Bo [...] (G. 9. Cant.) f. 77 b. of vast extent: So that, at the time of the General Survey, he had Do [...]esd. [...] in [...]isdem Co­mita [...]. no less than an hundred and fifty Lordships, or the greatest part of so many in Yor [...]shire, ten in Nott [...]ghamshire, and four in Lincoln­shire; and obtained from King William Rufus a ConfirmationEx ipso An­togr. nuper [...] Castro de Pontfract. of all those Customs, belonging to his Castle of Pontfract, as he had enjoyed in the time of King William his Father.

[Page 99] This Ilbert gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol 1. 371 b. n 40. the Lordship of Hamble­ton to the Monks of Selby in Com. Ebor. And for the health of the Soul of King William the Conqueror, and of King William his Son, FoundedIbid. 659 b. [...]. 30. the Collegiate Chappel of S. Clement within his Castle of [...]ontfract, and amply en­dowed itIbid. n. 40, 50 & 60. with Lands and Tithes.

To the Monks of S. Maries at York, he gaveIbid. 388. l 5 five Carucates and an half of Land in Gerford, with the Church there. He also be­gan Monast An­glic. Vol. 2. 34 a. n 60 the Foundation of the Abbey of S. Oswald at Nostell, for Canons Regular of S. Augustine, and left issue two Sons, Robert Mon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 373 a. n. 10. and Hugh Mon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 373 a. n. 10..

Which Robert Robert. (called alsoOrd. Vit. [...]04 C. Robert de Pontfract) had a ConfirmationEx Auto­gra. nuper in Castro de Pont­fract. Ord. Vit. 804 C. & 805 D. from King William Rufus of all those Lands whereof Ilbert his Father died seised. Howbeit, upon the death of King William Rufus, (with divers other potent Men) adhering Ex Auto­gra. nuper in Castro de Pont­fract. Ord. Vit. 804 C. & 805 D. to Robert Curthose against King Henry the First, he was forced to buyEx Auto­gra. nuper in Castro de Pont­fract. Ord. Vit. 804 C. & 805 D. his peace at a dear rate: But after this he obtained from that King a Ex Auto­gra. nuper in Castro de Pont­fract. Ord. Vit. 804 C. & 805 D. Grant of Boeland, which he held of Roger de Pictavia, but thenceforth to be held of the same King; as alsoEx Auto­gra. nuper in Castro de Pont­fract. Ord. Vit. 804 C. & 805 D. of all those Lands in Yorkshire which that King then challenged; and for which he the said Robert did vouch the Warranty of William de Say.

This Robert perfectedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 33 b. n. 50. & 34 a. n. 40 & 50. & 34 b. the Foundation of that Abbey of S. Oswald at Nostell, and amply en­dowed Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 33 b. n. 50. & 34 a. n. 40 & 50. & 34 b. it. Moreover, for the health of the Soul of King William the Conqueror; as also for the Souls of Ilbert his Father, and Hawise his Mo­ther, he FoundedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 648 b. n. 40. 649 a. n 30 & 40. a Priory for Cluniack Monks at Pontfract; and to the Monks of Sa [...]lay in Com. Ebor. he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol 2. [...]46 a. n. 60. certain Lands lying oppo­site to their Abbey, on the other side of Rib­ble.

But after all this, both he, and Ilbert his Son, were expelledJoh. Hagu­stald. 262. n. 20. the Realm by King Henry the First, and the Honor of Pontfract, bestowed Ric. Ha­gustald. 310. n. 20. on Henry Traverse; who being, shortly after, mortally woundedRic. Ha­gustald. 310. n. 20. by one Pain, a Servant of his own, caused himself to be shornRic. Ha­gustald. 310. n. 20. a Monk, and so diedRic. Ha­gustald. 310. n. 20. within three days.

After which, the King gavePlac. de [...]anco T. Pasch. 11 H 3. Rot. 11. this Honor of Pontfract, to Guy de la Val, who heldPlac. de Panco T. Pasch. 11 H 3. Rot. 11. it till King Stephens time; but then, Henry, Son to this Ilbert, taking advantage of the troubles which that King had, entredPac. de [...]anco T. Pasch. 11 H 3. Rot. 11. upon it again; and afterwards for corroboration of his title pro­mised Plac. de Panco T. Pasch. 11 H 3. Rot. 11. King Henry the Second a thousand marks, to make his Peace with the same Guy. Where­upon an AgreementPlac. de [...]anco T. Pasch. 11 H 3. Rot. 11. being made, Guy de la Val had an hundred and fifty pound Lands of the Demesn of that Barony, and twenty Knights Fees.

It is said by an old Historian, that this Ilbert Ilbert. (so expelled with his Father) when King Ste­phen began to Reign, by his special favor reob­tained Rich. Ha­ [...]ustald. 319. [...]. 10. his Barony of Pontfract; and, call­ing Ailred. Ri­ev. l. 337. n. 30. to mind the misery of his banishment by King Henry the First, approved himself the more cordialAilred. Ri­ev. l. 337. n. 30. to King Stephen, when he stood most in need; beingAilred. Ri­ev. l. 337. n. 30. one of the principal Commanders of those Forces, raised by the Northern Barons in 3 Steph. Through whose valor that great Army of the Scots, then invading those parts, was totally vanquishedH. Hunt. 2 [...]3 a. Rich. H [...] ­gustald. 320. n. 10. near North Alverton, in that memorable fight called The Battle of the Standard (whereof I have fully spoke in my Discourse of William, Earl of Albemarle.) After which, he obtained a pardonEx Autogr. [...]upet in Ca­ [...]ro de Pont­ [...]ct., on the be­half of his Servants, for all Forfeitures whatso­ever; and specially for the death of William Mal­travers. And, having married Alice Ibid. the Daugh­ter of Gilbert de Gant (whoIbid. gave to the Church of S. Iohn, at Pontfract, certain Lands in [...]n­gesmels, whereof she had been by him en­ [...]owed) died without issue; Henry his Brother succeeding him in his Lands and Honor.

Which Henry Henry. was received into favorIbid. by Maud the Empress and her Son King Henry the Second; and obtained from them, a remissionIbid. of the displeasure which King Henry the First bore towards Robert his Father; as alsoIbid. of the for­feiture, which he himself had made before he did his homage; with full restitutionIbid. of his whole Honor of Pontfract, and all other his Lands in England, and Normandy. He like­wise obtained from King Henry the Second, a CharterIbid. for a Fair to be held yearly at Pont­fr [...]ct, upon the Feast day of S. Giles, and to continue for eight days following. And in 12 Hen. 2. upon Assessment of the Aid, for marry­ing the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. [...] Scaec. tit. Ebor. his Fees to be Seventy nine and an half in number; for which, in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Ebor. Forty two pounds ten shillings ten pence for those De veteri Feoffamen­to, and Thirteen pound seven shillings six pence for those De novo.

Moreover, in 23 Hen. 2. he wasH. Hoved. 323. n. 20. one of the Witnesses to that notable Award which King Henry the Second made betwixt Aldefonsus, King of Castile, and Sanctio, King of Navarre.

I now come to his Works of Piety.

In An. 1147. (12 Steph.) with the consent Mon. An­glic. Vol. 1 746 b. n. 40. 854 b. n. 60. [...]S. in Bibl Bodl. G 9 Cant.) f. 98 a. & 129 a. of the Abbot of Fountaines; and in ac­complishmentMon. An­glic. Vol. 1 746 b. n. 40. 854 b. n. 60. [...]S. in Bibl Bodl. G 9 Cant.) f. 98 a. & 129 a. of a Vow made in the time of his sickness, he FoundedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1 746 b. n. 40. 854 b. n. 60. [...]S. in Bibl Bodl. G 9 Cant.) f. 98 a. & 129 a. a Monastery for Cister­tian Monks, first at Bernoldswike, and after­wards removedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1 746 b. n. 40. 854 b. n. 60. [...]S. in Bibl Bodl. G 9 Cant.) f. 98 a. & 129 a. them to Kirkstall in Com. Ebor. Which Monastery he amply endowed with Lands and Revenues.

He was also a great Benefactor to the Cluniac Monks at Pontfract, there seated by Robert de Laci his Father; and forMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 65 [...] a. n. 40. the health of the Soul of the said Robert, and of Maud his Mother, causedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 65 [...] a. n. 40. the Church of S. Iohn the Evangelist in Pontfract, to be dedicated for the use of that Covent; givingMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 65 [...] a. n. 40. thereto Threescore shillings Annual Rent, to be paid by his Bailiff of Pont­fract.

He likewise bestowedIbid. on them the benefit of his Ferry at Castleford; freeing them from Toll, and all other Secular Custom, for their Lands in Pontfract; and gaveIbid. 650 b. them the Government of S. Nicholas Hospital in Pont­fract; confirmingIbid. 650 b. whatsoever had been be­stowed on them by his Father. Moreover, for Ibid. n. 40. the Souls of his Father and Mother; as also of all his Ancestors, and Ilbert his Brother, he con­ferred Ibid. n. 40. on them his Lordship of Hedingley; and gave the ChurchMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 546 b. n 50. of Kelintune to the Knights Templars.

To him succeeded Robert his Son,Robert. who was Jorval. 1 [...]58. l. 6. one of those Barons which attended at the so­lemn Coronation of King Richard the First.

This Robert beganMS. in Bibl. Bodl. (G. 9. Cant.) [...]. 98 b. the Building of Clider­hou Castle in Blackburneshire; and therein a ChappelMS. in Bibl. Bodl. (G. 9. Cant.) [...]. 98 b. dedicated to S. Michael the Arch An­gel; wherein, with the consentMS. in Bibl. Bodl. (G. 9. Cant.) [...]. 98 b. of Geffrey, then Dean of Whalley, he causedMS. in Bibl. Bodl. (G. 9. Cant.) [...]. 98 b. Divine Service to be celebrated, and the Sacraments to be ad­ministred to his Houshold Servants, Shepherds, [Page 100] and Foresters, as had beenIbid. usual for those who lived within the Precincts of other Chapelries in that Parish; and departingIbid. 138 b. this life without issue, 12 Kal. Febr. An. 1193. (4 Rich. 1.) was buriedIbid. 138 b. in the Abbey of Kirksfall. Whereupon, in 6 Rich. 1. Isabel his Widow gave Rot. Pip. 6 Ric. 1. Ebor. Eighty marks to have an assignation of her reasonable Dowry, out of his Lands.

Upon the death of this Robert thus without Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 905 b. n. 60. & 906 a. issue, Albreda de Lisours, his SisterMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 188 a. n. 10. by the Mother (Daughter of Eudo de Lisours by Al­breda his Wife, Widow of Henry de Lacy before mentioned, and then WifeMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 906 a. & ibid. n. 20 of Richard Fitz-Eustace, Constable of Chester) possessedEx Coll. R. Glov. nuper So­merset Heraldi. her self of this Barony of Pontfract, and all his other Lands; under pretenceEx Coll. R. Glov. nuper So­merset Heraldi. of a Grant of them all from Henry de Lacy, Father of this last mentioned Robert. But in 5 Rich. 1. Roger de Lacy her Nephew, then Constable of Chester, came to an Agreement with her for the same, by a FineEx Coll. R. Glov. nuper So­merset Heraldi. then levied at Winchester, before H. Archbishop of Canterbury, William, Bishop of Ely (Chancellor to the King) and others: By which Fine, she the said Albreda Quit-claim­ed to him, all those Lands which did belong to Robert de Lacy. Whereupon, he the said Roger covenantedIbid. with her, that she should enjoy all the Lands which were Robert de Lisours her Fa­ther, for term of her life, by the Service of eight Knights Fees; and that after her decease, William her Son, and his Heirs, should inherit them, performing the same Service to him the said Roger and his Heirs. Upon which Agree­ment, this Roger also gaveIbid. to her Twenty pound Lands in Bardington, to hold during life; but afterwards her Son William and his Heirs, to enjoy the same, by the Service of one Knights Fee. In consideration of which Grant, she the said Albreda relinquishedIbid. to this Roger, all her Dowry in the Town of Hautone in Lindsey, in the County of Lincoln.

Being therefore come to this Roger, Roger Constable of Chester, Constable of Chester. I shall here take notice of his Pa­rentage. He wasMon. An­glic Vol. 1. 905. n. 60. Ibid. b. n. 10, &c. Son of Iohn, Constable of Chester; and he the SonMon. An­glic Vol. 1. 905. n. 60. Ibid. b. n. 10, &c. of Richard Fitz-Eustace, Baron of Halton, and Constable of Chester, by Albreda de Lisours above-specified (Sister by the Mothers side, to the said Robert de Lacy, as hath been already observed.)

Which Iohn, Iohn thus coming to possess the Lands of Lacy, Constable of Chester. did also assume that sirname and Arms. But all that I have farther seen of him, is, That he bestowed on the Knights Hospitalers, the Lordship of K [...]esale, with the Churches of Flaflock and Marnham; which afterwards belonged to the Preceptory of Willoughton: And that he FoundedIbid. 896 b. n. 60. & 906 a. n. 20. the Abbey of Stanlaw in that part of Cheshire, called Wirhale, in An. 1178. (24 Hen. 2.)

Moreover, that he diedIbid. 906. n. 30. in the Holy Land, the next ensuing year; leaving issue byIbid. 905 b. l. 4. & 906 b. n. 20. Alice de Vere his Wife, SisterIbid. 905 b. l. 4. & 906 b. n. 20. of William de Mande­vile, Roger his Son and Heir; as also Eustace Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 188. n. 20., and manyMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 188. n. 20. others; whereof Richard was one, to whom he gaveIbid. n. 30. the Town of More; and who, being afterwards a LeperIbid. n. 30., was buriedIbid. n. 30. in the Chapter House at Norton, near Halton Castle in Cheshire.

But I return to Roger.

This Roger Roger. wasJoreval. 1248. l. 3. at the siege of Acon (in the Holy Land,) with King Richard the First, An. 1192. (4 Rich. 1.) andJoreval. 1248. l. 3. likewise in that sharp fight against the Saracens, who endeavored to relieve it; as also at the siegeMat. Paris, p. 30 [...] & 30 [...]., and taking of Damieta.

In 6 Rich. 1. he answeredRot Pip. 6 Rich. 1. [...] bor. Forty three pound fifteen shillings for the Scutage, then levied upon occasion of the Kings Redemption.

And in 7 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 7 Ric. 1. [...]. a Fine of Two thou­sand marks to the King for lively of all the Lands and Castles belonging to the Honor of Pont­fract, late Robert de Lacies, excepting Pont­fract Castle, which the King then retained in his own hands.

In 8 Rich. 1. being acquittedRot. Pip. 8 Rich. l. Ebor. of the third Scutage of Normandy (levied after the Kings Redemption) he paidRot. Pip. 8 Rich. l. Ebor. for the second Forty three pounds fifteen shillings.

In 1 Ioh. he undertookOblatae 1 Joh. m. 16. for the payment of Five hundred marks for Livery of the Lands of Guy de la Val, which he challengedOblatae 1 Joh. m. 16. as his own right, and which King Iohn by his CharterEx [...] nuper in ca­stello de [...]. had granted to him, viz. The Barony of Pontfract, whereof the said Guy had possessed himself in King Henry the Second's time, as it seems; but uponR. Ho [...] 451 b. [...] 10. this Livery, he was constrained to give R. Ho [...] 451 b. [...] 10. his Son and Heir in hostage, for his future fide­lity.

Moreover, shortly after the Coronation of that King, he was sentR. Ho [...]. fol. 461. with the Sheriff of Nor­thumberland, and some other eminent Men of those parts, to conduct William, King of Scot­land, unto Lincoln, where King Iohn resolved to meet him.

And in 2 Ioh. wasIbid. n. [...] one of the Barons pre­sent at Lincoln, when David, King of Scot­land did homage and fealty to King Iohn.

In 3 Ioh. he obtained a Grant of the Ward­ship of William, the Son of Robert Fitz-Ranulph, Lord of Middleham in Com. Ebor.

It seems that the Five hundred marks which he undertook in 1 Ioh. to pay for Livery of the Lands of Guy de lay Val, were not discharged in 4 Ioh. For it appearsRot. Pi [...]. 4 Joh. [...], that he then came to a new Contract for the same, viz. To pay the Money by a hundred marks per annum; and moreover, to give the King ten Palfreys, and ten Lease of Grey-hounds.

After this, scil. in 5 Ioh. being made Gover­nor Mat. [...] 209. [...] of the Castle of Roche-Andel [...] in France (which King Richard the First built) he heldMat. [...] 209. [...] it out courageously against the French for a time: But at length forIbid. [...] n. 40 & [...] want of Victual, became neces­sitated to deliver it up, and was made their pri­soner Ibid. [...] n. 40 & [...] Whereupon he was necessitated to require AidPat. 5 Jo [...] [...]. 1. of his Tenants, for raising Money to pay his Ransom.

About this time he gaveRot. Pip. 5 Joh. [...] & Hartf. a thousand marks Fine for the Wardship of Richard de Munfichet (a great Baron in Essex.) And in 6 Ioh. was made ConstablePat. 6 J [...] m. 6. of the Castle at Carleol; as also SheriffPat. 6 J [...] m. 6. of Cumberland, and Gover­nor Pat. 6 J [...] m. 6. of the Castle at York.

In 7 Ioh. he obtained a GrantCart. [...] AA. n. 16. from the King of the Mannor and Soke of Snaithe, to hold to himself and his Heirs, by the Service of one Knights Fee; and continuedRot. Pip. de [...] Cumb. & [...]. Sheriff of Cum­berland, to the end of the Eleventh year of that Kings Reign; so likewise for Yorkshire.

In 13 Ioh. upon Collection of the sixth Scu­tage of that King, he answeredRot. Pip. 13 Joh [...]. for Forty three Knights Fees, an half, and fourth part, for the Fees of Lacy; and Twenty for the Fees of Guy de la Val: As alsoRot. Pi [...]. 13 Joh. [...] & Har [...]f Forty seven pounds six shil­lings, [Page 101] for Forty seven Fees, and a fourth part, which were the Fees of Richard de Munfichet, whose Heir he then had in Ward.

In theMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 188 a. n. 30 & 40. time of this Roger, Ranulph, Earl of Chester, the last of that name, marching with some Forces into Wales; for want of more strength, was constrained to betake himself un­to a Castle▪ in those parts (viz. Rothelan,) where being besieged by the Welsh, he sent for this Roger, then at Chester, to come to his re­lief: Who, forthwith gatheringIbid. together di­vers Minstrels, and a multitude of loose people, advanced thitherward; which so alarmed the Welsh, supposing them to have been Soldiers, that they soon leftIbid. their siege. The Earl there­fore for this good service, by his Constable, gave Ibid. him the Patronage of all the Minstrels in those parts; which he and his Heirs have ever after retained, but conferredIbid. upon Dutton his Steward, and his Heirs, the execution of that Authority.

Thus far my Author; but herein there is some mistake (as I think) which I shall endeavor to rectifie; adding some farther Circumstances for the better illustration of that story.

Certain it is, that Hugh, the first Earl of Chester of that name, after the Norman Con­guest (to whom, after ages, for distinction, added the sirname of Lupus) in his CharterIbid. 202 a. [...]. 30. of Foun­dation of the Abbey of S. Werburge at Chester, vouchsafed such a Priviledge to those, who should come to Chester Fair; as that they might not be apprehended for Theft, or any other misdemeanor, during the time of the Fair; un­less the crime were committed therein. Which special Protection, occasioning a multitude of loose people to resort thither, at that time; as it afterwards hapned, was of no small benefit to one of his Successors: For Ranulph, the last of that name, marchingHistory of Cambria by D. Powel, p. 296. into Wales, with a slender attendance; and therefore necessitated History of Cambria by D. Powel, p. 296. to betake himself to his Castle of Rothelan, to which, the Welsh forthwith laid siege; in that distress, sentHistory of Cambria by D. Powel, p. 296. to the Constable of Chester for help: Who, making use of the Minstrels of all sorts, then met at Chester Fair; by the allure­ment of their Musick, got together a vast num­ber of such loose people, as, by reason of the be­fore specified Priviledge, were then in that City, whom he forthwith sent under the conduct of Dutton (his Steward) towards Rothe [...]an. Of whose approach, the Welsh having advertisement, supposing them also to be armed, rose from the History of Cambria by D. Powel, p. 296. siege, whereby the Earl was delivered from that danger.

This is reported to have been done in the time of Roger, Constable of Chester; and so perhaps it was: But most certain it is, That it was Iohn, Constable of Chester (Son to that Roger) who, for the Reasons above expressed, had the Patronage of that rabble given him, in memory thereof, by that Earl; and thereupon grantedEx ipso Au­togr. penès Rob. Vice­com. Kilmur­tey, An. 1648. the same to Hugh de Dutton (his Ste­ward) and his Heirs, by the name of Magisterium omnium Leccatorum, & meretricum totius Cestre­shire, (these are the words of the Charter) Sicùt liberi [...]s illum Magisterium teneo de Comite; salvo jure meo, mihi & haeredibus meis. The exercise of which Jurisdiction hath ever since been, and still is thus used, viz. That at Midsummer Fair there, all the Minstrels of that Countrey, resorting to Chester, do attend the Heir of Dutton, from his Lodging to S. Iohns Church (he being then accompanied by many Gentlemen of the Coun­trey) one of them walking before him in a Surcoat of his Arms, depicted on Taffata; the rest of his Fellows proceeding (two and two) and play­ing on their several sorts of Musical Instruments. And after Divine Service ended, give the like at­tendance on him back to his Lodging; where a Court being kept by his Steward, and all the Minstrels formally called; certain Orders and Laws are usually made for the better Govern­ment of that Society, with Penalties upon those who transgress.

But to proceed, this Roger de Lacy heldTesta de N [...] ­vil Lanc. Five Knights Fees of the Fee of Cliderhou, and four more, whereof his Barony of Constable of Chester did consist.

This is all that I have seen of him, other than that he gaveEx ipso Au­togr. penès H. S. George equ. aur. nu­per Norroy R. Armorum. 905 b. n. 40. to the Monks of Stanlaw, all the Lordship of Mortland, which he bought of Alan de Morland; as alsoMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 754 b. n. 50. the Advowson of the Church of Rochdale in Com. Lanc. with Brindwood, and four Ox-Gangs of Land in Castelton; andMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 754 b. n. 50. to the Abbey of Foun­taines in Com. Ebor. his Lordship of Bradley. Moreover, that having marriedMonast. An­glic. Vol 2. 188 a. n 30. Maud de Clere, Sister to the Treasurer of York Cathedral, he diedIb. 188 b. n. 60. Mat. Paris, p. 230 n. 50. upon the First day of S. Remigius, An. 1211. (13 Ioh.) and was buriedMona [...]t. An­glic. Vol 1., 906 a. n. 30. at Stan­law, in the Quire of that Abbey Church, with Maud his Wife, having this EpitaphIbid. 90 [...] b. n. 20. on his Tomb.

Hic sepelitur Heros generosus in orbe Rogerus,
Conjuge cum chará, quam mors prostravit amara.
Forti Sampsoni similis fuit, atque leoni;
Tauro cornuto pungendi semper acuto.
Tectum torace nullus super are valebat;
Regnum cum pace miles sub Rege regebat.
Nullius Trojanus par sibi fuit in probitate,
Victor in aetate fuit alter Vespasianus.
Sectas Persarum, Medorum, Sparsiatarum,
Graecos, Cretenses, Romanos bella moventes,
Hic dum pugnavit, pugnans pugnando donavit,
Vivus ut opravit, defuncto tumba paratur.
Pictor adornavit petram sub qu [...] tumulatur,
Inferni claustro careat perflatus ab Austro.
Sit prece Conventus fulgoris in arce retentus.
Inclita matrona, digna Matilda corona,
Sit cum matre pia Christi conjuncta Maria,
Qui legis absque morâ, pro fundatoribus ora.

To this Roger succeeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir; who, in the fifteenth of Iohn, undertook the paymentRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 6. of Seven thousand marks to the King, in the space of four years, for LiveryRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 6. of the Lands of his Inheritance; and to be dis­charged Rot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 6. of all his Fathers Debts due to the Exchequer: Farther obligingRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 6. himself by Oath, That in case he should ever fall from his Allegi­ance, and adhere to the Kings Enemies, all his Possessions should resort to the Crown; pro­mising Rot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 6. also, that he would not marry without the Kings License.

By which Agreement, it was concludedIbid., That the King should retain the Castles of Pontfract and Dunnington, still in his own hands; and that he the said Iohn should allow Forty pound per annum for the custody of them. But, the next ensuing year, he had Dunnington restoredClaus. 16 Joh. m. 22. to him upon Hostages.

[Page 102] About this time, he adheredMatth. Paris, p. 254. to the Rebelli­ous Barons then in Arms, and was one of the Five and twenty electedM. Paris, in Anno 12 [...]5. p. 262 n 10. by them, for governing of the Realm; whereunto, the King, by reason of their potency, was necessitated to submit. At which time, these Five and twenty, Cantonising Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 362. the Kingdom amongst themselves, he had Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire allottedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 362. to his share: But, the next ensuing year, having undergone the Popes ExcommunicationMatth. Paris, 277. n. 20. for his activeness in that affair, he soon after obtained LettersPat. 17 Joh. m. 11. of safe conduct to come to the King, to make his peace. The like LettersPat. 1. H. 3. m. 7. of safe con­duct he had in 1 Hen. 3. And in 2 Hen. 3. went (Mat Paris, p 303. n. 30. with divers other English Nobles) into the Holy Land.

But more of this Iohn I have not seen, until he became Earl of Lincoln; unto which Honor he was advanced▪ in respect of his Marriage with Margaret, the Daughter of Robert de Quincy, by Hawise his Wife, fourth Sister of Ranulph, the last of that name, Earl of Chester, and one of his Coheirs; whereunto, that Earl of Chester, was movedEx quodam Registro Pe­troburgensis exnob [...], per Will, de Wit­tesey olim e­j [...]sdem Mo­nachum., by reason of the good service which this Iohn, Constable of Chester, had done in the Holy Land. For the same Earl Ranulph, who was likewise Earl of Lincoln (as in my Dis­course of him is shewed) by a formal Charter Autogr. in Bibl. Cotton. under his Seal, granted the Earldom of Lin­coln, id est, All that he could grant thereof, un­to Hawise his Sister, To the end she might be Coun­tess, and that her heirs might also enjoy it.

Of which Grant, the King did so far allow, as that at her requestMat. Paris, in Anno 1232 p. 380. n. 10. Pat. 17 H. 3 m 9. n. 35., he conferredMat. Paris, in Anno 1232 p. 380. n. 10. Pat. 17 H. 3 m 9. n. 35. the same Honor upon this Iohn de Lacy, Constable of [...]h [...]ster, and the heirs of his Body, by the same Margaret her Daughter; as by his Charter Mat. Paris, in Anno 1232 p. 380. n. 10. Pat. 17 H. 3 m 9. n. 35. dated at Northampton, 23 Novemb. 17 Hen. 3. appeareth; as alsoMat. Paris, in Anno 1232 p. 380. n. 10. Pat. 17 H. 3 m 9. n. 35. the same annual sum of Twenty pound, which Ranulph, late Earl of Chester and Lincoln, did receive in lieu of the Tertium Denarium of that County, in the name of the Earldom of Lincoln. Howbeit, before the end of this year (scil. 17 Hen. 3.) uponMat. Paris, in Anno 1 [...]33 p. 387 n. 30. that great difference then hapning, betwixt the King and Richard, Earl Marshal, wherein divers of the Nobles adhered to that Earl: This Iohn, Earl of Lincoln, partly in consideration of this favor, but cheiflyMat. Paris, in Anno 1 [...]33 p. 387 n. 30. for that he was corrupted with Money, by Peter de Rupibus, Bishop of Winchester, (who gaveMat. Paris, in Anno 1 [...]33 p. 387 n. 30. unto him, and to Iohn Scot, Earl of Chester, a thousand marks) fellMat. Paris, in Anno 1 [...]33 p. 387 n. 30. off from this Earl, and joynedIbid. 446. with the King. In 18 Hen. 3. for the sum of a thousand marks, he obtainedRot. Fin. 18 H. 3. m. 8. the Wardship and Marriage of Roger, the Brother and Heir to Nigel de Moubray; and the same year was constituted Pat. 18 H. 3. m. 17. Governor of the Castle of Blankminster.

Mor [...]over, in Anno 1237. (21 Hen. 3.) Mat Pa­ [...], 447. n. 50. upon the meeting of that great Council, of all the Prelates of England, by appointment of Otto, the Popes Legate, he wasMat Pa­ [...], 447. n. 50. one of those, whom the King sent to prohibite the Legate, from establishing any thing derogatory to his Crown and Dignity. Likewise, upon Advertise­ment Ibid. 448. to the Legate, that divers persons, nobly descended, who enjoyed Pluralities of Ecclesia­stical Benefices, had laid wait to do him mis­chief; he was sentIbid. 448. (together with the Earl Marshal, and the Earl of Leicester, and a mul­titude of the Kings Houshold, well armed) to guard him to, and from that Council.

And in the same year had a GrantPat. 21 H. 3. m. 5. of the Sheriffalty of Cheshire, being then also constituted GovernorPat. 21 H. 3. m. 5. of the Castle of Che [...]er; as also, of that on the Rock (commonly called Beeston Castle:) And likewise, had another GrantIbid. m. [...]. con­ditional, viz. That in case the King could not attract the Earl of March to his service, by the Marriage of Richard de Clare, with a Daughter of the same Earl, before the Feast of S. Hillary, then next ensuing; that then this Iohn should have the Marriage of the same Richard, for his eldest Daughter; for which Grant, he promised Ibid. Five thousand marks, whereof the King ac­quitted Ibid. to him Two thousand; whereupon he marriedPat. 22 H. 3. m. 10. Rot. Pip. 22 H. 3. Ebor. her, her name being Maud. Which Marriage being consummated by the King, with­out the consent of the Baronage, raised high dis­content Mat. Westm. in An. 1238. in Richard, Earl of Clare, (the Fa­ther of the same Richard) and likewise in most of the English Nobles.

This Earl Iohn hadPlac. de Jur. & As­sis. 35 H. 3. Rot. 4. Ebor. Return of all the Kings Writs, throughout the Wapentakes of Stain­cross and Os [...]od-Cross in Com. Ebor. And this farther Priviledge, ThatPlac. de Jur. & As­sis. 35 H. 3. Rot. 4. Ebor. all Merchants-Strangers, coming by Water to the Town of Pon [...]fract, should be free from Payment of any Toll.

And in 24 Hen. 3. exercisedRot. Pip. 24 H. 3 Ches [...]. the Sheriffs Office again in Cheshire, but diedMat. Westm. in An. 1240. before the end of that year, viz. Upon S. Mary Magdalens day; leaving Margaret his Wife, surviving, who had Claus. 24 H. 3. m. 4. the Mannors of Ingoldemers, Choresby, Houton, and Seggebrock, assigned by the King for her maintenance, until her Dowry, out of his Lands, should be set forth. Which Mar­garet afterwards marriedClaus. 32 H. 3. m. 5. to William Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke.

By this Margaret he left issue one Son, viz. Edmund, and two Daughters; which two Daughters, in 27 Hen. 3. were sentClaus. Vas­con. 27 H. 3 [...] p. 1. m. 1. for to Windsor, there to be educated with the Kings own Daughters. And departing this life, upon the Feast day of S. Mary Magdalen, An. 1240. (24 Hen. 3.) was buried in the Abbey of Stan­law, with this EpitaphMonast An­glic. Vol. 1. 906 b. n. 40. on his Tomb.

Egregii Comitis an haec est Tumba Johannis,
Hostibus immitis cunctis dum vixerat annis.
Iure suum Comitem luget Lincolnia mitem
Quem plangunt unum Cestrensia castra tribunum.
Anglia flet ritè tali caruisse Quirite,
Et Stanlaw bonum dolet amisisse Patronum.
Christo devotus miles fuit undique notus,
Wallia quem Scotus tenuit, mundus quoque totus.
Gallus & Hispanus, Normannus, Brito quo (que) Danus,
Almannus gnarus Bello, Lumbardus avarus:
Indus & obscenus gentilis, atrox Saracenus,
Aethiopes fusci, Graeci, Babylonia, Tusci.
Rex & Soldanus omnis populusque profanus,
Hunc cum cernebant armatum corde tremebant,
Vicit eum vermis, qui victor erat in armis
Sic & vincemus: Pro quo dicendo precemur,
Vltima censura cum venerit illa futura
I. Comes à dir [...] servetur Iudicis irâ.

Which Edmund, Edmund. his Son and Successor, in 31 Hen. 3. tookMat. Paris, in An. 1247. p. 732. l. [...]. to Wife an outlandishAlice, Daughter to the Marquess of Sa [...]ces in Italy. Lady (from the parts of Savoy) broughtIbid. over pur­posely for him, by the procurement of Peter de Savoy (Uncle to the Queen) which occasioned much discontent from the Nobles of England. And in 35 Hen. 3. obtained a CharterCart. 35 H. 3. m. 8. for Free [Page 103] Warren in all his Demesn Lands of these fol­lowing Lordships, viz. Pontfract, Rowel, Ledes, Berwick, Secroft, Bradford, Alemanebiry, Wridlesford, Oltone, Car­leton, Lofthous, Helmeshal, Alreton, Snaithe, Stanbiry, Manningham, Slait­burne, Castelford, Methelay, Grenling­ton, Houghton, Herdewike, Braford, in Bouland, Swilington, Farnelegh, and Backshelf, in Com. Ebor. Dunington in Com. Liecest. Wadeho in Com. Northam. Wydnes, Cliderho, Chatteburne, Dounum, Hygh­tenbull, Wurtheston, Padiham, Brun­ley, Brereclive, Parva-Merlesden, Cro­mington, Peulton, Caune, Magna-Mer­chesden, Apelton, Upton, and Totington, in Com. Lanc.

Moreover, he hadEsc. 35 H. 3. n. 51. Wreck of Sea throughout all his Lordships in Com. Linc.

He then also obtained another CharterEx Autogr. nuper in Ca­stro de Pont­fract. from King Henry the Third, for a weekly Market every Wednesday at Tanshelf, within his Lordship of Pontfract; and a Fai [...] yearly for three days, viz. On the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of the Holy Trinity.

In An. 1256. (40 Hen. 3.) this Edmund, havingEx magno Registro in Officio Ducatus Lanc. formerly, in Gascoigne, treated with William Longespe, about a Marriage betwixt Henry his Son, and Margaret, Daughter of the said William; didEx magno Registro in Officio Ducatus Lanc. then (viz. on Friday before Christmas- day) Seal unto certain Covenants, in order to those Nuptials; viz. Ex magno Registro in Officio Ducatus Lanc. That she the said Margaret, should have in Frank-marriage, the Lordships of Burnecesire and Middleton; and that she, in consideration thereof, should be endowed of the Mannors of Skippeys and Scales, with their Appurtenances: And for the Kings License thereto (whereby it appearsRot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 9., that she was eldest of the Daughters and Heirs to William Longespe) he gaveRot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 9. ten marks in Gold. By which Covenants, it was likewise agreedPat. 41 H. 3. m. 15.; That if the said Henry should die before the com­pleating of that Marriage, then his younger Son, Iohn de Laci, should take her to wife on the like Terms.

In 42 Hen. 3. this Edmund received command Claus. 1. H. 3. in orso m. 1. from the King, to prepare himself with Horse and Arms, to march into Scotland, with such other Forces, as the King should at that time send; forClaus. [...] H. 3. in orso m. 1. rescuing the King of Scots, then in minority (who had married the Daughter of King Henry) out of the hands of his Rebellious Subjects that kept him in restraint.

The like PreceptIbid. n. 20. [...] he had to be at Chester, upon Monday next, preceding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, to oppose the hostile incursions of the Welsh.

As to his Works of Piety: Certain it is, that this Edmund builtLell. Itin. Vol. 1. fol. 4. the House of the White Friers in Pontfract; and, forMonast. Angl. 8 [...] a. n. 10. the health of the Souls of Iohn his Father, Margaret his Mo­ther, and Alice his Wife, confirmedMonast. Angl. 8 [...] a. n. 10. to the Monks of Roche Abbey in Yorkshire, all the Lands whereof they were possessed, by gift or purchase, within the precinct of his Barony of Pontfract; likewiseMonast. Angl. 8 [...] a. n. 10., of those in his Con­stablery of Chester, and Barony of Cickhill; as alsoMonast. Angl. 8 [...] a. n. 10. of what they had in his Soke of Snaith. He had issue a Daughter, called Mar­garet, designedRot. Fi. 38 H. 3. n. 7. to be married unto George de Cantilupe, Baron of Bergaveny.

As to the Title of Earl of Lincoln, he never used it; not was it ever attributed to him in any Grant; though he enjoyed the Tertium Dena­rium of that County, as may be seen by a Record Claus 4 E [...]. 2. m. 2 [...]. of after time: But upon the Feast day of S. Mary Magdalen (scil. 21 Iulii.) next following (42 Hen. 3) he departedMS in [...] Bodl. G. 9. Cant.) f. 125 b. this life, and was buried at Stanlaw, with this EpitaphMonast An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 906 b. n. 40. on his Tomb.

Mors probst Edmundi brevis est quod gloria mundi
Mendax & mundus, quamvis quandoque secundus.
Scandere qui primò cum cepit lapsus in ymo;
Monstrat quod mundus est labilis, atque rotundus:
Nilque fit in mundo, quod non pertransit eundo,
Protinus à mundo, cum sit quasi vas sine fundo.
Ergo det Edmundo Deus à contamine mundo
Vti jocundo vultu Christi redeundo.
Respice qui transis, in me circumspice quid sis,
Exemploque mei, sis memor ipse tui.
Sum quod eris, quod es ipse fui, mundoque superstes mundi!
Florueram mundo, terra cinisque modo.
Quid probitas! quid opes! quid honor, quid gloria
Omnia quid fuerint, cum cecidere docent?
Hic jacet & funus, Cestrensis jure tribunus:
Me pro posse bonum sensit domus ista Patronum.

Whereupon Alice his Widow, in August fol­lowing, had for her Dowry the Lordships of Rowell, Ledes, Berwick; Snaith with the Soke; Sleitburne, in Bouland, Crik­linton, and Bradford, in Com. Ebor. As also Widenes in Com. Lanc. assignedClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 3. unto her. She had likewise a GrantPat. 54 H. 3. m. 27. from the King of the custody of all the Lands of him the said Edmund (her late Husband) and Guardianship of his Heir; for which she gave a Fine of Three thou­sand seven hundred fifty four pounds fourteen shillings eight pence; which sum was imployed Pat. 54 H. 3. m. 27. by that King in his new structure of the Abbey Church of Westminster.

And in 4 Edw. 2. Quit-claimedEx Autogr. in Bibl. Hat­ton. to the House of the Holy Trinity at York, and to the Prior and Monks there serving God, all her Interest and Title to the Advowson of the Church of Leeds.

I now come to Henry de Lacy, Henry. Son to this last mentioned Edmund. This Henry having married Joh. Tin [...] ­mouth. MS. in Bibl Bodl. l. 20. c. 95. Ypod. Neustr. p. 60. n. 5. Margaret the sole Daughter and Heir of William Longespe, Son of William Longespe, Earl of Sa­lisbury, hadJoh. Tine­mouth. MS. in Bibl Bodl. l. 20. c. 95. Ypod. Neustr. p. 60. n. 5. thereupon the Earldom of Sa­lisbury.

In An. 1169. (52 Hen. 3.) there being a great controversieM West [...]. in eodem Anno. betwixt Iohn de Warren, and this Henry, concerning a certain pasture; each pre­pared M West [...]. in eodem Anno. themselves with all the power they could make to try it out by blows: But the King ha­ving knowledge of this their purpose, directed M West [...]. in eodem Anno. his Justices to them to hear and determine thereof; who thereupon adjudgedM West [...]. in eodem Anno. it to this Henry.

Being not then of age, and in Ward to the King, he had an assignationClaus. 52 H. 3. m. 12. of Three hundred pound per annum out of the Fermes of Lincoln and Grimesby, by the Kings special appoint­ment; and soon after, doing his homageIbid. m. 5., with Margaret his Wife, he had LiveryIbid. m. 5. in her right, of all the Lands whereof the said William Lon­gespe died seised. Moreover, in An. 1272. (56 Hen. 3.) he received the HonorEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Lell. Coll. Fol. [...]. [...]80. of Knight­hood (with Edmund, Son and Heir to Richard, King of Alwain, and Fifty four besides) upon [Page 104] the Feast day of S. Edward, and was then made Earl of Lincoln. The same year likewise, he was made Governor of Kna [...]esborough CastlePat. 56 H. 3. m. 16.. And in 5 Edw. 1. had LiveryClaus. 5 Edw. 1. m. 8. of the Fee which his Ancestors had usually received Nomine Comi­tatus Lin [...]. with all the arrearsClaus. 5 Edw. 1. m. 8. from the time he was girt by King Henry the Third with the Sword of that Earldom.

In 6 Edw. 1. he obtained a CharterCart. 6 Ed. 1. n 15 for a week­ly Market on the Wednesday at his Mannor of Dun [...]ngton in Com. Leic. And a Fair yearly on the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Edward. Moreover, in 9 Edw. 1. he had the like CharterCart. 9 Ed. 1. n. 62. for a weekly Market on the Tuesday at his Mannor of Buckby in Com. Northam. and two Fairs yearly; one on the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Philip and Iames; the other on the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Michael, and one day fol­lowing. In 10 Edw. 1. he procured a Charter Cart. 10 E. [...]. n. [...]0. for Free Warren in all his Demesn Lands of Congeiton and [...]n [...]robus in Cheshire; as also a Market and two Fairs at Congelton; a Market and a Fair at W [...]infleet in Com. Linc. a Market at Wrangel, and another at To­reny, all in that County.

In the same year he wasRot. [...]e Seu­tag. Wall. m. 4. in that expedition then made into Wales. And upon that Recog­nition Rot. Ma­r [...]schal 10 Edw. 1. m 5. then made at Rothelan in Wales, of the services appertaining to King Edward, he acknowledgedRot. Ma­r [...]schal 10 Edw. 1. m 5. seven Knights Fees and an half to be due from him for his own Inheritance, and the Inheritance of Margaret his Wife.

Certain it isLel. Itin. Vol. 5. f. 46., that after King Edward the First had utterly subdued the Welsh, and possessed himself of all that Country, he much studied the fortifying thereof, especially Nor [...] Wa [...]es, and the Marches; and for that respectLel. Itin. Vol. 5. f. 46. gave to this Henry (for that he had marriedLel. Itin. Vol. 5. f. 46. into the Blood of those Princes) the Land of Denb [...]gh. Whereupon he beganLel. Itin. Vol. 5. f. 46. the Town of Denbigh, Walling it, and making a Castle there; on the Front whereof was his StatueIbid. f. 48. in long Robes: And every Sunday (antiently) PrayersIbid. f. 48. made in Saint Hillaries Chappel there for Lacy and Percy.

But, having been long married, and doubting whether he should ever have issue; in 20 Edw. 1. he rendredRot. [...]in. 20 Edw. 1. m. 1. up his Castle and Barony of Pont­fract, with all the Mannors, Hamlets, and other things thereto belonging, into the Kings hands, upon condition, as it seems: For thereupon the King by his CharterCart. 2 [...] Ed. [...]. [...]. 29. dated at Newca [...]le up­on Tine, 28 Decemb. 21 Edw. 1. Regranted the same Castle, Honor, &c. excepting the Man­nor of Thores [...]y in Com. Linc. unto him, and to the heirs of his Body, with Remainder to to Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, the Kings Bro­ther. and to the heirs of his Body: And for want of such issue to the King and his Heirs. The like he didRot. Fin. [...]2 Edw. 1. m 7. for his Mannors of Thores­by, Wache, Ingoldemels, Wrangell, Steping, and Wainfleet, in Com. Linc. Kingston in Com. Dors. Cliderhou Castle and Mannor, with the Chases and Parks thereunto belonging in Com. La [...]. The Castle and Town of Halton in Cheshire, and the Castle of Den­bigh in Wa [...]es.

In this One and twentieth year of Edward the First, he was sent AmbassadorThe Walf. in eodem anno p. 23. n. 10. to the King of France, to treat concerning the Restraint of such Pirates as robbed their Merchants. And in 22 Edw. 1. he attendedIbid. p. 26 n 10. H Knigh­ton, 2471. n. 60. the King with his Army into Wales; where, not far from the Castle of Denbigh, they received a great repulseIbid. p. 26 n 10. H Kingh­ton, 2471, n. 60.

In this Two and twentieth year the King Re­granted Cart. 22 Ed. 1 n a. to him for life, the Mannors of Thoreby, Wathe, Ingoldmels, Wran­gel, Steping, and Wainfleet, in Com. Linc. Remainder to Thomas, the Son of Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, and Alice his Wife, sole Daugh­ter of the said Henry; and to the heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten; and for lack of such issue, to the right heirs of the said Thomas. As alsoIbid. n. 3. all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands, which he the said Henry had in the Counties of Chester and Lancaster; the Mannor of Kingstone in Com. Dors. The Mannor of Slait­burne in Bouland, and Snaith in Com. Ebor, And all other the Mannors and Lands, which Alice, the Mother of him the said Henry, held in Dowry in Com. Linc. So likewiseIbid. n. 4. the Mannor of Sutton in Com. Lanc. which was of the Inheritance of Margaret his Wife.

And moreover Granted to him a special CharterCart. 22 Edw. 1. n. 23., for certain Markets and Fairs, to be thenceforth held in these his Lordships, viz. A Market on the Munday every week at Mid­delington in Com. Oxon. And a Fair yearly on the Eve and day of S. Thomas the Martyr. A Market upon the Munday at Urbridge in Com. Middles. And a Fair yearly on the Eve, and day of S. Nicholas. A Market every week upon the ... at Charlton-Camvile in Com. So­merset. And a Fair yearly on the Eve and day of the Translation of S. Thomas the Martyr. A Market on the Tuesday every week at his Man­nor of Brumley in Com. Lanc. And a Fair year­ly on the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feasts of the Apostles, Peter and Paul Cart. 22 Edw. 1. n. 23.. Furthermore, a Market weekly on the Munday at Almanbury in Com. Ebor. And a Fair on the Eve, day, and morrow after the Ascension of our Lord. As also a Fair yearly at Slaitburne, upon the Eve and day of S. Peter ad Vincula, and two days follow­ing. A Market on the Thursday at Camsale, and a Fair on the Eve, day and morrow of S. Mary Magdalen, and two days following. A Market every week upon the Tuesday at Brad­ford; and a Fair on the Eve and day of S. Peter ad Vincula, and three days following. Lastly, A Market upon the Wednesday at Pontfract, and a Fair on the Eve of Palm Sunday, the day, and three days following.

In which year, he wasRot Vascon. 22 Ed [...]. 1. n 11. also in that expedi­tion then made into Gascoigne. So likewise C [...]o MS. in Bibl. B [...]dl. ( [...]high [...]. 170.) fol, 2 [...] a. the next ensuing year, Edmund, Earl of Lan­caster, being then GeneralC [...]o MS. in Bibl. B [...]dl. ( [...]high [...]. 170.) fol, e [...]. a.; at which time, they marchedC [...]o MS. in Bibl. B [...]dl. ( [...]high [...]. 170.) fol, e [...]. a. to Layoun.

In An. 1295. (23 Edw. 1.) he was [...]. Westm. ineodem a [...] ­n. in that expedition, then made into Britanny with the same. Edmund, Earl of Lancaster. And in 24 Edw. 1. accompaniedTho. Wal [...]. p 19. n. 30. him again thither; at which time, many Castles were rendredYpod. Neu [...]. p. 80. H Knigh­ton, 2507 & 2508. to them. And when they came within two miles of Bur­deau [...], gave BattleYpod. Neu [...]. p. 80. H Knigh­ton, 2507 & 2508. to the French Army, which they forced to retreat thither; and pur­suing, burntYpod. Neu [...]. p. 80. H Knigh­ton, 2507 & 2508. a great part of the Suburbs there. Moreover, not long after the Earl of Lancaster, departingIbid. this life in those parts he was, by the consent of the whole Army, madeIbid. General; where besiegingIbid. 25 [...] the City of Hays, for seven weeks, he, almost every day, assualted it; but at length hearing that the Earl of Artoise ap­proached [Page 105] approached for the releif of it, he retreatedIbid. to Bayon. Whence, marching with Iohn de Saint Iohn, towards Bellagard, then besiegedTho Wals. p. 39. n. 10. by that Earl; and approachingTho Wals. p. 39. n. 10. near a Wood about three miles distant, he dividedTho Wals. p. 39. n. 10. his Army into two parts, whereof the Van was ledTho Wals. p. 39. n. 10. by Iohn de S. Iohn, and the Rear by himself; but having past the Wood, where S. Iohn meeting the Enemy, begon the fight; discerning their strength, he re­treated Tho Wals. p. 39. n. 10. Bayon, leaving the rest to shift for themselves; so that S. Iohn Tho Wals. p. 39. n. 10., and many other were, by reason thereof, taken prisoners.

Howbeit, notwithstanding this, before the end of that year, he raisedIbid. 38. n. 30. the siege of S. Catherines in Gascoigne, which those of Tholouse had laid to it; and then sailedIbid. 38. n. 30. into Flanders. Whence returning for England, he was the year following imployedRot Scoc. 26 Ewd. 1. m. 9. into Scotland. And not long after, viz. in 27 Edw. 1. received com­mand Claus. 27 Edw. 1. m. 10. to be at York, upon the Feast day of S. Peter ad Vincula, to consultClaus. 27 Edw. 1. m. 10. with the Arch­bishop there, and divers other Nobles, for man­ning of the King Castles in Scotland, and guarding of the Marches.

In 28 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Protect. 28 Edw. 1. m. 12. again in the Wars of Scotland; and the same year was sentTho. Wals. p. 47. n 40. to the Pope by King Edward the First with Sir Hugh Spenser, to complain of divers injuries received from the Scots; and moreover, made Lieutenant Claus. 28 Ed. 1. m. 8. of Gascoigne.

In 29 Edw. 1. he was constitutedPat. 29. Ed. 1. m. 31. Governor of Corff Castle; and in 31 Edw. 1. joyned in CommissionRot. Aleman­ab An. 22. us­que 31 Ed. 1. m 5. with the Bishop of Winchester and other, to Treat of Peace betwixt King Ed­ward, and Philip, King of France.

In An. 1305. (33 Edw. 1.) he was sentYpod. Neustr. 96. n. 40. M. Westm. in eodem anno. over with the Bishops of Lichfield and Worcester, to the solemn inauguration of the Pope at Lions, and presented him with divers Vessels of pure Gold from the King.

In which year he wasRot. Vascon. 33 Ed 1 m. 23. again in the Wars of Gascoigne, and had a GrantCart 33 Ed. 1. n. 12. of a weekly Market upon the Saturday, at his Mannor of Wainfleet in Com. Linc. As also a yearly Fair on the Eve and day of Pentecost, and fourteen days following. And moreover,Ibid. n. 52. a Market every Thursday at Swinfleet in Com. Ebor. And a Fair yearly on the morrow after the Exal­tation of the Holy Cross, and three days follow­ing.

In 34 Edw. 1. he wasRot. S [...]o [...]. 34 Ed. 1. m. 3. again in the Wars of Scotland; and in An. 1307. (35 Edw. 1.) be­ing withLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 664. King Edward upon his Death-Bed at Burgh [...] upon Sands in Cumberland; he wasLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 664. one of those, whom that King desired to be good to his Son, and not to permit Piers de Gavaston to return again into England.

Furthermore (upon the death of that King) in 1 Edw. 2. he, with divers other of the Earls and Barons; entredEx ipso Au­ [...]ogr. sub eo­rum Sigillis in Bibl. Cot­ton into a Solemn League to defend his Son, King Edward the Second; as also his Honor, and the Rights of his Crown; and was the same year made GovernorPat. 1 Ed. 2. p. 1. m. 21. of Skipton Castle in Com. Ebor. So likewise inRot. Fin. 3 Ed. 2. m 14. 3 Edw. 2. And in 4 Edw. 2. uponPat. 4 Ed. 2 p. 1. m. 18. the advance of that King towards Scotland, was constitutedPat. 4 Ed. 2 p. 1. m. 18. Governor of this Realm in his absence.

Amongst other Lordships, this Henry had Ex coll R. Gl. S. è Lelandi I­tin. Grantcester, near Cambridge, where he placedEx Coll R. Gl. S. è Lelandi I­tin. one of his Kinsmen (a Bastard sonEx Coll R. Gl. S. e Lelandi l­tin., as it was said) appointingEx Coll R. Gl. S. è Lelandi I­tin., That he and his Suc­cessors, should always name their eldest Son by the name of Henry; which was afterwards ac­cordingly observed.

Thus much as to his Secular Actions, I come now to his Works of Piety.

In 12 Edw. 1. he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p 901. n. 60. the Advowson of the Church of Whally to the Monks of Stan­law, and permittedIbid. 902. n 30 & 40. them to translate their Covent thither (viz. to Whalley) with power to remove the Bones of his Ancestors, and all others there Interred, to that place; but took Ibid. 902 b. n 10. the Chappel of his Castle at Cliderhou from that Mother-Church.

In 13 Edw. 1. he ratifiedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 307 a. n 60. & b. n. [...]0. the Grant of a place called Ruddegate, made by Henry Tor­bock and Eleve his Wife, to the Canons of Burs­cough in Com. Lanc. with caution, That one Leper of his Lordship of Widenes, should thenceforth be admitted and maintained in that Priory; and that Mass should be there cele­brated always yearly at Easter; as also, that his name, and the name of Margaret his Wife should be Registred in their Martyrology.

Moreover, with the said Margaret, he gave Ibid. 899 [...]. to the Canons of Bromhall in Berkshire, One hundred Acres of his Waste at Asserige. And in 32 Edw. 1. for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of his Ancestors, he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 373 b. n. 40 & 50. leave to the Monks of Selby, to have that antient Church­yard at Whitgift, which had been long before consecrated, thereon to build a Church or Chap­pel to the honor of S. Mary Magdalen, for the benefit of the Inhabitants of Ousfleet, White­gift, Esktoft, Redness, and Swinfleer; as also, for certain Land-holders in Folquarby and Haldenby, all in the Parish of Snaith.

He likewise gave Ibid p. 845 a n. 40. to the Monks of Salley, a certain Waste lying over against their Abbey; and to Lel. Coll. vol. 3. p. 251. the Shrine of S. Edmund, three gilt Crosses, and a Carbuncle. Also Lel. Coll. Vol. [...]. p. 251. a Cup of Sil­ver gilt, which was said to be S. Edmunds, with part Lel. Coll. Vol. [...]. p. 251. of his Mannor of Bradenham; And in An. 1312. (5 Edw. 2.) discerning Tho Walf. in Anno 1312 [...] Ed. 2.) p. 74. n. 20. his death near to approach, he called Tho Walf. in Anno 1312. [...] Ed. 2.) p. 74. n. 20. to his Son-in-Law, Thomas, Earl of Lancester, and representing Tho Walf. in Anno 1312. [...] Ed. 2.) p. 74. n. 20. to him, how highly God had honored him. and inriched him above others, told Thou Walf. in Anno 1312. [...] Ed. 2.) p. 74. n. 20. him, That he was obliged to love and honor God above all things. Seest thou (quoth he) the Church of England heretofore honorable and free, enslaved by Romish op­pressions, and the Kings unjust exactions! Seest thou the Common People impoverished by Tributes and Taxes, and from the condition of Freemen re­duced to a servitude! Seest thou th [...] Nobility, former­ly venerable through Christendom, vilified by Aliens in their own Native Countrey! I therefore charge thee by the Name of Christ, to stand up like a Man; for the Honor of God, and his Church, and Redemp­tion of thy Countrey; associating thy self to that va­liant, noble and prudent Person, Guy, Earl of Warwick, when it shall be most proper to discourse of the Publick Affairs of the Kingdom; who is so judicious in Counsel, and mature in Iudgment: Fear not thy opposers, who shall contest against thee in the truth. And if thou pursuest this my advice, thou shalt gain eternal Honor.

And having ended his Speech, departedChro. Abb. de Stanlaw in Bibl. Arundelia­n [...]. S [...]ows Sur­vey, p. 488. this life at his Mansion House, called Lincolns. Inn, in the Suburbs of London (which he himself had builtChro. Abb. de Stanlaw in Bibl. Arundelia­n [...]. S [...]ows Sur­vey, p. 488. in that place, where part of the Black Fryers habitation antiently stood) and was buriedStow [...] Sur­vey, p. 367 b. in the East Part of the new Work of S. Pauls Cathedral in London, betwixt [Page 106] our Ladies Chappel, and S. Dunstans Chappel, being then seisedEsc. 4. E [...]. 2. n. 50. of the Mannor of Caldone in Com. Staff. Grantseat in Com. Cantabr. of a certain Wapentake at Riseley in Com. Derb. held every three Weeks of the Mannor of Kne­sale, and Wapentake of Allerton in Com. Not­tingham. Bock ... in Com. Northam. Gretham and Thorlay in Com. Linc. As also of the Mannors of Segbroke and Brocetby with its Members, viz. Suauby in Kesfeven, and Sutton in Ho [...]land; and likewise, the Town and Castle of Bolingbroke, with the Soke, in the same County. Of the Town and Castle of Donington in Com. Leicest. Of the Mannors of Charleton and Hensrug in Com. Sommers. Of the Territory of Roos and Rewenok, and Commote of Caimergh, with the Castle of Dinebegh in North Wales.

Moreover, by the curtesie of England, of the Inheritance of Margaret his Wife deceased (sole Daughter and Heir to William Longespe, Son of William Longespe, Earl of Salisbury,) of the Mannor of Holmere, in the Parish of Little Mussenden in Com. Buck. of the Mannors of Eggewere and Kingesoone; Cobham and Urbridge in Com. Middles. A [...]dington and Avington in Com. Berks. Burnecester and Mudlington in Com. Oxoniens. Aldehorne, Winterburne, and Ambresbury, in Com. Wilts. Laneford, Kingstone, with the Town and Hamlet of Winburne in Com. Dorset. And of the Castle and Mannor of Clifford, with the Hundred of Blesbury in Com. Hereford. leaving no Issue-Male; his Son having been drownedLel. Itin. Vol. 5. fol. 48. History of Camba by D. [...]ow­ [...], p. 377 & 378. in a deep Well, within a High Tower called the Red Tower in Denbigy Castle, divers years before, which was the reasonLel. Itin. Vol. 5. fol. 48. History of Camba by D. [...]ow­ [...], p. 377 & 378. that he never finished that Castle; Ioan his second Wife, SisterEsc. 19. Ed. 2. n▪ [...]. and Heir of William Martin sur­viving, whose marriage King Edward the Se­cond grantedClaus. 7 Ed. 2. m. 27. to Ralph de Monthermer. Which Ioan, without his LicenseIbid. or the Kings, marriedIbid. to Nicholas de Audley (a great Baron in Staffordshire.) Whereupon the Honor of Pontfreact cameEsc 22 Ed. 3. to Alice his Daughter, and sole Heir, Wife of the before specified Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, Son and Heir to Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, (Brother to King Edward the First) accordingEsc 22 Ed. 3. to the Intail already men­tioned, who wasEsc. 4. Ed. 2. n 50. then Twenty eight years of age.

Of which Alice it is thus reportedTho. Wals. in eodem An. p. 85., That upon Munday preceding Ascension-day, An. 1317. (10 Edw. 2.) being at Caneford in Com. Dor­set. she was violently taken thence by a certain Knight of the Family of Iohn, Earl Warren, (with the Kings assent) and carried in great state, in d [...]spight of the Earl her Husband, to the said Earl Warren, then at his Castle of Rigate in Surrey; and that in their passage, amongst the Hedges and Woods, betwixt Haul­ton and Farnham, those who were her con­ductors, discerning certain Streamers and Ban­ners, which were no other than the Priests and People going in Procession, supposing that it had been the Earl of Lanca [...]ter, or some power sent by him to rescue her, and vindicate this abuse, fled and left her all alone: But when they saw their mistake, returned; and with them a person of very low stature, lame, and hunch backed, called Richard de S. Martin, who challenged her for his Wife; confidently affirm­ing, That he had carnally known her, before she was married to the Earl, which she denied not. Whereupon he grew so bold, to make claim to the Earldoms of Lincoln and Salis­bury, in her right. The news whereof being brought to the Pope, he sent two Cardinals to make peace betwixt the King and his Barons, and especially with this Earl Thomas.

But all that I have farther to observe of this Alice, is,Pat. 16 Ed. [...]. p. 2. m. 25. That in 16 Edw. 2. surviving her Husband Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, she quit­ted her whole Right in the Castle of D [...]ning­ton to the King; and by the nameMon. An­glic. Vol [...]. 644 b. n. 30. of Alice, Countess of Lincoln and Salisbury; gave Mon. An­glic. Vol. 644 b. n. 30. to the Canons of Barrings in Com. Lincol. her Mannor of Swaton in that County, with the Advowson of the Church. As also, that she afterwards marriedClaus. 19 Ed. 1. m. 10. to Ebulo le Strange; who thereupon had the title of Earl of Lincoln at­tributed Claus. 13 Ed. 3. in dorso m. 20. to him; and the Twenty pound per annum in lieu of the Tertium Denarium Comitatis Lincolniae. And lastly, that she departedEsc. 22 [...] 3. n. 34. Oxon. this life on Thursday next, after the Feast of Saint Michael, 22 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. 22 [...] 3. n. 34. Oxon. of the Mannors of Burcester and Midlinton in Com. Oxon. Kingstone in Com. Dorset. In­goldsmels, Wainfleet, Steping, Tho­resby, Wathe, and two parts of the Mannor of Sutton; of the Castle and Mannor of Bolinbroke, with the Honor; of the Castle of Lincoln, with the Bail; as also of the Man­nors of Wadington, S [...]arthou, and Salt­fleetby: Likewise of the Castle and Mannor of Cliderhou, with the Chases and Parks thereto belonging; of the Town of Widenes, with the Fees, parcel of the Mannor of Halton in Cheshire; of the Mannors of Horbling and Segbroke in Com. Linc. and of the Mannor of Whitgift, a Member of Snaith in Com. Ebor.

Clavering.

THis Family, thus surnamed from a Lord­ship in Esser, where one of their chief seats antiently was, do derive themselves from Eustace Fitz-Iohn Eustace Fi [...]z-Iohn. Monast. An­glic. Vol. [...]. p. 8 [...]9. col. [...]., a great man in the Northern parts of this Realm in King Henry the first and King Stephens time; progenitor also of the Vescies, as in my discourse of that Branch appeareth.

Which Eustace had a younger son,Richard called Ri­chard Ibid. 1024. l. 23., who had issue Roger, commonly called Roger Fitz-Richard: which Roger in 12 H. 2.Roger Fi [...]z-Richard. upon the assessment of that Ayde, for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub [...] Scace [...] Northumb. that he held Wurk­worth in Northumberland, by the service of one Knights fee. But more I have not seen of him, than that he, with Adeliza his wife, gave Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 917. n. 40. to the Monks of Newminster, near Morpeth, a Salt-work at Werkworth; and that he had issueIbid. Robert Fitz-Ro­ger. Robert, vulgarly called Robert Fitz-Roger, who confirmedIbid. Robert Fitz-Ro­ger. that grant. Which Robert ha­ving wedded Margaret the Daughter andRegist [...] [...] Sibe [...] Bibl. A [...]rundel [...]a­na. [...] Heir of William surnamed de Cayneto, or Cheney (Son Regist [...] [...] Sibe [...] Bibl. A [...]rundel [...]a­na. [...] of that Robert Fitz-Walter, who was founder of the Priory of St. Faiths at Horsham in Com. Norff. by Sibilla his Wife daughter and heir to [Page 107] Raphe de Cayneto, who came into England, with the Conquerour) and widowIbid. of Hugh de Crescy, hadIbid. by her a fair Inheritance in Norfolk, and wasRot. pip. de iisdem ann. Sheriffe of that County, and of Suffolk, in 3. 4. and 5. Ric. 1. as also for half the sixth year of that King. So likewiseRot. pip. de iisdem ann. in 10 R. 1. and 1 Ioh. And in 9 Ric. 1. obtained a grantCart. antiq. EE. n. 6. from the King-of the mannour of Evre in Com Buck. to hold to himself and his heirs, by the service of one Knights fee.

In the same first year of K. Iohn, this Robert ob­tained a confirmationCart. 1 Joh. m. 29. of the Castle and Man­nour of Werkeworth before mentioned, held of the Crown by the seivice of one Knights fee; as also of the mannour of Clavering in Essex, held by the like service; and likewise of the man­nour of Ever, in Com. Buck. and the Advowson of the Church, held also by one Knights fee. And, at the same time gaveOblatae 1 Jo. m. 19. three hundred Marks to the King, for leave to marry the younger daughter of Hubert de Rie (a great man in Norfolk,) to his nephew; so the Record calls him, though Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 415. a. b. he was no other than his wifes son (scil. Roger de Cresci) by Hugh de Cresci her former hus­band. The issue of whom, at length failingIbid.; this Robert succeededIbid. in the inheritance and the whole Barony of Horsford, in Norfolk, in right of the before specified Margaret de Che­ney, his wife.

In 2 Ioh. he executedRot. pip. 2 Joh. Nor­thumb. the Shireeves office, for the County of Northumberland, for half that year: and uponRot. pip. de eodem anno sub tit. Hono­ris de Tik­bill. levying the first Scutage, after the Coronation of King Iohn accountedRot. pip. de eodem anno sub tit. Hono­ris de Tik­bill. for 121 marks, and an halfe, for the Knights fees belonging to the Honour of Tikhill; that Scu­tage being assessed at two marks for each Knights fee: And in the same second year of King Iohn, executedRot. pip. 2 Joh. Norff. Suff. the Shiriffes Office for Norfolk, and Suffolk, for half that year. So alsoRot. pip. de iisdem a [...]n. Northu [...]b. for Nor­thumberland, for the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelveth, and thirteenth years of King Iohn; and againRot. pip. de iisdem ann. Norff. Suff. for Norfolk and Suffolk, for 14 Ioh. and half the fifteenth year.

In 5 Ioh. he obtained a grantCart antiq. 2. n. 2. from the King, of the mannour of Newburne in Nor­thumberland, to hold by the service of one Kights fee. And in 6 Ioh. ofIbid. n. 1. Cart. 6 Joh. n. 54. the mannour of Corebrigg, in Fee-farme, for the antient Rent and ten pound increase: As alsoCart. Ant. Z. n. 3. Cart. 6. n. 2. the inhe [...]i­tance of the mannour of Robirie, with the woods belonging thereto, with exemptionCart. Ant. Z. n. 3. Cart. 6. n. 2. from any Regard of the Forest; but not to be wasted, and with libertyCart. Ant. Z. n. 3. Cart. 6. n. 2. for the King to hunt in them.

In 7 Ioh. he had also a grantCart. Ant. A A. n. 36. Cart. 7. Joh. n. 99. from that King, of the mannour of Hwauton, with the whole Barony, which formerly belonged to Ro­bert de Crammavill; to hold to himselfe and his heirs, by the service of three Knights fees; but this was only upon conditionClaus 7 Joh. m. 25., as it seems viz. in case this Robert de Cramavill did not make performance to the King of what was expected he should. And in 9 Ioh. was acquittedClaus. 9 Joh. m 9. of one Hundred marks, wherein he stood indebted to King Richard the first, for a grant of the mar­riage of Roger de Cressy (his wifes son) and hadClaus. 9 Joh. m 9. a farther day given him for the payment of three Hundred marks, which he owed to the King, for the wardship and marriage of the heirs of Henry de Vere. So that in 13 Ioh. upon levyingRot. pip. 13 Joh. North [...]. the Scutage of Wales, this Robert Fitz-Roger an­swered Ibid. for three Knights fees, which apper­tained to Robert de Crammavill, two for New­bourne, and Robiri, and one for Werk­worth.

In 14 Ioh. he adheredLel. Coll. Vol 2. p. 374. to the turbulent spiri­rited Barons: whereupon the King threatnedLel. Coll. Vol 2. p. 374. the seisure of all his lands; but it seemes he was soon reclaimed; for the next ensuing year, I find that he again executedRot. pip. de iisdem an [...]. the Office of Sheriffe in Norfolk and Suffolk; so also for Nor­thumberland.

This Robert foundedMonast. Angl. Vol. [...]. 659. a. n. 40. the Priory of Lang­ley, in Com. Norff. for Canons Regular of the Praemonstatensian order: and in 16 Ioh. depar­ted Rot. pip. 16 Joh. Nor [...]. [...] Cart. 15 Joh. n. 29. this life; whereupon Margaret his wife sur­viving him gaveRot. pip. 16 Joh. Nor [...]. [...]. Cart. 15 Joh. n. 29. a fine of a Thousand pounds to the King, to have livery of her own inheri­tance, whereof her said husband was seised at his death; and notRot. pip. 16 Joh. Nor [...]. [...]. Cart. 15 Joh. n. 29. be compelled to marry a­gain; as also to enjoyRot. pip. 16 Joh. Nor [...]. [...]. Cart. 15 Joh. n. 29. her dower, according to the custome of the Kingdome.

To him succeeded Iohn his son and heir, commonly called Iohn Fitz-Robert; Iohanne [...] Fitz-Rob. unto whom King Iohn, in the fourteenth year of his reigne, ratifiedEx vet. Cartular [...] penès Car-Fair fax d [...] Menst [...]n in Com. E­bor. Ar [...] f. 1 [...]. the grant of the Castle and mannour of Werkworth, made by King Henry the se­cond to Roger Fitz-Richard, his Grandfather; as also of the mannour of Clavering, granted to him by the same King. So likewiseEx vet. Cartular [...] penès Car-Fair fax d [...] Menst [...]n in Com. E­bor. Ar [...] f. 1 [...]. those grants of the mannors of Robirie, and New­burne, Qualton, with the Barony, and Cor­brigge.

This Iohn in 17 Ioh. was joynedRot Pip. 17 Joh. Norff. [...] Suff. Pat. [...]7. Joh. m. [...] with Iohn Marshall, in the Sheriffs office for Norfolk, and Suffolk, for half that year; and, together with him, made governourRot pip. 17 Joh. Norff. [...] S [...]ff. Pat. [...]7. Joh. m. [...] of the Castles of Nor­wich and Oxford. But adheringM. Pari [...]. p 254. to the rebel­lious Barons, was, the same year (as one of the cheifM. Pari [...]. p 254. in that defection) a partyClaus. 17. Joh in dors [...] m. 41. to those Co­venants, then made betwixt that King and them (unto which, by reason of their strength he was constrained to submit) whereby he was in effect, devested of his Regal power. Yea so firmly did he stick to that rebellious party, as that he was M. Paris. 26 [...]. n. 10. one of those 25 made choice of by the rest, for excercising the Royall authority; for which his lands being seised into the Kings hands, his mannor of Ainho, in Com. Northampton. was grantedClaus. 17 Joh m. 7. to Thomas de Walerie.

Howbeit, in 1 Hen. 3. returningClaus. [...]. 3. p. 2. [...]. [...] 13. obedi­ence, he had restitutionClaus. [...]. 3. p. 2. [...]. [...] 13. of them again; and in 7 Hen. 3. obtained licenseClaus. 7 H. 3. p. 1. m. 13, that the market, which had been usually kept upon the Sunday, at his mannor of Werkworth, (which was one of his principal seats) should be held upon the Wednesday every week. And the next year following, procured a CharterClaus. 8 [...]. [...] p. 1. m. 6. for a Faire, at his Mannor of Stoke [...]ley, (in Yorkshire,) yearly upon the Eve and day of the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr: as also a releaseIbid. m. 11 [...] of six Marks, which were due by him to the King for the Scutage of Montgomerie: And in 9 H. 3. was constitutedPa [...] 9 H. 3. m 9. Sheriffe of Northum­berland, and governor of the town of New­castle upon Tine; in which trust he conti­nued Rot. pip. d [...] iisdem ann. for the tenth, eleventh, and half of the twelveth year of that Kings Reign.

Moreover, in 13 Hen. 3. he wasClaus. 13 H. 2. in dorso m. 18. one of those Northern Barons, to whom the King sent special commaed to wait upon Alexander K. of Scot­land, at Barwick upon Twede; and for his more secure conduct, to attend himClaus. 13 H. 2. in dorso m. 18. unto York, [Page 108] where he was to meet K. Henry about Mid-Lent to treat upon certain affairs of great importance. The like commandClaus. 21 H. 3. m 4. in dorso. he had in 21 H. 3. the same King of Scots beingClaus. 21 H. 3. m 4. in dorso. again to meet King Henry at York, upon the feast day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. But this is all I can say of him, other than that being a good BenefactorEx praefat. Cartulario penès Car [...] Fairfax ar. f. 111. to the Hospital of Berdney, he had a grantEx praefat. Cartulario penès Car [...] Fairfax ar. f. 111. from the Canons of that House, that one of them should celebrate divine service there, for the good estate of himselfe and of Ioane his wife, and for the Soules of his Ancestors for ever: And that, ha­ving marriedCollect. R. Glov [...]ri S. in Officio Armo­rum f. 71. Ada de Baillol, he departedMat. Paris p. 547. l. 54. this life anno 1240 (24 Hen. 3.) leaving her the said Ada, surviving; who thereupon had the Mannors of Newburne and Whauton assignedClaus. 25 H. 3. m. 9. for her dower. Which Ada in 25 Hen. 3. gaveRot. Fin. 25 H. 3. m. 10. to the King a fine of two Thousand marks for the wardship of Hugh and Roger, Sons and Heirs to her deceased Husband: And gaveCollect. R. Gl. S. ut supra to Sr. Hugh de Evre, and to the Heirs of his body lawfully be­gotten, her Mannor house of Stokesley, and moy [...]ti [...] of the Barony of Stokesley, with the Advowson of the Church; as alsoCollect. R. Gl. S. ut supra the moiety of the Forest of Basdale; and for default of such issue to Robert de Evre his brother, her Son (as she calls him) and his heires.

To this last mentioned Iohn, Rog. Fitz-Iohannis. succeded Roger his Son and Heir; of whom I have not seen any thing memorable, but his death; which hapned Mat. Paris in eodem ann. about Whitsontide in anno 1249 (33 Henr. 3.) and that his heir, called Robert, being then very youngMat. Paris in eodem ann. was committed to the tuitionMat. Paris in eodem ann. of Wil­liam de Valence, the Kings brother; though Ada de Baillol, the Mother of the child, offeredMat. Paris in eodem ann. a thousand and two hundred Marks; the lands he died seised [...]sc. 33 H. 3. n. 66. of, being these; viz. the Mannors of Clavering▪ and [...]achworth in Essex; Ayn­ho in Northamtonshire: Werkworth with its members, in Com Northumber. viz. Alington, Bird [...]ng, Buttlesdune, and Toggesden; as also Rob [...]rie, with its members, viz. Tre­pton, and Sen [...]her. Nov [...]e.

Which Robert, Rob. Fitz-R [...]ger called Robert Fitz-Roger, in 6 Ed. 1. entred into covenantsClaus. 6 E. 1. in dorso m. 15. with Robert de Tybetot, that Iohn his Son and Heir should marry Hawise the Daughter of the same Robert, before the Quind. of Martin the same year; and that he would endow her, upon her wedding day, at the Church door, with an hundred pound per annum lands in his mannor of Aynho, in Com. Northamp. and in case those should fall short of that value, to make them up out of his mannor of Bliburgh in Suffolk; the portion of her the said Hawise being six hundred marks. And in 19 Ed. 1. obtained the Kings CharterCart. 19 E. 1. n. 20., for a weekly market, upon the Munday, at his man­nor of Newton, juxta Werkworth; as also a fair every year upon the Eve, day and morrow after the feast of St. Lawrence. LikewiseCart. 19 E. 1. n. 20. a Market every week, upon the Thursday at his Mannor of Roubirie, and a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of Saint Matthew, the Apostle.

This Robert (amongst others) in 22 Ed. 1. had SummonsRot. Vascon. 2 [...] E 1. in dorso m 7. to attend the King at Portsmouth, upon the first day of September, well fitted with Horse and Arms, for the expedition then to be made into Gascoigne.

In 24 Ed [...]. 1. he had the like SummonsClaus. 24 E. 1. in dorso [...] 11. to attend the King at Newcastle upon Tine, thence to march into Scotland.

In 25 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 1. again in the Wars of Scotland. So likewiseRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 5. in 26 Edw. 1. being then of the RetinueRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 5. of Roger le Bigod, Earl of Norfolk; andEx Vet. Rot. I [...] ­sig. penès W. [...] Neve Eq. [...]. Clar. R. Armor. an. 1640. in that memorable fight, call­ed the Battle of Fa [...]rk, which hapnedEx Vet. Rot. I [...] ­sig. penès W. [...] Neve Eq. [...]. Clar. R. Armor. an. 1640. up­on S. Mary Magdalens day, the same year.

In 27 Edw. 1. he was joyned in Commission Claus. 27 [...]. 1. in dorso m. 11. with some other of the Northern Barons, for fortifying the Kings Castles in Scotland; as also for the defence of the Marches; and, in respect of those his Services, had respiteIb. m. 13. for the payment of such debts, as were by him owing to the King.

InRot. Scoc. [...] 28 E. 1. m 14. 28 Edw. 1. and 29 Ed. 1. he continued Rot. Scoc. 29 [...]. 1. m. 2. still in the Wars of Scotland; andRot. protect. de an. 34 E. 1. m. 13. in 34 Edw. 1. was again in that expedition made thither.

In 35 Edw. 1. he obtained the Kings Charter Cart. 25 E 3. n. 35. for Free Warren, in all his Demesn Lands, at Corb [...]gge before specified.

This Robert likewise, and Iohn his Son (called Ex Vet. Rot. Insig. pen [...]s praef. W. le Neve. Iohn de Clavering, by the appointmentEx Vet. Rot. Insig. pen [...]s praef. W. le Neve. of King Edward the First) wereRegist. de Sibeton in bibl. Ar [...]de­lian [...] f. 4. [...]. at that notable siege of Kaerlaverok in Scotland: He had likewise SummonsClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 23 E. 1. till 3 E. 2. inclusive, in which year he died, be­ing then seisedEsc. 3 [...]. [...]. n. 55. of the Mannor of Clavering in Essex, Horsford in Com. Norf. Bl [...]burg, in Com. Suff. Evre, in Com. Buck. Whalton, in Com. Northumb. with the Fees thereunto be­longing; viz. the Mannors of Lington, Lin­ton, Eshet, Bokenfelde, Horton, Oggil­le, South-Gaseford, Newenham, Den­tone, Faughdone, Kington, New-Big­ging; certain Lands in Shotover, Glen­dale, Herle, Kirk-Herle, Chevernale, and Ripplington: As also of the Mannor of Newburne, with the Hamlets of Walebot­hill, Demlaw, Botirlaw, Trokirlaw, the Town and Mannor of Corebrigge: Of the Mannor and Castle of Werkworth, with its members; viz. Birling, Aclyngton, the moity of Botilstone the fourth part of Tokisdence: Likewise of the Mannor of Rouchbere, with its members, viz. Newton, Threptone, and S [...]ytter, and the Forest there; leaving issue by Regist. de Sibeton ut su­pra. Margery de la Zouche, his Wife the said Iohn de Clavering, his Son and Heir, then forty four years of age;Iohann. de Clavering. who doing his HomageRot. Fin. 3 E 2 m. 3., had liveryRot. Fin. 3 E 2 m. 3. of them.

And, in considerationClaus. 9 [...]. 2. m. 29. of his good services; had in 25 Ed. 1. pardonClaus. 9 [...]. 2. m. 29. for all his debts due unto the Exchequer; as also for the Scutage Claus. 9 [...]. 2. m. 29. then due from himself.

This Iohn wasRot. Vascon. 22 [...]. 1. m. 11. in that expedition made in­to Gascoine, in 22 E. 1. So also in thoseRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 5. & 28 [...]. 1. m. 14. & 31 E. 1. m 9. & 34 E. 1 m. 12. & 4 E. 1. m 4. of Scotland, 26, 28, 31, and 34 Ed. 3. And in 4 Ed. 2. had command to be at New-castle upon Tine, well fitted with Horse and Arms to march against the Stots. In 6 Ed. 2. being again in the Scottish Warrs, he was taken priso­ner Lel. Col. part. 1. p. 380., in the Battle of Strivelyn; but the next ensuing year, he was againRot. Scoc. 7 E. a. m. 5. in those Warrs: So likewise inRot. Scoc. 9 E. 2. m. 5. 9, andRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. 19. 12 E. 2.

In 17 Ed. 2. he obtainedCart 17 E. 2. n. 15. the Kings Charter for a weekly Market every Munday at his Man­nor of Blyburgh in Suffolk; and two Fairs yearly; one upon the Eve and Feast-day of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin; the other upon the Eve and day of her Nativity. As al­so Cart 17 E. 2. n. 15. for a weekly Market on the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Aynho in Northamptonshire; [Page 109] and a Fair yearly upon the Eve and day of St. Michael, and two dayes following. And having had SummonsClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 28 Edw. 1. till 5 Edw. 3. inclusive; departedAnnal. Ab. de Langley inter Col [...]. R. Gl. S. this life, at his Mannor of Aynho, in the Octaves of the Epiphany ann. 1332. (6 E. 2.) whence being car­ried to the Abby of Langley (of his Ancestors foundation) he had SepultureAnnal. Ab. de Langley inter Col [...]. R. Gl. S. in the Quire of that conventual Church: leaving issueEx Regist. de Sibeton in Bibl. Arundeli­ana f 4. [...]. by Ha­wise his wife, (daughter to Robert de Tibetot be­fore-mentioned) one onely daughter called Eve, firstEx Regist. de Sibeton in Bibl. Arundeli­ana f 4. [...]. married to Raphe de Vfford, and afterwards Ex Regist. de Sibeton in Bibl. Arundeli­ana f 4. [...]. to Thomas de Audley; by both which Husbands she had issueEx Regist. de Sibeton in Bibl. Arundeli­ana f 4. [...]. Sons and Daughters.

This Iohn, long before his death (being doubt­full of having issue male, as it seems) made a FeoffementOrig. 5 E. 2. m. 9. vid. etiam Rot. Fin. 5 E. 3. m. 14. to one Stephen de Trafford; where­by he vested the inheritance of his Castle and Mannor of Werkworth; as also of his Man­nors of Roubirie, Newberne, and Cor­brigge (all in Northumberland) and of the Mannor of Evre, in Com Buck. in the same Ste­phen, to the intent that he the said Stephen, should reconvey the Castle and Mannors of Werkworth, and Roubirie, unto him the said Iohn; to hold for life, with remainder to King Edward the first, and his Heirs: And the Mannor of Evre, to hold to him the said Iohn and Hawise, for terme of their respective lives; with remainder to the King and his Heirs. In like sort the Mannors of Newburne and Cor­brigge, to hold to himselfe and the Heirs male of his body; and for default of such issue, to to the King and his Heirs. In consideration Pat. 2 E. 3. p. 1. m. 10. Claus. 5 E. 3. p. 2. m 1. Claus 6 E. 3. m. 39. cart. 5 E 3. n. 14. vid. etiam Claus. 19 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. whereof the King grantedPat. 2 E. 3. p. 1. m. 10. Claus. 5 E. 3. p. 2. m 1. Claus 6 E. 3. m. 39. Cart. 5 E 3. n. 14. vid. etiam Claus. 19 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. unto him and his heirs, diverse lands and hereditaments, then va­lued at Four hundred pounds per annum; viz. the Mannor of Costesey; the Hundreds of Lod­ning, Knavering, Holle, Depewade, Hen­stede, North-Erpingham, South-Erping­ham, Blofelde, and Humelierd, with the appurtenances, in Com. Norff. the Hundreds of B [...]ching, and Wainsford, in Suff, the Mannors of Rodeston, and Apethorpe, in Com. Northamp. with twenty eight shillings yearly Rent of the Farm of Oliver Aspull, there; to hold for life.

Which Castle and Lands, in Northumber­land, thereupon coming to the Crown, where­by King Edward the third, in the second year of his Reign, givenIbid. to Henry de Perci and his heirs (as when I come to speak of that Noble Family I shall more fully shew) the Mannors of Aynho, Ibid. and Horsford, to Raphe de Nevill and his heirs; and the mannors of Claer­ing, and Bliburg, toIbid. Edmund Clavering, brother of this Iohn for life; the remainder to the same Raphe Nevill and his heirs: wereby the younger branches of this antient Family, (the chief whereof is still in being, at Caluley, in Northumberland,) were bereft of that fair Inheritance, which otherwise had descended to them.

Rie.

IN the time of Edward the Confessor, Hu­bert de Rie, Hubert. a trustyMonast. Ang Vol 2. 889. b. n. 50. [...] 60. servant to William Duke of Normandy, being by him imployedMonast. Ang Vol 2. 889. b. n. 50. [...] 60. to that King, when be lay on his Death bed came in aIbid. 890. a. &c. pompous equipage, into England; and af­ter conference with King Edward, returned to the Duke, with those Tokens, whereby he was by that King declared his heir to the Crown of this Realm; viz. Ibid. 890. a. &c. a Sword, in the Hilt whereof were inclosed some Reliques of Saints; a Hun­ters horn of gold; and the Head of a mighty Stag: for which great service, he was then pro­mised that he should be Steward of his Hous­hold. But when Duke William had got the Crown; fearingIbid. that disturbances might arise in Normandy; and well weighingIbid. the fagacity in counsel, and dexterity in action of this Hu­bert; he sentIbid. him thither, to have an eye to that danger; and soon after him, these his sons; viz. Ibid. Ralphe, whom he had made Castellan of Notingham, Hubert Governor of the Castle of Norwich; and Adam, to whom he had given large possestions in Kent.

But Eudo Eudo Da­piser. (the fourth) continuing here in King Williams service; obtained from him di­vers Lordships in sundry Counties; viz. Domesd. lib. in iisd. Com. in Essex twenty five; in Hartfordshire seven; in Berkshire one; in Bedfordshire twelve; in Norfolk nine; and in Suffolk ten. And personally attending at Court; it so hapned, that that William Fitz-Osberne, then Steward of the Houshold, had set before the King the Flesh of a Crane, scarce half rosted; whereat the King took such offence, as that he listed up his Fist, and had struken him fiersly, but that Eudo bore off the blow. Whereupon Fitz-Osberne grew so displeased, as that he quitted his Office; desiring that Eudo might have it. To which request, the King as well for his Father Huberts deme­rits, and his own; as the desire of Fitz-Osberne, readily yeilded.

Being thus possessed of that great place; and waiting on the Conqueror at [...] in Nor­mandy, at the time of his Death; he so subtilly managed the business, on the behalf of William Rufus; as that he may well be accounted the chief instrument in raising him to the Royall Throne; for having first incited him to be active for himselfe, in that great affair, he hasted with him into England; and through his insinua­tions with William de Pontearche, obtained the Keys of the Treasury, then at Winchester; Thence sped to Dover Castle, and obliged the Guardians of that strong Hold by solemne Oath, that they should not give it up to any, but by his advice.

The like he did at Pevensey, and Hastings, and other maritime Forts; pretending that the King (whose Death was kept secret) would stay longer in Normandy, and have good assu­rance of the safety of his Castles, from himself then his Steward. But, having thus secured them, he returned to Winchester, and made it publickly knowne, that the King was dead; so that whilest the rest of the Nobles were consulting in Normandy, touching the succes­sion; William Rufus was by the contrivance and actings of this Eudo, advanced to the Royall Throne.

For which great service, Rufus soon yeilded to the request, which the Inhabitants of Colchester made; viz. that they might have this Eudo to Govern amongst them, in that antient City. Whereupon coming thither, and making serious enquiry into the state thereof; he eased the op­pressed, restrained the insolent; and pleased all. [Page 110] And to the end, that impositions upon the peo­ple might be timely alleviated, he retained to himself the lands of Condemned and Out­lawed persons.

And discerning on the South part of the Town, a small assent; at the foot whereof Si­ricus, a Priest, had then his habitation, and a little Church built of Wood to the honor of St. Iohn the Evangelist; wherein it was observed, that Divine Lights sometimes appeared by night, as also the sound of Heavenly Voices devoutly praising God (and yet no man there:) And moreover taking notice, what had hapned to a certain man, who had been put in Fetters by the Kings command; -viz. that standing in that Church, at the celebration of Mass, the Bolts of his Fetters flew out, whereby he was suddainly loosed; he became so much transported with these Mira­cles, that he resolved to found an Abby in that place, wherein perpetual suffrages might be made for his Soul.

Which being made known to Maurice the then venerable Bishop of London; he forthwith came thither, and well approving the pious in­tention of this devout man, promised his best assistance thereto.

In pursuance whereof, upon the fourteenth of the Calends of September, ann. 1096. the Fabrick being designed, and Workmen provi­ded, this famous Eudo laid the first Stone in that building. But, as to his endowment there­of with lands, and revenues, he could not then effect what he intended; in regard that he stood non in favour with King Henry the first (at the entrance of whose Reign this good work was begun) being suspected for a well-wisher to his brother Robert Curthose.

Nevertheless King Henry, for the sake of Ro­hese then wife to this Eudo, daughterW Gemet. 312 [...]. Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 724 l. 7. of Walter Giffard Earl of Buckingham, and sisterW Gemet. 312 [...]. Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 724 l. 7. to William Giffard Bishop of Winchester, wi­dow W Gemet. 312 [...]. Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 724 l. 7. of Richard son of Gilbert Earl of Brio [...] in Normandy, did not carry a severe hand to­wards him; but at the instance of that Bishop, and of Peter de Valoins, his Sisters Son, recei­ved him into favour: So that, at length this pious work being finished, he endowed it with Lands, Tithes, and Revenues, in such a plentiful man­ner; as that those few Monks, who were thi­ther brought from the Abby of St. Maries at York, to propagate their order in this new founded Monastry, did soon increase to the num­ber of twenty and more.

It is farther memorable of this Eudo, that he builtMonast Ang. Vol 1. [...]24. b. the Castle at Colchester, also, thatMonast Ang. Vol 2. 891. b. n 60. lying on his Death-bed at the Castle of Preaux in Normandy; he disposed of all his temporal estate, according to the exhortation of King Henry, who there visited him: And be­queathing Ibid. 892. a. n. 10. his Body to be buried in this his Abby at Colchester, then gave thereunto his Lordship of Brightling [...]ie, and an hundred pounds in Money; Likewise his Gold Ring, with a Topace; a standing Cup with Cover a­dorned with Plates of Gold; together with his Horse and Mule. And there departed this Life; leaving issueMonast. Ang. V [...]l. 1. 724. n. 10. one sole Daughter and heir, cal­led Margaret, the Wife of William de Mandevil; by whom she had issueMonast. Ang. Vol. 1. 754. n. 10. Geofrey Mandevil, Earl of Essex, and StewardMonast. Ang. Vol. 1. 754. n. 10. of Normandy through her right.

Whereupon▪ his Body being brought over into England, was honorably BuriedIbid. n. 40. at Colche­ster, (as he desired) upon the morrow prece­ding the Callends of March, ann. 1120. (20 H. 1.) But his Lady Rohesia, who diedIbid. n. 50. in Normandy, shortly after, hadIbid. n. 50. Sepulture there, in the Abby of Bec. After which, his possessions in Eng­land, were by Maude the Empresse confirmed Ex magno Registro in Officio Ducat. Laneast. to the said Geffrey Mandevil Earl of Essex.

¶The next of this name,Henry. touching whom I find mention, is Henry de Rie; who in the year 1146. (11 Steph.) gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 22 [...]. n. 60. the mannor of Diepham, to the Monks of Christ-Church in Canterbury. But, after him I come to ano­ther Hubert; Hubert. who, in 8 Hen. 2. is taken notice Rot. Pip 8 H 2. Norff. of in Com Norff. and in 12 Hen. 2. upon the Assessment of the Ayre, for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. dub. sub­tit. Norff. that he had Thirty five Knights fees: for which in 14 Hen. 2. he paid Rot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Norff. Thirty five Marks: but dyed in 18 Hen. 2. or sooner: for in that year, upon Collection of the Scutage of Ireland, the Sheriff of Norfolk, accountedRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Norff. Thirty five pounds for the Scutage of those Thirty five Knights fees, of his Baro­ny. But he left not any issue Male: for in 1 Ioh. Robert Fitz-Roger (a great Baron in Northum­berland) gaveOblat [...] 1 Ioh. m. 19. Norff. Three hundred Marks, for the yonger daughter of this Hubert, to marry unto a nephew of his: and in 13 Ioh. upon Col­lection Rot. Pip. 13 Ioh. Norff. of the Scutage of Scotland; Iohn Ma­reschall, who had marriedRot. Pip. 13 Ioh. Norff. one of the daugh­ters and heires, answeredRot. Pip. 13 Ioh. Norff. for Seventeen Knights fees and a half (part of that Honour) and Ro­ger de Cresci, who hadRot. Pip. 13 Ioh. Norff. marryed another, as Rot. Pip. 13 Ioh. Norff. much.

¶Of this Family also (I presume) was Iohn de Rye; Iohn. who adhering to the rebellious Barons, in 48 Hen. 3. was takenMS. in bibl. Bodl. 8. V. [...]. Th. [...]38. b. prisoner (with ma­ny more of that party) upon the storming of Northampton, by the Kings Forces: But in 53 Hen. 3. at the instancePat. 53 H. 3. m. 24. of Edmund, the Kings son, obtained his pardonPat. 53 H. 3. m. 24., for his actings at that time.

After this; viz. Nicholas. in 5 & 6 Edw. 1. there was Rot. Pip. de iisd. ann. [...]. Nicholas de Rye, Sheriff of Lincolneshire. And in 9 Edw. 1. Ranulph de Rye obtained the Kings licenceCart. 9 E 1. n. 17., for a Market every week upon the Munday, at his Mannor of Gosberchurch, in Com. Linc. as also for a Fair there yearly, on the Eve, Day, and morrow after the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul; with free-warren in all his demesne lands at Gosberchirch, Swin­flete, Quadavering, Donington, Iward­by, and Houstorp, in Com. Linc. But foras­much, as neither of these two, last mentioned; nor any of their posterity, are ranked amongst the Barons of this Realme, I shall not enquire farther after them.

Malet.

THE first of this name, whereof I finde mention, is Wiliam Malet; William. who, be­ing Gesta Will. Duc. Nor. 204. a. Ord. Vit. 502. b. with William the Conqueror in that famous Battle against King Harold, was sentGesta Will. Duc. Nor. 204. a. Ord. Vit. 502. b. with the Body of that King there slain, to see it decently Interred: and being Sheriff S. D [...]nel. 198. n. 60. of Yorkshire, in the third year of that victo­rious Williams Reign; wasS. D [...]nel. 198. n. 60., (with his Wife and Children) in York, when Harold and Ca­nutus (sons to Swane King to Denmark,) [Page 111] landingIbid n. 40. in the mouth of Humber, came Ibid. n. 60. with a great power thither, and slewIbid. n. 60. above three thousand Normans, who had burntIbid. n. 50. ma­ny Houses near the Castle, which might have beenIbid. n. 50. an advantage to the Danes, by filling up the Ditches, and consequently in gaining of that City;

This William was a witnessPat. 8 E. 4. p. 1. m. 3. perinspex. to the Char­ter of that King, made to the Dean and Ca­nons of St. Martins le Grand in London, sub­scribed Pat. 8 E. 4. p. 1. m. 3. perinspex. next to the Earles, having then the titlePat. 8 E. 4. p. 1. m. 3. perinspex. of Princeps: and gaveMonast. An­g [...]. Vol. 2. [...]54. b. 18. Cuntevill, in Normandy, to the Abby of Bec, in that Dukedome.

But this is all I have seen of him, other than that by Hesilia Monast. Ang. Vol. 1 356 a. n. 30. his Wife, he left issueMonast. Ang. Vol. 1 356 a. n. 30. a Son called Robert. Robert. Which Robert, in conside­ration Testa de Nevil, tit. Norff. & [...]. of his special services, obtainedTesta de Nevil, tit. Norff. & [...]. from King William the Honor of Eye in Suffolk; and at the time of the general Survey, posses­sed Domesd. lib. in iisd. Com. thirty two Lordships in Yorkshire; three in Essex; one in Hantshire; two in Noting­hamshire; eight in Lincolnshire; and two hundred twenty one (or the greatest part of so many) in Suffolk; whereof Eye, was the chief; where havingIbid. then a Market and a Parke, he foundedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 356. n. 20. an Abby for Monks of the Benedic [...]ne order, and amply endowedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 356. n. 20. it.

This Robert thus possessing so vast an estate, held the OfficeIbid. 666. [...]. n. 20. of Great Chamberlain of Eng­land under King Henry the first: but enjoyed it not long: for in 2 H. 1. being (with some other great men) called to accountO [...]d. vit. 8 [...]4. C. & 805 C., for de­serting the King in his necessity (that is to say for adhering to Robert Curthose) he was dishe­rited O [...]d. vit. 8 [...]4. C. & 805 C., and BanishedO [...]d. vit. 804. C. & 805 C..

After this I finde one William Malet, William. whom King Henry the first, in the tenth year of his Reigne (keepingMat Paris, p 64. n 40. Jorevall. 1004. l 5. the Feast of Pentecost at Windshore) did also disheritMat Paris, p 64. n 40. Jorevall. 1004. l 5., with some o­thers, who had then injured him.

And not long after this,William there was another William Malet, who heldEx coll. R. Gl. S. twelve Knights fees of the Abbot of Glastenbury; viz. Ex coll. R. Gl. S. ten in his Mannor of Dundene, upon Pauldone; and two in Shepton, both in Somersetshire.

In 2 Hen. 2. this last mentioned William, paidRot Pip. [...] H. 2. [...]. twenty five pounds for Danegell, in Com. Somerset. and in 12 Hen. 2. uponLib rub. sub. [...] S [...]merset. levying the Ayde for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib rub. sub. [...] S [...]merset. his Knights fees to be in number twenty one, an half, a third, a fourth, two fifths and a twentieth part, de Veteri Feoffamento; and two Knights fees, a fifth and two tenth parts, de Novo. For all which in 14 Hen. 2. he paid [...] Pip. 1 [...] H. 2. S [...]ers. fifteen pound, twelve shillings, and ten pence.

To him succeeded another William, William. who in 6 Ri [...]. 1. was [...]ot. Pip. 6 R 1. Essex. & [...] in that expedition, then made by the King into Normandy; and the next ensuing year, paid [...] an hundred pound Fine, for livery of the Lands of his inheritance.

This William held [...] Cuti, (now called Curi-Malet) in Com. Somerset. and other Lands of the King, by the service of twenty Knights fees: and in 5 Ioh. residing [...] then at Curi, gave [...] an hundred shillings to the King, for li­berty to proceed in Law against William de E­vermue, for the Lordship of Swinton. More­over, in 12 Ioh. he executed the Office of She­riffe [...] for Somerseshire, and Dorsetshire, for three parts of that Year: So likewise for the threeIbid. next ensuing Years: and in 15 Ioh. servedRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. [...]. the King with twenty Souldiers, for discharge of a debt, then due by him. But in 17 Ioh. wasPat. 17 Jo. m. 12. Claus. 17 Joh m. 11. one of the Barons then in Armes against the King; for which respect a great part of his Lands lying in the Counties of Somerset, Dorset, and Surry, were gi­ven Pat. 17 Jo. m. 12. Claus. 17 Joh m. 11. to Hugh de Vivion; and Dadington, in Com, Oxon. toIbid m. 17. Thomas Basset, whose Daughter Alice Ex autogr. penès [...]. Co. Elgin. ann. 1660. he had weddedClaus. ut supra m. 17., having with her that Lordship in Frank-matriage.

Nor was this all; for it appearsMat. Paris, [...]77. n 20., that for his rebellion at that time, he underwent the sentence of Excommunication from the Pope, as some others then did. Howbeit, making his peace, in 9 Hen. 3. the Husbands of his Daugh­ters and Heirs (he himself being then dead) viz. Hugh de Vivion, who marriedRot Pip. 9 H. 3. Somer. Mabell; and Robert de Muscegros, who weddedRot Pip. 9 H. 3. Somer. Helewise, were constrained to payRot Pip. 9 H. 3. Somer. the Fine; viz. two thousand marks, which was not satisfyed till that time; they having then allowanceClaus. 9 H. 3. m 1. of five hundred marks, dueClaus. 9 H. 3. m 1. to him the said William for former service in King Iohns Army in Poi­rtou; viz. forClaus. 9 H. 3. m 1. ten Knights, at two shillings a day; and twenty Servants, at twelve pence a day.

Of which Daughters Helewise (who married to Robert de Musoegros) became afterwards the WifeEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Hugh Pointz; betwixt whom and Vivion this Barony of Malet was dividedEx coll. R. Gl. S..

Todenei.

THat King William the first, after he had subdued this Nation by that his pro­sperous victory over King Harold the usurper; and conferred upon his friends and followers, aswel the Chiefest Honors, as Offi­ces of greatest trust, did seat those eminent per­sons, where they might have best advantage for subjecting the conquered English to his future Government, is not unknown to any that have been conversant in the History of his time: And, that the then potent men, did make choice of such places for their principle habitations, where­u [...]to the accesse was most difficult (as Hills and Promontories naturally were) is evident enough to all, that have observed the scituation of those antient Castles at that time erected, in divers parts of this Realm.

Of this kind Belvoir, standing on the skirt of Leicester, and Lincolnshires, is not the least no­table; which, being builtL [...]l Itin Vol. 1. f 114. by Robert de Todenei Robert. a Noble Norman, upon that stately ascent over­looking the beautiful valley adjacent (thence by him called Belvoir, from the fair view it hath of the Country thereabouts) became the chief seat of that Great Barony, so bestowed upon him by the then puissant Conqueror; whose possessions lying in divers Counties of this Realm were of no small extent: for by the general SurveyDomest. in iisd. Comit. then taken, it appeareth; that he had the Lordships of Daltone, and Naborne in Yorkshire; of Cesewic in Essex; of Brad­sey, Seile, Mealle, and Gokesford in Suffolk; of Dochesworde in Cambridge­shire; of Mascewelle, and Bereword, in Hartfordshire; of Stanes, Celendone, and Clifton, in Burkinghamshire; of Risen­done, [Page 112] Horedone, Stapletone, and Fran­tone, in Gloucestershire; of Estodham, Achelei, and Torvei, in Bedfordshire; of Stoche, Wilberdestone, Sewelle, Ristone, Deisburg, Pipewelle, Brantone, Dingle, and Ascele in Northamptonshire; of Se­gentone, and Berchedone, in Roteland; of Engleby, Broxholme, Esetorp, Branz­by, Burton, Coringeham, Binnibroc, Ludebury, Fodreby, Turgreby, Crosby, Offintund, Talintune, Grileforde, Brese­bury, Barnetone, Ringesdune, Cherche­by, Greiby, Schachetorp, Aslacheby, A­vetone, Loctone, Sepingham, Ripeslai, Dentune, Hungretune, Ulestantorp, A­burne, Hadinctone, Adelinctone, and North-Chine, in Lincolneshire: And Horniwhale, Metorne, Blastone, Herdeby, Brache­stone, Botesford, Redmelde, Gniptone, Lachestone, Lubeham, Barcheberie, Hun­gretone, Croptone, Queneber [...]h, Cla­chestone, Hoches, and Stachedir [...]e, in Lie­cestershire.

But of this Robert, I have not seen any other memorial, than that Coucher-book of Belvoir recordethMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1 3 [...]7 b. n. 10.: which is, that bearing a venerable esteem to our sometime much celebrated English-protomartyr S. Alban, he founded near to this his Castle, a Priory for Monks; and annexed it, as a Cell to that great Abby in Hartfordshire, formerly erected by the devout King Offa, in honor of that most holy man: the particular circumstances touching which pious work are thus related by that Register; viz. that this Ro­bert (who is there calledIbid. Robert de Belvedeir) having begun the Church of our Lady near to that Castle; and, being through secular imploy­ments so hindered, that he could not attend the finishing of it, according to his minde; by the advice of the Venerable Lanfrank, then Arch­bishop of Canterbury, disposed of it unto the Church of S. Alban; upon conditionIbid n. 20., that Paul, the then Abbot, should perfect it, and place there­in four Monks of that Covent, to pray for the Souls of Earl Robert (i. e. of Morton and Corn­wall) and K. Will. as also for his own Soul, and the Soul of Adela his Wife, their Children and Parents: whereupon he and his wife were ad­mitted into the fraternity of that great Abby, as absolutely as any of the Covent; with pro­mise, thatIbid. n. 30. after their respective deceases, in case they should dye in England, their bodies should, by leave of the Abbot, be buried, either at St. Albans, or in that Church of our Lady at Belvoir: their bounty being so great to those places; that wheresoever either of them should die, the Church of St. Alban, and this of our Lady at Belvoir, were to have part of their estates, to be disposed of, as the Abbot and Monks of St. Albans should appoint.

As to the particulars wherewith, at present, he endowed this Church of our Lady at Bel­voir, they were theseIbid. n. 40.; viz. the Town of Horingwald with its appurtenances, in as ample manner, as he had it of the King. LikewiseIbid. n. 50., ad­jacent to this his Castle at Belvoir, four ca­rucates of Land, with the Meadows thereto be­longing, and twenty Acres of Land near the Church, whereon to erect out-houses and other buildings for the conveniency of the Monks; all which to be as free from any exaction, as he himself had the same from the King.

Moreover he then gave unto them the Tithes of all his Vinyards, and the seat of a Mill upon the next River: as also the Tithes of ten Towns, of all sorts to Tithable grain; excepting a third part of each Parish Priest: the Towns whereof he so gave these Tithes, being these; viz. Ibid. n. 60. & 328. [...]. Bor­tune, Frantune, Sapertune, Risendune, Stokes, and Wilberstone, and one man in each, with a Garden, and one Ox-gang of land. In Segetune, the whole Tithes, and eight Acres of Land (four lying on one side of the Town, and four on the other) with one Gar­den. In Medburne, the Tithe only; In Wi­welle, the Tithes and one Ox-gang of Land, with one man and his Garden; and the Tithes Ibid [...] of Wilstanestorp.

All which Lands he gave free and exempt from any Custome whatsoever; with command, that in each Town the Church should have the Meadows near unto it, and pasturage in as ample manner, as he himself ever had.

AndIbid. [...] after the death of Adela his Wife, he also granted to this Church of our Lady at Bel­voir, with the consent of his sons William and Geffrey, one Carucate of Land in Sapertune, for the health of her Soul; with as large privi­ledges as he had given the rest.

By this Adela he had issue four Sons; viz. William Ibid. 328 a. n. 30., Beringar Ibid. n. 20, Geffrey Ibid. n. 30., and Robert Ibid. 329. b. n. 30.; and one Daughter named Agnes Ib. 329. b. 13, & 50. Ib. 330. 2, who was Wife Ib. 329. b. 13, & 50. Ib. 330. 2 to Hubert de Rye (a great man in Lincolnshire) and departingMat. Paris, in vi [...]is Abb. S. Albani, p. 53. n. 50. this life the second Nones of August in the year of Christ 1088. (1 W. Rufi) was buriedMonast, An­glic. Vol. 1. 328. b. in the Chapter-house at Bel­voir.

Of his younger Children, all I have farther observed, is; that Beringar hadDomesd i [...] iisd. [...] divers Lord­ships in the County of York, as alsoDomesd i [...] iisd. [...] the Mannors of Adelingtone in Lincolneshire; Broghtune and Hornelie inDomesd i [...] iisd. [...] Oxfordshire; and Stoches, Sirestune and Brodeholme inDomesd i [...] iisd. [...] Notinghamshire: and that he was a special Benefactor to the Abby of S. Maries in York, by the giftMonast An­glic. Vol. 1. 387. b. n. 3 [...]. of one Carucate of Land in Lestingham; six in Spaunton, eight and an half in Kirkby-Misterton, three in Dal­by, six Ox-gangs in Skakelden, one Caru­cate and half in Bec; eighty Acres in Byn­bruc, nineIbid. 388. [...] ▪ 45. Carucates and an half in Fyn­mare; four Carucates in Hunkleby; all his Tithes of Dalton; half a Carucate near Che­vermunt, andIbid. 390. 2. the Church of Bunibroc.

Of Robert, that he gaveIbid. 329. [...] ▪ n. 40. to this Cell of Bel­voir, thirty sticks of Eeles, to be paid yearly on S. Matthias day, out of his Mills at Aburne.

And that Agnes his Daughter did ratifieIbid. n. 50. the grants, which her said Father and Mother had made to the Monks at Belvoir, of one Ox-gang of Land in Alchekehby, and two parts of the Tithes of the demesnes there, in Corn, Calves, Lambs, Wooll, Cheese, Pigs, Bees, and Apples; and of whatsoever else was Tithable, that Lordship being of her Marriage portion.

I now come to William, his successor in this Barony.

That this William was any other than his im­mediate Son and Heir, I doubt not at all; though it doth not appear for what respect he bore a different surname from his Father; being called William de Albany, with the addition of Brito: for, that Robert de Todenei, had a Son and Heir named William, is evidentIbid. 328. n. 40. enough; as also that [Page 113] he was heres honoris, the heirIbid. to this Baro­ny. Which William did, inIbid. n. 50. the Chapter-house at S. Albans, confirmeIbid. n. 50. all that his Father and Mother had given to that Church of our Lady at Belvoir; desiringIbid. that he might be admitted into their Fratemity, as his Father and Mother had been. And this being granted, he presentedIbid. that his confirmation upon the Altar of our Lady there; freely offeringIbid. up himself a Brother and Monk to the Church of S. Alban; and givingIbid. thereto as also to this Church of our Lady, a portion of all his temporal estate, after his decease. AppointingIbid., that if his death should happen to be in England, his Body should be buried, either at S. Albans, or in this Church of our Lady at Belvoir, by the Abbot of S. Albans permissionIbid.; in regard Ibid. he was of that Fraternity, as his Father had been.

And after this he gaveIbid. n. 60. to that Church of our Lady, the Land which Waleran his Pur­veyor, held in Hungreton; and the Tithe of the Rents of all his Lands, in what sort soever, payable to himself or his heirs for the time to come,

That he had the addition of Brito, whereso­ever mention is made of him, is very apparent Ibid. 330. a. n. 20. by sundry authentique Testimonies; the rea­son thereof being, because there was at that time another great Baron of this Realm, who was called William de Albini also, with the ad­dition of Pincerna; in respect of that great of­fice of Butler to the Kings of this Realm, at their Coronation, which he bore, as I shall els­where shew.

This William de Albini Brito, is he who be­haved himselfe with such valor in the Battle of Tenerchebray, in Normandy, on the be­half of King Henry the first against Robert Cur­those (of which Batle I have spoke largely in my discourse of Robert de Belesme Earle of Atun­del and Shrewsbury.) For commanding the Horse of Britanny, in that sharp encounter, he charged the Enemy with such courage, as put them to an utter rout; for which service he hath this glorious memorialM. Paris, in [...] 1105. [...]. 62. n. 10. by an eminent Historian—In hoc opere potissime, potentissimus laudandus fuit Willihelmus de Albineio Brito; qui gladio discurrens inter acies extracto, Belli negoti­um consummavit. In this encounter chiefly de­serveth Honour the most valiant William de Albini the Britain; who, with his Sword broke through the Army and put an end to the Fight.

Moreover, he was a person learned in the Laws, as it seems; for it appearsRot. Pip. [...] S [...]eph. Linc., that he was a Justice Itinerant, with Richard Basset, in King Stephens time; but adhering to Maude the Em­presse, (sole Daughter to King Henry the first) this his Castle of Belvoir, with his whole Barony, and all his other Lands, were dispo­sed Ex autogr. [...]uper in Ca­ [...]ello de Pont [...] [...]rac [...]. sicut in­ [...]er Collecta­ [...] Rob. Glo­ [...]er. Somerset. Heraldi, pa­ [...]. of by that King, to Ranulph Earl of Chester.

He took to WifeMonast. An­glic. p. 370. a. [...]. 50, & 60. Maude de S. Liz, daughter of Simon de S. Liz, the first Earl of Hunten­don of that name, and Widow of Robert Son to Richard de Tunebrigg (Ancestor to the whole Family of Fitz-Walter) which Maude gave the third part of her Mannor of Cratesfe [...]d (of her Frank-Marriage) to the Monks of St. Neots in Huntendonshire: in consideration whereof they receivedIbid. into that their Mona­stry two Secular Priests to be shorn Monks; and to be perpetually maintained therewith, to celebrate Divine Service there, for the health of her Soul, and the Soul of her Father, whose Body lay interred in that place; as also for the Souls of her ancestors, and successors. More­over she gaveEx ipso Au­togr. in Bibl. Cotton. to the Monks of Daventre, for the health of the Souls of her Father and Mother; and for the Soul of Robert Fitz-Ri­chard her husband, and the Souls of all her Children, three Mills, and one Yard Land in Daventre; as also eight Acres of her own Demesn there, to buy Frocks and Cowles for those Monks.

This William de Albini dying not long af­ter the beginning of King Henry the seconds Reign (as I guess) lyeth buryedIb. 328. b. 8. on the North side of the Chapter-house at Belvoir, near to Robert de Todenei the founder of that Priory; leaving issueLib. rub in Scacc. Leic. William [...] ▪ William and Raphe.

Which William, being calledMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 328. b. 13. William de Al­bini the second, alias, Meschines, as alsoMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 877. a. n. 40. Lib. [...]ub ut supra. Brito, in the twelfth year of King Henry the second, certifiedLib. rub ut supra. to the King what Knights Fees he then held of him; viz. Thirty two de Veteri Fe­offamento (id est, whereof he was enfeoffed in the time of King Henry the first) and six Knights fees and an half de Novo Feoffamento (that is to say, whereof he was enfeoffed since the begin­ning of King Henry the seconds Reign) where­of Raphe his Brother heldLib. rub ut supra. of him fifteen; Ro­bert Poher five and an half; Simon de Roppsleai three; Simon de Bosco-Rahard (id, est, Borhard) three; Raphe Cheinduit one; William de Vans one; Raphe de Hotot half one; Raphe de Bran­don one; Aelard de Saincler two; Raphe de Chaworth one; Iwanus de Albenni one; Geffrey de Chavenney one; Robert Briton one; Raphe Briton one; Elias de Albenni one; and Hugh de St Vedast half one.

This William the second gaveMonast Ang. Vol 1. 247. b. n. 40, & 60. & 248 a. 21 to the Monks of Thorney, in Cambridgshire, his Land at Pipewell, with a Carucate of Land in Stoke Stoke A [...]bini in Com Nor­thamp..

LikewiseIbid 330. a. n. 20. to the Priory of Belvoir, an House and Land, which pertained to his Chap­pel. And confirmedMonast. Ang. Vol. 2. 877. a. 44. to the Monks of St. Ne­ots, in Huntendonshire, the Church of Crat­field, with certain Glebe thereto belonging, which had been given to them by Maude de S. Liz his Mother.

He hadMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 328 b. n. 10. two Wives Adelize, and Cicilie; and departing this Life in the fourteenth year of King Henry the second, was buriedIbid. in the old Church of the Priory of Belvoir, before the Cross (both his Wives being interred not farr from him) leaving issueIbid. 329. a. 24. William de Al­bini the third in ward to the King, in 14 H. 2. as appearethRot. Pip: 14 H 2. Rotel. by the Accompt of William Bas­set, at that time Sheriff of Roteland, who then answering for the issues of this his Barony, had allowance for his maintenance.

His mother Maude de S. Liz long survived him, as it seems; forRot. de Do­minabus pue­ris & puellis penès Remem. R. in Scacc. William 3. in 32 Hen. 2. she was living and sixty years of age.

This William de Albini the third wasRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Essex. & Herts. Lin. Buck. & Bedf. with King Richard the first in his Army in Norman­dy, in the sixth year of his Reign.

And in 7 Ric. 1. had the Sheriffalty of the Counties of Warwick and Leicester, for the last half of that year: So alsoRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. of Roteland, in 8, 9, & 10 Ric. 1. and again of Warwick, [Page 114] and Leicester, for the last half of the ninth year.

In 10 R. 1. he was likewise Sheriff for Buck. and Bedfordsh. in which year he accounted Rot. Pip deiisd ann. Buck. & Bedf. to the King six hundred Marks for Agatha Trusbut, with her inheritance (whom he after­wards took to Wife) So alsoRot. Pip deiisd ann. Buck. & Beds. in 1 Ioh.

In 2 Ioh. he had a Special LicenseCart. 2 Joh. m. 8. n. 23. to make a Park at Stoke, in Com. Northampton. and liberty to hunt the Fox and Hare (it lying within the precinct of the Kings Forest of Roking­ham.)

In 3 Ioh. uponR. Hoved. f. 465 b. n. 10. that discontent of the Ba­rons, by reason the King would not restore them their rights, which causedR. Hoved. f. 465 b. n. 10. their refu­sal to attend him into Normandy; he there­upon requiringR. Hoved. f. 465 b. n. 10. the delivery of their Castles into his hands, beganR. Hoved. f. 465 b. n. 10. first with this William, and demandede Belvoir; who, submitting, gave up his Son in Hostage, and so retained it still.

In 4 Ioh. the King by his CharterCart. Antiq. AA. n. 11. dated at Alencon, in Normandy, 15 Ian. gave him the Lordship of Oskynton (now called Ou­ston) in Com. Notingham. and an hundred shillings of Socage Land lying in Wilberston and Stoke, in the County of Northampton.

In 16 Ioh. he was joyned inPat. 16 Joh. m 7. Commission with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Wil­liam Earl Warren and others, for the safe con­ducting all those persons, who came to Lon­don, in the terme of the Epiphany, next after the relaxation of the interdict, to make their ad­dresses to the King for their great offences; and thence to the Kings Court at Northam­pton, and so to their own homes. He was Mat. Paris, in ann. 1215. also one of those twenty five Barons, who swore to the observation of Magna Charta, and Charta de Foresta, Sealed by the King at Run­nimede, in the seventeenth year of his Reign; and obliged themselves by Oath, that they would compell the King, in case he should recede.

He likewise had special SummonsIbid. by Robert Fitz-Walter (commonly called Mareschallus Dei & Ecclesiae, in that grand insurrection of the Barons) to be at the Tournament at Hounslow-Heath, which was adjourned thither from Stan­ford, upon Munday next ensuing the feast of S. Peter and Paul.

But comming not accordingly, he received M. Paris, ut supra. divers other messages from those Barons, where­by he had no little rebuke for his delay: which so allarmed him; thatM. Paris, ut supra. leaving his Castle of Belvoir well fortified, victualled; and in the custody of such in whom he faithfully confided, he hastedM. Paris, ut supra. to London; and being there recei­ved Ibid. with much joy, by the rest of those Ba­rons, was by them madeIbid. choice of (as a person most valiant and expert in Armes) to be Go­vernor of Rochester Castle (by the treachery of the then Archbishop of Canterbury, deli­vered into the hands of the Kings Enemies.)

Which when he entredIbid.; and found neither Armes, Ammunition, nor Victual therein: As also discerning, that those who accompanied him thither, had no minde to stay in it; he told them how dishonorable it would be so to leave it; and therefore suddenly got in all the provision of food, that could be found in the Town. But, having not time to look out into the Countrey for more; in regard the King came within three days upon them with his Army, consisting most of Poictovins, Gascoines, with a great number out of Lovain, Brabant, and Flanders; and be­girt it with a straight seige; they defended themselves with all valor imaginable; making divers bold sallies; with hope to have relief from the rest of the Barons of their party, who then were at London. Howbeit, when they saw no likelyhood thereof; and that the Kings forces had, by undermining, thrown down their outer Walls, and made upon them a fierce assault; such was their valor (though wearied with long watchings, and weakned by hunger) that they courageously beat them off. And at the last this hardy William, and those other of the Nobles who were then with him, account­ing it most dishonorable to perish by Famine, when they could not be vanquished by force (all their food being spent) came out of the Castle, and submitted themselves to the King, upon the feast day of S. Andrew the Apostle.

But the King, by reason of the vast charge he had been at in that seige (which continued little less then three Months) and loss of many of his Souldiers, that had been slain therein; was so highly enraged, that without any mercy, he commandedIbid. that all the Noble men should be hanged. Which severe sentence was so di­stasted by Savaricus de Malloleone, a noble Poi­ctovin (then one of the chief commanders in the Kings Army) that he boldly told the King, that the Warr being not yet ended, he ought well to consider the uncertain chance thereof: adding that if he hanged these; the Barons (his adversaries) might upon the like advantage, deal as cruelly with those of his party, which might occasion a totall desertion of him. Where­upon the King, well weighing the Danger, for­bore the execution of that his sharp sentence; and instead thereof committedIbid. this our Wil­liam de Albini, William de Lancaster, Thomas de Muleton, Osbert Giffard, and divers other Noble persons unto the CustodyClaus [...]7 [...] m. 14. of Peter de Mauley; who sent some of them to the Castle of Corff, there to be kept under strict imprisonment; and some to the Castle of Notingham.

It is observed by my AuthorMat. Paris. ut supra.; that the King with some of his chief Commanders, one day going about this Castle of Rochester, to view the strength thereof; was discerned by an excellent Bow-man, who thereupon asked this William de Albini, whether he should kill him with his Arrow, that he had then in readiness; and that he answered No. As also, that the Bow-man replied, He would not spare us, if he had the like advantage. To whom William re­tuned, Gods will be done, who will dispose and not he.

During the restraint of this William, at Corff; the King beingAn. [...]216. (18 Joh.) M. Paris 275. n. 29. then at Notingham, marcht An. [...]216. (18 Joh.) M. Paris 275. n. 29. the morrow after Christmas day, to the Town of Langar; and, there resting that night, sent a solemne Summons to Belvoir Castle the next morning; requiring the speedy delivery there­of; and withall signifyingAn. [...]216. (18 Joh.) M. Paris 275. n. 29. to those that held it, that if they insisted on any conditions, the Lord thereof should never eat more. Where­upon Nicholas de Albini, one of his Sons (who was a Clerk in Orders) taking with him Sir Hugh Charnels Knight, to presrve his Fa­ther from that miserable Death, carriedAn. [...]216. (18 Joh.) M. Paris 275. n. 29. the Keys of this Castle to the King, and delivered them to his hands; upon condition, that his [Page 115] Father should be mercifully dealt with, and they with their Horse and Arms remain in peace. Which being promised, and the Castle so rendred, the King marcht forthwith thither, and committed it to the custodyIbid▪ of Geffrey de Butville, and Oliver his brother (two Poictovins) taking the oath of fidelity of all others he left therein.

Whilst he was thus prisoner at Corf, his Mannor of Offington, being seised on by the King, was givenClaus. 17 Jo. m. 11. to William Earl Warren for the better defence of his Castle of Stanford.

It is farther observableMat. Paris, p. 277. n. 20. of this William de Albini; that standing firmly with the other Ba­rons in opposition to King Iohn, he was one of those, that Pope Innocent the third then excom­municated by name, for so doing; whose sen­tence bears date at Lateran, 17 Kal. Iun. the same year. But his stout heart being at length humbled, he gaveRot. Fin. 18 Joh m 1. a fine of six thousand marks for his liberty: which summe of money was raisedPat. 18 Jo. m 7. Claus. 18 Joh m. 6. M. Westm. in an. 1215 by Agatha Trusbut his Wife, out of his own Lands; the King commandingPat. 18 Jo. m 7. Claus. 18 Joh m. 6. M. Westm. in an. 1215, that they should be delivered into her hands for that pur­pose; with powerPat. 18. Joh. m. 6. to sell and mortgage of them what should be needfull: sending like­wise his special precept y to all his Tenants, to give him effectual aid towards the Raising of that great Summe.

Having thus made fine to King Iohn for his redemption, he thought it his safest way to be quiet; and therefore submitted himself peace­ably to King Henry the third. But being not well to be trusted, was constrained to yeildPat 1 H. 3. m. 7. up his Wife Ag [...]tha, for an hostage; and after, in her stead, his SonPat 1 H. 3. m. 7. Nicholas the Priest. How­beit, ere long, he grew in such esteem with that King; that he was made one of the cheif Com­manders in his Army in that memorable Battle of Lincoln, in the year 1217 (being the first year of his Reign) where the rebellious Barons with Lewes of France (whom they had brought in with purpose to be made King) were totally overthrown. And afterwards had the Castle of Muleton (in Com. Linc.) and all the Lands and fees of Thomas de Muleton (one of those Barons) committed to his custodyClaus. 1. H. 3. m. 13. with Lands and Fees, the King had seized on as an Escheat: and shortly after, in considerationClaus. 5 H. 3. m. 7. of a Palfrey, which he gave to the King (then at B [...]ithe in Com. Noting.) obtainedClaus. 5 H. 3. m. 7. the ward­ship and marriage of Hugh son and heir to Hen­ry de Nevill (a great man in that time) then in minority.

This William forMonast. Ang. Vol. 1. 330. a. n. 40 the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Agatha then his Wife; but especi­ally Monast. Ang. Vol. 1. 330. a. n. 40 for the Soul of Margery his sormer wife, gave to the Monks of Belvoir, one sheaf of every kind of Grain, arising out of all his Lands belonging to his Lordships of Belvoir, Wul­storp, Botelesford, Oskington, and Stokes. Moreover, forMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 330. a. n. 40 the health of his own Soul, and the Souls of these his Wives, he foundedMonast. Ang vol. 2. 4 [...]4. [...]. n. [...] 446 a. n. 10. and plentifully endowedMonast. Ang vol. 2. 4 [...]4 [...]. n. [...] 446 a. n. 10. the Hospi­tal of our Lady, called New- [...]tede, as Wasse­bridge, betwixt Stanford and Offington, in Com. Linc.

The first of these his Wives; viz. Margery [...], was Daughter [...] to Odenel de Vmfranvile (a great Baron in Northumberlad.) The (se­cond Agatha [...], Daughter [...] and coheir of ... Trusbut an eminent Baron in Yorkshire) and Widow of ...

By the first of these his Wives, he had issue Monast Aug. Vol. 2 446. b. l. 20. William de Albini the fourth, his son and heir; Odonel Monast Ang. Vol. 1. 328. [...]. n. 20. taken prisonerMat. Paris, in ann. 1215 with him at Roche­ster, and carried to Corf, (who lieth buried at Belvoir,) as alsoMona [...]. Ang. Vol. 2. 446. b. ut supra Robert, and Nicholas. And beingMat. Paris, ut supra. a stout and valiant Souldier, most nobly qualified and full of dayes, departedMat. Paris, ut supra. this life at Offintune, the morrow preceding the Nones of May, in the year 1236 (20 Hen. 3.) whereupon his body was buriedMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 328. b. n. 10. in that his Ho­spital at Newstede; and his HeartMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 328. b. n. 10. under the Wall opposite to the high Altar at Belvoir.

Shortly after whose death, William William 4. his Son and Heir (calledRot. Pip. 20 H. 3. 2 m. William de Belvoir during his Fathers life; and afterwards William de Al­bini, the fourth) payingRot. Fin. 20 H. 3 Lin. an hundred pound for his Releif, had liveryRot. Fin. 20 H. 3 Lin. of his Inheritance.

This William de Albini the fourth wasMat Paris, in ann. 1233. (27 H. 3.) with K. Henry the third in his Army in Hereford­shire, at such time as he advanced against Ri­chard Marshall Earl of Pembroke; who was the cheif of those that opposed the King, for his taking Poictovins and other strangers into his Councel; and bestowing the principal places of profit and trust upon them, to the great pre­judice of his native subjects (as our Historians do shew:) And oneIbid. of those whose Quarters were beaten up by the Enemy, with the loss of all their Baggage, when the King lay at Grosmund Castle.

In 26 Hen. 3. havingRot Vascon. 26 H. 3. in dorsom 3. summons (amongst others) to attend the King into Gascoigne, he gaveRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Linc. twenty Marks to be freed thereof. But of him I have not seen any thing farther me­morable, than that he had two Wives; Al­breda Claus. 17 Joh m [...]1. Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 328. b. Biseth, and Isabel Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 4 [...]6 b 17. Rot. Pip. 15 E. 1. Lin.: also that he dyed Rot. Fin. 32 H. 3. m. 1. before the 32 of Hen. 3. Moreover, that his Body was buriedMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 328. b. l. 19. before the High Altar in the Priory of Belvoir; and his HeartMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 328. b. l. 19. at Croxton Priory in Comitat. Leicest. Lastly, that he left issue Isabel Rot. Fin. 32 H. 3. m. 1. his Daughter and Heir Wife to Robert de Ross, (an eminent Baron in Yorkshire.) Here being a period to the Male­line of that principal Branch of this noble Fa­mily,

¶I now come to Ralphe de Albini, a younger Son to William de Albini the first (as I have already shewed;) and progenitor to another noble race of Barons, bearing the name of De Albini for some time, and afterwards of D' au­bini.

This Ralphe Raphe. heldLib. rub. in Scacc. fifteen Knights Fees of his Brother William the second in 12 Henr. 2. and in 28. of that Kings Reigne gaveRot. Pip. 28 H. [...]. Everwich. 200 Marks for Licence to marry the mother of Ebrard de Ross, (whose name was Sibilla de Valoines.) Moreover he was founderMonast. Ang. Vol. 1. 545. n. 50. of the Nunnery at Urford, in Com. Line. as also a good Be­nefactor Mon. Anglic. Vol 2. 446. b. n. 30. to the Nuns at Brodholme in Com. Notingham. and died * at Acres in the Holy-land, in ann. 1190. 3. Ric. 1.

To him succeeded Philip; Philip. who in 8 Ioh. was made Governor [...]at. 8 Joh. m. 2. of Lud [...]w Castle, in Shrop­shire; andPat. 14 Joh. m. 4. in 14 Ioh. of the Isle of Ierley.

In 16 Ioh. he hadPat. 16 Joh. m. 2. the like Charge of the Castle at Bruges (vulgo Bruggenorth in Shropshire) and of the IsleIbid. [...]. 9. of Serke.

In 17 Ioh. the King committedPat. 17 Jo. m. 1. Claus. 17 Joh. m. 11. to him the Lands of Maurice de Gant, in Ledes, and elsewhere in the County of York: As also [Page 116] Claus 17 Jo. m. 4. the Lands and Fees which were held of the said Maurice by those, who were the Kings E­nemies. He likewise bestowedClaus. 17. Joh. [...]15. on him all the Lands of the said Maurice, lying in Com. Gloucest. excepting the Lordships of Weston and Beverston; Ann. 1215. and moreover allClaus. 17 Joh. [...]15. his Lands in Comitat. Oxford. & Somerset. Nevertheless, he joyned [...]. Paris, in eodem ann. with the Barons in the same seven­teenth year of that Kings Reign, when they so boldly claimed their Liberties; and wasIb [...]d. at Runnimede with them, when they met the King there.

Howbeit, he wasIb [...]d. one of those, who, being most moderate, inclined to the King. Yet, after his confirmation of the Great Charter, and Charter of the Forest, he sworeIbid. p. 262. n. 20. to adhere un­to those Twenty five Barons, that had engaged themselves by an Oath to the observance there­of; and not only so, but to compel the King so to do, in case he should recede thereform.

But when the King flew off from what he had so solemnly granted, he joynedIbid. 274. [...]. 33. himself to him in his Northern march, at that time he so much wasted those parts.

Nor was he less obsequious to his Son and successor King Henry the third; for he atten­ded M. Paris, in ann 1216. p. 289. 17. him at his Coronation at Gloucester; and after wasIb [...]d. p. 295. one of his Chief Commanders in the Battle of Lincoln, against the rebelli­ous Barons; where he obtained a glorious Victo­ry (as in the life of William de Albini of Bel­voir hath been declared.) Whereupon Lewes of France (whom those Barons had brought in, to be set up against King Iohn) being con­strained to flee; and the English pursuing him at Sea, thisIbi [...]. p. 298. l. 26. Philip de Albini (whom the King had madeIbid. l. 11. of Councel to the famous William Marshal, at that time Governor both of his Per­son and the whole Realm) with his Band of Archers, didIbid. l. 26. great execution upon the French in that Naval Fight.

But besides his qualifications as a Souldier, he was (as it seems) a Scholar: for my Author Mat. Paris, ut supra. calls him Regis Anglorum Magister & eruditor fidelissimus; a most faithfull Teacher and instructor of the King: whose trust in him was such, and so great; that in the first year of his Reign, he imployedPat. 1 H. 3. m. 7. him in demolishing the Castle of Chichester in Sussex: And the next year en­suing; having the Government of the Isles of Gernesey, Iersey, Aurenny, and Serke, received a preceptPat. 2 H. 3. m. 8. from the King to see that the same rates and prices of Commodities should be then there observed, as had been for­merly in the Reigns of King Henry the second, Richard the first, and King Iohn. And forClaus. 2 H. 3. m 4. his better support in that Kings service, had a Claus. 2 H. 3. m 4. grant of the Lordships of Torksey and Gri­mesby, in Com. Linc.

In 3 Hen. 3. he was madePat. 3 H. 3. m. 3. Governor of the Castle of Devises in Com. Wilts. and of the Forests of Melksham and Chipeham in that County; and so continuedPat 8 H. 3. p. 1. m. 2. for the space of five years: yet, by reasonPat. 3 H. 3. m 3. of his personal at­tendance upon the King, and his service other­wise, he had licencePat. 3 H. 3. m 3. to depute Philip de Albini his Nephew (viz. SonPat. 5 H 3. p. [...]. m. 3. to his Brother Raphe de Albini) to be his Lieutenant in the Isles of Garnesey and Gersey. Which Philip, mort­gaging Ibid. M. Paris, [...] p. 313 l. 26. his own Lands at Engleby, for his better support in that employment, had a pro­mise Ibid. M. Paris, [...] p. 313. l. 26. from the King of sufficient recompence for the same, in case this our Philip his Uncle, who being the signedIbid. with the Cross and gone to the Holy-Land, should depart this life within three years ensuing.

This Philip the younger, for his faithfull per­formance of that service in the government of those Isles, had divers eminent persons for his sureties; viz. Claus. 6 H. 3. in dorso, m. 21. the Earl of Salisbury, Ro­ger la Zouche, Alan Basset, Raphe de Thoenei, Fouke Fitz-Warren, Almaric de St. Amand, Iohn de Gray, Geffrey de Nevill, and Eudo de Arsic.

But I return to Philip, the elder.

This Philip, being come into the Holy-Land, and soon learningM. Paris, p. 313. n. 30. how the state and condi­tion of all things, in those parts then stood, did by an exact NarrativeM. Paris, p. 313. n. 30. to Ranulph Earl of Che [...]ter, represent unto him the sad loss of Damieta, with the circumstances thereof. But returning safely from that Voyage, within two years after (viz. in 8 Hen. 3.)Ann. 1224. answered Rot. pip. de eodem ann [...] Somerset. for seven Knights fees and an half in Com. Somer. upon collection of the Scutage of Mont­gomery, and the same year, accompanied M. Paris, [...] eodem anno. p. 3 [...]3. [...]. 42. Richard Earl of Cornwall, and Poictou, (the Kings Brother) with a military power into Gascoigne.

Moreover, Shortly after that; scil. in ann. 1226.Anno. 1226. (10 H. 3.) the King discerningIb. p. 335. n. 30., that divers of the great Noble men of France, being discori­tented, had declined to attend at the Corona­tion of Lewes (who was then but ten years of age;) he sentIb. p. 335. n. 30. this Philip with Walter Arch­bishop of York, and other Embassadors, unto the Nobility of Normandy, Anjou, Brita­ny, and Poictou; requiringIb. p. 335. n. 30., that they would admit him to come over himself in person unto them, and to acknowledge him for their natural Lord.Anno 12 [...]. How little success this their Message had, is not my business here to relate; but the next year following, they returnedIbid p 336. l 31. into England.

In 11 Henr. 3. he was madePat. 11 [...] 3. m. 3. Sheriff of Berkshire, and hadPat. [...] 3. m. 3. the Honor of Wal­lengford committed to his custody.

In 13 Henr. 3. againRot. Pip. [...] eodem anno. Sheriff of the same County. And in 16 H. 3. once more made Gover­norPat. 16 [...] m. 1. of the Isles of Garnesey, and Gersey.

After which purposing [...] another voyage to the Holy-Land, in order to the fitting himself for that journey, he mortgagedPat. 19 [...] m. 14. his Lordship of Periton for seven years, unto his Nephew Raphe de Albini: and there departing [...]. this life the year next ensuing, was buried [...]. in those parts, as he had often desired.

Of his Nephew Philip, Philip. [...] I have observed no more, than what is above expressed, save that he had the Hundred of Wichton granted [...]. un­to him in 8 Hen. 3. for his better support in the the Kings service: And that his brother Elias became [...]. his heir.

Which Elias was summoned to Parliament in 23, 25, 25, 28, 30, 32, and 33 Edw. 1. as appears [...]. by the Records of those years: And, with Hawise his Wife, conferred [...]. on the Ca­nons of Newhus, in Com. Linc. for the health of the Soul of William de Albini (who gave them Saxelby, and other Lands in that Coun­ty) all their right in the Church of Saxelby; viz. the third part thereof; with certain Lands in Dryholme, on the South side of Fosse­dike; his sons Oliver and Raphe confirmingIbid. the grant.

[Page 117]To this Elias succeeded Kaphe Kaphe. (his son and heir, as those Genealogies of this Family that I have seen do import) whose name in most Records is written D'aubeny. Which Raphe in 20 Ed. 2. wasEx. omp. Tho. de Usfle [...]e p [...]ovisoris ma­gnae Gardero­b [...] R. 20 E. 2. penès Remem. R. in Scacc. one of the Knights of the Bath, then solemnly created, and had his Robes as a Baneret.

In 8 Edw. 3. he wasRo [...]. Scoc. 8 E. 3. m. 8. in that Expedition then made into Scotland. So also inRot. Scoc. [...] 1 [...] E. 3 m. 13. 12 E. 3. And in 16 Ed. 3. had summonsClaus. 16 E. 3. in dorso. to Parliament, but never after.

This Sir Raphe D'aubeny took to WifePat. 12 H 4. p. 1. m. 15. per Inspex. Kathe­rine the sister of Thomas de Thwenge; by whom he had issuePat. 12 H 4. p. 1. m. 15. per Inspex. one only Daughter called Eliza­beth, marryedPat. 12 H 4. p. 1. m. 15. per Inspex. to Sir William Botreeux Kt. But by Alice his second Wife, DaughterEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to the Lord Montacute, he had issueEx Coll. R. Gl S. Sir Giles D'au­beny Giles. Knight his son and heir: who marriedPat 32 E. 3. p. 2. m. 7. Alianer the Daughter of Henry de Wylyngton. To whom succeeded another Giles, whoStafford & Kemp. f. 134. b. was SheriffRot. Fin. 10 H. 6. m. 12. of the Counties of Bedf. and Buck. in 10 H. 6. and by his Testament bearing date 3 Martii anno 1444. (23 Henr. 6.) bequeathed his body to be buried in the Chappel of our Lady, within the Church of S. Peter and Paul, at South-Pederton (in Com. Somers.) before the Altar there; and appointed, that a Priest should sing for the space of three years in that Chappel for his Soul; as also for the Soul of Ioane his wife, and the Soul of William D'au­beny whose Bones rested there. And moreover that there should be another Priest singing at Kempston, for the space of one year, for the Souls of Giles his Father, Margaret his Mother, Alianor his Grandmother, and Thomas his Uncle.

By which Testament he likewise bequeathed unto Alice his Wife a Ring with a Diamond; To William William. his Son two Salers guilt, all his Ar­mour, and two of his best Horses; and to Giles his son a dozen of silver Vessels. Which Wil­liam, doing his homage hadRot. Fin. 24 H. 6. m. 13. livery of his Lands in 24 Hen. 6. And in 25 Hen. 6. obtained the Kings CharterCan. 25 H. 6. n. 5. for a Fair every year at his Lordship of South-Pederton, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist, and three dayes next following.

To which William succeeded also Giles Giles. his son and heir (a person of no small note in his time.) For, in 17 Edw. 4. beingPat. 17 E. 4. p. 2. m. 23. one of the Esquires for the Body to the King, he had, in Pat. 17 E. 4. p. 2. m. 23. consideration of his many services, a grant Pat. 17 E. 4. p. 2. m. 23. for Life of the custody of the Kings Park at Petherton near Bridgwater, in Com. Somers. And in 14 Edw. 4. was retainedEx autogr: penès Cleric. pell. by Indenture to serve the King in Normandy, with four men at Armes, and fifty Archers. Moreover, in Richard the thirds time, he was one of the first, then taken intoP. Virg. p. 550. n. 30. consultation (through the contrivance of that renowned Lady Marga­ret Countess of Richmund and Derby,) by Reginald Bray her trusty instrument, for bring­ing in of Henry Earl of Richmund (afterwards King, by the name of Henry the seventh:) who seeingIb. 552. n. 10, & 20. Henry Duke of Buckingham, one of the chief in that designe, he so unhappily surprized, before it could take effect; gotIb. 552. n. 10, & 20. with other wellwishers to it, into Britanny.

And after that succesful day at Bosworth; where King Richard being slain, the Crown was set on that victorious Henries Head, he was made oneP. Virgil. 566. n. 20. of his chief Councellors, Constable Pat. 1 H. 7. p. 8. of the Castle at Bristol, MasterIbid. p. 1. of the Mint, and upon the twelfth day of March, the same year, advancedCart. 1 H. 7. m. 19. to the dignity of a Baron.

Moreover, in 2 Hen. 7. he was retainedEx autogr. penès Cleris. pell. by Indenture to serve the King in his Fleet at Sea, with three hundred and fifty Souldiers in four Ships, for the space of six weeks, from the twentieth day of February. And in 3 Henr. 7. constitutedPat. 3 H. 7. p. 1. one of the Chamberlains of the Kings Exchequer.

In 4 Henric. 7. being then GovernorP. Virg. 582. n. [...] & 30, & 584. n. 20. of Calais, he was sentP. Virg. 582. n. [...] & 30, & 584. n. 20. into Flanders, with three thousand Souldiers, to the aid of Maximi­lian the Emperour (there being a Rebellion then Holinsh, Chron. in ann. 1489. p 770. b. raised in those parts) where he had a notable SkirmishHolinsh, Chron. in ann. 1489. p. 770. b. with the Enemy near Dixmew; in which he slewHolinsh, Chron. in ann. 1489. p 770. b. many, took divers prisoners and returnedHolinsh, Chron. in ann. 1489. p. 770. b. with much Booty.

And in 7 Hen. 7. was imployedPol. Virg. 586. n. 10. as Embas­sador, with Richard Fox then Bishop of Exeter, for reconciling all matters betwixt King Henry and the French.

In 9 H. 7. he was madePat. 9 H. 7. m. 30. Justice-Itinerant, of all the Kings Forests on the south of Trent, (Sir Reginald Bray beingPat. 9 H. 7. m. 30. his associate.) And, upon the fall of Sir William Stanley, in 10 H. 7. constitutedP. Virg. 594. n. 10. Lord Chamberlain of the Kings Houshold.

In 12 Hen. 7. being preparedIb. 599. n. 20. to march, as General, with an Army into Scotland, to vin­dicate those injuries which King Henry had re­ceived thence; havingEx autogr. penès Cleric, pell. of his own retinue five Lances, fifteen Demi-lances, two hundred fifty four Archers; and Bills for two hundred and fifty Souldiers; six Lances, twelve Demi-lances, seventy one Archers; and Bills for three hundred Souldiers; and seven Lances, four Demi-lances, five hundred forty four Archers, and Bills for three hundred and sixteen Souldiers; he was prevented P. Virgil. 600 n. 10. from that expedition by the Rebellion of the Cornish-men, who were headed by Iames Lord Audley: and hadP. Virgil. 600 n. 10. his share in the honor of that victory over them at Black-Hea [...]h, in Kent, which was then, through the happy conduct of the Kings forces, under the command of Thomas Earl of Surrey, so successfully ob­tained.

And the next year following wasIbid. 605 n. 30. in the head of that Army, against those forces near Tanton, in Com. Somers. which were newly landed in Cornwall, on the behalf of Perkin Warbeck; where they were utterly vanquished.

In 19 Hen. 7. he was made ConstablePat. 19 H. 9 [...] m. 18. of the Castle of Bridgwater. And by his Te­stament Benet qu. 16 [...], bearing date the 19 Maii, 23 H. 7. bequeathing his Body to be buried in the Abby of S. Peter at Westminster, appointed that his Feoffees would stand seised of and in his man­nors of Wynderstow, in Comit. Willts. and Grychell-Gover, in Com. Dorset. of the yearly value of twenty six pound thirteen shillings and four pence; to the intent, that, with the issues of the same, there should be three Priests su­ [...]ained perpetually, to sing for his Soul, and the Souls of his Father and Mother; viz. two in the Church where he was to be buried, and the third in the Parish Church of South-Pe­derton in Com. Somerset. where divers of his ancestors lay interred; every of them to have, for his Salary, ten Marks Sterling. And to Eli­zabeth his wife (Daughter to Sir Iohn Arundel of Lanhern in Cornwall, Knight) he gave an hundred Marks worth of Plate,

[Page 118]He diedMS. in Offi­ [...]io Armorum J. 3. f. 44. a. at London, 28 Maii, 23 H. 7. and lieth buried in the Chapel of S. Paid within the Abby Church of Westminster, as by the Epitaph on his Monument there appeareth. Lea­ving issueEx coll. R. Cl. s. Henry his only son; and one daugh­ter called Cecelie. married to Iohn Bouchier, Lord Fitz-Warren, afterwards Earl of Bathe. Which Henry in 6 Hen. 8. had a special livery Pat. 6 H. 8. P. 1. of all the Lands whereof his said Father died seised. And was createdPat. 30 H. 8. p. 2. Earl of Bridge­water, upon the nineteenth day of Iuly 30 H. 8. at the Kings Mannor house of Ocking; being the second who had the title of some eminent City or Town.

But this Henry, though wedded to Catherine, daughter of Thomas Duke of Norfolk, died Catal. of Nob. by R. B. without issue.

William de Albini Pincerna.

THis William de Albini, William de Albini Pin­cerna. sonMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 593. [...]. of Roger de Albini, by Amicia his wife, and el­der brotherIbid. Ord. Vit. 851. A. to that famous Nigel de Albini; whose posterity assumed the sirname of Moubray (as I have elsewhere shewed;) coming Ex cod. MS. ad [...] fa­mili [...] du­d [...]m spe­ctante: ac ann. 1640. penès V. C [...]. Henr. Spelm Equ. Aur. first hither with William Duke of Norman­dy, at his Conquest of England, and being much aidingEx cod. MS. ad [...] fa­mili [...] du­d [...]m spe­ctante: ac ann. 1640. penès V. C [...]. Henr. Spelm Equ. Aur. to him in that service, had di­vers Lands in Norfolk, and other place, con­ferred Ex cod. MS. ad [...] fa­milia du­d [...]m spe­ctante: ac ann. 1640. penès V. C [...]. Henr. Spelm Equ. Aur. upon him: whereupon he ejectedEx cod. MS. ad [...] fa­milia du­d [...]m spe­ctante: ac ann. 1640. penès V. C [...]. Henr. Spelm Equ. Aur. se­veral persons out of their possessions; amongst which one Edwyne a Dane, (who first came hi­ther with King Knute) was by him disposses­sed Ibid. of the Lordships of Snetsham, Sharne­burne, and Stanho, in that County; Ed­wyne therefore (with some others, who suffered in like sort) went to King William, and told Ibid. him; that neither before his entrance, nor since his Conquest, they had ever acted or con­spired against him, but lived inoffensively, as they were ready to prove. Upon which com­plaint the King forthwith caused enquiryIbid. to be made through the whole Realm; and com­manded Ibid., that those who had lived peacably, should have restitution of their Lands, so seized on, to enjoy as freely as they had done before; and thenceforth to be called Drenges. And in pursuance of that his Command, appointedIbid. that this William de Albini, then his Butler; and William de Warren his Forester, should restore unto Edwyne all those Lands which they had thus taken from him.

But notwithstanding this Mandate, all he could get at present wasIbid. only three hundred Acres of Land, and three Folds in Snetesham; and after that four hundred Acres of Land, and four Folds in Stanho, to be held of him by certain services: As alsoIbid. four hundred Acres of Land, and as many Folds in Sharneburne, from William de Warren. Howbeit, ere long the King having sentIbid. Edwyne into Norman­dy, for his Bastard Daughter, there begotten before the Conquest of England, gaveIbid. her in marriage to Asceur his Son; from which time the said Edwyne had protection so long as he lived.

To this William de Albini and his heirs, was the Lordship of Bokenham, also [...]. given by King William the first, to hold by the ser­vice of being Butler to the Kings of England, on the day of their Coronation. For which re­spect he was afterwards stiledMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 338 a. n. 20. in divers Char­ters, Pincerna Henrici Regis Anglorum.

This William de Albini, foundedIbid. 337. a. n. 20. the Abby of Wymundham, in Norfolk; and gaveIbid. 30. b. n. 10. to the Monks of Rochester the Tithes of his Mannor of Etham; as also one carucate of Land in Achestede, with a wood called A­cholte.

He likewise gaveNeust. [...] 637. to the Abby of S. Ste­phen at Caen in Normandy, all his Lands lying in Stavell: which grant he made in the presence of King Henry and his Barons.

And having weddedIbid. 338. [...]. n. 30. Maude the daughter of Roger Bigot, with whom he hadLib. rub. is Scacc. tit. Norff. ten Knights Fees in Norfolk, left issueMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 338. b. three Sons; viz. William, Nigel, and Oliver.

It is farther observable of this William; that assistingMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 593. a. at the solemne Exequies of Mande his wife (with great lamentation) he gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 338. a. n. 30. 40, & 50. to the Monks of Wymundham, the Mannor of Hapesburg, in pure Almes; and made live­ry Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 338. a. n. 30. 40, & 50. thereof unto them by a Cross of Silver, in which were placed certain venerable Reliques; viz. part of the wood of the Cross whereon our Lord was Crucified; part of the Manger where­in he was laid at his Birth; and part of the Sepulcher of the Blessed Virgin; as also a Gold Ring, and a Silver Chalice for retaining the holy Eucharist, admirably wrought in form of a Sphere: unto which pious donation were Wit­nesses, amongst others, his Sons William, Nigel, and Oliver.

A Daughter he also had, called Oliva, Wife to Raphe de Haya (a great Baron in that time) as appearethEx autogr. [...] bibl. Cotton. by that confirmation, which Wil­liam Earl of Chichester, her Brother, made to the Monks at Essay in Normandy, of the Church of Bisentone, with the Lands and Tithes thereunto belonging, given thereto by the said Raphe de Haya, upon the day that he married her.

The time of the death of this William de Albini I finde not; but that he wasMiscel. [...]. Gl. Somer, Heraldi lib. 1. buried before the high Altar in the Abby of Wy­mundham, which he had founded; and that Miscel. [...]. Gl. Somer, Heraldi lib. 1. the Monks of that House did usually pray for his Soul, by the name of William de Albini the Kings Butler.

¶I now come to William his Son and Heir, who was called William with the strong Hand; William de A [...]bini. 2. Co. Arund. in regard that amongst his valiant exploits, he slew a fierce Lion; the occasion thus;

ItIbid. hapned that the Queen of France, be­ing then a Widow, and a very beautiful women, became much in love with a Knight of that Countrey, who was a comely person and in the flower of his youth: And because she thought that no man excelled him in valor, she caused a Tournament to be proclaimed throughout her Dominions; promising to reward those who should exercise themselves therein, according to their respective demerits; and concluding that if the person whom she so well affected, should act his part better than others in those Military Exercises, she might marry him without any dishonor to her self.

Hereupon divers gallant men, from forrain parts hasting to Paris; amongst others, came this our William de Albini bravely accoutred: and in the Tournament excelled all others; [Page 119] overcoming many, and wounding one mortally with his Lance: Which being observed by the Q. shee became exceedingly enamoured of him; and forthwith invited him to a costly Banquet, and afterwards bestowing certain Jewels upon him, offered him Marriage. But having plighted his troth to the Queen of England, then a Widow, refused her. Whereat she grew so much discontented, that she consulted with her Maids, how she might take away his life: and in pursuance of that designe, inticed him into a Garden, where there was a secret Cave, and in it a feirce Lion, unto which she descended by divers steps, under colour of shewing him the Beast. And when she told him of his feirceness; he answered, that it was a womanish and not manly quality to be affraid thereof. But having him there, by the advantage of a folding dore, thrust him into the Lion. Being therefore in this danger, he rolled his Mantle about his Arm; and putting his hand into the mouth of the Beast, pulled out his Tongue by the root; which done he followed the Queen to her Palace, and gave it to one of her Maids to present to her.

Returning thereupon into England, with the fame of this glorious Exploit; he was forth­with advanced to the Earledome of Arundel. and for his Arms the Lion given him. Nor was it long after that, the Queen of England, accepted him for her Husband, whose name was Chr. Norm. 798 b. Adeliza, Widow to King Henry the first, and Daughter to Godfrey Duke of Lorein. Which Adeliza hadM. Paris, in ann. 1139. the Castle of Arundell, and County, in Dowry from that King.

Whereupon, residing there; and bearing a great respect to Maude the Empress, (Daugh­ter to King Henry) he sollicitedSigeb. Gembla [...]. MS 163. [...]. Ger. Doro­bern. col. 1349. n. 10. & 20. her coming into this Realm; and receivedSigeb. Gembla [...]. MS 163. [...]. Ger. Doro­bern. col. 1349. n. 10. & 20. her together with Robert Earl of Gloucester, her Brother, at the Port of Arundell, in August ann. 1139. (4 Steph.) Most probable therefore it is; that, for this great service he was by her advanced to the Earldome of Arundell: for in the report which is madeHist minor M. Paris, MS. in bib. Regia. of K. Steph. taking of William de Mandevil at S. Albans, in an. 1142 (7 Steph.) it is said, that before he could be laid hold on, he underwent a sharp Skirmish with the Kings party, wherein the Earl of Arundell, though a stout and expert Souldier, was unhorsed in the midst of the water, by Walkeline de Oxeai, and almost drowned. After which, viz. in anno 1150. (15 Steph.) he wroteCart. 13 H. 3. m 15. per Inspex. himself Earl of Chiche­ster; but in 18 Steph. was stiledCart. 13 H. 3. m 15. per Inspex. Earl of A­rundell, upon a very memorable occasion; viz. that, when Henry Duke of Normandy (afterwards King, by the name of Henry the se­cond) having invaded England, and coming to releive Wallingford-Castle, then beseiged by King Stephen (which caused the King to draw his Army together, to give battle to the Duke.)

It hapning, that the King, being in the head thereof, his Horse so reared, that he overthrew him; and that when he got up again, he ser­ved him so a second, and third time. It caused no little astonishment to all the beholders; whereupon this Earl William, expressed himself thus in effect.

‘It is apparent from what we have now ob­served; that it will not be safe for us to give Battle to the Duke: first in regard, that the justness of the quarrel is on his side; and next that those who are disherited will fight the more desperately. Moreover, if it be consi­dered, that there are in each Army, not only Kinsmen and Nephews; but Brothers against one anothr; If we joyn Battle, it cannot be avoided, but many will be guilty of little less than parricide; Let therefore this pernicious fury of a Civil Warr be set aside; and fit per­sons chosen to compose all difference; with a cessation of Armes, for the present, to the end these animosities may be calmely appea­sed.’

Which Speech relished so well with the King, and all others then there; that, upon a Treaty, shortly after ensuing, Peace was concluded be­twixt them.

And after the death of King Stephen, when Henry enjoyed the Crown of this Realm, he stood so fair in his favour; that he did not only obtainRot. Cart. 5 E. 3. per Inspex. the Castle and Honor of Arundell, to himself and his heirs; but a confirmation the Earldom of Sussex, (for though the title of Earl was most known, by Arundell, and Chi­chester, at which places his chief residence used to be; yet it was of the County of Sussex, that he was really Earl) by the Tertium Dena­rium of the pleas of Sussex, grantedIbid. to him; which was the usual way of investing such great men (in antient times) with the possession of any Earldom, after those ceremonies of girding with the Sword, and putting on the Robes per­formed, which have ever, till of late, been thought essential to their creation.

That which I find farther memorable of him in this Kings Reign isGer. Doro­bern. coll. 1394, 1395 & 1396. R. Hoved. 284. a. n. 10, & 20.; that in ann. 1164. (10 Hen. 2.) upon that high displeasure, con­ceived by the King towards Thomas Becket, then Archbishop of Canterbury, whereupon Becket privately fled beyond Sea; this Earl William, with divers Bishops and others, was sent to the King of France, and to the Pope, with Letters from King Henry; representing him to be fled as a Traitor; and desiring that King that he would not receive him into any of his Terri­tories; Also intreating the Pope, that he would not give credit to his suggestions. Likewise, after they came to the Pope, at Senes (in Tuscany) where the Bishops represented the great misdemeanors of Becket, which the Pope endeavored to extenuate: and that the Bishop of Exeter desired that his Holiness would appoint certain Legates to hear and determine in that business, this Earl stood forth, and said;

‘Sir, we being illiterate, are ignorant what the Bishops have expressed; but we are not to be instructed, to what purpose we are sent. We come not to do any thing contumeliously in the presence of so great a person, to whose authority the whole world doth stoop: but we are to declare, in the presence of this whole Court, how great a devotion our King hath born, and doth bear to your Holiness; and, that if he could have found out any persons more great and Noble to have signified the same, than these now sent, he would have im­ployed them on this Errand.’

And then, after he had magnified the Pope for his great abilities, he concluded with very tem­perate expressions concerning Becket; beseeching, that his Holiness would vouchsafe to use his best endeavor for the reconciling of this difference.

[Page 120]In 12 Hen. 2. upon levying the Ayd for mar­rying the Kings Daughter, the Knights Fees belonging to this Honor of Arundell, were certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc. tit. Suff. to be ninty seven: and thoseIbid. tit. Norff. in Nor­folk, (whereof William his Father was enfeofft by King Henry the first) forty two.

Afterwards; viz. in ann. 1173. (19 Hen. 2.) whenJorval. col. 1086. n. 10, 20, & 30. Lewes King of France had invaded Normandy, King Henry being there in per­son in the head of his Army, near the Castle of Brethvil; this Earl (then oneJorval. col. 1086. n. 10, 20, & 30. of his cheif Commanders) madeJorval. col. 1086. n. 10, 20, & 30. a notable Speech to the Souldiers; putting them in mind of the effect of their valor, formerly manifested in other parts; as also the justness of their Cause, their danger by Flight, and that there could be no safety but in Conquering.

In 20 Hen. 2. he undertookR. Hoved. 304 b. n 30. for the Kings performance of those Covenants which were made by him with Hubert Earl of Maurien (id est, Savoy) touching the marriage of Iohn, son to King Henry, and Alice Daughter of the same Earl.

Moreover he joynedIb. 307. a. the same year with Richard de Lucy, Justice of England, in rai­sing forces against Robert Earl of Leicester, then in rebellion; to whom they gaveIb. 307. a. Battle, and having routedIb. 307. a. his Army, tookIb. 307. a. him prisoner, near St. Edmundsbury in Suffolk And Ib. 398 b. n. 50. upon the appeasing of that great contest, which was betwixt William de Longchamp Bi­shop of Ely, and Iohn Earl of Moreton, in the time of King Richard the first, hadIb. 398 b. n. 50. the Castle of Windsore delivered into his hands, to be kept for the King.

Lastly, (in the time of King Stephen) out of great devotion to God, in honor of the Blessed Virgin, and S. Iames the Apostle, he founded Mon. Angl. Vol 2. 274. a. b. the Abby of Buckenham in Nor [...]o [...]k, for the good estate of himself, and the soul of Queen Adeliza his Wife, and their Childrens Souls, near to his Castle which he had there builtEx ollect R. Gl. S.; giving thereto (inter alia) the site of that Castle, eighty Acres of Land.

Moreover he foundedIb. 143. b. n. 30. the little Priory of Pynham, near Arundell, and amplyIb. 143. b. n. 30. endow­ed it.

LikewiseEx collect. R. Glov. S. Heraldi Misc. lib. 1. the Chappel of Saint Thomas the Martyr, in Wymundham: And bestowed Cart. 13 H. 3. m. 15. per Inspex. upon the Cathedral of Chichester, the Pre­bend of West-Dene, and East-Dene. He was also a Benefactor to the Monks of Box­grave in Sussex, by his grantMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 592. b. of part of his Wood, colled Bessesole (adjoyning to the Woods of Hannac) and of forty Acres of Land in Stocton, with common of pasture there for fifty Sheep, ten Oxen, two Horses, and twenty Hoggs: and land of seven shillings per annum value, in Mildentone, for maintenance of a Lamp in their Chapter house. And departingRad. de Dicetocol. 593. l. 3. M. Paris, in eodem an p 532. n. 30. this life at Waverley in Surrey, 3 Id. Octobr. Ann. 1176. (22 Hen. 2.) had SepultureRad. de Dicetocol. 593. l. 3. M. Paris, in eodem an p 532. n. 30. in the Abby of Wymundham, of his Fathers foun­dation; leaving issueChronic. Mon in bib. Cott. (Domitian 2. 8.) f. 85. a. by Queen Adeliza, four Sons; viz. William, Godfrey, ..., and ... and three Daughters, viz. Alice marriedCart antiq. n. 29. to Iohn Earl of Ewe, Oliva, and Agatha who were interredMon. Angl. Vol 1. 592. b. in the Abby of Boxgrave.

Which William, William de [...]lbini, 2. in that great Councel held at Northampton, Co. Arun­d [...]lian [...]. 23 Henr. 2. hadR. Hov 320. [...]. n. 30. also a grant from the King of this Earldom of Sussex; and in 1 Ric. 1. had a confirmation from that King, of the Castle and Honor of Arundell, as also of the Tertium Denarium de placitis Com. Suss. as his Father had from King Henry the second. And the next ensuing year, had li­very Rot. Pip▪ 2 R. 1. Su [...] ▪ of the Honor of Arundell, the Castle and Mill, with the Honor of Petvorth, (which was held thereof) only exceptedRot. Pip▪ 2 R. 1. Su [...] ▪; for which livery he gaveRot. Pip▪ 2 R. 1. Su [...] ▪ two thousand Marks.

In 6 Ric. 1. upon collecting the Aid for the Kings redemption, he paidRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Su [...]. eighty four pounds ten shillings for his Scutage. And in 7 Ric. 1. accountedRot. Pip. 7 R. 1. Norff. an hundred pound for his Relief, for his Lands in Norfolk.

In 4 Ioh. the King accquittedCart. An [...]. N▪ n. 50. him of all such debts as he then owed to the Jews.

And in 6 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 6 Joh B [...]ck▪ & Bedf. a thousand Marks, for the Wardship of the Heir of William de Mont­chensi; unto whom he afterwards marriedR. Gl. Som▪ ... his Daughter,

Moreover, the same year he obtained a grant Cl [...]us. 1 [...] Joh. m. 15. of all the Lands and Fees of Gilbert de Aquila; as also of all those, which belonged to the Mo­ther of the said Gilbert.

In 16 Ioh. he wasPat. 16 Jo [...]. p. 1. m. 7. one of the great Lords, under whom those persons had safe conduct, that came to London for making their peace with the King, after the relaxation of the inter­dict: as also who went to Northampton for the same purpose.

Farthermore, in 17 Ioh. he attendedMat. Pari [...] ▪ in eodem an. p. 255. n. 40. the King at Runnimede, at that time, when the Great Charter, and the Charter of the Forest were confirmed; beingMat. Pari [...] ▪ in eodem an. p. 255. n. 40. then on the Kings part: But afterwards wasIb. p. 26 [...] ▪ n. 20. one of those, who took oath to obey the determination of the twenty five Barons, who were elected to take care that the tenor of those Charters should be observed; and to compell the King in case he should re­cede therefrom.

And the next ensuing year, when Lewes King of France was called in by the rebellious Ba­rons; presumingAn. 121 [...]. 18 Joh. Mat. Paris, 282▪ n 20▪ he would prevail; he adhe­red An. 121 [...]. 18 Joh. Mat. Paris, 282▪ n 20▪ to him: which put the King into such a rage, that he presently raisedIbid. 286. n. 40▪ a mighty Ar­my; and in one months space, ran over the Lands of those adverse persons; plundredIbid. 286. n. 40▪, and burnt their Houses, with their Corn; and in in particular exercisedIbid. 286. n. 40▪ the like severity in Norfolk, upon the Houses and Lands of this Earl.

But the death of King Iohn, which hapned that year, quite altered the Scene: for what with the terrorAnn. [...] (1 H. 3.) Mat. Par [...] 29 [...] [...]. 4 [...]. from Rome, of an Excommuni­cation, which was like to be thundred out a­gainst Lewes, by Walo the Popes Legate, unless he would forthwith be gone out of England; and the hearts of many, who stood not right to King Iohn, now incliningIbid▪ n. [...]. to young King Henry; certain it is that this our Earl wasIbid. n. [...]. one of the first that came in unto him.

And seeing now such hopes of quiet and peaceable times; so great was his zeal (as of divers other the most eminent Noblemen) for recovery of the Holy land, from the hands of the Infidels; that the very next year following (viz. Ann. 1218. 2. Hen. 3.) he took a journey Ann. [...]. (2 H. 3.) M. [...]. in [...] ann. M. Paris▪ [...] 303. n. 2 [...]. thither, accompanied by Ranulph Earl of Che­ste [...] and others, and wasAnn. [...]. (2 H. 3.) M. [...]. in [...] ann. M. Paris▪ [...] 303. n. 2 [...]. at that famous Seige of Damieta; but in his return thence, he diedAn. [...]1. (5 H 3.) M Paris, 313. n. 10. ann. scil. 1222. Whereupon his Body, being broughtAn. [...]1 (5 H 3.) M Paris, 313. n. 10. into England, by Thomas a Monk of S. Albans, was interredAn. [...]1. (5 H 3.) M Paris, 313. n. 10. in the Ab­by [Page 121] of Wymundham, whereof he was Pa­tron.

By Maude DaughterChron. Anon. in bib. Cort. Domitian. A. 8. 92. b. to Iames de Sancto Sidonio (with whom he hadChron. Anon. in bib. Cort. Domitian. A. 8. 92. b. all her Fathers Lands in England,) and Widow to Roger Earl of Clare, he lest issueMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 337 a. 30. William his Son and successor in this Earldome; who in the same year his Father died, gaveRot. Pip. 5 H 3. Norf. [...] Claus. 5 H. 3. m. 13. an hundred pound for his relief, and doing his Homage had liveryClaus. 5 H. 3. m. 13. or [...].

This William William de Albini, Co. Arund. 3. tookJoh Tine­muth. MS. in bibl. Bodl. [V. 44.] lib. 20. Cap. 58. to Wife Mabel, the se­cond of the four sisters and coheirs to Ranulph Earl of Chester, with whom he hadM. Paris, in ann. 1232. p. 380. n. 10. five hundred pounds Land per annum.

But that which I farther find most memo­rable of him, is; that he confirmedMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 593. a. the grants made by his ancestors to the Abby of the Holy Trinity at Essay in Normandy; viz. the Church of Filgers, with the Tithes belonging there­to; part of the Church of Ginoxfosse; as al­so certain Lands in Kerkavill, and Franca­vill, with whatsoever the Sons of Ralph Espec held of the Honor of Albini, in Alne and Astell. Likewise the whole Tithes of the Fair at St. Christophers, and of the Toll of Albinei; and moreover all that Amicia Wife of Roger de Al­binei, (Mother of William de Albini Pincerna) with the consent of her Sons William and Ni­gel, did give to that Abby in Montfamelose, and Mesnill-Ogis.

This Earl William diedRot. Fin. 18 H. 3. m. 12. Rot Pip. 18 Hen. 3. Suff. without issue in 18 H. 3. as it seems; for in that year Hugh de Albini Hugh. Brother and Heir, gaveRot. Fin. 18 H. 3. m. 12. Rot Pip. 18 Hen. 3. Suff. two thousand and five hundred Marks Fine to the King, to have possession of all the Lands and Castles, descen­ded to him by the death of Earl William his Brother; as alsoRot. Fin. 18 H. 3. m. 12. Rot Pip. 18 Hen. 3. Suff. of all those Lands, that did by right of inheritance descend to him from Ranulph Earl of Chester his Uncle: which Hugh was then in minority: So also at the So­lemn Nuptials of King Henry the third; for cer­tain M. Paris, an. 1236. p 421. [...]. 10. it is, that the Earl Warren did at that time serve the King of his Royal Cup, Loco Co­mitis Arundeliae, eo quod Adolecens fuerat idem Comes Arundeliae nec adhuc gladio cinctus militari; in the place of this Earl, by reason he was then but a youth, and not Knighted.

But all that I have farther observed of him is, that in 26 H. 3. uponRot. Vasc. 26 H. 3. in dorso, m. 3. that Expedition then made by the King into France, to vindicate the injuries, which he had received from the King of that Realm; this Earl Hugh Rot. Vasc. 26 H. 3. in dorso, m. 3. (amongst-others) had summons † to prepare himself with Horse and Armes, and to attend him thither.

Likewise, that he tookRegist. de Lewes, ut supra. Cart. 36 H. 3. [...]. 4. to Wife Isabel daugh­ter of William Earl Warren and Surrey, but departedM. Paris, in anno, 1243. p. 600. n. 20. this Life in the prime of his youth, Non. Maii Ann. 1243. (27. Hen. 3.) without M. Paris, in anno, 1243. p. 600. n. 20. issue, and was buriedM. Paris, in anno, 1243. p. 600. n. 20. in the Abby of Wi­mundham, with his ancestors; leaving his great inheritance, to be divided amongst his four Sisters; viz. Pat. 28 H. 3. m. 17. to Robert the Son of Robert de Tat­shall and Mabell his Wife (the eldest of them) the Castle and Mannor of Buckenham, with the appurtenances, for their Capital Seat: To Iohn the Son of Iohn Fitz-Alan and Isabel his Wife, another of the Sisters and Coheirs, the Castle and Mannor of Arundell, &c. To Roger de So­mery, who married Nichola the third Sister and Coheir, the Mannor of Barwe in Com. Leic. for the cheif seat, &c. And to Roger de Montall, who wedded Cecilie the second Sister, and fourth of the said Coheirs, the Castle of Rising in Nor­folk, for their principal seat.

Another Sister he had, named Colet, to whom her Uncle Ranulph Earl of Chester, gave thirty pound towards her marriage; which gift of this King Henry the third confirmedPat. 17 H. [...]. m. 9. to her in 17 of his Reign.

All that I shall now Farther observe isMat. Paris, i [...] ann. 1251. (35 H. 3.) (p. 812. n. 10.), that Isabell the Widow of this Earl Hugh had assigned Claus. 27 H. 3. m. 5. to her for her maintenance, untill her Dowry was set forth, the Mannors of Wymundham and Keninghall in Norfolk, and soon after for her Dowry, the LordshipsClaus. Valc. 27 H. 3. of Burne and Stansted, with the Hundred of Burne in Com. Sussex. Likewise the Mannor of Olney in Com. Buck. and moreover the Mannors of Snetsham, Wymundham, Ple [...]et, and Kenninghall, with the Hundred of Gilde­ros in Norfolk. And that she was foundress Monast. A [...]glic. Vol. 2. 929. a. n. 40. of the Nunery of Marham near Lenne in Norfolk, which Lordship of Marham she had by the giftMon. Angl. ut supra, 929. b. n. 10. of her Father, in Frank-mar­riage: And likewise, that in an. 1252. (36 H. 3.) she moving the King, concerning the Wardship of a certain Person, which she challenged as her right; and not speeding in her suite; boldly told him;

‘That he was by God Almighty constitu­ted to govern; but that he did neither go­vern himself, nor his subjects as he ought to do: Adding, that he did wrong the Church, and vex the Nobles.’ Whereunto the King returned What is this you say? Have the Peers framed a Charter and made you their Advocate to speak for them, by reasons of your Eloquence?

‘No (quoth she) they have made none at all; but you have violated that Charter of Li­berties, which your Father did grant; and which you, by Oath obliged your self to ob­serve: and, notwithstanding you have often extorted money from your liege people, for the ratifying thereof; yet have you broke it; so that you are a manifest infringer of your Faith and Oath. What are become of those Liber­ties of England, so often solemnly recorded; so often confirmed; nay so often purchased? I, though a Woman, and all the free-born people, do appeal to the Tribunal of God a­gainst you: and Heaven and Earth shall bear witness how injuriously you have dealt with us; and the God of Vengeance will vindicate us.’

At which Speech the King much astonished, knowing his own guilt; said, Do not you desire my grace and favor, as you are my Kinswoman? Whereunto she replied;

‘Forasmuch as you have denied me that which is right, what hope have I of favor? but I do, in the presence of Christ appeal a­gainst those who have by evil councel so mis­led you from Justice and Truth, for their own private ends.’

Albini.

I Now come to Nigel de Albini Nigel. (younger Bro­ther Ord. Vit. 85. a. to William de Albini, from whom the antient Earls of Arundell descended.) This Nigel de Albini, being a person of No­ble Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 193. a. n 20. extraction, and by the MothersMon. angl. ut supra. side a [Page 122] Moubray, came into England, with William Duke of Normandy; and was, after his Con­quest, one of those CaptainsIbid. 334. b. [...]. 3., who marcht with him into Northumberland. The Lands which he possessed by the bounty of that King, were these; viz. Domesd lib. in iisd. ann. the Lordships of Tillebery and Eye, in Buckingamshire; Crawe [...]ai, Tingrei, Prestelai, Herlingdone, Mer­stone, Melebroc, Ammefelle, Meldone, Wescote, Tlopelle, Cainehou, Siwile­ [...]hou, Polochessete, Stradley, Milden­tone, Carlentone, Redewelle, Wibolde­stune, Holme, Herghetone, Clistone, Hornslau and Aldriceseia, in Bedfordshire: Aldulvestreu and Altone in Warwickshire; and Sele and Duntone, in Leicestershire.

Moreover, he was a ServantRegist. Abb. de Purness in Officio Ducat. Lane. in Court to King William Rufus, holding the office of Bow­bearer to him: and beingMon. Ang. ut supra. girt with the Sword of Knighthood by King Henry the first had the Mannor of Egmanton, with divers Parks in the Forest of Shirewood of his giftMon. Ang. ut supra.: which Lordship, after a short time, he gaveMon. Ang. ut supra. to his special friend Robert D'avil: But when King Henry had farther experienceIbid. n. 30. of his great Va­lor, and military Skil, he augmented his bounty to him: and enfeoffedIbid. n. 30. him of the Vavassories of Camvile and Wyvile; which so endeared him to that King, that he spared not to ad­venture his life in his quarrell, in the most pe­rilous encounters; as is manifest by that his signal performance in the famous Battle of Tener­chebray, being the last of those conflicts which King Henry had with his brother Curthose where this Nigel slewIb. n. 40. his Horse, and brought him cap­tive Ib. n. 40. to King Henry; whereupon he obtained by the giftIb. n. 40. of that King, all the Lands of Robert Baron of Fronteboef; viz. Stutevile in England, which by that adherence to Cur­those, Fronteboef had forfeited.

And afterwards, King Henry beseigingIbid. n. 40. a Castle in Normandy; this Valiant Nigel first entredIbid. n. 40. the same and delivered it to his hands: in farther remuneration of which service he bestow­ed Ibid. W. Geme [...]. 296. B. on him all the lands of Robert de Molbray Earl of Northumberland, both in Normandy, and England, then forfeited by reason of Mol­brays conspiracies: as also all his Castles; and Mon Angl. Vol. 1. 775. n. 50. moreover the Castle of Bayeux, with its ap­purtenances; so that then he hadMon. Angl. ut supra. n. 50. no less than an hundred and twenty Knights Fees in Nor­mandy, and as many in England.

Besides all this, it is evident, that all those large possessions of Geffrey de Wirce; viz. Domesd. lib. twelve Lordships in Warwickshire, twenty seven in Leicestershire, and twenty four in Lincoln­shire, whereof the Isle of [...]xhoime was part, came to the hands of this Nigel, (whether by forfeiture or otherwise I cannot say) which were enjoyed, for many ages, by his posterity.

Being thus possessed of all those Lands, which were of great extent (especially in the north) he became not only very powerfullIbid 846. n. 20., but some­what oppressive; for he tookIbid 846. n. 20. from the Monks of Durham, two fair Lordships; viz. Ber­ningham, and Skirningham; and divers lands from some other Monasteries; which af­terwards (being visited with sickness) he peni­tently restoredIbid 846. n. 20..

As to his works of piety, certain it is that he foundedMon. Angl. Vol [...] 562. b. [...]. 30. a little Priory of Canons regular of of St. Augustines order; at Hirst in the Isle of Arholme, which became a Cell to Nostell Abby in Yorkshire; And gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 703. [...]. n. 40. the Grange of Aldeburgh to the Monks of Fountains. All that he else gaveMon. Angl. Vol. [...]. 4 [...]. n. 20. to any Religious House in England, was the Church of Newbold su­per Avon, to the Monks of Kirkby, in Com. Warwic.

This Nigel had two Wives; firstOrd Vit. 704. B. Maude, Daughter to Richard de Aquila; whom, by the permissionOrd Vit. 704. B. of Pope Paschall, he Married in the life time of her Husband Robert de Molbray, Earl of Northumberland before mentioned; whilest the said Robert wasOrd. Vit. 704. B. in Prison, for his rebel­lion against King William Rufus: from whom afterwards being divorcedIbid., because she was his Kinsmans Wife: he secondly MarriedIb. 844. [...]. to Gundred Daughter to Girald de Gornay (viz. in Iune, Ann. 1118. 18 Hen. 1.) by the special ad­vice Ib. 844. [...]. of King Henry the first. Which Gundred, in her Widowhood, hadRot. Pip. 5 Steph sub tit. Berchel [...]i. a corrody of forty one pound, twelve shillings, and three pence, be­fore she was dispossessed of the Castle of Briche­law Brink [...]w, is Com Watt., and gaveMon. Ang. [...] supra, 369 b. n. 40. to the Hospital of S. Leonards in York, four Ox-gangs of Land lying in Bag­gaby.

By which Maud he had no children; but by Gundred he left issueIb. n. 60. Roger; (who possessing the Lands of Mol [...]ray, as hath been said) did by the special commandIb. n. 60. of King Henry assume Ib. n. 60. the Surname of Molbray.

It is reported [...] of this Nigel de Albini, that soon after he had received the Kings Writ, to take possession of the County of Northum­berland, (whereof Robert de Molbray, whose Lands were given to him was dispossessed, for his rebellion) he fell sick at Roan, and there de­parting Mon. Ang. ut supra, n. 50. the World very aged, was buriedMon. Aug. ut supra, n. 50. with his ancestors, in the Abby of Bec, in Nor­mandy, whereunto he had givenIb. 954. b. l. 5. twenty pound Lands in Duntone, in Com. Leic. andW. [...]. 296. B. other large possessions in this Realm; in which Abby he wasW. [...]. 296. B. shorn a Monk before he died.

¶To him succeeded Roger, Roger de Moubray. who bore the Surname of Moubray for the causes above ex­pressed: and being underMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 1028 b. age at his Fathers death, was in WardMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 1028 b. to King Stephen.

In Ann. 1138. (3 Steph.) uponRic Hag [...]. shald. 320. 15. that great Invasion made by David King of Scotland, (King Stephen) being then in the South) this Roger, though then inAilredus R [...]val. 337. n. 40. minority, wasRic Hag­shald. 320. 15. one of those Northern Barons, who at that time met at York, and there consultingRic Hag­shald. 320. 15. with the Ve­nerable Archbishop Thurstan, for the de­fence of those parts; was one of the chief Com­manders in that memorable Battle, near North-Alverton, commonly called Bellum de Stan­dardo, where the English obtained a glorious Victory over the Scots.Jo. Hag­shald. 26. 25.

In 7 Steph. (ann. scil. 1142.) adheringIbid. 269. 24. to the King against Maude the Empress, he was with him in the Battle of Lincoln, and there takenIbid. 269. 24. prisoner.

And in ann. 1148. (13 Steph.) accompanied Lewes King of France, in that famous expe­dition into the Holy-Land then made; where to his immortal honor, he vanquishedS [...] 276. 3. a stout and hardy Pagan, in single combate.

In 12 Henr. 2. this Roger was certifiedLib. rub. in scacc Ebor. S [...]. 276. 3. to hold 88 Knights Fees a third and fourth part de Veteri Feoffamento, and eleven Knights Fees and three parts de Novo: For which uponRot. Pip. 14 H [...]. Ebor. leviyng of the Aid for Marrying of the Kings Daughter, [Page 123] he answered sixty eight pounds sixteen shillings, and four pence.

Howbeit, in 20 Hen. 2. whenM. Paris, in ann. 1 [...]74. Jorval. 1090. 35. young Henry, whom the K. in his own lifetime had Crowned, would have taken upon him the whole Domi­nion, he adhered to him; and in order to the advancing him to his Fathers Throne, repaired M. Paris, in ann. 1 [...]74. Jorval. 1090. 35. his old ruinous Castle at Kinarfare in the Isle of Axholme, and fortifiedM. Paris, in ann. 1 [...]74. Jorval. 1090. 35. all his other strong Holds: but in this rebellious designe, he prospered not at all: forJorvall. 1093 33. Henry then elect Bi­shop of Lincoln, (Bastard Son to the King) raisingJorvall. 1093 33. the power of Lincolnshire soon be­seiged Jorvall. 1093 33. that Castle in Axholme; forJorvall. 1093 33. releif whereof this Roger, hastning towards Leicester, was taken prisoner by the Countrey people, at Clay. Which Castle was thereupon demolished Ibid. l. 40. by that Bishop; who likewise marched thence to his Castle of Malesard in Yorkshire; and after a short Seige,Ibid. l. 40. took it.

Discerning therefore his success to be no bet­ter; he hastedIb. [...]096. 7. to the King, then at Nor­thampton, and rendredIb. [...]096. 7. his Castle of Thresk; whichLel. co [...]l. vol. 2. 272. Rad. de Dic [...]to 5 [...]8. 26. with that at Kirkby-Malesard, the King soon after causedLel. co [...]l. vol. 2. 272. Rad. de Dic [...]to 5 [...]8. 26. it to be pulled down.

In 23 Hen. 2. amongst divers other English Barons, he was a witness to that determination made by King Henry, betwixt Aldefonsus King of Cast [...]le, and Sanctius King of Navarre.

Having done with his secular actions, I now come to his pious works; which were many and great: for at the instanceMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 1029 n. [...]0. of Gundrede his Mother, heIb. 776. 2. 778. a. 30. founded the Abby of Biland, in Yorkshire, for Cistercian Monks, in anno 1143. 27 Hen. 1. And about two years after, foundedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 93. b. & [...]90 n. 50. the Abby of Newburg in York­shire for Canons Regular of St. Augustine. As Ibid. 528. n. 10 & 545. n. 50. also the Preceptory at Balshell, in Com. War. for Knights Templars. And gaveIb. 537 n. 40. other Lands in the Isle of Axholme; So likewise at Torp Ib. 539. n. 10. and Threste Ibid 540. b. n. 30. in Com. Ebor. to the Knights of that order.

Moreover, to the same order of Knights Tem­plars, he was a farther Benefactor, by the gift Ibid 545. n. 30. & 554 a. n. [...]0. of the Mannor of Keleby, in Com. Linc. and of the Mannor of Wetheley; for which and, other his munificent donations, he was held in such high esteem by those Knights that by una­nimus consent they granted to him and his heirs, this special priviledge [...]. 551. b. n. 20.; viz. that at what time soever he or they should hap to finde any of the Templars Fraternity, under the sentence of pub­lique Penance, for any offence whatsoever; it should be in his, and their power to release them therefrom, being sorry for their fault which pri­viledge the Knights Hospitalers, (unto whom the Lands of the Templars were afterwards gi­ven) by their publique InstrumentMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 551. n. 30. & 40., bearing date at London, 20 Marcii an. 1335. (10 E. 3.) allowed and confirmed to Iohn Lord Moubray, lineal heir to this Roger, and to his heirs for ever. AddingMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 551. n. 30. & 40. farther, that when ever it might hap­pen, that he or they should come of Devotion unto any of their Covents beyond the Seas; that they ought to he honorably received and served in all respects, as those to whom they were most obliged for benefits, near to the King him­self.

To the Canons of Kemlworth in Com. War. he gave [...] the Churches of Smile, and Hampton in Arden, with certain [...] Lands lying within his Lordships of Hampton and Baleshall, in that County.

Besides this he was so great an honorer of of the Monastick profession; that he gaveIbid. 6 [...]7. b. n. 50. all his Lands in Sulby, and Welford, to the Canons of Sulby in Com. Northamp. And to Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. 405. n. 50. the Monks of S. Maries in York, the whole Isle of Santoft, in Com. Linc. which thence­forth was made a Cell to that Abby.

To the Monks of Rievaulx he gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1. [...]32. a. 19 the Lordships of Welleburne and Hovetune.

ToIbid. 753. a. n. 20. the Monks of Fountains, the whole Lordship of Bramley; allIbid. 754 b. n. 10. Birneham, all Ibid. 756. b. n. 30. Niderdale; andIbid. 757. a. all his Lands between Patley-gate, and Iwdene.

To the Abby of Caen, in Normandy, he gaveNeustr. pia. p. 660. all his Lands in Granivill, that his Daughter might be made a Nunne there.

Likewise toMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 870 n. 30. the Abby of Iorevaulx (at its very foundation) all his Lands lying in Ma­sham; which Lordship Stephen Earl ofPat. 20 H. 6. p. 1. m. 6. per Inspex. Bri­tanny, and Richmond, gave to Nigel de Albini his Father, to hold by the service of one Knights Fee.

ToMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 371. n. 30. the Hospital of S. Leonards in York, the ninth Sheaf of all his corn, increasing throughout every of his Lordships in England.

ToIbid. 397. a. n. 40. the Hospital of Burton-Lazers, in Com. Leic. two Carucates of Land in Burton, with one messuage, and the seat of a Mill.

And toIbid. 163 b. n. 20. the Canons of Bridimgton in Com. Ebor. one Carucate of Land in Freshingtorp, and half a Carucate in Marton.

Nay so servent was his Devotion, that he a­gain R. Hoved. 361. b. n. 30 & 362. a. n. 20. took upon him the Cross, and made ano­ther journeyR. Hoved. 361. b. n. 30 & 362. a. n. 20. to the Holy-Land; andR. Hoved. 361. b. n. 30 & 362. a. n. 20. stayed at Hierusalem in the service of God, when divers other persons, byR. Hoved. 361. b. n. 30 & 362. a. n. 20. reason that the Truce was prolonged betwixt Guy de Lezignan King of Hierusalem, and Saladine King of Bab [...]ion, departed thence. Which Saladine, takingR. Hoved. 361. b. n. 30 & 362. a. n. 20. ad­vantage of the differences betwixt the same Guy and the Earl of Tripolis (they being at strife who should be King of Hierusalem) entered the Holy-Land, with a great multitude of Turks, and utterly vanquishedR. Hoved. 361. b. n. 30 & 362. a. n. 20. the Christians. In which unhappy overthrow, this Roger de Mou­bray, with Guy King of Hierusalem, was ta­ken R. Hoved. 361. b. n. 30 & 362. a. n. 20. prisoner, but redeemedR. Hoved. 361. b. n. 30 & 362. a. n. 20. by the Knights Templars: And dyingR. Hoved. 361. b. n. 30 & 362. a. n. 20. in those parts, was buried at Sures, as someR. Hoved. 361. b. n. 30 & 362. a. n. 20. say: But others, Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 193. b. that wearied with those Warrs, he returned into England; andMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 193. b. that in his journeyIbid. finding a fierce Dragon fighting with a Lion, in a cer­tain valley called Sarranell, he mortally woun­ded Ibid. the Dragon; whereby he so gained the the love of that King of Beasts, that he followed Ibid. him into England, to his Castle at Hove. As also, that after this, livingIb. 193. b. n. 10. fifteen years, he diedIb. 193. b. n. 10. aged, and was buriedIb. 193. b. n. 10. in the Abby of Biland, within an Arch on the South side of the Chapter House, near to the Lady Gun­drede his Mother, with theIb. 193. b. n. 10. figure of a Sword upon his Tombe; leaving issue by Alice de Gant hisIbid. n. 20. Wife, two Sons, viz. Monast An­glic Vol 1. 778. b 51. Nigel and Robert.

Which Nigel wasEx R gist. [...] Archiep. [...]. (inter Coll. R. [...]ov. S.) one of the Witnesses to to that Recognition made by King Henry the Second (10 Hen. 2.) touching the Customs and Liberties of the people; But in 20 H. 2 joyned Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 35 [...]. with his Father, in that Rebellious Insurrecti­on against King Henry the second on the behalf of young Henry. And in ann. 1181. 1 R. 1. atten­ded [Page 124] Jorevall. 1158. 6. at the solemn Coronation of that King. Also the year next ensuing he answeredRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Ebor. forty four pounds, two shillings, and eight pence, for the Knights Fees he then held, upon levying the Scutage of Wales.

Moreover, he confirmedEx ipso au­togr, penès S. D'ews, Mil. & Bar. the grants made by Geffrey de Wirce, Nigel de Albini his Grand­father, and of Roger de Moubray his Father, for­merly made to the Monks of Kirby in War­wickshire. And gaveMonast. An. Vol. 2. 397. b. n. 10. to the Hospital of Burton-Lazers, in Com. Leicest. the Tith of all the Meat and Drink spent in his House, where­soever he should reside.

Likewise, toIbid 940. a. n. 20. the Canons of St Mary Overie, in Southwark, he gave the Church of Ben­stede, with the Churches of Wudemarstone and Berges thereunto appertaining; which Churches he hadIbid. 85. b. in marriage with Mabel his Wife.

After all which, being signedIb. 193. b. n. 20. with the Cross, he took a journeyIb. 193. b. n. 20. to the Holy-Land, 3 Ric. 1. but diedIb. 193. b. n. 20. before his arival there, upon the Greek Sea; where his Corps (being put into a Coffin, with an Inscription thereon, to declare whom it contained) was castIb. 193. b. n. 20. into the Ocean: leaving issueIbid. by Mabel his Wife, Daughter to the Earl of Clare, four sons; viz. Ibid. William, Ro­bert, Philip, and Roger: Of which Robert I finde Ibid n. 30. that he took to Wife a Countess in Scotland, who had a fair Inheritance there; from whom descended the Moubrays of that Kingdom. And of Roger that in 5 Ioh. he obtained a grantCart. 5 Joh. m. 11. from the King of the Mannors of Swansham, Fuleburne, and Co [...]tesey, which were the Lands of Alan de Roan.

¶This William William. in 6 Ric. 1. payingRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Ebor. an hun­dred pound for his Relief, hadRot Pip. 6 R. 1. Ebor. livery of his Lands: and the same year accountedIbid. fourscore and eight pounds, upon the Scutage then levied for the Kings redemption; being oneR. Hoved. [...]. [...]50. b. n. 40. & 50. of the pledges upon that Kings enlargement, for pay­ment of the remainder of his Ransom.

And wasR. Hoved. [...]. [...]50. b. n. 40. & 50. one of the principle Barons, touch­ing whose affection to Iohn Duke of Norman­dy, upon the death of King Richard the first there grew most doubt: but coming toR. Hoved. [...]. [...]50. b. n. 40. & 50. Nor­thampton (upon the summons of Hubert Arch­pishop of Canterbury, William Marshal and Geffrey Fitz-Piers Justice of England) swore R. Hoved. [...]. [...]50. b. n. 40. & 50. Fealty to him; on condition, that he should render to every man his right.

And in 1 Ioh. had exemptionRot. Pip. 1 Joh. War, [...]eicest. from the Scutage of two Marks, then levied upon every Knights Fee.

This William was the Man with whom Wil­liam de Stutevill had so much and long Contest for those great possessions, forfeited by Robert Fronteboef his ancestor (who took part with Ro­bert Curthose against King Henry the first:) all which were given to Nigel de Albini (his Great­grandfather) as I have already shewed: for though there wasR. Hoved. 456. b. n. 40. &c. an Agreement made in K. Henry the seconds time, betwixt Robert de Shute­vill (who then laid claim to that Barony of Ro­bert Fronteboef his Grandfather) and Roger de Moubray, Grandfather to this William; where­upon Stutevill hadR. Hoved. 456. b. n. 40. &c. Kirkby, M [...]resheved, for nine Knights Fees, by way of compensation, to quit his Fathers claim: yet, inR. Hoved. 456. b. n. 40. &c. regard, there was no confirmation of that accord in the Kings Court, Stutevill commencedIbid. new Suites against this William; whereupon he gaveOblat [...] 2 Jo. m. 14. Ebor. the King two thousand Marks, that he might have equal right done him, according to the custom of the Realm; which Suites were at length determined Ibid. by King Iohn, and his great Councel, in this manner; viz. that Stutevill should relinquish his claim to that Barony of Fronteboef; and in con­sideration thereof, this William de Moubray should pass unto him nine Knights Fees, and twelve pounds Rent. All which being done, they were Ibid. made friends at Lue (a House belonging to the Bishop of Lincoln in the Province of Lind­sey) on the Sunday called Septuagessima in 2 Ioh. But after this, viz. in 17 Ioh. being constituted GovernorPat. 17 Joh. m. 23. of the Castle at York; the same year he took partMat. Paris, 254. 4. with those Barons, who put themselves in Arms, and required the con­firmation of their Liberties; and became a par­ty toClaus. 17 Jo. in Dorso, m. 21. the Covenants, then made between them and the King (whereof I shall make farther men­tion in my discourse of Robert Fitz-Walter, the Ring-leader of them:) and moreoverMat. Paris, 262. 1 [...]. one of those twenty five (and his Brother Roger ano­ther) who swore to the performance of that Charter then granted by the King at Runni­mede; which, in regard it was by force ex­torted, caused the King to refuse the observance thereof; as also to fortifyIbid. 264. & 265. divers Castles, and raiseIbid. 264. & 265. what power he could for his own aid: whereupon he sentIbid. 26 [...] Messengers to the Pope, by whom he representedIbid. 26 [...] to his Holiness, how he had been dealt with: the Pope therefore much resenting this complaint by his specialIbid. 26 [...] Bull made void that Charter. Which caused the Barons again toIbid. 268. Arm, and strengthen them­selves, by all wayes imaginable; the Pope the better to back the King with his assistance, thun­dred out Excommunications against them; first inIb. 270. n. 30 [...] general, and afterwards by special names; amongst whom this William de Moubray was par­ticularly Ib. 277. l, [...] specified.

Neither did the fury of this William, and the rest of his party, determine with the Life of King Iohn (which hapned in the eighteenth year of his Reign, wherein that Excommuni­cation was so denounced) but began to shew it self a fresh in the first year of young K. Henry the third: whereupon that heroick William Marshal, then Governor of the King and Kingdom, ad­vanced against them so prosperously; thatIbid. 296. [...], in the Battle of Lincoln, their forces being utter­ly vanquished, thisIbid. l. 46. William, with many more were taken Prisoners; and his Lands bestowed Claus. 1 H. 3. m. 17. on William Marshal the younger, for his bet­ter support: but, inRegist. de Furness. Mon. Angl Vol. 2. 293 b. n 40. consideration of the Lord­ship of Benestede in Surry, given by him to Hubert de Burgh, then Justice of England, he soon redeemedRegist. de Furness. Mon Angel Vol. 2. 293 b. n 40. all: which in case he had not done, would shortly after have been free to him: for the same year, upon that Agree­ment Mat. Paris, 299. n. [...] made 3 Id. Sept. with Lewes King of France (whom the Barons had called in to their aid) it was concludedMat. Paris, 299. n. [...], that they, and all that had affisted them, should repossess their their Lands and Inheritances: so that from that time there was, if not an hearty, yet an out­ward reconciliation betwixt the King and those that so lately were most forward in Armes a­gainst him; in so much, as amongst divers great men who attended the King in his Army, to the Seige of Bitham Castle in Lincolnshire; this [...] William de Moubray was one; and there­upon had [...] Scutage from those that held of him [Page 125] by Military service, towards the support of the charge which he underwent in that expedition.

This William, upon the death of his Brother Roger, had LiveryClaus. 2 Hen. 3. m. 13. of his Lands, paying the Re­leif Claus. 2 Hen. 3. m. 13. due for the same.

But more I cannot say of him, Than that he Ex ipso Autogr. in Bibl. Cot­ton. Founded a Chappel at Threske, dedicated to S. Nicholas, and therein a Chantry; wherein, by a CompositionEx ipso Autogr. in Bibl. Cot­ton. made with the Monks of Newburgh, it was agreed, That the Bell should be rung (though it were not a Parochial Chap­ple) at the celebration of Mass, whensoever he, or any of his heirs should be present; as also, on the Festival of S. Nicholas, and the Obits of his Ancestors.

After which, he departedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 193 b. n. 50. this life in the Isle of Axholme, and was buriedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 193 b. n. 50. in the Abbey of Newburgh (of his Grand-fathers Foundation) leaving issueIbid. n. 40. by Agnes his Wife, Daughter of ... Earl of Arundel, two Sons, Nigel and Roger.

¶Which Nigel Nigel 2. in 8 Hen. 3. payingRot. Fin. 8 Hen. 3. m. 8. Five hundred pounds for his Releif, had LiveryRot. Fin. 8 Hen. 3. m. 8. of all his Lands; and the same year accounted Rot. Pip. 8 H. 3. Ebor. One hundred seventy six marks and an half, for Fourscore and eight Fees, and a fourth part, upon Collection of the Scutage of Montgo­mery.

This Nigel de Moubray WeddedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 193. n 40. Maud, the Daughter and Heir to Roger de Camvil, but had noIbid. issue by her; and departingIbid. this life at Nantz in Britanny, in the Thirteenth year of King Henry the Third, was there buried.

After which, in 14 H. 3. Ralph Fitz-Nicholas, the Kings Steward, gaveRot. Fin. & Claus. 14 H. 3. m. 2. to the King Five hundred pounds, that he might have the marri­age of the same Maud, for one of his Sons. And in 17 Hen. 3. Hugh de Patshul her Uncle, paid Rot. Fin. 17 Hen. 3. m. 10. Rot. Pip. de eodem An. Ebor. Pat. 16 H. 3. m. 3. Three hundred marks fine to Hubert de Burgh, to have the custody of the Lands of the same Nigel; as also, that she might marry to whom she should please, and have her Dowry in the Mannors of Hovingham and Burton, in Yorkshire; as also in the Lordship of Rivers in Kent.

And in 18 Hen. 3. Iohn, Earl of Lincoln, and Constable of Chester, havingRot. Fin. 18 H. 3. m 8. Pat. 22 H. 3. m. 7. for the Fine of a thousand marks, gained the custody of the Lands of this Nigel, with the Wardship and Marriage of Roger, Roger 2. his Brother and Heir (which sum he was to pay into the Kings Exchequer, by Five hundred marks per annum) obtainedIbid. favor to pay the same, by Three hundred marks per annum. And in 22 Hen. 3. affignedIbid. this his Wardship to Thomas de Furnival (a great Baron) who had a purpose to marry him unto his eldest Daughter: But that marriage did not take effect, as it seems; for certain it is, That this Roger took to [...]. An­glic. Vol 2. 193. n. 50. Wife Maud, the Daughter of William de Beauchamp, of Bedford; and being of full age in 25 Hen. 3. doing his homage, hadClaus. 25 H. 3. m. 9. Livery of his Lands.

In 29 H. 3. this Roger de Moubray paidRot Pip. [...]9 H. 3. Ebor. Eighty eight pounds five shillings, for those Eighty eight Knights Fees; and a fourth part, which he held of the King, upon Collection of the Aid, for marrying of the Kings eldest Daughter: And Rot. Pip. 38 H. 3 Hbor. in 38 Hen. 3. the like sum upon making the Kings eldest Son Knight.

In 42 Hen. 3. whenClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso [...]. [...]2. the Scots most disloyal­ly held their King in restraint, whom King Hen­ry (whose Daughter he had married) took into Protection; this Roger receivedIbid. command (a­mongst other of the Northern Barons) to pre­pare himself with Horse and Arms, and to march into Scotland, with such Forces as King Henry should send thither, for rescue of that King out of the hands of those Rebels.

The same year he had likewise SummonsIbid. n. 10 [...] to attend the King at Chester, sufficiently ac­coutred with Horse and Arms, to restrain the in­solencies of the Welsh, then in Arms under Le­melin ap Griffin, Prince of Wales, who had committed divers outrages in the Marches.

In 44 Hen. 3. he had the like SummonsClaus. 44 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 9. to be at Shrews [...]ury, on the day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, to march against the same Lewelin, and his adherents. And the next year following, to beClaus. 45 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 3. in like sort armed, at London, on the morrow after Simon and Iudes day. So also in 47 Hen. 3. atClaus. 47 H. 3. in dorso m. 7. Worcester, on the Feast day of S. Peter ad Vincnla, thence to attend the King in Person, upon his expedition into Wales.

But not long after, scil. in 51 Hen. 3. He de­parted Monast. Angl. Vol. [...]. [...]93 b. n 50. this life in the Isle of Axho [...]me, and was buriedMonast. Angl. Vol. [...]. [...]93 b. n 50. in the Friers Preachers at Pout­fract, in which year the King rendredPat. 51 H. 3. m. 1. Claus. 51 H. 3. m. 10. to Maud his Widow, the eldestPat. 51 H. 3. m. 1. Claus. 51 H. 3. m. 10. of the Coheirs of Ioan de Beauchamp deceased, the Castle of Bedford; and confirmedPat. 51 H. 3. m. 1. Claus. 51 H. 3. m. 10. the Grant which Richard, King of the Romans (the Kings Brother) had made to the same Maud, of the custody of Roger her Son and Heir, then in minority. Which Maud soon after becameRot. Fin. 3 Ed. 1. m. 14. the Wife of Roger le Strange.

Besides this Roger de Moubray, he had divers other Children; viz. Plac. Co­ram Joh. de [...] 12 Ed. [...]. Rot. 6. & 15. Robert, Andrew, Iohn, Edmund, and William; all which diedPlac. Co­ram Joh. de [...] 12 Ed. [...]. Rot. 6. & 15. without issue; and three DaughtersPlac. Co­ram Joh. de [...] 12 Ed. [...]. Rot. 6. & 15., whose names I find not.

I now come to Roger de Moubray, Son and Heir to the before specified Roger Roger 3. and Maud. This Roger in 6 Edw. 2. making proof of his age, and doing his homage, hadRot. Fin. 6 Ed. 1. m. 3. Livery of his whole In­heritance. And in 10 Edw. 1. EntailedClaus. 10 Ed. 1 in dorso m 1. all his Lordships of Chresk, Kirby-Maleiart, Burton, in Lonesdale, Hovingham, Mel­ton-Moubray, Eppeworth, and the whole Isle of Arholme, upon the Heirs of his own Body lawfully begotten; and for default of such issue, upon Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, and his Heirs.

In the same year, being in the Wars of Wales, he hadRot. Scutag. Wall. 10 Ed. 1. m 4 Scutage of all his Tenants. In 13 Edw. 1. he levied a FineFt. Levat. Octab. Trin. 13. Ed. 1. of the Mannor of Balshal, in Com. War. upon a Warranty of his Ancestors Charter, whereby that Lordship was first given to the Knights Templars: For which respect, he wasFt. Levat. Octab. Trin. 13. Ed. 1. made partaker of all their Prayers, and other their devout exercises.

In 15 Edw. 1. he wasPat. 15 Ed. 1. m. 7. in another Welsh ex­pedision.

In 22 Edw. 1. (8 Iunii.) he hadRot. Vascon. 22 Ed. 1. m. 8. Summons (amongst others) to attend the King with all speed, wheresoever he should be, to give his ad­vice concerning the great Affairs of the Realm; and the same year received commandIbid. m. 7. to repair to him at Portsmouth, well provided of Horse and Arms, and thence to attend him into G [...] ­coigne, for defence of that Province, against the French.

He had also SummonsClaus. de iisdem ana [...] in dorso. to the several Parlia­ments of 23, 24 & 2; Edw. 1.

[Page 126]And in the same twenty fifth year, beingRot. v. scon. 25 Ed. 1. m. 1. in that expedition which the King made into Flan­ders, was in the company of the then Bishop of Durham; where he departed [...] this life in Gant, the next year following; whereupon his Body was brought over into England, and buried [...] in the Abbey of Fountains.

By R [...]se his Wife, Sister [...] to Gilbert, Earl of Clare, he left issue [...] Iohn de Moubray, his Son and Heir (born [...] 2 Novemb. 14 Edw. 1.) whose Wardship and Marriage, was given [...] by the King to William de Brewes, of Gowher; to the end, he might marry [...] Aliva, Daughter of that Wil­liam: Which marriage was consummated [...] ac­cordingly, she afterwards becoming one of the Coheirs [...] to the same William.

¶Which Iohn, in 34 Edw. 1. had Livery [...] of all her Lands, though he was not of full age; in regard he then attended [...] the King into Scot­land, well accoutred with Horse and Arms; that [...] being the time, when Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, so successfully advanced against Robert de Brus, Crowned King of Scot­land; and the same year received [...] the Order of Knighthood, with Prince Edward, and many other in great solemnity.

In 35 Edw. 1. he still continued in Scot­land.

And in 4 Edw. 2. received command [...] to at­tend the King at [...], sufficiently pro­vided with Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots. Moreover, the next year following, being of full age; and doing [...] his homage for those Lands which were of Maud his Grand-Mothers Inheritance, he had [...] Livery of them (which Lands Roger le Strange her second Hus­band, then dead, had held [...] during his life by the curtesie of England.)

In 6 Edw. 2. this Iohn, being Sheriff of York­shire, and Governor of the City of York, re­ceived command [...] from the King, to seize upon Henry de Percy (then a great Baron in the North) for that he had suffered Piers de Gaveston, Earl of Cornwal, to make his escape out of Scar­borough Castle; in which, the said Henry un­dertook he should be safe kept, having rendred himself to him on that condition.

In 7 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 7 Ed. 2. m. 3. in another expedition, then made into Scotland; and then consti­tuted Ibid. m. 10. one of the Wardens of the Marches, to­wards that Kingdom: In which year he had Li­cense Claus. 7 Ed. 2. m. 13. to send his Brother Alexander, with Horse and Foot, to the assistance of David, Earl of Athol, against Edward de Brus, betwixt whom there was at that time great animosities.

In 8 Edw. 2. he received Summons [...]. from the King, to repair to Newcastle upon Tine, on the Feast of the Nativity of our Lady, with Horse and Arms, to curb the insolency of the Scots. And, consideringClaus. 8 Ed. 2. m. 17. the great charge he had been at in maintaining of Horse for the se­curity of Yorkshire, when he was Sheriff of that County; the King allowedClaus. 8 Ed. 2. m. 17. him to receive the yearly Revenue of the Lordships of Pen­reth, and Soureby in Tindale, in Com. Cumb. until the sum of Five hundred marks should be made good to him.

In 10 Edw. 2. he had command [...] to Array all the Commonalty within the Wapentakes of Osgodcros, Stancross, Barkeston, Ag­brigge, and Morley, and the Soke of Snaythe, in Com. Ebor. in order to another ex­pedition into Scotland.

And in 11 Edw. 2. was constitutedPat. 11 Ed. 2. p. 1. m. 25. Governor of Malton Castle in Yorkshire. So alsoIbid. m. 24. of Scarborough Castle in that County.

In 12 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 12 Ed. 2. m. 11. again in Scotland, in the Kings service, with powerIbid. m. 9. to receive all such into protection, who should submit to King Edward.

In 14 Edw. 2. there arose a great controversie touching certain possessions in Wales, called Gowherland, whereunto this Iohn laid claim, in right of Aliva his Wife: From which spark there proceeding no little flame, I shall here take leave to sayTho. Wals. in eodem an. no p. 90. n. 40. something thereof.

William de Brewes, Father to this Aliva, being a Knight of a very noble Extraction, and Pos­sessor, by Inheritance, of a goodly Barony in the Marches of Wales; having by lavish courses much wasted his Patrimony; and at this time setting that part of his Inheritance called Gow­herland on sale; first made a contract with the Earl of Hereford for the same, in regard it lay very fit for him; and afterwards with two other potent men, viz. Ibid. p. 91. Roger de Mortimer the Uncle, and Roger his Nephew, who knew nothing of the former bargain with the Earl of Hereford. Amongst which, this Iohn de Moubray laid his claim, in right of Aliva his Wife before-menti­oned: But Hugh de Spencer the younger (at that time Lord Chamberlain to the King, and no small favorite) coveting these Lands, in regard of their vicinity to his own, dealt with William de Brewes; and through his power at Court, kept the possession of them, notwithstanding the former bargains made with others, and the claim of this Iohn de Moubray, which caused those great Lords to be much incensed against the said Hugh de Spencer; insomuch, as complaining of the in­jury to Thomas, then Earl of Lancaster, they drew in many great Earls and Barons to their party, who thereupon took occasion to arm themselves in a Rebellious manner.

The farther circumstances and proceedings herein, I shall refer to our Historians, and only point at the sad issue thereof; which was, that the King having raised a powerful Army to cha­stise these Rebels, divers of them fellIbid. p. 93. n. 30. off and submitted; amongst whom wereIbid. p. 93. n. 30. the two Mor­timers beforementioned, the rest at Borough­bridge in Yorkshire, being slain or taken pri­soners; of which, viz. the slain, the Earl of Hereford was oneIbid. p. 9 [...]. n. 10.; and of the prisoners, were Ibid. p. 9 [...]. n. 10. Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and this our Iohn de Moubray, who both suffered death for the same: The Earl at Pontfract Ibid. n. 40., and Moubray at York Ibid. n. 40., soon after; scil. 15 Edw. 2. all his Lands being seisedMonast. Angl. Vol. [...]. 1942. into the Kings hands, his Wife and Son imprisonedMonast. Angl. Vol. [...]. 1942. in the Tower of London; and so grievously oppressed, that to alleviate the burthen, she was necessitated to givePat. 17 Ed. [...]. p. 2. m [...]. up unto that then potent Man, Hugh le Despencer, Earl of Winchester, the Castle and Mannor of Brembrey; as also the Mannors of Knappe, Shorham, Horsham, and Beau-Busson, which were of her Inherit­ance; and wherein William de Brewose the elder, had an estate only for life, to hold to the said Hugh (after the decease of William de Brewose) and his heirs for ever.

Nay so great was the indignation of the King, and the Spencers, to the dead Bodies of this Iohn [Page 127] de Moubray, and those other who were hanged with him at York, that they wouldH. Knighton, [...]541. n. 30. not suffer them to be taken down from the Gallows, and buried of a long [...]ime after.

The Lordships whereof this Iohn de Moubray was thenEsc. [...] Ed. 3. [...]. 87. possessed, were these, viz. Shustoke in Com. War. Creke in Com. Northampt. Mel­ton-Moubray in Com. Leicest. and Epworth in Com. Line. all which he held of the King by Military service.

And these in the County of York, which he held in capite, by Barony, viz. Theske, Kirk­by, Malesart, Burton in Lonesdale, Bramton, Couton, Alwarthorpe Cave, Wytheley, Faxfleet; and the moity of the Mannor of Foukbrigge.

All that I farther find of Aliva his Widow, is, That in 2 Edw. 3. she obtained [...] 2 Ed. 3. from the King, a Confirmation of Gowherland, in Wales, to her self, and the heirs of her Body, by her late Husband, Iohn de Moubray, begotten; the Remainder to Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Here­ford and Essex, and his heirs: Also, that she afterwards became the WifeClaus. 5 Edw. 3. m. 6. of Sir Richard Peshale Knight, and diedClaus. 5 Edw. 3. m. 6. in 5 Edw. 3.

But Iohn, Iohn. 2. the Son and Heir of this last men­tioned Iohn and Aliva, found more favor from King Edward the Third: For that King, in the first of His Reign, acknowledgingRot. Fin. 1 Edw. 3. m. 1. the great sense he had of the eminent services, which the Fore-fathers of the said Iohn had done to his Royal Progenitors; acceptedRot. Fin. 1 Edw. 3. m. 1. of his homage before he came of full age, and gave him Livery Rot. Fin. 1 Edw. 3. m. 1. of his Lands. Whereupon he marchedRot. Scoc. 1. Edw. 3. m. 5. into Scotland, in the expedition that year made.

In 5 Edw. 3. this Iohn, upon the death of his Mother, gaveRot. Fin. 5 Ed. 3. m. 12. Three hundred pounds Fine, for the custody of all those Lands which were of her Inheritance. And in 7 Edw. 3. attendedClaus. 7 Ed. [...]. in dorso m. 16. the King in his Scotch expedition, then made. So alsoRot. Scoc. [...] Ed. 3. m. 6. in 8 &Rot. Scot. [...] 11 Edw. 3. m. 18. 11 Edw. 3.

In 12 Edw. 3. he represented to the King, That Iohn de Moubray his Father, having been retain­ed by Indenture to serve King Edward the Se­cond in his Wars, with CovenantClaus. 12 Edw. 3. p. l. m. 33. to receive certain Wages and Fees for the same, which were never paid, and now PetitioningClaus. 12 Edw. 3. p. l. m. 33. that he might have the arrears thereof, obtainedClaus. 12 Edw. 3. p. l. m. 33. an Assigna­tion of them out of the Exchequer.

In the same year, uponClaus. 12 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 1. that danger, which then appeared on the Coast of Sussex, from the number of French, and others, hovering there­abouts; he received special commandClaus. 12 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 1. to repair to his Mannor of Brember, with Horse and Arms, for the defence of those parts.

In 13 Edw. 3. he wasFroi [...]ard, [...]ol. 23 a. with the King in the third Bataglia of his Army, drawn up against the French at Uyronfosse, which retreated without fighting. And in 14 Edw. 3. being con­stituted [...] Governor of Barwick upon [...]wede, was retained by Indenture [...], to continue there, from the first of May, for the one whole Twelve Moneth; having for the Guard thereof One hundred and twenty Men at Arms, One hundred Hobelers, and Two hundred Archers; of the which, he was to provide of his own proper Re­tinue, Sixty Men at Arms, whereof Ten to be Knights; Twenty Hobelers, and Sixty Archers. But of this number it appears [...], that there were Three Banerets, and Ten Knights; and that there being One thousand nine hundred eighty nine pounds five shillings, due to him by those Cove­nants; the Bishop of Durham, H. de Percy, and Ralph de Nevil (two great Barons of the North) were commandedRot. Scoc. 14 Edw. 3. m. [...]. to take care for the payment thereof.

In 16 Edw. 3. the King, amongst other Let­ters to his Nobles, sentRot. Fran. 16 Edw. 3. m. 11. to this Iohn, to provide Forty Men at Arms, and Forty Archers for his service in that great expedition, then designed into France▪ appointingRot. Fran. 16 Edw. 3. m. 11. him to be at Lon­don on, the Octaves of S. Hillary, there to treat and agree with his Council, touching the wages for those his Soldiers in that service. In which, he attended the King, and wasFroissard, f. 48 a. with him at the Siege of Nantz in Britanny.

In 17. Edw. 3. he had the like commandRot. Franc. 17 Edw. 3. [...] dorso m. 16., to provide as many Men at Arms and Archers, for the Wars of France.

In 20 Edw. 3. he joynedYpod. Neustr. [...] eodem an­no p. 119. n. 30. his Forces unto those of the Archbishop of York, with divers other great Lords; and wasYpod. Neustr. [...] eodem an­no p. 119. n. 30. in that memorable Bat­tle against David, King of Scots, (with his Army of Sixty thousand) near Durham; whom they utterly vanquished, and took pri­soner Ypod. Neustr. [...]. eodem an­no p. 119. n. 30.; himself, with the Lord Leyburne, and the Sheriff of Yorkshire, then commanding Joh. Tia [...] ­muth. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. l. 21. cap. 76. the third Battalia of the English Host. And the same year attendedFroissard, f 59 b. the King into France, for raising the Siege of Agu [...]ilon.

In 21 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 21 Edw. 3. m. [...]. again in the Scotish Wars.

And in 26 Edw. 3. being cheifRot. Franc. 26 Ed. 3. m. 5. of the Com­missioners in Yorkshire, for guarding the Sea-Coasts against the French, then threatning an in­vasion; was also chargedIbid. m. 7. to find Thirty Men for Gowherland in Wales.

In 29 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 29 Ed. 3. m. 1. in the Marches of Scotland, upon the Kings special service.

And in 34 Edw. 3. beingFroissard, [...]ol. 104 [...]. with the King in his Army at Bourge [...]e Royne (two leagues from Paris) the King takingFroissard, [...]ol. 104 [...]. his way thence to Montlehery. This Lord Moubray (with the Lord Nevil, and some others) laidFroissard, [...]ol. 104 [...]. them­selves in the Ambushment (about three leagues from Paris) expecting that the French would issue out; which hapning accordingly, they skirmishedFroissard, [...]ol. 104 [...]. with them, and had the victoryFroissard, [...]ol. 104 [...].. But, after this I find no farther mention of him, than that the stileMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 776 b. n. 30. which he used in his Charters, was Dominus Insulae de Haxiholme, & de Honori­bus de Gowher & de Brember; and that he died Tho. Wals. in eodem anno p. 171. n. 40. at York of the Pestilence, 4 Octob. 35 Edw. 3. then seizedEsc. 35 Ed. 3. p. 2. n. 10. of the ruinous Castle at Bedford; as also of the Mannors of Willington, Hammes, Broumham, and Lyntelade in that County. Likewise of Threske, Wood­hall, Kirkby-Malsart, and Burton in Lonesdale, in Com. Ebor. Of the Mannor of Eppeworth, with the whole Isle of Axholme, in Com. Linc. And morcover of the Castle of Brember, with its Members in Sussex; the Hundreds of Bru [...]ford, Stening, Green­steed, Borghbeck; the half Hundreds of Cysewrithe and Fishersgate: As also of the Towns of Brember and Shogham; of the Mannors of Beding, Kingsberne, Findone, Wassington, Knap, Greensteed, Horsham; the Park of Beanbush in le Sele; as also of S. Leonards Chase. And that he was buriedMonast An­glic. Vol. 2. 194 a. n. 20. in the Gray-Friers at Bedford, leaving issueIbid. n. [...] by Ioan his Wife, one of the DaughtersIbid. n. [...] of Henry, Earl of Lancaster, Iohn de Moubray Ibid. n. [...], his Son and Heir; who was bornIbid. n. [...] at Eppeworth [Page 128] before mentioned, in ann. 1326. and of fullEsc. 35 E. 3. ut supra. age when his Father died. Which Iohn doing his Homage soon after, had liveryRot. Fin. 35 E. 3. m. 17. of his Lands.

This is that Iohn, Iohn. 3. who tookRot. Fin. 27 E. 3. m. 9. to Wife Eli­sabeth the Daughter and Heir to Iohn Lord Segrave, by Margaret his Wife, Daughter and and sole Heir to Thomas of Brotherton (second Son to King Edward the first) Earl of Norfolk, and Earl Marshal of England: By which marriage a great inheritance in Lands, with addition of much honor, came to this Noble Fa­mily.

As to his publique imployments, the first that I meet with, is, that in 30 Edw. 3. (his Father then alive) he wasRot. Franc. 30 E. 3. n. 14. in Britanny, in the Warr made there, by King Edward, against the French.

And that in 41 Ed. 3. he wasPat. 41 E. 3. p. 2. m. 14. again in the Warrs of France. As also one of the great Lords there, who madeFroisard. f. 146. b. Oath for the observance of those Articles of Peace, then concluded on be­twixt King Edward and the French.

Shortly after which, scil. in 42 E. 3. taking Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 294. [...]. n. 30. Esc. 43 E. 3. p. 2. n. 42. & n. 7. a journey to the Holy-Land, he had the hard fate to be slainMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 294. [...]. n. 30. Esc. 43 E. 3. p. 2. n. 42. & n. 7. by the Turks in his passing near Constantinople, upon the Feast day of S. Dennis 42 E. 3. leaving issueMon. Ang. vol. 2. 294. [...]. n. 30. Esc. 43 E. 3. p. 2. n. 42. & n. 7. Iohn his Son and Heir but four years of age, and somewhat more: who in 48 Edw. 3. had licenceRot. Franc. 48 E. 3. m. 22. to tra­vail beyond Sea. Shortly after which his Mo­ther diedEsc. 50 E. 3. n. 44. Bedf..

This Iohn was createdCart. 1. R. 2. m. 30. T. Wals. in an. 1 R. 2. 196. n. 10. Earl of Notting­ham, Comes Notingh. on the day of King Richard the seconds Coronation with this special clause in the Char­ter of his Creation; viz that all his Lands and Tenements whereof he was then possessed, or should afterwards purchase, should be held sub Honore Comitali, and as parcel of his Earldom.

In 2 R. 2. he joyned his forces with the Earl of Northumberland, and entredFroisard. f. 205. a. Scotland, but diedMon. Ang. vol. 2. 194. n. 30. Stows Sur. p. 438. a. within few years after, under age, at Lo [...]don, the Tuesday next preceding the Feast of S. Valentine 6 R. 2. and was buriedMon. Ang. vol. 2. 194. n. 30. Stows Sur. p. 438. a. in the Church of the Friers-Carmelites, nea [...] Fleet­street.

To whom succeeded Thomas, his Brother and Heir, thenEsc. 6 R. 2. n. 58. seventeen years of age (who hadRegist. de Newburg. that Christian name by the appointment of his Mo­ther, for the reverence she bore to S. Thomas of Canterbury; (his GodfathersRegist. de Newburg. at the Font be­ing Robert then Abbot of Fountaius, and Gef­frey Abbot of Salley.)

This Thomas, Thomas. createdCart. 5 & 6 R. 2. n 6. also Earl of Noting­ham, in 6 R. 2. (as his Brother had been) took Esc 7 R. 2. n. 60. to Wife Elizabeth Daughter and Heir to Iohn le Strange of Blackmere: which Elizabeth died 23 Aug. 7 Ric. 2. without issue: And in 7 Ric. 2. togetherFroiss [...]rd. f. 317. a. with the Earl of Nor­thumberland, and some of the Northern Ba­rons he entredFroiss [...]rd. f. 317. a. Scotland with a thousand Spears, and six thousand Archers.

In 8 R. 2. he was retained by Indenture to serve the King in his Wars.

And in 9 R. 2. constitutedPat. 9 R. 2. p. [...]. m. 38. Earl Marshal of England, (by reason of his descent from Tho­mas of Brotherton Earl of Norfolk, and Mar­shall, as hath been observed) to holdPat. 9 R. 2. p. [...]. m. 38. the same Office for term of his Life.

In 10 R. 2. he went to SeaYphod. N. p. 145. n. 10. Th. Wals. p. 359. n. 10. with Richard Earl of Arundell, (then constituted Admiral) to op­pose the incursion of the Kings publique Ene­mies; and shared in the glory of that Victory, then obtained, in that Naval adventure against the French, Flemings, Normans, and Spaniards; as alsoTh. Wals. 356. n. 20. of that valiant attempt upon the Castle of Brest in Britanny, which was thenTh. Wals. 356. n. 20. taken by the English: but such was the prevalencyIbid. n. 40. of the Duke of Ireland, at that time, and of those other parasites, who had the Kings eare; as that upon his return; instead of an honorable rece­ption for his good service, he was not looked on with any fair countenance; being oneIb. 359. n. 1 [...] ▪ of those whose death was designed by that Duke and his complices.

This Thomas did not make proof of his age untillClaus. 28 R. 2. m. 1. 12 Ric. 2. but then, so doing, and per­forming his Homage, he had liveryClaus. 28 R. 2. m. 1. of all his Lands; and thereupon constitutedRot. Scoc. 12 R. 1. m. 3. Governor of Barwick upon [...]weed; as also sentTh. Wals. p. 368. n. 30. with a military power against the Scots, who had invaded Northumberland, and made great spoil in those parts: but, havingTh. Wals. p. 368. n. 30. not strength sufficient to give them Battle, he retreatedTh. Wals. p. 368. n. 30. back without any attempt upon them.

After this (scil. in 14 R. 2.) he wasmade [...] Go­vernor of the Castle of Merke, in France; as also Captain [...] of Calais, for the term of five years.

The next year following (scil. 15 R. 2.) at the instanceRot. Franc. 15 R. 2. [...]. [...]. of this Earl, it was, that the King vouchsafed such favor to the Town of Calais, that for the honor thereof, the Mayor and his successors, should thenceforth haveRot. Franc. 15 R. [...]. [...]. a Sword born before them, with the point upwards; except at such time as the King himself, or any of his Uncles, or the Captain of Calais, or his Lieutenant should be present; and then to carry the point thereof downwards.

In 16 R. 2. he was constitutedRot. [...] 16 R. 2. m. [...]. the Kings Li [...]tenant in Calais, as also in the parts of Picardy, Flanders, and Artoys; and like­wise GovernorIbid. of Calais, and of the new Tower there: And forPat. 21 [...]. 2. m. 8. [...] Inspe [...]. his many good servi­ces done, and to be done, had a grantPat. 21 [...]. 2. m. 8. [...] Inspe [...]. of two hundred Marks per annum for life to be paid out of the Exchequer, untill such time as the King should better provide for him.

Moreover, he stood in such favor; that the King, acknowledging [...] his just and hereditary title to bear for his Crest a golden Leopard, with a white Label, which of right did belong to the Kings eldest Son (in case he had any;) did, by his Letters patents grant [...] unto him, and his heirs, authority to bear the Golden Leopard for his Crest, with a Coronet of Silver, about his neck, instead of the Labell. And in the same year, constituted [...] him Justice of Chester, and Flint­shire, for term of life; with [...] power to hold Pleas and Sessions there, by himself, or his suf­ficient Lieutenant: as also JusticeIbid. m. [...]. of North-Wales.

In 18 R. 2. he attended [...] the King into Ire­land.

Moreover, in 19 R. 2. he was joyned in Com­mission [...] with Edward Earl of Roteland (Son of Edmund de Langley Duke of York) and o­thers, to contract Marriage with Isabel eldest Daughter to Charles the sixth King of France, and King Richard: and again constitutedIbid. m. [...]. Go­vernor of the Castle of Calais.

Moreover, the next ensuing year he obtained the Kings licence [...] for founding that Monastry of Carthusian Monks at his Mannor of Eppe-Worth, in the Isle of Axholm, which he [Page 129] he thereupon established, and most amply endow­ed Ibid.. As also the Kings CharterCart. 20 R. 2 n. 3. Rot. Parl. 20 R. 2. n. 33. of confirmation of the Office of Earl Marshal of England, to the Heirs Male of his body; with an union of the Office of Marshal in the Courts of Kings Bench and Exchequer thereunto: Likewise of the Of­fice of Marshals-cryer before the Steward and Marshal of the Kings household: And that he and his Heirs male, by reason of this their Office of Earl Marshal, should bear a Golden Truncheon, enameled with black at each end, having at the upper end of it the Kings Arms, graven thereon, and at the lower end his own Arms.

How beit notwithstanding those his many ser­vices before remembred, such was the prevalency of his old Enemies (those Parasites by whom the King was governed) that the year following (viz. 21 R. 2. with divers other) he wasTh. Wals. 390. n. 20. arrested, and indicted of High Treason at Notingham, and Witnesses subornedTh. Wals. 390. n. 20. to accuse him in the ensuing Parliament.

But here the Scene soon changed: for whether with the apprehension of his own danger, or allured by those voluptuaries, who bore such sway with the King; he forthwith adheredIbid. 391. n. 10. to them in the destruction of that honorable person Ri­chard Earl of Arundell, whose Daughter he had Married: and was one of the chief that guardedIbid. 391. n. 10. him to his Execution.

Nay it is said by someFroissard. [...]94. 2,, that he bound up his Eyes, and beheaded him himself.

And soon after that, hadIbid. n. 40. a principle hand in that execrable Murther of Thomas of Woodstock Duke of Gloucester, (the Kings Uncle) cau­sing him to be smothered with a Feather-bed at Calais. Whereupon he became in such high favour at Court; that the King bestowedPat. 21 R. 2. [...]. 1. m. 5. upon him, and the Heires Male of his Body, the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Lewes, the Mannors of Cokefield, Clayton, Dycheninge, Me­thynge, Pe [...]cham, Brightelmeston, Rot­tingdene, Houndedene, Northese, Rade­meld, Kymere, Middilton, Alington, Worth, Pycombe, Sefford, Iford, Pe­dingho, Kingston, and Littleworth; the Hundreds of Poninges, Buttringhull, Strete, Be [...]come, Swanbergh, Holme­strowe, Yonesmere, Whalesbone; the half Hundred of Fishergate; the half Hundred of Wyndham, and three hundred acres of marish, called Wayfeldmerch, with all other the Lands of Richard Earl of Arundel, which by reason of the said Earles forfeiture, came to the King; together with all Knights Fees and advowsons of Churches, in the Counties of Surry and Sussex; the Castle and Town of Reygate, with the Park, Warren, and Chases only exce­pted. And besides all this, the Castle and Town of Castleacre, with its members and appur­tenances, in Norfolk, which, by the forfaiture of the said Earl, came to the Crown.

Moreover, the Castle and Mannor of Han­slape, the Mannors of Olney, Querndon, and Shenley, Mansel, in the County of Buc­kingham; the Mannors of Berghdon, Grea­tham, Preston, and Uppingham, in the County of Roteland; the Mannors of Mol­ton, and Potters-pirie, in the County of Nor­thampton; the Mannors of Brayles, Tone­worth, Berkswill, Lighthurne, Morton, and Mereshull in Com. Warr. and the Mannor of Yerdley, in the County of Worcester, with all Knights Fees, Advousons, &c. to the same be­longing, which by the forfaiture of Tho. Beaucamp Earl of Warwick, then came to the said Kings hands: the grant of all which bears date the 28th day of September.

And the next day;Thomas Dur Nor [...]. (1.) viz. 29 Septem. advanced Pat. 23 H. 6. p. 1. m. 5. per Inspex. Cart. 21 R. 2. n. 23. him to the title of Duke of Norfolk (his Grandmother Margaret Daughter and Heir to Thomas of Brotherton, being the same day created Ibid. n. 22. Dutchess of Norfolk.)

Furthermore, within one week after, he ob­tained another grant, to himself and the Heirs Male of his Body, of the Mannor of Worth, with the two Parks thereto belonging; and of the Mannor of Kingston juxta Lewes, in Sus­sex: with the reversion of the Mannors of Ke­nynghale in Norfolk, Peterwell in Essex, and Wyenge in Buckingamshire; and ad­vowsons of the Churches, &c. part also of the possessions of the said Richard Earl of Arundel.

But see how slippery all Earthly greatness is, whereof the foundation is laid with Blood. Being thus set up with Honor and Riches, he soon irrecoverably fell: for within a short space, being accusedTh. Wals. p. 392. n. 30. by the the Duke of Hereford (viz. Henry of Bolinbroke, afterwards King by the name of Henry the fourth) for certain words spoken in disgrace of the King. viz. Rot. Parl. 21 R. 2. n. [...]3. that the King, notwithstanding his fair countenance, and great oaths made, meant nevertheless to op­press the Dukes of Lancaster, Aumarle, Exe­ter, and the Marquiss of Dorset; he chal­lenges Th. Wals. p. 392. n. 30. the Duke to a Duel, which was ap­pointed at Coventry Th. Wals. p. 392. n. 30. upon G [...]sford-green; Lists accordingly being set up; whereunto he cameHolinsh. Chron. p. 494. col. 2. the day assigned, from his castle of Ca­ludon, hard by, on a Barbed Horse, covered with Crimson Velvet, imbroydered with Lions of Silyer, and Mulbery-trees.

But having entred the Lists in great pomp, the K. prohibitedTh. Wals. ut supra. Rot. Parl. 21 R. [...]. n. 21, & 23. them to go on to the Com­bate, banishingTh. Wals. ut supra. Rot. Parl. 21 R. [...]. n. 21, & 23. the Duke of Hereford for ten years, and this our Duke of Norfolk during life: forbiddingTh. Wals. ut supra. Rot. Parl. 21 R. [...]. n. 21, & 23. any person whatsoever, to in­tercede for either of them, under grievous pe­nalties. This being doneIbid. n. 40. (which is not a little observable) that very day Twelve-month that he caused the Duke of Gloucester to be mur­thered at Calais.

Whereupon he was first (scil. 26 Februar. 21 R. 2.) committedClaus. 21 R. 2. p. 2. m. 18. prisoner to Windsore Castle, and in October following sentPat. 22 R. 2. p. 1. m. 8. away; having libertyPat. 22 R. 2. p. 1. m. 8. to transport himself with forty Rot. Pranc. 22 R. 2. m. 12. persons of his retinue, from any Haven betwixt Orwell, and Scardeburgh, and to goPat. 22 R. 2. ut supra. into Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, accor­ding to an OrdinancePat. 22 R. 2. ut supra. made in the Parliament at Coventry; as also toRot. Franc. ut supra. take with him a thousand pounds for his support; with as much Gold, and Silver-Plate, Jewels, Harness, and other Furniture, as he should think fit.

After which Banishment he never returned more into England, but diedTh. Wals. p. 421. n. 10. at Uenice, of the Pestilence, in his returnRegist. de New [...]urg from Ierusa­lem, uponEsc. 1 H. [...]. n. 71. the Munday next before the Feast of S. Michael the Archangel 1 Hen. 4. seisedEsc. 1 H. [...]. n. 71. of these vast possessions; viz. the Castle of Sweine­sey, and dominions of Gowher, and Kilvey, in the Marshes of Wales; the Mannor of Wenge, in Com. Buck. the Mannors of Aspele, Alsphathe, Fleckenho, Thurlaston, Ca­loudon, Weston juxta Chiriton, and Chi­ping-Kington [Page 130] in Com. Warr. the Mannors of Kenet Kentford, and Hynton in Com. Cantabr. the Mannors of Fenny-Stanton, and Alke­mondbury, in Com. Hunt. the Mannors of Cha­combe, Barton-Segrave, and Creeke, in Com. Northamp. the Mannors of Chesterford, Dovercourt, Rumford, Prittlewel, and Morton, in Com. Essex. the Mannor of Wesson, in Com. Heref. the Castle of Strogoile, and Mannor of Tudenham in the County of Glou­cester, and Marshes of Wales; the Mannors of Fornesete, Lopham, Dikelburgh, South­feld, Ditchingham, the Mannor and half Hundred of Ersham; the Mannors of Han­worth, Halveryate, Fremingham, South-Walsham, Harliston, Keninghale, with the third part of the Mannor of Lodene, in Comitat. Norff. the Mannors of Segrave, Si­leby, and Mont-sorrell, in Com. Leicest. the Castle of Framelingham, with its Members; vix. the Mannors of Walton, Soham-Comi­tis, and Kenet; the Mannor and Borrough of Bungey; the Mannors of Stoneham, [...]o­ningworth, Kelishale, Staverton, Halisle, Hoo, and Pesenhale, with the Hundred of Loose, in Com. Suff. the Castle and Mannor of Brethy; the Mannors of Rostlaston, and Cotton, in Com. Derb. the Mannors of Sno­desdon, and Kingswode, in the County of Salop. and Marshes of Wales; the Castle of Bedford, with the Mannors of Haunes, Wiliton, Stotfeld, and Wilinton, in Com. Bedf. the Mannors of Penne, and Wenge, in Com. Buck. the Mannor of North-pidele, in Com. Wigorn. the Castle of Bre [...]bre with the Mannor of Knappe, Shoram, Horsham, Beaubushe, Fyndon, Wassyngton, Be­dinge, West-Grinstede, Kingsbernes, Bo­sham, and Stokton, in Com Sussex. and the Mannors of Thresk, Hovingham, Dining­ton, Thwait, Kirkeby-Malesart, and the Chase of Niderlale, in Com. Ebor.

Leaving issue by Elizabeth Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 194. a. n. 60. his second Wife, SisterMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 194. a. n. 60. and Coheir to Thomas Fitz-Alan Earl of Arundell, Thomas, Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 194. a. n. 60. his Son and Heir; as also Iohn a younger Son; with two Daughters, Isa­bel, and Margaret; the one married to Sir Iames Berkley, the other to Sir Robert Howard Knights.

Which Elizabeth surviving him, had assigned Claus. 3 H. 4. p. 1. m. 18. to her, for her Dowry, the Castle and Man­nor of Framlingham, with its appurtenan­ces; the Mannors of Walton, Seham, and Kenet; the Mannor and Burough of Bun­geye; the Mannors of Stonham, Doning­worth, [...]elshall, Staverton, Holislee; Hoo, with the Hundred of Loose, and Man­nor of Pesenhale in Com. Suff. the Mannors of Witherdele, in Com. Leic. Stodesdon, and Kingsewode in Com. Salop. Kenet, and Kentford, in Com. Cantabr. Chesterford, Do­vercourt, and Rumford, in Com. Essex. And because the Castle and Mannor of Frameling­ham before-specified, standing near to the Sea, was subject to much danger by incursions of Enemies; King Henry the fourth in exchange thereof, assigned unto her, the Castle and Man­nor of Bretby, with the Mannors of Rost­laston and Colon, twelve mess [...]ages, fourteen Ox-gangs of Land and forty shillings Rent in Repin [...]on, Lynton, Meleton, Wylington, Asburne, and Howes in Com. Derb. as also the Mannor of Penne in Com. Buck. and Hundr [...]d of Gosco [...]e, in Com. [...]

She marriedEsc. 3 H. 6. n. 25. to Gerard de Vsflete; and died 8 Iuly, 3 H. 6.

¶I now come to Thomas Thomas. above-specified, SonEsc. 1 H [...]. n. 71. and Heir to the same Iohn and Eliza­beth.

This Thomas was but fourteenEsc. 1 H [...]. n. 71. years of age at the Death of his Father, and neverEsc. 6 H. [...]. n. 44. & E [...] 8 H. 4. [...]. [...]. had the title of Duke, nor any other than Earl-Marshall: Neither is there any more to be said of him, but that he marriedClaus. H. [...]. p. 2. m. [...]. Constance Daughter of Iohn Holland Earl of Huntingdon, and Duke of Exeter; and that, takingTh. [...]. p. 414. [...]. 30. & [...] 425. [...] 20, & [...]. part with Richard Scrope Archbishop of York, in that con­spiracy against the King. 6 Hen. 4. was behea­ded Th. [...]. p. 414. [...]. 30. & [...] 425. [...] 20, & [...]. at York; his Head setTh. [...]. p. 414. [...]. 30. & [...] 425. [...] 20, & [...]. upon the Walls of that City, and his Body buriedTh. [...]. p. 414. [...]. 30. & [...] 425. [...] 20, & [...]. in the Ca­thedral there.

To whom succeededEsc. 8 E. 4. n. [...]. Iohn his Brother, aged Esc. 8 E. 4. n. [...]. seventeen years, 8 H. 4. who in the fourteenth year of that Kings reign, provingClaus. [...] H. 4. m. [...]. his age, had LiveryClaus. [...] H. 4. m. [...]. of all his Lands.

This Iohn beingTh. [...] 437. n. [...]. with King Henry the fifth at the siege of Harfleu (3 Hen. 5.) became di­stempered Th. [...] 437. n. [...]., (by eating of Fruit) with the Flux (as divers other great persons then were) and was therefore necessitated toTh. [...] 437. n. [...]. return into Eng­land, before that famous Battle of Agincourt (which soon after ensued) where King Henry obtained so glorious a victory.

And in the next ensuing year, was, by Inden­ture retainedEx autog [...]. penès Claus. pell. to serve the King, in his Warrs of France, with an hundred Men at Arms, and three hundred Archers; whereof himself to be one, five Knights, and the rest Esquires; wherof the third part to be Foot-men, and the rest to serve on Horseback.

In 5 Hen. 5. he was [...] in Normandy, in K. Henry's service; and commanded [...] part of his Army at the Seige of Cane; continuing [...] in those parts till the death of that victorious King.

And in 1 Hen. 6. was again reteined to serve the King in those Warrs, with one Baneret, four Knights, an hundred and fourteen Men at Arms, and three hundred and sixty Archers.

Moreover, in 3 Hen▪ 6. in the Parliament then held at Westminster, he was restored [...] to the title and dignity of Duke of Norfolk (using [...] no other than E. Marshal and Notingham before.)

And in 4 Hen. 6. being [...] of full age, and do­ing his Homage [...] had Livery [...] of his Lands.

In 8 Hen. 6. he was again reteined [...] by Inden­ture to serve the King in his Warrs.

And by his last Will [...] and Testament bearing date 20 Maii 7 Hen. 6. bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Charter-house, within the Isle of Axholme; ordainingIbid. that the Bones of his Father, which lay buryed at Ulenice, should be translated thither.

To Katherine [...] his Wife (Daughter [...] to Ralph Nevil Earl of Westmerland; afterwards mar­ried to [...] Thomas Strangwayes Esq and after that to Iohn [...] Viscount Beaumont, and lastly [...] to Sir Iohn Widvile Knight, Brother to Anthony Earl Rivers) he bequeathed [...] all his Plate of Gold and Silver, or Silver and gilt; and appointed [...], that she should hold during her life, the Castle and Honor of Brembre in Sussex, with the ap­purtenances; as also the Castle of G [...]her in Wales; and departedEsc. 11 [...] 6. n. [...]. this life 19 Oct. 11 H. 6. leaving issueEsc. 11 [...] 6. n. [...]. Iohn his Son and Heir then seven­teen years of age.

But over and above what she had by this his [Page 131] bequest, there was [...]ssignedClaus. [...] Hen. 6. m. [...]. to her for her Dow­ry, the Lordships of Forueseat, Lopham, Southfield, Eresham, Haneworth, Fra­mingham Parva, with the Hundreds of Laundiche, and So [...]th-Greenhow, with two parts of the Mannor of Loche in Norfolk; likewise the third part of two parts of Forty shillings of the custom of the Market at Guild­ford in Surrey; the Castle, Mannor, and Bo­rough of Strogo [...]l (in the Marches of Wales) the Mannor of Tudeham in Com. Gloc. The Mannors of Silby, Mountsorel; the Park of Overton, and Hundred of Goscote in Com. Leic. The Mannors of Great Chester­ford, D [...]vercourt, Rumford; the Borough of Harwich; the third part of two parts of the Mannors of High Rothing, and One­sham Hall; and the thrid part of the Mannor of Langetous in Canefield Parva, in Essex; the Castle of Bedford, with the Mannors or Hames, Willington, and Stot­fold in Com. Bedf. And the Mannor of Pen, with six Messuages, one Carucate, and one Vir­gate of Land in Morton and Smeth [...]ere; as also, the Mannor of Wenge, and the third part of two parts of the Mannor of Medmen­ham in Com. Buck.

Which Iohn Iohn. (Son to the last mentioned Iohn) came of full agePat. 14 H. 6. [...]. 2. m. 9. in 14 Hen. 6. and in the seven­teenth of that Kings Reign, was sent Ambassador Pat. 17 H. 6 [...]. [...]. m. 27. into Piccardy, to treat of Peace betwixt the Kings of England and France.

After which, viz. in 23 Hen. 6. uponPat. 23 H. 6. p. 1. m. 5. confir­mation of the title of Duke of Norfolk to him (which was first conferred on Thomas his Grand­father) he had a grantPat. 23 H. 6. P. 1. m. s. of place and seat in Par­liament and elswhere, next to the Duke of Exeter.

In 25 Hen. 6. this Iohn wentRot. Frane. [...]5 H 6. m 20. on Pilgrimage to Rome. And in 35 Hen. 6. making his vow Rot. Fran. 35 H. 6. m. 9. to go likewise on Pilgrimage to divers holy pla­ces in Ireland, Scotland, Britanny, Pic­cardy, and Cologne; and to the Blood of our Saviour, at Windesnake; as also to Rome and Ierusalem, for recovery of the Kings health, he had LicenseRot. Fran. 35 H. 6. m. 9. to that purpose.

In 1 Edw. 4. he was constituted [...] Justice Itinerant of all the Forests on the South of Trent; but departed [...] this life the same year, and was buried [...] in the Abbey of Thetford in Norfolk; leaving issue by Eleanor [...] his Wife, Daughter [...] to William, Lord Bourchier, Iohn his Son and Heir.

Which Iohn in 29 Hen. 6. (24 Martii, his Father then living) was created [...] Earl Wa [...]ren and Surrey; an in 11 Edw. 4. was [...] one of those Lords, who subscribed their names to that recognition, then made in Parliament, to Prince Edward the Kings eldest Son.

Moreover in 14 Edw. 4. he was retained [...] to serve the King in his Wars of France for one whole year, with forty Spears, himself accounted; two Knights, and three hundred Archers. But of him I find no more, than that he departed [...] this life at his Castle of Framingham in Norfolk, upon Tuesday next after the Feast of the Epi­phany, 15 Edw. 4. and was buried [...] in the Abbey of Thetford; leaving issue by Elizabeth [...] his Wife, Daughter [...] of Iohn Talbot, the first Earl of Shrewsbury of that name.

Anne his sole Daughter [...] and Heir, four years old in 17 Edw. 4. Afterwards Wedded [...] to Ri­chard, Duke of York, second Son to King Ed­ward the Fourth, but died without issue; by means whereof, the Inheritance of this great House, resorted to the Families of Berkley and Howard, in respect that Isabel and Margaret, the two Daughters to Thomas Moubray, first Duke of Norfolk beforementioned, were so married, as I have already expressed. Which Anne lieth buriedCamd. Epi [...]. taph. in the Chappel of S. Erasmus, in the Ab­bey Church of Westminster.

Albini of Cainho.

THe first of this Line, of whom I have found mention, is Henry de Albini, Henry. (a younger Son of Nigel de Albini, without doubt.) Which Henry, with the Lady Cicily his Wife, in the time of King Henry the First, gave Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 348 a. two Hides of Land, lying in their Mannor of Co [...]es Infra Domi­ [...]um de [...]., unto that little Cell of Nuns, called Sopwel, situate near S. Albans in Hartford­shire.

To whom succeeded Robert de Albini, Robert. his Son and Heir; which Robert addedIbid. n. 30. the gift of a Yard Land, lying also in Cotes, unto that Cell, at such time as he placed Cicily his Sister to be a Votress there; and confirmedIbid. n. 50. what Henry his Father had formerly given thereto, with Amicia his Sister.

This Robert was FounderIbid. 325 b. of the Priory of Beaulieu in Hartfordshire (a Cell also to that great Abbey of S. Albans) and gaveIbid. n. 50. to the Monks of that House, Pasturage for ten Oxen to graze with his own Oxen in Clop­hell alias Cainho; So also Pasturage for One hundred Sheep, and likewiseIbid. n. 50. Fifteen Acres of Land, for Service to be performed in the Chap­pel at Cainho, three days in the week; for which munificence, both he himself, Nigel his Brother, and Cicily their Mother, were received Ibid. 326 [...]. n. 10. into their Fraternity, as Monks of that Priory.

Moreover, in 22 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 22 Hen 2. [...]uck. & Bed [...] an amerce­ment of One hundred marks for trespassing in the Kings Forest. And in 2 Rich. 1. he account­ed Rot. Pip. 2 Ric. 1. Buck. & Bedf. Twelve pound ten shillings for the Scutage of Wales; but died in 4 Rich. 1. as it seems, or somewhat before; For in that year Robert Robert. his Son and Heir paidRot. Pip 4 Ric. 1. Buck. & Bedf. to the King Ninety six pound thirteen shillings four pence for his releif.

In 6 Rich. 1. this Robert Robert. the Second was Rot. Pip. 6 Ric. 1. Buck. & Bedf. with the King in his expedition into Nor­mandy. And in 13 Ioh. wasRo [...] Pip. 13 Joh. Buck. & Bedf acquitted of payment for Twenty five Knights Fees, upon levying the Scutage of Scotland.

In 16. Ioh. he answeredR [...]t Pip. 16 Joh Buck. & Bedf. Fifty pounds for Twenty five Knights Fees, upon collecting the Scutage of Po [...]ctou. But in 9 Hen. 3. he died, Robert his Son being then in minority; and thereupon inClaus. 9 Hen. 3. m 18. Rot. Pip. 15 Hen. 3. Buck & Bedf. Ward to William de Beauchamp, Baron of Bedford.

Which Robert (the Son) lived but a short timeRot. Fin. 23 H. 3. m. 2., as it seems: For in 18 Hen. 3. William de Hocton, who had then marriedRot. Pip. 18 Hen. 3. Buck. & Bedf. Rot Fin. 19 Hen 3 [...] m. 10. Isabel, one of the Daughters of the second Robe [...] (Sister of this last Robert) accountedRot. Pip. 18 Hen 3. Buck. & Bedf. Rot Fin. 19 Hen 3 [...] m. 10. for Eight Knights Fees, and a third part; and a third of a fourth part, which were of her Inheritance; the other two Daughers being thusRot Fin. 18 Hen 3. m 6 Rot. Pip. 20 Hen 3. sub [...]. married; viz. I [...]an to [Page 132] Ceffrey de Beauchamp, and Asselina to Ralph de S. Amand; which Ralph de S. Amand in 21 H. 3. paidRot. Pip. 21 Hen. 3. Buck. & Bedf. Fifty marks for the Releif of the third part of that Barony of Cainho, which he had in marriage with Asseline his Wife, one of the Daughters and Heirs of the same Robert; the Wardship and Marriage of which Asseline was grantedPat. 18 H. 3. n. 11. unto Almaric de S. Amand, Father of the said Ralph, to the endPat. 18 H. 3. n. 11., that his Son should take her to Wife.

Of Ioan I farther find, That in 26 Hen. 3. she had a CharterClaus. 26 Hen. 3. [...]. 2. for a Market to be held at Am [...]thil in Bedfordshire, every week upon the Thursday; and a Fair yearly upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow of S. Mary Magdalen. But this Ioan, dying without issue (as it seems) her third part of that Barony came to be divided betwixt the two other Sisters, as is evidentTesta de Nevil Bedf. Rot. Pip. 25 Hen. 3. Buck. & Bedf. Rot. Fin. 25 Hen. 3. m. 11. by the Releif for the same, paid by them in 25 Hen. 3. Ralph de S. Amand, then accounting Twenty five pounds; and Isabel the Widow of William de Houton or Hocton Twenty five marks; which Isabel in 28 Hen▪ 3. gaveRot. Pip. 28 Hen. 3. Buck. & Bedf. the King a Fine of Threescore marks for liberty to marry again, whom she thought fit; and accordingly had Claus. 35 H. 3. m. 18. Drogo de Pratellis afterwards for her second Husband.

Bigod.

THe first of this great Family that setled here in England, was Roger Bigod, Roger 1. who in the Conquerors time didDomesd. in iisdem Comi­ [...]tibus. posses six Lordships in Essex, and an Hundred and seventeen in Suffolk.

This Roger in the first of William Rufus, adhe­ring to those great Men, who put themselves in arms against the King (of whom I have in my Discourse of Odo, Earl of Kent, already spoke) fortified [...]. Dunelm. 214. n 60. the Castle of Norwich, on the be­half of Robert Curthose, andRad. de Di­ [...]eto, 490 a. 39. wasted the Countrey thereabouts.

During that Kings Reign, I have not observed any thing farther memorable of him; but in the first of Henry the First, beingW. Malms. [...]8 a. n. 40. one of those who stood firm to that King, he was a witnessTesta de Ne­vil. Norf. & Suff. to his Laws; and had Framingham in Suffolk of his giftM. Paris, in An. 1100. p. 56. n. 30.. Moreover, by the adviceMonast. Anglic. 664 a. n. 40. of the same King, Maud his Queen, Herbert, then Bishop of Norwich, and the Lady Adeliza his own Wife, he FoundedMonast. Anglic. 664 a. n. 40. the Abbey of Thet­ford in Norfolk, in An. 1103. (3 Hen. 1.) He gaveIbid. 29 b. n. 50. also to the Monks at Rochester, his Church of S. Felix, at Waletune; and depart­ing R. Hoved. 270 a. n. 40. this life in An. 1107. (7 Hen. 1.) was buriedOrd. Vit. 833 D. in his Abbey of Thetford, with this EpitaphOrd. Vit. 833 D. on his Tomb.

Clauderis exiguo Rogere Bigote Supulchro,
Et rerum cedit portio parva tibi:
Divitiae, sanguis, facundia, gratia Regum
Intereunt, mortem fallere nemo potest.
Divitiae mentes subvertunt; erigat ergo
Te pi [...], virtus, consiliumque Dei.

To whom succeeded William William. his Son and Heir; which William, being StewardMonast. An­glic. 164 b. [...]. 10. of the Houshold to King Henry the First, in the Twen­tieth of that Kings Reign, perishedOrd. V [...]. 870 B. in that la­mentable shipwrack, with the Kings Children, and divers other of the Nobility, passing out of Normandy into England.

To this William succeeded Hugh Bigod, Hugh 1▪ his BrotherRot. Pip. 5 Steph. No [...]. Suff. and Heir, who was also StewardMonast. An­glic. 6502. n. 33. of the Houshold to King Henry the First. But after the death of that King, which hapnedYpod. Neustr. [...]8. n. 2 [...] & 30. Rad. de Dice [...]o, 505. [...]. to be in Normandy, he became the principal instru­ment for advancing Stephen, Earl of Boloigne, to the Crown of England▪ for beingYpod. Neustr. [...]8. n. [...]0 & 30. Rad. de Dice [...]o, 505. [...]. Steward of the Houshold to King Henry (an Office which gave him great repute) he hastedYpod. Neustr. [...]8. n. 2 [...] & 30. Rad. de Dice [...]o, 505. [...]. into Eng­land; and, in the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, averred▪ upon his Oath, that King Henry on his death Bed, upon some dislike towards his Daughter Maud the Empress, did disherite her, and appoint Stephen; Earl of Bo­loigne, to be his Heir; whereupon the Arch­bishop (beingYpod. Neustr. [...]8. n. 2 [...] & 30. Rad. de Dice [...]o, 505. [...]. over-credulous) solemnly an­ointed Ypod. Neustr. [...]8. n. 2 [...] & 30. Rad. de Dice [...]o, 505. [...]. him King. For which great service, as some say, it was, that King Stephen, soon after, advanced him to the Earldom of the East-Angles, commonly called Norfolk; for by that titleMat. Paris, in [...] n. 20. R. Hoved. [...]79 a. n. 40, viz. Comes East-Anglorum, he is stiled in An. 1140. (6 Steph.)

But before the end of that first year of His Reign, it so hapnedR. [...] 276 [...]., that King Stephen fell into a Lethargy; which occasioning a reportR. [...] 276 [...]. that he was dead, this Hugh went thereupon to his Castle at Norwich, and refusedR. [...] 276 [...]. to render it to any but the King himself.

In 10. Steph. this Earl Hugh was one of the WitnessesS. [...] 315. n. 11. to King Stephens Laws.

In 18 Steph. he heldH. [...] 227 b. [...]. 50. the Castle of Ipswich against Henry, Duke of Normandy; but being not timely relieved, renderedH. H [...]. 227 b. [...]. 50. it unto him. And afterwards upon that great defectionGe [...]a [...]gis S [...]. 964 C. [...] 966 C. of Geffrey Magnavil, in the same Kings time, wasGesta [...]gis S [...] 964 C. [...] 966 C. of his party.

In 2 Hen. 2. this Hugh (for what respect I find not) gaveChr. [...] 993 A. M. Paris, in An [...] 1157. up his Castles to the King.

And in 12 Hen. 2. upon Assesment of the Aid, for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. R [...]. [...] Scacc. [...] Norf. his Knights Fees De Veteri Feoffamento, to be in num­ber One hundred twenty five, and those De Novo Feoffamento Thirty five.

How soon after it was, I cannot say, in regard the date of his Creation is deficient; but evident it is, that K. Henry the Second advanced him a new to the dignity, and title of Earl of Norfolk, as by his CharterCart. [...] S. n. [...]3., bearing date at Northampton, appeareth. By which Charter also, he had a grant of the Office of Steward, to hold and en­joy in as ample manner, as Roger Bigod, his Father, held the same, in the time of King Henry the First; and likewise a Ratification of the Lord­ships of Eresham, Walesham, Alvergate, and Aclay. Notwithstanding which favors, in 19 Hen. 2. he took [...] part with Robert, Earl of Leicester, in that disloyal Insurrection then began by him, adhering [...] to young Henry (whom King Henry had Crowned) in his Rebellious practises against his Father; and received from him a GrantJoreval. 1084 n. 62. & 1085. n. 32 of the whole Honor of Eye in Suffolk; as also, the custody of the Castle at Norwich. And the better to support himself therein, received [...] the French and Flemings into all his Castles.

But in these his extravagant enterprises, he thrived not long; for the King prevailing, de­molished [...] his Castle at Walton; and advan­ced [Page 133] Ibid. in An. 1174. 578. 3. towards his other places of strength, at Fran [...]ngham and Bungey; wherein, having Ibid. n. 20. no more than Five hundred Soldiers (many of which discerning their danger, fledIbid. n. 20. away) de­spairing Ibid. n. 20. also of any farther supply; he made Ibid. n. 20. his peace with the King for a Fine of a thousand marks; and rendringR. Hoved. 308 b. n. 30. those Castles, with much difficulty obtainedR. Hoved. 308 b. n. 30. leave from the King, that the Flemings might return into their own Coun­trey.

Not long after this, he wentLel. Coll. Vol. 2. 373. into the Holy Land with the Earl of Flanders, and died Ex Vet. Cod. MS. in Bibl. Cotton. Do­ [...]an A. 8. in An. 1177. 23 Hen. 2. Whereupon the King seisedR. Hoved. 320 b. n. 20. upon all his Treasure, and retainedR. Hoved. 320 b. n. 20. it in his hands.

¶To this Hugh succeededEx praedicto Vet. MS. f. 93 a. Roger, Roger 2. his Son and Heir, whom King Richard the First, by his CharterCart. An­tiq. S. n. 14▪ dated at Westminster, 27 Nov. in the first year of His Reign, did (again) constitute Earl of Norfolk, as fully as Hugh his Father, enjoyed that Honor, in the time of King Henry the Second. And moreover, rendred to him his Office of Steward; to hold as freely as Roger his Grandfather, or Hugh his Father held the same.

He likewise ratifiedCart. An­tiq. S. n. 14▪ unto him those Lord­ships of Eresham, Walesham, Alvergate, and Aclay. And restoredCart. An­tiq. S. n. 14▪ and confirmedCart. An­tiq. S. n. 14▪ un­to him all the Lands of Aubrey de Insul [...], beyond Humber, and on this side Humber, id est, Setrington, and Holebrock, with their Ap­purtenances; and specially those Lands, which did not any service to Belvoir Castle, in the time of King Henry the First.

Moreover, within the compass of the same year, he madeChron. Joh. Castor. ex Col. R. Gl. nuper Somers. Her [...]di. him one of his Ambassadors to Philip, King of France, for obtaining Aid to­wards the recovery of the Holy Land.

But for this favor from the King, of enjoying the Earldom of Norfolk, and that Hugh his Brother, should not have Livery of any Lands which were his Fathers, except by judgment of the Kings Court, and his Peers; he gaveRot. Pip. 2 Ric. 1. Norf. & Suff. no less than a thousand marks to the King.

Shortly after this, viz. in 3 Rich. 1. he was R. Hoved. 339 a. n. 20. one of the Sureties for William de Longcamp, Bishop of Ely, then Chancellor to the King, for performance of those Articles of Peace, which were then concluded on betwixt Iohn, Earl of Noreton, and that Bishop, (King Richard then being in the Holy Land.) And when tidings were brought into England, that King Richard was made captive in Almaine, he received commandIbid. 413. n. 50. & 414 [...] from the same Bishop, who was then newly returned from those parts, to go back with him thither.

Moreover, after the return of King Richard from his captivity (6 Rich. 1.) he attended Ibid. 419 a. n. 30. him, (with the rest of the Nobles) in that great Council then held at Nottingham. And at his second Coronation, wasIbid. 420 a. n. 50 one of those Four Earls that carried the Silken Canopy over his head.

In 2 Ioh. he was sentJoreval. [...]3. 2. (together with Philip, Bishop of Durham) with Letters of safe con­duct, unto William, King of Scotland, to re­quire his speedy repair unto Lincoln (where the King then held his Parliament) to do his homage to King Iohn. And in 15 Ioh. attendedClaus. 15 Joh. in dorso m. 1. him into Poictou.

But afterwards, scil. in 17 Ioh. taking part with the Rebellious Barons, wasClaus. 17. Joh in dorso [...]. 21. one of those that met together in an hostile manner; first at Stamford, and next at Brackley; and discerning their own power, exacted from him those strict Covenants, whereby the Govern­ment was put into the hands of Twenty five of their party, himself being oneLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 841., for which un­parallel'd insolence, he was, with the rest of his complices, excommunicatedMat. Paris, 277 n 20. by Pope Innocent the Third.

In 5 H. 3. there being a determinationClaus. 5 Hen. 3. m. 12. made in the great Council then held at Oxford, of that dispute which had in former times been raised betwixt the Earl of Leicester, and this Earl Roger, concerning the Stewardship of the Kings Houshold, commandClaus. 5 Hen. 3. m. 12. was given to Ranulph, Earl of Chester, (who had then the custody of the Earldom of Leicester) that he should ren­der unto this Earl Roger, what was then remain­ing of the Ten Knights Fees belonging there­to.

In which fifth year of King Henry the Third he died, as it seems; for Hugh Hugh [...]. his Son, had then LiveryRot. Fin. 5 Hen 3. m 3. of his Lands, performingRot. Fin. 5 Hen 3. m 3. his hom­age.

Another Son he had called William Cart. An­tiq. H. n. [...]., unto whom Robert de Sutton gaveCart. An­tiq. H. n. [...]. in Frank-Marri­age, with Margaret his Daughter, all his Lands in Sutton and Bures, with the Advowson of the Church; as also the Serjeanty of the Hundred of Berstaple, and Suit of all his Lands at Langedon, with the Advowson of that Church; which Grant was confirmedCart. An. liq. H. n. [...]. by King Iohn in the Eleventh of His Reign. He had also a Daugh­ter called Margery Ex Coll. R. Glov. S., WifeEx Coll. R. Glov. S. of William de Hast­ings (Son of William) and hadEx Coll. R. Glov. S. by the gift of her Father, the Mannor of Little Bradley in Frank-Marriage. But I return to Hugh.

In 7 Hen. 3. this Earl Hugh, beingClaus. 7 Hen. 3. m. 5 in dorso. with the Kings Army in Wales, hadClaus. 7 Hen. 3. m. 5 in dorso. Scutage levied upon all his Tenants that held of him by Mili­tary service, in the Counties of Norfolk, Suf­folk, York, Essex, and Leicester: But of him I can say no more, than that he took to Wife Monast. An­glic. 725 a. n. 60. Maud, the eldest Daughter of William Mares­chal, Earl of Pembroke, by whom he had issue Roger, who succeeded him in his Honors; as also Hugh, a younger Son, who in 41 Hen. 3. wasMa [...]. Paris, p 971. 48. by the then prevalent power of the Barons, made Justice of England. And, that depart­ing Ibid. 324. n. 50. this life in An. 1225. 9 Hen. 3. Alexander, King of Scotland, for the sum of Five hundred marks, obtainedRot. Pip. 10 Hen. 3. Norf. & Suff. the Wardship of Roger his Son and Heir. Which Roger had formerly mar­ried Pat. 9 H 3. m 3. Isabel, Sister to the same King Alexander (scil. in 9 Hen. 3.)

In 17 Hen. 3. the King celebratingMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. k. 84 f. 50 [...] the Feast of Pentecost at Slocester, girtMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. k. 84 f. 50 [...] this Roger Roger 3. with the Sword of Knighthood: But soon after he was one of those that adhered to Richard Mares­chal, Earl of Pembroke, in his Rebellious Act­ings.

In 18 Hen. 3. he had LiveryPat. 18 H. 3. m. 16. of Frame­lingham Castle, by the Kings special Precept.

In 21 Hen. 3. there being greatM. Paris, 443. n 20. animosities betwixt the Nobles of England, a Tournea­ment was heldM. Paris, 443. n 20. at Blithe in Nottingham­shire, where those of the South sided against them of the North: In which Tourneament, they falling to hostilityM. Paris, 443. n 20., the Southern Lords had M. Paris, 443. n 20. the better of the day: But in that Action, none behaved himself more bravely thanIbid. 55 [...] n. 30. this Earl Roger. For which he was so much taken notice [Page 134] of, in respect of his singular skill, in those war­like exercises, that it was not long after ere Peter de Savoy (an Alien) then Earl of Rich­mond, to make tryal of his valor, desired to Tilt with him in a Tourneament held at Nor­thampton, in the Fifteenth of Easter, 25 H. 3.

The next year following (scil. 26 Hen. 3.) being Ibid. 1590. 43. in France with King Henry, he wasIbid. 1590. 43. in that famous skirmish betwixt the French and English, near Zautoigne, where the English atchieved no little honor: But being then longer detained from his own Countrey, then he well liked of, in 27 Hen. 3. (with some other of the English Nobility) he representedIbid. 595. 39. to the King, his desire to return, and had libertyIbid. 595. 39. accordingly.

In 29 Hen. 3. the King having a purposeIbid. 639. n. 20 & 30. to make War with the Scots; and to that end requi­ring an Aid, this Earl (amongst others) was Ibid. 639. n. 20 & 30. made choice of for one to consider thereof.

In the same year, upon levying the Aid for marrying the Kings eldest Daughter, he paid Rot. Pip. 29 Hen. 3. Ebor. One hundred sixty two pounds eleven shillings for One hundred twenty five Knights Fees, and a fourth part which he held De veteri Feoffamento; and for Thirty seven Fees and an half De Novo. And was one of those then sentMat. Paris, 659. n. 10. from the King­dom of England, unto the Council at Lions, to make complaint of that great burthen, under which this Realm then groaned from the See of Rome: But finding no redress, returnedIbid. 681. n. 30. with discontent, declaring, That this Realm would no longer be subject to those Exactions. And accordingly, the next year following (scil. 30 H. 3.) joyned with other of the Lords in subscri­bing a Letter to the Pope, in the name of all the People of England, representing their in­tolerable sufferings thereby, requiring remedy therein. Moreover, the same year, afterIbid. 700. n. 50. fre­quent Solicitation, he obtainedIbid. [...]05. n. 30. the Office and Honor of Marshal, in Right of Maud his Mother, eldest Daughter to William Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke. Soon after which, viz. in 32 H. 3. the King solemnly gaveClaus. [...]0 Hen. 3. m. 5. MS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bo [...]l. Med. 20. 112 b. the Marshals Rod into her hands, in regard of her seniority in the in­heritance of Walter Mareschal, sometime Earl of Pembroke; which she thereupon delivered unto this Earl Roger, her Son and Heir, whose homage the King received for the same; and sent his PreceptClaus. 54 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 8. to the Treasurer, and Barons of his Exchequer, commanding them, That he should thenceforth enjoy whatsoever appertained to that Office; and to admitClaus. 54 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 8. whomsoever he should assign and depute to sit for him in that Court, in case he should be a fit person for the same.

Which Maud was after marriedMonast. An­glic. 725 a. n. 50. to Iohn de Warren, Earl of Surrey; and departingLel. Coll. Vol. 2. 3 [...]5. this life in An. 1248 (32 Hen. 3.) was buriedEx Regi­stro Abb. de porttu S. Mariae in Hiber­nia, inter Coll. Pre­nob. Geor­gii nuper Comitis de Toteneis. in the Abbey of Cinterne in Wales; her four Sons, viz. Ex Regi­stro Abb. de portu S. Mariae in Hiber­nia, inter Coll. Pre­nob. Geor­gii nuper Comitis de Toteneis. Roger, Hugh, Ralph, and Iohn, carrying Ex Regi­stro Abb. de portu S. Mariae in Hiber­nia, inter Coll. Pre­nob. Geor­gii nuper Comitis de Toteneis. her Body into the Quire.

In the same year this Earl wasMat. Paris, 713. n. [...]0. & 744. n. 30. in that great Convention of Parliament held at London, wherein many grievances, under which the peo­ple then suffered, being represented, the King promised redress. And about that time, having advertisementIbid. 769. n. 40 & 50. that the Earl of Gisnes was arrived in England, caused him to beIbid. 769. n. 40 & 50. taken; by reason whereof, a great complaint was made. Whereupon, being sent for to give answer there­to, he toldIbid. 769. n. 40 & 50. the King, That when he himself went as his Ambassdor to the Council at Lions, riding through the Territories of that Earl, instead of kind usage, for the many favors he had received from the King, he was shame­fully dealt with, having his Horses and Servants detained, until he had satisfied their unreasonable demands for his passage: Which incivility, he had now only retaliated to him, passing through his Lands, sayingIbid. to the King, Sir, I do hold my Land as freely of you, as he holds his of the King of France, and am an Earl as well as he: How happens it then, that he hath power to make merchandise of the Ways and Air unto Passengers? The Earl of Gisnes therefore hearing this, be­came silentIbid. and blusht, having nothing in rea­son to reply to it.

Moreover, in 37 Hen. 3. he was presentIbid. 866. n. 30. & 167. n. 10. in that Parliament held at London, wherein the King having had an Aid granted to him towards his Expedition into the Holy Land, confirmed the two famous Charters, scil. Magna Charta, and Charta de Forestâ: To the strict observa­tion whereof, having given his Oath, a solemn curse was pronounced by every man then pre­sent, That the Infringers of it might so stink, as did the Candles which they threw to the Ground, and extinguishing, yielded a noysome savor.

About that time it was, that this Earl having putIbid. 868. n. 40. away his Wife, upon suggestion by evil Counsel, That she was too near allied to him by Blood, receivedIbid. 868. n. 40. her again by an Ecclesiastical sentence.

In 38 Hen. [...]3. he wasIbid. [...]. n. 4. with the King in Gas­coigne, but returnedIbid. [...]. n. 4. the same year.

In 39 Hen. 3. makingMa [...]. Paris, p 16. n. 5 [...]. a just apology for Ro­bert de Ros (a great Baron of that age) then charged with some crime, which endangered his life, he hadMa [...]. Paris, p 16. n. 5 [...]. very harsh language given him by the King, being openly calledMa [...]. Paris, p 16. n. 5 [...]. Traytor: Where­at, with a stern countenance he told himMa [...]. Paris, p 16. n. 5 [...]., That he lied; and, that h [...] never was, nor would be a Traytor; adding, If you do nothing but what the Law warranteth, you can do me no harm. Yes, quoth the King, I can thrash your Corn, and sell it, and so humble you. To which he replied, If you do so, I will send you the Heads of your Thrash­ers. But by the interposing of the Lords then pre­sent, this heat soon passed over; so that (shortly after) he was, together with the Earl of Lei­cester, and some others, sentIbid. 955. n. 10. on an Ambassie to the King of France, to treat with him for the restoring some Rights, which he withheld from the King.

And in 42 Hen. 3. wasIbid. 979. n. 10. one of the Ambassa­dors sent to Cambray (by the advice of the Parliament then met at London) to treat with others, from the Kings of France and Al­maine.

In 48 Hen. 3. having been onePat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. of those great Men, who undertook that the King should submit to the determination of Lewes, King of France, concerning those Ordinances called Provisiones Oxonii. The same year, after the Battle of Lewes. where the King was taken prisoner by the Barons, he was by them constitutedIbid. m. [...]. Governor of the Castle of O [...]ford in Suffolk. But long he lived not after; for in 54 Hen. 3. he departed [...] this life without issue, and was buried [...] at Thetford.

To whom succeeded Roger his Nephew (Son [...] to his Brother Hugh) which Roger, upon doing his homage, had Livery [...] of that great Inheri­tance, he being [...] then Twenty five years of age. [Page 135] But before I proceed to speak farther of him, shall take notice of what I find memorable of Hugh his Father.

In 39. H. 3 he gaveRot. Fin. 39 H. 3. m. 7. to the King five hun­dred marks to be Chief Ranger of the Forest of Farnedale; and that he mightRot. Fin. 39 H. 3. m. 7. have liber­ty with his Dogs to hunt the Fox, Cat, &c. throughout all the Kings Forest in Yorkshire. And in 40 Henr. 3. was Constituted [...] Gover­nor of the Castle of Pickering in that County.

In 41 Hen. 3. he was [...] with the King, in that expedition then made into Wales. And in 42 Hen. 3. was made [...] Constable of the Tow­er of London; At which time the BaronsM. Paris, 791. n. 40. & 50. confederating against the Poictovins (the Kings Half-Brothers, who bore a great Sway) being very powerfullM. Paris, 791. n. 40. & 50., they advanced him to the OfficeM. Paris, 791. n. 40. & 50. of Justice of England—Mili­tem illustrem, & legum terrae peritum, qui Officium Iustitiariae strenuè peragens, nullatenus permittat jus regni vacillare (saith Matth. Paris)—a fa­mous Knight, and Skillfull in the Laws of the Land; who stoutly executing the Office of Ju­stitiar, suffered not the rights of the Kingdom at all to waver.

Soon after which, associatingM. Westm. in anno, 1 [...]59. to himself Roger de Turkelbi, and Gilbert de Preston (two eminent Judges of that age) he madeM. Westm. in anno, 1 [...]59. his Iters into all parts of the Land.

Within the compass of that year, he was al­so constituted [...] governor of Dover Castle.

In 44 Hen. 3, he gave [...] three thousand pound for the wardship of the Heirs of William de Kime, (a great man in Lincolnshire) And being the same year, made Governor [...] of Scar­borough Castle, he quitted [...] his Office of Ju­stice of England, Hugh le Despencer succeeding [...] him therein.

In 47 Hen. 3. he was [...] one of those, who stood up with Sim. Montfort Earl of Leicester, for the Liberties of the subject (as they then pre­tended.) And as the King on his part, for quietness sake was content to submit to the de­termination of Lewes King of France, touch­ing those Ordinances made by the Barons, cal­led Provisiones Oxonii; so was he [...] one of those who in like sort, became an undertaker for them. After which, viz. in 48 H. 3. (being the next ensuing year) he was [...] in that fatal Battle of Lewes, of the Kings part: whence though he shamefully fled [...], leaving Prince Edward in the midst of the Fight; such was his thanks from the Barons, who then had the day, that they seized [...] upon his Lands.

This Hugh took to Wife [...] Ioan the Widow of ... Wake, Heir of Nicholas de Stutevill: which Ioane, after this Battle (her husband be­ing fled [...] beyond Sea) obtained from those Ba­rons, an assignation [...] of the Lordships of Co­tingham, and Kirkby-Moresheved, in Com. Ebor. for the support of her and her Family, du­ring his stay there. But the King ere long re­covering all, in the Battle of Evesham, he re­turned, and was madePat. 49 H. 3. m. 9. Constable of the Castle of Pickering.

Of his Death I can speak nothing; but plain it is, that he made [...] a Will divers years before, bearing date at Cestreford, on the Wednes­day next after the feast of S. Barnabas the Apostle, anno 1258. (42 Hen. 3.) by which he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Abby of Thet­ford, and constituted Simon Montfort Earl of Leicester, and Gilbert de Clare Earl of Glou­cester, two of his Executors.

Nor have I more to say of Ralph Bigod his younger Brother, than that he weddedRot. Fin. 44 H. 3. m. 5. Berta Daughter of ... Furnivall; and that he had his residenceLel. collect. Vol. 2. p. 301. at Setrington in Com. Ebor.

I now return to Earl Roger (Son of Hugh last mentioned) Nephew and Heir to the last Earl Roger. This Roger having taken to WifeEsc. 56 H 3. n. 31. Aliva, Daughter and Heir to Philip Basset (Justice of England) paidRot. Pip. 1 E. 1. Surr.. ... for the Relief of those Lands which were of her inheritance; and doing his Homage, had LiveryRo [...]. Fin. 56 H. 3. m 19. of all that lay in the Counties of Esse [...], Berks, Oxford, Cambridge, Suffolk, Surrey, Southam­pton, and Buckingham.

In 10 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scutag. Wall. de ann. 10 E. 1. m. 3. in the Welch expe­dition then made.

And having had a grantEx coll. R. Glov. S. from King Edward the first, of the Castle of Bristol, and Not­tingham, to hold for life; In 20 Edw. 1. he surrendredEx coll. R. Glov. S. them to him again; And in 22 E. 1. obtained the Kings LicencePat 22 E. 1. m. 20. to embattle his Mansion-house at Bungey in Suffolk; where there had been a Castle formerly demolished, as I have before observed.

In 25 Edward. 1. this stout Earl, together with the Earl of Hereford, wereYpod. Neus [...]. 84 a & 85. a. n. 10. the cheif of those, who opposed that Tax which the King then demanded from his Subjects, for his Ex­pedition into Flanders; refusing to come to his Parliament, unless he would give them safe conduct. Saying moreover, that they would not be compelled to go with him in that voyage. Insisting also, that he should ratify the Great Charter, and Charter of the Forest; and quit that imposition of forty shillings upon every Sack of Wooll, which had been for three years before exacted. Furthermore they inhibitedTh. Wals. 39. n. 10. the pai­ment of the Eighth-penny-Tax which had been granted to the King in the Parliament at S. Ed­mundsbury: and incited the Londoners, to stand up for their Liberties. By which doings, and the Archbishop of Canterburies help, they obtainedYpod. Neust. 85. n. 40. Th. Wals. 40. n. 10. a Confirmation of those Charters; as also certain Articles for the farther explaining of them, which were called Articuli super Cartas; with pardonTh. Wals▪ 40. n. 30. for not attending the King into Flanders; and for all other their misdemea­nors.

But after this, scil. in 26 E. 1. all discontents being thus composed, he wentRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 2. again into Scot­land, in that Expedition then made thither. And, in 29 Edw. 1. having no issue, he con­stituted Ypod. Neust. 95. n 30. Annales Eccles. S. Augustini Cantu [...]r. in anno 1301. King Edward his Heir, delivering un­to him the Marshals Rod, upon conditionYpod. Neust. 95. n 30. Annales Eccles. S. Augustini Cantu [...]r. in anno 1301. to be rendred back, in case he should have any Children; as alsoYpod. Neust. 95. n 30. Annales Eccles. S. Augustini Cantu [...]r. in anno 1301. to have a Thousand pounds from the King in present, and a Thousand pounds per annum during his life.

OneTh. Wals. Ypo [...] Neustr. 95. n. 30. of our Historians alledged the reason of this settlement, so made by him of all his Lands, Honor and Office, to have been for some great Offence, which he had taken against Iohn his younger Brother, and Heir apparent: but the same Historian, afterwards, speaking [...] of that contrivance against Piers de Gaveston, by divers of the most eminent Noble men of that time, of which number Thomas Earl of Lancaster, who married the only Daughter and Heir to Henry Lacy Earl of Lincoln, was; having related a Speech which that Earl of Lincoln, upon his [Page 136] Death-bed made to the Earl of Lancaster; whereby he encourageth him to stand up for the rights of the Church, and the Liberties of the People, and reckons up the names of divers great men; who had been stout Champions for both; goeth on thus—Comes verò Marescallus, qui vivaci­ssimus fuit exactor libertatum; jamdudum, mortuo Comite de Hereford. seniore, cernens se solum non posse proficere in praemissis, cum herede careret le­gitimo, timore ductus est (ut superius dictum est) Re­gem Edwardum constituit heredem suum. Which shews, that he setled his Lands for fear.

For what respect it was, I shall not take upon me to argue; but that he so did, is sure enough; as may evidently be seen, by his spe­cial InstrumentClaus. 30 E. 1. in dorso. n. 14., bearing date at Colchester, in the Abby of S. Iohn, upon the twelfth of April in the thirtieth year of that Kings Reign; where­by he granted unto the said King and his Heirs, all his Castles, Towns, Mannors, Lands and Te­nements wheresoever, whereof he had an estate in see; aswell in England as Wales; excepting the Lordships of Setrington, Wyltone, Thorntone, and Levesham, in Comit. Ebor. and the Mannors of Acle, and Castre, with the Advowson of the Church of Geldestone, in Norfolk. And moreover, rendredIbid. and re­leased unto the same King, all his right to the Honor and Title, which he had in the name of Earl, and Earldom of Norfolk; as also to the Marshalship of England.

Whereupon the King regrantedRot. Cart. 30 E. 1. n. 24. the Earldom and Malshalship, unto him the said Roger, and the h [...]irs of his body; and passedIbid. n. 28. the Mannors of Suthfeld in Norfolk, Dovercurt in Essex; Kenet in Kent; as also divers other lands in England and Wales, unto him the said Roger, and Alice his Wife, and the issue of their two bodies lawfully begotten; and for lack of such issue, to remain to the King and his heirs. And likewiseIbid. n. 29. all his Castles, Mannors, &c. in England and Wales; excepting the Lord­ship of Setrington, and those other before mentioned: and for default of such issue, to re­turn to the King and his Heirs.

Which Alice (his second Wife.) was Daugh­ter Claus. 18 E. 1. in dor­so. m. 10. unto Iohn de Anesine Earl of Bayonne, whom he marriedClaus. 18 E. 1. in dor­so. m. 10. in 18 Ed. 1. and endowed Claus. 18 E. 1. in dor­so. m. 10. with these following Lordships; viz. Cestre­ford and Dovercurt in Essex; Kenet, Ston­ham, Waletone, Holesle, Stavertone, Donningworth, Keleshale, Pesehale, Crat [...]end, and Bungey in Suffolk; Iching, Ersham, Walsham, Acle, Halvergale, Sceges, Watone, Haneworth, Sitfend, and Laxham, in Norfolk.

This great and last Earl of his Family, died Esc. 35 E. 1. n. 46. in 25 Edw. 1. seised of the Mannor of Hamp­stede-Marshal, in Com. Midd. the Mannor of Boseham, with the Hamlet of Fontington; the Hundred of Boseham, and Lastage of Long [...]Estone, extending to Pebensey in Com. Suss. the Mannors of Stoke, Thorney, Stok­tone, Weston, and Great-Chesterford; the Castle and Borough of Strugoil, with the Hamlets thereunto belonging; and the Mannor of Tudenham, with the Hamlets. Likewise Esc. 35 E. 1. n. 46. of the Mannors of Forneset, Dychingham, Ersham, Lapham, Framlingham-parva, Halvergate, Walsham, Hancworth▪ Dykel­burghe, Thacolmston, Suffend, and the half Hundred of Ersham, in Com Norff. And of the Lordships of Framelyngham, Hachi­stone, Hoo, Saham, Bungeye, Bonyng­worth Saberton, Holesle, Keleshale, Cratefeld, Waletone, and Ipswich in Com. Suff. Iohn his Brother being then found to be his next Heir, and forty years of age.

Which Iohn enjoyed nothing of the Honor, by reason of the render abovesaid: nor any thing of the Estate that I can discover.

Ewe.

THough the Earldom belonging to this Family be Forrein; yet in regard the descendants of William de Auco, (id est, Ewe) did possess the Honor of Hastings, in Sussex; as also that of Tikhill in Yorkshire, for some time; I have thought fit to rank them amongst the Barons of this Realm: and there­fore am to take notice, that Robert Robert. Earl of Ewe, who was one of the chief CouncellorsGesta Gu [...]l. Ducis Norm. 197. A. to Wil­liam Duke of Normandy, before his Conquest of England, had great Revenues and Honors, bestowedOrd. Vit. 523. A. upon him, by his favour and bounty.

Howbeit the Lands and Possessions of William William. his Son (which he had likewise by that Kings gift) were of a much more large extent; for at the time of the general survey, it appearsDomesd. i [...] iisdem Comi­tatibus.; that he had the Lordships of Peteorde, Dane­ford, and Denchesworde, in Comitat. Berk▪ of Darneford, Littetone, Contone, Breu­resbro [...], Cerletone, Graftone, Boscumbe, Celdretone, Adhelmertone, Coteford, Digeric Lacham, Sevamentone, Getone, Sopeworde, Tollard, and Opetone, in Com. Wilts. of Torentone, Bradeford, Hiwes, Mapeldre, Lichet, Bleneford, Wellecome, Suere, Wentfrot, Frome, Circel, Te­rente, Aleurde, Stoches, and Candel, in Com. Dors. of Wateledge, Hantone, Ge­veltone, Lanzetone, Ivle, Citerne, and Ticheham in Com. Somers. of Sumburne, Dene, and Silcestre, in Comitat. Hant. of Gravelei, Wilga, Westone, Boxe, Clodhele, Hamsteworde and Offelei, in Comitat. Heref. of Stanhus, Alvredestone, Wigheiete, Odelaveston, Tideham, Dun­tesborne, Torentone, Sciptone, Cul­cortorne, Bereurde, and Suelle, in Co­mitat. Gloucest. of Sonedone, Stradlei, Me­lehon, Edeworde, Holme, Alriceseie, and Chambeltone, in Com. Bedf. as also of fifty two Lordships in Sussex; and of Boches­worde, in Com. Huntendon.

Of this William, all that I finde memorable, is, that in ann. 1088. (1 W. Rufi.) he wasRad. i [...] Dig [...], col 489 [...] n. 30. one of those that took part with Odo Bishop of Bayeux, and Robert Earle of Moreton, and Cornwal, (the Kings Uncles) for advancing Rob. Curthose to the Crown: and, that when some of their adherents were for that purpose in Armes in one place, and some in another, plun­dring the Countries with their Souldiers; this William de Auco, with his forces didRad. i [...] Dig [...], col 489 [...] n. 30. great mis­cheif in Gloucestershire.

But afterwards,Anno 109 [...] beingR. Hor [...]. 266. [...]. [...]. 30. greedy of Riches and Honor (of both which he hadR. Hor [...]. 266. [...]. [...]. 30. large promises) in ann. 1093. (6 Will. Rufi) he forsookR. Hor [...]. 266. [...]. [...]. 30. Robert Curthose Duke of Normandy, his Leige Lord, [Page 137] to whom he had sworn fealty; and fleeing in­to England, subjected [...] himself to King Wil­liam Rufus: As also, that, being afterwards found false to him, by adhering [...] to Robert de Mol­bray Earl of Northumberland, in that Con­spiracy for the murdering of Rufus in a Wood (whereof I have spoke at large in my Histori­cal discourse of that Earl) his Eyes and Stones were cut [...] out; Into which Conspiracy, it is said [...] he was drawn, by the incitation of Hugh Earl of Chester, whose Sister he had mar­ried.

It seems he was charged with this Plott, by some person, whom he challenged to a Duel, for the justification of his innocency therein; for my Author [...] sayes, that being vanquished in the Duel, his Eyes were pulled out, and his Privy members cut off at [...]aresbury, the King then celebrating a great Councel there, on the Octaves of the Epiphany ann. 1096. (9 Will. Ru [...].)

To this William succeeded [...] in the Earldom of Ewe, Henry Henry. his Son; who joyned [...] with the Earl of Mellent, and others, in that ho­norable reception of King Henry the first, made by the Nobility of Normandy, upon his first landing there after he had got the Crown of England: But afterwards, ann. scil. 1118. (18 Henr. 1.) conspiring [...] with Baldwyn Earl of flanders, for the advancing of Wil­liam, Son to Robert Curthose: to the Regal Throne; by timely notice given to the King, he was laid hold on at Roan, and forced to deliver [...] up all his strong Holds, ere he had his li­berty.

Howbeit, the year following, he made some amends for that fault; being [...] in person with King Henry, in that memorable Battle at Bren­nevill, near Noyon, against Lewes King of France, where the English obtained [...] a glo­rious Victory.

This E. Henry gave [...] to the Monks of Bec in Normandy, his Mannor of [...]ou in ... Also to [...] the Monks of Bermundsey in Surrey, his Lordship of Osewardeston, in the Parish of Lid in ... And confirmed [...] to the Canons of Ha­stings in Sussex, all the Prebends belonging to that Church, which were granted to them by Henry his Grandfather: and likewise gave [...] them divers Lands, Rents and Tithes, which lay in sundry other places.

He married [...] ... Daughter to William Lord of Sollei, eldest Son to the Earl of Bloys, and by her having issue [...] four Sons, and one Daughter; departed this [...] life in the year 1139. (4 Steph.) to whom succeeded [...] in this Earldom of Ewe, and other his Honors, Iohn his Son and Heir; who in 10 Henr. 2. was [...] one of the Witnesses of that Recogni­tion, which, King Henry the second made of the peoples Liberties. And in 12 Henr. 2. upon levying of the Ayd, for marrying the Kings Daughter he certified [...] that he had fifty six Knights Fees; and that his Father had sixty in the Rape of Hastings, of which he was en­feoft in the time of King Henry the first, (where­of the Bishop of Thester held four,) for which in 14 Hen. 2. he paid [...] forty four pounds, six shillings and eight pence. And moreover [...] that he had of his own demesne six Knights Fees, more of antient Feoffment; scil. temp. Henr. 1. This Iohn married [...] Alice Daughter of William de Albini Earl of Arundell, and diedIbid. in an. 1170 (17 Hen. 2.) leaving issueIbid. Henry Earl of Ewe, his Son and Heir, then within age, as it seems; for the year following, upon levying the Scutage of Ireland, the Earl of Arundel, accountedRot P [...]p. 18 H. 2. Suss. sixty six pounds and ten shillings, for the Knights Fees belonging to him. Which Alice, for the health of the Souls of William Earl of Arundell her Father, Queen Adeliza her Mother, Iohn Earl of Augi, her first Hus­band, Godfrey her Brother, Maude and Murgery her Daughters, as also her own Soul, and the Soul of Al [...]ed de S. Martin her second Husband, gaveEx Regist. de [...]. nuper penès [...] Sidney. Equ. Aur. to the Monks of Robertsbrigge, all her Lands in Snargate.

This Henry Earl of Ewe, forMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 920. b. n. 20. the health of his Soul, and the Soul of his Brother Robert, gaveMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 920. b. n. 20. likewise to those Monks of Roberts­brigge, his Lordship of Worthe, with the valley adjoyning to the Forest of Bristling; which gift Iohn his Brother did confirmeMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 920. b. n. 20.; as also the grantMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 920. b. n. 20. of S [...]argale Marsh belonging to the Lordship of Bilsintone, givenMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 920. b. n. 20. for­merly by Alice his Mother, and Henry his Bro­ther: addingMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 920. b. n. 20. the Lordships of Mapelles­demne, and Cumdenne; of his own gift.

In 6 R. 1. this Earl Henry paidRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Suss. sixty two pounds and ten shillings, upon levying the Scu­tage for the Kings redemption: but farther of him I cannot say.

The next who succeededMon Angl. vol 2 921. a. n. 20. in this Earldom of Ewe, was Ralph de Ysendon in right of Alice Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 838. b. n. 60. his Wife, DaughterMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 838. b. n. 60. and Heir to the last Earl Henry: Which Ralph confirmedMon. Angl. Vol. 2. ut supra. to the Canons of Robertsbrigge, all the grants of his Predecessors, which had been made unto them, both in the Rape of Hastings, and in Kent, in as ample manner as Henry late Earl of Ewe had done.

In 1 Hen. 3. this Ralph had LiveryPat. 1 H. 3. m. 3. of the Castle of Tickhill, then in the Kings hands; and inClaus. 3 H. 3. m. 9. 3 Hen. 4. of the Mannor of Grete­well, whereof he wasClaus. 3 H. 3. m. 9. seized in the begin­ning of the Warr, betwixt King Iohn and the Barons: in which year he diedMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 838. b. n. 60. & 839. a.; whereupon Alice his Widow, forMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 838. b. n. 60. & 839. a. the health of her Soul, and the Soul of the same Ralph de Yssondon, Earl of Ewe (her husband) and the Soul of Ralph her Son, confirmedMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 838. b. n. 60. & 839. a. to the Monks of Roche, in Comit. Ebor. all such Lands as lay in the Barony of Tikhill, and belonged to them.

She also RatifiedMon Angl. Vol. 2. 870. n. 80. the grant, made by Iohn Earl of Ewe, her Grandfather, unto the Monks of Fulcardimont in Normandy, viz. the tenth part of all her Revenues in England; in lieu whereof, those Monks did receive an yearly Rent.

In 29 H. 3 this Alice paidRot. Pip. 29 H. 3. Suss. sixty two pound, ten shillings, for sixty two Knights Fees and an half, upon levying the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter: as alsoRot. Pip. 29 H. 3. Ebor. sixty pounds, and fifteen shillings more, for sixty Knights Fees and three parts, for the Honor of Tikhill, and had issuePlac. de by her said Husband, a Son called William; and Maude a Daughter marryedBanco. to Alfonsus Son to Iohn K. of Ierusalem; which Alfonsus by her had issue10 E. 1. Iohn Earl of Ewe. But this Alice, in her Widowhood, making for­feiture Term. Trin [...]. to the King; William her Son also ad­hering Term. Trin [...]. to the King of France, the Honor of Tikhill, escheatedTerm. Trin [...]. to the Crown; whereupon [Page 138] King Henry gaveIbid. it to Prince Edward his eldest Son: Which Edward bestowed m it upon Henry of Almaine, Son to Richard Earl of Corn­wal.

Mortimer.

THe first of this name that I have ob­served, is,W. Gemet. 278 C. Roger de Mortimer; Roger 1. by someIbid. thought to be the Son of William de Warren; by others,Ibid. of Walter de S. Martin, Brother of that William. Which Roger was Found­er Ibid. of the Abbey of S. Victor in Normandy.

It is reportedOrd. Vit. 638 D. & 639 A., That, in Anno 1054. (which was twelve years before the Norman Conquest) when Odo, Brother to Henry, King of France, invaded the Territory of Eureur, Duke Wil­liam sent this Roger, then his General (with Robert, Earl of Ewe, and other stout Soldiers) to resist his attempts; who meeting with Odo near to the Castle of Mortimer, gave him Bat­tle Ibid. 6 [...] D., and obtainedIbid. 6 [...] D. a glorious victory. It is farther observable of this Roger, That he was by consanguinity alliedW. Ge [...] 313 A. to the Norman Duke (after­wards King, by the name of William the Con­queror) his Mother, being NeeceW. Ge [...] 313 A. to Gunnora, Wife to Richard, Duke of Normandy, great Grand-Mother to the Conqueror.

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[Page 139]The next is Ralph de Mortimer Ralph 1. (Son, I pre­sume to this Roger) which Ralph accompanied Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 220 a. n. 10. Duke William hither, upon his first invasion of this Realm, beingMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 220 a. n. 10. one of the chiefest Com­manders in his whole Army; and shortly after that signal Conquest, as the most puissantIbid. of his Captains, was sentIbid. into the Marches of Wales, to encounter with Edrich, Earl of Shrewsbury, (as also Lord of Wigmore and Melenithe) in regard he would not sub­mit to the Norman Yoak; whom, after great toil, and a long Siege in Wigmore Castle, he at length subduedIbid. n. 20. & 221 a. n. 60., and delivered captive to that King, whereupon he enjoyedIbid. n. 20. & 221 a. n. 60. all his Lands. And having so done, strongly fortifiedIbid. n. 20. & 221 a. n. 60. the Castle of Dynethe in Melenithe, formerly built by the same Edrich.

This Ralph also conqueredHistory of Wa [...] by D. Powel, 151. Elvel, and did his homageHistory of Wa [...] by D. Powel, 151. to King William for it. But in An. 1088. (1 Wil. Ruf.) he joynedJoreval. 984. n. 50 & 60. with Bernard Newmarch and Roger de Lacy, in that Rebellion begun by Odo, Earl of Kent, on the behalf of Robert Curthose; and with the assistanceJoreval. 984. n. 50 & 60. of the Welsh, didJoreval. 984. n. 50 & 60. much mischeif in Worcestershire, as also towards the Borders of Wales. But, about two years after, he cameOrd. Vit. 681 A. off to the King; and with Robert, Earl of Ewe, and Walter Gif­fard, fortifiedOrd. Vit. 681 A. his Houses in Normandy against Curthose.

Likewise in 4 Hen. 1. the King then passing Ibid. 814 [...]. into Normandy, with divers other great per­sons, who held Lands of him there, he joyned Ibid. 814 [...]. with them in giving him an honorable recep­tion; professingIbid. 814 [...]. himself ready to serve him to the utmost. And, upon that commotion [...] in Normandy, raised by Curthose, being made General [...] of those Forces which King Henry the First sent thither; he vanquished [...] the Army of Curthose, and brought him prisoner [...] to the King. And lastly, after these adventures, ordainedIbid. n. 50 & 60. the Foundation of an Abbey at Wigmore, consti­tuting Ibid. n. 50 & 60. his Son Hugh Heir to all his Lands in England, as also his sole Executor, and com­mitted Ibid. n. 50 & 60. him to the education of Sir Oliver Merli­mond, a sage and worthy Knight. The structure of which Monastery was first begunIbid. n. 50 & 60. at Schob­don, by the same Oliver, but afterwards removed Ibid. n. 50 & 60. to Wigmore, near to a Collegiate Church of Secular Canons, which this Ralph had there FoundedIbid. n. 50 & 60. with three Prebendaries, by the con­sent of Gerard, Bishop of Hereford.

The Lands whereof, this Ralph de Mortimer was possessed at the time of the General Survey [...]. in iisdem Com., were very great, viz. In Berkshire five Lord­ships, in Yorkshire eighteen, besides divers Hamlets, in Wiltshire ten, in Somersetshire one, in Hantshire thirteen, in Oxfordshire one, in Worcestershire four, in Warwick­shire one, in Lincolnshire seven, in Leicester­shire two, in Shropshire fifty (whereof nine­teen were held of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury,) and in Herefordshire nine­teen, besides the Castle of Wigmore (built by William Fitz-Osborne, Earl of Hereford, up­on a peice of waste Ground called Mercestune) which Castle became the principal Seat of him and his Posterity.

This Ralph married [...] Milisent, Daughter of ... by whom he left issue two Sons, viz. [...] Hugh, who succeeded him in his Lands and Honor, and William de Mortimer, Lord of Chelmersh, and afterwards of Netherley, by the giftIbid. n. 20. of his Brother Hugh; as also a Daughter called Hawise Ibid 993 a. n. 10., Wife of Stephen, Earl of Asbemarle.

This Hugh, Hugh 1. beingJoreval. 1046 n. 50 & 60. a person of a proud and haughty spirit, upon the death of King Stephen, endeavoredJoreval. 1046 n. 50 & 60. all he could to oppose King Henry the Second; and to that end, incitedGerv. Do­rob. 1377. n. 60. Roger, Earl of Hereford, to fortifie his Castles of Glocester and Hereford, and all other his strong holds against him; himself doingIbid. 1378. n. 10. the like with his own Castles of Cleobiry, Wig­more, and Brugges (vulgò Brugge North.) Whereupon Gilbert Foliot, at that time Bishop of Hereford, addressingIbid. himself to the Earl of Hereford (being his Kinsman) by fair perswasions so qualifiedIbid. him, that he soon submitted. But this Hugh continued still obsti­nate Ibid.; so that the King being necessitated to raise an Army, dividedIbid. it into three parts; and so besiegingIbid. these three Castles, all at once, forcedIbid. him at length to yield.

Betwixt this Hugh de Mortimer, and Ioceas de Dynant, at that time Lord of Ludlow, were very great differencesMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 215. n. 40 & 50.; insomuch as Ioceas could notMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 215. n. 40 & 50. pass safely out of his Castle, for fear of being taken by Mortimers Men. But, it so hap­ned, that setting his SpiesMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 215. n. 40 & 50., to take all advant­ages upon Dynant; himself, likewise roving thereabouts alone, was surprisedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 215. n. 40 & 50., and carried prisoner to Ludlow; and there kept tillMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 215. n. 40 & 50. he had paid Three thousand marks of Silver for his ransom.

After this in 8 Steph. skirmishingHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 197. with Rees ap Howell, he tookHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 197. him prisoner. And having often suppressedMon. An­glic. ut su­pra n. 40. the Rebellions of the South Wales Men, tookMon. An­glic. ut su­pra n. 40. Howel ap Owen, and Con­wen his Brother (two of their greatest Lords) and wastedMon. An­glic. ut su­pra n. 40. the Town of Cardigan. More­over, he builtIbid. n. 50. & 221 b. n. 10. the Castles of Kaermerdine, Mapudrith, and Cameron; and perfected Ibid. 220 b. n. 10. the Foundation of the Abbey of Wigmore, begun by his Father. He likewise transferred thitherIbid. 220 b. n. 10. the Prebendaries which had been placed in the Parochial Church of Wigmore by his Father; and in An. 1179. (25 Hen. 2.) largely endowedIbid. n. 20 & 30. it; viz. With the Mannors of Kay­ham and Schobdon, the moity of Mottre Wood, and divers other Lands; together with the Churches of Wigmore, Cleobiry, Lent­wardin, Nene, Hugley, Burley, Lid­bury North, Scho [...]don, Almondestreo, and Chelmersh, and all their Chappels.

And, having done all this, in his age, becoming a CanonIbid. n. 50 [...] & 221 b. n. 10. professed in the Abbey at Wigmore, departedIb. 217 b. n 40. this life at Cleobiry, 26 Febr. An. 1188. (31 Hen. 2.) and was there buriedIb. 217 b. n 40.; for whose Soul, one special Mass was daily celebrated Ib. 217 b. n 40. at his Tomb. Leaving issueIb. 220 b. n. 10. & 221 a. n. 60. by Maud his Wife, DaughterIb. 220 b. n. 10. & 221 a. n. 60. of William Longespe, Duke of Normandy, four Sons; viz. Roger, Hugh, Ralph, and William. Which Hugh took to Wife Ibid. 221 a. Felicia de Sancto Sydonio; and had by the gift of his Father, the Mannors of Sudbury and Chelmersh; which Mannors, William his Un­cle formerly enjoyed. But William being a Sol­dier Ibid. n. 10., was taken prisonerIbid. n. 10. in Foreign parts, and there diedIbid. n. 10. unmarried.

About this time, there wasLib. Rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Heref. one Robert de Mortimer (Son or Brother, I presume of Hugh) who in 12 Hen. 2. hadLib. Rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Heref. the Honor of Richards Castle in Right of his Wife, Daughter of Hugh de Say, and Heir to Osbert Fitz-Hugh; which [Page 140] Honor containedIbid. Three and twenty Knights Fees.

I come now to Roger, Son to the last Mention­ed Hugh.

This Roger Roger 2. in 6 Rich. 1. wasRot. Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Lin [...]. with the King in Normandy, and therefore had a special dis­charge Rot. Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Lin [...]. of the Scutage, then levied, by reason of that expedition.

About this time, Rees, Prince of Wales, having raised an Army, and takenHistory of Wal [...]s by D. Powel, p. 247. the Town of Caermarthen, as also the Castles of Caer­marthen and Clun, and likewise besieged History of Wal [...]s by D. Powel, p. 247. Radnor. This Roger came with Hugh de Say, for the releif of that place, but was beatenHistory of Wal [...]s by D. Powel, p. 247. with great loss, as my Author reporteth.

In 16 Ioh. he was acquittedClaus. 16 Joh. in [...]orso m. 24. of the Scutage, then levied for the expedition into Poictou; his Son beingClaus. 16 Joh. in [...]orso m. 24. then in that service.

About this time, Howel, Son of Cadwal­thon; and Maydoc, Son of Maylston; pretend­ing Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 221 b. n. 20 & 30. they had a right to the Territory of Melenith in Fee-Ferme; for a great sum of Money procuredMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 221 b. n. 20 & 30. a tryal at Law for the same, by Twelve Knights of the Counties of Heref. and Salop; but upon full hearing of the cause at Shrewsbury, the Right was adjudgedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2, 221 b. n. 20 & 30. to this Roger.

Having hadIbid. 221 a. n. 20. many skirmishes with the Welsh, and most valiantly opposingIbid. 221 a. n. 20. their frequent in­cursions, he tookIbid. 221 a. n. 20. Twelve of their principal Leaders in one Battle.

He also much enlargedIbid. 221 a. n. 20. his Territories, and droveIbid. 221 a. n. 20. away Thieves and Robbers from those parts. And being once presentIbid. 221 a. n. 20. at the solemn Anniversary of his Father, he confirmedIbid. 221 a. n. 20. all his Grants to the Canons of Wigmore; addingIbid. 221 a. n. 20. of his own gift, a spacious and fruitful pasture, ly­ing near to that Abbey, called The Treasure of Mortimer. Whereupon his Steward blaming himIbid. 221 a. n. 20., that he should dispossess himself of a Field so rich and fertile, and for that reason called The Treasure of Mortimer; he repliedIbid. 221 a. n. 20., I have laid up my Treasure in that Field, where Theeves cannot steal or dig, or moth corrupt.

This Roger marriedIbid. 222 a. n. 20. to his first Wife Milisent, Daughter of ... Ferrers, Earl of Derby, by whom he had issueIbid. Hugh his Son and Heir, and two Daughters; ... the WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Ste­phen le Gross, with whom he had in marriage, the Lordships of Chorston and Barow; and ... marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Walkeline de Beauchamp. And to his second Wife Isabel, theRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Gloc. Rot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 2. Sister and Heir to Hugh de Ferrers, Son of Walkeline de Fer­rers, Rot. Pip. 6 Joh. Gloc. Rot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 2. Lord of Dkham in Rutland; as also Rot. Pip. 6 Joh. Gloc. Rot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 2. of Lechelade and Lagebiry, in Com. Gloc. And upon the death of the said Hugh de Ferrers in 6 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Gloc. Rot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 2. Three hundred marks, and an Horse for the great Saddle, for Livery of those Lorships of Lechelade and Lagebiry. Like­wise Rot. Fin. 9 Joh. m 9. in 9 Ioh. Seven hundred marks, and seven Palfreys, for Livery of the Mannor of Ok­ham.

By this Isabel he had issue (also) three Sons; viz. Ralph, Robert, and Philip. But of her I have seen no more, than that she FoundedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 222 a. n. 30. a Nunnery at Lechelade, and was there buriedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 222 a. n. 30..

This Roger diedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 222 a. n. 30. 8 Kal. Iuly, An. 1215. (17 Ioh.) to whom succeeded Hugh.

Which Hugh, Hugh 2. in the time of those Wars be­twixt King Iohn and the Barons, though much sollicitedIb. 221 b. n 40 & 2 [...]2 b. n 50. otherwise by Lewelin, Prince of Wales, and Giles de Braose, then Bishop of Hereford, adheredIbid. stoutly to the King. Whereupon Lewelin, with Wenwyn-Wen, Prince of Powys, and Maylgon, another potent Welsh­man, together with the Bishop of Hereford, entredIbid. his Castle of Kamaran, and utterly demolishedIbid. it; for which, he had afterwards recompenceIbid.: For about that time, Gualo, the Popes Legate, coming into England, with authority from Rome, pronouncedIbid. [...] [...] & 223 a. Sentence of Excommunication against all those, who had taken away ought from the King, or from any of his adherents, unless they made timely satis­faction. Whereupon there was a Conference held Ibid. [...] [...] & 223 a. at Wigmore; unto which Lewelin coming, he did, without any constraint acknowledge Ibid. [...] [...] & 223 a. all the Territory of Melenith, to be the Right and Inheritance of this Hugh; and commanded Ibid. [...] [...] & 223 a. all his Tenants there to yield obedience to him. Moreover, for the damage which he and his Te­nants had suffered from the Welsh (which were at that meeting estimated at Five hundred marks) it was there orderedIbid. [...] [...] & 223 a. by Stephen, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the other Lords then pre­sent; that Lewelyn should pay one third part thereof, Maylgon another, and Wenhoven as much.

In 16 Ioh. this Hugh (amongst the Barons Marchers) had SummonsClaus. 16 Joh. is dorso [...]. 4. to attend the King at Cirencester, upon Munday next after the Vtas of the Clause of Easter, well accoutred with Horse and Arms for himself, and all the power he could make. And having had the custodyPat. [...] Joh. n. [...]. of the Castle of Stratton-Oale, in 17 Ioh. he received commandPat. [...] Joh. n. [...]. to deliver it up to Hugh de Nevil; but standing still firm to the King, he had the Castle of Holgot givenClaus. 18 Joh. m. 2. him in 18 Ioh. which wasClaus. 18 Joh. m. 2. part of the Possessions of Thomas Manduit, then in Rebellion with the Barons.

And in 7 Hen. 3. wasClaus. 7 Hen 3. [...] in dorso. in that expedition made into Wales.

He took to WifePat. 16 [...] Annora, Daughter of Wil­liam de Braose, and hadPat. 16 [...] One hundred shillings Land in Cherleton and Chiriton, with her in marriage (which she afterwards heldPat. 16 [...] during her Widowhood) and having been much wound­ed Mon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 222 b. [...]. 10. in a Tourneament, departedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 222 b. [...]. 10. this life, 4 Id. Nov. An. 1227. (11 Hen. 3.) without issue, and was buriedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 222. b. [...]. 10. in the Abbey at Wig­more.

To whom succeeded Ralph Ralph 2. his Brother (by the Father.) Of which Ralph, it is memorableIbid. [...] & 40., That in the life time of his Brother Hugh, King Iohn losing Normandy, in regard he refused to do homage for it to the King of France, being then there for the defence of that Countrey, he was taken prisonerIbid. [...] & 40. by the French; and, that the Welsh hearing thereof, came to Wigmore; and having plunderedIbid. [...] & 40. the Abbey, burntIbid. [...] & 40. it all to the ground, except the Church.

Succeeding his Brother to that great Inheri­tance, in 12 Hen. 3. he paid [...] One hundred pound for his Releif; and thereupon had Livery [...] of all his Lands lying in the Counties of Glo­cester, Southampton, Becks, Salop, and Hereford.

In 17 Hen. 3. the King requiring [...] Hostages of the Barons Marchers for their Fidelity (the times being then troublesome) this Ralph deliver­ed [...] unto him Henry, the Son and Heir to Sir Brian de Brompton; who was thereupon commit­ted [...] to the custody of William de Stutevil.

[Page 141]And in 22 Hen. 3. the King fearingClaus. 22 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 16. some disturbances from Lewelin, Prince of Aberfraw, by reason that he exactedClaus. 22 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 16. homage from all the cheif Men of North Wales, and Powys (amongst other of the Barons Marchers) requi­red Claus. 22 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 16. this Ralph to attend him at Oxford, up­on Tuesday next after the Quinzime of Easter; there to advise concerning that, and other im­portant business.

And in 24 Hen. 3. accordingClaus. 24 Hen. 3. m. 9. to the Decree made by Gualo, the Popes Legate, concerning the Territory of Melenith, in the time of his Brother Hugh; the King sentClaus. 24 Hen. 3. m. 9. his Precept to the Sheriff of Herefordshire, to deliver possession thereof unto this Ralph.

After this, viz. in 26 Hen. 3. upon that expe­dition then made into Gascoigne, he received commandRot Vascon. 26 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 3. to provide himself with Horse and Arms for that service.

Being a person of a Military Disposition, he builtMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. 222 a. n. 10. two more Castles in Melenith, viz. Kevencles and Knoclas, whereby he ex­ceedingly enlargedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. 222 a. n. 10. his Possessions upon the Welsh, and much restrainedMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. 222 a. n. 10. their bold incur­sions: So that Prince Lewelin, seeingIb. 222 b. n. 10. that he could not cope with him, gaveIb. 222 b. n. 10. him his Daugh­ter Gladuse Duy in marriage, with all his Lands of Kery and Kedewyn; as alsoIb. 222 b. n. 10. all the Castles and Forts in both of them. But more I have not seen of him till his death, which hap­ned Ibid. n 20. 8 Id. Aug. An. 1246. (30 Hen. 3.) Where­upon he was buriedIbid. n. 30. with his Ancestors in the Abbey at Wigmore, leaving issue four Sons, viz. Ibid. 223 a. Roger the eldest then in minority, Peter, Iohn a Gray Frier at Shrewsbury, and Hugh Lord of Chelmersh.

Which Gladuse soon after obtained Livery Claus. 30 Hen. 3. m. 5. of all the Lands, wherewith she had been en­dowed by Reginald de Braose, her former Hus­band. But after this, she was necessitated to a suitRot. Fin. 3 [...] Hen. 3. m. 6. with William de Braose (Son of that Regi­nald) for the same.

I come now to Roger his Son and Heir.

This Roger Roger. in 31 Hen. 3. paying [...] Two thou­sand marks to the King, had Livery [...] of all his Lands, excepting those whereof Gladuse his Mother (then surviving) was endowed: And in the same year, an assignation [...] in right of Maud his Wife of her Purparty of all those Lands in England; and the next year following of those in [...] Ireland, which descended to her from Walter Mareschal, late Earl of Pembroke. So also [...] of the Knights Fees. Likewise [...] of her Purparty of the Castle and Town of Haverford, with Eve, the Wife of William de Cantilupe, and Eleanor, the Wife of Humphrey de Bohun, the other participants.

In 37 Hen. 3. he attended [...] the King in his ex­pedition into Gascoigne. And in 41 Hen. 3. when Lewelin, Prince of Wales, began again to make incursions upon the Marches, received command [...] to assist Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, in the defence of those parts, be­twixt Montgomery, and the Lands of the Earl of Glocester.

In 42 Hen. 3. he had also Summons [...] to at­tend the King at Chester, on Monday next af­ter the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, well furnished with Horse and Arms, to withstand the like hostile Incursions of the Welsh; and, being in that service, had a special discharge [...] of his Scu­tage for those Twenty six Knights Fees, and a sixth part, which he held in right of Maud his Wife, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Wil­liam de Braose of Brecknock.

In 44 H. 3. the Welsh still continuingClaus. 4. Hen. 3. m. 17. their hostilities, he was madeClaus. 4. Hen. 3. m. 17. Captain General of all the Kings Forces in those parts; all the Barons Marchers receiving commandClaus. 4. Hen. 3. m. 17. to be attendant on him, with their whole strength. And the same year constituted GovernorPat. 44 H. 3. m. 10. of the Castle of Hereford. But, notwithstanding all the power of these Barons Marchers, Prince Lewelin got the better, as someHistory of [...], p. 325. say: For this Roger, having contraryHistory of [...] p. 325. to his Oath (as they report) maintain­ed the Kings quarrel, and takenHistory of [...] p. 325. from Lewelin, all Buelt, except the Castle, which the Princes Men got by night, without bloodshed, and there­in much Munition; the next year following he lostHistory of [...] p. 325. the Castle of Melenith, and all his Men therein, which were put to the Sword, and the Castle demolishedIbid.. And when he came after­wards thither, with what strength he could make, was pursued so close by the Prince, that being constrainedIbid. to crave leave to depart; the Prince, in regard he was his Kinsman, granted Ibid. it to him.

In 45 Hen. 3. he was (together with Iames de Aldithley) sentClaus 45 Hen. 3. m. 23. to the Ford of Montgo­mery, to meet certain Commissioners from Prince Lewelin, to treat concerning a Peace be­twixt King Henry and him. And in 46 Hen. 3. adheringClaus. 46 Hen. [...] in dorso m. 18. to Richard Earl Marshal, (with divers other of the Barons) wasClaus. 46 Hen. [...] in dorso m. 18. a party to that Instru­ment sealed betwixt the King and them, for a peaceable composure of the difference.

In this year Prince Lewelin, having besieged An. 1262. 46 Hen. 3. Matth. Westm. the Castle of Keventles, belonging to this Roger, and taken itAn. 1262. 46 Hen. 3. Matth. Westm.; as alsoAn. 1262. 46 Hen. 3. Matth. Westm., another strong Hold of his; he utterly demolishedAn. 1262. 46 Hen. 3. Matth. Westm. both of them. Whereupon, lyingIbid. in Wait for those his Enemies, he made several assaultsIbid. upon them, and slew sometimes Three hundred, and some­times more of them. And the year next follow­ing, the animosities betwixt the King, and the Rebellious Barons growing high, by reasonM. Westm▪ in Anno▪ 1263. 47 Hen. [...] of those Ordinances which they had made at Ox­ford, so much derogatory to his Regal Authori­ty, he standing firm to the King, made great waste and spoilM. Westm▪ in Anno▪ 1263. 47 Hen. [...] upon the Demesn Lands in Wales, of Montfort, Earl of Leicester (the cheif of those Rebels.) Whereupon Montfort con­federating M. Westm▪ in Anno▪ 1263. 47 Hen. [...] with Prince Lewelin, incitedM. Westm▪ in Anno▪ 1263. 47 Hen. [...] him to do the like upon the Lands of this Roger, which he did; and besides that, tookM. Westm▪ in Anno▪ 1263. 47 Hen. [...] his Castle of Radnor, and burnt it to the ground.

In this year also (with the rest of the Barons Marchers) he received commandClaus. 47 Hen. 3. [...] dorso m. 15. to repair to Ludlow with Horse and Arms, for restaining the farther [...]ostilities of the Welsh.

In 48 Hen. 3. the King seeing himself neces­sitated Pat. 48 H. 3. m 18. to yield to those Ordinances of Oxford (the Rebellious Barons being then so strong) this Roger was onePat. 48 H. 3. m 18., who, at that time, undertook for his observance of them. But the King, soon after, getting strengthMat. Paris, p. 993. n. [...]0., held not himself ob­liged to what he formerly was so constrained un­to; and marchingMat. Paris, p. 993. n. [...]0. to Northampton, gave them a notable defeatMat. Paris, p. 993. n. [...]0.; this Roger being then the cheifLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 176. in that action. And soon after, being M. Westm. in Anno 1264. Battle of Lewes in 14 Mai [...], 48 Hen. 3. in that fatal BattleM. Westm. in Anno 1264. Battle of Lewes in 14 Mai [...], 48 Hen. 3. of Lewes, where the Re­bellious Barons took the King and Prince Ed­ward prisoners; discerning the day to be lost, forthwith fledM. Westm. in Anno 1264. Battle of Lewes in 14 Mai [...], 48 Hen. 3., (together with Iames de Al­dithley, [Page 142] Roger de Clifford, and some other of the Barons Marchers) into Wales, and thereIbid. fell upon Prince Lewelin; hoping to turn the scale by giving a defeat there, to those adherents and confederates of Montfort, and the rest of his Re­bellious Party.

But their success at Lewes gave them such reputation, that their numbers much increasing, Montfort forthwith advancedIbid. with a powerful Army into the Marches; and there carrying all before him, burntIbid. and wasted the Houses and Lands of this Roger.

Seeing therefore his Soveraign in this great distress, and nothing but ruine and misery at­tending himself, and all other the Kings loyal Subjects, he took no rest till he had contrived some way for their deliverance; and to that end, sentMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 223 a. n 40, 50 & 60. & 22 [...]. MS Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. Med. 20. 120 b. a swift Horse to the Prince, then prisoner with the King in the Castle at Hereford, with intimation that he should obtain leave to ride out for recreation, into a place called Widmersh; andMon. An­glic Vol. 2. 223 a. n. 40, 50 & 60. & 22 [...]. MS Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. Med. 20. 120 b. that upon sight of a person mounted on a White Horse, at the foot of Tulington Hill, and waving his Bonnet (which was the Lord of Croft, as it was said) he should hast towards him with all possible speed. Which being ac­cordingly done (though all the Countrey there­abouts. were thither calledIbid. 223 b. n. 10., to prevent his escape) setting Spurs to that Horse, he over­went Ibid. 223 b. n. 10. them all. Moreover, that being come to the Park of Tulinton, this Roger metIbid. 223 b. n. 10. him with Five hundred armed Men; and seeing many to pursue, chasedIbid. 223 b. n. 10. them back to the Gates of Hereford, making great [...]laughter amongst them.

Furthermore, that having thus brought off the Prince with safety to his Castle at Wig­more, he was the cheif person that gave coun­tenance to the raising of a powerful Army, con­sisting Ibid. 223 b. n. 10. cheifly of the Welsh; by which, upon the fourth of August, An. 1265. (49 Hen. 3.) a glorious VictoryIbid. 223 b. n. 10. being obtained against that insolent Montfort, and the rest of his Party, near to Evesham in Worcestershire, the King him­self was most happily set at liberty.

By othersH. Knighton, 2452. & Ibid. n. 10. this story is related thus, viz. That this Roger sent the Prince a swift Horse, for the purpose before-mentioned; and that the Prince, obtaining leave of Montfort, to try if the Horse were of use for the great Saddle; first wearied out other Horses, and then got on this (a Boy with two Swords, whom this Roger had sent, being near with another Horse) and so turning himself to Robert de Ros, then his Keeper, and other by-standers, said, I have been in your custody for a time, but now I bid you farewel; and so rode away: AddingIbid. n. 30., that this Roger, with his Ban­ner displayed, received him at a little Hill called Dunmor, and so conveyed him safe to his Castle at Wigmore.

Certain it is, That in that memorable Battle Battle of Evesham, 6 Aug. 49 H. 3. of Evesham, this Roger commandedIb. 2453. & Ibid. n. 20. the third part of the Princes Army, and assaulted Ib. 2453. & Ibid. n. 20. the Rebellious Barons on the back part; the Prince coming on upon the one side, and the Earl of Glocester on the other.

And upon the Twenty seventh of October fol­lowing, had, for his faithful services, a Grant Cart. [...]9 H 3. m 2. of the whole Earldom, and Honor of Oxford, and all other the Lands of Robert de Vere, then Earl of Oxford, (excepting the Mannor of Flete) at that time forfeited, for taking part with Montfort, Earl of Leicester, in that Rebellious War.

It is reportedMat. Paris, p. 1001. n. 1 [...] & 20., that after this Battle, great endeavors being used for a fair composure be­twixt the King, and the conquered Party, which was agitated by Ottobon, the Popes Legate, the Earl of Glocester, and twelve others were chosen to moderate therin; whereby those who were vanquished, might redeem themselves and their estates, by pecuniary compositions (which accordingly was effected by that memorable De­cree called Dictum de Kenilworth) and that this Roger, with the rest of the Barons Marchers, who had obtained the confiscated Lands of the Rebels by the Kings Grant, fiercely opposed that accord; saying, That it was unjust, that what was so deservedly forfeited; and for their pains and fide­lity, given to them by the King, should be taken from them again for no cause. And it was then saidIbid. 100 [...]. n. 40. by some, that he took such offence against the Earl of Glocester, for his forwardness in that Agreement, that he conspired his death; as also, that thereupon the Earl withdrew himself for a time, great animosities continuing betwixt them.

After this, viz. in 51 Hen. 3. he had command Claus. 51 Hen. 3. m. 5. from the King, to fortifie the Castle of Here­ford, (whereof by the Kings former Grant in 44 Hen. 3. he had been constituted Governor:) And in 50, 51, and the fourth part of 52 Hen. 3. hadRot Pip. [...] iisdem Annis Heref. the Sheriffalty of Herefordshire. In 54 Hen. 3. he was also madePat. 54 H. 3. m. 2. Governor of the Castle of Corff. And in 1 Edw. 1. when the King was gone into Gascoigne, there being an InsurrectionM. West. in eodem Anno. in the North, grounded upon a certain vain Prophecy, That the King should never return again into England; this Roger, marchingM. West. in eodem Anno. towards them (with Edmund, the Kings Brother) they totally retired and dissipated M. West. in eodem Anno. themselves.

All being now quiet, in 7 Edw. 1. he obtained a GrantCart. 7 Edw. 1. n. 37. Rot. Fin. 7 Edw. [...]. m. 21. from the King of the Territories of Keddewy and Kery, and of the Castle of Dolvoron (built byMonast. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 223 b. n. 20. David ap Lewelin) to hold to himself and his heirs, by the service of three Knights Fees.

And, having taken to WifeIbid. n. 10. Rot. Pip. 54 Hen. 3. Heref. Maud the Daugh­ter and Coheir to William de Braose of Breck­nock, with whom he hadMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 557 b. n. 50. the Land of Rad­nor, with other fair possessions, both in Eng­land and Wales; had issueMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. ut su­pra. by her these three Sons, Edmund, William, and Geffrey: Upon whom, having procuredIbid. n. [...] & 30. the honor of Knight­hood to be conferred by King Edward the First; he, at his own costs, causedIbid. n. [...] & 30. a Tourneament to be held at Kenilworth; where he sumptuously entertained an hundred Knights, and as many Ladies, for three days, the like whereof was never before in England; and there began Ibid. n. [...] & 30. the Round Table, (so calledIbid. n. [...] & 30., by reason that the place wherein they practised those feats, was environed with a strong Wall made in a round Form:) And, upon the fourth day, the Golden Lion, in sign of triumph, being yielded to him; he carriedIbid. it (with all that company) to War­wick. The same whereof being spred into Foreign Countreys, occasioned the Queen of Navarre, to sendIbid. unto him certain Wooden Bottles, bound with Golden Bars and Wax, under the pretence of Wine; which (in truth) were all filled with Gold; and for many ages after, keptIbid. in the [Page 143] Abby of Wigmore. Whereupon, for the love of that Queen, he addedIbid. a Carbuncle to his Arms.

But long it was not, after this, that he lived: for in 10 Edw. 1. he departedEsc. 11 E. 1. n. 28. Ex coll. R. Gl. S. this life, at Kingslene, upon Simon and Iude's Eve;Esc. 11 E. 1. n. 28. Ex coll. R. Gl. S. Ed­mund his Son and Heir being then twenty seven years of age; and was buried in the Abby of Wigmore, with this EpitaphMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 229. b. p. 50..

Hic est sepultus, qui mansit la [...]de refultus,
Rogerus mundus, de Morte marinâ secundus.
Cui fuerat gratus, dominus Wigmorae vocitatus.
Hunc dum viverat, vi Wallia tota timebat.
Et sibi donata permansit Wallia tota.
Militiam scivit, semper tormenta subivit.

Other Children he also had, by the same Maude; viz. Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 223. b. n. 50. Sir Ralph Mortimer, Knight (his eldest Son) who died in his lifetime; Roger Mor­timer Lord of Chirke, (of whom I shall say more anon) Sir Gefrey a Knight (who also died in his lifetime, and lieth buried at Wigmore,) and Sir William a Knight, and stout Souldier, who had to WifeEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 38. Hawyse the Heir of Robert de Muscegros; and in her right heldEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 38. the Man­nors of Batenton, Kemerton, Stawell, and Cherleton-Muscegros: and was en­feossed Esc. 25 E. 1. n. 38. by Maude his Mother, of the third part of the Mannor of Crendon, in Comitat. Buck. two parts of the Mannor of Doecumbe; of the Castle of Bruggewalter, and third part of that Mannor; as also of two parts of the Mannor of Meletone, all in com. Somerset. and dyingEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 38. without issue, in 25 Edw. 1. leftEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 38. Ed­mund Lord Mortimer of Wigmore, his Brother and Heir.

Of the before specified Maude, all that I have farther seen; is, that the Castle and Mannor of Radnor, with the Mannors of Kingstone, and Erlesdone, which were of her Inheritance; being takenClaus. 11 E. 1. m. 9. into the Kings hands, by reason of his death; commandClaus. 11 E. 1. m. 9. was given to the She­riff of Herefordshire; in 11 Edw. 1. to ren­der them unto her; and a precept sent to the Sheriff of Shropshire; requiringClaus. 11 E. 1. m. 9. him to take her Oath, that she should not marry again with­out licence.

And, that she departedEsc. 29 E. 1. n. 53. this life, in 29 E. 1. Edmund her Son being then forty years of age; who soon after, doing his Homage, had livery Rot. Fin. 29 E. 1. m. 10. of the Castle of Radnor, and other the Lands of her Inheritance.

Which Edmund Edmund. solemnly receivedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 224. a. the Ho­nor of Knighthood, at Winchester, at the hands of King Edward the first, upon the Feast day of the Nativity of our Lady; and having so done, marriedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 224. a. Margaret the Daughter of Sir William de Fendles, a Spaniard, kinswoman to Queen Elianore; the weddingMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 224. a. being there kept at the King and Queens Charges.

In 10 Edw. 1. (which was the year his Fa­ther died) this Edmund, with some other of the Barons-marchers, encountringMS. Oxon. in bibl. Bodl. K. 84 f. 67. b. M. Westm. in anno, 1282. the Army of Leoline Prince of Wales, which was come down from the mountains towards Buelt, with little loss, put it to a total routMS. Oxon. in bibl. Bodl. K. 84 f. 67. b. M. Westm. in anno, 1282., and made great slaughter upon the Welch; in which Battle Le­oline himself being slainMS. Oxon. in bibl. Bodl. K. 84 f. 67. b. M. Westm. in anno, 1282., his head was cut off and sentLel. coll. Vol. 1. p. 290. to the King at Rothelan; but thence carried to the Tower of London, and there setM. Westm. ut supra. on a Pole, Crowned with Ivy.

In the same year upon the death of Iohn Fitz-Alan, the Castles of Oswaldestre, and Arundell, were committedPat. 10 H. [...]. m. 8. to the Trust of this Edmund: And in 11 Edw. 1. doing his Ho­mage, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 11 E. 1. m. 25. of all his own Lands. In 14 E. 1. he obtained a GrantCart. 14. E. 1. n. 45. from the King, to himself and Margaret his Wife, and their Heirs, of the Mannors of Marckley and Thorn [...]u­ry, in Com. Heref. And in 15 Edw 1. reteined Peter de Mauley (an eminent Baron of Yorkshire) by IndentureClaus. 15 [...] 1. in dorso. m. 3., to serve him in the Welch-Warrs, against Rese ap Meredith, and his Complices, then Rebells to the King, with ten Light-horse, viz. one black with a white Foot, price 60 marks, &c. (the colours of the rest being all expressed, and their prices.) Covenanting to pay the price, or prices of any of those Horses, which might hap­pen to be lost in that service.

In 22 Edw. 1. he had (amongst others) com­mand Rot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m. [...]. to be at Po [...]mouth, upon the first of September, well accoutred with Horse and Armes, to attend the King into Gascoin [...]. And in 25 Edw. 1. wasMS. Oxon. K. 84. f. 79. b. one of the Lords that met at Montgomery, to consider of that demand which the King then made; viz. that they should attend him in his Expedition beyond Sea, at their own proper charge: which they refused to do, by reason of the great expences they had formerly been at, in his service in Wales, and Scotland. And, having been broughtMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 224. a. n. 30. & 40 Esc. 32 [...]. 1. n. 63. up in the Kings Court, about the time that the Warr betwixt King Edward and the Welch first broke out; he was somewhat suspectedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 224. a. n. 30. & 40 Esc. 32 [...]. 1. n. 63. of wishing well to Leweline, in regard of his near alliance to him. To clear himself therefore of that doubt, he ever the more earnestly endea­vored Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 224. a. n. 30. & 40 Esc. 32 [...]. 1. n. 63. the suppression of those Welch Incur­sions; in which being alwayes very active, it was at length his fate to be mortally wounded Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 224. a. n. 30. & 40 Esc. 32 [...]. 1. n. 63. in Battle at Buelt; and to dieMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 224. a. n. 30. & 40 Esc. 32 [...]. 1. n. 63. of those hurts in Wigmore Castle: whereupon he had Se­pulture Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 224. a. n. 30. & 40 Esc. 32 [...]. 1. n. 63. in the Abby there, with his Ancestors: leaving issue five Sons; viz. Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 224. a. n. 50. Roger his Son and Heir, thenEsc 32 E. 1. ut supra. eighteen years of age, Iohn, Hugh Rector of the Church of Old Radnor, Walter Rector of Kingstone, and Edmund Rector of Hodner, as also Treasurer of the Cathedral at York: And three Daughters; viz. Mon. Angl. ut supra. Maude Wife of Theobald de Verdon; and Ioane, and Eliza­beth Nuns at Lyngbroke. Which Iohn, being SlainIbid. n. 60. in a Tournament at Worcester, 3 Non. Ian. ann. 1318 (12 Edw. 2.) by Iohn de Ley­burne (being not above eighteen years of age, and notIbid. n. 60. able to weild his Lance, unhappily runIbid. n. 60. it into his Belly) was buriedIbid. n. 60. at Wig­more.

Upon the death of this last mentioned Lord Edmund, Margaret his Widow, besidesClaus. 3 [...] E. 1 m. 2. the Castle and Mannor of Bruggewater, and Mannor of Odecambe in Com. Somerset. the Mannors of Kingstone, Erlestone, Pem­brugge, and Orleton, in Com. Heref. where­of she had been formerly enfeoftClaus. 3 [...] E. 1 m. 2., joyntly with him; hadClaus. 3 [...] E. 1 m. 2. for her better support, the Castle and Town of Radnor, with the Hamlets of Harpeton, Donyton, Walton, Cascope, Clandestre, and Presthemede, in Comitat. Heref. the third part of the Mannor of Cren­don, in Com. Buck. certain Lands in Beau­lieu, and Inkebergh, in Com Wigorn. as also in Aure, in Comitat. Gloucest. the Mannors of Knighton, and Pulli [...], with the Hamlet of [Page 144] Akhull, in Com. Salop. the Castle of Knoklas, in the Cantred of Melenith; and likewiseIbid. the Town and Site of the old Castle of Radnor, in the Commot of Warthreynon, together with that Commot, assignedIbid. m. 4. unto her. And in 34 Edw. 1. obtained the Kings CharterCart. 34 E. 1. n. 23. for a weekly Market at her said Mannor of King­stone, upon the Saturday; as also a Fair upon the Eve andday of St. Michael, and two days ensuing. And in 11 Ed. 2. was chargedClaus. 11. E. 2. m. 23. with providing an hundred men for the Warrs in Scotland, out of her Lands of Kery, and Warthrenon.

I now come to Roger, Roger. Son and Heir to the last Lord Edmund.

The wardship of this Roger (he beingMon. Ang. Vol 2. 224. b. n. 10. of the age of sixteen years and three months, at his Fa­thers death (viz. 31 Edw. 1.) was, by the King grantedMon. Ang. Vol 2. 224. b. n. 10. to Pi [...]rs de Gaveston; so that, to re­deem himself, and thereby to obtain liberty to marry where he pleased, he gaveMon. Ang. Vol 2. 224. b. n. 10. to Piers, two thousand five hundred marks; and thereupon took to WifeMon. Ang. Vol 2. 224. b. n. 10. Ioane the Daughter of Peter de Genevill, Son of Geffrey de Gennevill, Lord of Trim in Ireland.

This Roger receivedComp. eusto­dis magnae Garderodae de eodem ann▪ the Order of Knight­hood in 34 E. 1. (with Edward then Prince of Wales, and above three hundred more, in a most solemn manner, by Bathing, and other sa­cred Ceremonies) and the same year, attended Rot Scoc. [...] 34 E. 1. m. 2. the King in that Expedition then made in­to Scotland, but departedR [...]t. Fin. 34 E. 1. m. 2. thence without leave; by reason whereof the Sheriffs of Gloucester, UUorcester, Hereford, Salop, and Stafford, were commandedR [...]t. Fin. 34 E. 1. m. 2. to seize his Lands. Howbeit the year next following at the instance of Q. Margaret he had pardon for that transgression, and restitution of them.

In 3 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 3 E. 2. m. 7. again in the Warrs of Scotland: and the same year,Rot. Fin. 3 E. 2. m. 7. constituted Governor of the Castle of Bu [...]lt, in Breck­nockshire.

In 6 Edw. 2. he had an assignationClaus. 6 E. 2. m. 9. of fifty pounds, in recompence of his expences in the Kings service in Gascoine. And in 7 Ed. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 7 E 2. m. 1. again in the Scottish Warrs. So likewise, [...]laus. 8 [...]. 2. in dorso, m. 9. in 8 E. 2. andRot, Scoc. 10 E 2. m. 8. 10 Edw. 2. in which tenth year he was constitutedPat. 10 [...]. 2. p. 1. m. 8. the Kings Li [...]utenant of Ireland, and Governor of that Realm.

Being thus made Justice of Ireland, he lan­ded [...]hron. fra­t [...]is Ioh. [...]. at Yohill, in Easter week 11 Edw. 2. with thirty eight Knights; and made [...]hron. fra­t [...]is Ioh. [...]. two Knights, upon his first arrival there. And get­ting to his assistanceIbid. Iohn de Bermingham, and Sir Nicholas de Verdon, Knight: banished all of the name of Lacy, out of that Realm; forcing Ibid. them into Scotland; and the year follow­ing, KnightedIbid. the said Iohn de Bermingham.

In 12 Edw. 2, he wasRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m▪ 13. again in the Warrs of Scotland.

About this time, there havingRot. Rom▪ 12 E 2. m. 9. been great differences betwixt Guy de Beaucamp, Earl of Warwick, then lately deceased, and this Ro­ger concerning certain Lands lying in the Marches of Wales, the Bishop of Hereford, wrote Rot. Rom▪ 12 E 2. m. 9. his Letters to the Pope, for a Dispensation of marriage for Thomas de Beaucamp, then Earl of Warwick, (Son to the said Guy) and a Daugh­ter of this Roger: which Marriage afterwards took effect.

In this year also, Iohn his Brother DiedRot Fin [...] E. 2 m. 5., whereupon he had Livery of the Mannors of Bromsgrave, and Norton, in Comit. Wigorn. as his next heir; which Lordships were gran­ted Cart. 11 E. 2. n. 6. the same year to the same Iohn, and his Heirs, in Fee-farme, for ten pounds per annum, to be paid into the Exchequer.

The same year he was likewise made Justice Pat. 12 E. 2. p. 2. m. 23. of Ireland.

About this time also, in aydMon Ang Vol 2. [...]. b n. 30. of Sir Iohn de Cherleton, Knight (LordMon Ang Vol 2. [...] b n. 30. Powis, in [...]ight of Hawyse his Wife,) whose marriage King Edward had grantedMon Ang Vol 2. [...] b n. 30. to him; he armedMon Ang Vol 2. [...] b n. 30. himself and his followers against Griffin Vncle to Hawyse, who had Invaded Powys-land with great forces, and done excessive spoil there, and af­ter much toyl and trouble, compelledIbid. Griffin to submit; whereupon the said Iohn and Hawyse did peacably enjoyIbid. that territory. And, having so done, he marriedIbid. Maude his Daughter to Iohn, Son and Heir to the same Iohn and Ha­wyse.

Moreover, in remunerationIbid 214. b. n 40. of his labour and costs, in thus regaining Powys-land, he ob­tained Ibid 214. b. n 40. from the said Iohn and Hawyse, the Inheritance of certain Lands in Powys; as al­so all the Forest of U [...]heldre, betwixt the Ri­vers of Ryw, and Elegy, which lay adjacent to his Lordship of Kedewyn.

In 14 E. 2. he sealed to certain Covenants [...]laus 14 E. 2 in [...]orso, m 9., at Wigmore, with Edmund le Botiller, of Ire­land, for a marriage betwixt Roger his Son, and Ioane the Daughter of the said Edmund; viz. that he the said Roger, should thereupon be enfeossed of all his Castles and Lands in Ire­land, to the use of himself, and her during their lives; and afterwards to his Heirs male. Whereupon this Roger was to receive a thou­sand pounds Sterling, for the portion of the said Ioane.

BeingMon Ang. ut supra. n. 40. a person stout and bold, in this four­teenth year of Edward the Second observingMon Ang. ut supra. n. 40., that Hugh le Despencer the younger (then the Kings Chamberlain and chief favorite) hadMon Ang. ut supra. n. 40. in right of Alianore his Wife, one of the three Sisters and Coheirs of Gilbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester, the third partMon Ang. ut supra. n. 40. of that Earldom, then valued at five thousand marks per annum: And not content therewith, thirstingMon Ang. ut supra. n. 40. after the rest which belonged to the two other Sisters, with Armed Forces InvadedMon Ang. ut supra. n. 40. the Countrey of Gla­morgan: In opposition to him, he associated Ibid. n. 60. Videsis e­tiam H. Knighton 25 [...]9. Et MS. Ox [...]n. in bibl. Bo [...]l. [K. 84.] [...]. 98. a. himself with Humfrey de Bohun Earl of Here­ford, and his Uncle Sir Roger de Mortimer of Chirke, and tookIbid. n. 60. Videsis e­tiam H. Knighton 25 [...]9. Et MS. Ox [...]n. in bibl. Bo [...]l. [K. 84.] [...]. 98. a. Caerdifte; subjectingIbid. n. 60. Videsis e­tiam H. Knighton 25 [...]9. Et MS. Ox [...]n. in bibl. Bo [...]l. [K. 84.] [...]. 98. a. all the Countrey thereabout to his command; and moreover carriedIbid. n. 60. Videsis e­tiam H. Knighton 25 [...]9. Et MS. Ox [...]n. in bibl. Bo [...]l. [K. 84.] [...]. 98. a. Sir George Gorges Knight, Go­vernor of Caerdiffe Castle, Prisoner to Wigmore.

And, not long after, being informedMon. Angl. ut supra, 225. a. that the Castle of [...]ionne, with all the Lands and Honor thereto belonging, were his own by right▪ he entredMon. Angl. ut supra, 225. a. upon them, and took FealtyMon. Angl. ut supra, 225. a. of the Tenants (of which Lands, with all other belonging to Edmund Fitz-Alan Earl of Arun­dell, (afterwards condemned for Treason at Hereford) he thenceforth obtainedMon. Angl. ut supra, 225. a. a grant from King Edward the third.)

The same year also (viz. 14 Edw. 2.) joyning Ibid. n. 10. [...] 20. Videsis e­tiam, Lel. coll V [...]l. p. 666. H. [...] 2539. n. 3 [...]. MS [...] ut supra, f 99. [...]. with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, Humfrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford, and other the then discontented Barons; he marchedIbid. n. 10. [...] 20. Videsis e­tiam, Lel. coll V [...]l. p. 666. H. [...] 2539. n. 3 [...]. MS [...] ut supra, f 99. [...]. with them towards London (they being all cloathed in Green, but their right hands Yellow) and ex­acted [Page 145] Ibid. the Oaths almost of all the Bishops and Peers of the Realm, to assist them in reforming the Government, and to bring the Spencers to Justice. Howbeit, findingIbid. the Kings strength to be at that time such, as that they were not like to succeed; he and his Uncle Roger, by per­swasion Ibid. of the Earl of Pembroke, and pro­mise Ibid. of Favor, yeilded themselvesIbid. to the King; who notIbid. n. 30. thinking it fit to put any trust in that their feigned submission, committedIbid. n. 30. them both to the Tower of London. Where this Roger, having intelligenceIbid. n. 30., that he was like to suffer Death (after he had been Prisoner for a year and an half) by mediationIbid. n. 30. of his Uncle (who had obtained his liberty) got looseIbid. n. 30., as some say: But others affirm [...], that hearing the King had a purpose to take away his Life, he made a Banquet for Sir Stephen de Segrave (then Constable of the Tower) and giving him a So­poriferous drink, escaped [...] with a Cord, by the means [...] of one Gerard de Alspath, his Keeper; and so got into France, where he had [...] a very honorable reception: and that afterwards, [...] in memory of this deliverance, he caused [...] a Chappel to be built, in honor of St. Peter, in the outer Ward of Ludlow Castle, for one Priest to ce­lebrate Divine Service perpetually therein.

Upon which escape, the King forthwith di­spatched his precepts [...] to the Seneschall of Gas­coin, and Constable of Burdeaux, to make diligent search for him; and to keep him Pri­soner, in cafe he could be found within their liberties. The likeClaus. 17 E. 2. in Dorso. m. 40. Precepts he also sent to all the Sheriffs of England, and Bailiffs of the Sea-Ports, to levy Hue and Cry, as also to make search for him; and to take him dead or alive. And not finding him, causedClaus. 17 E. [...]. m. 15. Marga­ret his Wife to be sent Prisoner to the Castle of Skipton in Craven; allowingClaus. 17 E. [...]. m. 15. her only one Waiting-woman, an Esquire, a Laundress, a Groom, and a Page: there to be kept by Iohn de Rithre Constable of that Castle, andClaus. 17 E. [...]. m. 15. no more then thirteen shillings and fourpence a day, for the expence of her selfe, and those her ser­vants, in the journey; and thirteen shillings and four pence a week, for their maintenance there; as also ten marks per annum for Apparrel. And, at the same time conveyedIbid. her three Daugh­ters to be safe kept in three several Nunneries; viz, Ibid. Margaret to Shouldham, in Norfolk; Ioane, to Semplingham in Lincolneshire; and Isabel to Chiksa [...]d in Bedfordshire.

Being [...] thus in France with the Queen and Prince (together with Edmund Earl of Kent, and many other of the English Nobility) King Edward the second caused [...] sentence of Banish­ment to be proclaimed against them, through­out all the Counties of England; with pro­mise [...] of a thousand pounds, to whomsoever should bring unto him the Body of this Roger dead or alive. And having so done; by cor­rupting T. Wals. ut supra. Mon. Ang. ut supra. the King of France, with Money, obtainedT. Wals. ut supra. Mon. Ang. ut supra. his word to send them all as Captives into England.

But advertisementIb. n. 60. T. Wals. ut supra of this designe being brought to the Queen; sheIb. n. 60. T. Wals. ut supra privately got thence to William Earle of Henault (with all those Nobles) and contractedIb. n. 60. T. Wals. ut supra a marriage for Prince Edward her Son, and Philippa Daughter of that Earl. By which means having all the Ayd he could give her, sheIb. n. 60. T. Wals. ut supra made Sail with speed for England. Whereat the King (upon Tidings thereof) was so astonished, that he forthwith fledIbid. (with both the Spencers, and other his Parasites) unto the Mountainous parts of Gla­mo [...]gan in Wales.

The Scene being thus wonderfully changed, this Roger wasRot. Pin. 20. E 2. m. 2. Co [...]p. Custodis magnae [...] de anno 20 E 2. first made Governor of the Castle of Denbeigh: and uponCo [...]p. Custodis magnae [...] de anno 20 E 2. the Coronation of Prince Edward (whom the Nobles advanced to the Throne in his Fathers stead) by means of his interest with Queen Isabel, bearing the cheifest sway; caused t his three Sons, viz. Edmund, Roger, and Geffrey, to be made Knights at that solemnity. And soon after marriedT. Wals. in ann [...] p. 109. n. 10. two of his Daughters unto the Sons of these great men; viz. Beatrix to Edward) the Son of Thomas of Brotherton Earl of Norfolk, and Marshall of England; and Agnes to the Son and Heir of Iohn Lord Hastings.

Which being done, he got a PardonPat. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 32. to him­self, for breaking Prison, out of the Tower of London, in 18 E. 2. And before the end of that year, wentRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 5. into Scotland, in that Ex­pedition then made thither. Moreover, in con­fideration Cart. 1 E. 3. n. 18. Pat. 2 [...]. 3. p. 2. m. 16. per Inspex. of Lands, to the value of a thou­sand pounds per annum, which ('tis said in the grant) were promised him by the King; he ob­tained in the same year a PatentCart. 1 E. 3. n. 18. Pat. 2 [...]. 3. p. 2. m. 16. per Inspex. in Fee of the Castles of Denbegh in Wales, late Hugh Spencers the elder, attainted: as also of the Castles of Oswaldeshe, Shrawerdyne, and Clonn [...], with the Mannors of Ryton, Wroxestre, and Conede, in Comit, Salop, of the Mannor of Cheping-Norton, in Com. Oxon, and all other the Castles, Mannors and Lands, which were Edmund Earl of A [...]undels attainted, in Eng­land and Wales, excepting the Mannors of Trouford, and Dun [...]am.

Furthermore, the year next following; scil. 2 Edw. 3 he was made JusticePat 2 E. 3. p. 2. m. 18. of Wales And in the Parliament begun, after the Quin­zime of St. Michael, caused himself to be ad­vanced T. Wals. in an. 1328. p. 110. to the Title of Earl of Marche. And the same year heldH. Knighton 2553. n. 50. a Round Table at Bed­ford.

After which, King Edward taking a Progress Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 225. n. 20. into the Marches of Wales, he was magni­ficently receivedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 225. n. 20. by this Roger, and treatedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 225. n. 20. with sumptuous entertainments, in his Castles of Ludlow and Wigmore: So likewiseMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 225. n. 20. in his Forests and Parks; as also, with great costs in Tiltings, and other Pastimes. Which, as it was then saidMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 225. n. 20., the King did not duly recompence.

But hereupon he waxed proudLel. coll. V [...]l. 1. 6 [...]5., beyond mea­sure, insomuch as his own Son Geffrey calledLel. coll. V [...]l. 1. 6 [...]5. him the King of Folly. He also keptLel. coll. V [...]l. 1. 6 [...]5. the Round Table of Knights in Wales, for a pride in imi­tation of King Arthur.

Other particulars of his haughtiness and in­solence were these; viz. [...] that with Queen Isa­bel he caused a Parliament to be held at Nor­thampton, where an unworthy Agreement was made with the Scots, and [...]-Roll of Homage of Scotland, was traiterously deli­vered; as also the Black Cross, which King Edward the first brought into England, out of the Abby of S [...]one; and then accounted a precious Relique; That (with the Queen) he caused the young King to ride twenty four miles in one night, towards Bedford, to destroy the Earl of Lancaster, and his adherents; saying, Lel. coll. ut supra. that they imagined the Kings death. That he followed Queen Isabel to Nottingham, and [Page 146] lodgedIbid. 686. H Knigh­ton, 25 [...]3. n. 10. in one house with her. [...] That he com­manded Ibid. 686. H Knigh­ton, 25 [...]3. n. 10. the Treasure of the Realm; and as­sumed Ibid. 686. H Knigh­ton, 25 [...]3. n. 10. the authority, which by common con­sent in Parliament, was conferred on Henry Earl of Lancaster, at the Kings Coronation: And, that he was one of those, who practisedLel. coll. Vol 1. 686. against the Kings Councel, for saying, that Edward of Caernarvon, was murthered by his means.

At which his demeanor, findingFroissard: ut supra, f. 113. a. that Edward Earl of Kent, (the Kings Uncle) was much offended, he informedFroissard: ut supra, f. 113. a. the King, that his Uncle had a designe to poyson him, to the end he might be King himself, as next heir to the Crown (Iohn of Eltham Earl of Cornwall, being newly dead) and likewise that he had designedH. Knighton 2555. n. 30. the escape of King Edward the second out of Prison; for which soon after he lost his life.

The truth is, this Mortimer bore such sway, that he got what he had a mind to, it is evi­dent by these followinging grants, which he obtained for himself from the young King; viz. Cart. 4 E. 3. n. 64. the Castle and Mannor of Hanley, with the Chaces of Malverne, and Cors, in the Coun­ties of Worcester and Gloucester. Likewise the townIbid. n. 84. of Wiche, in Com. Wigorn. AlsoPat. 4. E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. the Castle of Clifford, and Mannor of Glase­bury, part of the Possessions of Hugh le Despen­ser the younger, then attainted.

AndCa [...]t. 4 E. 3. n. 71. to himself and Ioane his Wife, in Fee, divers ample Liberties and Jurisdictions, to be excercised at his Castle of Trim in Ireland▪ besidesIbid. n. 75. the inheritance of all the Territory of Danahmaine in Ireland, with very large pri­viledges thereto.

Moreover to Geffrey his Son, he procured a GrantCart. 4 E. 3. n. 67▪ of the Castle of Donnyngton, in Com. Leicest. as also the Mannors of Lechelade, and Sodington in Comit. Gloucest. the mannor of Wokking in Com. Surr. Byeby and Castre, in Com. Linc. Ashburne in the Peke, in Com. Derb. Ryhale, in Com. Roteland. and Kyne­ley, in Com. Wilts. late Edmund Earl of Kent's attainted; As alsoIbid. n. 71. the Wapentake of Rysley, in Com. Derb. the Wapentakes of Plumtre and Alreton, in Com. Norff. the Mannor of Rese­by, in Com. Leic. andIbid. n. 36. Mannor of Alreton, with certain Lands in Drayton, in Com. North. likewise parcel of the Lands of the said Ed­mund; the remainder, for want of issue of him the said Geffrey, to him the said Roger, and his heirs.

But, not long after this, growing odiousH. Knighton 2555. n. 40. to the people, by these his Insolencies, and evil actings; the King was made sensibleIbid. n. 50. & 60. of the im­pending mischeif; and therefore, by the advice Ibid. n. 50. & 60. of his councel, at Nottingham, in the Quind. of St. Michael, taking into considerationPat. 5 E. 3. p. 1. m. 37. his own dishonor and damage, as alsoIbid. the impo­verishment of his people; and revealingIbid. his mind privately to Sir William de Montacute, gave him immediate commandIbid., to take the assistance of some trusty persons, which he accordingly did (Lel. coll. Vol. 1. [...]86. viz. Sir Humphrey de Bohun, and Sir Wil­liam his Brother, Sir Ralph de Stafford, Sir Wil­liam de Clinton, Sir Iohn de Nevile, of Hornby; Sir William Eland, Ann. 4. Ed. 3. and some others) and upon Friday 19 Octob. the morrow after the Feast of S. Luke, inH Knigh­ton. 2556. n 10. Lel. Itin. Vol. 1. [...] 112. the dead time of the night, getting into the Castle by a way underH Knigh­ton. 2556. n 10. Lel. Itin. Vol. 1. [...] 112. Ground, which through the Rock passeth with Stairs up to the Keepe (and still by reason of this his surprize, called Mortimers hole) entredH. Knigh­ton. 2556. n 10. Lel. Itin. Vol. 1. [...] 112. a room (next to the Queens Lodging:) where findingH. H [...]igh­ton, ut supr. him with Henry Bishop of Lincoln, and some others, who madeLel. coll. Vol. 1. 687. [...]at. 5 E. 3. p. 1. m. 37. resistance, he slewLel. coll. Vol. 1. 687. [...]at. 5 E. 3. p. 1. m. 37. two of them; viz. Sir Hugh de Turpliton Knight (then Steward of the Kings House) and Iohn de Munmouth; for which he afterwards had pardon m; and took him thence, cheifly byLel. coll. Vol. 1. 686. Sir William Elands help.

And having him thus in his Custody; on the morrow after, seizedH. Knigh­ton. ut su­pra. upon the rest of his ad­herents and followers, who lay in the Town; amongst which were twoH. Knigh­ton. ut su­pra. of his Sons; viz. Sir Geffrey, and Sir Edmund, both Knights; who were all sentMS. Ox [...]n. ut supra [K. 84.] 104. to London with guards, there to be securedMS. Ox [...]n. ut supra [K. 84.] 104. till the Parliament, which was to begin upon the twenty seventh of November, next ensuing.

Whereupon preceptsRot. Fin. 4 E. 3. m. 15. bearing date 23 Octob. were directed to several persons, for the seizing of his Castles, Mannors, and Lands in Wales, (he being then under Arrest for several mesde­meanors, tending to the dammage of the K. and Kingdom (as the words therein did import) And within three dayes following, CommissionClaus. 4 E 3. m. 20. was granted to Iohn de Kingston, and others, to take an inventory of all his Treasure and Jewells in Wales, and the Marches, but not to carry a­way any thing out of the Wardrobe of Ioane his Wife, then at Ludlow, or that belonged to any of her Children or Servants.

Upon the meeting of which Parliament di­vers ArticlesT. Wals. p. 112. n. 3 [...]. H. Knigh­ton. [...]. n. 30. were exhibited against him; the Chief whereof were, in effect as followeth; viz.

1. That he was consenting to the murther of King Edward the second in Berkley Castle.

2. That he was an impediment to the Kings Honor at Stanhope Park, in restraining the English to fall upon the Scots.

3. That he had received twenty thousand pounds of the Scots, to give them leave to escape; and that he caused a dishonorable peace to be afterwards made with them, as also that unworthy contract of Marriage betwixt the Kings Sister, and David the Son of Robert de Brus.

4. That he had basely consumed the Kings treasure, and that of Hugh Despencer, after the Queens returne▪ so that the King was in a wanting condition.

5. That he had got the richest Wardships of England, into his hand: And,

6. That he was an evil Councellor to the King and the Queen-mother; and too familiar with her.

Whereupon the King commandingH. Knigh­ton, 255 [...]. n. 40. the Earls and Barons, that just judgement should be done therein; they foundH. Knigh­ton, 255 [...]. n. 40. him guilty of all; espe­cially that touching the murther of King Ed­ward the second; and gave sentenceRot. P [...]l. 4 E. 3. [...] Th. Wa [...] 112. n. 1 [...], that he should be drawn and hanged.

Which being accordinglyH. Knigh­ton, 255 [...] n. 50. executed at the common Gallows, called the Elmes, near Smith­field, upon the Eve of S. Andrew; his Body was permitted to hangH. Knigh­ton, 255 [...]. n. 50. there two days and and two nights, naked; and then buryedStow [...] [...], 3 [...]5. [...]. at the Gray-Friers in London; but many years after, translatedMS. [...] ut supra. [K. [...].] 104. a. Ibid. to Wigmore.

Some particulars there are in this Story of his apprehension, which do not directy agree with what is related by our common Chroniclers: but this (with them) is not worthy observa­tion; viz. d that this Judgement and Sentence, [Page 147] so passed upon him without ever being heard; as had formerly been practised in the case of Thomas Earl of Lancaster, at Pontfract; and after him the Despensers, and Edmund Earl of Kent, wherein 'tis well known he himself had a hand.

Being thus cut off, the Castle, Town, and Ho­nor of Dynebegh, with the Cantreds of Ros, Reywynok, Kaermor, and Commot of Dymnach, (all forfeited by this his attainder) were upon the eighteenth of Ianuary following, bestowedClaus. 4 E. 3. m. 2. on the before specified Sir William de Montacute.

This great bu [...] unhappy Man, left issue four Sons; viz. Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 225. b. n. 20. Edmund his eldest Son (who had not the title of Earl of March, his Fathers at­tainder being not reversed in his time) 2. Sir Roger; 3. Sir Geffrey Lord of Cowyth; and Iohn slain in a Tournament at Shrewsbury: And seven Daughters; viz. Ibid. n. 30. & 40. Katherine Wife of Thomas de Beaucamp Earl of Warwick; Ioan married to Iames Lord Audley; Agnes to Law­rence de Hastings Earl of Pembroke; Marga­ret to Thomas Son and Heir of Maurice Lord Berkley; Maude to Iohn the Son and Heir of Iohn de Cherleton, Lord of Powys, Blanche to Peter de Grandison; and Beatrix, first to Edward Son and Heir to Thomas of Brotherton Earl Mar­shall of England, and afterwards to Sir Thomas de Braose.

Which Edmund Edmund. (withIbid. n. 50. his two Brothers Roger and Geffrey) was KnightedIbid. n. 50. by King Ed­ward the third at the solemnity of his Coro­nation; and took to Wife [...] Elizabeth Daugh­ter of Bartholomew Lord Badlesmere (commonly called the rich Lord Badlesmere of Ledes,) by whom he had issue [...], two Sons, Roger, who succeeded him; and Iohn who died [...] in his In­fancy.

This Edmund recovered [...] divers lands, setled at his Marriage, which upon the death of his Father were witheld; but died [...] in the flower of his youth at Stanton-Lacy, upon the 26 Kal. of Ian. anno 1331. (5 Edw. 3.) leaving Elizabeth his Wife surviving, who afterwards was married [...] to William de Bohun Earl of Nor­thampton.

Which Elizabeth in 6 E. 3. had an assignation [...] of her dowry out of the Lands of her late Hus­band; viz. the Castle of Kentles, and Domi­nion of Melenyth, with the Commot of Du­der, in the Marches of Wales: and died [...] in 30 E. 3. whereupon the third part of the Mannor of [...]rendone, in Comit. Buck. the Castle and Mannor of Kentles, and Cantred of Mele­nyth, the Mannor of Arleys in Comit. Staff. and Cleobury, in Com. Salop. then came [...] to Roger, her Son and heir,

Which Roger, though but three [...] years of age at his Fathers death; giving security [...] for the paiment of two hundred and fifty pounds per annum, during his minority, had a Grant [...] from the King in 15 Edw. 3. of the Castle of Rad­nor; as also of the Territories of Warthre­moun, Prestemede, Knyghton, and Nor­ton, in Wales, which were of his Inheri­tance. But during his minority his Castles of Knoklas, and Pulith (in the Marches of Wales) were committed [...] to William de Bo­hun Earl of Northampton, who had married his Mother. And the year next ensuing, though [...] he was not yet of full age, through the me­diation Ibid. of that Earl, his Homage was accepted, Ibid. whereupon he had LiveryIbid. of the Castle of Wigmore.

In 20 Edw. 3. he attended [...] the King into France, to rescue those in Agu [...]lon; and be­ing landed [...] with him at Hoggs, in Nor­mandy, did there receive [...] the Honor of Knight­hood (together with Prince Edward, and many other Honorable persons,) the more to encou­rage him to Fight for the rights of the English Crown. And the same year thoughClaus. 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. he had not made proof of his full age; yet in respect Claus. 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. of his laudable services, the King was pleased to take his HomageClaus. 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21., and make LiveryClaus. 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. to him of all the rest of his Lands, exceptingClaus. 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. those which Elizabeth his Mother (then Wife of the before specified Earl of Northampton) held in Dower.

In 26 Edw. 3. uponRot. Fran. 26 E. 3. m. 7. another Expedition in­to France, he was chargedRot. Fran. 26 E. 3. m. 7. with forty men out of his Territories of Warthrymion, Rad­nor, and Wigmore. And in 28. Ed. 3. pro­cured a CharterCart. 28 E. 3. n. 8. for a weekly Market every Munday, at his Lordship of Hamalhowe, in Comit. Southamp. as also a Fair yearly on Mid­sumer-day.

In which year likewise, in the Parliament held at Westminster, he obtainedRot. Parl. 28 E. 2. n. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Claus. 28 E. 3. m 22. H. Kn [...]gh­ton. 2607. n. 30. a reversall of the Judgement, given against his Grandfather Roger late Earl of Marche, as erroneous and utterly void (whereupon he thenceforth bore the title of Earl of Marche) and moreover had restitutionRot. Parl. 28 E. 2. n. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Claus. 28 E. 3. m 22. H. Kn [...]gh­ton. 2607. n. 30. of the Castles and Lordships of Blenl [...]veny, and Bulkedinas, whereof his said Grandfather had been formerly seized; as alsoRot. Parl. 28 E. 2. n. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Claus. 28 E. 3. m 22. H. Kn [...]gh­ton. 2607. n. 30. of all his other Lands, which by that forfeiture came to the Crown, and had been bestowed on Sir William de Montacute, afterwards created Earl of Salis­bury.

And did the same year contractClaus. 28 E. 3. in dorso. m. 10. with Richard Earl of Arundell, that Edmund his Son and Heir should espouse Alice, one of the Daugh­ters of that Earl; her portion being three thou­sand marks.

Upon which restoration, it was by inquisition Esc. 28 E. 31. n. 53. found; that the said Roger Earl of Marche, (so attainted as hath been shewed) died upon Munday next after the Feast of S. Catherine the Virgin; and that he was then seized of the Man­nors of Stratfe [...]e-Mortimer, and Wogh­feld, as parcel of the Mannor of Wigmore; as also of the Mannor of Newbury, and Moi­tie of that Town, all in Com. Berks. Likewise of the Mannors of Clifton upon Temede, and Odingley, in Comit. Wigorn. of the Man­nors of Noke, Mawrdyn, and Wyn [...]eton, with the Advowson of the Church of Wyn­freton, in Com. Hereford. of the Castle and Man­nor of Nerberth, and the third part of the Town of S. Clier, with the Advowson of the Church, the third part of the Commots of Amgeyd and Pentunyok, and the third part of the town of [...] in Com. Heref. Of the Castles and Dominions of Blenseveny and Bulkedinas, in the Marches of Wales; as also of the Castle and Mannor of Montgomery, with the Mannor and Hundred of Chirbury, in Com. Salop.

The next year following, this Roger (thus lately restored) was made ConstableRot. Fin. 29 E. 3. m. 10. of Do­vor Castle, and Warden of the Cinque ports; [Page 148] and attendedRot Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 4. the King in his expedition then made into France.

In 30 Edw. 3 doing his Homage, he had Li­very Rot. Fin. 30 E. 3. m. 5. of all the Lands of Ioane Countess of Marche, his Grandmother, who then departed thisRot. fin. 30 E. 3. m. 5. Life; viz. Rot. Fin. 30 E. 3. m. 5. of the Mannor of Stanton-Lacy, juxta Ludlow, the moity of the Mannor of Ludlow, and Advowson of the moity of the Church; as also the Castle of Ludlow, which she had by Inheritance, as Daughter and Heir to Peter de Genevill; of the Castle of Dolva­reyn, and Territory of Redewyng in Wales; of the Mannors of Malmshall-Lacy, Wol­fres [...]ow, Walkerstone; the moitie of the Town and Territory of Ewyas (part of the Lands of the said Peter de Genevill) the Man­nors of Pembrugge, Kingestone, Orletone, Mawrdyne, and Wyntretone; he being then twenty eight years of age.

In 32 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 32 [...]. 3. m 7. again in the Warrs of France. So likewise inRot. Vascon. 33 E. 3. p. 2. [...]. m. 10. 33 Edwar. 3. in which 33. year he had LiveryRot. Fin. 33 E. 3. m. 8. of the Man­nors of Erythe in Kent, and Drayton in Sussex, which then descendedIbid. to him upon the death of Elizabeth the Wife of Hugh le De­spencer, Widow of Giles de Badlesmere; he being rightIbid. Heir to the said Giles (viz. Son of Eli­zabeth his Daughter and Heir.)

This is all that I have seen of him, till his death, which hapnedMS Oxon. ut supra, [K. 84.] 124. b. Lel. coll. Vol. 1. 826. upon the twenth sixth of February, 34 Edw. 3. at Ronera in Bur­gundy, he being then CommanderMon. A [...]g. Vol. 2. 226. a n 40. & 5 [...]. of the English Forces there; whence he was brought over into England, and buriedMon. A [...]g. Vol. 2. 226. a n 40. & 5 [...]. in the Abby of Wigmore, with his Ancestors: being then sei­zed Esc. 34 E. 3. n. 98. T. Wal [...]. in ann. 1359. p. 167. of the Mannor of Finmere, in Com. Oxon. Swanescompe, and Erythe in Kent; Dray­ton in Sussex; the Castle of Bruggewalter; the Bal [...]wick of the Forest of North-Pederton, Exmore, Noreethe, Chiche, and Mynedepe; with the Warren of Somerton; as also the Man­nors of Milverton, and Otecombe, all in Com. Somers. of the Mannor of Areley, in Com. Staff. Stanton-Lacy, Lentwardyne, and Town of Knighton, in Com. Salop. of the Cantreds of Kery, and Kedewyne, in the Marches of Wales; of the Castle and Lordship of Mont­gomery, the Hundred of Chirbury, in Com. Salop. of the Castle of Dynebegh, the Com­mots of Ros, Rowenok, Kemergh, and Dunmaill, in the Marches of Wales; of the Town of Ludlow, the Mannor of Cleabury-Mortimer, Huggeleye, Ernewode, the Castle of Dolvareyn, with the new Town and Cantred of Kedeweng, and Commot of Kery, of the Mannor of Oddyngley, in Com. Wigorn. the Mannors of Byseleye, and Winston, in Com Glouc. the Castle and Mannor of Radnor, in the Marches of Wales; the Commots of W [...]rthreynon, and Comotryder, the Man­nors of Presthemed, Notton, the Castle of [...]eventles, with the Cantreds of Melenyth, Pullit, and Knoklas; the moytie of the Lord­ship of Ewyas; the Castle and Cantred of Buelth; the Lordships of Nerberth, and Blenleveny, in Wales, and the Marches; the Mannors of Stratfeild-Mortimer, Woke­feld, and Newbirie, in Comitat. Berk. besides divers other Lands and Lordships in Comitat. Heref.

And, thoughClaus. 34 E. 3 m. 33. his Body had Sepulture in the Abby of Wigmore; yet wasClaus. 34 E. 3 m. 33. there a solemne Obsequie kept for him in the Royal-Chapel at Windsore, the King assigningIbid. a Cloath of Gold, called Ba [...]dekyn out of his great Wardrobe for the Celebrating thereof.

This Roger, by Philippa his Wife, Daughter Mon. A [...] Vol. 2. 226. [...]. n. [...]. & 50. Ca [...]al. of Nob. by R. [...] of William de Montacute Earl of Salisbury, had issueMon. A [...] Vol. 2. 226. [...]. n. [...]. & 50. Ca [...]al. of Nob. by R. [...] two Sons; viz. Roger, who diedMon. A [...] Vol. 2. 226. [...]. n. [...] & 50. Ca [...]al of Nob by R. [...] in his life time; and Edmund who succeededMon. A [...] Vol. 2. 226. [...]. n. [...]. & 50. Ca [...]al. of Nob. by R. [...] him in his Lands and Honors; and two Daughters, viz. Margaret the Wife of Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford; and Margery the Wife of Iohn Lord Audley.

Which Philippa surviving him, had for her Dowry an assignationClaus. 34 [...]. 3. m. 24. of the Mannor of Stan­ton-Lacy in Com. Salop. the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Montgomerie, with the Hundred of Chirbury in the Marches of Wales; the castle of Dolvareyn, with the new Town and Cantred of Kedewyng; as also the Commot of Kery in Wales; the Mannors of Cleobury, Bealeu, Ernewode, and Huggeley, in Com. Salop. the Mannor of Arleye, in Comitat. Staff. Orletone, Erestane, Wolfrelowe, Marcle, Wynfreton, and Mawardyn, in Comit. Heref. the Castle and Lordship of Nerberth, with the Mannor and Lordship of Pullythe in Wales; as also of the Mannors of Bruggewalter, Milverton, and Odecumbe, with the Castle and Town of Bruggewalter in Comitat. So­merset.

And by her TestamentCourt [...] f 189. [...]. bearing Date 21 Nov. 4 R. 2. bequeathed her Body to be Buried in the conventual Church of the Holy Trinity, in the Priorie of Bustlesham-Montag [...]. And for the charge of her Funeral, with a certain di­stribution to poor People; viz. in Mourning-Garments for an Hundred men of all degrees; as also for a Trentall (the thirtieth day after her death) and for the entertainment of her Fami­ly until the Funeral, an hundred and sixty pounds. And likewise two hundred pounds to the Fa­brick of that Church to the intent her Anniver­sary should be there kept for ever. After which viz. upon the Nones of Ianuary ann. 5 R. 2. she departed this life, and was buried at Bustle­sham, accordingly.

This Edmund Edmund. being [...] born at Langonith, upon Candlemas-Eve, anno 1351. (25 Edw. 3.) and Consequently under age at his Father death: yet by reason [...] of his singular Knowledge and Parts, he was imployed [...] at eighteen years of age, to treat with the Commissioners of the King of France, touching a peace betwixt both Realmes. And, having so well performed that trust, was sent x into Scotland, upon the like occasion. In which treaties he merited so highly; that the King forthwith made choiceIbid. [...] of him, to be one of his Privy-Councel.

Not long after this, he took to WifeClaus. 4 [...] E. 3. m. [...]. Phi­lippa the Daughter and heir to Leonel Duke of Clarence: and in 43 E. 3. makingIbid. proof of her age, had LiveryIbid. of the Lands of her In­heritance. In which year he wasRot. [...] 43 E. 3. [...] in that Ex­pedition then made into France. So likewise inRot. [...] 46. E. [...] m. [...]0. 46 Edw. 3. being then in WardRot. [...] 46. E. [...] m. [...]0. to Wil­liam Bishop of Winchester, and Richard Earl of Arundell; and in the same year, had Live­ry [...] of his own Lands, doing his Homage, though [...] he had not yet accomplished his full age.

In 49 Ed. 3 (with [...] the Earles of Warwick, Stafford, and other English Nobles) he was [Page 149] Ibid. in that Expedition then made into Britanny, for the assistance of Iohn de Montfort the Duke, in his military affaires there; and took [...] the Castle of St. Matthews, in those parts, by force.

In this year, bearingEx autog. penès W. P [...]ermont de Tho­resby in Comit. No [...]ff. ar. these titles; viz. Earl of March, and Uister, Lord of Wigmore, Clare, and Connact, and Marshall of Eng­land, he gaveEx autog. penès W. P [...]ermont de Tho­resby in Comit. No [...]ff. ar. his Mannor of Chailmarsh, in Comitat. Salop. to the Abbot and Covent of Wigmore, and their successors for ever; to find a Secular Priest, continually resident in the Church of Lentwardyn, but not beneficed, to sing Mass daily for the Soul of Roger his Father, Philippa his Mother; as also for the Souls of his Children, and the Souls of all his Ancestors, and Heirs, to be presented to the Bishop of He­reford, for the time being, as Diocesan; and by him to be instituted to that Chantrie, paying him for his Sallery ten marks per annum, at Michael­mass, and Easter, by even portions.

In 1 R. 2. he was also madeTh. Wals. p. 197. one of the Privy Councell to that King. And the same year, by his LettersPat. 6 R. 2. p. 1. m. 29. per Inspex. Patent, bearing date at London 1. Novemb. in consideration of the good service done and to be done, by Iohn Othelake, his Ser­vant; whom he had Constituted his Herauld at Armes, by the name of March, gave him a yearly Rent of twenty Nobles, to be received out of his Mannor of Worthy-Mortimer, in Comit. Southamp. at the Feast of Easter and S. Michael, by even portions. And in May following, was joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 1 R. 2. m. 1. with the Bishop of He­reford, the Lord Latimer, and others, to reform all and singular abuses done by any of the English towards the Scots, contrary to the form of the Truce, made by King Edward the third of Eng­land, and David de Bruys of Scotland.

Moreover, in [...] R. 2. he was again put in Com­mission Rot. Scoc. 2 R. 2. m. 2. with the same Bishop of Hereford, the Earl of Northumberland, and others; to treat with the Commissioners of Robert King of Scotland, for an amicable peace betwixt both Realms.

In 3 R. 2. he gavePat. 3 R. 2. p. 1. m. 2. his Mannor of Chel­marsh, called Nethercourt, in Comit. Salop. to the said Abbot and Covent of Wigmore, to find two Secular Priests, to celebrate Divine Service daily in the Church of that Abby, for the Souls of Roger his Father, Philippa his own Wife, and of Philippa his Mother; as also for the good estate of himself, during this Life, and the health of his Soul after his departure hence, according to such order and form, as should be directed by the Bishop of Here­ford.

In the same year also, he wasPat. 3 R. 2. p. [...]. m. 29. constituted the Kings Lieutenant of Ireland; and accor­dingly wentIbid. m. 3. thither, there to make his abode: and so tamedLel. coll. Vol. 1. 335. the Barbarousness of that rude people, by destroyingLel. coll. Vol. 1. 335. ten or eleven of their petty Kings, within the space of half a year; that he regainedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 226. b. [...]. 60. almost all his Lands in Ul­ster, which the Irish had for a long time enjoy­ed: and proceeding farther into that Country; what with his prudent conduct, affability to the Natives, kindness, and eloquent expressions; that within two years and an half, he reducedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 226. b. [...]. 60. all those parts to obedience: causing divers Oakes of an extraordinary length to be sentIbid 227. a. into Ire­land from his Woods of Pennalt in the Ter­ritory of Uske in Wales; wherewith he fra­med a strong BridgeIbid., with purpose to set over the River of Banne, near to the Town of Kolleroth, which was a principal Harbor for the Rebells: At both ends whereof, he raised a fortIbid. (besides one in the midst) to the end it might beIbid. a safeguard to himself and his own Souldiers, and an effectual destruction to the Enemy.

But drawing now near his death; after he had T. Wals. in an. 5 R. [...] p. 301. n. 10. with great wisdom governed there for the space of almost three years; andT. Wals. in an. 5 R. [...] p. 301. n. 10. well nigh reduced that Realm to quiet; I shall here take notice, that, by his last Will and Testament Courtney. [...]. 188. [...]. bearing date at Dynebegh (in Wales) a­bout the time of his going over; he bequeathed his Body to sepulture, with the Body of his Wife, then deceased, in the Conventual Church at Wigmore, on the left hand the high Altar: appointing only five Tapers to burn about his Body during the time of the Service of Burial. To the Fabrick of the Church, he also bequeathed a thousand pounds, to be imployed in the stru­cture thereof, according to the discretion of his Mother, and his Executors. To Roger his Son and Heir, he gave his Cup of Gold (with a co­ver) called Benesoun; and his Sword adorned with Gold, which was the good King Ed­wards; as also the great Horn of Gold, toge­ther with Gods Blessing and his own: with spe­cial direction, that they should all remain to his said Sons next Heir; and so to the Heirs of his Family for ever. Likewise his great Bed of black Sattin, embroidred with White Lions and Roses of Gold, with Escocheons of the Armes of Mortimer and Vlvester; and all the fur­niture of that Chamber. Moreover he thereby bequeathed to him his lesser Horn of Gold, with the Strings. Appointing also; that, if his said Son should depart this Life before his full age, and without heir of his Body begotten, that then all those Legacies should go to his Son Ed­mund, according to the same tenor. To his Daughter Elizabeth he gave his Saltseller, in the form of a Dogg. To Philippa his Daughter a Co­ronet of Gold, with ... and twenty great Pearles. To his Brother the Earl of Northum­berland, his Cup of a Tortois: And to Henry Lord Percy his Son, his little Cup, made like the body of a Hart, with the head of an Ea­gle.

It is saidMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 227. [...]. n. 10, & 20. by a Monk of Wigmore; that, before he went out of England, having setled divers Lands in Radnor, Kingestone, Pem­brugge, and elsewhere, to the yearly value of two thousand marks, for reedifying the Church at Wigmore Abby (the old Church being rui­nous and not uniform) and performing other works of Piety, and Charity; he laid the first stone in that Fabrick with his own hands, be­ing then habited in his vestments of State. More­over that he obtainedIbid. n. 30. this Priviledge for the Abbots of that Monastry; viz. that they should thenceforth celebrate Divine Service there, with Miter, Staff, and Dalmatick, and other pastorall Ensignes; all which he provided for them; and purchasedIbid n. 40. divers choice Reliques, which he gave to that House: And thatI [...]id. n. 50. upon his last departure thence, he most humbly, with tears, desired the prayers of that Covent; promising upon his return from Ireland, to appropriate the Churches of Kingestone, Pembrugge, and Kadnore, and likewise the priory of Stoke, [Page 150] thereunto; resolvingIbid. to forsake the World, and there end his daies, in the habit of a Canon Regular.

But this great Earl, after he had done such notable feats in Ireland, as I have already intimated; by taking coldMS. Oxon. ut supra, [K 84.] [...]. 153. a. in passing a great Ri­ver there, departedMS. Oxon. ut supra, [K 84.] [...]. 153. a. this Life at Corke, upon Friday the Feast day of S. Iohn the Evangelist, in Christmas, ann. 1381. (5 R. 2.) in the twenty ninth year of his age: whereupon his body was, for the present, depositedMS. Oxon. ut supra, [K 84.] [...]. 153. a. in a certain Cathe­dral there, by his own special direction, untill the Flesh should be consumed: and then his Bones to be translatedMS. Oxon. ut supra, [K 84.] [...]. 153. a. to Wigmore, and hono­rably entombed with the Lady Philippa his Wife, which was accordingly performed, and this E­pitaph Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 227. b. n. 10. over him.

Vir constans, gratus, sapiens, benè nuper ama­tus;
Nunc nece prostratus, sub marmore putret huma­tus.
Hic jacet Edmundus moriens Corke corpore mundus;
Sisque pius Christe sibi, quem lapis opprimit iste.

As also thisIbid. for her;

Nobilis hîc tumulata jacet Comitissa Philippa,
Actibus haec nituit larga, benigna fuit.
Regum sanguis erat, morum probitate vigebat
Compaciens inopi, vivit in arce Coeli.

This Edmund, byIbid. n. 50. & 60. Elizabeth, the Mother of the Lady Philippa his Wife (DaughterIbid. n. 50. & 60. and Heir to William de Burgh, Son and Heir to Iohn de Burgh Earl of Ulster, by Elizabeth his Wife, third Sister and Coheir to Gilbert de Clare, called the Red, who was the last Earl of Gloucester,) enjoyedIbid. n. 50. & 60. the third part of that Earldom of Gloucester; scil Clace, Walsingham, Sud­bury, Crambourne, Pymperne, Knolles, Berdeford, and Whadden, in England; Uske, Trillet, and Caerleon, in Wales; and by the said William, the County of Ulster, and Dominion of Comiaght in Ireland.

And had issue by her the said Philippa two Sons; viz. Ibid. 228. a. n. 30. Roger his Son and Heir, and Sir Edmund Mortimer Knight, taken PrisonerIbid. b. n. 30. in a Skirmish, by Owen Glendow [...], upon the Moun­tain, called Brynglase, near Knighton in Melenyth, upon the Feast day of S. Alban the Martyr, 4 H. 4.

He had also issueIb. 228. a. n. 30. by her, two Daughters; viz. Elizabeth the Wife of Henry Percy Son and Heir to the Earl of Northumberland; and Philippa, first marriedIb. 228. a. n. 30. to ... de Hastings Earl of Pembroke; secondly toIb. 228. a. n. 30. Richard Earl of Arundell; and lastlyIb. 228. a. n. 30. to Iohn Lord St. Iohn.

Which Roger Roger. was bornIbid. n. 50. at Usk, 3 Id. Apr. (being the Feast day of S. Guthlake the Confes­sor, anno 1384. (48 Edw. 3.) and was there baptizedIbid. n. 50. upon the Sunday following, by Wil­liam Bishop of Hereford, havingIbid. n. 50. to his God­fathers Roger Bishop of Landaff, and Thomas Horton Abbot of Gloucester; and the Prioress of Uske to his Godmother.

At his Fathers death, being but elevenIbid. & n. 60. years of age, his Wardship was sold [...] by the King unto Richard Earl of Arundel, with purpose that he should marry his Daughter.

And when he came of age, by the careMon. A [...]g. ut supra. of those, who had the government of his estate, foundMon. A [...]g. ut supra. all his Castles and Houses well in re­pair, and amply stored with rich furniture. So likewise his demesnes fully stocked and stored with Cattle; and in his TreasuryMon. A [...]g. ut supra., no less than forty thousand marks.

But afterwards King Richard the second at the instanceIb. 229. [...]. Autogr. penès W. Pierpont, a [...]m. of his Mother (the Princess of Wales,) gaveIb. 229. [...]. Autogr. penès W. Pierpont, a [...]m. his Wardship from the Earl of Arundell, unto Thomas Holland Earl of Kent, to the intent, that he should marry Alianore the Daughter of the said Thomas (neice unto the K.) which he accordingly didIb. 229. [...]. Autogr. penès W. Pierpont, a [...]m..

This Roger beingMon. Ang. ut supra, n. 10. a hopeful youth, and every way accomplished, was shortly after his Fathers death (viz. 14 Ian. 5 R. 2.) madeMon. Ang. ut supra, n. 10. Lieute­nant of Ireland; and in the Parliament held 9 R. 2. (by reason of his descent from Leonell Duke of Clarence,) was declaredLel. coll. Vol. 1. 693. heir ap­parent to the Crown of this Realm.

In 17 R. 2. doing his Homage, had livery Claus. 17 R. 2. m. 15. of all his Lands; and was then reteinedClaus. 17 R. 2. m. 15. to serve the King during his life; and the same year, withT. Wals. 386. n. 10. the Duke of Gloucester, and Earls of Northampton, and Rotland, followedT. Wals. 386. n. 10. the King into Ireland; having then of his retinueEx ipso au­togr. penès Cleric. pell. an hundred men at Armes, whereof two were Banarets, eight Knights, two hundred Archers on Horseback, and four hundred Archers on Foot. In 19 R. 2. he had a special Com­mission Pat. 19 R. [...]. p. 2. m. 7. of Lieutenancy, for the Provinces of Ulster, Connaght, and Methe in Ireland, and wentPat. 29 R. p. 1. m. 9. thither accordingly. And the next year following, was again constitutedPat. 20 R. [...]. p 3. m. 26. Lord Lieutenant of that whole Realm. So likewise Pat. 21 R. [...] p. 3. m. 21. in 21 R. 2. and wentIbid. m. 12. again thither.

But the year next following, too much rely­ing T. Wals. 393. n. 20. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 229. a. [...]. 40. on his own valour, he adventuredT. Wals. 393. n. 20. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 229. a. [...]. 40. him­self, before his Army in an Irish habit, and was unhappily SlainT. Wals. 393. n. 20. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 229. a. [...]. 40. at Kenles, upon the Feast day S. Margaret the Virgin. Whence being brought to Wigmore, he was there bu­ried T. Wals. 393. n. 20. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 229. a. [...]. 40. with his ancestors; leaving issue two Sons; viz. Edmund his Son and Heir, then six years of age, and Roger, bornMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 229. b. at Nethewode 9 Kal. Apr. 16 R. 2. who diedMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 229. b. without issue and was bu­ried Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 229. b. in the Priory at Stoke. As also two Daughters, viz. Claus. 7 H. 4. m. 1. Anne, and Alianore: Alianore his Wife also surviving him; who afterwards be­came the WifePat 5 H. [...] p. 1. [...] 24. of the Lord Powys: and in 5 Hen. 4. representingPat 5 H. [...] p. 1. [...] 24. to the King the charge she was at in maintenance of her two Daughters; and likewise the devastation of all her Dowry in Wales; as also the spoyl done upon her then Husbands Lands by the Welch, obtained a grantPat 5 H. [...] p. 1. [...] 24. of all Annuities, Forfeitures, and Reversions of Annuities, which the before-spe­cified Earl her husband, had assigned to several persons, to the value of an hundred and five pounds per annum.

Which Alianore departedEsc. [...] H. 4. n. 23. this Life 23 Dec. 7 Hen. 4. whereupon the Castle of Brugge­walter, the Mannors of Hargrove, and Ot­combe, Newton-Placy, the Hundred of Mul­verton, and custody of the Forest of Mendepe, which she held in Dower, divolvedEsc. [...] H. 4. n. 23. to Ed­mund Mortimer, Son and Heir of the said Elia­nore.

After which the King taking care of the be­fore specified Anne and Alianore, her Daughters, [Page 151] grantedPat. 7 H. 4. p [...] m. 35. Claus 7 H. 4. m. 1. them an Annuity of an hundred pounds per annum out of her Lands.

Which Anne was bornMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 229. a. n. 60. on the Feast day of S. Iohn the Evangelist, 12 R. 2. and afterwards became the Wife ofMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 229. a. n. 60. Richard de Conningsburgh, Earl of Cambridge, brother of Edward Duke of Yorke. And Alianore was marriedRot Parl. 1 E 4. n. 8. to Ed­ward Courtney, Son to Edward Earl of Devon; but diedRot Parl. 1 E. 4. n. 8. without issue.

I now come to Edmund Edmund. the last Earl of March of this family (Son and Heir to the last men­tioned Roger Earl of March.)

This Edmund was bornMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 229. a. n 60. at the New-Forest, 8 Id. Novemb. (being the day of S. Leonard the Abbot) 15 R. 2. so that he wasMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 229. a. n 60. but six years of age at his Fathers death; and by King Henry the fourth delivered in wardIbid. n. 10. to Henry Prince of Wales, his Son. Out of whose custody, he was shortly after stolenIbid. n. 30. away by the Lady Despencer; but being foundIbid. n. 30. out again in Chiltham Woods; they keptIbid. n. 30. him afterwards, under stricter guard (for he was the rightfull heir to the Crown of England, by just descent from Leonel Duke of Clarence, third Son to King Edward the third.)

Upon the death of Edmund Holland Earl of Kent, in 10 Henr. 4. he was by inquisitions then taken, foundEsc. 10 H. 4. n. 51. Rot. Fin. 10 H. 4. m. 13. to be one of his Coheirs; viz. Son of Alianore, one of the Daughters of Thomas late Earl of Kent, and Sister to the said Edmund. And in 2 Hen. 4. was also foundEsc 2 H. 4. n. 54. to be Cosin and next Heir to Philippa, Wife of Iohn, the Son of Iohn de Hastings, late Earl of Pembroke; which Philippa was Sister to Ro­ger Earl of March, Father of him the said Edmund.

UponT. Wals. 405. n. 10. the Rebellion of Owen Glendowr, in 3 Henr. 4. (being then but ten years of age) he headedT. Wals. 405. n. 10. the Herefordshire-men, in opposition to him; but those being routed by Owen, he became his Prisoner. Soon after which, byIbid. 407. n. 16. al­lurement or terror, he contractedIbid. 407. n. 16. marriage with the Daughter of Owen: and being thus in the hands of that great Rebell, wasStows Chr [...]. 329. a. n. 20. with him in the Battle of Shrewsbury, where the King obtained a happy Victory; though Owen escaped, yet was this Earl then released, as I ghuess: for in 6 Hen. 4. it is evident, that he and his Bro­ther Roger, had a GrantPat. 6 H. 4. p. 2. m 29. from the King (bea­ring date 14 Martii) of certain Annuities, for their better support; viz. of an hundred marks per annum, out of the Revenues of the Mannors of Crenbourne, and Mersh wode­vale, in the Counties of Somerset, and Dor­set, during their minorities; and two hundred pounds per annum more, out of the Revenues of the Lordship of Clare. But after this, viz. uponYpod. Ne [...]st. 173. n. 35. S. Valentines day, in 7 Hen. 4. by the meansYpod. Ne [...]st. 173. n. 35. of a false Key, these two Brothers were both takenYpod. Ne [...]st. 173. n 35. out of Windsore Castle, and car­ried [...] Chron. 132. a. n. 50. again to Owen: yet shortly after recove­red [...] Chron. 132. a. n. 50. again.

And in 2 Henr. 5. having obtained Licence Pat. 2 H. 5. p 3. m. 2. Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 538. b n 40 & 539. b. n. 40. from the King and the Pope, he changedPat. 2 H. 5. p 3. m. 2. Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 538. b n 40 & 539. b. n. 40. the Priory of Benedictine Monks, at Stoke-Clare in Suffolk, which had formerly been subordi­nate to the Abby of Bec-Herlewyne in Nor­mandy, into a Collegiate Church of Secular Canons.

In that year, beingT. Wals. 437. n. 40. in the Warrs of France with the K. he was constrained to returnT. Wals. 437. n. 40. for want of health. But the next year following he wentRot. Franc. 3 H 5 m. 13. again beyond Sea. And in 4 H. 5. doing his Fealty, had liveryRot. Fin. 4 Hen. 5. m. 21. Vide Claus. 9 Hen. 5. m. 26. of the Lands which de­scended to him, as one of the Coheirs to Ed­mund Earl of of Kent. And the same year (viz. 30 Maii.) was reteinedEx a [...]tog. penès Cleric. pell. by Indenture, to serve the King in a Voiage-royal, then made into France, with an hundred men at Arms, whereof six to be Knights, the rest Esquires; and an hundred Archers.

In like sort he was reteined 9 Maii, 5 H. 5. to serve with thirty men at Arms, whereof him­self and two Knights to be part of the number; the rest Esq and ninty Archers on Horse-back.

In 6 Hen. 5. heT. Wals. p. 450. was with the Earl of Sa­lisbury, at raising the Seige of Freny: where many of the French were slainT. Wals. p. 450., and divers En­signes takenT. Wals. p. 450.. And soon after that, with the King himself, at the SeigeIbid. 452. n. 20. & 30. of M [...]ion, which lastedIbid. 452. n. 20. & 30. fourteen Weeks.

Moreover, being at that time LieutenantEx autog. penès W. Pi [...]rpont arm. of Normandy, he received Instructions from the King in order to his deportment there, in that Command; the cheif whereof wereEx autog. penès W. Pi [...]rpont arm.; first, that he should reside at Uyre, it being in the midst of the Countrey. 2. That he should give Pro­tection to all such as would come into the Kings obeysance, 3. That he should not grant Li­cence for any to returne into England, except Priests and Merchants, unless they had Pasports under the Kings signet; and fourthly, that he should see the Truce made betwixt the King and the Duke of Britanny, as also with the Queen of Sicilie, firmely kept.

In 9 H. 5. he attendedRot. Franc. 9 H 5. m 16. the King again into France. And in 1 H. 6. was constitutedPat. 1 H 6. p 4. m. 33. Lieu­tenant of Ireland.

This Edmund marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Anne the Daughter of Edmund Earl Stafford; and departed [...]sc. 3 H 6. n. 32. this life 19 Ian. 3 Hen. 6. (being then about twenty four years of age) without issue; whereupon Richard Duke of York, Son of Anne his Sister, was by Inquisition [...]sc. 3 H 6. n. 32. found to be Cousin, and next Heir, and at that time fourteen years of age.

The Lands and Lordships whereof he died seizedIbid., were many and great; viz. Ibid. the Man­nor of Arley, in Comitat. Staff. the Castle of Bruggewalter, and third part of the [...]rough of Bruggewalter; the Mannors of Haygrove, and Odecumbe; the Mannor of Milverton, with the Hundred; as also the Mannor of Eston, in Gardon, with the Custody of the Forests of Nerechiche, Eremore, Menedepe, and Pe­derto [...], [...]ll in Comit. Somerset. the Mannor of Wode-Cosworth, juxta Wynburnminste [...]; the Hundreds of Rishemere, Roubarghe, and Haselore; the Mannors of Knolle, and Pimperne, with the Hundred; as also the Mannors of Tarent, Gundevill, Stupei, and Cranebourne, with the Hundred; as also the Mannors of Warham, Wike, Alberholt, Colewell, and Mershwode, together with the Isle of Portland, all in the County of Dorset, the Mannors of Pubrithe, in Comit. Surr. Drayton, in Comit. Suss. Allerton, in Shirewode, in Com. Notting. the Mannor of Whaddon, in Com. Buck. and Stepu [...]-Clar­don, in the same County; the Mannor of An­dever, with the Town and Hundred of B [...] ­singstoke, in Comit. Southamp. the Mannor of West-Greenwich, called the Strand, and the Mannor of Shillingheld, in Kent, the [Page 152] Mannor of Plasshis alias Plessy in Com. Hertf. Berdefeld-Claret in Ashen, Lach­ley, and North Fambridge in Com. Essex. parcel of the Mannor of Cottingham in Com. [...]bor. The Castle and Town of Clare (part of the Barony of Clare) and Mannors of Erbery, Hunden, Woodha [...], with the Town of Sud­bury in Com. Suff. The Mannors of Ciken­hu [...], Cleobury, Ernewood, Huggeley, Chelmersh, Eudon; the Custody of the Forest of Wyre, and Town of Beaubren, all in Com. Salop. The Commot of Isculas, the Borough of Abergillow, the Commot of Ughdulas, the Borough of Lanroste, the Commot of Dymnail; the Mannor of Di­norbin, the Castle of Dolvoren, the Domi­nion of Redewink, the Castle and Lordship of Montgomery, the Hundred of Chirbury, the Forest of Corndon, in Haltes [...]ur, within the Territory of Montgomery, and the Lord­ship of Leintwardyn, Parcel of the Dominion of Wigmore, all in Com. Salop, and Marches in Wales.

The Castle of Wigmore, with the Lordship and Borough, the Towns of Eliton, Earles Leyntale, Leyntale Starker, the Castle and Lordship of Norton, the Castle and Town of Raidrey, the Lordship of Withereinton, with Rislinguhcoyd, the Lordships of Co­mothoyder, Knighton, and Winfreton, the Castle, Borough, and Lordship of Old and New Radnore, the Castle and Lordship of Knoklasse, the Town and Lordship of Preste­hev [...]de, the Castle and Town of Revenlesse, the Lordship of Melenith, the Castle and Cantred of Buelth, as also Pen [...]uelth and Soythervan, in the same Cantred; likewise the Forest of Talvan, the Castle and Lordship of Clifford, the Mannor and Lordship of Glassbiry, the Borough and Lordship of E [...]y­as-Lacy, the Castle of Dinas, with the Lord­ship and Forest, the Borough of Bland; the Mannors of Mare, Orle [...]on, Mawarden, Nethewood, Kings [...]ain, Wolfrelow, two parts of the Mannor of Marcle, the Borough and Town of Pembrugge, the Mannor and Lordship of Malmeshill-Lacy, the Castle and Lords [...] of Denbigh, the Commot of Rey­mergh and Issale [...], with the Forest of Al­trug, the Castle of Nerberth, with the Lord­ship and Forest, the Mannor and Lordship of S. Clere, the Mannors of Eyres [...]ond and Eyre­slan [...], as also the Castle and Lordship of Blan­leveny, all in the County of Hereford, and Marches of Wales.

The Mannors of Kersey and Leyham i [...] Com. Suff. The Mannors of Walsingham Magna, and Walsingham Parva; as also the Mannor of Bricham, parcel of the Barony of Clare in Com. Norf. The Mannors of Bis [...]egh, Bardslegh, Lichlade, Musardere, Cher­leton, Winston, Brimmesfeld, Over-Sodington, with the Castle and Borough of Uske, all in the County of Glocester, and Marches of Wales. Likewise two parts of the Mannor of Tha [...]steed in Com. Essex. and Mannor of Staundon in Com. Hertf. as also the Mannor of Odingley in Com. Wigorn.

Which Anne his Wife, surviving him, was afterwards marriedClaus. [...]11 6 m. [...]. to Iohn Holland, Earl of Huntingdon▪ and departed [...] 11 H. 6. n. [...]9. this life upon the Eve of S. Matthias the Apostle, 11 Hen. 6. Whereupon, Richard, Duke of York, Cosin and Heir to the said Edmund, Earl of March, her late Husband, had LiveryClaus. 11 Hen. 6. m. [...]9. of all the Lands which she, the said Anne, held in Dower of his Inheritance.

Mortimer of Ricards Castle.

THe first of this Family that had to do here, was Robert de Mortimer; Robert. (Son or Brother to Hugh de Mortimer of Wig­more, the first of that name) who possessing Testa de Nevil Wi­go [...]. this place, by the MarriageTesta de Nevil Wi­go [...]. of Margery, the Daughter and Heir of Hugh de Say, certifiedLib. Rub in Scacc. He [...]e [...]. the Knights Fees, belonging to this Honor in 12 Hen. 2. to be in number Twenty three.

In Right of this Margery, he hadTesta de Nevil ut supra. also the Lordships of Temetbury, Clifton, Sapy, Cure, Iadefen, She [...]deslegh, Sutton, Stanfort, Crolea, Estwood, Purshull, and Aumbrug, in Com. Wigor. which were gi­ven Testa de Nevil ut supra. to him by the King, with the said Margery, to be held by the service of Six Knights Fees, and a fifth part.

This Robert in 17 Ioh. obtained likewise a GrantClaus. [...] Joh. m. [...]. from the King, of all those Lands in Berewic in Com. Suss. which did formerly be­long to Mabel de Say, Mother of Margery his Wife, and then in the Possession of Robert Mar­mion the younger. And moreoverIbid. m. 1 [...]., of all those Lands in Herleveston in Com. Linc. which did belong to Robert de Mortimer of Norfolk, then in Arms with the Rebellious Barons, but died not long after: For in 3 Hen. 3. this Margery sur­viving him, had an AssignationRot. Fi [...]. 3 H. 3. m 4. of her Dowry, out of all his Lands lying in the County of Essex. And in 15 Hen. 3. was marriedClaus. 15 H. 3. m. 3. to William de Stutevil.

To this Robert succeeded Hugh de Mortimer Hugh. his Son and Heir, who in 43 Hen. 3. upon the death of William de Stutevil, Husband to Margery de Say, his Mother, payingRot. [...]. 43 Hen 3. Here [...]. Rot. Fi [...]. 43 Hen. 3. m. 6. One hundred pound for his Releif, had LiveryRot. [...]. 43 Hen 3. Here [...]. Rot. Fi [...]. 43 Hen. 3. m. 6. of all those Lands of her Inheritance, which he the said William held, as Tenant by the curtesie of England, during his life.

In 44 Hen. 3. this Hugh, beingClaus. 44 Hen. [...]. m 17. one of the Barons Marchers, received commandClaus. 44 Hen. [...]. m 17. to repair personally to his House at Ricards Castle, and there to attend the direction of Roger Lord Mor­timer of Wigmore, whom the King had then constituted Captain-General of all his Forces in those parts, to oppose the Hostilities of Lewelin, Prince of Wales. And in 47 Hen. 3. had a far­ther commandClaus. 47 Hen. 3. is [...]rso m. 1 [...]. (together with the rest of the Barons Marchers) to go against the said Lewelin, who had at that time possessed himself of certain Castles belonging to the Kings good Subjects.

In 48 Hen. 3. after that fatal Battle of Lewes, wherein the King and Prince were both made Prisoners by the Rebellious Barons, Montfort com­ing [...] down with a powerful Army into the Marches of Wales, to succor Lewelin his Ad­herent and Consederate. This Hugh seeing [...] the Lands and Houses of the Lord Mortiner of Wigmore, wasted by those Forces, was con­strained [...] to deliver up his House at Ricards Castle unto him.

[Page 153] But the Battle of Evesham, not long after ensuing, wherein those Rebellious Lords were utterly vanquished; this Hugh, who had stood firm to the King, throughout the whole time of those troubles, had then a peaceable fruition of his estate; and in 51 Hen. 3. obtained a Charter Car [...] [...] [...] H. 3. m. 11. from the King, for a Market every week upon the Saturday, at his Mannor of Bureford, in Com. Salop. as also a Fair yearly upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Blessed Virgin.

And after this, scil. in 1 Edw. 1. executed Rot. Pip. 1 Edw. 1. Salop & Staff. the Sheriffs Office for the Counties of Salop and Stafford, for the greatest part of that year.

This being the substance of what I have found memorable of him, I shall now only take notice; that, for the health of the Souls of his Ancestors and Successors, he made a GrantA [...]ogr. in Bibl. Cotton. to the Monks of Worcester, of certain Lands in Aleswe­shey, sealed with his Arms, viz. Barry of six Pieces, charged with Flower de Luces; William his Brother being a witness thereto. And that he departedEsc. 3. [...]. 1 n. 42. this life in 3 Edw. 1. leaving Robert, his Son and HeirEsc. 3. [...]. 1 n. 42. Twenty two years of age, who had soon after LiveryRot. Fin. 3 Edw. 1. m. 38. of his Lands, pay­ing Rot. Pip. 3 Ed. 1. Staff. One hundred pound for his Releif.

Of which Robert, Robert. all that I can say, is, That in 10 Edw. 1. he wasRot. de. Sen­tag. Wall. 10. Ed. 1. m. 3. in that expedition then made into Wales, and died in 15 Edw. 1. Whereupon Ioyce his Wife surviving him, had an AssignationClaus. 15 Edw. 1. m. 4. of the Mannors of Bureford in Com. Salop and Coderugg in Com. Wigorn. for her Dower, leaving Hugh his Son and Heir, and William a younger Son: Which William, by reason that he enjoyed the Lordship of Ashby in Com. Leicest. (commonly called Ashby de la Zouch) whereof Robert his Father had been possessed, by the gift of Alan la Zouch his Uncle (viz. ...) assumed the sir­name of Zouch, and was vulgarly called William la Zouch of Mortimer, of whom I shall speak far­ther by and by. But I return to Hugh.

This Hugh Hugh. in 24 Edw. 1. doing his homage, had LiveryClaus. 24 Edw. 1. m. 12. of his Lands; and having had SummonsClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons, in 25 & 27 Edw. 1. in the same Twenty seventh year wentRot. Scoc. 27. Edw. 1. m. 16. to the Wars of Scotland; but departedEsc. 32 Edw. 1. n. 48. this life in 32 Edw. 1. leaving Ioan Esc. 32 Edw. 1. n. 48. his eldest Daughter Twelve years of age; and Margaret Esc. 32 Edw. 1. n. 48. the younger, Eight, his next Heirs; and being then seisedEsc. 32 Edw. 1. n. 48. of the Mannors of Wychebaud and Coderugg in Com. Wigorn. (parcel of the Mannor of Bureford) likewise of the antient site of the Castle and Town of Blethenagh, and Column of Blethenagh, in Wales; also of the Castle and Town of Ricards Castle, with its appurtenances, and the Hamlets adjoying, viz. Bachecote, More, Overton, Wolferton, and Whitebrok, in Com. Salop. Acroft, Wapelith, Coumbe, Tyteley, Rode, and Calcop, in Com. Heref. As also joyntly with Maud his Wife, and to his own Heirs, of the Mannors of Boreworth, in Com. Salop. Nyminton in Com. Devon. Hob­rugge in Com. Essex, and Norton juxta Da­ventrey, in Com. Northamp. Whereupon the said Maud had the Mannor of Wychebaud, the site of the Town and Castle of Blethenagh, in the Column of Blethenagh, in Wales, to­gether with the said Column, assignedClaus. [...] Ed. 1. m. 3. for her Dowry.

She likewise heldEsc. 1 Edw. 2. n. 5 [...]. in Dower the Mannors of Bureford in Com. Salop. Ambredon in Com. Essex. Eudinton in Com. Oxon. Lutlinton in Com. Gloc. and Imeney in Com. Wigorn. All which, upon her death, the same year, divolved Esc. 1 Edw. 2. n. 5 [...]. to Ioan, then the WifeIbid. of Thomas de Byke­nore, and Margaret, WifeIbid. of Geffrey Cornwail, Daughters and Heirs to the above mentioned Hugh.

Of which Lordships, as alsoClaus. 3 Edw. [...]. m. 20. of those where­of William de Mortimer of Ham, died seised; whose HeirsClaus. 3 Edw. [...]. m. 20. they the said Ioan and Margaret likewise were: Partition being made in 3 Edw. 2. she the said Margaret had for her Purparty, assign­ed Claus. 3 Edw. [...]. m. 20. unto her the moity of the Mannor of Bureford, together with the moities of the Mannors of Niminton and Codrugge; as also the Mannors of Ambreden, Hobrugge, and Norton, with divers Messuages and Lands in other places; the rest falling to the share of Ioan, her elder Sister, Wife of Thomas de Bike­nore, (as hath been observed;) but had no issue by him, as it seems: For plain it is, that she afterwards takingEsc. 14 Ed. 3. n. 30. to Husband Richard Talbot, a younger Son to Richard Lord Talbot, of Ec­cleswel in Com. Heref. her posterity by him, en­joyed Esc. 14 Ed. 3. n. 30. Ricards-Castle, and the rest of the Lands of her Inheritance.

Zouch of Mortimer.

I Come now to William, William. the younger Son of the last mentioned Rober [...] Mortimer. This William, vulgarly called William la Zouch of Mortimer, for the Reasons before specified in 1 Edw. 3. (then possessingPat. 1 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 28. Claus. 13 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 6. the Mannor of Ashby de la Zouch in Com. Leic.) had a GrantPat. 1 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 28. Claus. 13 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 6. of the custody of the Lands of Glamorgan and Morgannoc, with power to dispose of the Towns, Castles, and Lordships, within those Territories, as he should think most meet for the Kings advantage: For which service, he was to receive out of the Revenue of those Lands, in time of peace two hundred marks, with al­lowance for thirty Men at Arms, to besiege the Castle of Kaersilly (if it should not be then rendred.) And in 2 Edw. 3. was madeRot. Fin. 2 Edw. 3. m. 10. Justice of all the Forests, South of Trent; as also ConstableRot. Fin. 2 Edw. 3. m. 10. of the Tower of London.

In 4 Edw. 3. this William and Alianore his Wife (oneClaus. 5 Edw. 3. p. 1. in dorso m. 6. of the Daughters and Heirs to Gil­bert de Clare, sometime Earl of Glocester, and WidowMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 156 b. n. 40. of Hugh le Despencer the younger) were, in Parliament restoredRot. Parl. 4. Edw. 3. in dors [...] m. 18. to their Lands of Glamorgan and Morgannoc; as also to Rot. Parl. 4. Edw. 3. in dors [...] m. 18. the Mannors of Hanley in Com. Wigorn. and Temsbury in Com. Gloc. which wereRot. Parl. 4. Edw. 3. in dors [...] m. 18. the In­heritance of her the said Alianore; and had been extortedRot. Parl. 4. Edw. 3. in dors [...] m. 18. from her by Roger Mortimer, Earl of March; to be by him passed to the King, in consideration of a thousand pounds.

But about this time, having beenClaus. 4 Edw. 3. m. 37. a firm friend to Edmund of Woodstoke, Earl of Kent, (Uncle to the King) after the fall of that Earl, wasClaus. 4 Edw. 3. m. 37. sought for by the Sheriff of Glo­cestershire; and at length, rendringClaus. 4 Edw. 3. m. 37. himself to prison, was by the Kings favor dismissedClaus. 4 Edw. 3. m. 37..

In 6 Edw. 3. withRot. Fin. 16 Edw. [...]. m. 16. the same Alianore his Wife, he accompaniedRot. Fin. 16 Edw. [...]. m. 16. the Lady Alianore, the [Page 154] Kings Sister, in her journey beyond Sea: For which respect, the King was pleased to accept Ibid. of that debt of Three thousand six hundred sixty and six pounds thirteen shillings four pence, due by him to the Exchequer, to be paid by Five hundred marks per annum, at Michaelmass and Easter, by even portions.

And in 7 Edw. 3. having some differenceClaus. 7 Edw. 3. in dorso m. 3. with Hugh de Audley (a great Baron-Marcher, at that time) he raisedClaus. 7 Edw. 3. in dorso m. 3. Forces in the Marches of Wales, against the said Hugh; which occasion­ed the King to send a special PreceptClaus. 7 Edw. 3. in dorso m. 3. to him, for to desist therein.

In 9 Edw. 3. he wasRot. S [...]oc. 9 Edw 3. m. 29. in that expedition, then made into Scotland; and about this time (callingMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 49 a. n. 60. & 49 b. himself by the name of Zouch, and Son Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 49 a. n. 60. & 49 b. of Robert de Mortimer, sometime Lord of Ri­cards-Castle) confirmedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 49 a. n. 60. & 49 b. to the Canons of Haghnion in Com. Salop. the Grant of the Mill at Rochesford, made to them formerly by Hugh de Say, and Lucia his Wife, Daughter of Walter de Clifford, Son of Richard, Son of Ponce, his Predeceffors; and the Ratification b thereof, by Hugh de Mortimer his Grand-father. And, up­on the first of March, An. 1335. (10 Edw. 3.) departingMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 156 b. n. 60. this life, was buriedMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 156 b. n. 60. in the midst of our Ladies Chappel at Theoksbury, leaving issueMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 156 b. n. 60. by the before specified Alianore, his second Wife, a Son called Hugh; the custody of whose Lands, by reason of his minority, were commit­ted Rot. Fin. 11 Edw. 3. m. 28. to Alan la Zouch of Mortimer, Son to this last mentioned William, byIbid. m. 39. Alice de Toeny his first Wife (Sister and HeirIbid. m. 39. to Robert de Toeny, and WidowIbid. m. 39. of Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of War­wick.) Which Alan, Alan. then provingClaus. 12 Edw. 3. m. 25. his age, and performing his homage, had LiveryClaus. 12 Edw. 3. m. 25. of the Lands of her Inheritance. And in 14 Edw. 3. attendedRot. Aleman. 14 Edw. 3. m. 23. the King into Flanders.

In 15 Edw. 3. this Alan Rot Scoc. 15 Edw. 3. m. 2. was in that expe­dition then made into Scotland, as also in that intoRot. Fran. 16 Edw. 3. m. 26. France in 16 Edw. 3. the King being Rot. Fran. 16 Edw. 3. m. 26. likewise there in person at that time. And in 18 Edw. 3. obtained a CharterCart. 18 Ed. 3. n. 26. for Free Warren, in all his Demesn Lands at Ashby de la Zouch, Swartc [...]iffe, Bra [...]thorpe, and Da [...]cro [...]t, in Com. Leic. Swavesey, Drotton, and Ful­burne, in Com. Cantab. Trene, Nortbourne, and Chillington, in Com. Suss.

In 20 Edw. 3. he attended the King into France, and was with him (as it is like) in that great Battle of Cressy, where the English were victorious; but shortly after that, viz. the same year, about the Feast of All-Saints, he de­parted Esc. 2 [...] Ed. 3. n. 4. this life, leaving Hugh his SonEsc. 2 [...] Ed. 3. n. 4. and Heir Fifteen years of age, and Alianore his Wife survivingEsc. 2 [...] Ed. 3. n. 4.. The Wardship of which Hugh, Hugh. was committedPat. 21 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 23. to Iohn de Beauchamp, until he should be of full age: Which hapned in 34 Ed. 3. when making proofClaus. 34 Edw. 3. m. 23. thereof, and doing his homage, he had LiveryClaus. 34 Edw. 3. m. 23. of his Lands. And in 47 Ed. 3. accompaniedRot. Ale­man. 47 E. 3. m. 11. Iohn of Gant, Duke of Lancaster, in his expedition then made into Flanders, beingRot. Ale­man. 47 E. 3. m. 11. at that time a Knight.

But this is all I have seen of him, other than, that he had issue one Son called Hugh Hugh. Ex Coll. R. Gl. S., and Ioyce a Daughter, who tookEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Husband Sir Iohn Botctourt of Weoley Castle in Com. Wigorn. Knight; and by the death of her Brother Hugh without issue, became his HeirEx Coll. R. Gl. S..

Mortimer of Attilbergh.

THe first of these Mortimers, that had to do in Norfolk, (for ought I have seen) was Robert de Mortimer Claus. 17 Joh. m. 10.,Robert. who in 17 Ioh. being in Arms against the King with the Rebel­lious Barons, forfeited his Lands in Hecleveston in Com. Linc. which were thereupon givenClaus. 17 Joh. m. 10. to Robert de Mortimer of Ricards Castle in Com. Heref.

But hence I must make a great leap, viz. un­to 11 Edw. 1. finding nothing of his descend­ants till that time, that William de Mortimer William. of Attilbergh in Com. Norf. obtained the Kings CharterCart. 11 Ed. 1. n. 29. for a Market at Stanford, in that County every week upon the Tuesday, and a Fair upon Whitson-Eve, Whit-Sunday, and the morrow following.

This William in 22 Edw. 1. upon the Kings going into Ga [...]coigne, received commandRot. Vas [...]. 22 Edw. 1. [...] dorso m. 11. to fit himself with Horse and Arms (as the chief Men in England then did) and to attend the King at Portsmouth, upon the first of Sep­tember, to assist him against the French. And in 25 Edw. 1. had SummonsClaus. 25 Edw. 1. [...] dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons. In which year, beingTho. Wa [...]. p. 35. [...]. 10. again in France, with the Earl of Lincoln to relieve Bellagard Tho. Wa [...]. p. 35. [...]. 10., at that time besieged by the Earl of Arras; he was taken prisonerTho. Wa [...]. p. 35. [...]. 10., and carriedTho. Wa [...]. p. 35. [...]. 10. to Paris, where he died, as it seems, being then calledEsc. 25 Edw. 1. n 45. William de Mortimer of Kingstone; and seisedEsc. 25 Edw. 1. n 45. of certain Lands in Herleveston in Com. Linc. and of the Mannor of Kingstone in Com. Cantabr. As also of cer­tain Lands in Attisbergh, Sculton, and Bernham, in Com. Norf. leaving Constantine Esc. 25 Edw. 1. n 45. his Son and Heir sixteen years of age.

Which Constantine Constantine. in 4 Edw. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 4 Ed. 2. m. 11. in that expedition then made into Scotland. So like­wise inRot. Scoc. 7 Ed. 2. m. 1. 7 Edw. 2. and 8 Edw. 2.Rot. Scoc. 8 Edw. 2. it dorso m. 9.. And in 13 Edw. 2. had Licen [...]ePat. 13 Ed [...]. m. 30. to make a Castle of his House at Sculto [...] in Com. Norf.

To the trust of this Constantine in 19 Edw. 2. uponRot. Fin. 19 Edw. [...]. m. 15. the death of Thomas de Cailly, the custody of the Castle of Bokenham was commit­tedRot. Fin. 19 Edw. [...]. m. 15..

Being StewardClaus. 10 Edw. 3. m. 24. of the Houshold, to Alianore, Countess of Gueldres (the Kings Sister) in 10 Edw. 3. he hadClaus. 10 Edw. 3. m. 24. an allowance of Twenty two pound and eight pence for the charges of his Men and Horses in that service to her. And in 12 Edw. 3. had a CharterCart. 12 [...]. 3. n. 31. for Free-Warren in all his Lordships of Attilbergh, Besthorp, Stulton, Elingham Parva, Rokeland, Tofte, Calteston, Tommeston, Toting­ton, Stanford, Bokenham Parva, Beker­ston, and Corston, in Com. Norf. As also in his Lordships of Kingston and Foxton in Com. Cantabr▪ and Herleveston in Com. Linc.

In 16 Edw. 3. he had SummonsClaus. 16 Edw. 3. [...] dorso. to Parlia­ment amongst the Barons, but never after. And the same year, beingRot. [...]. 16 Edw. [...]. n. 32. in that expedition, then made by the King into France, wasRot. [...]. 16 Edw. [...]. n. 32. of the Retinue to Ralph Lord Stafford; so likewise in Rot. Vasco [...]. 19 Edw. 3. m. 5. 19 Edw. 3.

In 26 Edw. 3. an Invasion being then threat­ned Rot. [...] 26 Edw. [...] m. 5. by the French, he wasRot. [...] 26 Edw. [...] m. 5. joyned in Commis­sion with Iohn d'Engaine for Arraying of all Men of Bodies able, and Estate sufficient, with­in [Page 145] the Counties of Cambridge and Hunting­don, for the defence of the Realm.

From which Constantine (I presume) descend­ed Constantine de Morti [...]er Esquire, who being possessedPat. 7 H. 4. p. [...]. [...]. 14. of the Lordships of Bernham, Bekerston, and Corston, in Com. Norf. had in 7 Hen. 4. a confirmationPat. 7 H. 4. p. [...]. [...]. 14. of that Charter of Free-Warren, so granted in 12 Edw. 3. as above is expressed.

Mortimer of Chirke.

THe first of this Family that seated himself here, was Roger, second Son to Roger Lord Mortimer of Wigmore, by Maud the Daughter of William de Braose of Breck­nock; of whom I should not have taken farther notice, but, that being summonedClaus. de iis [...]em ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons, from 1 Edw. 2. until the Fourteenth of that Kings Reign inclusive, he is to be accounted a Peer of this Realm.

In 14 Edw. 1. this Roger obtained a Charter Cart. 14. E. 1. n. 20. for Free-Warren, in all his Lordships of Sa­wardin, Winferton, Hampton, Waffre, le Aka, and Bredwardine, in Com. Heref. And in Hopton and Wafre in Com. Salop. But how he first gained this Lordship of Chirke, let us hear from the Welsh History of [...] by D. To [...]el, p. 212. Historian.

Griffith ap Madoc (saith he) took part with King Henry the Third, and King Edward the First, against the Prince of North Wales, and died, leaving his Children within age; shortly after which, followed the destruction of two of them: For King Edward gave the Wardship of Madoc (the elder of them) who had for his part the Lordships of Bromfield and Yale, as also the G [...]stle of Di [...]as-Bran, with the Reversion of Maelor-Saesnec, after his Mothers decease, it being her Ioynture, to John, Earl Warren. And of Lewelin the younger, to whose part the Lordships of Chirke and Nanheydwy fell, to Roger Mortimer, a younger Son to Roger Mortimer, Lord of Wig­more. Which Guardians forgetting the service done by Griffith ap Madoc, their Father, so guarded these their Wards, that they never returned to their Possessions; and shortly after obtained those Lands to themselves by Charter.

Being thus seated here, he builtIbid. p 213. the Castle; and in 21 Edw. 1. wasH Knigh­ton 2498. n. 30. in that expedition then made into France; at which time, divers Towns and Places of strength yieldingH. Knigh­ton 2498. n. 30. to the English Army, he was constitutedH. Knigh­ton 2498. n. 30. Governor of Burgh upon the Sea, anciently called Mont-Alban.

In 22 Edw. 1. he had SummonsRot. Vascon, [...] Edw 1. [...] ▪ 7. (amongst others) to attend the King at Portsmouth, up­on the first of September, well furnished with Horse and Arms, and thence sailedIbid. m. [...]. with him into Gascoigne; in consideration of which service, he had the year following, an exempti­on Claus. Ed. 1. m. 7. [...]uerae Par­ [...]. 25 Ed. 1. [...]. 13. for himself and his Tenants, from payment of any part of the Tenth, then granted to the King in Parliament.

In 25 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. [...] Edw. 1. m. again in the Wars of Gascoig [...]e. And in [...] 28 Edw. 1. in the Scottish Wars; so likewise in [...] 29. being then of the Retinue to Edward Prince of Wales.

In 31 Edw. 1. he was [...] again in Scotland. And in 1 Edw. 2. constituted [...] the Kings Lieu­tenant of Wales, having all the Castles therein committed to his trust; and then also made Ibid. Justice of all Wales.

In 2 Edw. 2. he was made GovernorPat. 2 Ed. 2 Ed. [...] p. 1. m. 20. of the Castle of Bewmaris in Ang [...]esey; and in Pat. 4. Ed. [...]. p. 1. m. 8. 4 Edw. 2. of the Castles of Blaynleveny and Dines; being the same year likewiseLiterae Pro­tect. 4 Ed. 2. m. 13. in the Wars of Scotland. And in 5 Edw. 2. had the Inheritance of the Castles of Blaynleveny and Dinas givenClaus. 5 Ed. 2. m. 10. him by the King, to hold for the third part of a Barony by the service of two Knights Fees.

In 7 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 7 Ed. 2. m. 1. again in Scotland; and the same year obtained a CharterCart. 7 Ed. 2. n. 13. for a Market every week upon the Munday, at his Lordship of Old Whiteland in Wales; and a Fair on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin.

In 10 Edw. 2. he was constitutedRot. [...]in. 10 Ed. 2. m. 8. Justice of North Wales; and the same year went again Rot. Scoc. 10 Ed. 2. m 8. to the Wars in Scotland. In 11 Edw. 2. he was chargedClaus. 11 Ed. 2. m. 23 with the finding of an hundred Men out of his Lordships of Blaynleveny and Talgarth, and of two hundred more out of his Territory of Landedu, for the Wars of Scot­land.

In 12 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 12 E [...]. 2. m. 10. again in those Wars, and had an AssignationClaus. 12 [...]d. 2. m. 6. of One hundred pound in recompence of his service therein: In which year also, he was constituted GovernorPat. 12 Ed. 2. p. 2. m 9. of Buelt Castle in Wales.

In 13 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 13 Ed. 2. m. 3. again in the Scottish Wars, and in 15 Edw. 2. again madeRot. Fin. 15 Ed. 2. m. 18. Justice of all Wales.

In 16 Edw. 2. beingLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 666. one of those Lords who gave Sentence of Banishment against the two Spencers, in the Parliament then held by their power and potency at that time; he soon felt his activeness in that quarrel, to be the occassion of his ruine; for the King getting strength, forced his opposers to stoopIbid. 683.: Whereupon this Roger, with his Nephew the Lord Mortimer of Wig­more, submittingIbid. 683. themselves, were imprison­ed Ibid. 683. in the Tower of London; where, it is said by someIbid. 683., that this Roger died.

It is saidMon Anglic. Vol. 2. 223 b. n. 60. by others of this Roger, partly by reason that his Mannor of Chicke, was annexed to the Lordships of the Earl of Arundel, and partly by means of his adversaries, being cast in­to the Tower of London, he there continued for the space of full four years and an half; where, without ever being heard, he diedIb. 224 a. the third of August, An. 1336. (10 Edw. 3.) And that thence his Corps being brought to Wig­more, was there buriedIb. 224 a., in the Abbey, by Adam, Bishop of Hereford, upon the day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: As also, thatHistory of Wales by D. Powel, 213. by Lucia his Wife, Daughter and Heir of Sir Robert de Wafre Knight, he had issue Roger; who by Ioane his Wife, the Daughter of ... Tu [...]ber­vile, had issue Iohn. Which Iohn sold this Lord­ship of Chirke to Richard Fitz Alan, Earl of Arundel.

Mortimer of Chelmarsh.

THe first of this Family that seated himself here, was Hugh de Mortimer, the young­est Son to Ralph Lord Mortimer of Wig­more, by Gladuse Duy his Wife, Daughter to [Page 156] Lewelyn Prince of Wales. But of this Hugh, the cheif thing, that I find memorable, is; that he took to WifeMon. Angl. [...]. 1. 727. a. n. 20. Agatha the youngest Daugh­ter of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, and at length one of the CoheirsIbid. n. 30. & 40. of Walter Mar­shal Earl of Pembroke, the benefitPat. 39 H. 3. m. 5. to whose marriage Eudo la Zouche (unto whom the King had granted it) pastPat. 39 H. 3. m. 5. over to the before speci­fied Ralph; who thereupon Wedded e her to his said Son. This Hugh beingRot. [...]in. 50 H. 3. m. 1. with the King at that noble Seige of Kenilworth Castle in 49 Hen. 3. (shortly after the vanquishing Mont­ford Earl of Leicester, in the Battle of Eve­sham,) he lostRot. [...]in. 50 H. 3. m. 1. a good Horse in that service; in recompence whereof the King gaveRot. [...]in. 50 H. 3. m. 1. him forty Marks. But because neither this Hugh, nor any of his descendants were ever in the rank of Barons, I shall not take farther Notice of them, than, that in the fourth Generation, this line terminated in heirs Female.

Stafford.

THe first that assumed this Sirname, was Robert de Stafford, Robert 1. who at the time of the general Survey, possessedDomesd. lib. in iisd. co [...]. two Lordships in Suffolk, one in Worcestershire, one in Northamptonshire, twenty in Lin­colneshire, twenty six in Warwickshire, and eighty one in Staffordshire; amongst which, Stafford is not accounted; the reason whereof I suppose to be; because the Castle which King William the Conqueror had caused to be builtIbid. Staff., in that part of Stafford, then a member of Chebbese [...]e, and belonging to Henry de Ferriers, wasIbid. Staff. at that time demo­lished. Of which Castle, whilst it stood, 'tis like that this Robert was Governor, and there­upon took that Sirname from his residence there­at: for, that his name was originally Toney, is cleere enough from that confirmationVon Angl. [...] 55 [...]. b. [...] 50. made by Robert de Stafford, his Grandson, unto the Monks of Conches, in Normandy, of the Church of Wotton (now called Wotton-Wawen, in Comitat. Warwic.) and certain Lands there: whereby, ratifyingIbid. the Grants of Nicholas de Stafford, his Father, and Robert his Grandfather, he callsIbid. him Robert de Toenei. Which Robert, being a younger Son as (I guess) of Roger de Toeni, StandardbearerW Gem [...]t. 268. C. of Normandy, and founderOrd. Vit. 4 [...]. of the same Abby of Conches, de­scended W. Gemet. ut supra. from Malahulcius, UncleW. Gemet. ut supra. to the fa­mous Rollo sometime Duke of Normandy, and Progenitor to King William the Conqueror.

But of this Robert all that I can say farther, is, that livingMonast. Anglic. Vol 2. 126 a b. till King Henry the first's time, and understandingMonast. Anglic. Vol 2. 126 a b., that one Enysan de Waltone who came over into England with the Nor­man Conqueror, had killed two Nuns and a Priest which had been setledMonast. Anglic. Vol 2. 126 a b. in a small Oratory at Stone in Staffordshire, to celebrate Divine Service there, in honor of S. Wolfade, formerly murthered [...] in that place by Wolphere King of Mercia, his Father; he, out of great devotion to that Saint, founded [...] a Priory there for Ca­nons Regular of St. Augustines Order. More­over, that he gave his Lordships of Wrote­sleye, and Livintune, to the Monks of Eve­sham, in Com. Wigorn. and that he was inter­red Ibid. 126. b., with Avice de Clare his Wife, in the en­trance of the Cloyster at Stone.

To this Robert was that Nigel de Stafford a Brother (as I think) who, at the time of the general Survey, made by King William the first, heldDomesd. lib. sub tit. De [...]b. Drachelawe and eleven Lordships in Derbyshire; from which Nigell, the antient Fa­mily of Gresley, still possessing that Lordship of Drachelawe, do derive their descent.

I now come to Nicholas de Stafford, Nicholas 1. Son and heir to the before specified Robert. This Nicho­las was SheriffMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 1023. l. 34 & 35. of Staffordshire, in the time of King Henry the first; and not only confirmed Cart. 8 E [...]. n. 4. per In­spex. to the Canons of Stone, what his Father had given them; but bestowed on them other Lands of good value; part whereof do lie in Stone, and part in Walton juxta Stone; as by his Original Deed, which he Offered upon the Altar there appearethEx Vet. Ro [...] MS. in bibl. Cotton.; makingMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 128. n 40. this Pri­ory of Stone, (so founded by his Father) a Cell to that of Kenilworth, in Com. Warwic. Nor was this all; for it appears, that he devout­ly gaveCart. 8 E [...]. ut supra. to the Canons of Kenilworth, his Mannor of Itelicote, with certain Lands in T [...]es [...]o, in Com. Warr. and augmentedCart 8 E [...]. ut supra. what his said Father had given to the before specified Monks of Conches, out of his Lordship of Wotton; but was buriedMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 126. [...]. n. 30., with Maude his Wife, in the Cloyster at Stone, near to the Chapter-house door; leaving issue Robert Robert 2. his Son and Heir: who likewise, bearing much devotion to S. Wolfade, gaveIbid. 128. [...]. n. 30. his Lands at Horton, and Grotton, to the Canons of Stone.

He likewise bestowedCart. 8 E. 2. n 4. perl [...]. on the Canons of Kenilworth, the Church of Madele, in Com. Staff. and thatCart. 8 E. 2. n 4. perl [...]. of S. Nicholas, within his Castle at Stafford; as alsoRegist. de Kenil. [...] penès Si [...]. Clarke bat. p. 147. certain Lands in Botley with the ChurchesCarp. Vol. 2. f. 2 [...] of Tiesho, and Wol­varde, and the MillCarp. Vol. 2. f. 2 [...] at Ciesho, situate near to the Church, all in Comit. Warr. Moreover, he was a Benefactor to the Knights Templars, by the giftMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 545 [...] n. 60. of certain Lands in Tiesho. As also to the Monks of Bardsley in Com. Wigorn. on whom he conferredMon. Angl. Vol. 1 804 [...] n. 10. so large a Portion of his possessions in Tiesho and Oxhill; that they thereupon received [...] him into their Fraternity, to be partaker of all the benefits of their Order; granting [...] to him and his Heirs, the nominati­on and preferment of two Monks perpetually, in that Monastry: and besides this, he bestowed [...] on them one hide of Land in Beariey.

This Robert exercised the Sheriffs Office [...] for Staffordshire, from the second to the end of the sixth year of King Henry the seconds reign, inclusive: and on 12 Hen. 2. upon assessment of the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, to Henry the Emperor, certified [...] his Knights Fees de Veteri Feoffamento, to be sixty in number, whereof he held nine at that time in Demesne: and de Novo Feoffamento two third parts of a Knights Fee, for all which, in 14 Hen. 2. he paid [...] sixty Marks.

Moreover, in 22 H. 2. he paid [...] two hundred Marks to the King, for trespassing in his Fo­rests. And, having ratifyed [...] the grants of his Father and Grandfather to the Monks of Con­ches before specified, and undergone [...] a Pilgri­mage to Hierusalem, was buried [...] near to his Father in the Cloyster at Stone; leaving issue a Son called Robert [...], and Milisent [...] a Daughter. [Page 157]

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[Page 158] Which Milisent, by reason of her Brothers death without issue, became HeirRot. Pip. 6 R. [...]. Staff. to that Ho­nor, and great Inheritance;H [...]rven 1. and took to Hus­band Rot. Pip. 3. H. 3. Staff. Hervy Bagot (a Gentleman of an antient Family in those parts.) which Hervy, having so married her in 5 R. 1. in considerationRot. Pip. 5 R. 1. Staff. of a Fine of three hundred Marks, then by him paid to the King, had liveryRot. Pip. 5 R. 1. Staff. of the Barony of Staf­ford as her Inheritance, as Heir to her Brother Robert; and thereupon bore the titleMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 559. a. n. 30. of Lord Stafford: for raising of which Fine, he was put to such a streight; as that, with Milisent his Wife, he was necessitated to sellEx collect. Samps. Erds­wike in bibl. Deuves. the Lordship of Drayton, unto the Canons of S. Thomas near Stafford. And had issueRot Pip. 3 H 3. Staff. by her Hervy Hervey 2. his Son and Heir; who relinquishing his Pater­nal Surname, assumed that of his Mother; and wroteEx ipso au­togr. penès Carolum Bar. Carington. himself Hervey de Stafford; which was not unusual in those [...]lder times, especially when that of the Femal was more honorable; as in that of Boteler, after the marriage of the Heir of Virdon: and as Mr. Camden in his Remains, hath of others observed. Suitable whereunto, let us see what Du Tillet faithReeueil des Roys de France. p. 152. & 216.,—Guilli­aume sire de Dampierre espousa Margaret Com­tesse de Flandres, & Hainau, second File de Baudowin Empereur de Greece. De lui sout de­scendus les Comtes de Flandres, lesquaels se tindreut au surnom de Flandres, a cause de la dit Comtesse Marguerite, que avoit tiltre plus honora­ble que son mary! le quel avoit laisse celuy de Bour­b [...]n, poua prendre celuy de son partage, qui estoit le S [...]igneurie de Dampierre en Champaigne, (telle estoit la facon du temps.)

This Hervey de Stafford wasClaus. 5 H. 3. in dorso. with the King at the Seige of Bitham Castle in Lincoln­shire, in 5 Hen. 3. And in 17 Hen. 3. when Richard Mareschal (Earl of Pem [...]roke) taking Yood. Neust in ann. 1233. upon him to reform some things amiss in the Government, putYood. Neust in ann. 1233. himself in arms, and joyned in new commotions with the Welch; he being Yood. Neust in ann. 1233. then, one of the Barons Marchers, gaveClaus. 17 H 3. in dorso m. 8. up Iohn de Stafford, his Son in Hostage (other of those Barons doingClaus. 17 H 3. in dorso m. 8. the like) to be keptClaus. 17 H 3. in dorso m. 8. in safe custody till the Realms should be again setled in quiet.

But departedCl [...]us. 21 H 3 m. 11. this life in 21 Hen. 3. Petro­nill his Wife, SisterEx collect. S. Eraswike, arm. to William de Ferrers Earl of Derby, being then greatClaus. 21 H 3. ut supra. with Child. Where­upon the King, by his preceptClaus. 21 H 3. ut supra. to the Sheriff of Warwickshire, reciting that by reason she was so near the time of her delivery, as that she could not come in person to do her Fealty, for her Dowry; commandedClaus. 21 H 3. ut supra., that he should go to her, and receive her Fealty, as his Deputy; and make assignation unto her of such Lands, within his precincts, as, according to a reasonable ex­tent, should be though meet. The like pre­cept Ibid. had the Sheriff of Staffordshire.

To this last mentioned Hervy Lord Stafford succeededRot. Fin. 25 H. 3. m. 1. Hervey Hervey 3. his Son and Heir; who in 21 Hen. 3. paid five hundred Marks fineRot. Fin. 25 H. 3. m. 1. to the King, for his Relief, and livery of those Lands which by hereditary descent, after the death of Hervey his Father belonged to him: but withal, that he might have liberty to marry with whom he should think fit.

After which it was not long ere he died with­out Ibid. issue, so that Robert Robert 4. his brother then his next Heir, had Livery of all his Lands in 25 Hen. 3. payingRot. Pip. 20 H. 3 Staff. an hundred pounds for his Re­leif; and doing homage.

Which Robert, uponRot. Pip. 29 Hen. 3. Staff. collection of the Aid, for [...]arrying the Kings Daughter, paidRot. Pip. 29 Hen. 3. Staff. sixty pounds for those sixty Knights Fees he then had: and in 37 H. 3. was in that expeditionRot. Fin. 37 H. 3 m. 6., then made into Gascoine. Moreover, in 38 Hen. 3. upon levying the Ayd for making the Kings eldest Son Knight, he paidRot. Pip 38 H. 3. Staff. an hundred and twenty pounds more: and in 42 Henr. 3. had summonsClaus. 42 Hen. 3. i [...] dorso m. 11. to attend the King at Chester, on Munday preceding the Feast of Saint Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms to re­strain the insolencies of the Welch. The like SummonsClaus. 44 H. 3. in dorso m. 9. he had in 44 Henr. 3. to be at Shrewsbury, upon the Feast day of the Na­tivity of our Lady. And gaveEx ipso a [...] ­togr. pe [...]ès praepos. & Scoleures coll. Regalis [...] to the Monks at Wotton, in Comitat. Warr. (which was then become a Cell to that Priory-Alien at Conches in Normandy) certain parcells of Land, lying in Wotton, and Uilenhale.

This Robert took to WifeEsc. 21 E. 3. n. 55. Salop. Alice, one of the Daughters, and at length Coheirs to Thomas Cor­bet of Caus, in Comit. Salop. and departingClaus. 10 E. 1. m. 16. this Life in 10 Edw. 1. was buryedMon. Aug. Vol. 2. 127. a. n. 10. before the Altar of S. Iohn Baptist in the Priory at Stone; leaving Nicholas Nicholas 2. his Son and Heir; who the same year, wasRot. de Sc [...] ­lltag. Wa [...]. 10 E. 1. m. 4. in that expedition then made into Wales, and in 12 Ed. 1. obtained a discharge Rot. Fin. 12 H. 1. m. 14. for a hundred pounds of those debts, which by his Father and himself were due to the Kings Exchequer, being then to attendPat. 12 [...] 1. m. 2. the K. beyond Sea. And in 13 Edw. 1. had a CharterCart. 13 E. 1. n. 96. for Free-warren in all his Demes [...]e Lands at Wot­ton before specified (then written Waghnes-Wotton,) and Ciesho, in Com. Warr. as also at Madeley, in Com. Staff.

In 15 Edw. 1. he had Summons [...] to fit him­self with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King into Wales, the King being [...] at that time beyond Sea; having constituted [...] Edmu [...]d Earl of Cornwall, his Lieutenant in his ab­sence. which Edmund advancing [...] thither with a powerful Army, against Rese ap Griffith (who then Rood in open hostility [...] against Pain Tip­toft, Warden of the Kings Castles in those parts) demolished [...] his Castle of Droselan, but by the fall of itsWalls, divers persons were Killed; H. Powell ut supra. amongst whom this Nicholas Lord Stafford was D. Powell ut supra. one. After which, viz. in 22 E. 1. Edmund his Son and Heir performingClaus. 11 E. 1. m. 5. his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 11 E. 1. m. 5. of his Lands.

This Edmund, in 25 Edw. 1. was [...] in that expedition then made by the King into Gas­coine; and in 26 Edw. 1. received command [...] (amongst divers other eminent persons) to be at York, upon Whitsunday, sufficiently provi­ded of Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots.

The like SummonsClaus. 26 E. 1. in dorso, m 6. he had in September fol­lowing, to furnish himself accordingly, against Whitson-Eve, then next e [...]suing, and to be at [...], in order to his advance into Scot­land.

In 31 Edw. 1. he was again in those Scottish Wars, when the King WinteredTh. Wals. p. 57. n. 20. in that Realm, or maintained some Souldiers there at that time: for it appearsEx ipso a [...] ­togr. nuper [...] castro de Sta [...] ­ford. that in 9 Edw. 2. when the Scu­tage for that Expedition of 31 Edw. 1. was col­lected, those who then held his Lands, for which it was required were discharged, upon proof of the service done there. And in 34 E. 1. had SummonsClaus. 34 E. 1. in. dorso m. 16. in scedula. (amongst others of the Peers) to be at [...] on the morrow after Trinity [Page 159] Sunday, there to advise with the King, touching an Aid for the making his eldest Son Knight. After which also (ere many days) he had another Summons [...]. to be at Carlisle, on the Quindesme of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist; sufficiently accoutred with Horse and Arms, and to march with the Kings Forces against Robert de Brus, then Rebelliously assuming the Title of King of Scotland.

This Edmund was first summonedClaus. 27 Edw. 1. in cor [...]o. to Par­liament amongst the Barons of England, in 27 Edw. 1. and afterwards not omitted till his death. But all that I can farther say of him, is, That he weddedFin Levat. Octab. Mi [...]h. 21 Edw. 1. War. Margaret the DaughterEsc. 14 R. 2. n. 9. of Ralph, Lord Basset of Oraiton; by reason whereof her Descendants (after her death) be­came Heirs to that Estate. Of which Margaret, it appears, That she afterwards became the Wife Ex Autogr. [...]uper in Ca­str, de Staf­ford. of Sir Thomas Pipe: And, whereas she had the rightEx Autog. penès Tho▪ Co­mitem El­giniae. of Presentation of two Clerks in the Abbey of Bordesley; to celebrate Divine Ser­vice there perpetually for the health of her Soul; as also for the Souls of her Heirs and Ancestors; that one of them, being then dead, she present­ed Ex Autog. penès Tho▪ Co­mitem El­giniae. one Ingeram de Lichfield, a Monk of that Covent, in his stead. Unto which Instrument her Seal of Arms is affixed, viz. Stafford and Basset quartered; and that he dyingEsc. 2 Ed 12. n. 63. in 2 Ed. 2. was buriedMon. Angl. 3 Vol. 2. 127 a. n. 20. in the Fryers Minors at Stafford, leaving issue two Sons, viz. Ralph Ralph. Esc. 2 Ed. 2. n. 63. his Son and Heir, then nine years of age; and Sir Richard Stafford Knight, his younger SonRot. Vas­con 30. Ed. 3. m. 4., who in Rot. Vas­con 30. Ed. 3. m. 4. 30 & 33Rot. vascon. 33 Edw. 3. m. 3. Ed. 3. was in the Wars of France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 34 Edw. 3. m. 10. 34 Edw. 3. and in 35 Edw. 3. be­ing madeRot. Vascon. 35 Edw. 3. m. 8. Seneschal of Gascoigne, continued Rot. Vascon▪ 36 Edw. 3. m. 4. there the next ensuing year, being then called Sir Richard Stafford of Clifton Knight; which Lordship he then possessed, by reason of his mar­riage Ex. Col. S. Er [...]swike. with Maud, the Daughter and Heir to Richard de Camvile of that place.

Which Sir Richard Stafford had issue Richard, who in 36 Edw. 3. wasRot. Vascon. 36 Edw. 34 m. 4. in that expedition with his Father then made into Gascoigne; and in 40 Edw. 3. wentRot. Vascon. 40 Edw. 3. m. 12. again to those Wars. More­over, this Richard had SummonsClaus. de iis­dem a [...]nis in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons, from 44 Edw. 3. until 4 Rich. 2. inclusive; and then, viz. upon the Thirteenth of August, departedEsc. 4 R. 2. n. 51. this life, being seisedEsc. 4 R. 2. n. 51. of the Mannors of Childecote, in Com. Derb. Norton in Hales, in Com. Salop. Clif­ton Camvile, Pipe and Bruggeford in Com. Staff. The moity of the Mannor of Campe­den, and the Mannors of Aston under Egge, Charingworth, and Winton, in Com. Gloc. As also of the Mannor of Sibbertoft in Com. North. leaving Edmund his SonEsc. 4 R. 2. n. 51. and Heir (then a Priest) Thirty six years of age. Which Edmund being afterwards BishopGodw. de Pr [...]sul. of Exeter, and Lord KeeperClaus. 20 R. 2. p. 1. in dor­so, m. 22. of the Great Seal of England, Sir Thomas Stafford Knight, his Brother, came to possess the Estate; who, having issue Thomas that died withoutEx Coll. S. Erdswike. issue, the Inheritance thereof descended to Catherine his Sister, marriedEx Coll. S. Erdswike. to Sir Iohn Ardern Knight.

But I return to Ralph▪ Son and Heir of Ed­mund.

This Ralph coming of full ageClaus. 17 Ed. 2. m. 25. in 17 Ed. 2. and then doing his homageClaus. 17 Ed. 2. m. 25., had LiveryClaus. 17 Ed. 2. m. 25. of his Fathers Lands; and the next ensuing year, being madeComp. Th. Usefleet Provis. magnae Garderobae penès Rem. Regis in Scacc. a Knight by Bathing, and other Sacred Ceremonies; had Robes, with all other accoutrements, as a Banneret allowedComp. Th. Usefleet Provis. magnae Garderobae penès Rem. Regis in Scacc. him out of the Kings Wardrobe for that solemnity. After which, he soon grew an active person in the Wars of that heroick Prince, King Edward the Third. For it appears, that in 1 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Sco [...]. 1 Edw. 3. m 6 [...]. in that expedition then made into Scotland; and in 4 Edw. 3. oneLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 686. of those Lords, who stoutly pursued that, then, potent Man Roger de Morti­mer, Earl of March, and took him in the Castle of Nottingham.

Moreover, inRot. Scocl 8 Edw. 3. m. 11. 8 & 9Rot. Scoc. 9 Edw. 3. [...] m. 28. Edw. 3. he was again in the Scotish Wars; as also inRot Scocl 10 Edw. 3. m. 6. 10 Edw. 3. Mar­garet his Wife beingRot Scocl 10 Edw. 3. m. 6. then with him: So like­wise inRot. Scoc. 11 Edw. 3. m. 4. 11 Edw. 3. and inRot. Ale­man 13 Ed. 3. m. 4. 13 Edw. 3. in that expedition then made into Flanders. Further­more, in 14 Edw. 3. King Edward having en­tred Tho. Wals▪ 142. n. 20. the North parts of France with a power­ful Army, in order to the recoveryTho. Wals▪ 142. n. 20. of that Realm, as his Hereditary Right; and discern­ing how he was illuded by Iohn Stratford, then Archbishop of Canterbury (whom he trusted in his absence) in not helping him to that supply of Money from England, whereon he depend­ed, for support of these Wars; so that he was then necessitatedIbid. 144▪ n. 10. to return from that hopeful adventure without success; he sentIbid. 144▪ n. 10. this Ralph Lord Stafford, then StewardIbid. 144▪ n. 10. of his Houshold, unto that Archbishop, to offer him safe conduct in coming to him; to the end he might under­stand what defence he could make for that his neglect.

In 15 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Scoc. 15 Edw. 3. m. 4. in the Wars of Scotland, and the same year obtained the Kings CharterCart. 15 Ed. 3. n. 14., for a Market every week upon the Tuesday at his Mannor of Madley under Lyme in Com. Staff. as also two Fairs yearly; the one on the Eve and Day of S. George the Martyr, and two days following; and the other on the Eve and Day of S. Leonard, and two days after. And likewiseIbid. a weekly Market at his Mannor of Tisho in Com. War. on the Wed­nesday; with a Fair every year upon the Eve and Day of S. Peter ad Vincula (commonly called Lammas) as alsoIbid. view of Frank-Pledge, and divers other Priviledges, viz. For Tryal and Execution of Malefactors, &c.

In 16 Edw. 3. being sentH. Knigh­ton. 2581 [...] n. 50. Rot. Fran. 16 Edw. 3. m. 32. into Britanny, (with divers other eminent persons) he had of his RetinueH. Knigh­ton 2581 [...] n. 50. Rot. Fran. 16 Edw. 3. m. 32. fifty Men at Arms, and fifty Arch­ers, all on Horsback, whereof himself, and two other, were then Bannerets, sixteen Knights, and thirty one Esquires; havingClaus. 16 Edw. 3. p. 2. m. 32. & m. 21. for his and their support in that service fifty seven Sacks of the Kings Wools. Moreover, being then in the City of Uannes, at that time besieged by the French, he escapedFrois. fol. 47 b. by a Postern; but after­wards was taken prisonerIbid. 48. [...]. [...] before Nants, then besieged by the English, and exchangedIbid. 48 [...]. [...] for the Lord Clysson.

In 17 Edw. 3. he was joynedTho. Wals. p. 150. with the Earls of Lancaster, Glocester, Warwick, Nor­thampton, and others, in another expedition for Scotland, to raise that Siege, which the Scots had laid to the Castle of Lough Mabar, whereof the Earl of Northampton (viz. Wil­liam de Bohun) hadTho. Wals. p. 150. then the custody. And shortly after this, was imployed againIbid. 153. n. 20. with Henry de Lancaster, Earl of De [...]by, and some other grave persons, to the Court of Rome, there to treat with the Pope; not as a Judge, but as a pri­vate Person and Friend, touching the right of King Edward to the Crown of France.

[Page 160] He was likewise the principal person then sent Rot. Frane. 17 Edw. 3. m. 3. in Commission with Sir William Trussel Knight, and some others, to the Governors and Burger-Masters of divers good Towns in Flanders, to treat touching the well regulating of that Countrey, as to the Staple of Wools and Sheep Skins; as also to treat and conclude touching the Coynage of good Money, Gold, and Silver, to be current, as well in England, as in Flan­ders; and by anotherIbid. m. 12. Commission impowred to treat with the Princes and others of Almaine, touching a League of Friendship betwixt King Edward and them, and to obtain their assistance to him upon occasion.

Moreover, in 18 Edw. 3. being sentFrois. fol. 30 b. into Gascoigne, with Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Derby; uponFrois. fol. 30 b. the assault of Bergerath, by that Earl, on the Land part; this Ralph com­manded Frois. fol. 30 b. the Fleet to attack it by Sea, and was with him likewise at theIbid. 53 b. siege of Aube­roche.

In 19 Edw. 3. he had that great office of Se­neschal of Aquitane, conferredRot. Vascon. 19 Edw. 3. m. 8. upon him; and continuingIbid. m. 5. thereupon in those parts, command Claus. 19 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 3. was given to the Sheriff of Glocestershire, to send thither to him One hundred Bows and six hundred Arrows for the Kings service there.

In 20 Edw. 3. he wentRot Vascon. 20 Edw. 3. m. 2. again into Gas­coigne; and being then in Aguillon, when Iohn Son and Heir to Philip, King of France, came to besiege it, he placedH. Knighton 2589 [...]. empty Wine Hogsheads upon that part of the Town, which was not Walled, putting Stones into them; and though he was besiegedIbid. with a numerous Army, he stoutly defendedIbid. it against their whole power. It is saidStows An­nals. by some of our Historians, that upon King Edwards coming into France, at that time with a puissant Army, which occasioned the before specified Iohn to raise his siege, and to march away in order to the conjunction of his Forces, with the Army of Philip his Father; this Ralph, Lord Stafford, [...]allied out of A­guillon, fell upon his Rear, and cut off a great part thereof. MoreoverIbid., that being thus clear­ed from that siege, he joyned his Forces with King Edwards, and hadFrois. lib. 1. cap. 128. an eminent command in the Van of the Army, under the Black Prince, in that famous Battle of Cressy, which soon after ensued, where the English obtained a glori­ous victory: Likewise, that after that victory, being sentIbid. c. 132. with Sir Reginald Cobham, and three Heralds, to view the slain; they reported the number to be Eleven great Princes, eighty Ban­nerets, twelve hundred Knights, and more than thirty thousand Common Soldiers. And also, that upon the render of Calais, which hapned shortly after, he was one of those who were then appointedIbid. c. 147. to take possession of it for the King.

The next year following, there being an ac­cord Claus. 21 Hen. 3. p. 2. in dor­so, m 19. Videsis Rot. Fi [...]. 21 Edw. 3. m. 10. made, betwixt this Ralph and Margaret his Wife, on the one part; Sir Robert de Harley, and Elizabeth his Wife, on the second part; and Sir Edward Cornwall, on the third part; as Cosins and Heirs to Peter, the Son of Peter Cor­bet: This Ralph claimingClaus. 21 Hen. 3. p. 2. in dor­so, m 19. Videsis Rot. Fi [...]. 21 Edw. 3. m. 10. the Castle of Caus, and other Lands, as being descended from the eldest Aunt of the same Peter; it being thereby concludedClaus. 21 Hen. 3. p. 2. in dor­so, m 19. Videsis Rot. Fi [...]. 21 Edw. 3. m. 10., That he should thenceforth enjoy that Castle to him and his heirs, he obtained Li­very Claus. 21 Hen. 3. p. 2. in dor­so, m 19. Videsis Rot. Fi [...]. 21 Edw. 3. m. 10. thereof, doing his Fealty for the same. And before the end of that year, in farther con­sideration Pat. 21 Ed. 3. p. [...]. m. 1 [...]. Rot. F [...]. 21 Edw. 3. m. [...]. of his laudable services, did also ob­tain another special LiveryPat. 21 Ed. 3. p. 3. m. 1 [...]. Rot. F [...]. 21 Edw. [...] m. [...]. of all those Lands, which Hugh de Audley, Earl of Glocester, then deceased, held of the Inheritance of Margaret his Wife, one of the Daughters and Heirs to Gilbert de Clare, sometime Earl of Glocester; which by the death of her, the said Margaret, did by descent be­long to Margaret, Wife to this Ralph, as Daughter and Heir to them, the said Hugh and Margaret; his homage being respitedPat. 21 Ed. 3. p. 3. m. 1 [...]. Rot. F [...]. 21 Edw. [...] m. [...]., in respect of his Military imployment: For he was then sentPat. [...] Edw. 3. [...] [...]dorso m. 26. again into France, and had purveyancePat. [...] Edw. 3. [...] [...]dorso m. 26. for himself, his men, and horses, in the Counties of Sussex, Surrey, and Kent, till he took shipping, Sir Hugh Fitz-Simond Knight, beingEx Autog▪ nuper in Castro de Stafford. at that time one of his Retinue, as appears by an IndentureEx Autog▪ nuper in Castro de Stafford., dated 16 Martii, the same year; whereby he cove­nanted to serve him in the Wars, wheresoever he should have occasion, with four Knights, him­self accounted, and eight Esquires, for the space of one whole year next ensuing.

Being thus again in France, he wasCart. & P [...]. apud Caleis. 21 Ed. 3. m. [...]. one of the Ambassadors sent to the Cardinals of Na­ples and Cleremont, to treat of Peace, be­twixt King Edward and Philip de Valoys, then assuming the title of King of France.

In 22 Edw. 3. (which was the next ensuing year) he obtained LicensePat. 22 Ed [...] p. 1. m. 37. to make Castles of his Mannor Houses at Stafford and Madeley; as also a GrantIbid. p. 2. m. 25. from the King of 573 l. for his expences, in his service beyond Sea. And being then by Indenture retainedIbid. p. 3. m. 27. Et Claus. 24 Ed. [...]. p. 1. m. 1 [...]. to serve the King, during his whole life with sixty Men at Arms; had by reason thereof, Six hundred marks per annum, assignedIbid. p. 3. m. 27. Et Claus. 24 Ed. [...]. p. 1. m. 1 [...]. unto him, to be re­ceived out of the Ports of London and Boston. Moreover, having merited so well for his many and great services, he was, about this time, elect­ed Instit. [...] of the Order of the [...] per [...]. [...] p. 688. to be one of the number of that honorable Society of the most Noble Order of the Garter, then instituted by that martial and victorious Prince, King Edward the Third.

Furthermore, in 24. Edw. 3. he was joyned in CommissionRot. [...]. 24 Edw. 3. [...]. 1. with the Bishop of Durham, the Lord Percy, and Lord Nevill, to treat with the Nobles of Scotland, at York, for a firm and final Peace betwixt both Realms: In which, and all other his employments, his deportment was such, That the King, in considerationCart. 25 Edw. [...] m. 25. there­of, upon the fifth of March▪ then next ensuing, advancedCart. 25 Edw. [...] m. 25. him to the title of Earl of Stafford; and, for his better support of that dignity, grant­ed Cart. 25 Edw. [...] m. 25. to him a thousand marks per annum in Fee, until he should provide Lands of that value, to settle on him and his heirs.

And, being thus raised to these Honors, and inriched with such large benefits, he was shortly after, viz. in 26 Edw. 3. constitutedRot. [...] 26 Edw. 3. [...]. 7. the Kings Lieutenant and Captain-General in his Dutchy of Aquitane, with special CommissionIbid. m. [...]. to treat with any persons of what Nation soever, upon terms of Aid to the King, and mutual as­sistance from him.

In which service, viz. The Lieutenancy of Aquitaine, he wasEx Autogr. penès [...] Pell. then likewise retained by Indenture, bearing date 3 Martii, to continue, with an hundred Men at Arms, and an hundred Archers on Horsback, of his own proper Re­tinue, until Michaelmass next following. And from that time forwards, to have an additional number of One hundred Men at Arms more, with good Captains, and Two hundred Archers [Page 161] on Horsback, provided at the Kings charge, for the time of his stay there. The King likewise indentingIbid. farther with him, to send by way of more supply (under the conduct of the Duke of Lancaster, the Earls of Northampton, A­rundel, Warwick, or Huntingdon) Three hundred Men at Arms, and seven hundred Archers. During the time of which stay there, he constituted Ex Autogr. nuper in Ca­stro de Staf­ [...]ord. Sir Iames Pipe Knight, then Seneschal of that Dutchy, Governor of the Town and Castle of Blavy, situate in the Enemies quarters: And in regard of this his necessitated absence from England, obtained a special PreceptClaus. 2 [...] Edw. 3. m. 29. to the Judges of the Kings Bench, that they should not, in any of their Sessions, within the County of Essex, intermeddle with his Liberties. For which expedition, whilest he was preparing, he had an Assignation [...] of the Town of [...], in Com. Middl. for the quartering of his Men and Horses; Sixty Men with Lances, being for that service then impressedRot. Franc. 26 Edw. 3. [...]. 7. out of his Lordships of Newport and Netherwent, in the Marches of Wales.

In 27 Edw. 3. he attendedH. Knighton [...] 6 [...]6. n. 10. Prince Edward, in the company of the Earl of Warwick, unto the City of Chester, with a Military Power, for the protecting of Sir Richard de Willoughby, and Sir William de Shareshul, Knights, then sit­ting there, as Justices Itinerant, against the vio­lence of the people, whose Insurrection they fear­ed. And the same year had a special Dispensa­tion Ex Autogr. [...]uper in Ca­ [...]ro de Staf­ [...]rd. from Pope Innocent the Sixth, bearing date 15 Kal. Febr. That such Religious Persons, as should be at his Table, or in his House, might eat Flesh.

In 29 Edw. 3. he attendedRot. Franc. [...]9 Ed 3. m. 5. Tho. Wals. [...] An. 1355. [...]. 162. n. 40. the King again into France; whose purpose [...] was to have given Battle to the King of France, then at S. Omers, had he not privily got away. And in 33 Edw. 3. marching [...] towards Reyns in Cam­paigne, and quartered [...] in a small Village near the Prince; being there set [...] upon by a Party of Sixty Men, under the conduct of Baldwin Bartin; he slew [...] and took prisoners the most of them, amongst which, Bartin himself was one; and continued [...] in those parts till the next year following. But, being then recalled, he was sent [...] with Leonel, Earl of Ulster (the Kings Son) into Ireland, there to subdue the Rebellious Natives of that Realm, then in Arms. More­over, having bought [...] up many Horses for that service, he had the Kings Precept [...] to the Lord Treasurer there, for the reimbursing him in what he had laid out in that service. And in 39 Edw. 3. was again [...] Vascon. Ed. 3. m. 5. in those Wars of France.

Having thus, as breifly as I well can, pointed at his Military and other Secular Imployments, I now come to his Works of Piety.

Bearing a venerable respect [...]. to the Order of Friers, Hermites of S. Augustine, setled within the Borough of Stafford, about the Twenty sixth year of Edward the Third, for the health of his Soul, as also for the Souls of Katherine and Margaret his Wives, and for the Soul of Sir Hum­phrey Hastang Knight; and likewise, for the good estate of King Edward the Third, then King of England, he gave [...] a certain piece of Land in Forbrugge, near the Bridge at Stafford, whereon to Found their Church, Dormitory, Refectory, and all other necessary Buildings, for their habitation there. And in 44 Edw. 3. be­stowed Pat. 44 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 14. his Mannor of Rouland Right (now vulgarly called Roll Right) in Com. Oxon. on the Prior and Covent of Cold Norton in that County; to maintain a Canon prepetually to celebrate Divine Service there, for the good estate of himself, during this life, and for the health of his Soul afterwards; as also for the Souls of his Parents, Friends, and all the Faithful de­cea [...]ed.

By Margaret his Wife (Daughter and Heir to Hugh de Audley, Earl of Eluces [...]er, as hath been already observed) he had issue two Sons, viz. Ralph, who took to WifeClaus. 21 Ed. 3. p. 2 m 6. & Claus. 22 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 31. Maud, the Daugh­ter to Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Derby; but diedClaus. 21 Ed. 3. p. 2 m 6. & Claus. 22 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 31. in his Fathers life time without issue; and Hugh, who succeeded him in his Honors: As also four Daughters, viz. Beatrix, WifeEx Autogr. nuper in Castro de Stafford. of Maurice, Son and Heir to Maurice Fitz-Thomas, Earl of Desmond, her PortionEx Autogr. nuper in Castro de Stafford. being a thou­sand pounds; in lieu whereof, two hundred pound Lands per annum, were setledEx Autogr. nuper in Castro de Stafford. by the said Earl on her, and the Heirs of her Body, begotten by the said Maurice the Son: Which Beatrix surviving him, was secondly marriedPat. 32. Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 4. to Thomas Lord Ros of Hamlake; and after that, toPat. 9 Ric. 2. p. 1. m 40. Sir Richard Burley Knight. Then Ioane married toEx Autogr. nuper in Ca­stro de Staf­ford. Iohn, the Son and Heir to Sir Iohn Cherleton, Lord Powys: Next, Elizabeth to Claus. 21 Ed. 3. p. 1. in dorso m. 24. Fouke, the Son of Roger le Strange of Whit­church in Com. Salop. her Portion being also a thousand pounds: And lastly, Margaret toEx Col. [...]. Erdeswike A [...]. Sir Iohn Stafford Knight.

And departingEsc. 46 Ed 3. n. 62. this life, ult. Aug. 46 Edw. 3. was buriedMonast. An­ [...]lic. Vol. 2. 127 a. n. 50. at Tunbridge in Kent; of whose death, I find this expression by an old MonkMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. K. 84. f. 136 b.,—Eodem anno, u [...]imo die mensis Augusti obiit Nobilissimus Comes Staffordiae, Radulphus nomine, apud Tunbrig; homo quondam validus, fortis, audax, bellicosus in armis, strenuus; senio confectus, longo squallore maceratus. Leaving Hugh Esc. 46 [...]. 3. n. 62. his Son and Heir of full age; and being then seisedEsc. 46 [...]. 3. n. 62. of the Mannors of Kalilond in Comit. Cornub. Ealding in Com. Cantii; as also of the Mannor and Hundred of Aungre, the Mannor of Stanford and Hersham, in the Town of Haverhil in Com. Essex. Of the Castle and Man­nor of Stafford, and Mannor of Bradley, with its Members, viz. Bertherton, Bilin­ton, Wollaston, Shardecote, Longnore, Stretton, Dunston, Hide, Copinhale, Tillinton, Castell-Forbrigge, Stafford, and Butterhall: As also of the Mannor of Madele, with the Hamlet of Norton; the Mannors of Berlastone, Gretton on the Mores, and D [...]ditone; with the Hamlets of Radewode, Hertewal, Titnesover, and Stalbroke: Likewise of the Castle of Caus, with its Members in Com. Salop. And in right of the before specified Margaret his Wife, late deceased, of the Mannors of Thornbury and Rindecumbe in Com. Gloc. Ealding in Com. Cancii; the Castle and Mannor of Tunbridge, with its Members, viz. Dachurst in Had­loo; and likewise of the Borough of Bleching­leigh, with the Mannors of Ockham and Blethingleigh in Com. Surr.

Which Hugh Hugh. beingEsc 46 Ed. 3. ut supra. then eight and twenty years of age, and following the steps of his noble Father in those Military times, came very early into action; for in 33 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Vascon. 23 Ed. 3 m. 11. in the Wars of France; so likewise inRot. Vascon. 37 Ed. 3. m. 6. 37 Edw. 3. being thenClaus. 37 Ed. 3. m. 24. of full age, and of Prince Edwards [Page 162] RetinueIbid.; as also inRot Vascon. 38 Ed. 3. m. 1. 38 & 40Rot. Vascon. 40 Ed. 3 m. 8. Edw. 3. and in 46 Edw. 3. (soon after his Fathers death) went Rot. Vas­con. 46 [...]. 3. m. 14. to Sea with the King: For which respect, do­ing his homage, he had LiveryRot. Vas­con. 46 [...]. 3. m. 14. of his Lands, his fealty being respited till his return. More­over, in 47 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Ale­man. 47 Ed. 3. m. 9. in that expedition then made into [...]landers, being retained by IndentureEx Autogr. pen [...]s Cleric. Pell. to serve the King for one whole year, with one hundred Men, and an hundred Archers, well and sufficiently armed, mounted, and array­ed, under the Conduct of Iohn, Duke of Lan caster, (then King of Castile and Leon) of which number of Men at Arms; besides him­self, there were to be eight Knights, and Four­score and eleven Esquires: For all which, he was to receive the accustomed Wages of War. And in 49 Edw. 3. accompaniedTho. Wals. in An 13 [...]5. p. 184. n 40. the Earls of Cam­bridge, March, and Warwick, into Bri­tanny, with considerable Forces, in Aid of Iohn de Monfort, then Duke of that Province. Fur­thermore, in 1 Rich. 2. he was retained by In­dentureEx Autogr. pen [...]s Cler. [...]ell to serve that King, in his Fleet at Sea, for a quarter and half quarter of the year. And the next year following, uponF [...]ois 204 a. surprisal of the Castle at Barwick by the Scots, joynedF [...]ois 204 a. with the Lord Nevill and others in the [...]iege there­of.

In 4 Rich. 2. he arrivedIbid. 237 a. at Calais, with Thomas de Woodstock, Earl of Buc [...]ingham; and in 7 Rich. 2. the French and Scots having entred [...] Lib. 3 & 4. fol. 10 a. Northumberland, he attended [...] Lib. 3 & 4. fol. 10 a. the King in his Army into those parts.

In 8 Rich. 2. he was retainedEx Autogr. pen [...]s Cleric. Pell. to serve the King in his Scotish Wars for forty days; in which year he obtained LicensePat. 8 Ric. 2. m. 34. for himself and Ralph, his Son and Heir, (who was likewise retained Ex Autogr. pen [...]s Cleric. Pell. to serve the King in the same expedition) to hunt freely throughout all the Kings Parks, For­ests, Chases, and Warrens: As also to fish in all his Rivers and Pools, and to dispose of what he should so take, at his own pleasure. But be­fore the end of that year, his Son Ralph (who then attended [...] the Queen) was basely murther­ed [...] near York, in his passage towards Scot­land, by Iohn Holland, Brother (by the Mo­ther) to the King; who thereupon took sanctua­ry [...] at Beverley. Which unhappy accident occasioned great contest betwixt this Earl, and the same Iohn Holland; but at length, through the carnest mediationPat. 9 R. 2. of divers Noblemen, that difference was thus finally accorded; viz. p. 2. m. 29. That there should be three Priests maintained, to cele­brate Divine Service, for ever, for the health of the Soul of this murthered Ralph, at some cer­tain place near to his Grave. Which Priests were thereupon setledPa [...]. 11 R. 2 p. 1. m. 9. accordingly at Langley, in that County.

The next ensuing year, viz. 9 Rich. 2. having obtained LicenseRot. Franc. 9 Ric 2. m. 14. to travel, he undertook a Pil­grimage Rot. Franc. 9 Ric 2. m. 14. to the holy Sepulcher of our Lord at Ier [...]alem; and in order thereto, upon the sixth of April, declared his TestamentCourtney, [...]. 220 b. where­by he bequcathed his Body to be buried in the Priory of Stone, near to the Grave of his Wife, in case he should die in England; appointing six large Tapers to be placed about his Herse, and four Morters of Wax; but, that no Horse or Arms should be offered at his Funeral; nor that any Prayers should be thereat, except by Ecclesiastical Persons, with his Allies and Friends. Also, that one hundred poor Men should be cloathed in White, with a Cross behind and be­fore, on their Garments; each of them carry­ing a Torch, as well on the Vespers, as on the Funeral day. Likewise, That Five hundred Masses should be celebrated for the Souls of his Father and Mother, his Wife, Himself, and all his good doers; as also of all Christians, within one year after his deccase. Moreover, that with­in the compass of the year after his decease, there should be celebrated for the Souls before menti­oned, Fifty Masses, Trentals of S. Gregory, by the most fitting persons that could be found. Of which Testament he constituted Overseers his Cosin the Archbishop of Canterbury, (viz. William Courtney) his Brother the Earl of War­wick, the Lord Nevil, the Earl of Suffolk, and Sir William Beauchamp Knight; to each of whom, he gave a Cup with the Cover gilt.

And by his lastIbid. 2202. Will, bearing date at Ierne­muth, upon the fifteenth day of the same Moneth of April, appointed, that his Daughter Ioane should be well and fitly married; and, that out of the profits of his Lands, in the hands of his Feoffce, his three Sons, William, Edmund, and Hugh, should have each of them One hun­dred pound per annum, during their respective lives. Also that Thomas his Son should have his Coat of Male d'Astere of Naples, and his Hel­met made at Bourdeaux, with a Camail d'A­stere, as also his Sword made at Turenne, which Sir Raufe Ferrers gave him. And that there should be three Priests ordained to celebrate Di­vine Service, for the health of his Soul, near to the place of his Burial, for the term of three years next after his decease.

And after this, upon the Twenty first of Sep­tember next ensuing, beingIbid▪ [...] b. then at Rhodes, upon his return from Ierusalem, by a Codicil Ibid▪ [...] b. there made, he bequeathed to his Sister Roos, a Gold Ring with a little Diamond; to Margaret de Nevil his Daughter, a large Gold Ring, with a great Diamond set therein; to Katherine de Pole his Daughter, a Fermail of Knots; to Ioane his Daughter, a Golden Fermail with an Heart; and to his Sister Cherleton, a large Gold Ring with a Karrect. Unto which Codicil, Sir Willi­am Arundel, and Sir Richard Ludlow, Knights, were witnesses.

And upon the Twenty fifth day of the same Moneth of September (beingSudbu [...], f. 226. still at Rhodes) making a farther Declaration of his Testament; gaveSudbu [...], f. 226. to Iohn Hinkley his Esquire, Twenty pounds, and to Robert Corbert his Chamberlain, Ten pounds; unto which, his usual Seal, viz. his Helm was affixed.

After which, viz. the next day following, be­ing the Twenty sixth of September, he died [...] there; whereupon his Corps was brought [...] over into England, by the same Iohn Hinkley (his Esquire) and buried [...] with his Ancestors, before the High Altar at Stone; leaving issue [...] by the Lady Philippa his Wife, Daughter [...] of Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, Thomas his Son and Heir, at that time Eighteen [...] years of age; as also four other Sons, viz. [...] Thomas, William, Edmund, and Hugh. Which Hugh after­wards bore the title of Lord Bourchier, in right of his Wife (as I shall farther shew anon;) and three Daughters, viz. Margaret [...] married to Ralph Lord Nevill (the first Earl of Westmerland,) Catherine, to Michael [...] the Son of Michael de l [...] Pole. To which Katherine, in respect [...] of the low estate of him the said Michael, King Richard [Page 163] the Second, gaveIbid. Fifty pounds per annum out of the Fee-Farm of Kingston upon Hull, to make up One hundred pound per annum, which was CovenantedIbid. by her Husbands Fa­ther, to be setled upon her, Ioane toCatalogue of Nobili­ty by R. B. Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent; and ... toCatalogue of Nobili­ty by R. B. Iohn Lord Ferrers of Chartley.

This last mentioned Earl Hugh, was at the time of his death, seised [...] 10 R. 2. n. 38. of the Borough of Petersfield, with the Hamlets thereunto be­longing, viz. Mapel-Derham, Westone, Nutstead, and Sheet, in Com. Southampt. Of the Mannors of Cornhampton and Bur­bach; the Hamlet of Up-Clatford; the Bo­rough of Bedewind, the Mannor of Wex­comb, the Hundred of Kinewardeston, and the Mannors of Orcham and Knowle in Com. Wilts. Of the Mannors of Blechingle, O­cham, and Burgham, in Com. Surr. Of the Castle and Mannor of Aungre, with the Man­nor of Horsham in Com. Essex. Of two parts of the Mannor of Calilond in Com. Cornub. Of the Mannor of Thornbury, with its Mem­bers, viz. Oldely, Kington, Morton, Fale­feld, and Mars; with the Mannors of Rend­cumbe and Estington, all in Com. Glocest. Of the Castle and Town of Newport, with its Members; as also of the Mannor and Lordship of Maghun, with the Forest, in the Marches of Wales. Of the Mannor and Hundred of Rothwel, Whiston, Glapthorne; with the Villages of Southwike, Piriho, Tans­over, Glapthorne, and Cotherstoke, in Com. Northampt. Of the Castle and Mannor of Tunbridge, with its Members, viz. The Man­nors of Dacheherst, Hado, and Bradstead; as also of the Mannor of Ea [...]ding, all in Com. Cantii. Of the Mannors of Little Brickhil, and Easington, with the Advowsons of the Abbey of Nutley, and Priory of Newenton-Longevile in Com. Buck. Of the Mannors of Wa­wens-Wotton, and Tiesho, in Com. Warr. Of the Advowsons of the Priories of Hunting­don, and S. Neots, in Com. Hunt. Of the Castle of Caus, and three parts of the Man­nor of Caus, in Com. Salop. And of the Castle of Stafford, with its Members in Com. Staff.

I now come to Thomas Thomas. his Son, and Successor in his Honors.

This Thomas, the same year his Father died (and a little before his decease) by reason of an Invasion, then threatned [...] from the French, was by Indenture [...] retained to serve the King, for the present defence of the Realm. And after­wards, viz. in 13 Rich. 2. again retained [...] for term of life; taking, in time of War, so much Wages as by the Kings Council and his own, should be reasonably thought fit. So likewise in times of Peace; the King thereupon pardoning [...] him the Sum of Three thousand marks, where­in he was indebted to him for his Marri­age.

The next year following, viz. in 14 Rich. 2. making proof [...] of his age, and doing his hom­age, he had Livery [...] of his Lands; and was then, viz. upon the death of Ralph, the last Lord Basset of [...]raiton, found [...] to be one of his Coheirs, viz. Son of Hugh, Son of Ralph, Son of Margaret; Sister of Ralph Basset, Father of Ralph, Father of the said Ralph, who died the preceding year. Moreover, in 15 Rich. 2. he served [...] the King in his Wars of France, under the conduct of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Glocester. And by his TestamentEx Autogr. in Castr [...] de Stafford., bearing date 7 Octob. the same year, bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Priory of Stone. After which, upon the fourth of Iuly, 16 Rich. 2. he departed [...] 16 R. 2 n. 27. this life, leaving William William. his Brother and Heir [...] 16 R. 2 n. 27. Fourteen years of age; for by Anne his Wife, Daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Glocester, he had no issue. Whereupon the custody of all his Castles and Lands, whereof he died seised, were committedPat. 18 R 2. p. 2. m. 10. to the before spe­cified Duke of Glocester.

But departingEsc. 22 R. 2. n. 46. Claus. 2 Hen. 4. p. 1. m 23. this life within two years fol­lowing, viz. 6 April, 18 Rich. 2. being then in WardEsc. 22 R. 2. n. 46. Claus. 2 Hen. 4. p. 1. m 23. to the King; Edmund Edmund 2. his next Brother Esc. 22 R. 2. n. 46. Claus. 2 Hen. 4. p. 1. m 23. succeeded in the Inheritance, beingEsc. 22 R. 2. n. 46. Claus. 2 Hen. 4. p. 1. m 23. at that time Twenty years of age.

Which Edmund, in 22 Rich. 2. by vertue of the Kings special LicensePat 22 R. 2. p. 1. m 30., married Anne the Widow of his elder Brother Thomas (viz. Daugh­ter of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Glocester, SisterEsc. 2 H. 4. n. 48. and Coheir to Eleanor her Mother, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Humprey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex) whom, by reason of her tender years, he never en­joyed.

At the Coronation of King Henry the Fourth, this Edmund wasCod MS. p [...]nès cu­stodem magnae Gardero­bae fol. 1. one of the Knights of the Bathe, then created with Sacred Ceremonies, in honor of that high solemnity; as was alsoCod MS. p [...]nès cu­stodem magnae Gardero­bae fol. 1. Hugh his younger Brother. After which, in the very same year, he had an AssignationClaus. 1 H. 4. p. 2. m. 10. of his Purpar­ty in all those Knights-Fees, which by Inheri­tance belonged to the before specified Eleanor, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex. So likewiseRot. Fin. 1 Hen. 4. m. [...]. of the Purparty, belonging to her the said Anne, in all the Castles and Lands, apper­taining to her the said Eleanor, viz. The Castle and Mannor of Plecy, the Mannors of High Estre and Berewike, the Mannor of Farn­ham; the Fee of the Earl of Essex, amount­ing to Forty pound ten shillings ten pence per annum; the Court of the Honor of High E­stre; the Mannors of Hasele and Piriton, with the view of Frank-Pledge there; two parts of the Mannors of Woodspene in Com. Berks. and the Court of Hertford in Com. Hertf. And in 2 Hen. 4. making proofClaus. 2 Hen 4. p. 1. m 23. of his age, and do­ing his homage, had LiveryClaus. 2 Hen 4. p. 1. m 23. of all his other Lands, which by descent from Thomas, and Wil­liam, his Brothers, and the before specified Ralph Lord Basset, lying in England, Ireland, and Wales, or the Marches of Wales, belonged unto him.

Moreover, the next year following, Isabel, one other of the Sisters of the said Anne, taking Rot. [...]in. 3 Hen. 4. m 11. upon her the habit of a Nun, in the Mino­relses without Aldgate, within the Suburbs of London; he had farther LiveryRot. [...]in. 3 Hen. 4. m 11., in Right of her the said Anne his Wife, of her Purparty, of all those Lands, which by Inheritance apper­tained to the said Isabel. So likewise in 4 Hen. 4. uponRot. [...]in 4 Hen. 4. m. 14. the death of Ioane, Wife of Ralph Lord Basset of Draiton, ofRot. [...]in. 4 Hen. 4. m. 14. all those Lordships and Lands, which by Inheritance belonged to him, as Heir to the [...]ame Lord Basset; and which she the said Ioane, until that time held in Dower. But being slainYpod N. in Anno 1403. the same year, upon S. Mary Magdalens day, in the Battle of Shrewsbury, fighting there valiantly onYpod N. in Anno 1403. the Kings part; was buriedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 127 b. n 30. in the Quire of the Friers-Augustines [Page 164] at Stafford, under a Tomb before the High Altar.

Unto the which place, all the other Monu­ments of this great and honorable Family, at sundry times erected in the Priory of Stone (whereof they had been Founders) were re­moved [...], upon the dissolution of that House (with the rest) in 30 Hen. 8. With hopes that these poor Fryeries, which had no endowment of Lands, nor any other support, than by the charity of good people, might have thenceforth been spared: Nevertheless, notwithstanding the first pretence [...]onast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 10. 8. for that stupendious dissolution, was meerly of such Religious Houses as had not Lands of above Two hundred pounds per annum value; and the reason thereof, for that, through their ill Government, God was dis­honored: After, that by other artifices, the greater Monasteries were supprest, though there was a special ClauseRot. Pa [...]l. de cod [...]m an­no. in the first Act of 27 Hen. 8. that such as the King had a mind to continue; and under his Great Seal, signific his Royal Plea­sure to that purpose, should be preserved: And, that accordingly he did so by divers, which had but slender Revenues; and in particular of many Fryeries, which solely consisted of Mendica [...]ts, and had no Lands: Yet, at the length, their Plate, rich Shrines, and other things of value, which they had, exposed them to the like fate, as the rest had suffered under; amongst which, this of the Friers-Augustines in Stafford came to be destroyed; and therein all those fair and costly Tombs of this most noble Family (where­of some had been originally placed therein) were miserably torn to pieces, and buried under the heap of its deplorable ruines,

The Lands whereof this last mentioned Earl died seised, were these, viz. Esc. 4 Hen. 4. [...]. 41. The Mannor of Wodeford juxta Byfield in Com. Northampt. The Castle of Huntendon, with its Mem­bers, in Com. Heref. The Mannor of Wex­comb, and Hundred of Kinewardeston; as also the Mannors of Orcheston-Mary, and Knowley, in Com. Wilts. The Town of Peters­field, with the Hamlets belonging thereto, viz. Maple-Derham, Westone, [...]utstew, and Sheet; as also the Mannor of Cornhamp­ton, all in Com. South. The Borough of Ble­chingleigh, with the Mannors of Bleching­leigh, and Oakham, in Com. Surr. The Man­nors of Tisho, Whatcoat, and Wawens-Wotto [...], in Com. Warr. The Mannor of Ca­l [...]lond, in Com. Cornub. The Mannor of Knes­hail in Com. Nottingh. Wells and Sherin­gham in Com. Norf. Destining and Haverhull in Com. Suff. The Borough of Thornbury, with its Members, viz. Olbery, Kinoton, Morton, and Fulfield; the Mannors of Rindecumb, Whitenhurst, and the Castle of Caldecot, in Com. Gloc. The Castle and Bo­rough of Newport, the Dominion of Wen­louke, with its Members, viz. Stow, Rem­ping, Dyveles, Penkarne, Deffren-Ebbeth▪ also the Mannor of Maghum, with the Lordship and Forest, all in the Marches of Wales. Likewise the Castle and Mannor of [...]eshy, the Mannors of Great Waltham, High Estre, Shenefield, Wikes, Farn­ham, Castle-Angre; Hershaw, with its appurtenances in Haverhull; and Hundred of Angre, in Com. Essex. The Mannor of No­thamstead, in the Town of Berkway in Com. Hertf. Gretwel and Long-Benington in Com. Linc. Brickhill, Esyngton, and Newenton Blossenvile, in Com. Buck. The Castle and Town of Tunbridge, with the Mannors of Hadlow and Ealding in Com. Cantii; the Castle and Lordship of Caus, with its Members, viz. The Borough of Worthin, and Hamlets of Minsterley, Fordon, Over-Garther, Nether-Garther, Baghaltrey, Walhope; the Chase of Hoxstow, called the Hey, and the Brethyn, with the Hamlets of Hope and Adeston, in Com. Salop, and Marches of Wales; the Mannor and Hundred of Rothewell, the Mannors of Glapthorne, Thorpe-Lobenham; Wodeford juxta Ry­field and Whiston, in Com. Northampt. Also the Castle of Stafford, and Mannor of Brad­ley, with its Members; two parts of the Man­nor of Hide, the Mannor of Madeley, Under Lime; the Hamlets of Rudewood, Doding­ton, and Staibroke; the Mannor of Norton on the Mores, with the Hamlet of Grot­ton, and Mannor of Packinton, all in Com. Staff.

Leaving issue Humphrey Humphre [...]. his Son and Heir, then very young (for he was foundEsc. 1. H. 6. n. 33. to be but twenty years of age in 1 Hen. 6.) and two Daugh­ters, viz. Philippa who died [...] in her Childhood; and Anne who became the Wife [...] of Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, and afterwards [...] of Iohn Holland, Earl of Huntingdon. Which Anne lieth buriedStows Sur­vey, p. 117. in the Hospital of S. Kathe­rines, near the Tower of London.

But Anne his Wife (Daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Glocester, as hath been already observed) survived him long; and by her TestamentChichley. Vol. 1. 4 [...]92., bearing date 16 Octob. 17 Hen. 6. bequeathed her Body to be buried in the Abbey-Church of Lanthony, near Glocester; where she ordained a Tomb to be made in her life time. To which Church she bequeathed One hundred marks; and gave Twenty pound per annum, for the term of twenty years, to find three Priests to celebrate Divine Service for her, during that time, in the Colledge of Plecy. Of which Testament she constituted Thomas Bourchier, Bi­shop of Worcester, Henry Bourchier, Earl of Ewe; William Bourchier, and Iohn Bourchier (her Sons, by William Bourchier, Earl of Ewe, in Normandy, her second Husband) and Sir Nicholas Wimbush Clerk, her Executors; and diedLib. [...] 17 Hen 6▪ p. [...]. in 17 Hen. 6. Humphrey, Earl of Stafford, her Son, beingLib. [...] 17 Hen 6▪ p. [...]. then Six and twenty years of age.

Moreover, designing [...] a competent mainte­nance for two Cannons to celebrate Divine Ser­vice, in the same Abbey of Lanthany, where her Body, with the Body of Sir William Bour­chier Knight, her second Husband, were buried [...], for the good estate of King Henry the Sixth, Hum­phrey, Duke of Buckingham, Thomas Bour­chier, Bishop of Ely, Henry Viscount Bourchier, William Bourchier, Lord Fitz-Warine, and Iohn Bourchier Lord Berners, her Sons, during their respective lives in this World; as also for the health of their Souls, after their departure hence, and for to keep the Obits of her and her Hus­band Sir William Bourchier there, for ever, and not [...] performing that her purpose in her life time: These her Sons above mentioned, in 32 Hen. 6. obtaining then License [...] from the King, did, to that end, purchase [...] Lands and [Page 165] Rents, to the value of Twenty pound per an­num, and setledIbid. the same for the future com­pleating thereof. But I return.

This Humphrey, so succeeding his Father, was retainedEx [...] Au [...]g. penès Cle­ri [...]. Pell. to serve the King in his Wars beyond Sea, in 9 Hen. 5. (being then about Nineteen years of age) by IndentureE [...]. Au [...]g. penès Cle­ri [...]. Pell., bearing date May the first, for the one half of that year, with ten Men at Arms, himself accounted one; and thirty Archers, mounted, armed, and arrayed, accord­ing to their qualities; taking for himself Six shillings eight pence per diem Wages; for the rest of his Men at Arms twelve pence, and for his Archers six pence; as also all prisoners, if he and his men should have fortune to take any, du­ring the time before-limited; excepting Kings and Kings Sons; and more especially Charles, called the Dauphin of Viennois, and other great Commanders of the Blood Royal: and likewise, excepting those who [...]lew Iohn, late Duke of Burgoigne, or that were knowing and con­senting thereto.

And in 2 Hen. 6. making proofClaus. 2 Hen 6. m. 9. of his age, and doing his homage, had LiveryClaus. 2. Hen 6. m. 9. of his Lands; as also of all those Lands, which de­scended to him by the death of Sir Hugh Stafford Knight, his Uncle, without issue.

In 6 Hen. 6. this Earl obtained LicensePat. 6 H 6. p. 1. m. 8. from the King, to be absent from the Realm of Ire­land for ten years; nevertheless, to receive the Revenue of all his Castles, Lordships, and Lands there: And in 8 Hen. 6. was again retained by IndentureEx Autogr. penès Cleric. Pell., to serve the King for one whole year in his Wars of France, with two Knights, ninety seven Men at Arms, and two hundred and forty Archers.

In 9 Hen. 6. he personally attendedRot. Fin. 9 H. 6. m. 30. the King into France, and there continuedRot. Franc. 10 Hen. 6. m. 14. the next year following, scil. 10 Hen. 6. (King Henry be­ing then Crowned in Paris.)

In 14 Hen. 6. he was again retainedEx ipso Au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King in his Wars of France for one Moneth, for the releif of Calais, with fourscore Knights, and five hundred twenty and three Archers.

In 16 Hen. 6. he obtainedEx Autogr. penes W. D [...] Ar. the Castle of Marstoke in Com. Warr. by exchange with Sir Iohn Clinton Knight, for certain Lands in Nor­thamptonshire; after which, he resided much there, as by divers of his Grants, bearing date at that Castle, may appear.

And in 19 Hen. 6. was made Captain [...] of the Town of Calais, and Towor of Risbanke; as also of the Marches of Calais: being re­tained by Indenture [...], for that service, by the space of ten years; bearing then the stile, and title of Earl of Buckingham, Stafford, Northampton, and Perch, and having [...] with him two hundred and sixty Men at Arms, him­self accounted.

In 21 Hen. 6. upon the death of Ioan, Count­ess of Kent, (Widow of Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent,) he was found [...] to be her Heir, viz. Son of Edmund, Earl of Stafford, Brother to the same Ioan.

And in 22 Hen. 6. by an Indenture [...] bearing date at London, 13 Febr. wherein he is stiled The Right Mighty Prince, Humphrey, Earl of Buckingham, Hereford, Stafford, Nor­thampton, and Perch; Lord of Brecknock, and of Holderness, then Captain of the Town of Calais; he retained Sir Philip Chetwind Knight, as his Lieutenant of the Castle of Ca­lais, for one whole year, with twenty nine Men at Arms on Foot, and twenty Archers; whereof two Men at Arms on Foot and four Archers, to be of the said Sir Philips own Re­tinue. Which Sir Philip was for that service to have sixteen pence per diem for himself; for each of his Men at Arms eight pence, and for his Archers six pence: And for himself, his Lady, and a Gentlewoman with her; and a Gentle­man, and two Yeomen of his own Retinue, Bouch of Court, and twenty pounds per annum, of special reward; or else allowance for their Bouch of Court, according as other Soldiers of their degree used to have; as also for their Skip­peson, and Reskippeson.

Moreover, in 23 Hen. 6. 14 Sept. by reason Cart. 23 Hen 6 [...] [...] 23. Pat. 15 [...]. 4. pag. 1. m 1 [...] per [...]n [...]pex. of his near Alliance in Blood; as alsoCart. 23 Hen 6 [...] [...] 23. Pat. 15 [...]. 4. pag. 1. m 1 [...] per [...]n [...]pex., for his eminent services, as well in the time of King Henry the Fifth, as since, both in France, and England; and likewiseCart. 23 Hen. 6 [...] [...] 23. Pat. 15 [...]. 4. pag. 1. m 1 [...] per [...]n [...]pex. in the defence of the Town of Calais, and Marches adjacent, he was advancedCart. 23 Hen. 6 [...] [...] 23. Pat. 15 [...]. 4. pag. 1. m 1 [...] per [...]n [...]pex. to the Title of Duke of Buck­ingham, to hold to himself and the Heirs-male of his Body, with the Fee of Forty pound per annum, out of the Counties of Bedf. and Bu [...]ks. Moreover, in Iune following, he was again re­tained by IndentureEx Autogr. [...]. Pell., to serve the King as Cap­tain of the Castle of Calais, during his life, with twenty nine Men at Arms on foot, and twenty Archers on foot; taking two shillings per diem for himself, and for his Men at Arms and Archers six pence. And soon after that, was sent AmbassadorPat. 23 H. 6. p. 2. m. 11. with the Archbishop of York, and others, to treat with the Ambassadors of Charles of France, the Kings Uncle, touching a perpetual Peace betwixt both Crowns.

But, being thus created Duke of Buckin­gham, ther soon hapnedCart. ab. A [...]. [...] us­que 2; H. 6. n. 24. thereupon, great animosities betwixt him, and Henry Bea [...]cham [...], Duke of Warwick; to whom the King had givenCart. ab. A [...]. [...] us­que 2; H. 6. n. 24. precedence next before him: For the ap­peasing whereof, there was a special actEx [...] und Pe­tic. in Parl. 23 Hen. 6. n. [...]2. made in Parliament, viz. that they should have pre­cedence by turns; the one one year, and the other the next, and so alternately during their lives: And the Survivor, during his life, to have pre­cedence of the others Heir; but afterwards such of the Heirs of each, who should first happen to have Livery of his Lands, to have precedence of the others Heir, and the Duke of Warwick to take place the first year. Which Duke of War­wick, departing this life about two years after, without Issue-male; this Duke obtained a special Grant [...] bearing date 22 May, 25 Hen. 6. unto himself and his Heirs, for precedence above all Dukes whatsoever, whether in England or France, excepting only such as were of the Blood Royal. Moreover, in 28 Hen. 6. he was madePat 28 H. 6. p 2. m. 19. Constable of Dover Castle; as also of the Castle at Quinborongh, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports. And, in 34 Hen. 6. after Polyd. [...]. p. 5 4 n 20, 30 & [...]. that fatal Battle of S. Albans, where the Duke of York, being victorious, Humphrey, Earl of Stafford his eldest Son lost his life; seeingPolyd. [...]. p. 5 4 n 20, 30 & [...]. what specious pretences were made by that party, to captivate the people; he, with the Duke of Sommerset, gotPolyd. [...]. p. 5 4 n 20, 30 & [...]. privately to Queen Margaret, and gave her notice of the danger: For which great adventures, and inconsideration Pat. [...] H 6. p. [...]. m [...]. of his vast expences, in attending the King, in those turbulent times, as well in Kent, against [Page 166] his adversaries then in Arms, as in other pla­ces; in 38 Hen. 6. he obtained a grant [...] of all those Fin [...]s, which Walter Devereux of Web­ley, in Com. Heref. Esquire, William Hastings of Birby, in Com Leicest. Esq and Walter Hopton of ... in Com Salop. Esq were to make to the King for their transgressions.

As to his works of piety, all that I have seen is; that in 24 Hen. 6. he setled [...] an hundred marks per annum Lands and Rents, upon the Dean and Canons of his Free-Chappel at Staf­ford, for the perpetual maintenance of certain Priests there, to celebrate Divine Service, for the good estate of himself; and of Margaret then Queen of England; as also [...] of Anne his own Wife, during their lives here; Likewise, for the health of their Souls, after their departure hence; and for the Souls, of all the faithful de­c [...]ased.

By his Testament [...] bearing date at Mar­stoke Castle 16 Aug [...]t. anno 1460. (38 H. 6.) he appointed, that his Funeral should be solem­nized without any sumptous costs or charge: and that on the day of his Obit, and Funeral, two hundred Marks in Money should de distri­buted to poor people, to pray for his Soul, over and above all other costs, that day, in Meat, Drink, Cloathing of his Servants; and Cloathing and Reward to poor men, holding of Tapers. Also, that the Canons of Marstoke, should be­fore his decease have an hundred pounds in mo­ney, to purchase Lands to the value of an hundred shillings per annum, which, if it were done in his life, they should therewith augment that Covent with one Canon more, for ever; so that thenceforth there might be fourteen, the Prior for the time being, accompted for one. Of which number one should sing daily, and pray for his Soul; and for the Souls of his an­cestors; as also the Souls of his Wife and Chil­dren, at the Altar in the North Isle of the con­ventual Church at Marstoke abovesaid.

And moreover willed thereby, his Colledge of Plecy in Essex (of the Foundation of Sir Thomas of Wodstoke, late Duke of Gloucester, his Grandfather) should be augmented with three Priests perpetually, and six poor men; to pray for his Soul, and for the Souls of his ance­stors, his Wife and Children. And, that there should be purchased, and lawfully amortized to the said Colledge, by his Executors (in case it were not done in his own life time) for the augmentation and sustenance of the Master and Brethren of the said Colledge, and of the said three Priests, and poor men; Lands and Te­nements, to the yearly value of an hundred Marks: whereof every of the said seven poor men, to have every week twelve pence, for his sustenance; and to find himself, except Housing; which he appointed to be built there for them, by the advice of his Executors. And, that there should be builded on the North side of the Church of the said Colledge, a Chappel to be hallowed, in the worship of the Trinity, and our Lady. Moreover, that there might be found and said, in the said Chappel, after that it should be so made and hallowed, a Mass of our Lady; whereunto the said seven poor men to come daily, except they were letted by sickness, to pray for the Souls abovesaid. Of which Testament he ordained Executors, his Wife as principal; and his Brother of Canter­bury.

But the date of this Will is certainly mistaken: it should (doubtless) be 16 August. ann. 1459. which falls out to be in 37 Hen. 6. for on the 6 Kalend. of August (which is 27 Iuly) 38 H. 6. this Duke was slainChron. MS voc [...] le Quite de Dover. in the Battle of Northam­pton, fightingChron. MS voc [...] le Quite de Dover. stoutly there on the Kings part; and buryed (as our Historians say) in the Gray Friers at Northampton, though others Lel. Itin. Vol. 1. f. 9. affirm, that many of the slain were buried in that Monastry there, called De lo pre; and others in S Iohns Hospital.

By the InquisitionEsc. 38 & 39 H. 6. n 3 [...]. taken after the death of this Duke; it is found, that he died upon the tenth of Iuly in 38 Hen. 6. and that Henry, Henry. Son of Humphrey his eldest Son (who was slain in the Battle of S. Albans, 22 Maii, 33 Henr. 6. as hath been already observed) was his next Heir, and at that time somewhat more then five years of age. Moreover that he then died seized of the Mannor ot Brustwyke, with the Hamlets thereunto belonging, commonly called the Do­minion of Holderness, in Com. Ebor. likewise of the Mannor of Desenyng, with its mem­bers, as also the Mannor of Hoverhull, and Mannor of Cavenham, called Shardlows, in Com Suff. of the Mannor of Stratton-Aud­ley, in Com. Oxon. Ratcliffe upon Sore, and Kneshall, in Com. Notting. Okeham, Camer­well, Blechynglegh, with the Burrough; Essyngham, Chepsted, Waldingham, Tillington, Caterham, Parke [...]e, Up­wode, Galiere, and Halingbury in Comitat. Surr. of the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Kymbalton, and Mannor of Swynstede, a member thereof in Comit. Hunt. of the Mannor of Lalleford, Wawens-Wotton, and Tie­sho, in Com. Warr. as also jointly with Anne his Wife, then surviving; of the Mannor of Mar­stoke, and Advowson of the Priory of S. Mi­chael there, and Mannor of Sheldon, called East-Hall, and West-Hall, in the same Coun­ty. Of the Mannors of Kings-Hatfeild, Bramsha, Hersham, Fobbing, Haydon; as also the Hundreds of Dngre and Harlawe, Writle, and Boyton, Stanford-Rivers, Tracyes, Suttons, Pygesland, Botil­les, and Brigges, in Com. Essex. of the Man­nors of Hardwyke, and Tilbroke, in Com. Bedf. of the Mannors of Buckingham, and Bror­ton, Newenton-Bloffonvite, Clifton, Po­lycote, Esynton parva, ... and Agmunde­sham, in Com. Buck. of the Mannor of As [...]an, with the Castle and Lordship of Caus, in Com. Salop. of the Castle, Mannor and Lordship of Okham, with its members, in Com. Rotel. of the Mannors of Rothwell, Navesby, Hakelton, and Pedynton in Com. Northam. of the Castle and Mannor of Tonebrige, and Mannors of Haddelowe, Dachehurst, Brastede, Eden­brugge, Ealdynge, Pe [...]shurst, and Bay­halle, in Com. Cantii; of the Castle and Man­nor of Stafford, with the Mannors of Bil­lington, Bradley, Tillyngton, Madeley, Eaton, Darlaston, Dodyngton, Stal­broke, Packyngton, and fourth part of the Mannor of Blymenhull, in Com. Staff. of the Mannor of Rondecumbe; the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Newport, with its members, the Mannors of Th [...]rnbury, Hersfeild, Estin­ton, and Alkerton; in the County of Glou­cester and Marches of Wales; and lastly, of the Castle, Mannor and Dominion of Breck­nock; [Page 167] the Castle, Mannor, and Lordship of Hun­tindon, with the Mannor of Ionesield, and Dominion of Talgarth, in the County of He­reford, and Marches of Wales.

The issue which this great Duke had by Anne his Wife, Daughter to Ralph Nevill, the first Earl of Westmorland, were seven Sons; viz. Humphrey (commonly called Humphrey Earl of Stafford) slain in the Battle [...] of S. Albans, in 34 H. 6. Richard, who died [...] in his Childhood; Sir Henry Stafford Knight, who married [...] Margaret Countess of Richmund, Mother to K. Henry the seventh. Which Sir Henry, by his Testament [...] bearing date 2 Octob. ann. 1481. (21 E. 4.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Col­ledge of Plessie, in Comit. Essex. and gave an hundred and sixty pounds to buy twelve marks worth of Livelode by year, to be amortized, for the finding of an honest and fiting Priest, to sing for his Soul, in the said Colledge of Plashe, for evermore. And to his Son in law the Earl of Richmund, a Trappur of four new Horse-Harnish of Velvet. To his Brother Iohn Earl of Wiltshire, his Bay Courser; and to Reynold Bray, his Receiver general, his Grizeld Horse; Of which Testament he ordained Margaret Countess of Richmund, his Wife his Executrix, The other Sons of this Duke were these; viz. Ed­mund [...]; George [...] and William [...], twins; and Iohn Stafford Earl of Wiltshire, (of whom I shall speak farther by and by.) As also five Daugh­ters; viz. [...] Anne first married to Aubrey de Vere, and afterwards to Sir Thomas Cobham Knight, Son to Reginald Lord Cobham of Sterborough; Ioane toPat. 7. E. 4. p [...]. m. [...]2. William Viscount Beaumont, and after­wards toVinc. Corr. ut supra. Sir William Knevet of Buckenham, in Com. Norff. Knight; Elizabeth Vinc. Corr. ut supra., Margaret Vinc. Corr. ut supra., and Katherine toVinc. Corr. ut supra. Iohn Lord Talbot, the third Earl of Shrewsbury, of that Family.

Which Anne surviving him, had for her dow­ry, an assignationPat. 39 H 6. m. 11. of the Mannor and Lordship of Kings-Hatfeild, with its members; also the Mannor of Fobbyng, with the Hundreds of Dngre, and Harlowe, in Comit. Essex. the Mannor of Desnyng in Comit. Suff. as also the Mannor of Haverhill, with the Hamlet of Hersham, in Com. Suff. and Essex. the Mannors of Wawens-Wotton, and Tiesho in Com. Warr. the Castle and Mannor of Dkham, with its members, in Comitat. Rotel. the Mannor and Hundred of Rothwell, with the Burrough of Rothwell and Mannor of Glapthorn, in Com. Northamp. the Mannor of Okham, in Com. Surr. the Mannor of Pakintone, in Com. Staff. with the Mannors of Agmondesham, and Little-Brickhill, in Com Buck.

Shortly after which, being [...] married again to Sir Walter Blount Knight, Lord Montjoy, she obtained Licence [...] to amortize certain Lands, to the value of forty Marks per an­num to the Collegiate Church of Plecy in Comitat. Essex. where she had designed that her body should be buried, with the Duke her former Husband; for the better support of the Warden and Priests of that Colledge, in ce­lebrating Divine Service there, for the health of their Souls.

And by her Testament [...], ordained her body to be buried in the Collegiat Church of Plecy (before specified) did appoint; that whereso­ever she should happen to decease; that her Exe­cutors should cause her Body to be carried, in as secret wise as conveniently they might, into the same Church; setting all pomp and pride of the World apart; so that the cost thereof, and her Obiit, amount not to above an hundred pounds. Likewise, that in all hast, after her decease, every Priest in Sion, as also in the Charter-house of London, and Charter-house of Shene, have every of them twenty pence, to pray for the Soul of her most dear and best beloved Husband Huphmrey, late Duke of Buc­kingham, her own, and all her Childrens Souls; in five Masses, to be said and sung by every of the said Priests, with five Diriges, for the said Souls. And, that the Anker in the Wall, be­sides Bishopsgate, London, have six shillings and eight pence, to pray in twenty Masses, for the Souls before-mentioned, and say twenty Diriges for them. Moreover, she gave to her Son of Buckingham, a pair of Basons gilt; and a Bed of the Salutation of Our Lady, with the hangings of the Chamber, of Antelopes. To her Daughter Beaumond, a pair of Basons of Silver covered, party-gilt, wherein she her self used to wash. To her Son of Wiltshire, a Sperver, called a Bed, of red Velvet party-gold; with a Counterpart to the same of Scarlet. To her Daughter Richmond a Book of English, being a Legend of Saints, a Book of French called Lu­cun; another Book of French, of the Epistles and Gospels; and a Primmer with Clasps of Silver gilt, covered with Purple Velvet: and to her Daughter Montjoy, a pair of Pottle-Pots of Silver: And diedEsc. 20 E. 4. n. 40. 20 Sept. 20 E. 4.

To this last mentioned Duke, succeeded Henry his GrandsonCatal. of Nob. by▪ R. B. and Heir; viz. Son of Humphrey Earl of Stafford, (who was slain in the Batle of S. Albans) by Margaret Catal. of Nob. by▪ R. B. his Wife, Daughter and CoheirCatal. of Nob. by▪ R. B. to Edmund Duke of Somerset, who, being in WardPat. 4. E. 4 [...] p. 1. m 18. to K. Edward the fourth, in respect of his Minority, was, together with Humphrey his Brother, committedPat. 4. E. 4 [...] p. 1. m 18. to the tui­tion of Anne (Dutchess of Exeter) the Kings Sister, with an assignationPat. 4. E. 4 [...] p. 1. m 18. of five hundred Marks per annum, for their maintenance, to be re­ceived out of the Lordships of Brecknock, Newport, Wenthloye, Hay, and Hunting­ton, all in South-Wales.

During the remanent part of King Edward the fourths Reign, I find nothing more of this Duke Henry; but soon after, it is saidStows A [...]l, that he speedily dispatched one Pershal, his trusty Servant, in all hast, unto Richard Duke of Glou­cester, then in the North; and that Pershall being privatly admitted to speak with him, in the dead of the night, told him; that his Ma­ster had sent him, to offer him his service; and that he would wait on him with a thousand good Fellows if need were. Likewise, that thanks being returned, and some secret Instru­ctions from Richard, the Messenger went back; and, within few daies met with him again at Notingham. Moreover, that when Richard came to Northampton, this our Duke himself with three hundred Horse, received him there; and that having long conferencePol. Virg p. 540 & Ibid. n. 20. with him, it was beleivedPol. Virg p. 540 & Ibid. n. 20. that the designe for effecting what soon after followed, was there privily laid: for after that time, it was observed that he stood up vigorously for Richard; and, as one of his cheif confidents, was (with some others) sentIbid. 542▪ n. 20. to the Queen (who fearing the destruction of her Sons, by the Duke of Gloucester, their Uncle, [Page 168] had takenIbid. Sancttuary with them at West­minster) by fair pretences and promises, to gainIbid. them out of her hands.

Which being done, and Hastings, late Lord Chamberlain to King Edward the fourth (whose furtherance in his wicked purposes he despaired to obtain) cutIbid. 543. n. 30. shorter by the Head; lest Mor­ton Bishop of Ely (a person of singular prudence and Gravity) might stand in his way, he com­mitted Ibid. 54 [...]. him to the custody of this Duke; who thereupon fentIbid. 54 [...]. him to his Castle of Breck­nock, in Wales.

And having so done, to secure this Duke the more firmly to his ends, he madePat 1 E. 5. m [...]. him Cheif Justice of all South-Wales, and North-Wales; as also ConstablePat 1 E. 5. m [...]. of the Castles of Caermardyn, Cardigan, and divers other in those parts; his Patent bearing date 18 Maii (Richard being then Protector, and King Ed­ward the fifth alive.) Nay an AuthorChron. MS. Joh. R [...]us in [...] Cotton. p. 269. of that time reports that he gave him all his riches (so that he then made his boast, that he had as many Liveries of Staffords Knotts, as Richard Nevill the late great Earle of Warwick had of Ragged Staves) with large promifes of far greater Mat­ters, as I shall shew anon. Wherewith being corrupted, he stuck at nothing that might carry on that Tragical designe, which both of them had so closely layd; for our HistoriansStow & Hol [...]sh▪ in [...]odem anno. tell us; that in the time of Dr. Shaa's Sermon at Pauls Cross, where that Doctor endeavored to make the people beleive, that the Children of K. E. 4. were not l [...]gitimate; and upon the coming in of the Protector, said; This is the Fathers own Figure, his own Countenance, &c. it was ob­served, that this Duke accompanied him. And two days following came21 Ju [...]ii to Guild-Hall, (where the Lord Mayor and Aldermen and Commons of the City were assembled) and in a long Oration, depraving the Government of King Edward the fourth by sundry instances; represented to them the illegitimacy of his Children; much magni­fying that Sermon preached by Dr. Shaa, on the Sunday before: and withall insinuating, that K. Edward the fourth himself was not lawfully begotten; but that Richard Duke of Gloucester, the then Protector, was the really begotten Son of Richard Duke of York; telling them, that all those things well considered, together with the Knightly prowess, and manifold virtues of the Protector; that the Nobles and Commons of England, especially of the North, were de­termined to make their humble Petition unto him, to take upon him the Government of the Realm.

MoreoverIbid., the next day after; having procured another meeting of the Lord Mayor,22 Junii. Aldermen, and Chief Commoners of the City, at Bay­nards-Castle; the Protector likewise meeting them there; as the Mouth of them all, he humbly desired him, to take upon him the Rule. Which, when the Protector seemed modestly to deny; he answered that it was finally determined by the Realm, that King Edwards Line should no longer Reign: And so it happned; for that very day, or the night ensuing, was that hor­rid Murther of the young King and his Bro­ther, committed secretly in the Tower of Lon­don.

FurthermoreIbid., soon after this; viz. upon the fifth of Iuly, he rode with him in State from the Tower to Westminster, through the City of London: And the day following, in that solemn Proceeding from Westminster Hall, unto the Abby, in order to his Coronation6 Julii., bore his Train, with a white Staff in his hand, signifying the Office of Lord High Steward of England, for that day.

Having thus been the principal Agent in ad­vancing Richard to the Throne; and thereupon pressing his performance of what had been pri­vately promised this new King signed a BillEx ipso an­togr. in Castr [...] de Stafford., for Livery of all those Lands unto him, where­unto he pretended a right by descent from Hum­phrey de Bohun, sometime Earl of Hereford, and Constable of England. An abstract whereof I have here inserted; together with a Schedule of the Castles and Mannors affixed thereto.

R. R.

RIchard, by the grace of God, King of England, &c. To all, &c. Know ye, that We, not only considering, that our right trusty, and right enryrely beloved Cosyn, Henry Duke of Buckinhgam, is Co­syn and Heir of Blood to Humphrey Bohun Earl of Hereford; and rightfull Inheritor of such Inheritances, as were of the same late Earl: but also the true, feyth­full, and laudable service, the which our seid Cosyn hath in many sundry wisez done unto us, to our right singular wele and plesure. Considering also and under­standing, that the Mannors, Lordships, and Lands, specified in the Schedule, hereunto annexed, the which were parcel of the Inheritance of the said Earl, and were chosen and accepted in purpartie by Herry the fifth, late King of England; Son of Mary one of the Daughters and Heirs of the said late Earle; of a partition be­twene the same late King, and Anne Daughter of Alianore, another of the Daughters and Heires of the sayd late Earle, made by authority of Parliament the second year of his Reigne; in al­lowance of other Mannours, Lordships, Lands, &c. of the like value, allotted and assured in purpartie to the same Anne, come unto the hands of Edward the fourth, late King of England, our Brother, by virtue of certain Act or Acts of Parlia­ment, made against Herry the sixth decea­sed, without issue; so that our said Cosyn, as true Inheritor to the sayd Inheritance in forme abovesayd, should by his death have had and inherited the said Mannors, Lordships, &c. specifyed in the sayd Sche­dule, if the sayd Act or Acts of Parlia­ment had never been made. And also, for certain other considerations us espe­cially moving, wille and grant to our sayd Cosyn; that in our next Parliament to be holden, he shall be surely and law­fully, by Act of Parliament restored, frothe Feste of Easter last past, to all the foresayd Mannours, &c. specifyed in the sayd Schedule; and the same have, hold, and enjoy, to him and to his Heires, accor­ding to such States and Titles, as he should or might have done, if none Act of Parliament had been made against [Page 169] the sayd King Herry the sixth, touching the sayd Mannours, &c. at any time since the death of the sayd late Earle. And, that our said Cosyn now forthwith enter into all the same Mannours, and thereof take the issues, &c. to his own use, fro the sayd Feast of Easter, unto the time he be thereto restored by authority of Par­liament, in fourme above remembred; without any accout or other thing yeil­ding to Us or our Heires for the same. And, that he have the making of all Offi­cers, Gifts, and Benefices, Wards, and other Proffits, &c. In Witness whereof We have set our Signet and signe Ma­nuell.

Yoven at our Mannour of Grenwich 13th of Iuly, of our Reign the first.

Essex.
  • Waldene.
  • Depedene.
  • Quendene.
  • Leighes.
  • Dunmow.
  • Masheby.
  • Badewe.
  • Plecy, Castrum & Manerium.
  • Higstre.
  • Waltham.
  • Wykes.
  • Shenefeld.
  • Chishull.
  • Histre. Court and Hono [...]
  • Farneham.
  • La Fee del Counte [...] de Essex.
Suff.
  • Elmesse, ove
  • Somersham.
  • Oston.
Gloucest.
  • Southam.
Buck.
  • Wycomb.
  • Crendone.
  • Vn Tenement, ove certains Terres in
  • Westcot.
Berks.
  • Vp-Lambourn.
  • Speene.
  • Henton.
Wiltes.
  • Pool.
  • Manyngford.
Midd.
  • Enefeld.
  • Le Tenement appele,
  • Hakenose.
London.
  • Blanch-Apleton.
Hertford.
  • Le Court de Hertford, ove le vieu de
  • Hodesdon.
  • Northamstede.
Cantabr.
  • Le vieu de Sawston.
Norf.
  • Fulmodeston.
Lincol.
  • Long-Benington.
Oxon.
  • Kirklington.
  • Dadington.
  • Piryton.
  • Ascote.
Wiltes.
  • Vphaven.
  • Le vien de Nether-haven.
  • Le Court de Apuk-Farley.
  • Wokesey.
Gales.
  • Le Chastel & Mannour de Galdecot, & Neuton ove I'appurten [...]nces.
Surr.
  • Walton.
Gloucest.
  • Whitenhurst.
Dors.
  • Les Terres & Tenements in Gwys­syth.
Heref.
  • Le revers [...]on del Mannour de [...], le quel Will. Rasyn tient pu [...] ter [...]e de vie.
 li.s.d.
Le total Sum valoris,108401 [...]9

And within two dayes after, advanced [...] him to that high and great Office of Constable of England; constituting him also [...] Constable of all the Castles, and Steward of all his Lord­ships, lying within the Counties of Salop. and Heref. and likewiseIbid. Cheif Justice and Chamber­lain of all South-Wales, and North-Wales.

But whether it [...] were trouble of Conscience in this Duke, in having been thus Instrumen­tal in raising Richard to the Throne, by that barbarous murther of his Nephews, which be­got some remorse in him; and Consequently occasioned his retiring to Brecknock, in Wales: or whether he saw the King by de­grees to neglect him, is hard to say; certain it is, that soon [...] after his comming to Breck­nock, (which was not long before the Parlia­ment was called, whereby the Lands before­mentioned should have been setled on him) he plotted [...] with Morton Bishop of Ely (then his prisoner there) how to advance Henry Earl of Richmund (the only Heir Male of the Lanca­strian line) to the Crown; and to unite the two long divided Houses of Lancaster and York, by the marriage of that Earl with the eldest Daughter to King Edward the fourth which contrivance was not so closely carryed on, but that King Richard had a glimpse of it: who standing upon so slipery a foundation, as was the Blood of his murthred Nephews; had cause enough to fear what might be the issue there­of: And therefore, being not ignorant, that this Duke of Buckingham, was the principal in that contrivance, sought [...] to regain him by fair and kind Letters and Messages: but those not pre­vailing, used [...] threats; which caused him has [...]ly to put [...] himself in Arms, and with a power of the Welch to advance [...] towards Salisbury; Thomas Marquess Dorset in Yorkshire, Sir Ed­ward Courtney, with the Bishop of Exeter (his Brother) in Devonshire, and Cornwall; and Richard Gilford in Kent, being risen [...] also at that very time; expectingPolyd. Virg. p. 552. likewise, that the people, to whom the bloody murthers of King Richard seemed odious, would have come in very numerously unto him. And so marched [...] through [Page 170] the Forest of D [...]ne, with purpose [...]. to pass the Se [...]erne, at Gloucester, and joyn with the Courtneys, and such other of the Western men, as were confederated with them. But the extraordinary Floods [...]. then hapning, hindred his passage over S [...]berne, so long; as that the Welch, for want of Money and Victual, dispersed themselves. So that, being thus for­saken, he was necessitated [...]. to betake himself privately to the House of his Servant Mr. Hum­phr [...]y Ban [...]ster, in [...] (not far from [...],) whom he had tenderly brought Ibid. up, and above all men trustedIbid..

Of which disaster so soon as the Courtneys, and others of his party elsewhere, had notice, they fledStow, ut supra. into [...]. So that, orderStow, ut supra. being thereupon given, to stop the Ports, and Procla­mation Stow, ut supra. made; that whosoever could reveal where the Duke was hid, should be rewarded with a thousand pounds; Banaster betraiedIbid. & Holinsh. him to Ioha Mitton, then Sheriff of Shropshire: who, apprehendingIbid. & Holinsh. him in a little Grove near Banasters house, conveyedIbid. & Holinsh. him (then apparelled in a Pil'd black Cloak) to Salisbury Ibid. & Holinsh.; to which place King Richard wasIbid. by that time come; who, instead of that reward promised, refused Ibid. to give any thing at all to Banaster; sayingIbid., that he who would be untrue to so good a Master, would be false to all other.

It is saidIbid., that this Duke, being examined strictly, by some of the K. Councell, franckly di­scovered the whole plot: expecting, that having dealt so ingeniously he might have had liberty to speak with the King: but that instead of any such favour, he was upon All-Souls day fol­lowing, without Arraignment or Judgement, be­headed on a Scaffold, in the open Market place at Salisbury,

By Katherine his Wife, Daughter [...] of No [...]. by R B. of Richard Widevil Earl Rivers, this Duke left issue [...] of No [...]. by R B. three Sons; viz. Edw. his Son and Heir, Henry afterwards Earl of Wiltshire; and Humphrey who died young: and two Daughters; viz. Elizabeth mar­ried to Robert Radcliffe, Lord Fitz Walt [...]r, af­terwards Earl of Suffe [...]; and Anne first mar­ried to Sir Walter Herbert Knight; but after­wards to George Earl of [...].

Which Henry createdPat 1 H. S. p. 1 m [...]. Earl of Wiltshire, in 1 Hen. 8. marriedC [...]tal of Nob. by R. B. Muriel Sister and Coheir to Iohn Grey Viscount Lisle, but had noC [...]tal of Nob. by R. B. issue by her; and diedC [...]tal of Nob. by R. B. 6 Martii, 14 Hen. 8.

But I return to Edward his elder Brother, who succeeded his Father in his Lands and Ho­nors.

Of this Edward Edward. I find no farther mention till 13 Hen. 7. that he appearedPolyd. [...]irg. 605. n. 20. in Arms against the Cornish-men, upon that Insurrection then made by them, on the behalf of Perkin Warbeck. But after this, the next ensuing year (viz. 14 Hen. 7.) doing his Homage [...], he had Livery [...] of all his Lands. And in 24 H. 7. obtained a grant [...] from the King, of the Castle and Town of Bredles, the Mannors and Lord­ships of Cantrecelley, Brendieys, Pen­keiley, and [...]leranders-town, with the third part of the Barony of Penkelley in South-Wales. and Advousons of the Churches ap­pertaining to those Lordships. That which I next find to be most memorable of him, is; That in 2 Henr. 8. he had licence [...] to impark a thousand Acres of Land, at his Lordship of Thornbury, in Gloucestershire: And, that in 10 Hen. 8. by the CovenantsEx ipso An­togr. pe [...]es Hent Com­tem Hunt [...] ­ton. anno 1640. betwixt him and Margaret Countess of Salisbury, for the Marriage of Henry his Son and Heir, with Vr­sula Poole Daughter of that Countess (by Sir Richard Poole Kt. her Husband) it appears, that the Mannors of Somerton, Chedsey, [...]oneyate, Yarlington, and Shipton, in Com. Somerset. as also the Mannors of Stokenham, Yalme­ton, Pyworthy, Woneford, and Clifte S. Mary, with the appurtenances; two hundred Messuages, three hundred Cottages, two thou­sand Acres of Land; one thousand Acres of Mea­dow, two thousand Acres of pasture, five hun­dred Acres of Wood, and fifty pounds in Rent in Stokenham, Yalmeton, Pyworthy, Woueford, and Clift S. Mary, in Comitat. Devon. were setled by the said Margaret, upon them the said Henry and Vrsula, and the Heirs of their two bodies lawfully begotten. But after this, about two years, viz. in 12 Henr. 8. though he liked notHerb [...] of Hen. [...]. p. 97. of that profuse expence, which was occasioned cheifly by Cardinal Wolsey, at that magnificent Enterview of King Henry the eighth, and Francis the first of France, be­twixt [...] and [...]rdres; he sittedHerb [...] of Hen. [...]. p. 97. himself in a greater splendor than any other Noble man: and being prepared for the journey, before the King was ready, went to see some of his Lands in Kent. Where finding his Tenants some­what clamorous againstIbid. Charles Knevet, his Steward there, for exacting upon them, he dis­charged Ibid. him of his imployment. Which peice of Justice so farr irritatedIbid. p. [...]. Knevet, as that he became principally instrumental in his ruine. For, growing about this time (viz. 13 Hen. 8.) eminentIbid. for his high Blood and ample Revenue; he drew on himself a dangerous suspitionIbid. of aspiring higher, which jealousie was fomented Ibid. by the Cardinal who dissafectedIbid. him for some words he had cast forth; yet couldIbid. not have overthrown him, had notIbid. some indiscretion of his own concurred.

As for Knevet he watched his opportunity; and, findingIbid. that the Duke began to be weakned in two of his cheif Friends and Allies (viz. Ibid. Henry Earl of Northumberland, whose Daughter he had married; and Thomas Earl of Surry, who had married his Daughter; viz. Northumberland, for claiming certain Wards, which, after close commitment he was forced to relinquish; and Surry, for drawing his Dag­gar at the Cardinal on some occasion, being sent away upon an honorable imployment) upon privateIbid. discourse with the Cardinal discove­red Ibid. to him sundry particulars of this Dukes life; viz. Ibid. that he had said, if King Henry died without issue, how he would punish the Car­dinal. MoreoverIbid. p. [...], that he had treated with one Hopkins, a Carthusian Monk of Hinton, touching some prediction about the succession of the Crown. Likewise, the Hopkins should say to the Earl of Westmoriand (this Dukes Son in law) that if ought but good came to the King, the Duke of Buckingham, was next in Blood to the Crown; the K. having then no issue. Also that he told Knevet, if he had been com­mitted to the Tower (whereof he was in some danger, by occasion of Sir Wil [...]iam Bulmer) he would have so wrought, that the principal doers thereof should have had no great cause of rejoy­cing; for he would have plaid the part, which his Father intended to have put in practise at Sa­lisbury, [Page 171] against K. Richard the third; who made earnest sute to have come into the Kings pre­sence; which had he obtained, he would have stab'd him with his Dagger: and that, in spea­king these words, he maliciously laid hold on his Dagger; swearing, that if he were so evil used, he would do his best to accomplish his purpose. LikewiseIbid. [...]11., that being in speech with George Lord Bergavenny, he should say; that if the King died, he would have the rule of the Realm, in spight of whosoever said the contrary. And swore that if the Lord Bergavenny revealed this, he would fight with him.

These were the principal things charged a­gainst him. But upon his Indictment, and Trial by his Peers, he denied all; alledging, that what he was charged with was false, conspired, and forged. Whereupon Knevet and others being produced against him, and deposing to what was alledged in the Articles; he had sentence of death pronounced against him by the Duke of Nor­folk, then High Steward. Whereunto he re­plied thus; My Lord of Norfolk, you have said, as a Traitor should be said to; but I was ne­ver any. I nothing maligne you, for what you have done to me; but the Eternal God forgive you my Death. I shall never sue to the King for life, though he be a gracious Prince, and more grace may come from him than I desire: And so I desire you and all my fellows to pray for me. Whereupon he was Beheaded on Tower-hill, 17 Maii, anno 1521 (13 Hen. 8.) NeverthelessIbid. 11 [...]. the Tragedy ended not so; for thoughIbid. 11 [...]. the Lord Bergavenny after a few months imprisonment, was, through the Kings favor enlarged: yet Hopkins, after a serious repentance, that he had been Author of so much mischeif,Ibid. 117. died of Greif.

Being thus put to death, he was buried [...] Surv. [...] in the Church of the Friers-Augustines, near Broad­street, in the City of London: leaving issue by Alianore his Wife, Daughter [...] to Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland, one Son called Hen­ry, and three Daughters; viz. Eliz. married [...] to Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk; Katherine to Ralph Nevill Earl of Westmorland; and Mary to [...] George Nevill Lord Bergavenny.

Which Elianore, by her Testament [...], bearing date 24 Iunii, ann. 1528 (20 Hen. 8.) appointed her Heart to be buried, in the Church of the Gray-Friers, within the City of London, be­fore the Image of S. Francis; and her body in the Church of the Whit-Friers at Bristol, if she should happen to decease in those parts.

But, after execution thus done upon this Duke, viz. in [...] the Parliament begun 15 Apr. 14 Hen. 8. though there then passed [...] an Act for his Attainder: yet there was likewise an Act [...] for the restitution in blood of Henry his eldest Son; but not to his Honors and Lands. Neverthe­less, the King, out of his special grace and favor, by his Letters [...] Patents, bearing date 25 Sept. in the same fourteenth year, did grant to the same Henry and Vrsula his Wife, Daughter of Sir Richard Pole, Knight, by Margaret his Wife, Daughter to George Duke of Clarence, the Mannors of Norton in the Moores, Tilling­ton, Eyton, Church-Eyton, Wood-Eyton, Dorlastone, Forbrigge, Bradwelle, D [...] ­dyngton, Pakynton, Blyminhull, Hol­dych, near New-Castle, Tentynshull, and Barlaston, in Com. Staff. with the Advowsons of the Churches to the same belonging: As also the Mannors, Tenements, and Rents of Menlefe [...]id, and Crystelton, in C [...]m. Cestr. with the Advowsons of the Churches thereunto belonging: Likewise all the Lands, Tenements, Rents, and Services in Briggeno [...]th, in Com. Salop. with all and singular the Castles, Lord­ships, Mannors, and Lands, in the same County of [...], and South-Wales; together with the [...] of Hay, Hope, Aston- [...] ­gers, [...] Parke, Myniterley Man­nor, [...] B [...]rgh, Worthyn-Mannor, [...] Gorther, Habur­iey▪ [...] and Baliwick of [...] Members and [...] Advowsons of the [...] belonging; all which [...] possessions of the before [...] Duke [...] And m [...]over, did grantIbid. to the said [...] and Vrsul [...] his Wife, all such Courts Leet, to be held twice in the year in Forbr [...]gg, as the said Duke heretofore had: to have and to hold, to the same Henry and Vrsul [...], and to the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten, by the service of on [...] Knights Fee; and such an­nual services, as they were held by, before the said forfeiture.

Which Henry in 23 Hen. 8. obtained also to himself, and Vrsula his Wife, and the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten▪ a grantPat. 23 H 8. p 2. of the Castle and Mannor of Staffo [...], with their appurtenances in the County of Stafford; as also a certain Mannor called Stafford-Mannor, and Stafford-Rent, in the same County; to­gether with all Lands, Tenements, and Heredi­taments thereunto belonging; and lying in Stafford, Bradley, Billington, Dun­ston, Coppinhall, Stretton, Cokessane, Burton, Wottons-land, Lichfeild, Ful­ford, and Richardscote, in that County: and likewise of the Mannor of Essington, in Com. Ebor. all which were parcel of the posses­sions of the said Edward Duke of Bucking­ham. Paying yearly to the King, his Heirs and successors, at the Receipt of his Exchequer, four pounds, one shilling, two pence, half penny farthing.

And in the Parliament of 1 E. 6. was again restoredJournal of of Parl. de e [...]lem anno. in blood. After which; viz. in 4 and 5 Phil. & Mar. there being some disputeJournal of [...]arham▪ de codem an. be­twixt the Lord Clinton and this Henry touching precedencie; it was then upon search, certified Journal of [...]arham de codem an. in Parliament, that the Lord Clintons ancestors had precedence next above the Lord Audley; and that the Barons of Stafford were placed next below the Barons Talbot.

This last mentioned Henry had issue by the before specified Vrsula his Wife, three Sons; viz. [...] Edward, Richard, and Walter. [Which Ri­chard had issue Roger Stafford, who died an aged man unmarried in ann. 1638. or therabouts.] and one Daughter named Dorothy Wife [...] of Sir William Nevill of Chebsey Knight.

Which Edward took to Wife [...] Mary Daugh­ter to Edward Earl of Derby; and had issue by her one Son, called also Edward, who was [...] twenty one years of age in ann. 1592. and two Daughters; viz. Ursula marriedIbid. to Wal­ter Erdswike, and Dorothy toIbid. ... Gerveis of Chadsden. Which last mentioned Edward, married Isabel the Daughter of Thomas Forster of Tonge, in Com. Salop. by whom he had issue [Page 172] Edward; and died 25 Sept. ann. 1525. Which Edward, Edward. his Son, was born in ann. 1600. and having married Anne, the Daughter of Iames Wilforde of Newnham-Hall, in Comit. Essex. Esq (que) died in the life time of his Father, and was buried in the Church of S. Andrew in Hol­burne, within the Suburbs of London; leaving issue one Son, viz. Henry; Henry. who being born af­ter his Fathers death, died unmarried in anno 1637. and one Daughter called Mary, who be­came the Wife of Sir William Howard Knight of the Bathe, a younger Son to Thomas Earl of Arundell, and Surrey, Earl Marshal of Eng­land; afterwards advanced to the title of Vis­count Stafford by King Charles the first.

Stafford of Hooke.

I Come now to those collateral branches of this great and noble Family, not already taken notice of; touching whose memorable Actions our publique Records and other authen­tique authorities, do make some mention.

Of these, the first I meet with, is Sir Iohn Stafford Iohn. Knight, SonEx coll. Samps. En [...]wike arm. of William Stafford of Bromshull, in Com. Staff. and descendedEx coll. Samps. En [...]wike arm. from Hervey Bagot, by Milisent his Wife, Sister and Heir to Robert Lord Stafford. Which Sir Iohn Stafford, having marriedEx coll. Samps. En [...]wike arm. Margaret Daughter to Ralph Lord Stafford (afterwards Earl) wasRot. Scoc. 11 Edw. 3. m. 14. in that expedition made into Scot­land in 11 Edw. 3. togetherRot. Scoc. 11 Edw. 3. m. 14. with the same Ralph Lord Stafford. And left issue Humphrey, his Son and Heir; who, in 40 Edw. 3. wasRot. Vascon. 40 E. 3. m. 8. in the Warrs of Gascoigne. So likewise inRot. Vasc. 43 Edw. 3. m. 6. 43 Edw. 3. being then a Knight, and of the reti­nue Rot. Vasc. 43 Edw. 3. m. 6. to Edward Prince of Wales, com­monly called the Black Prince. Moreover, in 47 Edw. 3. he wasRot Aleman. 47 E 3. m. 11. in that Expedition then made into Flanders, in the company of Hugh Earl of Stafford.

And left issueEx cell. S. E [...]swike. Humphrey Humphrey. his Son and Heir, called Humphrey Stafford with the Silver Hand; who marryedRot Fin. 12 H. 4. m. 11. Elizabeth the Daughter and Heir of ... Dynham Widow of Sir Iohn Maltra­vers, of Houke in Com. Dorset. Knight. Which Humphrey, being afterwards a Knight, was She­riff of the Counties of Somerset, and Dor­set, in 12 H. 4. and by his TestamentArundel Vol 2. 173. a. bearing date 5 Apr. ann. 1413 (1 Hen. 5.) (where he calls himself Sir Humphrey Stafford the elder, Knight) bequeathed his body to be buried in the Chappel of S. Andrew, adjoyning to that of our Blessed Lady, in the Abby of Abbotsbury; and gave to Sir Humphrey Stafford his Son, and Eli­zabeth his Wife, one Charger, twelve Dishes, and Six Saucers of Silver. Not long after which, he died (for it was the sameClaus. 1 Pen 5. m. 13. year) leaving Sir Humphrey Stafford, Knight, his SonClaus. 1 Pen 5. m. 13. and Heir; who then doing his homage, had livery Claus. 1 Pen 5. m. 13. of his Lands.

A word or two now of the before specified Eliz. Wife to this Sir Humphrey with the Silver Hand. This Elizabeth, though she diedArundel. Vol. 2. 173. b. in the lifetime of her Husband, made her Testa­ment Arundel. Vol. 2. 173. b. bearing date 8 Sept. ann. 1405. (6 H. 4.) and thereby bequeathed her Body to be buried in the same Chappel of S Andrew, in the Abby-Church of Abbotsbury before mentioned, in the Tombe of Sir Iohn Maltravers, Knight, her former Husband: and gave to the Rector of S. Giles at Sta [...]leford, for his Tithes forgot­ten and not paid; as also to celebrate a thou­sand Masses for her Soul, and the Souls of her Ancestors four pounds, three shillings four pence. Likewise, to the Friers of Dorcnester, four pounds, three shillings, and four pence. To the Fricrs of Yevel, as much; and the like summe to the Monks of Abbotsbury. Moreover to three Priests celebrating for her Soul, and the Souls of her Ancestors; as also for the Soul of Sir John Maltravers, Knight, her late Husband (whereof two to officiate in the Church of Houke or Stapelford, and the third in the Chapel of Kentercombe, the next year after her de­cease) fifteen pounds; viz. to each of them an hundred shillings. Also to Humphrey Stafford, and Elizabeth his Wife, her own Daughter, twelve Dishes and six Saucers of Silver: And to Katherine Cobham, the Wife of Humphrey Staf­ford, a Cup of Silver gilt. Of which Testament she constituted Sir Humphrey Stafford Knight; her Husband, her Executor.

I now come to Sir Humphrey Stafford Knight, her Son.

This Sir Humphrey, Humphrey▪ in 8 Hen. 4. (being then a Knight) having marryedRot Fin. 8 H. 4 m. [...]. Elizabeth (the DaughterArundel, [...] supra, 173 [...]. and Heir to Sir Iohn Maltravers Knight) Sister and Heir to Maude the Sister of Sir Iohn Dynham Knight, doingIbid. Rot Fin. 1 H. 5 p. 1. m. 6. his fealty, had liveryIbid. Rot Fin. 1 H. 5 p. 1. m. 6. of all those lands, which by her death descended to him; of which the Mannor of Houke wasChichler, Vol. 1. 48 [...]. [...] the cheife: and by his TestamentChichler, Vol. 1. 48 [...]. [...], bearing date 14 Decem. ann. 1442 (20 H. 6.) bequeathed his Body to be buried within the Chappel of S. Anne in the Abby of Abbots­bury, which he built there at his own Charge, joyning it to the Chappel of S. Andrew the A­postle (wherein the Body of his Father lay bu­ryed) and thereby gave unto Iohn, then Bishop of Bathe, and Welles, (his Brother) a pair of Flaggons of Silver gilt. Likewise to Hum­phrey, his Grandson, Son to Sir Iohn Stafford Knight, his Son (by Anne Daughter of William Lord Botreaux) twelveDishes of Silver, and one Trussing-Bed; as also appointed that an hun­dred pounds in Money, should, after one Month next ensuing his death, be spent upon his Fu­neral at Abbotsbury, amongst Priests, poor people, and others coming thereto. And lastly, to William Stafford his other Son, all his Plate of Silver; and Likewise what was gilt, not al­ready bequeathed. Which william marriedRot [...] 28 H. 6. m. [...] Ka­therine the Daughter and Coheir to Sir Iohn Chi­diock Knight.

But I now come to Humphrey Humphrey his Grandson and Heir; viz. Son of Sir Iohn Stafford Knight (who died in his lifetime.)

This Humphrey, in 30 H. 6. being [...] a Knight, and sent [...] with some forces into Kent, against Iack Cade and his fellow Rebells, then in Arms; was by them Routed [...], and Slain [...] at Sevenok, in that County; leaving issue, Humphrey his Son and Heir; who, upon the fifteenth of Iune, 1 Edw. 4 had a Grant [...] from the King of the Stewardship of the Dutchy of [...]o [...]nwall, for life: as also [...] of the Constablewike of the Castle of Bristol, and Forest of Kingswode, in Com. Glouc. Likewise [...] of the Forests of Fil­wode, in Com. Somerset. Gillingham, in Com. [Page 173] Dorset. and Park of Gillingham, lying within the same Forest. And departed [...] this life upon the sixth of August the same year; leaving Hum­phrey Stafford of Suthwike, his next Heir; viz. [...] Son of William Stafford, Esq Son of him the said Humphrey, then twenty two years of age.

Which Humphrey, Humphrey in 2 Edwar. 4. was sum­moned Claus de eorem anno in [...] to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm. And, in 4 Edw. 4. (24 Apr.) cre­ated [...]. Lord Stafford of Suthwike. More­over having procured [...] the death of Thomas Courtney Earl of Devon, (who had been ta­ken prisoner [...] at Touton-Field) in conside­ration [...]. of the acceptable services by him done, at the beginning of that Kings Reign, when the great contest was for the right to the Crown (as the words of the Patent do import) he was advancedp. 1 m. 13. to the title of Earl of Devon, 7 Maii, 9 Edw. 4. having, for his better support of that Honor, a GrantIbid. unto himself, and the Heirs Males of his Body, of the Mannor of Co­lumpn-Iohn, and Fair-way, with the Ad­vouson of the Church of Fair-way, in Comit. Devon. as also of the Mannor of Trelugan, and moity of the Mannors of Treverbyn, and Cragamur, in Com. Cornub. all which, Henry Courtney then deceased, Son of Thomas Courtney, late Earl of Devon, lately possessed, by right of inheritance, to himself and the Heirs of his Body, with remainder to the before-specified Thomas Earl of Debon, and his Heirs for ever; which Henry and Thomas then stood attainted Ibid. of Treason.

This Humphrey, some years before he was made Earl of Devon; viz. in 3 Edw. 4. by his Te­stament Godvn. [...] 39. b. bearing date 3 Septem. bequeathed his Body to be buried, in the Church of our Lady at Glastonbury; and apointed that Mr. Nicho­las Goss, and Mr. Watts, then Warden of the Gray Friers in Exeter, should, for the salvation of his Soul, go to every Parish-Church in the Counties of Dorset, Somerset, Wiltes, De­von, and Cornwall, and say a Sermon in every Church, in Town and other. And because he could not recompence such, whom he had offended; he desired them to forgive his poor Soul, that it might not be in danger.

But it was not many months that he enjoyed this Honor of Earl of Devonshire; for, upon Holinsh. Chron. p. 672. [...] that Northern Insurrection, under the conduct of Sir Iohn Conyers Knight, in the ninth year of King Edwards Reigne; havingHolinsh. Chron. p. 672. [...] eight hundred Archers under his command, and meetingIbid. n. 40. with the E. of Pembroke, on Cotswould. with pur­pose to joyn together, in the suppressing of those Rebells, who were then marching towards Lon­don; they cameIbid. n. 40. together to Banbury; where this Earl having takenIbid. n. 40. up his lodgings in an Inne, which he liked for a fair Damsells sake, whome he found there; was put outIbid. n. 40. of that House by the Earl of Pembroke (thoughIbid. n. 40. they had agreed, that he who came first, should not be displaced.) At which affront, he took such distast, that in great wrath he departed [...] thence with his Archers, so that Pembroke, being thus forsaken; and, the day [...] following, meet­ing with the Enemy at Edgcote, was utterly routed [...], and taken prisoner [...].

Whereof the King being advertized [...], he forth­with directed [...] his Letters to the Sheriffs of Somerset and Devon; commanding [...] them to take this our Earl, if they could possibly do it; and, without delay, to put him to death. Whereupon making search for him, they found Ibid. him in a Village within Brentmarth; and thenceIbid. carried him to Bridgwalter, where they cutIbid. off his Head upon [...] 9 E. 4. n. 30. the seventeenth day of August 9 Ed. 4. After which his Body was buriedLel. Itin. Vol. 3. f. 86. at Glastonbury, in an Arch of the South-Cross, of the Abby-Church there.

The Lands whereof he died seized were as followeth, viz. E [...]c. 9 E. 4. n. 30. the Honor and Mannor of Plympton, the Honor and Mannor of Oke­hampton; the Boroughs of Cyverton and Chalvelege; the Mannors of Colcumbe, Colyton, Musbury, Whiteford, Coly­ford, Columpn-Iohn, and Farel [...]eye, in Com Devon. the Mannors of Colylond, [...]re­berbyn, and Tregamure, in Comit. Cornub. the Mannors of Mershton Magna, West-Chinnok, Chiselbu [...]gh, Cradone, Puri­tone, Elme, Lopyn, and Middle-Chinnock, in Com. Somerset. the Mannors of Hoke, Sta­peiford; Over-Kentcombe, Nether-Kent­combe, North-Purton, South-Purton, West-Chykerell, Burcombe, Loscombe, Yard, Winterborn-Martin, and Gorwill, in Com. Dorset. As also of the Mannors of Wil­ting, Helington, and Castle of Hastings, in Com. Suss.

This Earl took to WifeVinc. Cort. p. 163. Isabel the Daugh­ter and Heir to Sir Iohn Barre Knight, by Ido­nea his Wife, daughterVine Cort. p. 163. and Heir to Iohn Hotoft Esq but had no issue by her; after which she marriedVinc. Cort. p. 163. to Sir Thomas Bouchier Knight, Son to Henry Earl of Essex.

Dying thus without issue, the Mannors of Morestoke, Stynesford, Botlesdon, Knoll, Brokehampton, Gussege, Burton, Farn­ham, Mangerton, and Cherleton, in Com. Dorset. formerly by a FeoffamentRot. Fin. 19 Ed. [...]. m. 5. made to Iohn Stafford Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Wil­liam Bonvile Knight, and others, by the before specified Sir Humphrey Stafford Knight commonly called Sir Humphrey with the Silver Hand. (which Feoffers thereupon passedRot Fin. 19 Ed. [...]. m. 5. them to Katherine late Wife of William Stafford Esq to hold for life; with remainder to Sir Humphrey Stafford Knight, Son and Heir to the said William, and to the Heirs of his Body lawfully begotten; and for default of such issue, to the right Heirs of the said Sir Humphrey with the Silver Hand) descended Rot. Fin. 19 Ed. [...]. m. 5. to Elizab. the Wife of Sir Iohn Coleshill Knight Sir Robert Willoughby Kt. and Elianore the Wife of Thomas Stranguish Esq as Cousins and Heirs to the Said Sir Humphrey with the Silver Hand; viz. Esc. 9 E 4. n 30. the said Elizabeth and Elianore, Daughters, and Heirs of Alice (WifeLel Itin. Vol. 6. f. 13. of ... Cheney Knight) Sister of William, Father of the said Earl, and Robert Willughby, Son and Heir of Anne, the other Daughter and Heir of the said Alice.

Hugh Stafford Lord Bourchier.

THis Hugh, Hugh. being a youngerCourtney. f. 220. a. Son to Hugh Earl of Sta [...]ord, havingClaus. 9 H. 5 m [...]. married Elizabeth the DaugtherClaus. 9 H. 5 m [...]. and Heir to Bartholomew Lord Bourchier, was summonedClaus. de eodem anno in dorso. to Parliament by the title of Lord Bourchier, in [Page 174] 12 Hen. 4. And in 5 Hen. 5. was [...] in that Ex­pedition then made into France. So likewise, in [...] 7 Henr. 5. And died [...] in 9 Henr. 5. being seised [...] of the Mannors of E [...]fingham, and Waldingham, in Com. Surr. Of the third part of the Mannor of Wykemere, in Com. Norf. of the Mannor of Stratton-Audelegh, in Com. Oxon. Southo, in Com. Hunt. Wolford-magna, and Rokeby, in Comitat. Warr. of the Mannors of Estington, and Harsfeild, and the moytie of the Mannor of Alkerton, in Com. Gloucest. Likewise of the Mannors of Berla­ston, Hertwalle, Titnesovre, Mere, Bertherton, and Geryngeshalgh, in Comit. Staff. Moreover, of the Mannor of Navesby in Com. North [...]mp. for life: As alsoClaus. 9 Hen 5. m. 6. of a cer­tain House in London, in the Parish of St. Butolph without Bishopsgate, late Batholomew Lord Bouchiers▪ whose HeirClaus. 9 Hen 5. m. 6. the before speci­fied Elizabeth his Wife was; leaving Humphrey his Cousin [...]sc. 1 H 6. n. 33. and Heir; viz. [...]sc. 1 H 6. n. 33. Son of Edmund Lord Stafford, Brother of him the said Hugh, twenty years of age, upon the Feast day of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin, 1 Hen. 6.

Which Eliz [...]beth surviving, afterwards mar­ried Claus. 9 H 5. m. 6. to Sir Lewes Robsard Knight.

Stafford Earl of Wiltshire.

IN 9 Edw. 4. (5 Ianuar.) Iohn Stafford Iohn. a younger Son to Humphrey Duke of Buc­kingham was createdInqu▪ capt. apud Devises 3 Nov. 13 [...]. 4. 3. 13. Earl of Wilt­shire; and in 12 Edw. 4. joyned inRot. Sc. c. 12 E 4 m. 19. Commis­sion with the Earl of Northumberland, and others, to treat with the Embassadors of Iames the third, then King of Scotland, upon cer­tain complaints of greivances from each Realm. And, having marriedCa [...]al. of Nob. by R. B Constance, the Daughter and Heir to Sir Henry Green of Drayton▪ in Comitat. Northamp. Knight, departed [...]. 13 E. 4. n 13. this life 8 Maii, 13 Edw. 4. leaving Edward his Son and Heir, threeIbid. years of age; being then seizedIbid. joyntly with the said Constance, of the Mannor of Sutho, in Com. Hunt. Newenton-Blossom­v [...]le, Clifton, and Polycote, in Comit. Buck. of the Mannors of S [...]anford-Rivers, Tracies, Suttons, Piggesland, Boteiles, and Brigges in Com. Essex. Effyngham, Shep­sted, Tyllingdon, Porkeley, Walding­ham, Upwode, Gatyers, and Halyngbury, in Com. Surr.

Of which Edward Edward. all that I have seen, is; that by his Testament [...] bearing date 21 Martii, 14 Hen. 7. he bequeathed his body to be buried in our Lady Isle at Lufwyke, in Com. Northam. by his Grandfather Greene; appointing a con­venient Tombe, to be there made for him. And that he thereby Gave to his Cousin, the Earl of Shrewsbury, his Collar of the Kings Li­very: as also to Margaret his Wife, all the Plate he had with her in marriage. After which, viz. upon the twenty fourth day of the same Month of March, he died [...] ▪ and was buried [...] at Lufwyke accordingly; as the Inseription upon his Monument expr [...]sseth.

Salisbury.

AMongst other th [...] puissant Normans, who accompanied the famous Duke William, in that his signal Expedition for the Conquest of this Realm, there wasMon. A [...]g. Vol. 2 [...] a. n. 50. Walter de Ewrus, Earl of Ro [...]mar; to whom in conside­ration Mon. A [...]g. Vol. 2 [...] a. n. 50. of his valour, he gaveMon. A [...]g. Vol. 2 [...] a. n. 50. the Lordships of Saresburie, and [...]. This Earl, before his coming hither, had issueIbid. n 6 [...]. Ge­rold, afterwards Earl of Ro [...]mar, called le Gros. Which Gerold begotIbid. n 6 [...]. William, surnamed Mes­chin; and he anotherIbid. n 6 [...]. William, who diedIbid. n 6 [...]. is­suless.

But after his coming into England, he had a Son called Edward Ibid.,Edward here bornIbid., and in process of time Sheriff ofIbid. [...]i [...]tshire. Of which Edward, thenceforth calledDomes [...]. lib. in [...]. Com. Edward de Saresberie, it appearsDomes [...]. lib. in [...]. Com.; that, at the time of the general Survey he possessed two Lordships in Dorsetshire, three in S [...]er [...]etshire, one in Surrey, two in Hantshire, one in Middle­sex, two in Hertfordshire, two in Bucking­hamshire, and thirty three in Wiltshire; out of which County (beingIbid. then Sheriff thereof) he receivedIbid. in Rent, as belonging to his Of­fice an hundred and thirty Hoggs, thirty two Bacons, two Bushels, and sixteen Gallons of Wheat, as much of Barley; ... Bushels and eight Gallons of Oats; thirty two Gallons of Honey, or sixteen shillings; four hundred forty eight Hens, a thousand and sixty Eggs, an hun­dred Cheeses, fifty two Lambs, two hundred Fleeces of Wooll; having likewiseIbid. an hundred sixty two Acres of Arable Land; and amongst the Reves-land to the value of forty pounds per annum.

Moreover, that he was one of the Witnesses Mon. Ang [...]. Vol. 1. 371. [...] ▪ n. 60. to King William the Conquerors Foundation Charter, of that great Abby of Selby, in Com. Ebor. And in 20 H. 1. being the Kings Stan­dardbearer Ord. [...]. 854. A. B. C. in that famous Battle at Brenne­vill in Normandy (where King Henry the first of England, was presentOrd. [...]. 854. A. B. C. and Victorious) he behavedOrd. [...]. 854. A. B. C. himself with singular courage and military skill.

This Edward left issue Walter Walter. [...] his Son and Heir; and a Daughter called Maude, Wife [...] of Humphrey de Bohun. Which Walter, having mar­ried [...] Sibilla de Caworth became the pious foun­der [...] of the Priory of Bradenstoke, in Com. Wilts, for Canons regular of S. Augustines order; plentifully endowing [...] it with Lands and Re­venues; and surviving her, took [...] the habit of a Canon there. After which, departing [...] this life in that House, he was buried [...] with her, in one Grave near to the Quire. Leaving issue Patric his Son and Heir; who was advanced [...] to the title and dignity of Earl of Salisbury, by Maude the Empress; being then Steward [...] of her Houshould, as it is said. and in 18 Steph. upon that Accord [...], then made betwixt Henry Duke of Normandy, and King Stephen, was one of the Witnesses [...] thereto, by the [...] title of Earl. After which [...], from the beginning of King Henry the seconds Reign, until the end [...] of his sixth year, he executed [...] the Sheriffs Office for the County of [...]. And in 10 Hen. 2. was one [...] of the Witness [...]s, to the Recognition of the an­tient [Page 175] Laws and Liberties of England, then made by that King.

In 12 Henr. 2. upon the Aid [...] then assessed for marrying of that Kings Daughter, he certified [...] his Knights Fees to be in number seventy eight, and two fifths.

Moreover, in 13 Hen. 2. being [...] in Norman­dy with the King; upon that Rebellion of the Poi [...]ovins and Gascoins, after the taking [...] of the Castle of Lezinnian (when King Henry went [...] to meet the King of France; and to expo­stulate [...] with him, touching his injuries) he was left [...] with the Queen during her stay in that Castle.

This Earl Patric, for the health [...] of the Souls of his Father and Mother; and of the Soul of Maud his Wife, confirmed [...] those grants, which Walter de Saresberie, his Father, had made to the Canons of Bradenstoke, upon his foundati­on of that Monastry; and gaveIbid. n. 60. them all his lands in Wilecote, in exchangeIbid. n. 60. for those in Wyvelesford, given to them by his Father. The rest of the Mannor of Wilecote he gave Ibid. 206. a. them, in lieu of the Church of Caneford. and Chapel of S. Andrew at Cettre: and be­stowed Ibid. 530. b. n. 17. on the Knights Templars a Mill at Lacoke, in Comit. Wiltes. He had likewise, another WifeIbid. 207. b. n. 50. called Ela. But being the Kings LieutenantRad. de Dice [...]o, in. an [...]. 1167. in Aquitane, and Captaine Ge­neral Rad. de Dice [...]o, in. an [...]. 1167. of his forces there, in ann. 1167. 13 H. 2. he was then slainRad. de Dice [...]o, in. an [...]. 1167., byR. Hoved. 294. b. n. 20, & 30. Guy de Lezinnian, upon his returnR. Hoved. 294. b. n. 20, & 30. from a Pilgrimage, which he had made to S. Iames (in Galitla) and was bu­ried Chion. Nor­man. 1002. B. at S. Hillar [...]er. Whose death the King so highly resentedR. Hoved. [...] supra.; that he expelledR. Hoved. [...] supra. the same Guy out of Po [...]ctou; whereupon, taking R. Hoved. [...] supra. upon him the Cross, he became a SouldierR. Hoved. [...] supra. under Baldwin the Leper, King of Hierusa­lem.

Upon [...] the death of this Earl Patric, so slain in his attendance upon the Queen (viz. Alianore Wife to K. Henry the second) she procured the K. (her Husband) to join with her, in the gift of all their customs in Benai, unto that Church of S. Hillary, in Poytiers, where he was bu­ried [...].

To him succeeded [...] William William. his Son, in this Earldom of Salisbury. Which William was begotten [...] on ... the Daughter of the Earl of Ponthi [...]u.

This Earl William, at the Coronation of K. Richard the first, bore [...] the Golden Scepter, with the Dove on the head of it, in that solemn proceeding. And in 2 R. 1. when [...] the King was taken Prisoner in Almaine, was one of those, who adhered [...] to Iohn Earl of Moreton, then striving for the Rule here; at that time likewise exercising the Office of Sheriff [...] of Wiltshire; which he also held [...] till the eighth year of King Richard the first's Reign. More­over, in 6 R. 1. he was [...] with the King in that expedition then made into Normandy. So likewise [...] in his great Council at Nottingham, after his return into England. And at his second Coronation, the same year, was [...] one of the four Earls who then carried the Canopy of State. But died [...] the next ensuing year (viz. in anno 1196.) 8 R. 1. leaving issue by Alianore de Vitrei his Wife [...] (Daughter of Tirrel de Mai­n [...]rs) one Sole Daughter, his Heir, called [...] Ela: of whom it is thus reported [...]; that being so great an Inhiretrix, one William Talbot an English man, and an eminent Souldier, took upon him the ha­bit of a Pilgrim, and went into [...]. Where wandring up and down, for the space of two months, at length he found her out.

LikewiseIbid., that he then changed his habit; and having entred the Court, where she resided, in the garb of an Harper (being practised in mirth and jesting) he became well accepted there. More­over Ibid., that growing acquainted with her, after some time he took her into England▪ and pre­sented her to K. Richard; who receiving her very courteously, gave her in marriage to William surmamed Longespe, his Brother (id est, a natu­ral Son to King Henry the second begotten on the Fair Rosamund sometime his Coneubine.) And that thereupon King Richard rendredIbid. 341. b▪ n. 10. unto him the Earldom of Rosmar, as her Inheritance, by descent from Edward of Saresburie, the Son of Walter de Ewrus before-mentioned.

This William William. being calledIbid. n. 20. Longespe, Longespe. from the long Sword, which he usually wore, execu­ted Rot. Pip de [...]isd. an. Wiltes. the Sheriffs Office for [...] (by his Deputy) in 1 Ioh. for the fourth part of that year. So likewiseRot. Pip de [...]isd. an. Wiltes. from that time, for all the succeeding years till 9 Ioh. inclusive. [...] More­over, in 10 Ioh. he was constituted WardenPat. 10 Joh▪ m. 3. of the Marches of Wales; and in 14 Ioh. was SheriffR [...]t. Pip. 14 Joh. Can­ta [...]r & unt. for the Counties of Cambridg [...], and Huntendon, for the one half of that year.

About this time the difference [...] betwixt the King, and divers of the Barons beginning to shew it self; he was [...] one of those, who stuck stourly to the King; and for that respect had [...] the re­putation of one of his Evil Councellors, by those who favoured the part of the haughty Spirited Barons, at that time very powerful. And in 15 Ioh. was again constituted SheriffRot. Pip. 15 Joh. p. [...]. m [...]. of Wilt­shire. Which Office he afterwards heldRot. Pip. de iisd. an▪ all that Kings time, and likewiseRot. Pip. de iisd. an▪ so long as he lived afterwards; viz. to the tenth year of King Henry the thirds Reigne: having also a grantPat. 15 Joh. p. 1. m. 7. of the Honor of Eye▪ in Suffolk; And was the same year a WittnessM. Paris, 235. n. 20. to that agreement made be­twixt the King and the Barons, as an under­taker M. Paris, 235. n. 20. for the King. He was also a Witness Ibid in ann. 1213. p. [...]37. n. [...]0. to that Charter, whereby King Iohn (then much distressed by the potency of those great men) resigned this Kingdom to Pope Innocent the third.

Likewise, the same year uponIbid. 238. n. 20. that Invasion of Flanders, made by the King of France, he wasIbid. 238. n. 20. one of the principal persons sent from King Iohn, with considerable forces, both Horse and Foot, in Ayd of the Earl of that Province. Furthermore, in 16 Ioh. the King having, Ibid. in ann. 1214. p 251. n. 20. & 30. prepared a good Fleet, for the assistance of the same Earl, he constitutedIbid. in ann. 1214. p 251. n. 20. & 30. him one of his chief Commanders thereof: whereupon the English then entredIbid. the Port of Dam, and surprisingIbid. the greatest part of the French Ships; broughtIbid. them thence into England. After which King Iohn having raisedMS Oxo [...] in [...] 11. f. 177 b. & 178 a. [...] M West [...]. in anno 1214. a powerful Army, for recovery of what the King of France had taken from him; he madeMS Oxo [...] in [...] 11. f. 177 b. & 178 a. [...] M West [...]. in anno 1214. this Earl one of his three cheif Commanders of those forces. Whereupon, de­signing MS Oxo [...] in [...] 11. f. 177 b. & 178 a. [...] M West [...]. in anno 1214. to surprize that King, upon Sunday the Feast day of S. Margaret the Virgin, whilst he was at Mass; he was himself laid holdMS Oxo [...] in [...] 11. f. 177 b. & 178 a. [...] M West [...]. in anno 1214. on, and made Prisoner, with the rest of those, who were of his party in that bold attempt. But, ere long, there being an exchangeMS Oxo [...] in [...] 11. f. 177 b. & 178 a. [...] M West [...], in anno 1214. proposed for him; viz. Robert the Son of Robert Earl of [Page 176] Drus (a near Kinsman to the King of France) who was then a Prisonor to King Iohn; the King, having received advertisementPat. 16 Joh. p. 1. in dorso, m. 13. from this our Earl, that he might have his liberty, upon the enlargement of the Son of the Earl of Drus; he forthwith dispatched his LettersPat. 16 Joh. p. 1. in dorso, m. 13. to the Arch­bishop of Can [...]erbury, and to the rest of the Bishops of England; as also to all the Tem­poral Lords there; representing thereby unto them this proposal; but withal letting them knowPat. 16 Joh. p. 1. in dorso, m. 13.; that, because this Robert, Son to the Earl of Drus, was kinsman to the King of France, he would not set him at liberty, with­out their advice: And withal, representedPat. 16 Joh. p. 1. in dorso, m. 13. to them the Danger, which might ensue thereupon; viz. that upon his returne, he would cause the Earle of Bole [...]n to be put to death; and keep the Earl of Flanders, in perpetual durance; desiringPat. 16 Joh. p. 1. in dorso, m. 13. therefore their speedy advice in that matter. Which was (as it seems) that the exchange should accordingly be made: for it appears [...]pod. Ne [...]st. in ann. 1215., that he was shortly after set at liberty; and the same year was again SheriffRot. Pip. [...]6 Joh. Can­ta [...]r. & Hunt. for the Counties of Cambridge and Huntendon. Moreover, the next ensuing year, he obtained a grantClaus. 17 Joh. m. 21. from the King of the mannor of Andevre, in Com. Southampt.

But now, the animosity betwixt the King and the Barons, being grownM. Paris, in anno 1215. p. 274. [...] n. 10. high; and the Pope having in favour of the King, not only confir­med M. Paris, in anno 1215. p. 274. [...] n. 10. the suspension of Stephen Archbishop of Canterbury, but excomunicatedM. Paris, in anno 1215. p. 274. [...] n. 10. the Ba­rons; he grew so much elated thereupon; that he cameIbid. to S. Albans, with what forces he then had: and there after he had causedIbid. that suspension of the Archbishop, to be signified to all the Cathedral and Conventual Churches throughout England, under the Covent Seal of that Abby; raisedIbid. n. 20. two potent Armies; the one to restrainIbid. n. 20. the Londoners from coming out, and the other to subjugateIbid. n. 20. the Northem parts, of the Realm: and thereupon constitutedIbid. this Earl, one of the cheif Commanders of that which he left behind. who, accordingly, having ap­pointed Ibid. n. 50. the Governors of the Castles of [...], Hartford, and Berkhamsted, to prevent the carriage of provisions unto London, (where divers of the rebellious Barons then were) he marchedIbid. 275. into the Counties of Essex, Hart­ford, Middlesex, Cambridge▪ and Hun­tendon; and there havingIbid. of his party, some great men, who were merciless and cruel, plun­dred Ibid. those Countries exceedingly,

But the year next following (wich was the last of King Iohns Reign) Lewes Son to the King of France; whom the Barons had cal­led M Paris, in anno 1216. p. 282. n. 20. in to Reign in the stead of King Iohn, grew so potent, that most of the great men; who, tillM Paris, in anno 1216. p. 282. n. 20. that time had stood firm to King Iohn, forsook him, and wentM Paris, in anno 1216. p. 282. n. 20. in unto Lewes; amongst which this our Earl was oneM Paris, in anno 1216. p. 282. n. 20. of the cheif. Howbeit, uponIbid. in ann. 1217. p. 292. n. 50. King Iohns death (which happened that year) the Scene altered; for he, with most of the rest then forsookIbid. in ann. 1217. p. 292. n. 50. Lewes; and did his HomagePat. 1 H. 3. m. 4. to King Henry the third; especially for the County of Somerset, which that K. then gavePat. 1 H. 3. m. 4. him: and thereupon joyned Mat. Paris, p 295. with the famous William Marshal, (then Go­vernor of the King and Kingdom, by reason of the Kings tender years) in raising the seige of Lincoln, which Lewes, and those who still held with him, had made.

Which seige being thus raised; he was there­upon constitutedPat. 1. H. 3. m. 7. Sheriff of that County, and Governor of the Castle. So likewiseIbid. m. 1 [...]. of the County of Somerset, and Governor of the Castle of Shirburne.

It seems, that the gaining of this our Earl at that time to the King, was then esteemed of great advantage: for it appearsIbid., that Peter de Mau­ley, in that Command he had to give him livery of the Castle of Shirburne, and County of Somerset, was required to do it without de­lay, lest he should start back.

But soon after this, he went into the Holy-Land, with the Earl of Chester; and wasMat Paris. in anno 12 [...]. p. 306. 1. 40. at the Battle near Damieta, where the Christians had the worst. Whence being returned, in 5 H. 3. he obtained a grantClaus. 5 H. 3. m. [...]. of the Wardship of the Heir of Thomas Malmains, with his Lands: And in 7 Henr. 3. beingClaus. 7. Hen 3. m 4 [...] dorso. in that Expedition then made into Wales, had ScutageClaus. 7. Hen 3. m 4 [...] dorso. of all his Tenants, who held of him by military ser­vice.

In 8 Hen. 3. he was constitutedPat. 8 H 3. m. 11. Sheriff of Hantshire; as also Governor ofPat. 8 H 3. m. 11. the Castles of Winchester, and Porchester.

Moreover, in 9 Henr. 3. he was sent [...] with Richard Earl of Cor [...]wal, (the Kings Brother) into Gascoin; where they beseiged [...] the Towns and Castles of all those, who refused Homage and Fealty to King Henry. For his support in which imployment, the King directed special preceptsPat. 9 H▪ p. 1. m. 2. to all his Tenants by military ser­vice, aswell of the inheritance of Ela his Wife, as otherwise, to afford him reasonable aid.

After which, in his return towards Eng­land, there arose so great a tempestM. Paris, in anno 1225. p. 325. [...] ▪ & 30. at Sea; that despairing of life, he threwM. Paris, in anno 1225. p. 325. [...] ▪ & 30. his money and and rich apparel over-board. But when all hopes were past, they discernedM. Paris, in anno 1225. p. 325. [...] ▪ & 30. a mighty Taper of Wax, burning bright at the Prow [...] of the Ship, and a beautifull Woman standing by it; who preserved it from Wind and Rain, so that it gave a clear and bright lustre. Upon sight of which Heavenly Vision, both himself and the Mariners concludedM. Paris, in anno 1225. p. 325. [...] ▪ & 30. of their future security. but every one there, being ignorantIbid. what this Vision might portend,Ibid. except this Earl; he at­tributed Ibid. it to the benignity of the Blessed Virgin; byIbid. reason, that upon the day, when he was honored with the Girdle of Knight­hood, he brought a Taper to her Altar, to be lighted every day at Mass in honor of her, when the Canonical Hours used to be sung, and to the intentIbid., that for this Terrestial light, he might enjoy that which is Eternal.

Howbeit, though they thus miraculously esca­ped Shipwrack, the perill wherein they all were, was so great, that report [...] came to the K. of his being drowned. Whereupon Hubert de Burgh, (then Justice of England) moved [...] the King, that he would vouchsafe to grant the Wife of this Earl, unto one Reymund his Kinsman, who pretended an hereditary right to this Earldom of Sa [...]sbury; to the end he might marry her. Unto which the King assenting [...], Rey­mund became forthwith a Suitor [...] to her, in a glorious Warlike habit: but, after he had used many fair words to win her: she [...] told him, with great indignation, that she had newly re­ceived Letters from her Husband, and Messen­gers who did assure her of his life and safety: And added [...] that, had he been really dead, yet [Page 177] would she never have entertained him for an Husband, in regard that his Birth did not sute therewith, bidding [...] him look for a Wife some­where else; for thither, she assured him he came in vain.

Furthermore, not long after the King being [...] at Marlborough, this Earl William came thither [...] to him, out of Cornwal; where, with much difficulty, he had landed [...], after that perillous tempest. And being received [...] with great joy, he made a sharp complaint [...] against Hubert de Burgh; affirming [...], that whilest he was in the Kings service beyond Sea, Hubert sent an unworthy perso [...] to his Wife, who had impu­dently sollicited her chastity. Adding [...], that un­less the King would do him right therein, he should vindicate himself otherwise, to the disturb­ance of the publick Peace. But Hubert, being then present, and confessing [...] his fault, did with rich presents [...] qualifie his wrath. And, being thus reconciled, invited [...] him to his Table; where, it is said [...], that he was poysoned; and, that, going thence very sick [...] to his Castle at Salisbury, he presently sent [...] for the Bishop of that Diocess, to the intent he might confess him­self to him (as a good Christian ought to do) and to receive the Viaticum, as also to dispose of his Goods by his Testament. Moreover, that [...] upon the entrance of the Bishop, into his Lodg­ing Room, with the Body of Christ, the Earl leaped out of his Bed; and with a Rope about his Neck, fell prostrate on the Floor; weeping lament­ably, and crying out, That he was a Traytor to Almighty God; and would not move till he had received the Sacrament. Likewise [...], that after­wards, persevering in great penitence for certain days, he departedRegist. de [...]. this life, upon the Nones of March, An. 1226. 10 Hen. 3. Whence his Corps being carriedM. Westm. in An. 1226. to the new Church of Salis­bury, about a mile distant; it was observedM. Westm. in An. 1226., That the Tapers, which were then born, with the Cross, according to the custom: notwith­standing the rain, and blustring winds, which then hapned, were not extinguished; to the end, it might plainly appear (as of S. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, and Confessor) that, having been so sincere a penitent for his sins, he belonged to the Sons of Light.

This Earl William gave [...] to the Canons of Bradenstoke, Pasturage for one hundred Sheep in his Lordship of Cettrey; as also [...] one Yard Land in Ambresbury, and another in [...]etcrey. He likewise bestowed [...] on the Monks of the C [...]r­thusian Order, his Mannor of Hethorp. Which, being not [...] a place proper for them to settle at, Ela his Widow translated [...] them afterwards to Henton. And by his Testament [...], did assign all the profits which he had received or should (un­til his own Heir came of full age) by the Ward­ship of the Land and Heir of Richard de Camvil, a great Baron of that time) for the building of a certain Monastery of the Cart [...]usian Order, called Gods House. And moreover, bequeathed thereto a Cup of Gold, set with Emerauds and Rubies; as also a Pix of Gold, with Forty two shillings, and two Goblets of Silver, whereof one was gilt. Likewise a Chesible and Cope of Red Silk, a Tunicle and Dalmatick of Yellow Cendal, an Albe, Amice, and Stole; as also a Favon and Towel, with all his Relicks; and like­wise a Thousand Sheep, Three hundred Muttons, Forty eight Oxen, and Fifteen Bulls. Which Testament was ratified [...] by the King in 38 Hen. 3.

By this Ela he had issue four Sons, viz. [...] Wil­liam his eldest, secondly Richard, a Canon [...] of Salisbury, buried at Lacock; thirdly, Ste­phen, made Seneschal [...] of Gascoigne, in 39 Hen. 3. and afterwards Justice [...] of Ireland; who taking to Wife [...] Emeline, Countess of Ul­ster, bore [...] the Title of Earl of Ulster; his Body being afterwards buriedIbid. at Lacock, but his Heart atIbid. Bradenstoke: And fourthly, Nicholas, BishopIbid. of Salisbury, whose Body lieth buriedIbid. at Salisbury, his Heart atIbid. La­cock, and Bowels atIbid. Ra [...]isbury. And five Daughters; whereof Isabel the eldest, became the WifeIbid. of William de Vesci; Ela ofIbid. Thomas, Earl of Warwick, and afterwards ofIbid. Philip Basset of Hedendon in Com. Oxon. Idonea Ibid. of William de Beauchamp, Baron of Bedford▪ Lora a NunIbid. at Lacock; and Ela marriedIbid. to Willi­am de Odingsells.

But Ela his Widow survived him long, and executedRot. Pip. 11 Hen. 3. Wilt. the Sheriffs Office for the County of Wilts, in 11 Hen. 3. for three parts of that year. So likewiseRot. Pip. de [...] ann [...]s. for 12 Hen. 3. And the fourth part of 15 Hen. 3. At which time she gavePat. 15 H. 3. m. 3. the King a Fine of Two hundred marks, to have the custody (id [...], the Sheriffalty) of that County; and the Castle of Sarum, during her whole life.

In 18 Hen. 3. this Ela, together with Nicholas Ma [...]mains, had an AssignationClaus. 18 Hen▪ 3. m. 26. of their Purpar­ties in the Mannor of Culing in Com. Suff. Which Lordship wasClaus. 18 Hen▪ 3. m. 26. formerly part of the pos­session, of Eleanor her MotherClaus. 18 Hen▪ 3. m. 26., formerly Count­ess of Salisbury, and Grand-motherClaus. 18 Hen▪ 3. m. 26. to him the said Nicholas. And being a devout Woman, discernedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 341 a. n. 30 & 40. [...] n. 40. that Hethorp, which the Earl, her Husband, had given to the Carthusians (as before is observed) was not a [...]it seat for them, in respect of the strictness of their Rule; she translated Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 341 a. n. 30 & 40. [...] n. 40. them to Henton, and there builtMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 341 a. n. 30 & 40. [...] n. 40. a Church for them in An. 1227. (11 Hen. 3.)

It is observedM [...]n Ang­lic. Vol. 2. 3 [...]2 a n. 10 & 20., that this Ela having con­tinued seven years a Widow, had a purpose to found some Monastery for the health of her Soul; as also for the Soul of her Husband, and all her Ancestors: And that, at lengt [...], having a reve­lation M [...]n Ang­lic. Vol. 2. 3 [...]2 a n. 10 & 20., That she should do it in a certain place called Snailes-M [...]de, near unto Lacock, to the honor of our Lady, and S. Bernard, she beganIbid. 342 b. 342 a. n. 40 & 50. that Foundation of Lacock, in An. 1233. (17 Hen. 3.) And afterwards, viz. in An. 1238. (22 Hen. 3.) took upon her the habitIbid. 342 b. 342 a. n. 40 & 50. of a Nun there. Likewise, that in An. 1240. (24 Hen. 3.) she was elected Abbess, being then fifty three years of age. Moreover, that after Ibid. 342 b. 342 a. n. 40 & 50. she had continued Abbess there, for the space of Eighteen years, finding her self debilitatedIbid. 342 b. 342 a. n. 40 & 50. with age, so that she could not so well undergo the Government of the House as she desired, she re­signed Ibid. 342 b. 342 a. n. 40 & 50. the same; and, that, about five years after, departingIbid. 342 b. 342 a. n. 40 & 50. this life, she was buriedIbid. 342 b. 342 a. n. 40 & 50. in the Quire of that Abbey.

¶I now come to William William. the eldest Son, and Successor to the before specified Earl William and Ela; commonly called by Matthew Paris, and most of our other Historians, Earl of Salis­bury, but erroneously; for all Records, wherein mention is made of him, do not give him that title, but call him barely William Longespe. Nay there is an old Chronicler who saithMS. Oxon. in [...] (K 84 Caut.) [...] 50 b. expresly, [Page 178] That in An. 1233. (17 Hen. 3.) he was girt with the Sword of Knighthood, but not made Earl of Salisbury. Besides, I shall in due order of time, make it appear, That he did lay his claim to that Earldom, and had some fair promises, that he should have right done him therein, but never had.

This William took to WifeClaus. 10 Hen. 3. m 12. Idonea, the Daughter and Heir of Richard de Camvill. Which Idonea accomplishing her fullClaus. 10 Hen. 3. m 12. age in 10 Hen. 3. had then LiveryClaus. 10 Hen. 3. m 12. of the Lands of her Inheri­tance. And, in regard, that William his Father, had beenIbid. m. 4. with the King in his Army at Mont­gomery, was dischargedIbid. m. 4. of the Scutage then paid by those who were not actually in that service.

Moreover, in 13 Hen. 3. he obtained a Grant Cart 13 He [...]. 3. m [...]. from the King, of the Mannors of Audibuene and Wamberge; as also of the moity of the Mannor of Shriveham to himself, and his heirs, to hold by the service of two Knights Fees. And in 15 Hen. 3. had Lands in Sutton and Clyve, in Com. Northampt. grantedRot. Pip. 15 Hen. 3. Northampt. to him, and to the before-specified Idonea de Kamvill his Wife. In which year, doing his homageRot. Fin. 15 Hen. 3. m. 8., he had LiveryRot. Fin. 15 Hen. 3. m. 8. of all those Lands, which Nichola de Haya held of the Honor of Camel in Cher­leton, and Henstring, which by Hereditary Right, belonged to the above-mentioned Idonea his Wife.

This William gave to the Canons of Bern­cester (vulgo Bisseter) in Com. Oxon. for the health of the Souls of his Father and Mother, and of his own Soul; all his Lands in Wre­chero [...]ch, with his Wood called [...]ravenhull; as also certain Arable Ground, called Cou­bregge, and Pasturage for fifty Beasts, at Er­dintone. And in An. 1236. (20 Hen. 3. with Mat Paris, p 431. n. 30. Richard, Earl of Cornwal, the Kings Brother, and other Nobles) having takenMat Paris, p 431. n. 30. upon him the Cross, for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he wentIbid. 536. n. 40. forward accordingly, about four years after, [...]. in An. 1240. (24 Hen. 3.) and in An. 1242. in the Moneth of March, returned [...] safe.

After which, viz. before the end of that year, he was [...] in that great Battle (with divers other Nobles of this Realm) at [...]antoigne, where the English obtained a glorious victory. And in 27 Hen. 3. had a GrantCart. & Pat. 2 [...] H 3. m. 3. of Sixty marks annuity out of the Exchequer, until he should obtain judgment upon the Claim that he made to the Earldom of Wiltshi [...]e, and Castle of Sarum. Which judgment the King promisedCart. & Pat. 2 [...] H 3. m. 3. should be given upon his return into England.

Furthermore, about this time, being in France, he was joyned in Commission Ibid. m. 5 [...] with Hugh de Vivone, to receive all those to favor and protecti­on; who, having any Castles or Towns in the parts of Peregot, would yield them up to the King. And in An. 1247. (31 Hen. 3.) having again Mat. Paris, 372. n. 20. [...] (according to the example Mat. Paris, 372. n. 20. [...] of the King of France,) taken upon him the Cross, in order to another Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he came Mat. Paris, 372. n. 20. [...] to Rome, and said thus Mat. Paris, 372. n. 20. [...] to the Pope. Sir, you see that I am signed with the [...], and am on my journey with the King of France, to fight in this Pilgrimage. My name is great, and of note, viz. William Longespe; but my estate is slender: For the King of England, my Kins­man, and Leige-Lord, hath berest me of the title of Earl, and of that Estate; but this he did judi­cially, and not in displeasure, or by the impulse of his will: Therefore I do not blame him for it. How­beit, I am necessitated to have recourse to your Holi­ness for favor, desiring your assistance in this distress. We see here (quoth he) that Earl Richard (of Cornwal) who, though he is not signed with the Cross, yet through the especial Grace of your Holiness, he hath got very much Money from those who are sign­ed; and therefore I who am signed, and in want, do intreat the like favor.

The Pope therefore, taking into considera­tion Ibid n. [...]. the elegancy of his expressions; as also the efficacy of his Reasons, and comliness of his Person, grantedIbid n. [...]. to him, in part, what he de­sired: Whereupon he received [...] above a thousand marks from those who had been so signed.

Therefore, about two years after, viz. in An. 1249. (33 Hen. 3.) in the Moneth of Iuly, with Ibid. 766. n. 50. & 767 a. divers other English Nobles, beingIbid. 766. n 50. & 767 a. no less in the company than Two hundred Horse, (of all which he was the Captain) having receivedIbid. 766. n. 50 & 767 a. the the blessing of his noble Mother Ela, then Abbess of Lacock, he beganIbid. 766. n. 50. & 767 a. his journey; and being received with great respect by the King of France, putIbid. himself into his Army. After which, scil. in An. 1250. (34 Hen. 3.) the King of France, having put a GarisonIbid. into Da­mieta, thence marching Eastwards, he attended himIbid. [...] n. 50.. And in this expedition took a strong TowerIbid [...] n. 50., not far from [...], wherein wereIbid. [...] n. 10. the Wives of sundry noble Saracens; and after that, surpris [...]dIbid. [...] n. 10. divers Merchants, passing with Camels, Mules, and Asses, laden with Gold, Silver, and Spices; as alsoIbid. n. [...]. many Carriages with Victual, which begot him much envyIbid. n. [...]. from the French; from whom thereupon he receivedIbid. n. [...]. great abuses.

For which respect, he resolvedIbid [...] ▪ n. 10. to stay at Acres, with the Templers and Hospitalers, un­til the rest of the English Nobles came thither; unto whom he purposedIbid [...] ▪ n. 10. to represent the pride and insolencies of the French. But, before the end of that year, passing [...] from [...] to­wards [...], the Saracens gave them Battle [...]; in which, fighting most valian [...]ly [...], he killed [...] above one hundred of them with his own hands; but having the hard sate to be over­powred with numbers, was there himself slain [...].

It is reportedM. Par [...], 791. [...] 30 & 40., that the night before the death of this William (which thus hapned in An. 1250. (34 Hen. 3.) in the Holy Land) Ela his Mother, then Abbess of Lacock, saw in a Vision the Heavens open, and her Son armed at all parts (whose Shield she well knew) received with joy by the Angels; and, that she then ask­ing, Who is this? it was answered, Do you not know your Son William, and his Armor? And she said Yes. And it was replied, It is he whom thou his Mother now beholdest. MoreoverM. Par [...], 791. n 30 & 40., that she keeping in mind the time, about half a year after, when it was told her, held up her hands, and with a chearful countenance said, I thy Hand­maid, give thanks to thee, O Lord, that out of my sinful flesh, thou hast caused such a Champion against thine Enemies to be born.

It is also reported [...], that in Anno 1252. (36 Hen. 3. which was about two years after this famous William Longespe was thus slain) the Sol­dan of Babylon, when Messengers were sent to him, for redemption of those who had been taken prisoners in that unhappy War, said, I [Page 179] much wonder at you Christians, who reverence the Bones of the Dead, why you inquire not for those of the Renowned and right Noble William Longespe; because there be many things reported of them, (whe­ther fabulous or not, I cannot say;) viz. That, in the dark of the night, there have been appearances at his Tomb; and that to some, who called upon his God, many things were bestowed from Heaven. For which cause, and in regard of his great worth and Nobility of Birth, we have caused his Body to be here Intombed. Whereupon the Messengers de­siring Ibid. n. 20. it, it was delivered Ibid. n. 20. to them by the Sol­dan, and thence brought Ibid. n. 20. to Acres, where they buried Ibid. n. 20. it in the Church of S. Cross.

After the death of this last mentioned William Longespe, William William. his Son and Heir byRot. Pip. 36 Hen. 3. Oxon. the be­fore-specified Idonea, doing his homage, had Li­very Claus. 36 Hen. 3. m 5. of all those Lands, whereof his Father was seised in Fee, when he was in that Pilgri­mage to the Holy Land, wherein he died. Which William in 40 Hen. 3. beingMat. Paris, 925. n. 40. in the Tour­neament, then held at Buthe, was there over­thrown Mat. Paris, 925. n. 40., and lostMat. Paris, 925. n. 40. his credit. And having weddedPat. 28 H. 3. m. 6. Ex Autog. pen [...]s Th. Comitem Elginiz. Maud, the Daughter of Walter Clifford, with whom he hadPat. 28 H. 3. m. 6. Ex Autog. pen [...]s Th. Comitem Elginiz. in marriage Twenty eight pounds eight shillings and two pence per annum Lands, in Culmintone in Com. Salop, by the gift of her Father, departedMat. Paris, 942. n. 40. this life in the flower of his youth, viz. in An. 1257. (41 H. 3.) Whereupon Maud his Widow, accordingClaus. 41 Hen. 3. m. 10. to the Custom of the Realm, promisingClaus. 41 Hen. 3. m. 10. upon her Oath, that she would not marry again without leave, had her Dowry then assignedClaus. 41 Hen. 3. m. 10. to her.

In this her Widowhood, she gaveMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 644 a. n. 50. to the Canons of Barlings, in Com. Linc. for the health of her Soul, and the Soul of William Lon­gespe her Husband, her whole Lordship of Ca­venby in Com. Linc. with the Advowson of the Church, for the augmentation and support of four Canons more in that Abbey. After which, she marriedRo [...]. Fin. 12 Edw. 1. m. 3. to Iohn Gifford of Brimsfield in Com. Gloc.

About this time also, the Wardship of the Lands, and Heir of this William Longespe, which had been formerly givenMat. Paris, 943. n. 30. & 946. n. 10. to Prince Edward, was bestowedMat. Paris, 943. n. 30. & 946. n. 10. on the Queen; but soon after, viz. before the end of that year, Edmund de Lacy in considerationRot. Fin. 41 Hen. 3. m. 9. Pat. 41 H. 3. m. 15. of ten marks in Gold given to the King, obtained LicenseRot. Fin. 41 Hen. 3. m. 9. Pat. 41 H. 3. m. 15. for Henry his Son, to contract Matrimony with Margaret, the eldest Daughter and Coheir to the said William. Where­upon, doing his homage, he had LiveryClaus. 42 Hen. 3. m. 5. of all those Lands. Which Marriage, though not con­summated till then, was concludedEx magno Registro in Officio Ducat. Lan [...]. of betwixt William Longespe her Father, and the before spe­cified Edmund, upon Friday before Christmas­day, An. 1256. (41 Hen. 3.) they having had ConferenceEx magno Registro in Officio Ducat. Lan [...]. thereof before in Galcoigne. Whereupon the said William gaveEx magno Registro in Officio Ducat. Lan [...]. with her, the Mannors of Burncestre and Middleton, with the Homages, Rents, Services, &c. And for her Dowry, the said Edmund, setledEx magno Registro in Officio Ducat. Lan [...]. upon her for her life, in case she should survive his Son Henry, the Mannors of Skippeys and Scales, with their Appurtenances. But after this, she took to HusbandEx Vet. MS. penès ... Darel de Com. Wil [...]s. [...]. 1577. Sir Walter Walrond Knight, by whom she had three Daughters, viz. Ex Vet. MS. penès ... Darel de Com. Wil [...]s. [...]. 1577. Cecely, married to Iohn de Monemue, who died issueless; Aubrea, toEx Vet. MS. penès ... Darel de Com. Wil [...]s. [...]. 1577. Walter Ingham; and Isabel, toEx Vet. MS. penès ... Darel de Com. Wil [...]s. [...] 1577. Walter Nevil.

Bohun:

HVmphrey de Bohun, Humphrey. 1. the first of this Noble Family, that setled here in England, being a KinsmanMon An­glic Vol 2. p. 67. n. 50. to William Duke of Normandy, cameMon An­glic Vol 2. p. 67. n. 50. hither with him at his Con­quest of this Realm; being calledMon An­glic Vol 2. p. 67. n. 50. Humphrey with the Beard; having that special denomina­tion (as it seems) inW. Malm [...]b. f. 56 b. n 20. regard most of the Nor­mans, did then totally shave their Faces.

I do not find that he was possessed of any more Lordships in England at the time of the Conquerors Survey, than Taterford Domesd. Nor [...]. in Nor­folk; nor have I seen more mention of him, than that he left issueMonast An­glic Vol [...]. 67 a n. 60. Humphrey Humphrey 2. the second, cal­led The Great; who, by the appointmentIbid. of King William Rufus, tookIbid. to Wife Maud Mabel Re­gist. de Lewes. the Daughter of Edward de Saresbury, (Progenitor of the antient Earls of Sarum) with whom he hadMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 67 b. in Marriage, all the Lands which were purchased by the said Edward, viz. Weston juxta Salisbury, Walton, Newenton, Piriton, Staunton, Trobrege, and one Messuage in Salisbury, over the East Gate, with the Advowson of the Church of S. Cross, built over that Gate, together with a Meadow without the Town of Salisbury: Which Lordship of Weston was afterwards exchanged for the Mannors of Wine [...]esford and Ma­ningford.

This Humphrey bearingRegist. de Lewes. a great regard to the Cluniack Order of Monks, whereof the Ab­bey of Lewes in Sussex, was the second of those, which had been seated here in England, gaveRegist. de Lewes. thereunto his Church of Bishopstreet, with the consent of [...] his Wife; but up­on Regist. de Lewes. condition, that, if he should grant his Church of Farley (in Wiltshire) to the Monks of Lewes, and the Prior of Lewes place some of his Covent at Farley, that then those of Farley might wholly enjoy it.

He had issueMon. An­glic. Vol 2. 67 b. n. 10. Humphrey Humphrey 3. the third, and Maud a Daughter: Which Humphrey was Steward Mon. An­glic. Vol 2. 67 b. n. 10. and SewerMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 620 a. n. 20. to King Henry the First; and es­poused Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 67 b. n. 10. Margery, the eldest of the three Daugh­ters of Milo, Earl of Hereford, Constable of England, Sister and Coheir to Mahel her Bro­ther.

This Humphrey, with the said Margery his Wife, were FoundersMon. Angl. Vol 1. 620 a. n. 20. of the Priory at Far­ley (commonly called Monkton-Farley) in Wiltshire, in An. 1125. (26 Hen. 1.) and an­nexed Mon. Angl. Vol 1. 620 a. n. 20. it as a Cell to the Abbey of Lewes in Sussex.

Moreover, in 1 Steph. he wasRic. Prior Hagustald. de gestis Re­gis Steph. Col. 315. n. 10. one of the Witnesses to King Stephens Laws; but when Maud, Daughter to King Henry the First (com­monly called Maud the Empress) landedOesta Regis Steph. p. 946 D. in England, with her Brother Robert, Earl of Glocester, (4 Steph.) he adheredIbid. 948 A. to her, and at the incitation of Milo, Earl of Hereford (his Wives Father) fortifiedIbid. 948 A. his Town of Tro­bregge against King Stephen, in such sort, as that it was impregnable.

In 5 Steph. he gaveRot Pip. 5 Steph. Wil [...]s. Thirty two pounds ten shillings for his Relief, as to those Lands in Wiltshire, which were his Fathers; and Rot Pip. 5 Steph. Wil [...]s. Four hundred marks of Silver, that he might enjoy that Office of Sewer to the King (which his Father held.)

[Page 180] To him it was that Maud the Empress by her special CharterEx ipso Au­togr. penès Augustinum Styward de Lakyngheth in Com. Suff. An. 1575., granted the Office of Sewer to her, both in England and Normandy; unto whom he so firmly adhered in all her trou­bles, that fighting in the Battle of Winchester, on her part, in 6 Steph. he was there takenW. Malmsb. f. 109 a n 10. pri­soner by William de Ipre.

In 12 Hen. 2. upon assessing the Aid, for mar­rying the Kings Daughter, he certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. Wil [...]s. the Knights Fees, whereof his Grand-father was Enfeoffed to be Thirty and an half, De Veteri Feoffamento; and Nine and an half De Novo Feoffamento: For which Fees De Veteri Feoffa­mento, he paid Thirty marks and an half.

At that time also, Margaret Lib. Rub. in Scacc. Gloc. his Wife (for so she is called in the Record) signified the Knights Fees, which she then held (whereof the respe­ctive persons named in her Certificate wereLib. Rub. in Scacc. Gloc. En­feosffed by Milo de Glocester her Father) to be Lib. Rub. in Scacc. Gloc. seventeen De Veteri Feoffamento, and three and four parts De Novo.

In 20 Hen. 2. this Humphrey accompaniedR. Hoved. 307. Ri­chard de Lucy (Justice of England) into Scot­land, with a powerful Army, to wast that Countrey; and wasJoreval. col. 1105. n. 50. one of the Witnesses to the accord then made by William King of Scots, and King Henry, as to the subjection of that King­dom to the Crown of England. In the same year he joynedR. Hoved. 307 n. 10. with other of the Loyal Peers; and giving BattleR. Hoved. 307 n. 10. to the Earl of Leicester, then in Rebellion (whose Army they totally rout­ed) took him prisonerR. Hoved. 307 n. 10..

Lastly, having confirmedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 109 b. n. 10. to the Canons of S. Dionis, near Soli [...]hampton, the Grant of the Church of Cheleworth, made by Humphrey his Father: He departedIbid. 67 b. n 20. this life 6 Apr. An. 1187. (33 Hen. 2.) and was buriedIbid. 67 b. n 20. in the Chapter-House of Lanthony near G [...]ocester; leaving Humphrey Humphrey 4. his Son and Heir, whose custo­dy the before mentioned Margery hadRot. Pip. 33 H. 2. Wil [...]s., and paid Ibid. Thirty pounds ten shillings, upon levying the Scutage of Gatway for those Knights Fees, which belonged to his Barony, in regard he did notIbid. attend the King in his Army thither.

Which Humphrey (being the fourth of that name) wasMon. Anglic. Vol 2. 67 b. Earl of Here [...]ord, as also Con­stable of England, by descent from Margaret, his Mother, if the Chronicles of Lanthony mistake not; and tookIbid. n. [...]0. R. Hoved. f. 467 b. n 50. to Wife Margaret, Daughter to Henry Earl of Huntingdon, Sister to William King of Scots, and Widow of Conan le Petit, Earl of Br [...]any and Richmond: But of him I find nothing farther memorable, than that by this last Will and Testament, he Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 210 b. n. 10. gave to the Canons of Bradenstoke, certain Lands in Uinelesford, of one mark per an­num value; and that he was buriedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 67 b. n. 30. in the Chapter-house at Lanthony; leaving issue Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 67 b. n. 30. Henry de Bohun his Son and Heir: Which Henry Henry. in 9 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Gloc. Three hundred marks Fine to the King, for Livery of those Lands, that were the Inheritance of Margery, his Grand-mother; and was, in truth, the first Earl of Hereford, of this great Family (though the Chronicle of Lanch [...]ny attributes that title to his Father) having a GrantCart. 1 Joh. p 1. n. 40 Liberat. [...] 2 Joh. m. [...]. of Twenty pounds yearly of the Tertium Denarium Comitatus, made to him by King Iohn, in 1 Ioh. in consideration Cart. 1 Joh. p 1. n. 40 Liberat. [...] 2 Joh. m. [...]. that he had surrendred divers Lordships to King Henry the Second; but the Constableship of England, his Father and Grand-father enjoyed beforeMonast. An­glic. ut. supra..

In 6 Ioh. this Earl Henry answeredRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Wil [...]s. to the King Fifty marks, and a Palfrey to have the like PossessionsRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Wil [...]s. of Twenty Knights Fees belong­ing to the Honor of Huntendon, as King Henry the Second gave to Margery his Mother, upon a Verdict obtained by her, for the same, in his Court: And also to haveRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Wil [...]s. the like Possession of Ryhale, as was adjudged to his Mother, in the time of King Richard the First.

In 13 Ioh. he accountedRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Glo [...]. Twenty two pound thirteen shillings four pence, for Seventeen Knights Fees upon levying the Scutage of Wales.

But, shortly after this, taking part with the Rebellious Barons, all his Lands wereClaus. 17 Joh. m. 25. seised on by the King: Howbeit, upon the Agreement made at Runnimede, in 17 Ioh. he had resti­tution Claus. 17 Joh. m. 25. of them: And that Accord being made, wasMat. Paris in An. 1215. p. 2 [...]2. one of those Twenty five Peers, who un­dertook that the King should observe the Great Charter (then ratified at [...]unnimede) and to compel him thereto, in case he should refuse so to do. Moreover, the next ensuing year, the Barons raising new troubles; he was one of those, who, through the procurement of the King, was excommunicatedIbid. [...] An. 1216. by the Pope. Nor returned he to his allegiance, upon the death of King Iohn (as many of the great Men then did) but took [...] part with the rest of that Rebellious Rout, which adhered to Lewes of France; and being [...] one of the Leaders of their Army against King Henry the Third, in the Battle of Lincoln, 1 Hen. 3. was there taken prisoner [...]. But, be­sides this, I have seen nothing farther memorable of him, than that he marriedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 67. b. [...]. 30 & 40. Rot. Fin. 12 Hen. 3. m 8. Cart. 12 Hen. 3. m. 9. M. Paris. in A. 12 [...] p. 372. a. 10. Claus. 17 Hen. 3. m. 10. Pat. 4 H. 3. p. 1. m▪ [...]. Claus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 6. Plac. de Ba [...]co T. Mich. 12 H 3. Rot. 12. [...]. Maud, the sole Daughter to Geffrey Fitz-Piers, Earl of Essex, (afterwards weddedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 67. b. [...]. 30 & 40. Rot. Fin. 12 Hen. 3. m 8. Cart. 12 Hen. 3. m. 9. M. Paris. in A. 12 [...] p. 372. a. 10. Claus. 17 Hen. 3. m. 10. Pat. 4 H. 3. p. 1. m▪ [...]. Claus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 6. Plac. de Ba [...]co T. Mich. 12 H 3. Rot. 12. [...]. to Roger de Dantsey, (from which Roger she was ere long divorcedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 67. b. [...]. 30 & 40. Rot. Fin. 12 Hen. 3. m 8. Cart. 12 Hen. 3. m. 9. M. Paris. in A. 12 [...] p. 372. a. 10. Claus. 17 Hen. 3. m. 10. Pat. 4 H. 3. p. 1. m▪ [...]. Claus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 6. Plac. de Ba [...]co T. Mich. 12 H 3. Rot. 12. [...]..) With whom he hadMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 67. b. [...]. 30 & 40. Rot. Fin. 12 Hen. 3. m 8. Cart. 12 Hen. 3. m. 9. M. Paris. in A. 12 [...] p. 372. a. 10. Claus. 17 Hen. 3. m. 10. Pat. 4 H. 3. p. 1. m▪ [...]. Claus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 6. Plac. de Ba [...]co T. Mich. 12 H 3. Rot. 12 [...]. in Frank-marriage, the Lordship of Witehurst in Glocestershire. Which Maud became at length HeirMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 67. b. [...]. 30 & 40. Rot. Fin. 12 Hen. 3. m 8. Cart. 12 Hen. 3. m. 9. M. Paris. in A. 12 [...] p. 372. a. 10. Claus. 17 Hen. 3. m. 10. Par. 4 H. 3. p. 1. m▪ [...]. Claus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 6. Plac. de Ba [...]co T. Mich. 12 H 3. Rot. 12 [...]. to her Brother, viz. William de Mandevile, the last Earl of Essex of that Family; whereby she broughtMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 67. b. [...]. 30 & 40. Rot. Fin. 12 Hen. 3. m 8. Cart. 12 Hen. 3. m. 9. M. Paris. in A. 12 [...] p. 372. a. 10. Claus. 17 Hen. 3. m. 10. Pat. 4 H. 3. p. 1. m▪ [...]. Claus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 6. Plac. de Ba [...]co T. Mich. 12 H 3. Rot. 12 [...]. the Ho­nor of Essex, with other Lands of her Inherit­ance to this family.

This Earl Henry died upon the first day of Iune, An. 1220. (4 Hen. 3.) in his Voyage to­wards the Holy Land, and was buriedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 67. b. [...]. 30 & 40. Rot. Fin. 12 Hen. 3. m 8. Cart. 12 Hen. 3. m. 9. M. Paris. in A. 12 [...] p. 372. a. 10. Claus. 17 Hen. 3. m. 10. Pat. 4 H. 3. p. 1. m▪ [...]. Claus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 6. Plac. de Ba [...]co T. Mich. 12 H 3. Rot. 12 [...]. in the Chapter-house at Lanthony, before-mentioned; leaving issue three Sons, viz. Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 67. b. [...]. 30 & 40. Rot. fin. 12 Hen. 3. m 8. Cart. 12 Hen. 3. m. 9. M. Paris. in A. 12 [...] p. 372. a. 10. Claus. 17 Hen. 3. m. 10. Pat. 4 H. 3. p. 1. m▪ [...]. Claus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 6. Plac. de Ba [...]co T. Mich. 12 H 3. Rot. 12 [...]. Humphrey his Son and Heir, Henry, who died in his youth, and Ralph Mon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 446 [...]. n. 50 & 60.; as also one DaughterEx [...] in Bibl. [...]. called Margery, who became the WifeRot. J. [...]. of Waleran, Earl of Warwick.

Upon the death of this Earl Henry, the custody of all his Lands was committedPat. 4 H. 3. p. 1. [...]. 4. by the King to William de Briwer, excepting the Mannor of Wokesie, which was assignedPat. 4 H. 3. p. 1. [...]. 4. towards the maintenance of Maud his Widow, until Hun­phrey his Son and Heir should set forth her Dowry. Which Humphrey, Humphrey. doing his homagePat. 5 H. [...]. p. 1. m. 3. in 5 Hen. 3. had LiveryPat. 5 H. [...]. p. 1. m. 3. of his Castle of Casdecot. And possessing the Honor of Essex, &c. by descent from Maud his Mother, was createdCart. 1 Jo [...] p. 1. n. 40. Earl of Essex, 28 Apr. 1 Ioh. being (in his time) calledMon. Ang [...] ▪ Vol [...]. 69 [...]. n. 30. The good Earl of Nereford.

In An. 1227. (11 Hen. 3.) this Humphrey stoodMat. Paris. in An. 122 [...]. p. 337. [...]. [...]. up with the Earl of Chester, and others, on the behalf of Richard, Earl of Cornwal, from whom the Mannor of Berkhamstead, had been injuriously taken by the King, and given to Walter Ties, And, upon that account, [Page 181] having a Rendevous at Stanford in Lincoln­shire, advertisedIbid. the King in a threatning manner, That he should redress this injury with speed; and moreover requiring, That he should, without delay, restore unto them the Charter of Liberties, and that of the Forest, sealed anew (which he had concelled at Oxford;) otherwise they would compel him so to do. All which be­ing performed, theyIbid. returned quietly to their homes.

In 13 Hen. 3. this Earl was acquittedRot. Pip. [...]3 Hen. 3. Wil [...]s. for Fif­teen Knights Fees, and a fifth part upon the Scu­tage of Kery in Wales, being the moity of the Fees of Trobregge. And in 20 Hen. 3. givingRot. Fin. 20 H. 3. m. 1. one hundred pound relief, for the Lands and Fees, which did by Inheritance descend un­to him from Maud, Countess of Essex, his Mo­ther; did his homage for them. Moreover, at that great solemnity of King Henry the Thirds Marriage, the same year, he performedMat. Paris, in An. 1236. p. 421. n. 10. the Of­fice of Marshal in the Kings House.

And three years after, viz. An. 1239. (23 H. 3.) wasIbid. p. 488. n. 50. one of the God-fathers at the Font, for Edward, eldest Son to the King (there being no less than nine in all, viz. Five of the Spiritual, and four of Temporal Lords.)

Furthermore, this Earl executedRot. Pip de iisdem annis. Kent. the Office of Sheriff, for the County of Kent, for half of the 23, and for two years following, viz. 24 & 25 Hen. 3.

Also, in 26 Hen. 3. beingM. Paris, in Anno 1242. p. 596. in Gascoigne, and discerning, That the King was wholly go­verned by the Counsels of Aliens, he returned M. Paris, in Anno 1242. p. 596. back with Richard, Earl of Cornwal, (and other of the Nobles, who departed thence at that time) in discontent, for those Reasons.

In 28 Hen. 3. joyning with the Earl of Clare, and some other of the English Barons, he ad­vanced Ibid. in An. 1244. p. 638. n. [...]0. & p. 647. n. 30. against the Welsh, then in Arms, and had with them some fierce encounters: But the cheif cause of their Insurrection at that time, he himself wasIbid. in An. 1244. p. 638. n. [...]0. & p. 647. n. 30., in regard he detainedIbid. in An. 1244. p. 638. n. [...]0. & p. 647. n. 30. that part of the Inheritance of Isabel, his Wives Sister, weddedIbid. in An. 1244. p. 638. n. [...]0. & p. 647. n. 30. to David, Son of Leoline, Prince of Wales, which belongedIbid. in An. 1244. p. 638. n. [...]0. & p. 647. n. 30. to her by descent from Wil [...]iam de Breause, of [...]recknock, their Father. And, the next year following, had com­mand Claus. 29 H. 3. m. 3. in dorso. to joyn with Wil [...]iam de Cantilupe, and to scoure the Marches of those bold Invaders, from Brecknock to Shrewsbury.

In An. 1246. (30 Hen. 3.) with the rest of the English Peers, he signedIbid. in An. 1246. p. 700. n. 50. a Letter to the Pope, whereby, representing the oppressions under which this Kingdom then suffered from the Court of Rome; they threatned to free themselves, if sudden remedy were not otherwise had.

In this year also, he accountedRot. Pip. [...]0 H. 3. Essex [...] He [...]f. to the King Ninety eight pounds and two shillings, for nine­ty eight Knights Fees, and a third part, upon levying the Aid, for marrying the Kings Daugh­ter.

And in An. 1248. (32 Hen. 3.) wasMat. Paris, in eodem anno p. 743. n 5. in that Parliament then held at London, Octab. Purif. wherein the King, demanding Money, was much rebuked by the Peers; because upon the last Tax granted to him, he promised, That he would not thenceforth impose the like upon them. In the same year, upon the Kings requestIbid. p. 751. n. 10., with divers other of the Nobles, he metIbid. p. 751. n. 10. at West­minster, 3 Id. Octob. for celebrating the Feast of S. Edward. And in An. 1250. (34 Hen. 3.) took upon him the Cross, and wentIbid. p 773. [...] 30. to the Holy Land. In 36 Hen. 3. his Wife Eleanor, being then dead, and leaving issue, he hadClaus. 36 Hen. 3. m. 16. Li­very of her part of those Lands, which were of the Inheritance of Walter Mareschal, sometime Earl of Pembroke. And in 37 Hen. 3. was presentMat. Paris [...] ▪ in An 1253. 37 H. 3. p. [...]66. n. 30., with other of the Peers, 3 May, when that formal curse was denounced in Westmin­ster-Hall, against the Violaters of Magna Charta, with Bell, Book, and Candle; in which year he FoundedStows S [...]r­vey, 185 b. the Church of the Fryers-Augustines, in Broadistreet, within the City of Lon­don.

In 41 Hen. 3. he had the custodyClaus. 41. Hen. 3. in dorso m 6. of the Marches of Wales, betwixt Montgomery, and the Earl of Glocesters Lands: And in 42 Hen. 3. received command [...]laus 42 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 11. to attend the King at Che [...]ter, upon Monday before Midsummer­day, to march against the Welsh, then in hosti­lity.

In An. 1258. (42 Hen. 3.) he wasMat. Paris▪ in eodem An. p 968. n. [...]0. one of the first of those great Men, that entred into a Combination against the King; the issue where­of, at last, proved fatal to them. And, in 44 Hen. [...] ▪ beingClaus. 44 Hen. [...]. m. 17. one of the Barons of the Marches, he wasClaus 44 Hen. [...] ▪ m. 17. (with the rest) commanded to attend Roger Mortimer, the chief of them, with all his power, for the defence of those parts, against Lewelin ap Griffin, and his adherents.

In 48 Hen. 3. the King acknowledgingPat. 48 Hen. 3. m. 13. his good services (the times being then turbulent) grantedPat. 48 Hen. 3. m. 13. him the Marriage of Roger de Tonys Heir. Shortly after which, he joynedIbid. m. 18▪ with Prince Edward, and other of the Loyal Nobles, in that undertaking, for the Kings observing the Award, which the King of France should make touching the Provisions of Oxford, and all other differences betwixt him and the Barons. (This being after the Battle of Lewes, when the King was their prisoner.) Nevertheless, short­ly after, he was with the Rebellious Barons in the Battle of [...]vesham, 49 Hen. 3. and there taken prisoner c; whereupon his Lands were ex­tendedEsc. 49. Hen. 3. n. 3..

But long he did not continue so, as it seems; for it appearsPat. 50 H. 3. m 44., that the next ensuing year, the King acknowledging his faithful services, was pleased by his Letters Patents, to grant, That the Mannors of Sudham and With [...]st, with the Appurtenances, and one hundred shillings (per annum) Land in Haresfe [...] in Com. Gloc. As also the Reversion of the Lordships of Kine­bauton in Com. [...]. Walden and Deep­den in Com. Essex. All which, he the said Earl had long before passed to Humphrey his Son and Heir, after his own decease; and to the Heirs of his Body, by Ioane his Wife, Daughter of Robert de Quency, lawfully begotten; should re­main to the said Earl and Heirs, notwithstanding his late forfeiture, in adhering to Simon Mount­fort, late Earl of Leicester, and his Complices in their Rebellion against him.

This Earl had twoMon. An­glic. [...]ol. 2. 67 a. n. 40 & 50. Wives; first Maud, Daughter to the Earl of Ewe; by whom he left issueMon. An­glic. [...]ol. 2. 67 a. n. 40 & 50. Humphrey, his Son and Heir, who succeeded him in these Earldoms of Hereford and Essex; and four Daughters, viz. Maud, Wife of Anselme, Son and Heir to William Mareschal, Alice Wife of ... Thony; ... Wife of ... Quincy; and ... Which Maud, his Wife, diedMon. An­glic. [...]ol. 2. 67 a. n. 40 & 50. on the Eve of the Assump­tion of the Blessed Virgin, and was buriedMon. An­glic. [...]ol. 2. 67 a. n. 40 & 50. in the Chapter-house at Lanthony.

[Page 182] His second Wife was calledIbid. 68. n. 10. Maud de Avene­bury; by whom he had issueIbid. 68. n. 10. Sir Iohn de Bo­hun, Lord of Haresfield, (who, adhering Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 28. to Mountfort, Earl of Leicester, and other the Rebellious Barons, vanquished in the Battle of Evesham, madePat. 50 H. 3. m. 28. his Peace with the King in the Fiftieth of Henry the Third.) Which Maud dyingMon. An­glic Vol. [...]. 67 a. n. 20. at Sorges in Gascoigne, was there buriedMon. An­glic Vol. [...]. 67 a. n. 20.; but afterwards, by her Son, translated to Lanthony, and with great solemnity inter­red Mon. An­glic Vol. [...]. 67 a. n. 20., near to the Earl, her Husband.

This Earl diedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 68. n. 10. Rot. Fin. 3 Edw. 1. m. 10. Esc. 3 Ed. 1. n. 1. Mon. An­glic. ut supra n. 10. upon the Twenty fourth of September, An. 1275. (3 Edw. 1.) and was bu­ried Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 68. n. 10. Rot. Fin. 3 Edw. 1. m. 10. Esc. 3 Ed. 1. n. 1. Mon. An­glic. ut supra n. 10. before the High Altar in the Abbey of Lanthony.

Unto whom succeeded Humphrey his Grand­son, Son and Heir to Humphrey his Son, who died in the life time of his Father. But before I proceed to speak of this his Successor in these Earldoms, I shall take notice of what I find most memorable of Humphrey his Father, who lived not to be Earl.

This Humphrey Humphrey 6. (the sixth of that name) in 42 Hen. 3. hadClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 11. command (with divers other great Men) to march with Horse and Arms to Chester, and to be there the Monday next preceding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, to oppose the p [...]wer of Leoline, Prince of Wales, who had then made some hostile incursions on those parts. So likewiseClaus. 47 H. 3. in dorso m. 15. to be at Hereford on Monday next after Candlemass-day, in the Forty seventh of Henry the Third.

Being a person of a very turbulent spirit, he took part with the Rebellious Barons upon all occasions; and therefore in 47 Hen. 3. was Ex Vet. MS. in Bibl. Bo [...]l. 8. V. 8. Th. f 136 a. excommunicated, together with that great Rebel S. Mountfort, Earl of Leicester, and other his Complices, for plundring divers Churches, and committing much Sacriledge; and, meetingH. Knigh­ton col. 2446. n 40. with the rest of them in the Par­liament then held at Oxford, thenceforthH. Knigh­ton col. 2446. n 40. be­gan to put himself in Arms against the King; whereupon Prince Edward besiegedMat. Paris, in A. 1263. n. 30. his Castles of Hay and Huntington, in the Marches of Wales, and tookMat. Paris, in A. 1263. n. 30. them; so alsoMat. Paris, in A. 1263. n. 30. his Castle of Brecknock.

In An. 1264. (48 Hen. 3.) beingChro. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. Med. 20 f. 116 b. & 119 a. in Arms with other of the Rebellious Barons, he endea­vored Chro. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. Med. 20 f. 116 b. & 119 a. (with them) to expel all Aliens; and wasted the Lands of those who did not submit to the Provisions made at Oxford. Moreover, he wasChro. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. Med. 20 f. 116 b. & 119 a. one of the Lead▪ of their Rebellious Army, at that fatal Battle of Lewes, where the King was made prisoner. Whereupon he was by them constituted GovernorH Knighton, col. 2445. n. 42. Pat. 48 H 3. m. 12. of Goodrich Castle, as also of the CastleIbid. m. 7. at Winchester. And the next year following, was GeneralChron. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. K. 84. 63 b. & 64 a. & Mon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 67 b. n. 60. of their Foot Forces in the Battle of Evesham, where their whole Army being routed and de­stroyed, he was taken prisonerMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. inter codices Digb n. 11. [...]86 a. It is said by some, That when he came near the place of fight, he withdrew himself: But, being thus taken, he was sent prisonerMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 68 a. to Beeston Castle in Cheshire, where he diedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 68 a., on Simon and Iudes Eve, next following that Battle (his Fa­ther then living) and was buriedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 68 a. in the Abbey of [...]umbermere in that County.

This Humphrey (the sixth of that name) took Mon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 727 b. to Wife Eleanor, one of the three Daughters and Coheirs to William de Breause of Breck­nock (a great Baron) CoheirIbid. a. n. 5 [...]. also to Eve her Mother, one of the Five Daughters and Coheirs of William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke; and hadIbid. 5 [...]7. n. 50. Ibid. Vol. 2. 67 b. n. 60 with her the whole Lordship of Breck­nock, of her Fathers Inheritance; as also Live­ry Pat. 3 [...] H. 3. m. 10., in her Right (together with Roger de Mor­timer and Maud his Wife, and William de Can­tilupe and Eve his Wife, the other Daughters and Coheirs to the said William de Breause) of the Castle and Town of Haverford, part of the Lands Hereditarily descending to them from Walter Mareschal, sometime Earl of Pembroke, (Brother of Eve their Mother.)

By which Eleanor he left issueMonast. Angl. [...] 2. 67 b. n. 60. Humphrey de Bohun the Seventh, who succeededMonast. Angl. [...] 2. 67 b. n. 60. his Grand­father in these Earldoms of Hereford and Essex.

Another Wife he had, called Ioan, Daughter of Robert de Quency (as is manifest by that Grant of King Henry the Third, to Humphrey, Earl of Hereford, his Father, in 50 Hen. 3. before re­cited;) but whether she was his first Wife or not, I cannot determine.

This Humphrey Humphrey. 7. (the Grandson) in 2 Edw. 1. had the Castle and Town of Haverford, which were of his Inheritance, then restoredPat. 2 Ed. 1. m. 8. to him; as also LiveryRot. Fin. 3 E [...]w. 1. [...]. [...]. of all his other Lands, the next ensuing year, doing his homage upon the death of his Grandfather.

And in 10 Edw. 1. being appointedRot. [...]. re [...]chal. [...] An. 10 Ed. 1. m. 5. to make his abode in the Parts of Brecknock, deputed Rot. [...]. re [...]chal. [...] An. 10 Ed. 1. m. 5. Iohn de Bohun, his Uncle, to attend the King for performance of the Office of Constable of Eng­land, in his absence.

In 14 Edw. 1. he wasRot. So [...] ­tag. de [...]. 14 Ed. 1. m. 4. with the Kings Army in Wales, and hadRot. So [...] ­tag. de [...]. 14 Ed. 1. m. 4. thereupon Scutage of his Tenants: But in 20 Edw. 1. being convictedRot. Fin. 20 Edw. [...]. m. 11. of some misdemeanor, before the King and his Council, his Royalties, for his Lands in Breck­nock, were seisedRot. Fin. 20 Edw. [...]. m. 11. on, and committed to Roger de Burghul.

In 25 Edw. 1. he was sentTho. [...] 34. n. [...]0. into Holland, with Iohn, Son to the Earl of Holland, (who had married the Daughter of King Edward) when he went to challenge the Inheritance of his Father, about that time slain.

In the same year it wasH Knig [...] ­ton, col. 2453. n. 10., that the King cal­ing a Parliament at Salisbury, requiredH Knig [...] ­ton, col. 2453. n. 10. this Earl and some others, to go into Gascoigne. To whom they answeredH Knig [...] ­ton, col. 2453. n. 10.; that if he did go himself in person they would attend him: But the King, threatningH Knig [...] ­ton, col. 2453. n. 10. them with high words, that he would compell them to goe without him; they putH Knig [...] ­ton, col. 2453. n. 10. themselves in Arms. Which being discerned, that business was prosecuted no farther.

In that year likewise, he was one of those, who boldly prohibitedTho. [...] p. [...]9. the Lord Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, to levy that Tax upon the People, of the eighth peny, then gran­ted to the King, in the Parliament, held at S. Edmunds-bury; and incitedTho. [...] p. [...]9. the Londoners to stand with them for recovery of their Li­berties.

The same year commandH. Knigh­ton, [...] 2510. [...]. 60. & 2511 [...] col. 25 [...]3 being given to this Earl, and some others, to provide themselves with Horse and Armes, to attend the King into Flanders; not obeying, he was discharged H. Knigh­ton, [...] 2510. [...]. 60. & 2511 [...] col. 25 [...]3 from his Office of Constable of England.

Also the King being then beyond Sea; Ed­ward his Son, left Custos Regni, in his absence, sendingH. Knigh­ton, [...] 2510. [...]. 60. & 2511 [...] col. 25 [...]3 unto him and to the Earl-Marshal, to repair to his Parliament at London, on the tenth of October; they cameH. Knigh­ton, [...] 2510. [...]. 60. & 2511 [...] col. 25 [...]3 with five hundred [Page 183] Horse, and a multitude of Foot-Souldiers; but would not adventure within the City Walls, unless their own men might keep the Gates: Nor consent [...] to any thing then proposed, ex­cept the King did confirm the Great Charter, with some Articles thereunto added; as also the Charter of the Forest; and grant, that no Ayd should thenceforth be exacted from the Clergy, or Laity, but by consent of the Lords: as also, [...] that they themselves, and all theirs who had refused to go into Flanders with him, should be pardoned. All which was yeilded [...] to; and performance made accordingly.

Moreover in that year he was [...] with the K. in Scotland, when he obtained that great Victory near Roxborough; but upon their re­turn to Carlisle, got leave [...] to come home. At or about this time, it was that he passed [...] the Mountains of Scotland, with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, and beseiged [...] the Castle of Rin­dromi in Marre; which they took [...].

This Earl married [...] Maud Daughter [...] of Willi­am de Fienles, and endowed [...] her at the same time (by the consent [...] of Humphrey E. of Here­ford, his Grandfather) with the third part of all his Lands. Moreover Queen Alianore in consideration [...] of this marriage with that her Kinswoman, obliged [...] her self to pay unto him a thousand pounds of Silver. And, besides all this; the King to manifest his kindness to her thereupon, granted [...] them the Castle and Man­nor of Haye, in the Marches of Wales.

He departed [...] this life at [...] Plessy, in ann. 1298. (26 Edw. 1.) and lieth buried [...] with his Wife in the Chapel of our Lady at Walden, in Esser.

To whom succeeded [...] Humphrey de Bohun (the eighth) his Son and Heir; who, in 27 Edw. 1. doing his Homage [...] had livery [...] of his Fathers Lands.

In 30 Edw. 1. this Earl by a formal convey­ance, gave and granted [...] unto the King, the in­heritance of all his Lands and Lordships in this Realm; as also of his Earldomes of Here­ford, and Essex, and Constableship of Eng­land. After which, viz. in 32 Edward. 1. he was [...] in Scotland, in his service. And the same year attended [...] Prince Edward beyond Sea, having Livery [...] out of the Kings Wardrobe for his expences. But upon his marriage of Eli­zabeth the Kings Daughter, about that time, the King regranted [...] to him all his Lands, Ca­stels, Lordships, &c. wheresoever, both in Eng­land, or Wales; as also the right of this his Earldom of Hereford, with the Constableship of England, which he thereupon entailed upon the issue of his Body [...], lawfully begotten: and, for want of such issue, from and after the death of himself, and his said Wife, covenan­ted that the Lordship of Plessets (in Essex) with the Hamlets of High-Estrey, and Great-Wa [...]tham, with the appurtenances; as also the Mannors of Walden, Quendon, Depe­dene, and Shenfeld, in Essex; Stakes, and Fobbing, in Hertfordshire; Enfeld in Mid­dlesex; Kynebauton, in Huntendonshire; and the Constableship of England, should wholly remain to the King and his Heirs for ever. More­over, that the Mannors of Agmondesham, in Buckinghamshire; Wolesey, in Wilt­shire; Sutham, and Whitenhurst, in Glouce­stershire; the Castle and Mannor of Huntinton in Herefordshire; the Castles of Brecknock, Haye, and Caldecote, in Nether-Went, within the Marches of Wales, together with all his Lands in Newton, within the same Marches, should remain to his right Heirs.

In 34 E. 1. the K. granted [...] to this Earl (being [...] then in Scotland, in his service) and to Eliza­beth his Wife in tail the whole Territory of Anan­dale, in Scotland; but for want of issue be­twixt them, to remain to the King and his Heirs.

This Earl in 35 Edw. 1. being with the King in his Scotish Warrs, departed [...] thence without leave: for which offence, at the instance of Q. Margaret he obtained [...] his pardon.

In 1 Edw. 2. he entred into a solemn agree­ment [...], by Covenant under his Seal, with Henry Earl of Lincoln, Iohn Earl Warren and Surry, Aymere de Valence, Earl of Pembrok [...], Robert de Clifford, and some other Barons, to defend the Kings person, and the rights of his Crown; and to redress what was amiss; as by a special Instrument, bearing date at [...], the last of Ianuary, in the same year, app [...]ar [...]th. In 2 Edw. 2. he was [...] in another expedition into Scotland. And in that year was one of those great men, who took [...] part with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, and conspired [...] the death of Piers de Gavaston (the great favorite of that time) for the better recovery [...] of the peoples liberties.

In 3 Edw. 2. he was [...] the principal p [...]rson sent by the King from York, with a sufficient strength, for guarding the Marches of Scotland. And in 5 Edw. 2. had restitutionPat 5 [...] 2. p. 1. m. 19. of the Con­stableship of England, which the King had for some reasons seized into his own hands. Furthermore, in 6 Edw. 2. he wasClaus. [...] Ed 2. m. 25. the cheif person in Commission, to continue a Treaty be­gun at Mar [...]yate, with Lodowick Earl of Eu­reux▪ the Bishop of Po [...]ctou, and others; con­cerning certain matters of great moment, touch­ing the King himself and some of the great Noblemen of England: which treaty wasClaus. [...] Ed 2. m. 25. to continue at Lo [...]don, but neither the Commis­sioners, nor their retinue to lodge in the City. But after this, viz. in 7 Edw. 2. being [...] in that fatal Battle of Str [...]v [...]g in Scotland, and the English Army routed; he was taken [...] Pri­soner in the flight (near unto the Castle of Botheville:) yet had his liberty, soon after, by exchangeTh. Wals. 81. n 4 [...]. for the Wife of Robert de Brus, who had been long Captive in England.

In 8 Edw. 2. he was [...] with the Earl of Lan­caster, and other of his party, at the beheading of Piers Gavaston near Wa [...]wick. In 9 Ed. 2. he wasRot. Scnc 9 E 2. [...]. 5. again in Scotland.

In 11 E. 2 he received commandClaus. 11 E [...]w 2. 10. 23. to send two hundred Foot-Souldiers out of his Territo­ries of Brecknock, Penken [...]lyn, and Can­tredsclyfe, in Wales, to be at Newcastle, on the morrow after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy-Cross, to march into Scotland. And in the same year had a grant from the King, of the Castle of Buelte, in Ireland, with the Lands thereto belonging. In which year, he entertained [...] Sir Peter de Ouvedale Knight, by Indenture, to serve him during life; and to receive Livery of Robes and ... as his other Batchelours; as also bouche of Court; with Hay and Oats for four Horses; and Wages for four Groomes in time of peace, whensoever he should come to Court by his command. But in times of Warr, and for Tourney, Hay and Oat [...]s for [Page 184] eight Horses, and Wages for eight Groomes; with satisfaction for such Horses and Arms as he should lose in War, in his service.

In 12 Edw. 2. he was [...] again in the Kings service in Scotland. So also [...] in 13 Ed. 2.

In 14 Edw. 2. the King having intelligence [...] that he was raising forces in the Marches of Wales, against Hugh le Despencer the younger, (for those reasons which I have in my discourse, of William de Braose expressed) sent [...] him a peremptory command to forbear: which he o­beyed not▪ but forthwith joyned [...] with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, in that great Insurrection, then by him made: and when others forsooke him, stuck [...] to him firmly (the particulars where­of I referr to the Story of that Earl:) and, having forced [...] the King by terror to assent to those their insolent actings, he published [...] the Edict, in Westminster-Hall, for the banish­ment of Hugh despence [...] the elder. And the next year following (s [...]il. 14 Edw. 2.) joyned [...] with Roger Mortimer, and others, in the wasting his Lands in Wales.

But soon after this, the Scene altered; for the King, getting power, so fiercely pursuedTh. Wals. sub anno, 1322. 15 Edw. 2. p 94. n. 1 [...]. these potent Rebells, and all their adherents; that at Burrough-Brigg, in Yorkshire, he utterly defeatedTh. Wals. sub anno, 1322. 15 Edw. 2. p 94. n. 1 [...]. them: where, this Earl, en­deavoring to pass the Bridge, was by a Souldier (who lurked underneath) runMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 447. b. n. 30 H. Knigh­ton. Coll. 254 [...]. n. 60. through the Body with a Lance 16 Martii, ann. 1321 (15 Ed. 2.) and buriedMon. Angl. Vol 2. 68. a. n 5 [...]. at the Friers-Preachers, in York.

He had to WifeMon. Angl. Vol. 1 447. b. n. 20. Elizabeth, one of King Edward the firsts Daughters, Widow of Iohn Earl of Holland. Which Elizabeth had in joyn­ture Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. [...], the Barony of Essex. By whom he had issueMon. Ang. Vol. 2. [...] six Sons; viz. Humphrey, who died young; Iohn, Humphrey, Edward, William, afterwards Earl of Northampton; and Aeneas: And four Daughters; viz. [...]. n. 50. Margaret, who died young; Alian [...], Margaret the Wife of Hugh de Courtney (Son and [...] Heir to Hugh de Courtney, the first Earl of Dev [...]n, of that name) and Isabel, who died in her Childhood.

Which Edward de Bohun, in 4 Edw. 3. had a grant [...] from the King, of the Lordships of [...], and Sende, in Wiltshire (part of the Lands of Hugh le Despencer, Earl of Win­ [...]hester; and forfeited by his attainder) to hold to hims [...] ▪ and the Heirs male of his Body lawfully begotten. But of him I have seen no more, than that in [...] Edw▪ 3 he was sent [...] (together with some of the English Nobles as Embassador into Scotland, to be present at the Parlia­ment of Edw [...]rd Baillol then King of that Realm; and that he died [...] without issue.

To this last Humphrey succeeded [...] Iohn de Bo­hun Iohn. his Son and Heir, in these Earldoms of Hereford, and Essex, and Constable-ship of England; who was made [...] Knight of the Bathe, upon the twentieth of Ianuary 20 E. 2. and then had [...], by the special command of Prince Edward his Robes for that Solemnity allowed un­to him, out of the Kings Ward-robe, as for an Earl.

After which, being girtLell. Cell. Vol. 1. 332. with the Sword of Knighthood (together with the King himself) upon the Eve of the [...] of our Lady, 1 Edw. 3. by Iohn Brother to the Earl of He­nault; he went [...] into Scotland, in that ex­pedition made the same year. And in 9 E. 3. was [...] again in Scotland, in K. Edwards service.

This Iohn first took to WifeMon Ang [...]. Vol. 2. ut supra. Alice, Daughter of Edmund Earl of Arundell (for the making of which match, a special DispensationRot. Rom. 18 E. [...]. m. [...]. was, by the Kings special endeavor, procured from the Pope; to the end it might be a means to qualifie those great animo [...]ities, which then were betwixt both those families:) which Alice, soon after diedMon. Ang. ut supra., and was buriedMon. Ang. ut supra. at Waldene. He afterwards weddedIbid. Esc. 10 E. [...]. n. 62. Margaret the Daugh­ter of Ralph Lord Basset; but, having noIbid. Esc. 10 E. [...]. n. 62. issue by either of them, departedIbid. Esc. 10 E. n. 62. this life at Kirkby-Thure, in Westmorland, upon the Feast day of S. Fabian, and Sebastian, in ann. 1335. (9 Edw. 3.) and was buriedMon. Angl. ut supra. at Stratford, near London: the Lands whereof he was found Esc. 10 E. 3. n 62. to die seized of, being as followeth; viz. a certain Tenement called Blanch-Appelton, in the City of London; the Mannor of Woke­sey, in Com. Wiltes. Whytenhurst, in Comit. Glouc. the Castles of Hay, Brecknock, Cal­decote, and Huntington, in the Marches of Wales; the Mannor of Agmondesham, in Com. Buck. Northamstede, in Comit. Hartf. Enefeild, in Com. Midd. Farnham, Dun­maw, Fobbyng, Querndon, Badewe, and Depeden, in Comitat. Essex. Hatfeild, and Brometho, in Com. ... Kenebauton, with the Castle and Honor in Huntendon­shire; Waldene, Great-Waltham, and Plessets, with the Castle, in Essex also: and the Lordship of Donne, in Middlesex; which he held joyntly with Margaret his Wife.

Whereupon this his whole inheritance de­scended Esc. [...] ut supra. to Humphrey his next Brother, thenEsc. [...] ut supra. twenty four years of age.

Which Humphrey Humphrey. in 11 Edwar. 3. had an as­signation l of an hundred and forty six pounds, fourteen shillings, and eight pence, for Wages of thirty Men at Armes, which were of his reti­nue in the Garison of Perth, in Scotland, from the fourteenth of November, in the tenth year of that Kings Reigne, untill the twentieth of April next following. And in 14 Ed. 3. was Froisa [...]d 29. b. & 30. [...] in that great Naval fight against the French, near Sluyce.

In 15 Edw. 3. he was [...] one of those eminent Lords, who were at that great Feast and Justs, which the King held at London, for love [...] of the Countess of Salisbury. And, in 16 Edw. 3. amongst others, received commandRot. [...] 16 E. 3. [...]. 11. from the King, to provide forty Men at Arms, and sixty Archers, for his service in that expedition then made into Britanny; appointingIbid. him to be at London, on the Octaves of S. Hillary, there to treat and conclude with his Council, touch­ing the Wages for those his Soldiers in that Ser­vice.

In 20 Edw. 3. he attended [...] the King into France, for relieving Agu [...]on, then befieged by the French. And in 21 Edw. 3. obtained Li­cense Pat. 21 E 3. p. 3. m 4. to fortifie and embattail these his Mannor Houses, viz. Writtele, Brymshoo, Ape­childe, Deepden and Walden, in Essex; Enfield in Middesex; Wocksey, Uphaven and Send, in Wiltshire; and Whitenhurst in Glocestershire.

In 26 Edw. 3. the King apprehending [...] some danger of an invasion by the French, command­ed [...] him forthwith to repair to some one of his Lodships in Essex, there to give his best assist­ance for prevention thereof. And upon [...] the [Page 185] Arraying of Soldiers, the same year for his ser­vice, chargedIbid him with sixty Men, for his Honor of Brecknoc in Wales.

In 33 Edw. 3. he again attendedFroissar [...], sol. 100 [...] the King in­to France. But after that time, I have not found any thing memorable of him; than that he died Esc. 3. E. 3. n. 10 Mon. An­glic Vol. 1 447 b. n. 50 Ibid. Vol. 268 n. [...]0. unmarried 15 Octob. An. 1361. (35 Edw. 3.) and was buriedEsc. 3. E. 3. n. 10 Mon. An­glic Vol. 1 447 b. n. 50 Ibid. Vol. 268 n. [...]0. in the Church of the Friers-Augustines, in the City of London, which he re-edifiedStows Sur­vey, p. 185 in An. 1354. Whereupon, all his Lands and Honors descendedEsc. 37 E. 3. n. [...]0. to Humphrey de Bohun his Nephew, Son of William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton (his Brother.) Which Humphrey was thenceforth Earl of Hereford, Essex, and Northampton, and likewise Con­stable of England.

But before I proceed to speak of him, I must take leave to say something of William his Fa­ther.

¶This William, William. before he arrived to the Title of Earl, wasEarl of [...] Coll. Vol. 1. 686. one of those great Lords, that prosecuted Roger de Mortimer (who afterwards suffered death, as I shall shew in due place.) And, in the Parliament held at London, 11 Edw. 3. (amongst other eminent persons who were raised to the like Dignity) upon the advancing of Ed­ward the Black Prince, to the Dukedom of Cornwal, was createdCart. 11 E 3. [...]. 49. Earl of Northamp­ton, March 17. Shortly after which, he had a GrantIbid▪ n. 49. of the Castle, Mannor, and Town of Stanford, with the Lordship of Grantham in Lincolnshire (which Iohn de Warren, Earl of Surrey, held for life:) Likewise of the Castle and Mannor of Fodringhey in North­amptonshire (which Mary, Countess of S. Paul, then also held for life;) and the Castle and Mannor of Okeham in Rutland, with the Sheriffalty of the County of Rutland; to hold to Himself, and the Heirs-males of his Body, un­der certain conditions in the said Grant express­ed: The extent of all which, may be seen in the [...] Record.

In that year also, he was [...] joyned in Com­mission with the Bishop of Lincoln, the Earl of Suffolk, and others, to treat with Philip, King of France, touching the Right of King Edward to that Realm; with power to make Declaration of the same.

And at that time was likewise constituted [...] one of the Kings Commissioners, to treat of Peace with David de Bruys, King of Scot­land.

In 12 Edw. 3. having married [...] Elizabeth, the third of the Sisters, and Coheirs of Sir Giles de Badlesmere (an eminent Baron) then [...] Twenty eight years of age, he had an [...] Assignation of her Purparty of those Lands, which by Inherit­ance descended to her, upon the death of her said Brother, viz. The Mannor of [...]onge in Kent; as also divers Lands in Snodhurst and Greenwich, in that County; the Mannors of Lachlegh in Essex; of Hameldon in Rut­land; and of Ideshale in Shropshire. In which year he went [...] with Henry, Earl of Lan­caster, and others into Flanders; the King also, being [...] at that time there with a great Army, in order to his claim of the Crown of France. And was [...] one of the Marshals in the third Batta­lia of King Edwards Army, drawn up at Ut­ronfosse against the French. Moreover, in 14 Edw. 3. he was [...] in that famous Naval fight before Siuyse in Flanders, betwixt the King of England, and the French. And the same year obtained a GrantCant. 14 E. 3. n. 10 of the Mannors of [...] ­wood and Reylegh, with the Honor of Rey­legh, and Hundred of [...], in Essex, to himself and the Heirs-male of his Body. And beingRo [...] Alem 14 [...] 3 m 18. before the end of that year again beyond Sea, hadClaus 14 E. 3. m 29. an Assignation of Four thousand five hundred forty six pounds seventeen shillings six pence half penny farthing, part of a larger sum due to him for his service in the Wars of France. Likewise in regard [...]laus 15 E [...]w. 3. p. 2. m. 5. of more Money still owing to him by the King for those his services; for want whereof, he could not pay those debts to his Creditors, which he had contracted, by rea­son of the Wars; he obtained License [...]laus 15 E [...]w. 3. p. 2. m. 5. the next year following, to transport eighty Sacks of his own Wooll into Flanders. And the same year had a farther AssignationClaus. 15 [...]dw. 3. p 2. m 41. of such Lands as were of the Inheritance of Elizabeth his Wife, viz. Claus. 15 [...]dw. 3. p 2. m 41. The Mannors of Erithe, Langport, and Rumney, in Kent; Drayton in Sussex; two parts of the Mannor of Finmere in Ox­fordshire; a House near Algat [...], in the City of London; and the fourth part of the Mannor of Tharsted, in Esse [...].

In this year also, he wasFroissard, [...]. 6 [...]. one of the great Lords present at that famous Feast and Justing, which King Edward then made for love of the Countess of Salisbury, as it was reported; so likewiseRot Scoc. 15 E [...] 3 m 2. in the Scotch expedition then made: And had a GrantPat. 15 E 3. p. 2. m. 25. of the Castle and Mannor of Okeham in Rutland, to himself and the Heirs­male of his Body, lawfully begotten, wherein he had only but term of life before.

In 16 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 16 Ed. 3. m. 25. made the Kings Lieu­tenant, and Captain General in Britanny, with powerRot. Franc. 16 Ed. 3. m. 25. to receive fealty and homage from the people there, on the behalf of King Edward, as King of France. Where he obtained a great victoryLel. Col. Vol. [...]. 8 5. near Morlays, and after wonIbid. [...]. 7. the Town of Roch-Dirien by assault. In this year he hadRot. Franc. 16 Ed 3. m 8. another License to transport two hundred Sacks of Wooll thither, each Sack con­taining twenty six Stone, and each Stone four­teen pound. And wasThe. Wals. 149. at the making of that famous League betwixt the King of France, and King Edward, wherein the Spaniard, and divers other were included; and by Oath did undertakeThe. Wals. 149. for King Edwards observance there­of.

In 17 Edw. 3. he was one of those who at­tended Ibid. 150. Henry, Earl of Lancaster, in his ex­pedition into Scotland, for raising the Siege of Loughmabon Castle, then made by the Scots; which being effected, he was constituted Ibid. 150. Governor thereof.

In the same year he wasRot. Franc. 17 Ed. 3. m. 5. again in Britanny, in the Kings service; so alsoRot. Franc. 19 [...]d. 3. m 7. in 19 & 20Rot. Franc. 20 Ed. 3. p. [...]. m. 2. Ed. 3. beingFroissard, f 59 b. then with the King to raise the Siege of Aguillon.

In which last mentioned year, King Edward havingTh Wals. 156. n. 40. advertised the Pope, that the King of France had violated the League lately made; and thereupon invadingTh Wals. 156. n. 40. that Kingdom, this Earl attendedTh Wals. 156. n. 40. him; and havingTh Wals. 156. n. 40. passed the River of Se [...]ne, slewTh Wals. 156. n. 40. Five hundred of those, who opposed his Repair of the Bridges over that stream.

In the same Twentieth of Edward the Third, he wasYpod. N. 119 a. & n. 20. [...]roissard, f 63 b. in theYpod. N. 119 a. & n. 20. [...]roissard, f 63 b. second Battalia of King Edwards Army, in that famous Battle of [...]ressey in France; wherein two Kings, viz. of Bohe­ [...] [Page 186] and [...], with divers great Dukes and Counts lost their lives; and the King of England obtained a glorious victory: Where­in, as also, both before and after that memorable fight, he approved [...]. himself a right valiant and expert Commander.

In 21 Edw. 3. he was [...] again in the Kings ser­vice beyond Sea. So also [...] in 22 Edw. 3. And in [...] consideration, that King Edward did, at his request, grant [...] to Humphrey de Bohun (his Bro­ther) Earl of Hereford, the Inheritance of the Lordships of Uphaven and Send in Wilt­shire, whereof Edward his other Brother had a Grant to himself, and the Heirs male of his Body, but died without issue; he remitted [...] to the said King Two thousand marks of the Money due to himself, for his service in Britanny.

In 23 Edw. 3. he was again constituted [...] one of the Kings Commissioners to treat with the Commissioners of the King of France, upon a Truce betwixt King Edward and him.

In 24 Edw. 3. he was made [...] Warden of the Marches towards Scotland. And in 25 Ed. 3. one of the Commissioners appointed [...] to treat with the great Men of Scotland, for the in­largement of David Brus, and making a final Peace betwixt England and Scotland.

In 26 Edw. 3. this Earl (together with Iohn de Vere, Earl of Oxford) was [...] in Commission for Arraying of Soldiers in the Counties of Essex and Hartford, to oppose the French, then threatning an Invasion; and was [...] himself charged with the providing of thirty Men at Arms with Lances, in respect of his Lordship of Melenith in Wales.

In 27 Edw. 3. he was [...] in that expedition then made into Scotland; and one of the Commissioners who were appointed [...] to meet with the Nobles of that Realm, to treat with them touching the delivery of David de Bruys (called King of Scots) still prisoner in England. So also in [...] 28 Edw. 3. the said David being yet detained.

In 29 Edw. 3. he was [...] also in the Kings ser­vice in Scotland. And, the same year, upon King Edwards passing over to [...], attend­ed [...] him thither; as also thence to [...] S. [...], expecting the King of Fran [...]e, in those parts with his Army; but finding him not there, wasted [...] the Countrey adjacent.

In 30 Edw. 3. he was again constituted [...] a Commissioner to treat with the Nobility and Commons of Scotland, for the enlargement of David de Brus, still a prisoner; and for a final P [...]ace betwixt both Kingdoms.

In 32 Edw. 3. he was [...] again in Gascoigne; so also in [...] 33 & [...] 34 Edw. 3.

By which instances it plainly appeareth, that he was a person of great action in his time, especially in Military affairs. But with more I have not met, concerning him; than that he, with Elizabeth his Wife, gave [...] the perpetual Patronage of the Priory of [...] to the Abbot and Covent of [...], and their Successors; and that, departing [...] this life upon the sixteenth of September, A [...]. 1360. [...] 34 [...]. 3. he was buri [...]d [...] in the said Abbey of [...], on the Northside of the Presbytery; leaving issue by the said [...] Daughter [...] of B [...]r­th [...] de B [...]dlesmere, one of the Coheirs to Giles her Brother, and Widow [...] to Edmund de [...]) one only Son, viz. [...] Humphrey, then nine­teen years of age; and one Daughter called Elizabeth [...], married to Richard, Son and Heir to Edmund, Earl of Arundel.

Of Elizabeth, the Wife of this great Earl, it is memorable; [...] That in her Husbands life time, and by his leave, she making her Testament, ult. Maii, An. 1356. (30 Edw. 3.) bequeathed her Body to be buried in the Quire of the Friers-Preachers at London; and gave to that Church one hundred marks sterling, as also a Cross made of the Wood of the very Cross of our Saviour, which she usually carried about her, wherein was contained one of the Thorns of his Crown. Moreover, two fair Altar Cloaths of one suit, two of Cloth of Gold, one Chalice, one Missal, one Grail, and one Silver Bell; likewise thirty one Ells of Linnen Cloth for making of Albes, one Pulpitary, one Portfory, and an holy Water-Pot of Silver.

To the Friers-Preachers at Oxford an hundred marks, two whole Vestments, with two whole Copes thereto appertaining, two Cloths of Gold of one suit, and a Chalice.

To the Friers-Preachers of Cambridge fifty pounds; to those of [...]helmsford twenty pounds, and of [...] twenty pounds, and likewise an hundred and fifty marks to be distributed to se­veral other Covents of the same Order of Friers, in such sort as Frcre David de Stirington should think best for her Souls health.

To the Grey-Friers in London, five marks; to the Carmelites five marks, to the Augustines five marks; and to the Church of Rochford, one pair of Vestments, which she used on Holi­days in her own Chappel.

The cheifest of her other Legacies being these, viz. To the Earl of Hereford a Tablet of Gold, with the form of a Crucifix thereon; to Hum­phrey her Son, a Cup of Silver gilt, with two Basins, and one Ewer of Silver; to Elizabeth her Daughter, a Bed of Red Worsted embroidered; to her Sister, the Countess of Oxford, a Black Horse and a Nouch; to her Sister Roos, a Set of B [...]ads of Gold and Jet, with a Firmaile: And that she lieth buried [...] in the old Church of the Black- [...]riers, near Ludgate, in the City of London.

¶Which Humphrey Humphrey. 10 (her son) by the death of his Uncle, viz. Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Esse [...], without issue (as hath been observed) succeeded him in those Earl­doms; as also in the Office of Constable of England; and by descent from William his Father, was Earl of Northampton; who be­ing not then of full age, was committed [...] to the Guardianship of Richard, Earl of Arundel. Whereupon he had License [...] from the King to travel; and the next year after, being of full age, had Livery [...] of his Lands. Shortly after which, viz. in 40 Edw. 3. he was [...] the principal person employed in that Embassie unto Gala­chius, Duke of Milan, to treat with him for a Marriage betwixt Leonel, Duke of Clarence, and Violanta, Daughter of that Duke. And in 43 Edw. 3. was [...] in that expedition then made into France; so also in 46 Edw. 3.

But these great Honors were not long by him enjoyed; for he departed [...] this life the 16 Cal. of February, the same year (46 Edw. 3.) and was buried [...] at the Fe [...]t of his Father, on the Northside of the Presbytery, in the Abbey of [...]alden; leaving issue by Iohn his Wife, [Page 187] DaughterMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 68 b. n. 60. of Richard, Earl of Arundel (his late Guardian) only two Daughters his Heirs, viz. Eleanor Mon. An­glic Vol. 1. 448. n. 20. Pat. 3 R. p. 3 m. 6., who became the WifeMon. an­glic Vol. 1. 448. n. 20. Pat. 3 R. p. 3 m. 6. to Thomas of Wodstoke (sixth Son to King Edward the Third) and Mary Mon. An­glic Vol. 1. 448. n. 20. Pat. 3 R 2. P. 3 m. 6. to Henry, Earl of Derby (Son to Iohn of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster) afterwards King of England, by the name of King Henry the Fourth.

Which Iohn, in her Widowhood, wasMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 447. n. 60. a spe­cial Benefactoress to the Abbey of Walden, by adorning the Nave of the Church, with di­vers curious Sculptures in Stone, covering the Roof thereof with Lead, and buildingIbid. 448. n. 20. the Steeple a new.

Besides this, she gave divers costly Vestments thereto, and inriched all the Altar with goodly Ornaments. SheIbid. 448. n. 20. gave likewise to that Abbey, a fair Cross of Gold, whereon were pieced seve­ral pieces of that Wood of that Cross whereon our Saviour was crucihed: Moreover, continu­ing Ibid. a Widow, she spentIbid. a great part of her time there in the Church, exercisingIbid. her self in devout Prayers and Meditations. And de­partingIbid. this life 7 Id. Apr. An. 1419. (7 Hen. 5.) was buriedIbid. near her Husband in the same Abbey of Walden.

Bohun of Midherst.

THough this Family of Bohun, whose prin­cipal Seat was at [...] Midherst in Su [...]sex, hath been of no less Antiquity in those parts, than the time of King Henry the First,

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[Page 188] (as the Descent here inserted doth shew) yet none of them arrived to the dignity of a Baron, until King Edward the Thirds Reign; but that they were Men of great note before, is evident enough by that ConfirmationPat. 35 E. 3. p 1. m. 30. per Inspex. made to Franco de Bohun, in 1 Rich. 1. of the Lordships of Fordham, Climpling, Rustinton, Preste­ton, and Lovinton, with all the Liberties thereto belonging, as also of Bohun with its Appurtenances; to hold to him the said Franco and his Heirs, as freely and peaceably as Sava­ric, the Son of Savaric, Heir of Enilger de Bo­hun, h [...]ld the same; and moreover of Midherst and [...]sburne, with their Appurtenances; and all other the Lands, which Savaric, the Son of Cane, and Ralph his Son; and Savaric, the Son of Savaric, held in Normandy and England, in the times of King Henry the Second, and of King Henry the First. Which Confirmation bears date at Gnorrum (in Normandy) ultimo Martii, in the first year of that Kings Reign.

Moreover, it appeareth, that Savaric de Bohun heldTesta de Ne­vill. Suss. three Knights Fees, in Fo [...]d and Mid­herst, Temp. Hen. 3. and had to WifePat. 25 H 3. m. 11. the Sister of Iohn Fitz-Geffrey (who was Iusticiarius Hi­berniae;) and that Franco, Son to the same Sa­varic, marriedRot. Fin. 3 [...] H. 3. m. 2. Sibil, one of the Daughters of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, by Sibil his Wife, Daughter to William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, Sister and CoheirCommunia de T. Pasch. 10 Edw. 2. Rot 9. Suss to Anselme, Earl of Pembroke.

Which Franco had issueEsc. 1. Ed. 1. n. 39. Suss. Iohn, who was Ser­jeant Claus. 4 Ed. 1. in dorso m 6. of the Kings Chappel, Temp. Edw. 1. and heldClaus. 4 Ed. 1. in dorso m 6. the Office of Spigurnel, (id est, Sealer of Writs) under that King.

And he Iames Esc. 4 Ed. 1. n 45. Suss., who by Ioane Esc. 19 Ed 2. n. [...]9. Kanc. his Wife, one of the two Daughters and Coheirs to William de Brewose of Bremore, (a great Baron in Sussex) had issueClaus. 16 Ed. 2. m. 6. Iohn de Bohun: Which Iohn, making proof of his age, and doing his homage in 16 Edw. 2. had then LiveryClaus. 16 Ed. 2. m. 6. of his Lands.

This is he, who for his great ServicesRot Aleman. 14 Edw 3. m. 24. in Flanders, and elswhere beyond Sea, in 14 Edw. 3. (when that King first laid claim to the Crown of France;) as also inRot. F [...]anc. 19 E [...]w 3. m 7. that famous expedition into France, in 19 E [...]w. 3. (shortly after which, the King obtained that glorious Victory at Cressey, whereof our Historians make ample mention) became afterwards one of the Barons of this Realm, being summoned [...] to [...]it in Parliament, in 37, 38 & 39 of that Kings Reign; and departed [...] this life in 41 Edw. 3. then seised [...] of the Lordships of Weston-Corbet in Hantshire, Cranley in Buckingham­shire, Nitimbre, Midherst, Ford, and Climping in Sussex, Little Badew and Rellenedon in Essex, and Waltham in Com. [...]. leaving issue byRot. Fin. [...]9. Ed. 3. m. 9. Isabel his first Wife, two Daughters; Ioane Rot. Fin. [...]9. Ed. 3. m. 9. (the elder) Wife of Iohn de [...]lsle of Gat [...]cumbe, and Eve the younger. And by [...] C [...]ely his second Wife, Daughter [...] and Heir of Iohn Fil [...]ol of ... in Essex, Iohn [...] his Son and Heir; who in 7 Rich. 2. coming of full age, and doing his homage had Livery [...] of his Lands.

But I cannot rank this Iohn amongst the Ba­rons, he being never Summoned to Parliament; and therefore shall say no more of his Descend­ants, than that [...] Iohn, the Grandson of this last [...]ntioned Iohn, left issue two Daughters and Heirs, viz. Mary married to Sir David Owen Knight, and Vrsula to ... Southwel, of ... in Suffolk.

Vere.

THe first mention I find of this Noble and Antient Family, is in the General Survey Dome [...]d. lib. penès Thes. & Camer. Scacc. Alberi [...] 1. of England, made by King William the Conqueror; where, it appears, that Alberic de Vere, then held [...]henesiton (now Kensing­ton) in Com. Middles. Geling and Emingford in Com. Hunt. Likewise nine Lordships in Suf­folk, and fourteen in Essex, whereof Colne, Heingheham (id est, Heningham) and Be­netley were part; which, till of late, continued to his posterity.

Of this name, viz. Alberic, there was also an Earl in that age; for by that title he is Record­ed Ibid. in the same Survey though of what place it appears not: Which Earl possessedIbid. divers fair Lordships in those days, viz. In Warwickshire six, in [...]eicesrershire fourteen, in Northamp­ronsh [...]re six, in Oxfordsh [...]e two, and in W [...]tshire ten; some of which, viz. those in Com. Wilt [...]s. he likewise heldIbid. in King Edward the Confessors time, which shews that he was an Englishman.

It is saidCatalogue of Nobility [...]y R. B. by some, that this first mentioned Alberic, was Earl of Ghisnes in France, but for that I see no authority, though he married Hist. Ge­neal. [...] maison [...] Ghisnes. p. 12. [...] ­desis [...] p. 86, 87 & 99. Beatrix, Neece and Heir to Manasses, Count of [...]hisnes, viz. DaughterHist. Ge­neal. [...] maison de Ghisnes. p. 12. [...] ­desis [...] p. 86, 87 & 99. to Henry, Chastellan of Bourbourg▪ by Sibille de Ghisnes, Daughter of Manasses.

All therefore that I can farther say of the fore­specified Alberic de Vere, is, That having by the Conquerors giftRegist. de Ramsey nuper pe­nès v. [...]. H. Spel [...]. equ. aur., the whole Inheritance of a great Man in the Saxons days, called Wulf­wine, he did not only possessRegist. de Ramsey nuper pe­nès v. [...]. H. Spel [...]. equ. aur. himself thereof, but tookRegist. de Ramsey nuper pe­nès v. [...]. H. Spel [...]. equ. aur. from the Monks of Ramsey, what the same Wulfwine had, before the Norman Con­quest, given to them; and leftRegist. de Ramsey nuper pe­nès v. [...]. H. Spel [...]. equ. aur. it to his own posterity. Moreover, that bearing a great re­spect to the Monks of Abingdou in Com. Berks. He gave [...] unto them the Church of S. Andrew, at [...]olne in Essex, with certain Lands in that Lordship; as also the Churches of Dover­court, Camps, Bentley, Belcamp, and Colne-Miblanc, with divers Lands and Tithes in Haingham, Laureham, Aldeham, Roinges, and other parts of that County: Whereupon, this place of Colne, being made a Cell [...] to that great Abbey of Abingdon, he was afterwards shorn [...] a Monk therein.

This Alberic was called [...] Albericus Senior, and had issue by the same Beatrix, five Sons, viz. [...] Alberic, Geffrey, Roger, and Robert, and William. For the health of the Soul of which Geffrey (who died in his life time) he and his Wife Beatrix, gave [...] to the Monks of Abingdon, the Church of Kensington in Com. Middles. with two Hides, One hundred and twenty Acres, and one yard Land; as also his House in Westminster­street, in London: He had likewise a Daugh­ter called Rose, Wife [...] to Geffrey de Mandevil, the first Earl of Essex of that name. [Page 189]

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[Page 190]This last mentioned Alberic, Alberic, 2. called Alberic Iu­nior, confirmedMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 436. n. 60. all those Grants made by his Father to the Monks of Abingdon, and being in high esteem with King Henry the first, was by him made [...]x ipso Autog [...] penès Rob. Comitem de Lindicy ann. 1640. Pat. 1 H. 8. p. 1. m 26. per In­spex Lord Great Chamberlain of all England, to hold the same Office in fee, to himself and his Heirs, with all dignities and li­berties thereto belonging, as honorably, as Ro­bert Malet (Lord of the Honor of Eye, in Suffolk) or any other, before or after him, held the same; and with such liveries and lodgings of his Court, as belonged to that Office: beingMon. Angl. Vol. 3. p. 45. a. n. 50. also one of the Kings Justices, tempore Henr. 1.

In 4 Steph. the King having surprizedMatth. Wes [...]m. in anno 1 [...]39. p. 476. di­vers great persons; and forcedMatth. Wes [...]m. in anno 1 [...]39. p. 476. them to give up those Castles which they then held; amongst which, he compelled Roger Bishop of Salis­bury, to deliverMatth. Wes [...]m. in anno 1 [...]39. p. 476. up Shireburne, Devises and Malmesbury; some of the other Bishops were so startled thereat, that they caused a CouncelMatth. Wes [...]m. in anno 1 [...]39. p. 476. to be called at Winchester, upon the fourth Kalends of September; and thereunto summonedMatth. Wes [...]m. in anno 1 [...]39. p. 476. the King: but he, being very busy at that time, sentMatth. Wes [...]m. in anno 1 [...]39. p. 476. this Alberic thither, to seize upon those Bishops.

In 5 Steph. withRot Pip. [...] steph. Richard Basset (then Justice of England) he executedRot Pip. [...] steph. the Sheriffs Office for the Counties of Surrey, Cambridge, [...]untendon, Essex, Hertford, Northamp­ton, Leicester, Norfolk, Suffolk, Buc­kingham and Bedford: and gaveMon Angl. Vol 1. 24 [...]. b. n. 10. to the Monks of Thorney (in Com. Cantabr.) certain Lands in Is [...]ep: but before the end of this year, he wasM. Wes [...]n 476. [...]. 10. killed in London; leaving issue by Adeliza his Wife, Daughter [...] Coll. per R Gl. S. of Gilbert de Clare, three Sons; viz. Alberic his Son and Heir, ... a Canon [...] in S. Osith's, at Chich, in Essex; and Robert. Which Robert, in 12 Hen. 2. upon levying the Ayd for marrying the Kings Daughter, certified [...] Rub. in Seacc. sub. [...] Norham. that he then held half a Knights Fee.

He also held [...] the Lordship of Twiwell, in Com Northamp. (of the Monks of Thorney, in Fee-ferme) as his Father did.

This Alberic, had likewise two Daughters, Adeliza, WifeRot. de. Domin [...]bus. &c. [...] Northamp [...]. Ro [...]. 3 in dorso. of Henry de Essex, and Iuliana CountessIbid. sub tit Essex. Rot. 8. of ...

Of Adeliza his Wife, it appearsMon. Ang. 183. a. n 30.; that she gave to the Monks of S. Osithes, at Thich, Lands of seven pounds per annum value, lying in Dalham, Tunstall, and Denham, be­ing part of her Frank-Marriage; and which Alberic her Son (Earl of Oxford) confirmedMon. Ang. 183. a. n 30..

Which Alberic Alberi [...], 3. (being the third of that name) was made an Earl in King Stephens time, by Maude the Empress, as it seems; for by that name she rendredEx cod. MS. penès Hen Com. Oxon. an. 1621. and grantedEx cod. MS. penès Hen Com. Oxon. an. 1621. to him, all the Lands, which his Father Alberic de Vere held at the time of his death; and likewiseEx cod. MS. penès Hen Com. Oxon. an. 1621. the Office of Great-Chamberlain of England, to hold as fully as Alberic his Father, or as Robert Malet, or any of his Ancestors did; with all usages, and liberties thereunto appertaining. Moreover by the same Charter, she grantedEx cod. MS. penès Hen Com. Oxon. an. 1621. unto him, all the Land of William de Abrincis, with the whole Inheritance, which he claimed in right of his Wife, as fully as William de Ar­ches held the same; together with the Tower and Castle of Colchester, so soon as she could possess him thereof. LikewiseIbid. the Earldom of Cambridgshire; and to have the third penny thereof, as an Earl ought to have; pro­vided, that if the King of Scots, had not that Earldom; or that she could not satisfy him, by Exchange; that then this Alberic should have the choice of any of these four Earldoms; viz. Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wi [...]teshire, or Dorsetshire, according to the judgement of her Brother, the Earl of Gloucester, Earl Gefrey, (id est, of Essex) and Earl Gilbert (id est, of Clare) to hold as freely and honorably, as any other Earl held his Earldom. Besides all this, she likewise grantedIbid. to him, and to his Heirs, the service of William de Heliun; viz. ten Knights Fees; and also Diham, which be­longed to Robert de Rannis, and was the right of the Nephews of this Earl Alberic; viz. the Sons of Roger de Rannis. AlsoIbid. Turroc, which William Peverell, of Notingham had; with all those Lands which belonged to Solo­mon the Priest, of Tillebury; and liberty for him and his Tenants, to improve them, and freely to enjoy them from all question for any thing by them done, to the day they took part with her, and the Earl of Anjou, her Hus­band.

Moreover, she then gaveIbid. to Geffrey de Vere (his Brother) all the Lands of Geffrey Talbot; and in case she could not uphold them to him, then that he should have equivolent satisfacti­on, in exchange thereof, according to the judg­ment of Geffrey Earl of Essex, Earl Gilbert, and Earl Alberic his Brother. Which Geffrey was SheriffRot. Pip de [...] an. Salop. of Shropshire, in 11 Henr. 2. for three parts of that year, and so till the end Rot. Pip de [...] an. Salop. of the sixteenth year of that Kings Reign. And in 12 Henr. 2. upon levying the Ayd for marriage of the Kings Daughter, residing then in Com. Salop. certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. [...] tit. Salop. his Knights Fees de Veteri Feoffamento, to be in number nine; and and his Fees de Novo Feoffamento, three. What became of his Posterity if he left any, I find not: but in 6. Ric. 1. William de Boterell paid Rot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Salon. nine pounds for the scutage of his Barony.

She likewise gaveCod. MS. penès He [...]. Comitem Ox [...]n. ut supra. to Robert de Vere (the other Brother of Earl Alberic) a Barony to the value of that so given to Geffrey; and other Lands of equal worth, to possess within a year after she should enjoy the Realm of Eng­land.

And Lastly, bestowedCod. MS. penès, He [...]. Comitem Ox [...]n. ut supra. on this Earl Alberic, her Office of Chahcellor, for William de Vere his Brother; to enjoy the same, so soon as it should be rendred up, by William Brother to Iohn Fitz-Gilbert, at that time Chancellor.

All which Henry her Son, (afterwards King, by the name of Henry the second) confirmedIbid. ex Au [...]ogr. penès Rob. Co­mitem de Li [...]ds [...]y ut supra.; and farther grantedIbid. ex Au [...]ogr. penès Rob. Co­mitem de Li [...]ds [...]y ut supra. to him, the third penny of the Pleas of Oxfordshire, to the end he might be Earl of that County: So that in 12 Hen. 2. upon levying the before-specified Aid, for mar­riage of the Kings Daughter, this Earl Alberic certifiedLib. Rub. a Scacc. Essex. his Knights Fees to be in number twenty eight, a fourth and eighth part: and in 14 Henr. 2. paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Essex. twenty pounds towards that Ayde, by reason of those Knights-Fees.

After this, viz. in 2 R. 1. he gaveRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Essex. a fine to the King of five hundred Marks for the Sister of Walter de Bolebec, to make a Wife for his Son. And in 6 R. 1 upon collecting the Ayd, for the Kings redemption, paid [...] thirty pounds, two shillings and six pence, for the Knights Fees he then held.

[Page 191] This Earl Alberic founded [...] a Monastry for Nunns at Ikelington, in the Dioces of Ely; also [...] the Priory of Heningham, in Essex; Lu [...]iz his Wife being the first Prioress there: And likewise the Priory [...] of Hatfeild-Broad-Oa [...]e, in Com. Essex. Moreover he gave [...] to the Nuns of S. Cross, Henghan, a certain Wood called Alcotehegh; and departed [...] this life in anno 1194 (6 R. 1.) leaving issue Alberic; of whose mother it is said [...], that being great with Child; and taking some apprehension at a hurt, which befell the Earl her Husband, in his Eye; she brought forth a Son with a blemish in his Eye.

In 6 Ri [...]. 1. this Alberic (his Father then living) was [...] with the King in [...]: and shortly after the death of his Father (viz. in 7 R. 1.) gave [...] an hundred pounds for his Releif; as also [...] five hundred marks, upon Col­lecting the Ayd for the Kings redemption. More­over in 8 R. 1. he paid [...] thirty pounds, two shillings and six pence, upon collection of the third Scutage of [...] And in 6 Ioh. gave [...] two hundred marks for the tertium De­n [...]rium of Oxfordsh [...]e; to the end he might be Earl of that County.

In 10 Ioh. this Earl was Sheriff [...] of Essex, and Hartfordshire, for the one half of that year; and so continued [...] till the fifteenth of King Iohns Reign inclusive. And in 14 Ioh. was [...] one of the Nobles, then reputed evil Councellors to that King: but in 16 Ioh. he died [...] without issue, and was buried at Colne; whereupon Robert de Vere, his Brother, and Heir, gave [...] a thousand marks to the King, for live­ry [...] of the Lands of his inheritance, with the Castle of Heningham, and Camenent; to­gether with the Wardship of the Heir of William Fitz-Oates, to marry to his Neice.

This Earl Robert in 17 Ioh. beingClaus 17 Ioh. in dorso. m. 21. one of the cheif of those Barons, who took Armes a­gainst the King, was partyClaus. 17 Ioh. in dorso. m. 21. to the Covenants, at that time made, betwixt the King and them; whereby they were to have the City and Tower of London, delivered up into their hands. And stood up so stoutly with those great Rebells, that he was in the number of them, whom Pope Innocent the third ExcommunicatedM [...]. Paris, p. 254. for so doing.

But, upon the death of King [...] there being a peaceable composure, betwixt King Henry the third and those losty-spirited men; this Earl Robert was received into favor: for in 4 Hen. 3. he beeame one of the Judges in the Kings Court of Justice, as appears by a Fine [...] then levied before him and others: So Likewise [...] in 5 H. 3. And, having married [...] Isabel the Daughter of Hugh, but Sister and Heir to Wal­ter de Boleb [...]c; by whom he had issue Hugh, his Son and Heir; departed [...] this life in 5 H. 3. and was buried [...] in the Priory of Hacfeild­broad-O [...]ke, leaving Isabel his Wife surviving; who in 6 Hen. 3. gave a Fine [...] to the King, of two thousand two hundred twenty eight Pounds, two Shillings, nine Pence Half-peny, for the Wardship of her Son and heir; which Fine was [...] over and above a debt of One thousand, seven hundred and eighty Pounds, eleven Shillings, owing by Earl Robert her Husband: and after married [...] to Henry de N [...]vant, but died upon the Morrow after the Pu [...]ification of our Lady, in 29 H [...]n. 3.

I now come to Hugh, Hugh. Son and Heir to the said Earl Robert.

This Hugh in 15 Hen. 3. performing his Ho­mage, had LiveryClaus 15 H. 3. m 1 of all the Lands of Earl Robert his Father: and in ann. 1233. (17 H. 3.) was solemnly KnightedMS in [...] K 84. [Cant] f. 50. a. at [...], the King then solemnizing the Feast of Pentecost there.

Moreover, in 21 Hen. 3. the King issued out his PreceptPat. 21 H. 3. m 5. to the Lord Treasurer, and Cham­berlains of his Exchequer, to pay unto him twenty marks yearly, at Easter, and Mi [...]hael­mass▪ by even portions, for the third peny of the County of Oxford, in the name of Earl of that County.

In 29 Hen. 3. uponRot. Fin. 20 Hen 3. m. 13. the death of Isab [...]l de Bolebec, his Mother: givingRot. Fin. 20. Hen 3. m. 13. security for pay­ment of his Relief; viz. an hundred pound, and doing his Homage, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 20. Hen 3. m. 13. of the Lands of her Inheritance. And in 30 Henr. 3. wasMat. Paris, 7 [...]0 a. n. 60. one of the Barons, who [...]ubseribed that Letter sent to the Pope, whereby they complained of his exactions upon this Realm. In 32 Hen. 3. he was [...] also in that Parliament then held, wherein the King was upbraided by the Lords with his licentious expences; and that his Trea­surer and Chancelour, were not persons of their approbation.

In 33 Hen. 3. he paid [...] a thousand Marks to the King, for the Wardship and Marriage of Alice the heir of Gilbert de Sa [...]ford; whom, soon after that he marriedLel Coll. Vol 2 p 375. to Rob [...]rt his Son. And for the health of the Souls of himself, his Wife, Children, and Ancestors, foundedMon. Angl. Vol. [...]. 1021. n 60 the Hospital at Castle Hen [...]ngham, in Essex. He also bestowedMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 545. n. 60. upon the Knights Templars, his Lands in Radenache, in Com. Buck. with the Church there.

He married [...] Hawise the Daughter of Mar­garet Countess of Winton; and departing [...] this life in ann. 1263. (47 Hen, 3.) was buried [...] at Colne, leaving Robert his Son, twenty three years of age; and being then seized [...] of the Mannor of [...]ensinton, in Com. Midd. the Man­nors of [...]estreton, and Whitchurch, in Com. Buck. the mannor of [...], in Com. Cantabr (whereunto the Park belonging, was four miles in Compass) which Mannor appertained to the Barony, for which he was the Kings Cham­berlain; and also the Mannor of A [...]ton, in that County, appertaining likewise to that Ba­rony. Moreover of the Mannors of [...]okef [...]ud and Preston, in Com. Suff. Also of [...]engham Castle, in Com. Essex. and Advowson of the Pri­ory there; with the Hamlet of [...], and mannors of Hengham, [...]avetiles, Be­netby, and Colun, held likewise of the King in Capite, by the service of Chamberlain, toge­ther with the Advowson of the Priory of Co­lun.

Which Robert, Robert, [...]. being [...] (shortly after) viz. in 49 H. 3. one of the Barons in Arms against the King; and made Knight [...] in the field by Mont­ford Earl of Leicester (the cheif of them) was, amongst others, surprized [...] at Ken [...]lworth, a little before that Battle of Evesham, which proved so satal to those insolent Rebells. But afterwards, making his peace, according to the tenor of that Decree, called Di [...]um de Kenil­worth, he was by King Edward the first, in the fourteenth year of his Reign, inployed [...] in those Warrs against the Welch. And in [Page 192] 18 Edw. 1. obtained the Kings CharterCart. 18 E. 1. n. 18. for a Fair, once every year, at his Mannor of Lan­ham, in Com. Suff. upon the Munday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in Easter week.

As to his works of Piety, it appears; that, for the health of his Soul, he gaveMon. Angl. Vol. [...] 507. a. to the Knights Hospitalars, all his Royalty and services of two Knights Fees in Ashley, and Silver­ley, which Geffrey Arsick had wont to perform unto them: and in 16 Edw. 1. an hundred and forty five Acres of Land, and Meadow, in Bil­chaungre, and Cakeiegh, in Com. Essex. to Ibid. [...] 17 E. 1 n. [...]5. Essex. the Canons of Tremeuhale, for the health of the Soul of Gilbert his Son.

This Earl Robert had a Daughter called Io [...]ne, marriedClaus. 22 F [...] m 5. to William de Warren, with whom he gaveIbid m. 13 the Mannors of Midingham, Ty­burne, P [...]tewelle, Wlfhamstone, Ne­chamstede, and Gynges, with Lands in Cestresham, of ten pounds per annum: and died [...] in 24 Edw. 1. leaving issue by Alice his Wife Daughter [...] and Heir to Gilbert Lord Sam­ford Chamberlain to Queen Elianore, Robert his Son and Heir, then [...] of full age; as also [...] Hugh, and Thomas his younger Sons; Alfonsus his fourth Son dying [...] in his life time. Which Hugh, in 21 Edw. 1. being [...] then in the War [...]s of France, was constituted Governor [...] of St. Cyverine, having two hundred Horse and many Foot in that Garison. And the next en­suing year, wasTh. Wals. p. 24. n. 40. there also with Edmund Earl of Lancaster (the Kings Brother) and Blan [...]h his Wife Queen of Navar [...] (Mother to the Queen of France) and the Duke of Burgun­dy, at the Ratification of the Peace, made be­twixt both Realms, through the mediation of those Queens.

Moreover, in 25 Edw. 1. he was sent [...] with the Bishop of Winchester, and Ely, Wil [...]iam de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, and others, to treat of Peace betwixt the Kings of Eng­land, and France; and continued [...] in Gas­come, in the Kings service for a great part of that year. And, [...] for his good service in those parts, had a special [...] Livery of the Lands of William the Son of Warine de Montchens [...], whose Daughter and Heir called Di [...]nysia, he had married, though she was not then of full age.

In 26 Edw. 1. this Hugh was sent [...] by the King to the Court of Rome, upon some im­portant business: and in 27 Edw. 1. obtained a Charter [...] for Free-Warren in all his Demesne-Lands, within his Lordships of Ha [...]wode, in Com. Norf. as also of Hasingbroke, and Phan­ges, in Com. Essex.

In 29 Edw. 1. he was imployed [...] with Iohn Earl Warren, and others to treat with certain Embassadors of the King of France, touching Peace with the Scots. And in 32 Edw. 1. be­ing returned into England, did his FealtyRot Fin. 32 E. 1. m. 2. to the King for those Lands, which were of the Inheritance of Dionysia his Wife, whereof he had formerly livery.

In 34 Edward. 1. he was imployedRot. Scoc. 34 E 1. m. 3. in the Scottish Warrs. But by this Dionysia, it seems, he had no issue: for,Esc. 7 E. 2. n. 5 [...]. Essex. upon her death, in 7 E. 2. Adomare de Valence, Son of the Lady Ioane de Valence, was foundEsc. 7 E. 2. n. 5 [...]. Essex. to be her next Heir; she then dying seizedEsc. 7 E. 2. n. 5 [...]. Essex. of the Mannors of East-Hanyngfeld, West-Hanyngfeld, Stanford, and Fenge, with the Advowsons of those Churches; as also of the Mannors of Rodes­well, Great-Fordham, and Thuritone, with the Advowson of the Church of Thu­ritone, all in Com. Essex.

Of Thomas the younger Brother to this Hugh, it appearsRot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 7., that in 32 Edw. 1. he was in the Warrs of Scotland. And, that in 34 Ed. 1. having receivedComp. Joh. de Drokenes. ford, Custodis magnae Gar­derobae pen [...]s Remem. R. in Scacc. the Order of Knighthood, with Prince Edward, by Bathing, and divers other sacred ceremonies, he attendedRot. Scoc. 34 Edw. 1. m. 9. him into Scot­land. Moreover, that afterwards; scilicet, in 12 Ed. 2. heRot. Scoc. 12 Edw. 2. m. 13. was again in Scotland. And that he marriedClaus. 8 [...]dw. 2. m. 4. Agnes the Widow of Pain Tiptoft.

And of Alice the Widow of the last Earl Robert I find; that she had for her Dowry, an assignationClaus. 24 E. 1. m. 2. of the Mannors of Aldham, La­venham, and Cokefeld, in Com. Suff. Castle-Canefeld, and Bumsted, in Com. Essex. and Abyton-magna, in Com. Cantabr.

I now come to Robert, Son and Successor to the last Earl Robert. Adhuc Ro­bert, 3.

In 24 Edward. 1. this Robert doingClaus. 24 Ed. 1. m. 2. in cedula. his Ho­mage, had liveryClaus. 24 Ed. 1. m. 2. in cedula. of his Lands: And in 26 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 26 Edw. 1. m. 9. in that expedition then made into Scot­land. So likewiseRot. Scoc. 27 Edw. 1. m. 16. in 27 Edw. 1. And in 3 Edw. 3. obtained the Kings CharterCart. 3 E 3. n. 8. for a Court-Leet, at his Mannor of Thesham, in Com. Buck. with all those profits, and advan­tages, which the Sheriff of that County, had wont to enjoy there; paying yearly five Marks to the King into his Exchequer. As also ano­ther Ibid. n. 3 [...]. Charter for his Tenants of Lavenham, in Comitat. Suff. to be Toll-free throughout all England.

This Earl Robert diedEsc. 5 E. 3. n. 71. L [...]i [...]. in 5 Edw. 3. leaving no issue by Margaret his Wife, DaughterCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. of Roger Mortimer Earl of March; whereupon Iohn, Iohn, 1. his Nephew thenEsc. ut su­pra. eighteen years of age, (being SonCatal of Nob. by R. [...]. of Alfonsus, his younger Brother) became his Heir. Which Iohn was Rot. Scoc. 8 E. 3. m 9. in that expedition made into Scotland, in 8 Edw. 3. So likewise inRot. Sc [...]c. 9 E. 3. m 27. 9 andRot. Scoc. 10 Edw. 3. m. 27. 10 Edw. 3. and in 14 Edward. 3. attendedRot. Alem. 14 Edw. 3. m. 25. the King into Flanders. In which year he obtained the Kings CharterCart. 14 E. 3. n. 5. for a Market upon the Wednes­day every week, at his Mannor of Levenhales, in Com. Heref. for himself and Maude his Wife, and her Heirs: As also a Fa [...]r yearly upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, and for five days fol­lowing. And in 15 Edw. 3. wasFroissard. f. 45. a. & 46. a. at that great Feast, and Justing in London, which King Edward the third caused to be made, as it was said, for the love of the Countess of Salisbu­ry. Moreover, the same year, he had an as­signation Claus. 15 Ed. 3 p. 1. m. 31. out of the Subsidy, then levied, of three hundred pounds, in part of a greater summe, due to him, for his services in the Kings Warrs beyond-Sea. And in 16 Edw. 3. was Rot. Franc. 16 Edw. 3. m. 19. again in the Warrs of France; in which ser­vice he hadClaus▪ 6 Ed. 3. p. [...]. m. 32. forty Men at Arms, (himself ac­counted) one Banneret, nine Knights, twenty nine Esquires, and thirty Archers on Horsback, with an allowanceClaus▪ 6 Ed. 3. p. [...]. m. 32. of fifty six Sacks of Wooll, for the Wages of himself and his retinue.

In 17 Edward. 3. he accompaniedTh Wal [...]. in eodem [...] p. 150. Henry de Lancaster Earl of Derby; and divers other great Lords into Scotland, for raising the Seige of Loughmaban Castle. And in 18 Edw. 3. being appointed [...] by the King to go with the Earl of Derby, into Gascoine, he was [...] at [Page 193] the taking of Bergerath. After which, pas­sing Ibid. 52. [...]. to assail the Castle of Pellegrue; be­ing takenIbid. 52. [...]. in his Tent by night, he was soon enlarged, inIbid. 52. [...]. exchange for the Viscount of Bonquentyne, and some others. Whereupon he marchedIbid. 53. a. b. with the Earl of Derby, to Au­beroche, then beseiged by the French; and re­leived Ibid. 53. a. b. it. But, about the Feast of the Blessed Virgin, returning [...] out of Britanny, was by tempest cast [...] upon the Coast of Connacht, in Ireland, where he and all his company suf­fered much misery, from those barbarous people there who pillaged [...] them of all they had.

In 19 Edw. 3. he was again [...] in France, being then reteined [...] by Indenture to serve the King with eighty Men at Arms (whereof himself to be one) three Bannerets, twenty seven Knights, the rest Esquires, and eighty Archers on Horseback. And in 20 E. 3. attended [...] the K. into France, to the releif of Aguilon. Thence sent [...]el. Co [...]l. Vol. 1. 806. to the aid of Iohn de Montfort, who laid claim to the Dukedom of Britanny. And in 21 Edw. 3. was againRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 3. in the French Warrs.

In 26 Edw. 3. upon some dangerRo [...]. Fran. 26 Edw. 3. m. 5. of Inva­sion by the French, he was joynedRo [...]. Fran. 26 Edw. 3. m. 5. in Com­mission with William de Bohun, Earl of Nor­thampton, for arraying and arming of Men, in the Counties of Essex, and Hartford, in order to the defence of the Sea-coasts: and in 29 E. 3. attendedRot. Vascon. 29 E 3. m. 2. the K. into Gascoine. Where continuingTh. Wals. p. 162. n. 30. till 30 Ed. 3. he then wasTh. Wals. p. 162. n. 30. with Prince Edward in the Battle of Poytiers, and had [...], f 105. b. forty Spears under his command. After all which; viz. in 33 E. 3. on Friday the Feast of All-Saints, he made his Testament [...]. 159. b. at Bentle [...], in Essex, and thereby bequeathing his Body to be buryed in the Chapel of Our Lady, within the Priory of Colne, on the South side of the Quire; at the Head of Iohn, and Robert his Sons (who dying in his lifetime, were there Interred) appointed, that four hun­dred Marks Sterling, left by his Ancestors, in Aid of the Holy-Land, should be paid by his Executors, with all convenient speed. More­over towards the building of that Church at Co [...]ne, he gave an hundred Marks; and for reedifying the Chapel, called the New [...]Abby, in Castle-Hengham, an hundred Marks; to the end, that Masses should be there celebrated, as heretofore by one or two Priests. Likewise to Maude his Wife, all the utensils of his House; as well Silver as other: and to Maude his Daugh­ter, for her Marriage, a thousand Marks: and thereupon went [...] over into France, (the King himself being [...] gone thither before:) but depar­ted [...] this life upon the 24th of Ianuary the same year, being then seized [...] of the Castle at Leonhals, in Com. Heref. Langle, and Bra­dele, in Comit. Bedf. of the Mannors of Wy­kingston. in Comit. Leicest. Great-Bentley, Fratynge, Great-Kemfeld, and Fingre, in Com. Essex. as also of the Mannors of Colne, the Castle and Mannor of Hengham, the Man­nors of Hengham, Sihill, Gelham, Le-Ua [...], in Beauchamp-Otes, Dodinghurst, and Stansted-Montfichet, in the same County; and Whitchu [...]ch, in Comit. Buck. Moreover, of the Inheritance of Maude, his Wife, he died seized of the Mannors of Marketes-Overton, in Com. Rotel. Welles, in Com. Hertf. Lagh­ton, with the Hundred of Scheplake, in Com. Suss. [...]alton, and Milton, in Com. Northamp. And for term of the life of Maude his Wife, of the Mannors of Wroxhale, and Worth, in Com. Dorset. Also joyntly with her, by the en­dowment of Robert, Son of Robert Fitz-Payn, her first Husband, the Mannors of Stoctone, Pole, and Hurdecote, in Comit. Wilts. And likewise joyntly with her, of the Mannors of Abyton, and Caupes, in Com. Cantabr. Flete, Rydelyngwold, Bokynfeld, Badlesmere, and Whitstable, in Com. Kanc. Kensyngton, in Com. Midd. Great-Hormede, in Com. Hertf. of the Mannors of Lavenham, called Over-Hale, and Nether-Hale, Aldham, and Coke­seld, in Com. Suff. and Brumstede, in Comit. Essex. leaving issueEsc. 34. E. [...]. n 84. by her the said Maude, who wasClaus [...]. one of the Sisters and Coheirs to Giles de Badlesmere, (a great Baron in [...]) and WidowEsc. 40 E. 3. n. 40. of Robert the Son of Robert Fitz-Pain, Sir Thomas de Vere, Knight, his Son and Heir, Esc. 34 E. 3. n. 84. at that time twenty three years of age: as also Catal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Aubrey, another Son; and two Daughters; viz. Catal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Margaret, married to Henry Lord Beau­mont, and after to Sir Iohn Devereux, Knight; and Isabel first married to Sir Iohn Courtney, (Grandfather to Hugh the fifth Earl of Devon, of that Family) and after to Sir Oliver Dinham, Knight.

Which Maude (their Mother then surviving) hadRot. Fin. 12 E. 3. m 8. for her purparty of the Inheritance descen­ded to her, by the death of the said Giles de Badlesmere, the Mannors of Badle [...]mere, and Bokynfeild, in Com. Kanc. with fifty Acres of Wood, to the said Mannor of Bokynfeild, belonging; also the MannorsClaus. 15 Edw. 3. p. 2. m. 41. of Ryglyng­weld, in Comitat. Kanc. Laghto, (excepting Waldern-Wood) and West-Dene, in Com. Suss. Welles, in Comit. Hertf. and the fourth part of the Mannor of Chaxsted, in Comitat. Essex. and diedEsc. [...] 38. Essex. the next ensuing year.

But I return to Thomas. Thomas.

This Earl Thomas, in 34 Ed. 3. beingRot Fin. 34 Edw. 3. m. 4. in the Kings service beyond-Sea, had LiveryRot Fin. 34 Edw. 3. m. 4. of his Lands, his Homage being then respitedRot Fin. 34 Edw. 3. m. 4.: but in 40 Edw. 3. he personally performedRot. Fin. 40 E 3 m 7. it.

In 43 Ed. 3. this Thomas wasRot Franc. 43 E. 3. m. 4. in the Warrs of France.

And having in his Fathers lifetime marriedEsc. 3 [...] E. 3. n. 84. Leic. Maud the Daughter of Ralph de Vfford (at which time he hadEsc. 3 [...] E. 3. n. 84. Leic. the Mannor of Chesham, in Com. Buck. setled upon him and her; and the Heirs Males of their two Bodies) by his Testament, [...] bearing date at Bentley, upon Friday the first of August, ann. 1371. (45 Edward. 3.) be­queathed his Body to be buried within the Priory of Colne, on the North side, in the Chapell of S. Peter; appointing for the charge of his Funeral, an hundred and thirty three pounds, six shillings, and eight pence. And to her the said Maude, gave all his Reliques, then in his proper custody, with a certain Cross made of the very wood of Christs-Cross; as also all the furniture of his Chapel. To Robert his Son he gave two Basons of Silver; and to Sir Alberic de Vere, his Brother, a Coat of Male, which Sir William de Wingfeld bestowed on him; like­wise a new Helmet, and a pair of Gauntlets: Of which Testament he constituted the famous Iohn de Hawkwood, one of his Executors; and departed [...] this life the same year, being then seized [...] of the Mannors of Bumsted-Helium, Bumsted ad Turrim, Fingrithe, Bent­ley, [Page 194] Ramesey, Wrabenesse, Castle-Heng­ [...]n, Ge [...]ham-parva, Hengham-Sibille, Bour [...]hale, Sranst [...]ede-Montfichet, Cane­feld-magna, Dodingherst, Dounham, with the Marsh called Tympanesse, within the Township of Bures Gilfard, in Comit. Essex. Likewise of the Mannors of Great-Hormede, [...], called Gorehams, Westwyke Hamlet, in the Town of [...]ingesley, and Man­nor of [...], within the Town of Offeley, in Com. Hertf. of the Mannor of Leonhals, in Com. Heref. Ab [...]ton-magna, in Com. Cantabr. Chesham, with the Leet, (parcel of the Barony of Bulbe [...]k) in Com. Buck. Bradele, in Com. Berks. [...]ensyngton, in Comit. Midd. Laugh­ton, in Com. Suss. with the hundred of Ship­lake; of the Mannors of Lavenham, called Over-Hal [...], and Nether-Hall, Aldeam, and Cokefeld, in Com. Suff. Paston, in Comitat. Northamp. and Market-Overton, in Comitat. Rotel. leaving Robert his SonIbid. and Heir, and Maude his Wife then surviving; who had for her Dowry and assignation [...] of the Mannors of Over-Hall, in Lavenham, and Aldham, with certain Tenements called Holland, in Com. Suff. the Mannors of Great-Hormede, in Com. Hertf. Earles-Colne, and Bentley, in Com. Essex. Abyton, in Comit. Cantabr. Rydlyng­wold, with certain Tenements in Cherleton, and the fourth part of two parts, of the Man­nor of Kingston, in Com. Kanc.

Of which Alberic (his Brother) I find, that in 51 Edward. 3. he was joyned in Commissi­on Rot. [...]ranc. 51 E. 3. m. 3. with the Bishop of St. Davids, (then Lord Chancelour) and others to treat of Peace with Charles King of France; and in 4 R. 2. con [...]itutedRot. Franc. 4 R. 2. m. [...]. one of the Embassadors sent to make a League with Wenceslaus King of the Ro­mans, and Bohemia, and the King of Eng­land. Moreover, that in 8 R. 2. he was retei­ned [...] to serve the King, in his Warrs of Scot­land for forty days.

But I return to Robert, [...] Son and Heir to the last Earl Thomas.

This Robert making proof [...] of his age in 6 R. 2. and then doing his Homage, had Livery [...] of his Lands: whose marriage (he being [...] in his minority at his Fathers death) was there­upon granted [...] by King Edward the third, to I [...]gelram, then Earl of [...], to the intent [...] he might take to Wife the Lady Philippa, Daughter of that Earl. Which being accordingly effected [...], King Richard the second, in the se­cond year of his Reigne (this Robert being [...] still in Ward) granted [...] unto William, then Bi­shop of London, and Roger de Beauchamp, an hundred pound per annum, for his better sup­port, untill he should arrive at full age: as he did shortly after; viz. in 6 R. 2. but wanting [...] Lands of sufficient worth to maintain her the said Philippa, then his Wife, he obtained from the King, in consideration [...] of his good service, done and to be done; that during her life, they should enjoy [...] all those Lands, which were be­stowed by King Edward the third in remainder after the death of Ioane the Wife of Iohn de Coupland, upon them the said Ingelram and Isa­bel, and the Heirs of their two Bodies. More­over, in 8 R. 2. he procured from the King a grant [...] of [...]uensborough Castle, in Kent, to [...]ld for terme of the Kings life, and his own; and in [...]ase he should be the surviver, then to himself and the heirs male of his body for ever: and the same year was reteinedE. Autogr. pen [...]s [...] pell to serve the King in his Scottish Warrs for forty daies.

Besides all this in 9 R. 2. the K. having reteined Pat. 9 [...] m 6. him, into his imployment; did, in considera­tion Pat. 9 [...] m 6. of the great Costs and expences he was at in his service, givePat. 9 [...] m 6. him the Castle and Lord­ship of Okeham in Rutland, with all the Fo­rest of Rutland, to hold for terme of his life, and then to the Heirs Male of his Body: And purposingPat. [...] to exalt him to much higher dig­nity; viz. toPat. [...] confer on him the title of Mar­quess of Dublin; that he mightPat. [...] the better support that Honor assignedPat. [...] unto him, in re­version, after the death of Iames de Audeleigh, the Castle, Mannor, and Burrough of Barne­staple; the Mannors of Fremington, Ilfere­combe, Combe-Martyn, South-Molton, Holdesworthy, Nemet-Bowe. Uppeye, Body-Tracy, Holne, Dertyngton, Kynge­ston, Blackdon, and Lang-a [...]re, with all other the Lands of the said Iames de Audeleigh, lying in the Counties of Devon, Cornwall, and Somerse [...], which after the death of him the said Iames, were to descend to the King.

And, upon [...] this his creation of Marquess,Marque [...]s of Dubl [...] which was [...] done in Parliament, the same year granted [...] him the Land and Dominion of Ireland, with all profits, &c. as amply as the King him­self ought to have the same; excepting to the King the Homages, Resort, and Superiority of that Countrey.

Which title of Marquess had neverTh. [...] 348. n. [...] till then been heard of in En [...]land; and therefore was much distastedTh. [...] 348. n. [...] by others of the Nobility; in regard that thereby he was set higher than themselves, notTh. [...] 348. n. [...] being superior to them in Wis­dom, or Valor (as my Author saith.) And moreover, bestowedPat 9 [...] p. 2. m. [...] upon him all the bene­fit and advantage, which might be had, by Iohn the Son of Charles de Bloys, then PrisonerIbid. m. 2 [...]. in Gloucester Castle, to the intent he might be the better enabled to maintain five hundred men at Arms▪ and a thousand Archers, at the accu­stomed Wages of Warr, by the space of two years after he should arrive in Ireland (which he intended about Candlemass the same year) in order to the Conquest of that Realm.

And in another Parliament held at London, about Michaelmas after; esteeming that Honor, so lately conferred upon this his cheif favorite, too low for his merits, advanced [...] him to the title of Duke of Ireland, upon the Feast day of S. Edward the Confessor. and having so done, ordained [...], that the Heir of Charles de Bloys, who challenged the Dukedom of Britanny, (and whose ransom he had obtained) should sell it to the French for thirty thousand Marks; to the intent, that this new Duke, with that money, might by force get the Dominion of Ireland, which the King had so given him; and Land there, before Easter ensuing. Whereunto the Lords and Commons readily assented [...], being rather content [...] to want the money there, than be troubled any longer with his Company.

Soon after which, the King gave [...] him liberty to re [...]ide at Berhamstede-Castle (one of his own Royal Palaces) affording him fuel to burn, out of his Woods and Park there.

Being therefore thus pufft up with Wealth, and Honor he grew libidinous [...] and insolent; and put [...] away the fair Lady Isabel his Wife (kins­woman [Page 195] to the King) with purpose to take ano­ther of mean extraction, who came out of Bo­hem [...]a, with Queen Anne; which gave great distast to the Nobility (though the King favored him in every thing;) especially [...] to the Duke of Gloucester; (the Kings Uncle) who though he could not at present vindicate his neice so re­pudiated, reserved [...] himself for an opportune time to do it. But soon after this, Easter being passed [...], and the expectation of his going for Ireland, still [...] continuing; the King to prevent any tumult by the Nobles, accompanied [...] him into Wales; where continuing retired for a while; they [...] laid their heads together, how they might murther the Duke of Gloucester, and likewise the Earles of Arundell, Warw [...]k. Derby and Nottingham. And having staid in those remote parts till [...] the people had for­gotten this so much talked of voiage into Ire­land, returned [...] with the King to Noting­ham Castle; there to [...] consider farther, how they might best act the designed murther of those great men before mentioned.

The Nobles therefore, discerning [...] what was like to befall them; raised all the power they could, and met [...] together at Haringhay Park (near Higate, in Com. Midd.) in an hostile manner; which so startled the King, and those then about him, who were the cause of those high discontents; that all of them then began to desire [...] an accommodation; and to that end sent [...] to the Lords so met at Haringhay, to come to Westminster; that there, upon a calme debate together, the business might be quietly composed. Who meeting [...] there accordingly, after a short speech, made to them by the Bi­shop of Ely (then Lord Chancellor) in the clo­sure whereof he told [...] them, that the King de­sired to know the Cause of this their Insurrection; they answered [...], that it was for his advantage; viz. to rid him of those Traitors which he then had about him: amongst whom, the first they nominated [...], was this Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland.

But the King giving [...] them fair words, and taking them into his Chamber, where he made them drink [...] together, told them, they should all meet together in Parliament, and equal justice should be done to each.

Matters at present being therefore thus qua­lified [...]; the Duke of Ireland, by the Kings connivance [...], hasts forthwith into Wales, there to raise what power he could: but discer­ning [...] his danger, privily got [...] away, being dis­guised [...], (as it was reported) in the habit of a Servant, with a Bow and a Quiver of Arrows on his Back; and so with five others in his com­pany, alike accoutered, came to Chester: and soon after that, fled [...] beyond-Sea, with Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk.

But long it was not e're he landed in Eng­land again with [...] about four or five thousand men; and being got into O [...]fordshire, came [...] to Radcote Bridge upon the River Isis, on the Feast day of S. Thomas the Apostle; which Bridge Henry Earl of Derby had broken [...] in three places; and fixed Souldiers there, to stop his farther passage. The Duke therefore seeing himself in this desperate condition, and that [...] the E. of Derby with his power, was not far distant, displaid [...] the Kings Banner, and animated his men to fight; advancing [...] before them to the Bridge: which being not passable, he allighted Ibid & n. 40. from his Horse. and mountedIbid & n. 40. another; pur­posing to avoid his Enemies by swiming the River: but, being invironed by the Duke of Gloucester, on the one side, and the Earle of Derby on the other side; he threw [...] away his Sword, Gantlets, and Armor, and leaping into the River, escaped [...] them.

In their pursuit of him, it is saidT. Wals. 363. n. 10., that his Charriot was taken; and in it the Kings Letters, appointing him to hast to London, with what strength he had; expressing, that he would there be ready to live and dye with him. The Lords therefore being thus powerfull, caused [...] the King of summon a Parliament at Westmin­ster. Which being done; and this Duke (a­mongst others) calledIbid. 27 [...]4. &c., to make answer to cer­tain Articles of High Treason, then and there exhibited, against him, by the Duke of Glou­cester, and others; notIbid. 27 [...]4. &c. appearing, he was forthwith banishedIbid. 2726. n. 30.; and all his possessions con­fiscated Ibid. 2726. n. 30., exceptingIbid. 2726. n. 30. his entailed Lands; which only were to remain to his right Heirs.

Upon this Banishment, being likewise attain­tedIbid. 2727. n. 30. & 40., OutlawedIbid. 2727. n. 30. & 40., and FledIbid. 2727. n. 30. & 40. beyond-Sea (as al­ready hath been observed) he was at length strickenLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 190. [...]. Neustr. 152. n. [...]0. by a Wild-Boar, in Hunting; and died Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 190. [...]. Neustr. 152. n. [...]0. of his hurts at Lov [...]me, in anno 1392. (16 Ric. 2.) in great distress and penury. About three years after which; viz. inIbid. 155. n. 10. November, ann. 1395. (19 R. 2.) the King having caused his Body to be broughtIbid. 155. n. 10. over into England, made Ibid. 155. n. 10. a solemne Funeral for him at Colne in Essex; being presentIbid. 155. n. 10. himself thereat, with many of the Bishops; but few of the temporal Lords, their old hatred towards him being not then abated.

Dying thus, and without [...] issue, Alberi [...] de Vere, his uncle [...], was in 16 R. 2. by assent of Parliament restored [...] to all those Lands, which had been by fine entailed, before the attainder of the Duke, his Nephew; having also the name, Title, and Honor of Earl of Oxford, then grantedCart. de an. [...]5 [...]6, & 17 R. 2. n. 16. to him, and to the Heirs Male of his Body; and thereupon took his seatCart. de an. [...]5 [...]6, & 17 R. 2. n. 16. in Par­liament amongst the Peers: but being infirmCatal of Nob. by R. B., the Office of Lord High Chamberlain of Eng­land, which he and his Ancestors had longCatal of Nob. by R. B. held, was in 17 R. 2. bestowedPat. 7 R 2. p. 1. m. 23. by the King on Iohn Holland Earl of Huntendon, to hold for term of life. And continuing [...] still weak, had speciall Licence [...] to be absent from that Parliament held at Shrewsbury in 21 R. 2. in which the Judgement [...] given in the Parlia­ment of 11 R. 2. against Robert Duke of Ire­land, his Nephew, was [...] revoaked and anul­led.

This Earl Alberic took to WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Alice the Daughter of Iohn Lord Fitz-Walter, by whom he had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Richard his Son and Successor; and Iohn who diedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. unmarried: as also a Daugh­ter marriedIbid. to Sir Iohn Fitz-Lewes, Knight; and departed [...] this life upon S. George his day, 1 Hen. 4. leaving Richard his Son and Heir then [...] fourteen years of age; being then seised [...] of the Castle and Mannor of Castle-Hengham, the Mannors of [...]elham-parva, Bumstede, Dodingherst, Stanstede-Monfichet, Fing­reth, Beaumonds; as also the Office of Stew­ard of the whole Forest of Essex. Likewise of the Mannors of Badlesmere in [...]ent; Calmerton, in Com. Buck. Magna-Campes, [Page 196] Saxton, and Swafha [...]- [...]ulbeck, in Comit▪ Cantabr. And for terme of life, by the grant of King Richard of the Honor and Town of Rey­leigh, and Mannors of Eastwood, and Thun­derst, the reversion to Edward Duke of York, and the Heirs Male of his Body; leaving Alice his Wife surviving, who had for her Dowery an assignationClaus. 1 H. 4. p. 2. m. 10. of the Mannors of Badlesmere; excepting four hundred acres of Land, and Pa­sture there therein, held in Gavel-kind; and like­wise of the Mannor of Bumstede, Beau­mond, and Eston-Hall, in Com. Essex. Cal­verton, and Whitchurch, in Com. Buck. and fifteen shillings, and six pence, half peny Rent, out of the Mannor of Stansted-Montfichet.

I now come to Richard Richard. the succeeding Earl. On whose behalf the Commons in Parliament in 1 Hen. 4. did pray,Rot Pa [...]l. [...] Hen. 4. n. 140. that having married Alice the Daughter of the Kings Sister, he might be restored to the Office of Chamberlain of Eng­land, being his due inheritance, and taken a­way by violence by King Richard the second; but thereunto the King did notRot Pa [...]l. [...] Hen. 4. n. 140. then assent.

In 2 Hen. 4. it was Enacted [...] by Parliament; that if this Richard Earl of Oxford, when he came of age, should consent, that Philippa Dutches of Ireland, might enjoy her Dower out of the entailed Lands, confirmed and assu­red to her, by Earl Aubery, his Father, then he should have to him and to his Heirs, all those Lands, which were the Duke of Ireland's, in in Demesn or Reversion; and in the Kings hands upon the first day of March preceding. This Richard being inPat 3 H. 4. p. [...]. m. 34. his minority at his Fathers death; had, in 3 H. 4 a grantPat 3 H. 4. p. [...]. m. 34. of an hundred pounds per annum, for his maintenance, to be re­ceived out of the profits of his own Lands.

And, in 8 Hen. 4. upon his assentRot Pa [...]l 8 Hen 4. that the before-specified Dutchess Philippa should enjoy her Dower; the King grantedRot Pa [...]l 8 Hen 4. to him and his Heirs, all those Lands and Tenements, which by the forfeiture of Duke Robert, came to the Crown; excepting such as had been disposed of by himself or King Richard the second. And inRot Pa [...]l 8 Hen 4. the Parliament then held, made special Li­very Rot Pa [...]l 8 Hen 4. unto him, of all those Lands, which she the said Philippa held in Joynture (she being then dead, as it seems:) as alsoRot Pa [...]l 8 Hen 4. of all other Lands, whereof Earl Aubrey, his Father, died seized; he being [...] then of full age.

About this time, or not long before, Maude Countess of Oxford, Widow of E. Thomas, and Mother to Robert Duke of Ireland, still sur­viving [...], caused it to be divulged [...] that King Richard 2. was alive; and that he would forth­with lay claim to his antient Ho [...]r; and pro­cured [...] Harts to be made of Silver and gilt, (which were Badges that King Richard gave to his Friends, Souldiers, and Servants) to be in the Kings name distributed in the Countrey, whereby the people might be the sooner allured to rise on his behalf: giving it farther out, that Ibid. n. 30. & 40. he was privately kept in Scotland, till he could have a fit oportunity to come in with an Army of French and Scots. Whereupon she was committedIbid. n. 30. & 40. to Prison, and her goods con­fiscated Ibid. n. 30. & 40. This Maude by her Testament [...] da­ted at Bentley, 20 Ian. anno 1412. (14 H. 4.) bequeathed her Body to be buried in the Nunns Church, at Brusezard; appointing, that her H [...]rse should be covered with black Cloath, and and a white cloath in form of a Cross thereon; as also three Tapers to burn about it, on the day of her funeral; viz. two at her Head, and the third at her Feet; and four Torches besides. And gave to those Nunns the Mannor of Wrab­nase, in pure Almes, for the health of her own Soul, her Parents Souls, and the Souls of all the faithful deceased. And having so done, depar­ted this life on Wednesday being the Feast of the Conversion of S. Paul, the same year; leaving Robert de Willoughby her next Heir; viz. Son of William, Son of Alice, Sister of Eliz. Mother of her the said Maude, then twenty six years of age.

But I returne to Richard.

In 3 Hen. 5. this Richard wasRot. Fran [...] 3 H. 5 m. 14. in that ex­pedition then made into France: but before the end of that year, finding himself infirme, he made his TestamentChichley, Vol. [...]. 304 [...].; viz. 6 Aug. ann. 1415. by which he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Conventual Church of the Priory at Colne in Essex, where his Ancestors lay In­terred: and gave to Alice his Wife, all his per­sonal Estate, to pay his Debts, discharge his Fu­neral, and to dispose for pious uses. After which, viz. in 4 Hen. 5. he became riteinedEx Autogr, pen [...]s Cl [...]. pell. to serve the King in person, in his Warrs of France; but, diedEsc. 4 H. 5. n. 53. B [...]ck. the same year, on the morrow after S. Valentines day; leaving issue by Alice his Wife, one of the DaughtersCatal. of Nob by R. B. and Heirs of Sir Richard Sergeaux, Knight, twoCatal. of Nob by R. B. Sons, Iohn and Robert. Which Robert, took to WifeVinc. Cor. p. 406. Ioane, the Widow of Nicholas Lord Carew, Daughter to Sir Hugh Courtney of Hacham, Knight, and HeirIbid. to her Mother Philippa, one of the Daugh­ters and Heirs to Sir Warine Archdeacon, Knight; and had issueIbid. Iohn who married Alice Daugh­ter and Heir to Walter Kilrington, alias Colebroke; by whome he had issueIbid. Iohn Vere; who after the death of that Earl Iohn, commonly called Little Iohn of Camps, became Earl of Ox­ford, as I shall shew anon. which Alice (Viz. Widow to this last mentioned Earl Richard) having then for her Dower, an assignationEsc. 4 H. 5. n. 53. u [...]. sup [...]. of the Mannors of Over-Hall and Nether-Hall, in Lavenham, the Mannor of Bumstede at the Tower, called Gebons, the Mannor of Fingerith, Great-Canefeld, and Doding­hurst, with that Mannor of Bumstede, cal­led Countess-Meadow, in Bumstede-Helion, in Com. Essex. but afterwards, taking to Husband [...] Nicholas Thurley Esq without the K. licence, her Dowry was seised [...], and Thurley imprisoned [...] in the Tower of London, untill by a fine of one years value of that her Dowry, he obtained a Pardon for the Transgression.

I Now come to Iohn, Son and Heir to Earl Richard, who was [...] nine years of age at his Fa­thers death.

This Iohn, succeeding in his Fathers Honors, was amongst others made [...] Knight by the King, at Leicester, on Whitsunday, 4 H. 6. the King himself having then received [...] that Honor, at the hands of his Uncle the Duke of Bedford: And in 7 H. 6 being [...] then in Ward; having married [...] Elizabeth the Daughter of Sir Iohn Howard the younger, Knight, without Licence, did for the Summe of two thousand pounds, to be paid into the Exchequer obtain pardon [...] for that Transgression. Before the end of which year, making proof [...] of his age and do­ing his Homage, he had Livery [...] of his Lands.

In 13 Henr. 6. this Earl Iohn obtained Li­cence [...] to travail towards the Holy-Land, with [Page 197] twelve persons of his Company; and to take Ibid. with him an hundred pounds in Money, and to receiveIbid. five hundred Marks more by way of Exchange.

In 14 Hen. 6. he wentRot. Franc. 14 H. 6. m. 6. into Pi [...]ardy, for the relief of Calais: and the same year per­forming his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 16 Hen. 6. m. 5. of all those Lands, which by the death of Margaret the Wife of Sir Iohn Howard, Knight descended to Elizabeth her Daughter whom he hadRot. Fin. 16 Hen. 6. m. 5. mar­ried. In 17 Hen. 6. he was joyned in Com­mission [...] with Iohn Duke of Norfolk, and others, to treat with Charles de Valoys or his Embassadors, touching a perpetual peace be­twixt this Realm and France. And in 32 Hen. 6. together with [...] the Earls of Salis­bury, Sa [...]op, Worcester, Wilts, and some other Lords, undertook [...] to keep the Seas for three years, next following; being allowed [...] the Subsidies, of Tunnage and Poundage, then granted for that service. But when King Ed­ward the fourth attained the Crown, the Lan­castrean party, (whereof this Earl was one) soon fell: for that King in the first year of his Reign, callingStow's Chron. in eod ann. Holinsh. p. 665. b. n. 20. a Parliament upon the fourth of No­vember, wherein King Henry the sixth and all his Linage were disheritedStow's Chron. in eod ann. Holinsh. p. 665. b. n. 20., caused this Earl Iohn, and Auberie his eldest Son (together with the Dukes of Exeter, and Somerset, and many other) to be attaintedStow's Chron. in eod ann. Holinsh. p. 665. b. n. 20. and at several times after beheaded themStow's Chron. in eod ann. Holinsh. p. 665. b. n. 20. on Tower Hill.

The InquisitionEs [...]. 3. E. 4. [...]. 23. Oxon. taken in 3 Edw. 4. after this his Death; saith, that he died 26 Februar. 1 Edw. 4. and that Iohn his Son and Heir, was at the time of the taking thereof, twenty years of age.

Of his issue, which he had by Elizabeth his Wife (before mentioned) there were five Sons; viz. [...] Aubery, who suffered death with him; Iohn who succeeded him, Sir George, Sir Richard, and Sir Thomas, all Knights; and three Daugh­ters; viz. [...] Mary a Nunn at Berking in Es­se [...], Ioane married to Sir William Norres of Yatenden, Knight; and Elizabeth, to Willi­am Son and Heir to Henry Bourchier Earl of Essex.

In 3 and 4 Edw. 4 the King, in Parliament upon [...] the Petition of this Iohn Earl of Ox­ford, mentioned [...] the Act of Attainder of Ro­bert Duke of Ireland, in 11 R. 2. as also the restoration of Aubery de Vere, in 16 R. 2. and the Annullation of the Act of 11. In 21 R. 2. as also the revoking that in 1 Hen. 4. Repealed [...] that of 1 Hen. 4. which had been made in affirmance of the Act of 11 R. 2. (as touching the said Earle of Oxford) which had formerly repealed the Act of 21 Ric. 2. And, as con­cerning him, revived [...] the Act of 21 Ric. 2. with a salvo to the King and his Heirs, of any Right, Title, or Interest, which he had or might have, to any of those Lands, which were Ro­bert Earl of Oxford's, with divers provisions, and exceptions therein mentioned.

This Iohn, Iohn, 3. in 10 Ed. 4 being [...] one of those that then adhered to King Henry the sixth, in order to his restoration, (which hapned [...] that year though it held but a while) sate High Steward [...], for the Trial of Iohn Tiptoft Earl of Worceser; who thereupon had Judgement [...] of death, and was [...] beheaded on Tower-Hill.

But the Scene soon altered again: for King Edward returning, and getting strength, metPol. Virg. 526. & 527. [...]. [...]0. & 30. Richard Nevil, the stout Earl of Warwick, (at that time King Henrys chiefest Champion) at Barnet, in Com. Midd. in the left Wing of whose Army this our Earl was placed,Pol. Virg. 526. & 527. [...]. [...]0. & 30. with some Horse, as Polyd. Virg. affirmeth. Others Holinsh. p 684. a. n. 60. & ibid. b. say, in the right wing: and that leading the Van ward, the Kings people were, through his valor, overmacht; so that many ran away, and carried news to London, that the Earl of Warwick had won the Field. Which might have fallen out true, had not preposterous for­tune hapned to his men; who, having a Starr, with streams for their Liveries; were not, by reason of the mist, distinguished from King Ed­wards men; and through that mistake, shot at one another. Whereupon, crying Treason, he Fled, with eight hundred of his Souldiers. So that all his party, being thus unhappily routed [...] ut supra., with Edmund Duke of Somerset, he made hast into Wales, where he was received [...] ut supra. by the Earl of Pembroke; and after that into Cornwall, untoIbid. 532. n. 40. S. Michaels-Mount.

It is saidLe [...]. Coll. Vol. 1. 7 [...]8. by some; that, at the loss of Barnet Field, he fled into Scotland, and thence into France: and having gotten much at Sea, came into the West Countrey; where, by subtilty he entred S. Michaels Mount, in Cornwall, with three hundred ninety seven men, upon the last of September; and divers times coming down thence, into the adjacent villages, had good chear of the Inhabitants: Whereupon Bodrigan, the Kings Lieutenant in that County, being commanded by the King, besieged the Mount; but so favorably, that the Earl revictu­alled it; so that Fortescue was sent to keep [...] Seige better. But, at last, the King so wrought with the Souldiers in the Mount, that had not our Earl submitted, his own men would have made him prisoner: in so much as Fortescue en­tred the Mount upon the fifteenth of February following; wherein he found victual, which might have served till Midsummer, this Earl, with the Lord Beaumont being carried prisoners to the King; and sentEsc 14 [...] 4. n. 28. Suff. to safe Custody, in the Castle of Hamms in Picardy. Soon after which, viz. in the Parliament begun at Westminster, upon the sixth of October the same year, he was (together with Sir George and Sir Thomas, his Brothers both Knights) attainted.Esc 14 [...] 4. n. 28. Suff.

But in 2 Ric. 3. being still prisonerPol. Virg. 556. n. 20. in the Castle of Hamms; observingPol. Virg. 556. n. 20. what hopes of aid Henry Earl of Richmund, then had from the French, and others, in order to his gaining the Crown of this Realm; he gotPol. Virg. 556. n. 20. thence, together withIbid. Sir Iames Blount, the Go­vernor of that Castle, and Sir Iohn Forte­scue, porter of the Gates of Calais; and cameIbid. to Montarges, to the Earl of Rich­mund; who rec [...]ivedIbid. him with much joy, beingIbid. a person of great nobility, expert in mi­litary affairs, and withall, of high integrity.

Whereof when King Richard heardIbid. 558. n. 10.; and that the Castle of Hamms had declaredIbid. 558. n. 10. for Richmund, through the contrivance of this Earl: as alsoIbid. 558. n. 10., that he and Blount the Governor of that Castle, were so gone, as before is expressed; he forthwith appointed,Ibid. 558, n. 10., that part of the Gar­rison at Calais, should march out to regain that Castle. Whereupon those in the Castle standingIbid. n. 30 [...] upon their Guards, and sendengIbid. n. 30 [...] a Messenger to the Earl of Richmund, for more [Page 198] aid; he forthwith dispatchedIbid. this our Earl of Oxford, with a choice number of expert Soul­diers; who, by his skilfull conduct drew off those in the Castle, without any loss. After which he himself hasted thence to the Earl of Rich­mund, in Paris.

And, upon his arrival in England, marched with him to Bosworth, where King Richard being ready to give him Battle; Richmund Marshalled his Army, and appointedIbid. 563. n. 10. this Earl to command the Vantguard, consistingIbid. 563. n. 10. of Arch­ers. Who behaved himself with great courage in that fight: and whenIbid. n. 2 [...]. & 30. they came to the Sword; fearing to be encompassed, commandedIbid. n. 2 [...]. & 30., that no Souldier should stirr above ten foot from his Colours. And then most Valliantly chargingIbid. n. 2 [...]. & 30. the Enemy, in form of a Wedge, put them to the RoutIbid. n. 40.; in which he slewIbid. n. 40. many, and thereby became one of the chiefest Instruments, in obtaining an happy victory that day.

For which memorable service, Richmund being thereupon Crowned King by the name of Henry the seventh, he was soon restoredRot. Parl. 1 Hen. 7. m. 10. Rec. de Term H [...]l. 2 Hen. 7. rot 5. to all his possessions: and for his great prudence and gra­vity, made choice [...] of for one of his privy Coun­cel; as also, at his Coronation, constituted [...] one of the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord high Steward of England. And stood in such high favor with him; as that he obtained a grantPat. 1 H. 7. p 2. to himself, and Margaret his Wife, and to the Heirs of her the said Margaret, of the Lordship of de la More, in Comit. Hertf. and Midd. late belonging to George Nevil Arch­bishop of York: as also of the Mannors of [...]amlingham, [...]elsall, Harestone, Pesen­hall, Walton, with Tremley, and the Hun­dred of Loose, in Com. Suff. and likewise of the Mannor of Willington, in Com. Bedf. which were part of the possessions of Iohn late Duke of Norfolk attainted. Likewise of the Man­nors of Berham, Walkefare, and Powers, in Waltham-parva, in Comit. Essex. late the Lands of Francis Vicccount Lovell, attainted; of the Mannor of Botesworth, in Comitat. Northampt. late William Catesby's Esq attainted. Also of an House called the Herber, in the Parish of S. Mary Bothawe, in the Ward of Dowe-gate, London, part of the possessions of George late Duke of [...]larence; to hold to him, and to the Heirs male of his Body.

And, besides all this, was made Constable [...] of the Tower of London; and likewise [...] Lord High Admiral of all England, Ireland, and Dutchy of Aquitane.

Moreover, in 3 Hen. 7. he was constituted [...] one of the Commissioners to exercise the Office of High Steward of England, at the Corona­tion of the Queen. Furthermore, upon that Insurrection [...] made by Iohn Earl of Lincoln, on the behalf of Lambert Simnell (who was taught to personate [...] one of the murthered Sons of King Edward the fourth,) was [...], with Iasper Duke of Bedford, a chief commander of the Kings Forces against those Rebells.

And in 4 Hen. 7. together [...] with the same Duke of Bedford, he had the Command [...] of those forces, which were sent by King Henry into Flanders, in aid of Maximilian the Em­peror, against the French: And in 9 Hen. 7. was made Constable [...] of the Castle of [...]lare, in Com. Suff.

In 12 Henr. 7. he was likewise [...] one of the cheif Commanders against the Lord Audley, and his fellow-Rebells in the Battle at Black-Heath.

And in 1 Hen. 8. obtained a confirmationPat. 1 H. [...] p. 1. m. 26. from the King, of the Office of Lord Great-Chamberlain of England, originally granted to his Ancestor Alberic de Vere, by King Henry the first. In which year he had likewise the Constableship of the Castle of [...]lare, confir­med Ibid. m. 26. to him for life: as also a grantIbid. and confirmationIbid. of the Castle of Colchester, which Maude the Empress gave to Alberic de Vere, his Ancestor. And was lastly again con­stituted Ibid. m. 26. Lord Admiral of England, Ireland, and the Dutchy of Aquitane, for life.

This Earl Iohn, first marriedPat 21 E. 4. p. 1. m. 10. Margaret the Daughter to Richard Earl of Salisbury: and by her had issueCatal of Nob. by R. B. Iohn, who died young in the Tower of London, during his Fathers exile. Which Margaret, being in great wantPat. 2 [...]E 4. p. 1 m. 10., in 21 Edw. 4. (the Earl her Husband standing then attainted) obtainedPat. 2 [...]E 4. p. 1 m. 10. from the King an annuity of an hundred pounds per annum, du­ring her life, to be payd out of the Impost upon Wines, in the Port of London.

And to his second Wife Elizabeth, the Daugh­ter Catal. of Nob. by R. [...]. of Sir Richard Scroope, Knight, WidowD [...]ngley. qu. 11. of William Viscount Beaumont; but had no issue by her.

Which Elizabeth, by her TestamentIbid., bearing date 30 Maii, An. 1537. (29 H. 8.) bequeathed her body to be buried in the Parish Church of Wyve­h [...], by the Corps of William Viscount Beaumont, her first Husband: and appointed, that her Execu­tors should cause to be said or sung for her Soul; as also for the Souls of her Father and Mother, and for her Husbands Soul, two hun­dred Masses; viz. fifty of the Trinity, fifty of the Holy-Ghost, fifty of the five Wounds, and fifty of Requiem; and to reward the sayers twelve pence in Money. By this her Testament she also bequeathed to Iohn de Vere, then Earl of Oxford, seven Tappets of counterfeit Arras, of the story of Solomon, &c. and to the Lord Bul­beck her Godson, her Ring of Gold, with a Rose of Diamonds; and to the Lady Dorothy his Wife a Tablet of Gold. Moreover to his Brother Alberic (her Godson also) her Ring of Gold, with a Saphire of divers Squar [...]s; and to the Lady Surrey his Sister, a Book of Gold. Like­wise to her God-daughter Eliz. Darcy (his Sister) her largest Ring, with a sharp Diamond, and to the Lady Anne Vere, his Sister, a Book of Gold, &c.

To her Sister the Lady Mary, wife of Sir William Kingston, Knight, her Iesus of Diamonds, set in Gold. To her Sister Iane Brews, a Ba­son and Ewer, chased and gilt; and to her Bro­ther Sir Iohn St. Clare, Knight, a Bason and Ewer of Silver chased and gilt.

Besides this I have not seen any thing far­ther memorable of him, except 24 H. 7. that by his Testament [...] bearing date 10 Apr. he bequea­thed his Body to be buried before the high Al­tar of our Lady-Chapel, in the Priory of [...]olne, under a Tomb which he had prepared for himself and Margaret his first Wife, there already buried. And appointed that his Executors should cause two thousand Masses of R [...]quiem, to be said or sung for his Soul, by Priests; viz. every Frier being a Priest, and abiding in any of the [Page 199] Houses of Black-Friers in Cambridge, Black-Friers in Oxford, White-Friers at Lynne, (all which were of his Ancestors foundation) and Brethren of the Charter-house in London, Shene, and Syon, being Priests. Moreover that every Monk, Canon, and every other re­ligious person, being a Priest, and abiding within any House of Religion, of the foundation of any of his Ancestors, should also sing Placebo and Dirige, with Commendations.

And that by his last Will, he ordained, that his Castle and Honor of Hedingham, and Gel­ham; with his Mannors of Bumsted; Can­field, Praiers, Bowre-hall, Grays in He­dingham-Sibille, Earles-Colne, Bentley, Crepinghall, Downham, Lavenham, Overhall, Netherhall, Cookefield, Wal­sham-Hall, Campes, Abingdon, Saxton, Swafham Bulbeck, Kensyngton; and his Place, near Bishops-gate in London; all which were of the old Inheritance, belonging to this Earldom; and whereof he stood seised to himself and the Heirs male of his Body, as by old gifts thereof, made to his Ancestors manifestly did appear; should be and remain to the Heirs male of his body lawfully begotten: and for default thereof, to his Nephew Iohn Vere, and the Heirs male of his body, according to the old Entail: and for default thereof to his Cousin Iohn Vere, Son of Sir Robert; in regard he was next Heir male, and privy to those old Entails.

And departing [...] this life upon Thursday 10 Martii, 4. Henr. 8. was buried in the Priory at Colne. To whom succeeded Iohn his Nephew and Heir; viz. Son [...] of Sir George Vere Knight, Brother [...] to this last Earl Iohn, by Margaret the Daughter and [...] Heir of William Stafford of Fro [...]e, in Com. Dorset Esquire.

Which Iohn, being commonly called [...] Little Iohn of Camses, had a special Livery [...] of all those Lands, whereunto he was Heir.

This Iohn took to Wife [...] Anne, Daughter of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk, but died without issue, 14 Iulii, 18 Hen. 8. Whereupon his three Sisters became his Heirs; viz. Eliza­beth, the Wife of Sir Anthony Wingfield, Knight; Dorothy married to Iohn Nevill Lord Latimer; and Vrsula to Edmund Knightly, Esquire.

To whom Succeeded [...] as Earl of Oxford, and to all that part of the Inheritance which was Entailed, Iohn Son [...] of Robert, second Brother [...] to that Iohn Earl of Oxford, who was beheaded in 1 Edw. 4. Which Iohn in 21 Hen. 8. was [...] one of the Peers who subscribed the Articles exhibited to the King against Cardinal Wolsey. So likewise in 22 Hen. 8. that [...] Letter, sent by the greatest part of the Nobility of England, with divers Bishops and Abbots, to Pope Cle­ment the seventh, whereby they gave his Holi­ness to understand; that unless he did comply with King Henry in that great cause of his so much desired Divorce from Queen Katherine, his Supremacy in this Realm was not like to be long acknowledged. And in 28 Hen. 8. was one [...] of the Kings Privy-Councel.

And having married [...] Elizabeth the Daugh­ter to Sir Edward Truss [...]l, of Cubleston, in Com. Staff. Knight Banneret, Sister [...] and [...] Heir to Iohn; had issue by her five Sons; viz. Iohn who suc­ceeded him in his Honor; Auberie, who married [...] the Daughter of ... Spring of Lanham, in Com. Suff. and had issue Hugh; Secondly Geffrey Vere, FatherIbid. of Iohn Vere, of Kirkby-Hall; ThirdlyIbid. Sir Francis Vere Knight, some­time GovernorIbid. of Brill, in the Netherlands▪ and fourthly Sir Horatio Pat. 40. Eliz. p. 16. Vere, Knight, who in 1 Car. 1. was createdPat. 1. Car. p. 1. Lord Vere of Tilbury: and having married1 8. in Officio Armor. f. 45. b. Mary the third Daughter to Sir Iohn Tra [...]y of [...]dington, in Com. Clou [...]. Knight, had issue1 8. in Officio Armor. f. 45. b. by her five Daughters his Heirs; viz. Elizabeth 1 8. in Officio Armor. f. 45. b. Wife to Iohn Lord Haugh­ton, Son and Heir to the Earl of [...]; Mary first married1 8. in Officio Armor. f. 45. b. to Sir Roger Tounshend of Rayn­ham, in Comitat, Nor [...]. Baronet; afterwards to Mildmay Earl of Westmerland; Katherine to 1 8. in Officio Armor. f. 45. b. Oliver St. Iohn, Son and Heir to Sir Iohn St. Iohn of Lidyard, Knight and Baronet; and af­terwards to Iohn Lord Paulet: Anne to Thomas Lord Fairfax of Cameron in Scotland, and Dorothy to Iohn Wolstenholme, Son and Heir to Sir Iohn Wolstenholme, late of Noste [...], in Comit. Ebor. Baronet.

This last mentioned E. Iohn departedI. 11. in Officio Arm. 68. b. this life, at his Mannor of Colne, on Saturday 21 Martii, 31 H. 8. and was buriedI. 11. in Officio Arm. 68. b. at Castle-Hening­ham, on Munday the 12 of April following.

To whom succeeded Iohn Iohn, 6. his Son and Heir, who in 32 Hen. 8. had a special LiveryPat. 32 H. 8. p. 1. of all those Lands, which descended to him by Eliza­beth his Mother, Sister and HeirPat. 32 H. 8. p. 1. to Iohn Trus­sel Esquire: and in 36 [...]en. 8. wasHerb. Hist. H. 8. p. 5 [...]1. in that fa­mous expedition then made to Boloine; be­ing Herb. Hist. H. 8. p. 5 [...]1. in the Rear of the Kings Army, under the conduct of Iohn Lord Russel, at that time Lord Privy-Seal.

This Iohn first took to WifeJornal of Parl. 28 H. 8. Dorothy the Daughter to Ralph Earl of Westmerland, by whom he had only issue Katherine, married Catal. of Nob. by R. [...]. to Edward Lord Windsor. And to his second Wife, Margaret Catal. of Nob. by R. [...]. the Daughter of Iohn Golding (Sister of Sir Edward Golding; Knight) by which Margaret he had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Edward, his Son and Successor; and Mary, WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. to Peregrine Bartu Lord Willoughby of Ers [...]y.

And by his Testament bearingChayre, qu. 22. date 28 Iulii Anno 1562. (4 Eliz.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Church of [...]arles-Colne; departingCamd Ann. p. 69. this life the same year.

To whom succeededIb. p. 453. Edward Edward. his Son and Heir, who in 29 Eliz. was oneIb. p. 453. of the Peers by special Commission appointed to try Mary Queen of Scots (then Prisoner in England,) for her life. And in Anno 1588. (31 Eliz.) one of the chief persons in the Queens Fleet,Ibid. 529. imployed against the great Navy of Spaniards, then threat­ning an Invasion; which thereupon was dissipa­ted, and destroyedI [...]id. by the English Forces.

Which Earl Edward had two Wives; viz. Anne, DaughterF F. in Offi­cio Armorum, 172. 2. to William Cecil Lord Burghley, (Lord Treasurer of England) on whom he be­gat three Daughters; viz. Elizabeth marriedCatal. of Nobil. by R. B. to William Earl of Derby; Bridget, to Francis Lord Norris of Ricot (afterwards created Earl of Berkshire) and Susan toCatal. of Nobil. by R. B. Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery.

And to his second Wife Elizabeth DaughterIbid. of Thomas Trentham of Rouceter, in Com. Staff. Esq (one of the MaidsIbid. of Honor to Q. Eliz.) by whom he had issue, one Son, called Hen [...]y Ibid..

This Edward, being an intire friend to Tho­mas Duke of Norfolk; when he discerned his Life in danger, upon what was laid to his charge; touching the Q. of Scots (whereof our Historians of that time do give some account) [Page 200] earnestly interceded with the Lord Treasurer Burghley (his Wives Father, and one of the chiefest States-men of that time) for the preser­ving him from destruction; but prevailing not, grew so highly incensed against Burghley, know­ing it was in his power to save him; that, in great indignation, he said, he would do all he could to ruin his Daughter: and accordingly, not only forsook her Bed, but sold and consu­med Camb. Ann. in ann 1562. p. 69. that great Inheritance, descended to him from his Ancestors: leaving very little for Henry his Son and Successor. And died 24 Iunii, An. 1604. (2 Iac.)

Which Henry Henry. marriedIbid. Diana the second Daughter to William Cecill Earl of Exeter; and died at the Seige of Breda in the Nether­lands, in ann. 1625. without issue.

Whereupon Robert Vere, Robert, 5. Son and Heir of Hugh, Son and Heir of Aubery by Margaret the Daughter of Iohn Spring of Lanham, in Com. Suff. (who was the second Son to Iohn the fifth of that name, Earl of Oxfo [...]d) after the death of this E. Henry, was in the Parliament held at West­minster, Ann. 2 Car. 1. restoredJornal of Pa [...]l. to this title of Earl of Oxford.

Much disputeJornal of Pa [...]l. there was in that Parliament between this Robert, and Robert then Lord Wil­loughby of Eresby, touching this title of Earl; as also touching the Titles of Lord Bulbeck, Sanford, and Badlesmere, and Office of Lord Great Cham­berlain of England; this Robert making claim to them all, as Heir male of the Family; and Ro­bert Lord Willoughby, as Son and Heir to Mary, the sole Heir female. But at length, after Coun­cel, on each part divers times heard; and the Authority of Records, and antient Evidences produced: first the Title of Earl was Clearly ad­judged Jornal of Pa [...]l. to this Robert de Vere: and the Titles of Lord Bulbeck, Sanford and Badlesmere descen­ding to the Heirs female, to be inIbid. the Kings disposal, by reason that Iohn the fourth E. of Ox­fo [...]d, having three Sisters his Heirs, the Honor could not be divided. But, as to the Office of Lord Great Chamberlain, it was referredIbid. to the Judges, then attending in Parliament, to consider thereof, and make report upon these two points; first, whether that Robert E. of Ox­ford, who made the entail thereof, temp. R. 2. upon the Heir male, were at that time seised of it, or not. Secondly, admitting that he was; then whether such an Office might be conveyed by way of limiting of uses. Upon which Reference, there being only five Judges then attending in Parliament (and the rest in their Circuits) 3 of them; viz. Justice Doderidge, Yelverton, and Baron Trevor, Ibid. declared their opinions for the Heir Ge­neral, and gave their Reasons for the same: but the other two, viz. the Lord cheif Justice Crew, and Sir John Walter Lord Cheif Baron, for the Heir male. The major part therefore, thus de­claring; the Lords votedIbid. accordingly. where­upon Robert Lord Willoughby was admittedIbid. in­to the House, 13 Apr. 2 Car. 1. with his Staff of that Office, and took his place above all the Barons according to the Act of Parliament of 31 Hen. S. cap. 10.

And Robert de Vere, having received his Writ, of SummonsIbid. dated 14 April. the same year, came into the Parliament the day next following, and had his placeIbid. next to the Earl of Arun­dell

This Robert took to Wife Beatrix van Hem­mema of Freezland, and was slain at the Seige of Maestricht, ann. ... By which Hemmema he had issue three Sons; viz. Aubrey who suc­ceeded him in his Honors; as also Horace, and Francis, who died young. And likewise three Daughters; Mary, Magdalen and Susan; who all died young.

This last mentioned Aubrey, took to Wife Anne one of the two Daughters and Coheirs of Paul Viscount Banning; which Anne died with­out issue.

And shortly after the Restauration of our pre­sent Sovereign King Charles the second, being elected one of the Knights of the most noble Order of the Garter, was made Lord Lieute­nant of the County of Essex, and one of his Majesties most honorable Privy-Councel. After which he married Diana Daughter to George Kirke, one of the Grooms of the Bed-Cham­ber to King Charles the first of blessed memory.

Mandevill.

UPonMon. A [...]g. Vol 2. 446. b. n. 30 & 40. the first arrival here of Duke Wil­liam the Norman; amongst other his Companions in that signal Expedition there wasMon. A [...]g. Vol 2. 446. b. n. 30 & 40. a famous Souldier, called Geffrey Geffrey, 1. de Magnavil; assuming that surname from the Town of Magnavill, which he then possessed. This Geffrey fightingMon. A [...]g. Vol 2. 446. b. n. 30 & 40. courageously, in that Battle against King Harold, where Duke William was victorious, hewedMon. A [...]g. Vol 2. 446. b. n. 30 & 40. down his Adversaries on every side: for which great service he was aptly rewarded with divers fair Lordships, by the Conquerors Gift, as may appearDomesd. [...] in ii [...]d. [...]. from what he enjoyed at the time of the general Survey; viz. in Berkshire four; in Suffolk twenty six; in Middlesex seven; in Surrey one; in Ox­fordshire three; in Cambridgshire nine; in Hertfordshire nineteen; in Northampton­shir [...] seven; in Warwickshire two; and in Essex forty; whereof Waldene was one, which afterwards became the cheif seat of his Descendants.

This Geffrey, was by King William, madeMon. Angl. ut supra. n. 60. Constable of the Tower of London, which trust he heldOrd Vit. 786. C. during all his time. And for Mon. An­glic Vol. 1. 363. 2. n. 60. & b. the Souls health of Athelaise his first Wife (by whom he hadMon. An­glic Vol. 1. 363. 2. n. 60. & b. his Children) and good e­state of himself, and Leceline his second Wife (with the consentMon. An­glic Vol. 1. 363. 2. n. 60. & b. of that King) founded Mon. An­glic Vol. 1. 363. 2. n. 60. & b. a Monastery for Benedictine Monks at Hurley in Berkshire, whereunto he gaveIbid. n. 1 [...]. & 20. the whole Lordship of Hurley, and the Woods adjoyning thereto; as alsoIbid. n. 1 [...]. & 20. the Church of Waltham, and divers other Lands; Osmund then Bishop of Salisbury dedicatingIbid. n. [...] the same. Which House became a Cell to that great Abby of S. Peter at Westminster.

To this Geffrey succeeded William William, de Magnavil (vulgarly called Mandevil) his Son and Heir; who, having marriedIb. [...]. n. 10. Margaret the sole Daugh­ter and Heir to Eudo Dapifer (id est, Steward to King William) had issueIb. [...]. n. 10. by her, Geffrey, Geffrey▪ his Son and Heir, StewardIb. [...]. n. 10. of Normandy, by de­scent from his Mother; and a DaughterMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 44 [...]. [...]. n. 30. called Beatrix. Which Geffrey, in 5 Steph. upon the paymentRot [...] Essex [...] Her [...]. of Eight hundred sixty six pounds thirteen shillings four pence to the King, had LiveryRot [...] Essex [...] Her [...]. of his Inheritance.

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This Geffrey, with Earl Gislebert (id est, of Clare) was sentLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 864. by King Stephen to the Isle of Ely, to quench that flame of Rebellion, which Baldwin de Rivers, and Nigel, Bishop of Ely, had there raised.

Being also ConstableR. Hoved. 279 b. n. 50. of the Tower of Lon­don, he was by King Stephen, of a Baron, ad­vanced R. Hoved. 279 b. n. 50. to the dignity of an Earl (as by his spe­cial CharterEx Coll. R. Gl. S., dated at Westminster, appear­eth) viz. Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. of the County of Essex: So that he and his Heirs, should enjoy the same Earldom, as freely, peaceably, and honorably, as other Earls held those Counties whereof they were Earls. Unto which Charter were witnesses, William de Ipre, Henry de Essex, Iohn, the Son of Robert Fitz-Walter, Robert de Newburgh, William de S. Clere, William de Dammartin, Richard Fitz-Vrse, and William de Owe.

But, notwithstanding this Honor thus confer­red on him by King Stephen; Maud the Empress, by a more ample CharterEx magno [...]. in Offico Ducat. Lanc. made at Oxford, won him to her party. For she not only con­firmed Ibid. to him, whatsoever Geffrey his Grand-father, or William his Father ever had, either in Lands, Forts, Castles; and in particular, the Tower of London, with the Castle under it, to strengthen and fortifie at his pleasure; but be­stowed Ibid. on him the Hereditary Sheriffalty of London and Middlesex, for Three hundred pounds, to hold as amply as Geffrey his Grand-father did; as also that of Hertfordshire for Sixty pounds, as his Grand-father likewise held it. Farther granting to him the Tryal of all Causes in those Counties; so that no other should hold Plea therein, but by him: And, that he should have those Lands of one hundred pounds per annum value, and the services of those Twen­ty Knights, which she formerly, by an other Charter had given him.

Moreover, she confirmedIbid. to him, all those Lands of two hundred pounds per an. value, which King Stephen and Maud his Queen, had bestowed on him; and likewise One hundred pound Land in Escheats with those Knights Fees, also given to him by them, according to the Tenor of the Charters which he had of them.

Likewise, she gaveIbid. unto him all the Lands of Eudo Dapifer in Normandy, with his Office of Steward, as his Rightful Inheritance; grant­ing, That he should not be impleaded for the same by any person whatsoever. And (if she and the Earl of Anjou her Husband, should think fit) that in lieu of his Eschaet-Lands and Knights services he then had, he should also enjoy as his right, all the Lands in England, whereof the same Eudo died seised, over and above the one hundred pound Lands per annum, and twenty Knights Fees, formerly given to him by her; and over and above the Lands of Ernulph de Mannevil, which he held of him by the service of ten Knights Fees. And she farther covenanted Ibid. with him, that, in case she could obtain the Castle of Stortford, by exchange from the Bishop of London, and his Church of S. Paul there; that then he and his Heirs should for ever enjoy it: And if she could not so obtain it, then that she would demolish it.

And, besides all this she grantedIbid., that Ernulph de Mandevil should enjoy that one hundred pound Lands, and ten Knights Fees, which she had for­merly given him; and one hundred pound Lands more in Escheats, to be held of her Husband, the Earl of Anjou, and her in Capite, to him and his Heirs, of her and her Heirs, viz. Cri­steshale and Benedis, for as much as they were worth; and that she would make good the Remainder.

And she likewise CovenantedIbid., that neither the Earl of Anjou (her Husband) nor her self, nor her children, would ever make peace with the Burgesses of London, but with the con­sent of him the said Geffrey, because they were his mortal Enemies. And that the Castle which he had built upon Wye, should stand to be for­tified at his pleasure. Also, That he should build one other Castle on his own Land, wheresoever he would: And that he, and his Tenants, should enjoy all the improvements they had at any time made upon their respective Lands, unto the day that he adhered to her, and her said Husband, the Earl of Anjou.

For performance of which Covenants, Robert, Earl of Glocester, Milo, Earl of Hereford, Bryan Fitz-Count, Robert Fitz-Reginald, Robert de Curcy her Steward, Iohn Fitz-Gilbert, Miles de Beauchamp, Ralph Paganel, Robert de Oilli [Page 202] Constable, and Robert Fitz-Heldebrand, under­took Ibid.. And, that Geffrey, Earl of Anjou (her Husband) and Henry her Son, should make good the same; she promisedIbid., that the King of France (in case she could procure him) should be her Surety; as also, that these persons should give their Faith for the like performance, viz. I [...]hel de Meduana, Robert de Sabloill, Pain de Clarevalle, Geffrey de Clarevalle, Andrew de Al­vy, Pipin of Turon, Absolom Rumard; Regi­nald, Earl of Cornwal Baldwin, Earl of De­von, Gilbert, Earl of Pembroke, Hugh, Earl of Norfolk, Earl Alberic, Henry de Essex, Peter de Valoins, and other of her Barons, whom he would accept of; and whom she could obtain for Pledges: And that all the Clergy of England, in her power, should undertake to see those Co­venants kept by her, and her Heirs, to him, and hi [...] Heirs.

And besides this, by another CharterEx ipso Au­togr. in Bibl. Cotton., dated at Westminster, she constituted him Earl of Essex, to hold to himself and his heirs; and to have the Third Penny of the Pleas of the She­riffalty,Note, that this is th [...] most an­tient Creati­on- [...]hatrer which hath ever been known. Vide S [...]ld. Titles of Honor, p. 647. as an Earl ought to enjoy in his Earl­dom; and likewise granted to him and his heirs, all those Lands which Geffrey de Magnavill his Grandfather, and Serlo de Matom, or any of his Ancestors ever held, either in England or Nor­mandy. Moreover, she granted unto him and his heirs, the custody of the Tower of London, with that little Castle there, which belonged to Ravenger; and all the Lands, Liveries, and Customs thereto belonging, to fortifie the same at his pleasure; as also one hundred pound Lands per annum, to hold of her, and her heirs in Demesn, viz. Newport, for the value it yielded at the death of King Henry her Father, with License to remove the Market from Newport to his Castle at Walden, and all Customs to that Market belonging, in Toll, Passages, and other usages. Likewise, that the ways from New­port, near the Waterside, should be directed of course to Walden: And, that the Market at Walden should be upon Sundays and Thurs­days; and the Fair there to begin on Whitson-Eve, and to continue all that week. Moreover, she gave him Meldon, with its appurtenan­ces, to make good that one hundred pound Land before mentioned, for so much as it was worth, at the time of King Henries death; as also Deopdene, upon the like value. Like­wise the Woods of Chatelege, with the Te­nants there for twenty shillings, and the Land of Banhunt for forty shillings. And to make good what it should fall short of that value, in some convenient part of Essex, Hertfordshire, or Cambridgeshire; but, upon this conditi­on, That if she should render unto Earl Theo­bald (Brother to King Stephen) all the Land which he held in England, then to give this Earl Geffrey, a valuable exchange in these three Counties, before he should be dispossessed.

And she farther Covenanted, That in case she should render the whole Barony and Lands of William Peverel of London, to the Heirs of him the said William, then to give this Geffrey a va­luable exchange for what he had thereof, before he should relinquish the same; which exchange to be to him and his heirs.

Furthermore, she granted to him and his heirs twenty Knights Fees; within which number, were the Fee and Service, that Hasculf de Taney held in England at his death: All which, Grae­leng, and his Mother held, for so much as belong­ed to that Fee, promising to make good the re­mainder of those twenty Fees, in the before-specified three Counties; and, that he should per­form the service for those twenty Knights, be­sides the Services for his other Fees. Likewise, that his Castles which he then had, should stand, and be fortified at his own pleasure. Moreoever, that he and all his Tenants should hold their Lands as freely, as they held them before he be­came her Liegeman; and to be free from all debts, due either to King Henry the First, or King Stephen. Also, that he and his Tenants should be exempted from the Wastes of Foresters, and Improvements made in the Fee of him the said Geffrey, till the day he became her Liege­man: And, that all those Wastes should thence­forth be errable, without any forfeiture.

Likewise, that he should hold a Market at [...]issey, and a Fair every year, beginning on the Eve of S. Iames, to endure for three days: Be­sides all this, she thereby granted to him the Sheriffalty of Essex, to hold of her and her heirs, upon the antient Rent, payable at the time of the death of King Henry the First; so that there should be abated of that Rent of the She­riffalty, whatsoever belonged to Meldon and Newport, which she had given him; and as much as appertained to the third penny of the Pleas of the County, whereof she had made him Earl. Moreover, that he should hold all her De­mesns, which might accrew to her in Essex, pay­ing the just Rent, so long as they were in her Demesn.

Also, that he and his heirs should for ever be Cheif Justices in Essex, to her and her heirs, of all Pleas and Forfeitures appertaining to the Crown; so that she should send none other thither, than (at some times) one of his Peers, to sit with him, and see that the Pleas were justly held. And, that he and his heirs should be quit against her and her heirs, of any forfeiture, or past displea­sure, before the day he became her Liegeman; as also for any forfeiture which might thenceforth happen for any Fees; or Castles, Land, or Te­nure, by her granted to him, as long as he could free himself from any Treason against her Per­son, either by himself, or any one Knight, in case any should thereof accuse him. To this Charter these being Witnesses, Henry (de Blois) Bishop of Winchester, Alexander of Lincoln, Robert de Betun of Hereford, Nigel of Ely, Bernard of S. Davids; Baldwin, Earl of Devon, Earl William de Moinun, Bryan Fitz-Count, Milo of Glocester, Robert Arundel, Robert Mallet, Ralph de London, Ralph Paynel, Walkline Mami­not; Robert the Kings Son, Robert Fitz-Martin, and Robert Fitz-Heldebrand.

Of which high favors from her, King Stephen having notice (though all this, it is like, was done by the Empress to gain him on her side) to prevent [...] his own ruine (in the eighth of His Reign) he seised [...] upon him, in the Court then at S. Albans. Some say [...], that before he was taken, they had a bloody fight, in which the Earl of Arundel, (though a stout Soldier) being thrown into the Water with his Horse, escaped drowning very narrowly. But, certain [...] it is, That to obtain his liberty, he was constrained, not only to give up the Tower of London, [Page 203] whereof he had the custody; but likewise [...]. his own Castles of Walden and Plessey.

Others do tell [...] the story of him thus, viz, That King Stephen Reigning, Henry, Duke of Normandy, and Earl of Anjou, having re­ceived the honor of Knighthood from David, King of Scots, came over into England, with the countenance of many of the great Men here. And that upon the disturbance, which thereupon ensued; this Earl Geffrey de Mandevil, being an expert Soldier, adhered to the King for a time; but at length, being by some of the prime No­bility, through envy, accused for compliance with the Kings enemies; upon a Council called at S. Albans, he was seised on by the Kings com­mand, and committed to safe custody; and, that though many of his Friends interceded for him, alleaging, That those accusations were unjust; they could not obtain his liberty till he had ren­dred up the Tower of London, with his Castles of Walden and Plessey into the Kings hands.

Moreover, that being thus bereft of those strong Holds he allured to him divers Soldiers, by whose assistance he did much mischeif, in sundry places; first invading the Kings own Demesn Lands, and wasting them miserably; and afterwards making great spoil upon others. Likewise, that having married his Sister Beatrix, to Hugh Talbot of Nor [...]ndy, he caused her to be divorced, and wedded to William de Say, a stout and warlike Man; and, that with his aid, he went on in Plunder and Rapine every where, without mercy; making use of divers cunning Spies, whom he sent from door to door, as Beg­gars, to discover where any rich men dwelt; to the end he might surprise them in their Beds; and then keep them in hold, till they had with large sums of Money purchased their liberty.

And that being highly transported with wrath, he at length grew so savage; that by the help of this William de Say, and one Daniel, a counter­feit Monk, he got by Water to Ramsey; and entring the Abbey very early in the morning, surprised the Monks (then asleep, after their nocturnal offices) and expelling them thence, made a Fort of the Church; taking away their Plate, Copes, and other Ornaments, and selling them for Money to reward his Soldiers. Also, that for these his outrages having incurred the sentence of Publick Excommunication, he hap­ned to be mortally wounded, at a little Town called Burwel; whereupon, with great con­trition for his sins, and making what satisfacti­on he could, there came at last some of the Knights-Templars to him; and putting on him the habit of their Order, with a Red Cross, car­ried his dead Corps into their Orchard, at the Old Temple in London; and Coffining it in Lead, hanged it on a crooked Tree. Likewise, that after some time, by the industry and ex­pences of William, whom he had constituted Prior of Walden, his Absolution was obtained from Pope Alexander the Third; so that his Body was received amongst Christians, and Di­vine Offices celebrated for him: But, that when the Prior endeavored to take down the Coffin, and carry it to Walden; the Templars being aware of the design, buried it privately in the Churchyard of the New Temple, viz. In the Porch before the West door.

As to the circumstances of his death, others differ in their report, sayingGerv. Do­rob. 1360. n. 20 & 30., That from Ram­sey he marched to the siege of a Castle at Bur­wel, which the King had built; but it being in Summer, he put off his Helmet, and going thus, by reason of the heat, with his Sheild and Lance, bare-headed, was discerned by those in the Castle to be an Enemy, and thence shotAn [...]al. S. August. Cant. in the Head with an Arrow; of which wound, taking no speedyGerv. Do­rob. ut su­pra n. 40. care, he diedGerv. Do­rob. ut su­pra n. 40. within few days.

After which, within the compass of the same year, his Son Ernulph, (who, uponH. Hunt. 225 b. n. 10. his Fathers death fortifiedH. Hunt. 225 b. n. 10. the Church of Ramsey,) was takenH. Hunt. 225 b. n. 10. and banishedH. Hunt. 225 b. n. 10.; the General of his Ca­valry, having his Brains dashedH. Hunt. 225 b. n. 10. out by a fall from an Horse; and the Captain of his Foot, en­deavoring H. Hunt. 225 b. n. 10. to get away by Sea, over-whelmed H. Hunt. 225 b. n. 10. with the violence of the Waves.

But, though I have followed the thred of this story, which brought the last mentioned Geffrey to his death; there are some other particulars re­lating to him, not unworthy to be remembred, viz. That,Mon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 364 a. n. 60. & b. for the health of his Soul, he gaveMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 364 a. n. 60. & b. to the Monks of Hurley (there seated by Geffrey his Grand-father) One hundred shillings yearly Rent, in exchange for the Tithes in E­delmeton and Enfeld, the Tithe of Paunage excepted.

Moreover, that he wasIbid. 447 a. & 459 a. n. 50. the pious Founder of that great Abbey at Walden in Essex; for the performance of which devout work, he pro­cured Ibid. 447 a. & 459 a. n. 50. Robert, Bishop of London, Nigel of Ely, and William of Norwich, to come thi­ther, and consecrateIbid. 447 a. & 459 a. n. 50. the Churchyard in the year 1136. (1 Steph.) being himself then pre­sent with Rohese his Wife, DaughterIbid. 448 a. n. 30. to Alberic de Vere, Earl of Oxford, and all his principal Tenants, and other of the Countrey; as also a multitude of the common people; placingIbid. 44 [...] a. n. 40. it at the West end of the Town, upon a meeting of four Road-ways, and in an Angle of two Wa­ters, viz. That which runneth from Newport, and that descending from the side of his Castle; partly, ThatIbid. 44 [...] a. n. 40. the Monks should of necessity be charitable to Poor-people, and hospitable to Pas­sengers; and partly,Ibid. 44 [...] a. n. 40. for its vicinity to the Castle, which was his cheif seat; the Churches wherewith he endowed it being these, viz. Ibid. 449 b▪ n. 10. That of our Lady at Walden, Waltham, Estre, Sabricstworth, Thorley, Godelstone, Enfeld, Edelmeston, Mimmes, Senley, Northall, Chishel, Chippenham, Digens­well, Almodesham, Stratley, Kaingham, Ainho, and Cumtone.

It is saidIbid. 447 2., That after this Geffrey came to be Earl, he added a Carbuncle to the Arms of his Ancestors; and that his death hapnedIbid. n. 10. upon the sixteenth Calends of October, An. 1144. (9 Steph.)

I now come to Geffrey his Son, and next Successor.

This Geffrey, Geffrey 3. after the Banishment of Ernulph his elder Brother, and disheriting his Father by King Stephen (as hath been observed) was by King Henry the Second, created [...]x ipso Autog [...]. in Bibl. [...]ot­ton. Earl of Essex; having the third peny of the Pleas of that County, given [...]x ipso Autog [...]. in Bibl. [...]ot­ton. to him and his heirs. And by his Charter of Creation, had all the Lands of Geffrey de Magnavil his great Grand-father, as also the Lands of his Grand-father, and Father, both in England and Normandy, fully re­stored to him, especially Walden, Sa [...]ricts­worth, and Waltham; with a Release [...]x ipso Autog [...]. in Bibl. [...]ot­ton. of [Page 204] the Mortgage which King Henry the First had upon those three Mannors. Which CharterIbid. bears date at Canterbury, in the presence of T. then Archbishop, and many others.

In 12 Hen. 2. upon the AssessmentLib. Rub. in Scacc. Sub [...]it. Essex. of the Aid, for marrying the Kings Daughter, this Earl G [...]ffrey certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. Sub [...]it. Essex. his Knights Fees to be in num­ber Ninety seven, De Veteri Feoffamento, and Six­ty de Novo.

WithEx. R [...]gi­stro Pr [...]o­rat. S. Joh. Jerusalem. William and Robert his Brothers, he confirmedEx. R [...]gi­stro Pr [...]o­rat. S. Joh. Jerusalem. to the Nuns and Canons of Chick­sand, the Seat of a Grange, and whole circum­ference thereof made by those Canons in the Territory of Chippenham: which Lordship they had by the giftEx. R [...]gi­stro Pr [...]o­rat. S. Joh. Jerusalem. of the Countess Rohese his Mother.

Of this Earl Geffrey it is reportedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1 450 b. n. 40., That coming frequently to the Abbey of Walden (so Founded by his Father, as before is observed) he advised the Prior to be content with a small Church, and little Buildings: Which advice was thoughtMon. An­glic. Vol. 1 450 b. n. 40. to proceed from the insinuation of the Lady Rohese his Mother; who, having takenMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 793 b. n. 10. to her second Husband Pain de Beau­champ, and joynedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 793 b. n. 10. with him in the Foundation of the Priory of Chicksand in Com. Bedf. (of the Gilbertine Order) did endeavorMon An­glic. Vol. 1 450 b n. 40 & 50 by all her power, to alienate the affection of her Sons, and other Friends, from the Monks of Walden, to the endMon An­glic. Vol. 1. 450 b n. 40 & 50 she might incline them to be Bene­factors to Chicksand.

Howbeit, that notwithstandingIbid. n. 60. these disswa­sions, at the earnest requestIbid. n. 60. of the Monks of Walden, he confirmedIbid. n. 60. to them whatsoever his Father (their Founder) had formerly given them: But thatIbid. 451. for the enlargement of his own Demesns, he did unjustly takeIbid. 451. away from the Parochial Church of Edelmetone, a large and fruitful Field, which was partIbid. 451. of the Glebe appertaining thereto.

It is also said [...], That he wedded (Eustachia) a Kinswoman to King Henry the Second, but lived [...] not long with her, as an Husband; and that she thereupon, making her complaint [...] to the King; he did, in great wrath, cause a Di­vorce [...] betwixt them: As also, that he took [...] from him two of his fairest Lordships, viz. Walden and Waltham, and bestowed [...] them on her in merriage with Anselme de Campdanere.

This Earl being an elegant [...] Man of Speech, and of great Note [...] for his abilities in Secular Affairs, was by King Henry the Second, associa­ted [...] with Richard de Lucy to march against the Welsh, then near Chester; at which City, falling sickIbid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]., it hapned, that his servants being Ibid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]. all gone to dinner, and no body left with him, he diedIbid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...].. WhereuponIbid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]. divers antient Knights then there, who had served his Father, and en­joyed large Possessions through his bounty; con­sulting together, resolvedIbid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]. to carry his Corps to Walden, there to be buried, as Patron of that House: And to that end, having takenIbid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]. out his Brain and Bowels, and committed them to holy SepultureIbid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]., with Honor and Alms, they season­ed Ibid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]. the rest of his Body with Salt, then wrapt Ibid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]. it in a good Hide, and CoffinedIbid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]. it; and so hastnedIbid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]. towards Walden with the Chariot, wherein it was carried; all his servants likewise attendingIbid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]. thereon. But, upon the way, a ChaplainIbid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]. of the Earls, called Hasculf, tookIbid. n. 20. 30. & 4 [...]. out his best Saddle-Horse, in the night, and rodeIbid. n. 20. 30 & 4 [...]. to Chicksand, where the Countess Rohese then resided with her Nuns; and, having acquainted her with the death of her Son, advisedIbid. her speedily to send what company she could to sur­prise the Corps, and bring it thither, to the end that the Kinred and Friends of the Defunct, might be the rather▪ Benefactors to that House. Which design being made known to those who attended the Corps, they armedIbid. 45. b. themselves, and with their Swords drawn, ridingIbid. 45. b. about it, broughtIbid. 45. b. it safe to Walden. And, having so done, they sentIbid. [...] & 20. a Monk of that House to the Countess, to acquaint her therewith; whom he foundIbid. [...] & 20. with Alice de Essex her Sister, very sor­rowful for the loss of her Son; and discontented towards them, for thus preventing his Inter­ment at Chicksand. Moreover, in order to his Funeral, which the Monks resolved to solemnise with all due honor; the Prior roseIbid. n. 30. in the night and wentIbid. n. 30. to Hadham, and thence broughtIbid. n. 30. back with him Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of London; as also the Abbots of S. Edmunds-Bury, and Tiltey, with many other eminent persons. Which Bishop celebratingIbid. n. 30. the Mass, they buried the Corps in the midst of the Quire, giving plentiful entertainmentIbid. n. 40. to all, and large Alms to the Poor, which came thither in great numbers; though the Monks had nothing given them, exceptingIbid. n. 40. his best Horse and Arms; for all the furniture of his Chappel being takenIbid. n. 40. a­way by the Countess [...]his Mother) the best part thereof was carriedIbid. n. 40. to Chicksand.

The death of this last mentioned Earl, hapned Ibid. 44 [...]. n. 40. upon the twelfth Kalends of November, An. 1167. (14 Hen. 2.)

To whom succeeded William William. his Brother, and Heir. Which William, the same year, paidRot. Pip. 14 Hen. 2. Essex & He [...]. [...]ord. Nine­ty seven marks four shillings five pence for his Knights Fees De Veteri Feoffamento, upon col­lection of the Aid assessed in 12 Hen. 2. for mar­rying the Kings Daughter. And in 19 Hen. 2. attended [...] 1086. [...]. 20. the King into France, being [...] 1086. [...]. 20. one of the Generals of his Army there. He was also about the same time withIbid. 108 [...]. n. 50. & 1089. him in the Treaty at G [...]sorz, for composing the differences which then were betwixt King Henry, and his Sons; King Lewes then meetingIbid. 108 [...]. n. 50. & 1089. there for that pur­pose: And in a skirmishR. [...]. 306 b. n. 50. betwixt the English and French near to that place, took prisonerR. [...]. 306 b. n. 50. the Castellan of True. About this time likewise he gave OathIbid. 304 b. n. 30. on the part of King Henry, for per­formance of those Covenants which were made betwixt him and the Earl of Savoy. And in An. 1175. (21 Hen. 2.) was oneIbid. 313 b. on the Wit­nesses to that Agreement, made at Windsore, in the Octaves of S. Michael, betwixt King Henry the Second, and Rodrick King of Conach.

Moreover, in An. 1177. (23 Hen. 2.) he wentMat. Paris. 133. n. 10. to Ierusalem, with Philip Earl of Flanders; and, in order to that journey, came Gerv. [...]o­rob. 14 [...]5. n. 60. to Canterbury, on Thursday before Easter, there to take leave of S. Thomas; hopingGerv. [...]o­rob. 14 [...]5. n. 60. to act some great matters against the Pagans: To which end, associating [...] to themselves divers of the Knights Hospitalars and Templars, they besieged [...] Harany. a Castle belonging to those Infidels, and in 25 Hen. 2. 8. Id. Oct. returnedRad. de [...] 602. n. [...].. In which pilgrimage thither, as he had in remem­brance Rad. de [...] 602. n. [...]. many of the English Altars; so, in his return he did great reverenceRad. de [...] 602. n. [...]. to those Cloaths, which at Constantinople are called Imperial; distributingRad. de [...] 602. n. [...]. them in his passage to sundry Re­ligious places.

[Page 205] Another account of this his pilgrimage, I shall here also add.

This Earl William, saithMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 451 b. n 60. & 452 a. my Author, being a person of a sharp Wit, prudent in Council, and a stout Soldier; somewhat like to his Brother Geffrey in stature, favor, and comportment, did not much verse himself in England, amongst his own relations; but spent his youthful time, for the most part, with Philip, Earl of Flan­ders, from whom he received the honor of Knighthood; yet, when he heard of his Bro­thers death, he soon returned hither, bringing from that Earl, Letters of Recommendation to King Henry, by whom he was received with great respect; and requiring Livery of his In­heritance, had it readily granted to him: Where­upon he was also girt with the Sword of the Earldom of Essex having likewise possession of all things else, the custody of the Tower of London only excepted.

After which, having visited his Mother, he cameIbid. n. 10. to Walden, and there prayed at his Brother Geffreys Tomb; but, casting an austere Ibid. n. 10. look towards the Prior and Monks, and mix­ing Ibid. n. 10. some kind of threats with his promises, he extortedIbid. n. 10. from them the great Horse and Arms, which were his Brothers, and whatsoever else they had for his Sepulture; giving them nothing at all, but upbraidingIbid. n. 10. them with the Chucrhes which his Father had bestowed on them, saying, Ibid. n. 10. That he had not reserved one to gratifie his own Chaplains. Howbeit, whenIbid. n. 40. & 50. he was ready for his Pilgrimage to Ierusalem, the Prior of Walden obtainedIbid. n. 40. & 50. so much favor from him, as to accept of a Chaplain of his recommendation; promisingIbid. 452. n. 10 & 20. That he should partake of his own Table. Whereupon having receivedIbid. 452. n. 10 & 20. the bene­diction of Gilbert, Bishop of London, Roger, the Prior, accompaniedIbid. 452. n. 10 & 20. him. But when they came into Italy, consideringIbid. 452. n. 10 & 20. the age and weakness of the Prior, and that he was not signed with the Cross, he sentIbid. 452. n. 10 & 20. him away to Pope Alexander, and wentIbid. 452. n. 10 & 20. himself on towards the Holy Land.

And uponIbid. n. 30. & 40. his return into England (being much mortified by this his pilgrimage) he sent Ibid. n. 30. & 40. divers rich Cloaths to those Churches, which were within his Fee, to make Vestments and Ornaments for their Altars; and to the Monks of Walden, gaveIbid. n. 30 & 40. one of very rare work; having likewise (before he began his journey) sentIbid. n. 30 & 40. them one, with diver Silk-cloaths and Hangings of Tapistry for the beautifying of their Church. And, at length, coming in person to Walden, was there receivedIbid. n. 50. by the whole Covent with solemn Procession, all of them sing­ing Ibid. n. 50., with one heart and voice, Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. After which, ascending Ibid. n. 50. to the High Alter, and there receiving formal BenedictionIbid. n. 50. from the Prior, he offeredIbid. n. 50. divers precious Relicks; some of which, he had acqui­red Ibid. n. 50. in the Holy Land, and others fromIbid. n. 50. the Emperor of Constantinople, and the Earl of Flanders: Then, standing [...] before the Altar, the Prior began [...] the Himn of Te Deum Landa­mus. Which being ended, he went [...] into the Chapter-House, and saluted all the Monks; and thence into the Abbey, where he was feasted [...] honorably.

As to what is else most observable of him, I shall here take notice thereof, in order of time.

In An. 1180. (26 Hen. 2.) this Earl William, beingMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 772 b. [...] 5, 27, 45. Rad. de Dic [...]to, 609. n. 20. highly in the Kings favor, and very rich, took to WifeMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 772 b. [...] 5, 27, 45. Rad. de Dic [...]to, 609. n. 20. Hadewise, the sole Daughter and Heir to William le Grosse, Earl of Albemarle; and hadMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 772 b. [...] 5, 27, 45. Rad. de Dic [...]to, 609. n. 20. with her, by the Kings gift, the Coun­ty of Albemarle, antientlyMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 772 b. [...] 5, 27. 45. Rad. de Dic [...]to, 609. n. 20. assigned to guard the Borders of Normandy: The marriage being solemnisedIbid. n. 40. at his Castle of Plessey in Essex, on the ninth Calends of February; whereupon he was madeDomitian A. 8. in Bibl. Cotton. 46 a. Earl of Albemarie After this, scil. in An. 1182. (28 Hen. 2.) he was sentR. Hoved. 351 b. n. 40. Ambassador to the Emperor Frederick the Second, to qualifie his wrath towards Henry, Duke of Saxony. And in An. 1188. (33 H. 2.) again attendedIbid. 367 b. n. 30. King Henry into France, where he skirmished valiantly with William des Barres, Dreu de Merlou, and other stout Soldiers of that Realm. About the same time also he burntIbid. 367 b. n. 30. the Town of St. Clere, belonging to the King of France; and laid wastIbid. 367 b. n. 30. a pleasant Garden, which the King himself had newly caused to be made.

Moreover, at the Coronation of King Richard the First, he carriedIbid. 374 a. n. 40. & Jorval. 1158. n. 40. the great Crown of Gold, adorned with precious Stones, of extraordinary value. He was also one of the three Earls, which, with two Barons, were sentChron. MS. Joh. Castor Monachi. Wes [...]m. to King Philip of France, in his Parliament held at St. Dio­nis, to sollicite his assistance in recovery of the Holy Land: And upon the going of King Ri­chard thither, wasR. Hoved. 375 b. n. 20. in a General Council held at Pipwel (in Com. Northampt.) joyned in that great Office of Justice of England with Hugh de Pusac, Bishop of Durham.

Being a person cheifly disposedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 453 a. n. 10. to Military imployments, he spentMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 453 a. n. 10. his time, for the most part, in Normandy, where he had the custody Mon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 453 a. n. 10. of divers Forts and Castles for King Henry. Whence, he was sentIbid. n. 40. Ambassador into Flan­ders. And to his second Wife marriedRegist. de [...]inham in Bibl. Cot­ton. Chri­stian, Daughter to Robert Lord Fitz-Walter, who after his death, was weddedRegist. de [...]inham in Bibl. Cot­ton. to Reymund de Burgh.

I now come to his Works of Piety.

To the Knights Hospitalers he gaveMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 510 b. n 50. & 544 a. n. 10. his Lord­ship of Chippenham, exceptingMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 510 b. n 50. & 544 a. n. 10. the Church, which belonged to the Monks of Walden; and those Lands belonging to the Nuns of Chicksand, within the precincts thereof. As alsoIbid. 542 a. n. 10. five Bucks yearly to be received betwixt the Feast of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist and S. Michael; and five Does, betwixt the Feast of S. Michael, and Lent, out of his Park at En­field.

To the Monks of Westminster, he gave Ex Autogr. in Bibl. Cot­ton. the Church of Sabrihteswrde in pure Alms; to the Monks of Reading, certain LandsMon. An­glic. Vol 1. 418 b. n. 40. in Ketenden; to the Nuns of Clarkenwell One hundred shillings RentIbid. 430 a. n. 40. out of his Mannor of Edelmeton; as alsoIbid. 433 a. l. 9. the Rents of his improved Lands in Hethle. To the Monks of Colne, he confirmedMon Anglic. Vol. 2. 878 b. n. 10. two parts of the Tithes of all his Demesns in Roings, formerly given to them by Alberic de Vere his Grand-father: And was the sole FounderIbid. 319 b. n. 40. of the Monastery at Stoneley in Com. Huntendon.

And after all this, comingMon. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 453 a. n. 50. to the Garrison of Rullivale in Normandy, he there took an InventoryMon. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 453 a. n. 50. of his Plate and Goods. Which done (ere long) he declaredIbid. 453 b. n. 10. & 460 a. n. 10 & 20. his Testament; whereby he gave to the Monks of Walden, the one half of his Lordship of Walden, with [Page 206] his Mill, and a little Park there, and the services of his Tenants; as alsoIbid. 453 a. n. 20. all the Vestments, Books, Chalices, Vessels, and other Ornaments belonging to his Chappel, with his great Horse; likewise,Ibid. 453 a. n. 20. three marks of Gold, one hundred pounds in Silver, and a Cup of Gold. And then drawingIbid. n. 40. near his end, having received Ibid. n. 40. the Sacrament of Extream Vnction, and the Body of our Lord, he calledIbid. n. 40. together his Kin­red and Servants; and gave them chargeIbid. n. 40. (with his hands lifted up on high) to convey his Body to Walden in England, there to be buried. But Henry de Vere, his Kinsman, standing by, told himIbid. n. 50 & 60., That the difficulty of the passage was such, that it could not be done. To whom he repliedIbid. n. 50 & 60., If you cannot, it is, because you have no mind to effect, what I, a dying man, desire; then take my Heart, and carry it thither.

Soon after which, departingR. Hoved. 376 a. n. 20. this life at Roan (in Normandy) viz. 18 Cal. Decemb. An. 1190. (2 Rich. 1.) withoutMon. An­glic Vol. 1. 454 a. n. 10 & 20 issue, his Body wasMon. An­glic Vol. 1. 454 a. n. 10 & 20 sent to the Abbey of Mortimer in Nor­mandy, with much Gold and Silver; and there Mon. An­glic Vol. 1. 454 a. n. 10 & 20 interred in the Chapter-house; and his Heart to Walden (according to his desire) and buried Mon. An­glic Vol. 1. 454 a. n. 10 & 20 in the Chapter-house of that Monastery.

This last mentioned Earl William had a Sister Ibid. 905 b. l. 4. called Alice, marriedIbid. 905 b. l. 4. to Iohn de Lacy, Con­stable of Chester, and Lord of Halton: She was also calledIbid. 906 b. l 20. Alice de Vere. But it seems she was his Sister by the half Blood; for certainIbid. 454 a. n. 30. it is, that Beatrix his Ant, viz. his Fathers Sister, Wife of William de Say, became his Heir; of which Beatrix, and her Descendants, I shall speak in due place.

Mandevill of Mershwood.

A Branch of this Family was the same Wil­liam William. de Mandevill (I presume) who, in 3 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Somerset. & Dorset. a Fine of one hundred marks, to have a Tryal in the Kings Court upon that Sute, which his Father began against Henry de Tilly, for the Honor of Merthwood in Com. Dorset. But, with conditionRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Somerset. & Dorset., that in case he should recover it, then to give five hundred marks.

Which Barony Robert de Mandevill Robert. (Son to the same William, as it is like) didClaus. 7 Joh. m 13. recover: For in 13 Ioh. he accountedRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Dors. & Somerset. to the King One hun­dred eighty three pounds six shillings eight pence, five Palfreys, and three Norway Goshawks for it.

This Robert in 2 Hen. 3. withRot. Pip. 2 Hen. 3. Wilts. Robert Manduit, and William Cumin, uponRot. Pip. 2 Hen. 3. Wilts. Collection of the first Scutage of that King, paidRot. Pip. 2 Hen. 3. Wilts. two marks for one Knights Fee in Funtell (in Com. Wilts.) for­merly belonging to Gerard Gifford. Which Ba­rony of Funtell was resignedClaus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 2. up to King Iohn by Andrew Gifford (who possessedClaus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 2. it by Hereditary Right) with the consentClaus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 2. of him the said Robert de Mandevill, Robert Manduit, Wil­liam Cumin, and William de Fontains, the right Heirs thereto, retainingClaus. 4 Hen. 3. m. 2. only the Vavassories. And in 38 Hen. 3. uponRot. Pip. 38 Hen. 3. Dorset. & Somerset. collection of the Aid, for making the Kings eldest Son Knight, paid 29 l. Rot. Pip. 38 Hen. 3. Dorset. & Somerset. for fourteen Knights Fees an half and fourth part, belonging to the Honor of Mershwood. But in 48 Hen. 3. this Robert (for I presume it to be him) wasPat 49 Hen. 3. m. 3. in the Battle of Lewes, with the Rebellious Barons against the King. How­beit, in 49 Hen. 3. by the MediationPat 49 Hen. 3. m. 3. of Philip Basset (who had been Justice of England about three years before) he obtained pardonPat 49 Hen. 3. m. 3. for that transgression.

Having seen no more of this Robert, I come to Geffrey de Mandevill (his Brother I suppose, for he was his contemporary.) This Geffrey Geffrey. in 17 Ioh. wasClaus. 17 Joh. m. 25. Pat. 17 Joh. m. 12. in Arms against the King; where­upon his Mannors of Perresfield and Maple Durham in Com. Southamp. were seisedClaus. 17 Joh. m. 25. Pat. 17 Joh. m. 12., and first Claus. 17 Joh. m. 25. Pat. 17 Joh. m. 12. given to Savaric de Maleleone, but within few Moneths afterClaus. ut su­pra, m 17., to Roger la Zusche. Moreover, in 18 Ioh. he was in the number of those who were specially excommunicatedMat. Paris, 277. l. 24 & 53. by the Pope for that transgression. This Geffrey heldEsc. 4 Ed. 1. n. 48. Somerset. & [...]. the Lordships of Merthwood and Eddicote in Com. Dor [...]et. of the King in capite by Barony, and the Service of two Knights in the Kings Army; and soldEsc. 4 Ed. 1. n. 48. Somerset. & [...]. them unto Iohn Gervase and his Heirs, reservingEsc. 4 Ed. 1. n. 48. Somerset. & [...]. twenty pound per annum Rent. And in 42 Hen. 3. amongst others (for I suppose it to be him) was summonedClaus. 42 H 3. m. 11. to be at Chester, on Monday next ensuing the Feast of S. Iohn Bap­tist, to oppose the hostilities of the Welsh. But afterwards beingEsc. 49 H. 3. ut. In­quis. [...]e Reb [...] ­bus, &c. in Arms with the Barons, he soldEsc. 49 H. 3. ut In­quis. [...]e Rebe [...] ­bus, &c. his Mannor of Sutton in Com. Wilts. unto Dru de Barentine, to acquit him of his Debts to the Iews, and died in 49 Hen. 3. or before: Whereupon the said Dru de Barentine gaveEsc. 4 Ed. 1. n. 48. ut supra. that Lordship to Iohn de Mandevill (Son to him the said Geffrey) in Frank-marriage, with Agnes his Daughter. Which Iohn Iohn. in 53 Hen. 3. doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 53 H. 3. m. 5. of the Lands whereof his Father died seised; and left issue Esc. ut supra. by the same Agnes, one sole Daughter and Heir calledEsc. ut supra. Ioane.

Clare.

THe first of this great and noble Family, that setled in this Realm, was Richard, Richard, the eldestW Gem [...] ▪ 247 D. Son of Gislebert, sirnamed Crispin, Earl of Brion in Normandy; Son W Gem [...] 247 D. of Geffrey, Natural Son to Richard, the first of that name Duke of Normandy.

This Richard Fitz-Gilbert, beingOrd. [...] 493 B. one of the principal Persons, who came into England with William, Duke of Normandy, and gave great assistanceOrd. [...] 493 B. to him in that memorable Battle, whereby he obtained the Crown of this Realm; had for that service, and in respect of his near alliance to him in Blood, great advancementIbid. [...] C. in honor, and large possessions, both in Normandy and England bestowedIbid. [...] C. on him. The first place of his residence being at Benfield, in the East part of Northamptonshire, as I guess; for in An. 1073. (6 Wil. Conq.) he is called [...] Richardus de Benefacta; being then joyned with [...] William de Warren in the exercise of that great Office of Justice of England; with whom, in 9 Wil. Conq. he was [...] also in Arms, and acted valiantly against Roger, Earl of Hereford; and Ralph, Earl of Norfolk, then in Rebellion, (as in my Discourse of the said William de Warren, is shewed.) But afterwards, viz. at the time of the General Survey (which was towards the later end of the Conquerors Reign) he is called [...] Ricardus [Page 207] de Tonebruge, from his seat at Tonebruge, in Kent, which Town and Castle he obtained [...] from the Archbishop of Canterbury, in lieu [...] of the Castle of Brion, they being measured [...] out to him by the same extent as Brion did contain: at which time he possessed [...] thirty eight Lordships in Surrey, thirty five in Essex, three in Cambridgeshire, Hallinge and Bermeling in Kent, Herefelde in Middle­sex, Sudtune in Wiltshire, Levestone in Devonshire; as also ninety five in Suffolk (besides thirteen Burgages in Ipswich) whereof Clare was one; whence he was likewise some­times called [...] Ricardus de Clare.

This Richard, with Rohese his Wife, Daugh­ter [...] to Walter Giffard Earl of Buckingham, gave [...] to the Monks of Bec in Normandy, two Churches at Ernembi, in England, and the Tithes of all their Demesnes.

Upon the death of the Conqueror (favoring the Title of Robert Curthose, as it seemes) he re­belled [...] against W. Rufus; but when that K. ap­peared with his Army before his Castle of Tone­ [...]ruge, he submitted [...]. After which adhering to Rufus in ann. 1091. (5 W. Rufi) against [...] Curthose (who had then besieged the Castle of Curcei in Normandy) he was taken [...] prisoner. But thence­forth all that I have seen of him, is; that shortly after the death of King Henry the first, being possessed [...] of that part of South-Wales, called Cardiganshire, and marching [...] towards Abergavenni, through a woody tract, called th [...] ill way of Coed-gro [...], (leaving the Abby of Lanthony on his left hand,) he was encounte­red [...] by Iorwerth, Brother to Morgan of Caer­leon, who lay in Ambush in the Woods; and being there unhappily slain [...], was buried [...] at S. Neots in Huntendonshire (a Cell to the Abby of Bec) and that he left issue by her (the same Roh [...]is) five Sons; viz. [...] Gilbert, Roger, Walter, Richard, and Robert.

Which Roger possessed [...] his Lands in Nor­mandy, and adhered [...] to Robert Curthose in ann. 1080. in his Rebellious courses, against the King his Father: and, upon the marriage of Maude, Daughter to King Henry the first, unto Henry the Emperor, attended [...] her to Almaine, with a noble Retinue. This Roger (called also Rogerus de Benefacta) being [...] in Anno 1119. with King Henry the first in Normandy, when some o­thers disswaded [...] him from Battle with Lewes King of France, was one of those who encou­raged [...] him thereto; and behaving [...] himself va­liantly in that fight, shared [...] with him in the glory of a succesfull Victory. But, dying with­out [...] issue, Gilbert his Nephew [...] (viz. Son to his Brother Gilbert) enjoyed [...] his Lands.

The third Brother was Walter [...]; who having Licence [...] from the King (as his Father had be­fore) to enjoy what he could conquer in Wales, possessed [...] all Nether-Went, and died without issue.

The fourth Richard, a Monk [...] of Bec, in Normandy; and afterwards the last Abbot [...] of Ely.

The fifth Robert [...], who took to Wife [...] Maud the Daughter of Simon St. Liz, Earl of Hun­tendon.

He had [...] Two Daughters; the one married [...] to Ralph de Telgers.

Touching Rohais the Wife of this Richard, and mother of these Children before menti­oned, I shall observe; that, in the Conquerors Survey, she is recorded [...] to have then been the owner of Stanelowe, in Com. Herlf. and Ernulfesburie (now called S. Neots) in Com. Hunt. and that in Anno 1113 (13 Henr. 1.) she gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 369. a. [...]bid. n. 10. Ernulfesburie, to the Monks of Bec, for the health of the Soul of King Henry he first and Q. Maude; as also for the Soul of K. William the Conqueror, and Maude his Wife: And moreover, that she was after married [...] to Eudo Dapifer.

But I return to Gilbert, Gilbert, 1. the eldest of those be­before mentioned five Brethren.

This Gilbert possessing,W. Gemet, 313. D. his Fathers Lands in England, resided at T [...]nebruge, as it seems being thence surnamedOrd. Vit. 703. D.. In that Rebellion of Robert de Moubray, Earl of [...]rthumberland, (raised in the North of England, 6 W. Rufi) this Gilbert, though then with [...] King, was (as it seems) a confederateIbid. with that Earl: but at length when he discerned [...]he King in danger by an Ambuscado laid in a Wood, his heart relenting, he besoughtIbid. pardon and pre­vented Ibid. the Mischief. In 12 W. Rufi, takingIbid. 763. B. part with Robert Earl of Moriton, the [...] in Re­bellion, he fortifiedIbid. 763. B. Tonebruge; but after a short time, lostIbid. 763. B. it. Moreover he gaveMon Ang. 10 [...]7. n. 30. & 40. to the Monks of Bec in Normandy, the Church of S. Iohn Baptist at Clare. in Comitat. Suff. with those seven Prebendaries thereunto belonging, which had been there instituted, in the time of King Edward the Confessor, to be disposed of to their sole and proper benefit, as they should fall void: and likewise bestowedMon Ang. 10 [...]7. n. 30. & 40. on them, divers Lands, Churches, Woods, and Tithes, lying in the Counties of Norfolk, and Suffolk, for the health of the Souls of his Father and Mo­ther; and for the Soul of his Brother Godfrey, whose body lay interred in the Church-Yard, there.

To the Monks of Thorney, in Com. Cantabr. he made a confirmationIbid. 246. a. of certain Lands in Luffewyk, whereunto were WitnessesIbid. 246. a., Walter, Hervy, and Baldwin his Sons; as also Rohais his Daughter.

To the Monks of Lewes in Suffer, heRegist. d [...] Lewes. gave twenty shillings per annum Rent, out of the Toll of Tonebruge, for eight days pre­ceding the Feast of S. Pancrace. And in Anno 1111. (12 H. 1.) gaveMon: Ang. Vol. 1. 118 a. n. 20. to the Monks of Glou­cester, the Land and Church of S. Patern, in Wales, lying betwixt the Division of the Sea and two Waters; and half of the great fishing there: as alsoMon: Ang. Vol. 1. 118 a. n. 20. the Tithes of all things belonging to his Lordship and Castle of Penwedich.

By Adeliza Ibid. 248. a. n. 30. DaughterW. Gemet, 312. C. [...] to the Earl of Cle­remont, he had issue four Sons; first, Richard W. Gemet, 312. C. [...] who succeeded him in his Lands and Honors; secondly Gilbert; thirdly Walter, founderMon. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 724. 53. & 65. of the Abby of Tinterne, in Wales, who dyedIbid. l 67. without issue; and Baldwyn Gesta R. Steph. 931. B.; of whom all I have seen is, that he gaveMon. Ang. Vo [...]. 2. 953. a. n. 40. to the Monks of Bec in Normandy, a Lordship called Pullet, lying near Sap, in that Dukedom; as alsoMon. Ang. Vo [...]. 2. 953. a. n. 40. certain Lands in Neoville, with the Tithes of his Mills there; and likewiseMon. Ang. Vo [...]. 2. 953. a. n. 40. the Church of Boise-Ranulph, then calling himself Baldwinus de Clare, filius Comitis Gisleberti. Moreover that he gave [...] to the Nunns of S. Amand, at Roan, the Church of Moles, with the Tithes thereunto belonging: [Page 208] And that he had [...] three Sons, William, Robert, and Richard. He had also a Daughter called Margaret, [...] who was the Wife [...] of ... Montfichet. This Alice de Cleremont gave [...] to the Knights Hospi­tallars the Preceptorie of Me [...]cheburne, with the Churches there. Likewise, the Churches of [...] and [...]; as also certain Lands and Woods in Shar [...]ebroke.

I now come to Gilbert his second Son.

This Gilbert having of [...]en made sute [...] to King Henry the first, to be [...]ow on him some Lands in Wales; the King at length discer­ning the Welch to be un [...]uiet [...] amongst them­selves, and that they h [...]d made [...] great depre­dations upon each other; about the tenth Year of his Reign, sent [...] [...]or him, and made him an offer [...] of all the [...]ands of Cadogan [...]ap Blethyn, in case he could [...]in them. Of which joyful­ly accepting he raised [...] all the power he could, and landing i [...] Cardiganshire, brought that whole Countrey in a short time to subjection [...]; where soo [...] after, he built [...] two Castles; one towards North Wales, upon the River Yst­with, (at the Sea-shore about a mile from [...],) and the other towards Dyver, upon the River Te [...]vi, at a place called Dyn­gerant, where Roger de Montgomeri Earl of Shrewsbury, had beforetime began to forti­fie.

After this, Scil. in ann. 1113. (14 Hen. 1.) at the intigation [...] of some, who thirsted after the [...]ands of the Welch; and upon complaint [...] of divers Roberies, and Spoiles committed by those people, King Henry the first raised [...] an Ar­my, threatning to destroy all [...]-Wales, and [...]-Land, and committed [...] the Van thereof to the conduct of this Gilbert: posses­sing [...] therefore all [...]-went, with the whole dominion [...] of [...] (now [...]) and the one half of [...]run, in Wales; and likewise all the Lands of Roger, and Walter two of his Uncles, who died withoutW Gemet, 312. C. issue; he was made [...] Earl of [...] by King Ste­phen, in Ann. 1138. (3 Steph.) Howbeit, not­withstanding this Favor, he broke out in rebel­lion [...] against that King: because [...] he refused to let him have those Castles of Gilbert de Clare, his Nephew, then in Armes with the Earl of Chester, on the behalf of Maude the Em­presse.

This Earl Gilbert bestowed [...] on the Knights Templars the Church of Weston (in Comitat. Bedf.) as also [...] Lands of ten pounds per annum value, within the precinct of that mannor; where­on they built [...] a Town called Baudac, much inriched by several purchases [...]; as also divers priviledges [...] obtained from the King: all which were afterwards confirmed [...] by William Mar­shall Earl of Pembroke, his hereditary succes­sor in his Lands and Honors.

But farther I cannot say of him, than that he took to wifeW Ge [...]et, 312 D. Elizabeth the Sister of Waler in Earl of Mel [...]ent, and departingMon. Ang. Vol. 1. [...]25. a n. 10 this life in Anno 1148. (14 Steph.) had sepultureMon. Ang. Vol. 1. [...]25. a n. 10 in the Abby of Cynterne, leaving, issue Richard W. Gemet, 312. D. surnamed Str [...]ngbow MS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. [Digh [...]. 11] 171. a. Richard. Strong­bow. his Son and Heir; and Baldwin a younger Son; who fightingOrd. Vit. 92 [...]. [...]. C. stoutly on the part of King Stephen in the Battle of Lincoln (6 Steph.) was there takenOrd. Vit. 92 [...]. [...]. C. prisoner.

Which Richard was one of the Witnesses [...] to that solemne accord made in anno 1153 (18 Steph.) betwixt the King and Henry Duke of Normandy; whereby Henry was to succeed in the Dominion of this Realm, after King Ste­phens decease: and in anno 1170 (16 Hen. 2.) bearingMS. in bibl. [...] [Dig [...] 1. 11] 17 [...]. then the title of Earl of Striguil, (by reason of his chief residence there, though his Earldom was of Pembroke) being stripped MS. in bibl. [...] [Dig [...] 1. 11] 17 [...]. of his Paternal Inheritance, by King Henry the second, he invadedMS. in bibl. [...] [Dig [...] 1. 11] 17 [...]. Ireland and wonMS. in bibl. [...] [Dig [...] 1. 11] 17 [...]. Waterford, and Dublyn.

Soon after which (scil. 17 Hen. 2.) the King (thenHist. [...] Joh. [...] Bibl Bo [...]. V. 4. 4. Jur [...]. 19 cap. 103. at Argentoigne, in ...) consulting Hist. [...] Joh. [...] Bibl Bo [...]. V. 4. 4. Jur [...]. 19 cap. 103. with the Nobles about an Expedition into that Realm, certain Messengers from this Earl being present; offeredHist. [...] Joh. [...] Bibl Bo [...]. V. 4. 4. Jur [...]. 19 cap. 103. from him those Cities of [...]ublyn, and Waterford, and all the Castles which he there had after the death of Dermutius King of Dublyn, whose Daughter and Heir he had marriedHist. [...] Joh. [...] Bibl Bo [...]. V. 4. 4. Jur [...]. 19 cap. 103. wherewith the King was so well pleased; that he restoredIbid. & Domitia [...] A. 8. in bibl. C [...] ­ton. f. 87. a. unto him all his Lands both in England, and Normandy, (of which he had been so stripped) and freely grantedIbid. & Domitia [...] A. 8. in bibl. C [...] ­ton. f. 87. a., that he should fully enjoy all those in Ireland, which he had with his Wife; constituting him ConstableIbid. & Domitia [...] A. 8. in bibl. C [...] ­ton. f. 87. a. (viz. Go­vernor) of that Realm: and thereupon passing thither, subduedIbid. & Domitia [...] A. 8. in bibl. C [...] ­ton. f. 87. a. it wholly without any con­siderable resistance.

But this Story being otherwise told by the Monk of Iorevauix, I shall [...]here adde his rela­tion Jo [...]eval 1069. n. 40. 50. & 60.; The Realm of Ireland (saith he) be­ing miserably opprest with Warr, by the many Kings there, who banded against each other; one of them sent his Son into England, to procure Souldiers thence for his aid. Which Souldiers, for the hope of Gain, giving him as­sistance; were so well recompenced, as that they rather chose to stay there then return in­to England. But after a short time, the stou­test people of Ireland, being much offended with that King for getting aid from England, the English already fixed in Ireland, sent for many more from hence, to strengthen their par­ty; and because they had no cheif they made choice of this Earl Richard (a stout and valiant man) to be their Captain; who, yeilding to their request, rigging a good Fleet, prepared for the journey. Whereupon there were some, who in the Kings behalf, endeavored to restrain them: Howbeit getting on Shipboard, and lan­ding safe, he assaultedIbid. 10 [...] ▪ Dublin, and tookIbid. 10 [...] ▪ it, the tidings whereof so terrified those that lived afar off, that they were contentIbid. & n. 10. & 20. to be at peace with him; and to confirm what he had got, gaveIbid. & n. 10. & 20. him in marriage ... a Daughter of one of the Kings, with whom he had in dower a great part of that Realm. Whereat the King of England, growing much displeased; as well for that he had not only, without his consent, but forbidden, made so great an attempt; sei­sed Ibid. & n. 10. & 20. upon all his patrimony here; prohibiting Ibid. that he should have no farther aid; and threatningIbid. him otherwise very sore, compelled him so to such a compliance, as that he gotIbid. Dublin from him, and all the principal pla­ces he had won; requiringIbid. him to be con­tent with the rest, and his patrimony in Eng­land; soon after raising a great Army sayledIbid. thither himself. [Page 209]

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[Page 210] Another reports it thusGerv. Doro­bern. 1419. & 1420. Vid. sis etiam Antiq Hibern. per Jac. Wa­ [...]um p. 232.; that, this Earl Ri­chard, Nephew to Hervy de Mont-Maurice, ha­ving incurred King Henry's displeasure three years before, in so great a measure, as that he could not obtain any reconciliation, nor enjoy what rightly was his own; procured licence to be gone; and taking with him some few Soul­diers, came into Ireland to his Uncle Hervy: and finding it a Countrey spacious and fruitful, but void of husbandry, began to pillage those half naked and silly people; Also by little and little, gaining a considerable part of the land, lying towards the Sea-coast, at length he took Dublin (the cheif City) and by means thereof more infested all the rest of those parts; which so irritated the Natives, that they sent to the King of England for ayd against him; pro­mising Obedience, in case he would protect them. Richard therefore fearing that King Henry would take that he had thus got, sent Agents to him, with offer to hold it of him, in case he might be permitted to enjoy it.

To conclude, this Richard was constitutedR Hoved. 316. B. Justice of Ireland, by King Henry the second, and having foundedAntiq. Hi­bern. per Jac. War [...]um Eq­aur. p. 144. the Priory of [...], in the Province of Lemster, for Knights Ho­spitalars, died untimelyRad. de Diceto col. 5 [...]0. upon the Nones of April, Anno 1176 (22 Henr. 2.) and was buried in the Chapter-house at Gloucester, as may seem by this InscriptionLel. Itiner. Vol. 3. f. 17 [...]. on the Wall there; Hic Iacet Ricardus Strongbow, filius Gilberti Comitis de [...]. Leaving issue, as some Rad. de Di­ceto col. 590. say, one Son, scarce three years old, to be his Heir.

But by others it is reportedEx Fragm. Hist. Hiber [...]. in bibl. Cot­ton. that, being by Treachery abused and wounded, he departed this life the fifth year after his acquisition of the Province of Lemster; viz. 21 Henr. 2. as also that he was buried at Dublin, leaving issue one only Daughter, called Isabel, who re­mained in Ward to the King for the space of fourteen years; and then was given in marriage to William Marshal, who thereupon became Earl of Pembroke, as also Lord of [...], to­gether with the whole Province of Lemster, and all the inheritance of the same Richard Strong­bow,

I now return to Richard, Richard, 2. Uncle of this Ri­chard Strongbow, and eldest Son to Gilbe [...]re de Tonebrigge.

This Richard in Anno. 1124 (24 Henr. 1.) translatedM [...]n. Angl. Vol. 1. 10 [...]. n. 60. the Monks out of his Castle at Clare into the Church of St. Augustine at Stoke; and bestowedIb. 1008. a. n. 40. on them a little Wood, called Stoke [...]ho, likewise every year a DoeIb. 1008. b. out of his Parke at Hunedene. Likewise he com­mandedIbid. l. 11. that all his Barons and other Tenants should permit them to dispose of their respective Tithes how they pleased; and gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 1006. b. n. 30. them the Church of Coveham, in exchange for that of Denham: As alsoMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 104. a. n. 50. the Ermitage at Stan­dune. On the Knights Templars he bestowed Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 530. b. n. 40. a certain Rent issuing out of [...]aidoche, in Comitat. Bedf. And foundedMon. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 258. a. n 30. the Priory of Conebrigge in Kent.

This is he, who first hadMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 104. a. n. 50. the title of Earl of Hertford: and being one of those, who by power of the Sword entred Wa [...]e [...]; thereGista R. Steph. 930. C. planted himself, and became LordGista R. Steph. 930. C. of vast Te­ritories, as also of divers Castles in those parts; Moreover, growing thereupon ambitious, and requiringIbid. & [...]. greater matters of the King then he could obtain, he broke out in Rebellion, and marchedIbid. & [...]. thither: where being entrappedIbid. & [...]. by the Welch he was unhappily slainIbid. & [...].; leaving issue by ... his Wife, Sister [...] to Ranulph the second Earl of Chester, three Sons, Gilbert [...], Roger [...], and ... [...], and a Daughter, called Alice, Wife [...] of Cadwalader ap Griffith, ap Conan, Prince of North Wales.

This Gilbert who had also the title [...] of Earl of Clare▪ gave to the Monks of Lira in Nor­mandy, the Church of [...]edeham; to [...] the Monks of Stoke-Cl [...]re, in Comitat. Suff. the Church of [...]ures. To [...] the Monks of Lewes in Su [...]sex, the Church of Tonebruge; and [...] to the Knights Hospitalars the Church of Staundone, in Hertfordshire. And in Anno 1145. (8 Steph.) was an Hostage [...] for his Uncle Ranulph Earl of Chester. Moreover, continu­ing unfaithful to that King, he was at length taken Prisoner [...], and so kept for a long time, till [...] he had delivered up all his strong Holds. After which, scil. in ann. 1151. he died [...] without issue, and was buried [...] in that Cell at [...]are, which Gilbert his Grandfather had given to the Monks of Bec in Normandy.

To which Gilbert succeeded Roger his Bro­ther; who having likewise the Title [...] of Earl of [...], in 3. H. 2. came to the King, and desired [...] that he might have such Lands in Wales, as he could win. Whereunto the King assenting [...] he marched [...] with a great Army to Cardigan, and fortifying [...] divers Castles thereabouts. In 9 Hen. 2. this Roger, being sum­moned [...] to Westm [...]nster by Thomas Becket then Archbishop of Canterbury, to do him Homage for the Castle of Tonebruge; through the K. diswasion he refused [...] so to do; alledging [...] that it rather belonged to the King, as held by mili­tary service, than to the Archbishop.

In 10 Hen. 2. he was [...] one of the Earles pre­sent at the Kings recognition of the antient Customes and Liberties, confirmed by his Ance­stors.

This Earl Roger in 12 Hen. 2. upon levying the aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, cer­tified [...] his Knights fees to be one hundred forty nine.

Touching his works of piety, certain it is, that they were many▪ for it appears, that he gave [...] to the Monks of S. Augustine in Canterbury, a Stagg every year out of his Forest of Tone­brugge. To [...] the Monks of Lewes, the Church of Blechingley. To [...] the Canons of Lanthony, the one moity of the Church of Berny [...]tone, for the maintenance of thirteen Lepers.

To [...] the [...] of S. Neots (a Cell to Bec in Normandy) the Church of Berton.

To [...] the Knights Templars the Churches of Stradmurik, and Trestrahio, with an hun­dred acres of Land, and three Burgages in Car­digan.

To [...] the Knights Hospitalars, the Mannor of [...], with the whole Soke▪ and Church of that Town: as also [...] his [...] at Staundone, situate Northwards from the Gate: and likewise [...] the Church of Ha [...]lo, and Mill of [...]oucestre, with certain Lands. And ac­quitted [...] the Canons of Sulby (in Com. Nor­th [...]mp.) of all manner of Toll, for whatsoever they might buy or sell in his Market of Rowel.

[Page 211] He marriedIbid. 884 b. n 20. Maud, the Daughter of Iames de S. Hillary. Which Maud, for the health of the Soul of the said Earl her Husband, gaveIbid. 884 b. n 20. to the Nuns of Godstow, a mark of Silver. She like­wise gaveIbid. 546. n. 30. to the Nuns of Buckland, in yearly Rent of Thirteen shillings four pence to be paid out of the Preceptory of Kercbroke. Which PreceptoryIbid. 546. n. 30., with the ChurchIbid. 508 a. n. 10. of Kerc­broke, and two Yard Land in Durcote; and likewiseIbid. 547 a. n. 30., the Mannor of Greenham, she gave Ibid. 547 a. n. 30. to the Knights Hospitalars. And surviving him, marriedMS. in Bibl. Cotton. Do­minan A. 8. f. 92 b. to William de Albiny, Earl of Arundel.

To this la [...]t Earl Roger, who diedJoh. Tine­mu [...]h. M. S. in Bibl. Bodl. lib. 19. c. 103. in An. 1173. (19 Hen. 2.) succeeded Richard his Son and Heir. Which Richard in 20 Hen. 2.Richard 3. when Rad. de Diceto, 578. n. 20. young Henry (whom the King had crowned in his own life time) began to rebel, upon suspi­tion Rad. de Diceto, 578. n. 20. of his Fidelity, cameRad. de Diceto, 578. n. 20. in to his aid, and approved himself a Loyal Subject: And upon Collection of the Scutage of Wales, in 2 Ric. 1. answered [...] Sixty pounds seventeen shillings e­leven pence. In 6 Rich. 1. he was [...] with the King in Normandy, in that expedition then made thither.

And in 7 Rich. 1. gave [...] One thousand pounds to the King for Livery of the Lands of his Mo­thers Inheritance, with his proportion of those, sometime belonging to Earl Gifford; deducting [...] for so much, as his Mother and the Earl of Arundel had passed away. Whereupon he ob­tained a Joynt-grant [...], together with William Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke, of all those Lands, both in England and Normandy, of which, he was to have the head or cheif Seat in England; and William Mareschal and Isabel his Wife (Daughter and Heir to Richard, Earl of Strigul) the head or cheif Seat in Nor­mandy; all the residue, both in England and Normandy, to be equally divided betwixt them.

This Richard had to Wife [...] Amicia, Daughter [...] to the Earl of Glocester, and at length sole [...] Heir to all that Earldom. Which Amicia Found­ed [...] the Hospital at Sadbury in Com. Suff. and was likewise a Benefactoress to the Monks of Stoke-Clare, by the Grant [...] of certain Lands in Stoke-Clare unto them: By whom he had issue Gilbert, his Son and Heir, and a Daughter called Rose [...], who became the Wife of Roger de Moubray; and departing [...] this life in An. 1206. (8 Ioh.) was buried [...] at Clare.

Which Gilbert, being the first [...] Earl of Glo­cester and Herford, joyntly, in 12 Ioh. or near thereabouts, fortified [...] the Castle of Bueith in Wales, where, not long before, he had lost [...] many of his Men.

Being one of the cheif [...] of those Barons, who put themselves in Arms against King Iohn, in 17 Ioh. and forced [...] him to submit to their own will, in sundry things, extorting [...] the City of London totally into their own power, by spe­cial Covenant [...]; and that all things should be guided [...] by twenty five chosen from amongst themselves, whereof he was one; he underwent the sentence of Excommunication [...] from Pope Innocent the Third. And in 1 Hen. 3. adhering [...] to Lewes of France (to whom the Rebellious Barons had then designed the Dominion of this Realm) he fought [...] stoutly on his part in the Battle of Lincoln, where his party received an utter overthrow; and being there taken prisoner Ibid. by William Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke, was carried to safe custodyIbid. at Glocester; but after this, Peace being setled, he marriedIbid. Isabel, one of the Daughters, and at length Coheirs to that Earl.

In 7 Hen. 3. he wasClaus. 7 Hen. 3. m 5. in dorso. in that expedition then made into Wales, and by reason thereof had ScutageClaus. 7 Hen. 3. m 5. in dorso. of all his Tenants by Military Service, in Comit. Bedf. Buck. Dorset. Oxon. Berks. Wi­gorn. Linc. Northampt. Southampt. Kent. Norf. Suff. Hartf. Essex. Cantabr. Hunt. Devon. Somer­set. & Gloc.

In 11 Hen. 3. he gave a FineRot. Pip. 11 Hen. 3. Gloc. Rot. Fin. [...]1 Hen. 3. m. 12. of Two thou­sand marks to the King, for License to marry his eldest Daughter to Baldwin, Son of Baldwin de Rivers, Son of William de Rivers, Earl of De­von▪ And to haveRot. Pip. 11 Hen. 3. Gloc. Rot. Fin. [...]1 Hen. 3. m. 12. two hundred pounds per an­num Lands, in custody, of the Lands of that Earl, until the said Baldwin should be of full age. In that year he joynedMat Paris, in Anno 1227. p. 337. n. 30. with divers other of the Barons, on the behalf of Richard, Earl of Corn­wal, from whom the King had injuriously taken the Castle of Berkhamstead; as alsoMat Paris, in Anno 1227. p. 337. n. 30. in that Minatory Message, which they then sent to the King, for ratifying his Charter sealed to them at Oxford.

But more I cannot say of him, than that he gaveMon An­glic. Vol. 1. 156 a. n. 50. Lel. Itin. Vol. 6. 449. to the Monks at Tewksbury, his Wood called [...], lying by Severn side, with his Body to be buried in the midst of their Quire; and that he diedMon An­glic. Vol. 1. 156 a. n. 50. Lel. Itin. Vol. 6. 449. at Penros in Britanny, An. 1229. (14 Hen. 3.) being then upon his re­turn from those parts, leaving issue by Isabel his WifeLel. Itin. Vol. 6. 85. Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 227. n. 60, the third Daughter and Coheir to Willi­am Mareschal, the elder, Earl of Pembroke, three SonsMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 156 a. n. 30., Richard, William, and Gilbert; as also three Daughters, viz. Amicia Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 790 b. n. 10., the Wife of Baldwin, the fourth Earl of Devon; Agnes Mon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 156 a. n. 30.; and Isabel Cart. 29 H. 3. m 7 in cedula., Wife of Robert de Brus; and was bu­ried in the Abbey of Tewksbury. Which Isabel surviving him; within the space of one year after his decease, tookMat. Paris, in An 1231. p. 368. n 20. to Husband Richard. Earl of Cornwal, Brother to King Henry the Third. And in An. 1239. 18 Kal. Febr. dyingIbid. in An. 1240. p. 523. n. 30. in Child­bed at his Mannor of Ber [...]hamtead, was buriedIbid. in An. 1240. p. 523. n. 30. in the Abbey of B [...]aulieu.

I come now to Richard, Richard, 4. Son and Heir to this last Earl Gilbert, the Guardiauship of whose Lands, and Honors, in respect of his minority, was committedMat. Paris, p. 367. n. 40. to Hubert de Bargh, then Justice of England. But in 19 Hen. 3. in consideration Rot. Pip. 19 Hen. 3. Suss. Pat 1 [...] H. 3 m. 13. of five hundred marks given to the King, Gilbert Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke, obtained the custody ofRot. Pip. 19 Hen. 3. Suss. Pat 1 [...] H. 3. m. 13. the Honor of Glamorgan in Wales.

In 21 Hen. 3. the King had a designPat. 2 [...] H. 3. m. 1. to have matched this Richard unto one of the Daughters of the Earl of March (a Poictovin) thereby to have drawn that Earl the firmerPat. 2 [...] H. 3. m. 1. to his party; but failing therein, he grantedPat. 2 [...] H. 3. m. 1. the benefit of his marriage unto Iohn de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, and Constable of Chester, for the behoof of his eldest Daughter; in confideration whereof, that Earl gavePat. 2 [...] H. 3. m. 1. the King five thousand marks, and remittedPat. 2 [...] H. 3. m. 1. to him a debt of two thousand marks more: But before this marriage was ac­complished, he clandestinely contractedMat. Paris, in Anno 1237. p. 437. n. 10. Matri­mony with Margaret, the Daughter of that great Man Hubert de Burgh, then Earl of Kent; Hu­bert and his Wife (as it was saidMat. Paris, in Anno 1237. p. 437. n. 10.) privily making the match. Whereat the King, being highly dis­pleased Mat. Paris, in Anno 1237. p. 437. n. 10., did all he could to procure their Di­vorce; [Page 212] purposingIbid. to dispose of him, with his Earldom, and Honor, to William de Valence, his near Kinsman. Whereof Hubert being question­ed, he stoutly deniedIbid. his knowledge thereof, and pacified the King for the present, with pro­mise Ibid. of Money; but the business was not so ended, for about Candlemass, the next ensuing year, the King marriedM. West. in Anno [...]238. Pat. 22. H. 3. m. 10. him to Maud, the Daughter of the before specified Earl of Lin­coln, as he had formerly designed; whereupon he endowedM. West. in Anno [...]238. Pat. 22. H. 3. m. 10. her with the third part of all his Lands, which occasioned great discontentMat. Westm. ut supra. from most of the Nobles.

After which, ere long, viz. in An. 1240. (24 Hen. 3.) upon the tenth Kalends of Iune, this Earl took leaveM. West. in Anno. 1240. of his Friends, and began M. West. in Anno. 1240. his journey towards the Holy Land, with di­vers other great Men. In which voyage, after an honorable receptionM. West. in Anno. 1240. by the King of France, and supplyM. West. in Ann. 1240. of all necessaries; he wasM. West. in Anno. 1240. by that King conducted to Marsiels; where he took shippingM. West. in Anno. 1240., notwithstanding the Popes prohibi­tion.

In 28 Hen. 3. joyningMat. Paris, in eodem, An. p. 638. n. 10. with the Earl of He­reford, and other of the Lords Marchers, he had many BattlesMat. Paris, in eodem, An. p. 638. n. 10. with the Welsh; who, having gotten much strength, made great War in those parts.

In 29 Hen. 3. upon collection of the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, he paidRot. Pip. [...]9 H 3. Gloc. two hundred sixty one pounds ten shillings, for two hundred sixty one Knights Fees and an half, which he held; besidesRot. Pip. [...]9 H 3. Gloc. those in Kent, which were twelve and an half; as alsoRot. Pip. [...]9 H. 3. Buck. & Bedf. forty three pounds for forty three Knights Fees, for the moity of the Honor of Giffard: And in 38 Hen. 3. double as much, upon collectionRot. Pip. 38 H 3. Gloc. of the Aid for making the Kings eldest Son Knight, the Scutage, then levied, being according to that proportion: In which year, upon Whitsunday, (the King celebrating that Festival at London) made him a KnightMat. Paris, in Anno 1245. p. 6 [...]8., together with fortyMat. Paris, in Anno 1245. p. 6 [...]8. more brave young Soldiers, for the greater honor of that solemnity.

In 30 Hen. 3. he was one of those Peers, who subscribedMat. Paris, in An. 1246. p 700. n. 50. a Letter, then sent to the Pope, com­plaining of his oppressions; and threatning to remedy the same, if speedy redress were not had. In 32 Hen. 3. there shouldIbid. in An. 1247. p. 733. n. 30. have been a great Tourneament held betwixt Dunstable and Luiton, between this Earl and Guy de Lusignian (Son to the Earl of March, half Brother to the King) but the King fearing mischeif thereby to his Brother, and the Poictovins, his Friends, prohibitedIbid. in An. 1247. p. 733. n. 30. it; and for the same Reasons forbad Ibid. p. 740. n. 20. another Tourneament, which by Proclamati­on was to have been at Northampton soon after.

In 32 Hen. 3. this Earl first broughtVon Anglic. Vol. 1. p. 535. into England the Fryers-Augustines; and gaveCart. 32 H 3. m. 1. to William his Brother, the Inheritance of the Mannors of Maplederham and Petersfield in Com. Southampt. As also of Walsingham, Warham, and Wells, in Com. Norf. In 33 Hen. 3. in that great Tourneament held at Brackley in Com. Northampt. he joynedMat. Paris, in Anno 1249. p. 768. n. 50. with the Aliens against the English, which wasMat. Paris, in Anno 1249. p. 768. n. 50. much to his dishonor.

In 34 Hen. 3. he travelled [...] beyond Sea with Richard, Earl of Cornwal, and others, and went [...] to the Pope at Lions, whence he re­turned [...] about Rogation week. In An. 1251. (35 Hen. 3.) at theMS. in Bibl. Bo [...]l. (Med. 20.) f. 112. b. solemn Inthronisation of Boniface, Archbishop of Canterb [...]ry, this Earl, with a noble attendance, exercisedMS. in Bibl. Bo [...]. (Med. 20.) f. 112. b. the Office of Steward and Boteler.

In 37 Hen. 3. the King bearingMat. Paris, in Anno 1253. p. 862 & 863 Cart. 39 H. 3. [...]. 1. per In­sp [...]. a great [...]avor to those Aliens who were allied unto him by his Mother, and studyingMat. Paris, in Anno 1253. p. 862 & 863 Cart. 39 H. 3. [...]. 1. per In­sp [...]. their advancement, by all the ways he could; observingMat. Paris, in Anno 1253. p. 862 & 863 Cart. 39 H. 3. [...]. 1. per In­sp [...]. the Son and Heir of this Earl, to be a gallant young Man, and of extraordinary hopes, designed to match him with Alice Mat. Paris, in Anno 1253. p. 862 & 863 Cart. 39 H. 3. [...]. 1. per In­sp [...]., the Daughter of Guy, Earl of Angolesme, (his Brother by the Mother) offer­ing Mat. Paris, in Anno 1253. p. 862 & 863 Cart. 39 H. 3. [...]. 1. per In­sp [...]. to give five thousand marks for her portion. Whereunto consent being had, he soon after went out of England, with William de Valence (the Kings Half-Brother) to consummateMat. Paris, in Anno 1253. p. 862 & 863 Cart. 39 H. 3. [...]. 1. per In­sp [...]. the marriage.

In 39 Hen. 3. this Earl was sentMat. Paris, in An. 1255. p. 908. n. 30. & 40. by the King into Scotland, (together with Iohn Mansel the Kings Secretary) on the behalf of the King of Scots, and the Queen, (Sister to King Henry) then kept in restraint within the Castle of Edenborough; and behaved himself so subtilly, that leavingIbid. his attendants at a distance, he gotIbid. into the Castle, without any opposition; whereby, surprising the Guard, he gave liberty of entranceIbid. to his followers; so that the King and Queen were soon relieved and rescued.

In 40 Hen. 3. he was one of the cheif persons presentM. Wes [...]m. in An. 1256. in Westminster-Hall with the King, when Boniface, Archbishop of Canter­bury, with divers other Bishops, pronounced that solemn Curse, with Candles lighted, against all those, who should thenceforth violate the Great Charter, and Charter of the Forest; and the same year paidRot. Pip. 40. H. 3. [...] a debt of six hundred and forty marks due to the King, for the Dowry of Elea­nor the Kings Sister, for the Lands which be­longed to the Earl Marshal of Ireland; id est, Her proportion as the fifth of the intire Heirs of those Lands, for that year and the preceding years at eighty pounds per annum.

In 41 Hen. 3. the great Men of Almain, dis­daining Mat. Paris, in An [...] 1257 p. 941. the pride of the French, and thereupon making choiceMat. Paris, in An [...] 1257 p. 941. of Richard, Earl of Cornwal (the Kings Brother) to be King of the Romans; this Earl was sentMat. Paris, in An [...] 1257 p. 941. over thither (together with Iohn Marshal) to try their affections, who found Mat. Paris, in An [...] 1257 p. 941. all according to their desires. In this year like­wise, upon an Insurrection of the Welsh; the King preparing a great power, this Earl was madeClaus. [...] 3. in [...] 6. Commander in cheif of all the Forces in the Counties of Glamorgan, and Pembroke, and other parts of South Wales.

In 42 Hen. 3. he had poysonMat. Paris, in [...] 1258. [...]. 975. n. [...] & p. [...] H. [...] given him, with William his Brother, by Walter de Scotenay, his cheif Counsellor; whereby he hardly escaped with life, his Hair and Nails going off, and his Brother dyingIbid. [...] 1259. thereof. In the same year, the Welsh continuing still in hostility, he received SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. [...] 11. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and all the strength he could make, to attend the King at Chester, upon Monday preceding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist.

In 43 Hen. 3. in the interval of Parliament, upon [...] consulation had touching certain whole­some Laws to be had; there hapning [...] oppro­brious language betwixt this Earl and Simon Montfort Earl of Leicester; the Earl of Lei­cester thereupon, in great rage [...]ailed [...] into France; but by the Mediation [...] of the Earl of [Page 213] Hereford, and other of the Nobles, there was a fair reconciliationIbid. made again between them.

Shortly after this, he was imployedMat. Paris, in An. 1259. p. 986. n. 10. (with some other of the Nobles) by the appointment of the King, and the whole Baronage of Eng­land, unto the Parliament of France, to carry King Henry the Thirds Resignation of Nor­mandy, and to compose all Differences betwixt both Crowns; and upon his return, made Rela­tion M. Westm. in codem. An. to the King in Parliament of what he had in charge from the French by the Articles, where­on they had treated.

About this time also he had LicensePat. 43 H. 3. m. 13. to forti­fie the Isle of Portland, and to imbattle it as a Castle.

In 44 Hen. 3. he had the like LicensePat. 44 H. 3. m. 13., to make Castles of his Houses at Manhal in Essex, and Southwaud in Suffolk.

In the same year, uponMat. Paris, in Anno. 1260. p. 990. n. 20. dislike of the Kings favors to the Poictovins, he was one of those great Men, who cameMat. Paris, in Anno. 1260. p. 990. n. 20. in an hostile manner to Oxford▪ pretending to reform what was amiss in the Government.

It is reportedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 288. of this Earl, that being at Tewksbury, in 45 Hen. 3. and hearing that a Iew who had faln into a Jakes upon the Satur­day, refused to be pulled out, for the reverence he bore to that day, being their Sabbath; he prohibited any help to be afforded him on the Sunday (it being the Lords day) and that there­upon he perished.

About this time high discontentsMat. Paris, in Anno. 1259. p. 984. M. Westm. in Anno 1260. arising be­twixt the King, and divers of the Nobles, where­of this Earl wasMat. Paris, in Anno. 1259. p. 98 [...]. M. Westm. in Anno 1260. a principal person, great mis­cheif and war ensued; but the end thereof, he lived not to see: For upon the fourteenth Ka­lends of Iuly, in An. 1262. (46 Hen. 3.) he diedLel. Itin. Vol. 6. p. 85. at Eschemerfield in Kent, and was buriedLel. Itin. Vol. 6. p. 85. in the Quire at Tewksbury, on the right hand of his Father, with this Epitaph; his Tomb being adorned by his Wife, with Gold, Silver, and Precious Stones.

Hic pudor Hippoliti, Paridis gena, sensus Vlissis, Aeneae pietas, Hectoris ira jacet.

It is said by someChron. de Dunstaple in Bibl. Cotton., that in the Moneth of Iuly, An. 1262. (46 Hen. 3.) he was poysoned at the Table of Peter de Savoy, the Queens Uncle, (a great Man in that time) and with him Bald­win, Earl of Devon; Ingelram de Percy, and some other of the Kings houshold. After whose death, Maud his Wife (Daughter of Iohn, Earl of Lincoln) in 47 Hen. 3. had an AssignationPat. 47 H. 3. m. 18. of the Castle and Mannor of Uske, the Mannor and Castle of Trilleck, and the Castle and Mannor of Clare, for her Dower.

To this last Earl Richard, succeeded Gilbert Gilbert 4. his Son and Heir, commonly called [...] the Red. Which Gilbert in An. 1253. (37 Hen. 3.) his Father then living, by the Kings procurement [...] (as hath been before observed) espoused [...] ... the Daughter to Guy, Earl of Angolesme, born in Poictou, and then of very tender years, she being Neece to the King; who gave [...] her five thousand marks portion. Soon after which, he went [...] beyond Sea with William de Valence, part­ly to compleat the marriage, and partly to shew his Military skill and valor, with the agility of his Horses in a Tourneament there held.

In 47 Hen. 3. (which was the year next fol­lowing his Fathers death) doing his homage, he had LiveryPat. 47 H. 3. m. 5. of his Castles of Kacrdiff, [...], and Lantrissan; and soon after had the like LiveryPat. 48 H. [...] m. 3. of all his Castles, Mannors, and Lands, in England and Ireland, but, ere long, affociating himself with Simon Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and the rest of the mutinous Barons, he was one of the framersH. Knigh­ton, 2436. n. 40 & 50. of those un­reasonable Ordinances called Provisiones Oxonii, whereby they did, in effect, wholly devest the King of his Regal Power, which occasionedH. Knigh­ton, 2436. n. 40 & 50. him soon after to Arm.

Moreover, after the defeat given to those Ba­rons, by the Royal Army at Northampton, in 48 Hen. 3. he hastedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 321. to London, to stir up the Rebellious Citizens to their farther aid. And when they came to Lewes in Sussex, was there KnightedH Knighton, 2449. n. 40. by that insolent Montfort, Earl of [...], in the Head of their Army; of which, he (together with Iohn Fitz-Iohn and William de Montchensi) commandedMat. Paris, in An. 1269. p. 995. n. 40. the second Brigade. And having obtained such a victory there, as that the King and Prince were made their prisoners; and thereupon the full sway of the whole Realm in their power, he first pro­cured a GrantPat. 48. H. 3. m. 11. under the great Seal, of all the Lands and Possessions, lying in England, of Iohn de Warren (Earl of Surrey) who had faithfully stuck to the King in that great time of tryal; excepting the Castles of [...]igate and Lewes; to hold during the Kings pleasure (id est, so long as he should be in their power;) and soon after that, was one of the cheif of those that extortedPat. 48 H. 3. m. 10. a Commission from the King; authorising Stephen, then Bishop of Chichester, Simon Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and himself, to nominate nine persons of the most faithful, prudent, and most studious of the Publick Weal (for so they then called them) as well Prelates, as other, to manage all things according to the Laws and Customs of the Realm, until those Determinations made at Lewes, and other, whereof they might better like, should be com­pleated.

But after their Victory that day, being slen­derly Lel. Coll. Vol. 2. 378. rewarded by Montfort, Earl of Leicester, (who had the King and Prince in his custody) he grew highly discontentedLel. Coll. Vol. 2. 378.; and observingMS. in Bibl. Bodl. (Med. 20. 130 [...], b., that the Sons of Montfort, (who were four in number) grew insolent, he demandedMS. in Bibl. Bodl. (Med. 20. 130 [...], b. the cheif of those prisoners to be delivered to him, which he had taken in the Battle; amongst which, Ri­chard, Earl of Cornwal, (the Kings Brother) was one: But Montfort refused, replyingMS. in Bibl. Bodl. (Med. 20. 130 [...], b., It was sufficient that he had preserved his own Lands by that days fight. Whereat he became so enragedIbid. Vi­desis [...]ti­am Mat. Westm. in An. 1265., as that he speedily sentIbid. Vi­desis [...]ti­am Mat. Westm. in An. 1265. Thomas, his Brother, unto Roger de Mortimer, (who had always stoodIbid. Vi­desis [...]ti­am Mat. Westm. in An. 1265. firm to the King) to have private Conference with him; who, fearing dangerIbid. Vi­desis [...]ti­am Mat. Westm. in An. 1265., re­fused to come without an hostage delivered for his safety. But when they met, relatingIbid. Vi­desis [...]ti­am Mat. Westm. in An. 1265. to him his grief; and tellingIbid. Vi­desis [...]ti­am Mat. Westm. in An. 1265. him, how much he repented himself of what he had done; assured Ibid. Vi­desis [...]ti­am Mat. Westm. in An. 1265. him, that he would endeavor to expiate his crime; and thereupon sentIbid. Vi­desis [...]ti­am Mat. Westm. in An. 1265. privily the same Thomas, his Brother, (Ibid. Vi­desis [...]ti­am Mat. Westm. in An. 1265. one of Montforts cheif confidents, and withIbid. Vi­desis [...]ti­am Mat. Westm. in An. 1265. him then at Hereford, where he held the King and Prince in restraint) and urgedIbid. Vi­desis [...]ti­am Mat. Westm. in An. 1265. him, that he should use the utmost of his skill, in contrivance of the Princes escape. [Page 214] Which being soon after dexterouslyIbid. effected by Mortimer (as in my story of him I shall more fully relate) he metM. Westm. in An. 1265. him at Ludlow; and having lainH. Knigh­ton, 2452. n. 20. privily at Bristol, and the parts thereabouts for a while, appeared the first in Arms with him; whereby such forces were pre­sently raised, as that, within a very short time after, that King was rescued out of the hands of that Rebellious pack, by a glorious victoryM. Westm. ut supra. Prid. Non. Aug. An. 1265. over them, in the BattleM. Westm. ut supra. Prid. Non. Aug. An. 1265. of Evesham; wherein he commandedMS. in Bibl. Bodl. K. 84. Cant. 63 b. the second Brigade of the Royal Army. For which service, in the first place, he obtained his full pardonPat. 49 H. 3. m. 5. for all his former mis­doings (wherein Thomas his Brother wasPat. 49 H. 3. m. 5. also involved) and soon after, the custodyIbid. m. 3. of the Castle of Bergavenny, during the minority of Maud, the Wife of Humphrey de Bohun.

Howbeit, in An. 1267. (51 Hen. 3.) some of the Nobility, who were discontented, betaking M. Westm. in Anno 1 [...]67. themselves to the Isle of Ely, with endeavor to make head again: This Earl having raised a great Army, cameM. Westm. in Anno 1 [...]67. to London, as though he intended to aid the King; but being got into the City, upon that fair pretence, summonedM. Westm. in Anno 1 [...]67. the Tower wherein the Popes Legate then lay. The Legate therefore discerning the danger, went to Pauls; and there, to divert this dangerous storm, movedM. Westm. in Anno 1 [...]67. the People for an expedition to the Holy Land; whereunto many inclined (and amongst othersH Knighton 2438. n. 30. Thomas de Clare, Brother to this Earl, who had been so instrumental in the Kings preservation.) Which Speech being ended by the Legate, he turned himself to this Earl, and conjuredM. Westm. ut supra. him to return to his due obedience. But this good counsel was not regarded at pre­sent; howbeit, the next ensuing year, he was Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 662. reconciled to the King; who, at the instance of Prince Edward, became so indulgent to him; as that, whereasPat. 52 H. 3. m. 10. by the Award of the Pope, he was to give his eldest Daughter in Hostage for three years; or else his Castle of Conebruge into the hands of Henry, the Kings Nephew, Son to Richard, King of Almaine, for security of his future peaceable demeanor: The King was contentPat. 52 H. 3. m. 10. to acquit him of all, and receive him into his full favor and grace. Whereupon he was signedLel Coll. Vol. 1. 662. with the Cross, at Northamp­ton, for that expedition to the Holy Land, whereunto the Legate had excited many (as hath been already observed.)

Notwithstanding all which, there wasAnnal. S. Aug. Can­tuar. no perfect reconciliation made betwixt him and the King, until the year 1270. (54 Hen. 3.) but then, demandingAnnal. S. Aug. Can­tuar. from Prince Edward to be repaid his expences and costs, which he had sustained in the Battle of Evesham (wherein he had been so instrumental for the Kings restauration) with the Livery of all his Castles and Lands, which his Ancestors had enjoyed; he obtainedAnnal. S. Aug. Can­tuar. per­formance therein, about the Feast of Pentecost next following; and thenceforth became so firm to the Royal Interest, as that, upon the death of King Henry, Prince Edward, being at that time in the Holy Land, he wasYpod. N. in A. 12 [...]2. p 6 [...]. n. 20. M. Westm. in A. 1 [...]72. one of the chief of the Nobles, who then met at the New Tem­ple in London, and proclaimedYpod. N. in A. 12 [...]2. p 6 [...]. n. 20. M. Westm. in A. 12 [...]2. him King; causing him likewise, so to be declaredYpod. N. in A. 12 [...]2. p 6 [...]. n. 20. M. Westm. in A. 12 [...]2. through­out the whole Realm. Moreover, upon his arri­val in England, he entertained [...] him with his whole retinue, most honorably, for many days, in his Castle of Tonebruge.

In 10 Edw. 1. Prince Edward summoning Rot. Ma­reschal. 10 Ed. 1. m. 5. the great Men, who were by tenure to do service in the War of Wales; he acknowledgedRot. Ma­reschal. 10 Ed. 1. m. 5. his part therein to be for ten Knights Fees; and was Rot. de Son­tag. Wall. 10. Ed. 1. m. 4. there himself in person.

About this time he madeTho Walf in Anno 1283. p. 10. n. 30. great havock in Wales, near Lantilowhir; and had divers sharp encountersTho Walf in Anno 1283. p. 10. n. 30. with the Welsh, wherein many were slainTho Walf in Anno 1283. p. 10. n. 30. on both sides, but got the victory Tho Walf in Anno 1283. p. 10. n. 30. over them.

In 11 Edw. 1. he procured the Kings Charter Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 180. for a Fair yearly at his Mannor of Bleching­ley in Com. Surr. upon the Eve, Day, and Mor­row after the Feast of All-Saints.

In 13 Edw. 1. having been divorcedClaus. 13 Edw 1. in dorso m. 9. from Alice his Wife, called Alice de March (Daughter of Guy, Earl of Angolesme, as hath been al­ready observed) taking considerationClaus. 13 Edw 1. in dorso m. 9. of her noble Birth, he freely grantedClaus. 13 Edw 1. in dorso m. 9. to her for her support, during life, the Mannor of [...]a [...]stead, with the Park; as alsoClaus. 13 Edw 1. in dorso m. 9. the Mannors of Wells and Warham, with eight pound eleven shil­lings eight pence Perquisites of the Court Leet, excepting Wreck of Sea; as also the Mannors of Wylton, Burford, and Spenhemlond.

In 14 Edw. 1. he obtained another Charter Cart. 14 E. 1. m. 9. for a Market every week upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of Rosburgh, in the County of Kilkenny in Ireland; and a Fair upon the Eve and Day of the Invention of the Holy Cross, commonly called Holy Rood day.

In 17 Edw. 1. notwithstandingClaus. 17 Ed. 1. in dors [...] m. 5. the Kings Proclamation, that none should appear in Arms upon grievous forfeitures, nevertheless this Earl, with multitudes of Soldiers in an hostile manner invadedClaus. 17 Ed. 1. in dors [...] m. 5. the Earl of Herefords Lands of Breghenow, and there beganClaus. 17 Ed. 1. in dors [...] m. 5. to build a Castle, in disherison of that Earl, and terror to the people of those parts.

And being thus divorced from his Wife (as hath been observed) he became ambitious of mar­rying into the Royal Line, viz. With Ioane of Acres, Daughter to the King; in order where­unto he gaveClaus. 18 Ed. 1. m. 1. in ceduli. up the Inheritance of all his Castles and Mannors, as well in England as Wales, unto King Edward, to dispose of at his pleasure, viz. Of the Mannor of [...]orhwel in Com. Nor­thamp. Sutho in Com. Huntingt. Brickhill, Stivecle, and Merlaw, in Com. Buck. Stan­ford in Com. Berks. Caversham in Com. Oxon. Desnyng and Southwold in Com. Suff. Walsingham, Winton, Brecham, and Cremp [...]ingham, in Com. Norf. Berdfield in Com. Essex. Staundon in Com. Hertf. Til­lingden, Panteldolfe, Pecham, Andinges, and Shepstead, in Com. Kanc. Blechingley and Oakham in Com. Surr. [...]raneburne, with the Chase, as also Pimprey and Tarent-Gundevile in Com. Dorset. Likewise of all his Lands and Tenements in Uske, Kaerlion, Trilleik, and De la gaun, in Nether-Went, in Wales; together with all other the Lands which Sir Bartholmew de la More, and Richard de la More held for term of life, of the Honor of Uske and Kaerlion; which Grant bears date at Winchester, 20 April, the same year.

But because this Record doth not enumerate so many as the Fine Roll of that year doth, I shall here take notice of that Mandate [...] to the Sheriffs of the several Counties wherein his Lands lay, for seising them into the Kings hands, upon this Grant of his; in which they are inserted as [Page 215] followeth, viz. The Mannors of Thornbury and Tewskbury, with the Hamlets thereto belonging; Fareford, and the Chase of Cors, in Comit. Gloc. We [...]ecombe; Bedewyde, and the Hundred of [...]ynewardeston, in Co­mitat. Wilts. Tunbrigge, Elding, Hand­low, Bradstead, Rochfeud, and [...]ache­hurst, in Com. Kanc. Subizes, Hunede, Desingham, and Wasingham, in Com. Norf. & Suff. Craneburne, with the Hundred and Chase of Craneburne, Tarent-Gundevill, Tarent-Russeals, Pimperne, with the Hundred of Pimperne; Warham, the Hun­dreds of Haselore and Rugheburgh, the Man­nors of Wike and Portland; the Town of Weymue, and Eston juxta Bristol, in Com. Somers. & Dorset. The Mannors of Berdefeud, Clarette, and Staundone, in Com. Essex, & Hertf. With divers other Lands lying in the Counties of Surr. Suss. Nottingh. Derb. Oxon. Berks. Cantabr. & Hunt. Linc. Devon. Soutbampt. and Wigor [...]. not particularly named.

Whereupon the said Ioane being marriedEx Coll. R Gl. S. un­to him, on the morrow preceding the Calends of May, the same year; the King restoredEx Coll. R Gl. S. to him all those Lands again, which he then entailedCart. 11 Ed. 1. n. 59., together with all other his Lands, Castles, and Lordships, both in England and Wales▪ as also to the issue of his Body by her the said Ioane; and in default thereof, to the Heirs and Assigns of her, in case she should happen to survive him. He then likewise entailedIbid. n. 60. all his Castle and Lordships in Ireland, upon himself and her, and the issue of their two Bodies lawfully be­gotten, with Remainder to his right Heirs.

About this time, there having been a Ditch Cart. 19 Ed. 1. n. 32. Ex ipso Autogr. pe­n [...]s Nich. Lechmore de Hanley in Com. Gloc. A [...]. cast up, by the appointment of this Earl, and his Lady, over the Crest of Malvern-Hills. Godfrey Giffard, then Bishop of Worcester, took exceptionCart. 19 Ed. 1. n. 32. Ex ipso Autogr. pe­n [...]s Nich. Lechmore de Hanley in Com. Gloc. A [...]. thereat, as incroaching too much upon his Territories; but, ere long, they came to a solemn accordCart. 19 Ed. 1. n. 32. Ex ipso Autogr. pe­n [...]s Nich. Lechmore de Hanley in Com. Gloc. A [...]., touching the same, in the presence of Robert Burnel, Bishop of Bathe and Wells; whereupon the Bishop and his Suc­cessors, were to have a brace of fat Bucks yearly, to be delivered at his Mannor of Kemsey, up­on the Eve of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin; and a brace of fat Does, yearly, upon Christmass Eve, out of Malvern-Chase: And in the Bishops absence, from that Mannor-house, those Bucks and Does to be delivered to the Prior and Chapter of Worcester. Which Agreement was made at Tewksbury, on Saturday preceding the Feast of S. Dunstan, 19 Edw. 1.

The next year following, there being a com­plaint [...] against this Earl, in the Parliament held at London, upon the morrow after the Feast of the Epiphany, by Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex; that he, and his Tenants of Morgannon, had by force and arms entered the Earl of Herefords Lands of Brecknock, and made great spoil there; the King assigned [...] William, Bishop of Ely, William de Valence (his Uncle) as also Iohn de Methingham, and Robert de Hertford, two of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, to enquire and determine thereof. Whereupon it being found, that this Earls Tenants for his Lands of Morgannon, had, with Banner displayed, invaded these Lands of Hrecknock, two miles beyond that place, where he had built a Castle, concerning which, the difference originally grew, and taken thence much plunder; and, at another time, had advan­ced five miles, and afterwards seven miles with Horse and Foot, and Colours displayed, and done the like mischeif. As also, that they had broke up Churches, taken away the Chalices, and Or­naments thereto belonging; slain many of the Earl of Herefords Tenants, and driven away multitudes of Cattle; and that, of all this, out Earl knew, having the third part of the plunder.

LikewiseIbid., that the Earl of Hereford, with the power of his Tenants, had done the like to him in his Lands of Morgannon; it was ad­judged Ibid., That both those Earls should be com­mitted to custody, and that the Earl of Gle­cesters Liberties in [...]organnon, should be forfeited; but because he had married Ioane, the Kings Daughter, by whom he had issue; and that by vertue of an Entail, &c. he had estate but for Term of Life therein, it was re­solved Ibid., That they should be forfeited to the King only for Term of this Earls life; and that he should be remanded to prison, paying to the E. of Hereford One hundred pounds damage.

And on the other side, it was concludedIbid., That the Liberties of the Earl of Hereford, should for his offence, remain in the Kings hands, as forfeited for ever; and the said Earl of Here­ford be remanded to prison.

But, by reason the King and his Council did not deem the Earl of Herefords offence so great, as was that of this Earl; and, because he had married the Queens Kinswoman, the King was pleased (at the Queens instance) that the forfeiture should only extendIbid. to his life, and that his Heirs might not be disherited. Howbeit, after this, being both of them committed to pri­son; this Earl paidIbid. to the King a fine of One thousand marks for an attonement, and the Earl of Hereford as much.

From which time I have not seen more of him; till his death, which hapnedLel Itin. Vol 6. f. 86. in the Castle of Monmouth, 7 Id. Dec. An. 1295. (24 Ed. 1.) And that he was buriedLel Itin. Vol 6. f. 86. in the Church of Tewksbury, on the left hand of his Father; leaving issueMS. in Bibl. Bodl. (Digh n. 1 [...]0) 28 b. Ypod. N. in An. 1295. p. 79. n. 50., by Ioane of Acres, his Wife, Gilbert Gilbert 5. his Son and Heir, then fiveEsc 24 Ed. 1. n. 107. years of age, and three Daughters. Which Ioane surviving, and being in Frank-Marriage EnfeoffedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of all the Lands belonging to both his Earldoms; soon matchedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. her self to a plain Esquire called Ralph de Monthermer, clandestinely, without the King her Fathers knowle [...]ge; whom afterwards she sentEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to her Father, to receive the honor of Knighthood. But when the King understood, that she had much debased her self in marrying so meanly; being highly incensed, he caused Ibid. all her Castles and Lands to be seised on, and sentIbid. her Husband Monthermer, to strait impri­sonment in the CastleH. Knigh­ton, 2500. n. 20. of Bristol. Nevertheless, at length, through the mediation of that great Prelate Anthony Beke, then Bishop of Durham, a reconciliationEx Coll. R Gl. S. ut supra. was made. After which, she residedEx Coll. R Gl. S. ut supra. at Marlborough, for a time; and the year following, in the Parliament begun at Lon­don, in the Moneth of Iuly, all her Lands, &c. were restoredEx Coll. R Gl. S. ut supra. to her; so likewise was her Husband, being afterwards belovedEx Coll. R Gl. S. ut supra. of the King, as his own Son, and had LiveryYpod. N. in An 25 E. [...]. p. 84 Tho Wals. p. 36. n. 40. of all the Lands belonging to this great Earldom; to hold by the service of fifty Knights Fees, in the War of Flanders. Whereupon also he had the titleYpod. N. in An 25 E. [...]. p. 84 Tho Wals. p. 36. n. 40. of Earl of Glocester.

[Page 216] This Ioane of Acres gaveE [...] Vet. Rot. pergam. penès Dec & Ca­non. Ecl [...]s Cath. [...] Oxon. m. 4. [...]. to the Canons, in the Chapel of our Lady at Caversham, in Com. Oxon. for the health of her Soul, and the Soul of Gilbert de Clare, sometime Earl of Glouce­ster, and Hertford, her Husband, a certain piece of Land, within the inclosures of that Lordship, for enlarging the grounds which the King her Father had given them, near the same Chapel: and departing [...] this life in Ann. 1307. (1 Ed. 2.) was buried [...] in the Church of the Friers-Augustines, at Clare; the King her Bro­ther and most of the Nobility of England, be­ing at her Funeral.

And now before I proceed with my Story of these Earles, I must take leave to say some­thing of Thomas de Clare, before mentioned, Brother to this last Earl Gilbert.

This Thomas was in such esteem with that great Rebel Montfort, and those other of the Ba­rons, who had thus vanquished King Henry the third in the Battle of Lewes; that in April following, they made him GovernorPat. 49 H 3. m. 17. of S. Bri­avell's Castle, in Com. Glouc. But having done such good service, in order to the Kings deli­verance (as hath been observed) he was in 50 Henr. 3. made ConstablePat. 50 H 3. m. [...]. of the Castle of Colchester.

In 51 Hen. 3. being signedM. Westm. in ann. 1267. H. Knigh­ton. 2438. n. 30. with the Cross, he wentM. Westm. in ann. 1267. H. Knigh­ton. 2438. n. 30. into the Holy Land; and in Anno 1271 55 (Hen. 3.) broughtM. Westm. in ann. 1271. four Saracens into England, whom he had taken Prisoners in those Holy-Wars. In 1 Edward. 1. he was con­stitutedClaus. 1 E. 1. m. 9. Governor of the City of London.

In 14 Edward. 1. he joined with Richard de Burgh Earl of Ulster, in that solemn compactEx ipso Au­togr. penès Augustinum [...]ward de Lakyngheth, in Com Suff. ann. 1575., made betwixt them two, on the one part; and Patric Earl of Dunbar, together with his three Sons, Patric, Iohn, and Alexander; Walter Stuard Earl of Menteth, Alexander and Iohn his Sons; Robert Brus, Lords of Anandale, together with Robert Brus Earl of Carryk, and Bernard de Brus his Sons; Iames Stuard of Scotland, and Iohn his Brother; Enegusius Son of Donewald, and Alexander his Son; that they would thence­forth adhere to, and take part with one another, upon all occasions against all persons whatso­ever; saving their allegiance to the King of England, and their fidelity to him, who should gain the Kingdom of Scotland, by right of Blood, from King Alexander then lately deceased. Which Agreement bears date at [...]urnebyr [...]e, in Carryk, on the Eve o [...] S. Matthew the Apo­stle, Anno 1286. (14 Edw. 1.) But the year next following, he diedEx Coll. R Gl. S. 4 Non. Septemb. Anno 1287. (15 Ed. 1.) and was buriedEx Coll. R Gl. S. at the Gray-Friers in Li [...]eric; Leaving issue a Son called Gilbert, who (with many other) receivedComp. J. de Drokene [...]ord Custod mag [...] Garderob [...], 34 Edw. 1. the sa­cred ceremonies of Knighthood, in 34 Edw. [...]. when Edward the Kings Son, was honored with that dignity.

I now come to Gilbert, Son to the last Earl Gilbert, and Ioane of Acres. Though this Gil­bert was in minority at the time of his Fathers death, and in Ward to the King; yet he made his address [...] to the Lords in Parliament, the next ensuing year, for the possession of all his Lands, Rents and Franchises lying in London, according to the Custom of that City; alledging them to be held in Socage. Whereupon it be­ing required that the Mayor and Aldermen should come before them, and certifie the truth thereof; they accordingly did so; and affirmed it to be the custom, in case the Heir were of such age, as that he knew how to manage his Estate. And, it being likewise foundIbid., that then he was about eighteen years of age, and had discretion to govern himself, and what he had; it was resolved by that great Councel, that he should have Livery of them; as also of all Ad­vowsons of Churches, within the Precincts of of that City, which had been seised into the Kings hands by reason of the death of Ioane, Mother of him the said Gilbert, wherein she had estate for term of life. So likewiseIbid. of all his Socage-Lands, lying in the Towns of Glouce­ster, Sandwich, and St. Edmundsbury, and wheresoever else in England. And as to the Mannor of Wexcombe, the Town of Bod­winde, and Hundred of Kinardeston, in Com. Wilts. the Hundred of Chadelington, in Com. Oxon. the Hundreds of Rishmore, Ha [...]elore, Craneburne, and Pymperne, in Com. Dorset. and the Mannor of Claret, in Comitat. Essex. which he also alledgedIbid. that his Father held of the King in Fee-ferme, and therefore that the King ought not to have the Custody of them; it was determinedIbid., that the Inquisitions retur­ned into the Chancery; and likewise the Rolls and Memorials of the Exchequer, should be searched into, and right done in the premises.

This Gilbert notwithstanding that Ralph de Monthermer, who had thus married his Mother, did use the title of Earl of Gloucester, de­clined it not; for in that same thirty fifth year of Edward the first, he is so calledYpod N. p. 98. n. [...]0. by our Historians, being then in the Wars of Scotland: and in 1 E. 2. had LiveryT. [...] p. 68. n. [...]. of his Lands; satis­factionT. [...] p. 68. n. [...]. being given to the King, for the time he was under age.

In which year he obtained the Kings Char­ter Cart. [...] n. 16. for a Market on the Tuesday every Week at his Mannor of Tarent-Gundevill, in Comit. Dors. and a Fair on the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of St. Tecla the Virgin.

In 2 Edw. 2. he was [...] in that expedition then made into Scotland; being [...] Captain-general of certain Noble persons, who were of his re­tinue at that time.

In 3 E. 2. the K. gave [...] him the Mannors of Faken-Hamden, Causton, and Ailesham, in Com. Norf. and Walham, in Suffolk, with the remainder to the Crown, in case of his death without issue. In 4 E. 2. being [...] again in the Warrs of Scotland, he was constituted Guar­dian [...] of the whole Realm of England, du­ring the Kings abode in Scotland.

Upon Chalenge [...] made by the Peers in 5 E 2. for their antient rights and liberties; being Ne­phew [...] to the King, he became an indifferent [...] Mediator betwixt them. And in 7 Edw. 2. having been chiefly instrumental [...] in qualifying that great discontent, which the King bore to­wards divers of the Nobles, by reason of the murther of Piers de Gaveston (his spacial favo­rite) he was [...] one of the Kings Embassadors, then sent into France, to treat and conclude of certain points, to be agitated in the Parlia­ment there in order to the Peace of both Realms. But being the same year Captain [...] of the Vant­guard of King Edwards Host in Scotland, he had the hard [...]ate to be slain [...] in the Battle of Bannocksburne, near Strivelin. Where­upon his Body was sent [...] to King Edward, at Barwick (without any Ransom) to be buried [Page 217] where he should think fit. And leaving no issue, surviving (for [...] Iohn his Son dyed in his life­time) his three Sisters became his Heirs [...], viz. Alianore [...] the Wife of Hugh le Despencer, the younger, then twenty two years of age; Mar­garet [...] the wife of Piers de Gaveston twenty one (afterwards [...] of Hugh de Audley) and Elizabeth [...] the Wife of Iohn de Burgh, Son and Heir to the Earl of [...]ister (afterwards of Roger Da­mory.)

Betwixt which Sisters; after two years ex­pectance of issue, to be born on the Body of Maude his Wife (Daughter [...] of Iohn de Burgh Son to Richard Earl of [...]ister) this great In­heritance was shared [...].

It is said [...] by some, that the eldest of these three Daughters, first married to Theobald Ver­don, and after to the Earl of [...]ister; the se­cond to Hugh le Despencer; the third to Piers de Gaveston, and after to Hugh de Audley, who at last became Earl of [...]ioucester. Which Maude for her Dowry had an assignation [...] of the Mannor of [...] and certain lands in Cavenham, in Comitat. Suff. the Mannor of Wells, and certain Lands in [...]arham, in Com. Norf. the Mannor and Burrough of Bie­ch [...]ugley, the Mannor of [...]ckham, with cer­tain Lands in [...]ngeoon, and Ticheseye, in Sucrey; the forrein Court of the Honor of Gloucester, and the Forein-Court of War­b [...]ynton in Kent; the Mannor of Caversham, with certain Lands in Bureford, Nerher- [...], and [...]eyford, at the Bridge; together with the Hundred of Chade [...]ngton, in Com. Oxon. the Mannor of Stanford, in Com. Berks. the Mannors of Stoke-Archer, Fa [...]rford, Teuksbury Mannor, and Burrough; the Chase of Cors, and Forrein-Court of Wodeley­stile, in Comit. Gloucest▪ the Mannor of Bishe­ley, the Castle and Mannor of Hanlegh, and Chase of [...], in Com. Wigorn. the Man­nors of Wexcombe, and Kynewardeston, Burghbache-Sauvage, and Court-Leet in Smalebroke, in Comit. Wilts. the Mannor of Great-Merlaw, in Com. Buck. the Castle and Town of Kaerleon, with the Liberties; the Mannor of Kaerleon; the Mannors of Lys­w [...]r [...], and Lebennythe; certain Lands in Ed­legan, and Little Tynterne, with the Liber­ties; the Town of [...]rillek, with the Liber­ties; the Mannor of Crove, with the Liber­ties; certain Lands in [...]amcarnan, Laydarch; and the Castle and Mannor of Craygruk, with the Liberties.

Ralph de Monthermer, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford.

OF this Ralph de Monthermer, who had the title of Earl of Glouceste [...] and Hert­ford, in regard [...] he possessed a great part of the Lands belonging to those Earldoms, by the marriage of Ioane of Acres, Mother to this last Earl Gilbert; I find that in 26 E. 1. he was [...] in that expedition, then made into Scotland, and behaved himself so valiantly in those Warrs; that in 29 Edw. 1. the King in consideration [...] thereof, rendred [...] to him and to her the said Ioane his Wife, the Castle and Honor of Tonebrugge, with other Lands, ly­ing in the Counties of Kent, Surrey, and Sussex; asIbid. also the Isle of Portland, and all other the Lands belonging to her the said Ioane, which had beenIbid. seized into his hands, by rea­son of her transgression; (viz. her marrying to him without the Kings License) Likewise that in 31 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 31. E. 1. m. [...]. again in the Scot­tish Warr. So also in 32Rot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 2. and 34Rot Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. Edward. 1. And that in the same 34 Edw. 1. whenChr MS. in bibl. Bodl. ut supra. f. 66 2. b. & 67. a. the King heard that Robert de Brus had caused him­self to be solemnly Crowned King of Scot­land, at Scone; and had thereupon raised Chr MS. in bibl. Bodl. ut supra. f. 66 2. b. & 67. a. a great Army to march into that Realm; ma­king a large disposalChr MS. in bibl. Bodl. ut supra. f. 66 2. b. & 67. a. of the Estates and Ho­nors of divers persons, who were friends and favorers of Brus, that (amongst others) he gave Chr MS. in bibl. Bodl. ut supra. f. 66 2. b. & 67. a. to this Ralph, all [...], and advanced Chr MS. in bibl. Bodl. ut supra. f. 66 2. b. & 67. a. him to the title of Earl of Atholl; giving Rot. Cart. 34 E. [...]. n. [...]. him also the Lands and Fees of all those, who held of the Earl of Atholl, then in Rebellion against him; soon after which, being active in those Scottish Warrs, he was worstedTh. Wals. p. 65. n. [...]0 by Robert de Brus; and fleeingTh. Wals. p. 65. n. [...]0 for safeguard to the Castle of Are, was there beseigedTh. Wals. p. 65. n. [...]0 by him, tillTh. Wals. p. 65. n. [...]0 King Edward sent his Army for his Rel [...]if.

But it was not long after this, that Ioane of Acres (the Kings Daughter) whom he had so married, departed this life (viz. in 1 Edw. 2.) after which time he never had the title of Earl of Gloucester and Hertford attributed to him, though he lived many years: for in 3 Edw. 2. in that grantClaus 6 Ed. 2. m. 14. per Inspex. Cart. 3. Ed. 2. n. 25., which he obtained to himself, and unto Thomas and Edward his Sons; and to the Heirs of the Body of the said Thomas (there called the Kings Nephews) of the Man­nors of S [...]oke in H [...]mme, with the Burrough of Chedelington, and Hundred of Co [...]e­rigge, in Com. Devon. two parts of the Mannor of Oxford, and the Mannors of de la Sterte, and [...]yworth in the same County; the Man­nors of Hunton, and Warblington, in Com. Southamp. Erlestoke, in Com. Wilts. (excepting certain Lands there, part of the Dowry of the Wife of Matthew Fitz-Iohn) he is called Ralph de Monthermer only: So also in that grantClaus. 7 F. 2▪ m. 27. of the forfeiture, which Ioane the Wife of Henry de Lacy Earl of Lincoin▪ made, in marrying to Nicholas de Audley, without License. Nor is he otherwise stiled in 5 Edw. 2. at which time, in recompence of his service in Scotland, the King gaveRot. Scoc. 5 E. 2. m. 18. him three hundred Marks, part of the six hundred Marks which he was to have paid for the Wardship of Iohn ap Adam (a great man of that age.)

Nor in 7 Edw. 2. being thenRot Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 3. also in the Wars of Scotland. Where being takenT. Wals. in ann. 1313. p. 81. n. 10. Prisoner (viz. in the Battle of Bannoksburne near Strivelin) he found favorT. Wals. in ann. 1313. p. 81. n. 10., in regard of former accidental familiarity with the King of Scots, in the Court of England, and was pardonedT. Wals. in ann. 1313. p. 81. n. 10. his fine for Redemption: who thereupon re­turned into England, and broughtT. Wals. in ann. 1313. p. 81. n. 10. the Kings Target, which had been taken in that fight, but prohibitedT. Wals. in ann. 1313. p. 81. n. 10. the use thereof.

So that all I have farther seen of him, is; that, after the death of Ioane of Acres, he mar­ried Rot. fin 12 E 2 m 7. Isabel, the Widow of Iohn de Hastings (Sister and Coheir to Audomare de Valence, Earl of Pem [...]roke.) Likewise, that in 13 Ed. 2. he wasRot. Scoe. 13 [...] 2. m 3. again in the Warrs of Scotland: Moreover, that from 2 Edw. 2. till 18 Edw. 2. [Page 218] inclusive, he had Summons [...] to all the Parlia­ments of those times, as a Baron only. And lastly, that Thomas his Son (who never had any Summons) being slain [...] in a Sea-Fight, betwixt the English and the French, in Anno 1340. 14 Edw. 3. left issue [...] Margaret, his Daughter and Heir, Wife [...] of Iohn de Montacute; from whom the most of the succeeding Earles of Sal [...]sbury, of that name, did descend.

Fitz-Walter.

I Now come to Robert, Robert, 1 [...] the fifth Son of Ri­chard de Tonebrugge, Son to Gilbert Earl of Brion (of which Richard and his descen­dants, I have already discourst in my last Section, under the title of Clare.)

This Robert standing highly in favor with King Henry the first (being his Steward [...]) ob­tained [...] to himself and his Heirs, the Barony of Dunmow, in Ess [...]x; as also [...] the Honor of Baynards-Castle in the City of London, both which, in regard of Felony [...] committed by Will. Baynard, who then possessed them, became forfeited [...] to the Crown: And having married Ingu [...]ph. 513. n. 20. Maude de S. Liz, LadyMon. Augl. ut supra. n. 30. of Bradham (Daugh­ter of Simon de S. Liz, the first Earl of [...]un­tendon, of that name) departedIbid n. 40. Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 877. a. n. 60. this life in Anno 1134. (34 Hen. 1.) whereupon he had se­pulture at S. Neots, in Comit. Hunt. near to the Grave of his Father: leaving issue two Sons, Walter the Elder; and Simon, to whom he gave Regist de Daventre. the Lordship of Daventre, in Northamp­tonshire.

Touching which Maude I finde that she gave forty shillings yearly Rent,Ibid. 675. b. n. 50. for Surplisses and Cowles for the Monks of Daventre, in Com. Northampt. as also [...] the third part of the Man­nor of Cratsfeild, (which Mannor she had in Frank-marriage) to the Monks of [...], and that she diedMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 75. b. n. 40. in ann. 1140. (5 Steph.)

To this last mentioned Robert succeeded Wal­ter Walter, 1. his SonMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 75. b. n. 40. and Heir before-mentioned, who first took to Wife [...] Maude de Lucy, with whom he had [...] the Lordship of Disce, in Com. Norf. and afterwards [...] Margaret de Bohun.

In 12 Hen. 2. this Walter upon assessment of the Ayd for marrying the Kings Daughter, cer­tified [...] his Knights Fees, to be in number sixty three and an half, de Veteri Feoffamento; and three and a fourth part, de Novo; for which Fees, de Veteri Feoffamento, he payd [...] 42 l. 6 s. 8 d. in 14 Hen. 2. and 2 l. 3 s. 4 d. de Novo.

In 2 R. 1. upon Collection of the Scutage of Wales, he paidRot. Pip. 8 R 1 Essex & Hertf. thirty one pound fifteen shillings.

In that great controversie [...] betwixt Iohn Earl of Moreton (Brother to King Richard) and William de Longcamp Bishop of Ely, whom the King left Governor of the Realm, during his absence in the Holy-Land; this Walter ad­hered [...] to the Bishop; and had at that time the Custody [...] of the Castle of Eye in Suffolk.

In 6 R. 1. he was [...] in that expedition made into Normandy.

As to his works of Piety, I find; that he gave [...] to the Monks of Daventre the Church of Chedingtune, for the health of the Soul of Maud de Lucy, his first Wife, and for the good estate of himself, and Maude de Bohun, his second Wife: As alsoMon Ang. Vol. 1. 675. n. 20, 30, & 40. 3 Mills with divers acres of Land and Meadow, lying within the Lordship of Daventre, for the health of the Soul of Rob. his Father, Maude de S. Liz. his Mother, and all his Ancestors Souls; and likewise for the health of his own Soul, and the Soul of the same Maude de Lucy, his Wife, and his Sons and Daughters.

To the Monks of S. Neots, he gaveIbid. 369 [...] n 30. the Churches of Doe [...]tone, Welle, and Hene­ [...]ngham; and toMon. Angl. Vol. 2. [...] n. 20. the Knights Hospitalars, the Church of Wodeham. He also gaveIbid. 75. b. n. 40. to the Canons of Dunmow, divers Chur­ches and lands; and departingIbid. n. 60. this life in an. 1198. (10 R. 1.) was buriedIbid. n. 60. in the midst of the Quire at Dunmow, leaving issue Robert Ibid. 75. his Son and Heir, calledIbid. 75. Robert Fitz-Walter, Robert, 2. who in 5 Ioh. being trustedM. Paris, [...] an. [...] p. 209. n. 10. (together with Saier de Quinci) to Keep the Castle of Ru [...]l, in France, delivered it up to the King of that Realm so soon as he came before it with his Ar­my: And in 6 Ioh. paidOblat [...] 6 Joh m. 10. three hundred Marks for Livery of those Lands, which descended to him by Inheritance from Geffrey de Lucy Bishop of Winchester, his Uncle.

In 13 Ioh. upon assessment of the Scutage of Scotland, he was by the Kings special Writ acquittedRot. Pip. 13. [...]. for sixty three Knights Fees and an half, which were of his own proper Inheritance; and forRot. Pip. 13. [...]. thirty Knights Fees and a third part; which he had by Gunnora his Wife, the Daugh­ter and Heir of Robert de Valoines; as alsoRot. Pip. 13. [...] for two Knights Fees, which descended unto her from Geffrey de Valoins, her Uncle.

In 14 Ioh. the Barons being [...] disposed for Rebellion; and the King advertised [...] of some Conspiracies then towards him; this Robert was one, who being sought [...] for to be secu­red; conscious of his own guilt, fled [...] with his Wife and Children into France. And though the next ensuing year, the King, appre­hending Ibid. [...] p. 2 [...]5. n. 20. his immediate danger, did condescend Ibid. [...] p. 2 [...]5. n. 20. to an accord with those turbulent spirited Ba­rons, whereof this Robert was one of the cheif: yet was it not long ere he laid to his chargeIbid. [...] p. 2 [...]5. n. 20. both Treason and Rebellion, and causedIbid. [...] p. 2 [...]5. n. 20. his House called Baynards-Castle, in the City of London, to be demolished.

The primary occasion of these discontents, is by some [...] thus reported; viz. that this Robert Fitz-Walter, having a very beautifull Daughter, called Maude residing at Dunmow, the King frequently sollicited her chastity; but never pre­vailing, grew so enraged; that he caused her to be privately poisoned, and that she was bu­ried on the South side of the Quire at Dun­mow, betwixt two Pillars there.

It is also reported [...], that about this time the K. of France, beginning to Invade the territories of the English in Normandy, there were the like hostile incursions made upon his by the English: and that a Truce betwixt them being ere long obtained, and thereupon a Tournament held in that Realm, this Rob. Fitz-Walter went thither; and running at Tilt with his great Lance, did at the first course overthrow his Rival, both Horse and Man: Likewise, that both Kings be­ing present at this Tournament, King Iohn say­ing By Gods Tooth, he deserves to be a King, who hath such a Souldier of his train; some freinds of this Robert stept out, and told him, who he was: Whereupon, King Iohn sending for him, [Page 219] restored [...] to him his Barony, and gave him li­berty to repair his Castles, which had been so demolished, as before is observed.

In 16 Ioh. upon Collection of the Scutage of Po [...]cton, he paid [...] an hundred twenty seven pounds for those sixty three Knights Fees, and an half, of his own Inheritance; as also [...] sixty pounds and one mark for the thirty Fees and a third part, belonging to the Barony of Robert de Valoines, his Wives Father; and [...] four pound for those two Knights Fees of Geffrey de Va­loines, her Uncle.

In 17 Ioh. he was constituted Governor [...] of the Castle of Hertford. But soon after, joyn­ing with the rebellious Lords, his Lands were seized on, and those in Cornwal [...] committed to the custody of Henry the Kings Son. Which seizure cemented him the firmer unto that par­ty, as it seems: for I find, that they soon after constituted [...] him one of their Commissioners, to treat with others, for a peaceable composure of all differences; and accordingly had Letters of [...] safe conduct, to come to the Church of Erithe, where they were to meet for that purpose. Which Treaty took such effect, considering their power at that time; as that the King by CovenantClaus. 17 Joh. in [...]or [...]o, m. 21., gave up the City of London, totally into their hands; and liberty to make choiceClaus. 17 Joh. in [...]or [...]o, m. 21. of twenty five Barons, by whom the whole Realm should be thenceforth governed; this Robert beingClaus. 17 Joh. in corio, m. 21. the cheif of those, betwixt whom and the King those Covenants were thus made.

And to carry on their sway the surer; having M. Paris, in anno. 1215. p. 252. n. 50. & p. 253. n. 30. soon after a general Rendezvouz at S. Ed­mundsbury, they tookM. Paris, in anno. 1215. p. 252. n. 50. & p. 253. n. 30. solemn Oaths at the high Altar there; that if the King would not con­firm the Laws and Liberties antiently establisht by King Edward the Confessor; they would withdraw their allegiance from him, and seize upon his Castles.

The tidings [...] whereof being brought unto him (then at Worcester, celebrating the Feast of our Saviors Nativity) he forthwith hasted [...] to London, lodging himself in the New-Temple. Where they forthwith, making their addresses [...] to him, in warlike habits, boldly required [...] a confirmation of those Laws and Liberties.

Being therefore in this straight, he caused [...] the Archbishop of Canterbury, and some others, to undertake that he would, by a day prefixed, give satisfaction to them all. But not readily making performance of that promise, they met [...] again at Stanford, in Easter week following, in a warlike manner, this Robert Fitz-Walter, being [...] the most active person of them all: and afterwards, at [...] Brackley; whence they sent [...] the King this minatory Message; viz. that if he did not, by his Sealed Charter, forth­with ratifie those Laws and liberties, they so required; they would by seizure of his Castles and all other his possessions, compel him thereto. Whereto the King replying [...] that he would ne­ver yeild to such demands, as should reduce him to the condition of a Servant; they presently formed [...] an Army, and constituting [...] this Ro­bert Fitz-Walter General thereof, stiled [...] him the Marshal of the Army of God and the Church; and marching [...] forthwith to Northampton, laid seige [...] to the Castle there; but wanting [...] Engins of Battery, went thence [...] to Bedford; and in­creasing in strength, on the fifteenth of Iune ensuing met [...] again at Runnimede (near Stanes) and there exacting those Charters of Liberties, obtainedIbid. a Confirmation of them accordingly.

Which being by force so gained, as that the King held not himself in Conscience obliged to observe them; they presently sentM. Paris, in ann 12. 6. p. 279. n. 20. away some of their party into France (whereof this Ro­bert wasIbid. one) to sollicite King Philip, to send over his Son Lewes to be Crowned King, and to Reign here.

Upon whose landing, this Robert joynedIbid. 28 [...]. with William de Mandevil, and William de Hunting­field, in subjugating the Counties of Essex, and Suffolk. Notwithstanding all which services, after the death of King Iohn, whenIbid. 2 [...]. n. 10. Lewes had, by a long seige, obtained the Garrison of Hertford, he challengingIbid. 2 [...]. n. 10. the Governorship of it as his right; Lewes toldIbid. 2 [...]. n. 10. him, that none of the English ought to be trusted therewith, having been Traitors to their King; yet wished Ibid. 2 [...]. n. 10. him to be patient a while, till the Realm was to­tally subdued; then he would do equal justice to all.

But after this in Octocter following, great dis­contents Ibid. 292. arrising from divers of the Nobles, against Lewes, who had possessed himself of their Estates, and kept no faith with them; many fell off from him, so that he came to a TruceIbid. n. 40. with King Henry, promising forthwi [...]h to quit the Realm. Whereupon this Robert Fitz-Walter, who had been taken Prisoner (as it seemes) by the Kings party; was by virtue of this AgreementPat. 1. H. 3. p. 1. m. 2., (with divers other) set at liberty.

Howbeit, notwithstandingM. Paris, 292. n 50. this accord, whereupon divers of the great men daily came M. Paris, 292. n. 50. in to the King; and thenceforth approved themselves loyal Subjects; some there were, whose haughty spirits could not stoop, amongst which Sayer de Quincy, Earl of Winchester, wasM. Paris, 292. n. 50. not the least; who then hadIbid. 293. n. 40, & 50. a strong Garrison, in his Castle of Mountsorrel, in Leicestershire, which would not submit; for the releif whereof (it being beseigedIbid. 293. n. 40, & 50. by the famous William Marshal, then Governor of the Realm, by reason of the Kings minority) Quincy, sollicitingIbid. 293. n. 40, & 50. Lewes, he movedIbid. 293. n. 40, & 50. the Londoners for their help; who seldom failing to assist such pretended Patriots; soon raisedIbid. 293. n. 40, & 50. an army of above twenty thousand, of which they constitu­ted, [...] this Robert Fitz-Walter one of the Gene­rals: and accordingly marchedIbid. 294. n. 30, & 40. thitherward: whereof the Earl of Chester (who lay before it) having intelligenceIbid. 294, n. 30, & 40., he presently raised his seige, and wentIbid. 294. n. 30, & 40. to Notingham; which so animated the Rebells, that they forthwith hasted Ibid. 294. n. 30, & 40. to Lincoln, and laid seige to that Castle. The Royalists therefore getting what power they could, from other places, marchedIbid. n. 50. after them. Which being discerned by the Rebels, they sent Ibid. 295. n. 30. this Robert (with some others) to discover their strength: and soon after joynedIbid. 296. n. 40. Battle; where­in (after a suddain and total rout of their whole Army) fighting stoutly, he was taken Prisoner. But it seem he did not long continue in restraint: for the next ensuing year, being one of those, who taking upon them the Cross, went to the Holy-Land, he wasM. Westm. in ann. 12. [...]. at the seige of Dami­eta.

After which, I find no more mention of him, till his death; which hapningMon. Ang. Vol. 2. p. 76. n 60. in Ann. 1234. (19 Henr. 3.) he was buriedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. p. 76. n. 60. before the high Altar in the Priory of Dunmow, leaving Rose [Page 220] his second Wife then surviving; who in 20 H. 3. had for her dowry, an assignationClaus 20 H. 3. m. 19. of the Man­nors of Hemenhale, Disce, and T [...]eye; as also of six Knights Fees: of all which she had been by him endowedClaus 20 H. 3. m. 19., upon the day of her Nuptials: and Walter Walter, 2. Claus 20 H. 3. m. 19. his Son and Heir (by Gunnora his former Wife.) with Christian a Daughter, marriedRegist de Binham, f. 147. a. to William de Mandevil, Earl of Essex.

Which Walter in 24 Hen. 3. paidRot Pip 24 H. 3. Essex & Hertf. into the Exchequer, a fine of three hundred Marks for livery of the Lands of his inheritance; and in 30 H. 3. uponRot. Pip. 30 Hen 3. Essex & Hertf. Collection of the Aid for Mar­rying the K. eldest Daughter, sixty three pounds, ten shillings, for sixty three Knights Fees and an half of his own; as alsoRot. Pip. 30 Hen 3. Essex & Hertf. thirty pounds and half a mark for those thirty and a third part, which he enjoyed of the Honnor of Valoines.

Moreover, in 38 Hen. 3. he accomptedRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Essex. & Hertf. one hundred twenty seven pounds for the same sixty three Knights Fees and an half, upon assessment of the Aid for making the Kings eldest Son Knight. In 42 Henr. 3. this Walter had sum­monsClaus. 42 H 3. m. 11. (amongst others) to attend the King at Chester, well appointed with Horse and Arms, for restraining the incursions of the Welch; and departingEx Coll. R. Gl. S. this life in Ann. 1258. (42 H. 3.) was likewise buriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. in the Conventual Church of Dunmow, leaving issueMon. Ang Vol. 2. 76. b. n. 10. Robert his Son and Heir, tenMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 76. b. n. 10. years of age.

Which Robert Robert, 3. was made a KnightIbid. n. 30. in Ann. 1274 (2 Edw. 1.) and in 3 Ed. 1. had Licence Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 16. to pass away the inheritance of his House, called Baynards-Castle within London, adjoyning to the Wall of that City, with all the Walls and Ditches thereto belonging; as also the Turret called Mont [...]itchet-Tower, unto Robert Kylwardby, then Archbishop of Canterbury; provided, that by reason of this grant nothing should be extinguished to him and his Heirs, which did belong to his barony; but that what­soever relating thereto, aswel in Rents, landing of Vessells, and other liberties and priviledges in the City of London, or elsewhere, without diminution, which to him the said Robert, or to that Barony had antiently appertained, should be thenceforth reserved. Whereupon that Arch­bishop translatedStows Sur­vey 487. b. the Dominican-Friers (com­monly called the Black-Friers, then residing in Holburn, towards Lincolns-Inne fields) un­to this place.

Which Liberties and Priviledges, so reserved as abovesaid (in regard they are memorable) I have here thought sit toEx Cell. R. Gl. S. note. viz.

That the said Robert, as Constable of the Castle of London, (for so was Baynards-Castle then called) and his Heirs ought to be Ban­ner-Bearers of that City, by inheritance, as be­longing to that Castle; and in time of Warr to serve the City in Manner following; viz. To ride upon a Light-Horse, with twenty Men at Arms on Horse-back, their Horses covered with Cloath or Harness, unto the great dore of St. Pauls Church, with the Banner of his Arms carried before him; and being come in that manner thither, the Mayor of London, together with the Sheriffs and Aldermen to issue Armed out of the Church, unto the same dore, on foot, with his Banner in his hand, having the figure of S. Paul depicted with Gold thereon; but the Feet, Hands, and Head of Silver, holding a silver Sword in his hand.

And as soon as he shall see the Mayor, She­riffs, and Aldermen come on Foot out of the Church, carrying such a Banner, he is to alight from his Horse, and salute him as his Compa­nion, saying, Sir Mayor, I am obliged to come hither to do my service, which I owe to this City. To whom the Mayor, Sheriffs, and Aldermen are to answer. We give to you, as our Banner-bearer by inheritance, for this City, this Banner of the City to bear and carry to the honor and prof­fit thereof to your power.

Whereupon the said Robert and his Heirs shall receive it into their hands; and the Mayor, and Sheriffs, shall follow him to the dore, and bring him an Horse worth twenty pounds. Which Horse shall be sadled with a Saddle of his Arms, and covered with Silk, depicted likewise with the same Armes: and they shall take twenty pounds Sterling, and deliver it to the Cham­berlain of the said Robert, for his expences that day.

This being done, he shall mount upon that Horse, so given him by the Mayor, with the Banner in his hand; and being so mounted shall bid the Mayor to chuse a Marshal for the City Army. Who being so chosen, shall com­mand the Mayor and Burgers of the City, to assemble the Commons, who shall go under this Banner of St Paul, which he shall bear to Ald­gate; and being come thither they shall give it to whom they shall think fit.

And if it shall so happen, that they must march out of the City, then shall the said Robert make choice of two of the gravest men, out of every Ward, to guard the City in their ab­sence and their consultation shall be in the Pri­ory of the Holy Trinity near Aldgate. And before what Town or Castle this City Army shall come, and continue the Seige, for one whole year; this Robert shall receive from the Com­monalty of the City an hundred shillings for his pains and no more.

These were his Rights and priviledges in the City of London, in the time of Warr.

And in the time of Peace theseIbid. following; viz.

¶That the said Robert should have a Soke (id est, a Jurisdiction) in the same City; ex­tending from the Canonry of St. Pauls, along the Street before Paul's Brewhouse, unto the Thames; and thence to the side of the Mill, which is in the Water, that comes down from Fleet-Bridge, and thence up by Lon­don-Wall, all about the Black-Friers unto Lud­gate; and so back to the House of the said Friers, to the corner of the Wall of the same Canonry of Pauls; id est, all S. Andrews parish, which was the gift of his Ancestors for that Royalty.

And to this Jurisdiction he shall have these following particulars; viz. a Soke-man whomso­ever he please of that Jurisdiction (or Ward.) And if any of that Ward be impleaded in the Guild-Hall, touching any thing whatsoever, which relateth not to the body of the Mayor, or Sheriffs; the Soke man may demand a Court, and the Mayor and Citizens must grant it; and to have judgement there as in the Guild-Hall, viz. that if any Theif be taken within this Ju­risdiction, he shall have his restraint and impri­sonment within the Soke, and thither shall be [Page 221] taken, as to the Guildhall before the Major; and there such judgment shall be given upon him, as ought to be: But his Sentence shall not be made known, till he come to the Court of the said Robert, and within his Franchise. And his judgment shall be such, as that if he deserve sen­tence of death for Treason, he shall be tied to a Pile in the Chames, at the Wood-wharf, where they use to fasten Boats, for the space of two Tides: And if for a Common Theif, then to be led to the Elms, and there suffer judgment as such a one.

Moreover, this Robert hath such an honor, as that he shall have as large Priviledges in the City, as the Major and Citizens; and the Ci­tizens ought to do him right, viz. When the Major shall hold a great Council, he ought to summon him and his heirs thereto, to be of that Council, and the Council of the City; and to be sworn thereof against all Men, except the King of England, and his Heirs. And when he comes to the Hustings in the Guildhall of the City, the Major or his Deputy ought to rise, and set him next to himself. And when he is in the Guildhall, all Judgments ought to proceed from his Mouth, according to the Me­morials there Recorded. And all Waiffs which are brought thither, whilest he is there, he ought to give them to the Bailiff of the Town; or to whom else he please, by the advice of the Major.

Thus far as to his Rights and Priviledges in time of Peace, I now proceed.

In 8 Edw. 1. having marriedRot. Fin. [...] Edw. 1. m. 11. Dervorgil, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Iohn de Burgh (Son of Hubert de Burgh, late Earl of Kent) he had LiveryRot. Fin. [...] Edw. 1. m. 11. of the Mannors of Hallingbiry, Wa [...]ern, and Lexinden, which were assign­ed Rot. Fin. [...] Edw. 1. m. 11. to her, as her Purparty of the Lands of Iohn de Burgh her Father. In 13 Edw. 1. he had Li­cense Rot. Cart. 13 Ed. 1. m. 12. to enlarge his Park at Wodham in Essex In 18 Edw. 1. he obtained a GrantCart. 18 Ed. 1. n. 85. from the King of two hundred pounds per annum Lands, and Rents, in the Mannors of Bu [...]n [...]am and Reyndon in Essex. After which, s [...]il. in 21 Edw. 1. he obtained a CharterCart 21 Ed. 1. n. 22. for a Market every week upon the Thursday, at his Mannor of Reyndon, and a Fair yearly on the day and mor­row after the Feast of S. Peter ad V [...]n [...]ula; and the same year was madePat. 21 Ed. 1. m. 9. Governor of the Castle of De la Bere, in the County of Meri­nith.

In 22 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Vas­con. 22 Ed. 1. m 1. in that expedition then made into Gascoigne; and in the Retinue Rot. Vas­con. 22 Ed. 1. m 1. of Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, where he continued [...] the next ensuing year: So also in [...] 25 Edw. 1. in which year he was [...] likewise in that expedition made into Wales. And in [...] 28 Edw. 1. in that then made into Scotland, in which year, he also obtained another Charter [...] for a Fair every year at his Mannor of Dysee in Com. Norf. upon the Eve, Day, and morrow after the Feast of Simon and Iude, and three days following.

In 29 Edw. 1. he was [...] again in the Wars of Scotland, and of the Retinue [...] to Edward, Prince of Wales; having the same year like­wise a Charter [...] for Free-Warren throughout all his Demesn Lands of Shopland and Shene­fend in Com. Essex.

In 33 Edw. 1. there was an Agreement [...] made betwixt this Robert and Iohn de Botetourt; that Robert his Son and Heir, should take to Wife Ioane, the Daughter of him the said Iohn.

In 34 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 34 Ed. 1 m. 10. in that expedition then made into Scotland; so also inRot. Scoc. 35 Ed. 1. m 1. 35 Edw. 1. And in An. 1309. (3 Edw. 2.) he laidMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 77 a. n. 40. the Foundation of the Gray-Fryers Church in Col­chester.

In 4 Edw. 2. he had (amongst others) Sum­mons Rot. Scoc. 4 Ed 2. m. 4. to be at Carleol, upon the morrow after All-Souls day, well furnished with Horse and Arms to march against the Scots. And surviving [...]laus. 6 Edw. [...]. m. 8. Dervorgill his Wife, for which respect he held [...]laus. 6 Edw. [...]. m. 8. by the courtesie of England, of her inheritance, the Mannors of Hallingbiry, Wa [...]kern. Le [...]don, and the moity of the Mannor of Brumley in Com. Essex, and Her [...]wrd, in 6 Edw. 2. he obtained License [...]laus. 6 Edw. [...]. m. 8. of the King; that Christian, one of the Daughters and Heirs of the said Dervorgill, then of full age, might have her purparty in those Lordships.

In 8 Edw. 2. he had another SummonsRot Scoc. 8 Edw. [...]. in dorso m. 9. to be at Ne [...]castle upon Tine, sufficiently pro­vided with Horse and Arms to march against the Scots.

This Robert had SummonsClaus. de iis­dem An in dorso. to Parliament, from 23 Edw. 1. until 19 Edw. 2. inclusive.

And in 19 Edw. 2. (as I guess) departed this life: For then it appears [...], that Robert his Son and Heir, by Eleanor, Daughter [...] of ... Earl Ferrers, doing his homage, had Livery of his Lands.

Which Robert Robert 4. wasRot. Scoc. 1 Ed. [...]. m. [...]. in that expedition made into Scotland, in 1 Edw. 3. but diedEsc. 2 Ed. 3. n. 39. the next year following, leaving Iohn his Son and Heir thirteen years of age; and Io [...]ne his Wife, one of the Daughters and CoheirsClaus 11 E [...]. 3 p. 2 m 25. & p 1. m. 27. of Iohn de Moulton of Egeemond▪ surviving; who had for her Dowry, an Assignation [...]laus. 2 Ed. 3. m 19. of the Mannors of He [...]ham in Essex, Hemenhale in Nor­fol [...], and Shimpling in Suffolk; as also LicensePat 2 Ed 3. p 2 m. 10. to marry Iohn de Wayland: Iohn Iohn. Claus. 9 Edw 3. m. 13. her Son and Heir, being still in minority, the custody of two parts of whose Lands was committed Claus. 9 Edw 3. m. 13. to Henry de Percy: But in 9 Edw. 3. by the Kings special favorClaus. 9 Edw 3. m. 13., his homage was accepted, and LiveryClaus. 9 Edw 3. m. 13. made to him.

Which Ioane in 12 Edw. 3. (as eldestRot. Fin. 1 [...] Edw. 3. m. 24. of the three Daughters and Coheirs to Iohn de Multon of Egremond) hadRot. Fin. 1 [...] Edw. 3. m. 24. for her purparty of her Fathers Lands, an Assignation of the Castle of Egremond in Com. Cumbr. And the third part of the Mannor of Egremond; as also the third part of the Mannors of Beusolaz and Fleet in Com. Linc.

But I return to Iohn (Son to this last menti­oned Robert and Ioane.) In 22 Edw. 3. he had Cart. 22 Ed. 3. n 23. the Grant of a Market at his Mannor of Burn­ham in Essex, upon the Tuesday every week; as also one Fair, yearly, upon the Eve and Day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, and two days ensuing.

In 34 Edw. 3. beingFrois. fol. 104 a. then in the Wars of France, with the King, and one of those, who was appointedFrois. fol. 104 a. to accompany Sir Walter Manny, in that skirmish at the Bartiers of Paris (the Duke of Normandy, then lying in that City) he wasFrois. fol. 104 a. then Knighted; and marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Eleanor the Daughter of Henry Lord Percy.

This Iohn had SummonsClaus. de iisdem An. in dorso. to Parliament from 15 until 34 Edw. 3. inclusive, and diedEsc 35 Ed. 3. n. 86. upon Monday the Feast of S. Luk [...] the Evangelist, 35 Edw. 3. leaving Walter his Son and Heir [Page 222] sixteen years of age; Ioane his Mother surviving him: Who departedRot. Fin. 39 Ed 3. m. 15. this life in 37 Edw. 3. Whereupon Walter Walter 3. her Grandson was foundRot. Fin. 39 Ed 3. m. 15. to be her next Heir, andRot. Fin. 39 Ed 3. m. 15. nineteen years of age, upon the day of Saint Petronill, the Virgin, 37 Edw. 3.

Which Walter, making proofClaus. 40 Ed. 3. m. 10. of his age in 40 Edw. 3. and doing his homage, had Livery Claus. 40 Ed. 3. m. 10. of all his Lands: And in 44 Edw. 3. wasRot. Franc. 44 Ed 3 m. 21. in that expedition then made into Gascoigne, be­ing at that time accountedTho. Wals. in An. 1370. p. 179. n. 30. one of the most ex­pert Soldiers in this Realm. But being taken prisonerRot. Franc. 45 Ed 3 m. 10. in those Wars, he was constrained to MortgagePat. 10 R. 2. p. 1. m 35. his Castle and Lordship of Egre­mond, for the sum of a thousand pounds (for certain years) towards raising of the Fine, which he paidPat. 10 R. 2. p. 1. m 35. for his Redemption.

After this, viz. in 47 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Ale­man. 47 Ed. 3. m. 13 in that expedition made into France, Iohn, Duke of Lancaster, being thenRot. Ale­man. 47 Ed. 3. m. 13 General of the English Forces, but with ill success. So also inRot Franc. 1 Rich. 2. m. 22 Tho. Wals. in eodem, An p. [...]9 [...]. n. [...]0. 1 Rich. 2. Thomas of Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham, being Commander in cheif of the English, against the Spanish Navy then at Sluyse, for revenge of that assistance which the Spaniard gave unto the French the preceding year.

And the same year, there being an Invasion feared [...] from the French, having raised [...] what power he could out of all his Lordships in Eng­land, for defence of the County of Essex; he received command [...] to repair into Norfolk, for the safeguard of those parts.

In 2 Rich. 2. he wasRot. Franc. 2 Ric. 2. m. 9. again imployed in an­other Naval expedition against the Spaniard, un­der the commandTho. Wals. in eodem An. p. 209 & 210. of Thomas of Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham; at which time, his Marriners notTho. Wals. in eodem An. p. 209 & 210. doing their duties, as they ought, he was constrained to fleeTho. Wals. in eodem An. p. 209 & 210. to the Earl of Kent, in a Cock-Boat, by whose speedy aid, they took Tho. Wals. in eodem An. p. 209 & 210. eight Spanish Ships, near Brest in Bri­tanny.

In this year also, upon special businessPat. 2 R [...]. p 1. m. 11. of his own, he obtained LicensePat. 2 R [...]. p 1. m. 11. to travel beyond Sea with six Men, and six Horses; and had a Letter of Exchange for one hundred pound to bear his charges.

In 3 Rich. 2. he procured the Kings Charter Cart. 3 R. 2. n. 3. for a weekly Market, every Friday, at his Lordship of Hemenhale in Norfolk; and a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Andrew, the Apostle. In which year he wasRot Franc. [...] R 2 m 3. in another expedition then made into France. And in 4 Rich. 1. beingFrois fol. 237 a. with the same Earl of Buckingham, at the siege of Nantz in Britanny, sateFrois fol. 237 a. down with those Forces, then under his command, at the Gate of S. Nicholas, by the River side: And after that, attending him to the City of Uannes, was lodgedIbid. 247 b. near the Town of Hannibout.

In 5 Rich. 2. against the Rebels, under Iack Straw, he didTho. Wals. 285. n. 10. very great service in Essex, by suppressingTho. Wals. 285. n. 10. those who endeavored to make head there. In 7 Rich. 2. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 7 R. 2. m. 5. one of the Wardens of the West Marches towards Scotland.

In 9 Rich. 2. beingRot. Franc. 9 R [...]. m. 12. with Iohn, Duke of Lancaster, in his expedition into Spain, when he went [...] to receive possession of the Kingdom of Castile; he manifested his valor very signally, against the Besiegers of the Castle of Brest, in Britanny; by storming [...] the Forts raised against it, and relieving [...] the Besieged.

This Walter had SummonsClaus▪ de [...]sdem An. in dorso. to Parliament from 43 Edw. 3. to the ninth of Richard the Se­cond, inclusive. But the year next ensuing (viz. 10 Rich. 2.) he departedEsc. 10 R 1. n. 15. this life, viz. Upon Claus. 10 [...] 2 m 14. Wednesday preceding the Feast of S. Michael, Philippa his Wife (DaughterCatal of Nob. by R. [...]. and Coheir to Iohn de Mohun, Lord of [...]unster, and WiddowRot. Fin. 10 H. 6 m. 13. of Edward, Duke of York) surviving; who there­upon hadClaus 10 R. [...]. ut supra. the Lordships of Wimbish and Shering; also the Mannor of Fitz-Walters in Shenefield, all in Essex; and the Mannor of Shimpling in Com. Suff. assigned for her Dower; leaving Walter Walter 4. his Son and Heir, then [...] eighteen years of age.

A former Wife he had, called Eleanor [...]; for the health of whose Soul, and his, there was a Chantrey of two Priests, to celebrate Divine Ser­vice in the Priory of Dunmow, Founded [...] in 12 Hen. 4. For whose maintenance, the Advow­son of the Church of Great Tey was amor­tised.

This last mentioned Walter (Son of the last mentioned Walter) making proofClaus. 13 Ric [...]. p. 2. m. [...]. of his age, and doing his homage, in 13 Rich. 2. had Livery Claus. 13 Ric [...]. p. 2. m. [...]. of his Lands; and took to WifeRot. Fin. [...]1 R. 2. m. 3 [...]. Ioane, the Daughter of Sir Iohn Devereux Knight, Sister and Heir to Iohn her Brother, who died in his minority.

In 21 Rich. 2. he wasRot. Vascon. 22 R. 2. m. [...]. in that expedition then made into France; and in 22 Rich. 2. uponEsc. 22 R. 2. n. 38. Suff. the death of Maud, Wife to Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, was foundEsc. 22 R. 2. n. 38. Suff. to be one of her Cosins, and next Heirs, viz. Esc. 22 R. 2. n. 38. Suff. Son of Walter, Son of Iohn, Son of Ioane, one of the Sisters of Margaret de-Lucy, Mother of Anthony de Lucy, Brother of the said Maud, he being then thirty years of age.

In 3 Henr. 4. this Walter was (together with Richard, then Bishop of Worcester, and Iohn, Earl of Somerset) sentRot. [...] 3 H. 4. m. [...]. Ambassadors, to treat with Reginald, Duke of Guelders, con­cerning an amicable League, and homage to be done by that Duke, to King Henry, for his Lands and Dominions. In 5 Hen. 4. he wasRot. [...] 5 H 4. m. [...]. again be­yond Sea; so also inRot. [...] 6 H. 4. m. 10. Ibid. [...] H. 4. m. 8. 6 & 7 Hen. 4. And having had SummonsClaus. de iisdem A [...]. [...] dorso. to Parliament, from 14 Rich. 2. to 5 Hen. 4. inclusive, upon the twentieth of Iuly, An. 1408. 9 H. 4. made his TestamentArundel. Vol. 1. [...]542., being then at York, whereby he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Church of Henham; in which year he diedLib. Ce­dul. 9 H. 4. p [...]7., leaving issue two Sons, Humphrey Humphrery. Lib. Ce­dul. 9 H. 4. p [...]7. and Walter Claus. 1 Hen. 6. m. 4., and Eleanor Claus. 1 Hen. 6. m. 4. a Daughter: Ioane his Wife then surviving, who soon after marriedClaus. 10 H. 4 m 23. to Hugh Burnell.

Which Humphrey departingClaus. 1 H. [...] m. 4. this life in his minority, Walter his Brother became Heir to the Estate; who was so active a Man in the Wars of France, in the time of the Victorious Henry the Fifth; that, in the Eighth of His Reign, in considerationPat [...] 8 Hen. [...]. p 1. [...] [...]. thereof, and of his future services, the King gavePat [...] 8 Hen. [...]. p 1. [...] [...]. unto him, and to the Heirs-male of his Body, all the Lands and Lordships which Sir Iohn Cheney Knight, deceased, held within the Dutchy of Normandy; which, for default of Heir-male of him, the said Sir Iohn Cheney re­turned to the Crown, and were of the valuePat [...] 8 Hen. [...]. p 1. [...] [...]. of Five thousand Scutes.

But in 9 Hen. 5. being [...]. in that unhappy ad­venture, with Thomas, Duke of Clarence, the Kings Brother; who, unadvisedly [...]. passing with part of his Army over a River and a Marsh, near the Castle of Beaufort in France; falling [Page 223] into the hands of the Enemy, was made prison­er Ibid. (the Duke himself, and many other brave Men being there slainIbid..) It seems he was but a young Man when he so served in those Wars; for until [...] the Feast day of S. Alban, the Martyr 1 Hen. 6. he attained not to his full age; but then, [...] making proof thereof, had Livery [...] of his Lands; and in 7 & 9 Hen. 6. had Summons [...] to Parliament. He was [...] likewise in the same ninth year in that expedition made into France, Thomas, Earl of Petch, and Edmund, Earl of Mo [...]tain, being then Generals [...] of the English Army. And by his Testament [...], bearing date the tenth of April, within the compass of that year, bequeathing his Body to be Buried in the Priory of Dunmow; appointed, that his Exe­cutors should make an Arch in the Wall, near to the Grave of his Mother; and that therein the Bodies of himself, his wife, and children; as also the Bones of his Mother, should be deposited, allowing the charge of forty marks to be bestow­ed thereon; and died the following year, as may seem by the Probate of his said Testament, which bears date the Tenth of November, An. 1432. (11 Hen. 6.) Elizabeth his Wife surviving [...] him, who held in Dower [...], the Mannors of Hemenhale and [...], together with the Hundred of [...] in Com. Norf. The Mannors of Shim [...]ling and Thorne, in Com. Suff. The Mannors of Wodham-Walter, L [...] ­den, Uiting, Henham, Dunmow-Parva, Burnham, Wimbish, and Shering, in Com. Essex. Which Elizabeth died [...] 14 Iunii, 4 Ed. 4. whereupon these were found [...] to be her Heirs; viz. Elizabeth (then unmarried,) and Anne the Wife of Thomas Ratcliffe Esquire, her Daughter, by the said Walter Fitz-Walter; and Ioane, the Wife of Sir Robert Fenys Knight, begotten by William Massey, her second Husband.

Which Thomas had issue by her the said Anne, Sir Iohn Ratcliffe Knight; afterwards summon­ed to Parliament as Lord Fitz-Walter, as in due place I shall more fully shew.

Beauchamp of Bedford.

AT the time of the Norman Conquest, Hugh de Beauchamp Hugh. came into England with Duke William, and had of his gift Lands of great extent: For by the General Sur­vey, it appears, That he was possessed [...] of Be­linghou in Hertfordshire, Linclade, Sole­bery, and Latebery, in Buckinghamshire, and of forty three Lordships (or the greatest part of them) in Bedfordshire.

This Hugh gave [...] to the Monks of Thor­ney in Camoridgeshire, one yard Land in Elbodesey; and had three [...] Sons, Simon, Paga­nus (id est, Pain,) and Milo; whereof Simon is said [...] to die without issue, and his Brother Pain to succeed him: Which Pain, Pain. having the Barony of Bedford, given [...] to him by King William Rufus, married Rohais, the Daughter of Alberic de Vere, Justice of England, Temp. Hen. 1. Widow of Geffrey de Magnavill, Earl of Essex.

This Pain and Rohai [...] confirmed [...] to those Monks of Thorney, the Grants of certain Lands, which divers of her Tenants had made unto them within the Lordship of Colwurth, of her Fee; and, of himself, gaveMon [...]. Vol. 2. 135 b. n. 30. to the Canons of Mer [...]on in Surrey, the Church of Upton in Com. Buck.

They were also Co-founders [...] of the Priory of Chiksand in [...]edfordshire: But she it was that translatedIbid. 238. n. 40. the Secular Canons from S. Pauls in Bedford, unto Newnham near Bedford, and lieth buriedIbid. n. 50▪ at Chicksand.

To whom succeeded Simon Simon. their eldest Son, afterwards StewardRic Hagn. stald. 315. l. 2. to King Stephen: Which Simon had divers SonsOrd. Vit. 915 C., who heldOrd. Vit. 915 C. Bedford against the King, until Henry, Bishop of Win­chester (the Kings Brother) came thither; the cheif reason of that their hostility, being, be­cause Ord. Vit. 915 C. they heard that the King had given their Sister in marriage, together with the whole Ba­rony of Bedford, which belonged to this Si­mon (their Father) unto Hugh, sirnamed Pauper, (Brother to the Earl of Leicester.) But by me­diation of that Bishop, after five weeks siege, they rendredOrd. Vit. 915 C. it.

In 12 Hen. 2. upon Assessment of the Aid, for marrying the Kings eldest Daughter, this Simon certifiedLib. [...] sub tit. Bedf. the Knights Fees, he then held, to be thirty six, an half, and tenth part De Veteri Feoffamento; and eight Knights Fees De Novo; for all which, he paidRot. Pip. 14 Hen. [...] Bedf & Buck. upon the Collection of that Aid thirty five pounds seventeen shillings four pence.

In 26 Hen. 2. he gave a FineRot. Pip. 26 Hen. 2. Bedf. & Buck. of three hun­dred marks to the King, upon an Agreement be­twixt him, and Guy de S. Valery.

In 2 Rich. 1. upon levying the Scutage of Wales, he paidRot. Pip. 2 Ric. 1. Bed. & Buck. twenty two pound seventeen shillings ten pence; and the same year gaveRot. Pip. 2 Ric. 1. Bed. & Buck. one hundred pound to be Governor of the Castle of Bedford.

In 6 Rich. 1. upon the expedition, then made into Normandy, he gave [...] twenty marks, for License to stay in Eng [...]and; and the same year paid [...] forty five pound fifteen shillings eight pence, upon collection of the Scutage for the Rings Re­demption.

In 7 Rich. 1. he executed the Office of Sheriff [...] for the Counties of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire; so also [...] for the three next en­suing years: And in 7 & 8 Ioh. answered [...] one hundred marks for each year, upon levying the sixth Scutage of that King; and gave [...] to the Abbey of Chiksand (of his Mothers Founda­tion) the Churches of Chiksand and Hagenes, with the Grange of Hagenes; the Churches of Lyncelade, [...]ogepole, Caisho, Stotfald, and the Chappel of Estwike. He likewise confirmed [...] those Grants, which the Countess Rohais his Mother had made to the Canons of Newnham, and was buried [...] before the High Altar in the Church of S. Paul at Bedford, under a plain Marble; leaving issue [...] William. William.

Which William in 9 Ioh. gave [...] five hundred marks, and six Palfreys, for Livery of the Lands of his Inheritance: And in 13 Ioh. upon levying the Scutage of Scotland, had a special dis­charge [...] for forty five Knights Fees, and an half; so likewise [...] in 16 Ioh. upon levying the Scutage of [...], having been personally (as it seems) in both those expeditions.

Being possessed [...] of the Barony Bedford, which was a Capital Honor, as also of the strong Castle of Bedford (the Head of that Barony) and adhe [...]ing [...] to the Barons in those Wars, [Page 224] which they had with King Iohn, he received Ibid. their Rebellious Army into it, in the Seven­teenth of that Kings Reign. Wherefore so soon as the King heard thereof, he sentIbid. Falcasius de Brent (his great Favorite) with a mighty power thither to summon it. Whereupon those of the Barons, who were in it, came to this Agreement Ibid. pag 275. n. 10. with Falcasius, viz. That if releif came not to them within seven days, they would render it to him; and accordingly didIbid. pag 275. n. 10.. Soon after which, the King gaveIbid. pag 275. n. 10. it to Falcasius.

And as this William de Beauchamp had been an active person, in those turbulent times, against King Iohn; so did he continue against King Henry the Third, as is manifest from his being taken prisonerIbid. p 296. n. 40. in the Battle of Lincoln, 1 H. 3. But submittingClaus. 1 Hen 3. m. 4. to obedience before the end of that year (as most did) he had restitutionClaus. 1 Hen 3. m. 4. of his Lands, which were seised upon for that trans­gression.

In 2 Hen. 3. he paidRot. Pip. 2 H. 3. Bedf. & Buck. sixty one pounds sixteen shillings, upon levying the first Scutage of that King, for those forty five Knights-Fees, and an half; a fifth and twelfth part, which he then held; and wasClaus. 2 H. 3. in dorso m 4. the same year in the Kings Army at Newark.

In 7 Hen. 3. beingClaus. 7 Hen. 3. m. 4. (with other great Men) in that expedition then made into [...]ales, he hadClaus. 7 Hen. 3. m. 4. Scutage of all his Tenants in the Counties of Middle [...]ex, Hertfordshire, Bedford­shire, Buckinghamshire, Huntingdonshire, and Berkshire, and deserved so well for that service, That the next year following, after the King had causedMat. Paris, p. 322. l 7. Claus. 8 Hen. 3. in dorso, m 7. Addit. in Mat. Paris, p. 151. n. 10. & n. 30. the Castle of Bedford to be wholly demolished, and the Ditches thereof to be filled up, he obtained a [...]atentMat. Paris, p. 322. l 7. Claus. 8 Hen. 3. in dorso, m 7. Addit. in Mat. Paris, p. 151. n. 10. & n. 30. for the site thereof, with liberty c to erect a Mansion upon it, and to inclose it with a Wall, not exceeding the height of that which was for the lesser Ward, but to be without any Battlement.

In 10 Hen. 3. being [...] in the Kings Army at Grosmund in Wales, against Richard, Earl Marshal, then in Rebellion, he suffered with the rest of the Kings Forces, who were by a sudden surprise [...] from the Welsh, despoiled of all they had there.

In 19 Hen. 3. he was constituted SheriffPat 19 H. 3. m. 2. for the Counties of Buckingham and Bed [...]ord; in which year he obtained a CharterClaus. 19 H. 3. m. 7. to himself, and Ida his Wife (who was the Kings Cosin) that the Mannor of Newport, of her Dowry, should thenceforth be exempt from suit to the County, or Hundred Court, Aid to the Sheriff, and View of Frank-pledge.

In 20 Hen. 3. at the solemn Nuptials of that King, he performed [...] the Office of Almoner for the same day. And in 21 Hen. 3. executed the Office of Sheriff [...], for the Counties of Bedford and Buckingham.

In 36 Hen. 3. at the instigation [...] of his Wife, he much afflicted [...] the Monks of Wa [...]don in Bedfordshire, and diversly oppressedClaus. 37 H 3. m 9. the Canons of Newnham, whom he ought to have cherished and favored, as my Author saith. And in 37 Hen. 3. gave a FineClaus. 37 H 3. m 9. of one hundred pound to the King, that he might be excused from attending him, at that time, into Gas­coigne.

In 41 Hen. 3. being grown aged, he setledClaus. 41 Hen. 3. m. 8. all his Estate upon William his Son, whose homage thereupon the King receivedClaus. 41 Hen. 3. m. 8., ratifyingClaus. 41 Hen. 3. m. 8. that Grant; and the next ensuing year, received command [...] to be at Chester, upon Munday next preceding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, well furnished with Horse and Arms, to oppose the hostile incursions of Lewelin, Prince of Wales. It seems he was then in person there; for by a special Writ, he was acquitted [...] for his Scutage upon that expedition; and died [...] in 44 Hen. 3. leaving an honorable fame [...] behind him, for many great exploits, but especially for his muni­ficence [...] to divers Religious Houses.

To this William succeeded Simon (his Son and Heir, I presume) who being impleaded [...] by Guy de S. Valery, for his whole Barony of Bedford, gave [...] him the Mannor of Alpe [...]e, for compo­sition. Which Simon diedCart. [...] H. 3. m. 2. soon after, viz. In 47 Hen. 3. leaving issue one sole Daughter and Heir, whose Wardship was grantedCart. [...] H. 3. m. 2. by the King to Thomas de Savoy, sometime Earl of Flanders.

He had also a Brother called William [...], who survived him but a while;William. to whom succeeded [...] Iohn, another Brother. Which Iohn in 49 H. 3. doing his homage, had Livery [...] of that Inheri­tance; but taking part with the Rebellious Ba­rons, was slainEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. in the Battle of Evesham, before the end of that year. Whereupon the King gaveClaus. 51 Hen. [...]. m. 10. all his Lands unto Prince Edward his eldest Son; but soon after, by the Decree called Dictum de Kenilworth, there being a special composition made for those forfeitures; Maud de Moubray (Wife to Roger de Moubray) and Beatrix, the Wife of Thomas Fitz-Otes: Ioane, Ida, and Isabel, Daughter of Ela, Wife of Bald­wine Wake, CosinsClaus. 51 Hen. [...]. m. 10. and Heirs to Ioane de Beau­champ, Daughter of Simon, elder Brother to Iohn, so slain at Evesham, as hath been ob­served, (which Maud, Ela, and Beatrix, were DaughtersRot. [...] 1 Edw 1. Buck. & Bedf. of William de Beauchamp, Father of the before specified Simon, William, and Iohn) had LiveryPat. 5 [...] [...] 3. m. 34. Claus. 5 [...] Hen. [...] m. 10. ut supra. Videsis etiam Claus. 33 Edw. 1. m. 13. of that Inheritance.

And after this, scil. in 6 Edw. 1. Amicia the Widow of this last mentioned William de Beau­champ, being dead, PartitionRot. Fin. 6 Edw. 1. m. 9. Claus. 6 Edw. 1. m. 5. was made of those Lands which she held in Dower, betwixt Roger de Moubray (Son to Roger and Maud before men­tioned) Iohn de Steingreve, and Ida his Wife; Iohn de Horbiry, and Elizabeth his Wife; Michael Pickot, and Ioane his Wife; William de Mont­chensie of Edwardeston, and Beatrix his Wife; next Heirs to the said William de Beauchamp.

Beauchamp of Eaton.

I Now come to Milo de Beauchamp, Milo. a younger Son to the same Hugh de Beauchamp, who came into England at the Norman Con­quest.

This Milo was one of those that held [...] the Castle of Bedford against King Stephen; it be­ing [...] then a Fort of great strength, environed [...] with a mighty Rampire of Earth, and an high Wall, within which, was an impregnable Tower; so that the King being not able to get it by as­sault, brought [...] his Army before it; and, after a long and hard siege, obtained [...] it by Surrender; Milo and his Soldiers marching out upon honor­able terms. But of this Milo I have not seen any more, than, that with the consent of Pagan de Beauchamp his Heir, he gave [...] the Mill at Bed­ford, [Page 225] unto the Monks of Bermondsey in Southwark, in 27 Hen. 2. And a RentIb. 1012 b. of three shillings per annum to the Nunnery of De la Pree, near Northampton, which the Brethren of S. Iohns Hospital there had usually paid him, for certain Lands called Hirkshale.

To whom succeeded Hugh Hugh de Beauchamp, Son Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 157 a. n. 10. of Oliver, FounderMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 157 a. n. 10. of the Priory of Bis­mede, near to his Park at Eaton. Which Hugh in 2 Hen. 2. upon collection of the Aid, called Dane geld, was specially acquittedRot. Pip. 2 H [...]. Buck. & Bedf. of twenty three pound and fifteen pence for his Lands in Bedfordshire; and in 3 Hen. 2. after King Henry had subjugatedSig [...]b. Gembl. MS. in Bibl. Deu­ves. f 74 b. North Wales, and fortified the Castle of Rothelan, was trusted Sig [...]b. Gembl. MS. in Bibl. Deu­ves. f 74 b. with the custody thereof.

In 22 Hen. 2. this Hugh, with the Archbishops of Roan and Canterbury, were commanded Joreval. col. 1112. n. 40 & 50. by the King to attend William, King of [...], at S. Giles in ... where certain Gallies then waitedJoreval. col. 1112. n. 40 & 50. for them, being not to depart till the marriage betwixt that King, and the Daugh­ter of King Henry the Second, was solemnised; which accordingly was performedIbid. 1113. n. 10. at Palern [...]o in Italy, within few days after.

In 32 Hen. 2. being atR. Hoved. 361 b. n. 30. Ierusalem, on Pil­grimage, he was the year next following, slain Ibid. 363. n. 42. in the Holy Land, in that Battle, wherein Guy, King of Ierusalem, was taken prisoner.

To this Hugh succeeded Roger Roger. de Beauchamp his Brother; who, in 1 Hen. 3. doingClaus. 1 Hen. 3. m. 18. his homage, had LiveryClaus. 1 Hen. 3. m. 18. of his Lands, paying one hundred pound for his releif.

This Roger wasClaus. 2 H. 3. in dorso m. 4. in the Kings Army at Newark in 2 Hen. 3. but died soon after, as it seems: For in 6 Hen. 3. Iohn, Iohn. the Son of William de Beauchamp, his NephewRot. Fin. 6 Hen. 3. m. 8. and Heir, doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 6 Hen. 3. m. 8. of the Mannors of Eaton and Sandun, which descended to them thereupon.

To which Iohn succeeded William William. de Beau­champ, who in 42 Hen. 3. had SummonsClaus. 42 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 11. to be at [...]hester, on the Munday next preceding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, well furnished with Horse and Arms, to oppose the hostile Incursions of the Welsh. And to him succeeded Ralph, Ralph. who was [...] in that expedition made into Wales in 10 Edw. 1. and departed [...] this life upon the Tuesday preceding the Feast of All-Saints, in 21 Edw. 1. being then seised [...] of the Mannor of Eaton before mentioned, which he held [...] of the King in capite by Barony; performing [...] the service of one Knight in the Kings Army, and leaving Roger [...] his Son and Heir, then one and twenty years of age. Which Roger doing his homage, had Livery [...] of his Lands the next en­suing year.

As to his Posterity I shall not need to say any thing of them, in regard they were not of the degree of Barons.

Beauchamp of Elmley.

OF the same Family, I conclude Walter Walter. de Beauchamp to be; the cheif Seat of whose Descendants, for divers ages, was at Elmley Castle in Worcestershire; but of him I have not seen any thing, till the time of King Henry the First, who bestowedCartular. Warwic [...] Co­mitum penès Dudl [...]um Ba­tonem North. f. 144 a. on him all the Lands of Roger de Worcester, with many Priviledges to those Lands belonging; and like­wise the SheriffaltyIbid 121 b. of Worcestershire; to hold as freely, as any of his Ancestors had done: Which Office Vrso de Abitot hereditarily enjoyed Chron. W [...] ­gorn. in Bibl. Co [...]on. MS. 21 a. in the time of King William the Conqueror, whose Daughter and Heir Emeline, this Walter marriedRegist. MS. penès Dec. & cap. Wigorn.. And besides all this, a Confirmation Ex ipso Au­togr. penès ... Comite [...] Ailesbur [...], An. 1670. from that King of all those Lands, which Ade­lise, the Widow of the same Vrso de Abitot, had given unto him.

This Walter was StewardCartular. Warw. Comitum, f. 122 b. to King Henry the First, and left issue William de Beauchamp, William. his Son and Heir, who boreCartular. Warw. Comitum, f. 122 b. that Office of Steward, as his Father had done; having the Kings ConfirmationCartular. Warw. Comitum, f. 122 b. thereof, with Livery of his Inheritance: And after the death of King Henry, stood so firm to Maud the Empress, that King Stephen dispossessedCartular. Warw. Comitum, f. 122 b. him of the Castle of Worcester, which hereditarily descended to him by Emeline his Mother, from Vrso de Abitot before mentioned; and gaveH. Hunting [...]. 226 a. n. 50. it, with the City, to Waleran, Earl of [...]ellent; but the Em­press, being sensible of his fidelity to her, did not only restoreCartula [...]. Warw. Com [...]tum. 121 b. unto him that Castle, with the outer Ward thereto belonging; to holdCartula [...]. Warw. Com [...]tum. 121 b. of her heirs, in capite, together with the Sheriffalty of that County, Forests, and whatsoever else did of Inheritance pertain thereto, paying the like yearly Rent, as Walter his Father had done; and whereupon he CovenantedCartula [...]. Warw. Com [...]tum. 121 b. to be her Liege­man, against all persons, especially against Wa­leran, Earl of Mellent, (with whom, she de­clared she would make no agreement for the Premisses) but bestowedCartula [...]. Warw. Com [...]tum. 121 b. on him the Town and Castle of Tamworth (in Warwickshire) to hold as freely, as Robert de Spenser, Brother to Vrso de Abitot, had ever enjoyed it: And LikewiseCartula [...]. Warw. Com [...]tum. 121 b. the Mannors of Bekford, Weston, and Luffenham, in Rutland, as his right; to­gether with sixty pound per annum, English Lands, for his service.

And moreover, restoredIbid. to him and his heirs, that Office of Constable, which Vrso de Abitot held; and likewiseIbid., that Office of Steward, which Walter his Father enjoyed under King Henry the First; as alsoIbid. all the Lands and In­heritances of those his next Ancestors who had been in Arms against her; and who could not make Fine with her for the same, except some of their nearest Kinred had served in the Wars on her part.

Besides the Sheriffalty of Worcestershire which this William so had by Inheritance (as hath been observed) he executed the like Office for Warwickshire inRot. Pip. 2 Hen. 2. Warw. 2 Hen. 2. So also for Glocestershire, fromRot. Pip. de iisdem An. Gloc. the Third to the ninth of Henry the Second, inclusive: And for Here­fordshire, fromRot. Pip. de iisdem An. Here [...]. the Eighth till the sixteenth of Henry the Second, inclusive. And in the Twelfth of Henry the Second, upon Assessment of the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub in Scac. sub tit. Wigor [...]. his Knights Fees to be in number Fif­teen. But farther than this I have not seen of him, other than that he (together with Stephen de Beauchamp) gaveMonast. An­glic Vol 1. 804 b. the Lordship of O [...]ma­resley to the Abbey of Bordsley, which Maud the Empress had Founded; and toMonast. An­gli. Vol. 2. 529 b. n. 40. the Knights Templars two Hides of Land in Roe­ley.

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To this William succeeded in these great in­heritances, William William. his Son and Heir; who in 6 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 6 Ric. 1. Wigorn. to the King a fine of forty marks, to be freed from attending him at that time into Normandy; but died before the thirteenth of King Iohns Reign, as it seems; for it appearethRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Wigorn., that Guimer de Chancells, who had then the cu­stody of his Lands; upon levying the Scutage of Wales, paid thirty two marks for those sixteen Knights Fees, which this William held; and that he left issue Walter his Son and Heir, then in minority; whose Wardship and Marri­age, for the sum of Three thousand marks, Ro­ger de Mortimer, and Isabel his Wife obtained [...].

Which Walter was made Governor [...] of Han­ley Castle, in Worc [...]stershire, in 17 Ioh. and and trusted with the Custody [...] of the same Coun­ty, in that turbulent year: but falling off [...] from the King, to the Rebellious Barons, his Lands were seisedIbid. on, and he himself excommuni­cate Ibid.. Which so startled him, that he soon af­ter made his peace with the King, and repai­red Ibid. to Gualo the Popes Legate, for absolution; his Castle of Elmeley, till his returne, being committedIbid. to Walter de Lasci, Hugh de Mor­timer, Walter de Clifford, and Iohn de Monemuth. Whose absolution 'tis like he obtained: for soon afterwards, upon security [...] given, by those emi­nent persons, unto King Henry the third (who by the death of his Father King Iohn, came to the Crown within the compass of that year) he had, in consideration of his future fidelity and service, restirution [...] of his Castle at Worce­ster, and likewise of the Sheriffalty of that County; with promise [...] to enjoy them until the King should accomplish the age of fourteen [Page 227] years; and longer at pleasure. But, there being some dispute, made at that time by the Bishop of Worce [...]ter, touching the outer ward of that Castle; the King directed his preceptClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 19. to the Sheriff, to summon twelve Knights, or other lawfull men of that County, who had no rela­tion to either party: unto whom two Knights of Gloucestershire, were also added; to enquire touching the right of each, in the premisses; and to certifie what they should finde therein, unto William Marshall, then Governor of the King and Kingdom.

That which I find farther memorable of this Walter de Beauchamp, is, that being one of the Barons-Marchers (id est, confining on Wales) he gave security [...] to the King for his faithful service (as all the rest of the Barons-Marchers then did) untill Peace should be fully setled in the Realm: And for the better performance thereof, gave up Iames his younger Son, an Ho­stage [...].

How he behaved himself after this, I have not seen; but certain it is, that his demeanor was not such as it ought; for in 20 Hen. 3. he came to a new attonement with the King; and gave [...] fifty marks Fine, besides the Aurum Re­ginae to the Queen, whereupon he had a new grant [...] of the hereditary Sheriffalty of [...]or­cestershire. But long after this he lived not: for the same year, William William. his Son had Livery Rot. Fin 20 Hen. 3. m. 11. of his Lands, doing his Homage, and giving security [...] for the payment of an hundred pounds for his Releif.

Of which William I have not seen any thing memorable, untill 37 Henr. 3. that he attended Claus. 37 H. 3. m. 8. the King into Gascoigne.

But after that, scil. in 39 Hen. 3. he wasClaus. 40. H. 3. in dorso, m. 6. in that expedition made into Scotland, with Robert de Clare Earl of Gloucester. And in 41 Hen. 3. had summons [...] (with other great men) to attend the King at Chester, on the Feast day of S. Peter ad Vincula, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to oppose the hostile Incursions of Leweline Prince of Wales: As also another precept [...] to be at Bristol on the Octaves of the same Feast, in like sort accou­tred: In consideration of which services, the King at the request [...] of the said Earl of Glou­cester, respited [...] the payment of certain mo­neys, due by him to the Exchequer, untill a farther time: And in 42 Hen. 3. had the like summons [...] to be at Chester, upon Munday next after the feast of S. Iohn Baptist.

Moreover, in 44 H. 3. he had another sum­mons [...] to be at Shrewsbury, so provided as abovesaid, upon the like accompt: and in 47 Hen. 3. to [...] attend the King at Hereford, to restrain the insolencies of the Welch, who had made incursions on the Marches thereabouts.

This is that William, who wedded [...] Isabel the Daughter of William Mauduit of Hanslape, in Com. Buck. Chamberlain to the King in his Ex­chequer, by inheritance; Sister and Heir to Wil­liam Mauduit Earl of Warwick. Which Isa­bel had [...] in Frank-marriage all her Fathers Lands in Ledecumve; with proviso, that if they did not amount to the value of twenty pounds per annum, it should be made up elsewhere.

This William de Beauchamp gave [...] to the Abby of Bordsley, certain Lands in Bivinton, in Com. Warr. and by his Testament [...] bearing date at Wauberge, upon the Morrow after the Epiphany, Anno 1268. 53 Henr. 3. bequeathed his body to be buried in the Church of the Friers-Minors [...], at Worcester; appointing that at his Funeral, a Horse compleatly Harn [...]ssed, with all military Caparisons, should proceed be­fore his Corps (which usage hath continued in the solemnizing of funerals, for great persons till our times.)

To a Priest to sing Mass daily in his Chapel, without the City of Worcester, near unto that house of Friers, he gave for the health of his Soul▪ and for the Souls of Isabel his Wife, Isabel de Mortimer, and all the faithful [...], all his Rent of the Fee of [...] in Wiche, and Winc [...]ester; with [...] what should be too short, out of his [...] per goods.

To Walter his Son, signed with the Cross, for a pilgrimage to the Holy-Land, on the be­half of the Testator (his Father [...] Isabel his Mother, he gave two hundred Marks. [...] Ioane his Daughter, a Canopy sometime belongi [...] to S. Wolstan, and a Book of [...], which he (id est, the Testator) had lent them. To Isabel his Daughter a Silver Cup. To [...] his D [...]ugh­ter towards her Marriage, all the money [...] to him from his Son William, and forty [...] more, with the Land which he bought in [...]; to enjoy till she should be married, and no longer. To [...] his Daughter an hun­dred marks for her Marriage portion. To William his [...] Cup and Hornes of St. Hugh; and to the Countess his Wife a Ring, with a Ruby it [...] To Sir [...] De Mortimer a Ring, to Sir [...] de Suley a Ring. To the Frier-Minors of Worcester, forty shillings. To the Friers-Minors of Gloucester one mark. To the the Friers-Carmelites there, one mark. To the Hospital of S. W [...]lstan, at Worcester, one mark. To the Hospital of S. Oswald there, ten shillings. To the Canons of Doddeford, one mark. To the Church and Nunns of Coke­hili, and Isabel his Wife ten marks. To the Church and Nunns of Westwood, one mark. To the Church and Nunns without W [...]ce­ster, one mark. To every Anchorite in Wor­cester, and the parts adjacent, four shillings. To the Church of Salewar [...] (in Com. Wig [...]rn.) a House and Garden near the Parsonage, to to finde a Lamp continually burning therein, to the Honor of God, the Blessed [...]irgin, S. Kathe­rine, and S. [...].

Of which Testament he constituted these his Executors; viz. William his Eldest Son, Earl of Warwick, Sir Roger Mortimer, Sir Bartho­lomew de Sudley, with the Abbots of Evesham, and great Malverne.

It seemes he lived not long after; for I finde, that his Son and Heir; viz. William de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, did his Homage [...] in the Chapel of Bredon, for the Lands he held of him, 2 Non. M [...]ii, An [...], 1269. Which was within four Months after the date of this Testament.

And now before I proceed, I shall observe two things; first, that the Lady [...] Wife to this last mentioned William de [...], who, by the death of her Brother, William Mau­duit Earl of [...], became Heir of this great Earldom, was not only Foundress [...] of the Nunnery at Cokehill, before mentioned; but betooke herself to a Religious life there, as may [Page 228] plainly be inferred from that Legacy wherein she is joyned with those Nunns. And secondly, that this William, the Testator, though his Lady was then living, and that they both together survived William de Mauduit, her Brother (to whom she was sole Heir) above a twelve Month; never had the title of Earl; but that William de Beauchamp, their Son and Heir, enjoyed that Honor whilst they lived; as is evident from these two passages in the Testament of William the Father; viz.—Item Willielmo primogenito meo, Cornua & Ciphum Se [...]nt Huwe; & filiae meae Comitissae, uxori suae, unum Annulum, cum lapide de Rubie. And afterwards,—Caetera autem bona mea commisi ordinationi & dispositioni dilectorum Executorum Testament mei, D. Rog [...]ri de Mortuomari, & Willieimi primogeniti mei Comi­tis Warewici.

In the first whereof he calls his Sons Wife Countess; and in the second plainly stiles him Earl. Which title he not only used in that In­strument Claus. 52 H. 3 in dorso, m 10. of Agreement, made betwixt him, and Alice the Widow of William Mauduit, the last Earl, in 52 Henr. 3. (whereof I have else­where spoke:) but hath the same title attribu­ted Rot. Fin. 52 Hen. 3. m. 9. to him by the Kings precept dated 9 Mar­tii, next ensuing the Earl his Uncles death (his Father and Mother being then both alive) By which preceptRot. Fin. 52 Hen. 3. m. 9. it is also evident, that he was in good esteem with the King: forasmuch as it thereby appears, that the King pardoned his releif, viz. one hundred pounds; and did likewise acquit him of ninety five pounds. Which summe, William de Mauduit the last Earl owed to a Jew in London.

This this William de Beauchamp might justly bear the title of Earl, by right from his Mother, she being Heir-general to William Mauduit, who last enjoyed that Honor; considering the custom of those elder times (as Mr. Selden in his [...]. Titles of Honor hath observed) I shall not stand here to argue: but whether he ought to have so done, before his Mothers decease, had it not been by the Kings special favor, I make a question: All therefore, that I shall say thereto, is; to shew some probable reason why that title was attri­buted to him, during her time; which is, from what I finde delivered by Leland Lel. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 71. out of an old Chronicle of the Gests of England; written in French (but with some Mistake) The words are these;

‘The old Lord Beauchamp of Helmeley, sent three or four of his Sons to the Battle of Evesham, to help King Henry the third, and Prince Edward, against Simon Montford, and the Barons; whereupon the eldest had Bellomonts Heir; and the residue were highly preferred. the Beauchamps afterwards kept the name of Earl of UUarwick, to King Edw. the fourths time.’

Now, that the substance of this is true; viz. that for the service done in that Battle he had (by special favor) the title of Earl, is likely enough; but that he or his Father did marry the immediate Heir of Bell [...]nont; or that the [...] kept the name of Earl till Edward the [...]urths time, cannot be proved.

To return to his Story.

This William upon the ninth of February, 52 Hen. 3. did his HomageRot. [...] 52 H 3 m 9. as Nephew and Heir to William Mauduit the last Earl for all the lands descended to him by his Fathers death. At which time the K. was pleased; in conside­ration Ibid. of his laudable services, to accept of him, for those which were due from his said Father, unto the Exchequer, twenty pounds per annum, untill they should be run up: and in farther remuneration of his services, remittedClaus. 53 H. 3. m. [...]. ninty five pounds of the same.

As to his military actions. In 2 Edw. 1. he was sentClaus. 2 [...]. 1. m [...]. with Roger de Clifford (a great Ba­ron) and others, unto the Ford of Montgo­mery, to examine, hear, and redress the wrongs, and trespasses done in those parts, contrary to that form of peace, which was concluded be­twixt King Henry the third and Leweline Prince of UUales; and to rectifie all things, accor­ding to the tenor of that agreement; at which meeting the Prince of UUales was to be; or send Commissioners on his part, to manage that business.

In 4 Edw. 1. he was madePat. 4 E. 1. m. 2. Captain gene­ral of all the Kings forces in Cheshire, and Lancashire, for the defence of those Counties against the excursions of the Welch: and the next ensuing year attendedPat. 5 E 1. m. 23. the King, in that notable Expedition into UUales, whereby he became victorious there.

This Earl hadPlac. de Banco, T. Pasch. 6 E. [...]. Rot. 6. great suits with William de Breause, for the Lordship of Gowher (com­monly called Gowher-Land) in UUales, wrongfully given by King Iohn (4 Ioh.) to William Great-Grandfather of William de Breause, whilest Henry Earl of Warwick (Ancestor to this William de Beauchamp now Earl) was in his minority; but could not recover it.

In 10 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Mart▪ 10 E. 1. m 5. in that expedition, then made into Wales.

In 15. E. 1. he wasClaus. [...] E. 1. m. [...]. again sent into Wales, at which time he besieged the Castle of Dros­lelan; and had two hundred and forty pounds delivered to him by the Bishop of Ely, then Lord Treasurer, for defraying his charges in that service. At that time the King being in France, constituted [...] Edmund Earl of Cornwall, his Lieutenant here in England, during his ab­sence: who taking special care to keep all in quiet, directed his precept [...] to this our Earl, and other great men; striclty requiring them, that they should not ride with armed power, in any part of the Realm, for any respect whatsoever, to the terror of the Kings leige people, and di­sturbance of the peace: but, if any difference did arise betwixt them and others, they should make it known to the Earl of Cornwall, who would apply a timely remedy thereto.

In 20 Edw. 1. he obtained the Kings Licence [...] to raise an embattled Wall about part of his Mannor House at Hanslap, in Com Buck.

In 23 Edward. 1. being [...] again in Wales, with the King, he performed a notable exploit [...]; viz. Hearing that a great body of the Welch were got together in a plain, betwixt two Woods; and to secure themselves had fastned their Pikes to the ground sloping, towards their assailants; he marched thither with a choice company of Cross-bow-men and Archers, and in the night time, encompassing them about, put betwixt every two Horse-men, one Cross-bow-man; which Cross-bow-men killing many of them that held the Pikes; the Horse charged in sud­denly, and made a very great slaughter. This was done [...] near Montgomery.

In 24 Edw. 1. he received command [...] to be [Page 229] at New-Castle upon Tine, upon the first of March, well furnished with Horse and Arms for an expedition into Scotland: and afterwards was sentT Wals. p. 32. with Iohn Earl of Surrey, to recover the Castle of Dunbar, treacherously gained by the Scots; in which action they were con­strained to cope with the whole Army of the Scots that came to raise the siege; but at length after a sharp dispute, obtained a glorious victory; the number slain being supposed ten thousand. Which great success caused the suddain render of that Castle.

In 25 Edw. 1. he received commandClaus. 25 E. [...] m. 14. [...] to be at London, upon Sunday next after the Octaves of St. Iohn Baptist, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to attend the King into Flanders; but upon farther consideration, he was appoin­ted to stay behinde, and madeTh. Wals. p. 39. n. 20. one of the Gover­nors of Prince Edward (then in minority) du­ring the Kings absence; whom the King had constituted his Lieutenant for that time.

In the same year he wasRot. Vascon. 25 E. 1. m. 4. in that expedition made into Gascoigns, in which service the English raised the siege of St. Catherines. He also had the CustodyRot. Fin. 25 E. 1. m. 8. of the Castle and Forest of Rokingham, about that time, committed to his trust: and before the end of the same year, was appointedClaus. 25 Ed. 1 in dorso, m. 26. to be at New-Castle upon Tine (viz. upon S. Nicholas day) to march against the Scots, with Prince Edward: but that proved an unhappy adventure; the English Army being for the most part destroyedTh. Wals. p. 39. n. 40., in attempting to pass the Bridge at Sterling.

It was likewise this year, and on Holy-Rood day (being in perfect health) that he made his TestamentGiff. f. 429. a.; whereby he bequeathed his body to be buried in the Quire of the Friers-minors (commonly called the Gray-Friers) at Wor­cester, in case he should depart this life within the compass of the four English Seas: If other­wise, then, in the next House of Friers-Minors, to that place where his death might happen; and his Heart, wheresoever the Countess (his dear Consort) should resolve herself to be in­terred. To which place of his burial, he be­queathed two great Horses; viz. those which at his Funeral should carry his Armor; for the solemnizing of which Funeral he gave two hun­dred pounds. Moreover he gave to the main­tenance of two Souldiers in the Holy-Land, one hundred pound. To Maude his Wife, all his silver Vessel; with the Cross wherein was con­tained part of the Wood of the very Cross, whereon our Saviour died. Likewise the vest­ments of his Chapel, to make use of during her life; but afterwards, the best suit to Guy his eldest Son; the second suit to his Chapel of Ha [...]slape; and the third to his Chapel of An­neley. Henley. To Guy his Son a Gold Ring, with a Ruby in it; together with his Blessing. To his said Wife a Cup, which the Bishop of Worce­ster gave him. All his other Cups, with his lesser sort of Jewels and Rings; he likewise gave unto her, to distribute for the health of his Soul, where she should think best.

To his two Daughters, then Nunns at Shouldham, in Comit. Norf. (a Monastry of their Great-Grandfathers foundation, by the Mo­thers side) he gave fifty marks.

As to his farther works of Piety; he was a Benefactor [...] to the Canons of Thelesford, in Com. War. and ratified [...] the Grant of War­mington, made by Henry de Newburgh, some­time Earl of Warwick, to the Monks of Preaux, in Normandy.

He bore for his armsEx Segillo. penè. S. Ar­ch [...]r equ. aur. Gules, seme of Cross-Crosselets, with a Fesse Or. Which Cross-Crosse­lets were added to his Coat; for his Father used them not; but whether in testimony of any Pil­grimage by him made into the Holy-Land, or vow so to do, I cannot determine.

He weddedRot. Fin. 26 E. 1. m. 13. Maude, eldest of the four Sisters and Heirs to Richard Fitz-Iohn, Son of Iohn Fitz-Geffrey Justice of Ireland, and Widow of Gerard de Furnival; which Maud had [...] for her pur­party, of her Fathers, Lands in England, the Mannors of Chiriel, in Com. Wilts. Potters-Pirie, in Com. Northamp. and Querndon, in Com. Buck. and in Ireland [...] six Villages, an half and fourth part, in that Cantred, called the Cantred of the Isles of Thomond.

And departedEsc. 26 E 1. n. 41. this life, either in May, or the beginning of Iune, Anno, 1298. (26 Edw. 1.) leaving Guy Guy his Son and Heir, twenty six years of age; who doing his Homage 25 September following had LiveryRot. Fin. 26 E. 1. m. [...]. of is Fathers Lands; and upon the second of Iune, next after that, performed the like HomageRot. Fin. 26 E. 1. m. 8. for the Lands de­scended to him by the death of Maud his Mo­ther, who died the same year.

¶This Guy had his name (out of doubt) in memory of that Famous Guy Earl of War­wick, so renowned for his Valor in the Saxons times.

The same year that his Father died he had summondsClaus. 26. E. 1 in dorso. m. 6. (amongst others) to be a Carleol, on the Eve of Pentecost, well furnished with Horse and Armes, to march into Scotland; that being the time the King made his Expe­dition, in person thither; and obtained a great Victory at Faukirk; in which Battle he beha­ved himself so bravely; that he had, as a re­ward Cartular. War. Com. f. 174. b. of his Valor, all the Castles and lands, of Geffrey de Moubray lying in that Kingdom; excepting the Lordship of Okeford, near Ro [...] ­borough. LikewiseCartular. War. Com. f. 174. b. all the Lands of Iohn de Strivelin: Also the Castle of Amesfeld, with the Land of Drungrey, belonging to Andrew de Charteres; whereof they the said Geffrey, Iohn, and Andrew were SeizedTh. Wal. p. 42. n. 40. upon S. Mary Mag­dalens day, the year that Battle was fought.

In 27 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 27 E. 1. m. 16. again in the Wars of Scotland; and the same year imployedPat. 27. E 1. m. 25. be­yond-Sea, in the Kings service.

In 31 Edw. 1. he again attendedFx ve [...] Rot. penès W [...]le Neve eq aur Cl. the King into Scotland; and wasFx ve [...] Rot. penès W [...]le Neve eq aur Cl. in person with him at that memorable Seige of Cae [...]laverock. In 32 Edward. 1. he continuedRot Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 2. in those Warrs of Scotland.

In 34 E. 1. he was [...] again in Scotland.

The same year he had SummonsClaus. 34 Edw. 1. in dorso, m. 16. in [...]. (amongst other of the Nobles) to be at Westminster, the morrow after Trinity-Sunday; there to advise with the King, concerning an Aid for the ma­king his eldest Son Knight.

And in 35 Edw. 1. in consideration [...] of his many and great services, obtained a Grant [...] to himself and his Heirs, of Bernard-Castle in the Bishoprick of Durham; together with that whole Town and Lordship: Likewise of the Mannor of Middleton, with the Chases there­to belonging, and Mannor of Gainsford,; all which Agnes the Wife of Hugh de Baillol held for life: and moreover all those Lands in that [Page 230] Bishoprick, which Alianore the Wife of Alexan­der de Baillol held for life; all which Castles, Lordships, Mannors, and Lands, were part of the possessions of Iohn de Baillol, then the Kings Enemy and Rebell.

In this 35 year K. Edward Lel Col. Vol. 1. 664. lying on his death­bed at Burg [...] upon the Sands, in Cumber­land; callingLel Col. Vol. 1. 664. divers of his Nobility to him, and amongst them thisLel Col. Vol. 1. 664. Earl Guy, desiredLel Col. Vol. 1. 664. them to be good to his Son and not to suffer Piers Gavesto [...] to return again into England.

I come now to King Edward the seconds Reign.

In 5 Edw. 2. this Guy tookTh. Wals. p. 74. n. 40. part with Tho­mas Earl of Lancaster, and those other Nobles; who being discontented, that Picrs Gaveston had such power with the King, as tended to the ruine of many others; putIbid. p. 75. n. 30. themselves in Arms, and took him at Scardeburg [...]. Whereof the King having notice, he desired to speak with him; and that his life might be saved; promising, that in all things he would satisfie their requests. Which motion and assurance, so wroughtIbid. n. 40. upon the Earl of Pembroke (who was one of those that acted in this Tragedy) that he undertook, upon forfeiture of all he had, in case they would assent to the Kings proposals, he would take care that Piers should not escape; but, after con­ference with the King, stand to the judgement of the Barons. Which was yeilded unto, and a day and place assigned, when he should be delivered back to them. Whereupon the Earl of Pembroke resolved to carry him to Wal­lingford: But beingIbid. p. 76. on his journey at De­dington, in [...]fordshire where he had left a guard of his own servants to attend him, him­self and his Lady lodging at the next town; this Guy Earl of Warwick, came [...] in the night with a number of Armed Men, and took him back to Warwick-Castle: where, consulting with those about him, what then to do, they presently determined to cut off his head; and ac­cordingly did [...] so, upon a [...] ground, called [...]-Hill, about a mile Northwards from Warwick.

Which being done, the Friers preachers took care of his body, and conveyed it to Oxford; whence (after two years) the King removed Ibid. n. 20. it to [...] in Herefordsrhire; causing it to be interred in the Church of the Friers-Preachers there; which he founded, to pray for the Soul of Piers and his Progenitors.

It seems that this Piers had much irritated the Earl, in callingIbid. p. 76. n. 10. him th. black Dog of Ar­den, because he was of a swarthy complexion: but what sway the great men then bore; ha­ving possessedIbid. p. 74. n. 30. & 70. n. 10. the people, that all they did was for the honor of God, and good of the Realm, is not hard to discern: for though the King did sufficiently take this murther to heart (for it was no better) he knew not how to punish one actor in it: nay so glad he was to please them, that within two years after, he he granted [...] to each of them a Pardon by particular name.

But however this Earl thus obtained pardon, I do not find, that he was heartily reconci­led; for [...], upon the Kings advance, that very [...] toward Scotland; expecting [...] at [...], the Assistance of all those who held of [...] military service; he declined then to do [...], nay there was faith [...] Walsingham la­tens odium, a secret hatred betwixt the King and the Nobles, especially the Earls of Lancaster, and Wa [...]wick, with their adherents.

And now, after all these turmoils; drawing near the end of this transitory life, in the prime of his days (being about forty-four years of age) he bestowedCartular. War. Con. 134 a. on the Monks of B [...]d­sley, for the good estate of himself, and for the health of his Father and Mothers Souls; as also for the Souls of his Ancestors and Suc­cessors, the Advowson of the Church of Wick­wane in Gloucestershire. How far farther he was a Benefactor to that Monastry I cannot say; but 'tis very like, that he gave somewhat more; for it appears that these Monks by their publique InstrumentIbid. f. 34. [...]., in full chapter, granted to him and his heirs, by the attribute of Dilecto & speciali amico; their beloved and singular friend, power to present two Monks successively in their Covent; who should daily sing Mass, in the Church of that Monastry, for the health of his Soul; as also for the Souls of Earl William his Father, Maud his Mother and their Ance­stors for ever. And besides this he was the first FounderRot. J. [...] of that Chantrey (or Colledge) of Priests at Elmeley, in Worcestershire.

I come now to his TestamentMayd. f. [...]. a., which bears date at Warwick Castle, on Munday next after the Feast of S. Iames the Apostle, An. 1315. (9 Edw. 2.) by which he bequeathed his Body to sepulture in that Abbey of Bordfley; but willed, that his Funeral Rites should be perform­ed without any great pomp.

To Alice his Wife, he devisedIbid. a proportion of his Plate, with a Chrystal Cup, and half his Bedding; as also, all the Vestments and Books pertaining to his Chappel; the other moity of his Beds, Rings, and Jewels, to his two Daugh­ters; to Maud his Daughter, a Chrystal Cup; to Elizabeth his Daughter, he gave the marriage of Astleys heir, (whom she took to Husband;) to Thomas his Son, his best Coat of Mail, Hel­met, and Suit of Harness, with all that belonged thereto; to his Son Iohn, his second Coat of Mail, Helmet, and Harness; and appointed, that all the rest of his Armor, Bows, and other war­like provisions, should remain in Warwick Castle for his Heir: And departing [...] this life at his said Castle of Warwick, upon the Twelfth of August, next following, (by poyson [...], as some thought) was buried [...] in the Abbey of Bordsley before mentioned.

This Earl Guy before his death, obtained a Grant from the King, that his Executors, when it should fortune him to depart this life, might have the custody of his Lands, during the mino­rity of his Heir; being answerable for the value of them to the Exchequer, at Michaelmass and Easter, every year: Provided, that his Castles of Elmley and Warwick, should not be dis­posed of to any, without the Kings special Li­cense. But notwithstanding this Grant, and a confirmation [...] thereof after his death, to Iohn Hamelyn and the rest of his Exec [...]tors, in De­cember next following his death; so much was the King wrought upon by those persons, whose miscarrriages, ere long, gave the discontented Nobles opportunity to work his own Ruine; that, about two years after, he passed the custo­dy of those Castles and Lands, by a new Pa­tent [...], unto Hugh le Despencer the elder; in sa­tisfaction [Page 231] of a debt of 6770 l. due to him from the King, as it was pretended.

A word now of Alice the Wife of this great Earl. She wasRot. J. Ro [...]s. the Daughter of Ralph de Tony, of Flamsted, in Hertfordshire, WidowEsc. 10 E. 2. of Thomas de Leybourne; and at length HeirRot Fin. 3 Edw. [...]. m. 7. to Robert her Brother. In November following the death of her Husband, she had assignedClaus. 9 H. 2. m. 22. to her in Dowry, the Mannors of Hanslape, in Com. Buck. Lyghthorne, Beausale, Haseleye, Claverdon, Berkswell, with the third part of the Templars Mannor in Warwick, and Shirbourne, and diversIbid. m. 13. Knights fees in Warwickshire. And the next year following, gave a fineRot. Fin. 10 E. 2. m. 12. of five hundred Marks, for licence to marry with William la Zouche of Ashoy, in Com. Leicest. to whom she was accordingly wed­ded [...]; and died [...] in 18 Edw. 2.

By this Alice he had issue two Sons; viz. [...] Thomas, who succeeded him in this Earldom; and Iohn a Martial Knight: as also five Daugh­ters; Maud married [...] to Geffrey Lord Say; Emme to Rouland Odingsells; Isabel to [...] ... Clinton; Elizabeth to [...] Thomas Lord Astley; and Lucia [...] to Robert de Napton.

But before I proceed with my discourse of Thomas his Son and Successor, I shall take leave to say something of Iohn his younger Brother.

Iohn a younger Son to Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick.

THis Iohn became a person of singular note in his time.

In 12 Edw. 3. he was [...] in that ex­pedition, then made into Flanders, and in 13 Edw. 3. was [...] an eminent commander in the third Batalia of the Kings Army, drawn out at Uyron [...]osse, against the French.

In 14 Edw. 3. he was [...] in that great Naval fight betwixt the King of England's Fleet, and the French, before Sluice in Flanders. In 16 Edw. 3. being possessed of the Lordships of Beoley, and Yardley in Worcestershire; he obtained a CharterCart. 16 E. 3. n. 13. for Free-Warren in all his Demesne Lands there. In 17 Edw. 3. he recievedPat. 25 E. 3. p. 1. m. 20. the order of Knighthood withPat. 25 E. 3. p. 1. m. 20. twen­ty pounds per annum for his better support in the Kings service.

In 20 E. 3. he attendedRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. m. 5. the King into Nor­mandy; and carriedPat. 25 E. 3. p. 1. m. 2. the Standard-royal, in that great Battle of Cressey.

In 22 Edw. 3. he was at that Famous Tour­neament [...] at Canterbury, accountred with a surcote of fine silk, adorned with the Arms of Sir Stephen Cosyngton Knight; and, for his sin­gular demerits made [...] a Banneret; having one hundred and forty pounds per annum granted [...] to him out of the Exchequer for his better sup­port of that dignity. He was likewise, the same year made Captain [...] of Calais; and in 23 E. 3. constituted Admiral [...] of all the K. Fleet, from the mouth of Thames, to the Westwards.

In 25 Ed. 3. being still [...] Captain of Calais, he issued [...] out with three hundred men at Armes, and two hundred Archers, and plundered the Countrey for ten miles; and in his return, meeting with the Lord of Bealreu and two thou­sand men at Arms, had [...] a sharp Skirmish with them, wherein that Lord was slain [...].

InPat. 34 E. 3. p. 1. m. 49. 26 Edw. 3. Iohn Darcy of [...]nayth, to whom the King had granted the Constableship of the Tower of London for life, for the great affection he bore to this Iohn de Beauchamp, pas­sed Pat. 34 E. 3. p. 1. m. 49. over his interest in that Command to him which the King ratifiedPat. 34 E. 3. p. 1. m. 49.: howbeit within two years after, throughPat. 34 E. 3. p. 1. m. 49. sinister suggestions, the King displaced him, and constitutedPat. 34 E. 3. p. 1. m. 49. Barthol­mew de Burg [...]ersh in his stead; and after him Robert de Morley: but it appearingPat. 34 E. 3. p. 1. m. 49. at length that those suggestions were false, he was recei­ved again into favorPat. 34 E. 3. p. 1. m. 49.; and in 29 Ed. 3. again, madeRot Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 1. Captain of Calais, together with the Castle of [...]uynes, and Forts of Merk, Colne, Eye, and Sandgate; as also Admiral: And for his better support in those services obtained Pat. 29 H. 3. m. 4. the Lordships of Ewell, Ebesham, and Kingswode, to be assigned unto him for his Livery.

In 30 Edw. 3. he wasRot. [...]ranc. 30 E. 3. m. 8. again in the Warrs of France: and in 31 Edw. 3. had his Com­mission Rot. [...] 31 E. 3. m. 18. for Captain of Cala [...]s, and those o­ther Forts renewed.

In 33 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Vascon. 33 [...]. 3. m. 8. in France: and in 34 Edw. 3. made once morePat. 34. E. 3. p. 1. m [...]5. Constable of the Tower of London: And the same year madePat. 34. E. 3. p. 1. m. [...]5. Constable of Dover-Castle. Warden of the Cinque-ports for Life, and AdmiralRot. Franc. 34 E. 3. m. 6. of the Seas, for the South, North, and West-Coasts.

He was likewise one of the FoundersCambd. Bri [...]. Berks. of the most Noble Order of the Garter: and depar­ting Esc. 35 E. 3. n. 76. this Life without issue, 2 Decem. 34 E. 3. lyeth buriedLel. Coll. Vol. 3. p. 208. betwixt two Pillars on the South part of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in London, before the Image of our Lady; where he had a Noble Monument, which was usually called Duke Humphreys Tombe. He had sum­mons Claus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to the Several Parliaments from 24 unto 34 Edw. 3. inclusive. And for his residence in the City of London, builtStows Survey. p. 408. a. a fair house in the Parish of S. Andrew near Baynard's-Castle; which by his Executors, being soldStows Survey. p. 408. a. to King Edward the third, was afterwards made use of forStows Survey. p. 408. a. the Kings great Wardrobe.

I now returne to Thomas the succeeding Earl, bornRot. Joh. Ro [...]s. in Warwick-Castle; having to his God­fathers Rot. Joh. Ro [...]s. Thomas Earl of Lancaster, and Henry his Brother, with Thomas de Warington Prior of Kenilworth.

This Thomas was not two years old at his Fathers Death; yet who had the Custody of him during King Edward the second's Reign, I find not. Most like it is, that Hugh le Despencer (the great favorite of that time) having a grant of his Lands (as hath been observed) had also the tuition of his person. But certain it is, that in 12 Ed. 2. (which was about three years after his Fathers death) the King wroteRot. [...] 18 E. [...]. m. 9. to the Pope; that, there having been great Contention and Discord betwixt Guy de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, then lately deceased; and Roger de Mortimer Lord of Wigmore, touching certain Lands in the Marches of Wales; he desired for the future appeasing of them, that this Tho­mas, thus in minority, should marry one of the Daughters of the same Roger de Mortimer: and therefore besoughtRot. [...] 18 E. [...]. m. 9. his Holiness, for a special Dispensation to that purpose; by reason they were allied together in the third and fourth de­grees of Consanguinity.

[Page 232]And in 18 of his Reign sentRot Ror. 18 Edw. 2. m. 2. other Letters to the Pope; representing the animosities and discontents amongst divers of his Nobles, with the dangers imminent to the whole Realm thereby, and for the quieting whereof, desired his Dispensation for several intermarriages of their Children; which otherwise, by reason of their near alliance to each other in blood, could not be lawful: and in particular instancedRot Ro [...]. 18 Edw. 2. m. 2. for this Thomas the young E. of Warwick, and one of the Daughters of Edmund Earl of Arundel.

Howbeit notwithstanding these last Letters, the first became most prevalent (as I shall shew by and by) for in order thereto, the Lord Mortimer in 1 Edw. 3. obtainedRot. Fin. 1 E. 3. m. 23. the custody of Warwick-Castle, and the rest of his lands, un­till he should come to full age: but in 3 E. 3. the King being minded to do him a special fa­vor (as the words of his preceptClaus. 3 Edw. 3. m. 35. do import) acceptedClaus. 3 Edw. 3. m. 35. of his Homage, though he was not then of full age; commanding, that he should have Livery of all his Fathers Lands: and the next ensuing year, admittedClaus. 4 E. [...]. m 4. him to the She­riffalty of Worcestershire, which was of his inheritance; as also toIbid. m 42. his Office of Chamber­lain in the Exchequer; with power to appoint whomsoever he should think fit, for the execu­ting of both those services, in such sort as in his ancestors times had been used. And in 5 E. 3. made him GovernorPat. 5 E 3. p. 2. m. 2. of the Isles of Gernsey, Serke, and Aureney.

And now that he arrived to years of Action, he was scarce ever out of some great and me­morable imployment. for in 7 Edw. 3. he at­tendedClaus. 7 E. 3. in dors [...] m. 16. the King in his Scottish Expedition; at which time Edward de Baillol did Homage to King Edward for the Realm of Scotland, with the adjacent Isles. In 9 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 27. in the Warrs of Scotland; and had the Guardianship of the Marches then commit­tedTh. Wals. p. 115. n. 40. to his trust. In 10 Edw. 3. he continuedRot. Scoc. 10 E 3. m. 27. still there. And in 11 Edw. 3. was the prin­cipal person in CommissionRot Scoc. 1 [...] E. 3. m. 14., to conferr with those of the Nobility, and others, who were marching into that Realm; and to declare unto them the Kings pleasure, as to their actings and stay there. All this being, whilest he lived a Batchelor: for in 12 Edw. 3. the King having, in satisfactionPat. 12 E 3. p. 1. m. 30. of a great summe of money, which he owed to Roger Lord Mortimer, for the time he was his Lieutenant of Ireland, gran­tedPat. 12 E 3. p. 1. m. 30. unto him the benefit of the marriage of this Earl, he thereupon tookIbid. to Wife the Lady Catherine Mortimer his Daughter.

In 13 Edw. 3. he was with King Edward at Uyronfosse; and commandedFroissard. f. 23. b. in a Wing of the Army, there drawn up to give Battle to the French.

After this his marriage, viz in 14 Edw. 3. he attendedRot. Aleman. 14 E. 3. m. 25. the King in that expedition then designed for Flanders; in which passage, the King obtainedTh. Wals. 134. n. 20, & 30. a notable Victory at Sea upon the French Fle [...]t, that lay to obstruct his landing there.

In 15 Edw. 3. he wasFroissard. f. [...]6. a. at that famous Feast and [...]usts held at London, by King Edward, for the love of the Countess of Salisbury. And in 16 Edw. 3. in order to a Voyage-Royal, which the King intended for France, was sentRot. Franc. 16 E. 3 m 39. with the Bishop of London, and some others, as Commissioners, to treat with the Kings friends and allies, in Brabant and Flanders, touching that affair: and likewise with Philip de Valois, upon other particulars.

In the same year beingClaus. 1 [...] E. 3. p 2. m. 32. Rot Fra [...]. 16 [...]. m. 15. in that expedition then made into Britanny, he had an assigna­tionClaus. 1 [...] E. 3. p 2. m. 32. Rot Fra [...]. 16 [...]. [...]. m. 15. of an hundred and twenty sacks of Wooll, for the wages of fourscore men at Arms, him­self accounted; one Baneret, eighteen Knights, threescore Esquires, and an hundred Archers on Horseback: and being at the SiegeFroiss. [...]. f. 48. [...] of Nants, SkirmishedFroiss. [...]. f. 48. [...] so stoutly with the Army upon a Sally then made, that they were forced in again. The next ensuing year, he marchedTh. Wals. p. 150. into Scotland, with Henry Earl of Lancaster, for raising the Seige of Lough­maban-Castle, whereof William de Bohun then Earl of Northampton was Governor. And before the end thereof, was sentRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. m. 12., with the Earl of Lancaster, and others, to the Pope, for ratifying the peace, then concluded on, be­twixt King Edward, and Philip de Valois.

In 18 Edw. 3. he had a grantRot. Fi [...]. 18 E. 3. m. 21. of the She­riffalty of Warwick and Leicestershires, for terme of his life: and was the same year con­stitutedPat. 18 E. [...] p. 1. m. 18. Marshal of England.

In this year likewise he wentRot. Franc. 18 E. 3. m. 17. again into France, and continuedRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 11. in the Warrs there, the greatest part of the next ensuing year.

In 20 Edw. 3. he attendedRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. m. [...]. 3 the King in ano­ther expedition thither; where arivingYpod. Ne [...]str. [...] p. 118. n. 30. with him at Hoggs in Normandy, in the Month of Iuly, he manifested his valor to admiration; by making the first attemptYpod. Ne [...]str. [...] p. 118. n. 30. there, with one Esquire and fix Archers, though he had but a weak Horse: with which, and those few men, he encountredYpod. Ne [...]str [...] p. 118. n. 30. with an hundred Normans, whereof he slewYpod. Ne [...]str. [...] p. 118. n. 30. sixty; thereby making way for the Army to Land. And in the same year wasHist. MS. H. Knigh­ton. f. 145. a. Froiss [...]d, f 63. b. one of the chief Commanders, that, with the Black Prince led the Van of his Army, in that famous Battle of Cressey, where the English gained lasting Honor.

In 21 Edw. 3. he wasMS. in bibl. Cotton. Tibe­rius E. 9. f. 233 at the Siege of Ca­lais, with three Banerets, threescore and one Knights, an hundred and six Esquires, and an hundred and fifty four Archers on Horseback. In considerationPat. 21 Edw. 3. p 3. m. [...]. of which notable services, and other his heroick exploits, the King gavePat. 21 Edw. 3. p 3. m. [...]. him the summe of one thousand three hundred sixty six pounds, eleven shillings, and eight pence. And the next ensuing year, assignedPat. 22 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. unto him a thousand marks per ann. during his life; partly in recompence of his faithfull services; and partly as wages for his attendance on his person with an hundred men at Arms, according to certain In­dentures of Covenants made betwixt them.

In 26 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. [...] 5. one of the Commis­sioners assigned for the arraying all sorts of men able; aswell Knights, and Esquires, as other, within the Counties of Warwick, Leicester, and Worcester, for defence of the Realm, against the French, then threatning an Invasion. And in this year recoveredPlac. de [...]anco Term. Mich. 26 E 3. Rot. 132. &c. the Dominion of Gowher in Wales, from Iohn Lord Moubray, whose title thereto accrued by Aliva his Daughter, and Heir to William de Braose, to whom King Iohn during the minority of Henry Earl of Warwick, wrongfully gave the same.

In 27 Edw. 3. he was sentHist. MS. H. Knighton. f. 157. with Edward Prince of Wales, Henry Duke of Lancaster, and Ralph Earl of Stafford, to Protect Sir Richard de Willoughby, and Sir William de Shareshull, Justices Itinerant, whilest they sate [Page 233] at Chester, for fear of any Insurrection by the people.

In 29 Edw. 3. he attended [...] Prince Edward into France; this being the time, that the King hearing, that Philip King of France was dead, and that Iohn his eldest Son (then newly Crown'd) had gived unto Charles the Daulphin of Uiennois, the Dukedom of Aquitane; and whereat being much moved, he called the Prince with divers of his Nobles before him, and assigned that Dukedom unto him. But be­fore the revolution of one year, after such their arrival in France hapned [...] that memorable Bat­tle at Poytiers; in which the King of France being taken Prisoner, this noble Earl gained high renown, for his marvellous valor; and no small benefit; for he hadPat. 37 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 25. no less than eight thousand pounds for the Ransom of William de Melleun, Archbishop of Seinz, whom he himself tookPat. 37 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 25. Prisoner at that time; where he fought so long and so stoutly, as that his hand was galledMS. in bibl. [...]o [...]l Cantuar. K. 8 [...] ▪ [...]3 with the exercise of his Sword and Poll-Axe.

In 31 Edw. 1. he wasRo [...]. Vascon. 3 [...] E. 3. m. 16. again in the Wars of France. Likewise in 33 Edw. 3.

In 34 Edw. 3. he obtainedCart. 34 E. 3. & 35 n. 14. the Kings con­firmation of Gowherland, in Wales, and of the Castle of Swinesey. And in 36 Edw. 3. beingRot. vascon. 3 [...] E. 3. m 4. in another expedition thither, he mar­chedRot. Franc. 36 E. 3. m. 5. in the retinue of Iohn Duke of Bri­tany.

In 37 Edw. 3. he attendedEx Autogr. penès Tho. Co [...]item [...]. Prince Edward into Gascoigne, and thence beginning his tra­vailHist MS. [...]h. Rous p. 253. into more remote Countries, had at the request of the Pope Leters of safe conductEx Autog. penès prae­tatum Co­mitem El­giniae. from the Governor of Dauphine, and Uien­nois, to pass without interruption through those parts; havingEx Autog. penès prae­tatum Co­mitem El­giniae. no less than three hundred Horse for his Attendants and Train; which consisted of Knights, Esquires, Archers, Friends and Ser­vants; Sire Iaques de Artevile, with ten persons of his Company, being appointedEx Autog. penès prae­tatum Co­mitem El­giniae. to guide and guard him through those Provinces.

And having in this Journey spentHist. MS. [...]eh. Rous, ut supra. full three years, in warring against the Pagans; at his re­turne, broughtHist. MS. [...]eh. Rous, ut supra. with him the Son to the King of Lituania, whom he Christned at London, and being his GodfatherHist. MS. [...]eh. Rous, ut supra. named him Thomas.

In 40 Edw. 3. he was sentClaus. 40 E 3. m. 4. by the King, upon special service into Flanders; having an allowanceClaus. 40 E 3. m. 4. of five marks per diem, and two marks and an half assigned unto him, by way of reward, out of the Exchequer. In which year his CommissionPat. 40 E. 3. p. [...] m 16., for Marshal of England, was renewed.

In 41 Edw. 3. he was joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 41 E. 3. m 5. with the Bishop of Durham, and others to supervise the Marches of Scotland; and to treat with David de Bruys, concerning certain injuries done by the Scots, contrary to the Ar­ticles of Truce formerly made at Barwick. In 42 Edw. 3. he was sent [...] (with the Earl of Sa [...]sbury, and others) to Calais, with five hundred men at Arms, and five hundred Ar­chers: and marching thence to S. Omers, had [...] a Skirmish at the Gates of the Town.

But having now no more to say to his pub­lick imployments; saving of that wherein he died; and that he was one of the Founders [...] of the most noble Order of the Garter insti­tuted by King Edward the third. I will here take notice of his pious works; and likewise of his Testament; and then come to his death, with the circumstances thereof.

To the Collegiate-Church of Warwick, he gaveR [...]g [...]st. Col­leg [...] War [...]. penès Remem. Regis [...] Scac. f. 61. b. &c. the Advowson of the Church at Piller­ton-Hercy, in Com. Warr. ToPat. 10 E 3. p. 1. m 9. the Canons of Kenilworth, two Messuages and one Yard-land, lying in Radford-Semeli. ToPat. 16. E. 3. p 1. m. 9. the Prio [...]y of Clatercote, in Com. Oxon. the patronage of the Church of Rotley, in Warwickshire. ToPat. 19 E. 3. p. 2. m 12. the Hospital of S. Iohn Baptist, in War­wick, the moity of the Church of Morton-d' Aubenei, in Comit. War. ToPat. 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. [...]2. the Canons of Maxstoke, one Yard-land, and one Acre, lying in Yerdley, in Com. Wigorn. with the Advou­son of the Church. ToIbid. m. [...]0. the Collegiate-Church of Astley, the Advouson of the Church of Long-Stanton, in Comit. Cantabr. And that he was a good Benefactor to the Monks of Abingdon, I shall not doubt, though I have not seen in what particulars; for I find, that the Abbot and Covent of that House, by their publick Instrument [...]. Warw. Comi­tum f. 45. a. bearing date 5 Id. Martii, anno 1344. Which doth give a general Testi­mony thereof; not only make him a special par­taker of all their devout Excercises; but decla­red, that whensoever the tidings of his death should come to their knowledge, they would performe the like solemn Office for him; aswell in all the Covents of their Order in this Realm, as in their own: and not only so, but in the the Houses of divers Canons Regular also, as was usually done for any of their own Frater­nity, Friends, or Benefactors,

His TestamentWhitlesey, f. 510. bears date at Chelchench (id est [...]hels [...]y juxta Westminster) on Tues­day 6 Sept. Anno 1369. (43 Edw. 3.) whereby he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the midst of the Quire of the Collegiate Church of War­wick. To every Church within each of his Mannors, he gave his best Beast, which should there be found; in satisfaction for his Tithes forgotten, and not paid. To Thomas his Son and Heir, a Ring and Cup with a Cover; the best next that which his Daughter Stafford should choose; with the Sword and Coate of Male, sometime belonging to that famous [...]uy of [...] ­wick; appointing that all his Harness, Weapons, and such like habiliments, aswell for Peace as Warr, should be equally divided betwixt his two Sons; viz. Thomas and Wil [...]iam.

To his Son Wil [...]iam he gave also, a Ring, and a Cup with a Cover; the best next after his elder Brother had chosen; with twenty four Dishes, and as many Saucers of Silver; as also two Basons and two Ewers, with twelve pie­ces of Silver.

To Isabel his Daughter, a thousand pounds to her marriage. To Margaret his Daughter, a Nunn at Shouldham in Norfolk, a Ring, and a Cup with a Cover; as also forty Marks in Money. To Katherine the Daughter of his Son Guy (a Nunn likewise at shouldham) a Gold Ring, with twenty pounds in money; and for the charges of his Funeral five hundred marks. Hereunto adding, that his Executors should make full satisfaction to every man, whom he had in any sort wronged. Likewise, that his Son William should have Lands of four hundred marks per annum value, settled upon him, and his heirs male. Moreover that the Testament of the Countess his Wife, should be compleatly performed and fulfilled, out of his goods. Also, that his Exe­cutors [Page 234] should new build the Quire of the Col­legiat Church in Warwick, where he pur­posed to be buried. That with the residue of his goods his Executors should cause Masses to be [...]ung for his Soul; and distribute Almes, with all speed that might be; especially at Bordes [...]ey Worcester, and Warwick; as also in other places of the Countrey, whereunto he had most relation. And that all the Vestments of his Cha­pel, should be given to the Collegiat Church at Warwick, where he had made choice of his Sepulture.

His Jewels he thus disposed; To his Daugh­ter Stafford an Ouche called the Eagle, which the Prince gave him; all his Pearles, and a Cross made of the very Wood of our Saviours Cross; a Ring with an Emrald, which his Coun­tess bequeathed unto him; another Ring where­of she herself was to make choice; a set of Beads of Gold, with Buckles, which the Queen gave him; and the choice of one of his Cups of Gold, with that Silver Bowl, which he always used himself: as also his best Bed, with the whole fur­niture thereto.

To his Daughter Alice, his next best Ouche, which his Lady (the Countess) gave him; with a Cup of Gold, a set of Beads, and a Ring. To his Daughter Clifford an Ouche called the Eagle, which his Son William had bestowed on him for a New-years-gift; with a Cup, a set of Beads of Gold, and a Ring.

To his Daughter Isabel a Cup with an Ewer, and a Cover to it guilt; and his next best Ring after his other Daughters before remembred, had chosen. To the Bishop of Lincoln, a Cross of Gold, which the Lady Segrave gave him, that had sometimes been the good King Edwards; wherein likewise was part of the very Cross of Christ, and other Reliques. To his Son Wil­liam a Casket of Gold, with a Bone of S. George, which Thomas Earl of Lancaster bestowed on him at his Christening.

To Sir Iohn Beauchamp a Cross of Gold; wherein part of the very Cross of our Saviour was contained, enameled with the Arms of England; and also his best Tilting-horse. To Sir Roger Beauchamp a Ring, the best he could choose, after the r [...]st which were disposed of; and his next best Tilting-Horse.

To Sir Guy de Brienne, a Cup and a Horse, the next best also that he could choose.

All the rest of his Jewels, he appointed that his Executors should dispose of for his Souls benefit, which were these; viz. the Earl of Staf­ford, Thomas and William his own Sons, Sir Roger de Beauchamp, Sir Guy de Bryenne, Sir Iohn de Beauchamp, Sir Ralph Basset of S [...]pcote, Knights; Sir Richard Piriton, Governor of Nor­thampton, Sir William Forde, Sir Alan Fen, Sir Iohn Blake, Sir Iohn Harwood, Sir William M [...]rton, and Iohn Rous; all which last menti­oned were Priests as I conceive.

Touching his death the manner thereof was thus [...]; King Edward having called a Parliament at London in the 43 year of his Reign, where­in the breach of Peace by the French was di­scussed, sent an Army into France▪ about the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin; un­der the conduct of his Son Iohn Duke of Lan­caster, and Humphrey de Behun Earl of He­reford, to claim his right therein: who be­ing g [...]t ever-S [...]a, encamped at a place called the Chalke-Hull, near Calais; towards whom the French presently advanced: but the two English Dukes, delayd fighting so long as that their Army gr [...]w in want for provisions (so that many dyed by Famine and the Plague) and pretended they were not strong enough to give them Battle, without more men.

In which interim this Earl of Warwick, hearing that the French Army was thus drawn out, hasted away with some choice men; and sailed towards Calais; whereof the French ha­ving notice, they in great amasement left their Tents, with all their victual behind them, and fled. So soon therefore as he came a shore, he highly blamedIbid. & [...] 30. & [...]. those that occasioned the English to forbear fighting: saying,Ibid. & [...] 30. & [...]. I will go on and fight before the English Bread which I have eaten be digested; and thereupon, presently en­tred the Isle of Caus, which he wasted: But alas! in his return towards Calais, he fell sick of the Pestilence, and diedEsc 43 E. [...]. n. 19. on the thirteenth of November; parem sibi in Armorum strenuitate, & Regi Regn [...]que fidelitate superstitem, minimè de­relinquens, leaving none his equal for military va­lour, and fidelity to the King and Kingdom, saith my AuthorRot. [...] Roc [...]..

After which his body (being brought over into England) was interred in the midst of the Quire of the Collegiat Church in Warwick, according to the direction of his Testament; where his Tombe is still to be seen, with the statues of him and his Countess in white Marble excellently cut; viz. Katherine the DaughterRot. [...] Roc [...]. of Roger Mortimer, created the first Earl of March, by King Edward the third. Which noble Lady dyed before him, as by what I have already said appeareth, yet not many weeks; for her Testa­mentLyn [...]es [...]. b. bears date 4 August. the same year; by which she appointed her body to be buryed wheresoever the E. her Husband should think fit; to whom she bequeathed her Goblet, bound with Gold; and those Buckles of Gold which she used to carry; as also a Ring having an Emrald in it.

To Thomas her Son she gave her Book of Ch. To William her other Son, a Tablet of Gold. To Maud de Clifford her Daughter, a Cup enameled with Dogs. To Philippa de Stafford, her Daughter a Bole with a Cover. To her Daughter Alice a Cup of Silver Guilt. To Margaret Mont­fort her Daughter, the Cross with the Pedestal in her Chapel. To Isabel her Daughter, a Cup. To Elizabeth the Daughter of her Son Guy, a Cup. To the Covent of Friers-Preachers in Worcester, twenty pounds. To the Friers-Preachers of Shrewsbury, twenty pounds. To the Friers-Minors there, twenty pounds. To the Friers-Preachers of Northampton, twenty pounds. To the Friers-Minors of Coventre, twenty pounds. To the Friers-Minors of Lich­field, twenty pounds. Divers other Legacies she gave to her Servants; and constituting Isa­bel de Harley, Ralph Tangeley, and Iohn Ful­ves [...]e, her Executors, desired her Husband to be assistant to them, in the performance thereof.

This Noble Earl had Divers Children, of whom I will only make a brief mention; Guy his eldest [...] Son (who received the honor of Knighthood [...] in 29 Edw. 3. with a Grant [...] from the King of [...]n hundred pounds per annum out of his Exchequer till his Fathers inheritance should descend to him, or that he could other­wise provide for his suport) married [...] Phi­lippa [Page 235] Daughter [...] to Henry Lord Ferrers of Gro­b [...]; and had Issue by her three Daughters, Ka­therine, Elizabeth, and Margaret [...]; whereof the two later were Nunns [...] at Shouldham, in Com. Norf.

This Guy was a stout Souldier [...], and upon his going into France in 33 E. 3. to attend the King in an Expedition [...] then made into those parts, declared his Testament [...] at Can­terbury, upon the 26 of September; and there­by bequeathed his body to be buried where his Parents should think fit. To the Earl his Fa­ther, he gave his best Gold Ring; to the Coun­tess his Mother his next. To Philippa his Wife the third. To Katherine his Daughter then a Nun at Shouldham in Norfolk, the fourth. And appointed, that the Church of [...]ek [...]ton in Norfolk, of his Patronage, should be ap­propriated to the Monastry of Shouldham, before mentioned, for the maintenance of Ka­therine and Margaret his two Daughters, during their lives; and Afterwards that House of Shouldham obliged to find a Priest to cele­brate Divine Service daily, for the Souls of his Father and Mother, his own and his Wives Soul; as also for the Souls of the said Katherine and Margaret, and all the Faithful departed. After which, in April following (his Father still li­ving) he died atHist MS. H. Heighton f. [...]63 b. Uendosme in France; and was there buried, in a Chapel behind the high Altar, towards the East, having a fair Monu­ment of Alablaster, with his Portraiture thereon neatly cut; and over his Harneise a Surcote of his Armes, upon the verge of which Monument is this InscriptionAb A [...]chity­po. per prae­no [...]. T. Baro­nem W [...]ndsore transcripta..

Icy gist Monseigneur Guy de Beauchamp l'eyne Filz de tresnoble & puissant home, Monsieur Thomas de Beauchampe Counte de Warwike, Mareschal d'Angleterre; qui trespassa le XXVIII jour d'Averill l'an MCCCLI.

Upon which Monument are the Arms of Beauchamp and Mortimer.

This Guy was found to dye seisedEsc. 32 E. 3. [...]. 27. joyntly with the Lady Philippa his Wife (by virtue of his Fathers Feoffement) of the Mannor of Sa­ham, with the Hundreds of Wayland, and Grimesho; as also the Mannors of Neketon, Cressingham-parva, Fransham-parva, and West-Wrotham, with the Advowson of the Priories of West-Acre, and Shouldham, in Com. Norff. leaving Katherine, and Elizabeth his Daughters and Heirs; viz. Katherine, then aged seven years; and Elizabeth one year, and up­wards.

Of these, what became of Elizabeth, I know not; but that she was living ten years after her Fathers death, appeareth by the Testament of Katherine Countess of Warwick (her Grand­mother) as I have already shewed.

As for Philippa the Widow of this Guy, be­ing a devout Woman, she resolved to continue a Widow during her life; and to that end, upon the 11 of August, Anno Dom. 1360. made her solemn vow of Chastity, in the Collegiate Church at Warwick, in the presence of Reginald Bryan, then Bishop of Worcester; which vow, with the ceremony thereof I have here thought fit to insert [...].

11. die mensis Augusti, An. Dom. 1360. apud War­wick dictus Venerabilis Pater, altam Missam in Pontificalibus, in Ecclesiâ Collegiatâ beatae Mariae Warwici antedictâ celebrans, votum castitatis Phi­lippae nuper uxoris Domini Guidonis de War­wic admisit, & acceptavit; & dicta Philippa votum castitatis emisit, sub hiis Verbis;

En le nom de le Seint Trinitie, Piere, Fil, & Seini Espirit, jeo Philippe que fu la feme Sire Guy de Warwyst face purement & des queor & voluntee entierement, avow a Dieu & seint Eglise, & a la benure Virgin Marie, & a tout le hele ompaigne celestine, & a vous reverent Piere en Dieu Sire Reynaud per le Grace de Dieu Evesque de Wir­cestre, qu [...] jeo ameneray ma vie en chastitee de­sore en avant; & chaste serra de mon corps a tout temps de ma vie.

The rest of the Sons of Earl Thomas, were these, viz. Thomas Pat. 18 E. 3 p. 1. m. 13. who succeeded him, Reyn­burne Pat. 18 E. 3 p. 1. m. 13. (so named in memory of Reynburne Son to the famous Guy of Warwick in the Saxons time) who diedPat. 35 E. 3. p. 2. m. 8. before the 35 of Edw. 3. leaving issue one only Daughter called Alianore, mar­riedRot. Joh. Rous. to Iohn Knight of Hanslape, in Comitat. Buck. which Iohn had a Daughter by her called Emme Rot. Joh. Rous. Wife to ... Forster; from whom the Forsters of Hausl [...]pe derive their descent.

William Pat. 30 [...] 5. p 2. m. 15. the fourth Son was Lord [...]er­gavenny (of whom I shall say more anon) and Roger Pat. 30 [...] 5. p 2. m. 15. the fifth son died without issue, as I think. Some are of opinion, that he had two more Sons; viz. Iohn and Hierome; in regard that amongst those Portraitures; which were in Glass in the North Cross of the Colle­giate-Church at Warwick, there are the pictures of two such; as appeareth by their surcotes of Armes, and those names on the side of them. Which I cannot gainsay, but am not convinced thereof; in regard, that neither Iohn Rous makes mention of them; nor any of those entailsPat. 1 [...] E. 3. p. 1. m. 13. Pat. 30 E. 3. p. 2. m. 15. Pat. 35 E. 3. p. 2. m. 8., whereby that Earl setled the greatest part of his Lands upon his issue Male.

But he had nine Daughters whose portrai­tures are curiously drawn, and placed in the Windows on the South side of the Quire of the Colegiate Church in Warwick, before men­tioned; and in the habit of that time. Seven of them were married, and have their paternal Armes upon their inner Garments; and on their outer mantle their Husbands Armes; viz. Maud the WifeRot. Joh. Rous, in dorso. of Roger Lord Clifford; Philippa of Hugh Earl Stafford; Elizabeth Rot. Joh. Rous, in dorso. (Alice potius) to Iohn Lord Beauchamp of Hacche, in Somerset­shire, Ioane Rot. Joh. Rous, in dorso. of Ralph Lord Basset of Dray­ton; Isabel Rot. Joh. Rous, in dorso. of Iohn Lord Strange of Black­mere, afterwardsClaus. 4 H. 5. m. 8. of William Vfford Earl of Suffolk, (for which respect her Picture is twice drawn there) Margaret Rot. Joh. Rous, in dorso. of Guy de Montfort afterwards a Nunn at Shouldham, Agnes Rot. Joh. Rous, in dorso. of ... Cokesey and afterwards of ... Bardolf. The other two wereRot. Joh. Rous, in dorso. Iulian and Katherine; the former whereof died unmarried; and the later, being a NunRot. Joh. Rous, in dorso. at Wroxhall, in Comit. Warr. was buriedHist. MS. Priorat. de Wro [...]hall penès J. Burgoin, arm. f. 8 b. in St. Thomas Chapel there.

He had likewise another Son and Daughter, both illegitimate; the Son calledRot. Joh. Rous in dorso. Sir Iohn Ad­durston Knight; and Mary Rot. Joh. Rous in dorso. the Daughter, Wife to Sir Richard Herthull Knight.

¶I now come to Thomas Thomas. who succeeded Tho­mas his Father in this Earldom (Guy the eldest dying before; as hath been observed.)

[Page 236] This Thomas receivedPat. 29 E. 3. p. 3. m. 9. the dignity of Knight­hood in 29 Edw. 3. with his Brother Guy: and having had an hundred marks per annum gran­tedPat. 29 E. 3. p. 3. m. 9. to him at that time by the King; to be paid out of the Exchequer, till there should be other provision made for his support, in 36 E. 3. wentRot. Vascon. 36 E. 3. m. 4. into Britanny, being of the reti­nueIbid. m. 5. to Iohn Duke of Britanny, in his Warrs there (this being in his Fathers life time.)

BeingEsc. 43 E. 3. 24 years of age at his Fathers death (scil. 43 Edw. 3.) he had liveryClaus. 44 Edw. 3. m. 21. of his lands (performing his homageClaus. 44 Edw. 3. m. 21.) very shortly after: And in 46 was reteinedEx autogr. penès Cleric. pell. by Indenture to serve the King, in his Warrs beyond Sea, for one whole year, with an hundred men at Armes and an hundred and forty Archers of which number himself to be one; as also with two Bannerets, thirty Knights, and seventy seven Esquires: for which service to receive, for him­selfe and his men at Armes, double pay; but for the rest according to the ordinary rate; the year to begin from the time they should take shipping; and to have half in hand for him­self with his men at Armes, but for the rest only a fourth part. Which expedition was chiefly intendedT. Wals. p. 182. Froissard. f. 185. b. for raising the Siege of Roche [...]. But, as the Earl of Pembroke, sent over for that purpose, was worsted by the Spaniards, who then came with a great Navy, to ayd the French; so King Edward himself, and that power he had raised, were hindredT. Wals. p. 182. Froissard. f. 185. b. from get­ting over, by contrary Winds, to the loss of nine hundred thousand pounds; for no less a charge had the King been at in order to this voy­age.

That designe thus failing, he was, the next ensuing year, again retained,Ex Autogr. penès Cler. pell. to serve the King in his Wars of France, for one whole year, with two hundred men at Armes, and two hundred Archers, well mounted, armed, and arrayed, under the conduct of Iohn of Ghant, Duke of Lancaster: Of which men at Armes besides himself, there were to be fifty nine Knights and an hundred and forty Esquires. And in 49 Edw. 3. was sentEx Autogr. ibid., by Commission from King Edward, into Scotland, with whom were Sir Guy de Bryenne, and Sir Henry le Scroop Bannerets, to treat with William Earl of Dou­glas and others, appointed by the King of Scots touching restitution of those Lands, which by the truce formerly made did belong to the Eng­lish.

The same year also he accompaniedTh Wals. p. 184. n. 40. Ed­mund Earl of Cambridge (the Kings Son) into Britanny, on the behalf of Iohn de Mount­fort Duke of Britanny, where they had great success in taking several Castles, untill they wereTh Wals. p. 184. n. 40. recalled upon a Truce concluded, with the French.

In 50 Edw. 3. he was made GovernorPat. 50 E. 3. p. 1. m. 2. of the Isles of Gernesey, Serk, and Aureney. And in 1 R. 2. was by IndentureEx Autogr. penès Cleric. pell. retained to serve the King with two hundred men at Armes, and two hundred Archers, in his Warrs beyond Sea, for one quarter and half of that year; having of his retinue one Banneret, four Knights, and an hundred and sixty four Esquires, well and sufficiently Mounted, Armed, and Arraied for that voyage.

In 3. R. 2. he was by the Commons in Par­liament chosen [...] Governor of the King, then young, as being a man most just and prudent; and for that service to have a fit allowanceIbid. cut of the publick treasury.

And in 4 Ric. 2. was joyned in commissionRot Sc [...]. 4 R. 2 [...] [...]. with the Duke of Lancaster, and others, to rectify such abuses as had been committed by the subjects of either Realm, contrary to the Truce made betwixt King Edward the third and David de Bruys of Scotland, and for ratifying that league.

In 5. R. 2. upon that Barbarous Insurrection of the Commons, under the conduct of Iack Straw (whereof our Historians do make an ample relation) he was sentTh W [...] p. 290. to protect the Abby of St. Albans, then much in danger by that rebellious Rout; and to do justice upon the Villains. But as he was marching thither­ward with a thousand stout men, well armed; and the Lord Thomas Percy in his company; news came to him, that the like Commotion was broke out where his own estate lay; which oc­casioning him to divert his course, and to send but part of his Souldiers to the aideEx Autogr. penès Cleric. pell. of the Ab­bot, did much animate that bold rout, which had thus gotten head at St. Albans.

In 8 R. 2. he was retainedEx Autogr. penès Cleric. pell. to serve the King in his Scottish Warrs.

How long the King continued under his tu­telage I find not: but certain it is; that, before he arrived to mans estate, he took the reins of Government into his own hands, or suffered them to be guided by those favorites, of whose miscarriages he himself had at length most wo­ful experience; the chief whereof was Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford, advancedTh. W [...] p. 352. n. 4 [...]. to the title of Marquess of Dublin, and afterwards Duke of Ire [...]and; upon whom divers of the Nobility, had, for those reasons, cast very en­vious eyes: But so much did the King affect this Marquess; that, discerning who they were that so maligned him; he laydIbid. p. 35 [...] n. 10. trayns to mur­ther them; of which number were Thomas Duke of Gloucester (the K. own Uncle) and this Tho­mas Earl of Warwick; who, being men of haughty Spirits, apprehending some danger to­wards; associated more to their company, and put themselves in Armes at Harringhay [...] near [...]. (12 Ric. 2). Park: whereupon they constrained the King to call a Parliament, the next ensuing year; in which di­vers exorbitant things were done, through their potency; as our Annals [...] of that time will suf­ficiently shew.

But about a twelve-month after, the King as­sembling his Nobles: told them, he was now of age to govern himself, and the Kingdom; and thereupon changed some of his great Officers, and Councellors, whereof this Tho. E. of War­wick, was one; who thenceforth retiring him­self, Built that strong [...] and stately Tower, standing at the North-East corner of Warwick Castle, the cost whereof [...] amounted to three hundred ninety five pounds, five shillings and two pence. As also the whole body of the Collegiate Church of our Lady in Warwick, both which were finished in 17 R. 2. But from that time for­wards, he could never regain the Kings favor: So that Thomas de Moubray, Earl Marshal, and Notingham, taking advantage of the Kings displeasure against him; and of the countenance that he himself then had at Court, brought [...] his Writt of Error to reverse the Judgement given in 26 Edw. 3. on the behalf of Thomas then E. of Warwick, for the Dominion of Gowher [Page 237] in Wales: alledging, that the Process, where­upon the Suit in King Edward the thirds time, had been commenced, was directed to the She­riff of Herefordshire, whereas the Land of Gowher, in question, lay in Wales: yet so fell out the issue of this business, though this Error, if it were one, did nothing relate to the just title; that, in 20 R. 2. Moubray recoveredIbid. it.

Nay this was not all: for jealousies and se­cret grudges, harbored by divers great men, towards those who were the Kings chief favo­rites (and doubtless advisers in what he had done) and likewise by the King towards them began now to shew their effects: so that the King, having weddedTh Wals. 380. n. 20. & p. 390. Isabel Daughter to the King of France, (a Girl scarce eight years old) for better securing the twenty years Truce made [...]. 388. n. 20. (19 Ric. 2) with that Nation, began to apprehend, that nothing could now hinder him from doing what he listed, and thereupon caused his Uncle the Duke of Gloucester, to be laidIbid. p. 390. hold on at P [...]eshy in Essex, when he least thought thereof; and hurried him thence to [...]a­lais, where he was secretly murtheredIbid. p. 391. n. 40. by the before mentioned Thomas Moubray; not without the Kings privity, as it was said. And the sameIbid. p. 390. day that the Duke of Gloucester was so seised on, the King invited this our Thomas Earl of Warwick to a Feast: who suspecting no danger came; but found it other­wise: for there was he arrested, and carried away prisoner; and puttingIb. p. 391. n 30. Plac. in Parl. co­ [...]am R. 21 R. 2. n. 12. himself upon the Parliament for Justice, acknowledging the meet­ing at Haringhay-Park, had judgementIb. p. 391. n 30. Plac. in Parl. co­ [...]am R. 21 R. 2. n. 12. of death passed upon him: which hard sentence the K. (at the E. of Salisbury's instanceFroissard. 294 b.) who alledged that he was seduced by the Duke of Gloucester, being an old man; andIbid. withall, that there were never any of the Beauchamps, that did treason against the Crown of Eng­land) was pleased to suspend, and, instead there­of, banished him to the Isle of Man; where he was to continue prisoner during his life; di­recting his preceptPat. 20 R 2. p. 3. m. 20. to William de Scrope, Earl. of Wiltshire, (who then had theTh. Wals. p. 391. n. 40. Dominion of that Isle;) and to Sir Stephen de Scrope Knight, (dated at Westminster, 12 Octob. in the twen­tieth year of his Reign) straightly commanding them to carry him thither, and put him in sure custody, as they would be responsable body for body.

Whereupon his Castle and Mannour of War­wick, with divers other fair Lordships, were givenPat. 20 R. 2. p. 3 m. 8. Pat. 22 R. 2 p. 1 m. 2. by the King unto Thomas Holland Earl of Kent, and to the Heirs male of his body; and the rest of his Lands to others: and the next year following, the custody of Richard Beau­champ, his Son and Heir, and of Elizabeth his Wife, was committed [...] to the same Thomas then made Duke of Surrey, (who had also a special grant [...] of that suit of Arras Hangings in Warwick-Castle, which contained the Sto­ry of the Famous Guy of Warwick.

Which hard measure to this Earl and his Son, occasioned Katherine the Nunn at Should­ham, to petition [...] the King in her own behalf; in regard she was the Grand-child and Heir to this Earles Father, by Guy his eldest Son (as hath been already shewed) and enjoyed no part of her inheritance. Whereupon she obtained an assignation [...] of forty marks per annum An­nuity, out of the Kings Exchequer, during her life.

But though this our Earl was thus banished to the Isle of Man, he continued not long there; for on the twelfth of Iuly, 21 R. 2. the Kings mandateClaus. 22 R. 2 m. 31. to the Constable of the Tower of London for his reception to imprisonment there, bears date; where he remained during the residue of King Richards Reign; which was not long: for notwithstanding he had so strengthened himself by that allyance with the French (as hath been observed,) filled his coffers with vast summs of money by loanes and otherwise; pulled down, and ruined all whose fidelity to himself he suspected; and advanced his Friends and favorites in that Parliament of 21 of his Reign; which damned those Acts, that by the power of the great ones, had been made in the Parliament of 11. Behold the Mon­ster-multitude, agitated by the malice and am­bition of his Enemies, took part with them, whereby he came to be suddenly overwhelmed in the Gulph of absolute destruction; being de­posed from his Throne, and barbarously Mur­thered (as the Story of those times do manifest) and Henry of Lancaster Crowned K. in his room.

In the first year of whose reign, all that had been done in the Parliament of 21. R. 2. being made nullRot. Parl. 1 Hen. 4. n. 112. Pat. 1 H 4. m 14. & m 6. and void this E. Thomas was then restoredRot. Parl. 1 Hen. 4. n. 112. Pat. 1 H 4. m 14. & m 6. to his full Liberty, Honor and Posses­sions; having all the goods in Warwick-Castle belonging to the before mentioned Thomas Hol­land Duke of Surrey▪ bestowed on him; and inRot. Parl. 1 Hen. 4. n. 112. Pat. 1 H 4. m 14. & m 6. particular that suit of Hangings, containing the Story of the famous Guy; which had been forfei­ted to the new K. by the then attainder of Holland.

But after this I find no more of his tempo­ral imployment (his death near approaching.) I shall therefore take notice of his pious works; which were these.

In 49 Edw. 3. he establishedCartular. War. Com. 184. b. an Anniver­sary for his Father, in the Collegiat Church of Warwick, for the solemnizing whereof, the Deane, Canons, and Vicars of that Church, and every Priest in Warwick, who should come to the Dirige and Mass, was to have his Din­ner and four pence in money. Moreover six shillings and eight pence to be distributed amongst the Friers of that Town; three shillings and four pence to the Canons of S. Sepulchres in Warwick, and twenty shillings yearly amongst the poor. In 5 R. 2. he builtEx vet. membr. in bibl. Hat [...]on. one of the Cells in the Monastry of Carthusians near Coventre; that being the time of its foundation. In 6 R. 2. he gavePat. 6 R. [...]. p. 3. m. 16. the perpetual Patronage of the Church dedicated to St. Iames (scituate over the Gate, called Hongyn-gate in Warwick) to the Gild of St. George; there newly founded, in a Chapel over the same Gate. And inRot Joh. [...]ous. Ex com­pot. Balli [...]. War Com. de anno 17 Ric. 2. penès S. Archer Equ. au [...]. 15 R. 2. having finished the quire of the Collegiate Church begun by his Father; and newly builtRot Joh. [...]ous. Ex com­pot. Balli [...]. War Com. de anno 17 Ric. 2. penès S. Archer Equ. au [...]. from the ground the whole body of that Church (which very Fabrick now stands) he gaveRegist. Col­leg. de Warr. 94. a. the Mannor of Hasdoure, with the advowson of the Church; as also the Advowson of the Church of Wolfhamcote (both in Com. Warr.) to­gether with the perpetual patronage of the Church of Wyclesford, in Cambridgeshire, unto the the Dean and Canons thereof, and their successors, to pray for the good estate of King Richard the second and of Queen Anne then his Consort; of himself and Margaret his Coun­tess; [Page 238] Sir William Beauchamp his Brother, and Ioane his wife, during their lives in this world; and for the health of their Souls after their de­parture hence; as also for the Souls of their progenitors, ancestors and all the faithfull de­ceased.

And by his TestamentArundel. Vol. 1. f. 180., bearing date at Warwick-Castle 1 Apr. anno 1400 (1 H. 4.) bequeathed his body to sepulture in the Col­legiate Church before specified, likewise to every Town, whereof he was Lord or Patron of the Church, twenty marks in money in the name of his Principal Id est. a Mortuary.. But if he should depart this life at Warwick; then he appointed, that this Collegiate Church of our Lady there, should have the best Beast. For his Herse he directed that three hundred pound weight of Wax, in six Tapers, and seven Morters, to remain in that Church: and sixty poor men in Gowns, made of white cloath, to carry each of them a Torch, at the solemnising of his Funeral. Also, that forty of these Torches, after his Exequies were finished, should be distributed to the poor Churches of his patronage; the residue to re­main to that Collegiat Church at Warwick. Moreover that all his friends attending the Fu­neral, should have good entertainment; viz. a Supper over night and a Dinner on the next day: and that money should be distributed to the poor according to the discretion of his Exe­cutors: Also thirty Trentals to be sung for his Soul, with all possible speed that might be after his decease; and a thousand Masses in like sort; viz. of the Trinity, of the Holy Ghost, of the Na­tivity of our Savior, of the Holy Cross, of the five Festivals of our Lady, of the Resurection, of the Ascention, of Corpus Christi, of the Angels, of All-Saints, and of Requiem, of every feast sixty seven Masses, five in the whole excepted.

By this Testament he likewise gave to the King, an Image of the Blessed Virgin, with two Cruets, silver and gilt, made in the fashion of two Angels. To the Archbishop of Canter­bury, a Tablet of Gold; To the Colledge of our Lady at Warwick (before mentioned) a Cross with the pedestal silver and gilt; and en­ameled with the Story of our Saviors Passion; and a precious stone, called a Berill, Bound with silver and enameled, to put the Host into; also his best Censer, with a Chalice, two Cruets of silver gilt; with a Bason, and a piece of sil­ver enameled. To his Colledge of Elmeley a Vestment. To Richard his Son and Heir, his Benediction, and these particulars; viz. a Bed of Silk, embroidered with Bears, and his Arms; with all belonging thereto. A ... wrought with the Arms and Story of Guy of Warwick, his Sword, Harness, and Ragged-staves like­wise.

Moreover, he appointed that the Sword and Coat of Mail, sometime belonging to the fa­mous Guy, with his Cup of the Swan; and the Knives and Saltsellars for the Coronation of a King, should be and remain to his said Son and his Heirs after him. To his Daughter Beau­champ his best Nouche. To his Brother of Ber­gavenny, and his Sisters of Suffolk, and Clif­ford; and to his Neice Katherine Beauchamp, the Nunn at Shouldham, each of them some gift of his, according to his Executors liking; to the end that his memory might be prefer­red by them. And to his Cousin le Despencer, a pair of Pater-nosters of Coral with Buckles of Gold.

This Earl being also a Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, having a great repu­tation for his valor, publick-spiritedness, piety, and Charity, as Rous affirmeth, departedEsc. 2. H. 5. n. 50. this life upon the 8▪ of April, anno 1401. (2 H. 4.) and lyeth buried in the South part of the Col­legiate Church at Warwick, under a fair mo­nument of Marble, with Margaret his Wife, Daughter to William Lord Ferrers of Groby.

Which Margaret by her TestementArundel Vol. 1. f. 2 [...], bearing date 28 Novemb. Anno 1406. (8 Hen. 4.) be­queathed her body to sepulture there also; ap­pointing, that at the solemnizing of her Exequies, there should be five Tapers, containing five pound of Wax, burning about it, from the be­ginning of Service, on the Eve before her Fu­neral, till the high Mass of Requiem, on the morrow after: and at the same time twenty Torches to be held burning by twenty poor men about her Herse; but to remain afterwards for the high Altar, and other Altars of that Church, for the honor of God, according to an­tient custom and right. Which noble Lady died, 22 Ian. anno. 1406. (8 Hen. 4.) Earl Richard her Son, being then 25 years of age.

Beauchamp Lord Bergavenny.

BUt before I proceed with my discourse of of him, I shall take notice of William William. Beauchamp Lord Bergavenny the younger Son of Thomas Earl of Warwick, and Kathe­rine Mortimer; and his posterity.

In 40 Edw. 3. this William attendedFroiss, [...] & 2. f. 133. b. Iohn Duke of Lancaster, with his Forces into Spain. And when the English Army was drawn up to give battle to the King of Ca­stile, the Duke of Lancaster saidIbid. 138. b to him, Sir William, behold yonder your Enemies, this day ye shall seem a good Knight or else dye in the quar­rel. And in 44 Edw. 3. servedRot. Vase. 44 Edw. 3. m. 3. Froissard. f. 175. a. the King in his Warrs of France; beingRot. Vase. 44 Edw. 3. m. 3. Froissard. f. 175. a. then a Knight, and of the retinue to Iohn of Gant Duke of Lancaster.

In 47 Edw. 3. he wasFroissard. f. 190. a. in that expedition made into France, by the same Duke of Lan­caster. Moreover in 1 R. 2. he was constitu­ted governorRot. Fin. 1 R. 2. p. 2. m 9. of the Castle and County of Pem­broke, and the same year servedIbid. m. [...]. in the Kings Navy at Sea (under the conduct of the Duke of Lancaster) to oppose the hostilities of the French, who had at that time invadedTh. Wals. p. 197. n. 30. the Isle of Wight, and made divers bold attempts upon the Coast of Sussex.

In 3 Ric. 2. he wasRot. Franc. 3 R. 2. m. 6. in that Expedition then made into France, in aydTh. Wals. p. 247. n. 30. of the Duke of Bri­tanny. And in 4 Ric. 2. (being then Lord ChamberlainPat. 4 R. 2. p. 1. m. 5. to the King) he had in conside­ration of his services, done and to be done▪ the grantPat. 4. 2. p. 1. m. 5. of two hundred pounds per annum for his life.

He was likewise the same year retained [...], by Indenture, to serve the King in the parts of Portugal, and Spain, with two hundred Men at Armes, and two hundred Archers, for one quarter of a year, under the command of Edmund de Langley, Earl of Cambridge, being then Marshal [...] of the Host. And in 5 Ric. 2. [Page 239] continued [...] still in the Kings service beyond-Sea: So likewise [...] in 6 R. 2. and was then re­teined [...] to serve under the command of that warlike Bishop of Norwich (scil. Henry Spen­ser) at that time Victorious [...] in Flanders; but in [...] regard he did not receive the full summe of five hundred marks before hand, according to his agreement with that Bishop, he declined [...] the Service.

In 7 R. 2. he was made CaptainRot Franc. 7 R. 2. m. 20. of Calais; and reteined by IndentureEx ipso au­togr. penès [...] pell. for the safe custo­dy thereof, with an hundred and forty men at Armes on Horseback, whereof himself with nine other Knights to be part of the number; an hundred and fifty Archers on Horse-back, an hundred men at Armes, and an hundred and eighty three Archers on Foot; as also four Esq on Horse-back with condition, that twenty Men at Armes and ten Archers on Horse-back with ten Archers on Foot belonging to the Trea­surer of Cala [...]s, should be under his command, in relation to that service. In consideration where­of, he was for his own wages, to have [...]our shillings per di [...]m, for the rest of his Knights two shillings, and Men at Armes on Horse back twelve pence, which retainer was for two years: but the next ensuing year, the same Covenants were renewedIbid. for three years more; andIbid. in 11 and 12 R. 2. for each of those years singly.

In the same 7 year of [...]. 2 wherein he was thus first retained, King Richard constitutedRot. Franc. 7 R. 2. m. 16. him one of his Commissioners to treat of Peace with the King of France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 9 R. 2. m. 24. 9 R. 2. Being thus fixed at Calais, he tookH. Knighton. 2676. n. 20. (by times) no less than forty eight ves­sels from the French; whereof two were laden with Spices, and some with white Herrings, bound for Sc [...]iuse.

In this year also he again attendedFroissard. lib 3, & 4. f. 64. b. the Duke of Lancaster into Spain, for recoveryFroissard. lib 3, & 4. f. 64. b. of the Inheritance of the Kingdom of Castile, as the right of Constance his Wife.

In 10 R. 2. he was made CaptainPat. 10 R. 2. p. 1 m. 23. of the Castles of Pembroke, and K [...]garan, in Wales. And in 11 R. 2. beingRot. Fran. 11 Ric. 2. m. 6. still Captain of Calais, was constitutedRot. Fran. 11 Ric. 2. m. 6. one of the K. Com­missioners to treat of Peace with the E. of Flan­ders, So likewiseRot. Franc. 13 R. 2. m. 11. in 13 R. 2. And the same year made a notable salleyH. Knigh­ton. 2678. n. 40. out of Calais towards Bo [...]o [...]ne; in which he sl [...]w and took many of the French.

After this he took [...] fourteen French Vessels bound for Sciule, whereof one was for the most part laden with Horse-shooes; another with Torches, Wax-lights, and other necessaries, in order [...] to an attempt upon England, then intended by the French.

About [...] this time there being no small dis­content, by many of the great Lords, by reason of the ill Government; the King looking [...] upon this William de Beauchamp as a favorer of those haughty spirited men, sent his [...] Letters to him, to render up his Government at Calais; and by the same messenger sent [...] other Letters to the King of France; But he refused to ren­der his Commission; saying, that he received that charge and trust publickly from the King, in the presence of his Nobles, and therefore would not quit it in a private manner; seising [...] upon those Letters, so sent to the King of France, which he, conveyed into England, unto the Duke of Gloucester.

And when Iohn de la Pole (Brother to Michael Earl of Suffolk, a great favorite) whom the King had made Captain of Calais, came thi­ther to enter upon that charge; this William laid holdIbid. 270 [...]. n. 10. on him, and brought him over into England: whereat the King took such offence that he committedIbid. 270 [...]. n. 10. this our William to cu­stody; but upon second thoughts soon enlargedIbid. 270 [...]. n. 10. him.

After this, scil. in 1 Henr. 4. he was made JusticePat. 1 H. 4. p. 4. m. [...] of South-Wales for life; and Go­vernorIbid. m. [...]. of the Castle, and County of Pembroke and Lordship of Tineby, of the Castle and Lordship of Kilgaran, and County of [...]ster­lowe also for life; payingIbid. m. [...]. to the Exchequer seventy marks per annum.

To the Collegiate Church of Warwick, (of his Ancestors foundation,) he gaveRegist. Col­leg. de Warr. penès Remem. R. in Scacc. f. 81. b. for the good estate of King Richard the second, and of Queen Anne his consort; likewise for the good estate of himself and Ione his Wife, during their lives; and for the health of all their Souls after­wards, the Advowsons of the Churches of Spel­lesbury, and Chadsley-Corbet in Wor­cestershire. And having been made Knight,Ex vet. MS. penès H St. George, Epu. aur. of the most noble Order of the Garter, as al­so summonedClaus. de iisdem ann i [...] dorso. to Parliament, from 16 Ric. 2. until 8 H. 4. inclusive, by the name of William Beauchamp de Bergavenny Chivalier; being then possessed of the Castle of Bergave [...]y, and other Lands, which Iohn de Hastings Earl of Pembroke had intailed upon him (as in my discourse of that Earl is shewed:) he made his TestamentArundel. Vol. 2. f. 155. 25 April, Ann. 1408 (9 H. 4.) and thereby bequeathed his body to be buried in the Church of the Friers-Preachers (commonly called the Black-Friers) at Hereford, next and beneath the Tomb of the same Iohn de Hastings Earl of Pembroke: appointing, that five Ta­pers should be hung about his Body, as soon as might be after his death. Moreover, that twenty four poor men should be cloathed in black and each of them to hold a Torch in his hand; receiving two pence a piece for that service. To which place of his Burial, he bequeathed twenty marks, or more, as his Executors should think fit; as also an hundred pounds for the charge of his Funeral; directing that ten thousand Masses should be sung for his Soul, in all the hast that might be, after his death, by the most honest Priests that could be got: and that four good Priests should be found, by the space of ten years, to sing for his Soul, and for the Soul of his Lord Sir Iohn Hastings Earl of Pem­broke; and for all the Souls for whom he had obligation. He likewise gave to his poor Tenants within his Lordships, an hundred pound. To Ioane his Wife a pair of Basons, covered, and over-gilt; having the Armes of Warwick and Arundell empaled on them. To Richard his Son his best Sword and Harness for the Justs of Peace, which belonged to Warr. To Ioane and Elizabeth his Daughters, a thousand marks a peice, to their marriage. And constituting Tho­mas Arundel Archbishop of Canterbury, Tho­mas then Earl of Arundell, Ioane hisEsc. 12 H. 4. n. 3 [...]. own Wife (with others his Executors, departed) this life upon Friday the 8 of May. 12 H. 4. being then seisedIbd. of the S [...]ke of Oswa [...]d [...]e [...], in Com. Nott. the Mannor of Su [...]terfeid, and Aston-Cantlow, in Com. Warw. the Mannors of Padyngtone, in Com. Surr. Wridlington, [Page 240] in Com. Suff. Worsfield, in Com. Salop. Ford­ham, Ea [...]-Hanyngfeld, West-Hanyngfeld Choriton, Redswell, and South-Hanyng­feld, in Com. Essex. Spe [...]lesbury, in Com. Oxon. Ke [...]emarton, in Com. Glouc. Chadsley-Corbet; Pyriton-Power, Neshington-Beauchamp, He­rington, Purwil, Dunclent, Rusho [...], and Fe [...]enham, with the custody of the Forest, as also of the Mannors of Shireevestench, and Kiderminster, all in Com. Wigorn. and of the Castles of Bergevenny, and Grosmund, in the Marches of Wales; leaving issue by Ioane his Wife, oneCommun de [...]. 3 H. 7. Rot. 51. Suff of the Daughters to Ri­chard Earl of Arundell, Richard Beauchamp his Son [...]sc. 12 H. 4. u [...] supra. and Heir, then fourteen years of age.

Which Richard, Richard, shortly after his Fathers death (viz. upon the day of the seven Sleepers Anno 1411.) took to wife Isabel Sister and Heir to Richard son and heir to Thomas late Lord Despencer; Cousin and Heir of Elizabeth, Wife of Edward Lord le Despencer, Mother of the said Thomas.

But before I proceed with my discourse of this Richard; I shall take leave to transcribe part of the TestamentChichley. f 455. a. of Ioane his Mother (who was Daughter to Richard Earl of Arundell, and oneEsc. [...]. H. 5 n. 54. Ro [...] [...] in. 3 [...] H. 6. m 4. of the Sisters and Coheirs to Thomas Earl of Arundell, as also Widow of Humphrey de Bo [...]un Earl of Hereford, Essex, and Nor­thampton:) in regard that by it the great­ness and state, wherein the Nobility of Eng­land in those dayes lived, may in some sort be discerned.

IN the name of the blessed Trynyte, Fader, Sonn, and Holy Ghoast, the tenth day of Ianyver, in the yeer of our Lord 1434. I Johanne Beauchamp Lady of Bergavenny, as a meke Daughter of Holi Chirche, full in the Christen Fayth and belive; hool in minde, and body, (blessed be God) considering that the freel condi­tion of this wrechid and unstable lief, ys ful of perels; and the yend and conclu­sion thereof is not elies but Deth, fro the which no persone of none astate schall escape; and therfore, purposing, with the leve of God, to dyspose such goods, as of his grace he hath lent me, in such use as might be most to hys plesauns, and profit of my, Soule, and alle theirs that I am bounden to; I have ordeyned and make my Testament, and last Will in this forme.

First, I Bequethe my Soule to the mercy of my blessed Saviour, and maker Ihesu Chryst, through the beseechyng of his blessed Moder Mary, and alle holy com­panye in Hevene; and my symple and wreched body, to be buried in the Queer of the Frere-prechours of Hereford, in a new Tumbe, by my worthi Lord, and some­time Husband, Sir William Beauchamp, on whoos Soule God have merci.

But I wel that my Bodi be kept un­buried, in the place where it hapneth me to die, unto the time my Maygne be clothed in black; my Hers, my Chare, and other covenable purveyance made▪ and then to be carried unto the place of my [...]y [...]ying before rehersed, with alle the worship that ought to be done unto a Woman of myn astate; which God knoweth wele, procedith not of no pompe or vayn glorie, that I am set in for my Bodi; but tor a memorial and remem­brance of my Soule, to my Kyn, Friends, Servants and alle other.

And I wol that every Parish Chyrch, that my seid Bodi resteth [...]nne, a night aftir yt passeth fro the place of my dying be offred two Cloths of Gold; and yt hir rest ynne any College or Conventual Chirche, three Clothes of Gold. Also I devise, that in every Cathedrall Chirche or Conventuall, where my Bodi restes a night, toward the place where my Bo­di shall be buried; that the Deane, Ab­bot or Prior have six shillings eight pence, and every Chanon, Monke, Uicar, Preste, or Clerke, that ys at the Dirige at the Masse yn the morning, shall have twelve pence.

Also I ordeyn, that anon aftar my bu­ry [...]g, there be done for my Soule, five thousand Masses, in alle the hast that they may goodly: and I bequethe unto the House of the seid Freres at Hereford, in generall, 300 Marks, for to fynd two Prestes, perpetually to syng for my Lord my Husband, my Lord my Fader, my Lady my Moder, and me; and Sir Hugh Burnel Kt. and alle my good doers, and alle Cry­sten Souls; the one Prest to syng the first Masse in the morning, in the same House; and the other the last Mass that ys done yn the day yn the same House; so that it be sene, that there be sure or­dinauns made therefore, to be kept per­petually, as Law wolle. And I bequethe ech Frere of the same House, in special, the day of my burying, to pray for my Soule three shillings four pence.

And I wool that the foreseyd Freers have a hool sute of black; that ys to sey a Chesepyl, two Tunicles, three Coops with my best pair of Candlestecks of silver wrethen; and my best sute of Uest­ments of Cloath of Gold, with Pea­cocks; with auter clothes, and aubes, and alle that longith thereto; for a me­morial perpetualie to use hem every yere at the Anniversary of my Lord my Hus­band, and of me. And for the costs of myne enterrement, upon my deth and burying I ordeyn and devise a thousand marks.

And I devyse an hundred marks to be dalt peny mele, or more, after the discre­tion of mine Executors, am [...]ng poor men and Women, that come to myne Enterement, the day of my burying. And I ordein and devise to have five Prests to sing for me 20 Winters, for my Lord my Fader, my Lady my Moder, my Hus­band, my Son Richard Earl of Worcester, Sir Hugh Burnell Kt, and alle my good doers, and alle Chrysten Soules; and that of the most honest persons, and good con­versations that may be fo [...]den: of which five Prests, I ordeyn and devise two, to syng in the Parish of Rechford, and other three in Kirkeby-Belers in the County of [...] during the terme aforeseyd.

[Page 241] Moreover I devyse two hundred marks to be departed among my poor Tenants in England, to such place as most nede ys, after the discretion of myne Executors. Also I devise one hundred pound to be dis­posed in Clothing, Bedding, Horse, Oxen, and other bestial and necessaries, within halve a yexe aftir my dethe; and to be yeven and dalt among Bed red men, and other poor people, dwellying yn the Lord­ships that I have. And also I devyse, that Bartholmew Brokesby, and Wauter Kebyll; be every yere at Hereford, the day of my An­niversary, seing that my Obite, with the remnant of the Obsequies, be done in due wise, to the most profit of my Soul; spendyng about the execution thereof at every time ten pounds, after theer discre­tion.

Moreover, I devise to the marriage of poor Maydens, dwelling within my Lord­ships one hundred pound; and to the ma­kyng and amendyng of fabull Brugges, and foul ways one hundred pound. And to the fynding and deliverance of poor prisoners, that have ben well conditioned forty pound.

Also I bequethe to Sir James, son and ayre to the Erle of Ormond five hundred pounds, to be despent by myn Executors about the defence of my landes, that I give and assigne him by the Will of my landis, in caas they be chalenged, or im­pugned wrongfully, withyn his age; or elles to have the same Money, or elles so much thereof as ys unspend at his full age, to the same intent; and a payr of Basyns gilt and covered, with my Arms. And I devyse and bequethe to the same Sir James, a Bed of Gold of Swans, with Tapetter of grene Tapestry, with branches and floures of divers colours; and two payr shetes of Raynes, a payr of sustyaunce, sir payr of other shetes, fix payr of Blankets, six Materas, six Pelowes, and with Quessons and Ban­coves that longen to the Bed aforesaid, with alle my stuffe at Bergavenny, a pane of Monyvere, with alle my Armure in Eng­land and Wales: Which Goods, I Wyll that yt shall abyde in the kepyng of Robert Darcy, Bartholmew Brokesby, and Wauter Kebell, till the said Sir James be twenty yere of age. And yn caas that the said Sir James dye withyn the said age, with­outen yssue of his Body lawfully be­goten, then I wol and devyse alle the fore­said goods to be delivered to John of Or­mond his Brother, to the same wise that the said Sir James shulde have hit; and yf John dye ere he come of the same age, I wol that Thomas Ormond his Brother have hit to the same wise, that John should have hit; or if Thomas dye, ere he come at that age, then I wolle that alle these Goods be solde, and done for my Soule and Heres, and alle my good doers.

And I bequethe to the same John of Or­mond a Bed of Cloth of Gold, with Le­bardes, with those Queshions and Tapet­tes of my best red Wostede, that longen to the same Bed, and Baneours and Formes to long to the same Bed: Also four payr of Shetes, four payr of Blan­ketts, three Pelowes, and three Mate­ras. And I bequethe unto Thomas of Or­mond, his Brother, a Bed of Uelvet, white and black paled, with Quyshions, Tapettes, and formers that long to the same Bed, three payr of Shetes, three payr of Blankets, three Pelows, and three Materas. And I bequethe unto Eli­zabeth his Sister a Bed of Blew Baude­kyn, with Quyshions, Tapettes of Blew Wosted, and formes that long to the same Bed; four payr of Shetes, four payr of Blankets, four Pelows, and four Materas.

And I bequethe to my son Sir James of Ormond, three of the best Hors in my Chare, and John his Brother my next best, and Thomas his Brother my next best afture hym, and John Gray the sixth. And I be­quethe to John of Ormond, and Thomas his Brother, in defence of their livelyhood, that I have bequest hem, either of them Five hundred marks: Also I bequethe to Bartholmew Brokesby, my Hullyng of black, red, and green, with Morys Letters, with Quyshions, with Bancours, and Costers. And I bequethe unto the same Bartholmew, my Bed of Sylke, black, and red, embroydered with Wodbynd Flow­ers of Sylver; and alle the Costers and Apparyl, that longeth thereto: And I wol that the seyd Bartholmew have twelve payr of Shetes of the best Cloth that I have, [...]ave Reynes, sir payr of Blankets, and a pane of Menyver; and a Bolle of Sylver, called Playce-Bolle, and my best Cup of Gold, covered; and my round Basyn of Sylver, pounced with Morys Letters, with the Ewer that longeth to the same Basyn. And I bequethe to the same Bartholmew a Dozen Uessels of Syl­ver garnyshed, and two Basyns and two Ewers of Sylver, and my best Gown fur­red with Marters.

And I devyse to Robert Darcy Four hun­dred marks, and my ymage of our Lady, that the Erle of March gat me, and a Cup of Gold covered.

Also I devyse to Wauter Kebell one hun­dred marks, and three of my best low Hors; and I wol that the seyd Waute [...] have my best black Bed of Sylk, with all the Apparell of a Chamber of the best black Tapetter that I have, and six payr of Shetes, and six payr of Blankets, three Materas, and my round Basyn of Syl­ver, with Bolles, and a Ewer that long­eth thereto, and my little Saler, and six Spones of Sylver, that byn in my Man­nour at the Snytterfeld; and my best stayned Halle, with a Porell Pot, and three pece of Sylver; and a grete Maser, covered, that was Sir Adam Persales, and my se­cond Gown of Marters.

And I bequethe the remnant of my Gowns, Furred with Marters, to my son Sir James Of Ormond, & to his two Brethren, aftyr the discretion of mine Executors. And I bequethe to Isabel Muton one hun­dred marks for her marriage. And I be­quethe [Page 242] to Floris Lee One hundred marks, and two Horse to his marriage; and I be­quethe to Richard Burley one hundred marks, so both they be ruled by me, and myne Executors, and dwell with me whilst I live. And I bequethe to Raynald Muton one hundred marks. And I bequethe to Thomas Besford one hundred marks. And I bequethe to John Daunsey twenty pound. And I be­quethe to Henry Lecester twenty pound. And I bequethe to Henry Fillongl [...]y one hundred marks. And I bequethe to Alyson Darcy one hundred marks. And I bequethe to Henry Brokusby one hundred marks, under the condition that he be governed by me, and by the worthiest of his kin. And I be­quethe to John Massy one hundred marks. And I bequethe to Philip Cuberley twenty pound, and to William Loudham one hun­dred marks. And I bequethe to Elizabeth Daughter of the Earl of Ormond one hun­dred marks, and to Thomas Blankany twen­ty pound, and to John Yerdley ten marks, and to John Bultus ten pound, and to little Lewes ten marks, and to John Hull one hundred shillings, and to Thomas Burton ten pound, and to Thomas Welby one hun­dred shillings, and to John Foreman forty shillings, and to John Gardener of Bergavenny four marks.

And also I wolle, that alle the remnant of my servants be rewarded aftur the dis­cretion of myne Executors.

Also I devyse to my Prestes and Clerkes of my Chappel, if they go with my Body, and do my Obsequies dayly, till I be buried, on my costes, and to ben ruled by mine Executors one hundred marks, And I wol that my wardes with her marriages, and alle the lyvelode that I have by hem, be under the Governauns of Robert Darcy, Bartholmew Brokusby, and Wauter Kebell; they to fulfill hit, and to dispose hit to the most advantage of my Soul; and to performe hit, and put in execution my Will, and my Devyse afore­said.

I ordeyne and make myne Executors Mr. John Bathe, Chanon of Welles, taking for his labour forty pound; and if he take mynistration, Robert Darcy, Barth. Brokusby, and Wauter Kebell, Sir William Creke takyng for his labour ef he take mynistration twenty pound and John Bultus. And I wol that Wauter Kebell, ne John Bultus admyni­ster, ne do nothing that touchyth my Te­stament in any wise, without the Advyse or Commandement of the remnent of myne seyd Executors.

And the residue of my Goods I wol and ordeyn hem to be disposed by myne Exe­cutours, to be [...]v yerely chardges of my Obites, and in Aimesdedes, doying in the mene time, whyles they wol last: Requy­ting and praying alle those persons, Exe­cutors aforenamyd; and, so far as I dare or may, charging hem; that as my syn­gular trust ys in hem afore other, they re­fuse not but to take upon hem the Admi­nistration of this Testament, with the Conditions afore rehersed; and put yt in execution, as they wolde I should do for hem in like caas, and as they wol an­swere before the most highe and mighti­full Iudge, at the dreadfull day of Dome, where both they and I shall appere.

In witness, that this ys my last Will, I have set hereto my Sele, y-written the day and yere aforeseyd.

I now return to Richard Beauchamp, Lord Bergavenny, Son and Heir to William before­mentioned, by this great Lady Ioane last remem­bred.

In 4 Hen. 5. upon the death of Constance, the Widow of Thomas, late Lord le Spenser, he had LiveryR [...]. [...]. 4 Hen. 5 m. 3. of those Lands, lying in the Counties of Devon and Cornwal, which she held for term of life in Dower: And the same year be­ing retainedEx ipso autogr. penès Cle­ric. Pell. Rot. [...]. a Hen 5. m 16. to serve the King in his Wars of France, received Four hundred seventy seven pounds in hand, for the better support of himself in that imployment. After which, continuingRot. Fran. 5 Hen. 5. m 15. Rot Fran. 7 Hen. 5 m. 11. for the most part there, and meriting well for his fidelity and valor, in those notable times of Action, he was by that Martial King, in the eighth of his Reign, advancedLel Itin. Vol 6. fol. 89. Pat. Not. 9 Hen 5. m. 30. Mon. A [...] ­glic. Vol. 1. 158. n 50. to the title of Earl of Worcester.

And the next year following, in considerati­on of his especial Services in those Wars, ob­tained a GrantLel Itin. Vol 6. fol. 89. Pat. Not. 9 Hen 5. m. 30. Mon. A [...] ­glic. Vol. 1. 158. n. 50. from the King, of all the Lands, Castles, and Lordships, which did belong to Sir Gilbert de Vmfranville Knight, as well within the Dutchy of Normandy, as any other place, which the King had conquered, viz. All those which before the Kings coming to Tanque, did belong to the Lord of Tuttevile; to hold to himself, and the Heirs-males of his Body, pay­ing yearly to the King his Heirs and Successors, a Coat of Male of pure Calibe, at the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist.

But still attending the Camp, was, at length, unhappily woundedLel Itin. Vol 6. fol. 89. Pat. Not. 9 Hen 5. m. 30. Mon. A [...] ­glic. Vol. 1. 158. n. 50. on his side, at Mewsen­bury in France, by a stone from a Sling; which putting a periodLel Itin. Vol 6. fol. 89. Pat. Not. 9 Hen 5. m. 30. Mon. A [...] ­glic. Vol. 1. 158. n. 50. to his life, he was buriedLel [...] ut supra. at Tewsbury, at the end of the Quire, near to the Chappel of the famous Robert Fitz-Hamon; leaving issueLel [...] ut supra. by Isabel his Wife (of whom I have already made mention) one sole daughter and heir called Elizabeth, bornLel [...] ut supra. at Hanley Castle in Com. Wigorn. 16 Decemb. An. 1415. And afterwards marriedLel [...] ut supra. to Edward Nevill, a younger Son to Ralph, Earl of Westmor­land.

Unto which Elizabeth, all the Mannors and Lands, whereof her Father died seised, did of right descend, excepting the Castle and Lord­ship of Bergavenny; which by a special En­tailRot Fin [...]4 H. 6 m 16. made in King Richard the Seconds time, by William Beauchamp, then Lord Bergaven­ny, was for failer of Issue-male of the Body of that William, by Ioane then his Wife, to resort unto Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, (Brother to him the said William) and to the Heirs-male of his Body, as it accordingly did, viz. UntoRot Fin [...]4 H. 6 m 16. Richard Beauchamp, Earl of War­wick, Son and Heir to the said Thomas.

Which Richard, Earl of Warwick, observing the before-specified Isabel (Widow unto Richard, Earl of Worcester, then deceased) to be a very great Heir, obtained a special Dispensation [...] from the Pope, and took [...] her to Wife.

[Page 243] Having thus ended my Discourse of William Beauchamp, Lord Bergavenny, and his Male Line, I return to Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, Son and Successor to the last Earl Thomas; for the better preserving of whose memory, we are not a little obliged to the pains of that sometime industrious Antiquary, Iohn Rous (his contemporary) a Chantry-Priest at Guyes Cli [...] near Warwick; who being a good Historian, and specially affected to this No­ble Family; hath with no less care than diligence, strictly observed the most remarkable passages of his life; and with singular art and skill, repre­sented them in lively Pictures from his Birth to his Death, which hath not a little added to the lustre of his Story.

This Richard being born [...] at his Fathers Man­nor House of Sa [...]warpe in Com. Wigorn. 28 Ian. An. 1381. (5 Rich. 2.) had to his God­fathers [...] , King Richard the Second, and Richard Scrope, then Bishop of [...]oventrey and Liech­field, afterwards Archbishop of York.

Passing by his Infancy, I come to his riper years.

In 1 Hen. 4. he was made KnightEx cod. MS. pe [...] custo­dem magnae [...] Reg [...]s, f. 12. of the Bathe, at that Kings Coronation; and in 4 H. 4. performing his homage, had LiveryTho Wals. 4 [...]7. n. 20. of his Lands.

The next ensuing year, at the CoronationTho Wals. 4 [...]7. n. 20. of Qu. Iane (Wife to King Henry the Fourth) upon the Twenty sixth of Ianuary he kept JustsHist. MS. ut supra. on the Queens part, against all comers; wherein he behaved himself most nobly: And the same year was retainedEx Autogr. pe [...]es Cleric. [...] to serve the King for one whole year, with one hundred Men at Arms, and three hundred Archers; Iohn, Lord Aud [...]ey, being then of his Retinue.

In 4 Hen. 4. his Military Valor was singularly manifested against that great Rebel Owen Glen­dowr, whose Bannor he then tookHist. MS. ut supra., putting him to flightHist. MS. ut supra.. So likewise againstIbid. the Percies, in that memorable Battle of Shrewsbury, about the same time; after which, ere long, he was made KnightIbid. of the most Noble Order of the Garter.

And in 9 Hen. 4. obtaining LicenseClaus. 9 H. 4. [...]. 17. to visit the Holy Land, for performance of the vow he had made, and pilgrimage he resolved to take; he fi [...]ted himself with all necessaries for that jour­ney, and passed the Sea: In which voyage, visit­ing [...] his Cosin, the Duke of Barr, he was no­bly received and entertained by him for eight days, who thence accompanied him to Paris. Where being arrived, the King of France then wearing his Crown, in reverence of that holy Feast, made him to sit at his Table; and at his departure, sent an Herald to conduct him safely through that Realm.

Out of which, ent [...]ing Lumbardy, he was met [...] by another Herald from Sir Pandulph Ma­lacet or Malet, with a challenge to perform cer­tain feats of Arms with him at Uerona, upon a day assigned for the Order of the Garter; and in the presence of Sir Galeot of Mantua; where­unto he gave his assent [...]. And as soon as he had performed his pilgrimage at Rome, returned to Uerona, where he and his Chalenger were first to just, next to fight with Axes; afterwards with Arming Swords, and lastly, with sharp Daggers. At the day and place assigned for which exercises, came great resort of people, Sir Pan­dulph entring the Lists with nine Spears born before him: But the Act of Spears being ended, they fell to it with Axes; in which encounter Sir Pandulph received a sore wound on the Shoulder, and had been utterly slain, but that Sir Galeot cried Peace.

From thenceIbid. he travelled to Uenice; where being nobly received by the Duke and others, he had many great presents given him, by reason of the honor he had so gained at Uerona.

When he cameIbid. to Ierusalem, he had much respect shewed him by the Patriarchs Deputy, and having performed his Offerings at the Sepul­chre of our Saviour, he set up his Arms on the North side of the Temple; which continued there many years after, by the relation of divers Pilgrims that came from thence.

At the time of his being thus at Ierusalem, a Noble Person, called Baltredam, (the Soldans Lieutenant) hearing that he was descended from the famous Sir Guy of Warwick, whose Story they had in Books of their own Language, in­vited him to his Palace; and royally feasting him, presented him with three Precious Stones of great value; besides divers Cloaths of Silk and Gold, given to his servants. Where this Baltredam told him privately, that he faithfully believed as he did, though he durst not discover himself; and rehearsed the Articles of the Creed. But on the morrow, he feasted Sir Baltredams servants, and gave them Scarlet, with other Eng­lish Cloath: Which being shewed to Sir Baltre­dam, he returned again to him, and said, He would wear his Livery, and be Marshal of his Hall. Whereupon he gave Sir Baltredam a Gown of Black Peak Furred; and had much dis­course with him, for he was skilful in sundry Languages.

From Ierusalem he cameIbid. back to Uenice, and was there nobly received. Thence travelled he into Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Prus­sia, Westphalia, and some Countreys of Ger­many; shewing great valor in divers Tournea­ments, whilest he was in those parts.

And no sooner returned into England, but that he was by Indenture, dated 2 Octob. 12 H. 4. retainedEx antogr. pend [...] Cleric. Pell. with Henry, Prince of Wales, (after­wards King, by the name of Henry the Fifth) to serve him as well in times of Peace as War; both in this Realm, upon, and beyond the Seas, for Two hundred and fifty marks per annum, to be paid out of the Princes Exchequer at Caer­marthen, at Easter and Michaelmass, by even portions: And whensoever he should be in that Princes Court, to have four Esquires, and six Yeomen with him; and diet there for them all. Provided, that the Prince in service of War, should have the third part of what he got in Bat­tle; and the Third of the thirds of what his Men at Arms should gain: And in case he took any great Commander, Fort, or Castle, the Prince likewise to have them, giving him reasonable satisfaction.

In the same year he was joynedRot. Sco [...]. 12 H 4. m. 6. with the Bishop of Durham, and others, to treat with certain Commissioners from the King of Scots, touching a Peace betwixt both Realms.

Certain it is, that he stood in high estimation with that Heroick Prince, with whom he had been so retained, as before is shewed; for at his Coronation (when he came to be King) he was constitutedPat. 1 H. [...] ▪ p. [...]. m. 36▪ High Steward of England for that Solemnity: And the same year made one of [Page 244] his Commissioners to Treat with others from the King of France, touching a firm Peace betwixt both Crowns; as also for the better securing thereof, to Treat for a Marriage betwixt K. Henry and Catherine, Daughter to the King of France.

In 2 Hen. 5. when the Sect of Lollards (be­ing numerous in all parts of the Realm) had conspired to seise the King and his Brothers, with divers other persons of great quality, and to mur­ther them; likewiseTho Wal [...]. p 430. n. 30. to destroy the Monasteries and Prelates, and to share their Possessions; he forthwith armedTho Wal [...]. p 430. n. 30. himself, and assisted much in the subduing them.

After which, scil. 3 Hen. 5. he was retained [...] autogr. penc. Cleric. Pe [...]. by Indenture, bearing date 19 Iunii, to serve the King as Captain of [...]alais, until Febr. 3. An. 1416. (4 Hen. 5.) And to have with him in the time of Truce or Peace, for the safeguard thereof, Thirty Men at Arms, himself and three Knights accounted as part of that number; Thir­ty Archers on Horsback, Two hundred Foot Soldiers, and Two hundred Archers, all of his own retinue; besides ten Men at Arms, and ten Archers on Horsback, belonging to the Treasurer of Calais. For which service, he was to re­ceive for himself six shillings eight pence per diem, for his Knights two shillings a piece; for the rest of his Horse twelve pence; for every Archer on Horsback, and Foot Soldier eight pence; and for every Archer on foot, sixpence per diem, for their Wages. In which Town there was also to be at the Kings charges Forty Cross Bowmen, twenty Carpenters, and five Masons; besides Bowyers, with other Officers, and Pen­sioners: And in time of War, he to have One hundred and forty Men on Horsback, himself and sixty Knights accounted part, One hundred and fifty Archers on Horsback, One hundred Foot Soldiers, One hundred eighty four Archers on foot; and four Scouts on Horsback for his own retinue, over and above twenty Men at Arms, and ten Archers on Horsback; as also ten Archers on foot, belonging to the same Treasurer; be­sides Balisters, Carpenters, &c.

Whereupon he soon hastedHist. MS. ut supra. to Calais, and the more speedily, because he heard, that the French were raising great Forces against that place; and there was received with solemn Pro­cession: But when he understood, that those For­ces bent another way, he resolved to put in practise some new point of Chevalry, causing three Shields to be made, and in each of them a Lady Painted; the first harping at the end of a Bedstead, with a Grate of Gold on her left Sleeve; and her Knight called The Green Knight, with a Black Quarter, who was ready to just with any Knight of France twelve courses; having two Shields of Purveyance, and his Let­ter sealed with the Seal of his Arms, The Field Silver a Manch Gules. The second Pavice on Shield, had a Lady sitting at a covered Board, working Pearls; and on her Sleeve a Glove of Plate tacked, her Knight being called Chevalier Vert; having his Letter sealed with these Arms, The Field Silver two Bars of Gules, who was to just fifteen courses, and that should be Saddles of Chains. The third Pavice had a Lady sitting in a Garden making a Chaplet, and on her Sleeve a Polein with a Rivet, her Knight being called Chevalier Attendant; who with his Fellow must run and course with sharp Spears, his Letter be­ing sealed With Gold and Gules Quarterly, and a Border Vert; which Letters were sent to the Kings Court of France, where three French Knights received them, and promised their Fel­lows to meet at a day and place assigned: Where­of the first was a Knight called Sir Gerard Her­baumes, who called himself Le Chevalier Rouge; the second a famous Knight, named Sir Hugh Launey, calling himself Le Chevalier Blanke; and the third a Knight named Sir Collard Fines: Twelfday in Christmass being appointed for the time, that they should meet in a Land called The Park-hedge of Gynes.

On which day, this Earl cameIbid. into the Field with his Face covered, a Plume of Ostrich Fea­thers upon his Helm, and his Horse trapped with the Lord Toneys Arms (one of his Ancestors,) viz. Argent a Manch Gules: Where first encoun­tering with the Chevalier Rouge, at the third Course he unhorsed him, and so returned with close Vizor, unknown, to his Pavilion; whence he sent to that Knight a good Courser.

The next day he came into the Field with his Vizor close, a Chaplet on his Helm, and a Plume of Ostrich Feathers aloft, his Horse trapped with the Arms of Hanslap, viz. Silver two Bars Gules, where he met with the Blank Knight, with whom he encountred, smote off his Vizor thrice, broke his Besagurs, and other Harneys, and returned victoriously to his Pavilion, with all his own Ha­biliments safe, and as yet not known to any; from whence he sent this Blank Knight, Sir Hugh Launey, a good Courser.

But the morrow after, viz. The last day of the justs, he cameIbid. with his Face open, and his Hel­met as the day before, save that the Chaplet was rich with Pearl and Precious Stones; and in his Coat of Arms, of Guy and Beauchamp, quarterly; having the Arms of Toney and Hanslap on his Trappers; and said, That as he had in his own person, performed the service the two days before, so with Gods grace he would the third. Whereupon encountring with Sir Collard Fines, at every stroke he bore him backward to his Horse; in­somuch, as the Frenchmen saying, That he himself was bound to his Saddle; he alighted and pre­sently got up again. But all being ended, he re­turned to his Pavilion, sent to Sir Collard Fines a fair Courser, feasted all the people, gave to those three Knights great rewards, and so rode to Ca­lais with great honor.

About this time (scil. 2. Hen. 5.) it was, that the General CouncilTho Wals. p. 433. n. 10. of Constance in Ger­many began; unto which the most prudent Bishops and Prelates of all Christendom, with a multitude of other Clerks repaired; the cause of that meeting being cheifly about choice of the Pope: Whereupon from England were sentGodw. de Pr [...]sul. the Bishops of Salisbury, Coventrey and Liechfield, Bathe and Wells, Norwich, Hereford, and S. Davids; the AbbotTho Wa [...] ut supra. of Westminster, PriorTho Wa [...]. ut supra. of Worcester, with divers other Learned Men; and for their greater honor, thisTho Wa [...]. ut supra. Richard Beauchamp Earl of War­wick, themselves, and their whole retinue a­mounting in number to Eight hundred Horse.

During whose stay at Constance, he receiv­ing a Challenge [...] from a great Duke, for his Ladies sake, slew the Duke in justing: Where­upon the Empress took his Livery, viz. the Bear, from one of his Knights shoulders; and for great favor to him, set [...] it on her own shoulder: But he, having notice thereof, made one of Pearl and [Page 245] Precious Stones; which being presented to her, she received with great respect.

Here also it was. That the Emperor Sigismund gaveIbid. him his Sword to bear, and offered him the Heart of S. George (the Englishmens tutelary Saint) to bring over into this Realm; but hear­ing the Emperor say, That he would come in person into England, he restored it to him again; saying, That the delivery thereof, with his own hand, would be much more acceptable. Nor was it long after, ere the Emperor did comeIbid. over accordingly; and being then installed Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, offered the holy Heart at Windsor, which was there kept in great esteem. Upon whose passage hither and return, he was sumptuously entertain­edIbid. at Calais, by this Earl, then Captain there, whose comportment was such, that the Emperor toldIbid. King Henry, That no Christian Prince had such another Knight for wisdom, nurture, and man­hood; adding, That if all courtesie were lo [...]t, yet might it be found again in him: Insomuch, as ever after, by the same Emperors Authority, he was called The Father of Courtesie.

In his return from Calais at that time, he tookIbid. at Sea two great Carricks.

In 4 Hen. 5. his Commission for Captain of Calais, and Governor of the Marches of [...]i­cardy, was again renewedRot. Franc. [...]. H. 5. m. 3.. In the same year he wasYpod Neustr. in An 1 [...]16 Tho Wals. p. 445. n. 20. one of the cheif Commanders at the Siege of Caen in Normandy, the King him­self being there with a great Army.

In 5 Hen. 5. (beingRo [...]. Franc. [...] Hen. 5. m. [...]. still in France) he was constitutedRot. Norm. [...] H 5 m 27. one of the Kings Commissioners to Treat with William, Lord of Mounteney, Captain of the Castle of [...] in Normandy, touching the render thereof. And was likewise soon after impowredIbid. m. 24. to take the Castle of Tury in Normandy, into his charge, upon the render thereof; and to receive to favor all such persons of the Countrey adjacent, who would submit to the Authority of King Henry. So like­wiseIbid. m. 1 [...]. , all those in the Castle of Belesm, and parts thereabouts.

In the same year he attendedTho Wals. p. 445. n. 20. Thomas, Duke of Clarenc [...], General of the Kings Army into France; where he farther manifested his valor in divers places: For having taken Damp­front, he first entredTho Wals. p. 445. n. 20. Caen, and set the Kings Arms on the Walls with the Dukes, crying, A Clarence, a Clarence. Then he laid siege [...] to Candebeke, on the River of Se [...]e; blocked [...] up the City of Roan, both by Land and Water; and afterwards won [...] Mount S. Michael, with divers other strong Towns; as a reward for which signal services, the King created [...] him Earl of Sumarie.

At the Siege of Roan, his Tent stood [...] be­twixt the Kings Pavilion and S. Katherines; and S. Katherines being won, he was ap­pointed [...] to keep Port Martev [...].

In 6 Hen. 5. he was sent [...] to besiege the Castle of Nully le Uesque.

And in 7 Hen. 5. he was again sent [...] into France, attended [...] with a thousand Men at Arms, to treat [...] concerning a Marriage with the Lady Katherine, Daughter to the King of France, and King Henry: But to obstruct his passage, the Dolphin sent [...] the Earls of Uan­dome and Lymosin: who, with Five thousand Men at Arms, gave [...] him Battle, wherein they themselves were both [...]lain; one of them by Earl Richards own hands, and two thousand of their Men slain and taken.

In which Ambassie he sped so well, that all things were concludedIbid. for the Kings Marriage of that Lady (whom he weddedTho. Wals. p. 452. 3 Iunii, in the Eighth of his Reign;) and that he should enjoy the Realm of France entirely, after the death of the then King. Whereupon, Siege being laid to those places, that rebelliously opposed this Agree­ment; of which, the strong Castle of [...] wasIb p. 450. n. 20. one: This noble Earl gainedIb p. 450. n. 20. it, with great ho­nor, after fourteen weeks and four days opposition.

The next ensuing year (viz. The last of that victorious Henries Reign) he was sentIbid. with Iohn, Duke of Bedford, (the Kings Brother) and other noble persons, to raise the Siege, which the Daulphin had laid to a City of the Duke of Burgundies; of whose approach the Duke hearing, left it.

But shortly after, King Henry departed this life; having appointedHist. MS. ut supra. by his Will, that this Earl should have the tutelage of young Henry his Son, then an Infant, till the sixteenth year of his age; whereof the Parliament approving, he ac­cordingly had itHist. MS. ut supra..

In the first year of whose Reign, he was by IndentureEx ipso au­ [...]gr penès Cleric. Pell., bearing date 10 Iulii, retained to serve as Captain of [...]ala [...]s, from the fourth of February preceding, for the space of two years; having for the custody thereof Two hundred and sixty Men, himself accounted; who with his Lieutenant, and the Marshal of the Town, were only to be horsed, and all the rest to serve on foot. Likewise to have Two hundred Archers, besides ten Men at Arms, and ten Archers belong­ing to the Treasurer of Calais, to be at his command in all things tending to the safeguard of that place: For which service, he was to re­ceive six shillings eight pence per diem for him­self; two shillings for his Lieutenant; twelve pence for his Marshal; for every of his Foot-Soldiers eight pence, and for his Archers sixpence.

After which, Philip, Duke of Burgundy besiegingHist MS. ut supra. Calais, he was by the valor of this Earl (assisted by Humphrey, Duke of Glocester, and Humphrey, Earl of Stafford) forcedHist MS. ut supra. to flee. Nay, so conspicuous was his fidelity, wis­dom, and circumspection, as the words of the PatentPat 14 H. 6. p. 19. do import (for which respect the custody of the Kings Royal Person, was by the advice of the Dukes of Bedford and Glocester, his Uncles, and all the Lords of the Council com­mitted to him, as well for the security thereof, as for his education in learning and vertue) that, upon the death of the Duke of Bedford, then Regent of France, he was discharged of that burthen, and care so relating to the Kings per­son, and instead thereof, constitutedPat 14 H. 6. p. 19. Lieutenant General of the whole Realm of France, and Dutchy of Normandy. Whereupon (with his Lady and Son) taking shipping [...]ist. MS. ut supra. for passage over, and discerning [...]ist. MS. ut supra. great danger by a hideous Tempest, he caused [...]ist. MS. ut supra. himself, with both of them, to be bound to the main Mast of the Ship; to the intent, that if they had perished, and were after found; yet by his Coat of Arms, discover­ing who he was, they might have been buried together; the state and luster of whose equipage in that journey, may in some sort be discerned by his Painters Bill, which I have here, from the original [...]x Autogr. penès Wi [...]. P [...]rpo [...]t A [...]. transcribed; having with him a pecu­liar Officer at Arms, called Warwick Herald, who [Page 246] had a Grant from him of an Annuity of ten marks sterling per annum.

These be the parcels that William Seyburgh, Citizen and Painter of London, hath delivered in the Moneth of Iuly, the Fifteenth year of the Reign of King Henry the Sixth, to Iohn Ray Tailor, of the same City; for the use and stuff of my Lord of Warwick.

Item, Four hundred Pencils beat with the Raggedstaff of Silver, price the peece five pence, —8l—6s—00.

Item, for the Painting of two Pavys for my Lord; the one with a Griffin, standing on my Lords colours, Red, White, and Russet, price of the Pavys—6s—8d.

Item, For the other Pavys, Painted with Black and a Raggedstaff, beat with Silver, occupying all the Field, price—03s—04d.

Item, One Coat for my Lords Body, beat with fine Gold 01l—10• 00.

Item, Two Coats for Heralds, beat with Dem­my Gold; price the peece 20s—2l—00—00.

Item, Four Banners for Trumpets, beat with Demmy Gold; price the peece—00—13—04.

Item, Four Spear-Shafts of Red, price the peece 12d—00—04—00.

Item, One great Burdon, Painted with Red 00—01—02.

Item, Another Burdon, written with my Lords colours, Red, White, and Russet—00—02—00.

Item, For a great Streamer for a Ship of forty yards in length and eight yards in breadth, with a great Bear and Griffin, holding a Raggedstaff, poudred full of Raggedstaffs; and for a great Cross of S. George, for the Limming and Portray­ing —01—06—08.

Item, A Gyton for the Ship of eight yards long, powdred full of Raggedstaffs, for the Lim­ming and Workmanship—01—02—00.

Item, For eighteen great Standards entertailed with the Raggedstaff; price the peece 08d —00—12—00.

Item, Eighteen Standards of Worsted, enter­tailed with the Bear, and a Chain; price the peece 12d—00—18—00.

Item, Sixteen other Standards of Worsted, entertailed with the Raggedstaff, price the peece 12d—00 05—04.

Item, Three Penons of Satten, entertailed with Raggedstaffs price the peece 2s—00—06—00.

Item, For the Coat-Armor beat for George, by the commandment of my Lord—00—06—08.

But he safely arrived, though not without much difficulty, and continued in that high im­ployment till his death; which hapned about four years after (as I shall shew anon) using this title in his Charters. Ric. de Beauchamp Comes de Wa [...]rewyk, & de Aumarle; Seignior I'Isle, & Capitayne de Roven.

Having thus pointed at the cheif of his pub­blick imployments, I now come to his pious Works; which, for his souls health, he perform­ed in his life time; or by his Testament, appoint­ed to be done by his Executors.

Of the first sort, was the FoundationPat. 9 H 6. p. 1. m 23. of that Chantry at Euyes [...] in 9 Hen. 6. in that very place whereunto the famous Guy of War­wick, after his many renowned exploits, re­tired, and led an Hermites life: In which, be­fore this Foundation, there st [...]dLel. Itin. Vol. 4. f. 165. only a small Chappel, and a Cottage, wherein an Hermite dwelt. To this Chantry, consisting of two Priests, who were to sing Mass daily in that Chappel, for the good estate of himself and his wife, du­ring their lives, and afterwards for the health of their souls; and the souls of all their Parents, Friends, with all the faithful deceased, he gavePat 9 H 6. ut supra. the Mannor of Ashorne in Com. War. with one Messuage, and one Carucate of Land, and Five pound seventeen shillings ten pence half penny yearly Rent, lying in Whirnash and Wels­burn; and esteeming that not sufficient, he did by his TestamentRous, [...] (in Cur [...]a Prerog.) ordain, that in all hast, the remnant of what he had designed for his Chantry Priests there, should by his Executors be delivered and made sure to them: And that the Chappel there, with the other Buildings, should be reedified, as he himself had devised, for the wholesome and convenient dwelling of those Priests. The costs of all which, with the Consecration of the two Altars therein (as ap­peareth by his Executors accompts) amounted unto One hundred eighty four pounds five pence half penny. And in this Chappel thus newly built, he caused a large and goodly statue of the famous Guy, to be placed (which is still there to be seen.)

That magnificent Chappel adjoyning to the Collegiate Church of our Lady in Warwick, was also builtIbid. by his Executors, by the direction of his last Will and Testament, wherein that stately Monument, erected to his memory, now stands.

The Amortising of Lands for the support of four more Priests, and two Clerks in the Colle­giate Church abovesaid, was likewise the work of his Executors: So also was the setling of Lands to the value of twenty marks per annum to his Colledge at E [...]mley in Worcestershire, for the maintenance of one more Priest, to be added to the number at that time there.

Moreover by this his TestamentIbid. he appointed; that first, and in all hast possible after his decease, there should be Five thousand Masses said for his Soul. Next, that his debts should be truly and wholly paid: Then, that until the Chappel above specified, should be finished, his Body should be laid in a Chest of Stone before the Altar; on the right hand of his Fathers Tomb in the Collegiate Church at Warwick; and afterwards removed thither, where he ordained three Masses every day to be sung, as long as the World should en­dure; one of our Lady with Note, according to the Ordinale Sarum; the second without Note, of Requiem, viz. The Sunday of the Trinity; the Monday of the Angels; the Tuesday of S. Tho­mas of Canterbury; the Wednesday of the Holy Ghost; the Thursday of Corpus Christi; the Friday of the Holy Cross; and the Saturday of the Annuntiation of our Lady: For performance of which, he appointed Forty pound Lands per annum, over and above all reprises to be amor­tised, viz. For every of the four Priests before specified, ten marks per annum: and for every Clerk five marks; and ten marks to be divided amongst the said four Priests, and other six Vicars of the Colledge, to increase their yearly salary, viz. To each of them thirteen shillings four pence. And besides this, that his Executors should treat with the Abbot and Covent of Tewksbury, and agree; that in their Monastery his Obit might be yearly kept; as also one Mass sung every [Page 247] day there for his soul; which to be the first, if it might be, if not, the last.

To the Collegiate Church of Warwick, he gave an Image of our Lady, in pure Gold, there to remain for ever, in the name of a Herriot; and appointed that his Executors should cause four Images of Gold, each weighing twenty pound to be made like unto himself, in his Coat of Arms, holding an Anker betwixt his hands; and so to be offered and delivered in his name, viz. One to the Shrine of S. Alban, to the honor of God, our Lady, and S. Alban; another to the Shrine of S. Thomas of Canterbury; the third at Bridlington (in Yorkshire;) and the fourth, at the Shrine in the Church of S. Wini­fride at Shrewsbury.

And moreoverIbid., That a goodly Tomb of Marble should be erected in the Abby of Kings­wood in Com. Gloc. upon the Grave of Elizabeth his first Wife; as also restitution made for any wrong done by him, and his servants to be re­warded.

To Isabel then his Wife, he gaveIbid. all the Sil­ver Vessels, Bedding, and Housholdstuff, which he had with her; and over and above all that, and whatsoever else she had since they were mar­ried, two douzen of Silver Dishes, twelve Char­gers of Silver, twelve Sawcers of Silver, a pair of Basins covered, Silver and Gilt; four other Basins of Silver, four Ewers of Silver; twelve peeces of Silver of one sort, with his Arms en­amelled on the bottom of them; and likewise, the great Paytren bought of the Countess of Suffolk, sometime belonging to the Earl of Salisbury: And to his Son Henry, the Cup of Gold, with the Dance of Men and Wo­men.

Of which Testament (bearing date at Caver­sham in Oxfordshire, 8 Aug. An. 1435. (15 Hen. 6.) were Executors the Lord Crom­wel, the Lord Tiptoft, Iohn Throkmorton, Richard Curson, Thomas Hugford, William Berkswel Priest, and Nicholas Rody his Steward: After which, viz. ult. Apr. An. 1439. (17 Hen. 6.) he de­parted this life at the Castle of Roan in Nor­mandy; leaving issue by Elizabeth [...] his first Wife, Daughter [...] and Heir of Thomas Lord Berkley, three Daughters, viz. Margaret, born [...] at Goo [...]rest, in Wedgnock Park (near War­wick) the next year after the Battle of Shrews­bury, second Wife [...] to the famous Iohn Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury; Eleanor, born [...] at Wal­kinston in Essex, shortly after the Feast of our Ladies Nativity, 9 Hen. 4. first married [...] to the Lord Roos, and afterwards [...] to Edmund Beau­fort, Marquess Dorset, and Duke of Somerset: And Elizabeth, born [...] in Warwick Castle, Wife [...] to George Nevil, Lord Latimer.

To his second Wife he wedded [...] Isabel, Daugh­ter of Thomas le Despenser, Earl of Glocester; and by the death of her Brother Richard, and elder Sister Elizabeth without issue, Heir [...] to all his Lands: But being the Widow [...] of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Worcester, his Uncles Son, he had a special Dispensation from the Pope, to marry her.

By which Isabel he left issue Henry and Anne, of both which, I shall speak in their order.

The Lands whereof he was possessed, were very vast; as may seem by that computation of their yearly value, extracted from the Accompts [...] of his several Bailiffs, through England and Wales, in 12 Hen. 6. amounting to no less than Eight thousand three hundred and six marks eleven shillings eleven pence halfpenny. Which, setting aside the good penny worths that his Te­nants had, of what they then held, would in the days we live, augment that sum sixfold, at least; considering, about that time Barley was sold for four shillings two pence the Quarter; Oats at two shillings one penny halfpenny; Ca­pons at three pence apiece; and Hens at one penny halfpenny, as by certain AccomptsDe An [...] 7 Hen 4. & 38 Hen 6. penès S Ar­cher. Eq Aur. of his Houshold Officers appeareth.

Touching the Lady Isabel his Countess, I find that she did not long survive him; for her Testa­ment bears date the first of December following; and the Probate thereof, 4 Febr. the same year. Of which TestamentLuffnam qu. 27. (in regard it is very me­morable) I shall here deliver the substance, viz. That her Body should be Interred in the Abby of Tewsbury; and her great Templys Jewels hang­ing on Wo­mens Fore­heads by Rod­kins thrust in­to [...] Hair. with the Baleys Pale or Peach colour­ed Rubies. sold to the utmost▪ and delivered to the Monks of that House, so that they grutched not with her Burial there; and what else she had ap­pointed to be done about the same. As also, that her Statue should be made all naked, with her hair cast backwards, according to the design and model that one Thomas Porchalion had for that purpose; and Mary Magdalen laying her hands a cross; with S. Iohn the Evangelist on the right side, and on the left side S. Anthony; and at her feet a Scutcheon, empaling her Arms, with those of the Earl, her late Husband, sup­ported by two Griffins; but on the sides thereof, the statues of Poor Men and Women, in their poor array, with their Beads in their hands.

She also willed, that of her great Sharpe, a Chalice should be made, and offered to our Lady, in the Lady Chappel there at Tewksbury; and gave to our Lady of Caversham, a Crown of Gold, made of her Chain (weighing five and twenty pound) and other broken Gold in her Cabinet; and two Tablets, the one of S. Cathe­rine, the other of S. George; the Precious Stones of which Tablets, to be set in the said Crown. Her Tablet with the Image of our Lady, having a Glass for it, she appointed to be offered unto our Lady of Walsingham, as also her Gown of Green Alyz Cloth of Gold, with wide Sleeves, and a Tabernacle of Silver, like in the Timber to that over our Lady of Caversham; and that her great Image of Wax, then at London, should be offered to our Lady of Worcester. To the Abby of Tewksbury she gave her Wedding Gown, and all her Cloaths of Gold, and Cloaths of Silk without Furs, saving one of Russet-Velvet, which she bequeathed to S Wini­frid; farther directing, that all her precious Stones and Pearls should be sold, as also her Sil­ver Vessel and Goods, to perform her Will; whereof Sir William Mountfort, Iohn Nanfan, and Iohn Norris, were constituted Executors.

¶I come now to Henry, Henry. the succeeding Earl; Son and Heir to Richard, by this Lady Isabel. He was bornRot. Joh. Rous. at Hanley Castle in W [...]rcester­shire, on Thursday, 11 Cal. Apr. An. 1424. (3 Hen. 6.) and BaptisedRot. Joh. Rous. on the Saturday, by Philip Morgan, Bishop of Worcester; having to his GodfathersRot. Joh. Rous. at the Font, Henry Beaufort Cardinal and Bishop of Winchester, with Humphrey, Earl Stafford; and to his Godmo­ther Ioane, Lady Bergavenny; the same Bishop of Worcester, being his Godfather also at Con­firmation. [Page 248] At his Fathers death, he hardly ex­ceededEsc. [...]7 H. 6. the age of fourteen years.

Before he accomplished the age of nineteen years, he tendredCart. ab An. 21. us­que 24 H. 6. n. 35. his service for defence of the Dutchy of Aquitane; in consideration where­of, and to give him the more encouragement in that expedition, the King by his Charter, bear­ing date at Dover, 2 Apr. 22. of His Reign, createdCart. ab An. 21. us­que 24 H. 6. n. 35. him Primier Earl of England; and for a distinction between him and other Earls, granted to him and the Heirs-male of his Body, leave to wear a Golden-Coronet about his Head, as well in his own presence, as elswhere, upon such great Festivals, as the like used to be worn. And within three days following, considering the high deserts of his noble Father (of whom he there makes a most honorable mention) ad­vancedCart. ab An. 21. us­que 24 H. 6. n. 35. him to the title of Duke of Warwick, granting him place in Parliament, and all other Meetings, next to the Duke of Norfolk, and before the Duke of Buckingham, and giving him forty pound per annum, to be paid by the Sheriffs of Warwickshire and Leicestershire, for the time being, out of the Revenue of those Counties, towards the better support of that Honor.

But this business of Precedency, was so stomached by Humphrey, Duke of Buckin­gham; that, had not the King by Act of Parlia­ment, in the Three and twentieth of His Reign (which was the next year ensuing that Creation of the Duke of Warwick) qualified it, much inconvenience had risen upon it. Therefore, For appeasing the contention and strife, moved betwixt them, for that preheminence, (those are the words of the Act) it was establishedEx Bu [...]del. Pe [...]. in Pa [...]l. 23 Hen. 6. n. 12., That from the second of December, then next following, they should take place of each other by turn, viz. One that year, and the other next; and so as long as they lived together, the Duke of Warwick to have the first years precedency; and he who should survive to have place of the others Heir­male, as long as he lived. And from that time, that the Heir-male of each, should take place of other, according, as it might happen, he had Li­very of his Lands before him.

After which he had a GrantPat. 24 H. 6. p. 1. m. 20. in Reversion, from the death of Humphrey, Duke of Glocester, of the Isles of Gernsey, Iersey, Serke, Erm, and Aureney, for the yearly Rent of a Rose, to be paid at the Feast of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist; as also of the Mannor and Hun­dred of Bristol, in Com. Gloc. for the yearly Rent of Sixty pounds; and likewise of all the Kings Castles and Mannors within the Forest of Deane, for the Rent of One hundred pound per annum. To all which Honors, he had this farther added, viz. to be Crowned [...] King of the Isle of Wight, by the Kings own hand.

But this hopeful Branch, the sole Heir-male to this great Earldom, was cropt in the flower of his youth, before the fruits of his heroick dispo­sition could be fully manifested to the World: For, upon S. Barnabas-day, scil. 11 Iunii, An. 1445. (23 Hen. 6.) being but Twenty two years of age, he died [...] at Hanley, (the place of his birth) and was buried [...] in the Abby of Tewks­bury, about the midst of the Quire, at the head of Prince Edward, Son and Heir to King Henry the Sixth.

In his Fathers life time, when he was scarce ten years of age, being then called [...] by the name of the Lord Despenser, he weddedIbid. Cecily, Daughter to Richard Nevill, Earl of Salis­bury, whose Portion was Four thousand seven hundred marks (which Cecily afterwards, scil. 27 Hen. 6. marriedPat [...]7 H. 6. p 2. m. 27. to Iohn Lord Tiptoft) by whom he left issue, one only Daughter called Ann [...], bornLel [...] supra. at Kaerdiff, in the Moneth of February, An. 1439. Which Anne, being about two years old at his death, was committedIbid. to the tutelage, first of Queen Margaret, and afterwards of William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, and had the title of Countess of Warwick, but did not long survive; for I find, that 3 Ian. An. 1449. (27 Hen. 6.) she departedEsc. 27 H 6. this life at Newelme in Oxfordshire (a Mannor of that Duke of Suffolk) and was buriedRot. Jo [...]. Rous. in the Abby of Reading, next to the Grave of Con­stance, Lady Despenser, her Great Grandmother, Daughter to Edmund of Langley, Duke of York.

Whereupon Anne her Aunt, bornIbid. at Ca­versham in Oxfordshire, 3 Id. Iuly, An. 1429. (7 Hen. 6.) Sister of the whole Blood to the late Duke of Warwick, became Heir to this Earldom, being at that time the WifeIbid. of Richard Nevil, Earl of Sailsbury, before­mentioned, having been wedded to him the same year that Henry her Brother married Cecily his Sister. Which Richard, by reason of that Mar­riage, and in respect of his special Services about the Kings peron; and likewise in the Wars of Scotland (for so doth the Patent import) had, upon the three and twentieth of Iuly next, fol­lowing the death of the before mentioned Anne, his Wives Neice, the Dignity and Title of Earl of Warwick, confirmedPat. 27 H. 6. p. 1. m. 1. and declared to him and his said Wife, and to her Heirs, with all preheminencies, that any of their Ancestors, before the Creation of Henry, Duke of War­wick, used.

Beauchamp of Alcester and Powyk.

I Now come to Walter de Beauchamp, Walter. a younger SonEx Regi [...] Episc. W [...] ­gom. vo [...] Giffard, [...] to William de Beauchamp of E [...]mley, by Isabel his Wife, Sister and Heir to William Mauduit, Earl of Warwick. Which Walter having purchasedFin. Le [...]. Mens. Pas [...] 56 Hen. 3. the moity of the Mannor of Alcester in Com. War. from Peter Fitz-Herbert, in 56 Hen. 3. made that place one of his prin­cipal Seats (the other being at Powyke in Worcestershire.)

This Walter was an eminent Man in his time. In 53 Hen. 3. being signed [...] with the Cross, for a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he had a Legacy of two hundred marks bequeathed [...] to him by his Father, for his better performance of that voyage: And in 21 Edw. 1. obtained a Charter [...] from the King, for a Fair to be kept yearly, at this his Mannor of Alcester, for eight days; beginning on the Eve of S. Giles, and for seven days after.

In 24 Edw. 1. he was Steward [...] of the Hous­hold to that King; and in 25 Edw. 1. attended [...] him into Flanders. In 26 Edw. 1. he had Summons [...] (amongst other great Men) to be at [Page 249] Carlisle upon Whitson Eve, well furnished with Horse and Arms to march against the Scots; and was [...] the same year with the King in that famous Battle at Faukirk. In 27 Edw. 1. he was [...] again in Scotland; and in 28 Edw. 1. had a Charter [...] for Free Warren in all his De­mesn Lands at Alcester and Powyke granted unto him; as also [...] in divers other places in Worcestershire.

In 29 Edw. 1. he was one [...] of those Lords in the Parliament at Lincoln, who then signified to the Pope, under their respective Seals, the superiority of King Edward, over the Realm of Scotland; being there stiled [...] Dominus de Al­cester.

In 30 Edw. 1. he obtained anotherCart 30 Ed. 1 n. 16. Charter to alter the yearly Fair at A [...]cester, from the Eve of S. Giles the Abbot, unto the Eve of S. Faith the Virgin, and to continue for seven days after. In 31 Edw. 1. he attended [...] the King again into Scotland, and was [...] at that famous Siege of Caerlaverok.

This Walter had to Wife [...] Alice, the Daughter of ... Tony (which marriage, in regard they were within the fourth degree of consanguinity, was after ratified [...] by Godfrey, Bishop of Wor­cester; and the children begot between them, decreed legitimate [...] by him, who had authority so to do from the Pope, in regard they knew no­thing of that impediment at the time of the Con­tract made) and departing [...] this life, 14 Cal. Martii, 31 Edw. 1. was buried [...] in the Gray Friers near Smithfield, in the Suburbs of Lon­don.

To him succeeded Walter his Son and Heir, who, in 32 Edw. 1. was [...] in that expedition then made into Scotland; and in 34 Edw. 1. being again [...] in Scotland, he departed [...] thence be­fore the War was at an end; for which respect his Lands, Goods, and Chattels, were seised [...] by the King: But the next year after he obtained pardon [...] for that transgression.

In 4 Edw. 2. this Walter went [...] again to the Wars of Scotland; so likewise in [...] 7 Edw. 2. In 10 Edw. 2. upon the death of Guy de Beau­champ, Earl of Warwick (his Kinsman) he had the custody [...] of all the Lands belonging to War­wick Castle, together with that Castle, during the minority of his heir: And the same year went [...] again into Scotland.

In 12 [...] & 13 [...] Edw. 2. he was likewise in those Scotish Wars; and in 19 Edw. 2. was sent [...] into Gascoign, to make provision against the Kings coming thither.

In 1 Edw. 3. he was again [...] in Scotland; and the same year had a special Commission [...] to execute the Office of Constable of England, in a particular case; but died [...] in 2 Edw. 3. leaving William his Brother and Heir [...], then forty years of age.

Which William had also been a Military Man, for many years: For in 25 Edw. 1. he was [...] in that expedition made into Flanders; and in [...] 26 Edw. 1. in Scotland. Likewise, in [...] 34 Edw. 1. and [...] 7 Edw. 2. And in 10 Edw. 2. had the Sheriffalty of Worcestershire granted [...] to him, during the minority of the Heir of Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick.

In 13 Edw. 2. he procured a Charter [...] from the King, for another Fair to be kept yearly at Alcester, for eight days, beginning on the Eve of S. Bernabas the Apostle.

In 14 Edw. 2. he was made GovernorRot. Fin. 14 Ed. 2. m. 5. of S. Briavels Castle in Com. Gloc. and of the Forest of Deane; and in 15 Edw. 2. constitutedPat. 15 Ed. [...] p. 1. m. 3. one of the Kings Commissioners for the safe custody of the City of Worcester.

In 1 Edw. 3. he was again in Scotland; but farther I find not of him.

To this William, succeeded Giles, Giles. his younger Brother, who in 15 Edw. 2. was made SheriffPat. 15 Ed. [...]. p. 1. m. of Carnarvonshire, and GovernorPat. 15 Ed. [...]. p. 1. m. of the Castle of Beaumaris; and in 12 Edw. 3. was Rot Ale­man. 12 Ed. 3. m. 7. in that expedition then made into Flanders.

In 13 Edw. 3. beingClaus. 13 Ed. 3. p 2. in dorso m. [...]1. in the Kings service be­yond Sea, at his great expences, he had a special dischargeClaus. 13 Ed. 3. p 2. in dorso m. [...]1. for providing of those six Soldiers, in the Isle of Wight, for his Lands there, unto which otherwise he had been liable.

In 14 Edw. 3. he obtained LicenseCa [...]t. 14 Ed. 3. n. 38. to fortifie his Mannor-house at [...]cester, (called Beau­champs Court) with a Wall of Lime and Stone, and to embattle it▪ And in 16 Edw. 3. had the like LicensePat. 16 Ed. 3. p. 1. m 27. Vid. Cart. 19 Ed. 3. n. 8. to fortifie his house at Freskwater in the Isle of Wight [...]; and to embattle the Walls thereof, having divers otherPat. 16 Ed. 3. p. 1. m 27. Vid. Cart. 19 Ed. 3. n. 8. priviledges granted to him for that Lordship.

This Giles left issue Iohn, Iohn. his [...]on and Heir, of whom I have seen little else, saving his Foun­dationEsc. 36 Ed. 3. p. 2. n. 10. of a Chantry in the Parish Church at Alcester, in 36 Edw. 3. forMS. penès S. [...] Aur. s. 17 b. one Priest to cele­brate Divine Service daily at the Altar of All-Saints; for whose maintenance he gaveEsc. 36 Ed. 3. ut supra. e­leven Messuages, one Shop, eleven Acres of Land, and four Acres of Meadow lying in Al­cester; and that in 3 Rich. 2. he wasRot. Franc. 3 Ric. 2. m. 6. in that expedition then made into France.

Which Iohn had issueMatch qu. 19. Sir William William de Beau­champ Knight; as also Sir Walter de Beauchamp a younger Son, from whom the Beauchamps, Ba­rons S. Amand did descend.

Which Sir William, in 16 Rich. 2. was made ConstablePat. 16 R. 2. m. 16. of the Castle of Glocester; in 3 Hen. 4. SheriffPat. 3 H. 4. m. 18. of Worcestershire, and in 1 Hen. 5. ofRot. Fin. 1. H. 5. m. 9. Glocestershire; and having marriedIbid. Catherine, one of the Daughters to Gerard de Vsflete, left issue Sir Iohn Beauchamp Iohn. Knight, who in 17 Hen. 6. upon the death of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, was constitutedRot. Fin. 17 H. 6. m. 1 [...]. one of the Commissioners, for the Guardianship of all his Castles and Lands, du­ring the minority of Henry his Son and Heir. Moreover, having purchasedRot. Fin. 22 H. 6. m. 3. from Thomas de Botreax, the other moity of the Mannor of Al­cester, (which had continued in that family for divers descents) did in 25 Hen. 6. in considerationCart. 25 & 26 H. 6. n. 20. of the many good and acceptable services, per­formed by him to that King, and to King Henry the Fifth his Father, obtain a special CharterCart. 25 & 26 H. 6. n. 20. for divers ample Immunities and Priviledges; with another Fair yearly, to begin on the Eve of S. Dunstan, and to continue for two days follow­ing.

Furrhermore, in the same five and twentieth year of King Henry the Sixth, for the like con­sideration as above is expressed, he was, upon the second of May, advancedPat. [...] H. 6. p. [...]. m. 33. to the title and dig­nity of Lord Beauchamp of Powyke; and had an AnnuityPat. [...] H. 6. p. [...]. m. 33. of Sixty pound per annum, out of the Fee-Farm of the City of Glocester, grant­ed to him and his heirs for their better support of that Honor; being at the same time consti­tuted Pat. [...] H. 6. p. [...]. m. 33. Justice of South Wales, with power [Page 250] to exercise that Office by himself or his suffi­cient Deputy.

After which ere long, viz. in 28 Hen. 6. he was madePat. 28 H. 6. p. 1. m. 19. Lord Treasurer of England; but in that Office he continued not full two years.

This Iohn by his TestamentLogg qu. 13. bearing date 9 April. Ann. 1475. (15 Edw. 4.) bequeathed his Body to Sepulture in the Church of the Do­minican Friers at Worcester, in a new Chap­pel to be made on the North side the Quire: to which house of Friers, for his burial there, he gave twenty marks, to be bestowed in Vest­ments and Stuff, beside an Organ of his own: and appointed that a Priest of that Friery, should dayly say Mass at the Altar within that Chappel, before his Tomb after the order of a Trental, for his Soul; as also for the Souls of his Father and Mother, Brethren and Sisters; his Childrens and Ancestors Souls; and especially for the Soul of Sir Iohn Fastolf, Knight; William Botreaux, and all Christian Souls; taking by the week for that Mass, so daily to be said, eightpence for ever­more. Which Chappel and Tombe, with his Effigies thereon in Alablaster, he did by this his Testament ordain, that his Executors should cause to be made; and departed thisEsc. 15 E. 4. [...]. 1. life the same year, leaving Margaret his Wife sur­viving, and Sir Richard Beauchamp, Kt. his Son and Heir, then forty years of age; which Mar­garet, by her TestamentMil [...] ▪ qu. 13. dated the Wednes­day next after the Nativity of our Lord, Anno 1477. (2 Hen. 7.) bequeathed her body to be buried in the Church of the Dominican Friers, commonly called the Friers Preachers at Wor­cester, with her Lord and Husband; and there­by ordained, that a Priest should sing for her Soul, during the terme of one whole year next after her decease, within the said House of Friers, receiving for his pains an hundred shillings.

She also willed, that a Tablet of Alablaster should be made, of the Birth of our Lord; and the three Kings of Co [...]eyn, to be set on the Wall over her Body, when it should be buried. Likewise, an Image of Alablaster of St. Iohn the Evangelist, containing three quarters of a yard in length, with the Chalice in his hand, to be set over her in likewise: Also a Candlestick of white Iron, with three branches, to set on the Tapers of Wax of four pound, to burn before that Image every Sunday, as long as they should endure. Moreover, on the day of her burial twenty five poor men to pray for her; five of which to hold Torches about her Herse, and every one of them to have at the Dirige a peny, and at the Morrow-Mass a peny. And farther willed, that at the Dirige upon the day of her Burial▪ there should be thirteen Priests and thir­teen Clerks in Surplesses; So likewise at the Morrow-Mass, each Priest to have for his labour six pence, and each Clerk two pence.

But I return to Sir Richard Beauchamp, Son and heir to the last mentioned Iohn.

This Sir Richard Richard. weddedCarpenter, Vol. 1. f. 47. a. Elizabeth the Daughter of Sir Humphrey Stafford, Knight, in the private Chappel of his Mannor-house at Beau­champs-Court, by virtue of a special Licence from the Bishop of Worcester; by which Eli­z [...]beth he had issueEsc. 16 H. [...]. [...]. 3. three Daughters his Heirs; viz. Elizabeth marriedEsc. 16 H. [...]. [...]. 3. to Sir Robert Willoughby Lord Brooke (first summoned to Parliament by that Title in 7 Hen. 7.) Anne to Richard Ligon, and Margaret to William Rede.

Beauchamp of Holt.

I come now to Iohn de Beauchamp Iohn. of Holt in Worcestershire; a younger Son.Claus. 12 R 2. m. 33. to William de Beauchamp of E [...]meley, by Isabel his Wife, Daughter and heir to William de Mauduit Earl of Warwick; which Iohn had this Lordship of Holt by the giftClaus. 12 R 2. m. 33. of his Fa­ther to hold to himself and the Heirs of his body by the Wife he then had. And in 25 E. 1. wasRot. Vascon. 25 E. 1. m. 7. in that expedition then made into Ga­scoigne (together with William Earl of War­ [...]ick, and Walter de Beauchamp, his Brethren) and the next year following inRot. Scoc. 26 Edw. 1. m. 5. the Wars of Scotland.

To him succeeded Richard de Beauchamp, Richard. who in 1 Edw. 3 diedEsc. 1 E. 3. n. 20. seised of this Mannor of [...]; leaving Iohn Esc. 1 E. 3. n. 20. his Son and Heir, eight years of age.

Which Iohn Iohn. in 12 Ed. 3. wasRot. Alem. 12 E. 3. m. 7. in that ex­pedition then made into Flanders; and in 20 Edw. 3. inRot. Franc. 20 Edw. 3. p. 1. m 5. that into France. In 37 E. 3. he wasRot [...]ascon. 37 E. 3. m. 2. in another then made into Gascoigne, and of the Retinue of Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, where he continuedRot Vascon. 38 E. 3. m. 1. the next ensuing year.

In 33 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 33 Edw. 3. p. 1. m. 5. again in the Warrs of France.

In 42 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 42 E. 3. m. 3. once more in the Warrs of France; and in 46 Ed. 3. attendedRot. Franc. 46 Edw. 3. m. 14. Iohn Duke of Lancaster into Spain.

In 6 R. 2. beingPat. 6 R. 2. p. 2. m. 1 [...]. then one of the Esquires of the K. Chamber (which I take to be the same that is now called Esquire for the body) he had in consideration of his good services done, and to be done, the grant of an annuity of twenty pounds per annum issuing out of the mannor of Sutton in the Forest of Macklesfeild in Cheshire: And in 9 R. 2 for the like conside­rationPat. 9 R. 2. p. 1. m. 31.; and becausePat. 9 R. 2. p. 1. m. 31. he did receive the order of Knighthood, at such time as the King first displayed his Banner in Scotland, he obtained a grantPat. 9 R. 2. p. 1. m. 31. for an hundred marks per annum, for his better support of that dignity, to enjoy for terme of life, and to be received out of the Kings Rents and Revenues in North-UUales. And furthermore, consideringIbid. the great ex­pence he had been at, in fitting himself with a Competent retinue of men at Armes, and Archers to attend the King, in a Voiage-Royal into Scotland; as also, for that he surendredIbid. his patent of that hundred marks per annum Annu­ity before mentioned, he had in recompence thereof a grantIbid. of the Commotes of Dyul­ [...]ien, and Kemeltemain, in Caernarvon­shire, to hold for terme of his life: And within the space of that year (being then Knight [...] of the Kings Chamber) was constituted [...] Justice of North-Wales; having likewise a special Char­ter [...] for divers Liberties and priviledges; as well in Vert and Venison, as other things, within his Lordship and Fee of Kederminster, in Com. Wigorn.

Moreover in 11 R. 2. being then StewardPat. 11 R. 2. p. 1. m. 23. of the Kings Household (in consideration also of his services) he obtained a grantPat 11 R. 2. p. 1. m. 23. of all the Man­nors [Page 251] and Lands belonging to the Priory of Deorhurst in Gloucestershire; then seised [...]. into the Kings hands (as all other Priories-alien were) by reason of his Wars with France: and within five dayes following (viz. 10 Oct.) forIbid. m. 12. the considerations aforesaid; and forIbid. m. 12. the place he held at that Kings Coronation; as alsoIbid. m. 12. for his greater honor in Counsells and Parlia­ments, he was advancedIbid. m. 12. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm; to hold to himself and the heirs male of his body, by the title of Lord Beau­champ of Kydermyster: being the firstSel [...]ens [...] of Honor, p. 747. man that was ever created a Baron of England by Patent.

But this honor he enjoyed not long: for the same year, divers of the great Lords, having [...] raised a powerful Army came [...] up to London, and there mustering [...] their men in sight of the Tower, where the King then lodged [...], forced him to call a Parliament; wherin, through their potency, they did what they list; causing Sir Robert Tresilian Chief Justice of the Kings Bench Court, and divers others to be attainted [...] of Trea­son; of which number this Iohn Lord Beau­champ was one; who being first committedClaus. 11 R. 2. m. 10. to close imprisonment in Dover Castle; and forTh. Wals. ut supra, n. 30. & 40. that he had been long before unfaithful to King Edward the third, and unto Lionel Duke of Clarence, as was then alledged, he recei­ved sentenceH. Knigh­ton 2705. n 30. of death; viz. to be drawn, han­ged, and quartered: but, by favorH. Knigh­ton 2705. n 30., was only beheaded on Tower hill: leaving by Ioane his Wife, DaughterClaus 49 E. 3. m. 2 [...]. and Heir to Robert le Fitzwith, Iohn Iohn. Claus. 12 R. 2. m. 33. his Son and Heir, ten years of age; du­ring whose minority this Lordship of Holt was committedClaus. 12 R. 2. m. 33. to the custody of Thomas Beau­champ Earl of Warwick, of whom it was held.

Which Iohn when he came to mans estate, viz. in 22 R. 2. attendedPat. 2 [...] R 2. p. 3. m. 37. the King in that Voyage, then by him made into Ireland; and in 8 H. 4. executedRot. Fin. 8 H. 4. m. 22. the Office of Escheator for the County of Worcester. So likewiseRot. Fin. 1 Hen. 5. p. 1. m. 8. in 1 Hen. 5. And diedEsc. 8 H. 5. n. 70. on Tuesday next after the Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle 8 Hen. 5. being then seisedEsc. 8 H. 5. n. 70. of the mannors of Bobenhu [...], Shulton, Bernangre, and Shotswell in Com. Warr. as also of the Mannors of Holt and Hanley juxta Temedbury in Com. Wigorn. leaving one sole DaughterEsc. 8 H. 5. n. 70. and Heir, called Margaret then twenty years of age. Which Mar­garet was firstIbid. married to Iohn Pauncefott, Ibid. and afterwards to Iohn Wysham.

Beauchamp of Bletsho.

I Now come to Roger de Beauchamp, Roger. Grand­son [...] to Walter de Beauchamp of Alcester.

In 20 Ed. 3. this Roger was [...] in the Wars of France and the next year following, ob­tained the Kings confirmation [...] of the Man­nor of Lydeard-Tregoz, in Com. Wilts. unto himself, and Sibil, his Wife, and to the Heirs male of their two bodies lawfully begotten, which had been granted [...] to them by Peter de Gran­dison. (Which Sibil was [...] Daughter of Sibil, Wife of William de Grandison, and she [...] of Mabel [...] of the four Sisters and Coheirs of Otto de Grandison.) In 21 Edw. 3 he continued [...] in the French Warrs.

Moreover in 28 Edward. 3. he wasRot Franc. 29 E. [...]3 m. 2. Captain of Calais: and in 33 Edw. 3. attendedRot. Vascon. 33 E 3. m 9. the King in his expedition into Gascoigne. In 34 Edw. 3. he hadRot. Fin. 34 Edw 3. m 2. Claus. 42 Edw. [...]. m. 13., in right of the before­mentioned Sibil his Wife (who wasRot. Fin. 34 Edw 3. m 2. Claus. 42 Edw. [...]. m. 13. the eldest of the four Sisters and Coheirs to Sir William de Pa [...]shul, Knight,) upon partition of the Lands of her Inheritance, the Mannors of Ble [...]nesho, and Caysho, with the Advowson of the Church of B [...]etnesho, in Com. Bedf. and all the Knights Fees belonging to those Lordships, for the pur­party of the said Sibil. Whereupon making B [...]etnesho his chief seat, both himself and his posterity were [...]henceforth denominated of that place; which Sibil was buriedStows Sur­vey. [...] 374 b. in the Black-Friers Church in London.

In 46 Edw. 3. this Roger being madeRot. Franc. 46 E 3 m 41▪ Cap­tain of Calais, had licenceCl [...]us. 46 E. 3 m. 24. to transport his Houshold-goods, and other necessaries thither, without the payment of any Custome for the same: And in 47 Edw. 3. had a special com­missionRot. Alema [...] ▪ 47 E. 3. m. 22. to take care, that the Peace then made betwixt King Edward and the Earl of Fla [...] ­ders, should be preserved within the Marches of Calais.

Soon after this he obtained a CharterCart. ab an 27 us (que) 51 Edw. 3. n. 7. & 8. of Free-Warren in all his Demesne Lands, within his Mannor of Lydyeard, in Com. Wilis. as alsoCart. ab an 27 us (que) 51 Edw. 3. n. 7. & 8. in Bsetnesho, and Ca [...]sho, in Comit. Bedf. And in 49 Edw. 3. beingRot. Franc. 49 Edw. 3. m 25. in that Expedition then made into France, was of the retinueRot. Franc. 49 Edw. 3. m 25. with Edward le Despencer.

In 50 Edw. 3. beingPat. 50 E. 3. p. 2. m. 25. then Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold to King Edward, he hadPat. 50 E. 3. p. 2. m. 25. in consideration of his good service an hundred marks per annum, given him for life, out of the Farme of the Castle and Town of Dev [...]ies, in Wiltshire.

This Roger was summonedClaus. de [...] ann. [...] do [...]s. to Parliament from 37 Edw. 3. till 3 R. 2.

And by his TestamentSu [...]bury, f. 1 [...]3. [...]. bearing date at Lon­don, 19 Ian. Anno 1377 (3 R. 2.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Church of the Friers-Preachers (commonly called the Black-Friers) within the City of London, near to the Grave of Sibil his Wife;Stows Su [...] ­vey, 374. [...]. and willed that at his Funeral, there should be Placebo and Dirige, with note; as also on the morrow after, two Masses; one of our Lady and another of Requiem. And in regard he was obliged to do Service against the Infidels (in the Holy-Land) by the appoint­ment of Walter de Beauchamp his Grandfather, to the expence of two hundred marks▪ he wil­led, that Roger his Son, when he came of age, should perform that service.

To which Roger he gaveSudbury, ut supra. all his right in the Mannor of Bloxham.

To his Chantry at Bletnesho he gave Sudbury, ut supra. an hundred pounds for the maintenance of one Priest to sing there perpetually for his Soul; as also for the Soul of Sibil his first Wife, and all Christian Soules: And diedEsc. 3 R. 2. n. 5. upon the third of Ianuary 3 R. 2. (which was soon after he made that Testament) being then seisedEsc. 3 R. 2. n. 5. of the mannor of South-Lyd [...], in Com. Wilts. of Bletuesho, in Com. B [...]df. and of [...], and Spellesbury, in Comit. Oxon. leaving Roger his Grandson and Heir then seventeen years of age; and Margaret his second Wife sur­vivingSudbury, [...] supra..

Which Roger making proofClaus. 7 R. 2. m 9. of his age in 7 R. 2. and doing his Homage had LiveryClaus. 7 R. 2. m 9. of [Page 252] his Lands. In 18 R. 2. this Roger attendedPat. 18 R 2. p. 1. m. 18. the King into Irelend.

But of him I have seen no more, than that he left issue Iohn his Son and Heir; who in 8 Hen. 4. doing hisRot. Fin. 8 H. 4. m. 20. Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 8 H. 4. m. 20. of his Lands; and diedLib. cedul. 14 Hen. 4. p. 178. in 14 H. 4. leaving issue Iohn Lib. cedul. 14 Hen. 4. p. 178. his Son and Heir, then two years of age; and a Daughter called Margaret, who became Heir to her Brother; and was firstCatal. of Nob. by R. Brooke. married to Sir Oliver St. Iohn, Knight, (from whom the St. Iohns of Bletsho are descended) and afterwardsCatal. of Nob. by R. Brooke. to Iohn Beaufort Duke of Somerset.

Beauchamp Lord St. Amand.

I Come now to Walter de Beauchamp, the younger Son to Iohn Lord Beauchamp of Powyk. This Walter in 4. H. 4. was re­tainedEx ipso Au­togr penès Cleric. pell. by Indenture, to serve the King in a Voyage Royal into France, with four Men at Armes, himself accounted; and twelve Archers, whereof four to serve on Foot, and the rest on Horseback, for one whole year; taking for him­self two shillings per diem, for his Men at Armes twelve pence, and for his Archers six pence. And afterwardsIbid. viz. in 3 Hen. 5. to serve that King in Guyene, with four Men at Armes, and twelve Archers, all on Horseback: for which service he was to receive forty marks a piece for his Men at Armes, and twenty marks a piece for each of his Archers.

To which Walter succeeded William his Son and Heir, who in 8 Hen. 6. was.Rot. Franc. 8 H. 6. m. 12. in that Ex­pedition, then made into France; and having taken to WifeEsc. 4. H. 6. n. 17. Rot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 3. Rot. Fin. 5 Hen. 6. m 24. Elizabeth the eldest of the three Daughters and Coheirs of Gerard de Braybrook, andEsc. 4. H. 6. n. 17. Rot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 3. Rot. Fin. 5 Hen. 6. m 24. Cousins and Heirs to Almeric de St. Amand (a Baron of great antiquity) has first SummonsClaus de eodem anno in dorso. to Parliament in 27 Henr. 6. by the title of Beauchamp of St. Amand. After which ere long, being SewerPat. 29. H. 6. p. 1. m. 8. to the King, he was con­stitutedPat. 29. H. 6. p. 1. m. 8. Chamberlain of North-Wales; and having by his TestamentStockton, f. 123 b. bearing date 18 Martii Anno 1457. (35 Hen. 6.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Chapel of the Chantry at Stepul Lavynton, in Com. Wilts. he gaveStockton, f. 123 b. to the Shrine of St. Osmund, at Salisbury, ten marks; and departed thisEsc. 35 Hen. 6. m. 18. life the 19 day of the same Month of March, being then seisedEsc. 35 Hen. 6. m. 18. of the Mannors of Hayford, in Comitat. Dorset. Che­ryngton, in Comitat. Gloc. Wynterslowe, Chepyng-Lavynton, Bromeham, Stepul-Ashton, Anderowe, Woderove, Whad­den, Knabbewell, Berewyke-Basset, and Chelworth, in Com. Wiltes. leaving Richard Esc. 35 Hen. 6. m. 18. his Son and Heir, four years of age; Elizabeth his Wife survivingClaus. 36 H 6. m. 10..

Which Richard in 8 Hen. 7. wasPolyd. Virg. 605 n. 30. in that ex­pedition in aid of Maximilian the Emperor against the French: And in 13 Hen. 7. onePolyd. Virg. [...]84. n. 30. of the Western men of note, then in Armes, for sup­pressing that Insurrection of the Cornish-men, made on the behalf of Perkin Warbeck.

This Richard by his Testament [...] bearing date 12 Iunii, Anno, 1508 (23 Hen. 7.) bequeathed his Body to be buryed in the Black-Friers Church, near Ludgate, within the City of London; and for lack of Issue by Dame Anne his Wife, thereby settled divers Lordships lying in the Counties of Wilts. Bedf. Berks. Huntingt. and Heref. upon his Natural Son Anthony S. Amand, begotten on Mary Wroughton, and on the Heirs of his Body. By the ProbateIbid. of which Te­stament, it appears; that he dyed within few days after; for it bears date 8 Iulii next en­suing

Beauchamp of Essex.

OF the Line of Beauchamp of Elmley (as it is probable) was that Stephen de Beauchamp, who joyned with William de Beauchamp, of Elmley in Henry the seconds time in the gift [...] of Osmaresieie, to the Monks of Bordney, but I suppose his chief seat was in Essex: for in 15 H. 2. he Executed the Office of ShiriffRot. pip. 15 H. 2. Essex. & Hens. for one half of that year, for the Coun­ties of Essex and Hert [...]ord: So likewise inRot. Pip. de [...]odem anno [...]ssex. & Hertf. 16 Hen. 2. And in 22 Henr. 2. paydRot Pip. 22 H. 2. [...]. a Fine of five hundred marks, for trespassing in the Kings Forests.

This Stephen was seisedR [...]t. [...]e [...]. pue [...] & putll [...] in [...]. membr. 8 & 9. Essex & North [...]m. m. 3. of Comerse, and Fairstede in Essex; and marriedR [...]t. [...]e [...] pue [...] & putll [...] in [...]. membr. 8 & 9. Essex & North [...]m. m. 3. Isolda the Daughter of Robert Earl Ferrers; but diedR [...]t. [...]e [...]. pue [...] & putll [...] in [...]. membr. 8 & 9. Essex & North [...]m. m. 3. in 31 Hen. 2. leavingR [...]t. [...]e [...] Pue [...] & putll [...] in [...]. membr. 8 & 9. Essex & North [...]m. m. 3. his Son and Heir five years of Age, and five Daughters. The name of which Son was Stephen, as I think: for in 2 R. 1. I findRot. Pip. 2 Ric. 1. Cantabr. & Punt. a Stephen de Beauchamp in minority, and Ward to the Bishop of Ely. Which Stephen dyingClaus. 13 H. 3. m. 20. without Issue, his four Sisters became his Heirs; viz. Isold the Wife of Richard de Suburie, Maud the Wife of William de Wastail, Alice the Wife of Ralph de Ardern, and Idonea the Wife of Henry de Alneto, sive d' Auney.

But by another RecordClau. [...] Hen. 3. in dorso. m. 17. this Isolda is said to be the Wife of Richard Fitz-Iohn; Maud, the Wife of William de Wasevile; and Aeline, the Wife of Ralph de Arderne: And that upon the death of Stephen their Brother, without Issue, they Impleaded Henry de Alneto and Idonea his Wife, for witholding from them their reasonable pur­parties in Lumers, Heny, Tunsted, and Alfelineston in Essex.

Beauchamp of Hacche.

THe first of this Somersetshire Family (with whom I have met) is Robert, Robert. who in 3 Henr. 2. accountedRot. Pip. 3 Hent. 2. Somers. to the King six pounds, for a Mark of Gold; and in 9 Hen. 2. was SheriffRot. Pip. 9 Hen. 2. Somers for the Counties of So­merset and Dorset. In 12 Hen. 2. this Ro­bert upon the assessment of the Aid, for marrying the Kings Daughter, then levyed, certifiedLib. Rub. sub ut. So­mers. his Knights Fees de Veteri Feoffamento to be in num­ber seventeen, for which in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. [...] 14 H. 2. [...] & [...] se­ven pounds one shilling and eight pence; viz. eight shillings four pence, for each Knights Fee.

In 22 Hen. 2. he did again execute the Of­fice of Sheriff [...] for those Counties; and conti­nued so to do, untill [...] the end of the first half of the 28 year of that Kings Reign.

In 7 R. 1 [...] he gave [...] sixty marks to the King for Licence to continue his first Army in Nor­mandy, [Page 253] over and above his Scutage; and died [...] in 13 Ioh. leaving Robert, Robert. his Son and Heir, then in minority, and in Ward [...] to Hubert de Burgh, who, upon levying the Scutage of Wales that year, answered [...] four and twenty marks, for those seventeen Knights Fees which he held.

In 18 Ioh. this Robert was commandedClaus. 18 Joh. m. 2. by the King to seise the Lands of Robert de Arsi [...], for the relief of the Castle of Oxford; and in 7 Hen. 3. wasClaus. 7 H. 3. m. 5. in dor­so. in that expedition then made in­to Wales.

In 26 Hen. 3. he gaveRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Dor­set. & Somers. a Fine of Eighty marks, to be exempted from attending the King into Gascoigne; and departing this life before the Six and thirtieth of Henry the Third, Robert Robert. his Son and Heir, then paying one hundred pound for his ReleifRot. Fin. 36 Hen. 3. m. [...]0., had LiveryRot. Fin. 36 Hen. 3. m. [...]0. of his Lands.

In 38 Hen. 3. this Robert sailedClaus. 38 H. 3. m. 10. into Gas­coigne to the King, with Horse and Arms, in one of those Ships which were impressed for the Queens transportation thither; and the same year, upon Collection of the Aid, for making the Kings eldest Son Knight, paidRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Dor­set. & Somers. Twenty one pound five shillings, for those seventeen Knights Fees which he held.

In 41 Hen. 3. he received commandClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso m. 6. to be at Bristol, on the Octaves of S. Peter, well fur­nished with Horse and Arms, to attend the King, for restraint of the incursions of the Welsh to­wards South Wales. The like SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. he had in 42 Hen. 3. to be at Chester, on Munday next after the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, to oppose their hostilities in the Marches of North Wales.

But all that I have farther seen of him, is, That he was FounderEsc. 15 E. 1. n. 49. Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 326 a. [...]. 50. of the Priory of Frithel­stoke in Com. Devon. And that to him succeeded Iohn his Son and Heir. Which Iohn, Iohn. beingRot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Dorset. & Somerset. the same year in the Kings Army in Wales, was dischargedRot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Dorset. & Somerset. of his Scutage for that service.

In 5 Edw. 1. this Iohn was made GovernorPat. 5. Ed. 1. m. 24. of the Castles of Kaermerdin and Cardi­gan; and diedEsc. 12 Ed. 1. n. 30. in 12 Edw. 1. being then seisedEsc. 12 Ed. 1. n. 30. of the Mannors of Bullingham and Mu [...] ­rifield in Com. Wilts; as also of the Mannors of Welweton and Dundene in Com. Somers. of the inheritance of Cicely his Wife; leaving Iohn his Son and Heir, then ten years of age. Which Cicely in 17 Edw. 2. obtained the Kings CharterCart. 17 Ed. 1. n. 4. for a weekly Market upon the Thursday, at her Mannor of Compton near Dundene in Com. Somerset. And a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Mary Mag­dalen.

This Iohn in 29 Edw. 1. had a GrantCart. 29 Ed. 1. n. 4. from the King, for a weekly Market to be kept on the Thursday, at his Mannor of Hacche in Com. Somers. As also for a Fair yearly, to begin there upon the Eve of S. Iohn Baptist, and to continue two days next following that Festival (that be­ing the cheif Seat of this Family.)

In 34 Edw. 1. he was [...]. one of that number, who received the honor of Knighthood with Prince Edward, the Kings eldest Son; and the same year, in [...] that expedition then made into Scotland. In 8 Edw. 2. he was again [...] in the Wars of Scotland. And in 13 Edw. 2. did his homage [...] to the Abbot of G [...]astonbury, for eight Knights Fees, which he held of him in Dundene, and for one in Shepton-Malet.

A word now of Cicely his Mother, who was Daughter and Coheir [...] to Maud de Kyme, and Cosin, and one [...] of the heirs to Iohn de [...]y [...]on. This Cicely in 11 Edw. 2. obtained the Kings CharterCatt. 11 Ed. 2. n. 36., for a Market every week upon the Munday, at her Mannor of [...] Malet in Com. Somers. As also for a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Barnabas the Apostle; and diedEsc. 14 Ed. 2. n. 8. in 14 Edw. 2. being then seisedEsc. 14 Ed. 2. n. 8. of the Mannor of [...]-Marshal in Com. Dors. Of the moity of the Mannor of West Kington in Com. Wilts. Of the Mannor of Wodme [...]h in Com. Surr. Of the Mannor of [...] in Com. Can­tabr. As also of the Hamlets of [...] and Widecom [...]e. Iohn her Son and Heir (of whom I have already spoke) beingEsc. 14 Ed. 2. n. 8. then forty years of age, who doingRot. [...]. 14 Ed. 2. m. 6. his homage, had Li­veryRot. [...]. 14 Ed. 2. m. 6. of all those Lands, and in 16 Edw. 2. was made GovernorPat. 16. Ed. 2. p. 1. m. 10. of the Castle of [...]. Not long after, viz. in 18 Edw. 2. this Iohn was Rot. Vascon. 18 Ed. 2. m. 1. in that expedition then made into Gascoigne; and in 7 Edw. 3. obtained LicensePat. 7 Ed. 3. p. 2 m. 2. to fortifie his Mannor Houses at [...], Es [...]ok [...]s, and South Hamedon, and to embattle the Walls of them: And, having SummonsClaus de ii [...] ­dem Ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, from the Twenty fifth of Edward the First, until the tenth of Edward the Third, de­partedEsc. [...]0 Ed. 3. n. 42. this life that year, leaving Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir thirty years of age; who doing his homageRot. Fin. 11 Ed. 3. m. 30. had LiveryRot. Fin. 11 Ed. 3. m. 30. of his Lands the next on suing year.

In 12 Edw. 3. this Iohn attendedRot. Ale­man 12 H. 3. [...]. 7. Claus. 12 [...] 3. p. 2. in dorso m. 24. the King at his own charge, in that expedition, which he then made beyond the Seas; and the next year following, wasRot. Ale­ [...] 13 Ed. 3. m. 19. with him in F [...]anders. Where continuing till 14 Edw. 3. he obtained LicenseClaus 14 Ed. 3. in. 2. to transport twelve Sacks of his own Wool, for his better support in the Kings service in those parts.

In 16 Edw. 3. he wasR. [...]. 1 [...]d. 3 m. 27. again in the Wars of France, and having been summonedClaus. de iis­dem Ann. in dorso to Par­liament, from 10 till 17 Edw. 3. diedEsc. 17 Ed. 3 n 58. Somers. that year, being seisedEsc. 17 Ed. 3 n 58. Somers. of the Mannor of Sc [...] ­perton in Com. Middles. And of the Mannors of Dundene, Merschton, Wellaton; the moity of the Mannor of Shapton-Malet; the Mannors of Hacche-Beauchamp, Mur­rifield, Stoke-Chirche, Schepton-Beau­champ, and Stoke subtus Hamden, all in Com. Somers. leaving Iohn his Son and Heir twelve years of age; as also Margaret his Wid­ow surviving; who had for her Dowry then assignedClaus 17 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 19. unto her, the Mannors of Dundene and Schepton. Beauchamp before mentioned: Likewise certain Lands and Rents in Murifield, and Sturmister Marshal in Com. Dors. with the moity of the Mannor of Selling near Monk-Horton in Kent. The Wardship of which Iohn, as to his Lands, was committedRot. Fin. 17 Ed. 3. m. 8. to Ro­bert de Ferrers, and Reginald de Cobham; whereof he had LiveryClaus. 25 Ed. 3. m. 32. in 25 Edw. 3. then making proof of his age.

This Iohn Iohn. in 33 Edw. 3. wasRot. Vas­c [...]n. 33 Ed. 3. p 2. m. 3. in that expedi­tion then made into Ga [...]coigne; and of the Re­tinueRot. Vas­c [...]. 33 Ed. 3. p 2. m. 3. to Thomas de Beauchamp, Earl of War­wick, whose Daughter Alice he had mar­ried [...]ot. Joh. Rous in do [...]o..

And having been summonedClaus. de iis­dem Ann. in d [...]rso. to Parliament from the 25 to the 35 Edw. 3. inclusive; de­partedEsc. 35 E [...]. 3. p. [...] this life upon the seventh of October, in the same thirty fifth year without issue; leaving [Page 254] Ibid. Cecily his Sister forty years of age, afterwards married to ... Turbervill; and Iohn Me­riet, the Son of Eleanor, his other Sister, fifteen years of age, his next heirs: Margaret his Mo­ther then surviving, and holdingIbid. for term of life in Dower, the Mannors of West-King­ton in Com. Wilts, Shepton-Beauchamp, Dun­dene, Murifield, and Broad Hertshton in Com. Somers. Which Margaret diedIbid. n. 36. the nine­teenth of November following,

The next ensuing year after the death of which Iohn, upon PartitionRot. Fin. 36 Ed 3. m 27. Claus. 42 Ed. 3. m. 12. made of the Inhe­ritance, divolved to those coheirs; Cecily had assignedRot. Fin. 36 Ed 3. m 27. Claus. 42 Ed. 3. m. 12. for her purpart, the Mannors of Hacche, Shepton-Beauchamp, Mur [...]field, the third part of the Mannor of Shep­ton-Malet in Com. Somers. Certain Lands in Sturmister-Marshal in Com. Dors. The Man­nors of Boltbury and Huberton in Com. Devon; the Mannors of [...]ourton in Com. Buck. Little Haw in Com. Suff. And two parts of the Mannor of Selling in Com. Kan [...].

Which Iohn Meriet diedIbid. in 3 Rich. 2. leaving issue Elizabeth, his sole Daughter and Heir, mar­riedIbid. to ... Seymour.

Redvers.

BAldwin de Brionis, Baldwin 1. for so he is calledMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 785 a. n 10. by some, but by othersOrd. Vit. 510 C. Baldwin de Molis, (secondW Gemet. [...]12 B. 261 D. Son to Gilbert Crispin, EarlW Gemet. [...]12 B. 261 D. of Brion, SonIbid. 269 D. of Godfrey, Earl of Ewe, Na­turalD. de S. Quint. 152 C. Son to Richard, the first of that name, Duke of Normandy, (Great Grandfather to King William the Conqueror) wasOrd. Vit. 493 B. one of the principal persons of the Laity, that won much fame at the Conquest of England. Which Bald­win, besides this Alliance, took to WifeMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 785 a. n. 10. Albreda, Neice to King William, viz. DaughterOrd. Vit. 686 D. of his Aunt: And being a person in whom the King did so confide, obtainedIbid. 510 C. a choice place within the Walls of E [...]eter, whereon to build a Castle, seating himself there, with other Military Per­sons, to guard that City.

To this Baldwin, the trust of the County of Devon was committedDome [...]d. Devon. by that King; for which respect, he was, sometimes, calledDome [...]d. Devon. Baldwinus Vicecomes; but in regard of his cheif residence in Exeter, sometimesDomesd. So­mers. Baldwinus de Excestre.

That the Possessions he had by the Conquerors gift, were very ample, is evident from the General Survey Domesd in [...] C [...]m.: For besides Werne in Dorsetshire, Ham [...]ton, Apely, Portlock, and Mundi­ford, in Somerts [...]tshire; he had no less then an hundred fifty and nine Lordships in Devon­shire, and nineteen Houses in E [...]eter.

By Albreda his Wife, he had issue three Sons, viz. W. Gemet. [...] [...]12 C. Richard, Robert, and William; and three Daughters, whereof Adeliza Mon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 785 a. n. 10. only survived; and by a Concubine a NaturalOrd. Vit. 687 D. Son, called Guiger, shorn a MonkOrd. Vit. 687 D. at Bec, in Nor­mandy.

Of which three Sons, Robert (who was the second) having been constituted Ibid. 686. Governor of Br [...]on, by [...], Duke of Norman­dy, An. 1090. (3 Wil. [...]) and afterwards by him required [...] to deliver it up to Roger de [...] (Father to Robert, Earl of Mellent) to whom, for a great sum of Money, Curthose had promised it, answered Ibid., If you will retain it in your own hands, as your Father heretofore did, I will presently render it to you; otherwise I will keep it as mine inheritance, as long as I live: For it is very well known to all the Inhabitants of this Countrey, that old Richard, Duke of Normandy gave it, with the whole County to Godfrey his Son; and that he, at his death left it to Giflebert his Son; who, being barbarously murthered by wicked men, his Sons for refuge fied to Baldwin, Earl of Flan­ders: Whereupon your Father (id est, William the Conqueror) taking it wholly into his own hands, disposed thereof to several persons as he thought good▪ But, after a while, having wedded the Daughter of the said Earl of Flanders, at the request of that Earl, he rendred to Baldwin my Father, Mola and S [...]ppo; and gaveIbid 687 A. him his Aunts Daughter to Wife; and to Richard my Fathers Brother, he restored Berefact and Orbeck; and lastly, by your special favor I do now enjoy this Brion, the principal Town of Gi [...]lebert my Grandfather.

Upon Richard Richard 1. the eldest Son, did the same King William(by reason of such his Alliance) bestowMon. An­glic. Vo. 1. 785 a. n. 30. the Inheritance of the whole Ho [...]or and Barony of Okehampton in Com. Devon. And likewise the CastleMon. An­glic. Vo. 1. 785 a. n. 30. of Exeter, with the SheriffaltyMon. An­glic. Vo. 1. 785 a. n. 30. of the County of Devon; (which his Father had) in consideration of a certain Annual Rent to the King; whereupon he was also calledIbid. n. 40. & 1000. 5. Richard Vicecomes.

This Richard, sirnamedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 992 a. n. 20. also de Redvers, being NephewIbid. 305 a. n. 30. to William Fitz-Osberne, Earl of [...]e­reford, and at length (after the death of Williams two Sons, Iohn and Richard, in the life time of their Father) hisIbid. 305 a. n. 30. Heir, being highly belovedMonast. An­glic Vol. 1. 790 a. n. 10. by King Henry the First, was madeOrd. Vit. p. 783 D. one of his cheif Counsellors in the first year of His Reign: And had by his gift,Mon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 790 a. n. 20., not only Tiverton, with the Honor of Plimpton; but was by him made Earl of Devon; havingMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 790 a. n. 20. the Tertium De­narium of the issues of that County, which a­mountedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 790 a. n. 20. to ten marks (the whole Revenue thereof beingMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 790 a. n. 20. then thirty marks) assigned to him; and not long after obtainedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 790 a. n. 20. from the same King, the Isle of Wight: Whereupon he was stiledMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 790 a. n. 20. Earl of Devon, and Lord of the Isle; howbeit, in regard of his Residence in the City of Exeter, he was for the most part calledIbid. 760 a. n. 10. Earl of Exeter.

He likewise hadIbid. 173 b., by the gift of that King, the Church of Christ Church, in Com. Southampt. which (being Collegiate of Canons Secular) he bestowedIbid. n. 10 & [...]0. on a Priest of his called Peter de Og­landes, with all the Liberties, which Ranulph and Gilbert formerly Deans thereof, did ever en­joy; and gaveIbid. n. 10 & [...]0. him all the Prebends belonging thereto, viz. The Town of Hurne; the Lands of Gos [...]el, Stamput, Huburne, Strode, Dudecompe, and the two Prestunes. AndIbid. n. 10 & [...]0. in the Isle of Wight, the Lands of Apse and Hamstead; the Church of Hordull, with the Chappel of Melnford; the Church of Bolra, with the Chappels of Brokehurst, Holehurst, and Soppele, and the Prebend at Pidelton: And to this he added [...], of his bounty, the Town of [...]ingwerle, in the same Isle of Wight, with certain Lands in Southampton, belong­ing to that Lordship. Moreover, being a person of very great Piety, he gave [...] to the Abby of [...] in Norman [...]y, the Mannor of [...] in Dorsetshire, with the Church (which after­wards [Page 255] was made (a Cell to that Monastery,) as also [...] the Chappel of Be [...]ementone, with the Tithes; likewise [...], the Mannor of E [...]mouth in Devonshire, with the Church, Chappels, and Tithes thereto belonging.

Furthermore, with William called de Vernon, his Son, he gave [...] thereunto all his Right in the Church of Re [...]vers, with the Tithes, and Tithes of the Mills of that Town. And after­wards, in his age, growing more devout, gave [...] all his Lands of Brightley, (within the Ho­nor of Okehampton) An. 1133. (33 Hen. 1.) to Found an Abby there, of the Cistercian Order; and in the first year of King Stephen placedIbid. n. 60. twelve Monks therein: Shortly after which, he died [...] (viz. 2 Steph. An. 1137.) and being there Interred [...], was translated [...] to Ford, when those Monks were removed from Brightley thither. In the HistoryIbid. n. 10. of the Foundation of which Abby (viz. Ford) it is said, That this Richard de Redvers died without issue, and left all his Inheritance to Adeliza his only Sister; as also, that she was thereupon called [...] Adeliza Vice­comitissa; and that, from this Adeliza, the Court­neys, at length Barons of Okehampton, and Earls of [...], did descend: But by other Authorities it appeareth [...], that he had three Sons, viz. Baldwin, who succeeded him in his Honor, William, sirnamed de Vernon, and Robert de S. Mariae Ecclesiâ; and a DaughterIbid. called Hadewise de Rumara, Countess of Lincoln; which Hadewise gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 760 b. n 10. to the Monks of Quar­re [...], one yard Land lying in Pyde [...]on.

I come now to Baldwin Baldwin. his son.

This Baldwin, upon the death of King Henry the First, adhering to Maud the Empress, was the firstGrevas. Doro [...]ern. 1310. n. 50 S. Dun [...]. 259. 6. that appeared for her, by fortifyingGrevas. Doro [...]ern. 1310. n. 50 S. Dun [...]. 259. 6. his Castle at Exeter against King Stephen; and likewise the Isle of Wight, (which was of his Inheritance) for the better defending of which Castle he spent much treasure, in making of certain Military Engines. Whereupon the King raised an Army of English and Flemings, wherewith he marched into Oevonshire, and after a short Siege, having takenGrevas. Doro [...]ern. 1310. n. 50 S. Dun [...]. 259. 6. that Castle, seisedGrevas. Doro [...]ern. 1310. n. 50 S. Dun [...]. 259. 6. upon the Isle of Wight, with all other his Possessions; and expelledGrevas. Doro [...]ern. 1310. n. 50 S. Dun [...]. 259. 6. him, with his Wife and Children, out of England.

It is said [...] by some, that the cause of this his Rebellion against King Stephen, was, for that the King refused to confer upon him some Ho­nor, which he desired; yet afterwards he again enjoyed his Earldom of Devon; but was com­monly called [...] Exoniensis Comes, by reason of his dwelling in that City.

This Baldwin was Founder [...] of the Abby of Brummore in Wilthshire; and for [...] the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Adeliza his Wife; as also for the Souls of Richard his Fa­ther, Adeliza his Mother, and of King Henry the First (who bestowed that Land on his Father) gave [...] to the Monks of S. Peter of Elun [...], and of S. Martin de Champa (in the Suburb of Pa­ris) his Land and Chappel of S. Iames, with the Tithes thereto belonging, situate without the Walls of Exeter; as also [...] the Church of Ti­verton; which Chappel of S. Iames, thence­forth became a Cell to that Forein Monastery.

To the Monks of Plimpton, he was like­wi [...]e a Benefactor, by the Grant [...] of a Conduct for Water unto that Priory, through the Gardens of his Tenants at Plimpton; as alsoIbid. n. 30. of the Lordship of Garston.

Moreover, he was FounderMon. An­glic Vol 1. 760 a n 20 Mon Angl. V. 2 180 [...]. n 30. & [...]81 a n. 10 of the Abby of Quarrera, for Cistercian Monks in the Isle of Wight, in An. 1122. (33 Hen. 1.) As alsoMon. An­glic Vol 1. 760 a n 20 Mon Angl. V. 2 180 [...]. n 30. & [...]81 a n. 10 of the Priory of Christ Chur [...]h, Twincham, for Canons of S. Augustines Order, which was be­fore a Collegiate Church for Canons Secular. By Lucia Ibid 179 [...]. n 20. his Wife, having issueMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 645 a. l. 26. three Sons, Ri­chard, William, and Henry, he departedIb. 790 a. n. 30. this life at Quarrera, upon the second Nones of Iune, An. 1155. (1 Hen. 2.) And was there bu­riedIb. 790 a. n. 30. , withIb. 790 a. n. 30. Adeliza his Wife, and Henry his Son, who died in his youth.

Which Richard Richard 2. succeeding him in this Earl­dom, heldRot. Pip. 2 H 2. Devon. the Sheriffalty of Devon, in 2 Hen. 2. And, having in 7 Hen. 2. confirmedM [...]n. Anglic. Vo [...]. 2. 181 a. n. 20. that Foun­dation and Endowment of the Priory of Twineham, which had been made by himself and Earl Baldwin his Father, diedLel. Coll. Vol. 2. p. 19. the year following (viz. 8. Hen. 2.) in the City of Maunt, leaving issueMS. in Bibl. Cot­ton. (Do­mitian A. 8. 79 b. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 179 a. n. 20. by Dionysia MS. in Bibl. Cot­ton. (Do­mitian A. 8. 79 b. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 179 a. n. 20. his Wife, Daughter of Reginald, Earl of Cornwal, two Sons, Baldwin MS. in Bibl. Cot­ton. (Do­mitian A. 8. 79 b. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 179 a. n. 20. and Richard. MS. in Bibl. Cot­ton. (Do­mitian A. 8. 79 b. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 179 a. n. 20.

In 12 Hen. 2. upon the levying of that Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter then assessed, there being no Certificate sent (as from others) of the Knights Fees which this last Earl Richard held, by reason of his death, so lately before: It appearsLib. Rub in Scacc. sub tit. Devon., That upon the Collection of that Aid in 14 Hen. 2. Reginald, Earl of Cornwal, answered for them Fifty nine pound six shillings eight pence (viz. a mark for each Fee) they be­ing in number Eighty nine.

I now come to Baldwin Baldwin 3. his eldest Son.

This Baldwin weddedR. Hoved, 3 [...]6 b. n. 20 & 373 b. n. 30. ... the Daugh­ter and Heir of Ralph de Dols, in Berry, but diedR. Hoved, 3 [...]6 b. n. 20 & 373 b. n. 30. without any issue by her: Whereupon she was, by King Richard the First, in the first of his Reign, givenR. Hoved, 3 [...]6 b. n. 20 & 373 b. n. 30. in marriage to Andrew de Cha­venni.

To whom succeededMon Angl. Vol 2. 179 a. n. 20. Rich 3▪ Ibid. Vol 1. 790. n. 40. Richard his Brother and Heir; who also departingMon Angl. Vol 2. 179 a. n. 20. Rich 3▪ Ibid. Vol. 1. 790. n. 40. this life without issue, this Earldom resortedMon Angl. Vol 2. 179 a. n. 20. Rich 3▪ Ibid. Vol. 1. 790. n. 40. to William, sir­named de Vernun, his Uncle; so called, because he had his education at that place.

Which William, William. in 5 Rich. 1. upon the second Coronation of that King, wasR. Hoved. 420 a. n. 50. one of the four Earls that carried the silken Canopy at that so­lemnity, being then stiledR. Hoved. 420 a. n. 50. Earl of the Isle of Wight. And in 6 Rich. 1. uponRot. Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Devon. levying the Scutage for that Kings Redemption, paidRot. Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Devon. fif­teen pound, accountingRot. Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Devon. for forty five pounds more, which he gave to the King, upon his go­ing out of England. Moreover he gaveRot. Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Sou­thampt. two hundred twenty marks at that time to the King, for obtaining his favor, and restitution of his Lands upon the Kings return out of Al­maine.

In 6 Ioh. he gaveRot. [...]in. 6 Joh. m. 8. five hundred marks (to be paid in two years) to be repossessed of his Castle at Plimpton, and to have the Lordships of More [...]s and Ridleston, which were the In­heritance of the Countess of Mellent, which she had granted to him; as also for the Lordship of Cruke, which was the Dowry of the Coun­tess of Berry, and of his Fee, for which he had paid fourscore pounds per annum; which payment, was upon this Fine, to be quitted: MoreoverRot. Pip. 7 Joh. Dorse [...] & Somers., to have a Tryal, by the great Assize, for decision of the right betwixt the King and himself, touching Rumbrug and Langele, [Page 256] viz. eight pound Land near Southampton; likewise, for enjoying that twenty pound Land, which was of the Normans; and that he might govern his Tenants by Military service, and others in the Isle of Wight, according to the Law of the Land, and Judgment of his Court, so that they might do with their Lands as they rightfully ought.

In 8 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 8 Joh. Sou­thampt. to the King one hundred pound and a Palfrey, for Livery of the Lord­ships of Reynton and Feltham, which were the marriage Portion of Alice his Grand-mother: And in 13 Ioh. paidRot Pip. 13 Joh. Devon. one hundred seventy and eight marks for eighty nine Knights Fees in Devonshire, andRot Pip. 13 Joh. Devon. four pounds and one mark for three and an half in Berkshire, upon levy­ing the Scutage of Wales.

In 15 Ioh. he wentClaus. 15 Joh in dorso m. 1. into Poictou.

In 18 Ioh. the King taking noticePat. 18 Joh. m. 7. of his great age; and, by reason thereof, his disability to defend his Lands against Lewes of France (whom the Rebellious Barons had then called in) did grantPat. 18 Joh. m. 7. that he might retain his said Lands in his own hand, upon condition, that Baldwin, his Son, should constantly remain with the King in his service.

Which Baldwin, having weddedPlac. co­ram Rege apud Westm. de T. Trin. 3 Edw. [...]. Rot 53. O [...]on. Mon. Angl. Vol. 1 780 b Margaret, Daughter and Heir to Warine Fitz-Gerald; and dyingPlac. co­ram Rege apud Westm. de T. Trin. 3 Edw. [...]. Rot 53. O [...]on. Mon. Angl. Vol. 1 780 b in the life time of his Father; King Iohn gaveMat. Paris, in an. 1216. p. 275. n. 20. Claus. 1 H. 3. m. 10. her in marriage unto his great favorite Falk de Breant, in 15 Ioh.

This Earl William took to Wife Mabel Mon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 179 a. n. 30. DaughterEx Coll. R. Glov. S. to Robert Earl of Mellent, and had by the giftEx ipso Au­togr. penès Joh. Philipot Ar. Somerset H [...]raldum An. 1640. of her Father, the Lordships of Esturmenistre, Moreis, and [...]dle­stune, to hold to her and her heirs. By which Mabel, besides Baldwin his Son, who died in his life time (as hath been observed) he had issue two Daughters, viz. Mary Mon. Angl Vol. 1. 179 a. n 30 the Wife ofMon. Angl Vol. 1. 179 a. n 30 Robert de Curtenay, who hadCart. 1 Joh. p. [...] n. 41. in marriage, the Head of his Barony in Devonshire, with the Castle of Plimpton. And Ioane Ex Coll. R. Glov. S., first marriedEx Coll. R. Glov. S. to William, the Son of William Briwere, and afterCart. 1 Joh. ut supra. to Hubert de Burgh, Chamberlain to the King, who hadCart. 1 Joh. ut supra. also in marriage with her, the whole Isle of Wight, as also Christ Church. Which Ioane diedM [...]. Anglic. Vol 2. 179 a. n 50 without issue. This William diedPat. 1 H 3. m. 3. Pat. 2 H. 3. m. 9. in 1 Hen. 3. whereupon his Castles of Ca­resbrock and Plimpton were committedPat. 1 H 3. m. 3. Pat. 2 H. 3. m. 9. to the trust of the Sheriff of Hantshire, and others; and the custodyPat. 1 H 3. m. 3. Pat. 2 H. 3. m. 9. of his Lands in Hant­shire, Dorsetshire, and Somersetshire, un­to Ralph de Wiliton.

But the Wardship of the Son and Heir of Baldwin Baldwin 4. his Son, was givenIbid. m. 5. Claus. 2 H. 3. m. 5. & 7. to Falk de Breant, above mentioned (who had married his Mother) and heldPat 8 H. 3 m. 9., as her Dowry (inter alia) the Castle of Plimpton, which was accountedPat 8 H. 3 m. 9. Caput Honoris Comitatus Devon; upon whose death, which hapnedRot. Fin. 9 Hen 3. m 6. in 9 Hen. 3. she, the said Mar­garet, had LiveryRot. Fin. 9 Hen 3. m 6. of her Dowry by her first Husband Baldwin, before mentioned; she there­upon undertakingRot. Fin. 9 Hen 3. m 6. to pay the Debts of her last Husband Falk de Breant, by three hundred marks per annum, till they should be fully satisfied.

This Margaret (by some called Margery) in her pure Widowhood, forEx Coll. R. Glov S. the health of the Soul of Warine Fitz-Gerald, her Father; and the Souls of Alice de Curcy her Mother, gaveEx Coll. R. Glov S. to the Canons of Bolton in Yorkshire, her Mills at Hare [...]ode in that County. And in 36 Hen. 3. (An. 1252.) departedMatth. [...], in An. 12 [...]2. p. 848. [...] &c. this life upon the sixth Nones of October.

Matthew Paris affirmsIbid., that she was by King Iohn the Tyrant (as he calls him) who stuck at no wicked act, constrained to marry that impi­ous, ignoble, and base conditioned man, Falk de Breant, against her Will; of which marriage, he says, one wrote these following lines at that time.

Lex connectit eos, amor & concordia Lecti:
Sed Lex qualis? Amor qualis? Concordia qualis?
Lex exlex; Amor exosus, concordia discors.

And goeth on thusIbid., That on a time, being in Bed with him, he dreamed that a Stone of an ex­traordinary bigness, like a Thunderbolt, burst out of the Tower of the Church at S. Albans; and falling upon him, crusht him to pieces. Whereupon starting out of his sleep, and, with great amazement, trembling; she asked him what the matter was, and how he did? To whom he answered, I have in my time undergone many perils, but never was so much terrified, as in this Dream. And having told her all particulars, she replied, That he had grievously offended S. Alban, by polluting that Church with blood, and plunder­ing the Abby; and therefore advised him, for preventing a more grievous revenge, to reconcile himself to that holy Martyr. Wherefore, lodg­ing then at Luyton, he forthwith arose, and went to S. Albans; and having sent for the Ab­bot, fell upon his knees with tears, and holding up his hands, said, Lord have mercy upon me, for I have grievously offended God, and his Blessed Mar­tyr S. Alban; but to a sinner there is mercy: Let me therefore, by your leave, speak to your Covent in Chapter, to ask pardon of them in your presence for what I have done. Whereunto the Abbot con­sented, admiring to see such Lamb-like humility in a Woolf: Therefore, putting off his apparel, he entred the Chapter-house, bearing a Rod in his hand: and, confessing his fault (which he said he did in time of War) received a lash by every one of the Monks upon his naked Body: And when he had put on his cloaths again, he went and sate by the Abbot, and said, This my Wife hath caused me to do for a Dream; but, if you require restitution for what I then took, I will not hearken to you: And so he departed, the Abbot and Monks being glad, that they were so rid of him, without doing them any more mis­cheif.

This Margaret heldClaus [...] E. 1. [...] Esc. 20 Ed. 1. [...]. 139. the Lordships of Pi­shoo, Niweham, South-Lamheth, Wroke­shale, and Christechirche, in Dower, from Baldwine, sometime Earl of Devonshire, her Husband; and came at last to be the WifeCla [...]s. 8 E [...] ▪ 1. m 4. [...] supra. of Robert Aguillon; but died not till 20 Edw. 1. by which, it is evident, that she lived to a very great age.

I now come to Baldwin, Baldw [...]. [...]. Son of Baldwin, who died in his Fathers life time. In 11 Hen. 3. Gil­bert de Clare, Earl of Glocester and Hertford, gave [...] a Fine of two thousand marks to the King, for leave to marry his eldest Daughter to this young Earl. Whereupon all his Demesn Lands, which were then esteemed at two hundred pound per annum value, were committed [...] to the Guar­dianship of the same Earl of Glocester, (the rest being in the hands [...] of Savaric de Male-leone) till he came of full age.

[Page 257]In 24 Hen. 3. the King keeping [...] his Christ­mass at Winchester, at the instance of Richard Earl of Cornwal, in whose tuition this Bald­win then was, girded [...] him with the Sword of Knighthood; and then also investing [...] him with the Earldom of Wiht, gave [...]. Mo [...]. Ang. Vol 1. 7 [...]0. b. n▪ 10. him Amicia the Daughter of the same Earl of Gloucester, in marriage.

But in An. 1245 (29 H. 3.) which was about five years after; on the morrow after St. Valen­tines day, he died [...] in the flower of his youth, leaving issue [...] Baldwin his Son and Heir very young. After which; scil. in 32 H. 3. the King assentedPat 32 H. 3. m. 11., that this Amicia should marry unto Robert Gynes: And in 34 H. 3. accountedRot. P [...]p. 24 Hen. 3. Devon. four hundred pounds for the Ferme of the Lands of her late Husband E. Baldwin: Baldwin 5. which Rent she was to giveRot. P [...]p. 24 Hen. 3. Devon. till the Heir came of age.

This last mentioned Baldwin, being in mino­rity at time of his Fathers death (as hath been said) was committedPat. 36 H. 3. m. 3. to the tuition of Peter de Savoy (a great man in that age) to the end, that he should marryPat. 36 H. 3. m. 3. kinswoman of Queen Ali­anore; whom in 41 Hen. 3. by the directionM. Paris, in ann. 12 [...] ▪ p 944 n. 50 of that Queen, he accordingly tookM. Paris, in ann. 12 [...] ▪ p 944 n. 50 to Wife, and, the same year, doing his Homag [...] had Li­veryClaus. 41 H. 3. m. 11. of his Lands. By whome he had issueMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 179. [...]. n. 40. Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 790. a. n. 10. Iohn a Son, who diedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 179. [...]. n. 40. Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 790. a. n. 10. in his Infancy.

In 44 H. 3. at the marriage of Iohn Duke of Bretayne, with Beatrix King Henry the thirds Daughter, this Earl Baldwine receivedLel. Col. Vol. 1. 6 [...]9. the ho­nor of Knighthood with that Duke: but about two years after; scil. in Anno 1262. (46 H. 3.) he diedM. Westm. in eodem ann. by PoysonChron. de [...] Cott. (together with Richard Earl of Gloucester, and others) at the Table of Peter de Savoy Uncle to the Queen (being then a young man) leaving Isabel Rot. Pip. 1 Edw. 1. Devon. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 179. a. n. 50. de Fortibus Wife of William de Fortibus, Earl of Albemarle, and Holderness, his SisterRot. Pip. 1 Edw. 1. Devon. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 179. a. n. 50. and Heir, where­by this Earldom, as to the male line of this great Family, came to an end.

Which Isabel being thereupon in fullMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 790 b. n. 20. & 30. pos­session thereof; and Lady of the Isle of Wight, excepting the Dowry of Amicia her Mother, gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 790 b. n. 20. & 30. to the said Amicia, the Inheritance of the Mannors of Bockland, Bickley, Wooll­hampton, and Coliton, with the Hun­dreds, advowsons of Churches, Knights Fees, and whatsoever else to them belonged; with which she the said Amicia founded [...] the Abby of Bockland in Devonshire, in Anno 1378. (8 Edw. 1.) for the health [...] of the Souls of King Henry the third and Queen Alianore, Gil­bert de Clare, sometime Earl of Gloucester, her Father; Isabel her Mother; Baldwin Earl of Devon, her late Husband; as also of Isabel Coun­tess of Devon and Albemarle, and Marga­ret a Nun at Lacock, her two Daughters, then living.

Of which Amicia all that I have farther to say, is that in 53 Hen. 3. she was made [...] Go­verness of Hadley Castle in Hertfordshire; and that she held [...] the Mannors of Tiverton, Exminster, and Topsham, in Comit. Devon. and Edbrington, in Comit. Dors. in Dower; and died [...] in 12 Edw. 1. whereupon her said Daughter Isabel de Fortibus, of whose In­heritance they were, had then Livery [...] of them

Nor have I any more to say here of this Isa­bel (having under the Title of Albemarle, and Holderness said something already) than that by her death, and the deathMon Ang. Vol. 1. 4 [...]0 b. l. 51. of Aveline her Daughter and sole heir, withoutMon Ang. Vol. 1. 4 [...]0 b. l. 51. issue, so much of the Inheritance as was not granted by them to the King, resortedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 179. [...] ▪ n. 50. to the Heirs of Mary the Wife of Robert de Courtney; whereupon they at­tained to the Earldom of Devon; as I shall shew in due place.

Ferrers.

THe first of this Family, that setled in this Realm, was Henry de Feriers, Henry. SonOrd Vit. 522. b. to Gualcheline de Feriers, a Norman. Whe­ther he accompanied Duke William at his first entrance hither is hard to say: for it is evident, that the Castle of Stutesburie (now called Tutburie) givenIbid. him, inter alia, by that re­nowned Conqueror, belongingIbid. to Hugh de Abrincis, a Norman also: And therefore, if he came in afterwards, it was certainly before the general Survey of this Realm, begun by that King, about the fourteenth year of his Reign; he being then one of the Commissioners appoin­ted for that great service; as appeareth by this notable Testimonial from the Lieger BookIn bibl▪ Cotton. of Worcester; viz.—In vicecomitatu, Wira­ceastre habet S. Maria de Wiraceastre, unum hundredum, quod vocatur Oswaldeslau; in quo jacent 300 hidae &c. Hoc Testimonium totus Vice­comitaus Wiraceastre, dato sacramento jurisju­randi, firmavit; exhortante & ad laborante piissimo & prudentissimo Patre D. Wolstano Episcopo, tem­pore Regis willielmi senior [...]s, coram Principibus ejus­dem Regis Romigio scilicet Lincolni [...]nsi Episcopo, & Comite Waltero Giffardo, & Henrico de Fe­riers, & Adam fratre Eudonis Dopiferi Regis; qui ad inquirendas, & describendas possessiones & consuetudines; tam Regis quàm Principum suorum, in hac Provinciâ, & in pluribus aliis, ab ipso Rege destinati sunt, eo tempore, quo totam Angliam Rex describi fecit, &c.

That he was a person of much eminency both for his knowledge and integrity there is no doubt; otherwise it is not like he should have been trusted in so high and weighty an imployment: neither of less Power and Wealth, as may seem by the Lands he then possessed, which wereDomesd Iib. [...] [...]sd. Com. twenty Lordships in Berkshire, in Wiltshire three, in Essex five, in Oxfordshire seven, in War­wickshire six, in Lincolnshire two, in Buc­kinghamshire two, in Gloucestershire one, in Herefordshire two, in Hantshire three, in Nottinghamshire three, in Leicestershire thirty five, in Derbyshire an hundred and fourteen; and in Staffordshire seven, besides the Castle and Burrough of Tutburie; one of which seven was Chebsey, whereunto that part of Stafford appertained, wherein the King appointed a Castle to be built, instead of that which was then demolished. Near unto which Castle at Tutbury, he found aMon Ang▪ Vol. 1. 354. n. 30. goodly Mo­nastry for Cluniac Monks, and amply endowed Mon Ang▪ Vol. 1. 354. n. 30. it with Lands and Revenues; Berta his Wife first givingMon Ang▪ Vol. 1. 354. n. 30. the whole Town of Dubbridge, Mon. Aug. Vol. 2. 875. [...] n 20. and afterwards the Mannor of Estanfort thereto. He likewise gaveRegist. de Abend [...]n in [...]. Cotton. f. 140. to the Monks of Abendon in Berkshire, the Tithes of Laking. [Page 258]

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[Page 259]To this Henry succeeded Robert Robert. his younger Son; for Eugenulfus and William died, as it seems, in his life time. Which Robert was one of the witnessesRic. Hagu­ [...]ald. 315. l. 13. to King Stephen's Laws, made in the first year of his Reign: and having brought Joh. Ha­gustald. [...]. l. 35. in, and commanded the Derbyshire men, in that famous Battle near North-Alverton, (in Yorkshire) 3 Steph. commonly called Bel­lum de Standardo (of which I have spoke more largely in my discourse of William Earle of Albemarle) where the Northern Barons hadJoh. Ha­gustald. [...]. l. 35. a glorious Victory against David King of Scots; was, for that good service, advancedIbid. l. 66. to the Earldom of Derby, but diedIbid. 265. l. 51. the year following, scil. Ann. 1139.

Leaving Robert Robert. his Son and Heir, who stiledRegist. Pr. de Tu [...]burie pen [...]s Henr. Agard Equ. aut. cap. 52. himself Robertus Comes junior de Ferra­riis, and likewiseIbid. cap. 70. Comes junior de Notingham; and two Daughters, viz. Isolda marriedRot. in Do­minabus. &c. [...]. Northamp. [...]c. Rot. 3. to Ste­phen de Beauchamp, and ... marriedOrd. vit. [...]. 7. C. to Wal­cheline Maminot.

Which Robert in Anno 1141 (6 Steph.) gave Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 273. b. n. 50. to the Monks of Tutbury, all his Tithes in Newbourough; in which Grant he maketh mentionMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 273. b. n. 50. of Hawise his Mother: and confirmedIbid. 354. b. n. 20. unto them whatsoever Henry his Grandfather, Eugenulf his Uncle, and Robert his Father had given to them; all which he there in particu­lar recitethIbid. 354. b. n. 20..

He likewise gaveRegist. de No [...]el in bib. [...]. f 305. the Church of Bredon, in Com. Leicest. with the tithes of his Tenants in Tonge, Anderskirk, and Wivelestone; as also the Chappels of Worthington and Stan­ton, with the Tithes of Newbold, and Diches­worth, of his Fee, unto the Canons of Nostel, in Yorkshire (which Church of Bredon be­came thenceforth a Cell to that house.) More­over, he foundedMon. Angl. vol. 2. 231. a. [...]. 40. the Priory of Derby, af­terwards translated to Derley in that County, for Canons of St. Austines order; as alsoRegist. de Miravale penès Ric. Chamber­lain. arm. Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. p. 830. a. n. 10. 20. &c. the Abby of Merevale, in Com. Warw. for Cister­cian-Monks, which he endowedRegist. de Miravale penès Ric. Chamber­lain. arm. Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. p. 830. a. n. 10. 20. &c. with great possessions; and wherein he was buriedRegist. de Miravale ut supra., being wrapt in an Oxe-Hide.

He likewise confirmedMon. Ang. vol. 1. 772. n. 20. &c. to the Monks of Geroudon, in Comit. Leicest. the Lordship of Hethcot, givenMon. Ang. vol. 1. 772. n. 20. &c. to them by his Ancestors; and bestowedMon. Ang. vol. 1. 772. n. 20. &c. on them one Messuage with twenty Acres and a half of Land, lying in New-Bigging, Wolstancote, and Her­tingdon; with the moity of a Meadow, cal­led, Over-Meadow, in Lee; another in Bradbourne, called Heye; and another cal­led Swetedoles: alsoMon. Ang. vol. 1. 772. n. 20. &c. six Acres of Land in Penewyk; and four Ox-gangs in Newbold, with certain Tofts and Cro [...]ts there. And, with [...] William his Son; gave [...] Newton and Cottes to the Monks of Cumbermere in Che­shire.

To this Robert succeeded William Earl Ferrers his Son and Heir; who, in 12 Henr. 2. upon [...] levying the Ayde for marriage of the Kings Daughter, certified [...] his Knights Fees he then held, to be, in number, seventy nine, for which in 14 Henr. 2. upon collection of that Aid he payd [...] sixty eight marks. He also confirmed [...] all those Grants to the Monks of Tutbury, which had been made by Robert his Father and Robert his Grandfather; and farther gave [...] unto them one Oxe-gang of Land in Merston, upon the day that he Caused the Body of Henry de Ferrers his Ancestor to be translated into the Church of Tutbury, on the right hand the high Al­tar.

Moreover he gave to the Knights Hospita­lars the Churches of TurrokIbid. 508. n. 30., and S [...]et­bingIbid. 543. n. 50. in Essex, with divers Lands inIbid. 546. n. 60. Pas­senham.

This William marriedPlac. coram R. [...]er. Mich. 25 Hen. 3. Margaret Daughter and heir to William Peverel of Not [...]ingham; and left issue by her two Sons; viz. Robert, who succeeded him in his Honors; and (Wal­cheline) FatherMon. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 40. a. n 40. of Hugh de Ferrers (of whom I shall farther speak by and by.)

Of which Robert Robert. the first mention I find, is; that in 19 Hen. 2. hearingJoreval. 1085 n. 10▪ 20. &c. how the Kings Te­ritories in France were invaded by the adhe­rents of young Henry (whom his Father had Crowned in his lifetime, And some ill successes, which had befallen the King in those parts) he joynedIbid. with the Earls of Chester, Leicester, Norfolk and some other great men here in England, in the like Hostile Actions, mannedIbid. his Castles of Tu [...]bury and Duffield, against the King; and having also raisedR. Hoved. 307. b. n. 10. the power of Leicestershire, marchedR. Hoved. 307. b. n. 10. early in the morning to Notingham, (which then was keptR. Hoved. 307. b. n. 10. for the king by Reginald de Luci) and having with little difficulty entred the Town, plundredR. Hoved. 307. b. n. 10. and burntR. Hoved. 307. b. n. 10. it, slayingR. Hoved. 307. b. n. 10. and taking, Prisoners most of the Inhabitants.

But the King having notice of these outra­ges, returnedR. Hoved. 208. a. n. 30. into England soon after; at whose arrival his good subjects took courage, and prevailed over the Rebels in every place; against whom Rese Prince of Wales marchtRad. de Dice [...]o; 577. n. [...]0. also with a great power; and besiegedRad. d [...] Dice [...]o; 577. n. [...]0. this Earles Castle at Tu [...]bury. Whereupon, being apprehensive of his danger, he hastedIbid. 578. n. 20. to the King then at Northampton; and uponR. Hoved, 308. b. n. 40. the 7 Kal. of August, to obtain his favor, submittedR. Hoved, 308. b. n. 40. himself; rendringR. Hoved, 308. b. n. 40. his Castles of Tutbury and Duffield, and givingMS. Oxon. in bibl Bodl. [Med. 20.] s. 44. b. security for his future fidelity: but so little did the King trust him, that he forthwith demolishedRad. de D [...] ­ceto 588. n. 20. those Forts.

This Robert took to WifeMon. Ang. Vol. [...] ▪ 862. b. n. 40. Sibilla the Daugh­ter of William de Braose (of Brecknock) and forMon. Ang. Vol. [...] ▪ 862. b. n. 40. the health of her Soul, as also of the Soul of Berta her Mother (Daughter to Milo Earl of Hereford) gaveMon. Ang. Vol. [...] ▪ 862. b. n. 40. to the Monks of Dore in Herefordshire, all Oxmeode.

He also foundedIbid. 294. [...]. n. 40. a Priory at Wodham (commonly called Wodham-Ferrers) in Es­sex.

By this Sibilla he left issue William his Son and Heir; and two Daughters; viz. Milisent the WifeIbid. 2 [...]. [...]. n. 20. of Roger Lord Mortimer of Wig­more; and Agatha, who, being a ConcubineHi [...]t. of Wales by D. Powel, p. 259. to King Iohn, hadHi [...]t. of Wales by D. Powel, p. 259. by him a Daughter called Ioane, marriedHi [...]t. of Wales by D. Powel, p. 259. to Leweline Prince of Wales.

Which William William. Earl Ferrers, not only con­firmedEx Autogr. penès Jo [...]. Ferrers de Tamworth cas [...]o, Ar [...]. to the Monks of Gerowdon, the in­closed Grounds at Hethcote, with Pasturage for an hundred sheep there, which his Father had given to them; but added another piece of Inclosure adjoyning thereto, with Pasturing for two hundred sheep more, at [...]ixscore the hundred; as also for five Kyne, one Bull, and six Oxen. And in 1 R, 1. gaveEx [...]artula [...]. Abb. [...]. to the Monks of St. Denis in France, for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Sibil his Wife, one Wax Taper yearly, price thirteen pence; as also a Stagg and a Bore in their proper seasons, to be [Page 260] sent annually thither at the Feast of S. Dennis, by the Messengers of him the said Earl, and his heirs. And likewiseEx Regi­stro de Lenton in [...]bl. Cot­ton. to the Monks of Len­ton, all his right to the Church of Wodham in Essex; which he speciallyEx Regi­stro de Lenton in [...]bl. Cot­ton. gave for the health of the Souls of those who were with him at the burning of Nottingham, (at the time, as it seems, when his Father made such spoil there, as is before expressed.)

He also gaveMon. Anglic. Vol 1. 648. n. [...]0. to those Monks of Lenton the Tithes of all his Essarts in the Forest of High Peke.

But this William was outed of those his Earl­doms of Nottingham and Derby, by King Richard the first, in the first year of his Reign, as it seems: For, upon that Kings first arrivalR. Hoved. 3 [...]30. n. 20. in England, after King Henry the Seconds death, it appears, that he bestowedR. Hoved. 3 [...]30. n. 20. them, (with divers other) upon Iohn, Earl of More­ton, (his own Brother:) Howbeit, long it was not, that he continued so dispossessed; for he attended that King in his voyage to the Holy Land; and there departedMat. Paris, 162. n. 20. R. Hoved. 390 b. this life, at the Siege of Acon, in An. 1191. (3 Rich. 1.) leaving issue William, William. his Son and Heir, who in 3 Rich. 1. payingRot. Pip. 3 Rich. 1. Staff. one hundred pound for his Relief, had Livery of his Lands.

Of the great misfortunes which befel King Richard in that journey, I need not here tell, our Historians speaking so fully thereof; nor of the advantage which Iohn, Earl of Moreton, thereupon made, in seising divers Castles, here in England, to his own use; reporting his Bro­ther King Richard, to be dead; and thereupon laying claim to the Crown: But shall observe, that uponR. Hoved. f. 418 b. the return of King Richard into England, orderR. Hoved. f. 418 b. was given for the Siege of those Castles: Whereupon, this our William, Earl Ferrers, joynedIbid. n. 20. with the Earl of Chester, in the besieging of Nottingham Castle, which was after a while rendred; and was, for his fidelity, made choice of by the King, to sitIbid. 419 a. [...] n. 30. with the rest of the Peers in that great Council there held on the thirtieth of March following. More­over, at his second Coronation, he was one of the four that carriedIbid. 420 b. n. 50. the rich Canopy over his head.

And in the first year of King Iohn, with the Earls of Clare, Chester, and other of the great men, sworeIbid. 451. n. 30. fealty to that King; but with conditionIbid. 451. n. 30., that each should have his own ren­dred. At the Coronation also of King Iohn, in the Church of S. Peter at Westminster, on Ascension day, he wasIbid. 451. n. 30. also present: And on the seventh of Iune following, being solemnly createdCar [...]. An­tiq. [...]. n. 20. Earl of Derby, by a special Charter, then dated at Northampton, he was girtCar [...]. An­tiq. [...]. n. 20. with a Sword by the Kings own hands (being the first [...] Tit. of Honor, p. [...]53., of whom, in any Charter that expression was used) having likewise thereby a GrantCart. Antiq. ut supra. of the third penny of all the Pleas impleaded before the Sheriff, throughout that whole County, whereof he was Earl; to hold to him and his heirs, in as ample manner, as any of his An­cestors enjoyed the same.

And by another CharterCart. Antiq. BB. n. 1., dated 11 Iuly, the same year, had a Grant from the King, to him­self and his heirs in Fee-Farm, of the Mannors of Wirkesworth and Esseburne (vnlgò Ash­burne) together with the whole Wapentake; paying yearly to the Exchequer Seventy pound sterling, at Michaelmas and Easter, by even por­tions. And about the same time also, in [...] con­sideration of Two thousand marks▪ obtained another Charter [...] from the King of the Mannor of Hec [...]am (now called [...]) in Com. Northampt. with the Hundred and Park; as also of the Mannors of Bli [...]eworth and New [...]ottle, in the same County (which were part of the Lands of Wil [...]iam Peverel of Not­tingham, whose Daughter and Heir called Mar­garet was his Grandmother) upon condition [...], that he should release unto the King his whole Right and Claim, in all other the Lands, that did belong to the same William Peverel. By which Charter [...] the King, doth rend [...]r, grant, and con­firm unto him, Hekham, with one Hundred and an half; as also the Park; and likewise Newbottle and Bliseworth, as his Inheri­tance, by descent from William Peverel, whose right heir he was: To hold to him, and his heirs for ever, by the service of one Knights Fee. Whereupon he quittedIbid. his title to all the rest of the Castles, Forests, and Lands of the same William Peverel.

In 2 Ioh. he had a GrantCart. [...] J [...] m. 6. from the King, of the service of William de Greseley, and his heirs, for his Lands at Drakelow; to hold by the payment of a Bow, with a Quiver and twelve Arrows yearly, for all services.

Moreover, in 5 Ioh. he obtained [...] a Grant of the Inheritance of those Mannors of Wirkes­worth and Esseburne, with the Wapentake; for which, he gave [...] five hundred marks. And the same year procured the Kings special Man­date [...] to Geffrey Fitz-Piers, then Justice of Eng­land, for Livery of those Lands in Staple­ford in Com. Leic. which belonged to the Vidame of Chartres, and were of his Fee: Which Vidame died [...] in a voyage to the Holy Land, and was a Ferrers, though he boreClaus. 6 J [...]h. [...] 20.. for his Arms a Bend betwixt six Martlets.

In 6 Ioh. he had a GrantClaus. 6 J [...]h. [...] 20.. of all the Lands in Leicestershire belonging to Walter de Tibe­tot, which were of his Fee; Tibetot then ad­heringMat [...] 234. n. [...]. to the Kings Enemies.

Which favors did so oblige him, that in 14 Ioh. when the Pope had deposedMat [...] 234. n. [...]. King Iohn, and that Pandulph, the Legate, came over to treat [...] with him, the French King being then up­on the Seas with a powerful Army, threatning an invasion; so that the King became necessitated to yeild to what terms he could get: This Earl manifested his affection to him so far, as to give his solemn Oath [...] for the Kings performance of those Articles whereunto he had submitted; and was likewise one of the witnesses [...] to that Char­ter, whereby King Iohn gave up this Realm to the Pope: Shortly after which (viz. upon the seven and twentieth of Iune, the same year, the King gaveIbid. him an House, scituate in the Parish of S. Margaret, within the City of London, which did belong to Isaac, a Iew of Norwich, to hold [...] of him and his heirs; by the service, that he the said Earl, and his heirs, should serve the King at Dinner, upon all Festivals yearly, without any Cap; having a Garland thereon, of the bredth of his little finger.

In this fifteenth year he [...] attended the King into Po [...]ctou; and in 16 Ioh. was constituted [...] Governor of Harestan Castle in Com. Derb. In which year, together [...] with the King, and di­vers of the Nobility, he took [...] upon him the Cross, in order to a voyage unto the Holy [Page 261] Land; but divers of the Barons, soon after, putting [...] themselves in Arms, hindred [...] that journey. Whereupon, raising [...] Forces for the King, he took [...] from those Rebels, the Castles of Peck and Bolesover, by assault; of which, the King then made [...] him Governor.

And upon the death of King Iohn, stood so firm to the young King Henry the Third, as, that, with the rest of the Loyal Nobility, he, not only metMat. Paris, 289. n. 10. at Glocester, upon the Eve of the Apo­stles, Simon and Iude, in the presence of Walo, the Popes Legate, in orderMat. Paris, 289. n. 10. to the Coronation of that King; but assistedMat. Paris, 289. n. 10. thereat on Simon and Iudes day: And immediately after Easter ensu­ing, accompaniedIbid. p. 293. n. 30. the famous William Marshall, (then Governor of the King and Kingdom) the Earls of Chester, Albemarle, and many other great men, in the Siege of Mountsorell Castle in Leicestershire, then held by Henry de Bray­broke, and ten other stout Knights. And the same year, wasIbid. p. 295. also with those noble Persons, at raising the Siege of Lincoln, which the Re­bellious Barons with Lewes, King of France, (whom they brought into the Realm) had made; and having new PatentsPat. 1 H. 3. m. 6. & m. 15. for the custody of those Castles of Peck and Bolesover, heldPat. 6 H. 3. p. 1. m. 3. the Government of them for full six years.

But in the second year of that Kings Reign, he underwentChron. de Dunstable ut supra, f. 13 b. a journey to the Holy Land, with Ranulph, Earl of Chester, and some o­thers; appointingMemoranda de Term. Trin. 2 Hen. 3. Rot. 1. Derb. his Steward, viz. Ralph Fitz-Nicholas, to transact all business concerning him, which might relate to the Exchequer, until his return: And in 8 Hen. 3. was constituted Go­vernorPat. 8 H. 3. m. 12. of the Castle and Honor of Lan­caster.

In 9 Hen. 3. he executedRot. Pip. de iisdem annis. the Sheriffs Office for the County of Lancaster, for three parts of that year: So likewiseRot. Pip. de iisdem annis. for the whole years of 10 & 11 Hen. 3.

In the last of which years, upon the deathRot. Fin. 11 Hen. 3. m. 3. & Rot. Fin. 12 Hen▪ 3. m. 2. of Robert de Ferrers, his younger Brother, without issue; being his next heir, he had such favor from the King, as that he compoundedRot. Fin. 11 Hen. 3. m. 3. & Rot. Fin. 12 Hen. 3. m. 2. the remainder of those debts, which were due by his Brother, for marrying the Wife he then had, at the rate of ten marks per annum.

But in this eleventh year of Henry the Third, upon that disputeMat. Paris, 337. n. 30 & 40., which hapned betwixt the King, and Richard, Earl of Cornwall (his Bro­ther) by reason whereof, the King gaveMat. Paris, 337. n. 30 & 40. away that Earls Castle of Berkhamstead; he, with some others (more resenting the injury, which he thought was thereby offered to the Earl of Cornwal, than the Obligation of Loyalty to his Soveraign) stuck not to putMat. Paris, 337. n. 30 & 40. himself in Arms on that Earls part. But the King, prudently fore­seeing, that unavoidable mischeif might thereby have ensued, the Nobility being then so potent; attributedIbid. the fault to his Cheif Justice, and fairly composedIbid. the difference. Nay this was not all; for they threatnedIbid., that if he would not restore to them that Charter touching the Liberties of the Forest, which he had lately can­celled at Oxford, they would compel him there­to by force: But in all these things, the King gave them satisfactionIbid. at Northampton, in August following.

After which, viz. in 13 Hen. 3. this Earl was imployed [...] by the King in his service of Wales. And in 16 Hen. 3. was [...] one of those unto whom the custody of Hubert de Burgh (formerly a po­tent Man) was committed.

In 17 Hen. 3. having taken to Wife [...] Agnes, one of the Sisters and Coheirs to Ranulph, Earl of Chester, he accounted [...] fifty pounds for the Releif of those Lands of her Inheritance; and the next ensuing year, had LiveryRot. Fin. 18 Hen. 3. m. 1. of her Pur­party, viz. Of all those which lay betwixt the Rivers of Ribble and Mersey; for which, he and she were bound to payRot. Fin. 18 Hen. 3. m. 1. yearly a Goshawk, or forty shillings into the Kings Exchequer, as had [...] usually been.

In 19 Hen. 3. he was again made Governor [...] of Bolesover Castle in Com. Derb. And the same year obtained License [...] to assart and impark his Woods at Wodham, within the Forest of Essex. Moreover, in 21 Hen. 3. he was [...] one of the three cheif Counsellors, recommended to the King by the Barons, upon that reconciliation of their discontents, for the violation of Magna Charta; the King then renewing [...] his promise, for the strict observance thereof; and cho [...]e his Counsellors making oathMat. Pari [...] ▪ 436. n. 10., That they would not, for any respect, give him other than wholesome ad­vice; which so well pleased the people, that they then gaveMat. Pari [...] ▪ 436. n. 10. a thirtieth part of all their movable Goods, excepting of Gold, Silver, Horse, and Arms.

In 26 Hen. 3. he gave one hundred pound FineRot. Fin. 26 Hen. 3. m. 10. Rot. Pip. 26 Hen. 3. Nott. & Derb. to the King for Livery of those three Wa­pentakes of Lancashire, lying betwixt Rib­ [...]le and Merse, viz. West Derby, Leland, and Saltford, which had been seised into the Kings hands for certain misdemeanors of his Bailiffs. And for the health of the Soul of Agnes his Wife, and his Ancestors Souls, gaveMon Angii [...]. Vol. 2. 8 [...]3 b. n. [...] & 20. to the Monkes of Tutbury, the Tithes of all his Paunage, Venison, Honey, and Rent, arising out of his Forest of Duffield: As alsoIbid. 874 a. n. 50. the Town of Thornihull, and ninety two Acres of Land, near Adgarleg. But in 31 Hen. 3. (scil. 10 Kal. Oct.) he departedAnnal. de Burton in Bibl. Cotton. this life, having been long afflictedMat. Paris, p. 742. n. 10. with the Gout; his Countess dyingMat. Paris, p. 742. n. 10. also in the same Moneth; having been Man and Wife at least Seventy five years, if my Au­thor mistaketh not; for he affirmethMat. Paris, p. 742. n. 10., That S. Thomas of Canterbury celebrated the marri­age betwixt them, who died in 18 Hen. 2. But I have seen an AutographPenès S. Ro­per▪ Ar., mentioning their marriage to have been in An. 1192. (4 Ric. 1.) which falls short thereof, no less than twenty years.

This Earl William had a younger Brother cal­led Robert, who servedClaus 17 Joh. m. 7. King Iohn with five Knights (himself accounted) in that War with his Barons in 17 Ioh. For which respect he had a GrantClaus 17 Joh. m. 7. of the Lands of Roger de Cressey, lying in the Counties of Buckingham, Norfolk, and Suffolk. And the same year gave a FineRot. Fin. 17 Joh. m [...]. of five hundred marks, for License to marry Ioane, the Daughter and Heir of William de Bocland; and to enjoy all her Lands, lying in the Counties of Bedford, Hertford, Bucks, Oxon, and Berks. Of which sum, he was acquittedPat. 18 Jo [...]. m. 7. two hund [...]ed marks in 18 Ioh.

He wasClaus 7 H 3. in dor [...]o m. 13. also one of those, who met in that Tourneament held at Blithe, in 7 Hen. 3. for which his Lands were seised. And in 8 Hen. 3. had the Honor and Castle of Lancaster com­mitted Pat. 8 H. 3. m. 9. & m. 1 [...]. to his charge. But farther I cannot say of him, than that he died without issue; where­upon [Page 262] upon William, Earl of Derby, his Brother, be­came his Heir, as I have already observed.

I now come to William, Son and Heir to the last mentioned Earl William.

This William William. in 32 Hen. 3. (it being the next year after his Fathers death) doing his homage h, had LiveryRot. Fin. 32 Hen. 3. m. 14. of Chartley Castle; as also of all other the Lands of his Mothers Inheritance: And the same year sateMat. Paris, 743. n. 50. in that Parliament held at London, where the King made so stout an Answer to the Demands of his impetuous Barons.

Moreover, he obtained the Kings PreceptClaus. 32 Hen 3. in dor­so m. 13. to the Sheriff of Lincolnshire, to be aiding to him, in distraining his Tenants, by Military Ser­vice, and other, for performance of their ser­vices, due to him, for the Lands of his Inherit­ance, in that County. The like MandateClaus. 33 Hen. 3. m. 5. he had, to the Sheriff of Lancashire, for the en­joyment of such Lands, betwixt Ribbel and Mersey, as his Uncle Ranulph, Earl of Chester, formerly possessed.

He also purchasedEx Auto­gra. penès Tho Co­mitem E­giniae. from Iohn de Verdon, cer­tain Houses with a Garden and Court lying in that Street called Sholande, within the City o [...] London; which Houses, &c. Roese de Ver­don (Mother of the same Iohn) had of the GrantEx Auto­gra. penès Tho Co­mitem E­giniae. of Michael Belet.

Furthermore, he obtained a CharterCart. 36 H. 3. m. 24. for Free-Warren, to himself and his Heirs, in all the De­mesn Lands throughout his Lordships of Liver­pole, West Derby, Evertone, Crosseby, Waverere, Salford, Bowelton, Penel­ton, Buttuhton, Sweinshurst, Boureton-Wod, and Chorles, in Com. Lanc. Esse­borne, Underwood, Bredlow, Offidecote, Benitlege, Thorpe, Mapeltone, Pene­wicke, Alsope, Eytone, Huntendone, Wednes [...]eg, Sniterton, Heke-Narton, Caldelaw, Crumbeford, Midilton, Ker­tinton, Hopton, Wirkesworth, Bonte­shal, Yptone, Mulnfield, Matlock, Wil­larde [...]eg, Hertindone, Eroudecote, Buestanes, Nedham, Wildon, Skerne­dal, Hordlow, Heyttone, Duffeld, Al­rewasleleg, Beaurepeyre, Makeney, Winleg, Holebrok, Suwode, Heyhege, Cortelege, Ravenesdale, Holand, New-Bigging, and Screpton, in Com. Derb. Tutbury, Rolveston, Mercinton, Ut­tokeshather, Ioxhale, Bartane, Taten­hull, Hambury, Falete, Cotes, Dray­cote, Hore-Cros, Tunstal, Borschalenge, Condelege, Certelege, Stowe, Wes [...]on, Huctesdon, Heywood, Ambrictone, and Grenlege, in Com. Staff. And gaveEx Regi­stro de Derley in Bibl. Cot­ton. to the Canons of Derly, the Church of Bolesover in Com. Derb. Which Grant, Robert and Wil [...]iam, his two Sons, afterwards confirmedEx Regi­stro de Derley in Bibl. Cot­ton..

He had a Brother called Thomas, unto whom Agnes, their Mother, gaveClaus. 33 Hen. 3. [...] in dor [...]o m 13. the Castle and Man­nor of Chartley, which were of her Inherit­ance. Whereupon the King by his LetterClaus. 33 Hen. 3. [...] in dor [...]o m 13., signified unto him, That if he did not deliver them up accordingly, the Sheriff of Stafford­shire should compel him thereto.

About this time he entered into ArticlesIbid. of Agreement with the King; that Robert, his Son and Heir, should marry Isabel, the Daughter of Hugh le Brun, Earl of Angole [...]me; and that she should be endowed of the Mannor of Stan­ford in Com. Berks. and Perry in Com. N [...]r­thampt. As also, That if this Robert should die before him, that then he should make good unto the same Isabel, Lands of two hundred pound per annum value, in some other part of Nor­thamptonshire▪ in case those should fall short of that worth. Likewise, That if the same Ro­bert should survive him, that then he should en­dow her with the third part of all his Lands. In consideration whereof, as a portion for her, the King covenanted to give one hundred pound per annum sterling, to be received out of his Ex­chequer, at Michaelmass and Easter, by even por­tions, out of that sum of four hundred marks per annum, which he had formerly given to the said Hugh le Brun, to be paid thence.

In 35 Hen. 3. he procured a special Grant Claus. 35 H. 3. m. 14. from the King, of such Officers, for conserva­tion of the Peace, betwixt Ribbel and Me [...] ­sey, as Ranulph, Earl of Chester, formerly had: Which Officers were maintainedClaus. 36 H, 3. m. 10. at the charge. of the Inhabitants. And in 36 Hen. 3. obtainedIbid. the custody of his Daughter, Agatha Ferrers; provided, That she should not marry without the Kings License; but the next year following, Eudo la Zouche, gave [...] 37 Hen [...]. m. 6. a Fine to the King of one hundred and fifty marks, for leave to marry her, in case her Father would assent thereto. At that time also, in considerationIbid. [...] of fourscore marks Fine, due to the King, by William de Vaux, for marrying Eleanor, another Daughter of this Earl, without License; the King acceptedIbid. [...] of twenty six marks per annum, from Iohn de Vaux, his Brother and Heir.

This Earl William, being sore afflicted with the GoutMat. Paris, 884. n. 1 [...]., even from his youth (as his Father had been) and by reason thereof, drawnMat. Paris, 884. n. 1 [...]., from place to place in a Chariot; he was, through the heedlesness of the driver, overthrownMat. Paris, 884. n. 1 [...]. from a Bridge at S. Neots in Com. Huntingd. having his Limbs so brokenMat. Paris, 884. n. 1 [...]. with the fall, that he died Mat. Paris, 884. n. 1 [...]. upon the ninth Kalends of April, An. 1254. (38 Hen. 3.) and had Sepulture [...] in the Abby of Mereva [...]e. It is saidMat. Paris, ut s [...]pra., that he was a discreet man, and well versed in the Laws of the Land.

By Sibil his first Wife, one of the Daughters and CoheirsEx C [...]ll. R. Cl. s. to William Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke, he left issue seven Daughters, viz. [...] de Tem. Pasch. [...] 2. Rot. 9. [...] ▪ Agnes married to William de Vesci, Isabel to Gilbert Basset of Wiecombe in Com. Buck, and afterwards to Reginald de Mohun; Maud, first to William de Kime, secondly to William de Vivon, and lastly, to Emerick de Rupe-canardi; Sibil to Francis de Bohun of Midherst; Ioane, first to ... Aguillon, and afterwards to Iohn de Mo­hun of Dunster; Agatha to Hugh de Morti­mer of Chelmersh; and Eleanor, first to Wil­liam de Vallibus, secondly to Roger de Quinci, Earl of Winchester, and lastly, to Roger de Leyburne. And by Margaret [...] his second Wife, one of the Daughters and Coheirs [...] to Roger de Quinci, Earl of Winchester, had issue two Sons, viz. Robert, who succeeded him in this Earldom of Derby; and William Ibid., who seated himself at Groby in Com. Leic.

Which Robert Robert. was in minority [...] at his Fathers death; whereupon, the Queen and Peter de Savoy, gave [...] six thousand marks for the custody of his Lands, until he should come of full age: And had the hard hap to be the last Earl of this great family; for no sooner did he arrive to Mans estate; but, meeting with a [...] Nobi­bility, [Page 263] which, under many specious pretences, infused into him, all principles of disloyalty: In [...] 47 Hen. 3. when the flames of Civil War began to break out, none was more ready to increase them than he; yet was not [...] then so firm to the Barons, as that they could repose much confidence in him: But certain it is, That a world of mis­cheif he did; for having gotIbid. a multitude of Soldiers at his heels, he entredIbid. Worcester, destroyedIbid. that place there, called the Iewry, plundredIbid. the Religious Houses, as well as other; and made much spoilIbid. in the Kings Parks there­about.

To retaliate which outrage, the King sentM Westm. in An. 1264. (48 H. 3.) Edward his eldest Son, into the Counties of Stafford and Derby, with a great power; where he wastedM Westm. in An. 1264. (48 H. 3.) his Lands with Fire and Sword, and demolishedM Westm. in An. 1264. (48 H. 3.) his Castle of Tut­bury.

Yet this did not at all reclaim him; for he then struck in with Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and Clare, Earl of Glocester, and all those other Rebellious Barons, soon after in Arms against the King, who, joyning their strength together, boldly encountred the Royal Army at Lewes in Sussex. Where, having the better of the day, the King and Prince were both made prisoners, as is evident from our Historians. But after this, Clare harboringIbid. in An. 1265. great discontent towards Mont­fort, for taking the whole sway of the Realm to himself, and this our Earl Robert cheifly favor­ingIbid. in An. 1265. Clare, Montford seisedIbid. in An. 1265. on him. Neverthe­less, when Clare, in order to the Kings rescue, stoutly adventured himself against Montfort and his adherents, in the Battle4 August, [...]9 H. 3. of Evesham, this Earl did not at all appear with him; but with might and main acted elswhere otherwise, what he could: So that, after that happy over­throw of Montfort, and his partakers at Eve­sham, and that Decree called Dictum de Kenil­worth, whereby he, with Monfort, and some few besides, were exceptedMat. Paris, 1002. n. 20. Mat. West. in An. 1 [...]66. from Composition, when others had the favor to redeem their Lands for a certain pecuniary mulct (which Decree being ratifiedH. Knighton [...]. n. 10. by Ottobon the Popes Legate, was pub­lishedMat. West. ut supra. at Westminster, on the Feast day of S. Edwards Translation, scil. 13 Oct.) being in person calledPat. 49 H. 3. n. 96. into the Court before the King, and charged with divers high crimes; not daring to adventure that Judgment, which he easily foresaw would be pronounced against him, he wholly submittedPat. 49 H. 3. n. 96. himself to the Kings mercy.

Whereupon, in considerationRot. Fin. 50 Hen. 3. [...] 9. Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 32 & 40. of a Cup of Gold, adorned with precious stones (obtainedRot. Fin. 50 Hen. 3. m 9. Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 32 & 40. from Michael de Tony; for which, he mort­gagedRot. Fin. 50 Hen. 3. m 9. Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 32 & 40. his Mannor of Piry in Northamp­t [...]nshire) and forIbid. fifteen hundred marks, to be paid at four several payments within a twelve moneths space, the King pardonedIbid. all his for­mer misdemeanors; and undertook to secure him against Prince Edward, and all others to­wards whom he had done wrong, at any time, during the troubles, until the fifth of December, 50 Hen. 3. as by a special PatentIbid., bearing that date appeareth; upon this conditionIbid., That if he should at any time transgress again, then with­out hope of favor, to be wholly disherited. For the strict performance of which Agreement, he obliged himself, not only by a special Charter [...], then freely scaled to the King, but by his [...] Cor­poral Oath at that time given.

But of this Pardon he had no benefit: Partly by reason that the before specified sum was notPlac. coram Rege 1 [...] H. 4. [...] Staff. & T H [...]ll. Rot. 21 Derb. accordingly paid; and partly, in regard of his second defection: For the next Spring after­wards, he againMat Paris, p. 1001. n. 50. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. Med 20. f. 1 [...]2 b. made head in the Northern­parts of Derbishire, contraryEx Praef. Vet. memb. to that his Oath, with a powerful Army, Whereupon Henry, eldest Son to the King of Almaine, advancedEx Praef. Vet. memb. against him with a great strength, and at Che­sterfield In May, the fourth day preceding the Feast of S. Dunstan., after a sharp conflict, wherein many were slain, routedH. Knighton 2437. n. 50. & Orig. 50. H. 5. m. all his Forces. Of those which escaped, he himself being one, was hidEx Coll. R. GI. S. in a Church, under certain Sacks of Wool; but by the treacheryMS. in Bibl. odl ut supra. of a Woman, [...]re long discovered, and brought prisonerEx. Praef. Vet. memb▪ to London.

Whereupon, in the Parliament held the same year at Westminster, he was totally disheritedEx. Praef. Vet. memb▪, and Edmund the Kings Son invested with his Earldom of Derby, as my AuthorityEx. Praef. Vet memb [...] saith; and as those who have writtenBrooke & Vincent. of our English Earls, do affirm: But, that he really was Earl of Derby, though he had possession of the greatest part of this Roberts Lands, and exercised (per­haps) the power of Earl in that County, I am not satisfied; in regard I cannot find that the same Edmund had any patent of Creation to that Honor, as he really had to those of [...] and Lancaster; nor any other person, untilCart. 11 [...] 3. n. 50. Henry of Monmouth, who was Grandson to this Edmund (which Henry was afterwards ad­vancedPat. 25 Ed. 3▪ p. [...]. m. 18. to the Title of Duke of Lancaster.)

But this Edmund, though he really had nothing of the Title of Earl of Derby; yet, upon the twenty eighth of Iune, next ensuing, obtained a GrantPat. 50 H. 3. m. 12. from his Father King Henry the Third, of all the Goods and Chattels, whereof this Earl Robert was possessed upon the day of the skirmish at Cheste [...]field; and upon the fifth of August following, of allIbid. m 9▪ the Castles and Lands of him the said Robert; to hold during pleasure.

It seems, that this Earl Robert continued in prison for the space of three years or thereabouts; for of his enlargment, I find no mention, untilIbid. m 16. the beginning of March, 53 Hen. 3. But then there was such mediation made for him, That the King accepted of securityIbid. m 16., whereby he might receive satisfaction for those misdemea­nors, which had been by him committed in the turbulent times before mentioned; and thereup­on directed his Precept to the said Edmund, to make restitution to him of his Lands.

Hereupon (out of all doubt) it was that the AgreementH. Knight [...] on 2438. n. 1 [...]. betwixt them, became so soon after made, viz. That this Edmund to quit all his in­terest in those Lands, should receive fifty thou­sand pounds, at one entire payment, upon a cer­tainViz. before the Quind. [...] of S. I [...]hn Baptist, in 5 [...] Hen. 3. day: For payment whereof, Earl Robert procured these to be his SuretiesEx ipso Au­togr in Bibl. Cotton., viz. Henry, Son to Richard, King of Romans; William Va­lence, Earl of Pembroke; Iohn, Earl of War­ren and Surrey; William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick; Roger de Somers [...] Thomas de Clare, Robert Walraund, Roger de Clifford, Ha­mon le Strange, Bartholomew de Sudley, and Robert de Briwer, (all great Barons) to be bound: Unto whom he grantedEx Autog [...] in Bibl. Deuves. (by way of Counter-securi­ty) all his Castles and Lands, excepting [...] in Staffordshire, and [...] in Der­bishire. Which sum, being not paid according­ly, those his Sureties pastEx Autog [...] in Bibl. Deuves. over their title there­in, unto the said Edmund and his Heirs for ever.

[Page 264]Notwithstanding all which, this Robert being unsatisfied, by his BillPlac. coram Rege à die Pasch. xv dies 53 H. 3. in the Kings Bench, ex­hibited the Quind. Pasch. 53 H. 3. complain­ed, That by reason of those his transgressions in the time of the late troubles; and then laid to his charge, the King had given to the before spe­cified Edmund, all the Lands and Tenements of him the said Robert, lying in the Counties of Stafford, Derby, Leicester, and Lancaster, excepting the Castle and Man­nor of Chartley in Com. Staff. and the Town of Holbroke in Com. Derb. And that though he had always been ready to stand to that Decree, called Dictum de Kenilworth, and to redeem his Lands according to the tenor thereof; never­theless, that the said Edmund did still unjustly detain them.

And in 2 Edw. 1. renewing his PleaPla [...]. coram Rege 2 Ed. 1. incip. 3. scil. Octab. Mich. Rot. 6. in the same Court, did alleage, That though he had been ever ready to stand to the Decree called Dictum de Kenilworth, and to redeem his Castles and Lands accordingly; nevertheless, that the King had bestowed them all, excepting the Castle and Mannor of Chartley in Com. Staff. and Town of Holbroke in Com. Derb. upon the before specified Edmund: And, that he the said Edmund did thereupon detain them from him.

Whereupon Edmund being called to shew what reason he had so to do, this Robert instancing, that he had offered him seven years value for them; answered, that he did not hold himself ob­liged to restore them, in regard, that the Decree called Dictum de Kenilworth was not made, when he the said Robert came to him, and convenanted to pay him fifty thousand pounds for the redemp­tion of them, and for his enlargement from pri­son; as also, that the said sum of fifty thousand pounds, was by agreement to have been paid up­on the Quind. of S. Iohn Baptist, in 53 Hen. 3. And moreover, that he the said Robert then brought Henry, Son to the King of Romans, Wil­liam de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, and others, who undertook for the payment thereof accord­ingly. And likewise, that for their indempnity, he did at that time mortgage all his Lands and Tenements, with condition, That if the Money were not paid accordingly, then his Sureties should pass those Lands to him and his heirs, un­til that whole sum should be paid at one entire payment. And he farther said, That the Money being not accordingly paid, nor any other satis­faction given, those his Sureties did accordingly pass those Lands unto him, and that he had pos­session of them accordingly, exhibiting the Deed made by the said Robert unto them, which fully impowred them to do what they had so done.

But thereunto Robert replied, That this Deed was by him so made and sealed at Cyppeham, upon the Feast day of the Apostles Philip and Iacob. 53 Hen. 3. at such time as he was a pri­soner there; and that, being before in the Kings Prison at Windsore, he was carried thence to Cyppeham, where he so sealed the same as a prisoner, and for fear of corporal mischeif. And, moreover, that when he had so done, he was taken thence by Armed Men, and conveyed with a strong guard to the Castle of Walling­ford, where he remained for three weeks after, in restraint, until Prince Edward (afterwards King) did procure his liberty.

Whereunto Edmund rejoyned, That this Alle­gation of his being a prisoner, was not of any validity, in regard, That after he had sealed that Deed, he came before Mr. Iohn de Chishull, then King Henries Chancellor; and acknowledging what he had done, caused it to be enrolled in the Rolls of the Chancery: So that it being thereby done, as in the presence of the King, his Chancellor representing the King; or in the Court before his Officers, who make Record thereof; it could not be said to be done as a pri­soner, every Man being there free to express his mind fully.

But to this Robert again replied, That though he did not deny the s [...]aling of that Deed, in the presence of Iohn de Chishull, it ought not to pre­judice him any more than his doing thereof in prison; for he said, That the very day he so s [...]aled it at Cyp [...]eham, Iohn de Chishull came thither to him with that writing, he then being in a certain Chamber there, in strict custody; and demanding of him, Whether it was his Act and Deed, or not? he then, for fear, acknow­ledged it so to be. And that farther asking him, Whether he was willing it should be enrolled in the Rolls of the Chancery? He did, by reason of the like fear, assent thereto. And moreover added, That as to his being then a prisoner, he referred himself to the tryal of the Countrey, or to the testimony of the same Mr. Iohn de Ch [...]shull (then Chancellor,) affirming, That he did thenceforth continue a prisoner until the King caused his en­largment as abovesaid, offering to stand or fall by the Kings Testimony therein. And he farther alleaged, That his acknowledgment of that Deed ought not to have the force of a Record, and consequently to oblige him, in regard it was not made in open Court, but in the presence of the Chancellor only, who was then at a great distance from the Court, and had neither Roll nor Clerk there to record the same; for that he came to him in his Chamber, where he was a prisoner, and not as the Kings Chancellor, but as a private person.

Whereunto Edmund again answered, That there was no necessity of any tryal thereof by the Countrey, nor the testimony of the Chancellor, or the Kings judgment the [...]ein; for as much as he acknowledged, that he did it in the presence of the then Chancellor, and that it was there­upon enrolled, &c. as abovesaid.

But notwithstanding all these Arguments, the Court dismissedIbid. his Suit, so that he could have no remedy for the regaining of those his Lands. Whereupon he lost Tu [...]bury Castle, and other vast Possessions, which Edmund, then Earl of Leicester and Lancaster, and his Descendants, thereupon enjoyed.

But this was not all, for he lost [...] his Earldom likewise.

All that I have farther seen of this Robert, is, That by his LettersEx [...] p [...]nès Jo [...]. Ferre [...]s A [...], Patents bearing date at Yoxhall, on Tuesday next after the Feast day of S. Fabian and Sebastian, in 46 Hen. 3. he gave liberty unto Sir Walter de Raleg and his Heirs, inhabiting at Uttoxater in Com. Staff. to hunt and course the Fox and Hare within the Precincts of his Forest of Needwood, in that County, with eight Braches, and four Greyhounds. To which Branch his Seal of Arms is affixed; where­in it appears, that upon his Sheild, and the Capa­risons of his Horse (waving the Border of Hors­shooes given by his Father) he bore only Varr [...] Or [Page 265] and Gules; which Armes were afterwards con­tinued by his posterity.

Likewise, that he gaveMon. Angl. [...] 2. 317. a. [...]. [...]0. to the Canons of St. Thomas juxta Stafford, for the health of the Souls of Mary and Alianore, his Wives; and to the end his body might be there enterred, when he should happen to dye, two messuages in Chart [...]ey, in Comit. Staff. with 17 Acres of Land; and the Advowson of the Church of Stow juxta Chart­ley.

This Mary was DaughterClaus. 33 Hen. 3. m. 6. in dorso. Pat. 34 H 3. m. 9. Annal. de [...]urton, ut supra. to Hugh le Brun Earl of Angole [...]ne (Niece to King Henry the third) but marriedAnnal. de [...]urton, ut supra. very young, he being but nine, and she no more than eight, years of age: Howbeit by her he had no issue. The other; viz. Alianore was Daughter, as some sayCa [...]al. of Nob. by R. B., to Ralph Lord Basset; by whom he had Issue Iohn his Son and Heir.

Which Alianore surviving him, commenced her SuitPlac. de T. M [...]ch. 7 [...]. 1. Rot. 49. against Edmund (Earl of Lancaster) the Kings Brother, in 7 Edw. 1. for her Dowry of her Husbands Lands; viz. Tutbury, Scrop­tone, Ro [...]estone, Meercintone, Calling­wood, Uttockeshather, Adgarsley, and Newborough, in Com. Staff. Duffield, Ma­chiney, Certeley, Winburne, Southwood, He [...]leg, Beaurepaire, Holand, Edreskay, New-Bigginge, Alrewas [...]ege, Spondone, and Chatesdene, in Com. Derb. And Lever­pole, West-Derby, Crosby, Waverton, Magna Hale, Burgeon, Salford, and Har­daisell, in Com Lanc. Whereunto Edmund an­swered; that he claimed nothing in Spon­done, and Chatesdene: and for all the rest, he said, that Robert de Ferrers her late Husband did, in Chancery, acknowledge all those Lord­ships to be the right of his Sureties, who un­dertook for the payment of fifty thousand pounds for his Redemption, by reason of his Transgres­sions committed in the time of King Henry, Fa­ther of the then King: And that, because he failed in payment of that Money, those his Sure­ties, past the Lordships above mentioned to him the said Edmund.

She therefore, discerning that nothing could be got in strictness; Released unto him the said Edmund all her Right of Dower in those Lands: And soon after, viz. in 9 E. 1. obtainedPat. 9 E. 3. m. 1 [...] per In­spex. from him the Lordship of Gumecestre (commonly called Godmanchester, in Com. Hunt.) to hold during her life

I come now to Iohn, Iohn. Son to this last mentioned Robert.

This Iohn was in [...] minority in 9 Ed. 1. And in 22 E. 1. upon the death of Margaret his Grand­mother (Daughter and Coheir to Roger de Quinci E. of Winchester, as hath been observed) doing his Homage had LiveryClaus. 22 E 1. m. 13. of the Lands of her Inheritance; which, as Nephew and Heir to her, descended to him. But he was somewhat of his Fathers Spirit, as it seems: for in 25 Ed. 1. when the Earl of Hereford the Earl [...] Marshal, and others, being discontented [...] at the Govern­ment prohibited [...] the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, to gather that Subsidy granted to the King, in the Parliament then held at St. Edmundsbury (being the eighth part of their movable goods) having allured [...] the Londoners to stand with them for the recovery of their Liberties (as they termed it) he joined [...] with them, in that disloyal Act: but, by the special care of Prince Edward, then Lieutenant here in his Fathers stead (who was at that time victorious in Scotland) the heat of these tur­bulent Spirits was allayed, by the Kings conde­scensionIbid. to confirme Magna Ch [...]rta, and the Charter of the Forests: as alsoIbid., that no Tax should thenceforth be imposed upon the Subject, but by consent in Parliament, and that the Offences of those Earles and their adherents, shouldIbid. be pardoned; in which Pardon this Iohn de Ferrers is particularlyIbid. named; the King also remittingIbid. p. 40. n. 30. & H. Kinghton. 2523. n. 40. all that displeasure which he bore towards him, for not attending him in his ex­pedition into Flanders, when Commanded.

Soon after which, this Iohn; addressing him­self, by an humble PetitionEx C [...]ll. R. Gl. S. to Pope Nicholas the third, represented to his Holiness, that Robert de Ferrers his Father, late Earl of Derby, in that Warr betwixt King Henry the third and his Barons, adhering to them, was taken Priso­ner by the Kings Forces, and used so severely, that he could obtain no liberty, unless he would pass all his Lands, then extending to the value of three thousand pounds per annum to Edmund the Kings Son, and his Heirs; to hold and en­joy untill he the said Robert or his Heirs should pay unto the same Edmund fifty thousand pounds upon one day. And that the said Robert, more affecting his Liberty than his Lands, had gran­ted them on those conditions; so that they had been enjoyed by the said Edmund and Tho­mas his Sons (Earls of Lancaster) for more than thirty years; wherefore he humbly besought His Holiness; that, for as much as he could not possibly raise so great a summe of Money, un­less he might reposses those Lands: and that, whereas divers Prelates, and other Spiritual Per­sons, being really sensible of this his hard condi­tion, were willing to furnish him with so much money, for the present payment of that summe in case they might be permitted so to do; that, considering the penalty of a certain Constitution, then lately set forth by his Holiness to the con­trary; he would vouchsafe, by his Apostolick Authority, to dispense therewith: But though this address took no effect, he had good esteem from the King: for the next year following he attendedRot. Scoe. 26 Edw. 1. m. 2. him into Scotland, and soon after that, was summonedClaus. 27 E. 1. in in dorso, to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm.

After which, scil. in 30 Edw. 1. having mar­riedRot. Fin. 30 [...]. 1. m. 8. Hawyse the Niece and Heir of Cecelie de Muscegros; doing his Homage, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 30 [...]. 1. m. 8. of the Lands of her Inheritance. And in 34 E. 1. was againRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 2. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 4 E 2. m. 11. 4 Edw. 2.

Moreover in 5 Edw. 2. being constitutedRot. Vascon▪ 5. Edw. 2. m. 6. Se­neschal of the Dutchy of Aqu [...]tane, had an assignation of four hundred pounds in good small Turons, whereof four make one pound Sterling, for his Support in that service: but dyed [...]sc. 18 E. 2. n. 52. in 18 Edw. 2. leaving Robert de Ferrers his Son and Heir, then [...]sc. 18 E. 2. n. 52. fifteen years of age.

Which Robert wasRot. Scoc▪ 9 [...]. 3. m. 27. in that Expedition made into Scotland in 9 Edw. 3. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m. 9. 10 Ed. 3. andRot. Scoc. 12 E. 3 m. 23. 12 Ed. 3. As also in thatRot. Alm. 12 E 3 m. 3. for Flanders the same year. Likewise inRot. Alman▪ 13 E. 3 m. 3. 13 andRot Almanl 14 [...]. 3. m. 21. 14 Edw. 3. he was again in Flanders.

And in 15 Edw. 3. servedPa [...]. 15 [...]. 3. p. [...]. m. 2 [...]. the King in his Wars of Britanny, with fifty Men at Armes.

In 16 Edw. 3. he was again imployedRo [...]. Franc. 16 E. 3 m. 2 [...]. in the Warrs of France; having forty two sacks of Wool assignedClaus. 16 H. 3. p 1. m 6. unto him out of the Kings [Page 266] Demesne Lands in Worcestershire for the sup­port of himself and his men at Armes, in that Service.

And in 19 Edw. 3. accompaniedFroisard, 53. a. b. the Earl of Derby to the relief of Auberoche, then besieged by the French.

In 23 Edw. 3. he attendedRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. 23. the King in that notable Expedition made into France, when the English obtained that signal Victory at Cressy: But departedEsc. 27 E. 3. n. 49. this Life in 24 Ed. 3. leaving Iohn his SonEsc. 27 E. 3. n. 49. and Heir twenty one years of age, and Robert a younger Son, of whom I shall say more anon.

Which Iohn Iohn. in 33 Ed. 3. wasRot. Vaseon. 33 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. in that Ex­pedition then made into Gascoigne: And ha­ving marriedClaus. 41 Edw. 3. m. 14. Elizabeth, the Widow of Fouke the Son of Iohn le Strange, departedClaus. 41 Edw. 3. m. 14. this life beyond the Seas, upon the secondClaus. 41 Edw. 3. m. 14. day of April 41 Edw. 3. leaving Robert his Son and Heir, at that time seven years of age.

Which Robert Robert. in 2 R. 2. wasRot Franc. 2 R. m. 17. in another Expedition then made into France, but diedLib. Cedul. p. 142. in 1 H. 5. leaving Issue by Margaret his Wife, DaughterLel. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 87. to Edward Lord Spencer, Edmund his Son and Heir; who, beingRot. Fin. 1 Hen. 5. m. 21. then of full age, had LiveryRot. Fin. 1 Hen. 5. m. 21. of his Lands. Which Mar­garet surviving him, had an assignationClaus. 1 H. 5. m. 30. of her Dower the same year; and departingLel. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 88. this life in 3 Hen. 5. was BuriedLel. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 88. in the Abby of Me­revale.

This last mentioned Edmund, Edmund. in 3 Hen. 5. at­tendedRot. Franc. 3 H 5. m. 12. the King into France. And the next year following, being retainedEx Autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. by indenture to serve him with twenty Men at Armes (himself and one Knight being part of the number) as also sixty Archers, wasLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 703. with the Dukes of Exeter, Clarence, and divers other Per­sons of honor, at the siege of Roane in Normandy.

In 5 Hen. 5. he againRot. Franc. 5 H. 5. m. 22. attended that Victo­rious King into France. But after that, I have seen no more of him, till his death which hap­penedEsc. 14 H. 6 n. 33. [...]ib. Cedul. 48 [...]. So­mers. in 14 Hen. 6. upon Saturday next after the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle; he being then seizedEsc. 14 H. 6. n. 33. [...]ib. Cedul. 48 [...]. So­mers. of the Mannors of Buckbroke in Com. Northamp. Norton-Bonewood, in Com. Somers. Teynton, in Com. Glouc. as also the Mannor of Bykenoure-English, with the Office of Woodward in the Forest of Dene, thereto belonging, in the same County; of the Mannors of Chinnore, in Com. Oxon. Ham­sted-Ferrers, in Comit. Berks. Chartley and Hardwyke, in Com. Staff. Braydfall, called Nether-Hall, in Com. Derb. Charleton-Mus­gross, and Hundred of Bowode, with the Of­fice of Woodward in the Forrest of Selewode in Com. Somers. Ketton, in Com. Hunt. two parts of the Village of Southogh, called Ferrers, with the Mannor of Parton, and two parts of the Mannor of Eynesbury in the same County. And, in right of Elene his Wife, DaughterClaus. 14 H. 6. m. 8. and Coheir of Thomas de la Roche, then surviving, of the Mannor of Castle-Brom­wich, the moity of the Mannor of Nether-Whitacr [...], and of the Mannor of Bermi­cham, all in Com. Warw. leaving William William. his SonEsc. ut supra. and Heir, at that time twenty three years of age. Which William performing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 14 H. 6. m. 14. of his Lands the same year.

This last mentioned William diedEsc. 28 H. 6. [...]. 22. 9 Iunii, 28 Hen. 6. being then seizedEsc. 28 H. 6. [...]. 22. of the Mannors of Buckbroke in Com. Northamp. Chartley, and Herdwyke, with the moity of the Mannor of Barr, in Comit. Staff. Paxton-Parva, Maw­grith, Ketton, Sout [...]ow, (alias Ferrers-Mannor) and Eynesbury, in Com. Hunt. the moity of the Mannor of Dourton in Comitat. Buck. of the mannor of Chynnore, in Com. Oxon. Kyngeston-Bakepuz, and Hamsted-Ferrers, in Com. Berks. Norton-Bonewood, Norton-Hun­dred, and Charleton-Musgros, in Com. Somers. leaving issue one sole Daughter and Heir cal­led Anne, at that time eleven years of age and eight Months; then marriedClaus. [...]9 [...] 6. m. 23. to Walter Deve­reux. Esquire.

Whereupon Edmund his brother had liveryPat. 29 H [...]. p. 1. m. 11. of those Lands, which were entailed upon him as Heir Male.

Which Walter, in 31 H. 6. Anne his Wife being thenPat. 31 H. 6. p 1 m. 4. Claus. 31 Hen. 6. m. 5. above fourteen years of age, had LiveryPat. 31 H. 6. p 1 m. 4. Claus. 31 Hen. 6. m. 5. of all the Lands of her inheritance, without any proof of her age, by the Kings special ap­pointment. And in 2 Edw. 4. was summonedClaus. [...]. E [...]. 4. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons, as Lord Ferrers of Chartley; from whom the late Earles of Essex, and the present Viscount He­reford are lineally descended, as I shall shew in due place.

Ferrers of Okam in Rutland.

¶THe first of this name, that featedRot Pip. 13 H. 2. [...]. him­self here, was Walcheline de Ferrers, Walcheline a younger SonMon. Angl. Vol. 1. p 40. [...]. n. 40. to William de Fer­rers Earl of Derby, by Margaret his Wife Daugh­ter and Heir to William Peverel of Notingham: Which Walcheline heldLib. Rub. in Scacc. [...] Okam, by the service of one Knights Fee and an half in 12 Henr. 2. And in 22 Hen. 2. paidRot. Pip. 22 Hen. [...]. Glouc. an hundred marks for trespassing in the Kings Forests in those parts.

In 33 Hen. 2. this Walcheline answeredRot. Pip. 33 H. 2 [...]. thirty shillings for one Knights Fee and an half, upon collection of the Scutage of Galweye. And in 1 Ric. 1. was acquittedCart. [...]. N. n. 37. for the assarting of eighty Acres of Land within the Forest of Roteland; Viz. in the Fields of Okham fifty five Acres; in the fields of Braunceston twenty Acres, and in the fields of Broc five Acres; so that he should not thenceforth pay any thing to the King, or his Heirs for the same. But, that which is most memorable of him is; that he wasMat. Paris, in ann. [...]. p. 158. l. 4. at that famous siege of Acon in the Holy-Land, with King Richard, in 3 Ric. 1.

To whom succeeded Hugh de Ferrers his SonRot. [...]. 6 Joh. m. 15. and Heir. Which Hugh Hugh. in 9 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 9 R. 1. [...]. a Fine of three hundred marks to the King, to mar­ry the Daughter and Heir of Hugh de Say (of Richards-Castle.

This Hugh with the consentMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 118. b. n. 40. of Walcheline his nephew and William his Brother, gave Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 118. b. n. 40. Broch in Roteland to the Canons of Re­nilworth in Com. Warr. which thenceforth be­came a CellMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 118. b. n. 40. to that Monastery: but dyingRot. Pip, 6 Joh. Glo [...]c. Clau [...]. 6 Joh. m. 2. without issue, Isabel Rot Pip, 6 Joh. Glo [...]c. Claus. 6 Joh. m. 2. his only Sister, WifeRot Pip, 6 Joh. Glo [...]c. Clau [...]. 6 Joh. m. 2. of Roger Lord. Mortimer, [...]ecame hisRot. Pip, 6 Joh. Glo [...]c. Clau [...]. 6 Joh. m. 2. Heir. Which Isabel in 6 Ioh. gaveIbid. a Fine to the King of three hundred marks and one Horse for the great Saddle, for liveryIbid. of the Mannors of Leche­lade, and Lagebiri, of the inheritance of Hugh de Ferrers her Brother.

[Page 267]Another Branch of this Family there was, seated at Egginton in Com. Derb. viz. Wal­cheline [...], a younger Son to William, E. Fer [...]ers, and Margaret his Wife, Daughter and Heir to William Peverel. Which Walcheline had issue [...] Robert, and he two Daughters and Heirs; whereof Ermentrude became the Wife [...] of Robert Talbot of Gainsborough in Com. Linc. The youngest of whose Sons, called Robert, was Grand­father by Robert his Son, to Thomas Talbot of Bashal in Com. Ebor.

I now come to William de Ferrers William. of Groby in Leicestershire, Brother to Robert de Ferrers, the last Earl of Derby of this Family.

This William had, by the GrantEsc. 9 Ed. 1. n. 36. Essex. of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, his Father, (made at Nottingham, upon the Eve of S. Lucy the Virgin, in 36 Hen. 3.) the Mannors of Wod­ham, Stubings, and Fairstead; as also one Messuage in Chiche in Com. Essex; to hold to him and his heirs, by the service of Five Knights Fees; he being then under age, and in possession of them by his Guardian, before he was made Knight. All which he afterwards gaveIbid. to Margaret his Mother, to hold during her life.

Adhering to the Rebellious Barons, he was then takenMat. Paris, in An. 1264. at Northampton, upon the Assault thereof by the Royal Army, in 48 Hen. 3. But in 50 Hen. 3. returning to obedience, he had par­donPat. 50 H. 3. m. [...]1. , and was accepted to favor.

By the giftEsc. 23 H. 6. of Margaret his Mother, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester, he had the Mannor of Groby in Com. Leic. which came to her upon the Partition of that Inheritance: Whereupon he paid a FineRot. Fin. 3 Ed. 1. m. 10. of forty marks to the King, that he might hold it in Capite, by the services antiently due, and did his homage for the same; bearing for his ArmsEx Sigillo in [...]bl. Cotton. the Coat of the said Roger de Quincy, scil. Gules, seven mascles voided Or: Which his Descendants continued till the Male Line of the elder House (viz. The Lord Ferrers of Chart [...]ey) became extinct.

In 14 Edw. 1. this William wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall 14 Ed. 1. m. 2. in that ex­pedition then made into Wales. And, having marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Ioane, the Daughter of Hugh le De­spenser, had issueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. By her, William, his Son and Heir; and Anne, a Daughter, marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Iohn, Lord Grey of Wilton; and departedEsc. 16 E. 1. n. 2 [...]. this life in 16 Edw. 1. being then seisedEsc. 16 E. 1. n. 2 [...]. of the Man­nor of Newbottle in Com. Northampt. As also of the Mannors of Wodham, Stubing, and Fairstead in Essex, Groby and Roteby in Com. Leic. and Bolton in Com. Lanc. leaving William, his Son and Heir, seventeen years of age; and Eleanor his second Wife surviving.

Which Eleanor, in 16 Edw. 1. had an assigna­tion,Claus. 16 Ed. 1. m. 11. from the King, of the Mannors of Stub­ings and Wodham-Ferrers in Com. Essex, (part of her Husbands Lands) until she should have her Dowry set forth. Which being soon after assignedRot Fin. 17 Ed. 1. m. 15. unto her (taking her OathRot Fin. 17 Ed. 1. m. 15. ac­cording to custome, that she would not marry again without License) she went intoIbid. Scot­land, there also to obtain her Dowry of such Lands, as by the death of her said Husband, belonged to her. But, beingIbid. at Travernent (the Mannor House of Helen la Zusche, in that Realm) expecting the like assignation; William de Douglas, in an hostile manner tookIbid. her thence against her will, and carried her to another place. For which respect, complaint Ibid. being made to King Edward, he sent his Pre­ceptIbid. to the Sheriff of Northumberland, to s [...]ise upon all the Goods and Chattels of the said William de Douglas, which then were in his Bai­liwick. But shortly after, scil. in 19 Edw. 1. in considerationRot. Fin. 19 Ed. 1. m. 16. of one hundred pound Fine, the King grantedRot. Fin. 19 Ed. 1. m. 16. unto this William de Douglas the benefit of her marriage.

To this last mentioned William, William. succeeded William, his Son and Heir, who, in 21 Edw. 1. doingClaus. 22 Edw 1. m. 9. his homage, had LiveryClaus. 22 Edw 1. m. 9. of his Lands: And in 24 Edw. 1. doing the like homage, hadRot Scoc. 12 Edw. 1. [...] dorso m. 6. Livery of all the Lands, which he held of the King, within the Realm of Scotland. In 25 Edw. 1. this William was first summonedClaus 25 Ed. 1 in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Peers; and was the same year in that expeditionRot Vascon. 25 Ed. 1. m. 5., then made into Gas­coigne; likewise in 29 Edw. 1. in thatRot. Scoc. 29 Edw. 1. m 7. into Scotland, being then of the RetinueRot. Scoc. 29 Edw. 1. m 7. of Tho­mas, Earl of Lancaster. So also inRot. Scoc. 31 Edw. 1. m 5. 31 Edw. 1. andRot. Protect. 34 Ed. 1. m 11. 34 Edw. 1. And in 2 Edw. 2. was againRot Scoc. 2 Ed. 2. m. 14. in the Wars of Scotland; as also inRot. Scoc. 4 Ed. 2. m. 8. 4 & Rot. Scoc. 10 [...]d. [...]. m. 7. 10 Edw. 2. but diedEsc. 18. Ed. [...]. n [...]3 in 18 Edw. 2. leaving Henry, his Son and Heir, twenty two years of age; who doing his homage, had, the same year, LiveryRot. Fin. 18 Ed. 2 m. 4▪ of his Lands.

In 1 Edw. 3. this Henry, Henry. beingRot Scoc. 1 Ed 3 m. 6. in that expe­dition then made into Scotland, was one of the Lords, who made supplicationLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 795. to the King, that he might be restored to his Lands in that Realm, whereof he had been disherited; where­upon King Edward representedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 795. the same to the Earl of Murref, then Guardian of Scotland, in the nonage of King David. And in 5 Edw. 3. doing his homageRot. Fin. 5 Ed. 3 m [...] for the Lands of Isabel his Wife (the fourth Sister, and one of the Coheirs to Theobald de Verdon) lying in Ireland, had LiveryRot. Fin. 5 Ed. 3 m [...] of them.

In 11 Edw. 3. he obtained a GrantCart▪ 11 Ed. 3. n. 59. of the Advowson of the Church of Rothele in Com. Leic. to be held of the King, and his Heirs. And, in considerationPat. 11 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 15. of his good and acceptable ser­vices performed to that King; as also his charge­able expences, and frequent endeavors for the defence of his Rights (as the wordsPat. 11 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 15. of the Pa­tent do import) with the consent of the Prelates, Earls, and Barons, then assembled, in Parliament, at Westminster, by Letters Patents bearing date 18 May, 11 Edw. 3. had a GrantPat. 11 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 15. of the Mannors of Riseberg-Comitis in Buckin­ghamshire, Walton in Com. Derb. and New­port in Com. Essex, to himself, and the Heirs­male of his Body. Moreover, in 12 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Alem. 12 Ed. 3. p. [...] m 3. in that expedition, then made into [...]lan­ders; and the same year procured the Kings CharterCart. [...] Ed. 3. m. 36. for a weekly Market, every Friday, at his Mannor of Gro [...]y in Com. Leic. As also a Fair upon the Eve and Day of S. George the Martyr, and two days following. Likewise a Market weekly every Munday at his Mannor of Stebbing in Com. Essex; and a Fair yearly up­on the Eve and Day of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and two days ensuing. Also a Market every Thursday at his Mannor of Wodham-Ferrers in Com. Essex, with a Fair yearly on the Eve and Day of S. Michael, and two days fol­lowing. And the same year hadClaus 12 Ed. 3 p. 1. m. 14. an allowance assigned to him, for all his costs and expences, which he (together with William Montacute, Earl of Salisbury) had been at, in the custody of the Islands of Gernsey, Iersey, Serke, and Aureney. And, continuingClaus. 12 Ed 3. in [...]orso p [...] still in the Wars [Page 268] beyond Sea, in the Kings service, had some re­spiteIbid. of his debts due to the Exchequer.

InRot. Alem. 13 Edw. 3. m. 3. 13 & Rot. Alem. 14 Ed. 3. m. 18. 14 Edw. 3. he was again in Flan­ders; and, towards his chargesClaus. 14 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 18. in that ex­pedition, had LicenseClaus. 14 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 18. to transport thither twen­ty Sacks of Wool, out of his Lands in Leicester­shire, and fourteen out of his Lands in Staf­fordshire.

In 15 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Alem 15 Ed. 3. m. 6. in Flanders. And in 16 Edw. 3. servedRot. Franc. 16 Ed. 3. m. 11. the King in his Wars of France, with thirty Men at Arms, and thirty Archers, but diedEsc. 17 Ed. 3. n. 57. in 17 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. 17 Ed. 3. n. 57. of the Mannor of Newport in Com. Essex, of the Kings gift; alsoEsc. 17 Ed. 3. n. 57. of the Mannors of Stebbing and Wodham, in the same County: Of the Mannor of Riseburgh in Com. Buck. of the Mannor of Groby in Com. Leic. and Claverley in Com. Salop: LikewiseIbid. Claus. 17 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 8., of the Inheritance of Isabel his Wife, then living, of the moity of the Town of [...]udlow in Com. Salop, and Mannor of Stoke upon Tearne, in that County; Cotenhal in Com. Staff. with the Hamlet of Wotton (parcel of the Mannor of Alveton) in the same County; as alsoIbid. Claus. 17 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 8. of certain Tenements called Merkshale, lying in Great Dunmow in Com. Essex; leaving Wil­laim, his Son and Heir, then thirteen years of age. Which Isabel, in 18 Edw. 3. upon partitionClaus. 18 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 27. of the Lands of Theobald de Verdon, her Father, hadClaus. 18 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 27. for her Purparty (being the fourth Daugh­ter and Coheir to him the said Theobald) the Mannor of Fleckenho in Com. War. with the Mannor of Lutterworth in Com. Leic. ex­cepting Cotesbach and Billesby, members thereof; and diedEsc. 23 Ed. 3. n. 123. Oxon. upon the Feast-day of S. Iames the Apostle, 23 Edw. 3.

But I return to William her Son.

In 28 Edw. 3. this William William. making proof of his age, and doing his homage, had LiveryClaus. 28 Ed. 3. m 26. of his Lands; and in 29 Edw. 3. beingRot. Vas­con. 29 Ed. 3. m. 10. in that expedition then made into France, wasRot. Vas­con. 29 Ed. 3. m. 10. of the Retinue of Robert de Vfford, Earl of Suffolk, whose Daughter Margaret he had marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S..

In 33Rot. Vascon. 33 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 16. & 34Rot. Franc. 34 Ed 3. m. 11. Edw. 3. he was again in the Wars of France; in which thirty fourth year, his Lands in Ireland being seisedClaus. 3 [...] [...]dw. 3. m. 17. for the de­fence of that Realm, the King directed his Pre­ceptClaus. 3 [...] [...]dw. 3. m. 17. to the Justice, Chancellor, and Treasurer there, to discharge them, in regardClaus. 3 [...] [...]dw. 3. m. 17. he then was in his Wars of France, with divers Men at Arms and Archers, to his great expence. And, by his Testament [...] 124 b. bearing date 1 Iunii, An. 1368. (42 Edw. 3.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the (Conventual) Church of our Lady at Ulves­scrott in Com. Leic. giving one hundred p [...]unds to be distributed to poor people, and for his Fu­neral expences; whereat he appointed there should be five Tapers, four Morters, and twenty four Torches. To the Abbess and Nuns, called Minoresses without Algate, in the Suburbs of London, ten marks; to Elizabeth his Daughter, a Nun there, twenty pound; to Henry his Son, his Green Bed, with his Arms thereon; to Margaret his Daughter, his White Bed, and all the Furniture, with the Arms of Ferrers and Vfford empaled; to Philippa de Beauchamp his Sister, a Cup of Silver, standing on three Lions, with a cover; also two Pattels, and a Salt-seller of Silver: And to Eliza­beth de Assells his Sister, his best Spice-plate; as also a Tablet of Silver gilt and enamelled, with three leaves set with figures; one of the Ascen­sion of our Lady, in a Tabernacle, &c. Which Testament was proved 14 Kal. August. An. 1372.

This William heldClaus. [...]. 3. m. 24. the Mannors of Paddock-Thorpe and Hesil in Com. Ebor. in Right of Margaret his second Wife, and departedEsc. 45 [...]d. 3. [...]. 2 [...]. [...] this life upon Wednesday next after the Feast of the Epiphany, 4 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. 45 [...]d. 3. [...]. 2 [...]. [...] of the Mannors of Wodham-Ferrers and Stebbing, also of Merkes (lying within the Precincts of great Dunmow) in Com. Essex; likewiseIbid. of the third part of the Mannor of Crondon in Com. Buck; of the Mannors of Stallingburgh in Com. Linc. Hesil and Paddocks-Thorp in Com. Ebor. Stoke upon Tearne, Claver­ley, with the Bailiwick of the Hundred of Bradford in Com. Salop. Tetenhal and Wotton subtus Were in Com. Staff. New­bottle in Com. Northampt. Groby and Lutter­worth in Com. Leic. Bolton on the Mores, and Chorley, with the fourth part of the Wapen­take of Lelandshire in Com. Lanc. leaving Henry, his Son and Heir, at that time fifteen years of age. Margaret his second Wife, Daugh­terIbid. of Henry de Percy, and formerly WifeIbid. to Gilbert de Vmfranvil, Earl of Anegos, survi­ving; who, for her Dowry had an AssignationIbid. of the Mannors of Hethe in Com. Oxon. Groby in Com. Leic. Stebbing in Com. Essex. Newbottle in Com. Northampt. and Chorley in Com. Lanc.

Of which Margaret I find nothing farther memorable, than that by her TestamentS [...]dbury, fol. 81 [...]., bear­ing date 26 Apr. An. 1374. (48 Edw. 3.) she gave to Sir Ingram de Vnfranvil Knight, a Cup of Gold with a Cover, having the Arms of Ferrers and Percy thereon: And that she heldEsc. 51 Ed. 3. [...]. 2. in Dower the Mannors of Ging-Iayberd-Laundry, Stebbing, Merks in Dunmow, Wod­ham-Ferrers, and Fairstead in Com. Essex, and Flekenho in Com. War. As also, that she de­partedEsc. 51 Ed. 3. [...]. 2. this life at Ginge in Com. Essex, on Saturday next after the Feast of the Nativity of our Blessed Lady, 49 Edw. 3. Henry, the Son of William de Ferrers her late Husband, beingEsc. 51 Ed. 3. [...]. 2. her next heir, and then twenty one years of age.

Which Henry, Henry. making proof of his age the same year, and doing his homage had Livery [...] of his Lands. And in 1 Rich. 2. was [...] in that expedition then made into France. So likewise [...] in 2 Rich. 2. And again in [...] 3 Rich. 2. being then [...] in the Retinue of Thomas of Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham: As also in [...] 4 Rich. 2. but was in great peril [...] at Sea by Tempests in that year; yet at length arrived [...] at Calais, with the Earl of Buckingham, whereupon they rode [...] with their Banners displayed.

In 5 Rich. 2. upon [...] the death of William de Vfford, Earl of Suffolk, (his Mothers Brother) without issue, he was found [...] to be one of his next heirs; and in 6 Rich. 2. being [...] again in the Wars of France, was [...] of the Retinue un­to Henry, Bishop of Norwich.

In 7 Rich. 2. this Henry was [...] again in France; and when the French King, with his whole Army besieged [...] Burbroke, he kept [...] one Ward with forty Men at Arms, and as many Archers. In 8 Rich. 2. he was retained [...] to serve the King in his Wars of Scotland for forty days, being [...] then a Banneret; and depart­ed [...] this life, 3 Febr. 11 Rich. 2. being then seised [...] of the third part of the Mannor of Crundon in Com. Buck. Of the Mannors of [Page] [Page]

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[Page] [Page 269] Stoke super Tearne, Claverley, and the Bailiwick of the Hundred of Bradford in C [...]. Salop. Of the Mannor of Tetenhall, and Ham­let of Wo [...]ton subtus Wever in Com. Staff. Of the Mannors of Stebbing, Wodham Ferrers, Fairstead, Merks, and [...]ing-Iayberd-Laun­dry, in Com. Essex. of the Mannors of Moker Hanger in Com. Bedf. Newbottle in Com. Northampt. Groby, Lutterworth, Bran­tingby, Brantingthorpe, and Hoghton in Com. Leic. leaving Henry, his Son and Heir, fif­teen years of age; and Ioane his Wife, Daugh­terEx Coll. R. Gl. [...]. of Thomas Poynings, surviving, who held [...]sc. 17 R 2. [...]. 24. in Dower the third part of the Man­nor of Hethe in Com. Oxon. The third part of the Man­nors of Flekenho in Com. War. The third part of the Mannors of Groby and Lutterworth in Com. Leic. The third part of the Mannors of Wotton and Totenha [...] in Com. Staff. The third part of the Mannors of Stoke super Tearne, Claverley, and Hundred of Brad­ford, in Com. Salop. The third part of the Man­nor of Newbottle in Com. Northampt. and Crundon in Com. Buck. And diedIbid. 30 Maii, 17 Rich. 2. William, William. her Son and Heir (viz. Son to the said Henry) beingIbid. at that time twenty two years of age. Which William doing his homage, had LiveryClaus. 17 R. a. n. 8. of his Lands the same year; and in 18 Rich. 2. attendedPat. 18 R. 2. p. 1. m. 21. the King in his expedition then made into Ireland.

In 4 Hen. 5. this William being retainedRot. Fran. 4 Hen. 5. m 20. Ex Auto­gr. penès Cleric. Pell. by Indenture, servedRot. Fran. 4 Hen. 5. m 20. Ex Auto­gr. penès Cleric. Pell. the King in his Wars of France; and by his TestamentStafford & Kempe, E. 127 a. bea [...]ing date 17 May, An. 1445. (23 Hen. 6.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Priory of [...]vescroft; appointing, that Thomas his Son, should have all his goods at Groby, to dispose of to his other Sons, and for the health of his Soul. Which Testament was provedStafford & Kempe, E. 127 a. the second of Iune next ensuing; and departedEsc. 23 H. 6. n. 33. this life May 18. the same year, leaving Elizbath, the Wife of Sir Edward Gray Knight, his Cosin, and next Heir, viz. Daughter of Henry, Son to the said William, then twenty six years of age. Thomas Ferrers Esquire, his second Son, the same year doing his homageRot. Fin. 23 Hen. 6. m. 12., and having LiveryRot. Fin. 23 Hen. 6. m. 12. of all those Lands, which were entailed on the Heir-Male.

Which Thomas, taking to WifeClaus. [...] Hen. 5. in dorso m. 11. Elizabeth, the eldest of the three Sisters and Coheirs to Sir Baldwin Frevil of Tamworth Castle in Com. War. Knight, hadClaus. [...] Hen. 5. in dorso m. 11. in her Right, the Castle of Tamworth, and other Lands: From whom the Family of Ferrers, now of Tamworth Castle, is lineally descended.

The first that bore this title, was Sir Robert Ferrers Knight, a younger Son to Robert, Lord Ferrers of Char [...]ley. This Robert, in 47 Edw. 3. wasRot. Alem. 47 Ed. 3. m. 11. in that expedition then made into Flan­ders; inRot. Alem. 47 Ed. 3. m. 11. the Retinue of Iohn, Duke of Lan­caster; and in 49 Edw. 3. doing [...]ot. Fin. 49 Ed. 3. [...] m. 19. his homage, had Livery [...]ot. Fin. 49 Ed. 3. [...] m. 19. of all those Lands, which by the death of Ioane his Mother, whose Heir he was, descended to him at that time.

Moreover, having taken to Wife [...] Elizabeth, the sole Daughter and Heir to William Boteler of Wemme in Com. Salop, he had Summons [...] to Parliament in 49 Edw. 3. (and afterwards) by the title [...] of Robert Ferrers de Wemme Chi­valier. Which Lordship of Wemme, toge­ther with that of Over [...]ley in Com. War. with other of her Inheritance, were [...], after that mar­riage, viz. in 44 Edw. 3. entailed upon the Heirs of the Body of them the said Robert and Eliza­beth, with Remainder to her right Heirs.

But in 4 Rich. 2. this Robert diedEsc. 4 R. 2. n. 25., leaving issue by the said Elizabeth, Robert Esc. 4 R. 2. n. 25., his Son and Heir, four years of age. Which Robert marriedPat 22 R. 2. p. 3. m. 23. per Inspex. Ioane, Daughter to Iohn of Ga [...]nt, Duke of Lancaster; and by her, having issue twoEsc. 12 H. 4. n. [...] Staff. Daughters and Heirs, viz. Esc. 12 H. 4. n. [...] Staff. Elizabeth, the Wife of Iohn, the Son of Ralph, Lord Grey­stoke, and Mary of Ralph Nevil, Earl of West­morland; diedEsc. 12 H. 4. n. [...] Staff. in his Mothers life time. So that she the said Elizabeth, his Mother, survi­ving the before specified Robert, her first Husband, became afterwards the WifeClifford, f. 84. a. of Sir Thomas Molington Knight; and by her TestamentRou [...] 179 [...], bear­ing date the sixth of Ianuary, An. 1410. (12 Hen. 4.) wherein she stiles her self Elizabeth Ferrers, Baroness of Wemme (retaining the name of that Husband, who was of greatest Dignity; a custom, which Women have long used, and not yet left off) bequeathed her Body to Sepulture in the Church of the Crouched Friers, near the Tower of Lond [...]n; and gave to the building of a Cloyster there, six pound sterling: Appointing, that all her Silver Vessels, except what she had particularly disposed of, should be employed where it might best be for the health of her Soul, and the Soul of Ro­bert Ferrers her first Husband, and of Sir Thomas Molington her second Husband. After which, scil. on Friday next ensuing the Feast of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist, 12 Hen. 4. she departedEsc. [...]2 H 4. n. 2 [...] Staff. this life; leaving the before specified Elizabeth and Mary (viz. DaughtersEsc. [...]2 H 4. n. 2 [...] Staff. of Robert her Son) her Cosins and nextEsc. [...]2 H 4. n. 2 [...] Staff. Heirs; Elizabeth being eigh­teen, and Mary seventeen years of age.

Percy:

THis antient and right Noble Family, do deriveEx Coll. R. Gl. S. their descent from Mainfred de Perci. Which Mainfred Mainfred. cameIbid. out of Denmark into Normandy, before the ad­venture of the famous Rollo thither; and had issueIbid. Geffrey, Geffrey. who accompaniedIbid. Rollo into those parts. From which Geffrey sprungIbid. suc­cessively these four Generations, viz. William, William. Geffrey, Geffrey. William, William. and Geffrey, Geffrey. all born in Nor­mandy; and from the last Geffrey, two sons; William and Serlo, who came into England with William the Conqueror. Which William de Percy, being much belovedEx Vet. Cod. MS. penès Wil. Pierp [...]nt. Ar. by that King, and oneMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 384 b. l 1. of his Ba [...]ons, enjoyed, through his bounty, vast Possessions in this Realm: For it appears by the General Survey Domesd lib. in iisdem Co­mitat., that he then had Amble­dune in Hantshire, as also thirty two Lord­ships in Lincolnshire, and in Yorkshire eigh­ty six, whereof Topclive in the North Ri­ding was one, and Spofford in the West Riding another, which became their cheif Seats, in those parts, for divers ages afterwards.

Moreover, this William de Percy, sirnamedMon Ang­lic. Vol. [...]. 72 a n. 30. & ibid. b. n. 40. Gernon, or Algernon, obtainedMon Ang­lic. Vol. [...]. 72 a n. 30. & ibid. b. n. 40. from Hugh, Earl of Chester, (the first of that name) the Lordship of Whitby, with that large Terri­tory adjacent, belonging thereto, and lying in the East Riding of that County, where he FoundedMon. Ang­lic. Vol. [...]. 72 a n. 30. & ibid. b. n. 40. an Abby for Benedictine Monks, to the [Page 270] honor of God, S. Peter, and S. Hilda, in the time of King William Rufus, in theIbid 71 b. n 50 & 60. place where the Monastery of Strenshaie antiently stood (which had been destroyed by Inguar and Hubba the Danes) which Abby he endowed Ibid. 71 2. n. 30. with ample Possessions lying in that part of the Countrey.

But, after he had thus Founded that Abby of Whitby, and, amongst other Lands, had givenIbid. 414. n. 40 & 50. thereto the Towns of Seaxby and Everley, he reassumed them again, and bestowedIbid. 414. n. 40 & 50. them on Ralph de Everley his Esquire, (who wasIbid. 414. n. 40 & 50. his Servant many years.) Whereupon Serlo his Bro­ther, then, then Abbot, made his complaintIbid. 414. n. 40 & 50. of that injury of King William Rufus (with whom he had beenIbid. 414. n. 40 & 50. very familiar in the days of King Wil­liam his Father) who thereupon caused restitu­tionIbid. 414. n. 40 & 50. to be made. But Serlo, notwithstanding, being littleIbid. 414. n. 40 & 50. pleased with his Brothers humor, had no mind to continue at Whitby; and therefore, affectingIbid. 414. n. 40 & 50. to reside within the Kings immediate Fee, out of his Brothers power, beg­gedIbid. 414. n. 40 & 50. of the King six Carucates of Land, viz. Two in Hakenas, and four in Northfield, and translatedIbid. 414. n. 40 & 50. part of the Covent at Whithy thither.

This William de Percy took to WifeIbid. 73 a. n. 10. Emma de Port, by whom he had issueIbid. 73 a. n. 10. three Sons, viz. Alan, Walter, and William; and taking a jour­neyIbid 74 a. n. 30. to Ierusalem, departedIbid 74 a. n. 30. this life at Mont [...]oy, in the Holy Land; whereupon his Corps being brought into England, had SepultureMS. penès Wil. Pierport. in the Chapter-house at Whitby.

Which Emma, surviving him, gaveMon. Ang­lic. ut su­pra 73 a n. 10. to those Monks, an house situate in the Street called Use­gate at York; as also two Carucates of Land, one in Mys [...]eham, and the other in Sme [...] ­leswell, likewise two more in Hylaham; and was buriedMon. Ang­lic. ut su­pra 73 a n. 10. in the Chapter-house at Whit­by, near to the Grave of her Husband.

I now come to Alan de Percy, Alan. eldest Son and Successor to the last mentioned William. This Alan was one of the WitnessesMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 143 b. n. 60. to the Charter of King Henry the First, whereby he confirmed the Foundation of Bardney Abby in Com. Linc. by Walter de Gant. Moreover, having ratifiedIbid. 72 b. n. 10. all those Donations made by William his Father to the Monks of Whitby, he addedIbid 74 b. n. 10. thereto, of his own gift two Carucates of Land in Hylaham; as also two in Hedon and Oxneham. And leaving issueMS. penès Wil. Pier­ [...]ont. by Emma de Gant his Wife, five Sons, viz. William, Geffrey, Henry, Walter, and Alan, was buriedMS. penès Wil. Pier­ [...]ont. in the Abby of Whitby, near to his Father.

This Alan hadRic. Ha­gustald. 342. n. 40. likewise one illegitimate Son called Alan, who wasRic. Ha­gustald. 342. n. 40. with the King of Scots in 3 Steph. in that memorable Battle near North Alverton in Yor [...]shire, called Bellum de Stan­dardo. But I return to William.

This William William. gaveMon. Anglic. ut supra 74 b. n. 10. the Church of Semar to the Monks of Whitby, and twoMS. penès W. Pierp [...]nt. Oxgangs of Land in Up▪ Lythum; and, by Alice his Wife, le [...]t issueIbid. three Sons, Alan, Richard, and Robert. Which Alan departing this life withoutIbid. issue, was buriedIbid. on the South side of the Chapter-house at Whitby. To whom succeeded Richard Richard. his Brother.

Which Richard had issueIbid. William de Percy, who FoundedIbid. the Abby of Hanpoll, for Cister­cian Monks, in An. 1133. (34 Hen. 1.) as also that of Sallay Mon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 841 b. n. 60. & 842 [...]. & Ibid. 40. & 8 [...]4 [...]. n. 20. in Craven, in An. 1147. (12 Steph.) by the consentIbid. of Adelidis his Wife, and Alan his Son and Heir.

This William William. was one of those Northern Ba­rons, who foughtJoh. Hagi­stald. 262. n. 20. so successfully against the Scots in 3 Steph. in that memorable Battle near North Alverton in Yorkshire, called Bellum de Standardo (whereof I have spoke at large in my discourse touching William, Earl of Albe­marle.) And in 12 Hen. 2. upon levying the Aid for marrying that Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. [...] Scacc, sub [...]. Ebot. his Knights Fees; at which time it appeareth, that he had twenty eight De Veteri Feoffamento; and eight, a third, and sixth part De Novo Feoffa­mento.

He likewise gaveMS. penès Wil Pi [...]r­p [...]nt. to the Monks of Whitby, three Ox-gangs of Land, and five Tofts in Dunceley, with two Ox-gangs in Lofthouse; as alsoMS. penès Wil Pi [...]r­p [...]nt. to the Monks of Fountains, Mal­more, and Malwatir. Moreover, he gaveMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 150 b. l. 1. the Church of Crathorne, to the Abby of Gisb [...]urne, and one Ox-gange of Land and five Tofts in Ormesby; as also to the Monks of Bridlington one Carucate of Land in Newton: and by Adelidis de Tunebrigge his WifeMon Anglic. Vol. 1. 843. n. 50., had issueMS penès Wil. Pierpo [...]t. four Sons, Walter, Alan, Richard, and William; and two Daughters, viz. Maud married to William, Earl of Warwick; and Agnes to Iosceline de Lovaine (SonMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 847 a. n. 30. to God­frey, Duke of Brabant) and Brother [...] to Ade­lidis, Queen of England, Wife of King Henry the First.

All which Sons, departing this life issueless (of which, William was a Monk, and AbbotMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. [...] 2 n. 30. of Whitby,) the Inheritance came to be dividedMS. penès Wil. Pierpont. betwixt those two Sisters, Maud and Agnes.

Which Maud survivingMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 843 a. n. 40. her Husband; and taking into her pious consideraionIb 84 [...] [...]. n. 60. the mean estate of the Monks at Sallay, by reasonIb 84 [...] [...]. n. 60. that the Air in Craven, where her Father had Founded that Abby, was so moist and cloudy, that their Corn seldom arrived to perfect matu­rity; did, for the health of the Souls of William de Percy her Father, Adelidis de Tunebrigge her Mother; and the Soul of William, Earl of Warwick, her late Husband; as also for the Soul of Alan her Brother, and Agnes her Sister, giveIbid. 8432. n. 20 & 30. unto them the Church of our Lady at Tadcaster, with the Chappel of Haselwood, and an yearly pension from the Church of Ne [...] ­thon; as also one Carucate of Land, lying in Catthon, where she was born.

¶The Male Line of this Noble Family being thus extinct, I now come to Agnes, so married to Iosceline de Lovaine, Iosceline de Lovaine. as hath been observed.

This Agnes, discerning her self to be so great an heir, accepted of Iosceline for her Husband; upon condition [...], That he and his posterity would either assume the Sirname of Percy, or bear the Arms of Percy, relinquishing his own. Where­upon, he assentedIbid. to the former, retainingIbid. still his Paternal Ensign: After which, she departing this life, was buried in the Chapter-house at Whitby, with thisIbid. Epitaph.

Agnes, Agnetis Festo tumulatur; & istis
Idem sexus idem, nomen & vita dies.

This Iosceline obtained [...] from William, Earl of Arundel, and Queen Adeliza his Wife (his Sister) Widow of King Henry the First, a Grant of the Honor of Petworth in Sussex. Which Henry, Duke of Normandy (afterwards King, [Page 271] by the name of Henry the Second) confirmedIbid.. He wasRot. Pip. 54 H. 2. Suff. likewise Castellan of Arundel; by which appellation, he confirmedEx Registro de Lewes, f. 46 [...] b. to the Monks of Lewes in Sussex, for the health of his Soul; as also of the Soul of Queen Adeliza, his Sister, and all his Ancestors, the Church of Bu­dinkaton, which they had of the gift of Wil­liam Fitz-Ralph. And had issueMS. pen [...]s Wil Pierpont. by the same Agnes four Sons, viz. Richard, Robert, Iosceline, and Henry; and two Daughters, Eleanor, and Alice: To which Eleanor he gaveMS. penès Ca [...]. Fairfax, [...] b. the Lordship of Hamaldon, with the Mill at Winton, to make up fifteen pound per annum Lands, with those in Hesset; and to his Daughter Alice, the residueIbid. of his Lands in Hesset, of ten pound per annum value.

I now come to Richard, the eldest Son of Iosceline de Lovaine, and Agnes.

This Richard, Richard. afterMS. penès W. Pierp. the death of Maud, Countess of Warwick, his Mothers Sister, without issue; entred,MS. penès W. Pierp. into the other Purparty of that Inheritance, by the advice of the King, and his Mothers permission; and in 6 Ioh. had LiveryClaus. 6 Joh. [...]. 14. of all those Lands in Com. Ebor. where­of his Mother died seised; as also of those, which Maud, Countess of Warwick (his Aunt) held of the Earl of Chesters Fee. Moreover, in 13 Ioh. upon Collection of the sixth Scutage of that Kings time, he was specially acquittedRot. Pip. 13 Joh. [...]bor. of fifteen Knights Fees, being the moity of the Honor, whereof William de Percy, his Ancestor, had been formerly possessed.

In 17 Ioh. he wasMat. Paris, p. [...]54. l. [...]. one of the cheif of those Barons then in Arms against the King; as also one of the twenty five who made OathIbid. 262. n. 10. to com­pel the King to observe the particular Articles, granted by the Great Charter, and Charter of the Forests, in case he should recede therefrom. And, being so prime an actor in that turbulent Insur­rection of the great Men of that time, wasIbid. 277. [...]. 20. a­mongst others, then excommunicated by the Pope. And, the next year following, whenIbid. 285. n. 50 [...] & 256 a. those haughty spirited Barons, had called in Lewes, Son to the King of France, with pur­pose to raise him to the Royal Throne, assistedIbid. 285. n. 50 [...] & 256 a. Robert de Ros, and Peter de Brus (two eminent Barons of the North) in the subjugating of all Yorkshire to the obedience of Lewes.

But in 1 Hen. 3. having LettersPat. 1 H. 3. [...]. 1. m. 2. of safe con­duct, he came in to William Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke, (then Governor of the King and Kingdom) to make his Peace; and in 2 Hen. 3. wasClaus. H. 3. in dorso m. 4. in Arms for that King: But farther I can­not say of him, than that he grantedMon. Anglic. p. 1. 418 a. n. [...]. the Patron­age of the Nunnery at Handale in Com. Ebor. to Richard Malebise and his heirs.

Of his younger Brothers, I find that Robert gaveMS penès W. Pi [...]p. to the Monks of Whitby, the Advow­son of the Church of Sutton upon Dar­went; but diedMS penès W. Pi [...]p. without issue, as it seems, and so didMS penès W. Pi [...]p. Iosceline; for Henry the youngest Son succeeded in the Inheritance.

This Henry Henry. confirmedIbid. to the Monks of Whitby, that Grant of forty shillings per an­num, which his Mother had made to them, out of the Lordship of Wilton; and Quit-claimedIbid. to the Monks of Fountains, all Litton, and Littondale, excepting the Venison there: For the custody whereof, the Monks wereIbid. to present unto him two Foresters, and to pay them at their own proper costs: In consideration whereof, they releasedIbid. to him and his heirs, all those Meadows and Pastures, with the com­mand of the Deer, which they had Buke­den; as also in other places, within the Bounds and Precincts of Langstrother, payingIbid., moreover, unto him six hundred marks besides. And took to WifeIbid. Isabel, the Daughter of Adam, but SisterEx Col­lect. Rog. Dodsworth Gen. of Peter de Brus of Skelton, with whom he hadEx Col­lect. Rog. Dodsworth Gen. in marriage by the gift of the same Peter, the Mannor of Lekinfield (near Beverley in Yorkshire) forEx Col­lect. Rog. Dodsworth Gen. which gift, he and his heirs were to repair to Skelton Castle every Christmas-day; and lead the Lady of that Castle, from her Chamber to the Chappel, at Mass; and thence to her Chamber again, and after dinner with her to depart.

By which Isabel he left issueMon. Anglic. ut supra. two Sons, Wil­liam and Henry, which Henry, in 15 Hen. 3. givingIbid. his Brother the Mannor of Hesset in Sussex, in Fee tail; had thereupon a ReleaseIbid. from him of all his Title in the Mannors of of Settil and Litton in Com. Ebor.

To this last mentioned William de Percy, William after the death of Agnes his Grand-mother, and Henry his Father, a great part of the Inheritance de­scendingIbid.: Upon collecting of the Scutage of Montgomery, in 8 Hen. 3. he was by a special Writ acquittedRot. Pip. 8 H. 3. Ebor. for fifteen Knights Fees (viz. for his Lands in Yorkshire) for he hadTesta de Ne­vill Suff. no less than twenty one Knights Fees more, which ap­pertained to the Honor of Petworth in Sussex. The same year also he obtained a GrantClaus. 8 H. 3. m. 20. for a Market, upon the Friday every week at his Mannor of Spoforth in Com. Ebor. And in 17 Hen. 3. gaveRot Fin. 17 Hen. 3 [...]. m. 5. Claus. 17 Hen. 3. m 8. five hundred marks to the King for the Wardship of the five Daughters of Willi­am de Brywer.

Moreover, in 26 Hen. 3. he paidRot. [...]. 26 Hen. 3. Ebor. one hun­dred marks fine, to be exempted from attend­ance on the King into Gascoigne; being then SummonedRot. Vascon 26 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 3. to prepare himself with Horse and Arms, for that voyage. And in 28 Hen. 3. do­ing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 28 H. 3. m. 2. of all the Lands of Richard de Percy, whose Cosin and Heir he was, excepting the Mannor of Topclive, which was the DowryPat. 28 H. 3. m. 9. of Agnes, Wife of the said Richard, she being then alive; whose marriage was at that time grantedPat. 28 H. 3. m. 9. by the King to Bernard de Baillol, in case she should be willing to take him for her Husband. So that by the accountRot. [...] Pip. 30 Hen. 3. of Robert de Crepping (shortly after given up into the Exchequer) it appears, That he had thirty Knights Fees, de Veteri Feoffamento, in York­shire, and two Knights Fees in Lincoln­shire.

This William de Percy gaveMS. pen [...] W. [...]. his Mannor of Gisbu [...]ne, with the Forest, (excepting his Freeholders, and their Services there, and ex­cepting liberty of hunting therein, for himself and his heirs) unto the Monks of Salley, paying twenty marks yearly. In consideration u where­of, they were to increase their Covent to the number of six Monks more, to pray for the Soul of himself, and Elen his wife. He likewise ac­quiredMS. penès. Wil Pierpo [...] ▪ the Patronage of the Priory of Sile­brede, in Sussex, from Ralph de Ardern, in 24 Hen. 3. Moreover, he gaveIbid. & Mon. Ang­lic. Vol. 2▪ 441 b. n. 60 & 442 [...] to the Master and Brethren of the Hospital, at Sandon in Surrey, for the maintenance of six Priests there, all his Lands in Foston, which he ob­tained of the Grant of William de Briwer; as also twenty marks Rent, which the Abbot of Selby was obliged to pay annually at Sandon, for the [Page 272] Mannor and Forest of Gisburne, on the Octaves of S [...] Iohn Baptist.

And having weddedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Ioane, the fifth Daugh­ter and Coheir to the before specified William de Briwer (who afterwards became the WifeMon. Ang [...]i [...]. Vol. 1. 602 a. n. 50. of Ralph Fitz-Ranulph, Lord of Middleham) departedClaus [...]9 H. 3. m 3. this life, in 29 Hen. 3. and was buried MS. pen [...]s Wil. Pier­po [...]t. at Salley, leaving issueMS. pen [...]s Wil. Pier­po [...]t. Henry, his Son and Heir; as also Engeram, William, Alan, Iosceline, Geffrey, and Walter (younger Sons;) to which Iosceline, he gaveMS. pen [...]s Wil. Pier­po [...]t. his Mannor of Levington for their maintenance, appointingIbid. the Abbot of Salley, to have the custody thereof, to their use.

To this last mentioned William, succeeded Henry, Henry. his Son and Heir, who enjoyed the sub­stance of his Estate; the younger Sons having for their support, as followeth, viz. Engelram Ibid. certain Lands in Aton, by the Grant of Ralph de Hanley, and the Lordship of Dalton, by the giftIbid. of Elen his Mother: William had Ibid. Linton and Witwel, as also certain Lands in [...]ick-Levington; and wasIbid. likewise, Lord of Dun [...]eley, Yston, Newham, and Lofto­hous: Alan enjoyedIbid. certain Lands in Le­vington, of his Fathers gift, but diedIbid. issueless: Geffrey possessedIbid. Semar (near Scar­borough) and diedIbid. without issue: And Wal­ter, after the death of his Brother E [...]gelram, had Ibid. the moity of Dalton in Hertness, by ver­tue of an Entail: He wasIbid. also Lord of [...]el­dam, and was buriedIbid. in the Cloyster at Gis­burne.

But I return to Henry.

In 33 Hen. 3. this Henry gave a FineRot. Pip. [...]3 H. 3. Ebor. of nine hundred pounds for Livery of his Lands, and that he might marry whom he pleased; which sum, he had liberty to payRot. Fin. 33 H. 3. m. 10. by two hundred pound per annum. And in 41 Hen. 3. had Sum­mons Claus▪ 41 H. 3. in dorso m 6. to attend the King at Bristol, on the Octaves of S. Iohn Baptist, well furnished with Horse and Arms for his expedition into Wales.

In 42 Hen. 3. whenClaus. 42 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 12. the Scots had rebelliously seised upon their King, then in minority (who had marriedClaus. 42 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 12. the Daughter of King Henry) he was one of the Northern Barons, then summoned Claus. 42 Hen. 3. in dorso m. 12. to prepare himself with Horse and Arms, and all his power, for the rescuing him from that re­straint.

Howbeit, in 47 Hen. 3. takingClaus. 47 Hen. 3. m. 4. Mat. Paris, p. 993. n. 50 H Knigh­ [...]on 2447. l. 15. part with the Rebellious Barons, then in Arms, his Lands were seisedClaus. 47 Hen. 3. m. 4. Mat. Paris, p. 993. n. 50 H Knigh­ [...]on 2447. l. 15.; but afterwards coming in, and submit­ting himself to the Law, he had restitutionClaus. 47 Hen. 3. m. 4. Mat. Paris, p. 993. n. 50 H Knigh­ [...]on 2447. l. 15. of them again. And the same year marchedIbid. with the King from Oxford to Northampton, as­sisting him in the storming of that Town, then heldIbid. 2448. out by those Barons, which he thereupon took by force. And the next ensuing year, fight­ing Mat. Paris, p. 996. stoutly on the Kings part, in the Battle of Lewes, shared with him in the hard fortune of that day, being there likewise taken prisonerMat. Paris, p. 996., as many other were. But farther I cannot say of him, than that he marriedEx Regist. de Lewes. Eleanor, the Daughter of Iohn, Earl Warren and Surrey, and had MS. penès. W. P [...]erp. issue by her three Sons, viz. William, Iohn, and Henry; and, that he was buriedMS. penès. W. P [...]erp. at Salley, near his Father. Whereupon she, the said Elea­nor, had Assignation of her DowerClaus. 56 H. 3. m. [...]. in 56 Hen. 3. out of all his Lands, except the Mannors of Petworth and Topclive, whereof she had been formerly Enfeoffed.

Which William and Iohn died [...] without issue, so that the Inheritance divolved to Henry, the youngest, as Heir [...] to his Brother Iohn, whose Wardship was granted [...] to Edmund the Kings Brother.

This Henry, being [...] under age in 15 Edw. 1. at such time as the King made his expedition in­to Wales, was acquitted [...] of one hundred and twenty pound, required from him for the Scu­tage then levied upon that occasion: And in 22 Edw. 1. being [...] then of age, had thereupon Livery [...] of them; as also Summons [...] to be at Portsmouth, upon the first of September, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to attend the King into Gascoigne.

In 24 Edw. 1. being constituted [...] Governor of all Galloway in Scotland, he was [...] in the Battle of Dunbar, where the English then obtained a memorable Victory [...]: And the same year had a Charter [...] of Free-Warren, in all his Demesn Lands within the Lordship of Tad­caster in Com. Ebor.

In 25 Edw. 1. the Earl Warren, then General [...] of all the Rings Forces beyond Trent, having raised [...] a great power in Yorkshire, sent [...] this Henry his Nephew, with the Forces of Carlisle into Scotland; who coming to Are, endea­vored [...] to dispose the Inhabitants of Galloway, to Peace: But hearing that the Scots were ad­vanced [...] near Irwine (about four miles distant) he marched [...] towards them. Whereupon, dis­cerning themselves too weak, they submit­tedH. [...] 2516. n. 10..

In this year, uponIbid. 252 [...]. n. [...]0. [...] [...]0. the Kings confirmation of the Great Charter, and Charter of the Forests, with the Articles thereupon; he was one of the Peers that undertookIbid. 252 [...]. n. [...]0. [...] [...]0. for the Safe-guard of the Earls of Hereford, and Norfolk, and other of the Nobility, who had stickled hard for the obtaining thereof.

But in 26 Edw. 1. he marched againRot. [...]. into Scotland; and the next year following, being sentClaus▪ [...]. to York, there to meet with the Bishop of Durham, and Earl of Lincoln; as also with some of the Nobles of Scotland; to con­sult about the fortifying and manning of the Castles in Scotland; he obtained, in considera­tion of his great and faithful services, a Grant Pat. [...]. of all the Lands, as well in England as in Scotland, which were the Inheritance of In­gelram de Baillol deceased; and which did, by In­heritance, belongPat. [...]. to Ingelram de Vmfranvill, then in Rebellion.

In 28 Edw. 1. he was again [...] in the Wars of Scotland. So also in [...] 31 Edw. 1. And then obtained a Charter [...] for a Market upon the Sa­turday every week, at his Mannor of Poke­lington in Com. Ebor. And two Fairs, one on the Eve and Feast-day of All-Saints; and the other on the Eve and Feast-day of S. Margaret, the Virgin. Likewise [...]. in 32 Edw. 1. at Prim­chale near Spoford, a Market on the Tuesday every week; and a Fair yearly on the Eve and Feast-day of S. Michael; as also [...] a Market upon the Thursday at Wandesford, in the same County; and a Fair yearly on the Eve and Day of S. Mary Magdalen.

In 34 Edw. 1. being again sent [...] into Scot­land, to oppose Robert de Brus, then newly Crowned King there; he was besieged [...] at Ken [...]yr; but shortly after, relieved [...] by those [Page 273] Forces, which the King himself sent from La­nercost in Cumberland.

This Henry purchased [...] the Mannor of [...]ue­rindon upon [...], from Anthony Beke, Bishop of Durham. And in 2 Edw. 2. obtained Li­cense [...] to fortifie his Houses at Spoford and Lekingfield, in Com. Ebor. As also [...] that at Petworth in Com. Sussex.

He likewise in 3 Edw. 2. purchasedMS. penès C. Fairfax, p. [...] b. from the same Bishop, the Honor of Alnwike, where­with William de Vesci, Lord thereof, had intrust­ed Lel. Col. Vol. 1. p. [...]. that Bishop for the behoof of Iohn de Vesci, his illegitimate Son; the Bishop notLel. Col. Vol. 1. p. [...]. perform­ing the trust, by reasonLel. Col. Vol. 1. p. [...]. of some scandalous words exprest towards him, by that Iohn; which Grant the King confirmed.

In 4 Edw. 2. he was againRo [...]. Scoc. 4 Ed. 2. m. 8. in Scotland; and the same year procured the Kings Charter Cart. 4 Ed. 2. n. 8. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn Lands with­in his Lordships of Settle, Gigleswick, Routhweii, Ma [...]um, Arnecliff, Buck­den, and Tadcaster, in Com. Ebor. In 5 Ed. 2. he was made GovernorRo [...]. Fin. 5 Ed. 2. m. 11. of the Castle of Baumburgh in Com. Northumbr. As alsoPa [...]. 5 Ed. [...]. p. 1. m. 16. of the Castle of Scardebourgh in Com. Ebor. And in 7 Edw. 2. marchedRot. Scoc. 7 Ed. 2. m. 3. again into Scotland. So likewise inRo [...]. Scoc. 8 Ed. 2. in dorso m 9. 8 Edw. 2. In which year also (upon Rot. Fin. 8 Ed. [...]. m. 21. the death of Robert Lord Clifford) he was con­stituted Rot. Fin. 8 Ed. [...]. m. 21. one of the Commissioners, together with Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and Bartholmew de Badlesmere, in the custody of the Castles of Skipton in Craven, Appe [...]y, Bruham, and Pendragon; and likewise of two parts of the profits of the County of West­morland, by reason of the minority of Roger de Clifford, Son and Heir to the said Robert.

Moreover, having thus acquired the Honor of Alnwike, he repairedMS. penès Wil. Pierpont. the Castle there; and the better to secure his title therein, obtained a ReleaseMS. penès C. Fairfax. from Sir Gilbert de Aton Knight, Co [...]in and Heir to William de Vesci, of all his Right thereto: He likewise purchasedMS. penès. Wil. Pierpont. the Lordship of Corbrigge in Com. Northumbr. And did so well deserve of King Edward, that he obtained Ibid. the Earldom of Carryk at his hands, with all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands, whereof Robert de Brus was possessed, at the time when he was slain by Iohn Comyn. He purchasedIbid. also from Henry de Fishburne, Son and Heir to Constance, Daughter and Heir of Henry de Baillol, the Man­nor of Uere in Galoway; as alsoIbid. Red-Castle in Anegos.

As to his Works of Piety, he FoundedIbid. a Chantry for two Priests, in the Chappel of Se­mar, for the health of the Soul of Eleanor, his Mother, and all his Ancestors. To the Monks of Fountains, he gaveMonast An­glic. Vol 1. [...]42 b. n. 10. certain Lands in Malgum Moore; and to the Monks of Sal­ley, the Advowson of the Church of Gair­grave. And by Eleanor his Wife, DaughterMS. penès Wil. Pierp. of Richard Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arundel, had issue MS. penès Wil. Pierp. two Sons, viz. Henry and William; and de­parting Esc. 8 Ed. 2 [...] n. 65. this life in 8 Edw. 2. was buriedMS. penès Wil. Pierpont. in the Abby of Fountains, before the High Altar, leaving Henry, his Son and Heir, at that time six­teen Esc. 8 Ed. 2. [...]t supra. years of age.

Which Eleanor, the same year he died, laid claimClaus. 8 Ed. [...]. m. 8. to certain Lands in Wresill and Er­gom, in Com. Ebor. As also in Claxby and Slotheby, in Com. Linc. Against William de Percy, who then held them. Which William vouched a Grant from the said Henry (her Hus­band) and challenged Warranty thereupon from Henry, her Son and Heir, at that time, under age: And had for her DowerClaus 8 Ed. [...]. m. 8. the Mannors of Clecop, Gigleswike, Lekinfield, Na [...]er­ton; the third part of the Mannor of W [...] ­therby; certain Lands in Bukeden; as also Claus 8 Ed. [...]. m. 8. the Mannor of Thurstanby, with the Per­quisites of the Court of Gisburne, and Chase there: Twenty nine shillings eight pence half-penny Rent in Westby, Pathenale, Swin­den, and Stainford-Scotain, in Com. Ebor. And Six shillings eight pence yearly Rent in Louthford and Leggesby, in Com. Linc. assign­ed unto her.

I now come to Henry, Henry. Son and Heir to the last mentioned Henry and Eleanor. In 9 Edw. 2. he obtained a GrantMS. penès C Fairfax, f. 120. from the King, of all those Fees in Northumberland, which did belong to Patrick de Dunbar, Earl of March, then in Rebellion against King Edward. And in 13 Ed. 2. byRot. Fin. 13 Ed. [...]. m. 4. reason of the spoil done to his Lands in the North, upon several incursions of the Scots; whereof Eleanor, his Mother, had the custody Rot. Fin. 13 Ed. [...]. m. 4. during his minority, and which, she could not well defend, he obtained a SurrenderRot. Fin. 13 Ed. [...]. m. 4. thereof from her to the King; and thereupon a Grant Rot. Fin. 13 Ed. [...]. m. 4. of them to himself, paying Four hundred marks per annum to the Exchequer: But in 15 Edw. 2. he procured an absolute LiveryClaus. 15 Ed [...]. m. 24. of them, though he had not then made proof of his age: And the same year was constituted GovernorRot. Fin. 15 Ed. 2. m. 13. of the Castle of Pickering in Yorkshire, by the forfeitureRot. Fin. 15 Ed. 2. m. 13. of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, then in the Crown; as alsoIbid. m. 19. of Scarborough Town and Castle.

Not long after this, viz. in 18 Edw. 2. he ob­tained the Kings CharterCart. 18 Ed. a. n. 2. for two more Fairs yearly at Pokelington in Com. Ebor. And in 19 Edw. 2. uponTho Wals. [...]04. n. [...]0. the landing of Queen Isabel and Prince Edward in England, being one of the Nobles that joynedTho Wals. [...]04. n. [...]0. with them, for reform­ing those abuses in the Government, occasioned through the power of the Spensers, by the access of those Forces he brought to Glocester, (where she then was) much increasedTho Wals. [...]04. n. [...]0. her Army.

Being therefore thus instrumental in this great change, in 1 Edw. 3. he obtained the custodyRot. Fin. [...] Ed. 3. m. 27. of the Castle of Skipton in Craven; as also a CharterCart. 1 Ed. 3. n. 90. for a Market and Fair at his Mannor of Topclive in Com. Ebor. And wasLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p 685. one of the twelve Lords, by whom it was decreed, that young King Edward should be guided.

Moreover, in the first year of Edward the Third, he wasRot. Scoc. 1 Ed. 3. m. 2. the principal person in Com­mission for the Treaty of Peace betwixt the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, and constitutedPat. 1 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 29. Warden of the Marches: But upon conclusionLel. Col. Vol 1. 794. of the Peace betwixt the English and Scots, in the Parliament at York, he could not Lel. Col. Vol 1. 794. assent, that the English should quit those Lands as they had in Scotland by Inheritance.

In 2 Edw. 3. upon the death of [...] Fin. 2 Ed. 3. m 7. Eleanor, his Mother, he was made Constable [...] Fin. 2 Ed. 3. m 7. of Scar­borough Castle, the custody whereof was com­mitted Pat. 19 Ed. [...] m. 14. to her charge in 19 Edw. 2. and in Ro [...]. Fin. 1 Ed. [...]. m. 29. 1 Edw. 3.

In 2 Edw. 3. this Henry being retained by In­denture [...]., to serve the King with a certain num­ber of Men at Arms, as well in times of Peace as War, during the term of his life, and to receive Five hundred marks per annum sallary; did, in [Page 274] considerationIbid. of that Annuity, obtain a Grant Ibid. of the Inheritance of the Castle of Werk­worth in Com. Northumbr. which after the death of Sir Iohn de Clavering, without Issue-male of his Body, was to divolve to the King and his Heirs; with conditionClaus 5 Ed. 2. p. 2. m. 1., That when the Possession of the said Castle, should so come to his hands, then the payment of those Five hundred marks to cease. And was a person of such note, that Sir Ralph Nevill, the same year, did by IndentureEx ipso Au­togr. pen [...]; Thomam Co­mitem Elgi­niz, An. 1659., bearing date at Clifton near York, upon the fifth of August, Covenant to serve him, both in Peace and War, as long as they both should live, with twenty Men at Arms, whereof five to be Knights, upon such wages and other terms, as in my discourse of that Family is more fully ex­pressed.

In 3 Edw. 3. he FoundedMS. penès C. Fairfax, f. 69 b. a Chantry for two Priests in the Chappel at Semar, to celebrate Divine Service for his own soul; as also for the soul of his Mother, and all their Ancestors; endowing MS. penès C. Fairfax, f. 69 b. it with one Messuage, twenty Ox-gangs of Land, and six Acres of Meadow in Wike, with­in the Lordship of Semar. And in 5 Edw. 2. the King taking noticeClaus. 5 Ed. 3. p. 2 m. [...]. Cart. 5 Ed. 3. n 14. Rot. Parl. 6 Ed. 3. n. 18. in what sort he had re­tained him, as well in time of Peace as War (as above is expressed) and thatClaus. 5 Ed. 3. p. 2 m. [...]. Cart. 5 Ed. 3. n 14. Rot. Parl. 6 Ed. 3. n. 18. by Act of Parlia­ment, after that Agreement so made, all Retain­ers, in time of Peace, were to be void; did GrantClaus. 5 Ed. 3. p. 2 m. [...]. Cart. 5 Ed. 3. n 14. Rot. Parl. 6 Ed. 3. n. 18., That the Castle and Mannor of Werk­worth, and Mannor of Roub [...]y, which after the death of Sir Iohn de Clavering, without Issue-male, were to divolve to the Crown: As also the Mannors of Corbrigge and [...] and all other the Lands of the said Iohn de Clavering, so Intailed as abovesaid, should after his death, without Issue-male, come to this Henry and his Heirs; excepting only the Dowry of Hawise, then the Wife of him the said Iohn de Clave­ring.

In 6 Edw. 3. he was again constitutedPat. 6 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 13. War­den of the Marches of Scot [...]; and in 7 Edw. 3. being then GovernorRot. Scoc. 7 Ed. 3. m. [...]. of the Castle of Barwick, was one of the Commissioners sent Rot. Scoc. 7 Ed. 3. m. [...]. to the Parliament of Scotland, to approve and ratifie those Agreements as had been made betwixt King Edward, and Edward de Baillol, King of Scotland. In this year also, he had a GrantMS. penès C. [...] f. 69 a. from Edward de Baillol, King of Scot­land, of the Inheritance of the Pele of Lough­maban, as also of Anandale and Mo [...]et­dale, with all the Knights Fees and Advowsons of Churches, within those Valleys, in as full and ample manner as Thomas Randulph, some­time Earl of Murrey, ever had them; and moreoverMS. penès C. [...] f. 69 a., of divers Lands in that Realm which belonged to other men. All which Castle, Lands, &c. then valuedRot. Scoc. 8 [...]d. 3. m. 12. at a thousand mark per annum, he did, the year following, surrenderRot. Scoc. 8 [...]d. 3. m. 12. to King Edward the Third, and his Heirs, in exchange Rot. Scoc. 8 [...]d. 3. m. 12. for the Castle and Constablery of Iedde­worth, and Towns of Ieddeworth In Tividale within the Realm of Scotland., Bend­ [...]eddeworth, Hassinden, and the Forest of Ieddeworth, together with five hundred marks per annum, to be received out of the Customs of Barwick; as also the custodyIbid. of the Castle at Barwick, with the Fee of one hundred marks for that service, in time of Peace, and two hun­dred pound per annum in time of War. And the same year was joyned in CommissionIbid. m. 17. with Ralph de Nevill, in the guarding of the Marches throughout the Counties of Northumber­land, Cumberland, and Westmorland.

In this year likewise, he IntailedMS. penès C. Fairfax, [...] 69 b. a multi­tude of his Lordships and Lands upon the Heirs-male of his Body, as by a special Feo [...]mentMS. penès C. Fairfax, [...] 69 b., bearing date 24 Sept. appeareth, viz. The Castles of Alnwike and Werkworth, the Mannors of Alnwike, [...]ughal, Swinhow, [...]e [...] ­wike, and Alnham, in Comit. Northumbr. Spoford, Topcliff, Semer, Naffertan, Lekingfield, Catton, and C [...]etop, with the Hamlets of Letheley, Arlethorp, Gristi­woit, Aystiby, Wanesford, and A [...]gham, in Com. Ebor. Two part of the Mannors of Warkworth, Corbrigge, Aklington, and Roubi [...]y, with the Hamlets of Snitir, Bitling, Thorpeton, and Newton, with their appurtenances, in Com. Northumbr. As also the Advowsons of the Churches of Spoford, Lekingfield, Scorburgh, Arncliff, Cat­ton, and D [...]nygton, in the said County of York. Likewise the moity of the Village of Trastreston, which Robert de Ogle then held for term of life; the Borough of Alnmouth, with the Mannors of Hoghton and Lesce­bi [...]y, in Com. Northumbr. Which Isabel de Vesci held for term of life, as also the Mannor of Chatton, with one Toft and five Oxg [...]ngs of Land in Wolloure, which the same Isabel like­wise held for term of life. Also the Mannor of Newturne, which Ralph de Nevil held for term of life: And the third part of the Mannors of Werkworth, Corbrigge, Ailington, and Roughbi [...]y, and Hamlets of Sniker, Berling, Thropton, and Newton, which Hawise the Widow of Iohn de Clavering then also held in Dower; and for want of such issue to his right heirs.

And, having so done, marchedClaus 8 Ed. 3. m. 12. again into Scotland, upon the Kings service. Moreover in 10 Edw. 3. he attendedRot. Scoc. 10 Ed. 3. m 13. the King in another expedition then made into Scotland, and there continuedRot. Scoc. 11 Ed. 3. m [...]. the following year.

And being then a BanneretClaus. 11 Ed. 3. m. 3 [...]., representingClaus. 11 Ed. 3. m. 3 [...]. to the King, that he had upon account the sum of Eight hundred fifty one pound fourteen shillings and four pence of Wages due to him, for his ser­vice in Scotland, he obtainedClaus. 11 Ed. 3. m. 3 [...]. an Assignation of two hundred pound thereof, to be paid out of the Tenths due to the Crown, from the Arch-Deaconry of Cleveland. And the same year retainedEx [...] penès Tho. Comite [...] E [...] ­gini [...]. William, the Son of Iohn de Rodhum, to serve him both in Peace and War, with one Companion, until the full age of Iohn, the Son of Iohn de Rodhum: For which service, in time of War, he was to have Apparel, as his other Yeo­men; as also Hay, Oats, Hors-shooes, and Nails for six Horses; with wages for six Grooms, and recompence for such Horses as should be lost in the Wars. And in consideration of this service, granted to the said William, the Wardship of the Lands of Iohn de Rodhum, lying in [...]oughton, until the full age of him the said Iohn.

In 14 Edw. 3. this Henry wasFroi [...]ard, f. 29 b. & 302. in that great Sea-fight, betwixt the English and French, before Sluce in Flanders; and had, in consideration Claus. [...] Ed. 3. m [...]. of his large expences in the Kings service, an AssignationClaus. [...] Ed. 3. m [...]. of five hundred pounds to be paid, by the Collector of the Nones and Fifteens, in the Counties of Northumberland and West­morland. And, in regardClaus 16 Ed, 3. p. [...]. m. [...]. that the Castle and Constablery of Ieddeworth, with those other Lands granted to him in lieu of the Castle and [Page 275] Pele of Laugh-Maban, with Anandale, in Scotland, were not an equitable exchange, he had in 16 Edw. 3. a Grant [...] of five hundred marks per annum, out of the old Customs at Barwick upon Twede, to make it good.

In this year he wasFroisard, f. 482. at the Siege of Nantes in Britanny; and in 17 Edw. 3. constituted Rot. Scoc. 17 Ed. 3. m. 4. one of the Commissioners to treat with William de Douglas, and to receive him to terms of ami­ty; as alsoIbid. to see the Truce kept throughout the Marches, and all other places in Scotland, which at the instance of the Pope, had been new­ly made betwixt both Kingdoms. And in 19 Edw. 3. was again constitutedRo [...]. Scoc. 19 Ed. 3. m. 1. one of the Commissioners to treat of Peace with such as were in Arms in the Marches of Scotland, and the Kings good Subjects in those parts. In which year, the Scots having invadedYpod. Neustr [...] p. 118. n. [...]0. Eng­land with an Army of thirty thousand, under the command of William Douglas, and burnt Ypod. Neustr [...] p. 118. n. [...]0. Carlisle, Perith, and many other places; upon the advance of this Lord Percy, with the Lords, Nevil and Lucy, they fled.

But the next year following, they invaded Tho. Wals. [...]57. n. 40. England again, whilst the King was at the Siege of Calais. Whereupon he wasYpod. Neust. p. 119. n. 30. one of the cheif of the Northern Barons that gave them Battle, upon a MoorLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 675. near Durham; and having vanquishedTho. Wals. p. 157. n. 40. their whole Army, took David their King prisonerTho. Wals. p. 157. n. 40.. In consideration Rot. Scoc. 21 Edw. 3. m. 2. of which laudable service (the King being then absentRot. Scoc. 21 Edw. 3. m. 2.) he had an AssignationRot. Scoc. 21 Edw. 3. m. 2. of two hundred marks out of those Aids, then diversly granted for the support of those Wars.

Moreover, in this year he attendedRo [...]. Franc. 21 Ed. 3. m. 23. Prince Edward to the Wars of France; and in 24 Edw. 3. was joyned in CommissionRo [...]. Scoc. 24 Ed. 3. m. 1. with the Bishop of Durham, and others, to treat of Peace with certain Commissioners of Scot­land, touching a Peace betwixt both King­doms.

In 25 Edw. 3. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 25 Ed. 3. m 5. one of the Commissioners to meet the like from Scotland, at Hexham; there to treat concerning the en­largment of David, King of Scotland, then prisoner in England; and soon after that, to receiveIbid. m. 3. the Oath of that King (upon liberty granted him to go into Scotland) for his faith­ful return: As alsoIbid. m. 2. to keep the Truce in the Marches towards Northumberland and Westmorland.

In 26 Edw. 3. upon [...]ot. Fran. 26 Edw. 3. m. 5. the danger of an Inva­sion, then threatned from the French, he was constituted [...]ot. Fran. 26 Edw. 3. m. 5. one of the Commissioners for Ar­raying of Men in the County of Northumber­land, for the safeguard of the Realm. But be­fore the end of that year, he departed this life, viz. 26 Febr. being then seised of the Mannors of Petworth, Sutton, Doncketon, and Heystreet, with the Advowson of the Church of Petworth, in Com. Suss. Of the Mannors of Spofford, Topcliffe, Semar, Nafferton, Lekingfield, Cleyhope, Catton, and Kirk-Levington, in Com. Ebor. Of the Castle and Mannor of Alnwike, with the Towns and Vil­lages thereto antiently belonging, viz. Den­wike, Le [...]ebury, Great Haughton, Tug­hall, Swinhow, Cha [...]ton, Alnham, Swindescheles, Benley, South-Middle­ton, and Wollor, in Com. Northumbr. As also of the Castle and Mannor of Werkworth, with the Hamlets of Over-Bothilleston, and Tuggesden, Girling, Aclington, Roth­bury, Newton, Thropton, Snitre, and Corbrigge, in the same County; leaving issue, by Idonea his Wife, Daughter of ... Lord Clifford, four Sons; viz. MS. penès Wil. P [...]e [...] ­po [...]t. Henry, his Son, and Heir, a [...] that time thirty years of age, William, Richard, and Roger; and four Daughters, viz. MS. penès Wil. P [...]e [...] ­po [...]t. Maud, Eleanor, Isabel, and Margaret; and was buried in the Priory at Alnwike.

Of which Sons, William had the Mannor of Kirk-Levington, by the GrantIbid. of his Father; Roger theIbid. Mannor of Stanerbot and Dal­ton-Percy; and Richard wasIbid. Bishop of Nor­wich.

Of the Daughters, Maud became the WifeIbid. of Iohn Lord Nevil; Eleanor Ibid. of Iohn Lord Fitz-Walter; Isabel Ibid. of William, the Son of Gilbert de Aton; and Margaret, firstEs [...]. 44 Ed. 3. n. 22. Pat. 45 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 5. of Robert de Vmfran­ville, Son and Heir to Gilbert de Vmfranville, Earl of Anegos, and afterwardsEs [...]. 44 Ed. 3. n. 22. Pat. 45 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 5. of William de Ferrers.

But I proceed with Henry, Henry. his Son and Heir.

This Henry, doing his homage the same year his Father died, had LiveryRot. Fin [...]. 26 Edw. 3. [...]. 15. of his Lands; saving to Idonea his Mother (then living) her reasonable Dower. Which Idonea had there­upon an AssignationClaus. 26 Edw. 3. [...]. 23. of the Mannors of Se­mar, Lekingfield, Catton, Cletop, Naf­ferton, with its Members; as also certain Lands in Thurstanby, Benington, Wan­desford, Windeshoin, Ergom, Setill, and Gigleswike, in Com. Ebor. And the third part of the Mannors of Werckworth, Acling­ton, Berling, Newton, Routhbiry, Say­ler, Trapton, Corbrigge, and Newton juxta Routhbiry, in Com. Northumbr.

In 20 Edw. 3. (his Father then living) he was Rot. Fran [...]. 20 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 9. in that great expedition then made into France; whereupon ensued the famous Battle of Cressey. And in 26 Edw. 3. constitutedRot. Scoc. 26 Ed. 3. m. [...]. one of the Commissioners for guarding of the Marches.

In 29 Edw. 3. hewasRot. Scoc. 29 Ed. 3. m. [...]. in the Wars of Scot­land. And in 30 Edw. 3. received commandRot. Scoc. 30 Ed. 3. m. [...]. to reside upon his Lands in the Marches of Scot­land, for the better defence of those parts; be­ing Ibid. m. 4 [...]., together with Ralph Lord Nevil, consti­tuted Warden of those Marches towards Nor­thumberland. The same year also he was ap­pointed Ibid. m. [...]. one of the Commissioners to treat with the Parliament of Scotland, touching the de­livery of David de Brus, King of Scotland (taken prisoner in the Battle of Durham, 20 Edw. 3.) And in 31 Edw. 3. to treatRot. Scoc. 31 Ed. 3. m. [...]6. con­cerning the observation of the Truce, upon all the East Marches.

In 32 Edw. 3. uponPat. 32 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 23. the marriage of Henry; his Son and Heir, to Margaret, the Daughter of Ralph, Lord Nevil of Raby, he setledPat. 32 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 23. the Mannors of Swinhow and Tughall, in Com. Northumbr. upon them and the issue of their two Bodies. And in 33 Edw. 3. was made Constable Rot. Scoc. 33 Ed. 3. m. 1. of the Castle of Barwick upon Twede.

In this thirty third year, he attendedForisard [...]. King Edward into France; and in 34 Edw. 3. con­tinued Ro [...] Franc. 34 Ed. 3. m. [...]. still in those parts. In 35 Edw. 3. he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 3 [...]. Ed. 3. m. [...]. one of the Wardens of the Marches; and in 36 Edw. 3. a CommissionerRot. Scoc. 36 Ed. 3. m. [...]. to take care, that the Truce made betwixt both Kingdoms, should be observed.

In 39 Edw. 3. upon the death of Idonea, his Mother, he had LiveryClaus. 39 Ed. 3. m. 16. of all those Lands which [Page 276] she held in Dower; and the same year received commandRot. Scoc. 39 Ed. 3. m. 4. to repair unto his Lands, near the Marches, in regard of some danger at that time impending from the Scots. In 40 Edw. 3. he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 40 Ed. 3. m. 2. one of the Commission­ers for guarding of the Marches, and con [...]erving the Peace made with the Scots. And inRot. Scoc. 41 Ed 3. m. 5. 41 Edw. 3. to supervise the state of the Marches; as also to treat with the King of Scots, and his people, in order to some reparation of the damage done to the English, by the Subjects of that Realm.

This Henry first marriedCa [...]alog [...]e of Nobility by R. B. Mary, the Daughter to Henry, Earl of Lancaster; by whom he had issueMS. penès Wil Pierpont., Henry and Thomas: To which Thomas he gaveRot. Fin. 42 Ed. 3. m. 5. the Mannor of Foston in Com. Leic. for a certain term of years; who afterwards was Earl of Worcester, and died without issue, as I shall farther shew anon.

And to his second Wife, viz. Ioane Esc 43. Ed. 3. n. 16., by whom he had a Daughter called Mary, twoEsc 43. Ed. 3. n. 16. years old as her death, in 43 Edw. 3. And departingEsc 42 Ed. 3. n. 48. this life on Thursday, being Ascension-day, in 42 Ed. 3. then seisedEsc 42 Ed. 3. n. 48. of the Mannors of Lekingfield, [...], Se [...]il, Gigleswike, Nafferton, Catton, Wharram-Percy, Walton, parcel of the Mannor of Spofford, Starbotill in Craven, Spo [...]ford, Topcliffe, Semar, Tadcaster, and Pokelington, in Com. Ebor. Of the Mannor and Castle of Alnwike, with the Appurtenances, in Com. Northumbr. As also of the Mannor of Roke, the Castle and Man­nor of Werkworth; the Towns of Berling, Aclington, Routhbiry, East Wetton, Threpston, S [...]itter, Over-Botilston, Teggisden; the Mannors [...] of Corbrigge, Newburne, Thrasterton, with the Hamlets of Botlaw and Walbotill, and Fishing in the River of Tine. And of the Inheritance of Ioane his Wife, the Mannor of Toft juxta Witham, in Com. Linc. As also part of the Mannor of Old Bokenham, and Hundred of Shropham (Parcel of the Barony of Tat­shull) in Com. Norf. And the Mannor of Erate­field, in Com. Suff. Left Henry his SonIbid. and Heir, then twenty six years of age.

Which Ioane had for her DowryClaus. 42 Ed. 3. m. 11., these Lands and Lordships following, assigned unto her, viz. The Mannor of Semar, and third part of the Mannors of Scarbotill, Spofford, Jopcliffe, and certain Lands and Tenements in Walton, Bukeden, and the City of York; as also two parts of the Mannor of Wharram-Percy, in Com. Ebor. The third part of the Mannor of Alnwike, with the third part of the Mills of Nether Carleton; the third part of the Mannor and Town of Denwike; the Mannor and Town of Lessebiry; the Man­nor and Town of Great Houghton; the Mannor and Town of Chatton; the Mannor of Thrasterston; the Mannor and Town of Alnham, with the third part of the Pasture called Swinlesches [...]es; the Mannors of Werkworth, Routhbiry, Corbrigge, and Newburne, with its Members; as also cer­tain Lands in Wol [...]ore. Moreover, of Thir­teen pound six shillings five pence half penny Rent, belonging to the Ward of Alnwike Castle; eight pound yearly Rent [...]ut of the Mannor of Benley; sixty six shillings four pence Rent, out of the Mannor of South-Middleton, under Cheviot (all in the County of Northumberland) eight marks yearly Rent from the Prior of Si [...]hill in Lud­ford; forty shillings yearly Rent out of Lands belonging to the Priory of Thornton in Outheby; and thirteen shillings four pence yearly Rent issuing out of certain Lands belong­ing to the Priory of Elsham in Outhenby, in Com. Linc. And likewise, the third part of cer­tain Tenements in London.

But I return to Henry.

This Henry, Henry. in 33 Edw. 3. (his Father then living) wasRot. Vas [...]. 33 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 16. in that expedition then made into France. So likewise inPat. 37 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 26. 37 Edw. 3. And in 42 Edw. 3. (which was the same year his Father died) doing his homage, hadRot. Fin. 42 Ed. 3. m. 5. Livery of his Lands; in which year, he wasFroisard, f. 146 b. also at Calais with King Edward, where he made Peace with the French; and likewise, sentIbid. [...]. 150 [...]. with three hun­dred Men, and a thousand Archers into Poictou, to the releif of the Marches there.

Within the compass of this year, he was also constitutedRot. Scoc. 42 Ed. 3. m. 4. one of the Wardens of the Marches towards Scotland. And in 43 Edw. 3. was Rot. Franc. 43 Ed. 3. m. 4. again in the Wars of France, having then of his retinueEx A [...]togr. penès C [...]enc. Pell. sixty Men at Arms, whereof him­self and twelve Knights to be part of the num­ber; forty seven Esquires, and a hundred Arch­ers on Horsback. Moreover, in 45 Edw. 3. he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 45 Ed. 3. m. [...]. one of the Commission­ers for guarding of the Marches. So likewise in 46 Edw. 3. In which year he attendedFroisard, f. 185 b. the King in his purposed expedition into France, for rescuing of Thouars; but being crossed with contrary winds, after nine weeks tossing at Sea, returnedFroisard, f. 185 b..

In 47 Edw. 3. he gavePat. 47 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 41. the King seven hun­dred and sixty pounds, to have the custody of the Castle of Mi [...]ford, and all the Lands in Com. Northumbr. and Liberty of Tinedale, which did belong to David de Strabolgy, Earl of Atholl, deceased, during the minority of Eliza­beth and Philippa, the Daughters and Heirs to that Earl: In which year, he likewise attended Rot. Alen. 47 Ed. 3. [...]. 17. the King into Flanders; and in 50 Edw. 3. grantedPat. 50 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 24. the Hospital of S. Leonard at Alnwike (which was of his Ancestors foundation) to the Abbot and Covent of Alnwike, to hold for ever in pure Alms.

Furthermore, being thenRot. [...]. 50 Edw. 3. m. 5. Marshal of Eng­land, he was assignedRot. [...]. 50 Edw. 3. m. 5. to make inspection into the Castle and Town of Calais; as also into all the Castles and Forts in the Marches of Ca­lais, and to cause such Repairs to be made in them, as need should require; and moreover, to see them well victualled and manned: And like­wise constitutedRo [...]. Scoc. 50 Ed. 3. m. [...]. one of the Commissioners for guarding the Marches of Scotland.

In 51 Edw. 3 he was madeRot Franc. 51 Ed. 3. m. [...]. General of all those Forces which were sent to Calais, Ardes, Guisnes, and other places, within the Realm of France, then in the Kings Possession; having then of his own retinueEx A [...]togr. penès Clenc. Pell. one hundred Men at Arms, and one hundred Archers; and aready sup­ply of two hundred Men at Arms, and two hun­dred Archers, all mounted on Horsback. And, being present [...] as Marshal of England, at the Coro­nation of King Richard the Second, was then advanced [...] to the Dignity and Title of Earl of Northumberland. Whereupon, he had a special Grant [...], that the Lands of which he then stood seised, or did afterwards purchase, should be held Sub Honore Comitali, and as parcel of his Earldom.

[Page 277]But shortly after this, he resignedT. Wals. 197. n. 10. his Mar­shals Rod; and upon that mischief done by the Earl of Dunbar, against the Inhabitants of Roxborough in Scotland (which Town was then under the power of the English) he raisedIbid. n. 20. an Army of ten thousand men, and therewith mar­ched Ibid. n. 20. into Scotland; and for three dayes to­gether wastedIbid. n. 20. the Lands of that Earl, with Fire and Sword. The same year, being joynedEx Autog. in Bibl. Cotton. with the Bishop of Hereford, and Edmund Mortimer Earl of March, to treat of Peace betwixt both Kingdoms. Which being concludedEx Autog. in Bibl. Cotton. he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 1 [...]. 2. m. 1. (with that Bishop and others) one of the Commissioners for guarding of the Marches.

In 2 R. 2. he entredFroisard [...]04. a. & 205 a. Scotland, with the Earl of Notingham, and wonFroisard [...]04. a. & 205 a. the Town of Barwick: but Truce being soon after made, he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 2 [...]. 2. m. 4. one of the Commissioners to see redress of all Injuries done in the Marches, contrary to the tenor thereof. And in 3 R. 2. was again inRot. Scoc. 3 [...]. 2. m. 4. Commission for guarding of those marches, towards Northumberland. Moreover, in 4 Ric. 2. uponYpod Ne [...]str. 138. n. 30. that Invasion made by the Scots into Cinnberland, and Westmorland, he preparedYpod Ne [...]str. 138. n. 30. himself to advance against them; but was prohibitedYpod Ne [...]str. 138. n. 30. by the Kings Letters: and in 5 R. 2. again constitutedRot. Scoc. 3 R. [...]. m. 2. one of the Com­missioners for guarding of the West Marches. About which time, having received Command Holinsh. Cron. in eodem an. to take special regard of the Castles and Gar­risons in those parts; and transmittingHolinsh. Cron. in eodem an. the same charge to Sir Matthew Redman Knight, his Lieutenant at Barwick; this Redman was so strict in observation of the Commands then laid upon him; that in the return of the Duke of Lancaster out of Scotland (where he had been to quiet all differences by a Treaty) he resusedHolinsh. Cron. in eodem an. him entrance; which caused so great an animosity from the Duke towards this Earl; that upon a meeting of most of the Nobles at Berkhamsted, very sharp words passedHolinsh. Cron. in eodem an. be­twixt them. Whereupon this Earl, being over bold and peremptory in the Kings presence; was arrestedHolinsh. Cron. in eodem an.: but the Earles of Warwick and Suffolk, undertaking for his appearance, at the next Parliament, he had libertyHolinsh. Cron. in eodem an. to depart.

In this year he obtained a CharterCart▪ 5, & 6 [...]. 2. n. 2. for a weekly Market every Tuesday, at his Mannor of Lekingfeld (near Beverley) in Com. Ebor. and a Fair yearly on the eve and day of the Exal­tation of the Holy Cross and seven dayes follow­ing; as alsoIbid. n. 10. for a market on the Monday every week, at Semar, and a Fair yearly upon the Feast of St. Martin in Iuly.

And in 7 R. 2. observingT. Wals. p. 336. that the Scots had done much mischief in Northumberland, by their frequent Incursions, he marcht into that Realm, and repaidT. Wals. p. 336. them with the like measure: But before the end of this year, so it hapned; Ibid. 337. n. 10. & 20. that by corrupting the Deputy-Governor of the Castle of Barwick, they possessed them­selves thereof. Of which misfortune the Duke of Lancaster (who had a grudge towards him) made such advantage, that upon complaintIbid. 337. n. 10. & 20. of it in Parliament, he so far prevailed, as that, judgementIbid. 337. n. 10. & 20. of death and loss of estate, was pronounced against this Earl; in regard the trust thereof stood committed to him. But the King, being more favorable to him, remittedIbid. 337. n. 10. & 20. the exe­cution of this severe Sentence. Whereupon, without delay, he prepared [...] for the Siege there­of. But after he had begirt it with his forces, the Scots came to an agreementIbid. with him, and in consideration of two thousand marks, as also that they might march away with Bagg and Bag­gage, rendredIbid. it to him.

After which he was, the same year, joyned in Commission withRot. Scoc. 7 R. 2. m. [...]. the Bishop of Durham and others, to treat of Peace with the Scots; and to require satisfaction for injuries done to the English: as also constitutedIbid. m. 5. one of the Commissioners, for guarding of the East-marches: and moreover a CommissionerIbid. m. 8. for recieving twenty four thousand marks, from the Scots, in full satisfaction of an hundred thousand Marks, due for the Ransom of David their King. The like Commission for treaty with the Scots, was grantedRot. Scoc. 8 R. 2. m. 3. to him and others in 8 R. 2. in which year he himself alone was constitutedIbid. m. [...]. General Warden of both the East and West Marches.

In this year likewise he hadRot. Fin. 8 R. 2. m. 16. the Shiriffalty of Northumberland, and custody of the Castle at Newcastle upon Tine committed to his trust: and was also retained by IndentureEx Autogr. penès Cleric. pell. to serve the King in his Scottish Wars for forty days. Moreover, having then marriedClaus. 22 R. 2. p. 2. m. [...]. to his second Wife, Maud the Sister and Heir to Anthony Lord Lucy, Widow ofMon. Angl. Vol 2. 97. a. n. 60. Gilbert de Vmfraville Earl of Anegos, he joyned with her in setlingClaus. ut supra. the Castle and Honor of Cokermouth, and a large proportion besides of her great Inheritance, by a Fine levied in the Octaves of St. Iohn Baptist, and recorded in the Octaves of St. Michael next fol­lowing, upon himself and her, and the Heirs male of their two Bodies, and for want of such issue, to the Heirs of her Body; and in case she should die without issue, then to Henry Lord Percy his Son and Heir (begotten on his first Wife) and to the Heirs male of his Body: upon condition, that he the said Henry, and the Heirs male of his Body, should bear the Armes of Percy, viz. Or a Lion rampant Azure, quar­terly with the Armes of Lucie, viz. Gules thre [...] Lucies Argent, in all Shields, Banners, En­signes, and Coats of Armes whatsoever, where and whensoever there should be occasion o [...] bearing and shewing forth their own pater­nal Armes. And in case he should depart thi [...] Life without issue male, that then Sir Thoma [...] Percy Knight (Brother to the Earl, and Uncle t [...] the said Henry) and the Heirs male of his Bod [...] should enjoy the same Castle, Honor, &c. upo [...] the like condition: and in default of such issu [...] Sir Thomas Percy Knight, second Son to the sai [...] Earl, and the heirs male of his Body; with re [...]mainder to Sir Ralph Percy Kt. third Son to th [...] said Earl, and the Heirs male of his Body. An [...] in case these conditions should not be performed; then to remain to the right Heirs of the said Maud. This agreement being made in the pre­sence of the King, and by his special command.

In 9 Ric. 2. this Earl was again constituted Rot. Fin. 9 R. 2. m. 22. Shiriff of Northumberland. And in 10 R. 2. one of the AmbassadorsRot. Scoc. 10 R 2. m. 1. to treat of Peace with the Scots. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 11. R. 2. m. [...]. 11 R. 2. Moreover in 12 R, 2. he was madeRot. Scoc. 12 [...]. 2. m. 3. one of the Commis­sioners for the custody of Carleol, and guarding of the West Marches: and in 13 R. 2. a Com­missioner Rot. Franc. 13 R. [...]. m. [...]. (with the Bishop of Durham, and others) to treat of Peace with the French. So likewiseIbid. m. 3. with the Flemings.

In 14 R. 2. being recalledT. Wals. p. 3 [...]0. from Calais, he was again constitutedT. Wals. p. 3 [...]0. Governor of the Mar­ches [Page 278] of Scotland; and in 18 R. 2. a Commis­sioner Rot. Scoc. R. 2. m 3. Tho. Wal [...]. 388. n. 40. to treat of Peace with the Scots. More­over, in 19 Rich. 2. beingRot. Scoc. R. 2. m 3. Tho. Wal [...]. 388. n. 40. at the enterview be­twixt King Richard, and Charles the Sixth, then King of France, near Gisnes, he wasRot. Scoc. R. 2. m 3. Tho. Wal [...]. 388. n. 40. one of the English Lords that conducted the King of France to his Pavilion. And in this year FoundedPat. 19 R. 2. p. 1. m. 27. a Chantry in the Chappel of All-Saints at Cokermouth, for one Priest to cele­brate Divine Service there daily, for the good estate of himself, and Maud his Wife, and for their Souls after their departure hence; as also for the Souls of their Ancestors, and all the faith­ful deceased: And for his support gavePat. 19 R. 2. p. 1. m. 27. one Messuage lying in the City of Carl [...]e.

But in 21 Rich. 2. upon information [...] given, that he and his Son Henry (commonly called Hot­spur) had spoken some words in derogation of the King, he was sent [...] for out of the North; and neglecting to come, banished [...]. Where­upon he resolved [...] to flie into Scotland: How­beit, long after it was not, that the discontents against King Richard, by reason of his misgo­vernment, put an end to his reign; for the Duke of Lancaster, being weary [...] of his banishment, and having advertisement from hence, how ill affected the people stood to King Richard, ad­ventured to Sea, and landed [...] at Ravenspur in Yorkshire, where this Earl soon repaired [...] to him. And afterwards, when that King fled [...] in­to North Wales, and saw no hopes left, treated [...] with him and the Earl of Arundel at Conway Castle, touching the resignation of his Regal Authority; which soon after ensued. Whereupon the Duke of Lancaster, being then proclaimed King, by the name of Henry the Fourth, acknowledgingPat. 1. H. 4. p. 1. m. 15. the extraordinary me­rits of this Earl; first advancedPat. 1. H. 4. p. 1. m. 15. him to that great Office of Constable of England, to hold for term of life, and to exercise the same by him­self, or such his sufficient Deputy, as he would answer for. Next gavePat. 1 H. 4. p. 5. m. 35. Tho. Wal [...]. p. 400. Pat. 7 H. 4. p. 2. m 18. per Inspex. him the Isle of Man, toPat. 1 H. 4. p. 5. m. 35. Tho. Wal [...]. p. 400. Pat. 7. H. 4. p. 2. m 18. per Inspex. hold by carrying the Sword (which he wore at his landing in Holderness) called Lancaster Sword, on the day of his Coronation. Then made him JusticePat. 1 H. 4. p. 1. m. 8. of Chester; and after that, Con­stable Ibid. m. 16. of the Castles of Chester, Conway, Flint, and Carnarvon; and moreoverRot. Scoc. [...] H. [...] m. 13. General-Warden of the West Marches toward Scotland; as also GovernorIbid. m. 14. of the Town and Castle of Carlisle.

And the next ensuing year, constituted him Pat. 2 [...] H. 4. m. 10. one of the Commissioners to treat of a Marriage for Blanch, his eldest Daughter, with Lewes, Duke of Bavaria, eldest Son to Rupert, King of the Romans.

After which, viz. in 3 Hen. 4. the Scots again invadingTho. Wal [...]. 405. n. 40. & 406. n. 10. England, this Earl and his valiant Son, having thenTho. Wal [...]. 405. n. 40. & 406. n. 10. the Earl of Dunba [...] with them (who had deserted his Countreymen) rai­sed Tho. Wal [...]. 405. n. 40. & 406. n. 10. a considerable power; and giving them BattleTho. Wal [...]. 405. n. 40. & 406. n. 10. at Halwedon Hill, obtained a singal victory, wherein the Earl Douglas, their General, was woundedTho. Wal [...]. 405. n. 40. & 406. n. 10. and made prisonerTho. Wal [...]. 405. n. 40. & 406. n. 10..

But the next year following (viz. 4 Hen. 4.) having beenLe [...] ▪ Coll. Vol. [...]. 387. at no small charge in the Kings service, and requiringLe [...] ▪ Coll. Vol. [...]. 387. such Moneys as were then due to him, for the Wardenship of the March­es; he receivedLe [...] ▪ Coll. Vol. [...]. 387. no good answer, which in­flamed Le [...] ▪ Coll. Vol. [...]. 387. him with so much discontent, as at length wrought his own ruine. So likewise his stout Son Henry, who breaking out into Rebel­lion, soon after lost his life in the Battle of Shrewsbury, as I shall farther shew anon.

It is said by someYpod. [...] ▪ 169. n. [...]., That after that Battle of Shrewsbury, before he could possibly have notice thereof, he set forwards out of Nor­thumberland, (where he then was) towards his Son; but othersYpod. [...] ▪ 169. n. [...]. thought his intentions were to address himself to the King, in hope to reconcile all; and thatYpod. [...] ▪ 169. n. [...]., being prevented by the power of the Earl of Westmorland, he re­treated to his Castle at Werkworth.

Howbeit after this, he cameLel. Col [...] Vol. 1. 389. to the King, up­on promise of safety, and disavowedLel. Col [...] Vol. 1. 389. his Sons action; whereupon he had pardon [...]pod. Neustr. 169. n. [...]. of life, up­on commitment [...]pod. Neustr. 169. n. [...]. to safe custody; and in 6 H. 4. being restoredTho. Wal [...] 410. n. [...]. in Parliament to all his Possessi­ons, at Midsummer following cameIbid. 4 [...]. n. 40. again to the King at Pontfract.

But the death of his Son, notwithstanding this favor, so stuck upon his stomack, that the next ensuing year (viz. 7 Hen. 4.) he took ad­vantageYpod. Neustr. 173. n▪ 5 [...] & 17 [...] of the discontents of Thomas Moubray, Earl Marshal, and Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York, and joynedYpod. Neustr. 173. n▪ 5 [...] & 17 [...] with them in their Rebel­lion; who, failingIbid. in that attempt, lostIbid. their lives. Whereupon, the King marching after this Earl, forced him to fleeIbid. [...] 30▪ 40 & 5 [...] & 175. (with the Lord Bardolf) to Barwick, and thence intoIbid. [...] 30▪ 40 & 5 [...] & 175. Scot­land. Soon after which, he gotTho. Wal [...] 417. Ibid. 419. (7 H. 4.) into Wales; but ere long, returningTho. Wal [...] 417. Ibid. 419. (7 H. 4.) to Chreske in York­shire, caused ProclamationsTho. Wal [...] 417. Ibid. 419. (7 H. 4.) to [...] set out; that whosoever desired Liberty, should take up Arms and follow him; whereupon he hadTho. Wal [...] 417. Ibid. 419. (7 H. 4.) a multitude of partakers.

Howbei [...], the then Sheriff of Yorkshire (viz. Sir Thomas Rokesby Knight) raisingIbid. [...] 20▪ (8 H. 4.) the power of that County, met him at Bramham Moor, near Haselwood, where in a sharp Battle (fought Ibid. [...] 20▪ (8 H 4.) upon the second Calends of March,) being slainIbid. [...] 20▪ (8 H 4.); they cutIbid. n▪ [...]. off his Head thenIbid. n▪ [...]. white with age, and sentIbid. n▪ [...]. it to London, there to be set on the Bridge with a Pole; and quartering his Body into four parts, placedClaus. [...] 9 Hen. 4▪ m. 10. one of them upon a Gate in London, anotherClaus. [...] 9 Hen. 4▪ m. 10. at Lincoln, a thirdClaus. [...] 9 Hen. 4▪ m. 10. at Barwick upon [...]wede, and the fourth atClaus. [...] 9 Hen. 4▪ m. 10. Newcastle upon Tine. But in May following they were all taken down, and by the Kings special PreceptClaus. [...] 9 Hen. 4▪ m. 10. delivered to his Friends, to be solemnly buried in holy S [...]pulture.

The Children which this great Earl had, were MS. [...] Wi [...]. [...] pont. all by Margaret his first Wife, Daughter to Ralph, Lord Nevill (Sister to Ralph, first Earl of Westmorland,) viz. threeMS. [...] Wi [...]. [...] pont. Sons, Henry, Tho­mas, and Ralph.

Which Thomas and Ralph, wereMS. [...] Wi [...]. [...] pont. both Knights. But of them, all that I have to say, is, First, that Sir Thomas took to WifeRot. [...] 1 Ric [...] [...] p. 1. m. [...] Elizabeth, the eldest of the two Daughters and Coheirs of Da­vid de Strabolgy, Earl of Athol; and in 1 Ric. 2. had LiveryRot. [...] 1 Ric [...] [...] p. 1. m. [...] of that purparty of the Inheritance, which Mary de S. Paul, Countess of Pembroke, held in Dower, during her life, after the death of Adomare de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, her Husband; and had issueEsc. [...] [...] 6. n. 3 [...]. Rot. F [...] 11 H 6. m. 13. by her one Son, viz. Sir Henry Piercy Knight, who left issue two Daughters and Heirs, viz. Elizabeth marriedEsc. [...] [...] 6. n. 3 [...]. Rot. F [...] 11 H 6. m. 13. to Thomas Burgh Esquire (Ancestor to the late Lord Eurgh) and afterwardsEsc. [...] [...] 6. n. 3 [...]. Rot. F [...] 11 H 6. m. 13. to Sir William Lucy Knight; and Margaret, first toEsc. [...] [...] 6. n. 3 [...]. Rot. F [...] 11 H 6. m. 13. Henry, Lord Grey of Codnoure, but afterEsc. [...] [...] 6. n. 3 [...]. Rot. F [...] 11 H 6. m. 13. to Sir Richard Vere Kt.

Next, that Sir Ralph, uponTho. [...] 366. [...] [...] that Invasion of the Scots, in 12 Rich. 2. beingTho. [...] 366. [...] [...] with his elder [Page 279] Brother Henry Ho [...]pur, at Newcastle upon Tine. boldly issuedIbid. out against them, and worthily shared in the glory of that victory, obtained by their valiant conduct; where Willi­am Douglas, their General, lostIbid. his life. More­over, that in 14 Rich. 2. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 14 [...] one of the Commissioners to treat with those from France and Scotland, for observance of the Truce formerly made betwixt this and both those Realms: And lastly, that in 18 Rich. 2. he had a GrantPat. 18 R. [...]. [...]. 1. m. 16. of the custody of Barwick u [...]on Twede, to himself and the Heirs-male of his Body.

I now return to Henry the eldest S on.

This Henry, Henry Hot­spur. shortly after the Coronation of King Richard the Second, (at which time his Father was advanced to the Title of Earl) re­ceived Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. the Order of Knighthood; and in 8 Rich. 2. was constitutedRo [...]. S [...]o [...]. 8 R▪ 2. m. 9. one of the Commis­sioners for guarding of the Marches toward Scotland; as also in 9 Rich. 2. GovernorRot. S [...]o [...]. 9 R. [...]. m. 6. of Barwick, and again Warden of the Marches. During which time, he was so activeTho Wal [...]. 150. n. 20▪ & 30. E [...] Ypod. [...] 143. n. 40. against the Scots, that he gave them little rest; where­upon he was, in derision, commonly by them calledTho Wal [...]. 150. n. 20▪ & 30. E [...] Ypod. [...] 143. n. 40. Hotspur.

In this nineth year, upon intelligenceIbid., that the King of France, had a purpose to besiege Calais; being so famousIbid. for his Military skill and valor he was, amongst others, sentIbid. thi­ther for the defence of that place; and having staidIbid. there a while, without any action, grew so impatient, that he made several excursionsIbid. in­to Picardy, and the parts adjacent; whence he brought much booty: But at length, seeing no likelihood of any Siege there, he returned backIbid. into England.

In 11 Rich. 2. there being those at Court, who enviedTh [...] Wal [...]. 357. Rot. Fran. [...] m. 21. the fame which he had gained by his valor against the Scots, causedTh [...] Wal [...]. 357. Rot. Fran. [...] m. 21. the King to send him to Sea, there to repel the French that threat­ned an Invasion: Which service he readilyTh [...] Wal [...]. 357. Rot. Fran. [...] m. 21. un­dertook, and returned with much honor. In the same year the Scots invadingTho Wal [...]. 366. n 30 & 40. H. Knigh­ [...] 2728. n 50 & 60. Ypod. Neustr. 149. n. 30. this Realm, upon the East March, and doing great spoil byTho Wal [...]. 366. n 30 & 40. H. Knigh­ [...] 2728. n 50 & 60. Ypod. Neustr. 149. n. 30. burn­ing and plunder, he encounteringTho Wal [...]. 366. n 30 & 40. H. Knigh­ [...] 2728. n 50 & 60. Ypod. Neustr. 149. n. 30. them near [...]olston, towards Newcastle u [...]on Tine, slewTho Wal [...]. 366. n 30 & 40. H. Knigh­ [...] 2728. n 50 & 60. Ypod. Neustr. 149. n. 30. the Earl Douglas with his own hands, and mortally woundedTho Wal [...]. 366. n 30 & 40. H. Knigh­ [...] 2728. n 50 & 60. Ypod. Neustr. 149. n. 30. the Earl of Murret; but pre [...]ing over-forward, was at length taken pri­soner Tho Wal [...]. 366. n 30 & 40. H. Knigh­ [...] 2728. n 50 & 60. Ypod. Neustr. 149. n. 30. by the Earl of Da [...]bar, together with his Brother Ralph; and carriedTho Wal [...]. 366. n 30 & 40. H. Knigh­ [...] 2728. n 50 & 60. Ypod. Neustr. 149. n. 30. into Scot­land.

Froisard relateth the story of this skirmish thus Froisard, f. [...]36 b. The Scots (saith he) having invaded England, and being come into the Bishoprick of Durham; the Earl of Northumberland sent his two Sons, viz. Sir Henry and Sir Ralph to New­castle; to which place, the Countrey were appointed to come: whereupon ensued divers light skirmishes, betwixt the English and them, and many proper feats of Arms done. Amongst others (saith he) there fought hand to hand the Earl Douglas, and Sir Henry Percy; and by force of Arms, the Earl won Sir Henry's Penon. Whereupon Sir Henry, and all the English were sore displeased; the Earl saying to him, Sir I shall bear this token of your prowess into Scot­land, and shall set it on high on my Castle of Alquest, that it may be seen a [...]ar off. Which so pro [...]kedIbid▪ 158 b. the Percies, that after divers bold ad­ventures against the Scotch F [...]rces, at length they obtained the VictoryIbid▪ 158 b., and slew the Earl James Douglas; but Sir Ralph Percy was therein wound­ed, and taken prisoner by a Scotch Knight: And after this, in anotherIbid. 159 b. encounter this Sir Henry Percy, fighting valiantly with the Lord Mount­cumber (a sto [...]t Knight of Scotland) was by him takenIbid. 159 b. prisoner.

But long he continued not in that restraint: For in 12 Rich. 2. (which was the next ensuing year) it appears, that he was again constituted Rot. [...]. 1 [...] R. 2. m. 5. Warden of the East Marches.

In 13 Rich. 2. this Henry being again at Ca­lais, made several excursionsH Knighto [...] 2678. n. 30. towards Bo­loigne; and from thence wentIbid. 2 [...]9 [...]. n. 10 & 20. to Brest in Britanny, where he first raisedIbid. 2 [...]9 [...]. n. 10 & 20. the Siege of that p [...]ce, and after wonIbid. two Bastiles there; one of Timber, which he demolishedIbid.; and another of Stone, which he better fortifiedIbid.. And the same year was madeRot. S [...]o [...]. 13 R 2. m. [...]. General Warden of the West Marches, and soon afterIbid. m. [...]. of the East March; as also GovernorIbid. m. [...]. of Carli [...]e.

In this year likewise he was retainedPat. 14 R. 2. p. 2. m. 38▪ per In­spex. to serve the King, both in times of Peace and War, from the second of Ianuary, during his whole life; for which he had a GrantPat. 14 R. 2. p. 2. m. 38▪ per In­spex. of one hundred pound per annum, out of the Exchequer. And in 16 R. 2. being recalledYpod. N. 152. Rot. Sco [...]. 16 Ric. [...]. m. 2. from Calais, was again made WardenYpod. N. 152. Rot. Sco [...]. 16 Ric. [...]. m. 2. of the East Marches, as also Governor Ypod. N. 152. Rot. Sco [...]. 16 Ric. [...]. m. 2. of Barwick. In the same year likewise, he was constituted GovernorTho. Wal [...]. 385. n. 10. of Bourdeaux; and in 17 Rich. 2. oneRot. Sco [...]. 17 Ric 2. m. 5. of the Commissioners to treat of Peace with the Scots.

In 19 Rich. 2. he was imployedRot Franc. 19 Ric 2. m. 14 into France, and in 22 Rich. 2. being againRot. Sco [...]. 22 R. 2. m. 5. made General-Warden of the East Marches, metTho. Wal [...]. 395. n. 30. the Duke of Lancaster at his landing in Holderness.

Soon after which, King Richards deposal en­suing, the Duke of Lancaster obtained the Crown.

In the first year of whose Reign, this Henry was constitutedRot. Sco [...] 1 H. 4. m. 14. Warden of the West Marches, SheriffRot. Fin. 1 H. 4. m. 31. of Northumberland, GovernorRot. Sco [...]. ut sup [...]a. of the Town of Barwick, and Castle of Rokes­burgh, JusticePat. 1 H. 4. p. 1. m. 8. of Che [...]ter, Northwales, and Flintshire; and had a GrantIbid. m. 12 [...]. of the Ca­stle and Lordship of Baumburgh, with the Fee-farm of that Town, for term of his life. Moreover, in the same year, he wasPat. 1 H. 4. p. 4. m. 6. made Con­stable of the Castles of Chester, Flint, Con­way, and Caernarvon; and Sheriff of Flint­shire for life; and obtained a GrantIbid. m. 7. of the whole County, and Dominion of Anglesey: As also of the Castle of Beaumarys, with the Mannors, Lands, Fee-farms, and Rents thereto belonging, to hold also for term of his life. And in 3 Hen. 4. wasTho. Wal [...]. 405. n. 40. with his Father in that memo­rable Battle against the Scots at Hal [...]idon Hill, where the English obtained a signal VictoryTho. Wal [...]. 405. n. 40..

But soon after that, the Scene much changed; for this stout and high spirited Horspur, through the solicitationIbid▪ 407. n. 30 & 40. of his Uncle, Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, (whom King Richard the Se­cond had so highly advanced, as I shall hereafter shew) joynedIbid. with him in conspiring the ruine of King Henry. To which end, they first made plausibleIbid. pretences, that they did not at all de­part from their allegiance; nor raise those Forces which they had then got into Arms, for any other purpose, but the safeguard of themselves, and better Government of the Realm: Gi [...]ing outIbid., that the Impositions and Taxes, granted to the King for the defence of the Land, were diverted to other uses, and unprofitably consumed. [Page 280] AddingIbid., that, through the malicious suggesti­ons of their Enemies, the King was so displea­sed with them, that they could not be admitted to manifest their innocency, and to be legally justified by their Peers, until the Lords Spiritual and Temporal had interceded for them. Where­upon Ibid. divers, who saw their Remonstrance, ap­proved of those their endeavors, and extolled their faithfulness, which they thus pretended to the publick.

But afterwards, that they might the sooner captivate the people, they caused it to be told Ibid. throughout the Countrey, that King Richard was alive, and with them; and that in his name, and on his behalf, they thus took up Arms; whom they might see in the Castle at Chester, if they would repair thither, well accoutred to joyn with them. Which fictitious pretences did really stagger many; for a great part of the com­mon people sto [...]d cordiallyIbid. affected to King Richard, and specially thoseIbid. who knew him, and had obtained Gifts and Fees at his hands.

It is saidLel. Coll. Vol. [...]. 388. by some, that this Hotspur, raised a great part of his Army in the Marches of Scot­land, under colour of advancing into that Realm: And that all his Soldiers wore King Richard the Seconds cognisance, viz. An Hart.

The King therefore, to undeceive such as they had thus deluded; represented to several persons, by his LettersIbid., that the Earl of Nor­ [...]humberland, and this Henry his Son, had re­ceived a great part of the Money, granted in Par­liament, for the defence of the Marches of Scotland (as he could clearly manifest.) And, whereas they had reported, they could not be admitted to his presence, by reason of the false suggestions of their enemies, without the modi­ation of the Prelates and Temporal Lords▪ that Ibid. he had, under his Royal Signet, declared, They should have free access to him, and recess again, without damage. Adding, That it was their head-strong insolence, scorning his Royal Favor, which prompted them thus to rebel, and march to Shrewsbury, in hopes of assustance from Owen Glendowr, and Edmund Mortimer, with certain of the Cheshiremen and Welsh But seeingIbid. no fair means would avail, considering the haughty spirit of this Hotspur, (though the Earl his Father did not at that time go out of the bounds of his own Countrey) he resolved Ibid. to give him a speedy meeting, before he had got together a powerful Army. And therefore hastedIbid. towards him; he being then near Shrewsbury, with purpose to get into that strong Town.

But Hotspur, hearing of the Kings approach, madeIbid. a stand; and boldly encouragedIbid. his Soldiers to fight with those that thus pursued them, sayingIbid., Stand to it valiantly; for this day will either advance us all, if we conquer, or free us from the Kings power, if we be overcome; it being more honorable to fall in Battle for the publick good, then after the fight to die by the Sentence of an Enemy. With whom all his Army concurredIbid., (which wasIbid. to the number of Fourteen thou­sand choice Men, who had resolved to live and die with him) having gotIbid. the advantage of the Ground.

Both sides being thus prepared, the Abbot of Shrewsbury, and Clerk of the Privy Seal, were sentIbid. by the King, to offer pardon to this stout Hotspur, in case he would lay down Arms.

Whereupon he sentIbid. his Uncle Thomas, Earl of Worcester, to the King, to let him know the cause of this their hostile appearance, and to require effectual satisfaction. It is saidIbid., that the King did assent to whatsoever was reasonable, and stooped farther then became His Royal Dig­nity to do: But, that the Earl, when he returned to his Nephew, misrepresented his expressions, and exasperated him (though unwillingly) to fight; so that he forthwith beganIbid. the Battle upon the Eve of S. Mary Magdalen, An. 1403. which was foughtTho Wa [...] 409. n. 30. with extraordinary courage on both sides; insomuch, as great slaughter en­suing, many of the Royalists forsookIbid. the Field, supposingIbid. the King had been slain.

In which heat Hotspur himself, and the Earl Douglas (whose valor wasIbid. beyond expression) bentIbid. all their aim at the person of the King, with their Swords and Lances furiously making towards him.

Which being discernedIbid. by the Earl of Dunbar, he withdrewIbid. him from his station, whereby his life was then saved; for they flew Ibid. his Standard-Bearer, and those who were with it; and missing of him, most desperately, charg­ed Ibid. into the midst of their Enemies; whereupon Hotspur suddenly fellIbid., though by what hand, not known. Whose death immediately occasi­oned an utter routIbid. of his whole party; in which the Earl Douglas was takenIbid., so likewise the Earl of Worcester; the unhappy instru­ment of all this mischeif.

By Elizabeth, the eldest DaughterMon. [...]. Vol. 2. p. 228 [...] n. 30. to Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, this courageous Hot­spur left issue one Son, viz. Henry, and one Daugh­ter called Elizabeth, firstEx Au [...] ▪ in Castro de Skipton. married to Iohn Lord Clifford, and afterwards toMS. peres W. [...] Rot. Pip. 5 H [...] 6. Wes [...]. [...]alph Nevill, the se­cond Earl of Westmorland of that Family. Which Elizabeth, in 5 Hen. 5. had LiveryClaus 5. H. 5. p▪ 2. m 9. of the Mannor of Newburne in Com. Northumbr. setled on her for term of life, by Henry, Earl of Northumberland, her late Husbands Father.

This Henry (the Son of Hotspur) beingTho. Wa [...] 43 [...]. young when his Father was slain,Henry. and carriedTho. Wa [...] 43 [...]. into Scotland, by the Earl his Grandfather, had much compassionTho. Wa [...] 43 [...]. shewed him by King Henry the Fifth; who purposingTho. Wa [...] 43 [...]. to restore him to the Title and Dignity, which by the Rebellion of his Grandfather was thus lost, commandedTho. Wa [...] 43 [...]., That he should not want any thing that was necessary for him to have; and sentPat. 3 H. [...]. p. 2. m. 6. the Lord Grey of Codnovre, and Sir Iohn Nevill, to bring him thence into England again. More­over, in regardPat 3 H [...]. p. [...]. m. 27., that Iohn Duke of Bedford, (Brother to the King) had then the possession of his whole Inheritance (so forfeited by his Father and Grandfather, as hath been observed) he gave Pat 3 H [...]. p. 2. m. 27. unto that Duke, in recompence thereof, an An­nuity of Three thousand marks; whereof one thousand to be paid out of his Exchequer, and two thousand out of his Receipt of the Dutchy of Cornwal, until he should settle other Lands upon him, and his heirs, of an equivalent value. And, in the Parliament, begun in the second year of His Reign, did [...] accordingly restore him to that Honor. Whereupon, by his humble Petition [...], shewing how the King had enabled him to be Earl of Northumberland, notwith­standing the forfeitures of Henry his Father, or of Henry his Grandfather; he prayed restitution [Page 281] in Blood, and to all [...] [...] H. 5. [...]. 17. those Hereditaments of his Ancestors formerly entailed. Which being granted [...] Parl. [...] H. 5. n. [...]2., he then did [...] Parl. [...] H. 5. n. [...]2. his homage; and for better confirmation of the dignity of Earl, ob­tained a formal Charter [...] 3 & 4 H [...]. n. 6. of Creation thereunto, with the Fee of twenty pound per annum, No­mine Comitis, out of the profits of that Coun­ty.

All which being thus done, in 4 [...] 5. he was constituted [...] Sco [...]. 4 H. [...] m 8. General-Warden of the March­es of Scotland; and retainedEx Autogr. [...] Pell. to serve the King in his expedition, then designed for France. In 5 Hen. 5. he continued [...] Fran [...]. 5 H. 5. m. 13. in the Wars of France; and in 6 Hen. 5. was made WardenRo [...]. Sco [...]. 6 H. 5. m. 6. of the East Marches, as also Governor Ro [...]. Sco [...]. 6 H. 5. m. 6. of Barwick.

Likewise, in 1 Hen. 6. he was again consti­tuted Ro [...]. Sco [...]. 1 H. 6. m. 10. General-Warden of the East Marches, and oneIbid. m. 5. of the Commissioners to treat with Iames the First, King of Scotland, touching a final Peace betwixt both Realms; as also to Ibid. m. 5. conduct that King from the City of Durham into Scotland. Moreover, in 11 Hen. 6. he was one of the Commissioners assignedRo [...]. Sco [...]. 11 H. 6. m. 1. to meet with others from the King of Scotland, touch­ing satisfaction for the wrongs done by the Sub­jects of either Kingdom, contrary to the Articles of Truce. And in 12 Hen. 6. consideringPat. 12 H. 6. p. 1. m. 5. the Town of Alnwike, situate upon the Marches of Scotland, to be an open place, and not at all defensible; by reason whereof much mischeif had been frequently done to it, upon several In­cursions of the Scots; he obtained LicensePat. 12 H. 6. p. 1. m. 5. of the King, to environ it with an Imbattelled Wall of Stone; and to erect such defensible Turrets thereon, as should be most expedient.

Likewise, in 14 Hen. 6. upon information given to the King, that the Scots intended to be­siege Barwick, he had special SummonsRot. Sco [...]. 14 H. 6. m 1. to prepare himself for the defence of that place. And in 16 Hen. 6. by reasonPat. 16 H. 6. p. 2. m. 17. of his good service done, and to be done, had a GrantPat. 16 H. 6. p. 2. m. 17. of one hun­dred pounds per annum, during his life, to be paid out of the Lordship of Bradwel in Essex.

In 21 Hen. 6. this Earl gavePat. 21 H 6. p. 2. m. 19. the Advowson of the Church of Harncliffe, and three Acres of Land, lying within the Precincts of that Man­nor, to the Masters and Scholars of Vniversity Colledge in Oxford, and their Successors for ever: And in 28 Hen. 6. was constitutedPat. 28 H. 6. p. 2. m. [...] Con­stable of England, to exercise that Office by himself, or his sufficient Deputy. Moreover, in 30 Hen. 6. he was again assignedRo [...]. Sco [...]. 30 H 6. m. 1. one of the Commissioners to treat with others from Scot­land, upon the Articles signed by Iames the First, King of that Realm. But in 33 Hen. 6. as a stout Assertor of the Lancastrian Interest, lost P [...]lid. Virg. 5 [...]3. n. 40. his life in the first Battle at S. Albans, and was buried [...] ib. in the Abby-Church there; being then seisedLib. Cedul. p. 667. of the Castle and Lordship of Alnwike, with its appurtenances, viz. The Borough of Alnwike and Alnmouth, with the Towns of Alnwike, Cesbury, Houghton, Chatton, Alnham, &c. in Com. Northumbr. As alsoIbid. of the Castle and Mannor of Prudhow and Birk­ley, with their Members. Moreover, of the Castle of Werkworth, and Mannors of Werk­worth, Corbrigge, and Newburne, in the same County. Likewise, of a certain House called Percy's Inne, situate in the Parish of S. Dy­onise within the City of York. Furthermore of the Mannors of Topcliffe and Spofford, with the Advowson of the Church of Don­ [...]ngton, the Mannors of Lethlay, Sho­thorpe, G [...]gle [...]wike, Scarnboton ali [...]s Langstrother, Cad [...]aster, Catton, with the Advowson of the Church. Pocklington, Nafferton, Humandby, Semar, and Kirk-Levington, in Com. Ebor. The Mannor of Dagenham and Cokerell, in Com. Essex. Of the Mannors of Swaby, Brinkell, Laugh­ten, Saucethorp, Haghe, Ulseby, Ful­ne [...]by, Horsington, Herningby, Dxcumbe, Farforth, Witherne, Gayton, Haverin­gham, Lasseby, Claythorp, Malb [...]rthorp, Fedelthorp, Crusthorp, Sutten, Hotoff, Anderby, Asserby, Louthford, Cobben­ham, Thorpe juxta Louthe, Imingham, Wickerby, To [...]e, Neuton, Snellesland, Reresby, Dykering, Carleton, Preston, Legbuene, Welton juxta Thwayte, Urby, Athenby, Hotby, Hamore, Loughoworsby, Saxelby, Sumerby, Thornton, Rathorpe, Staine [...]on, Thorpe juxta Lathford, Garne­thorpe, Louthney, Horkelaw, Riggesby, Willingham, West [...]angby, Fanthorpe, Kenermond, Covenham, and Worldby, in Com. Line. Of the Mannor of Fo [...]on in Com. Leic. Of the Castle and Honor of Coker­mouth; the Mannors of Papcastre, Aspa­trike, Wighton, Brathwait, Cameswater, Dene, Caldbeck, Ulmedale, and moity of the Mannor of Ki [...]kbrigge; the Advowsons of the Churches of Dene, and Ki [...]kbrigge, Ulmeda [...]e, and Chappel of S. Leonard, at Wighton, in Com. Cumbr. Likewise of the fourth part of the Barony of Egremond, with its Appurtenances, in the same County; and the Advowson of the Church of Wadwinch. More­over, of Four thousand Acres of Pasture and Heath; and Four thousand Acres of Wood, with the Appurtenances in the Westward, and Allerdale, parcel of the Mannor of Wigh­ton, in the same County, leaving issue by Elea­nor his Wife, DaughterPat. 25 H. 6. p. 1. m. [...]. Mon Ang­glic. Vol. [...] 158 a. of Ralph, Earl of Westmorland, and WidowPat. 25 H. 6. p. 1. m. [...]. Mon Ang­glic. Vol. [...] 158 a. of Richard Lord Spenser, nine Sons, viz. Henry, who succeeded him in his Honors, beingLib. Cedul. ut supra. thirty years of age at that time; Iohn, who diedVinc. cor­rect. in his Childhood; Sir Thomas Percy Knight afterwards advanced Pat 28 H. 6 [...] p. 1. m 10. to the Title of Lord Egremond; Sir Ralph Percy Knight; Iohn Vinc. ut supra., Henry Vinc. ut supra., William, Chan­cellor Vinc. ut supra. of the University of Cambridge, and afterwards BishopGodw. [...] Presul. of Carli [...]e; Sir Richard Godw. [...] Presul. Percy Knight; and George Vinc. [...]t [...] ­pra., a Prebend in the Collegiate Church at Beverley. As also two Daughters, Katherine, WifeIbid. of Edmund Gray, Earl of Kent; and Anne, firstIbid. married to Sir Thomas Hungerford Knight, afterwardIbid. to Sir Laurence Rainsford Knight; and lastlyIbid., to Sir Hugh Vaughan Knight.Henry. Which Henry (his eldest Son and Successor) was in 20 Hen. 6. by Inden­ture Claus. 31 [...] m. 30. bearing date 6 Martii, retained to serve the King, as Governor of the Town and Castle of Barwick; as also of the whole East Marches of Scotland, for the term of ten years, the next ensuing; taking in the time of War, Fiv [...] thousand pounds per annum; and in times [...] Peace, Two thousand five hundred. And so the custody of the Castle, Five hundred pound per annum, in time of War; and in time of Pea [...] or Truce, an hundred marks. Moreover, [...] 24 Hen. 6. by another IndentureClaus. 31 [...] m. 30., dated 15 De [...] he was again retained for seven years longer, for [Page 282] the like wages: But in 31 Hen. 6. the King came to an AgreementIbid. with him, thenceforth to take Two thousand five hundred sixty six pounds thirteen shillings four pence sterling per annum, as well in [...]imes of War as Peace. And having marriedEsc. 25 H. 6. n. 24. Eleanor, Daughter and Heir to Richard, Son and Heir to Robert, Lord Poynings, had LiveryPat. 25 H. 6. p. 1. m. 13. of all the Lands of her Inheritance in 25 Hen. 6. Furthermore, in 27 Hen. 6. in con­siderationPat. 27 H. 6. p. 1. m. 20. of his good services, performed in the Marches of Scotland, had a GrantPat. 27 H. 6. p. 1. m. 20. of part of the Goods and Chattels of Sir Robert Ogle Knight, then outlawed; and was, during his Fathers life time, viz. from 27 till 33 Hen. 6. in­clusive, summonedClaus. de iis­dem Ann. in dorso. to Parliament as Lord Poyn­ings; the Writ running thus, Henrico Percy de Poynings Chivaler. And in 29 Hen. 6. by the title of Sir Henry Percy Knight, Lord Poynings, was constitutedRot Scoc. 29 H. 6. m. 1. one of the Commissioners to treat with the Ambassadors of Iames the second, King of Scotland, touching Peace betwixt both Realms. So likewiseRot. Scoc. 30 H. 6. m. 1. in 30 Hen. 6. to treat with Iames Douglas, upon those Articles by him sign­ed; and in 31 Hen. 6. constituted GovernorRot. Scoc. 31 H. 6. m. 2. of the Town and Castle of Barwick, and Warden of the East Marches. For which service he had an allowanceClaus. 31 H. 6. m. 1. of One thousand twenty six pound nine shillings half penny farthing per annum. All this being in his Fathers life time.

In considerationRot. Fin. 35 H 6. m. 6. therefore of his many good services, viz. In the custody of the Town of Barwick, and Wardenship of the East Marches; as also in repellingRot. Fin. 35 H 6. m. 6. the Scots upon their Siege of that Town and Castle, to his great expences; he had, in 35 Hen. 6. Further LiveryRot. Fin. 35 H 6. m. 6. of all his Lands, without any Inquisition taken for proof of his age; and was dischargedRot. Fin. 35 H 6. m. 6. of his Releif. And in 38 Hen. 6. constitutedPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 13. Justice of all the Forests beyond Trent.

But the next ensuing year, fightingPolyd. Vir. p 511. [...]el. Coll. Vol. 1. 715. stoutly on the Kings part, upon Palm-Sunday at Tow­ton Field in Yorkshire, was slainPolyd. Vir. p 511. [...]el. Coll. Vol. 1. 715. in that fatal Battle; leaving issue by the before specified Eleanor his Wife, Henry his Son and Heir, and three Daughters, viz. Catal. of Nobil. by R. B. Elizabeth, married to Henry Lord Scrope of Bolton; Eleanor to Reginald West, Lord la Warre; and Margaret to Sir William Gascoigne, of Gauthorpe, in Comit. Ebor. Knight.

Which Henry, Henry. in 10 Edw. 4. was constituted Rot. Scoc. 10 Ed. 4. m. 3. Warden of the East and Middle Marches to­ward Scotland; and after the Surrender made by Iohn, Marquess Montacute, of his title to the Earldom of Northumberland, the same year (whereof in my discourse of him I have spoke) was restored to that dignity: Also by that title, he was, the same year, constitutedRot. Scoc. 10 Ed. 4. m. 3. one of the Commissioners to treat with others sent from the King of Scotland, for redressing of certain wrongs done to the Subjects of both Kingdoms, contrary to the Articles of Truce formerly made. Moreover, in 11 Edw. 4. he was constituted Ju­stice Pat. 11 Ed. 4. p. 1. m. 25. of all the Forests beyond Trent, as also Pat. 11 Ed. 4. p. 1. m. 25. Constable of Bamburgh Castle. He was likewise the same year sentEx Autogr. [...] penes Cleric. Pell. into the North, there to reside for the more peaceable Govern­ment of those parts. And in 12 Edw. 4. was re­tained Rot. Scoc. 1 [...] Ed. 4. m. 24., as Warden of the East and West March­es, for the term of five years, to begin at Mid­summer the same year; and to receive two thou­sand marks per annum, in time of Peace; and in time of War, six thousand marks.

In this year also, he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 12 Ed. 4. [...]. 19. one of the Commissioners to treat with those from Scotland, touching the redress of such in­juries as had been done contrary to the before specified Articles of Truce. So likewiseRot. Scoc. 13 Ed. 4. m. 15. in 13 Edw. 4. The Treaty being appointedRot. Scoc. 13 Ed. 4. m. 15. at Aln­wike. And in 14 Edw. 4. madeRo [...]. Scoc. 14 Ed. 4. [...]. [...]. one of the Commissioners for the guarding of the East and West M [...]ches. Moreover, in 15 Edw. 4. being to goPat. 15 [...] 4. p 2. m. 12. in a voyage Royal with the King, he had, in consideration thereof, LicensePat. 15 [...] 4. p 2. [...]. 12. to settle his Lordships of Pokelington, Hundemanby, Semar, Thurstanby, Raincliff, and Naf­freton, in Com. Ebor. to such uses as he should think fit.

In this fifteenth of Edward the Fourth, being retainedClaus. 15 Ed. 4. m. 26. together with Robert Multon, Prior of S. Iohns of Ierusalem, jo [...]ntly and severally, to be Warden of the East and Middle Marches, towards Scotland, from the fourteenth day of Iune, for seven years; they were, for that ser­vice, to receive in gross, for the time of War six thousand marks, and in times of Peace or Truce two thousand marks; but when this Earl (who was then in the Kings service beyond Sea) should return, the authority of the Prior to be wholly superseded.

Not long after this, viz. in 10 Edw. 4. he ac­companied Polyd. [...]. 538. n. [...]0. Richard, Duke of Glocester, in that Army then sent into Scotland, where they madePolyd. [...]. 538. n. [...]0. great devastation; and in 1 Rich. 3. was constitutedPat. 1 R. 3. p. 1. Lord High Chamberlain of Eng­land. In the third year of whose Raign, upon the landingPolyd. [...]. 561. n. [...]0. of Henry, Earl of Richmond, being sentPolyd. [...]. 561. n. [...]0. for by King Richard, he repairedPolyd. [...]. 561. n. [...]0. to him with all the strength he could make; and stoutly fightingIbid. 564. n. 10. on his part at Bosworth Field (where the King was slain) being there taken prisonerIbid. 564. n. 10., remained longIbid. 564. n. 10. in durance; yet at length finding favor from King Henry the Seventh, was madeCa [...]al. of Nobil by R. B. one of his Privy Council.

But so it hapned, that in 4 Hen. 7. being Lieu­tenant Polyd. Vi [...]. 579. n. 30. of Yorkshire, and commandedPolyd. Vi [...]. 579. n. 30. by the King to levy those Moneys, which were then extorted from the Countrey, to carry on the War in Britanny; the vulgar, conceivingPolyd. Vi [...]. 579. n. 30. him to be the cause of that Tax, tumultuously mur­dredPolyd. Vi [...]. 579. n. 30. him at Cockledge near Threske (eighteen miles North of York) uponPolyd. Vi [...]. 579. n. 30. the day of S. Vitalis the Martyr. Whereupon he was buried [...] at Beverley, where he hath a stately Monument, but much defaced.

By Mau [...] his Wife, DaughterCatal of Nobil by R. [...]. to William Herbert, the first Earl of Pembroke of that name, he left issueCatal of Nobil by R. [...]. four Sons, viz. Henry, his Successor in the Honor; Sir William Percy Knight; Alan a Clerk; and Iosceline; from whom Perey of Beverley, in Com. Ebor. is descended [...]: And three Daughters, Eleanor, Wife [...] of Ed­ward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, Anne married [...] to William Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arimdel, and Elizabeth [...], who died young.

Which Henry was [...] one of the cheif Com­manders of the Kings Forces in that Battle of Black-Heath, against the Lord Audley, and his Fellow Rebels, in 12 Hen. 7. And in 13 Hen. 7. had LiveryPat. 13 H. [...] p. 1. of his Lands.

Moreover, in 4 Hen. 8. he wasHerb. H [...]. H. [...]. p. 36. at the Siege of Terouene in France; and in 15 Hen. 8. as CosinPat. 15 [...]. 8. p. [...]. and Heir to Sir Edward Poynings Knight, viz. Pat. 15 [...]. 8. p. [...]. Son of Henry, Son of Eleanor, Daughter of Richard, Son of Robert, late Lord Poynings, [Page 283] Bryan, and Fitz-Pain, had LiveryIbid. of all the Lands of the said Edward; and departedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. this life in 18 Hen. 8. leaving issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B., by Katherine his Wife, DaughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. and Coheir of Sir Robert Spen­ser Knight, and of the Lady Eleanor his Wife, Daughter of Edmund Beaufort, Duke of So­merset, (and Sister and Coheit to Henry and Edmund, her Brothers) three Sons, viz. Henry, his Successor, Sir Thomas Percy Knight, who took to WifeId. Iti [...] Vol. 5. f. 88. Eleanor, one of the Daughters and Heirs to Sir Guischard Harbo [...]tle Knight, and Sir Ingelram Percy Knight; as also two Daugh­ters, viz. Margaret, WifeIbid. of Henry, Lord Clif­ford, the first Earl of Cumberland, of that name; and c Mand, marriedMS. penès [...] Car. Fairfax to the Lord Coniers.

Which Catherine, by her TestamentMS. penès [...] Car. Fairfax. bear­ing date 14 Octob. An. 1542. (34 Hen. 8.) be­queathed her Body to be buried at Beverley, in the Tomb of the late Earl her Husband; and likewise gave unto Sir Robert Gell her Chaplain, her Lease at Wilberfosse, to sing Mass yearly for her Soul, and her Husbands Soul.

I come now to Henry, the succeeding Earl.

This Henry, Henry. beingHerb. Hist. H. [...]. 257. [...] 258. in his youthful days an attendant upon the great Cardinal Woolsey, took an affectionHerb. Hi [...]t. H. [...]. 257. [...] 258. to Anne Bolein (Daughter of Sir Thomas Boleign Knight) then one of the Maids of Honor to Queen Catherine: But therein so dis­pleased the King (who was himself at the same time high enamoredHerb. Hi [...]t. H. [...]. 257. [...] 258. of her) that he setHerb. Hi [...]t. H. [...]. 257. [...] 258. on the Cardinal, to acquaint the Earl his Father there­with, and to take him off from any farther ad­dresses to her. Which he didIbid., by such sharp language, as caused his Son ever after to bear hatredIbid. to the Cardinal.

In 19 Hen. 8. he had LiveryPat. 19 H. 6. p. 1. [...] of all the Lands descended to him, as Heir to his Father; and in 21 Hen. 8. wasHerb. Hist. H. 8. p. 274. one of the Lords, that subscribed those Articles, exhibited to the King against the Cardinal. So likewiseIbid. p. 306., to that Letter sent to Pope Clement the Seventh, whereby intimation was given to him, from most of the English No­bility, that in case he did not comply with King Henry in that cause of his intended divorce, they would quit his Supremacy.

And in 22 Hen. 8. being sentCatal of Nob. by R. B. by the Kings Commission to arrest the Cardinal, and to de­liver him to George, Earl of Shrewsbury, at Sheffield Castle, he undertook the service, but toldHerb. Hist. H. 8. p. 313. the Earl, That the King commanded he should be used kindly, as one whom he highly favored. And havingCatal of Nob. by R. B. married Mary, Daugh­ter to that Earl (which his Father had caused him to do, to prevent him of Anne Boleigne) died [...] without issue at his House in Hackney, 29 Iunii, 29 Hen. 8. And was burled [...] in the Quire there. But consideringHerb. Hist. H. 8. p. 4 [...]8., sometime be­fore his death, that his younger Brother Sir Tho­mas Percy Knight, had been in that Insurrection in Yorkshire, called The Pilgrimage of Grace, in 29 Hen. 8. and was therefore attaintedHerb. Hist. H. 8. p. 4 [...]8. (having suffered death atLel. [...]. Vol. 5. fol. 88. Tiburne) he gaveHerb. Hist. H. 8. ut supra. away a great part of his Lands to the King, and others.

By reason of all which, the title of this Earl­dom slept until Queen Mary, [...] revived it to Tho­mas Percy, Son to the said Sir Thomas, so at­tainted as abovesaid. Which Thomas, upon the thirtieth of April, 3 & 4 Phil. & Mar. was first, by the favor of that Queen, advancedPat. [...] 4 [...]. & M [...]. p. 10. to the degree of a Baron, by the title of Lord Percy, with an Intail of that Honor upon the Heirs-male of his Body and the day following toIbid. the dignity of Earl of Northumberland, with limitation likewise of that Honor to the Heirs­male of his Body; and for default of such issue, to Henry his Brother, and to the Heirs-male of his Body.

And not long after this, viz. in 4 & 5 Phil. & Mar. was constitutedPat 4 [...] 5 Phil. & Ma. part. 8. a Commissioner (with Thomas Lord Wharton, joyntly or severally) for the guarding of the Middle Marches toward Scotland; as alsoCamd Eliz. p. 572. in those Wars of Scot­land, which hapned in that Queens time. And in 1 Eliz. being madePat. 1 Eliz. p. 4. General Warden of the East Marches, andIbid. Middle Marches, was soon after constitutedCamd Eliz▪ p. 18 & 19. one of the Commissioners for treating of Peace betwixt [...] and Scot­land; and likewise, betwixt England and France.

But in 12 Eliz. being privyIbid. 165▪ to the intended Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scotland, (then prisoner in England,) with the Duke of Nor­folk; and sensible of the danger, was constrain­ed to submitIbid. 165▪ himself to the Earl of Sussex, at that time President of the North; desiring his intercession unto Queen Elizabeth, on his behalf. Howbeit, after this, there being a rumorIbid. 16 [...]., that multitudes of people resorted to him, and like­wise to the Earl of Westmorland; the Lord President sentIbid. 16 [...]. for them both, and representing to them, what he had heard, they utterly dis­claimed Ibid. 16 [...]. the guilt of any conspiracy at all; as­suring Ibid. 16 [...]. him, that they would adventure their lives against all Traytors whatsoever: Neverthe­less, certain it is, that he endeavoredIbid. 16 [...]. Holingsh. Chron. to raise what Forces he could; whereof the Queen having advertisement, she sent her LettersIbid. 16 [...]. Holingsh. Chron. to him, requiring his speedy repair to the Court. Which when he had read (being a person of an easie temper) and consciousIbid. 16 [...]. Holingsh. Chron. of his own affecti­on to the Romish Religion; and beign not a little exasperated, by reason that a rich Mine of Cop­per in his own Land, was adjudged a Mine-Royal, and consequently to belong to the Crown; he became so staggeredIbid. 16 [...]. Holingsh. Chron., that he knew not which way to turn himself; whether to sub­mit to the Queens mercy, [...]rge [...] away by flight, or break out into open Rebellion.

His friends and followers therefore discerning him thus to waver, causedCamd. [...] ­liz. p. 167. one Beckwith, his servant, to come to his Chamber door in the night, and to alarm him with a report, that his enemies (viz. Sir Oswald Vlstrop, and Master Vaughan) had beset his Park with a great num­ber of Men: And, to the end he might not be wanting to himself, his relations, and friends, and to the Religion of his Forefathers; they told himCamd. [...] ­liz. p. 167., that all the Catholicks in England were ready prepared to assert that Religion; and cau­sed Camd. [...] ­liz. p. 167. the Bells to ring backwards, to raise the Countrey Which put him into so great a con­sternation, that he presently rose [...] out of his Bed, and fled [...] privily to his Keepers House, near Topcliffe (for at Topcliffe he then was) and thence [...] the next night to Branspeth, (in the Bishoprick of Durham) to the Earl of West­morland; where a multitude of their Confede­rates being met, they set out ProclamationsHoling [...] ut supra. in the Queens Name, commanding the people to put themselves in Arms, for the defence of Her Majesties Person. SometimesHoling [...] ut supra. affirming, That what they did, was with the advice and consent [Page 284] [...] [Page 285] who died young; [...], married to Philip Earl of Chesterfield, Elizabeth to Arth [...]r, Earl of Essex, and Lucy who died young. And to his second Wife, Elizabeth, Daughter to [...], Earl of Suffolk, by whom he had issue Ioceline, his Son and Heir; as also one Daughter called Elizabeth, who died in her Childhood. And departing this life, 13 Oct. An. 1668. was buried at Petworth.

Which Iosceline, [...] succeeding him in his Lands and Honors, took to Wife Elizabeth, the third Daughter and Coheir to Thomas, Earl of South­ampton, Lord Treas [...] of England, (sole Daughter and Heir to Elizabeth his second Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Francis, Earl of Chi­chester) by whom he had issue one Son called Henry, who died an Infant; and two Daugh­ters, viz. Elizabeth, now surviving; and Hen­rietta, who died soon after her Baptism: And departing this life beyond the Seat, at Turin in Savoy, at May, An. 1670. was buried with his Ancestors at Perworth.

Sir Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, a Younger Brother to Henry, the First Earl of Nor­thumberland.

THis Sir Thomas, in 44 Edw. 3. wasFroisard, 171 [...]. with the Black Prince at Bergerath, to de­fend the Frontiers against the French; andFroisard, 171 [...]. shortly after, marched with the Duke of Lancaster to Mountpaon, which was then rendredIbid. 175 a. to him.

Moreover, in 46 Edw. 3. he was Seneschal Ibid. 182 b. of Lymosin; and after that, (the same year) takenIb. 183 b. Tho. Wals. 183. n. 40. prisoner by the French; but the year fol­lowing had his enlargement, the Castle of Ly­mosin being [...]ivenIb. 183 b. Tho. Wals. 183. n. 40. up for his Redemption. And in 50 Edw. 3. in considerationPat. 50 Ed. 3. p. [...]. m. 1 [...]. of his good services had an annuityPat. 50 Ed. 3. p. [...]. m. 1 [...]. of one hundred marks per annum given to hi [...] out of the Exche [...]er, during his life. As also forPat. 1 H. 4. p. 3. m. 4. per Inspex. the like services to the Block Pri [...], [...] GrantPat. 1 H. 4. p. 3. m. 4. per Inspex. from him of an hundred mar [...] per [...], out of his Excheq [...]er at Carnarvon.

In 1 Rich. 2. he wasTh. [...]. 194. n. 40. at the Coronation of that King (his Brother Henry being then MarshalTh. [...]. 194. n. 40. of England.) And in [...] Rich. 2. being made Ad­miral [...] of the Northern S [...]as, associated [...] with Sir Hugh [...] Knight (then recalled from Calais) had of their Reci [...]ue [...] Seven hundred and twenty Men at Arms, Seven hundred seven­ty five Arche [...]s, and one hundred forty Balisters (id est, Cross-Bow Men.) And meeting [...] with seven Ships, and one Man of War, laden with Wine, brought [...] them all into Bristol.

In this year also, he was (amongst other brave Men) sentIbid. 238. [...]. 30. into France, in aid of the Duke of Britanny; but in that expedition, having a great lossIbid. 238. n. 30. by shipwrack, and other misfor­tunes, most of that Fleet were lostIbid. 2 [...]. n. 20, 30 & 40., and the rest dispersed; himself looking also to perish, being [...] Ibid. 2 [...]. n. 20, 30 & 40. by a Spanish Vessel; but quitted him­self so valiantly, that after a sharp fight of three hours, he boarded the Spaniard, and brought Ibid. 2 [...]. n. 20, 30 & 40. it safe to Land. And having pawnedIbid. & 243 [...]. it for a [...] pound, seeIbid. out to Sea again, towards the Castle of Brest, whereof himself, and Sir Hugh Calveley were Governors: In which ad­venture he sped so well, as that though others suffered great loss, yet both himself, with all his Soldiers and Horses returnedIbid. safe.

About this time he was also joyned inRot. Scoc. 2 R. 2. [...]. 4. Com­mission with the Bishop of Her [...]ford, and others, for reforming of all things done contrary to the Articles of Peace, formerly established be­twixt King Edward the Third, and David de Bru [...], of Scotland. And in 3 Rich. 2. being Rot. [...]. 3 R 2 [...] 21. Th. Wals. 247. [...] one of the cheif Commanders in that Army, whereof Thomas of Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham was General; landingRot. [...]. 3 R 2 [...] 21. Th. Wals. 247. [...]. [...] at Ca­lais, marchedRot. [...]. 3 R 2 [...] 21. Th. Wals. 247. [...]. [...] thorow all France into Bri­tanny, without damage.

In 4 Rich. 2. he was imployedTho. [...] 284. [...]. 40. with the same Earl of Buckingham, to suppress that Insurrection then made by the Commons in Essex, (which were the remnant of them that rose with Iack Straw.) And was after sentIbid. [...]. with the Earl of Wa [...]wick, to execute Justice upon that rabble which had committed great out­rages at S. Aldans.

In this year also, he again accompanied [...]. 237 a. the same Earl of Buckingham to [...], where he rode [...]. 237 a. with his Banner displayed; and was with him at the SiegeIbid 247 & 248. of [...]antes in B [...] ­tanny; but the Duke of Britanny not com­ing to their aid, he went with that Earl from thenceIbid 247 & 248. to Uannes, to refresh their Army. And in 5 Rich. 2. was made CaptainRot. [...]. 5 [...]. 2. [...] 4. of the Castle at Brest; likewiseRot. [...] 6 R. [...]. m. 25., in 6 Rich. 2. of the Town.

In 7 Rich. 2. he was joyned in Commission Rot. [...]. 7 R. 2. m. 15. with Iohn, Duke of Lancaster, and others, to treat with those from Flanders, for the ap­peasing of certain differences betwixt the English and them. So likewiseIbid. m. [...]., with other Commissi­oners from the King of France, touching Peace betwixt both Realitis.

The same year also, he was constitutedRot. Sco [...] 7 R. 2. m. 5. one of the Commissioners for the guarding of the East March [...]; so likewi [...]eIbid. m. [...]. for the reception of those twenty four thousand marks, which were to be paid, in full satisfaction of the hundred thousand marks for the ransom of David de Brus, H. of Scotland. In which year, upon the depar­ture [...] of Sir William de Beanchamp, and those of the English who besieged Ipre, he cameFroisard 107 a. to them from Spruce.

In 8 Rich. 2. he was again constitutedRot. [...] 8 R. 2. m. 12. Admi­ral of the Kings Fleet, from the River of Thames Northwards; as also retained by In­denture Claus. 8 R. 2. m. 27., to be Governor of the Castle at Brest, from Candlemas day, for one whole year; re­ceiving Claus. 8 R. 2. m. 27. for that service, over and above the pro­fits thence arising, by Redemptions, Rents, Customs, &c. Four thousand marks; as also two hundred and fifty marks every quarter, for the costs and charges incident to that Castle; but in case of Truce, no more then three thousand marks, and two hundred and fifty marks a quar­tor. And for the better security of what was in arre [...] to him, for those former years that he had been Governor thereof, and payment of those sums thus covenanted, he wasClaus. 8 R. 2. m. 27. to receive five shillings for every Sack of Wool out of those parts, whence his payment was assigned.

In 10 Rich. 2. he was madeH. Kingh [...] 2676. n. 60. Admiral of the [...], for that great Army of twenty thousand [Page 286] (whereof two thousand were Horse, and eight thousand Archers) sent into Spain, with Iohn of Gant, D. of Lancaster, called King of Castile and Leon, in rightFroisard 64 b. of Constance his Wife; and then goingFroisard 64 b. to recover that her Inheritance. In 13 Rich. 2. he was constitutedPat. 13 R. 2. p. 3. m. 14. Justice of South Wales. And the same year, being then Vice-ChamberlainPat. 1 H. 4. p 3. m. 14. per In­spex. to the King, had a GrantPat. 1 H. 4. p 3. m. 14. per In­spex. of the Castle of Emelin in South Wales. And the next year following, upon surrender of that Grant, obtained anotherIbid.; as alsoIbid. of Huckick in Com. Carnarvon, with the Commot there.

In 15 Rich. 2. he was madeRot. Franc. 15 R. 2. m. 1. one of the Com­missioners for treating of Peace betwixt the Eng­lish and French. Which Treaty was held atFroisard, 227 b. A­miens. And likewise JusticePat. 15 R 2. p. [...]. m. 9. of South Wales. And in 16 Rich. 2. beingRot. Fran. 1 R [...]. m. 5. then Steward of the Kings Houshold, was sentRot. Fran. 1 R 2. m. 5. Ambassador into France. In 18 Rich. 2. he was sent again Rot. Franc. 18 R. 2. m. 12. into France. Moreover, he was the same year retained [...] ipso an­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. by Indenture to serve the King in Ire­land, with twenty Men at Arms, and forty Archers on Horsback; as also with ten Archers on Foot. And in 20 Rich. 2. surrendringPat. 1 H. 4. p. 3. m. 14. per In­spex. his Patent of an hundred marks per annum, formerly given to him by Edward the Black Prince; had another GrantPat. 1 H. 4. p. 3. m. 14. per In­spex. of the like sum, to be paid, du­ring his life, out of the Kings Exchequer at Kaermerdin.

Moreover, besides all these favors, upon Sa­turday, the Feast of S. Michael, in 21 Rich. 2. he was advancedTh. Wals. 392. Rot. Parl. 21 R. 2. n. ... Pat. 1 H. 4. p. 3. m. 14. per Inspex. to the Title of Earl of Wor­cester; and in Ianuary following, made Cap­tain Rot. Franc. 21 R. 2. m. 6. of the Town and Castle of Calais, as alsoRot. Franc. 21 R. 2. m. 6. of the Marches belonging thereto In this year he was likewise retainedEx autogr. penès Cleric. pell. to serve the King with forty Men at Arms, and an hundred Archers, in Ireland. Also inIbid. 22 Rich. 2. with thirty five Men at Arms, Knights, and Esquires, and one hundred Archers on Horsback (to every twenty Archers, one Carpenter, and one Mason;) and likewise constitutedPat. 22 R. 2. p. [...]. m. 16. Admiral of the Kings Fleet for that Realm.

And beingIbid. p. 3. m. 19. thus Admiral, as also Vice-Cham­berlain, Ibid. p. 3. m. 19., and StewardIbid. p. 3. m. 19. of the Kings Houshold, and imployedIbid. p. 3. m. 19. in sundry Warlike Expeditions, and Embassies; he obtained a ReleaseIbid. p. 3. m. 19., of all Debts, Accompts, Arrearages of Accompts, Rents and Arrearages of Rents, wherewith he then stood charged.

But when [...]pod. Neustr. 161. n. 50. Henry, Duke of Lancaster land­ed, and that King Richard saw his own ruine ap­proaching; upon the dismissing of his family, he bad [...]pod. Neustr. 161. n. 50. this Thomas farewel, and reserve himself for better times.

It seems, notwithstanding the great favors he had received from King Richard; yet upon his deposal he stood fair with the Duke of Lan­caster, then assuming the Rule by the name of Henry the Fourth: For that King, soon after he had thus attained the Crown, resolving to let the Pope, and divers Christian Princes know, by what right and title he had so done, sent Tho. Wal [...]. p. 400. n. 40. this Earl, with the Bishop of Durham, his Ambassadors into France, to represent the same to that King. And moreover, madeRot. Franc. 1 H. 4. m. 3. him one of the Commissioners to treat with the Am­bassadors of the same King of France, touch­ing the sending back of Isabel his Daughter (se­cond Wife to the deposed King) with her Jewels, whom he had required to be returned to him: So likewise forIbid. m. 4. the ratifying that Truce, which had been made betwixt both Realms in King Richards time. And furthermore, constituted him StewardPat. 1 [...]. [...] p. 2 m. 14. of his Houshold (as he had been to King Richard.)

Moreover, in 3 Hen. 4. he was madePat. 3 H. 4. p. 1. m. 7. the Kings Lieutenant throughout all North Wales, and South-Wales, for resistance of the Rebels there.

But, notwithstanding all this trust and favor from King Henry; he thought it not enough, considering the many benefits and high esteem he had from King Richard; and therefore, desert­ing Tho. Wal [...]. 407. n. 30. the Princes Houshold (which the King had specially committed to his trust) he fledIbid. 40 [...]. n. 10. to his Brother, the Earl of Northumberland; and, combiningIbid. 40 [...]. n. 10. with him, joyned with his Nephew Hotspur, then in Arms; by whom beingIbid. n. 4 [...] sent to the King, upon his offerIbid. n. 4 [...] of Pardon, in case they would submit (as in my discourse of Hot­spur is shewed) he misrepresentedIbid. n. 4 [...] what His Ma­jesty had graciously expressed, exaspe [...]atingIbid. n. 4 [...] him to Battle; which forthwith ensuing, concluded in the total rout of all their Rebellious Forces, and slaughter of many; amongst which, Hotspur their General, wasIbid. [...] n. 30. the chief: This Earl him­self being then taken prisonerIbid. [...] n. 30., and soon after beheadedIbid. [...] n. 30. at Shrewsbury.

This is all I have to say of him; other then, that when he wasLel. [...]. Vol. 1. [...]. 59. in such favor with King Ri­chard the Second, he purchasedLel [...]. Vol. 1. [...]. 59. the Mannor of Wresil in Yorkshire, and builtLel [...]. Vol. 1. [...]. 59. the Castle there; but dying without issue, it afterward, by the favor of cameLel [...]. Vol. 1. [...]. 59. to Earl of Northumberland.

Thomas Percy Lord Egremon [...], Third Son of Henry, the Second Earl of Northumberland.

THis Thomas in 28 Hen. 6. beingPat. [...] [...]. 6. p. 1. m. [...]0. then a Knight, in considerationPat. [...] [...]. 6. p. 1. m. [...]0. of his many and great services, was advancedPat. [...] [...]. 6. p. 1. m. [...]0. to the Title of Lord Egremont, to hold to him­self, and the Heirs-male of his Body. And in 30 Hen. 6. constitutedRot. Scoc. 30 H. 6. m. [...]. one of the Commissioners to treat with Iames, Earl Douglas, upon those Articles by him signed. After which, viz. in 36 Hen. 6. he obtained a GrantPat. 36 R. 6. p. 2. [...]. m 6. [...] of the Castle and Lordship of Wresil in Com. Ebor. to hold for term of his life; as also LicensePat. 36 R. 6. p. 2. [...]. m 6. [...] to travel into several Forein parts; but returning again ere long, was slainStows [...]. in the Battle of Nor­thampton, in 38 Hen. 6. without Wife or Issue.

Nevill.

THis Noble, Antient, and Spreading Fa­mily, do derive their Descent from Gilbert de Nevil, Gilbert. a Norman, who came into England with William the Conqueror, be­ing at that time his Admiral, as someR. Glov. S. of our Genealogists have noted; though there be no mention of him, nor any of that name in the General Survey made by that King. Which Geffrey having issueEx Coll. dicti R. Gl. S. Vide [...]i seti­am Lel. [...]. Vol. 6. [...]. 90. Geffrey, and he anotherEx Coll. dicti R. Gl. S. Vide [...]i seti­am Lel. [...]. Vol. 6. [...]. 90. Geffrey, who marriedEx Coll. dicti R. Gl. S. Vide [...]i seti­am Lel. [...]. Vol. 6. [...]. 90. Emme, the Daughter and Heir of Bertram de Bulmer (a great Baron in the North) had issueEx Coll. dicti R. Gl. S. Vide [...]i seti­am Lel. [...]. Vol. 6. [...]. 90. by her one sole Daughter called Isabel; which Isabel, after the death of her Brother Henry without issue, became his heir; and taking to Husband Robert Fitz-Maldred, Lord of Raby, in the Bishoprick of Durham, had issueEx Coll. dicti R. Gl. S. Vide [...]i seti­am Lel. [...]. Vol. 6. [...]. 90. by her a Son called Geffrey; who, by reason that his Mother was so great an Inheritrix, assumedEx Coll. dicti R. Gl. S. Vide [...]i seti­am Lel. [...]. Vol. 6. [...]. 90. the sirname of Nevill, from whom that Branch, whose principal Seat, was for many ages after­wards at Ra [...]y (and at length Earls of West­morland) did Spring.

But before I come to speak of this last menti­oned Geffrey, I shall take notice of those, who bore that sirname long before, though how they stood related in blood to him, is not yet clear to me.

Of these therefore, in order of time, the first I meet with,Robert. is Robert; who in 2 Hen. 1. wasOrd. Vit. 807 A. in Arms with that famous Rebel Robert de Belesme, Earl of Shrewsbury; as alsoOrd. Vit. 807 A. one of those to whom he committed the trust of that strong Town; and, havingOrd. Vit. 807 A. made Peace with the Welsh, and gotten two of their Princes to his aid, marchedOrd. Vit. 807 A. with a great power to encounter the Kings Army.

After him, there was Ralph de Nevill, Ralph. witness Monast. An­glic Vol 1. 143 b. n. 60. to a Charter of King Henry the First, granted to the Monks of Bardney, in the sixteenth of His Reign.

And next, Gilbert de Nevill, Gilbert. of whom I find mention in Lincolnshire, in [...] 2 Hen. 2. And in [...] Roteland, 5 Hen. 2. As also in [...] Oxford­shire, 7 Hen. 2. Which Gilbert had a Brother [...] named Alan de Nevill, and a Son [...] called Geffrey, Founder [...] of the Priory of Tupholme in Com. Linc. Who in 10 Hen. 2. was one of the wit­nesses [...] in that Recognition, then made by the King of the Peoples Liberties.

Of this Alan de Nevill it is reported [...], That in 12 Hen. 2. being at Uiceliack (in his journey towards Ierusalem) upon Ascension-day, to celebrate that Festival, he was (with Richard de Lucy, and others) excommunicated by Thomas Becket, then Archbishop of Canterbury, in regard he had been one of those, who stoutly as­serted and defended the antient customs of Eng­land against the Popes Usurpations; but soon after absolved by Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of Lon­don, (then in those parts) upon his Promisory Oath, to go to the Pope, and submit himself to his Holiness.

This is that Alan de Nevill, who was [...] cheif Justice of the Forests throughout all England; and in 16 Hen. 2. a Justice [...] Itinerant; but died [...] in 2 Rich. 1. leaving issue two Sons, Alan [...] and Geffrey [...].

Of which Alan, I have not seen any thing farther;Geffrey. but of Geffrey, it appears, that in 6 Ioh. he was constituted GovernorPat. 6 Joh. m. [...]. of Corffe Castle; and that in 16 Ioh. (being then the Kings Cham­berlain) he was made GovernorPat. 16 Joh. m. 5. of Scar­borough Castle, having one hundred pound assignedClaus. 16 Joh. m. 6. to him for the fortifying thereof.

In 17 Ioh. he obtained the WardshipClaus. 17 Joh. m. 1. of the Daughters of Roger Trusbut; as also a Grant Claus. 17 Joh. m. 10. of the Lands of Simon de Kime, and Phillip de Kime (then in Rebellion, as it seems:) And the same year, being SheriffPat. 17. Joh. m. 9. of Yorkshire, was joyned in CommissionIbid. m. 4. with Gerard de Furnivall, to treat with Robert de Ros, and other of the Barons, then in Rebellion, for reducing them to obedience.

In 2 H. 3. being then SeneschalClaus. 2. H. 3. m. 6. of Poictou and Gascoigne, he was again constitutedPat. 2 H. 3. m. 4. She­riff of Yorkshire, and so continuedRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Ebor. till 7 H. 3. inclusive.

Upon levying the first Scutage of Henry the Third (viz. 5 Hen. 3.) he paidRot. Pip. 5 H. 3. Linc. twenty six marks for the Fees of Cecily de Crevequer; and in 6 H. 3. (with Richard de Alencon) gaveRot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 5. one hundred pound to the King, for the Wardship of the Heir of Alexander de Nevill, whose Lands lay in the Counties of Lincoln, York, and Cumber­land.

This Geffrey and Mabel his Wife, confirmed Mon Angli [...] vol. 1. 662. n. 60. to the Abby of Monk-Bretton in Com. Ebor. all the Grants which Adam Fitz-Swane, the Founder thereof, had given thereto; (she the said Mabel beingLel. [...]. Vol. 1. f. 43. one of the Daughters and Coheirs to the same Adam, and the otherLel. [...]. Vol. 1. f. 43. mar­ried to Thomas de Burg) and had issueClaus. 15. H. 3. m. 21▪ two Sons,Iohn. Iohn and Alan. Which Iohn, in 15 Hen. 3. tookClaus. 15. H. 3. m. 21▪ the homage of his Brother Alan, in the presence of the King, for the Mannor of Hal­trey, formerly given to him by his Father.

But more I have not seen of this Iohn, then that in 48 Hen. 3. beingLel. Col [...] Vol. 1. p. 771. in the Battle of Che­sterfield, with Robert de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, then in Rebellion, he made his escapeLel. Col [...] Vol. 1. p. 771.: And that the year next following, he was inEsc. 49 H▪ 3. n. 5. the Battle of Evesham, on the part of the Re­bellious Barons, beingEsc. 49 H▪ 3. n. 5. then of Nottingham­shire.

¶I next come to William de Nevill.

This William William. was SheriffRot. Pip. 2 H. 2. Norf. of Norfolk, in 2 Hen. 2. And in 16 Hen. 2. upon levying the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, paidRot. Pip. 16 H. 2. Lan [...] sixty shillings. In 23 Hen. 2. he was made Governor R. Hoved. 323 b. n. 20. of Norham Castle.

At the first solemn Coronation of King Ri­chard the First, he wasJorev. 1158. n. 10. one of the Barons that officiated there: And in 6 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Ebo [...] ▪ twenty marks for License to stay in England, the King then making an expedition into Normandy.

In 2 Ioh. he paid a fineOblate 2 Joh. m. 2 [...] of eighty marks, and a Palfrey, for License to marry [...] of the Daughters and Heirs of Walter Walerand; and the same year gaveRot. Pip. 2 Joh. Linc. another fine of eighty marks, to be reconciled to the King, having detained his Daughter against his command.

In 4 Ioh. he had a GrantRot. Pip. 4 Joh. Sou­thampt. of the Serjeanty of the Forests in Hantshire, withCar [...]. 5 Joh. [...] 163. Isabel, the Daughter of Walter Walerand, to holdCar [...]. 5 Joh. [...] 163. as freely as he the said Walter had enjoyed the same: And in 12 Ioh. executingRot. Pip. 1 [...] Joh. Wilt [...] ▪ the Sheriffs Office for Wiltshire, for the fourth part of that year; accountedRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Ha [...] ▪ to the King for seven hundred and four kine, part of the stock upon the Lands of [Page 288] William de Bra [...]se, at the rate of five shillings for each Cow.

In 13 Ioh. upon collection of the Scutage of Wales, then assessed at two marks, he paid Rot. Pip. 13 Joh. Wilts. sixteen marks eight shillings ten pence, for eight Knights Fees, and a third part, which were the InheritanceRot. Pip. 13 Joh Wilts. of his Wife, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Walter Walerand. And in 2 H. 3. upon levying the first Scutage of that King, he accountedRot. Pip. 2 H. 3. Wilts. thirteen marks for six Fees, an half and sixth part, being the third part of the Fees of the same Walter Walerand. So likewiseRot. Pip. 3 H. 3. Wilts. upon levying the Scutage of Montgomery in 8 H. 3. But more I cannot say of him.

The next is Ralph de Nevill.

This Ralph Ralph. and his Ancesters were Patrons Ex Autogr. Pen [...] Henr. Com [...]. Hun­tendon. An. 1640. of the Church of Alhallows in the Marsh, in York; and in 21 Hen. 2. (together with his Brothers) paidRot. Pip. 21 H. 2. Lin [...]. ten pounds for the redemption of Robert de Watervill. He likewise Founded Mon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 840. a. n. 30. the Priory of Hoton in Com. Ebor. upon part of those Lands which he had in Frank-marriage with his Wife.

To him succeeded Hugh Hugh. his Son and Heir; who in 31 Hen. 2. accountedRot. Pip. 31 H. 2. sub tit. Honor de Werch. one hundred three pounds and six pence for the Ferm of the Honor of Werch; and in 2 Rich. 1. gave a FineRot. Pip. a R. 1. Line. of two hundred pounds for Livery of his Lands.

This Hugh being a servantMat. Paris, 315. 1. 2. in Court to King Richard the First; in 4 Rich. 1. wasJoreval. col. 1248. l. 4. with that King in the Holy Land, where he performed Joreval. col. 1248. l. 4. the part of a stout Soldier; and likewise slew Mat. Paris, ut supra. a Lion by a shot with an Arrow into the Brest; then peircing his Body with a Sword: Where­upon was this saidMat. Paris, ut supra., Viribus Hugonis vires Periere Leonis.

In 6 Rich. 1. he wasRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Essex & Hertf. in that expedition then made by the King into Normandy; and in 7 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 7 R. l. Surr. one hundred marks for the Heir of Henry de Cornhill (a rich Citizen of London) whom he afterwards marriedRot. Pip. & Joh. Lond. & Middl. But diedOb. l Joh. m. 20. Linc. in 1 Ioh. or before; for then Henry Henry. his Son had LiveryOb. 1 Joh. m. 20. Lin [...]. of his Lands, paying one hundred pounds for his Relief.

To which Henry, King Iohn, in the first year of His Reign, confirmedCart. Antiq. Q n. 16. those Lands in Ash­by and Thienton, formerly given by King Henry the Second, to Hugh his Father. Howbeit, after this I find no more of him till his death, which hapned in 2 Hen. 3. or before; for then had William de Albiny a GrantClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 13. from the King of the custody of his Lordships of Hale, Retrington, and Haburgh, in Com. Linc. And in 5 Hen. 3. ofClaus 5 H. 3. m. 7. the Wardship of Hugh, Hugh. his Son and Heir.

He had also another SonPlac. [...]o­ram. Rege de temp. Re [...] Joh. called Iohn. Iohn. Which Iohn, in 12 Ioh. gave a finePlac. [...]o­ram. Rege de temp. Re [...] Joh. of seven hundred marks, for License to go beyond Sea, and that he might marry Isabel, the Widow of Sewall, Son of Henry (Progenitor of the Shirleys) with her whole Inheritance, she beingPlac. [...]o­ram. Rege de temp. Re [...] Joh. Daughter and Heir to Robert de Meynill. In 15 Ioh. this Iohn. attendedClaus. 15 Joh. in dorso m. 1. the King in his expedition into Poictou; and forMon. Ang­lic. Vol. 2. p. 18. n. 60. the health of the Soul of Hugh his Father, and Ioane de Cornhill his Mo­ther, confirmedMon. Ang­lic. Vol. 2. p. 18. n. 60. the Grant of the Mannor of Thorendon, which his Father had made there­of to the Canons of Waltham in Essex, for the health of the Soul of her the said Ioane. And departed this life about the beginning of Henry the Thirds Reign; for 4 Hen. 3.Claus. 4 H. 3. m. 11. Isabel his Wife, was remarried to Ralph Musard.

To him succeeded Iollan de Nevill, Iollan his Bro­ther Claus. 4 [...]. 3. m. 16. and Heir; who in 4 Hen. 3. doing his homage, had LiveryClaus. 4 [...]. 3. m. 16. of his Lands.

This Iollan was a Justice Itinerant inPat. 18 H. 3. in dorso m. 7. 18 and Mat. Pa [...], p 533. n. 3 [...]. 24 Hen. 3. by reason whereof, that MS. Book in the Exchequer (with the Kings Remembrancer) containing the Knights Fees, throughout the greatest part of England (then certified) bear­eth still the name of Testa de Nevill.

About this time there was another Hugh de Nevill, Hugh. who in 8 Hen. 3. was constitutedPat. 8 H. 3. p. 1. m. 8. Prin­cipal Warden of all the Kings Forests throughout England; as alsoIbid. m. 11. Cheif Justice of those For­ests: And the same year gaveBo [...]. [...]in. 8 H. 3. m. 3. Rot. Pip. 8 H 3. Es­sex & Her [...] one hundred marks for Livery of the moity of the Mannor of Stoke-Cur [...]y, with the Castle there, and moity of the Knights Fees thereto belonging, which he hadBo [...]. sin. 8 H. 3. m. 3. Rot. Pip. 8 H 3. Es­sex & Her [...] of the Inheritance of Ioane his Wife. In the same year, he had also LiveryClaus. 9 Hen. 3. m. 13. in her right, of those Lands in Faukenham in Com. Suff. wherein she had titleClaus. 9 Hen. 3. m. 13., together with Margaret de Ripariis her Sister; which Lands were antiently partClaus. 9 Hen. 3. m. 13. of the Possessions of Gun­dred de Warren. So likewise ofIbid m 24. the moity of the Mannor of Niwenham in Com. Oxon. her Sister Margaret, WifeIbid m 24. to Fulcasus de Breant, havingIbid m 24. the other moity.

In this ninth of Henry the Third he was sent Mat Paris, p. 324. n. 30. with Brien de Lisle to view the Kings Forests, and to see what ought to be deafforested by the Oaths of twelve Knights in every County.

In 10 Hen. 3. he was constituted Governor Pat. 10 H. 3. m. 2. of Sauvey Castle in Com. Leic. As also of Ibid. m. 4. Lutgarshill Castle in Com. Wilts: And in 13 Hen. 3. had a GrantCart. 13 H. 3. p. 1. m 3. from the King for his life, to hunt and take the Hare, Fox, and Cat, throughout all the Forests of England.

This Hugh FoundedMon. Anglic. Vol 1. 577 a. 28. the Priory of Stoke-Curcy in Com. Devon. Which was a Cell to the Abby of Lonley in France.

To him succeeded Iohn de Nevill, Iohn. his Son Ex Autog [...]. [...] in Bibl. Co [...] ­ton. and Heir; who, in 19 Hen. 3. was also made JusticeClaus. 19 H. 3. m. 2. of all the Forests throughout Eng­land; and in 24 Hen. 3. entred into Covenants Ex Autogr▪ [...] in Bibl. Cot­ton. with Roger de Quency, Earl of Winchester, for the marriage of Hugh de Nevill, his Son, with Isabel, the Daughter of the same Roger; she be­ing to have twenty pound Lands in Sideham for her portion, and to be endowed with forty pound Lands in Radwey.

In 26. Hen. 3. this Iohn hadRot. Vasco [...]. 26 H. 3. in dor [...]o m 3. command (amongst other the great Men of that time) to provide himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King into France: But in 28 H. 3. upon InquisitionMat. Paris, p. 652. n. 40. Et p. 661. n. 40. & 710. [...]. 30 & 40. made concerning Trespasses in the Forests (thenMat. Paris, p. 652. n. 40. Et p. 661. n. 40. & 710. [...]. 30 & 40. holding the Office of cheif Warden, as his Father did) he was so highly ac­cused Mat. Paris, p. 652. n. 40. Et p. 661. n. 40. & 710. [...]. 30 & 40.; as that, had not the King been very merciful to him, he could have expected no less than imprisonment and utter ruine: But, it seems, he got off forMat. Paris, p. 652. n. 40. Et p. 661. n. 40. & 710. [...]. 30 & 40. two thousand marks fine: Which, (with his Fathers debts) lay so heavy up­on him, being also with great disgrace putMat. Paris, p. 652. n. 40. Et p. 661. n. 40. & 710. [...]. 30 & 40. out of imployment▪ that it broke his heart; so that with grief he languished and di [...]dMat. Paris, p. 652. n. 40. Et p. 661. n. 40. & 710. [...]. 30 & 40. about Mid­summer the same year, at his Mannor House of Walperfeld; and was buriedMat. Paris, p. 652. n. 40. Et p. 661. n. 40. & 710. [...]. 30 & 40. near to his Fathers Tomb in the Abby of Waltham. Whereupon command wasClaus. 30 He [...] 3. m [...]. given to send his Son and Heir to Windsor Castle, there to be kept and educatedClaus. 30 He [...]. 3. m [...]., with other of Kings Wards: For the custody of whom, and benefit of his [Page 289] marriage, in 31 H. 3. Iohn de Courtenay gave [...] the King two thousand five hundred marks.

This Heir, whose name was Hugh, [...] in 38 H. 3. upon [...] levying the Ayd for making the Kings eldest Son Knight, paid [...] forty one pounds six shillings and eight pence, for twelve Knights Fees a fourth and sixth part of the Fees of Curci, and for eight Fees and a fourth part of the Fees of Meschines. And in 42 Hen. 3. had [...] Command to attend the King at Che [...]er, upon Monday next before the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, to op­pose the incursions of the Welsh. But in 48 H. 3. he was [...] in Arms against the K. at the Battle of Lewes: So likewise in [...] 49 Hen. 3. with Ro­bert de Vipount (a great Rebel;) and being taken [...] at Kenilworth in that memorable surprize, there made upon a great party of the Rebellious Barons, by Prince Edward; was carried prisoner [...] to Worcester.

From this last mentioned Hugh (as I ghess) descended Iohn de Nevill of Essex; Iohn. for his Fa­thers name was [...] Hugh. Which Iohn in 9 E. 3. doing his Homage had Livery of [...] his Lands: and in 12 E. 3. was [...] in that Expedition then made into Flanders. In 21 E. 3. he was [...] in the Wars of France; So also [...] in 22 and 29 E. 3. [...] being of the retinue unto William de Bohun E. of Nor­thampton. And having been summoned [...] to Parliament from 9 E. 3. untill 22 E. 3. inclusive, departed [...] this life 25 Iul [...]i 32 E. 3. being then seized [...] of two parts of the Mannor of Great-Wa­keryng, and two parts of the Mannor of Litte-Wakering in Essex, which he held only for life, the remainder to the above specified William de Bohun E. of Northampton, and joyntly with Aiice his Wife of the Mannors of Weth [...]resfeld parva, Halyngbury, Chigenhale-Zoin, Chi­genhale-Tany, Peltingdon, and the Advou­sons of the Churches belonging to those Lord­ships, the reversion of all which belonged to the said Earl of Northam [...]t [...]. It seems he died without any issue; for William the Son of Iohn Senior of [...] was found [...] to be his kins­man and next Heir.

¶I now come to another Hugh de Nevil, Hugh. who in 9 R. 1. was Sheriff [...] for the Counties of Oxford, Essex, and Hertford [...], for the one half of that year: Likewise for Essex: and Hertford [...], 10 R. 1. and 1 & 2. Ioh. And in [...] 10 R. 1. for Oxfordshire, as also in [...] 1 Ioh. In which year he obtained a grant [...] from the King of the Mannor of Halingebiri, to hold by the service of half a Knights Fee, and in 3 Ioh. was made Warden [...] of the Kings Forests through­out England.

In 5 Ioh. the King gave [...] him the Mannors of Blaaston and Ermhale in Feefrme for forty pounds per Annum; and confirmed [...] to him those Lands and Woods in Thayden, which Ralph Fitz-Piers had granted unto him.

This Hugh de Nevil (then called [...] Grossus) gave [...] twenty marks, and a Palfrey of five marks price, for livery of all the Lands of Stephen de Cam [...]ra, with Desiderata Daughter of the said Stephen and to the Heirs of his body by her. As also for a weekly Market at Glanford-bridge in Com. Linc. and a Fair there once every year for three dayes.

He likewise gave [...] an hundred and forty marks for the Office of Forester in Northamp­tonshire, which Fouke de Lisures formerly held, to enjoy during his life. After which, being calledRot Pip 5 Jo [...]. Hugh de Nevil the Forester, he had a grantEssex. & Hertf. for an hundred Marks, of the Wardship of Hamon de Valoines. In 6 Ioh. he ex [...]uted the Office of Sheriff for the Counties of Essex and Hertford, [...] for the first half of that year, and was constituted GovernorPat. 6 Joh. m. 7. of the Castle of Pe [...] in Derbyshire.

In 8 Ioh. he was made GovernorPat. 8 Joh. m 1. of the Castle of Richmond in Com. Ebor. as alsoIbid. m. 2. of St. Briavells Castle in Com. Glouc. And in 9 Ioh. had a full dischargeCart antiq. K. n. 3. from the King of all demands and accompts, touching his Baliwick of the Forests, from the time of King Richard the first untill the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist that pre­sent year. In 12 Ioh. he was Sheriff ofRot. Pip. 12 Joh. C [...]mb. [...]um­berland; and executedRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Han [...]. the like Office three quarters of that year for Hantshire. In 13 Ioh. he was againRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Cumbr Sheriff of Cumberland. So likewise inRot. Pip. 14 Joh. Cumbr. 14 Ioh as also forRot. Pip. 14 Joh. Hant [...]. Hantshire.

In 14 Ioh. the Barons putting themselves in Armes, under colour of asserting their antient Rights and Liberties, this Hugh adheredM. Paris, p. 231. n. 20. to the K. and, for that respect had the reputationM. Paris, p. 231. n. 20. by the adverse party, to be one of his Evil Councellors.

In 15 Ioh. he wasYpod. Neustr. p. 54. n. 10. in that Naval Expedition against the French, with William Longespe Earl of Salisbury, and other of the English Nobi­lity. And having takenYpod. Neustr. p. 54. n. 10. most of the French Kings Ships, in the Port of Dam in Flanders, brought Ypod. Neustr. p. 54. n. 10. them into England; being the same year again SheriffRot. Pip. 15 Joh. Cumbr▪ & Hant [...]. of Cumberland and Hantshire.

In 17 Ioh he was constituted GovernorPat 17 Joh. m 17. of the Castle of Stratton-dal in Com ... as also ofIbid. m. 19. Sauvey Castle in Com. Leic. and being then one ofM. paris. 255. n. 40. the Barons that met at Run [...] ­mede, there TreatedM. paris. 255. n. 40. for the King with those of the adverse party.

Howbeit, the next ensuing year, discerning o their strength, and that they had calledIbid. 282. n. 40. in Lewes, Son to the King of France, with pur­pose to advance him to the Royal Throne, he desertedIbid. 282. n. 40. the King, and did HomageIbid. 282. n. 40. to Lewes, giving up the Castle of Marleburgh unto him.Ibid. 282. n. 40. But after this, I have seen no more of him, then that he gaveMon. [...]. Vol. 2. 543 b. n. 30. the Mannor of Lokeswod to the Knights Templars; and, that departingM. Paris. p. 315. this life in 6 Hen. 3. he was buriedM. Paris. p. 315. in the Abby Church of Waltham in Essex.

I next come to Geffrey de Nevil, G [...]rey. Son of that Gilbert de Nevil, who was Founder of the Pri­ory at Tupholme, in Com. Linc. as hath been already observed.

This Geffrey in 23 Hen. 2. was madeR. Hoved. 323. b. n. 2 [...] Go­vernor of the Castle of Berewic, and having marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Emme the Daughter and Heir to Bertram de Bulmer; upon leyying the Scutage of Wales in 2 R. 1. paidRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Ebor▪ eight pounds for those Knights Fees, which did belong to that Bert [...]am, but departingRot. Pip. 5 R [...]. 1. Westmorl. this life in 5 R. 1. leaving issue Henry his Son and Heir, as also a Daughter called Isabel.

Which Henry in 9 Ioh. doingRot. Pip. 9 Joh. m. 5. his Homage, and payingRot. Pip. 9 Joh. m. 5. an hundred pound for his Relief,Henry. had LiveryRot. Pip. 9 Joh. m. 5. of three Knights Fees in Raskel and Sutton, of the Inheritance of Emme de Sutton his Mother (elsewhere calledRot. Pip. 5 Ric. 1. Westmotl. Emme de Humet) who in 5 R. 1. paidRot. Pip. 5 Ric. 1. Westmotl. twenty marks into the Kings Exchequer u, for liberty to enjoy her Estate till the return of that King from the Holy-Land: And after this,Rot. Pip. 13 Joh. E [...]or. viz. Rot. Pip. 13 Joh. E [...]or. in 13 Ioh. upon le­vying the Scutage of Scotland (as Heir to Bertram de Bulmer) answered for three Knights Fees and a sixteenth part. [Page 290]

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[Page 291] In 15 Ioh. this Henry attendedClaus. 15 Joh. [...] dorso m. 1. the King into Po [...]ou: and 17 Ioh. having beenRot. [...]. 17 Joh. m 4. in Armes with the Barons, gaveRot. [...]. 17 Joh. m 4. an hundred marks for regaining the Kings favor,, promisingRot. [...]. 17 Joh. m 4. his future fidelity; And, that if ever he should re­laspe, he would be content to forfeit all he had: for performance of which promise, he delivered Rot. [...]. 17 Joh. m 4. up two Hostages, as also his Castle of Braunce­path, to hold as long as the King should think fit.

In 8 Hen. 3. (thenRot▪ Pip. [...] Hen. 3. Ebor. residing at his Lordship of Burred, in Com. Linc.) upon levying the Scu­tage of Montgomerie, he paidRot▪ Pip. [...] Hen. 3. Ebor. six marks and twenty pence for three Knights Fees and a sixteenth part. But all I have farther seen of him is, that he confirmedMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 98. b. & 99. a. to the Canons of Marton, in Comit. Ebor. those grants which Bertram de Bulmer his Grandfather (founder of that Priory) had given thereto: and bestowed Ibid. 99. [...]. n. 50. on them his Mannor of Wodhouses, except­ing two Ox-gangs in Apletrewi [...], which he purposed to bestow on the Nuns of Apleton: And, that he diedRot. Fin. 11 Hen. 3. m. 6. in 11 H. 3. or before; for then Robert Fitz-Maldred having marriedRot. Fin. 11 Hen. 3. m. 6. Isa­bel his Sister and Heir, payingRot. Fin. 11 Hen. 3. m. 6. two hundred marks for his relief, had LiveryRot. Fin. 11 Hen. 3. m. 6. of the Lands, whereof he died seized, exceptingIbid. m. 9. those which Alice his Wife held in Dower; part of which Lands layRot. Pip. [...]9 H. 3. Linc. in Haskby and Tinton, in Com. Linc.

Which Robert Fitz-Maldred, Robert Firz-Mal­dred. being the Lineal Heir male of Vchtred Earl of Northumber­land, in the days of King Edmund Ironside (viz. R. Hoved. 243. b. n. 20. & 40. Son of Dolfin, Son of Earl Gospatric, Son of Mal­dred Fitz-Crinan, by Algitha Daughter of the same Vchtred) upon the death of his father in 7 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 7 Ric. 1. Northumb. six hundred marks for Livery of his Lands; and by her the said Isabel his Wife, left issue a Son called Geffrey; Geffrey. who (by reason he enjoyed so great an Inheritance from his Mo­ther) assumed the Sirname of Nevill: But of this Geffrey I can say no more, then that hegaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1 596. b. to the Canons of Tupholme, sixMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 597. a. n 50. Ox-gangs, of Land in Haburck in Com. Linc. Likewise the Church of Randby, with certain Lands in Bur­reth, in Comitat. Linc, as also one Ox-gang in Thinesto, and Shill-milne, with the Marsh extending from the Wood of those Canons, to Burreth-Meadow;Robert. and that he had issueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Ro­bert his Son and Heir, as also a younger Son called Geffrey; who in 54 H. 3. was constitu­ted Pat. 54 H. 3. m 5. Governor of Scardeburgh Castle, and likewiseIbid m. 2. a Justice-Itinerant. Which Geffrey took to WifeEsc. 13 E. [...]. n. 19. [...]. Claus. 13 Edw. [...]. m. 9. Margaret the Daughter and Heir to Sir Iohn Longvillers of Hornby Castle in Com. Lanc. Knight, and diedEsc. 13 E. [...]. n. 19. [...]. Claus. 13 Edw. [...]. m. 9. in 13 Edw. 1. being then seizedEsc. 13 E. [...]. n. 19. [...]. Claus. 13 Edw. [...]. m. 9. of the Mannor of Appelby and other Lands in Com. Linc; as also of the Castle and Mannor of Harnby in Com. Lanc. and Hoton-Longvillers, in Com. Ebor. Likewise of the Mannor of Farneberie and certain Lands in Kickby, Gargrave, Collyng, and Covenallay, (all of the inheritance of the same Margaret.) Also Esc. 13 E. [...]. n. 19. [...]. Claus. 13 Edw. [...]. m. 9. of the moity of the Mannor of Brerlaye, in Com. Ebor. leavingEsc. 13 E. [...]. n. 19. [...]. Claus. 13 Edw. [...]. m. 9. Iohn his Son and Heir thirteen years of age; from whom the Nevils of Hornby (whose Heir femal called Margaret became the Wife [...] of Thomas Beaufort Duke of Exeter) did descend.

But I return to Robert. This Robert, having been [...] in Poictou with King Iohn, had for that reason, exemption [...] from the scutage then le­vied upon those, who were not in that Ex­pedition: and in 26 Hen. 3. gave a FineR [...] Pip. 26 [...] 3. Ebor. of ten pounds, to be freed from attending the King into Gascoine.

In 38 Hen. 3. doing his FealtyCl [...]. 38 Hen. 3. m. 8. for all those Lands which descended to him from Robert Fitz-Maldred his Grandfather, and [...]atisfyingCl [...]. 38 Hen. 3. m. 8. the King for his Relief, he had LiveryCl [...]. 38 Hen. 3. m. 8. of them.

And in 42 Hen. 3. receivedClaus. [...] H. 3. in dors▪ m 12▪ Command to provide himself with Horse and Armes, to march with those Forces designedClaus. [...] H. 3. in dors▪ m. 12▪ to rescue the King of Scots then in minority (who had married the Daughter of King Henry) from that restraint, wherein his rebellious Subjects at that time held him▪ in which year he was constituted Governor Pat. 42 H. 3▪ m. 11. of the Castles of Norham and Werke; as alsoPat. 43 H. 3▪ m. 10. of Bambou [...]gh Castle the next year following.

In 45 Hen. 3. he was made WardenPat. 45 H. 3. m. 10. of all the Kings Forests beyond Trent: And 46 H. 3. constitutedPat. 46 H. 3. m▪ 14. one of the Justices Itinerant for the Pleas of those Forests.

In 47 Hen. 3 he wasPat. 47 H. 3 [...] m. 9. one of those Barons, that undertook for the Kings observance of the Ordinances then made at Oxford. And in the same turbulent year (when many of the great men put themselves in Armes upon pretence of asserting the Laws of the Land, and liberties of the people) madeIbid. Captain-General of all the Kings forces beyond Crent, as also SheriffIbid. of Yorkshire, and GovernorIbid. of the Castle at York: So likewiseIbid. [...] of the Castle at the De­vises in Com. Wiltes. And in 48 Hen. 3. War­den Pat. 48 H. 3. m. 14. of all the Forests beyond [...]rent; and again GovernorPat. 48 H. 3. m. 14. of the Castle at York.

But notwithstanding these great trusts he at length fellPat. 50 H. 3. m. 11. off to the rebellious Barons; for which defection, in 50 Hen. 3. (after they were utterly vanquished) he had not only pardonPat. 50 H. 3. m. 11., but wasPat. 50 H. 3. m. 11. constituted Governor of [...]lcke [...]ing Castle in Comit. Ebor. And in 54 Hen. 3. was again made GovernorRot. Fin. 5 [...] m. 9 [...]. of Bam [...] Castle: Furthermore having been hindredClaus. 54 Men. 3. m. 12. from re­cieving the Kings Rents and Issues of York [...], from Michaelmass 48 Hen. 3. till the Battle of Lewes (by divers great men then in Armes on the behalf of the Barons) he was at that time dischargedClaus. 54 Men. 3. m. 12. from accounting for the same: And in 10 Edw. 1. departedEsc▪ 10 E. r. [...]. 18. this life, being then seizedEsc▪ 10 E. r. [...]. 18. of an hundred pound Lands in Mitford and Felton in Com. Northumb. which were part Esc▪ 10 E. r. [...]. 18. of the dowrie of Ida his Wife, Widow of Roger Bertram. He likewise died seizedEsc▪ 10 E. r. [...]. 18. of the Mannors of Raskelf and Sherif-Hoton in Com. Ebor. as also of the Mannors of Burreth and Randeby in Com. Linc. and of divers Lands in the Bishoprick of Durham, whereof the Jury knew neither the extent nor Tenu [...]e; lea­ving Ranulph Ibid. Videsis etiam Esc. 11 Edw. 1. n. 41. Linc. the Son of Robert de Nevill the younger, his next heir, and thenIbid. Videsis etiam Esc. 11 Edw. 1. n. 41. Linc. twenty years of age.

But before I proceed with what I have to say of this Ranulph, I may not omit to take no­tice, that Robert his Father (who died in the lifetime of Robert his Grandfather, as is obser­ved) having marriedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 649. b. n. 10. Rot. Fi [...]. 54 H. 3. m. 8. Mary, the eldest Daugh­ter and Coheir to Ralph Fitz-Randulph Lord of Middleham, had in 54 Hen. 3. LiveryMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 649. b. n. 10. Rot. Fi [...]. 54 H. 3. m. 8. of the Lands of her Inheritance, doing his Homage; of which that Mannor of Middleham was partClaus. 54 H▪ 3. in dorso▪ m. 7.; And likewise a the Mannor of Carleton, with the Forest of Coverdale.

[Page 292] It is saidEx Coll. R. Gl. [...]., That this Robert frequenting the company of a certain Lady in Craven, in an adulterous manner, was surprised by some of her Husbands friends, and by them so gelded, that he died of the wound, 6 Iunii, An. 1271. (55 Hen. 3.) and was buried in the Chapter House at Coverham (in Com. Ebor.) near to the Tomb of Helewise de Glanvil (his Father then living.) After which, scil. in 4 [...] Edw. 1. Mary his Widow, upon the deathRot. Pip. 4 [...] Edw. 1. Ebor. of Anastasia her third sister (one of the CoheirsRot. Pip. 4 [...] Edw. 1. Ebor. to the same Ralph Fitz-Ranulph) sharedRot. Pip. 4 [...] Edw. 1. Ebor. with Robert de Tatshall, and Ioane his Wife, in her purparty. Which Mary lived [...]x C [...]ll. R. Gl. [...]. a Widow, upon her own Inheritance, no less then forty nine years; and in 17 Edw. 1. gave [...]. Ad quod [...]ampn. 17 Edw. 1. n▪ 48. an yearly Rent of twelve marks issuing out of her▪ Lordship of South Pikenham, to find two Priests to celebrate Divine Service in the Church of Houton. And having heldEsc. 14 Ed. 2. n. 26. for term of life, the Mannors of Middleham, Thoraldby, Well, Snape, Carleton, Fagherwald, Nosterfield, Burton, and Crakhall, with one Messuage in Dikestard, as also the Advowson of the Church, departedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. this life in An. 1320. (14 Edw. 2.) and was buriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. in the Quire at Coverham.

¶I now come to Ranulph de Nevill, Ranulph. Grand-Son and Heir to Robert the elder. This Ranulph, being inRot Fin. 11 Ed. 1. m. 15. minority at his Grand-Fathers death, obtainedRot Fin. 11 Ed. 1. m. 15. liberty of the King, that his friends might Plough and manage his Lands; and in 13 Edw. 1. had LiveryComp. Tho. de Norman­vile de Esc. [...]egis inter Rot. Pip. 12 Ed. 1. of the Mannors of Kaskelf, Sutton, and Hoton, part of his Inheritance.

About this time there hapningEx Re­gist. Eccl. Dun [...]lm. in Bibl. Bodl. (L. 5 [...] Cant.) f. 117 b. much vari­ance betwixt the Inhabitants of the Bishoprick, and Anthony Beke, (that great Prelate) then Bi­shop of Durham, by reasonEx Re­gist. Eccl. Dun [...]lm. in Bibl. Bodl. (L. 53 Cant.) f. 117 b. he had compelled them to go twice into Scotland with Horse and Arms, which they alleagedEx Re­gist. Eccl. Dun [...]lm. in Bibl. Bodl. (L. 53 Cant.) f. 117 b. to be con­trary to right, in regard they held their Lands, to defend the Body of S. Cuthbert; and that they ought not, neither for King or Bishop, to go be­yond the Rivers of Tine and Tese: This Ranulph de Nevill, and Iohn de Marne, were Ex Re­gist. Eccl. Dun [...]lm. in Bibl. Bodl. (L. 53 Cant.) f. 117 b. the cheif countenancers of those who thus op­posed the Bishop.

And not long after that, fell out anotherEx alio Re­gist▪ Dun [...]lm. [...] Bibl. Bodl. (H. 76 Cant.) f. 56 a. dif­ference betwixt this Ranulph, and the Prior of Durham, about the offering of a Stag every year, upon S. Cuthberts day in September; which (in truth) was rather a Rent then an Oblation, in regard he held Raby, with the eight adjoyn­ing Townships, by the yearly Rent of four pound and a Stag. ForIbid., contrary to the custom of his Ancestors, he not only required, that the Prior of Durham, at the offering of that Stag, ought to feast him, and all the company he should bring: But that the Priors own menial servants, should for that time be set aside, and his peculiar servants and officers put in their stead. Where­upon Ibid., amongst other of his guests, he invited Iohn de Baillol of Barnard Castle, who re­fused to go with him; alleaging, That he never knew the Nevills to have such a priviledge there; Sir William de Brompton (the Bishops cheif Ju­stice) likewise acknowledging, That he himself was the first who began that extravagant pra­ctise: For being a young Man, and delighting in Hunting, he came with the Lord Nevill at the offering of the Stag, and said to his Companions, Come let us go into the Abby and Wind our Horns; and so they did. The Prior farther addingIbid., That before the time of this Ranulph, none of his Predecessors ever made any such claim; but when they brought the Stag into the Hall, they had only a Breakfast: Nor did the Lord himself ever stay Dinner, except he was invited.

In 22 Edw. 1. this Ranulph received command Rot. Vas [...] 22 Ed. 1. [...] dorso m. 9. to attend the King at Portlmouth, upon the first of September, well furnished with Horse and Arms; and thence into France.

In 4 Edw. 2. having commandRot. Sco [...]. 4 Edw. 2. in dorso m. 4. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the morrow after All Souls day, with ten Men at Arms; he thence marchedIbid. m. 5. into Scotland.

It is reportedEx. Coll. [...]. Gl. [...]. of this Ranulph, that he little minded Secular business; but, for the most part, betook himself to conversation with the Canons of Merton and Coverham; as also, that he committedLel. C [...]ll. Vol. 1 [...] Incest with his own Daughter, and that Richard de Kellaw, Bishop of Durham, did, for that crime compelLel. C [...]ll. Vol. 1 [...] him to do publick pennance. But, certain it is, that he gaveEx Coll. [...]. Gl. [...]. to the Canons of Coverham sixty two Acres of his Demesn Lands in Trakehall [...] of nine pound six shillings per annum value; and twenty two Acres and an half of Meadow; as also certain Rents of his Tenants in Villenage, with four Ox-gangs of Land and Meadow, of the value of sixty three shillings four pence per annum. All which, with some Cottiers, &c. were of the va­lue Ex Coll. [...]. Gl. [...]. of twenty pound and an half penny per annum.

He married two Wives, viz. Ibid. Eufemia, the Daughter of Sir Iohn de Clavering; and Margery, Daughter of Iohn, the Son of Marma [...]ke de Thweng; and by the first of them had issueIbid. Ro­bert, commonly calledIbid. The Peacock of the North, unto whom Mary his Grand-Mother gaveIbid. the Castle and Lordship of Middleham. By the later he hadIbid. none, and departingEsc. 5 Ed 3. n. 52. this life, 18 April, An. 1331. (5 Edw. 3.) was buriedEx Coll. [...]. Gl. [...]. in the Quire at Coverham, near the High Altar, on the South side. Which Robert, called The Peacock of the North, died without issue in his Fathers life time, as it seems; for Ralph Ralph. (the second Son) was foundEsc. 5 Ed. 3. ut supra. Heir to his Father, and at that time forty years of age and upwards; who had LiveryRot. Fin. 5 Ed. 3. m. 16. of his Lands the same year, being then StewardIbid. m. 20. of the Kings Houshold.

In 4 Edw. 3. this Ralph obtained a CharterCart 4 Ed. 3. n. [...]. to himself and the Heir-male of his Body, for a Market every week on the Munday at Bliburg in Com. Suff. And two Fairs; one upon the Eve and Day of the Annunciation of our Lady; and the other on the Eve and Day of her Nativity. As alsoCart 4 Ed. 3. n. [...]. for a Market weekly on the Tuesday at Aynho in Com. Northampt. And a Fair upon the Eve and Day of S. Michael, and two days fol­lowing; with Remainder to Iohn de Clavering in Fee.

In 5 Edw. 3. (his Father then living) he was retained by Indenture [...] with the Lord Henry de Percy, to serve him in Peace and War, for term of life, with twenty Men at Arms, against all Men, except the King, whereof five to be Knights, receiving a hundred pound sterling per annum out of his Lordships of Topcliffe and Pokelington; as also Robes and ... for himself, with those Knights, and all the rest. And in time of War to have diet for himself, his Gentlemen, and six Grooms; likewise, Hay, [Page 293] Oats, Shooes, and Nails for fifty nine Horses, and Wages for fifty three inferior servants, with Harness for his own Body. And when he should be required to come to a Tourneament, then to have four Knights, with himself and their at­tendants; likewise, diet in his Hall for them, and for five Grooms; with Hay, Oats, Hors­shooes and Nails for thirty and six Hor [...]es, and Wages for thirty and two servants; as also Har­ness for his own Body. Moreover, that if he should be required to attend him, in time of Par­liament, or otherwise, to come himself with six Gentlemen, and nine Horses, having diet for three men in his Hall; with Hay, Oats, Hors­shooes and Nails, for the number of Horses last specified, and Wages for six servants.

The same year he obtained another Charter Cart. 5 Ed 3. n. [...]. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn Lands and Lordships of Middleham, Carleton, Crak­hall, Snape, Well, Raskelfe, Sheriff-Hoton, and Galtres, in Com. Ebor. As also in his Lordships of Houton and Stokton in Com. Nors.

In this year likewise, doing his FealtyEx Regist. Dun [...]lm. Eccl. ut supra (L. 53.) f. 129 [...]. to William, Prior of Durham, upon Lammas day, for the Mannor of Raby; he toldEx Regist. Dun [...]lm. Eccl. ut supra (L. 53.) f. 129 [...]. him, that he would offer the Stag as his Ancestors had done; saving that, whereas his Father required, that the Priors servants should be set aside at that time, and his own serve in their stead; he would be content, that his should attend toge­ther with those of the Priors: And, whereas his Father insisted, that his servants should only be admitted at Dinner; he stood upon it, that his should be there entertained the whole day, and likewise the morrow at Breakfast.

Whereunto the Prior made answerEx Regist. Dun [...]lm. Eccl. ut supra (L. 53.) f. 129 [...]., that none of his Ancestors were ever so admitted, and that he would rather quit the Stag, then suffer any new custome to the prejudice of their Church. But to this, Ralph replied, That he would perform the whole service, or none, and put the tryal of his right upon the Countrey. The Prior therefore knowing him to be so power­ful, and that the Countrey durst not displease him, declined the offer: Howbeit, at length, to gain his favor, in regard he had no small inter­est at Court, and might do him a kindness or a displeasure, was content for that one time he should perform it as he pleased; so that it might not be drawn into example afterwards: And to that purpose proposed, that Indentures should be made betwixt them.

WhereuponIbid. the Lord Nevill brought but few with him, and those more for the honor of the Prior then a burthen; and so, shortly after Din­ner, took his leave, but left one of his servants to lodge there all night, and to take his Break­fast there on the next day: ProtestingIbid., that being both a Son and Tenant to the Church, he would not be burthensom to it, in respect it would be no advantage to himself, but might much damnifie it, if he should bring with him as great a Train as he would, saying, What doth a Break­fast signifie to me? Nothing.

And likewise, That if the Prior would shew that he had no right to what he so claimed, he would freely recede therefrom: And if he had a right, he would accept of a composition for it, rather then be burthensome to the Covent: But, if they should put him to get his right by Law, then he would not abate any thing thereof.

Whereupon inquiry being made amongst the eldest Monks of that House; they affirmed, that being of eight years standing when his Father was before repulsed, they had often seen the Stag offered; and that he never staid Dinner, but when the Prior invited him. And some an­cient Men of the Country testified as much: As also, that so soon as the Stag was brought, they carried him to the Kitchin; and those who brought him, were taken into the Hall to Break­fast, as they that bring their Rents, used to be.

MoreoverIbid▪, when it hapned any of the Lords Nevill to be desired to stay Dinner with the Pri­or, his Cook was admitted into the Kitchin to prepare a Dish for him: So likewise another ser­vant in the Cellar, to chuse his Drink, and in like manner some other at the Gate, who knew his servants and followers; meerly to let them in, and keep out others, who, under pretence of being his servants, might then intrude: But this was only done by the Prior, as out of courtesie and respect, and not at all out of right.

HereuponIbid. Henry le Scrope, one of the Justices affirmed, That he had been of Counsel with Ranulph de Nevill (Father of this Ralph) when he brought his Writ of Novell Disseisin against the Prior; and then told him, that he had no right at all: Whereupon Ranulph let fall his Sute.

Some said, that, making this Claim out of his own Fee, he ought there (viz. in the Priory) to shew some special evidence to assert his Claim. Others, that as the Prior did challenge nothing of him, but what was reserved by the Grant; so could not be, unless he shewed a Charter for it. And besidesIbid., claiming to be entertained with as many as he should bring, and not speci­fying the number, there could be no lawful rea­son for it, because the Stag was always offered on Holy Rood day; whereupon grew an old Song in [...]ithme, as a lamentation for Robert de Nevill his Great Grandfather:

Wel I wa, sal ys Hornes blaw
Holy Rode this day;
Nou es he dede, and lies law
Was wont to blaw thain ay.

MoreoverIbid., it was farther said, that it never had been the custom of the Prior to make a Feast on that day, when the servants of so great a per­son were to offer: And that the Prior usually, on S. Cutbberts day, had wont to dine with the Bishop, at some of his own Mannor Houses; therefore, who should compel him to make a Feast at home? LikewiseIbid., that those Lands were given to the Ancestor of this Lord Nevill, when they were not such great Men, as to have a Marshal, a Boteler, and other servants of State; for in those days they had no more then Raby, with its Appurtenances, which was not then of so much worth, as now: For Brancepath and Raskelfe came to them since by marriage; as also other Lands in Yorkshire and Rich­mundshire: Therefore it could not be thought, that the Prior of Durham did give them Lands of such value, and purchase the service to be done for them at so high a rate, especially con­sidering, that in the Priors Land Book not only all the services are exactly Registred; but what­soever others ought to receive of him. And [Page 294] lastly, that there is not so much as mention of this service in any of their Chronicles.

To proceed. In 7 Edw. 3. this Ralph was Rot. Sco [...]. 7 Ed. 3. m. 2. one of the Commissioners assigned by the King, to go to the Parliament of Scotland, there to see, that the Covenants and Agreements made betwixt King Edward, and Edward de Baillol, King of Scots, were ratified and confirmed. And in 8 Edw. 3. was joynedRot. Scoc. 8 Ed. 3. m. 17. with Henry de Piercy, in the Wardenship of the Marches of Northum­berland, Cumberland, and Westmer­land.

In the same year he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 8 Ed. 3. m. 17. a Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland, for the purpose above expressed. And in 9 Ed. 3. (beingClaus. 9 Ed. 3. m. 7. still Steward of the Kings Houshold) had an AssignationClaus. 9 Ed. 3. m. 7. of Two hundred twenty six pounds and five shillings, for the wages of him­self, and those Men at Arms, which he had re­tained for the Kings service in the Scottish Wars.

In the same year he was [...]entRot. Scoc. 9 Ed 3. m. 7. in Commission with William de Montacute, and some others, to treat and agree with Sir Andrew de Murref, a Knight of Scotland, for himself and his ad­herents, upon the differences which had occasi­oned Wars betwixt the People of both King­doms; and was likewise constituted Governor Rot. Fin. 9 Ed. 3 m. 16. of the Castle of Bambourgh.

In 11 Edw. 3. he was appointedRot Scoc. 11 Ed. [...]. m. 14. one of the Commissioners to treat and conclude with those Noblemen, and others, who were then to be imployed in the Scottish Wars, and to acquaint them more fully with the Kings Royal pleasure; as also touching their stay there, with the condi­tions thereof, beingIbid. m. 18. himself likewise in those Wars, having an AssignationClaus. 11 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 32. of Three hundred forty six pound ten shillings four pence for his pay, as a Banneret, with his Men at Arms and Archers imployed in that service.

In 12 Edw. 3. taking into consideration Claus. 12 Ed. 3 [...] p. 2. m. 19. the Kings want of Money for the publick ser­vice of this Realm, he lentClaus. 12 Ed. 3 [...] p. 2. m. 19. him all his Wools in his Mannor of Faxfleet in Com. Ebor. upon promise to have restitution when the Receivers of Yorkshire should have so much come to their hands. In 13 Edw. 3. being stillClaus. 13 Ed 3. p. 3. m. 25. Warden of all the Forests on the North of Crent; the King taking intoClaus. 13 Ed 3. p. 3. m. 25. consideration his eminent services, in the Marches of Scotland, was pleased to allowClaus. 13 Ed 3. p. 3. m. 25. him so much in Fee, for his custody of the Marches, as other Wardens of the Forests had before that time out of the Ex­chequer, upon making their accompts.

In 14 Edw. 3. he obtained a CharterCart. 14 Ed. 3. n. 3 [...]. of Free-Warren in all his Lordships of Horsford, Hou­ton, North Pikenham, and South Pi­kenham, in Com. Norf. Evre in Com. Buck. and Bliburgh in Com. Suff. And the same year had an allowanceClaus▪ 14 Ed. 3. p. 2 m. 9. of five hundred marks, to­wards the satisfaction of that charge he had been at in the Kings service in those Northern parts, to be received from the Collectors of the Sub­sidy in the Counties of Northumberland and Westmorland.

In 15 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 15 Ed. 3. m. 2. again in the Wars of Scotland; and in 16 Edw. 3. constitutedRot. Scoc 16 Ed. 3. m. 15. one of the Kings Commissioners to treat with David de Brus, and other his adherents in Scotland, touching a final Peace. Moreover, uponPat. 16 Ed. [...]. p. [...]. m. 1. the marriage of Margaret his Daughter to William, Son and Heir of William Lord Ros, of Ham­lake, at that time; the King, in consideration Ibid. of his especial services, gaveIbid. him the total benefit of her portion.

In 17 Edw. 3. he was constitutedoneRot. [...] 17 Ed. 3. m. [...]. of the Commissioners to treat with the Ambassadors of Philip de Valois, in the presence of the Pope, concerning certain Dominions, Dignities, Ho­nors, and Lands, whereof there had been much variance betwixt them: As also appointedRot. Sco [...]. 17 Ed. 3. [...]. [...]. a Commissioner, together with the Bishops of Durham and Carli [...]e, to see the Peace kept, which was concluded betwixt the King of France, for himself and the Scots, in the Marches, and elswhere. And the same year ob­tained a GrantRot. Fin. 17 Ed. 3. m. [...]. for the custody of two parts of the Lands of William de Ros of Hamlake, deceased, by reason of the minority of his Heir.

Being inEx Coll. R. Gl. S. that skirmish against the Scots at Barwick in Northumberland, he was there taken prisonerEx Coll. R. Gl. S., and carried to Dunbar, where he continued for a while in durance in the custodyEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Patrick, Earl of Dunbar, but at length was redeemedEx Coll. R. Gl. S.; and in 19 Edw. 3. had LiveryClaus. 19 Ed. [...] p. 1. m. [...]. of the Mannor of Clavering in Essex, upon the death of Hawise, the Widow of Iohn de Clavering; the Inheritance whereof had been formerly setledClaus. 19 Ed. [...] p. 1. m. [...]. upon him, for lack of Issue-male by the said Iohn. In 20 Edw. 3. he was [...] in that Battle of Durham against the Scots, wherein King David was taken [...] prisoner, having an eminent command [...] in the Van of the English Army; for which service in Scotland, as aforesaid (which the King gratefullyRot. Scoc. 21 Ed. 3. m. [...]. ac­knowledged) he had in 21 Edw. 3. an A [...]gna­tion Rot. Scoc. 21 Ed. 3. m. [...]. of a hundred pound; as also LicensePat 2 [...] Ed 3. p. 3. m. 10. to amortise one Messuage, one Carucate of Land, two Acres of Meadow, and seven marks yearly Rent in Sheriff- [...]oton, for the maintenance of two Priests, to celebrate Divine Service daily in the Parish Church there, for the good estate of himself, during his life, and afterwards for the health of his Soul; as also for the Soul of his Father and Mother, and all his Ancestors.

In 24 Edw. 3. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 24 Ed. 3. m. [...]. one of the Kings Commissioners, to treat with the Prelates and Nobles of Scotland, at York, touching a firm Peace betwixt both Realms. And in 25 Edw. 3. hadRot. Scoc. 25 Ed [...] m 5. the like Commission (with others) to treat with some of the Nobles of Scotland, at Hexham in Northumber­land, touching the enlargement of David de Bru [...], King of Scotland, and making the like Peace. Upon which Agreement it being resolvedIbid m▪ 3., that David should have liberty to go into Scot­land, and return again, he was one of the Com­missioners appointedIbid m▪ 3. to take his Oath so to do; and by another CommissionIbid. m. 2. authorised, with the Lord Percy, and others, to see that the Peace concluded on, should be firmly kept.

In 26 Edw. 3. he was joynedRot. Sco [...]. 26 Ed. 3. m [...]. with Gilbert de Vmfranvill, Earl of Anegos, and Henry Lord Percy, in the custody of the Marches to­wards Northumberland; as alsoRot. [...] 26 Ed. 3. m [...]. for Array­ing all Men of Body able, and Estate sufficient, within that County of Northumberland, to prevent an invasion of the French then threat­ned.

In 27 Edw. 3. he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 27 Ed. 3. m [...]. one of the Commissioners to treat with the Nobles of Scotland at Newcastle upon Tine, for the delivery of David de Brus from imprisonment, and concluding a final Peace betwixt both [Page 295] Realms; as also constitutedIbid. m. 3. one of the War­dens of the Marches towards Cumberland and Westmorland. And in 28 Edw. 3. joyned with the Bishop of Durham, and others, as a Com­missioner Rot. Scoc. [...] Ed. 3. m. 2. ▪ to treat with the Scots for the inlarge­ment of David de Brus, still prisoner in Eng­land.

In 29 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. [...] Ed. 3. m. 1. again in the Wars of Scotland; and continued Governor of B [...] ­wick, from 13 Ian. for a full quarter of that year. Again, in 30 Edw. 3. he was joynedRot. Scoc. 30 Ed. 3. m. 6. with the same Bishop of Durham, and others, to treat and conclude about the redemption of Da­vid de Brus, still prisoner, and for a firm Peace. And in 31 Edw. 3. withRot. Scoc. 31 Ed. 3. m [...]. Henry de Percy, to see the Truce observed toward the East Marches.

In 33 Edw. 3. he attendedRot. Vas­ [...]on. 33 E 3 m. 13. [...], f. [...]00 a. the King in his expedition then made into France; and the next ensuing year, marchedFroisard, f. 104 a. with him to [...], and put himself in ambushFroisard, f. 104 a., with the Lord Moubray, and other Knights, about three leagues from Parts, expecting that the French would issue out; which hapnedFroisard, f. 104 a. accord­ingly: Whereupon, after a sharp skirmish, the French wereFroisard, f. 104 a. worsted.

In 35 Edw. 3. he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 35 Ed. 3. m. 3. one of the Wardens of the Marches towards Eng­land; likewise, in 36 Edw. 3. a CommissionerRot. Scoc. 36 Ed. 3. m. 3., to see that the Peace newly concluded on betwixt both Realms, should be punctually observed, and in 39 E. 3. received commandRot Scoc. 39 Ed. 3. m. 4. to repair to the Marches of [...], with all his power, for the safeguard of those parts.

In 4 Edw. 3. he was again joyned in Commis­sion Rot. Scoc. 40 Ed. 3. m. 2. with the Lord Percy, for the custody of the Marches, and conservation of the Peace made with the Scots. So likewiseRot. Scoc. 41 Ed. 3. m. 5., in 41 Edw. 3. And the same year sentFroisard, lib. 1 & [...]. 150 a. into [...], with the same Lord Percy, and others, to keep the Fron­tiers of that Province.

This Ralph gavePat. 38 Ed. 3. p 2. m 3 Mon. Ang­ [...]c Vol. 2. 461. a. n. 6 [...] & b. n. 10. eleven Messuages, four Ox­gangs, two Acres, and an half of Land, and ten Acres of Meadow, lying in Snape, to the Hos­pital of [...] (near Bedal) for the celebra­tion of Divine Service there, according to the tenor of a special Ordination by him made, viz. For three Priests, who were to perform that ser­vice, for the good estate of himself, during this life; and for the health of his Soul, and the Souls of his Ancestors after his departure hence. And moreover, gaveMonast Ang­l [...] ut supra 16 [...] b. n. 50. to the Canons of [...]dling­ton, out of his Quarrey at F [...]ve [...]e, a sufficient proportion of Stone, for the new Fabrick of their Church, and other Buildings.

But the next ensuing year (viz. 41 Edw. 3.) upon the fifth of August, he departed [...] this life, and was buried [...] in the Church of Durham, on the South side thereof, being the first [...] S [...]cu­lar Person that had Sepulture there: Which fa­vor he obtained [...] from the Prior and Covent, for a Vestment of Red Velvet, richly embroider­ed with Gold, Silk, great Pearls, and Images of Saints standing in Tabernacles, by him given to S. Cuthbert: His Body being brought in a Cha­riot drawn with seven Horses, unto the bounds of the Churchyard, and then carried upon the Shoulders of Knights into the middle of the Church; where the Abbot of S Maries in York, (by reason [...] of the Bishops absence, and impo­tency of the Prior) performed [...] the office of the dead, and celebrated the morrow Mass, at which were offered [...]. eight Horses, viz. Four for the War, with four Men Armed, and all their Har­ness and Habiliments; and four other for Peace: As alsoIbid. three Cloaths of Gold of Blew colour, enterwoven with Flowers. Four of which Horses were after the Funeral, redeemedIbid. by Iohn de Nevill his Son and Heir, for a hundred marks.

Besides all which, Alice his Widow sentIbid to the Sacrist one hundred twenty pounds in Silver, to be employed in the repair of that Cathedral; and moreover gaveIbid thereto, for celebrating of his Anniversary, one Vestment, two Tunicles, one Cope, three Albs, three Stoles▪ four Maniples of Black Sattin; and another Vestment to be used at the Celebration of the Sacrament, em­broidered with the Arms of Nevill and Audley (she being the Daughter of Hugh Lord Aud­ley.)

This last mentioned Ralph Lord Nevill had likewise two younger Sons, viz. Sir Rob [...]rt Rot. Vas [...]. 39 Ed. 3. m. 5 [...]. de Nevill, and Sir William de Nevill, both Knights. Which Sir Robert, in 35 Edw. 3. had been retain­ed Ex Aut [...]gr. penès [...]. Pell. to serve the King in his Wars of [...] for one hundred marks per annum. And in 38 & 39 Edw. 3. wasRot. Vas [...]. 38 Ed. 3. m. [...]. Rot. Vas [...]. 39 Ed 3. m. 5. of the Retinue to Prince Ed­ward. Nor was Sir William less active in Mili­tary Affairs; for having obtained LicensePat. 40 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 33. & m. [...]. in 40 Edw. 3 to travell (beingPat. 40 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 33. & m. [...]. then a Knight) in 46 Edw. 3. he became of the RetinueFroisar [...], f. 188 a, b. to the Earl of Salisbury, (that great Soldier) and taking shippingFroisar [...], f. 188 a, b. with him in [...], land­ed Froisar [...], f. 188 a, b. in [...], where they relievedFroisar [...], f. 188 a, b. the Castle of Brest, then besieged by the French. But before the end of that year, he was retained Ex Autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King, as Admiral towards the North, with forty Men at Arms, and forty Archers. So likewiseIbid. in 47 Edw. 3. (being still AdmiralIbid.) with sixty Men at Arms, and sixty Archers.

In 1 Rich. 2. he was also retainedIbid. to serve that King, with ten Men at Arms, and ten Archers; and in 7 Rich. 2. imployed againRot. [...]. 7 R. 2 m. 21. in the Wars of France. Moreover, in 8 Rich. 2. beingRot Scoc. 8 R. 2. m. 3. then a Knight of the Kings Chamber, he was consti­tuted Rot Scoc. 8 R. 2. m. 3. one of the Commissioners, to treat of Peace betwixt the King, and Robert, then King of Scotland; and in 10 Rich 2. wasTho. Wals. 538. n. 10. one of the cheif of that Sect, then called Lollards. But after this, I find no farther of him.

The Lands whereof the before specified Ralph Lord Nevill died seisedEsc. 41 Ed. 3. n. 47., were these; viz. The Mannor of B [...]burgh in Com. Suff. The Man­nor and half Hundred of Clavering in Essex; as also the Advowson of the Chantry of the Chappel of S. Iohn the Evangelist there; the Mannor of [...] in Com. Northampt. the Man­nors of Newborne and Werkworth in Com. Northumbr. Of Sutton in [...]altres, Sheriff-Hoton, Hewelington; the Castle and Mannor of Middleham, the Mannor of Thoraldby, with its Members; the Mannors of Stokes­ley, Faxfleet, South-Cave, Kirkby super Wherff, Rand. and Raskelff, all in Com. Ebor. Besides his Castles and Lordships in the Bishoprick of Durham.

Whereupon Alice his Widow, had for her Dowry an AssignationClaus. 41 Ed. 3. m 4. of the Mannors of Crakhall, Raskelff, Carleton, Well, and New Bigging; the Sheep-walk called Mild-Paracote, and Cauncewithe-Wood, as also the moity of all his Lands in Cover­dale. Moverover, the third part of the Pasture of Wendslagh-Dale in Richmondshire, [Page 296] and forty pound six shillings eight pence Rent issuing out of the Lordship of Sutton in Gal­tres; twenty pound Rent out of the Mannor of [...] in Com. Northumbr. And fifty one pound seven shillings half penny Rent out of the Cornage of Cumberland. Which Alice after­wards became the Wife [...] of Ralph Lord Grey­stoke; and departed [...] this life upon the Octaves of the Epiphany, An. 1374. (48 Edw. 3.)

I now come to Iohn de Nevill, Son and Heir to this last mentioned Ralph. In 20 Edw. 3. this Iohn was [...] with his Father in the Battle of Dur­ham; and in 34 Edw. 3. being [...] in France with the King, and one of those who was ap­pointed [...] to go with Sir Walter Manny, to skir­mish at the Barriers of Paris (the Duke of Normandy lying there) he was Knighted [...] with the Lord Fitz-Walter. In 40 Edw. 3. he went [...] again to the Wars of France; and in 41 Edw. 3. doing his homage, had Livery [...] of all the Lands in Scotland, whereof his Father died seised.

In 42 Edw. 3. he was constituted [...] one of the Commissioners for the custody of the East March­es toward Northumberland. So likewise [...] in 43 Edw. 3.

In 44 Edw. 3. he was [...] again in the Wars of France, and the same year retained by Inden­ture [...] to serve the King with forty Men at Arms, a hundred Archers, and a hundred Marriners; and afterwards [...] with a hundred Men at Arms, a hundred Archers, and two hundred Marriners, being then constituted [...] Admiral of his Fleet, from the Mouth of Thames, to the North­wards.

In this year also he was retained by Indenture [...] with Iohn, Duke of Lancaster, to serve him, during life, both in time of War and Peace; and inconsideration thereof, to receive fifty marks per annum, in time of Peace, out of the Lands of Danby and Forset in [...]; as also to have diet for himself, one Knight, two Esquires, two Chamberlains, with their Grooms and Horses, at the charge of the Duke.

Moreover, in time of War, to attend the Duke with twenty Men at Arms, whereof six to be Knights, himself accounted, and twenty Archers on Horsback, well mounted and arrayed: And for all these, to have five hundred marks per an­num, besides such wages of War, as the King should allow unto the Duke, for himself and his retinue, or to any other Lords. But for the Wars of Scotland, to serve him with fifty Men at Arms, and as many Archers, and to have Wages accordingly.

In 45 Edw. 3. he was again in [...] Commission for the custody of the East Marches; and like­wise sent [...] to the Wars of France. So also in [...] 46 Edw. 3. being then retained [...] to serve the King in Britanny with three hundred Men at Arms, and three hundred Archers, for a quarter of that year. Moreover, after that, he was re­tained [...] to serve the King in his Wars at Sea, for one whole year, with a hundred twenty Men at Arms, and two hundred Archers, whereof him­self (then a Banneret) fourteen Knights, and a hundred eight Archers.

In this year, about [...] the Feast of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist, he made [...] that new work of Marble and Alablaster in the Church of Dur­ham, under the Shrine of S. Cuthbert, which cost above two hundred pound, and was sent Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 798. by the King (and divers other English Nobles) with Edward Baillol, to enter Scotland by Barwick. The same year he also attendedIbid pag. [...]01. the King thither; and wasIbid. pag. [...]01. with him at the Siege of Dn [...]bar.

In 47 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Aleman. 47 Ed. 3. m. [...]. again in the Wars of France. So likewise inRot▪ Franc. 48 Ed. 3. n. 18. 48 Edw. 3. And in Rot. Fin. 51 Ed. 3. m. [...]. 51 Edw. 3. in the Marches of Scotland, to settle all things in quiet, in reference to the inju­ries done by the Subjects of each Kingdom to one another.

In 1 Rich. 2. he obtained a CharterRot. Car [...] 1 R, 2. n 9. for a weekly Market upon the Munday at his Mannor of Sheriff-Hoton in Com. Ebor. and a Fair yearly on the Eve of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the day, and two days following; as also a weeklyIbid. n. 1 [...]. Market every Tuesday at his Mannor. of Clavering in Essex; with a Fair yearly to begin on the Eve of S. Iohn Port-Latine, the day, and two days after. And, for as much as it was then resolvedRot. Scoc. 1 R 2▪ m. 6. Pat 1 R. [...]. p. 2. m. 7. by the King and his Council; that, being one of the Wardens of the Marches of Scotland, it would be expedient, that he should constantly reside there for the de­fence of those parts; he was, for that respect, constitutedRot. Scoc. 1 R 2▪ m. 6. Pat 1 R. [...]. p. 2. m. 7. Governor of Bambourgh Castle, and had that strong place assigned for his abode during life, with those twenty six marks per annum, which the Inhabitants of that Town had usually paid into the Exchequer; as alsoPat. 1 R. [...] p. 2. m. 13. the Re­version after the death of Sir Robert de Moubray Knight, in case he should decease without Heir-male of his Body, of the Mannor of Bolton in Allerdale, to hold to himself and the Heirs-male of his Body.

In 2 Rich. 2. he was constitutedEx Autogr. penès Clen [...]. Pell. Lieutenant of the Dutchy of Aquitane. In which year, the Scots having surprisedFroisard, f. 10 [...]. Barwick upon Twede, he was sentFroisard, f. 10 [...]. thither with the Earl of Northumberland from Alnwick; and after a short SiegeFroisard, f. 10 [...]. won it.

Being SeneschalIb. 212 b. & 213 a. of Bourdeaux at this time; and Mau [...]erne gainedIb. 212 b. & 213 a. by Siege, he re­paired Ib. 212 b. & 213 a. the Fortress there. In 4 Rich. 2. being still LieutenantRot. Vasc. 4 R. 2. m. 17. of Aquitane, he continnedRot. Vasc. 4 R. 2. m. 17. in those parts. And in 5 Rich. 2. having married Rot. Fin. 5 R. [...]. m. 22. Elizabeth the sole Daughter and Heir of Sir William de Latimer Knight, had LiveryRot. Fin. 5 R. [...]. m. 22. of the Lands of her Inheritance, his homage being re­spited Rot. Fin. 5 R. [...]. m. 22., by reason he then had issue by her.

In the same year he was again joyned in Com­mission Rot. Scoc. 5 R. 2. m. 2. with the Bishop of Durham, and others, for the safe custody of the East and West Marches. In this year likewise he obtained LicensePat. 5 R. 2. p. 2. m. 21. to make a Castle of his House of She­riff-Hoton in Com. Ebor. And in 6 Rich. 2. was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 2 R. 2. m [...]. one of the Wardens of the East Marches; as also a CommissionerIbid. m. 6. to treat with the Ambassadors of Scotland, touching a Peace betwixt both Kingdoms.

In 7 Rich. 2. he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 7 R 2. m 2. a Com­missioner, with the Bishops of Durham and Car [...]e, to Treat of Peace with those from Scotland; as also oneIbid. m. [...]. of the Commissioners, for receiving that sum of twenty four thousand marks, in full satisfaction of an hundred thou­sand marks, for the Ransome of David, King of Scots; and likewiseIbid. m. 5., one of the Wardens of the East Marches. And in 8 Rich. 2. again ap­pointed Rot Scoc. 8 R. 2. m. [...]. one of the Commissioners to treat of Peace betwixt the King, and Robert, King of Scotland; as also for the custodyIb [...]d m. 5 & m. 8. of the [Page 297] West and East Marches; so likewiseRo [...]. Scoc. 9 R 2. m. 1., in 9 R. 2. and to treat of Peace betwixt both Kingdoms. In which year the King acknowledgingIbid. m. 3. Pat. 9 R. 2. [...] 2 m. 25., that he had borrowed of him two thousand marks in his great necessity, assignedIbid. m. 3. Pat. 9 R. 2. [...] 2 m. 25. unto him the re­ceipt of five hundred marks thereof, out of his Customes of Wools in the Port of London.

In 10 Rich. 2. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 10 R. 2. m. 4. sole War­den of the East Marches towards Scotland; as also a CommissionerIbid. [...]. 7. to treat of Peace betwixt both Realms. The like power he had given him, to treatRot. Scoc. [...] R 2. m. 2. of Peace the next ensuing year.

It is reportedEx C [...]ll. R. Gl. S. of this Iohn, Lord Nevill, that he was sometime imployed against the Turks; and that, being Lieutenant of Aquitane, he reduced that Province to quiet, which had been wasted by Wars with the French; and that in his service in those parts, he won, and had rendred to him, eighty three Walled Towns, Castles, and Forts.

He first took to WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Maud, the Daughter of the Lord Percy, by whom he had issueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Ralph, his Son and Heir. And secondlyIbid., Elizabeth, Daughter and Heir to William, Lord Latimer of Danby, by whom he had issueIbid. Iohn, after­wards Lord Latimer, who died without issue; whereupon his Lands came to Ralph, Earl of Westmorland (his Brother) by aIbid. special Fe­offment; the Inheritance whereof were given Ibid. by that Earl to his Son George.

This is all that I have seen of him till his death, which hapnedEsc 12 R. 2. n. 40. at Newcastle upon Tine, 17 Octob. 12 Rich. 2. being the Feast day of S. Luke the Evangelist; and that he was buriedEx Regist. [...] E [...] ­cles ut supra 139 b. on the Southside the Body of the Church at Durham: Being then seisedEsc. 12 R. 2. n. [...]0. Claus. 12 R. 2. m. 31. of the Mannor and half Hundred of Clavering in Com. Essex, the Mannors of Isenhamstead Lacimer, Crowley and Broughton, in Com. Buck. Dylewike, Wotton, Kerking­ton, Ronhale, Bromham, Sutton, and Stratton juxta Biecleswade, and Potton juxta Sutton in Com. Bedf. Wi [...]lby and Carl­ton juxta Rockingham in Com. Northampt. Of the Mannor of Carbroke called Woodhal, in Com. Norf. Helpringham and Skekington in Com. Linc. Bolton, Gamelesby, and Unthank, in Com. Cumbr. Bywel, Styford, and the Castle of Bamburgh, in Com. Nor­thumbr. Danby with the Hamlets of Crome­cliff, Glassdale, and Le [...]om; the Mannors of Thornton in Pickering-Lithe, Scam­ston, Sinelington, Tiverington, Lever­ton, Sheriff-Hoton, Duenby; two parts of the Mannor of Walton; the Mannors of Risebergh, Stokesley, Hemelington, Sutton in Galtres; Well with the Ad­vowson of the Hospital, Snape, Crakehall, Middleham, Carleton, Coverdale, and Thoraldby, all in Com. Ebor. Twenty Knights Fees in Sharnebroke, Pabenham, Hine­wike, Thorncote, Carlton, Turbey, Stachesden, Wotton, Bromham, Bi­denham, Houghton-Conquest, Horcliff, Chalgrave, Eversholt, Potsgrave, Chikesand, Stotfold, Stondon, Helew, South Yevel, Stanford, Wardon, Rer­dinton, Conpoll, Wiliton, Harewedon, Wrastlingworth, Caddelow, Wi [...]ol [...]ston, Bereford, Ronhale, Ravensden, Gold­ington, Rish, Belnhurst, Eaisho, Aspel, and Astwike; as also of divers Lands in B [...] ­da [...]e and Scotton, and four pound Rent issu­ing out of ten Ox-gangs in Rillington, in Com. Ebor. Leaving Sir Ralph de Nevil Knight, his Son and Heir, then twenty four years of age.

Which Elizabeth (second Wife to the deceased Ralph) being afterwards marriedEsc. [...]9 [...] [...]. n. 51. Et Esc. 5 H. 4. n. 28 to Sir Robert de Willoughby Knight, departedEsc. [...]9 [...] [...]. n. 51. Et Esc. 5 H. 4. n. 28 this life 5 Nov. 19 Rich. 2. leaving Iohn de Latimer her next heirEsc. [...]9 [...] [...]. n. 51. Et Esc. 5 H. 4. n. 28, then thirteen years of age.

At the Funeral of Mand his first Wife, there were offeredEx Registro Dunelm. Ec­cles. ut supra f. 139 a. in the Church of Durham, six Cloaths of Gold, whereof several Vestments were made, viz. Two for the High Altar; as also one Chesible and two Tunicles.

But I return to Ralph.

In 7 Rich. 2. this Ralph Ralph. was joyned in Com­mission Rot. Sco [...]. 7 R. 2. m. 8. with Henry, Earl of Northumber­land, and the Lord Nevil of Raby, his Father, (with others) for receiving that twenty four thousand marks (formerly mentioned) in full satisfaction of the Ransome of David de Brus, King of Scotland.

In 9 Rich. 2. he was (together with Thomas, Son to the Lord Clifford) made GovernorPat. 9 R. [...]. p. 1. m. 22. of the Castle and City of Carlisle; and likewise, a CommissionerRot. Scoc. 9 R. 2 m. 1., for the Guardianship of the West Marches; all this being in his Fathers life time: And in 12 Rich. 2. doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 12 R. 2. m. 20. of his Lands. Moreover, the same year (after his Fathers death) he was joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 12 R. [...] with the Earl of Northum­berland, and others, in the Government of the City of Carlisle, and custody of the West Marches. About which time he also obtained the Kings CharterRot. Cart. 12 R. 2. n. [...]. for a weekly Market every Munday at his Lordship of Middleham in Com. Ebor. As also an yearly Fair on the Feast day of S. Alkeld the Virgin; and likewise leave to inclose his Woods at Raskelff, adjoyning to the Forest of Galtres; and to make a Park there, with three Deer-leaps, being then con­stituted WardenPat 12 R. 2. p 2. m. 8. of all the Kings Forests be­yond Trent for life.

In 14 Rich. 2. he was made oneRot. Sco [...]. 14 R. 2. m. 2. of the Com­missioners to treat with those from the Kings of France and Scotland, touching the obser­vation of the Truce made betwixt the King of England, and them: And in 18 Rich. 2. was joyned in the like CommissionRot. [...]ran [...]. 18 R. 2. m. 3., to treat of Peace with the Scots.

In this year he obtained LicensePat. 18 R. 2. p. [...]. m. 15. from the King, to enfeoff Iohn de Nevill, his Son and Heir, and Elizabeth the Daughter of Thomas Hol­land, Earl of Kent, in all his Lands at Sut­ton in Galtres; to hold to them, and the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten. And in 20 Rich. 2. obtainedPat 20 R. 2. p. 2. m. 17. the Castle of Warke upon Twede, from Sir Iohn Moun­tague Knight, in exchange for certain other Lands.

In 21 Rich. 2. (21 Dec.) he was made Con­stable Pat. 21 R 2. p. 1. m. 18. [...] of the Tower of London. Shortly after which, viz. in the Parliament begun after Christ­mas, the King advancedTh. Wals. in A. 1398. p 392. n. 10▪ Pat. 1 H. 4. p. 2. m. 17. Rot. Parl. 2 R. 2 n 35 him to the Title of Earl of Westmorland.

BeingEx Coll. R. Gl. 8. of the Privy Council to that King, he obtainedEx Coll. R. Gl. 8. from him the Honor of Penreth, with its Appurtenances; as alsoPat. 21 R 2. p. 3. m. 1. all those Roy­alties in the County of Westmorland, which justly belonged to the Crown, and which had been unduly withheld by the Heirs of Robert de [Page 298] Vipount, to enjoy during his life. And from Ex Coll. R. Gl. s. Iohn of Gant, Duke of Lancaster, had a Grant of Fiendeleze in Richmondshire; but uponTh Wals. p. 395. n. 30. the landing of Henry, Duke of Lan­caster, at Ravenspur (who had been banished in 21 Rich. 2.) this Earl, with other of the Nobles, who fearedTh Wals. p. 395. n. 30. the Kings tyranny, met him; and was oneIbid. 396. n. 30. [...] 20. or those who attended him at West­minster, upon the morrow after Michaelmas-day, where, and at which time, King Richard made a formal resignationIbid. 396. n. [...]0. [...] 20. of the Government, desiringIbid. 396. n. [...]0. [...] 20., that the same Henry, Duke of Lan­caster, might succeed him therein.

Which Henry (thereupon King, by the name of Henry the Fourth) in the first year of His Reign, gaveIb. p. 400. Pat. 1 H. 4. p. 1. m. 17. unto this Earl, the County and Honor of Richmond for term of life, consti­tuting Pat. 1 R 4. p 1. m. 15. him likewise Earl Marshal of Eng­land.

Soon after which, adhering firmly to that King, he stoutly re [...]isted [...]x C [...]ll. R. [...]. S. the Earl of Nor­thumberland, in his Rebellious attempts; and forced [...]x C [...]ll. R. [...]. S. him with his Army, which was advan­ced almost as far as Durham, back to Proud­ho [...]; whereupon Henry Hotspur, (Son to that Earl) was routed and slainIbid. in the Battle of Shrewsbury.

In 2 Hen. 4. he was constitutedRot. Franc. 2 H. 4. m. 16. one of the Commissioners to treat with Rupert, King of Romans, touching a marriage betwixt Lewes, the eldest Son of Rupert, and Blanch, eldest Daughter to King Henry the Fourth; and the same year made GovernorEx Autogr. pen [...]s Cle­ric. Pell. of the Town and Castle of Carlisle, as alsoEx Autogr. pen [...]s Cle­ric. Pell. Warden of the West Marches toward Scotland. And in 3 Hen. 4. GovernorRot Scoc. 3 H. 4. m. 2. of Roxborough Castle in Scotland, for ten years. Moreover, in 6 Hen. 4. oneRot. Scoc. 6 H. 4. m. 4. of the Commissioners to treat with the King of Scots, or such persons as he should appoint, upon the twenty fourth of March at Han [...]en-stank, upon a Truce betwixt both Kingdoms: In which year he obtained a Charter Rot. Cart. [...] H. 4 [...] n. 9. for Free Warren in his Lordship of Kett [...]ewel in Craven, with liberty to Impark three hun­dred Acres of Land there.

And the same year, upon that InsurrectionTh. Wals. p 414. n. 40. & [...]15. n 10 & 20. [...]x Coll. R. Gl. S. of Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York, and Tho­mas Moubray, Earl Marshal, at Schupton-Moor near York, making a seemingTh. Wals. p 414. n. 40. & [...]15. n 10 & 20. [...]x Coll. R. Gl. S. compli­ance with that Bishop, he took him prisonerTh. Wals. p 414 n. 40 & [...]15. n 10 & 20. [...]x Coll. R. Gl. S., without any fight, and deliveredTh. Wals. p 414 n. 40 & [...]15. n 10 & 20. [...]x Coll. R. Gl. S. him to the King.

In 10 Hen. 4. he procured the Kings Charter Rot Cart. de An 10. 11, & 12 H. 4. n. 21. for Free-chase in all his Demesn-Lands at Ket­t [...]ewel beforementioned: And in 12 Hen. 4. was again constitutedRot Scoc. 12 H. 4. m. 12. one of the Commissioners to treat with those from Scotland upon a Ge­neral Truce.

In 3 Hen. 5. he obtained a CharterCart [...] & 4 H 5. n 1. from the King, for Free-chase in all his Lands of Bur­ton in Bishop dale, Walden, West Wit­ton, and Penhil. In 6 Hen. 5. he wasTh. Wals. 445. with the King at the Siege of [...]ame in Normandy. And in 1 Hen. 6. again constitutedPat. [...] & 2 H. 6. m. 5. one of the Commissioners to treat with Iames, King of Scotland, for a firm Peace betwixt both Realms.

This Earl Ralph [...]oundedEx Coll R. Gl. S. the Collegiate Church at Staindrope, in the Bishoprick of Durham, for one Master, six Priests, six Clerks; six Esquires, six Grooms, and six poor people; amply endowing it with Lands and Revenues.

And having wedded two Wiv [...]s, viz. Mar­garet, Daughter ofCatal. of Nob. by R [...]. Hugh, Earl Sta [...]ford, (for which Marriage, a special DispensationEx ipso Autoger, nuper in castro de Stafford. from Pope Vrban the Fifth was obtained, in regard Ex ipso Autoger, nuper in castro de Stafford. they were within the third and fourth degrees of Consanguinity) who dying [...]. Iunii, An. 1370. (44 Edw. 3.) was buriedEx Coll. R. Gl S. in the Quire at Brancepath;) and Ioane; the DaughterPat. 22 [...]. 2. p 3 m. [...] per la­spex. of Iohn of Gant, Duke of Lancaster, Widow Pat. 22 [...]. 2. p 3 m. [...] per la­spex. of Sir Robert Ferrers (of [...]) Knight (who diedEsc. 19 H 6. n. 40. 13 Nov. 19 Hen. 6.) and was buried [...] at Lincoln) departedEsc. 4 H. 6. n. 37. this life 21 Oc [...]ols. 4 Hen. 6. (and lieth buried in the midst of the Quire at Staindr [...]pe, unde [...] stately Tomb, whereon are the Figures of himself, and both his wives) being then seisedEsc. 4 H. 6. n. 37. of the Mannor of Stiford in Com. Northumbr. As also of the Mannor of Bostou, called Burt [...]all (on the East part of the River) the Seke of Muniby; the Mannors of Wikes, Frompton, Leden­ham, Fi [...]eck; and Was [...]ing [...]gh, in Com. Linc. The Mannor of Chesthunt in Com. Hertf. Clavering and Calmore in Com. Essex; the Castle and Mannor of Sheriff-Hoton; the Mannors of Elinington, Sklepembeck, Yaresthorp, Raskel, Howke, Soreby, Wiberfosse, Stanfordbrigge, Haunt-Burton, K [...]ayton, Rise, Sutton super Da [...]went, Shithorne, in Herford-Lithe; Apelton in Ridale, the Castle, Mannor and Lordship of Middelham; the Mannors of Carlton, Coverdale, West Witon, Woodhal, Kettlewel in Craven; Tho­raldby, New-Bigg [...]g, with Bishopdale, Bainbrigge, Esi [...]gwold, and Hoby; Gil­ling, Aldeburgh, [...]owes, Forset, Danby, Catrike, Arkelgarthdale, and New forest, also of the Castle of Richmond, with its Mem­bers, the Mannors of Snape, Well, Crak­hal, Rand, Newton, East Hawkeswel, Ruskby, Faceby, Earlton, in Eleveland; Hllderwel, Caldingston, South Couton, Fergherby, Leybourne; Sutton in Gal­tres, with the Bailiwick of Longbergh, all in the County of York. Likewise of the Man­nor of Balingbourne in Cambridgeshire; Penreth, Soureby, the Hamle [...]s of Lang­wathby, Scoutby, Carleton, Lidell, Game­lesby, Blener [...]asset; Wigton in Aller­dase; and Bolton in Allerdale, all in Com. Cumbr. Leaving Ralph Nevill Ibid. his Grandson (viz. Son of Iohn, his eldest Son, who deceased in his life time) his next heir, thenIbid. Nineteen years of age.

Which Ioane (the second,) Wise of this Earl Ralph, FoundedPat. 16 H. 6. p. 1. m 5. a Chantry at the Altar, where Katherine (Swinford) her Mother, lay buried, in the Cathedral Church of Lincolne, for two Priests to celebrate Divine Service daily thereat, for the good estate of King Henry the Sixth, Henry, Cardinal of England, and of her self, during this life; and for their Souls after their departure hence: As also for the Souls of K. Henry the Fourth, Iohn of Gant, Duke of Lancaster, Katherine (Swinford) his wife, Ralph, Earl of Westmorland, her late Husband; and all their Ancestors and Benefactors; and departed [...] this life 13 Nov. 19. Hen. 6. leaving Richard Nevill, then Earl of Salisbury, her Son and Heir, [...] forty years of age.

But I return to Iohn, eldest Son to this last mentioned Ralph.

[Page 299] This Iohn, Iohn. in 12 Hen. 4. was made Governor Rot. Scoc. [...] H 4. m. 10. of the Castle of Roxborough in Scotland, for ten years: And in 2 Hen. 5. constituted R [...]. Scoc. 2 H. 5. m. 18. Warden of the West Marches toward Scot­land. Moreover, in 3 Hen. 5. joyned in Com­mission Pat. 3 H. 5. p [...] m 6. with the Lord Grey of Codnore, to receive Henry the Son of Sir Henry Percy Knight, at the hands of the Duke of Albany, Gover­nor of Scotland, and to bring him to the King.

In 5 Hen. 5. being still WardenRot. Scoc. 5 H 5. m. 6. of the West Marches, and the Kings LieutenantRot. Scoc. 5 H 5. m. 6. there, he had a special CommissionRot. Scoc. 5 H 5. m. 6. to conclude a Truce with the Scots, from two Moneths to two Moneths. In which year he was made Gover­nor Pat. 5 H▪ 5. m 21. of the Town and Castle of Ueruoil in▪ France; and soon after had another Commis­sion Ibid. m. 16. to receive all, and all manner of Castles, Lordships, Forts, Cities, Towns, and other pla­ces, in France and Normandy, into his hands, for the Kings behoof; as also to assault and subdue those which yielded not, and to place Garrisons in them.

Lastly, having married Elizabeth, Daughter Catal of Nob. by R. B. of Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent; he departed Catal of Nob. by R. B. this life in An. 1423. (2 Hen. 6.) his Father then living; and liethSto [...]s Sur­vey, 345. buried in the Gray Friers Church in London.

Which Elizabeth beingClaus. 9 H 9. m. [...]6. the fifth Sister and Coheir to Edmund, Earl of Kent; upon Par­tition of the Lands of Edmund her Brother, had for her Purparty, an AssignationRot. Fin. 11 H. 4. m. 13. of the Man­nors of Hornlington and Aton; as also a cer­tain Pasture called Colpighil, Youland, Northaverflat, on the North; Raulinflat, Senederningham, Westhel, Langlands, Twelfhendes, Northaverflat, on the South; the Leys near Thurstanslat; a certain Pasture called Benerclolt, extending to Hul­got in Com. Ebor. The Mannor of Athford in the Peke in Com. Derb. And Allerton in Shirewood in Com. Nottingh. As alsoRot. Fin. 12 H. 4. m. 7. the Mannor and Hundred of Liston, the Mannors of Kenton, Shaftbery, Chatescumb: A Fee-farm of eighteen pound four shillings four pence Rent, from the Abbot of Clive, for the Mannor of Brompton in Com. Dorset. And twenty six pound twenty pence Fee-farm of the Mannor and Town of Balingstoke, with the Hundred; and departedEsc. 1 H. 6. n. 45. this life upon Friday next before the Feast of the Epiphany, 1 Hen. 6.

¶The other Children of this Earl Ralph, were these, viz. Catal. of Nob. by R. B. By Margaret his first Wife, Ralph, who weddedRot. Fin. 13 H. 4. m. 14. Claus 9 H. 5 m. [...]6. Mary, the Daughter and Coheir to Sir Robert Perrers of Oversky in Com. War. Knight; Maud married to Peter Lord Mauley; Alice to Sir Thomas Gray of Heton, and after to Sir Gilbert de Lancaster; Philippa to Thomas Lord Dacres of Gillefland; Margaret to Richard Lord Scrope of Bolton; Anne to Sir Gilbert de Humfranvile Knight; Margery, Abbess of Berking; and Elizabeth, a Nun at the Minoresses in London. And by Ioane his second Wife, eight Sons, viz. Richard Nevill, Earl of Salisbury; William Lord Fau­conberge; George Lord Latimer; Edward Lord Bergavenny; Robert, Bishop of Durham, (of all which, I shall speak farther by and by) Cuth­bert, Henry, and Thomas, who died without issue: And five Daughters, viz. Catherine, first married to Iohn Monbray, Duke of Norfolk, and after­wards [...] to Sir Iohn Widvile Knight, Son of Ri­chard, Earl Rivers; Eleanor (elswhere called Elizabeth Mon Ang­lic. Vol. 1. 158 [...]. n. 5.) firstMon Ang­lic. Vol. 1. 158 [...]. n. 5. to Richard Lord Spenser, and afterwards to Henry Percy, Earl of Northum­berland; Anne, first to Humphrey, Duke of Bucikngham; and afterwardsMon Ang­lic. Vol. 1. 1582. n. 5. to Walter Blount Lord Montjoy; Iane a Nun; and Cioely to Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York.

¶I now come to Ralph, Ralph Earl of Westmor­land, Son of this last mentioned Iohn. This Ralph, after the death of Elizabeth his Mother, hadPat. 4. H [...]. p. 2. m. 20. forty pound per annum allowed▪ him by the King for his maintenance, being then in minori­ty: And in 4 Hen. 6. an Augmentation thereof, to the sum of fifty pound sixteen shillings eight pence; to be paid out of the Fee-farm of the Town of Newcastle upon Tine. After which, within the compass of the same year, the King grantedIbid. m. [...]. the benefit of his marriage to Sir Iohn Ratcliff, Seneschal of Aquitane.

But more I have not seen of him, than that in 21 Hen. 6. he hadRot. Fin. 2 [...] H. 6. m. [...]., in right of Eliza [...]eth his Mo­ther, the fourthRot. Fin. 2 [...] H. 6. m. [...]. Sister, and Coheir to Edmund, Earl of Kent, and CosinRot. Fin. 2 [...] H. 6. m. [...]. and Heir to Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent, for her Purparty, and AssignationRot. Fin. 2 [...] H. 6. m. [...]. of the Mannor of Bese [...]y in Com. Linc. and ten pound Ren [...] in Skeldingthorp; threescore and four Acres of Wood in the Mannor of Brunne, with a certain parcel of Wood there, called the New Park; as also twenty three pound ten shillings yearly Rent, issuing out of the Abby of Kirkstall; and four pound six shillings six pence Rent out of the Mannor of Blisworth in Com. Northampt. And that he marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to his first Wife, Elizabeth, the Daugh­ter of Henry Lord Percy, sirnamed Hotspur (Son and Heir to Henry, Earl of Northumberland) WidowEsc. 15 H 6. n. 55. of Iohn, Lord Clifford: by whom he had issueEsc. 2 R. 3. n. 14. Iohn, his Son and Heir; and to his secondEsc. 2 R. 3. n. 14. Margaret, the Daughter and Heir of Sir Reginald Cobbam Knight; but by her had no Esc. 2 R. 3. n. 14. issue. As also, that he died in 2 Rich. 3.

Which Iohn by his TestamentWaldby, [...]. 217. bearing date 1 Dec. An. 1449 (27 Hen. 6.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the midst of the Quire of the Abby of Haut-Emprice in Com. Ebor. and gave thereunto for his Cors praesenté, a Courser called Lidiard Nevill, appointing, that an honest and cunning Priest should sing there for his Soul, by the space of a Twelvemoneth after his death, and to have for his salary ten marks. Moreover, he bequeathed to that Abby, his Gown of Cloth of Gold blew, to make a Vestment, as also his Doublet of the same; moreover, a Gown of Black Velvet, and all his Doublets of Velvet: Likewise a standing Silver Cup, thereof to make a Chalice. And having marriedCatal. of Nob by R. [...]. Anne, Daughter of Iohn Holland, Duke of Exeter; departedEsc. 29 [...]. 6. n. 13. this life 20 Martii, 29 Hen. 6. without issue, leaving Sir Iohn Nevill Knight, his Fathers Brother, his next Esc. 29 [...]. 6. n. 13. Heir, then thirty years of age.

Which Sir Iohn, faithfully adheringPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 7. to King Henry the Sixth, in those bloody conflicts with the House of York, in considerationPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 7. thereof, was in 38 Hen. 6. made ConstablePat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 7. of the Castles of Sheriff-Hoton and Middleham in Com. Ebor. for life (at that time in the Kings hands Pat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 7. by the forfeiture of Richard Nevill, Earl of Salisbury.) And for the same respect had Ibid. m 1. likewise an annuity of a hundred marks granted to him out of the Mannors of Worton and Banbrige in Com. Ebor. [Page 300]

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This Sir Iohn Nevill took to WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Anne, the Widow of his Nephew (Daughter to Iohn Hol­land, Duke of Exeter) and being slainLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 715. at Towt [...]. Field, upon Palm Sunday, 1 Edw. 4. there stoutly fighting for the Lancastrian Interest (his Brother the Earl being then alive) left issue by her, a Son called Ralph; Ralph. who upon the death of the Earl, his Uncle, which hapnedEsc. 2 R. 3. n. 14. 3 Nov. 2 Rich. 3. was found to beEsc. 2 R. 3. n. 14. his next Kinsman and Heir, being then twenty eight years of age; and succeeded him in this Honor, wasPol [...]d. Vir. p 602 n. 30 & 40. & p. 603. one of the cheif in that Army, commanded by Thomas, Earl of Surrey, in 9 Hen. 7. when Iames, King of Scotland, invaded this Realm, and besieged Norham Castle; uponPol [...]d. Vir. p 602 n. 30 & 40. & p. 603. advance whereof, the Scots retreatedPol [...]d. Vir. p 602 n. 30 & 40. & p. 603., whereupon the English wastedPol [...]d. Vir. p 602 n. 30 & 40. & p. 603. the Borders. But this is all that I have seen of him, other then that he took to WifeCatal. of [...] by R. E. Marga [...]t, the Daughter of Sir Roger Booth of Barton in Com. Lanc. Knight (Brother to Laurence, Archbishop of York.) Which Margaret lieth buried on the South side of the Quire at Branspat [...]; by whom he had issueCatal. of [...] by R. E. Ralph, who marriedCatal. of [...] by R. E. Editha, Daughter of Sir William Sands of ... in Com. Southampt. and died in the life time of his Father. He had likewise a Daughter called Anne, weddedCatal. of [...] by R. E. to Sir William Conyers Knight.

It is saidLel. I [...] Vol. 1. [...] & 81. that this Earl died at Hornby Castle in Richmond [...]hire, for grief of the loss of his eldest Son (who liethLel. I [...] Vol. 1. [...] & 81. buried at Brans­path, in a Chappel on the South side of the Quire) and that he himself was buried in the Parish Church of Horn [...]y; but the time of his death, I find not.

So that to him succeededCatal. of No [...] by R. [...]. Ralph, his Grand­son and Heir; who in 22 Hen. 8.Pat. 2 [...] H. [...]. p 1. having Livery of his Lands, was one of those that subscribed Herb. Hist. of H 8. p. 3 [...] & 306. the Letter to Pope Clement the Seventh, where­by they gave him to understand; That unless he did comply with King Henry, in that cause of his Divorce from Queen Catherine, they would shake off his Supremacy.

This Ralph marriedCatal▪ of Nob. [...] R. B. Catherine, Daughter of Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, and by her had issueCatal▪ of Nob. [...] R. B. seven Sons, viz. Catal▪ of Nob. [...] R. B. Henry, his Son and Heir, Sir Thomas Nevill Knight, Edward, Christopher, Ralph, George, and Cuthbert; and nine Daughters, viz. Eleanor, who died without issue; Dorothy, Wife of Ioh [...], Earl of Oxford, (for which marriage, there was a special Act [...] of Parliament in 18 Hen. 8. Mary to Sir Thomas Danby Knight; Ioane; Margaret to Henry Man­nors, Earl of Rutland; Elizabeth to Thomas Lord Dacres of Gillesland; Eleanor to Sir Bryan Stapleton Knight; Anne to Sir Fouke Gre­vill [Page 301] of Beauchamps Court in Com. War. Knight; and Vrsula, and departed [...] this life 24 April, 3 Edw. 6.

To him succeeded Henry [...] his Son and Heir; who first took [...] to Wife, Iane, the Daughter of Thomas Mannours, Earl of Rutland; and by her had issue [...], Charles, his Son and Heir, and four Daughters, viz. Eleanor, Wife of Sir Willi­am Pelpham Knight, Master of the Ordnance; Katherine married [...] to Sir Iohn Constable of Kirkby Knowle in Com. Ebor. Also [...] Mary and Adeline who died unmarried. He secondly wed­ded [...] Margaret, Daughter of Sir Richard Cholm­ley Knight, Widow of Sir Henry Gascoigne Knight; by whom he had issue [...] Margaret and Elizabeth.

This Henry by his Testament [...] bearing date 18 Aug. An. 1563. (5 Eliz.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Parish Church of Staindro [...]e, in the Bishoprick of Durham, under the Tomb that last was made, nigh to the Lady Iane his Wife; and departed this life the the same Moneth, as it seems, for the Probate of his Will bears date upon the twelfth of Sep­tember next ensuing.

To whom succeeded, Charles, Charles. his Son and Heir. Which Charles in An. 1569. (11 Eliz.) being privyCamd. Annals in An. 1569. to the intended marriage of Mary, Queen of Scotland, (then prisoner in Eng­land) and sensibleCamd. Annals in An. 1569. of the danger, submitted Camd. Annals in An. 1569. himself to the Earl of Sussex, at that time President of the North, desiringCamd. Annals in An. 1569. his intercessi­on to Queen Elizabeth on his behalf.

But after this, there being a rumorCamd. Annals in An. 1569. that mul­titudes of people resorted to him, and to the Earl of Northumberland; the Lord Pre­sident sentIbid. for them: But representingIbid. to them what he had heard, they utterly deniedIbid. them­selves to be guilty of any conspiracy; assuring Ibid. him, That they would, both of them, adven­ture their lives against all Traytors whatsoever. Nevertheless, contrary to these their asseverati­ons, this Earl gotIbid. together all the power he could; the Earl of Northumberland coming Ibid. by night to him at his Castle of Branspath; and there, both of them suggestingIbid. to their followers: First, That they were thus met to­gether for the defence of Queen Elizabeth; and next, That all the English Nobles were resolved to restore the Romish Religion. But to others, ThatIbid. they did thus put themselves in Arms, to prevent upstarts from trampling upon the old Nobility; and so appearedIbid. in open Rebellion.

Whereupon the Lord President raising For­ces, and marchingIbid. towards them, they fled Ibid. into Scotland, this Earl first lurking there with Carr of Fernihurst, and thence into the Netherlands; where he was receivedIbid. by the Spaniard, and continuedIbid. till his great age and death; being attaintedJournal of P [...]l. n. 16. here in the Parlia­ment of 13 Eliz. and all his Possessions confis­cate.

He marriedCa [...]al. of N [...]l. by R. B. Anne, Daughter of Henry How­ard, Earl of Surrey, (Sister of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk) by whom he had issueCa [...]al of N [...]l. by R. B. these only Daughters, viz. Catherine, Wife of Sir Thomas Gray of Thillingham in Com. Nor­thumbr. Knight; Eleanor never married; Mar­garet, Wife of Nicholas Pudsey of ... And Anne, the Wife of David Engleby, Brother of Sir William Engleby of Ripley in Com. Ebor. Knight.

Thomas Nevill, Lord Furnival.

THis Thomas was Brother to Ralph, Lord Nevill, the first Earl of Weltmor­land; and having marriedEsc. 6 R. [...]. n. 41. Claus 7 R 2. n. 414 Ioane, the Daughter and Heir of William, Lord Furnival, in 7 Rich. 2. making proofEsc. 6 R. [...]. n. 41. Claus 7 R 2. n. 414 of her age and do­ing Esc. 6 R. [...]. n. 41. Claus 7 R 2. n. 414 his Fealty, had LiveryEsc. 6 R. [...]. n. 41. Claus 7 R 2. n. 414 of the Lands whereof her Father died seised, viz. Esc. 6 R. [...]. n. 41. Claus 7 R 2. n. 414 The Mannor of Dagworth, in the Parish of Elm­don in Essex; as also of the Mannor of Craw [...]ery in Elmdon; and Cristhall; Cogshall in Elmdon and Arkisden; with the Mannors of Lerbery and Piccots, all in Com. Essex. Likewise of the Mannor of Dag­worth in Com. Suff. Stoke-Uerdon and Winelsford in Com. Wilts. Wirkson in Com. Nottingh. Eyum in Com. Derb. And of the Castle and Mannor of Sheffield In Com. Ebor. And being thereupon summonedClaus. 7 R. [...] in dorso. to Parliament the same year▪ had thenceforth the stile and title of Lord Furnival.

In 18 Rich. 2. he was joyned in Commission Rot. Scoc. 18 R. 2 m 3. with Iohn, Bishop of S. Davids, and others, to treat of Peace with the Scots.

Moreover, in 19 Rich. 2. upon the deathEsc 19 R. 2. n. 28. of Ioane, the Widow of Thomas, Lord Furnival, (elder Brother to William her Father) he likewise had Livery in right of the before-specified Ioane his Wife, of the Mannor of Alveron in Com. Staff. As also of the Mannors of Treton and Hoton-Painell in Com. Ebor. which that Widow held, during her life in Dower. And in 1 Hen. 4. was constitutedRot. Scoc. 1 H 4. m. 14. Warden of all Anan­dale; as also Constable of the Castle of Loughmaban, in the West Marches of Scot­land.

In 2 Hen. 4. surviving her, he marriedP [...] 2 H. 4. p. 3. m. [...]. An­karet, the Widow of Sir Richard Talbot Knight, SisterRot. [...]. [...] R. 2 m. 2 [...]. of Iohn, Son to Iohn Lord Strange of Blackmere, CosinRot. [...]. [...] R. 2 m. 2 [...]. and Heir of Elizabeth, Daughter and Heir to the said Iohn.

In 5 Hen. 4. uponY [...]l. N [...]str. in An. 1404. the Grant in Parliament of two Fifteens to the King; the Commons took care thatY [...]l. N [...]str. in An. 1404. this Thomas Lord Furnival should re­ceive all the Money, and lay it out in the Kings Wars. In which year, he was also intrusted [...]ot. Scoc. 5 H. 4. m. 1 [...]. to receive the Castles of Barwick upon Twede, Alnwick, and Werkworth, in Com. Northumbr. From those, who then had the custody of them; and to be Governor [...]ot. Scoc. 5 H. 4. m. 1 [...]. of them all, until farther order.

And by his TestamentArundel, Vol. 2 [...]5 b. Probat. 17 Mar [...], eodem Anno. bearing date 12 Mar­tii, An. 1406. (8 Hen. 4.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Church of the Priory of Wirksop, but without any great pomp. He thereby gave to the King his best Cup of Gold, with a Cover; to the Fabrick of the Steeple at Wirksop forty pounds; to the Lady Ali [...]e Deincourt, his Sister, two hundred pounds; to Iohn Talbot and Maud his Wife (his own Daugh­ter) his best Bed, with all the Furniture thereto, appointing, that his Feoffees of certain Lands in Wirksop should cause his Obit to be solemnly kept every year, in the Priory Church of Wirk­sop, with Placebo, and Dirige, and Mass of Re­quiem, by Note, on the morrow. And departed L [...]b. C [...] ­dul 8 H. [...]. p. 90. this life in 8 Hen. 4. being then seisedL [...]b. C [...] ­dul 8 H. [...] p. 90. of the Castle and Mannor of Sheffield, and Mannors of Treton and Whiston in Com. Ebor. As [Page 302] also of the Castle and Mannor of Alveton in Com. Staff. Likewise of the Mannor of Farn­hom in Com. Buck. Sutton Madock, Cor­sham, and Wrockwardine, in Com. Salop. And in rightIbid. of Ankeret his Wife, of the Man­nor of Eccleswell, the Lordship of Godrich Castle, the Hundred of Irchenfield, with the Mannors of Wormlow and Penyard in Com. Heref. And divers Lordships in other Counties; leaving issueIbid. by the before-specified Ioane (his first Wife) two only Daughters, viz. Maud and Ioane, his next Heirs; and was buriedMon. Ang­glic. Vol. 2. 938 [...]. l. 7. & b. n. 60. in the Priory of Wirksop, above the Quire, where stoodLel. Itin. Vol 5. f. 78. a fair Tomb erected to his memory.

Which Maud was marriedRot. Fin. [...] H. 4. m. 11. to the famous Iohn Talbot, afterwards Earl of Shrewsbury; whereupon the Lands of her Inheritance came to that Noble Family.

Richard Nevill, Earl of Salisbury.

THis Richard, being the eldest Son to Ralph Nevill, Earl of Westmorland, by Ioane his second Wife; was Warden Rot. Scoc. 1 & 2 H. 6. m. 5. of the West Marches toward Scotland, in 1 & 2 Hen. 6. As also (together with the Earl of Northumberland, and some others) appointed Ibid. one of the Commissioners to treat with Iames the First, then King of Scotland, or his Am­bassadors, for a firm Peace betwixt both King­doms. And taking to WifeEsc. 7 H. 6. n. 57. Alice the sole Daughter and Heir to Thomas de Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, hadEsc. 7 H. 6. n. 57., in her right (upon his death) the title of Earl of Salisbury attributed to him: For so, not only the InquisitionEsc. 7 H. 6. n. 57. then taken, doth import; but the Letters PatentsPat. 20 H. 6. p. 4. m 3. of King Henry the Sixth, bearing date 4 Maii, in the twentieth year of His Reign; which do manifest, that, by reason Alice his Wife, was Daughter and Heir to the before specified Thomas de Mantacute, Earl of Salisbury; and that he had issue by her at the time of his death (she also then living) he ought to enjoy that Title for term of his life.

Whereupon in 7 Hen. 6. doing his homage, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 7 H 6. m. 9. of her Lands, she being then twenty two years of age.

After which, viz. in 9 Hen. 6. the King con­sidering Pat. 9 H 6. p 2. m. 1. the chargable preparation made by this Earl, to attend him in his then designed expedi­tion for [...]; and that he was obliged in a very large sum, to fulfil the Testament of Tho­mas, Earl of Salisbury, deceased (Father of Alice his Wife) as also to give Alms for the health of his Soul, and to reward his Servants: And moreoverPat. 9 H 6. p 2. m. 1., considering that this Earl had then two Sons and two Daughters, at that time not preferred; did, of his special Grace and Fa­vor, and by the advice of his Council, grantPat. 9 H 6. p 2. m. 1., That whereas the Mannors of Erlestoke in Com. Wilts. Sweinstone, in the Isle of Wight, Ringwood, Warblington, and Hunton; as also the Castle of Christ-Church-Twineham, and the Borough, with the Man­nor of Westover, and Hundred of Christ-Church in Com. Southampt. which he then held in right of the same Alice his Wife, viz. the Mannors of Erlestoke, Warblington, and Hunton, by vertue of a certain Grant made by King Edward the Second, to Ralph de Mouthemer, and Thomas and Edward, his Sons (Nephews to the King) and to the Heirs of the said Thomas, Son of Ralph, Ancestor of the said Alice, and whose heir she the said Alice was (viz. Daughter of Thomas, Son of Iohn, Son of Iohn, Son of Mar­garet, Daughter of Thomas, Son of Ralph,) that, if the said Thomas, Son of Ralph, should depart this life without issue of his Body; those Man­nors, after the death of Ralph and Thomas, and Edward, Son of the said Ralph, should remain to the Heirs of the Body of Edward; and in de­fault thereof, to King Edward, his Heirs and Suc­cessors. And, that the Mannors of Sweinston and Ringwood, and the said Castle and Bo­rough, with the Mannor of Westover, and Hundred aforesaid, by vertue of a Grant of King Edward the Third, should remain to William de Montacute, Ancestor of her the said Alice, and to Catherine, Wife of the same William, and to the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten (which William was Brother to Alice) and in default of issue by him, to return to King Ed­ward the Third; as also, that Iohn, Archbishop of York, and certain other persons in that Grant named, should hold all those Lordships and Mannors, to them and their Heirs, so long as any Heir of the said Thomas Monthermer should remain.

In 11 Hen. 6. this Earl Richard was again con­stituted Rot. Scoc. 11 H 6. m 9. Warden of all the West Marches to­wards Scotland; and the next year following, WardenRot. Scoc. 12 H 6. m. [...] ▪ of both East and West Marches.

In 14 Hen. 6. he was retainedEx Autogr. penès Cl [...]. Pell., by Indenture to serve the King in his Wars of France and Normandy, with three Bannerets, seven Knights, two hundred forty nine Men at Arms, and a thousand and forty Archers. Whereupon the King consideringPat. 14 H. 6. p. 1. [...]. [...]. the great affection, which he had to serve him in those Wars, and that cer­tain Moneys were due to him for his service, as Warden of the East and West Marches towards Scotland, grantedPat. 14 H. 6. p. 1. [...]. [...]. to him the sum of seven hundred pounds (part of the Moneys so due;) which sum he was, by Contract, to have paid un­to the King for the marriage of his Children, on the days of their Espousals: And the same year ratifiedIbid. [...]. [...]. m. 34. that Grant formerly made to him by Iohn, Duke of Bedford, (the Kings Uncle) of fifty pounds annuity, out of the Lordship of Kendale; together with the Stewardship of that Mannor, to enjoy for term of his life; he being at that time to serve the King in his Wars of France; and joynedRot. [...] 14 H. 6. n. [...] in Commission with Ri­chard, Duke of York, and others, to treat with the French, concerning a firm Peace betwixt both Realms.

In 19 Hen. 6. uponRot. [...]. 19 H. 6. m. 10. the death of Ioane, Countess of Westmorland (his Mother) he had LiveryRot. [...]. 19 H. 6. m. 10. of certain Lands, which she held for term of her life, his homage being respited: And in 21 Hen. 6. in rightRot. [...]. 21 H. 6. m. 8. of Alice his Wife, as she was Daughter and HeirRot. [...]. 21 H. 6. m. 8. to Eleanor, third Sister, and one of the Coheirs to Edmund Earl of Kent, had LiveryRot. [...]. 21 H. 6. m. 8. of the Mannor of Che­sterfield in Com. Derb. The Mannors of Hou­ton, North Kelsey, and Fulne [...]by, ten pounds yearly Rent in Skeldingthorp; thirty four Acres of Wood, lying within the Man­nor of Brun in Com. Linc. Sixteen pound and [Page 303] eighteen pence Feefarm Rent, out of the Abbey of Kirkstall in Com. Ebor. And three pound six shillings eight pence Feefarm Rent, issuing out of the Mannor of Blisworth in Com. Northampt. as her Purparty of that Inheritance.

In 26 Hen. 6. being then againOr [...]g. 26 H. 6. Ro [...]. 39. Warden of the West Marches, as also Governor of Carlisle (together with his Son Richard, Earl of War­wick) he obtained a GrantOr [...]g. 26 H. 6. Ro [...]. 39. of Nine thousand eighty three pounds six shillings eight pence per annum, out of the Customs for thirty years. And in 29 Hen. 6. was constitutedRot. Scoc. 29 H 6. m. 1. one of the Com­missioners to treat of Peace with the Ambassa­dors of Iames, King of Scotland. So like­wise Rot. Scoc. 30 H. 6. m. 1., in 30 Hen. 6. to treat with Iames de Douglas upon those Articles by him signed. Moreover, in 32 Hen. 6. with the Earls of Ox­ford, Shrewsbury, and five other of the No­bility, he undertookEx Autog. [...] Cle­ [...]. Pell. the Guard of the Seas for three year, being allowedEx Autog. [...] Cle­ [...]. Pell. the Kings Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage, for the support of that charge; and was again [...] made one of the War­dens of the West Marches, as also Lord Chan­cellor Claus. 32 H. 6. in [...] m. 8. of England.

But, about this time, Richard, Duke of York, thirsting after the Crown, whereunto he had so fair a title (though King Henry the Sixth then Reigning, was the third of the Lancastrian Family, who had till then enjoyed it) pretendingPolyd. Vir. p. 503. mis­carriages in the Government, and ascribingPolyd. Vir. p. 503. the cheif cause thereof to Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, who then bore much sway; a­mongst other powerful Men of those days, asso­ciated Ibid. to himself this Richard, Earl of Salis­bury, and his Son Richard, then Earl of War­wick; and having got these two on his side, putIbid. himself in Arms (as in my Discourse of that Duke, I shall more fully shew.)

Pursuing therefore my story of this Earl, I am to take notice that in 33 Hen. 6. he raised Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 711. all the power he could, in aid of the Duke of York, upon pretenceLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 711. of removing the Duke of Somerset from the King. Whereupon marchingIbid. towards London, they encountred Ibid. the Kings Forces at S. Albans, and there slew Ibid. many of them (this being the first Battle at that place.)

And in 36 Hen. 6. upon [...] that overture made by the King, unto the Duke of York, for a fair and peaceable reconciliation betwixt them; this Earl accompanied [...] that Duke to London, with a great power, fearing [...] otherwise they might he ensnared. Moreover, in 37 Hen. 6. continuing [...] still a stout Champion for the House of York, he underwent [...] a sharp encounter against Sir Iames A [...]dley, Commander of the Kings Forces at2 [...] Sept. Blore Heath, near Dran­ton in Shropshire, wherein Audley himself was slainPolyd. Virg. & Stow, ut supra. and all the cheif of his Army killed Polyd. Virg. & Stow, ut supra. or takenPolyd. Virg. & Stow, ut supra. prisoners. Soon after which, Sir Thomas Nevill, and Sir Iohn (younger Sons to this Earl) being both of them hurtLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 713. in the Bat­tle, travellingLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 713. towards the North, were appre­hended Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 713. by some of the Lancastrian party; but ere long gotLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 713. their liberty.

This Earl, by his Testament [...] bearing date 10 Maii, in the year last above specified, be­queathed his Body to be buried in the Priory of Bus [...]leshham (alias Bisham) in Com. Berks. Where, with the advice of the Prior he had di­rected the particular place; as also, that two hundred marks should be employed by his Exe­tors for his Tomb; and a hundred marks on his Funeral. Moreover, that forty marks should be distributed amongst poor Maids at their marri­ages; as also a hundred pound in Masses, Alms, and other Works of Charity for his Soul. He likewise ordained, That on the day of his Fune­ral, there should be offered two Coursers, one of them compleatly harnessed with caparisons of his Arms; as also Banners, Standards, and other accoutrements, according as was accustomed for a person of his degree. Furthermore, that his Feoffees should stand seised of his Castle and Mannors of Sheriff-Hoton, East Lilling, West Lilling, and Raskelf, to the use of his Wife, during her life. Likewise that the Cove­nants of marriage of Thomas his Son, with the Lady Willoughby his Wife, should be fully per­formed, according to the agreement made be­twixt himself and Ralph Lord Cromwel; as also the Marriage Covenants for Catherine his Daugh­ter, with the Son and Heir Apparent of the Lord Harington, and William Lord Bonvile.

To his Son George, he gave twelve Silver Dishes, and a Cup with Cover, gilt. To Alice his Daughter a gilt Cup with Cover. To his Daughter Eleanor, a Silver Bowl with Cover. To his Daughter Catherine the like. To his Daughter Margaret a thousand marks to her mar­riage, and a Gilt Cup with Cover; and to his Daughter, the Countess of Arundel, a Cup of Gold.

Howbeit, the next ensuing year (viz. 38 H. 6.) the tide being turned, by reasonLel. Col. Vol. 1. 713. that some of the old Soldiers deserted the Duke of York, and came in to the King, he was constrained to fleeLel. Col. Vol. 1. 713. into Devonshire, thence to Gernsey, and so toRot. Franc. 38 H. 6. m 9. Calais; whereupon (amongst others) he was attainedHolingsh. Chron. in eo­dem An in the Parliament soon after held at Coventrey.

But from Calais, adventuringL [...]. Coll. Vol 1 714 29 Julii, 38 H 6. with the Duke of York again into England, he landedL [...]. Coll. Vol 1 714 29 Julii, 38 H 6. at Dover, and within a short time gi­ving BattleL [...]. Coll. Vol 1 714 29 Julii, 38 H 6. to the Lancastrians at Northamp­ton, there obtained a notable victoryL [...]. Coll. Vol 1 714 29 Julii, 38 H 6.. Where­upon the Yorkists bearing sway, he was advanced Pat. 39 H. [...]. pa [...]t. 1. m. 2 [...]. to the dignity of Lord Great Chamberlain of England.

But see the mutability of Terrestrial things, marchingLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 714. shortly after against the Lancastrians, who hadLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 714. gotten head again in Yorkshire, near Wakefield; he was there taken prisoner Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 714. in Battle in Christmass, and his Son Sir Thomas Nevill slainLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 714.. Whereupon his head was cutPolyd. [...] [...]irg. p. 510. off and conveyed to York, and there setPolyd. [...] [...]irg. p. 510. on a Pole over one of the Gates of that City. After which, viz. 15 Febr. 2 Edw. 4. I find [...]. 15. in Of­ficio Armo [...]. 215 a. that his Body, together with the Corps of Alice his Wife, and Thomas his Son, were buried at Bisham Abby in Com. Berks.

The issue which he had by the said Alice his Wife, was, as followeth, viz. Cata [...]. of Nob. by R. B. Richard, Earl of Warwick (and after his death, Earl of Salis­bury,) Iohn, Marquess Mountague; Sir Thomas, who married ... Widow of the Lord Wil­loughby, and was slain at Wakefield; [...]eorge BishopClaus. 3 [...] H. 6. in dorso m. [...] of Exeter, and Lord ChancellorClaus. 3 [...] H. 6. in dorso m. [...] of England, afterwards Archbishop of York. And five Daughters, viz. Cat [...]l. of Nob. by R. B. Ioane, the Wife of William Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arundel; Cicely, married to Henry Beauchamp, Duke of War­wick; Alice, to Henry Lord Fitz-Hugh of Ra­vens [...]ath; Eleanor, to Thomas Stanley, the first [Page 304] Earl of Derby of that name; Katherine to William Bonvile, Son and Heir to William Lord Bonvile and Harrington; and Margaret Pat. 1 Ed. 4. p. 4. m. 25. to Iohn de Vere Earl of Oxford, but afterwardsLel Itin Vol. 6. f. 46. to William Lord Hastings, Chamberlain to King Edward the fourth.

Richard Nevill Earl of War­wick, eldest Son to Richard Nevill Earl of Salisbury.

THis Richard, having taken to WifePat. 27 Hen. 6. p. 1. m. 1. Anne the Daughter of Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, CousinPat. 27 Hen. 6. p. 1. m. 1. and Heir to Anne, sole Daughter and Heir to Henry Duke of Uarwick; obtained by reason there­of, as also in Respect of his special services about the Kings person, and in the Warrs of Scotland, as the PatentPat. 27 Hen. 6. p. 1. m. 1. (bearing date 23 Iulii next after the death of the same Lady Ann [...], which hapnedEsc 27 H. 6. n. 34. 3 Ian Ann 1449 27. H. 6.) doth import, a confirmation and declaration to himself and [...]his said Wife, and to her Heirs, of the dignity and title of Earl of Warwick, with all preheminencies, that any of their an­cestors, before the Creation of Henry Duke of Warwick, used. Shortly after which by Fine Penès Ca­mer. Scacc. Recordatus Octab. Mich. 6 Edw 4. leavied Quind. Trinit. 28 Hen. 6. they entailed the Castle of Warwick, with divers Lordships in that, and sixteen other Counties, upon the issue of their two bodies lawfully begotten; and in default thereof, upon the issue of her the said Anne, with remainder to Margaret eldest Daugh­ter to the same Richard Beauchamp late Earl of Warwick, and her Heirs.

This is that Richard Nevill who was com­monly called the stout Earl of Warwick: and well he might be so termed, in regard he bore such a great sway, towards the latter end of King Henry the sixth, and part of King Edward the fourths Reign; having been an eminent actor in those tragick broiles, betwixt the Houses of Lancaster and York, as our Historians do fully manifest: for about the 30 of Hen. 6 he sidedHall's Chr [...] 162. b. with Richard Duke of York, who did at that time first put himself in Armes, under pretence of reforming what was amiss in the Government. The true cause of thisComines b. 6. p. 220. taking his part, being a variance betwixt himself, and the Duke of Somerset, which happened in the Court of King Henry the sixth, and that the Queen adhered to the Duke of Somerset there­in. But the Duke of York being not then powerful enough, to go through with his designe, submitted himself; makingHall's [...]ron. ut [...]pra. Oath thenceforth to become a true and faithful Subject. Howbeit, the next year after, having a stronger foundation for his enterprise; chiefly through the interest he had in this potent Earl, and the Earl of Salisbury his Father; he broke [...]bid. 165. [...]b. out again; and in 33 Hen. 6. at S. Albans assailed the Kings Forces (where this Earl entring [...]bid. 168. a. through a Garden, gave the first onset) and slew many; seized upon the King himself, caused a Parlia­ment to be summonedIbid. b., made himself Protector of the King, and this our Earl of Warwick Captain of l Calais. But by the power of some others, who saw what was aimed at, he was at that time hindred in his speed. Whereupon, the King coming [...] to Coventrie, in 35 of his Reign, hoped there to have reconciled all; and to that end sent for the Duke by Letters, as also for this Earl and his Father, who came accordingly. Nevertheless, being there, and pretending some ill intentions towards them, they gotHall's Chron. [...] away; York to Wigmore in the Marches of Wales; Salisbury to his Castle at Middleham in the North; and this Earl of Warwick to Calais. Howbeit after some fair overtures, they were content to come to London, so as they might have store of fol­lowers. Whereupon this Earl broughtIbid. 171. [...]. with him six hundred men in Red-Coats, embroidered with white Ragged-Staves, before and behind.

This was in 36 Hen. 6. where, and at which time all things were peaceably accordedIbid. f. [...]. a. in shew: but there happening not long after, an affrayIbid. b. (scil. in 37 Hen. 6.) betwixt a Servant to the King, and one of Warwick's followers; it gave colour of report, that there was a designe to kill the Earl; which occasioned him to take his Barge, and hastIbid. 173. a. to Calais. Thither there­fore the young Duke of Somerset was sent, S [...]ws ann. in 37 H. 6. as Captain; but this Earl would notS [...]ws ann. 37 H. 6. resigne; maintaining himself there, with the great Booty he had got at Sea, as Admiral (no less worth then ten thousand pounds) for he had after two dayes fight, taken three Carricks of Genoa, and two of Spain, laden with Merchandize; with the lossIbid. of about an hundred men of his own, and a thousand of theirs.

After which (scil. in 38 Hen. 6.) he brought Hall 174. a. over a Band of stout Soldiers from Calais; and with them a valiant Commander called Andrew Trollop, to a general Rendezvous, which the Yorkists had, atRot. Pa [...] 38 Hen. 6. n. 16. Ludeford in Hereford­shire, on the Vigil of the Translation of S. Ed­ward the King; where he producedRot. Pa [...] 38 Hen. 6. n. 16. certain persons before the people to swear that the King was deceased; causingRot. Pa [...] 38 Hen. 6. n. 16. Mass to be said, and Offerings made, that they might the less dread to take the Field. But Trollop, who had served formerly against the French, and done notably; finding that this Earl and the rest, had foul in­tentions (whereas his preservation and honor was the only thing pretended) got away privately with a choice sort of men, and cameHall 174. b. in to the King: which did so much daunt the Yorkists, that they forthwith shifted for themselves; this our Earl, with his Father passing with difficulty Hall 174. b. to Calais.

Whereupon the King, calling a ParliamentIbid. 175. Rot. Parl. 38 Hen. 6. n. 20. at Coventrie, attaintedIbid. 175. Rot. Parl. 38 Hen. 6. n. 20. him and the rest of high Treason,

From Calais therefore they sailedStow, p. 406. speedily into Ireland, to the Duke of York; but find­ing themselves not able to carry on their work in England, by strength, began to make spe­cious pretencesIb. p. 407. of all fidelity to K. Henry. Which feigned shew, did not only deceiveIb. p. 407. the ordi­nary sort of men; but even the Archbishop of Canterbury himself, and divers other persons of quality; so that they were permitted to land in Kent. [...] Where the better to delude the peo­ple, this Earl openly at the Cross in Canter­bury, swore [...] that they had ever born true Faith and Allegiance to King Henry: and there­upon got many to joyn with them; giving out that they only desired admission to the King, for [Page 305] speech with him. Nevertheless when they came Ibid. p. 409. to Northampton, where his Army was, they put themselves in order to fight, the Vant-guard being ledHall. f. 176 b. by this Earl of Warwick; in so much as a Bloody Battle ensued, upon the nineth of Iuly, Ann. 38 H. 6. wherein the King himself was taken, Hall. f. 176 b. and many a gallant man slain.

Howbeit, after this, the Queen raisedIbid. 183. a. more power in Yorkshire, Ibid. 183. a. whereof the Duke of York having intelligence, soon hasted thither; and meeting with the Royalists at Wakefield, (Ann. 39 H. 6.) there felt the reward of his per­fidiousness, being fatally slain in that Battle.

Hereupon she advancedIbid. 184. a. towards London, where this Earl and his party thenIbid. 184. a. in Armes, on the behalf of Edward Earl of March, Son and Heir to the slain Duke of York, then were; (having the King along with them) who en­deavoring to stop her passage at St. Alvans, were there routed; at which time the person of the King was recovered.

But it was not long after ere the Earles of March, and this our Earl of Warwick, ha­ving by flight escaped, made upIbid. 185 a. towards London, with a mighty power. Which so affrighted the Queen, notwithstanding her late success at St. Albans, that she again retired with the King and Prince towards the North. Which gave such encouragement to the Yorkists that London received them without opposition; so that the Earl of March, from this time forwards, taking upon him the title, was pro­claimed Ibid. b. King; by the name of Edward the Fourth; and therupon hasted Northwards, against those Forces, which King Henry had raised there: But at Ferribrigg receiving some loss, whereat divers were staggered, this Earl to en­courage others, slewIbid. 186. a. his own Horse in King Edward's presence; sayingIbid. 186. a., Let him flee that flee will, I will tarry with him that will tarry with me; and so kissed the Cross of his Sword to confirm that resolution; this being the day preceding that great Battle at Touton, where King Edward obtained a mighty Victory, by the slaughter of many thousands of the adverse party.

After which there was nothing of Honor, Authority, and benefit, that he (who had been so signally instrumental for King Edward) did desire but he had it: for soon after this, he was made CaptainRot. Tran. 1 Edw. 4. m. 24. of Calais, and the Tower of Risebank, as also LieutenantRot. Tran. 1 Edw. 4. m. 24. of the Marches there; and GovernorEx autogr. penès Cler. pell. of the Castle of Guynes, which Castle he was obliged by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cler. pell., to keep from the fourth of March, 1 Edw. 4. so long as he should live, with forty eight men at Armes on Foot; himself and his Lieutenant on Horseback; and fifty Archers on Foot; in con­sideration whereof himself and his Lieutenant on were to have two shillings per diem, his men at Armes eight pence, and his Archers six pence.

He was likewise the same year constituted Rot. Scoc. [...] E. 4. m. 24. General Warden of the East-Marches towards Scotland; as also [...] a [...]. 1 E 4. Lord great Chamberlain of England for life, and Constablep. [...]. m. 20. of Do­ver Castle: and besides all this Lord high Stew­ard Pat. 1 [...]. 4. p. 3. m. 8. of England.

Moreover in recompencePat. 2 E. 4. p. 1. m. 13. of his many and great services, he obtained a grantPat. [...] E. 4. p. 1. m. 13. in Fee of the Mannor of More end in Northampton­shire, as also of the Mannors of Athirston, and Fulbroke, in Com. Warw.

In 2 Edw. 4. he was made ConstableEx autogr. in bibl. Cotton. of the Castle of Hampnes in the Marches of Picar­dy, to holdEx autogr. in bibl. Cotton. by himself or his Deputy, for terme of life; and to have there one Archer on Horse­back, and seventeen men at Armes on Foot; as also seventeen Archers: taking for himself or his Deputy twelve pence by the day, for his Archer on Horseback and every man at Armes on Foot eight pence, and for every Archer on Foot six pence.

Certain it is, that this great Earl, wasComines, lib. [...]. p. 80. the chiefest man in England, for supporting the House of York, as the Duke of Somerset, was for that of Lancaster. So that Comines Comines, lib. [...]. p. 80. saith, that he might justly be called King Edwards Father; as well for that he trained him up, as for the great services he did him: for the which that King so highly rewarded him: For, besides his own Inheritance (which was great) he had divers goodly Lordships of his gift; aswell Crown Lands, as Lands forfeited by attainder; as also divers great Offices: so that, I have heard, saith he, that his Revenues were valued at fourscore thousand Crowns per annum, besides his own Inheritance. But to pro­ceed, shortly after this, being sentHall [...] Chron. 193. [...]. into France, and employedHall [...] Chron. 193. [...]. to treat there on the be­half of King Edward touching a Marriage be­twixt him and the Lady Bona, Daughter to Lewes Duke of Savoy (Sister to the French Queen) and therein sped so well, as that it was resolvedHall [...] Chron. 193. [...]. the Earl of Dampmartin should speedily come over into England to confirm the match; so it happenedIbid. [...] ▪ b., that King Edward, hunting in Wychwood Forest, chanced to fix his eyes upon Elizabeth the Widow of Sir Iohn Grey; and was so captivated with her Beauty, that he would notIbid. [...] ▪ b. hearken to what this Earl had done for him in France.

It is said by somePol. Vir [...]. p. 514., that after King Edward had obtained the Crown through the power of this Earl; suspecting danger by his greatness, he endeavored to diminish him all he could; which being discernedPol. Vir [...]. p. 514., he sought all occasions to work the Kings ruine. The vulgarIbid. opinion of this breach betwixt them, was; that, having used many arguments to diswade the King from mar­rying of Margaret his Sister, to Charles the Son of Philip Duke of Burgundy (whom he mortally hated) he could not prevail. But this was merely a shadow; others [...]. believed, that he grew thus incensed, by reason he saw that the King had sleighted his Negotiations in France, touching that match with the Daughter of the Duke of Savoy; therefore what was the true cause is not easy to affirm: howbeit, that he didIbid. cor­dially maligne him, and dissembleIbid. the same, till he saw a fit opportunity to shew it, is cer­tain enough.

Nevertheless, after this grudge thus harbored, he was sentRot. Fran [...]. 4 E. 4. m. [...] Ambassador in 4 Edw. 4. (with the Lord Wenlok) to treat with the Agents of the King of France, concerning a Peace be­twixt both Realms. And in 5 Edw. 4 joyned Rot. Franc▪ 5 Edw 4. m. 15. in Commission with the same Lord Wenlok, and others, to treat with Philip Duke of Bur­gundy, concerning a mutual trade, betwixt the English Merchants and those of that Duke: as also at the same time impoweredRot. Franc▪ 5 Edw 4. m. 15. to treat with the Duke of Britanny, upon a League of Peace and Amity. And likewise joyned Commissio­nerPat. 9 E. 4. p. 1. m. [...]. with the Lord Hastings (then Lord Cham­berlain [Page 306] of the Kings Houshold) to treat and con­clude with Iames Luxenburgh, Lord of Rich­bourgh (the Kings Uncle,) touching a League of Amity, betwixt Charles of Burgundy, Earl of Charlois, and King Edward. In this fifth year of Edward the Fourth, he was like­wise constitutedRot. Scoc. 5 Ed. 4. m. 7. one of the Commissioners to treat with those from the King of Scotland, upon several grievances from the Subjects of that Realm, contrary to the Truce made betwixt both Kings. And in 6 Edw. 4. imployedRot. Franc. [...] Ed. 4. m 6. (to­gether with the Lord Hastings) to confer with Charles, Earl of Charlois, or his Agents, touching a marriage betwixt that Earl, and Mar­garet the Kings Sister; as alsoIbid. m. 7. to treat of Peace with the French Kings Ambassadors.

But the first effects of his discontent were not publickly seen till 7 Edw. 4. that, beingPolyd. Virg. p. 514. in Warwickshire, he sentPolyd. Virg. p. 514. for his two Brothers, viz. George Nevill, Archbishop of York, and Iohn, Marquess Mountague; at which time, he communicatedIbid. his mind to them, with divers Reasons for the Restoration of King Henry; and soon wonIbid. them to his bent.

And having so done, he next alluredIbid 515. to him, George, Duke of Clarence, (the Kings Bro­ther) taking advantageIbid 515. of some discontents he had harbored; and to fix him the firmer to his side, gaveIbid 515. him Isabel his eldest Daughter in marriage (in 8 Edw. 4.) in our Lady Church at Calais, withHall. [...]hron. 2002. half the Lands of her Mothers Inheritance.

Hereupon he causedIb. 201 b. his two Brothers (viz. the Archbishop of York, and Marquess Moun­tague) to raise a commotion in Yorkshire; and having under colour thereof, gotIb. 201 b. into Arms, the first skirmish they had, wasIb. 201 b. at Edgecote in Oxfordshire, where the Royalists were beaten; but the King himself being yet North­wards, in the head of a good Army, and resol­ving to find out his Enemies, marchedIb. 202 b. towards Warwick; whereof this Earl being advertised, he imployedIb. 202 b. several persons to treat with him for Peace: Unto which overture, the King too credulously hearkning, rested, as he thought Ib. 202 b. secure, in his Camp at Wolvey. Which ad­vantage being discerned by this Earl, he there surprisedIb. 203 b. him in the night, and taking him from his Bed, carried him prisonerIb. 203 b. to his Castle at Warwick, and afterwards to Middleham Castle in Yorkshire; where he left him in the custodyIb. 203 b. of his Brother the Archbishop. How­beit, not long after, by the opportunityIb. 203 b. of Hunting in the Park (which the Archbishop per­mitted him to do) he made his escapeIb. 203 b., and raised such a power in a short space; that, having van­quished Ibid. 204 a. Sir Robert Wells with his Forces in Lin­colnshire, this Earl, and the D. of Clarence, thought it safest to packIbid. b. away; and would have got to Calais (of which Town he was Cap­tain) but that the Lord Vauclere (a Gascoigne) whom he had constituted his Lieutenant there, opposedIbid. 205 b. 9 Edw. 4. his entrance. Whereupon he landed Ibid. 206 a. in Normandy; and receiving much counte­nance from the French King, appliedIbid. 206 a. himself to Queen Margaret (wife of King Henry the Sixth) then fled into those parts for safety; and for the firmer twisting his and the Lancasterian interest together, matchedIbid b. Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 720. his other Daughter Anne, to Edward Prince of Wales, taking a solemn OathHall 207 a. to restore King Henry; by means whereof he obtained no small assistance from the Queens Friends.

And in pursuit thereof, landingIbid. [...]. shortly after in the West of England, proclaimedIbid. [...]. King Henry. Whereupon his power so increased, that King Edward was forced to flee the Land: So that then, having no rub in his way, he entred Lel. C [...]l. Vol. 1. 721. London in October, deliveredLel. C [...]l. Vol. 1. 721. King Henry out of the Tower, and setLel. C [...]l. Vol. 1. 721. him again on his Throne: Whereupon he was madePat. 29 H. [...]. part. [...] m. 12. Lord High Admiral of England.

But before the revolution of one year, King Edward landedHall, 214 [...]. here again, and increasing in strength very much, so dauntedIbid. the Duke of Clarence, that he madeIbid. his peace with him; and offeredIbid. to do the like for this Earl (his Fa­ther-in-Law) had not his stomach been too high; so that then, there being no way but by the Sword to determine the business, it came to be decidedAn. [...]. (11 Ed. 4.), on Easter day, at Barnet-Field; in which Battle, this stout Earl lostHalls [...]. 218 a. his life, with many persons of note, and others to a great number. After which, his Corps being carried Catal. of Nobil by R. B. to London, with that of the Marquess Moun­tague (his Brother) and there exposedCatal. of Nobil by R. B. to publick view in Pauls; was thence conv [...]yed to Bisham in Com. Berks. and interredHalls, [...]. 218 b. in that Monastery, with his Ancestors the Montacutes, by whom it had been FoundedPat. 11 Ed. 3. p. 1..

Comines being sent to Calais, to the Duke of Burgundy, to treat with Vauclere (the De­puty-Governor there to this great Man) reportsLib. [...]. cap. [...] ▪, That he was so popular, that every one wore his Badge; no man esteeming himself gallant, whose Head was not adorned with his Ragged-Staff; nor no door frequented that had not his White-Cross painted thereon; in so much, as Vauclere himself wore a Jewel in his Hat, wherein was a Black Ragged-Staff, embroidered with Gold.

Moreover, he saithIbid. p. 89., That this Earl never used to fight on foot; but his manner was, when he had led his Men to the Charge, then to take Horse: And if the victory fell on his side, to fight among his Soldiers; otherwise to depart in time. But, at this Battle, that he was constrained by his Brother, the Marquess Montacute (a valiant Knight) to alight on foot, and send away his Horse.

Of his extraordinary Hospitality I also find this observedStows An­nals, p. [...]., That at his House in London, six Oxen were usually eaten at a Breakfast, and every Tavern full of his Meat: For who that had any acquaintance in his Family, should have as much sodden and roast, as he might carry upon a long Dagger.

Nay it appearsRot. [...]. 38 H. 6. n. [...]., That, being Admiral to King Henry the Sixth, he was stiled Great Captain of the Sea; having, for his support in that place, not on­ly all the Tonnage and Poundage belonging to the King in any wise; but a thousand pounds per annum, out of the Revenues of the Dutchy of Lancaster; as also, that, by the same Kings favor he had a GrantIbid. n. 2 [...]. of preheminence above all the Earls of England; and moreover, to add to his greatness, a peculiar OfficerClaus. [...] 4 in dorso m. 25. at Arms, for his service, in martial imployments, called Warwick Herauld.

But after his death, his Countess underwent no little distress, being constrained to take San­ctuary Rot. J. [...] in the Abby of Beaulieu (in Hant­shire) where she continued, for a long time, in a very mean condition; and thence privately [Page 307] got [...]. into the North; where also she abode in great streights; all her vast Inheritance, being by authority [...] of Parliament taken from her, and setled upon Isabel and Anne, her two Daughters and Heirs (the first of them Wife to George, Duke of Clarence, and the other to Richard, Duke of Glocester) as if she her self had been naturally dead; which was withheld from her till 3 Hen. 7. that the King (having himself a mind thereto, her Daughters being then both dead) by a newRot. Parl. 3 H. 7. Act of Parliament, annulled the former, As against all Reason, Conscience, and course of Nature; and contrary to the Laws of God and Man (as the words thereof import.) And, inIbid. consideration of the true, and faithful ser­vice, and alleagiance by her born to King Henry the Sixth, as alsoIbid., that she never gave cause to such disherison; restoredIbid. unto her the Pos­session of the premises, with the power to alien the same, or any part thereof: But not with pur­pose that she should enjoy it, as it seems; for it appears, that the same year, by a special Feoff­ment Claus 3 H 7. in [...]rso., bearing date 13 Dec. and a FineFin. de di­versis comit. [...]. 15 Hill. 3 H 7. there­upon, she conveyed it wholly to the King, En­tailing it upon the Issue-male of his Body, with Remainder to her self and her heirs: The names of the particular Lordships, contained in that Grant, being as followeth. viz. the Mannors of War­wick, Tonewor [...]h, Lighthorne, Morton, Berkswell, Brayles, Claverdon, Suttun, Winterton, Buddroke, Haseley, Sniter­field, and Pipe-Hall, in Com. Warr. Albot­ley, Shraveley, Elmley-Lovet, Sal­warpe, Hall-place, Wich, Elmley Castle, Chadssey, Hervington, Sheriffs-Lench, Yerdley, Crombe-Simonds, Warpdel, Hanley, Bushley, Ridmerley, Upton super Sabrinam, with the City of Worcester, in Worcestershire: Tewksbury, Stoke-Archer, Whitington, Fairford, Sobbury, Tredington, Panington, Fidington, Northey, Muth, Berton Regis juxta Bri­stol; Barton-Hundred, Kenmerton, Ched­worth, and Lidney in Glocestershire; Burford, Shipton, Spelsbury, Chad­lington-Hundred, and Langley in Ox­fo [...]dshire; [...]aversham and Stanford in Berkshire; Chiriel, Sherston, and Brodton in Wilthshire; Dertford, Wil­lington and Hendon in Kent; Waltham­stow and Franceys in Essex; Flampstead in Hertfordshire; Potters-Piry, Ash­rugge-Hundred, Querendon, Alisbury, Buckland, Agmondsham, Slingsbury, Hansiape, Olney, and Merlaw, in Com. Bucks. Multon, Conesgrave, and Yelver­toft, in Com. Northampt. Walshal, Piry, Bar, Patingham, and Shenston, in Com. Staff. Barnard Castle in the Bishoprick of Dur­ham; Kibworth in Com. Leic. Kimworth, Bautrey and Hotham in Com. Ebor. Essing­don, Shellingthorp, G [...]eetham, Barow­den, Preston, and Uppingham, in Com. Rutl. Stillingthorp in Com. Linc. Kirtling in Com. Cantabr. Snodel and Faunhope in Com. Heref. Saham-Toney, Out Sokin, Neckton, Panworthal, and Gressingham-Parva, in Com. Norf. Carnaunton, Hoston-Toney, Bli [...]ton▪ and Lantran in Cornwal; Glamorgan, Burgavenny, Elvell, Snode­hill, Llangtrey, Llangew, and Wale-Bikeneour in Wales, and the Marches thereof; South Tanton and Seal, with the Hundred of South Tanton in Com. Devon. The Isles of Iersey, Gernsey, Serk, and Aureney, with the Castles therein; and certain Houses in Southwark.

Which Countess was living in 5 Hen. 7. as ap­pears Pat. 5 H. 7. m▪ 24. by an Assignation from the King of the Mannor of Sutton in Com. War. at that time, for her maintenance; but how long after, I know not; for of her death, there is no mention in Record that I can find.

By this great Earl her Husband, she left left issue two Daughters, (as before is observed) viz. Isabel and Anne. Which Isabel was bornRot. J. Rou [...]. in Warwick Castle, 5 Sept. An. 1451. (30 Hen. 6.) And on TuesdayRot [...]de Ma­jor. & Vic. Lond., 11 Iulii, An. 1469. (9 Ed. 4.) married Antiq Bri­tann. Eccles. p. 395. at Calais, (by the Archbishop of York) to George, Duke of Clarence, Brother to King Edward the Fourth, by vertue of a Dispensation Ex Aut [...]gr. p [...]nè [...] ranc. N [...]thersole, Eq. aut. An. 1640. from Pope Paul the Third, in regard that they stood allied in the second and third, and third and fourth degrees of Consanguinity: As also in respect, that the Mother of the Duke was God­mother to this Isabel. Which Dispensation bears date at Rome. Prid. Id. Martii, An. 1468. (7 Edw. 4.)

The other Daughter Anne, was firstRot. J. Rou [...]. married to Edward, Prince of Wales, (Son of King Henry the Sixth, stabbed at the Battle of Tewksbury, in cool blood, by Richard, Duke of Glocester, as our Historians affirm) and afterwards to Richard, Duke of Glocester; who, by reason thereof, possest himself of all Warwicks Lands, imprisoningHist. MS. Joh. Ro [...] in Bibl. Cotton. pag. 267. her Mother as long as she lived; and poysoningHist. MS. Joh. Ro [...] in Bibl. Cotton. pag. 267. her, as it was thought, to make way for his marriage with his Brothers (scil. King Edward the Fourth) eldest Daughter.

Iohn Nevill, Marquess Mountague.

THis Iohn being second Son to Richard Nevill, Earl of Salisbury, by Alice, Daughter and Heir to Thomas Moun­tague, Earl of Salisbury; stoutly adhering to the House of York, with his Father, and elder Brother, upon the success of that party, was in the first year of King Edward the Fourth, sum­moned Claus. de [...]o­dem anno in dorso. to Parliament by the title of Iohn Nevil, Lord Mountague: And in 2 Edw. 4. in conside­ration Pat. 2 E. 4. p. 1. m 6. of his good services, had (as a reward for the same) a GrantPat. 2 E. 4. p. 1. m 6. to himself, and the Heirs­male of his Body, of the Mannors of Wir­mingey and Matsall in Com. Norf. Halough­ton in Com. Leic. Stoke-Bardolf and Bed­ding in Com. Nottingh. Hellow in Com. Linc. As also of Wilby and Strowerdy, with the Advowsons of the several Churches belonging to those Lordships; all which divolved to the Crown, by ActPat. 2 E. 4. p. 1. m 6. of Parliament, the preceding year, upon the Attainder of ...

Moreover, in 3 Edw. 4. he was constituted Rot. Scoc. 3 Ed. 4. m. 19. General Warden of the East Marches toward Scotland; and the next ensuing year, 23 May, advancedPat. 4 [...]d. 4. p. 1. m 10. to the title of Earl of Northumber­land (Henry, E. of Northumberland, being then fled with King Henry the Sixth into Scotland.) In which year also, upon that InsurrectionLel. C [...]ll Vol. 1. p. 7 [...]. in the North, by Henry, Duke of Somerset, the [Page 308] Lord Ros, Molins, and others (on the behalf of the Lancastrians) he cameIbid. upon them at Hex­ham with a powerful Army; where their Men fallingIbid. off, they were takenIbid. prisoners, and some of them beheadedIbid..

And in 5 Edw. 4. was constitutedRot. Scoc. 5 Ed. 4. m. 4. one of the Kings Commissioners to treat with the like Commissioners from the King of Scotland, touching Peace betwixt both Realms: As also Ibid. m. 9. a Commissioner to treat concerning a marriage between the King of Scots, and some Subjects of King Edwards.

And for his many and great services had a GrantPat 5 Ed. 4. p. [...]. m. 5. from the King of the Lordships of Wir­mingey and Strowerdy in Com. Norf. Ha­loughton in Com. Leic. Shelford, Stoke-Bardolf, and Gedling in Com. Nottingh. Wil­by in Com. Suff. As also [...] Pat. 8 F. 4. p. 1. m. 14. of the Castle and Lordships of Wresil [...] in Com. Ebor. then in the Crown by the Attainder of several Persons.

Howbeit, notwithstanding his great services, King Edward suspectingLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 717. his fidelity, privately incitedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 717. the Countrey People to desire the re­storation of young Percy, Son to the last men­tioned Henry, Earl of Northumberland, who was slain at Towton Field, 1 Edw. 4. Where­upon resigningCart. 10 Ed. 4. n. 1. Orig. 1 Ed 4. Ro [...]. 17. his Patent of that Honor, he was advancedCart. 10 Ed. 4. n. 1. Orig. 1 Ed 4. Ro [...]. 17. to the dignity of Marquess Moun­tague, 25 Martii, 10 Edw. 4. George, his Son and Heir, being a little before that time, created Cart. 9 Ed. 4 n. 3. Duke of Bedford, the King purposingCart 9. Ed. 4. n. 3. to marry Elizabeth his eldest Daughter, unto him.

But the tide afterwards turning, by the re­volt Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 716. of Richard, Earl of Warwick (his Bro­ther) who had taken an irreconcilable hatred against King Edward, in regardLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 716. he had wedded Elizabeth, Daughter of the Lord Rivers (Wid­dow of Sir Iohn Grey) during the time he was imployed to conclude a match for him, with the French Kings Sister. This Iohn, in 10 Edw. 4. having gotIbid. p. 720. together six thousand Men, in King Edwards name, toldIbid. p. 720. them how he had been served, viz. That Percy was restored to the Earldom of Northumberland, whereunto the King had formerly advanced him; and instead thereof, that the King had conferred on him the title of Marquess Mountague, but given him only a Pies Nest to maintain it withal. AddingIbid. p. 720., That he would therefore take the part of his Brother, the Earl of Warwick.

Of which, King Edward having certain in­telligence, to avoidIbid. the danger of so great a storm, he prudently gotIbid. beyond Sea to the Duke of Burgundy. Whereupon, King Henry being again restoredIbid., held a ParliamentP [...]ly [...]. virg. p. 521. at Westminster; in which, this Iohn excusing P [...]ly [...]. Virg. p. 521. his former part-taking with King Edward; and alleagingP [...]ly [...]. Virg. p. 521., he did it for fear of his life, was receivedP [...]ly [...]. Virg. p. 521. to favor, and constitutedRot. Scoc. 40 H. 6. Warden of the East Marches towards Scotland; and be­sides that, had a GrantPat. 49 H. 6. m 8. to himself, and the Heirs-male of his Body, of the Castle, Lord­ship, and Mannor of Wresill in Com. Ebor. But within a short time after, King Edward re­turning Polyd. Virg. p. 523., this Iohn privately heldPolyd. Virg. p. 523. correspon­dence with him, being thenPolyd. Virg. p. 523. at Pontfract with great Forces. And afterwards, though he outwardly madeIbid. p. 527. shew of joyning with his Brother, the Earl of Warwick, and the rest of the Lancastrians at Barnet; he privately gotLel. Coll Vol. [...]. p. 723. on King Edwards Livery, with purpose Ibid. to take his part. Which being discernedIbid. by some of his Brothers servants, they forthwith fell upon him, and killedIbid. him. Whereupon his Corps being broughtCatal. of Nobil. by R. B. to London in one Coffin, with the Earl his Brother (slainCatal. of Nobil. by R. B. in that Battle) Nobil. and exposedCatal. of Nobil. by R. B. to publick view in S. Pauls Cathedral, for three days; was thence conveyedCatal. of Nobil. by R. B. to the Priory of Buftlesham (Vulg. Bisham) in Com. Berks, and there buriedCatal. of Nobil. by R. B..

By Isabel his Wife, DaughterIbid. of Sir Edmund Ingoldesthorp of Burrough Green in Com. Can­tabr. Knight, andIbid. Ioane his Wife, Sister, and at length Coheir, to Iohn, Lord Tiptoft, first Earl of Worcester, he had issueIbid. George, his eldest Son, created [...] Duke of Bedford, as before is observed 5 Ian. 9 Edw. 4. and Iohn Nevill [...] a younger Son, buried [...] at Sa [...]ton in Cam­bridgshire; as also five Daughters, viz. [...] Anne, Wife of Sir William Stoner of ... in Com. Oxon, Knight; Elizabeth of ... Lord Scrope of Upsall; Margaret of Sir Iohn Mortimer Knight, and afterwards of Robert Horne; Lucy, first of Sir Thomas Fitz-Williams of Aldwarke, Knight (Father of William Fitz-Williams, Earl of Southampton) after of Sir Anthony Brown. Knight; and Isabell of Sir William Huddleston of Salston, Knight.

Which George, for wantRot Pa [...]. 17 Ed. 4. n. 16. of sufficient liveli­hood (in respect of his Fathers Attainder) being degradedRot Pa [...]. 17 Ed. 4. n. 16. from all his titles of Dignity and Ho­nor, by the Parliament of 17 Edw. 4. departing Catal. of Nobil. by R. B. this life without issue, was buriedCatal. of Nobil. by R. B. at Sher [...]-hoton, 4 May, An. 1483. (1 Edw. 5.)

William Nevill, Lord Fauconbridge.

THis William being one of the younger Sons to Ralph Nevill, the first Earl of Westmorland, took to WifeEsc. 10 H. 5. n. Ioane the Daughter of Sir Thomas Fauconberge Knight, who madeEsc. 10 H. 5. n. proof of her age in 10 Hen. 5. being thenEsc. 10 H. 5. n. fifteen years old; whereupon she had Li­very Claus. 10 H. 5. m. 5. of the Castle and Mannor of Skelton, and Mannor of Mersk, in Com. Ebor. of her Inheritance.

This William in 4 Hen. 6. after the King him­self wasPolyd. Virg. [...]. 469 & [...] made Knight at Leicester, by his Uncle the Duke of Bedford, on Whitsunday; amongst others, receivedPolyd. Virg. [...]. 469 & [...] the like honor at his hands: And in 9 Hen. 6. manifested his Military skill and valor in a very high measure, at the SiegeIbid. of Orleance. In 26 Hen. 6. he was Rot. [...] 26 H. 6. m. 8. again in the Wars of France; and afterwards made GovernorPat. 30 H. 6. p. 1. m. 24. of the Castle of Roxborough in Scotland. But at length being sentIbid. Am­bassador into Normandy, to treat of Peace and Truce betwixt both Realms, he was most perfidiously seisedIbid. upon by the French, and kept prisonerIbid.: In respect of which sufferings, he had in 30 Hen. 6. an AssignationIbid. of four thou­sand an hundred and eight pounds eighteen shil­lings ten pence farthing, then in arrear to him for his pay, whilst he was Governor of Rox­borough; to be received out of the Customs of Wooll, Cloaths, Skins, Lead, and other Com­modities, arising in the Ports of Boston, King­ston upon Hull, and Ipswich.

[Page 309] After this he was again constituted Gover­nor Claus 33 H. 6. m. 20. of Roxborongh Castle, Sir Ralph Grey Knight being joynedClaus 33 H. 6. m. 20. with him in that trust, from the first day of March 30 Hen. 6. for twelve years; for which service they were to re­ceive Claus 33 H. 6. m. 20., in times of Truce, a thousand pounds per annum, and in time of Warr two thousand pounds per annum, to be paidPat. 33. H. 6. p. 1 m. [...]. out of the Cu­stoms arising in the Port of Newcastle upon Tine.

In 32 H. 6. he was still prisoner [...] Franc. 32 H 6 m. 5. in France. And in 35 Hen. 6. beingRot. Fran. again in the Warrs of France, he was of the retinue35 Hen 6. m ... of Richard Nevill Earl of Warwick (his Nephew) then Captain of Calais, and Lieutenant of the Marches there. And in 1 Ed. 4. having fought S [...]ows Ann. valiantly for that King in the Battle of Tou­ton, where the Lancastrians received a fatal overthrow; had in consideration [...] of his great merits, Licence [...] to transport an hundred sacks of Wooll, Custom-free; and soon after advanced [...] to the title of Earl of Kent; as also made [...] Lord Admiral of England. Which title and Honour he did not long enjoy; but depar­ted Catal. of Nobil. by R. B. Esc 3 E. 4. n. 33. this life, leaving issueCatal. of Nobil. by R. B. Esc 3 E. 4. n. 33. three Daughters his Heirs; viz. Catal. of Nobil. by R. B. Esc 3 E. 4. n. 33. Ioane the Wife of Sir Edward Bedhowing, Knight; Elizabeth of Sir Richard Strangways, Knight; and Alice of Sir Iohn Con­niers, Knight; and was buryedCatal. of Nobil. by R. B. Esc 3 E. 4. n. 33. in the Priory of Gisborough, in Com. Ebor.

Edward Nevill Lord Bergavenny.

THis Edward, Edward. being fourth Son to Ralph Earl of Westmorland, by Ioane his second Wife, weddedEsc. 14 H. 6 n. 35. Elizabeth the sole Daughter and Heir to Richard Beauchamp Earl of Worcester, SonEsc. 14 H. 6. n. 35. of William Beau­champ Lord Bergavenny, and doing his Homage Rot Fin. 14 Hen. 6. m. 13. for the Lands of her Inheritance, in 14 H. 6. And though he had LiveryRot Fin. 14 Hen. 6. m. 13. of them accor­dingly; yet was he keptPat. 27 Hen. 6. p. 2. m. 7. out of the Possessi­on of the Castle, and Mannor of Bergavenny, by Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, and after him byPat. 27 Hen. 6. p. 2. m. 7. his Son Henry Beauchamp Duke of Warwick, so long as they lived; but at length, upon the humble remonstrancePat. 27 Hen. 6. p. 2. m. 7. of him­self and his Wife, in 27 Henr. 6. he obtained LiveryPat. 27 Hen. 6. p. 2. m. 7. of both; Anne the Daughter and Heir of Duke Henry, beingPat. 27 Hen. 6. p. 2. m. 7. then in Ward to the King: whereupon he was stiledPat. 27 Hen. 6. p. 2. m. 7. Lord Berga­venny: and within two years after; viz. in 29 Hen. 6. summonedClaus de eodem anno in dorso. to Parliament by that Title.

This Edward surviving the before specified Elizabeth, did afterwards marryStafford, & Kempe f. 53. b. Katherine the Daughter of Sir Robert Howard, Kt. but for this marriage they were both ExcommunicateStafford, & Kempe f. 53. b., in regard they hadStafford, & Kempe f. 53. b. Carnal Copulation together in the life time of his first Wife; andStafford, & Kempe f. 53. b. like­wise for that he was of near kindred to her; viz. within the third degree of Consanguinity. Howbeit at length making their application to Pope Nicholas the fifth, they wereStafford, & Kempe f. 53. b. absolved, and had a special DispensationStafford, & Kempe f. 53. b. for that their marriage; dated at Rome 15 Octob. Ann. Dom. 1448.

In 9 Edw. 4. this Edward was oneClaus. 11 E. 4. in dorso, [...]. 1. of the Peeres, who in full Parliament did vpon Oath make recognition to Prince Edward, the Son and Heir apparent of the King. And departed Esc. 16 Edw. 4. n. 6 [...]. this life upon Thursday 18 Octob. 16 Edw. 4. being then seizedEsc. 16 Edw. 4. n. 66., as Tenant by the curtesie of England, of the Inheritance of the said Eli­zabeth, of the Mannors of Merworth and Beriyng in Kent; Hokam, Tebinham, Berghe, Sutton, with the Hundreds of Laundiche and South-Grenhowe, in Com. Norf. of the Mannors of Ottelee, Lydgate, and Wrydelington, in Comitat. Suff. of the Castle and Mannor of Ewyas-Harold, in Com. Heref. of the Mannors of Kiderminster-Biset, Kiderminster-Burnell, Dunclent, Purshill, Rushale, and Inkeburowe, in Com. Wigorn. of the Mannors of East-Becheworth, West­cote, Padingden-Pembroke, and a third part of the Castle of Reygate, in Com. Surr. of the Mannors of Dicchening, Peccam, Rottyngdon, North-Ese in the Town of Iford; of the third part of the Castle and Man­nor of Lewes, with the third part of the Chase of Cleres, and Forest of Worth; as also of the third part of the Hundreds of Bunting­hill, Strete, Berecompe, Swanbergh, Helmestrowe, Yousemere, Walesbone and Ponynges; with the Moytie of the Hun­dreds of Wyndham, and Fishers-gate, all in Com. Suss. of the Mannors of Fordham, East-Hanyngfield, West-Haningfield, Thor [...] ­ton, Rideswell, and South-Hanyngfeild, in Com. Essex. and of the Mannors of Aston-Can­telow, Shelfeild, Allesley, and Fillongley, in Com. War. leaving Sir George Nevill George. Kt. his second Son by his first Wife, his nextLel. Itin▪ [...]ol. [...]. f. 92. Heir, at that time twenty six years of age: for Richard his eldest Son dyedLel. Itin▪ [...]ol. [...]. f. 92. before him, and was buriedLel. Itin▪ [...]ol. [...]. f. 92. in the South Isle of the Collegiate Church at Stane­drope in the Bishoprick of Durham, under a flat Marble Stone, with his Portrature in Brass upon it.

Which George in 26 Hen. 6. was foundClaus. 36 H. 6. m. 34. to be one of the Coufins and Heires to Sir Row­land Lenthale, Knight; viz. Son of Elizabeth Lady Bergavenny, Daughter of Richard Beauchamp Earl of Worcester, Son of Ioane sometime Lady Bergavenny, one of the three Sisters and Coheires of Thomas late Earl of Arundel, Bro­ther of Margaret, Mother of Edmund Lenthale Esquire, Son of the same Sir Rowland and Mar­garet.

In 5 Hen. 7. this George beingPol. Vir [...] p. 584. n 20. &. 585 n. 80. one of the chief in that Army, sent over to Calais, in aid of Maximilian the Emperor against the French, returnedPol. Vir [...] p. 584. n 20. &. 585 n. 80. back without performing any consi­derable action; in regard the Emperor wanted Pol. Vir [...] p. 584. n 20. &. 585 n. 80. money to carry on the Warr. And by his TestamentHorn. [...]. bearing date 1 Iulii, 1491 (6 H. 7.) bequeathed his body to Sepulture in the Priory of Lewes in Suffex, on the South side of the Altar, where he had before erected his Tombe: appointing, that twenty four poor men cloathed in black, should carry Torches burning at his Exe­quies, and Masses then to be performed for him; for which service each of them to receive eight pence in money: Farthermore, that his Exe­cutors should pay two hundred marks to the Prior of that House, to cause Mass to be sung at the Altar, near the place of his Burial, eve­ry day; and to keep his Obit. yearly in that Church. [Page 310]

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And diedPat. 8 H. 7. p. 1. in 7 Hen. 7. leaving Elizabeth his wife surviving [...]. (who afterwards marriedIbid. to Richard Nayler Citizen of London) and five Sons; viz Ibid. George his Son and Heir, William, Edward, Thomas, and Richard; and two Daugh­ters, viz. Iane, Wife to Sir Henry Pole, Lord Montacute; and Elizabeth WifeIbid. of Sir Edward Berkley, Knight, to whom he gaveIbid. part of his Plate and Jewels.

Which George George. shortly after, had liveryPat 8. H. 7. p 1. of his Lands:George. And in 8 Hen. 7. was onePolyd. Virg. p. 60 [...]. of the principal persons in the Battle at Black-Heath against the Cornish men, then in Rebellion; and there happily vanquished.

In 14 Hen. 7. this George, beingPolyd Virg. p. 614. n. 40. under suspi­tion for favouring of Edmund de la Pole Earl of Lincolne, at that time in Banishment, was claptIbid. into Prison; but nothing of guilt appea­ring Ibid. against him, he was enlarged, and recei­ved to greater favorIbid. then before: And in 2 Henr. 8. was made ConstablePat. 2 H [...] p. 1. m. 10. of Dover Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-ports.

He was also presentHerb. Hist of H. 8. p. 99. in 12 Hen. 8. at that memorable Enterview betwixt King. Henry the eighth, and Francis the first, King of France, betwixt Guisnes and Arores. And having marriedIbid. p. 109. Mary Daughter to Edward Duke of Buckingham, was suspectedIbid. p. 112. of privity with him in those treasonable attempts wherewith he was then charged; and ImprisonedIbid. p. 112. for the same; but afterwards receivedIbid. p. 112. to favor.

Moreover, in 22 Hen. 8. he was one of the Peers,Ibid. p. 306. who subscribed that Letter to Pope Clement the seventh, importing, that in case he [Page 311] did not comply with King Henry in that cause of his Divorce from Queen Catherine, he should lose his Supremacy here. And by his TestamentHogen cu. 35., dated 4 Iunii, 1535. (27 Hen. 8.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Parish-Church of Birling in Kent; and departing this life shortly after, left issueHogen cu. 35. by Ioane, Daughter of Thomas, Earl of Arundel (his first Wife) one Daughter called Elizabeth, married to Henry Lord d'Aubeny; and by Mary, his second Wife, Daughter to Edward, Duke of Buckingham, Henry, his Son and Heir; as also five Daughters, viz. Hogen cu. 35. Catherine, Wife of Iohn. S. Leger Esquire; Margaret, Wife of Iohn Cheney, Son of Sir Tho­mas Cheney Knight; Dorothy, Wife of William Brooke, Son of George Lord Cobham; Iane, Wife of Sir Henry Pool Knight; and Vrsula, of Sir William S. Leger Knight; Mary Brooke alias Cobham, who had been his ConcubineHogen ut supra., but then his last Wife, being great with childHogen ut supra. at that time by him.

Which Henry Henry. (his Son and Successor) was summonedJo [...]rnal of Parl de eodem An. to Parliament in 3 & 4 Edw. 6. And in 5 Edw. 6. accompaniedHist. of Edw. 6. by S. J Harw. p. 123. the Marquess of Northampton, and some other Lords, in a solemn Ambassie into France; as also to pre­sent Hist. of Edw. 6. by S. J Harw. p. 123. the Order of the Garter to that King; and departing [...]. in Offi­cio Armor. f. 24 a. this life 20 Febr. An. 1586. (29 Eliz.) was buried [...]. in Offi­cio Armor. f. 24 a. at Birling; leaving issueCamd. Eli [...]. p. 511. by Frances his Wife, Daughter of Thomas Mannours, Earl of Rutland, one sole Daughter and Heir, called Mary, who became the Wife of Sir Tho­mas Fane of ... Knight; and thereupon challengedCamd. Eli [...]. p. 511. the title of Baroness Bergavenny, against Edward Nevill, Son of Edward, a younger Brother to this last mentioned Henry, (by Elea­nor his Wife, Daughter of Andrew, Lord Wind­sor) next Heir-male of this Line; unto whom the Castle of Bergavenny, was setledCamd. Eli [...]. p. 511. both by Testament and Act of Parliament. Which Dispute was not determined untilJournal of Parl de eodem A. 25 May, 1 Iac. And then, after great ArgumentsJournal of Parl de eodem A. on each part, the title of Lord Bergavenny, was, both by Judgment of the House of Peers, and Order of the Lords Commissioners, for the Office of Earl Marshal of England, decreedIbid. Seldens [...]. of Ho­n [...]r, p 879. for the Heir-male. Whereupon, to give some satis­faction to the Heir-female, the King, by his Letters Patents grantedIbid. Seldens [...]. of Ho­n [...]r, p 879. the Dignity or Barony of le Despenser to her, and to her Heirs.

Which Edward, Edward. thus enjoying the title of Lord Bergavenny, was oneCamd. Eliae. p 453. of the Peers, who sate in judgment upon the Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay, in October next following; and departedIbid. p. 511. this life in 31 Eliz. leaving issue Ibid. p. 511. by Catherine his Wife, Daughter of Sir Iohn Brome of Hatton in Com. Oxon, Knight, Ed­ward, his Son and Successor in this Honor; as also three other Sons, viz. Francis, George, and Henry.

Which Edward Edward. took to WifeI. 8. in Of­ficio Arm. r. f. 8. b. Rachel, Daugh­ter of Iohn Leonard of Knoll in Com. Kanc. Esquire; by whom he had issueIbid. six Sons, viz. Sir Henry Nevill Knight, who succeeded him; Edward, who diedIbid. unmarried; Christopher, who took to WifeIbid. Mary, one of the Daughters and Coheirs of ... Darcy of Tolston-Darcy in Com. Essex, Esquire; Iohn, Thomas, and Charles, who diedIbid. young; and five Daughters, viz. Ibid. Elizabeth; the Wife of Sir Iohn Grey Knight, eldest Son to the Lord Grey of Groby, and afterwards of Sir Iohn Bingley Knight; Mary, Wife of Sir George Goring of Denny in Com. Suss. Knight, (afterwards Lord Goring, and Earl of Norwich;) Catherine, Wife of Sir Ste­phen Lessieur of Cheswike in Comit. Middles. Knight; Frances and Margaret, who died un­married: And departingIbid. this life 1 Dec. An. 1622. (20 Iac.) was buriedIbid. also at Bir­ling.

To whom succeeded Henry, Henry. his SonIbid. and Heir, who first marriedIbid. Mary, Daughter of Tho­mas Sackvile, Earl of Dorset, (Lord Trea­surer of England) by whom he had issueIbid. Sir Thomas Nevill Knight.

Which Sir Thomas married Elizabeth, Daughter to ... Lord Mordant, and died in his Fathers life time, leaving no issue surviving; he had also issue by her four Daughters, viz. Cicely, Wife of Sir William Coninsby of Hampton-Court in Com. Heref. Knight; Elizabeth, who died un­married; Mary, Abbess of Pontoise in France; and Anne, who died also unmarried. To his second Wife, he wedded Catherine k, Daughter to Edward Lord Vaux of Harowden; and had issue by her two Sons, viz. Iohn and George; and three Daughters, viz. Catherine, first married to Sir Robert Howard Knight, a younger Son to Theophilus, Earl of Su [...]folk; afterwards to Robert Berry of Ludlow in Com. Salop. Gent. Frances yet unmarried, and Eliza­beth, Wife of Thomas Stonore of Stonore in Com. Oxon. Esquire.

Which Iohn, Iohn. succeeding Henry his Father in this Honor, took to Wife Elizabeth, Daughter and Coheir of William Chamberlaine of Sher­burne Castle in Com. Oxon. Esquire, and died 12 Dec. An. 1660. without issue. To whom succeeded George; George. his Brother; which George married Mary, Daughter of Henry Giffard, Doctor of Physick; and had issue by her one Son, called George, now Lord Bergavenny, and one Daughter called Mary: And departed this life ... Iune, An. 1666.

Nevill, Lord Latimer.

THe first of this Family, that bore the title of Lord Latimer, was Iohn Nevill, Iohn. Son Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. to Ralph Lord Nevill of Raby, by Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Elizabeth, his second Wife, DaughterEx Coll. R. Gl. S. and Heir to William Lord Latimer of Danby; for so was he stiled in 1 Hen. 5. by those Covenants Ex Autogr. penès Tho. Comitem E [...] ­giniae, An. 1659. with Iohn Lord Lumley, to sojourn with him in his House, from Wednesday the sixth of De­cember, 1 Hen. 5. so long as they should both of them like thereof; the Lord Latimer bringing with him as many Gentlemen, Yeomen, and Grooms, as he thought fit, paying for himself twenty shillings by the week; for every Gentle­man two shillings, for every Yeoman sixteen pence, and every Groom twelve pence. And in 4 Hen. 6. was KnightedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 705. at Leicester, on Whitsunday, by the King himself (who had thenLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. [...] 705. received that honor at the hands of his Uncle, the Duke of Bedford.

This Iohn was summonedClaus. de iis­dem an. in dorso. to Parliament, by the title of Lord Latimer, from 5 Hen. 4. till 9 Hen. 6. inclusive; and having marriedLib. Cedul. 9 H. 6. p. 426. E [...] 25 H. 6. p. 587. Maud, Daughter of Thomas Lord Clifford, and Widow [Page 312] of Richard, Earl of Cambridge, departed [...] this life upon Sunday next after the Feast of S. Lucy the Virgin 9 Hen. 6. without issue; being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Skampeston, Sin [...]ington, and Marton super Sevene in Com. Ebor. Stiffo [...]d in Com. Nortumbr. Corby in Com. Northampt. Dilwike, Bromham, Wotton, and Ronhale, in Com. Bedf. Hel­pringham, Thorpe-Latimer, and Skree­dington, in Com. Linc. leaving Sir Iohn Wil­loug [...]by Knight, Son of Elizabeth his Sister, his next [...] Heir, then thirty years of age.

But divers of these Lordships, whereof he so died seised, being, for want of issue of his Body, Entailed [...] upon Ralph his elder Brother, Earl of Westmorland; he the said Ralph set­led them by [...] Feoffment upon George Nevill, one of his Sons by his second Wife. Which George [...] was thereupon summoned [...] to Parliament as Lord Latimer, the next ensuing year, viz. 10 Hen. 6. And in 12 Hen. 6. (withRot. Scoc. 12 H. 6. m. 3 Richard, Earl of Salisbury, his elder Brother, and others) was made CommissionerRot. Scoc. 12 H. 6. m. 3 to treat with such, as the King of Scots should then intrust, for redressing of certain injuries committed by the Subjects of each Realm, contrary to the Arti­cles of Truce formerly made betwixt both King­doms.

In 13 Hen. 6. this George upon intelligence [...] given to the King, that the Scots had raised Forces, with purpose to besiege Barwick, and other places of strength, in the Marches towards Scotland; was constituted [...] one of the cheif Commanders of the Kings Forces, then raised in the Northern parts, for the defence of those places.

And the same year, came to an accord [...] with Maud, Countess of Cambridge (Widow of Iohn Lord Latimer) to this effect, viz. That if they should, by Advice of their Council, grant unto Sir Iohn Willoughby Knight, any Lands, for the increase of Amity, betwixt them all three; and avoiding of Sutes for those Lands which were formerly belonging to the said Iohn, Lord [...]atimer (whose Cosin and next Heir Sir Iohn Willoughby was) that of such Lands, she should give two parts, and he, the said George, the third. And in case of any Su [...]e Commenced by Sir Iohn Willoughby against them, for any of those Lands, she to bear two parts of the costs, and he the third.

Which Maud died [...] upon Friday, next after the Feast of S. Bartholo [...]ew the Apostle, 25 H. 6. leaving Thomas Lord Clifford, her Nephew [...] and Heir (viz. Son of Iohn Lord Clifford her Brother) then thirty years of age.

This George Lord Latimer took to WifeLel. Coll. Vol. [...] p. 911. Eli­zabeth, the third Daughter (by the first Wife) of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick; by whom he had issueLel. Coll. Vol. [...] p. 911. one Son, viz. Sir Henry Nevill Knight, and a Daughter that died with­out issue; but in his later days he grew an [...] Id [...]ot: For which cause, King Edward the Fourth, in the first year of His Reign, committed the custody [...] of all his Lordships, and Lands, to Richard Nevill, Earl of Warwick, his Ne­phew: And departed [...] this life 30 Dec. 9 Edw. 4. being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Mersham and [...]ercop, with the third part of the Man­nor of Moreland, in Com. Westmorl. The Man­nor of Belton in Com. Cumbr. The Mannors of [...], Senington, [...]hornton in Pickering-Lithe, and S [...]mston, in Com. Ebor. The Mannor of [...]-Latimer, and the Hundred of Cranley in Com. Buck. The Mannors of Stow, Kistingbury, Brampton, Burton, Boseyate; and the Mannor and Hundred of Corby in Com. Nor­thampt. The Mannors of Helpringham, S [...]redington, and Folkingham; the Mannors of North Pikenham, South Pi­kenham, Foulden, Houton; and Mannor of Karbroke, called Woodhal, in Com. Lin [...]. And the Mannors of Wolton, Ronhall, Cardington, Bromham, and Di [...]wike, in Com. Bedf. Leaving Richard Nevill his Grandson (viz. Son of Sir Henry Nevill Knight, his only Son [...], who deceased in his life time) his next Heir, and at that time about two years of age.

To which Sir Henry, King Edward the Fourth, in the eighth year of His Reign, taking into considerationPat. [...] 4. p. 1. [...]. 11. his laudable services, and that Pat. [...] 4. p. 1. [...]. 11. the Mannor of Iselhamstead-Latimer in Com. Buck. had been long in the possession of the Lords Latimer, grantedPat. [...] 4. p. 1. [...]. 11. it; and to the Heirs­male of his Body.

This Sir Henry married [...] one of the Daughters of the Lord Berners; and being slain [...] at Edg­co [...]e Field, near Banbury, in 9 Edw. 4. (his Father then living) was buried [...] at Warwick, in that beautiful Chappel on the Southside the Quire of the Collegiate Church there, built by the Executors of Richard Beauchamp, sometime Earl of Warwick, for the Sepulture of that Earl (from whom, by Elizabeth his third Daugh­ter, this Henry did descend) leaving issue two Sons, viz. [...]el. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 911. Sir Richard Nevill Knight, who suc­ceeded his Grandfather in the title of Lord La­timer, and Thomas a younger Son. Which Ri­chard Ric [...]ard. wasPolyl. Vi [...]g p. [...]4. one of the Commanders of the Kings Forces, in the Battle of Stoke juxta Newark upon Trent, in 1 Hen. 7. against Iohn, Earl of Lincoln, and his Rebellious Adherents, who were there happily vanquished. And in 6 Hen. 7. had special LiveryPat. 6 H. 7. p. 1. of all the Lands, which descended to him, by the death of his Grand-father.

Moreover, in 8 Hen. 7. whenPolyd. Virg. p. 60 [...]. [...]. 4 [...]. the Scots had besieged Norham Castle, he wasPolyd. Virg. p. 60 [...]. [...]. 4 [...]. an eminent Commander in the English Army; upon the ad­vance whereof (under the conduct of the Earl of Surrey) they fledPolyd. Virg. p. 60 [...]. [...]. 4 [...].. As alsoGodw. [...] in 5 Hen. 8. at Floddon Field, where King Iames the Fourth of Scotland, lost his life. And in 22 Hen. 8. one of the Peers who subscribed that Letter to Pope Clement the Seventh, intimatingHerb. [...] H. 8. p. 3 [...]., That, if he did not comply with King Henry in that cause of his intended Divorce from Queen Catherine, he must expect no other then to lose his Supremacy here.

And having marriedEx Coll. Samp [...]. [...] Ar. Anne the Daughter of Humphrey Stafford of Grafton in Com. Wigorn. Esquire, by whom he had issueLel. Coll. Vol. 1. [...] 912. six Sons, viz. Iohn, William, Thomas, Marmaduke, George, and Christopher; and six Daughters, viz. Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. [...] 912. Margaret married to ... Son and Heir to ... Willoughby Lord Brooke, Dorothy, Elizabeth, Ca­therine, Susan, and Ioane; departed this life in the same Two and twentieth of Henry the Eight, as it seems; for then had Iohn, Iohn. his Son and Heir, a special [...] Livery of his Lands.

Which Iohn first took to Wife [...] Dorothy, one of the three Sisters and Coheirs to Iohn, Earl of [Page 313] Oxford. And upon [...] that Insurrection in York­shire in 28 Hen. 8. called The Pilgrimage of Grace, with the Lords Scrope, Lumley, and Darcy, was made choice [...] of by the Rebels, to treat with the Duke of Norfolk, (General of the Kings Forces) then advancing against them.

By his Testament [...] bearing date 12 Sept. An. 1542. (34 Hen. 8.) bequeathed his Body to Sepulture on the Southside of Well Church, where his Ancestors lay buried, in case he should die in Yorkshire; appointing, that the Master of the Hospital and Vicar there, should take and receive all the Rents of the Parsonage of Ask­ham-Richard, in the County of the City of York, during the space of forty years; as also of the Parsonage of S. Georges Church in York, for the like term, therewith to find a School­master, at Well before specified, during that term of forty years, for teaching of Grammar; and to pray for him the said Iohn, and all others, for whom he was bound to pray.

And having secondly married [...] Catherine, Daughter to Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal Knight, (who becameIbid. the last Wife to King Henry the Eighth) departedSpert ut supra. this lif [...] shortly after; for the ProbateSpert ut supra. of this his Testament bears date 11 Martii, next ensuing▪ and was buried [...] in S. Thomas Chappel, near the North door of S. Pauls Cathedral in London; leaving issue by her Iohn, his Son and Heir, and a Daughter cal­led Margaret.

Which Iohn Iohn. (the last Lord Latimer of this Fa­mily) having marriedRow qu. 16. the Lady Lucy, Daughter to Henry, Earl of Worcester, by whom he had issue four Daughters his Heirs, viz. [...] Catherine, Wife of Henry, Earl of Northumberland; Dorothy, Wife of Thomas [...]ecill, eldest Son to Wil­liam Lord Burleigh, Lord High Treasurer of England, (afterwards Earl of [...];) Lucy, Wife of Sir William Cornwallis Knight, and ... Wife of Sir Iohn Davers Knight; departed [...] this life in An. 1577. (20 Eliz.) leaving her the said Lady Lucy surviving, who died [...] 23 Febr. An. 1582. (24 Eliz.) and was buriedS [...]ows Sur­vey, p. 797. Ex Epita­phio in Eccles. d [...] Hackney. in the Northside of the Chancel of the Parish Church at Hackney in Com. Middl.

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Fitz-Alan of Clun.

IN the time of William the Conqueror,Alan. Alan the Son of Flathald (or Flaald) obtained, by the gift [...] of that King, the Castle of Os­wald [...]ter, with the Territory adjoyning; which belonged to Meredith ap Blethyn, a Britton. This Alan having married [...] the Daughter and Heir to Warine, Sheriff [...] of Shrop [...]hire, in the time of King William the Conqueror, had [...], in her right, the Barony of the same Warine; and confirmed [...] all those Grants, which his Ancestors or Tenants had given to the Monks of S. Peters Abby at Shrewsbury, soon after the Founda­tion thereof.

To him succeeded William, his Son and Heir, who ( [...]eing called [...] William Fitz-Alan) in 1 Hen. 1. Founded [...] the Abby of [...] in Com. Salop. for Canons Regular of S. Augustines Order: For which respect, he had afterwards a Grant [...] of the Patronage thereof, in all vacancies, made unto him by King Henry the Second. He likewise Founded [...] the Priory of Wombr [...]gge in the same County, for Canons of that rule; and bestowed [...] on the Knights-Templars, the Lordships of [...]arditon and Hu [...]hemerse, with the moity of Chattewell; as also [...] two Messuages in Shrewsbury. Moreover, to the Monks of Shrewsbury, he gave [...] all his Lands in [...] as also [...] the Churches of O [...]ton, Trochford, and Oswaldstry, with the Chap­pel of Martines- [...]hirk, and all other Chap­pels belonging to those Churches; likewise [...] half a Salt Work in [...] in Com. Wigorn. And [...] a place upon Severne, within his Forest, to con­tain a Flood-gate, either for Fishing, or for his Mill at Etton, together with the Tithes of Donham, and four Ox-gangs of Land in Trochford. He also gave [...] to the Monks of Cumbermere in Com. Cestr. a certain Meadow lying on the River of Mees, with common [...] in his Woods of Her [...]ale, Bromha [...]e, and Spipford. And on the Monks of Buldewas in Com. Salop. bestowed [...] his Lordship of Little Bu [...]dewas, with all his Woods of Wroxe­ter; reserving only out of them necessaries for himself, and his Tenants, with Paunage for his own and their Hogs.

In 3 Steph. when divers of the great Men armed themselves on the behalf of M [...]ud the Empress, this William Fitz-Alan then Governor [...] of Shrewsbury, and Sheriff [...] of the County, did [...] so likewise; and held [...] the Castle of Shrewsbury against that King, until it was taken [...] from him by assault. He was [...] also with her at the Siege of Winchester Castle, in 6 Steph. where she and her whole Army were [...] put to flight: And afterwards adhering stoutly to her, was constituted Sheriff of the County of Salop, so soon as her Son, King Henry the Second, attained to the Crown: In which Office he con­tinued [...] till his death, viz. in 6 Hen. 2. for, in that year, Guy Estrange, then Sheriff [...] of that Shire, accounted [...] to the King for the profits of his Lands, for the one half thereof; and also [...] for Money paid in Wages to the Servants in his Castles of [...]un, B [...]an [...]minster (id est, [...]sw [...]ldster) and Ruthin. And having mar­ried [...] Isabel de Say (Daughter [...] and Heir of Helias de Say) Neice [...] to Robert, Earl of Gl [...] ­cester, Lady [...] of Clun, left issue by her Wil­liam, his Son and Successor; who, in 12 Hen. 2. upon [...] levying the Aid, for Marriage of the Kings Daughter, certified [...] his Knights Fees to be in number thirty five and an half; whereof nine­teen were De Veteri Feoffamento, and sixteen and an half De Novo. But in 19 Hen. 2. or before, he departed this life; for then it appearsRot. Pip. [...]9 H. 2. [...]., that the Sheriff of Oxfordshire accounted fifteen pound for the relief of those Knights Fees which he held in that County, leaving William Fitz-Alan, his Son and Heir.

Which William in An. 1188. (33 Hen. 2.) gave [...] large entertainment at his Castle of Os­waldester to Baldwin, Archbishop of Can­terbury, in his Itinerary then made into Wales; and underwent the Sheriffs Office for that Coun­ty of Salop, fromRo [...] Pip. de iisd. [...] Salop. 2 Rich. 1. untilRo [...] Pip. de iisd. [...] Salop. 3 Ioh. in­clusive.

In 6 Rich. 1. this William paidRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Salop. twenty seven pound ten shillings upon levying the Scutage for the Kings redemption: And in 1 Ioh. gave a FineOblat [...] 1 Jo [...]. m. [...]. of sixty marks to be excused from at­tending that King beyond Sea. Moreover, in 6 Ioh. he obtained a CharterCart. 6 Joh. n. 10 [...]. for a Fair yearly to be kept at his Mannor of Norton (now called Cheping-Norton) in Com. Oxon. And another at Clun in Com. Salop. And departed this life in 16 Ioh. or before; for then did Rot. Pip. 16 Joh. Salop. Thomas de Erdinton give five thousand marks for the Wardship of his Lands, and marriage of his Son and Heir, to his own Daughter. Which Son died, as it seems, soon after; for it is mani­fest Rot. [...] 4 H 3. [...]. 6. that Iohn Fitz-Alan, his Brother, enjoyed the estate.

Which Iohn, Iohn 1. the next ensuing year, adhered Mat. Paris, 254. [...]7. to Robert Fitz-Walter, and the rest of the Re­bellious Barons, then in Arms. Howbeit, in 1 Hen. 3. having LettersPat. 1 H. 3. m. 2. of Safe-conduct, to come in, and make his peace, he had LiveryRot. Pip. 3 H. 3. [...]erks. of the Lands of his Inheritance, but gaveRot. Pip. 3 H. 3. [...]erks. no less then ten thousand marks for his Fine. And the year next following had respiteRot [...]. 4 H. [...]. [...] 6. for payment of that debt, which Thomas de Erdinton owed to the King, for the Wardship of the Son and Heir of William his Brother.

Being thus repossessed of those Lands, in 12 Hen. 3. he obtained another CharterClaus. 12 H. 3. m. [...]. for a Fair yearly to be kept at his Mannor of [...] Blanc­minster in Com. Salop. upon the Eve, Day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Andrew, and two days following.

And in 22 Hen. 3. upon [...] determination of the Truce made betwixt the King, and Lewelin▪ Prince of Wales (Lewelin fleeing out again) (amongst other of the Barons Marchers) recei­ved Summons [...] to attend the King at Oxford, in the xvme of Easter, thereto advise what was best to be done upon that occasion.

This Iohn had two Wives, The first Isabel [...], the second Daughter of William de Albiny, Earl of Aru [...]del, and Sister [...] and Coheir to Hugh her Brother; the second Hawise [...] de Blanc­minster: And departed [...] this life in 24 Hen. 3. Whereupon the King directed His Precept [...] to Iohn Estrange, to assign a reasonable Dowry un­to the same Hawise (then surviving) out of all his Lands, excepting those of Blan [...]minster, Clun, and Shrawurthin; the like command Ibid. being issued to the Sheriff of G [...]ocester­shire.

[Page 315] By vertue of which Precept, this Hawise had [...] the Mannors of [...]rogford in Cheshire, Kine­legh in Comitat. Wilts; Cunerte, Acton, Wroxcestry, Upton, Nesse, Mulford, Edenesden, Forton, and Wal [...]egh, in Com. Salop. assigned unto her. And the same Iohn Estrange, to whom the custody of the residue of those L [...]nds was committed, had [...] an allowance of thirty marks per annum, for guarding the Castles of Blancminster, Scrawurthin, and Clun.

To which last mentioned Iohn Fitz-Alan, suc­ceeded [...] Iohn, his Son and Heir, who in 28 H. 3. upon Partition [...] then made of all the Lands of Hugh de Albini, Earl of Arundel, deceased, had [...] (by right of descent from Isabel his Mo­ther, one of the Sisters and Coheirs to the same Hugh) the Castle of Arundel, assigned unto him for his principal Seat. And soon after that, in consideration [...] of a thousand pounds fine, had Livery [...] of his own Castles of Blancminster, Clun, and Schrawurthin. And in 38 H. 3. obtained a Charter [...] for Free-Warren in all his Demesn Lands of Norton, Lavinton, Up­ton, Wroxcestry, Cunede, Harenegge, Acton, Troghford, Hope, Berlege, Eston, Rodinton, Stakes, S [...]ewardin, and Wikes.

In 41 Hen. 3. (being one of the Barons Marchers) he received command [...] to attend Hamon Estrange, at that time constituted [...] War­den of the Marches, near Montgomery: And in 42 Hen. 3. was made [...] Captain-General of all the Forces designed for guarding of those Marches. But in 44 Hen. 3. Roger de Mortimer being made [...] General Warden of all the March­es, he received the Kings Precept [...] to attend the commands of the same Roger, for conserva­tion of the Peace in those parts.

Moreover, in 46 Hen. 3. upon [...] that [...]accord, then made, betwixt the King and those of the Barons with whom there had been difference; he was [...] one of them, to whom the King di­rected his Letters, by which he required [...] him to send his Seal, for ratifying thereof, in case he could not then personally repair unto him. And in 47 Hen. 3. upon [...] those hostile Incursions, then made by the Welsh, received Summons [...] (as did other of the Barons-Marchers) to come to Here­ford, on the third day after the Epiphany, well fitted with Horse and Arms for defence of the Marches. And after that another [...] Summons, to prepare himself with Horse and Arms to at­tend Iames de Aldithele (one other of the Barons-Marchers) at Ludlow, for preventing the like Incursions.

Nevertheless, soon after this (viz. in 48 H. 3.) adhering [...] to the Rebellious Barons, he was [...] with some of them in the Castle at Rochester; but long he did not continue there: For it ap­pears [...], that before the end of that year, being in Arms for the King, in the Battle of Lewes, he was, with him, taken prisoner.

This Iohn died [...] in 52 Hen. 3. (as it seems) leaving issue by Maud his Wife, Daughter [...] of Roese de Verdun, Iohn, his Son and Heir, then [...] twenty two years of age; who, doing his homage had Livery [...] of his Lands, paying [...] a hundred pound for his releif for his own Barony in Shropshire, and elswhere; as also [...] twenty five pound for the fourth part of the Barony of Hugh de Albiny, late Earl of Arundel.

Of which la [...] mentioned Iohn, I have seen no more, then that he departed [...] this life upon Fri­day preceding the Annunciation of our Lady, 54 Hen. 3. leaving issue by Isabel de Mortimer, his Wife [...], Richard, Richa [...]d. his Son and Heir, five years of age, upon the Feast day of S. Blase.

Shortly after which, viz. in 1 Edw. 1. the custody of the Castle of Blancminster, and all other the Lands of this last deceased Iohn, were committed [...] to Iohn de Oxinden, and the Wardship of the said Richard granted [...] to Roger de Mortimer. Howbeit, Isabel his Mother, in 8 Edw. 1 obtained the custodyRot. Fin. 8 Ed. 1. m. 9. of the Castle and Honor of Arundel, during his minority; so likewiseClaus. 10 Ed. 1. m. 1., of the Castle of Blancminster, and Hundred of Oswaldster: Yet, within two years after, Edmund de Mortimer (Son to the before specified Roger) procured the Kings GrantPat. 10 Ed. 1. m. 8. for the custody of Arundel Castle; as also of the Castle and Hundred of Oswald­stry.

But in 13 Edw. 1. this Richard (was out of Ward) and obtained a GrantCart. 13 E. [...]. p. 2. n. 27. for a Fair at his Mannor of Arundel in Sussex, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow, after the Feast of the Inven­tion of the Holy Cross.

That this Richard, thus possessing the Castle of Arundel, thereupon enjoyed the Honor, viz. the title of Earl, without any formal Crea­tion, or other Investiture, is clear enough from sundry Authorities: First from the LettersRot. Scot. 26 Ed. 1. m. 9. of Protection, which he had in 26 Edw. 1. upon that expedition then made into Scotland (wherein he was) he being therein calledRot. Scot. 26 Ed. 1. m. 9. Ri­chardus filius Alani, Comes Arundell. Next, by that PreceptClaus. 29 Ed. 1. in dorso m. 8. in 29 Edw. 1. directed to him from the King; whereby, taking notice, that he had raised certain Forces to march against Fouke Fitz-Warine (a great Baron in Shropshire) he is therein also s [...]iledClaus. 29 Ed. 1. in dorso m. 8. Comes Arundell, and re­quired Claus. 29 Ed. 1. in dorso m. 8., under the penalty of forfeiting whatso­ever he held of the King, to forbear any act of hostility, against him the said Fouk [...]. As also by the Inquisition [...] taken after his death, the next ensuing year, wherein he is likewise so called. Moreover, That Iohn his Ancestor had, before him, that title, is evident from the Kings Man­date Pat. 35 Ed. 1▪ m. 14. to the Treasurer and Barons of the Ex­chequer, in 35 Edw. 1. to enquire what debts Edmund, then Earl of Arundel, Son and Heir to this last mentioned Richard, stood charged with, either in his own name, or in the name of any of his Ancestors: In which Mandate there is this expression—Quod idem Edmundus nobis tenetur ad Sca [...]carium praedictum in Ciiil. xvi•. ixd. de duobus debitis, quae inveniuntur in Rotulis Scaccarii nostri praedicti, sub nomine Iohannis filii Alani, quondam Comitis Arundelliae, Antecessoris prae­dicti Edmundi, &c. And lastly, from the Act Rot. Parl. 11 H. 6. m. 9. n. 32. of Parliament in 11 Hen. 6. which declareth, That all who had been possessed of the Castle and Honor of Arundel, were Earls thereof, without any other Creation.

But of this Richard, Earl of Arundel, I have no more to say, then that he took to WifeCatal. of No­bil. by [...]. B. Ali­zon, Daughter to the Marquess of Saluce, in Italy; and left issue by her Edmund Esc. 30 [...]. 1. n 30. Suss. his Son and Successor, sixteen years of age in 30 Ed. 1. As also two Daughters, viz. Maud, WifeCatal. of No [...]. by R. [...]. to Philip, Lord Burnel; and Margaret toCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. William Boteler of Wemme.

[Page 316] Which Edmund Edmund. in 34 Edw. 1. having received [...] the honor of Knighthood with Prince Edward, and divers persons of note, by the solemn Cere­mony of Bathing, &c. attended [...] the King in his expedition at that time made into Scotland. So likewise in 35 Edw. 1.

In 3 [...] & 4 [...] Edw. 2. he was again in the Wars of Scotland; and in 5 Edw. 2. obtained the Kings Charter [...] for a Market every week, upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of Ruiton in the Marches of Wales, with a Fair yearly on the Eve and Day of the Nativity of S. Iohn Bap­tist, and three days next following.

About this time it was, that Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, took upon him to redress what was amiss in the Government; divers of the Nobility adhering to him in that design, whereof this Earl was [...] one: But notwithstanding he so ap­peared therein, in 10 Edw. 2. he was constituted [...] Lieutenant and Captain General to the King, from Crent Northwards, as far as Roxbo­rough in Scotland.

In 11 Edw. 2. he was charged [...] with providing two hundred Foot for the Kings service in Scotland, out of his Territories of Blanc­minster and Clun.

And in [...] 12 & 13 Edw. 2. marched again [...] in­to Scotland; in which Wars, and other his imployments, he performed his trust so well, as that in 15 Edw. 2. the King bestowed [...] on him, and the Heirs-male of his Body, all those Houses near Algate, within the City of London; as also the Mannor [...] of Ideshale in Com. Salop. Which by the forfeiture of Bartholmew de Badles­mere (a great Baron in [...]ent) were escheated to the Crown. So likewise, the Mannor [...] of E [...] ­worth, in the Isle of Axho [...]me, and all the Lands besides, within that Isle, which did be­long to Iohn Lord Moubray, and which, by his Rebellion, were then forfeited; with all other Lands there, which belonged to any other Rebel. As also [...] the Castle, Mannor, and Lands of Chirke; the Castle and Mannor of Dol­verne; and likewise, those Lands of [...]ery, and K [...]dwey, in the Marches of Wales, which were part of the Possessions of Roger, Lord Mortimer of Wigmore, and also escheated by his Rebellion.

Moreover, he stood in so great favor with that King, and was so far trusted by him, that in 18 Edw. 2. he obtained his special [...] Letters to the Pope (sent by the Archdeacon of Buckin­gham) whereby, representing to his Holiness, the great animo [...]ities, which then were from di­vers of the Nobility, towards one another, oc­casioned by the Rebellion of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster; and, that, for reconciling them, and abolishing all farther feuds, which might thereupon ensue, no means could be more proper, then the linking their Children together by in­terchangable Marriages; he did intreat his Holi­ness, through his plenary power, to dispence, that Iohn, the Son and Heir of Humphrey de Bo­hun, Earl of Her [...]ford, (which Earl was slain at Burrowdrigge, in that Rebellion of Tho­mas, Earl of Lancaster) might marry one of this Earls Daughters; and that the Son and Heir of Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, might take to Wife another of them.

But this high esteem which he had from that unhappy King, became the cheif occasion of his utter ruine: For, in that violent storm of the peoples fury, raised by those Nobles who had harbored implacable discontents against the Kings misgovernment, through the sway of the Spen­sers, and other his Favorites; amongst which, Roger Lord Mortimer was not the least, and by whom he wasTh. [...]. in An. 1327. 19 E. 2 p. 1 [...]. perfectly hated, (after they had surprisedTh. [...]. in An. 1327. 19 E. 2 p. 1 [...]. the person of the King, whose cruel murther not long after ensued) he was beheaded Th. [...]. in An. 1327. 19 E. 2 p. 1 [...]. at Hereford, by the procurement of the same Mortimer, upon [...] the morrow after the Feast of S. Edmund the Archbishop.

Froissard [...] says, That the Queen landing in England with a great power, divers of the Nobility repaired to her; and hasting to Bristol, where the King and this Earl then were; as also both the Spensers, who were then the most obnoxious; having taken Hugh le Despenser the elder, together with this Earl, she caused them to be brought before Prince Edward, and divers of the Barons then with him; where, being judged to death; first to be drawn, then behead­ed, and afterwards hanged on a Jebet. Execu­tion was accordingly done, at the Gates of the Castle of Bristol, in the sight of the King him­self, and of Hugh le Despenser the younger, upon the day of S. Denis in October, An. 1326.

By Alice his Wife, Sister [...] and Heir to Iohn, Earl Warren and Surrey, this Earl left issue Richard, his Son and Heir; and Edmund [...] a younger Son, on whose behalf the King wrote [...] to the Pope, for preferring him to some Eccle­siastical Dignity; as also two Daughters, Alice who married [...] to Iohn de Bohun, Earl of Here­ford and Essex; and Iane [...] to Warine Gerard Lord [...]Isle.

But, notwithstanding this hard fate to him, she the said Alice obtained some favor from the succeeding King: For it appears, that in 2 Ed. 3. she had an Assignation [...] of three hundred twenty pounds annuity for the support of her self and her children.

I now come to Richard his Son.

This Richard, Richard▪ being restored [...] in Parliament 4 Edw. 3. had the Castle of Arundel (which had been given to Edmund, Earl of Kent, the Kings Uncle) then rendred [...] to him. (Which Restoration and Render was afterwards confirm­ed [...] in the Parliament of 25 Edw. 3.) And in 5 Edw. 3. obtained the Kings Charter [...] for Free-Warren in all his Lordships of Kynele, Bul [...] ­ington, Wike, and Patesholl, in Com. Wilts.

Moreover, in 7 Edw. 3. he was constituted [...] Governor of Chirke Castle in Com. Denbigh; and the year next following, had a Grant [...] of the Inheritance of that Castle, with all the Ter­ritories thereto belonging, being part [...] of the Possessions of Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, attainted: And in 9 Edw. 3. was made Governor [...] of Porchester Castle. The same year he was [...] also in the Wars of Scotland; so likewise in [...] 10 Edw. 3. the King himself being [...] in person there also. Furthermore, being Steward [...] of the Realm of Scotland, by Hereditary Right; and giving [...] up his whole title therein to King Edward, he had, in consideration thereof, the Grant [...] of a thousand marks, to be received out of the Kings Exchequer at Carna [...]von, as part of the issues of North Wales. And in 11 Ed. 3. being joyned [...] with William de Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, in the cheif command of the Army, then marching toward Scotland, he [Page 317] had an AssignationIbid. of one of the Kings Ships, called The S. Edward of Sandwich, for the carriage of their Victual, and other necessaries. In this year also he was constitutedPat. 11 Ed. [...]. p. 3. m. 8. Justice of North Wales, and obtained the Kings Char­ter Cart. 11 Ed. 3. m. 30. for a Market every week, on the Thursday, at his Mannor of Chirchestreton in Com. Sa­lop; as alsoCart. 11 Ed. 3. m. 30. a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and morrow after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; with priviledgeIbid. n. 40. for himself and his heirs to have Return of Writs within his Hundreds of Westburne, Singleton, Ese­bourne, Box, Stokebrigge, Anesfourd, Bury, Rotherbrigge, and Peling, in Com. Suss. Likewise of all Summons of the Ex [...]be­quer, and a Court within his Borough of A [...]un­del; and by himself and his Bailiffs, to hold the Sheriffs Turn, within that Liberty, paying year­ly to the King the sum of three pound sixteen shillings eight pence.

In 12 Edw. 3. he was againRo [...]. Scoc. 12 Ed. 3 m. 22. in the Scottish Wars, and had an allowance ofClaus. 12 E. 3. p 2. m. 21. one hundred forty five pound sixteen shillings two pence of his Wages, for service at Dunbar, and elswhere in Scotland. And being still Governor of the Castle of Porchester, had an AssignationClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 22. of ten Men at Arms, and forty Archers, for the defence thereof▪ as also for security of the parts adjacent from Forein Incursions, with twelve pence per diem, for each of his Men at Arms, and three pence per diem for each of his Arch­ers.

In 13 Edw. 3. he was constituted [...] Admiral of the Western Seas, and Governor [...] of Car­narvon Castle. And in 14 Edw. 3. was [...] in that expedition then made into Flan [...]ers.

In 15 Edw. 3. he was present [...] at that great Feast and Justing held at London by the King, for love of the Countess of Salisbury, as it is said [...]. And in 16 Edw. 3. being at the Siege [...] of Uannes in France, continued [...] there the next ensuing year.

In 18 Edw. 3. he was joyned [...] in that Em­bassie with Henry de Lancaster, Earl of Derby, unto Alfonsus, King of Castile and Leon, for according of those differences which had hapned betwixt the Kings Subjects, and those of that Realm, cheifly in Maritime Affairs; and was the same year again [...] in the Wars of France.

In 19 Edw. 3. he had the Sheriffalty of Shrop­shire granted [...] to him for life, being [...] at that time still in France.

And, having contracted Marriage [...] with Isa­bel, the Daughter of Hugh le Despenser, when he was in minority, and thereunto constrained [...] for fear; afterwards disavowing [...] his assent to the same, and a nullity made thereof by the Pope; he took to Wife [...] Eleanor, the Daughter of Henry, Earl of Lancaster, and had the Kings Letters [...] to the Pope for dispensing therewith, by rea­son of their affinity.

The same year also he was constituted [...] Ad­miral of the Kings Fleet to the Westwards; and in 20 Edw. 3. did [...] again attend the King in his Wars of France, being [...] one of the cheif Com­manders, under Edward the Black Prince, in that famous Battle of Cressie, where the English obtained lasting honor. In 22 Edw. 3. he was constituted [...] one of the Kings Commissioners, to treat with certain Flemings, and likewise with the Earl of Flanders, touching certain differ­ences then betwixt them: As also one of the Ambassadors sentRot. Rom. 22 Ed. [...]. to confer with the Ambassa­dors of Philip de Valois, in the Popes presence, concerning th [...] form of that Truce, which had been made betwixt King Edward, and the same Philip. And in 26 Edw. 3. was chargedRot. Fran. 26 Ed. 3. m. 7. with eighty Lanciers, out of his Territories of Os­waldstry, Clun, and Chirke, well armed and arrayed, for service in France.

He was likewise constitutedIbid. m. [...]. one of the Com­missioners for guarding the Sea Coasts in Surrey and Sussex; as alsoIbid. m. [...]. for the arraying of Men in the Counties of Saloy and Stafford. And the next year, upon the Twenty fourth of Octo­ber, did his homageClaus. 27 Ed. 3. [...]. 10. to the King in the Palace at Westminster, for his Barony of Bromfield and Yale.

In 28 Edw. 3. by IndentureClaus. 28 [...]d. 3. in dors [...] m 10. made betwixt this Earl and Roger de Mortimer, Earl of March▪ it was agreed, that Edmond, his Son and Heir, should take to Wife Alice the Daughter of the [...]ame Roger; and, that she should have three thousands marks for her portion, viz. one thou­sand at the Sealing of that Agreement; upon their Marriage, at seven years of age, one thou­sand marks more; and at their accomplishing the age of thirteen years, the remaining thousand marks. And the same year wasTho. Wa [...]. p. 161. again sent to Rome, to see that Agreement ratified by the Pope, which had been made betwixt the Kings of England and France, wherein wasTho. Wa [...]. p. 161. con­tained, That the King of England should enjoy all his Lands in the Dutchy of Aquitane, which the French had unjustly detained, in case he did totally quit his claim to that Realm.

Moreover, in the Parliament held this year, it being adjudged [...], that Edmund, Earl of [...] ­rundel, his Father, was unjustly put to death in 1 Edw. 3. He was thereupon fully restored [...], as Heir unto him. And in 34 Edw. 3. in con­sideration [...] of the great expence he had been at, in guarding the Sea Coasts of Sussex, when the French threatned an Invasion there, was ex­empted [...] from the charge, at which his Mannor of Medmenham had been then taxed, for arraying of Men at Arms and Archers, for the Kings service at Sea.

In 46 Edw. 3. (with [...] the Prince, the Duke of Lancaster, and divers other of the Nobili­ty) he again attended [...] the King into France, for the relief of Thouars; but being crossed by contrary Winds, after nine weeks stay at Sea, returned. And in 47 Edw. 3. was retained by Indenture [...], together with Iohn his Brother, to serve the King in his Fleet with forty Men at Armes, and forty Archers, for one whole year: Of which Men at Arms, four to be Knights, and thirty four Esquires.

In 49 Edw. 3. this Earl procured License [...] from the King, to Found a Chantry in his Chappel at Arundel, for a certain number of Priests and Clerks, and to endow it with Rent of one hundred and seven marks per annum out of his Lordships of Augemering, Wepham, and Warncamp, in Com. Suss. And by his TestamentS [...]dbury, [...]. 92. b., bearing date 5 Dec. the same year, bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Chapter-House of the Priory at Lewes, near to the Tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, his Wife; ap­pointing, that his Funeral should be solemnised without any Men at Arms, Horses, Herse, or other Pomp; likewise, to have but five Torches, with their Morters [...] (as was about the Corps of [Page 318] his Wife,) and no more then five hundred marks to be expended thereon.

Moreover, he bequeathed two hundred pound to purchase Lands and Rents for the Monks of Lewes, or else one or two Churches to be ap­propriated to that Monastery, for the mainte­nance of two Monks, to celebrate two Masses perpetually every day, for the Souls of his Fa­ther and Mother, his Wife with their Children, and Successors, and all Christian People, in the Chappel of S. Thomas the Martyr, in that House; or else in the Chappel of our Lady, on the North of the great Church; the one Mass of our Lady, the other of the Holy Ghost: And that every Prior of that House, at the first entrance upon his Government, should swear to see the same punctually performed: Likewise a thousand marks to purchase Lands of one hundred and se­ven marks per annum value, for the maintenance of six Priests and three Choristers, to celebrate Divine Service every day by Note, in the Chap­pel of his Castle at Arundel, and pray for the Souls of his Father and Mother; his Wife, and Children; their Successors, and all Christians: And to rise every day in Summer at the Sun­rising, and in Winter at break of the day; to their Mattins by Note; as also to perform their Masses, high and low, and other Divine Services, according to the direction of his Executors.

By this Testament, he gave to his Son Thomas, then Bishop of Ely, two thousand marks: To his Son Iohn, five thousand marks, with all the stock upon his Lands at his decease: To Ioane, his Daughter, two thousand marks: To Alice, his other Daughter, three thousand marks: To Iohn, the Son of his Son Iohn, five hundred marks: To Wil [...]iam likewise, another Son of his Son Iohn, five hundred marks: To the eldest Daughter of his said Son Iohn, a thousand marks: To Henry and Edward, younger Sons of his Son Iohn, each five hundred marks: To his Nephews and Neices, the Sons and Daughters of Sir Roger le Strange, and to his Sister Aleyne la Strange, Wife of the said Roger, a thousand and a hundred marks, over and above a thousand marks more paid to them already.

To Richard, his Son and Heir, his best Coro­net, charging him on his Blessing, to keep it, during his life, and then to leave it to his Heir; and so to remain from Heir to Heir, Lords of Arundel, in remembrance of him: To Ioan, his Daughter, his second Coronet, with the like charge, to keep it all her life, and then that it continue to her Heir; and so from Heir to Heir, as abovesaid. And to Alice, his Daughter, his third Coronet, upon the like conditions.

And departed [...] this life 9 Kal. Febr. An. 1375. (49 Ed. 3.)

By Isabel his first Wife, whom he repudiated, (as hath been observed) he had issue a Daughter called Philippa, married [...] to Sir Richard Sergeaux of ... in Com. Cornub. Knight. And by Eleanor his second (Daughter to Henry, Earl of Lancaster) Widow [...] of Iohn Lord Beaumont, three Sons, viz. Richard, who succeeded him in his Lands and Honors; Iohn, of whom I shall speak further by and by; and Thomas [...], Bishop of Ely (but afterwards Archbishop of Canter­bury, and Chancellor of England;) and four Daughters, viz. Alice married [...] to Thomas Holland, afterwards Earl of Kent, to whom, and the Heirs of their two Bodies, in 38 Edw. 3. the King grantedIbid. the Mannors of Kirkby-More­sheved, Buttercramp, and Cropton. She is likewise said [...] to have been the Wife of Henry de Beaufort (who was afterwards the rich Cardi­nal) before he took orders; Eleanor [...] died young; Ioane, Wife [...] of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford; and Mary [...] wedded to Iohn Lord Strange of Blackmere.

Which Iohn, his second Son was afterwards a Banneret [...]; and in 1 Rich. 2. retained [...] to serve the King in his Fleet at Sea, for a quarter of an year, with two hundred Men at Arms, and two hundred Archers, whereof twenty nine Knights and one hundred seventy Esquires, he being then also Marshal of England, and of the Retinue unto Thomas of Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham, Uncle to the King.

This Iohn took to WifeClaus. de iisdem an. in dorso. Eleanor, the Daugh­ter of Iohn Lord Maltravers, Sister and Heir to Henry Lord Maltravers; and was summoned Claus. de iisdem an. in dorso. to Parliament in 1, 2 & 3 Rich. 2. in the last of which years, being sentYpod. Neustr. 137. n. 5 [...]. with divers Knights, and others, in aid of the Duke of Britanny, he perishedYpod. Neustr. 137. n. 5 [...]. by Shipwrack, about the Feast day of S. Nicholas. It is reportedIbid. 138., that before he hoised Sail, he plundered the Countrey people, and being utterly cursed by them for so doing, this miserable fate soon overtook him.

By the said Eleanor his Wife he left issueRot. [...]. 4 Hen. 5. m 9. a Son called Iohn. Which Iohn had likewise issue Iohn Rot. [...]. 4 Hen. 5. m 9., Son and Heir; who, upon the death of Thomas, Earl of Arundel, without issue, be­ing his next Heir-male, possessedRot. [...]. 4 Hen. 5. m 9. the Castle of Arundel, and divers other Lordships, by ver­tue of an Entail made by Richard, Earl of Arun­del, in 21 Edw. 3. (as I shall more fully shew anon) and by reason thereof had the title of Earl of Arundel.

But I return to Richard, Son and Heir to the last Earl Richard.

This Earl Richard being constituted [...] Admi­ral of the Kings Fleet, to the Westwards in 1 Rich. 2. and soon [...] after that, to the South­wards, was retained by Indenture [...] to serve the King, at Sea, for one quarter of an year, in the Company of Iohn, Duke of Lancaster, King of Ca [...]le: And in 7 Rich. 2. was [...] in that expe­dition then made into Scotland. About which time, he procured LicenseRot. Fran [...]. 7 [...]. [...]. m. 1 [...]. of the King, to im­ploy what Agents he should please to the Abbess and Covent of Almenesches (Alien) to treat and conclude with them for the purchase of cer­tain Lands, part of the Possessions of the Priory of Leveminster in Sussex, belonging to those Nuns. As also a Charter [...] for a weekly Market at his Mannor of Estangmering in Sussex, upon the Saturday; and a Fair yearly upon the Eve and Day of the Apostles Peter and Paul: He also obtained the Kings farther License [...] to travel into Forein parts, and there to continue as long as he should think fit. But if he did then travel, he staid not long abroad; for in 8 R. 2. he was retained by Indenture [...], to serve the King in his Wars of Scotland: And in 9 R. 2. joyned in Commission [...] with Thomas, D. of Lancaster, for the tryal of Michael de la Pole, and some other of the Kings Favorites, whom the Commons in Parliament had then charged with divers high crimes: Whereupon De la Pole was adjudged [...] to suffer death, and his estate to be confis­cate.

[Page 319] In 10 Rich. 2. being made Admiral [...] of the Kings whole Fleet, to the West and Northward; he received [...] the moity of that Tenth then given [...] to the King in Parliament by the Clergy; as also [...] the moity of that Fifteen, given by the Laity for the Publick service of the Realm, in a Naval expedition. And puttingTh. Wals. p. 355. n. 10, 20, 30 & 40. to Sea, upon Sunday, the Eve of our Ladies Ascension, en­countred Th. Wals. p. 355. n. 10, 20, 30 & 40. with a great Fleet of Flemings, French, and Spaniards, and after a sharp fight got the victory; wherein he tookTh. Wals. p. 355. n. 10, 20, 30 & 40. of Ships, great and small, no less then an hundred, all laden with Wines, containing [...] Nineteen thousand Tuns, which he brought into the Port of Orwell, and other Havens.

And after this, having new rigged his Navy, arrived [...] at Brest in Britanny; where he soon took [...] one of those Forts which the French had newly raised against the Castle there; and burnt the other. And having [...] then victualled that Castle for a year, and recruited the Garrison with all necessaries, returned [...] into England with great honor, though much envied [...] by the Duke of Ireland, and others, that bore great sway at Court; who did [...] all they could to de­prave him, by speaking sleightly of these his noble exploits: And not only so, but growing more insolent (the King being totally guided by them) they conspired [...] the death of divers great persons, of which this Earl was one.

So that now there being [...] no other help, but that either those haughty spirited men must be supprest, or many of the most eminent Noble­men ruined: This Earl, with the Earls of War­wick and Derby, resolved [...] to put themselves in Arms.

The King therefore discerning their purpose, forthwith deliberatedIbid▪ n. 30. how he might destroy them, before they had united their distinct For­ces; and to that end, sentIbid▪ n. 30. the Earl of Nor­thumberland, and others with him, to Rigate Castle (where this Earl then was) with resolu­tion there to surprise him. But when Northum­berland got thither, and saw [...] what strength he had, he returned [...] without any attempt upon him. After which, some were sent [...] to take him by night, and bring him to the King, or [...] at least to murther him. The Lords therefore be­ing in this strait, having raised a great power, soon met [...] at Haringay Park (near Highgate in Com. Middl.) wherewith the King being a­larmd, and mediation [...] made for a peaceable composure of these discontents, they came [...] to Westminster; and upon expostulation with them by the King, touching this their Insurrecti­on; told [...] him, it was for his and the Kingdoms advantage, and to take from him those Trayter­ous persons, viz. The Duke of Ireland, and other his favorites who were enemies to the Commonwealth; the issue [...] whereof, for the present, terminated in the ruine of divers, who had so mis-guided the King, as in due place I shall shew.

The tide therefore then running with these Lords, this Earl, was by general consent [...] in the Parliament of 11 Rich. 2. made Governor [...] of the Castle and Town of Brest in Britanny; as also [...] the Kings Lieutenant in those parts. And shortly after (being [...] Admiral) made Lieutenant [...], as also Captain-General of his Fleet at Sea, with Commission [...] to treat of Peace with Iohn de Mont [...]ort, then Duke of Britanny; and hoising sail [...] after Whitsontide, soon met with the Ene­my; of whose Ships he sunk [...] [...] and took four­score, entred [...] the Isle of B [...]as, which he burnt [...] and spoiled; and likewise [...] the Islands of Us, Ree, Lemuste [...], Rochell, Olum, and Olerum, which he plunderedIbid., putting to flisghtIbid. all the French and Britons that made any resistance.

Howbeit, not long after this (being again dis­contented, as it seems) he obtained LicenseRot Fran [...] 12 R. 2. m. 2. to travel with twenty persons of his retinue; and to be absent as long as he should think fit.

The next mention I find of him, is, That in 15 Rich. 2. uponClaus. 15 R 2. m. 23. payment of a Fin [...] of four hun­dred marks to the King, he hadClaus. 15 R 2. m. 23., in considera­tion thereof, pardon for marrying (to his second Wife) Philippa (DaughterMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. [...]28 [...]. n. 30. to Edmund Morti­mer, Earl of Mar [...]) the Widow of Iohn, the Son and Heir of Iohn de Hastings, Earl of Pembroke (which Iohn diedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. [...]28 [...]. n. 30. before he ac­complished his full age;) and thereupon, an As­signation Claus. 15 R. 2. ut supra. of her Dowry. The same year also he obtained a CharterCart. 15 R. 2. n. 37. for a weekly Market up­on Thursday at his Mannor of Eastleacre in Com. Norf.

But about this time, the Scene much altered; for the King (growing more powerful then be­fore) heldH. Knigh­ton 2735. n. 30. a Parliament at Westminster, in the Moneth of May, wherein he displacedH. Knigh­ton 2735. n. 30. di­vers of the great Officers and Judges, substitu­ting H. Knigh­ton 2735. n. 30. others in their stead: Amongst whom, this Richard, Earl of Arundel, was removed H. Knigh­ton 2735. n. 30. from his command of Admiral.

And in 17 Rich. 2. (the Parliament thenTho. Wal [...]. in Anno 1394. p. 385. n. 30. sit­ting) there being great varianceTho. Wal [...]. in Anno 1394. p. 385. n. 30. betwixt the Duke of Lancaster, and this Earl: The Duke chargedTho. Wal [...]. in Anno 1394. p. 385. n. 30. him, that about the Feast of the Exal­tation of the Holy Cr [...]ss, he lay at his Castle of [...]olt in Cheshi [...], with armed Men, at that time when there was an Insurrection in those parts against himself; but the Earl flatly denying [...] it, and plainly excusing the matter; the storm at present ceased [...]: Howbeit, seeing the times thus dangerous, to preserve himself from future mischeif, he thought a retirement best; and to that end obtained a special DispensationPat. 17 R. [...]. p. 2. m. 16. from attending the Parliament, or any other publick imployment. But this would not then serve turn; for whatsoever outward shews there were of kindness, there lurked an implacable hatred to­wards him in the Kings Brest, and likewise towards all those who had been formerly active against any of his favorites, as is manifest by the sequel: For in the twentieth of His Reign, having surprisedTho. Wals. 390. n. 10. Ypod. Neustr. 157. n. 10. the Duke of Glocester, and the Earl of [...]arwick; and discerningTho. Wals. 390. n. 10. Ypod. Neustr. 157. n. 10. that this Earl was then potent enough to have rescued them, he, overcameTho. Wals. 390. n. 10. Ypod. Neustr. 157. n. 10. him with fair words, till he had got him in his power, & then sent him prisonerTho. Wals. 391. to the Isle of [...]ight; and having so done, brought him to tryalIb. n. 10. upon S. Matthews day next following: At which time, notwithstanding, he pleadedIb. n. 10. the Kings promi­ses, and Charter of Pardon, he received a most severe sentenceFrois. 294 [...]., viz. To be drawn, hanged, his bowels ript out, and burnt; and then to be beheaded and quartered: But the rigor of this judgment was somewhat allayed, so that he only lost his head inFrois. 294 [...]. Cheapside, within the City of London, the King himself beingFrois. 294 [...]. a spectator, Thomas Moubray, Earl Marshal (that married his Daughter) being the Executioner [...], who bound up his eyes.

[Page 320] After which, that Pardon which he pleaded dated at Windsor, 30 Apr. 16 Ric. 2 was re­voked Rot. Parl. 21 R. 2 n. 13. in Parliament.

It is saidYpod. Neust. 153. n. 30. by some, that the Chief reason of the Kings wrath towards him was; that, at the solemn Funeral of the Queen; and carrying her Corps from St. Pauls to Westminster, he came too late, and was the first that desired leave to return. It is also saidIbid. 158. that when he saw the Earl-Marshal (his Son in Law) and the Earl of Ken [...] his Nephew (viz his Daughters [...]on) guarding him to his Execution, he told Ibid. n. 10. them, it had been much more fit, that they should have absented themselves: For the time will come (said he) when as many shall wonder at your misfortunes, as they now do at mine.

Being thus put to death, his Body wasIbid. car­ried to the Friers Augustines in London, and there buriedIbid.; and his Lands bestowedTh. Wals. 392. n. 10. on those, whom the King had then advanced to higher Honors (viz. the Earl Marshal to be Duke of Norfolk; the Earl of Kent, to be Duke of Surrey, &c.)

A TestamentArundel. Vol. 1. 183. b. he made divers years before, when he little dreamed of this untimely death: of which (it being memorable) I shall here take some brief notice.

By this TestamentIbid., bearing date 4 Martii Ann Dom 1382. (6 R. 2.) which is about four­teen years before, he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Priory of Lewes, behind the high Altar; and ordained, that whereas the Chantry of six Priests, and three Clerks, de­signed by his Father in the Chappel of the Castle at Arundell, was not perfected in his lifetime, that his Fathers mind should therein be fulfil­led: and added five more Secular Priests in the stead of five Monks which had wont to be there; as also two more, to make the whole number thirteen: whereof three to be Deacons, three Sub-Deacons, two Accolites, seven Choristers, and two Sacrists; with three Yeomen and two Grooms to attend them; thenceforth to be (ac­cording to the will of his Father) a perpetual Colledge of thirteen Priests, whereof one to be the Master; and five Clerks, in honor of the blessed Trinity, to pray for the Souls of his Fa­ther and Mother, his own Soul, his Wives Soul, and all Christian Souls.

To his Son Richard he thereby bequeathed his Chappel with all the Furniture thereunto, of Cloath, and red Velvet, embroydred with Angels and Archangels.

To his Son Thomas, an hundred pounds yearly for his maintenance, untill the Lordships of Begenever, Sullyngton, and Schapewyk, should be setled on him. To his Daughter Charleton one little Tablet enameled and gilt. To his Daughter Elizabeth a Nouche. To his Daughter Mareshall (id est Ioane, Wife of William Beauchamp Lord Bergavenny, Marshal of the Kings Host) a Bed of Arras. To his Daughter Mar­garet ten Marks yearly for her maintenance, till she should be married. To his Sister of Here­ford a Cup and Cover. To his Sister of Kent his Cup of Trefoiles: and to his Mother of Norfolk a Cross of Gold.

By Elizabeth the DaughterMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 68. b. 167. of William de Bohun Earl of Northampton, he left issue three Sons; viz. Thomas who succeeded him; as also Richard and William, who diedCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. young; and four Daughters; viz. Elizabeth, first married [...] to Wil [...]iam de Montacute, eldest Son to Wil [...]iam Earl of Salisbury: Which William being un­happily slain [...] in a Tilting at Windsor, by the Earl his Father, in 6 R. 2. she secondly mar­ried [...] to Thomas Lord Moubray, Earl Marshal and Notingham, thirdly [...] to Sir Gerard Vs­flete, Knight; and fourthly [...] to Sir Robert Cou­shill, Knight, (who had been an Esquire [...] to the Duke of Norfolk) Ioane Wife [...] of William de Beauchamp Lord Bergavenny; Margaret married [...] to Sir Rouland Lenthall, Knight; and Alice to [...] Iohn Charleton Lord Powys.

Which Thomas was restored [...] in Blood in the Parliament of 1 H. 4. the judgement against Richard his Father being then reversed [...]. And being made Knight [...] of the Bath at the Coro­nation of King Henry the fourth; the same year obtained a Charter [...] for a Market every week upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of S [...]orgh­ton in Sussex: as also three Faires yearly; one on the Feast day of St. Philip and Iacob, the second on Wednesday in Whitson-week, and the third upon St. Martin's day in Win­ter.

In 6 Hen. 4. this Thomas marriedYpod. N [...]ustr. 1 [...]5 [...] n. 40. Beatrix an illegitimate Daughter to the King of Por­tugall, upon the morrow after the Feast of St Katherine; the Wedding being keptYpod. N [...]ustr. 1 [...]5 [...] n. 40. at Lon­don, where the King and Queen were also pre­sentYpod. N [...]ustr. 1 [...]5 [...] n. 40.

The same year likewise, he had, by the boun­ty of King Henry, a Grant [...] of the Mannors of Plumpton, and Berkomp, with the Advou­son of those Churches; which came to the Crown by the forfeiture [...] of Thomas Lord Bar­dolf, then attainted for Rebellion. And in 12 H. 4. was sent, [...] with divers men at Armes, and Ar­chers, to the Duke of Burgundie's aid, against the Duke of Orleance. Moreover in 1 H. 5. he was made [...] Constable of Dover Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-ports; as also [...] Lord Treasurer of England.

But not long after growing infirm [...]; by his Testament [...] bearing date 10 Octob. Ann. 1415. (3 Hen. 5.) he bequeathed his Body to be bu­ried in the quire of the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity at Arundel, under a certain Tombe there to be new made for him: Also willing, that a fair Monument should be erected, by his Executors, over the Body of his Father. Like­wise appointing an hundred and thirty pounds six shillings and eight pence, to be bestowed at his Funeral, and in celebrating of Masses for his Soul. Furthermore, in regard of a certain vow which he had made to S. Iohn of Bridlington, when he was there with King Henry the fifth, at such time as he was Prince; viz. that he would once every year personally offer to that Saint, or send the summe of five marks, during his life; he directed, that his Executors should forthwith pay all the arrearages thereof, besides the costs of the Messenger upon that errand: And like­wise, that they should cause a certain Chappel to be built at the Gate called Mary-Gate, in Arun­dell, in honor of the Blessed Virgin. Appointing also, that those Soldiers, who were with him at Hareflew, in France, should have all their arrears: Likewise, that all those Lands, and Te­nements, in the possession of Robert Pobellowe, and Thomas Harling, Priests, by virtue of his Fathers Feoffement, should be amortized for the benefit of the Hospital at Arundell.

[Page 321] And upon the 13 of October following, de­parted [...] this life without issue; being the sei­sed [...] of the Castle and Mannor of Cast [...]e-Acre, in Com. Norff. as also of the Mannor of Milham, and of the Hundreds of Landiche, and South-Grenhow, in the same County. Likewise of the Mannors of High-Rothyng, Ovisham, Cowyke, in Sheringe; Yonge-Margaret, Wolfamston juxta Gykewell, and Cane­feld parva, in Comit. Essex. of the Mannor of Berewyke juxta Berkweye, in Com. Her [...]f. of the Mannors of Clone, Oswaldestre, Ruton, Bokenhall, and Clombury, in Com. Salop. And in the said County of Salop, and Marches of UUales, of the Mannors of Do­diton, Heythe, Stretton, Lydeleye, Co­nede, Acton-rounde, Wrockcestre, Upton, Hints, Shrawardyn, Clongoneford, Sonford, Osleton; with the Castles of Dy­nas-bran, and Leons, and Land of Brom­field, and Yale. In the County of Sussex of the Castle of Arundell, the Mannors of East-Dene, Sangelton, Sanstede, Bourne, Palyngham, Lege, Wollavyng­ton Alnetedesham, Coking, Levemin­ster, Poling, Wepham, Ostham, Scorte­ton, Preston, Eastham-Tonet, Westham-Tonet, UUalbedyng, Pynkhurst, Foer, Overfold; with the Hundreds of Westburne, Singelton, Eastbourne, Boxe, Stoke­bruge, Anesford, Bury, Rotherbruge, West-Estwrith, and Poling: as also of the Castle and Lordship of Lewes; The Mannors of Alington, Hundeden, Northese, Rate­meld, Meching, Rotingden, Brightel­meston, Pokeham, Clayton, [...]ymer, Py­combe, Midleton, Dichengre, Cokefeld, Worthe, and Seford, in the same County. Of the Castle of Riegate, with the Mannors of Bechesworthe, and Docking, in Com. Surr. and the Mannors of Knighton, Kynele, and Bulkindon, in Comit. Wilts. leaving Elizabeth Dutchess of Norfolk, then the Wife of Sir Gerard Vseflete, Knight, Ioane Lady Bergavenny▪ and Margaret the Wife of Sir Rowland Lenthale, Knight, his Sisters and next Heires; the said Elizabeth and Ioane being at that time forty yeares of age and upwards, and Margaret thirty three: Beatrix his wife then also surviving, who afterwards became the Wife [...] of Iohn Hol­land Earl of Huntendon.

Upon the death of which Thomas Earl of Arundell, thus without issue; the right of this Earldom, by reason of an Entail [...] of the Castle of Arundell, and Lands thereto belonging, made by Richard Earl of Arundell (his Grand­father) 21 Edw. 3. resorted [...] to Sir Iohn Fitz-Alan, Iohn. otherwise called Sir Iohn Arundell Knight, Cousin and next Heir male to the said Thomas; viz. [...] Son and Heir of Iohn, Son▪ and Heir of Iohn, second Son to the before specified Earl Richard.

But before I proceed to speak of him, I shall say something of Iohn his Father (who died in the lifetime of Earl Thomas.) In 1 R. 2. Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, resigning [...] the Staff of his Office of Marshal of England, and retiring; this Iohn (then called Sir Iohn Arun­dell, Knight,) having stoutly defended [...] the Town of Southampton, against the French, was substituted [...] in his stead: and in 2 Ric. 2. made [...] one of the Kings Commissio­ners, for giving satisfaction to the Scots, in what they had been injured by the English, contrary to the Articles of Truce, made betwixt both Nations in the time of King Edward the third, and David de Bruys King of that Realm, and having been summoned to Parliament in 1, 2, and 3 Ric. 2. was in the last of those years, [...] con­stituted Th. Wals. p. 238. n. 30. one of the principal Commanders of those Forces, at that time sent beyond Sea, in aid of the Duke of Brittany, where he did much mischief, by plundring; notIbid. 239. n. 30. sparing the Nunns.

He likewise, in those his military employ­ments, grew so prophane, that he tookIbid. 240. away the Chalices from the Altars: for which out­rages he and his Companions were Excommu­nicatedIbid. 240.. But, upon his return towards Eng­land, before the end of that year, he perished Ibid. 242. n. 20. by Shipwrack, with many of his party upon Esc. 3 [...]. 2. n. [...]. the fifteenth day of December; being then sei­sed Esc. 3 [...]. 2. n. [...]. of the Mannors of Aynho, in Com. Nor­thamp. Postlyng, in Comit. Cantii. Byker, Ellingham, Osberwyke, Newstede, Wol­lore, also of the moity of the Mannors of Newn­ham Akyld, Newham, Caupland, Yem­rum, Trollop, Killom, Ankirchester, Prossen, and Palteston in Glendale, in Com. ... Likewise of the Mannors of Coklington, Stoke-Tristre, Boyeford, Hyneforde, and the Baliwick of the Forest of Selewode, in Com. Somers. of the Mannors of East-Morden, Worthe, Wolcombe, Phelpes [...]on, Up-Wimborne, Frome, Whitfield, Langton, in Purbeck, Lodres, Wodeton in Mershwoodvale, and Lychet-Matravers, in Com. Dors. Brandon, in Com. Warw. Codelawe, in Com. Suss. Bockland, in Com. Surr. Shernton, Codeford, Boyton, Corton, Winter­born-Stoke, Cotes, Hull-Deverell, So­merford-Matravers, with the moity of the Mannors of Eleston, and Stapleford, in Com. Dors. leavingEsc. 3 [...]. 2. n. [...]. Iohn, his Son and Heir fifteen years of age.

Which Iohn, in 7 Ric. 2. [...] was in the Sco­tish Warrs: and in [...] 12 R. 2. in the Kings Fleet at Sea, with Richard Earl of Arundell, then Admiral of England. In 6 Hen. 4. upon the death of Alianor Matravers his Mother (who had married Reginald Lord Cobham) he was found [...] to be her next Heir, and twenty years of age. In 3 Hen. 5. he was [...] in the Warrs of France: and in 4 Hen. 5. as Cousin and next Heir male to the before specified Thomas Earl of Arundel, then decea [...]ed, having respite [...] for performing his Homage, had Livery [...] of the Castle of Arundell, as also [...] of the Town and Mannor of Arundell, the Mannors of East­dene, Sangelton, Stanstede, Bourne, Palyngham, Dunhurst, Leghe, Wol­ [...]ayngton, Alveredesham, Cocking, Le­vemynstre, Poling, Wepham, O [...]ham, Stortetone, Prestone, East-Hamptonet, West-Hamptonet, Wolbedyng, Pynkhurst, Foer, and Overfold, with the appurtenances: and of the Hundreds of Westbourne, Syn­gelton, Esebourne, Boxe, Stokebrugge, Anesfourd, Bury, Rutherbrugge, Westesewrith, and Polyng, with the appurte­nances: As also Return of Writts within thos Hundreds: And likewise of the Forest and Cha­ces of Arundell in Comitat. Suss. the Castles Towns, and Mannors of Clone, and Oswal­destre, [Page 322] with their appurtenances, in Com. Salop. with the Mannors of Ruton, Bokenhull, Clombury, Doditon, Hythe, Stretton, Lydele, Conede, Acton-round Wroxcestre, Upton and Hyntes, in the same County; but the title of Earl was not then attributed to him as by the Record it self is evident.

In 6 H. 5. he was againRot. [...]ranc. 6 He [...] [...]. m. 4. in the Warrs of France. And, having marriedEsc. 16 H. 6. n. 50. Alianore, the Daughter of Sir Iohn Berkley of Beverston, in Com. Glouc. Knight; departedEsc. 9 H. 5. n. 51. this life 29 Apr. 9 Hen. 5. leaving Iohn his Son and Heir thir­teen years of age: and William Esc. 16 H. 6. ut supra. a younger Son.

Which last mentioned Iohn was summoned Claus. de eodem Anno, in dorso. to Parliament in 7 Hen. 6. and in 8 Hen. 6. was by the TitleEx a [...]tog. penès C [...]er. pell. of Iohn Earl of Arundell, reteined * to serve the King in his Warrs of France, with two Knights, fifty seven men at Armes, an hundred and eighty Archers; but be­fore he set forwards on that expedition, he de­clared his TestamentChichle [...], Vol. 1. 457. b.; viz. upon the eighth of April; whereby he bequeathed his body to be buried in the Collegiate Church of the Holy-Trinity at Arundell; in the Wall betwixt the Quire and the Altar of our Lady Chappel (but his death in France prevented his Sepulture there, as he intended it) and gave to Maude his Wife, a Bed of green Worsted; and to Hum­phrey his Son a Bed of Cloth of Gold, wrought with Hares, red and black.

And for the better confirmation of his title to this Honor, in 11 Henr. 6. being thenRot. Parl. 11 Hen. 6. m. 6. n [...] 32, 33, 34, & 35. in France, upon the Kings service, he exhibited his PetitionRot. Parl. 11 Hen. 6. m. 6. n 32, 33, 34, & 35. in Parliament, that, he might be accepted to his proper place there; as also in all publick Councels, as Earl of Arundell, by rea­son that his Ancestors Earls of Arundell, Lords of the Castle, Honor and Seigniory of Arun­dell, had used to enjoy their place and seat in all Parliaments and Councils of the King and his most noble progenitors, time out of mind, as Lords of the Castle, Honor, and Seigniory before-expressed; whereunto the Title of Earl was united and annexed, and which were then in his possession.

Upon the reading of which Petition, Iohn Duke of Norfolk, makingIbid. claim to the same Castle, Honor and Seigniory, exhibitedIbid. also his Petition; claiming them as his right. But after divers arguments on each part, and the En­tail Ibid. of the Castle and Honor produced, which Richard Earl of Arundell did formerly make, by a Fine leavied, in the Octaves of the Holy-Trinity, before the Justices of the Kings Court of Common-Pleas in 21 Edw. 3. whereby he established it upon the issue Male of his own Body. And it appearing, that Thomas Earl of Arundell, Grandson, and lineal Heir-male to the same Richard, was then dead without issue: as also that by virtue of that Entail▪ the Castle and Seignory of Arundell, were by right of descent come to Iohn Lord Maltrevers (for so the Record calls him) as Cousin and Heir Male to the before specified Thomas; viz. Son of Iohn, Son of Iohn, Son of the said Earl Richard: And moreover it being farther considered [...]; that Richard Fitz-Alan, Cousin and one of the Co­heirs to Hugh de Albini, sometime Earl of Arun­dell, was seized of the same Castle, Honor and Seignory▪ in his Demesn as of Fee; and that by reason thereof, without any creation, he was thereupon Earl of Arundell, and peaceably enjoyed the Name State and Honor of Earl of Arundell; as also the place and seat of Earl of Arundell, in all Parliaments and Councils, as long as he lived, without any interruption or restraint. The King therefore, well weighing the premisses; and likewise considering [...] the many services done by this Iohn, in his Realm of France, and Dutchy of Normandy; de­siring to do him all right therein; did, by the advice p [...] of the Prelates, Dukes, Earls and Ba­rons, then assembled in that Parliament, ad­mit [...] him to the same place and seat in Par­liament, as his Ancestors heretofore had.

Shortly after which; viz. in 12 Hen. 6. this Earl being [...] still in the Warrs of France, (with the famous Iohn Lord Talbot) besieged [...] the Castle of St. Selerine; and after three months, took [...] it by force: and thence marched [...] to [...] Sellis, a Town of great strength, which he likewise took [...]. Thence advancing [...] towards [...]aen in Normandy, he took [...] the Castles of Mellaie, and St. Laurence; and being interrupted [...] in his passage, by an Insurrection of the Country-people, made great slaughter [...] amongst them. Then hearingIbid. n. 60., that the French began to repair and fortify the Castle of Ger­be [...]oie, near to Beauvois, which might much [...]ejudice the English, he marchedIbid. n. 60. thither; but too boldly skirmishingIbid. 61 [...]. [...] n. 10. & [...]0. with a party, which issued out of the Castle, was stricken with a Culverine-shot, that brokeIbid. 61 [...]. [...] n. 10. & [...]0. his Legg; where­upon falling from his Horse he was taken Pri­soner, and carried to Beauvois; and there departing this life, had burialIbid. 61 [...]. [...] n. 10. & [...]0. in the House of the Friers-Minors.

By the InquisitionEsc. 1 [...] H 6. n. 37. taken after his death, it appears, that he died upon the twelfth of May 13 Hen. 6. being then seised of the Mannors of Great-Grantesdene, and Croxton, in Com. Cantabr▪ of the Castle, Town, and Mannor of Shewardyn; as also of two parts of the Castles of Clone, and Oswaldestre; and Man­nors of Clone, and Oswaldestre, Wrox­cest [...]e, Acton-round, Dalyle [...], Stretton, and Lyddele, in Comit. Salop. of the Mannor of S [...]apleford-Matravers, and third part of the Mannor of Kynele, in Comitat. Wilts. and Mannors of Stonehouse, Shurdington, Achards, Kyngs-Stanlegh, and Wode­chestre, in Comitat. Glonc. of the Mannors of Kyngesdowne, Somerton-Erle, Stoke-Tristre, Coklington, Spertegroffe, and Hyneford, in Com. Somers. of the Mannors of Pompekno [...]e, [...]olre, Kentecom [...]e, Wotton-Fitz-Pain, Phelpestone, Wel­combe-Matravers, [...]ychet-Matravers, Lang­ton-Matravers, East-Mordon, Remmes­beare, and Worthe, in Comitat. Dors. of two parts of the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Castle-Acre, and two parts of the Mannor of Mileham, in Comit. Norf. of the Mannors of Bourne, Polyng, Levemy [...]tre, Palyng­ham, Dunhu [...]te, Alfredesham, Lye, Pynkhurst, Wepham; likewise of the Hun­dreds of Polyng, Rutherbrugge, Eseborne, Boxe, Stokebrugge, and Bourne; of the Mannor of Wodecourt, and Warren of W [...]the; as also of two parts of the Castle, Mannor, and Twon of Arundell, and two parts of the Mannor of Overfould, with the Forest and Chace of Arundell; of the Mannors [Page 323] of Wollavinton, Preston, and Todeham, and Patronage of the Almeshouse at Arundell, called Meso [...]-dieu; Moreover of the Mannors of Cod [...]lawe, Berecourt, Wyldebrugge, Lynche, Almodyton, and Stopham, all in Com. Sussex. and of the Mannor of Pos [...]lyng in Kent; leaving Humphrey his SonIbid. and Heir, then six years of Age.

Maude his Wife, Daughter [...] of Elizabeth the Wife of Robert Lovell (which Elizabeth was Daughter [...] and Heir to Sir Guy Bryen the younger Knight) then surviving; who by her Testament [...] bearing date 11 Maii, Ann. 1436. (14 H. 6.) bequeathed her Body to be buried in the Chap­pel of St. Anne within the Abby of Abbo [...]s­bury; giving to Humphrey her Son, all her Re­liques; as also to Avi [...]e her Daughter (Wife [...] of Sir Iames Ormond, Knight) her French Book; and died the same year.

Which Humphrey, Humphrey. departing [...] this life, during his minority, the inheritance of this Castle and Honor, divolved to William his Uncle: who, in 18 H. 6. upon the deathRot. Fin. 18 Hen. 6. m. 4. of Beatrix, the Widow of Thomas Late Earl of Arundell, doing his HomageRot. Fin. 18 Hen. 6. m. 4., had liveryRot. Fin. 18 Hen. 6. m. 4. of all those Lands▪ which she held in dower, he beingRot. Fin. 18 Hen. 6. m. 4. then twenty three years of age.

Betwixt this William William. Earl of Arundell, and Thomas Earl of Devon, in 23 Hen. 6. there hapned a great dispute [...] in Parliament, touching their precedency; which being revived [...] in the Parliament of 27 Hen. 6. was then referred [...] to the Judges of the Common Law for their de­cision: but they declaring [...], that it was matter of Parliament, belonging to the Kings Highness, and to his Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Par­liament, by them to be decided; refused to give any opinion therein; the Question [...] being, whe­ther this Earl should have precedence of the Earl of Devon, or not; in regard that the Act of 11 Hen. 6. expresseth, that Iohn then Earl of Arundell, should have the place, precedence, &c., as Earl of Arundell, not mentioning his Heirs. Whereupon, after diverse arguments on each part had; the Lords did resolve [...], that he should have his place in Parliament, and the Kings Council, as Earl, by reason of the Castle, Lordship and Honor of Arundell, for himself, and his Heirs for evermore, above the said E. of Devon, and his Heirs; as Worshipfully, (so saith the Act) as any of his Ancestors Earles of Arundell before that time ever had.

The next thing, whereof I have thought fit to take notice (in regard it falls out in point of time) is; that Alianore Countess of Arundell, Mother of this Earl William (who took to her second [...] Husband Sir Richard Poynings, Knight; and to her third [...] Sir Walter Hungerford, Kt.) did by her Testament bearing [...], date 20 Iulii, Anno Dom. 1455 (33 Hen. 6.) wherein she stiles her self Countess of Arundell, and Lady Maltravers, bequeath her Body to be buried in the Chappel of our Lady; within the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity at Arundell; and gave to the Master and Fellows of that Coledge, a Cross of Silver Gilt, to remain therein per­petually, for convenient uses; as also forty pounds Sterling, upon condition, that the Master and Fellows, with all the Priests and Officers of that Colledge, and their successors, should yearly keep the Obits of Iohn Earl of Arundell, her late Husband, and her own Obit; with Mass and Office of Requiem, solemnly with Note, at con­venient hours, for their Souls, their Parents and Ancestors Souls, and all the Faithful decea­sed. And likewise ordained, that her Execu­tors should dispose two hundred Marks of her Goods, to found a Perpetual Chantry, at the Altar of our blessed Lady, in the same Chappel, for one Priest to celebrate Mass thereat every day, for the health of her said Husband's Soul, and her own Soul, and have ten Marks per an­num for so doing: or at least for twenty years next after her decease.

Moreover that she gaveIbid. to William Earl of Arundell, her Son, her best Cup of Gold; likewise a Ring with a Ruby, and an hundred pounds Sterling. To Ioane Countess of Arundel, a Cup of Silver. To Alianore Percy her Daughter (by Poynings) a Golden Collar for her Neck, with a Jewel set with Precious stones, hanging thereat. Also a Bason of Silver with the Armes of the Lord Poynings, and of Sir Iohn Berkley Kt. her Fath [...]r, thereon. Likewise an Ewer of Silver, and an hun­dred pounds Sterling. To the Lady Dudley, her Sister, a rowe of Pearles. To Margaret the Wife of the Lord Hungerford a standing Cup gilt. To Sir Robert Hungerford Kt. Lord Molyns then Prisoner in France, all her Wooll at Ha [...]tesbury, of an hundred pounds value, towards his Ransom; pro­vided that he be released of his Imprisonment du­ring his life; and that neither he nor the Lord Hungerford his Father nor any other disturb the Executors of that her Testament. To Sir Morice Berkley Kt. her Brother, two Silver pots, with the Armes of the Lord Hungerford, and twenty pounds Sterling: and to the Lady Lora his Wife a Cup of Beryl, garnished with Gold. To Mau­rice the Son of her said Brother, a Salt-Celler of Silver, and ten pounds Sterling. To Anne his Wife a Book of Mattins, covered with Velvet. To Thomas Berkley her Brothers Son, ten pounds; and to Edward another of his Sons ten pounds, The Probate of which Will bears date the twenty third of August following.

But I return to William.

In 38 Hen. 6. this William Earl of Arundell, in considerationPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 13. of his special services, was constitutedPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 13. Justice of all the Kings Forests South of Trent; and in 10 Edw. 4. made ConstablePat. 10 E. 4. m. 9. of Dover-Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-ports. Moreover, in 11 Edw. 4. he was reteinedEx A [...]togr. Penès [...] Pell. to serve the King in the Custody of that Castle for fifteen dayes, with twenty men at Armes, and forty Archers, for the sup­pressing certain Rebells then in Armes. And the same year was one of the Lords in Parliament, who madeClaus. 11 Edw. 4. in dorso, m [...] 1. Oath to Prince Edward.

In 17 Edw. 4. he wasRot. Franc. 17 Edw. 4. m. 2. one of the Commis­sioners sent to treat with the Commissioners of Lewes King of France, for prorogation of a Truce made betwixt the King and him; and in 1 Edw. 5. again constitutedPat 1 [...]. [...] m. 4. Justice of all the Kings Forests and Chases South of Trent. the like Grant [...] he had in 1 Ric. 3.

And having married [...] Ioane the Daughter [...] of Richard Nevill Earl of Salisbury, had issue [...] by her four Sons; viz. Thomas, William, George, and Iohn, as also one Daughter called Mary; and died [...], in 3 Hen. 7.

Which Thomas succeeding him in his Lands, and Honors; in 5 Hen. 7. wasPolyd. Virg. 584. n. 20. sent over into Flanders (amongst divers other of the English Nobles) in aid of Maximilian the Emperor, against [Page 324] the French. He had also SummonsClaus. de lis­d [...]m ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, by the name of Thomas Arundel de Matra­vers Chivalier, in 22 Edw. 4. And 1 Hen. 7. his Father being then alive. And, having married Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Margaret, the Daughter of Richard Widvile, Earl Rivers, had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. by her two sons, viz. William and Edward; and two Daughters, Mar­garet, the WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of Iohn de la Pole, Earl of Lin­coln; and Ioane marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to George Nevill, Lord Bergavenny.

This Earl Thomas, by his TestamentBo [...]field, qu. 28., bear­ing date 12 Octob. An. 1524. (16 Hen. 8.) be­queathed his Body to be buried in the Chancel of his Collegiate Church at Arundel, where the Corps of his Lady lay interred; constituting William Lord Matravers his Son, one of his Exe­cutors; and departing [...] in Officio Arm [...] 162 b. this life in his Park at Dauley, 25 Octob. An. 1524. (16 Hen. 8.) was buried [...] in Officio Arm [...] 162 b. in the same Collegiate Church at Arundel.

Which William William. in 2 Hen. 8. his Father living, and then calledPat. 2 H. 8. p. 3. Sir William Arundel Knight, Lord Matravers; having WeddedPat. 2 H. 8. p. 3. Anne, the Sister to Henry, Earl of Northumberland, obtained a GrantPat. 2 H. 8. p. 3. to himself and Heirs of his Body, from the King, of the Mannors of Warb [...]ton, Duriate, and Dunpole, in Com. Somers. and Hunton in Com. Southampt. To hold by the service of a Red Rose yearly. And in 16 Hen. 8. upon the death of his Father, had a special LiveryPat. 16 H. 8. p. 1. of all his Castles, Lord­ships and Lands.

In 22 Hen. 8. this Earl William wasHerb. Hist. H 8. p. 306. one of the Lords in Parliament, who subscribed that Letter sent to Pope Clement the Seventh, where­by he might easily discern; that, In case he did not comply with King Henry, in that cause of his Divorce from Queen Catherine, his Supremacy here would be shaken off.

And in 33 Hen. 8. when the King (by Crom­wels Policy) obtruded much of the Monastery Lands upon his Nobles, and others, in exchange for Lands of their own; he hadPat. [...]3 H. 8. p. 1., in lieu of the Mannors of Shillingley, H [...]ernhoo, Pa­lingham, Wollavington, Alversham, Codham, Bignore, Stopeham, [...] and Eartham, with four Woods in Sussex; the Inheritance of the site of the Priory of Miche [...] ­ham, with all the Buildings thereto belonging; as also all the Lands in Michelham, Arung­ton, Hailesham, Hellingley, Chedingley, Pewensey, Westham, Willingdon, Sharnford, Fockington, and Ievington, in the same County; all which were esteemed at the time of the dissolution of that Priory, the Demesn Lands thereof. As also the Mannors of Michelham-Parkgate, Sharnford, and Down-Ashe, Cawdeane, and Holiwich, in the same County and in Kent, with the Water-Mill of Michelham-Parkgate: And moreover, all the Lands called Sextery-Lands, lying in the Towns of Hellingley, Willingdon, Ie­vington, and Hailesham, in that County of Sussex; with the Advowson of the Rectory of Ripe, lately pertaining to the Monastery of Lewes: And likewise all those Mannors and Lordships of Swanborough and Horsted in Com. Suss. Imberhorne in the County of Sus­sex and Surrey, and the Parks called Horsted-Park in Com. Suss. belonging also to the said Monastery of Lewes.

This Earl William, by his TestamentPi [...]ning [...] 4. bearing date 23 Ian. An. 1543. (35 Hen. 8.) gave to direction thereby for his Burial; but making the Lady Anne his Wife, and Henry Lord Matra­vers his Son, his Executors, departedEsc. [...] penult. A [...]. 36 H. 8. this life at Downley, in the Parish of Singleton in Com. Suss. upon the twenty third of the same Moneth of Ianuary, and was buriedCatal. o [...] Nob. by R. [...]. at Arun­del.

By his first Wife Anne, DaughterIbid. to Henry, Earl of Northumberland, he had issueIbid. Henry, his Son and Heir: and likewise twoIbid. Daugh­ters, Anne and Catherine, who diedIbid. unmarried. And by Elizabeth his second Wife, Daughter Ibid. to Robert Willoughby, Lord Brook, two Daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth, who diedIbid. also un­married,

Which Henry, Henry. who succeeded him, having been Herb. Hist. H. 8. p. 51 [...]. in 36 Hen. 8 Field-Marshal of the Kings Army at the Siege of Bo [...]gne, was in 38 Hen. 8. constituted [...]odwins [...]. p. 205. one of the Assistants to that Kings Executors. And in 4 Ed. 6. uponIbid. p. 2 [...] a Peace con­cluded by the King, with the Scots and French, wherein also the Emperor wasIbid. p. 2 [...] comprehended, wasIbid. p. 2 [...] one of the Hostages for Ratification of the Articles.

About this time, afterHistory of Edw 6. by Si [...] [...]. Hayw. p. 10 [...]. the Duke of Somer­set (Uncle to the King and Protector) was broughtHistory of Edw 6. by Si [...] [...]. Hayw. p. 10 [...]. to the Block, by Dudley, Earl of Warwick, the chiefHistory of Edw 6. by Si [...] [...]. Hayw. p. 10 [...]. contriver in his Tragedy, he endeavoredHistory of Edw 6. by Si [...] [...]. Hayw. p. 10 [...]. to draw this Earl to his party; who at that time was discountenancedHistory of Edw 6. by Si [...] [...]. Hayw. p. 10 [...]., and therefore by Warwick singled out, as the most fit person for his purpose: But after many secret Conferences [...], which were often held betwixt them in the night, seeing that he could not pre­vail, he found means to discharge [...] him from the Council, and to confine [...] him to his house; objections [...] being framed against him, that he had taken away Bolts and Locks at Westmin­ster, and given away the Kings Stuff, being Lord Chamberlain; for which, he was fined [...] at twelve thousand pounds, to be paid by a thou­sand pounds yearly; and the next year following committed [...] to the Tower, upon pretence [...], that he had been one of those who did conspire to draw in some of the Lords unto the Lord Pagets house, under colour of a Banquet, there to take off their heads.

This Earl Henry, after the death of King Ed­ward the Sixth, cordially inclined to the Right of Mary, the eldest Daughter of King Henry; and whenGod [...]. A [...] 269. that Dudley (then Duke of Nor­thumberland) was gone out towards Cam­bridge, with what power could at present be had, on the behalf of the Lady Iane Grey, whom throughGod [...]. A [...] 269. his influence the Lords of the Council had proclaimed Queen; upon a meet­ing Ibid. p. [...] of divers Lords at Baynards Castle in that despe [...]ate juncture of time, he bitterly in­veighed Ibid. p. [...] against him, laying open his injustice and cruelty in the time of King Edward, and declaimed boldly against that treacherous act of his, touching the disherison of the Daughters of King Henry. Which stout Speech put such a courage [...] into the rest of the Lords, then pre­sent, that they forthwith resolved [...] to maintain the Right of Mary against all opposers; and ac­cordingly proclaimed [...] her Queen in Cheap­side.

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[Page 325] unto her. After which, this Earl coming to Cambridge, there arrested [...] Northumber­land, and committed him to custody. For which good services he was made Constable [...] of Eng­land for the day and morrow after that Queens Coronation; and likewise authorised [...] to make Knights of the Bath, of all those persons whom she had especially called for that purpose: As also to Knight all such other, within two days following, as she should nominate.

Moreover, he was again made Constable [...] of England, for the day immediately preceding the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth: Likewise, High Steward [...] of England for the fifteenth of Ianuary, on which day she was solemnly Crowned; and soon after that, oneCamd. Ann. p. [...]. of her Privy Council.

But in 3 Eliz. havingIbid. 45. fed himself with some hopes of obtaining Queen Elizabeth for his Wife, and failing therein; after he had spentIbid. 97. much upon these vain imaginations; his Friends in Court failingIbid. 97. him, he grew troubledIbid. 97. in mind; and thereupon, to wear off the grief, gotIbid. 97. leave to travel.

In 11 Eliz. being constitutedIbid. 144, 145. one of the Commissioners, to inquire of the murther of Henry Lord Darley, Husband to Mary, Queen of Scots, he shewdIbid. 144, 145. not himself inclinable to judge that Queen guilty thereof, as some did. He was likewise a great favorer [...] of the Duke of Norfolks marriage with the same Queen (as some other of the Nobles then were) for which, in 14 Eliz. he suffered [...] imprisonment.

After which I have not seen any thing of him much memorable, until 22 Eliz. That by his Testament,Ar [...]ndel, qu. [...]., bearing date 30 Decemb. in that year, he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Quire of the Collegiate Church at Arundel, appointing that a memorial in Brass and Gilt, should be there affixed upon his Fathers Tomb.

And having marriedCamd. An. p. 329. Catal. of No [...] ▪ by [...]. B. two Wives; first Ca­therine, the Daughter of Thomas Grey, Marquess Dorset, by whom he had issueCamd. An. p. 329. Catal. of No [...] ▪ by [...]. B. Henry, who died Ibid. at Brussels in his life time; Ioane married Ibid. to Iohn Lord Lumley, and Mary to Thomas, Duke of Norfolk; and to his second Wife, Mary, DaughterIbid. Et I 15. in Offic. Ar. [...]. [...]66. of Sir Iohn Arundel of Lan­her [...]e in Com. Cornub. Knight, (WidowIbid. Et I 15. in Offic. Ar. [...]. [...]66. of Robert, Earl of Sussex) by whom he had no Ibid. Et I 15. in Offic. Ar. [...]. [...]66. issue; he departedIbid. Et I 15. in Offic. Ar. [...]. [...]66. this life 25 Febr. the same year, being then sixty eight years of age, and was buried [...] at Arundel with his Ancestors; where he hath a noble Monument; in the Epi­tapth [...] whereon his principal imployments and Honors are sum'd up, viz. That he was one of the Knights of the most Noble Order of the Garter; and of the Privy Council to King Henry the Eighth, King Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth; Governor of Ca­la [...]s, and Marshal of King Henry the Eighths Army, when he besieged Boloigne; as also Lord Chamberlain of his Houshold: And at the Coronation of King Edward the Sixth, exer­cised the Office of Marshal of England, being afterwards made Lord Chamberlain of his Hous­hold. Moreover, That he was High Constable of England at the Coronation of Queen Mary; afterwards Steward of her Houshold, and Pre­sident of the Council; and so to Queen Eliza­beth.

Talbot.

THe first mention I find of this name, is in that Grant, which Walter Gifford, Earl of Buckingham, in the Con­querors time, made to the Monks of Cerasie in Normandy, where Richard Talbot Richard. is mentioned Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 9 [...]0▪ n. [...]0. amongst the witnesses thereto.

The next is of Geffrey Talbot; Geffrey. who, in the time of King Henry the First, heldLib. rub. in Scac. sub tit. Kent. twenty Knights Fees of the King (which Walter de Meduana possessed in Henry the Seconds time) and gaveMon. Angli [...]. Vol. 1. p. 30 [...]. 65. the half of his Lordship of Little Wroteham, in Kent, to the Monks of Ro­chester. This Geffrey, being banishedGesta Re­gi [...] Steph. 940 B. by King Stephen, exercised much cruelty in his Military actings, on the behalf of Maud the Empr [...]s [...]; joyningGesta Re­gi [...] Steph. 940 B. with Gilbert de Lacy, his Kinsman, in his design for taking the City of Bath: But failing therein, and being thereupon takenGesta Re­gi [...] Steph. 940 B. pri­soner, he mollifiedIbid. 941. D. the King, by complaining of very hard usage, which had provoked him so to flie out; and was thereupon receivedIbid. 941. D. to favor.

Of this Geffrey I also find, that in 3 Steph. still taking part with Maud the Empress, and her Son Henry, then Duke of Normandy, he fortifiedGesta Regi [...] Steph. 951. D. the Castle of Hereford against King Stephen.

I come now to Hugh Talbot (whom I take to be Brother to Geffrey.) To this Hugh, in 19 H. 1. did Hugh, the Son of Gerard de Gornay, (then in RebellionOrd. Vi [...]. 844 B. against that King) commitOrd. Vi [...]. 844 B. the custody of the Castle of Plei [...]e.

But all that I have farther seen of him, is, That having been a BenefactorEx Autog. nuper pe­n [...]s Arth. Agard [...]cecam. S [...]acc. to the Monks of Beaubeck (in Normandy) at length he tookEx Autog. nuper pe­n [...]s Arth. Agard [...]cecam. S [...]acc. the habit of a Monk in that Monastery. Leaving issueEx Autog. nuper pe­n [...]s Arth. Agard [...]cecam. S [...]acc. three Sons, viz. Richard, William, and Hugh. Which Richard, Ri [...]hard. in An. 1153. (18 Steph.) ratifiedIbid. his Fathers gifts to those Monks. And, about the beginning of Henry the Seconds Reign, obtained from that King, a GrantCart. An­tiq T. n. 11. Rot. Pip. [...]. Hen. 2. Her [...]f. of the Lordship of Lintone in Com. He [...]ef. Which Grant, King Richard the First, for two hundred marks afterwards confirmedCart Antiq. T. n. 12.

To this Richard succeeded Gilbert Talbot, G [...]lbert▪ his Son and Heir; who in 12 Hen. 2. heldLib. r [...]b. sub tit. Heref. one Knights Fee in Lintone of Robert de Ewyas. Which Gilbert in 5 Rich. 2. had other Lands gi­ven Rot. Pip. 5 R 1. Heref. him in Lintone, for the custody of the Castle of Ludlow: And in 1 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 1 Joh. Heref. a Fine of forty shillings, that he might not go beyond Sea; as also that he might have the Scutage of his own Demesns. In 7 Ioh. this Gilbert paidRot. Pip. 7 Joh. Heref. ten marks for his Scutage, then assessed at two marks for each Knights Fee: But farther of him I have not seen, then that he had issuePlac. ap [...]d Heref. pro Man [...]rio de Linton, [...] Ed. [...]. Richard, Richard. who marriedTesta de Nevil Somer [...]. & Dors. Aliva, the Daughter of Alan Basset of Wickombe (in Com. Buck.) Sister to Philip Basset, Justice of England, and Widow of Dru de Montacute.

In 18 Hen. 3. William Talbot had the custody Pat. 18 H. 3. m. 14. of the Castle at Bristoll, and was Sheriff of Glocestershire for theRot. Pip. de iisd [...]m ann. Gloc. one half of that year; as also forRot. Pip. de iisd [...]m ann. Gloc. the 19, 20 & 21 Hen. 3. But I return, to the before specified Richard Talbot and Aliva, succeededPlac. ap [...]d Heref. ut su­pra. Gilbert, Gilber [...]. their Son and Heir. Which Gilbert, in 44 Hen. 3. was madePat. Ed [...]. Princ. 44 H. [...]. m. 3. Governor of [Page 326] the Castles of Grosmund, Skenfrith, and Blancminster. And in 45 Hen. 3. was consti­tuted Pat. 45 H. 3. m. 13. one of the Justices Itinerant, for the County of Hereford.

Moreover, in 47 Hen. 3. upon the disturban­ces which the Welsh then made upon the March­es, he was commandedClaus 47 H. 3. m. 14. by the King to fortifie the Castles abovementioned; as alsoClaus 47 H. 3. m. 14. the Castle of Monmouth. And having marriedPlac. de Ban­co T. Hill: 19 E 3. Ro [...]. 1 [...]2. Guen­thlian (or Guendoline) the Daughter of Rhese ap Griffith, Prince of Wales [For which respect Ex Coll. R [...] GI. S. his Descendants, ever afterwards relinquishing their Paternal Arms, viz. Bende of ten peices Argent and Gules; bore the Lion rampant Or, in a Field Gules, with a Bordure engrailed of the first, which were the Arms of the said Rhese and his Ancestors, Princes of Wales] departed this life in 2 Edw. 1. being then seisedEsc. [...] E. 1. n. 36. of the Mannor of Long [...]ope and Redleg in Com. Gloc. As also of the Mannor of Eccleswell and Lintone in Com. Heref. Leaving Richard his SonEsc. [...] E. 1. n. 36. and Heir, of twenty four years of age.

Which Richard Richard. then doing his homage had Livery [...] of his Lands. And in 10 Edw. 1. was [...] in that expedition then made into Wales; as also in the Wars of Ga [...]coigne, in [...] 24 and 25 [...] Edw. 1. in which last mentioned year, he was constituted Governor [...] of the Castle of Cardiffe.

The same year he was [...] also again in Gas­coigne; and before the end thereof, had Sum­mons [...] to attend Prince Edward, upon the day of S. Nicholas, at Newcastle upon [...]ine, to prevent an Incursion of the Scots. Moreover, in 29 Edw. 1. beingEx Autog. pen [...]s [...]hes. & Camerar. Scacc. in that great Council, then held at Linco [...]n, he subscribedEx Autog. pen [...]s [...]hes. & Camerar. Scacc. that Letter to the Pope, for asserting the Right of King Edward to the Superior Dominion of the Realm of Scotland.

This Richard married [...]ot. J. Ro [...]s. Sarah, the Daughter of William Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. And in 34 Edw. 1. departedEsc. 34 E. 1. n. u [...]t. this life, being then seisedEsc. 34 E. 1. n. u [...]t. of the Mannor of Echeleswell, with its Members, viz. Weston, Ruford, Lin­tone, Waburton, Coton, and Creden­hull; leaving Gilbert, his Son and Heir, then Esc. 34 E. 1. n. u [...]t. twenty nine years of age; who, doing his homage, had the same year LiveryRot. Fin. [...]4 E. 1. m. [...]. of his Lands. As also Richard, a younger Son; who, in Right of Ioane his Wife, Daughter and Coheir toEsc. 14 E. 3. n. 30. Hugh de Mortimer, of [...]cards Castle in Com. Heref. became Lord of that Mannor.

Which Gilbert Gilbert. wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m 9. in that expedition made into Scotland, in 26 Edw. 1. And having been Pat. 7 E. 2. p. 1. a partaker with Thomas, Earl of Lanc [...]ster, in the murther of Peirs de Gaveston, had his par­don Pat. 7 E. 2. p. 1. for the same in 7 Edw. 2.

In 12 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. 13. in that expedition then made into Sco [...]land, being then of the retinue with William la Zousch. And in 16 Edw. 2. this Gilbert was constitutedRot. [...]i [...]. 16 E 2. m. 17. Governor of the Town and Castle of Gl [...]cester; but before the end of that year, was commandedPat. 16 E. 2. p. 1. m. 17. to render up that trust unto Hugh le Despenser, the younger. And, having beenRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 25. [...] cedul [...]. of the party of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in his Rebellious Insurrection, about that time, was constrained to enterRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 25. [...] cedul [...]. into a Re­cognisance to pay two hundred pound; as also two thousand pound more, with one Tun of Wine, to save his life, and repossess his Estate. But Judg­ment being givenRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 25. [...] cedul [...]. in the Parliament held before the end of that year, that the quarrel, wherein he had been so engaged with that great Earl, was just, he had pardonIbid. for the payment of that Money. And upon PetitionCla [...]. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 16. ▪ to King Edward the third, in the first of His Reign, obtained a full dischargeCla [...]. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 16. from that Recognisance. More­over, being then a BanneretClaus. 1 [...]. 3. [...]. [...]. 14., he became so active for the King in all his Military Affairs, that there was then dueClaus. 1 [...]. 3. [...]. [...]. 14. to him one hundred sixteen pound three shillings eight pence, for the service of himself, and his Men at Arms.

In 2 Edw. 3. he obtained the Kings Charter Car. [...] [...] ▪ [...]. n. 64. of Confirmation, for the Mannor of Linton, to himself and his heirs (excepting certain Lands therein of sixty shillings value, which Hugh de Longcamp had there▪) as also of his Lands in Cotton. Moreover, the same year he procured another CharterIbid. n. [...]4. for Free Warren in all his De­mesn Lands at Eccleswell and Credenhill in Com. Heref. and Longhope in Com. Gloc. being thenPat. 2 E. 3. p. 1. m 12 Lord Chamberlain to the King. And in 4 Edw. 3. was constitutedPat. 4 E. [...]. p. 2. m. 34. Justice of South Wales. In which Office he substitutedPlac. [...] Gilb. Talbot, [...]8 E. 3. Rhese ap Griffith (his Nephew) his Lieutenant.

In 12 Edw. 3. he laid claimPlac. [...]ora [...] Rege T Mich. 12 E. 3. & Plac. de T▪ Mich. 19 E. [...]. [...]ot. 13 [...]. to the Castle of Keyrkenny, and Cantred of Iskenny (which were the Lands of Leoline ap Rhese Vaughan, his Ancestor.) But they, having been united to the Crown, by Act of Parliament, temp Edw. 1. were past recovery. This Gilbert having ob­tained a Grant [...] from King Edward the Third, of the Castle and Lordships of Blenleveny and B [...]kedinas for life; in consideration of his laudable services, he had another [...] Grant of the Inheritance of them in 20 Edw. 3. And having been summoned [...] to Parliament from 4 Edw. 3. until the eighteenth of that Kings Reign, inclusive; departed [...] this life in 20 Ed 3. Whereupon Richard, his Son and Heir, entred up­on his Inheritance, being then about thirty four years of age (as may seem by that Inquisition taken in 27 Edw. 3.) and in 26 Ed. 3. was charged Rot. F [...]a [...]c. 26 E. 3. m▪ 7. with the finding of twenty Men well armed for the Kings service, out of his Lands of Blen­leve [...]y, [...]ick-Howell, and Srredewy, in Wales.

¶This Richard Richard. resided at Goderich Castle in Com. Heref. and married [...] Elizabeth, one of the Sisters [...] and Heirs to Iohn Comyn of Ba­denagh in Scotland. Which Elizabeth, be­ing forcibly [...] taken by Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester, Hugh Despenser Iunior, and others, at Kem [...]ton in [...]om. Surr. was first carried [...] to Wo [...]king, thence [...] to Purefrith, in that County, and so detained [...] for above a twelve-moneth; and in that restraint compelled [...] for fear of death, to pass her Mannor of Pains­wike in Com. Gloc. to the said Earl Hugh; and [...] the Castle of Goderich, to Hugh the younger, to hold to them and their heirs.

But to return.

In An. 1331. (5 Edw. 3.) this last mention­ed Richard, challenging [...] a title to certain Lands in Scotland, in right of his said Wife (as some other of the English Nobles then did) and adher­ing [...] to Edward de Baillol, who then laid claim to the Crown of that Realm, would [...] have en­tred Scotland by Land; but King Edward the Third not [...] permitting him so to do, in regard his Sister was married to David, the Son of Ro­bert de Brus; they invaded [...] that Realm by Sea near Dumfermelin, with three hundred arm­ed [Page 327] Men: Where finding resistance by the Scots, he flew [...] many; and within few days after gave [...] Battle to their whole Army near Gleddes­more, where they obtained [...] a very great Victory.

In 8 Edw. 3. he was taken prisonerYpod. Neustr. 1 [...]3. n. 10, 30. in Scotland, with six other Knights; many of the English being then slainYpod. Neustr. 1 [...]3. n. 10, 30.: And the year fol­lowing paidYpod. Neustr. 1 [...]3. n. 10, 30. two thousand marks for his re­demption. In 11 Edw. 3. he was constituted Rot. Scoc. 11. E. 3. m. 2. Governor of the Town of Barwick upon Twede, as alsoRot. Scoc. 11. E. 3. m. 2. Justice there, and of all other the Kings Lands in Scotland: Which occa­sioning his residence [...] in those parts; his Lands in Ireland were seised [...]: But, upon com­plaint thereof to the King, he acknowledged [...] his great travel and large expences in his ser­vice in Scotland, and commanded [...] a discharge of that seisure.

The same year, being a BanneretIbid. m. 18., he had an AssignationIbid. m. 18. of two hundred pound of the Tenth then given in Parliament, out of the City of Bristoll, for his better support in the Gover­norship of Barwick: And in 12 Edw. 3. had his Commission renewed [...] for the custody there­of. So likewise [...] in 13 Edw. 3. from Candlem [...]s till Trinity Sunday, having there of his retinue [...] three Knights ... Men at Arms, and a hundred Archers; taking [...] for his Men at Arms, the wages of War accustomed, and for his Arch­ers three pence per diem. In which year he was made Governor [...] of Southampton, and ap­pointed [...] to see it fortified. In [...] 14 Edw. 3. he was again retained from Michaelmas, to the Feast of S. Hillary, having [...] then a hundred Men at Arms of his retinue, himself a Banneret and se­ven Knights, accounted for part, fifty Hobelars, and fifty Archers; the wages [...] of each Hobelar being four pence a day, and for each Archer three pence.

In this fourteenth year of Edward the Third he obtained a CharterCart. 14 E. 3. [...] 37. for Free Warren in all his Demesn Lands of his Lordships of Bamp­ton in Com. Oxon. Policote in Com. Buck. and Goderich Castle, in the Marches of Wales. In 15 Edw. 3. he was [...] again in the Wars of Scotland; and in 20 Edw. 3. in [...] that expe­dition then made into France: In which year he began his Foundation [...] of the Priory of Flanesford, within his Lordship of Gode­rich Castle in Com. Heref. for Canons Regular of S. Augustine.

In 21 Edw. 3. he had a Charter [...] for a Market every Wednesday, at his Mannor of Leigh in Com. Gloc. And a Fair yearly, on Bartholomew-day. And in 22 Edw. 3. being Steward [...] of the Kings Houshold, was [...] in that expedition then made into France.

Moreover, havingPa [...]. [...]2 E. 3. p [...]. the cognisance of Pleas of the Crown, and other Pleas, within his Lord­ship and Hundred of Irchenfield; as also in Wormlow in Com. Heref. He obtained from the King the same year, a Grant for a Prison at Goderich Castle, for punishing of Malefactors.

The year following, he obtained a GrantPat. 2 [...] E. 3. p. [...]. m. [...]2. of Eight hundred twelve pound six shillings four pence, which the King had formerly promised to him.

And in 26 Edw. 3. being then called [...] Richard Talbot Senior, had License [...] to Enfeoff Gilbert his Son, and Perine [...]e Botiller his Wife of the Mannor of Policote in Com. Buck. To hold to them, and the issue of their two Bodies lawfully begotten.

In 29 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 29 E. 3. m. 4. again in the Wars of Scotland, as also inRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 4. France the same year. And having been summonedClaus. de iisdem a [...]n. in dorso. to all the Parlia­ments from 4 Edw. 3. unto the twenty ninth of that Kings Reign, inclusive, departedEsc. 30 E. 3. n. 51. Claus. 31 Ed. 3. m. [...]7. this life 23 Octob. 30 Edw. 3. being thenEsc. 30 E. 3. n. 51. Claus. 31 Ed. 3. m. [...]7. seised of the Mannor of Bampton in Com. Oxon. of the In­heritance of Elizabeth his Wife, Farnham in Com. Berks. Huntley in Com. Gloc. And joynt­ly with her the said Elizabeth, of the Mannors of Swanscompe in Kent; Credenhill, the Park of Penyard, the Mannor of Worm­low, and Hundred of Irchenfield; as also of the Mannors of Goderich Castle, and Ec­cleswel (in Linton) with the Advowson of the Church of Credenhill in Com. Heref. leav­ing issueEsc. 30 E. 3. n. 51. Claus. 31 Ed. 3. m. [...]7. Gilbert, his Son and Heir, then twenty four years of age; and Thomas Rot. Fin. 1 R. 2. p. 1. m. 30. a younger Son, a Priest; Elizabeth his Wife surviving, after­wards marriedPat. 44 E. 3. p. a. m. 4. to Iohn de Bromwich.

Which Gilbert beingRot. Fin. 31 E. 3. m. 19. then in the Kings ser­vice, in Gascoigne, hadRot. Fin. 31 E. 3. m. 19., in consideration thereof; and of the good service of Richard his Father, with Prince Edward in those Wars; Livery of his Lands, with respiteRot. Fin. 31 E. 3. m. 19. for doing his homage.

In 33 Edw. 3. this Gilbert Gilbert. wasRot. Vascon. 33 E. 3. m 9. in that expe­dition then made into Gascoigne. So likewise inRot. Vascon. 43 E. 3. m. 1. 43 Edw. 3. being then of the retinue with Prince Edward. In 46 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 33. again in the Wars of France. And in 47 Edw. 3. gave Pat. 47 E. 3. p. 1. m. 29. the Advowson of the Church of Credenhill, to the Monastery of Wormslow.

In 1 Rich. 2. he wasRot. Franc. 1 R. 2. p. 1 m. 27. in the Kings Fleet at Sea, with Michael de la Poole, Admiral for the North. He had also SummonsClaus. de [...]is­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 36 Edw. 3. until the tenth of King Ri­chard the Second, inclusive. And having mar­ried two Wives, viz. Petronill Esc. 42 E. 3., Daughter to Iames, Earl of Ormond; and afterwards Ioane Pat. 3 R. 2. p. 1. m. 12., Daughter to Ralph, Earl Stafford, departedEsc. [...]0 R. 2. n. 42. this life 24 April, 10 Rich. 2. being then seisedEsc. [...]0 R. 2. n. 42. of the moity of the Mannor of Sheriffham in Com. Berks. Of the Mannor of Hyswindon in Com. Wilts. Penyard and Wormlow, with the Hundred of Irchen­field in Com. Heref. As also of the Mannors of Longhope, and Huntley in Com. Gloc. Leaving Richard, his Son and Heir thenEsc. [...]0 R. 2. n. 42. twenty six years of age, who had LiveryClaus. 11 R. 2. m. 30. of his Lands the same year, his homage being respited, which he per­formed Claus. 11 R. 2. m. 30. the next year following.

This Richard Richard. having marriedRot. Fin. 7 R. 2. m. 26. Ankaret, the Sister of Iohn, Son of Iohn le Strange of Blak­mere, Cosin and Heir of Elizabeth, Daughter and Heir of the said Iohn, in 7 Rich. 2. (his Fa­ther then living) doing his homage, had Livery Rot. Fin. 7 R. 2. m. 26. of all the Lands which descended to her; and in 8 Rich. 2. was retainedEx A [...] ­togr. pe­n [...]s Cle­ [...]ic. Pell. to serve the King in his Wars of Scotland, for forty days, being Ex A [...] ­togr. pe­n [...]s Cle­ [...]ic. Pell. then a Banneret. In 10 Rich. 2. he wasRot Franc. 10 R 2. m. 1. in the Fleet with Richard, Earl of Arundel, Ad­miral of England; and the same year attended Ibid. 13. Iohn, Duke of Lancaster, King of Castile and Leon, into Spain.

In 15 Rich. 2. he was foundRot. Fin. 15 R. 2. m. 21. to be one of the Cosins and Heirs to Iohn, the Son of Iohn de Hastings, Earl of Pembroke, viz. Son of Gil­bert▪ Son of Elizabeth, Daughter of Ioane, one of the Sister and Heirs of Adomare, Earl of [Page 328] Pembroke. And having been summonedClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 7 till 17 Rich. 2. inclusive; departedEsc. 20 R 2. n. 51. Vid [...] Claus. 20. R. 2. p. 1. m. 16. this life 7 Sept. 20 Rich. 2. then seised Esc. 20 R 2. n. 51. Vid [...] Claus. 20. R. 2. p. 1. m. 16. of the Mannors of Great Bra [...]stead, Has­singbury, and Waldbury, in Com. Essex. Of the moity of the Mannor of Broughton in Com. Wilts. Of the Mannors of Dodinton, Wrockwardine, Blakmere alias Whit­church, in Com. Salop. Of the Mannor and Hun­dred of Bampton in Com. Oxon. Of the Man­nors of L [...]nghope, Huntley, Leigh, Lid­ney, Goderich Castle; the Territory and Hun­dred of Irchenfield; the Mannors of Worm­low, Penyard, and Eccleswell: As also of the Castle of Ri [...]peck, within the Liberty of Irchenfield in Com. Heref. Leaving issue Gil­bert, his Son and Heir, thenEsc. 20 R 2. n. 51. Vid [...] Claus. 20. R. 2. p. 1. m. 16. thirteen years of age; as also three others, viz. Iohn, who became famous for his Military exploits in France, (as I shall shew by and by) Richard Catal Prae­sul Lage­niae per Jac. Wa­raeum [...]q. Aur p. 28., Archbishop Catal Prae­sul Lage­niae per Jac. Wa­raeum [...]q. Aur p. 28. of Dublin; and Thomas Esc. 7 H. 5., who was of Wrockwardine in Com. Salop, but diedEsc. 7 H. 5. issue­l [...]ss. Ankaret, the Wife of the said Richard sur­viving, who marriedPat. 2 H 4. p. 3. m 1. again to Sir Thomas Nevil Knight.

Which Gilbert, Gilbert. in 7 Hen. 4. representingPat. 7 H. 4. p. [...]. m. 21. to the King by his humble Petition, That he then had no more then a hundred marks per annum, allowed for his maintenance; and for four years and an half before that, nothing at all, whereby he grew much indebted; had, in consideration thereof, and of his expences in the service of that King, and the Prince his Son, an Assigna­tion Pat. 7 H. 4. p. [...]. m. 21. of the sum of two hundred pound out of the Exchequer. And in 1 Hen. 5. upon the death of Aukaret, his Mother (who departedClaus 1 H. 5. m. 14. this life on Ascention-day, the same year) doing his homage, had LiveryClaus 1 H. 5. m. 14. of the Lands, whereof she died seisedEsc. 1 H. 5. [...]. 32., viz. The fourth part of the Mannor of Weston-Turvile in Com. Buck. The third part of two parts of the Mannor of Shrivenham, and the Hundred, in Com. Berks. The third part of the Mannor and Hundred of Bampton in Com. Oxon. The moity of the Mannor of Broughton in Com. Wilts. The moity of the Mannor of Ashton-Giffard, and third part of the Mannor of Hyeswindou, in the same County; the fourth part of the Man­nor of W [...]y in Comitat. Warr. Likewise of the Mannors of Longhope, Huntley, and Lidney; two parts of the Mannor of Leigh; the moity of the Mannor of Begge­worth; and the third part of the Mannors of Pa [...]swike, Morton-Valence, and Whad­don, in Com. Gloc. Also of the Castle and Man­nor of Goderich Castle; the Mannor of Ec­cleswell; the third part of the Mannors of Penyard, and Irchenfield; and Hundred of Wormlow in Com. Heref. And of the Mannors of Blacmere alias Whitchurch, Doding­ton, Wrockwardin, Sutton-Madock; the Castle and Mannor of Corfham; and fourth part of the Mannor of Lyniale in Com. Heref.

This Gilbert, as Son and Heir to Sir Richard Talbot Knight, Cosin and Heir to Iohn de Hastings, sometime Earl of Pembroke, claimed to carry the great Spurs at the Coronation of King Henry the Fifth. Soon after which, residing at Irchen­field, he was constituted [...] Justice of Chester. And in 2 Hen. 5. was retained [...] by Indenture to serve the King, in his French Wars, with a hun­dred and twenty Men at Arms, and two hundred forty Archers. In 3 Hen. 5. he was by special CommissionPat. 3 [...] H. 5. p. 1. m. 1., appointed to treat with Owen Glendowr (the Welshman) as also to receive him with other his Rebellious adherents to obedience. In 4 Hen. 5. he was again retainedEx A [...]togr. penès Cle [...]ic. Pell. by Inden­ture to serve the King in his Wars of France; where he likewise continuedRot. Franc. 5 H. 5. m. [...]5. the following year; and was then constitutedRot. No [...]. 5 H. 5. m. [...]4. Guardian and Captain General of the Marches of Nor­mandy.

In the same year also, by the name of Gilbert Talbot of Irchenfield, he was joyned in Com­mission Ibid. m. [...]7. with Gilbert de Vmfranvile (a great Ba­ron in the North) to subdue all the Forts and Castles in Normandy, to the Kings obedience. And in 6 Hen. 5. by the nameRot. Fran [...]. 6 H. 5 m [...] 7. of Sir Gilbert Tal­bot Knight, Lord of Irchenfield and Blak­mere, continuedRot. Fran [...]. 6 H. 5 m [...] 7. there in that Kings service.

This Gilbert first marriedClaus. 2 H. 4. p. 1. m 7. Ioane, one of the Daughters and Heirs of Eleanor, the Wife of Thomas (of Woodstock) Duke of Glocester; and secondly, Beatrix Ypod▪ Neust. 175. n. [...] Vi [...]esis O­rig. 11 H. 6. Rot. 13., an Illegitimate Daughter to the King of Portugal, (who surviving him, became the WifeYpod▪ Neust. 175. n. [...] Vi [...]esis O­rig. 11 H. 6. Rot. 13. of Thomas, Earl of Arundel) and diedEsc. [...] H. 5. n. 6 [...]. 19 Octob. 7 Hen. 5. then seisedEsc. [...] H. 5. n. 6 [...]. of the moity of the Mannors of Broughton and Ashton-Giffard in Com. Wilts. Of the Mannor of Chaloughton in Com. Southampt. Of two parts of the Mannor of Wrockwardine, in Com. Salop. Of the Mannors of Blakmere, Whitchurch, and Dodington, in the same County; of the fourth part of the Mannor of Wily in Com. War. Of the Mannor and Hun­dred of Bampton in Com. Oxon. Of the Man­nor of Shrivenham in Com. Berks. Of the Mannor of Eccleswell, and Territory of Ir­chenfield; of the Mannor and Hundred of Wormlow; of the Mannor of Penyard, and Castle and Mannor of Goderich Castle in Com. Heref. Leaving Ankaret Esc. [...] H. 5. n. 6 [...]. his only Daugh­ter his heir, then two years of age; and her, the said Beatrix, his Wife surviving; whom the King acceptedClaus [...] H. [...]. m. [...]. as a free Denizen; and confirm­ed Claus [...] H. [...]. m. [...]. unto her the Mannors of Blakmere alias Whitchurch, and Dodington; with the Advowsons of the Churches of Whitchurch and Ightfield, which had been [...]etledClaus. [...] H. [...]. m. [...]. on her by Feoffment, for term of life; as alsoRot. No [...]. 7 H. 5. p. 1. n. 51. the third part of all the Lands of her deceased Hus­band.

Which Ankaret, departingEsc. 9 H [...]. n [...] [...]4. this life upon the Feast-day of S. Lucia, the Virgin, 9 Hen. 5. Sir Iohn Talbot Knight, her Uncle (viz. Brother to the last mentioned Gilbert, her Father) became Esc. 9 H [...]. n [...] [...]4. her next Heir, beingEsc. 9 H [...]. n [...] [...]4. then thirty years of age.

This was that Iohn, Iohn [...]. whom our Historians do so deservedly extol for his great and heroick atchievements; at some particular of whose me­morable actions, I shall here briefly point.

Having marriedRot. [...] 8 H 4. m. 11. Esc. 10 [...]. 4. n [...]5. Rot. F [...]n. 10 H. [...]. [...] 5. Maud the eldest of the two DaughtersRot. [...] 8 H 4. m. 11. Esc. 10 [...]. 4. n [...]5. Rot. F [...]n. 10 H. [...]. [...] 5., and Coheirs of Sir Thomas Nevill Knight, byRot. [...] 8 H 4. m. 11. Esc. 10 [...]. 4. n [...]5. Rot. F [...]n. 10 H. [...]. [...] 5. Ioane his Wife, sole Daughter and Heir to William, Lord Furnivall, he was first sum­moned Claus. 11 H. [...]. [...] dorso. & [...]. to Parliament in 11 Hen. 4. and after, by the nameClaus. 11 H. [...]. [...] dorso. & [...]. of Iohn Talbot, of Hallomshire, (that, with the Castle of Sheffield, being part of her Inheritance.) In 1 Hen. 5. this Iohn (though for what cause appears not) was com­mitted prisoner [...] to the Tower of London, 16 Novemb. but in February following (that cloud being over) he was constituted [...] Lieutenant of [Page 329] Ireland; and the next ensuing year (continu­ing Pat. [...] H. 5. p. 1. m. 2. still in Ireland, as Lieutenant) hadPat. [...] H. 5. p. 1. m. 2. Let­ters of Protection thither sent him by the name Pat. [...] H. 5. p. 1. m. 2. of Sir Iohn Talbot Knight, Lord Furnivall: About which time he did, by Indenture, retein [...] Iames Bo [...]tiller then Earl of Ormund, to serve him upon occasion, with his whole retinue Horse, and Foot, well mounted, armed and ar­rayed, for the terme of one Year.

In 5 Hen. 5. he attended the King into Nor­mandy, being [...] with him at the Leaguer of Caen, on the left Wing of his Army: and was [...] also with the Duke of Exeter (the Kings Uncle) at the siege of Roan.

In 9 Hen. 5 upon [...] the Death of Ankaret, sole Daughter [...] and Heir to Sir Gilbert Talbot Knight, elder Brother of this Iohn; he being found [...] her next Heir, had Livery [...] of all the Lands, whereof she died seized, as Heir to her Father, as also [...] of those Lands, which descen­ded to her as Heir to Sir Thomas Talbot Knight her Uncle. Being the same year deteinedEx A [...]togr. penès, Cleric. Pell. by Indenture to serve the King in the Warrs of France, with thirty men at Armes, and ninety Archers on Horseback.

WhilestPat. 3. Hen. 6. p. 1. m. 12. he was Lieutenant of Ireland, in the time of King Henry the fifth, he tookPat. 3. Hen. 6. p. 1. m. 12. pri­soner there, Donat Ma [...]-Murghe, a great Rebel: and when the King Commanded him out of Ire­land, into Normandy; for his more secure custody, he broughtPat. 3. Hen. 6. p. 1. m. 12. him hither, where he was committedPat. 3. Hen. 6. p. 1. m. 12. to the Tower of London: and afterwards, s [...]il. in 3 Hen. 6. givenPat. 3. Hen. 6. p. 1. m. 12. to this Iohn to make his best advantage of him.

In 2 H. 6. Edmund Mortimer Earl of March and Ulster, takingPat. 4 Hen. 6. p. 2. m. 21. per inspex. notice of the special de­merits of this Iohn, whom he had reteinedPat. 4 Hen. 6. p. 2. m. 21. per inspex. in his service, during life; in recompence thereof gavePat. 4 Hen. 6. p. 2. m. 21. per inspex. him an annual Rent of an hundred pounds to be received out of his Lordships of Denas, Ta [...]gar, Blenleveny, and others.

InRot. Franc. 5 Hen. 6. m. 8. 5 andRot. Fran. 6 Hen. 6. m. 15. 6 Hen. 6. he was in the Warrs of France, and of the retinueRot. Fran. 6 Hen. 6. m. 15. with Iohn Duke of Bedford, Regent there.

In 6 Hen. 6. his name beingPol. Virg. p. 466. n. 20. terrible to the French, in regardPol. Virg. p. 466. n. 20. of his many successful ex­ploits against them; he was sentPol. Virg. p. 466. n. 20. into France, with an Army, and madePol. Virg. p. 466. n. 20. General thereof. Moreover, uponIbid. 467. n. 30 & 40. & 468. the revolt of those of Maine, he marched with great speed, from Alencon, to the ayd of William Earl of Suffolk, Go­vernor there; and coming thither, tookIbid. 467. n. 30 & 40. & 468. that place, with little cost; giving quarterIbid. 467. n. 30 & 40. & 468. to all that were not in Armes. Thence he advanced toIbid. 468. n. 10. Pontoise, and tookIbid. 468. n. 10. it; Thence toIbid. & n. 30. Or­l [...]ans, whereunto Siege was laydIbid. & n. 30. by Thomas Montacute Earl of Salisbury, who had the hard fate to be there flainIbid. 469. n. 20. & 30.. After which (leaving Ibid. 472. n. 10 & 20. that Siege) he marchedIbid. 472. n. 10 & 20. to Mehune, and fortifiedIbid. 472. n. 10 & 20. it: Thence to La-vall, which he took, Ibid. with the Castle. Whereof the French having Ibid. notice, they gatheredIb. n. 30. & 40. all the strength they could; and marchingIb. n. 30. & 40. thither, under the Com­mand of the Pucell of Orleans, gave him Bat­tle Ib. n. 30. & 40. near Pataie; in which, many being slain, he was taken PrisonerIb. n. 30. & 40.: the same whereof be­came so prejudicial [...] to the English; that there­upon divers places fell off [...] to the other side.

This was in 7 Hen. 6. But in [...] 11 Hen. 6. for [...] a great sum of money, and enlargement [...] of Ambrose de Lore (an eminent Captain of the French) in exchange, he was set [...] at liberty. Whereupon, having raisedIbid. 482. n. 20. new forces in Eng­land, he sailedIbid. 482. n. 20. again to Roan; and thence advanced to Paris, Ibid. 482. n. 20. to the Duke of Bed­ford: and having consultedIbid. with him, marchedIbid. with some forces to Bellomont, and tookIbid. it by assault.

In 12 Hen. 6. he wasRot. Franc. 12 Hen. 6. m. 13. again in the Warrs of France. In Anno 1414 (13 Hen. 6.) being still Chron. Hen. de Marle­berge. Lieutenant of Ireland, he arrivedChron. Hen. de Marle­berge. at Dal­kay, in that Realm, on Martinmass Eve. In which year he wasEx A [...]togr. Penès, Cleric. Pell. again retained to serve the King for six months in his Warrs of France, with two Knights, sixteen men at Armes, and six hundred Archers.

In 17 Hen. 6. having marriedRot. Fin. 17 Hen [...] 6. m. 4. to his second Wife, Margaret the eldest of the three Daugh­ters of Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, and HeirsRot. Fin. 17 Hen [...] 6. m. 4. to Elizabeth their Mother (Daugh­ter and Heir to Thomas Lord Berkley) he had LiveryRot. Fin. 17 Hen [...] 6. m. 4. of the Lands, which thereupon be­longed to her; his Homage being respitedRot. Fin. 17 Hen [...] 6. m. 4., by reason of his personalRot. Fin. 17 Hen [...] 6. m. 4. abode in the Warrs of France.

In 18 Hen. 6. withPol. Virg. p. 488. n. 40. & 489. Thomas Earl of Dorset, he DefeatedPol. Virg. p. 488. n. 40. & 489. the French at Obrune, in Nor­mandy: And after this, marchedIb [...] n. 40. & 490. to Pon­ti [...]are, with purpose to Skirmish with their whole Army: but they decliningIb [...] n. 40. & 490., he returned Ib [...] n. 40. & 490. with much Plunder to Roan; whence he was sentIb. n. 10. & n. 30. to D [...]epe, which he strongly be­sieged Ib. n. 10. & n. 30., but prevailed notLell. Coll. Vol. 1. 708..

In 20 Hen. 6. he continuedRot. Fra [...]. 20 Hen. 6. m. 24. still in the Warrs of France, Sir Iohn Talbot, Knight, (his eldest Son) beingRot. Fra [...]. 20 Hen. 6. m. 24. then with him. In which year he was, for his singular demerits, advanced to the title and dignity of Earl of Shrewsbury, his PatentCart ab an. 1, asque 21 Hen. 6. m. 11. 20 of Creation bearing date 20 Mar­tii.

In 21 Hen. 6. he was constitutedRot. Fra [...]. 21 Hen. 6. m. 17. [...] one of the Ambassadors, to treat of Peace with the King of France, or his Ambassadors.

In 22 Hen. 6. the King beingPat. 22 H. 6. p. 1. m. 15. indebted to him, in the sum of ten thousand four hundred twenty six pounds, four shillings, farthing, in considerationPat. 22 H. 6. p. 1. m. 15. of his great services, as well to King Henry the fifth (his Father) as to himself, both in France, and Normandy; granted, y that after the sum of twenty one thousand pounds, wherein he stood indebted unto Henry the Cardinal, Bishop of Winchester, were paid, he should receive yearly, four hundred marks out of the Customs and Duties issuing from the Port of Kingston upon Hull.

Moreover, he was the same year again re­teined Ex A [...]togr. penès, Cler. Pell. to serve the King in his Warrs of France, with one Baron, two Knights, four­score and sixteen men at Armes, and three hun­dred Archers; the King having given him ten thousand pounds in hand.

In 23 Hen. 6. he was once more constituted Pat. 23 H 6. p. 2. m. 10. Lieutenant of Ireland. And the next year ensuing (17 Iulii) havingPat 24 H. 6. p. 2. m. 16. then the titles of Earl of Shrewsbury, and Weysford, Lord Talbot, Furnival, and Lestrange (being agedPat 24 H. 6. p. 2. m. 16.) in considerationPat 24 H. 6. p. 2. m. 16. of his great services, and blood spilt in the Warrs; as also consideringPat 24 H. 6. p. 2. m. 16. the de­vastation and spoil done in the County and City of Waterford, and Barony of Dungar­van, in the Realm of Ireland, by several ho­stilities of the Rebells; to the endPat 24 H. 6. p. 2. m. 16. that the said Realm of Ireland, might be thenceforth the better defended and preserved; he was ad­advanced [Page 330] Ibid. to the title and dignity of Earl of Waterford; having the said City of Water­ford, with the Castles, Honor, Land, and Ba­rony of Dungarvan, grantedIbid. to him; to hold to himself and the Heirs-male of his Body; and, thatIbid. he and they should thenceforth be Stewards of that Realm, to do and execute all things to that Office appertaining, as fully as the Steward of England did perform here: And within few weeks following, constitutedIbid. m. [...]. Sir Iohn Talbot his Son Chancellor of Ireland.

Being againPolyd. Virg. 496. n. 10. in the Wars of France, (An. 29 Hen. 6.) where the good success of the Eng­lish then more and more declinedPolyd. Virg. 496. n. 10., he was at the renderPolyd. Virg. 496. n. 10. of Faliese; and quittedPolyd. Virg. 496. n. 10. that place upon honorable terms.

In 30 Hen. 6. he was made [...] General of the English Fleet, then to go out, having [...] four thousand Soldiers with him in that expedition [...] And the year next following, Lieutenant [...] of the Dutchy of Aquitane, having [...] under him these Captains of his Men at Arms, and Archers, viz. [...] Iohn Vicount l'Isle (his eldest Son by his second Wife) Sir Robert Hungerford, Lord Molins, Sir Roger Camoys, Sir Iohn l'Isle, and Iohn, the Bastard of Somerset: And in consideration [...] of his great charge, in that high employment, a grant [...] of the Thirds, and Third of the Thirds, which were reserved to the King upon his Re­tainer therein.

Whereupon he marchedPolyd. Vir. p. 501. n. 10. & 20. thither; took Polyd. Vir. p. 501. n. 10. & 20. Baurdeaux, and put a GarisonPolyd. Vir. p. 501. n. 10. & 20. in it. Which fair success causedIbid. n. 30. divers remote Cities to send to him, with promiseIbid. n. 30. to submit to his Autho­rity.

Thence, hearingIb. p. 502. that the French had be­sieged Chastillion, he advancedIb. p. 502. thither, and gaveIb. p. 502. them Battle; but the event of that days work (though for a while it stood doubtfullIbid. n. 10.) at length proved fatal to the English; for this renowned General, being smittenIbid. n. 10. from his Horse by a Cannon Bullet, there endedIbid. n. 10. this life; whereupon his whole Army became pre­sently routedIbid. n. 10..

This sad accident hapnedEsc. 32 H. 6. n. [...]9. 20 Iulii, 31 Hen. 6. he dying then seisedEsc. 32 H. 6. n. [...]9. of all these following Lands and Lordships, viz. The Castle and Man­nor of Alveton, and Mannor of Lo [...]nton, in Com. Staff. The Mannor of Wily in Com. Warr. Bittulsby in Com. Leic. Eyham, Middelton, Samford, and Brasington, in Com. Derb. Stoke-Verdon, and Willeford, in Com. Wilts. And of Furnivals-Inne in Holborn, in the Suburbs of London. Like­wise of the Castle and Lordship of Goderich Castle; the Mannor of Irchenfield; the Hun­dred of Wormlow; the Mannors of Eccles­well, Strangeford, Penyard, and Cr [...] ­denhill, in Com. Heref. The Castle and Mannor of Sheffield, and Mannors of Treton and Whiston in Com. Ebor. The Mannors of We­ston Turvile and Farnham in Com. Buck. The Mannors of Huntley, Longhope, Lidney, Leigh, Morton, Whaddo [...], Painswike, and Hamlet of Howson, in Com. Gloc. The Mannors of Wrocwardine, Sutton Madock, and Hamlet of Sutton; the Mannor of Cheswardine, the fourth part of the Mannors of Frankton and Lin [...]all; the Mannors of Routhail, Middel­hope, Bitterley, Bu [...]don, Aston, Meyn­ton, Whetehull; the Castle of Wall; the Mannors of Abberbury, Baklesby, Bas­ford, Tasley, and the Inne called Talbots-Iune in Shrewsbury; as also of the Castle of Corfham; the Mannors of Dodelbury, Dodington, Whitchurch, Blakmere; and the moity of the Mannor of Lineley, all in Com. Salop. Leaving Iohn, his Son and Heir, then forty years of age.

After which, his Body was conveyed into England, and Interred at Whitchurch in Com. Solop. Where a Noble Monument is erected for him, in the South Wall of the Chancel, with this Epitaph.

Orate pro anima praenobilis domini, do­mini Iohannis Talbot quondam Comitis Salo­piae, domini Furnivall, domini Verdon, do­mini Strange de Blackmere, & Mareschalli Franciae, qui obiit in bello apud Burdews, vij• Julij, MCCCCLIII.

The next year following, viz. 32 Hen. 6. Margaret his Wife surviving, had her Dowry as­signed Claus. 3 [...] H. 6. m. 3. to her; and departingEsc. 7 H. [...]. n. 44. this life, 14 Iune, 7 Edw. 4. left Thomas Talbot, Vicount l'Isle (Son of Iohn Vicount l'Isle her Son, who was slain with his Father in the Battle of Chastillion) then nineteen years of age, her nextEsc. 7 H. [...]. n. 44. Heir.

For which Margaret, who lieth buriedStows S [...] ­vey, pag. 369 [...]. in a certain place called Iesus Chappel, scituate with­in the Cathedral of S. Paul, in London, it was intendedStows [...] ­vey, pag. 369 [...]. that a fair Monument of an a hundred pound value should have been erected; but instead thereof, this InscriptionStows S [...] ­vey, pag. 369 [...]. only remain­ed upon a Pillar there, viz.

Here, before the Image of Iesus, lyeth the right Worshipful and Noble Lady Margaret, Countess of Shrewsbury, late Wife of the true and victori­ous Knight John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. Which Worshipful Man died in Guien, for the right of this Land. She was the first Daughter, and one of the Heirs of the right Famous and Re­nowned Knight, Richard Beauchamp, late Earl of Warwick (which died in Roan) and of Dame Elizabeth his Wife; the which Elizabeth was Daughter and Heir to Thomas, late Lord Berk­ley, on his side; and on her Mothers side, Lady l'Isle and Tyes. Which Countess passed from this World, the fourteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1468. On whose Soul, Iesus have mercy. Amen.

The issue which this great Earl had by Maud his first Wife, was as followeth; Thomas, who diedRegist de Wyrks [...]p. in his life time in France, Iohn Regist de Wyrks [...]p. who succeeded him in his Lands and Honors, and Sir Christopher Regist de Wyrks [...]p. Talbot Knight.

And by Margaret his second Wife (Daughter of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick) an­other Ibid. Iohn, who was createdIbid. Baron l'Isle, and afterwards Vicount; Sir Humphrey Ibid. Talbot, and Sir Lewes, both Knights: On which Sir Lewes, he IntailedClaus. [...] H. 6 in 5. in dorso. the Mannors of Penyard, Cre­denhill, and Strangeford, in Com. Heref.

I now come to Iohn, Iohn 2. his Successor in this Earldom.

In 4 Hen. 6. the King himself being made a Knight [...] at Leicester on Whitsonday, by the Duke of Bedford (his Uncle) amongst divers other noble Persons, Knighted [...] this Iohn, then Lord Talbot. After which, viz. in 20 Hen. 6. he went [...] to the Wars of France; and in 24 Hen. 6. was made Chancellor [...] of Ireland (all this being in the life of his Father.)

[Page 331] In 32 Hen. 6. (his Father then dead) he had Livery [...] of his Lands, his homage being re­spited [...]. In 35 Hen. 6. he was made [...] Lord Trea­surer of England. And in 38 Hen. 6. (19 Dec.) in consideration [...] of the charge he had been at in the Kings service, obtained a Grant [...] of a hundred marks per annum, during his life, out of the Revenues of the Lordship of Wakefield in Com. Ebor. then in the Crown, by reason of the forfeiture [...] of Richard, Duke of York. But of this Grant he had little benefit; for upon the tenth of Iuly, next ensuing, he was slain [...] in the Battle of Northampton, with [...] Christopher his Brother (fighting there stoutly for the Lan­castrian Interest) and buried [...] in the Priory of Wyrksop, within the Chappel of our Lady, with this Epitaph [...].

Sepulchrum magnanimi, atque praepotentis domini, domini Iohannis de Talbot Comitis Salopiae secundi, ex Regio sanguine ducentis originem. Qui Henrico Regi fidissimus, Bello apud Northamptoniam gesto, ante signa strenuè pugnans, honestâ morte occidit die decimo Iulii, anno domini nostri I [...]esu Christi MCCCCLX. cujus animae propitietur Deus. Amen.

Salopiae Comitis Lapis hic tegit ossa Iohannis
Cui nihil antiquius quàm fuit alma fides
Hic ut serviret Regi, tormenta subivit
Intrepidus ferri sanguineamque necem.
Ergo licet parvum condat sua Viscera saxum,
Virtus Angligenum lustrat in omne solum.

This Iohn first married [...] Catherine, one of the Daughters and Heirs to Sir Edward Burnall Knight, Son of Hugh Lord Burnel; and second­ly [...], Elizabeth, Daughter of Iames, Earl of Or­mond, by whom he left issue five Sons, viz. Iohn, his Son and Successor in this Earldom, at that time [...] twelve years old and upwards; Sir Iames [...] Talbot Knight; Sir Gilbert [...] Talbot of Grafton in Com. Wigorn. Knight Banneret, and Captain of Calais; Christopher [...], Archdeacon of Chester, and Rector of Whitchurch; and George [...]: As also two Daughters, viz. Anne [...], Wife of Sir Henry Vernon of Haddon in Com. Derb. Knight; and Margaret [...].

Which Elizabeth in 39 Hen. 6. had for her Dowry, an Assignation [...] of the Castle and Lord­ship of Sheffield in Com. Ebor. with its mem­bers; the Mannors of Southhagh, Bradfield, Ecclesfield, Halifield, Granow, Whiston, and Treton; as also [...] four Messuages, twenty Acres of Land, and five Acres of Meadow in Rotheram, in the same County; likewise [...] one Messuage in London called Furnivals Inne: And departed [...] this life on Saturday next follow­ing the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, in the thir­teenth of Edward the Fourth.

I should now come to Iohn, the third of that name, Earl of Shrewsbury, Son and Heir to the last mentioned Iohn; but before I proceed with my discourse of him, I shall look back to Iohn, Son of Iohn, the first Earl of Shrews­bury, by Margaret his second Wife.

This Iohn (in respect of his descent [...] from Margaret, Daughter and Heir to Warine Gerard, Lord l'Isle, by Alice his Wife, Daughter and Heir of Henry, Lord Tyes, Wife of Thomas, Lord Berkley, Father of Elizabeth, Wife of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, Father of Mar­garet, Mother of him the said Iohn) was crea­ted Ibid. Baron [...], 26 Iuly, 22 Hen. 6. Sibi, haere­dibus & assignatis, by reasonIbid., that he possessed the Mannor of Kingston-l'Isle in Com. Berks. And afterwardsCart. ab An. 27. usque 3 [...] H. 6 [...] n. [...]., s [...]il. 30 Octob. 30. Hen. 6. Viscount l'Isle, Sibi & haeredibus masculis de cor­pore s [...]o.

Of whom, that which I conceive to be most remarkable, is, That the year next ensuing (scil. 31 Hen. 6.) his Father being then constituted Lieutenant of the Dutchy of Aquitane, and he one of the Captains there under him (as hath been already observed) he was by Indenture re­tained Ex A [...]togr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King there, for one quarter of a year, with two Bannerets, four Knights, seventy three Men at Arms on Horsback, and eight hundred Archers on Foot; receiving for himself six shillings per diem; for his two Ban­nerets four shillings apiece; for his seven Knights two shillings; for the Men at Arms twelve pence; and for the Archers six pence apiece. As also, that he married [...]el. Coll. Vol. 3. p. 210. Ioane, Daughter and Coheir of Thomas Chedder, of Chedder in Com. Somers. Esquire, Widow of Richard Stafford Esquire; and, that he was slainEsc. 7 E. 4. n. 4. Post mor­tem ejusdem Johannae. with his Father, in the Battle at Castillion beforementioned. Being then seisedEsc. 38 H 6. n. ... of the Mannors of Wrocwardine, Cheswordine, Sutton-Madoc, Brogton, Tassley, Abberbury, and [...], in Com. Salop. Moreover, that he left issueEsc. 7 E [...] 4. n. 4. Post mortem e­jusdem Jo­hannae. Esc. 32 H. 6. n 38 Claus. 37 H 6. n. 40. Thomas Talbot, Viscount l'Isle, his Son and Heir; who, being at that time but tenEsc. 7 E [...] 4. n. 4. Post mortem e­jusdem Jo­hannae. Esc. 32 H. 6. n 38 Claus. 37 H 6. n. 40. years of age, was committedEsc. 7 E [...] 4. n. 4. Post mortem e­jusdem Jo­hannae. Esc. 32 H. 6. n 38 Claus. 37 H 6. n. 40. to the tuition of Margaret, Coun­tess of Shrewsbury (his Grandmother) and twenty marks per annum allowed for his main­tenance, during his minority. [...]At the death of his Mother, in 7 Edw. 4. he was nineteenEsc. 7 E. 4. n. 4. Post mortem ejusdem Johannae. Ex Vet. Script. in Castro de Berkley. years of age, and marriedEsc. 7 E. 4. n. 4. Post mortem ejusdem Johannae. Ex Vet. Script. in Castro de Berkley. Margaret, Daughter to Wil­liam Herber [...], Earl of Pembroke.

Of this Thomas, that which I find cheifly memo­rable, is, That having much contest with William, Lord Berkley, (afterwards Marquess) touching certain Lands and Lordships whereunto he pre­tended right, from Margaret his Grandmother; he was slainEsc. Post mortem e­jusdem Thom [...], 9 & 10 E. 4 [...] n 58. in a skirmish betwixt the same Lord Berkley and himself, (with their followers) at Wotton under Edge in Com. Gloc. 20 Martii, 10 Edw. 4. (as in my discourse of that Marquess Berkley, doth more fully appear) leaving his two Sisters his HeirsEsc. Post mortem e­jusdem Thom [...], 9 & 10 E. 4 [...] n 58., viz. Elizabeth marriedCart ab An. 15. usque 22 E. 4. n. 8. to Edward Grey, afterwards created Viscount l'Isle; and Margaret toOrig 10 E. 4. Rot. 11. n. 15. Sir George Vere Knight.

¶I now return to Iohn, the third of that name, Earl of Shrewsbury.

This Iohn, in 4 Edw. 4. obtained Livery [...] of the Lands whereof his Father died seised, though he was not [...] then of full age: And in 11 Edw. 4. was madePat. 11 E. 4. p. 1. m. 7. Cheif Justice of North Wales; with CommissionIbid. m. 3. to Array, and arm all persons of Body able, and estate sufficient, residing in the Counties of Salop, Stafford, and the Marches of North Wales, for the defence of that Countrey, from the danger of those un­lawful and tumultuous assemblies which were then frequent in those parts.

In 12 Edw. 4. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 12 E. 4. m. 19. one of the Kings Commissioners, to treat with certain Com­missioners from Iames the third, then King of Scotland, touching some grievances from the Subjects of that Realm. And having marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Ca­therine, Daughter of Humphrey Stafford, Duke of [Page 332] Buckingham, departedEsc. [...]3 E. 4. n. 5 [...]. this life, 28 Iunii, 13 Edw. 4. leaving issueEsc. [...]3 E. 4. n. 5 [...]. George, his Son and Heir, then five years of age; Thomas, who died Catal. of Nob. by R. B. without issue; and Anne, a Daughter, who became the WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of Thomas Boteler, Lord Sudley.

Which Catherine had divers Lordships in the Counties of Salop, Glocester, Buckingham, and elswhere, assignedPat. 15 E. 4. p. [...]. m. 12. for her Dowry; and de­parted this life, 26 Decemb. 16 Edw. 4.

I now come to George.

This George, George. Earl of Shrewsbury, (the first of that name) had a specialPat. 1 H. 7. p. 1. Livery for all his Lands in 1 Hen. 7. and was the same year made Polyd. Virg. p. 567. one of the Kings Privy Council.

In 2 Hen. 7. he wasIbid. 573. [...]. 20. in the Battle of Stoke, near Newark upon Trent, on the behalf of the King, against those Rebels, at that time, there in Arms, and vanquished.

And in 5 Hen. 7. oneIbid. 584. n 20. of the cheif of those, whom King Henry sent into Flanders with a powerful Army, in aid of Maximilian the Emperor, against the French.

In 1 Hen. 8. he was constitutedPat. 1 H 8. p. 2. m. 7. one of Cham­berlains of the Exchequer; as also StewardHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p 3. of the Kings Houshold, and oneHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p 3. of his Privy Council.

In 4 Hen. 8. he commandedIbid. p 36. the Vantgard in the Kings Army at the Siege of Therouene, and plantedIbid. p 36. himself on the North West of that Town.

In 6 Hen. 8. he obtainedPat. 6 H. 8. p. 2. the Mannor of Wal­sham, in the Willows, in Com. Norf. late Pat. 6 H. 8. p. 2. Edmund De la Poole, Earl of Suffolk, at­tainted, to hold to himself and the Heirs-male of his Body. In 12 Hen. 8. he was presentHerb Hist. of H. 8. p. 99. at that memorable Enterview of King Henry, and Francis the First of France, betwixt Guisnes and Ardres; as also atHerb Hist. of H. 8. p. 99. those famous Warlike exercises then performed there.

In An. 1522. (14 Hen. 8.) he wasIbid. p. 134. Lieute­nant General of the North, and madeIbid. p. 134. some Inroads into Scotland; and in 17 Hen. 8. was made ConstablePat. 17 H. 8. p. 1. of the Castles of Radnore and Wigmore.

In An. 1529. (21 H. 8.) he was oneHerb. Hist. H. 8. p. 242. of the witnesses examined in that case of the Divorce, betwixt the King, and Catherine his first Wife. And the same year, amongst other of the great Lords, subscribedIbid. p. 274. those Articles which proved so fatal to Cardinal Woolsey; as also the year fol­lowing, of that DeclarationIbid. p. 306. sent to the Pope, for ratifying the Divorce betwixt the King and his said Queen.

Moreover, in 28 Hen. 8. uponIbid. p. 413. that Rebellion in the North, called The Pilgrimage of Grace (oc­casioned by the dissolution of the lesser Monaste­ries) he was constitutedIbid. p. 413. the Kings Lieutenant, to march thither with a powerful Army: And for quieting of that dangerous Insurrection, im­powred Ibid. p. 427. (with the Duke of Norfolk) to take the submission of the Commons.

This Earl married two Wives: First [...] Anne, Daughter of William, Lord Hastings, Chamber­lain to King Edward the Fourth, by whom he had issue six Sons, viz. [...] Henry, who died young, and was buried in the Priory of [...]alk in Com. Darb Francis, who succeeded him in his Lands and Honors; Iohn and Iohn, who both died in their infancy, and were buried at Ashby de la Zouch; William, born at She [...]field, and Ri­chard at Chelsey. As also five Daughters, viz. [...] Margaret, Wife to Henry, Earl of Cumber­land; Anne and Dorothy, both born at Wink­field-Mannor; Mary, Wife to Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland; and Elizabeth married to William, Lord Dacres of Gillesland.

His second Wife was [...] Elizabeth, Daughter, and one of the Heirs of Sir Richard Walden, of Erithe in Kent, Knight, by whom he had issue [...] Iohn, who died young, and Anne [...] mar­ried to Peter Compton, Son and Heir of Sir Willi­am Compton Knight; and afterwards to [...] William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. Which Elizabeth died [...] in An. 1567.

This last mentioned Earl George, by his Testa­ment Cromwel qu. 13. bearing date 21 Aug. 29 Hen. 8. be­queathed his Body to be buried in the Parish Church of She [...]field, by Anne his first Wife, without any Ceremonies, but Dirige on the Eve, three Masses, and a Sermon on the morrow; and that twenty five poor men should have black Gowns to carry Torches at his Burial; but not above a hundred black Gowns to be given to his servants, besides the Gowns to his Wives Gentle­women. He also appointed, that a Tomb of Marble should be set over his Grave, with three Images to be laid thereon, viz. One of himself in a Mantle of Garters; another of his deceased Wife in her Robes; and the third of his Wife then living.

He likewise farther Willed, that immediately after his decease, his Executors should cause to be given to a thousand Priests, six pence apiece, to say Placebo and Dirige, and Mass for his Soul, and all Christian Souls; and twenty five marks in Money, in penny-dole to be distributed on the day of his Burial, to such poor people, as should be thereat, to pray for his Soul.

To his Daughter the Countess of Northum­berland, he gave a Chain of Gold, with White and Red Enamil. And moreover Willed, That three Priests, for the space of twenty years, next after his decease, should sing for his Soul; whereof two in the Parish Church of Shef­field, at the Altar where the Lady Anne, his first Wife lay interred; and the other in the Chappel of our Blessed Lady of the Bridge in Sheffield; every of them to have eight marks yearly, du­ring that time. And departedJ. 11. i [...] Of­ficio Armor. f 67 [...]. this life at his Mannor of Wingfield in Com. Derb. 26 Iulii, 33 Hen. 8. with this Charactar, viz. Polyd. Virg. p. 567. That he was Vir nobilis, sapiens, ac in omnibus vitae parti­bus moderatus, a Person noble, prudent, and mode­rate throughout the whole course of his life.

To whom succeeded Francis, Francis. his Son and Heir, bornCatal. of Nob. by R. [...] in Sheffield Castle, Anno 1500. (16 Hen. 7.) Which Francis was summonedJournal [...] P. de cod [...] anno. to Parliament amongst the Barons, 17 February, 24 Hen. 8. his Father then living: And the same year his Father died, scil. 33 Hen. 8. (the greater Monasteries being then totally dissolved) ob­tained Pat. 3 [...] H [...]. p. 4. from the King, by exchange for the Mannor of Farnham-Royal in Com. Buck. (which he held by Grand Serjeanty, toR [...]t. in [...] Lond. sup­port the Kings Right-Arm, during the time he holds the Scepter in his hand, at the Coronation of the Kings of this Realm) the Inheritance of the scite of the Priory of Worsop in Com. Nott. And certain Lands in Sheffield, belong­ing to the Abby of Beaucheif in Com. Derb. As also the scite of the Priory of Kingsmead, near the Town of Derby, with certain Lands thereto belonging. And likewise divers Lands [Page 333] belonging unto the dissolved Monastery of Rou­cester in Com. Staff.

In 34 Hen. 8. this Earl Francis wasHerb. Hist. of. H. 8. p. 4 [...]3. in that Army, which then marched into Scotland, by reasonIbid. 481. that the King of that Realm had en­tertained some of the Northern Rebels; frustra­ted King Henry of the promised enterview; and that his Subjects had invaded the Borders, while a Treaty was on foot. But in this expedition, no great matter was performed.

So likewiseIbid. 507 & 508. in that of 36 Hen. 8. he then commandingIbid. 507 & 508. the Rear of the English Army; at which time theyIbid. 507 & 508. plundered Leith, and made great spoil, by burning and rapine in the City of Edenburgh, and all the Country there­abouts: The quarrel being upon pretenceIbid. of a desired marriage betwixt Prince Edward, and the young Queen of Scotland, whereunto the Scots would notIbid. readily condiscend.

The same year he was also constitutedIbid. 511. the Kings Lieutenant of the North. And in 2 Edw. 6 sent [...] again into Scotland with fifteen thou­sand Men (against the French, Almains, and Scots, then in Arms) for the relief of Hading [...]on, at that time besieged. Where, after he had victual­led and reinforced the Town, he encamped Ibid. near the Enemy; but finding them not inclin­able to fight, though they had received great supplies, returnedIbid. unto his Camp, and after­wards for England.

Moreover, the same year, he was constituted [...] Justice of all the Forests beyond [...]rent; and in 1 Mariae, made President [...] of the Council in the North.

In 1 Eliz. he was likewise made [...] one of the Queens Privy Council; as also one [...] of the Com­missioners for receiving Claims from those who were to perform certain services at the solemnity of her Coronation. And in the Parliament of 2 Eliz. wasCamd. Eliz. p. 11. the only person of the Peers, be­sides the Viscount Mountacute, who opposed the Bill for abolishing the Popes Supremacy, and Reformation of Religion.

But upon the one and twentieth of September, the same year, he departedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. this life, leaving issue by his first Wife, viz. Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Mary, Daughter to Thomas Lord Dacres of Gillesland, George his onlyCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Son and Successor (his younger Son Thomas dyingCatal. of Nob. by R. B. before, unmarried) and one Daughter called Anne, who was marriedJ [...] 15 in Of­ficio Arm. 2792. to Iohn Lord Bray.

Which George, beingCamd. E­l [...]. 572. a young Man in the time of Queen Mary, and his Father thenCamd. E­l [...]. 572. Ge­neral of the English Army against the Scots; commandedCamd. E­l [...]. 572. under him three thousand Soldiers, and relievedCamd. E­l [...]. 572. the Earl of Northumberland, then in danger at Lovick. After that he was Camd. E­l [...]. 572. a Colonel of five hundred Horse, upon the Borders; and in 11 Eliz. had the custodyIbid. 147. of the Queen of Scots committed to his charge. Moreover, in 15 Eliz. upon the Arraignment [...] of the Duke of Norfolk, he was (for that pre­sent service) made [...] Lord High Steward of Eng­land: Moreover, after the death of that Duke (which soon after ensued) he was constituted [...] Earl Marshal of England.

And in [...] those ambiguous times, so preserved [...] himself against all outward machinations, ca­lumnies at Court, and the mischievous practises of his second Wife, for full fifteen years; as that he thereby deserved [...] no less honor for his [...]idelity and Prudence, then he did for his For­titude and Valor, as Mr. Camden hath very well observedIbid..

By his TestamentDrury [...]. 86. bearing date 24 Iunii, An. 1590. (32 Eliz.) this Noble Earl bequeath­ed his Body to be buried at Sheffield in Com. Ebor. thereby likewise appointing, that the sum of two hundred pounds, should be yearly im­ployed for ever, unto the benefit of the poorest Artificers of the Town of Pontfract in Com. Ebor. for the increase of Trades and Occupati­ons there; that is to say, That the Major of the said Town, and his Brethren, or the major part of them with the Major, by the assent of the Earl of Shrewsbury, for the time being, shall upon Munday in Whitson week, pay and lend unto every poor Artificer of the said Town, so far as the said Money will extend, the sum of five pounds for three years, then next following; putting in good and sufficient security, for the re­payment thereof. And departingFF. in Offi­cio Armorum, f. 240. this life 18 Novemb. the same year, was accordingly bu­ried at Sheffield, where in his life time he erected a Noble Monument for himself, where­on is this Epitaph, viz.

Christo opt. max. & Posteritati Sacrum.

IN spem certam futurae resurrectionis, illustris hic conditur heros, Georgius Salopiae Comes, sui nobilissimi generis, longâ serie, à Normannorum con­questu derivati; nullaque unquam perfidiae labeculâ aspersi. Comitum ordine sextus; summus Regni Marescallus; à Talbotto, Furnivallo, Verdun, Love­toft, Extraneoque de Blackmere, honoribus am­plissimis, dominus insuper & Baro n [...]ncupatus: Garteriani quoque equestris ordinis, sanè praecla­rissimi sodalis dignissimus. Francisci comitis unicus, qui supererat, [...]ilius & successor; omniumque vir­tutum, ex asse haeres. Qui, quantum Pacis, Bellique artibus; omnibusque corporis atque animi dotibus eximiis unitis potuit; id omne, secund [...]m pietatem in Deum, uni patriae, ejusque principibus impendere solebat: Vt, qui Mariae Reginae temporibus, in Northumbrensis Comitis succursum, à patre tum su­perstite, ac Belli duci primario, cum tribus armato­rum millibus, ad Lowicum, in Scotiam, ire jussus, strenuè, summaque cum laude, bellicam illam prae­fec [...]uram administrabat: Parique cum laude, & non minori successu, paulo post Berwicum, hosti in oc­cursum missus, quingentorum cataphrac [...]orum equitum cohortu stipatus fuit; concomitantibus Barone Grayo, strenuo equite Drurio, aliisque militaris scientiae peritissimis, Bellique principatum, tum ger­ente Westmario Comite. Deinde, regnante Eliza­betha, Anglorum Reginâ, cum Scotorum Reginâ Mari [...], prelio domi superatâ, in Angliam compulsa est; atque apud Scotici limitis praefectum primùm diverteret; donec in utriusque Regni perniciem, magna molire est comperta; huic illustri Comiti, tu­tiùs custodiends tradita An. MDLXVIII. Quem penès, honorificè & splendidè satis, usque annum MDLXXXIIII. per tria amplius lustra est hospitata, non sine magnâ ipsius hospitis impensâ, curaque anxiâ, vix exprimenda. Qui, divinâ providentiâ guber­nante, in causâ tam arduâ, cujus magnitudo gra­vissima, utilitas publica fuit, tam laudate ac faelici­ter se gessit, eum virum fidelem, non minus quàm providum, atque prudentem, ipsa invidia judicare debet. Quamque semper ab omni suspicione per­fidiae fuerat [...], illud declarat; quod, li [...]et à malevolis, propter suspectam cum captivâ Regina fa­miliaritatem sepiùs malè a [...]diret: Cum tamen ejus­dem [Page 334] dem Reginae causa, ex Senatus Regni consultu à pro­ceribus, in arce Fodringhamesi cognoscenda esset, inter magnates, qui reatus sui, in testimonium ac vindictam admittendi erant, hunc nobilissimum Co­mitem, serenissima Regina Elizabethae notum esse­v [...]luit: illumque, post judicium latum, ejusdem se [...] ­tentiae transactorem constituit; dato ab hoc Diplo­mate regio, magno Sigillo Angliae communito.

Ita vir iste, genere clarus, publicis bene gestis ma­gistratibus clarior; domi ac soris clarissimus; illustris erga [...]rincipem, & patriam fidei, & summi apud omnes [...], quem ad fatalem maturae senectutis [...] sine fortunae ludibrio perduxerat, aeterno [...] spiritum à quo acceperat, firmum in Christo fidem, placid [...] & tranquillè reddidit, mensis

anno Redemptoris Christi MD ...

Ex priore conjuge D. Gartruda, Thomae Rut­l [...]nd [...]ae Comitis nata, utriusque s [...]xus prolem suscepit egregiam: Franciscum scil. primogenitum, & super­stitem, è vivis sublatum; Gilbertum [...]aeredem fu­turum; Edovardum, Henricum; Catherinam Herberto regulo copulatam, & sine sobole extinctam; Mariam, Georgio Savillo equiti desponsatam; & Graciam Henrico Cavendishii equitis haeredi, nup­tum.

Whereby it appeareth, that the day and year of his death, are deficient; which his Execu­tors never took care to supply; and whose neg­lect therein (as I have credibly heard) he did prophetically foretel.

Moreover, by a Tablet hanging in the East end of the Chancel of the same Church, it far­ther appeareth, That he was one of the Privy Council to Queen Elizabeth, Lord President of the North, Lieutenant of Stafford and Der­vishtres; and that he had the custody of the Queen of Scots seventeen years. As also, that he gave five hundred pounds to the Town of Chesterfield in Com. Derb. to set up Trades­men who had no stock to begin on; and that he was buried at Sheffield.

By Gertrude his first Wife, Daughter [...] of Tho­mas Mannors, Earl of Rutlan [...], he had issue four Sons, viz. [...] Francis Lord Talbot, who, ha­ving married [...] Anne, the Daughter of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, died [...] in his life time without issue. Gilbert, his Successor [...] both in Lands and Honors; Henry, who took to Wife [...] Elizabeth, the Daughter of William [...]Reyner, of Overton Longvile in Com. Hunt. And had issue by her two Daughters, his Heirs, scil. Gartrude married to Robert Pierpont of Holme-Pierpont in Com. Nott. Esquire (afterwards Earl of King­ston) and Mary to Sir William Airmin of Os­nod [...] in Com. Linc. Baronet. And Edward [...], Successor in this Earldom to Gilbert (Henry de­parting this life before him,) as also three Daugh­ters, viz. Catherine, Wife of Henry Lord Herbert, afterwards Earl of Pembroke; Mary of Sir George Savile of Barrowhy in Com. Linc. Knight; and Grace [...] of Henry Cavendish, Son and Heir to Sir William Cavendish of Chats­worth in Com. Derb. Knight.

To his second Wife, he married Elizabeth [...], one of the Daughters, and at length Heirs to Iohn Hardwick, of Hardwick in Com. Derb. Es­quire, (first married to ... Barlow of Bar­low in Com. Derb. Esquire; secondly, to Sir William Cavendish of Chatsworth aforesaid, Knight, Treasurer of the Chamber to King Henry the Eighth; thirdly, to Sir William St. Lo Knight, Captain of the Guard to the same King Henry the Eighth.) Which Elizabeth surviving him, died 13 Apr. An. 1607. and lieth buried in Alhal­lows Church at Derby.

¶I come now to Gilbert, Gilbert. Son and Successor to the deceased Earl George.

This Gilbert in 15 Eliz. (his Father then li­ving) wasCamd. E [...]x. 236. one of those, who went over into France, with Edward, Earl of Lincoln, Lord Admiral of England, for confirming the League then made. And in 32 Eliz. (his Father still living) was summoned [...] to Parliament, and there sate as a Baron.

In 39 Eliz. he was sent Ambassador [...] into France, at which time, he used [...] these Titles in his Lodging-Escucheons, Gilbert Conte de Shrewsbury, Baron Talbot, Strange de Blackmere, Comyn de Badenagh, Valence, Montchensi, Furnival, Verdon, & Lovetot; Chivalier du tresnoble ordre de la Iarritiere.

In 1 Iac. he was constitutedPat. 1 Jac. p. 16. Guardian and Cheif Justice of all the Forests beyond Trent. And departing [...] this life, at his House in Broad­street, London, Octavo Maii, An. 1616. (14 Iac.) was buried [...] at Sheffield with his Ancestors; having issue by Mary his Wife, Daughter [...] of Sir William Cavendish of Chats­worth, Knight. George, who died [...] in his in­fancy; and three Daughters, who surviving him, became Heirs to the greatest part of his Lands, viz. [...] Mary, Wife of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke; Elizabeth of Henry, Earl of Kent; and Aletheia of Thomas, Earl of Arundel.

Whereupon the title of Earl divolved to Ed­ward, Edward. his Brother and Heir-male; who took to WifeIbid. Ioane, the eldest Daughter and Coheir to Cuthbert Lord Ogle; but dyingIbid. in London, without issue surviving, 8 Febr. An. 1617. (15 Iac.) was privately buriedIbid. at West­minster.

Which Ioane departingEx Regi­stro [...] this life in An. 1627. was, by the direction of her last Will and TestamentEx Regi­stro [...], buried at Westminster near her said Husband.

The Issue-male of the cheif Branch of this noble Family being thus spent, George Talbot George. [...] of Grafton in Com. Wigorn. Esquire, Lineal Heir to Sir Gilbert Talbot of Grafton, Knight Ban­neret, second Son to the famous Iohn, first Earl of Shrewsbury, of this House; to whose Issue-male the Earldom was limited, became Earl [...]; whose Descendants do still enjoy that Honor. Of which Sir Gilbert, I have thought fit here to observe, That he hadLe [...]. [...] Vol. 3▪ 186. Grafton, by the gift of King Henry the Seventh, which be­fore Bosworth Field, belonged to the Staf­fords. Moreover, that he wasPol. Virg. 584. n. 30. in that expediti­on into Flanders, on the behalf of Maximilian the Emperor, against the French in 5 Hen. 7. And in 14 Hen. 7. upon the death of Pope Alexander the Sixth, was sentIbid. 615. n. 20. from King Henry (with the Abbot of Glastonbury) to congratulate the Election of his Successor, Pope Pius the Third. [Page] [Page]

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Talbot of Ricards Castle.

¶HAving now done with the cheif Branches of this Noble and Antient Family, it will not be amiss to take notice, That Richard, a younger Son of that Ri­chard Talbot, who married Sarab, Daughter of William Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, be­came first owner of Ricards Castle in Com. Heref. and other Lands of good value, by the marriage [...] of Ioane, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Hugh de Mortimer of that place, about the beginning of Edward the Thirds time: And that to him succeeded [...] Sir Iohn Talbot of Ri­cards Castle, Knight; and to him another Iohn, who died [...] in 12 Rich. 2. then seised of the Hamlet of Wolfreton, as a Member of the Barony of Burford; as also of the Mannors of Hobrug-Hall; the Towns of Hatfield, Kel­lendon, Totham-Magna, and Woodham-Mortimer, in Com. Essex; the Mannor of Code­rugge; and the moity of the Mannors of Hamm, Wich [...]aud, and Hamlet of Howel­ston, in Com. Wigorn. Also of the Mannor of Ricards-Castle, the moity of the Mannor of Rochesford, and Lordship of Blethenage, in the Marches of Wales: Leaving Elizabeth, the Wife of Sir Warine Archdekne Knight; Phi­lippa, the Wife of Sir Matthew Gourney Knight; and Eleanor Talbot, (then unmarried) his Sisters and Heirs: Elizabeth being then twenty four years of age; Philippa twenty one, and Eleanor sixteen; who doing [...] their homage the same year, had Livery [...] of those Lands.

Of this Family were likewise the Talbots; sometime of Bashall, and now of Thorne­ton, in Com. Ebor. Being lineally descended from William Talbot (a younger Son of Geffrey) Governor [...] of the Castle of Hereford, 5 Steph. And shortly after, Enfeoffed [...] of the Mannor of Gauesburgh in Com. Linc. by Roger Lord Mou­bray. Some of the Descendants of which Willi­am, did antiently relate [...] to the Lacies, Lords of Pontfract, and Earls of Lincoln; and had their Estates much augmented by them, viz Thomas, whose Residence (and his Ancestors be­fore him, for a long time) was at Hudresfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, consti­tuted [...] Governor of Cletherow Castle in Comitat. Lanc. by Edmund Lord Lacy, Con­stable of Chester, temp. Hen. 3. having of his gift [...] (in 37 Hen. 3.) the Mannors of [...]a­shall and Mitton in Com. Ebor. to himself and his heirs in Feefarm, paying seven pound ten shillings seven pence per annum.

Likewise Edmund (Son of that Thomas) who being made Steward [...] of Blackburnshire, 28 Edw. 1. to Henry Lacy, then Earl of Lin­coln; in 32 Edw. 1. was in that notable expe­dition then made into Scotland, by the same King; where (as a reward for his service) he obtained a Charter [...] of Free-Warren, in all his Demesn Lands of Bashall and Mitton be­fore specified; as also in those at Hapton in Comitat. Lanc. bearing date at Strivelin, in 34 Edw. 1. In which year (amongst many others) upon that great solemnity of making Prince Ed­ward Knight, by Bathing, and other sacred Cere­monies he received [...] that dignity.

Clifford.

THe first of this Antient and Noble Fa­mily, of whom I find mention, was called Ponce Ponce. Domes [...]. in iisd. Comi­tat., who had issue three Sons, viz. Domes [...]. in iisd. Comi­tat. Walter, Drogo, (id est, Dru) and Richard.

Of Walter and Drogo, the Conquerors Survey takes notice; and that Walter Walter 1. did then possess Ibid. the Lordships of A [...]lford, Westwell, and Alwoldsbe [...]y in Com. Oxon. As also part of Lece in Com. Gloc. And that Drogo held Se­gry, [...]olesell, and Aldrinton, in Com. Wilts. Franton, and part of Lece, in Com. Gloc. Holim, Stilledun, Glese, and Merly, in Com. Wigorn. As also Recesford, Dodintune, Burestanestune, Ruvenore, Hanly, and Matine, in Com. Heref. But from Richard it is, that the Line was perserved. Which Richard Richard. being calledHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 177. Richard de Pwns, obtainedHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 177. by the gift of King Henry the First, the Cantres of Bychan, and Castle of Lhanymdhyry in Wales. Moreover, with the consentMon. Ang [...]. Vol 1. 366 a. n. 20. of Ma [...]d his Wife, and Simon his Son, he was a notable Benefactor to the Priory of Malverne in Com. Wigorn. For it appearsMon. Ang [...]. Vol 1. 366 a. n. 20., that he gave thereunto, the Church of his Castle at Cantarabohath, with two Carucates of Land, and the whole Tithes of his Revenues in that place. Likewise, the Church of Lecton, with one Hide, and one Yard Land in that Town; together with all the Tithes of that Lordship; as also the Tithes of his Lordship in Estraddel called Becchen: And had issue three Sons, viz. Ibid 623 b. n. 20. Simon, Simon. Founder Ibid 623 b. n. 20. of the Priory at Clifford in Com. Heref. Wal­ter, who first seating himself there, assumed that place for his sirname, and Richard.

Which Walter, Walter 2. being calledMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 48 a. n. 10 & 20. Walter the Son of Richard, Son of Ponce, gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 48 a. n. 10 & 20. to the Cannons of Haghmon in Com. Salop. his Mills at Tamed­bury; and afterwards (by the name of Walter de Clifford) gaveIbid. 884 b. n. 50. to the Nuns of Godstow in Com. Oxon. for the health of the Soul of Mar­garet his Wife, and for the Soul of Rosamond his Daughter, his Mill at Framton in Com. Gloc. As also a little Meadow, lying near it, called Lech­ton, in pure and perpetual Alms.

In 3 Hen. 2. this Walter was GovernorHistory of Wales ut supra p. [...]09. of the Castle at L [...]hanyndhyry; and (whenHistory of Wales ut supra p. [...]09. Roger, Earl of Clare, (having obtained of King Henry, all such Lands, as he could win from the Welsh) came with an Army to [...]ardigan, and fortified divers Castles in those parts) he made an Incur­sion History of Wales ut supra p. [...]09. upon the Lands of Rees ap Griffith, Prince of South Wales, slewHistory of Wales ut supra p. [...]09. many of his people, and returnedHistory of Wales ut supra p. [...]09. with much booty.

In 12 Hen. 2. this Walter possessedLib. Rub. in Scac [...]. sub tit▪ Salop. the Lord­ships of Corfham, Culminton, Hay, Er­nestry, and Leschines, in Com. Salop. And gave MS. in Bibl. Cort. n. sub [...]ffigie Domi­tiani A. 8. f▪ 157 b. to the Monks of S. Peters Abby at Glocester; his Mannor of East Leech, in exchange for the Lordship of Glasbury, excepting to those Monks the Advowson of the Church at Glasbury. Moreover, he gaveMon. Angl. Vol▪ 2. 48 a. [...]. 40. to the before specified Canons of Haghmon, certain Lands in Sinetune; and left issue two Sons, viz. Walter Ibid. 885 a., his Son and Heir, and Richard Ibid. 884 b. n. 10.; from whom the Cliffords of Framtone, in Glocestershire, didEx Coll. [...]. [...]l. S. de­scend. Which Richard, in 2 Rich. 1. gave three [Page 336] hundred marks Fine, for Livery of his Lands.

This Walter also had issue two Daughters, viz. Lucia [...], first married [...] to Hugh de Say (of Ri­cards Castle) afterwards to [...] Bartholomew de Mortimer, and Rosamond [...] the Concubine of King Henry the Second; on whom that King begot William sirnamed Longspe, Earl of Sarum, (as I shall in due Place shew.) Which Rosamond died [...] in the life time of her Father, and was buried [...] by Margaret her Mother, in the Quire of the Nunnery at Godstow near Oxford. For the health of whose Soul, Osbert Fitz-Hugh (a great Baron in Herefordshire) at her said Fathers request [...] (and by the assent [...] of King Henry) gave [...] to those Nuns, one Salt-work in Wiche, called the Cow, belonging to his Mannor of Wiche­vald.

This was that beautiful Lady, for whom king Henry builtIbid. that famous Labyrinth at Wood­stock, where he kept her soIbid., that she could not easily be found by his jealous Queen; and gave her a CabinetIbid. of such admirable work­manship, that on it, The fighting of Champi­ons, the moving of Cattel, the flying of Birds, and swimming of Fishes were so exquisitely re­presented, as if they had been alive. But, after the death of King Henry, there was little regard had to her memory: ForIbid. when Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, in An. 1191. (2 Rich. 1.) visiting his Diocess, came to Godstow; and went up to the Altar to do his Devotions, observing an Herse covered with Silk, and divers Lamps burn­ing about it, which the Nuns, at that time, had in great veneration; he inquiredIbid. of the standers by, whose it was: And they answeringIbid., It was the fair Rosamonds, whom King Henry so dearly loved; and for whose sake he had been a munificent Benefactor to their poor House; by giving large Revenues, for the maintenance of those Lights; he repliedIbid., Take her hence, for she was a Whore, and the Kings affections to her were unlawful and adulterous; and bury her out of the Church, with other common people; to the end, that Religion be not vilified, and that other Women may be terrified from such adulterous practises. Whereupon they did so.

It is saidIbid. n. 50. elswhere, that her Body was buried in the Chapter-house of that Nunnery, with this Epitaph.

Hic jacet in Tumbâ Rosa mundi, non Rosa munda, Non redolet, sed olet, quae redolere solet.

I now come to Walter de Clifford, the eldest Son of the last Walter. Walter 3. This Walter, whilst his Father lived, was calledMon. Angl. Vol▪ 2. 885 a. Walter de Clifford juni­or, and took to WifeIbid. 646 a. [...]t [...]. n. 10. Agnes, the sole Daughter and Heir to Roger de Cundi, Lord of the Mannors of Cavenby and Glentham in Com. Linc. (by Alice Ibid. 646 a. [...]t [...]. n. 10. his Wife, Lady of Horn Castle, in that County, sole Daughter and Heir to William de Cheney, Lord of Cavenby and Glentham, in the Conquerors time, as is said.) By whom he had issue four Sons, viz. Regist. de H [...]ghmon▪ Walter, Roger, Giles, and Richard.

In 1, 8, 9 & 17 Ioh. (then called Walterus junior,) he was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. Ann. of Herefordshire. But all that I have farther seen of him, is, That by the consentMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 646 [...]. n. 50. of Agnes his Wife, he confirmed Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 646 [...]. n. 50. to the Monks of Barklings in Com. Linc. certain Lands lying in Cavenby and Glen­tham, which they had purchased from the Ab­bots of Lykes and Neuhus; as also, that he gaveIbid. 647 [...]. n. 40. to the Gilbertines at Brodholme in Com. Nottingh. the Church of S. Helen at Hornhag, and site of a Mill in the Moor betwixt Horn­hag and Drengesha. And departedRot. Fin. 7 H. 3. m. 7. this life in 7 H [...]n. [...]. as it seems; for it appearsRot. Fin. 7 H. 3. m. 7., that Walter, Walter 4. his Son and Heir, then accounting one hundred pound for his Relief, had Livery of the Barony, descended to him by the death of his Father: But in considerationIbid. of his good and faithful services to that King, had a dischargeIbid. of Fourscore and fourteen pounds, and six shillings, thereof: And in 12 Hen. 3. was constituted Go­vernor Pat. 12. H. [...]. m. 5. of the Castles of Caermerdin and Cardigan. Moreover, in 13 Hen. 3. upon levy­ing the Scutage of Kery (in Wales) he was acquittedRot. Pip. 13 H 3. Here [...]. for nine Knights Fees; and in 14 H. 3. obtained the Kings PreceptRot. Fin. 14 H. 3. m. 4. to the Barons of his Exchequer to discharge him of twenty four pound which he had borrowed in Ireland, in the time of King Iohn, and likewiseRot. Fin. 14 H. 3. m. 4. of ten marks more, as part of his Relief.

In 16 Hen. 3. upon the death of Roger, his younger Brother, he gaveRot. Fin. 16 H. 3. m. 7. one hundred pound Fine to the King, for the Wardship and Marriage of his Heir: But in 17 Hen. 3. adheringMat. Paris, in an. 1233. p. 387. n. [...]0. to Richard Maresebal, Earl of Pembroke, then in Arms upon specious pretences (which the King looked upon as Rebellious) he was outl [...]wedIbid., and his Lands bestowedIbid. on those Poictovins, who then bore all the sway. Whereupon com­mand Rot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 5. was given to the Sheriff of Shropshire, to seise his Castle and Mannor of Corfham. Howbeit, this displeasure lasted not long; for the year following his Castle of Clifford, which he had givenPat. 18 H. 3. m. 15. up as a pledge for his fidelity, was rendredPat. 18 H. 3. m. 15. to him again.

In 25 Hen. 3. uponHistory of Wales by D. Powel▪ 303. that accord made betwixt Senena, Wife of Griffith, Son of Lewelin, Prince of North Wales, and King Henry; this Walter wasHistory of Wales by D. Powel▪ 303. one of the Pledges for her, in the name of her Husband; that full performance should be made thereof.

In 38 Hen. 3. upon the Aid then levied for making the Kings eldest Son Knight, he answer­ed Rot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Her [...]s. for nine Knights Fees. In 41 Hen. 3. being Claus. 41 H. 3. in dorso m. [...]. one of the Barons Marches, he was command­ed Claus. 41 H. 3▪ in dorso m. [...]. to assist Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Here­ford, in defending the Marches of Wales, betwixt Montgomery and the Earl of Glo­cesters Lands.

In 42 Hen. 3. he had commandClaus 42 H. 3. m. 11. in dorso. to attend the King at Chester, upon Monday next before the Feast of S Iohn Baptist, with Horse and Arms, to oppose the hostile Incursions of the Welsh.

In 44 Hen. 3. he was requiredClaus. 44 H. 3. m. 17. (with other of the Barons Marchers) to assist Roger de Mor­timer, in defence of the Marches, against the like Incursions.

In 47 Hen. 3. he had commandClaus. 47 H. 3. in dorso m. 17. to be at He­reford, upon the third day after the Epiphany, well appointed with Horse and Arms, for defence of those parts against the Welsh. And at the Coronation of Queen Eleanor, Wife to King Henry the Third, with the rest of the Barons Marchers, he claimed [...] as Ius Marchiae to carry the Canopy, which belonged to the Barons of the Cinque Ports.

As to his Works of Piety, he gave [...] to the Canons of Haghmon in Shropshire, his Mills at Culmitone and Sinetune, for the mainte­nance [Page 337] of their Kitchin; with one Yard-Land in Sinetune, and a Messuage there belonging to those Mills: To [...] the Monks of Dore, all Nanteglas and [...]arleturmaur (a large Ter­ritory, set forth in his Grant by Metes and Bonds) as also divers Lands [...] in Cantersclyff. And on the Nunns of Acornbury in Herefordshire, he bestowed [...] certain Lands in Corsham.

He married Margaret [...] Daughter to Lewelyn Prince of Wales, and Widow of Iohn de Braose: Which Margaret, surviving him, bequeathed [...] her Heart to be Buried in the Church of the Nunns at Acornbury, with fifteen marks Ster­ling, for performing the solemnity at the sepul­ture thereof; and left issue, by her, one onely Daughter his [...] Heir, called Maud, [...], first married [...] to William de Longspe Earl of Sarum (who had [...] with her in Frank-marriage [...]ulmintone, in Comit. Salop. then vallued at twenty eight pounds eight shillings and two pence; but in case it did not reach, then to be made out in Corfham, in part of two hundred pounds per annum, which he was to give her) and after­wards to [...] Sir Iohn Giffard of Brimsfield. Which Maude, by his consent, gave [...] to the Canons of Barlings in Com. Linc. the Lord­ships of Cavenby, and Glentham, in that County.

This Walter died [...] in 48 Hen. 3.

Having now finished my discourse of him, I come to Roger [...] his Brother, from whom the succeeding Barons of this Family did descend.

In 15 Ioh. this Roger had [...] the Honor of Kin­ton, in Com. Heref. committed to his custody. And in 1 Hen. 3. had a Grant [...] of the Man­nor of Axeford, part of the Possessions of Ralph de la Bruere, then in Armes against the King, to hold during pleasure▪ In 13 Hen. 3. upon levying the scutage of Kery, he was acquit­ted [...] for nineteen Knights Fees, which were of the inheritance of Sibill his Wife (Daughter [...] and Coheir of Robert de Ewyas, a great Baron in Herefordshire) Widow [...] of ... Tregoz in regard he was personally in that Expedition.

In 14 Hen. 3. he attended [...] the King into Britanny; and being there, obtained a Grant [...] of the Marriage of Hawyse the Widow of Iohn Boterell, for the behoof of Roger his Son and Heir.

But more I cannot say of him, then that [...] by the advice of Sibill his Wife, he bequeathed [...] his Body to be buried in the Church of the Abby of Dore, near to the Grave of one of his Sons (who died in his lifetime:) also that he there­upon confirmed [...] to the Monks of that House, all those Lands which William de Ewyas had formerly given them, for which he himself had questioned [...] their Title: and that he departed [...] this life in 16 Hen. 3. Whereupon Walter de Clifford his elder Brother, and then living, had a grant [...] from the King of the Custody of his Lands, with the Wardship and Marriage of his Heir; whose name was also Roger.

This Roger upon levying the Ayd for mar­rying the Kings eldest Daughter in 29 Hen. 3. paid [...] nineteen pounds for those nineteen Knights fees which he had by descent from Robert de Ewyas (his Grandfather by the Mother.) And in 43 Hen. 3. he attended [...] the King in his ex­pedition then made into France.

In 46 Hen. 3. he was prohibited [...] to tilt; to appear in Armes, without licence; especially during the Kings aboad beyond Sea.

And in 47 Hen. 3. received commandClaus. 47 H. 3 in dorso, m. 15. to at­tend the King at Hereford, upon the third day after the Epiphany, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to restrain the incursions of the Welch. The same year, being made Governor Rot. Fi [...]. 47 H [...]. [...]. m. [...]. of the Castle of [...]e [...]leburgh and Lutgar­shull, in Com. Wilts. he was seduced by the Re­bellious Barons, under the specious pretence of asserting the Laws and peoples Liberties; and be­ing MS in bibl. [...]. 8. V. [...]. Th. f. 136. a. in Armes upon that account, did much mis­chief, by divers sacrilegious actings, and other­wise: for which, together with Montfort Earl of Leicester, and many more, he underwent the sentenceMS. in bibl. [...]. 8. V. [...]. Th. f. 136. a. of Excommunication denounced against them by the Arch-Bishop of Canter­bury. But the next ensuing year he fellM. Paris i [...] ann. 1263. p. 992. n. 20. off from those seeming Patriots; and being with Ibid. in ann. 1264. p. n. 50. 993. the King at the siege of Northampton, (where he had such notable success against them) was soon after made GovernorPat. 48. H. 3. m. 19. of the Castle at Gloucester, and Shiriff of that County.

Shortly after which, he hasted into Wales; and with Roger de Mortimer and other of the Barons-Marchers, gaveLel. Co [...] Vol. 1. 660. Battle to Prince Leweline, who had confederated with Montfort and his Fellow-Rebells, to make a disturbance in those parts. And whenM. Paris, ut supra, p. 996. n. 50. he heard of the fatal overthrow, which the King had received in the Battle of Lewes, and that he was a Captive in the hands of that insolent Rebell Montfort Earl of Leicester; disdaining that his Soveraign should long abide in that sad condi­tion; he joynedM. Paris, ut supra, p. 996. n. 50. with Mortimer and other of the loyal Barons, and raisedM. Paris, ut supra, p. 996. n. 50. such a power against those prowd Usurpers, as brought them soon after to apparent ruineIbid. 997▪ n. 50. in the Battle of Evesham.

Moreover, having so stoutly adhered to the King in his greatest distresses; after his delive­rance by that happy victory at Evesham, in part of reward, for those eminent services, he obtained the CustodyPat. 49 H. [...] m. 11. of the Lands of Isabel one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Robert de Vipount (a great Baron in the North) and was madeIbid. Justice of all the Kings Forests on the South of Trent, as alsoCart. 49 [...] 3. m. 1. a grant of the Lordship of Kingsbury, in Com. Warw. by reason of the forfeiture of Sir Ralph de Bracebrigge, Knight.

Which Robert de Vipount, having beenPat. 50 H. 3. m. [...] of the party of those rebellious Barons, diedPat. 50 H. 3. m. [...] be­fore his Composition was made for that trans­gression: but so great were the Merits of this Roger de Clifford, whose son Roger married Isabel; and of Roger de Leyburne, who had to Wife Ivetta, the two Daughters and Coheirs of the same Robert de Vipount; that nothingPat. 50 H. 3. m. [...] of fine was ex­acted from either of them for their Fathers offence. Nor was this all, but in farther contemplation Pat. 50 [...] 3. m. 1. of the notable assistance, and singular vallor of this Roger, manifested in divers sharp conflicts, then had with those rebellious Barons; the King totally remittedPat. 50 [...] 3. m. 1. to him a debt of three hun­dred ninety nine pounds, and seventeen shillings, which otherwise he was to have paid.

The Lands of which Robert de Vipoun [...] were in 51 Hen. 3. sharedClaus. 51 H. 3. m. [...] by Roger the Son of this Roger, and Roger de Leyburne, according to an equal extent.

Shortly after which, viz. in 53 H. 3. he was constitutedPat. 53 H. [...] m. 12. one of the Justices Itinerant for [Page 338] the Counties of Roteland, Surrey, Sou­thampton, Dorset, Somerset, and Glou­cester; and the same year was [...] one of the Sureties for that great Rebel Robert de Ferrers Earl of Derby, as to the payment of fifty thou­sand pounds, all upon one day, for the redemption of his forfeited Lands. But in 54 Hen. 3. be­ing signedPat. 54 [...] 3. m. 11. with the Cross, in order to an expe­dition with Prince Edward to the Holy-La [...]d, he wentH. Knighton 2438 31. thither accordingly. After this, viz. in 1 E. 1. beingEx Coll. R. GL [...] in Off [...]c. [...] at St. George (near the Castle of Beau­fort in France) he contractedEx Coll. R. GL [...] in Off [...]c. [...] matrimony with the Countess of Lauretania, whom he enfeoffed before marriage in the mannor of We­verham, in Cheshire. And in 2 Edw. 1. was sent [...] in Commission (with others) unto the Ford of Montgomerie in Wales, to examine, hear, and reform the wrongs and trespasses done by Prince Lewlelyn, contrary to the form of Peace concluded betwixt K. Henry the third and him.

Moreover, in 5 Ed. 1. he was madePat. [...]. E. 1. m. 9. Gover­nor of Erdeslegh Castle in Herefordshire. And in 8 Edw. 1. constitutedPat. 8 Ed. 1. m. 24. one of the Justices of the Kings Forests in Hantshire (being then calledPat. 8 Ed. 1. m 34. Roger de Clifford Senior) and likewise Justice.T. Wal [...]. in ann. 1282. of Wales, in which Office having been somewhat oppressive (as may seem by cer­tain ComplaintsHist. of Wales by D. Powel. 356. 357. made against him) he was surprisedT. Walf. in ann. 1282. p. 9. n. 30. upon Palm-Sunday in the Castle of Hawardyne (in Flintshire) by David Son to the Prince of Wales; who then, contra­ry T. Wal [...]. in ann. 1282. p. 9. n. 30. to his faith broke out into open hostility. Which being made known to the King, he soon marched [...] thither with an Army: but in one of the Skirmishes he had there with the Welch, Roger his Son, called Roger de Clifford Iunior, was unhappily slain [...] upon St Leonards day, be­twixt Snowdon and Anglesey, by inadver­tently passingLel. Coll▪ Vol. 1. 679. Newy Bridge over the River Conwey; upon whose death Isabell his Wid­dow (Daughter and Coheir to Robert de Vipount) doing her Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. [...] 1. m. 22. of her Lands; this Roge [...] his Father surviving him: who about four years afterwards; scil. in 14 Edw. 1. de­parted Rot. Fin. 14 Edw. 1. m. 14. this life; whereupon CommandRot. Fin. 14 Edw. 1. m. 14. was given to seize all his Goods and Chattels for certain debts, which he owed to the King; but with exceptionRot. Fin. 14 Edw. 1. m. 14. from medling with the Jewels of the Countess of Laurcetania his Wife.

To whom succeeded [...] Robert de Clifford [...] his Grandson and Heir; viz. Son to Roger his Son, (so slain as hath been observed) being nine years of age in 11 Edw. 1. which Robert was Cousin [...] and Heir to Ralph de Gaugy; and in 13 E. 1. paid [...] an hundred pound for his relief.

In Anno 1300. (22 Edw. 1.) he was one of the Peeres in the Parliament then held at Lin­coln, who subscribed that Letter to the Pope, whereby they declared King Edwards right to the superiority in Dominion of the Realm of Scotland, in which he is written [...] Robertus de Clifford, Castellanus de Appelby. And in 24 E. 1. being [...] in the Scotish Warrs with King Edward, worthily shared in the Glory of that signal Victo­ry, which the English then obtained at [...]unbar, upon Saturday next after the Feast of St. Mark.

In the 25 of Ed. 1. upon the death of Richard Fitz-Iohn (a great Baron in Essex) this Robert de Clifford Son of Isabel the Daughter and Coheir of Robert de Vipount, by Is [...]bel his Wife Sister and Coheir to Richard Fitz-Iohn, was found [...] to be one of the Cousins and next heires to the same Richard Fitz-Iohn.

Moreover, after this (the same year) a little before Christmass, he was sent [...] with an hundred men at Armes, and twenty thousand foot, from Carlisle, to plunder in Scotland: whence having made [...] great spoil in Anandale, by burning of whole Towns, and much [...]laughter; he returned [...] on Christmas Eve, with store of Booty. And the same year was constituted [...] Ju­stice of all the Kings Forests beyond Trent.

In 26 Edw. 1. he was made Governor [...] of Notingham Castle; and went [...] again to the Warrs in Scotland.

And in 27 Edw. 1. being constituted [...] the Kings Lieutenant, and Captain-general in the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancaster▪ as also throughout all Anan­dale, and the Marches of Scotland; was joyned in Commission [...] with the Bishop of Dur­ [...]am, and divers other great Lords, to con [...]i­der of Garisoning the Castles in that Realm; as also for guarding of the Marches: And the same year, upon partition of the Lands of Richard Fitz-Iohn, had assigned [...] unto him (in right of Isabel his Mother deceased) and to Idonea de Leyburne his Aunt, the Lordship of Multon, in Northamptonshire; the Hamlet of Cin­teleberwe in Com. Buck. the Mannor of Wyn­treslawe in Com. Wilts. the Rent of ten pounds fifteen shillings, and nine pence, out of the Man­nors of Pot [...]ers-pirye in Com. Northampt. the Hamlet of Agmondesham in Com. Buck. except­ing thirty four shillings and four pence yearly Rent, paid out of it to Richard de Burgh Earl of Ulves [...]er, and likewiseClaus. 27 [...]. 1. m. 13. the Mannor of Cleydone in Com. Buck.

In 28 Edw. 1. he wasRot. S [...]oc. 28. E. [...] again in the Warrs of Scotland, so alsoRot. Scoc. 32 Edw. 1. m 1. in 32 andClaus. 33 E. 1. in dorso▪ m. 22. 33 Ed. 1. and in 34 Edw. 1. in consideration of his many great Services, obtained a GrantClaus. 34 E. 1. m. 18. from the the King, of the Borrough of Hertilpole; and of all the Lands of Robert de Brus Earl of Car­rick, (then called an Enemy and Rebel) lying in the Bishoprick of Durham, and belonging to the Mannor of Herte, formerly givenMS. in bibl. Bodl. inter co [...]. Digb. n. 170. f. 70. b. to this Robert de Clifford for the like services.

In the same year the King himself, marching T. Wal [...] [...] eodem an. Rot. Scoc. 34 Edw. [...]. m. 3. towards Scotland, with a great Army; sent T. Wal [...] [...] eodem an. Rot. Scoc. 34 Edw. [...]. m. 3. this Robert, with Aymer Earl of Pembroke, and some others, before him, against Robert de Brus, who then assumed the title of King of Scotland, in derogation of King Edward: and in farther remuneration of his services gave [...] him the Lands of Christopher de Seyton, then attainted, which lay in Skelton and Alemby in Cumberland; as also [...] all those Lands in Lambindy, which were of the inheritance of Erminia Mother of the same Christopher.

In this 35 of Edw. 1. being [...] again in Scot­land, he came [...] to the King, when he lay on his death-bed, at Burgh upon the Sands, in Cumberland; being one of the Lords then de­sired [...] to take care, that Piers Gaveston might not any more return into England, to debauch Prince Edward.

In 1 Ed. 2. he was again made Governor [...] of Notingham Castle; in which year, by a special Instrument [...], under his Seal, bearing date at Boloigne, the last day of Ianuary, he joyned with that great Prelate Anthony then Bishop of Durham, the Earles of Lincolne, Warren, and Pembroke, the Lords Tibetot, Gray, and Bo­tetourt, whereby they engaged themselves to sup­port [Page 339] the honor and dignity of the King, with their Lives and Fortunes.

In 2 Edw. 2 he was first constituted [...] Warden of the Marches of Scotland towards Carlisle; and afterwards [...] Captain-general and Governor of that whole Realm; with powerIbid. m. 5. to give pro­tection to all those, who should submit to King Edwards Authority.

In 3 Edw. 2. he had a Grant [...] for Life of the Castle of Skypton in Cravene; perform­ing the like services to the Crown as the Earles of Albemarle, formerly Lords thereof, used to do: As also [...] of two hundred pounds per an­num Lands, with the Knights Fees and Advou­sons of Churches belonging to that Castle: and that after his life an hundred pounds per annum of those Lands should remain to him and the Heirs of his Body lawfully beg [...] [...]. And the next year following obtained anot [...] Grant [...], that his Heirs should enjoy so many [...] [...]ousons of those Churches, as according to a r [...]table pro­portion, did belong to the same hundred pounds per annum. But within the compass of that year, in exchange for certain Lands in Monmouth, the Valley of Monmouth, with the Town and Wood of Hodenake, he obtainedPat. 4 E. 2. p. 1. m. 16. the Inhe­ritance of the Castle, Mannor, Lands, Knights Fees, and Advousons of Churches above ex­pressed, as by the Kings special CharterPat. 4 E. 2. p. 1. m. 16. dated at Newcastle upon Tine, 7 Sept. 4 Edw. 2. appeareth.

In the same year receiving CommandRot. Scoc. 4▪ E. 2. m 4 & m. 15. (a­mongst other the great men) to be at Rokes­b [...] in Scotland, well fitted with Horse and Armes to march against the Scots; toge­ther with Robert de Brus, attendedRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m 4▪ & m. 15. with sixty men at Armes, he was there accordingly. And in 6 Edw. 2 was joyned in Commission [...] with the Earl of Hereford, and others, to continue a Treaty begun at Markyate, with Lodowike E. of Eureux, the Bishop of Poitou, and others, concerning matters of great importance touching the King himself, and some of the chief men in England; which Treaty was to be held [...] at London, but none of the Commissioners, or any of their retinue, were to lodge within the City: And sate [...] in all the Parliaments from 28 E. 1. till 7 Ed. 2. inclusive.

This Robert was [...] one of those potent men, who joyned with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, in putting Piers de Gaveston (that great favorite of King Edward) to death; for which trans­gression he had his pardon [...] about this time.

And in 7 E. 2. was [...] again in the Warrs of Scotland; and there slain [...] in that fatal Battle at Ban [...]ock-moore, near Stryvelyn, with many other gallant English men; but his body was sent [...] to King Edward then at Bar­wick, to be buried as he should think fit; lea­ving [...] Roger his Son, fifteen years of age: du­ring whose minority the King granted [...] the custody of the Castles of Skypton in Craven, Appelby, Bruham, and Pendragon; as also two parts of the Lands, and profits of the Shi­rifalty of Westmorland, to Guy de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, Henry de Percy, and Bartho­lomew de Badlesmere▪ and unto Maude his Wid­dow, Aunt [...] and one of the Heirs to Thomas, Son of Richard de Clare (Steward of the Forest of Essex) assigned [...] the Mannor of [...]emedbury, in Comit. Heref. the Castle [...] of Burgh upon Staynemore, the Lordships of Soureby, and Wynton; the third part of Temple Soureby; the third part of the Out-Wood of Whinefell (all in the County of West­morland) and the third part of the revenue of the Cornage of the same County; the Ham­lets of Holme, Crokeris, Elsawe, and Skybden; and the moity of the Hamlet of Syghilesdon; togetherEx MS. p [...] ­nès Daniel. Fleming de Ridale in Com. West­morl. arm. with the third part of certain Messuages and Tenements in S [...]cl­ton, in Com. Cumber. to hold in Dower. Which Maude was afterwards marriedClaus. 17 [...]. 2. m. 26. to Robert de Welle, a great Baron in Lincolneshire.

This last mentioned Roger Roger 3. before he was full twenty one years of age; viz. in 13 Edw. 2. marched into Scotland, Rot. Scoc [...] 13 [...]. [...]. m. 4. in that Expedition then made thither: But after this, beingLel Coll. Vol 1. 667. drawn into the party of Thomas Earl of Lancaster; as also intoLel Coll. Vol 1. 667. that Consultation at Pontfract, where that Earl was advised to go to his own Castle at Dunstanburgh in Northumber­land; and observingLel Coll. Vol 1. 667. that he refused so to do, lest he should be suspected to hold intelligence with the Scots; he drew his Dagger and threat­ned Lel Coll. Vol 1. 667. to kill him with his own hands, if he would not goe with them. Whereupon, thus forced, the Earl wentIbid 668. to his own and all their sorrows; for in his March at Borrowbri [...], receiving an utter overthrowIbid 669. T. Wal [...]. in [...]5 E. [...]. p. 94. n. 10. by the Kings forces, he was taken PrisonerIbid 669. T. Wal [...]. in [...]5 E. [...]. p. 94. n. 10.; and with him amongst other, this our Roger de Clifford, who soon after suffered deathIbid 669. T. Wal [...]. in [...]5 E. [...]. p. 94. n. 10. for the same (with the Lord Moubray) at York.

After which the King grantedPat. 16 E. 2. p. 1. m. 21. two parts of his House in London called Cliffords-Inne (which by this his forfaiture came to the Crown) unto Robert de Welle before-mentioned; to hold during pleasure: and bestowedPat. 17 E. 2 [...] p. 1. m. 20. his Lordship of Kings-Meburne in Westmor­land, and Grendon in Northumberland, upon Anthony de Lucy for term of life; and the Castle and Honor of Skypton, uponRot. Fin. 20 E. 2. m 1 [...]. Gef­frey le Scrope.

This Roger, who thus died, had been sum­moned Ccaus. de [...]sdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 13 and 14 Edw. 2. To whom succeeded Robert de Clifford Robert 2. his Bro­ther and next Heir in Blood; who in 1 Edw. 3. upon the death of Maude his Mother, was Es [...]. 1 E. 3. n. 83 Cumbr▪ & n. 57. E [...]ex. twenty two years of age; and then doing his Homage had LiveryClaus. 1 E 3. p. 2. m. 15. of his Lands.

And in 3 Edw. 3. obtainedEx Autogr. in Castro de Skypton. from Idonea his Great-Aunt (the other of the Coheirs to Robert de Vipount) by purchase and Exchange, all her right and title to her purparty in Westmor­land, she being then the Wife of Iohn de Crumb­wel, Which Idonea afterwards dyed without Issue, whereby likewise the right thereunto, by descent, divolved to him.

In 4 Edw. 3. he procured the Kings Char­ter Cart. 4 E. 3 [...] n. 56. for a Market upon Thursday every week at his Mannor of Burgh upon Staynemore in Westmorland; and a Fair yearly to begin two dayes before the Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle, and to continue for the day and mor­row after.

In 7 Edw. 3. being in the Warrs of Scot­land, [...] Rot. Scoc. 7 E. 3 m. [...]. in con [...]iderationIbid. m [...]. of his great expences and losses, which he had before that time sustai­ned in the Kings service; CommandIbid. m [...]. was sent to the Kings Purveyor of Victual at Barwick upon Twede, to give him one Tunn of Wine, and six Quarters of Wheat out of the Stores [Page 340] there, for his better support in that employ­ment.

About this time Edward de Baliol King of Scotland, huntingEx scrip­tis apud Castr [...]m de Skyp­ton. in the Woods and Chases of this Robert, was entertainedEx scrip­tis apud Castr [...]m de Skyp­ton. by him at his Castles of Applevy, and Brougham.

In 8 Edw. 3. he was joyned in Commission Rot. Scoc. 8 Ed. 3. m. 9. with Ranulph de Dacre, in the Government of Carlisle, and wardenship of the Marches ad­jacent; with power to make choyce of able men for the security of both: and the next year following was constitutedRot. Scoc. 9 Edw. 3. m. 2 [...]. sole Warden of the Marches of um [...]erla [...] and Westmorland; as also Captain-General of all the forces of those Countreys, for resisting the power of the Scots. In 14 Edw. 3. he gaveEx Registr. de Haghmon penès Edw. Jones de Salop. arm. the Moity of the Ham­let of Winderton in Com. Warw. to the Ca­nons of Haghmon in Shropshire.

And in 15 Edw. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 8. again in the Scotish Warrs: but in 18 Edw. 3. upon the Thursday next after the Ascension of our Lord he departed [...]sc. 18 E. 3. n. 50. this life, being then seised p of the moity of the Mannor of Schaldeford; the moity of the Mannor of Tarente-Russendon; and the moity of the Hundred of Cnokesdyche, in Com. Dors. as also [...]sc. 18 E. 3. n. 50. of the Mannors of Brugge upon Weye, Temedbury, and Severn-Stoke in Com. Heref. of the Castle and Man­nor of Skypton in [...]ravene, and the Man­nor of Maltby, in Com. Ebor. of the Castles of Brouham, and Appelby, with divers other Lordships in Westmorland; of the Man­nor of [...] in Cumberland; and of the Mannors of Hert▪ and Hertnesse in the Bishop­rick of Durham, Isabel his Widow, Daugh­ter Claus. 2 Edw. 3. m. 26. Pasc. R [...]c. Rot. 6 Glouc. of Maurice Lord Berkeley (afterwards mar­ried Pat. 44 E. 3. m. 6. to Sir Thomas Musgrave, Knight,) then holding [...]sc 18 E. 3. ut su­pra. a certain Mansion in the Parish of St. Dunstan in the West, in the Suburbs of London which after his death she demised [...]sc 18 E. 3. ut su­pra. to the Apprentises of the Bench (by that name the Students of Law there, being then called) for the Rent of ten pounds per annum; leaving Robert his Son [...]sc 18 E. 3. ut su­pra. and Heir thirteen years of age;Roger 3. whose Wardship, with the Shiriffalty of West­morland were thereupon committedRot [...]in. 19 E. 3. m. 26. to Ralph de Nevill (a great Baron of that time) and two younger Sons, viz. Esc. 18 E 3. n. 50. Roger and Thomas, after­wards Ex Autog. apud Skypton. a Knight, and GrandfatherEx Autog. apud Skypton. to Richard Bishop of Wo [...]cester. Which Robert then took to WifeEsc. 18 E. 3. n. 50. Eufemia Daughter of the same Ralph (who afterwards became the WifeClaus. 12 H 4. m. 9. of Sir Walter de H [...]s [...]arton Knight) but diedClaus. 31 Ed. 3. m. 16. before he attained to his full age.

Whereupon Roger Roger 4. his Brother succeededClaus. 31 Ed. 3. m. 16. him in the Inheritance; and in 25 Edw. 3. obtained a grant [...] for a Market upon the Friday every week, and two Fairs yearly; one on the day of St. Mark the Evangelist, and morrow after; and the other on St. Luke's day, and the morrow after; at his Mannor of Kirkby-Stephan, in Com. Westmorl. and upon the tenth of August 28 E. 3. made proof [...] of his age: After which (viz. the next ensuing year) he was [...] in that Expedition then made into Gascoigne, with Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, whose Daughter Maude he had wedded.

In 30 E. 3. he was [...] one of those Northern Barons, who received command to repair to the marches of Scotland, for defence of those parts against the Scots; and in 31 Ed. 3. had LiveryClaus. 31 [...]. 3. m. 16. of his Lands. In 33 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Vas [...] 33 Edw. 3. m 17. again in Gascoigne; so alsoRot. Franc. 34 Edw▪ 3. m. 12. in 34. In 40 Edw. 3. he madeEx vet. Cartulatio penès Car. [...], arm. Cart 40 E. 3 m 4. the Park at Skyp­ton, and inclosedEx vet. Cartulatio penès Car. [...], arm. Cart 40 E. 3 m 4. there five hundred Acres of Land in Gre [...]il, and Lysterfeld, together with Caider Woods.

In 43 Edw. 3. wasRot Franc. 43 Edw. 3. m. 3. in that Expedition then made into France. In 44 Edw. 3. was constitutedRot. Scoc. 44 Edw. 3. m. 4. one of the Wardens of the West-Marches of Scotland. So alsoRot. Scoc. 45 Edw. 3. m 2. in 45. E. 3. And likewise inRot. Scoc. 46 Edw. 3. m. 1. & m. 4. 46 andRot. Scoc. 50 Edw. 3. m. 2. 50 Edw. 3.Rot. Fin. 51 Edw. 3. m. 15.

In 47. E. 3. he was [...]roissard, lib. 1, & [...]. f▪ 190. [...]. again in the Warrs of France with Iohn Duke of Lancaster.

And in 51 E. 3. was made Shiriff of Cum­berland, and Governor of the Castle of Car­lisle. So alsoRot. Fin. 1 Ric. 2. in 1 Ric 2. being then also con­stituted Rot. Scoc. 1 Ric. 2. m. 6. one of the Wardens of the East and West Marches towards Scotland.

In 3 Ric. 2. he was again madeRot. Scoc. 3 Ric. 2. m. 4. one of the Wardens of the West-Marches: So also in Rot Scoc. 4 Ric. 2. m. 3. 4 R. 2. andRot. Scoc. 5 Ric. 2. m. 2. 5 R. 2. and likewise of the East-Marches, from the great Road leading to the Sea from Newcastle upon Tine (excepting the Towns and Castles of Alnewike, and We [...]kewor [...]h) as also GovernorPat. 5 R. 1. p. a. m. 10. of the Ca­stle a [...] [...].

In 7 Ric. 2. he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 7 Ric. [...]. m. 5. one of the Wardens of the West-Marches.

And in 8 Ric. 2. (being then a Baneret) was reteinedEx ipso Autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. by Indenture to serve the King in his Scottish Warrs for forty dayes; as also again constitutedRot. Scoc. 8 Ric. 2. m. 5. & m. 9. one of the Wardens of the West-Marches. Which Command he hadRot. Scoc. 9 Ric. 2. m. 1. like­wise in 9 R. 2. Moreover he had summonsClaus. de iis [...]em ann. in Dorso. to all the Parliaments from 31 E. 3. until 12 R. 2. inclusive; and upon the thirteenth of Iuly 13 Ric. 2. departedEsc. 13 Ric. 2. n. 14. this life, being then seised Esc. 13 Ric. 2. n. 14. of the Mannor of Brugge-Solers, in Comitat. Heref. of the Castle and Mannor of Skypton in [...]ravene; the Forest of Berden; the Chase of Holden; the Town of Sylesdon; with the Hamlets of Swarthowe and Bront­weyt; the Town of Skybeden; the Mannor of Malthy, and the Advowson of Bolton-Priory in Com. Ebor. Likewise of the Mannors of Hert, and Hertilpole, with the Towns of Elwyke, Stranton, and Brerton, in Com Northumb. of the third part of the Man­nor of Skelton, with Alanby, parcel thereof in Comit. Cumbr. of the Castle and Mannor of Appelby; the Castle of Burgh; the Mannors of Langeton, and Wynton; the Castle of Pendragon, and Mannor of Kyngs-Me­burne; the Castle of Burgham, and Wood of Qwynfell; the Mannors of Cabergh, Herteleye, Musgrave-Magna, Murtone, Mulgrave-Parva, Crosseby-Gerard, Soule­by, Helbeck, Ascome, Warthe-Coope; the moity of the Mannor of Wateby; the Mannors of Overtone, and Sandford, Helton-Bacon, Askeby-Wyenderwayth, Askeby-Cotesford, Askeby-parva, Crossby-Rundewyth, Naceby, Smerdale, Heppe, Bampton-Patrick, Bampton-Candale, Hel­ton-Fletham, Clifeton; the third part of the Mannor of Burgham; the Mannors of Du­ston, Brampton, Bolton, Yanewithe, [...]nokalsock, Clibburne-Talboys, Colbye, Hoffe, Ormeshed, New-Bigging, Milne­burne, Kirkeby-Thore, Crakanthorpe, Lou­ther, Meburne, Clibburne-Herny, Burton, Merton, and Querton, with the Office of Shriffalty of Westmorland; leaving Thomas [Page 341] hisIbid. Son and Heir thenIbid. twenty six years of age: And two Daughters; viz. Mary, married [...] to Sir Philip Wentworth of Wentworth-Woodhouse, in Com. Ebor. Knight, and Margaret to [...] Sir Iohn Melton, Knight.

Contemporary with this last mentioned Roger was Iohn de Clifford (his Brother as I Ghess) who in 33 Edw. 3. [...] was in that Expedition then made into Gascoigne: And in 44 Ed 3. again in the Warrs of France, and of the re­tinue of Sir Robert Knolles, Knight, being then called [...] Iohn de Clifford de Ewyas.

In 51 Edw. 3. upon [...] testimony of divers of the English Peers in Parliament, of the singular valor of this Iohn then a Knight; and of his special services in the Warrs of France; the King, at the instance [...] of those Peers, and of the whole Commons of England, then assem­bled in Parliament, pardoned [...] him the murther of Iohn de Coupland.

About this time there was likewise another Knight of this Family called Sir Thomas de Clif­ford (a younger Brother as I think, of this last mentioned Iohn) which Sir Thomas in 43 E. 3. was [...] of the retinue of William de Windsore in the Warrs of Ireland. And in 3 R. 2. was [...] in that Expedition then made into Bri­tanny, being of the retinue with Thomas de Percy. In 7 Ric. 2. this Sir Thomas was retei­ned [...] to serve the King in his Warrs in the Marches of Scotland, having divers of the Kings Tenants at Pe [...]reth in Cumberland, under his Command in that service: and did by Indenture [...] covenant with Sir Iohn Lowther of Louther in Com. Westmorl▪ Knight, touching the Government of Thomas Clifford his Son and Heir, and his men, as well in Warr as Peace.

¶But I return to Thomas, Son and Heir to the before-mentioned Roger.

This Thomas was before his Fathers death, much excercised in military affairs; for in 8 R. 2. be­ing then [...] a Knight of the Kings Chamber, he was constituted [...] Governor of the Castle of Carlisle, for life; and in 9 Ric. 2. joyned Pat. 9 R. 2. p. 1. m. 22. with Ralph, Son to the Lord Nevill in the custody of the same Castle and City.

In 10 Ric. 2 he obtainedRot. Scoc. 10 R. 2. m 5. leave of the King to practise himself in all feats of Armes, as well on foot as on Horseback, in any place within the Marches of Scotland, betwixt the twenty eighth of Ianuary and Easter following. And having so done, he challengedRot. Fran. 10 Ric. 2. m. 26. a famous Knight of France, called Sire Bursigande (the eldest Son of the Sire de Bursigande) to try his skill in sundry feats of Armes, particularly expressed in a Letter sent to him under his Seal. More­over, having obtainedRot. Fran. 10 Ric. 2. m. 26. leave to perform his devoir therein, he procuredRot. Fran. 10 Ric. 2. m. 26. the King to send an Herauld called Northampton into France, for transacting of that affair: and in May fol­lowing wentPat. 11 Ric 2. p 2. m. 11. first to Calais, and thence far­ther Pat. 11 Ric 2. p 2. m. 11., to manifest his skill and Valour in those Tournaments, and other feats of Armes, where­unto he had chalenged Sire Bursigande.

But this Thomas being in favorT. Wal [...]. in eodem an. p. 365. n. 10. with King Richard, was (amongst others) in 12 R. 2. through the prevalency of Thomas Duke of Gloucester, and other great men, expelledT. Wal [...]. in eodem an. p. 365. n. 10. the Court. Howbeit, in 13 Ric. 2. doing his Homage he had LiveryRot. Fin. 13 R 2. m. 22. of his Lands; and in that year, ha­ving receivedRot. Franc. [...]3 R. 2. m. 4. a Chalenge from the French, to exercise certain feats of Armes, was prohi­bited Ibid. by the King to do ought therein, with­out the special leave of Henry Earl of Nor­thumberland.

This Gallant man had Summons [...] to the several Parliaments held in 13, 14, and 15 R. 2. but died [...]c. 15 R. a p. 1. n 17 Northum­berl. in the flower of his youth; viz. 18 Aug. 15 Ric. 2. leaving issue [...]c. 15 R. a p. 1. n 17 Northum­berl. by Elizabeth the Daugh­ter Ex Autogr. apud Skypton. of Thomas Lord Rosse of Hamlake, Iohn his Son and Heir, then scarce three years of age; as also a Daughter called Maude, who became the second WifeLib cedul. 25 Hen 6. p 587 Esc 25 H. 6. n. 21. to Richard Earl of Cam­bridge, and afterwards of Iohn Nevill Lord Latimer.

This last mentioned Thomas had two younger Brothers; viz. Sir William Clifford Knight, who in 5 Hen. 4. was GovernorTh [...] Wal [...]. in ann. 1404. p. 412 n. [...]0. of the Town of Barwicke upon Twede, and marriedPat 9 H. 4. p. 2 m. 16. [...]laus. 10 H 4. m. 9. Anne one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Thomas Lord Bardolfe, in whose right he hadPat 9 H. 4. p. 2. m. 16. Claus. 10 H 4. m. 9. the Mannor of Byrling in Su [...]sex, and divers other Lands, part of the possessions of the same Lord Bardolf. Which Sir William diedRot Fin. 2 H. 6. m 10. in 6 Hen. 5. without issue, leaving Iohn Lord Clifford his Cousin and Heir; Anne his Widdow surviving, who became the WifeLib. cedul. p. 220. Linc. of Sir Re­ginald Cobham, Knight. The other was Sir Lewes Clifford, Knight; whose memory is not a little famous, in two respects: First, for that he was T. Wal [...]. in anno 1402. one of the Companions of the most noble Or­der of the Garter: and secondly, that, having been seducedT. Wal [...]. in anno 1402. by those hot-headed Zealots of that time, called Lollards (amongst which, he was d T. Wal [...]. in anno 1402. one of the chief:) and being at length sensible of his error; he discoveredT. Wal [...]. in anno 1402. their Schis­matical Tenets to the Archbishop of Canter­bury, to the endT. Wal [...]. in anno 1402. it might appear, that he had sided with them, not out of Malice, but Ignorance, and the simplicity of his Heart. Of which he did cordially repent, as may seem by those remarkable expressions which he used, in his last Will and TestamentMarch. qu. 7. in Curia Pr [...]rog. ▪ a transcript whereof, I have thought fit here to Exhibit.

IN Nomine Patris & Filii & Spiritus Sancti, Amen. The sevententhe day of Septem­ber, (5 Hen. 4.) the yere of our Lord Iesu Christ, a thousand foure hundred and foure, I Lowys Clyfforth fals and Traytor to my Lord God, and to all the blessed com­pany of Heuene, and unworthi to be clepyd a Cristen man, make and ordeyne my Testament, and my last Will, in this manere. At the begynning I most unworthi and Goodis Traytor, recom­maunde my wrechid and synfule Soule hooly to the Grace and to the grete mer­cy of the blessed Trynytie; and my wre­chid Careyne to be beryed in the ferthest corner of the Chirchezerd, in which Pa­riche my wrechid Soule departeth fro [...] my Body, And I prey and charge my Survivors and myne Executors, as they wollen answere tofore God, and as all myne hoole trust in this matere is in hem; that on my stinki [...]g Careyne be neyther leyd Clothe of Gold, ne of Silke: but a black Clothe, and a Caper at myne hed, and another at my fete, ue Stone, ne other thinge, whereby any man may witt where my stinkyng Ca­reyne liggeth. And to that Chirche do myne Executors all thingis, whi [...]h owen [Page 342] duly in such caas to be don, without eny more cost saaf to pore men. And also I prey my Survivors and myne Executors, that eny dette that eny man kan axe me, by true title, that hit be payd. And yf eny man kan trewly sey, that I have do hym eny harme, in body or in good, that ye make largely his gree, whyles the goodys wole strecche. And I wole also that none of myne Executors meddle, or mynystre eny thinge of my goodys withoutyn avyse and consent of my Survivors, or sum of hem.

Now first I bequethe to Sire Phylype la Vache, Knight, my Masse-booke, and my Porhoos; and my Book of Tribulacion to my Daugter hys Wyf.

Et quicquid residuum fuerit omnium & singu­lorum bonorum & catalorum, superius seu inferius legatorum, do integrè & lego Philippo la Vache, Johanni Cheynee, & Thomae Clanvow militibus libere sibi possidendum; ac pro libito voluntatis suae, tanquam de bonis & catallis suis propriis inde disponendum, & faciendum, Absque contradictione, calumpnia, seu perturbation [...] cujuscunque, pro me, vel nomine meo aliqualiter inde faciendum. Hujus autem Testamenti, ultimae Voluntatis meae, facio, ordino, & constituo Executores bonorum meorum, & Administratores, Johannem Andrew, Johannem Carleton, Walterum Gaytone, & Thomam Bar­bowe: & ipsi Deum prae oculis habentes, omnia singula praemissa faciant & fideliter perimpleant, & exequantur, ad honorem Dei, & utilitatem po­puli sui secundum dispositionem & concilium atque assensum Supervisorum meorum; viz. Philippi la Vache, Johannis Cheyne, & Thomae Clanvow militum, vel alicujus eorum. In cujus rei Testi­monium huic praesenti Testamento, & ultimae Vo­luntati meae Sigillum meum apposui. Dat. &c. die & anno supradictis.

Probat. 5 Dec. 1404. (6 H. 4.)

From which Sir Lewes Clifford, the Cliffords of Kent, Wilteshire, and Devonshire are lineally descended [...]: And, amongst those of Devon. (as the Descent sheweth) Sir Thomas Clifford Knight, who for his singular merits; having been first Comptroller, then Treasurer of the Houshould to his Majesty, King Charles the second; was next advanced to the title and dignity of Lord Clifford of Chudley; and soon after to the Office of Lord high Treasurer of England.

But I return to Iohn, Son and Heir to Tho­mas Lord Clifford, by Elizabeth his Wife, Daugh­ter of Thomas Lord R [...]ss of Hamlake. This Iohn making proof [...] of his age, in 12 Hen. 4. had then livery [...] of his Lands: and in 3 H. 5. wasRot. Franc. 3 H. 5. m. 12. in that expedition then made into France.

In 4 Hen. 5. he was by indenture retained Ex ipso Au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King in his Navy at Sea, towards the North, for the safeguard of those parts; with two hundred men at Armes (himself with four Knights accounted part of the number) and four hundred Archers; and to have four shillings per diem for himself, and two shillings a piece for his Knights.

AboutEx MS. pe­nès praef. Dan. [...]leming, ar. this time Ralph Nevill, the first Earl of Westmorland, holding a great Tourna­ment at Carlisle; this Lord Clifford and six other English, justed with as many Scots; viz. himself with Sir William Douglas of Drumlan­rike, Knight; Sir William Harington, with Sir David Mynges, Knight; Sir Ralph Greystoke with William Edmundson, Esquire [...] Sir Christopher Curwen of Workington, with ... Halyburton (whom he hurt in the Neck) and Sir Iohn Lan­caster of Holgell Castle and Ridale (one of whose Daughters and Coheirs was married to Sir Thomas le Flemming of Coningstone, in Com. Lanc. Knight; of whom the Flemings of Ridale, are descended) with Sir Iohn Singeler Knight: in which Exercise the English had the prize.

In 6 Hen. 5. he was againRot. Franc. 6 H. 5. m. 5. employed in the Warrs of France; and in 9 Hen. 5. at­tended Rot. Franc. 9 H. 5. m. 9. the King in person thither.

And was summonedClaus. de iisdem anno in dorso. to the several Parlia­ments from 13 Hen. 4. till 8. Hen. 5. inclusive.

In 9 H. 5. 3 Maii, he was institutedGlovers Catalogue of Knights of the Garter. Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter. But upon the 13 of March 10 Hen. 5. he departed Lib. cedul. p. 292. West. mo [...]l. this life, being slainEx vet. MS. in Castro de Skypton. at the Siege of Meaux in France, leaving issue byEsc. 15 H. 6. n. 55. Ebor. Elizabeth his Wife DaughterEx Autogr. in Castro de Skypton. to Henry Percy, commonly called Hotspur, Son and Heir to Henry Earl of Northumberland, Thomas his Son and Heir, bornEsc. 10 H. [...] n 27 Wigo [...]. on Munday next after the feast of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin in 2 Hen. 5. being at the time of his Fathers deathEsc. 10 H. [...] n 27 Wigo [...]. seven years of age and forty three weeks. Which Tho­mas in 13 H. 6. there being thenRot Scoc. 13 H. 6. m. 1. great ap­prehensions that the Scots would lay siege to Barwick, and other strong holds in the Mar­ches of Scotland, was joyned in Commission Rot Scoc. 13 H. 6. m. 1. with the Earl of Northumberland, and others, to arme and array all Knights, Esquires and Yeomen in the Counties of York, No­tingham, Derby, Northumberland, Cum­berland, and Westmorland, as also to march with them for the safeguard of those parts, And in 14 Hen. 6. making proofClaus. 14▪ H. 6. m. 14. Rot. Fin. 15 Hen. 6. m. 28. of his age, had LiveryClaus. 14▪ H. 6. m. 14. Rot. Fin. 15 Hen. 6. m. 28. of his Lands. In 24 Hen. 6. he gave * to the Friers Carmelites at Appelby (at the request of the Countess of Cambridge, his Aunt) timber for the repairing and building of their House, to be taken out of his Forest of Whynefell.

In 29 Hen. 6. he was also joyned in com­mission Rot. Sco [...]. 29 H. 6. m. [...]. with Robert Bishop of Durham, Richard Earl of Salisbury, and others to treat with the Ambassadors of Iames King of Scotland, for a Truce betwixt both King­doms: So alsoRot. Scoc. 30 H. 6. m. 1. with other Commissioners in 30 Hen. 6. And had summonsClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to the several Parliaments from 15 to 31 Henr. 6. inclusive: But in 33 Hen. 6. having the hard fate to be slain [...] (on the Kings part) upon the 22 of May, in the Battle of St. Albans, was there buried [...] in the Abby-Church; leaving issue [...] by Ioan Ioan 2. [...] his Wife, Daughter of Thomas Lord Dacres of Gillesland, four Sons; viz. Iohn his Son and Heir thenEsc. 33 H. 6▪ ut supra. twenty years of age; Sir Roger Clifford Knight, who married ... one of the Sisters and Coheirs to ... Courtney of ... in Com. Devon. Sir Thomas Clifford Knight, a person of great esteem with King Henry the eighth, and by him much employed in divers affairs of State; and Robert who married Anne Daughter of ... Berkley, Widdow of ... Iocelyne Alderman of London: Which Robert was deep in that business of Perkin Warbeck▪ [Page 343] in the time of King Henry the seventh. He had also five Daughters; viz. Elizabeth, first married to Robert eldest Son to Sir William Plumpton of Plumpton, in Com. Ebor. Knight; and after­wards to William Brother of the same Robert; Maude first married to Sir Thomas Harington of Aldingham in Com. Lanc. Knight, afterwards to Sir Edward Dudley Knight; Anne, married to Sir Richard Tempest of ... in Comit. Nor­thumb. Knight, afterwards to Sir Richard Co­nyers Knight; Ioane, to Sir Simon Musgrave of Harcla Castle, in Com. Westmorl. Knight; and Margaret to Sir Robert Carre of ... in Comit. Linc. Knight.

Which Iohn making proof [...] of his age the next year following, had Livery [...] of his Lands; and in 38 Hen. 6. was made [...] Commissary-Ge­neral of the Marches towards Scotland: In which year, upon [...] the Rebellion of Richard Earl of Salisbury, he had the custody [...] of the Castle and Mannor of Pe [...]reth, in Comit. Cumbr. as also the stewardship there, committed to his charge; and was that year summoned to Parliament.

In 39 Hen. 6. being in the Battle of Wake­field on the Kings part (who then had the Victory) he is reported [...]. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 45. to have made so great a slaughter with his own hands, that he was thenceforth called the Butcher. And standing ever firme to the Lancastrian interest, in those bloody Warrs betwixt that and the House of York, was at length slain [...] upon Palm-Sunday at Touton-Field in Yorkshire, 1 Edw. 4. and attainted [...] in Parliament the fourth of November following; leaving issue by Margaret his Wife DaughterE [...] ipso Autogr. penès prae­nob. An­ [...]am, Co­mi [...]issam Pembr. and Heir to Henry Bromeflete Lord Vesci, Henry Henry. [...] his Son and Heir; Richard who died [...] in the Netherlands without issue; and Elizabeth a Daughter married [...] to Robert Son and Heir to Sir Iohn Ask [...], Knight.

Which Margaret brought the title of Lord Vesci to this noble Family; and surviving him marriedIbid. to Sir Lancelot Threlkeld of Threl­keld, in Com. Cumb. Knight.

Of this Henry, Son and Heir to the last men­tioned Thomas, before I come to his memorable actions, it will not (I presume) be thought im­pertinent, to give a brief account of the pre­servation he had from his childehod, untill the time (by Gods providence) he came quietly to enjoy all his Lands and Honors.

There is nothing more certain, then that the eager pursuit of worldy wealth and power, hath often transported multitudes of men to the most bold and desperate adventures imaginable; and that those ambitious aymes have not seldom occasioned bloody Warrs, with merciless slaugh­ter, and dreadful ruine to many: whereof, though examples in all Nations have been numerous, I shall here only take notice of that in the Houses of York, and Lancaster; which continuing for some ages, produced much misery and de­struction to divers great and noble families; wherein this of Clifford shared deeply; Iohn the Grandfather of this our Henry having been slain in the Battle of St. Albans, and Thomas his Father in that of Touton (as is already obser­ved) as stout assertors of the Lancastrian inter­est: So that it cannot be doubted, but that the House of York at length potently prevailing, had cause enough to be jealous of those whose Ancestors blood had been spilt in the adverse quarrel; and not to be slack in their extirpation, before they could be ripe for any considerable attempt; which hapned here (as with many other) to be the case of this Henry, then but seven years of age, as also of Richard his younger Brother.

Concerning whom (after that fatal day at Towton, where his Father was slain) there being strict enquiry made by the then prevail­ing party,Ex MS. penè [...] praef. Annam▪ Comitissam Pembro [...]. and their sorrowful Mother examined about them; she said, that she had given directi­on to convey them beyond Sea, to be bred up there; and that being thither sent, she was ig­norant, whether they were living or not, part of which answer was true: for she had really sent the younger of them into the Netherlands, who died there not long after: but the elder (viz. Henry) she placed at Lonsborow in Yorkshire (where she her self then lived) with a Shepheard who had married one of her infe­rior servants (an attendant on his Nurse) where, though he was brought up in no better a con­dition then the Shepheards own Children; yet as he grew to discretion, he chearfully submit­ted thereto as the only expedient for preserva­tion of his life; supporting himself with hopes of better dayes in time.

But no sooner did the death of his Grand­father the Lord Visei happen, (viz. about 8 Edw. 4.) then that rumours were brought to the Court, that the young Lord Clifford was alive. Which being made known to his Mother; she, by the help of her second Husband (Sir Lancelot Threlkeld) conveyed the honest Shep­heard, with his Wife and Family into Cum­berland (a mountainous Countrey) where he took a Farme towards the Scottish Borders; and sometimes at Chrelkeld, and at other places on those Borders privately visited this her beloved Child.

In which obscure condition, he continued un­till the beginning of King Henry the sevenths reigne, being then no less then thirty one years of age; and so meanly bred, as that he was not tought to Read; his Estate all the while being possessed by his Enemies; viz. his Castle and Barony of Skipton by Sir William Stanley (af­terwards Lord Chamberlain to King Henry the seventh) and his Barony of Westmorland by Richard Duke of Gloucester, brother to the King.

But being then, viz. in 1 H. 7 (as all others were who had suffered in that quarrel) restored Rot Parl. 1 H [...] 7. to his Lands and Honors; he only learned to write his name: and having first repaired his Castles, which he found in a ruinous condition; he afterwards became a great builder, especially at Barden-Tower in Yorkshire; where for the most part he made his residence, by reason of its vicinity to the Priory of Bolton; to the end he might, have opportunity to converse with some of the Canons of that house (as it is said) who were well versed in Astronomy; unto which study having a singular affection (perhaps in regard of his solitary Shepheards life, which gave him time for Contemplation) he fitted himself with diverse Instruments for use therein.

As to what is farther memorable of him, all that I have seen, is, that in 1 Hen. 7. be­ing restored to his Lands and Honors (as hath been observed) he had summonsEx Rot. de summonic. in Officio [...] Pet [...]bagg. to the Par­liament [Page 344] then held; and likewise, to all the suc­ceeding Parliaments of that Kings Reign, and of King Henry the Eighth, till he died. Likewise, that in 11 Hen. 7. he had a command [...] in that Army, under the conduct of Thomas, Earl of Surrey, raised [...] for to march against Iames the Fourth, King of Scotland, who having then invaded England, lay [...] before Norham Castle: Which Army, afterwards (upon the Scots flight from Norham) marched into Scotland; but for want of victual made little [...] stay there.

In 5 Hen. 8. he wasGodw. An­nals, p. 20. one of the principal Commanders in that Army, which gave Battle to the Scots at Floddon, upon their next in­vasion; where the English obtained a glorious victory, the King of Scots being there slain.

He first took to WifeEx Praef. MS penès Comiti [...]. Pembr. Anne, Daughter of Sir Iohn S. Iohn of Bletso in Com. Bedf. Knight, (Cosin German by the half-blood to King Henry the Seventh) by whom he had issueEx Praef. MS penès Comiti [...]. Pembr. three Sons, viz. Henry, his Son and Heir; Sir Thomas Clif­ford Knight, who married Lucy, Daughter of Sir Anthony Brown Knight, and Edward. As also Ex Praef. MS penès Comiti [...]. Pembr. three Daughters, viz. Mabell married to William Fitz-Williams, Earl of Southampton; Ioane, to Sir Ralph Bowes Knight; Anne, to Sir Robert Metcalf Knight; and Eleanor to Sir Ninian Mar­kenfield Knight.

And to his second WifeIbid., Florence, Daughter of ... Pudsey of ... in Com. Ebor. Esquire, (Ex Registro Archiep. Ebor. 7 H. 7. Widow of Thomas Talbot of Houghton in Craven) by whom he had issueIbid., Dorothy mar­ried to Sir Hugh Lowther of Lowther in Com. Westmorl. Knight. Which Florence surviving him, afterwards became the WifeIbid. of the Lord Richard Grey, a younger Son of Thomas, Marquess of Dorset.

This Henry, by his last Will and TestamentEx Autogr. penès Praef. Comissam., bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Abby of Shap in Comitat. Westmorl. or Bolton in Craven in Com. Ebor. and departed [...] Praef. MS. this life 23 April, An. 1523. (15 Hen. 8.) being then about seventy years of age; leaving issue [...] Praef. MS., Henry, Henr. Co. Cumbr. his Son and Heir, thirty years of age, and upwards; who had the same year Livery Ibid. of all his Fathers Lands: And, though in his youth he is saidIbid. to have been profuse and un­dutiful, yet in time he was well reclaimedIbid.; and, within little more then two years follow­ing (scil. 18 Iune, An. 1525. 17 Hen. 8.) was Trin. Rec. 17 H. 8. Rot. [...]. advanced to the Title and Dignity of Earl of Cumberland at the Kings Royal Pallace in London, called Bridewell.

In 22 Henr. 8. he wasHerb. Hist. of H. [...]. p. 306. one of the Lords then sitting in Parliament, who subscribed that Letter to Pope Clement the Seventh, whereby they importuned him to ratifie King Henries Di­vorce from Queen Catherine, his first Wife; urg­ing the opinion of divers Universities, and many Learned Men, as to the illegality of that Marri­age: And withal intimating, in case of his re­fusal, that recourse would be had unto other ways of remedy.

In An. 1532. (24 Hen. 8.) he was made Ex Praef. MS. Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter; and in the twenty sixth of that Kings Reign, constitutedPat. 26 H. 8. p. 2. Warden of the West Marches to­ward Scotland; as also GovernorPat. 26 H. 8. p. 2. of the Town and Castle of Car [...]sle▪ and PresidentEx Praef MS. of the Kings Council in the North.

In 28 Hen. S. when Aske, and his fellow Rebels were up in Yorkshire, and required him to joyn with them, he [...] (being then in his Castle at Skipton) not only refused them; but by his Letters assured the King, that though five hundred Gentlemen retained at his cost, had forsaken him, he would yet continue his true Subject, and defend his Castle (in which he had Ordnance) against them all.

In 33 Hen. 8. (the Monasteries being then totally dissolved) he acquiredPat. 33 H. 8. p. 6. the scite of the Priory of Boston in Craven, with all the Lands thereto belonging, lying in the Parish of Skipton; together with the Mannors of Storthes, Haslewood, Wigton, Bra [...] ­don, Emesie, Estby, Canondley, Ro [...] ­don, and Yeddon; all in the County of York, and to that dissolved Priory likewise belonging. And, at the same time obtainedPat. 33 H. 8. p. 6. the Mannor of Bramhope, which did belong to the Hospital of S. Leonards in York; as also the Mannor of Woodhouse, belonging to the dissolved Priory of Marton, in that County. And in 34 H. 8. wasHerb. H [...]. of H. 8. p. 483. one of the principal Commanders in the Kings Army, which then invaded Scotland, and burnt divers Villages there.

This Earl Henry had [...] Praef. MS. two Wives, first Marga­ret, Daughter of George Talbot, Earl of Shrews­bury; who died soon after that her marriage, without issue, and lieth buried at Skipton; secondly, [...] Praef. MS. Margaret, Daughter of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland. By which Mar­garet, he had issue [...] Praef. MS. two Sons, viz. Henry Lord Clifford, and Sir Ingeram Clifford Knight, who married [...] Praef. MS. Anne, the Daughter and sole Heir of Sir Henry Ratcliff Knight, by whom he had a fair Inheritance; but dying [...] Praef. MS. issueless, left his Nephew George, Earl of Cumberland, his Heir.

He had also issueIbid. by the said Margaret, four Daughters, viz. Catherine first marriedIbid. to Iohn Lord Scroope, of Bolton, and afterwards to Sir Richard Cholmley of Roxby and Whitby in Com. Ebor. Knight; Maud toIbid. Iohn Lord Co­niers of Hornby Castle in Com. Ebor. Elizabeth toIbid. Sir Christopher Metcalf Knight; and Ian [...] to Ibid. Sir Iohn Huddlestone of Millum Castle in Com. Cumbr. Knight.

By his last Will and TestamentEx ipso A [...] ­togr penès Praef Com [...] ­ [...]am. he appointed, That three hundred marks should be bestowed on his Funeral; to his Daughter Elizabeth, he thereby gave a thousand pounds, if she should marry an Earl, or an Earls Son; if a Baron a thousand marks; and if a Knight, eight hundred marks: And departingEx Praef. MS. this life upon the two and twentieth of April, 34 Hen. 8. was buried Ex Praef. MS. in the Chancel of the Parish Church at Apple­by in Com. Westmorl. (Others say, that he lies Interred at Skipton in the Vault with his An­cestors.) Henry his Son and Heir, beingEx Praef. MS., at that time, twenty five years of age.

Which Henry Henry. succeeding him in all his Ho­nors, by a special DeedEx A [...]togr. penès Praef. Comi [...]ssam Pembr. of Intail, bearing date 8 Ian. 1 & 2 Phil. & Ma. settled the greatest part of his Lands, for default of issue of George, his Son and Heir (afterwards Earl) upon Sir Inge­ram Clifford his Brother, and the issue of his Body; and for default thereof on Thomas Clifford, late of Bolton in Com. Ebor. Esquire, another Brother; with Remainder to Thomas Clifford, late of Asperton, Esquire, Cosin to him the said Earl; the Remainder to George, Brother of the said Thomas, &c. The Remainder to William Clifford of London, &c. And for default of [Page 345] issue, by him the said Willi [...], to Henry Clifford of Borscombe in Com. Wilts, &c. hadEx Praef. MS. two Wives: First, Eleanor, Daughter and Coheir to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, by Mary, Queen of France; Second Daughter to King Henry the Seventh, by whom he had issueEx Praef. MS. Mar­garet, married to Henry Stanley, then Lord Strange, but afterwards Earl of Derby; as also Ex Praef. MS. two Sons, viz. Henry and Charles, who died young.

His second WifeIbid. was Anne, Daughter to William Lord Dacres of Gillesland; by whom he had issueIbid. George and Francis; and three Ibid. Daughters, viz. Frances, married to Philip Lord Wharton; Eleanor, and Mary; who both died young.

This last mentioned Henry, upon that Insur­rection of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmorland, in An. 12 Eliz. joynedAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. p. 169▪ with the Lord Scroope in fortifying of C [...]rlisle against them. And by his TestamentE [...] ipso Au­togr. penès Praef. Comitis­sam Pembr. gave to Frances his Daughter two thousand pounds, if she should marry an Earl, or an Earls Son and Heir; two thousand marks if a Baron, and eight hundred if a Knight: And departing this life 8 Ian. An. 1569. (12 Eliz.) at Brougham Castle in Westmorland, was buried at Skipton.

To whom succeeded George George. Ex Pr [...]f. MS. his Son and Heir, at that time somewhat above the ageEx Pr [...]f. MS. of eleven years, and residing atEx Pr [...]f. MS. Battaii in Sussex, with the Viscount Mountague, who had married his Mothers Sister. Being thus in minority, his Ward­ship was grantedEx Pr [...]f. MS. by Queen Elizabeth to Francis Russell, the second Earl of Bedford of that Family: And being, for his better education sent to the University of Cambridge, had Dr. Iohn Whitgift (afterwards Archbishop of Can­terbury) for his TutorIbid., his cheifest delight Ibid. being in the study of the Mathematicks; which afterwards inclined him much unto Sea-Voyages and Navigation: whereby, and with building of Ships, Hors-racing, Tilting, and the like expensive exercises, it was observed, that he wastedIbid. more of his estate then any one of his Ancestors. And in An. 1586. (29 Eliz.) he wasAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. p. 453. one of the Peers that [...]ate in Judgment upon Mary, Queen of Scotland, at [...]odringhay.

His first voyageEx Praef. MS. was to Sl [...]yse in ... An. 1587. to assist Sir Roger Williams against the Duke of Parma. His secondEx Praef. MS. in An. 1588. when the Spanish Navy threatned an Invasion here, wherein he did great service. His third toEx Praef. MS. the Isles of Tercera and Azores, where he took [...] the Fort of Fyal [...]a, and received a dangerous wound. His fourth [...], to the Coasts of Spain; and his last to S. Iohn de Por [...]a­tica, where he won [...] the Town, with great honor, and returned safe into England about the beginning of October, An. 1598.

He was elected [...] Knight of the Garter, in An. 1592. (34 Eliz.) In 43 Eliz. he was [...] in Arms in the City of London, upon the Insur­rection of Robert, Earl of Essex, for his appre­hension.

And having married Margaret, third Daughter to Francis, Earl of Bedford, before mention­ed, by her had issueIbid. two Sons, Francis Lord Clifford, who dying young, was buriedIbid. in the Vault at Skipton; and Robert, also Lord Clif­ford, who likewise diedIbid. young, and was buried Ibid. at heneys in Buckinghamshire, in the Vault with his Mothers Ancestors. Moreover he had issueIbid. by the said Margaret, one only Daugh­ter and Heir, called Ann [...].

By his last Will and TestamentToby [...]. [...] fol. 109., bearing date 19 Octob. An. 1605. (3 Iac.) seeing his two Sons thus deceased in his life time, and no issue to survive him, but the Lady Anne before speci­fied; he gave all his Leases, Goods, and Chattles, unto Robert, then Earl of Salisbury, Edward Lord Wotton, and others, for payment of his Debts; and raising the sum of fifteen thousand pounds as a Portion fot that his Daughter: And all his Castles, Mannors, and Lands to Sir Fran­cis Clifford Knight, his Brother, and to the Heirs­male of his Body: Provided, That if he the said Sir Francis should die without Heirmale, so that those Castles, Mannors, &c. should come to his Daughter; that then the sum of four thou­sand pounds should be paid to Ma [...]aret and Frances, Daughters to his said Brother Sir Francis Clifford.

And departingEx Praef. MS. this life at the Savoy [...] in the Suburbs of London, upon the thirtieth day of the [...]ame Moneth of October, was honorably bu­ried Ex Praef. MS. in the Vault at Skipton in [...]raven with his Ancestors, upon the thirtieth of March fol­lowing; leaving the same Lady Anne, his sole Daughter and Heir surviving; and then about the ageEx Praef. MS. of fifteen years and nine Moneths: Margaret his Wife being deceasedEx Praef. MS. long before, viz. 24 May, An. 1616. and buriedEx Praef. MS. at Ap­pleby.

Which Lady Margaret by her last Will and TestamentToby p. [...]. f. 353. p. 5., bearing date the twenty seventh of April, next preceding her death, appointed, That, if she did depart▪ this life in Westmor­land, her Body should be interred in the Parish Church, where her dear Brother Francis Lord Russell lay: And farther Willed, That to the Alms-houses which she had taken order to be perfected, a Capital Messuage, and Lands lying in Harwood and Stoc [...]on, should be pur­chased for the endowment thereof. After which, within a short time, viz. Upon the four and twentieth of May, then next ensuing, she departed this life, and was buried at [...]; where there is now a noble Monument erected to her memory by her Daughter, the Countess Dowager of [...].

To the last Earl, George succeededEx Praef▪ MS. in that Dignity (by vertue of the Intail thereof, upon the first Creation of their Grandfather, which was to the Heirs-male of his Body) Francis Francis. his Brother; who took to WifeIbid. Grisold, Daughter of Thomas Hughes of Uxbridge in Com. Middles. Esquire, Widow of Edward Nevill Lord Ber­gavenny, commonly called The Deaf. Which Grisold diedIbid. at Lonsborough in Com. Ebor. 16. Iune, An. 1613. and lieth buriedIbid. in the Church there: And by her had issueIbid. one Son called Henry, and two Daughters, viz. Ibid. Mar­garet, married to Sir Thomas Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse in Com. Ebor. Knight and Baronet (afterwards Earl of Stra [...]ord;) and Frances second Wife toIbid. Sir G [...]rvase Clifton of Clifton in Com. Nottingh. Knight and Ba­ronet, by whom she had divers Children.

This Earl Francis died [...]bid▪ at Skip [...]on Castle ... An. 1641. and lies buried [...]bid▪ with his Ancestors in the Vault of that Chancel.

To whom succeeded Henry, his only Son (be­fore mentioned) who married [...]bid▪ Frances, only Daughter to Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, [Page 346] Lord High Treasurer of England; and de­parting [...] this life at York, 11 Decemb. An 1643. lies also buried [...] in the same Vault at Skipton with his Ancestors, his Lady dying [...] thereupon the fourteenth of February following; by whom he left issue [...] one only Daughter his Heir, called Elizabeth, born in Skipton Castle ... Sept. An. 1613. and married [...] 5 Iuly, An. 1635. to Richard Boyle, commonly called Viscount Dun­garvan, then Son and Heir apparent to Richard, Earl of Corke: Who, by King Charles the first (being then Earl of Corke) was by Letters Pat. de [...]odem A [...]. Patents, bearing date at Oxford, 4 Novemb. An. Vicessimo, Car. 1. created Lord Clifford of Lonsborough; and afterwardPat. de [...]odem A [...]., viz. 20 Mar­tii, 16 Car. 2. Earl of Burlington.

¶Having thus done with the Male-line of this ancient and right Noble Family; and con­sequently with the dignity of Earl of C [...]mber­land, thus extinct (as by that I have before expressed, appeareth.) I come to the Lady Anne, sole Daughter and Heir to Earl George before specified, now surviving; in whom, as well the Noble Titles of Clifford, Westmorland, and Uescy, still are (as dignities which had their first rise by Summons of her Ancestors to Par­liament) the Male-line thus failing; as the In­heritance of those Castles and Lands, which by reason of the same failer, and vertue of that In­tail, are lin [...]ally descended to her.

This noble Lady, bornEx Praef. MS. at Skipton Castle, 30 Ian. An. 1589. (31 Eliz.) was first married Ibid. to Richard Lord Buckhurst, Son and Heir appa­rent to Robert Sackvile, Earl of Dorset. Which Richard becameIbid. Earl of Dorset within two days following, his Father then departing this life. By whom she had issueIbid. three Sons, who died young, and two Daughters, viz. Ibid. Marga­ret, the Wife of Iohn Lord Tufton, Earl of Thanet; and Isabel of Iames Lord Compton, Earl of Northampton.

Secondly, she became the WifeIbid. to Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke and Montgo­mery, Lord Chamberlain of the Kings Hous­hold, and Knight of the Garter; whom she also survived, but had no issue by him.

On the three and twentieth of April, An. 1651. this honorable Lady laidIbid. the first Stone of an Hospital which she Founded at Appleby, in Westmorland, for a Governness and Twelve other Widows, which was finished within three years following: For the endow­ment whereof, she purchased the Mannor of Brougham, and certain Lands called S. Nicho­l [...]s, near Appleby.

And not long after, purchasedIbid. Lands at Temple-Soureby in Com. Westmorl. of eight pounds per annum value, for repair of the Church, School-house, Town-Hall, and Bridge, at Ap­pleby.

She likewiseIbid. rebuilt a great part of the Church at Appleby, then ruinous, and made a Vault at the North East corner of the Chancel for her own Sepulture, to the charge of about seven hundred pounds; over which, she hath erected a stately Monument of Black and White Marble for her self.

MoreoverIbid., she hath rebuilt a great part of the Tower-steeple at Skipton in Craven, which had been pulled down in the time of the late Wars. And having repaired a great part of that Church (both Fabrick and Roof) hath there erected a costly Tomb for her Noble Father, George, Earl of Cumberland.

FurthermoreIbid., she hath totally rebuilt the Church at Bongate near Appleby, as also the Chappel of Brougham; so likewise the Church of Nine-kirke near Brougham.

Lastly, she hath rebuiltIbid. the Chappel of Mal­lerstang▪ and purchased Lands of eleven pounds per annum value, for the perpetual support of a person qualified to read Prayers, with the Homi­lies of the Church of England therein; and to teach the Children of the Dale, to write and read English.

Romare.

THe first of this name, of whom I find mention, is Roger Roger. Mon. An­gli [...]. Vol. 1. 305 a., the Son of Gerold de Romare, who tookMon. An­gli [...]. Vol. 1. 305 a. to Wife Lucia, the Daughter of Algar, Earl of Chester, WidowMon. An­gli [...]. Vol. 1. 305 a. of Yvo Tailleboys. Which Lucia sur­viving him, afterwards marriedIbid. to Ranulph, the first of that name, Earl of [...]hester (common­ly calledOrd. Vit▪ 851 A. Ranulph de Bricafard.) This Roger had issueMon. Angli [...]. ut supra. by her William William. his Son and Heir; who in An. 1118. (19 Hen. 1.) being GovernorOrd. V [...] ▪ 844 C. of the Garison of Newmarch, in Normandy, stoutly resistedOrd. V [...] ▪ 844 C. Hugh de Gornay, then in Re­bellion there; and standing still firmIbid. 851 A. to that King in those troubles and disturbances, which he had at that time in Normandy, wasIbid. 851 A. with him in that Battle of Brennevill, the same year, against Lewes, King of France, where he obtainedIbid. [...]. C. D. a glorious victory.

Moreover, the next year following, (scil. An. 1119. 20 Hen. 1▪) he wasIbid. [...] B. in that Ship, wherein the Kings Children, and divers other noble Persons were to set sail for England; but seeingIbid. [...] B. so much wantonness, in those who were at that time embarked for that voyage, re­tired Ibid. [...] B.; whereby he escaped that hideous Ship­wrack Ibid. [...] B. which befel them that adventured to Sea.

Howbeit, not long after this (viz. in An. 1122. 22 Hen. 1.) laying claimIbid. 8 [...]6. C. to those Lands in England, of his Mothers Inheritance▪ which Ranulph, Earl of Chester, who had married her, had deliveredIbid. 8 [...]6. C. up to the King, for that Earldom; and being deniedIbid. 8 [...]6. C. them, he wentIbid. 8 [...]6. C. over into Normandy in great wrath, and there raisedIbid. 8 [...]6. C. a flame of Rebellion, on the be­half Ibid. 884 B. C. of William, the Son of Robert Curthose; where he continuedIbid. 8 [...]6 C. in open hostility, for the full space of two years, that the King made him competentIbid. 8 [...]6 C. satisfaction, and restoredIbid. 8 [...]6 C. unto him a great part of his Right. Whereupon, being honorably reconciledIbid. 8 [...] D., the King gaveIbid. 8 [...] D. him in marriage a noble Lady, viz. Maud, the Daughter of Richard de Redvers.

After which, viz. in An. 1135. uponOrd. Vit. 911 D. the death of King Henry (then in Normandy) and ConsultationOrd. Vit. 911 D. with those Nobles at that time there; he was sentOrd. Vit. 911 D. with Hugh de Gurnay, and others▪ to defend the confines of that Countrey; and grew also in such fair esteem with King Stephen (who upon the death of King Henry, assumed the Crown) that in the second of His Reign, beingIbid. in Normandy, and having in­telligence [Page 347] Ibid. of some disturbances in England▪ upon his departure thence, he leftIbid. this William, one of his principal Delegates, to administer Justice there in his absence.

But not long after that, viz. in An. 1141. (6 Steph.) fallingIbid. 921 A▪ off from King Stephen, he joynedIbid. 921 A▪ with Ranulph, Earl of Chester, (his Brother by the Mother) in the surprisal of the Castle at Lincoln, for Maud the Empress. And soon after that, wasS. Du­nelm. 270 a. n. 10. in the Battle there, on her behalf; in which, having the better of the day, King Stephen himself was takenS. Du­nelm. 270 a. n. 10. prisoner.

This William did, by exchangeEx magno Registro in Officio Duc. Lanc. with Roger Tillol, obtainEx magno Registro in Officio Duc. Lanc. all the Lands, which he the said Roger, then had in the Soke of Bolingbroke in Com. Linc. viz. in Hareby, Enderby, and Hundelby; in lieu of certain Lands in Nor­mandy, by him grantedEx magno Registro in Officio Duc. Lanc. to the said Roger. And in An. 1142. (7 Steph.) FoundedMon. An­gli [...]. Vol. 1. 822 a. n. 50. the Abby of Revesby in Com. Linc. for Cistercian Monks, bearing then the titleMon. An­gli [...]. Vol. 1. 822 a. n. 50. of Earl of Lin­coln.

Moreover, he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 548 a. l. 7. divers Lands in Hateby and Kirkeby, to the Knights Templers; as also the Church of Hareby. And toIbid. 851 a. n. 30. the Monks of Bardney, five Ox-gangs of Land and an half, in Halton, with the Mill; as alsoIbid. 851 a. n. 30. the nineth part of another Mill.

By the before specified Maud his Wife, he had issueMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 797 a. n. 50 & 60. William; William 2. who having marriedMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 797 a. n. 50 & 60. Hawyse, the Daughter of Stephen, Earl of Albemarle, diedChro. Norm. 986 B. in his life time, An. 1152. (12 Steph.) leaving issue a Son called William, who never had the title of Earl.

Which William, William 3. in 12 Hen. 2. upon the Assess­ment Lib. Rub. sub tit. Linc. of the Aid for marrying the Kings Daugh­ter, certifiedLib. Rub. sub tit. Linc. his Knights Fees De Veteri Feoffa­mento to be in number thirty two, and De Novo twenty five, a fourth and third part; of which, nine and an half were released.

This William (the third of that name) in the second of Richard the First, obtained from Simon Briton, a ReleaseRot Pip. [...] [...] R 1. Linc. of all his Claim in the whole Marsh of Bolingbroke, betwixt Lindley and Smalnam. And in 6 Rich. 1. wasRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Linc. with the King in that expedition then made into Normandy. Moreover, he obtained from Geffrey Fitz-Stephen, the Superior of the Knights Templers in England, a full ReleaseEx Autogr. nuper in ca­stro de Pont­ [...]ra [...]. of all their interest in Bradmere, and all the Fees belonging to Bolingbroke, and the Soke of Bolingbroke, which Earl William, his Grand­father, had formerly given to them. And, cal­ling Mon. An­glic 824 a. n. 40. himself Nephew and Heir to Earl William his Grandfather, in An. 1182. (28 Hen. 2.) con­firmed Mon. An­glic 824 a. n. 40. the Grants of all the Lands by him given to them, at the Foundation of that Abby.

Vipount.

IN An. 1073. (7 Will. Conq.) Robert de Vi­pount Robert. was sentOrd. Vit. 533 B. into Normandy, with William de Molines (both expert Soldiers) in aid of Iohn de Rlecche (a potent person) against Fulke Rechin, Earl of Anjou, who had then in­vaded those parts.

Which Robert, in An. 1085. (18 Will. Conq.) fightingIbid. p. 648 B, C, D. & 649 A▪ couragiously against Hubert the Vicount, and those of Maine, then in Rebellion, was unhappily stainIbid..

After this, another Robert, Robert. in Anno 1107. (8 Hen. 1.) wasIbid. p. 825 A. at raising the Siege which the Pagans had laid to the City of Ant [...]oech. And in 5 Steph. William de Vipount hadRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Devon. a contest for certain Lands in Devonshire, to be deter­mined Rot. Pip. 5 Steph. Devon. by Battle. Which William William. gaveMon. A glic p. 1012 a. n. 40▪ cer­tain Lands lying in Hardingstorne in Com. Northampt. to the Nunnery of our [...]ady a Pree (id est, of the Meadows) at Northampton: And in 4 Ioh. obtained the Kings Precept [...] to the Steward of Normandy, to have as full possession of the Lordship of Uipount, in that Dukedom, as Robert de Vipount, his Brother, had, when he went into France, after the War▪ But upon condition [...], that he should stand to a tryal for it in the Kings Court, in case any question were made of his title thereto.

This last mentioned Robert Robert. in 5 Hen. 2. gave Rot. Pip. 5 H 2▪ Devon. twenty marks to have a tryal for his Lands in Devonshire; Lib. Rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Devon. in which County he hel [...] [...]ight Knights Fees in 12 Hen. 2. of the Honor of To [...]ne [...]s. And in 9 Rich. 1. accountedRot. Pip. 9 R. 1. Ti [...] ­hull. eigh­ty five pound to the King for the Farm of the Honor of [...]khill.

Moreover, in 3 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 3 Joh Buck. & Bedf. to the King twenty marks, and one Palfrey, for the Ward­ship of Richard de Scirinton.

In 4 Ioh. he wasPat. 4 Joh. m. 11. with the King in France, and probably in that memorable Battle at M [...]a­bell, in which, the French and Poictovins, re­ceived Mat Paris, in An 1202. so great an overthrow; where also many prisoners were takenPat. 4 Joh. ut supra., divers of which he had Pat. 4 Joh. ut supra. in his custody, until he received the Kings commandPat. 4 Joh. ut supra. to deliver them unto Hugh de Gurnay, (amongst whom wasStows An­nals. Arthur, Earl of Bri­tanny, the Kings Nephew, afterwards barba­rously murthered:) For which service (without doubt) it was, That the same year (viz. ult. Martii) he first had a GrantPat. 4 Joh. m. 2. from King Iohn, of the Castles of Appleby and Burch, with the whole Bailiwick of Westmerland, to hold during pleasure. And the next ensuing year for his better support in the same Kings service, an­other GrantPat. 21 R. [...]. p. 3. m. 16. per [...]. (bearing date at [...], upon the twenty eighth of October) of the premisses, together with the services of all those who held not by Military service; to hold to him and his heirs, by the Wife [...] he then had, by the service of four Knights Fees for all services: Provided, he should not commit Waste in the Woods of Wine [...]ell; nor hunt therein, during the Kings life, except he were there himself in person: And saving to the King and his Heirs, all Pleas of the Crown.

Which Grant includes the Barany, though not the Borough of Appleby; that having been granted [...] to the Burgesses there, by King Henry the Second, and confirmed [...] by King Iohn, in the first year of His Reign; so likewise [...] by King Henry the Third, in 16 Hen. 3.

To this BaronyEsc. 8 Ed. [...]. [...]. 62. belongs the Castles and Man­nors of Appleby and Burgh, Under Stane­more, Flaxbrigg-Park, Sowerby, Win­ton, Kirkby-Stephen, Mallerstang, Pen­dragon, Langton, Meabourne-Regis, Brougham Castle, Kirkby-Thore, Mawdes-Meabourne, Temple-Sowerby, with the Forests (or rather Chases) of Winefell and Mallerstang. All which, together with the Sheriff-wick and services of the TenantsEsc. 8 Ed. [...]. [...]. 62. to these [Page 348] Lordships hereafter mentioned, which held there­of, by Cornage, made up the Barony, viz. Ca­bergh, Hart [...]ey, Smardale, Holbeck, Askham, Musgrave-Magna, Murtan, Cowby, Sandford, Sowlby, Warthcop, Waitby, Overton, Crosby, Musgrave-Parva, Helton, Askby-Magna, Askby-Parva, Helton-Fletham, Crosby-Ravensworth, Nait­by, Hep, Bampton, Palking, Cundall, Knipe, Clifton, Brougham, Dufton, Brampton, Bolton, Yavenwick, Knock­shalcock, Clyburne, Coleby, Hoff, Dry­beck, Ormshead, New Biggin, Mil­burne, Kirkby-Thore, Cracanthorpe, Low­ther, Maud-Meabourne, and Burton.

In the same fifth year of King Iohn, this Ro­bert de Vipount had also the custodyCart. & li­beratae 5 Joh. m. 2 of Wind­sor Castle; soIbid. m. 9. also of the Castle of Bowes in Com. Westmorl.

In 6 Ioh. he was made ConstablePat. 6▪ Joh. m 7. of Not­tingham Castle; and in 7 Ioh. had a GrantClaus. 7 Joh. m. 25. of the custody of the Mannors of Lacton and Wa­teleg, part of the Possession of Ralph Tayson. Moreover, the same year he was joynedRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Nott. [...]. with Rich. de Beauchamp, in the Sheriffalty of the Coun­ti [...]s of Nottingham and Derby; and after­wards was SheriffRot Pip. de i [...]sdem ann. alone of those Counties, until the eleventh of that Kings Reign, inclusive.

In 9 Ioh. he was sentPat. 9 Joh. m. [...]3. into the County Pa­latine of Durham, to signifie unto the people of those parts, the tenor of that Conference which had been betwixt the King and his Bi­shops, touching Ecclesiastical Matters; and the injuries then offered unto him by the Pope, with command, That he should so dispose of the Clergy and Laity there, and of their whole E­states, as he had received direction from the King to do.

And in 12 Ioh. beganRot Pip. 12 Joh. West­morl. first to account for his Sheriffalty of Westmorland. In this twelfth year he also executed the OfficeRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Wilts. of Sheriff for Wiltshire, for half that year; and afterwards, tillRot. Pip. de i [...]sdem ann. the end of the fifteenth year. So likewise for Devonshire, fromRot. Pip. de [...]sdem ann. Devon. the twelfth, to the end of the seventeenth of the same Kings Reign.

In 13 Ioh. upon levying the Scutage of Scot­land, he answeredRot. Pip. 1 [...] Joh. Ebor. three pound sixteen shil­lings [...]ight pence, for three Knights Fees, and a third part, which were of the Fees of William de Rumeli. And by his DeedEx Autogr. castro in de Skipton. dated at Cli­burne, 8 May the same year, confirmed the Grant of Maud his Mother (Daughter to Hugh de Morevill of Kirk-Oswald in Com. Cumbr.) made to the Abby of Shap, of divers Lands in Westmorland.

This Robert builtHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 267. a Castle at Mathraval in Powys-Land, which Leweline, Prince of Wales, besiegedHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 267. in An. 1212. (14 Ioh.)

He was in high favor with King Iohn; so also was Ivo his Brother: For Matthew Paris ranks In An. 1212. p. 23 [...]. n 20. them amongst his wicked Counsellors.

In 15 Ioh. he gaveRot. [...] 15 Joh. m. 6. the King four Palfreys, for the Grant of a Fair, for four days in Whitson-week at his Lordship of Bautre in Yorkshire. And having marriedClaus. 15 Joh. [...]. [...]. Idonea, the Daughter of Iohn de Builly (Lord of the Honor of Tikhill) had LiveryClaus. 15 Joh. [...]. [...]. of all the Lands and Chattels of him the said Iohn, in 15 Ioh. whereof Tikhill wasMa [...] Paris, in A 1215. p▪ 255. n. 10. part.

In 17 Ioh. he was one of the Barons that ad­h [...]ed Ma [...] Paris, in A 1215. p▪ 255. n. 10. to that King; refusingMa [...] Paris, in A 1215. p▪ 255. n. 10. to joyn with those who then so boldly claimed the Charter of Liberties. And the same year had a GrantClaus. 17 Joh. [...]. [...]. of all the Lands of Richard de Lucy of Egre­mund; so alsoIbid. [...]. [...]. of all the Lands of Ro [...]ert de Vaux, lying in the Counties of Cumberland, Norfolk, Suffolk, Somerset, and Dor­set (forfeited, as it seems, for their respective Rebellions) as also then constituted [...] Governor of Carlisle. At that time likewise, he received the Kings PreceptIbid▪ m. 19., requiring him not to de­molish the Castle of Richmond, but to deliver Ibid▪ m. 19. it to Roald Fitz-Alan.

About this time King Iohn discerning so many of the Barons in Arms against him, madeMat. Paris, in An. 1216. (1 [...] Joh) p. 276. n. [...]3. this Robert, with Brian de l'Isle, and Geffrey de Lu [...]y his Lieutenants, for the custody of all the Castles, and whatsoever else belonged to the King, within the County of York.

In 1 Hen. 3. he was constitutedPat. 1 H▪ [...]. m. 3. Sheriff of Cumberland, and Governor of the Castle at Carlisle: And, having a GrantClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 16. of all the Lands of Eustace de Vesci, was commandedClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 16. by the King to let Philip de Vlecote enjoy the one half of them.

In this year he assistedMat. Paris, p. 29 [...]. n. 30. (with divers of the Loyal Peers) at the Siege of Montsorell Castle in Leicestershire; as also atIbid. p [...] raising the Siege of Lincoln, which the Rebellious Barons had then made, on the behalf of Lewes of France, who was then in their Army.

In 2 Hen. 3. he was againPat. 2 H 3. m. 3. made Sheriff of Cumberland; but havingMat. Paris, in A. 1217. n. [...]0. been so much practised in Rapine, whilst the Civil Wars en­dured; now that all was quiet, he could not Mat. Paris, in A. 1217. n. [...]0. refrain from the like, though the King straitly commanded otherwise; for he was one of those who detainedMat. Paris, in A. 1217. n. [...]0. some of the Castles and Lands of the Bishops, and other great Men.

In 6 Hen. 3. he wasPat. 6 H. 3. p. 1. m. 4. once more made Sheriff of Cumberland, and Governor of Carlisle. But in 8 Hen. 3. joynedMat. Paris, in An 1 [...]24. p 320. with the Earls of Chester and A [...]bemarle, who then endeavored to raise new disturbances in the Kingdom (as in the lives of those Earls, I have more at large shewed.)

But after this, viz. in 10 Hen. 3. he wasClaus. 10 [...]. 3. in dorso m 15. one of the Kings Justices Itinerant in the County of York. And in 11 Hen. 3. one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, as by FinesIn Sca [...]c. penès The­saur. & Ca [...] ­rarios. then levied before him, and others appeareth.

Touching his Works of Piety I find, that he was a Benefactor to the Knights Templers, by the GrantMon. Angl. p. 545 [...]. n. 50. of certain Lands in Roel, unto them: And that he confirmedIbid. 5 [...]5 b. n. 40 & 50. to the Canons of Hep, all those Lands which had been given to them by Thomas Fitz-Gospatrick their Founder; as alsoIbid. 5 [...]5 b. n. 40 & 50. the Town of Renegill, which Maud, his own Mother, and Iv [...] his Brother had for­merly bestowed on them; and likewiseIbid. 5 [...]5 b. n. 40 & 50. Mil­burne-Grange which he acquired of Nicholas de Stutevil.

This Robert diedClaus. 12 H. 3. m 8. in 12 Hen. 3. being then indebtedRot. Pip. 20 H. 3. E [...]o [...]. to the King, in the sum of nineteen hundred ninety seven pounds eleven shillings and six pence; besides five great Horses of price, for five Tuns of Wine (which debt was not paid of many years after.) Whereupon the King sent his Precept [...] to the Abbot of Hep, to deliver up all those Arms, which he had in his custody that had been belonging to this Robert, unto the Bailiff of Hubert de Burgh, to the intent they might be [Page] [Page]

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Of Idonea his Wife, who was the Daughter Mon. Angl. Vol 1. p. 554 [...]. n. 30. and Heir to Iohn de Builly (as hath been already observed.) I find, that in her pure Widowhood; for the health of her Soul, and the Souls of her Ancestors, she confirmedIbid. to the Monks of Blithe in Com. Nottingh. the Chappels of Oi­sterfield and Bautre, which her Father had formerly given to them. Likewise, that she gave Ibid. 837 b. n. 60. to the Monks of Roche Abby in Com. Ebor. her Lordship of Sandbeck, together with her Body: And toMon. Angl. p. 522 a. the Knights Templers, thir­teen Ox-gangs of Land, and an half of her in­heritance in Oisterfield, for the maintenance of a Priest to celebrate Divine service daily for ever, in the New Temple at London, for the health of her Soul, her Husbands Soul, and all her Ancestors Souls. And lastly departing this life, thatRot. [...]in. 25 H 3. m. [...]. in 25 Hen. 3. commandRot. [...]in. 25 H 3. m. [...]. was given to the Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, Yorkshire, No [...]in­ghamshire, and Lincolnshire, to seise all the Lands of her Inheritance, and Dowry, until they should receive other directions. Whereupon Alice, Countess of Augi, gaveRot. Fin. 26 H. 3. m. 7. a hundred marks for the custody of all those which were of her Fee, until the Heir of her the said Idonea, should be of full age, whose name was Iohn, as I shall shew by and by. He had also a Daughter called Christian, marriedTesta de Ne­vill Cumbr. to Thomas, the Son of William Fitz-Ralph of Graystoke in Cumberland.

A word now of Ivo, Brother to the last men­tioned Robert.

This Ivo Ivo. in 6 Ioh. hadClaus. 6 Joh. m. 7. the custody of the Castle of Mountsorell, and Mannor of Roel in Com. Leic. But toClaus. 6 Joh. m. 7. answer as much Rent to the King for them, as another would give.

In 15 Ioh. he attendedClaus. 15 Joh. in dorso m. 1. the King into Po [...]ctou. But in 1 Hen. 3 takingClaus▪ 1 Hen. 3. m 19. part with the Rebellious Barons, all his Lands were seisedClaus▪ 1 Hen. 3. m 19., and grantedClaus▪ 1 Hen. 3. m 19. to Robert his Brother; and in par­ticular theIbid. m. 22. Mannor of Hardingstone in Com. Northampt.

I now come to Iohn Iohn. de Vipount (by some called Ivo) Son to the last mentioned Robert, of whom, all I find memorable, is, That in 19 Hen. 3. he answeredRot. Pip. 19 H. 3. Westmorl. to the Kings Exchequer, as Sheriff for Westmorland; and that he departedRot. Fin. 25 H. 3. m. 4. this life in 25 Hen. 3. Whereupon commandRot. Fin. 25 H. 3. m. 4. being given to seise his Castles of Appleby and Burgh, with all his other Lands and stock upon them, to be accountable to the Exchequer, for Debts due to the King, his Goods and Chattels being prizedClaus. 26 H. 3. m. 22. and deliveredClaus. 26 H. 3. m. 22. to W. Bishop of Car­ [...]sle, to be kept till his Heir, whose name was Robert Robert. Pat. 3▪ H. 3. m. [...]., came of full age: The marriage of which Robert, was, for two hundred marks, grant­ed Rot. Pip. 27 H. [...]. Buck. & [...]. by the King to Iohn Fitz-Geffrey, a great Baron of that time, whose Daughter Isabel, one of the Sisters and Coheirs to Richard her Brother, he afterwards marriedEx Coll R. G [...].

This Robert in 23 Hen. 3. did letRot. Pip. 23 H. 3. [...]umbr. to Farm, un­to Iohn Francigena (id est, French) all his Lands in Westmorland, with the Rents and Services to them belonging, for the term of ten years, paying nineteen marks per annum. And in 40 Hen. 3. had so much libertyRot. Fin. 4. H. 3. m. 2. given him by the King, for payment of his Fathers debts, as, to his Father, had been formerly yielded.

In 42 Hen. 3. amongst other of the great Men of that time, he had commandClaus [...] H 3. in [...] m. 11. to prepare him­self with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King at Chester, upon the Monday next pre­ceding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, to restrain the hostile incursions of the Welsh. And in 46 Hen. 3. wasClaus 46 H. [...]. in dorso m. 18. one of those Barons, to whom Writs were directed, requiring them to send their Seals for ratifying the agreement then made betwixt that King and the Barons, in case they could not come in person. But soon after this he took part with the Rebellious Barons, and in 47 Hen. 3. wasH Knig [...] 1446. n. [...]0. one of those who endeavored to compel the King to submit to those unreason­able Ordinances of their own framing, called Provisiones Oxonii.

In An. 1261. (49 Hen. 3.) this Robert de Vipount, and Idonea his Wife, obtainedEx Autog [...]. in Castro de Skip [...]on. a Grant from William de Vipount, and Mabel his Wife, bearing date in the Moneth of May, of all their Right in Curvavill (in Normandy;) but be­fore the end of that year he was in Arms against the King, with Mont [...]ort, Earl of Leicester, and others, in the Battle of Evesham, where he lost his life, as I ghess; for certainEs [...] ▪ 49 H. 3. n. 3. it is, that he died that year; and that his Lands then seised Es [...] ▪ 49 H. 3. n. 3. on by the King, for that transgression, were forthwith grantedPat. 49 H. 3. m. [...]1. unto R [...]ger de Clifford, and Roger de Leyburne, forPat. 49 H. 3. m. [...]1. their laudable services, at that time performed, together with the custo­dy Pat. 49 H. 3. m. [...]1. of Isabel and Idonea, his Daughters and Co­heirs; and that, the next ensuing year, in con­sideration Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 19. of the merits of the said Roger and Roger; the King totally remittedPat. 50 H. 3. m. 19. to those Daughters and Coheirs, the whole forfeiture of Robert de Vipount, their late Father, in his adhe­rence to Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and his Complices.

Soon after which, viz. in 51 Hen. 3. the King commandedClaus. 51 H 3. m. 4. that a Survey of all his Lands should be made; and likewise PartitionClaus. 51 H 3. m. 4. of them; and that these Guardians of those his Daughters (who afterwards became [...]sc. 11 [...]. [...]. n. 35 & 36. Claus. 12 Ed. 1. m 7. their Hus­bands) should hold the same.

Which Idonea, after the death of Roger de Leyburne, was weddedRot. Pip. 29 Ed. 1 West­merl. to Iohn de Cromwell.

Berkley.

FOrasmuch as the sirname of Berkley, being originally assumed by the Maternal A [...] ­cestor of this Noble Family, by reason that his cheif Seat was at Berkley in Gl [...] ­cestershire, when the English (in imitation of the Normans) first began to assume their Appel­lations from the places of their residence, I have thought it most proper, to begin my dis­course with him, whose name was Roger.

This Roger, Roger 1. in the Conquerors time, possessed [...] the Lordships of Foxley, Estone, and Fre­stesfield, in Wiltshire; as also Eoberly, Dodinton, and Siston, in Glocestershire: And in the twentieth of that Kings Reign, being called [...]. Rogerus senior de Berkele, caused [...] Angli [...] ▪ Vol. [...]. 117 [...]. [...]. 60. the Lordship of N [...]mdesfield to be surveyed and valued for the Kings own Table, without the knowledge of Serlo, at that time Abbot of S. Peters in Glocester, whereunto it didIbid▪ of Right belong: But in An. 1093. (6 W. Ru [...]i) Eustace de Berkley rendredIbid▪ it back to that Mona­stery.

[Page 350]This Roger gaveIbid. 118 a. n. 10. to the Priory of Stanley, the Churches of Oselworth, Coveley, Er­lingham, Slimbridge, and Weyes, with the Tithes and Lands unto them appertaining: And in An. 1091. (5 W. Ru [...]i,) upon the Feast day of S. Sebastian, being shornIbid. [...]19 a. n. 20. a Monk there, restoredIbid. [...]19 a. n. 20. the Lordship of Sho [...]eshore, which he had long detained from that Covent. To the Canons of Bradenstoke in Wiltshire, He likewise gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 209 [...]. a croft in Dodinton, called Henley; one Acre and an half of [...] ▪ near Widwell; one Acre of Meadow at Slepe­resnorth; another in Langedale; and all that parcel of arable Land, lying betwixt Halbrock and Old Lupied. And besides all this, received, Ibid. [...]3 n. 40. by the gift of that King, certain Lands, upon conditionIbid. [...]3 n. 40., That he should confer them upon some Monks or Canons: But, being prevented Ibid. by death, bequeathedIbid. them to Willi [...]m de Berk­ley, his Nephew, upon the same terms.

Of which William William. I find, that he bestowed Ibid 8 [...] b. & 813 a. n. 60. on the Monks of Tynter [...]e (in Wales) a certain Desart (near Berkley) called Kings­wood, there to found an Abby of the Cistercian Order; and that Maud the Empress (Daughter to King Henry the First) confirmed the Grant. How­beit, not long after, King Stephen then Reigning, (betwixt whom, and that Empress, was great hostility) the Monks so seated at Kingswood, purchasedIbid. a certain place named [...], from Iohn de S. Iohn (unto whom that King had given it, as part of the Lands of Reginald de S. Walerick) and removedIbid. themselves thither. But Peace being at length setled, Reginald, there­upon repossessingIbid. Haselden, expelledIbid. them thence: Nevertheless, after some time, promised Ibid. to restore it, in case they would return from King [...]wood, becauseIbid. he had undertaken, up­on a certain Pennance enjoyned him by the Pope, that he would found an Abby of the Cistercian Order; which was accordingly performed by those Monks. Howbeit, ere long, discerning Ibid. Haselden to be an inconvenient habitation, for lack of Water, he removedIbid. them to Tette­biry. Whereupon Roger de Berkley, Roger 2. Heir to this William▪ complainingIbid. that Kingswood, being first founded an Abby by his Predecessor, was then held meerly as a Grange to Tette [...]iry, requiredIbid. that the Covent might be brought back to Kingswood, and there continue, accord­ing to the pious intent of his Ancestor, or, that he himself might repossess Kingswood Where­unto, thoughI d. the King was willing; neverthe­less, by a General Chapter of the whole Cister­cian Order, it was determinedI d. otherwise, and that Kingswood should be no other then a Grange to Tettebiry; yet, that Mass should alway be sung at Kingswood privately by one Monk, who was to have for his labor twenty seven marks and an half.

But after this, by another General Chapter of that Order, held at Kirkstead in Com. Linc. it wasI d. agreed, That the Abbot of Waverley should rebuild Kingswood, with the consent of the Founder, and confirmation of the King. Which being done without the privity of the Covent at Cottebiry, and Abbot of Tinter [...]e (who, when they knew thereof, opposed [...] the same) upon a meeting of divers other Abbots at Kingswood, it was concluded [...], That the Monks placed at Kingswood should be recalled, and that place reduced unto the state of a Grange to Tettebiry, as it was before: Howbeit, be­cause Ibid. Tettebiry was a narrow place, and too little for an Abby, having no fuel but what was brought from Kingswood (which was far di­stant) Bernard de S. Walerick came to an accord Ibid. with Roger de Berkley, Founder of Kingswood; and thereupon obtaining a GrantIbid. from him of forty Acres of Land, lying at Mireford (ad­joyning to Kingswood) translated k those Monks from Tettebiry thither, and called it Kingswood, as a name of most note; Roger his Son assentingIbid. 812 b. n. 50. thereto.

And, having received LicenseIbid. [...]13 a. n. 10. from King Henry the First, to bestow his Mannor of Acheolt on some Monks or Canons for the health of that Kings Soul, and his Ancestors, gaveIbid. n. 20. it to the Monks of Kingswood.

This Roger, the Founder of Kingswood, ad­hering [...] Re­gis Steph. 969 D. & 970 A. to Maud the Empress, underwent [...] Re­gis Steph. 969 D. & 970 A. a very hard fate, through the perfidiousness and cruelty of Walter, Brother to Milo, Earl of He­reford, his seeming Friend (and Kinsman by con [...]anguinity) being [...] Re­gis Steph. 969 D. & 970 A. treacherously seised on, stripped naked, exposed to scorn, put into Fet­ters, and thrice drawn up by a Rope about his Neck, on a Gallows, at his own Castle Gates; with threats, that if he would not deliver up that his Castle to the Earl, he should suffer a miser­able death: And, when he was, by this barbarous usage, almost dead, carried to prison, there to suffer farther tortures.

I now come to Roger his Son.

This Roger Roger 3. in An. 1146. (11 Steph.) gaveDomitian A, B. in Bibl. Cotton, 166 [...]. to the Abby of S. Peters at Glocester, the Church of S. Leonards at Stanley, with the assent of Sabrath the Prior, and the Covent at that time there▪ And in 12 Hen. 2. upon the Aid then as­sessed for marrying the Kings eldest Daughter, certifiedLib. R [...]. in Scace. sub [...], Gloc. his Fees to be two and an half De Ve­teri Feoffamento; besides two Knights Fees of his own Demesn in Coberley; as also one Fee in Stanley, with one Hide, at Chederinton, in Dursley one Hide, in Osleword half a hide, in Duddington three Hides and an half: In Slimbrigge three Hides, which, by the Kings consent, he gave to Maurice, the Son of Robert (Fitz-Harding, who had married Alice his Daughter;) and morever certifiedLib. Rab. in Scace. sub ut, Gloc., That the Cistercian Monks had Kingswood by the Grant of William de Berkley; for which, he did the ser­vice of one Knight, though he received none from them: And for all these in 14 Hen. 2. upon payment of the before-specified Aid, he answer­ed Rot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Gloc. a hundred shillings.

This last mentioned Roger, calledMon Angl. 814 a. n. 50 & 60. Rogerus junior, had two younger Brothers, viz. Ibid. n. 10. Philip and Oliver. In 2 Rich. 1. he paidRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Gloc. an hundred marks for his Relief; and in 6 Rich. 1. gave a FineRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Gloc. of forty marks for not attending the King, with his Army into Normandy; as alsoRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Gloc., se­ven pound ten shillings, upon payment of the Scutage, at that time levied for the Kings re­demption.

In 8 Rich. 1. he gaveRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Salop. a Fine of sixty marks, for License to marry Hawise, the Mother of Ralph de Sumery; and inRot. Pip. 1 Joh. Gloc. 1 Ioh. forty marks for eight Knights Fees, which he held in Demesn; to the end he might not be compelled to go beyond Sea, with Horse and Arms, in the expedition at that time made. In 13 Ioh. he paidRot. Pip. [...]3 Joh. Gloc. seven pound ten shillings upon levying the Scutage of Scot­land; [Page 351] and fifteen [...] marks for the Scutage of Wales.

About which time it was certified [...], that there belonged six Knights Fees and an half to this his Honor of Dursley.

Where or how the Male-line of this Noble Family ceased, I shall not trouble my self with the inquiry, in regard the Barony was gone be­fore; for Robert Fitz-Harding (a powerful Man in his time) obtaining [...] a Grant of the Castle and Honor of Berkley, from Henry, Duke of Normandy, Son of Maud the Empress, possess­ed himself thereof: Whereupon his Descendants assumed that sirname; which, together with that Castle and Barony, continueth to them in the very Male-line to this day. Being therefore (ac­cording to my method) to speak next of this Robert, I may not omit to take notice, That Harding, Harding. his Father is, by some saidVet. MS. [...]n Castro [...]e Berk­ley Lel Coll. Vol. 1. 912. to have been the youngest Son to one of the Kings of Denmark; and by [...] others, Ex Regiâ prosapiâ Regum Daniae ortus, Descended from the Royal Line of those Kings (which little differs in point of honor and dignity:) And that, accompanying Vet MS. apud Berkley. Duke William of Normandy, in that signal expedition which he made into England, he wasVet MS. apud Berkley. in that memorable Battle, with him, against King Harold, wherein being victor, he thence­forth became King of this Realm.

But all I have farther seen of this Harding, is, That after that Conquest, he [...] held Witen­hort (now called Whetenhurst) in Com. Gloc. of Earl Brictrick, in mortgage; and that he died Abbot New­l [...]nds Pedegree in Castro de Berkley. 6 Nov. 16 Hen. 1. I return therefore to Robert, commonly called Robert Fitz Harding.

This Robert, Robert Fitz Harding. firmly adheringAutogr. apud Berkley. to Maud the Empress, and her Son Henry, Duke of Nor­mandy, had (in remuneration of his fidelity, and services done unto them, in their great con­tests with King Stephen,) from the said Duke (afterwards King, by the name of Henry the Se­cond) first, a GrantAutogr. apud Berkley. of the Mannor of Bet­thone, and a hundred pound Lands in Berk­ley; and after that, the whole LordshipAutogr. apud Berkley. of Berkley, and all that territory thereabouts, called Berkley Hernesse, thereunto belong­ing: Of which Lordship and Territory, Roger de Berkley, owner of Dursley, who heldVet. MS. in castro de Berk­ley. it of the Crown in Fee-Farm, was then devested, in regardVet. MS. in castro de Berk­ley. that he took part with King Stephen: So likewiseVet. MS. in castro de Berk­ley. of Dursley, by reasonVet. MS. in castro de Berk­ley. of his refusal to pay the Fee-Farm of Berkley, above expressed. But, throughIbid. the Mediation of di­vers Lords of this Realm, Roger obtaining Ibid. Dursley again, ceased not to vexIbid. this Robert Fitz-Harding for Berkley, so taken from him as hath been observed. Whereupon complaint being made to Duke Henry, he wrought this fol­lowing Agreement [...] betwixt them, viz. That Roger should give Alice his Daughter in marriage to Maurice. the Son of this Robert Fitz-Harding, together with the Town of Slimbrigge, as a Portion. Which accord [...], being made at Bristol, in the House of him the said Robert Fitz-Harding, in the presence of King Stephen, and Duke Henry; it was then farther covenanted, That she the said Alice should have twenty pound Land of the Fee of Berkley for her Dowry. And in case the said Maurice should die before the accomplish­ment of that Agreement, the like performance should hold for the next Son of the same Robert Fitz-Harding: So likewise, in case Alice should depart this life, the like Covenants to be observed for her next Sister.

Morever, it was then farther concludedIbid., That the eldest Son of that Roger should take to Wife one of the Daughters of the said Robert Fitz-Harding; and receiving ten pound ten shil­lings Land in Dursley, by way of Portion, to make her a Dowry of the Mannor of Siston near Bristoll.

Other Sons this Harding, before-specified, had, viz. Ex Antog [...]. in castro d [...] Berkley. Nicholas, who in 12 Hen. 2. residing in Somersetshire, held there two Knights Fees, and an half of the King; Elias, Iordan, and Maurice; as alsoEx Antog [...]. in castro d [...] Berkley. three Daughters, Agnes, the Wife of Hugh de Haselee, Maud, and Cice­ly.

But I proceed with Robert.

This Robert, after Henry Duke of Normandy (by the death of King Stephen) arrived to the Crown of this Realm, obtained a Confirmation Ex An­toger. ap [...] Berkley. Cart. 1 Joh. m. [...]. of his former Grant for Berkley and Berk­ley-Hernesse, to hold to himself, and his heirs, by the service of five Knights Fees. And in the twelfth of that Kings Reign, upon the Assessment of the Aid, for marrying of Maud the Kings Daughter, to Henry the Emperor, certifiedLib. Rub. i [...] Scace. sub tit, Glo [...]. the Knights Fees he then held, to be in number five; but, that Roger de Berkley then held certain Lands belonging to the Honor of Berkley, for which he performed to him no service, scil. Oseword, and half Niwetone, with all the Fee of Ber­nard the Chaplain: For these five Knights Fees, this Robert answeredRot. Pip. 14 H. 3. Gloc. five marks in 14 Hen. 2.

By Eva his Wife (FoundressRegist. Rob. Ricart quon­dam Majoris Bristoll. of a Religious House called the Magdalens, near Bristoll, and at length Prioress there) he had issueEx Au­toger. apud Berkley. four Sons, Henry, Maurice, Robert, and Nicholas. Which Ro­bert (the third Son) commonly calledEx Au­togr. apud Berkley. Robert de Were, in regard he was Lord of that Mannor (lying near Ax [...]rigge) in Com. Somers. hadEx Au­toger. apud Berkley. al­so divers other Lordships in that County: And in 4 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 4 [...] [...]1. [...]bo [...]. sixty marks for Livery of the Inheritance of Alice Paynell, the first Wife of Ro­bert de Gant; whose Daughter and Heir having marriedRot. Pip. 4 [...] [...]1. Ebo [...]., he had issueAutogr. a­pud Berk­ley. by her a Son, called Mau­rice de Gant; and foundedAutogr. a­pud Berk­ley. the Hospital of S. Mark at Bileswike near Bristoil.

This Robert Fitz-Harding diedNewl. [...]. the fifth of February, An. 1170. (17 Hen. 2.) and, with Eva his Wife, lieth buriedNewl. [...]. in the Quire of S. Augustines Abby near Bristoll, whereof he was pious FounderMon. Angli [...] Vol. 2. 233 a. n. 30..

To whom succeeded Maurice Maurice [...]. the second Son (for Henry died young, as it seems) who in 2 Rich. 1. for the better securing of his Title to Berkley and Berkley-Hernesse (so granted to his Father, as hath been observed) gave a Rot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Gloc. Fine of a thousand marks to that King for his farther confirmation thereof.

This Maurice ratifiedEx Au [...]ogr apud Berk­ley. to his Brother Robert, those Grants which his Father had made unto him of the Mannors of Bevertan and Kings-Weston; and gaveEx Au [...]ogr apud Berk­ley. to his Brother Nicholas, the Mannors of Hill and Nunesfield. To the Abby of S. Augustines near Bristoll (of his Fa­thers Foundation) he gaveIbid. one Hide of Land in Hinton (near Berkley) one Yard Land at Alkinto [...], and another at Old-Minster in Hinton.

He likewise founded [...] Abb. S. Aug. f. 53 & 54. the Hospital of Lor­wing, betwixt Berkley and Dursley; as al­so Ex Autogr. apud Berkley the Hospital of the Holy Trinity of Long­brigge, [Page 352] at the North end of Berkley: And, having married Alice, the Daughter of Roger de Berkley of Dursley, before mentioned, by whom he had issue six Sons, viz. Robert, Thomas, Mau­rice, William, Henry, and Richard; departing Newl. Pedeg. this life 16 Iunii, An. 1189. (1 Rich. 1.) was buriedNewl. Pedeg. in the Parish Church of Brainford (near London) towards the building whereof he had beenNewl. Pedeg. a special Benefactor.

Which Robert Robert. in 3 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 3 R. 1 Gloc. a thousand pounds for Livery of his Inheritance; and in 1 Ioh. obtained another CharterCart. 1. Joh. m 8. of Confirmation from that King, of all Berkley and Berkley-Hernesse, with divers Liberties; for which Confirmation he paidRot. Pip. 2 Joh. Gloc. sixty marks the next ensu­ing year.

But havingRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 5. taken part with the Rebellious Barons against King Iohn; he, at length, scil. in 15 Ioh. made his peace, covenantingRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 5. to furnish that King with ten Knights, well accoutred with Horse and Arms to serve him in his Wars of France, for one whole year, at his own proper charges; so that the King would acquit him of his five hundred marks Fine; paying at the end of the year, the remainder not defalked by the ser­vice of those Knights: But this Agreement was shortly after altered, thus, viz. Rot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 5. That he the said Robert should then go in person, with five Knights only, and with the other five the next year; and so be discharged of the whole Fine. After which (the same year) he had a GrantClaus. 15 Joh. of the custody of the Forest of Alweston, between Berkley and Bristoll.

But it was not long after ere he fell off again, joyningMat Paris, in A. 1. 15. p. 254. l. 9. himself to those turbulent spirited Ba­rons, who metMat Paris, in A. 1. 15. p. 254. l. 9. at Stamford in an hostile manner, under colour of claiming their antient Rights and Liberties; for which; he was (with divers others) not only excommunicatedIbid. in An. 12▪ 6. p 277. 52. by the Pope; but his Castle of [...] and all his Lands seisedClaus 18 Joh. m. 4 & 6. into the Kings hands, and com­mitted Claus 18 Joh. m. 4 & 6. to the custody of Hugh de Vivonne; the profits of his estate being disposedCa [...] ▪ 18 Joh. m 4. of to the maintenance of the Kings Castle at Bristoll. But in 18 Ioh. obtaining LettersPat. 18 Joh m 5 Claus 18 Joh. m. 3. of safe Con­duct, to come to the King (then at Berkley Castle) he so far prevailed by his humble sub­mission, that he obtainedPat. 18 Joh m 5 Claus 18 Joh. m. 3. his Mannor of Came, for the maintenance of Iulian his Wife: And in 1 Hen. 3. for FineRot. Pip. 3 H. 3. Sa­lop. of nine hundred sixty six pound and one mark (which was not paid till Rot. Pip. 3 H. 3. Sa­lop. two years after) making his peace for that trans­gression, had restitutionClaus. 1 H 3 m 1. & m. 12. of all his Lands, ex­cept the Castle and Town of Berkley, which were still reservedClaus. 1 H 3 m 1. & m. 12. to the Kings use; whereof, neither he, nor his Brother, who succeeded him, could obtain the possession, till the eighth of that Kings Reign: In which composition, he had al­lowance Rot▪ Pip. 3 H. 3 Salop. of two hundred and fifty marks for the service of five Knights, performed by him in Po [...]ctou, for the space of one year and an half in King Iohns time.

This Robert, however misled in those turbu­lent times, was a very devout man, as may seem by his many Works of Piety: For to the Canons of S. Augustines near Bristoll, he gave [...] cer­tain Lands in Ar [...]gham and Alkington; as also [...] divers Tenements within the Walls of Bristoll, to celebrate the Anniversaries of Iu­lian and Lucy, his two Wives. He likewise gave [...] them divers Lands lying within his Lordship of Hamm [...], with a great Wood called Ewe­combe in Nibley; as alsoIbid. his Land of Ba­grugge. Moreover he bestowed [...] on them, one Messuage and one Yard Land in Cowley; likewise [...] his Water-Mill at Berkley, with the Custome and Multure of his Castle there; and a Messuage [...] adjoyning to the Mill, for the main­tenance of two Lamps in the Church of that Monastery; one before the Hight Altar, and the other before the Altar where our Ladies Mass was then celebrated; and likewise one Messuage Ex Autogr [...] apud Berkley and one Yard Land in Hulmancote (in the Parish of Cowley) to buy two quart [...]rs of Wheat yearly, with Wine for Oblations at the Consecration of the Body and Blood of Christ.

To the Church of Berkley, for the mainte­nance of Divine Service there, he gave certain LandsIbid. in that Parish.

To the Canons of Bradenstoke, his Mannor Cart. 16 [...]. 3. m. 6. of Westcote; ot the Canons of Christ-Church-Ewi [...]eham (in Com. Southampt.) he gaveEx Autogr. apud [...] certain Lands; in consideration whereof, they maintained one of their Covent, to sing per­petually for his Soul, and for the Souls of his Wives and Ancestors.

To the Priory of Stanley (which was a Cell to S. Peters in Glocester) he gaveIbid. a Water-Mill, and divers Lands in Cowley: To the Canons of Sudwike, certainIbid. Lands in Berk­ley: To the knights Hospitalers, divers Lands Ibid. in Hamme, and some Houses in Berkley: To the Monks of Kingswood, oneIbid. Yard Land at Sw [...]y in Wotton, with the Water-Mill, and Lands adjoyning. LikewiseIbid. one Messuage, and one Yard Land in Porkhampton, with Pasturage for seven Sows, one Boar, and their Pigs of one year old; likewise commonIbid. of Pasture for fifty Sheep, amongst his Tenants there; as alsoIbid. certain fishing places in Se­verne near Chiselhunger. Moreover, he gave Ibid. them a Water-Mill at Wortley, and Lands adjoyning thereto, with certain other Lands Ibid. called Bradpen; as also PastureIbid. for one hun­dred Sheep at Wortley, and much moreIbid. to the fabrick of their Church; likewise four Yard LandIbid. at Er [...]ingham, with divers fishings there; halfIbid. a Yard Land at Ryham; his new MillIbid. at Berkley, and oneIbid. Yard Land near unto it; oneIbid. Yard Land in Hulmancor [...]; oneIbid. at Swanhunger; and allIbid. those Lands within and without the Walls of Bristoll, which had formerly belonged to his Brother Maurice.

To the Canons of Hereford, he gaveIbid. two Yard Land in Arlingham; and besides all this, he FoundedNewl. [...]. the Hospital of S. Catherines (near Bristoll) within his Lordship of Bedmin­ster; as also a Chantry [...] in his Mannor-house there; and likewise another [...] Chantry in his Chappel at Portbury.

And having wedded two Wives, viz. Iulian, Ex. Registr. S. Aug. f. 48, 97, 98. Daughter of William de Pontearch, (NieceClaus. 18 Joh. m. [...]. to William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke,) and Lucy Ve [...]. MS. in Cast [...] de Berkley., Daughter of ... who surviving him, became the Wife of Hugh de Gurney, departed Newl. [...]. this life 13 May, 4 Hen. 3. without issue, being then about fifty five years of age, and was buried Ibid. in the North Isle of S. Augustines Abby near Bristoll, over against the High Altar in a Monks Cowl; on the Vigil of whose Obiit, the Abbot hadIbid. a Cake of two pence price, and two Casts of Bread of there half-pence; as also four pence for Wine: Every Canon a Cake of a penny, and [Page 353] Ibid. every Fryer of the four Orders in Bristoll, a Loaf.

Which Lucia, in 4 Hen. 3. had in Assignation Claus. 4. H. 3 m. 6. of the Mannors of Beminster, Wulton, and Slimbrugg, for her support, untill the Heir the said Robert, her late Husband, should have Livery of the Lands of his Inheritance, and she her self reasonable Dowry.

Whereupon Thomas de Berkley, Thomas 1. his Brother Rot. Pip. 4 H. 3. Gloc. Rot Fin. 4 H. 3. m. 3. and Heir, giving a hundred pounds for his Re­lief, had LiveryRot. Pip. 4 H. 3. Gloc. Rot Fin. 4 H. 3. m. 3. of his Lands; and in 8 Hen. 3. (which was about four years after) giving his two Sisters Sons as PledgesClaus. 8 H 3. in dorso m. 2 [...]. for his faithful custody thereof, had restitutionClaus. 8 H 3. in dorso m. 2 [...]. of his Castle at Berkley.

About this time, there having been some differ­ence Mon. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 119 b. l. 4. betwixt this Thomas Lord Berkley, and the Abbot of S. Peters in Glocester, touching the Church of Slimbrugg, the Abbot, in con­sideration of a certain place called Lorling, gi­ven by him the said Thomas, to the Priory of Stanley, (which was a Cell to S. Peters) quittedMon. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 119 b. l. 4. his interest in the Church of Slim­brugge.

In 26. Hen. 3. this Thomas offered a FineRot. Pip. 26 H 3. Gloc. to the King of sixty marks, to be freed from attend­ing him into Gascoigne. Whereupon the King, being then at Xantome, dispatched LettersRot. Vas­con. & Claus. 26 H. 3. in corso m. 3. to him, importing, That he would acquit him thereof, in case he would sendRot. Vas­con. & Claus. 26 H. 3. in corso m. 3. Maurice his Son, with two other Knights; which he accordingly Rot. Pip. 2 [...] H. 3. Gl [...]c Claus. [...]7 H. 3. m. 12. did.

Touching his Works of Piety, it appears, That he gave [...] Regist. ejus [...]em Abb. f. 57, 58, 59. to the Abby of S. Augustines (near Bri­stoll) divers Lands and Rents in Cowley, Berkley, and Hinto [...], with Common of Pasture for twenty four Oxen, between Long­brigge and Egeton near Berkley.

As alsoVet. MS. in eastro de Berkley. to the Abby of Kingswood, divers Messuages and Lands in Hamme, near Simondsal, appointing, That part of the Rents thereof, should be distributed to poor people on the day of his Anniversary: LikewiseEx. Autogr. [...]. certain Lands in Slimbrigge, for the maintenance of certain Lights to burn before the Images of our Lady, and S. Catherine, in the Chantry there; and toCart. 16 H. 3. m. 6. the Canons of Bradenstoke, all his Lands in Uleigh.

And departingNewl. Ped. this life 29 Nov. An. 1243. (28 Hen. 3.) was buriedNewl. Ped. in the South Isle of S. Augustines Abby, near Bristoll, in that Arch next to the Rood Altar; leaving issue by Ioane, the DaughterPlac. & As­si [...]. 5 H. 3. per [...]es Thes. & [...]amer. Scace. of Ralph de Somey, Lord of Campden in Com. Gloc. (and Niece to William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke) six Sons, viz. Newl. Ped. Maurice, Thomas Robert, Henry, William, and Richard; and Margaret, a DaughterNewl. Ped., Wife of Sir Anselme Basset Knight. Which Ioane sur­viving him, had in lieu of her Dowry, an As­signation Ex Au­togr. apud Berkley. for life, by her Son Maurice, of the Mannor of Wotton, with the third of those Lands which Thomas, her younger Son, (then newly dead without issue) held in Egge; as alsoEx Au­togr. apud Berkley. of the Mannors of Came, Cowley, Hurst, Alkington, and Hinton.

Which Maurice, Maurice 2. payingRot. Pip. 28 H. 3. Gloc. Rot. Fin. 23 H. 3. m 10 one hundred pound for his Relief, and doing his homage, had the same year LiveryRot. Pip. 28 H. 3. Gloc. Rot. Fin. 23 H. 3. m 10 of his Inheritance.

This Maurice, besides the accompanyingRot. Pip. 28 H 3 Gloc. of his Father in the Wars of France, in 41 H. 3. was [...] in that expedition with Prince Edward, against the Welsh.

In 42, 43 & 44 Hen. 3. he had SummonsClaus. 42, 43 & 44 H. 3 [...] in d [...]rso. to attend the King, well accoutred with Horse and Arms into Wales, Lewelin ap Griffin, being then in Arms.

In 45 Hen. 3. he obtained a GrantPat. 45 H. 3. m. 14. of forty marks yearly pension out of the Exchequer, un­til the King should better provide for him: And the same year (the Barons being in Arms against the king) received the Kings PreceptClaus. 45 H. 3. in dorso., to be at London, on the morrow after Simon and Iudes day, well appointed with Horse and Arms for his assistance.

In 46 Hen. 3. he procured a Charter [...]art. 46 H. 3 m 3. for Free-Warren in his Lordship of Wenden in Essex; as also a Market there every Tuesday; and a Fair yearly, on S. Peters day (that Mannor being part of the Marriage portion of Isabel his Wife.)

In 47 Hen. 3. he had SummonsClaus. 47 H. 3. in dorso m. 4. & m. 15. to be at He­reford, with Horse and Arms, to march against Lewelin, Prince of Wales.

But soon after this, the Barons putting them­selves again in Arms, he adheredClaus. 6. E. 1. m 9. to them; for which, his Lands were seised by the King, as it seems: For in 48 Hen. 3. (which was the next ensuing year) the King having a respect to Isabel his Wife (whom he calls his beloved Neice) as­signed Claus. 48 H. 3. in corso m. 4. the Mannors of Her [...]etsham and Tor­te [...]clive for her maintenance: But for that trans­gression he obtained pardonClaus. 55 H. 3. m. 1. in 55 Hen. 3.

This Maurice gaveEx Regist. ejusdem Abb. to the Abby of S. Augu­stines near Bristoll, divers Lands in Berkley, Bevington, Walgaston, and Erlingham, and Common of Pasture for their young Cattle and Swine, with his own Herds, in divers of his Lordships within the Hundred of Berkley, as also in Portbury: LikewiseEx Antogr. apud Berkley., Common of Pasture for twenty four Oxen, seven Sows, and one Boar, in Wu [...]mergaston and Hamme; Moreover, for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Mary his Wife, he gaveEx ipsis Antogr. apud Berkley. to the Mona­stery of B [...]anchland, a Water-Mill, with cer­tain Lands in Bedminster; and toEx ipsis Antogr. apud Berkley. the Monks of Kingswood, one Messuage and certain Lands; in Hamme and Berkley.

And having married Isabel, the DaughterClaus. 48 H. 3. in dorso m. 4. of Maurice de Creoun (a great Baron in Lincoln­shire) by Isabel his Wife, Sister to William de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, by whom he had issue Maurice, killedNewl. Ped. in Tourneament, in his own life time; Thomas Newl. Ped., who succeeded him; and Robert, he departedEx magno Cartulario in castro de Berkley, f. 123. this life 4 Apr. An. 1281. (9 Edw. 1.) and was buriedEx magno Cartulario in castro de Berkley, f. 123. in the North Isle of S. Austins Abby beforementioned; being then seisedEsc. 9 E. 1. n. 27. of the Mannors of Berkley, Camme, Cowley, Hinton, and Alkington, which he held by three Knights Fees; likewise of Ratcliff-street, without Bristoll (belonging to the Mannor of Bedminster in Com. Somers) as alsoEsc. 9. E. 1. n. 27. of the Mannor of Slimbrigge, with divers other Lordships; leaving Thomas, his Son and Heir thenEsc. 9 E. 1. n. 27. thirty years of age; who doing his homage, had LiveryRot. [...]in. 9 Ed. 1. m. 13. of his Lands the same year.

This Thomas Thomas [...]. (his Father then living) was Libera [...]ae 51 H. 3. m. ult. with the King at the Siege of Kene [...]worth Castle, in 51 Hen. 3. having thirty marks allow­ed Libera [...]ae 51 H. 3. m. ult. him, in recompence of a Horse, which he lost in that service. And in 5 Edw. 1. had Sum­mons Rot. Scutag. de An. 5 Ed. 1. to be at Worcester, on Midsummer day, to march against the Welsh.

In 10 Edw. 1. he hadRot. Scutag. de an. 10 [...] the like Summons; so alsoRot Wall. 10 Ed 1. [...] dorso. to repair to Montgomery, in the [Page 354] Quind. of Easter, 11 Edw. 1. and soon after to beRot Wall. de [...]odem an. at Shrewsbury, to advise about re­straining the incursion of the Welch. For his services in which Warrs, he had a special Grant Pat 11 E 1. m. 23. of liberty to Hunt the Fox, Hare, Badger, and Wild-Cat, with his own Doggs, within t [...]e Kings Forests of Mendip, and Chace of Kingswood; and was accquittedClaus. 12 E. 1. m 10. of an hundred marks, the then relief of his Barony.

In 14 Edw. 1 he had anotherRot. Wall. 14 Edw. 3. in dorso. summons to be at Gloucester, upon Midsummer day, thence with Edmund Earl of Cornw [...]ll (the Kings Uncle) to march against the Welch.

In 17 E. 1 he wasRot. Vas [...]. 17 Edw. 1. m. 6. in the Warrs of France, and of the retinueRot. Vas [...]. 17 Edw. 1. m. 6. of Roger Bigot Earl of Norfolk, Marshal of England. In 23 Ed. 1. he wasRot Wall. 23 Edw. 1. m. 4. in that expedition then made into Wales, with the same Earl, and William de Valence, Earl of Pembroke (Maurice and Thomas his two Sons, as also Thomas his Uncle, being there likewiseRot Wall. 23 Edw. 1. m. 4. with him at that time.)

In 24 Edw. 1. he was constitutedRot. Alman. 2 [...] E. 1. m. 15. one of the Commissioners, to treat of Peace betwixt King Edward, and the King of France: and the same year, wasRot. Protect. 25 E. [...] p. 2. m. 3 & 5. at the Siege of Barwick, with his said Sons and Uncle.

In 25 Edw. 1. the King passingClaus. [...]5 [...]dw. 1. in dorso. into Flan­d [...]rs, with a very great Army, he wasClaus. [...]5 [...]dw. 1. in dorso. made Constable thereof.

In 26 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 26 Edw 1. m. 7. in that expedition then made into Scotland, and of the retinue Rot. Scoc. 26 Edw 1. m. 7. unto Audomare de Valence; this being the time Polychron. of the Battle of Faukirk, where twenty thou­sand Scots were [...]lain.

The same year, in recompencePat. 26 E. 1. m. ult. of his good service, in Flanders, he had a pardonPat. 26 E. 1. m ult. for five hundred marks, at which he had been amer­ced for Tr [...]spasses in the Kings Chace near Bristoll.

In 27 Edw. 1. he had summonsRot. Scoc 27 Edw. 1. in dorso. to attend the King at Car [...]eol, in Whitson-week, well appointed with Horse and Armes, to march against the Scots. Which meeting was first Rot Scoc. 2 [...] Edw. 1. prorogued, until the second of August ensuing; and afterwards prohibitedRot Scoc. 2 [...] Edw. 1. till a new sum­mons.

Shortly after this, he had the like summons Ibid. to be at York, upon the twelfth of Novem­ber following: and in consideration of his good services, was pardonedPat. 27 E. 1. m 3. & 4. a debt of sixty five pounds which he owed to the King.

In 28 Edw. 1. he had again commandRot. Protect. 28 Edw. 1. to be at Car [...]eol, upon Midsummer day, thence to march into Scotland: this being the time [...] of that famous Siege of the Castle of [...]aer­laverok. In 29 Edw. 1. he had the like sum­mons Claus. 2 [...] E. [...]. in dor [...]o. to fit himself with Horse and Armes, to go against the Scots. And the same year, be­ing in the Parliament held at Linco [...]ne, was E [...] ipso Au­t [...]gr pen [...]s Thes & Ca­mer. Scacc. one of those, who subscribed that Letter to the Pope, whereby all the chief of the English Nobility asserted King Edward's right for the superiority in dominion of the Realm of Scot­land.

In 30 Edw. 1. he wasClaus. 30 E. 1. m. 7. again in the Warrs of Scotland; Maurice and Iohn his two Sons, then attending him. So also in [...] 31 Edw. 1. and in [...] 34 Edw. 1.

In 35 Edw. 1. he was employed [...] as an Ambassador from King Edward, together with William de Gaynesborough Bishop of Worcester, unto the Court of Rome, touching certain matters, betwixt the king of France, and King Edward; Maurice his Son then likewise attend­ing him.

In 1 Edw. 2. he had another summonsClaus. 1 [...]. in dorso. to be at Carleol, upon the twenty second of August, to march against Robert de Brus, then assuming the title of King of Scotland.

And the same year (together with his two Sons Maurice and Iohn) attendedPat. 1 E. [...]. p. [...]. m. 28. the King in­to France.

In 2. Edw. 2. he again had summonsClaus. [...] E. [...]. in corso., to be at Stamford, well furnished with Horse and Armes, to march against the Scots.

In 3 Ed. 2. he had the like SummonsClaus. 3 E 2▪ in dorso. (to­gether with his said Son) to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon Michaelmas day; thence to march into Scotland. The like summons Claus. 4 E. [...] in dorso. he had to be at Barwick, upon the eighth of September, 4 Edw. 2.

And in 7 Edw. 2. wasCompot. Ballivi de Wotton de an. 10 E. 2. in Castro de Berk­ley. in that fatal Battle at Ba [...]nocksburne, in Scotland, upon Midsummer day, where the English received a great defeat; in which Battle being taken Pri­sonerCompot. Ballivi de Wotton de an. [...] E. 2. in Castro de Berk­ley., he was constrained to pay a large Fine Compot. Ballivi de Wotton de an. [...] E. 2. in Castro de Berk­ley. for his Redemption.

In 8 Edw. 2. he had again summonsRot. Scoc. 8 E w. 2. [...] dorso, m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon [...]ine, upon the Feast day of the Assumption of our Lady, well pro­vided with Horse and Armes, to march against the Scots.

And the nextClaus. 9 E. [...]. m 5. year following, to be there again, in like sort accoutered, upon the tenth of August: So alsoClaus. 9 E. [...]. in dorso. upon the Feast day of All-Saints, the same year.

The like inClaus. 10. Edw [...]. in dorso. 10 Edw. 2. upon the Quind. of St. Iohn Baptist. Which meeting was af­terwards adjournedClaus. 10 Edw [...]. in dorso. to the eleventh of Au­gust.

In 11 Edw. 2. he had also summonsClaus. 10 E. 2. in dorso. to be at York, accordingly furnished with Horse and Armes, upon the Feast day of St. Iames the Apostle: as also to sendClaus. 11 [...]. 2. m. 23. a thousand Foot-Souldiers thither, out of his Lands in West-Wales, for that service, he beingClaus. 11 [...]. 2. m. 23. Justice of West-Wales, at that time.

In 12 Edw. 2. he received farther Command Claus. 12 [...] [...]. in dorso. to be again at York, a like accoutred with Horse and Armes, on Bartholomew-day. And had summonsClaus de iis [...]em ann. [...] dorso. to Parliament from 23 Edw. 1. till the 14 of Edw. 2. inclusive.

This Thomas was also a benefactor to the Canons of St. Augustines near Bristoll, by the giftNewl. Ped. of Plate, Copes, and other Ornaments, to the value of thirty two pounds three shillings and four pence.

To the Monks of Kingswode, he gave Ex ipso A [...] ­tog [...] apud Berkley. four Acres of Land in Wotton; and like­wise a Quarry of Stone at Combe, for the use of that House. Moreover, to St. Bartho­lomews Hospital in Gloucester, he gaveEx [...] Cartula [...]o apud Berkley▪ f. 293. cer­tain Lands in Cowley, to the intent that the Anniversary of Maurice his Father, and Isabel his Mother should be kept in their full Quire. And to the Friers Minors, and Friers Prea­chers, in Gloucester, Bristoll, and other places, he gaveComp. B [...]ll de Wotton, temp. Ed. 1. & Ed. [...]. divers Quarters of Wheat, out of his several Granaries.

In 15 Ed. 2. he was oneLel. Coll. Vol. 1. P. 3 [...] of those that ad­hered to Thomas Earl of Lancaster, in his rebellious acting; but departingEsc. 15 E. [...]. n. 46. this life the twenty third of Iuly the same year, was buried Ex Com [...] Ball [...]vi de Portbury, 15 Edw. [...]. in the Abby of St. Austines, beforementioned, [Page 355] with his Ancestors; leaving issue by Iane his Wife, DaughterHill. Rec. 15 Ed [...]. 2. Rot. 311. in Banco. of William de Ferrers (the younger) Earl of Derby, and of Margaret his second Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Ro­ger de Quinci Earl of Winchester, four Sons, and two Daughters. Which Iane had for her marriage portionEx magno Cartulario apud Berkley, f. 350. & 35 [...]., the Mannor of Coston, in Com. Leicest. and Eynesbury Ex Autogr. apud Berkley. in Com. Hunt. but diedNewl. ped. before him; viz. 19 Martii, Anno 1309 (3 E. 2.) and was buriedNewl. ped. in the Abby of St. Austines before-specified, in the Arch betwixt the Vestry and the South Isle: for whose Soul he gave ten Quarters of Wheat and Beans, in Dole to his poorest Tenants in every of his Mannors.Comp. Bal­ [...] de Alkyn­ton. 4 E. 2.

His Sons were these, viz. Maurice Newl. ped., who succeeded him; Iohn Newl. ped. Lord of Wymundham, in Com. Leic, Iames a DoctorClaus. 10 E. 3. in dorso. in Divinity, and Rector of Slymbridge, but afterwards Bishop Pa [...]. [...]0 E. [...]. m. [...]. & m. 4. of Exeter.

His Daughters Isabell, and Margaret, who both diedComp. Balli­vi de Hamme & Alkington. unmarried.

Which Maurice Maurice 3. being of a milittary disposi­tion, in his very youth, wasEx diversis compot. apud Berkley. in the several Tournaments, held at Worcester, Dun­staple, Stanford, Blithe, and Winchester. And in 23 Edw. 1.Ro [...]. Wall. 23. E. 1. m. 4. in that expedition then made into Wales, with his Father. In 24 at the Siege of Barwick. Rot. Protect. 25 Ed. 1. p. 2. m. 3. & 55. In 25 with his Father inClaus. [...]5 E. 1. in dorso. Flanders.

In 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 34 Ed. 1. againRot. Scoc. de iisdem ann. in the Warrs of Scotland.

In 35 Edw. 1. he accompaniedPa [...]. 35 E. 1. m. [...]. his Father to the Court of Rome, in that Embassy, wherein he was then employed with the Bishop of Worcester, as I have already observed.

In 1 Edw. 2. he attendedPat [...] F. 2. [...]. 2. m. 28. the King into France (with his Father.)

In 2 Edw. 2. he was summonedClaus. [...]. E. [...]. in dorso, m. [...]. to the Par­liament held at Westminster, his Father then living.

In 3 Edw. 2. he had summonsClaus. 3 E. [...]. in dorso. (with his Father) to be at Newcastle upon Cine, upon Michaelmas-day, to march against the Scots.

In 6 Edw. 2. he was made GovernorPa [...]. 6 E. 2. p. 1. m. 24. of Gloucester.

In 7 Edw. 3. he marchedRo [...]. Scoc. 7 [...]dw. 2. m. 1. again into Scot­land, being of the retinueRo [...]. Scoc. 7 [...]dw. 2. m. 1. to Adomare de Va­lence.

In 8 Edw. 2. he was constitutedRo [...]. Sc [...]c. 8 [...]. 2. m. 4. Captain and Governor of the Town and Castle of Bar­wick upon Cwede.

In 9 E. 2. he was madeRo [...]. [...]in. 9 [...] [...]. m. 2. Justice of South-Wales, having all the Castles therein com­mitted to his Custody. In 10 Edw. 2. he raised Ro [...]. Scoc. de eodem ann. a thousand Foot in those parts, two hundred more out of the Forest of Deane, and an hun­dred besides out of Gowherland in Wales: All which were, by the Kings special Precept, Ro [...]. Scoc. de eodem ann. directed to come to North-Allerton (in Yorkshire) upon the Munday next after St. Matthew's day, in 11 Edw. 2. In which ser­vice also were [...] Thomas and Maurice, his two Sons, all of the retinue [...] of Roger de Morti­mer, with whom they then marched [...] into Scotland.

In 13 Edw. 2. being stiled [...] dilecīus consan­guineus Regis, he was made Steward [...] of the Dutchy of Aquitane, and had [...] for his wages, an assignation of two thousand pounds Tour­nois.

In 15 Edw. 2. adheringT Wals. in anno 13 [...]2. p. 9 [...] n. 30. to Thomas Earl of Lancaster, and others, who put themselves in Armes, upon pretenceT Wals. in anno 13 [...]2. p. 9 [...]. n. 30. of reforming what was amiss in the Government, he joynedT Wals. in anno 13 [...]2. p. 9 [...]. n. 30. with the Lord Audley, and both with Mortimer (to whom they were Brothers by affinity, viz. by marriage of their Children) and harrassedVid. Claus. 15 Edw. 2. m. 14. Et Rot. Parl. 21 R. 2. p 2. m. 6. the Lands, Houses and Castles of the two Spencers, PlundringVid. Claus. 15 Edw. 2. m. 14. Et Rot. Parl. 21 R. 2. p 1 m. 6. their Goods, and drivingVid. Claus. 15 Edw. 2. m. 14. Et Rot. Parl. 21 R. 2. p 2. m. 6. away their Stock and Chattel, which at that time was exceeding great (the particulars of which outrages a [...]e expressed in the Parliament Roll of 21 R. 2.) But declining to submit to the Kings obedience, upon special summonsClaus. 15 Edw. 2. in dorso., his Castles and Lands were seizedRot Fin [...] 15 Edw. 2. m. 19, 17. & 15., and committedRot Fin [...] 15 Edw. 2. m. 19, 17. & 15. to the custody of others, whom the King better trusted.

And after this, having LettersPat. 15 E. 2. p. 1. m. 2. & 3. of safe con­duct (together with Mortimer and three other) to come to the King, and confer amicably with him; he was sent prisonerT. Wals. ut supra [...] Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 380. to the Castle of Wallingford (but Mortimer and the rest to the Tower of London.)

Whereupon Thomas and Maurice his two Sons, made great devastationPat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. in dorso. and spoils upon the Spencers Lands.

And the year following Sir Iohn de Golding­ton and others, attemptedPat. 16 [...]. 2. p. 1. in dorso. T Wals. p. 97 n. 30▪ his rescue, but with­out success; so that, continuing still a prisoner there, he departedTh. Wals. 105. n. 10. Newl. Pedeg. this life upon the 31 of May, Anno 1326. (19 Ed. 2.) and being thence carried to the Abby of St. Austines, near B [...] ­stoll, was buriedNewl. Ped. in the South Isle of that Conventual Church, under the Arch before the dore of the Quire.

This is all I shall say of him, other then that he builtComp. Ball. de Portbury, de ann. 8 [...]. 2. a Friery in a place called the Dolmes (an Island in Severne) not far from his Man­nor of Portbury; and that having two Wives; viz. Eve, DaughterPlac. de B [...]nco. Term [...] Hill 19 E. 1. in [...]orso. of Eudo la Zouch, and Milisent his Wife Daughter and Coheir to Wil­liam de Cantilupe (who diedNewl. Ped. upon St. Nicholas day, scil. 5 Decemb. Ann. 1314. (8 Edw. 2.) and was buried in the Parish Church of Portbury) and secondly Isabell, DaughterEx Autog [...]. apud Berk [...]ey. to Gilbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester, who died without Claus. 20 E. 2. m 12. any Children; he left issue five Sons; viz. Newl [...] Pe [...] Thomas the eldest, who succeeded him: 2. Mau­rice, from whom the Berkleys of Stoke-Gif­fard, in Com. Glouc. Bruton, in Com. Somers. and Boycourt, in Kent, are descended.

3. Iohn, who wasRot. Pro­tect▪ de i [...]sdem. a [...] ▪ with his Father, and two elder Brothers, in Scotland, in 28 Ed. 1. So likewiseRot. Pro­tect▪ de i [...]sdem. a [...] ▪ in 29, 31, and 32 Edw. 1. and in France, with them, 1 Edw. 2. from whom the Berkleys of Shropshire are descended. 4. Eudo, RectorPat. 2 [...]. 3▪ p. 1. m. 2. of Lamprudevaur, in the Diocese of St Davids in Wales: And, 5. Peter, a Pre­bend Pat. 4 E. 31 p. 1. m. 7. of the Cathedral Church at W [...]lls.

He had also one only Daughter called Isabell, who became the WifePas [...]. Re [...]. 6 E. 3. [...]o [...]. 6. Glouc. Claus. [...] [...]dw. 3 [...] m. 26. of Robert Lord Clif­ford.

¶I should now go on with what I have t [...] say of Thomas son and Heir to the last Lord Maurice de Berkley. But considering that Mau­rice the second Son (from whom are descended the Berkleys of Stoke-Gifford, Bruton, and Boycourt) was a person of such great note in his time, I shall take leave to observe some particulars of him.

This Maurice, in 1 Edw. 3. had restitution Claus. [...] [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 22. in dorso. of his Lands, which were seized on for his [Page 356] activeness in that Rebellion of Thomas Earl of Lancaster (whereof I have already given some touch) and was constituted GovernorPat. 1 F. 3. p. 3. m. 26. of Proudhou-Castle in Northumberland. In 2 Edw. 3. he was made ConstableRo [...]. Fin. 2 [...]dw. 3. m 13. of the Tower of Lon [...]on, and GovernorPat. 2 E. 3. p 2. m. 2. of the Castle at Gloucester. And was in those days in such high esteem for Martial Feats; that, amongst other the accoutrements prepared for certain Justs and Tournaments in 3 Edw. 3. divers sur­cotes were depictedEx Compot. Will. Zouch. p [...]ovisoris magnae Gar­derob [...]e, pen [...]s Remem. Regis in S [...]acc. with his Armes.

In 4 Edw. 3. he was reteinedPat. 4 E. 3. p. 1. m. 17. Extract. dona [...]. 4 E. 3 m. 12. to serve the King during life, in his Warrs, with fourteen men at Armes; and in time of Peace with his own person only; for which he had a Grant of ninety pounds per annum out of the Exche­quer: and likewise of the Ferme of Andover. And in 5 Edw. 3. had, in confideration of his good services, a GrantPat 4 E 3. p. 1. m. 2. & p. 2. m. 34. of the Mannors of [...]awerden, and Winferton, in Com. Heref. which were the Lord Mortimers of Chirke: as alsoRo [...]. [...]in. 5 E. 3. m. 5. of the Mannors of Penrith, in Com. Cumbr.

He had likewise a GrantPat. 6 [...]. 3. m. 4., for life, of the Mannors of Fulbroke, and West-Hall; and of divers Lands in Upton, Coinetone, and Swynebroke, in Com. Oxon. Which were part of the possessions of Hugh le Despencer the elder.

In 8 Edw. 3. he had a GrantRot. [...]in. [...] [...]. 3. m 4. of the Cu­stody of all the Lands, in England, and Wales, which Iohn Maltravers lately held, being of the inheritance of Iohn Giffard of Brimsfield de­ceased; and which by the forfeiture of the said Iohn de Matravers came to the Crown.

In the same year he received CommandRo [...]. Scoc. 8 E. 3. m. 11. to march in the Kings Army, into Scotland.

In 9 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. [...]. E. 3. m. 26. again in Scotland, in the company of Thomas Lord Berkley his Bro­ther. And in 11 Edw. 3. had another Grant Pat. 1 [...] [...]. 3. p 3 m. 8. of the Inheritance of the Mannors of Kings-Stanley, Roc-hampton, Stonehouse, Stoke-Giffard, and Walls, in Com. Glouc. Asherton, Corton, Sharnton, Codeford, and Stapleford, in Com. Wilts. which likewise came to the Crown by the Rebellion of the said Iohn Giffard.

In this eleventh year of Edward the third he was joyned inRo [...]. Vascon. d [...] [...]odem ann. Commission with Iames de Audeley, being then Lords of Cantabagham in South-Wales, to array five hundred men, for the Kings Warrs in Scotland; and five hundred more for his Warrs in Gascoigne.

In 12 Edw. 3. he attendedPat. 12 E. 3. m. 12. the King, in his expedition then made into France. And in 13 Edw. 3. for his special merits and servi­ [...]s, had a Grant [...] of the inheritance of the Castle and Mannor of Bimsfield, in Comit. Glon [...]. forfeited to the Crown for the Rebellion of Iohn de Matravers.

In 14 Edw. 3. he attended [...] the King into Flanders: and in 15 Edw. 3. was, for his farther eminent services, advancedCl [...]us. 15 [...]. 3. m. 11. to the dig­nity of a Ban [...]r [...]t, together with the valiant Thomas de Brad [...]tan his inseparable Companion.

In 16 Edw. 3. he was amongst others sum­moned Claus. 16 E. 3. p [...] to the Kings great Council, held at Westminister, on the morrow after the Clause of Easter.

And the same year, wasClaus. 1 [...] Edw. 3. p. 2. [...]. [...]. in that Expedi­tion then made into Britanny▪ receiving Wa­ges for himself (and twenty Men at Armes) [...] for himself four shillings per diem, for his four Knights, two shillings per diem; for his Esquires twelve pence per die [...]; and for each Archer six pence per diem.

In 17 Edw. 3. he was joyned in Commission Ro [...]. Scoc▪ 17 Edw▪ 3. m. 4. with Henry de Percy, and Thomas de Lucy, to treat and conclude with William Earl Dougl [...]s; and to receive him into the Kings favor: As alsoRo [...]. Scoc▪ 17 Edw▪ 3. m. 4. with some others, to treat of Peace be­twixt King Edward and the Kings of France and Scotland.

The same year he again attended [...] the King into France; and was joyned in Commission [...] with the Earles of Lancaster and Der [...]y, to treat with Commissioners from the King of France, touching the Crown of that Realm.

In 19 Edw. 3. he attendedRot. Fr [...]. 19 Ed. 3. p. [...]. m. 6. 8. 1 [...]. the King again into France; and in 20 E. 3. wasRot. Fr [...]. 20. [...]. 3. [...] m. 3. with him in Flanders; having in his retinue, six Knighs, thirty two Esquires, thirty Archers on Horse­back, and two hundred Archers on Foot; but diedPat. [...]1 Ed. 3▪ p. [...]. m. 25. Claus. [...] Edw. 3. p. 1. m▪ 1 [...] & 5. at Calais, upon the twelfth of Febru­ary, the next en [...]uing year. Whereupon Thomas his Son and Heir, in consideration of the lau­dable service of his Father, done at the Siege at that Town, had the third day after, a grant Pat. [...] Ed. 3. p. [...]. m. 25. Claus. 2 [...] Edw. 3. p. 1. m▪ 1 [...] & 5. of the profits of his own wardship, viz. of his Lands, and Marriage.

Having now done with this Maurice, the second Son to Maurice the third, I come to Thomas Lord Berkley, the eldest Son to the said Maurice the third.

This Thomas Thoma [...] 3▪ taking part with his Father, and those other of the Nobles, who stoutly op­posed the power of the Spencers, shared in the like fate with most of them; being first impri­soned Pat. 1 E 3. p. 1. m 8. Claus. [...] E▪ 2. m. 2 [...]. & 24. Libera [...] 1 Edw. 3. m▪ 4. in the Tower of London (whence he made escape) nextPat. 1. E▪ 3. p. 1. m 8. Claus. [...] E▪ 2. m. 2 [...]. & 24. Liberat [...] 1 Edw. 3. m▪ 4. in the Castle of Berk­hamsted, and lastlyPat. 1 E▪ 3. p. 1. m 8. Claus [...] E 2. m. 2 [...]. & 24. Libera [...] 1 Edw. 3. m▪ 4. in the of Pevensey; the Queen her self then in France, being likewise, through the instigationT. Wal [...]. p 101. n 40. of those ru­ling Favorites, proclaimedT. Wal [...]. p 101. n 40. an Enemy to the Kingdom. Which harsh practises moved the generality of the people to very high discontents. Whereof the Queen took such advantage, that (having the Prince also with her) she soon landedIbid. [...]. [...]. 10. in England, with all the Force she could make; whereunto the Londoners joyning Ibid. [...]. [...]. 10. their strength, a powerful Army was, in a short time formed, and all Prisoners releasedIbid. [...]. [...]. 10.; amongst which this Thomas being then set at liberty, had his Castle of Berkley, and all that belonged thereto (whereof Hugh le Despenser the younger, had, through his interest with the King, possessed himself) restoredIbid. 105▪ n. 10. unto him, in the march which the Queens Army made fromIbid. 105▪ n. 10. Gloucester that way.

Nay the Scene soon after became so changed, that the King himself being made prisoner by that potent and discontented party, thus gotten into Armes, was sentIbid. 10 [...] ▪ n. 10. to this Thomas to be keptIbid. 10 [...] ▪ n. 10. in that his Castle at Berkley, who received him by IndentureLel Co [...]l. Vol. 1. 68▪ from Henry Earl of Lancaster, with an allowance [...] of five pounds per diem for his expences; but with spe­cial command by LettersIbid., to use no familiarity with him. In whose hands he did not long con­tinue: for exceptions being taken, that he trea­ted him too civilly, he was commanded [...] to de­liver him, together with the custody of the Castle, to Iohn Lord Malt [...]avers, and Thomas G [...]r­ [...]ey. Whereupon he retired [...] to Bradley, one of his own. Mannor-Houses▪

[Page 357]After which, ere long, the King was there most barbarously murthered, as our Historians do at large declare. As an accessory to which bloody fact, this Thomas being afterwards tried, Ibid. was acquitted by the Jury, and also byPat. 11 E. 3. p. 1 m. 28. Par­liament, though some circumstances there were, which make it very suspitious, that he was a favourer thereof; as his connivingEx qui [...] us­dam Scrip­tis. in Ca­stro de Berkley. at Gurney therein, and shelteringEx qui [...] us­dam Scrip­tis. in Ca­stro de Berkley. him privately after.

As to his other Actions; Certain it is, that upon the Commitment of his Father to Wal­lingford Castle, he didPat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. in dorso. much spoil upon the Lands and Houses of the two Spencers, which occasioned his imprisonment, in those several places before mentioned.

In 11, 12, and 13 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. de iisdem ann. an active man in the Scottish Warrs, being at that time, of the retinueRot. Scoc. de iisdem ann. of Roger Lord Mortimer, and William Lord Zouche.

In 1 Edw. 3. doing his Homage, he had li­very Rot. Fin. 1 Edw. 3. m. 22. of all his Lands, exceptingRot. Fin. 1 Edw. 3. m. 22. what were assigned for the Dowry of Isabell his Mother. The same year he received CommandRot. Scoc. 1 Ed. 3. m. 6. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on Ascension-day, to march against the Scots: as alsoClaus. 1 E 3. p. 1. m. 22. in dorso. to bring Armes and Amunition from the Castle of Bri­stoll, unto the King, then in the North: and was joyned in Commission [...] with Iohn Mal­travers the younger, as principall Guardians of the Peace, throughout all the Counties of Glouc. Wiltes. Oxon. Berks. Southampt. Somers. Dors. & Heref.

In 2 Edw. 3. he was again sentEx compot. Recept. in Castro de Berkley. to restrain the incursions of the Scots; and to treat of Peace betwixt both Kingdoms.

And in 4 Edw. 3. being arrainedRot. Parl. 4 Edw. 3. n. 16. for the mur­ther of King Edward the second, manifesting Rot. Parl. 4 Edw. 3. n. 16. that he lay sick at Bradley, when that exe­crable, fact was committed, the Jury acquitted Rot. Parl. 4 Edw. 3. n. 16. him from the Guilt thereof.

In this fourth year of King Edward the third he acquiredPat. 4 E. 3. p. 1. m. 32. the Castle of Beverstone, to­gether with the Lordship of Beverston, and Overe, in Com. Glouc. from Thomas ap Adam: and a full confirmationCart. 4 Ed. 3. n. 62. from that King of Berkley, and all Berkley-Hernesse, with diverse immunities and priviledges: as also the grantCart. 4 Ed. 3. n. 62. of a Mercat there, on what day of the week he should think fit; and likewiseCart. 4 Ed. 3. n. 62. liberty of Coynage: and moreover, a confirmationCart. 4 Ed. 3. n. 62. of the Lordship of Bedminster, with its appur­tenances; and Return of Writs within the whole Hundred of Berkley, so that no Shiriff, Bai­liff, or other of the Kings Officers should have ought to do there.

In 7 Edw. 3. he had again Command [...] to attend the King at Newcastle upon Tine, on Trinity-Sunday, well accoutred with Horse and Armes to march against the Scots: And was one [...]. Scoc. [...] E. 3 m. 11. of the Lords, who made Oath on the Kings part, to perform the agreement betwixt him and the King of Scots, concluded at Bar­wick, the same year.

In 9 Edw. 3. he was [...] again in Scotland with the King; having of his retinue [...] thirty eight Men at Armes (himself a Banneret) whereof six Knights.

In 10 Edw. 3. he received special Command [...] to guard all the Ports, and Landing-places in the Counties of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford, against the Scots; or any other forreiners, with whom they had confederated And in this year beingRot Scoc. 10 Edw. 3. m. 5. at Strivelyn in Scotland, had of his own retinue, nineteen Men at Armes: For which service he hadEx Cod. MS. penès Edw. D [...]ring, Bar. four shillings per diem for himself, two shillings for each Knight, and for his other Men at Armes twelve pence.

In 11 Edw. 3. he was employedRot. Scoc. 11 Edw. 3. m. 3. Rot. Vasc. 11 Edw. 3. m. 26. & 38. in muster­ing and arming of Souldiers in the Counties of Gloucester, Somerset, Worcester, and Hereford; some for Scotland, and some for France. So likewise inRot. Vas [...]on. 12 E. 3. m. 11. 12 Edw. 3. for to be sent into France. And the same year was joyned in CommissionPat. 12 E. 3. in dorso. with Richard Earl of Arundell, to array and arm all able men, within the Counties of Glouc. Wigorn. Heref. Salop. Staff. Warw. & Leicest.

As alsoPat. 12 E. 3. in dorso. with Hugh de Courtney Earl of De­von, in the like for Cornwall, Devonshire, Somerset and Dorset.

In 13 Edw. 3. he attendedFroisard, f. 23. b. the King in his expedition into France; beingFroisard, f. 23. b. one of the chief Commanders in the Wing of the English-Army, then drawn up against the French at U [...] ­ronfosse.

In 14 Ed. 3. he was, by Indenture,Ex Autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. retained to serve the King, as Marshall of his Army, with thirty Men at Armes of his own Com­pany. The same year uponRot. Alm. 14 Edw. 3. m. 8. that agreement made betwixt the King and the Duke of Bra­bant, for a marriage betwixt the Kings eldest Son and that Dukes eldest Daughter, he was Rot. Alm. 14 Edw. 3. m. 8. one of the twenty six who undertook per­formance of the Artickles for King Edward. And before the end of that year, received Com­mand Rot. Scoc. 14 Edw 3. in dorso. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, at Michaelmass, with as many as he could arme, to go against the Scots, for raising the Siege of Strivelyn.

In 15 Edw. 3. he had again CommandClaus. 15 E. 3. p. 3. m. [...]. in dorso. to attend the King at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the twenty fourth of Ianuary; and thence to march into Scotland.

In 16 Edw. 3. he was constituted Warden of the Marches of Scotland; where he agreed to make his abode in person, with one Banne­ret, six Knights, twenty three Esquires, and twenty Archers, for one quarter of a year; taking four shillings per diem for himself; two shillings for each Knight, twelve pence for each Esquire, and six pence for every Archer: And the same year overthrewHect. [...] ▪ William Douglas at Blackbourne in that Realm.

In 18 Edw. 3. he was joyned in Commission Rot. Franc 18 Edw. 3. m. 9. & 11. with Thomas de Bradston (an active person in those days, and eminent for his Military employ­ments) and the Sheriff, to arm two hundred twenty two men; and afterwards four hundred more, out of the Counties of Gloucester and Bristoll, to be conducted whither those per­sons should direct. In 19 Edw. 3. (together with the same Thomas de Bradeston, and the Shi­riff) he received CommandRot. Franc▪ 19 Edw. 3. p. 2. m. 8. to bring all the able men of Gloucestershire to Portsmouth, three weeks after Michaelmas, to be transported into France, for putting an end to the Warrs, and was the same year constituted WardenRot. Fin. 19 E. [...]. m. 12▪ of the Kings Forests on the South of Trent.

In 20 Edw. 3, he attended [...]oissard, 63. b. Holinsh. Chron. 369. n. 50▪ the King again into France, and was [...]oissard, 63. b. Holinsh. Chron. 369. n. 50▪ with him in that me­morable Battle of Cressey, then fought.

Before the end of that year, he had likewise CommandRot. Franc. 20 Edw▪ 3. p. 2. m. 6. to bring twenty men at Armes and [Page 358] forty Archers, of his own retinue to the King, then at the Siege of Cala [...]s. Whereupon he accordingly wentRot. de obsid. Ca­le sie penès Thes. & [...]am [...]ra [...]. Scacc, havingRot. de obsid. Ca­le sie penès Thes. & [...]am [...]ra [...]. Scacc with him six Knights thirty two Esquires, thirty Archers on Horse­back, and two hundred on Foot.

In 22 E. 3. he obtained a grantCart. 22 E. 3. n. 20. for two Fairs every year, at Nueport near Berkley; the one on the Eve, day, and Morrow after the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr: and the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Maurice.

In 24 Edw. 3. he received CommandRot. Franc. 24 Edw. 3. in dorso. to be at Westminster, there to advise concerning the defence of this Realm, and his own going beyond-Sea.

In 26 Edw. 3. there beingRot Fran. 26 E [...]w. 3. m. 5. some danger of an Invasion by the French, he was constituted Rot Fran. 26 E [...]w. 3. m. 5. one of the three Commissioners, for arraying all men of Body able, and Estate sufficient, within the Counties of Gloucester and Hereford, for the defence of those parts.

In 29 Edw. 3. he attendedHol [...]nsh. Ch [...]n. Prince Edward into France, (Maurice his Son and Heir being then with him.) And the next year following, being one of his chief Commanders in that fa­mous Battle19 Septemb. ann 1356. of Poitiers, where the Eng­l [...]sh obtained lasting Honour, he tookLel [...]. Vol. 6. p 443 [...] ▪ f. 80. b. many Prisoners, by the gains whereof he builtLel [...]. Vol. 6. p 443 [...] ▪ f. 80. b. Be­verstone Castle. This in general as to his action that day: But as to other particulars, let us here what Froissard Froi [...]ard, f. 8 [...]. b. reporteth.

‘The same season there was in the Field (saith he) the Lord Berkley of England, a young lusty Knight, who the same day had r [...]rid his Banner; and he all alone pursued Iohn de Helenes, a Squyer of Picardy, who fled from the Battle: and when he had followed him the space of a League, the said Iohn tur­ned again, and laid his Sword in the Rest in stead of his Spear, and so came runnyng towards the Lord Berkley, who lift up his Sword to have stricken the Squyer: but when he saw the stroke come, he turned from it, so that the English-man lost his stroke; and Iohn stroke him, as he passed, on the Arme, so that the Lord Berkley's Sword fell into the Feild. When he saw his Sword down, he lighted suddainly from his Horse, and came to the place where his Sword lay: and as he stooped down to take up his Sword, the French Squyer did pick his Sword at him, and by happen strooke him through both the Thighs, so that the Knight fell to the Earth, and could not help himself. And Iohn alighted from his Horse, and took the Knights Sword that lay on the Ground, and came to him, and de­manded if he would yeild him, or not. The Knight then demanded his name. Sir said he, I hight Iohn of Helenes but what is your name? Certainly said the Knight, my name is Thomas, and I am Lord of Berkley, a fair Castle on the River of Severne, in the Marches of Wales. Well Sir, quoth the Squyer, then ye shall be my Prisoner; and I shall bring you in safeguard, and I shall see, that you shall be heal [...]d of your hurt. Well, said the Knight, I am content to be your priso­ner; for ye have by Law of Armes won me. Th [...]re he sware to be his prisoner, Rescue or no Rescue. Then the Squyer drew forth the Sword out of the Knights Thighs, and the wound was open. Then he wrapped and bound the Wound, and set him on his Horse, and so brought him fayr and easy to Chaterlerant, and there tarried more than fifteen days for his sake, and did give him remedy for his hurt: And when he was somewhat amendyd, then he hate him [...] Lytter, and so brought him, at his ease, to his house in Picardy. There he was more than a year, till he was perfectly hole. And when he departed, he payd for his ransome six thousand Nobles; and so this Squyer was made a Knight, by reason of the profit he had of the Lord Berkley. For payment of which summe Henry D. of Lanca­ster, and Sir Frank de Hale were his suretiesEx Autogr. apud Berkley..’

After this, scil. in 33 Edw. 3. he was inRot. Franc. 33 E 3. m. 2. ano­ther expedition then made into France.

Thus far for his military employments.

As to his domestick retinue, who tookEx Comp. Hospic [...]i in Cas [...] de Berk­ley. wa­ges and Livery, he hadEx comp. Hospic [...]i in Cas [...] de Berk­ley. no less then twelve Knights, sometimes more; each of them having two servants and a Page: and twenty four Esquires, who had each of them one man, and a Page.

I come now to his works of Piety.

In 11 Edw. 3. he gaveEx ipso A [...] ­togr. apud Berkley. certain Lands in Porthury, to the Vicar of that Church for ever, to celebrate the Anniversary of the Lady Eve, his Mother, upon St. Nicholas day, by Pla­cebo and Dirige, with a Mass. And to the two Chaplains there, if present, two pence a piece. Also to do the like upon the Anniversary of Margaret his Wife, and his own, when he should depart hence.

He likewisePat. 11 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3▪ gave thirty shillings per annum out of his Mannor of Bedminster; as also a Messuage in Bristoll, for a Priest to sing in the Abby Church of St. Austines, for the soul of the Margaret, his own Soul, and all the faithful de­ceased.

AlsoIbid. p. [...]. m. 31. a Messuage, fifty acres of Land, and forty shillings Rent in Portbury, for a Priest to sing in our Lady Chappel there, for the Souls of all his Ancestors, himself, his Successors, and all the faithful deceased.

In 17 Edw. 3. he foundedEx ipso Autogr. apud. Berkley. a Chantrey in the Chappel of S. Maurice at Neuport (near Berk­ley) endowingEx ipso Autogr. apud. Berkley. it with divers Lands and Rents in Berkley, Wotton, Alkington, and Hull. The like ChantryEx [...] ▪ [...]bid. in his Mannor of Side. AnotherEx [...] ▪ [...]bid. in the Chappel of Wort­ley, in the Parish of Wotton: A fourthEx [...] ▪ [...]bid. in the Chappel of Cambridge, in the Parish of Slymbridge.

He also gaveEx Autogr. apud Berkley. to the Chantrey-Priest of our Lady, in the Church of Berkley, and to his successors, divers Lands in Hamme, to hold an Anniversary on the day of Petronilla the Virgin, for the Lord Maurice his Father, in Berkley Church: As also for Margaret his Wife; and for himself after his decease. The likeClaus. 19 E. 3. m. 2 [...] ▪ in dorso. Chan­trey in 9 Edw. 3. he founded in the Chappel of St. Katherine-Pulle, near Bristoll, endowing Claus. 19 E. 3. m. 2 [...] ▪ in dorso. it with Lands in Portbury, Eston, and Bedminster. And the same year anotherIbid. m. 26 in dorso. in the Church of Overe.

In 20 Edw. 3. he gaveEx ipso [...] ­togr. apud Berkley. divers Lands in the Suburbs of Bristoll, to the Friers-Hermites of Bristoll. And purchasedEx Autogr. Ibid. of the Abbot of St. Austins, a place within that Monastry, for a Priest of his own to dwell in; and to pray for the Souls of all the faithful departed; endowing the Priest with competent Lands.

[Page 359]In 21 Edw. 3. he erectedEx Autogr. [...]bid. an Hermitage in Bedminster. AndEx Autogr. [...]bid. gave to the Warden of S. Catherines, at Bedminster, a parcel of Land near to his Hospital, to pray for the Souls of his Father and Mother, and for the Soul of Margaret his Wife.

In 22 Edw. 3. he FoundedPat. 22 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 10. another Chan­try, in the Abby of S. Augustines, endowing it with divers Lands, to sing for the Soul of Mar­garet his late Wife, and his own Soul.

And upon Palm-Sunday, in 23 Edw. 3. he offered [...] to our Lady at Berkley, in Berkley Church, a pound of Wax, Pro Candelâ caritatis; and a Bushel of fine Wheat, Pro Pane benedicto; which he afterwards continued, as did also his Successors for many Generations.

In 24 Edw. 3. he FoundedEx Regist. Ep [...]c W [...]gora. a like Chantry at Worcester.

In 25 Edw. 3. he gaveIbid. divers Lands to the Chantry of Shepperdine by Hill, in the confines of Berkley Hundred, for the better maintenance of the Priest singing there. And in 26 Edw. 3. gaveEx Com­pot. apud Berkley, 38 Ed. 3. a yearly Rent of three pound six shillings eight pence, to a Priest to sing for the Soul of Margaret his Wife, in S. Augustines Church in Bristoll.

The likeEx Com­pot. apud Berkley, 38 Ed. 3. Rent to another Priest, to sing for her in the Monastery of Remsham.

This Thomas had two wives; first Margaret Newl. Ped., one of the Daughters to Roger de Mortimer, Earl of March; by whom he had issue four sons, viz. Newl. Ped. Maurice, Roger, Thomas, and Alphonsus; and a DaughterNewl. Ped. called Ioane, who became the WifeIbid. of Sir Reginald Cobham Knight, having for her portionIbid. two thousand pounds in Money, and the Mannor of Langley-Burell. Which Margaret diedIbid. 5 May, An. 1337. (11 Edw. 3.) and was buriedIbid. in the great Tomb, under the Arch, between the elder Chappel of our Lady, and the North Isle, in the Abby of S. Augustines by Bristoll.

His second Wife was Katherine, DaughterIbid. of Sir Iohn Clivedon Knight, and WidowIbid. of Sir Peter le Veel Knight, by whom he had issue Ibid. Thomas, Maurice, Edmund, and Iohn. Which Catherine long surviving him, Founded [...] a Free-School and a Chantry, at Wo [...]ton under E [...]ge; as alsoIbid. S. Andrews Chantry in Berk­ley Church; and held [...], during her life, of her said Husbands Grant, Inter alia, the Mannors of Beve [...]ston, Tockington, Over, Comp­ton, Greenfield, and Kings Weston, in Com. Gloc. All which, after her death, came to Sir Iohn Berkley, then her only Son, the rest dy­ing young in the life time of their Father.

¶This Thomas the third, after his Said se­cond Marriage, and issue by that venter; by vertue of the Kings License, levied a FineEx ipso Au­togr▪ apud Berkley. Term. Pasch. 23 Edw. 3. to one William Side, and other of his Chaplains, and Servants, of his Castle of Berkley; together with the Mannors of Berkley, Hamme, Appleridge, Alkinton, Hinton, Wotton, Simondsal, Camme, Cowley, Slimbridge, and Upton S. Leonard: As also of the Hundred of Berkley, and the Advowson of the Churches of Wotton and Slimbrigge, with a render back to him­self for life; and after to Maurice, his Son and Heir Apparent, and to the Heirs-male of his Body; with Remainder to the Heirs-male of the Body of himself, by Catherine his second Wife, &c.

The like FineEx ipso Au­togr. ibid. was levied by him in Trin. Term, 26 Edw. 3. of the Mannor and Hundred of Portbury. Which (upon what foresight cannot be determined) did happen to be the pre­servation of the Castle and Honor, to the Heirs­male of his Family.

Having thus prudently setled the cheifest part of his estate, and spent the most of his age in those Military imployments. Which much added to his same, he departedRot. Fin. 35 E. 3. m. [...]. this life upon the twenty seventh of October, (being the eve of Simon and Iude) in An. 1361. (35 Edw. 3.) and was buriedNewl. Ped. in Berkley Church, near to the Grave of Catherine his last Wife, leaving Maurice his eldest Son to succeed him, whose Homage the King respitedRot. Pin. [...] supra.; Roger, Thomas, and Alfonsus, dyingNewl. Ped. without issue.

¶This Maurice Maurice 4▪ in 11 Edw. 3. beingEx Comp. Gardero­bae in ca­stro de Berkley. then but seven years of age, wasEx Comp. Gardero­bae in ca­stro de Berkley. taken into Scot­land, by his Father, and there Knighted. And the year following, though but eight years old, married Elizabeth, the Daughter of Hugh le Despenser.

In 16 Edw. 3. he wasEx alio▪ Comp. de eodem An. in that voyage of Gra­nado; and there continuedEx alio▪ Comp. de eodem An. till 18 Edw. 3. And in 20 & 21 Edw. 3. wasEx Comp de iisdem annis, ibid. still beyond the Seas.

In 29 Edw. 3. heRot. Vascon. 29 Ed. 3. m. 8. attended Prince Edward into Gascoigne. And in 30 Edw. 3. being Ex Autogr. apud Berkley. with his Father in the Battle of Poict [...]ers was sore wounded. This is all that I have seen in reference to his Warlike Actions. Touching his Devotions, it appears, That in 14 Edw. 3. (when he was but ten years of age) he obtained Ex Autogr. apud Berkley. License of the King to found a Chantry in the Church of Came, and to endow it with two Messuages, two yard Land, and five pound Rent, in Berkley, Came, and Wotton: And that in 23 Edw. 3. he gaveEx Autogr. apud Berkley. divers Lands in Portbury, unto one Walter Rope, his Chaplain, to pray daily in the Chappel there, for the good estate of his Father, and of the Lady Catherine, then his Wife: Likewise of himself and Eliza­beth, his own Wife; as also for the Souls of the Lord Maurice, and Lady Eve, (his Grand-father and Grand-mother) and for the Soul of the Lady Margaret his own Mother. The likeEx Autogr. apud Berkley. Grant he made of divers Lands in Portbury, in 28 Edw. 3. unto Richard March, his Chaplain.

And in 40 Edw. 3. gaveEx Autogr▪ ibid. to William Winch­comb, his Chaplain, an House opposite to the Gate of S. Augustines Abby, near Bristoll, with a Garden and Dove-house; as also divers Houses in Broadstreet, within the Town of Bristoll, to pray in that Monastery, and especially for the Soul of the Lady Margaret, his Mother. More­over, Ex ipso Autogr. apud Berkley. to the end, that the two Chappels; one of our Lady, the other of S. Iohn Baptist, Founded in his Castle at Berkley, might be renewed, and frequented at due hours, he pro­cured an IndulgenceEx ipso Autogr. apud Berkley. from Pope Vrban the Se­cond, of forty days Remission of Pennance to every one, who should repair thereto, on the Festivals of the year to hear Masses; and devout­ly say three Aves, or give any Vestments or Or­naments thereto.

And having weddedEx Comp. apud Berkley. Elizabeth, Daughter of Hugh Lord Spenser, (as is before observed) by whom he had issueNewl. Ped. four Sons, viz. Thomas, his eldest Son, and immediate Successor; Iames, from whom the Male-line of this Noble Family sprung; Iohn, who▪ with Thomas his elder Bro­ther, [Page 360] wasRot. Franc. 4 R. 2. m. 15 & 16. in that expedition of Britanny, 4 Rich. 2. but died without issue, and Maurice who attendedEx Comp. apud Berkley. Edward, Prince of Wales, in his French Wars: As also three Daughters, viz. Catherine, a NunEx Comp. apud Berkley. at Wherwell, Agnes and Elizabeth, who diedEx Comp. apud Berkley. unmarried; departed [...]sc. 42 E 3. m 12. this life 8 Iune, 42 Edw. 3. and was buriedNewl. Ped. in the Abby of S. Augustines, near Bristoll, (never thorowly curedNewl. Ped. of those wounds he received in the Battle of Poictiers, as it seems,) being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Wendon-Magna in Com. Essex; Bedminster, Port­bury, and Porteshed, in Com. Somers. Of the Castle, Town, and Hundred of Berkley▪ with its Members, viz. Ham, Appulrug, Alkin­ton, Hinton, Slimbridge, Covel, Upton S. Leonard, and Acton-Ilger, in Com. Gloc. As also of the Mannor of Aure, with its Appur­tenances, viz. Etelow and Blakney; and of the Hundred of Blideslaw, and Mannor of Hurst, in the same County; Thomas, his Son and Heir (before-mentioned) being [...] at that time fifteen years of age.

Which Thomas Thomas 4. making proof of his age in 48 Edw. 3. had LiveryClaus 48 E. [...]. m 30. of his Inheritance; and the same year, wasRot Franc. 48 E. 3. m. 10. in that expedition then made into France, being of the RetinueRot Franc. 48 E. 3. m. 10. un­to Edmund de Mortimer, Earl of March.

In 2 Rich. 2. he was imployedRot. Franc. 2 R. 2. m. 18. by Sea and Land, in the Wars of France and Spain.

In 3 Rich. 2. he was retainedEx ipso Au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. by Indenture to serve the King in his Wars of France, with an hundred Men at Arms, and as many Archers, under the conduct of Thomas of [...], Earl of Buckingham, then the Kings Lieute­nant in those parts.

In 4 Rich. 2. he was sentRot. Franc. 4 R 2. m. 14, 15 & 16. into Britanny, with a Regiment of Men at Arms and Archers (his third Brother, Sir Iohn, accompanying him) the Earl of Buckingham being still General.

In 8 Rich. 2. he was retainedEx ipso Au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King in his Wars with Scot [...]and, for forty days.

In 10 Rich. 2. he entertainedEx Comp. Ball de Slim­brigge de An. [...] R 2. apud Berkley the King at Berkley Castle.

In 16 Rich. 2. his Wife being dead, he pro­cured leaveRot. Franc. 16 R. [...]. m. [...]0. to travel beyond Sea with fifteen persons in his train, and a thousand marks in Money for his support in that journey.

In 18 Rich. 2. he obtained a GrantCart. 18 & 19 R [...]. n. 7. for an­other Fair, at his Town of Berkley, every year, upon the Eve and Day of the Invention of the Holy Cross.

And being [...] at Flint Castle, upon the Re­signation of King Richard the Second, on Micha­elmass day following, testified [...] the same in his presence in the Tower of London. And the morrow after, upon meeting of the three Estates in Parliament, a Bishop, Abbot, Earl, Baron, and Knight, being the Representatives chosen to re­ceive the same there, he was [...] the only Baron ap­pointed for that purpose.

In 2 Hen. 4. obtained a Charter [...] for Free-Warren in his Lordships of Weston, Walton, Porteshed, and Charlton juxta Wroxale, in Com. Somerset.

In 3 Hen. 4. he received command [...] to meet the King at [...]ere [...]ord, to march against Owen Glendow [...]. In 4 Hen. 4. he was constituted [...] one of the Wardens for the Marches of Wales, against the incursions of Glendowr, with power Pat. 9 H 4. p. 1. m. 1 [...]. to command the Sheriffs of six Counties to be attendant on him, as need should require.

In 5 Hen. 4. he was madeClaus. 5 H 4. p. 1. m. 5. Admiral of the Kings Fleet, from the Mouth of Thames, to the West and South; and swornRot. Parl. 5 [...]. 4. m. [...]. of His Privy Council in open Parliament. He was likewise retainedClaus. 5 H. 4. p. 1. m▪ 20. by Indenture to serve the King with three hundred Men at Arms, upon the Sea, for one quarter of a year, himself accounted▪ with eleven Knights, two hundred eighty five E­squires, six hundred Archers, seven Ships, seven Barges, and seven Ballingers, double manned with Marriners; having command to [...]ail from Plimouth with some of those Ships to Bour­deaux.

In the same year also he was sentComp. de [...]odem an. in castro de Berkley. to appease the tumults in Wales, raised by Owen Glen­dowr, and his partakers; being then madeRot. Voiag. ut supra. m 18 & 19. Go­vernor of the Castle of Brecknock, with Com­mission likewise to go to Sea, taking up six Barges, and as many Mariners, as should be requisite, at the Kings wages.

About which time he encountredTho. [...] ▪ in [...]odem anno. with the Fleet of Owen Glendowr, near Milford-Haven, burnt fifteen and took fourteen: And at another time, tookTho. [...] ▪ in [...]odem anno. fourteen more, wherein the Senes­chal of France, and divers Captains of note were taken prisoners.

In 6 Hen. 4. he had CommissionPat. 6 H 4. m. 15. in dor­so. to Muster and Arm all able Men within the Counties of Glocester, Bristoll, and Somerset, to with­stand the incursions of the Welsh.

In this year he obtained a GrantCart 6 & 7 H. 4. n. 4. for a week­ly Market on the Wednesday, and three Fairs yearly at his Town of Pensans in Cornwal, viz. One upon the Eve and Day of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin, another on the Eve and Day of S. Peter in Cathedrâ; and the third, on the Eve and Day of the Nativity of our Lady.

In 7 Hen. 4. he wasRot. Vo [...]ag. ut supra. the cheif Commander and Engineer for the Timber-works used in the Welsh Wars, and Siege of Lampadervaur in Wales.

There is one thing more, the relation where­of I am not willing to pass by, viz. That he was a great lover of Learning, an especial favorer of that worthy person Iohn Trevisa, Vicar of Berk­ley, in his time; of whom Bale Balzi [...]. p. 518. gives this Character, that he was Vir multâ eruditione atque eloquentiâ clarus. Which Iohn, moreover, was a CannonRot. Franc. 14 R. 2. m. 1 [...] ▪ of the Collegiate Church of West­bury in Com. Wilts, and translated into English, the Old and New Testament; as also, Bartholomaeus de Proprietatibus rerum; and dedicated it to him. Likewise, the Chronicle of Ranulph Higden, a Monk of Chester, commonly called Polycroni­con; adding his Continuations thereto for fifty five years; and many other Works.

This Thomas (about a year before his Fathers death) took to WifeNewl Ped▪ Ex ipso Autogr apud Berk­ley. Margaret, the Daughter to Gerard Warren Lord l'Isle, by Alice his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Henry Lord Tyes; the Marriage being solemnisedEx Co [...] ibid. at Wengrave in Com. Buck. (the said Lord l'Isles House.) Which Margaret, by the death of her Brother, without issue, became Heir to her Father; who soon after went to Berkley Castle, and made it his re­sidence Ex Co [...] ibid. in his later days. His Son in Law, there­fore having the prospect of so fair an estate, co­venanted Ex Autogr▪ apud Berk [...] with him, That he and the issue which he should beget on his Daughter, would after his death, alway use and bear the Arms of the said [Page 361] Lord l'Isle; the Lordships and Lands which he had by her, being these, viz. Ex Autogr. Ibid. Charlton, T [...]tcote, Cloncon, Norbory, Langdon, Donn-Cary, Larkbear, in Com. [...]. Wengrave in Com. Buck. Kislingbury, Stow, and Church-Brampton, in Com. Northampt. Chilton-Foliot, Nethercote, Draycote, Horewell, Chikeld, Frishedon, in Com. Wilts. Kingston-l'Isle, Hordwell, Colcot, Ordestone, Buden, Caldicote, Cakewode, in Com. Berks. Shirbourne, Noke, Fretwell, in Com. Oxon. Aylwer [...]on, Trewarnake, Pensans, Mosshole, in Com. Cornub. Besides divers Advowsons of Churches, and many Lands and Tenements in other places.

Which Lady Margaret diedNewl. Ped. at Wotton under Edge, 20 Martii, 15 Rich. 2. and lieth buriedNewl. Ped. in the Parish Church there, under a fair Tomb: Thomas her Husband then surviving, who long afterwards, viz. Upon Sunday, the Purification of the Blessed Virgin, An. 1415. (3 Hen. 5.) by his Testament [...] then declared; bequeathed unto the Fabrick of that Church, wherein his Body should happen to be buried, a Cross gilt, with all the Relicks included there­in. To his Daughter, the Countess of War­wick, he thereby gave his best pair of Mattins, as also one gilt Cup with twenty pound contain­ed therein. To Iames his Nephew (viz. his next Heir-male, being Son of Iames, his Bro­ther, already deceased) his best Bed, and great Cup of Jet; as also twenty Coats of Male, twenty Brest-plates, twenty Helmets, and twen­ty Lances; and departing this life, at his said Mannor of Wotton under Edge before spe­cified, upon Tuesday the thirteenth of Iuly, 5 Hen. 5. then seisedEsc. 5 H. 5. n 50. as Tenant by the curtesie of England, after the death of Margaret his Wife, already deceased, and of the Inheritance of Elizabeth, then the Wife of Richard Beau­champ, Earl of Warwick, his only child, by her the said Margaret, of the Lordships and Lands before-mentioned (which Elizabeth was then Esc. 5 H. 5. n 50. thirty years of age) was buried in the Church at Wotton under Edge, near to the same Lady Margaret his late Wife; being then seised in his own right, of the Borough of Bridge­water, the Mannor and Hundred of Bed­minster, the Hundreds of Harcliff and Port­bury, the third part of the Mannor of Port­shead, the Mannors of Weston and Port­bury, and the sixth part of the Hundred of Milverton, all in the County of Somerset. As also of the Mannor of Aure, with its Mem­bers, Wike juxta Rodleswere, Acton Vlger, the Castle and Hundred of Berkley, with the Mannors of Ham, Appulrugge, Aldington, Hinton, Wotton, Simondfall, Came, Coveley, Slimbrigge, and Upton S. Leo­nard, in the County of Glocester.

By another [...] Inquisition it was also then found, That Thomas de Berkley, Grand-father to this deceased Thomas, being seised in his Demesn as of Fee, of the Castle of Berkley; and of the Mannors of Berkley, Ham, Appultugge, Alkinton, Hinton, Wotton, Simond­shale, Came, Covely, Slimbrigge, and Upton S. Leonard; as also of the Hundred of Berkley, view of Frank-pledge with its Ap­purtenances; and of the Advowsons of the Churches of the said Mannors of Wotton and Slimb [...]igge, did levy a Fine in 23 Edw. 3. of the said Castle, Mannors, &c. unto William de Syke, and others; who thereupon reconveyed them to the said Thomas, the Grand-father, to hold for life; with the Remainder to Maurice his Son, and the Heirs-male of his Body; and for default of such issue, to the Heirs-male of the said Thomas, by Catherine then his Wife; and for want of such issue, to the right Heirs of him the said Thomas. And, that he the said Thomas, the Grand-father, took to Wife Elizabeth, by whom he had issue Thomas de Berkley, his Son and Heir, and Iames a younger Son: Which Iames took to Wife Elizabeth, and had issue Iames, then living. And, that afterwards the said Maurice died seised of that Castle, and other the premisses, whereupon they descended to him the said Thomas, the Son of Maurice, as Son and Heir-male; who dying seised of them, leav­ing no Issue-male of his Body begotten, they ought to descend to Iames de Berkley, then living, as Cosin and next Heir-male to Thomas, the Son of Maurice: And that the said Iames, Cosin and Heir-male to Thomas, (as above is expressed) be­ing then of full age, had Livery of the Premisses, &c. his homage being respited.

By what, therefore, hath been already obser­ved, it is apparent, that to Elizabeth, the only Daughter of the said Thomas the Fourth, all the Lands which came by her Mother; as also all those, whereof her Father died seised in Fee-simple, or Fee-tail General (which were about thirty Lordships, in the Counties of Glocester, Somerset, Bucks, Wilts, Northamp­ton, Devon, Cornwal, Oxon, Berks; the City of London, Bristoll, and other places, besides Advowsons of Churches, &c.) descended. As also, that the said Iames, his Cosin and next Heir-male, was, by vertue of the before specified Entail, to enjoy the Castle and Barony, with all those other Lordships contained in the said Fine.

But before I come to speak of this Iames, I think it expedient to take some notice of Iames his Father, who so died in the life time of his elder Brother; in regard, that by him, the Male-line of this Noble and Antient Family, became thus preserved.

This Iames (the Father) wasMarch, fol. 48 a. a Knight, and marriedNewl. Ped. Elizabeth (sometimes written Isabel) the Daughter and Heir of Sir Iohn Bloet Knight, and of the Lady Catherine Wogan his Wife, by whom he hadEx quibus­dam Scri­ptis in castro de Berkley. the Mannors of Raglan, Tal­garth, Tore, Edishall, Straddewy, and others; as also the Mannor of Daglingworth in Com. Gloc.

To this Sir Iames and Elizabeth, King Henry the Fourth, in the first year of His Reign, con­firmed Ex quibus­dam Scri­ptis in castro de Berkley. the Town and Castle of Raglan in Com. Monmouth; which Earl Richard, Son to Earl Gilbert, had given to Walter Bloet (his An­cestor) and his Heirs temp. H 2.

In 4 Hen. 4. he was made GovernorClaus. 4 H 4. [...]. 1. of the Castle of Tretour in Wales; and required Claus. 4 H 4. m. 1. to fortifie it against the great Rebel, Owen Glendowr.

By his Testament [...], bearing date at Bristoll, on the morrow after the Feast of S. Dunstan, An. 1404. (5 Hen. 4.) he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Abby of S. Augustines, near Bri­stoll, in his Fathers Tomb; and gave six marks to find [...] Priest, to celebrate Divine Service there, [Page 362] for the health of his Soul. To Iames his Son, he gave all his Habiliments pertaining to War, constituting Isabel his Wife, and him the said Iames his Son, his Executors; and departed Newl. Ped. this life 13 Iunii, 6 Hen. 4. leaving issue Iames, his said Son, his Heir; and Maurice, a younger Son, who diedNewl. Ped. without issue.

¶Which Iames, Iames 1. thenEx Au­togr. in castro de Berkley. aged twenty three years and upwards, hadEx Au­togr. in castro de Berkley. likewise from his Fa­ther and Mother, divers other Lordships and Lands, than what descended to him by the En­tail beforementioned, viz. The Mannors of Ragland, Talgarth, Tore, Edishall, Stradway, with some other in Wales; and Dalingworth in Com. Gloc. As also, by other means, the Mannors of Sages, Little Marsh­field, and Arlingham, in that County.

But the Earl of Warwick, and his Wife, beingEx Vet. Script. apud Berkley. at Wotton, or Berkley Castle, at the time of the death of Thomas the fourth, and having thereby advantage to take away what of the Evidences they pleased, possessedPat 6. H. 5. m 29. them­selves of Berkley Castle; and all other the Lands and Lordships so Intailed on the Heir-male, as hath been observed. And having so done, procured a GrantPat 6. H. 5. m 29. from the King of the custody of all those Lands, as long as they should remain in the Crown; under such a value, as they should be rated at in the Offices to be there­upon found. And not only so, but, the next en­suing year, obtained as absolute discharge [...] of that Rent. Whereupon he kept [...] Courts, in the name of himself and his Wife, without any re­spect at all had to the Kings Grant; she pre­tending a clear right to them all, as also to the Barony.

And notwithstanding that, this Iames, upon a Writ of Diem clusit extremum, by him sued out (after much opposition by the Earl of War­wick) was foundEsc. 5 H. 5. n 50. (ut su­pra.) Heir, and Rightful Inhe­ritor to the Castle of Berkley, and all those twelve Lordships mentioned in that Fine of the Three and twentieth of Edward the third, and had Livery accordingly Awarded: Yet didE [...] Vet. Script in castro de Berkley. that Earl, and his Wife, retain the said Castle, Lord­ship, and Mannors,E [...] Vet. Script in castro de Berkley. until, upon a Remonstrance of his Right, King Henry the Fifth, commanded possession to be given unto him.

But, after the death of that King, the Earl of Warwick entredIbid. again upon the Mannor of Wotton, and other Lordships, and laidIbid. siege to the Castle of Berkley; in which siege many were hurt and slain. Whereupon, by mediation of Friends, there being a ReferenceIbid. to Philip Morgan, then Bishop of Worcester, and Sir Iohn Iuyn, afterward Lord Cheif Justice of the Court of Kings Bench; they AwardedIbid., that the said Earl, should, during his natural life, retain the Mannors of Wotton, Cowley, and Si­mondshale; and that the rest comprised in the before specified Fine, should be to the said Iames, and the Heirs-male of his Body.

But, notwithstanding all this, through the po­tency of that. Earl, this Iames, could not, ac­cording to the course of Law, obtain Livery of those Lands out of the Kings hands.

Nor could it be any wonder, considering how powerful a Man the Earl of Warwick was in those days, and that many of the Servants to the late Lord Thomas, were so obsequious to him, exercising all their skill to give him countenance in this business: One of them, viz. Lionel Sea-brooke (sometime Steward of the House to the said Lord Thomas) in 6 Hen. 5. deposingIbid. before the Major of Southampton; that, his Lord and Master deceased, the year before his death, shewed him an old Deed of Entail of the Castle and Lordship of Berkley, made by Robert Fitz-Harding, which he then read; and, that his Lord snatched it from him, saying, He knew the Contents thereof: And another (about the same) viz. Iohn Bone, Vicar of Berkley, and one of the Executors of the same Lord Thomas, made OathIbid. before the Major of Bristoll: that the said Lord Thomas, about the time of his passage into Britanny, to conduct the Queen into England, Enfeoffed him and others, of the Castle, Lordship, and Hundred of Berkley, and all his Lands in Glocestershire; as also of the Hundred of Portbury, the third part of the Mannor of Portesheved, the Mannors of Walton, and Bedminster, with the Hun­dreds of Bedminster, and Harclive, to hold in Fee without any condition; likewise, that Livery and Seism was executed thereupon, and Courts h [...]ld by those Feoffees accordingly.

By means of which Affidavits, the Earl of Warwick took such encouragement and con­fidence; that, in 6 Hen. 5. he procured a Con­firmation Ibid. of those antient Charters made by King Iohn, touching the Mannor and Barony of Berkley, and all Berkley-Hernesse; and thereupon, with the assistance of divers servants of the said deceased Lord Thomas, besieged Ibid. Berkley Castle: But by the interposition of Philip Morgan, then Bishop of Worcester (be­fore specified) and divers Gentlemen of the Countrey, he was constrainedIbid. to leave hi [...] siege.

This Iames therefore, well discerning the po­tency of that Earl, saw no way to right him­self, but by the power of some greater Man; and accordingly appliedIbid. himself to Humphrey, Duke of Glocester (the Kings Brother) to whom he promisedIbid. a thousand marks to be paid within one year and an half after; and so by his means obtainedRec. de Term. M [...]h. 9 H 5. Rot. 21. his Livery. Which being ef­fected, he paid [...] his Relief as a Baron, and had Summons [...] to Parliament thereupon.

But here it will not be impertinent to observe, That part of the Award made by Philip Morgan, Bishop of Worcester, and Iohn Iuyn (after­ward Lord Cheif Justice of the Kings Bench) for composing some of the differences (upon a Reference and Mutual Bonds by the said Earl, and this Iames) was madeEx ipso A [...] ­togr. in castro de Berkley. 24 Nov. 3 Hen. 6. The other, whereby the Mannors of Wotton, Simondsall, and Cowley, with certain Lands in Frampton upon Severne, Cro­mall, Acton, Kingscote, and Mochelhamp­ton, in Com. Gloc. The Hundreds of Har­clive and Portbury; the Mannors of Port­bury, Limeridge-Wood, Weston, and Gordan; and certain Lands in Uphill and Cri [...]ton in Com. Somerset. which were Awarded to the said Earl for life; as also the Mannors of Came, Hinton, and Slimbridge, with all Lands therein being in Com. Gloc. to the said Iames, and the Heirs-male of his Body, was made [...] 6 Octob. 4 Hen. 6. And that this Peace held for thirteen years ensuing, viz. So long as that Earl did live.

But after his death (notwithstanding that Ar­bitrement) it was by several Inquisitions found [...], [Page 363] that he died seised of all those Lordships and Lands before mentioned, as Tenant by the Cour­tesie of England; and that Margaret, Eleanor, and Elizabeth, were his three Daughters and Heirs. Which Inquisitions were so found, through the means and interest of the Husbands of those Daughters, (all very powerful Men in that time:) Nevertheless, this Iames kept [...] the possession of Cowley, Wotton, and Simondsall, as he did of Came and Hinton, for full three years; but not without great Sutes, Contentions, Quar­rels, and some Bloodshed.

Howbeit, after all this (viz. From the seven­teenth to the six and twentieth of Henry the Sixth) another Award [...] was made at Ciren­cester, betwixt this Iames, and those three Coheirs, with their respective Husbands; by the Lords, Ferrers and Beauchamp, Sir Iohn Fortescue, and William Yelverton, Justices of the Court of Kings Bench, and others; wherein, reciting the former Award, so made by the Bi­shop of Worcester, and Judge Iuyn, they again Awarded to those three Coheirs, the Mannors of Wotton, Simondsall, and Cowley, in Fee; as also all other the Lands in 4 Hen. 6. A­warded to the Earl of Warwick, except twen­ty two marks Rent in Frampton, and ten pound Rent in Slimbridge; and to Iames, and the Heirs-male of his Body, the Mannors of Came, Hinton, Slimbridge, Hurst, Port­bury, and all other the Lands then in contro­versie in those places.

But that Award did not satisfie this Iames, in­somuch, as all violent means being used [...] to com­pel his assent thereto, he kept [...] home, and manned [...] his Castle with what strength he had, for his own preservation, his Lady, in the mean time, soliciting [...] his business at London.

Hereupon Margaret, the eldest of those three Coheirs (then Countess of Shrewsbury,) be­ing thus seised of Wotton, Simondsall, Cowley, &c. byIbid. practise with one Rice Tewe, a servant to this Lord Iames, and his Porter of Berkley Castle, gotIbid. the Lord l'Isle (her Son) with a number of armed Men, into it; and there surprising the Lord Iames, and his four Sons, keptIbid. them in prison by the space of eleven weeks; by which hard usage, he was forced to seal [...] unto certain unreasonable Covenants: And shortly after carried [...] them, with strong Guards, unto the Grey-Fryars at Bristoll, and there compelled [...] them to be bound in divers Recog­nisances of the Statute Staple, in twelve thou­sand two hundred and eighty pounds, to the Earl of Shrewsbury, and the said Margaret, his Countess; whereunto, for fear of being mur­thered, they did submit [...].

During which time of such their durance, they were also forced to seal [...] unto divers Deeds of Assurance, of those three Lordships, to the said Coparceners (whereof one was a Lease for two years, unto them and their Husbands, of the very Castle of Berkley, excepting Habitation and House-room for himself, his four sons, and six servants: As also Releases and Bonds, to per­form all that they had been thus forcibly con­strained unto; and moreover, to acknowledge [...] divers Statutes before the Major of Bristoll, in great sums, to ratifie all Feoffments and Grants, so injuriously from them extorted: And after all this, hurried them back to Berkley, and thence to Cirencester; where, upon a Commission then sate, this Iames pleadedIbid. his title as Heir-male, by vertue of that Fine levied in 23 Edw. 3. But coming to the Bar, after Re­plication, Rejoynder, and Sur-Rejoynder, Issue being joyned, and a Jury returned from the most remote parts of the Countrey; the Jury found Ibid. that Entail made in King Henry the Thirds time, to Maurice Lord Berkley, the second of that name, and unto Isabel his Wife, and the Heirs of their two Bodies, according at it was laid down in the Inquisition taken after the death of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick (be­fore mentioned) in 18 [...] 6. and assessed Ibid. Damages to an hundred [...], and costs of Sute to twenty pounds. Howbeit, thoughIbid. Judge Bingham, who lived twenty years after, taking notice of those irregular actings, would never certifie that Record; yet it was after certified Ibid. by his Widow, upon a Writ of Certiorari in 4 Hen. 7.

But notwithstanding all this, the Lord Iames was not freed: ForIbid. his Lady being at Glo­cester, following his business; the Earl of Shrewsbury, and his Son, the Lord l'Isle, be­ing then also there, to inquire upon the Oyer and Terminer, imprisonedIbid. her in that Castle, and there keptIbid. her till she died.

Nay, such was the violence and cruelty of this Countess Margaret, that she causedIbid. Iames and Thomas, two younger Sons of this Lord Iames, to be carried beyond Sea; [...] Iames was slain in the same [...]. Battle with Iohn, Earl of Shrewsbury, her Husband; and Thomas be­ing there taken prisoner, was put [...] to ransome. She likewise kept [...] this Lord Iames, for full two years, out of his Castle at Berkley, and out of all the Lands and Lordships thereto belonging; in the mean time, making [...] great spoil and waste upon them.

¶Having thus carried this worthy person, through these many, and not ordinary troubles and disturbances, which attended that [...] [...]n­heritance, so divolved to him by vertue of the Entail of his Great Grandfather; I shall now briefly take notice of what is most memorable of him otherwise.

In 7 Hen. 5. upon [...] that notable Rebellion of Owen Glendowr, and the Welsh. when the French came to Milford-Haven with an hundred and forty Sail, he burntYpod. Neustr. [...] eodem an▪ p. 175. n. 30. fifteen of that Fleet; and in 9 Hen. 5. was summonedClaus. de [...] anno in dorso. to Parliament a­mongst other the Peers of this Realm: So like­wise [...] to all the Parliaments of King Henry the Sixth's time. And married three Wives, first, [...] ... Daughter to Humphrey Stafford of Hoke in Dorsetshire, by the directions [...] of his Uncle Thomas Lord [...], in 3 Hen. 5. but she died [...] young without issue. Secondly, Isabel [...], eldest Daughter of Thomas Moubray, Duke of Norfolk, and Marshal of England, Widow of Henry Ferrers, Son and Heir of Wil­liam Lord Ferrers of Groby, who died in his Fathers life time: Which Marriage was solem­nised [...] in 2 Hen. 6. by whom he had issue [...] four Sons and three Daughters.

This Noble Lady, being barbarously imprison­ed [...] at Glocester, by Margaret, Countess of Shrewsbury (as hath been already observed) died [...] in the Castle there, upon Saturday before the Feast day of S. Michael the Arch-Angel, An. 1452. 31 Hen. 6. and lieth buried [...] in the Quire of the Grey-Friers within that City. [Page 364] Thirdly, Ioane Ex ipso Autogr. [...]bid., Sister to Iohn the second Earl of Shrewsbury, and DaughterEx ipso Autogr. [...]bid. to Iohn, slain at Chatillion. Which marriage was con­trived out of a politick respect; viz. to draw from Margaret the Countess (his greatest adver­sary) her chiefest props; viz. her Son in Law, and Daughter. Which Ioane had no issue by him, but, surviving, became the WifeEx ipso Autogr. [...]bid. of Edmund Hungerford, Esquire.

This Iames Lord Berkley died at Berkley Castle, about the end of November, Anno 1463. (3 Edw. 4.) and lyeth buried [...] under a Tomb of Alablaster, in a Chappel on the South side of the high Altar in the Parish Church of Berk­ley, which Chappel he built.

By his second Wife he had all his IssueEx Vet. Scriptis apud Berkley.; viz. four Sons, and three Daughters; viz. Wil­liam, and Maurice who succeeded; Iames im­prisoned in France, with his Father and Bre­theren, and there slain (as already hath been ob­served) and Thomas (prisoner also in France, and Ransomed) who was progenitor to the Berk­leys of Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

Of his Daughters; Elizabeth was the WifeIbid. of Thomas Burdet of Arrow, in Comit. Warw. Esq Isabel ofIbid. Thomas Trye, of Hardwik, in Com. Glouc. Esq and Alice ofIbid. Richard Arthur of Cla [...]ton near Portbury, in Com Somers. Esq.

¶I come now to William William Marquess Berkley. his eldest Son, and immediate successor; who about the thirteenth year of his age, attended c Henry the Cardinal, Bishop of Win [...]ster.

In 17 Hen. 6. he wentIbid. to Calais, and there receivedIbid. the Order of Knighthood: and at the time of his Fathers death, wasIbid. thirty eight years of age, but unmarried▪ This William stood in such favor with King Edward the fourth, that he was advancedCart. ab an. 19 usque 22 Ed. 4 n 6., by him, to the dignity of a Viscount; scil. 21 Apr. 21 Edw. 4. and soon after for his attendance at Councels, had a grantPat 22. E 4. p. 2. m. [...]. from that King, of an hundred marks per annum, during his life, to be received out of the Customs in the Port of Bristoll. Nor was he for a while, in less favor with King Richard the third being by him createdCar [...] ▪ 1 R. 3 m. 1. Earl of Notingham, 28 Iunii, in the first year of his Reigne. But soon after, adheringPol Vi [...]g. p 5 [...]. n. 20. to Henry Duke of Buc­kingham, in his design for the pulling down of King Richard; seeingPol Vi [...]g. p 5 [...]. n. 20. those forces which the Duke had raised in order thereto, to desert him; for his security, against the rage of King Richard, he fled into Britanny, unto Henry Earl of Richmund (together with divers others who were well-wishers to that Earl) for which respect, shortly after that Earl had obtained the Crown of this Realm, by the name of Henry the seventh,Pol Vi [...]g. p 5 [...]. n. 20. he was constitutedPa [...]. 1 H. 7. p. [...]. Earl Marshal of England, with limitation of that great Of­fice, to the Heirs male of his Body; and a Fee of twenty pounds Per annum. And in 4 H. 7. advancedCart de an. 4 Hen 7. to the dignity of a Marquess.

Thus much as to his Titles.

Being in such favor with King Edward the fourth he exhibited a PititionEx Vet. Scriptis in Castro de Berkley. to him; where­by, making claim to the Mannors of Wotton, Simondsall, Cow [...]cy, Newleys, and Sa­gestond; he represented the imprisonment of his Father, Bretheren, and himself by the Earl of Shrewsbury, and his Countess (through the Treachery of Rice the Porter of Berkley Castle) and thereby complained▪ that they were const [...]ined to Scal Writings, and acknowledge Statutes, in fifteen thousand pounds and upwards; and moreover set forth the barbarous usage of his Mother by imprisonment at Gloucester, where by duress she lost her life.

The King therefore referringIbid. the business to the Lord Chancellor, for examination and re­port; Margaret the Countess, in her own de­fence, complainedIbid. against him, for his riotous entry into her house at Wotton, and the mis­chief he did there by defacing it, and carrying away her goods; for satisfaction whereof certain Statutes were acknowledged (as the confessed) but never paid.

But after this, scil. in 6 Ed. 4. he again com­plained, by a Bill [...] Cancel. in Ca­stro de Burk­ley. in Chancery, against that Countess; alledging, that [...]he had practised, with one Chamberlain, to murder him as he was to ride to London: as also with one Holt, his own servant, who had the keeping of Berkley Castle, to exclude him, and keep it to her [...]e [...]hoof. Which charge she, in her answer, de­nied; affirming, that Chamberlain's business, was only to arrest him; acknowledging her practise with Holt, with justification, that the right to that Castle was hers.

But before any Witnesses were herein exa­mined, the Countess diedVet Scripo apud Berk­ley. Esc. 7 E▪ 4. (viz. 14 Iunii, an. 1468. (7 Ed. 4.) And by her death, leftIbid. to Thomas Talbot, Viscount L'isle, her Grandson, those Mannors of Wotton and Simondsall, with the Borough of Wotton, the moity of the Mannor of Eriyngham, and divers Mes­suages and Lands in Erlyngham, Cromhall, Alkington, Hurst, Dursley, Nibley, Thorn­cliffe, Kingescote, the sixth part of the Man­nor of Acton-Ilger, and divers Lands in Hor­wode, and Morcote; as also the Mannor of Wike, by Arlingham; Sagersplace, and Sages [...]ond in Slymbridge; the Hundred of Wotton, heretofore called the Hundred of Berkley, and Advouson of the Church of Wot [...]on, in Com. Glouc. To all which this Lord William pretended title (though by parti­tion betwixt this Countess and the Dutchess Eleanore, and Elizabeth her other Sisters, they were allotted to her in lieu of other Lands al­lotted to them.) Which Thomas Viscount L'isle was thenIbid. nineteen years of age and upwards; and at that time MarriedE [...] Vet. Script apud Berkley. unto Margaret the Daughter of William Herbert E. of Pembroke.

In this year also diedIbid. the Dutchess Elea­nore, and Ioane the Widdow of Iohn Talbot Viscount L'isle; whereupon the King commit­tedIbid. the custody of those Lands and Lordships, during the minority of the before-specified Thomas Viscount L'isle, unto the said E. of Pembroke.

But it was not long after ere this young Viscount L'isle arrived to his full age; and thirsting after the Castle of Berkley, practised Ibid. with one Thomas Holt the keeper of Whit­ley Park, and one Maurice King, Porter of the Castle, to betray it into his hands; one Robert Veel (the Viscount's Engineer) being likewise an activeIbid. person in that design, giving Bond toIbid. Maurice King in the summe of an hundred pounds, that so soon as the work should be ac­complished, he should be made keeper of Wot­ton Park, with the Fee of five Marks per annum during his life.

But this Plot being discovered by Maurict King, so much perplexed the Viscount L'isle, that he forthwith sent this Lord Berkley a Challenge, [Page 365] Ex Autogr. ap [...]d Berkley. requiring him of Knighthood and Manhood to appoint a day, and to meet him half way, to try their quarrel and title, to eschew the shedding of Christian Blood; or to bring the same day, the ut­most of his power. This Letter of Challenge, un­der the hand of that Viscount was sent 19 Mar­tii, 10 Ed. 4. he being then notEsc. 10 E. 4. fully twenty two years of age, having sued out his Livery upon the fourteenth of Iuly before; and his Wife then with Child of her first-born. Unto which the Lord Berkley returned this answer in Writing; viz. Ex Script. apud Berkley. that he would not bring the tenth man he could make; and bid him to meet on the morrow at Nybley-Green, by eight or nine of the Clock, which standeth (saith he) on the Bor­ders of the Livelode that thou keepest untruly from me. Whereupon they accordingly met, and the Viscount L'isle's Vizor being up, he was slain Ex Script. apud Berkley. by an Arrow shot through his head.

After which (the very same day) the Lord Berkley advanced to Wotton, and riflingIbid. the House, took thenceIbid. many Writings and Evi­dences of the said Viscounts own Lands, with a sute of Arras Hangings, wherein his Armes and the Armes of the Lady Ioane his Mother (Daughter and Coheir to Thomas Chedder) were wrought; and brought them to Berkley Castle. To this Skirmish, cameIbid. divers from Bristoll, Thornbury, the Forest of Deane, and other places, to the number of about a thousand; which exceeded what the Viscount brought.

But the business did not so end; for the Widdow of the Viscount L'isle brought her appeal [...] Rec. 11 E. 4. Rot. 8, 18. & 81. against this William Lord Berkley, and against Maurice, and Thomas his two Brethren, for thus killing her Husband, with an Arrow through his Head; and a Dagger in his left Side, as she alleadged. Whereupon, in the Par­liament of 12 Ed. 4. upon Petitions on all parts, it was enactedRot. Parl. de [...]odem ann.; that for the appeasing of these variances, &c. thus moved, and of long time continued, the said Lord Berkley should quietly enjoy the Mannor and Borrough of Wot­ton under Edge, with the Mannors of Si­mondshall, and Arlingham, paying to the said Margaret the Viscountess, an hundred pounds yearly, at St. Peters Church in Gloucester, at four usual Feasts in the year. After which she the said Viscountess married Henry Bodrugan of Bodrugan in Cornwall.

Nor did this yet determine the Controversie: forEx vet. Script. apud Berkley. Sir Edward Grey, Knight (second Son to Elizabeth Lady Ferrers, Daughter to the Lady Isabel, this Lord William's Mother; who by mar­riage with Elizabeth eldest Sister and Coheir of the said Thomas Talbot Viscount L'isle, was, in her right, createdCa [...]. ab an. 15 usque 22 [...] 4. n. 18. Baron L'isle 14 Martii 15 Edw. 4. and afterwards ViscountCart. 1 R. 3. m. 3. L'isle by King Richard the third, Margaret her other Sister and Coheir being dead without issue) began Ex Vet. Script. apud Berkley. new sutes for those Lands; which at length, through the mediation of Thomas Marquess Dor­set, elder Brothers Son to the said Lord Grey (as also friend and kinsman to this Lord Wil­liam) were determined, by agreementEx Autogr. apud Berkley. 25 Feb. 21 Edw, 4. in manner following; viz. that the Lands so claimed, should remain to this Lord William, then Viscount Berkley, and to the Heirs male of his Body; with remainder to the said Lord L'isle, and Elizabeth his Wife, and to the Heirs of her the said Elizabeth for ever. And that the said Viscount Berkley, should grant an Annuity of twenty pounds per annum to them and to the Heirs of the said Elizabeth, issuing out of those Lands; but to cease upon the death of Margaret Vicountess L'isle, and then to be an hundred pounds per annum.

But from this Agreement they afterwards fell off: And in 1 Hen. 7. he had a Grant [...] of the Office of Marshall of England, to himself and the Heirs male of his Body, in as ample man­ner, as Iohn Duke of Norfolk held it.

This Lord William at length Marquess Berkley (as hath been already shewed) gaveEx [...] apud Berkley certain Lands to the Nunns of Walling-Wells, in Com. Nott. in respect whereof, they grantedEx [...] apud Berkley to accept of him and his Heirs for ever, as one of their Founders. He was also a benefactor to the Monks of Worcester; for which cause they made him partakerEx. Autog. Ibid. of all their Prayers and Almes.

To the Friers Austines in London, he gave Ex Autog▪ Ibid. an hundred pounds in money; in considera­tion whereof they were to sayEx Autog▪ Ibid. two Masses presently, and for ever at the Altar of our Lady and St. Iames, where the Body of Iane Coun­tess of Notingham, his former Wife, lay bu­ried, between those Altars.

He had three Wives: first Elizabeth Ibid. Daugh­ter of Reginald West Lord La Warre; from whom he was divorsedEx quibus­dam Scrip­tis apud Berkley., by Iohn Carpenter Bishop of Worcester, before he had any issue by her. Secondly Iane Ex quibus­dam Scrip­tis apud Berkley., Widdow of Sir Wil­liam Willoughby, Knight, DaughterEx quibus­dam Scrip­tis apud Berkley. of Sir Tho­mas Strangways, Knight; by whom he had issue Thomas and Katherine, who both diedEx quibus­dam Scrip­tis apud Berkley. young; and were buried in the Chappel of Berkley-Church, with their Grandfather the Lord Iames. Which Iane e died on St. Matthias day, 1 R. 3. and was buriedIbid. in the Friers-Austines, in London, betwixt the Altars of our Lady and St. Iames.

Thirdly Anne DaughterIbid▪ of Iohn Fienes Lord Dacres of the South; who, surviving him, after marriedIbid. to Sir Thomas Brandon, Knight, and diedIbid▪ 10 Sept. 13 Hen. 7. without any issue.

But long before her death, doubting that he should have no Children; and taking occasion to exceptEx Auto [...] Ibid. against his Brother Maurice, for not marrying with a person of honorable pa­rentage; by an IndentureEx Auto [...] Ibid. bearing date 10 Dec. 3 Hen. 7. he covenanted to assure the Castle and mannor of Berkley, together with the Mannors of Hamme, Appu [...]rugge, Hurst, Slymbridge, and Cowley, for want of issue of his own Body, unto King Henry the seventh and the Heirs male of his Body; and for de­fault of such issue, to his own right Heirs. Like­wise the Mannors of Came, Alkington. Hin­ton, and Portbury, to the use of himself, and Anne his then Wife, and the Heirs of his Body; and for want of such to the King ut supra: in lieu whereof the King gave him leave to convey twenty five of his other Lordships to whom he pleased.Ibid. Act of Par [...]. [...]

By this assurance he setled, for want of issue of his own Body, upon that King, and the Heirs Male of his Body, his Castle of Berkley, twelve Mannors, and three Advousons, all in the County of Gloucester, two Mannors in the County of Somerset; four in the County of Warwick; eight in the County of Leice­ster; six in the County of Derby; four in the [Page 366] County of Essex; five Mannors, a Forest, a Chace, and a Barony in the County of Sussex; two Mannors in the County of Surrey; four in the County of Huntington; one in the County of Hertford; three in the County of Cambridge; another Barony and four Man­nors in the County of Bedford; and others in some other Counties; as also divers Lands in Calais, Ireland, and Wales, with certain Hundreds, Royalties, and Knights fees; in con­sideration whereof he obtained the Office of Earl Marshal, and title of Marquess, to himself and the Heirs male of his Body.

And besides all this he soldEx Scrip­is apud Berkley. away and gave divers Lands and Lordships to Sir William Stan­ley, Lord Chamberlain of that Kings Houshold, and others. Also toEx Scrip­is apud Berkley. Sir Reginald Bray, Kt. his Mannor of Hamme in Comit. Bedf. with Kensington and Maryborne, in Com. Midd. as rewards of his Court-favors.

Moreover, toEx Scrip­is apud Berkley. Thomas Stanley Earl of Derby, for the like respect (in default of issue of his own Body) he gave the Mannors of Donyngton, Thwayts, Threske, Hovingham, Kirkby-Malsard, and Burton in Lonesdale, in Com. Ebor. As also the Mannors of Wenge, Segrave in Pen, and Marlow, in Comit. Buck. the Mannors of Denge, alias Dengy, in Com. Essex. Epworth, Belton, Haxey, Ouston and UUrote, in Com. Linc. Alspath, in Mereden, in Comit. Warw. Slagham, in Com. Suss. and Wisselee in Comit. Surr. to hold to the said Earl and the Heirs of his Body.

He likewise setledEx Scrip­is apud Berkley. the Mannors of Hin­ton, and Kenet, in Com. Cantabr. to the use of himself for life; the remainder to Richard Wil­luby for life, then to the Heirs of his own body; the remainder to the Heirs male of the Body of the said Richard Willughby. So also the Mannor of Caloudon, in Com. Warw. to the same par­ties, with the like remainders.

To his then Wife, the Lady Anne, he, by his Will, devised all his Messuages and Lands in the City of London, paying two hundred marks to the Friers-Austines there: and his house at Chelsey, in Com. Midd. to Iohn Whiting, and his heirs. The Mannor of Great-Chesterford, he also setledEx Scrip­is apud Berkley. on himself and the said Anne his Wife, and the heirs of his own body; the re­mainder to the King, and the Heirs male of his body; and having so done built a fair House thereon: which Mannors so given to the King, were all established by Act of Parliament in 7 Hen. 7. so that he left nothing for his Heir.

And by his TestamentDogget qu. 11. bearing date 5 Feb. ann. 1491. (7 Hen. 7.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Church of the Friers Austines in London; thereby also willing, that his Exe­cutors should ordain two Friers perpetually to sing in the White Friers in Fleetstreet, in the suburbs of London, at the Altar of S [...] Gasion; there to pray for his Soul, and for the Souls of his Father and Mother, his Wives Soul, and the Soul of his Son Sir Thomas Berkley for evermore. Likewise another Frier, perpetually to sing in the Gray-Friers at Gloucester, to pray for his own Soul, and the Souls aforesaid. Towards the building of which Gray-Friers, he gave twenty pounds.

Moreover he willed, that his Executors should purchase Lands, to the value of ten marks yearly therewith to find a perpetual Chantry, at the Altar of our Lady of Pitie, in Edworth, in Com. Linc. to pray for the Souls aforesaid for ever.

Likewise, that they should purchase more Lands to the value of twenty two marks, there­with to find two perpetual Priests at Long­brigge, one of them daily to sing in the Chap­pel of the Trinity there; and the other in the Chappel of the Church of Berkley, where his Father and his said Son lay buried; to pray for their Souls for evermore: and to dispose of an hundred marks in building an House at Long­bridge, for those Priests to dwell in; as also to buy Ornaments and Vestments for that Chap­pel of Longbridge, forty marks. Lastly, he willed that his Executors should purchase a Pardon from Rome, as large as might be had, for plein remission of the sins of all those, who would be confessed and contrite at Longbridge, from Even-song to Even-song, in the Feast of the Trinity; and there say three Pater Nosters, and three Aves for his Soul, and the Souls aforesaid.

And departingEsc 7 H 7. [...]. [...] in officio Ar­morum, f. 116. b. this life on St. Valentines-day (viz. 14 Febr.) Anno 1491. (7 Hen. 7.) without issue, was accordingly buriedStows Sur­vey of [...] 186. b. in the Friers Augustines at London, Maurice his Brother being his next Heir, but enjoyed nothing of the Honour; having incurred his displeasure for the reasons before expressed; the Castle of Berk­ley, with those Lands and Lordships which were the body of that antient Barony, being by this Marquess given (as is before observed) to King Henry the seventh and the issue male from him descending.

Which Maurice Maurice 5. being thus disherited, became as active as he could for the regaining of what, in strictness of Law, was his right; having for his better help, to support himself in such Suits, wherein he became afterwards, for that end engaged in the fourteenth of Henry the Seventh, togetherPat. 14 [...] ▪ 7. p. 2. with Thomas Earl of Sur­rey, as Cosins and Heirs to George Bewes, Bro­ther of Agnes, Mother of Isabel, Widdow of Sir Walter Cokesey, Knight, LiveryPat. 14 [...] ▪ 7. p. 2. of all the Mannors and Lands belonging to the said George, Agnes, and Isabel.

By which suits, through his prudence and di­ligent prosecution of them; he first recovered Ex Au [...]g [...] in Castro de Berk­ley. the Mannor of Sages, lying in the Parish of Slimbrigge; it being evident that it was no part of the Mannor of Slymbrigge, so passed by Fine and otherwise to King Henry the seventh as aforesaid. Likewise twenty two marks yearly rent in Frampton upon Severne, which did not pass in these settlements

NextEx Au [...]g [...] in Castro de Berk­ley. of the Lands setled upon Anne the last Wife of the Marquess for life, &c. he got the possession of the Mannors of Wenge, Segrave in Pen, and Little-Marlow, in Com. Buck. as also of the Mannors of Sileby, Mountsorrel, and the hundred of Goscote, in Com. Leicest. and some other Lands.

And whilst these were in controversy, the Mannors of [...]etebury, in Comit. Glouc. Ma­ningeford-Braose, in Com. Wiltes. the moity of the Mannors of Leigh, Cothorne, and Gate-Burton, in Com. Linc. as also of Wovers-thorpe, in Com Ebor. descendedEx. [...]. apud Berk. to him, as one of the two Coheirs of the Lord Braose; which the better enabled him to look after the rest.

And after this, making [...] title to those Lands, which were given, by his Brother the Marquess to Thomas Earl of Derby; they came to re­ference, [Page 367] by the mediation of friends, and knis­folk; whereupon an AwardIbid. was made by Sir Iohn Fyneux, Chief Justice of the Kings Bench, and Sir Thomas Frowyk Chief Justice of the Com­mon-Pleas; whereby he got the Lordships of Wenge, and Segrave in Pen, in Comitat. Buck. as also of Hovyngham, Donyngton, and Twaytes, in Com. Ebor.

Nor was it long after that, ere he recovered Act of Parl. 19 Hen. 7. Inter me­moranda Scacc. de an. 9 H. 8. Rot. 1. the Mannor of Chesterford in Essex (where the said Marquess was building at his death) and likewise the fourth part of the Mannors of Brighthemston, Cleiton, Middleton, Meching, Seford, and Alington: and the fourth part of the moity of the Mannors of Cokefield, Hunden, and Lymer: AlsoAct of Parl. 19 Hen. 7. Inter me­moranda Scacc. de an. 9 H. 8. Rot. 1. the fourth part of the moity of the Chase of Cle­res, the Forest of Worthe, the Borrough and Barony of Lewes, the profits of the Court of Nomans-land, and of thirty six shillings and two pence Rent in Iford, in Com. Sussex. Moreover, of the Fourth part of the Mannors of Re [...]gate, and Dorkyng; and the fourth part of the moity of the Toll of Gilford, and Southwark, in Comit. Surr. with the fourth part of the Mannor of Cyborne, alias Mary­ [...]orne in Com. Midd. all which (inter alia) his Brother the Marquess, had conveyed to the King.

He likewise recoveredPlac. coram Rege. in Can­ [...] 19 H. 7. the Mannor of Bose­ham, in Sussex, as Coheir to Thomas of Bro­therton, Brother to King Edward the second, and the Mannor of Fenny-Stanton, in Com. Hunt. as Coheir to Iohn Lord Segrave: as also the Advouson of the Church of Wotton and Slymbridge, in Comit. Gloue. and some other Lands and Lordships.

This Maurice tookEx Vet. Script. in Castro de Berkley. to Wife Isabel the Daugh­ter of Philip Meade Esq then an Alderman of Bristoll (descended of the Meades of Meades-place, in Feyland, in the Parish of Wraxall near Portbury in Com. Somers. she being the Widdow of ...) who hadEx Vet. Script. in Castro de Berkley. for her portion certain Lands in Somersetshire, some at Thornbury in Gloucestershire, and a Lease of Meades-place in Com. Somers. for twenty one years. Which Marriage was the pretended occa­sion, which William Marquess Berkley took, thus to disherit this his Brother; alleadging it to be base, and of mean Blood. This Isabel gaveE [...] ipso Au [...]gr. a­pud Berk­ley. to the Friers-Augustines in London, sixty two pounds thir­teen shillings and four pence, towards the re­pair of their House; in consideration whereof they obligedE [...] ipso Au [...]gr. a­pud Berk­ley. themselves and their successors, to celebrate the Anniversary of her and her Husband; and to pray for the Souls of the Father of this Lord Maurice, and the Lady Isabel his Mother, for ever. And departingEx comp. Ball. de Fenny-Stanton, 8 H. 8. in Castro de Berkley. this life at Coventre, in 8 Hen. 8, was BuriedEx comp. Ball. de Fenny-Stanton, 8 H. 8. in Castro de Berkley. in the Church of the said Augustin-Friers, in Lon­don.

But this Maurice the fifth died [...] sooner, viz. ... 22 H 7. and was buried [...] in the Church of those Friers-Augustines being then seized [...] of these Lordships and Lands; viz.

The Borrough and Mannor of Tethury-Sages, twenty two marks Rent in Frampton, Lands in Chornbury, the Mannor of Dag­lingworth, the Mannor of Upton St. Leo­nards, in Com, [...]louc. The Mannors of Wenge, and Segrave in Pen, in Com. Buck, The Man­nors of Denge, and Bridgwith, in Comitat. Essex. The Mannors of Hovingham, Do­ny [...]gton, Cwaytes, and Wynesthorpe, in Com. Ebor. The Mannors of Brethy, Lyn­ton, Coton, Re [...]pe [...]don, Rostlaston, Ashburne, and H [...]wys, in Com. Derb. The Mannors of Melton-Moubray, Cold-Over­ton, Segrave, Witherley, Sileby Mount-Sorell, Dalby-Chaucumb, Hundred of Gos­cote; Advousons of the Churches of Cold-Overton, Segrave, Howby, Regworth, Sutton-Bonington, and some others, in Comit. Leic. The Mannors of Thurlaston, Flecken [...]o, and Aspley, in Com. War. The Mannor of Ca­loudon, within the liberties of the City of Coventre; The Mannors of Auconbury-Weston, Fenny-Stanton, Hilton, Guy-Hirne, and Murroe, in Comit. Hunt. The Mannors of Boseham, and Buckfield, Thor­ney, Funtington, Bew-bustie, with the Park, in Com. Suff. The Mannors of Hinton, Kenet and Kentford, in Com. Cantab. & Norff. The Mannor of Maningford-Braose, in Com. Wiltes. A Messuage in Church-Street in Beck­ley. Four pounds Rent out of the Mannor of Bromley, in Com. Surr. And fifteen Houses with four Gardens in Calais.

Leaving issueEx Vet. Script. apud Berkley. three Sons, viz. Maurice who succeeded him; Thomas successor of Mau­rice; and Iames who left two Daughters and Heirs, viz. Mary first married to Sir Thomas Perrot, Knight; and afterwards to Sir Thomas Iones, Knight: As also Anne, Wife of Sir Wil­liam Dennis of Dirham, Knight.

Which Maurice was made [...]x Vet. Script. [...] Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Henry the eighth;Maurice 6. and in 4 Hen. 8. was sworn [...]x Vet. Script. [...]. Knight for the Body of that King.

And the same year (30 Apr.) havingEx Vet. Script. Ibi [...]. four hundred and eleven able men of his retinue, (himself accounted) accompaniedEx Vet. Script. Ibi [...]. Thomas Gray Marquess Dorset, then the Kings Lieutenant Ge­neral, into Eascoyn and Guyen.

In 6 Hen. 8. he attendedEx Vet. Script. Ibi [...]. the Lady Mary (the Kings sister) into France, to her marri­age with King Lewes the twelfth.

In 6 and 7 H. 8. he was SheriffRot. Pip. [...] iisdem an [...]. of the County of Gloucester. And in the same seventh year was constituted Lieutenant of the Castle of Ca­lais, and Captain of fifty Men at Armes there.

In 14 Hen. 8. he was summonedEx ipso Au­togr. apud Berkley. to Parlia­ment; but had not the place of his Ancestors, in regard that the Castle of Berkley, and those Lordships belonging thereto, which originally were the Body of that antient Barony, then re­mained in the Crown, by virtue of that entail so made by William Marquess Berkley before-men­tioned:) and the next ensuing year sentLife of H. [...]. by the Lord Herbert, p. 150. him, amongst divers other Lords and eminent persons into France, with that Army under the Com­mand of the Duke of Suffolk, to joyn with those forces of the Emperor (whereof Florence de Egmond Count de Bure was General) de­signed to Conquer what they could in those parts.

By reason of which summons, he then sate in Parliament meerly as a new Baron in the lowest place, of which he had no joy; consi­dering the eminency of his Ancestors, and the precedence which they ever had: but in point of prudence, he was necessitated to submit, be­ing thereunto perswaded by his councel-learned, as appeareth by an original LetterEx Autogr. in Castro de Berkley. written to [Page 368] him by Iohn Fitz-Iames, then Lord chief Ba­ron of the Exchequer, and others. Which Letter bears date 6 Maii, Ann. Dom. 1523. (15 Hen. 8.)

This Lord Maurice took to WifeEx Vet. Script. a­pud Berk­ley. Katherine the Daughter of Sir William Berkley of Stoke-Giffard, Knight. By whom he had no issue; and departingEx Vet. Script. a­pud Berk­ley. this life at Calais, upon the twelfth of September in the year abovesaid, was there buriedEx Vet. Script. a­pud Berk­ley. in Trinity-Chappel within the Parish of St. Nicholas; leaving her the said Ka­therine alive: who shortly afterward (scil. 6 Sept. 18 H. 8.) by her last Will and TestamentP [...]rth. [...]. 10. be­queathed her body to be buried within the Chap­pel of our Lady in the Monastry of Dertford in Kent; thereby appointing that a Tombe should be made over the Grave of her Mother in the Black-Friers at Bristoll; as also a Tombe for her self in that Chappel of Dertford, price twenty marks. Likwise, that a Priest should there sing for her Soul, by the space of four years, receiving eight pounds per annum salary for his pains; and diedP [...]rth. [...]. 10. the same year.

¶To this Last mentioned Maurice, homas 5. succeeded Thomas his Brother and Heir. who in 16 H. 8. had special LiveryPat. 16 H. 8. 1. of all those Lands, which by his said Brother Maurice's death without issue, lawfully descended to him: but of age he was long before; for in ann. 1513. (5 Hen. 8.) he had [...]x Vet. Script. in Castro de Berkley. a command in the English Army in that notable Battle with the Scots at Flodden-Field, in which Iames the fourth then King of that Realm, was slain; and for his special service there, received the honor of Knighthood, at the hands of Thomas Earl of Surrey, the then General.

In 14 Hen. 8. he executedRot Pip de odem ann. the Sheriffs Of­fice for the County of Glocester. And in 22 Hen. 8. wasHerb. life of 1. 8. p. 306. one of those Lords, who sub­scribed a Letter to Pope Clement the seventh, importuning him to give his definitive sentence, in that cause of Matrimony, concerning the King and Queen Katherine; which not only to the two Universities of this Realm, but divers other in forrein parts, as also many learned men had deemed unlawful; being there placed next af­ter the Lord Dacre, and next before the Lord Morley. And in 24 Hen. 8. wasPat 24 H. 1. p. 2. made Con­stable of Berkley-Castle: in which year, by his TestamentHogen qu. 3. bearing date 11 Ian. he ordained that his Body should be buried without great pomp or pride, in the Parish Church of Man­gotts-field, in Com. Glouc. near to the place where he used to kneel, under the partition be­tween the Quire and his own Chappel; and afterwards (viz. within one quarter of a year) be brought to the Abby of St. Augustines near Bristoll, and there buried near unto his first Wife: Willing, that the Executors of Mau­rice Lord Berkley, his Brother, should pay to the Abbot and Covent of that House, all Legacies by him the said Maurice given.

He likewise bequeathed to the Lady Cecilie, then his Wife, his Chain with the Cross: And appoint­ed his Executors to find a Priest to sing where his Body should be buried, for the space of ten years: as also, that they should bestow forty pounds upon a Tombe, to be raised over his Grave.

This Lord Thomas married two Wives; first Elianore Daughter [...] of Sir Marmaduke Constable of ... in Com. Ebor. Knight, Widow of Iohn I [...]gelby, Esq Son and Heir to Sir William In­gelby, Knight. Secondly Cecilie Ibid. Widow of Rich [...]d Rowdon of ... in Com [...]. Glouc. Esq And departing this life 22 Ian [...]r. Ann. 1532. (24 Hen. 8.) was first buriedIbid. at Mango [...]s-field, but afterwards removedIbid. to that new Tombe which he had set up in the Abby Church of St. Augustines near Bristoll, leaving issue two Sons, and two Daughters; viz. Ibid. Thomas his Son and Heir, who succeeded him, and Maurice who taking to Wi [...]eIbid. Frances the Daugh­ter and Coheir of Richard Rowdon (Brother and Heir of Walter, Son of Iohn) left issue by her Sons and Daughters. The Daughters were these; Mary marriedIbid. to Sir Robert Throgmorton of Coughton, in Com. Warw. Knight; and Iane to Sir Nicholas Poinz, of Acton, Knight.

Which Thomas, Thomas 6. being of full age had Livery Pat. 25. [...] ▪ 8. p. 2. of his Lands the same year: and had also two Wives; firstEx Vet. Script. [...] Castro de Berkley. Mary the Daughter of George Lord Hastings, by whom he had no issue; and secondly Anne Ex Vet. Script. [...] Castro de Berkley., Daughter to Sir Iohn Savage of Frodsham, in Com. Cester. Knight, and de­parting Ex Vet. Script. [...] Castro de Berkley. this life at Stone, in his journey from his House at Yale, in Gloucestershire, towards London, 19 Sept. An. 1534 (26 H. 8.) was there buriedEx Vet. Script. [...] Castro de Berkley.; leaving issueEx Vet. Script. [...] Castro de Berkley. Elizabeth, a Daughter, then scarce three quarters of a year old, afterwards marriedEx Vet. Script. [...] Castro de Berkley. to Thomas Boteler Earl of Ormund; and Henry Ex Vet. Script. [...] Castro de Berkley. a Son, born nine weeks and four days after his death.

Which Henry, Henry▪ by the death of King Edward the sixth, the last heir male to King Henry the seventh, came to [...] Berkley-Castle, and all those other Lord [...]hips, so given to that King, by William Marquess Berkley, as hath been ob­served, and by the special Grace and Favor of of Queen Mary, had Livery [...]x Au [...] in Castro d [...] Berkley. of them in 1 & 2 Phil. & Mar. before he arrived to his full age. Which Castle and Lordships had rested in the Crown by the space of sixty one years, four months, and twenty days; and were then of the value of six hundred eighty seven pounds, and five shillings per annum, in old Rent, not ac­counting the Parks and Chases in them contained.

This Henry, thus repossessing the old Barony of his Ancestors, being summonedJournal of Parl. de [...] ann. by Writ to Parliament in 4 & 5 Phil. & Mar. was there placed, 25 Ian.

He first took to Wife Katherine, third Daugh­ter to Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, by Fran­ces his Wife, Daughter to Iohn Earl of Oxford. Which Katherine died at Calaudon, 7 Apr. Ann. 1596. (38 Eliz.) and was buried in the North Isle of S. Michaels Church in Coventre. Secondly, Iane Daughter of Sir Michael Stanhope Knight, Widow of Sir Roger Tounsend Knight, who survived him, and died 3 Ian. Ann. 1617. (15 Iae.) without issue.

By Katherine his first Wife he had issue two Sons; viz. Thomas born at Caloudon, 11 Iulii Ann. 1575. (17 Eliz.) and Ferdinand, who dying at [...]ale in Gloucestershire, was there buried. And four Daughters; viz. Mary, Wife of Iohn Zouch, Son and Heir to Sir Iohn Zouch of Codnore, in Com. Derb. Knight; and Fran­ces Wife of George Shirley, of A [...]well, in Com. Northamp. Esquire, afterwards a Baroner.

Which Thomas married Elizabeth, only Child of Sir George Carey Knight, then Knight Marshal, and Governor of the Isle of Wight, Son to Henry Lord Hunsdon, and after his Fathers death Lord Hunsdon; Chamberlain of the Queens [Page 369] Houshold, and Knight of the Garter. But all that I have seen farther memorable of this Tho­mas, is, that upon the death of Queen Eliza­beth, he rode into Scotland, to carry the News thereof to King Iames; and being made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of that King, diedEx cod. MS. in Of­ficio Ar­morum, [...]. 528. a. at Caloudon, 22 Novemb. 9 Iac. and was buriedEx cod. MS. in Of­ficio Ar­morum, [...]. 528. a. in St. Michaels Church in Coventre, near to the Grave of his Mother, in his Fathers lifetime: leaving issue George his Son and Heir; and Theophila a Daughter married to Sir Robert Coke Knight, Son and Heir to Sir Edward Coke Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.

This Henry Lord Berkley lived to a very great age: for his death hap [...]ed not till the 26 Nov. An. 1613. (11 Iac.) at Caloudon before-men­tioned. Whence his Body was honorably con­veyed to Berkley, and buried in the Chancel, there; over which a Fair Tombe hath since been erected to his Memory.

To whom succeeded George his Grandson and next Heir; who took to Wife Elizabeth the se­cond Daughter and Coheir of Sir Michael Stan­hope of Sudburne, in Comit. Suff. Kt. 13 Apr. 12 Iac. he being then of the age of thirteen years, and she nine. Which George, departed this life, ... Ann. 1658. leaving issue two Sons; viz. Charles, drowned at Sea, in his passage towards Diepe, in France, ... Ian. Ann. 1640. un­married: and George now Lord Berkley: As also Elizabeth a Daughter, married to Edward Coke Son and Heir to Iohn Coke of Holkham, in Com. Norf. Esquire (Son of Sir Edward Coke Knight, sometimes Chief Justice of the Kings Bench.)

This George, now Lord Berkley took to Wife Elizabeth the eldest Daughter and Coheir to Iohn Ma [...]ingberd, Merchant of London, of the East-India Company; and hath issue by her two Sons; viz. Sir Charles Berkley, made Knight of the Bath, at the Coronation of King Charles the second, and George. And six Daughters; viz. Elizabeth, Theophila, Wife of Sir Kingsmill Lucie Baronet, Arabella, Mary, Henrietta, and Ara­thusia.

d'Arcie.

AT the time of the general survey, Norman Norman. de Areci, enjoyedDomesd. Lincol [...]s. no less then thirty-three Lordships in Lincolneshire, by the immediate gift of the Conqueror; of which Noctone wasDomesd. Lincol [...]s. one, where he and his Poste­rity had their chief seat, for divers after-ages.

This Norman, in 6. Will. Ru [...]i, beingSi [...] Dunel. in an. 109 [...]. with the King, in his great Councel held at Glouce­ster (together with divers Bishops, Abbots and others) was a Witness [...] to that confirmation, there made to the Monks of St. Maryes Abby in York, of divers possessions, which had been formerly bestowed on them: and of his own Lands, then gave [...] unto them three Carucates in Brunnum.

To this Norman de Areci succeeded Robert Robert. his Son and Heir; who farther gave [...] to those Monks the Churches of Nocton, and Duneston▪ as also two parts of the Tithes of Fisceburre; and founded [...] a Priory for Chanons-Regular of St. Augustines Order, at his Lordship of Noctone before-mentioned. He likewise gaveIbid. 2 [...] b. [...] 10. the Church of Caukewell to those Canons of Noctone; AlsoMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 809. [...]. n. 60. to the Monks of Kirke [...]ede in Lin­colnshire certain Lands in Noctone, and Duneston, lying Westward from the great Road-way, which goeth from Lincolne, through Mere, and so to Scapewiche; and left issue Ibid. 405 [...] n. 40. Thomas his Son and Heir, and Robert Ibid. 406. a. [...]. 9. a younger Son.

Which Thomas. Thomas. in Anno 1163 (9 H. 2.) con­firmed Ibid. 809. h. n 40. that Grant, so made by his Father, to the Monks of Kirkestede; as also the gifts Ibid. 405 b. n 40. & 60. of his Father and Grandfather, formerly made to the Abby of St Maries at York. And upon assessment of the Aid for Marrying of the Kings eldest Daughter in 12 Hen. 2. certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. s [...]b tit. Linc. that he then held twenty Knights Fees de Veteri Feo [...]a­mento, with half a Knights Fee and a fourth part de Novo; for which in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. [...]. [...]. thir­teen pounds six shillings eight pence.

This Thomas became a special benefactor to the Canons of Nocton; for having (as it seems) by some Composition with the Monks of St. Maries at York, regained the Churches of Nocton and Duneston, given to them by his Father (as hath been observed) he bestowed Mon. A [...]g. Vol. 2. 2 [...]1. b. n 10. &c. them on those Canons, with a great propor­tion of Land, Meadow, and Woods, in and near Nocton, setMon. A [...]g. Vol. 2. 2 [...]1. b. n 10. &c. forth by Metes and Bonds. And diedRot. de do­minabus pueris & puellis pends Re­mem▪ Re­gis in Scacc. sub. tit. Linc. upon St. Swithin's day, 27 Hen. 2. as ap­peareth Rot. de do­minabus pueris & puellis pends Re­mem▪ Re­gis in Scacc. sub. tit. Linc. by the Presentment made before the Justices-Itinerant, in 32 Hen. 2. leaving Thomas his Son and Heir, then eighteen years of age; whereupon William Basset (then Sheriff of Lin­colnshire) seizedRot. de do­minabus pueris & puellis pends Re­mem▪ Re­gis in Scacc sub. tit. Linc. his whole Barony for the King, and committedRot. de do­minabus puertis & puellis pends Re­mem▪ Re­gis in Scacc. sub. tit. Linc. it, with all the stock then upon it,Thomas. unto Michael d'Arci: but after this Alice (or Aelina, as she is sometimes writ­ten, his Widow, who was DaughterRot. de do­minabus pueris & puellis pends Re­mem▪ Re­gis in Scacc sub. tit. Linc. of Ralph d'Eincurt) obtainedRot. Pip. [...]8 Hen. 2. Linc. the possession thereof; with the custodyRot. Pip. [...]8 Hen. 2. Linc. of her Children, for which she gaveEx R [...]gistr. de Thurgar­ [...]o [...], f. 133. b. two hundred pounds.

This deceased Thomas hadRot. de Dominabus pueris, &c. ut supro. also two younger Sons, and four Daughters; one whereof was in his lifetime marriedIbid. to ... de Munbegon, two other (at the time of this presentment) marriageableIbid., and the youngest butIbid. eight years of age, Et sunt nati de Baronibus, saith the Re­cord; and moreoverIbid. that he held twenty Knights fees of the King, and of the fee of Wil­liam de Perci.

Which last mentioned Thomas. (viz. Son and Heir to the deceased Thomas) wasRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Linc. with King Richard the first in that expedition, which he made into Normandy, in the sixth year of his reign: and in 5 Ioh. was reteinedOblat [...] d [...] ann. 5 Joh. m ... to serve the King, with three Knights, for one whole year, beginning on Wednesday next before the feast of St. Iohn Baptist; in consideration whereof the King remittedOblat [...] d [...] ann. 5 Joh. m... to him a debt of two hun­dred twenty five Marks, which he then owed to the Jews: but, besides this reteiner, he was to performOblat [...] d [...] ann. 5 Joh. m... the like service for his Barony, as other Barons did.

To him suc [...]ded Norman de Areci Norman. his Son Rot. [...]in. 7 Joh. m. 7. and Heir; who, in 7 Io [...]. givingRot. [...]in. 7 Joh. m. 7. five hun­dred marks, six Palfreys, with one Horse for the great Saddle, and doing his Homage, had Livery Rot. [...]in. 7 Joh. m. 7. of all his Lands descended to him by the death of his Father. In 13 Ioh. this Norman had a special dischargeRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Linc. from the King for his Scutage due upon that expedition then made into Scotland.

[Page 370]In 15 Ioh. there was one Robert d'Arci who attendedClaus. 15 Joh. in dorso m. 1. the King at that time into Poicto [...]; but whether he was Uncle or Brother to this Norman, I cannot say.

To proceed; This Norman d'Arci, being one of the Barons in Armes against King Iohn in the seventeenth year of his reign, had his Lands seizedClaus. 17 [...]oh. m. 10. by the Sheriff of Lincolnshire, and givenClaus. 17 [...]oh. m. 10. by the Kings Command to Peter de Warcop: but soon after, viz. in 1 Hen. 3. there being a peaceable accord betwixt the King and those Barons, giving good PledgesClaus. 1 Hen. 3. m. 10. for his fu­ture fidelity, he had LiveryClaus. 1 Hen. 3. m. 10. of them again. So likewise hadIbid. m. 19. the before-mentioned Robert d'Arci, who having been in that rebellion, had restitutionIbid. m. 19. of his Lands in Hantshire.

In 3 Hen. 3. this Norman d'Arci gaveRot. Pip. 3 H. 3. Linc. to the King a Sore-Goshawke of Norway, to have a Market at his Lordship of Noctone; and in 29 H. 3. answeredRot. Pip. 29 H. 3. Linc. twenty pounds (for the Knights fees he held) upon assessment of the Aid for marrying the Kings eldest Daughter; as also forty pounds in 38 Hen. 3. uponRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Linc. Collection of the Aid for making the Kings eldest Son Knight: In which year, the King considering Rot. Vasc. 38 Hen. 3. pars altera m. 9. his great age, and infirmities, grantedRot. Vasc. 38 Hen. 3. pars altera m. 9. the custody of all his Lands, so long as he should live, unto Philip d'Arci his Son and Heir.

As to the time of this Norman's death I find nothing; but to presume that he lived not long after, and therefore shall descend to Philip his Son and Heir.

This Philip Philip. adhering to the Royal Interest, in those turbulent times, about the later end of King Iohns reign, had in 1 Hen. 3. a grantClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 15. of all the Lands of Robert de Camberleng.

After which I have not seen any more of him, till 27 Hen. 3. that he had an assignationRot. Vasc. 27 H. 3. m. 5. of twenty three pounds thirteen shillings then in arrear to those souldiers, who served under his Command in the Warrs of France, and twenty marks to himself.

In 34 Hen. 3. he is saidM. Paris, in ann. 1250. p. 811. n. 40. to have been the accuser of Sir Henry de Bathe Knight, an emi­nent Judge of that time, for his unfaithfulness and corruption in point of Judicature.

In 37 H. 3. being ready [...] to attend the King into Gasco [...]gne, and r [...]ceiving advertisement, [...] that his father had a purpose to alienare cer­tain Lands, which were of his Inheritance; upon complaint thereof to the King, he obtained a precept [...] to the Sheriff of Lincolnshire, re­quiring him, that he should not suffer any one to enter into them, during his continuance in the Kings service.

In 38 Hen. 3. beingRot. Vasc. 38 Hen. [...]. m. [...]. in the Camp with the King at Lupiet in Galcoigne, he was made GovernorRot. Vasc. 38 Hen. [...]. m. 2 [...]. of the Castle of Millans, and Cap­tain Rot Vasc. 38 Hen. 3. m. [...]. of those souldiers then remaining there. In 39 Hen. 3. having contractedPat 39 H. 3. m 1. great debts by reason of his large expences in the Kings service beyond Sea, he procured certain Letters Pat. 39 H. 3. m 1. hortatory, unto all his Tenants by military service, and other; earnestly moving them to yeild unto him such reasonable Aid, for easing him of that burthen, as that they might have the Kings thanks for the same: and the same year, paying his Relief, had Livery [...] of his Lands.

This Philip died [...] in 48 Hen. 3. leaving Nor­man d'Arci his Son and Heir, then [...] twenty eight years of age, and upwards; who doing his HomageRot [...]. 48 Hen. 3. m. 3., and giving security for the pay­ment of his Relief, as a Baron, had LiveryRot [...]. 48 Hen. 3. m. 3. of his Lands. Howbeit, the next year following; taking partEsc. 50 H. 3. n. 3. with those rebellious Barons, who were happily vanquished in the Battle of Eve­sham, all his Lands were seizedEsc. 50 H. 3. n. 3. on by the King.

Which Norman had a BrotherPat. 51 H. 3. m. 14. called Roger, and Thomas an unclePat. 51 H. 3. m. 14., all of them in Armes Pat. 51 H. 3. m. 14. against the King at that time: but there being a peaceable composure afterwards betwixt the King and those who had transgressed in that kind (which was by that memorable Decree called Dictum de Kenilworth) both he and his Brother; and likewise his Uncle Thomas (which Thomas) was takenMS. Ox [...]n in [...] [8 V. 8. T [...]. f. 138. b. at Northampton, in 48 H. 3. when the rebellious Barons received a great defeat there by the Kings Forces) were in 51 Hen. 3. ad­mitted Pat. 51 H. 3. [...]t su­pra. to favor, Iohn de Burgh of Kent, Adam de Newmarch of Yorkshire, and Robert d [...] Vfford of Norfolk, (all Barons) undertakingPa. 51. H. 3. ut su­pra. for their future loyalty and quiet demeanor.

In 9 Ed. 1. there being a presentmentPlac. de Quo Warr. coram Justic. Itin. apud Linc. Octab [...]. 9 Edw 1. Rot. 13. in dorso. made to the Justices-Itinerant, that this Norman d'Arci held his Lands in Nocton, and Doneston, and all other that he had in Lincolnshire, of the King in Capite; and thereupon required to shew forth by what services he so held them; answered by the service of two Knights Fees only; or of one Knight, and two Esquires in the Kings Army, by the space of forty dayes, at his own proper charges. And that he claimed in Nocton, and Doneston, free Warren, Gal­lows, Infangthef, with a Market at Necton, upon the Tuesday; as also assize of Bread and Beer; and a Fair upon the Eve and Day of St. Mary Magdalen. Moreover that he claimed free Warren and Gallows in Conyngby; and in his Mannor of Sta [...]gburgh, wreck of Sea, Weyth and Gallows.

Soon after this he did such great service in that expedition of Wales. Claus. 12 [...]. 1. m. [...] which K. Edward the first made in the eleventh year of his reign, as that he had, in recompence thereof, an assig­nation Claus. 12 [...]. 1. m. [...] of fifty pounds Land per annum, to hold for the term of five years: as also a full discharge [...] for that hundred pounds, for which he was bound to the Exchequer to pay for his re­lief.

In 22 E. 1. (in Iune) he had summonsRot. Vasc. 12 E. 1. i [...] dorso, m 8. to attend the King forthwith, and to give him his advice in those great and difficult affairs, which then concerned his Crown and Kingdom: and soon afterIbid. m 9. another summons to be at Ports­mouth, upon the first day of September follow­ing, well appointed with Horse and Armes, thence to sail with the King into France. He had also another BrotherCommun [...] Term. Tri [...]. 1 Edw. 1. Rot. [...]. in dorso. called Ralph d'Arci. But after this he lived not Long: for in 24 E. 1. Philip Philip. his Son and Heir, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. [...]in. [...]4 E. 1 m 16. of all the Lands whereof he died seized: and the next ensuing year, attendedRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. m. [...]. the King in that expedition then made into Flanders.

So likewise didIbid. m. 7. Robert d'Arci, his Brother; of whom, before I proceed, I have thought fit to take this notice; viz that in 25 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Sc [...]c. 25 E 1. m. 1. in the warrs of Scotland: and in 27 E. 1. being Lord of the Mannors of Stallingburg, and Dunston, in Com Linc. obtained a Charter [...] for Free-Warren throughout all his Demesne Lands there. Moreover, that in 34 Edw. 1. be­ing [...] in Scotland with the King, and deserting [Page 371] Ibid. [...] him there; the Sheriff of Lincolnshire had commandIbid. [...] to seise all his Lands, and other Possessions in that County. But for this trans­gression he made his atonement, as it seems: For in 4 Edw. 2. he was trusted with the custody Pat. 4 Ed. 2. p. 1 m. 21. of the Castle and Honor of Striguil: And in 15 Edw. 2. made GovernorPat. 15 Ed. 2. p. [...]. m. 26. of Sleford Castle in Lincolnshire, which for some respects was then taken into the Kings hands. In 1 Ed. 3. he obtained a CharterRot. Cart. 1 Ed. 3. n. 42. for Free-Warren through­out all his Demesn Lands in Clipston in Com. Northampt. and Pachensham in Com. Surr. And in 2 Edw. 3. a PatentRot. Cart. 2 Ed. 3. n. [...]0. for view of Frank­pledge, in his said Mannor of Pachensham, as also in his Mannor of Ledred in Surrey, to himself and Ioane his Wife, and the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten. And in 5 E. 3. a MarketRot. Cart. 5 Ed. 3. n. 47. every week upon the Friday, with a FairRot. Cart. 5 Ed. 3. n. 47. yearly, upon the Feast day of S. Peter ad Vincula, at Ledered aforesaid.

But I return to Philip.

In 27 Edw. 1. this Philip, uponEsc. 27 E. [...] n. 1. 5. Linc. the death of his Uncle Thomas without issue, hadEsc. 27 E. [...] n. 1. 5. Linc. the Man­nor of Sco [...]elthorpe in Com. Linc. as his next Heir, being thenEsc. 27 E. [...] n. 1. 5. Linc. forty years of age: And in 31 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m 12. in that expedition then made into Scotland; so also inHot. Scoc. 4 Ed. 2. m 8. 4,Rot. Scoc. [...] Ed. 2. m. 3. 7,Rot. Scoc. 8 Ed. 2. m. 9. 8, & Rot. Scoc. 9 Ed. 2. m. 6. 9 Edw. 2. And in 5 Edw. 2. doing his homage, as CosinRot. Fin. 5 Ed. 2. m. 3. and Heir to Roger Bertram of Mi [...]ford, in Northumberland, had LiveryRot. Fin. 5 Ed. 2. m. 3. of certain Lands, then descended to him by reason there­of.

But more of him I cannot say, then that he, being one of those who were in that Insurrection with Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in 15 Edw. 2. upon securityClaus. 6 Ed 2. m. 16. given for his future fidelity, and peaceable demeanor, had restitutionClaus. 6 Ed 2. m. 16. of his Lands then seised into the Kings hands for that transgression; and that he had SummonsClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from the twenty fifth to the thirty fourth of Edward the First, inclusive.

To Philip succeeded Norman, Norman. his Son and Heir, who in 7 Edw. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 7 Ed. 2. m. 3. in that expedition then made into Scotland; so alsoRot. Scoc. 9 Ed. 2. m. 6. in 9 Edw. 2.

This Norman did likewise adhereClaus. 16 Ed. 2. m. 23. to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in 15 Edw. 2. for which his Lands in Kalkwell were seisedClaus. 16 Ed. 2. m. 23. by the Kings command: But the chiefest of those Rebels suffering death for that transgression, the rest had pardon, and restitutionClaus. 16 Ed. 2. m. 23. of their Lands again.

After which, viz. in 12 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Al [...]man. 12 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. [...]. in that expedition then made into Flanders; so likewiseRot. Al [...]m. 13 Ed. 3. m. 19. in 13 Edw. 3. But departedEsc. 15 E. 3. n. 21. this life upon the Feast day of the Annunciation of our Lady, in 14 Edw. 3. leaving Philip his Son and HeirEsc. 15 E. 3. n. 21., ten years of age. Which Philip Philip. not long surviving, Sir Philip de Limbury Knight, Son of Iulian, one of the Sisters and Coheirs to the said Norman, and Agnes, the Wife of Sir Roger de Pedwardine Knight, the other Sister of the same Norman, were foundEsc. 24 [...]. [...]. n. [...]00. Linc. to be his next Heirs, Sir Philip de Limbury being thenEsc. 24 [...]. [...]. n. [...]00. Linc. (viz. in 24 E. 3.) thirty years of age, and Agnes fifty.

¶The Male-Line of this eldest Son thus fail­ing, I now come to Iohn, a younger Brother to Philip, Father of the last Norman.

This Iohn was a person of great action and eminency in his time. In 25 Edw. 1. he was [...] in that expedition then made into Scotland: So likewise [...] in 31 Edw. 1. and [...] 34 Edw. 1. Also in [...] 3, & [...] 8 Edw. 2.

In 10 Edw. 2. being called Iohn d'Arci, le Cosyn, he was made Governor ofPat. 10 E. 2. p. 2. m. 29. Norham Castle. In 13 Edw. 2. SheriffRot. Fin. 13 [...]. 2. m 10. of the Counties of Nottingham and Derby; and in 16 Edw. 2. SheriffRot. Fin. 16 E 2. m. 13. of Lancashire. Moreover, in 1 Edw. 3. SheriffRot. Fin. 1 Ed. 3. m. 5. of Yorkshire, and Gover­nor Rot. Fin. 1 Ed. 3. m. 5. of the Castle at York. In 17 Edw. 2. he was constitutedPat. 17 E. 2. p. 1. m. 11. Justice of Ireland; so like­wise Orig. [...]. [...]. 3. Rot. 11. in 1 Edw. 3. and the same year being cal­led Iohannes d'Arcile Frere) obtained a Charter Rot. Cart. 1 Ed. 3. n 24. for Free-Warren throughout all his Demesn Lands, in Coningsby Park, Flixborough, and Winterton, in Comit. Linc. AndRot. Cart. 2 Ed. 3. [...]. [...]. in 2 Edw. 3. in those at Wrauby, in the same County.

In this second year of Edward the Third, be­ing called Iohannes d'Arci le Neveu, he had an AssignationClaus. 2 Ed. 3. m. 15. of certain sums of Money, due to him for his services in the Wars of Ireland, the preceding year. As also forClaus. 2 Ed. 3. m. 15. his residence in Yorkshire, in the Moneths of October, November, and December, for the defence of those parts.

In the same year (21 August) he was again made JusticePat. 2 Ed. [...] p. 2. m. 24. of Ireland, and Governor of that Countrey: So alsoPat. 3 Ed. 3 [...] p. 1. m. 28. in 3 Edw. 3. and had that year, for his many good services, a Grant Rot. Cart. 3 Ed. 3. n. 40. from the King of the Mannor of Werke in Tindale. In 4 Edw. 3. he was sent by the King intoPat. 4 Ed. [...] p. 1. m. 17. Aquitane; and the same year obtained a CharterRot. Cart. [...] Ed. 3. [...]. [...]. for a Market every week upon the Saturday; as also a Fair yearly on the Eve, and Day of S. Barnabas the Apostle, and four days following, at his Mannor of Knaith in Com. Linc. And Free-Warren in all his Demesn Lands at Kestsby and Upton, in the same County.

In 7 Edw. 3. beingMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. ( [...] ­ter Cod. Cantuar: de rebus Hibernicis Tom 3. f. 98. p. 6 [...]. still Justice of Ireland, he marchedMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. ( [...] ­ter Cod. Cantuar. de rebus Hibernicis Tom 3. f. 98. p. 6 [...]. with a great Army into Ulster, to revenge the death of William, Earl of Ulster, then killed by his own men: But before he got thither, the people of the Countrey having vin­dicated that muther, he transportedMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. ( [...] ­ter Cod. Cantuar. de rebus Hibernicis Tom 3. f. 98. p. 6 [...]. himself and his Army into Scotland, and joynedMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. ( [...] ­ter Cod. Cantuar. de rebus Hibernicis Tom 3. f. 98. p. 6 [...]. his Forces to the Kings, who was then there in per­son (leavingMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. ( [...] ­ter Cod. Cantuar. de rebus Hibernicis Tom 3. f. 98. p. 6 [...]. Thomas Burk his Lieutenant in Ireland.) This being the time that the King was victorious there, and advancedMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. ( [...] ­ter Cod. Cantuar. de rebus Hibernicis Tom 3. f. 98. p. 6 [...]. Edward Balioll to the Crown of that Realm. And in 9 Edw. 3. being still Justice of Ireland, he again sailedIbid. [...] alio Cod. MS. ibid. f. 99. Tom. 4. p. 64. into Scotland with six and fifty Ships, the cheif of the Irish Nobles accompany­ing Ibid. [...] alio Cod. MS. ibid. f. 99. Tom. 4. p. 64. him; and having wastedIbid. [...] alio Cod. MS. ibid. f. 99. Tom. 4. p. 64. the Isles of A­ran and Bote, returned. For which memo­rable services, King Edward the Third granted Pat. 18 E 3. p 2. m. 3. [...] to him, and to Ioane, then his Wife, and to the Heirs-male of their two Bodies lawfully be­gotten, the Mannors of Rathwer and Kildalk, lying in that Realm.

In 11 Edw. 3. being then StewardRot. Scoc [...] 11 Ed▪ [...]. m. 7. of the Kings Houshold, he was sentRot. Scoc [...] 11 Ed▪ [...]. m. 7. Ambassador (to­gether with William de Bohun, Earl of North­ampton, and Robert de Vfford, Earl of Suf­folk) into Scotland, to treat of Peace with David de Brus, who then assumed the title of King there.

The same year he was also sentRot. Ale­man. 11 E. 3. m. 2. Ambassador into France, with those Earls, to treatRot. Ale­man. 11 E. 3. m. 2. with Philip, King of France, or his Commissioners, touching the Right of King Edward, to the Crown of that Realm. And, having been made Claus. 11 Ed. 3▪ m. 34. Constable of the Tower of London, before he began his journey into France; upon his re­turn, had a special AssignationClaus. 11 Ed. 3▪ m. 34. of such Wages, [Page 372] as had been allowed for his support in both those services: And moreover, obtained the Kings GrantRot. Cart. 11 Ed. 3. n. 15. Ibid. 18 Ed. 3. n. 2., to himself and the heirs-male of his Body, of the Mannors of Temple-Newsome, and Temple-Hirst, in Com. Ebor. As alsoRot. Cart. 11 Ed. 3. n. 15. Ibid. 18 Ed. 3. n. 2. of the Mannor of Torksey in Com. Linc. But for de­fault of such issue, to revert to the Crown.

In 12 Edw. [...]. he was inRot. Aleman. 12 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 5. in that expedition then made into Flanders.

In 14 Edw. 3. he was constitutedPat. 14 E. 3. p. 1. m. 32. Justice of Ireland, for life.

And in 15 Edw. 3. though the King made a RevocationClaus. 15 Ed. 3. p. 3. m. 19. of his Grants of all Lands in Ire­land, yet, in considerationClaus. 15 Ed. 3. p. 3. m. 19. of the good services of this Iohn (then called Iohn d'Arci the elder) by constant attendance on his person, and em­ployments, commanded restitutionClaus. 15 Ed. 3. p. 3. m. 19. of all such as had been granted to him: In which year he wasRot. Scoc. 55. Ed. 3. m. 1. in that expedition then made into Scot­land.

In 16 Edw. 3. (continuing StewardH. Knigh­ton, 2581. n 60. Rot. Fran. 16 Ed. 3. m. 24. of the Kings Houshold) he was sentH. Knigh­ton, 2581. n 60. Rot. Fran. 16 Ed. 3. m. 24. into Brittany, together with the Earl of Northampton, and other English Nobles; where, having besiegedH. Knigh­ton, 2581. n 60. Rot. Fran. 16 Ed. 3. m. 24. a certain Town and Castle; taking notice of the French coming towards them, with a great Army, they retreatedH. Knigh­ton, 2581. n 60. Rot. Fran. 16 Ed. 3. m. 24.; and entrenching themselves near unto a Wood, madeH. Knigh­ton, 2581. n 60. Rot. Fran. 16 Ed. 3. m. 24. divers deep Ditches for their better defence: By which means the Ene­mies Horse assailing them, were utterly rout­edH. Knigh­ton, 2581. n 60. Rot. Fran. 16 Ed. 3. m. 24..

In 18 Edw. 3. being (calledPat 18 Ed. 3. m. 33. Iohn d'Arci le Piere, and) made ConstablePat 18 Ed. 3. m. 33. of Nottingham Castle for life, he obtained a CharterRot. Cart. [...]. [...]8 Ed. 3. n. 1. for Free-Warren in his Lordships of Temple-Newsome, and Temple-Hyrst, in Com. Ebor. Torksey in Com. Linc. Ekington in Com. Derb. and Kirk­by in Ashfield, in Com. Nott. And inRot. Cart. 19 Ed. 3. n. 17. 19 Edw. 3. another Charter for two Markets every week at Torksey, viz. One on the Monday, and the other on the Wednesday, with a Fair yearly to begin on the Eve of the Translation of S. Thomas, the Martyr, and to continue for that day, and six days following▪ in which year he wasRot. Franc. 19 Ed. 3. m. 4. in that expedition made into France. So likewise Rot. Franc. 20 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 4. in 20 Edw. 3. at which time the famous Battle of Cressy was fought.

In this year also, being ConstablePat. 20 E 3. p. 1. m. 26. of the Tower of London for life; he had, in conside­ration Rot. [...]in. 20 Ed. 3. m. 23. of his laudable services, for many years; as also for a thousand marks in Money, then given to the King, a GrantRot. [...]in. 20 Ed. 3. m. 23. of the Marriage of Iames, the Son and Heir to Iames le Botiller. In 21 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. [...] Ed. 3. p. 1. n 5. again in France, and had SummonsClaus de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 28 Edw. 1. unto the 16 Edw. 3. inclusive.

This Iohn had two Wives; first Emeline, the DaughterDD. f. 69. and Heir to Walter Heron; and afterwards Ioane, DaughterAnnal. Hi­bern. per Camd. to Richard Burgh, Earl of Ulster, WidowClaus 20 E. 3 m. 18. of Thomas, Earl of Kildare, (whom he married 3 Iuly, An. 1329. (3 Ed. 3.) at Maynoth in Ireland. By which first Wife he had issue [...]in Levat. 6 Ed. 3. Iohn, Eleanor, and Roger; and by the second, William, bornAnnal Hi­bern. ut supra. in Ireland, in An. 1330. (4 Edw. 3.)

He departedEsc. 21 E 3 n. 54. Ebor. this life upon the thirtieth of May, 21 Edw. 3. leaving Sir Iohn d'Arcy Knight, his SonEsc. 21 E. 3 n. 54. Ebor. and Heir, at that time thirty years of age. Soon after which, in considerationPat. 21 [...]. 3. p. 2. m. 29. of the many good services performed by this deceased Iohn d'Arcy in his life time; and forPat. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 29. the good services of the before-specified William his Son, the King grantedIbid. to the said William, the Castle of Markynegan in Ireland, to hold for life.

I now come to Iohn d'Arcy, Son and Heir to this last mentioned Iohn.

This Iohn, Iohn. in 9 Edw. 3. called Iohannes d'Arci le Fitz (his Father then living) wasRot. Scoc. 9 Ed. 3. m. 3 [...]. in the Wars of Scotland; and, having for his especial services, deserved very well from the King, in 15 Edw. 3. obtained a GrantOrig. 1 H 4. Bund. 2. Rot. 4. of an Annuity of forty pound per annum, to himself and his heirs for ever (which is enjoyed at this day.)

In 16 Edw. 3. he obtained LicenseClaus. 16 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 15., that Alice, the Widow of Nicholas Menill, might marry to whom she pleased, being the Kings loyal Subject. In which year he wasRot. Franc. 16 Ed. 3. m. 18. in that expedition then made into France.

In 20 Edw. 3. having hadRot. [...]. 20 Ed. 3. [...]. 27. the custody of the Kings Liberty of Holderness in Com. Ebor. As alsoRot. [...]. 20 Ed. 3. [...]. 27. of the Mannor of Brustwyke, with its Members; and the Mannor of Bareweck in Com. Lin [...]. likewise granted to him; he was, in considerationRot. [...]. 20 Ed. 3. [...]. 27. of his many services, done and to be done, dischargedRot. [...]. 20 Ed. 3. [...]. 27. from rendring accompt to the King for them, or any of them: In which year King Edward, landing with a great Army at Hogges, in Normandy, made him a Banneret, and gave him two hundred pounds per annum out of the Exchequer, during life, for his better support of that Honor, as by his PatentRot [...] 20 Ed. 3. m. 21. there, dated 15 Iuly, appeareth. So that, it is not to be doubted, but that, being there at that time, he was one of those, who in August following, be­haved themselves so bravely, in that memorable Battle of Cressey, where the English obtained such lasting same, as our Historians do amply declare.

And in 21 Edw. 3. found such favorRot [...]. 21 Ed. 3. m. 20. from the King, that uponRot [...]. 21 Ed. 3. m. 20. doing his homage; being then of full age, he had LiveryRot [...]. 21 Ed. 3. m. 20. of his Lands, before the Inquisitions taken after his Fathers death, were, according to custom, returned into the Chancery.

In which year, he was constitutedCart. & Pa [...]. 21 Ed. 3. m. 4. one of the Commissioners to treat and conclude of Peace betwixt King Edward, and the King of France; and likewise constitutedIbid m. 17. Constable of the Tower of London, for life.

About this time he gaveEsc. 21 E 3. [...]. 19. the Advowson of the Church of Knayth, to the Nuns of He­venings. Soon after which, being again im­ployed by the King in his Wars with France, he hadRot. Franc. 2 [...] Ed. 3. p. [...]. m. 10. one hundred and twenty great Horses sent over to him at Calais.

This Iohn had SummonsClaus. de iisdem ann. [...] in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm from 22 until 28 Edw. 3. But after that time, I have not seen any thing more of him, till his death; which hapnedEsc. 30 [...]. 3 n. 33. Claus [...] E. 3. m 2. at Nocton, upon Saturday next after the Feast of S. Chad, 30 Edw. 3. He being then seisedEsc. 30 [...]. 3 n. 33 Claus [...] E. 3. m 2. of the Mannors of Ekynton in Com. Derb. Kirkby and Stretton in Com. Nottingh. Haddeston in Com. Northumbr. as also of the moity of the Mannors of Wollore and Bel­forth; and moity of the Hamlet of Yesing­ton, in the same County. Likewise of the Man­nor of Knayth in Com. Linc. Nocton and Silkston in Com. Ebor. And of the reversion of the Mannors of Temple-Hyrst, and Temple-Newson, after the death of Mary de S. Paul, Countess of Pembroke: As also of the Castle and Mannor of Whorlton, the Mannor of Ald­work, [Page] [Page]

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[Page 373] with its Members; and of the Mannor of Yartum, in the said County of York; leav­ing Ibid. Iohn, his Son and Heir, not much above five years of age; Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter Esc. 48 E. 3. [...]. and Heir to Nicholas Menill, then surviving him; who, soon after, was remarriedClaus. 31 E. 3. m. 6. to Peter de Man­ley the sixth.

This deceased Iohn had two Brothers, the one called Robert Pat. 34 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 8., who was also a Knight, and ser­ved Pat. 34 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 8. in the Wars of France, under Henry, Duke of Lancaster; and the other named Claus. 35 E. 3. in dorso m. 27. Roger.

But this last mentioned Iohn, who was thus within age at his Fathers death, diedEsc. 47 Ed. [...]. m. 12. in mino­rity upon the six and twentieth of August, 36 Edw. 3. being seisedEsc. 47 Ed. [...]. m. 12. of the Mannor of Westbroke in Com. Hertf. Ekinton in Com. Derb. Kirkby and Stretton, in the Clay, in Com. Nottingh. Knayth and Southorpe, in Com. Linc. Haddeston in Com. Northumbr. As also of Notton and Silkston in Com. Ebor.

He then also died seisedIbid. of an Annuity of nine pound sixteen shillings two pence, issuing out of the Ferm of Newcastle upon Tine. Which Annuity was grantedIbid. to Iohn his Father, in compensation for his Office of Justice of Che­ster, leaving Philip, Philip. his Brother and Heir, then eleven years of age.

Which Philip in 47 Edw. 3. making proof of his age, and doing his homage, had LiveryClaus. 47 E. 3. m. 2. of his Lands.

In 4 Rich. 2. this Philip was [...], f. 237 a. in that expedi­tion made into France, with Thomas of Wood­stock, Earl of Buckingham; and arriving [...], f. 237 a. at Calais, three days before Maudlin-tide in Iuly, rode [...], f. 237 a. with his Banner displayed. And became so activeRot. Fran. 3 R. 2. m. 3. a person in the Wars of France, having a commandRot. Fran. 3 R. 2. m. 3. of divers Men at Arms, and Archers, for the recovery of the Kings Rights there; as that in 6 Rich. 2. he was specially ex­cused Claus. 6 R. 2. p. 2. m. 6 Rot Fran. 6 Ric. 2. m. 1. from repairing into Ireland, as all per­sons having Lands there, by an ActClaus. 6 R. 2. p. 2. m. 6 Rot Fran. 6 Ric. 2. m. 1. of Parlia­ment made in 3 Rich. 2. were then obliged unto, for the defence of that Realm against the Irish Rebels then in Arms. And in 7 Rich. 2. for the like considerationPat. 7 R. 2. p. 2. m. 20., and in regard of his great Pat. 7 R. 2. p. 2. m. 20. charge, in supporting himself in those Wars; as alsoPat. 7 R. 2. p. 2. m. 20. for that he was then marching towards Scotland, against the Kings enemies there, he had a GrantPat. 7 R. 2. p. 2. m. 20. of all the Issues and Revenues of his own Lands in Ireland, for the aid and defence of the Countrey.

Moreover, in 9 Rich. 2. being constituted Rot. Franc. 9 R 2. m. 25. Admiral of all the Kings Fleet from the River of Thames Northward; he tookClaus. 10 Ric. 2. m. 11. certain prizes at Sea from the Enemy; which, being broughtClaus. 10 Ric. 2. m. 11. into the Port of Sandwich, were, by the Kings command, redeliveredClaus. 10 Ric. 2. m. 11. to him for his own use: And, in 16 Rich. 2. was [...] in that expedition then made into Ireland.

In 21 Rich. 2. he had the Kings License [...] to go into Ireland, upon his own occasions; and having been summonedClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 1 Rich. 2 until 21 of that Kings Reign, inclu­sive, departedEsc. 22 R. 2. n 17. this life, upon the morrow after S. Georges day, being seisedEsc. 22 R. 2. n 17. of the Mannor of Ekinton in Com. Derb. Kirkby in Com. Nott. Wollore, Hethpole, Hoderslaw, Bel­ford, Yesington, Lowyk, Haddeston; and of that great Waste, called the Forest of Che­viet; as also of the Advowson of the Hospital of Wollore, all in the County of Northum­berland; likewise of the Mannors of Temple-Hyrst, Temple-Newsom, Yarum, Asel [...]y, Aldewerk, and Notton, in Com. Ebor. As also of Torkley and Knayth, in Com. Lin [...]. leaving Iohn, his Son and Heir, thenIbid. twenty two years of age.

Which Iohn Iohn. doing his homageRot. [...]. 22 R. 2. m. [...]2. the same year, had LiveryRot. [...]. 22 R. 2. m. [...]2. of all those Lands before mention­ed; exceptingRot. [...]. 22 R. 2. m. [...]2. such, whereof Elizabeth, the Widow of the said Philip, was endowed; and having had SummonsClaus. de iis­dem ann. in▪ dorso. to Parliament, from 23 Rich 2. until 12 Hen. 4. inclusive, departed Esc. 13 H. 4. n. 36. this life 9 Decemb. 13 Hen. 4. leaving Philip Esc. 13 H. 4. n. 36. his Son and Heir, fourteen years of age; and Margaret Esc. 13 H. 4. n. 36. his Widow, DaughterClaus. 14 H. 4. m. 8. to Henry Lord Grey of Wilton, surviving; afterwards mar­ried Esc. 36 H. [...]. n. 30. Derb. to Sir Thomas Swinford Knight.

Which last mentioned Philip, Philip. diedEsc. 7 H. 5. n. 78. Ebor. 2 August, 6 Hen. 5. before he accomplished his full age, leaving Eleanor his Wife (DaughterEsc. 1 [...] H. 4. n. 36. of Henry Lord Fitz-Hugh) surviving; and Elizabeth and Margery, his two DaughtersClaus. 10 H. 6. m. 15. Rot. Fin. 33 H. 6. m. 9. and Heirs; the one two years of age, and upwards: and the other, not much more than one. Of which Daughters, Elizabeth became the Wife of Sir Iames Strangwayes, the younger, Knight; and Margery Claus. 10 H. 6. m. 15. Rot. Fin. 33 H. 6. m. 9., of Sir Iohn Conyers Knight. And in 36 Hen. 6. were likewise by InquisitionEsc. 36 H. 6. n. 30. Derb., found to be Cosins and Heirs to Iohn d'Arci le Fitz, viz. Daughters of Philip, Son of Iohn, Son of the said Iohn.

Which Margery, so married to Conyers, made proofEsc. 11 H▪ 6. n. 43. of her age at Matham in Com. Ebo [...]. upon the twenty nineth of April, 11 Hen. 6. where it was foundEsc. 11 H. 6. n. 43., that she was born at Ra­venswath in Com. Ebor. upon the Feast day of S. Giles the Abbot, 6 Hen. 5. and Baptized in the Church of Kirkby on the Hill▪ so that she was at the time of taking that Inquisition, four­teen years of age, and upwards.

But Iohn, Iohn. the BrotherEsc. 7 H. 5. n. 78. E­bor. of the before menti­oned Philip Lord d'Arcy, was his nextEsc. 7 H. 5. n. 78. E­bor. Heir­male, and then fifteen years old, and upwards. Which Iohn, during the time of his minority, whilst he was in WardPat. 6 H. 6. p. 1. m. 1. to the King, taking to WifePat. 6 H. 6. p. 1. m. 1. Ioane, the Daughter of Iohn Lord Grey­stoke, without License; for pardonPat. 6 H. 6. p. 1. m. 1. of that transgression, afterwards paid two hundred marks. And making proofClaus. 6 H 6. m. 3. of his age in 6 Hen. 6. had respiteClaus. 6 H 6. m. 3. for doing his homage; as also LiveryClaus. 6 H 6. m. 3. of his Lands: But upon Saturday, next after the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord, in 32 Hen. 6. he departedLib. Ce­dul. p. 648 Li [...]. Esc. 32 H. 6 n. 15. [...]. this life, leaving William d'Arcy, his CosinLib. Ce­dul. p. 648 Li [...]. Esc. 32 H. 6 n. 15. [...]. and Heir (viz. Son of Richard, who died in his Fathers life time) then fourLib. Ce­dul. p. 648 Li [...]. Esc. 32 H. 6 n. 15. ne. years of age.

Which William diedEsc. 3 H 7 [...] Linc. in 3 Hen. William. 7. leaving Thomas, his SonEsc. 3 H 7 [...] Lin [...]. and Heir, twenty one years of age, and upwards.

This Thomas Thomas. in 12 Hen. 7. wasPolyd. virg. p▪ 602 & 603. one of the Norhern Lords that marched with Thomas, Earl of Surrey, towards Norham Castle, unto which, the King of Scotland had then laid Seige: Upon whose retreat, they followed him; and after some plunder of the Borders, return­ed.

In 13 Hen. 7. being [...] a Knight for the Kings Body, he was made Constable [...] of Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland; and in 14 Hen. 7. CaptainPrivata Si­gil. 14 H. 7. of the Town and Castle of Barwick, as also WardenIbid. of the East and Middle Marches toward Scotland. In 15 Hen. 7. he had a spe­cial [Page 374] CommissionPat. 15 H. 7. p. [...]. to exercise the Office of Con­stable and Marshal of England, in all points, against certain Rebels; and was, the same year, made ConstableIbid. m. 17. of Sheriff-Hoton Castle in Com. Ebor. As also Steward of that Lordship.

In 17 Hen. 7. being stillOrig. 17 H. 7. Rot. 39. Captain of Bar­wick, he was madeOrig. 17 H. 7. Rot. 39. Treasurer and Chamber­lain there, as also CustomerOrig. 17 H. 7. Rot. 39. of that Port. And the next year following, constitutedBill [...] [...]ign. 18 H. 7. one of the Kings Commissioners for receiving the Oath of Iames the Fourth, King of Scotland, upon a Treaty of Peace.

Moreover, in 21 Hen. 7. beingPat. [...]1 H. 7. p. 1. m. 33. then one of the Kings Privy Council, he was madePat. [...]1 H. 7. p. 1. m. 33. Gene­ral Warden of the Marches towards Scotland. And in 1 Hen. 8. had the like CommissionPat. 1 H. 8. p 2. in dorso m. 22. (Sir Thomas d'Arcy Knight, being then joyned with him.) In which year also, the title and dignity of a Baron was revived to him, through the spe­cial favor of that King, by WritClaus. de eo­ [...]em an [...]. in dorso. of Summons to Parliament. Which title of Honor, enjoyed by many of his Ancestors, ceased in the Daugh­ters and Heirs of Philip Lord d'Arcy, so married to Strangeways and Conyers, as hath been already observed.

In this first year of Henry the Eighth, his CommissionOrig. 1 H. 8. Rot. 62. for the Office of Treasurer and Chamberlain of Barwick and Customer there, being also renewed; he was made Steward and Surveyor of all the Kings Lands beyond Trent, during the minority of the Earl of Westmor­land; as also Surveyor General of the Castles and Lordships of Sheriff-Hoton, Middle­ham, Richmond, Cotingham, Sandall, Wakefield, Hatfield, and Coningsburgh; and likewise cheif Warden and Justice of all the Kings Forests in those parts. In this year he was Lib. Nige [...] Gatt. p. 198. also elected and installed Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter; and oneHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 3. of the Kings Privy Council.

In 2 Hen. 8. he was sentIbid p. 15. with fifteen hun­dred Archers to Ferdinand, King of Arragon.

And in 3 Hen. 8. being sentAnnals of H. 8. by Godwin. p. 7 & 8. into Spain with fifteen hundred Auxiliary Archers, in four Ships of the Navy Royal, to the aid of Ferdi­nand, King of Arragon, (Father to Queen Catherine) against the Moors of Affrica, then in hostility with that King: Upon his arrival, news being brought, that a Peace was made, he and his soldiers were liberally rewardedAnnals of H. 8. by Godwin. p. 7 & 8. and dismissed.

In 21 Hen. 8. he wasHist. of H. 8. by Herb. p. 274. one of the Lords, which exhibited the Articles against Cardinal Woolsey; and in 22 Hen. 8. subscribedIbid. p. 306. that Letter to Pope Clement the Seventh, intimating to him the loss of his Supremacy, here, in case he did not comply in that cause of King Henries Divorce.

In 26 Hen. 8. in regardPat. 26 H. 8. p. 2▪ of his age and de­bility of Body (which was the pretence) he pro­cured a special LicensePat. 26 H. 8. p. 2▪, to be absent from Par­liament: But I rather conceive the true reason to be, because he foresaw the ruine of the Religi­ous Houses (under the colour of that Authority) near approaching; wherein he had no mind to give his Vote (the contrivance in order thereto, having been laid long before, though the work was not fully perfected, until the following year, viz. 27 Hen. 8.) And that this was the real cause, of such his deserting the Parliament, is evident enough from his after-actings: ForHist of H. [...]. by the Lord Herbert, p. [...]. in 28 H. 8. the next year ensuing the dissolution of the lesser Houses (it being then di [...]cernable enough, what was like to become of all the rest) sundry per­sons being imployed, by the most subtile practises imaginable, to accomplish the work, upon that InsurrectionIbid. of the Yorkshire Men, under the command of Robert Aske, and by them called Ibid. The Pilgrimage of Grace; This Thomas Lord d'Arcy beingIbid. with the Archbishop of York in Pontfract Castle, delivered it up to the Rebels, and tookIbid. the Oath, viz.

TO enter into the Pilgrimage of Grace, for the love of God, the preservation of the Kings Person, and Issue; the pu­rifying of the Nobility, expulsing all Uil­lain-blood, and Evil-Counsellors; for no particular profit to themselves, nor to do displeasure to any, nor to stay nor Murther any for Envy; but to put away▪ all Fears, and to take afore them the Eross of Christ, his Faith, the re [...]titution of the Church, and the suppression of He­reticks, and their Opinions.

Certa [...] it is, that though this Lord d'Arcy, and the Archbishop, pretendedIbid. want of Pro­vision to hold out that Castle; yet were they suspectedIbid. to render it, in favor of the Rebels: And that they did so, is evident enough; for, upon that Treaty afterwards had, betwixt the Duke of Norfolk, and others, trusted by the King; he wasIbid. p. 4 [...]. with Aske himself, and some of that party, imployed to treat for them. And notwithstanding, he afterwards excusedIbid. p▪ 427. it to the Lord Cromwel, saying,Ibid. p▪ 427. That what he did, was meerly for retaining so much credit with the Commons, as might better enable him to do the Kings service. It did not satisfie; for, together with Aske, and some others, being broughtIbid. p. 428. prisoner to London, he was arraignedIbid. p. 428. at Westmin­ster; and being found guiltyIbid. p. 428. of High Treason, was beheadedIbid. p. 428. on Tower-Hill, 20 Iune, 30 H. 8. and buried [...]scrip. T [...] ­muli. in the Church of S. Botolph, without Algate.

This Thomas Lord d'Arcy had SummonsClaus. de iisdem an [...] ▪ in dorso. to the Parliaments of 1, 6, & 21 Hen. 8.

Of his Descendants, all that I shall observe is, That George George. his eldest Son, being restoredJournal of Parl. de 2 Ed. 6. in Blood, with the titleJournal of Parl. de 2 Ed. 6. of Lord d'Arcy, to him­self and the Heirs-male of his Body, in 2 Edw. 6. by his TestamentHe [...]th, fol▪ 291., bequeathed his Body to be buried i [...] the Quire at Bempton, near to his Wife; appointing, that a convenient Tomb should be made and set over them both, accord­ing to his estate and degree: Also, that to Agnes Fairfax, his Daughter, he gave a hundred marks, as also his best wrought Silk Carpet, bordered with Crimson Velvet, which she made. To Mary his Daughter, a hundred marks; to his Daugh­ter Dawney, his best Cup; and to Elizabeth, Clare, and Mary, his other Daughters, certain An [...]al Rents out of part of his Lands, for di­vers years: And, that he diedEsc. de [...] 28 August, 4 & 5 Phil. & Ma. Moreover, that from him descended Iohn Lord d'Arcy of Aston, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, who departed this life without Issue-male ... Iuly, An. 1635. (11 Car. 1.) as the Descent hereunto annexed doth shew. Furthermore, that Sir Arthur d'Arcy Knight, second Son to the said Lord Thomas, in 25 Hen. 8. upon InformationHist. of H. 8. ut supra p. 351. given to the King, that the Emperor (Charles the Fifth) had threatned War against England, and treated [Page 375] secretly with Iames the Fourth, King of Scot­land, for his aid therein, was (upon expiration of the then five years Truce) permittedIbid. to en­ter the Borders, and to forage that Countrey; which he did, burningIbid. divers Towns, and car­rying away much booty; as also, that the same year, in September following, he was made Cap­tain Pat 25 H. 8. p. 1. of the Isle of Iersey; and, in 5 Edw. 6. LieutenantHist. of Edw. 6. by Sir J. Haywood, p. 132. of the Tower of London. And, that, having marriedInscrip. Tumuli. Mary, Daughter and Co­heir to Sir Nicholas Carew of Bedington in Com. Surr. Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, he diedInscrip. Tumuli. ... April, 3 Eliz. and was buried in the Church of S. Botolph, without Algate, before mentioned.

And lastly, That his Grandson, Sir Conyers Conyers. d'Ar [...]y, of Hornby Castle, in Com. Ebor. Knight, being the principal Male-branch then remaining of this ancient and noble Family (Henry, the eldest Son, leaving issue one only Daughter) setting forth, by his Petition to King Charles the First, in that Parliament begun at Westminster, 3 Novemb. An. 1640. That, after the Attainder of Thomas Lord d'Arcy his Great Grand-father, in 29 Hen. 8. Sir George d'Arcy Knight, eldest Son to the said Thomas, being restored in Blood by King Edward the Sixth, obtained a Grant of the title and dignity of Lord d'Arcy, to himself and the heirs-male of his Body; and that by the death of Iohn Lord d'Arcy, late of Aston in Com. Ebor. without Issue-male (in the eleventh of His Reign) the title and dignity of Lord d'Arcy, was utterly extinct, did humbly desire; That, being Grandchild and Heir-male to the before specified Sir Arthur d'Arcy Knight; and likewise, Son and Heir of Elizabeth, Daughter and Coheir of Iohn Lord Conyers, Lineal-heir to Margery, Daughter and Coheir to Philip Lord d'Arcy, Son of Iohn Lord d'Arcy, one of the Barons of this Realm in the time of King Henry the Fourth; His Majesty would be pleased to declare, restore, and confirm, to him the said Sir Conyers d'Arcy, and to the Heirs-male of his Body; the stile, title, and dignity of Lord d'Arcy; with such place, preeminence and precedency, as the said Iohn Lord d'Arcy, had; and by right from his Ancestors, then enjoyed.

Whereunto His said Majesty graciously con­discending, He did, by His Letters Patents, bear­ing date at Westminster, 10 August. in the Seventeenth year of His Reign, declare, restore, and confirm, unto him the said Sir Conyers d'Arcy Knight, and to the Heirs-male of his Body law­fully begotten; the stile, title, and dignity of Lord d'Arcy, so enjoyed by his Ancestor Iohn Lord d'Arcy, as aforesaid; whereupon he had Summons to Parliament accordingly.

Marmion.

IN the time of the Norman Conqueror Robert Robert. Marmion, having, by the gift of that King, the Castle of Tamwort [...] [...] Com. Warr. with the Territory adjacent; [...]x Vet. Memb [...]. penès Joh. Fe [...] ­ [...]e [...]s d [...] Tamwor. Castro Ar. thence expelled those Nuns he found there, unto a place called Oldbury (about four miles distant.) After which, within the compass of a Twelvemoneth, as it is said, [...]x Vet. Memb [...]. penès Joh. Fe [...] ­ [...]e [...]s d [...] Tamwor. Castro Ar., making a costly entertainment at Tamworth Castle, for some of his Friends, amongst which was Sir Walter de Somervile, Lord of Whichover (in Com. Staff.) his sworn Brother; it hapned, That, as he lay in his Bed, S. Edith appeared to him in the habit of a veiled Nun, with a Crosier in her hand, and advertised him, That if he did not restore the Abby of Polesworth (which lay within the Territories belonging to his Castle of Tamworth) unto her Successors, he should have an evil death, and go to Hell: And, that he might be the more sensible of this her admonition, she smote him on the side with the point of her Crosier, and so vanished away. Moreover, that, by this stroke being much wounded, he cryed out so loud, that his Friends in the House arose; and finding him extreamly tormented with the pain of his wound, advised him to confess himself to a Priest, and vow to restore them to their former possession. Furthermore, that having so done, his pain ceased; and that, in accomplishment of his vow (accompanied with Sir Walter de Somer­vile, and the rest) he forthwith rode to Old­bury; and craving pardon of the Nuns for the injury done, brought them back to Poles­worth; desiring, That himself and his friend Sir Walter de Somervile, might be reputed their Patrons; and have burial for themselves and their heirs, in the Abby, viz. The Marmions in the Chapter-house, and the Somerviles in the Cloyster.

However some circumstances in this story may seem fabulous, the substance of it is certainly true; for it expresly appeareth by the very words of his CharterLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 33., that he gave to Osanna the Pri­oress, Ad Religionem instaurandam Sanctimonia­lium ibi, Ecclesiam S. Edithae de Polesworth, cum pertinentiis, ita quod Conventus de Aldeberia ibi sit manens. For the establishing of the Religion of those Nuns there, the Church of S. Edith of Polesworth, with its appurtenances, so that the Covent of Oldbury should remain in that place. And likewise bestowedPat. 21 [...]d. 2. p. 2. m. 10. [...] I [...]spex. on them the whole Lordship of Polesworth, with its Demesns in Waverton; which Grant King Stephen after­wards confirmed. Moreover, with Milisent his Wife, he gaveMon. Angl. [...] Vol 2. 850 a. n 40. to the Monks of Bardney in Com. Linc. for the health of the Soul of his Fa­ther and Mother, his own, his wifes Soul, and the Souls of their heirs, the Town of Butegate near Bardney.

To this Robert succeeded Robert, Robert. his Son and Heir, to whom King H [...]nry the First (by his CharterPat. 2 [...] H. 6. p. 1. m. 30 per I [...] ­spex. bearing date at Eanoc in Com. Staff.) grantedPat. 2 [...] H. 6. p. 1. m. 30 per I [...] ­spex. Free-Warren in all his Lands, within the County of Warwick, as Robert his Father had; and particularly at Tamworth.

This last mentioned Robert possessedHist. MS. R [...]b. de [...] in Bibl. De [...]ves. f. 163 a. the strong Castle of Fontney in Normandy. Which Castel Geffrey, E. of Anjou, besiegedHist. MS. R [...]b. de [...] in Bibl. De [...]ves. f. 163 a. and razedHist. MS. R [...]b. de [...] in Bibl. De [...]ves. f. 163 a. in 4 Steph. in regard he held out Faleis against him. And, with Maud de Beauchamp his M [...]n. An­gli [...]. Vol. 2. 974 b. n. 40 Wife, gave leaveM [...]n. An­gli [...]. Vol. 2. 974 b. n. 40 to his Tenants, by Military service, and other, for granting of Lands to the Monks of Fontney in Normandy. He like­wise bestowedMonast. An­gli [...]. Vol. 1. [...]. n 50. one Hide of Land in Wide­fleet, with the Mill, upon the Monks of Ber­mondsey in Southwark; and gaveCar [...]. 20 R. [...]. p 3 m. 22 per Inspex. the Church of Queinton in Com. Gloc. to the Nuns of Polesworth.

But, being a great adversaryMS. in Bibl. Bod [...] (Med. 20.) f. 30 [...]. to the Earl of Chester, who had a noble Seat at Coventrey, [Page 376] in 8 Steph. he entredIbid. the Priory there (which was but a little distant from that Earls Castle) and; expellingIbid. the Monks, fortifiedIbid. it, digging Ibid. in the Fields adjacent, divers deep Ditches, highly covered over with Earth; to the intent, that such as should make approaches thereto, might be intrapped. Whereupon it so hapnedIbid., That as he [...]ode out himself to view the Earl of Chesters Forces, which began to draw near, he fell into one of them, and broke his Thigh; so that a common Soldier presently seising on him, cut off his Head.

To whom succeeded Robert, Robert. his Son and Heir, who uponLib. Rub. in Scacc. 104 b. the Assessment of that Aid, in the twelfth of Henry the Second, for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. 104 b. the Knights Fees he then held De Veteri Feoffamento, to be in number twelve, and three De Novo; for which, upon the collection of that Aid in 14 Hen. 2. he paid Rot. [...]. 14 H. 2. Wa [...]. Seven pounds twelve shillings eight pence.

In 31 Hen. 2. this Robert being constituted Rot. Pip. [...]1 H. 2. Wi­gorn. Sheriff of Worcestershire, continuedIbid. sub iis­dem ann. in that Office till the end of the four and thirtieth year. He wasRot. Pip. 33 H. 2. Warr. &c. also a Justice Itinerant in War­wickshire, and some other Counties, in 33 H. 2. And again Sheriff of Worcestershire inRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Wigor. 1 Rich. 1. Furthermore, in 6 Rich. 1. he attended Rot. Pip. 6 R. [...] Linc. the King into Normandy, and in 15 Ioh was in that expedition then made into Poicto [...]. To the Knights Templers he gaveMS. in Scacc. penès Remsm. Reg. a Mill at Barston in Com. Warw. And about the begin­ning of Henry the third's time, departed this life; leaving issue two Sons, by several Venters, as it seems, both of them bearing the name of Robert.

Of which Sons, Robert the younger, in 2 H. 3. gaveRot. Pip. [...] H 3. Wa [...]. to the King the sum of Five hundred pounds, for the custody of Tamworth Castle, and to have Livery of the Lands whereof his Father died seised, until things should be so set­led, as that the English might peaceably enjoy their Lands in Normandy, and the Normans theirs in England (by reason [...]. J. d [...] Ti [...]et, p. 159 [...] 160. that the Duke­dom of Normandy had been seised on by the French, about the beginning of King Iohns time, for the murther of Arthur, Duke of Britanny;) but with conditionRot. Pip. ut supra., That if Robert Marmion, his elder Brother, should make his Peace with the King (for, it seems, he then adhered to the French) and regain his Inheritance here in Eng­land; that then he should pay back to this Ro­bert the younger, so much of that sum, as the profits of the Lands, whereof he had received the issues, did fall short thereof; and, that the said Robert, the younger, should then enjoy the Lord­ships of Witringham and Coningsby in Com. Linc. Oueinton in Com. Gloc. and Ber [...] ­wick in Com. Suss. As alsoIbid., that William, his younger Brother, should have Torinton in Com. Linc. and Lands to the value of ten pounds per annum in Berewick: Of all which, they hadIbid. special Grants from their Father. And moreover, it wasIbid. then concluded, That Robert the younger, should not only give the King good caution to keep the Castle of Tamworth to his use; but, upon occasion deliver it up into his hands: For performance whereof, there were his Sureties, viz. [...] Nicholas de Verdon, Geffrey de Camvile, William de Hardreshull, Ralph Fitz-Ralph, Thomas de Offirton, Iohn de Culi, Richard Russel, Robert de la Land, Robert de Passy, William de Fo [...], and Matthew de Charnels (all Men of note in the Countrey thereabouts.)

Which being effected, he had the Kings Pre­cept Pat. 2 H. 3. m. 4. to William de Harecu [...]t (then Governor thereof) to deliver it up unto him. But, it was not long after, ere his elder Brother Robert made his Peace: For in 5 Hen. 3. he had LiveryPat 5 H. 3. m. 8. Claus. 5 Hen. 3. m. 1 [...]. of that Castle, and the rest of his Fathers Lands. So that here, for a while, I must go on with my discourse of Robert [...], and his Descend­ants; re [...]erring what remains of Robert the younger, and his posterity, till anon.

I am of opinion, that this Robert the elder re­turned into Normandy in 17 Hen. 3. for in that year, it is evident, that he passedCart. 17 H. 3. [...]. [...] ▪ over the estate of all his Lands in England, for seven years, unto Peter de Rupibus (that potent Bishop of Winchester) together with the Guardianship of Philip, Philip. his Son and Heir, to marry where he should think sit, without disparagement.

Whereupon the Bishop, with the consent of the same Robert and Philip, made an Assignation Cart 2 [...] H. 3. [...]. 4. thereof unto William de Cantilupe (a great Man at that time.)

After which, ere long, viz. inMat. Paris, in An. [...]: 42. p. 578. 6. 26 Hen. 3. he departed this life, leaving Philip, his Son and Heir. Which Philip having marriedRot. Fin. 27 H. 3. m. 9. Ioane, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Hugh de Kilpeck, of Bi [...]peck Castle in Herefordshire (whose WardshipRot. Fin. 27 H. 3. m. 9. and disposal in marriage the said William de Cantilupe had) paid his releif Rot. Pip. 28 H. 3. [...]. for that Purparty appertaining to her, in 28 Hen. 3. and doing his homage had Livery Rot. Fin. 28 H. 3. m. 9. thereof.

In 33 Hen. 3. this Philip Marmion was con­stituted SheriffRot. Fin. 33 H. 3. m. 5. for the Counties of Warwick and Leicester; which Office he heldRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. for the fourth part of that year, to the end of the thirty sixth. He was also in that three and thirtieth year made GovernorPat. 33 H. 3. m. 4. of Sauvey Castle (in the Eastern nook of Leicestershire,) and She­riff Cart. 33 H. 3. m. 5. Pat. 33 H. 3. m. 4. Claus. 36 H. 3. in dorso. of the Counties of Warwick and Lei­cester: And at the same time obtained a Con­firmation Cart. 33 H. 3. m. 5. Pat. 33 H. 3. m. 4. Claus. 36 H. 3. in dorso. of that Charter of Free-Warren, which was granted to his Ancestor by King Henry the First. But in 36 Hen. 3. he was questioned Cart. 33 H. 3. m. 5. Pat. 33 H. 3. m. 4. Claus. 36 H. 3. in dorso. for sitting with Richard de Mundevill, and the rest of the Justices for Gaol-delivery at War­wick, having no Commission so to do: For which, I do not find that the Kings displeasure [...]uck long upon him, in regard he attendedRot. Fin. 37 H. 3. m. [...]. him so soon after into Gascoigne (viz. in 37 Hen. 3.) Upon his return from whence, the next ensuing year, he was taken prisonerMat. Paris, in [...] p. 894 n. 20. by the French at Pontes in Poicto [...], with Iohn de Pl [...]ssets, then Earl of Warwick, and divers other of the English Nobility, notwithstanding they hadMat. Paris, in [...] p. 894 [...]. 20. Let­ters of safe conduct from that King.

The next mention I find of him is, That in 41 Hen. 3. he was [...] in that expedition then made into Wales; and the next ensuing year, had SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso [...]. 12. (amongst others) to attend the King at Chester, upon the Eve of S. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to oppose the hostilities of the Welsh.

In 45 Hen. 3. he had SummonsClaus. 45 H. [...] 3. in dorso m 3. to be at Lon­don, with divers of the Nobility, upon the mor­row after Simon and Iudes day; in which year, the defection of many of the Barons began far­ther to be discovered, by intruding upon the Kings Authority, in placingPat. 45 H. 3. m. 3. & [...]. 8. Sheriffs through­out sundry Shires of the Realm: In which re­spect, [Page 377] this Philip, as a person in whose fidelity the King reposed much confidence, had by a special PatentIbid. the Counties of Suffolk and Norfolk, committed to his custody, with the Castles of Norwich and Oxford. And in 47 Hen. 3. received another SummonsClaus. 47 H. 3. in dorso [...]. 13. from the King to be at Hereford (amongst others) upon Munday next after the Purification of our Lady, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to resist the Welsh: So likewiseIbid. m. 7. to be at Wor­cester upon Lammas-day next ensuing, for the same purpose.

But soon after this, divers of the Barons ha­ving put themselves in Arms, to force the Kings assent to those unreasonable Ordinances which they had made at Oxford, tending much to the diminution of His Royal Authority; the King seeing himself over-powred, was necessitated to submit to the determination, which the King of France should make therein; and to bring in divers of the Peers, and other eminent persons, to give Oath for his performance thereof; amongst which, this Philip wasPa [...]. 48 H. 3. m. 18. MS. in [...]. Bodl. (8 V. 8 Th.) fol. 137 a. one: And still firmly adhering to him, attended [...]pod Neust. p. 63. n. 40. him, with all the power he could raise, at the taking of Nor­thampton▪ the next ensuing year: So likewise inLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 176. that fatal Battle of Lewes, where (through the assistance of the Londoners) the King was taken prisoner, and his whole Army lost. For which memorable service, after the King got again into power, viz. in 50 Hen. 3. he obtained a GrantPa [...]. 50 H. 3. m 3. of all the Kings Demesns in Tam­worth; as alsoPa [...]. 50 H. 3. m 3. in Wyginton, to hold du­ring his natural life, for the yearly Rent of twenty four pounds six shillings and nine pence, and was madeInquis. pe [...] [...] ▪ 4 E. 1. Governor of Kenilworth Castle, immediately after the render thereof.

As to his Works of Piety, all I have seen, is, That he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 411 a. n. 20. an annual Rent of twenty shil­lings issuing out of certain Houses in London, to the Hospital of S. Thomas of Acces in that City. After which, viz. in 20 Edw. 1. he de­parted Esc. 20 E. 1. n. [...]6. this life, being then seisedEsc. 20 E. 1. n. [...]6. of the Castle of [...]amworth, with its Members and Appur­tenances, in Com. Warr. which he held of the King in Capite by Knights service, finding three Soldiers at his own proper costs for thirty days, in the Wars of Wales. As alsoEsc. 20 E. 1. n. [...]6., that he held the Mannor of Scrivelby, in Com. Linc. by Barony; likewise, that he held the Mannor of Langeton, in the same County. Moreover, that he heldIbid. the Mannors of Ferne, Lastrin, and Bradford, in Com. Heref. of the Inherit­ance of Ioane his Wife; and that Ioane his Daughter, then the Wife of William Mortein; Ioane, the Wife of Alexander Frevile, Daughter of Mazera, Wife of Ralph Cromwell, another Daughter; Maud, the Wife of Ralph Botiller, a third Daughter; and Ioane, his fourth Daugh­ter, at that time eight years of age, wereIbid. his next heirs.

Which Ioane, the Wife of William Mortein, upon partition of his Lands, havingEsc. 23 E. 1. n. 55. the Castle of Tamworth for her share, died seisedEsc. 23 E. 1. n. 55. there­of, about three years after, leaving noEsc. 23 E. 1. n. 55. issue: Whereupon, by AgreementRot. Fin. 24 Ed. 1. m. 20. betwixt the rest of the Coheirs, it was allotted to Alexander Fre­vile.

Having thus done with the elder Branch, I now return to Robert the younger,Robert. who had the Lordships of Witringham and Coningsby in Comit. Linc. Queinton in Comit. Gloc. and Berewick in Com. Suss. By the especial Grant of Robert his Father, as I have already observed. And, in 16 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. [...]6 Joh. [...]. to the King three hundred and fifty marks, and five Palfreys, for License to marry Amice the Daughter of Iernegan Fitz-Hugh. After which, being in Arms with the Rebellious Barons (as it seems) he obtainedPat 18 Joh. p. 1. m 5. Letters of safe conduct for coming in to the King, to make his Peace. But from that time, until 49 Hen. 3. that he wasEsc. 49 H. 3. n▪ 3. again in Arms against the succeed­ing King, with the Rebellious Barons of that age, I have not seen any thing farther of him. So likewiseEsc. 49 H. 3. n▪ 3. was William Marmion his younger Brother, and in such high esteem with them, that, in the same forty ninth year, after the King was their prisoner, they callingClaus. 49 H 3. in dorso. a Parliament in his name, summonedClaus. 49 H 3. in dorso. this William thereto, as one of the Peers. This last mentioned Robert, by Amice his Wife, hadEx Ver. [...] Membr. in Bibl. Cotton. the Mannors of West Tanfield in Richmondshire, East Tan­field, Manfield, Carethorpe, Wathe, Bi [...]sow, Leming, Langton, Exilby, Mel­worby, and Burgh: And left issuePat. 43. H. 3. in dorso. William, William. who took to WifeEx pr [...]. Vet. Mem­bran. Lora, the Daughter of Roese de Dovor, and hadEx pr [...]. Vet. Mem­bran. with her the Town of L [...] ­dington in Com. Northampt. As also three Knights Fees.

To Which William, succeeded Iohn Iohn. Marmion (his Son and Heir, as it is like) who in 20 Edw. 1. obtained the Kings CharterCart. 20 [...]. 1. n. 21. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn Lands of East Tanfield, Care­thorpe, and Langton, in Com. Ebor. Win­tringham in Com. Linc. Ludington in Com. Northampt. Nether Queinton and Over Queinton in Com. Gloc. Berewick, Wing­ton, and Pikehay, in Com. Suff. And in 22 Edw. 1. uponRot. Vas­con. 2 [...] E. 1. in dorso m. 8. that Summons of the great Men, then called to adviseRot. Vas­con. 2 [...] E. 1. in dorso m. 8. with the King con­cerning the Publick Affairs of the Realm, was Rot. Vas­con. 2 [...] E. 1. in dorso m. 8. one who received command to attend him: As also, soon after that Convention, received com­mand Ibid. m. 7. to be at Portsmouth, upon the first of September, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to attend the King in his expedition then made in­to France. Moreover, within three years after, viz. in 25 Edw. 1. he was summonedClaus. 25 E. 1. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, amongst the Barons of this Realm, and so afterwardsClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. till his death (which hapned in 16 Edw. 2.)

In 4 Edw. 2. this Iohn wasRot. Scoc. 4 E▪ 2. in dorso m. 5. in the Wars of Scotland. And in 8 Edw. 2. had LicensePat. 8 E. 2. p. 1. m 21. from the King to make a Castle of his House▪ called The Hermitage, situate in Tanfield Wood, in Com. Ebor. Moreover, 11 Edw. 2. obtained a CharterCart. 11 [...]. 2. n. 67. for a weekly Market every Wednesday, at his Mannor of Wintringham in Com. Linc. with Free-Warren in all his Demesn Lands at Willingham juxta Re [...]ham in that County. But departedEsc. 16 [...]. 2. n. 40. this life in 16 Edw. 2. being then seised of the Mannors of Berewick in Com. Su [...]. Wintringham and Welingham, in Com. Linc. and Ludington in Com. Northampt. leaving Iohn, Iohn. his SonEsc. 16 [...]. 2. n. 40. and Heir, thirty years of age. Which Iohn, in 1 Edw. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 1 [...]. 3▪ m 5. in the Scottish Wars. And having been summonedClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to all the Parliaments of his time, till his death, which hapnedEx [...]. Vet▪ Mem­bran▪ in B [...]b [...]. Cot­ton. in 9 Edw. 3. left issue, by Maud his WifeEx [...]. Vet▪ Mem­bran▪ in B [...]b [...]. Cot­ton., DaughterEx [...]. Vet▪ Mem­bran▪ in B [...]b [...]. Cot­ton. to the Lord Furnival, one Son, called Robert Ibid., and two Daughters, viz. Ibid. Ioane, Robert. the Wife of Sir Iohn Bernack Knight, and Avi [...].

[Page 378]Which Robert being an infirmIbid. man, and ha­ving noIbid. issue; by the adviceIbid. of his friends, married Avice his younger Sister to Sir Iohn Grey of Rotherfield Knight; uponIbid. condition, that he the said Robert, and [...] his Mother en­feoffing them the said Iohn and Avice, and the Heirs of their two bodies lawfully begotten, of the reversion of all their Lands, the issue of the said Sir Iohn Grey and Avice should bear the surname of Marmion; as in my discourse of that Family of Grey is already observed.

Which Maud foundedIbid. a Chantry at West-Tanfeld, in Com. Ebor. consisting of a Master (or Warden) and three Priests; to pray for her Soul, as also for the Soul of her Husband and of Robert her Son; and for the good estate of Avice de Grey, and Sir Iohn Marmion her Son and Heir, with Elizabeth his Wife, and all their Ancestors.

Of these Marmions all that I have else to ob­serve, isLel [...]tin. Vol. 1. f. 100.; that there were divers Tombs of them at West-Tanfield, in Com. Ebor. where they hadIbid. Vol. 5. f. 95. a Castle, which by descent cameIbid. Vol. 5. f. 95. to the Lord Fitz-Hugh.

Basset.

OF this name were several families, but whether sprung from one stock I can­not say.

The first I meet with, is Osmund Osmund. Basset, of whom this following mention is made by my Author [...]: viz. that in the first year, that the Abby of St. Ebrulf at Utica in Normandy, (viz. Ann. 1050) was founded, William and Robert the Sons of Geroi (descended from the noble line of the Franks and Bretayns) with divers of their kindred and Barons meeting there; and having consultation for the good of that Mona­stery thus begun, determined that each of them should dispose of himself and his personal estate thereunto; and not to give or [...]ell any thing, belonging to the Church, before the Monks of that Abby had the refusal of it. Amongst which devout men, parties to this agreement, wasIbid. this Osmund Basset.

The next is William, William. sometime AbbotIbid. 968. B. of St. Benedicts at Holme in Suffolk.

After him I come to Ralph Basset, Ralph. one of those, of whom it is said by Ord. Vitalis Ibid. 805. B. that King Henry the first (at the very beginning of his reign) de Ignobili stirpe illustravit, ac de Pul­vere (ut ita dicam) extulit; datâque multiplici facultate, super Consules, & illustres oppidanos ex­altavit,—raised from a very low condition, and conferring on him an ample estate; exalting him above Earles and other eminent men.

This is he, that under the same King Henry, hadIbid. 629. C. 630. D. & 631. A. that high place and Office of Justice of England; whose Authority was so great, that he sate in what Court he pleased; and where else he thought fit, for the administration of Justice, as from many instrances may be suffici­ently seenMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 172 b. 25. (7 H. 1.). But all that I have farther to say of him is; that in 21 Hen. 1. he was a bene­factor Regist. de Eynsham, pe­res Decan. Colleg. dicti Christ-Church Oxon. to the Abby of Eynsham in Oxford­shire, by adding one more Monk to that Co­vent; and giving one Carucate of Land in Chinolton in Com, Notting. and ten Oxon for his maintenance: which Land was parcel of his Lordship of Cole [...]une, now called Col­ston-Basset near at hand. Also, that he had such a vene [...]ble respect to the Monks of Aben­don, in Berkshire, that he determinedRegist. de Abendon in bibl. Cotton. lib 2. f. 63. a. to enter into a Monastick life there, and in the same Abby to be buriedRegist. de Abendon in bibl. Cotton. lib 2. f. 63. a.: Acoording to which reso­lution, falling sick at Northampton, he called Regist. de Abendon in bibl. Cotton. lib 2. f. 63. a. for a Monks habit; and being asked of what order, replied as beforeRegist. de Abendon in bibl. Cotton. lib 2. f. 63. a. he had resolved; appoint­ing Regist. de Abendon in bibl. Cotton. lib 2. f. 63. a. that his body should be buried there.Regist. de Abendon in bibl. Cotton. lib 2. f. 63. a. Moreover, disposing at that time of his perso­nal estate, he sentRegist. de Abendon in bibl. Cotton. lib 2. f. 63. a. no small summe to Aben­don, givingRegist. de Abendon in bibl. Cotton. lib 2. f. 63. a. likewise thereunto four Hides of of Land in Chedelesworth; whereupon he was honorably buriedRegist. de Abendon in bibl. Cotton. lib 2. f. 63. a. in the Chapter-house there.

To this Ralph succeeded Richard Richard. Basset his Son and Heir; who likewise hadOrd. Vit. 905 D. that great Office of Iustice of England, in the later time of King Henry the first, and all King Stephens reign: and aboundingOrd. Vit. 905 D. in wealth, builtOrd. Vit. 905 D. a strong Castle upon some part of his Inheritance, lying at Mo [...]terol in Normandy.

In 5 Steph. this Richard underwentRot. Pip. 5 Steph. de [...]. the Sheriffs Office for Surrey, Cambridge, and Huntendonshire, with Alberic de Vere: So like­wise Rot. Pip. 5 Steph. de [...]. for Essex, Hertford, Buckingham, Bedford, Norfolk, Suffolk, Northamp­ton and Leicestershires. Moreover he gave Rot. Pip▪ 5. Steph. to the King, at that time, the summ of forty pounds for the Custody of the Lands of Geffrey Ridel: as alsoRot. Pip▪ 5. Steph. two hundred marks, and six light Horses, for Livery of the Lands, which his Brother Nicholas Basset held of the King in Capite. And, having weddedEx Cod. MS. per vetus [...] penès Tho Co. Arundell. Aun. 1640. f. 67. a. Maud the sole Daughter and Heir of the same Geffrey Ridel (by Geva his Wife, Daughter to Hugh Earl of Chester) with her foundedMon. Angl. Vo. [...]. f 90. b. the Abby of Lande, in Leicestershire, for the health of the Soul of King William the Conqueror; left issueEx dicto Vet. Cod. MS. f. 69. a. b. Geffrey Geffrey [...] ­dell his eldest Son; who, from his Mother bore the nameEx dicto Vet. Cod. MS. f. 69. a. b. of Ridel, and Ralph anotherEx dicto Vet. Cod. MS. f. 69. a. b. Son, who continuing the sirname of Basset was that Ralph (as I ghess) who under­went Rot. Pip. de iisdem ann. the Sheriffs Office for the Counties of Warwick, and Leicester, in 6 and 7 H. 2. And hadEx dicto Vet. Cod. MS. f. 67. a. b. Drayton (near Tamworth) in Staffordshire, of his Mothers inheritance: which Lordship Hugh Earl of Chester gave Ex dicto Vet. Cod. MS. f. 67. a. b. to Geffrey Ridel with Geva his Daughter in Frank-marriage.

To this Geffrey sirnamed Ridel, succeeded Ibid. f. 41 [...] a. Richard Richard. his Son: which Richard reassuming Ibid. f. 416 a. the name of Basset, seated himself at Weldon in Northamptonshire; Ralph. and left issue Ralph, who in 2 Hen. 3. upon levying the first Scutage for the King,Rot. Pip. 2 Hen 3. Northampton. paid thirty marks for fifteen Knights fees he then held.

Which Ralph had issue another Ralph, who in 42 Hen. 3, had LiveryRot. Fin. 42 Hen. 3. m. 9. of his Lands, then doingRot. Fin. 42 Hen. 3. m. 9. his Homage, and the same year accounted Rot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Nor­thampt. thirty pounds to the King for fifteen Knights Fees upon levying the Scutage of Wales.

To whom succeededRot. Fin. 4 Edw. 1. m 14. Richard, Richard. who diedRot. Fin. 4 Edw. 1. m 14. in 4 Edw. 1. and left issueRot. Fin. 4 Edw. 1. m 14. Ralph: which Ralph had LiveryRot. Fin. 4 Edw. 1. m 14. of his Lands the same year, per­forming his Homage, and diedRot. Fin. 23 Edw [...]. m. 9. in 23 Edw. 1. leaving Richard his Son and Heir, who had then liveryRot. Fin. 23 Edw [...]. m. 9. of his Lands.

In 34 Edw. 1, this Richard wasRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 12. in that ex­pedition then made into Scotland, being of [Page 379] the retinueIbid. to Adomare de Valence Earl of Pembroke: But being again in Scotland, was there slainH. Knighton [...]533. n. 40. in that great defeat which the English had, in the [...]ttle of Strivelyn, lea­ving Ralph his Son and Heir, in minority; whose wardship was grantedRot. Fin. [...] E 2. m. 7. to Richard de Grey.

Which Ralph, Ralph. making proofClaus. 15 Edw. 2. m 11. of his age, in 15 Edw. 2. had LiveryClaus. 15 Edw. 2. m 11. of his Lands: and in 15 Edw. 3. departedEsc. 15 E. a. n. 36. Northamp. this life, then seizedEsc. 15 E. a. n. 36. Northamp. of the Mannors of Weldon, and Weston juxta Ashele, in Com. Northamp. held of the King in Capite by Barony; as also of the Patronage of the Priory of Launde; leaving issueEsc. 15 E. a. n. 36. Northamp. by Ioane his Wife, Daughter of Richard de la Pole, Citi­zen of London, Ralph Ralph. his Son and Heir fifteen years of age; who had LiveryClaus. 15 E. 3. p. 2. m. 6. of his Lands the same year, doing his Homage: but in 42 E. 3. took upon him the professionRot. Fin. 42 Edw. 3. m. 5. of a Canon-Re­gular in the Priory of Launde: Whereupon Ralph his Son and Heir, doing his Homage, had liveryRot. Fin. 42 Edw. 3. m. 5. of all his Lands.

Which Ralph in 8 Ric. 2.Ralph. being seizedEsc. 8 R. 2. n. 9. Buck. of the Mannors of Weldon, Weston super We­lond, Ashele, and Pightesle, in Com. Northam. and byEsc. 8 R. [...]. n. 9. Buck. joynt-Feoffement with Alianore his Wife, of the Mannors of D [...]ayton-Beauchamp, in Com. Buck. Madeley-Alfagh, in Com. Staff. and Wy [...]elesthorne, in Com. Hertf. departed Ibid. this life upon Tuesday next before the Feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle; leaving Richard Richard. his Son and Heir, then eightIbid. years of age.

Another InquisitionEsc. 14 R. 2. [...]. 1. Staff., taken in 14 Ric. 2. [...]aith, that Thomas Basset a Priest, Brother of Ralph, Father of this last mentioned Ralph, was found to be his Heir; and then fifty years of age: But that I conceive to be erroneous: for in 22 Ric. 2. Richard Basset, who was first found to be his Heir, thoughPat. 22 R. 2. p. 1. m 1. he did not make proof of his age; obtained so much favor, that he had LiveryPat. 22 R. 2. p. 1. m 1. of his Lands. Which Richard Rot. Fin. 10 Hen. 4. m. 10. died without issue in 10 Hen. 4. leaving Sir Iohn Aylesbury Knight, and Iohn Knyvet, his Cousins Rot. Fin. 10 Hen. 4. m. 10. and next Heirs; viz. Sir Iohn Aylesbury, Son of Ioane, Sister of Ralph, Father of Ralph, Fa­ther to the said Richard; and Iohn Knyvet, Son of Alianore, Sister of Ralph, Father of Ralph, Father to the same Richard.

But of this Family, whose residence was at Weldon, there was none Summoned to Par­liament, excepting Richard in 25 Edw. 1. and Ralph in 1 Edw. 3.

Basset of Drayton.

TOuching the Bassets of Drayton, de­scended from Richard Basset and Maud Ridel, (who, for so long as they con­tinued, had successively the Christian name of Ralph) there is nothing very memorable until King Henry the thirds time, that Ralph Basset, in 42 Hen. 3. had summons [...] (amongst other great men) to attend the King at Chester, well furnished with Horse and Armes, to oppose the incursions of the Welch.

But, in 48 Hen. 3. this Ralph, adheringRot. Fin. [...] H. [...]. m. 4. to Simon Montfort Earl of Leicester, and other the rebellious Barons then in Armes; they so wrought upon him, that the next year ensuing (after by that their success at Lewes, they had got the King into their power) he was content to be their GovernorPat. 49 H. 3. m 26. of the Castles of Salop, and Bruges; and continued so firm to their trust, that before the end of that year, when the Royal Army, which Prince Edward (after his escape by the assistance of divers gallant men) had raised, encountered them at Eve­sham; he there fighting stoutly on the part of of that desperate Crew, wasH. Knighton 2437. n. 40. (with many more) slain.

It is saidM. Paris in ann. 1265. p. 998. n. 50. that when Montfort discerned the strength and Order of Prince Edwards Army, with so many of the loyal Peerage, then drawn up against him; he concluded, that he should miscary in that battle; and therefore advised this Ralph Basset, and Hugh de Spenser, to get away, and reserve themselves for better times; but they answered, If he perished they should not desire to live.

Howbeit though he died thus in Armes against his Soveraign, Margaret his Wife found no small favor; for the King, soon after, tendering her condition, assignedPat. 50 H. 3. m. 46. the Lordship of Patyng­ham in Sta [...]ordshire, and all other the Lands of her Husband, lying in Watton in Leice­stershire, and Exton in Rutland, for her support, during pleasure; and at the special in­stance Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 46. of Prince Edward; as also forPat. 50 H. 3. m. 46. the laudable services of Roger de Someri (Baron of Dudley) her Father, confirmedPat. 50 H. 3. m. 46. them to her for term of her life.

Which Margaret was firstClaus. 23 E. [...]. m. 7. the Wife of Vrian St. Pere; and some time after the death of this Ralph Basset, passedClaus 21 E. [...]. m. 7. her title in those lands to Ralph her Son; and then tookClaus 21 E. [...]. m. 7. the habit of Religion.

¶In 22 Edw. 1.Ralph. this last mentioned Ralph had SummonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. in dorso m 9. to be at Portsmouth, upon the first of September, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to attend the King into Gascorgne. Moreover, in 24 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 24 Edw. 1. in dorso. m. 17. in that ex­pedition then made into Scotland, and of the retinueRot. Scoc. 24 Edw. 1. in dorso. m. 17. unto Edmund Earl of Lancaster the Kings Brother: Also in 25 Edw. 1. he at­tended the King into Flanders. Furthermore, having married Ioane, the DaughterEx dicto vet. cod. MS. f. 49. a. of Iohn Grey, Justice of Chester; he had with her all her Fathers Lands in Olney (in Com. Buck.) in Frank-marriage: and departingIbid. 58. b. this life, the last of December, Anno 1299. 27 Edw. 1. was buriedE [...]tat ejus Tumulus, ibi­dem. in the Chancel of the parish Church of Drayton-Basset, before the high Altar, un­der a fair Marble, whereon were the Portrai­tures of himself and his Wife in Brass.

To whom succeeded Ralph Ralph. his Son and Heir. Which Ralph in 29 Edw. 1. was employedRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 5. in­to Scotland, in the Kings service: And in 34 Edw. 1. beingEx Compot. [...] mag­nae Garderobae in Scaccar. penè [...] Remem. Regis. one of that great number, who had then the honor to be made Knights of the Bath, with Prince Edward, attendedRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 5. the King, in his Army into Scotland the same year; but returning thence without leave, com­mand Rot. Fin. 34 E. 1. m. [...]. was given to the Sheriffs of Stafford, Nottingham, and Derbyshires, to seize his Lands: for which offence he obtained his par­don Claus. 35 E. 1. m. 15. the next year following.

In 2 Edw. 2. in considerationRot. Fin. 2 [...] [...]. 2. m. 16. of an hun­dred marks fine, this Ralph procuredRot. Fin. 2 [...] [...] 2. m. 16. all the Kings interest, for the marriage of Margaret the Widow of Edmund Earl Stafford: and in 4 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 11 in that expedition, then made into Scot­land. [Page 380] Furthermore in 8 Edw. 2. he received commandRot Scoc. 8 Edw. 2. in dorso, m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Feast day of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin, to march against the Scots. And in 10 Edw. 2. wentRot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 6. again into Scotland, upon the Kings service, being then of the retinue of Iohn de Warren Earl of Surrey. In 11 E. 2. he was constitutedRot. Fin. 11 E. 2. m. 11. Governor of Stafford-Castle. And in 13 Edw. 2. wasRot. Fin. 13 E. 2. m 3. again in Scotland, in that expedition then made thi­ther. Moreover, in 14 Edw. 2. he was made ConstableRot. Fin. 14 E. 2. m. 3. of Northampton-Castle, And in 15 Edw. 2. joyned in commissionRot. Fin. 15 Ed. 2. m. 13., with Iohn de Somery, to seize the Castle of Kenilworth, for the King, by reasonRot. Fin. 15 Ed. 2. m. 13. of the forfeiture of Thomas Earl of Lancaster; as also the same year, was StewardRot. vascon. 15 Edw. 2. in dorso, m. 9. of the Dutchy of Aquitane, having, for his great and faithful services, the Lordship of Buckby, in Northamptonshire (which did belong to Thomas Earl of Lancaster) bestowedCart. 15 Edw. 2. n. 2. on him.

But being thus in Aquitane, he was put T. Wals. in anno 1324. (17 E. 2.) p. 99. n. 20. to no little straight in the business of his Go­vernment there:T. Wals. in anno 1324. (17 E. 2.) p. 99. n. 20. T. Wals. in anno 1324. (17 E. 2.) p. 99. n. 20. T. Wals. in anno 1324. (17 E. 2.) p. 99. n. 20. for the King of France having obtained a parcel of Land in that Countrey, by exchange; on which, for its pleasant situation, he had built a Fort, and about it a Town of very goodly houses; the Inhabitants of that Town grew so insolent, that they did not on­ly contemn the Laws and Constitutions of that Countrey; but scornfully despised this Ralph, who then was the King of England's Gover­nor there. Which so exasperated him, that he raised a power, pulled down all the Houses, and flew those who refused to submit. The King of France therefore, hearing what he had done, sent summons to him to appear at his Court; but he obeyed it not; saying he had done no more then his duty. Whereupon that King, in great wrath, caused an Edict for his Banishment to be published: But so soon as he heard thereof, he betook himself to the Castle of Monpesade, which was well fortified, where he was out of all danger: The King therefore, by his Messen­gers requiredT. Wals. in anno 1324. (17 E. 2.) p. 99. n. 20., that he should be delivered up and proceeded against, according to the usage of that Realm. But so soon as the King of England heard thereof, he wouldT. Wals. in anno 1324. (17 E. 2.) p. 99. n. 20. not endure, that for so just an act, so brave a Souldier should have any molestation.

And the year following, renewed hisRot. Vascon. 18 F. 2. m. 26. Com­mission for the government of that Dutchy though Ibid. m. 21. he held it not long after: but leaving it, he was the year following made ConstableRot. Fin. 19 E. 2. m. 13. of Dovor Castle, and Warden of the Cinqueports: and in 20 E. 2. constitutedPat. 20 E. 2. m. 26. Governor of the Isles of Garnsey, Ieresey, Serke, and Aureny.

In 1 E. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 6. in that expedition then made into Scotland. And in 7 Edw. 3. again Rot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 31. in Scotland, upon the Kings service. More­over, in 8 Edw. 3. he was constitutedPat. 8 E. 3. p. 2. m. 13. Justice of North-Wales.

And having been a good benefactor to the Canons of Launde (of his Ancestors founda­tion) those Canons, in 16 Edw. 3. founded [...] Pr [...]ato Cod. MS. f. 82. a. a perpetual Chantry for one Priest to celebrate divine service daily in their Conventual Church for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Ioane his Wife, Daughter of Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick.

This Ralph diedIbid. 58. b. Claus 17 E. 3. p. 1. m. 15. Esc. 17 E. 3. n. 59. Wilte [...]. 25 Febr. 17 Edw 3. leaving Ibid. 58. b. Claus 17 E. 3. p. 1. m. 15. Esc. 17 E. 3. n. 59. Wilte [...]. Ralph his Grandson (viz. Son of Ralph, who diedEx Pr [...]to Cod. MS. f. 58 b. in his lifetime, Ann. scil. 1333. 7 E. 3.) his next Heir, then eight years of age.

Which Ralph, in 29 Edw. 3. making proofClaus. 29 Edw. 3. m. 26. of his age, and doing his Homage had LiveryClaus. 29 Edw. 3. m. 26. of his Lands; and the same year wentRot. Vasc. 29 E. 3. m. 2. again into Gascoigne. So alsoRot. Vasc. 33 Edw. 3. p. 2. m. 14. in 33 Edw. 3.

In 34 Edw. 3. he servedRot. Franc. 34 E. 3. m. 10. the King again in his Warrs of France, and Normandy; and in 35 E. 3. travailedpat. 35 E. 3. p. 3. m. 14. into the Holy-Land.

In 39 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Vasc. 39 E. 3. m. 3. in another Expedi­tion then made into Gascoign. And in 40 E. 3. wasRot. Vasc. 40 E. 3. m. 9. of the retinue of Prince Edward, with his Army in those parts. In 42Pat. 42 E. 3. p 1. m. 33. and 43Rot. Franc. 43 E. 3. m. 3. E. 3. he continued also there. And in 46Rot. Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 17, andRot, Alm. 47 E 3. m. 11. 47 Edw. 3. was again in the Kings service in that Countrey. So likewiseRot. Franc. 1 R. 2. p. 2. m. 12. in 1 Ric. 2. And in 2 Ric. 2. coming back, underwentFroissard, 232 b. great perill at Sea by Tempest. In 3 Ric. 2. he was again T. Wals. in ann. 1380. p. 247. [...]. 30. Rot. Fran. 3 Ric. [...]. m. 5. in that expedition then made into France, under Thomas of Wodstoke Earl of Bucking­ham, for the assistance of the Duke of Bri­tanny, then much oppressed by the French.

Moreover, in 4 R. 2. he wasRot. Franc. 4. R. 2. m. 23. again in France, and in the retinue of that Earl. Wherein he servedEx ipso Autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. with two hundred men at Armes, and two hundred Archers, himself with nine Knights beingEx ipso Autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. part of the number; where he rode with his Banner displaidFroissard, 237 a..

And in 7 Ric. 2. made his TestamentEx ipso Au­togr. penès Tho. Co. Arundell. ann. 1640., at London; whereby he bequeathed his body to be buried in the Cathedral-Church of Lich­field, if he should fortune to die in England; and an hundred marks to be bestowed on his Funeral.

To that Cathedral he then gave two hun­dred marks, for the yearly keeping of his Obit there: as also two hundred marks more, for the amortizing of Lands in Tamworth, Wyne­cote, and Pakyngton; with a Mill called Wykford-Mill, to the Monks of Canewell.

Moreover, to the Abbot and Covent of La­venden in Com. Buck. two hundred marks, for amortizing the Mannor of Wardyngton to to that House.

To the Friers Augustines at Atherston, five hundred marks, for the repairing their House and Church. To the Gray-Friers at Northampton two hundred marks, for repair of their Church, Cloyster and Refectory.

To the White-Friers at Coventre three hun­dred pounds. To the Hospital of our Lady of Bethlem, without Bishopsgate, in London, two hundred marks. Appointing, that his whole stock of Chattel, upon all his Lordships and Lands, should be distributed to his poor Te­nants, according to the discretion of his Exe­cutors.

Howbeit, after this he lived some few years; and in 9 Ric. 2. wentFroissard, lib. 3 & 4. f. 64. b. with Iohn Duke of Lancaster, and a great power into Spain, for the recovery of the inheritance of Constance his Wife, unto the Kingdom of Castile. And in 10 Ric. 2. was reteinedEx ipso Au­togr. penès Cjeric. pell. to serve the King in his Army, which he raised that year, for the defence of this Realm.

It is reportedH. Knighton 2698. n. 20. & 30. by one of our Historians; that about this time, King Richard discerning his Uncle, the Duke of Gloucester, and many of the Nobility to be much discontented at his Government, in regard they saw, that the Duke of Ireland, and some others swayed all, according to their pleasures; so that the ruin [Page 381] of the whole Kingdome was in danger; and that they therefore designed the removal of that Duke and his complices from the King, by pow­er; he sent for the Lord Mayor of London, to try whether the Citizens would stick to him against his Uncle and those of that party; but was answered that the Citizens would not fight against them that were friends to him and the Kingdom. And, that this Lord Basset, standing by, then told the King, that his life and estate had been ever ready at his service, in the ways of truth and righteousness; as also, that if he should now be drawn into the Field, they should be so still; but added, that he would not adven­ture a broken head for the Duke of Ireland.

Having thus given as large an account of this active person, as I can; I now come to his last TestamentCou [...]tney, f. 233. b. bearing date on Sunday next after the Feast of St. Hillary Anno. 1389. 13 Ric. 2. whereby he likewise bequeathed his body to be buried in the Cathedral Church of Litchfield, near the Altar of St. Nicholas. By this Testament he gave two hundred pounds over and above certain Tenements in Litch­field, and Walshall, unto the Priory of Canwell, for the augmenting that Covent, with five more Monks; and to find one Priest perpetually to pray for his Soul, and the Souls of his Ancestors, at the same Altar of St. Nicholas; and keeping his Obit with certain Lights; as also to make a Wall towards the water, and a new Belfrey. And ordained the foundation of four more Chanteries, where Prayers should be said for his Soul for ever; viz. at Beth­lem without Bishopsgate two: In the Chap­pel of our Lady, situate in the Church-Yard at Olney (in Com. Buck.) one: and in the new Chappel, built by himself, at Colston-Basset (in Com. Notting.) one more; for effecting of all which he gave two hundred pounds.

Moreover he ordained, that the person; whomsoever it should be, that should first bear his Sirname and Armes, according to the appoint­ment of his last Will; should have the use of his great Velvet Bed, during his life; but not to be alienated from him, who should bear his Name and Armes. And to the same person, he also bequeathed four Silver Basons, with two Ewers, whereon his Armes were graven; six silver Dishes, two silver Pots, and four Chargers, all marked with his Armes; as also a Cup with Cover gilt, having one Ring on the side thereof; constituting Walter Skyrlaw Bishop of Durham, Richard Scrope Bishop of Chester, and Sir Richard Scrope Knight, his Executors.

And upon the tenth of May next following, departing [...] this life, was accordingly buried in the Cathedral of Litchfield, where a goodly Monument in the Isle, on the South side of the Quire, was erected to his memory, which in the late unparallel'd rebellious times, when that stately Fabrick was laid wast (through the Rapine of those then great pretenders to Religion and Reformation) came to utter ruine.

Upon whose death Thomas Earl Stafford was found [...] to be his Cousin and next Heir; viz. Son of Hugh, Son of Ralph, Son of Margaret, Sister of Ralph, Father of Ralph, Father of this last deceased Ralph.

But by another [...] Inquisition it was found, that the same Thomas Earl Stafford, and Alice the Wife of Sir William Chaworth Knight, were his Cousins and next Heirs; viz. the said Tho­mas, Son of Hugh, &c. as abovesaid: And the said Alice, Daughter of Catherine, Daughter of Iohn, Son of Roger, Son of Ioane, Daughter of Maude, the other Sister of Ralph Basset, Father of Ralph, Father to this Ralph, now last deceased.

Which occasionedEx Col. R. [...]l. Somers. H. great controversie after­wards, betwixt Humphrey Earl Stafford, and Sir Thomas Chaworth Knight, for the Lordship of Colston-Basset, in Com. Notting.

What conclusion was made therein, I know not: but certain I am; that, for settling a great part of the Lord Bassets Lands, there wereClaus. 14 R. [...]. m. 41. di­virs Fines levied in King Edward the thirds time, betwixt Ralph Lord Basset, Grandfather to this last Ralph; and this last Ralph, and Ioane the Daugh­ter of Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, Plantiffs; and Sir William Herle Knight, and Tho­mas Radclyve Parson of the Church of Olney deforciants, of the Mannors of Walshall in Comitat. Staff. Buckby and Multon, in Com. Northampt. with Drayton, and Patingham, in Com. Staff. whereby these Lordships were settled upon Ralph the Grandfather, for life; with remainder to Ralph the Grandson of the said Ralph and Ioane, and to the Heirs of the Body of the said Ralph, Son of Ralph, Son of Ralph and Ioane; with remainder to the Heirs male of the said Ralph the Grandfather: and for want of such issue, to Ralph de Stafford for life, with divers other remainders of the line of Stafford: and for lack of issue of those remain­ders, to Thomas Beauchamp, Son to Thomas late Earl of Warwick, and the Heirs male of his body, &c.

Which Ralph Basset (the Grandfather) had Ibid. issue Ralph; Ibid. and he the last mentioned Ralph. Which Ralph; viz. the Son of Ralph and Ioane, died in the life-time of his Father: and after that Ralph his Father, and Ioane his Mother, deceased: upon whose death, Ralph the Grand­son of Ralph and Ioane, entered into those Lordships, by vertue of the Fines before-men­tioned; and died seized of them, without any issue of his Body.

Likewise the said Ralph Stafford, and those other remainders of the line of Stafford (specified in the Fines so levied) died all without issue male, of their Bodies; so that, by vertue of those Fines, the right of these Lordships divolvedIbid., at length, to Thomas Beauchamp then Earl of Warwick, Son of Thomas late Earl of Warwick: Where­upon that Earl hadIbid. respite for doing his Ho­mage; and Ioane the Widdow of Ralph the last Lord Basset had an AssignationIbid. of the Lord­ships of Olney, and Patyngham, for her Dowry: But after her death, which hapnedRot. Fin. 4 Hen. 4. m. 14. in 4 Hen. 4. Edmund Earl Stafford, Son of Hugh, Son of Margaret, Sister to Ralph Lord Basset, Grandfather to the last Ralph, had LiveryRot. Fin. 4 Hen. 4. m. 14. of all those Lands.

Which Ioane was SisterClaus. 18 [...]. 2. m. 3. to Iohn Duke of Britanny; and heldEsc. 4 H. 4. n. 38. No [...]ff., in dower, the third part of the Mannors of Shiringham, and Grete­well, in Com. Linc. the Mannor of Radclive upon Sore; and the third part of the Man­nor of Colston-Basset, in Comitat. Notting. the fourth part of the Mannor of Barrow upon Sore, and the third part of the Mannors of Rakedale, Willows, and Radcliffe upon Wreke, in Com. Leic. the Mannors of P [...] ­tyngham, and Drayton-Basset, in Com. Staff. [Page 382] the Mannors of Olney and Scherington in Com. Buck. and the Mannor of Towsi [...]ke in Com. Devon.

This Ioane madeArundel [...]ol. 1. f. 195. her Testament at her Man­nor House of Chesthunt in Com. Buck. 27 Mar­tii, An. 1402. (3 Hen. 4.) Whereby she bequeath­ed her Body to be buried in the Abby of La­venden near Olney in that County, and died Esc. 4 H. 4. n. 38. Norf. the Thursday next before the Feast of S. Mar­tin, the next ensuing year.

Basset of Sapcote.

THe first of this Branch that setled at Sapcote in Leicestershire, was cal­led William Basset, William. a younger Brother to Ralph Basset of Drayton in Staffordshire. Which William executedRot. Pip. 9 H. 2. Warr. & Leic. the Office of Sheriff of Warwick and Leicestershires in 9 Hen. 2. as Deputy to his Brother Ralph. InRot. Pip. de iisdem a [...]n. 10 Hen. 2. of Leicestershire for himself; andRot. Pip. de iisdem a [...]n. in 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and one half of 16 Hen. 2. for both Counties.

But in 19 Hen. 2. uponRot. Pip. 19 H. 2. Warr. & Leic. an Inquisition taken by Commissioners, concerning all the Sheriffs of England, he paidRot. Pip. 19 H. 2. Warr. & Leic. an hundred pounds fine for some transgressions in that Office, as it seems.

In 21 Hen. 2. he wasRot. Pip. 21 H. 2. Ebor. & 24 H. [...]. one of the Justices Itinerant in Yorkshire: So likewiseRot. Pip. 21 H. 2. Ebor. & 24 H. 2. in 24 Hen. 2. In 23 Hen. 2. he executedRot. Pip. 23 H 2. Linc. the Sheriffs Office for Lincolnshire, for the one half of that year; and soRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Linc. to the thirtieth of that Kings Reign inclusive.

To which William succeeded Simon, Simon. who in 6 Rich. 1. marriedEx ipso Autogr. penès pr [...] ­nob. Joh. Comitem [...] Rot. Pip. 6 Rich. [...]. Buck. & Bedf. ... one of the Daughters and Coheirs to William Avenel of Haddon, in the Peke in Derbishire.

And to him Ralph, who tookFin. de diver­sis Com. levat. 15 H. 3. to Wife Mili­sent, one of the Daughters and Heirs to Robert de Chaucumbe, about the fifteenth of Henry the Third.

This Ralph Ralph. (as formerly his Grandfather) had Rot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Linc. the Sheriffalty of Lincolnshire, from the twenty fifth of Henry the Third, to the twenty nineth of Henry the Third, inclusive. And in 32 Hen. 3. wentPat. 32 H. 3. m 9. on pilgrimage to S. Iames in [...]alli [...]d.

In 42 Hen. 3. he receivedClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 11. in dor [...]o. command to at­tend the King at Chester, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Incursions of the Welsh; and, the same year, was made GovernorPat. 42 H. 3. m. 6. of Northampton Castle: So also inPat. 47 H. 3. m 5. 47 H. 3. But in 48 H. 3. he sided with the Rebellious Barons, and wasRot. Fin. 48 H. 3. m. 4. then in Arms with them at North­ampton. Moreover, soon after, the King being taken prisoner at Lewes, and consequently all in their power, he was, by those Barons, sum­moned Claus. 49 H 3. in dorso. to that Parliament, which they held in the Kings name, in 49 Hen. 3. And after that, tookEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. part with them in the Battle at Evesham, where they were totally overthrown.

By Elizabeth, Sister of Edmund de Colvill, he left issue [...] Simon Simon. Basset; who amongst divers other great Men of that time, in Iune, 22 Ed. 1. had Summons [...] to attend the King wheresoever he should be, to advise touching the weighty affairs of the Realm; and shortly afterwards, was commanded [...] to come to Portsmouth; upon the first day of September following, well furnished with Horse and Arms, thence to accom­pany him into Gascoigne.

To which Simon, succeeded another Ralph; Ralph. who in 4 Edw. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 4 Ed. [...]. m. 5. in that expedition then made into Scotland. And in 8 Edw. 2. re­ceived commandRot. Scoc. 8 El. [...]. in dorso m. 9. to come to Newcastle upon Tine, well provided with Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots.

In 13 Edw. 3. he wasFroissard, f. 23 b. with the King in his Army at Uironfosse, then drawn out for Bat­tle against the French. And in 14 Edw. 3. was Rot. Alem. 14 Ed. 3. m 25. in the Kings service in Flanders, being then of the RetinueRot. Alem. 14 Ed. 3. m 25. of Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick.

In 20 Edw. 3. he attended King Edward again into France, to raiseFroissard, f. 59 b. the Siege of Aguilton. And the same year, wasIbid. f. 63 b. in that famous Battle of Cressey, where the English obtained a glorious Victory.

After which, upon the Siege of Calais, the Captain of that Garrison, making overtureIbid. f. 72 a. of render, he was sentIbid. f. 72 a. with Sir Walter Manny, to hear his Proposals. And in 33 Edw. 3. wasIbid. f. 100 a. Rot. Franc. 33 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 1. in another expedition, then made by King Edward himself into France.

In 43 Edw. 3. he wasRot Franc. 43 Ed. 3. m. 5. again in France, and of the Retinue with the same Earl of War­wick. At which time, it being foundRot. Fin. 43 Ed. 3. m. 10. by In­quisition, that Robert, the Son of Walter Colvill, died seised of the Castle and Mannor of Ben­ingfield in Com. Northampt. without issue of his Body; and that the Inheritance thereof, did thereby divolve to this Ralph Basset of Sap­cote, Son of Simon, Son of Elizabeth, Sister of Edmund, Father of the same Robert Colvill; and to Iohn Gernoun, Son of Alice, the other Sister of the said Edmund, Cosins and Heirs of the be­fore specified Robert Colvill; the King in regard Rot. Fin. 43 Ed. 3. m. 10. that this Ralph Basset was then beyond Sea in his Wars, respitedRot. Fin. 43 Ed. 3. m. 10. his homage; and commanded Rot. Fin. 43 Ed. 3. m. 10. that Livery should be forthwith made to him of his Purparty in that Castle and Mannor.

In 46 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 23. again in France, in that expedition then made thither, under the commandFroissard, f. 190 a. of the Duke of Lancaster; where­in the English had great lossIbid. b. near Douchy and Rabymont; Whence returningIbid. f. 192 a. before the Duke, he was much reprovedIbid. f. 192 a. by the King.

After all which his Military employments, he FoundedPat. 50 Ed. 3. p. [...]. m. 13. a Chantry in the Church of Sap­cote, for three Priests, to celebrate Divine Ser­vice daily, for the health of his Soul, &c. Which he endowedPat. 50 Ed. 3. p. [...]. m. 13. with Lands of good value. And afterwards, ere long, departedEsc▪ 2 R [...]. n. 8. Claus. 10 [...] 2. m. 6. this life, viz. upon Sunday next preceding the Feast of S. Mar­garet, 2 Rich. 2. being then seisedEsc▪ 2 R [...]. n. 8. Claus. 10 [...] 2. m. 6. of the Castle and Mannor of Ca [...]tle-Bitham; as also of the Mannors of East Bitham, Cownthorpe, Corby, South-Witham, Cheyle in Ho­land; and the moity of the Mannor of Eare­by in Com. Linc. Likewise of the Castle and Mannor of Beningfield, with the Advowson of the Church, in Com. Northampt. Of the Man­nors of Sapcote, Stanton, and Bredon, in Com. Leicest. And of the Mannor of Chedle in Com. Staff. leavingEsc▪ 2 R [...]. n. 8. Claus. 10 [...] 2. m. 6. Alice, the Wife of Sir Laurence Dutton Knight, then thirty years of age; and Elizabeth, the Wife of Richard, Son of Henry, Son of Iohn de Grey, of Codnovre, seven years of age, his Daughters, and next Heirs.

[Page 383]But of this Family I do not find [...] ninth of Henry the Third, that any had [...] Sum­mons to Parliament, [...] this [...] mentioned Ralph; nor he at any other times, then in the forty fourth and forty sixth of Edward the Third.

Basset of Hedendon.

THe first of this Branch, was Gilbert Basset, Gilbert. who about the beginning of King Henry the Firsts Reign, gaveMon An­glic. fol. 265 b. two parts of his Tithes of Stratton, to the Monks of Eyu­sham, in Oxfordshire; as alsoMon An­glic. fol. 265 b. the Tithes of Wooll and Cheese throughout all his Lands. Which Gilbert (as I ghess) was a younger Son to Ralph Basset, Justice of England, for some part of King Henry the Firsts time; and in 12 Hen. 2. heldLib. Rob. in Scace. Berks. seven Knights [...] of the Honor of Walingford.

To this Gilbert succeeded Thom [...] Basset, Thomas. Sheriff [...] of Oxfordshire, in 10 Hen. 2. and in 21 H. 2. one [...] of the Kings Justices in his Court of Ju­dicature; as also a Justice Itinerant [...], for Hantshire, Wiltshire, Glocestershire, Dorsetshire, Sommersetshire, Devon­shire, Cornwall, Berkshire, and Oxford­shire, in 25 Hen. 2. Which Thomas Esc. 38 E. 1 n. 194., for his special Services to King Henry the Second in divers Wars, had the Lordship of Hedendon in Oxfordshire, with the Hundred of Boten­don, and likewise that Hundred, lying without the North Gate of Oxford, given [...] him in Fee-farm, for the Rent of twenty pound per annum, to the Kings Exchequer.

This Thomas marriedEx Cod. MS. Collectan R. Gl [...]. nuper Somerset He­raldi. in Offi­cio Armotum, f. 108 a. Alice, the Daughter of ... Dunstanvill, and by her left issue three Sons. viz. Ibid. Gilbert, Thomas, and Alan; and al­so a Daughter, Wife [...] of Albert de Grelle.

Of these,Gilbert. Gilbert the eldest, became Founder [...] of the Priory at Burcester ( [...] Bisseter) in Oxfordshire, of S. Augustines Order, An. 1182. 29 Hen. 2. And in 1 Rich. 1. was [...] one of the Barons who attended at that Kings Coro­nation.

In 2 Rich. 1. he was [...] one of those that under­took on the behalf of Iohn, Earl of Moreton, for performance of that Agreement, made be­tween him and William de Longcamp, Bishop of Ely, then Chancellor of England, and Gover­nor of the Realm in King Richards absence; and stickled so much for him, that he was thereupon excommunicated [...] by the Pope.

In 6 Rich. 1. this Gilbert gave [...] an hundred pounds fine to the King, that his Daughter might be married to Thomas de Verdon. In 2 Ioh. he was Sheriff [...] of Oxfordshire, and present [...] (with many other of the Barons) at Lincoln, when William, King of Scotland, did homage to King Iohn for that Realm.

Lastly, he was a Benefactor to the Knights Templars, by the gift [...] of divers Lands and Rents at Charing, to that fraternity; and having married [...] Egeline, Daughter of ... Courtney (who lieth buried [...] in the Priory of Burcester) died [...] in 7 Ioh. leaving issue one only Daughter his Heir, Wife [...] of Richard de Comvill. Which Richard gave [...] two thousand [...] and ten Palfreys to the King for Livery of her whole Inheritance, excepting the Mannor of Stoke, whereunto the King himself laid claim.

¶I now come to Thomas, Thomas. the next Brother of this last mentioned Gilbert.

This Thomas had the Mannors of Colinton Catt. Antiq. K. n. 32. and Witeford Ibid n. 3 [...]., given him by King Richard the First. Also in 1 Ioh. a GrantCart. 1 Joh. m. 25. of Colin­ton from that King. And in 5 Ioh. another Grant of the MannorCart. 5 Joh. n. [...]7. of Hedendon in Com. Oxon. in Fee-ferm for the Rent of twenty pounds per annum, to be paid into the Exchequer.

In 3 Ioh. he was constitutedPat. 3 Joh. m. 4. Governor of Oxford Castle. And in 4 Ioh. executedRot. Pip. 4 Joh. Oxon. the Sheriffs Office, in that County, for half that year. In 5 Ioh. for theRot. Pip. 5 Joh. Oxon. whole year, and so Rot. Pip. de iisdem ann. to the sixteenth year of that Kings Reign, in­clusive.

In 7 Ioh. he gaveClaus. 15 Joh. in dorso m. 1. five hundred marks to the King for the Wardship of Henry, Earl of War­wick, and that he might marry one of his Daughters to him.

In 15 Ioh. he attended the King into Po [...]ct [...], and adheringMat. Pa­ris, 231 an. 27. to him in those troubles which he then had with the Barons, was one that at­tended Mat. Pa­ris, 231 an. 27. him at Runnimede, in the seventeenth of His Reign. Moreover, in 18 Ioh. he was Ibid. 255. n. 40 [...] Pat. [...] Joh. m. 7. joyned with Henry, Earl of Warwick, in the custody of Warwick Castle.

Nor was he less obsequious to King Henry the Third: For in the first year of His Reign, he was Mat. Paris, 295. one of the Commanders of his Army in the Bat­tle of Lincoln. But in 4 Hen. 3. he diedRot. Pip. 4 H. 3. O [...]on., leaving his three Daughters his Heirs, viz. Philippa, Wife Rot. Pip. 4 H. 3. O [...]on. of Henry, Earl of Warwick; Ioane Rot. Pip. 4 H. 3. O [...]on., of Re­ginald Valletort; and Alice Rot. Pip. 4 H. 3. O [...]on., of Iohn Biset. Which Philippa was afterwards (scil. 21 Hen. 3.) married [...]ot. Pip. 21 H [...]. [...]. to Richard Siward.

Basset of Wycombe.

THe first of this Branch was Alan Basset, Alan. a youngerR. Hoved. 461 b. n. 40. Son to the first Thomas Bas­set of Hedendon.

To this Alan, King Iohn was very bountiful; first by a GrantCart. 1 Joh. m 5. of the Mannor of Winter­bourne in Com. Wilts. in 1 Ioh. (which had been formerly givenEx Coll. R. Gl. in Offic. Arm. f 99 a. to him by Walter de Dun­stanvill.) Next, (viz. in 5 Ioh.) ofCart. 5 Joh. n. 210. the Mannor of Wycombe in Com. Buck. to hold in Fee-ferm, by the Rent of twenty pound per annum, payable to the Kings Exchequer: And in 8 Ioh. ofEx Coll. R. Glov. ut supra. the Mannor of Bereweck, which came Ex Coll. R. Glov. ut supra. to the Crown by the forfeiture of Adam de Port.

This Alan likewise obtainedEx ipso Au­togr. in Bibl. Cotton. from Gilbert Basset, his elder Brother, the Lordship of Com­ton (near Cheping-Norton) in Com. Oxon. And in 12 Ioh. paidRot. Pip. 12 Joh Essex & Hertf an hundred marks for the Wardship of the Daughter and Heir of Ralph de Hastings. Moreover, in 14 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 14 Joh. [...]. an hundred marks, that his Daughter might take to Husband, the Son and Heir to William de Lanva­ley. And in 16 Ioh. hadClaus. 1 [...] Joh m. 24. in dorso. Scutage of his Te­nants, who held of him by Military service; be­cause Claus. 1 [...] Joh m. 24. in dorso. his Son was then in Poictou, in the Kings Army.

[Page 384] In 17 Ioh. he wasMat. Paris, P. 255. n. [...]0. with the King, at that great meeting with the Barons at Ru [...]imede. And in the eighteenth, had a GrantClaus. 18 Joh. m. 5. from the King of the Lordship of Menster (in Com. Oxon.) Which Iohn Lovel hadClaus. 18 Joh. m. 5. formerly given in Dower to the Daughter of this Alan.

In 1 Hen. 3. he obtainedClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 15. the Wardship and Marriage of the Heir of William de Montacute. Moreover, in 6 Hen. 3. he was SheriffPat. 6 H. 3. P. [...]. m 5. of Roteland; and after that, toRot Pip. de iisdem ann. the tenth of Henry the Third, inclusive.

This Alan confirmedRegist. de Lewes, f. 198 a. to the Monks of Lew­es in Sussex, the Grant of the Church of Winterbourne, which Walter de Dunstanvill, his Uncle, had formerly given unto them; and diedMS. in Bibl. Bodl. (Digb. n▪ [...]1.) f. [...]83. in 17 Hen 3. leaving issue Gilbert. Gilbert his Son and Heir; which Gilbert then doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 10. of his Lands; as also Warine and Philip (two younger Sons) who all joyned M. Westm. in An. [...]233. with Richard Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, in that Insurrection then by him made. Which Warine was slainMat. Paris, 387. n. 40. the same year, at the Siege of Caerdiff Castle.

This Gilbert in 16 Hen 3. was made Gover­nor Pat. 16 H. 3. m. 6. of S. Briavels Castle, and of the Forest of Dean in Com. Gloc.

In 17 Hen. 3. the King being much discon­tented Mat. Paris, 386. n. 40 & 50. Ibid. 396. n. 50. with him, for adhering to Richard Mar­shal, Earl of Pembroke (as is already obser­ved) tookMat. Paris, 386. n. 40 & 50. Ibid. 396. n. 50. from him a Lordship, which he had obtained of the gift of King Iohn; and when he demanded restitution thereof, calledMat. Paris, 386. n. 40 & 50. Ibid. 396. n. 50. him Tray­tor; threatningMat. Paris, 386. n. 40 & 50. Ibid. 396. n. 50. him, that if he did not speedily get out of his sight, he should be hanged. Whereupon, being then outlawedMat. Paris, 386. n. 40 & 50. Ibid. 396. n. 50., he went on in an open and desperate way of mischeif, and burntMat. Paris, 386. n. 40 & 50. Ibid. 396. n. 50. the Town of Al [...]mundbury in Com. Huntingd. then belonging to Stephen de Seagrave. But ere long, discerning [...], that the Earl of Pem­broke did not succeed in his enterprises, he, with the rest of his adherents, made their Peace [...] with the King. After which, he was admitted [...] of the Kings Houshold, and to be one of his Coun­cil. And in 19 Hen. 3. obtained a GrantCart 19 H. 3. m. 10. of the Mannor of Kirklinton in Comitat. Oxon. which formerly belongedCart 19 H. 3. m. 10. to Iohn Humetz, Con­stable of Normandy.

This Gilbert marriedCart. 29 H 3. m [...]. in cedul [...]. Isabel, the Daughter of William de Ferrers; and hadCart 29 H 3. m [...]. in cedul [...]. with her in marriage, all the Lordship of Greywe [...], by the gift of Gilbert Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, her Uncle: But in 25 Hen. 3. received so great hurt, by a fall from his Horse, in Hunting, that he died M. Paris, p 550. n. 50. thereof in few days. Nor didM. Paris, p 550. n. 50. his Son and Heir (his only Child) long survive him, to the great grief of all that Family.

Whereupon, the Inheritance cameM. Paris, p 550. n. 50. to Fouke Basset, Fouke. his Brother, then Dean of York. (who in the thirtieth of Henry the Third, paidRot. Pip. 30 H. 3. Be [...]ks. the Fee-ferm Rent of Wycombe to the Kings Ex­chequer.) But he being a Clergy-man, the estate at length divolved to Philip Basset, Philip. his next Brother and Heir.

Which Philip (with his other Brothers) was M. Westm. in An. 1233. of the party of Richard Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, in that Insurrection by him made, in An. 1233. 17 Hen. 3. (as hath been before observed.) But in 18 Hen. 3. was received to favorClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 21. again, and his Lands in the Counties of Essex and Northampton, which had been seised on, for that offence, restored to him.

In 26 Hen. 3. this Philip had commandRot. [...] & Claus. 26 H. 3. in dorso m. 3. to attend the King, well fitted with Horse and Arms, into Gascoigne, to vindicate the injuries there done by the King of France.

In 27 Hen. 3. for the sum of one thousand marks, he obtainedCart. & Pa [...]. 27 H. 3. m. 2. the Wardship and Marri­age of the Heirs of Maud de Lucy: And in 29 Hen. 3. was sentMat. Paris, p. 6 [...]9. n. 10. with Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, and some others, unto the Council of Lions, there to make complaint of the Papal exactions, then exercised upon this Realm, and Mat. Paris, p. 6 [...]9. n. 10. to require remedy.

In 33 Hen. 3. the King taxingClaus. 33 H. 3. [...]. 14. his Demesn Lands, sent his PreceptClaus. 33 H. 3. [...]. 14. to the Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, to impose a reasonable Tailage upon the Tenants of this Philip, in his Mannor of Wycombe. In which Town there was an antient customPla [...]. [...]oram Rege T. Hill. 3 Ed. 1., That any person, arri­ving to the age of twelve years, might give, sell, or bequeath his Lands, and serve on Juries, in any Assise before the Kings Justices.

In 42 Hen. 3. he had SummonsClaus. 4 [...] H. 3. m. 11. to attend the King at Chester, on Munday next after the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, well furnished with Horse and Arms, to restrain the hostile Incur­sions of the Welsh. And the next year follow­ing, uponRot. [...]in. 43 H. [...]. m. 7. the death of his Brother Fouke Basset, before mentioned (who was then Bishop of Lon­don) had LiveryRot. [...]in. 43 H. [...]. m. 7. of his whole Inheritance, then doing his homage.

In 44 Hen. 3. he was made GovernorPat. 44 H. 3. m. 14. of Oxford Castle: So alsoPat. Edw. P [...]. 44 H. 3. m. 3. of the Castle at Bri­stoll. And in 45 Hen. 3. Sheriff of the Counties ofPat. 45 H. 3. m. 8. Oxon and Berks, Somerset, and Dorset, and ConstablePat. 45 H 3. m. [...]3 of the Castles of Corff and Shire bourne in Dorsetshire. In which year, he was also advancedIbid. m. 5. to that great Office of Justice of England.

In 47 Hen. 3. he hadPat 4 [...] H. 3. m. 9. the custody of the Castle of Devizes in Wiltshire. So alsoRot. Pip. 47 H. 3. So­mers. & Dor­set. of the Counties of Somerset and Dorset. And the same year, beingH. Knigh­ton, col. 2447. [...]. 20, 30 & 40. with the King at the Siege of Nor­thamton (which young Simon Montfort stoutly held out, on the behalf of the Rebellious Barons) after he discernedH. Knigh­ton, col. 2447. [...]. 20, 30 & 40. that the Kings Summons was sleighted, broughtH. Knigh­ton, col. 2447. [...]. 20, 30 & 40. on the Pioneers to undermine the Walls near the Abby of S. Andrew; which was speedily doneH. Knigh­ton, col. 2447. [...]. 20, 30 & 40., with such good effect, that a great part thereof fell down, whereby an easie and successful entrance was made.

Moreover, the next ensuing year, he fought MS in [...] Bodl. (Dig [...]. [...]. 11.) E. 186 a. valiantly against those Rebellious Barons in that Battle of Lewes, where the King was taken, being the last Man that kept the Field upon that fatal day: Qui solus in campo viriliter stetit, saith my AuthorMS in [...] Bodl. (Dig [...]. [...]. 11.) E. 186 a.; and, all being lost, was sent pri­soner H. Knigh­ton, 245 1. n. 50. to Dover Castle, underH. Knigh­ton, 245 1. n. 50. the custody of young Simon Montfort, second Son to that great Rebel Simon, Earl of Leicester.

But long it was not ere those haughty spirits came to ruine, by that timely victory, which Prince Edward had over them in the Battle of Evesham (as is very well known) so that King Henry, being then happily rescued out of their hands, was again restored to His Regal Power. Calling thereforeClaus. 49 H. 3 m. 5. Claus. 9 E. 1. m. [...] to mind the laudable services of this worthy person, he did in consideration thereof, giveClaus. 49 H. 3 m. 5. Claus. 9 E. 1. m. [...] unto Aliva, the Widow of Hugh Despenser, Justice of England, (slain in that Battle against the King) she being DaughterClaus. 49 H. 3 m. 5. Claus. 9 E. 1. m. [...] of this Philip, the Lordships of Littleburgh, [Page 385] Fretheby and Utlescote; which, by his for­feiture, were then Escheated to the Crown.

Nor is it to be forgotten, that after this Victo­ry at Evesham, when there was danger enough of new troubles; (for the Earl of Glocester beganYpod. Neustr. p. 65 n. 40. to make head again, in favor of those who were disherited) the business was recon­ciled Ypod. Neustr. p. 65 n. 40. by the Mediation of Richard, King of Al­maine, (Brother to King Henry) and this Philip.

Whereto may be addedMart. Paris, in An. 1266. p 1000. n. 20., That when young Simon Montfort, so stoutly held out Kenelworth Castle, he was made choice of; together with the same King of Almaine, and the Popes Legate, to state the conditions, in order to the render thereof.

In 52 Hen. 3. he again executed [...] the Office of Sheriff, for the Counties of Somerset and Dorset; and in 54 Hen. 3. was again made Governor [...] of the Castle of Oevizes. He was also a large Benefactor to the Priory of Bur­cester (of his Ancestors Foundation) by the gift [...] thereunto, of all those Lands in Clitton, Heenton, and Dadington, in Oxfordshire; as also of those in Grimesbury, in the Parish of Banbury, in Com. Northampt. which he had of the Grant of Roger Sampford. But in 56 Hen. 3. he departed [...] this life, being then seised [...] of the Mannor of Orcrost, and ... in Com. Can­tabr. The Mannor of Compton-Basset, and Hundred of Colne in Com ... The Mannor of Wotton Basset in Com. Wilts. The Mannor of Mapel-Durwell in Com. Southampt. The Mannors of Kertlington, Chefield, and Hunington, in Com. Oxon. The Mannors of Laumers, Tolleshunt, and Leyre, in Com. Essex; the Mannor of Ewstone in Com ... The Mannor of Clinton-Ashton in Com. Bedf. & Buck. The Mannor of Saham in Com. ..., The Mannor of Wokinden in Com. Surr. And the Mannor of Wike in Com. Essex. By the cur­tesie of England, which was of the Inheri­tance of Helewise his Wife; leaving issue the Lady Aliva, before mentioned, his sole Daugh­ter and Heir, Wife of Roger le Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, and Marshal of England, then six and twenty years of age: Which Roger doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 56 H. 3. m. 19. of those Lands.

D'Eincourt.

AT the time of the Norman Conquest, Walter d'Eincourt, Walter. coming over with Duke William, in that signal expedition; merited so well, that he had very ample Possessi­ons given him by that renowned Victor: For by the General Survey, it appearsDomesd. in iisdem Comit. That he then enjoyed four Lordships in the West Riding of Yorkshire, one in Northamptonshire, thirty four in Nottinghamshire, eleven in Derbi­shire, and seventeen in Lincolnshire, whereof Blanchney was one, which became his prin­cipal seat, and head of his Barony.

This Walter had a Sorr called William (probably the eldest) who, having his education in the Court of King William Rufus; there died upon the third of the Calends of November, as appeareth by this Inscription made on a Plate of Lead, in Sax­on Capital Letters, with abbreviations; and lately found in his Crave in the Churchyard, near to the West door of the Cathedral Church at Lincoln; a Copy whereof being transmitted to me by Dr. Michael Honywood, the worthy Dean of that Church, I have here added, for the ve­nerable antiquity of it, in the very Character, i. e. [Page 386]

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[Page 387] ✚Hic jacet Wilhelmus filius Walteri Aien­curiensis, consanguinei Remigii Episcopi Lincoliensis, qui hanc Ecclesiam fecit. Prae­fatus Wilhelmus, Regiâ stirpe progenitus, dum in Curia Regis Wilhelmi (fil [...]i magni Regis Wilhelmi, qui Angliam conquisivit) aleretur, 3• Kalendas Novembris obiit.✚

To the before-specified Walter, succeeded Ralph, Ralph. his Son and Heir, who Founded [...] a Pri­ory for Canons of S. Augustines Order at Thut­garton in Com. Nottingh. (one of the Lordships whereof his Father was possessed, in William the Conquerors time) and amply endowed [...] it. Which Ralph left issue by Basilia his Wife, three Sons, viz. [...]Walter, Hugh, and Ralth; as also a Daugh­ter called Aelinda, Wife [...] of Thomas d'Ar [...]y.

This last mentioned Walter, in 8 Hen. 2. paid [...] twenty six pounds three shillings four pence upon collecting of the Scutage then levied: And in 12 Hen. 2. upon Assessment of the Aid [...] for marrying of the Kings Daughter, certified [...] his Knights Fees to be in number twenty four De Veteri Feoffamento, and five De Novo, besides eleven which he had of his own Demesn; for all which, in 14 Hen. 2. (upon collection of that Aid) was paid [...] twenty six pounds six shillings eight pence.

He was a great Benefactor to the Abby of S. Maries in York; for it is evident that he gaveMonast. An­g [...]c. [...]ol. 1. 3 [...] a. n. 20. thereunto the Church of Belton, with three Carucates of Land, and two Mills; as also his Tithes of Hanaward, Blankany, Cor­by, Cotes, Turgaston, Greenby, Hike­ling, Knapthorp, and Cartune: And that Maud his Wife, bestowed on the Monks of that House, one Carucate of Land in Corby, and the Wood belonging thereto, with the Tithes of the Lordships of Abingtun, Li [...]s, and Thudesham; as also the Tithes of Ribald de Pikenham, in the other Li [...]s; likewise the Tithes of Heringthorp, as also the Tithes of Norman de Fliccaburgh; the Tithes of Gerard de Appleby, in App [...]eby, and Gamesthorpe, and the Land called Northwood near But­ton, in Lincolnshire. To the Knights Tem­plers he gave [...] six Oxgangs of Lands in Blank­ney.

Moreover, in An. 1140. (5 Steph.) [...] he gave to the Monks of Kirkstead in Lincolnshire, certain Lands in Cotes, and confirmed those Grants which his Freeholders in Blankney and Cotes had made unto them; with Com­mon of Pasture throughout all his Woods in Blankney, Oliver and Iohn, his two Sons, assenting [...]; and Hugh his Brother being a Wit­ness [...] thereto.

Which Oliver died in his Fathers life time, as it seems; for [...] certain it is, That this Walter gave unto one Walter a Priest (and Canon of Thurgarton) half a Carucate of Land lying in Braunceston, with a Toft, for the health of his Soul; by reason, that the said Oliver had re­deemed [...] him from imprisonment and death in the Battle of Lincoln. So that Iohn, Iohn his other Son, succeeded him in the Inheritance; for in 14 Hen. 2. I find [...] that he gave a hundred marks for Livery thereof.

In 22 Hen. 2. this Iohn paid [...] twenty marks in Nottinghamshire, for trespassing in the Kings Forests: Also [...] ten marks in Northamp­tonshire, for the like transgression there. In 24 Hen. 1. and in 7 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 2 R 1. Not [...]. & Derb. fifty marks for Livery of his Wifes Lands which lay in Not­tinghamshire and Derbishire.

In 2 Ioh. he gaveO [...]la [...]x. 2 Joh. m. 5. eight marks to the King, that he might not be compelled to go in that ex­pedition then made beyond Sea: And lastly, to Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1 329 a. n. 30. the Monks of Belvoir, for the good estate of himself and his wife; and the health of the Souls of Walter his Father, and Oliver his Brother, one Carucate of Land in Graneby.

This Iohn, by Alice his Wife, the Daughter of Ralph Murdack, had issue three Sons, viz. Rot. de Do­minabus, &c. Linc.Oliver,Oli [...]erWilliam, and Nicholas. Which Oliver in 1 Rich. 1. paidRot. Pip. 1. R. 1. Linc. thirty five pounds for Scutage of those Knights Fees he held, in regard he was not in the expedition of Galway (in Ireland.)

This Oliver in 6 Rich. 1. wasRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Linc. in the Kings service in Normandy, and confirmedMon. An­gli [...]. vol. 2. 93 b. n. 3 c. that Grant made by Walter his Grandfather, unto Walter the Priest abovementioned, but with conditionMon. An­gli [...]. Vol. 2. 93 b. n. 3 c., that if he could not warrant the same, that then, in lieu thereof, he would give to the Canons of Thurgarton five shillings Rent of Assise, out of his Lordship of Braunceton, or else out of Graneby, B [...]ankney, or Elm­ton. Moreover, with Maud Peeche (or rather Becche) his Wife, he gaveIbid. 95 a. n. 20. to those Canons of Thurgarton, four Bovates of Land in Boil­ston, and died in 3 Ioh. as it seems; for then did Iohn, Bishop of Norwich, give a FineRot. Pip. [...] Joh Norf. & Suff. of four hundred marks to the King, for the Ward­ship of his Heir; and was buriedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 328 b. n. 10. in the South part of the Church in Belvo [...]r Priory. Which Heir, likewise called Oliver, Oliver. was also in minority in 13 Ioh. for then did the same Bishop of Norwich, upon levying the Aid for the Scut­age of Scotland, answerRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Linc. for thirty five Knights Fees of his Inheritance: But in 17 Ioh. he was not only of age, but one of those that joyned with the rest of the Rebellious Barons; for it appears, [...] that the King, then sent his Pre­cept to all that held by Military service of his Barony and Fee, that they should answer for their Tenures to Philip Mark, unto whom he had disposed the same. Which Grant to Philip Mark, (who was then an eminent Man in Nottin­ghamshire) King Henry the Third, in the first year of His Reign, confirmedPat. 1 H. 3. m. 7.. But notwith­standing this Grant, upon paymentRot. [...]in. [...] H. 3. m. 1. of a Fine for that his transgression, and one hundred pound for his Relief, he had LiveryRot. [...]in. [...] H. 3. m. 1. of all his Lands, before the end of that year.

In 13 Hen. 3. this Oliver accountedRot. Pip. 13 H 3. Linc. unto the Kings Exchequer, for thirty five Knights Fees up­on collection of the Scutage of Kery. And marriedRot. Pip. 15 H. 3 Northam. Et Rot. Pip 30 H. 3. Linc. Nichola, Niece to Nichola de Haya, (a great Woman in Lincolnshire) having Lands in Dudington with her.

In 29 Hen. 3. upon payment of the Aid for Marrying of the Kings eldest Daughter, he ac­counted Rot. Pip. 29 H 3. Linc. thirty six pounds for thirty five Knights Fees.

To this Oliver succeeded Iohn his Son [...] and Heir; who, upon the death of his Father, in 30 Hen. 3. paying an hundred pounds for his Re­leif, had Livery [...] of his Inheritance. And in 38 Hen. 3. accounted [...] seventy pounds to the King, for the thirty five Knights Fees he held, upon levying [...] the Aid for making the Kings eldest Son Knight. But in 42 Hen. 3. he was dead; for then did Edmund d'Eincourt (his Son [Page 388] and Heir) answerRot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Linc. seventy pounds for twenty five Knights Fees, upon levying the Scutage of Wales. Which Edmund Edmund. beingRot. [...]e Scutag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 3. in that expe­dition made into Wales, in 10 Edw. 1. had [...] then Scutage of his Tenants. In 22 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 9. in Gascoigne, in the Kings service; so also inRot Vascon. 23 E. 1. m. 21. 23 Edw. 1. and 25 Edw. 1.

In 31 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Vascon. 25 E. 1. m. 13. in the Wars of Scot­land. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 31 Ed. 1. m. 10. Claus. 34 Edw. 1. m. 12. 4 Edw. 2.

This Edmund having had issue one only Son, called Edmund, and he one only DaughterEx Coll. R. Gl. S., Isabel; consideringPlac. Parl. 547 & 548., that his Name and Arms, after his death, descending to her, would be utterly extinguished; and being cordially de­sirous, Plac. Parl. 547 & 548. that both his Name and Arms should, after his death, remain to posterity; did, in con­sideration Plac. Parl. 547 & 548. of his own laudable services perform­ed to King Edward the First, and Edward the Second, obtain a special LicensePlac. Parl. 547 & 548. from King Edward the Second, in the Seve [...]th year of His Reign, for power to Enfeoff what person soever he pleased, in all his Lordships and Lands, Knights Fees, with Advowsons of Churches, and Abbies; to have and to hold, to such person and his heirs for ever, of the said King, and his Heirs, by the services antiently due and of right accustomed; and upon Seisin made thereof, that those Feoffees should have power to grant all the said Lordships, Lands, &c. back again, unto him the said Edmund, to hold and enjoy for term of his life, with Remainder to William d'Eincourt, Son to Iohn d'Eincourt, and to the Heirs of his Body lawfully begotten; and for lack of such issue, to Iohn d'Eincourt, Brother of the said William, and to the Heirs of his Body law­fully begotten; with Remainder to the right Heirs of the said Edmund.

After which, viz. in 8 Edw. 2. this Edmund had SummonsRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine upon the Feast day of the Blessed Virgin, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to march into Scotland. And in 9 Edw. 2. obtained a Char­ter, Cart. 9 E. 2. n. 52., from the King, for a weekly Market every Tuesday, at his Mannor of Blankney in Com. Lin [...]. And a Fair every year on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Assumption of our Lady.

Which Edmund being departedClaus. 1 [...]dw. 3. p. 1. m. 11. this life in 1 Edw. 3. William d'Eincourt (in pursuance of that settlement before-mentioned) had Livery Claus. 1 [...]dw. 3. p. 1. m. 11. of the Mannors of Blankney and Braunce­ston in Com. Linc. Graneby in Com. Nottingh. &c. exceptingClaus. 1 [...]dw. 3. p. 1. m. 11. the Dowry of Ioane, the Wife of Hammond de Mas [...]y, sometime Wife of Ed­mund, the Son of Iohn d'Eincourt, Cosin of the said Edmund d'Eincourt.

This William in 1 Edw. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 6. in that expe­dition then made into Scotland: So likewise R [...]t. Scoc. 8 Edw. 3. m. 14. in 8 Edw. 3. beingR [...]t. Scoc. 8 Edw. 3. m. 14. then of the Retinue to Eubulo le Strange; as also inRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m 28. 9 Edw. 3. And in 12 Edw. 3. havingClaus. 1 [...] Edw 3. p. 2. m. 1. been beyond Sea with the King, and in his service; and come back to store himself with victual and other necessaries, for his return again thither; had, in consideration thereof, LicenseClaus. 1 [...] Edw 3. p. 2. m. 1. to transport thirty three Sacks of his own Wooll, towards the defray of his charges, and expences in that expedition.

In 16 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Fra [...]. 16 Edw 3. m. 32. again in France, and of the RetinueRot. Fra [...]. 16 Edw 3. m. 32. with Iohn d' Arcie le Co­syn.

In 19 Ed. 3. he received the KingsRot Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. precept (amongst other) to prepare himself with Horse and Armes, to attend the King in his expedi­tion into that Realm.

In 20 Edw. 3. he wasYpod [...]. p. 119. n. 30. in that Army with the Archbishop of York, and others, which gave Battle to the Scots near Durham (King Ed­ward being then in France and obtained a glorious VictoryYpod. [...]. p. 119. n. 30., David their King being then taken Prisoner.

In 21 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 3. again in the Warrs of France: and in 26 Edw. 3. was imployed Rot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m 4 in defence of the Sea-coasts in Lincolnshire, by reason of an Invasion, then threatned from the French. Moreover, the same year▪ he was joyned in CommissionRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 5. with the Lord Grey of Codnore, for arraying all the Knights, Esquires, and other persons of ability, within the Coun­ties of Notingham and Derby, for resistance of that so feared Invasion.

In 33 E. 3. he was constitutedClaus. 33 Edw. 3. m. 21. Pat. 33 E. 3. p. 3. m. 5. one of the Commissioners for removing the King of France then prisoner in the Castle of Hertford, unto the Castle of Somerton, in Somersetshire.

But after that time, I have seen no more of him, till his death; which hapnedClaus. 3 R▪ m. 39. in 3 R. 2. or before: for in that year, William his Grand­son (viz. Son to William his Son and Heir,William. who died in his lifetime) being foundIbid. his next Heir, had LiveryIbid. of his Lands, proving his age, and doing [...]is Homage; exceptingIbid. the Mannor of Graneby, which Milisent his Widow, then held in dower.

He had also a DaughterEsc. de ad quod Damp [...]. 17 E. 3. [...] 41. Linc. Pat. 17 E. 3 p [...] m 3. called Margaret, married to Robert de Tibetot.

This last mentioned William, so found Heir to his Grandfather (as hath been observed) first took to WifeIbid Margaret the Daughter of Adam de Welle; but had no issue by her as it seems; and departed [...] this life 15 Octob. 5. Ric. 2. being then seized of the Mannors of Wouburne, in Com. Buck. Graneby, in Comit. Nott. Hid­mescot, and Elmeton, in Comit. Derb. and Blankeney, and Braunceton, in Com. Linc. leaving Ralph his Son and heir,Ralph. but one year old; and Alice his Widow. Which Alice in 9 R. 2. had Livery [...] of the Mannors of Blanke­ney, and Braunceton before-mentioned; as also of a Rent of thirty six shillings and eight pence, issuing out of the Mannor of Holmesfield, in Com. Derb. and of thirty six shillings out of the Mannor of Elmeton, in the same County.

This Ralph diedLib. [...] 3. H 4 p. 34. without issue in 3 Hen. 4. leaving Iohn d'Eincourt, his Brother,Iohn. his next Heir, and then above twenty years of age. Who was bornEsc. 4 H. 4. n. 46 Eb [...]r. at Medelham, in Yorkshire, ult. Febr. 5 R. 2. Which Iohn, having madeClaus 7 H. 4. m. 39. proof of his age, had Livery,Claus 7 H. 4. m. 39. of his Lands, doing his Homage, in 7 Hen. 4. And, having married Pat. 7 H. [...] p. 1. m. 35. Ioane the Daughter and Heir to Sir Robert de Grey, of Rotherfield, Knight; had a par­don Pat. 7 H. [...] p. 1. m. 35. for the summe of thirty three pounds eleven shillings and eight pence, due to the King, for the relief of Bartholomew de Grey, Son and Heir to the said Robert.

But this Iohn diedEsc 7 H 4. n. 35. upon the eleventh day of May the same year; being then seizedEsc 7. H 4. n. 35. of the Mannor of Duston, in Com, Northampt. the third part of the Town of Rothmershe, in Com. Ebor. the Mannor of Graneby, in Com. Nott. the Mannors of Holmesfield, Elme­ton, and Cressewell, in Com. Derb. also of a certain Lordship in Bryton juxta Corby, in Com. Linc. and of the Mannor of Woburne [Page 389] in Com. Buck. leaving William his SonEsc. 7 H 4. n. 3 [...]. and Heir, then three years of age.

Which William William. in 9 Hen. 5. was by Inden­ture reteinedEx ipso Au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King in his Warrs beyond Sea, with ten men at Armes, himself accounted; and thirty Archers, all on Horse­back. And having marriedEsc 25 H. 6. n. 10. Nor­thampet. Elizabeth the Sister of Iohn Vicount Beaumont, diedLib. cedul 1 Hen 6. p. 315. Rot. Fin. 1 Hen. 6. m. 9. in 1 H. 6. without issue, being at that time not full twenty one years of age; and seizedLib. cedul. 1 Hen 6. p. 315. Rot. Fin. 1 Hen. 6. m. 9. of the Mannors of Holmesfield, and Elmeton, Com. in Derb. Graneby, and Blankney, in Com. Linc. and Duston, in Com. Northamp. leavingLib. cedul. 1 Hen 6. p. 315. Rot. Fin. 1 Hen. 6. m. 9. Alice and Margaret his Sisters and Heirs, who doing their Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 1 H. 6. m. 9. of that Inheritance. Which Margaret was soon after married toClaus. 2 Hen 6. m 1. Rot. Fin. 12 Hen. 6. m ... Ralph Lord Cromwel, and Alice toClaus. 2 Hen 6. m 1. Rot. Fin. 12 Hen. 6. m ... William Lord Lovell.

Having thus done with the principal branch of this antient and noble Family, I have thought fit to add, that Iohn Lord d'Eincourt, Father of the last mentioned William, had a BrotherRot. Fin. 15 Ric. 2. m 10. cal­led Robert, who diedLib. cedul. 21 H 6. p. 555. Linc. in 21 Hen: 6. seized of a certain Mannor called D'eyncourt-Hall, in Com. Linc. which he gave unto William Bishop of Lincoln, and his Heirs; and that Margaret the Wife of Ralph Lord Cromwell, and Alice the Wife of William Lord Lovell, wereLib. cedul. 21 H. 6. p. 555. Linc. his Cousins and next Heirs.

Despenser.

IN [...]8 Will. Conq. Robert DespenserRobert.(id est, Steward to that King) was (amongst other of the Barons, of that time) a WitnessMon. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 44. b. n. 40. to the Charter of that King, for removing the secular Canons, out of the Cathedral of Durham, and placing Monks in their stead.

This Robert was BrotherRegist. Wigorn. in [...]ibl. Cotton. to Vrso de Abetot, then SheriffRegist. Wigorn. in [...]ibl. Cotton. of Worcestershire: Being a pow­erfull man in those days, he tookRegist. Wigorn. in [...]ibl. Cotton. the Lordship of Elmelegh from the Monks of Worcester, which they could neverRegist. Wigorn. in [...]ibl. Cotton. afterwards regain: and at the time of the general Survey, hadDomesd. in iisdem Comi­tat. four Lord­ships in Warwickshire, one in Gloucester­shire, fifteen in Lincolnshire, and seventeen in Leicestershire.

After him there is mentionLel Col. vel. 1. p. 840. of William, William. De­spenser, to King Henry the first; and then pos­sessed Lel. Col. vol. 1. p. 840. of the Mannor of Elington.

Then, of Thurstan, Thurstan. who had issueCart. antiq. DD. 11. Almaric. Almaric. Which Almaric, was Sheriff of Rutland in Rot. Pip. 34 Hen. 2. Rotel. 34 Hen. 2. So likewise inRot. Pip. 1 R. 1. Rotel. 1 Ric. 1. being also StewardCart. a [...]t. DD n. 11. to that King; from whom he obtained a confirmationCart. a [...]t DD. n. 11. in Fee, of the Lord­ships of Wurdie and Stanley in the Vale of Gloucester. Which Lordship of Wurdie, King Henry the second formerly gaveCart. an­tiq. DD. n. 8. to Wal­ter the Usher of his Chamber (Son of Thurstan) and Uncle to this Almaric, for his Homage and service; reservingCart. an­tiq. DD. n. 8. a pair of gilt Spurrs, or twelve pence to be yearly paid for the same into his Exchequer, at the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel; and to holdCart. an­tiq. DD. n. 8. by the service of half a Knights fee.

This Almaric in 8 Ric. 1. was acquittedRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Salop. of the third Scutage of Normandy, and in 6 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Glou [...]. a fine of an hundred and twenty marks and one Palfrey, to be exempted from attending on that King in his purposed Expe­dition beyond-Sea.

To this Almaric (whom the RecordCart. 5 Jo [...]. n. 52. terms Son of Thurstan, Brother of Walter, Son of Thurstan, who was Heir to the same Walter) King Iohn, in the fifth year of his Reign, con­firmed Cart. 5 Jo [...]. n. 52. the Lordships of Wordy and Stan­ley, which King Henry the second (his Father) had formerly given to Walter le Despenser, Bro­ther to the said Almaric; to be held as follow­eth; viz. Stanley, by the service of half a Knights Fee; and Wordy, by the service of a pair of gilt Spurs, price twelve pence, for all services.

He took to WifeRegist. d [...] [...]igne­sham pe­nès Decam. Coll. de Christ-church, Oxon. f. 28. a. Amabil, the Daughter of Walter de Chesnei, by whom he had issueRegist, d [...] [...]igne­sham pe­nès Decam. Coll. de Christ-Churh, Oxon. f. 28. a. two Sons, Thurstan and Almaric; as also a Daugh­ter, marriedRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Nor­thampt to William Bardolf.

It seems that both these; viz. Thurstan and Thomas, Thurstan. were in Armes with other of the Ba­rons, against King Iohn: for in 18 Ioh. it ap­pears Claus. 17 Joh m 16. Claus. 18 Joh. m. 7., that the King having committed the custody of Thurstan, to Rowland Bloet, gaveClaus. 17 Joh m 16. Claus. 18 Joh. m. 7. a­way the Lands of Almaric, to Osbert Giffard, his own natural Son.

The next mention I find of this Thurstan (if it were him) is in 22 Hen. 3. he being then Rot. Pip. 22 Hen. 3. Glouc. Sheriff of Gloucestershire: So likewise for Rot Pip. 23 Hen. 3. Glouc. the first quarter of the twenty third year. As also in 26 Hen. 3. he then also receiving com­mand Rot. Vasco [...] 26 H. 3. m. 3. in Dorso., to attend the King with Horse and Armes, in his Expedition into France. But in 33 Hen. 3. he died, as I ghess; for then the Wardship of his Lands, lying in the Counties of Wiltes. Surr. Glouc. Oxon. & Wigorn. during the minority of his Heir, was CommittedClaus. 33 Hen. 3 [...] m. 3. to Adomare de Lezignian; and the Mannor of Ewelme, in Com. Oxon. assignedClaus. 33 Hen. 3 [...] m. 3. to Lucia his Widow, for her maintenance, until her Dow­ry should be set forth: the Marriage of his Heir being GrantedRot. Pip. 33 Hen. 3. Buck. & [...]edf. to Paulyn Peyvre.

Contemporary with this last mentioned Thur­stan (for some time) was Hugh Despenser, Hugh. whom King Henry the third in the eighth year of his Reign, constitutedPat. 8 H. 3. m. 12. Sheriff of Salop. and Staf­fordshire: and GovernorPat. 8 H. 3. m. 12. of the Castles of Salop and Bruges (now commonly called Brig-North) As also in 10 Hen. 3. Sheriff Rot. Pip. 10 Hen. 3. Berks. of Berkshire, for the one half of that year, and GovernorPat. 10 H. 3. m. 3. of Wallinford-Castle; to whom King Henry the third in the eleventh year of his Reign, gaveCart. 1 [...] H. 3. m. 4. the mannor of Riha [...], in Com. Rutl. Likewise, in 17 Hen. 3. Governor Pat. 17 H. 3. m. 7. of Bolesover Castle, in Com. Derb.

This Hugh, in 21 Hen. 3. uponPat. 21 H. 3. m. 7. the death of Iohn Scot Earl of Chester, was sentPat. 21 H. 3. m. 7. with Stephen de Segrave, and Henry de Aldithley, to take charge of the Castles of Chester and Bee­ston.

After him there was another Hugh, Son [...] Coll. R Gl. S. of Thomas Thomas. (and Grandson to the last mentioned Hugh, Hugh. as I ghess) who confirmed o to Stephen de Segrave, with Roese his Sister in Frank-mar­riage, one mark of yearly Rent, given her by the said Thomas, out of his Mill at Mont-Sorell in Leicestershire.

This Hugh heldTe [...]a de Nevil. Rotel. the Lordship of Ryhale in Com. Rutl. of the King, in Fee- [...]erme; and in 40 Hen. 3. was made GovernorPat 40 H. 3. m. 20. of Hare­stan Castle in Com, Derb.

Attending on Henry, Son to the King of Almaine, beyond-Sea, he returnedM. Paris, in ann. 1257. p. 956. n. 20. with him [Page 390] the next ensuing year. And in 42 Hen. 3. had commandClaus. 42 H. 3. [...] dorso m. 11. to repair to the King at Chester, upon Munday next after the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Armes to re­strain the Incursions of the Welch.

Moreover in 44 H. 3. the Barons then taking power upon themselves; he was, by them, ad­vanced M Westm. in ann. 1260. M. Paris, 991. n. 50., to that great Office of Iustice of England: and in 48 Hen. 3. appeared with them in ArmesRot. Fin. 48 H. 3. m. 4. against the King at Northamp­ton. Furthermore, after that fatal Battle14 Maii, 48 Hen. 3. of Lewes, the same year (the Barons having taken the King Prisoner there) he was by them made GovernorPat. 48 H. 3 m 7. of Oreford Castle in Suffolk; as also ofIbid. the Castle of Devises in Wiltshire, Bernard Pat. 49 H. 3. m. 20. Castle in the Bishoprick of Dur­ham, Oxford, Pat 48 H. 3. m. 7. and Notingham Pat. 49 H. 3. m [...] 27.: and then stood in such high esteem with that rebellious party; that they constitutedM. Westm. in [...]odem ann. him one of the twenty four, for managing the Government of the whole Realm. But, being notLel. Coll. Vol. 2. 378. sufficiently rewarded, by that haughty spirited Montfort Earl of Leicester (who then had the King in his power) and notLel. Coll. Vol. 2. 378. brooking his insolencies, he fellLel. Coll. Vol. 2. 378. off from him. Howbeit, the next year fol­lowing, he put himself in ArmesM. Paris, p. 998. 27. again, with those pretended patriots; and fighting stoutly on that side, in the Battle6. August. 49. Hen. 3. of Evesham, there lostM. Paris, p. 998. 27. his life.

This Hugh took to WifePat 49 H. 3. m. 5. Aliva the Daugh­ter of Philip Basset of Wicombe, in Com. Buck. WiddowClaus. 9. E. 1. m. 7. of Roger Bigod Earl of Norfolk, with whom he hadEsc. 9 E 1. n. 9. Essex. in Frank-marriage, the Man­nor of Bernewelle, in Com. Northamp. Which Aliva, for her Fathers sake, found such favor in her last Widdowhood, that she had for her main­tenance, the Lordships of Littleburgh, Fre­theby, and Utlescote (part of the Lands of her said Husband) assignedPat. 49 H 3. m. 5. to her for her maintenance. Likewise uponClaus. 9 Edw. 1. m. 7. that forfeiture of the said Hugh her Husband, which the King freely bestowedClaus. 9 Edw. 1. m. 7. on her Father, she hadClaus. 9 Edw. 1. m. 7. the whole benefit thereof, by his gift: and diedEsc 9 E. 1. m 9. in 9 Edw. 1. or but little before, being then seised Esc 9 E. 1. m 9. of the Mannors of Leghere, and Wykes, in Essex; Bernewelle, in Com. Northampt. Wycombe, in Com. Buck. Saham, in Comit. ... Berewyke, Winterborn-Basset, and Fasterne, in Com. Wiltes. and Spene, in Com. Berks. Whereupon Hugh le Despenser, her Son, paidRot. Pip. 9 Edw 1. Wiltes. Rot. [...]n. 9 Edw. 1. m 5. a fine of five hundred marks to the King, for Livery of the Lordships of Wottone, Wasteme, Winterburne, and Berewyke, which were of her inheritance; he being of full Rot. Pip. 9 Edw 1. Wiltes. Rot. [...]n. 9 Edw. 1. m 5. age upon the first of March 10 Edw. 1.

He had also a Daughter called Alianore mar­ried [...] to Hugh de Courtney, Father of Hugh the first Earl of Devon.

¶This last mentioned Hugh, Son of Hugh by the said Aliva, is he, who by our Historians, for a great part of his time, was called Hugh Despenser senior, to distinguish him from his Son Hugh, who had always the addition of junior: which two Hugh's, being the chiefest favorites of that unfortunate Prince King Edward the se­cond; acted jointly in all his affairs of greatest consequence. Therefore though I shall now first speak of Hugh the Father and after him of Hugh the Son, for the most part singly: yet at the last, considering they both fell at once, and with them the King (whom for ambition of worldly greatness, they had misguided to the loss of the Hearts of his people, which overwhelmed him in the Gulf of irrecoverable ruine) I have thought fit to speak of them together.

This Hugh, in 15 Ed. 1. being of the retinue Rot. Scu­tag 15 E 1. m. 1. with Edmund Earl of Cornwall, in the Warrs of Wales, hadRot. Scu­tag 15 E 1. m. 1. Scutage of all his Tenants, that held of him by Military service, according to the rate of forty shillings per Scutum. Moreover, the same year, he gave a fineClaus. 15 E. 1. m. 2. to the King of two thousand marks, for marrying Isabel the Widdow of Patric Chaworth (Daughter of William de Beau­champ Earl of Warwick) without License. Which Isabel hadClaus 34 E. 1. m. 7. the Mannor of Herteley, in Com. Southamp. in Frank-marriage, by the gift of the Earl her Father.

In 20 Edw. 1. this Hugh obtained a Charter Cart. 20 E. 1. n. [...]. from the King, for a weekly Market at his Lordship of Ernesby in Com Leic. upon the Munday: As also a Fair on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Margaret, and five days following.

In 22 Edw. 1. he was made GovernorPat 22 E. [...]. m. 7. in cedu­lâ of Odiham Castle, in Comit. Southamp. And the same year, had summonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. [...] in dorso m. 7. to be at Ports­mouth, upon the first of September, well fitted with Horse and Armes to attend the King into Gascoigne, for the defence of those parts, against the French. In 24 Edw. 1. beingM. Westm. in ann. 1296. in Scotland, he wasH. Knigh­ton. 2 [...] 80. n. 20. & 30. in the Battle of Dun­bar, where the English obtainedH. Knigh­ton. 2 [...] 80. n. 20. & 30. a signal Victory: And in 25 E. 1. attendingRot. Vascon. 25 E. 1. m. 2. the King in his expedition into Flanders, was one of the Commissioners, then sentRot. Alman. 25 Edw. 1. m. 15. to treat of Peace betwixt King Edward, and the Kings of Romans and France. So likewise toIbid. m. 19. confirm that League at that time made betwixt King Ed­ward, and the King of Romans.

In 26 Edw. 1. he wasRot. S [...]c. 26 Edw. 1. m. 9. again in the Warrs of Scotland; as alsoRot. Scoc. 28 Edw. 1. m. 11. in 28 Edw. 1. in which year he had a CharterCart. 28 E. 1. n. 12. for Free-warren in all his Lordships of Wottone, Fasterne, Toc­kenham, Brodetoune, Berewyke, Up­haven, Beaumes, and Somerford, in Com. Wiltes. Spene, in Com. Berks. Muzer­dere, and Burdesle, in Comitat. Glouc. and Marcle, in Com. Wigorn. And was sentTh. Wals. p. 47. n. 42. Am­bassador by King Edward (with the Earl of Lincolne) to the Pope, to declare the injuries offered by the Scots: As also, to intreat his Holyness, not to favor them any more, having abused him with falsehoods.

In 34 Edw. 1. he was again in the Scottish Warrs. And in 35 Edw. 1. obtained another CharterCart. 35 E. 1. n. 45., for a weekly Market at his Mannor of Aberfourd, in Com. Ebor. on the Wednesday; as also a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Mor­row after the Feast of St. Dionise: and in 1 E. 2. was constituted GovernorPat [...] E. 2. p. 2 m▪ 22. of the Castles of Devises, and Marleburgh.

In 5 Edw. 2. he obtained from the King a GrantCart. 1 E. 2. n. 2. of the Mannor and Park of Beckle, upon the same services, as Edmund Earl of Cornwall performed for them,

In 7. Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 7 Edw [...] m. 3. in another Expedi­tion, then made into Scotland. And the next year following (with his Son Hugh) received Command to attend the K. at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Feast day of the Assumption of our Lady, thence to march against the Scots.

In 11 Edw. 2. he was again constituted Go­vernor Pat. 11 E [...]. p. 1 m. 17. of the Castle of Odyham: and in 14 E. 2. ofPat. 14 E. [...] p. 2. m. 14. the Castle of Marleburgh.

[Page 391] In which year the King, having noticeClaus. 14 [...] 2 m. 7. in cedul [...]. of great animosities betwixt Hugh the Son of this Hugh, and Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Here­ford and Essex; and that they had gathered Claus. 14 [...] 2. m. 7. in cedul [...]. all the power they could, to encou [...]ter one another, in open fight; sentClaus. 14 [...] 2. m. 7. in cedul [...]. a strict Command to the Earl of Hereford, to forbear. About this time likewise, there being great difference, T [...]. Wals. p 90. n. 40. & 91. concerning Gowher-land in Wales, be­twixt Iohn de Moubray, who had married the Daughter of William de Braose, and the Earl of Hereford, who had purchased it of the said William (it adjoyning near to his Lands) Roger Mortimer the Uncle, and Roger the Nephew, pretendingT [...]. Wals. p 90. n. 40. & 91. also a grant from Braose; this Hugh Despenser junior, enteredT [...]. Wals. p 90. n. 40. & 91. upon it, and kept it from them all, it lyingT [...]. Wals. p 90. n. 40. & 91. near to his Lands. The Earl of Hereford therefore dis­cerning Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 665. & 666. Ypod N. 104. n. 20. this his insolencie; and divers other of the Nobles, observingLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 665. & 666. Ypod N. 104. n. 20. the excessive pride and covetousness of both these Despensers; made their complaintLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 665. & 666. Ypod N. 104. n. 20. to Thomas Earl of Lancaster. Who thereupon, incitingIbid. divers other to his party, with one assent metIbid. at Shirburne in Elmede; and thence with Banners displayed, marchedTh. Wals. p. 91. n. 10. to St. Albans: whence they sent Th. Wals. p. 91. n. 10. the Bishops of Salisbury, Hereford, and Chichester, to the King; requiringTh. Wals. p. 91. n. 10. him to Banish them,Th. Wals. p. 91. n. 10. in regard they swayed him which way they pleased; and toTh. Wals. p. 91. n. 10. give his pardon to all those, who were in Armes against them.

But to this their demand, he returned an­swer Ibid. p. 92.; that Hugh the elder was then gone beyond Sea, upon his occasions; and that Hugh the younger was then also at Sea, upon his trust in the Custody of the Cinque-ports, as it was his duty; and that he ought not to Banish them, without hearing what they had to say for them­selves. AddingIbid. n. 10., that their desires were un­reasonable, forasmuch as both of them would be ready to answer whatsoever should be laid to their charge: and, that he would not so far violate his Oath, taken at his Coronation, as to pardon such notorious delinquents, who had thus disturbed the peace of the Realm.

Which sharp answer so irritated those great Lords; that they forthwith marchedIbid. n. 20. to Lon­don.

The King therefore seeing his own danger, at the instance [...] of the Queen, assented [...] to their demands. Whereupon the Barons called [...] a Parliament, by Writ; [...] ▪ in which, Banishing [...] both of these Despensers (Father and Son) out of England, they caused the Sentence thereof to be Proclaimed [...] in Westminster-Hall.

Whereupon this Hugh, the elder, went [...] away; cursing [...] the time that ever he begot that Son. But Hugh the Son, not willing to be gone, lurked [...] in divers places; sometimes at Sea, and some­times at Land; and took [...] two Dromonds about Sandwiche, laden with Merchandize; to the value [...] of forty thousand pounds. After which (about Hallontide) returning [...] to the King, Precepts were, through his instigation, sent [...] out to all parts, for raising an Army, wherewith those stout Lords were, soon after, so hotly pur­sued; that, being overtaken at Borrow- [...]rigg inIbid. p. 1 [...]5. Yorkshire, they there received an utter overthrowIbid. p. 1 [...]5.; wherein many were slain, and the Earl of Lancaster takenIbid. p. 1 [...]5. Whence being carriedTh. Wals. 94. [...]. [...]0. to his own Castle at Pontfract, sen­tence of death was pronouncedIbid. against him, and some others of his party; this Hugh (the elder) being oneLel. Coll. Vol. [...] p. 668. of his Judges: whereupon he was forthwith beheadedTh. Wals. u [...]supra..

With which success the King became so trans­ported; that he advancedYpod. Neustr. 105. n. [...]. Cart. 15. E. 2. n. [...] Th. Wals. p. 95. n. 30 this Hugh the elder, to the title of Earl of Winchester (viz. 10 Maii, 15 Ed. 2.) and upon that his Creation gaveYpod. Neustr. 105. n. [...]. Cart. 15. E. 2. n. [...] Th. Wals. p. 95. n. 30 him twenty pounds per annum, out of the issues of the County of Southampton, as Earl thereof: as also the Castle and Mannor of Brimmesfield, with the Mannors of Beg­gesworth, and Syde, in Comitat. Glou▪ the Mannors of Ashton, Sher [...]ton, Westode­forde, and moity of the Mannor of Stapl [...] ­ford, in Comitat. Wiltes. late the possessions of Iohn Giffard of Brymmesfeld, attainted. Like­wise the Mannors of Heghtesbury, Knou [...], Castelcombe, Sterte, and Co [...]erne, with all the Lands and Tenements in Orcheston, late belonging to Bartholomew de Badlesmere: also the Mannors of Werminstre, and West­bury, in the same County of Wiltes. late be­longing to Thomas Mauduit, likewise attainted; the Mannor of Chilton-Tieys, in Com. Wiltes. late Henry Tieys attainted; the Mannor of King­ston -l' Isle, in Com. Berks. late Warren de L'isle's, attainted: and likewise all the Lands, within the Lordship of Werminstre, which belonged to Sir Iohn de Kingston also attainted; the re­mainder to Hugh Despenser his Son, and his Heirs. And besides all this, theYpod. Neustr. 105. n. [...] Cart. 15. E. 2. n. [...] Th. Wals. p. 95. n. 30 Mannor and Castle of Donington, in Com. Leic. which formerly appertained to the Earldom of Lincolne. More­over, in farther favor of him, he calledClaus. 15 E. 2. m. 12. Rot. Fin. 16 E. 2 m. 2 [...] in cedul [...]. a Par­liament at York, and therein reversingClaus. 15 E. 2. m. 12. Rot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 2 [...] in cedul [...]. the former judgement for his Exile, restoredClaus. 15 E. 2. m. 12. Rot. Fin. 16 E 2. m. 2 [...] in cedul [...]. unto him all his own Lands. Adding the giftCart. 15. [...]. [...]. n. 15. of the Mannor of Kenynton, in Com. Surr. for life (late Roger Damorye's attainted) the re­mainder Cart. 15. [...]. [...]. n. 15. to his Son Hugh and his Heirs.

And not long after this; viz. in 17 Edw. 2. he procured a CharterCart▪ 17. [...] 2. [...]. [...]. for two Fairs at his Mannor of Uphavene, in Com. Wiltes. the one on the Wednesday next after the Feast of the Holy Trinity, and the Morrow after: and the other on the Eve and day of St. Luke, the Evan­gelist: As also a grantIbid. [...]. 13. in Fee, of the Mannor of Faukes-Hall, in Com. Surr. late the said Roger Damorye's,

And the same year, was constitutedRot. Fin. 17. E. 2. m. 1. War­den of the Kings Forests on the South of Trent. Moreover, in 18 Edw. 2. he obtained to him­self, and his said Son Hugh, in Fee, a grantCart. 18. [...]. 2. n. 3. from the King of the Mannor of Swannescomp in Kent. Likewise, of certain Lands in [...] Bere­wyke-Basset, and Wynterborn-Basset, late Gil­bert Berewyk's attainted: As also a FairIbid. n. 6. yearly, at his Mannor of Cheping [...] Merlaw, in Com. Buck. and anotherIbid. n. 6. at Hame [...]don, in the same County. And was summonedClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 23 Edw. 1. untill 15 Ed. 2. inclusive.

This being the substance of what I can say concerning Hugh the elder, [...] till I come to his death, I shall now descend to Hugh the younger, his Son; whose power and interest with that unhappy King (with whom he had been bred up [...] from his youth) was no less, if not much more, then his Fathers; and which, at length, terminated in the miserable ruine of them all.

This Hugh, in 34 Edw. 1. received [...] the or­der of Knighthood, with all those solemn Cere­monies [Page 392] of Bathing and otherwise, then used, Edward Prince of Wales (eldest Son to the King) beingIbid. then also Knighted.

In 7 Edw, 2. he married [...] Alianore, the el­dest of the three Daughters and Heirs, of Gilbert de Clare Earl of Glocester; and do­ing his Homage in 10 Edw. 2. had LiveryClaus. 10 Ed 2. m. 4 & 11 E 2. m. 9. of her purparty of the Lordships and Lands of that Earl.

After which, the same year, he wentRot. Scoc. 10 E 2 m 7. to the Warrs in Scotland; and in 12 Edw. 2. was constituted GovernorPat. [...]2. E. 2. p. 1. m. [...]. of the Castles of Dros­selan, and Dynevor, in Wales; obtaining, then also, a confirmation [...] of all those Royal­ties within the Territories and Lordships of Glamorgan and Marganoc, as Gilbert de Clare, late Earl of Gloucester, and Hertford, formerly enjoyed.

In 13 Edw. 2. he had a Grant [...] from Hugh de Audele, the younger, and Margaret his Wife, of the Castle and Mannor of Newport; as also of the Mannors of Stowe, Rempine, and divers other Lands in Wales, to himself and Alianore his Wife, and to the Heirs of the said Alianore: and the same year was made Gover­nor Ibid. m 5 of the Castle of [...]ham.

In this year also he was in [...] that Expedition then made into Scotland: and joyned in Com­mission Rot Vascon. 13 E 2. m 11. with Bartholomew de Badlesmere, to go into Gascoigne, to place and displace all such of the Kings Officers there, as they should deem insufficient; and to substitute others in their places.

Being then Lord [...] Chamberlain to the King, he rendered [...] up the Castle of Hanley, in Com. Wigorn. as also that of Kaerfili, in Com. Glamor­g [...]n, whereof he had been, for some time, Go­vernor.

In 14 Ed. 2. he entered into a solemn League [...] with Iohn de Bermingham, Earl of Loverne, in Ireland, to stick to each other in all things, against all men whatsoever, except the King; and to live and dye together. And the same year was constituted Governor [...] of the Castles of Br [...]stol, and Porchester.

But about this time, through the power of those great men, who did then put themselves in Armes, being Banished, with his Father (as I have already shewed) upon the change of that S [...]ne, the next ensuing year, he obtained a formal Revocation [...] of that Sentence, under the Kings great Seal▪ bearing date 18 Decemb. 15 Ed. 2. as also a special Protection from any disturbance whatsoever▪ by reason thereof: and the same year procured a grant [...] to himself, and his Heirs, of the Mannors of Severne-Stoke, in Com. Wigo [...]. late Roger Clifford's attainted. Likewise [...] of the Mannor of Ori [...]don in Com. Oxo [...]. late William Tuchet's attainted. AlsoIbid. n. 9. of the Isle of Lundy, late Iohn Wylliantons attainted. Moreover, ofIbid. n. 10. the Mannor of Barwe, in Com. Suff. Lec­ [...]he [...]c, with certain Lands in Stebbing, in Com Essex. late Bartholomew Badlesmere's attain­ted: and also [...] of the Mannor of Brustle­sham, in Com. Berks. late Thomas Earl of Lan­caster's attainted.

In 16 Edw. 2. he was constituted Governor [...] of the Castles of Glocester, and the Berton there; as also [...] of S. Briavels Castle in that County, and Warden of the Forest of Dean [...].

In this year he passed [...] his Mannors of Swan­sey, Ostremuthe, Pen [...]ard, Logherne, in Dower, and Liman, with their Appurtenan­ces, unto Elizabeth, the Wife of Iohn de Burgh, in exchange for the Castles and Mannors of Uske, [...]regruke, Kaerleon, and Lys­wyry.

In that year also, he was constituted Governor Rot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 2 [...]. of the Castles of Bregheven, Cantreteclif, Talgarth, Blenleveny, and Penkethely; and obtained a CharterCart 16 [...] 1. n. 4. for a Fair, yearly, at his Mannor of Boreford in Com. Oxon. for the space of seven days, preceding the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist; the day, and eight days follow­ing. He then likewise obtained a GrantIbid. n. 6., in Fee, of the Mannor of Glatton in Com. Hunt. As also of the homage and service of Robert de Bayeux, for Lands in Conyton and Peurten-hale, sometime belonging to Edmund, Earl of Cornwal.

Also a weekly MarketIbid. n. 10. every Wednesday at Gretham in Com. Linc. and a FairIbid. n. 10. yearly, on the Eve, Day, and morrow after the Translation of S. Thomas the Martyr, and two days follow­ing.

The same year also, he farther procured, to himself, these several ensuing Grants, viz. of theIbid. n. 11. Mannor of Hameldon in Com. Buck. late Bartholomew Badlesmeres, attainted; of the Man­nors Ibid. n. 1 [...]. of Mal [...]y, Staneley, and Winter­slow, and five pounds Rent in Winterton, late Roger Cliffords, attainted; the Remainder to Edward his Son, and his Heirs; of the Mannor Ibid. n. 13. of Carleton juxta Basingham in Com. Linc. late Gervase Avenells, and Iane his Wife, attainted. Of allIbid. n. 14. the Lands, Towns, and Castles in Glamorgan, Morganok, and Wencelok, forfeited and escheated to the Crown; of the MannorIbid. n. 15. of Striflond in Wales, late Rese ap Howels, attainted. Of the ReversionIbid. n. 17. of the Mannors of Saltfletby and Scarthau in Com. Linc. after the death of Alice, Widow of Thomas, late Earl of Lancaster. Of theIbid. n. 1 [...]. & 21. [...] Ca [...]le of Kernikeven, and Castle, Mannor, and Land of Iskenny, in Wales, late Iohn Giffards, attainted. Of theIbid. n. 20. Mannors of Troubridge, Winterbourne, Ambresbury, Caneford, Henkstrugge, and Charleton, in Com. Wilts, the Lands of Alice, Wife of Thomas, late Earl of Lancaster.

Of twenty pounds yearly RentIb. n. 22. & 26. issuing out of the Mannor of Burford in Com. Oxon. late Iohn Giffards, attainted. Of theIbid. [...] [...]9. Castles and Mannors of Uske, Tregruck, and Caer­leon; the Mannors of Lyswyry, Parva-Tin­terne, New Grange, Lantrissan Parva, Trilleke, Tray, Lamcom, and Woundy, with the Appurtenances; as alsoIbid. [...]. [...]9. the Advow­sons of the Churches of Tridenauch, Lan­dissay, Tray, Iregruke, Pentekes, Kemneys, Landwiche; and the Advowsons of the Abby of Caerleon; the Priory of of Uske, the Chappel of Kanarvan, and Hospital of Uske: Of the MannorIbid. n. 30. of We­bell in Essex, R [...]hale in Rutland; the Ibid. n. 31. Castle, Town, and Mannor of Denbigh; the Cantreds of Ros and Rownock; and Com­mot of Dynuvall, late Thomas, Earl of Lan­casters, in right of Alice his Wife.

And to Eleanor his Wife, he procured a Grant Ibid. [...]. [...]. from the King, of the Mannors of Shude­stock in Com. Warr. and Creke in Com. Northampt. late Iohn de Moubrays, attainted; the Remainder to Gilbert their Son and his Heirs. [Page 393] Also of the MannorIbid. n. 28. of Melton-Moubray in Com. Leicest. late Iohn de Moubrays; of the Ibid. Mannor of Soningdon, late Bartholomew Badlesmeres, attainted; the Remainder to the Son of the said Hugh and Eleanor; and likewise of theIbid. n. 33. Castle and Town of Swansey, the Castles of Ostremew, Pennard, and Lag­ [...]erne, in the Land of Gower; with all the said Land of Gower; in the marches of Wales, late the Possessions of the said Iohn de Mo [...]bray.

Moreover, in 17 Edw. 2. he obtained a Grant [...] for life of the Mannor of Talgarth, in Wales, late part of the Possessions of Roger Mortimer of Chirke; the Remainder to Gilbert his Son, in Fee. And toIbid. n. 7. Eleanor his Wife, of the Mannor of Bramelhanger in Com. Bedf. for life, the Remainder to the said Gilbert.

Also another Grant [...] to himself in Fee, of the Mannors of Rudmarley-d'Abitot and Inar­deston in Com. Wigorn. late Geffrey d'Abitots, attainted; [...] of the Mannor of Burlingham, in the same County, late Iohn Sapies, attainted; and of the Mannor of Rockhampton Ibid. n. 22. in Com. Gloe. late Iohn Giffards, attainted.

And besides all this, in the same year, he pro­cured the said Kings CharterIbid. n. 14. for a Fair at Tewskbury, every year, upon the Eve and Day of S. Margaret, and eight days following: As also another CharterIbid. n. 25. to his Burghesses and Inhabitants of Uske, Kaerleon, Newport, Corbrigg, Nethe, and Keneseck, in Wales, to be quit of Toll in all places what­soever; and likewise a GrantClaus 17 E. 2. in dorso m. 20. for life, from Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, of the Castle of Strigoil, and Lordships of Chep­stow and Tudenham.

In 18 Edw. 2. he obtained a GrantCart. 18 E. 2. n. 4. of the Mannor of Hodinak, and certain Lands in Lit­le Monmouth in Wales, in Fee: As also of the Castle ofIbid. n. 19. Blenleveny, with the Mannor and Town of Bulkedinas, and all the Lands of Talgarth in Wales, late Roger Mortimers of Chirke, attainted. LikewiseIbid. n. 19. of the Man­nor of Talgarth, within the said Territory of Talgarth, late Rese ap Howells, attainted.

And, not content with these, by Force and Power he extorted from others what he pleased; seising [...] by violence upon Elizabeth Comyn, a great Heir, and Wife of Richard Talbot, in her House of Keninton in Surrey; and keeping her in prison, [...], with hard usage, for a whole twelve-moneth; and then by threats, causing her to pass [...] away unto him the Mannor of Painswike in Com. Gloc. and the Castle and Mannor of Castel-Goderich, in the Marches of Wales. So likewise, having obtained a Grant [...] from the King of the Isle of Lundy, and all other the Lands of Iohn de Wilinton, upon pre­tence [...] that he had adhered to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster; rested not till he had gained a Re­lease [...] from the said Iohn de Wilinton, of all his right and title thereto.

The like oppression he exercised to Iohn de Sutton, Lord of Dudley Castle in Stafford­shire, in right of Margaret his Wife; imprison­ing [...] him, under colour, that he had been of the party of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, until he had by a writing under his Hand and Seal, passed away the Mannor of Eykering in Com. Nottingh. to Hugh the elder, his Father; and by another Grant [...] to himself, obtained the Castle of Dud­ley, and Mannors of Seggeley, Swineford, Rowlep-Somer [...], and Prestwold, in Com. Staff. the Town of Dudley in Com. Wigorn. and Mannor of Bradfield in Com. Berks. So like­wise toIbid. Oliver Ingham, for the Castle of Shoke­lach, and Lordship of Malpasse, in Che­shire.

And farther to increase his power, was the same year made GovernorRot. Fin. 1 S E. 2. m. [...]. of the Castle at Bristoll. This Hugh was summonedClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Par­liament from 8 Edw. 2. until the nineteenth of that Kings Reign, inclusive.

¶Having thus briefly pointed at the most remarkable passages, relating to these two great Men, singly; I now come to the tragick conclu­sion of them both, their honors, wealth, and power, being not able to shelter them from that violent storm of the peoples fury, which their insolencies and oppressions had justly raised against them. Nor were they lessH. Knigh­ton. 2543▪ n. 30. odious to the Queen and Prince, who being goneH. Knigh­ton. 2543▪ n. 30. out of England, upon special occasions, durstH. Knigh­ton. 2543▪ n. 30. not return for fear of them: For so far was the King misled by their subtile insinuations and flatteries, that by their instigation, he causedH. Knigh­ton. 2543▪ n. 30. Proclama­tions to be published in the City of London, for the banishment of them both, as Traytors.

The Queen therefore, having perfect infor­mation how the hearts of the people stood, (the Prince her Son, being then marriedYpod. Neustr. 10 [...]. n. 10▪ 20▪ & 30. to the Earl of Henaults Daughter) in An. 1325. (19 Ed. 2.) made sailYpod. Neustr. 10 [...]. n. 10▪ 20▪ & 30. for England, with all those Lords, which through the prevalency of these two powerful Favorites, had suffered exile; and LandingYpod. Neuster. 10 [...]. n. 10▪ 20▪ & 30. at Harwich, with what other For­ces she then could procure, soon framedYpod. Neustr. 10 [...]. n. 10▪ 20▪ & 30. a power­ful Army, and set out Proclamation,Ibid. n. 40. Tho Wals. p. 104. that who­soever should bring her the head of this Hugh Despenser, the younger, should have two thousand pounds.

And marchingTh. Wals. 105. n. 10. from Glocester towards Bristoll (where the King then was) restored Th. Wals. 105. n. 10. to Thomas Lord Berkley (the Son of Maurice, who diedTh. Wals. 105. n. 10. but a little before in prison at Wal­lingford) his Castle of Berkley, whereof the said Hugh the younger had possessedTh. Wals. 105. n. 10. him­self. And on the morrow after, coming to Bri­stoll, was joyfully receivedTh. Wals. 105. n. 10. into that City, where, in testimony of her welcome, Hugh the elder, being brought [...]roi [...]ard, lib. 1 & 3. f. [...]. a. before the Prince, and those Barons, then attending him, (though at that time ninety [...]roi [...]ard, lib. 1 & 3. f. [...]. [...]. years of age) received judg­ment [...]roi [...]ard, lib. 1 & 3. f. [...]. [...] of death; first to be drawn, afterwards to be beheaded, and then hanged on the Gibbet: Which was accordingly executed [...]roi [...]ard, lib. 1 & 3. f. [...]. [...]. in the fight of the King, and of his Son Hugh the younger, upon S. Dennis day in October.

It is said by someLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 673. Writers, that his Body was hanged up with two strong Cords for full four days, and then cut in pieces, and given to the Dogs to eat; and that his head was sent to Winchester, because he had the title of Earl of that place.

Whereupon the King, and Hugh the younger, betimes in the morning, entred [...]roi [...]ard, ut supra. into a little Vessel behind the Castle, with purpose [...]roi [...]ard, ut supra. to get to the Isle of Lundy (a place invincible,) or else into Ireland. But after they had been [...]roi [...]ard, ut supra. eleven days at Sea, and perpetually driven back with contrary winds; at length being necessi­tated Tho Wals. 105. n. 2 [...]. to land, they came on shore atTho Wals. 105. n. 2 [...]. Gla­morgan, and thence repairedTho Wals. 105. n. 2 [...]. to the Abby of [Page 394] Nethe, where, trustingIbid. to the promises of the Welsh, they expected security. But fear possess­ing his spirits, this Hugh privately wentIbid. n. 30. & 40. to the Castle of Kaerfilli, which he stoutly de­fended Ibid. n. 30. & 40. against the Queens Soldiers till Easter; and then, upon terms of capitulation, for his safety, as to life and limbs, rendred it unto them, and got again to the King. After which, it was not long, ere they were both of them dis­covered and takenIbid. 106., viz. 16 Cal. Decemb. (be­ing the day of S. Edmund the Archbishop) near the Castle of Lantrussan; whence being broughtFroissard ut supra. to Hereford, by Sir Henry Beaumont, Son to the Lord Beaumont, and deliveredIbid. & b. to the Queen, and her Son, as prisoners; the King was sentIbid. & b. to Berkley Castle.

It is saidIbid. & b. by some, that this Hugh, in his passage to Hereford, was bound on an Horse with a Tabard over him, such as Traytors and Theeves use to wear; and, in that manner, car­ried in scorn, after the Queens Troops, through all the Towns, with Trumps and Canairs, till they came thither, where the Queen then kept the Feast of All Saints with much Royalty; great multitudes of people flocking to see him, and making such a horrid noise, by shouting and op­probrious exclamations, that the like was never heard: OthersH Knighton, 2546. n 50 & 60. say, that the more to disgrace him, they put on his Surcoat of Arms reversed, and a Crown of Nettles on his head; and that upon his Vestment, [...]ix Verses of that Psalm be­ginning thus, Quid gloriaris in malitiâ? was written; and that being broughtIbid. 2547. before William Trussel, Speaker of the House of Commons in Parliament, he was chargedIbid. 2547. upon his arraign­ment; that in the Parliament held at West­minster, in the fifteenth year of that King, his Father and he being adjudged Traytors and Enemies to the Realm, were banished; and ne­vertheless, that he returned into the Realm, and plundred two Dromonds, to the value of forty thousand pounds. Moreover, that he had stirred up the King to raise Arms against the Nobles of the Realm; andIb. 2548. by the aid of Andrew Harkley, and other Traytors, had causedIb. 2548. the good Earl of Hereford to be murthered; as also Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, Kinsman to the King, to be condemned, and murthered at Pontfract Castle; and divers of the Nobles and others, to be put to shameful deaths, viz. Sir Warine de l'Isle, Sir William Touchet, &c.

It is farther saidFroissard, lib. 1 & 2. f. 2 a. of him, That favoring the King of Scots, he was the occasion that the Eng­lish were defeated at Strivelin; likewiseFroissard, lib. 1 & 2. f. 2 a., that he had set difference betwixt the King and Queen, whereupon she fled into France, to the King her Brother. AlsoIb. f. 3 a. b., that by bribes and gifts, he caused her to be sent out of France into England; causingIb. f. 3. a. b. the Pope to send Let­ters to the King of France, to command her to quit the Realm; and that thereupon she went Ib. f. 3. a. b. to William, Earl of Henault, &c. Moreover, that to this charge, he couldIb. f. 5 b. give no answer. Whereupon he had JudgmentIbid. f. 5 b. given against him; first to be drawn on an Hurdle, with Trumps and Trumpets, throughout all the City of Hereford; and then to be brought into the Market-place, where all the people were assem­bled, there to be tied on an high Ladder, that every man might see him; and in the same place a great fire to be made, and there his Privy-members to be cut from him, because they repu­ted him as an Heretick, and so to be burnt before his face; then his heart to be taken out of his body▪ and cast into the fire, because he was a false Traytor of Heart; and that by his Trayterous Council and Extortion, the King had dishonor­ed His Realm, and brought it to great mischeif; for he had caused to be beheaded the greatest Lords of his Realm; and so induced the King, that he would not see the Queen his Wife, nor Edward his eldest Son; and caused them to quit the Realm for fear of their lives; and then his head to be stricken off and sent to London. Ac­cording to which Sentence he was executedIbid. on a Gallows fifty foot high, onLell. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 86. S. Andrews Eve, An. 1326. (20 Edw. 2.) And being then quar­tered, his Limbs were sentTh. Wals. 106. & Ibid. n. [...] ▪ to four several places, and his Head to London-Bridge, be­ing drawnTh. Wals. 106. & Ibid. n. [...] ▪ in a Chariot with his Arms thereon, and that expressionTh. Wals. 106. & Ibid. n. [...] ▪ of the Psalmist before re­cited, written thereon, viz. Quid gloriaris in malitia? &c. unto that Verse, Ego sum Oliva.

Upon whose Execution this DistichIbid. was then made;

Funis cum lignis, à te miser Ensis & ignis,
Hugo securis, Equus, abstulit omne decus.

The Rope, becauseIbid. he was drawn with it; the Wood, becauseIbid. he was hanged thereon; the Sword, becauseIbid. he was beheaded there­with; the Fire, becauseIbid. his Bowels were burnt; the Ax, becauseIbid. he was quartered therewith; and the Horse, because he drew him.

It is saidLel Itin. Vol. 6. f. 99. that one of his Quarters was buri­ed near the High Altar, by the Lavatory at Tewksbury, and that longMon. A [...]glic Vo [...] 1. 156 [...] n. 60. after, the rest of his Limbs were broughtMon. A [...]glic Vo [...] 1. 156 [...] n. 60. thither, and buriedMon. A [...]glic Vo [...] 1. 156 [...] n. 60. in that Abby.

This Hugh, the younger, had two Sisters, viz. Ioane and Eleanor, who were Nuns [...] at Semp­lingham in Lincolnshire, and had [...] twenty pounds per annum allowed them, towards their maintenance, by King Edward the Third, out of the Revenues of the County of Lincoln.

Touching Eleanor his Wife, I find that she was kept prisoner [...] with her children and family, in the Tower of London▪ until 5 Febr. 2 Edw. 3. Moreover, that she afterwards married [...] to Wil­liam la Zouch of Mortimer; and that she de­parted [...] this life, 2 Calend. Iulii, An. 1337. (11 Edw. 3.) then seised [...] of the Castle of Lang­ley in Worcestershire, and Mannor of Bis­ley in that County; as also of the Mannors of Tewksbury, Fairford, Sobiry, and Ham­let of Arche [...]stoke in Com. Gloc. leaving Hugh [...] her Son and Heir, at that time twenty nine years of age; as also two other Sons, viz. [...]Ed­ward and Gilbert; and a Daughter [...] married to Richard, Earl of Arundel, before he was of ripe years, by constraint; for which cause being afterwards divorced, he married [...] Eleanor, Daugh­ter to Henry, Earl of Lancaster.

¶Which Hugh in 2 Edw. 3. being in prisonClaus. 2 E. 3. m. 3. under the custody of Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, (at that time JusticeClaus. 2 E. 3. m. 3. of Wales,) was removed toClaus. 2 E. 3. m. 3. the Castle of Bristoll, and there still detained.

But afterwards the Beams of the Kings favor beginning to shine upon him, he betook himself to his service in the Wars, being [...] in that expe­dition made into Gascoigne, 7 Edw. 3. and in [...] 9 Edw [...]. in that of Scotland.

[Page 395] Upon the death of his Mother, in 11 Edw. 3. doing his homage, he had Livery [...] of the Lands of her Inheritance; and the same year was again [...] in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise in [...] 12 Edw. 3. and behaved himself so well in that service, as, that he obtained a discharge [...] of all the debts which he then owed, or should ow un­to the Exchequer, till Michaelmas after.

In 13 Edw. 3. being to go to Sea in the Kings service; he had two Ships well manned, assign­ed [...] unto him, out of the Royal Navy, viz. the S. Mary Cogg, and the Cogg of Elyne. And in 14 Edw. 3. was [...] in that expedition then made into Flanders.

In 15 Edw. 3. he was [...] again in the Wars of Scotland, and of [...] the Retinue with Henry, Earl of Derby. And in 16 Edw. 3. went again [...] into Gascoigne with [...] sixty Men at Arms, himself then a Banneret; and one more Banneret, fourteen Knights, four Esquires on Horsback, and sixty Archers.

In 17 Edw. 3. (then stiled [...] Lord of Gla­morgan) he was sent [...] in Commission with Henry, Earl of Lancaster, and others, to the Court of Rome, to treat in the presence of the Pope, touching the right which King Edward challenged to the Realm of France. In 18 Ed. 3. he was [...] again in the Wars of France; so like­wise in [...] 19 & [...] 20. Edw. 3 in which year (the King himself being also there in person) he took [...] the Town of Crotoy, by assault, and slew [...] four hundred of that Garrison. And in 21 Ed. 3. still continued [...] in those French Wars.

This Hugh was summoned [...] to Parliament, from 12 Edw. 3. till 22 Edw. 3 inclusive. But all that I have farther to say of him, is, That he gave [...] the Church of Lantrissan to the Monks of Tewksbury; out of which, upon the day of his Anniversary, they had [...] twenty marks, and thirty marks more for a pittance. And that, having wedded [...] Elizabeth, the Widow of Giles de Baddlesmere, Daughter [...] to William de Monta­cute, Earl of Salisbury, he departed [...] this life, 8 Febr. 23 Edw. 3. being then seised [...] of the Mannor of Preston juxta Buck­ingham, of her Dowry. Moreover, that he died seised [...] of the Mannors of Great Mar­low in Com. Buck. Mapel-Durwell, and Ashleigh, in Com. Southampt. Caversham, Shipton, Boreford, and the Hundred of Chadlington, in Com. Oxon. Of the Castle of Knerth, the Mannors of Rathe, Fairford, Tewksbury and the Borough, in Com. Gloc. of the Castle and Town of Nethe, the Castle of Blackminster, and divers other Castles and Mannors in Wales; as also, of the Ad­vowson of the Priory of Newenton Longvill, in Com. Buck, and Abby of Tewksbury.

Also that besides these, he died seised [...], joyntly with Elizabeth his Wife, of the Mannor of Stanford in Com. Berks. Chetelhampton in Com. Devon. Sherston in Com. Wilts; like­wise of the Castle and Mannor of Hanley, with the Mannor of Moriley in Com. Wigor [...]. And of her Dowry; of the Mannors of Laughton, Heighinton, Drayton, and Rotherfield, in Com. Suff▪ Leaving Edward, Son of his Brother Edward, his next heir, then [...] twelve years of age; and that he was buried [...] at Tewksbury, near the High Altar.

Elizabeth his Wife surviving, who was after­wards married [...] to Guy de Brien, and had for her DowryClaus. 23 Ed. 3. p [...]. m. 1 [...]. these Lordships and Lands assigned to her, viz. the Castle, Town, and Mannor of Nethe, with the Hamlets of Kilthibebilthe and Britton; as also the whole Territory of Nethe, on each side the Water of Nethe; the Castle, Lordship, and Town of Renefeg, the Territory of Terriarth, the Castle and Mannor of Lanblethian, the Castle, Mannor, and Town of Talban; the Countrey of Ru­thin, with the Appurtenances; and the mannor of Radur, in the Marches of Wales; of the Mannor of Tewksbury in Com. Gloc. as also of the Castle and Mannor of Hanley, with the Chase of Malverne in Com. Wigorn.

And departedEsc 33. E. 3. n. 42. Claus. 33 B. [...]. m. 19. this life 20 Iunii, 33 Edw. 3. leaving the before mentioned Edward le Despenser, Son of Edward, Brother of Hugh (her late Hus­band) her next Heir, thenEsc 33 E. 3. n. 42. Claus. 33 B. [...]. m. 19. twenty three years of age.

Of which Edward (who so deceased in the life time of his elder Brother Hugh) the substance of what I have seen, is, ThatClaus. 8 E. 3. m. 7. in 8 Edw 3. up­on the death of Idonea de Leyburne, he had the Lordships of Esyndon in Com. Roteland; Mul­ton, Yardley, and Potters-Pi [...]y, in Com. Northampt. and certain Lands in Morton in Com. Linc. All which, she the said Idonea held for life, and which, by certain Fines formerly levied, were to remain unto him after the death of Hugh his Father. And thatEsc. 8 E. 3. n. 66. by her death, the Mannor of Peverelthorp in Com. Nottingh. and third part of the Mannor of Stoneley in Com. Derb. did then likewise divolve to him. Moreover, that in 13 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Alem. 13 E. 3. m. 3. in that expedition then made into Flanders, and of the Retinue with Henry de Ferrers. So likewiseRot. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 2. in 14 Edw. 3. Also, that he marriedLel. Itin. Vol. 6. fol. 87. Anne, Daughter of the said Lord Ferrers, by whom he had issueLel. Itin. Vol. 6. fol. 87. four Sons, viz. Edward, Thomas, Hen­ry, and Gilbert; and that he departedEsc. 16 E. 3. n. 4 [...]. this life, in 16 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. 16 E. 3. n. 4 [...]. of the Mannor of Winter [...]ew in Com. Wilts. and Bauter, with the Hamlet of Oysterfield in Com. Ebor. As also, that he held joyntly with her the said Anne, the Mannors of Eyworth in Com. Bedf. Buckland in Com. Buck. and Peverelthorp in Com. Nottingh. leaving Edward Esc. 16 E. 3. n. 4 [...]. his Son and Heir six years of age: Which Edward was com­mitted Pat 23 H. 3 p. 1. m. 7. to the tuition of Bartholomew de Bur­ghersh, then Lord Chamberlain to the King, who hadPat 23 H. 3 p. 1. m. 7. the Mannor of Caversham (part of his Inheritance) assigned unto him, for his support, during his minority.

This Edward in 30 Edw. 3. beingRot. Vas­con. 30 E. 3. m. 2. then a Knight, attendedRot. Vas­con. 30 E. 3. m. 2. Prince Edward (commonly called the Black Prince) into France (that being the year wherein the famous VictoryFroisard, lib. 1 & [...]. f. [...]o b. at Poy­tiers was obtained by the English, in which he Froisard, lib. 1 & [...]. f. [...]o b. was.)

In 31 Edw. 3. making proofClaus 31 E. 3. m. 22. of his age, he had LiveryClaus 31 E. 3. m. 22. of his Lands▪ his homage being then respitedClaus 31 E. 3. m. 22., in regard he wasClaus 31 E. 3. m. 22. still in France, by reason of the good service which he performed there the preceding year.

In 33 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Fran. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 6. Froisard, f. 100 a. Rot. Vas­con. 33 E. 3. m. 17. in those Wars; so likewise inRot. Franc. 34 E. 3. m 4. 34 Edw. 3. andRot. Franc. 35 Ed. 3 m 5. & m. 16. 35 Edw. 3. As also inRot Fran. 42 E. 3. m. 4. 42 Edw. 3 being thenRot Fran. 42 E. 3. m. 4. of the Retinue with Lionel, Duke of Clarence; where he continuedRot. Franc. 43 [...] a. n. 3. the following year, as also inRot. Franc. 45 Ed. 3. m 14. 45 Edw. 3.

In 47 Ed. 3. the Duke of Lancaster, making Frai [...]ord, 190 b. an expedition into France, this Edward Lord [Page 396] Spenser commandedIbid. the Rear of his Army; at which time, he had great lossIbid. at Rabymont. The same year he wasRot. Alem. 7 E. 3. m. 11. also in Flanders.

In 48 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 8 E. 3. m. 8. in the Wars of France.

In 49 Edw. 3. he wasTh. Wals. in a. 1375. p 284. n. 40. with Edmund, Earl of Cambridge, and divers other of the English Nobles in Britanny, in the serviceTh. Wals. in a. 1375. p 284. n. 40. of the Duke (viz. Iohn de Montfort) where they had great successTh. Wals. in a. 1375. p 284. n. 40. in taking several places.

After which, by his TestamentSudbury, f. 9 b. bearing date at Lanblethian, upon the sixth of November, the same year; he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Abby of Tewksbury, near his Ancestors, on the South part; and gave to Eliza­beth his Wife, his great Bed of Camaka-blu, with Griffons; as also another Bed of Camaka, stri­ped with white and black, and all the furniture belonging thereto. Moreover, to the Abbot and Covent of that House of Tewksbury, he gave a whole sute of his best Vestments, as also two gilt Chalices, and a Hanap gilt; likewise the Ewre wherein to put the Body of Christ, on Corpus Christi day, which was given him by the King of Fran [...].

This Edward was summonedClaus. de iisdem an [...]. in dorso to Parliament from 31 to 39 Edw. 3. inclusive, and departed MS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. [...]Cant. K. 84. 138 a. Esc. 49 E. 3. [...]. 46. Froisard, 197 a. Lel. Itin. Vol. 6. p. 88. this life, in his Castle of Kaerdiff, uponMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. [...]Cant. K. 84. 138 a. Esc. 49 E. 3. [...]. 46. Froisard, 197 a. Lel. Itin. Vol. 6. p. 88. Mar­tinmass day, 49 Edw. 3. (a great Baron and a good Knight, quothMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. [...]Cant. K. 84. 138 a. Esc. 49 E. 3. [...]. 46. Froisard, 197 a. Lel. Itin. Vol. 6. p. 88. Froissard) and was buried MS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. [...]Cant. K. 84. 138 a. Esc. 49 E. 3. [...]. 46. Froisard, 197 a. Lel. Itin. Vol. 6. p. 88. at Tewksbury, before the door of the Vestry, near the Quire; for whom his Wife builtMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. [...]Cant. K. 84. 138 a. 1 sc. 49 E. 3. [...]. 46. Froisard, 197 a. Lel. Itin. Vol. 6. p. 88. for a Tomb, the Chappel of the Holy Trinity; being then seisedMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. [...]Cant. K. 84. 138 a. Esc. 49 E. 3. [...]. 46. Froisard, 197 a. Lel. Itin. Vol. 6. p. 88. of the Mannor of Knibworth in Com. Ebor. Winterton in Com. Warr. Yel­vertoft in Com. Northampt. Peverelthorp in Com. Notting. Bockland and Great Mar­low in Com. Buck. Carleton, Middleton, Clopton, Welneton-Parva, Blaxsale, Swinland, Witonesham, Cokefield, and Fenhale, in Com. Suff. Rotherfield in Com. Suss. Chetilhampton in Com. Devon. Sher­ston in Com. Wilts. Stanford in Com. Berks. Ashele in Com. Southampt. Boreford, Shup­ton, Caversham, and the Hundred of Chade­lington, in Comitat. Oxon. Upton upon Se­vern, [...], and Hanley, in Com. Wigorn. The Mannor and Borough of Tewksbury; as also of the Mannors of Fairford and Sob­bury in Com. Gloc. The Castle of Ewyas in Com. Heref. The Mannors of Costineston and Cogan, in the Marches of Wales; the Lordships of Glamorgan and Morganok, the Castle of Kaerdiff; the Mannors of Rooche, Bonyarton, Whitchurch, the Castle of Keirfilley; the Castle of Lan­trissan; the Mannors of Cloun, Glinco­theny, Cumbrehenok; the Castle of La [...] ­blethian; the Mannor of Talman; and the Castle and Mannor of Nethe; leaving Thomas Thomas. his Son and Heir, thenEsc. 49 E. 3. ut supra. two years of age, and fourMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 157 b. n 50. Daughters, viz. Lel. Itin. Vol. 6. f 87. Cicely, who died young; Elizabeth first married to Iohn Arundel, and afterwards to the Lord Zouch; Anne to Hugh Hastings, and after to Thomas Morley; and Mar­garet to Robert Ferrers.

Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter [...] of Bartholo­mew de Burghersh, surviving him, who had for her Dowry an Assignation [...] of the Castle and Town of Keirfilly, the Territory of Se [...]gh, above and below Cangh, in the Marches of Wales; the Hamlet of Rothery and Enys­naylglen; the Mannors of Whitchurch, Talban, and Town of Coubrugge; the Castle and Mannor of Lanblethian, and Ter­ritory of Ruthin, all in the Marches of Wales; the Borough of Tewksbury, and Mannor of Fairford, in Com. Gloc. The Forein Court of Bristoll; the Castle and Mannor of Hanley, and Mannor of Bischley, in Com. Wigorn. the Mannor of Stanford in Comit. Berks, The Mannor of Yelvertoft in Com. Northampt. and Hundred of Chadelington in Com. Oxon.

Which Elizabeth, by her TestamentArundel, Vol. 2. f. 10▪ b. bearing date 4 Iulii, An. 1409. (10 Hen. 4.) wherein she stiles her self Elizabeth de Burghersh, Dame le Despenser, bequeathed her Body to be buried in the Church of our Lady at Tewksbury, betwixt Edward Lord Despenser (her Husband) and Thomas le Despenser her Son: Appointing her interment to be within three days after her decease; and that a black Cloth, with a white Cross, should be laid over her Corps, with five [...] about it, and no more, during the office of Burial: Likewise, that a Stone of Marble should be placed over her Grave, with her Por­traiture thereon. She also appointed, that seven of the most honest Priests that could be found, should sing for her by the space of one whole year, next after her death; and each of them for so doing, to receive five pounds. Moreover she willed, that a thousand Masses should be sung for her.

To the Lady Morley, her Daughter, she be­queathed her best Chalice; to the Lady Marga­ret Ferrers, her Daughter, two Chargeons, and twelve Dishes of Silver; to her Daughter Phi­lippa, a Bed of red Worsted, with all the furni­ture appertaining thereto; and to Elizabeth (her Grand-daughter) Daughter to the before speci­fied Margaret, two other Chargeons, twelve Dishes, and six Sawcers of Silver. Which Testa­ment was proved upon the tenth of August, then next ensuing.

But I return to Thomas whose Wardship was, in 1 Rich. 2. granted [...] to Edmund, Earl of Cam­bridge, the Kings Uncle, to the end [...] he should marry his Daughter.

This Thomas (commonly called [...] Thomas Lord Despenser of Glamorgan and Morganok) was [...] in that expedition of Ireland, in 18 Rich. 2. But in 20 Rich. 2. with [...] divers other great Lords (viz. Edward, Earl of Rutland, Thomas Moubray, Earl of Nottingham, &c.) he was arrested [...] at Nottingham, by the Kings command, and charged [...] with High Trea­son, certain persons being suborned, [...], who were to prosecute them, in the ensuing Parliament. Howbeit, the next year following, the Scene was changed; for this Thomas (amongst others, then advanced [...] to great titles of Honor) was crea­ted [...] Earl of Glocester, by reason of his de­scent from Gilbert de Clare, sometime Earl of Glocester, viz. [...] Son of Edward, Son of Ed­ward, Son of Hugh, who in 15 Edw. 2. was ad­judged to be disherited and banished the Realm for ever) by Eleanor, one of the Sisters and Coheirs of the said Gilbert; and exhibiting his Petition [...] in the same Parliament, for revocation of the Judg­ment of Exile against his great Grand-father, Hugh le Despenser, had it granted. [...]

In which Petition it appears, [...] that the said Hugh was then possessed of no less then fifty nine Lordships in sundry Counties, twenty eight [Page 397] thousand Sheep, one thousand Oxen and Steers, one thousand and two hundred Kine, with their Calves; forty Mares, with their Colts of two years; one hundred and sixty Draught-Horses; two thousand Hogs; three thousand Bullocks; forty Tuns of Wine; six hundred Bacons; four­score Carcasses of Martinmass Beef; six hundred Muttons in his Larder; ten Tuns of Cider; Ar­mor, Plate, Jewels, and ready Money, better then ten thousand pounds; thirty six Sacks of Wooll, and a Library of Books.

This Earl took to Wife [...] Constance, the Daugh­ter of Edmund of Langley, Duke of York; and upon his Creation of Earl, obtained a Grant [...] from the King, to himself and her, and to the Heirs-male of his own Body, of the Castle and Mannor of Elmley, the Mannors of Wick­wane Grafton [...] Flenorth, Albodely, Seint­ley, Magna Cumberton, and Elmley Lovet (then in the Crown, by reason of a Judgment in Parliament against Thomas de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick.) And in 22 Rich. 2. attendedPat. 22 R. 2. p. [...]. m 37. the King into Ireland. But the next year follow­ing, though he was one [...] of the cheif of those Peers, who formally acted in the deposition of that unfortunate Prince, King Richard the Se­cond; yet was he soon after degraded [...] from his Honor, by that Parliament held in the first year of King Henry the Fourth (which was the very next ensuing year) as all those other were [...], who were the prosecutors of that worthy person Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Glocester, after he had been so barbarously murthered at Calais, as in due place shall be shewed; and sentenced [...] to lose all such Castles, Lordships, and Lands, as he had of those, whom he accused, upon the day that the Duke of Glocester was arrested, or afterwards. And, that all his other Castles, Mannors, and Lands; which he then, or since, held of the King, should be at the Kings mercy: Moreover, that [...] all Letters Patents of those Lordships, &c. should be surrendred and cancelled; and that he should thenceforth give no Liveries, or Cognizances, nor have any Retainers, excepting his domestick servants: As also, that if ever [...] he should go about to give as­sistance to the deposed King, to be then prosecu­ted as a Traytor.

Of what he was afterwards guilty, doth not directly appear; but it seems [...] to have been an adherent with the Earls of Kent, Salisbury, and Huntington, who designed [...] the surprisal of King Henry the Fourth at Windsore. For before the end of the first year of that Kings Reign▪ being conscious [...] of his danger, he re­solved [...] to flee, but was taken [...] at Bristoll, be­fore he could effect his purpose, and by the Vote [...] of the Commons, being condemned to die, was carried [...] into the Market-place, and there be­headed, [...], by [...] the rabble, upon [...] the third day af­ter S. Hillary, ten years before his Mothers death.

After which, viz. the next ensuing year (by the name [...] of Thomas, late Lord Spenser, in re­gard [...] before his death, he had been degraded from the title of Earl of Glocester) he was, to­gether [...] with Thomas Holland, late Earl of Kent, Iohn Holland, late Earl of Huntington, and Iohn Mountague, late Earl of Salisbury, (all formerly beheaded) adjudged [...] a Traytor; and to forfeit all the Lands which he had in Fee, up­on the fifth day of Ianuary, 1 Hen. 4. as also all his Goods and Chattles.

Being thus put to death at Bristoll, his Body was buriedMon Anglic. Vol. 1. 157 b. n. 60. in the midst of the Quire at Tewks­bury, under [...] Lamp, which burned before the Host.

Upon the death of this Thomas in 1 Hen. 4. a CommissionRot. Fin▪ 1 H. 4. m. 18 was issued to Sir William Beauchamp Knight, Sir Iohn Chandos Knight, and Iohn ap Herry, to inquire what Castles, Lordships, Lands, &c. within the Territories of Glamorgan and Morganoc, he was possessed of, which by rea­son of his forfeiture came to the Crown. Where­upon Constance, his Widow, obtained a Grant Pat. 1 H [...]. p. 5. m. 4. from the King for life, of the Mannors of Ca­versham, Burford, and Shipton, in Com. Oxon. Sobbury, and the Borough of Cheping-Sobbury in Com. Gloc. Great Marlow in Com. Buck. Peverelthorpe in Com. Nottingh. Bautry in Com. Ebor. Winterton in Com. Warr. The Castle and Town of Lantrussan, with the Lordships of Meskin, Glincotheny, C [...]onne, with the Hamlets of Combrehenok, Pentiegh, and Rathur; the Castle and Town of Kenfegg, with the Lordship of Tiriarth; the Mannor of Bonyarton, with the Appur­tenances; and certain Lands and Tenements in Griffithesmore.

All which being afterwards seisedPat. 7 H. 4. p. 2. m. 21. again into the Kings hands, were restoredPat. 7 H. 4. p. 2. m. 21. to her in 7 Hen. 4. and enjoyed till her death. Which hap­ned Esc. 4 H. 5. n 52. on Saturday next before the Feast of S. An­drew, 4 Hen. 5.

By this Constance he left issueIbid 158 [...]. one Son, called Richard, and two Daughters, Elizabeth and Isa­bel; the Wardship and Marriage of which Ri­chard, was grantedPat. 4 H. 4. p. [...]. m. 21. to Edward, Duke of York, in 4 Hen. 4.

This Richard Richard. marriedMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 158 a. ut supra. Elizabeth, the eldest Daughter of Ralph, Earl of Westmorland; but diedIbid. at Merton (within seven miles of London) upon the seventh day of October, An. 1414. being then but fourteen years of age, with­out issue, and was buriedIbid. at Tewksbury, on the left side of his Father: After which, Eliza­beth his Widow, became the Wife of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland.

Of these Daughters, Elizabeth diedIbid. n. 10. in her childhood, at Kaerdiff; and was buriedIbid. n. 10. in the Church of our Lady there. But Isabel, who was bornIbid. n. 10. at Kaerdiff, upon the day of S. Anne, An. 1400. (1 Hen. 4.) in the seventh Moneth after her Fathers death, was first marriedClaus. 2 H 5. m. 5. to [...]ichard Beauchamp, Lord Bergavenny, and afterwards Earl of Worcester. Which Richard, doing his fealty in 2 Hen. 5. had LiveryClaus. 2 H 5. m. 5. of all those Lord­ships and Lands, as upon the death of her Bro­ther, descended to her; and inRot. Fin. 4 H. 5. m. 8. 4 Hen. 5. upon Rot. Fin. 4 H. 5. m. 8. the death of Constance, her Mother, had the like LiveryRot. Fin. 4 H. 5. m. 8. of what she held in Dower.

But this Richard, Earl of Worcester, de­parting this life before her, she afterwards, by a special DispensationMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 158b. from the Pope, took to HusbandMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 158b. Richard Beauchamp, Earl of War­wick, as I have elswhere more fully observed.

¶Of this Family was also (as I ghess) that Philip Despenser; Philip. who, in 1 Rich 2. accompaniedRot. [...]ranc. 1 R. 2. p 2. m. 4. Iohn, Duke of Lancaster, in his expedition into Britanny. And in 4 Rich. 2. attended d Thomas of Woodstock, Earl of Bucking­ham, into France, being then Constable [...], 237 a. of the Host. In 14 Rich. 2. he had LicensePat. 14 R 2. p 2. m. [...]3. to travel into Prussia, with fifty persons of his retinue, and their necessaries. This Philip mar­ryed [Page 398] Claus. 9. R. 2. m. 29. Elizabeth the youngest of the three Daugh­ters and Heirs, of Sir Robert Tibetot Knight, and having been summonedClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 11 Ric. 2. to 2 Hen. 4. inclusive; de­parted Esc. 2 H. 6. n. 31. this life in 2 Hen. 6. leaving issue Mar­gerie Esc. 2 H. 6. n. 31. his Daughter and Heir, WifeEsc. 2 H. 6. n. 31. of Roger Wentworth, Esquire.

Mauduit.

AT the time of the Conquerors General Survey of this Realm,William 1. William Malduith hadDomesd lib. in eodem Co­mitat. seven Lordships in Hantshire, and being afterwards ChamberlainCa [...]ular. Warw. Comit. pe­nès Dudl. Baronem. North. f. 18. a. to King Henry the first, obtained a GrantCa [...]ular. Warw. Comit. pe­nès Dudl. Baronem. North. f. 18. a. from him of all the Lands whereof Michael de Hanslape died seized; the Inheritance whereof the said Michael had in his lifetime yielded to that King, with Maud his Daughter; who thereupon gaveCa [...]ular. Warw. Comit. pe­nès Dudl. Baronem. North. f. 18. a. her in Marriage, with all those Lands, unto this William.

Which William had issue by her two Sons,Robert 2. viz. Ibid. f. 18. b. Robert and William. Of these, Robert suc­ceeding in the inheritance of his Lands, en­joyed Ibid. also the Office of Chamberlain, but died Ibid. about the beginning of King Stephens time, leaving issue a DaughterRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Ha [...]. for whose Ward­ship and exercise of that Office, the Sheriff of Hantshire, in 5 Steph. accountedRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Ha [...]. a thousand marks unto the Exchequer. What became of this Daughter, I find not; but the Office of Chamberlain, Henry Duke of Normandy (af­terwards King, by the name of Henry the second) bestowed [...] on William, William 2. Brother to that Robert; and likewise all the Lands belonging thereto, as well in Normandy, as in England; and in particular the Castle and Honor of Por­cestre, with all the Lands of Michael de Han­slape, in as ample manner as King Henry the first gave them to his Father; as alsoCa [...]ular. Warw. Comitum, ut supra. Bergedone (now called Berwedon, in Com. Ruti.) with the whole Soke, which Queen Maude gave to the before-specified Maude; and which Maude the Empress restored to the same William.

Farthermore, this William had by the Grant Ca [...]ular. Warw. Comitum, ut supra. of that Duke, the Chamberlainship of his Treasury (id est, of his Exchequer) with Livery, and all other its appurtenances; viz. the Castle of Porchestre, and all the Lands to the said Chamberlainship and Castle appertaining, both in England, and Normandy, in as full a manner, as William his Father, and Robert his Brother ever held them.

Moreover, in consideration [...] of his good ser­vice, he had Haverberge, and Bugedone, with the whole Soke, then given [...] unto him; as also the Constablery of Richege, in Fee; with an hundred pounds per annum Lands, of such of the Dukes own Demesne, as he should first happen to be possessed of.

And after Henry, had by the death of King Stephen obtained the Crown, he confirmed [...] to this William, the whole Barony, whereof his Fa­ther died seized, as well in England as Nor­mandy; viz. Hanslape (in Com. Buck.) with its apurtenances; Bergedone, with the Hun­dred (in Com. Rotl.) and Manetone (in Com. ...) with all other the Lands, which he had formerly given to his Father at Notingham: as also Sca [...]dene, and Herlege, with their ap­purtenances; with the Land at Roan, and all other Lands and Tenures in Normandy.

Being therefore possessed of this inheritance; upon the assessment of the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, in 12 Hen. 2. he certified Lib. Rub. in Scac sub. tit. Buc­kingh. his Knights Fees de Veteri & Novo Feoffamento, to be in number four and an half; for all which in 14 H. 2. he paid sixty shillings; viz. twenty three shillings and four pence, for his Fees de Veteri Feoffamento, and for those de Novo thirty six shillings and eight pence.

And after this, ere long; viz. in 26 Hen. 2. was made SheriffRot. Pip. 26 Hen. 2. Rotel. of Rutland; in which Office he continuedRot. Pip. de iisdem ann Rotel. to the thirty third of Henry the second: as also three parts of the thirty fourth year. So likewiseRot. Pip. de iisdem ann Rotel. in 1 and 2 Ric. 1. And in 6 R. 1. wasRot. Pip. 6 R. 2. Wilts. in that expedition then made into Normandy.

When he died I find not;Robert 2. but to him suc­ceeded Robert; who took part with the rebelli­ous Barons in King Iohns time, as it seems: for it appears, that in 1 H. 3. the K. grantedClaus. 1 Hen 3. m. 19. Pat. 1 H. 3. m. 11. his whole Honor (id est, the Barony) of Hanslape, with its appurtenances, unto Henry de Braboef, for his support in his service,M. Westm▪ in ann. 12 [...]2. during pleasure. But before the sixth of Henry the third, this Robert died (whereupon Isabel his Widdow, one of the HeirsRot. Pip. 7 Hen. [...]. [...]erks. to Thurstan Basset, gaveRot. Pip. 7 Hen. [...]. [...]erks. twenty marks for her purparty of her Fathers Lands) leaving William William 3. his SonRot. Fin. 6 Hen. 3. m. 3. and Heir; who, be­fore the end of that year, giving securityRot. Fin. 6 Hen. 3. m. 3. for the payment of his reliefe; viz. an hundred pounds, had LiveryRot. Fin. 6 Hen. 3. m. 3. of his Lands.

This William in 17 Ioh. was constituted Go­vernor Pat. 17 Joh. m 22. of Rokingham Castle, but the same year, takingM. Paris▪ 254. l. 7. part with the rebellious Barons, he made a Garrison of his House at Hanslape, as it seems: for it is saidIbid. 175. l. 14. that the next en­suing year, Falcase de Breant (who was then a bold Souldier, and one that stood stoutly to the King) took it and demolished it, upon the fourth Cal. of December. Which hardening him in his rebellious actings, he was, amongst others of that party, ExcommunicatedIbid. 2 [...]. l. 51. by the Pope. Nor did the death of King Iohn (which hapned the same year) allay the heat of his tur­bulent disposition; for it is apparent, that he still persisted therein; and being in Armes against King Henry the third, in the Battle of Lincoln, (1 Hen. 3. the whole power of that rebellious party being then utterly vanquished) he was there takenIbid. 296. l. 47. Prisoner. But after this, return­ing to his due obedience, he enjoyed his estate: and in 7 Hen. 3. making a ParkClaus. 7 Hen 3. m. 25. at his Man­nor of Hanslape, hadClaus. 7 Hen 3. m. 25. out of Salcey Forest, of the Kings gift, five Does for the storing thereof. In 10 Hen. 3. doing his HomageRot. Fin. 10 Hen. 3. m. 9. for those Lands which descended to him, by the death of Isabel Basset his Mother, he had Livery Rot. Fin. 10 Hen. 3. m. 9. of them: and in 17 H. 3. obligingClaus 17 H. 3. in dorso m. 7. himself, by a special Writing, to serve the King faith­fully all the dayes of his life; and never to op­pose him or his Heirs; for the better securing of that promise, he deliveredPat. 18 H. 3. m. 8. up William his Son, in Hostage. Whereupon the King, soon after, so far trusted him, that he restoredPat. 18 H. 3. m. 8. back, that Hostage, the next ensuing year.

After which ere long. viz. in 26 Hen. 3. he had SummonsRot. [...]. & Claus. 26 H. 3. in dorso m 3. (amongst divers other eminent men of that time) to fit himself with Horse [Page 399] and Armes, to attend the King in his Expedi­tion into France.

But in 41 H. 3. he departedEsc. 41 Hen. 3. n. 21. this life; be­ing then seizedEsc. 41 Hen. 3. n. 21. of the Mannor of Hanslape, in Com. Buck. as also of the Mannor of Ber­medon, and Hundred of Wrangedyke, with certain Lands of thirty pounds per annum value, lying in Cottesmore, and Gretham, all in Com. Rutl. and likewise of four Carucates of Land in Hartlegh, in Com. Southampt. lea­ving issue, by Aliie his Wife, Daughter of Wa­leran Earl of Warwick, William his Son and Heir, at that time thirty six years of ages. Which William in 41 H. 3. had so much favor from the King, in payamentRot. Fin. 41 Hen. 3. m. 6. of a debt of two hundred marks, due from him; as well for his Relief, as for the Serganty he held (viz. Rot. Fin. 41 Hen. 3. m 6. an hundred pounds for his Relief for his Barony, and fifty marks for his Sergeanty) as that it was acceptedRot Fin. 41 Hen. 3. m 6. of fifty marks per annum. The next year following; this William had summonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso, m. 11. to attend the K. at Chester, well accoutered with Horse and Armes, to oppose the Incursions of the Welch: and in 47 H. 3. doing his Homage, [...] and paying an hundred pounds for his Relief, [...] as Son and Heir to Alice, the Daughter of Waleran E. of Warwick, had Livery [...] of all the Lands belonging to that Earldom, whereof Iohn de Plessets E. of Warwick died seized, and which by Hereditary right were descended to him; viz. the Castle and Honor of Warwick, and all the Mannors and Lands thereto belonging. Whereupon, by the titleClaus. 47 Hen. 3. in dorso, m. 7. of Earl of War­wick, he had the same year summonsClaus. 47 Hen. 3. in dorso, m. 7. to at­tend the King at Worcester, on the Feast day of St. Peter ad Vincula, well fitted with Horse and Armes; thence to march into Wales, against Leweline ap Gry [...]in; at that time in Ho­stility. And the next year following, had the like summonsClaus. 48 Hen. 3. in dorso, in [...]., to repair unto the King at Oxford, in Mid-lent; for the same respect: but so great was the strength, that the rebelli­ous Barons had then got together; that the King grew necessitated to let his Welsh intended Expedition alone, and march [...] to Northamp­ton; and (in all probability) sent away this Earl, to make sure his Castle at Warwick, being a place very considerable, both for its strength and scituation; and the rather, in re­gard that the Rebels were at that time posses­sed of Kenilworth Castle: but such was his unhappiness, that for want of diligent Guards, they issued out of Kenilworth, under the Command of Iohn Giffard, Governor of that Castle; and surprizing [...] this at Warwick, flew [...] divers of this Earles men, and carryed [...] him with his Lady Prisoners to Kenilworth: out of which place, before he could be de­livered, they forced him to pay [...] nineteen hun­dred marks for his Ransom, [...] and threw down all the Walls of Warwick [...].

After which unhappy accident, I find no more of him, then that he married [...] Alice the Daugh­ter of Gilbert de Segrave, and died [...] without issue 8 Ian. Ann. 1267. (52 Hen. 3.) as also, that his Heart was buried [...] in the Monastery of Nunns at [...]atesby in Northamptonshire, and his body at [...] Westminster. Whereupon William de Beauchamp (of Elmeley Castle, in Comitat. Wigorn.) Son [...] to Isabel his Sister, succeeded [...] him in the inheritance of this Earldom, as also in other his Honors and Estate, as his next Heir; who was [...] at that time thirty years of age.

¶Of this family also, I presume, was ThomasThomas.Maud [...]it, who, in King Iohns time possessed Testa de Nevill sub ti [...]. Salop. & Staff. the Castle of [...], in Com. Salop. having then the reputation of a Baron. Which Castle in 18 Ioh. by reason he was in Armes with the re­bellio [...] Lords, being seizedClaus. [...] Joh. m. [...] ▪ into the Kings hands, was given to Hugh de Martimer, for the present; but returning to obedience, he had after­wards restitution thereof; and in 7 H. 3. obtained a CharterRot. Fin. 7 H. 3. m. 10. for a Market there every week upon the Thursday, untill the King should be of age: and in 26 Hen. 3. gaveRot. Pip. 26 Hen. 3. Wiltes. an hundred and twenty marks Fine, besides his Scutage, that he might not attend the King into Normandy.

So likewise was Robert Mauduit Robert. SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Wilt [...]. of Wiltshire, from 26 H. 2. till 31 of that Kings reign inclusive; as alsoRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Wilt [...]. in 33 Hen. 2. for the one half of that year. Which Robert, in 11 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Oxon. to the King a sine of twenty marks for his part of the Lands of Robert Giffard ofRot. Pip. 2 Hen. 3. Wiltes. Claus 4 Hen. 3. m. 2. Funtell, in that County. But all that I have farther seen of him is, that in 17 Ioh. he was GovernorPat. 17 Joh. m. 13. of Dadington Castle, in Com. Oxon.

¶I come now to Iohn Mauduit Iohn. (a branch likewise of this Family) CousinClaus. 11 [...]. 2. m. 7. and Heir of another Iohn. This Iohn, Iohn. in 8 Edw. 2. had SummonsRot. Scoc 8 Edw. 2. in dorso, m. 9., amongst other of the great men of that age, to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Feast day of the Blessed Virgin, thence to march against the Scots. And in 13 Edw. 2. was again in the Wars of Scotland.

But after this; viz. the next ensuing year, he wasLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 381. one of those who took part with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, in that Insurrection by him then made (for which that Earl suffered death) and was imprisonedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 381. for that offence. More­over, in 3 Edw. 3. he was constituted SheriffRot. Fin. 3 [...]. 3 m. 3. of Wiltshire, and GovernorRot. Fin. 3 H. 3 m. 3. of the Castle of Old-Sarum. So likewiseRot. Fin. 6 E. 3. m. 14. in 6, 12 Rot. Fin. 12 E. 3. m. 33. and Rot. Fin. 16 E 3. m 9. 16 Edw. 3. In which last year he had Sum­mons Claus de [...]odem anno in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm. And in 19 E. 3. obtained a Char­ter Cart. 19. [...]. 3. n. [...]. for Free-Warren in all his Demesne Lands at Farnehull, Somerford-Maduit, Funtel, and Wytele, in Com. Wiltes, as also at Stan­lake, and Broughton, in Com. Oxon.

But departedEsc. 21 E. 3. n. 40. this life, in 21 Edw. 3. being then seizedEsc. 21 E. 3. n. 40. of the Mannor of Somerford-Mauduit, in Com. Wiltes. (where his residence was) with the Advowson of the Church, as also of the Mannor of Whittele, and Advou­son of the Church, in the same County: and likewise, joyntly with Agnes his Wife, of the Mannor of Broughton, in Com. Oxon. leaving Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, at that time fifteen years of age: of whom I have not found what be­came; but there was another Iohn Mauduit, Iohn. who had his residence [...] at Wermenstre, in Com. Wiltes. Which Iohn died [...] 1 Apr. 38 E. 3. being then seised [...] of the Mannor of Wer­menstre before-specified: Likewise of the Man­nor of Buckworth, in Comit. Hunt. as also of the Mannors of East-Morden, Wodeton, Lodres, Frome-Whitfield, Phelpeston, Li­chet-Matravers, Up-Wimburne, and Lang­ton in Purbeck, in Com. Dors. and moreover, of the Mannors of Kings-Stanlegh, Wode­chester, Stonhouse, Shardington, Rok­hampton, Stoke-Giffard, and Walles, in Com. Glouc. leaving Maud the Daughter of his Son Thomas (who died in his lifetime) his next Heir, at that time nine years of age.

Gant.

GIlbert de Gant, Gilbert. being Son [...] to Baldwin Earl of Flanders, and Nephew [...] to William Duke of Normandy (Maud Wife to the same Duke being Sister to that Bald­win) came [...] into England with him; and assisting in that signal Conquest, had the Lands of one Tour a Dane, then given [...] him: As al­so much more I presume; for at the time of the general Survey, it appearethDomesd. lib. in iisdem▪ Co­m [...]tibus. that he was posses­sed of one Lordship in Berkshire, two in Oxfordshire, three in Yorkshire, six in Cambridgeshire, two in Buckinghamshire, one in Huntendonshire, five in Northamp­tonshire, one in Rutland, one in Leicester­shire, one in Warwickshire, eighteen in Notinghamshire, and an hundred and thirteen in Lincolnshire; of which Folkingham was one, where he seated himself; that being the head of his Barony.

This Gilbert de Gant had the hap to be at Sim. Du­nelm. 198. n [...]0. York, in the year 1069. (3 Will. Conq.) when the Danes with a mighty power, having entered the mouth of Humber, and advanced to that City (on the behalf of Edgar Etheling) made a lamentableSim. Du­nelm. 198. n [...]0. destruction by Fire and Sword, there being more then three thou­sand of the Normans thenSim. Du­nelm. 198. n [...]0. slain; but was one of those few who escapedSim. Du­nelm. 198. n [...]0. with life.

He was the pious restorer ofMo. Angl. Vol. 1. 142. a. n 10. & 40. Bardney Abby in Lincolnshire, utterly destroyedMo. Angl. Vol. 1. 142. a. n 10. & 40. by Inguar and Hubba the Pagan-Danes, many years before; Which he rebuiltMo. Angl. Vol. 1. 142. a. n 10. & 40., and amply endow­ed Mo. Angl. Vol. 1. 142. a. n 10. & 40. with Lands and Tithes. Moreover, he gaveIbid 387. b. n. 50. & 390. b. n. 10. to the Abby of St. Maries at York, ten Bovates of Land lying in Ferriby, fiveMon. Ang [...]. Vol. 2. 533. b. n. 20. Bo­vates also in U [...]ncle to the Knights Templars; and nine inIbid. 536. b. n. 20. Scamton: and marriedMon. Ang▪ 833. b. n. 50. W. Geme [...] 289. [...]. Alice, Daughter to Hugh de Montfort (a great Baron in that age) by whom he left issueMon. Angl. ut supra. two Sons, Walter and Robert; with Emme a Daughter, marriedEx Coll. R. Gl S. Lel. Coll. Vol 1. p. 38. to Alan Lord Perci: And departing Mon. Ang. ut supra. this life in the time of King William Rufus, had s [...]pultureMon. Ang. ut supra. at Bardney.

¶To him succ [...]eded in that Barony, Walter Walter. his Son and Heir, a person ofA [...]lredus Ri [...]val. 337. n. 30. Sim. Du­nelm. 262. n. 20. Ric. Prior Hagustald 232. b. n. 20. great Humanity and Piety: who when he wasA [...]lredus Ri [...]val. 337. n. 30. Sim. Du­nelm. 262. n. 20. Ric. Prior Hagustald 232. b. n. 20. an aged man, and near his death, CommandedA [...]lredus Ri [...]val. 337. n. 30. Sim. Du­nelm. 262. n. 20. Ric. Prior Hagustald 232. b. n. 20. a brave Re­giment of Flemings and Normans, in that fa­mous Battle against the Scots, near North-Al­verton, in Yorkshire, commonly called Bellum Standardi (of which I have spoke under the title of Albemarle and Holderness) where, byA [...]lredus Ri [...]val. 337. n. 30. Sim. Du­nelm. 262. n. 20. Ric. Prior Hagustald 232. b. n. 20. his eloquent speech, and prudent conduct, the whole Army receivedA [...]lredus Ri [...]val. 337. n. 30. Sim. Du­nelm. 262. n. 20. Ric. Prior Hagustald 232. b. n. 20. such encouragement, as that the Scots wereA [...]lredus Ri [...]val. 337. n. 30. Sim. Du­nelm. 262. n. 20. Ric. Prior Hagustald 232. b. n. 20. utterly vanquished.

This Walter added moreMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 847. b. n. 50. & 848. a. b. Buildings to that Abby of Bardney (which his Father had so re­stored) and fartherMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 847. b. n. 50. & 848. a. b. endowed it with Lands and Tithes.

He likewise foundedIbid. 161. b. 162. b. n. 40. & 50. the Priory of Brid­lington, in Yorkshire, and gaveIbid. 161. b. 162. b. n. 40. & 50. unto it large possessions. And taking to WifeMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 833. n. 50. Maud Daughter of Stephen Earl of Britanny (and Richmund) hadMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 833. n. 50. with her all Swalledale, in Frank-marriage; and departingLel Coll. Vol. 2. p. 3 [...]4. this life in 4 Steph. left issueMon. Angl. ut supra. Gilbert, Mon. Angl. ut supra. Robert, andMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 165 [...]. [...]. Gef­frey.

¶Which Gilbert, Gilbert. [...]. inAn. 1142. (6 Steph) Si [...]. Du­nelm. 269. n. 40. his youth being with An. 1142. (6 Steph) Sim. Du­nelm. 269. n. 40. King Stephen in that fatal Battle of Lincoln, Ann. 1142. (6 Steph.) was with him taken Pri­soner An. 1142. (6 Steph) Sim. Du­nelm. 269. n. 40. and thereupon compelledAn. 1142. (6 Steph) Sim. Du­nelm. 269. n. 40. by Ranulfe Earle of Chester, to marry his Neice, viz. Rohais An. 1142. (6 Steph) Sim. Du­nelm. 269. n. 40. (or as some... call her Hawise) Daugh­ter and Heir to William de Romare Earle of Lin­colne, Whereby he had the title ofMon Angl. Vol. 1. 833. b. n. 50. Earl of Lincolne▪ in her right.

After which, he foundedIbid. 848. n. 10. the Abby of Ruf­ford in Nottinghamshire: scil. in Ann 1148. (13 Steph.) And in recompenceIbid. 656. b. n. 50. of that dammage occasioned to the Monks of Pomfret, by rea­of the Warr, which he had with Henry de Lascy; he gaveIbid. 656. b. n. 50. unto them the benefit of his Ferry, at South-Ferriby; as also three Ox-gangs and an half of Land, with fourteen Houses in that Town; Whereupon he was receivedIbid. 656. b. n. 50. into their Fraternity, and made partaker of all their benefits.

He likewise, at the requestLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 90. of Pope Euge­nius, and Bernard Abbot of Clarevaulx, gave Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. 831. b. n. 50. & 60. to the Monks of Biham in Lincolnshire, all that his Land called Bra [...]thuait, lying in the Territory of Edenham, whereunto those Monks translating their Abby, thenceforth calling it Vallis Dei, or Uaudey: as also divers other Lands and Woods, near adjoyning. Moreover, he gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 791. [...]. l. 7. those three Carucates of Land, where­on the Priory of Sempringham in Lincoln­shire was Founded, by that devout man St. Gil­bert: and was a liberal BenefactorIbid. 849. [...]. n. 40. to the Abby of Bardney before-mentioned.

Likewise, consideringIbid. 165. a. n. 10. [...] 20. with himself, that in his tender years he had been educated in the Pri­ory of Bridlington (which was of his Fathers Foundation) by a special Charter, he gave Ibid. 165. a. n. 10. [...] 20. his body to sepulture there: expressingIbid. 165. a. n. 10. [...] 20. there­by; that when ever it should please God to move his Heart, so as to quit the vanities of this World, and to retire to a Religious course of life, his purpose was to take the habit of a Canon-regular, in that Monastery wherein he had been Baptized, and brought up from his infancy. And diedSigebe [...] Gemlac. MS. in bibl. D [...] ­ves. 173. b. in Ann. 1156. (2. Hen. 2.) leaving issue two Daughters; Alice Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. 833. n. 60. the Wife of Simon de St. Lize (the last of that name) Earl of Hun­tendon, and Northampton; andMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 850. n. 10. Gonnora: but neither of them having issueIbid., the inheri­tance of this great Family returnedIbid. to Robert de Gant their Uncle.

¶Which Robert Robert. in 14 Hen. 2. paidRot Pip. 14 H. 2 Eb [...]r. eleven pounds six shillings eight pence, unto the Aid, then Collected, for marriage of the Kings Daugh­ter: AndRot. Pip. 31 H. 2. Linc. in 31 Hen. 2. acknowledged himself a debtor in six hundred thirty three pounds six shillings eight pence, as a fine for his Lands; and that the Lands he should recover, which Earl Simon gave, might be in the Kings hands (if the King so pleased) For the paiment of which money, he assigned to the King an hundred marks Land per annum in Folkingham, Edenham, Ekinton, and Barton, (in Comit, Linc.) to return to him again, when the before-specified summe should be paid.

Moreover, in 3 Ric. 1. he was chargedRot. Pip. 3 R. 1. Linc. as debtor to the King, in six hundred marks; that he might have a trial for those Lands, which Earl Simon had given him; but it was then considered by the Barons, that neither his Heir, nor any other should be summoned, untill he should be of age to plead.

[Page 401] This Robert (to whom the Inheritance so di­volved) left issue [...] two Sons, Gilbert surnamed the Good; and Stephen, who adhered [...] to the rebellious Barons (with his Brother Gilbert) about the later end of King Iohns reign. And depart­ing [...] this life in Ann. 1162. (9 Hen. 2.) was buried [...] in the Abby of Uaude [...], in Lincoln­shire.

¶Which Gilbert, being [...] under age in 9 R. 1. was in Ward [...] to William de Stu [...]evill: And in [...] 13 Ioh. answered for sixty eight Knights Fees, a third and fifth part, upon levying the Scu­tage of Scotland: but in Ann. 1216. (which was the last year of King Iohn) he was [...] one of those rebellious Barons, that adhered to Lewes King of France, then called in, with purpose to be made King: and, coming [...] to London, to him (upon his return from Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk, with much plunder of those Counties) was by him [...] constituted Earl of Lin­colne; and therupon, sent [...] into Notingam­shire, to restrain the irruption of those Soldi­ers of King Iohn's, then in the Castles of Not­tingham, and Newark, who did much mis­chief upon the rebellious Barons Houses in those parts.

Shortly after which, by the help of Robert de Ropesle, he took [...] the City of Lincolne, and subjugated [...] all those parts, excepting the Castle. So likewise all Ho [...]land; and then laid Siege [...] to the Castle it self.

Whereupon, the King made seizure [...] of all his Lands, lying in the Counties of York, Lincoln, Cambridge, Essex, and North­ampton, and disposed [...] of them to Gerard de Rodes: and committed [...] him Prisoner unto Wil­liam E. of Albemarle: but upon [...] the peace made, in 1 H. 3. he had [...] his liberty. Notwithstanding which, he did no whit slack his violent courses: so that the famous William Marshall (then made Governor of the young King and Kingdom) was necessitated to hasten [...] towards Lincolne, with what power he could raise; where giving [...] Battle to that rebellious pack, he obtained [...] a glorious Victory, taking many of them Prisoners, amongst which this Gilbert [...]de Gant was one. But after that time, I have seen nothing farther me­morable of him till his death; which hapened [...] in 26 Hen. 3. and that he left issue [...] Gilbert, as also Iulian a Daughter, married [...] to Geffrey Son of Henry de Armentiers: Which Gilbert, then paying an hundred pounds for his Relief; had Livery [...] of the Lands, which he held of the King in Capite: and at that time also paid [...] a Fine of two hundred marks (over and above his ordinary Escuage) to free [...] him from at­tendance of the King into Gascoigne.

In 29 Hen. 3. he gave [...] sixty eight pounds, for sixty Knights Fees and a third part, upon Collection of the aid for marriage of the Kings Daughter: And in [...] 38 Hen. 3. an hundred thirty seven pounds, one shilling and four pence, for sixty eight Knights Fees, an half, a third and sixth part, upon paiment of the Aid, for making the Kings eldest Son Knight.

Moreover, in 42 Hen. 3. he was made [...] Go­vernor of Scardeburgh Castle. So likewise in [...] 43 Hen. 3. But in 49 Hen. 3. being [...] one of the rebellious Barons, then in Armes against the King, he was taken [...] at Kenilworth, and gave [...] no less then three thousand marks Fine, for the redemption of his Lands. Whereupon, in 52 Hen. 3. the King receivedPat. 52. H. 3. m. 5. him into fa­vor again.

But not long after this, he diedIbid. at Fol­kingham, on the Nones of Ianuary, Ann. 1274. (2 Edw. 1.) and wasIbid. buried in the Priory at Bridlington; leaving issueIbid. Gilbert (for Robert diedMon. Angl. Vol. [...]. 850. n. 20. in his lifetime) and three Daugh­ters; viz. Margaret Ibid. n. 30. Wife of William de Kerde­stonIbid. n. 30., Nichola Ibid. n. 30. Wife of Peter de Mauley; and Iulian Ibid. n. 30. who died unmarried.

By the InquisitionEsc. 2 E. 1. n. 31. taken upon his death, it was found, that he held the Lordship of Hun­demanby, in Yorkshire, by Barony: Like­wise, that upon the marriage of Gilbert his Son, with Lora de Balyol, he settled it upon her for her Dowry. And that he died seizedIbid. of the Man­nor of Helagh in Swaledalc. So likewise ofIbid. the Lordship of Folkingham, the head of his Barony; and of Hekyngton, Heden­ham, Skendelby, and Barton upon Hum­ber, in Com. Linc. and of the Ferry there.

To him succeeded Gilbert his Son and Heir, thenIbid. twenty four years of age, who doing his Homage had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 E. 1. n 31. of his Lands.

This Gilbert, Gilbert 5. (commonly called Gilbert the fifth) wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall [...]. 10 E. 1. m 4. in that Expedition made into Wales, 10 Edw. 1. And in 22 Edw. 1. had SummonsRot. Vascon 22 E. 1. m. 8. personally to attend the King, with all speed, for advising of the weighty affairs of this Realm. Soon after which, he received another SummonsIbid. m. 9. to repair unto Portsmouth, upon the first of September, well accountered with Horse and Armes; thence to go with him into Gascoigne.

In 25 Edw. 1. he attendedRot. Vascon. 25 [...]. 1. m. 7. that King into Flanders.

And in 24 & 26 Edw. 1. had SummonsClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst other of the Barons.

He marriedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. p. 850. n. 20. & n. 10. Claus. 35 Edw. 1. m. 7. Lora the Sister to Alexander de Baillol: but having noMon. Ang. Vol. 2. p. 850. n. 20. & n. 10. Claus. 35 Edw. 1. m. 7. issue by her, con­stituted Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. p. 850. n. 20. & n. 10. Claus. 35 Edw. 1. m. 7. King Edward the first his Heir, to the Lands of his Barony; viz. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. p. 850. n. 20. & n. 10. Claus. 35 Edw. 1. m. 7. Folkyngham, Barton, Hekyngton, and Edenham; re­taining nothing but Swaledale, and his por­tion of Skendelby. And in 26 Edw. 1. de­parted Ese. 26 E. 1 n. 38. Linc. this life: Whereupon Roger, the Son of William de Kerdeston, then twenty four years of age; Peter the Son of Peter de Mauley, eigh­teen years of age; and Iuliande Gant Sister to the said Gilbert, at that time forty years of age, were foundEsc. 26 E. 1 n. 38. Linc. to be his next Heirs.

Which Roger and Iulian, doing their Homage, Rot. Fin▪ 26 Edw. 1. m. 8. had LiveryRot. Fin▪ 26 Edw. 1. m. 8. of those Lands, whereof he died seized; the Lordships of Barton upon Hum­ber, Folkingham, Hekington, and Eden­ham, beingRot. Fin▪ 26 Edw. 1. m. 8. in the Kings hands, by vertue Rot. Fin▪ 26 Edw. 1. m. 8. of the Gift before-specified.

But Lora his Widow, out of these, had as­signed Claus. 26 E. 1. m. 7. for her Dower, the Lordship of He­kyngton; and nine pounds three shillings four pence farthing, as a yearly Seck-Rent out of Edenham, for her life: which Lora diedEsc 2 E. 2. n 67 Linc. Claus. 3 Edw. 2. m. 23. in 2 Edw. 2. leaving Iulian her Sister in Law sur­viving; who dying unmarried, gaveEsc ut supra. all her Inheritance (viz. certain Lands in Skendel­by) to the Nunns at Nun-Cotum, in pure Almes.

Of this Line also was Maurice de Gant; viz. Son of Robert, the Son of Robert Fitz-Harding Progenitor to that Noble Family of Berkley, as the Descent here drawn, doth shew.

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Which Maurice in 13 Ioh. upon levying the Scutage of Scotland, answeredRot. Pip. 13 joh. Ebor. for twelve Knights Fees and an half. And in 15 Ioh. co­venanted Rot. [...]in. 15 Joh. m. 11. to serve the King at his own charge, with twenty Knights, himself accounted one; in consideration that he might marry the Daugh­ter of Henry de Oilli.

But taking part with the rebellious Barons in 17 Ioh. his Lands were seisedClaus. 17 Joh. m 4. & m 11. on, and givenClaus. 17 Joh. m. 4. & m 11. to Philip de Albini; exceptingIbid m. 15. Weston, and Beverston (in Gloucestershire) where­upon he addressedPat. 17. Joh. m. 11. himself to the King to make his peace.

In 7 Hen. 3. upon levying the Scutage for the Welsh Expedition (commonly calledClaus. 7 H. 3 in dorso, m. 5. Scu­tagium Montgomeri) it appearethRot. Pip. [...] H. 3. Ebor., that this Maurice de Gant had Lands in the Counties of York, Beeks, Lincoln, Somerset, Oxford, Surrey, Gloucester, and Leice­ster.

In 9 Hen. 3. he was sentClaus 9 H. 3. m. 3. into Wales, with William Marshal Earl of Pembroke, for the building a Castle there. And in 11 H. 3. fortifiedClaus. 11 Hen. 3. m. 14. his Castle at Beverston, without licence; whereupon he wentClaus. 11 Hen. 3. m. 14. to the King to make his Apologie for so doing: and obtained a confirmationPat 13 H. 3. m. 5. thereof.

But in 14 Hen. 3. having no issue of his Body; by his DeedEx cod. MS. C [...]liectan R. Glov q [...] ­dam Somers. [...]. in Officio Armo­ [...]um. f 111. b. bearing date at Ports­mouth, he gave unto the King (then passing into Bitanny) his Lordships of Weston, Beverston, and Albricton; and the same year departedChron de Dunstaple in bibl. Cotton. this life.

Upon whose death Andrew Luterell came [...] to the King, and claimed [...] as his Inheritance, divers Lordships, whereof this Maurice died sei­sed; viz. the Mannors of Cantokesheved, Stockeland, [...]ywys, Poelet, and Wyre, in the County of Somerset; as also Irne­ham in Lincolnshire; and offered [...] him an hundred marks to have Inquisition made of his Title thereto, and that he might have Li­very of them, in case they should appear to be his right.

What success he had therein will appear in my discourse of the Family of L [...]tterell, who was Claus. 36 H. 3. m. 20. one of the Heirs to this Maurice de Gant: But for the present; certain it is, that the Lordships of Cantokesheved, and Hywis, were assigned Claus. 15 H 3. m. 10. for the maintenance of Margaret de Sumeri, Widdow of the said Maurice, till such time as her Dowery was set forth.

And afterwards, scil. in 15 Hen. 3. that Robert de Gurnai, doingRot. Fin. 15 Hen. 3. m. 8. his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 15 Hen. 3. m. 8. of the Mannor of Poelet above mentioned; as also divers other Lands part of the possessions of the same Maurice de Gant his Uncle, whose HeirClaus. 15 H. 3. m. 21. he was: And likewiseRot. Fin. 15 Hen. 3. m. 9. of all his Lands in Gloucestershire, exceptingRot. Fin. 15 Hen. 3. m. 9. Beverstone, Weston, Radewic, Ovre, and Ailbrin­ton.

Fitz-Hugh.

THough the sirname of Fitz-Hugh was not appropriated to this Family till King Edward the Third's Reign; yet in re­gard that some of the Ancestors thereof, were persons of eminency in their time, I have thought fit to take notice of them, and shall therefore begin with Bardulf, Bardulf. who possessedEx vet. membr. in Bibl. Cotton. Ravens­wath, with divers other fair Lordships in Richmondshire, in the time of King William the Conqueror; but, desiring in his age, to end his days in the devout service of God, forsook Ex vet. membr. in Bibl. Cotton. the World, and with his Brother Bodin, took Ex vet. membr. in Bibl. Cotton. upon him the habit of a Monk in the Abby of S. Maries at York; whereunto, at the especial instance of Bodin, he gaveEx vet. membr. in Bibl. Cotton. the Churches of Patrick-Brompton and Radenswath, in pure Almes.

[Page 403] To this Bardulf succeeded Akaris [...] his Son and Heir, who in 5 Steph. Founded [...] an Abby at Fors, in Wen [...]tay-dale in Com. Ebor. then called The Abby of Charity, whereunto he gave [...] three Carucates of Land in Worton, and one Carucate and an half in Fors; and departing [...] this life in An. 1161. (7 Hen. 2.) was there buried, [...] leaving issue two Sons, viz. Her­vey and Walter. Which Hervey, being [...] a Noble and good Knight, and highly esteemed [...] in his Countrey, gave his assent, [...], that Conon, then Earl of Britanny and Richmond, should translate that Abby of Eharity into the Fields of East Witton, and to place it upon the Verge of the River Io [...]; whereupon, thence­forth, it took the name [...] of Iorevaulx, and caused the Bones of Akaris, his Father, to be brought [...] thither, and there entombed [...]; him­self and his heirs being reputed the Founders of that Monastery. After which, viz, [...] in An. 1182. (28 Hen. 2.) he departed [...] this life, leaving issue three Sons, viz. Henry, Hugh, and William.

Which Henry took to Wife [...] Alice the Daughter of Randolf Fitz-Walter, (A [...]cestor [...] to the Barons of Greistoke) with whom [...]e had [...] the Lordship of Mikelton, and service of Guy de Bovencourt, for certain Lands there, and in Northumber­land; as also the services of Lonton and Thirngarth, with the Forest of Loun, and free Chase; and departed [...] this life in An. 1201. (3 Ioh.) leaving issue [...] Randolf, his Son and Heir, who wedded [...] Alice, the Daughter and Heir, to Adam de Staveley, Lord of Staveley, Dent, and Sadbergh; and departing this life in An. 1262. (49 Hen. 3.) was buried [...] in the Abby of Iorevaulx, leaving issue [...] two Sons, Henry and Adam.

Which Henry had also issue two Sons, Ran­dolf, who died [...] issueless, and Hugh [...], who succeeding his Brother Randolf in the Inhe­ritance, died [...] at Berewyk upon Teise, up­on the fourth Ides of March, An. 1304. (32 E. 1.) and was buried [...] at Rumaldkirk. But Al­breda his Wife, departing [...] this life at Hurworth upon Teise, had sepulture [...] at Iorevaulx, near to the Grave of Henry Fitz-Randolf her Husbands Father.

To this Hugh succeeded Henry, who being called [...] Henry Fitz-Hugh, gave the first occa­sion for all his Descedants to assume that sir­name; and in 3 Edw. 2. was [...] in that expedition then made into Scotland: So likewise [...] in 4 Edw. 2. and in 8 Edw 2. In consideration [...] of which services, and great expences therein, the King gave [...] him the sum of four hundred marks, to be received at the hands of Eleanor, the Widow of Henry Lord Percy, she being in­debted to the Exchequer in the like sum. More­over, in 9 Edw. 2. he was constituted [...] Governor of Bernard Castle in the Bishoprick of Dur­ham, by reason of the Earl of Warwicks minority, it being [...] of his Inheritance; and in [...] 10 & [...]11 Edw. 2. having again been imployed in the Scottish Wars, was in 14 Edw. 2. first summoned [...] to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm.

In 20 Edw. 2. having a Debt [...] of five hundred marks due to him from Sir Henry Vavasor Knight; he did by a special Instrument, [...], under his Seal, acquit the same Henry thereof, upon condition [...], that Hen. le Vavasor, Son to the same Henry, should take to Wife Annabil his Daughter. In 7 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 27. in the Scotish Wars; so likewise in Rot. Scoc. 8 E. 3. m. 14. 8 &Rot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 27. 9 Edw. 3.

And, having marriedEx Vet. membr. in Bibl. Cotton. Eve, the Daughter of Sir Iohn Bulmer Knight, left issueEx Vet. membr. in Bibl. Cotton. by her, Henry, his Son and Heir. Which Henry took to Wife Ex Vet. membr. in Bibl. Cotton. Ioane, the Daughter of Sir Richard Fourneys Knight, Sister and Heir of William, with whom he hadIbid. the Lordships of Carleton, King­stone, Beghton, and Bothomsall; and left issueIbid. by her, two Sons, viz. Hugh and Henry; which Hugh having weddedIbid. Isabel, the Daugh­ter of Ralph Lord Nevill, diedIbid. without issue.

But I return to Henry Lord Fitz-Hugh, Father to Henry, who so died in his life time, (as hath been already observed.) This Henry departed Ibid. the World in An. 1356. (30 Edw. 3.) leaving Henry Ibid. his Grandson (viz. Son of Henry, who so died before him) his next heir.

Which Henry, Henry. in 33 Edw. 3. wasRot. Vascon. 33 E. 3. m. 13. in the Wars of France; so likewisePat. 41 E. [...]. p. 2. m. 4. in 41 Edw. 3. as also inRot. France. 43 E. 3. m. 11. 43 Edw. 3. being then of the Retinue Rot. Franc. 43 E. 3. m. 11. with Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford; and having marriedEx Pr [...]d. Vet. membr. Ioane, the Daughter to Henry Lord Scrope of Masham, had issue by her two Sons, viz. Iohn, slainEx Pr [...]ed. Vet. membr. at Otterbourne (in that fatal skirmish, betwixt Sir Henry Percy Knight, Son and Heir to the Earl of Northum­berland, with Sir Ralph Percy his Brother; and William Earl Douglas, then General of the Scottish Forces, wherein the English had much loss) and Henry Ex Pr [...]d. Vet. membr., his second Son.

Which Henry the Father, diedEsc. 10 R. 2 n. 16. upon Wed­nesday, the Feast of the Decollation of S. Iohn Baptist, 10 Rich. 2. and was buriedEx Pr [...]d. Vet. membr. before the High Altar at Iorevaulx, upon the 8 Kal. of October next ensuing, being then seised of the Castle of Raveniwath, with its Appurtenan­ces, viz. Ravenswath, Qualsington, and Clintes. Also of the Mannors of Cuther­ston, with the Towns of Mikelton in Tese­dale, Fremington, Scortone, Apple­garthe, and Leming: likewise of the Man­nors of Clesby, Cloubeck, Dent, Sed­bergh, Stavely, Berewyk super Tese, and Ayrton in Craven, in Com. Ebor. Furthermore he died seisedEsc. ut su­pra. of the Mannor of Carleton in Lindrik; Kingston within the same Town; and of the moity of the Mannor of Bothumsal in Com. Nottingh. leaving Henry his Grandson (viz. Son of Henry Henry. his Son, deceased in his life time) his next heirIbid. who had LiveryClaus. 10 R. 2. m. 35. of his Lands the same year.

Which Henry, in 1 Hen. 4. being retainedPat. 1 H. 4. p. 3. m. 30. to serve the King, for the term of his whole life, had an hundred marks per annum, then granted Pat. 1 H. 4. p. 3. m. 30. to him, during that time. And in 6 Hen. 4. was joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 6 H 4. m. 4. with Henry, Lord Bishop of Bathe and Wells, Ralph Earl of Westmorland, and some others, to treat with the like Commissioners from Scotland, con­cerning a Truce betwixt both Realms.

Moreover, the next ensuing year, he was again put in CommissionRot. Franc. 7 H. 4. m. 2. with Richard, Duke of York, and others, to treat with Isabel, Queen of Denmark, and Erick, King of Denmark, or their Ambassadors, touching the Dowry of Philippa, second Daughter to King Henry, then Wife of the said King Erick; as also concerning a League of Amity betwixt both Crowns; and in 8 Hen. 4. was again imployedRot. Franc. 8 H. 4. m. 6. into Denmark upon the Kings service. Furthermore, in 13 H. 4. [Page 404] he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 13 H. 4. m. 8. one of the Commissioners, to treat with others from Scotland, touching a Peace betwixt both Realms.

And, having merited so well for his services in Scotland, upon sundry occasions; as also in Denmark, concerningPat. 14 H. 4. p. 1. m. 23. that business of the marriage before specified; and likewise for his servicesPat. 14 H. 4. p. 1. m. 23. to Iohn, the Kings Son (afterwards Duke of Bedford) and notPat. 14 H. 4. p. 1. m. 23. received any thing towards his charges in those imployments, more then the Fee of an hundred marks per an­num, formerly granted unto him (as hath been observed) in 14 Hen. 4. he obtained a GrantPat. 14 H. 4. p. 1. m. 23. of an hundred pounds per annum, out of the Issues and Profits of the Castles, Mannors, and Lands of Philip, the Son and Heir to Iohn Lord d'Arcy, then in minority, until he should accomplish his full age.

Moreover, before the end of that year, he ob­tained LicenseIbid. m 3. from the King, to amortise one Messuage, four Acres of Land, and five Acres of Meadow in West Tanfield, for the celebra­tion of Divine Service there, for the health of his own Soul, as also for the Souls of his Father and Mother, and all his Ancestors.

Upon the Coronation of King Henry the Fifth, he was advancedPat. 1 H 5. p. 1. m. 28. to the Office of Constable of England, for that solemnity: And, in 2 H. 5. in considerationPat. 2 H. 5. p. 1. m. 30. of his good services done, and to be done, had an Annuity of one hundred pounds per annum, givenPat. 2 H. 5. p. 1. m. 30. him by that King, for the term of his life, to be received out of the issues and revenues of the County of Lincoln. Also, upon the Seige of Harfleu, the same year, he was sentTho. Wals. 436. n. 40. by the Duke of Clarence, to treat with those within the Town▪ and, being thenRot. [...]ran. 2 H. 5. m. 15. Lord Chamberlain of the Kings Houshold, was imployedRot. [...]ran. 2 H. 5. m. 15. to the General Council of Con­stance in Germany, at that time held. For which, and other his eminent services, upon the AttainderPat. 3 H. 5. p. 1. m. 26. of Henry Lord Scrope of Masham, he obtained a GrantPat. 3 H. 5. p. 1. m. 26. of all the Lands of the same Lord Scrope, lying in Richmond­shire; to hold during the term they should con­tinue in the Kings hands, rendring therefore an accompt, according to a reasonable extent; and upon the Surrender of that Grant, the same year, obtainedIbid. another of the Mannors of Masham, Clifton, Watlows, Thirne, Nostrefield, Burton-Constable, Norton, Garstone, Bellerby, Coverham, Ainder­by, with the Stepyll, Berningham, and New­som: All which did belong to the same Lord Scrope, and divolved to the Crown, by reason of that forfeiture, to hold for term of life. And the next ensuing year, was retainedEx Autogr. pene [...]s Cleric. Pell. by Indenture to serve the King in his Wars of France, with forty Men at Arms, (whereof himself, with three Knights, to be part of the number) and eighty Archers.

In 5 Hen. 5. he was again retainedIbid. to serve the King in his Wars of France, with eighty eight Men at Arms (whereof two to be Knights, besides himself) and two hundred and forty Archers. And, before the end of that year, was joynedPat. Norm. 5 H. 5. m. 21. in Commission with Iohn de Nevill, to assault and take any Castles, Towns, &c. in the Dutchy of Normandy, and to reduce them to the Kings obedience. In 6 H. 5. he wasLel. Coll. V [...]l. 1. p. 703. with the Duke of Exeter, at the Siege of Roan; and in 9 Hen. 5. (being still Lord Chamberlain of the Kings Houshold) attendedPat. Norm. 9 H. 5. m 9. the King again into France.

It is farther reportedEx [...]. Vet. [...] in Bibl. Cot­ton. of this Henry, that he travelled more then once to Ierusalem; and likewise beyond it to Grand Cair [...], where the Souldan had his residence; and that in his return, he fought with the Saracens and Turks; as also, that by the help of the Knights of Rhodes, he built a Castle there, called S. Peters Castle.

By his TestamentEx [...] Ar. Chid. Rich [...]., bearing date upon the Feast day of S. Iohn the Evangelist, An. 1424. (3 Hen. 6.) this Henry bequeathed his Body to be buried in our Lady Kirk within the Abby of Iorevaulx; appointing, that in all haste possible, after his death, it should be carried thither, and buried by day light, if it came not too late: And, in case it did, then the same night. Moreover willing, that a thousand Masses should be said for his Soul, with all speed, constituting Sir William, Sir Geffrey, and Mr. Robert Fitz-Hugh, his Sons, with Elizabeth his Wife, his Executors. Soon after which, viz. upon the eleventh of Ianuary next following he departedEsc. 3 H. 6. n. 27. this life, being then seisedEsc. 3 H. 6. n. 27. of the Mannor of Carleton in Lin­drik, and Kingston in the said Town of Carleton in Com. Nottingh. As also of the Mannors of Thringarth, Dent, Sedbergh, Stavel, Thorp under-Stane, Freming­ton, West Apelgarth, Little Leming, Lirtlington, East Apelgarth; the Castle and Mannor of Ravenswath; the Mannors of Ayreton in Craven, Cleseby, Clawelbek, Estanfield, Mikelton, and Cotherston, with the Advowson of the Abby of Iorevaulx, all in Com. Ebor. Leaving issue by the before men­tioned Elizabeth his Wife, DaughterEx Praed. Vet. m [...]mbr. and sole Heir of Sir Robert Grey Knight (SonEx Praed. Vet. m [...]mbr. of Sir Iohn Grey of Rotherfield, Knight, and Bro­ther and HeirEx Praed. Vet. m [...]mbr. of Iohn Grey, called Lord Mar­mion, one of the Sons of Iohn Lord Grey of Ro [...]herfield,) byEx Praed. Vet. m [...]mbr. Lora his Wife, the second Daughter and Coheir to Herbert de S. Quintin, eight Sons viz. Sir William Fitz-Hugh Knight, his Son and Heir, thenEsc. ut supra. twenty six years of age, Sir Iohn Fitz-Hugh Knight; Robert, Bishop of London; Iohn, who died young; Henry, drowned in the River of Humber; Raufe, who died in France; Herbert and Richard, who also died young: And five Daughters, viz. Ex Praed. Vet. [...]. Eliza­beth, who died in her infancy, Ioane the Wife of Sir Robert de Willoughby Knight, Eleanor the Wife of Philip Lord d'Arcy (afterwards of Thomas Tunstall.) Maud the Wife of Sir William de Evre; Elizabeth the Wife of Sir Rauf Grey Knight; and Lora the Wife of Sir Maurice Berkley of Be­verstan Knight.

Which Sir William William. in his Fathers life time, viz. in 9 Hen, 5. attendedRot. Franc. 9 H. 5. [...] 9. that King in his ex­pedition then made into France, being then retainedEx Autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. by Indenture to serve him, with ten Men at Arms (himself accounted) and thirty Archers. And, upon his Fathers death, being of full age, doing his Fealty, had the same year Li­very Claus [...] H [...]. m. 4. of his Lands.

This Sir William, in 11 Hen. 6. was joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 11 H. 6. m. 1. with the Earl of Northumber­land, and others, to treat with the Commission­ers of Iames the First, King of Scotland, at Hamden-stank, or some other place, touching satisfaction for such injuries as had been done to the English by the Subjects of that Nation. And in 13 Hen. 6. upon informationRot. Scoc. 13 H. 6. m. [...]. that the Scots [Page 405] were preparing to besiege Barwick, and the Castles in the Marches, was againIbid. commission­ed with the Earls of Northumberland, West­morland, the Lord Clifford, Dacres, Greistoke, and Latimer, to raise the power of the Northern Counties for their defence.

Moreover, in 27 Hen. 6. 18 Decemb. he entred into CovenantsEx Coll. R. Gl. S. with Sir Iohn Constable of Hal­sham, Knight, that Lora, his Daughter, should take to Husband Iohn, the Son and Heir of the said Iohn, upon Munday before Candlemass day, next ensuing. And having marriedEx Prad. Vet. [...]. Margery, the Daughter to William Lord Willoughby of Eres [...]p, departed [...] this life upon the 22 of October, 31 Hen. 6. being then seised [...] of the Mannor of Staunton-Quintin in Com. Wiltes. Frome-Quintin, Evershete, and Bell, in Com. Dorset; the moity of the Mannor of Lud­dington in Comit. Northampt. the Mannor of Berwike in Com. Suss. Wintringham in Com. Linc. Beghton in Com. Derb. Charl­ton, Kingston, and Bothumsall, in Com. Nottingh. Bradley in Com. Berks. Brandes-Burton, Westanfield, Estanfield, Caire­thorpe, Wathe, Leming-Magna, Mikel­ton in [...]esdaie, Cutherston, Lertington, Clisseby, Clowbeke, Berewike, Leming-Parva, West Appelgarth, Fremington, Dent, Wodhall, E [...]ward [...]y, Thurkelby, Ma [...]elton, and the Castle of Ravenswath, in Com. Ebor. As also of the Mannors of Ben­ton-Parva and Aldmore in Com. Northumbr. Leaving Henry, his Son and Heir,Ibid. twenty three years of age; and six Daughters, viz. Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Margery, the Wife of Sir Iohn Milton Knight, Ioane mar­ [...]i [...]d to Iohn Lord Scrope of Bo [...]ton, Eleanor to Thomas Lord Dacres, Maud to William Bowes, Lora, first to Iohn Musgrave, and afterwards to Thomas Constable of Ha [...]tham, and Lucy a Nun at Dertford.

Which Henry Henry. had LiveryClaus 31 H. [...]. m. 13. of his Lands soon after; and in 38 Hen. 6. in considerationPat 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 9. Claus. 38 H. 6. m. 6. of his special services, obtained a GrantPat 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 9. Claus. 38 H. 6. m. 6. of the Ste­wardship of the Honor of Richmond; as also of the Office of cheif Forester of the new Forest of Arki [...]garth-Dale, and [...]e Hoppe, then escheated to the King by the forfeiture of Richard, Earl of Salisbury, to hold for life. And though he had stood firm to the Lancastrian In­terest, during the time of King Henry the Sixth, yet did King Edward the Fourth look upon him with fair respect. For in 4 Edw. 4. he was (amongst others) imployedRot. Scoc. 5 E. 4. m. 4. in the Siege of Dunstanburgh Castle in Com. Northumbr. And in 5 Edw. 4. joyned him in CommissionEx Vet. Membr. in B [...]l. Cotton. with Richard, Earl of Warwick, and others, to treat with such Commissioners, as the King of Scot­land should nominate, touching divers injuries done by the Subjects of that Realm, contrary to the form of the Truce made betwixt both Kings.

Soon after which, viz. in 6 Edw. 4. he was by IndentureEx Autogr. penès Tho. Comitem [...]l­gin. retained with Richard, Earl of War­wick and Salisbury, Warden of the West Marches, to be his Lieutenant within the Castle and Town of Carlisle, and all the West March­es towards Scotland, for one whole year, be­ginning at the Feast of All-Hallows; receiving for that service in the time of War, a thousand pounds, and in the time of Peace a thousand marks. But, after this I have not met with any thing farther of his secular imployments: For in 7 Edw. 4. he travelledRot. Franc. 7 E. 4. m. 8. to the Holy Sepulcher at Ierusalem, with Thomas, Tunstall, and nine other persons in his company: And in 8 Edw. 4. FoundedPat. 8 [...]. [...]. p. 1. m. [...]. a Chantry for two Priests, in the Chap­pel of S. Iohn the Evangelist, in his Castle at Ravenswath, there to celebrate Divine Ser­vice for the good estate of himself, and Alice his Wife, during this life; and for the health of their Souls, after their departure hence, and all their Ancestors: As also for the Souls of the Founders and Benefactors of the Hospital of S. Giles near Brompton upon Swale in Com. Ebor.

This Henry took to WifeEx Coll R. Gl S. Alice, the Daugh­ter of Richard Nevill, Earl of Salisbury, and departedEsc. 12 E. 4. n. 11. this life upon the fourth of Iune, 12 Edw. 4. being then seisedEsc. 12 E. 4. n. 11. of the Mannor of Wintringham in Com. Linc. Bradley in Com. Berks. Beghton in Com. Derb. Charl­ton, Kingston, and Bothumsall, in Com. Nottingh. &c. leaving Richard Richard. Ibid., his Son and Heir, fifteen years of age, and four other Sons, viz. Ex Coll. [...]. Gl. S. Thomas, Iohn, George, and Edward, who diedEx Coll. [...]. Gl. S. issueless; and five Daughters, viz. Ex Coll. [...]. Gl. S. Alice, the Wife of Sir Iohn Fines Knight, Son of Ri­chard Lord Dacres; Elizabeth first married to Sir William Parr Knight, and afterwards to Ni­cholas Lord Vaux; Anne, the Wife of Francis Lovell; Margaret of Robert Constable; and Ioane a Nun at Dertford.

Which Richard, in 1 Hen. 7. was constituted Pat. 1 H. 7. p. 1. m. 19 Governor of the Castles of [...]ichmond, Mid­dleham, and Barnard Castle, and died ... leaving issuePat. 1 H. 8. p. 2. Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. by Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter Pat. 1 H. 8. p. 2. Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Thomas Borough Knight, Sir GeorgeGeorge.Fitz-Hugh Knight, his Son and Heir, who had Live­ry Pat ut supra. of his Lands in 1 Hen. 8. But dyingPat. 4 H. 8. p. 2. with­out issue in 4 Hen. 8. Alice, the Wife of Sir Iohn Fines Knight, eldest Daughter to Henry Lord Fitz-Hugh (his Grand-father) and Sir Thomas Parr Knight, Son of Elizabeth, another Daugh­ter of the said Henry, being foundPat. 4 H. 8. p. 2. to be his Cosins and next Heirs, had LiveryPat. 4 H. 8. p. 2. of his Lands.

Cioches.

AT the time of the Conquerors General Survey, GunfridGunfrid.de Cioches heldDomesd. in [...]isdem Com▪ Wi­tungrave in Buckinghamshire, Muselay in Leicestershire, and sixteen Lord­ships in Northamptonshire.

To him succeeded Anselme Anselme. de Cioches, who in 5 Steph. gaveRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Nor­thampt. a Fine of one hundred and se­venty marks of Silver, five Horses for the great Saddle, and three Palfreys, for the recovery of his Lands in England. And to him RobertRobert.de Cioches, who in 7 Hen. 2. paidRot. Pip. 7 Joh. Nor­thampt. twelve pounds for his Knights Fees in Northamptonshire. And in 12 Hen. 2. uponLib. Rub­in Scacc. Northamp levying of that Aid, which was then required, for marrying of the Kings Daughter, certified his Knights Fees to be fifteen; and, thatLib. Rub­in S [...]acc. Northamp Anselme his Father held this Barony in the time of King Henry the First, by the service of so many: For which, in 14 Hen. 2. he paidR [...]t Pip. 14 H. 2 Nor­thampt. fifteen marks; and in 6 Rich. 1. upon levying that ScutageRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Nor­thampt. for the Kings redemption, fifteen pounds.

[Page 406] But of this Family I have seen no more, then that Peter de Cioches, in 7 Ioh. executed the Of­fice [...] of Sheriff in Northamptonshire for half that year.

Robert Fitz-Hamon.

THis Robert, being [...] a young Man, and Lord [...] of Astremeville in Norman­dy, came [...] into England with Willi­am the Conqueror, being [...] of the Blood of Duke Rollo, and Nephew to him; and afterwards, by the gift [...] of King William Rufus, obtained the honor of Glocester, which had been the In­heritance [...] of Brictric a Saxon. For this Brictric, having incurred [...] the displeasure of Queen Maud (the Conquerors Wife) when he was Ambassador beyond Sea, and she a maid, by refusing [...] to marry her, was for that reason dispossessedIbid. there­of, upon the Normans entrance; it being there­upon givenIbid. to that Queen, who heldIbid. it all her life, and King William himself afterIbid. her; as also King William Rufus, till he bestowedIbid. n. 40. it on this Robert, for the great services formerly done to his Father.

But that which I take to be most memorable of this Robert, is, his being the cheif actor in the Conquest of Glamorganshire; touching which, thus saith mine AuthorHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 124., that in An. 1091. (4 Will. Rufi) Iestin, the Son of Gurgunt, being Lord of that Terittory, Rees ap Theodore, Prince of South Wales, (id est, of Caer­marden and Cardiganshires) made War upon him; and that Iestin, discerning himself unable to make defence, sent one Enyon his ser­vant to this Robert Fitz-Hamon (then a Knight of the Privy Chamber to the King) for his Aid, with large promises of reward for his help: And that thereupon Robert having retained twelve Knights, marched with what power they could all make into Wales; and so joyning with Iestin, slew Prince Rees, and Conan his Son: Furthermore, that after this Victory, demanding his reward according to the agreement so made with Enyon, and Iestin refusing to perform his promise, the difference came to be tryed by Bat­tle; and that Iestin being therein slain, this Ro­bert had the full possession of all that Territory: Whereupon, for reward to those twelve Knights, with other his assistants, he gave unto them divers Castles and Mannors, viz. Ibid. p. 125. & 126..

1. To William de Londres, the Castle and Man­nor of Ogmor, being four Knights Fees.

2. To Richard de. Greenvile, the Lordship of Nethe.

3. To Pain Turbervile, the Castle and Lordship of Coyty.

4. To Robert S. Quintin, the Castle and Lord­ship of Llan-Blethyan.

5. To Richard Siward, the Castle and Lordship of Calavan.

6. To Gilbert de Humfravile, the Castle and Mannor of Penmarke.

7. To Reginald de Sully, the Castle and Man­nor of Sully.

8. To Roger de Berkerolls, the Mannor of East Orchard.

9. To Peter de Soore, the Castle and Mannor of Peterto [...].

10. To Iohn le Fleming, the Castle and Man­nor of S. George.

11. To Iohn de S. Iohn, the Castle and Man­nor of Foumon or Fennon.

12. And to William le Esterling (alias Strad­ling) the Castle and Mannor of S. Donats.

LikewiseIbid [...]., that, besides this, he gave to the before mentioned Enyon (being the person im­ployed to him from Iestin, and who took his part when he saw Iestin refuse to perform what he had promised on his behalf) the Lordship of Senghennyth. And to Caradoc Fitz-Iestin, the eldest Son of Iestin, the Castle and Lordship of Avan; likewise the Castle of Ruthin, to another Son of Iestin. And the rest of the Knights Fees not distributed, part to other Gentlemen that served him, and part to those Welsh who were rightful owners of the same; reserving to himself the Castles of Caerdiff and Kenfigg, with the Towns of Caerdiff, Kenfigg, and Cowbrigge, and the Sherfee, being the Body of the Lordship of Glamorgan, with the whole Demesns thereof, viz. Meskin, Glinrotheny, Tyr-Iarl, and Boviarton alias Lentwit; retaining likewise the cheif Seignory of all, and seating himself (for the most part) at Caerdiff.

This Robert adheredW. Mal [...]b. 88 a. n. 40. to King Henry the First, against Robert Curthose. And, at the in­stance Mon An­glic. Vol. 1. 154 b. n. 60. & [...] 61 b. W. Mal [...]s. 89 a. n. [...]0. of his Wife, and Gerald, Prior of Crane­burne, FoundedMon An­glic. Vol. 1. 154 b. n. 60. & [...] 61 b. W. Mal [...]s. 89 a. n. [...]0. the Abby of Tewksbury in Com. Gloc. An. 1102. (3 Hen. 1.) giving am­ple possessions thereunto, and made Crane­burne a CellMonast. An­glic. ut supra. 155 a. to it.

He also gaveIbid. 30 b. n. 50 to the Monks of Rochester, certain Lands in Merlaw; and toIbid. 117 a. n. 30. the Monks of Glocester, the Church of S. Cadoc at Lan­carvan, with Penham, consisting of fifteen Hides.

It is reported Mat. Paris, in An. 110 [...]. p. 53., that a little before the death of King William Rufus, a Forein Monk attending the Court, upon some business, concerning his Monastery, made relation to this Robert Fitz-Hamon (then a powerful Man with the King) of a marvellous and terrible dream he had the pre­ceding night, viz. That he saw the King come in­to a certain Church, and with a proud and insolent behavior, despise those that were then present. Like­wise, That he took the Crucifix in his Teeth, gnawed the Arms of it, and almost pulled off the Legs; and, that at length, the Crucifix gave him such a kick with the right Foot, that he fell down in a sound up­on the Floor, and that there issued so much flame out of his Mouth, that the smoak thereof, like a Cloud, ascended up to the Stars.

Moreover, That when he reported what the Monk had told him, the King laught heartily, and said, This is a Monk, and he hath for lucre dreamed Monkishly, give him five pounds, that it may be seen he dreamed not in vain.

This Robert Fitz-Hamon tookOrd. Vit. 578 D. to Wife Sibill, one of the Daughters of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, and had issueMon. Angli [...] Vol. 1. [...]54 b. n. 50. by her four Daughters, Mabell, Hawise, Cicely, and A­mice; and being woundedW Malms. 89 a. n. 20. with a Spear at the Siege of Faleise in Normandy, lostW Malms. 89 a. n. 20. his Senses, and diedW Malms 89 a. n. 20. soon after, viz. in March, An. 1107. (7 Hen. 1.) Whereupon his Corps were brought over into England, and buried [...] in the Chapter-house at Tewskbury, (to which [Page 407] Abby he had been a great Benefactor) but after­wards being translatedIbid. into the Church (be­twixt two Pillars on the Southside of the Quire) there was in memory of him, and his Wife, a Mass ordainedIbid. to be daily sung with this Collect, Miserere quesumus Domine. Which Church he Lel. Itin. Vol. 6. f 97. new built, with the Tower.

Dying thus without Issue-male, King Henry the First was notIbid. n. 60. & 155 b. willing that so great an Honor should be shared amongst Women; and there­fore madeIbid. n. 60. & 155 b. two of his Daughters Abbesses, viz. Cicely of Shaftsbury, and Hawise of Wil­ton; and gaveIbid. n. 60. & 155 b. the third, viz. Amice, in mar­riage to the Earl of Britanny; reservingIbid. n. 60. & 155 b. Ma­bell, the eldest, for his own illegitimate Son Robert, whom he thereupon createdIbid. n. 60. & 155 b. Earl of Glocester, and gaveIbid. n. 60. & 155 b. him that whole Honor.

Montfort.

THe first of this Family, of whom I find mention, is, Hugh Hugh. de Montfort, SonW. Gemet 289 A. of Thurstan de Bastenbergh, a Norman: Which Hugh was commonly calledW. Gemet 289 A. Hugh with a Beard (the Normans at that time being usually shaved) and accompanying William, Duke of Normandy, when he first landed in this Realm, wasGesta Will. Ducis Norm. [...] D. with him in that famous [...] Battle against King Harold, where the Duke (then Conqueror) was thereupon advanced to the Royal Throne of this Realm. And shortly after (beingOrd. Vit. 506 C. a valiant and expert Soldier) received commandOrd. Vit. 506 C. (with some others) to be assistant unto William Fitz-Osberne, and Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, in the Administring of Publick Justice, throughout the whole Kingdom. For which great services he obtained divers fair Lordships, as appears [...] by the General Survey, viz. Twenty eight in Kent, besides a large proportion of Romeney-Marsh, sixteen in Essex, fifty one in Suffolk, and nineteen in Norfolk; but at length lostW. Gemet. 286 A. his life in a Duel with Walcheline de Ferrers; leaving issue Hugh Hugh. Ibid. 289 B., his Son and Heir.

Which Hugh, by ... his first Wife had issue [...] two Sons, Robert and Hugh: Which Robert was General [...] of the Army to King William Ru­fus, in the twelfth of His Reign: But favoring the title of Robert Curthose, in opposition to King Henry the First, was called in question [...] for his Infidelity. Whereupon, being conscious of his guilt, he got leave [...] to go to Ierusalem, and left all his possessions to the King.

This Robert gave [...] to the Monks of Bec in Normandy, the Churches of Montfort, Appevil, and Froulancurt; but both he and his Brother Hugh, Hugh. died, [...], in a pilgrimage, with­out issue. And, by his second Wife, left one Daughter, married [...] to Gilbert de Gant.

Which Gilbert begot on her a Son, called Hugh Hugh. [...], (who, from his Mother, she being so great an Inheritrix, assumed the sirname [...] of Montfort) as also one Daughter married [...] to Si­mon, Earl of Huntingdon.

This last mentioned Hugh, called Hugh de Montfort the Fourth, having taken to WifeW. Gemet. 289 A. A­deline, the Daughter to Robert, Earl of Mellent, joynedOrd. Vit. 376 A, B, C. with Waleran her Brother, and all those who endeavored to advance William, Son to Ro­bert Curthose, against King Henry the First, in An. 1124. (25 Hen. 1.) Whereupon entring Ibid. [...] C, D. Jorevall 1015. n. 10. Mat. Pari [...] in Anno 1124. Normandy, with what Forces they could raise, he was taken prisonerIbid. [...] C, D. Jorevall 1015. n. 10. Mat. Pari [...] in Anno 1124. with the same Wa­leran, and continuedIbid. [...] C, D. Jorevall 1015. n. 10. Mat. Pari [...] in Anno 1124. in durance for full fourteen years; no man interceding for his enlargement, in regard what he had done, was without any provocation.

When he died, I do not find but that he had issue two Sons, viz. R [...]bert Robert. W. Gemet. 289 A., and Thurstan Regist. de Thorney, p. 1. f. 10 [...]., as also two Daughters, viz. Adeline, the WifeOrd. Vit. 810 B. of William de Britolio, and ... marriedMS. in Bibl. Cotton. Do­mit. A. 8. f. 92 [...]. to Ri­chard, Son to ... Earl of Glocester.

Which last mentioned Robert, in 1 Hen. 2. tookSigeb. Gem­bla [...]. 171 b. his Uncle Waleran, Earl of Mellent, at a Conference held near the Borough of Bernay. And in An 1163. (9 Hen. 2.) having charged M Westm. in Anno 1163. Henry de Essex, the Kings Standard-Bearer, with cowardice, in fleeing from his Colours▪ upon an AppealM Westm. in Anno 1163., and Tryal thereof by Duel, vanquishedM Westm. in Anno 1163. him. But all that I have else seen of him, is, That he gaveMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 247 [...]. n. 50. to the Monks of Thor­ney, the moity of the Church of Wenge in Com. Rutl. And toIbid. 641 [...] n. 20. the Monks of Bermondsey, the Tithes of Langfort, Bod [...]ey, Wi [...]es, and Nacheton.

I now come to Thurstan his younger Bro­ther.

This Thurstan, Thurstan. being enfeoffedLib. Rub. in Scacc. 101 [...]. of divers fair Lordships, by Henry de Newburgh, the first Earl of Warwick, after the Normans-Conquest, built a strong Castle upon an advantageous ascent near to that place, now called Henley, in Arden, in the County of Warwick; which was thereupon called Beldesert, and continued the cheif Seat of his Descendants for divers ages. At which Castle, Maud the Empress in King Stephens time, grantedAutogr. nu­per penès S. Archer eq­aur. him her Charter for a Market upon the Sunday every week. It is saidRegist. de Thorney, p. 1. f. 24., That he dispossessed the Monks of Thorney of cer­tain Lands lying in Wenge, which his Brother Robert had bestowed on them, by the consent of the Earl of Warwick, of whose Fee they were; and that he would not make any restitution of them, nor discharge a debt in Money which his Brother did owe to the Abbot, nor a Legacy by him given to that Abby, until King Stephen, by his special Precept, threatned; That if he did not speedily do it, the Earl of Warwick should compel him; and in case of his neglect, the Bishop of Lincoln should see it done. Where­upon he performed what had been so required: And by his special CharterIbid. p. 4. f. 1. [...]. for the health of his Soul, as also for the Souls of his Wife and Sons; and especially for the Soul of his Brother Robert, and the Souls of all his Ancestors and Suc­cessors, granted the one half of the same Town of Wenge, with the moity of the Church and Mill, excepting the Fee of Thurstan his Esquire, and the Fee of Ralph Fitz-Nigel. For which Grant, those Monks gaveIbid. to Robert his Son, a Mane of Gold.

In 12 Hen. 2. upon the levying that Aid for marrying the Kings Daug [...]er, it appearsLib. R [...]. [...]. 104 [...]., that this Thurstan then held ten Knights Fees, and a fourth part De Veteri Feoffamento, of William, Earl of Warwick. When he died, I have not seen; but to him succeeded Henry, Henry. his Son and Heir, who in 2 Rich. 1. regainedRot Pip. 2 R. 1. [...]. the possession of the Mannor of Wellesborne in Com. Warr. (commonly called Wellesborne-Montfort,) [Page 408] whereof he had been disseised by King Henry the Second. This Henry gave [...] Autogr. penès Praepos. & Scol coll. R Cantabr. to the Monks of Wotton in Com. Warr. his Mill at Henley▪ with a Messuage, and some small proportion of Land lying there; and toEx Autogr. in Offic. Arm. the Monks of Bor­desley in Com. Wigorn. certain Fishing in the River of Avon near Hilborough.

To him succeeded another Thurstan, Thurstan. who had [...] great Sutes in King Iohns time with Eustace de Stutevill, and Nicholas de Stutevill, for part of the Lordship of Cotingham in Com. Ebor. And other Lands and Knights Fees in that County. And in 16 Ioh. had Scutage [...] of all his Tenants, who held of him by Military service, in regard he had [...] personally served the King in his Wars in Poictou.

To the Nuns of Pinley, he gave [...] the tenth part of all his Houshold Provision, viz. Bread, Bear, Flesh, Fish, and other things pertaining to his Kitchen; whose munificence therein, had so high an estimation from them, that he and his posterity were thereupon reputed [...] no less then Founders of that Religious House. And in 18 Ioh. departedClaus 18 Joh. m. 6. this life, leaving issue Peter, Peter. his Son and Heir, whose Wardship, during his minority, with the custody of his Lands, was committedClaus 18 Joh. m. 6. to William de Cantilupe.

Which Peter in 11 Hen. 3. obtained a special CharterCart. 11 H. 3. m. 32. from the King, bearing date 10 Febr. for a weekly Market at [...] every Mun­day (instead of that granted to his Ancestor by Maud the Empress on the Sunday) so also a Fair yearly for three days, viz. the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of S. Giles. And in 26 Hen. 3. attendedRot. Vascon. 26 H. 3. in dorso m. 3. the King in that expedi­tion then made into Gascoigne; for which re­spect all his Tenants, by Military service, were requiredClaus. 27 H. 3. m. 6. to pay him Scutage, according to the rate of forty shillings for each Knights Fee.

In 29 Hen. 3. he was one of those who met Rot Fin. 29 H 3 in dorso m. 8. in the Tourneament then held at Cambridge, contrary to the Kings Prohibition; for which his Lands were seisedRot Fin. 29 H 3 in dorso m. 8.. But having made his Peace for that transgression, in 32 Hen. 3. he attended [...] the King into Gascoigne. And, the same year, entred [...] into special Covenants with Willi­am de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, for an in­termarriage betwixt each of their eldest Sons, and eldest Daughters: Whereupon they obtained a special Patent [...] from the King, That in case either of them should die before the accomplish­ment of such marriage, and his heir in minority, the intended match might notwithstanding hold, saving to the King the custody of the Lands only.

After which, viz. in 34 Hen. 3. he obtained a Charter [...] of Free-Warren, in all his Demesn Lands belonging to his Castle at Beldesert, and divers other places, and in 35 Hen. 3. was made GovernorPat. 35 H 3. m. 9. of Horestan Castle in Der­bishire. Moreover, in 37 Hen. 3. he obtained a ConfirmationPat. 37 H. 3. m. 7. of a Marriage for one of his Sons with Agnes. the eldest Daughter to Roger Ber­tram of Mitford (a great Baron in the North.) And in 40 Hen. 3. was sentClaus. 40 H. 3. in dorso m. 17. Ambassador by the King into France. In 41 Hen. 3. being made WardenPat. 41 H. 3. m. 2. of the Marches of Wales towards Montgomery, for his better support in that service, he had (at the instancePat. 41 H. 3. m. 2. of Prince Ed­ward) the custodyPat. 41 H. 3. m. 2. of the Counties of Salop and Stafford, as also the Castles of Salop and Bruges, to dispose of the Profits thence arising, as he himself should think best, during the continuance of the Wars with the Welsh; so that, for the first year he did hold those Coun­ties, he should answer nothing to the Exchequer, but at the years end make his accompt in the Kings Wardrobe. And the next ensuing year, was constitutedClaus. 4 [...] H. 3. m. 6. Governor of the Castles of Bruges and Ellesmere Ibid. m 9. in Com. Salop; and likewise SheriffRot. Pip. 43 H. 3 Salop. & Staff. of the Counties of Stafford and Salop; having a special PatentClaus. ut su­pra m. 5. from the King to take Toll of all vendible Commodities, coming to the Market of Ellesmere, for the space of five years, for reparation of the Walls of the Castle of Ellesmere.

In 43 Hen. 3. he attendedPat. 43 H. 3. in dorso. the King again in­to France. And in 46 Hen. 3. received Sum­mons Claus 46 [...]. 3. in dorso m. 5. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to march with Prince Edward into Wales. But before the end of that year, he was prohibi­ted Ibid. m. 10. by the King, to fortifie his Castle of Belde­sert.

And in 47 Hen. 3. uponClaus [...]7 H 3. in dorso m. 5 that Insurrection then made by the Welsh, he had (amongst others) commandClaus 7 H 3. in dorso m. 5 to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to repair to Hereford on Munday next after the Feast of the Purification of our Lady. In which year he was constitutedPat. 47 H 3. m. 6. Governor of the Castle of Corff and Shirebourne. So likewiseIbid. m. 7. the Castle and Mannor of Segge­wike, which belonged to Iohn Maunsell.

Howbeit, no sooner had the Rebellious Barons made head atM. Westm. in An [...]o 1265. Oxford, where, forcingM. Westm. in An [...]o 1265. the Kings assent to their unreasonable Ordinances, they caused a choice of twenty four persons to be made, by whose discretion the Kingdom should be governed; but that this Peter shewed himself one of the most forward amongst them; beingIbid. not only one of those twenty four so cho­sen to rule; but, when all the rest of them, ex­cept himself and four others, calmly considering the great confusion, and peril then imminent, by reason of that strange rupture, were content that those Ordinances should be made void, and the King restored to his former condition, he joynedIbid. with them in opposing it: And in the beginning of April next ensuing, wasPat. 48 H. 3. m. 12. in Arms against the King at Northampton, where, up­on storming of that Town by the Royalists, when many others were taken, he fledM. West. in Anno 1164. to the Castle; but was constrained the next day to ren­der M. West. in Anno 1164. himself, with his two Sons, Peter and Ro­bert; who were, all of them, thereupon sent pri­soners P [...] 48 H. 3. ut supra. to Windsore Castle: But long they continued not there, for upon the fourteenth of May following, hapnedMS. in Bibl. Bo [...]l. (Med. 20) f 120 [...]. that fatal Battle of Lewes in Susse [...]; where (throughMS. in Bibl. Bo [...]l. (Med. 20) f 120 [...]. the too eager and far pursuit, by Prince Edward, of that Brigade of the Barons Army, which he had rout­ed) the day being lost, himself, with the King his Father, and many noble persons were madeMS. in Bibl. Bo [...]l. (Med. 20) f 120 [...]. pri­soners; those Rebellious Barons then having all in their power, within three days after issued out a PreceptPat. 48 H. 3. m. 13., in the Kings name, under the Great Seal, dated the seventeenth of May, unto Dru de Barentine, at that time Constable of Wind­sore Castle, requiring him forthwith, to set this Peter de Montfort, and those his two Sons, at liberty.

Shortly after which Victory, those Barons then agreeing [...] amongst themselves, that nine select persons should be authorised to exercise Regal Power, whereof three, at least, to be constantly [Page 409] resident at Court, for disposing the custody of all Castles, and managery of other the most impor­tant Affairs; as also for the nomination of the Chancellor, Justices, Treasurer, and all other Officers, great and small, who had to do in the Government: This Peter was appointedIbid. to be one of those nine. Whereupon (inter alia) they constitutedPat. 48 H. 3. in dorso. Commissioners to the King of France, and to the Popes Legate, to reform (as they termed it) and settle the Kingdom; whose names I shall here recite, viz. Pat. 48 H. 3. in dorso. Henry de Sandwich, Bishop of London, Walter de Can­telupo, Bishop of Worcester, Iohn of Oxford, Bishop of Winchester, Hugh Despenser, Justice of England, Peter de Montfort, (id est, this very Peter) and Richard de Mepham, Archdeacon of Oxford. In which Commission (bearing date at Canterbury, upon Saturday next after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lady, scil. 8 Sept.) there was a more especial power given to this Peter, then any of the rest, viz. [...] That whatso­ever he should swear to do, the King must be obliged by it. Dantes insuper praefato Petro po­testatem jurandi in animam nostram; quod nos, quicquid ipse, in praemissis nomine nostro duxerit fa­ciendum, ratum habeamus & acceptum (these be­ing the words thereof.) And after this, by an­other Commission [...], bearing date at Dover, upon the twenty fourth day of the same Moneth of September, he was singly sent to the before specified Legate, to treat with him privately about those things; with desire, that he should make as quick a return as might be: The intent of all this their application to the Legate, being no other, then to palliate their disloyal practises towards the King, with fair and specious pre­tences to the Pope, lest he should thunder out his curses (as he afterwards did) against them.

Moreover, besides these eminent trusts, it ap­pears, That by the same a [...]thority of the Kings Great Seal, he was constituted [...] Governor of Whitenton Castle in Shropshire, 19 Dec. and the next day following [...] of Hereford Castle; unto which Castle, about the midst of May ensuing, they removed [...] the King: And on the twentieth of that Moneth of May, had a Pre­cept [...] to Walter de Evereus, then Sheriff of Here­fordshire, for delivery of the Issues of that County unto him, for the better strengthning of that Ca­stle. Furthermore, that nothing for conveniency, in these high Trusts, should be wanting to him, he obtained by the same Authority, a Grant [...] of Prince Edwards Lodgings at Westminster.

During the time of his continuance in this power, certain it is, That he did much mischeif, by divers hostile actions: For it appears [...], that after the King was restored by that happy Victory at Evesham, in part of recompence for the losses, which Robert Walrand sustained through plunder in his Lands at Kilpeck and Strivele, by this Peter; he had, by the favor of that King, a Grant of all the Bulls, Oxen, and Kine, which were then upon the Lands of Blenleveny in Wales, belonging to this Peter at the time of the Battle of Evesham.

But lo the instability of earthly greatness, especially that which is raised by disloyal Sub­jects upon the designed ruine of their rightful Soveraign: For, it was not many days after, that the Prince, making his escape [...] from that Castle of Hereford (like a sudden flash of Lightning broke through a Cloud,) but, that he raised such a powerful Army, that on the day MS. in Bibl. Bodl. (Med. 20) f. [...] b. & 121 b. preceding the Nones of August, next ensuing; he came upon the cheif strength of those Rebel­lious Barons at Evesham in Worcestershire, like terrible Thunder; where, obtaining an ab­solute VictoryMat. Paris, p. 999. [...]. [...]0., this our Peter de Montfort, with divers more of the principal Actors in that Tra­gedy, wasMat. Paris, p. 999. [...]. [...]0. slain. Whereupon the then Sheriff of Warwickshire (scil. William Bag [...]t) re­ceived commandPat. 50 H. 3. in dorso. to extend his Lordship of Beldesert, and all other his Lands in those parts; but proper resistentiam inimicorum, by rea­sonPat. 50 H. 3. in dorso.of the power of the Enemy, as the Record expresseth (they having then a strong Garison in Kenilworth Castle, not far off) being not Pat. 50 H. 3. in dorso. able to do it; the King directed a Commission Pat. 50 H. 3. in dorso. to the Abbot of Bordsley, and Prior of Studley, to take notice of the particular num­bers of Acres of Land, Meadow, Wood, and Pasture, and the value of each; as also of those his Tenants, who held in Villainage, with the Rents and Services of the Free-holders, and to certifie the same into his Exchequer.

This Peter took to WifeClaus 1 [...] H. 5. m. 18. Cart. 1 [...]. 3. m. 1. pe [...] Inspex. Alice, the Daughter of Henry de Aldit [...]ley (a great Baron in Staf­fordshire) and had issueClaus. 1 [...] H. 5. m. 18. Cart. 1. [...] 3. m. 1. pe [...] Inspex. by her three Sons, viz. Peter, William, and Robert. Which William hadEx Autogr. penès [...]r. N [...] ­thersole. eq. aur. the Mannor of Uppingham in Rutland of his Fa­thers gift; and Robert otherPat. 51 H. 3. in. dorso. Lands in that Coun­ty; who, notwithstanding his former activeness, on the Barons part, with his Father, was after­wards receivedPat. 51 H. 3. in dorso. into favorwith the King.

Having thus finished my discourse of this Peter, I shall observe, that in him this family was in the Meridian of its glory; which thenceforth daily faded: For, being the fourth in Descent from Thurstan, who had been first inriched with such fair Possessions by his Kinsman, the Earl of Warwicks gift (as before is noted) and honored with divers imployments of special trust, through the favor of his Soveraign; being puffed up with ambition, which promp­ted him to a Confederacy with the Rebelli [...]us Barons of that age, he became, at length, partaker of that deserved destruction, which then befel them: And that thenceforth the luster of his Descendants, though no whit a­bridged of their ancient Patrimony (in regard of that indulgent Decree called Dictum de Kenil­worth, which admitted them to Grace upon fa­vorable terms) began daily to diminish; till, in the like fourth Descent, his Male-line was in a manner extinct; much of the ancient Inheri­tance, with the Castle of Beldesert, their principal Seat, then divolving by Females to other Families; and the memory of his name preserved only in an Illegitimate Off-spring.

I now come to Peter his eldest Son.

This Peter Peter. fiding with his Father in those his Rebellious Actings before specified, was with him takenPat 48 H. 3. m. 13. prisoner at Northampton; in 48 Hen. 3. being, as it seems, the Commander in cheif of the Forces then there met; for no less saith [...] an Author of that time—Horum erat praecipuus Petrus de Monteforti junio [...], qui ad castrum confugerat, sed in crastino reddidit se. But the next mention I find of him, is, That he was woundedIbid. in an. 1265., and taken prisonerIbid. in an. 1265. in the Battle of Evesham (where his Father lost his life) and thereupon committedPat. 56 H. 3 [...]. 17. to Thomas de Clare, unto whom his forfeited Lands were grantedPat. 56 H. 3 m. 17., and whereof he receivedPat. 56 H. 3 m. 17. the benefit according to [Page 410] the Dictum de Kenilworth: But shortly after, was not only admitted [...] to grace and favor, to the reinjoying his paternal Inheritance; but had resti­tution of [...] an Annuity of fifty five pounds per an­num, to be received out of the Exchequer, by him­self and his Heirs, which had been formerly granted to his Father, in lieu of certain Woods, lying in the Forest of Rutland, wherein he had quitted his title to that King.

After which, resolvingPat. 56 H. 3. m. 22. on a Pilgrimage to S. Iames in Gallicia, he constitutedPat. 56 H. 3. m. 22. Humphrey de Hasting, and Richard de Wrenbull, or one of them, his Attorney, to transact his affairs in the mean time: But whether he went the same year, or not, I make a question (viz. 56 Hen. 3.) For, in 3 Edw. 1. he had another LicenseClaus. 3 E. 1. in dorso m. 24. to that purpose; and, within a short space, grew in such esteem with King Edward, that, being im­ployed Claus. 5 E. 1. m. 23. in his service in those Wars, then had against the Welsh in 5 Edw. 1. he obtained, in the eighth of that Kings Reign, a GrantClaus. 8 E. 1. in dorso m. 7. unto Queen Eleanor of the marriage of Iohn, his Son and Heir, with power, that she should dispose of him in that kind, to whom she pleased. And in 11 Edw. 1. attendedClaus 11 E. 1. m. 2. the King in that expe­dition then made into Wales, those parts be­ing then totally reducedTho Walf. p 11. n. 40. to obedience; for which service he was acquittedClaus 11 E. 1. m. 2. of fifty pound debt, due by him to have been paid into the Exchequer.

After which, scil. in 15 Edw. 1. he departed Rot. [...]in. 15 [...] d 1. m. 15. this life, leaving issue Iohn Rot. Lin. 15 [...] d 1. m. 15. his Son and Heir, and Elizabeth a Daughter, afterwards married Pat. 20 E. 1. m 9. to William, the Son and Heir of Simon de Mon­tacute; for which Lady, there is yet standing a very noble Monument of Marble, with her Effigies cut to the life, in the Chappel on the North side of the Quire at Christ Church in Ox­ford, (heretofore the Conventual Church of S. Frideswide) where there was afterwards a Chantry of two Secular Priests, foundedPat. 3 R. 2. p. 3. m. 23. to celebrate Divine Service daily for her Soul, and for the Soul of the same William de Montacute; as also for the Souls of Iohn Bokingham, Bishop of Lincoln, Sir Peter de Montfort, her Father; the Lady Maud her Mother; and of Iohn de Montacute, William de Montacute, Earl of Sa­lisbury, Simon de Montacute, Bishop of Ely, Edward de Montacute; Alice de Aubeny; the Lady Mary Cogan; Elizabeth, Prioress of Hali­well; the Lady Hawise Bavent; the Lady Maud, Abbess of Berking; the Lady Isabel, a Nun at Berking; Children of him the said Sir William de Montacute, and her: And moreover for the Souls of Sir Thomas de Furnivall, her se­cond Husband, Sir Peter de Limesey, her Kins­man, Simon Islip, and for the Souls of all her Parents and Friends.

I come now to Iohn de Montfort, Son and Heir to the last mentioned Peter.

This Iohn Iohn. was a ServantPat. 20 E. 1. m. 9. in Court to King Edward the First, and in the twentieth of Ed­ward the First, obtained, from Queen Eleanor, a GrantPat. 20 E. 1. m. 9. of the marriage of William, the Son and Heir to Simon de Montacute (before mentioned) to marry Elizabeth his Sister.

In 22 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m. 11. in the Wars of Gas­coigne, and having been summonedClaus. 23 E. 1. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, the next ensuing year, amongst the Barons of this Realm, departedEsc. 24 E. 1. n. 59. this life in 24 Edw. 1. being then seisedEsc. 24 E. 1. n. 59. of the Mannor of Preston in Com. Butl. Acstead in Com. Surr. As also of the Castle and Mannor of Beldesert, with the Mannors of Wytechirche, Wellesborne, and Ilmindon, in Comit. Warr. leaving issue by Alice, the DaughterFin. de Div. Com. Leva [...]r. xv. Pasch. 14 Ed. 1. of William de la Plaunch; two Sons, viz. Iohn, Esc. ut supra. his Son and Heir, at that time five years of age, and Peter; Fin. Levat ut supra. as also two Daughters, Elizabeth Fin. Levat ut supra. and Maud, Fin. Levat ut supra. (the one married to Frevil, the other to Sudley) whose posterity afterwards came to possess a great part of the Inheritance belonging to this Family. For Iohn, Iohn. their elder Brother, who had been sum­moned Claus. 17 E. 2. in dorso. to Parliament, to sit with the rest of the Barons of this Realm, in 7 Edw. 2. (and the same year received his pardonPat. 7 E. 2. p. 1. n. 15. in cedulâ. for the murther of Piers de Gaveston, wherein he had a hand) then marchedRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2 m. 5. with our English Army into Scotland, and there lostH. Knigh­ton ... his life in the Battle of Strivelin, without issue; Peter his Brother having none legitimate.

Which Peter Peter. wasEx [...]. penès. Walt. D. A [...]on. first in Holy Orders, but after his Brothers death, enjoying the Inherit­ance; was (notwithstanding his sacred Functi­on) so dispensed with, that he betookEx [...]. penès. Walt. D. A [...]on. himself to the World, and becameEx [...]. penès. Walt. D. A [...]on. a Knight; and standing loyal to King Edward the Second, in the time of that great defection, when many ad­hered to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, was joyn­ed in CommissionPat. 15 E. 2. p. 1. m. 3. with William de Beauchamp, and Roger de Ailesbury, for the safe custody of the City of Worcester, in 15 Edw. 2. And in the twentieth of that Kings Reign, was constituted Rot. Fin. 20 Ed. 2. m. 4. Governor of Warwick Castle, then in the Kings hands, by reason of the Earl of War­wicks minority.

This Peter took to WifeEx Autogr. penès S. Mont­fort Ar. Margaret, Daughter to the Lord Furnival, but by her had issue no more than one only Son, called Guy; betwixt whom, and Margaret, one of the Daughters to Thomas de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, there was a MarriageNorthumb. f. 113 b. in 21 Edw. 3. by vertue of a special DispensationNorthumb. f. 113 b. from Roger de Northburgh, then Bishop of Coventrey and Leichfield, having authority from Pope Clement the Sixth for the same, in regard they stood allied in the third and fourth degrees of consanguinity. Which marriage was designedIbid. by this Peter, and that Earl, for the better founding a firm league of friendship betwixt them, and their Posterities, in regard that many Suits had been betwixt their Ancestors, by reason that their Lands, in divers places, lay contiguous. Shortly after which Marriage, there was an EstateFin. de Div. Com. Levat. Oct ab. Hil. 22 E 3. in Tail made of the Castle and Mannor of Beld­sert, with divers other Lands lying in the Coun­ties of Warwick, Nottingham, Rutland, and Surrey; whereby, for want of issue by him the said Guy and Margaret, they were, after the decease of the said Sir Peter, to remain unto Tho­mas de Beauchamp, then Earl of Warwick, and Catherine his Wife, and the Heirs of that Earl. Which Earl having obtained such a title in Re­version, in 35 Edw. 3. (this Guy being then dead without issue) EntailedFin. de. Div. Com. Levat. 3 Sept. [...]. 37 E. 3. the same upon Thomas, his Son and Heir, and the Heirs-male of his Body; and for lack of such issue, on William his second Son (afterwards Lord Bergavenny) and the Heirs-male of his Body; and for want of such issue on his own right Heirs.

But all this while Sir Peter de Montfort was living: Which Sir Peter had SummonsClaus. de iisdem [...] in dorso. to Par­liament from 1 Edw. 3. to the three and twentieth of that Kings Raign, inclusive. And having [Page 411] had issueEsc. 13 H. 4. by an old Concubine, called Lorade Vllenbale (DaughterEx A [...]togr. penès S. Montfort. to one Richard Astley of Ullenhale, in Com. Warm.) took care for their advancement, as may appear by those Lands they enjoyed, whereof I have elsewhere [...] of Warw. illustr. taken notice. And, being grown an old man, made his TestamentWittlesey, p. 111. bearing date on Sunday next after the Conception of our Lady, Anno. 1367. (41 Edw. 3.) by which he bequeathed his body to be buried in the Church of the Friers Preachers at Warwick, whereunto he gave ten pounds, that those Friers should pray for his Soul. To the Nunns of Pinley, he gave ten marks, for the like purpose; and to the Lady Lora de Ast­ley (his old Paramour) then a Nun there, an hundred shillings. To his Kinsman Sir Bald­win Frevill the elder, Knight, twenty pounds. To his Son Richard de Montfort, all his Silver, and gilt Plate; as also all his Goods movable, and unmovable, lying in his Mannor of King­shurst, in Com. War. and Odes, in Com. Wilts. Bequeathing likewise an hundred pounds to cer­tain-Priests, to pray for the Soules of his Father and Mother, and all the faithful deceased; ap­pointing, that all his old Servants should be re­warded, at the discretion of his Executors: and within two years after, died; as appears by the Probate of his said Testament: leaving issue Sir Iohn Montfort Knight, his Son and Heir; whose Posterity, in the Male line, flourishedAntiq. of Warw. ut supra. for di­vers ages afterward, at Coleshill, in Comitat. Warw. until the attainderAntiq. of Warw. ut supra. of Sir Simon Mont­fort, Knight, in the time of King Henry the seventh; the Descendants of which Sir Simon do still continue at Bescote, in Com. Staff.

Fitz-Gerold.

RObert Fitz-Gerold, Robert. being one of the Wit­nesses Mon Angl. Vol. 1. p. 44. l. 19. to King William the Conquerors Charter, granted to the Monks of Dur­ham, in Ann. 1082. (15 Will. Con (que)) at the time of the General Survey, possessedDonesd. in iisd. Comitat. two Lordships in Berkshire, nine in Wiltshire, three in Dorsetshire, one in Somersetshire, and ten in Hantshire.

To him succeeded Alexander Fitz-Gerold; Alexander. who in 12 Hen. 2. upon [...] levying the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, in right [...] of Alice de Rumeli his Wife, Heir of Skipton in Craven, certified [...] the Knights Fees be­longing to that Honor, which were in num­ber twelve de Veteri Feoffamento and eight de Novo (the Inheritance whereof divolved to the Earles of Albemarle, through Cecilie Daugh­ter and Heir to the same Alice by a former Husband.) And to this Alexander, succeeded Warine Fitz-Gerold, Warine. ChamberlainMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 691. a. [...]. 10. and Treasurer Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 691. a. [...]. 10. to King Henry the second.

Which Warine, ratifiedPlac. in Com. Somers. 11 Edw. 1. the Grant made by Alice de Rumeli, of the moity of Helthwait, to the Nunns of Arthington, in Comit. Ebor. and confirmed [...] to the Monks of Kirkestede, the grant of a Quarry of Stone at Wassenbroc, given to them by Conan Duke of Britanny.

To this Warine Warine. succeeded another Warine, who, in 2 Ric. 1. being [...] at Messana in Si­cilie, with King Richard, then on his journey towards the Holy-Land, in aid of the Christians against the Infidels; was a witness [...] to that agreement then and there made, betwixt that King, and the King of Sicilie: and in 8 R. 1. was acquitted [...] of the second and third S [...]tage of Normandy; In to Ric. 1. he gave [...] an hun­dred marks, for the like seizin of the Mannor of Dadington, in Com. Oxon. as his Mother had at the time of her death.

And in 1 Ioh. paidRot. Pip. 1 Joh. Oxon. five hundred marks, for Licence to marry ... the Widdow of Henry de Cornbull. Moreover in 2 Ioh. being one of the Barons attending King Iohn at Lin­colne, he was (amongst others) a witness to the Fealty then performed by William King of Scotland, to that King. And in 5 and 6 Ioh. was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. an [...]. Cantab. & Hu [...]t. for the Counties of Cam­bridge and Huntendon. In which sixth year he obtained a CharterCart. 6 Joh. m 7. for Free-Warren in all his Lands at Harewode, in Com. Ebor. and in 10 Ioh. a grantCart. 11 Joh. n. 13. for a weekly Market, and Fair yearly there.

In 13 Ioh. upon [...] collection of the Scutage of Wales, this Warine Fitz-Gerold, was acquitted [...] from the charge thereof, for those twenty four Fees and an half, which were of the Barony of William de Curci; and then belonging [...] to him, in right of his Wife, the Daughter and Heir to the said William. In 16 Ioh. he wasClaus. 6 H. 3. m. 3. with the King in Poictou.

But in 17 Ioh. he took partM. Paris. 262. l. 2 [...]. with the re­bellious Barons; for which (as it seems) his Lands were seized: for it appearsClaus. 18 Joh. m. 2. that in 18 Ioh. Alice de Curci his Wife, had for her main­tenance an assignation of the Mannor of Dun­hamonel, in Com. Glouc. (part of the Lands of Iohn de Pratellis) and all the stock of the said Wa­rine, her Husband. But it was not long after, that this Warine died; for in 2 Hen. 3. Falcase de Breant, performing his Homage, had Livery Claus. 2 Hen. 3. m. 5. of all his Lands, having then marriedClaus. 2 Hen. 3. m. 5. Mar­gerie his Daughter and Heir; WidowClaus. 20. [...]. 1. m. 4. of Baldwin de Redvers Earl of Devon: which Margerie, in her pure Widdowhood, gaveEx. Coll. R. Gl. [...]. to the Canons of Bolton, in Com. Ebor. her Mills at Harwode, in that County, for the health of the Soul of Warine Fitz-Gerold her Father, and Alice de Curci her Mother.

By another Record, it appearethClaus. 9 H. 3. m. 24. that this Mergaret had an elder Sister called Ioane, mar­ried to Hugh de Nevill; who in 9 Hen. 3. had Livery of the moity of the Mannor of Newn­ham, in Com. Oxon. in her right.

But after this; viz. in 37 H. 3. I find mention of Henry Fitz-Gerold, who at that time attended [...] the King into Gascoigne: Which Henry gave [...] certain Lands in Sebrihtesworth to the Monks of Reading.

This Henry was Brother [...] to the last menti­oned Warine; and married Ermentruda (called also Ermingardis) Daughter and Heir of Roger Talebot of Gainsburg, in Com. Linc. (Widdow of William de Grendon) for whose marriageNovz O [...]l. 12 Joh. he paid a Fine of an hundred shillings, and upon whose account it was, that the same King granted to him a Market [...] to be held every Wednes­day at his Mannor there: and left issue [...] one sole Daughter and Heir, called Alice, married [...] to ... de I Isle; from whom the Lords l'Isles of Rugemont did descend, as I shall elswhere shew.

Croun.

WIdo (or GuyGuy.) de Creon, who came [...] into England with William the Conqueror, held [...] at the time of the general Survey, threescore and one Lord­ships (or a great part of them) in Lincoln­shire, the seat of his Barony being at Friston, in the Province of Holand, or at Button-Croun, in that County.

To this Guy succeeded Alan de Creon: Alan. Which Alan, in King Stephens time, foundedMon. Ang. Vol. 1, 443. a. b. a Priory of Benedictine Monks, at Fristone, before-menti­oned; and annexedMon. Ang. Vol. 1, 443. a. b. it, as a Cell, to the Abby of Crowland; his Brother Godfrey beingMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 69. a. 60. at that time Abbot there.

He likewise gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 389. n. 10. half a Carucate of Land in Beltone, to the Monks of St. Maries in York, and toIbid. 77 [...]. a. [...]. 60. the Abby of Swineshead in Lin­colnshire, one Ox-gang and an half of Land in Burton.

This Alan, by [...] Muriel his Wife, had issue [...] Maurice de Croun, Maurice. who in 2. Hen. 2. gave [...] the King an Hawk, and a Girfalcon: And in 12 Hen. 2. [...] upon levying the Aid, for marrying the Kings Daughter, certified [...] his Knights Fees to be twenty and an half de Veteri Feoffamento, and four and an half de Nov [...]; for which in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. [...]. Linc. fifteen pounds.

After this; viz. in 20 H. 2. the King, having built [...]. de Diecto. 575 n. 40. & 50. a strong sort at Ancenis, on the con­fines of Nants, and Anjou, committed the custody [...]. de Diceto. 575. n. 40. & 50. thereof, together with the Provinces of Anjou, and Maine, unto this Maurice: and had him in such high esteem; that uponJorvall. 1134. n. 30. 40. & 50. Gerv Do­robern. 1442 40, & 50. that memorable Accord, made betwixt Lewes King of France and himself, the same year, where­by they entered into a firm LeagueJorvall. 1134. n. 30. 40. & 50. Gerv Do­robern. 1442 n. 40, & 50. to assist each other against any persons whatsoever; and to takeJorvall. 1134. n. 30. 40. & 50. Gerv Do­robern. 1442 n. 40, & 50. upon them the Cross, for a Voiage to the Holy-Land, this Maurice wasJorvall. 1134. n. 30. 40. & 50. Gerv Do­robern. 1442 n. 40, & 50. made choice of by King Henry, for one of the three Barons unto whose arbitrement (with three Bishops, as many being chosen on the other part) for the better establishing this Amicable League, those differences betwixt King Henry and King Lewes, touching Alverne, Castle-Radulph, and the Minute-Fees and boundaries of their Lands in Berry, was totally referred.

In 28 Hen. 2. this Maurice gaveRot. Pip. 28 H. 2. Linc. a Fine of two hundred marks to the King, for his Licence to marry the Widdow of Albert Gresle, and to enjoy her Dowry. Moreover, he was a Bene­factor to the Knights Templars, by the giftMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 533. n. 30. of three Bovates of Land in Burton, Siford, and Lamberd, unto them: And by Clarice Ibid. 444. n. 30. his Wife, left Issue Guy, who in 34 Hen. 2. gaveRot. Pip. 34. H. 2. Linc. an hundred forty six pounds, thirteen shillings and four pence, for Livery of his Fa­thers Lands: As also anotherPat. 16 Joh. m. 2. Son called Pe­ter.

Which Guy, Guy. in 1 Ric. 1. wentR. Hoved. 385. a. n. 40, & 50. with that King in his famous Expedition, which he then made into the Holy-Land: and wasR. Hoved. 385. a. n. 40, & 50. one of his undertakers for the full performance of all things agreed on, by that memorable Accord, then made by King Richard, with Tan [...]red King of Sicilie, through whose Countrey he was to pass.

But of him I have seen no more, then that he had issue, byMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 444. [...]. n. 30. & 40. Isabel his Wife, one only Daughter called Petr [...]ill; who being his Fleir and weddedIbid. to William de Longchamp, had issue Ibid. Henry. And that after the death of the said William, she was marriedIbid. to Oliver de Vaux; and by him left issueIbid. Iohn de Vaux; of which Families I have elsewhere spoken.

After this I meet with another Maurice; Maurice. who in 56 Hen. 3. stilingCart. 56 H. 3. m 4. himself a Knight of the Diocess of Anjou (in France) granted all his Cart. 56 H. 3. m 4. hereditary right in the Lordships of Hamme, Waletone, Northetone, Combe, and Ewelle, lying in the County of Surrey, unto Sir Robert Burnell Knight, and his Heirs.

Lincolne.

OF this name, I find [...] one Alan de Lin­colne, Alan. a Baron in that great Council held at London, in 15 Will. Conq. which Alan had two Daughters, who were his Heirs, as it seemes; viz. Margaret the Wife [...] of Ra­nulph de Bajo [...]is (sive, Baieux) and ... of [...] Hum­phrey de Albini.

About this time also there was another, bearing the same sirname; viz. Alured; [...]. who, at the time of the general Survey held [...] Wimentone in Bedfordshire, and fifty one Lordships in Lin­colneshire. Which Alured, with Robert his Son, gave [...] Gillingeham, and Bruge, to the Priory of Montacute, in Com. Somers.

This Robert, Robert. in 3 Steph. held [...] the Castle of Warham, in Com. Dors. against King Stephen, on the behalf of Maud the Empress.

To him succeeded another Alured; Alured. who in 12 Hen. 2. uponLib. R [...]b. in Scac [...]. Dors. levying the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. R [...]b. in Scac [...]. Dors. his Fees de Ve­teri [...]offamento, to be in number twenty five, and about three de Novo; for all which in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Dors. sixteen pounds fifteen shillings six pence. And in 16 Hen. 2. was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Dors. & Somers. of the Counties of Dorset, and Somerset, for the one half of that year: So likewise from that time, tillRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Dors. & Somers. the end of the 21 year of the same Kings reign.

In 5 Ric. 1. he gave a FineRot. Fin. 5. R. [...]. [...] to the King of two hundred Marks, for liberty to marry whom he should please: and in 8 Ric. 1. was acquittedRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. D [...]s. & Somers. of twenty five pounds three shillings four pence, then due by him to the King, for the third Scutage of Normandy.

This Alured gaveMon. Ang▪ Vol. 1. 429. b. [...]. 40. to the Nunns of Cler­kenwell, in the Suburbs of London, an yearly Rent of twenty shillings, issuing out of his Mill at Harford, with Albreda his Sister, who was veiledMon. Ang▪ Vol. 1. 429. b. [...]. 40. there. But in 10 R. 1. he diedRot. Pip▪ 10 Ric. [...]. Dors. & Somers.; where­upon Albreda his Widow gaveRot. Pip▪ 10 Ric. [...]. Dors. & Somers. to the King a Fine of twenty pounds, for license to marry again.

To this last mentioned Alured succeeded ano­ther Alured; [...]. who in 1 Ioh. was one of those that held [...] the Castle of Winchester, for the King. And to him another Alured, his Son and Heir. Which Alured, in 24 Hen. 3. paid [...] an hundred pounds for his Relief: and in 42 Hen. 3. had Summons [...] to attend the King at Chester, well furnished with Horse and [Page 413] Armes, to restrain the Incu [...]sio [...]s of the [...]: but diedEsc. 48 H. 3. n. 19. in 48 Hen. 3. being then seizedEsc. 48 H. 3. n. 19. of the Mannors of [...], and L [...]nge­ton, in Com. Dors. with the Adve [...]son of the Church; A [...]eford, and Duntisse, with the Chappell of Duntisse; as also of the Mannor of Celes, which was givenIbid. in Frank-marri­age with Maud his Mother. Likewise of the Mannor of Norton, also givenIbid. in Frank-mar­riage with Al [...]reda his Grandmother: and of two Knights Fees in [...], and Pin­ford; leaving Robert Fitz-Payn, Son of Margerie, his elder Sister; Beatrix the Wife of William de Goviz, his second Sister; and Albreda de Lin­colne, his third Sister, hisIbid. next heirs; all of full age: and Ioane his Wife surviving, who hadClaus. 48 H. 3. m. 5. the Mannors of Akeford, and [...], with the Advousons of the Churches of those Lordships, assigned to her, for her Dower.

Which Robert Fitz-Pain, and William de Go­viz, forRot. Fin 48 Hen. 3. m. 3. their good service on the Kings be­half, in the Battle of Lewes, as the Record expresseth, were in 48 Hen. 3. acquittedRot. Fin. 48 Hen. 3. m. 3. from payment of the Relief due, upon the death of the before-specified Alured de Lincolne, their Uncle: And, doing their HomageRot. Fin. 48 Hen. 3. m. 3. had Livery of the Lands, hereditarily descended to them by his death; viz. the Mannor of Winterborne, with the Advouson of the Church, to the said Ribert Fitz-Pain; and the Mannor of Lange­ton, to Albreda the other Sister, for her pur­party. [But in truth it was for fighting there against the King: for when they were thus ac­quitted, the King was Prisoner; and the rebel­lious Barons, having the power of his Seal, acted what they pleased in his name.] Which Albreda dyed [...] without issue, in 6 Edw. 1. Whereupon they the said Robert Fitz-Pain, and William de Goviz, entring [...] upon the Lands whereof [...]he died seized, without License, were constrained [...] to procure a Pardon of Intrusion.

Crispin.

AT the time of the general Survey, made by King William the Conqueror, it ap­peareth, that MiloMilo.Crispin had [...] great possessions in England, viz. in Berkshire seven Lordships, in Wiltshire twelve, in Sur­rey two, in [...], three, in Bed­fordshire three, in [...] twenty eight, and in Oxfordshire thiry three. And having weddedTesta de Nevil, sub ti [...]. Hono­ris de Wa­lingford. Maud the Daughter and Heir, to Robert d'Oily by ... his Wife, Daughter and Heir of Wigod de Walingford, with whom he hadTesta de Nevil, sub ti [...]. Hono­ris de Wa­lingford. the Honor of [...] (in Berkshire) made the Castle of Walingford his principal seat.

This Milo in 7 Hen. 1. for serviceMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 105. b. n. 40. done to him in his sickness, by [...] Abbot of A [...]en­don, gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 105. b. n. 40. to the Monks of that House, an Inne at Col [...]roc, in their road to London, with half a Hide of Land: and sent Gilbert Pi­pard, his Steward, and W [...]rin his Priest, to de­liver possessionMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 105. b. n. 40. thereof upon the Altar at Abendon. To the Abby of Bec in Nor­mandy, he gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 954. b. [...]. 40. the Lordship of Swynes­ [...], and all the Tithes of his D [...]esnes be­longing to the Honor of Walingford. But upon his death [...] without issue, which hapned in 7 Henr. 1. this Honor with all his Inheri­tance, besides, was disposed [...] of to Brie [...] fil. Contitis.

¶Of this Family (I presume) was also WilliamWilliam.Cris [...]n; who in [...]sapn [...] that Warr which King William the Conqueror had against Henry King of France, in Normandy, was [...] one of his chief Commanders.

In Ann. 1106. (7. Non. 1.) this William ad­hering [...] to Robert C [...]rthose, against King Henry the first, was taken Prisoner [...] in that fatal Battle of Tenerchebray, wherein all the power of Carthose was utterly vanquished; and Nor­mandy, thereupon utterly subdued: And shortly after; viz. in 11 Hen. 1. taking [...] part with that great Rebel, Robert de Belesme Earl of Shrews­bury, was banished [...] out of Normandy: yet, about three years after received [...] into favor a­gain.

Howbeit afterwards, scil. 19 Hen. 1. he joyned [...] with Lewes King of France, against the same King; and in that great Battle at Nugent, where King Henry was victorious, encounter­ed [...] him with such courage, that he broke [...] his Head: but the King returned such fierce strokes upon him; that he selled him from his Horse, and took him Prisoner.

All that I shall farther say of him, is, that he gaveMon. Angl. Vol. [...]. 953. 5 [...]. to the Abby of Bec, in Normandy, the Church of Droecurt, with the Lands and Tithes thereto belonging: as alsoIbid. 954. b. n. 10. the Lord­ship of Tilla, in the Dioces of Lyseux.

Limesi.

AT the time of the general Survey [...] made by K. William the Conqueror, Ralph de Limesi Ralph. had great possessions in this Realm; viz. in Devonshire four Lordships, in Somer­setshire seven, in Essex three, in Norfolk two in Suffolk eleven, in Northamptonshire one, in Warwickshire one, in Hertfordshire four, and in Notinghamshire eight. Shortly af­ter which, he enjoyedR. Moved, 347. a. n. 40. also the Lands of Christi­na, oneR. Moved, 347. a. n. 40. of the Sisters to Edgar Etheling; and amongst them Ulverlei, Ex V [...]. membr. in bib. [...]. in Warwickshire, where he hadEx V [...]t. mem [...]r. in bibl. [...] one of his principal Seats; him­self and his Posterity bearing the titleEx V [...]t. membr. in bibl. [...]. of Barons thereof; but now (through the alteration which time hath made) so obscured, that there is scarce any notice taken of it, known to the adjacent Inhabitants; nought thereof remaining, except a large Moat, and great Banks, whereon antient [...] do grow, scituate upon the North-west part of [...] Parish; by the Vulgar called [...]; and said to have been a Castle. Of which place, this Ralph Regist. S. Albani, in bibl. Cotton. gave two parts of his Tithes, to the Church of Piritone, in Com. Hertf. by him founded.Regist. S. Albani, in bibl. Cotton.

But afterwards, bearing a venerable respect to the Abby of St. Albans, he bestowed Mo. Angl. Vol. [...]. 331. [...]. n. 40. [...] 331. b. thereon this Church of Piriton; as alsoMo. Angl. Vol. [...]. 331. [...]. n. 40. [...] 331. b. the Church of Hertford, which he had likewise builtMo. Angl. Vol. [...]. 331. [...]. n. 40. [...] 331. b. and endowedMo. Angl. Vol. [...]. 331. [...]. n. 40. [...] 331. b. with diverse Lands and Tithes, there and in other places: In conside­ration, Ibid. n. 30. & 40. whereof the Abbot of St. Albans [Page 414] placedIbid. therein six of his Monks, to celebrate Divine Service, for the Soul of him the said Ralph, and Hadewyse [...] his Wife, and all his Posterity; receiving [...] him as a Brother and Monk; as also [...]span her, as a Sister into their Fra­ternity; with promise [...] to bury them both at St. Albans, unless that Cell of Hartford, should arrive to such Honor, as that they had rather lie there; and to perform [...] the like solemn Office for him as for any one Monk.

Moreover, he cons [...]nted [...] that she the said Hadewyse, should bestow upon this Cell at Hart­ford, the Lands of Nigell de Bradwell, which were of her Dowery: upon condition, [...] that so long as she lived, she should have three Prebends therein: and that, after her death, another Monk should be admitted [...] thither, to pray for the Soul of her and her Husband: And after that Monk, another [...]span, perpetually. To which Grant, amongst other, Raer his Son, and Robert de Stadford, his Nephew, were [...] Witnesses.

To this Ralph de Limesi succeeded Alan Alan. his Son and Heir; who bestowedIbid. 332. b. n 40. on those Monks at Hartford, the Church of Ichentone, in Com. Warw. and gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 529. b. & 545. a. to the Knights Templars, his Mannor of Bradwell, with the Church; as alsoMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 529. b. & 545. a. forty Acres of Land in that Town, with Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 529. b. & 545. a. certain Meadows at Cotismore, and a Mill at Filknich.

And to him succeeded Gerard Gerard. his Son and Heir; who forMon. Angl. Vol. 1 332. b. n. 10 the health of his Soul, and the Souls of Amice his Wife (DaughterRot. de Do­minabus pue­ris & puellis, &c penès Re­mem. Regis in S [...]acc. of Hanelade de Bi­dun) and Iohn his Son, gaveMon Angl. ut supra. to those Monks of Hartford, half a Yard-land in Piriton, as also a CroftIbid. n. 40. called Grascroft, in Ichentone, andIbid. n. 50. two Yard-land in Hicleford.

To which Iohn,Iohn.Hugh his Son and Heir, who diedPlac. de T. Trin. 27 Hen. 3. Rot. 5. Hertf. issuless, succeeding; this Barony of Limesi came to be dividedPlac. de T. Trin. 27 Hen. 3. Rot. 5. Hertf. betwixt Hugh de Oding­sells, Grandson to that Hugh de Odingsells a Fleming, who marriedPlac. de T. Trin. 27 Hen. 3. Rot. 5. Hertf. Basilia; and Da­vid de Emdsey a Scot, Son of David, Husband [...] of Alianore, Daughters to the before-mentioned Gerard.

Braose.

THat William de Braose, William 1. who first set­led, here in England, was by Ex­traction a French man, is evident from that CharterMon. Angl. Vol. 1. n. 30. &c. Et 581. a. n. 10. which he made to the Monks of St. Florence at Salmure (now vulgarly called Somars) in France, of the Church of St. Gervase and Prochase, at Braose, with the Tithes and Toll of his Mills there; as also of Timber for their Buildings, Fuel for their Fire; Paunage for their Swine in his Woods; Fishing through­out all his Waters; and one Carucate of Land, with certain Meadows in that Lordship. Like­wise of the Church of Cortelles, with one Carucate of Land, and a Mill there: and at S [...]ocete, of whatsoever was of his own De­mesne. Moreover, of what he had in Demesne, out of the Church at Seurei.

By which Charter he also addedIbid. of his Pos­sessions in England, the Churches of St. Peter at S [...]l [...]; of St, Nicholas at Brembre, of St. Nicholas at Shoreham, and St. Peter at Ui­pount (all in Sussex) with the Tithes and Rents thereunto belonging: LikewiseIbid. the Church of Scapelei, and one Plow-land, with the Oxen and Catell belonging thereto; as also free Pasturage in his Plains; and Customs in his Forests and Waters as well in England, as Nor­mandy. Which Charter bears date in the Church of St. George at Bauquervill, the third day preceding the Purification of our Lady, in the tenth year of William the Conquerors Reign. Whereupon the Monks at Salmure, sent over part of their Covent, to Sele, and made it a CellIbid. to that their Monastery.

That his Lands in England were of no small extent, is evident from the General Survey; where it appears [...]. lib.; that he then had the Lord­ships of Sudcote in Berkshire, Essage in Wiltshire, Tadorne, and Bocheham in Surrey; half a Hide of Land in Neteham-Hundred in Hantshire, in Dorsetshire twelve Lordships, and in Sussex no less then forty one, which for brevities sake I omit to name.

To this William succeeded Philip de Braose, Philip. his only Son;Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. 58 [...]. b. l. 37. who, in 9 Will. Rufi, wasOrd. Vit. 722. D. one of those, that adhered to the King against Ro­bert Curthose Duke of Normandy; and in 4 Hen. 1. came to an agreementMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 972. 2. n. 40, 50, & 60. with the Ab­bot of Fescamp, at Salisbury, in the pre­sence of the King and Queen, concerning some claim made by the said Abbot to certain Lands in Staynings in Sussex, which was a Cell to Fescamp: but being afterwards rebelliousH. H [...]nt. 217 b. n. [...]0. M. Paris. in ann. 1110. p. 64. [...]. 40. to King Henry, he was disheritedH. H [...]nt. 217 b. n. [...]0. M. Paris. in ann. 1110. p. 64. [...]. 40. of his Lands in 10 Hen. 1.

As to his works of Piety, I find that he gave Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 908. b. l 1. to the Abby of Lewes, in Sussex, four of his Salt-works in Brembre: ToIbid. 973. 2. n. 50. the Monks of Salmure, the Prebend of Geffrey de Brembre; and uponMon. Ang Vol. 1. 581. b. n. 20. his going to Hierusalem, con­firmed Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 581. b. n. 20. the Grants made by William his Father, to the Abby of St. Florence at Salmure.

This Philip, by Berta Ibid. n. 40. his Wife, DaughterIb. 557. [...] n. [...]. of Milo Earl Hereford; and one of the three Sisters and CoheirsIb. 557. [...]. n. [...]. to William Earl of Here­ford, of whose Inheritance he hadIbid. all the Lands of Brecknock, Ower-Went, and Gowher, left issue two Sons; viz. Ibid. 55 [...]. n. 40. William and Philip.

Which William William [...] ▪ succeededIbid. 55 [...]. a. n. 60. in all that great Estate of his Father and Mother. That which I first find memorable of him, is; that, in 3 Hen. 2. he gaveRot. Pip. 3 H. 2 Suss. to the King a thousand marks of Silver, for his part of the Honor of Barstaple, in Devonshire, the right he had thereto being (as I conceive) from Iobel de Tote­neis, whom he callsMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 685 [...]. 61. his Grandfather; but I ra­ther think he means his Great-Grandfather; id est, Father to the Wife of William de Braose, his Grandfather; it being evident from what hath been said, that his Mother's Father was Milo, Earl of Hereford. For after the death of Wil­liam the Conqueror,Ib. 1024 [...]. n 30. King William Rufus expel­led this Iohel de Toteneis (though for what Of­fence I find not) and gaveIb. 1024 [...]. n 30. his Lands unto Ro­ger de Novant.

In 10 Hen. 2. this William de Braose, wasEx Regist Archiep Cart. (per R. Gl S.) one of the Witnesses to that Recognition, then made by the King, touching the peoples Liberties. And in 19, 20, and 21 Hen. 2. underwentRot. Pip de iisdem. Ann. the She­riflalty of Herefordshire.

In 24 H. 2. the King (beingR. Hoved 324. a. n. 10. then at Marle­burg) gaveR. Hoved 324. a. n. 10. unto him the whole Kingdom of [Page 415] Limeric, in Ireland, for the service of sixty Knights Fees, to be held of the same King, and of Iohn his (younger) Son.

It is reported [...] of this William, that, harbor­ing some evil purposes towards the Welch; un­der colour of friendship, he did, about this time invite Sitsylt ap Dysnwald, and Geffrey his Son, with a great number of the most Worshipful men of Gwent-land, to a Feast at the Castle of Bergavenny, which Castle he had received of them by composition, and that they doubting no harm, being come thither, he brought in a Company of Armed men upon them, and mur­thered them all; and having so done, went forthwith to Sitsylt's House (not far from thence) slew Cadwaladar, his Son, before his Mothers face, and destroyed the House.

Moreover, it is farther said [...] of him; that detaining certain Lands, which had been given to the Chappel of St. Nicholas at Aberhooni; it so happened, that the Priest serving there, whose name was Hugh, saw, in a Vision, a Re­verend Person assisting him; and heard him speak these words, Go tell thy Lord, William de Bra­ose, who presumeth to hold these Possessions which were antiently given to this Chappel in pure Almes, this saying, Hoc aufert [...]iscus quod non accipit Christus; dabis impio militi, quod non vis dare Sacerdoti; and that thereupon the Priest went to the Archdeacon of Landu, and relating what he had seen and heard; the Archdeacon told him, they were the words of St. Augustine; and shewed him where: adding, that the detinue of Tithes should be impros­perous.

In 33 Hen. 2. as one of the Barons of De­vonshire, upon [...] levying the Scutage of Gal­weie, he paid [...] twenty eight pounds, in re­gard he was not then with the King in his Army there. And in 1 Ric. 1. was put to a new composition [...] with that King, for his part of the Honor of Berstaple, giving [...] four hun­dred seventy seven pounds, six shillings and eight pence.

In 2 Ric. 1. he gave [...] the King a thousand marks for the Wardship of the Heirs of Gilbert de Monemuthe. And in 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 R. 1. was again Sheriff [...] of Herefordshire.

In 6 Ric. 1. he paid [...] fifteen pounds for Iohn de Monmouth, upon levying the Scutage for the Kings Redemption: but was acquitted [...] from the Scutage of Normandy, the same year, in regard he was then in person with the King.

About this time, Rese Prince of Wales, besieging [...] the Castle of Payne in Elvel, be­longing to this William, was pleased [...] to draw off his forces, upon an amicable composition, then made between them.

In 7 Ric. 1. this William, and Oliver de Traci, the other sharer in the Honor of Berstaple, came to an accord, [...] touching that Barony: by which it appears, that Oliver did pass his title to the inheritance thereof, unto this William; he thereupon being content, that Oliver should hold all those Lands for his life; and receive an An­nuity of twenty pounds from him for terme of his life also. And in case the said Oliver should die, leaving no issue by his then Wife, and born after the date of this agreement; that then all those Lands should remain to this our William and his Heirs for ever: But if the same Oliver should have such an Heir, so born as aforesaid; then that the Mannor of Freminton, with the appurtenances, should come to this William and his Heirs, with five Knights Fees there mentioned.

In 1 Ioh. upon levying the Scutage, assessed after the Kings Coronation, he accountedRot. Pip. 1 Joh. Hertf. thirty marks for the Scutage of Iohn de Monmouth; and forty five marks and an half, for the Scutage of Adam de Port.

In 2 Ioh. the King grantedRot. Norm [...] 2 Joh. m. 2. unto this William and his Heirs, a special Charter, dated at Fa­leise in Normandy; that no Sheriff or other of his Officers should, for the execution of their Offices, lodge within the Lands of his Honor of B [...]aose; but that his own Officers should give Summons for all the Pleas there, belonging to the King: As also, that the King's Justices Itinerant, whensoever they were to come into the Baliwick of Faleise, should sit at Braose, and there hold plea of all things belonging to the King, receiving entertainment, for one day, at the cost of this William. And moreover, by this his Charter, granted to all the Tenants of this William, within that his Mannor at Braose; that they should be exonerated, not only from all Carriages, and Aid to the Sheriff, or Con­stables of Faleise; but from all Customs of Victual whatsoever, which should be bought or sold at Faleise.

In the same year this William de Braose pur­chased R. Moved. 463. b. n. 40. & 50. of King Iohn, for the summe of five hundred marks, all the Lands of Philip de Wirece­stre, and Theobald Walter, in Ireland: but Philip de Wyrecestre recovered part of his again by a strong hand; and Theobald, by the help of his Brother Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury, compounding for five hundred marks, repossessed his again; and became his liegeman.

If this were the Honor of Limeric (as I sup­pose it was) then is our Historian mistaken in the Summe: for the RecordObla [...] 2 Joh. m. 15. Videsis Cart. a Joh. m. 15. expresly says, that in this second year of King Iohn, he gave the King five thousand marks for the Honor of Li­merit; excepting the City and Advouson of the Bishoprick, and Abbies.

In 5 Ioh. the King bestowedCart. 5 Joh. m. [...]. upon him ten pound Lands at Frome in Herefordshire, which were part of the Possessions of Stephen de Longchamp.

To this William and his Heirs, it was, that King Iohn grantedPlac. Parl. 30 E. 1. 234. (or rather confirmed) the whole Land of Gowher (lying within the precincts of Kaermerdynshire, in Wales) to hold by the service of one Knights Fee.

In 5 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 5 Joh. Suss. Claus. 6 Joh. m. 6. a Fine of a thousand pounds to the King, for the Widdow of Hugh Bardulf, to be Wife unto one of his Sons. It should seem that she thereupon married Iohn de Braose; and that he died soon after: For in 6 Ioh. the King issued out his PreceptClaus. 6 Joh. m. 6. to the Barons of his Ex­chequer; requiring them, that in case fifty pounds of that money were then paid; they should take no more then twenty five pounds, of the remain­der, and acquit this William of all the rest. Within two years following, that Widdow gave Rot. Pip. 7 Joh. Warw. & Leic. to the King two hundred marks, and five Pal­fries, that she might not be distrained to marry again, but continue a Widdow as long as she pleased; and that she might enjoy her right, to her Fathers Barony.

In 7 Ioh. this William de Braose gaveRot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 7. eight hundred marks, three Horses for the great Saddle, five ... Chacuros, twenty four ... Sen [...]as, [Page 416] and ten Grey-hounds, to have Livery of the Castles of Grosmont, Skenefrith, and Lan­telio, which were of his inheritance; and which he held [...] of the King by the service of two Knights Fees.

In 10 Ioh. the King perceiving [...] that this his Realm was interdicted by the Pope; and therefore fearing [...] more mischief, sent [...] Souldi­ers to all the great men of England; especi­ally to those of whom he stood in any doubt; requiring [...] Hostages from them, to the end he might the better reduce them to his Obedience, in case they should be absolved from their due Allegiance by his Holiness.

Whereupon some delivered up their Sons, and others their Nephews, and near Allies. Coming at length to this William, and requiring from him the like Hostages, they found a Rub: for Maud his Wife stept out, and told them, in short, that she would not suffer any of her Children to come into the Kings Hands, in regard he had basely murthered his own Nephew Arthur, whom he ought to have treated honorably.

But William rebuked her, for speaking thus rashly, and said if he had in any thing offended the King, he was ready to make satisfaction, according to the judgement of the Court, and the Barons his Peers; upon assignation of a cer­tain day, and place, without giving any Host­ages.

Whereupon the Messengers returning, and re­porting to the King what had passed, he pre­sently sent his Souldiers and Officers to seize upon him privily, and bring him to his pre­sence: but William having notice thereof, fled forthwith, together with his Wife and Family, into Ireland.

As to this story of King Iohn's dealing with him, it is in another manner related by some. OneIon. Angl. [...]. 2. 66. b. 60. saith (viz. a Monk of Lanthony) that this William, having Warr with his great Ad­versary Gwenhunewyn; conquered him, and slew more then three thousand of the Welch, in one day, at Elvel (viz. on the morrow after the Feast of St. Laurence the Martyr, Ann. 1198. which falls out in, the last year of King Richard the first) and, that for this cause, King Iohn disherited him, and banished him the King­dom, without any formal judgement; and that in this Exile he died. As also, that Maud his Wife, with William his Son and Heir, were then likewise cast into Prison, and there died: which Prison, [...] was the Castle of Corf.

Another delivers it thus [...]. This William de Braose, Son to Philip de Braose Lord of Buelt, held the Lands of Brecknock, and Went, for the whole time of K. Hen. 2. Ric. 1. and King Iohn's Reigns, without any disturbance, until he took to Wife the Lady Maud de St. Walerie; who in revenge of Henry de Hereford, caused di­vers Welsh men to be murthered in the Castle of Bergavenny, as they fate at meat: And that for this, and some other pickt quarrel, King Iohn Banished him and all his out of England: Likewise, that in this Exile, Maud his Wife, with William called Gam, his Son, were taken and put in Prison; where she died, the tenth year after her Husband fought with Wenbun­nyn in Elvail; where he slew above three thousand Welsh. And goeth on thus, An. 1208. 10 Ioh. (which agreeth with what Matth. Paris hath delivered upon this matter) all England and Wales, being interdicted by the Pope; upon the sixth Kalends of May, King Iohn seized upon the Lands and Castles of this William de Braose; and Banished him and his as before hath been said. And, that whilst he was thus in exile, Peter Fitz Herbert obtained of the King the third part of his Lands at Brecknock; viz. Blen­levenny, Talgard, and Walashire. More­over, that after this, Giles, one of the Sons of this William (then Bishop of Hereford) as his next Heir, outed Peter, in regard he had no just title to that Estate. And, not long after, that, this Bishop Giles, being reconciled to the King; and thereupon readmitted to the Possession of those Lands, enjoyed them all his time; and died in Ann. 1215. leaving them to his Brother Reginald.

But, after all these various relations; let us now hear the substance of the King's own re­port, which is upon Record, [...] though with a little mistake, for it runs in the name of King Henry the second. Whereas it should be King Iohn; Geffrey Fitz-Piers (who is one of the Persons mentioned therein) being then Iustici­arius Angliae, and not in King Henry the second's time.

This [...] William de Braose, being indebted to the King, in the Summe of five thousand marks of Silver, for the Province of Munster, in Ireland, which had been demised to him; and paying nothing at all of five years, though he had made divers promises, and appointed his own times: and being, moreover, indebted, for the Ferme of the City of Limeric, for five years also; and having paid no more then an hundred pounds, which he delivered at Roan, in part of what was due: It was resolved, that, according to the Custom of this Realm, and the Law of the Exchequer (there having been full five years neglect) his Chattels should be distreined, for satisfaction therein. Whereof having notice, he caused them to be conveyed out of the way, so that no distress at all could be found: command was therefore given to Ge­rard de Achiis, the King's Bailiff for Wales, that for this debt he should distrein his Goods within that Territory. Whereupon Maud de Haia, Wife to this William, and William Earl Ferrers, his Nephew; as also Adam de Port, who had married his Sister, with other of his friends came to the King, then at Gloucester, and in­treated that he might be admitted to his pre­sence, to give him satisfaction in the premisses. Which being granted, and the King immediately removing to Hereford, he there attended him, and delivered up three of his Welsh Castles, viz. Haie, Brecknock, and Radnoure, to be held by the King, untill those debts were paid, and satisfaction given for his transgression within such a compass of time, as then was as­signed him at his own request: laying moreover all his Lands in England to pledge, for per­formance of what he thus undertook; and like­wise giving Hostages; viz. his Son William de Braose the younger, and one of the Sons of Reginald de Braose, as also four of the Sons of some of his Tenants. Notwithstanding which, he made no performance at all in any of his promises; but, after some time, when Gerard Acbiis, the Kings Bailiff, unto whom the King had committed the custody of those Castles, sent to the Constables of them; that they should [Page 417] repair to him for receipt of their pay, which he used to make Monthly unto them, this William, having advertisement of their absence, brought his two Sons, William and Reginald, with a multitude of the Countrey people, and at­tempted enterance into each of them: and when he saw that he could not effect what he aimed at, went to Leominster, in Herefordshire, burnt half the Town, and slew and wounded divers of the Kings Officers and inhabitants thereabouts. Likewise discerning, that Gerard de Achiis thereupon began to raise the Countrey, he fled with his Family into Ireland, and was there entertained by William Marshall, Walter Laci, and Hugh Laci, though he was the Kings Enemy; and for forfeiture of all he had here in England, had left the Kingdom; but that William Marshall, and the rest, to excuse them­selves, signified to the King, that they would undertake he should come in within a certain time limited, and make satisfaction for those his Offences: and in case he failed so to do, they would not harbour him any longer, nor suffer him to stay in Ireland.

Howbeit, this promise being not observed by any of them, the King raised an Army with purpose to go into Ireland, but, whilest he was making such preparation, this William came to the Kings Officers there, and craved of them safe conduct to come into England, to make his peace with the King: Whereunto they assented, taking his Oath, that he would so do; but no sooner was he landed in Wales (having left his Family in Ireland) then that he endeavored to do more mischeif.

In the mean time, the Kings Fleet (wherein his Army was) being come to Pembroke, William, Earl Ferrers, repaired thither; and having obtained leave from the King, to know the purpose of this William, returned answer, that he desired to come nearer; so that he might, by his immediate Messenger, have speech with him. Which being granted, he came to the water side at Pembroke, and made offer of forty thousand marks, to purchase his peace, and to have resti­tution of all his Castles and Lands, as well in England, as in Wales, which had been seised on for those his Rebellious Exploits.

Whereunto the King answered, That he knew full well it was not at all in the power of William, to perform what he had so offered; but rather of his Wife, then in Ireland; and that he should have safe conduct to go thither, to confer with her, and his friends there, concerning the Fine he had proposed; and to ratifie such Agree­ment, as should be made betwixt them; and if they should not accord thereupon, to return again into Wales, in the same condition he then stood. But to this not consenting, he stayed in Wales, and after the King was gone into Ireland, did more mischeif by burning of Houses.

Maud de Haya (his Wife) likewise hearing that the King was arrived in Ireland, fled into Scotland, with her Sons, William and Regi­nald, and all her own Family; and with her, Hugh de Lacy: But when the King came to Karrickfergus, he received advertisement from Duncan de Carri [...] of Galwey, that he had taken her, and her Daughter, Wife of Roger de Morti­mers Son, together with William de Braose her Son; and his Wife, with their two Sons; but that Hugh de Lacy, and Reginald de Braose, her younger Son, were escaped. Whereupon the King sent two Ships for them, under the conduct of Iohn de Curcy, and Godfrey de Crancumb.

Being thus brought to the King, she made offer of that Fine of forty thousand marks, whereof the King accepted, but within three days after (repenting her bargain) she said she could not make it good. The King therefore, departing from Karrickfergus, for England, and taking her, with her family, along with him, she again offered him the forty thousand marks, with a penalty of ten thousand marks more, in case she paid it not: Whereupon the accord was put in writing, and sealed on each part, both their Oaths being likewise given for performance thereof; and not only so, but the Seals of those Earls and Barons, who were then present, for attestation thereto; days of payment being ap­pointed accordingly.

And because the Sheriff of Herefordshire had proceeded against her Husband as a Male­factor, in regard of the mischeif he had done in that Countrey, and should have Out-lawed him thereupon; the King, by reason of this Compo­sition, commanded the Sheriff to respite the same, till his return into England.

Moreover, upon his return, having her and her company at Bristoll, under Guard, she there petitioned that her Husband might have leave to come to her: Which being granted, he was admitted to the presence of the King, and freely expressed his consent to make payment of the Fine. In order therefore unto it, the King sent a servant of Geffrey Fitz-Piers, then Justice of England, to go along with him, that he might have no impediment in his passage, in regard he had been noted for so great a Male­factor.

But after all this, when the first day of pay­ment came, the King sending his said Justice of England, Geffrey Fitz-Piers, and likewise the Earls of Salisbury and Winchester, with divers other great Men, unto Maud, the Wife of this William, for the Money; she plainly told them, they must expect nothing; she having no more Money in her Purse then twenty four marks of Silver, twenty four shillings of Besants, and fifteen ounces of Gold; so that neither then, nor ever after, any thing could be expected from her, or from her Husband.

Which being made known to the King, he presently commanded, that Proclamation should be made from one County to another, for this great Malefactor; and in case he came not in, according to the Laws of the Realm, then to be Outlawed.

Thus far the Kings Narrative.

From these various Relations therefore, it is no easie matter to discover what his demerits were; but what usage he had at last, take here from the credit of these two Historians who lived near that time.

This year, viz. An. 1210. (12 Ioh.) quoth [...] Matthew of Westminster, the Noble Lady Maud, Wife of William de Braose, with William, their Son and Heir, were miserably famished at Windsore, by the command of King Iohn; and William, her Husband, escaping from Scor­ham, put himself into the habit of a Beggar, and privately getting beyond Sea, died soon after at Paris; where he had burial in the Abby of [Page 418] S. Victor, on the Eve of S. Lawrence. And Matth. Paris, putting his death in An. 1212. (which differs a little in time) saysMat Paris, p. 221. 9, That he fled from Ireland into France, and dying at Ebula,, his Body was carried to Paris, and there ho­norably buried in the Abby of S. Victor.

But after these great troubles in his later days, I shall now say something of his pious Works: To the Monks of Lira in Normandy, he gave Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 98▪ [...] the Church of Orsesleve. And beingMon. An­glic Vol. 1. p 558 a. n. 50 & 60. Et ibid. b. n. 10., by Inheritance from his Mother, Lord of Ber­gavenny; he gaveMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. p 558 a. n. 50 & 60. Et ibid. b. n. 10. to the Monks of that Pri­ory, all the Tithes of his Castle there, viz. of Bread, Wine, Bear, Cider; all manner of Flesh, Fish, Salt, Honey, Wax, Tallow; and in general, of whatsoever should be brought thither, and spent there: And moreover, two marks of Silver out of his Lordship of Espines; and two marks of Silver yearly out of his Lands in Eng­land, so soon as God should enlarge them to forty pound per annum: As also the Toll on the Market day, within the Gates of that his Castle. Which gift he so made to those Monks of Ber­gavenny, upon condition, that the Abbot and Covent of S. Vincenti in Maine (to which, this Priory of Bergavenny was a Cell) should daily pray for the Soul of King Henry the First; as also for the soul of him the said William, and the Soul of Maud his Wife.

And it is observedItin. Cambr. p. 72 & 73. of him, that in his usual Communication he would reverendly use the Name of God, viz. In Gods name let this be done, or, If it please God; or, By Gods grace; so like­wise in all his Letters he wrote. Moreover, that in his journeys, whensoever he came into a Church, or beheld a Cross, though he were then discoursing with another, he would leave off, and betake himself to this devotions; and having said his Prayers, return to his former discourse: Likewise, when he met any Children in the way, he would salute them courteously, to the end he might have a return, with the benediction of Innocents.

By Maud his Wife, calledIbid. 557 a. n. 60. Maud de S. Wale­ric, he had issue William (who was famished with her at Windsore) Giles, Bishop of Hereford, and Reginald (as before hath been observed) and four Daughters, viz. Ioane Ex. Co [...]l. R. Gl. S., who was the Wife Ex. Co [...]l. R. Gl. S. of Richard Lord Percy, (a great Baron in the North) Loretta weddedTesta de Nevill Devon. to Robert Fitz-Parnell, Earl of Leicester, who hadTesta de Nevill Devon. with her in Mar­riage the Lordship of Tavestoke in Com. De­von. with thirteen Knights Fees; Margaret, Cart. 2 Joh. m. 20., the Wife of Walter de Lacy; and Maud, WifeHistory of Wales by D. Powel, 256. of Griffith, Prince of South Wales.

Of Philip his Brother, all that I have met with, is, That after the Conquest of Ireland, upon the return of King Henry the Second, thence, amongst other persons of note, which he left behind him there, he wasItin. Cambr. p. 165. one, and under him twenty Soldiers.

As to the Lands of this great, but unhappy Man, it appearsRot. Pip. 11 Joh. De­von., That in 11 Ioh. the Sheriff of Devon accounted for Toteneys, Corn­wrthy, Barstople, and Lappeford, and that the stock of Cattle upon some other, was sold for the Kings use: For in 12 Ioh. William de Nevill accountedRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Hants. for eighty four pounds, and five shillings, for three hundred thirty seven Kine (part of the number of seven hundred and four) which came from his Lands, each Cow then rated at five shillings.

Moreover, as to his Barony of Brembry, it was,Testa de Nevill Suss. then in the hands of Richard, Earl of Cornwal, (by reason of this his forfeiture) and the Rape of Brembry, in the Kings pos­session. Which Barony, as it was then certified, had been heldTesta de Nevill Suss. from the Conquest, by the said William, and his Ancestors, by the service of ten Knights Fees.

Berdestaple likewise, with fifteen Knights Fees (which also were part of his possessions) was givenIbid. De­von. by King Iohn, to Peter Fitz-Herbert. And the Castle and Town of Toteneys, with the Lordships of Cornworth and Lodeswell, were assignedIbid. De­von. by the same King unto Henry, the Natural Son of Reginald, Earl of Cornwall, commonly called Henricus filius Comitis.

It is saidHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. [...], 272., that Giles, Bishop of Hereford, (Son to the last mentioned William de Braose) be­ing an adherer to the Rebellious Barons against King Iohn, sent his Brother Reginald to Breck­nock; and that the people there receiving him as their Lord, he got possession of all his Castles, viz. Bergavenny, Penkelhy, Castell-Gwyn (or White Castle) Grosmunt, and the Isle of Cynuric; and that, when the Bishop came thither himself, they delivered unto him the Castles of Aberhodny, Hay, Buelth, and Blaynlhysny; and that he to strengthen him­self in that Country, promised Castell-Payn, Clune, with all Elvell, to Walter Vachan, the Son of Eneon Clyd.

But after some time, the wrath of King Iohn was well asswaged; for (beingPat. 18 Joh. m 9. at Brem­ [...]ry in Sussex, in the last year of His Reign) he gavePat. 18 Joh. m 9. way, that Reginald de Braose, third Son to this William the Elder, should have safe con­duct to come to his presence, to do his homage and fealty; and granted a great part of his Fa­thers Lands unto him, upon the same Fine and Agreement, as Giles, Bishop of Hereford, his elder Brother, had made with him for the same.

And King Henry the Third, in the first of His Reign, intimating to this Reginald, by a friendly MessageClaus H. 3. m. 24., That in case he would be an obedient Subject, he should repossess all his Lands upon the same Fine and Agreement, as Giles, Bishop of Hereford, his Brother had made with King Iohn; he thereunto complying, had accordingly LiveryPat. 1 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 2. of the Castle and Honor of Tote­neys, and likewiseIbid. m. [...]. of the Honor of Bar­staple.

Of the Honors of Cnappe and Brembry, he had possession before, as it seems; for in 2 Hen. 3. (which was about one year after) he passedPat. [...] [...]. 3. m. 1. over his title to them both, unto William his Son and Heir, in the presence of the King at Wallingford. In which year he manifested his loyalty to King Henry, beingClaus. 2 H. 3. in dorso m. 4. with him in his Army at Newark.

All which being doneHistory of Wales, by D. Powel▪ p. 277. without the privity of Leweline, Prince of Wales, who had confede­rated History of Wales, by D. Powel, p. 277. with the Rebellious Barons against the King, young Rees, and Owen, SonsHistory of Wales, by D. Powel▪ p. 277. to Maud, Sister of this Reginald, roseHistory of Wales, by D. Powel▪ p. 277. in Arms against him, and won all his Territory of Buelth, ex­cept the Castle: And so soon as Leweline him­self knew thereof, he grew so highly incensed, that he entredHistory of Wales, by D. Powel▪ p. 277. the parts of Brecknock, with an Army, and laid Siege to Aberhody, the cheif Town of that Countrey; but the Burgeffes making composition with him, he marchedHistory of Wales, by D. Powel▪ p. 277. over the Black Mountains to Llangrue; unto which [Page 419] place, this Reginald soon came with six Knights, and de [...]iring his pardon, not only obtainedIbid. it, but also the Castle of [...], as a pledge of his special savor, the custody whereof he com­mitted Ibid. to Rees V [...]chan.

Upon lovying the first Scutage of King Henry, this Reginald paid [...] forty five marks six shillings six pence, for twenty two Knights Fees, an half, sixth and tenth part, for the Barony of Adam de Port. And in 5 Hen. 3. the Welsh having again besieged his Castle at Bu [...]lt, he obtained Aid [...] from the King, to preserve it from destructi­on.

But of him I find no more, then that he took [...] to Wife Gracia (by some called Grifild) Daugh­ter and Coheir to William de Bruer [...], and died [...] in 6 Hen. 3. whereof the King being advertised, he presently sent [...] his Steward, viz. William de Cantilupe, to make Livery [...] of his Castles unto William William [...]. [...]. his Son: But it seems he had not all of them, until some years after: For in 12 Hen. 3. the Sheriff of Herefordshire, had command [...] to give him possession of the Castles of Rad­no [...] and Huntington, which did belong [...] to Reginald his Father.

In this year the King raised [...] the siege of Montgomery Castle, at that time made by the Welsh, wherein Hubert de Burgh, then Justice of England, on whom he had bestowed it, was [...]. Which Hubert, having [...] cut down a vast Wood thereabouts, by reason it was a receptacle to those rude people, began to build [...] another Castle there, in a place called Cridie, (by its natural situation impregnable) and named [...] by himself Huberts Folly, wherein he had [...] assistance from this ou [...] William de Braose; but William then foraging too far, amongst the Welsh, had the ill hap to be taken [...] prisoner by them; and for his redemption, was forced to pay [...] two hundred marks, which he borrowed [...] of William de Briwere, his Uncle, passing [...] unto him all his right in Snodynt [...]ne for the same.

This William de Braose, being suspected [...] of overmuch familiarity with the Wife of Leweline, Prince of Wales, (Sister of King Henry) was by him subtilly invited [...] to an Easter Feast; but after the entertainment was over, was [...] charged therewith by Leweline, and cast [...] into Prison; where he suffered death [...] by a barbarous mur­ther. Some [...] say he was hanged, and the Wife of Leweline with him. Upon news whereof, the King granted [...] the custody of all his Lands to William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke.

This last mentioned William de Broase (so fatal­ly murthered) had to WifeMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 557 b. n 40. Eve, the Daughter of Walter Mareschal, Sister to Richard Mareschall Earl of Pembroke. Which Eve in 14 Hen. 3. had assignedClaus. 14 H. 3. m. 6. for her Dowry, all her said Hus­bands Lands in Brecknock, Went, Kinton, Radenor, Kingston, Erleston, S. Elere, and [...]oteneis; the Castles excepted, which the King retained in his own hands; by whom he left issueMon. An­glic. Vol 2. 67 a. n. 10. four Daughters his Heirs, viz. Isa­bel, who became the Wife ofMon. An­glic. Vol 2. 67 a. n. 10. David, Son of Leweline, Prince of Wales; Maud, the Wife Ibid. n. 20. of Roger Lord Mortimer, of Wigmore; Eve, the WifeIbid. n. 40. of William de Cantilupe; and Eleanor Ibid. n. 40. of Humphrey de Bohun.

ToIbid. 325. b. n. 1 [...]. Isabel (afterwards marriedIbid. 325. b. n. 1 [...]. to Peter Fitz-Herbert) cameIbid. 325. b. n. 1 [...]. the Lands of Blaynle­veny and Talegard: ToIbid. 325. b. n. 1 [...]. Maud, the Lands Ibid. 325. b. n. 1 [...]. of Radnor, S. Clere, Ampoyt, Pel [...] ­neeg, [...]: ToIbid. Eve, the HonorIbid. and Lands of Bergavenny: and toIbid. Eleanor, the Ibid. Honors of Brecknock and Ha [...].

But Eve the Mother, stood [...] in the Kings dis­pleasure for a time, by [...] reason of the War which he had with Richard Marshall, sometime Earl of Pembroke, her Brother (as it seems) Howbeit, in 18 H. 3. she was again received into favor, and had [...] Livery of the Castle of Hay: as alsoIbid. n. 10. of the Castle of Toteneis, which was Ibid. n. 10. of her Dowry.

In 21 Hen. 3. the King gave her LicensePat. 21 H. 3. m. 9. to receive Aid of all vendible commodities, sold at her Market of Hay, towards the charge of Walling and Fortifying of that Town. And in 24 Hen. 3. gave commandClaus. 24. H. 3. m. 1 [...]. to Gilbert Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, to restore unto the Heirs of this last mentioned William de Braose, the Ba­rony of St. Clere, being their Rightful Inhe­ritance, whereof she diedClaus. 24 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. seised; and whereof the said Earl possessed [...] himself upon the death of Leweline, late Prince of Wales.

Having thus done with the Line of Reginald de Braose, [...]. the third Son of William de Braose, cal­led Senior. I now come to William, the eldest son of William the elder, commonly called Wil­l [...]m Iunior.

This William took to WifePat. 17 Joh. m. 2 [...]. ... the Daugh­ter to R. Earl of Clare, with whom he had Pat. 17 Joh. m. 2 [...]. the Town of Buckingham in Frank-Marri­age; and by her had issue William, and Anu [...] Pat. 16 [...] 3. m. 2. a Daughter; WifePat. 16 [...] 3. m. 2. of Hugh de Mortimer, unto whom, William her Father gavePat. 16 [...] 3. m. 2. a hundred shil­lings Land, in Cherleton and Chiriton, for maintenance, during her Widowhood.

In 5 Hen. 3. the Welsh making a perambulati­on Matth. Westm in eodem an▪ betwixt their own Countrey and Eng­land, for stating the bounds of each, didMatth. Westm in eodem an▪ much injury to some, especiallyMatth. Westm in eodem an▪ to the Land, some­time belonging to this William: But more I can­not say of him, then that he was so famished at Windsore, as hath been already observed; and that he left issue Iohn, who was sirnamed [...] Ta­dody, and privately nursed [...] up at Gowher by a Welsh-woman.

Which Iohn, Iohn. being in [...] in minority at his Fa­thers death, was, with his Lands committed [...] to the custody of Giles his Uncle, then Bishop of Hereford; and, after the Bishops death, to [...] Reginald his other Uncle. And when he came of age, levied [...] a Fine to his said Uncle Reginald, of all those Lands in Wales (which came af­terwards to be shared betwixt the four Daugh­ters and Coheirs of William, the Son of the said Reginald) whereby he covenanted. [...], That they should remain to the said Reginald, and his Heirs for ever.

This Iohn had a Grant [...] from the King, to himself and his Heir, bearing date 25 April, 12 Hen. 3. of the Lordships of [...], Skenefrith, and Lenti [...]och, in Wales, with the Castles and Advousons of Churches to them belonging, to be held by the service of one Knights Fee, and an half. He was also possessed Pat. 16 H. 3. m. 3. of the Barony of [...] in Sussex▪ and likewisePat. 16 H. 3. m. 3. of the Castle and Honor of Sweyn­sey (in [...]) and diedPat. 16 H. 3. m. 3. at his Castle of Brembre, in 1 [...] Hen. 3. by [...] a fall from his Horse, his Foot sticking in the [...].

[Page 420] Upon whose death, the King gave command Claus. 18 H. 3. m. 35. History of Wales by D Powel, p 279. Claus. ut supra. to the Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, to seise the Lordship of Buckingham, which was of the DowryClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 35. History of Wales by D Powel, p 279. Claus. ut supra. of Margaret his Wife,Claus. 18 H. 3. m. 35. History of Wales by D Powel, p 279. Claus. ut supra. Daughter of Leweline, Prince of Wales, and to deliver Claus. 18 H. 3. m. 35. History of Wales by D Powel, p 279. Claus. ut supra. the same to Peter de Rievaulx (a great Man in that age) to be by him detained, untilClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 35. History of Wales by D Powel, p 279. Claus. ut supra. such time, as she, the said Margaret, did render unto him, the two Sons of her late Husband, Iohn de Braose; and committedPat. 19 H. 3. m 5. the custody of the Ca­stles of Brembre and Cnappe, unto Richard Earl of Cornwal, to be by him kept, till the Heir of the said Iohn should arrive to his full age. Which Margaret was afterwards married Esc. 5 E. 1. n. 32. Buck. to Walter de Clifford.

This Iohn had issueEsc. 5 E. 1. n. 32. Buck. William de Braose, [...] who in 41 Hen. 3. whenClaus 41 H. [...]. in dorso m. 6. Ibid. 42 H. 3 in dorso m. 11. Leweline ap Griffin had rai­sed a great Army, to the danger of the Marches of Wales, was commandedClaus 41 H. [...]. in dorso m. 6. Ibid. 42. H. 3 in dorso m. 11. by the King to make all the strength he could, for the safeguard of his own Marches (about Gowher.) And the next year following, had SummonsClaus 41 H. [...]. in dorso m. 6. Ibid. 42. H. 3 in dorso m. 11. to at­tend the King at Ch [...]ster, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to restrain the insolencies of the Welsh.

In 44 Hen. 3. he was requiredClaus. 44 H. 3. m. 17., amongst other the Barons of the Marches, to repair into those parts, for the defence of them against the hostile invasions of Leweline; and to obeyClaus. 44 H. 3. m. 17. the commands of Roger de Mortimer, their General, in defence of the Marches.

In 47 Hen. 3. the Lands of this William being seisedClaus. 47 H. [...]. [...]. 4. Dorset. upon by those great Men, who had been in Arms against the King, were by the Kings com­mand again restoredClaus. 47 H. [...]. [...]. 4. Dorset. to him.

In 48 Hen. 3. he wasClaus. 48 H. 3. m. 18. one of those Barons, who undertook, that the King should stand to the Award of Lewes, King of France, touch­ing the differences, which were then betwixt him and the other Barons.

In 9 Edw. 1. he obtained a CharterCart 9 E. [...]. [...]. 24. of Free-Warren in all his Lands at Bedinges, Wide­lington, Kinesberne, Findon, Wasching­ton, Hoke la Stocke, Cherseworth, and Greenstead, in Sussex.

In 14 Edw. 3. having beenRot. de Scu [...]ag. Wall. de An. 10. usque an. 18 Edw. 1. m 4. with the King in his Welsh expedition, he receivedRot. de Scu [...]ag. Wall. de An. 10. usque an. 18 Edw. 1. m. 4. Scutage of all his Tenants, in the Counties of Surrey, Sus­sex, Wilts, Glocester, and Dorset; and in 19 Edw. 1. departedClaus. 19 [...]. 1. m 10. this life, leaving William Rot. Fin. 19 E. 1. m. 15. his Son and Heir; as also another Son, called Plac. Pa [...]l. 20 E 1. p. 111. Richard. Which William William. being of full age, had LiveryRot. Fin. 19 E. 1. m. 15. of his Lands; and soon after came to this AgreementClaus. 19 E 1 in dorso m. 7. with Mary, his Fathers Widow, concerning her Dowry, viz. ThatClaus. 19 E 1 in dorso m. 7. instead of the Lands in Sussex, and of Gowher in Wales, whereof her said Husband died seised; she should enjoy, during her life, the Mannors of Findon, Wassington, Sedgewick, Green­stead, Kinesberne, and Bedinges, except­ing the Pasturage upon the Hill towards Lewes, saving to the said William his Royalty in the Ba­rony of Brembre.

Moreover, in 22 Edw. 1. he had Summons Rot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 8. (8 Iune) amongst other of the great Men, to attend the King with speed, wheresoever he should be in England, to advise touching the weighty affairs of the Realm. And, about the beginning of September following, wasIbid in dor­so m. 7. one of those that took shipping at Portsmouth, with Horse and Arms, for a voyage into Gas­coigne, in the Kings service.

In 25 Edw. 1. he attendedRot. Vascon. 25 E. 1. [...]7. the King into Flanders; and in considerationPat. 26 E. 1. m. 32. of his good ser­vice there, obtained the marriage * of Iohn, the Son and Heir to Roger de Moubray, to the intent that he shouldPat. 26 E. 1. m. 32. marry Aliva his Daughter.

In 28 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 1 [...]. in Scotland in the Kings service; and in 29 Edw. 1. wasRot. Sco [...]. 29 Edw. 1. m. 7. there again, being of the retinueRot. Sco [...]. 29 Edw. 1. m. 7. to Edward, Prince of Wales.

In 30 Edw. 1. there was a great disputePlac Parl. 30. E. 1. p. 234. & [...]. in the Parliament, then held at Westminster, betwixt this William, and the Kings Officers for [...]aermerdingshire, touching the Priviledges and Liberties belonging to Gowher-Land, where he claimedPlac Parl. 30 E. 1. p. 234. &c. Royal Jurisdiction and Cog­nizance of all Pleas there arising; for which he did prescribePlac Parl. 30 E. 1. p. 234. &c. not only from the time of King Iohn, who grantedPlac Parl. 30 E. 1. p. 234. &c. to William his Ancestor and his Heirs, the whole Land of Gowher, as it is there alleaged to hold by the service of one Knights Fee; but, that the Earls of Warwick, antiently owners thereof, did exercisePlac Parl. 30 E. 1. p. 234. &c. that Ju­risdiction. Of which difference no conclusion was then made.

In 32 Edw. 1. this William wasRot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 7. again in the Wars of Scotland; and in such favor, that the King not only confirmedCart. 32 E. 1. m 7. unto him, and his heirs, that Grant made to his Ancestor, by King, Iohn, of Gowher-Land before-mentioned; but grantedCart. 32 E. 1. m 7. that he and they should thence­forth enjoy all Regal Jurisdiction, Liberties, and Priviledges there, in as ample manner as Gilbert de Clare, Son to Richard de Clare, sometime Earl of Glocester, had in all his Land of Glamor­gan.

In 34 Edw. 1. he wasRot. [...] Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 8. again in the Scotish Wars. And in 4 Edw. 2. in that expedition then made into Scotland; having SummonsRot. Scoc. 4 E. [...]. m. 5. in dorso. to be at Roxborough, within a Moneth after the Feast of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist, at the Parliament then to be there held, and thence to march with Horse and Arms against the Scots.

In 8 Edw. 2. he hadRot. Scoc. 8. E. 2. in dor­so [...]. 9. the like Summons to be at Newcastle upon Tine, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, upon the Feast of the Blessed Virgin, to march against the Scots. And in 11 Edw. 2. was chargedClaus. 11 [...] 2. m. 23. with an hundred Foot Soldiers to the Wars of Scotland, for his Lands in Gowher; which Soldiers were to be at Newcastle, upon the morrow after the Ex­altation of the Holy Cross.

In 14 Edw. 2. this William, of whom Thomas of Walsingham, gives this CharacterTho. Wals. in An. 1321. p. 90 & 91., viz. That he was, Perdives à parentelá, sed dissipator substantia sibi relictae, a Person who had a large pa­trimony, but a great unthrift, did setIbid. on sale that Noble Territory of his, called Gowher-Land. Whereupon the Earl of Hereford (in regard of its vicinity to his other Lands) con­tracted with him for it; and having obtained the Kings License, intended to take possession thereof; likewise the two Mortimers Ibid. (viz. Roger the Un­cle, and Roger the Nephew) in regard it lay con­venient for them; went to him, and made a bargain Ibid. with him for it. NotwithstandingIbid. which, Iohn de Mo [...]bray, who had married Aliva, the sole Daughter and Heir Apparent to this William, ac­counted Ibid. himself secure enough thereon, by vertue of a special GrantEx ipso A [...] ­togr. penès W. le Neve Equ. An [...] [...] Regem Ar An. 1640. thereof, formerly made by this William de Braose, unto him the said Iohn and Aliva, and to the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten; with Remainder to Humphrey [Page 421] de Bo [...]un, Earl of Hereford and Essex, and his Heirs. But Hugh de Spenser [...] the younger, hav­ing fixed his eye upon it, in regard it adjoyned to his estate in those parts (being then the Kings Chamberlain, and a great favorite at Court) possessed [...] himself thereof; which occasioned so great a discontent from those other Noblemen, who had dealt for it, that they addressed them­selves unto Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, with no small complaints of the injury: Which (in short) occasioned that unhappy Insurrection, that at length terminated in the loss of the Lives and Estates of many brave Men; and in particular of that Noble Earl of Lancaster, as in my story of him shall be more fully shewn.

After which, this Hugh de Spenser, purchased [...] from the same Aliva (Coheir-Female to the last mentioned William) the Inheritance of all those Lordships, wherein Mary her Grand-mother had [...] an estate for life, viz. Findon, Wassing­ton, Bedinges, West Greenstead, and Kingesbernes, parcel of the Barony of Brembre. Which Mary died [...] in 19 Edw. 2.

Of this William, all that I have seen else, is, That he was summoned [...] to the several Parlia­ments from 25 Edw. 1. until the sixteenth of Edward the Second, inclusive; and that he took to Wife [...] Aliva, the Daughter of Thomas de Moulton; by whom he had issue [...] Aliva, the Wife of Iohn de Moubray; and Ioane, the Wife of Iohn de Bohun of [...]dherst: So that Peter [...] be­ing his next Brother and Heir-male, and dying [...] without issue, Thomas his third Brother [...] be­came heir to what was left.

Which Thomas Thomas. was [...] in that Rebellion with Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and thereupon pri­soner [...] at York, but bailed by [...] Ralph de Coh­ham: And in 18 Edw 2. was [...] in that expedi­tion, then made into Gascoigne, being of the retinue [...] of Iohn de Warren, Earl of Surrey. Moreover, in 1 Edw. 3. he went [...] again into Scotland, being also of the retinue [...] to the same Earl of Surrey. Likewise, in 16 Edw. 3. he was [...] of the retinue of Richard, Earl of A­rundel, in another expedition into Scotland. And in 19 Edw. 3. went [...] into France in that expedition then made thither. So likewise [...] in 21 Edw. 3. And in 26 Edw. 3. was in [...] Com­mission with Richard, Earl of Arundel, and Michael Poynings, for defence of the Maritime parts in Sussex.

But of him I have seen no more, then that he was summoned [...] to the several Parliaments of 16, 22, 23, 26 & 27 Edw. 3. And that he de­parted [...] this life upon Wednesday next after the Feast of S. Barnabas the Apostle, An. 35 Edw. 3. leaving issue by Beatrix his Wife [...], Daughter of Roger de Mortimer, (Widow [...] of Edward, Son to Thomas Thomas. of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, and Earl Marshal of England) Iohn, his Son [...] and Heir, then twenty two years of age, and Thomas [...] a younger Son.

Which Iohn wedded [...] Elizabeth, Daughter of Edward de Mountague, but died [...] without issue; so that Thomas came at length to be Heir [...], and a Knight. Which Thomas dying [...] in his mino­rity, left Ioane [...] his Sister, heir to the estate; who dying [...] also issueless, Elizabeth [...] the Wife of Sir William Heron Knight, came to be her Heir, [...] being Daughter [...] of Beatrix, Sister [...] of Sir Thomas B [...]aose Knight, Father [...] of Thomas, Bro­ther [...] of the said Ioane.

Lancaster, Barons of Kendal.

THat the old Barons of Kendal did de­rive their descent from Ivo Tailboys, is evident from the Register of Cocker­sand Abby, whereunto some of them were Be­nefactors. Which Ivo gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 38 [...] to the Monks of S. Maries Abby at York, three Carucates of Land in Clartune: Likewise, the Church of Kirkby-Stephen, with three Carucates, and the Tithes there; in Winton two Oxgangs of Land, and the Tithes; also the Church of Kirkby in Kendal, with the Lands thereunto belonging; the Church of Hoton-Roff; the Church of Bathum, and Land called Haverbeck; the Church of Button, and one Carucate of Land; and the Church of Clapham, with one Caru­cate.

He is saidMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 636 a. & ibid. n. 10. to be the Father of one Ethred, and he of Ketell, and he of Gilbert, and he of William. Which William (probably as Governor of Lancaster Castle) did first assumeIbid. the sur­name of Lancaster.

This William gaveWilliiam 1. Motast. An­glie. Vol. 1. 395 b. n 50. to the Monks of S. Bees in Cumberland, a certain place called Smart­ [...]hef: And in K. Henry the Seconds time, coming to an AccordIbid. 708 a. n 40. with the Abbot of Furnes, for an exact Boundary of his Barony of Kendal, from the Teritorry of that Abby (which was then setIbid. 708 a. n 40. forth by certain Metes and Limits) he hadIbid. 708 a. n 40. out of that part allotted to the Monks, both Venison and Hawks assigned to him, and his heirs.

He was also a great Benefactor to divers other Religious Houses: For to the Hospital of Co­mngshed in Com Lanc. he gaveMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 42 [...] b. n. 50 & 60. & 425 a, &c. certain Lands in Uliverstan, of a very large extent, as may appear by the Boundaries thereof; as alsoIbid. n. 50. the Advowson of the Hospital of Saint Leonard at Kickby in [...]endal, and fishing in the River of Leven. ToIbid. 632. [...]. 40. the Canons of Cockersand in Com. Lanc. all his Woods in Forton, and whole Demesn there; as alsoIbid. 633. n. 20. 1. four Ox-gangs of Land in Garstang, with a certain fishingIbid. 636. n. 30. in the River of Lon, called Childe. Also toIbid. 636. n. 30. the Canons of Leicester, two Ox-gangs of Land in Cokerham.

And having marriedMon Anglic. Vol. 1 708 a. n. 60. Gundred, the Widow of Roger, Earl of Warwick, DaughterW. Gemet. lib. [...] cap. 41. to William, the second Earl Warren, (which Earl Roger diedRot. J. Rous. in 18 Steph.) left issue William, his Son and Heir, called William de Lancaster the se­cond; as also a Daughter marriedRot. Pip. 16 H. 2. La [...]c. to Richard de Morevill.

Which William the second,William 2. was StewardJo [...]eva [...]. 1155. n. 20. to King Henry the Second, and at the instanceMon. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 639 b. n. 10. of Helewise de Stuteville his Wife, gaveMon. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 639 b. n. 10. to Hugh, the Heremite, a certain place called Askelcros and Croc, to look to his fishing upon Loyn; as also his WoodsMon. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 639 b. n. 10. there, for the benefit of his Hospital at Cockersand; and left issue one only Daughter, his Heir, called Helewise Mon. Ang­lic. Vol. 1. 70 [...]. n. 60., whom King Richard the First, shortly after his Corona­tion, gave [...] Coll. Vol. [...]. 355. Joreval. 1155 n 10. in marriage to Gilbert, the Son of Roger Fitz-Reinfride: Which Roger was one of the Justices [...] A [...]tog [...]. in Bibl. Cotton. of his Bench, and had so been [...] A [...]tog [...]. in Bibl. Cotton. in the time of King Henry the Second; and likewiseR. Hoved. 313 [...]. n [...]. [Page 422] a Justice Itinerant, and executed the Sheriffs Office for the County of Sussex, from [...] 23 untill [...] 33 Hen. 2. inclusive. So likewise [...] for Berkshire, in 34 Hen. 2. and 1 Ric. 1 This being, moreover, memorable of him; viz. that in 28 Hen. 2. he was [...] (amongst others) at Waltham, when the King, by his Testament did there make a disposal of divers summs of money to pious uses; viz. to the Knights-Tem­plars and Hospitalars, for defence of the H [...]ly-L [...]nd, asIbid. also to sundry Forreign Monast [...]ries.

But I returne to Gilbert. Gilbert.

This Gilbert in 1 Ric. 1. in considerationCart. [...] S. n. 29. of sixty marks of Silver, then paid to the King, was acquittedCart. [...] S. n. 29. for himself and his heirs, from a certain Tribute called Nutegeld, which he did use to pay out of his Lands in Westmorland, and Kendall; AlsoIbid. from suit to the County-Court, Hundred-Court, and Tithing: Likewise Ibid. from Aid to the Sheriff, and all his Bailiffs. And moreover obtained a Grant [...] of Free-Forest in Westmorland, Kendale, and Furne [...]se, in as ample manner, as William de Lancaster Son of Gilbert (before-mentioned) enjoyed the same; and by those very Bounds: Also [...] that Forest which King Richard had granted to him and his Heirs in Kendale, with six pounds Land, in as ample Manner as Nigell de Albini ever held the same: and [...] that whatsoever was wast in the Woods of Westmorland, and Kendale, in the time of the before-specified William de Lancaster, the Son of Gilbert, should continue so still.

In 7 Ric. 1. This Gilbert and Helewyse his Wife, setled that division of the Mountaines of Furnesse (co [...]monly called Furnesse Fells) by a FineMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 708. b. [...]. 10. levied, upon Sunday next ensuing the Octaves of the Blessed Virgin, betwixt him­self and her on the one part, and the Abbot and Covent of Furnesse, on the other part. Where­by it was accorded,Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 708. b. n. 10., that they the said Gilbert and Helewyse, and their Heirs, should enjoy that part which lieth towards the West (as it was then set forth by certain Limits) to hold of the Monks of Furnesse, by the paiment of twenty shillings yearly for all services.

Whereupon those Monks grantedIbid. to him and her, the Lordship of Ulveston, for ten shillings yearly Rent, to be thenceforth paid un­to them and their Successors.

And in 1 Ioh. in considerationOblatae 1 Joh m. 2. of an hun­dred pounds, and two Palfreys, then given to that King, obtained a confirmationOblatae 1 Joh m. 2. of the Char­ters above-mentioned.

In this year also he accountedRot. Pip. 1 Jo [...]. West­morl. for the Ferme of Westmorland, for the sixth year of King Richard the first. And in 6 Ioh. obtained a Grant Pat 6 Joh. m. 1. of the Custody of the Honor of Lancaster, to hold during the Kings Pleasure. After which, viz. from the seventh to the seventeenth of that King's Reign, he executedRot. Pip. de iisdem. ann. [...]. the Sheriffs Office in that County.

Howbeit, notwithstanding this trust, he ad­hered Rot. Fin. 17 Joh. m. 4. to the rebellious Barons, in Armes against that King in the seventeenth of his reign, under colourMat. Paris, 253. n. 50. &c. of asserting their antient Customs and Liberties. Which the King (wanting strength to cope with them) was then nece [...]atedIbid. p. 255. n. 20. & 50. & [...]62. n. 30. to ra­tify: But being soon afterwards sufficeently ap­prehensive of the ill consequence, which those compulsory condiscensions would produce; and addressing his complaintIbid. 265. [...]. 40. to the Pope; where­by he shewedIbid. 265. [...]. 40; that through their insolencies and injurious Actings, he had been constrained to grant what they required; his Holiness forthwith made voidIbid. 265. [...]. 40. the same. Which fa­vor gave him so much Countenance, that he soon raised a potent Army; and understand­ing that divers of those his Enemies were got to Rochester Castle, he advanced thither; which, after a short siegeIbid. 258. n. 30. he tookIbid. 269. n. 20. and in it (amongst others) William Ibid. 270. n. 20. de Lancaster the Son and Heir to this Gilbert Fitz-Rei [...]fride. Which unexpected disaster, so allarm'd Gilbert, that he soon thought fit to make his Peace; and to that end, procuring LettersPat. 17 Joh. m. 11. of safe Conduct, came to the King; from whom, in considera­tion Rot. Fin. 17 Joh. m. 4. of twelve thousand marks, he obtained pardonRot. Fin. 17 Joh. m. 4., as alsoRot. Fin. 17 Joh. m. 4. that William de Lancaster his Son, Ralph de Ai [...]curt, and Lambert de B [...]ssy his Knights, should be freed from their impri­sonment, having been taken in Rochester Castle (as before is expressed.)

Nevertheless he was not so far trusted, as to be at liberty, without giving divers Hostages [...] for his own future fidelity, and for the fidelity of William his Son; viz. [...] Benedict the Son and Heir to Henry de Reidenan; the Son and Heir of Roger de Kirk [...]y (his Daughters Son) the Son and Heir of William de Windleshore; the Daugh­ter and Heir of Ralph d'Eincurt; the Daughter or Son and Heir of Roger de Burton; the Daugh­ter and Heir of Adam de Yelond; the Son or Daughter of Thomas de Beth [...]n, the Son or Daugh­ter and Heir of Walter de Strickland; the Daugh­ter of Richard de Copland, and the Son of Gilbert de Lancaster. AndIbid. if it should happen, any of these Hostages to die, that then he should de­liver other Sons, or Daughters of those Knights, or of some other persons in their stead. More­over, besides all this, he deliveredIbid. into the Kings hands, his Castles of Merhull, and Kirkeby, to dispose of at his pleasure: All this being ef­fected Ibid. at Berew [...], upon the twenty second of Ianuary the same year.

And in 18 Io [...]. procured other Letters [...] of safe-conduct for his coming to the King, to con­fer with him on the behalf of William his Son, and for his enlargement from Prison. Like­wise, after the death of King Iohn (who de­parted this life before the end of that year) he obtained the likePat. 1 H. [...]. p. 1. m. [...]. Letters of Safe-conduct, to repair unto the Famous William Mareschall, then Governor of the King and Realm (by reason of the Kings minority) to ratify that Pardon, which (in consideration of the Fine above-men­tioned) had been vouchsafed unto him.

But in 4 Hen. 3. this Gilbert died [...], where­upon William William 3. his Son and Heir, called [...] Willi­am de Lancaster the third, doing [...] his Homage, and giving security [...] for his Relief, had Livery [...] of his Lands; having [...] paid a thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds unto Peter de Ma [...]ley; which was the next year following accounted [...] into the Exchequer, as part of the Fine for his Redemption. After which I have not seen any thing more of him, untill the eighteenth of Henry the third; but then being constituted [...] Sheriff of Lancashire, he continued [...] in that Office untill 30 Hen. 3. inclusive: and in 25 Hen. 3. had the custody [...] of the Honor of Lancaster committed to his trust. Moreover, in 26 H. 3. he had Summons [...] to fit himself with Horse and Armes to attend the King in his Expedi­tion then made into France. Lastly, for [...] the [Page 423] health of his Soul, and the Soul of Agnes his Wife, he gaveIbid. to the Monks of Furnesse, all his Lands of Scathewaite, and Egtone; as also four Boats, one to carry necessaries upon Thurstan-Water, another to Fish therein; a third to be used on Wynendermere, for carriage of Timber and other commodities, and a fourth to Fish in that Meer. And bequeath­ing Ibid. his Body to be buried in the Quire of the Abby of Furnesse, near to the Tombe of Wil­liam his Grandfather, departedM. Paris, 686. n. 30. this life with­out [...] issue, Agnes [...]de Brus, his Wife, surviving him; who had for her Dowry an assignation [...] of the Mannors of Ga [...]stang, Eston, Scot­ford, Scotrarge, and Kerneford in Comitat. Lanc. Cressemere, Longedon, Crosseth­whayt, and Lych. in Com. Westm. the Inheritance of his Lands descending to Peter de Brus, and Walter de Lindesey his next [...] Heirs. Which Peter de Brus was Son [...] of Peter, by Helewyse de Lan­caster, eldest Sister of this last mentioned Willi­am; and Walter de Lyndesey Son [...] of William de Lyndesey, by Alice his second Sister; the third Sister Sarrota, being the Wife [...] of Alan de Mul­ton, but died [...] issueless.

Whereupon the said Peter, upon partition of the Lands of this Barony, had [...], inter alia, the Mannor of Kirkby (id est, Kirkby in Ken­dale, commonly called Kendale) in Comitat Westmorl. for his Principal seat, allotted, to him; and Walter de Lyndesey the Mannor [...] of War­ton, for his.

The Line of this William, together with the Barony, being thus at an end; and the Lands so shared by the issue of these Females; I now come to Roger de Lancaster, Roger. brother [...] to the before specified William, by the half Blood, as it seems; for in that Grant to the Monks of Fur­nesse, last noted, he is called [...] his Brother; be­ing a Witness [...] thereto.

This Roger held [...] the Mannor of Barton, in Com. Westmorl. by the gift [...] of William his Brother; as also [...] of Patter [...]ale, in Comitat. Westmorl. and in 49 Hen. 3. being constituted Sheriff of Lancashire, so continued [...] untill Iune the 13. 50 Hen. 3. And in 3 Edw. 1. ob­tained a Confirmation [...] from the King of that Grant, which Margaret de Brus, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Peter de Brus, and Helewise, before-mentioned (Widdow of Robert de Ras of Werke) had made to him, of the whole Forest of Rydle; which is there set forth by Metes and Bounds: as also of her whole purparty of Amelsale, and Longh­briggs, with Common of Pasture betwixt ... and Gres [...]emere, for all his Cattel. Furthermore, in 8 Edw. 1. he procured a Charter [...] from the King, for a Market every Week upon the Thurs­day at his Mannor of Ulweston in Furnesse, and a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Mor­row after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lady.

And, having married [...] Philippa, the eldest Daughter, and one of the Coheirs to Hugh de Bolebec of ... in Com. Northumb. died [...] in 19 Edw. 1. leaving issue Iohn de Lancaster his Son and Heir▪ who doing [...] his Homage the same year, had Livery [...] of his Lands.

Which Iohn in 22 Edw. 1. received Sum­mons [...] (amongst divers other persons of note) to attend the King at Portesmouth, upon the first day of September, well fitted with Horse and Armes, thence to sail with him into France. And in 25 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 25 [...]d. 1. m. 1. in that Exp [...]dition then made into Scotland, being of the retinue Rot. Scoc. 25 [...]d. 1. m. 1. of Brian Fitz-Alan (of Bedale, in Comitat. Ebor.) In 34. Edw. 1. he was againRot. Scoc. 34 Ed. 1. m. 1 [...]. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc▪ 3 E. 2. m. 5. 3, 4Rot. Scoc. 4 E. 2 in dorso m. 5., and 8 Rot. Scoc. 8 Edw. 2. in dorso m. 9. Edw. 2.

Moreover, In 11 Edw. 2. he was imployed Rot. Scöc. 11 E. 2. m. 16. in guarding the Marches of Scotland. And having been SummonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso to Parliament from 25 Edw. 1. untill 3 Edw. 2. inclusive; departed Esc. 8 E 3. [...]. 63. Es­sex. this life, in 8 Edw. 3. then seizedEsc. 8 E 3. n. 63. Es­sex. (inter alia) of the Mannor of Ryda [...]eEsc. 8 E 3. n. 63. Es­sex., in Com. Westmorl. and of divers other Lordships in that County; as also in the Counties of Northumberland, and Essex; leaving Richard the Son of Richard de Plaiz his next Heir, thenIbid. twelve years ofIbid. age.

Glanvill.

IN the time of King William the Conqueror Ranulph de Glanvill Ranulph. (oneMon. Ang. Vol. [...]. 357. [...]. n. 10. of the Barons to Robert Mallet Lord of the Honor of Eye, in Com. Suff.) gaveMon. Ang. Vol. [...]. 357. [...]. n. 10. to the Monks of Eye, an House in Iakesley, upon the foundation of that Monastery. To whom succeeded William de Glanvill; who in the days of King Henry the first (being a very devoutEpist. H. Hunt. MS. de con­temptu mundi in bibl. Cott. man) having be­stowed Epist. H. Hunt. MS. de con­temptu mundi in bibl. Cott. on the Cluniac-Monks, all the Churches of his Barony, was buriedMon. Ang. ut supra. 632. b. n. 30. at Baketune, in Com. Norff. then a CellMon. Ang. ut supra. 632. b. n. 30. to the Priory of Castle­acre, and of that Order;William. leaving issueIbid. Bar­tholomew, his Son and Heir, founderIbid. of the Pri­ory of Bromholme, a Cell likewise to that House.

Which Bartholomew Bartholo­mew. was SheriffRot. Pip. Norff. & Suff. ab ann. 16 usque 22 H. [...]. of the Coun­ties of Norfolk, and Suffolk, from 16 H. 2. to the 22. of that King Reign, inclusive. But of him having seen no more, I come to Ra­nulph de Glanvill (Brother to this Bartholomew, as I ghess) bornMon. Angl. Vol 2. 246. [...]. n. 60. in the Town of Strat­ford; who became a great man in his time.

This Ranulph Ranulph. obtainedIbid. the Lordship of Ben­hall, from King Henry the second: as also a dischargeCart. antiq. N. n. 36. for five hundred Acres of Wood in Bramam, assarted; that is to say, that those assarts should not be subject to any exaction rela­ting to the Forest.

In 20 Hen. 2. uponJoreval. 1091. n. 40. R. Hoved. 308. a. that Rebellion of young Henry (whom the King had unadvisedly Crowned in his own lifetime) and the InvasionJoreval. 1091. n. 40. R. Hoved. 308. a. of the King of Scots on his behalf; this Ranulph as­sisted Joreval. 1091. n. 40. R. Hoved. 308. a. William de Vesci in raising the Seige, which the Scots had then laid to Proudhou-Castle; and with a slender Army gaveJorevall. 1092. n. 10. them Battle near Alnwick; wherein, obtaining a signal Victory, he tookJorevall. 1092. n. 10. the King himself Pri­soner.

In 25 Hen. 2. he was one of the Justices Itine­rant, then sent into the Counties of Notingham, Derby, York, Northumberland, West­morland, Cumberland, and Lancaster, and the next ensuing year, advancedIbid. 343. b. n. 30. to that great Office of Justice of England.

In 28 Hen. 2 he was present [...] with the King at Waltham, and one of the Witnesses [...] to his Testament there declared. And in 34 H. 2. the King havingIbid. 1544 n. 10. great disturbances in his Ter­ritories [Page 424] beyond the Seas; he was thence sent Ibid. into England, to raise what power he could to his aid. Moreover, from 10 Hen. 2. to 16 Hen. 2. and half that year: and from 22 H. 2. till the end of that Kings reign (scil. 34 H. 2.) he executed the SheriffaltyRot Pip. de iisd. an. & Comit. of Yorkshire, by his Substitutes. Also forRot Pip. de iisd. an. & Comit. Lancashire, in 21 Hen. 2. And forRot Pip. de iisd. an. & Comit. Westmorland, in the 23, 24, and 25 of Hen. 2. But in 1 Ric. 1. he was displacedM. Paris, 154. n. 40. from his Office of Justice of Eng­land, and Hugh de Pudsey Bishop of Durham putM. Paris, 154. n. 40. in his stead. Whereupon he accompanied R. Hoved. 380. b. n. 40. King Richard (together withR. Hoved. 380. b. n. 40. Baldwin Arch­bishop of Canterbury, and Hubert Bishop of Salisbury) in his journey towards the Holy-Land; and at Marsieles taking Ship thither­wards, arrived at Acon, beingR. Hoved. 380. b. n. 40. at the Siege of that City, but departedJoreval. [...]191. l. 30. this life the same year, during that Leaguer.

As to his works of Piety, he foundedMon. Angl. Vol 2. 246. n. 60. the Priory of Buttele, in Com. Suff. in An. 1171. (17 Hen. 2.) for Canons-Regular of St. Au­gustines Order; and plentifully endowedIbid. 245. b. n. 10. &c. it. As also [...]. the Abby Leystone, in Comit. Suff. for Canons of the same Order. And having marriedIbid. 246. b. Berta the Daughter of Theobald de Valoines senior, Lord of Perham; with whom he hadIbid. the whole Lordship of Brochous, in which the Priory of Buttele was founded, had issueIbid. n. 10. by her, three Daughters; viz. Maud, Amabil, and Helewise; unto whom he gaveIbid. n. 10. all his Lands, before he went toward Ieru [...]alem.

Which Maud hadIbid. n. 10. the whole Lordship of Benhall, with the Advouson of the Church there; and tookIbid. n. 10. to Husband Sir William de Aubervill, Knight. To Amabil the second, he gaveIbid. n. 50. the moity of the Lordships of Baude­ley, and Finbergh. Which Amabil married Ibid. n. 50. to Ralph de Arderne. And toIbid. 247. a. Helewise the third Daughter, the moity of those Lordships of Baudesey, and Finbergh; who became the Wife of Robert Fitz-Ralph, Lord of Midle­ham, in Com. Ebor.

Cormeiles.

AT the time of the Conquerors Survey, Ainsfrid de Co [...]meiles Ainsfrid. was possessed [...]. of seven Lordships in Herefordshire; as also of sixteen in Gloucestershire, which he had by the Grant of Walter de Laci with ... his Neice, whom he took to Wife.

To Ainsfrid succeeded Richard de Cormeiles, Richard. who in King Henry the first's time gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1. p. [...] a. n. 20. the Church and Tithes of Weston to the Priory of Monmouth, and having his residence in Herefordshire, upon assessment of the Aid for marrying of Maud the Kings Daughter, in 12 H. 2. certifiedLib. Rub. i [...] Scacc. Heref. his Knights Fees, de Veteri Feoffamento, to be in number six; and that he then had one Knights Fee and an half de Novo Feoffamento; for all which, in 14 H. 2▪ he accountedRot. Pip. 14 H. [...]. Heref. nine marks.

This Richard being dead [...]. in 23 Hen. 2. his Widdow Beatrix, then gave [...]. a Fine of forty marks, to have Livery of her Lands; and [...]. in 26 Hen. 2. sixty marks, for assignation of her Dower.

To him Succeeded Walter de Cormeiles, Walter. who in 33 Hen. 2. accountedRot. Pip. 33 Hen. [...] Heref. six pounds upon le­vying the Scutage of Galweie (in Ireland) inRot. Pip. 33 Hen. [...]. Heref. regard he was not there in person, nor sent his Souldiers.

In 6 Ric. 1. he paidRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Heref. nine pounds to the Scu­tage levied for the Kings redemption.

In 1 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 1 Ioh. Heref. ten pounds that he might not attend the King into Normandy. And diedRot. Pip. 2 Hen. 3. Heref. in 2 Hen. 3. at which time his Heirs; viz. Giffard, Pober, and le Brun, accountedRot. Pip. 2 Hen. 3. Heref. twenty marks for ten Knights fees, upon paiment of the first Scutage assessed in that Kings reign.

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Grentemaisnill.

AMongst many other brave men, that ac­companied Duke William in his expedi­tion for England; Hugh de Grantmes­ [...]ill Hugh. was one, and fought [...]. stoutly on his behalf, in that memorable Battle, whereby this Realm became thenceforth subject to the Normans ab­solute dominion. And within two years after (being aIbid. 506. C. valiant Souldier) was constitutedIbid. 506. C. one of the assistants to Odo Bishop of Bayeu [...], and William Fitz-Osbern, in the Administration of Justice, throughout the whole Kingdom.

In the third year of that Kings Reign, he was likewise made GovernorIbid. 512. B. of Hantshire, and upon the settling of such Garrisons, as were thought fit to keep the subdued English in awe, had Leicester committedIbid. 522 C. to his Charge, be­ing also made SheriffIbid. 600 B. of that Shire. And, besides these great trusts, he had, by the bounty of the Conqueror, many Lordships lying in sun­dry Counties bestowed on him; viz. [...]. in Nor­thamptonshire twenty, in Bedfordshire four, in Gloucestershire five, in Hertfordshire one, in Suffolk one, in Nottinghamshire one, in Warwickshire five, and in Leicester­shire sixty seven, besides those which Adelidis his Wife did then possess;Ibid. viz. Brokes­burne, in Com. Hertf. and three other Lord­ships in Warwickshire.

In 14 Will. Conq. he was [...]. one of those Nobles, who by earnest sute endeavored a reconciliation from the King, to his Son Robert Curthose.

But, in 1 Will. Rufi, favouring not that King, he put [...]. himself in Armes against him: How­beit, not long after, he was [...]. one of the chief, that opposed Curthose.

As to his pious works; certain it is, that he was a principle restorer [...]. of the Abby of St. Ebrulf at Utica in Normandy; and en­dowed [...]. it with ample possessions, as well in England, as in those parts.

And bestowedMon. Angl. Vol. [...] 247. a. n. 5a. one Yard Land lying in Wenge, on the Monks of Thorney in Cam­bridgeshire. After which, viz. in Anno 1094. (7 Will. Rufi) being grownOrd. Vit. 716. D. aged and infirm, he took upon him the habitOrd. Vit. 716. D. of a Monk; and within six days after, viz. 8 Kal. Martii, de­partedOrd. Vit. 716. D. this life; whereupon Bernard and David, two Monks of St. Ebrulfes, having seasonedIbid. his Corps with Salt, and wrapped it in anIbid. Hide, and conveyedIbid. it into Normandy, where it was honorably buriedIbid. on the South side of their Chapter-house; with this Epitaph,

Ecce sub hoc Tumulo requiescit strenuus Hugo,
Qui viguit multos multa probitate per annos,
Mansio Grentonis munitio dicitur ejus,
Vnde fuit Cognomen ei multis bene notum,
Guillelmi fortis Anglorum tempore Regis,
Inter praecipuos magnates is claruit heros:
Militiâ fortis fuit & virtute fidelis,
Hostibus horribilis, & Amicis tutor herilis;
Sumtibus Officiis angens, & pinguibus Armis,
Canobium Sancti multum provexit Ebrulfi,
Dum Cathedram Sancti celebrabat plebs pia Petri,
Occidit emeritus, habitu Monachi trabeatus:
Ecclesiae Cultor, largus dator, & revelator,
Blandus egenorum letetur in arce polorum. Amen.

Leaving issue five Sons and six Daughters, viz. [...]. Robert, who survived him 28 years: but died without issue, as it seems; William of great esteem in the Court of King William Rufus; be­ing offered the Daughter of Robert Earl of Mo­riton, to Wife; bu [...] refusing, trava [...]led into A­pulia, and having married Mabel the Daugh­ter of Robert Wiscard, there died, upon his re­turn from Antioch; Hugh the third Son died in his youth; Ivo the fourth: and Alberic the fifth, who in his youth, betook himself to lite­rature; but afterwards became a Souldier.

His Daughters were these, Adeline the Wife [...]. of Roger de Ibrei, Hadewise died [...]. unmarried, Roese married [...]. to Robert de Curci, Maud to [...]. Hugh de Mont-pincon, Agnes to [...]. William de Saie, and Hawise, who died unmarried.

Which Ivo, Ivo. enjoying [...]. his Fathers posse [...]sions, here in England, but favoring the title of Ro­bert Curthose; in 3 Hen. 1. made War [...]. where he had power, wasting [...]. the Countrey by Fire and Sword; for which cruelties, being fined at a vast summe of Money, he addressed [...]. himself to Robert Earl of Mellent, then [...]. one of that Kings chief Councellors, and imploring his mediation, [...] [...]. to shelter himself under his wing [...] ▪ but be [...]g [...]rplexed [...]. in [...], partly [...]. for his [...] Antioch, and partly [...]. for [...] of ever regaining [...] resolved [...]. to go once more to Hierusalem, a [...] to make [...]. his peace with the King; and to that end borrowed [...]. five hundred m [...]rks from the Earl of Mellent, for securing whereof he mortgaged [...]. all his Lands for fifteen years▪ it being agreed [...]., that [...] should take the Daughter of Henry Earl of Warwick (Brother to [...] then that restitution [...] estate.

Which Agreement being settled by [...]. Oath, and with the Kings assent, he began [...]. his jour­ney; his Wife accompanying [...] [...]. therein: Whereupon that inheritance was sub­jected [...]. to strangers.

All that I have farther seen of [...] that for the health of the Soul of his Father and Mother, he gave [...]. Brokesburne (which was of her inheritance) to the Monks of Ber­mundsey in Surrey, her body lying [...]. inter­red in that Monastery.

From this Ivo descended Hugh de [...], H [...]gh. who had (it seems) a great part of his Ancestors Lands restored unto him; viz. the Honor of Hinkley in Leicestershire, and the Stewardship of England; for it appears [...]. that Robert Blanchmaines Earl of Leicester, Grand-Son to Robert Earl of Mellent, before-men­tioned, taking to Wife [...]. Petronill, the Daugh­ter of the said Hugh, had, [...]. in her right, the same Honor and Stewardship. Of which Pe­tronill, I have spoke farther in my discourse of that Earl.

Bek of Eresby.

AT the time of the Norman-Conquest, Walter Bec; [...]. though he had [...]. a fair in­heritance, in Flanders, came [...]. over into this Realm with Duke William (whom [Page 426] we vulgarly call King William the Conqueror) and of his giftIbid. had Eresby, in Comit. Linc. and divers other fair Lordships.

This Walter gaveMon Angl. Vol. [...]. 804. b. n. 40. the Church of Newton to the Nunns of Alvingham: and tookEx. Coll. R. Gl. S. to Wife Agnes the Daughter [...] heir of Hugh the Son of Pinco (of whom I have taken notice in my discourse of the Family of Tatshall) [To which Hugh, King Henry the first confirmed Ex ipso Au­togr. penès Rob Comitem de Lindsey, ann. 1640. all the Lands, which Pinco his Father did possess; granting unto him divers ample pri­viledges therein.] and had issueEx. Regist. de Alvingham, ut supra., by her, five Sons, viz. Hugh, Henry, Walter, Iohn, and Thomas. Which Agnes gaveEx codice nigro de Eresby. to the Monks of Kirk­stede, in Com. Linc. for the health of her own Soul, and the Soul of Hugh Hugh. her Son and Heir, and all her other Childrens Soules, all her Lands lying in the fields of Kirkby, together with her BodyEx codice nigro de Eresby. to be buried in that Abby of Kirk­stede.

But this Hugh, dyingRegist. de Alving­ [...]am, ut supra. without issue, in his return from the Holy-Land; and Henry his Brother, being a person weakRegist. de Alving­ [...]am, ut supra. of understanding; his two other Brethern, viz. Walter, and Iohn sharedRegist. de Alving­ [...]am, ut supra. with him in the inheritance, Thomas the youngest havingIbid. only all the Churches, which were of their patronage: Henry Henry. enjoying, Ibid. for his part, Eresby, Spillesby, ... by, and Wisperton; Walter possessingIbid. Lusceby, Wynceby, Newton, and Fulestowe; and Iohn Ibid., Beby, in Kesteven; with two other Lordships in those parts.

Which Walter had issueIbid. Henry (who sold Ibid. Foulestow unto Stephen de Langton) and he Walter Walter. Ibid., afterwards ConstableIbid. of the Castle of Lincoln [...].

But I return to Henry. This Henry had issue [...]x Coll. R. [...]l. S. another Walter, who married [...]x Coll. R. [...]l. S. Eva the Neice of Walter de Grey Archbishop of York; and he Iohn. Which Iohn in 7 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 7 Joh. Linc. an hundred pounds and four Palfreys to the King, for license to marry the Widdow of William Bardolph.

To whom succeeded [...]x Cod. nigro de Eresby, f. 73. another Henry, Henry. who took to Wife [...]x Cod. nigro de Eresby, f. 73. Hawyse the Sister of Thomas de Muleton; and had [...]x Cod. nigro de Eresby, f. 73. with her in Frank-marri­age certain Lands in Braitoft, Friskeni Irebi, and Wynethorp (all in Comit. Linc.) by the gift of Thomas de Muleton, her Brother.

And to him succeededIbid. another Walter, Walter. who had issueIbid. three Sons; viz. Iohn Bec, Lord of Eresby, Anthony, and Thomas.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 4 Edw. 1. had licensePat. 4 E. 1. m. 11. of the King to make a Castle of his Mannor house at Eresby: and in 23 and 24 Edw. 1. was summonedClaus. de iisdem ann. in dor [...]o. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm.

This Iohn grantedEx magno Registro in Officio Ducat. Lanc. the Isle of Stepholme, with the Advouson of the Church of Breen, to Henry de Laci Earl of Lincoln, which descended Ex magno Registro in Officio Ducat. Lanc. to him upon the death of Thomas his Brother, who was Bishop of St. Davids. And, by his Testament [...]. made at Eresby, on Wednesday preceding the Feast of St. Margaret, Ann. 29 Edw. 1. bequeathed his body to be buried in the Chappel of St. Maurice, within the Abby of Kirkstede, whereunto he gave his best Horse, price forty marks; his Coat of Male, his Gant­lets; his Harness of Iron, his Lance and Tar­get, with all other accoutrements appertaining to his own body. Moreover, to Walter his Son he bequeathed all his Cattel and Horses: To Sir Robert de Willughby and Sir Iohn de Hare­curt the remainder of his Armes to be divided betwixt them; To his Brother Anthony Bishop of Durham, his standing Cup; To Margaret his Sister a Ring; To William de Thorp his Ne­phew a ... To his Sister of Alvingham, twenty shillings. And becauseIbid. his Brother the Bishop of Durham, was so much imploy­ed for the King, and in his affairs, he constitu­tedIbid. Iohn de Aldebury Bishop of Lincoln, Sir William de Willughby, Knight (his Son in Law) and Sir Robert de Willughby, Son to the said William, his Executors: and diedEx Cod. ni­gro de Eresby f. 37. b. in 31 E. 1. leaving issueIbid. Walter his Son and Heir; as also three Daughters; viz. Alice, the WifeIbid. of the before-specified Sir VVilliam de VVillughby, Mar­garet, marriedIbid. to ... Harecurt: and Mary. Ibid. Which VValter departingIbid. this life without issue, Robert de VVillughby Son of Alice, and Iohn de Harecurt Son of Margaret (his Sisters) became Ibid. his next Heirs.

A word now of Anthony his Brother.

This Anthony was signedPat. 54 H. 3. m. 11. with the Cross in 54 Hen. 3. in order to his going to the Holy-Land, with Prince Edward: and in 3 Edw. 1. (being thenPat. 9 E. 1. m. 17. a Clerk) was made ConstablePat. 9 E. 1. m. 17. of the Tower of London.

Moreover, in Anno 1283. (11 Edw. 1.) be­ing presentTh. Stubbs col. 1717. n 30. & 40. at the Translation of Saint VVil­liam Archbishop of York, and at the whole chargeTh. Stubbs col. 1717. n 30. & 40. of that great Solemnity (the King, Queen, and many of the Nobility, beingTh. Stubbs col. 1717. n 30. & 40. also there) he was then ConsecratedTh. Stubbs col. 1717. n 30. & 40. Bishop of Durham, by VVilliam VVykwane Archbishop of York, in the Church of St. Peter, within that City. After which, scil. in Ann. 1294. (22 E. 1. the King. discerningT. Wals. p. 25. n. 30. H. Knigh­ton, 2500. n. 50. his great losses in Cas­coigne) he was sentT. Wals. p. 25. n. 30. H. Knigh­ton, 2500. n. 50. to Rodulph King of Almaine to make a league with him; and, the same year, upon the arrivalIbid. 2506. of the Cardinals to treat of peace betwixt King Edward and the King of France, he readily answeredIbid. 2506. their proposals, in the French Tongue.

Furthermore, in Ann. 1296. (24 Edw. 1.) King Edward entring [...]. 2478. n. 50. Scotland with a power­full Army; he brought [...]. 2478. n. 50. thither to him no less then five hundred Horse, and a thousand Foot, besides a multitude of Welch and Irish. After which, the same year, being sent Ambassador Th. Wals. p. 32. n. 30. into that Realm, he was solemnly metTh. Wals. p. 32. n. 30. by the King and his Nobles; and after much dispute, brought them to such an AccordTh. Wals. p. 32. n. 30., that they to­tally submitted themselves to the pleasure of King Edward. Also, uponIb. n. 36. that Rebellion, which again broke out there, the next year following, (at which time they usedIb. n. 36. great Cruelties to the English) he was again sentIb. n. 36. thither, to enquire the truth, and to advertise the King thereof. And in 26 Edw. 1. was again sentIb. p. 4 [...] ▪ n. 30. into Scot­land, with certain forces; at which time he as­saulted Ib. p. 4 [...] ▪ n. 30. the Castle of Drilton, and tookIb. p. 4 [...] ▪ n. 30. it. And lastly, in 33 Edw. 1. being, with the Earl of Lincoln, and some other Bishops, sentM. West [...] ▪ in ann. 1305. to Rome, to present divers vessels of pure Gold, from King Edward, to the Pope; his Holiness taking especial noticeM. West [...] ▪ in ann. 1305. of his courtly behavior, and magnanimity of Spirit, advancedM. West [...] ▪ in ann. 1305. him to the title of Patriarch of Hierusalem.

Amongst other the great works of this great Prelate, he founded the Collegiate Churches of Chester, and Langcester; as also that Colle­giate Chappel at Bishops-Aukland, all in the [Page 427] County Palatine of Durham, Moreover, it is reportedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. that no man, in all the Realm, except the King, did equal him, for Habit, Behavior, and military Pomp: and that he was more versed in State-affairs then in Ecclesiastical duties; ever assisting the King most powerfully in his Wars; having sometimes in Scotland, twenty six Stan­dard-bearers, and of his ordinary retinue an hun­dred and forty Knights; so that he was thought to be rather a Temporal Prince, than a Priest or Bishop: and lastly that he diedEsc. 4 E. 2. n. 45. ... 4 Edw. 2. and was buriedEsc. 4 E. 2. n. 45. above the high Altar in his Cathedral of Durham; being seizedEsc. 4 E. 2. n. 45. of the Mannor of Ples [...]ey, in Com. Derb. Likewise of the Castle of Somerton, in Comitat. Linc. and certain Lands in Wadingham, Boyeby, Marton, Navenby, Colteby, and Basing­ham, for terme of life, by the Grant of King Edward the second. MoreoverEsc. 4 E. 2. n. 45. that he died seized, in Fee, of the Mannors of Eltham, and Cray, in Com. Cantii: andEsc. 4 E. 2. n. 45. that Thomas some­time Bishop of St. Davids (his Brother) having been seized, in Fee, of two parts of the Mannor of Midhurst, and of the moity of the Mannor of Fordes, in Com. Suss. gave the same to him for life; the remainder to Iohn, the Son of Iohn de Bohun, and his Heirs, &c.

Keynes.

RAlph Ralph 1. surnamed de Kaineto, who cameRegist. Pr. de Rudham [...] Rog. Townsend [...]e Rey [...]ham in Com Norf. An 1584. in­to England, with William the Con­queror, had issue two Sons; viz. Ibid. Ralph Ralph 2. and William. Of which Ralph (the elder) took to Wife the Daughter of Hugh Maminot; and hadTesta de Ne­vill sub tit. Dorset., in Frank-marriage, with her, by the gift of King Henry the first, the Mannor of Tarent, in Com. Dors. as also Cumbe, and Somerford, in Com. Wilts. And seating himself at Tarent (afterwards distinguished by the name of Ta­rent-Keynes) became the pious FounderMonast An­glic. Vol 1. 888 a. n. 10. of the Nunne [...]y there.

This Ralph in 12 Hen. 2. upon assessment of the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, cer­tified Lib. Rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Dorset. his Knights Fees De Veteri Feoffamento, to be in number three, and those De Novo Feoffa­mento, three and a fourth part; for which, in 14 Hen. 2. he answered according to the rate of a mark for each.

As to his Works of Piety, he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 522. n. 10. the Church of Dodford in Com. Northampt. to the Monks of Lu [...]field, in that County; and to Monast An­glic Vol. 2. 135. b. n 40. the Canons of Me [...]ton in Surrey, the Church of Combe-Keynes, and some others in the County of Dorset.

To whom succeeded William, William. his Son and Heir. Which William in 22 Hen. 2. paid [...]. five hundred marks to the King for trespassing in his Forests; and [...]. in 23 Hen. 2. a thousand marks for Livery, and a Charter for Confirmation of his Lands, which the King (for what respect appears not) had seised into his hands.

In 33 Hen. 2. this William neglectingRot. Pip. 33 Hen. 2. Dorset & [...]. to at­tend the King into Ireland, was, upon the As­sessment of the Scutage, called the Scutage of Galwey (then levied) chargedRot. Pip. 33 Hen. 2. Dorset & [...] with nine pounds for nine Knights Fees: But, it being mani­fested Rot. Pip. 33 Hen. 2. Dorset & [...]. before the Kings Justices, that these were of the small Fees of Moretoigne, he paidIbid. but twelve shillings six pence a Fee.

In 6 Rich. 1. he wasRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Buck. & Bedf. with the King in his expedition into Normandy, for the one half of which year he executedRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Dorset & Somerset. the Sheriffs Office for the Counties of Dorset and Somerset; so likewiseRot. Pip. 7 R. 1. Somer [...]. & Dorset. for half the seventh year, allRot. Pip. de iisdem an. Somers. & Dorset. the eighth year; and halfRot. Pip. de iisdem an. Somers. & Dorset. the nineth year.

To this William succeeded Ralph, Ralph. who ad­hered to the Rebellious Barons against King Iohn, as it seems; for in 17 Ioh. the King disposedClaus. 17 Joh. m. 6. of all his Lands, lying in the Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Northampton, Huntingdon, Cambridge, and Essex, unto Imbert de He­reford; so also [...]. of his Lands in Somerford in Com. Wilts. to Richard de Samford. Which Ralph died in 6 Hen. 3. or before, leaving William, William. his Son and Heir; whose Wardship was then com­mittedRot. Pip. 6 H 3. Dorset & Somerset. to the custody of R. Bishop of Salis­bury; Lettice his Widow having the Lordships of Combe and Somerford, assignedClaus. 6. H. 3 m 6. for her Dowry, who afterwards became the WifeTesta de Nev [...]l [...] Sub tit. Wilts. of Ralph Paynell.

Which William in 41 Hen. 3. had (amongst others) SummonsClaus. 41 H. 3. m. 6. in dorso. to be at Bristoll, upon the Octaves of S. Peter, well appointed with Horse and Arms; and thence to march into Wales.

To whom succeeded Robert Robert. Esc. 7 E. [...]. n. 28 [...]sc. 10 E. 1. n. 1 [...]., his Son and Heir, who became of fullEsc. 7 E. [...]. n. 28 [...]sc. 10 E. 1. n. 1 [...]. age in 7 Edw. 1. and died Ibid. in 10 Edw. 1. being then seisedIbid. of the Man­nor of Tarent-Keynes, which he heldIbid. by Barony; as also of the Mannor of Combe, Somerford, and Aston; the moity of the Mannor of Chelworth; and likewiseIbid. of the Mannor of Dodford in Com. Northampt. leav­ing Robert, his Son and Heir, ten years of age, and Hawise his Widow surviving, who had the Mannor of Combe assignedCompot. Joh. de Cor­mailes, 10 E. 1. in Rot. Pip. de eodem An. Somerset & Dorset. to her for her Dowry.

For the Wardship of which Robert, Robert. as to his Lands, Almaric de S. Amand, in 11 Edw. 1. gave Rot. Pip. 11 E. 1 [...] Somerset & Dorset. five hundred marks, and two hundred marks moreRot. Pip. 11 E. 1 [...] Somerset & Dorset. for his marriage.

Which last mentioned Robert died childless [...]., so that William, William. his Brother, became his HeirFin. de Mic. [...]. 11 F. 3. f. 329▪ Dorset., and left two Sons; Robert Robert. that diedOrig. 10 R. 2. Rot. 29. Dor­set. without issue, and Iohn Iohn. Orig. 10 R. 2. Rot. 29. Dor­set. (both KnightsOrig. 10 R. 2. Rot. 29. Dor­set. ▪) as also three Daughters, Elizabeth who diedOrig. 10 R. 2. Rot. 29. Dor­set. unmarried, Lettice, the WifeOrig. 10 R. 2. Rot. 29. Dor­set. of ... Ayotte, and Hawise weddedRot. pen [...]s Thes. & Ca­mer. Scacc. in Bag [...] de Catesby. to Sir Robert de Daventry Knight.

Which Iohn having issue Iohn, who deceased in 49 Edw. 3. without issue, and Wentheline, a Daughter that never had child: Maud, the Wife of William de Cressey, and Margaret, the Wife of William Wotton, succeededRot. Fin. 33 H 6. m. 6. in the Inherit­ance.

¶A word or two now of William de Keynes, second Son to the first Ralph.

This William, W [...]lliam. at the time of the General Sur­vey, possessedDomesd. in iisde [...]m Com. Barton in Hertfordshire, and Flore in Northamptonshire. It is re­portedGerv. Do­robern. co [...]. 1354. of this William (for I take it to be him) that, being in the Battle of Li [...]coln (in 6 Steph.) on the behalf of Maud the Empress; he had a vigilant eye on King Stephen, and observed where he was, who fought most courageously, first with his Pole-Ax till it broke, and afterwards with his Sword, so long as it held. Which when he discerned, he rushed in upon him, and took him by the Helmet, crying out, Come hither, come hi­ther, I have hold of the King, and so took him pri­soner.

[Page 428] The name of his Wife was Adelais; [...].; who survived him, and gave [...]. to the Monks of Lewes, two hides of Land in Doclinton, for the health of his Soul. Which Grant, Hugh, his Son confirmed, [...]., and gave [...] to the Monks of Grestine in Normandy, all the Tithes of his Lordship of Witeford, and one Acre of Land there; with Common of Pasture for twenty five Sheep, and two Oxen; as also four Acres of Land in Pevensel in Sussex.

Hanselyn.

IN the Conquerors time, Goisfrid Alselin was possest D [...]mesd. lib. in [...]dem Com. of these following Lordships, viz. Of Branton, Canteley, and Hat­lege, in Yorkshire; of Laxinton, Schi­drinctune, Wilgeby, Echering, Walesby, Almentune, Chenapetorp, Calve [...]une, Bestorp, Carletune, Nord-Muscham, Stoches, Ghelling, Carentune, Ber­tune, Scelford, Newton, and Obetorp, in Nottinghamshire; of Alwoldestune, Emboldestune, Torulfestune, E [...]ewell, Elvodestune, Hoilant, Eghintune, Brai­destune, and Ochebrock, in Derbishire; of Reschinton, Amvine, Dorinton, Dic­b [...], Rovestune, Branzewell, Dunesby, Rosby, Evedune, Westburgh, Dodinton, Claipol, Warageby, Eleham, and Che­telby, in Linco [...]nshire; and of Alctone, Gouteby, Theitorp, Billesdon, and Rove­stone, in Leicestershire.

Which Goisfrid made choice of Shelford in Nottinghamshire (amongst all these) for the Head or Principal Seat of his Barony.

From this Goisfrid descended Ralph Hanselyn, who in An. 1138. 3 Steph. was [...]. in that memo­rable Battle in Yorkshire near North Alver­ton, against the Scots, called Bellum de Standar­do, where the English obtained a glorious Victory (of which Battle I have spoke largely in my dis­course of William, Earl of Albemarle.)

In 11 Hen. 2. this Ralph paid [...]. sixteen pounds thirteen shillings four pence, upon levying the Scutage of Wales: And in 12 Hen. 2. upon the Aid for marrying of the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub in S [...]acc. subt [...]. Nott. the Knights Fees, which he then had, to be in number twenty five, whereof twelve, a fifth and twelfth part, were De Veteri Feoffa­mento; for which, in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H 2. Nott. Derb. twen­ty five marks; but soon after this he died: For in 18 Hen. 2. upon levying the Scutage of Ire­land upon those Barons, who neither went in Person, nor sent Soldiers, or Money, Thomas Bardulf accountedRot. Pip. 1 [...] H. 2 Nott. Derb. twenty five pounds for Es­cuage of those Knights Fees. And in 6 Rich. 1. twenty five pounds moreRot. Pip. 6 R 1. Nott. Derb. for Scutage of the same Fees, towards the discharge of the Fine for the Kings redemption.

Mor [...]over, in 8 Rich. 1. upon levying of the Scutage of Normandy, Hugh Bardulf answered [...] the like sum for those Fees: And in 13 Ioh. the Tenants of Doun Bardulf accounted [...] for them all, viz. twenty five, upon levying the Scutage of Scotland. Whence it is probable, that Doun Bardulf was Son of Thomas Bardulf, by the Daughter and Heir of the same Ralph Hanselyn, and had the Inheritance of this Barony; of whom, and his Descendants, I shall elswhere speak.

Sudley.

AT the time of the Conquerors Survey, Harold, Harold. Son to Ralph, Earl of Here­ford, (who in King Edward the Con­fessors days sufferedR. Hoved. 254 a. n. 40 [...] 50. the Welsh to enter that City, and destroy it by fire) being possessedDomesd. i [...] iisdem Com. of the Lordship of Bochenton in Berkshire; Wiche in Worcestershire; Celverdestoch, and Derceton in Warwickshire; as also of Sudlege and Todintune, in Glocestershire, had his cheif Seat at Sudlege; and afterwards obtaining Ewyas in Herefordshire Found­edMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 413 a. n. 60. there a little Priory for Monks of S. Bene­dicts Order.

This Harold had two Sons, viz. Iohn Iohn. Rot. Pip. 5 Steph. [...]., Lord of Sudley; and Robert, who residing at Ewy­as, assumedMon. An­glic. ut supra. his sirname from that place: And not only confirmedMon. An­glic. ut supra. the Grants of what his Fa­ther had given to those Monks, but addedMon. An­glic. ut supra. the Church of Burnham thereto.

To which, Iohn succeeded Ralph de Sudley, Ralph 1. who in 12 Hen. 2. certifiedLib. Rub in Scacc. sub tit. Gloc. the Kinghts Fees, then held of him, to be in number four. This Ralph FoundedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 565 a. n. 10. & n. 50. the Priory of Erdbury in Warwickshire, within the Precincts of his Lordship of Celverdestoch before-mentioned (now vulgarly called Chelveres Coton) for the health of his Soul, as also of the Souls of Emme his Wife (DaughterRot. J Ro [...]s. of William de Beau­champ of Elmeley) Otwell his Son and Heir, and the rest of his Children; and gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 545. n. 60. to the Knights-Templars certain Lands lying in Hard­wick in Com. War. Which Otwell in 4 Rich. 1. paid Rot. Pip. 4 R. 1. Gl [...]. for his releif twenty marks; andRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Gloc. upon levying the Scutage for the Kings redemption in 6 Rich. 1. sixty shillings, but dyingRot. Pip. 10 Rich 1. Gloc. without issue, Ralph his Brother became his Heir, and in 10 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 10 Rich 1. Gloc. three hundred marks to the King for Li­very of his Lands: In which sum, sixty marks were includedIbid. which had been imposedIbid. upon his Brother Otwell, as a Fine for the defect of a Soldier, whom he ought to have maintained in Normandy.

Which Ralph had issue Ralph, Ralph 2. his Son and HeirRot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 6. Rot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Gloc., who in 6 Hen. 3. payingRot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 6. Rot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Gloc. an hundred pounds for his Releif, had Livery of his Lands: And he Bartholomew, who was SheriffRot. Fin. 54 H. 3. m 9. of He­refordshire, and GovernorRot. Fin. 54 H. 3. m 9. of Hereford Castle for the last half of the fifty fourth year of Henry the Third, and again SheriffRot. Pip. 56 H. 3. [...]eref. for the fifty sixth year of that King, andRot. Pip. 2 E 1. Heref. 2 Edw. 1. but diedRot. Pip. 8 E. 1. War [...]. & Leic. in 8 Edw. 1. leaving issue by Ioane his Wife, DaughterRot. J. Ross. to William de Beauchamp of Elmeley (and Sister to William de Beauchamp, the first Earl of Warwick of that Family) Iohn, Iohn. his SonEsc. 28 [...]. 1. n. 7. and Heir, then twenty four years of age. Which Ioane being afterwards inter­red Ex Auto­graph. pe­nès Ric. [...] Serv. ad lege [...]. in the Priory of Erdbury; Walter Lang­ton, Bishop of Coventry and Leitchfield, in 13 Edw. 2. grantedEx Auto­graph. pe­nès Ric. [...] Serv. ad lege [...]. a special Indulgence for re­mitting forty days, enjoyned pennance to all such as with a devout mind should say a Pater Noster, and an Ave, for the health of her Soul, and the Souls of all the faithful deceased.

[Page 429] In 15 Edw. 1. this last mentioned Iohn de Sud­ley obtained the Kings special License [...]. to travel beyond Sea: And in 22 Edw. 1. attended [...]. the King into Gascoigne; so likewise in [...]. 25 Edw. 1.

In 26 Edw. 1. he received Summons [...]. (amongst other the great Men of England) to be at Car­lisle on Whitson-Eve, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march into Scotland.

In 32 Edw. 1. he was [...]. in that expedition then made into Scotland: And in 33 Edw. 1. in consideration [...]. of his good services, had pardon [...]. for all the debts he then owed to the King. In 34 Edw. 1. he was [...]. again in the Scottish Wars, being [...]. at that time Lord Chamberlain to the King; and in 8 Edw. 2. received command [...]. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Feast day of the Blessed Virgin, well accountred with Horse and Arms, to oppose the Incursion of the Scots.

This Iohn had Summons [...]. to Parliament from 28 Edw. 1. until 13 Edw. 2. inclusive.

But more I have not seen of him, then that he married [...]. ... Daughter of ... Lord Say; and that he was a libe [...]al Benefactor to the Ca­nons of Erdbury, by granting [...]. to them cer­tain Lands and Pasturage for Cattle, in Derset, Radway, and Chelverscore, in Com. War. And dying [...]. without issue, in 10 Edw. 3. left Iohn, the Son of Bart [...]olomew de Sudley his next Heir, then [...]. thirty years of age; who married [...]. Eleanor, the Daughter of Robert Lord Scales: And departing [...]. this life in 14 Edw. 3. left issue Iohn [...]., his Son and Heir, then one year old; and two Daughters, viz. Ioane, who became the Wife [...]. of William le Boteler of Wemme in Com. Sa­lop And Margery [...]. of Sir Robert Massey Knight. Which last mentioned Iohn, being [...]. in the Kings service in Ireland, in 35 Edw. 3. had respite [...]. for doing his homage; and in 40 Edw. 3. at­tended [...]. Prince Edward in that expedition then by him made into Gascoigne; but died [...]. the next ensuing year without issue: Whereupon Thomas Boteler, Son of the said William Boteler, and Ioane his elder Sister; and Margery the other Sister, became his Heirs [...].. Betwixt whom, par­tition [...]. of all the Lands, whereof he was seised, being made in 42 Edw. 3. the said Thomas had the Mannor of Sudley in Com. Gloc. and the moity of the Mannor of Sheriff-Lench in Com. Wigorn. Together with the Advowsons and Knights Fees to those Lordships appertaining, assigned [...]. for his Purparty: And she the said Mar­gery, the Mannors of Cheping-Derset and Grive in Com. Warr. with the other moity of the Mannor of Sheriff-Lench for her [...]. Pur­party.

Ewyas.

I Now come to Robert, Robert. the younger Son of Harold, called de Ewyas; by reason of his Seat at the Castle of Ewyas in Hereford­shire. This Robert had a far greater Estate then Iohn his elder Brother; for in 12 Hen. 2. upon levying the Aid, for marrying of the Kings Daughter, he certifiedLib. Rub in Seacc. sub tit. Heref. in, [...]. his Knights Fees De Ve­teri Feoffamento, to be no less then nineteen, and those De Nove, three.

In 13 Hen. 3. he was ownerRot. [...]ip. 13 H. 2. Wal [...]s. of Lidiard in Com. Wilts. In 14 Hen. 2. uponRot. Pip. 14 H. [...]. Heref. collection of the Aid beforementioned, he answeredRot. Pip. 14 H. [...]. Heref. thirty marks: And in 20 Hen. 2. upon AssessmentRot Pip. 20 H. [...]. Heref. of the Scutage of those, who neither were in the expedition made (about that time) into Ire­land, nor sent Soldiers, or Money; he paid Rot Pip. 20 H. [...]. Heref. nineteen pounds for his nineteen Knights Fees De Veteri Feoffamento, and sixty shillings for those three which were De Novo.

In 22 Hen. 2. he answeredRot. Pip. 22 H. 2. W [...]lts. one hundred marks for trespassing in the Kings Forests in Wiltshire; and in 33 Hen. 2. nineteen pounds for ScutageRot. Pip 33 H. 2. Heref., because he was not in the expedi­tion of Galewey; as alsoRot Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Heref. one hundred shillings in 6 Rich. 1. to be exemptedRot Pip. 6 Rich. 1. Heref. from his service in the Kings Army then in Normandy.

This Robert FoundedMonast. Ang­lic. Vol. 1. 865 b. n. 10. the Abby of Dore in Herefordshire, and gaveMon. Ang­lic. Vol. 2. 209 a. n. 40. to the Canons of Bradenstoke in Comitat. Wilts. the homage and service of Robert, the Son of Ever, in Hor­ningesham. Moreover he grantedIbid. 210 a. n. 20., that what Church soever of his Fee should first be void, the Parson therein instituted, should pay six marks yearly pension to those Canons. He likewise gave Ibid. 529 b, n. 40. to the Knight-Templars, one hide of Land in Roeley; and left issue Sybill Ibid. 33 [...] a. n. 20. his Daughter and Heir: Which Sybill bestowedIbid. 33 [...] a. n. 20. on the Canons of Acornbury, the tenth of the Toll of her Mill at Eaton. And having been first married to Robert de Tregoz she survivedRot. Pip. 2 H 3. He­ref. him; and in 2 Hen. 3. gaveRot. Pip. 2 H 3. He­ref. nine hundred marks fine to the Kings, that she might enjoy her Dowry of her said Husbands Lands, and not be compelled to marry, but to have the benefit of her marriage to her own behoof. Whereupon she tookMonast. Ang­lic. Vol. a. 918 b. n. 20. Roger de Clifford for her second Husband, but died in 20 Hen. 3. or before, leavingRot. Pip. 20 H 3. Heref. Robert de Tregoz, her Son and Heir; who then paying one hundred pounds for his relief, had LiveryRot. Pip. 20 H 3. Heref. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

Gurnay.

IN that notable fight which hapned betwixt the Forces of William, Duke of Normandy, (afterwards King, by the name of William the Conqueror) and those of Henry, then King of France, in that part called Gallia Belgica, lying betwixt the Rivers of Rhene and Sene, where the French were totally routed; mention Gesta Will. Ducis Nor [...]. p. [...]87. A. B. is made of the valor of Hugh de Gurnay. Which Hugh, Hugh. after that Duke was advanced to the Throne of this Realm, was a witnessMonast Ang­lic. 956 b. [...]. 10. to his Foundation of the Abby of S. Stephens at Caen; and gaveIbid. 953 b. n. 20. to the Monks of Bec, the Tithes of his Provostship and Portion, in Estoche, in that Dukedom. Moreover, by the consentIbid. 979 a. n. 10. of Girard and Hugh, his Sons, he FoundedIbid. 979 a. n. 10. the Abby of Goisla-Fontane near Alney. Furthermore, at the time of the General Survey, he possessed Domesd. lib. these Lordships lying in Essex, within this Realm, viz, Listune, Erley, and Forham, and afterwards became a MonkW. Gemet. 296 C. in the Abby of Bec.

To this Hugh succeeded Girard de Gurnay, Girard. his SonIbid. and Heir. Which Girard, beingOrd. Vit. 681 D. a person of great power, in An. 1089. (2 Will. Rufi.) [Page 430] stoutly adheredIbid. A. to King William Rufus, against Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy (his elder Brother) givingIbid. A. up his Castle of Gurnay, and other strong holds into his hands; and endea­voring Ibid. A. to reduce all the adjacent parts to his obedience. Howbeit, after this, scil. in An. 1096. Duke Robert, forIbid. 724. B, C. ten thousand marks of Silver, deliveringIbid. 724. B, C. up Normandy unto Rufus, and thereupon travellingIbid. 724. B, C. to the Holy Land; this Girard, with Edith his Wife, SisterIbid. 724. B, C. to William Earl Warren (and many other eminent persons) accompaniedIbid. 724. B, C. him: But in this journey he diedW. Gemet. 296 C. his Wife surviving him, who afterwards married W. Gemet. 296 C. to Dru de Monceaux.

To whom succeeded Hugh, Hugh. his SonIbid. and Heir. Which Hugh, notwithstanding the great favors he had received from King Henry the First, who tookOrd. Vit. 844 A. care of his education, as of his own Son, discipliningOrd. Vit. 844 A. him in Military Exer­cises, restoringOrd. Vit. 844 A. him to his Fathers Honor, which Dru de Monceaux (his Mothers Husband) had possessed; and advancingOrd. Vit. 844 A. him amongst his cheif­est Nobles, in An. 1184. (30 Hen. 1.) joy [...]ed Ibid. 843 C. with Stephen, Earl of Albemarle, and di­vers others, against that King; endeavoringIbid. 843 C. to advance William, Son to Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, to the Throne of this Realm, and mannedIbid. 844 B. his Castle of Gurnay, with other places of strength against him. Moreover, he surprisedIbid. the Castle of Plessey, and commit­ted Ibid. it to the custody of Hugh Talebot his Ne­phew. And in An. 1137. (2 Steph.) when Ord. Vit. 909 B divers of the great Men in Normandy, in­stigated Ord. Vit. 909 B by the French and Flemings, deserted Ibid D. & 910 A. King Stephen; whereupon the King marched Ibid D. & 910 A. to [...]iseux, purposingIbid D. & 910 A. to beleaguer Geffrey of Anjou at Argentoile, or some other place; there hapning such a mutinyIbid. in his Army, as that divers forsookIbid. him; he followedIbid. some of them to P [...]nt-Audomare, and there took Ibid. this Hugh de Gurnay, with several other stout young Men; whom partlyIbid. by good words, and partly by threats, he endeavoredIbid. to reconcile: But failingIbid. therein, concludedIbid. a Truce with the Enemy for two years. Howbeit, some time after this, viz. in An. 1151. (16 Steph.) favor­ing Chron. Norm 986. D. the parts of King Stephen against Henry, Duke of Normandy, he admittedChron. Norm 986. D. the Dukes Enemies into his Castle of Gurnay.

Furthermore, in An. 1173. (19 Hen. 2.) up­on Ypod. Neustr. p. 40. n. 40. that Rebellion of young Henry, against the King his Father; he, as also Hugh his Son (with eighty of their Soldiers) were takenYpod. Neustr. p. 40. n. 40. prisoners by young Henry, who burntYpod. Neustr. p. 40. n. 40. that Castle in Normandy, which they then held. Lastly, having marriedW. Gemet. 296 C. ... the Sister of Ralph de Parrone, W. Gemet. 296 C. Earl of Uermandois, he died in 31 Hen. 2. as it seems; for then did Hugh de Gurnay his Son, giveRot. Pip. 31 H. 2. Norf. Suff. an hundred pounds for his releif.

Which last me [...]tioned Hugh, Hugh. in 3 Rich. 1. was at the SiegeMatth. Paris, 158. l. 3. of Acon in the Holy Land; where, upon the taking thereof, an equal parti­tion Jorevall. 1206. n. 20. being made on the part of King Richard, and the King of France, Dru de Marlon, with an hundred Soldiers, took chargeJorevall. 1206. n. 20. of that half part which belonged to the King of France; and this Hugh de Gurnay ofJorevall. 1206. n. 20. that other half, appertaining to King Richard.

In 4 Ioh. Robert de Vipount received command Pat. 4. Joh. m 11. to deliver unto him all the prisoners which were then taken in the Wars of France, except those Martin Algeis took.

In An. 1203. (5 Ioh.) this Hugh observing M. West. in An [...]o 1203. that King Iohn devoted himself totally to Lux­ury (wherebyM. West. in An [...]o 1203. the King of France got much advantage, for recovery of Normandy) he gaveM. West. in An [...]o 1203. up the Castle of Montfort to the French; whereupon many others forsookM. West. in An [...]o 1203. him, so that Roan wasM. West. in An [...]o 1203. soon after lost.

In 12 Ioh. this Hugh paid a FineRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Buck. & Bedf. to the King of seven hundred marks for the Mannor of Wendover in Com. Buck. and thatRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Buck. & Bedf. he might not be disseised thereof, but by Judgment of the Kings Court; and in 15 Ioh. obtainedClaus 15 Joh. m. 7. the Honor of Wherwelton in Com. Ebor. by the gift of that King. Moreover, the same year he attendedIbid. in dor­so. m 1. the King into Poictou; and in 16 Ioh. was made SheriffPat. 16 Joh. p. 1. m. 12. for the Counties of Buckingham and Bedford. In which year discerning himself infirmClaus. 16 Joh. m. 19, he procured the King to takeClaus. 16 Joh. m. 19 the homage of Girard, his Son and Heir, but notClaus. 16 Joh. m. 19 to dispossess himself of his Lands, du­ring his own life. Shortly after which, he took part with the Rebellious Barons, as it seems: For in 18 Ioh. it appearsClaus. 18 Joh. m. 2., that the King disposed of his Mannor of Wendover to William de Fed­nes (id est, Fienes.) And in 2 Hen. 3. William de Cantilupe obtainedClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 13. all his Lands in Lincoln­shire, which were then in the hands of Hugh de Gurnay his Son: But, in 6 Hen. 3. he died; for then did the King direct his PreceptRot. [...]in. 6 H. 3. m. 5. to William de Cantilupe, to restore unto Hugh his Son (Gi­rard) being dead, as it seems) all the Lands of his Inheritance, then in his custody. The like com­mand Claus 6 H. 3. m. 11. had the Sheriff of Norfolk, for all his Lands in that County.

Which Hugh Hugh. highly incurring the Kings dis­pleasure; forClaus. 7 H. 3. in dorso m. 13. being in that Tourneament at Blithe in Com. Nottingh. in 7 Hen. 3. contrary Claus. 7 H. 3. in dorso m. 13. to his prohibition, the Sheriffs of Warwick, Leicester, and Glocester, had commandClaus. 7 H. 3. in dorso m. 13. to seise all his Lands in those Counties. Nor was this all; for the same year, he boldly presumed to huntRot. Fin. 7 H. 3. m. 9. with Hound and Horn, for the space of three days, in the Kings Chase of Bristoll, without leave, and contraryRot. Fin. 7 H. 3. m. 9. to the command of the Foresters. Whereupon the Constable of the Castle of Bristoll, was requiredRot. Fin. 7 H. 3. m. 9. to seise all his Lands, Goods, and Chattles, within his Liberty. But after this, I have not seen more of him, then that he marriedTesta de Nevill. Gloc. Lucy, the Daugh­ter of Robert de Berkley, and died in 22 Hen. 3. Whereupon, William de Cantilupe gaveClaus. 21 [...]. m. 8. Rot. Pip. 23 H 3. Dorset & Somerset. five hundred marks Fine for the Wardship of Iulian, his Daughter and Heir, and custody of her Lands; as alsoClaus. 21 [...]. m. 8. Rot. Pip. 23 H 3. Dorset & Somerset. of the Child unborn, where­with Maud his Widow did then travail: Which Iulian became the WifeRot. Fin. 11 E. 1. m. 15. of William Bar­dulf.

¶I come now to Anselme de Gurnay, Anselme. young­er BrotherEx Coll. [...] Gl. S. to the last Hugh.

This Anselme marriedRot. Pip. [...] H. 3. Somerset. Eve, Sister and Heir Rot. Pip. [...] H. 3. Somerset. to Maurice de Gant; and by her had issueRot. Pip. [...] H. 3. Somerset. Ro­bert de Gurnay: Which Robert, Robert. in 15 Hen. 3. doing his homage, had LiveryRot. [...] 15 H. 3. m. 8. of the Mannor of Poelet in Com. Somers. part of the Posses­sions of the said Maurice de Gant, his Uncle, whose HeirRot. [...] 15 H. 3. m. 8. he was; so likewiseIbid. m. 9. of all his Lands in the County of Glocester, excepting Ibid. m. 9. the Mannors of Beverstan, Weston, Rade­wick, Oure, and Ailbrinton; and made his solemn ProtestationClaus. 15 H. 3. m. 2 [...]., in the Kings presence, that [Page 431] he did not lay any Claim to the three Hundreds of Beminster, Harecliff, and Perbiry; ac­knowledging, that the said Maurice, his Uncle, had no title in them, but for term of life; so that, afterIbid. his decease, they were to comeIbid. to Thomas de Berkley, and his Pleirs: And in 16 H. 3. had libertyRot. Fin. 16 H. 3. m. 1. to pay the Remainder of the hun­dred pounds due for his releif (being seventy five pounds) by twenty five pounds each half year: In which year also, he performed his homageIbid. m. 3. for one half Knights Fee, in the Coun­ty of Somerset, descendedIbid. m. 3. to him by the death of Robert, the Son of Iohn de Harpetre, his Grandfather.

Furthermore, in 26 Hen. 3. this Robert gave Rot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Gloc. twenty pounds to the King, to be excused from attending him at that time into Gas [...]igne: And in 41 Hen. 3. had SummonsClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso m 6. to be at Bri­stoll, in the Octaves of S. Peter ad Vincula, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march with him into Wales: Also in 42 Hen. 3. to be at [...]. Chester upon the Feast day of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist, for the like purpose: And in 47 Hen. 3. to be [...]. at Hereford, shortly after the Feast of the Epiphany, accordingly fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Hostilities of the Welsh.

And having Founded [...]. the Hospital of Gant (alias Billeswike) juxta Bri [...]oll, for the health of his own Soul, and for the Soul of Maurice de Gant, his Uncle, departed [...]. this life in 53 Hen. 3. being then seised [...]. of the Mannor of Scimekote in Com. Wilts. As also [...]. of the Mannors of Harpetre, Bavene, and King­lescombe, in Com. Gloc. with divers Fees in the Counties of Somerset, Dorset, and Wilts, to the same Mannors belonging, amounting in all to twenty two Knights Fees and an half; and likewise [...]. of the Mannors of Beverstan, Weston, Halberton, Radewick, Oure, and Puriton, all in the County of Glocester; leaving issue by Hawise de Longcamp his WifeClaus. 53 H. 30. m. 5., Anselme his SonEsc. ut supra. and Heir, then of full age; who doing his homage, had Livery [...]. of his Lands.

Which Anselme, Anselme. in 7 Edw. 3. being withEx Coll. R. Gl. S. the King in his Scottish Wars, obtained a GrantEx Coll. R. Gl. S.; That himself, and all his Burghers of Nether­were in Com. Somers. should be free from pay­ment of any Customs throughout the whole Realm of England; as also, That they should enjoyEx Coll. R. Gl. S. all Priviledges, and Liberties, granted to Maurice de Gant (his Ancestor) by King Henry the First. After which, ere long, viz. in 14 E. 1. he diedEsc. 14 E. 1. n. 11. Gloc., being then seisedEsc. 14 E. 1. n. 11. Gloc. of the Mannors of Beverstan, Awerton, Weston, and Oure, in Com. Gloc. leaving Iohn Esc. 14 E. 1. n. 11. Gloc. his Son and Heir, twenty six years of age. Which Iohn, Iohn. the next ensuing year, doing his fealty, had LiveryRot. Fin. 15 E. 1. m. [...]. of all the Lands of his Inheritance. And, having weddedClaus. 19 E 1▪ m. 3. Oliva, the DaughterClaus. 19 E 1▪ m. 3. of Henry Luvell, departed this life in 19 Edw. 1. leaving Elizabeth, his DaughterRot. Fin. 19 E 1. m. 16. and Heir, WifeRot. Fin. 19 E 1. m. 16. to Iohn ap Adam. Which Iohn then doing his fealty, had Livery Rot. Fin. 19 E 1. m. 16. of all the Lands of her Inheritance.

William Fitz-Ausculph.

THis William was a great Man in the time of the Conqueror, as may seem by the extent of those Lands he possessed: For it appears,Domesd lib [...] in iisd. Comi­tat. that he then had ten Lordships in Berkshire, one in Middlesex, one in Ox­fordshire, one in Huntingdonshire, one in Cambridgeshire, seven in Surrey, four in Northamptonshire, seven in Warwick­shire, twenty in Buckinghamshire, twenty five in Staffordshire, and fourteen in Wor­cestershire, of which, Dudley was one, where he had a Castle. In some places he is calledDomesd. sub. tit. Back Ausculf de Pinchengi: But whether he had any issue or not, or what became of him, I could never yet discover. His principal Seat, viz. The Castle of Dudley, with a great part of his Lands, coming shortly after to Gervase Pa­ganell, as in due place I shall shew.

Paganell.

BY the Conquerors Survey, it appearsDomesd. lib. in iisd. Com., that Ralph Paganell Ralph. held, at that time, ten Lordships in Com. Devon. five in Comitat. [...] fifteen in Com. Linc. and fifteen in Com. Ebor. whereof Nonninctune was one; unto the Soke whereof, belonged four Hamlets.

In An. 1089. (2 W. Rufi) this Ralph Found­ed [...]. the Priory of the Holy Trinity, at York, for Nuns; in that place, where formerly had stood an House of Canons, which was destroyed [...]. by King William the Conqueror; and in the time of that King, was SheriffLel. [...]Coll. Vol. 1. 543. of Yorkshire. He like­wise gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 388 a. n 50. to the Monks of S. Maries Abby in York, six Carucates of Land, and on Oxgang in Millington; as also the Church of Hugeth, with the Tithes and Glebe; and seven Oxgangs of Land in Howald.

To him succeeded Fulke Paganell Fulke. (his Son and Heir, I presume) who, possessing, a great part of the Lands of William Fitz-Ausculph, Founded Mon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 910 b. n. 30. Mon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 685 b. n. 30. that Monastery near Newpo [...]t in Com. Buck. (since called Tikford) as a Cell to that great Abby of Marmonstier in France. Which Lordship of Newport was partDomesd. lib. sub tit. B [...]ck. of the Posses­sions of the said William Fitz-Ausculph.

And to him succeeded Ralph Paganell, Ralph. his Son Mon. Angl. Vol 2. 910 b. n. 30. and Heir; who, being possessed of Dudley in Com. Staff. (partDomesd. lib. sub tit. Staff. of the Lands of the before specified William Fitz-Ausculph,) did there pur­pose Mon. Angl. ut supra 907 a. n. 30 & 40. to have Founded another Monastery.

In 5 Steph. this Ralph takingGerv. Do­rob. in An. 114 [...]. Col. 1350. n. 30. part with Maud the Empress, was by her made GovernorGerv. Do­rob. in An. 114 [...]. Col. 1350. n. 30. of the Castle of Nottingham, (William Peverell, then Lord thereof, being taken prisonerIbid. in the Battle of Lincoln, fighting for King Stephen) whereupon he instigatedIbid. Robert, Earl of Glo­cester, to enter Nottingham (the Inhabitants being destituteIbid. of any defensive Arms) which he accordingly did; so that the Town was mise­rably plunderedIbid., and then burnt by the Sol­diers.

[Page 432] Touching his issue, I find that he had divers Sons, viz. Gervase, [...]William, Hugh, Adam, Ior­dan, and Alexander. Of these, beginning with Gervase, I shall first observe, that in An. 1138. (3 Steph.) adheringRob. de Torineio MS. penès Sim d'Ews Eq Aur. s. 162 b. to Maud the Empress (whenRob. de Torineio MS. penès Sim d'Ews Eq Aur. s. 162 b. Robert, Earl of Glocester, and others, raised Forces on her behalf, and manned several Castles against King Stephen, he heldRob. de Torineio MS. penès Sim d'Ews Eq Aur. s. 162 b. the Castle of Dudley for her; and, in 12 Hen. 2. upon Lib. Rub. sub tit. Staff. the Assessment of the Aid, for marrying the Kings Daughter (residing then at Dudley) cer­tified Lib. Rub. sub tit. Staff. his Knights Fees De Veteri Feoffamento, to be in number fifty; and those De Novo, six and a third part. But after this, scil. in 20 Hen. 2. being withJorevall 1085. n 30 Rad. de Diceto 588. n. 20. young Henry (Son to the King) in that Rebellion against his Father, his Castle of Dudley (in An. 1175. 21 Hen. 2.) was de­molished Jorevall 1085. n 30 Rad. de Diceto 588. n. 20., as others at that time were, who had done the like. And in 22 Hen. 2. gaveRot. Pip. 22 H. [...]. Staff. five hun­dred marks to the King, as a Peace-offering for that transgression.

Moreover, in An. 1189. (1 Rich. 1.) he was Jorevall. 1158. l 7. [...] one of the Barons who attended King Richard at his first solemn Coronation; and took to Wife Mon Angl. Vol. [...]. 907 b. n. 40. Isabell, Daughter to Robert, Earl of Leicester, WidowMon Angl. Vol [...]. 907 b. n. 40. of Sim. S. Lize, Earl of Northamp­ton, by whom he had issueMon Angl. Vol. [...]. 907 b. n. 40. one Son called Robert.

This Gervase Paganell, in pursuanceIbid. 907 [...]. n. 30 & 40. of that pious intent of Ralph Paganell his Father, (whereof I have already made mention) Found­ed Ibid. 9072. n. 30 & 40. the Priory of Dudley in Com. Wigorn. and gaveMon. Angl▪ Vol. 1. 5▪ 9 a. n 40. to the Nuns of Eaton in Com. War. his Mill at Ingepenne in Comitat. Berks. with the Meadow and Croft adjoyning: But, leaving no issue surviving, Hawise, his Daughter, became his HeirMonast. Anglic. Vol 2. 912 b.: Which Hawise, was first marriedMonast. Anglic. Vol 2. 912 b. to Iohn de Somery (by which means, Dudley, with other Lands of great extent, came to Ralph de Somery, her Son and Heir) and afterwards to Ibid. a. n. 30. Roger de Berkley, of Berkley in Com. Gloc.

Having thus done with Gervase, I next come to William, William. who in 12 Hen. 2. upon that Assess­ment Lib. Rub. sub tit. Ebor. of the Aid, for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. sub tit. Ebor. his Knights Fees de Veteri Feoffamento, to be fifteen in number, and half a Knights Fee De Novo.

This William FoundedMon Anglic. Vol. 96. 2. a. n. 50. the Priory of Drax in Com. Ebor. for Canons Regular of S. Augustine. Moreover, he confirmedMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 373 b. n. 10. to the Monks of Sel­by, that Grant which Ralph his Father made to them, of the Land, Meadow, and Woods, lying opposite to Roudcliff, on the other side of the River Eyre; and, having marriedMon. An­glic. Vol. 2 911 b. n. 60. Iulian, the Daughter of Robert de Bahantune, of Bahan­tune in Com. Devon. left issueMon. An­glic. Vol. 2 911 b. n. 60. Fulke, Fulke. his Son and Heir, and Alice Rot. Pip. 4 R. 1. Ebor. a Daughter, marriedMon. Anglic. ut supra 97 b. n. 20. to Robert de Gant.

Of which Fulke, I find, that in 26 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 26 H. 2. De­von. a thousand marks for Livery of the Honor of Baenton: and that he gaveMon. Angl. Vol 2. 912 b. n 10. his Mannor of Bruggewater to William Briwere. But some great offence, it seems, he did commit, for which he fledRot. Pip. 1 Rich. 1. Devon., and for which his Lands were given Rot. Pip. 1 Rich. 1. Devon. to William Bardulfe: By reason also whereof, in 31 Hen. 2. William Briwere, then SheriffRot. Pip. 31 H 2. sub tit. Terr qu [...] fuit Fulc. Paynell. of Devonshire, answeredRot. Pip. 31 H 2. sub tit. Terr qu [...] fuit Fulc. Paynell. to the King for the Ferme of his Lordships of Baenton and Uff [...] ­colum. But in 1 Ioh. he had restitutionObl. 1 Joh. m. 22. of his Honor of Baenton again, giving a thou­sand marks to the King for a Fine. Nevertheless, in 4 Ioh. (beingRot. Norm. 4 Joh. in dor­so, m. 2. then in Normandy with the King, at his Castle of Vire) he was suspected [...]. of purposing to desert him: Howbeit, in the pre­sence [...]. of divers Nobles there at that time, he so far excused [...]. the matter; as that the King taking his Son in hostage [...]., for his future fidelity, re­ceived [...]. him to favor.

After which, it was not long ere he died; for in 10 Ioh. William William. his Son gave [...]. two hundred marks for Livery of the Lands, whereof he died seised; and that [...]. Ada his Mother might not be distrained to marry again. And, in 13 Ioh. gave, [...]. one hundred pounds, and one Palfrey, to have for his life, those Lands which he held by Sarah his Wife, lying in Wadington, Gartun, and Wicheham, which were seised [...]. into the Kings hands after her death: But in 17 Io [...]. being in [...]. Arms with other the Rebellious Barons of that time, his Lands in Bampton and Uf­culum in Com. Devon. were [...]. seised, and given [...]. by the King to Richard Malherbe.

Soon after which, he died; for in 2 Hen. 3. William Painell, William. his Son, gave [...]. an hundred sixty seven pounds twelve shillings and eleven pence, for Livery of his Lands. And, in 12 Hen. 3. going on Pilgrimage [...]. to the Holy Land, assign­ed [...]. Alice de Moyun, his Wife, Sister [...]. of William Brywer, and Hugh de Sandford; to pay at every three years end, after that time, twenty marks, towards the discharge of his debts due to the King, committing [...]. to them, for that end, the Mannor of Bampton. But, notwithstanding this, the King sent his Precept [...]. to the Sheriff of Devon, to seise all his Lands, whereof he was possessed at the time of his pilgrimage.

To this William, William. thus gone on pilgrimage, suc­ceeded [...]. William, his Son and Heir, then [...]. with­in age, and committed [...]. to the custody of Mat­thew Fitz-Herbert, with the benefit of his mar­riage. Whereupon, the next year following, the Sheriff of Devon had command [...]. to give him Livery of the Mannors of Bampton and Uf­culum. The like Precept [...]. had the Sheriff of Somersetshire, for the Mannor of Honespill.

This last mentioned William diedEs [...]. 33 H. 3. m. 3 [...]. in 33 H. 3. being seisedEs [...]. 33 H. 3. m. 3 [...]. of the Mannor of Bampton, leaving Auda, his SisterRot. Fin. 33 H. 3. m. 10. and Heir, then the Wife Rot. Fin. 33 H. 3. m. 10. of Iohn de Balun, forty years of age. Which Auda giving securityRot. Fin. 33 H. 3. m. 10. for her releif, viz. one hundred pounds, had LiveryIb. m. 13. of all the Lands, whereof her Brother so died seised, excepting Ib. m. 13. the Dowry of Sybilla, Wife of the said William, which was thereupon assignedIb. m. 13. unto her, giving security, that she would not marry again without License.

¶I now come to Hugh Painell Hugh. (another Son of the before specified William Painell and Iulian de Bahamton, as [...]ghess.)

In 9 Ioh. this Hugh hadClaus. 9 Joh. m. 5. six Knights Fees be­longing to his Mannor of Drax, which King Iohn gaveClaus. 9 Joh. m. 5. him: And in 17 Ioh. beingPat. 17 Joh. m. 11. in Arms with the Rebellious Barons, obtained LettersPat. 17 Joh. m. 11. of safe conduct, to come to the King, to make his Peace; which he offered, by giving BondClaus. [...] H. 3. m. 10. for his future fidelity: Howbeit, untilClaus. H 3 [...] m 7 3 Hen. 3. his Lands, then seised on for that transgression, were not restored. After which time, I find no more of him till 28 Hen. 3. that he died [...].; Let­tice his Wife, having then Livery [...]. of his Lands in the Counties of York and Lincoln, until his Heir should be of full age.

[Page 433] ¶Next to Adam Painell Adam. (another Son of the before mentioned William and Iulian.)

In 6 Rich. 1. this Adam paidRot. Pip. 6 R 1 Linc▪ [...] twenty shil­lings for his Scutage, upon the Kings redempti­on; and marriedRot. Pip. [...] Joh West­morl. the Widow of William Fitz-Williams (SisterEx Coll. R. Dodsw. and Coheir of Robert Bardulf, Lord of Hoo, in Kent, and of Castle-Car [...]e­ton in Com. Linc.) This I conceive to be the same Adam, who in 17 Ioh. was inClaus. 17 Joh. m. 8. Arms with the Rebellious Barons; and afterwards return­ing Claus. 17 Joh. m. 8. to obedience, was acceptedClaus. 17 Joh. m. 8. to favor. But it seems he fell off again; whereupon all his Lands were givenClaus [...] H 3. m. 17. [...] to Thomas Boterell, and Henry Tibetot: Howbeit, in 9 Hen. 3. Ralph Paynell (his Son) doingRot. Fin. 9 H 3. m. 3. his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 9 H 3. m. 3. of his Purparty of the Lands of the before specified Robert Bardulf, his Uncle.

¶About this time there was another Fulke Paynell Fulke. (a younger Son to the last mentioned Fulke, as I suppose.)

In 1 Hen. 3. this Fulke (beingClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 15. in Rebellion) his Lands were givenClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 15. to Hasculfe Paynell, his Brother, for his support in the Kings service. Howbeit, shortly afterwards, viz. in 3 Hen. 3. he had LiveryClaus. 3 H. 3. m. 4. of the Mannor of Carletion in Com. Ebor. which was seisedClaus. 3 H. 3. m. 4. into the Kings hands, with other of his Lands. But long after this viz. inPat. 45 H. [...]. m 7. 45 Hen. 3. the King having been graciously pleased to declarePat. 45 H. 3. m 7., That, whereas he had long before promised to the said Fulke, at his being with him in Britanny; that up­on his return into England, he would make restitution of all those Lands which did, by In­heritance, belong to him; and in regard he had not afterwards prosecuted his Livery for them (they being not in the Kings own hands) he did then, in considerationIbid. of the laudable services, performed by the said Fulke, GrantIbid. unto William William. his Son and Heir; That whereas those Lands, were, by judgment of the Kings Court, Escheated to the Crown, as the Lands of the Normans, and consequently did of right belong to the King, against those who then held them: Or in case the King could otherwise recover them, he would so far manifest his kindness to this Wil­liam, as that he should be obliged, in all thank­fulness, unto him for the same.

Whereupon, it seems, that he and his son were admitted to some composition; for in 1 Edw. 1. it appearsRot. Fin. 1 E. 1. m. 15., that Iohn Paynell, Iohn. his next Heir, having paid a Fine of one thousand three hundred and twelve marks, for the Redemption of those Lands, obtained the Kings Precept un­to the Barons of his Exchequer, to make Inroll­ment thereof. Which Iohn Iohn. diedClaus. 12 E. 1. m 3. in 12 Edw. 1. whereupon Iohn, his Son and Heir, had Livery Claus. 12 E. 1. m 3. of his Inheritance. But dyingClaus. 19 E. 1. m 10. without issue in 19 Edw. 1. Philip Philip. his Brother became his Heir; Claus. 19 E. 1. m 10. who had thereupon the like Livery.

Which Philip departedEsc. 18 E [...] n. 60. this life in 18 Edw. 2. leaving Elizabeth his Wife survivingEsc. 18 E [...] n. 60.; (who hadEsc. 18 E [...] n. 60. the Mannors of Ramesham and Comb-Keynes in Com. Dorset. assigned for her Dow­ry) and Iohn, Iohn his SonEsc. 18 E [...] n. 60. and Heir.Iohn.

Besides this last ment [...]oned William, William. there was shortly after another William, though how branched from this Stock, I cannot say. Which William, in 30 Edw. 1. exhibited his Petition [...]. in Parliament, on the behalf of Margaret then his Wife, for the third part of the Mannor of Cor­pel (in Com. Northampt.) part of the Possessions of Iohn de Camoys her first Husband. Whereunto the Kings Attorney answeredIbid., That she ought not to have any Dowry therein, by reason that divers years before the death of him the said Iohn, she had departed from him, and lived in Adultery with this William Paynell; and, that be­ing never reconciled, whilest he lived, she ought not (by force of the Statute, concerning Women eloping from their Husbands, and of their own accord living in Adultery with others, and not after reconciled) to have any Dowry at all. Whereupon the said William and Margaret, to manifest the consent of Iohn de Camoys, for such her departure from him, produced a formal GrantIbid., from the said Iohn, in haec verba.

OMnibus Christi [...]idelibus, ad quos praese [...]s Scrip­tum pervenerit, Johannes de Camoys, filius & haeres domini Radulphi de Camoys, salutem in Domino. Noveritis me tradidisse, & dimi [...]isse, spon­taneâ voluntate me [...], domino Willielmo Paynell Militi, Margaretam de Camoys, filiam & haere­dem domini Johannis de Gatesden, uxorem meam; & etiam dedisse & concessisse, eidem Willielmo, re­laxasse, & quietum clamasse, omnia bona & catall [...], quae ipsa Margareta habet, vel de caetro habere posset; & etiam quicquid mei est de praedictâ Mar­garetâ, bonis vel [...], cum pertinentiis; ita quod, nec ego, nec aliquis alius nomine meo in prae­dictâ Margaretâ, bonis & catallis ipisus Margaretae, cum suis pertinentiis, de caetero exigere, vel vendicare poterimus, nec debemus imperpetuum: Et volo & concedo, & per praesens Scriptum confirmo, quod prae­dicta Margareta, cum praedicto domino Willielmo sit & maneat, pro volunt [...] Willielmi. In cu­jus rei testimonium huic praesenti Scripto Sigillum m [...] ­um apposui; His testibus Thomâ de Depeston, Jo­hanne de Ferrings, Willielmo de Icombe, Henrico le Biroun, Stephano Camer, Waltero le Blound, Gilberto de Batecombe, Roberto de Bosco, & aliis.

Alleaging,Ibid▪ That she did cohabite with this William, by the freewil and consent of the same Iohn, and delivery of her, as the words of the Grant do import.

Howbeit, after great Arguments on each part; in regard she was never reconciled to her said Husband; but surviving him, did afterwards formally mary this Sir William Paynell; at length judgmentIbid▪ was given, that she should not have any benefit of that Dowry.

This William was summonedClaus. de iisdem ann. [...] dorso. to Parliament in 32 Edw. 1. (and so till 8 Edw. 2. inclusive.) And in 34 Edw. [...] wasRot. Scoc. 34 [...]. 1. m. 12. of the retinue to Iohn de Warenne, in the Wars of Scotland; so like­wise inRot. Scoc. 35 E. 1. m. 1. 35 Edw. 1.

But all I have farther seen of him, is, That he grantedMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 181 b. n. 40. to the Canons of Heringham in Suf­fex, his Mannor of Cokeham, and thirty two Acres of Land in Lanucyngg, with the Ferry at New Shoreham in Suffex; and that he departedEsc. 10 E▪ 2. n 61. this life, 1 Apr. 10 Edw. 2. being then seisedEsc. 10 E▪ 2. n 61. of the Mannors of Littleton-Paynell and Knighton-Paynell in Com. Wilts, West­cote in Com. Surr. As also of the Mannors of Wolbeding, Atte-Fure, Hamtone [...], and Okhangre, in Com. Suss. And moreover, that to him succeeded [...]. Iohn Paynell, Iohn. his Brother and Heir; who in 10 Edw. 2. doing his homage, had Livery [...]. of his Lands, saving [...]. to Eva de S. Iohn, the Widow of the said William, her reasonable Dowry. Which Iohn in 12 Edw. 2. obtained the [Page 434] Kings CharterCart. 12 E. 2. n. 87. for a Market upon the Tues­day every week at his Mannor of Littleton, in Com. Wiltes. as also a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist; and departedEsc. 12 E. 2 n. 50. Suss. this life the same year, leaving Maud Esc. 12 E. 2 n. 50. Suss. his Daughter and Heir, thirty years of age.

Pantulf.

IN Anno 1074. (8 Will. Conq.) William Pan­tolf, William. a valliant Knight (through the advice of Mainer, the venerable Abbot of St. E­brulfs, at Utica, foundedOrd. Vit. 583. A. B. the Abby of St. Peter, at Norum, and amply endowedOrd. Vit. 583. A. B. it with Lands and Tithes; as also with the Churches, within his several Lordships, both in England, and Normandy; and Tithes of all his posses­sions. Moreover he gaveIbid. C. all his personal Estate, to be equally divided betwixt the Monks of St. Ebrulfs, and those of Norum; Roger de Mont­gomeric, his superior Lord (then residing at Be­ [...]es [...]e, in Normandy) adding his Confirma­tion Ibid. C. thereto.

Furthermore, in Ann. 1077. (10 Will. Conq.) he accompaniedIbid. D. Robert Abbot of St. Ebrulfs (Brother to Hugh de Grentmesnill) after he had been at the Dedication of the Churches of Cane, Baie [...]x, and Bec, (which were Consecrated Ibid. D. the same year) into Apulia: at which time Robert Wigard, then Duke of Calabria, re­ceived Ibid. 584. A. him with much Honor; and, taking no­tice Ibid. 584. A. of his valor, endeavored to retain him in his service, with promiseIbid. 584. A. of ample reward; settingIbid. 584. A. him next to himself at dinner; and offering him, in case he would stay, three Cities in Italy. But, it so falling out, about this time; Mabe [...] the Countess, being killedIbid. B. by Hugh de Salgei a stout and resolute Knight, that this William was shrewdly suspectedIbid. B. to be accessory to the murther, in regard he had intimate fa­miliarity with that Knight. Whereupon Earl Roger de Montgomerie (his superior Lord) making seizureIbid. B. of all his Lands, and seeking his life, he fledIbid. to Utica, with his Wife and Sons; and there, in great fear, remainedIbid. a long time, under the protection of those Monks; till at length, throughIbid. C. the importunity of divers noble persons, it was concluded that he shouldIbid. C. un­dergo that severe Trial by Fire-Ordeall, viz. to purge himself from the guilt of this foul mur­ther, by carrying a piece of Iron, red hot in his Hands▪ Which he did without any harme; his Adversaries looking on, with purposeIbid. C. to cut off his Head, in case they had discerned him guilty. After which, having received great con­solation Ibid. in the height of his Adversity, from the Abbot and Monks of Utica, he gaveIbid. them four of those Palls, which he brought out of Apulia, whereof four Copes were madeIbid. for the Chanters in their Church at Utica.

It is also saidIbid., that after the death of King William the Conqueror, this William went again into Apulia▪ and at his return, brought [...] with him certain Reliques [...]. of St. Nicholas, which he gave to the Church of St. Peter at Norum; and bestowed thereon likewise, the Mannor of Tra­ [...]iton, in England, with the Church and Mill; as also the Tithes of all his Hamlets thereto be­longing. And lastly, that in Ann. 1102.(3 H. 1.) uponOrd. Vi [...]. 807. [...]. that great Rebellion of Robert de Belesmo Earl of Shrewsbury, against King Henry, wherein he had gained Caducan and Gervat, the Sons of Rhese Prince of Wales of his side; this William was, by him, disheritedOrd. Vi [...]. 807. a. of all his Lands in that County, for not taking his part; and that thereupou, applyingIbid. himself to King Henry, who had long discernedIbid. him to be a person of a brave Spirit, he hadIbid. a chearful reception; and being thereupon madeIbid. Gover­nor of Stafford-Castle, hadIbid. two hundred Souldiers to attend him in that service; so that he did muchIbid. annoy that rebellious Earl, both by his hostile Acts, and discovery of his Plots.

By Leceline his Wife, this William had issue Ibid. 58 [...]. D. four Sons; viz. Philip, Robert, Ivo, and Arnulph; and dyingIbid. 585. A. very aged, leftIbid. 585. A. his Lands in No [...] ­mandy to his Son Philip, and those in Eng­land to Robert, and was buriedIbid. 654. C. D. in the Cloy­ster of the Abby at Norum.

The Lands in England whereof he was possessedDemesd. lib. Salop. at the time of the General Survey, were twenty nine Lordships, all in the County of Salop: whereof Wemme being one of the chief, he made it his seat; all which he held Demesd. lib. Salop. of the before specified Roger de Montgomerie.

To these his Lands in this Realm, succeeded Ord. Vit. 585. A. ut supra. Robert Robert. his second Son; Philip the eldest en­joying Ord. Vit. 585. A. ut supra. those in Normandy. And to Robert, Hugh; and to Hugh,Hugh.Ivo: Which Ivo Ivo. gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 383. a. l. 4. to the Monks of St. Peters Abby at Shrewsbury, his Mill at Sutton. And toIbid. 766. n. 40. the Monks of Cumbermere; Bromhale, Spipford, and Clive.

To this Ivo succeededMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 129. a. n. 40. & [...] 50. William William. his Son and Heir, who gave to theMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 129. a. n. 40. & [...] 50. Canons of Stone, in Com. Staff. the third part of all the Tithes of Corn, and small Tithes of his Lordship of Cublesdon in Com. Staff. and two parts of the Tithes of Hay, Orchards, and Paunage. Which William, with Burgia his Wife, are saidIbid. 481. b. n. 40. to have been Founders of the Priory at Langele, in Comit. Leic. And, forEx Autog. in bibl. Cotton. the health of his Soul, and the Souls of his Ancestors, gaveEx Autog. in bibl. Cotton. to the Nunns of that house, the Church of Dalby, with six Ox­gangs of Land: as also the Church of Sumer­seby, with one Yard-land, and the Tofts and Crofts thereto belonging. This William taking part with the rebellious Barons, wasPat. 17 Joh. m. 11. one of those who held Beaubo [...]-Castle against King Iohn; but at length returning to his due obedi­ence, was receivedPat. 17 Joh. m. 11. into protection.

I now come to Hugh, Hugh. Brother * of Ivo. In 24 Hon. 2. this Hugh Pantulfe wasTesta de Nevill, Salop. amersed for trespassing in the Kings Forest in Northamp­tonshire. And in 26 H. 2. being constituted Rot. Pip. de iisd. an. Salop. Sheriff of Shropshire, continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Salop. in that trust till 1 Ric. 1. inclusive. In 6 Ric. 1. upon collection of the Scutage for the Kings redempti­on, he paidRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Staff. forty shillings for his Knights Fees in Stan [...]ordshire. Rot Pip. 24 Hen. 2. Norhamp.

Having the TitleTesta de Nevill, Salop. of a Baron, he left issue Rot. Fi [...]. 9 Hen. 3. m. 7. William William. his Son and Heir; who in 9 Hen. 3. doing his Homage, and giving securityRot. Fi [...]. 9 Hen. 3. m. 7. for the payment of an hundred pounds for his Relief, had Livery of his Lands, lying in the Counties of Staff. Salop. Here [...]. & Wigorn. And the next ensuing year obtained the Kings PreceptClaus. 10 H. 3. m. 17. to the Barons of his Exchequer, for the discharge of that hundred pounds which he did owe for [Page 435] his Relief; it being for five Knights Fees, said Ibid. to have been belonging to Robert de Belemes, of the Kings Escheats.

Betwixt the Lordship of Wemme, belong­ing to this William; and the Lordship of Prees, belonging to the Bishop of Coventrey and Lich [...]ield, there was a perambulationClaus. 12 H. 3. m. 5. made, whereby the bounds of each were stated. Which Perambulation so made, was confirmedClaus. 12 H. 3. m. 5. by King Henry the third in the twelfth year of his reign. But in 17 Hen. 3. he departedClaus. 17 Hen. 3. m 8. Rot. Pip. 17 Hen. 3. Salop. this life; whereupon Fulke Fitz-Warine, gaveClaus. 17 Hen. 3. m 8. Rot. Pip. 17 Hen. 3. Salop. six hundred marks for the Wardship of his Lands and Heir, with the benefit of her marriage, whose name was Maud [...], afterwardsIbid. married to Ralph Boteler of Oversley, in Com. Warw. by means whereof the Lordship of Wemme, with the rest of the Lands of her Inheritance, came to that Family.

Newmarch.

AMongst other the followers of William Duke of Normandy, upon his first arrival and Conquest of this Realm Bernard Newmarch Bernard. was one; as it seems: for it appearsMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 317. b. n. 60. that he was a Witness to one of his Charters, granted to the Monks of Bat­tail, in Sussex, upon his foundation of that Abby.

That which, in the next place, I find to be most memorable of him, is; that after the Con­queror had got full possession of this Realm; and aimingItiner Cambr. p. 156. at a peceable enjoyment thereof, had almost totally disheritedItiner Cambr. p. 156. the Native Eng­lish, by distributionItiner Cambr. p. 156. of their Lands amongst his Normans, and other followers; which occasio [...]ed Itiner Cambr. p. 156. a farther confluence of more Aliens hither, (this whole Realm being too little for their greedy appetites) Robert Fitz-Hamon (in the time of King William Rufus) having Conquered [...]. Morganoc. in Wales; there were divers others, who obtained [...]. leave to invade the rest of that Countrey; amongst which this Bernard was [...]. one, who undertook the Province of Breck­nock; and accordingly wonIbid. all the three Can­tereds of that territory. After which, seating himself there, he foundedM [...]. Ang. ut supra. 3 [...]0 b. n. 10 &c. a Priory of Bene­dictine Monks, near to his Castle: And forM [...]. Ang. ut supra. 3 [...]0 b. n. 10 &c. the health of the Soul of King William the Conquer­or and his Queen, as alsoM [...]. Ang. ut supra. 3 [...]0 b. n. 10 &c. for the Soul of King Henry the first, and his own Soul, with the Souls of his Wife and Children; endowingM [...]. Ang. ut supra. 3 [...]0 b. n. 10 &c. it with Lands and Revenues of a large extent, gave M [...]. Ang. ut supra. 3 [...]0 b. n. 10 &c. it to the Abby Battail, (which King Willi­am had founded in Memory of his Conquest) whereupon it became a CellIbid. thereto.

He was also a munificent Benefactor [...]. to the Monks of Gloucester, by the gift [...]. of the Lordship of Glasebury, and the Tithes of his whole demesnes in Brekenny; viz. Corn, Cat­tel, Chee [...], Venison, and Honey: Likewise of the Church of Cowerne magna, with the Tithe and Glebe of that whole Parish: as also [...]. of one Hide of Land, called Betele. But of this Bernard, it is farther noted; that, after the death of King William the Conqueror; taking [...]. part with Odo Bishop of Ba [...]eux, and many other of the Nobility, against King William Ru­fus, on the behalf of Robert Curthose (the elder Son) he joynedIbid. with Roger de Laci in the in­vasion of Herefordshire. And, that he mar­ried Itiner. Cambr▪ p. 7 [...]. Nesta (alias, Agnes) Daughter to Griffyn Son of Lewelyn Prince of Wa [...]es, by whom he had issueItiner. Cambr▪ p. 7 [...]. a Son called Mael; who enjoyed notItiner. Cambr P. 79. that Inheritance. For, takingIbid. notice that his Mother did play the Adultress; watching Ibid. one night for her Paramour (in his returne from her Bed) he maimedIbid. him grievously, and then let him goIbid. with shame. And that this Act of his so enraged his Mother, that in revenge Ibid. thereof, she made her address to the King; and publickly tookIbid. her Oath, that this Mael, her Son, was not begotten by her Husband; but by another with whom she had at that time private familiarity. Moreover, that the King thereupon took occasion to bereaveIbid. him of his whole Inheritance; and caused LiveryIbid. to be made of it to Sybill her Daughter, whom she af­firmed Ibid. to be the child of her Husband; and that he marriedIbid. her to a noble Knight of his Court, called Miles, the Son of Walter Constable of Gloucester. Which Miles was afterwards by Maud the Empress advanced to the Earldom of Hereford (of whom and his Descendants I have spoke in due place.)

Having thus done with this Bernard, I come to Adam de Newmarch Adam. (though how allied to him I find not) who in the time of King Henry the first, bestowedMon. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 37. a. n. 30. three Ox-gangs of Land, and an half, in Halton, on the Canons of Nostell, in Com. Ebor.

Next, to William de Newmarch, William. who in 7 H. 2. gaveRot. Pip. 7 H. 2. Ebor. ninety three pounds sixteen shillings eight pence, for the custody of the Lands of Adam de Newmarch (Son to the last Adam, as I ghess.) Which William in 10 Ric. 1. paidRot. Pip. 10 Ric. 1. Dors. & Somers. an hundred pounds for Livery of his Fathers Lands; as alsoRot. Pip. 10 Ric. 1. Dors. & Somers. an hundred marks for his Relief, at the same time.

In 6 Ioh. Godfrey de St. Martin had Livery Claus. 6 Joh. m. 20. of this William's Lands in Hantshire; having the custodyClaus. 6 Joh. m. 20. of them granted to him; to be an­swerable for the Profits to the Exchequer: with intimationClaus. 6 Joh. m. 20.; that, if this William had passed any of them away, after he fell into his infirmity of Leprosy, that those should return to his Ba­rony.

From this William I descend to Henry de New­march, Henry. who in 12 Hen. 2. upon the assessment of the aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Glouc. his Knights Fees to be in number sixteen,2 Rot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Gloc. an half, two thirds, and two fifth parts: for which in 14 Hen. 2. (upon collection of that Aid) he paid eleven pounds fourteen shillings and two pence. In 6 Ric. 1. this Henry gaveRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Dors. & Somers. a Fine of ten Marks, to be then exempt from at­tendance upon the King into Normandy. And for his ScutageRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Glouc. at the same time, for the Kings redemption seventeen pounds eleven shillings and four pence.Rot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Gloc.

Moreover, he gaveEx Regist. de Ber­mundesey. the moity of his Lord­ship of Uppetune, to the Monks of Ber­mundsey: and ratified y all those grants, which Winebald his Grandfather, and likewise Roger and Milo Sons of the same Winebald, had given them; viz. two Hides in Bridestone, three Yard-land and an half in Wicdone; as also six Yard-lands in Hardewiche, with the Church there. He likewise [...]estowedEx Regist de Ber­mundesey. on them the [Page 436] Tithes of his Lordship of Es [...]entune, and ten shillings issuing out of the Mill at Sutton.

To him succeeded Iames [...]ames. his Brother [...] and heir; who in 6 Ioh. gave [...] two hundred marks for Livery of his Lands, being his Heir; and in 13 Ioh. paid [...] an hundred thirty seven pounds thirteen shillings, for his Relief. The same year also, upon Collection of the Scutage of Wales, he paid [...] twenty four pounds four shillings, for his sixteen Knights Fees and an half, two thirds, and two fifths. But shortly after this he died, as it seems: (for in 17 Ioh. the custody of his Lands in Berkshire were granted [...] to Iohn Russell;) leaving issue [...] two Daughters, his Heirs; viz. Isabel married to [...] Ralph Russell, and Hawyse, first, to [...] Iohn de Botreaux, and after­wards [...]. to Nicholas de Molis. Which Iohn de Botreaux, in 2 Hen. 3. had Livery [...] of the pur­party of that Inheritance belonging to Hawyse his Wife; Maud, the Widdow of this deceased Iames, surviving; for [...] the marriage of whom, in case she would consent, Otho Fitz-William gave [...]. six Palfreys to the King.

The like Livery [...] in 8 Hen. 3. had the said Ralph Russel of those Lands, which were of the inheritance of Isabel his Wife (the other Daughter and Coheir) lying in the Counties of Somers. Wilts. and Glouc.

¶I now come to another Adam de New­march, Adam. Son [...] of Robert de Newmarch. In 6 H. 3. this Adam gave [...] eight marks for the issues of the Barony of Maude de Bajocis. And in 42 H. 3. upon [...] the King of Scotland's restraint by his then rebellious Subjects, had Summons [...], amongst others, to fit himself with Horse and Armes, for his relief. As also another Summons [...] the same year, to attend the King at Chester, on Mun­day preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, to oppose the Hostilities of the Welsh.

Howbeit, in 47 and 48 Hen. 3. when the re­bellious Barons appeared in Armes, he adhered [...] to them; and advancing [...] his Banner against the King at Northampton, was with divers other then taken Prisoner [...] in that defeat which they received there; whereupon all his Lands in Lincolnshire, were seized on, and committed [...] to William de Gery, and his Mannors of Wyl­maresley, Campshall, Thorpe, Bentley, and Archsey, in Com. Ebor. being likewise so seizedRot. Fin. ut supra. by the Kings appointment, were com­mitted [...] to Richard Foliot. But, after their bet­ter success at Lewes (by the help of the Lon­doners) the Royal Army being totally vanquished, where the King, and Prince, with all the chief of the loyal party, were made Prisoners; he then had his share therein: for, calling a Parliament [...] in the Kings name, whereunto none were [...] ad­mitted, but such as were of that Rebellious Pack: he was [...] one of that number then summoned, and [...]ate then with them in that seditious Convention. Nevertheless, though (by God's providence) the Prince (making his escape from Hereford, as in my discourse of the Family of Mortimer is shewed) surprised him and divers other eminent persons of that party at Kenilworth (a little before that memorable Battle of Evesham, wherein their whole rebellious Army was to­tally destroyed:) yet had he the benefit of that favorable Decree, called Dict um de Kenilworth, in compoundingDictum de enilworth. (as others did) for his for­feited estate.

To this Adam by ... his WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Daugh­ter of Roger de Mowbray, Roger. succeeded Roger de Newmarch his Son and Heir. Which Roger (for I suppose it might be he) having beenRot. Scoc. 7 E. [...]. m 3. in the Scottish wars in 7 Ed. 2. had Summons,Rot. Scoc. 8 Edw. 2. in dorso, m. 9., the next year following, to be at Newcastle upon Tine on the Festival of our Lady, to march again into that Realm. And in 11 Ed. 2. hadCart. 11. E▪ n. 58. Free Warren granted to him in all his Demesne Lands at Wilmersley, Ryshingthorp, As­kerne, and Scouthorp, in Com. Ebor.

And in 20 Edw. 3. another Roger de New­march (Son to this last Roger Roger. 'tis like) obtained the Kings CharterCart. 20 E. 3. n. [...]2. for a weekly Market upon the Thursday at his Mannor of Wymersley, before mentioned: as also a Fair yearly on the Eve and Day of St. Martin in Winter.

But, considering, that none of these had ever any Summons to Parliament; and consequently stood not in the degree of Barons of this Realm; I shall not pursue my story of them any farther, then, briefly to take notice; that Elizabeth the Wife of Iohn Nevill of Althorpe, in Com. Linc. wasEsc. 2 [...] E. 4 n. 26. Warw. the Daughter and Heir of Robert New­march; and he the SonEsc. 2 [...] E. 4 n. 26. Warw. of Ralph Newmarch; descended from the before-specified Roger New­march, as may seem by the Inheritance which she enjoyed; viz. Esc. 2 [...] E. 4 n. 26. Warw. the Mannors of Wilmer­sley, Askerigge, and Scothorp, In Comitat. Ebor. and Whatton, in Com. Nott.

Peverell of Nottingham.

THe first of this name, of whom I find mention, is Ranulph Peverell, Ranulph. who at the time of the Conquerors Survey, heldDomesd. lib. in iisd. Com. four Lordships in Com. Salop. six in Nor­folk, nineteen in Suffolk, and thirty five in Com. Essex. Which Ranulph was the reputed Progenitor of the several Families of that name: for having marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. ... the Daughter of Ingelric (founder of the Collegiate Church of St. Martins le Grand in the City of London) who had been a ConcubineEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to William Duke Normandy; not only those Children, which he had by her, but that very William begotten on her by the same Duke, before his Conquest of this Realm, had the name of Peverell.

Of these therefore being next to speak; I shall begin with William, William. so begotten of that Concubine. This William, in the second year of the Conquerors Reign (when all places of strength were committed to the trust of the Kings chiefest friends and allies) had the Castle of Nottingham, then newlyOrd. Vit. 511. C. built (and sci­tuate most advantageously, both for defence and pleasure) givenOrd. Vit. 511. C. to him; and with it, or soon after, divers Lands in sundry Counties of a large extent: for by the General Survey Domesd. in iisd. Comitat. it appears, that hethen had forty four Lordships in Northamptonshire, in Essex two, in Oxfordshere two, in Bedfordshire two, in Buckinghamshire nine, and fifty five in No [...]inghamshire, with forty eight Trades­men's Houses in Nottingham, yielding thirty six shillings Rent per Annum; as also seven Knights Houses, and eight Borderars there (of all which the Honor of Peverell did consist) in Derbys [...]ire fourteen, whereof Bol [...]sover, [Page 437] and the Castle of Peke (with the Honor and Forest) were part; and six in Leicestershire.

Of this William it is farther memorable; that, uponSim Du­nelm. 220 [...] n. 20. the breach, which hapned betwixt Robert Curthose and King William Rufus; he himself, with eight hundred men, heldSim Du­nelm. 220 [...] n. 20. the Castel of Helme, in Normandy, against Rober Curthose; but upon siegeSim Du­nelm. 220 [...] n. 20. laid thereto, was constrained Sim Du­nelm. 2202 n. 20. to give it up. And after this; viz. in 1 Steph. beingRic. Ha­gustald. 315. n. 10. one of the temporal Lords, in that great Councill then held at Oxford, he is mentioned Ric. Ha­gustald. 315. n. 10. amongst the Witnesses to the Laws then made and ratified by King Stephen. Likewise, that in 3 Steph. conductingS. Dunel. 252. n. 20. the forces of Notting­hamshire, he wasS. Dunel. 252. n. 20. one of the chief Comman­ders in that notable Encounter with the Scots, near North-Alverton, in Yorkshire, called Bellum de Standardo; and worthily shared in the Victory then obtained by the Northern Barons, against those bold Invaders. But in 7 Steph. fightingJoh. Ha­gustald. 269. n. 20. stoutly on the Kings part, in the Bat­tle of Lincolne; and being there (with him) taken Prisoner;Joh. Ha­gustald. 269. n. 20. his Castle of Nottingham, was disposedIbid. n. 50. of by Maud the Empress, to Wil­liam Painell: howbeit, the year next following his own Souldiers recoveredIbid. 271 n. 40. it again, by a stratagem inIbid. 271. n. 40. the night time.

Moreover, he foundedMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 49. n. 30. the Priory of St. Iames, near Northampton▪ and likewiseMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 645. b. & 6 [...]6. that of Lenton, near Nottingham, for Cluniac Monks; amply endowing it with Lands and Revenues, for the health of the Soul of King William the Conqueror, and Maud his Wife; K. William Rufus; King Henry the first, and Maud his Consort; as also for the Souls of William and Maud their Children; and likewise for the health of his own Soul, and the Souls of Aveline his Wife, William his Son, and all his other Chil­dren.

Of which William William. (his Son) it is chiefly me­morable; that, havingGervas. Do [...]obern. 1377. n, 40. poisoned Ranulph Earl of Chester, about the later end of King Stephens Reign; and fearingGervas. Do [...]obern. 1377. n, 40. the severity of King Henry the second, for that foul crime, he fledGervas. Do [...]obern. 1377. n, 40. to a Monastery of his own Patronage (which doubt­less was Lenton) where he caused himself to be shornGervas. Do [...]obern. 1377. n, 40. a Monk: but being advertisedIbid. of King Henries coming that way from York, he quittedIbid. his habit, and privily fledIbid. away; leavingIbid. all his Castles and possessions to the Kings Pleasure; some of which continued many years after in the Crown, as appears [...]. by the Sheriffs Accompts; and at length were given [...]. by King Henry the second, to Iohn Earl of Moreton, afterwards King. But some came to the Family of Ferrers, in marriage with Mar­garet Daughter and Heir [...]. to this last menti­oned William; as Higham, in Northamp­tonshire (one of the Lordships whereof Willi­am his Father was possessed at the time of the Conquerors Survey) afterwards distinguished by the name of Higham-Ferrers, from another of that name, called Cold-Higham, in the same County.

Peverell of ...

¶HAving thus done with the Descen­dants of William Peverell of Notting­ham; I come next to Haman Pe­verell, Haman. the eldest Son of the before-specified Ra­nulph. This Haman wasMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 377. b. n. 30. one of the Barons (id est, chief Tenants) to Roger de Montgomery Earl of Shrewsbury, founder of the Abby of St. Peter in the Suburbs of that place, shortly after the Nor [...]n Conquest: and in the time of Earl Hugh (Son and successor to Roger) gave Ibid. 379. b. n. 60. the tithes of all his Lordships in Com. Salop. to the Monks of that great Abby; viz. Burton under Lime, Wulrinton, Arkalon, He [...] ­tone, Wilsipeland, Cley, Brugelton, and Kincardesei. Moreover he gaveIbid. 38 [...]. b. n. 30. unto them the Lordships of Witenton, Chinardesei, Crugelton, and Selepe, Sybill Ibid. 38 [...]. b. n. 30. his Wife joining with him in the Grant. But farther of him I have not seen; nor of Sybill his Wife; then that she was the DaughterEx. [...]. R. Gl. S. and Heir to Gerard de Tournay; which Gerard gaveMon. Angl. ut supra. the Lordships of Be [...]ton, to those Monks of Shrewsbury.

Peverell of Dovor.

THe next Son of the said Ranulph was William Peverell William. ofIbid. 245. b. n. 10. Dovor; so cal­led Ex Coll. R. Gl. S., in regard he was Castallan (id est, Governor) there. This William gave to theMon Angl. Vol. 1. 388. a. n. 40. Monks of St. Maries at York, eight Carucates of Land in Rudstan, and was Wit­ness Ibid. 186. b. n. 10. to that Charter of King Henry the first, whereby he settled the Episcopal See for So­mersetshire, at Bathe, which antiently had been at Welles. Moreover he foundedIbid. 330. b. n. 10. the Priory of Hatfield-Peverell, in Com. Hertf. which was a Cell to that great Abby at St. Albans, and ConfirmedIbid. 247. b. n. 20. to the Monks of Thorney, the Grant of seven Acres of Land at Cop­thorne, with a Meadow in Botulbrigg, be­longing thereto, given unto them by Hugh de Leisures.

To which William William. succeeded William his Son Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. and Heir, calledTesta de Nevill. sub tit. Devon. William Peverell of Essex: of whom all I have farther seen, is; that he con­firmed Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. 38 [...]. a. n. 10. that Grant made to the Monks of Shrewsbury, of the Lordships of Wuluri [...] ­ton, Chinardelei, and Crugelton, by Ha­mond Peverell, his Uncle. And, that he, with his Sister Maud, didTesta de. Nevill, ut supra. enfeoff the Ancestors of Hugh Peverell of Sandford, in the Lordships of Sandford, Haure, and Carswell, to hold by the service of one Knights Fee: Whereupon the Barony of him the said William and Maud, fellTesta de. Nevill, ut supra. to the King.

Peverell of Brunne:

IN the last place I come to Pain Peverell, Pain. third Son to Ranulph Peverell before specified. This Pain Paverel, being an eminent Soldier [...]., and highly famed [...]. for his martial enterprises, was Standard-Bearer [...]. to Robert Curthose, in the Holy Land; and afterwards obtained [...]. from King Henry the First, the Barony of Brunne in Cambridgeshire, which had been forfeited [...]. to the Crown by Robert, the So [...] of Picot (com­monly called Picot Vicecomes) for conspiring the death of that King. Whereupon, procuringIbid. n. 30 & 60. a certain portion of Land, adjoyning to Cam­bridge, which extendeth from the Highway to the River, then known by the name of Barn­well (from the clear Springs there flowing) he amplifiedIbid. n. 30 & 60. the Foundation of an House, for Canons-Regular of S. Augustine, inI [...]id. 29 b. n. 40. a certain place, where a small Oratory built of Wood, had been begunIbid. 29. b. n. 40. by the same Picot, near to the Castle of Cambridge, and dedicatedI [...]id. 29 b. n. 40. it to S. An­drew, in An. 1112. (13 Hen. 1.) But, before he had fully perfected it (it being intendedIbid 30 [...]. n. 10 & 20. for thirty Canons) he departedIbid 30 [...]. n. 10 & 20. this life at Lon­don: Whereupon his Corps was brought thi­ther, and buriedIbid 30 [...]. n. 10 & 20. before the High Altar.

To whom succeeded William William. his Son, who ratifyingIbid n. 30. his Fathers Grants, added thereto half an Hide of Land in Brunne, and gave [...]. to the Monks of Thorney, two Yard Land in Wilder.

This William making titleIbid. 246 b. n. 20. 30 & 40. to the Church of Bolehirst, which the Monks of Thorney had long enjoyed, at length metIbid. 246 b. n. 20. 30 & 40. with the Abbot of Thorney, at Ketelstan, in the presence of David, Earl of Huntingdon; where the Abbot discoursing with him thereof, requestedIbid. 246 b. n. 20. 30 & 40. him, That, for the good of his own Soul, and his an­cestors Souls, he would surcease his Claim. Whereupon he condiscendedIbid. 246 b. n. 20. 30 & 40., and, in testimony thereof, deliveredIbid. 246 b. n. 20. 30 & 40. a Wand unto the Abbot; which friendly favor so much pleased Earl David, that he kissedIbid. 246 b. n. 20. 30 & 40. both their hands.

But, not long after, this William wentIbid. p 30 a. n 30. to Ie­rusalem, and there diedIbid. p 30 a. n 30. without issue: So that his four Sisters became his Heirs, betwixt whom his Barony was dividedIbid. p 30 a. n 30.. Of these, Maud de Dovor, the eldest, diedIbid. p 30 a. n 30. without issue; Alice marriedIbid. p 30 a. n 30. to Hamon Peche; Roese toIbid. n 40. ... Hare­court; and Asceline toIbid. n. 50. ... Watervile.

Peverell of London.

ANother William Peverell William. there also was, called [...]. William Peverell of London; for the Ferme o [...] whose Lands, William de Tresgoz accompted [...]. to the King in 5 Steph. And in 33 Hen. 2 upon [...]. collection of the Scu­tage of Galwey, the Sheriff of Essex and Herford answered [...]. fifty seven pounds nine shillings four pence for the Scutage of the Fees of his Honor, De Veteri Feoffamento, it being then in the hands of the King.

Montfichet.

IT is reportedMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 23 b. n. 20. of Gilbert de Montfichet, Gilbert a Roman by Birth, and Kinsman to William, Duke of Normandy; that he ever enter­tained that Duke, in his House, when he came to the Court of Rome. AndIbid. n. 40, 50, & 60., being privy to all his Councils, especially to that design of King Edward, to make him his Successor in the Realm of England; he brought with him a great strength, and fought stoutly on his behalf, in that famous Battle against King Harold; as also, afterwards agaist those who did not submit. For which great services, having obtainedIbid. n. 60. a Grant of large Possessions; he gaveIbid. n. 60. to one David, a Priest, (but a Scot by birth, whom he specially loved) a certain place called Trem­hale, whereon to build a Church, and other E­difices for a Monastery: And, having so done, returned to Rome, leaving what he had so got in England, to his Son Richard.

Which Richard, Richard. when he attained to Mans estate, travelledIbid. p. 24 a. n. 10. to Rome; and being a person of extraordinary strength, obtainedIbid. p. 24 a. n. 10. much fame in casting a stone, no Man being able to do the like: In memory whereof certain Pillars of Brass were setIbid. p. 24 a. n. 10. up to shew the distance.

From this Richard, I now come to William de Montfichet William. (a contemporary with these.) This William, in the time of King William the Con­queror, grantedMon. Ang. ut supra 961 a. n. 30 & 40. to the Monks of Cerasey in Normandy, the Church of S. Marculf, and Tithes thereto belonging, with one Plough-land; as also the Church of Foncenis, and Tithes, with certain Lands in Sotavile. LikewiseMon. Ang. ut supra 961 a. n. 30 & 40., two Boats for great Fish, two Salt-works, the right Fin of every great Fish, with one piece of the small, and two Islands lying in the Sea.

Furthermore, in An. 1135. (25 Hen. 1.) with the consentMon. Angl. Vol 1. 883 b. n. 30. of Margaret his Wife, Daugh­ter Rot. de Do­minabus &c. Cantabr. to Gilbert Fitz-Richard Gilbert of Clare, and Gil­bert, his Son and Heir, he FoundedMon. Angl. ut supra, 883 a. n. 50. the Abby of Stratford [...] Langton in Com. Essex, within the Precincts of his Lordship of West Ham: But farther I cannot say of him, I therefore come to Gilbert his Son.

This Gilbert in 3 Hen. 2. stood indebtedRot. Pip. 3 Hen. 2. Essex. to the King, in the sum of two hundred marks of Silver, for two Hawks, and two Gir-Falcons: And in 12 Hen. 2. uponLib. Rub. sub tit. Essex. the Assessment of that Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, certified Lib. Rub. sub tit. Essex. his Knights Fees to be in number forty eight, and a fifth part De Veteri Feoffamento; for which in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Essex. thirty one pounds ten shil­lings, and nine shillings four pence, for what he held De Novo.

Moreover, he FoundedMon. Angl. ut supra, 482 b. n. 20. the Priory of An­kerwike in Com. Buck. and gaveMon. Angl. Vol. [...]. 508 b. n, 50. the moity of the Mannor of Ginges (in Com. Essex) to the Knights Hospitalers; as alsoMon. Angl. Vol 1. 370 a. n. 20. the Churches of Everton and Ance, to the Monks of S. Neots, in Com. Hunt.

To him succeeded Richard, Richard. unto whom King Henry the Second, confirmedCart Antiq. AA. n. 37. the Office of Fo­rester of Essex, with the custody of his House at Havering, and all other his House in that Forest; to enjoy in as ample manner, as any of his Ancestors had held the same.

[Page 439] In 6 Ric. 1. this Richard attended [...]. that King in his expedition then made into Normandy: And in 2 Ioh. had the like Confirmation [...]. of the Forestership of Essex from that King, as he had from King Henry the Second. For which, with the custody of the Castle of Hertford, he gave [...]. an hundred marks.

In 3 Ioh. he was made Sheriff [...]. of the Counties of Essex and Hertford: In which Office he continued [...]. till his death, which hap­ned in 5 Ioh. Whereupon the Wardship of his Land and Heir, was committed [...]. to Roger de Lacy, Constable of Chester, giving a thousand marks for the same: Milisent his Widow then surviving. Which Milisent in 12 Ioh. gave [...]. eleven hundred marks for the same Ward­ship.

The name of this Heir was also Richard; who, arriving to his full age, towards the later end of that Kings Reign, confederated with the Rebellious Barons of that time; and became so active in those troubles, that having got power into their hands, they constituted [...]. him one of those twenty five, of whom they made choice to govern the Realm. And in An. 1216. (18 Ioh.) with [...]. Robert Fitz-Walter, went [...]. over into France for more aid. Nor returned he to his due obedience, upon the death of King Iohn, as many other did: but, continuing still in Arms with the fiercest, was taken prisonerMarth Paris, 296. 46. in the Bat­tle of Lincoln, 14 Cal. Iulii, 1. Hen. 3.

Moreover, after this, being a person of an haughty spirit, he was in the Tourneament [...]. at [...] in 7 Hen. 3. contrary [...]. to the Kings pro­hibition; for which, his Lands were seised [...].. But afterwards, he became of a better temper. For, in 21 Hen. 3. he was constituted [...]. Justice of the Kings Forests in Northumbr. Rotel. Cantabr. Hunt. Buck. Oxon. Essex, Surr. Berks. Southampt. Wilts. Somers. Dors. Devon. Gloc. Heref. Staff. Salop. & Wigorn. And in 26 Hen. 3. made Sheriff [...]. of the County of Essex, and Governor [...]. of the Castle of Hertford, for the last half of that year; in which Office he continued [...]. so, until the end of the first half of the thirtieth year. And in 42 Hen. 3. had Summons [...]. to at­tend the King at Chester, on Munday preced­ing the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, to oppose the hostilities of the Welsh.

Of this Richard, it appears [...]., That he held the Lordships of Langele and Wardsbury, in capite of the King, as appertaining to his Barony of Stanstead in Essex: and that he died [...]. without issue shortly after: So that his Lands came to be shared [...]. amongst the issue of his three Sisters, as his next Heirs. Of which Sisters, Marge­ry, the eldest, was married [...]. to Hugh de Bolebeck; Aveline, the second, to [...]. William de Forz, Earl of Albemarle; and Philippa, the third, to [...]. Hugh de Playz:

Tatshall.

AT the time of the Norman Conquest, Eudo, Eudo. [...]. who, together with one Pinco, his sworn Brother in War (though otherwise not allied) came [...]. into England with Duke William, merited so well from him in that service; as that, for recompence thereof, they obtainedIbid., of his gift, the Lordship of Cat­shall, with the Hamlet of Thorpe, and Town of Kirkeby in Com. Linc. to be equally shared betwixt them: Eudo to holdIbid. his proportion im­mediately of the King; and Pinco his, ofIbid. Saint Cuthbert of Durham.

Being thus possessed of these Lands, Eudo seated himself at Tatshall; and left issue Hugh, Hugh. his SonMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 806 a n. 50. & ibid. b. n. 10. and Heir, called Hugh Fitz-Eudo, who was bornMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 806 a n. 50. & ibid. b. n. 10. in Britanny; and, being a very de­vout Man, FoundedMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 806 a n. 50. & ibid. b. n. 10. the Abby of Kirkstead in Com. Linc. for Cistertian Monks in An. 1139. (4 Steph.)

This Hugh had issue Robert, Robert 1. his SonIbid. and Heir, and two others, viz. Ex Autogr. in Bibl. D [...]u­ves. William sirnamed Fitz-Hugh, and William de Dentune. Which Ro­bert in 12 Hen. 2. upon Assessment of the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. tit. Linc. his Knights Fees to be twenty five in number, whereof all, except one, and an half, were De Veteri Feoffamento; and for which, in 14 Hen. 2. he answeredRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Linc. sixteen pounds thirteen shillings four pence to the Kings Exchequer. And by a formal CharterAutogr in Bibl. Deuves. ut supra., whereby he calls himself Ro­bertus filius Hugonis, filii Eudonis de Tatshall, gave License to the Monks of Kirkstea [...], to translate the Seat of their Abby to another place, more convenient for habitation; and granted them Common of Pasture, throughout all the Lands in Tatshall, Thorpe, and Kirkby, of his Fee, for all manner of Cattle: To which Char­ter (whereunto his Seal with Arms, viz. Chequy, and a cheif Ermine is affixed) are Witnesses William Fitz-Hugh, and William de Dentune his Brothers.

This Robert took to WifeRot. de do­minabus, &c. sub tit Linc Rot. 1. ... the Neice of Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln; and left issue Philip Philip. Rot. Pip. 1 Rich. 1. Linc. commonly called Philip Fitz-Robert Fitz-Hugh. Which Philip in 1 R. 1. paidRot. Pip. 1 Rich. 1. Linc. twenty five pounds for the Scutage of those Knights Fees he then held, in regard he was notRot. Pip. 1 Rich. 1. Linc. with the King in his expedition of Galwey; but in 6 Rich. 1. he attendedRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Linc. him into Normandy.

In 7 Rich. 1. this Philip was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisdem an. Berks. of Berk­shire; so also inRot. Pip. de iisdem. an. Berks. 8 & 9Rot. Pip. de iisdem. an. Berks. Ric. 1. and in 10 R. 1. executedRot. Pip. 10 R. 1. Linc. the same office for Lincolnshire: But in 1 Ioh. he was dead, for then did Robert de Tatshall Robert 2. (his Son) payOblat [...] 1 Joh m. 9. an hundred pounds ster­ling for his releif, and Livery of his Lands in Raddun; and ten marks more, for LiveryIbid. m. 17 Rot. Pip. 2 Joh. Linc. of Lands of seven pounds per annum value, which he had of the gift of Roger his Uncle, if it were found that Robert de Gant did sue for those Lands, together with other which Earl Simon had given him, of the Inheritance of Alice de Gant, unto whom this Robert wasIbid. m. 17 Rot. Pip. 2 Joh. Linc. Heir.

In 3 Ioh. he gaveOblat [...] 3 Joh m. 5. the King a fair and well-manned Goshawk, to have a Market every week upon the Thursday at Tatshall: And in 4 Ioh. a Goshawk of Norway, for License to come into England. In 7 Ioh. he executedRot. Pip. 4 Joh. Linc. Rot. Pip 7 Joh. Cantab [...]. & Hunt. the Office of Sheriff for the Counties of Cambridge and Huntingdon, and gaveRot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 9. the King an hun­dred pounds for the custody of the Lands of Iohn de Ingeham, and the Wardship and Marriage of his Heir, they beingRot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 9. of his Fee.

In 13 Ioh. upon collecting the Scutage of Scotland, he had a special dischargeRot Pip. 13 Joh. Linc. for the twenty five Knights Fees he held; and gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 275 a▪ n. 50. to the Canons of Bukenham, in Norfolk, half an Acre of Land, lying in Gunneby called [Page 440] Munkwell, for to find them an yearly pittance, together with the AdvowsonIbid. of the Church; but died [...]. about the fifteenth year of King Iohn; leaving issue, by Isold Pantulf his Wife [...]., Robert, Robert. his Son and Heir, whose Wardship, with the custody of his Lands, William, Earl of Arundel, for a Fine of seven hundred marks obtained [...]., paying his Debts due to the King.

Which Robert, commonly called Robert the third, gaveMon. An­glic. Vol. 2. 275 a n 50 & 60. to the Canons of Bukenham be­fore mentioned, Faldage for two hundred Sheep in Atheburgh, with free Pasturage, &c. As also Mon. An­glic Vol. 2. 275 a. n 50 & 60. fifty three Acres of errable Land in Buken­ham; and in 7 Hen. 3. wasRot. Fin. 7 H. 3. m. 4. in the Kings ser­vice with Horse and Arms; for which respect, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 7 H. 3. m. 4. of those Lands of Isold Pantulf, his Mother, which had been seised into the Kings hands, for certain debts due to the Crown.

In 8 Hen. 3. the King remittedClaus 8 H. [...]. m. 11. to him six marks of the debt, which he owed for the Scu­tage of Montgomery, In 10 Hen. 3. he had the custodyPat. 10 H. 3. m. 6. of Bolesover Castle; so like­wise Pat. 11 H. 3. m. 6. of Lincoln Castle, in 11 Hen. 3. commit­ted to his trust: And in 15 Hen. 3. had License Pat. 15 H. 3. m. 3. to build a Castle at his own Mannor of Tat­shall. This Robert having weddedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Amabill, the eldest of the four Daughters and Heirs of William the fourth of that name, Earl of Arun­del and Suffex, in 28 Hen. 3. sharedEx Coll R. Gl. S. with the rest of those Coheirs in that gre [...]t Inheri­tance; havingEx Cod. MS. in Bibl Cot­ton. u [...] supra. for her part, the Castle and Man­nor of Bukenham in Com. Norf. as their Prin­cipal Seat.

In 29 Hen. 3. upon collection of the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, he paidRot. Pip. 29 H. 3. Linc. twenty five pounds for his twenty five Knights Fees.

Surving his first Wife, he afterwards married Claus. 31 H. 3. m. 9. Testa de Nevill sub tit. Berks. ... the Daughter of Iohn de Grey, and hadClaus. 31 H. 3. m. 9. Testa de Nevill sub tit. Berks. with her, the Mannor of Scandebury in Com. Berks. heldClaus. 31 H. 3. m. 9. Testa de Nevill sub tit. Berks. of the King by Serjeanty, scil. the service of Falconry; and departed [...]Sc. 33 H. 3. n 39. Norf. this life in 33 Hen. 3. leaving Robert, Robert 4. his Son and Heir, then [...]sc. 33 H. 3. n 39. Norf. six and twenty years of age; who, doing his homageRot. Fin. 33. H 3. m. 4., and givingRot. Fin. 33 H. 3. m. 4. security for payment of a hundred pounds for his releif, had LiveryRot. Fin. 33 H 3. m. 4. of his Inheritance.

In 38 Hen. 3. this Robert, upon collection of the Aid for making the Kings eldest Son Knight, paidRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Linc. fifty pounds for the twenty five Knights Fees he held: In 42 Hen. 3. he received command Claus. 42 H. 3 in dorso m. 11. to attend the King at Chester, (amongst others) well fitted with Horse and Arms, to op­pose the incursions of the Welsh.

In 48 Hen. 3. adhering to the King in his War with the Barons, he was takenM. Paris. p. 196. M. West. in An. 1264. prisoner with him in that fatal Battle of Lewes. How his mind changed, I find not; but within little more than one year after, certain it is, That he was Esc. 49 H 3. n. 3. in Arms against the King in the Battle of Eve­sham, where the Rebellious Barons received an utter overthrow.

In 54 Hen. 3. upon partition [...]sc. 54 H. 3. n. 24. Ebor. Rot. Fin. 54 H. 3. m. 8. of the Lands of Ralph Fitz-Ranulph (Lord of Middleham in Com. Ebor.) he had [...]sc. 54 H. 3. n. 24. Ebor. Rot. Fin. 54 H. 3. m. 8. in Right of Ioane his Wife, the second [...]sc. 54. H. 3. n. 24. Ebor. Rot. Fin. 54 H. 3. m. 8. of the three Daughters and Heirs of the said Ralph, the Mannor of Well, and the moity of all the Woods belonging to that Lordship, and Sna [...]e; and diedEsc. 1. E 1. n 4. in 1 Edw. 1. being then seisedEsc. 1 E 1. n▪ 4. of the Mannors of Tibeham, Topecroft, and Bukenham, with the Castle, in Com. Norf. Shelle in Com. Suff. Bredon in Com. Leic. Malthy and Tatshall, with the Castle, in Com. Linc. leav­ing Robert, Robert 5. his Son and Heir, thenIbid. twenty four years of age. Which Robert then doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fi [...]. a E. 1. m. 3 [...]. of his Lands.

This Robert did such special service in the War of Wales, about the beginning of Ed­ward the First's time, That in consideration Rot. Fi [...]. 12 E 1. m. 18. thereof, he obtainedRot. Fi [...]. 12 E 1. m. 18. from the King a dis­charge from one hundred pounds, of that two hundred pounds he then owed unto the Exche­quer, and diedEsc. 26 E. 1. n. 40. in 26 Edw. 1. being then seised Esc. 26 E. 1. n. 40. of the Mannors of West Witton and Hund­manby, in Com. Ebor. As also of the Mannors of Well, Crakehale, and Thoraldby, in Right of Ioane his Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Ralph Fitz-Ranulph, above mentioned. He likewise died seisedEsc. 26 E. 1. n. 40. in his own Right, of the Castle of [...]atshall, with the Mannors of Can­dlesby and Boston in Com. Linc. And also of the Mannors of Wymondham and Buken­ham in Com. Norf. leaving Robert, Robert 6. his Son and HeirEsc. 26 E. 1. n. 40. then twenty four years of age. Who in his Childhood took to WifeClaus. 8 E. [...] m. [...]. Eve, the Daughter of Robert de Tibetot; which Eve hadClaus. 8 E. [...]. m. [...]. to her portion six hundred marks of Silver, but was Claus. 8 E. [...]. m. [...]. not then full thirteen years of age.

This Robert in 25 Edw. 1. (his FatherRot. Vas­con. 25 E. 1. m. 7. then living) wasRot. Vas­con. 25 E. 1. m. 7. in that expedition made into Gas­coigne; as alsoRot. S [...]. 26 E. 1. m. 5. in that of Scotland, in the six and twentieth of Edward the First. And the same year, doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. [...] 26 E. 1. m. [...]. of his whole Inheritance, savingRot. Fin. 26 E. 1. m. [...]. to Ioane his Mother, her reasonable Dowry.

In 28 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 11. again in the Wars of Scotland; but departedRot. Fin. 31 Ed. 1. m. 3. this life in 31 Ed. 1. leaving Robert, Robert 7. his Son and Heir, thenRot. Fin. 31 Ed. 1. m. 3. fifteen years of age; and three Sisters, viz. Emme, the Wife of ... Cailly, Ioane married to Sir Si­mon de Driby Knight, and Isabell to Sir Iohn de Orre [...]y Knight. Whereupon Eve his Widow had for her Dowry an AssignationRot. Fin. 31 Ed. 1. m. 3. of the Mannor of [...]yo in Com. Linc. Shaldeburne in Com. Berks. Gratefield in Com. Suff. The Hundred of Shropham, and Mannors of Topecroft and Denton, in Com. Norf. And afterwards marriedEsc. 3 E [...]. n. 58. to Iohn Cove.

Which Robert departingEsc. 24 E. 1. n. 57. Rot. Fin. 35 E. 1. m. 12. this life in his mino­rity, viz. inEsc. 24 E. 1. n. 57. Rot. Fin. 35 E. 1. m. 12. 34 Ed. 1. Thomas, the Son of Adam de Cailly then twenty four years of age, Ioane de Driby thirty years of age, and Isabell the Wife of Iohn de Orreby nine and twenty years of age, were foundEsc. 24 E. 1. n. 57. Rot. Fin. 35 E. 1. m. 12. his next Heirs: Unto whom the Lands of his Inheritance were thusIbid. Claus. 1 Ed. 2. m. 7. assigned, viz. to Thomas d [...] Cailly, the Castle of Buken­ham, with the fourth part of that Mannor, and half the Parks thereto belonging: As also the fourth part of all the Lands in Atti [...]burgh, the third part of those in Tibenham, the third part of two parts of the fourth part of the profits of the Tolbooth at Lenne, called the Green-Garth, and eleven pounds two shillings yearly Rent, all in Com. Norf. Ibid. Cla [...]f. 1 Ed. 1. m. 7.

To Ioane de Driby, the Castle of Tatshall, and Mannor, with certain Lands in Kirkby, Cungnesby, Matton, and Thorpe; the Court of Malthy, except the third part of three Woods in that Mannor, called Chaterie, Lokhagh, and Kirkby Wood; which three parts were assigned to Iohn de Orreby, and Isabell his Wife, unto whom was also allotted the Man­nor of Tybenham in Com. Norf. (excepting [Page 441] the third part of the Park, which Thomas de Cailly had in part of his Portion;) as also the eighth part of the Mannor of Bukenham, in recompence of the eighth part of the Parks of B [...]kenham, which was a [...]igned to the said Thomas; and the eighth part of the Lands in Attleburgh, all in Com. Norf.

Valoines.

IN the time of King William the Conqueror, Peter de Valoines Peter. possessedDomesd. lib. [...] iisd. Com [...]. divers Lordships (or the greatest part of them) in sundry Counties of this Realm, viz. in Essex twelve, in Cambridgeshire one, in Lincolnshire one, in Hertfordshire seventeen, in Norfolk twen­ty, and in Suffolk six; in which County, viz. at the Castle of Orford, his Descendants had the Head, or Capital Seat of their Barony.

This Peter, with Albreda his Wife, Sister [...]. to Eudo Dapifer, (id est, Steward to king Henry the first) for [...]. the health of the Soul of King William the Conqueror, and Maud his Queen; and for the good estate of King Henry the First, Founded [...]. the Priory of Bing [...]m, in Nor­folk, for Monks of S. Benedicts Order; making it a Cell [...]. to that great Abby of S. Albans in Hertfordshire, and amply endowed it with Lands and Revenues, whereof the Mannor of Binham was part, which he had (inter alia) by the gift [...]. of the Conqueror.

To this Peter, King Henry the First gaveCart. Antiq. [...] n. 22. an House in Hertford, with his Mills there; as also the Mannors of Esenden and Begeford. And in the seventh year of His Reign, joyned him in CommissionMon. Angl. ut supra. 172 b. n. 20 with Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, and others, to determine the business concerning the Liberties, and Priviledges of the Church of Rippon, granted thereto by King Athelstan, which Osbert, the then Sheriff of Yorkshire, had infringed.

To him succeeded Roger, Roger. his Son and Heir, who obtained from Maud, the Empress, a Con­firmation Cart. Antiq. K n. 24. of the Grant of King Henry the First, of the Mannors of Esendene and Bege­ford, and the Mills at Hertford; with all those other Lands and Fees, whereof his Father died seised; and had issue [...]. Peter de Valoines, who took to Wife [...]. Gundred de Warren; but died without issue, as it seems, for Robert, his Brother, succeeded [...]. in the Inheritance. Which Robert, in 12 Hen. 2. upon the Assessment of that Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, certified [...]. his Knights Fees to be in number thirty and a third part, De Veteri Feoffamento, and four De Novo. And in 14 Hen 2. upon the collection of that Aid, paid [...]. thirty marks and four shillings for those Fees.

Moreover, for [...]. the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Hawise his Wife, he gave [...]. to the Canons of Waltham in Essex, the Church of All-Saints at Herttford; and died [...]. in 30 Hen. 2. leaving issue [...]. one sole Daughter his Heir, called Gunnora, married [...]. to Robert Fitz-Walter (a great Baron in that time.) Which Gunnora, in 9 Ioh. had Livery [...]. of certain Lands in Burton in Com. Ebor. till then held in Dower by Emme de Humet, after the death of Geffrey de Valoines her Husband; which Lands did Hereditarily de­scend to her the said Gunnora, as his Heir, viz. Rot. Fin. 9 Joh. m. [...]. the Mannors of Farle [...]on, Cancefield, and S [...]eing. in Comitat. Lanc. Newham in Com. Northumbr. Burton in Com. Eor: and Parte­nay in Com. Linc. And in 13 Ioh. uponRot. Pip. 1 3 Jo [...]. Essex & Her [...]f. col­lection of the Scutage of Scotland▪ answered Rot. Pip. 1 3 Jo [...]. Essex & Her [...]f. for thirty Fees and a third part, belonging to the Barony of Robert de Valoines, her late Father. But all that I have farther seen of her, is, That she gaveMon. Anglic. Vol. [...]. 53 [...] b. n. 20. the Church of Wuelow, and Town of Luiton, to the Nuns of Haliwell in Com. Middl.

Of this Family was also Alan de Valoines, Alan. who in 32, 33, & 34 Hen. 2. was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisdem [...]nn. Kanc. of [...]ent. So likewise inRot. Pip. de iisdem [...]nn. Kanc. 1 Rich. 1. In which year he ob­tained a GrantCart. An­tiq. X. n. [...]7. from that King of all the Lands of Torphin, of Alenestrue, id est, all Al­nest [...]. and Ad [...]riches [...]on, with Helen, the Heir of him the said Torphin: As alsoCart. An­tiq. X. n. [...]7. all the Lands of the same Torphin, lying in Westmor­land; likewiseCart. An­tiq. X. n. [...]7. the Land of Crosby and Nateby, with liberty to keep Greyhounds and Braches, to hunt and take the Hare and Fox in any of the Kings Forests. But departing this life without issue, before the sixth of Richard the First, Hugh de Hastings then gaveRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Ebor. a Fine of two hundred [...] and twenty marks for liberty, to marry his Widow, with her Inheritance.

And in 12 Ioh. Robert de Valoines, Robert. BrotherRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Buck & Bedf [...] of this Alan, gaveRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Buck & Bedf [...] a Fine of one hundred marks, and two Palfreys, for Livery of the Mannor of So [...]inton, descendedRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Buck & Bedf [...] to him by this his death without issue.

This Robert marriedEsc. 48 H. 3. n▪ 25. Ro [...]se, one of the Sisters and Heirs to that William le Blund, who was slain Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. 184 b. 60. in the Battle of Lewes, in 48 Hen. 3. and had issue Robert, who took to WifeIbid. & 18 [...] a. Eve de Criketot, by whom he had issueIbid. & 18 [...] a. two Daughters, his Heirs, viz. Roese, the WifeIbid. & 18 [...] a. of Sir Edmund Pakenham Knight, and Cicely ofIbid. & 18 [...] a. Robert de Vfford.

After this last Robert, Robert. ere long I meet with an­other Robert de Valoines, who in 10 Edw. 1. died Esc. 10 E. 1. [...]. 15. seised of divers Lands in Walsham in Com. Suff. Likewise of the moity of the Mannor of TXworth, which he held in capite by Barony; as alsoEsc. 10. E. 1. [...]. 15. of the Mannors of Wrabbenasse, Tollesfont, and Blontshull.

I now come to Theobald de Valoines, another Branch of this Stock.

This Theobald Theobald. gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 319 a. n. 30 & 40. to the Canons of Hike­ling in Com. Norf. his Lordship of Arlum, with the Churches of hikeling, Perham, and Haketon; and bestowedCart. 5 Joh. n 123 Mon. Ang. Vol▪ 1. 490 b. n. 20. on Ioane and Anne his Sisters, then professed Nuns, all his Land of Campesse, to found a Monastery there. An­other Daughter he had called Berta, marriedIbid. 246 b. to Ranulph de Glanvill, Justice of England, for some years of King Henry the Seconds Reign; and departedRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Norf. & Suff. this life in 11 Ioh. Whereupon Thomas, his Son and Heir, gave three hundred marks, and three Palfreys for Livery of his Lands.

Which Thomas Thomas▪ in 17 Ioh. adheredClaus 17 Joh m. 6. [...] to the Rebellious Barons then in Arms, by reason where­of, his Lands lying in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire, were givenClaus 17 Joh m. 6. [...]. to Walter de Evermus: But in 1 Hen. 3. returningClaus. 1 H 3. m. 1. to obedi­ence, he had restitutionClaus. 1 H 3. m. 1. of them again.

Another Branch of this Family was Philip de Valoines, Philip. who in 2 Rich. 1. gave [...]ot. Pip. 2 R. 1. E. ex & Her [...]f. an hundred pounds for Livery of the Lands of Geffrey his Brother, being his Heir.

[Page 442] To which Philip succeeded Sybilla, (his Daughter and Heir, as I ghess) who, in 6 Rich. 1. gave [...]. forty marks to be exempted from that ex­pedition then made into Normandy; and in 10 Rich. 1. paid a Fine [...]. of fifty marks for liberty to marry. Whereupon she became the Wife of ... Stutevill: For certain it is, That Eustace de Stutevill was [...]. her Son and Heir, from whom descended Robert de Stutevill, whose ancestor the before specified Philip de Valoines is said [...]. to be.

This Sybill gave [...]. to the Nuns of Rossedale in Com. Ebor. the Church of [...]hoRpenhold, in the Diocess of CarlisLe. She likewise bestowed [...]. on the Knights Hospitalers the Mannor of the Holy Trinity of Reverley in Com. Ebor. with divers Lands in that Town; as also [...]. the Mannor of [...]orth Burton, with certain Lands there, and in North Dalton.

Monmouth.

IN the time of King William the Conqueror, William the Son of Baderon possessed [...]. twelve Lordships in Glocestershire, and ten in Here [...]ordshire; and at that time had likewise the custody [...]. of those four Carucates of Land within the Castle of Monmouth, which were the Kings Demesn.

To this William succeeded [...]. Withenock, sir­named de Monmouth (his Son and Heir) who having by [...]. the instinct of Almighty God, and advice of his fellow Soldiers and Friends (as the words of his Charter import) built a Church within the same Castle, dedicated to the honor of the Blessed Virgin, and S. Florence, gave [...]. it, in pure Alms, to the Monks of S. Florence, at S [...]lmure (vulgarly called S [...]me [...]s) in France, whereupon it became a Cell to that Foreign Monastery.

To him succeeded Baderon his Son [...].; which Baderon, with the consent of his two Sons [...]., Gil­bert and Iames, granted [...]. to the Monks at Mon­mouth, in exchange for Hodonock, three Forges situate upon the River Wey, free from any Toll, Passage, Forestage, or any other Custom for the Iron made therein.

This Baderon in 12 Hen. 2. upon Assessment of the Aid, for marrying the Kings Daughter, cer­tified [...]. his Knights Fees De Antiquo Fe [...]ffamento, to be ten in number; Whereof one, he saith, that he had given, upon the death of his Wife, to the Knights Hospitalers, for the health of her Soul; and that he had five more in his own Demesn; for all which, in 14 Hen. 2. he answeredRot. Pip 14 H. 2. Heref. fifteen marks.

To this last mentioned Baderon succeeded Gil­bert, his Son and Heir, who in 22 Hen. 2. paid Rot. Pip. 22 H. 2. Heref. an hundred marks to the King for trespasses in his Forests.

And to Gilbert, Iohn. Which Iohn, in 3 Ioh. gave▪ [...] 3 Joh▪ m 5. sixscore marks to the King, and two Norway Goshawks for his share of the Lands of Walter Walerond; and of those which did belong to the Mother of the same Walter.

This Iohn in 7 Ioh. uponRot. Pip. 7 Joh. Heref. levying the sixth Scutage of that King, paidRot. Pip. 7 Joh. Heref. thirty marks for the fifteen Knights Fees which he held. And in 13 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Heref. a thousand marks, as also two Horses for the great Saddle, and ten Chasurs, for the obtaining of his favor. In 15 Ioh. be­ing Pat. 16 Joh. m. 4. then at Glocester, with some other of the Barons of the Marches, he received command Pat. 16 Joh. m. 4. to march to Cirencester, upon Munday next after the Octaves of the Clause of Easter, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, and all the power he could make.

In 17 Ioh. he was made GovernorPat. 17 Joh. m. 17. of the Castles of S. Bravel (in Com. Gloc.) Brem­ [...]le Ibid m. 1 [...]. (in Sussex) and Grosmunt Ibid. m 8. in Wales; and the same year, had a GrantClaus. 17 Joh. m. 4., from the King, of all the Lands of Hugh de Malbisse, lying in the Counties of Bedford and Cam­bridge (which manifesteth that he adhered to the King in that troublesome time, when he had War with the Barons.) In 18 Ioh. he had Li­very Pat. 18 Joh. m. 3. of the Castles of Grosmunt, Skene­frith, and Lanteliock, as his own proper right. He was also then joyned in Commission Ibid. m. 5. with Walter de Lacy, and others, for the custody of Elmeley Castle in Worcestershire, until the return of Walter de Beauchamp from Gualo, the Popes Legate (to whom he wentIbid. m. 5. for Abso­lution from his transgressions against the King;) and was likewise constituted GuardianIbid. m. 8. of S. Briavels Castle before mentioned.

In 7 Hen. 3. he had LiveryClaus. 7 Hen. 3. m. [...]. of the Guardian­ship of the Forest of Clarendon; as also of the Bailiwicks of Paulet and Bocholt, in RightClaus. 7 Hen. 3. m. [...]. of Cicely his Wife, Daughter and Heir of Walter Walerond, to whom, by inheritance, it did belong: And in 8 Hen. 3. upon collecting the Scutage of Montgomery; he was specially acquittedRot. Pip. 8 H. 3. Wil [...]. for those eight Knights Fees, and a third part, which were the third part of those twenty five Knights Fees, that appertained to Walter Walerond.

In 13 Hen. 3. he was constitutedPat. 13 H. 3. m. 3. Sheriff of the Counties of Salop and Stafford; but more I have not seen of him, than that he was FounderMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 9 [...] a. n. 30. of Grace dieu Abby in Wales; and that he left issue Iohn, his Son and Heir.

Which Iohn in 15 Hen. 3. had the Castle and Honor of Strigun committedPat. 15. H. 3. m. 3. to his custody; as alsoRot. Pip. de iisdem ann▪ Pat. 15 H. 3. in dorso m. 2. the County and Castle of Hereford, during that year, and the next following: And about that time, for the health of his own Soul, the Souls of his Father and Mother, and all his Ancestors, gaveMon. Angl. ut supra 601 b. n. 10. to the Monks of S. Florence at [...] before mentioned, in pure Alms, the Hospital of S. Iohn at Monmouth, with di­vers Lands and Rents thereto belonging.

In 17 Hen. 3. uponM. Paris, in An. 1233. p▪ 390. n. 4. that Insurrection by Ri­chard Earl Marshall, this Iohn, and Ralph de Toeny were madeM. Paris, in An. 1233. p▪ 390. n. 4. Generals of the Kings Army (consisting much of Poictovins) then left in Wales to oppose him; but in this imployment their success proved very bad; for having a de­sing Ibid. in An. [...]234. p. 394. privily to have surprised the Earl Marshal; their purpose being discoveredIbid. in An. [...]234. p. 394. the Earl plant­ed Ibid. in An. [...]234. p. 394. his Forces in a Wood, through which they were to pass; and, after a great out-cry, with sounding of Trumpets fell on them, and totally routedIbid. in An. [...]234. p. 394. them; so that they lost many of their Men, and escaped very narrowly themselves. And in [...]0 Hen. 3. at the Coronation of Queen Eleanor, with Iohn Fitz-Alan, Ralph Mortimer, and Walter de Clifford, being Lords Marchers, claimedSeld. Tit of Honor▪ p. 75 [...]. as Ius Marchiae, to carry the Canopy, which belongs to the Barons of the Cinque Ports.

[Page 443] In 22 Hen. 3. the Truce betwixt King Henry, and Lewelin Prince of Wales, being at an end [...].; whereupon Lewelin exacted [...]. Homage from the great men of North-Wales, the King directed his precept [...]. to this Iohn (together with other of the Barons-Marchers) to attend him at Oxford, in the Quind. of Easter, there to advise concerning those affairs.

In 25 H. 3. upon [...]. the death of Gilbert Mare­schal Earl of Pembroke, he was made Gover­nor [...]. of Striguil Castle: but in 32 Hen. 3. be­ing dead [...]., Iohn his Son and Heir paying an hundred pounds for his relief, had Livery [...]. of his Lands.

Which last mentioned Iohn, in 35 Hen. 3. was constituted [...]. Governor of the Castle of Penros in uuales; and shortly after, made Warden [...]. of New-Forest in Hantshire, as his Ancestors had been [...]..

But (having no issue Male) in consideration [...]. of certain Lands, which Prince Edward granted him for life; he gave [...]. to the said Prince and his Heirs, for ever, his Castle and Honor of Mon­mouth, as also all other his Lands and Tene­ments: Which Grant was confirmed [...] by the King 13 Sept. 40 Hen. 3. and departingClaus. 41 Hen. 3. m. 6. this life in 41 Hen. 3. left Albreda de Botereus, and Ioan de Nevile his DaughtersClaus. 41 Hen. 3. m. 6. and Heirs, then of full age.

Fitz-Warine.

WHen William the Conqueror, for strengthening the Marches against the Welch, did commit divers places to the trust of sundry persons; it is said [...]., that (amongst other) he disposed of Abberbury, [...]. in Com. Salop. and Alestoun, in Com. Glouc. to Guarine de Meez (a branch of the House of Loraine.) Which Guarine was [...]. Sheriff of Shropshire, in Anno 1083. (16 Will. Conq.) and one of the chief [...]. Councellors to Roger de Montgomerie then Earl of Shrewsbury. Of this Guarine it is also said [...].; that hearing a report, that William, a valliant Knight, Sisters Son to Pain Peverell Lord of Whitington, in Comit. Salop. had two Daughters; whereof Mellet was one, who resolved to marry none but a Knight of great Prowess: as also that her Father, ha­ving thereupon concluded, that some noble young men should meet at Peverels-place [...]. in the Peke; and he who performed best should have his Daughter Mellet, with the Castle of Whi­tington, he came thither, and fighting with a Son of the King of Scotland, as also with a Baron of Burgoyne, and vanquishing them both (having then a Silver Shield, with a Pea­cock for his Crest) did thereupon take her to Wife. Likewise, that, being thus seated at Whitington, he warred upon the Welsh; and that Iorevard Prince of Wales, did War on him; but at length had the worst. Also, that he had much ado in defending his Lands against Walter de Lacy, who resided at Lud­low.

Moreover, that he founded [...]. the Abby at Abberbury; and gave [...]. to the Monks of St. Peters Abby at Shrewsbury, a part of Brade­ston; LikewiseIbid. the Town of Ougfort, with the Tithes of [...]petone; as also the Church and Tithes of Beritone. And, that after his death, ... his Wife, for the health of his Soul, bestowedIbid. on them an House in Shrews­bury, which was part of her Dowry; to the intentIbid., that the Fermour thereof, should find a Wax light, to burn in the Abby Church there, every night throughout the year, atIbid. 379. [...]. n. 10. the Altar of the Holy Innocents.

Furthermore, it is reportedIbid. 376. b. n. 60. & 370. b. n. 10., that this Wa­rine had a Brother called Reginald, who gave to those Monks of Shrewsbury, the Town of Leghe; and after the death of Warine, took Ibid. 377. a. n. 20. his Wife and his Honor. Likewise, that he had a Son called Hugh, who gaveIbid. n. 30. to those Monks of Shrewsbury, the Church of St. Oswald, and also the Church of Mutle, with the Tithes of Nesse and Scrawardine; Fouke. but Fulke his Son succeeded him in his Lands and Honor.

Which Fulke, beingLel▪ Coll. ut supra. 262. under the tutelage of one Ioos Iosceus de Dinan [...], a Baron of that age. a Knight, fell in LoveLel▪ Coll. ut supra. 262. with his Daughter Hawise, and married her; and having so done, tookIbid. 263. a journey with Ioos into Ireland, and assistedIbid. 263. him in his warrs against Walter de Lacie.

This is that Fulke, who was calledMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 383. a. l. 2. Fulco Vicecomes, and gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 383. a. l. 2. the Lordship of Pine­lege to the Abby of St. Peter at Shrewsbury. He was also constitutedIbid. 605. b▪ n▪ 30. Lieutenant of the Marches by King Henry the first, aboutHist. of Wa [...]es by D. Powell▪ p. 185. the year 1122. (23 Hen. 1.) having then beenHist. of Wa [...]es by D. Powell▪ p. 185. in Wales, and settled all in quiet there. More­over, ere long, SkirmishingLel. Coll. ut supra. 264. with the Prince of Wales,, he gave him an hurtLel. Coll. ut supra. 264. in the Shoul­der, and forcedLel. Coll. ut supra. 264. him to flee to a Castle called Cayhome; but was in that Skirmish wound­ed Lel. Coll. ut supra. 264. himself. After which he rodeIbid. 264 [...]. towards Gloucester, to meet King Henry of whom he was courteously entertainedIbid. 264 [...] and made Stew­ard Ibid. 264 [...] of his House; as also Lord and Gover­nor Ibid. 264 [...] of those Marches.

He likewise fought [...]. with the Prince of Wales, near Hereford, and had the better [...]. of the day: for which respect, when [...]. the Prince of Wales restored to the Lords Mar­chers their Lands; he retained [...]. Mallor and Whitington; whereupon King Henry the se­cond gave [...]. unto him for that loss, the Honor of Alston.

In 2 R. 1. this Fulk paidRot. Pip. 2. R. 1. Wilts. an hundred pounds for part of the inheritance belonging to his Wife: and was made KnightLel. Coll. ut supra. by King Henry at Winchester, together with his three Brethren.

It is saidLel. Coll. ut supra. that upon a falling out with Iohn, Son to King Henry the second, at the Game of Chesse; having his Head broke with the Chesse board by Iohn; he gave him such a blow, that he almost Killed him.

When he died I do not certainly find; but 'tis evident that he was buriedIbid. at Abberbury; and thatIbid. at the time of his death, Fulke his Son and Heir was in the Wars of Lumbardy: Moreover, that he hadIbid. five other Sons; viz. William, Guarine, Phillip, Iohn, and Alan.

This Fulke F [...]uke 2. the second hadIbid. a Castle at Ab­berbury, the ruins whereof are extant; and was, by King Richard the first, leftIbid. to defend the Marches of Wales, when he went into the Holy-Land. Moreover, in 7 Ric. 1. he gave Rot. Pip. 7 R. 1. Salop. a fine of forty Marks to the King, for livery [Page 444] of Whitington Castle, according to the judg­ment then given for him thereof, in the Kings Court.

But, after [...] the death of King Richard, Mau­rice, Son to Roger, who had Whitington-Castle given him by the Prince of Wales; being made Warden [...] of the Marches by King Iohn, he desired [...] a confirmation of that Castle under the Great Seal; having sent [...] a Courser well trapped, unto Montgomerie Castle, for the King, obtainted [...] his request. This Fulke therefore and his Brother, desiring Justice from▪ the King, as 'tis said; [...] and not prevailing, quitted their fidelity, and went from Win­chester. It is also said, that [...] one Gerard a Lord of France, being sent by the King to en­counter them; was slain in that adventure. More­over, that [...] Hawyse Wife to this Fulke, advi­sing him, he fled into Britanny. Likewise Ibid. that thereupon King Iohn seized his Lands: and afterwards, upon his return into England, causedIbid. him to be pursued; constitutingIbid. 266. Gil­bert de Montferrant Captain of those that follow­ed him; whom Fulke and his Brethren killed.

But notwithstanding King Iohn's wrath to­wards him; upon the death of Maurice, the Prince of Wales, restoredIbid 266. Whitington unto him. Whereof King Iohn having notice, he privily sentIbid. 267. to the same Prince Lewelin, to surprise him, with his Brethren also; and to cutIbid 267. off their Heads. Of which designe this Fulke having noticeIbid., by Ioan Wife of Leweline, Sister to King Iohn; Ibid. he fled into France, and went by the nameIbid. of Sir Amyce. Howbeit, notwith­standing he was thus gone, King Iohn would not be satisfied; but advertisedIbid. the King of France that he was a Rebell. Nevertheless, that King bore such a respect to him, that he offeredIbid. & 268. him a Barony there, which he refu­sed Ibid. & 268.; and [...]ailingIbid. & 268. to other parts, at length, landed at Dovor; thence came to Wind [...]ore, where, hearingIbid. that the King was coming thither to hunt, he changedIbid. his Cloaths with a Colliar, and standingIbid. in the way where the King rode, being askedIbid. if he saw any Game; he answeredIbid. yes: and thereupon tookIbid. the King (under that pretence) to his Tent, where his Brethren and Friends were: and, having him there alone, threatnedIbid. him for his Banishment so sore, that he obtained promise Ibid. of pardon. But the King being loose, caused him again to be closely pursuedIbid., that he was constrained to fleeIbid. to Sea▪ so that he went into [...]. Barbary, and there fell in love [...]. with a noble Lady called Idonea. Howbeit, at length, returning [...]. again into England, through the mediation [...]. of Ranulph Earl of Chester, the Earl of Gloucester, Hugh Bigot, Earl Marshal, and Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury, he ob­tained restitution [...]. of his Castle at Whitington.

Our publick Records sayPat. 5 Joh. m. 5.; that, rebelling against King Iohn, he was outlawed: and that thereupon Weenoc Son of Meurich (of Powys) gave [...]. to the King an hundred pounds, and four Pal [...]reys for Whitington, with the ap­purtenances; whereof his Father had been seised, at the time of his death; and whereof he had King Henry the second's Charter; as also the confirmation of King Iohn. And moreover, that the same year, through the Mediation [...]. of I. Bishop of Norwich, and Will. Earl of Sa­lisbury (the Kings Brother) the King was pleased to pardonIbid. that his Flight, and the Ut­lary pronounced against him; and to receive him to favor. Also, that thereupon, givingRot▪ Pip. 6 Joh. Salop▪ Rot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 11. two hundred marks, and two Coursers, he had Li­very Rot▪ Pip. 6 Joh. Salop▪ Rot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 11. of the Castle of Whitington, as his hereditary right; CommandPat 7 Joh. m. 7. being given to the Sheriff of Shropshire, to yield him pos­session thereof accordingly. And in 9 Ioh. gave Rot. Pip. 9 Joh. Can­tab. & Hunt. to the King twelve hundred marks, and two Palfreys, to have Maud the Daughter of Robert Vavasour to Wife, with her inheritance; which Maud was WiddowClaus. 17 Joh. m. 21. of Theobald Walter.

In 12 Ioh. he attendedRot. [...]in. 14 Hen. 3. m 9. the King into Ire­land. And in 17 Ioh. had LiveryClaus. 17 Joh. ut supra. of the Dowry of her the said Maud, lying in Amun­dernesse, in Com. Lanc.

After this, Hugh Bigot, forLel Coll. ut supra. 269. the love he bore to him, bestowedLel Coll. ut supra. 269. on him the Lordship of Wantinge (in Com. Berks.) Hereupon he went Lel Coll. ut supra. 269. with Ranulph Earl of Chester, again into Ireland.

About this time it was that he adheredM. Paris, p. l. 254. l5. to the rebellious Barons; and with the principall of them (the next ensuing year) underwent the sentenceIbid. 277. l 28. of Excommunication by the Pope. He likewise continuedClaus. 1 Hen. 3. m. 10. in rebellion after the death of King Iohn. Whereupon King Henry the third gaveClaus. 1 Hen. 3. m. 10. the Mannor of Norburgh, in Com. Leic. (which was part of his Lands) to Henry Earl of Warwick. But in 4 Hen. 3. he made his compositionRot. Pip 4 Hen. 3. Berk [...]. with the King, and gaveRot. Pip. 4 Hen. 3. Berk [...]. two hundred sixty two pounds and two great Coursers, for to have possession of his Castle at Whitington. Whereupon under­taking Claus. 5 Hen. 3. m. 9., that it should not be prejudicial to the King; in 5 Hen. 3. he had licenceClaus. 5 Hen. 3. m. 9. to fortify it. And thenceforth manifestedClaus. 9 Hen. 3. m. 21. his loyalty, in his service against the Welch, in South-Wales, under the famous William Mareshall Earl of Pembroke; as also in his obsequious attendanceClaus. 9 Hen. 3. m. 21. upon the King himself, in his Army, at Montgomerie.

In 11 Hen. 3. this Fulke obtained the Kings CharterClaus 11 H. 3. m. 4. for a Fair every year at his Mannor of Cheping-Samburne, for three dayes; viz. the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle; and in 17 Hen. 3. gave Rot. Pip. 17 H 3. Salop. the King six hundred marks, for the Ward­ship of the Heirs of William Pantulf, and bene­fit of their marriage.

In 22 Hen. 3. the time of the Truce betwixt King Henry and Lewelyn Prince of Wales, be­ing nearClaus. 22 Hen. 3. in dorso. m. 16. to an end, he was summonedClaus. 22 Hen. 3. in dorso. m. 16. with other of the Barons-Marchers, to attend the King at Oxford, on Tuesday next after the Quind. of Easter; then to consultClaus. 22 Hen. 3. in dorso. m. 16. of what should thereupon be done. And in 29 Hen. 3. when M. Westm. in Ann. 1245. Lawrence de St. Martin the Popes Kinsman, was sent into England, to exact money from the Bishops and Abbots, to the great dislikeM. Westm. in Ann. 1245. of the People; and thereupon InquisitionM. Westm. in Ann. 1245. made of what was so got throughout England; the King di [...]cerningIbid. it very burthensome, sent Ibid. this Fouke to command him to quit the Realm.

In 30 Hen. 3. he procured another Charter Cart. 30 H. 3. m. 8. from the King for a fair every year at his Mannor of Waneting, in Com. Berks▪ for three days; viz. on the Eve of the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr, and two days following: and in 41 Hen. 3. received commandClaus 41 H. 3. in dorso, m 6. to be assistant unto Hamon Strange for guarding the Marches of Wales, in the parts about Mont­gomerie. [Page 445] Moreover, in 42 Hen. 3. he recei­ved farther summons [...]., to attend the King at Chester, on MOnday next after the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, well furnished with Horse and Armes, to restrain the incursions of the Welsh. And in 44 Hen. 3. with the rest of the Barons-Marches, had the like command [...]. to repair to the Marches, for prevention of farther mis­chief from the Welsh.

This Fulke married [...]. a second Wife called Clarice: and in 48 Hen. 3. being [...]. in the Battle of Lewes, on the Kings part; was there drowned [...]. in the adjacent River; leaving issue Fulke [...]. his Son and Heir, and a Daughter cal­led Eve; who became the second Wife [...]. to Lew­elin Prince of Wales.

Which Fulke, having made proof [...]. of his age in 1 Edw 1. and claimed [...]. his own inheritance, wedded [...]. the Daughter to Gryffyn, Son of We­novewyn, with whom he had [...]. the territory of Ballesleg. Moreover in 10 Ed. 1. he attended [...]. the King in that Expedition then made by him into Wales, and merited [...]. so well for the service he did there, at that time; that he obtained Pardon [...]. for two hundred pounds, of that four hundred pounds debt, which he owed unto the Exchequer: and likewise a Charter [...]. for Free-warren in all his Demesne Lands at Whitington, as also another [...]. for the like Free-warren in all his Lands at Abberbury, and for [...]. a Market every week there upon the Fri­day, with two Fairs yearly; the one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Cirice and Iulite; and the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the feast of St. Nicho­las.

In 22 Edw. 1. he was Summoned [...]., amongst divers other great men, to attend the King with his advice, touching the great affairs of the Realm: and soon after that, the same year, accompanied [...]. him into Gascoigne, with a military power.

In 25 Edw. 1. he was of the retinue [...]. with that great Prelate Anthony Beke, then Bishop of Durham, in that Expedition then made into Flanders. In the same year also he was [...]. a­gain with the King in his Warrs against the Welsh: And in 27 Edw. 1. in [...]. the Wars of Scotland. So likewise in [...]. 29 Edw. 1.

In 34 Edw. 1. he was [...]. one of that great number of those select men, that then received the order of Knighthood at London, by Bath­ing and other sacred Ceremonies, with Prince Edward: whence he advanced [...]. with him into Scotland, to restrain the attempts of Robert de Brus, who had at that time assumed the Crown of that Realm: and in 35 Edw. 1. sate [...]. with the rest of the Peers in the Parliament, then held by King Edward, at his City of Carlisle.

In 8 Edw. 2. he received the Kings precept [...]. to fit himself with Horse and Armes, to attend him at Barwick upon Twede, for restraining the incursions of the Scots: and had Summons to Parliament [...]. from 23 Edw. 1. untill this eighth year of King Edward the second's reign inclusive. But, about this time he died: for [...]. the next year following, Alianore the Wife of Fulke, his Son and Heir, by reason [...]. of her husbands aboad in the Wars of France, was by the Kings spe­cial favor, permitted [...]. to have Livery of the Mannor the Whitington, untill his return into England, that he might perform his Homage.

In 12 Edw. 2. this last mentioned F [...]lke Ful [...]e 4. was Rot Scoc. 1 [...] E 2. m 13. in the Wars of Scotland, being then of the retinueRot Scoc. 1 [...] E 2. m 13. to the Earl of Arundel [...].

Moreover, in 14 Edw. 2. uponMS Oxon. in bibl [...] K. [...]4 Cant. f. 98b. that Insur­rection of many of the Barons; he was Con­stable MS Oxon. in bibl [...] K. [...]4 Cant. f. 98 b. of the Kings Army which advanced a­gainst them; And in 18 Edw. 2. inRot. Vase. 18 E. 2. m. [...]. that ex­pedition then made into Gascoigne. In 1 E. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 5. again in the Scottish Wars: and in 3 Edw. 3 upon theT. Wals. in codem a [...]no, conviction of Edmund Earl of Kent (the Kings Uncle) for reporting his Brother, King Edw. 2. to be alive, with en­deavor to restore him to his Throne; amongst other persons whom he accused as instigators of him to that attempt, he chargedT. Wals. in codem a [...]no, this Fulke Fitz-Warine for one; and alledgedT. Wals. in codem a [...]no, that he had promised him his assistance therein For which transgression his Castle of [...]tington was seizedClaus. 4 Edw. 3. m. 15.: but the next year following, the King beingClaus. 4 Edw. 3. m. 15. satisfied, that he was not guilty of that fact, restoredClaus. 4 Edw. 3. m. 15. unto him the possession thereof.

In 7 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Scoc. Y E 3. m. 1. in the Wars of Scotland. Moreover, in 20 Edw. 3. inRot. Franc. 20 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 3. that expedition then made into France. And had SummonsClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 8 Edw. 2. untill 9 Edw. 3. inclusive.

But in 23 Edw. 3. he departedEsc. 23 E. 3. n. 39. Glouc. this life; be­ing then seizedEsc. 23 E. 3. n. 39. Glouc. of the Hundred of UUan­tyng, in Com. Berks. as also of two parts of the Mannor of Wantyng (Mabel his Mother hold­ing Esc. 23 E. 3. n. 39. Glouc. then the third part thereof) as alsoIbid. of the Mannor of Whityngton, in the Marches of Wales: andIbid. of certain Lands in Benham in Com. Glouc. heldIbid. of Thomas Lord Berkley, Lord of Brimmesfield, in Serjeanty; viz. to carry a Horn in Brimmesfield-Park, be­twixt the Feasts of the Assumption and Nativity of the blessed Virgin, at such time as the King should hunt there: leaving Fulke Ibid. his Son and Heir; at that time seven years old and upwards: and a Daughter called Mabell, WifeEx vet. membr. in bibl. Cotton of Iohn de Tresgoz.

Which Fulke Fulke 5. making proofClaus. 36 Edw. 3. m. 29. of his age in 36 Edw. 3. had LiveryClaus. 36 Edw. 3. m. 29. of his Lands: and in 41 Edw. 3. attendedRot. Franc. 41 E. 3. m. 5. Edward the Black-Prince into Gascoigne. So likewise in 43 Edw. 3. Moreover, in 47 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Alem. 47 E. 3. m. 21. in that expedition then made into Flanders, being then of the retinue unto Thomas Earl of War­wick; and the same year received CommandClaus. 47 E. 3. in dorso m. 15., (with other the Barons-Marchers) to come to Ludlow, on the Octaves of the Purification of the blessed Virgin, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to restrain the Incursions of Lewelyn Prince of Wales. But in that year (viz. 47 Ed. 3.) viz. on Friday next ensuing the Feast of St. Chad the Bishop, he departedEsc 6 R. [...]. n. 37. this life, be­ing then seizedEsc 6 R. [...]. n. 37. of the Mannors of Carston and Staunton-Fitz-Waryn, in Comitat. Wiltes-Bentham, in Com. Glouc. Wantyng, in Com. Berks. as also of the Castle and Lordship of Whitington, in Com. Salop. leaving issueRot. Fin. 15 Ric. [...]. [...] 11. Claus. 15 R. 2. m. 3. by Margaret his Wife, the third Sister and one of the CoheirsRot. Fin. 15 Ric. [...]. [...] 11. Claus. 15 R. 2. m. 3. to Nicholas de Aldithley of He­leigh-Castle, in Com. Staff. Fulke Fulke 6. his Son and Heir, then twenty one years of age and up­wards.

Of whom I find nothing memorable, but his death, which hapnedRot Fin. 1 P 2. p. 2. m. 12▪ in 1 Ric. 2. whereupon the custody of his Castle at Whitington, by reason of the minority of Fulke his Son and Heir, was committedRot Fin. 1 P 2. p. 2. m. 12▪ to Iames de Aldithley. But in [Page 446] 7 Rich. 2. this last mentioned Fouke, Fulke 7. making proof [...]. of his age, and doing his homage, had Livery [...]. of his Lands: And in 12 Rich. 2. having mar­ried [...]. Elizabeth, the Sister and Heir of Iohn, the Son and Heir of Sir William Cogan Knight, by Elizabeth his Wife, the Widow of Sir Hugh Courtney Knight, doing his fealty [...]. for the Lands of her Inheritance, had Livery [...]. of them.

This Fouke lived not long after; for, having by his Testament,Rous, qu. [...]. f. 13 a., bearing date at Heleigh Castle (the Lord Aldithleys Seat) the Tuesday next before the Feast of S. Laurence, 15 Rich. 2. bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Chancel of the Church at Whittington; as also or­dained a Tomb to be there made over his Grave (of which Testamen, he constituted Elizabeth his Wife, and Philip his Uncle, Executors:) He departedEsc. 15 R. 2. p. 1. n▪ [...]3. this life the very same day, being then seisedEsc. 15 R. 2. p. 1. n▪ [...]3. of the Mannor of Wane [...]ing in Com. Berks. The moity of the Mannor of Crofton in Com. Wilts. The Mannor of Wolrington in Com. Devon. Of the Mannor of Pulte, and two parts of the Mannor of Wiggebere in Com. Somers. Of the Mannor Bentham in Com. Gloc. Of the Mannors of Holme, Nymet-Tracy, Warkeleigh, Merwode, Ilfordd­ [...]ombe, Upexy, S. Mary-Church, Bear-Chartery, Kingston, and Merwill; Wol­rington and Bam [...]ton in Com. Devon. Whit­ington in Com. Salop. and Edlington in Com. Ebor. leaving Fouke, Fulke 8. his Son and Heir, then three years old and upwards; as also Iohn Ex Coll. R. Gl. S., a younger Son, afterwards a Knight, who died Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. without issue in 2 Hen. 5▪ Which Elizabeth had for her DowryClaus 15 R 2. m. 21. the Mannors of Holme, Nymet-Tracy, Merwode, Ilfordcombe, Upexy, Bear-Chartery; as also two Messu­ages, one Carucate, and one Furlong of Land, twenty Acres of Meadow, ten Acres of Wood, and fourteen pounds Rent in Credy-Peyter, Hassake, Crediton, Shillingford, and Totneys, all in Com. Devon. And died [...]. up­on Munday next ensuing the Feast of All-Saints, 21 Rich. 2. Fouke, her Son and Heir, being [...]. then little more then nine years of age.

Which Fouke, by his Testament [...], f. 128 a. bearing date at Whitington, on the Sunday preceding the Feast of All-Saints, An. 1407. (9 Hen. 4.) being not then▪ of full age, bequeathed all his Messuages, Lands, &c. both in England, and in the Marches of Wales, to be disposed of by her, for the health of his Soul, and the Souls of his Parents, constituting the said Elizabeth, and Anne his Wife his Executrices; and departed [...]. this life upon the Eve of All-Saints next en­suing; leaving Fouke, Fulke 9. his Son and Heir then one year old and upwards; and being seized [...]. of the third part of the Castle, Mannor, and Hundred of Lanan-Devory, with the third part of the Commote of Perneth and Hirbryn; like­wise of the third part of the Mannor of Mony­ton, upon the River Wey; and the third part of the Mannor of Dillaw in the Marches of Wales; Moreover, of the third part of the Mannors of Crofton and Staunton in Com. Wilts. Of the third part of the Mannor of Ege­mondon, and Town of Newport; the Castle and Mannor of Whitington. with the third part of Red-Castle, with [...]s Members, in Com. Salop. Of the Mannor and Hundred of Wane­ting in Com. Berks. The Mannor of Bentham in Com. Gloc. Of the Castle of Heleigh, and Town of Betteley, with the Mannors of Tontstall and Horton in Com. Staff. Also of the Mannors of Hounspill and Wiggebere in Com. Somers. And of the Mannors of King­ston, Warkeleigh, S. Mary-Church, Holme, Nymet-Tracy, Bere, Totneys-Parva, Upexe, Cridy-Aungier, Beare, Merwode, Uscolmpe, Towstoke, with the Borough of Ilfordcombe in Com. Devon.

Which Fouke also diedEsc 8 H [...]. n. 106. in his minority, upon the one and twentieth of September, 8 Hen. 5. leaving Elizabeth Esc 8 H [...]. n. 106. his only Sister, his next Heir, at that time seventeen years of age and upwards, and marriedEsc [...] H. [...]. n. 106. to Richard Hankford Esquire.

Which Richard in 3 Hen. 6. doing his fealtyRot. Fin. 3 H 6. m. 5., had LiveryRot. Fin. 3 H 6. m. 5. of the Lands of her inheritance; and left issueEx Coll R Gl. S by her, one sole Daughter and Heir, called Thomasine, marriedEx Coll R Gl. S to Sir William Bourchier Knight; who, by reason thereof, was afterwards summoned to Parliament by the title of Lord Fitz-Warine, as I shall farther shew in due place.

A younger Son to Fouke Fitz-Warine the first, was [...]. William, William 1. who had [...]. by the gift of King Iohn, in 6 Ioh. the Lordship of Dilon in Com. Heref. which was [...]. part of the Possessions of Matthew de Gamages: And in 9 Ioh. presented Claus. 9 Joh. m 8. the King with a fair Courser, as a Fine for Li­cense Claus. 9 Joh. m 8. to marry Sybilla de Kilpeck. In 12 Ioh. he gaveRot Pip. 12 Joh. Ebor. the King an hundred pounds, and an­other stately Courser (the best in all Wales) for accelerating the tryal against Robert le Vava­sor, for the Mannor of Edelington. And in 2 Hen. 3. paidRot. Pip. 2 Hen: 3. Puck. [...] Be [...]f. fifty marks for LicenceRot. Pip. 2 Hen: 3. Puck. & Becf. to mar­ry Agnes de Wahull, the Sister of Iohn de Wahull, with the Lands of her Inheritance. Moreover, beingClaus 7 H. 3. in dorso m 5. with the King in his Wars of Wales, in 7 Hen. 3. he had ScutageClaus 7 H. 3. in dorso m 5. of all his Tenants throughout the Counties of Northampton, Bedford, and Her [...]ford.

In 10 & 11 Hen. 3. this William was aClaus. 10 H. 3. in dorso m. 1 [...]. Claus. 11 H. 3. in dorso m 5. Justice Itinerant in several Counties of England; and in 12 Hen. 3. oneFin. [...] tres Sep [...]. Pasch. 12 H 3. of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas.

In 13 Hen. 3. he executedRot. Pip. 13 Hen. 3. Wig [...]. the Sheriffs Office in Worcestershire, for three parts of that year, byRot. Pip. 13 Hen. 3. Wig [...]. Nicholas de Newport his Deputy; and the same year, upon levying the Scutage of Kery, had a special dischargeRot. Pip. 13 H. 3. [...]. & Be [...]f. therefrom, he then pos­sessing Testa de Ne­vil [...] thirteen Knights Fees, which formerly belonged to Iohn de Wahull.

In 16 Hen. 3. he was constitutedPat. 16 H. 3. m. 2. Sheriff of Herefordshire. So likewisePat. 17 H. 3. m. 8. in 17 Hen. 3. as also Governor of Hereford Castle, and Maud Castle, which Sheriffalty he continuedR [...]t. [...]. 18 H. 3. [...] the next ensuing year. And in 22 Hen. 3. uponClaus [...] P▪ 3. in dorso m. 16. the dan­ger of new disturbances from Leoline, Prince of Wales, being one of the Barons Marchers, had SummonsClaus [...] P▪ 3. in dorso m. 16. to a tend the King at Oxford, upon Tuesday next after the xvme of Easter, there to treat with him thereon.

Furthermore, in 37 Hen. 3. he attendedRot. Fin. 37 H. 3. [...] the King in his expedition then made into Gas­coigne. William [...]. After which time, I have seen no more of him.

¶But in 5 Edw. 1. I meet with another Wil­liam Fitz-Warine, who was then sentClaus 5 E [...] m. 13. into Wales, on the Kings service: And in 22 Ed. 1. being deputedRot. [...] con▪ [...] E. [...]. by William de Leyburne, (then imployedRot. [...] con▪ [...] E. [...]. by special Letters Patents, for the impressing of Ships, and other Vessels for the pub­lick service, within the Counties of Somer­set, [Page 447] Dorset, Southampton, Devon, Cornwall, and Glocester) had Commission Ibid. from the King, to cut down Timber in any of the Kings Forests, Parks, or Woods, within those Counties, for the use of the Royal Navy, which was appointedIbid. to be at Portsmouth upon the Feast day of S. Peter ad Vincula, thence to sail forth for the Kings service. And soon after that, was, by a special Precept [...]., required to be at the same place, well furnished with Horse and Arms, to attend the King in his expedition beyond Sea.

But in 25 Edw. 1. beingRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 1. Ibid. [...]6 E 1. m 4. in the Wars of Scotland, and there taken prisonerRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 1. Ibid. [...]6 E 1. m 4., to the endRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 1. Ibid. [...]6 E 1. m 4. he might receive no damage in his Lands here, during that his restraint, the King com­mitted Rot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 1. Ibid. [...]6 E 1. m 4. the care of them unto William de Ber­quey, his own peculiar Attorney.

Having done with this William, William 3. I now come to a third William, called [...]. Le Frere (id est, the Brother.) This William in 4 Edw. 3. was consti­tuted [...]. Governor of the Castle of Montgome­ry; so likewise in [...]. 6 & 9 [...]. Edw. 3. And in 12 Edw. 3. attended [...]. the King into Flanders; being [...]. also the same year in the Scottish Wars. Moreover, in 14 Edw. 3. he was [...]. again in Flanders; and in [...]. 16 Edw. 3. in the Wars of France, himself being then a Banneret; and of his retinue, having one Knight, eight Esquires, and ten Archers on Horsback; and for his Wages an Assignation of eleven Sacks of Wooll, and a Quartron of the Kings; proper Wools, to be paid for himself, four shillings a day, for his Knight, two shillings, and for his Archers, six pence a piece.

In which year also, he was again constituted [...]. Governor of Montgomery Castle, and had Summons to Parliament, to sit with the Peers of this Realm; but never before, nor after.

In 20 Edw. 3. he was again [...]. in the Wars of France; but from that time, till 35 Edw. 3. I have not seen any farther of him, than there being then a great Pestilence [...] Wals in eodem an., he died [...] Wals in eodem an. thereof, upon [...]. the Feast day of the Apostles, Simon and Iude, seised [...]. of one Messuage, and one Caru­cate of Land in Waneting in Com. Berks; as also of the Mannors of Ile-Bruer, Pulteney, and Werne-Plokenet, in Comitat. Somerset. Houghton, Upcerne, Haddon ... ntioch, and Powerstoke, in Com. Dorset. Leaving [...]. Ivo his Son and Heir eighteen years of age; and was buried [...]. in the Church of the Friers-Minors, commonly called the Gray Friers near Smith­field, in the Suburbs of London.

Which Ivo (otherwise [...]. Iohn)Iohn. in 4 R. 2. arrived [...]. with the English Army, under the com­mand of Thomas of Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham, at Calais, three days before Maudlintide, in Iuly; and riding [...]. therein with his Banner and Penon, was [...]. with him at the Siege of Nantes. And shortly after this, viz. in 9 Rich. 2. attended [...]. the Duke of Lancaster in his Naval expedition, for recovery of the In­heritance of Constance his Wife, Heir to the Kingdom of Castile.

Brus of Skelton.

OF this ancient Family, the first of whom I find mention, is Robert de Brus, Robert. a No­ble KnightMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 148 b. n. 10. of Normandy, who com­ing Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 148 b. n. 10. into England with King William the Conqueror, first possessedMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 148. b. n. 10., by Conquest, and other titles of various acquisition, the Mannor and Castle of Skelton, as also the Lordships of Merkes, Up-Lithum, South Weltby, Brudon, Danby, Levington, Yarum, Brune, Tibthorp, Cariton in Balne and Thorp, des Arches, in Com. Ebor. Anandale in Scotland, and Hert, and Hertnes in the Bishoprick of Durham. And soon increased his estate in Porkshire so much, that, before the end of the Conquerors Reign, he became own­er Domesd Ebor. of no less then forty three Lordships in the East and West Riding; and fifty one in the North Riding of that County, or the greatest part of them, whereof Gisburne Domesd Ebor. in [...], being one; he there, through the advice Monast. Anglic. Vol. 2. 147 b. n. 10. &c. Jorevall. 1018. n. 30. and instance of Pope Calixtus the Second, and of Thurstan, then Archbishop of York, founded Monast. Anglic. Vol. 2. 147 b. n. 10. &c. Jorevall. 1018. n. 30. a Monastery for Canons Regular of S. Augustine, in 29 Hen. 1. and amply endowed it with Lands and Possessions, Agnes his Wife, and Adam his Son and Heir, joyningMonast. An­glic. ut supra 148. n. 10. with him in that pious work.

Moreover, he obtainedEx ipso Au­ [...]ogr. in Bibl. Cotton. from David, King of Scotland, all that Territory called Estraha­nent, in that Realm; and all the Lands from the Bounds of Dunegal and Stranit, unto the Limits of Ranulph de Meschines (then Lord of Cumbe [...]land) and that he should have and enjoy his Castle there, with all Customs unto it appertaining, as amply, as the said Ranulph had his in Carlisle, and in his Territory of Cum­berland.

In 3 Steph. this Robert discerningAilredus Rievall. 337. n. 10. 20 & 40. that the King of Scots had invaded the North of Eng­land, with a mighty Army, (King Stephen be­ing thenAilredus Rievall. 337. n. 10. 20 & 40. busied in the South) broughtAilredus Rievall. 337. n. 10. 20 & 40. his Son Adam (then a gallant young Man) and all the power he could make (thoughAilredus Rievall. 337. n. 10. 20 & 40. he loved that King very well) and joyningAilredus Rievail. 337. n. 10. 20 & 40. with the rest of the Northern Barons, marchedAilredus Rievall. 337. n. 10. 20 & 40. to North-Alverton, where the Kings Standard being erectedAilredus Rievall. 337. n. 10. 20 & 40., they all Rendevoused upon notice and exhortation fromAilredus Rievall. 337. n. 10. 20 & 40. the venerable Thurstan, Arch­bishop of York; who had likewise causedAilredus Rievall. 337. n. 10. 20 & 40. all the Clergy of his Diocess, to repair personally thither, with their Crosses, Banners, and Relicks of Saints carried before them, to defend the Church of Christ, against the rage of that bar­barous people. And beholdingIbid. 343. n. 30, 40, &c. the English Army, formally drawn up for Battle; as also the Priests in their sacred Vestments, with their Crosses, and Relicks, walking about, and en­couraging Ibid. 343. n. 30, 40, &c. the Soldiers; beingIbid. 343. n. 30, 40, &c. then a very aged person, exceeding wealthy, likewise of grave deportment, and singular elocution; he made a SpeechIbid. 343. n. 30, 40, &c. to them, with great majesty and weight. Wherein, representingIbid. 343. n. 30, 40, &c. to them, that though he was rightfully a Subject to the King of England; neverthelessIbid. 343. n. 30, 40, &c. that from his youth, he had been a Friend and Familiar to the King of Scots: And therefore, being an old Soldier, and sufficiently skilled in Military Affairs▪ [Page 448] as also not ignorant of the danger impending, consideringIbid. likewise the ancient Friendship, be­twixt himself and that King; and that he stood obliged to him, not only by the Band of Friend­ship, but by a kind of necessary fidelity, desired leave of his fellow Soldiers to go to him, with purpose either to disswade him from fighting, or friendly to leave him.

And, accordingly, coming into his presence, told himIbid., That what he had to advise, should be honorable to himself, and profitable to his Realm; addingIbid., That the English had been his best Friends, and, that they had so approved themselves to Duncan and Edgar, his Brothers, in their greatest exigents; instancing in sundry particulars, wherein they had obliged him when he stood most in need of their aid; demonstra­ting Ibid. likewise to him, the unavoidable conse­quences of War, viz. Rapine, Spoil, and De­struction. And, thatIbid. though his Army was more numerous, yet the English were more vali­ant and strong, and resolved to conquer, or loose their lives.

Which expressions so wrought upon that King, that he forthwith brakeIbid. out into tears, and had condescended to a peaceable accord, butIbid. that William his Nephew (a person of extraordinary courage, and the cheif instigator of this invasi­sion) came in, and in great sury charging this Robert de Brus with treachery, disswadedIbid. the King from hearkning unto him. Whereupon, returningIbid. with sorrow to the English Host, pre­paration was suddenly madeIbid. for Battle; which forthwith ensuing, the English obtainedIbid. a glo­rious victory.

To conclude, This Robert being a very devout Man, gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol 1. 413 b. n. 20. to the Monks of Whitby in York­shire, the Church of Midlesburgh, with two Carucates, and two Bovates of Land in Nehu­ham; upon condition, that they should place certain of their Covent there; which they ac­cordingly did, making it a Cell to that Abby. He also gaveMon. Ang­lic. Vol. 1. 388 b n. [...]0 & 60. to the Abby of S. Maries at York, his Lordship of Appilton; likewise that of Hornby, and all the Lands lying betwixt the same, and the great Road-way leading from York to Durham, which was parcel of his Lordship of Middilton.

In Sunderland-Wick, he moreover gave Mon. Ang­lic. Vol. 1. 388 b n. [...]0 & 60. them two Carucates of Land, and a Mill, as alsoIbid. 398 b. n. 50. the Town of Karkarevill; which, by the Monks of that House, was assigned to their Cell at Wederhal in Cumberland. And de­parting Mon. Ang­lic Vol 2. 148 b. n. 40. this life, 5 Id. Maii, Anno 1141. (6 Steph.) was buriedMon. Ang­lic Vol 2. 148 b. n. 40. in the Abby of Gise­burne; leaving issue, by Agnes his Wife, Daugh­ter Ibid. 150 [...]. n. 10. of Fouke Paynell (with whom he had the Mannor of Carleton) two Sons, viz. Adam Adam. and Robert, and a DaughterEx ipso Au­togr in Bibl. Cotton. called Agatha, the Wife of Ralph, the Son of Ribald (Lord of Middleham in Yorkshire) who had in Frank-marriage, the Lordship of Ailewick in Hert­nes.

Unto which Robert, he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 148 b. n. 20. Anandale, to hold of the King of Scotland. By reason whereof, beingIbid. n 30. Liegeman to that King, in a War afterwards hapning betwixt the English and Scots; it was his fortune to be takenIbid. n 30. by his Fa­ther, fighting courgeously on the behalf of that Nation, and sent prisoner to the King of Eng­land. Whose courtesie was such, when he had him so in his power, as that he deliveredIbid. him back into the hands of his own Mother.

Being thus again with his Parents, and telling Ibid. his Father they had no Wheat Bread in Anan­dale, he gave himIbid. the Lordship of He [...]t, and Territory of Hertnes, in the Bishoprick of Durham; to hold of himself, and his heirs, Lords of Skelton.

But this being the younger Brother, I shall leave what I have farther to say of him, and his Descendants for a while, and come to Adam the elder; who beingAilred u [...] Rievall. 377 a. n. 4 [...]. a courageous young Man, wasAilred u [...] Rievall. 377 a. n. 4 [...]. with his Father in that famous Battle (cal­led Bellum de Standardo) near North Alver­ton, against the King of Scotland, where the English had the glory of the day (as hath been already observed.)

From this Adam, King Henry the Second took MS. in Bibl. [...]. Cant.) 131 b. the Castle of Daneby, with the Lordship and Forest thereto appertaining, and gaveMS. in Bibl. [...]. Cant.) 131 b. him, in­stead thereof, the Grange of Micklethwait, with the whole Fee of Colingham and Ber­desey; whereof, by violence, he had bereftMS. in Bibl. [...]. Cant.) 131 b. the Monks of Kirkshall in Yorkshire, out of dis­pleasure to Roger de Moubray, as it is saidMS. in Bibl. [...]. Cant.) 131 b.. But all that I have farther seen of him, is, That having foundedMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 840. n. [...]0. the Priory of Hoton in York­shire, and givenMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 539 a. n. 50. to the Knights Templers, one to [...]t in Engieby, and three at Yarum, he died Ibid. 148 b. n. 50. upon the thirteenth Kalend. of April, 8 H. 2. and was buriedIbid. 148 b. n. 50. at Giseburne, leaving issue by Ivetta, the DaughterIbid. 43. n. 10. 30. & 40. of William de Arches, WidowIbid. 43. n. 10. 30. & 40. of R. de Flamvill, Adam. Adam. 2. Ibid. 148. b. n. 50. his Son and Heir, (commonly called Adam. the second.) Which Adam, notwithstanding he did not certifie his Knights Fees in 12 Hen. 2. (as other of the Barons did, in order to an equal Assessment of the Aid, for marrying the Kings Daughter) was rated (as it seems) for two, which he then held of the Earl of Chester; and for twenty which he held of the King: And in 14 Hen. 2. paid Rot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Ebo [...]. so many marks accordingly for them.

In 18 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 18 H. [...]. Ebor. fifteen pounds upon levying the Scutage of Ireland; and dying Mon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 539 [...]. n. 60. 1 Kal. Apr. An. 1185. (21 Hen. 2.) was also buriedIbid. ut. supra. at Giseburne; leaving issue Peter, Ibid. ut. supra. his Son and Heir, and Isabel a Daughter, marri­ed Ex Coll. Rog. Dods­worth. Gen. to Henry de Percy. Which Peter Peter. in 10 Rich. 1. paidRot. Pip. [...]0 R. 1. Ebor. five hundred marks for his Fathers Lands. And most earnestly desiringOblate de an. 2 Joh. m. 12. Rot. Pip. 3 Joh. Ebor. to repossess the Lordship and Forest of Daneby, of his antient Inheritance, formerly taken from Adam, his Fa­ther, by King Henry the Second (as hath been observed) rendred and quit-claimedOblate de an. 2 Joh. m. 12. Rot. Pip. 3 Joh. Ebor. to King Iohn, in the second of His Reign, all his interest in the Lordships of Berdesey, Colingham, and Rington; and moreover, givingOblate de an. 2 Joh. m. 12. Rot. Pip. 3 Joh. Ebor. unto him a thousand pounds sterling, obtained them accordingly.

In 6 Ioh. this Peter paidRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Ebor. two hundred marks fine, and two Palfreys for Livery of the Lord­ships of Cameleton and Cameleford, then in the Kings hands.

In 8 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 8 Joh. Ebor. one thousand three hun­dred marks for the Wardship and Marriage of William Bertram (Baron of Mitford in Nor­thumberland.) And in 9 Ioh. four hundred marks for [...]ot. Pip. 9 Joh. Ebor. the Inheritance of the Wapentake of Langbargh, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. But all that I have farther observed of him, is, that, in 7 Ioh. he was to payRot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 7. Cart. 7 Joh, [...] three hundred marks every year to the Exchequer, for [Page 449] the Wardship of the Heir of William de Bertram before mentioned, and custody of his Lands, un­til he should accomplish his full age. And that he gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 401. n. 10. to the Canons of H [...]gh Parke, the whole service of one Carucate of Land in Ya­ [...]um, with the homage and service of Peter de Monceaux, and his heirs, for the same.

Moreover, that forIbid. 402. n. 10. & n. 40. the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Ioane his Wife; that he con­firmed Ibid. 402. n. 10. & n. 40. the Grants of divers persons, made un­to the Hospital of S. Nicholas at Yarum, of cer­tain Lands in Yatum, and other places: As al­so to [...]. the Canons of Scokirke in Com. Ebor. the twentieth part of all Bread and Corn within his Lordship of Thorpe-Arches. And lastly, that departingIbid. 149 [...] this life 16 Kal. Febr. An. 1211. (13 Ioh.) he was buriedIbid. 149 [...] at Gise­burne, leaving issue, by Agnes [...]. his other Wise, Sister [...]. to William le Gros, Earl of Aibemarle, and Widow [...]. of William de Romara, Earl of Lincoln, Peter, Peter 2. his Son and Heir (commonly called Peter de Brus the second.) Which Peter in 17 Ioh. was in [...]. Arms against the King at Brackley, with those other of the Rebellious Barons, who brought [...]. in Lewes of France, with purpose to subject this Kingdom to his Dominion. At which time, he with Robert de Ros, and Richard de Perey, (all great Barons) were so prevalent in Yorkshire, that they wrought [...]. that whole County to submit unto him.

But those differences being shortly afterwards composed, in 3 Hen. 3. he obtained the Kings special Precept [...]., to be repossessed of the Mannor of Carleton, which had been seised into the Kings hands, amongst other of the Lands of Fulke Paynell: And departing this life before the sixth of Henry the Third (as it seems) left issue by Helewise [...]. his Wife, one of the Sisters and Coheirs [...]. to William de Lancaster, Baron of Ken­dall, Peter de Brus, Peter 3. his Son and Heir, who gi­ving [...]. an hundred pounds for the releif of his Ba­rony, had Livery [...]. thereof; as also of the Wa­pentake of Langbargh in Cleveland, which was his Hereditary Right, paying [...]. forty marks more.

In 10 Hen. 3. this Peter was [...]. one of the Justices Itinerant in Northumberland. In 21 Hen. 3. he married [...]. Hillaria, the eldest Daughter of Peter de Mauley, Peter 4. and departing this life in 25 Hen. 3. Peter, his Son and Heir, had Livery [...]. of his Inheritance, paying [...]. two hun­dred marks for his releif. Which Peter in 29 Hen. 3. upon Assessment of the Aid for mar­rying the Kings eldest Daughter, paid [...]. sixteen pounds for fifteen Knights Fees which he held, and for one Knights Fee in Daneby. But in 30 Hen. 3. he was, by the Kings special Precept [...]., acquitted for the Scutage of [...]annock: And in 31 Hen. 3. upon partition [...]. of the Lands of Wil­liam de Lancaster (Baron of Kendall) had the Mannor of Kirkby (in Kendall) assigned [...]. unto him for his Capital Seat (by Right of In­heritance from Helewise his Grand-mother) In 38 Hen. 3. upon Collection of the Aid for making the Kings eldest Son Knight, he paid [...]. thirty two pounds for sixteen Knights Fees.

In 42 Hen. 3. when [...]. the Scots had insolently seised upon their King (viz. Alexander the Third) who had married [...]. King Henry the Thirds Daughter, and kept [...]. him in restraint. This Peter (with many other of the English Nobles) had Summons [...]. to prepare himself, with all his power, for assisting the King in the rescue of him out of their hands. And the same year, had also com­mand Ibid. m. 10. to attend the King at Chester, with Horse and Arms to restrain the Incursions of the Welsh.

In 52 Hen. 3. he was constitutedPat. 52. H. 3. m. 21. one of the Justices Itinerant in Yorkshire. In 53 Hen. 3. he was madeRot. Fin. 53 H. 3. m. 9. Constable of Scarborough Castle; and departing [...]hro. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. (Digb n. 170.) f. 15 a. Rot. Fin. 56 H. 3. m. 4. this life 14 Kal. Octob. Anno 1271. (55 Hen. 3.) without issue, left his four [...]hro. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. (Digb n. 170.) f. 15 a. Rot. Fin. 56 H. 3. m. 4. Sisters his Heirs, viz. Agnes, the WifeMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 149 a. n. 30. of Walter de Fauconberg, who hadMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 149 a. n. 30. for her share of that Inheritance, the Castle of Skel­ton, and Mannors of Merske, Up-Lithum, Westby, and Eastburne: Lucia, the Wife of Marmaduke de Thweng, who hadIbid. n. 10. the Lordships of Danby, Bretton, Yarum, and Kirke­bu [...]ne; as alsoEsc. 1 E. 1. n. 31. the Town of Great Mores­don, withEsc. 1. E. 1. n. 31. the Forest and Chase of Uaux, viz. Swindale, Laharenes, and other Dales, as the Road-way extendeth from Lardthorne to Skelton, by Scortbeck, betwixt Katerig, and Stangewig, &c. Margaret, the WifeMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 149 a. n. 20. of Robert de Ros, who hadMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 149 a. n. 20. all Kendall: And Laderina, the WifeIbid. & n. 30. of Iohn de Bellew, who had Ibid. & n. 30. for her share the Lordships of Carleton in Balne, Kamlesforth▪ Thorpe -Arches, Tib­thorpe, and certain Yard-Lands in Seth­barne.

Brus of Anandale:

I Now come to Robert Robert 1. (second Son to the first Robert) who had Anandale in Scot­land and He [...]t, with the Territory of Hertnes in England, by the gift of his Father (as hath been already observed.)

This Robert not certifyingRot. Pip. 14 H. [...]. Ebor. his Knights Fees in 12 Hen. 2. as other of the Barons did, upon the Assessment of that Aid, for marrying the Kings Daughter, paidRot. Pip. 14 H. [...]. Ebor. (nevertheless) five marks in 14 Hen. 2. (upon Collection thereof) whereby, it seems, he then had five Knights Fees. And in 8 Rich. 1. answeredRot. Pip. 8 R 1. Ebor. an hundred shillings upon Collection of the third Scutage of Normandy. All that I have seen farther of him is, That he gaveMon. Anglic. Vol 2. 151. n 50 & 60. to the Monastry of Giseburne (Found­ed by his Father) the Churches of Anant, Loc­maban, Kirk -Patrick, Cumbertres, Rain-Patrick, and Gretenhou, in the Realm of Scotland; as also six Ox-gangs of Land in Stranton, and one in Hert: And left issue, William, William. his Son and Heir. Which William in 9 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 9 R. 1. Nor­thumbr. twenty marks Fine to be exempt­ed from going beyond Sea (the King being then in Normandy.) To this William, King Iohn grantedClaus. 17 Joh. m. 24. per Inspex. a Market upon the Wednesday every week at his Mannor of Hertilpole: But of him I have not seen any thing farther memorable, than that he gaveEx ipso Au­togr. penès Annam Comi­tissam Pem­broc. An. 1640. to the Canons of Giseburne, certain Lands lying Southwards of the Chappel of S. Hilda at Hert [...]lpole, toward the Sea; and that he left issueMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 150 a. n. 30. Robert, his Son and Heir, un­to whom the same King, in the seventeenth year of His Reign confirmedClaus. 17 Joh. ut [...]upra. the Wednesday Market at Hertilpole (formerly granted to his Father;) and addedClaus. 17 Joh. ut supra. thereto a Fair, yearly, for three days, viz. Upon the Feast day of S. Laurence, and two days following.

[Page 450] This Robert Robert 2. marriedMS. in Bibl Bodl. K. 80. Cant. f. 51 a. Isabell, Daughter of David, Earl of Huntingdon, oneMS. in. Bibl Bodl. K. 80. Cant. f. 51 a. of the four Sisters and Coheirs to Iohn, sirnamed Scot, Earl of Huntingdon, and last Count Palatine of Chester. Which Isabell in 25 H. 3. had a Grant Cart. 25 H. 3. m 1. from the King of the Mannors of Writele and Hatfield, in Com. Essex. with half the Hundred of Ha [...]field, in exchangeCart. 25 H. 3. m 1. for those Lands which descended to her by the death of her Brother Iohn Scot, Earl of Chester, before mentioned. And by her had issueMS. in Bibl. Bodl. ut supra. Robert, who in 34 Hen. 3. wasMat. Paris, p. 780. n. 10. one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas; and in 36 Hen. 3. doing his homage, had Livery Rot. Fin. 36 H. 3. m. 15. of the Lands of his Mothers Inheritance.

In 38 Hen. 3. as one of the Coheirs to Iohn Scot, Earl of Nuntingdon, upon Assessment of the Aid for making the Kings eldest Son Knight, he paidRot. Pip. 38 H. 3 [...] Essex & Hertf. twenty pounds for ten Knights Fees, which he had of the Honor of Peverell of London, in the Counties of Essex and Hert­ford. And in 39. Hen. 3. was constitutedPat. 39 H. 3. m. 3. She­riff of Cumberland, and Governor of the Castle of Carlisle.

In 41 Hen. 3. he had (amongst others) Sum­mons Claus. 41 H. 3. in dorso m. 6. to attend the King at Bristol, on the Octaves of S. Peter, thence to march into Wales; but, beingClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 10. at that time in Scotland, he was excusedClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 10., and had ScutageClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 10. of all his Tenants by Military Service, according to the rate of forty shillings for each Knights Fee, by reason of that expedition.

This Robert had to WifeCart. 29 H. 3. [...]. 7. in ce­dul [...]. Isabell, one of the Daughters of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glocester. And in 48 Hen. 3. whenMat. Paris, 993. n. 50. & 994. many of the Barons put themselves in Arms, upon pretence of assert­ing the Laws of the Land, and the Peoples liber­ties; beingMat. Paris, 993. n. 50. & 994. one of those, who stood firm to the King: He marchedMat. Paris, 993. n. 50. & 994. with him from Oxford to Northampton, where the Rebellious Barons then wereMat. Paris, 993. n. 50. & 994. with a great power; and upon the Assault of that Town, made prisonersIbid. And soon after that, when the Barons (through the helpIbid. 995. n. 40. of the Londoners) gaveIbid. 995. n. 40. Battle to the King at Lewes in Sussex, where they had the fortune to prevail: He was (together with the King himself, and divers other great Lords) takenIbid. n. 50. prisoner, having, at that time, (together with Iohn Comyn) the commandIbid. 996. of those Scotch Auxiliaries, which were then there, in the Kings service.

But, it being not long after, that the King re­covered all, by that happy Victory at Evesham, in the nine and fortieth of His Reign; he was in 51 Hen. 3. again made GovernorPat. 51 H. 3. m. 30. of the Castle at Carlisle.

In 5 & 10 Edw. 1. he performedClaus. 29 E 1. m. 4. Rot. d [...] Scutag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. service in Wales, for one Knights Fee in Writele and Hatfield in Essex. And in 12 Edw. 1. execu­ted Rot. Pip. 13 Ed. 1. Cumbr. the Sheriffs Office for the County of Cumberland; so likewise for three parts of the thirteenth year of that Kings Reign.

In 19 Edw. 1. after the death of Alexander the Third, King of Scotland, (which hapned He [...]t. Boct. 2912. in An. 1286.) being oneM. Westm. in eodem anno. of the Competitors for the Crown of that Realm, the decision of which Claim, was referredM. Westm. in eodem anno. to King Edward the First, as Superior Lord thereof, he alleagedLel Coll. [...]. 1 776., That he was the immediate Son of Isabel, the second Daughter; and that Iohn Baillol (the other cheif Competitor) was but the Son of De­orvorgill, Daughter of Margaret, the eldest Daugh­ter of David, Earl of Huntingdon, (Brother of William, sometime King of Scotland) so that he stood one degree nearer in consanguinity then Baillol. Whereunto Baillol replyingLel Coll. [...]. 1 776., That by reason his Mother, who was next Heir, could not Reign, he ought to have it by lineal descent; the Right was adjudgedIbid. to him by the forty chosen Peers, viz. Twenty of Scotland, and as many of England.

With which decision, this Robert being not pleased, he refusedIbid. (in the presence of King Edward) to do homage to Baillol; and there­upon gaveIbid. up all his Lands in Anandale, to Robert his eldest Son, begottenIbid. on the Sister of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glocester. Who also refusingIbid. to do the like homage, he saidIbid. to Robert, his second Son, begotten on the Daugh­ter of the Earl of Carrick, Take thou my Land in Scotland; whereof accepting, he didIbid. his homage accordingly.

It is said byEx Rot. de Compe [...] ­bus pro Reg­no Scoti [...] in arce Lond. others, That this Claim of our Robert, was grounded upon certain expressions made by Alexander, King of Scotland, (Son of William before mentioned;) who, despairing of issue of his own Body, did, in the presence of divers persons, declare him to be his Heir.

In this business of the Competition, it is also saidLel. Coll. Vol 1. 779., That he bore himself very bold of his Kinsmen in that Realm, and sent specially for Iohn Comyn (another of the Competitors) to meet with him at the Grey Fryers in Dunfriez, where telling him his mind, he bad him take his Inheritance of Carrick, and assist him to be King of Scotland; Or let me have thine (quoth he) and I will help thee to be King: And that Comyn not consenting thereto, was slain; as also his Uncle, who then stroke this Robert de Brus such a blow, That, had he not been well harness­ed, he had been likewise slain.

In 22 Edw. 1. this Robert, then stiledRot. Vas­con. 22 E. 1. in dor­so m. 9. Robert de Brus, de Anandale (amongst others) had SummonsRot. Vas­con. 22 E. 1. in dor­so m. 9. to repair to Portsmouth, upon the first day of September, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to attend the King in an expedition, at that time designed into France; but this year, upon Good-Friday, he departed [...]. this life in Anandale, Christian his Wife surviving, who in 24 Edw. 1. had an Assignation [...]. of the Mannor of Great Badew in Essex, and Kemston in Bedfordshire, for her Dowry, leaving Robert, his Son and Heir. Which Robert, Robert 3. soon after doing his homage, had Livery [...]. of his Lands.

This Robert in 54 Hen. 3. being called [...]. Robert de Brus junior, (his Father then living) and sign­ed [...]. with the Cross (amongst divers other emi­nent persons) attended [...]. Prince Edward into the Holy Land; and in 23 Edw. 1. was made Go­vernor [...]. of the Castle at Carlisle.

In 23, 24 & 25 Edw. 1. he was summoned [...]. to the Parliament in England; and in the same twenty fifth year, being called [...]. Robert de Brus senior, (in regard [...]. of Robert de Brus, his younger Brother, Earl of Carrick,) the King acknowledging [...]. his constant fidelity, command­ed Livery [...]. of his Lands in Scotland, which, it seems, had been seised into his hands. In 26 Edw. 1. he was [...]. in that expedition then made into Scotland; so likewise in [...]. 27 & [...]. 31 E. 1▪ But in 32 Edw. 1. departing [...]. this life, he was buried [...]. in the Abby of Holmcoltram in Cumberland, being then seised [...]. of the Man­nors of Writele and Notfield, in Bromesh­bery [Page 451] in Com. Essex. As also of the Mannor of Caldecote in Com. Hunt. With the Advowson of the Church, leavingIbid. Robert de Brus, then Earl of Carrick, his Brother and Heir, twenty three years of age; who, soon after, doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 3 [...] E. 1. m. 4. of his Lands.

Which Robert in An. 1305. (33 Edw. 1.) re­vived MS. Ox [...]n. ut supra fol. 65 b. & 66 a. Matth. Westm. in An 1305. [...] & 1306. that Claim, formerly made by his Father, to the Kingdom of Scotland; and upon the Feast day of the Annunciation of our Lady, then next ensuing, causedMS. Ox [...]n. ut supra fol. 65 b. & 66 a. Matth. Westm. in An 1305. [...] & 1306. himself to be solemnly Crowned at Scone: Whose after Actions I shall leave to the Relation of our Historians, con­cluding all I shall farther say of him, with this observation, viz. That he left issue David, his Son and Successor, who died without issue in Edenburgh Castle; and Margery, a Daughter, at length Heir to her Brother. Which Margery became the Wife of Walter Stuart, from whom the Kings of that Realm afterwards descended.

Curcy.

AT the time of the General Survey, Ri­chard de Curcy, Richard. held [...]. Newham, Se­cenden, and Foxcote, in Oxford­shire; and was witness [...]. to several of King William the Conquerors Charters.

To him succeeded Robert de Curcy, Robert. Sewer [...]. to Maud the Empress: Which Robert is said [...]. to have been Founder of the Nunnery at Caning­ton in Somersetshire.

Besides these, there was Richard de Curcy Richard. in 3 Steph. one [...]. of the Barons of Yorkshire, and a Principal Commander [...]. in that famous Battle against the Scots, near North Alverton, called Bellum de Standardo (whereof I have spoke at large in my Discourse of the Earls of Albe­marle.) And after him, William de Curcy, William. Sewer [...]. to King Henry the Second, who ratified [...]. that Grant which Avicia de Rumeli, his Mother, had made to the Nuns of Ardington in Yorkshire, viz. Of half Helthwait, and feeding for forty Hogs in his Woods at Swinedune, with Com­mon of Pasture for their Cattle in those Woods; upon condition [...]., that, during her life, she should place one Nun in that Monastery at Ardington, and after her death, that he the said William de Curcy, her Son and Heir, should have the like priviledge.

This William was Founder [...]. of the Priory of Stoke -Curcy in Devonshire, which he amply endowed with Lands and Tithes, and made it a Cell [...] to the Abby of Lonley in Normandy.

In 12 Hen. 2. upon the Aid then levied for marrying of the Kings Daughter, he certified [...] the Knights Fees of his Barony, which his Father, and Grandfather held, to be twenty four and three parts De Veteri Feoffamento, and four and a fifth part De Novo. And those of the Ba­rony of William le Meschin, his Mothers Father, to be seventeen: For all which De Veteri Feoffa­mento in 14 Hen. 2. he paid [...] sixteen pounds ten shillings, and fifty six shillings for those De Novo.

In 13 Hen. 2. this William held [...] the Lordship of Hiltesleape (now called Islip) in Com. Oxon.

In 19 Hen. 2. this Barony of his wasRot. Pip. 19 H. 2. Oxon. in the Kings hands; so alsoRot. Pip. 23 H. 2. So­mers. in 23 Hen. 2. his Heir be­ing then in minority; the yearly Ferme thereof being fifty pounds and eight shillings, and ac­counted for in Somersetshire. Which Heir was a Daughter called Alice Ex Cartis ... Ingelby de Ripley in Com. Ebor. and afterward marriedRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Dorset & Somerset., to Warine Fitz-Gerald, who, in her Right, enjoyedRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Dorset & Somerset. those twenty four Knights Fees and three parts, which were the Barony of the said William de Curcy, her Father: and likewise Rot. Pip. 13 Joh. Dorset [...] Somerset. sixteen Knights Fees and an half more, which were the Barony of William de Meschin before-mentioned.

To which Alice, in 18 Ioh. the King gave Claus. [...]8 Joh. m. 2. the Mannor of Dunhamoney in Com. Gloc. for her better maintenance.

¶Of this Family there was another William de Curcy, William. who inR. Hoved. 312. n. 40 & 50. 21 Hen. 2. upon that Pacisi­cation and Firm League then made betwixt King Henry the Second, and William, King of Scot­land (for observance whereof hostages were given by the King of Scots) was oneR. Hoved. 312. n. 40 & 50. of those English Nobles, that testified thereunto: But in that year he diedIbid. 316 b. n. 10. being then JusticeIbid. 316 b. n. 10. of Ire­land.

There was likewise another William de Curcy; William. who, goingR. Hoved. 385 a. n. 40. with King Richard the First into the Holy Land, in the first year of His Reign, wasR. Hoved. 385 a. n. 40. one of those that undertook for his per­formance of that memorable accord, then made by King Richard, and Tancred, King of Sicily, through whose Countrey he was to pass.

Of this Family was also that John de Curcy, famous in the Conquest of Ireland, in King Henry the Seconds time. Which Iohn, about Mon. Angl. Vol. [...]. 710 b. n. 10. Ibid. 718. n. 40. three years after his Conquest of Ulster, found­ed Mon. Angl. Vol. [...]. 710 b. n. 10. Ibid. 718. n. 40. the Abby of Ynes, in the Isle of Ynes -Curcy, 22 Hen. 2. in the place where the old Abby of Carrick stood; which, being a FortIbid. n. 50. Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 1023 [...]. n. 60. and much infestingIbid. n. 50. Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 1023 [...]. n. 60. him at the time of his Wars in Ulster, he totally demolished.Ibid. n. 50. Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 1023 [...]. n. 60.

Furthermore, he was FounderMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 1019 a, b. of the Priory of S. Andrews in the Territory of Ardes in Ireland, which he likewise made a Cell to the Abby of Lonley in Normandy; and a good BenefactorIbid. 1021 [...]. 10 & 40. Et ibid. b. 26, 42, 65. to the Monastery of Dune in Ire­land.

Moreover, he was FounderIbid. 1023 a. n. 50 & 60. Et 1023 b, &c. of the Priory of Neddrum in Ulster, which he made a Cell Ibid. 1023 a. n. 50 & 60. Et 1023 b, &c. to the Abby of S. Bees in Cumberland. And likewiseIbid. 1046 n. 40 & 50. & 75 a. n. 20 & 30. of Toberglory, in the County of Downe in Ireland, which was a CellIbid. 1046 n. 40 & 50. & 75 a. n. 20 & 30. to the Priory of our, Lady at Carlisle in England.

Bolebec of ... in Com. Buck.

AT the time of the General Survey, made by King William the Conqueror, Hugh de Bolebec Hugh. possessedDomesd. lib. Ricote in Com. Oxon. Waltune in C [...]m. Hunt. As also Misse­dene, Elmodesham, Cesteham, Medem­ham, Broch, Cetedone, Wadone, Culore­ton, Linford, Herulfmede, and Wavendon, in Com. Buck.

Which Hugh Hugh. had issue Hugh de Bolebec, who in An. 1145. (10 Steph.) foundedMon. Angl. Vol 1. 829 [...]. n. 60. the Abby of Woburne in Bedfordshire, for Cister­cian Monks; and shortly after, thatIbid. 926 b. n. 60. of Mend­ham [Page 452] in Buckinghamshire, a Cell to Wo­burne; the Monk of Foun [...]aines (whereof Woburne was a Daughter) callingIbid. 746 a. n. 60. him, Home potens, & magnarum rerum inspiratus à Do­mino, ut Monasterium construeret ordinis Cister­ciensis.

To this last mentioned Hugh, succeeded Wal­ter, Walter. his Brother [...]., who in 11 Hen. 2. gave [...]. an hundred marks to the King, for the Wardship of his Nephew: And, the year following, upon Assessment of the Aid for the Marriage of Maud, the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. [...]uck. his Knights Fees, which he held of the King, to be eight m num­ber; but of Walter Giffard, then Earl of Buck­ingham, he heldLib. Rub. in Scacc. [...]uck. no less then twenty. But this Walter de Bolebee died [...] before the 32 Hen. 2. Reign; and left one only [...] Daughter called Isa­bel his Heir, then but nine years of age, whose Wardship, Alberic, Earl of Oxford, obtained [...]; and in 2 Rich. 1. gave a Fine [...] of five hundred marks to the King, that his Son might take her to Wife. Which Isabel in 8 Ioh. procured the Kings Letters,Claus 8 Joh. m. 3. Patents for the receiving Aid from all her Freehold Tenants, towards the dis­charge of a Fine of three hundred marks, and three Palfreys Shortly after which, viz. in 9 Ioh. Robert de Vere (Son to Earl Alberic) af­terwards Earl of Oxford, gaveRot Pip. 9 Joh. [...]ssex & Her [...]f. to the King two hundred marks and three Palfreys, for Li­cense to marry her the said Isabel. And the same year she her self gaveRot. Pip. 9 Joh. Devon. three hundred pounds, and three Palfreys, That she might not be com­pelled to marry; and thatRot. Pip. 9 Joh. Devon. she might enjoy what was in arrear, of her own, and her Sisters Inheri­tance, viz. Rot. Pip. 9 Joh. Devon. ... the Wife of Elias de Beau­champ.

This Isabel surviving her said Husband, had the custodyPat. 6 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 6. of the Castles of Henigeham and Caveneles, committed to her care in 6 Hen. 3. togetherPat. 6 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 6. with the Wardship of her Heir. And afterwards became the Wife of Henry de N [...]van [...], as it seems, for in 29 Hen. 3. Reginald de Vallitort (a great Man in the West) gaveRot. pip. 29 H. 3. Devon. six hundred marks to the King for Livery of the Mannors of Clifton, [...], and Buke­sham; which she the said Isabel held in Dower from Henry de Nuvant, sometime her Husband.

Bolebec of ... in Com. Northumbr.

OF this name (and Family, doubtless) was another Hugh de Bolebec; Hugh. who, being EnfeoffedLib. Rub. in Scacc. Northumb. of divers Lordships there, by King Henry the First, left issue Walter, Walter. as it seems; for in 12 Hen. 2. the same Walter certi­fied Lib. Rub. in Scacc. Northumb. the Knights Fees, which he then held, to be four and an half, De Veteri Feoffamento (id est, whereof his Ancestor was Enfeoffed temp. H. 1.) and three Knights Fees, and two thirds De Novo Feoffamento.

This is that Walter de Bolebec, who having founded [...]. the Priory of Blancland in Comitat. Northumbr. for Canons Regular of the Order of S. Augustine, and given [...]. Neutone to the Abby of Newminster, juxta Morpeth, died [...]. before the three and thirtieth year of King Henry the S [...]cd [...]ns Reign, and left issue [...]. by Margaret his Wife [...]., one of the Sisters and Coheirs to Richard de Mun [...]ichet (a great Baron, whose Lands lay cheifly in Essex and Cambridgshire) Walter his Son and Heir, then in [...]. minority, and Hugh a younger Son. Which Walter dying [...]. without issue, Hugh, Hugh. his Brother, became [...]. Heir to the Estate; and in 7 Ioh. gave two hundred marks, and two Palfreys, to have Livery of that his Barony.

And in 8 Ioh Margaret, his Mother, gave Rot. Pip. 8 Joh. Northombr. one hundred marks, and one Palfrey, that she might not be distrained to marry again.

This Hugh was constitutedPat. 4 H. 3. m. 5. Sheriff of Nor­thunmberland in 4 Hen. 3. And in 8 Hen. 3. by a special PreceptClaus. 8 H. 3. m 7. from the King, acquitted from his service of Castle-Guard at Newcastle [...], by reasonClaus. 8 H. 3. m 7. he had personally been with the King in his Army at [...]. And likewise exonerated [...]. from the Scutage of Mont­gomery, at that time levied, for those five Knights Fees he then held.

The particular Lordships which this Hugh possessed [...]., being these, viz. Stifford, Brun­thalwe, Siave [...]ey, Schotley, Hedon, on the wall; Hide Windel, East Thornton, Wycesire, Honeton, Benewel, Echewic, Angerton, Middleton, Morel, Burneton, Berhill, [...]enwye, Matfen-del Esthang, Kefwell, Kirkherd, Harhaham, Scafhou, Middleton de South, Kanish, Hertwai­ton, Hawic, Rotheley, the Grange of New­ton, and the moity of Biwell: All which he heldIbid. by Barony, as his Ancestors had done from the time of King Henry the First, by whom they had beenIbid. Enfeoffed.

Moreover (with Theophania his Wife, and Hugh their Son) he gaveMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 917 a. n. 20. Rotheley to the Monks of Newminster in Northumberland. In 20 Hen. 3. he was made SheriffPat. 20 H. 3. m. [...]. of Nor­thumberland, as also GovernorPat. 20 H. 3. m. [...]. of the Castles of Bamburgh and [...] in that County, in which Sheriffalty he con­tinued [...]. full ten years. And in 42 Hen. 3. re­ceived command [...]. to furnish himself with Horse and Arms (as other of the Northern Barons then did) and to march [...]. into Scotland, on the behalf of Alexander the third, then King of that Realm (who had married King Henry the Thirds Daughter) for rescuing [...]. him out of the hands of those his Rebellious Subjects that then held him in restraint.

He had also Summons [...]. the same year to at­tend the King at Chester, in like sort accoutred, to oppose those hostile Incursions which were then made by Lewelin ap Griffin, upon the Kings good Subjects in the Marches of Wales.

And in 46 Hen. 3. was appointed [...]. one of the Justices Itinerant, to hold Pleas of such things, as related to the Kings Forests, in the Counties of Northampton, York, Northumberland, Cumberland, and Lancaste [...]; But in that year he departed [...]. this life, leaving issue these four Daughters, and Heirs, viz. [...]. Philippa, mar­ried to Roger de Lancaster; Margery, first to Nicholas Corbet, and afterwards [...]. to Ralph, the Son of William, Lord of Grimethorp; Alice to Walter de Huntercumbe: and Maud, then but twelve years of age (and residing [...]. at Angerton, with Theophania her Mother) whose Wardship and Marriage, Robert de Beaumeis, the year fol­lowing, obtained [...].. Which Maud, afterwards, became the Wife [...]. of Hugh de la Vall.

Baalun.

IN the time of King Edward the Confessor Dru Dru. [...]. de Baladon (or Balon) had issue [...]. three Sons; viz. Hameline, Wyonoc, and Wynebald, as also three Daughters, Emme, Ducia, and Be­atrix. Which Hameline Hameline. came [...]. into England with William the Conqueror; and being [...]. the first Lord of all that territory, in Wales, called Over-Went, built [...]. a strong Castle at Bergavenny, where a Gyant, called Agros, had raised one formerly.

This Hameline also founded [...]. the Priory of Bergavenny; and departing the World in 3 Will Rufi, was there buried: but, having no issue, gaveIbid. that Castle to Briene Son to the Earl of the Isle, his Nephew (commonly cal­led Brientius filius Comitis) viz. Son of his Sister Lucie.

Of Winoc the second Son, I find no farther mention. But Wynebald, Wynebald. the third Son, being a devout man, in Ann. 1092. (2 Will. Rufi) gave [...]. his Lordship of Bridesthorne, to the Monks of Bermundsey; as also three Yard-land and an half in Widon; and six Yard-land in Hardwick, with the Church of Hard­wick, and Tithes of Estenton; with ten shillings Rent out of the Mill at Sutton. And moreover [...]. half his Lordship of Upton, with the Church of Upton, and land called Melne­ham. Furthermore, he gave [...]. to the Monks of St. Peters at Gloncester (in Ann. 1126. 26 Hen. 1.) one half Hide of Land, in Ame­neye: in which Grant he calls [...]. himself one of King Henry the first's great Barons. More­over, by the consent of Roger his Son, he be­stowed [...]. on them, his Lordship of Rodeforde, and Mill at Fromelode.

Of this Family also (I presume) was Iohn de Baalun, Iohn. who in 26 Hen. 3. the King being [...]. then at Xantoine, for vindication of those in­juries, which he had received from the French, had command [...]., with divers others, to fit himself with Horse and Armes, for his assistance in that service. And in 33 Hen. 3. having mar­ried [...]. Auda, Sister and Heir to William Painell, and giving security [...]. for his Relief, had livery [...]. of the Lands of her inheritance. Further­more, in 41 Hen. 3. being [...]. then one of the Ba­rons-Marchers, he received command [...]. to attend Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, in guarding the Marches, betwixt Montgomerie and the Lands of the Earl of Gloucester. And in 42 Hen. 3. had the like command [...]. to at­tend the King at Chester, on the Munday preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, well fited with Horse and Armes, to restrain the Hostili­ties of the Welsh.

In 44 Hen. 3. the Welsh being again in Arms, he received farther Summons [...]. (as the rest of the Barons-Marchers then did) to repair into those parts; and to joyn with them, in defence of the Marches: and in 47 Hen. 3. to be [...]. at Hereford, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to resist the incursions of the Welsh. Moreover, in 49 Hen. 3. having been [...]. in Armes against the King, with the rebellious Barons of that age; after he saw their ruine in the Battle of Evesham, he made [...]. his Peace. But farther then this I have not seen of him.

Say of Ricard's-Castle.

THe first of this sirname, of whom I have found any mention, is Picot Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 375. n. 60. de Say, Piror. oneMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 375. n. 60. of the principal Barons to that great man Roger de Montgomerie, E. of Shrew [...] ­bury (of whom I have elsewhere spoke at large) and presentMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 375 n. 60. with him when he first began that pious work, in founding the Monastery of St. Peter and Paul, at Shrewsbury. After him there was Theodoric de Say, Theodoric. who gaveIbid. 382. b. n. 30. unto that Abby certain Lands in Stoke (now called Stoke-Say,) in Com. Salop. And next to him, Hugh de Say, Hugh. who assumed that Sirname, as 'tis probable, from Eustachia, Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. 574. b. n. 10. de Say, his Mo­ther; for certain [...]x. Registro Dec. & Cap. Wigorn. f 21. a. usque 25. b. it is, that Hugh Fitz-Osbern, was his Father; which Osbern was calledIbid. O [...] ­bernus filius Ricardi, and had great possessions in divers Counties of this Realm, at the time of the Conquerors general SurveyDomesd. lib in iisdem Co­mitat.; viz. in Wor­cestershire thirteen Lordships, in Bedford­shire four, in Notinghamshire six, in War­wickshire, ten, in Shropshire nine (whereof Bureford, was one) and in [...] eigh­teen; havingIbid. Hereof. at that time twenty three Soul­diers in the Castle of Auretone, in that County; which Castle was then valued at twenty shillings per annum; the Father of which Osbern; viz. Richard (and sirnamed)Ibid. Wigor. Scrupe, wasIbid. Salop. owner of some of those Lordships, in Edward the Confe­ssors days: and gave name (without doubt) to that place called Ricards-Castle in Here­fordshire, which for many ages afterwards, con­tinued to his posterity.

This Hugh de Say had an elder Brother, called Osbert Fitz-Hugh; Osbert. who in 7 H. 2. paidRot. Pip. 7. H. 2. Heref. twenty pounds for the Scutage of those Knights Fees, whereof he was possessed (the seat and head of his Barony being at Ricards-Castle before-mentioned.) But upon assessment of the Aid, for marrying the Kings Daughter, in 12 H. 2. the certificateLib. Rub. in Scacc sub. tit Northampt. then sent by him, of what Knights Fees he held, was notIbid. recorded, in default of his Subscription thereto; and there­fore William de Beauchamp (who shouldIbid. have made return thereof) tookIbid. it back with him, to have it added.

It seems those Knights Fees were twenty three in number: for in 14 Hen. 2. he answeredRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Heref. so many marks, upon that account (which was according to the rate then paid by all others.)

This Osbert, at the special instanceMon Ang. Vol. 2. 884. b. n 10. Mon. Ang. Vol 1. 528. a. n. 50. of Wal­ter de Clifford, gaveMon. Ang. Vol 2. 884. b. n 10. Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 528. a. n. 50. to the Nunns of God­stow, in Com. Oxon. a Salt work in Wiche called the Cow, for the health of the Soul of Margaret the Wife of the said Walter, and of Rosamund his Daughter, whose Bodies lay in­terred in that Abby. He likewise gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 48. a. 56. to the Canons of Haghmon, in Com. Salop. his Mill at Wichbald; and to the Monks of Lira in Normandy, he quittedIbid. 988 n. 30. all his interest in the Church of Tamerbury, in Com. Heref.

Moreover (withMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 574 b. n. 10. Ib. 868 a n 50. & 975. b. Eustachia de Say his Mo­ther) he gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 574. b. n. 10. Ib. 868 a n 50. & 975. b. to the Monks of Font-Eve­ra [...]d in Normandy, a certain place called Westwode, in Com. Wigorn. to assart and in close; as alsoMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 574. b. n. 10. Ib. 868 a n 50. & 975. b. the Lordship of [...]ruche, and another Salt-work in Wic [...]e, togetherMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 574. b. n. 10. Ib. 868 a n 50. & 975. b. with the Church of Coderugge. Whereupon, by the License of King Henry the second, those [Page 454] Monks of Lira, sent over part of their Covent to Westwode, and made itIbid. a Cell to that Monastery.

When he died I find not; but sure it is, that Hugh his BrotherMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 48. a. n. 60., calledMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 48. a. n. 60. Hugh de Say, suc­ceeded him in the inheritance. Which Hugh confirmedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 48. a. n. 60. to the Canons of Haghmon one Yard Land lying in a place called Wydebrok, within his Lordship of Ricards-Castle; and moreover gaveIbid. 49. a. [...]. 10. unto them, his Mill at Ro­chesford, with the Toll thereof. In 22 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 12 H. 2. Dors. & Somers. twenty marks to the King, for trespasses done in his Forests. In 31 Hen. 2. two hun­dred marks for LiveryRot. Pip. [...]1 H. 2. Heref. of his Lands: andRot. Pip [...] R. 1. Heref. in 6 Ric. 1. twenty three pounds upon collecting the Scutage for the Kings redemption, it then run­ning at twenty shillings per Scutum, in which year he wasRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Berk [...]. also with him in his expedition into Normandy.

But shortly after he died [...]. in the Wars of Wales; leaving issue, by Lucia his Wife, Daughter [...]. to Walter de Clifford before-menti­oned, one sole Daughter [...]. and Heir, called ... married [...]. to Hugh de Ferrers. Which Hugh in 1 Ioh. gave [...]. fifteen pounds ten shillings, for Livery of the Lands of her inheritance; but died before the thirteenth year of that Kings reign; leaving issue [...]. Margery his sole Daugh­ter and Heir, Wife [...]. of Robert de Mortimer: and after that of [...]. William de Stutevill. Which William de Stutevill in 13 Hen. 3. upon Collection of the Scutage of Kery, answered [...]. for those twenty three Knights Fees, formerly the Fees of the before specified Hugh de Say.

¶Of this Family likewise was Helyas de Say, Helyas who lived inMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 144. b. n. 23. King Stephen's time; beingMon. Ang. Vol 2. 144. b. n. 23. then Lord of Clun, in Shropshire (but by what title I know not.) Which Helyas had issue Isa­bell, his soleIbid. 144. b. n. 30 Daughter and Heir, who became the WifeIbid. 507. n. 10. of William Boterell.

Being likewise the WifeMon. Ang. Vol. 1613. b n. 30, & 40. of William Fitz-Alan, she Brought the Lordship of Clun (of her inheritance) to that Family: and in her pure Widdowhood, gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 1613. b n. 30, & 40. to the Monks of Wenlock, for the healthMon. Ang. Vol. 1613. b n. 30, & 40. of the Soul of him the said William Fitz-Alan (whom she Survi­ved) the Church of St. George at Clun, with all the Chappels thereto belonging; viz. the Chappel of St. Thomas in Clun; the Chappel of the blessed Virgin at Waterdene; the Chap­pel of St. Swythin, at Clumbirie; the Chap­pels of St. Mary at Clinttune, and Oppetune; and the Chappels of Eggedune, and Sibbe­dune.

St. Walerie.

AT the time of the General Survey, Ra­nulph de St. Walerie Ranulph. possessed [...]. the Lord­ships of Randebi, Sta [...]tone, Re­fan, S [...]ratone, Burgrede, and Scotorne, in Com. Linc. What came of him, or his po­sterity, if he had any, I know not; for those in the succeeding ages, had not any Lands in that County: Reginald de St. Walerie, Son [...]. of Guy, being the next of whom I find mention.

This Reginald Reginald. being owner of the Lordship of Haseldene (in Com. Glouc.) was disseised Ibid 811. b. n. 30. thereof by King Stephen in the times of War, beingIbid. 811. b. n. 30. then his adversary. Which King gave Ibid. 811. b. n. 30. it to Iohn de St. Iohn, from whom the Monks of Kingswood obtainedIbid. 811. b. n. 30. it: but afterwards, when Peace was settled, he enjoyedIbid. 811. b. n. 30. it again, It is saidGerv. [...] 1394 n. 10. that in 10 Hen. 2. upon intelligence given to the King, that Thomas Becket, then Arch­bishop of Canterbury, was privily fled into France; this Reginald was one of those, then sent by King Henry the second with Letters to the King of that Realm, to desire that he might not have any reception there.

I come now to his works of Piety. To the Monks of St. Fridiswides, in Oxford, he gave Mon. Angl. ut supra. 175. a. the Lordship of Knieton, in Com. Berks. To Ibid. 352. b. n. 60. & 527 n. 30. & 40. the Nunns at Godstow, a Mill at Wol­vercote; as also a Weere called Kinleswere: likewise certain Meadows called Heringesham, Boteham, and Liche [...]eie, with an Island ly­ing betwixt the two Bridges; and half the Mea­dow called Lambeie. ToRegist. de Egnesham, f. 25 b. the Monks of Einsham, in Com. Oxon. for the health of the Souls of King Henry the second, and of Queen Alianore; as also for the good estate of himself, and of Bernard his Son, he gave the Churches of Tettebiri, andIbid. 45. b. Legis. ToMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 575. b. n. 30. the Monks of St. Ebrald, in Normandy, the Lordship of Eylmudestre, in Comitat. Glouc. ToIbid. 529. [...]. n. 40. the Knights Templars, certain Lands at Lugge: And toLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 37. the Abby of Kingswode, in Comitat. Glouc. his Park at Tetbury.

To this Reginald succeeded Bernard Bernard his Son Regist. de Egnesham f. 2 [...]. [...]. and Heir; to whom King Henry the second gaveRegist. de Egnesham f. 2 [...]. [...]. the Lordship of Erdington, in Comit. Oxon. This Bernard, by consentMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 527. a. n. 60, & b. of Annora his Wife, and his three Sons; viz. Mon Ang. Vol. 1. 527. a. n. 60, & b. Reginald, Ber­nard, and Thomas, grantedMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 527. a. n. 60, & b. to King Henry the second, the Site of the Abby of Godstow, near Oxford, with all his title in the Advouson there­of; givingMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 527. a. n. 60, & b. Livery and Seisin, by a cloath of Silk whereof a Vestment called a Chesible, was made. Moreover he foundedEx. Coll. V. cl. Andr. d [...] Chesn [...]. a certain Abby, upon the River Bres [...]au, which divides Normandy, and Picardy, calling it also Godstow. And ha­ving been founderMon. Ang. ut supra. 812. a. n. 30 & 40 & ibid. b. n. 50. of the Abby of Tettibirie, in Com. Glouc. by reason that the Monks placed there, hadMon. Ang. ut supra. 812. a. n. 30 & 40. & ibid. b. n. 50. not sufficient conveniencies; he ac­cepted Mon. Ang. ut supra. 812. a. n. 30 & 40. & ibid. b. n. 50. of forty Acres of Land at Mireford, near [...]ingswood, from Roger Lord Berkley, the founder of Kingswode; and removeIbid. those Monks from Tettebirie thither. To the Monks of Stodley, in Comit. Oxon. he gaveIbid 486. b. n. 10. half an Hide of Land in Norton, for the health of the Souls of Maud, and Annora his Wives: to the Canons of Osney, he gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2 140. b. n. 40. a Weere, ad­joyning to the River of Thames, with the Stream running to their Mill. And departed Jorevall. [...]191. n. 30. this life at the Siege of Acon, in the Holy-Land, in Anno 1190. (2 Ric. 1.)

To whom succeeded Thomas then his Son and Heir. Which Thomas Thomas. in 5 Ric. 1. paidRot. Pip. 5 R. 1. Oxon. an hun­dred and seventy Marks for his Relief: and in 6 Ric. 1 uponRot. Pip. 6 Ric. 1. Southamp. Collection of the Scutage for the Kings Redemption, answeredRot. Pip. 6 Ric. 1. Southamp. twenty shil­lings in Hantshire, his Capital Barony being not in that County.

What Offence he did give to King Richard I find not; but certain it is, that his Lands were seised by that King; the Sheriff of Bucking­hamshire, accountingRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Buck. for those within his liberty. But in 11 Ioh. givingRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Oxon. to the King a thousand marks to make his peace. he had li­very [Page 455] Ibid. of them again. Moreover, in 15 Ioh. he had livery [...]. of the Mannors of Sucton, Norton, in Com. Suthamp. which did belong to Henry Henry. his Brother, who took part with the re­bellious Barons of that time, as it seems: and in 1 Hen. 3. had livery [...]. of all the rest, which had been seised into the Kings Hands in the time of that War. But shortly after; this Henry having Letters [...]. of safe Conduct from the King, to treat for restitution of them, he made [...]. his peace; and having so done, was [...]. with the King at that great Rendezvouz of his Army at New­arke, in 2 Hen. 3. in Order to the total defeat of all their rebellious Forces to Lincoln, which soon ensued. But I return to Thomas. This Thomas dying soon after; in 3 Hen. 3. Robert de Dreux (by some called Earl of Dreux) having married [...]. Annora his sole Daughter and Heir, had livery [...]. of all the Lands in England of her inheritance; which by his forfeiture [...]. were afterwards given [...]. to Richard Earl of Cornwall▪ Brother to King Henry. Which Annora, afterwards married [...]. to Henry Lord of Suiliy: but was buried [...]. with her first Hus­band, in the Abby of Brenne.

Buisli.

ROger de Busli, Roger. being possessed [...]. of divers Lordships in the Conquerors time; viz. one in [...]evonshire, eight in Der­byshire, five in Leicestershire, forty nine in Yorkshire, and fourscore and six in Noting­hamshire, had his principal residence at Tik­hill Castle in Yorkshire: And at Blythe (near Tikhill) on the confi [...]es of Notingham­shire, where he also had [...]. another Castle, in 2 Will. Rufi, founded [...]. a Priory for Benedictine Monks, which he annexed [...]. as a Cell to the Abby of St. Catherines on the Mount near Ro­an, in Normandy.

This Roger gave [...]. also to the Monks of St. Peters at Gloucester, his Lordship of Clif­ford: and surviving King Henry the first, stood firm [...]. to his Daughter Maud the Empress: for which respect King Stephen seized [...]. upon his Castle of Tickhill, and the whole Honor of Blithe; and gave [...]. them to Ranulph then Earl of Chester.

To Roger succeeded [...]. Richard de Builli Richard. (Son to Roger I presume) who in Anno 1147. (12 Steph.) founded Roche Abby, in Yorkshire; and with the consent [...]. of Emme his Wife, gave [...]. to the Monks of Kirkestede, in Lincolnshire, a certain place lying within the territory of Kym­berworth, for the making of two Furnaces, to melt Iron: and two Forges for making it into Bars; as also all his dead Wood in the Woods of Rymberworth, to make Charcoal for those Furnasses and Forges: And left issue [...]. three Sons, William, Richard, and Iohn.

Which Richard, in 11 Hen. 2. answered [...]. for six Knights Fees upon paiment of his relief for Tickhill; and left issue Iohn his Son, who took to Wife [...]. ... one of the two Daughters and Heirs to Roesia, Daughter of Ralph Fitz-Gilbert, Widow of William de Bussei: and con­firmed [...]. to the Monks of Roche-Abby, what­soever his Father had formerly given them: but dying without issue male, left Idonea his Daugh­ter Rot. Pip. 20 Hen. 3. Ebor., Heir to his whole estate; which Idonea became the WifeRot. Pip. 20 Hen. 3. Ebor. of Robert de Vipount (a great Baron in the North) who had leveryClaus. 1 [...]. Joh. m. 5. of her Lands in 15 Ioh.

Stutevill.

IN Anno 1800 (13 Will. Conq.) Robert Robert. de Sto­tevill, called Grundeboef (or rather, Fronte­boef) by someR. Hoved. of our Historians; was wit­ness Ord. Vit. 575. C. to a certain Grant, made to the Abby of St. Ebrulfs in Normandy. But of him I have seen no more, till 7 Hen. 1. that, fighting stoutly on the behalf of Robert Curthose, in the Battle of Tenerchbray, against King Henry; he was there takenR. Hoved. 270. a. n. 10. and sentOrd. Vit. 822. A. into England to perpetual Imprisonment; Whereupon all his Lands were givenEx Registro de Furneise in Officio Ducat. Lanc. to Nigell de Albini, Proge­nitor to the noble Family of Moubray.

To this Robert Robert. succeeded Robert his Son and Heir; one of those valliant Northern Barons, who foughtRic. Hagu­shald. 320. n. 10. so courageously, in that Battle against the Scotts near North-Alverton, in 3 Steph. called Bellum de Standardo (whereof I have spoke at large, in my discourse of William Earl of Albemar [...]e) And in 12 Hen. 2 upon Lib. Rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Ebor. that assessment of the Aid, for marying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Ebor. the Knights-Fees he then had to be in number seven, and three parts, de Veteri Feoffamento; and an eighth part de Novo.

This Robert, being constitutedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Ebor. Sheriff of Yorkshire, in 16 Hen. 2. heldRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Ebor. that Office for the one half of the same year; and so till Rot Pip. de iisd. an. Ebor. the end of the 21 year inclusive. And in 20 Hen. 2. upon another invasion of the Scots, joyningJoreval. 1091 n. 40. with Ranulph de Glanvill, and Bernard Baillol, gaveJoreval. 1091. n. 40. them Battle near Alnwick, and routing their whole Army, took the King him­self PrisonerJoreval. 1091. n. 40.. Moreover, in 23 Hen. 2. he was one of the WitnessesR. Hoved. 323. n. 20. to that Arbitrement, then made by King Henry, betwixt the Kings of Castle and Navar.

About this time, it was, that he laid claim Ib 456 b. n. 30. & 40. to the Barony of Roger de Moubray; which Ba­rony King Henry the first had givenIb 456 b. n. 30. & 40. [...] Nigel de Albini, Father of the said Roger, as forfeited Ib 456 b. n. 30. & 40. to the Crown, for the rebellion of Robert Grandeboef, before-specified: whereupon they grew to this accordIb 456 b. n. 30. & 40. viz. that Roger de Mou­bray should give the Lordship of Kirkeby-Moresheved, with its appurtenances, to this Robert de Stotevile, to hold by the service of nine Knights Fees.

It is said by someMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 1031 a. n. 40. that in this Claim he chalenged all those Lands in Cukewald, where the Monks of Biland did then inhabite (which Abby was founded by the said Roger de Moubray) and that his suit held a long time: as also, that the Countrey, in general, much favored Stote­vill's Title.

This Robert de Stotevile founded two Mona­steries, in Comit. Ebor. for Nunns; the one at [...]. Rossedale, and the other at [...]. Keldholme: and gave [...]. to the Monks of St. Maries Abby in York, one Carucate of Land, lying in Ede­lyngthorpe, [Page 456] and twelve carucates in Horton, as also the Tithes of his Lordships of Cuke­wald, Hovyngham, Kirkby, Botercram, Scrayngham, and Langtune; with one Ox­gang of Land in each of those Towns; and in Cukewald two Ox-gangs.

To this last mentioned Robert, succeeded ano­ther Robert, his SonRegist de Rievaul p. 85. and Heir. Who forRegist de Rievaul p. 85. the health of the Soul of Robert his Grandfather; and for the Souls of Robert his Father, and Er­neburga his Mother; as also for the Souls of Helewyse his Wife, and William his Son, gave Regist de Rievaul p. 85. to the Monks of Rievaulx, all his Lands be­twixt Redfram and Kirkeby. And left issue, by her the said Helewyse, William [...]. his Son and Heir, and [...]. two Daughters.

And, having married [...]. to his second Wife, Si [...]ill the Sister of Philip de Valoines; with whom he had [...]. the Mannor of Torpenhow, in Com. Cumbr. in Frank-marriage; had issue by her a Son [...]. called Eustace.

He had also a younger Brother, named Os­mund; who had issue [...]. William. Which William took to Wife Margaret the Daughter and Heir to Huge de Say of Richards-Castle, in Comitat. Heref. as also Roger, a younger Son; whose descendants the Pedegree here inserted doth shew.

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But I returne to William, Son of Robert, by his first Wife.

This William, William. in 20 Hen. 2. uponJorevall. 1093. n. 40. those great disturbances here in England, occasion­en Jorevall. 1093. n. 40. through the Rebellion of young Henry, the Kings Son; was made Governor of the Castle of Topclive in Yorkshire; which the King, by reason thereof had newly built. And in 23 Hen. 2. was constitutedR Hoved. [...]23. b. n. 20. Governor of the Castle of Roxborough, in Scotland.

In 2 Ric. 1. he was SheriffRot. Pip. 2 Ric. 1. Northumb. of Northum­berland, for half that year; and the same year gaveRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. [...] two thousand pounds for livery of the Lordship of Cnaresburg.

About this time William de Longcamp Bishop of Ely, and Chancellor of England, being left Governor [...]. of the whole Realm, during King Richards absence (who was then [...]. gone to the Holy-Land) finding great opposition, [...]. by Iohn Earl of Moreton (the Kings Brother) [Page 457] and divers of the Nobility; outed [...]. Girard de Camvill from the custody of Lincoln-Castle, and Shiri [...]alty of that County: and placed this William in his room; and having caused many of his opposers to be Excommunicated [...]. by the Pope; did, amongst them, except [...]. Hugh Bar­dulph, in case he would, upon notice, resigne the Custody of the Castle of Scardeburgh, and all other Castles in Yorkshice, and West­morland, unto this William de Stutevill.

In 4 Ric. 1. this William de Stutevill gave [...]. an hundred marks, for the Wardship of the Heir of Robert de Gant. And in 5 Ric. 1. adhering [...]. to Iohn Earl of Moreton (King Richard be­ing then Prisoner in Almaine) when divers places were besieged [...]. by those who stood for the Kings authority, under whom the Bishop of Ely governed; the Arch-Bishop of York, also marching [...]. to besiege [...]ickhill Castle; be­ing [...]. then with him in his Army; he refused [...]. to joyn with him therein, in regard it did be­long [...]. to Iohn Earl of Moreton, whom he highly favored. But, upon the return of King Richard (viz. in the sixth of his reign) he at­tended [...]. him in that Expedition, which he then made into Normandy: and the same year was constituted one of the Commissioners, with Earl Roger Bigot, and William de Warrenne, for hearing and determining that controversy, which then was betwixt the Archbishop of York, and the Canons of that Church.

In 9 Ric. 1. he gave [...]. a thousand marks for the Wardship and Marriage of Gilbert de Gant, and William Fitz-Ranulph; and to respite the payment of five hundred marks Fine, for Robert de Gant, untill his Heir should be of age. And when King Iohn (upon the death of King Richard the first) obtained the Crown, stood [...]. in such high esteem with him (having been of his par­ty, in the time of those contests, which were be­twixt him, and Bishop Longcamp) that he had [...]. the whole Rule of the Counties of Northum­berland and Cumberland (which he after­wards held [...]. for divers years) as also [...]. that of Westmorland, together with all the Castles therein, committed to his trust.

Moreover, in the same year (viz. 1 Ioh.) he obtained his Charter [...]., for a weekly market at his Mannor of Buttercramb; and likewise a Fair once every year; as also another at Co­tingham, in Com. Ebor. with Licence [...]. to build Castles in each of those Lordships, being then Sheriff of that County; as also a grant [...]. of the Lordships of Cnareshurgh, and Burgh (id est, Borow-Brigg) with their appurtenances, to be held by the service of three Knights Fees.

It is said [...]. by our Historians, that in this year, likewise, he gave three thousand marks to the King, for to have judgement concerning the claim he then laid to the Barony of William de Moubray (which Barony had been given to Nigel de Albini, by King Henry the first, upon the for­feiture of Robert de Stutevile, called Grundebeof, Great-Grandfather to this William, as is already observed.) But the Record [...]. expresseth it other­wise; viz. that it was for confirmation of his Charters, and to be quit of all Amerciaments, and Scutages, which had been required of him, until the Thursday after Midlent when King Iohn first came to York, after his Coronation (viz. in 1 Ioh.) as also to have the Mannor of Walter Meisnill, with its appurtenances, if it were in the Kings hands; and moreover to have a triall for all those lands, whereunto he laid claim against the before-specified William de Mol­bra [...]; viz. Cukewald, and [...]ukewaldshire, with its appurtenances; and Malesard, with its appurtenances; as also the Isle of A [...]cholme, Hovingham, Ti [...]esk, Meau [...]on (id est, Meston, in Com. Leic.) Wellcbron, Bur­ton in Lonesdale, Bondeby, Saxeby, and Lindhergh; one Carucate of Land in Sca­linghere, Landeford, Hampton in Arden, Kirkeby-Monacorum (in Com. War.) and Crei [...] (in Com. Northampt.) Which said Summe of three thousand Marks was thus to be paid; viz. a thou­sand marks within fifteen days after Easter then next ensuing his Coronation; five hundred marks at Michaelmas following; and so half yearly five hundred marks, untill all the whole summe should be discharged.

True it is, that Robert de Stutevill (Father of this William) made the like claimR. Hoved. ut supra. to those Lands in King Henry the seconds time; and thereupon Moubray came to an agreementR. Hoved. ut supra. with him, and gave him the Lordship of Kirkeby-Moreshe [...]ed, to quit his title thereto (as hath been before observed.) but that agreement be­ing Ibid. not confirmed in the Kings Court; this William, standing so highly in favorIbid. with King Iohn, revivedIbid. his claim anew: whereupon, after great dispute, it was thus determinedIbid.; viz. that he should thenceforth totally renounce all his interest and title thereto; and, in consi­deration thereof, that Moubray should in aug­mentation of the former agreement, give him nine Knights Fees over and abovePasch. [...] Joh. Rot. 8. the nine formerly reserved; as also a Rent of twelve pounds per annum, whereupon they were both made friendsR. Hoved. ut supra. at Lue (id est, Louthe) in Comit. Linc. (then an HouseR. Hoved. ut supra. of the Bishop of Lin­coln's) in the presence of King Iohn, in the second year of his reign. For which twelve pounds per annum the Lordship of Brinklow, in Com. Warw. was assignedPasch. 2 Joh. Rot. 8 & Rot. 15. in dorso. to this William de Stutevile; exceptingPasch. 2 Joh. Rot. 8 & Rot. 15. in dorso. only the service of one Sampson de Cornwall, for what he held there of William de Moubray.

This William de Stutevile was, the same year, one of the Barons presentR. Hoved▪ 461 b. n. 30. at Lincolne, when William King of Scots did Homage to King Iohn. And about this time gaveOblat [...], [...] ▪ Joh. m. 12. fifteen hundred marks for the Sheriffalty of Yorkshire, and the profits thereof; so long as he should serve the King faithfully in that trust; the King choosing Oblat [...], [...] ▪ Joh. m. 12. two persons to execute the office under him; reserving likewise the custody of the Castles and Forests to his own disposal. Moreover he ob­tained LicenceCart. [...] Joh. m. 9. to fortify his Houses, at Co­tingham, and Butercram; as also to hold Cart. [...] Joh. m. 9. the whole Forest of Mileburne in West­morland, by the service of ... And about this time entertained [...]. King Iohn in his House at Cotingham.

This William gave to the [...]. Knights Templars, a certain To [...]t in North-Cave: and having married [...]. Berta Neice of Ranulph de Glan­vill, with whom he had [...]. the Lordships of Ley­burne, and Braham, departed [...]. this life in 5 Ioh. whereupon the King, for four hundred marks, granted [...]. to Hubert Archbishop of Can­terbury the Wardship of Robert his Son and Heir, with the benefit of his Marriage; as also the custody of all his Lands and Castles, both [Page 458] in England and Normandy; and sent his preceptClaus. 6 Joh. m. 11. to the Sheriff of Yorkshire, to seise the Forest of Cnarreburgh into his hands, in the same state wherein it was, when King Hen. 2. granted it to the before-specified William; and then to deliver it to that Archbishop.

But the next year following (viz. 7 Ioh.) this Robert diedRot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 14.: whereupon Nicholas de Stutevile Nicholas. his BrotherRot. Fin. 7 Ioh. m. 14. and Heir, agreedRot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 14. with the King, for a Fine of ten thousand marks, to have Li­very of his Lands, so descended to him; except­ing Rot. Fin. 7 Ioh. m. 14. the Castles of Cnaresburgh, and Burgh (id est, Borow-Brigg) which the King re­teined Rot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 14. till that summe should be totally paid.

Which Nicholas marriedRot. Pip. a Joh. Lond. Midd. Gunnora the Wid­dow of Robert de Gant, NeiceClaus. 8 Joh. m. 4. to Hugh de G [...]rnay, and had issue Nicholas Ni [...]olas his Son and Heir; unto whom King Iohn grantedClaus. [...] Hen. 3. m. 3. a Market every week upon the Munday, at his Mannor of Brink­low before-specified; and a Fair yearly upon the Feast day of St. Margaret. Which Market and Fair were afterwards confirmedClaus. [...] Hen. 3. m. 3. to him by King Henry the third.

This Nicholas, in 13 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Ebor. three hun­dred Marks, and five Palfreys, to have judge­ment for the moity of the Lordships of Co­tingham, Langeton, Screningham, and Butrecram; with the moity of the Knights Fees belonging thereto; But in 17 Ioh. taking M. Paris, in ann. 1215. p. 254. l. 3. part with those rebellious Barons, who were at that time in Armes, under divers specious pretences, did, with the chief of them, under­go the Popes ExcommunicationIbid. p. 277. l. 30 & 56. for so doing. Moreover, in 3 Hen. 3. he assignedClaus. 3 H. 3. m. 7. the Lord­ship of Lidel (in Com. Cumberl.) to Robert de Stutevill his Brother, then under age, and in the tuitionClaus. 3. H. 3. m. 7. of William de Valoines. And, having beenClaus. 8 Hen. 3. m. 15. in Arms against the King, in the Battle of Lincolne (1 Hen. 3.) where he was taken Claus. 8 Hen. 3. m. 15. prisoner, by the famous William Marshall Earl of Pembroke, with whom he agreedClaus. 8 Hen. 3. m. 15. to pay a thousand Marks, for his redemption, to the Kings use; in 8 Hen. 3. totally dischargedIbid. that debt, having then liveryIbid. of his Lands, which had been seizedIbid. for that transgression; ex­cepting Rot. Vas [...]. 14 Hen. 3. p. 2. m. 5. only the Honor of Knaresburgh, and Burgh, which were givenRot. Vas [...]. 14 Hen. 3. p. 2. m. 5. by the King to Hubert de Burgh Earl of Kent, and then Justice of England.

This is all that I have seen of this Nicholas, other then that he diedRot. Fin 17 Hen. 3. m. 2. in 17 Hen. 3. leaving issueRot. Fin 17 Hen. 3. m. 2. two Daughters his Heirs; viz. Ioane mar­ried Claus. 20 H. 3. m. 24. to Hugh de Wake, and Margaret toClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 24. Wil­liam Mastoc. But this Margaret diedClaus. 20 Hen. 3. ut supra. soon af­ter; viz. in 20 Hen. 3. whereupon Ioane her other Sister (then Wife to Hugh de Wake) had liveryClaus. 20 Hen. 3. ut supra. of the whole Inheritance.

Of this Ioane I find, that in her Widdow­hood, she calledEx ipso Au­togr. in bibl. Cotton. her self Iohanna de Stutevile, and not by the name of her Husband, as is usual (in regard she was so great an Inheritrix) and, that, grantingIbid. to the Canons of Watton, in Com. Ebor. all her Lands in Hessell; the im­pression Ibid. which she made with her Seal on a large piece of Wax, is of a Woman riding sideway (as now is usual) holding the Bridle in her right Hand, and an Escoucheon with the Arms of Stutevile thereon, in her left Hand. Which de­monstration clearly confuteth that which is said by someIbid. of our Historians; viz. that Anne the Wife of King Richard the second (Daughter to Winceslaus the Emperor) was the first who in­troduced the fashion for Women to ride side­ways on their Horses.

This Ioane diedEsc. 4 [...]. 1. n. 49. in 4 Edw. 1. being then seizedEsc. 4 [...]. 1. n. 49. of the Barony of Lidel, with the Fo­rest of Lidel, in Com. Cumberl. and six Bur­gages in the City of Carlisle. LikewiseEsc. 4 [...]. 1. n. 49. of the Mannor of Kirkeby-Moreshed, in Comit. Ebor. with a Garden and herbage of the Park, &c. as alsoIbid. of the Mannors of Cotingham, Butercramb, Skreyngham, and Langton, in Com. Ebor. Baldwin Wake her Son and Heir, beingIbid. then thirty eight years of age.

I come now to Eustace de Stutevill Eustace. SonRot. Fin. 7 Hen. 3. m. 8. and Heir to Sibill de Valoines, withinRot. Fin. 7 Hen. 3. m. 8. age in 7 H. 3. and in the tuitionRot. Fin. 7 Hen. 3. m. 8. of Roger de Quincy. This Eustace in 18 Hen. 3. gaveRot. Pip. 18 H. 3. Ebor. the King a thou­sand pounds to have the like seizin of the Man­nor of Cotingham, with its appurtenances, as Nicholas de Stutevile had in his lifetime, as his right by Inheritance; and thereupon obtained possessionRot. Pip. 18 H. 3. Ebor. of it, for fourteen weeks: but at length the King disseizedRot. Pip. 18 H. 3. Ebor. him thereof. After which, viz. in Anno 1242. (25 Hen. 3.) he di­edM. Paris, p. 578, l. 6.. Whereupon his inheritance descendedM. Paris, p. 578, l. 6. to the before-specified Ioane, the Wife of Hugh Wake. Howbeit, Nicholas de Stutevile Nicholas. his Nephew (viz. his Brothers Son) possessedClaus. 17 H. 3. m. 4. himself there­of. Whereupon the King signifiedClaus. 17 H. 3. m. 4. his plea­sure; that notwithstanding Robert, Son and Heir of the said Eustace, was born and brought up beyond Sea; yet he should enjoy the same. Where­upon the said Robert, in 18 Hen. 3. had livery Claus. 1 [...] H 3. m. 34. thereof.

This Robert Robert. being thus possessed, granted Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. his Mannor of Brinklow, in Com. Warw. to Stephen de Segrave and his Heirs. Howbeit, af­ter this; viz. in 26 Hen. 3. Ioane the Widdow of Hugh de Wake, gaveRot. Pip. 26 Hen. 3. Ebor. to the King a Fine of an hundred pounds, for livery of the Lands of the said Eustace de Stutevill her Kinsman, which by right of Inheritance, as it is saidRot. Pip. 26 Hen. 3. Ebor., de­scended to her; viz. Rot. Pip. 26 Hen. 3. Ebor. fifty pounds for her Re­lief, if there were no more due; and fifty pounds as a gratuity.

¶Of this Family was also Henry de Stute­vill, Henry. whose Lands the Sheriff of Notingham­shire had commandRot. Fin. 9 H. 3. m. 5. to seize in 9 Hen. 3. This Henry confirmedMon. Ang. Vol. 2 60 [...]. b. n. 20. to the Canons of Welbeck (in Com. Nott.) the Lordship of Dukmanton, which Richard Basset held of his Barony; and which was formerly givenMon. Ang. Vol. 2 60 [...]. b. n. 20. to them by Leonia de Reynes, Mother of him the said Henry; as also byMon. Ang. Vol. 2 60 [...]. b. n. 20. Richard Basset, and Richard de Wyver­ton.

¶A Branch thereof was likewise William de Stutevill William. (viz. Son of Osmund) who in 13 H. 3. paidRot. Pip. 13 H. 3. Heref. forty six marks for twenty three Knights Fees, upon levying the Scutage of Kery. In 15 Hen. 3. this William, having marriedClaus. 15 H. 3 m. 3. Mar­garet the Widdow of Robert Mortimer of Ri­cards-Castle, in Com. Heref. withoutClaus. 15 H. 3 m. 3. License; in consideration ofClaus. 15 H. 3 m. 3. the two Palfreys and twenty shillings in Silver, obtained pardonClaus. 15 H. 3 m. 3. for that transgression. And in 17 H. 3. being then Claus. 17 H. 3. in dorso m. 8. one of the Barons-Marchers (other of them then doingClaus. 17 H. 3. in dorso m. 8. the like) delivered up Osmund his Son, as an HostageClaus. 17 H. 3. in dorso m. 8. for his fidelity, untill the Realm should be settled in quiet. Moreover, in 22 Hen. 3. the time of Truce, betwixt King Henry and Lewelyn Prince of Aberfraw, being near anClaus. 2 [...] H. 3. in dorso, m. 16. end; and David the Son of Lewelyn, taking the HomageClaus. 2 [...] H. 3. in dorso, m. 16. of the great men in those [Page 459] parts; this William was summonedIbid. to attend the King at Oxford, on Tuesday next after the xv•• of Easter, to advise thereon. And in 26 Hen. 3. gave a FineRot. Fin. 26 Hen. 3. Norf. & Suffolk. of fifteen marks to be exemptedRot. Fin. 26 Hen. 3. Norf. & Suffolk. from going into Gascoigne.

In 29 Hen. 3. he accountedRot Pip. 29 H. 3. twenty three pounds for twenty three Knights Fees, which wereRot Pip. 29 H. 3. the Fees of Hugh de Say (late Lord of Ricards Castle.) And in 41 Hen. 3. (the Welsh beingClaus. again in Arms, and makingClaus. divers bold Incursions upon the Marches) received command Claus. to repair forthwith to Hereford, and there to give his best assistance unto Roger Mortimer, for the defence of those parts.

Furthermore, in 42 Hen. 3. he received an­other Summons [...]. (amongst the rest of the Nobi­lity of that time) to attend the King at Chester, upon Munday next after the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to re­strain the insolencies of the Welsh: And departed [...]. this life in 43 Hen. 3. being then seised [...]., in right of Margery (de Say) his Wife, as Tenant by the courtesie of England, of the Mannors of Wichnaud, Coderugge, and the Hamlet of Huweleston, in Com. Wigorn. As also of the Mannors of St [...]pitton and Witilege, in the Marches of Wales.

To whom succeeded Robert de Stutevill, Robert. his Son and Heir. Which Robert standing firm [...]. to King Henry the Third, in the time of his War with the Barons, was taken [...]. by Henry de Montfort, (one of the Rebels) and being kept [...]. in durance by them, constrained to fell [...]. his Mannor of Witheresfield, to Giles Argentine (one of that party) for the redeeming himself: The King therefore in 50 Hen. 3. (having vanquished those his Adversaries in the Battle of Evesham) re­stored [...]. that Mannor to him again.

¶About these times I find also mention of Iohn de Stutevill, who possessed [...]. the moity of the Barony of Hubert Fitz-Ralph, containing [...]. these Lordships, viz. Kirkby, Hekinto [...], Bardon, and Bradney (in Com. Derb.) as also [...]. nine Knights Fees, and a fourth part, which were held of him by several persons. This Iohn in 30 Hen. 3. upon collection of the Scutage of Gannock, answered [...]. for fifteen Knights Fees; so likewise in 38 H. 3. upon [...]. the Aid for making the Kings eldest Son Knight. And in 49 Hen. 3. was [...]. in Arms against the King at the Battle of Evesham; whereupon his Lands were seised.

To this Iohn succeeded Robert, Robert. his Son and Heir, who in 42 Hen. 3. doing his homage, had Livery [...]. of his Lands lying in the Counties of Essex, Nottingham, and Derby, and in the same year when the Scots held [...]. their King in restraint (who had married [...]. the Daughter of King Henry the Third, and was then in minority) amongst other of the Northern Barons, had com­mand [...]. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and all the power he could raise to march into Scot­land▪ for his rescue. And in 22 Edw. 1. had the like Summons [...]. to fit himself with Horse and Arms; and to attend the King at Por [...]s­mouth, thence to sail with him into Gas­coigne.

This Robert married [...]. Eleanor Genoure, Wid­ow [...]. (as it seems) of Alexander Baillol, in whose right he held the third part of the Mannor of Bywell in Com. Northumbr. but, forfeited it. He likewise held [...]. the Castle of Mitford in Com. Northumbr. But being an Alien [...]. and Sub­ject to the King of France, it was seisedIbid. into the Kings hands, and diedPlac. Par [...]. p. 337. in 34 Edw. 1. Where­upon the said Eleanor, surviving him, claimed Plac. Par [...]. p. 337. title in the Mannors of Ekinton in Com. Derb. Kirkby in Com. Nottingh. and Diham in Com. Essex. which were seisedPlac. Par [...]. p. 337. into the Kings hands upon his death, having been joyntly En­feoffed Plac. Par [...]. p. 337. of them with him, and had LiveryPlac. Par [...]. p. 337. of them accordingly; leaving issue Iohn Esc. 3 E. 2. n. y., his Son and Heir, twenty six years of ageEsc. 3 E. 2. n. y., in the third of Edward the Second.

D'Oiley.

RObert d'Oiley Robert. comingMon. Ang. Vol. a. 136 a. n. 10 & 20. into England, with William the Conqueror, and having, by his giftMon. Ang. Vol. a. 136 a. n. 10 & 20., the Baronies of Oxford, and S. Waleries, builtMon. Ang. Vol. a. 136 a. n. 10 & 20. the Castle of Oxford, and the Collegiate Church of S. George, within the Walls thereof. He was also one of the Wit­nesses Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 371 a. n. 60. to the Charter of Selbey Abby in Com. Ebor. for its FoundationMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 371 a. n. 60. by that King: And, at the time of the General Survey, possessedDomesd. lib. in iisdem com. four Lordships in B [...]rkshire, in Hertfordshire fourteen, in Buckinghamshire seven, in Glocestershire three, in Bedfordshire one, in Northamptonshire three, in Warwick­shire one, and in Oxfordshire twenty eight: HavingIbid., at the same time, forty two habitable Houses in Oxford, and eight, which then lay waste; as alsoIbid. thirty Acres of Meadow, adjoyn­ing to the Wall, and a Mill, valued at ten shillings per annum.

Being likewise ConstableMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 106 b. of Oxford, he had Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 106 b. the full sway of that whole County, and was so powerful a Man in his time, thatMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 106 b. no one durst oppose him; in so much, as (with the Kings consentIbid.) he possessedIbid. himself of a large Meadow, lying near to the Castle of Oxford, which belonged to the Monks of Abendon; whereby he so much irritated them, that they cameIbid. all before the Altar of our Lady (prima­rily dedicatedIbid. by S. Athelwold▪ and S. Dunstan) and there prostratingIbid. themselves with tears, prayedIbid. to God, that he would vindicate this in­jury. Whereupon it shortly after hapnedIbid., that he fell into a grievous sickness, wherein he long continued impenitent, until by a Vision in the night, he had a perfect representation, That he was in a Royal Palace, where a great number of Nobles stood; and in the midst of them a beau­tiful Person, habited like a Woman, sitting on a glorious Throne, with two Monks of Aben­don, before her, whom he knew. FurthermoreIbid., that when those Monks saw him enter the Palace, they bowed their knees to the Lady, and with deep sighs, said, Behold, this is he who usurpeth the Inheritance of thy Church, having taken away that Meadow from us, for which we make this com­plaint. AlsoIbid., that the Lady being thereupon much moved, commanded, That he should be thrust out of doors, and brought to that Meadow, there to be tormented; and that immediately two young men, who stood by, led him thither, and caused him to sit down. Moreover, that, forthwith, divers ugly children, brought Hay on their shoulders; and, laughing, said to each other: Here is our dear Friend, let us play with him: And that then, laying down their Burthens, [Page 460] they pissed thereon; and putting fire underneath, smoaked him. Some also made Ropes of the Hay, and threw them in his Face; others burnt his Beard. And, that being in this anguish, he called out aloud, O Blessed Lady, have pitty on me, for I am dying▪

Whereat his Wife (who lay near him) being affrighted, said, Awake Sir, for you are much trou­bled in your sleep; and, that being thus rowsed up, he said, Yes truly, for I was amongst Devils. To whom she replied, The Lord preserve thee from all harm. Then, having told to her his dream, she said, God doth correct his Child, whom he loveth.

And, it is reported, that shortly after, at her instanceIbid. he went to Abendon; and there, before the Altar, in the presence of Abbot Regi­nald, and his whole Covent, (divers of his Friends likewise standing by) he gaveIbid. them Tadmertune (a Lordship of ten pounds per annum value;) protesting, That he would never meddle more with any of their possessions: And, besides that, above one hundred pounds in Money, towards the new structure of their Mo­nastery, in recompence of the wrong he had done them.

LikewiseIbid. that he repaired divers ruinous Churches, both within and without the Walls of Oxford; alsoIbid. that he became very charitable to poor people: And, amongst other good works, builtIbid. the great Bridge towards Oxford.

It is also farther reportedMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 136. n. 20. of this Robert, that he had a very familiar friend, called Iohn de Ivery, who, having accompanied him in the Wars, as his sworn Brother, enjoyed, by his gift, certain large possessions; and (as some think) S. Waleries. And that the same Robert having marriedTesta de Nevill sub tit. Honor de Waling­ford. ... the Daughter of Wygod de Walingford (a person of great note in that age) begotTesta de Nevill sub tit. Honor de Waling­ford. on her one sole Daughter, his Heir, called Maud; firstTesta de Nevill sub tit. Honor de Waling­ford. married to Miles Crispin (who had with her that whole Barony of Walingford,) and secondly,Testa de Nevill sub tit. Honor de Walling­ford. to Brien Fitz-Count: Which Brien and she, having noTesta de Nevill sub tit. Honor de Waling­ford. issue, betookTesta de Nevill sub tit. Honor de Waling­ford. them­selves to Religious lives: Whereupon King Henry the First, seisedTesta de Nevill sub tit. Honor de Waling­ford. upon that Barony of Walingford.

This is all that I have seen of him, other then that, departing [...]. this life, in the Moneth of September, he was buried [...]. at Abendon, on the North side of the High Altar; his Wife having [...]. Sepulture on his left hand: And that leaving no [...]. Male-issue, Nigell his Brother succeed­ed [...]. him.

Of which Nigell, Nigell. it appears, that he remitted [...]. to the Monks of Egnesham (near Oxford,) one Hide of Land, which he held of that Abby (with the consent [...]. of Robert Bloet, then Bishop of Lincoln) giving [...]. unto them three Hides and an half more, lying in Mi [...]decumbe, for the health of his Soul, and the Souls of his Wife and Children. And lastly, that he had issue [...]. a Son, called Robert d'Oiley the second; of whom I find, that in 1 Steph. he was one of the Wit­nesses [...]. to the Charter of that Kings Laws. But in 6 Steph. when Maud the Empress came with much triumph from Winchester to Oxford, he de­livered [...]. up his Castle of Oxford to her: Like­wise, that he gave [...]. to the Monks of Glocester, the Tithes of Chesterton; and to [...]. the Nuns of Godstow, the moity of a certain Meadow at Wolvercote, called Lambey; Likewise to Mon A [...]gl. Vol. 2. 525 b. n. 20. the Knights Templers a parcel of Ground with­in the Walls of Oxford, and another with­out.

Moreover, that he beganIbid. 136. n. 30, 40. & 50. the Foundation of the Abby of Oseney (near Oxford) for Black Canons of the Order of S. Augustine uponIbid. 136. n. 30, 40 & 50. this occasion.

One Edith Forne, a beautiful Woman, who had been Concubine to King Henry the First, but then Wife to this Robert, using frequently to walk out of Oxford Castle, towards the Banks of Isis, and always observing, in certain Trees, divers Chatter-Pies, which commonly made a great noise at her; she sent for a Canon of S. Fridiswides, in Oxford, called Radolph (a person of a vertuous life, and her own Confessor) and acquainted him therewith: And, that he thereupon advising her to build some Church, or Monastery in that place; she intreated her Husband so to do: Who accordingly perform­ing her desire, constituted Radolph the first Prior there. Which Abby was so FoundedIbid. 137 a. n. 40▪ &c. & 137 b. n. 30, &c. with the consentIbid. 137 a. n. 40, &c. & 137 b. n. 30, &c. of his two Sons, Henry and Gil­bert, and richly endowedIbid. 137 a. n. 40, &c. & 137 b, n. 30, &c. by him with Lands and Tithes.

Of this Edith, I likewise find, That with the consentMon. Ang. Vol. 3. 80 [...]. n. 60. a, b. of her said Husband, she gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 3. 80 [...]. n. 60. a, b. to the Monks of Thame in Com. Buck. a part of her Dowry in Weston, lying near to a Wood of theirs.

To this last mentioned Robert, succeeded Henry Henry. his eldest Son; who was ConstableRegist. de Egnesham, f. 262. to the King, and SheriffRot Pip. de iisdem ann. Oxon. of Oxfordshire, from the third to the sixth year of King Henry the Seconds Reign, inclusive.

In 12 Hen. 2. upon Assessment of the Aid, for marrying of the Kings Daughter; this Henry certifiedLib. Rub is Scacc sub tit, Oxon. the Knights Fees he then held, to be in number thirty two, and a third part, De Ve­teri Feoffamento; and one and an half, with a twentieth part De Novo. For which Fees De Ve­teri Feoffamento, in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H 2. Oxon. twenty one pounds eleven shillings one penny; the rest, viz. seventy one shillings for those De Novo, be­ing Rot. Pip. 14 H 2. Oxon. then in arrear.

In 6 Rich. 1. he againRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Oxon. executed the Sheriffs Office for Oxfordshire, for the one half of that year; and then paidIbid. thirty two pounds six shillings eight pence for Scutage of his Knights Fees, upon the Kings redemption. He likewise continuedRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Oxon. Sheriff of that County, for the two next succeeding years: And in the 13 Ioh. an­swered Rot. Pip. 23 Ioh. Oxon. thirty two pounds and half a mark, for thirty two Fees, and a third part, upon col­lection of the Scutage of Scotland: But in 17 Ioh. was one of the Barons, who then con­tested Mat. Paris, 262. n. 20. with the King.

This Henry, by the consentMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 139 b. n. 30 & 40. of Robert (illegi­timate Son to King Henry the Second, commonly called Robert Consul) whom he termsMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 139 b. n. 30 & 40. his Bro­ther, gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 139 b. n. 30 & 40. to the Canons of Oseney, for the health of the Soul of King Henry the First, and for the Soul of Robert d'Oiley his Father, Gilbert his Brother, and all his Ancestors, certain Lands called Prestfield, situate in Hoke-Norton, (antiently belongingIbid. a. 5 [...]. to the Church there;) and confirmedIbid. a. 5 [...]. to them two Hides of Land more, lying within the same Lordship, formerly be­stowed on them by Robert his Father. Moreover, he gaveEx [...] penès Dec & ca­pit [...]eel. Cath Chri­sti Oxon. unto them his Mannor of Weston, with a Wood and Mill there; as alsoEx [...] penès Dec & ca­pit [...]eel. Cath Chri­sti Oxon. a Meadow near the Mill, towards Kerlinthon, with three [Page 461] Ibid. Crofts, viz. Bencroft, Grascroft, and Hegcroft. And, having taken to WifeEsc. 47 H. 3. n. 27. Maud, the Daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, with whom was givenEsc. 47 H. 3. n. 27. to him in Frank-marriage, the Man­nor of Bradenham in Com. Oxon. had issue Esc. 47 H. 3. n. 27. by her, Henry, his Son and Heir; and two Daughters. Moreover, havingTesta de Kevill Oxon. his chief Seat at Hoke-Norton (the HeadTesta de [...]evill Oxon. of his Barony) was buried at Oseney, under a flat Marble, in the midst of the Presbytery.

Which Henry, Henry. succeeding him, and stiledEx Autog. penès praef. Dec. & Capit. Oxon. in divers Charters Constabularius Regis, confirmed Ex Autog. penès Praef. Dec. & Capit. Oxon. to the Canons of Oseney, a certain parcel of his Mannor of Shenston in Com. Staff. called Stanhall, which Hugh de Tiwe, who held it, and other Lands of him by Military service, had formerly given them.

This last mentioned Henry dying [...]. without issue, the Inheritance of his Lands, divolved [...]. to his two Sisters; whereof Margery, the elder, be­came the Wife [...]. of Henry, Earl of Warwick. Which Henry had issue by her, Thomas, Earl of Warwick; who, in 17 Hen. 3. upon [...]. the death of the before-specified Henry d'Oiley, his Uncle, paid [...]. an hundred pounds, and two Pal­freys, as a releif of those Lands thereby descend­ed to him.

Baynard.

AT the time of the General Survey, Ralph Baynard,Ralph.possest [...]. divers fair Lordships in sundry Counties of England, viz. Ulting, Langfort, Nortune, Wudeham, Curlay, Donmau, Wimbeis, Boroldi­tune, Metcinges, Magellan, Pentelaw, Burnham, Badwou, Haningfelt, Adein, Ramsey, Michelstou, Laleford, Wille­brock, Wenden, Henham, Ascendun, Pachesham, Langheford, and Toleshunt, in Essex. Of Kidetune, Poslingeword, Weltestreou, Riendune, Brantune, Fox­den, Wankford, Henham, Upbestune, Cratafield, Scadenafell, Stanfell, and Simplingham, in Suffolk. Of Kerde­stune, Refham, Scedgetune, Crostwit, Bertune, Ristune, Hamchale, Boielund, Hatestune, Frietune, Herdvick, Raveni­cham, Sudwude, Kirkeby, Nortune, Lerp­stune, Hals, Hwatteaker, Hadescou, Thurvertune, Plincham, Bertune, Scul­deham, Carboystorp, Tottenhell, Wig­genham, Buchetune, Stoches, Phord­ham, Dereham, Hekelwell, Tilingtune, Lun, Stretune, Bradeham, Meretune, Grestune, Willeheth, Titeshele, Walne­cham, Wielurde, Dikerhorp, Scota­grave, and Carlentou, in Norfolk; and of Alsieswich, Horemede, and Herdfording­bery, in Hertfordshire.

After him Iuga [...]. Baynard, (his Widow, I suppose) having procured [...]. Mauricius, Bishop of London, to dedicate the Church of Dun­mow in Essex unto the Blessed Virgin (which Church, I presume the built) gave [...]. thereto half a Hide of Land.

To this Iuga succeeded Geffrey Baynard, Geffrey. her Son [...]. and Heir; Which Geffrey by the consent Ibid. of A [...]selme, then Archbishop of Canterbury, placedIbid. Canons in that Church of Dunmow; and gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 388 b. l. 6. to the Abby of S. Maries in York, the Church of Burton, with these other Churches and Lands belonging to Burton▪ viz. Arpham, Foxhole, and Butterwike, toge­ther with the Tithes of Burton.

Unto him succeededMat Paris, in A. 11 [...]0. (10 H 1.) p. 64. 1. 49. William Baynard, William. who, takingMat Paris, in A. 11 [...]0. (10 H 1.) p. 64. 1. 49. part with Helias, Earl of Mayne, Phi­lip de Braose, William Malet, and other Conspira­tors, against King Henry the First, lostMon. Ang. Vol. 2. ut supra. Jorvall. 1004. 6. this his Barony; the HeadMon. Ang. Vol. 2. ut supra. Jorvall. 1004. 6. whereof was, from his name called Baynards-Castle, and situate below S. Pauls Cathedral, near the River of Thames, in the City of London: Which, upon this forfeiture, was givenMon. Ang. Vol. 2. ut supra. Jorvall. 1004. 6. by King Henry, to Robert, a younger Son of Richard Fitz-Gilbert, Progenitor to the antient Earls of Clare; from which Robert, the Noble Family of the Fitz-Walter (of whom I shall speak in due place) did descend.

Dovor.

ABout the latter end of King William the Conquerors Reign, Fulbert de Dovor Fulbert. was LordEx Cod. MS. in Scacc. Vo­cato le Quire de Dovor. of Chilham in Kent; a place not a little famous, first, by reasonPreamb. of Kent by W. Lambard, p. 305 & 306. that Cesar, upon his second attempt upon Britain, there encamped; and secondly, because the Lords thereof, wereIbid. p. 304. & 305. antiently to maintain fifteen able Soldiers for the Guard of Dovor Castle, where­of three to be upon duty every Moneth; and so to continue for twenty weeks in the year. This Fulbert died in the time of King Henry the First, or beginning of King Stephens Reign: For it ap­pears Rot. Pip. 5 Steph. Cornub. that in 5 Steph. William Fitz-Richard (a Cornishman) gave fifty two pounds eleven shil­lings eight pence for the Marriage and Dowry of his Widow, his BaronyRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. sub tit Scutag. de Kent ad Re­dempt. domini Regis. lying totally in Kent.

To him succeeded Hugh, Hugh. who executed the Office of SheriffRot. Pip. 7 H. 2. Kanc. in that County for three parts of 7 Hen. 2. continuing likewise therein, till Rot. Pip. de iisdem an. Kanc. the end of the thirteenth year of that Kings Reign: And in 12 Hen. 2. upon Assessment of the Aid for marrying the Kings Daughter, cer­tified Lib. Rub. Scacc. sub [...] Kanc. his Knights Fees to be eleven, and an half De Veteri Feoffamento, besides what he then had in his own Demesn: For all which, in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. [...] eleven pounds six shillings eight pence, and one mark for one Knights Fee De Novo Feoffamento (whereby it is manifest, that he had no less then fifteen Knights Fees in the whole;) and moreover five marks forIbid. sub [...] Cantabr. & Huntingd. those Knights Fees that belonged to the Honor of Brunne, which, by reasonMon. An [...] Vol. 2. p 30 a n. 30. of his Marriage with Maud, one of the Daughters and Coheirs of Pain Peverell of Brunne, in Cambridge­shire, he likewise then held. (Which Maud died Mon. An [...] Vol. 2. p 30 a n. 30. without issue.

To this Hugh succeeded another Fulbert, Fulbert 2 who tookRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. [...] to Wife Roese, the Daughter of Geffrey de Lucy, SonRot. Pip. [...]. R. 1. [...] of Richard de Lucy (Justice of Eng­land, in King Henry the Seconds days,) and in 6 Rich. 1. compoundedRot. Pip. [...]. R. 1. [...] with the King for a Fine of seven hundred pounds, as well for Live­ry of the moity of the Lands of Richa [...]d de Lucy, [Page 462] her Grand-father, in England and Norman­dy, whereof Richard, her Brother, had been possessed; as for liberty to marry whom she should please, being not the Kings enemy.

I next come to Robert Robert. de Dovor, Son and Heir (as I guess) to the last mentioned Fulbert and Roese. Thi [...] Robert in 1 Ioh. gaveObl. 1 Joh. m. 23. a Fine of four hundred marks to the King, for Livery of the Castle and Town of Chilham: Which he had, with conditionObl. 1 Joh. m. 23., That if the Title thereto were questioned, he should stand to the Judgment of the Kings Court; but died before the sixth year of King Iohn, as it seems, for then William de Briwere gaveObl. 6 Joh. m. 10. eight hundred marks for the Wardship and Marriage of his Heir, together Obl. 6 Joh. m. 10. with the custody of the Dowry of Roese de Dovor (his Mother) still surviving, so long as the King should think fit. Which he enjoyed but a while; for before the end of that year, she, the said Roese, obtainedRot. Fin. Joh. m. 2. the Possession thereof to her self, in consideration of an hundred marks Fine by her given to the King. And in 9 Ioh. payingRot. Pip. 9 Joh. Kanc. Pat. 9 Joh. m. 12. all the remaining part of the seven hun­dred marks; for which she made composition with King Richard the First, in the sixth year of His Reign, for the moity of the Lands of Richard de Lucy her Grand-father (as hath been ob­served) came likewise to a new AgreementRot. Pip. 9 Joh. Kanc. Pat. 9 Joh. m. 12. with King Iohn, for Livery of the whole Barony, descended to her by the death of Richard de Lucy, and Herbert de Lucy, her Brothers, who died without issue.

In 14 Ioh. she also obtained LiveryCart. 14 Joh. n. 7. Claus 14 Joh. m 2. of those Lands of Richard de Lucy, her Grand-father, lying in Cornwal, whereof her Brothers had been likewise possessedCart. 14 Joh. n. 7. Claus 14 Joh. m 2.; which she then grant­ed Cart. 14 Joh. n. 7. Claus 14 Joh. m. 2. to William de Briwere, and his Heirs, to be held of her and her Heirs▪ she beingCart. 14 Joh. n. 15. then the Wife of Nicholas Fitz-Alan.

To the before mentioned Robert succeeded Roese, his Daughter and Heir, who was first mar­ried to Richard, a Son of King Iohns, (the same who was afterwards Earl of Cornwal, as I ghess; for by the Kings PreceptClaus 16 Joh. m. [...] 3., directed to Peter de [...]upibus, Bishop of Winchester (then Justice of England) to make Livery unto him the said Richard, then her Husband, of all her Lands; she being at that time in Wardship to William de Briwere, he calls him Filius Noster. But this marriage was, I presume, before she came of age; so that afterwards dissenting, she took to Husband, Richard (Son to Roger) de Chilham. Richard de Chilham.

Which Richard in 8 Hen. 3. upon levying the Scutage of Montgomery, paidRot. Pip. 8 H. 3. Kanc. twenty eight marks for the fourteen Knights Fees, formerly belonging to Fulbert de Dovor. And in 12 Hen. 3. (this Roese being then the WifeRot. Fin. 12 H. 3. m. 7. of the same Richard de Chilham) had LiveryRot. Fin. 12 H. 3. m. 7. of the Mannor of Lesnes in Kent; which she and her said Husband had recoveredRot. Fin. 12 H. 3. m. 7. upon a tryal by Battle, against Robert Fitz-Walter. Whereupon she paid Rot. Fin. 12 H. 3. m. 7. the King forty pounds which he had lentRot. Fin. 12 H. 3. m. 7. her Husband for the performance of that combate. Which Richard departing [...]. this life before the sixteenth year of King Henry the Thirds Reign, she shortly after married [...]. to Richard (a Natural) Son to King Iohn, commonly called [...]. Richard le Fitz-Roy: About which time also, the Justices of the Iews were prohibited [...]. to take Distress, either upon her Lordships of Wendovre and Chinge [...]ford in Essex, or Norwood and Lesnes in Kent, for any Money lent by the Iews, to him the said Richard; because those Mannors were, in the Kings, presence, assigned for her maintenance.

After this, scil. in 35 Hen. 3. giving a FineRot. Pip. 35 H. 3. Kanc. of an hundred marks to the King, for License to marry whom she pleased, she lastly became the WifeRot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Kanc. of Richard de Wilto [...]; who, in 42 Hen. 3. upon levying the Scutage of Wales, was ac­quitted Rot Pip. 42 H. 3. Kanc. for twenty four Knights Fees, which formerly belongedRot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Kanc. to Robert de Dovor.

This Richard de Chilham before mentioned (calledEsc. 56 H. 3. n. 237. Kanc. also Richard de Dovor) and Roese his Wife, were foundEsc. 56 H. 3. n. 237. Kanc. to die seised of the Mannors of Chilham, Northwood, Kingstone, Rudelingweald, and Lesnes, all belonging to the Barony of Chilham, exceptEsc. 56 H. 3. n. 237. Kanc. Lesnes, which was heldEsc. 56 H. 3. n. 237. Kanc. of the King by homage. Unto which Barony the Advowsons of these five Churches, viz. Rudelingweald, Kingstone, Northwood, Charleton, and Hothfield, (all in Kent) did likewise appertainEsc. 56 H. 3. n. 237. Kanc., leaving issue a Son calledEsc. 56 H. 3. n. 237. Kanc. Richard de Dovor, their next Heir, who wasEsc. 56 H. 3. n. 237. Kanc. twenty one years of age in 56 Hen. 3.

Which Richard Richard. dyingEsc. 33 E. 1. n. 183. Kanc Rot. Fin. 33 E. 1. m. 5. without issue, Iohn, Earl of Asceles in Scotland, Son of Isabell his Sister, was foundEsc. 33 E. 1. n. 183. Kanc Rot. Fin. 33 E. 1. m. 5. his heir.

Vrso de Abitot.

IN some ancient Records, this Vrso is called [...]. Vrso Vicecomes, in regard he was Hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire; and in some [...]., Vrso de Wirecestre: He had also the Constableship [...]. of the Castle at Worcester.

In An. 1074. (7 Will. Conq.) when [...]. Roger, Earl of Hereford, and Ralph, Earl of Nor­folk, conspired against King William, he joyned [...]. his strength with Wolstan, then Bishop of Worcester, Egelwyne, Abbot of Evesham, and others, for preventing the Earl of Here­ford to pass the Severne, so that he could not unite his Forces with the Earl of Norfolk.

And afterwards, scil. in An. 1082. (15 Will. Conq.) sateMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. p. 44 a. l. 15. in that great Council, then held at London, by King William. So alsoChron. Du­nelm. in Bibl. Podl. (H 76.) f. 262. in that held at Westminster, in the eighteenth of the Con­querors reign.

This Vrso foundedMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. p. 876 b. l▪ 19. an Heremitage at Little Malverne in Worcestershire; which after­wards, by one of the Abbots of Westminster, with his consent, was made a Priory of Monks, and a Cell to that great Abby.

The Lands whereof he was possest at the time of the Conquerors Survey, were these, viz. Domesd. Wirecestr.Cocheby, Osmerly, Costone, Benesley, Udecote, Russocoe, Stanes, Lunuredele, Hatele, Hamtune, Hortune, Cochesie, Brotune, Uptune, Witune, in Wiche, and Hantune in Worcestershire, which ex­tended Ex Vet. Re­gistr. Wigorn. penès Joh. Alderford de Salford in Com. Wart. An. 1584. to forty Hides; besides the Lordships Domesd. Warw. of Hildeboard, and Benitone in War­wickshire; and Cheisnecote Domesd. Gloc. in Glocester­shire.

Leaving no Issue-male, Emeline Registr. M. penès Dec. & Cap Wi­gorn., his only Daughter, became HeirRegistr. M. penès Dec. & Cap. Wi­gorn. to his Estate; who was marriedRegistr. M. penès Dec. & Cap. Wi­gorn. to Walter de Beauchamp, a great [Page 463] Baron in his time, and had, inter alia, in Dowry [...]. the Lordship of Actun, whereof he had by violence dispossest [...]. the Monks of Worcester.

Essex.

AT the time of the General Survey, Swene de Essex, Swene. possessed [...]. no less then fifty five Lordships in that County, or the great­est part of them, whereof [...]aghley was one, where he had his cheif Seat; in Suffolk nine, with forty one Burgages in Ipswich; and in Huntingdonshire, the Mannor of Wed­resley.

To him succeeded Henry de Essex, Henry. Sheriff [...]. of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, in 2 & 3 Hen. 2. who gave [...]. the Church of Walde to the Nuns of Clarkenwell, in the Suburbs of London; and his Lordship of Little Fraincham to [...]. the Knights Templers; and left issue [...]. two Sons, Henry and Hugh.

This Henry, the Father, was stiled [...]. Constabu­larius Regis in 3 Hen. 2. and enjoying the Office of Standard-Bearer [...]. to that King, by inheritance, behaved himself so unworthily in that expediti­on, which the King himself, about that time, made into Wales; throwing [...]. down that Ensign, and betaking himself to flight, as that the Welsh were thereby animated, and the Eng­lish so discouraged, through a sudden apprehen­sion of the Kings being slain; that the whole Army fell presently into confusion, and was [...]. ut­terly routed. For which high misdemeanor, be­ing charged [...]. with Treason by Robert de Montford, (an eminent Nobleman) and in a solemn tryal [...]., by Battle, clearly vanquished, he ought to have suffered death by the Law, had not the King with his clemency interposed; who, sparing his life, caused him to be shorn [...]. a Monk in the Abby of Reading, and seised [...]. on his whole Estate, confiscated by that forfeiture. Which had the reputation of an Honor (or Barony;) for by that name it is Recorded in the Sheriffs Accompts.

This is all I can say of him other then that his two [...]. Sons, were [...]. Knights; and that Alice, his Wife survived [...]., and (after his death) [...]. was married to Roger Fitz-Richard, Lord of Wark­worth, in Northumberland, and of Cla­bering in Essex, who first enfeoffed her in Cunton, and afterwards by her own, and Nephew's consent, viz. William Mandevile Earl of Essex (for she was his Mother Rohese's Sister, and both of them Sisters to Alberic de Vere, the first Earl of Oxford) released Cun­ton, for Ainho; Which the said William Earl of Essex (it being of his Fee) confirmed to her; she had issue [...]. by Roger Fitz-Richard a Son cal­led Robert Fitz-Roger, and a Daughter married to Iohn the Constable of Chester, she lived to a great age, and when she was dead [...]. was buried in the Monastery of Walden, of her Ancestors foundation.

Port.

AT the time of the General Survey, made by King William the Conqueror, Hugh de Port Hugh. heldDomesd. lib in iisd▪ Com. fifty five Lordships of the King in Hantshire, whereof Basing was one, which became the Head of his Barony; and likewise twelve more of the Bishop of Bay­eux; being then also possessedDomesd. lib in iisd. Com. of the Mannor of Contone in Dorsetshire, with Gisleham and Snelwell in Cambridgeshire. And in 9 Wil. Rufi. gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 117 [...]. n. 20. to the Monks of Glocester, his Lordship of Littletone in Com. Southamp. then taking the habit of a Monk at Win­chester.

To whom succeeded Henry, Henry. his Son and Heir, who gaveIbid. 577 b. n. 50. a great part of his Lordship of Shireburne (near Basing) to the Monks of S. Vigor, at Cerasie in Normandy; which soon after became a Cell to that Forein Monaste­ry; and bequeathedIbid. 578 a. n. 20. his Body to be there buri­ed (viz. at Cerasie) Hadewise his Wife, with William and Iohn his Sons, assentingIbid. 578 a. n. 20. there­to.

About this time also, Adam de Port, (Brother, as I guess, to this Henry) gaveEx A [...]tog. penès Praepos. & Scolares Coll. Re­ginalis Oxon. to those Monks of S. Vigor, at Cerasie, the Chappel of New­ham, with all the Tithes of that Lordship; as also the Tithes of Mapelth and Welle, with one Yard-land in Mapeth, and half a Yard-land in Newham, in the presenceEx A [...]tog. penès Praepos. & Scolares Coll. Re­ginalis Oxon. of William Giffard, then Bishop of Winchester, uponEx A [...]tog. penès Praepos. & Scolares Coll. Re­ginalis Oxon. the day of the Dedication of that Chappel.

Which Henry left issueMon. Ang. ut supra 578 b. n. 50. Iohn, Iohn. his Son and Heir; who confirmingMon. Ang. ut supra 578 b. n. 50. the Grant of his Father to those Monks, then setled at Shireburne; amongst other particulars, farther bestowedMon. Ang. ut supra 578 b. n. 50. on them the Chappel of S. Michael, with the Land of the old Castle of Basing; Maud his Wife, with Adam and Hugh, his Sons, being witnesses Mon. Ang. ut supra 578 b. n. 50. thereto. And moreover gaveMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 529 b. n. 30. to the Knights Templars his Mill at Warnford.

This Iohn, in 12 Hen. 2. uponLib. Rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Southamp. the Assessment of the Aid, for marrying the Kings Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Southamp. the Knights Fees he then held, to be in number fifty five De Veteri Feoffamento, and two De Novo; for all which in 14 Hen. 2. he paid fifty seven marks.

To him succeeded Adam de Port, Adam. his eldest Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. 578 b. n. 20. Son, who gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 578 b. n. 20. unto those Monks of Shire­burne the whole Tithe of all his Mills there, in exchange for a Mill which they also had in Shireburne, where, at that time a Pool was; which Pool, Henry de Port, his Grandfather, be­stowed Ibid. n. 40. on them at the first Foundation of that Monastery; the Countess Sybilla, his Wife, wit­nessing Ibid. n. 40. the Grant.

This Adam was constitutedPat 15 Joh. p. 1. m. 9. Governor of the Castle at Southampton in 15 Ioh. and in 18 Ioh. paidRot. Pip. 18 Joh. Sou­thampt. fifty five pounds, upon collecting the Scutage of Ireland, in regard he neither went in person, nor sent any Soldiers thither.

Moreover, in 22 Hen. 2. he was amerced Rot. Pip. 22 Joh. Sou­thampt. three hundred marks for trespassing in the Kings Forests. And in 26 Hen. 2. gaveRot. Pip. 26 H. 8. Southamp. a thou­sand marks to the King, for Livery of his Wives Inheritance in Normandy; as alsoRot Pip. 26 H. [...]. Southamp. that he might be restored to the Kings favor, and do his homage. After which, viz. in 6 Rich. 1. he was [Page 464] Rot. Pip. 6 R [...] 1. South­ampt. with that King in his Army in Normandy. But the next mention, I find of him, is, That being accusedI. [...]x Au­t [...]gr. in [...]ibl. Cot­ton. for the death of King Henry the Second, and thereupon adjudgedI. [...]x Au­t [...]gr. in [...]ibl. Cot­ton. to forfeit all his Lands. King Iohn, in the eight of His Reig [...], gaveI. Ex Au­t [...]gr. in [...]ibl. Cot­ton. of those Lands so Escheated, the Mannor of Berewick, to Alan Basset; to hold in Fee­ferme, for the Rent of fifteen pounds per annum, payable to the Exchequer, at Michaelmas and Easter by even por [...]ions.

Howbeit, after this Adam, I do not discern that his posterity did any longer bear the sirname of Port, but assumed that of S. Iohn; the rea­son whereof, I suppose to have been, because Mabell his Wife, was Grand-childMon. Ang. Vol. 1 594 a. n. 20. and Heir to Roger de S. Iohn, viz. Roger. Mon. Ang. Vol. 1 594 [...]. n. 20. Daughter of Reginald de Aurevalle, by Murielle, Daughter of him the said Roger.

Of which Roger de S. Iohn, it appears [...]. n. 10., that he married Citely, the Daughter and Heir of Robert de Hay [...], on whom King Henry the First, bestowed [...]. n. 10. the Honor of Naina [...] (since called [...]ainaked) in Com. Suss. Founder [...]. n. 10. of the Priory of [...]oxgrave, in that County, which was a Cell to Essay in Normandy. Likewise, that he had issue [...]. n. 10. two Sons, William William. and Robert, who amplifiedIbid. the number of the Monks at Boxgrave (so Founded by Robert de Haya) from three to fifteen; William adding ten, and Robert Ibid. two.

I come now to William W [...]lliam. the Son of Adam, Ibid. 595 a. n 60. & 578 [...]. 49., by the before specified Mabel. This William assumed the sirname of S. Iohn, writingIbid. 595 a. n 60. & 578 [...]. 49. himself, Wil­lielmus de Sancto Iohanne filius & haeres Adae de Port: And in 5 Ioh. gaveRot. Fin. [...]5. Joh. m. 9. five hundred marks to the King for Livery of all the Lands of Adam de Port his Father. Moreover he covenanted with Rot. Fin. [...]5 Joh. m. 9. him, that he would provide ten Soldiers, well fitted with Horse and Arms to serve him in Poicto [...], for one whole year, at his own pro­per costs.

In 16 & 17 Ioh. he executedRot. Pip. de [...] ann. Southamp [...]. the Sheriffs Office for the County of Southampton; and in the same seventeenth year, beingM [...]tth. Paris, 262. n. 20. one of the Barons then in Arms, under colour of asserting the Laws, &c. did not return to his due obedi­ence, upon the death of King Iohn (which short­ly after hapned) as many other did: For, in 1 Hen. 3. it appearsPa [...]. 1 H. 3. m. 11. that Iohn Mares [...]hall had then a Grant of all his Lands, to support him in the Kings service: But afterwards, it seems, he became loyal, and regained the Kings favor; for in 11 Hen. 3. he was trustedPat. 11 H. 3. m. 6. with the Govern­ment of the Isles of Ger [...]sey and I [...]rsey.

To this William de S. Iohn (by Godchild, the DaughterMon [...] Ang. [...] supra 594 a. n. 30. of N. Paganell his Wife) succeeded Mon Ang. [...] supra 594 a. n. 30. Robert de S. Iohn, his Son and Heir. Which Robert, Robe [...]. in 38 Hen. 3. obtained a CharterR [...]t Vasc [...]n. 38 H. 3. m. 18. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn L [...]nds at Warne­ford, and Chau [...]on in Com. Southampt. Han­nac, Stret-hopton, West [...]et-Hampton, Godinewod, Walberton, and Bernham, in Com. Suss. As also at [...]chisford in Com. Berks. And, in 42 Hen. 3. had SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 1 [...]., amongst divers other great Men, to be at Chester, upon Munday next after the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to op­pose the incursions of the Wel [...]h. Moreover, in 45 Hen. 3. he obtained License [...] 45 H. s. m. 5. to fix a Pale upon the Bank of his Moat at Basing; as also to continue it so fortified, during the Kings plea­sure. And in 50 Hen. 3. was constituted Go­vernor Pat. 50 H [...] m. 20. of the Castle at Porces [...]er, but died in 5 [...] Hen. 3. or before; for then had Iohn, Iohn. his Son and Heir (by Agnes; the DaughterMon. Ang [...]. ut supra. of Wil­liam de Cantilupe) LiveryClaus. 5 [...] H. 3. m. 5. of his Lands, doing his homage.

Which Iohn, in 51 Hen. 3. (upon his Fathers death) was likewise made GovernorPat. 51 H. 3. m. 17. of the Castle at Porcester; and in 10 Edw. 1. being Rot. [...] Scu [...]ag. Wall 10 [...]. 1. m. 4. in that expedition their made into Wales, hadRot. [...] Scu [...]ag. Wall 10 [...]. 1. m. 4. Scutage of all his Tenants in the Counties of Hereford, Southampton, Kent, Sussex, Berks; and Warwick, who held of him by Military service.

Furthermore, in 21 Edw. 1. having the repu­tation Tho. Wa [...]. in An. 129 [...]. p. 24. of an expert Soldier, was constituted Rot. Va [...]. 21 E. 1. m. 1. the Kings Lieutenant in the Dutchy of Aqui­tane, and had an AssignationIbid. of two thou­sand pound Tournois yearly, for his expences in that service, to be paid by the Constable of Bourdeaux. Whereupon being sentH. Knigh­ton, 2497. l. 60. into Gascoigne withH. Knigh­ton, 2497. l. 60. five hundred Men at Arms, and twenty thousand Foot, he manned and for­tifiedTho▪ Wal [...]. ut [...] p. 24. all the Cities and Castles in those parts. But, before the end of that year, uponIb [...]. p. 25. a Truce made with the French; he soldIb [...]. p. 25. the Provisions which were laid up in those Garisons, and came Ib [...]. p. 25. for England by the way of Paris. Shortly after which, he was sent overIbid. n. 30. to Iohn de Bri­tannia, Earl of Richmond, the Kings Nephew, and General of his Army in Gascoigne. And in An. 1296. (23 Edw. 1.) continuingIbid. p. 27. in those Wars, assaultedIbid. p. 27. the City of Bayon, by Sea, with such success, that it was soon rendredIbid. p. 27. to him; whereupon he laidIbid. siege to the Castle there, and tookIbid. it within eight days: Thence he advanced towardsIbid. 35. n. 10., Bellagard, at that time besieged by the Earl of Arras; but meet­ing with the Enemy, whose strength was too big for him, was taken prisonerIbid. 35. n. 10., and sent to Paris.

It is saidIbid. [...]. 30., that being thus prisoner, Alfonsus King of Leon, redeemed him; and, that being so enlarged, and trusted by Alfonsus, he delivered up his Countrey to the Enemy. Howbeit, after this, viz. in 25 Edw. 1. he was againRot. Vasco [...]. [...]5 E. 1. m. 1 [...]. in the Wars of Gascoigne; and in An. 1299. (27 Edw. 1.) was sentM. [...] code▪ anno n. 20. with great Forces into Scot­land, where he continuedRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 14. the next ensuing year. Shortly after which (viz. in 29 Edw. 1.) he wasRot. Al [...]m. 29 E 1. m 7. one of the Ambassadors sent with Iohn, Earl Warren, and others, to treat with the Am­bassadors of France, for a Peace with the Scots; but departedEsc. 30 E 1. n. [...]6. this life the next year following, leaving issueEsc. 30 E▪ 1. n. [...]6. (by Alice his Wife, DaughterMon An­glic. Vol. 1. 594 [...]. n. 30. Pat 4 [...] H. 3▪ m. 8. of Reginald Fitz-Piers) Iohn, Iohn. his Son and Heir, eight and twenty years of age, being at that time seised Esc. u [...] supra. of the Mannor of Halnaked, with the Man­nors of Wal [...]erton, Bernham, and Wood­cote, in. Com. Suss. as Members thereof; of the Mannor of Sh [...]reburne in Com. Southampt. Which he held in capite of the King by Barony, doing for it the service of half a Knights Fee; as also of the Mannor of Bas [...]ge, as a Member of the Barony of Shireburne. MoreoverEsc. u [...]. supra., of the Mannor of Cha [...]ton in the same County; and of the Mannor of Eard in Kent.

Which Iohn doing his homageRot. [...]in. 30 [...]d. 1. m. 4. the following year, had LiveryRot. [...]in. 30 [...]d. 1. m. 4. of the Lands of his Inherit­ance, exceptingRot. [...]in. 30 [...]d. 1. m. 4. the Dowry of Alice his Mo­ther.

This Iohn was summonedClaus. de [...]odem An. in dorso. to Parliament in 28 Edw. 1. his Father then living, by the name Claus. de [...]odem An. in dorso. of Iohn de S. Iohn junior. And in 31 Edw. 1. [Page 465] wasRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 7. in that expedition then made into Scot­land; so likewise inRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. 34 Edw. 1. Moreover, in 35 Edw. 1. petitioningPlac. Parl. p. 34. the King, that he would direct his Precept to Hugh le Despenser (at that time Justice of the Forests) to permit him to en­joy his Park at Shireburne, which his Father had made; it was answeredPlac. Parl. p. 34., That, what Parks soever had been made since the Deafforestation of the Forests, they should be laid open. And in 2 Edw. 2. confirmedEx Autogr. pen [...]s Pr [...]pos. & Socios Coll. Regin. Oxon. to the Monks of Shire­burne, that gift, which Robert de S. Iohn, his Grand-father, had formerly made unto them, of the right Shoulder of every Deer, which should be killed in his Park at Shireburne.

Of this Iohn it farther appearethRot. Scoc. 3 E. [...]. m. 6., That in 3 Edw. 2. he was in that expedition then made into Scotland; and that in 4 Edw. 2. he had SummonsRot. Scoc. [...] E. 2. in dor­so m. 4. to be at Newcastle upon Tine with twenty Men at Arms, upon the morrow after All-Souls day.

Likewise, that in 7 Edw. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 4. im­ployed in those Scotish Wars; and in 8 Edw. 2. that he received farther commandRo [...]. Scoc. 9 E. 2. in dorso [...]. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Feast day of the Assumption of our Lady, well fitted with Horse and Arms for the like purpose.

In 10 Edw. 2. he was againRo [...]. Scoc. 10 E. [...]. m. 8. in the Wars of Scotland; but departedEsc. 3 E. [...]. n. 67. this life 14 Maii, 12 Edw. 2. leaving issueEsc. 3 E. [...]. n. 67. (by Isabell his Wife, Daughter,Mon. Anglic. ut supra of Hugh de Courtney) Hugh, [...]ugh. his Son and Heir, twenty six years of age in 3 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. ut supra., together with the said Isabell (long before deceased) of the Mannor of Lude­sheet in Com. Southampt. likewise of the Mannor of Eard, with the Advowson of the Church, in the County of Kent; as also of the Mannor of Halnaked in Com. Sussex.

Which Hugh, being ExecutorClaus. [...] E. 3. p. [...]. m. 1. of his said Fa­thers Testament, in 5 Edw. 3. representingClaus. [...] E. 3. p. [...]. m. 1. to the King, by his humble Petition; that whereas his Father had served King Edward the Second in his Wars, both in Ga [...]coigne and Scot­land, according to the tenor of a certain In­denture, whereby he was retainedIbid. [...] with that King, as well in times of War as Peace, upon certain wages then agreed on, for himself and those of his retinue; and to have recompence for as many Horses as should be lost in such ser­vice, as also to receive, in times of Peace, such wages as other Bannerets of the Kings Houshold had. And, moreoverIbid. [...], that divers sums of Money due to him, both for his wages, and loss of Horses in those Wars, were then in arrear; did thereupon obtain the Kings PreceptIbid. [...] to the Lord Treasurer, and Barons of his Exchequer, to account with him for the same, and to make satisfaction for what should be found in arrear.

But this Hugh lived not long; for it appearsEsc. 11 E. [...]. n. 49., that in 11 Edw. 3. he departed this life, being then seisedEsc. 11 E. [...]. n. 49. of the Mannors of Ber [...]ham, Bradham, Walberton, Woodcote, and Middilton, in Com. Suss. Basing, Chau­ton, Warneford, Ludesheet, and Brom­leigh, in Com. Southampt. As also of sixteen Knights Fees in the County of Kent, and that Mirabell, his Wife, had her Dowry in all those Lands and Fees, leavingEsc. 11 E. [...]. n. 49. Edmund, his Son and Heir, four years of age.

Which Edmund [...]dmund. diedClaus. 21 E. [...]. p. [...]. m 16. in his minority, and in WardClaus. 21 E. [...]. p. a. m 16. to the King, in 21 Edw. 3. Whereupon Elizabeth his Wife surviving him, had, for her Dowry, an AssignationClaus. 21 E. [...]. p. a. m [...] 16. of the Mannors of Walberton in Com. Suss. A [...]bots [...]one and Bromley in Com. Southampt. And twenty six shillings one penny yearly Rent, out of the Man­nor of Basing in Com. Southampt. And Mar­garet the WifeIbid. of Iohn de S. Phili [...]ert, with Isabell the WifeIbid. of Henry de Burgh [...]rsh, his Sisters, becameIbid. his Heirs. Betwixt whom Par­tition Claus. [...]1 E. 3. m. [...]0. of the Lands of their Inheritance, being made in 21 Edw. 3. Iohn de S. Philibert and Margaret hadClaus. [...]1. E. 3. m. [...]0. for her purparty, the Mannor of Basing, with the Bailiwick of the Forest of Pambere in Com. Southampt. the Parks of Pri­vet and Morgaston; likewise a certain Pool in Shireburne, in the same County; as also the Mannor of Shotwell in Com. Berks. assigned to her. And the said Henry de Burghersh and Isabell his Wife, theIbid. Mannor of Halnaked, with the Appurtenances, in Com. Suss. the Man­nors of Bernham and Middilton, in the same County; with ten pounds yearly Rent issu­ing out of the Mannor of Newbery in Com. Kanc. And one Acre of Land, lying in the West Field within the Mannor of Basing before spe­cified; so likewiseIbid. of the Knights Fees. And of the ReversionClaus. 23 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 17. of the other Lands (viz. Claus. 23 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 17. which Gerard de I'Isle and Elizabeth, his Wife, held as the Dowry of the before specified Eliza­beth, from her former Husband Edmund de S. Iohn, Brother of the said Margaret and Isabell) the said Iohn de S. Philibert and Margaret his Wife, hadClaus. 29 [...]. 3. i [...] dorso m. 21. Vide [...]e­tia [...] Rot. [...]in. 2 [...] [...]. 3. [...]. [...] m. [...]4. the Mannors of Shireburne, Ab­botstone, Bromleigh, Chauton, and Lude­sheet, in Com. Southampt. And Luc [...]s de Poynings and Isabell his Wife, (Henry de Burghersh being Claus. 29 [...]. 3. i [...] dorso m. 21. Vide [...]e­tia [...] Rot. [...]in. 2 [...] [...]. 3. [...]. [...] m. 2 [...]. dead, and he the said Lucas, thenClaus. 29 [...]. 3. i [...] dorso m. 21. Vide [...]e­tia [...] Rot. [...]in. 2 [...] [...]. 3. [...]. [...] m. 24. her Hus­band) the Mannor of Eard, Iuxta Dept­ford in Com. Cantii, with Walberton, Brid­ham, and Woodcote, in Com. Suss. assigned to them.

After which, ere long, the said Margaret, Wife of Iohn de S. Philibert departed this life, viz. [...]sc. 35 [...] 3. n. 60. 19 Octob. 35 Edw. 3. leaving Iohn, her Son and Heir, three [...]sc. 35 [...] 3. n. 60. years of age, who likewise died [...]sc. 35 [...] 3. n. 60. upon the thirteenth of November next ensuing; so that then the before specified Isabell, Sister of her the said Margaret, Wife of Lucas de Poynings, became Heir [...]sc. 35 [...] 3. n. 60. to the whole Inheritance; where­upon he the said Lucas de Poynings, having issue Rot. Fin. 36 [...]. [...]. m. [...]6. by her, and doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 36 [...]. [...]. m. [...]6. of all those Lands so descended to her, as well by the death of her Sister Margaret, as by the death of Iohn, Son of the said Margare [...].

Port.

BEsides this Port of Basing, there was another Baron of that name, called Adam, who, residing in herefordshire, certified Lib. R [...]b. Scacc. s [...]b [...] H [...]re [...]. his Knights Fees in 12 Hen. 2. to be in number twenty one, a fourth part and two fifths De Ve­teri Feoffamento; as also one Knights Fee, and two thirds De Novo. Which Adam, in 20 Hen. 2. upon collectionRot. Pi [...] [...]0 H. [...]. Here [...]. of the Scutage of Ireland, paidRot. Pi [...]. [...]0 H. [...]. Here [...]. twenty two pounds thirteen shillings for his Fees De Veteri Feoffamento, and thirty three shillings four pence for those De Novo, in regard Rot. Pi [...]. [...]0 H. [...]. Here [...]. he was neither in that expedition, nor sent any Soldiers thither.

But, in 6 Ri [...]h. 1. William de Braose, upon col­lection Rot. Pip. [...] R. 1. He [...] of the Scutage for that Kings Redemp­tion, [Page 466] paidIbid. twenty two pounds thirteen shillings for those Fees, though by what title he had them, appears not; so likewise upon collection [...] of the first Scutage of King Iohn. And, after him Regi­nald de Braose, upon collection [...] of the first Scu­tage of King Henry the Third, paid [...] forty five marks six shillings six pence for the same Fees, [...] which were of the Barony of Adam de Port, as the Record expresseth.

Engaine.

THe first of this Family taken notice of by our publick Records, is Richard Ingaine [...] who possessed [...] Senelai, in Buck­inghamshire, and Redinges, in Hunten­donshire, in the time of King William the Con­queror. Unto whom succeeded Vitalis [...] [...] Engaine; and likewise [...] Richard Engaine: for the Daughter of which Richard, together with his Office in the Forest, Hugh de Auco (or Owe) gave [...] the King at that time three hundred pounds fine.

This Richard, [...] 2. being Lord [...] of Blatherwic, in Comit. Northamp. in King Henry the seconds time, and other Lands in those parts, founded [...] a little priory for Canons Regular of the order of St. Augustine, at a certain place, then called Hymel Castle, but since Finsheved, about a mile Eastward from Blatherwic. In 2 & 3 Ric. 1. he hadRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Nor [...]amp. the Sheriffalty of Northamp­tonshire, and having marriedMon. A [...]g. ut su [...]ra. 2 [...]7. a. n. 20. Sarra a Daugh­ter to the Earl of Oxford, departedMon. A [...]g. ut su [...]ra. 2 [...]7 a. n. 20. this life upon the 9. Kal. of May, An. 1208. (10 Ioh.) leaving issueMon. A [...]g. ut su [...]ra. 2 [...]7. a. n. 20. two Sons, Richard, and Vitalis.

Which last mentioned Richard, Richar [...] 3. being one of those, who adheredClaus. 17 Joh. m 11. to the rebellious Barons in 17 Ioh. had his Lands seisedClaus. 17 Joh. m 11. into the Kings hands, for that transgression; and diedMon▪ Angl. Vol 2. 297. a. n. 30. soon after. To whom succeeded [...] Vitalis [...] 2. his Brother [...] and Heir; who having also been with his Brother Richard, in Armes against King Iohn, sped as he did, as to the seizure [...] of his Lands: but in 1 Hen. 3. (those storms being over) had re­stitution [...] of them again.

In 26 Hen. 3. this Vitalis Engaine made par­tition Ro [...]. Fin. 26 Hen. 3. m. 12. with William de Cantilupe (Baron of Bergavenny) of the Mannor of Badisun­desfield, in Suffolk, as Heirs to William de Curtenai: and the same year had summonsRot. Vascon. 26 Hen. 3 in dorso, m. 3., amongst divers other great men, to attend the King well appointed with Horse and Armes, in his Expedition into France, but departedEsc. 3 [...] H. 3. n. 70. Hunt. this life in 33 Hen. 3. at that time seizedEsc. 3 [...] H. 3. n. 70. Hunt. (inter alia) of part of the Lordships of Laxton, and Piche [...]e, in Comit. Northamp. held by Petit-S [...]rjeanty; viz. to hunt the Wolf whensoever the King should command. He likewise died seized of the Mannors of Worthe, and Up­ [...]stre, and the one half of the Mannor of Badm [...]ndesfelde, before-mentioned, with di­vers Lands in other places; leaving issueEsc. 3 [...] H. 3. n. 70. Hunt. by Roes [...] his Wife, one of the three Sisters and Co­heirs [...] of the Honor of Montgomerie, in Wales, Henry [...] his Son and Heir, then thirty years of age. Upon occasion of which Marri­age, he changed [...] his Armes, and composed [...] them partly of the Earl Warren's (of whom that Honor was held) and partly of his own.

Which Henry, [...] doing his Homage, ob [...]ained livery [...] of his Lands, before the end of [...]hat year; and in 42 H. 3. had SummonsClaus. 4 [...] Hen. 3. i [...] dorso▪ m. 11. (amongst divers other great men) to attend the King at Chester, upon the Munday next preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to restrain the hostile Incursions of the Welsh.

But after this he tookEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. part with the re­bellious Barons; and bearingEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. Armes against the King, in that memorable Battle of E [...]esham, wherein all their forces were utterly destroyed, his Lands were seizedEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. into the Kings Hands. Which seizure lasted not long; for there being a full composure of those forfeitures, by that notable decree, called Dictum de Kenilworth, he repossessed his Estate. After which he gaveMon. A [...]gl. Vol. 2. 27 [...]. [...]. n. 60. to the Canons of Wospring, in Com. Somers. the moity of his Mannor of Worle; and departed Ibid. 297. a. [...]. 50. & 60. Esc. 56 H. 3. n. 33. this life in 56 Hen. 3. having never been mar­ried Ibid. 297. a. [...]. 50. & 60. Esc. 56 H. 3. n. 33.; and then seized of the Mannors of Lax­ton, Bolewike, Blatherwike, and Piche­sle, in Com. Northamp. as alsoRot. Pip. 4 Edw. 1. sub tit. Comp Ric. de Clif-ford. of the Mannor of Cotes, in Com. Hunt. leaving Iohn de En­gaine his Brother and HeirMon. A [...]g. [...]t supra. Rot. Pip. 8 Edw. 1. sub tit. Comp. Ric. de Clif­ford., at that time of full age.

Which Iohn John. in 7 E. 1. contractedClau [...]. 7 E. 1. m 4. in dorso. with Willi­am de Huntingfeld, for a marriage to be solemniz­ed, betwixt Roger de Huntingfeld, Son and Heir to the same William and Ioyce his eldest Daughter. And in 12 E. 1. obtained a special CharterRot. Cart. 12 E. [...]. n. 20. from the King, for a weekly Market every Thursday at his Mannor of Halueton, in Comit. Leic. and two Fairs, the one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist, and two days following: and the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Apostles Simon and Iude, and two days after.

In 22 E. 1. this Iohn wasRot. Vas [...]on. 22 E. 1. m. 1 [...]. in that expedition then made into Gascoigne, but in 25 Edw. 1. departedEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 49. this life; being then seized (inter alia) of certain Lands in Pytes [...]e, Esc. 25 E. 1. n. 49. in Comit. Northampt. found to be held of the King by the service of hunting the Wolf, Fox, and Bad­ger. As also of the Mannors of Bl [...]therwike, and Bolewyke, in the same County; [...]yl­lington, in Com. Hunt. High-Notele, in Com. Essex. and Honesdone, in Comit. Hertf. And likewise of the Mannor of Great-Gidding, in Com. Hunt. held by the service of catching the Hare, Fox, Cat, and Wolf, within the Coun­ties of Huntendon, Northampto [...], Buck­ingham, Oxford, and Roteland, leaving issue by Ioane his Wife, DaughterMon. A [...]g. Vol. [...]. 297. [...]. n. 60. and Heir of Henry Gray, Iohn Mon. A [...]g. Vol. [...]. 297. [...]. n. 60. his Son and Heir, then Esc. 2 [...] E▪ 1. ut supra. thirty years of age.

Which Iohn Iohn 2. in 28 Edw. 1. wasRot. Sco [...]. 28 [...]. 1. m. 13. in that ex­pedition then made into Scotland. So like­wise inRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 6. 31 Edw. 1. In 8 Ed. 2. he received the Kings PreceptRot. Sco [...]. 8 Edw. 2. i [...] dorso m. 9. (amongst others) to be at Nemcastle upon Tine, on the Festival of our Lady, well furnished with Horse and Armes to march against the Scots. And was summoned Claus. in dorso de ii [...]. ann. to Parliament from 25 Edw. 1. untill 14 E. 2. inclusive.Esc. 1 [...] [...]. 2. n. 71. After which ere long; viz. in 16 E. 2. he departed [...]his life leaving noEsc. 1 [...] [...]. 2. n. 71. issue: so that Iohn Iohn. 3. the Son of his Brother Nicholas, byMon. Angl. ut supra. 297. a [...]n. 10. Ami­cia the Daughter of Walter de Fauconberge, was foundEsc. 16 E. [...]. ut supra. his next Heir: who making proofClaus 16 E [...] m [...]. of his age, and performing his Homage, had livery Claus 16 E [...] m [...]. of his Lands: And in 19 Edw. 3. had sum­mons Rot. Fra [...]c. 19 E. 3. m. 4. (amongst others) to fit himself with Horse and Armes, and all the power he could make to attend the King into France, being [Page 467] Ibid. then a Banneret, and residing in Hunten­donshire.

In 26 Edw. 3, he was joynedR [...]. Franc. [...]6. E. 3. m. 5. in Commission with Constantine de Mortimer the Son; to array and arm all the Knights, Esquires, and other able men of that County, for defence of this Realm against the French, then threatning an invasion. He was also summonedClaus de. iisd ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment from 16 Edw. 3. untill 31 Edw. 3. inclu­sive: and upon Friday, the Feast-day of St. Va­lentine in 32 Edw. 3. departed [...]sc. 3 [...] [...]. 3. n. 27. this life, then residing at Diling [...]on, in Com. Hunt. being at that time seized [...]sc. 3 [...] [...]. 3. n. 27. at the Mannor of Halghton in Com. Leic. Notele, in Comit. Essex. Hons­don, in Com. Hertf. Saundey, in Comit. Bedf. Gidding, and Dilington, in Com. Hunt. and Laxton, in Com. Northamp. leaving issue by Ioane his Wife, DaughterMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 297. b. n. 20. of Sir Robert Pe­verell, Thomas Thomas. Esc. 32 E. 3. u [...] supra. his Son and Heir, twenty two years of age; and three D [...]ughters, viz. Esc. 32 E. 3. u [...] supra. Ioyce, Elizabeth, and Mary.

Which Thomas took to WifeMon. Angl. Vol. [...]. 297. b. n 30. the Lady Ka­therine, Daughter to the Earl of Devon. but diedIbid. without issue upon the Feast day of the Apostles Peter and Paul, in 41 Edw. 3. being then seizedEsc. 41 E. 3. p. 1. n. 25. Claus. 43 Ed. 3. n. 34. of the Mannors of Cotes, in Com. Cantabr. with the Advouson of the Church; Sandy, in Com. Bedf. Gidding, Groffham, and Dilington, in Comit. Hunting. Halugh­ton, in com. Leic. Colne-Engaine, Upmin­stre, and High-Nottele, in Com. Essex. Huns­done, in Com. Hertf. Blatherwyk, and Lax­ton, in Comit. Northamp. as alsoRo [...]. Fin. 42 Edw 3. [...]. 13. of fourteen Yard-land and Meadow, and fourteen shillings four pence Rent, in Pightesle, in Com. Northamp. heldRo [...]. Fin. 42 Edw 3. m. 13. by the service of finding, at his own proper costs, certain Dogs for the destruction of Wolves, Foxes, Martrons, Cats, and other Ver­mine, within the Counties of Northampton, Roteland, Oxford, Essex, and Bucking­ham. Whereupon his Sisters before-mention­ed; viz. I [...]id. & Esc. ut supra. Ioyce the Wife of Iohn de Golding­ton; Elizabeth of Sir Lawrence Pabenham Knight, and Mary of Sir William Bernak Knight, be­came hisI [...]id. & Esc. ut supra. next Heirs, and sharedMon. Angl. Vol 2. [...]98. a. his Lands; the Lady Katherine his Wife thers surviving, who lived untillClaus. 1 H. 4 p. 1. m. 10. the first year of K. Hen. 4.

Abrincis, sive Averenches.

THe first mention I find of this name; is of William de Abrincis William. (Son of Wit­mund) who diedAn. 1087. O [...]. v [...]t. 6 [...]. A. in Normandy, the self same year, that the famous King Wil­liam the Conqueror departed this life.

The next is of Rualo Rualo. Ibid. 850. C. de Abrincis (Son to William I presume) whom King Henry the first in Ann. 1119. (20 Hen. 1.) upon the return of the French Forces into Normandy, sentIbid. 850. C. to the [...]id of his Son Richard. Which Rualo, be­ing Ibid. 850. C. a valiant and Skilful Officer, did no little serviceIbid. 850. C. in that defeat their given to them.

This Rualo, upon the death of Nigell de Mun­devill Lord of Folkeston in Kent, without issue male, hadM [...]n. Ang. [...]60. b. n. 40 & 50. Maud his Daughter and Heir, with all her Lands and Honor givenM [...]n. Ang. [...]60. b. n. 40 & 50. unto him in marriage by King Henry the first. Which Nigel in Ann. 1095. (2 W. Rufi) with the as­sent Ibid. a. n. 60. & b. and License of Anselme, then Archbishop of Canterbury, forIbid. a. n. 60. & b. th [...] health of his own Soul, and the Soul of Emme his Wife; as also of the Souls of William de Archis, and Beatri [...]e his Wife (their Ancestors) conferredIbid. on the Monks of Lonlei in Normandy▪ the Church of our Lady and St. Eanswythe of Folkes [...]on; and all other the Churches belonging to that his Honor of Folkeston, with divers other Lands: whereupon those Monks of Lonley, sending over part of their Covent, made here, at Folkeston, a Cell to their own Abby: which Grant Rualo confirmedIbid. b. n. 50.

Moreover, in 5 Steph. he gaveR [...]t. Pip 5 Steph Essex▪ & Hertf. to the King sixty marks of Silver, and a Horse for the great, Saddle, upon that suit which was betwixt him and Hasculf de Taney: and left issue [...]on Ang. p. 680. a. n. 40 & 50. William de Abrincis, William. who in Ann. 1147. (12 Steph.) ratified [...]on Ang. p. 680. a. n. 40 & 50. the Grant of the whole Lordship of Siwelle in Northamptonshire, which Maud his Mother had formerly made to the Abby of St. Andrews in Northampton; excepting only four Yard-land, and half, which she had given [...]on Ang. p. 680. a. n. 40 & 50. to the Nunnery of Elnestow, in Berkshire, with her Daughter.

In 11 H. 2. this William paidRot. Pip. 11 H. 2. Ken [...]. thirty pounds te [...] shillings upon levying the Scutage of Wales. In 12 Hen. 2. upon the Aid for marrying of the Kings Daughter, he certifiedLib. Rub. in [...] sub. [...]. Kent. that he then held twenty four Knights Fees in Kent, whereof fifteen and an half were de Veteri Feoffamento (id est, temp. Hen. 1. or before) and in 14 H. 2. paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Kent▪ fourteen pounds six shillings four pence for those which were de Veteri Feoffamento, and thirty three shillings four pence, for his Fees de Novo Feoffamento.

In Ann. 1170. (16 Hen. 2.) the King then sending [...] D [...] ­robern. coll. 1410. n. 10. Commissioners throughout England. called Barons Itinerant, to enquire into the de­meanor of all Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Foresters, and other his Officers, according to the tenor of certain Articles which they had then in charge; this William, together with the Abbot of St. Augustines in Canterbury, the Abbot of Cher [...] ­sey, the Earl of Clare, and others, was dis­patched [...]. D [...] ­robern. coll. 1410. n. 10. into the Counties of Kent, Surrey, Middlesex, Berks, Oxford, Buckingham, and Bedford, upon that service.

All that I find farther of him is, that he gave Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. 57 [...]. n. 50. to the Church of our Lady at Merton, two sheaves of his whole Lordship; with the Tithes of his Mill, Paunage, Cheese, Calves, Colts, Lambs, Apples, and Nuts, in pure Almes. And toMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 96 [...]. b. n. 60. the Monks of Essay, in Norman­dy, the fourth part of the Church of St. Savi­ours, with the Tithe of the Chapelrye of his own House: as also twenty six Yard-land; half the Tithe of his Mill, and other small Tithes.

To this William, succeeded Simon de Abrincis; Simon. who, in 2 Ric. 1. gaveRot. P [...]p. 2 R. 1. K [...]nt. an hundred marks to have a trial at Law, for certain Lands, whereof he was disseised by the Earl of Ghisenes. In the same year, upon that great difference, which was then here in England, betwixt Iohn Earl of Moreton, and William de Longchamp Bishop of Ely, the Kings Chancellor (the King him­self being in the holy-Land) this Simon, with some other of the Barons, that adhered to the Earl of Mereton, against the Bishop, was Ex­communicated R. [...]oved. 402. b. [...]. [...]0. by the Pope. In 6 R. 1. upon levying the S [...]utage for that Kings Redemption. he paidRo [...]. Pip. 6 R. 1. Kent. twenty one pounds ten shillings. Also Ro [...]. Pip. 8 R 1. Kent. no less in 8 Ric. 1. for the second Scutage of Normandy: and diedRot. Pip. 5 Joh. Ken [...]. in 5 Ioh. or before, [Page 468] Cecilie his Widdow then giving an hundred marks and two Palfreys, that she might not be compelled to marry again.

To which Simon succeeded another William; William. who in 13 Ioh. upon levying the Scutage of Wales, paidRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Kent. forty three pounds for twenty one Knights Fees and an half de Veteri Feoffa­mento, and five marks for eleven Fees and an half de novo Feoffamento.

In 16 Ioh. he had a GrantCart. 16 Joh. n. 44. from the King, of a Market once every week, and a Fair yearly at his Lordship of Fo [...]keston. But soon after, beingClaus. 17 Joh. m. 14. one of those rebellious Barons, who held the Castle of Rochester against King Iohn; was (with divers others) taken prisonerClaus. 17 Joh. m. 14. there, in 17 Ioh. and committed to the custodyClaus. 17 Joh. m. 14. of Peter de Mauley, Claus. 17 Joh. m. 14. who conveyed him thence to Corff Castle; unto which place, Cecilie his Mother had, ere long, LettersPat. 17 Joh. m. 11. of safe conduct to go: yet, within a short space, he received a gracious messageIbid. m. 15. from the King, then at Do­vor, intimating, that if he would come in per­son thither, he should find favor at his hands. Whereupon he obtained liberty, as it seems: for I find, that the next ensuing year, he had Let­ters P [...]t. 18 Joh. p. 1. m. 1. of safe Conduct to go throughout the Kings whole Dominions, to make means for his own redemption: but that work was not suddainly accomplished; for it is evident, that he gave up Maud his Daughter in Hostage to the King; which Maud in 5 Hen. 3. was redeliveredClaus. 5 H. [...]. m. 12. to him, putting another in her stead. And that at last Cecilie his Mother soldRegist. de Robertsbrig. the Lordship of Sutton, in Sussex, to the Monks of Ro­bertsbrigg, to satisfie the King for the same.

This William marriedRot. [...]in. 10 Hen. 3. m. 6. Maud one of the Daugh­ters and Coheirs of Hawyse the Wife of Iohn de Bovill; whose estate layRot. [...]in. 10 Hen. 3. m. 6. in the Counties of Oxon, Essex, hertford, and Bedford: and diedRot. Pip. 15 Hen. 3. Kanc. in 15 Hen. 3. as it seems; for Hubert de Burgo had then a grantRot. Pip. 15 Hen. 3. Kanc. of the custody of his Heir: Howbeit, within three years after, William Bishop of Exeter, for a Fine of two thousand marks, obtainedRot. Fin. 18 Hen. 3. m. 10. Rot. Pip. 18 Hen. 3. Kanc. his Wardship with purpose Rot. Fin. 18 Hen. 3. m. 10. Rot. Pip. 18 Hen. 3. Kanc. to marry him to his Kinswoman; one of the Daughters of Richard de Chilham, and Roese de Dovor his Wife. But this Heir whose nameRot. Fin. 20 Hen. 3. m. 14. was also William, diedRot. Fin. 20 Hen. 3. m. 14. soon after, Maud Rot. Fin. 20 Hen. 3. m. 14. his Sister (Heir to the whole estate) being weddedIbid. to Hamon Crevequer (a great Baron in Kent) which Hamon, in 20 Hen. 3. payingIbid. an hun­dred pounds for the Relief of her Lands, had the Kings PreceptIbid. to the Sheriffs of Kent, Berks, Bedford, and hertford, for livery of them accordingly.

Drogo de Beverer.

DRu de beverer, a Fleming, Mon Ang. p [...]96▪ b. n. [...]0. & [...]97. a. n. 40., being a per­son of great valor, cameMon Ang. p [...]96▪ b. n. [...]0. & [...]97. a. n. 40. into Eng­land, with William Duke of Norman­dy, in that his notable adventure; upon the suc­cess whereof he got the Crown of this Realm: and by the giftMon Ang. p [...]96▪ b. n. [...]0. & [...]97. a. n. 40. of the Conqueror thereupon obtained all that part of Yor [...]shire, called Holdernesse, where he built the Castle of Skypse, for his chief Seat and defence of those parts.

Being thus possessed of holdernesse, he was thenceforth calledD [...]me [...]d. lib. Ebor. Drue de Holdernesse, there being at that time these Lordships therin; viz. Ibid. Brocstewic, with the Hamlets of Pag­hel (now Paul) Nichnetun, Hulme, and Notele: Sacheling, with these Hamlets, Subton, Camerinton, [...]orne, Hulme, Diche, Sprotele, and Preston; Chilnesse, in the soke whereof were eleven Hamlets: the Mannors of Heldoveston, and Hostewic, Wilfornesse, whereunto also appertained eleven Hamlets; the Mannor of Ma [...]letone, where­unto belonged two Sokes, in which were twelv [...] Hamlets; Nornesse, unto which belonged five Hamlets; Csetune also, with two Hamlets; Esintune, with two Hamlets; the Mannor of Dimelton; the Mannor of Aldenburg, in the Soke whereof were fourteen Hamelts: Also the Mannors of Chaigeham, Okingeham, Halcom, Niwehusum, Rimeswelle, We­sham, Redmare, Holmetone, Niwetone, Rison, [...]orpe, and Lessele; the Mannor of Biworde, whereunto belonged three Hamlets; and lastly the Mannors of Fotingham, Be­nestone, Uireham, Chilinge, Begun, A [...] ­gun, Burtun, Settun, Catefos, Caten­wic, Chenecol, Ristun, Risun, Wadsande, Haiselle, Widfornewic, Lambetorp, Al­verdebi, Ulenburg, Gagenestad, Biletone, Prestune, Sotecote, Dridpol, Carlen­tune, Meretone, Sprotele, Rosse, and Wi [...]estorp.

He hadIbid. sub tit. Leicest▪ & Lincoln. also in Leicestershire, the Lord­ships of [...]uxetone, and hobie: and thirty five Lordships in Lincolnshire.

This Drue de Beverere tookMon. Ang. u [...] supr [...]. to Wife a near Kinswoman to the Conqueror, whom having by an unhappy chance KilledMon. Ang. u [...] supr [...]., he hastedMon. Ang. u [...] supr [...]. to the King; and, subtilly concealing the matter, told Ibid. him; that he had a great desire to return in­to Flanders, (his native Countrey) in treat­ing Ibid. some Money from him: which having re­ceived, he forthwith sailedIbid. thither: so that, when the King heard the truth of the Story, he was not to be found.

Brien Fitz-Count.

THough it doth not directly appear of what parentage this person was; yet forasmuch as he is calledMon. Angl. Vol. [...]. 557. [...]. 1. Filius Comitis de Insula, and that the name of his Mother was Ibid. l. [...]. Lucia, I have adventured to deduce him from that Baldwin de Redvers Earl of Devon. and of the Isle of Wight, who died in 1 Hen. 2. And chiefly because it is evident,Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 179 [...] [...]. n. 20., that the Wife of the same Baldwin was named Lucia; not­withstanding there is no mention in the Story of him, of any Sons that he had, other thenIbid. 645. [...]. l. 26. Ri­chard, William, and Henry.

As to his parentage, by Lucia his Mother, certain enough it is, that she was DaughterMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 556. b. n. 40. & 50. unto Dru de Baladon; and that Hamelline, her eldest Brother, LordIbid. n. 50. & 60. of Over-Went, in Wales, and founderIbid. n. 50. & 60. of the Castle and Priory at Ber­gavenny, diedIbid n. 6 [...]. without issue, in the time of King William Rufus, and gaveIbid n. 6 [...]. unto this Brien his Nephew that Castle of Bergavenny, and all Over-Went.

But, besides that Honor and Lands which he thus enjoyed, by the gift of his Uncle, he had great possessions, in right of Maud Testa de Nevill. sub ti [...]. Honoris Walingfor [...]. his Wife, [Page 469] sole Daughter and HeirIbid. to Robert d' Oiley, and and WiddowIbid. of Milo Crispin; viz. the whole Honor of Walingford, King Henry the First givingRot. Pip. 5 Steph. s [...]b ti [...]ulo Honoris Walingf. her unto him in marriage, with all that her Inheritance, after the death of her said Hus­band Milo. Howbeit, notwithstanding this favor of King Henry the First, it appears, That he came [...]o a Composition with King Stephen for his more secure enjoyment thereof, for in 5 Steph. the RecordRot. Pip. 5 Steph. s [...]b ti [...]ulo Honoris Walingf. says, That he gave to the King one hundred sixty six pounds for the Office and part of the Lands of Nigell de Oiley.

That which I find most memorable of this Brien, otherwise is, That he was one of those who adhered to Maud the Empress against King Stephen: For in 4 Steph. uponMat. Paris, in Anno 1139. p. 77. n 40. her landing at Arundel in Sussex, Robert, Earl of G [...]ocester (her Brother) hastedMat. Paris, in Anno 1139. p. 77. n 40. to Walingford Castle (the principal Seat of this Brein) to acquaint him therewith (in which Castle he had a Pri­son Ibid. in A. 1141. p. 79. n. 10. called Cloere-Brien, wherein William Mar­tell, Sewer to King Stephen, was securedIbid. in A. 1141. p. 79. n. 10. after the Battle of Winchester, where that King was routed.

The Author [...] of Gesta Regis Stephani, calls this Brien, Vir genere clar [...]s, & dignitate magnificus, —A person nobly descended, and of great dig­nity; and says [...], hearing, that Maud the Empress was landed at Arundell, and thence got to Bristoil; much rejoycing thereat, he fortified his Castle at Walingford, and ceased not, with a multitude of Soldiers, to oppose King Stephen.

To which Castle (it being remarkableMa [...]. Paris, p. 79. ut supra. n. [...]0. for its strength) she fledMa [...]. Paris. p. 79. ut supra. n. [...]0. for refuge from Oxford, when that City was besieged by King Stephen.

In 7 Steph when that Empress, being at Win­chester, required, [...], That, as sole Daughter and Heir to King Henry, she might be received as Queen and [...]overness of this Realm, and made Oath [...] to the Bishop, That in case he would so accept her, he should have the cheif hand in guiding all things of moment, and the disposal of the Bishopricks and Abbies: This Brien, with Robert, Earl of [...]locester, and some others, undertook [...] by Oath that she should perform the same.

After this, he wasOrd. Vi [...]. 956 A, B. one of those who assisted on her part, in the siege of the Castle at Win­chester, then fortifiedOrd. Vit. 956 A, B. on the behalf of King Stephen. And neverOrd. Vit. 956 A, B. ceasing to aid her, with all his power, when her Army there was routed, attendedIbid. 957 C. her in her flight to the Castle of De­vizes.

This is all that I can say of him, other than that he had [...] two Sons; whom being Lepers [...], he placed [...] in the Priory of Bergavenny; (Founded by Hamelin his Uncle, as hath been observed) and gave [...] Lands and Tithes thereto for their support. And, that after this, with great devotion, that he took [...] upon him the Cross, and went [...] to Ierusalem, leaving [...] the Inheritance of Overwent, and the CastleEx Coll. R [...]b. Glo­veri S [...] ­mers. He­rald. of Grosmunt, to Walter his Kinsman, Constable of England, Son to Milo de Glocester, Earl of hereford; and toEx Coll. Rob. Glo­veri S [...] ­mers. He­rald. the said Milo, and his Heirs, the Castle and whole Honor of Bergavenny, to be heldEx Coll. Rob. Glo­veri S [...] ­mers. He­rald. of him the said Brien, and his Heirs, by the service of three Knights Fees.

All which being observedTesta de Nevill, ut su [...]ra. by King Henry the Second; and that he, the said Brien, together with Maud his Wife, did betakeTesta de Nevill, ut su [...]ra. themselves to a Religious course of life, he seisedIbid. upon the Honor of Walingford, and retained it in his own hands.

Toni.

THe first of this Family that came into England, was Ralph de Tony, Ralph. Son of Roger, by Alice, the DaughterMon. Ang▪ lic. Vol. [...]. 9 [...]0. n. 10. of William Fitz-Osberne (which Roger was Standard-Bearer W. Gemet. 268 C. of Normandy, and FounderOr [...]. Vit. 460 A. of the Abby of Conchis, in that Dukedom.)

This Ralph being a great BaronW Gemet 283 D. there, through the malicious suggestionW Gemet 283 D. of some who bore a grudge towards him, was expelledW Gemet 283 D. thence by Duke William; but afterwards, by the inter­cession Ord. Vi [...] ▪ 485 A. of Friends, being restoredOrd. Vi [...] ▪ 485 A. to his Pater­nal Inheritence; as also, toIbid. 493 [...]. that Office of Stan­dard Bearer, wasIbid. 501 C. with him in that memorable Battle against King Harold (whereby, being Con­queror, he thenceforth enjoyed the Crown of this Realm;) and for his eminent service in that fight, became a sharer in those large possessions, which were after that Signal Conquest, disposed of to his Friends and followers; having at the time of the General Survey Dome [...]d. in iisdem Com [...] ­tat. one Lordship in Berkshire, two in Hertfordshire, whereof Flamstead (where he afterwards made his cheif residence) was one, seven in Glocestershire, eight in Here [...]ordshire, besides the Castle of [...]fford, (which William Fitz-Osberne, Earl of Hereford, had newly built upon a piece of waste Ground) and nineteen in Norfolk.

Being a devout Man, he gaveOrd. Vit. 576 B. to the Monks of U [...]ica in Normandy, two Lordships lying in Worcestershire, viz. Caldecote and [...] ­winton; to theMon. Angl Vol 2. 954 b n. 30. Monks of B [...]c, his Mannor of Wrotham; and to the Monks of Conchis his MannorMon. Ang Vol. 1. 559 b. of Leve, with the TithesMon. Ang Vol. 1. 559 b. of his D [...]mesin Lands throughout all his other Lord­ships. Moreover, to the Monks of West Acre in Norfolk, (a Cell to Lewes in Sussex) he gaveIbid. 619. n. 60. all those Lands which Oliver, the Priest, held of him.

By Elizabeth (or Isabell, as some call her) the DaughterOrd. Vit. 576 C. of Simon de Montfort, (who survi­ving him, became a NunIbid. D. in the Abby of Alta Brueria,) he left issue Ralph, Ralph 2. his Son and Heir (Roger, his elder Son, dyingIbid. 689 C in his youth) and Godechild a Daughter, firstIbid. 57 [...] C. married to Robert, Earl of Mellent, and afterwards to Ibid. 57 [...] C. Baldwin, Son of Eustace, Earl of Bolein; and, departingIbid. 57 [...] C. this life, 9 Kal. Apr. An. 1102. (2 Hen. 1.) was buriedIbid. 57 [...] C. with his Ancestors in the Abby of Conchis before mentioned.

Which Ralph took to WifeW. Gemet 312 D. Iudith, one of the Daughters to Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland, and had withIngulph. 513. n. 20 & 30. her the Lordships of Welcomstow in Essex, and Kertling (vulgarly called Carthlage) in Cambridgshire, and some other Lands; by whom he had issue two Sons, viz. Roger Roger. Ord. Vit 813 D., and Hugh Ord. Vit 813 D., and diversOrd. Vit 813 D. Daughters. He had also an­other Wife called Margaret Rot. Pip 10 H 2. E [...]ex & Her [...]f., who in 10 Hen. 2. ac­counted Rot. Pip 10 H 2. E [...]ex & Her [...]f. to the King for the surplusage of the Re­venue of Welcomstow. Which Margaret was Rot. de D [...]minabus, &c Essex. sixty years of age in 32 Hen. 2. This last men­tioned Roger, gaveMon. Angli 559 b. n. 40. to the Monks of Conchis, his Lordship of Weretham in England, as [Page 470] alsoIbid. the Church and Tithes of that Mannor, with the Mill and Moors thereto adjoyning; likewise [...], Forty Acres of Land in Ostenton, and whatsoever else he had in that Township. He like­wise founded [...] that little Monastery of Nuns, de­dicated to S. Giles, in the Wood, near Flamstead in Hertfordshire. And having divers sharp skir­misnes [...] with Robert, Earl of Leicester, and Gu [...]leran, Earl of Mellent, about the beginning of King Stephens Reign, was at length by them taken prisoner: [...]: But those quarrels being after­wards put to an end, by a peaceable composure [...], he had his liberty [...]; and, about two years after, was brought [...] by them to King Stephen, and ho­norably reconciled [...] unto him.

By ... his Wife, Daughter [...] to the Earl of Henault, this Robert had [...] in marriage twenty pounds Lands in Bercolt, of the gift of King Henry the First. He had likewise a Grant [...] from King Henry the Second, of one hundred shillings Land in Holcham in Com. Norf. and departed [...] this life in An. 1162. (8 Hen. 2.) leaving issue [...] by ... his second Wife, Daughter to Robert, Earl of Leicester, a Son, called Roger, then of tender years.

Which Roger in 6 Rich. 1. upon [...] levying the Scutage for that Kings Redemption, accounted [...] forty shillings for his Lands in Sussex; and in 1. Ioh. obtained a Charter [...] to himself, and Con­stance, the Daughter of Richard Vicount Bello­mont (a Kinswoman to the King) and to their Heirs, of the Lordship of Alrichescote in Com. Devon. (Which King Henry the First gave unto Constance his Daughter, Grand-mother to the be­fore specified Constance) in Confirmation [...] of that Grant thereof, which had been made unto them the said Roger and Constance, before he attained the Crown of this Realm. So likewiseIbid. n. 19. of Lands to the value of forty pounds per annum, which had been due to him from King Iohn, from the time he was Earl of Moreton; and then also obtained the Mannor of Saham in Norfolk, by the gift [...] of that King.

To him succeeded Ralph Ralph 3. (his Son and Heir, as I guess) who was in Arms against King Iohn, with the rest of the Rebellious Barons of that time, as it seems: For in 18 Ioh. I find, that the King granted [...] unto Walerand Teys, the Mannor of [...]lamstead, (which was his cheif Seat) to­wards the charge of defending the Castle of Berkamstead.

Of this Ralph, and his younger Brother Roger (a valiant and expert Soldier) the Monk of S. Albans makes this notable relation [...], viz. That in the Moneth of Ianuary An. 1128. (12 Hen. 3.) Roger, lying on his Death Bed near Reading, in Berkshire, his Brother Ralph desired to have some Conference with him; and being then distant thirty miles, rode with all speed, to come to his life: But when he got thither, finding him speechless, and void of sense, with great lamentation he cryed out, My dear Brother, I conjure thee in the name of God, that thou speak to me▪ adding, That he would never eat again, un­less he might have some discourse with him. And that thereupon the dead man sharply rebuked him, for thus disquieting his spirit, by those im­portunate clamors; telling him, that he then be­held with his eyes the torments of evil men, and the joys of the Blessed; and likewise the great punishment whereunto he himself (miserable wr [...]tch▪ was destined. And going on in their dis­course, Ralph replied, Shalt not thou then be saved? Yes, quoth Roger, for I have done one good work, though but a little one, that is to say, a small gift to the honor of the Blessed Virgin; for which, through Gods mercy I trust for redemption. But, quoth Ralph, may not those punishments whereunto thou art de­signed, be mitigated with good Works, Masses, and Alms Deeds? Yes, quoth Roger: Why then, quoth Ralph, I do faithfully promise thee, that for the health of our Souls, and the Souls of our Ancestors, I will found a Religious House, for good Men to inhabite; who for the health of our Souls, shall always pray unto God. Whereunto Roger replied, I stand much in need of such helps, but do desire you to promise nothing herein, that you will not effectually perform. And so bidding him farewel, gave up the ghost.

After which his Brother, in fulfilling of what he had expressed, builtIbid. a Monastery in the Western part of England, and amply endowed it with Lands and Revenues.

In 17 Hen. 3. upon that lossIbid. 389. n. 50. which the Kings Army, then in Herefordshire, received, by the power and strenght of Richard Earl Marshall, and his complices; the King constitutedIbid. 389. n. 50. this Ralph, with Iohn de Monmouth, his Generals of all those Forces, which were at that time in the Confines of Wales, and gaveIbid. 390. him Maud Castle in Herefordshire, (which was his own before by right.) Moreover, in 22 Hen. 3. he sent his Pre­cept Claus. [...]2 H. 3. in dorso, m. 1 [...]. to him, thereby requiring his personal at­tendance at Oxford, with the rest of the Barons Marchers, upon the Tuesday next ensuing the Quinzime of Easter; there to confer, touching those dangers, which were then impending from the Welsh. But the next ensuing year, viz. in An. 1239. (23 H. 3.) being signedM. Paris, p. 489. with the Cross, as divers other Nobles (especially of France) M. Paris, p. 489 then were, he tookM. Paris, p. 489 a journey to the Holy-Land, and about Michaelmas following, died Ibid. 5 [...]2. n. 40. on the Sea.

After which, scil. in 31 H. 3. the King com­mitted Rot. Fin. 31 H. 3. m. 1 the Custody of Maud Castle to Pe­tronill (his Widdow) and in 35 Hen. 3. ap­pointed Claus 35 H. 3. m. 9. that she should have her reasonable Dowry assigned to her, out of the Lands be­longing to that Castle; the Wardship of Roger Roger 3. his Son and Heir (by reason of his Minority) being grantedPat. 35 H. 3. m. 7. to Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Essex, and Hereford.

Which Roger, in 47 Hen. 3. had also Sum­mons Claus. 47 H. 3. in dorso, m. 15., amongst other of the Barons Marchers, to be at Hereford, upon Munday next after Candlemas day, to oppose the Hostile attempts of the Welsh: and in 48 Hen. 3. adhered firmly to the King, when the Rebellious Barons gave him Battle at Lewes, and took him prisoner; for which respect, in Iuly following, they seized Pat. 48 H. 3. m 7. his Castle of Kirtling, and committedPat. 48 H. 3. m 7. it to the Custody of Henry de Hastings, one of the most active men of their party. After which ere long; viz. in 5 Edw. 1. he departedEsc. 5 E. 1. n. 30. Wall. this life; leaving Ralph his Son and HeirEsc. 5 E 1. n. 30. Wall. twen­ty two years of age; whose Knights Fees were by an InquisitionIbid. n. 44▪ then taken, certified into the Chancery.

This Ralph Ralph 4. in 22 Edw. 1. wasRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m. 9. in that Ex­pedition then made into Galcoigne, but there diedRot. Fin. 23 Edw. 1. m. 6.: for which respectRot. Fin. 23 Edw. 1. m. 6., and in considera­tion Rot. Fin. 23 Edw. 1. m. 6. of his other laudable services, his Execu­tors obtainedRot. Fin. 23 Edw. 1. m. 6. all the profits of his Lands, from the day of his death, until the time that they were seized into the Kings hands: and left [Page 471] issue, Robert Claus. 25 E. 1. m. 11., his Son and Heir, who in 25 E. 1. doing his homage, had LiveryClaus. 25 E. 1. m. 11. of his Inheri­tance.

Which Robert wasRot. Vascon. 25 [...]. 1. m. 5. the same year in that ex­pedition then made into Gascoigne; likewiseRot. Scoc. [...]6 E. 1. m. 7., in that of Scotland the year next ensuing: And in 27 Edw. 1. obtained a CharterPot. Cart. 27 E. 1. n. 13. from the King, for a Market weekly every Munday at his Mannor at Saham in Norfolk; as also two Fairs yearly, one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of S. Martin the Bishop, and five days following; and the other the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of S. George the Mar­tyr, and five days next ensuing: Likewise, a weekly Market on the Saturday at his Mannor of Colwent in Elvell in Com. Heref: And a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. Also a weekly Market on the Thursday at his Mannor of [...]lamstead in Com. Hertf. And a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of S. Leonard, and five days following. Moreover, a Fair weekly at his Mannor of Mau [...] Castle in Com. Heref. upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast day of S. Barnabas the Apostle, and five days ensuing. And lastly, a weekly Market, on the Thursday, at his Mannor of Zell-Tony in Com. Devon. And two Fairs, one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, and five days after; and the other on the Eve, Day, and Mor­row after the Feast of S. Kalixt the Pope, and five days following.

In 34 Edw. 1. this Robert beingRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. Rot. Fin. 34 E. 1. [...]. 2. in that ex­pedition then made into Scotland, and of the retinueRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. Rot. Fin. 34 E. 1. [...]. 2. of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Here­ford and Essex, (where the King himself was Rot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. Rot. Fin. 34 E. 1. [...]. 2. also then in person) departedRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. Rot. Fin. 34 E. 1. [...]. 2. thence without leave; for which cause, commandRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. Rot. Fin. 34 E. 1. [...]. 2. was sent to the Sheriffs of the Counties of Worcester, Essex, Hereford, Cambridge, Norfolk, and Hereford, to seise his Lands. After which he lived not many years; for it appears [...], that in 3 Edw. 2. he departed this life, being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Welcomstow in Com. Essex, Stretford in Com. Wiltes. Newton in Com. Heref. Abbodeley in Com. Wigorn. Flam­stead in Com. Hertf. Maud Castle, and divers Lands in Co [...]went in the Marches of Wales; Saham, with the Hundreds of Weyland and Grimehow in Com. Norf. Kirtling in Com. Cantabr. As also of Carnton and Bli [...]ton in Cornub. Moreover, that Maud his Wife was, together with himself, En [...]eoffed [...] of the Man­nors of Neketon, Parva-Cressingham, and certain Lands in Wrotham; and that Alice, the Widow of Thomas Leybourne was found [...] to be his Sister [...] and Heir, and at that time twenty six years of age. Which Alice, soon after mar­ried [...] to Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and surviving him, had [...] the Mannor of Hans­lape in Com. Buck. Lighthorne, Beausale, Haseley, Claverdon, Berkswell, with the third part of the Templers Mannor in War­wick and Shireburne; as also divers Knights Fees in that County assigned [...] to her, for her Dowry: Likewise, that in 10 Edw. 2. she gave [...] a Fine of Five hundred marks for License to marry William la Zouch of As [...]uy in Com. Leic. whom she accordingly had [...] to her Husband.

Verdon.

AT the time of the General Survey, Bertram de Verdon Bertram 1. (being of French extraction) possessedDomesd. Buck. Ferneham in Buckin­ghamshire; since most commonly known by the name of Farneham-Royal, being heldEsc. 10 E. 2. n. 71. by grand Serjeanty, viz. by the service of providing a Glove, upon the day of the Kings Coronation for his right hand, and to support his right arm, the same day, during the time that the Royal Scepter is in his hand.

To this Bertram succeeded Norman de Verdon, Norman. who took to WifeRot. Pip. 26 H. 2. Ox [...]. Plac de T Mich. 9 Joh. Rot. 4. Oxon. Lesceline, the Daughter of Geffrey de Clinton, Lord ChamberlainRegist. de Kenil­worth. and Trea­surer Regist. de Kenil­worth. to King Henry the First, and hadIbid. p. 139. with her in marriage, as it seems, the Lordship of Brandon in Com. Warr. where was antiently a Castle, built, as it is probable, by the same Nor­man. But all that I have farther seen of him, is, that in 5 Steph. he gaveRot Pip. 5 Steph. L [...]ic. one hundred shillings to the King, for Livery of those Lands in Lei­cestershire, which were of his own Inheri­tance.

To him succeeded Bertram de Verdon, Bertram 2. his Son and Heir, whose principal Seat was in Stafford­shire, as it seems by that CertificateLib. Rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Staff. in 12 Hen. 2. whereby he signifies his Knights Fees, which were at that time no more then two in number. But it is very like, that he had his residence in Warwickshire, for the greatest part of that Kings Reign, at his Castle of Bran­don; for it is evidentRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Warr. & Loic., that he was Sheriff of that County and Leicestershire, from the six­teenth of Henry the Second, until the thirtieth of that Kings Reign, inclusive.

In 24 Hen. 2. this Bertram, beingJorevall 1 [...]26. n. 30. with the King at Marleberg, was thence sentJorevall 1126. n. 30. to those Ambassadors of the King of Spain (to whom the King, in his Great Council held at London a little before, hadJorevall 1126. n. 30. given dispatch) with his Letters, upon sundry concerns, whereof one Jorevall 1126. n. 30. was the Kings safe conduct in that pilgrimage, which he had designed to S. Iames in Galicia, in regard that City lay within his Domini­ons.

In 31 Hen. 2. he had the custodyRot. Pip. 31 H. 2. sub tit. Honor. Cestriae. of the Honor of Chester, Hugh Kevelioe, Earl of Chester, being then dead, and Ranulph his Son within age, as it is like. And in 2 Rich. 1. at­tended R. Hoved. 385 a. n. 50. that heroick King into the Holy Land; where, being presentR. Hoved. 385 a. n. 50. at that Agreement, which was made betwixt him and Tancred, King of Sicily (whose Countrey King Richard was to pass through) was one of those, who undertook R. Hoved. 385 a. n. 50. for the performance of what was covenanted on King Richards part. And the next ensuing year, whenIbid. 397 b. l. [...]. King Richard had taken the City of Acon (wherein the Queens of England and Sicily; as also the Daughter of the Emperor of Ciprus wereIbid. 397 b. l. [...]. then Resident) he committedIbid. 397 b. l. [...]. it to his custody.

This Bertram soundedMen. Ang. Vol. 1. 314 a. n. 10. the Abby of Crox­den in Com. Staff. for Gistercian Monks, in An. 1176. (22 Hen. 2.) and plentifully endowed Men. Ang. Vol. 1. 314 a. n. 10. it with Lands and Revenues; amongst which he gaveIbid. thereto the Church of Alveton (com­monly called Alton) where his capital seat in that County was, (viz, the Castle there) and be­stowed [Page 472] Ibid. 388 b. n. [...]0. on the Monks of S. Maries Abby at York, the Church of Bosmorth, and two Hides of Land there. Moreover,Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 403 b. n. 40. to the Hospital of S. Iohn Baptist in Stanford in Com. Linc. he joyned with Richard de Humet, in the Grant of that part of the Meadow there, which lies Northwards of the Bridge, and confirmed Regist. de Kenilworth, p. 119. to the Canons of Kenilworth, that Grant of the Church of Hethe in Com. Oxon. Which Lesceline, his Mother, had made to them. And departingJorevall. 1191. n. 50. this life in An. 1192. (4 Rich. 1.) at Ioppa, in the Holy Land, was buriedIbid. 912 b. n. 10. at Acon.

This Bertram had two Wives, the first Maud, DaughterRegist. Pr. de Bredon. to Robert de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, with whom her Father gaveRegist. Pr. de Novo. loco penès Joh. D. By [...]on, An. 1640. in Frank-marriage four Knights Fees, viz. Crakemerse and Creyton, containing one Fee and an half; Fornewarke half a Fee; Nem Hall and Stanton half a Fee; Worthington and Newbold half a Fee, and Stanton-Harold the fourth part of a Knights Fee; but by her he had no issue. His second Wife was Rohese Rot. Pip. 10 R. 1. Warr., but whose Daughter I find not; which Rohese sur­vived him: And, in the tenth of Richard the First, gaveRot. Pip. 10 R. 1. Warr. twenty pounds to the King, for liber­ty to marry again.

After the death of this Bertram, William Fitz-Richard (a great Man at that time in Warwick­shire) in 7 Rich. 1. accountedRot. Pip. 7 R. 1. Warr. for the Profits of his Lands, whilst he had the custody of them; and amongst his disbursements reckonsIbid. ten pounds laid out for the maintenance of those Soldiers and Servants, who were in his Castle at Alveton, for the half year preceding; as also Ibid. seven pounds more, for those who kept his Castle of Brandon, by the Kings appoint­ment.

To this last mentioned Bertram succeeded Tho­mas de Verdon, Thomas. his Son and Heir, who married Rot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Oxon. Eustachia, the Daughter of Gilbert Basset; and in 6 Rich. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Buck. & Bedf. a Fine to the King of three hundred marks, to have Livery of his Fathers Lands and Castles; but in An. 1199. (9 Rich. 1.) he diedMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 912 b. n. 10. in Ireland. After which, viz. in 2 Ioh. Gerard de Camvill gaveRot. Pip. 2 Joh. Linc. a thousand pounds to the King, for the Guardianship of his Widow with her Lands, and Liberty to dispose of her in marriage unto Richard de Camvill his Son.

To which Thomas succeededMon. Angl. ut supra. Nicholas Nicholas. his Brother, who in 6 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Warr. to the King one hundred pounds, as also a Courser and a Palfrey, for Livery of those Lands in Ireland, whereof his Father died seised. And the same year came to an Agreement [...]. de di­versis Com. 6 Joh. with the before specified Ri­chard de Camvill, and Eustachia, then his Wife, touching her Dowry out of the Lands of his Brother Thomas de Verdon, her former Husband: By which it was concluded, That the said Richard and she, should, inter alia, hold the Mannor of Farnham in Com. Buck. and Hethe in Com. Oxon.

Moreover, in 16 Ioh. upon the death of Roese de Verdon his Mother, he hadClaus 16 Joh. m 11. Livery of those Lands in the County of Lincoln, which were of her Inheritance: And the same year paid Rot. Pip. 16 Joh. Warr. fifty seven marks to the King, upon levying the Scutage of Poictou, in regard he did not attend him thither in that expedition. But in 18. Ioh. taking part with the rest of the Re­bellious Barons, his Lands were seisedClaus. 18 Joh. m. [...]. by spe­cial Precepts to the Sheriffs of Warwick, Lei­cester, Stafford, Lincoln, Bucks, and O [...] ­on, (in which Counties they lay) and put into the hands of William de Cantil [...]pe, to hold during the Kings pleasure. Howbeit, upon the death of that King (which hapned the same year) he submittedClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 16. to his Son King Henry the Third, and thereupon had LiveryClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 16. of them in the first year of His Reign.

Furthermore, in 2 Hen. 3. he paidRot. Pip. 2 H 3. Warr. & Leic. two hun­dred marks to the King, in satisfaction for the sum of five hundred marks, in which his Father was indebted to the Exchequer, since he executed the Office of Sheriff for the Counties of War­wick and Leicester in King Henry the Seconds time. In this year also, he became one of the SuretiesRot. [...]. 2 H. 3. p. 1. m. 6. in dorso. to the King, for Robert Marmion the younger, viz. That he should faithfully keep the Castle of Tamworth in Com. War. and bear true alleagiance to the King. And in 5 Hen. 3. whenMat Paris, in [...]odem anno. William de Fortibus, Earl of Albemarle, broke out in Rebellion; and having fortifiedMat Paris, in [...]odem anno. his Castle at Bitham in Com. Linc. wastedMat Paris, in [...]odem anno. the Countrey thereabouts, he attendedMat Paris, in [...]odem anno. the King in person, at the storming and taking of that Castle; for which service he obtained the Kings War­rant for levying Escuage upon all the Knights Fees, which were held of him. And in 11 H. 3. procured a CharterCart. 11 H. 3. m. 4. Claus. 5 H. 3. i [...] dorso. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn Lands at Brandon in Com. Warr.

In 15 Hen. 3. he received AuthorityPat. 15 H. 3. m 6. from the King, to take reasonable Aid of his Tenants, towards the payment of his debts. But the same year he died, leaving issue one sole Daughter Rot. [...] 15 H. 3. m. 1. his Heir, called Ro [...]ese; Ro [...]ese. who in 16. Hen. 3. paid Rot. Pip. 16 H. 3. Warr. seventy marks for her Releif, and LiveryRot. Pip. 16 H. 3. Warr. of the Lands of her Inheritance; as alsoRot. Pip. 16 H. 3. Warr., that she might not be compelled to marry; and, in case she should make choice of an Husband, it to be with the Kings approbation. It seems she was then a Widow, but an Husband she hadClaus. 9 H. 3. m 3. in the life time of her Father, viz. Theobald le Butiller, (a Branch of the Noble Family of the Butillers of Ireland;) for in 9 Hen. 3. the King much de­siring that she should take to Husband this Theo­bald; writClaus. 9 H. 3. m. 3. specially to her, to recommend him for that purpose; and likewiseClaus. 9 H. 3. m. 3., unto Nicholas her Father, earnestly desiring him to perswade her thereto.

This Rohese being so great an Heir, though she matched with an Husband of a very Honorable Family, did not bear his sirname, as it is general­ly usual for all married Women to do, but retain­ed her own; and so did her Posterity (as I shall shew anon;) and in her Seal)Ex A [...]togr. penès Th [...]. Lucy de [...] Eq. A [...]r. An. 1637. represented her self in the habite of that time, with her own Paternal Arms upon her Surcoat, viz. Frettè, in her right hand holding a Shield of the like; and in the left hand, another of her Husbands Arms.

In 18 Hen. 3. she paidRot. Pip. 18 H 3. Warr. a Fine of ten marks to the King, to be exempted from sending Sol­diers into Wales; that being the time when the King himself marched thither against Richard Marshall, Earl of Pembroke. Moreover, she foundedMon. Angl [...]e. Vol. 1. 933 [...]. n. 10. the Abby of Grace Dieu, for Monks of the Cistertian Order, within her Lordship of Beleton in Com. Leic. and plentifully endowed it; and departed u this life 4 Id. Febr. An. 1247. 31 Hen. 3. Whereupon Iohn, her Son and Heir, called Iohn de Verdon, payingMo [...]. Angl. Vol. 2. 912 b. n. 30. a thou­sand and three hundred marks to the King,Rot. Fin. 31 H. 3. m. 7. had [Page 473] liveryIbid. of all those Lands, which by her death did so descend to him. She had also a younger Son called Nicholas Ex Coll. R. Gl. S., who hadEx Coll. R. Gl. S. the Mannor of Clumore in Ireland, by the gift of Iohn his Brother; but diedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. without issue: And a Daughter called Maud, WifeEsc. 2 Ed. 1. [...]. 61. of Iohn Fitz-Alan Earl of Arundell.

This Iohn de Verdon Iohn. in 42 Hen. 3. obtained the Kings CharterCart. 42 H. 3. m. 1. for Free-Warren, to him­self and his Heirs, in all his Demesne Lands at Newbold, Lutterworth, Butlesby, Co­tesbache, and Kestyngton, in Comit. Leicest. And in 44 Hen. 3. uponClaus. 44 H. 3. m. 17. the incursions of the Welsh, beingClaus. 44 H. 3. m. 17. one of the Barons-Marchers; was, amongst others, commandedClaus. 44 H. 3. m. 17. to keep his residence in those parts. But after this; viz. in 48 Hen. 3. the King being constrainedPat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. to stoop to those unreasonable Ordinances, which were framed at Oxford, by the Rebellious Barons; and to standPat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. to the award, which Lewes King of France, should make, betwixt him and them; he was one of those who then undertook Pat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. for the King. And in 50 Hen. 3. after the Battle of Evesham, in which the Rebellious Barons were totally vanquished, Kenilworth Castle exceptedPat. 50 H. 3. in dorso., wherein some of them holding out, made divers bold excursions, and did much mischief in the Countrey, the King gave spe­cial CommissionPat. 50 H. 3. in dorso. to this Iohn, to raise forces in Worcestershire, to pursue those Rebells; it being about this time, that his Castle at Brandon (about six miles distant from Ke­nilworth) was demolishedRegist. de [...]..

But those Warrs being at an end, in 54 H. 3. he was signedPat, 54 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. with the Cross, together with Prince Edward, in order to a voiage to the Holy-Land; who devoting themselves to that Warfare, painted a Cross on their Shoulders, as a Badge of their profession. And in 55 H. 3. wentH Knighton, [...]438 n. 30. accordingly.

This Iohn granted [...] autogt. penès Tho. [...] El­gin [...]. to William de Ferrers Earl of Derby, his Mansion House, Garden, and Court, situate in London, in Sholande. Which House, &c. Rohese his Mother hadIbid. by the Grant of Michael Belet, and married two Wives; FirstPlac. de [...] 26 H. 3. T. Mich. [...] 12. Margerie the Daughter of Gilbert de La­cie, and Heir to Walter de Lacie her Grandfather; by which means the Castle of Webbe [...]ey, in Com. Heref. first came to this Family.

The second, Alianore Claus▪ 4 E. 1. in dorso. m. 8. Daughter of ... And departedChron. Abb. d [...] Croxden. this life upon the 12 Cal. of Novemb. An. 1274. (2 Edw. 1.) being then seisedEsc. 2 E. 1. n. 34. of the moity of the Mannor of Emyas-Lacy in Com. Heref. and moity of the Mannor of Ludlow, in Com. Salop. as also of the Mannor of Stoke-Say, in that County; Lutterworth, Cotes­bach, Butlesby, in Com. Leic. and Wy­nelesford, in Comitat. Wiltes. leaving issue Theobald Theobald. Esc. 2 E. 1. n. 34. his Son and Heir, at that time twen­ty six years of Age; and the before-specified Alianore his second Wife surviving. Which Alianore in 4 Edw. 1. upon agreement [...] betwixt this last mentioned Theobald, and her, had divers Lordships lying in the Counties of Warwick, and Leicester, assigned for her Dowry.

This Thaobald, in 3 Edw. 1. doing his Ho­mage, had livery [...] of all those Lands, which de­scended to him both by his Father and Mother; paying [...] an hundred pounds for his relief; and then bore the Office [...] of Constable of Ireland. And in 10 Edw. 1. having paidRot. P [...]p. 10 E [...]. Buck. & Bedf. two hundred marks fine for livery of his Lands in that Realm, wasRot. de Scutag [...] Wall [...] 10 E. 1 [...] 3. in that Expedition then made into Wales.

In 12 Edw. 1. he obtained the Kings Char­ter [...] for divers Markets and Fairs, at several of of his Lordships in Ireland; viz. Lorme [...]e, Inchelefer, Mydowe, Adleke, and Dyne­leke, in the County of Methe; as also Dun­balke, and Roche, in the County of Lime­rick. But after this; scil. in 19 Edw. 1. he wasPlac Parl. 20 Edw 1. Rot. 4. i [...]. dorso. & Rot. [...]in. 20 Edw. 1. m. 11. arraigned for Treason, and divers other misdemeanors, at Bergavenny, before the King and his Council; and upon full hearing, had judgementPlac Parl. 20 Edw 1. Rot. 4. i [...] dorso. & Rot. [...]in. 20 Edw. 1. m. 11. to be committed to Prison; as also to forfeit all his Royalties in the Lands of Emyas-Lacy. Howbeit, the King taking into considerationPlac Parl. 20 Edw 1. Rot. 4. i [...]. dorso. & Rot. [...]in. 20 Edw. 1. m. 11. the good services of his Ancestors, done to himself and his Progenitors; and, because Plac Parl. 20 Edw 1. Rot. 4. i [...]. dorso. & Rot. [...]in. 20 Edw. 1. m. 11. he acknowledged his Offence, and submitted himself, grantedPlac Parl. 20 Edw 1. Rot. 4. i [...] dorso. & Rot. [...]in. 20 Edw. 1. m. 11., that after his death, his Heirs should again enjoy those priviledges; and for five hundred marks Fine, freed him of his Im­prisonment.

In 22 Edw. 1. upon those apprehensions of danger, which the King then had from the French, being one of the chief then summonedRot. Vascon▪ 22 Edw. 1. in dorso, m. 8. to at­tend him with his advice in that great afair; he soon after received another preceptIbid. m. 7., to fit himself with Horse and Armes, and to be at Portsmouth, upon the first of September, to sail with him into France.

After which, viz. in 25 Edw. 1. he stood so well in favor, that he received SummonsClaus. 25 Ed. 1. in dorso, m. 26., with the rest of the Earls and Barons, to attend Prince Edward (at that time the Kings Lieutenant for the Realm of Scotland) at Newcastle upon Tine, upon St. Nicholas day, thence to march Claus. 25 Ed. 1. in dorso, m. 26. against the Scots. So likewise the next year following,Claus. 26 E. 1. in dorso, m. 6. to be at Carlisle, well fitted with Horse and Armes to advance again into Scot­land. And in 29 Edw. 1. wasEx autogr. penès Thes. & Camer. Scac [...]. one of the Ba­rons, then sitting in the Parliament at Lincoln, who, by a publick InstrumentIbid., under their Seals (sent to Boniface the eighth, then Pope) asserted the right of King Edward, as superior Lord of the whole Realm of Scotland.

Moreover, in 34 Edw. 1. he was again sum­moned Claus 34 E. 1. in dorso, m. 16. in co­dem ann. to attend the King at Carlisle in the Quind. of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist; thence to march into Scotland, against Robert de Brus, at that time assuming the title of King there. And having had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. to Parliament, a­mongst the rest of the Barons, from 25 to 34 E. 1. inclusive, departedChron. Abb. de Croxden. this life at his Castle of Alveton; on Sunday the Feast day of St. Bar­tholomew the Apostle, Anno 1309. (3 Edw. 2.) whence his Corps was carriedIbid. with great honor to the Abby of Croxden, and there interredIbid. on the fourth of the Ides of October next ensuing; leaving Theobald, Theobald 2. at that time his Son and Heir; for Iohn his eldest Son dyedIbid. in Ireland, in his lifetime; viz. 8 Id. Iunii, Ann. 1297. (25 Edw. 1.) Which Theobald, in Ann. 1298. (26 Edw. 1.) cameIbid. out of Ireland, and re­ceived Ibid. the Honor of Knighthood the same year,Ibid. upon the Feast day of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist, together with Sir Philip Barington, his fellow Souldier.

Shortly after which he marriedIbid. Maud the Daughter to Edmund Lord Mortimer of Wig­more [Page 474] (viz. 4 Cal. Aug. Ann. 1302. 30 E. 1.) And in 3 Edw. 2. performingRot. [...]in. 3 Edw. 2. his Homage, had livery ofRot. [...]in. 3 Edw. 2. all his Fathers Lands, being at that time twenty eight years of age.

Shortly after which; viz. in 4 Edw. 2. he received SummonsRot. Scoc. 4 [...]dw. [...]. in dorso, m. 5. to fit himself with Horse and Armes, and to be at Roxborough, in Scotland, within a moneth after the Feast of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist, to march against the Scots. And in 6 Edw. 2. was constituted Pat. 6 [...]. [...] p. 2. m. 12. Justice of Ireland, having likewise the LieutenancyPat. 6 [...]. [...] p. 2. m. 12. of that Realm, and the FeePat. 6 [...]. [...] p. 2. m. 12. of five hundred pounds per annum, then granted to him. In which year Maud his Wife depart­ing Chron [...] de [...]. this World at his Castle of Alveton, was honorably buriedChron [...] de [...]. in the Abby-Church of Crorden, before the Altar of St. Benedict, upon the Feast day of St. Dennis and his fellow Mar­tyrs; Thomas Earl of Lancaster, and many other Nobles, being presentChron [...] de [...]. at her Fune­ral.

And in 8 Edw 2. beingClaus. 8 Edw. 2. m. 34. in dorso. then in Ireland, received commandClaus. 8 Edw. 2. m. 34. in dorso. to make all possible haste into England, with what power he could raise: deputingClaus. 8 Edw. 2. m. 34. in dorso. some trusty person in his stead for to rule there in his absence (the Scots having then invadedTh. Wal [...]. in Ann. 1315. p. [...]2. the North of England, and advanced almost as far as York) and to beRot. Scoc. 8 [...]w. 2 in dorso, m. 9▪ at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Feast day of the Blessed Virgin, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march against them.

After which, viz. the next ensuing year 3 Non. Februar. Ann. 1315. he weddedChron A [...]b. de Cro [...]d. n. to his second Wife, Elizabeth the Daughter of Gilbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester (by Ioane of Acres Daugh­ter to King Edward the first) Widdow of Ri­chard de Burgh Earl of Ulster; Ibid. the marriage being solemnized at Bristoll.

This Theobald de Verdon was summonedClaus de iisd. Ann. in dorso. to Parliament, whilest his Father lived; viz. in 28 Edw. 1. and afterwards till 9 Edw. 2. inclu­sive. And departingChron Abb. de Croxden. this life at his Castle of Alveton, upon Tuesday 6 Cal. Aug. 10 E. 2. was buriedIbid. in the Abby of Croxden, upon the 13 of October following: Elizabeth his Wid­dow being then greatEsc. 10 E. [...]. n [...]9. & 71. with Child; and after­wards, viz. on the Feast day of St. Benedict, de­livered Esc. 10 E. [...]. n [...]9. & 71. of a Daughter named Isabel; he being then seized [...] of the Castle of Alveton, with its appurtenances, in Com. Staff. of the Mannors of Newbold, and Lutterworth, in Com. Leic. Farnham, with the Hamlet of Sere, in Com. Buck. Stoke-Verdon, in Comit. Wiltes. as also [...] of the Castles and Mannors of Webbeley, and Ewyas-Laci, in Com. Heref.

By Maud his first Wife, he had issueEsc. ut supra. three Daughters, who were Coheirs; viz. Ioane, then thirteen years of age, Elizabeth ten, and Marga­ret seven. Which Daughters were afterwards thus married; viz.Rot [...]in. 3 Edw. 3. m. 6. Chron. Abb de Croxden.Ioane to Thomas the Son and Heir of Thomas Lord Furnival; who died in Childbed 6 Non. Octob Ann. 1334, (8 E. 3.) being then about thirty years of age: whereupon, on the 7 Ides of Ianuary following, she was honorably interredRot [...]in. 3 Edw. 3. m. 6. Chron. Abb de Croxden. in the Abby Church of Croxden, before the high Altar, betwixt Nicholas de Verdon, Son to the founder of that Abby,Rot [...]in. 3 Edw. 3. m. 6. Chron. Abb de Croxden. and Iohn de Verdon her Great-grandfa­ther, by Richard Shepesheved, the then Abbot there. For, on the South side (a part) before those two Altars, were interredIbid. Theobald her Grandfather, Theobald her Father, and Theobald her Son, who died an Infant; there being pre­sent Ibid. at her Funeral the Abbots of Burton, Cumbermere, Delacres, Hilton, and Beauchief, with the Priors of Wirksop, and Ecclesfield.

The second Daughter Elizabeth, weddedRot. Fin. ut supra. to Bartholomew de Burghersh; and Margerie the third, first, toRot. Fin. ut supra. William le Blunt; afterwards toClaus. 18 E. 3. p. 1. m. 17. Mar­cus Husee; and lastly toEsc. 34 E. 3. n. 83. Iohn Crophull.

By Elizabeth de Burgh his second Wife, he had only issue one Daughter called Isabel (born after his death) and afterwards wedded to Henry Lord Ferrers of Groby.

Amongst which Daughters, the Lands of this great Family, being afterwards divided; Ioane, the eldest, hadClaus. 2 E. [...]. m. 11. for her purparty the Castle of Alveton, with its Members; viz. Wotton, Stanton, Farleye, Rammesovere, Co­tene, Bradeleye, Spenne, Denston, Strongshull, Shene, Wytstone, and Be­dulf, all in Com. Staff, Elizabeth, Ibid., the Castle of Emyas-Lacie, with its appurtenances, in Com. Heref, and the Mannor of Stoke upon Terne, in Com. Salop. Margery Ibid. the Castle of Webbele, in Com. Heref. and the Mannor of Hethe, in Comit. Oxon. And Isabel Ibid. certain Lands in Lodelowe, in Com. Salop. as alsoIbid. the Mannor of Balterdeleye, in Com. Staff. with divers Lands in Bokenhale, and Fenton, in that County.

But Elizabeth, his second Wife surviving him, had for her Dowry an assignationClaus. 10 H. [...]. m 19. of the Mannors of Newbold, Lutterworth, and certain Lands in Cotesbache, in Com. Leic. the Mannor of Farneham, and Hamlet of Sere, in Comitat. Buck. as also the Mannor of Braundon, with its members, and Hamlet of Bretford; and likewise forty shillings yearly Rent out of the Mannor of Fleckno, in Com. Warw. with the Mannor of Stoke-Verdon, and certain Lands in Wynelesford, in Comitat. Wilts.

It is observable, that this great Lady (who held these Lands thus in Dower) stiled herself in all those GrantsEx A [...]togr. in Offic. A [...] ­mor [...]m., which she made in her Widdowhood, Elizabeth de Burgh, Lady of Clare; retaining the sirname of her first Husband, a person of higher dignity then Verdon (a custom still continued by great Ladies) and yet calling her self Domina de Clare, not willing that her paternal name should be forgot.

By the last Will and Testament [...] [...]. 164 b. of this Eli­zabeth, bearing date 25 Sept. Ann. 1355. (29 Edw. 3.) she bequeathed her body to be buried in the Monastery of Nunns, called Minoresses, without Aldgate, in the Suburbs of London; and gave a Legacy of an hundred and forty pounds to pray for the Souls of Sir Iohn de Burgh, and Sir Theobald de Verdon her former Husbands; as also for Sir Roger Damorie, her last Husband; and all her honest servants which were either dead, or should die in her service; and this to be done with all possible speed after her decease. Moreover she gave an hundred marks to five Souldiers, who would be content within seven years next after her decease, to make a journey to the Holy-Land, for the ser­vice of God, and destruction of his Enemies. And [Page 475] likewise farther bequeathed to those Minoresses without Algate, twenty pounds in money, with a Relique of Christal a great Chalice of Silver, gilt; and two Cruets; one Vestment of white Cloath of Gold, with what belonged thereunto, three Clasps, with a thousand Pearls; and a Robe of Russet, with its apurtenances. Further­more, to her Daughter Elizabeth Countess of Uister, she gave all the debt, due from her Son, Father to the said Elizabeth, at the day of his death. To her young Daughter Isabel Bardulf, a Cup of Gold; To Agnes her Sister a Cross of Silver: And to the Countess of At [...]oll, her Daughter, two Beds of Tanney. And afterwards, scil ... in Ann. 1360. departedIbid. this life.

Aquila.

BEfore I begin to discourse of this Family, it will be fit to take notice, that this Sir­name, de Aquila, became originallyOrd. Vit. p 501. D. & 502. A. necnon, 5 [...]5 C. as­sumed from Aquila. in Normandy, of which an Ancestor to Gislebert wasOrd. Vit. p 501. D. & 502. A. necnon, 5 [...]5 C. an inhabitant: as also that the Town had that denominationOrd. Vit. p 501. D. & 502. A. necnon, 5 [...]5 C., by reason an Eagle made her nest in an Oake growing there, when the Castle was first in building.

And though I begin with Gilbert, I must not forget, that Eugenulf de Aquila, his Grandfather, wasIb. 501. D. & 502. A. ut supra. one of those valiant Normans, who arrived here with the renouned Duke William; and fight­ing stoutly against the English, in that memorable Battle near Hastings in Sussex (wherein King Harold was slain, and Duke William thenceforth King of England) there lostIb. 501. D. & 502. A. ut supra. his life.

Moreover, that the same Eugenulf had issue three Sons; viz. Richer Ibid. 545 C. (which I take to be the same with Richard) Gislebert Ibid. 649 C., and Roger Ibid. 479 B., which Richer marriedIbid. 649 B. Iudith Daughter of Richard de Abrincis, Sister of Hugh the first Earl of Chester, and takingIbid 649. A. part with King William against his rebellious Subjects of Maine, had the hard hap to be slainIbid 649. A. in that War, in Ann. 1085. leaving issue two Sons, viz. Gisle­bert Ibid. 690 A. ▪ and Egenulph Ibid. 649 B., and Maud a Daughter, Wife ofIbid. 703 C. Robert de Molbray, Earl of Nor­thumberland; which Maud afterwards, whilest he was prisoner, by the permission of Pope Paschal, marriedIbid. 704. B. C. again to Nigel de Albini, but at length was divorced.

¶This Gilbert Gilbert 1. was possessedDomesd. su [...]r. of Weitlei, in Surrey, in King William the Conquerors time: And, uponIb. 689 B. & 690 A. that rebellion of the Nor­mans, in Ann. 1090. (3 Will. Rufi)Ann 1090. 3 Will. Rufi. against Robert Curthose their Duke; when Roan was in danger to be lost, by the defection of the In­habitants, he firmly adheredIb. 689 B. & 690 A. unto him, and broughtIb. 689 B. & 690 A. him a Company of stout Souldiers, over the Bridge on the South part of that City.

In thatOrd. Vit. 766. D. War which King William Rufus had with Philip King of France, in Ann. 1097. (10 Will. Rufi, Ord. Vit. 766. D. at which time he wasted the confines of Chaumont) he was taken prisoner by the French: Ann. 1097. (3 [...].) But he did not long continue in that re­straint, as it seems; for the following year, af­ter the King had gotten Maunt, he was con­stituted [...] one of the Governors thereof.

In 3 Hen. 1.Ann 11 [...]2. (3 Hen 1.) he was one of those that assisted Ibid. f. 809. A. in the destruction of that wicked and [...]irannous man Robert de Belesme Earl of [...] and Shrewsbury (the chief disturber of the peace of all England and Normandy:) and out of the great Devotion he had to the Abby of St. Ebrulf at Utica, granted theIb. f. 777 C. one moity of his Town of Aquila thereto; so that Richer the Knight (whom I take to be his Son) should hold it of the Monks of that House; the other moity which they had by the gift of Richer his Father, being by them held in Demesne.

This Gislebert took to WifeIbid. 649. B. Iuliana Daugh­ter of Geffrey Earl of Mauritane; and by her left issueIbid. 649. B. Richer, Eugenulf, Geffrey and Gis­lebert: of which, Eugenulf and Geffrey afterwards perishedIbid. 845. [...]. & 685. C. in that lamentable Shipwrack with the Children of King Henry the first.

¶In Ann. 1118. (19 Hen. 1.)Ann. 1118. 19 Hen. 1. this Richer Recher 1. was one of those who tookIbid. 843. C. up Armes against the King, and endeavoured to restore William, Son of Robert Curthose to his Fathers Honors: and when he saw the flame of Rebellion much spread in Normandy, demandedIbid. 845. A. his Fathers Lands in England; but the King deniedIbid. 845. A. him, sayingIbid. 845. A., that his Brothers Geffrey and Eugenulf (who were then Servants in his House) did ex­pect them as their hereditary right. Whereupon in great discontent, he forsookIbid. & B. C. the Court (then in Normandy) and hasting to K. Lewes of France offeredIbid. & B. C. to adhere to him against King Henry, if those his Lands which he had so demanded were not restored to him. Whereunto King Lewes an­swered Ibid. & B. C.; that if he would so do, he should have sixty stout Souldiers, and Almaric de Mont­fort fifty, to man his Castle of Aquila.

Richer therefore well weighing this Offer, re­turned to King Henry, and movedIbid. him again for those Lands; but prevailing not, wentIbid. a­way very sad. Howbeit on the morrow, Earl Rotro, his Uncle, coming to the King; andIbid. ear­nestly importuning him therein; and withal, re­presenting Ibid. to him, that this refusal might tend to the increasing of the Rebellion then begun, obtainedIbid. his desire: Of which good suc­cess, when Richard did hear, he was so much joyed that he went to King Lewes, with those Forces he had raised; and toldIbid. him, that he could not then perform his promise to him; for that King Henry had now restored to him all those Lands which he claimed; so that he ought, therefore, in all justice, to be faithful to him.

Unto whom Lewes repliedIbid., Go, and I will do what I can.

Presently therefore didIbid. Richard go to his own House: whom King Lewes slowly followed Ibid. with his Army to the Gates of Aquila: which being discerned by the Inhabitants, they stood upon their guard; but (by what chance it was not known) there hapned a suddain Fire; which, by the means of the Wind, raged so fiercely, that it soon consumedIbid. the whole Town. Richard therefore, necessitatedIbid. by this misfortune, went again to King Lewes, and renewingIbid. his agree­ment, gaveIbid. up his Castle to him. But after, became a Robber;Ann. 1119. (19 Hen. 1.) and the next year following, having plundredIbid. 857. E. Cise [...], and being followed by the Neighbours, for the recovery of their goods, he turnedI [...]id. back upon them with his armed men: which the people discerning, and that there was no Garrison at hand, whereunto they could fly [Page 476] for succor; espying a Wooden Cross, they all fell down before it; whereat he became so mo­ved, that he sufferedIbid. them to go without any harm.

But notwithstanding he stood thus reconciled to King Henry, whereby he repossessed his paternal Inheritance, he again, scil. in An. 1127. (28 H. 1.)Ann. 1127. (8 Hen 1.) joyned [...] 884 C. with Robert de Belesme, and other dis­contented persons, who took part with William Son of Curthose, before-mentioned.Ann 1136. (1 Steph) And after­wards associatedIbid. 904. A. himself with that famous Ar­cher Robert Boel, as also with many other lewd companions, and didIbid. 904. A. great mischief in Nor­mandy, by plundering and robbing.Ann. 1127. (2 Steph.) Yet at length, being allured [...] it. 909 C. to King Stephen, by the gift of [...]; he assisted [...] it. 909 C. him with all his power against his Norman Rebells.

After this,Ann. 1 [...]41. (6 Steph.) in his return [...]rd. Vit. 923. B. to England, with fifty Souldiers unarmed, he was surprised [...]rd. Vit. 923. B. at Li [...]a, by Robert de Belesme notwithstanding they were on peaceable termes) and by him kept pri­soner [...]rd. Vit. 923. B. at Britoll for six Moneths; in which space Belesme much wasted his Lands, by Plun­der and Fire: but ere long, he was releived, [...]rd. Vit. 923. B. and enlarged, through the power of Earl Ro­tro his Uncle: Howbeit, returningChron. Norm 987 A. to his ra­pines, and rebellious practises, King Stephen compelled him to give HostagesChron. Norm 987 A. for his better demeanor, and burntChron. Norm 987 A. his Fort at Bonmokne, which was the harbor for his plundering crew.

¶There is no doubt, but that Gilbert de Aquila, Father of this Richard, had the Castle and Town of Pevensey, in Sussex, and a great part (if not all) of the Lands belonging thereto, by the Grant of King Henry the first; which escheated to the Crown by the rebellion of William Earl of Moreton and Cornwall, (of whom I have spoke under the title of Corn­wall) and of which these were part: and that there upon they were called the Honor of Eagle; [...]evensey, Castle being the head thereof: For upon the Rebellion of this Richer de A­quila, in the time of King Henry the first, his Lands escheating to the King; Henry Duke of Normandy, Grandson and rightful Heir to King Henry (by Maud his Mother) in his com­position Jorevall. col 1038. n. 40. with King Stephen, did assignJorevall. col 1038. n. 40. both Town and Castle and whatsoever Richer de Aquila had of the Honor of Pevensey (for those are the words) unto William Son of that King. But this William, afterwards surrendringM. Paris, in Ann. 1154. them (together with Norwich) in An. 1154. (4 H. 2.) unto King Henry, upon the restitutionM. Paris, in Ann. 1154. of all those Lands which were his Father Stephen's before he was King of England; that King (viz. Hen. 2.) gave them again unto this our Richard de Aquila, as it seems; for, that he was possessed of them, is manifest from these follow­ing instances.

First, That in 5 Steph. he gaveRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Suss. one mark and an half of Gold, for License to perform cer­tain Covenants made betwixt him, and his Te­nants in Sussex.

Secondly, That in 12 Hen. 2. upon collection of the Aid for marrying of the Kings Daughter, he then certified [...]od. Niger in Scace sub tit Sussex. 142. that he held thirty five Knights Fees and an half of which he had been enfeof­fed, in the time of King Henry the first.

Thirdly, That he gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. p 98 [...]. b. n 70 & 983. [...]. to the Monks of Grestine, in Normandy, the Lands and Woods lying in his Mannor of Willendone, in Sussex, with the Tithe of his Mill there; as also herbage in his [...]orest, with many other priviledges and benefits therein; and moreover Ibid. the Tithes of his Lordship and Castle of Pe­venesel, and other Lands of great value in that County.

This Richerius in 10 Hen. 2. wasEx Regist. Archiep [...]s [...]. Cant. inter Collect. R Gl. S Hetaldi, decerptum. one of those temporal Lords, who came to an accord with the King, touching their antient rights and liberties. And gaveIbid. p. 510 a. n. 30. to the Knights Hospita­lars, his Lands of Tolt, and Colford; and his Woods at Winford: and departedChron. Anon. in bibl. Cott. Domitian. A. 8. 92. a. this life, in Ann. 1176. (22 Hen. 2.)

To whom succeeded Gilbert, Gilber [...] 2. who in 6 R. 1. paidRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Suss. twenty one pounds seven shillings six pence, for his Knights Fees in Sussex, upon the Scu­tage then collected for the Redemption of King Richard.

In 8 Ric. 1. he was one of those, who had Rot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Ebot. special discharges for the third Scutage of Normandy.

Moreover, he confirmedMon. Angli [...]. Vol. 2. p. 638. b. to the Canons of Begeham, in Sussex, all the Lands to them granted by Ralph de Dene, and Robert de Dene, his Son and Heir, founders of that Abby (be­ing of hisCod. [...] in Scace▪ ut supra. Fee) and this for the health of the Soul of Richer his Father, Edeline his Mother, and Richer his Brother: unto which Grant Euge­nulf Mon. Angl. ut supra. (an Ecclesiastick person) his Brother, was a Witness.

He took to WifeTesta de Nevill. Surr. ... SisterTesta de Nevill. Surr. to William Earl Warren; and died in Normandy, in the sixth year of King Iohn, as it seems; for in that year the King grantedClaus. 6 Joh. m. [...]5. to the Earl of Arundell, the custody of all his Lands and Fees in Sussex; as also all the Lands of his Mother. But shortly after; viz. in 9 Ioh. Wil­liam Earl Warren gaveRot. Fin. 9 Joh. m. [...]. three hundred marks for the custody of the same Lands, to the use of his Sister, widdow to the said Gilbert.

To this Gilbert, Gilbert 3. last mentioned, succeeded Rot. Fin. 11 Hen. 3. m. 12. another Gilbert, who in 11 Hen. 3. gave a Fine Rot. Fin. 11 Hen. 3. m. 12. of five hundred marks, for livery of his Lands: Which Gilbert foundedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 3 [...] [...]. n. 40. the Priory of [...] ­chaelham in Sussex, for the health of his soul, and the Soul of Isabel his Wife; as also for the Souls of his Children, Brothers, and Sisters.

What Children he had, I have not seen; but certain it is, that he was deadRot. Pip. 29 Hen. 3. Suss. in 29 Hen. 3. and that Peter de Savoy (the Queens Uncle) had then the custody of hisRot. Pip. 29 Hen. 3. Suss. Heir.

It is affirmed by someCamd, [...]. Suss. that, for passing in­to Normandy, without the Kings License, he forfeited all his Lands: Which is probable e­nough; for it appears that in 19 Hen. 3. the King grantedPat. 19 H. 3. m. 14. this Honor with all its appur­tenances unto Gilbert Mareshal Earl of Pem­broke. And in 25 Hen. 3. bestowed itPat. 25 H. 3. m. 2. on Peter de Savoy, before-mentioned, for his better support; to hold, only, during pleasure. More­over, that in the 30 of his Reign, he bestow­ed Cart. 30 H. 3. m. 9. in schedula. on him the Inheritance thereof, together with the Castle of Pevenesel, and its appur­tenances.

But afterwards,Pat. 53 H. 3. m. 24. scil. in 53 Hen. 3. this whole Honor was given to Prince Edward and his Heirs, Kings of England; so that it should never be fevered from the Crown.

Mohun.

THE first of this antient Family, of whom I findEx Vet. Cod. MS. penès Will. Mo [...]un eq [...]. aut. an. 1583. mention, is Sir William de Mo [...]un, William 1. the Elder; who accompanyingEx Vet. Cod. MS. penès Will. Mo [...]un eq [...]. aut. an. 1583. Duke William the Norman, in that famous adventure hither; as an expert Commander in his Army, had Ex Vet. Cod. MS. penès Will. Mo [...]un eq [...]. aut. an. 1583. then of his retinue, no less than forty seven stout Knights, of name and note; for which great service he obtainedDomesd. Lib. in iisd. Comi­ [...]t. the Lordships of Clehangre, in Com. Devon. Sutton in Com. Wilts. and fifty five more in So­mersetshire. This William also enjoyedEx praf. Cod. MS., (by means of the general Conquest then made of this Realm) the Castle of Dunstere, with the Lordships of Co­decumbe, Mynnehesed, Culneton, Bruton and Bru­ham, in Com. Somers. Cadelegh, in Com. Devon. and Whichford, in Com. War. with divers Knights Fees in several places; and having foundedIbid. a Pri­ory at Dunster, made it a CellIbid. to that at Bathe in Somersetshire; givingIbid. thereto the Church of S. George in Dunster, as also the Lordship of Al­cumbe, with the Tyth of all his Vineyards and a­rable Lands at Dunster, and Karamton: and was buriedIbid. in the priory at Bathe.

To which William succeeded another William; William 2. who, with Agnes his Wife, gave [...] the Church of Whichford to the Canons of Bridlington; King Henry the First confirming [...] the Grant. He like­wise gaveIbid. 83 b n. 10. to the Canons of Taunton, the man­nor of Lydeard: and left IssueIbid. 83 b n. 10. another Willi­am, the third of that name.

Which William, William 3. being one of the great men, who adheredR. Hored. 2 [...]7 b. n. 50 to Maude the Empress, fortifiedR. Hored. 2 [...]7 b. n. 50 his Castle of Dunster, on her behalf; and in 3 Steph. breaking out in rebellionGesta Re­g [...]s Steph. 945 B. & C. against the King, didGesta Re­g [...]s Steph. 945 B. & C. much mischief, by frequent excursions in all that part of the Country; untilGesta Re­g [...]s Steph. 945 B. & C., by the power of Henry de Tracy, and his Souldiers at Barstaple, he received a check. And in 6 Steph. wasIbid. 956 B. one of those, who, with David King of Scots, Robert Earl of Gloucester, and the rest of the Empresses friends, besieged Henry de Bloys Bishop of Winche­ster (Brother to King Stephen) in the Castle at Winchester; being at that time, in consideration of those his special services, madeIbid. 956 B. Earl of Dorset by the Empress.

This William foundedEx P [...]f. Cod. MS. the Priory of Bruton in Com. Somers. and having endowedEx P [...]f. Cod. MS. it with his Mannors of Bruton, and Bruham; as also with divers other Lands, both in England, and Nor­mandy, wasEx P [...]f. Cod. MS. there buryed; leaving IssueIbid▪ Willia­m 4. Willi­am his son and heir, sirnamedIbid▪ Willi­am 4. Meschyn. Which William in 12 Hen. 2. uponLib. Rub. sub tit. Somers. levying the Aid for marrying of the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. sub tit. Somers. his Knights-fees, de veteri feoffamento, to be in num­ber forty, and those de novo four. But in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. [...] H. 2. Dors. & Somers. for no more than forty one; nor inRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Dors. & Somers. 8 R. 1. upon Collecting the second and third Scutage of Normandy.

This William (the fourth) confirmed [...]x [...]. Cod. MS. his Fa­thers Grants to the Priory of Bruton; and was there likewise interred [...]x [...]. Cod. MS. leaving Issue Reginald, Reginald 1. who, in 4 Ioh. was requiredPat. 4 John m. 1. [...] call­ed Joa [...]e. Rot. Fin. 17 H. 3. [...]. 5. by the King to accept of Lands in England, in exchange for his Lands at Lyons, near Caen, in Normandy. And in 6 Iohn having liveryPat. 6 John m. 10. of Dunstre Castle, and other the Lands of his Inheritance, took to WifeEx praef. Cod. MS. Alice (or by some called Ioane), one of the sisters and heires to William Bruere the younger; with whom he had for her purpartyEx praef. Cod. MS., the Mannors of A [...]minster, Torre; (afterwards called Torre-Mohun) Bradworth, Uggeburgh, Little Cade­legh, with divers other Lands, and Knights-fees, lying in the Counties of Cornwall, Devon. and So­merset; as also the Advowson of the Abbey of Torre.

Which Reginald Reginald 2. departedClaus. 1 [...] Joh. p. 1. m. 4. this life in 15 Iohn; whereupon the wardship of (Reginald) his heir, with the benefit of his marriage, and custody of his Lands, was committedClaus. 1 [...] Joh. p. 1. m. 4. to Henry Fitz-Count (i. e. Son to the Earl of Cornwall) Alice his widow then surviving, who had for her DowryClaus. 17 H. 3. m. 8., the Mannors of Thorre, Woggeburgh, Kadele, Hul­borton, Acford, Braworthy, and Axminster in Com. Devon. the Mannor of Ile, and iv s. vij d. ob. Rent issuing out of the Mannor of Trence, in Com. Somerset assigned unto her: and was afterwards marryedClaus. 12 H. 3. m. 5. & m. 10. Rot. Fin. 12 H. 3. m. 7. to William Paynell.

This last mentioned Reginald, Son of Reginald (commonly called Reginald de Mohun the second) in 26 Hen. 3. was constitutedPat. 26 H. 3. m. 7. M. Paris. in ann. 1525. Chief Justice of all the Forests South of Trent. So likewise inPat. 36 H. 3. m. 1. 36 Hen. 3. and in 37 Hen. 3. made GovernourPat. 37 H. 3. m. 23. of Sauveye-Castle, in Leicestershire. Moreover, in 41 Hen. 3. he had summonsClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso m. 6. to attend the King at Bristoll, well fitted with Horse and Arms; thence to march with him against the Welch. And hav­ing foundedMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 928. n. 60. & 930. n. 40 & 50. the Abby of Nyweham, within the Precincts of his Lordship of Axminster, in Anno 1246. (30 Hen. 3.) and givenMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 928. n. 60. & 930. n. 40 & 50. thereunto the Mannor and Hundred of Axminster, as also C. Marks per Annum during his life, for the Fabrick thereof; likewiseMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 928. n. 60. & 930. n. 40 & 50. seven hundred Marks by his Testament, with the Advowson of the Church of Love-pitte; Ex praef. Cod. MS. died, as I guess, in 41 Hen. 3. leaving Issue by ... his first Wife, SisterEx praef. Cod. MS. of Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford and Essex (with whom he hadIbid. in marriage the Mannour of Strettele) Iohn his son and heir: And by Isabel his second Wife, daughterEx praef. Cod. MS. of William de Ferrers Earl of Der­by (and one of the CoheirsEx praf. Cod. MS. to Sibylla her Mother, Sister and Coheir to A [...]selm Mareshall Earl of Pem­broke) William a younger son; who hadIbid. by the gift of his Father, the Mannors of Ottery, Stoke-Fleming, Monketon, and Galmeton; which with other Lands were purchasedEsc. 1 E. 3. n. 51. of William Fleming; as alsoEsc. 1 E. 3. n. 51. the Mannors of Mildenhall, in Com. Wilts. and Greylkell, in Com. South. bought of others. But all I can farther say of this William, is; that he purchasedMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 930 b. n. 50. the Mannor of Norton, and Hundred of Stratton, and gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 930 b. n. 50. it to these Canons of Ny­weham: and, that, by Beatrix his Wife, daughter Esc. 25 E. 1. n. 43.; of Reginald Fitz-piers, he had IssueEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 43. two daugh­ters his heirs, viz. Elianore marryed to Iohn de Carru, and Mary to Iohn de Meryet; betwixt whom the Lands whereof he died possessed were afterwards sharedEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 43.; Beatrix his Widow, having for her Dowry, an assignationClaus. 11 E. 1. m. 9. of the Mannor of Mildehale, in Com. Wilts. Stoke-Fleming, and Gulmeton, in Com. Devon. and Sturmyster-Mar­shall, in Com. Dors.

I now come to Iohn, Iohn 1. Son and Heir to the last mentioned Reginald. This Iohn weddedClaus. 36 H. 3. m. 17. Ioane the daughterEx praef. Cod. MS. of Sir Reginald Fitz-piers; and di­ed Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 930 b. in Gascoigne, uponEsc. 7 E. r. n. 13. Devon. Sunday the Feast-day of St. Barnabas the Apostle 7 Edw. 1. leaving Iohn Esc. 7 E. r. n. 13. Devon. Esc. 7 E. r. n. 13. Devon. his Son and Heir, ten years of age; being then seis­ed of the Mannors of Dunster, Karampton, Code­cumbe, Menhed, Ill-Briwere, and Kilveton, in Com. Somerset; Torre-Mohun, Braworth, [...]ade­leye, and Uggeburgh, in Com. Devon. Alianore his Wife surviving, who hadIbid. for her Dowry [Page 498] twenty seven Knights Fees, and a ninth part, in the Counties of Somerset, Dorset, and Devon.

Which Iohn Iohn 2. (called Iohn the Second) in 22 E. 1. wasRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m. 9. in that expedition then made into Gas­coigne; so likewise inClaus. 25 E. 1. in dorso m. 20. 25 E. 1. InRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 9. 26 and 27Rot. Scoc. 27 E. 1. m. 16. E. 1. he was in the Scottish-wars; and in the same twenty seventh year, gavePat. 31 E. 1. m. 35. Ex praef. cod. MS. to the King all his Lands in Ireland, as well those within the County of Kildare, as otherwise; in exchange for the Mannor of Long-Compton, in Com. War. to have to him the said Iohn and Auda his Wife, Daugh­ter of Sir Robert de Tibetot; and the Heirs male of their two bodies for ever. In 28 E. 1. he was first summonedClaus. 28 E. 1. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Ba­rons of this Realm:

In 31 E. 1. he was againRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 7. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 7. 4 E. 2. And in 8 E. 2. obtained a CharterCart. 8 E. [...]. n. 30. for Free-warren, to himself and her the said Auda, throughout all their Demesn­lands in Garinge: and the same year had sum­mons Rot. Scoc. 8 E. [...]. in dorso m. 9. to be at Barwick upon Twede, upon the Festival of our Lady, thence to march against the Scots.

This last mentioned Iohn Iohn 3. diedEsc. 4 E. 3. n. 35. in 4 E. 3. being then seised of the Mannors of Torre-Mohun, and Uggeburgh, in Com. Devon. Dunster, and Ril­meton, in Com. Somers. Gretwell, in Com. Southt. and Long-Compton, and Wycheford, in Com. War. leaving Iohn Esc. 4 E. 3. n. 35. Iohn 4. his Grand-son (viz. Son of Iohn his eldest Son, who died in his life time) his Cousin and next Heir, at that time ten years of age. Which Iohn being in WardClaus. 15 E. 3. p. 2. m. 37. to Barthol­mew de Burghersh, by the special instanceClaus. 15 E. 3. p. 2. m. 37. of him the said Bartholmew, obtained LiveryClaus. 15 E. 3. p. 2. m. 37. of his Lands in 15 E. 3. doing his Homage; though not Claus. 15 E. 3. p. 2. m. 37. then of full age: being the same yearRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 2. in the Scottish Wars. And the next ensuing year was Rot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 26. in that expedition then made into France, of the Retinue to the same Bartholmew. Moreover, in 18 E. 3. he had LiveryClaus. 18 E. 3. p. 1. m. 2. of his Lands in Ire­land, which by the death of Iohn his Grand­father hereditarily descended to him. And in 19 Rot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 7. E. 3. served the King again in his Wars of France, in the retinue of the said Bartholmew, whose Daughter Ioane he had married.Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 390 b. n. 30.

InRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 13. 21 andRot. Franc. [...]2 [...]. 3. m. 19. 22 E. 3. he was again in those Wars: as also inRot. Vasc. 29 E. 3. m. 3. 29 E. 3. but then of the re­tinue Rot. Vasc. 29 E. 3. m. 3. with Prince Edward. And inRot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. m. 11. 33 E. 3. in that expedition then made into Gascoigne.

In 43 E. 3. he was againRot. Fran. 43 E. 3. m. 13. in the Wars of France; being then of the retinueRot. Fran. 43 E. 3. m. 13. with Iohn of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster: And in 47 E. 3. in Rot. Al [...]m. 47 E. 3. m. 26. that expedition made into Flanders: in which year he hadCl [...]us. 47 [...]. 3. in dorso. his last summons to Parliament.

When he died, I cannot certainly find; but that he left IssueRot. Fin. 6 H. 4. m. 5. three Daughters his Heirs: viz. Rot. Fin. 4 H. 5. m. 8. Philippa married to Edward Duke of York; Eli­zabeth to William de Montacute, Earl of Salis­bury; and Maude to Iohn Lord Strange of Rnocking.

Pomerai.

AT the time of the general Survey made by King William the Conqueror, Raphe de Pomerai Raphe. did then possessDomesd. lib. in iisd. com. two Lordships in Somersetshire; viz. Stowei and Are; and fifty eight, (or the greatest part of them) in Com. Devon. whereof Berie (afterwards called Berie-Pomerai) was one, being the head of that Barony.

To this Raphe succeeded William; who,William. in An. 1102. (3 H. 1.) gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 115 b. n. [...]0. to the Monks of Gloucester his Lordship of Berie, in Com. Devon. for the redemptionIbid. whereof, Gozeline his Brother, after­wards grantedIbid. to them Seldene; for which, at length, they gotIbid. Hope-maylesel, by the con­sent of King Henry the First.

This William de Pomerai had a SonIbid. [...]. n. 60. called Ethelward, saidIbid. [...]. n. 60. to have been Founder of the Abby of Buckfast, in Com. Devon. To which Wil­liam succeededRot. Pip. 11 H. 2. Devon. Henry Henry. his Son and Heir; who in 11 H. 2. paidRot. Pip. 11 H. 2. Devon. vij l. xij s. vj d. for the Scu­tage of Wales. And, in 12 H. 2. uponLib. Rub. sub tit. Devon. the As­sessment of that Aid, for marrying the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. sub tit. Devon. his Knights-fees to be in num­ber thirty one and an half, a twenty sixth, and twenty eighth part; for which, in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. [...]4 H. 2. Devon. xxj l. v s. vj d. Moreover, in 33 H. 2. up­on collection of the Scutage of Galwele, he an­swered Rot. Pip. [...]3 H. 3. Devon. xxxj l. xviij s. iv d. in regard he was Rot. Pip. [...]3 H. 3. Devon. not then in that Expedition. And in 6 R. 1. gave a fineRot. 6 Pip. R. 1. Dev. of seven hundred Marks, for Livery of his Lands in this Realm and elsewhere; and forRot. 6 Pip. R. 1. Dev. obtaining the King's favour. Furthermore, in 9 R. 1. he paidRot. Pip. 9 R. 1. Devon. one hundred and forty Marks for Livery of his Lands, whereof he had been dis­possessed, becauseRot. Pip. 9 R. 1. Devon. he came into England with­out the King's license. Likewise, in 6 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Co [...]u [...]. sixty Marks to be repossessed of his Land of Ridwari, in as full a measure as his Father en­joyed it, at the time when he entred the Castle of S. Michael's Mount in Cornwall; for which cause he wasRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Co [...]u [...]. dispossessed thereof, and bestowed Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 551 a. n. 40. on the Knights Hospitallers, the Church of S. Ma­deri, in Com. Cornub. (whereupon it afterwards be­longed Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 551 a. n. 40. to their Preceptory at Trehigh.)

But in 9 Ioh. this Henry Henry. being deadRot. Fin. 9 Joh. m. 2.; Henry his Son, by Maude Cod. MS. penès Will. Mohan. Eq. Aut. an. 158 [...]. de Vitrei, his Wife, gave a FineRot. Fin. ut supra. of six hundred Marks for Livery of his Lands; of which summ Alice de Valletort paidRot. Fin. 10 Joh. Devon. four hundred Marks: and in 13 Ioh. upon collection of the Scutage of Wales, then levied at two Marks, paidRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Devon. sixty three Marks, and eleven shillings, for thirty one knights fees, and two parts. In 16 Ioh. this Henry was joyned with Iohn de Erlegh, in the Governour-shipPat. 16 Joh. p. 1. m. 2. of the Castle of Exeter, and ShrivaltyPat. 16 Joh. p. 1. m. 2. of Devonshire: And standing loyal to the King in the time of that great defection, (viz. in 17 Ioh.) obtained a grantClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. of all the Lands of Roger de Raymes, in Com. Devon. But it seems he fell off again; and yet returned to obe­dience within less than the space of one year: for in 18 Ioh. (13 Sept.) giving securityClaus. 18 Joh. m. 2. for his fu­ture fidelity, the King commandedClaus. 18 Joh. m. 2. a restitution of his Lands, which had been seised for that of­fence: and then also had Livery of the Lands of Andrew Vitrei, in Cornwal. And in 6 Hen. 3. departedClaus. 6 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. this life; whereupon the Wardship of his Heir, called also Henry, was committedClaus. 6 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. to Raphe de Trublevil.

Which Henry Henry. coming of ageRot. Fin. 16 H. 3. m. 3. in 16 Hen. 3. and doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 16 H. 3. m. 3. of his Lands: but died in 21 Hen. 3. as it seems; for then Mar­garet his widow, for a fineRot. Pip. 21 H. 3. Devon. of four hundred Marks, obtained a grantRot. Pip. 21 H. 3. Devon. of the Wardship of his Heir; as also of his Lands; (whose name was Henry) and likewise an assignationClaus. 21 H. 3. m. 15. of her Dowry.

In 42 Hen. 3. this last mentioned Henry Henry. had summonsClaus. 4 [...] H. 3. m. 11. (amongst other of the great men of that time) to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King at Chester, on Monday [Page 499] next preceeding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, to op­pose the Hostilities of the Welch; and in 48 Hen. 3. obtained pardonPat. 48 H. 3. [...]. 16. for his actings in the Troubles of that time. But in 49 Hen. 3. beingEsc. 49 H. [...]. n. [...].; again in Arms against the King, his Lands were extendedEsc. 49 H. [...]. n. [...]., and departed [...] [...] E. 1. n. 62. this life in 9 E. 1. leaving Henry Henry. his Son and Heir sixteen [...] [...] E. 1. n. 62. years of age; married [...] [...] E. 1. n. 62. in his Father's life-time; whose Wardship, viz. of his Body and Lands, was grantedRot. Pip. 10 [...]. 1. De [...]. to Geffrey de Camvil for two hundred pounds. Which Henry, in 15 E. 1. arrivedEsc. 15. E. 1. n. 72. to his full age on Friday next after the Feast of Pentecost: and the same year had pardonClaus. 15 E. 1. m. 3. for his Scutage, upon collection of the Scutage of Wales, by reason he had been per­sonally in the King's Army there (viz. in 10 E. 1.) though he was then in minority.

Furthermore, in 25 E. 1. he attended [...] the king in his expedition at that time made into Flan­ders: and in 27 E. 1. was found [...] to be one of the next heirs to Roger de Valletort; [...] but departed this life in 33 E. 1. being then seised [...] of the Mannor of Tregony in Cornwal, as belonging to the Mannor of Bery, in Com. Devon. which, toge­ther with some others, he held in Capite by Ba­ro [...]y. He likewise [...] died seised of the Mannor of Stokeley-Pomerai, in Com. Devon. held also in Ca­pite of the King by the service of Borony: as also [...] of the Mannor of Birie, by the service of Baro­ny; and moity of the Mannor of Hurberton by the service of Barony; and moity of Brixham, (a member of Hurberton) all in Com. Devon. leav­ing Henry Henry. his Son [...] and Heir fourteen years of age. Which Henry, in 14 E. 2. ratified [...] the grant of the Mannor of Tale, made by Iosceline his Uncle, and Henry his Father, to the Monks of Forde.

This last mentioned Henry, in 12 E. 3. being [...] then a Knight, and one of the Cousins [...] and Heirs to Roger de Valletort; by his Deed [...] bearing date 15 February the same year, released to Prince Ed­ward, eldest Son to the King, and then Duke of Cornwal; all his right and title to the Castle and Mannor of Trematon in Cornwal; belonging by right of descent unto him, from the said Roger de Valletort: in consideration [...] whereof the king granted [...] to him and his Heirs, an Annuity of forty pounds per annum, to be paid out of the Exchequer. In 41 Hen. 3. this Henry de Pomerai doing his Ho­mage, had Livery [...] of thirty eight Knights Fees in Birie and Hurberton; as also of the Mannors of Birie and Stokeley-Pomerai, and moity of the Mannors of Hurberton and Brixham; of which he had an estate [...] in Fee-tail to himself, and the heirs male of his body.

From whom descended Sir Iohn Pomerai Knight, who departed [...] this life in 1 Hen. 6. then seised [...] of the Mannor of Stokeley-Pomerai, and moity of the Mannors of Hurberton and Brixham, in Com. Devon. leaving Ioane the Wife of Sir Thomas Pomerai Knight, Daughter of Ioane, one; and Iohn Cole Esquire, Son of Margaret, another Sister of the faid Sir Iohn Pomerai, his Cousins [...] and next Heirs.

As to the Barony, whereof this Family was an­tiently possessed; I do not find, that after King Hen. 3. time, they ever had the benefit of Peerage, or place in Parliament by it; though the Capital seat thereof, viz. Birie, so held by that service, continued to them; it being evident,Pat. [...] H. 6. [...]. 2. m. 25. that in 11 Hen. 6. Edward Pomerai Esquire was then seised thereof.

Aubervill.

OF this name, the first I have met with, is Roger de Aubervill Roger. (alias Otburvill) who atDomesd. [...]b. in iisd. comitat. the time of the general Survey made by King William the Conqueror, held four Lordships in Essex, and fourteen in Suffolk; Wil­liam de Aubervill William. thenDomesd. [...]b. in iisd. comitat. likewise possessing Berlai in Hertfordshire.

To one of these succeeded Hugh de Aubervill; Hugh. who departingRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Kent. this life in 5 Steph. Turgis de Abrincis gaveRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Kent. three hundred Marks of silver, with one Mark in gold, and a Courser, for the marriage of his Widow and Wardship of William his Heir.

Which William, forMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 622 b. n. 20. &c. the health of the Soul of King Hen. 2. and forMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 622 b. n. 20. &c. the Souls of William de Aubervill William. his Son, Emme his Daughter, Hugh his Fa­ther, Wynanc his Mother, Ranulph'de Glanvill Ju­stice of England, and Berta his Wife; and forMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 622 b. n. 20. &c. the health of his own Soul, and the Soul of Maud his wife (the eldestIbid. 246 b. n. 10. of the three Daughters, and Co­heirs of the same Ranulph) FoundedIbid. 622 b. [...]. 20. the Priory of Langedone in Kent for Canons of the Premonstra­tensian Order. To which last mentioned William, succeeded Hugh de Aubervill Hugh. his SonIbid. 246 b. n. 20., who died inRot. Pip. 14 Joh. Kanc. 14 Ioh. whereupon William de Ainesford gave Rot. Pip. 14 Joh. Kanc. one thousand and two hundred Marks for the Wardship of his Heir, and benefit of his Marriage; with the MarriageRot. Pip. 14 Joh. Kanc. of Ioane the Widow of the said Hugh. But the next ensuing year William Briwer, forRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 10. the sum of One thousand Marks, ob­tained Rot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 10. the same Wardship; and in 17 Ioh. re­ceived commandClaus. 17 Joh. m. 29. from the King to make Livery of those Lands to William de Averenches, they be­ing Claus. 17 Joh. m. 29. of his Fee. The name of which Heir was Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 246 b. n. 20. William de Aubervill; William. which William had issue one sole DaughterIbid. n. 30. Rot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Kanc. and Heir, called Ioane, who be­came the WifeIbid. n. 30. Rot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Kanc. of Nicholas de Crioll.

Giffard of Brimsfeild.

IN the Conqueror's time Osbert Giffard Osbert. held Domesd. in iisdem com. one Lordship in Berkshire, one in Oxfordshire, three in Cornwall, one in Dorsetshire, ten in Wiltshire, and four in Gloucestershire, whereof Brimsfeild was one.

Unto this Osbert succeeded Helias Giffard, Helias. (1) who first, scil. in An. 1086. (19 W. C.) gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. p. 111. n. 60. part of his Woods, with three Border [...]rs unto the Abby of S. Peter at Gloucester: And after, scil. in An. 1121. (22 Hen. 1.) his LandIbid. of Bocholt, with the Woods belonging thereto; Ala his Wife joyning Ibid. with him in the grant.

To him succeeded another Helias, Helias. (2) who gave Ibid. p. 113 a. to the same Abby his Lordship of Cronbam: and afterwards for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Berta his Wife, gaveIbid. p. 112 a. 112. b. thereunto the Church of S. Mary at Boytone; the Church of S. George at Orchestone; and the Chappel of S. Andrew at Wynterborne, with the Lands and Tithes thereto belonging; all which Walter his Son ConfirmedIbid.

This Helias gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 529 a. n. 30. likewise to the Knights-Templars one Hide of Land at Aldeburhe, and had issue Helias; who, upon the Death of his Father, paying One hundred Marks for his relief, had Li­very Rot. Pip. 5 H. 2. Glo [...]. of his Lands.

[Page 500]To this second Helias succeeded Helias Helias (3) the third; who in An. 1167. (13 H. 2.) with Berta his Mo­ther, gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 119 b. n. 60. unto those Monks of S. Peter viij l. Lands in Willingwike, in exchange for Cron­ham, which his Father had formerly given when he was shorn a Monk in that Abby.

This last men [...]ioned Helias in 12 H [...]n. 2. upon assessing the Aid for marrying of Maud the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. in [...]. Wilts. that he held nine Knights Fees: and the same year gaveRot. Pip. 12 Hen. 2. Glouc. One hundred Marks fine for Livery of his Inheritance.

In 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 Hen. 2. Wilts. nine Marks upon colle­ction of the Aid above mentioned: and died in 2 Ric. 1. whereupon William Mareschall gave One hundred forty Marks for the custody of his Lands.

To him succeeded Thomas Giffard, Thomas. who in 6 R. 1. paidRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Wilts. ix l. levying the Scutage for the King's redemption.

After this, scil. in 13 Iohn, another Helias Gif­fard, Helias (4). upon levyingRot. Pip. 13 John. Wilts. the Scutage of Wales answer­ed Rot. Pip. 13 John. Wilts. for those nine Knights Fees above mentioned: which Elias took part with the rebellious Barons against King Iohn, as it seems; for it appearsClaus. 18 Joh. m. 7. that in 18 Iohn all his Lands lying in the Counties of Wilts. Northh. Glouc. Somers. Dors. Oxon. and Berks. were by that King given to Bartholomew Pe [...]he: But, upon that settlement of Peace with King Henry the Third, restitution being made to all that submitted thereto, he re-enjoyed his Estate.

In 2 Hen. 3. upon the Assessment of another Scu­tage he paidRot. Pip. [...] H. 3. Wilt [...]. eighteen Marks for the same nine Knights Fees. And in 26 Hen. 3. gaveRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Glou. Seventy Marks to the King to be excused from attending upon him into Gascoigne.

The InquisitionEsc. 33 H. 3. [...]. 53. Wilts. taken after his death, in 33 Hen. 3. says, that he died seized of the Mannor of Win­ [...]e [...]borne in Wiltshire, that being the headEsc. 33 H. 3. [...]. 53. Wilts. of his Barony, as alsoEsc. 33 H. 3. [...]. 53. Wilts. of the Mannors of Serinton, and Aystone; his Son and Heir being th [...]nEsc. 33 H. 3. [...]. 53. Wilt [...]. seventeen years of age. During whose minority the Queen had a GrantClaus. 32 H. 3. m. 9. of his Lands towards the mainte­nance of Prince Edward.

Which Heir, called Iohn, Iohn. in 41 Hen. 3. was com­manded Claus. [...] H. [...]. m. 6. to be at [...] on the Octaves of S. Pe­ter ad Vincula, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to march into South-Wales, against Le­welin ap Griffyn, then in Arms. And the next year following, to be atClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 11. Chester on Munday next after the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, to oppose the in­cu [...]sions of the Welch. Moreover, in 46 Hen. 3. toClaus. 46 H. a. in dorso. m. [...]. march with Prince Edward into Cheshire for prevention of mischief from the Welch, Ranu [...]ph Earl of Chester (who kept them much in awe) being then newly dead.

In 47 Hen. 3. he was constitutedPat. 47 H. 3. m. 5. Governor of S. Briavel's-Castle, and of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. But soon after, taking part with the rebellious Barons, wasMS. in [...]. Bodl. 8. v. 8. Th. f. 136a. one of those whom the Archbishop of Cant [...]rbury commanded to be ex­communicated, for their great depredations in 48 Hen. 3. This Iohn, beingMS. in Bib. Bodl. Med 20. 119 b. also, the same year, in the Battel of Lewes against the King; and there taken Prisoner, was rescuedMS. in Bib. Bodl. Med 20. 119 b. before the end of the Fight. After which he tell off from those Barons, and foughtPat. 49 H. 3. m. 5. Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 46. valiantly against them in the Battel of Evesham, where the King was most happily de­livered, for which respect he obtained pardonPat. 49 H. 3. m. 5. Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 46. for his former misdoings.

In 55 Hen. 3. Maude Longespe (WidowPat. 28 H. 3. m. 7. of Wil­liam Longespe, Son of William Earl of Salisbury, and DaughterPat. 28 H. 3. m. 7. and Heir to Walter de Clifford) having by her Letters madePat. 55 Hen. 3. m. 19. a grievous complaint to the King, that this Iohn Giffard had taken her by force from her Mannor-house at Kaneford, and carried her to his Castle at Brimmesfeild, and there kept her in restraint. He, being thereupon sentPat. 55 Hen. 3. m. 19. for by the King; and told what was informed against him, denyedPat. 55 Hen. 3. m. 19. the charge; saying that he took her not thence against her will; and tendredPat. 55 Hen. 3. m. 19. to the King a Fine of Three hundred Marks for mar­rying her without his license: of which the King ac­cepted Pat. 55 Hen. 3. m. 19., upon condition that she made no farther complaint.

In 9 Edw. 1. he obtained a CharterRot. Cart. 9 E. 1. [...]. 4 [...]. for Free-Warren in all his Lordships of Sherton, Aishton, Winterborne, Giffard, Horcheston, and Broch­ton in Com. Wilts. Beggeworth, Stonehouse, Rokhampton, Stoke-Giffard, and Tettebury, in Gloucestershire, Bilowe and Manitone, in He­refordshire; Cor [...]ham, and Columptone, in Shrop­shire; and Brenties in the Marches of Wales (some of which Lordships he held in right of the said Maude his Wife.)

Moreover in 10 Edw. 1. he wasThomas Wals. in an. 1285. Rot. de Scutag. Wal. 10 E. 1. m. 4. in that expe­dition then made by Gilbert de Clare Earl of Glou­cester against Lewelin Prince of Wales, who had then wasted the Lands of Rese ap Meredith, at Cardigan, and Stradewy, for that he had adhe­red Thomas Wals. in an. 1285. Rot. de Scutag. Wal. 10 E. 1. m. 4. to King Edward. And observingThomas Wals. in an. 1285. Rot. de Scutag. Wal. 10 E. 1. m. 4. that Lew­elin, marching with his Forces towards Buelth, was gone from the body of his Army, with a small party; he joinedThomas Wals. in an. 1285. Rot. de Scutag. Wal. 10 E. 1. m. 4. with Edmund Mortimer and flewThomas Wals. in an. 1285. Rot. de Scutag. Wal. 10 E. 1. m. 4. him: and having so done, sent his head to the King, who forthwith causedThomas Wals. in an. 1285. Rot. de Scutag. Wal. 10 E. 1. m. 4. it to be set up­on the Tower of London, and crowned with Ivy.

In 11 Edw. 1. forMonast. Anglic. 540 b. the health of his soul, and the soul of Maude de Longespe sometime his Wife, he foundedMonast. Anglic. 540 b. a Cell for 12 Monks in the Suburbs of Oxford: which Monks he broughtMonast. Anglic. 540 b. thither from the Abby of Gloucester; whereupon that Cell had the name of Gloucester-Hall. And in 16 Edw. 1. was [...] in that Expedition then made into Wales.

In 18 Edw. 1. he was constituted [...] Governour of Dynavore Castle, in Wales, for term of his life: and in 22 Edw. 1. went [...] into Gascoigne, in the Kings service.

In 25 Edw. 1. the King, being [...] in Flanders, and Prince Edward in his absence made Lieute­nant [...] here; this Iohn, together with the Bishop of London, and some other of the Nobility, were constituted [...] Governors and Directors at that time to the Prince.

And the same year, upon that reconciliation [...] made betwixt the King and those great men, who then stood [...] up for another confirmation of the Great Charter, and Charter of the Forest; he was [...] one of the Barons, who undertook; and, for more security, gave Oath, for the indemnity of Hum­phrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, and Essex, then Constable of England, Roger Bigod Earl of Norfolk, Marshal of England, and other the prin­cipal persons that stickled therein.

But, about two years after, scil. 27 Edw. 1. he diedEx Coll. Ro. Glou. S. at Boytone in ... upon the fifth Calends of Iune, and was buriedEx Coll. Ro. Glou. S. at Malmesbury, be­ing then seizedEsc. 27 E. 1. n. 55. Salop. in his own right of the Mannor of Brimmesfield, in Gloucestershire, as also of the Town of Buerford, and Hamlet of Seynat, near to it, in Oxfordshire. AndEsc. 27 E. 1. n. 55. Salop. in right of Maude de Longespe, sometime his Wife, of the Castle of Cor­sham, and Mannor of Culmynton in Com. Salop. the Castle of Brenthles, with its appurtenances; [Page 501] the Mannor of Glaseburgh, with the Commotes of Pereveen, and Ireseyn in Wales; leaving Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir then thirteen years of age.

But the Heirs to the said Maud were Margaret Countess of Lincolne: her Daughter by William de Longespe her former Husband, then thirty years of age; Catherine Wife of Nicholas de Aldithele twenty seven, Alianore Giffard twenty four; and Maud Giffard twenty two years of age, her Daugh­ters by this Iohn. Which last mentioned Maude, in [...] consideration of the great services done by Gef­fry Genevill and William Genevill his Son, was gi­ven [...] by the King in Marriage unto the said Wil­liam Genevill.

This (deceased) Iohn was summoned [...] to Parlia­ment from the twenty third until the twenty se­venth year of King Edw. 1. Reign, inclusive.

I now come to Iohn his Son and Heir (before-mentioned) begotten upon [...] Margaret Nevile his third Wife.

This Iohn being made [...] Knight of the Bath in 31 Edw. 1. was constituted Governor of Drosselan Castle, in Wales, in 2 E. 2. And in 9 E. 2. Constable [...] of the Castles of Glamorgan, and Morganno [...].

In 10 Edw. 2. he had the custody [...] of the Castle of Thlanandevry committed to his charge, by reason of the minority of the Heir of Nicholas de Audley. And in 11 Edw. 2. was [...] charged with One hundred Foot for his Lands at Iskynnin; as also with an hundred more for his Lands in Cantred clogh, upon the King's expedition into Scotland. Moreover the next ensuing year he was retained [...] to serve the King for his life, both in Peace and War, for Two hundred Marks per Annum, to be paid unto him by the Sheriff of Gloucestershire. Ac­cording to which agreement he marched [...] into Scotland.

This Iohn was calledH. Knigh­ton 2539. n. 10. Iohannes Giffard le Rych; and adheringIbid. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. K. 84. 98 b. to Thomas Earl of Lancaster, with those other of the Nobles, who put themselves in Arms, in opposition to the two Spensers, in King Edw. the second's time, sateLd. Col. Vol. 1. P. 666. in that Parliament wherein those Spensers were banished: and after­wards when the King marched with his Army to­wards Wales, plunderedIbid. p. 330. some of his Carriages. Whereat the King grew so incensed; as that in his passage from Cirencester towards Worcester, he sent MS. Bibl. [...]odl, ut supra. some of his Souldiers to demolish his Castle at Brimmesfeild.

But this attempt against the Spensers not succeed­ing, he (aswell as divers other) followed the hard fate of that Earl of Lancaster; for being takenIbid. 99 b. with him, in the Defeat at Burr [...]ug-brigg, in Yorkshire; he received judgmentH. Knighton 2541 n. 50. and 60. by the King and those insolent Spensers to suffer death in his own Country; whereupon execution was done accord­ingly, he beingIbid. drawn and hanged at Glou­cester.

By the InquisitionEsc. 1. [...]. 3 [...] n. 84. Wilts. taken after his death; it was found that he died seized of the Mannors of Brim­mesfeild, Rokhampton, Syde, Beggeworth, the moity of the Mannor of Wynterborne, and of Cailey-Wood in the County of Gloucester: as also of the Mannors of Sherinton, Aschton, Westwde felde, and the moity of the Mannor of Stapleford in Com. Wilts. Likewise of the Ca­stle of Kareg-Kevyn and the Land of Iskemyn, in Wales; as also of twenty pounds Rent in Bur­ford in Com. Oxon. Moreover, that Iohn de Caillew was found to be his Heir, of the whole blood; and those other (as the descent herewith drawn doth shew) his Heirs of the half blood.

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Other there were of this name; and some per­haps of this antient Family, but when sprung out of it I have not discovered: But the first I shall mention, is Osbert Giffard, who wasClaus. 15 Joh. [...] dorso m. 1. one of those that attended King Iohn into Poictou in 15 Iohn. This Osbert Osbert. was (without doubt) a natural Son of King Iohn; for the RecordClaus. 17 Joh m. 15. calls him Filius Regis; and in 17 Iohn had Thirty pound LandsClaus. 17 Joh m. 15. given him of Thomas de Arden's Estate in Oxfordsh. The like giftClaus. 18 Joh. m. [...]7. he had in 18 Iohn of all the Lands of Anmari le Despenser, and Roger fitz Nicholas.

Another Osbert Giffard Osbert. there was, who took part with the Rebellious Barons about the latter end of King Iohn's Reign, and was thereupon made Pri­soner: for it appearsPat. 18 Joh. m. 8. that in 18 Ioh. Isabell de Frevill his Wife, had Letters of safe conduct to come to the King and treat concerning his en­largement.

Which Osbert (for I presume it to be he) was made Governour ofPat. 8 H. 3. m. 11. the Castles of Windsor and Odiham in 8 Hen. 3. and ofPat. 10. H. 3. m. [...]. Lincoln Castle in 10 Hen. 3. But in 28 Hen. 3. adhering to the then [Page 502] Rebellious Barons, was takenMS. in Bibl. Bodi 8. V. 8. Th. f. 118 b. at Northampton by the Royal Army.

To whom succeeded Osbert Osbert. his Son, whoRot. Fin. [...] E. 1. m. 11. in 13 E. 1. doing his Homage had Livery of his Lands. In 22 E. 1. this Osbert hadRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m. 9. summons to be at Portsmouth upon the first of September, well provided with Horse and Arms to attend the King into Gascoigne. Moreover, in 28 E. 1. he was Rot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 13. of the retinue to that Magnificent Prelate, An­thony Beke Bishop of Durham, in the Scotch ex­pedition then made; and continuedRot. Scoc. 29 [...]. 1. m. 7. in those Wars the next ensuing year.

But all I have farther seen of him, is, that in 25 E. 1. he hadClaus. 25. E. 1. in dorso. summons to Parliament with the rest of the Barons.

Of this Family likewise was Hugh Giffard, Hugh. who marriedClaus. 1. H. 3. in 21. Sibylla, oneRot. Pip. 6 H. 3. [...]. of the Heirs of Walter de Cormayles; which Hugh was made ConstablePat. 20 H. 3. m. 10. of the Tower of London in 20 H. 3. And in 24 Hen. 3. marriedRot. Pip. 24 H. 3. Here [...]. one of the Sisters and Heirs to Alexander de Craucumbe.

There was also Sir Iohn Giffard Iohn. Knight, slain M. Westm. in an. 1224. at the siege of Bedford Castle, in 8 Hen. 3.

And another Sir Iohn, Iohn. who in 21 E. 1. was sent [...] into Gascoigne in the King's service; being then [...] an hundred years of age, and made Go­vernour [...] of the Castle of Pudesach; but being besieged by the French, was necessitated [...] to ren­der it.

Moreover, ther [...] was one Andrew Giffard Andrew. who held [...] the Barony of Funtell, in Wiltshire; which was upon his death in King Iohn's time, and by the King's consent resigned [...] to Robert de Man­devill, William Cumin, and William de Fontibus, (id est Welles) as their right Heirs.

There was also Walter Giffard; Walter. who had sum­monsClaus, 24 H. a. in dorso m. 16. with the rest of the Lords Marchers, to meet the King at Oxford on Tuesday after the 15 of Easter, in 24 H. 3. the King being then informed, that Lewelin Prince of Wales had taken homage of the chief men of North-Wales and Powys.

And lastly Richard Giffard, Richard. who was [...]. in Bibl. Cotton. one of the King's Justices of the Court in Henry the 2 d [...] time.

Chandos.

THE first of this name and Family, touch­ing whom I find mention, is Robert de Chandos; Robert. who cameMonast An­glic. Vol. 1. 1552 n. 2 [...]. out of Normandy with William the Conqueror; and afterwards, whenMonast. Angl. Vol. 2 [...] b. n. 30. the Normans began to enlarge their Possessi­ons, by invading the lands of the Welch; putting himself in [...], he entredMonast. Angl. Vol. 2 [...] b. n. 30. the Territories of Raerlyon and Godelyve (in Monmouthshire) where­of Oweyn- [...]an wasMonast. Angl. Vol. 2 [...] b. n. 30. then owner, andMonast. Angl. Vol. 2 901 b. n. 30. won them from him. And, having so done; forMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 5 [...]0 a. [...]. 20. the health of the Soul of that King, and Maud his Queen, King William Rufus, and King Henry the First, and for the health of his own Soul, and the Soul of Isabel his Wife, gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 5 [...]0 a. [...]. 20. the Church of S. Mary Magdalen at Goldelyve, with a large proportion of Land, in those parts, to the Monks of Be [...], in Normandy. Whereupon, sending over part of their Covent thither, they made it a CellIbid. to their own Monastery. This Robert also [...] ratified those grants which his Ancestors had made to the Monks of Lira in Normandy; viz. of the Lordships of Acle and Sutton: as also of the Churches of Hope and Salpertone, and Tithes of Credenelle; add­ing [...] the gift of twelve pieces of money yearly, out of certain Lands in Hope, then in the tenure of Ranulph at the Hill.

It is farther memorable of him; that in Anno 1124. (24 Hen. 1.) being GovernourOrd. Vit. [...]. C. D. of the Ca­stle of Gizors in Normandy, he escapedOrd. Vit. [...]. C. D. a very great danger from a multitude of Souldiers, in the habits of Country people; who, entringOrd. Vit. [...]. C. D. the Town, with others of the Neighbourhood, upon a Market­day, armed themselves privately, with purpose to murder him, and surprise the Garrison. So that, seeing himself in this peril, he was necessitatedOrd. Vit. [...]. C. D., first to flye to Sanctuary, and afterwards fire the Town to get them out.

To this Robert Robert. succeeded another bearing that name; who, in 12 Hen. 2. uponLib. Rub. in Scac. tit. Her [...]f. the Assessment of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, cer­tified Lib. Rub. in Scac. tit. Her [...]f. his Knights Fees to be thirteen, and a sixth part: for which, in 14 Hen. 2. heRot. Pip. 1 [...] H. 2. Heref. paid viij l. xv s. vj d. And having issueMonast. Ang. Vol. 1. 155 a. n. 40. three Sons, Robert, Roger, and Godard, departedMonast. Ang. Vol. 1. 155 a. n. 40. this life in An. 1120. (20 Hen. 2.) and lieth buriedMonast. Ang. Vol. 1. 155 a. n. 40. in the Priory of Gold [...]lyve, on the South-side of the Quire; leav­ing Isabell his Wife surviving; who, with Ro­bert her Son, gaveIbid. 591 a. n. 40. Preston, in Com. Somers. and Menviri, in Com. Devon. to the Monks of Gold­clyve.

Of Roger, Roger. the second Son of this deceased Ro­bert; 'tis observable, that he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 876 b. n. 20. Hatfeild to the Monks of Malvern, in Com. Wigorn. and toMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 591. a. n. 30. the Monks of Gold [...]lyve, in Com. Monmouth. two Ca­rucates of land lying at Clyve, in Com. Wilts. Al­so that he had a SonMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 9 [...]6 b. n. 20. called Robert, who ratifi­ed Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 9 [...]6 b. n. 20. the grants of his Ancestors made to the Monks of Lira, in Normandy, of the Lordships of Acle and Sutton; and likewise of the Churches of Hope and Salpertone, with the Tithes of Credenes [...]e.

But I return to Robert, Robert. Son and Heir to the se­cond Robert. This Robert, in 8 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. [...] H. 1. Heref. forty Marks for Livery of the Lands of his Inheritance; viz. Strate, with its appurtenances, and the Castle. And in 1 Ioh. uponRot. Pip. 1 Joh. Heref. levying the first Scutage, after the Coronation of King Iohn (which was at two Marks per Scutum) paidRot. Pip. 8 Joh. Heref. xvij l. xj s. j d.

To him succeeded another Robert, Robert. who, upon collection of the first Scutage of King Hen. 3. paid Rot. Pip. 2 H. 3. Heref. xxvj Marks, iv s. v d. ob. for thirteen Knights Fees, and a sixth part, which his Ancestors had en­joyed. But this Robert died shortly after; for, in 5 Hen. 3. the King grantedPat. 5 H. 3. m. 7. the Wardship of his Lands and Heir (whose name was Roger)Roger. to Willi­am de Cantilupe. Whereupon Sarra his Widow received commandPat. 5. H. 3. m. 7., that she should forthwith give him possession of the Castle at S [...]odhull; which Roger, in 1 [...] Hen. 3. was in WardTesta. de Nevil. Heref. to Walter de Clifford.

In 22 Hen. 3. the King having intelligenceClaus. [...] H. 3. in dorso m. 16. that David, Son to the Prince of Aver [...]raw, had taken the Homages of the chiefest persons in North-Wales; sent his summonsClaus. [...] H. 3. in dorso m. 16. to this Roger de Chandos (amongst others of the Barons-marchers) to repair to Oxford, on Tuesday next after the 15. of Easter, to consult touching that Affair. And in 41 Hen. 3. gave him commandClaus. 41 H. 3. in dor­so m. 6. to assist Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, in guarding the Marches near Montgomery.

Moreover, in 47 Hen. 3. the Welch beingClaus. [...] H. 3. in dorso m. 15. again in Arms, this Roger received further summonsClaus. [...] H. 3. in dorso m. 15. to come to Hereford, upon Monday next after the Purification of our Lady; well furnished with Horse and Arms, for preventing their bold incur­sions.

[Page 503]To him succeeded Robert, Robert. his Son and Heir; which Robert, in 50 Hen. 3. doingRot. Fin. 50 H. 3. m. 8. his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 50 H. 3. m. 8. of the Lands of his Inheritance; and in 10 E. 1. wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 3. in that expedition then made into Wales. Upon his death, which hapned in 30 E. 1. it was foundEsc. 31 E. [...]. n. 33., that he held the Mannor of Snodhull, with its appurtenances, by Barony, and the service of two Knights Fees; and that he left issueEsc. 31 E. [...]. n. 33. Roger, his Son and Heir: who, paying Rot. Pip. 30 E. 1. Heref. his relief, and doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 31 E. 1. m. 18. of his Lands the next ensuing year.

In 34 E. 1. this Roger Roger. receivedComp. J. de [...] in [...]. the honour of Knighthood, with Prince Edward and many o­thers, by Bathing, and other sacred Ceremonies: and thereupon attendedRot. Scoc. [...]4 E. 1. m. 11. him into Scotland, in that expedition at that time made. In 3 E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 3 [...]. 2. m. 5. in the Scottish Wars. So likewise in Rot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. 13. 12 E. 2. being then of the retinueRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. 13. unto Hum­phrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex. In 15 E. 2. he was made SheriffRot. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 8. of Herefordshire: in 20 E. 2. GovernourRot. Fin. 20 E. 2. m. 1. of the Castle at Kaerfilli; and in 1 E. 3.Roger. again SheriffRot. Fin. 1 E. [...]. m. 24. of Herefordshire; and Governour of the Castle at Hereford. So likewise inRot. Fin. 2 E. 3. m. 5. 2 E. 3. And in 4 E. 3. GovernourRot. Fin. 4 E. 3. m. 25. of the Castles of Glamorgan and Morgano [...].

But farther, I am not able to continue a direct series of his Successors. I come therefore to Roger de Chandos, Brother and Heir to Thomas de Chan­dos deceased. This Roger, in 7 E. 3. performing Rot. Fin. 7 E. 3. m. 17. his Fealty, had LiveryRot. Fin. 7 E. 3. m. 17. of his Lands: and, in 8 E. 3. was constitutedRot. Fin. 8 E. 3. n. 10. Sheriff of Herefordshire, and Governour of the Castle at Hereford. In 10 E. 3. he obtained LicenseInq. de Adquod dampn. 10 E. 3. Heref. [...]. 33. to settle the Man­nor of Lugwandyn, in Com. Heref. upon Thomas the Son of Roger Chandos the elder, and Luce his Wife, and the Heirs of their two bodies; retain­ing to himself the Lordships of Snodhulle and Wylington: as also to enfeoffe Walter the Son of Roger Chandos, of the Mannors of Snodhulle and Fawnhope, in Com. Heref. to the use of him the said Roger, and the Heirs of his body; and for want of such issue, to Thomas, Son of the same Roger, and the Heirs of his body, and so for want of issue, &c. to Richard brother of Thomas, Roger brother of Richard, Mathew brother of Roger, and Iohn brother of Mathew.

In 19 E. 3. being then a BanneretRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4., he received summonsRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King into France. And having been summonedClaus. de iid. an. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Ba­rons of this Realm, from 7 E. 3. till 27, departed Rot. Fin. 27 E. 3. m. 8. this life in the same 27. year; whereupon Tho­mas his Son and Heir, doing his homage, had Li­very Rot. Fin. 27 E. 3. m. 8. of his Lands; exceptingEsc. 36 E. [...]. p. 1. n. 42. Heref. the Mannor of [...]ylington, held by Maud his Wife in DowerEsc. 36 E. 3. p. 1. n. 42. Heref., as parcel of the Barony of Snodhull: which Maud diedIbid. upon the Feast day of the Annunciation of our Lady, 36 E. 3. Her Son Thomas Thomas. being then Ibid. a Knight, and thirty years of age; who doing Claus. 36 E. 3. [...]. [...]. his homage, had LiveryClaus. 36 E. 3. [...]. [...]. thereof soon after, and dyedClaus. 49 E. [...]. m. 16. in 49 E. 3.

¶Of this Family, and in this age, did that fa­mous Souldier, Sir Iohn Chandos Iohn. Knight, flourish; concerning whom our Historians do make a very honourable mention.

In 30 E. 3. he wasPat. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 30. in that memorable Battel of Poytiers in France: and in 33 E. 3. in consi­deration Pat. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 30. of his eminent services in the Wars of France (especiallyPat. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 30. in that of Poytiers) obtained a grantPat. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 30. from Prince Edward of two parts of the Mannor of Kirketon, in Lindsey, in Com. Linc. to hold for life. In which 33 year, being retained Pat. 33 [...] 3. p. 2. m. 12. with King Edward to serve him for life in the office of Vice-Chamberlain, he obtained a grant Pat. 33 [...] 3. p. 2. m. 12. of an hundred pounds per annum, to be received out of the Exchequer. And the next ensuing year, in considerationClaus. 34 E. 3. p. 1. m. 35. of his great services in the Wars, and otherwise; had a grantClaus. 34 E. 3. p. 1. m. 35. to himself and his Heirs for ever, of the Baronies of S. Saviour le Uicount, Daunvers and Dongebill; as also of the Lands and Knights Fees of S. Marie de Monte­farsellis, and Romilly: and likewise of all other the Lands and Possessions of Godfrey de Harecurt deceased, which King Edward had at that time in France, by the grant of the said Godfrey. After which he builtYpod. Neustr. p. 138. n. 20. the Castle of S. Saviours.

In 41 E. 3. this Sir Iohn Chandos accompanied T. Wals. 176 n. 10. a. 20. Prince Edward into Spain, in that expedition which he then made thither, on the behalf of Peter King of Castile and Leon; whom Bertrand Cle­kyn (a famous Souldier) attempted to depose. And beingIbid. with Iohn Duke of Lancaster in the Van of the English Army, gave battelIbid. to him at Nazar, where they obtained a glorious victoryIbid..

But this renowned Person, in 44 E. 3. being Ibid. in the Wars of Gascoigne, puttingIbid. off his Hel­met unwarily, was there slainIbid. 181. n. 10., to the great sor­row of both Kingdoms. Whereof the King of France himself was so apprehensive, that he pas­sionately saidIbid. 181. n. 10.; There was not any Souldier living so able to make peace betwixt both Crowns, as He.

WhereuponRot. Fin. 50 E. 3. m. 21. Elizabeth and Alianore, two of his Sisters (which Alianore was thenRot. Fin. 50 E. 3. m. 21. the Wife of Roger Colyng) and Isabell, daughter to Margaret, the third Sister, at that time marriedRot. Fin. 50 E. 3. m. 21. to Sir Iohn Annesley Knight, were foundRot. Fin. 50 E. 3. m. 21. to be his next Heirs.

¶Of this Family likewise was another Sir Iohn Chandos Iohn. Knight; who in 8 Hen. 6. diedClaus. 8 H. 6. n. 24. seised of the Mannors of Lugwardyn and Lymbury, in Com. Heref. but withoutClaus. 8 H. 6. n. 24. issue: whereupon Giles Bruggs Esquire, Son of Alice, one; and Margaret the Wife of Nicholas Mattesdon, the other Sister, were foundClaus. 8 H. 6. n. 24. to be his next Heirs.

Wahull.

IT is saidEx Coll. R. Gl. S., that upon the Conquest of England, the Lord of Wahull, and Stephen, then Lord of la Leie, divided the Fee of Wahull betwixt them; and, that thereupon the Lord of Wahull had two parts, and Stephen the third; viz. the one of them twenty Knights Fees, and the other ten. Also, that the Lord of Wahull having a mind to keep the whole part of Segenho, and the Demesns of Brocheburgh, caused all the Woods and Plains to be measured by the perch. So likewise all Northwood and Cherlewood adjoyning; and outed the Inhabitants; allowing unto Stephen de la Leye his third part of the Arable which those Inhabitants had enjoyed; and the whole Wood, then called Cherlewood, but afterwards North­wood.

To him succeeded Simon de Wahull; Simon. who, in the time of King Henry the First, or King Stephen, withMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 524 b. n. 30. Sibyll his Wife, gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 524 b. n. 30. the Church of Lang­ford to the Knights Templars. And to him Walter de Wahull, Walter. which Walter, in 12 Hen. 2. uponLib. Rub. tit. Bedf. the Assessment of the Aid for marrying the King's [Page 504] Daughter, certifiedLib. Rub. tit. Bedf. his Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento, to be twenty seven, and those de novo, three; of which Fees Hugh de Legh held te [...] of him. So that in 14 Hen. 2. according to the rate of xiij s. iv d. per Scutum, he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. [...]. Bedf. xviij l.

But in 19 Hen. 2. beingRad. de Diceto 574 n. 10. in that Insurrection with Robert Earl of Leicester, he was taken Prisoner Rad. de Diceto 574 n. 10. in the same Fight, which the King's Forces had with them in Suffolk, passing towards S. Edmunds­bury from Framelingham Castle. This Walter marriedRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Bedf. Albreda the Widow of Guy de S. Walery; which Albreda, in 12 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Bedf. forty Marks, and three Palfreys, for Livery of the Inheritance; where­of Reginald her Son had the possession whilst she said in Normandy.

To him succeeded another Simon; Simon. who in 22 Hen. 2. was amerc'tRot. Pip. 22 H. 2. Bedf. at ten Marks for trespassing in the King's Forests: and in 2 R. 1. upon levying the Scutage of Wales, paidRot. Pip. 2. R. 1. Bedf. xiij l. x s. for his Knights Fees. Also in 6 R. 1. uponRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Bedf. collection of the Scutage for the King's redemption, xxvij l. This Simon gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 885. n. 10. to the Nuns of Godstow, the moity of the Church of Pateshill (in Com. North.) his two Daughters, Mary and Cecelie, being then admittedMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 885. n. 10. of that Covent. But diedRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Bedf. in 8 R. 1. Whereupon Henry Archbishop of Canterbury, gave Rot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Bedf. cccxxxiij l. vj s. viij d. for the Wardship of his Heir, and benefit of his Marriage, till he should ar­rive to his full age. The name of which Heir was Iohn.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 7 Ioh. paidRot. Pip. 7 Joh. bedf. fifty four Marks for his twenty seven Knights Fees (de veteri Feoffa­mento:) and in 8 Ioh. uponRot. Pip. 8 Joh. bedf. collection of the sixth Scutage of that King as much: but in 16 Ioh. up­on levying the ScutageRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Bedf. of Poictou, threescore pounds for his thirty Knights Fees; and departed Rot. Fin. 1 H. 3. m. 1. this life in 1 Hen. 3. whereupon Robert de Lisle, and Rohese de Tatshall his Wife; and Rohert de Basingham, with Agnes his Wife, SistersRot. Fin. 1 H. 3. m. 1. to the said Iohn de Wahull, gaveRot. Fin. 1 H. 3. m. 1. Two hundred pounds to the King, for their Relief of the Lands of that In­heritance.

Which Agnes in 2 Hen. 3. was marriedCommun. exparte Remem. Thes. ab an. 2 H. 3. Rot. 7. in dorso. to Wil­liam Fitz-Warine.

But, notwithstanding this last mentioned Iohn de Wahull, had no issue; so that his two Sisters be­came his Heirs (as is here observed) yet there was a male branch of the Family still remaining, which enjoyed the Honour of Wahull: for, in 29 Hen. 3. Saiher de Wahull, Saiher. uponRot. Fin. 29 H. 3. Bedf. collection of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, paidRot. Fin. 29 H. 3. Bedf. thirty pounds for those thirty Knights Fees before specified: and diedEsc. 34 H. 3. n. 31. in 34 Hen. 3. being then seisedEsc. 34 H. 3. n. 31. of the said Honour of Wahull, leaving Walter Esc. 34 H. 3. n. 31. his Son and Heir twenty three years of age. Which Walter Walter. thereupon doing his Homage, and giving security Rot. Fin. 34 H. 3. m. 6. to pay one hundred pounds for his relief, had Li­very Rot. Fin. 34 H. 3. m. 6. of his Lands.

This Walter marriedRot. Fin. 40 H 3. m. 19. the Daughter of Hugh de Vivon; and in 42 Hen. 3. upon collection of the Scutage of Wales, paidRot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Bedf. threescore pounds for his thirty Knights Fees; but diedClaus. 5 [...] H. 3. m. 4. in 53 Hen. 3. leav­ing issue Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, and Helewyse his Wife surviving; which Helewyse had thereupon an AssignationClaus. 5 [...] H. [...]. m. 4. of the Mannors of great Wahull, and Little-Wahull, for her Dowry: the Wardship of Iohn, together with his Lands, being granted Rot. Pip. 55 H. 3. sub. tit. Comp. Escaet. to Geffrey Gascelyn, for two hundred Marks. But in 54 Hen. 3. he came full of age; and doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 54 H. 3. m. 16. of his Lands: and in 22 E. 1. had summonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 9. to attend the King at Portsmouth, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to pass with him into Gascoigne. Shortly after which, viz. in 24 E. 1. he departedEsc. 24 E. 1. [...]. 5 [...]. Bedf. this life, being then seisedEsc. 24 E. 1. [...]. 5 [...]. Bedf. of the Mannor of Wahull) commonly called Woodhull) which he held by the service of two Knights Fees; leaving Thomas Thomas. Esc. 24 E. 1. [...]. 5 [...]. Bedf. his Son and Heir twenty three years of age.

Which Thomas, then doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 24 E. 1. m. 8. of his Lands: and was summonedClaus. de eodem an. in dorso. to Parliament in 25 E. 1. but diedEsc. 32 E. 1. n. 45. in 32 E. 1. being seisedEsc. 32 E. 1. n. 45. of the Barony of Wahull; as also of the Mannor of Wahull in Com. Bedf. and Patshill in Com. North. leaving Iohn Iohn. Esc. 32 E. 1. n. 45. his Son and Heir, one year old, and seventeen weeks. Whose Posterity continued in those parts many Ages after; but never had summons to Parliament; and conse­quently were not reputed Barons of this Realm.

Vmfravill.

IN the tenth year of William the Conqueror, Ro [...]ert de Vmfranvill Robert. Knight, LordEx Autogr. per R. D [...]dsworth dece [...]pt. of Toures and Uian; otherwise calledEx Autogr. per R. D [...]dsworth dece [...]pt. Robert with the Beard, being a KinsmanEx Autogr. per R. D [...]dsworth dece [...]pt. to that King, obtained from him a grantEx Autogr. per R. D [...]dsworth dece [...]pt. of the Lordship, Valley, and Forest of Riddesdale, in Com. Northumb. with all the Castles, Mannors, Lands, Woods, Pa­stures, Waters, Pools, and Royal Franchises; which were formerly possessed by Mildred the Son of Akman, late Lord of Riddesdale, and which came to that King upon his Conquest of England; to hold, by the service of defending that part of the Country for ever, from Enemies and Wolves, with that Sword which King William had by his [...]ide when he entred Northumberland. By that grant he had likewise authority for holding, governing, granting, exercising, hearing, determining, and judging in all Pleas of the Crown, as well as o­thers, hapning within the Precincts of Riddesdale, by any proper Officers for the time being, accord­ing to the Laws and Customs of the Realm.

Next after this Robert, I find mention of Gil­bert de Vnfranvill; Gilbert. who in the time of King Henry the First, gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 162 a. n. 52. a Rent of xxij s. Per annum, issuing out of Aisse, in Com. Somers. unto the Monks of Tewkesbury for the Soul of his Wife.

And in 5 Steph. of anotherRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Not­thumb., Robert de Vn­franvill, Robert. in Com. Northumb. After him, upon col­lection of the Scutage levyed in 8 Hen. 3. ofRot. Pip. [...] H. 2. Nor­thumb. Odo­nell de Vmfranvill; which Odonell, Odonel. in 18 Hen. 2. paid xl s. upon the AssessmentRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Nor­thumb. of the Scutage on those, who sent not in their Certificates of the Fees they held. Of this Odonell, a Monk of Tine­mouth grievously exclaimedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 334 b. n. 20., about that time, for his exactions upon his Neighbours, to repair the roof of his Castle of Prudhou: which he presumed to do; partly, because he was the chief person in that County; and partly through the interest he had at Court, by a great man, who had married his Daughter.

In 20 Hen. 2. his Castle of Herbotill was taken Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 353. by the Scots; and his Castle of Prudhou be­sieged: R. Hov. 308 [...]. n. 10. but Robert de Stutevile then Sheriff of Yorkshire, by the help of some Northen Barons, timely relievedR. Hov. 308 [...]. n. 10. it. In 23 Hen. 2. this Odonell was oneIbid. 323 a. n. 20. of the witnesses to that Arbitrament made by King Henry, betwixt Alfonsus King of Castile, and Sanctius King of Navarre.

[Page 505] As to his pious Works: first he demisedMonast. Ang▪ Vol. 2. 917 a. to the Monks of Newminster, the Moors of Chyviott, with the Granges of Filton and Tollard: and gaveIbid. 93 [...]. n. 30. to the Canons of Hexham, the Church of Chelverton, with the Chapels of Birteley, Chi­pecess, Gonewarton, and Swineburne, Little Heton, and Colewell: as also eight Ox-gangs of Land in Little-Chelverton; and five Acres of Land called Michelcroft, lying on the North-side of the Church. And departedRot. Pip. 28 H. 2. Northumb. this life in 28 Hen. 2.

To whom succeeded Robert Robert. Rot. Pip. 28 H. 2. Northumb. his Son and Heir. And to him Richard de Vnfranvill. Which Richard Richard. in 6 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Nor­thumb. one hundred pounds to the King, for remitting that Fine which he had made with the Bishop of Durham, when the County of Nor­thumberland was in that Bishop's hand; and that he might enjoy the King's favour, though he did not go into Ireland, in that expedition then made thither.

In 7 R. 1. he stood indebtedRot. Pip. 7 R. 1. Cumbr. to Aaron a Jew, in the sum of xxiij. l. vi s. viij d. for which his Land of Turnay stood engaged.

And in 5 Ioh. obtained a grantCart. 5 Joh. [...]. 10 [...]. of such a pri­viledge, that none should presume to graze with their Cattel, hunt, or cut down any Woods in his Forest of Riddesdale and Crokesdale. In 6 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 6. Joh. Rote. an hundred Marks Fine to the King for his part of those Lands, which G. Bishop of Win­chester held at his death. And in 14 Ioh. the Times being then turbulent, deliveredClaus. 14 Joh. m. 5. up his four Sons in Hostage, with his Castle of Prudhou, to secure his fidelity; so that, in case he should thence­forth transgress, all to be forfeited, and his body disposed of, as a Traytor, at the King's pleasure.

Nevertheless, so little did he regard this his great Obligation; that, in 17 Iohn when the Ba­rons put themselves in Arms, he made one amongst them: for which his Lands were seised, and given Claus. 17 Joh. m. 8. to Hugh de Baillol. But soon after King Henry the Third began to Reign; the times growing more calm and quiet, he had restitutionPat. 2 H. 3. m. 10. of his Ca­stle of Prudhou &c.

Notwithstanding which, the King had no great confidence in him, in regard he discerned that he fortified his Castle at Harebotle: and thereupon in the 6th of his Reign, directed his PreceptClaus. 6 H. 3. m. 7. to the Sheriff of Northumb. to empannel a Jury of twelve Knights of that County, to view it: and, having so done, to demolish whatsoever had been added thereto, in point of fortification since the War.

In the time of this Richard, it was by Inquisiti­on Testa de Nevill No [...] ­ [...]mb found, that he held the Barony of Prudhou, of the King, by the service of two Knights Fees, and an half, as all his Ancestors had done, from the time of King Henry the First: As also the Town of Little-Ryhull, paying to the King xx s. per Annum: And likewise the Valley of Redesdale, de antiquo feoffamento, by the service of guarding it from Thieves and Robbers. This Richard gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. [...]3 b. n. 50. to the Monks of Hexham, one Toft, and seven Acres of Land in Birteley; and the whole Pa­sture of Coldene; as alsoIbid. 98 a. n. 30. one Toft, and eight Acres of Land in Prudhou: and died in 11 Hen. 3. or before: for then, Gilbert Gilbert. his Son and Heir, do­ing his HomageRot. Fin. 11 H. 3. m. 3., and payingRot. Fin. 11 H. 3. m. 3. an hundred pounds for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Fin. 11 H. 3. m. 3. of his Lands. And in 13 Hen. 3. wasClaus. 13 H. [...] in dorso [...]. 17. one of the Northern Barons ap­pointed by the King to be at Barwick upon Twede, upon Sunday before Mid-lent; thence to attend Alexander King of Scotland to York, where King Henry met him.

In 17 H. 3. doing his Homage also, he had Li­very Rot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 7. of the one half of the Lands of Mathew de Torinton, as one of his Cousins and next Heirs. And in 26 Hen. 3. gave a FineRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Nor­thumb. of one hundred Marks over and above his Scutage, to be freed from attending the King into Gascoigne. Not long af­ter this, viz. in 29 Hen. 3. he wentClaus. 29 H. 3. m. 2., by the King's leave, with the Earl of Gloucester, into the parts of Glamorgan. And having givenMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 93 b. n. 40. the Hamlet of Beaumond, to the Monks of Hexham, departed M. Paris. 657. n. [...]. this life, in Passion-week, in the same 29. year of King Henry 3.—Praeclarus Baro, partium Augliae Borealium Custos, & flos singularis; parvulum suum relinquens haeredem; A famous Baron, Guardian and chief flower of the North; leaving his Heir of tender years, saithM. Paris. 657 n. [...]. Math. Paris. Whose Wardship the King committedRot. Fin. 29 H. 3. m. 8. to Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, he giving ten thousand Marks as a Fine Rot. Fin. 29 H. 3. m. 8. to the King for the same. The name of which Heir was called also Gilbert. Gilbert. But Maud the Wife of the deceased Gilbert was then surviving; and heldClaus. 29 H. 3. m. 9. the Mannor of Hameld [...]n, until such time as the King assigned her a competent dowry.

In 43 Hen. 3. this last mentioned Gilbert being of age, upon collection of the Scutage of Wales, paidRot. Pip. 43 H. 3. Devon. xi l. xij s. for five Knights Fees, an half, a fourth, and twentieth part of the Fees of Mathew de Torinton: and heldTesta de Nevil Northum. the Mannor of Prudhou, with its members; viz. Hedley, Hasely, Wythil, Rucestre, Inghon, Heton, Great and Little Ba­bington, Herle, Welpington, Chelidton, Bar­visford, Chipces, Birteley, Little-Heton; Theke­rington, Hirlawe, and Welenden, for two Knights Fees and an half of antient Feoffment. He likewise heldTesta de Nevil Northum. Riddesdale by the Royal Power.

In 49 Hen. 3. being in Arms with the Barons, for a while, he did noEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. mischief; but, before the Battel of Evesham, he cameEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. in to Iohn de Baillol, submitting to the King's Authority. And in 51 Hen. 3. obtained a GrantCart. 51 H. 3. m. 3. for a Market every week at Overton (commonly called Market-Over­ton, in Com. Rutl) as also for a Fair, once every year, there: in which Charter he is stiledCart. 51 H. 3. m. 3. Earl of Angos, and not before, that I have seen.

But after this, ere long, viz. in 3 E. 1. Walter de Swethorp came to the King, and made a sad complaintPat. 3 E. 1. m. 9. against him; setting forth, that after the end of the Troubles, and Peace publickly proclaim­ed by King Henry the Third, this Earl Gilbert did seise upon him; and keep him Prisoner in his Ca­stle at Hyrbotel, until he had given him one hun­dred Marks. The King therefore directed his preceptPat. 3 E. 1. m. 9. to Guischard de Charrun, and W [...]de Northbi to hear and determine of this injury.

In 20 E. 1. this Gilbert being constitutedRot. Scoc. 20 E. 1. m. 9. Go­vernour of the Castles of Dunde and Forfare, and of the whole Territory of Anegos in Scotland: K. Edw. sent his PreceptRot. Scoc. 20 E. 1. m. 9. to the Bishops of S. An­drews and Glascow, and other the Guardians of that Realm, for allowing him such costs and ex­pences as he had been at in the defence of those places. In 22 E. 1. he received commandRot. Vasc. 22 E. [...]. in dorso m. 9. to be at Portsmouth upon the first day of September, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to attend the King in his expedition for France. And shortly after, viz. in 23 E. 1. was summonedClaus. 23. E. 1. m. 9. in dorso. to Parlia­ment amongst the Barons of this Realm; but not by the Title of Earl of Angus, tillClaus. 23 E. 1. in dorso m. 18. 25 Edw. 1. At which time it is saidCamd. in Scotl. tit. Angus. our Lawyers of England were somewhat startled, and refused in their Breves and Instruments to acknowledge him Earl; by reason that Angus was not within the Kingdom [Page 506] of England, until he had openly produced the King's Writ and Warrant in the face of the Court, whereby he was summoned by that Title. And in 27 E. 1. was constitutedClaus. 27 E. 1. m. 10. one of the King's Commissioners, for manning and fortifying the Castles and strong Holds within the Realm of Scotland; and to appoint Wardens of the Marches.

In 28 E. 1. having foundedEsc. 18 E. 1. n. 87. a Chantry for two Priests to celebrate Divine Service daily, in the Chapel of our Lady, within the Castle of Prudhou; for their support he amortizedEsc. 18 E. 1. n. 87. two Tofts, one hundred and eighteen Acres of Land, and five Acres of Meadow in Prudhou. And, having been summonedClaus. de iisd. an. [...] dorso. to Parliament, from 23 E. 1. till 1 E. 2. inclusive, departedEsc. 1. E. 2. n. 48. this life the same year; being then seisedEsc. 1. E. 2. n. 48. of the Castle of Prudhou, with its members. Likewise of the Valley of [...]ede, in which the Castle of Herbotel is; which Valley he held, by the service of defending it from Wolves and Thieves. Also of 200 Acres of Land in Alwenton; with the Royalty of ten Towns, viz. Alwenton, Clenhill, Byddelesden, Angreham, Fandon, Rhyhill, Scarberton, Nedderton, Bown­don, and Thirnom; all which did owe suit to his Court at Herbotel, but yielded nothing else to him; leaving Robert de Vnfranvill his Son and Heir, at that time thirty years of age.

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But he had an elder Son called Gilbert, who died before him. Which Gilbert in 24 E. 1. was que­stioned Claus. 24 E. 1 m. 4. in the Parliament held at Barwick, upon the Octaves of the Assumption of the Blessed Vir­gin; for striking of Hugh de Lowther, an Officer to the King there, and diedPat. 34 E. 1. m. 36. in 31 E. 1. without Issue. He had also another Son called Thomas, who was a servantPat. 34 E. 1. m. 36. in Court to King Edward First, to whom he gavePat. 34 E. 1. m. 36. certain Lands in Redesdale.

I come now to Robert, Robert. Son and Successor to the before-specified Gilbert. This Robert, in the life­time of his Father, scil. 31 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 10. in the Wars of Scotland: and the same year obtained a Char­ter Cart. 31 E. 1. n. 19. for Free-warren in all his Demesn Lands at Faldingworth, in Com. Linc. In 33 E. 1. he had LicenseCart. [...] E. 1. a. 72. for a Market every week, upon the Wed­nesday at Barewesfourd, in Com. Northumb. As al­so for a Fair yearly upon the Feast-day of S. Martin, in Winter; with Free-warrenCart. [...] E. 1. a. 72. in that Lordship; and likewise in all his Lands at Ingon and Flote­weyton in the same County. And in 1 E. 2. upon the death of his Father (as before is observed) doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 1 E. 2. m. 24. of all the Lands whereof he died seised.

Soon after which; viz. before the end of that year, he was joyned in CommissionPat. 1 E. 2. p. 2. m. 5. with William [Page 507] Lord Ros of Hamlake, and Henry Lord Beaumont in the Lieutenancy of Scotland; bearing the title Pat. 1 E. 2. p. [...]. m. 5. of Earl of Angus, his Father being then dead. But this power continuing to him not much above one year; he was afterwards constitutedRot. Scoc. 2. E▪ 2. m. 14 joynt Governour with the same Lords of that part of Scotland, lying betwixt Barwick upon Twede, and the River of Forthe; as alsoRot. Scoc. 2. E▪ 2. m. 14 of the Marches of Anandale, Carrik, and Galwey. And in 4 E. 2. had summonsRot: Scoc. 4 E. 2. in dorso m. 5. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Rokesburgh upon the Feast day of S. Peter ad Vincula, thence to march with the King against the Scots.

After this, in 11 E. 2. he was appointedRot. Scoc. 11 E. 2. n. [...]4. one of the Commissioners to Treat with Robert de Brus, and his Complices, for a Truce betwixt both Realms. And had summonsClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament from 2 E. 2. till 18 E. 2.

This Robert marryed two Wives; viz. Lucie Claus. 12 E. 3. [...]. 1. m. 14. the Daughter of Philip de Kyme, and at length Heir to her Brother William; by whom he had issue Gilbert; his Son and Heir; and Elizabeth a Daughter, married to Gilbert de Burdon with which Lucie he hadEsc. 1 [...] E. 2. n. 78. in marriage the Mannor of Faldyngworth, in Com. Linc.

The name of his second Wife was Alianore Ex Coll. R. Gl. S.; but whose Daughter I have not seen; by whom he had issueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Sir Robert de Vnfranvill, and Thomas; as also a Daughter called Annore, WifeClaus. 1 E. 3. in dorso m. 14. of Stephen, Son and Heir to Sir Richard Waleys.

Which Gilbert Gilbert. (his Son and Heir) in 5 E. 3. fa­vouringYp [...]d. N. 112. n. 20. the title of Edward de Baillol (as divers other noble Persons did) attendedYp [...]d. N. 112. n. 20. him to King Edward, when he made his claim to the Crown of Scotland: But King Edward having givenYp [...]d. N. 112. n. 20. his Sister in marriage to David the Son, of Robert de Brus; did notIbid. at all incline to Baillol. Whereup­on Baillol entringIbid. Scotland near Dumfermelyn; this Gilbert, with many other of the English, accom­panied Ibid. him; and obtained a great VictoryIbid. over Brus his party near Gleddismore.

In 9 E. 3. this Gilbert was againRot. Scoc. [...] E. 3. m. 27. in the Wars of Scotland; and in 11 E. 3. hadClaus. 11 E. 3. p. 1. m. 34. an allowance of cclxxiv l. i s. viij d. for wages due to himself and his men in those Wars. In 12 E. 3. uponClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 14. the death of William de Kyme, without issue; doing his Homage, he had LiveryClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 14. of the Mannors of S [...]tby, Stalyngburgh, Hesyll and Paddokthorp, in Com. Ebor. Kyme, Asewardby, Me [...]hringham, Baumburgh, Calseby, Elkyngton, and Ivyngham: Likewise of one Messuage, one Carucate of Land, sixty Acres of Meadow: as also of seven pounds yearly Rent in Somercotes, Saltfie [...]by, and Skyd­broke, in Com. Linc. which thereby descended to him as next Heir to the said William, by Lucie his Sister: All which were by a Fine levyed in 8 E. 3. so setled, for want of issue of the said William de Kyme. And the same year had an AssignationIbid. p. 3. m. 9. of liij l. iv s. in arrear to him and his men at Arms, for their service in Scotland, under the command of the Earl of Warwick, then General of the King's Army in those Wars.

In 13 E. 3. upon the marriage of Robert, his eldest Son, with Margaret the Daughter of Henry Lord Percy, he grantedPat. 45 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 5. per Inspex. to them, and to the Heirs of their two bodies lawfully begotten, the Mannor of Stalingburgh, in Com. Linc.

In 14 E. 3. he was joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 14 E. 3. m. 10. with Henry Lord Percy, and Raph Lord Nevill, to treat and conclude of a Truce with the Scots: and in 16 E. 3. was againRot. Scoc. 16 E. 3. m. 12. in the Wars of Scotland. Furthermore, in 17 E. 3. he was in Commission Rot. Scoc. 17 E. 3. m. 4. with the Bishop of Durham and others, to see the Truce then made, to be well observed in all parts where the King's Interest lay. And being thus possessed of this great Inheritance in Lincolnshire, by descent from his Mother (as hath been observed) obtained a grantCart. 17 E. 2. n. 29. from the King of two Fairs yearly, at his Mannor of South-Kyme, in Com. Linc. one, on the Eve and morrow after the Feast of S. George: the other, on the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Peter ad vincula.

In 19 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 14. in another Expedition then made into France: and the same year again joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. with the Bishop of Carlisle and others, to see the Truce with the Scots firmly kept in the Marches. In 20 Edw. 3. he wasT. Wals. 127. n. 40. one of the chief Commanders of the English Army, in the Battel of Durham, where the Scots had a great overthrow, David de Brus their King, being there taken PrisonerT. Wals. 127. n. 40.. And in 25 Edw. 3. by his Peti­tion Pat. 25 E. 3. p. 1. m. 31. exhibited to the King and his Council in Parliament; setting forth, that he and his Ancestors, time out of mind, used to have the custody of all Prisoners taken within his liberty of Redesdale, to be kept in his Prison of Herbotill Castle; and, that the said Castle of Herbotill was so much ru­ined by those Wars with the Scots, that it could not sufficiently retain them; desired that he might have leave to keep all such Prisoners in his Castle at Prudhou, until he could repair that at Hervotill. Whereupon, the King receiving certain informa­tion Ibid., that the decays and ruine at Hervotill were not through his neglect, but through the causes before-mentioned; did grantIbid. him leave to keep them at Prudhou-Castle, for the space of ten years then next following.

In 26 Edw. 3. upon some apprehensionRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 5. of an Invasion by the French, he was put in Commission Rot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 5. with the Lords Percy and Nevill, for the arming and arraying of all Knights, Esquires, and others, in the County of Northumberland, for the defence of those parts. And, the same year was joyned Rot. Scoc. 26 E. 3. m. 2: with those Lords in guarding the Marches of Scotland, on the borders of Northumberland.

In 30 E. 3. he was CommissionedRot. Scoc. 30 E. [...]. m. 6. with the then Bishop of Durham, and some others, to Treat with the Prelates and Nobles of Scotland, touching the redemption of David de Brus (their King) still Prisoner in England; as also touching a final peace betwixt both Realms: and in 36 E. 3. doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 36 E. 3. m. 3. of the Mannor of Burwell, in Com. Linc. by the death of Ioane, the Widow of William de Kyme, who till then held it in Dower. In 41 Edw. 3. he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 41 E. 3. m. 5. one of the Commissioners to survey the Marches of Scotland; and to Treat with David de Brus, and those of that Nation, touching satisfaction for such injuries as had been done by the Subjects of either Realm to each other, contrary to the Articles and Truce con­cluded on at Barwick 3 Oct. An. 1357. And in 43 Edw. 3. was againRot. Scoc. 43 E. 3. m. 2 [...] joyned in Commission with the Bishop of Durham, and others, for guarding of the East Marches.

About this time, in rightRot. Fin. 43 E. 3. m. 6. of Maud his Wife, Sister of Anthony de Lucy; and Cousin and Heir to Ioane, Daughter and Heir to him the said Anthony deceased (by whom he had issue) he obtained Li­very Rot. Fin. 43 E. 3. m. 6. of the Lands of her Inheritance, his Homage being respited. And in 44 Edw. 3. was joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 44 E. 3. m. 4. with the Bishop of Carlisle, and others, for guarding of the West [...] Marches: So like­wise, the next ensuing year againRot. Scoc. 45 E. 3. m. 2. with the Bishop of Durham, and others, for the East-Marches. [Page 508] Which Commission was renewedRot. Scoc. 46 E. 3. m. 1. to them, in 46 Edw. 3. as wasIbid. m. 4. that to the Bishop of Carlis [...]e, and others, for the West-Marches.

In 3 R. 2. he obtained a CharterCart. 3 R. 2. n. 6. to himself and Maud de Lucy his Wife, and to the Heirs of her the said Maud for Free-warren, in all her Demesn Lands of Allerdale, in Com. Cumbr. And having given Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 917 b. n. 10. twenty pounds to the Monks of Newminster, and Pat. 39 E. 3. p. 1. m. 26. twenty nine Messuages, and forty two Ox-gangs of Land lying in Immyngham, in Com. Linc. unto the Canons of Kyme in that County, for their bet­ter support; and performance of certain Works of Piety, according to his special appointment: as also been summonedClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament from 6 E. 3. till 4 R. 2. departedEsc. 4 R. 2. n. 57. this life without issue sur­viving, 7 Ian. 4 Ric. 2. being then seisedEsc. 4 R. 2. n. 57. of the Mannor of Newton-Kyme, and Puddocthorpe, in Com. Ebor. Thorstanton in Hankedon, in Com. Suff. of the Castle and Mannor of Prudhou; of the Mannor of Ovyngham; of the Castle of Her­botill, with the Mannors of Oterbourne, Fletway­ton, and Faudon, in Com. Northumb. Of the Castle and Honour of Cokermouth, with the Mannors of Wygtone and Papcastre, in Com. Cumbr. and of the Mannors of Skeldingthorp, Solthaugh, Kyme, Alwardby, Thorpe, Croste, Burwell, Calceby, Skyrbek, Brausolace, Kirketon, Multon, Fle­thergate, Immingham, Stalyngburgh, Sotteby, Faldingworth, Skeldinghope and Gosthagh, in Com. Linc. leaving Alianore the Wife of Henry Talboys, Daughter of Elizabeth, sometime Wife of Gilbert Burdon his Sister, his Niece and next Heir, at that time forty years of age. Which Alianore doing her HomageRot. Fin. 4 R. 2. n. 7. the same year, had LiveryRot. Fin. 4 R. 2. n. 7. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

Maud the Widow of this deceased Earl Gilbert surviving.

Which Maud afterwards became the WifeMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 97 a. n. 60. of Henry Lord Percy, the first Earl of Northumberland of that name: and in An. 1383. (7 Ric. 2.) gave Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 97 a. n. 60. twenty Marks to the Canons of Drax, in Com. Ebor. to solemnize the Obit of this Gilbert Earl of Angos (her former Husband) on the day of the Epiphany every year, with Placebo and Dirige; and on the morrow after with Mass of Requiem for his Soul.

This last Earl Gilbert had twoClaus. 4 R. 2. m. 20. Brothers of the half blood (as I have already observed) viz. Sir Ro­bert de Vmfravill Knight, and Thomas; Thomas. which Sir Robert diedClaus. 4 R. 2. m. 20. in his life-time without issue. Whereupon the said Thomas, as his next Heir male, in 4 Ric. 2. doing his Homage, had LiveryIbid. of the Castle of Herbotill, and Mannor of Otterburne, which by the death of the said Gilbert without issue, by vertue of especial entail descended to him. This Thomas, Thomas. by Ioane the Daughter of Adam de Rodom, had issueRot. Fin. 15 H. 6. m. 13. two Sons, both Knights; viz. Sir Thomas de Vmfravill, and Sir Robert. Which Sir Thomas de Vmfravill had issue Gilbert; during whose minority King Ric. 2. grantedPat. 11 H. 4. p. 1. m. 11. unto Raph Earl of Westmorland, the Governourship of the Castle of Herbotill. Which Gilbert Gilbert. in 11 Hen. 4. thoughPat. 11 H. 4. p. 1. m. 11. he had not then accomplished his full age, obtained LiveryPat. 11 H. 4. p. 1. m. 11. of that Castle by the King's consent.

In 14 Hen. 4. this Gilbert (called EarlLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 700. T. Wal. p. 424 of Kyme by some Historians) wentLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 700. T. Wal. p. 424 with the Earl of Arun­dell, and others, to assist the Duke of Burgundy against the Duke of Orleance. And in 5 Henry 5. wasT. Wals. [...]45. n. 20. at the Siege of Caen: In 6 Hen. 5. having still the titleLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 7 [...]3. of Earl of Kyme, he wasLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 7 [...]3. also at the Siege of Roan: and the same year, shortly after Easter, was sentT. Wals. p. 448. n. 30. by the King to lay Siege to the Castle of Nully le Uesque: but in 9 Hen. 5. ac­companying Ibid. 454 n. 20. Thomas Duke of Cla [...]ence; in that rash adventure of passing a River and Marish in disorder; out of too eager a desire to give Battel to the Duke of Orleance, was there slainIbid. 454 n. 20., leaving his four Sisters his Heirs; viz. Lib. cedul. p. 270. Li [...]c. Elizabeth then unmarried; Ioane the Wife of Sir Thomas Lambert Knight; Margaret the Wife of William Lodington; and Agnes the Wife of Thomas Hagerston.

¶I now come to Sir Robert de Vmfravill, the younger Son of Thomas, by Ioane the Daughter of Adam de Rodom.

This Sir Robert de Vmfravill Robert. being a KnightInstit. of the Garter per. E. [...] p. 610. of the Garter, temp. Hen. 4. with Sir Robert de Ogle Knight, in 1 Hen. 5. were imployedRot. Scoc. 1. H. 5. m. 4. as Commis­sioners, to Treat and conclude with the Commis­sioners of Robert Duke of Albani, then Regent of Scotland, touching the Peace of both Realms. In 11 Hen. 6. he was possessedEx [...] penès Joh. [...] Lumley, A 1578. of Redesdale and Kyme: but departed [...] this life 6 Cal. Ian. An. 1436. (15 Hen. 6.) and was buried [...] before the Altar of S. Mary Magdalen, in the Abby of New­minster, being then seised [...] of the Castle of Her­botill, and Mannor of Otterburne; to himself, and the Heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by vertue of a Fine [...] levyed tres septim. Pasch. 1 Ric. 2. betwixt Gilbert de Vmfravill, then Earl of Angos Plaintiff, and Iohn de Haburgh Clerk, Deforciant; whereby, for want of issue of him the said Earl, that Castle and Mannor were to devolve to Sir Ro­bert de Vmfravill Knight, and to the Heirs male of his body lawfully begotten; with remainder to Thomas de Vmfravill, Brother of the said Sir Robert, and to the Heirs male of his body; and for lack of such issue, to Thomas de Vmfravill Son of Ioane, Daughter of Adam de Rodom, and the Heirs male of his body; with remainder to Ro­bert the Son of the said Ioane, and the Heirs male of his body; and for default of such issue, to the right Heirs of the said Earl.

Which Thomas Son of Ioane, Daughter to Adam Rodom, being so seised: and having issueIbid. Gilbert, who died without issue male; the said Robert de Vmfravill (Son of Ioane) became seisedIbid. of that Castle and Mannor. But dyingIbid. without issue; by virtue of the before-specified EntailIbid., they came to Walter Tailboys, Cousin and Heir to the before-specified Earl, viz. Ibid. Son of Walter, Son of Alianore, Daughter of Elizabeth, Sister to him the said Earl. Which Walter then, scil. 15 Hen. 6. had Livery Ibid. of them, his Homage beingIbid. respited.

Tani.

IN the time of King William the Conqueror Robert de Tani Robert. was one of the witnessesMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 371. n. 60. to the Charter of that King, for his foundation of the Abby at Selby in Com. Ebor. To whom succeeded Hasculf de Tani, Hasculf. who in 5 Steph. hadRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Es [...] Hertf. a great sute with Rualo de Abrincis, and then gave a FineIbid. to the King of xvj l. xvij s. viij d. that he might enjoy those Lands in Essex, in demesne, which William de Boevill did unjustly detein from him.

To this Hasculf succeeded Rainald de Tani, Rainald. who bestowedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 649 b. n. 60. the Church of Bengeho on the Monks of Bermundsey, in Com. Surr. (Maud, his Mother givingIbid. 643. n. 40. them also that of Fi [...]hide.) And to him [Page 509] Gruel Gruel. (or Grailand) de Tani, his BrotherIbid. 643. n. 40.; who, in 12 Hen. 2. uponLib. rub. Essex. the Assessment of that Aid, then levied, for marrying the King's Daughter, cer­tified Lib. rub. Essex. his Knights-Fees, de veteri feoffamento, to be three and an half. Which Gruel died in 26 H. 2. as it seems: for then had another Hasculf (whom I presume to be his Son) liveryRot. Pip. [...]6 H. 2. Essex. of his Lands, paying One hundred pound for his Relief. Which Hasculf, Hasculf. in 31 Hen. 2. accountedRot. Pip. 31 H. 2. Lond. Midd. Lxxxvj l. xiij s. iv d. to the Exchequer, which he owed to Andrew Bokerell for the soke of London: and in 2 Ric. 1. upon collection of the Scutage of Wales, paidRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. E [...]ex. Lxv s. for those Knights-Fees he then had.

To this Hasculf, succeeded Gilbert de Tani, Gilbert: who in 5 Ric. 1. paidRot. Pip. 5 R. 1. Essex. one hundred pounds for his Re­lief. In 6 Ric. 1. upon collection of the Scutage for the King's Redemption, this Gilbert answered Rot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Essex. vij l. x s. and in 16 Ioh. upon the collection of the Scutage of Poictou (assessedRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Essex. at three Marks) paidRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Essex. fifteen pounds for seven Knights Fees; the Lordships of Auvilers and Angre, being partTesta de [...]. of his Barony: and departingRot. Fin. 5 H. 3. m. 2. this life in 5 Hen. 3. leftRot. Fin. 5 H. 3. m. 2. William de Fauburgh; Maud the Wife of Adam de Legh; and Nicholas de Beauchamp his next Heirs. Whereupon, payingIbid. & Rot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Essex. one hundred pounds for their Relief, the Sheriffs of Essex, Cantabr. and Suff. had commandIbid. & Rot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Essex. to make Livery unto them of the Lands of their Inheritance.

¶Of this Family (I presume) was also Peter de Thani; Peter. who, in 20 Hen. 3. being constituted Sheriff Pat. 20 H. 3. m. 8. of the Counties of Essex and Hertford, as also GovernourPat. 20 H. 3. m. 8. of Hertford Castle, and the honour of Boloine, continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. [...]. Sheriff of those Counties for the two next ensuing years, and half the twenty third year.

Which Peter had issueMona [...]. Angl. Vol. 2. 19 [...]. n. 10. Iohn de Thani, Iohn. who be­stowed Mona [...] Angl. Vol. 2. 19 [...]. n. 10. on the Canons of Waltham his Mannor of Theydon-Bois, in Com. Essex. To whom suc­ceeded Richard de Thani, Richard. his SonRot. Fin. 30 H. 3. m. 13. and Heir; who in 30 Hen. 3. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 30 H. 3. m. 13. of those Lands which were of the Inheritance of Mar­garet his Wife, Daughter and Heir to William Fitz-Richard.

In 44 Hen. 3: this Richard was Sheriff [...] of the Counties of Essex and Hertford; so likewise for [...] half the 45. year. But, in 49 Hen. 3. being [...] in that grand Rebellion of the Barons, suffered in the seisure [...] of his Lands, as other his adherents did. Howbeit, in 51 Hen. 3. through the mediation [...] of Roger de Leybourne, being received [...] into the King's favour;Richard. he had restitution [...] of them again: and in 52 Hen. 3. was made GovernourPat. 52 H. 3. m. 14. of Hadley Castle. After which e're long, viz. in 55 Hen. 3. he departed [...] this life, being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Elmestede, Chigenhall, and La [...]on-Tany, in Com. Essex; with the Advowson of the Church of Chigenhall, and moity of the Advow­son of the Church of La [...]on-Tany; leaving Richard his Son [...] and Heir thirty years of age.

Which Richard died [...] in 24 Edw. 1. leaving Roger Roger. his Son [...]. 24 E. 1. n. 16. and Heir eighteen years of age. But neither he nor his Posterity, having summons to Parliament, I shall not speak farther of them.

¶Of this Family also was Lucas de Thani; Lucas. who in 9 Edw. 3. was constitutedPat. 9 E. 1. [...]. 15. Justice of all the King's Forests South of Trent: but the next en­suing year, beingT. Wals. p. 11. n. 10. a valiant Souldier, and inT. Wals. p. 11. n. 10. that Expedition then made into Wales; upon a skirmish with the Welch, who were too strong for him and his party, endeavouringT. Wals. p. 11. n. 10. to pass a Bridge (begun by the King, but not finished) he had the fate to be drownedT. Wals. p. 11. n. 10., with many more in that Retreit. Others sayH. Knighton 2464. n. 30., that it was by passing the River in Boats; which being over-laden, sunk them.

Windsore.

AT the time of the general Survey made by King William the Conqueror, Walter Fitz-Other Walter. possessedDomesd. lib. in iisd. com. three Lordships in Sur­rey; two in Hantshire, three in Buckingham­shire, and four in Middlesex; of which Stan­well was not the least, where his Descendents for divers ages afterwards, had their chief Seat.

This Walter being WardenEx Autogr. penès Tho. nu­per D. Windsore. of the Forest of Berkshire, and CastellanEx Autogr. penès Tho. nu­per D. Windsore. of Windsore, assumed his sirname from that place: and had issue three Sons; viz. Ex autogr. penès Tho. nu­per D. Windsore. William, Robert, and Girald.

Of these, Robert hadIbid. Estone, in Com. Buck. And Girald being CastellanIbid. of Pembroke, married MS. de red­bu [...] Hibern. in Bibl. Bodl. [...]. 97. Tom. 2. Nesta a Daughter to Rhese Prince of Wales; from whose loins the noble Family of Fitz-Girald in Ireland, do derive their descent. But I return to William.

To this William, William. Maud the Empress ratified Ex autogr. ut supra. those grants which had been made to his Ance­stors, of the custody of Windsore Castle; and of all his Lands, in as full manner, as they enjoyed them, in the time of her Father King Henry the First.

To whom succeeded another William, William. his Son. Which William in 12 Hen. 2. upon the assessment of the Aid, then levyed, for marrying the King's Daughter; certifiedLib. rub. sub tit. Buck. that he had sixteen Knights Fees and an half, de veteri Feoffamento; and three, and an half, de novo; for which in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Buck. xij l. ij s. ij d. In 18 Hen. 2. upon the collection of the Scutage of those who were not in that Expedition then made into Ireland, he an­swered Rot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Buck. Bedf. xviij l. iij s. iv d. and in 6 Ric. 1. attend­ed Rot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Buck. Bedf. the King into Normandy.

To this last mentioned William succeeded Walter his Son and Heir; who was also in that Expedition of Normandy, in 6 Ric. 1. which Walter, Walter. shortly after, dying without issue male, Christian de Wind­sore (his Daughter I suppose) in 5 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 5. Joh. Essex [...] Heref. a Fine of two hundred and twenty Marks, that it might be tryed whether she were his next Heir, or not; and to have Livery of the Lands whereof he died seised. But, in 8 Ioh. this Christian, with Duncan de Lascells her Husband; as also Raphe de Hosdeng, gave a FineRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Buck. Bedf. to the King of two hundred and forty Marks for Livery of those Lands.

How long they enjoyed them I cannot say: for it appears, that in 14 Ioh. William de Windsore (a younger Brother to the said Walter) gaveRot. Pip. 14 Joh. Lond. Midd. one hundred pounds for Livery of the same: and, as it seemeth, gained part of them. For, in 16 Ioh. uponRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Buck, Bedf. collection of the Scutage of Poictou, I find that he hadRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Buck, Bedf. nine Knights Fees, and an eighth part, being the moity of the honour of William de Windsore, as the Record expresseth, for which he paidRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Buck, Bedf. xviij l. v s.

Wherefore, forasmuch as this Barony became thus rent insunder, I shall not take any farther notice of his Descendents, than to observe; that in 43 Edw. 3. one of them, viz. another William William. being constitutedPat. 43 E. 3. p. 1. m. 27. Lieutenant of Ireland, had in consi­deration Pat. 43 E. 3. p. 1. m. 27. thereof, for his better support in the King's service, a grantPat. 43 E. 3. p. 1. m. 27. of a thousand Marks per Annum, to be paid out of the King's Exchequer, [Page 510] until such time as the King should grant Lands and Rents of that value to himself and his Heirs for ever: and, that he had, immediately thereupon, aIbid. grant of the Mannor and Castle of Dungar­van; as also of the Castle called Black-Castle, to him and the Heirs of his body. Likewise, that in 3 Ric. 2. he was by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. retained to serve the King with one hundred men at Arms for half a year; and, that in considerationIbid. thereof, he had restitutionIbid. of the Lands which were belonging to Alice Perers (sometime a Concubine to King Ed­ward 3.) then his WifeIbid., which were in the King's hands by reasonIbid. of her forfeiture. More­over, that he thereupon wasT. Wals. 247. n. 30. in that Expedition then made into France, in aid of the Duke of Britanny, underT. Wals. 247. n. 30. the command of Thomas of Wodstoke, Earl of Buckingham: and that he had summonsClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 5, 6 and 7 Ric. 2. but not after; nor none of his Posterity, until the time of King Henry the Eighth, as in due place I shall shew.

Fitz-Raphe.

IN the time of the Conqueror Raphe Fitz-Hu­bert heldD [...]mesd. in iisden. com. ten Lordships in Notinghamshire, and thirty seven in Com. Derb. whereof Criche was one; as alsoD [...]mesd. in iisden. com. the Lordship of Gunnebi, in Com. Linc. and Dalbi, in Com. Leic.

This Raphe Fitz-Hubert adhering to King Stephen in his Wars against Maude the Empress, was a fie [...]ceMatth. West. in an. 1140. 5 Steph. man, and a greatMatth. West. in an. 1140. 5 Steph. Plunderer, and having surprizedMatth. West. in an. 1140. 5 Steph. the Castle of Devises, in Waltshire, by a stratagem, boastedMatth. West. in an. 1140. 5 Steph. that he would, through the advantage of that strong Hold, subject all the Countries betwixt Winchester and Lon­don: and to strengthen himself the better so to do, sentMatth. West. in an. 1140. 5 Steph. for Souldiers out of Flanders: but through the subtilty of one Iohn, then Captain of the Castle at Marlebergh, he was at length taken Pri­soner Matth. West. in an. 1140. 5 Steph.; and because he refused to deliver up the Devises to the Empress, hangedMatth. West. in an. 1140. 5 Steph. as a Thief.

To this Raphe Fitz Hubert, Raphe. succeeded Raphe his Son and Heir; who in the time of King Henry 1. gave [...] An­glic. Vol 2. 527. n. 30. to the Knight-Templars four yard Land in Hert [...]orne, in Com. Derb.

And to him succeeded Hubert, Hubert. commonly called Hubert Fitz-Raphe; which Hubert gaveIbid. F. 230 b. n. 30. & 40. & 2 [...]1 b. n 2 [...]. & 60. to the Monks of Oerler, in Com. Derb. his Lands of Pen [...]ric, Ripplei, Uechiltho, and so much of C [...]ilwell as belonged to Pencric; as alsoIbid F. 230 b. n. 30. & 40. & 2 [...]1 b. n 2 [...]. & 60. part of his Woods at Criche, and the AdvowsonIbid F. 230 b. n. 30. & 40. & 2 [...]1 b. n 2 [...]. & 60. of the Church of Criche: and toIbid. 95. n. 60. the Canons of Thurgarton certain Lands in Scartheclive in Com. Derb.

In 11 Hen. 2. this Hubert accountedRot. Pip. 11 H. 2. Nott. Derb. twenty pounds to the King, upon levying the Scutage of Wales. And in 12 Hen. 2. upon levying the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, certified Lib. rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Nott. his Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento, to be in number twenty; for which in 14 Hen. 2. he paid Rot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Nott. Derb. twenty Marks. In 23 Henry 2. he answered Rot. Pip. 23 H. 2. Nott. Derb. twenty Marks to the King's Exchequer, to have the King's Writ of Right, for recovery of his part of the Lands of Wigot de Lincoln. And in 33 Hen. 2. made PartitionRot. Pip. 23 H. 2. Nott. Derb. with Henry de Stutevill, of certain Knights Fees belonging jointly to them.

This Hubert had a SisterLib. rub. ut supra. with whom Henry de Costentyne hadLib. rub. ut supra. in [...]ank-marriage ten Knights Fees.

In 6 Ric. 1. upon collection of the Scutage for the King's Redemption, he paidRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Nott. Derb. twenty pounds for the Knights Fees then held of him: andRot. Pip. 7 R. 1. Nott. Derb. in 7 Ric. 1. forty Marks to be exempted from go­ing into Normandy, in the Expedition then made thither; and to have the benefit of Scutage of his own Tenants.

In 1 Ioh. he paidRot. Pip. 1 Joh. N. Derb. Cart. 1. Joh. p. 2. m. 19. a Fine of thirty Marks to the King, that his Mannor of Criche might be freed from any exaction of the King's Foresters; and that he might have the sole liberty of hunting in his own Woods there; as alsoRot. Pip. 1. Joh. N. Derb. Cart. 1. Joh. p. 2. m. 19. that those Woods might not be Afforested. In 12 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Nott. Derb. two hundred Marks, and two Palfries, for license to pass beyond Sea. And in 3 Hen. 3. upon levying the first Scutage of that King, paidRot. Pip. 3 H. 3. Nott. Derb. thirty Marks for those fifteen Knights Fees he then had; but died not long after: for in 6 Hen. 3. the King grantedRot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 1. to Philip Marc (then a great man in Notinghamshire) the marriage of the Son and Heir of Iulian the Daughter of this Hubert.

Maine.

AMongst those who were witnesses to that grant, made by William de Braose, to the Monks of S. Florence, at Salmure in France (whereof King William the Conqueror, and Maud his Queen, were some of the number) Walter de Meduana is there taken noticeMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 581 a. n. 40. of for one. From which Walter Walter. descended another Walter; who in 12 Hen. 2. upon the assessing of that Aid then le­vyed, for marrying the King's Daughter, certified Lib. rub: tit. Kent. his Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento, to be twenty; and those de novo, nine: for all which, in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Kent. xx l. ij s. viij d.

In 18 Hen. 2. upon levying the Scutage of Ire­land, this Walter being not in that Expedition, paidRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Kent. twenty nine pounds: andRot. Pip. 38 H. 2. Kent. in 33 Hen. 2. fifteen pounds, in regard he was not with the King's Army at Galwaie. But farther I have not seen of him, than that he married the Widow of Roger Earl of Hereford; and that she surviving him, up­on collectionRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Kent. of the Scutage of Wales, in 2 R. 1. paid xiv l. x s. for his Knights Fees, which were de veteri Feoffamento.

Say.

THE first mention of this name where­with I have met, is in Anno 1083. (16 William Conqueror) Picot de Say, Picot. one of the principalOrd. Vit. 581 A. persons in Com. Salop. under that potent person Roger de Montgomeri, Earl of Shrewis­bury, then attendingOrd. Vit. 581 A. him, at his Dedication of that great Abby which he then Founded without the East-gate there.

The next is of Engelran de Say; Engelran. who, in 3 Steph. uponIbid. [...] B. those differences betwixt King Stephen, and Maud the Empress; afterIbid. [...] B. two years Truce be­twixt that King, and Geffrey of Anjou (then her Husband) took Prisoners Rainald de Dunstanvill (one of the Illegitimate Sons of King Henry the First) and Baldwin de Redvers, who were two of her chief Adherents.

[Page 511] And in 6 Steph. being withIbid. 922 B. him in that fatal Battel of Lincoln, where he lost the day, and was takenIbid. 922 B. Prisoner; when others turned their backs, manifested his courage, fightingIbid. 922 B. it out stoutly to the last.

After him I come to William de Say; William. who took to WifeMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 449 b. n. 30. &c. Beatrix the Daughter ofMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 449 b. n. 30. &c. William, and SisterMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 449 b. n. 30. &c. to Geffrey de Mandevill, Earl of Essex: by by whom he had issueEx coll. R. Gl. S. two Sons, viz. William and Geffrey. Which William William. (the Son) departing Ex coll. R. Gl. S. this world, whilst his Father was alive, left issue Rot. Pip. 10 R. 1. Essex & He [...]tf. per lns [...]ex. two Daughters his Heirs; viz. Beatrix, who marriedRot. Pip. 10 R. 1. Essex & He [...]tf. per lns [...]ex. to Geffrey Fitz-Piers; from whom those of that line, who afterwards assumed the sir­name of Mandevill, and became Earls of Essex, did descend (as I shall shew in due place) and Maud who marriedRot. Pip. 10 R. 1. Essex & He [...]tf. per lns [...]ex. to William de Bocland. Which Maud, in 30 Hen. 2. with the consent of her Sister Beatrix (by a FineIbid. levyed in the King's Court at Melkesham, upon the Feast-day of the Conversion of S. Paul, had an AssignationIbid. of her purparty of those Lands whereof her Father died seised.

But I return to Geffrey Geffrey. the second Son. In 4 Ric. 1. upon [...] that memorable League made at Hainou betwixt that King, and Henry the Em­peror, whereby King Richard, upon the payment of seventy thousand Marks of Silver, was to be enlarged from his Imprisonment: William de Longchamp Bishop of Ely, and Chancellour of England, returning [...] into this Realm, with the Emperour's golden Bull, testifying the same; he enjoyned [...] some of the Bishops and Barons to go back with him thither; amongst which this Gef­frey de Say was [...] one; which Geffrey having mar­ried Ex coll. R: Gl. S. the Sister and Coheir to Walkeline Maminot, departed this life in 16 Ioh. as it seems: for then did Geffrey Geffrey. his Son give [...] four hundred Marks to the King for Livery of the Lands of his Inheri­tance, both by his Father and Mother; and soon after ratified [...] to the Canons of Begeham, in Com. Suss. the Land of Brocele, which was part [...] of his Barony, and first given [...] to them by Walkeline de Maminot his Ancestor; as also the grant [...] of the Church of S. Nicholas at Greenwich, which Geffrey his Father, and Alice his Mother had for­merly made unto them.

This last mentioned Geffrey took to Wife [...] Alice, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Iohn de Cheney; and confirmed [...] to the Canons of Rudham, in Com. Norff. all those grants which William de Cayneto (id est Chen [...]y) and Iohn de Cheney, Nephew of that William, had made unto them: And for [...] the Soul of Alice his Wife, and the Souls of his Ancestors, &c. did of his own gift addeIbid. the Church of S. Margaret at Thorpe. Moreover, he gave [...] to the Knights Hospitallers, the Mannor of S [...]dlescombe, in Sussex; and by the assent [...] of Alice de Cheney his Wife, ratified [...] to the Monks of Bermondesey in Surrey, those Lands in Dilekersh, which Walkeline Maminot, his Pre­decessor, had given to them.

But being in Arms against King Iohn, with others of the Barons in 17 Ioh. his Lands and Fees lying in the Counties of Kent, Bedf. Buc [...]. North­ton. Cantabr. Essex, Hertford, Norf. Suff. and Linc. were given [...] to Peter de Crohun. How­beit, after the death of that King he was received to favour (as others, who returned to their due obe­dience, were) and in 8 Hen. 3. upon [...] levying the Scutage of Montgomery, answered [...] for twenty seven Knights Fees, of the Fees of Maminot; as also [...] for fifteen more of the Fees of Ingelram Pa­tric: and diedRot. Vasc. 14 H. 3. p. 2. m. 4. in Gascoigne upon Monday next preceding the Feast of S. Barth [...]lmew, 14 Hen. 3.

Whereupon William William. his Son and Heir doing his HomageRot. Vasc. 14 H. 3. p. 2. m. 4., had LiveryRot. Vasc. 14 H. 3. p. 2. m. 4. of all the Lands whereof he died seised; the King being contented to accept Rot. Vasc. 14 H. 3. p. 2. m. 4. of his Relief; viz. one hundred pounds, by forty Marks per annum, to be paid at Michaelmass and Easter, by even portions, into the Receipt of his Exchequer; and confirmedEx Registr. de Ber­mundesey. to the Monks of Ber­mundesey in Com. Surr. those grants of the Church of Berling in Kent, of Walkeline Maminot his Predecessor; as also of those which Geffrey de Say his Grandfather, and Geffrey de Say his Father had formerly made thereof.

In 44 Hen. 3. this William was constituted Pat. 44 H. 3. m. 10. Governour of the Castle at Rochester: but in 48 Hen. 3. beingH. Knigh­ton 2451. 27. in the Battel of Lew [...]s (on the King's part) he fledH. Knigh­ton 2451. 27. from thence, and depart­ed Esc. 56 H. 3. n. 37. this life in 56 Hen. 3. leaving William William. his Son and Heir, at that time nineteenEsc. 56 H. 3. n. 37. years of age; being then seisedEsc. 56 H. 3. n. 37. of the Mannors of Stratton, in Com. Norf. Codham, Berlyng, Strete, West-Grenewich and Burgham, in Com. Cantii, and of the Advowson of the Church of Stre [...]e; which Mannor of Berlyng he heldIbid. as a Baron; as also Ibid. the Mannor of West-Grenewich by Barony; be­ing to RepairIbid. part of Rochester Bridge; as also a certain house in Dover Castle, for his Barony in Kent. Mary his Wife surviving him, who after­wards Rot. Fin. [...] E. 1. m. 20. was wedded to Robert de Vfford. But I return to William his Son.

This William, in 22 E. 1. amongst others of the great men, summonedRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 8. in the month of Iune, that year, to advise with the King upon the most important affairs of the Realm, wasRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 8. one; and thereupon, soon after requiredIbid. m. 7. to attend the King at Portsmouth upon the first day of September next ensuing, sufficiently furnished with Horse and Arms, and to pass with him into Gascoigne: but in 23 E. 1. he diedEsc. 23 E, 1. n. 49., leaving Geffrey Geffrey. Esc. 23 E, 1. n. 49. his Son and Heir fourteen years of age; and then seisedEsc. 23 E, 1. n. 49. of the Mannors of Berlyng, West-Grenewich, Burg­ham, and Codeham, in Com. Cantii, Hammes, in Com. Suss. and Sabrichesworth, in Com. Hertf.

The Wardship of which Geffrey, William de Leybourne shortly after obtainedPat. 24 E. 1. m. 20., to the intent he shouldPat. 24 E. 1. m. 20. marry Idonea his Daughter (as he after­wards did.)

This last mentioned Geffrey, in 34 Edw. 1. do­ing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 34 E. 1. m. 20. of his Lands: and wasRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 6. in that Expedition then made into Scot­land: and the next ensuing year obtained the King's CharterClaus. 35 E. 1. m. 71. for a weekly Market every Friday; and a Fair yearly upon the Eve and day of the Na­tivity of the Blessed Virgin, at his Mannor of Sa­brightesworth. Moreover, in 7 Edw. 2. he was summonedClaus. 7 E. 2. in dorso. to Parliament amongst others of the Barons: but in 15 Edw. 2. he departedEsc. 15 E. 2. n. 41. this life, leaving Geffrey Geffrey. his SonEsc. 15 E. 2. n. 41. and Heir seventeen years of age, being at that time seisedEsc. 15 E. 2. n. 41. of the Mannors of Edelmetone, in Com. Midd. which he had late­ly purchased; Sabrichesworth, in Com. Hertf. Ham­mes-Say, in Com. Suss. Berlyng, C [...]deham, Burgham, and West-Grenewich, in Com. Cantii. Whereupon Idonea his Wife then surviving him, had an AssignationIbid. of the said Mannor of Berlyng, and certain Lands in Burgham for her Dowry.

Which Geffrey making proofClaus. 19 E. 2. m. 4. of his age in 19 E. 2. had LiveryClaus. 19. E. 2. m. 4. of his Lands; and was first sum­moned Claus. de eodem anno in d [...]r [...]o. to Parliament in 1 Edw. 3. After which, viz. in 8 Edw. 3. he obtained the King's Charter Cart. 18 E. 3. n. 8 for Free-warren in all h [...]s Demesn Lands, within [Page 512] his Lordships of Grenewich, Depfourd, Codham, and Berlyng, in Com. Cantii, with view of Frank­pleg. Infangthef, Outfangthef, and divers other Pri­viledges. Moreover, in 10 Edw. 3. he was con­stituted Rot. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m. 27. Admiral of all the King's Fleet, from the River of Thames Westwards; in which service, besidesClaus. 14 E. 3. p. 1. m. 48. himself then a Banneret, he hadClaus. 14 E. 3. p. 1. m. 48. of his Retinue four Knights, twenty men at Arms, and three Archers. And in 12 E. 3. was imployedRot. Ale­man. 11 E. 3. p. 1. m. 8. in­to Flanders. In 17 E. 3. he was in the WarsRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. m. 15. of France: so likewiseRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 21. in 19 and 21Rot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 10. E. 3. Fur­thermore, in 23 Edw. 3. in considerationPat. 23 E. 3. p. 2. m. 16. of his good services already performed; and in expecta­tion Pat. 23 E. 3. p. 2. m. 16. of the like for the future, he was entertained Pat. 23 E. 3. p. 2. m. 16. to serve the King in his Wars during his whole life, with twenty men at Arms, and twenty Archers; taking for his pay two hundred Marks per annum, at the Receipt of the King's Exchequer.

In 29 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 8. again in the Wars of France: but in 33 Edw. 3. upon the twenty sixth of Iune, he departedEsc. 33 E. 3. n. 37. this life; leaving issue by Maud his Wife, daughter,Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. of Guy de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, William William. Esc. ut supra. his Son and Heir nineteen years of age; and three Daughters, viz. Claus. 8 H. 4. m. 15. Idonea, married to Sir Iohn de Clinton of Maxstoke, in Com. Warr. Knight; Elizabeth to Thomas de Aldone, and Ioane, first to William Fienles, and afterwards to Stephen de Valoines; Maud his Wife still surviving; who had the Mannors of Berlyng and Burgham assignedClaus. 33 E. 3. m. 18. to her in Dower. Which Maud, in considerationPat. 42 E. 3. p. 1. m. 33. of her good ser­vices to Queen Philippa, and the Lady Isaball the King's Daughter; obtained in 42 Edw. 3. the grantPat. 42 E. 3. p. 1. m. 33. of an annuity of one hundred Marks per Annum to be paid out of the Exchequer during her life.

And by her TestamentWittlesey. f. 10 [...] b. bearing date at Ber­mondsey, upon Tuesday next after the Feast of the Apostles Simon and Iude; bequeathing her Body to be buried in the Church of the Friers-Preachers (commonly called the Black-Friers in the City of London, near to Edmund her beloved Husband, so that it seems she married again) gave to the Friers there ten pounds: appointing that no Feast should be made on her Funeral-day; but that im­mediately [...] her decease, her Corps should be carried to Burial, covered only with a Linnen cloth, having a Red cross thereon, and two Tapers; one at the head, and another at the feet; charging her Son William de Say, upon her Blessing, that he should not do contrary thereto.

But of this last mentioned William I have seen no more, than that he left Issue Iohn Iohn. Claus. 6 R. 2. p. 1. m. 24. his Son and Heir, who diedClaus. 6 R. 2. p. 1. m. 24. in his minority, and in Esc. 6 R. 2. n. 67. Ward to the King; in 6 Ric. 2. being then seised Esc. 6 R. 2. n. 67. of the Mannors of Berlyng, Burgham, West-Grenewiche, and Codeham, in Com. Cantii; Says Mannor in Dabrichesworth, in Com. Hertf. and Strete, Buckstede, and Hammes, in Com. Suss. leaving Elizabeth Ibid. his Sister and Heir, at that time sixteenIbid. years of age. Which Elizabeth first took to HusbandRot. Fin. 6 R. 2. m. 26. Iohn de Fallesley (afterwards Knight, and a very Eminent man, as I shall shew in due place.) Which Iohn soon after doing his Fealty, had LiveryRot. Fin. 6 R. 2. m. 26. of the Lands of her Inheri­tance; but dying before her, she married againClaus. 8. H. 4. m. 1 [...]. to Sir William Heron Knight.

Musard.

AT the time of the general Survey of Eng­land made by King William the Con­queror, Hascoit Musard Hascoit. hadDomesd. lib. in iisd. Com. great Pos­sessions in this Realm; in Berkshire three Lord­ships, in Buckinghamshire one, in Warwickshire four, in Gloucesteshire six, and in Derbyshire six, whereof Staveleie (his chief Seat in that Country) was one. To this Hascoit succeededEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Richard, and to Richard Richard. anotherEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Hascoit; Hascoit. who, in 12 Hen. 2. upon the AssessmentLib. rub. in Scac. tit. Nott. of the Aid for marrying the King's daughter, certifyedLib. rub. in Scac. tit. Nott. his Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento, to be twelve; and those de novo, to be two, an half, and fifteenth part.

This last mentioned Hasculf gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 547 a. l. S. the moity of the Church of Stavele to the Knights-Tem­plars; and toIbid. 551 a. n. 30. the Knights Hospitallers the Lordships of Chiltcombe, Rysangre, and Bochelcote; but died before 33 Hen. 2. For upon the Collection of the Scutage of Galweie, Raphe Raphe. his Son and Heir answeredRot. Pip. 33 H. 2. Nott. Derb. for twelve Knights Fees which he held de veteri Feoffamento; and ij l. xi s. iij d. for those de novo. Which Raphe, in 2 Ric. 1. paid Rot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Glouc. one hundred pounds for his Relief, and for Li­cense to marry where he should think fit.

In 17 Ioh. this Raphe was constituted Sheriff Pat. 17 Joh. m. 19. of Gloucestershire; but before the end of that year, he tookM. Paris. 262 l. 24. part with the Rebellious Barons of that time.

In 1 Hen. 3. he had LiveryClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 20. of his Lands in Benham, Grenham, and Broxoure, in Com. Berks. which were of his Inheritance; and continued Rot. Pip. de iisd. an. Glouc. Sheriff of Gloucestershire till 9 Henry 3. inclu­sive.

In 4 Hen. 3. having marriedRot. Fin. 4 H. 3. m. 6. Isabell, the Wi­dow of Iohn de Nevill, without License, he paid Rot. Fin. 4 H. 3. m. 6. one hundred marks Fine for that transgression, and in 10 Hen. 3. gaveRot. Pip. 10 H. 3. Nott. Derb. fifteen marks Fine for Li­very of those Lands, which Walter de Godarvill, and Ioane his Wife, sister of Isabell, had with-held from her the said Isabell, and were of her Inheri­tance. Whereupon, doing his HomageRot. Fin. 10 H. 3. m. 3. for them, commandRot. Fin. 10 H. 3. m. 3. was given to the Sheriff of Noting­hamshire to make Livery of them accordingly.

This Raphe gaveMo [...]ast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 610 n. 40. to the Canons of Beauchief, in Com. Derb. the Town of Ha [...]ley, and all his Lands in Wadeself, with the Woods in Hanley; and for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Isa­bell his Wife, bestowedRegist. de [...]. 105. on the Canons of Wel [...]ec, in Com. Nott. the Tithe of the Pawnage of his Park and Woods in Stavelei. And departedRot. Fin. 14 H. 3. m. 4. this life in 14 Hen. 3. whereupon, Robert Robert. his Son and Heir intrudingRot. Fin. 14 H. 3. m. 4. into those Lands without Live­ry; the Sheriffs of Linc. Ebor. and Glouc. had commandRot. Fin. 14 H. 3. m. 4. to seise them; whereof the Castle of Muserdere, in Com. Glouc. was part. Neverthe­less, within a short space after, paying [...] threescore pounds for his Relief, the King accepted [...] of his Homage, and gave [...] him possession of them.

Which Robert died [...] in 24 Hen. 3. whereupon Geffrey Despenser gave [...] five hundred marks Fine to the King, for the Wardship and Marriage of Raphe Raphe. his Brother and Heir; whose Lands lay in the Counties of Nott. Derb. Glouc. and Berks.

Which Raphe, in 31 Hen. 3. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. [...]1 H. 3. m. 5. of his Lands: and in 38 Hen. 3. up­on Collection of the Aid for making the King's eldest Son Knight, paid [...] thirty pounds for fifteen Knights Fees which he then held. In 41 [Page 513] Hen. 3. (amongst others) this Raphe had command Claus. 41 H. [...]. in dorso [...]. 6. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to re­pair to Bristoll on the octaves of S. Peter, for re­straining the Incursions of the Welch: and de­parted Esc. 49 H. 3. n. 10. this life in 49 Hen. 3. leaving Raphe Raphe. Esc. 49 H. 3. n. 10. his Son and Heir thirty years of age.

Which Raphe diedEsc. 1 E. 1. n. 22. in 1 Edw. 1. leaving Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir in minority; who accomplished Esc. 1 [...] E. 1. n. 75. Glouc. his full age in 15 Edw. 1. and in 16 Edw. 1. was dischargedClaus. 16 E. 1. m. 1. of those sums of money then re­quired of him for the Scutage of Wales, in 5 Edw. 1. and 10 Edw. 1. by reason they were Assessed in his minority: but diedEsc. 1 [...] E. 1. n. 6. Derb. in 17 Edw. 1. being then seisedEsc. 1 [...] E. 1. n. 6. Derb. of the Mannor of Staveley, in Com. Derb. held of the King in Capite by Barony; finding for that, and his other Lordships, two Souldiers in the King's Army in Wales: as also of the Mannors of Seynburg and Musardere, in Com. Glouc. with the Castle of Musardere then totally ruinous; leav­ing Nicholas Esc. 1 [...] E. 1. n. 6. Derb., his Uncle, his next Heir forty years of age. Which Nicholas Nicholas. performing [...] his Fealty, had thereupon Livery [...] of his Lands: and de­parted Esc. 29 E. 1. n. 25. Derb. this life in 29 Edw. 1. leavingEsc. 29 E. 1. [...]. 25. Derb. Sir Raphe Freschevile Knight, Son of Amicia, his eldest Sister deceased, at that time 28 years of age; Mar­garet his second sister then living, fifty years of age; and Ioane the Wife of William de Chelardeston, daughter of Isabell his third sister, also deceased, thirty years of age, his next Heirs. Whereupon the said Raphe, Margaret, and William de Chelar­deston, performingRot. Fin. 29 E. 1. m. 14. their respective Homages, had LiveryRot. Fin. 29 E. 1. m. 14. of the Lands so descended to them by the death of the said Nicholas.

Dinan.

IN the time of Owen Gwyned, Prince of Wales (who being [...] a valiant Souldier, wasted [...] all the Marches betwixt Chester and [...] Mount-Gilbert) King William the Conqueror came to Shrewsbury, and gave [...] to Roger de Montgomery, the Earldom of Shrewsbury. Which Roger having Founded [...] the Abby of S. Peter there; and built [...] a Castle at Brugge (vulg. Brugge-North) began [...] another at Dinan, since called Ludlow, which Castle, with the whole Territory and Honour of Corve; after [...] that Robert de Belesme (son to Earl Roger) was for his Treason banished by King Henry the First; were by him bestowed [...] on one Fouke his Knight; thereupon called Fouke, de Dinan.

Whereupon, betwixt this Fouke, Fulke. and Walter de Laci then Lord of Ewyas, there hapned [...] great contests, and many skirmishes: in which, though [...] Laci, and Ernald de Lisle his Knight, were after­wards taken and carried Prisoners to Dinan: yet, by the means of a certain Damosel, called Marian de Bruer, they obtained their liberty [...] again, and were made Friends.

It is said [...] that this Fouke de Dinan had a daugh­ter called Hawyse, who became the Wife of Fouke de Brun, the son of Guarine de Metz; which Fouke De Brun enjoyed [...] Abberbury, with the Territory adjacent, by the gift of King William.

It is also saidIbid., that by the means of the before-specified Marian, Ernald de Lisle entred into Di­nan in the absence of Fouke; and having so done, contrary to her mind, gained the Town and Castle for Laci his Master; and that for revenge of this Treachery, she murdered him in his bed. More­over, thatIbid. Fouke discerning this his Castle thus possessed by Laci, came with all his power, and besieged it: and that thereupon, Yarword Drugden Prince of Wales, marched thither with twenty thousand men, and took him Prisoner;Ibid. and that he delivered him up to King Henry by the hands of Laci. So that Hawyse and Sibyll, his daugh­ters, wereIbid. by this means disherited, and Laci be­came Ibid. Lord of Dynan.

But in this Narrative there is doubtless a great mistake: for by the authority of Record it ap­pears Rot. Pip. 2 H. 2. Berks. Rot. Pip. 5 H. 2. Berks., that it was Iosce de Dynan, Iosce. who had those two daughters; viz. Hawyse and Sibyll, and that Hawyse was the Wife of Fulke Fitzwaryne (as abovesaid) and Sibyll of ... Plugenaie.

¶Another Family there was also of this name, of which I shall (in the next place) give what ac­count I can: the first whereof I find mention be­ing Alan de Dynant, Alan. by parentageChron. Norm. 1002 C. of Britanny in France; who, forTesta de Nevil. tit. Northt. sc. his Valour in fighting with the King of France his Champion, betwixt Brsorz and Trie, had the Lordship of Burton, in Com. Northt. given himTesta de Nevil. tit. Northt. sc. by King Henry the First.

This Alan standing firm to King Stephen against Geffrey of Anjou, and Maud the Empress, in 1 Steph. uponOrd. Vit. 906 A. the Siege of Liseurx (in Norman­dy) by the Forces of Geffrey, was constitutedOrd. Vit. 906 A. Go­vernour of that City by Gualeran Earl of Mellen [...], on the behalf of King Stephen: And in 3 Steph. tookIbid. 919 D. part with that Earl, and Robert Earl of Leicester his brother, against Roger Bishop of Salisbury (a potent person at that time) and his adherents (great Enemies to King Stephen) and raisedIbid. 919 D. an Insurrection against them at Oxford, in which many were slain.

After this also, in 6 Steph. he wasIbid. 922 A. a principal Commander in the Van of King Stephen's Army, at the Battel of Lincoln; where King Stephen be­ing worsted was taken Prisoner.

Next to this Alan, viz. in 2, and 13 Hen. 2. I find mentionRot. Pip. 2 H. 2. Devon. Rot. Pip. 13 H. 2. Devon. of Hugh de Dinant, Hugh. in Devonshire, likewise ofRot. Pip. 4 H. 2. Be [...]ks. Roland Dinant Roland. in Berkshire; which Roland was JusticeR. Hoved. 324 a. n. 40. of Britanny in 23 Hen. 2. and having Lands in Sussex, was, in 18 Hen. 2. amerc'tRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Suss. in that County for not certifying his Fees (upon the Assessment of the Aid in 12 Hen. 2. for marrying the King's Daughter.) But this Roland having noMS. in Bibl. Cot­ton. Do­mit. A. 8 f. 90 a. Issue; in the presence of King Henry madeMS. in Bibl. Cot­ton. Do­mit. A. 8 f. 90 a. Alan Dinant his Nephew, his Heir; though he had a sister marriedMS. in Bibl. Cot­ton. Do­mit. A. 8 f. 90 a. to Robert de Vitr [...]i.

I next come to Geffrey Dynant, Geffrey. sonMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 285 a. n. 50. to Oliver Dynant (brotherMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 285 a. n. 50. of the first Alan, as I guess.) This Geffrey FoundedMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 285 a. n. 50. the Abbey of Hertland, in Com. Devon. in the time of King Henry the Second, and had a brotherIbid. called Oliver, and he a son Ibid. called Geffrey, who were both of them Bene­factors Ibid. thereto; Oliver, Oilver. with the consent of Geffrey his son and heir, givingIbid. 286 [...]. n. 10. all his Lands at Marcadene and Scepelwelle.

In 15 Ioh. this Oliver gaveRot. Pip. 15 Joh. Dors. Somers. a Fine of threescore Marks for Livery of his Lordship of Bockland. But I descend to Geffrey Geffrey. his son. This Geffrey, in 24 Hen. 3. obtained the King's CharterPat. 16 R. 2. n. 15. per Inspex. for a Market on the Tuesday every week at his Mannor of Bockland; as also for a Fair yearly for three days; viz. on the Eve of S. Michaell, the day and morrow after that Festival: and in 41 Hen. 3. had summonsClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso m. 6., amongst others, to repair to the King at Bristoll on the octaves of S. Peter, well fitted with Horse and Arms to march against the Welch. But departedEsc. 43 H. 3. n. 4. this life in 43 Hen. 3. being then seized of theEsc. 43 H. 3. n. 4. Mannor of Her [...]land, in Com. Devon. [Page 514] which he heldEsc. 43 H. 3. n. 4. by the service of two Knights Fees; leaving Oliver his son and heir twenty four years of age.

Which Oliver Oliver. then doing his HomageRot. Pip. 43 H. 3. Dev. Rot. Fin. 43 H. m. 10., and paying his Relief, had LiveryRot. Pip. 43 H. 3. Dev. Rot. Fin. 43 H. m. 10. of his Lands; and in 48 Hen. 3. obtained pardonPat. 48 H. 3. m. 16. for not observing the Ordinances of Oxford, which occasioned great Troubles at that time in this Realm. This Oliver heldTesta de Ne­vil Somers. Dors. his Lordship of Bocland of the King in Capite, as a member of his Barony of Hertland. And having marriedRot. Fin. 8 E. 1. m. 11 Isabell the Widow of Iohn de Curtenay without License, paidRot. Fin. 8 E. 1. m. 11 one hundred pounds Fine to the King for that transgression. Moreover, in 9 Edw. 1. he obtained LicensePat. 16 R. 2. m. 15. per In­spex. for a Market upon the Tuesday, every week, at his Man­nor of Heritone, in Com. Devon. with a Fair there yearly for two days, viz. on the Eve and Festival of S. Nightan; as alsoIbid. for Free-warren in all his Demesn Lands at Hertilaunde in that County. And in 10 Edw. 1. wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. in that Expedition then made into Wales. Furthermore, in 14 Edw. 1. he procured the King's CharterPat. 16 R. 2. ut supra per Inspex. for Free-warren in all his Demesn Lands at Harpeford, Norwelle, Elsyntone, Mutford, and Suthbrok, in Com. Devon. and at Bocland, in Com. Somerst. as also at Cardi [...]an and Botordel, in Com. Cornub. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. An. in dorso. to Parliament, with the rest of the Barons, in 23, 24, 25, and 26 Edw. 1. departedEsc. 27 E. 1. n. 42. this life in 27 Edw. 1. leaving Iosce Iosce. his son and heir twenty four years of age; who then doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 27 E. 1. m. 19. of his Lands.

Which Iosce died soon after; viz. inEsc. 29 E. 1. n. 56. 29 Edw. 1. being seisedEsc. 29 E. 1. n. 56. of the Mannor of Hertland with its Members. Which Mannor, with the Mannor of Norewell and Harpeford, in Com. Devon. and Bocland, in Com. Somerst. he heldEsc. 29 E. 1. n. 56. of the King in Capite by the service of two Knights Fees. Moreover, he died seisedEsc. 29 E. 1. n. 56. of the Hamlet of Mat­ford, in Com. Devon. as also of the Mannors of Cardinan and Bo [...]ardell, in Com. Cornub. and Deninghay, in Com. Somerst. which he heldIbid. in Capite of the King by the service of thirty two small Knights Fees; leaving Iohn Ibid. his son and heir five years of age.

He had like wise Issue a younger sonEx coll. R. Gl. S. called Oliver Oliver. Which Oliver in 11 Edw. 3. obtained Li­cense Pat. 11 E. 3. p. 2. m. 22. to make a Castle of his house at Sampford-Peberell, in Com. Devon. but diedClaus. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11. in 20 Edw. 3. leaving Oliver Oliver. his son and heir; who soon after making proofClaus. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11. of his age, and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11. of his Lands. Which last mentioned Oliver, in 21 Edw. 3. wasPat. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 4. in the Wars of France; but diedEsc. 25 E. 3. n. 61. on Wednesday, next after the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, in 25 Edw. 3. joyntly seisedEsc. 25 E. 3. n. 61. with Ioan his Wife, of the Mannors of Sa [...]pford-P [...]verell, and Alze-Peverell, with the Advowson of the Church of Samford-Peverell, and Ad­vowson of the Cell or Priory of Careswell; leav­ing Oliver his son and heir six years of age: Mar­garet his second Wife (daughter and heir of Richard de Hydon) surviving. Which Margaret diedEsc. 31 E. 3. n. 43. in 31 Edw. 3. then seisedEsc. 31 E. 3. n. 43. of the Mannor of He­myok, in Com. Devon. with the Hundred and Ad­vowson of the Church which she heldIbid. for life; as alsoIbid. of the Mannor of Hydone, with the Ad­vowson of the Church; and Mannor of M [...]rlege, with the Advowson of the Church; leaving Issue by him the said Oliver, three daughters, her heirs; viz. Ibid. Margaret nine years of age, Elene seven, and Isabell six. Which Margaret (the eldest) being afterwards marriedClaus. [...] E. [...] to William de Asthorpe; and making proofClaus. [...] E. [...] of her age, in 39 Edw. 3. had LiveryClaus. [...] E. [...] of the Lands of her Inheritance. But Elene and Isabell (otherwise called Elizabeth) be­came professed NunsClaus. [...] E. [...] in their minority; the one at Bocland, and the other at Walton. Which daughters wereEsc. 31 E. 3. ut su­pra. likewise found heirs to their Fa­ther, Oliver his son being deadEsc. 31 E. 3. ut su­pra. at that time.

But I return to Iohn Dynant Iohn. (likewise written Dynham) of Hertland, descendedEx coll. R. Gl. S. from Iohn, son and heir to Iosce before-mentioned. This Iohn marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Ioane, daughter of Sir Thomas Courtney Knight, and Muriell his Wife, daughter and coheir to Iohn Lord Moells; sister and heir to Sir Hugh Courtney Knight. And in 43 Edw. 3. on the behalf of the said Ioane his Wife, made parti­tion Ibid. with Margaret her sister (at that time Wife of Thomas Peverell) of the Lands of their Inhe­ritance.

To this Iohn Iohn. succeeded Iohn his son and heir, who marriedIbid. ... daughter of ... Lord Lovell: and to him another Iohn, who weddedIbid. Ioane the daughter and heir to Richard de Arches. And in 8 Hen. 6. being then a Knight, was retainedEx An­tog [...]. pe­nès Cleric. pell. by Indenture to serve the King in his Wars of France, with eleven men at Arms and thirty six Archers. So likewise inEx An­tog [...]. pe­nès Cleric. pell. 14 Hen. 6. serve him again for the relief of Calais, with eleven men at Arms and seventy two Archers: and diedLib. cedul. p. 6 [...]6. in 36 Hen. 6. be­ing then seised of the Mannor of Bocland-Dyn­ham, with the Advowsons of the Churches of Ma­pleton and Dorston; as also of the Mannor of Hertland with the Hundred. Likewise of the Mannor of Kingestarsmill, with the Hundred of Haytorre; and joyntlyIbid. with Ioane his Wife, of the Mannors of Harpford and Notwell in the same County; and Mannor of Euer-Wallop, in Com. Sutht. leaving Iohn Iohn. Ibid. his son and heir twenty eight years of age; and the same Ioane his Wife s [...]rviving: which Ioane had thereupon an assigna­tion Claus. 36 H. 6. m. 10. of her Dowry.

After which, about two years (viz. in 38 Hen. 6.) the Duke of York, and Earl of Warwick, dis­cerning Lel. co [...]l Vol. 1. p. 713. all things swayed by the Queen, and that the Nobles were despised; raisingLel. co [...]l Vol. 1. p. 713. all the power they could, under colour of redress; this Sir Iohn Dynham being then at Calais, hasted Lel. co [...]l. Vol. 1. p. 713. suddenly (by Warwick's direction) to Sand­wiche; and there surprisedLel. co [...]l Vol. 1. p. 713. the Lord Rivers, with the Lord S [...]ales, his Son, and divers Ships in the Harbour, and brought them to Calais.

Soon after which, Edward Earl of March, (son to the Duke of York) obtaining the Crown by the name of King Edward the Fourth; this Sir Iohn Dynham became in such estimation with him, that in the sixth of his Reign, he had fummonsClaus. 6 E. 4. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm; and within three years after, in considerationPat. 9. E. 4. p. 2. m. 22. of his many services, obtained a grantPat. 9. E. 4. p. 2. m. 22. of the custody of the Forest of Dertmore, with the Mannor of Lydford and Burrough, likewise of the Castle of Lydford: as also of the Mannor of Suth-Teygne, in Com. Devon. to hold for life, paying yearly one hundred Marks, six shillings, eight pence, to the King, his Heirs and Successors. And soon after that another grant [...], viz. of the office of Steward, of all the Honours, Castles, Mannors, and Burroughs of Plympton and Okehampton; as also of the Mannors of Tyverton, Sampford-Courtney, Collycombe, Chilveleghe, Colyton, Coly [...]ord, Musbury and Whiteford; part of the Possessions of Humphrey Stafford Earl of Devon; (and then in the Crown, by reason of the death of that Earl [Page 515] without Issue, and forfeiture of Thomas Courtney, late Earl of Devon) to hold for life.

And in 11 Edw. 4. the King (after his expulsi­on) being again restored, withLel. coll. ut supra p. 726. Sir Iohn Fogg and others, he was left in Kent to sitLel. coll. ut supra p. 726. in judgment on the Rebels in that County (for so they were then called by the prevailing party) whereof a great number were punished by the Purse. Moreover, after this, he wasClaus. 11 E. 4. in dorso m. 1. one of the Lords who in the Par­liament-chamber subscribed and swore to be true to Prince Edward, the King's eldest Son: and the next ensuing year, viz. 12 Edw. 4. was retained Ex Autogr. penès Cleric. pell. to serve the King in his Fleet at Sea, with three thousand five hundred and eighty Souldiers and Mariners. So likewise inIbid. 15 Edw. 4. for four months with three thousand men. In which year, being by reason of his great wisdom, constituted Pat. 15 E. 4. p. 2. m. 14. one of the King's Privy-Council, he had a grant Ibid. of an Annuity of one hundred Marks for his at­tendance on that service, to be received out of the Petty-customs in the Port of London.

Moreover, in 17 Edw. 4. he wasRot. Franc. [...] E. 4. m. 2. (together with William Earl of Arundell, and others) sent to Treat with the Commissioners of Lewes King of France, for Prorogation of the Truce betwixt both Crowns.

And in 18 Edw. 4. in consideration [...] that George Duke of Clarence had exacted from him many large sums of money; the King, to make some recompence [...] to him therein, for the health [...] of the said Duke's Soul, granted [...] unto him a Pension of one hundred pounds per Annum, to be received out of the Revenues of the Mannors of Sampford-Courtney, Chalvelegh, Torre-Bryan, and Slapton, in Com. Devon. until the sum of six hundred pounds should be fully paid.

Furthermore, in 20 Edw. 4. in consideration [...] of his laudable services, he obtained a grant [...] to himself, and the heirs Male of his body, of the Mannors of Thorne, and Newton-P [...]pilford, in Com. Devon. part of the Possessions of Sir Iohn Courtney Knight, (son of Thomas late Earl of De­von) attainted. And in 21 Edw. 4. with [...] Eliza­beth Fitzwalter then his Wife, Henry Earl of Essex, and Elizabeth his Wife; Sir Thomas Montgomery then one of the Knights for the King's body; Iohn Ratcliff heir to her the said Elizabeth Fitz­walter; Thomas Tyrrell, and Thomas Dacre Esquires, he joyned [...] in the foundation of a certain Frater­nity or Gild, to the glory of the Blessed Virgin; consisting of two Wardens, as also of certain Bre­thren and Sisters, Parishioners of the Parish-Church of Ultyng, in Com. Essex, and others; in a Cha­pel of our Lady, situate in the Church-yard at Ultyng: and thereunto gave [...] Lands and Rents to the yearly value of ten Marks, for the mainte­nance of one Priest, to celebrate Divine Service daily in the said Chapel, for the good estate of King Edward the Fourth, and of Elizabeth his Queen during this life; and afterwards for the health of their Souls: and for the good estate of himself, and others the Founders thereof during their life, and for their Souls afterwards.

Moreover, in 1 Hen. 7. he was constituted [...] one of the Privy-Council to that prudent Prince; and likewise Treasurer [...] of his Exchequer. But far­ther I have not seen of him till his death, which hapned in [...] 17 Hen. 7. he being then [...] Knight of the Garter, and buried [...] in the Gray-Friers Church near Smithfield, in London, leaving no Issue sur­viving. Whereupon his Sisters became his Heirs; viz. [...] Elizabeth Lady Fitzwaryne (Widow of Sir Fouke Fitzwaryne Knight) Ioane Lady Zouche, (Widow of Iohn Lord Zouche of H [...]ringworthe) Sir Edmund Carewe Knight, son and heir of Mar­garet the eldest sister, sometime Wife of Sir Iohn Carewe Knight; and Sir Iohn Arundell (of Lan­herne, in Com. Cornub. Knight) son of Catherine, late Wife of Sir Thomas Arundell Knight, the third sister; and had Livery [...] of his Lands.

Corbet.

IN the time of King William the Conqueror, Roger Roger. the son of Corbet heldDomesd. Salop. of Earl Roger de Montgomery, twenty four Lordships, lying in Com. Salop. or the greatest part of them; and gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 378 a. n. 30. Wentlege to the Monks of Shrewsbury, William and Everard his sons consenting thereto. At the same time Robert Robert. his brother heldD [...]mesd. ut supra. of that Earl divers other Lordships in that County; and bestowedMonast. Ang. ut supra [...]77 a. n. 20. on those Monks the Church of Nute­nore, with the Tithes of that Town, and the Tithes of Iochehulle, as alsoIb. 378 a. n. 30. the Town of Lochtone.

From which Robert descended another Robert; Robert. who in King Hen. 2. time, gaveIbid. 781 a. n. [...]0. his Mill at Wentenoure, with a M [...]ssuage thereto adjoyning, unto the Monks of Buldewas; as alsoIbid. n. 10. Hul­more, with the whole Marish, and Upland near un­to it, set forth by metes and bounds; and like­wise Ibid. n. 50. his Lordship of [...]itton. In 22 Hen. 2. this Robert paidRot. pip. 22 H. 2. Salop. twenty Marks for Trespassing in the King's Forests. And in 6 Rich. 1. upon collection of the Scutage for the King's Redempti­on, answeredRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Salop. four pound, as also twenty shil­lings more for one Knights Fee. In 1 Ioh. he obtained the King's CharterAutogr. in Bibl. Cotton. for a Market every week upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of Caos, where he had a Castle; which Castle, by reason Pat. 2. H. 3. m 9. that his son Thomas took part with the Rebelli­ous Barons, about the latter end of King Iohn's Reign, was seisedPat. 2. H. 3. m 9. into the King's hands: how­beit, in 2 Hen. 3. Thomas makingPat. 2. H. 3. m 9. his Peace, and doing his HomagePat. 2. H. 3. m 9., had restitutionPat. 2. H. 3. m 9. thereof; but diedRot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 1. in 6 Hen. 3. whereupon Thomas his son and heir payingRot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 1. one hundred pounds for his Re­lief, had LiveryRot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 1. of his Lands.

Sometime after this; viz. in 17 Hen. 3. the whole Realm beingClaus. 17 H. 3. in dorso m. 8. in no little disturbance by reason of certain menaces given out against the King by divers of the great Barons; in regard that Poictovins and other strangers were advanced into the chief places of Trust; the King therefore re­quiring Claus. 17 H. 3. in dorso m. 8. the Barons-marchers to give Hostages for their fidelity till more peaccable Times; this Thomas (being one of those Barons) deliveredClaus. 17 H. 3. in dorso. m. 8. up Roger the son of Richard Corbet, for his pledge, into the hands of Walter de Laci.

In 20 Hen. 3. this Thomas having a suteClaus 20 H. [...]. m. 21. with Avice and Lucie, the daughters and heirs to Roger de Say, for a Wood at Ambaldeston, they reco­vered Claus 20 H. [...]. m. 21. it by a Tryal upon an Assise of Novel disseisin.

In 22 Hen. 3. the King having intelligenceClaus. 22 H. 3. in dor­so m. 16. that Lewelin, Prince of Aberfraw, had caused David his son to take Homage of the great men in North-Wales and Powys; sentClaus. 22 H. 3. in dor­so m. 16. his Precept to the Barons-marchers, of which this Thomas was one, to attend him at Oxford, upon Tuesday next after the xvme of Easter, there to consult touching that matter.

[Page 516] In 30 Hen. 3. upon an InquisitionEsc. 30 H. 3. n. 24. taken con­cerning the Lands of this Thomas; it was found Esc. 30 H. 3. n. 24. that his Mannors of Worthyn, Hortone, Cauz, Munsterlegh, Yokehull, and Wenten [...]ure, were out of the bounds of the Forest. Also, that the Tenants of Robert Corbet, after they became his Tenants, paid Toll at Sbrewsbury and Montgo­mery; but that they never paid any at Montgomery, before the time that Wenewine his daughter was married.

In 32 Hen. 3. this Thomas was constitutedPat. 32 H. 3. m. 6. She­riff of the Counties of Salop and Staff. and con­tinued Rot. Pip. de iisd. an. Sa­lop. & Staff. in that trust for the thirty third, and half the thirty fourth year.

In Iune 41 Hen. 3. he attendedClaus. 41 H. 3. m. 6. the King in his Expedition into Wales; and in Iuly had com­mand Ibid. in dor­so m. 6. to assist Hamon le Strange, in preventing the Incursions of the Welch towards Montgomery. Also, the next year following, he had command Claus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. (amongst other of the great men) to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King at Chester, on Monday next after the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, thence to march against the Welch. And in 44 Hen. 3. had summonsClaus. 44 [...] H. [...]. m. 17. to repair to the Marches, with all the power he could raise, for the defence of those parts against the Welch then in hostility.

In 47 Hen. 3. he received the King's PreceptClaus. 47 H. [...]. in dorso m. 15., requiring him to be at Hereford upon the third day after the Epiphany, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to march against the Welch, who had then possessed themselves of divers Lands belonging to the King's Subjects in the Marches. And in like sort to beIbid. Ludlow, upon the Octaves of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin. This Thomas diedEsc. 2 E. 1. n. 42. in 2 Edw. 1. being then seised of the Man­nors of Caus, Worthyn, Yokethull, Wentenoure, Munsterleg and Aston; leaving Peter Esc. 2 E. 1. n. 42. his son and heir, who doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 3. of his Lands, payingRot. Pip. 3 E 1. Salop. his Relief.

Which Peter Peter. in 10 Edw. 3. wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 3. in that Expe­dition then made into Wales; and in Iune 22 Edw. 1. had summonsRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 8. forthwith to attend the King, to advise about the most important Affairs of the Realm: and soon after that received a far­ther commandIbid. m. 7. to be at Portsmouth, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to sail with them in­to France.

In 25 Edw. 1. he was againRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. m. 7. in the Wars of France: Moreover, in 27 Edw. 1. he was by In­quisition foundEsc. 27 E. 1. n. 32. to be one of the next heirs to Roger de Valletort, a great Baron in the West; and having been first summonedClaus. de eodem an. in dorso. to Parliament in 23 Edw. 1. departedEsc. 28 E. 1. n. 40. this life in 28 Edw. 1. being then seised of the Mannor of Yokesthull, a mem­ber of Caus, as also of the Mannor of Dinnewe­s [...]on, likewise a member of that Barony. Thomas his eldest son, who marriedEsc. 28 E. 1. n. 40. Ioane the daughter of Alan Plokenet, being deadEsc. 28 E. 1. n. 40. before him, in Anno 23 Edw. 1. without issue; so that Peter Peter. the next son became his heir, beingEsc. 28 E. 1. n. 40. at that time thirty years of age; and thereupon, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 28 E. 1. m. 4. of his Lands.

Which Peter in 8 Edw. 2. had summonsRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 9. to repair unto Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Incur­sions of the Scots: And having had summonsClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament from 30 Edw. 1. until 15 Edw. 2. in­clusive, departedEsc. 15 E. 2. n. 34. this life the same year without issue, being then seised ofEsc. 15 E. 2. n. 34. the Mannors of Caus, Iokeshull, B [...]zeham, Shelve, Dunne-weston, For­ton, Hemme, Over-Gorther and Bagelcroft, in Com. Salop. which he held by Barony, viz. by the service of five Knights Fees. Also he held Esc. ut supra. joyntly with Beatrix his Wife, the Mannors of Huberton, Bryxham, and Silpherton, in Com. Devon. and left Iohn Esc. ut supra., his brother and heir, twenty four years of age.

Which Beatrix was joyntly en [...]eoffedClaus. 16 E. 2. n. 31. with him in the Mannors of Caus, Munsterley, Ioke­thulle, Worthyn, Wentenoure, Shethe, By [...]ne­weston, Forton, Hemme, Over-Gorther, Nether-Gorther, and Bagheltre [...]e, in Com. Salop. and to the heirs of their two bodies: as also in the moity of the Mannors of Hurberton and Brixham, in Com. Devon. to them, and the heirs of their two bodies; and for want of such issue to h [...] heirs.

And in 21 Edw. 3. diedEsc. 21 [...]. 3. n. 55. seised of such estate as is before expressed in the Mannors of Caus, Munsterley, Yokton, Worthyn, Wyntenoure, Shelbe, Fortone, Over-Gorther, Nether-Gor­ther, and Burghal [...]re, in Com. Salop.

By which Inquisition it was also foundIbid., that Thomas Corbet, Ancestor to the before-specified Peter, heretofore dying seised of those Mannors, had issue a Son called Peter, and three Daughters; viz. Alice, Venice, and Emme. Likewise that the said Peter, had issue Peter his son and heir; and that Peter, the son, having married her the said Beatrix, did pass all those his Lands and Lordships to Hugh de Bergum Clerk; and that he by Fine le­vyed in the King's Court, 31 Edw. 1. rendred them back to him, and her the said Beatrix, and to his issue by her. It was likewise then found, that the before-specified Alice became the Wife of Ro­bert de Stafford; and that by her he had issue Nicholas, his son and heir, and he Edmund, and he Raphe, then Lord Stafford (viz. at the time when that Inquisition was taken.) Moreover, that Emme, the other Sister, had issue Walter (de Brom­pton) her son and heir, and he Brian, and he Mar­garet and Elizabeth, became his daughters and heirs. As also, that Margaret took to Husband Robert de Harley, and Elizabeth the Wife of Edmund de Cornwall; so that Raphe Lord Stafford, and Margaret the Wife of Robert de Harley, with Elizabeth the Wife of Edmund de Cornwall, were the next heirs to the before-specified Peter; Raphe Lord Stafford being then thirty two years of age; Margaret forty six, and Elizabeth forty two.

Which coheirs coming to an AgreementClaus. 21 E. 3. in dorso p. 2. m. 19. the same year for parting the Lands of their Inheri­tance, Raphe Lord Stafford hadClaus. 21 E. 3. in dorso p. 2. m. 19. for his Pur­party, the Castle of Caus intirely, with its Appur­tenances; the Knights Fees being at that time likewise sharedClaus. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 15. betwixt them.

¶Of this Family there was also Roger Corbet, who in 29 Edw. 1. marchedRot. Scoc. 29 E. 2. m. [...]. into Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 7. 34 Edw. 1. being then retained with Fulk le Strange. In 16 Edw. 2. this Roger obtained the custody of the Lands of Nicholas de Audley, during the minority of his heirs; and in 1 Edw. 3. had summonsClaus. de eodem [...] dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, but never after; so that what became of him I have not seen.

Chaworth.

ABout the latter end of King William the Conquerors Reign, Patric de Cadurcis, Patric. 1. vulgarly called Choworth, sonEx coll. R. Gl. S. of ... de Cadurcis, bornEx coll. R. Gl. S. in Little-Britanny, gaveMonast. Ang. Vol. 1. 116 b. to the Monks of S. Peters [...]Abby in Gloucester, three Mills lying in Kynemersford, in Com. Glouc. which grant King William Rufus confirmed d. To him succeeded Patric Patric 2. his sonIbid. 116 a. n. 60. and heir; who likewise bestowedIbid. 116 a. n. 60. on those Monks a certain Mill, called Horcote, situate also in Kynemersford, with certain Land thereto belonging; as also the Tithes of the Meadows there. In 33 Hen. 2. this Patric, upon collection of the Scutage of Galwey, accountedRot. Pip. 33 H. 2. Glouc. six pounds for the Knights Fees, be­longing to the Honour of Striguill: and in six Ric. 1. paidRot. Pip. 6 H. 1. Glouc. the like sum upon levying the Scu­tage for the King's Redemption.

To him succeeded Pain de Chaworth, Pain 1. who in 2 Hen. 3. becameRot. Fin. 2 H. 3. m. 3. one of the Sureties for Isabell de Mortimer; viz. Rot. Fin. 2 H. 3. m. 3. that she should come to the King's Exchequer on the Octaves of S. Michaell to satisfie for such debts as were due from her to King Iohn; he being then one of the Barons­marchers as it seems: And in 8 Hen. 3. upon col­lection of the Scutage of Montgomery, answered Rot. Pip. 8 H. 3. Glouc. twenty five Marks for twelve Knights Fees and an half which he then had. This Pain tookRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 6. to Wife (Gundred) the daughter and heir to William de la Ferte, heirRot. Pip. 24 H. [...]. [...]. to Margaret de la Ferte, second daughterRot. Pip. 24 H. [...]. [...]. and coheir of William de Briwere (a great Baron of that age) and was buriedLel. Itin. Vol. 4. f. 172. in the Chapter-house of Gloucester-Abby, leaving issue Patric.

Which Patric, Patric 3. in 23 Hen. 3. being then under age, compoundedRot. Fin. 23 H. 3. m. 3. with the King for his own Wardship and Marriage; givingRot. Fin. 23 H. 3. m. 3. five hundred pounds for the same. And in 21 Hen. 3. as Ne­phew and Heir to the before-specified Margaret de la Ferte, gaveRot. Pip. 21 H. 3. Hauts. five hundred pounds Fine to the King for Livery of the Lands, which by right of Inheritance did descend to him from Pain de Cha­worth his Father; and Margaret de Briwere his Grand-mother.

Moreover, in 29 Hen. 3. he received a Precept Claus. 29 H. 3. in dorso m. 3. from the King, whereby he had command to use all his power and diligence to annoy the Welch then in hostility: and took to WifeEx coll. R. Gl. S. Hawyse the daughter and heir to Thomas de Londres (or Lon­don) Lord of Ogmore and Kidwelly in Wales. In 42 Hen. 3. the Welch havingClaus. 42 H 3. in dorso m. 11. by their bold Incursions made great spoil upon the Lands of Prince Edward, and divers of the King's good Subjects; he had summonsClaus. 42 H 3. in dorso m. 11. (amongst others) to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King at Chester upon Monday next after the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, for restraining those their hostilities; and the same year departedEsc. 42 H. 3. m. 26. this life; being then seisedEsc. 42 H. 3. m. 26. of the Barony of Kenemersford, in Com. Glouc. As also of the Mannors of Steple-Lavinton, Berwyke and Standene, in Com. Wilts. Likewise of the Mannors of Weston and Swin­burne, with the Hundred of Swinburne, in Com. Sutht. and of the Advowsons of the Church of Berwyke, and Chapel of Standene; all which were then of the yearly value of Clxix l. xviij s. viij d. leavingEsc. 42 H. 3. m. 26. Pain de Chaworth, Pain 2. his son and heir, thirteen years of age; and Hawise his Wife surviving; who in 43 Hen. 3. gaveRot. Fin. 43 H. 3. m. 4. a thousand Marks to the King for his Wardship.

Which Pain, together withPat. 54 H. 3. m. 4. H [...]rvic and Pa­tric (his Brothers) in 54 Hen. 3. being signedPat. 54 H. 3. m. 4. with the Cross, attendedPat. 54 H. 3. m. 4. Prince Edward into the Holy­land.

After which ere long; viz. in 2 Edw. 1. Ha­wyse his Mother departingEsc. 2 E. 1. n. 7. this life, then seised Esc. 2. E. 1. n. 7. of the Mannors of Hanedon and Inglesham, in Com. Wilts. As also of the Mannor of Esegare [...]ton, in Com. Berks. (a member of Kidwettie) he being Rot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 6. then of full age, had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 6. of the Lands of her Inheritance paying his Relief. In 5 Edw. 1. thisRot. Pip. 3. E. 1. Hants. Pain was constitutedClaus. 5 E. 1. m. 12. General of the King's Army in West-Wales: whereupon Roger de Mortimer received commandClaus. 5 E. 1. m. 12. to assist him with all his power, and to admit him into all his Ca­stles and Garrisons; at which time his successHist. of Cambri [...] p. 334. was such, that the Welsh sought Peace, and did Ho­mage to the King. And being thus victorious, was made GovernourPat. 5 E. 1. m. 13. of the Castles of Dumebor, Karekenyl and Landevery.

Moreover, in 6 Edw. 1. he obtained a grant Cart. 6 E. [...] n. 12. from the King, for a Market every week upon the Thursday at his Mannor of Aldrington, in Com. Northt. with a Fair yearly on the Eve, and morrow after the Feast of S. Margaret. Lastly, He bestowedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 918 b. n. 50. on the Monks of Blanchland, in the Diocess of S. Davids, nineteen Acres of arable Land; to the end, that every day, each Priest of that Abby, in his Celebration of Mass, should pray for the Souls of Sir Thomas de Londres, Patric de Chaworth, William and Maurice de Londres, Wa­rine de Basingburne, the Lady Eve de Tracy, Alice and Gundred deceased: as also for the Soul of Hawyse de Londres his Mother, and for the good estate of him the said Pain, Patric, and Hervy his Brothers, and of Eve and Anne his Sisters: and diedEsc. 7 E. 1. n. 17. in 7 Edw. 1. being seisedEsc. 7 E. 1. n. 17. of the Mannor of Stoke-Bruere, in Com. Northt. leavingEsc. 7 E. 1. n. 17. Patric Patric 4. his brother and heir of full age; who doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 7 E. 1. m. 5. of his Lands; but died Esc. 11 E. 1. n. 35. shortly after, viz. in 11 Edw. 1. being seised Esc. 11 E. 1. n. 35. of the Mannor of Ettelawe (parcel of the Baro­ny of Kynemersford) in Com. Glouc. Also of one Messuage and four hundred Acres of arable Land in Est-Gareston, in Com. Berks. held by the ser­vice of finding a Knight armed with Plate-Armour in the King's Army, when it should be in the Territory of Kedewelly. Moreover, of the Man­nors of Berewyke, Staundon, and Hanedon, in Com. Wilts. Of the Mannors of Weston and Swineborne, in Com. Sutht. Of the Mannors of Kidewelly and Karnwathlan in Wales; and of the Mannor of Herteleg, in Com. Sutht. which was of the Frank-marriage of Isabell his Wife; leaving issue by the same Isabell (daughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. of William de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick) Maud Esc. ut su­pra. his daugh­ter and heir marriedClaus. 27 E. 1. m. 5. to Henry of Lancaster, the King's Nephew.

Which Isabell surviving him, had an Assignati­on Claus. 11 [...]. 1. m. 4. of the Mannors of Berwyke, Staundone, Hanedone, and Ingelsham, in Com. Wilts. Sum­burn (excepting Stotbrigge a member thereof) in Com. Sutht. and Est-Garfton in Com. Berks. until her Dowry should be set forth; as also LiveryIbid. of the Mannors of Cheddeworth, in Com. Glouc. and Herteley, in Com. Sutht. which wereIbid. of her Frank-marriage. And shortly afterwards became the WifeClaus. 1 [...] E. 1. m. [...]. of Hugh le Despenser, who marrying Claus. 1 [...] E. 1. m. [...]. her without the King's License, was FinedClaus. 1 [...] E. 1. m. [...]. at two thousand Marks.

¶Of this Family was also William de Chaworth, viz. William. SonEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Robert, Brother of the first Patric. [Page 518] Which William, in 2 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 2 Joh. Nott. Derb. five pounds Fine to the King that he might not go be­yound Sea. To whom succeeded Robert Robert. his son and heir; which Robert, in 6 Ioh. paidRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Nott. Derb. a Fine of one hundred Marks and one Palfrey for his Relief, and that he might have the King's Charter for those Lands he then held by military service, where­of he had no Grant. But diedEx coll. R. Gl. S. without Issue; whereupon William his Brother becameEx coll. R. Gl. S. his heir.

Which William, William. by Alice his Wife, daughter Ibid. of Robert, and sisterIbid. and coheir to Thomas de Alfreton, had IssueIbid. Thomas de Chaworth, Thomas. whose Wardship and Marriage, in 26 Hen. 3. (he being then in minority) Robert de Lathom, and Ioane his Wife, one of the coheirsRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Not. Derb. to the said Thomas de Alfreton, givingRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Not. Derb. one hundred and fifteen Marks obtained.Rot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Not. Derb.

In 31 Hen. 3. this Thomas de Chaworth (arriving to his full age) doingClaus. 31 H. 3. m. 5. his Homage, had Livery Claus. 31 H. 3. m. 5. of the Lands, so descended to him, by the death of Thomas de Aufreton: and, in 25 E. 1. had sum­mons Claus. 25 E. [...]. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm. Moreover, in 29 Edw. 1. he obtained Esc. 29 E. 1. n. [...]9. License to grant unto the Canons of Beauchief, in Com. Derb. ten Tofts, eleven Oxe-gangs, fifty eight Acres of Land, sixteen Acres of Wood, and ij l. xviij s. per Annum Rent, in Alfreton, Norton, Grenehull, Bradeway, and Wodesets, for the maintenance of one Priest to celebrate Divine Ser­vice daily, in the Abbey of Beauchief, for the health of his own Soul, as also for the Soul of Ioane his Wife and their Ancestors; whereupon he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 6 [...]7 [...]. unto them the whole Hamlet of Grene­hull, lying within the Soke of Norton, with cer­tain Rents in Aufreton and Norton.

But in regard that neither he, nor any of his Posterity (which have ever since flourished in the Counties of Notingham and Derby) have after that time been farther summoned to Parliament, I shall here put a period to my discourse of this antient Family.

Burun.

OF this name there were two that lived in the time of King William the Conque­ror, viz. Raphe, Raphe. who heldDomesd. [...]. in. i [...]sd. comitat. eight Lord­ships in Notinghamshire, and five in Derbishire, (whereof Hors [...]ei was one) and Er [...]isius who had Domesd. [...]. in i [...]sd. comitat. in Yorkshire thirty two Lordships, whereof Binghelei was one (whereunto belonged six Ham­lets) and twenty eight in Lincolnshire. From which Raphe de Burun descended Hugh, Hugh. who gave Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 647 a. n. 10. to the Monks of Lenton, in Com. Nott. all his Lands in Cottesgrave in that County; (which Grant King Stephen confirmedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 647 a. n. 10.) as alsoIbid. 648 a. n. 3 [...]. the Church of Os [...]ynton, and moity of the Church of Cotgrave in the same County; and likewise the Church of Hoyley, in Com. Derb.

To whom succeeded Roger de Burun, Roger. who in 2 Hen. 2. paidRot. Pip. [...] H. 2. Nott. & Derb. to the King forty Marks for his Relief: and in 12 Hen. 2. upon the Assessment of that Aid then levyed for marrying of the King's daughter, certifiedLib. rub. [...]. Nott. his Knights Fees to be in number ten (his residence being then in Noting­hamshire) for which in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Nott. & Derb. ten Marks.

In 22 Hen. 2. this Roger was amercedRot. Pip. 22 [...]. [...] Nott. & Derb. at ten Marks for trespassing in the King's Forests; and in 33 Hen. 2. paidRot. Pip. [...] H. 2. Nott. & Derb. ten pounds in regard he was not in that Expedition of Galwey. Likewise Rot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Nott. Derb. in 6 Ric. 1. as much, upon the Assessment of the Scutage for the King's Redemption. But all that I can farther say of him, is, that he bestowedRot. Pip. 5 Joh. Nott. Derb. the Town of Os [...]ynton on the Knights Hospi­tallers; and that his Barony was givenTesta de [...] Not. Derb. by King Iohn to William de Briwer; for the RecordTesta de [...] Not. Derb. ex­presly saith, that William de Briwer held ten Knights Fees in the Counties of Nott. and Derb. granted to him by King Iohn, which were of the Barony of Burun.

Nevertheless, of this antient Family, there hath continued in those Counties of Nott. and Derby, an eminent Branch till this day, though not Ba­rons; till by a late Creation in the time of King Charles the First, as in due place I shall shew.

Blount.

AT the time of the general Survey made by King William the Conqueror, Robert le Blund was possessedDomesd. Suff. of the Lordships of Gisworth, Walsham, Gascefield, Wice, Sape­stune, Hepworde, Wicam, Lesewrde, Watefelle, West-Ledestune, Westorp, Wiverthestune, and Giselinche, in Com. Suff.

There was also contemporary with him, William le Blund, (probably his Brother) who then like­wise heldDomesd. Linc. the Lordships of Cro [...]sby, Cateby, Widcale, Torgroby, Salfleteby, and Schitebro [...], in Com. Linc.

To which Robert succeeded Gilbert le Blund (his son and heir) which Gilbert FoundedMonast An­glic. Vol. 2. 284 b. n. 10. a Reli­gious House at that his Mannor of Gisworth, vulgarly called Ixworth, for Canons-regular of S. Augustine's Order: and tookIbid. n. 20. to Wife Alice de Colkirke, by whom he had IssueIbid. n. 20. William his son and heir. Which William, William. by Sarah de Mont­chensi his WifeIbid. n. 20., had Issue another Gilbert Gilbert▪ Ibid. n. 20. (but by mistake sometimes written Hubert) who in 12 Hen. 2. upon the Assessment of that Aid then levyed for marrying the King's daughter, certified Lib. [...]. Suff. his Knights Fees to be in number twelve. This last mentioned Gilbert having weddedMonast. Angl. ut supra n. [...]0. Agnes de Lisle, begot on her William Monast. Angl. ut supra n. [...]0. his son and heir; who being in minorityRot. de Domi [...] ­bus, [...], &c in Scac. pe­nès Re­me [...] Reg. at his Fathers death, be­came WardRot. de Domi [...] ­bus, [...], &c in Scac. pe­nès Re­me [...] Reg. to the Bishop of Ely; but in 32 Hen. 2. wasRot. de Domi [...] ­bus, [...], &c in Scac. pe­nès Re­ma [...] Reg. thirty two years of age; the Lands where­of he was possessed, beingIbid. the Lordships of Yxe­worth (his chief Seat) Esteldei and Walcham (in Com. Suff.) and Edulfesberg Rot. Pip. 8 R. 1. [...]. in Com. Buck.

This William, by Cecelie de Vere his WifeMonast. Angl. ut supra n. 30, had Issue another William. Monast. Angl. ut supra n. 30., and two daugh­ters, viz. Monast. Angl. ut supra n. 30. Agnes and Rohese; which last menti­oned William, William. in 47 Hen. 3. takingMS. in Bibl. B [...]dl. 8 V. 8 T [...]. 137 a. part with Montfort Earl of Leicester, and other the Rebellious Barons of that time, became a PartyMS in Bibl. B [...]dl. 8 V. 8 T [...]. 137 a. to the Re­ference then made by them unto Lewes King of France, touching the Ordinances of Oxford: but the next year following beingM. Paris. p. 996. l. [...]. Standard-bearer to that Earl in the Battel of Lewes, was there slainM. Paris. p. 996. l. [...]., leaving his two Sisters his heirs; viz. Esc. 48 H. [...]. n. 25. Essex. Monast. Angl. ut supra n. [...]. Agnes the Wife of Sir William de Criket [...]t Knight, and Rohese of Robert de Valoines; who thereupon sharedRot. Pip. [...] E. 1. No [...]. Suff. his Lands which were held by Barony.

The male Line of these antient Barons thus coming to an end, it was long ere any younger Branch of this Family had advancement to that [Page 519] dignity. In the interim therefore what I have seen memorable, touching any of them, I shall here represent in order of time.

In 35 Hen. 3. Iohn le Blund Iohn. having married Claus. 35 H. 3. in dorso m. 15. one of the sisters and coheirs to Richard de Wrotham; doing his Homage had LiveryClaus. 35 H. 3. in dorso m. 15. of her Purparty of those Lands, in Com. Somerst. and Dor­set, as were of her Inheritance.

In 39 Hen. 3. Peter le Blund Peter. was madePat. 39 H. 3. m. [...]. Con­stable of the Tower of London: And Andrew Blund, Andrew. in 49 Hen. 3. wasEsc. 49 H. 3. m. [...]. in the Battel of Eve­sham, on the part of the Rebellious Barons.

Then Hugh le Blund, Hugh. SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. [...] Essex & Hertf. of the Counties of Essex and Hartford for the last half year in 14 Edw. 1. So likewise inRot. Pip. de iisd. [...] Essex & Hertf. 15 Edw. 1. and the first half of the sixteenth year.

After this, viz. in 5 Edw. 2. Thomas le Blund Thomas. was then constitutedRot. Fin. [...] 2. m. 6. Governour of Drosselan Castle in Wales.

Then Stephen le Blund Stephen. beingRot. Scoc. [...] Chamberlain and Receiver to the King in the Realm of Scotland, in 8 Edw. 2. was shortly after, viz. in 11 Edw. 2. imployed in guardingRot. Scoc. [...] m. 16. the Marches there. But I return to Thomas.

This Thomas, in 19 Edw. 2. having married Claus. 19 E. 2 m. 29. Iulian (the Daughter [...] of Thomas de Leiburne)Thomas. Widow [...] of Iohn Lord Bergavenny; had with her an Assignation [...] of divers Lands and Lordships, whereof her said Husband died seised, for her Dowry. And in 20 Edw. 2. being Steward [...] of the King's houshold; after [...] Queen Isabell had taken Bristoll, and the King fled [...] into Wales with his whole Family and strength, gave assistance [...] to her.

In 1 Edw. 3. [...] he was of the Retinue [...] with Henry Earl of Lancaster in the Scotish Wars; and had summons [...] to Parliament amongst the Ba­rons of this Realm in 20 Edw. 2. As also in 1, and 2 Edw. 3. after which I find no more of him.

About this time (scil. 1 Edw. 3.) I meet with William le Blund, William. who had a CharterCart. 1 E. 3. [...]. of Free­warren in all his Demesn-lands at Hampton-Lover, in Com. Wigorn. And in 2 Edw. 3. having married [...] Margery, one of the daughters and co­heirs to Theobald de Verdon, obtained Livery [...] of the Castle of Webbele, in Com. Heref. with di­vers other Lands and Lordships; which upon Partition of the Inheritance, were assigned [...] for her Purparty. In 4 Edw. 3. this William had the King's GrantCart. 4 E. 3. n. 65. for a Fair yearly at [...], in Com. Rotel. upon the Eve and day of S. Thomas the Apostle. In 9 Edw. 3.Rot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 29. he had a Command in the Wars of Scotland; and having been sum­moned Claus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament from 1 Edw. 3. until 11 Edw. 3. inclusive, died [...]. 11 E. 3. n. 29. in that year, leaving Iohn Iohn. his brother and heir thirty [...]. 11 E. 3. n. 29. years of age. Which Iohn wasEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Sodyntone, in Com. Wigorn. in 30 Edw. 3. from whom those of that place do derive their descent.

After this, Scil. in 9 Ric. 2. I find mention of Sir Walter le Blount Walter. Knight, who at that time ob­tained a CharterCart. 9 & 10 R. 2. n. 23. for Free-warren in all his De­mesn-lands at Barton, Aikementon, Saperton, and Holinton, in Com. Derb. And in 4 Hen. 4. being the King's Standard-bearerStow's An., and wearing his Coat-armour in the Battel of Shrewsbury, was there slain.T. Wal [...]. 409. n. 1 [...].

In 14 Hen. 4. Sir Iohn Blount Iohn. Knight, Gover­nour ofT. Wal [...]. [...]4. n. [...]0. a Garrison in Aquitane; being there besiegedT. Wal [...]. [...]4. n. [...]0. by the Marshal of France, with three hundred men vanquishedT. Wal [...]. [...]4. n. [...]0. all the Marshal's Army; took PrisonersT. Wal [...]. [...]4. n. [...]0. twelve persons of Note, and o­thers to the number of one hundred and twenty.

I next come to Sir Walter le Blount Walter. Knight, (Stow's Sur­v [...]y 346 a. son and heir to Sir Thomas le Blount Knight, Treasurer of Normandy) who in 1 Hen. 5. by Feoff­ment Ex Autogr. penès, nuper dominum Montjoy. to Thomas Langley Bishop of Durha [...], and Iohn Baysham Clerk, setled his Mannors of Barton, Saperton, Sutton, Lutchurche, Haselwode, Adlaxton, and Belton; with the reversion of his Mannor of Falde: As also all his Lands in Dal­bury, Hollyngton, Bolleston, Leicester, Besford, Peake, Scarsdale, Stapenhull, Gayton, Tutte­bury, Burton, and elsewhere, in the Counties of Derby, Staff. Leicester and Rutland, to the use of Senchia his Wife (a Spanish Lady) during her life; and to the Heirs male of his body; the re­mainder to Thomas his second Son, and the Issue male of his body; and so to Iames the third Son, and Peter the fourth Son, with remainder to his right Heirs.

This Walter had IssueEx. vet. stemmate penès Walt. Blount de Sodington Bar. Iohn, Iohn. his son and heir, who was GovernourEx. vet. stemmate penès Walt. Blount de Sodington Bar. of Calais, and Knight of the Garter; but diedEx. vet. stemmate penès Walt. Blount de Sodington Bar. without Issue. Whereupon Walter, SonEx vet. stemmate penès Walt. Blount de Sodington Bar. of Thomas, second Son to the said Walter succeeded; which Walter Walter Lord Montjoy. in 39 Hen. 6. in considerationRot. Franc. 39 H. 6. m. 12. of his laudable Services, was madeRot. Franc. 39 H. 6. m. 12. Treasurer of Calais and the Marches thereof: and in 1 Edw. 4. obtained another Grant Pat. 1 E. 4. p. 1. m. 3. of the same office from the King: the like Grant he had givenPat. 4 E. 4. p. 2. m. 28. in 4 Edw. 4. and was constituted Ibid. Lord Treasurer of England the same year by Let­ters Patent, bearing date 24 November. The next year, in considerationPat. 5 E. 4. p. 1. m. 6. of his great Services, Fide­lity, and Wisdom, by CharterPat. 5 E. 4. p. 1. m. 6. bearing date 20 Iunii, he was advanced to the dignity and de­gree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Montjoy, with the Grant of twenty Marks per An. for his better support of that dignity, to be received out of the moity of the Town of Thurvaston, in Com. [...] Derb.Nott. and became so active a person for the King's service in that troublesome time, as that, in 7 Edw. 4. in rewardPat. 7 E. 4. p. 1. m. 1. thereof, the King bestowed Pat. 7 E. 4. p. 1. m. 1. on him, and the Heirs male of his Body, certain Lands in Wyggdon and Chige [...], in Com. Devon. and Lanc [...]ston, in Com. Cornub. (part of the Pos­sessions of Sir William Cary Knight attainted) as also the moity of the Mannor of Coteri [...]e, in Com. Wigorn. belonging to Sir William Vaux Knight at­tainted; and of the Mannor of Chyimelay in Com. Devon. which came to the Crown by the attainder of Thomas Courtney Earl of Devon.

LikwiseIbid. m. 3. the Mannors of Huntebeare, Holme­ham, [...], and Cornwordy, in Com. Devon. with the Burroughs of Chulmelegh, and Twyke­beare, in the same County: As also the Lordships of Brummore, alias Brymmore, Lemyngton, with the Burrough of Lemyngton, in Com. Sutht. and the yearly Rent of xviij l. vj s. viij d. payable by the Sheriff of Devon, to the said Thomas Courtney, late Earl of D [...]von, and his Ancestors; all which were part of the Possessions of that Earl, and devolved to the Crown by his attainder.

In 8 Edw. 4. this Walter Lord Montjoy was re­tained Ex Autogr. penès Cleric. pell. to serve the King in his then purposed Ex­pedition for France, in aid of the Duke of Bri­tanny, with three thousand Souldiers, whereof sixty to be men at Arms, the rest Archers. But this design being then frustratedIbid., he was again re­tained Ibid. the same year with a thousand Souldiers; whereof sixty to be men at Arms, and the rest Archers, for a quarter of that year. As alsoPat. 9 E. 4. p. 1. m. 1 [...]. with five hundred Mariners, and to serve as well by Sea as Land, in the Company of Anthony Lord Scales; [Page 520] which service he didPat. 9 E. 4. [...]. 1. m. 14. accordingly perform. And in 10 Edw. 4. was associatedPat. 10 [...]. [...]. m. 10. in Commission with Iohn Earl of Wilts. to receive all such into Protection; who having forfeited their Estates by their Rebellious actings, should submit themselves to the King's grace and favour. In 11 Edw. 4. he wasClaus. 11 E. 4. in dorso m. 1. one of the Temporal Lords; who, in the Parliament, then held, swore to be true to Prince Edward (the King's Son) and having been summonedClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament amongst other the Ba­rons of this Realm, in 6, and 12 Edw. 4. by his TestamentWatti [...] f. 129 b., bearing date 8 Iuly, Anno 1474. (14 Edw. 4.) bequeathed his Body to be buried at the Gray-Friers in London; appointing the bones of his Son William to be taken out of the place where they lay; and laid on the left side of his Tomb (one Tomb to serve them both.) He like­wise ordained, that the Parish-Church and Chancel of our Lady at Aylewaston, in Com. Derb. should be made up, and finished compleatly out of his own proper goods; and that a third Bell, called a Tenour, should be bought for the same Church. Also that a convenient Tomb, in that Church, should be set over Elene his Wife. Furthermore he directed, that his Executors should purchase Lands to the yearly value of ten pounds; and appropriate them to the Hospital of S. Leonard, situate betwixt Alkemonton and Bentley, to pray for the Souls of his Ancestors; as also for his own Soul, his Wives and Childrens Souls; the Souls of Hum­phrey Duke of Buckingham, Richard Earl Rivers, Sir Iohn Wodvyle Knight; and for the Souls of the Lords in old time of that Hospital. Moreover he ordained, that the Master of that Hospital, for the time being, should find continually seven poor men, to be chosen by him out of such as had, or thence­forth should be old Serving-men with the Lord and Patron of the Lordship of Barton, and of the same Hospital of S. Leonard, or else out of the old Tenants of all the Lordships of the said Lord and Patrons for the time being, within the Counties of Derby and Stafford: And that the Master, for the time being, should pay weekly unto those seven poor men ij s. iv d. Also, that every of them at the time of his Election, should be of the age of fifty and five years at the least; and that those seven poor men should have seven Kine going within his Park at Barton, and seven load of Wood yearly for th [...]ir fewel, to be taken within his Lordships of Barton, Alkmonton aud Bent­ley; or other Lordships in Appultre-Hundred, in Com. Derb. Likewise, that the said Master should [...]v [...]ry third year give unto each of those seven poor men, a Gown and an Hood of White or Russet, of one sute; one time White, and another time Russet; the Gown to be marked with a Tayewe cross of Red; and that none of those poor men should go a begging upon pain of removal from that Hospital. Moreover, that every of them should be obliged to say daily our Ladies Psalter, twice within the Chapel of the same Hospital. He likewise appointed that there should be a Man­sion, with a square Court, built next to the same Chapel, without any back door; and that the roof of that Chapel should be raised, the walls enhan­ced, the windows made with strong iron-work, with a Quire and Perclose, and two Altars with­out the Quire. Furthermore, that the Master should wear neither Red nor Green, but upon his Gown of other colour; a Tayewe cross of Blew upon his left-side; and have no other Benefice, ex­ [...]pt the Parsonage of Barton. He likewise willed that a Chapel of S. Nicholas should be built at Alkmonton; that the Master of the before-speci­fied Hospital, should say Mass there yearly, on the Feast of S. Nicholas, and at other times by his dis­cretion. And lastly, that his Feoffees should be­stow forty pounds in making a Chapel within the Abbey of Burton. And departedEsc. 1 [...] E. 4. n. 24 this life 1 Aug. the next ensuing year, being then seisedEsc. 1 [...] E. 4. n. 24 of the Mannors of Allexton and Stretton in le Field, in Com. Leic. Falde and Madleghe-Alseghe, in Com. Staff. the moity of the Mannor of Coderiche, in Com. Wigorn. the Mannor of Brummore and Burrough of Lemington, in Com. Sutht. the Man­nors of Barton, Sutton, Saperton, Alkemont [...]n, Bentely, Hatton, Langwesdon, Brightrichfeld, Tortingley, Stretton in le Field, Elwalston and Chalford, in Com. Derb. and the Mannor and Bur­rough of Chulmelegh, the Mannor of Holdeham and Huntebere, the Burrough of Twykebere, and Mannor of Cornewode, in Com. Devon. leaving Edward Blount Edward. his Grand-son and nextEsc. 1 [...] E. 4. n. 24. heir (viz. son of his son William, who died in his life-time) seven years of age and upwards; and was buried [...] in the same Church of the Gray-Friars, within the Apostles Chapel; being then Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter.

Which Edward departingEsc. 16 E. 4. n. 5 [...]. Claus. 17 E. 4. m. 19. this life 1 December, 15 Edw. 4. then inEsc. 16 E. 4. n. 5 [...]. Claus. 17 E. 4. m. 19. minority, Iohn his Uncle (viz. Brother of William, Father of the said Ed­ward) becameEsc. 16 E. 4. n. 5 [...]. Claus. 17 E. 4. m. 19. Heir to the Estate and Honour, be­ing then thirty years of age.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 15 Edw. 4. had a special Livery Pat. 15 E. 4. p. 3. m. 7. of all the Lands by Hereditary descent at that time devolved to him. And, in 20 Edw. 4. upon Pat. 20 E. 4. p. 2. m. 8. the death of Anne Dutchess of Buckingham, WifePat. 20 E. 4. p. 2. m. 8. of Sir Walter Blount deceased, had also Li­very Pat. 20 E. 4. p. 2. m. 8. of all the Lands which she held in Dower, after the death of the said Walter. And on the sixth of October, 1 Hen. 7. made his TestamentLogg f. [...], whereby he bequeathed his body to be buried in the Chapel of the Friers-Minors in London, where the body of his Father lay interred; and gave to that house twenty pounds. He also bequeathed to his son Rouland Blount, his chain of Gold, with a Lion Gold set with Diamonds. Likewise to Constan­tine his daughter, one hundred pounds for her Mar­riage; and constituted Lora his Wife, with Sir Iames Blount (his Brother) his Executors.

To whom succeeded William William. his son and heir; who in 1 H. 7. being made choicePolyd. Vi [...]g. p. 567. of by that pru­dent Prince for one of his Privy Council; was after­wards, scil. in 8 H. 7. a CommanderIbid. p. 600. n. 20. in that Army then raised for suppressing the Insurrection of the Cornishmen. In 15 Hen. 7. this William had a special GrantPat. 15 H. 7. p. 1. from the King, of all the Preheminencies, Dignities, Honours, Mannors, &c. which Iohn Lord Montjoy, his Father, formerly enjoyed: and in 1 Hen. 8. was constitutedPat. 1 H. 8 p. 2. m. 2. Master of the Mint in the Tower of London; as also throughout the whole Realm of England and Town of Calais.

In 15 Hen. 8. he wasHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 152 a. with Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk, in that Expedition then made in­to France: and in 21 Hen. 8. joyned with many other of the Lords in subscribingIbid. 274. those Articles, which were then exhibited to the King against Cardinal Wolsey: as also in subscribingIbid. 3 [...]6. that Let­ter to Pope Clement the Seventh, whereby it was signified to his Holiness, that if he did not comply with the King in that cause of his Divorce from Queen Katherine, he must not expect that his Su­premacy here would long be owned. And by his TestamentHogen qu. 3 [...]. bearing date 13 October, Anno 1534. [Page 521] (26 Hen. 8.) ordained, That in case he should dye within the Counties of Derby or Stafford, his Body should be conveyed to the Parish-Church of Barton, (in which Parish he was born) there to be buried in an Arch, on the South-side, near the high Altar. And if in Northamptonshire, then in the Colledge at Fotheringhay; if at Standon, within the Chapel there; and if in London, then in the Gray-Friers, where his Grand-father, Grand-mother, his Father, the Lady Alice his Wife and other of his Kin and Friends do lie: and to have a convenient Tomb, by reason that the King had called him to the Order of the Garter. Moreover he willed, that if he should depart this life in London, there should be a Stone laid over his Grave, the Lady Dorothy and the Lady Alice his Wives, being there buried; which Dorothy was daughter of Henry Keble.

And that a Tomb of Alabastar or Marble should be made on the South-side of the Chapel, within the Gray-Friers in London, for Iohn Lord Montjoy his Father; and likewise another for his Mother, who lyeth interred with Sir Thomas Montgomery her late Husband, at the new Abbey.

This William Lord Montjoy marriedIbid. to his first Wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Will. Say Knight; over whose Grave, in the Parish-Church of Esen­den, in Com. Hertf. he ordainedIbid. that a large Stone, with an Inscription thereon, should be laid; and departedIbid. this life in An. 1535. 27 Hen. 8.

To whom succeeded Charles Charles. Lord Montjoy his son and heir; who in 31 Hen. 8. had special Li­very [...] of all his Father's Lands, and in 36 Hen. 8. served [...] in the Rear-ward of the King's Army then sent into France: and by his Testament [...] made at that time, ordained a Stone to be laid; over his Grave in case he should there be slain; with this following Epitaph thereon, for a Monument to his Children; to continue and keep themselves worthy of so much Honour, as to be called here­after to dye for their Master and Country.

Willingly have I sought,
And willing have I found
The fatal end that wrought
Me hither, as duty bound.
Discharg'd I am of that I ought
To my Country by honest ownde;
My Soul departed Christ hath bought,
The end of Man is ground.

Farther directing, that if he dyed out of the Wars, that then his Body, without any Curiosity, or cost­ly Ceremonies, should be brought to the Church, most of resort thereabouts; and a Tomb there to be erected for him according to his degree. Also, that for the space of two years after his decease, a godly and discreet man should be chosen out, to edifie the Youth of the Parish of Westbury, under the Plain (in Com. Wilts.) with two Le­ctures; whereof the first Lecture to be every day in the morning, ordained for the Catechi [...]ing of Children; that thereby they might be perfectly in­struct [...]d to know what they profess in their Baptism, in their Pater Noster how to Pray; in their Ave Maria, to know how our Lord ought to be Honoured, and in the Ten Commandments. And that he who should be Reader, should not only read unto them, but also appose them, as they do in matters of Grammar. The second Le­cture to be within the same Parish, at Afternoon, four times in the week; that is to say, on M [...]nd [...]y, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, to them that come; wherein chiefly to be declared the duty of Subjects to their King and Magistrates, for main­tenance of good order and obeysance; not only for fear, but for conscience; with Scriptures di­vine, and prophane policies consonant thereunto: as also Increpation of vice, with their Texts of Scripture; and for performance thereof, the Reader to have twenty Marks by the year.

This Charles Lord Montjoy died in An. 1545. (37 Hen. 8.) as may seem from the probate of that Testament; leaving Issue by ... his Wife, DaughterLel. coll. ex coll. R. Gl. S. of ... Willughby Lord Brooke-Iames Lord Montjoy, his Son and Heir; as also Francis and William two younger Sons.

Which Iames, Iames. in 15 Eliz. sateCa [...]d. El [...]z. 216. in judgment (with other of the Peers) upon the Tryal of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk.

To whom succeeded William, who departed FF. in officio Arm. [...] this life in 36 Eliz. leaving Charles Charles. his Brother and Heir; who being a person of a Military dis­position, in Anno 1588. (30 Eliz.) withCamd. Eliz 529. the Earls of Oxford, Northumberland, and others; commandedCamd. Eliz 529. in the Fleet at that time for forth to encounter that great Armado of the Spaniards then threatning an Invasion. And, in 36 Eliz. upon the death of Henry Earl of Sussex, was made Ibid. 615. Governour of Portsmouth (all this being in his Brother's life-time.) Moreover, in Anno 1597. (40 Eliz.) the Spaniard making new preparati­ons Ibid. 684. against Ireland, he was constitutedIbid. 684. Lieute­nant to those Forces, then commanded by the Earl of Essex, for the defence of that Realm. And, in 41 Eliz. being designedIbid. 735. Lieutenant of Ireland, was opposedIbid. 735. by some; but the next ensuing year had that high Trust conferredIbid. 736. upon him. Where­upon, comingIbid. 749. thither in February, he repulsed Ibid. 749. the Spaniard with great honour at Kynsale; and GoverningIbid. 7 [...]3. prosperously there, was in a short time after, viz. 25 Apr. 1 Iac. con [...]tutedPat. 1. Jac. p. 14. Lieu­tenant of Ireland; and advanced to the title of Earl of Devonshire, by Letters Patents [...] bearing date 21 Iuly next ensuing; and made Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter: but departed Catal of N [...]b. by R. B. this life about three years after; viz. 3 Apr. An. 1606. (4 Iac.) at the Savoy in the Strand, with­out lawful Issue, and was buriedCatal of N [...]b. by R. B. in Westminster Abbey in S. Paul's Chapel; leaving all his Lands toCatal of N [...]b by R. B. Montjoy-Blount, his natural Son; who by the special favour of King Iames, having been ad­vanced Pat. 3 Car. p. 24. to the title of Lord Montjoy of Montjoy-Fort in the North of Ireland; and byPat. 3 Car. p. 24. King Charles the First, in 3 of his Reign, Lord Montjoy of Thurveston, in Com. Derb. was the next ensu­ing year, by Letters Patents, bearing date the third of August, createdPat. 4 Car. p. 11. Earl of Newport in the Isle of Wight. He took to Wife Anne, Daughter to Iohn Lord Butler of Woodhall, in Com. Hartf. and departed this life; leaving Issue two Sons, George and Charles; as also two Daughters, Isa­bella and Anne.

Novant.

UPonMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 1024 a. n. 30 & 40. the death of King William the Conqueror, King William Rufus, having expelledMon. An­glic Vol. 1. 1024 a. n. 30 & 40. Iubell de Totneis out of this Realm, gaveMon. An­glic Vol. 1. 1024. a. n. 30 & 40 his Inheritance to Roger de Novant. Roger. [Page 522] To which Roger succeeded Hugh de Novant, who havingOrd. Vit. 675 C. large Possessions in Normandy, was mi­serably oppressedOrd. Vit. 675 C. by Robert de Belesme (Son to Roger de Montgomery Earl of Shrewsbury) resist­ing Ibid. 809 B. his tyranny more than any other. In 5 Hen. 1. this Hugh Hugh. was GovernourIbid. 815 C. of the Castle at Roan, in Normandy; but about two years after, upon the commandIbid. 822 A. of Duke Robert (Curthose) deli­vered Ibid. 822 A. it up to King Henry; by whose help reco­vering Ibid. his Lands, which that cruel Robert de Be­lesme had by force taken from him; he afterwards possessedIbid. them in peace all the days of his life.

To this Hugh succeeded another Roger; Roger. who, in 6 Steph. wasGesta Re­gis Steph. 956 B. with David King of Scotland, Robert Earl of Gloucester, and the rest of those who adhered to Maud the Empress at the Siege of Winchester Castle; where they were all miserably routedGesta Re­gis Steph. 956 B. by the Forces of King Stephen.

In 11 Hen. 2. this Roger paidRot. Pip. 11 H. 2. Devon. Lxxvj l. v. s. to the King for the Service of Wales; and in 12 Hen. 2. uponLib. rub. tit. Devon. the Assessment of the Aid then levyed for marrying the King's daughter; being possessed of the Honour of Totneis (by descent from Roger his Grand-father) certifiedLib. rub. tit. Devon. his Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento, to be sixty four and an half: for which, in 14 Hen. 2. (at xiij s. iv d. per Scutum) he paidRot. Pip. 1 [...] H. 2. Devon. xxxvij l. iv s. x d.

To him succeeded Henry Henry. his son and heir; who, in 22 Hen. 2. answeredRot. Pip. [...]. H. 2. Devon. to the King's Exchequer forty Marks for his own and his Father's Amerce­ments, by reason of their trespassing in the King's Forests. And in 8 Ric. 1. paidRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Devon. Lv l. vij s. vj d. upon collection of the second Scutage of Nor­mandy, levyed the preceeding year. This Henry took to Wife [...] Isabell, one of the daughters and coheirs of Walter de Bulbec (afterwards mar­ryed to the Earl of Oxford) And in 10 Ric. 1. gave a Fine [...] of three hundred Marks to the King for the Purparty of her Inheritance. But farther I cannot say of him than that, in 9 Ioh. Roger de [...] paid [...] five hundred Marks to the King for that part of the Lands, which remained to this [...], upon the partition made betwixt him, and [...], and that they were granted [...] thereupon by [...] Henry, to the said Roger de [...] and his Heirs in the King's presence.

Valletort.

IN the time of King William Rufus, Reginald de [...] Reginald. was a witness to [...] a Charter of that King made to the Monks of [...], in Com. [...]. And in 12 Hen. 2. Raphe de Vall [...]t [...]rt, up­on [...] the Ass [...]ssment of that Aid for marrying the King's daughter, [...] [...] that he held one Knights Fee in Com. Devon. After him Roger de [...], Roger. in 33 Hen. 2. gave [...] one hundred Marks Fine for Livery of the Honour of Trem [...]ton in [...], where he had [...] a large and strong Ca­stle: and in 5 Iohn, upon collection of the fourth Scutage of Wales, answered [...] for fifty nine Knights Fees, of the Honour of Merton. Moreover, in 9 Iohn, he became debtor [...] to the King in six hun­dred Marks, for those Lands which Henry de Novant had, upon the partition made betwixt him and William de Braose; which Lands the said Henry grantedIbid. to him and his Heirs in the King's presence.

To this Roger succe [...]ded another Reginald de Valletort, Reginald. whose Wardship in 13 Iohn, Peter de Rupibus Bishop of Winchester obtainedRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Devon.; and upon collection of the Scutage of Wales, account­ed Rot. Pip. 13 Joh. Devon. xxxvij l. iv s. x d. on his behalf, for the moi­ty of the Scutage of the Honour of Totneis; viz. for the moity of fifty five Knights Fees, a third, sixth, and half part, de veteri Feoffamento; and xij l. xv s. for those de novo.

In 17 Iohn, this Reginald was made Governour Pat. 17 Joh. m. 12. of the Castle of Totneis; and in 1 Hen. 3. had LiveryClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 18. of all the Fees belonging to Totneis, which lay in the County of Debon.

In 5 Hen. 3. he was made SheriffPat. 5 H. 3. p. 1. m. [...]. of Cornwal, and so continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. till 9 Hen. 3. inclusive. More­over, in 1 Hen. 3. the King, in considerationRot. Fin. 1 H. 3. m. 10. of one hundred Marks, acquittedRot. Fin. 1 H. 3. m. 10. him and his Heirs of that debt of six hundred Marks, due to the Exchequer from Roger his Father, for Livery of those Lands which were granted to him by Henry de Novant, as is already observed.

In 26 Hen. 3. he had summonsRot. Vasc. 26 H. 3. in dorso m. 3. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King in­to Gascoigne; and in 29 Hen. 3. gaveRot. Fin. 29 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. a Fine of six hundred Marks for Livery of the Mannors of Clifton, Clauton, and Brikesham; which Isabell de Bolebec, late Countess of Oxford, held in Dower from Henry de Novant her late Husband. And having marriedRot. Pip. 4 H. 3. Oxon. Ioane, one of the daughters and coheirs of Thomas Basset of Hedindon, dyed [...] in 30 Hen. 3. without Issue, leaving Raphe de Valletort his Brother and [...] Heir; being at that time seised [...] of the Mannors of Hurberton, Holme, Clauton, Bridford and Sibberton, parcel of the Honour of Totneis: as also [...] of twenty eight Knights Fees, excepting a sixteenth part; Ioane his Wife sur­viving.

Which Ioane, the next ensuing year, gave [...] a Fine to the King of one hundred pounds, for License to Marry whom she should think fit. I now come to Raphe.

This Raphe, Raphe. in 38 Hen. 3. upon [...] collection of the Aid for making the King's eldest Son Knight, paid [...] fifty five pounds, eighteen shillings, eight pence, for twenty eight Knights Fees and an half, sixth and twentieth part, being the moity of the Fees belonging to the Honour of Totneis; but died [...] in 43 Hen. 3. Whereupon the Queen ob­tained [...] the Wardship of (Reginald)Reginald. his son and heir; which Reginald in 41 Hen. 3. had summons [...] with other of the great men of that time, to be at Bristoll, on the Octaves of S Peter, well fitted with Horse and Arms to march against the Welch; and departed [...] this life withou [...] Issue in 54 Hen. 3. being then seised of the Mannors of Brikesham and [...] ▪ [...] which he held by Barony; as also of seventeen Knights Fees and an half, and eighth part; leaving Roger [...] his Uncle his next Heir, who doing his Homage the same year, had Livery [...] of his Lands.

This Roger Roger. having likewise no [...] Issue, sold [...] all his Lands, excepting the Mannor of Hurberton (the Head of his Barony) of which, he granted [...] the Castle of Tremeton with its Appurtenances, consisting of fifty nine Knights Fees, unto Richard Earl of Cornwall (Brother to the King;) and de­parting [...] this life in 18 Edw. 1. left Henry de Po­merai, and Peter Corbet his [...] next Heirs. But the King seised [...] upon that Lordship of Hurberton; so that whether those his Heirs did afterwards re­cover it, I am not sure.

Baillol.

IN the time of William Rufus, Guy de Baillol Guy. was enfeoffed [...] by that King of the Barony of Biwell in Northumberland.

This Guy gaveMonast An­glic Vol. 1. [...]88 b. n. 10. to the Abbey of S. Maries in York, the Church of Stokesley, and one Carucate of Land; the Church of Skaintune and two Bo­vates; as also the Church of Gainford (in the Bishoprick) but was prohibitedLel. coll. Vol. 1. 546. to hunt in the Forests belonging to the Bishop of Durham.

The next was Bernard Baliol Bernard. (son of Guy) who, in 3 Steph. uponJoh Hagu­staid. 261. n. 30. &c. Ric. Hagu­staid. 320. n. 60. & 321. that great Invasion by the Scots, met at Thres [...], throughJoh Hagu­staid. 261. n. 30. &c. Ric. Hagu­staid. 320. n. 60. & 321. the instance of that Reverend Prelate Thurstan Archbishop of York, with other of the Northern Barons; and there taking into consideration what resistance should be made against them, was sentJoh Hagu­staid. 261. n. 30. &c. Ric. Hagu­staid. 320. n. 60. & 321. thence (with Robert de Brus) unto David King of Scotland; then advanced with his Army, to the Banks of Teise, to perswade his retreat, but not prevail­ing, (being a person most expert in Arms) assisted Joh Hagu­staid. 261. n. 30. &c. Ric. Hagu­staid. 320. n. 60. & 321. all he could in raising strength to oppose him; and at length shared in the honour of that glo­rious Victory, which the English, through the exemplary valour of William Earl of Albemar [...]e, and other brave men of those parts, obtained near North-Alberton, in that memorable Battel fought upon the xith Cal. of September, commonly called the Battel of the Standard; whereof in my discourse of that Earl I have more fully spoke.

And after this adhering to King Stephen in his greatest Troubles, was with him takenJoh. Hagu­staid. 269. n. [...]. prisoner in the Battel of Lincoln, An. 1142. (7 Steph.) by the Earls of Gloucester and Chester, Generals of that Army, then raised on the behalf of Maud the Empress.

In 14 Hen. 2. he paid [...] a Fine of twenty pounds to the King, because he did not certifie what Knights Fees he then held (as was generally re­quired:) and moreover, within two years after, gave [...] two hundred pounds for restitution of his Lands which had been thereupon seised.

This Bernard was he who first Founded that strong Castle on the bank of Teise, thence called Bernard-Castle as tradition reports.

Upon that incursion of the Scots in 20 Hen. 2. they being advanced to Alnwyke, Anno 1174 20 Hen. 2. and having be­sieged [...] that great Frontier-Castle there, he again put himself in Arms; and joyning [...] with Robert de Stutevile, and other of the Barons thereabouts▪ hasted [...] with all speed to the relief thereof: and when [...] it was advised that they should stop their march, in regard of a thick Fog which obscured their passage; he said [...], Let them stay that will, I am resolved to go on, though none follow me, rather than dishonour my self by staying here. By whose example, going couragiously forward, they sur­prised the Enemy; and in a short skirmish took Ibid. 1092. n. 10. the King himself, whom they sent prisoner [...] to the Castle of Richmont.

This Bernard, by the consent of Ingelram his Son, gave [...] to the Knights Templars fifteen pound Lands (per Annum) lying in Wedelee, a mem­ber of Hichen, in Essex, King Stephen confirming [...] the Grant. He also bestowed [...] on the Monks of S. Maries Abbey at York, the Church of Gainford, with the Churches of Barnard-Castle and Mid­dleton, and two Ox-gangs of Land in Middleton. And to the Monks of Riebaulx, he gave [...] his Land of [...], with Pasturage for sixty Mares and Colts of two year old, and six-score young Cattel, twelve Kine, and two Bulls: As also [...] his Land of We [...]dale, with Pasturage for six-score Beasts, besides his fishing of Newbus; which he bestow­ed on them forEx Autogr. in Tu [...] S. Marie Ebor. the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Agnes de Pincheni his Wife.

To him succeeded Eustace de Baillol, Eustace. who gave Rot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Wilts. one hundred pounds for License to marry the Widow of Robert Fitz-Piers; andIbid. fifty Marks to have Livery of the Lordship of Mere.

In 1 Ioh. he paidObla [...] [...] Joh. m. 6. two hundred marks Fine, in regard he obeyed not the King's Precept for going beyond-Sea in his service; and in 2 Ioh. paidRot. Pip. 2 Joh. Nor. thumb. one hundred and twenty Marks more then in arrear from him, for the first and second Scu­tage of King Ric. 1.

This Eustace joyned with Bernard his Father in the gift ofMonast. An­glic. 510 b. n. 20. Wdehorne to the Knights Hospi­tallars.

The next was Hugh de Baillol Hugh 1. (son ofEx Autogr. in Turri S. Mari [...] Ebor. Eustace) who was certifiedTesta de Ne­vill Nor­thumb. to hold the Barony of Biwell of the King, by the service of five Knights Fees; and to find thirty Souldiers for the guard of New-Castle upon Tine, as his Ancestors had done, from the time of King William Rufus, by whom they were enfeoffed of that Barony, as the Record ex­presseth. He also heldTesta de Nevill Essex. the Lordship of Hiche in Essex, in Capite of the King, as an Augmentati­on of his Barony, by the giftTesta de Nevill Essex. of King Hen. 2. and service of two Knights Fees.

Upon levying the Scutage of Wales in 13 Ioh. he answeredRot. Pip. 1 [...] Joh. Nor­thumb. for thirty Knights Fees; and in 17 Ioh. stood in such favour with the King, that he obtained a GrantClaus. 17 Joh. m. 8. of the Lands of Richard de Vnfranvill, in Com. Rotel. as also the Castle of Hwernelton (in Yorkshire) and other the Lands of Robert de Meisnell. And in 18 Ioh. was joyned M. Paris. 276. n. 30. with Philip de Hulecotes, in defence of the Nor­thern parts of Teise towards Scotland. More­over, whenIbid. 286. the King of Scots had subjugated all Northumberland, on the behalf of Lewes King of France (whom the Barons had called in to their aid) this Hugh by the help of that Philip, stoutly heldIbid. 286. out all the Castles in that Tract; and in par­ticular his own (viz. Bernard-Castle) where Eu­stace de Vesci (who had married the King of Scots Sister) coming with King Alexander to the Siege of it, wasIbid. 287. n. 10. slain; his Brother Bernard also ad­hering M. Westm. in An. 1212. to the King in those his Troubles.

Furthermore, he gaveMonast. An­glic. 98. n. 40. to the Monks of Hexham in Northumberland, the service of Iohn de Swine­burne-East, and his Heirs; and the Rent of xij d. per Annum, issuing out of the Mannor-house of East-Swynborne.

Certain it is that he benefitedM. Paris. 300 [...]n. 10. & 20. himself not a little in those troublesome Times of King Iohn's Reign (being then for the King;) for when all was at quiet, at the entrance of King Henry the Third, he couldM. Paris. 300 [...]n. 10. & 20. not forbear his wonted course of plundering. It seems he was also serviceable to King Henry the Third; for in the fourth year of his Reign he had a GrantClaus. 4 H. 3. m. 18. of the Lordship of Mere for his better support.

¶About this time there was one Henry de Baillol Henry. (Brother, as I guess, to this last mentioned Hugh;) which Henry, in 16 Ioh. wasPat. 16 Joh. m. 3. solemnly invited by a special Letter to come into England with Horse and Arms for the King's service: In which Letters the King takes noticeIbid. of their former mu­tual affections to each other.

[Page 524] This Henry marriedRot. Pip. 17 H. 3. Lora, one of the co­heirs Claus. 22▪ H. 3. m. 22. to Christian, Wife of William de Mandevill Earl of Essex, and Heirs to the Barony of Ua­loines as it seemethRot. Pip. 24 H. 3. Essex & Hertf.. And in 26 Hen. 3. (with many other great men) receivedRot. vasc. & Claus. 26 H. 3. in dorso m. 3. command to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and attend the King into Gascoigne. But in 30 Hen. 3. he de­parted M. Paris. in an. 1246. p. 918. n. 30. this life; whereupon the Lady Lauretta his Wife, (so the Record termeth her) doing her Homage to the King, had LiveryClaus. 30 H. 3 m. 2. of all the Lands which he held of her Inheritance, in the Counties of Essex, Hartford, and Norfolk.

There was also Eustace de Baillol Eustace. (Brother per­haps of this Henry) who in 38 Hen. 3. had a GrantClaus. 38 H. 3. m. 10. Claus. 44. H. 3. m. 6. videsis Esc. 56 H. 3. n. 35. Westmerl. from the King of the Wardship and mar­riage of Helewise Esc. 55 H. 3. n. 6. the daughter and heir to Raphe de Levynton (a Baron of Northumberland:) as also daughterEsc. 55 H. 3. n. 6. and heir to Ada, the Widow of William de Furnivall.

This Eustace was constitutedPat. 45 H [...]. m. 2. Sheriff of Cum­berland in 45 Hen. 3. andPat. 45 H. [...]. m. 2. Governour of the Castle of Carleol; and continuedRot. Pip. de iisdem an. Cumbr. & de an. 51 H. 3. Cumbr. in that office till 49 Hen. 3. inclusive.

In 54 Hen. 3. he tookPat. 54 H. 3. m. 11. upon him the Cross, with Prince Edward, and attendedPat. 54 H. 3. m. 11. him into the Holy Land.

Upon the death of Helewise, the Wife of this Eustace, there wasClaus. 1 E. 1. m. 10. no little dispute betwixt those who were her Heirs at law, and him, touching her Inheritance of the moity of the Barony of Burgh; theyClaus. 1 E. 1. m. 10. claiming the present possession thereof, and heClaus. 1 E. 1. m. 10. the continuing it during his own life, by the courtesie of England, having had a Child by her which was born alive: but for ought I find the Heirs prevailedRot. Fin. [...] E. 1. m. 26. & Rot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 10. & 12. This Eustace afterwards hadRot. Pip. 24 E. 1. Sutht. to Wife Agnes, the second daugh­ter of Ioane de Percy; which Ioane was fifth Rot. Pip. 24 E. 1. Sutht. daughter, and one of the coheirs to William de Bru [...]re, a great Baron that age.

¶There was likewise, about that time, another Bernard de Baillol; Bernard. who in 28 Hen. 3. had a GrantPat. 28 H. 3. m. 3. of the marriage of Agnes, the Widow of Richard de Percy; to the end he might take her to Wife if he could obtain her consent.

But to return. To Hugh de Baillol succeeded Iohn Iohn. his son and heir; who in 13 Hen. 3. paid [...] one hundred and fifty pounds for his Relief of those 30 Knights Fees he then hold; and upon collection of the Scutage of Kery in Wales, had a special discharge [...] for them. This Iohn married [...] Der­v [...]rguill, one of the three daughters and heirs to Alan of G [...]lway (a great Baron in Scotland) by Margaret the eldest Sister of Iohn Scot, the last Earl of Chester, and oneClaus. 19 E. 1. m. 4. of the heirs to David, some­time Earl of Huntingdon; by reason whereof he was seised of Galwey in Scotland; and had in her right an AssignationClaus. 22 H. 3. m. 22. Pat. 22 H. 3. m. 10. of the Mannor of Thorkes [...]y, in Com. Linc. as also of Gernemuth, and Luddingland in Norfolk, until the King should make them a reasonable exchange of other Lands in satisfaction of her part of the Earldom of Chester.

In the Parliament held at London, 28 Hen. 3. requiringM. Paris. 239. n. 30. a p [...]cuniary Aid from the people for discharge of that debt, which he had contracted by his Expedition into Gascoigne, upon their ad­vice the preceeding year; this Iohn was one of the twelve, then chosenM. Paris. 239. n. 30. to consider of it, and to re­present their opinion therein to the Parliament.

In 29 Hen. 3. he paidRot. Pip. 2 [...] H. 3. [...]. thirty pounds upon le­vying the Aid for marrying the King's eldest Daughter for the thirty Knights Fees he held.

UponClaus. [...]0 H. 3. [...]. 2. & 3. the death of Christian Countess of Al­bemarle, Sister to Dervorguil his Wife; the King's Eschaetor had commandClaus. [...]0. H. 3. [...]. 2. & 3. to assign unto this Iohn and Dervorguil, all her part of the Inheritance of the same Christian, lying in the Counties of North­hampton and Lincoln.

This Iohn executedRot. Pip. 32 H. 3. Cumb [...]. us (que) an. 39 H. 3. the office of Sheriff in the County of Cumberland, from the 33, to the 39 of Hen. 3. inclusive, and was madePat. 32 H. 3. m. 8. Governour of the Castle of Carliste.

UponM. Westm. in an. [...] the marriage of Margaret the King's Daughter to young Alexander King of Scotland, the tuition of them both, and of that Kingdom be­ing committedM. Westm. in an. [...] to this Iohn de Baillol, and Ro­bert de Ros of Werke; within two years after they were both accusedM. Paris. 907. n. 10. before the King at Notingham for abusing their trust in that imployment (the particulars wherein, I have in my discourse of that Robert de Ros expressed:) but partlyIbid. p. 909. n. 10. for his Fa­ther's sake, who had been very serviceable to King Iohn in his greatest distresses; and partlyIbid. p. 909. n. 10. for money, (of which he had store) he made his peace.

In 40 Hen. 3. he paidRot. Pip. 40▪ H. 3. No [...] ­thumb. sixty pounds for the thirty Knights Fees he held, upon levying the Aid for making the King's eldest Son Knight.

And in 42 Hen. 3. had commandClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 11. to attend the King at Chester, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to oppose the hostile Incursions of Le­welin Prince of Wales. Also inClaus. [...]4 H. 3. m. 5. recompence of his services to the King, as well in the Realm of France, as here in England, he had a GrantClaus. [...]4 H. 3. m. 5. of the Wardship of William de Wassingle, instead of the sum of two hundred Marks, which the King had bestowed on him for that respect.

InRot. Pip. de iisd. ut No [...]t. & De [...]. 45, 46, and 48 Hen. 3. he under-went the Shireevalty for the Counties of Notingham and Decby; and in 46 Hen. 3. had the custody of the Honour of Peverell committedPat. 46 H. 3. m. 20. to his charge. And standingClaus. 47 H. 3. m. 3. firm to the King in those trouble­some Times, when the Barons put themselves in Arms under colour of asserting the rights of the People, did notClaus. 47 H. 3. m. 3. submit to those Ordinances made at Oxford; whereupon they seisedClaus. 47 H. 3. m. 3. his Lands, and detained them, till he sent his Son (by the King's permission) to undertake for him therein.

In 48 Hen. 3. being in Arms with the King a­gainst those Rebellious Barons, he stoutly assistedM. Paris. p. 993. n. [...]. H. Knighton 2447. n. 1 [...]. & 2448. him in that great defeat then given them at North­hampton: but soon after, fighting on his part, was (with him) taken prisonerWestm. in an. 1264. in that fatal Bat­tel of Lewes; yet made his escape, at it seems; for it isIbid. in eodem an. p. [...]68. n. 30 affirmed by my Author (in reporting the power of Mountfort Earl of Leicester, who at that time had the King in his custody) that allIbid. in eodem an. p. [...]68. n. 30 Eng­land was then subject to that great Rebel; ex­cepting the utmost parts of the North, which op­posed his usurped dominion at the instigation of the King of Scots, and this our valiant Iohn de Baillol. And it farther appearethClaus. 5 [...] H. 3. in dorso m. 9., that having authority from Prince Edward, he there joyned with other of the Northern Barons, and raised all the force he could for the King's Redemption: as also that he diedEsc. 5 [...] H. 3. n. 43. in 53 Hen. 3. leaving Hugh his Son and Heir twenty eight years of age, who then doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 5 [...] H. 3. m. 1 [...]. of his Lands.

But of this Hugh Hugh 2. I have not seen any thing me­morable, other than his marriagePat. 56 H. 3. m. 26. with Anne the Daughter of William de Valence (Earl of Pem­broke:) and that he departedEsc. 5 [...] H. 3. n. 26. this life in 56 Hen. 3. without Issue, leaving Alexander de Baillol his Brother andEsc. 5 [...] H. 3. n. 26. Heir of full age, the extent of [Page 525] whose Barony consisted in these Lordships; viz. Tes [...] de Nevill Nor­th [...]. New-bigging, Wodhorne, with Lynmuwe and Hirst (its members) Haliwell, Lynton, Ellyng­ton and Cressewell, Heyden with its members; Bethfeld, Nigram, Heddon, Staunfordham, the moity of Dalton with its members; Rihill, Gunwarton, with Swinborne a member thereof; Newton del West, Newton del Est, Acum, Stel­ling, Ovington, Eltrincham, Mickeley, Quic­cunstal, Faldirley, Bromley, and the moity of Bywell with Stokesfield.

Which Alexander Alexander dyed in 7 Edw. 1. whereupon the custody of his Lands was committedRot▪ Fin. 7 E. 1. m. 14. Rot. Fin. 8 E. 1. Northumb. to Ro­bert de Evre.

To whom succeeded Iohn de Baillol, who in 10 Edw. 1. hadRot. de Scutag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 3. Scutage of his Tenants, in re­gard he wasRot. de Scutag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 3. himself in the Welch Expedition at that time made.

This Iohn Iohn 2. weddedClaus. 9 E. 1. m. 1 [...]. Isabell the Daughter of Iohn de Warren Earl of Surrey; and in 19 Edw. 1. was [...] one of the chief Competitors for the King­dome of Scotland, the dispute whereof being by the joynt-consent of all, totally referredIbid. to the decision of Edward the First, then King of Eng­land, the right was adjudged [...] to this Iohn, who thereupon enjoyed the Crown of that Realm, where I shall leave him; his Barony here being involved with that dignity.

And shall conclude with Alexander de Baillol, Alexander Brother to this Iohn. This Alexander being of the Retinue [...] with that magnificent Prelate, Anthony Beke Bishop of Durham, and Patriarch of Ieru­salem, in that Expedition which King Edward the First made into Flanders; in 25 of his Reign, he had all his Lands in Scotland restoredClaus. 25 [...]. unto him, which had been seised on by King Edward the First for his former Rebellion. He was like­wise again [...] in Scot­land in his service of King Edward, in 31 Edw. 1. so also in [...] 32 Edw. 1.

And in 34 Edw. 1. [...] [...] again into Scot­land in his service. In [...] Edw. 2. he had command [...] to attend Iohn de Britannia Earl of Richmond, (then the King's Lieutenant in Scotland) with Horse and Arms, and to yield him his best assi­stance against the Scots. But Alexander his Son (for what cause I find not) was imprisoned [...] in the Tower of London. Howbeit, upon security given [...] by this Alexander, his Father, and two of the Lindseys, for his future fidelity to the King, he was enlarged [...].

This Alexander took to WifePat. 3 E. 2. m. 17. Isabell (the Daughter and Heir to Richard de Chilham, Wi­dow of David de Strabolgy Earl of A [...]holl) Mo­therPat. 3 E. 2. m. 17. to Iohn Earl of Asceles, who was hanged Pat. 3 E. 2. m. 17. for Felony: in right of which Isabell he heldPat. 3 E. 2. m. 17., by the courtesie of England, during his life, the Castle and Mannor of Chilham in Kent. He was Claus. 3 E. 2. m. 8. also Lord of Caures in Scotland, and sum­moned Claus de iisdem an. in dorso. to the Parliament of England by King Edward the First, from the 28, till till 34 year of his Reign inclusive.

Vaux.

OF this Family there were three Brothers who first setled here after the Norman Con­quest; viz. Hubert de Vallibus, Ranulph, and Robert.

Of these, Hubert Hubert. had the whole Barony of Gillesland, grantedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 400 [...]. n. 18. to him by Ranulph de Mes­chynes, on whom King William the First hadMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 400 [...]. n. 18. be­stowed the whole County of Cumberland; Ra­nulph Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 400 [...]. n. 18. had Sowarby, Carlaton, and Hadbrughtly; and Robert theMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 400. [...]. n. 18. Barony of Dalston.

To this Hubert succeeded Robert Robert. his SonCart. Antiq. DD▪ n. [...]0. and Heir, to whom King Henry the Second granted Cart. Antiq. DD▪ n. [...]0. divers Priviledges throughout all those his Lord­ships in Cumberland, which he enjoyed as Heir to Hubert his Father, viz. Soc, Sac, Tol, Theam, and Infangtheof; and freedCart. Antiq. DD▪ n. [...]0. him from the pay­ment of the common Tax called Neutgeld. This Robert FoundedMonast. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 130 b. n. 10. the Priory of Lan [...]rcost in Cum­berland, for the health of the Soul of Hubert his Father, Graecia his Mother, his own, with all his Ancestors and Successors Souls. And in 5 Steph. gave a FineRot. Pip. 5 Steph. No [...]ff. & Suff. to the King of Liij l. vj s. viij d. [...]or Livery of the Mannor of Hact [...]n, in Norfolk, which was of his Wifes Inheritance.

In 15 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 15 H. 2. Carleol. two Marks for two Knights Fees (whereby he held Gillesland) upon levying the Aid for marriage of the King's Daugh­ter: and in 18 Hen. 2. accountedRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Carleol. forty shillings for Scutage of those Knights Fees he held; in re­gard he was not in that Expedition then made into Ireland.

In 21 Hen. 2. he was SheriffRot. Pip. 21 H▪ 2. Carleol. of Cumberland; which County yieldedRot. Pip. 21 H▪ 2. Carleol. no benefit to the King that year by reason of the War. He was also Gover­nour R. Hoved▪ 303 a. Jo [...]vall. coll. 1031. n. 10. of Carlisle at the same time; and after a long SiegeR. Hoved▪ 303 a. Jo [...]vall. coll. 1031. n. 10. laid thereto, by William King of Scotland wanting victual, was [...]e [...]ssitatedR. Hoved▪ 303 a. Jo [...]vall. coll. 1031. n. 10. to come to this conclusion; viz. That it King Henry did not relieve him before Michaelmass, he should then render it. And continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Sheriff of that County from the 22, till the 30 of Hen. 2. inclu­sive. To the Canons of Carlisle he gaveMo [...]ast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 74 b. n. 40. the Church of Helton, with one Carucate of Land ly­ing in that Lordship.

In 23 Hen. 2. he was one of the witnessesR. Hoved. 323 a. n. 20. to that memorable Award then made by King Henry, for appeasing the differences betwixt Aldefonsus King of Castile, and Sanctius King of Navarre, touching divers Ca [...]les and Territories.

This Robert Robert. marriedEx coll R. [...]. Ada the Daughter and Heir of William de Engaine, and by her had Issue Rot. Pip. 12 Joh. Cumbr. Robert, who, in 12 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Cumbr. the King seven hundred and fifty Marks for regaining his favour. In 13 Ioh. the Lands of this Robert were assigned Rot. Pip. 13 Joh. Cumbr. to Alice his Mother. Wherein he had offended I find not, but in 16 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Cumbr. another Fine of D [...]lxvj l. xiij s. iv d. to pacifie the King.

To this Robert Ranulph. succeeded Ranulph de Vallibus his Brother. And to that Ranulph his Son, ano­ther Robert, to whom in 17 Ioh. the custodyPat. 17 Joh. m. 13. of the County of Cumberland, and Castle of Carlisle were committed. Which Robert Robert. soon after took part with those Barons then in Arms against the King, as 'tis like: for before the end of that year, all his Lands in Cumberland, Norfolk, Suffolk, Somerst, and Dorsetshires, were seisedClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. on by the King, and givenClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. to Robert de Vipount.

But those froms being over, in 6 Hen. 3. he took Pat. 6 H. 3. p. 1. m. 5. upon him the Cross, and wentPat. 6 H. 3. p. 1. m. 5. on Pilgrimage to Ierusale [...]; having LicensePat. 6 H. 3. p. 1. m. 5. to lett his Lands for the term of three years after he began his journey, according to a ConstitutionPat. 6 H. 3. p. 1. m. 5. of the Lateran Council.

In this 6 year of Hen. 3. he paidRot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Cumbr. four Marks upon levying the first Scutage of that King, for the two Knights Fees he held in Gillesland. In 7 Hen. 3. [Page 526] he was constituted GovernourPat. 7 H. 3. p. 1. m. 3. of the Castles of Caermerdin and Cardigan.

In 13 Hen. 3. he accountedRot. Pip. 13 H. 3. Cumb. four Marks upon levying the Scutage of Kery, which sum was paid Rot. Pip. 13 H. 3. Cumb. in Norfolk. And in 18 Hen. 3. executedRot. Pip. 18 H. 3. Devon. the Sheriff's office for the County of Devon, for the first quarter of that year.

To this Robert succeeded Hubert Hubert. Monast. Anglic. Vol. 2. 132 b. his Son; who left IssueMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. 132 b. one sole Daughter and Heir, called Maud, WifeMonast. Anglic. Vol. 2. 132 b. of Thomas de Multon; whereby the Barony of Gillesland first came to that Family.

¶I now come to Robert de Vallibus Robert. the youngest of those three Brothers that had such large Possessions in Cumberland by the gift of Ranulph de Meschines, about King Stephen's time. This Robert seating himself in Norfolk, there Founded Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 19 a. n. 3 [...]. the Priory of Penteney Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 19 a. n. 3 [...]. for the health of his Soul, and the Souls of Agnes his Wife, and their Children; and left IssueIbid. b. n. 20. three Sons, Wil­liam, Oliver and Henry.

Moreover, he gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 6 [...]8 b. n. 40. to the Monks of Cas [...]le-Acre in that County, forMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 6 [...]8 b. n. 40. the health of his own Soul, the Souls of his Wife and Children, as also Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 6 [...]8 b. n. 40. for the Souls of his three Brethren, viz. Robert the Fat, Gilbert and Hubert, his Mill at Pentney, called Middel-milne, and a Meadow thereto ad­joyning, with certain Lands in Ga [...]elai and Mas [...]gham. Which Grant William his Son and Successor confirmed [...].

This William William had also three Sons, viz. [...] Robert, Adam, and William Prior of [...] Pentney.

Which Robert Robert. had seven Sons, viz. [...] Robert, William, Oliver, Iohn, Philip, Roger, and Hugh. But of these Robert, the eldest, dying without Issue, Oliver Oliver. his Brother became [...] Heir to the Estate: And in 13 Ioh. gave [...] five hundred Marks, and five Palfreys for License to marry Petronill the Widow of Henry de Mara, and to enjoy [...] her Estate. Which Petronill was first the Wife of Wil­liam de Long [...]amp▪ and dyed [...] not till 46 Hen. 3. leaving Henry [...] de Long [...]amp her Son and next Heir.

In 17 Ioh. this Oliver de Vaux was [...] one of the Barons who met at Stamford in an hostile man­ner, and afterwards at [...] Brackley; whence they sent [...] to the King then at Oxford a minatory message; viz. [...] That in case he did not restore to the people their antient Rights and Liberties, they were resolved to possess themselves of all his Castles and L [...]ds: and thereuponIbid. joyned with them in the Siege of Northampton; for which Transgression, the KingClaus. 17 Joh. n. 6. caused his Lordships of [...]laketon, Oke [...]on, and Hengham in Norfolk, to be seised on.

In 13 Hen. 3 this Oliver upon levying the Scu­tage of Kery (in Wales) answeredRot. Pip. 13 H. 3. Linc. for twenty two Knights F [...]es and an half. And being with the King in his Army in Poicton, was acquitted Rot. Pip. 15 H. 3. Linc. from the payment of any Scutage upon that Ex­pedition.

In 29 Hen. 3. upon collection of the Aid for marrying the King's eldest Daughter, he accounted [...] for thirty two Knights Fees and an half.

Of Robert Robert. the Son and Heir of this Oliver I find nothing; but of William his Son, that he married [...] Alianore the Daughter of William de Ferrers, William. E. of Derby, one of the Heirs [...] to William Marshall, sometime Earl of Pembroke, without [...] the King's License: for which offence, upon his submission, he obtained pardon [...], and for a Fine [...] of two hundred Marks, had Livery [...] of the Lands of her Inheritance; but dyed without Issue before the 37 Hen. 3. whereupon Iohn his Brother became Rot. Fin. 37 H. 3. m. 9. his Heir. Which Iohn, for the sum of eighty Marks, compoundedRot. Fin. 37 H. 3. m. 9. the arrears of that debt to be paid by twenty six Marks Per Annum.

This Iohn Iohn. in 41 Hen. 3. having paidRot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 9. part of the eighty Marks before-mentioned, obtained the favourRot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 9. to satisfie the remainder, being forty Marks, by ten pounds per Annum; and gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 897 a. n. 20. his Lordship of Botendone to the Nuns of Catesby in Northamptonshire.

In 42 Hen. 3. upon levying the Scutage of Wales, he was chargedRot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Essex & Hertf. with ten pounds for five Knights Fees.

In 46 Hen. 3. though he had beenM. Paris. in an. 1263 p. 992 n. 20. on the part of those Barons who combined together by oath at Oxford, for asserting the Liberties of the Sub­ject (as they then pretended) he at length fell M. Paris. in an. 1263 p. 992. n. 20. off, and assistedIbid. p. 993. n. 30. the King at the taking of Northampton. And, shortly after this, was one of those who undertookPat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. that the King should stand to the determination of Lewes King of France, for setling all differences betwixt him and the Barons then in Arms.

Moreover, the next ensuing year, when he dis­cerned M. Westm. in an. 1265 (49 H. 3.) the Barons to be so powerful, as that they had the Tower of London, Dover-Castle, and divers other places of strength in their hands; he joynedM. Westm. in an. 1265 (49 H. 3.) with those who advised the King to with­draw himself from that Parliament then held at Westminster, and to betake himself to Windsore-Castle.

Having therefore so great experience of his fide­lity; the King soon after his victory at Evesham, made him SheriffPat. 49 H. 9. m. 9. of Norfolk and Suffolk; and inPat. 50 H. 3. m. 43. remuneration of his eminent services, in those troublesom and perillous times, gavePat. 50 H. 3. m. 43. him certain Houses in London near Garthere; part of the Possessions of Iohn Lorene, an Enemy and Rebel. And in 51 Hen. 3. constituted him GovernourPat. 51 H. 3. m. 21. of the Castle at Nor [...]ich.

In 5 Edw. 1. this Iohn obtained the King's CharterCart. 5 E. 1. n. 3. for a weekly Market upon the Saturday, at his Mannor of Refham in Norfolk; and a Fair upon the Eve, day and morrow after the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul: and in 10 Edw. 1. wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 1 [...] E. 1. m. 3. in the King's Army in Wales.

In 11 Edw. 1. he was made StewardRot. Vasc. 11 E. 1. m. [...] of the Dutchy of Aquitane, having an allowance of two thousand pounds per Annum Turon, for the sup­port of himself in that Office: And departedEsc. 16 E. 1. n. 42. this life in 16 Edw. 1. leaving Petronill, and Maud his two Daughters and Heirs then of full age. Where­upon William de Nerford, who marriedRot. Fin. 16 E. 1. m. 1 [...]. Petronill, and William de Ros the HusbandRot. Fin. 16 E. 1. m. 1 [...]. of Maud, per­forming their respective Homages, had LiveryRot. Fin. 16 E. 1. m. 1 [...]. of the Lands of their Inheritance, exceptingRot. Fin. 16 E. 1. m. 1 [...]. a rea­sonable Dowry for Sibyll his Widow. And up­on Partition thereof, the said William and Petro­nill hadClaus. 15 E. 1. m. 9. in cedull. for their part these Lordships assigned to them; viz. the Mannors of Therston and Shotesham, in Com. Norff. Wysete, in Com. Suff. excepting thirteen pounds per Annum Lands; the moity of a Messuage in London called Blaunch-Apleton; the Advowson of the Churches of Halt, in Com. Norff. and Abyton in Cambridgshire; and to the number of twenty five Knights Fees.

And the said William de Ros, and Maud had theClaus. 15 E. 1. m. 9. in cedull. Mannor of Freston, with certain Lands in Boston, in Com. Linc. the Mannor of Hakeford, with the Market of Refham belonging thereto; the moity of the Mannors of Holt, Cleye, and [Page 527] Hocton, in Com. Norff. fourteen pounds per Annum Lands in Wysere, in Com. Suff. the moity of the Messuage called Blanch-Apleton in the City of London; with the Advowson of the Churches of Cleye and Shotesham in Norfolk, and to the number of nineteen Knights Fees or thereabouts.

Montalt.

UPon the Foundation of the Abbey of S. Werburge in the City of Chester (temp. W. Rufi) Hugh the Son of Norman, be­ing at that time one [...] of the Barons to Hugh Hugh. Earl of Chester, gave [...] Gosetce and Lantrene to the Monks of that House; Raphe and Roger, his Bro­thers, being witnesses [...] thereof; which Raphe Raphe. joyned with him in the gift [...] of all their right in Lostoch, as also [...] of the Church of Cotintune, with the Glebe and Tithes pertaining thereto.

To this Raphe succeeded Robert Robert. [...] his Son and Heir, who assumed another [...]irname from the chief place of his residence, which was at a little Hill in F [...]intshire, then called Montalt; whereon he built a Castle, but of late time (vulgarly) Moulde; and being [...] Steward to the Earl of Chester, was [...] also one of his principal Barons.

After the death of Ranulph de Gernons Earl of Chester, the Lands of that great Earldom were (as it seems) in the King's hand for some time: for in 6 Hen. 2. this Robert de Montalt was one of those who accountedRot. Pip. 6 H. 2. [...] Te [...]a Co­cest [...]. to the King's Exchequer for the Farm of them; and likewise for what was Rot. Pip. 6 H. 2. [...] Te [...]a Co­cest [...]. then laid out in building of the Castle at Chester.

This Robert Robert. had Issue [...] Robert his Son and Heir, and he Roger. Roger. [...] In the time of which Roger, there being much Hostility [...] betwixt the English and Welch; David the Son of Lewelyn, Prince of Wales, invaded [...] his Lands at Montalt: but, up­on that Accord [...] made in 25 Hen. 3. betwixt King Henry and the same David, amongst other of the Articles then agreed on; one was for the restitu­tion of those Lands to this Roger.

Which being done, the next year following, King Henry the Third made him Governour [...] of the Castle there▪ whereof Iohn le Strange, then Justice of C [...]ester, not many months before had [...] the Trust. And in 28 Hen. 3. the same David breaking [...] out again, this Roger was sent [...] with the Earls of Gloucester and H [...]reford to encounter him in Battel, which hapned with great slaughter to the Welch. Whereupon the King made restitu­tion Pat. 28 H. [...]. m. 5. to him of both Castle and Mannor; but with conditionPat. 28 H. [...]. m. 5. that he should upon reasonable summons appear before him with the sam [...] David ap Lewelyn; and if then it could not be made evident, that his Grand [...]father, or Father, had wholly quitted their claim therein to the Father or Grand-father of David; he should thenceforth for ever enjoy it quietly. Upon which restitution, that Grant by him formerly made of this Castle and Mannor to King Henry, was annulledPat. 28 H. [...]. m. 5. and made void.

That which I find next memorable of him is; that in 34 Henry 3. being reputedM. Paris. 773. n. 30. one of the greatest Barons of this Realm, and signedM. Paris. 773. n. 30. with the Cross, in order to an Expedition to the Holy-Land; then resolved on by several persons of Ho­nour, and some Bishops, in assistance of the King of France against the Infidels; he passedM. Paris. 773. n. 30. away a great part of his Woods and Revenues which he had at Coventry (in right of Cecilie his Wife) to the Monks of that place, in consideration of a large sum of money then received from them, to fit himself for that journey.

Some years after this; viz. in 42 H. 3. upon ano­ther InsurrectionClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11 of the Welch, under the com­mand of Lewelyn ap Gryffith; amongst others, he had summonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11 to attend the King at Chester, on Monday preceeding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms to restrain their Incursions: and in 44 Hen. 3. received commandClaus. 44 H. 3. m. 17., with other of the Barons-marchers, to repair into those parts; and there to reside, for the defence of the Country, against the like attempts. But in this year he diedRot. Fin. 44 H. 3. m. 6., Cecilie his Wife (second Sister, and one of the coheirsPat. 28 H. 3. m. 13. to Hugh de Albini Earl of Arundell) surviving; who thereupon had Li­very Rot. Fin. ut supra. of the Lands of her own Inheritance: leav­ing Issue [...] two Sons; viz. Iohn and Robert, as also a Daughter called Leucha [...], Wife of Philip de Orreby the younger.

Which Iohn, Iohn. having first marriedIbid. with Elene the Widow of Robert de Stokport, and afterwards with Milisent Daughter of William de Cantilupe, diedIbid. without Issue; leaving Robert Ibid. his Brother and Heir, who had IssueIbid. two Sons, Roger and Robert. Robert.

Of these, Roger Roger. beingPat. 51 H. [...]. m. 51. in that Rebellion of the Barons against King Henry the Third, in 51 Henry 3. returningPat. 51 H. [...]. m. 51. to his due obedience, and thereupon undertakingPat. 51 H. [...]. m. 51. to defend the Town of Cambridg [...] against those who then stood out, was admittedPat. 51 H. [...]. m. 51. to favour.

After which I have not seen any thing more of him, until 22 Edward 1. But then he wasRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. m. 9. in that Expedition made into Gascoigne. So like­wise inRot. Vasc. 23 E. 1. m. 21. 23 Edw. 1. in which year he had sum­mons Claus. de eodem an. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm. And having marriedEx coll. S. Erde [...]wike. Iulian the Daugh­ter of Roger de Clifford, departedEsc. 2 [...] E. 1. n. 36. this life in [...]25 Edw. 1. being then seisedEsc. 2 [...] E. 1. n. 36. of the M [...]nnor of Framesden, in Com. Suff. Also of the Mannor of Castel-Brilingham; likewise of the M [...]nnor of Haworrhy [...], in Com. Flynt. held by the service of Steward. Moreover, of the moity of the Mannor of [...]ackley, and of the Mannors of Neston and la Lee: also of eight-score pans of Salt in Mid­dle-wicke, all in Com. Cestr. and belonging to the same Stewardship; besides a certain Liberty called Twertnyk, pertaining likewise to the said Stew­ardship, leaving Robert his BrotherEsc. 2 [...] E. 1. n. 36. and Heir twenty seven years of age. Which Robert Robert. then doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 [...] E. 1. m. 19. of his Lands: and the same year wasRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. m. 7. in that Expedition then made into Gascoigne.

In 26 Edw. 1. this Robert wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 7. also in the Scotish-wars. So likwise inRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 5. 29 Edw. 1.Rot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 12. 31 Edw. 1.Rot. Sc [...]c. 4 E. 2. m. 13. 4, andRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 1. 7 Edw. 2. and, in 8 Edw. 2. (amongst others) had summo [...]sRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dorso m. 3. to be at New-Castle upon Ti [...]e, on the Assumption of our Lady, to restrain the [...] as of the Scots. AgainRot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 7., in 10 Edw. 2. he was [...]n another Expe­di [...]ion then made into Scotl [...] ▪ and in 19 Edw. 2. inRot. Vasc. 19 E. 2. in dorso m. 8. the Wars of Gasc [...]igne.

After all which▪ having noPat. 1. E. 3. p. 2. m. 6. Issue; in 1 Edw. 3. he passedPat. 1. E. 3. p. 2. m. 6. his Castle, Town, and Mannor of [...]; his Mannor of H [...]ardyn and Stew­ardship of Chest [...]r; his Mannors of Lee and Bo­s [...]te▪ in Com. Cestr. with his Lordships of Walton upon Trent, in Com. Derb. Cheylesmore (juxta Coventry) in Com. War. Likewise one hundred [Page 528] and seven pounds yearly Rent, payable from the Monks of Coventry, and their Successors: Also his Castle and Mannor of Rystng, in Com. Norff. the Mannor of Cassyngland, in Com. Suff. his Mannors of Snetesham and Kenynghale, with the fourth part of the Tolbouthe, of Lenne, in Com. Norff. Neston; in Com. Cestr. and Fraunes­don, in Com. Suff. for want of Issue male by Emme his Wife, to Isabell Queen of England (Mother to King Edward the Third) for life: and afterwards to Iohn of Eltham, Brother to the King, and his Heirs for ever. And having been summonedClaus. de Iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament, from 28 Edw. 1. till 3 Edw. 3. de­parted Ex Annal. de Langele inter coll. R. G [...]. S. this life the same year; and was buried Ex Annal. de Langele inter coll. R. G [...]. S. in the Conventual-Church of Shuldham, in Com. Norff.

Clinton.

THE first of this Family of whom I have found mention, is Geffrey de Clinton, Geffrey. Lord ChamberlainRegist. de Kenil­worth p. 1. and TreasurerRegist. de Kenil­worth p. 1. to King Henry the First; Grand-son to William de Tanker­vile Chamberlain of Normandy, and Maud his Wife, Daughter of William de Arches, as some Rot. 1. Rous. say. But of this I have some reason to doubt, in regard that a WriterOrd. Vit. p. 80 [...]. b. of credit, contemporary with him, affirms; that he was of mean parentage, and raised from the dust through the favour of that King; by whose bounty he had large Possessions, and was afterwards advanced [...] to that great Office of Justice of England.

Amongst other the Lands which this Geffrey then obtained, [...], the Lordship of Kenilworth, in Com. Warr. being part, he there erected [...] a great and strong Castle, and founded [...] a Monastery for Canons-regular of S. Augustine's Order; which he amply endowed with Lands, Tithes, and other Revenues. But more I cannot say of him, than that, in 30 Hen. 1. the King keepingH▪ Hunt. [...]20 a. n. 40. O [...]d. Vit. 702 D. his Christ­mass at Wodstoke, a false accusation of Treason was there broughtH▪ Hunt. [...]20 a. n. 40. O [...]d. Vit. 702 D. against him: and that he left issue Geffrey his Son and Heir,Geffrey. who heldReg [...]t. de Sto [...]ley, f. [...] b. that office of Chamberlain to the King, as his Father had done: and in 12 Hen. 2. upon the assessment of that Aid then l [...]vyed for marrying the Kings Daughter, certified [...] his Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento, to be seventeen.

This last mentioned Geffrey took to WifeCa [...]tular. War Com. f. 54. a. Agnes the Daughter to Roger Earl of Warwick; and had with her in Marriage a dischargeCa [...]tular. War Com. f. 54. a. from any service for ten of those seventeen Knights Fees; and likewise a GrantCa [...]tular. War Com. f. 54. a. of the hereditary Shireevalty of Warwicksh [...]e, to hold in as ample manner, as he the said Earl held it, or might hold it of the King. Moreover, he conferredRegist. de Kenilw. p. 5. on those Canons of Kenil­worth, the Lordship of Neuton, at the Burial of his Father: as also the MannorIbid. p. 9. of Pakinton, with the Church and Mill there; the greatest part Ibid. p. 5. of Leminton, with the Church and Mill; the MillIbid. p. 5. at Guy-cliffe; the CellIbid. p. 7. of Bretford; cer­tain Lands atIbid. p. 5. Wridfen, and Wotton; the Churches of Wormleighton Ibid. p. 5., Herberbury Ibid. p. 5., Rad­ford Ibid. p. 22., and Budbroke, Ibid. p. 23., (all in Com. War.) and the Church of Stivecle Ibid. p. 22., in Com. Buck.

To this Geffrey succeeded Henry de Clinton, Henry. his Son and Heir, who ratifiedIbid. p. 115. all those Grants so made by his Father and Grand-father, to the Ca­nons of Kenilworth: and farther bestowedIbid. p. 119. on them the Lordship of Tachebroke, with much more Land atIbid. p. 5. & 10. Wridfen: in consideration where­of, they allowedIbid. p. 120. him every day, during his life, two Manchets, (such as two of those Canons had) with four Gallons of their best Beer, according to wine-measure: All which he was to haveIbid. p. 120., whe­ther he were at Kenilworth or not, from the time he should assume the Habit of Religion; except on such days as he had entertainment in that Mo­nastery.

This Henry quittedLib. [...]ub. in Scac. ad cal­cem. to King Iohn all his right in Kenilworth Castle, and in the Woods and Pools, with whatsoever else appertained thereto; excepting what he did possess at the death of King Henry the Second. And by Amicia de Bi­dun his WifeRegist. de Kenilw. p. 127., left Issue Henry Henry. his Son and Heir: who, having beenClaus. 2 H. 9. m. 9. in Arms with the Rebellious Barons, returned toClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 9. obedience in 2 Hen. 3. as­suring Claus. 2 H. 3. m. 9. the King of his future fidelity: whereup­on he had LiveryClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 9. of those Lands in Kenil­worth, which descended to him by the death of his Father: but diedFin. [...] 5. septim. Pasch. 17 H. 3. Wa [...]. without Issue in 17 Hen. 3. so that his three Sisters became his HeirsFin. [...] 5. septim. Pasch. 17 H. 3. Wa [...].; viz. Fin. [...] 5. septim. Pasch. 17 H. 3. Wa [...]. Amicabil the Wife of Lucas de Columbers, Isabell of Raphe Fitz-Iohn, and Agnes of Warine de Bragenham.

The male line of this chief Branch being thus at an end; I come next to Osbert de Clinton, Osbert. Bro­ther's Son to the first Geffrey. Which Osbert had a GrantEx. Autogr. penès S. Ar­cher eq. Au [...]. of the Lordship of Coleshill, in Com. Warr. from his Kinsman Geffrey de Clinton the se­cond, it having been purchasedEx. Autogr. penès S. Mo [...]t­fort de Bes­cote A [...]. by Geffrey the first. This Osbert thus possessing Coleshill, had for some time his denomination thence; scil. in Rot. Pip. 8 H. 2. Wa [...]. 8 Hen. 2. being called Osbertus de Coleshill. So likewise inRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Wa [...]. 10, and 11 Hen. 2. upon payment of the Scutage collected in those years, and by Mar­gery his Wife,Osbert. DaughterEx Vet. membr. pe­nès Rob. D. Digby. to William de Hatton (Son to Hugh, Founder of the Priory of Wrox­hall) had IssueEx Vet. membr. pe­nès Rob. D. Digby. Osbert his Son and Heir. Which last mentioned Osbert (called Osbert de Clinton) in 9 Ioh. obtained the King's CharterCart. 9 Joh. m. 7., bearing date at Merleberg, 26 Aug. for a weekly Market at that his Lordship of Coleshill upon the Sunday: as also for a Fair yearly on the Eve and Feast day of the Apostles Peter and Paul.

After this, (viz. about the latter end of King Iohn's Reign) beingClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 16. in Arms with the Rebel­ [...]ous Barons, he madeClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 16. his peace in 1 Hen. 3. (as his kinsman Henry did) whereupon his Lands which had been seisedClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 16. for that transgression, were restoredClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 16. to him; and diedClaus. [...] H. 3. m. 26. in 7 Hen. 3. leaving Thomas his Son and Heir in minority; whose Wardship being grantedClaus. [...] H. 3. m. 26. to William de Briwer, was by him passedClaus. [...] H. 3. m. 26. over to William de Cantilupe. Which Thomas Thomas. in 19, and 25 Hen. 3. wasPat. 19 & 25 H. 3. in dorso. one of the Justices of Assize for the County of Warwick: and in 32 Hen. 3. put in CommissionPat. 32 H. 31 in dorso. for the Goal-delivery of that County. In 38 Hen. 3. this Thomas obtained a CharterEx Autog [...]. penès Rob. D. Digby. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-lands within his Lordship of Cole­shill. Moreover, in 45, and 49 Hen. 3. he was again inPat. de iisd. an. in dorso. Commission for the Goal-delivery at Warwick; and by Mazera Ex vet. cod. MS. penès praef. D. Digby. his Wife, Daughter Ex vet. cod. MS. penès praef. D. Digby. and Heir to Ianies de Biseg of Badsley, in Com. Warr. had IssueEx vet. cod. MS. penès praef. D. Digby. five Sons; viz. Thomas Plac. co [...] l. de valli [...] 12 E. 1. Rot. 1 [...] and Iohn Fin. leva [...]. xv [...]ich. 43 H. 3., Osbert Regist. de Iohn. Burton. f. 71. [...]. Lord of the Mannor of Austrey, in Com. War. William, RectorEx Autogr. in aedibus Arundel. of the Church there; and Iames Ex Autor. penès D. & cap. Lich., who being seated at Bads [...]ey (of his Mother's Inheritance) gave denomination to that Lordship, calling it Bads [...]ey-Clinton.

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Of these, Iohn, being an adherentEx vet. ex­emplari penès praef. D. Digby. [...]. levat. xv Mich. 44 H. 3. Warr. to the Re­bellious Barons, in 49 Hen. 3. and inEx vet. ex­emplari penès praef. D. Digby. [...]. levat. xv Mich. 44 H. 3. Warr. Kenelworth Castle, at the time of that memorable Siege then made there by that King; was dispossessed of his Lordship of Coleshill (which he hadEx. vet. ex­emplari penès praef. D. Digby. [...]. levat. xv Mich. 44 H. 3. Warr. by his Fa­thers Grant, bearing date 44 Hen. 3.) whereupon it was givenEx vet. ex­emplari penès praef. D. Digby. [...]. levat. xv Mich. 44 H. 3. Warr. to Roger de Clifford: but, being made capable of composition, by the Decree called [Page 530] Dictum de Kenilworth, he enjoyed it again: And having libertyPat. 51 H. 3. m. 32. in 51 Hen. 3. to go at large, grew afterwards in such esteem for his fidelity; that from Pat. de an. 6, 7, 16, 17, 19, & 20 E. 1. in dorso. 6 E. 1. untilPat. de an. 6, 7, 16, 17, 19, & 20 E. 1. in dorso. 20 of that King's Reign, he was sun­dry times in CommissionPat. de an. 6, 7, 16, 17, 19, & 20 E. 1. in dorso. for the Goal-delivery at Warwick: and in 25 Edw. 1. entrusted, together with Andrew de Astley (one of the Barons of that time) to makePat. 25 H. 1. p. 2. m. 5. choice of all such Knights and Esquires within the County of Warwick, as they should think fit, for the attendance upon Prince Edward, then the King's Lieutenant in England, (the King himself beingT. Wals. p. 38. n. 30. then in Flanders) with Horse and Arms at London, on the Octaves of S. Michael, to be imployed as the Prince and the King's Council should direct.

To whom succeeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir; which Iohn in 29 Edw. 1. had summonsClaus. 29 E. 1. in dorso m. 13. (a­mongst divers other great men) to attend the King at Barwick upon Twede, upon the Feast day of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist; well ap­pointed with Horse and Arms, in order to his ad­vance into Scotland. The like commandClaus. 34 E. 1. in dorso m. 16. in cedul [...]. he had in 34 Edw. 1. to be at Carlisle, on the xvme of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist; to march a­gainst Robert Brus, then assuming the title of King of Scotland. And in 16 Edw. 2. had the keepingPat. 16 E. 2. p. 2. m. 2. of the passage from Whitoffe-Haven in England, unto [...] Creshopheved in Scotland.

This Iohn, Iohn. byEx praef. cod. MS. penès Rob. D. Digby. Alice his Wife, DaughterEx praef. cod. MS. penès Rob. D. Digby. of Robert de Grendon, left Issue Iohn his SonEx praef. cod. MS. penès Rob. D. Digby. and Heir; who departingIbid. this life in 27 Edw. 3. left Issue by ... DaughterIbid. to Sir Roger Hillary Knight, Ioane his DaughterIbid. and Heir. Which Ioane first marriedIbid. to Sir Iohn de Montfort Knight; secondly, toIbid. Sir Iohn Sutton Knight, Lord of Dudley, in Com. Staff. and lastly toIbid. Sir Henry Griffith of Whichn [...]ure, in Com. Staff. Knight.

¶Having thus done with the Line of Iohn (second Son to Sir Thomas de Clinton Knight) I return to Thomas [...]homas. the eldest Son, who married [...] Maude the Daughter of Sir Raphe Bracebrigge Knight, and by her had Issue Iohn [...]c. coram I. de vall bus 12 E. 1. Rot. 10 his Son and Heir. Which Iohn Iohn. taking to WifePat. S. E. 2. p. 1. m. 6. Ida, the eldest of the four Sisters, and Coheirs to William de Odingsells Lord of Maxstoke, and other Lands in Com. Warr. and having that Lordship of Max­stoke in her right, seated himself there.

This Iohn, before his Marriage with the said Ida, residedCart. [...]S E. 1. m. 14. at Aminton as his Father did, be­ing then calledEx Autogr. penès Ri [...]. Leveson, de balneo mili­tem. Iohn de Clinton junior; his Uncle Iohn de Clinton of Cole [...]ill being then alive. And in 26 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 12. in that Expedition then made into Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 11. 28 Edw. 1. Moreover, in 29 Edw. 1. he servedClaus. 29 E. 1. in dorso m. 17. in the Par­liament at Lincoln as one of the Knights for the County of Warwick. And, the same year had special commandIbid. m. 13. (amongst divers other great men) to attend the King at Barwick upon Twede, upon the Feast day of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist to march into Scotland; King Edward beingT. Wals. in an. 130 [...]. at that time there with his Army-royal: At which time, as a particular badge of the King's favour, by LettersEx Au­togr. in Bibl. Hat­ton. an. 1640. Patent, dated at Glascow 26 Aug. he obtained a Grant of certain Lands in that Kingdom, to the value of forty pounds per Annum, which were partEx Au­togr. in Bibl. Hat­ton. an. 1640. of the Possessions of Malcolm Dromo [...]d, then in Arms against King Edward.

Furthermore, in 31 Edw. 1. he was againRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 12. in the Wars of Scotland: and in 34 Edw. 1. attend­edPat. 34 E. 1. m. [...]. Prince Edward (by the King's command) in­to Pon [...]hieu. After this, scil. in 1 Edw. 2. he had the Castle and Honour of Walingford com­mitted Rot. Fi [...]. 1 E. 2. m. 2. to his charge: but in 8 Edw. 2. departed Pat. 8 E. 2. p. 1. m. 6 Claus. 9 E. 2. m. 12 this life, leaving Issue, by Ida his Wife, Iohn Iohn. Pat. 8 E. 2. p. 1. m. 6 Claus. 9 E. 2. m. 12 his Son and Heir then in minority; and William a younger Son, who afterwards became a person of no little eminency, as I shall shew by and by.

Which Iohn in 6, 7, 8, and 9 Edw. 3. was sum­moned Claus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm: and having marriedClaus. 3 E. 3. in dorso m. 36. Margery the Daughter to Sir William Corbet of Chadsley, in Com. Wigorn. Knight; had Issue by her, Sir Iohn de Clinton Knight, his Son and Heir. But the story of this Iohn and his Descendents, I shall respite for a while; and here take notice of Wil­liam his Uncle, whose great Actions and eminent Employments do sufficiently manifest, that he may be very well reckoned amongst the chiefest Wor­thies of that age.

¶This William William. being a KnightNomin [...] [...]i­lit. in Cancel. retorn. 17 E. 2. in 17 Edw. 2. was sentRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. in dorso m. 9. in 1 Edw. 3. to conduct Iohn of He­nault, with his men at Arms, into England (who then landedRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. in dorso m. 9. at Dober) to aid King Edward in his Scotish Wars. And in 3 Edw. 3. took to Wife Claus. 3 E. 3. m. 27. Iulian, the Daughter and Heir of Sir Thomas de Leyburn [...] Knight, Widow ofEsc. 41 E. 3. m. 3. Iohn Lord Hastings of Bergavenny; which match was (doubtless) a great step to his farther honour. For, the next year following, viz. 23. Oct. he was made Justice Pat. 4 E. 3 [...] p. 2. m. 32. of Chester; and within less than two months after, GovernourRot. Fin. 4 E. 3. m. 11. of Dover Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports. Shortly after this, being Lel. coll. Vol. 1. 686. one of those who surprised the great Mortimer at Notingham Castle; in 5 Edw. 3. he had summons Claus. 5 E. 3. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm: which advancement did rather increase his Piety, than elate his Mind: For, beingRot. Ro [...]. 5 E. 3. m. 3. the [...] the King's domestick servant and familiar, having obtained Rot. Ro [...]. 5 E. 3. m. 3. his special Letters to the Pope, he wentRot. Ro [...]. 5 E. 3. m. 3. to Rome to procure License from his Holiness to Found a perpetual Chantry in the Parish Church of Max­stoke, for ten Priests to celebrate Divine Service there, for the good estate of himself; and for the health of the Souls of his Parents, and all the faithful deceased. Which being effected, he got the like LincensePat. 5 E. 3. p. 2. m. 1 [...]. from King Edward, for the amortizing certain Lands and Rents laying in Max­stoke, of twenty pounds per Annum value, toge­ther with the Advowson of the Church of Max­stoke, for the maintenance of those Priests, there to celebrate Divine Service daily, for the Soul of King Edward the Third, after his departure out of this life, and for the Souls of his Ancestors: as also for the health of his own Soul, and the Soul of Iulian his Wife. And, about five months after setledPat. 6 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 12. Northumb. f. 64. [...]. the number of five Priests for the purposes before-mentioned.

In 6 Edw. 3. he obtained the King's Charter Cart. [...] 3. n. [...]. for a Fair yearly at his Mannor of Eltham in Kent, on the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Dionyse. And in 7 Edw. 3. was con­stituted Rot. [...] 7 E. 3. m. [...]. Lord Admiral of the Seas, from the mouth of Thames Westwards. Moreover, the same year he was [...] in the Scotish Wars: so likewise in [...] 9, and [...] 10 Edw. 3. in which year he began [...] the foundation of a goodly Monastery for Ca­nons-regular of S. Augustine, at Maxstoke before-specified; which he amply endowed with fair Possessions. And standing high in the King's favour, was forthwith raised to the title of Earl of Hunten­don, as by his Charter [...] of Creation bearing date 16 Martii, 11 Edw. 3. doth appear; having not only twenty pounds per Annum given him out of [Page 531] the issues of that County for his better support of that dignity, pro tertio Donario Comitatus illius, (as are the words thereof) given out of the issues of that Shire; to be paid by the Sheriff, at the Feast of Easter and Michaelmass yearly: but in con­sideration Pat. 11 E. 3. p. 1. m. 21 of his former acceptable services, the GrantPat. 11 E. 3. p. 1. m. 21. of a thousand Marks per Annum Land, to himself and the Heirs male of his body for ever. As also a sp [...]al PreceptClaus. 11 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. directed to Richard de Feriby, Master of the Wardrobe, to account and make satisfaction to him for his Fee and Robes due from the time, that he had been retained to serve the said King as a Banneret.

Soon after which, being sentT. Wals. p. 118. Embassador (to­gether with the Bishop of Lincoln, and Earl of Salisbury) to the King of France, to treat of Peace; he arrivedT. Wals. p. 118. at Boloin: but having ad­vertisement T. Wals. p. 118. there that King Edward's mind was changed; and that their journey might be dan­gerous, they bent towards Henault; and there madeT. Wals. p. 118. a League with Lewes Duke of Bavaria (who at that time possessed the Kingdom of Al­maine) without the Popes consent: as alsoIbid. with the Count of Solers and others, much to the King's advantage: and in their return, surprised Ibid. two Flemish Shops loaden with Scots, whereof they took two hundred and fifty; amongst whom wasIbid. the Bishop of Glascow and some Noble­mens Sons.

Upon which League, so made with the Duke of Bavaria, against the King of France; they un­dertook Rot. Ale­man. 11 E. 3. m. 5. to pay unto him at Dort, two thou­sand seven hundred Florens of Florence; or their equivalent value in Sterling money, before their return into England. This Agreement being madeRot. Ale­man. 11 E. 3. m. 5. at Colein the fifth day after the Octaves of S. Peter and Paul the Apostles: and upon the last day of Iune atIbid. m. 9. Frankford, upon a farther Agree­ment with that Duke; whereby he undertook Ibid. m. 9. to serve King Edward against all persons ex­cepting the Emperour (his Uncle) with an hun­dred and fifty armed-men: they farther promised Ibid. m. 9. to pay unto him the sum of fifteen thousand Florens of good Gold, upon the Feast day of S. Michael then next ensuing; viz. for every Souldier fifteen Florens for the two first months service.

Furthermore, at the same time they madeIbid. m. 10. a League with the Earl of Gueldres, and Marquess of Iuliers; as alsoIbid. m. 10. with William de Haynu Earl of Zeland.

In 12 Edw. 3. he had another Patent,Pat. 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 4., consti­tuting him Constable of Dover Castle: And in 13 Edw. 3. was madeRot. Parl. 13 E. 3. [...]. 13. Admiral of the River of Thames, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports. In 14 Edw. 3. he attendedRot. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 20. the King in his Expedi­tion then made into Flanders; and was [...] with him in that great Sea-fight against the French be­fore Sluse, which lasted from morning till noon.

In 15 Edw. 3. he attendedRot. Alem. 1 [...] E. 3. m. 1 [...]. the King again in­to Flanders, and servedRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 1. the same year in his Scottish Wars. At which time he was also made AdmiralRot. Alem. 15 E. 3. m. 6. & m. 28. of the Seas, from the mouth of Thames Westwards, and constitutedRot. Alem. 15 E. 3. m. 13. one of the King's Embassadors to treat with Philip de Valois, touch­ing the Realm and Crown of France. In 16 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Scoc. 16 E. 3. m. 12. in the Wars of Scotland: and in 17 Edw. 3. constitutedRot. Fin. 17 E. 3. m. 1. Warden of all the King's Forests on the South of Trent.

In 19 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 7. in that Expedition then made into France; and the same year beganPat. 19 E. 3. p. 1. m. 25 the foundation of a fair and strong Castle at Maxstoke, for thePat. 19 E. 3. p. 1. m. 25 behoof of his Nephew, Iohn de Clinton, and his Heirs (having no Issue of his own body) making a ParkClaus. 20 [...]. 3. in dorso. m. 3. of the out-wood.

In 20 Edw. 3. he wasFro [...]s. f. 59 b. with the King at his raising the Siege of Aguylon; and the next en­suing year, continuingPat. 21 E. 3. p. 3. m. 14. still in France, received Pat. 21 E. 3. p. 3. m. 14. the sum of eight hundred twenty three pounds, twelve shillings four pence from the King, as a re­ward for his services in those Wars. In 22 Edw. 3. he was sentRot. Franc. 22 E. 3. m. 4. Embassador (with the Bishop of Norwich and others) to treat with the Earl of Flanders, for composing some differences betwixt the King's Subjects and his. And in 23 Edw. 3. wasRot. Fran [...]. 23 E. 3. m. 10. one of those then imployed to treat with such as the King of France did appoint for pro­longation of the Truce; which was the last of his secular Transactions.

Drawing therefore now near the end of his life, by his TestamentEx praef. cod. MS. penès D. Digby. bearing date 23 Aug. Anno 1354. (28 Edw. 3.) he bequeathed his body to Sepulture, in the Church of his Priory at Max­stoke; and diedEsc. 28 E. 3. n. 59. on Sunday next after the Feast of S. Bartholomew the Apostle ensuing; being then seisedEsc. 28 E. 3. n. 59. of the Mannor of Huntynton in Kent, and divers other Lands in that County: Also of the Mannor of Wyggebergh in Essex, joyntly with Richard Dallesle then surviving. Likewise of the Mannor of Somerford-Keynes, in Com. Wilts. which the King gave him for term of life. And in right of Iulian his Wife, of the Mannor of Wynchefeld, in Com. Sutht. which was of her Inheritance: and of her Dowry of the Mannor of Worfield, in Com. Salop. Littleton, in Com. Wilts. Sutton, Wynfarthing, and Astele, in Com. Norff. Ottelye, and Reydone, in Com. Suff. Thurtton, South-Hanyngfield, and the Hamlet of Fange, with the Advowson of the Church of Thurtton, in Com. Essex. as also of the Mannor of Toucestre, in Com. Northt. Moreover, as joyntly en [...]eoffed with her of the Mannor of Gu [...]yng, with the Hamlets of Kyntone, Bertone, Thornhull, Hol­ford and Cotesdon, in Com. Clouc. leavingIbid. Sir Iohn de Clinton Knight (his elder Brother's Son) his next Heir, twenty eight years of age▪ Iulian his Wife still surviving.

Of which noble Lady, I may not omit to take noticeChron. W. Thorne 2138. n. 20.; that in her pure Widow-hood she gave to the Monks of S. Augustines at Canterbury, her Mannor of Dene, and Tenement called Auston, lying in the Isle of Thane [...]; to the end, that after her death they should find a Priest to celebrate Divine Service upon the Festival of S. Anne for ever; viz. one solemn Mass in their Quire, as up­on a double Festival; and to distribute two pence a piece unto an hundred poor people: as also to allow the Monks of that Covent one Pittance yearly on the same day. Moreover, that on the day of her Anniversary, they should perform the Exequies of the dead in their Quire, with solemn Mass, as on a double Festival; and distribute un­to two hundred poor people, two hundred pence: as also to allow for a Pittance on the same day unto the Abbot twenty shillings; to the Prior five shillings, and to every Monk two shillings six pence. Furthermore, that the said Abbot, and Covent, and their Successors, should provide one secular Priest for ever, to celebrate Divine Service at the Altar of S. Anne in that Abbey; viz. one Mass every day for the good estate of Edward the Third then King of England; likewise for the Souls of all his Progenitors, and the Souls of all [Page 532] her Ancestors; as also for the Soul of Laurence de Hastings, and Iohn his Son, and their Ancestors. And that all the Monks celebrating at that Altar, should commemorate the Souls before-men­tioned.

And having been so munificent to that Abbey; by her TestamentLangham f. 115 a., bearing date 30 Oct. An. 1367. (41 Edw. 3.) bequeathed her Body to be there in­terred, on the South-side of the Church. After which, ere long, scil, upon Monday, being the Feast of All-Saints, next ensuing, she departed Esc. 41 E. 3. p. 1. n. 34. this life, being seisedEsc. 41 E. 3. p. 1. n. 34. of the Mannors of Ashele, Sutton, and Wynferthyng, in Com. Norff. South-Hanyngfield, and Fanges, in Com. Essex, Rey­done, and Ottelye, in Com. Suff. Aston-Cante­low, Fulbroke, Alvesle, Burdingbury, and Fil­longley, in Com. Warr. Temple-Gutyng, in Com. Glouc. Folkestune, and Hugindon, in Com. Cantii, [...]oucestre, in Com. Northt. Worfield, in Com. Sa­lop. Ashenden, in Com. Buck. all in Dower after the death of Iohn de Hastings her former Hus­band: being likewise seised of the Mannor of In­novelesbury, in Com. Hertf. and Birlyngton, in Com. Wigorn. whereof she had been enfeoffed joyntly with the said William de Clinton her last Husband.

¶I now come to Sir Iohn de Clinton Iohn. Knight, Son and Heir to the last mentioned Iohn; and Cousin and Heir to the before-specified William Earl of Huntendon.

In 29 Edw. 3. this Iohn wasRot. Vasc. 29 E. 3. m. 9. in that Expediti­on then made into Gasceigne. So likewiseRot. Vasc. 3 [...] [...]. 3. m. 9. in 33 Edw. 3. andRot. Vasc. 34 E. 3. m. 12. 34 Edw. 3. And in 43 Edw. 3. again Rot. Franc. 43 E 3. m. 5. in the Wars of France, being then in the com­pany Rot. Franc. 43 E 3. m. 5. of Thomas de Bea [...]champ Earl of Warwick. Moreover, in 4 Ric. 2. he accompaniedFrois. 237 a. Thomas of Wodstoke Earl of Buckingham into France, and rode with his Banner displayed: And being there, performedIbid. 249 a. certain seats of Arms at Naunts, with Sir Galoys Dannoy. Likewise in 6 Ric. 2. he was againRot. Franc. 6 R. 2. m. 29 in the Wars of France: and in 22 Ric. 2. having marriedClaus. 12 R. 2. m. 31. to his second Wife, Elizabeth the Daughter, and at length Heir of William de la Plaunch (of Haversham in Com. Buck. Cousin and Heir to Sir Roger Hillary Knight) and WidowClaus. 12 R. 2. m. 31. of Sir Robert Grey of Rotherfield Knight, had an AssignationClaus. 12 R. 2. m. 31. of the Mannors of Cogges and Herdewyke; as also of the moity of the Man­nors of Somerford and Firingford, with the fourth part of the Mannor of Stanlake, all in Com. Oxon. for her Dowry, of the Lands of the said Sir Robert Grey.

In 20 Ric. 2. uponPat. [...]0 R. 2. p. 3. m. 29. the attainder and banish­ment of Thomas Bea [...]champ Earl of Warwick, he had the Castle of Warwick, with all the Mannors and Lands thereto belonging, committedPat. [...]0 R. 2. p. 3. m. 29. to his custody. And having had summonsClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parlia­ment from 31 Edw. 3. till 20 Ric. 2. departed Esc. 20 R. 2. n. 15. this life on Friday, next ensuing the Feast of the N [...]tivity of our Lady in the same year, leaving Esc. 20 R. 2. n. 15. William his Cousin and Heir; viz. Esc. 20 R. 2. n. 15. Son of William his eldest Son,William. by Elizabeth Ex praf. cod. MS. the Daugh­ter of Sir Iohn Deincourt Knight, Son of him the said Iohn, by Id [...]nea his first Wife, one of the Si­sters, and at length Heir of William de Say.

Which William, in 1 Hen. 4. wasRot. Scoc. 1 H. [...]. m. 11. in that Ex­pedition then made into Scotland; and in 3 Hen. 4. inRot. Franc. 3 H. 4. m. 12. the Wars of France. Moreover, in 5 Hen. 4. he wasRot. Franc. 5 H. 4. m. 27. of the Retinue of Iohn Earl of Somerset, then Captain of Calais, for the defence of that Garrison: and in 6 Hen. 4. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 6 H. 4. m. 7. of his Purparty of the Lands of the before-specified William de Say; whereupon he boreRot. Franc. [...] H. 5. m. 15. the title of Lord Clinton and Say: and in 3 Hen. 5. attendedRot. Franc. [...] H. 5. m. 15. the King in his Expedition into France.

In 5 Hen. 6. he was againRot. Franc. 5 H. 6. m. 13. in the Wars of France; being then retainedEx. Autogr. penès Cle­ric. pell. by Indenture to serve the King with twenty five men at Arms, and seventy eight Archers. And in [...] Hen. 6. be­ing again retainedEx. Autogr. penès Cle­ric. pell. by Indenture [...] serve the King with one Knight, thirty eight men at Arms, and three hundred Archers, wasRot. Franc. 9 H. 6. m. 2. in those Wars; the King himself beingRot. Franc. 9 H. 6. m. 2. also in person there. And, having been summonedClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament from 23 Ric. 2. till 9 Hen. 6. inclusive, departedEsc. 10 H. 6. n. 36. this life upon the thirtieth day of Iuly, 10 Hen. 6. be­ing seisedEsc. 10 H. 6. n. 36. of the Mannors of Birling [...], and Folkeston, in Com. Cantii, of the Mannors of Hamme-Saye, and Bukestede, in Com. Suss. as al­so of the Castle of Maxstoke, with the Hamlets of Coton, and Merston, juxta Kingsbury; of the Mannors of Shustoke, and Amington; the moity of the Mannor of Piry-croft, and third part of the Mannor of Pakynton-Pigot, all in Com. Warr. leaving Issue by Anne his Wife, DaughterEx. P [...]f. cod. MS. of ... Lord Botreaux, and Widow of Sir Fouke Fitz­waryn Knight; Iohn Esc. ut su­pra. his Son and Heir twenty two years of age.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 12 Hen. 6. wasRot. Franc. 12 H. 6. m. 1. in that Expe­dition then made into France: but in 16 Hen. 6. passedEx Autogr. penès Tho. Dilke Ar. away his Castle and Mannor of Waxstoke unto Humphrey Earl of Stafford and Anne his Wife, in exchangeEx Autogr. penès Tho. Dilke Ar. for the Mannors of Whiston, and Woodford, in Com. Northt.

Shortly after which, viz. in 19 Hen. 6. being againRot. Franc. 19 H. 6. m. 27. in the Wars of France, and of the Retinue Rot. Franc. 19 H. 6. m. 27. with Richard Duke of York, he had the fate to be takenRot. Franc. 26 H. 6. m. 13. Prisoner; where he so continuedRot. Franc. 26 H. 6. m. 13. for the space of full six years, and then was necessitated to giveRot. Franc. 26 H. 6. m. 13. six thousand Marks for his ransom. The King therefore, towards his supply, in raising that sum, granted him special LicenseRot. Franc. 26 H. 6. m. 13. to imploy his Agents for the buying of six hundred sacks of Wooll in England, and to Transport them from London, or Southampton, into Lumbardy: as also six hundred Woollen-cloths, and to Transport them to any Foreign Country; paying for every Sack and Cloth unto the King, as any other Deni­zen used to do.

In 27 Hen. 6. this Iohn Lord Clinton, by his Deed bearing date 1 November, grantedEx ipso Au­togr. penès Ric. Fenys d [...] Broughton Ar. an. 1586. and con­firmed to his Kinsman, Sir Iames Fenys Knight, then Lord Say and Sele, and to his Heirs and As­signs for ever, the name and title of Lord Say; (whereunto he the said Iames had a right from Idonea his great Grand-mother, Daughter and Co­heir to William Lord Say) as also the Arms, which by reason of that name, title, and honour, he had by hereditary right or otherwise.

But after this, viz. in 38 Hen. 6. he revolted from the King, and adhered toClaus. 38 H. 6. m. 1 [...]. the House of York; for which his Lands were seisedClaus. 38 H. 6. m. 1 [...]., and he himself attaintedHolingsh. Chron. p. 652. in the Parliament then held at Coventry. Howbeit, in 1 Edw. 4. (upon the change of that Scene) being restored; he soon after accompaniedStow's Ann. the Earl of Kent, Stow's Ann. the Lord Audley and others into Britanny: where, landing with ten thousand men, they wonStow's Ann. the Town of Cen­quet, with the Isle of Rethe: and in 4 Edw. 4. at­tended Ibid. King Edward into the North; at which time he laid SiegeIbid. to the Castles of Bamburgh, Dunstanburgh, and Alnwicke, then heldIbid. by the Duke of Somerset, and others of the Lancastrian party.

[Page 533] By Elizabeth the Daughter1 Ex coll. R. Gl. S. of Richard Fienes, Lord Dacres of the South, this Iohn Iohn. left Issue Iohn his Son and Heir: who in 3 Hen. 8. accompanied Stow's Ann. Sir Edward Poynings, Knight of the Garter, (whose Daughter he had married) with a thousand Archers, in aid of Margaret Dutchess of Savoy, against the Duke of Gueldres. And in 6 Hen. 8. withStow's Ann. divers other persons of Honour, and four hundred men at Arms wentStow's Ann. over to Calais, for the better defence of that Garrison. Moreover, the same year the Lady Mary (Sister to the King) being marriedIbid. to the French King; whereupon the Dolphin proclaimedIbid. Justs at Paris; he ac­companied Ibid. the Duke of Suffolk thither, they being all cladIbid. in Green-coats and Hoods, to the end that they might not be known. Before the end of which year, scil. 4 Iunii, 6 Hen. 8. he diedEsc. Capt. 25 Nov. 9 H. [...]. Kanc., leaving Thomas Esc. Capt. 25 Nov. 9 H. [...]. Kanc. his Son and Heir twenty four years of age.

Which Thomas Thomas. being summonedJournal of Parl. de eod. [...]n. to that Par­liament held in 7 Hen. 8. took his place, but died Herb. Hist. of H. 8. f. 69. within two years after, viz. 7 Aug. 9 Hen. 8. of the Sweating-sickness, leaving Edward Edward. his Son and Heir five years of age and upwards. Which Edward beingH. 13. in [...]. 387 a. the next Heir to the late Lord Say, but in WardH. 13. in [...]. 387 a. to the King for many years by reason of his minority; and beingH. 13. in [...]. 387 a. in 28 Hen. 8. at the time of the Parliament then holden, arrived to his full age, was setH. 13. in [...]. 387 a. in the place of the same Lord Say; viz. next before the Lord Rivers, (who sate next before the Lord Bergavenny) and so, forH. 13. in [...]. 387 a. want of information, lostH. 13 in [...]. 387 a. his place of Lord Clinton, which his Ancestors had enjoyed for a long time before.

In 32 Hen. 8. this Edward Lord Clinton, upon Stow's Ann. the first day of May, wasStow's Ann. one of the Defendants in the Justs held at Westminster, which had been proclaimed in France. And, in 36 Hen. 8. being Ibid. in that Expedition then made into Scotland (with divers others) was KnightedIbid. at Lieth, by Edward then Earl of Hartford, General of the King's Army there. In this year also he accom­panied Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 514. Iohn Dudley Viscount Lisle, then Lord Admiral, and with nine hundred men having Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 514. scoured the Seas towards Scotland, landedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 514. at Bolein. Moreover, in 1 Edw. 6. he was Admi­ral Heyw. [...] of E. 6. p. 15. of the Fleet then sent into Scotland: and in 4 Edw. 6. being GovernourIbid. p. 107. & 113 of Boloin, then in scarcity of Provisions, rendredIbid. p. 107. & 113 it to the French upon Articles: whereupon, being madePat. 4 E. 6. p. 4. Lord Admiral of England for life; uponHey [...]. ut supra p. 126. the arrival of the Marshal of France at Gravesend (who brought over the Order of S. Michael to King Edward) he conducted him to London. Hey [...]. ut supra p. 126.

In 4 & 5 ph. & M. beingPat. 4 & 5 Ph. & M. p. 1. then Knight of the Garter, and stiled Lord Clinton and Say; he was by Letters Patents, bearing date 10 Febr. consti­tuted Pat. 4 & 5 Ph. & M. p. 1. Lord Admiral of England, Ireland, and Wales. In which year, in the Parliament held at Westminster, there being disputeJournal de [...] an. betwixt him and the Lord Stafford for preheminence, it was foundJournal de [...] an. upon search, that his Ancestors the Lords Clinton, by long continuance and great antiquity, had place next above the Lord Audley. In 1 Eliz. this Edward was constitutedCamd. Ann. p. 2. one of the Queens Privy-Council; and in 12 Eliz. uponIbid. p. 169. that Re­bellion of the Earls of Northumberland and West­merland, being joynedIbid. p. 169. with the Earl of War­wick, they marchedIbid. p. 169. with twelve thousand men; whereof those Earls havingIbid. p. 169. notice, they fled Ibid. p. 169. privily into Scotland.

After which ere long; viz. in 14 Eliz. 4 Maii, he was advancedPat. 14 [...]liz. p. 9. m. 40. to the title of Earl of Lincoln, and the next ensuing year constitutedComd. Ann. p. 21 [...]. one of the Commissioners for tryal of the Duke of Norfolk. Moreover, in 24 Eliz. he was appointed (amongst others) a CommissionerIbid. 339. to treat concerning the marriage then proposed betwixt the Duke of Anjou and Queen Elizabeth. And having mar­ried Catal. of Nob. by R. B. three Wives, firstCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth Daughter of Sir Iohn Blount, Widow of Gilbert Lord Talboys (sometime a Concubine to King Henry the Eighth) secondlyCatal. of Nob. by R. B., Vrsula Daughter of William Lord Stoerton; and thirdlyCatal. of Nob by R. B., Elizabeth Daughter to Ge­rald Fitz-Girald Earl of Kildare, departedFF. in officio A [...]motum f. 15 a. this life in Anno 1584. (27 Eliz.) and was buried on the South-side of the Collegiate Chapel of S. George at Windsore, in Com. Berks. his Monumental In­scription there, carrying erroneously the name of Fienes. By which Elizabeth his first Wife, he had issue three Daughters; viz. Bridget marriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. to Robert Dymock of Scrivelby, in Com. Linc. Esquire; Katherine toCatal. of Nob. ut supra. William Lord Borough, and Mar­garet toCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Charles Lord Willoughby of Parham. By Vrsula his second Wife, he had Issue three Sons, viz. Ibid. Henry; Edward who died unmarried, and Thomas who wedded Mary Daughter of Iohn Tirrell of Warley. And two Daughters, viz. Ibid. Anne the Wife of William Ascough, Son and Heir to Sir Francis Ascough of Kelsey, in Com. Linc. Knight; and Frances Wife of Gyles Bruges Lord Chandos. But by his third Wife Elizabeth (Daughter to the Earl of Kildare) he had no Ibid. Issue.

To this Edward succeeded in that dignity of Earl, Henry Henry. his Son and Heir, of whom I have not seen any thing farther memorable, than that he was one of the Peers in CommissionCamd. Ann. p. 445. for the Tryal of Mary Queen of Scots; and that he married two Wives: firstCatal. of Nob. ut supra., Katherine Daughter to Francis Earl of Huntingdon, by whom he had Issue two Sons; viz. Catal. of Nob. ut. supra. Thomas who succeeded him in his Honours, and Edward, who took to WifeCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Mary the Daugh­ter of Thomas Dighton of Stourton, in Com. Linc. and three Daughters; viz. Catal. of Nob. ut supra. Elizabeth the Wife of Sir Arthur Gorge Knight, and Katherine, and Frances who dyed young. His second Wife was Elizabeth, DaughterIbid. of Sir Richard Morison Kt, WidowIbid. of William, Son and Heir Apparent to Henry the first Lord Norris; by whom he had Issue Ibid. Sir Henry Clinton Knight, vulgarly called Fienes.

I come now to Thomas, Thomas. Son and Heir to this last Earl Henry. This Thomas marriedIbid. Elizabeth, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Sir Henry Knevet, of Charlton, in Com. Wilts. Knight, by whom he had Issue seven Sons; viz. Ibid. Henry and Thomas who died young; Theophilus, Edward, Charles, and Knevet; Robert who also died young, and Iohn: and nine Daughters; viz. Ibid. Katherine who died young, Elizabeth ... Frances Wife of Iohn, Son and Heir to Sir Ferdinando Gorges Knight; Ara­bella ... Lucie and Anne, who died young; Susanna, Dorcas, and Sarah.

And departing this life atIbid. his Castle of Tat­shall, in Com. Linc. 15 Ian. Anno 1618. (16 Iac.) lieth buriedIbid. in the Chancel of that Parish-Church.

To whom succeeded Theophilus, The [...]phis­lus. who was made Ibid. Knight of the Bathe at the Creation of Prince Charles, An. 1616. and marriedIbid. Bridget one of the Daughters to William Viscount Say and Sele, by whom he had Issue ...

Earls of Gloucester.

THE first that enjoyed this Title after the Norman-conquest, was Robert, oneH. Hunt. 222 a. n. 50. of the Illegitimate Sons of King Henry the First; who taking to WifeOrd. Vit. 63 [...] A. Maud (by some called Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 155 b. Mabell) the eldest of the four Daughters and Heirs to Robert Fitz-Hamon, hadMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 155 b. in her right the whole Honour of Gloucester; as alsoW. Gemet. 306. C. D. a great Inheritance in Normandy, W. Gemet. 306. C. D. and all the Land of Hamo Dapifer his Wifes Uncle. And, becauseIbid. it was not much honourable to be enriched with those vast Possessions without some name of Dig­nity; he was advancedIbid. to the Earldom of Gloucester, by the King (his Father.) After which, in Anno 1119. (20 Hen. 1.) he attendedOrd. Vit. 854 A. him in that famous Battel at Brennevill against the French; and in 23 Hen. 1. wasIbid. 877 A. with him at the taking of the Castle of Brion.

In Anno 1127. (28 Hen. 1.) King Henry dis­cerning all his Male issue lost, and no likelihood of more Children; and, therefore requiringMS. in Bibl. Bodl. Med. 20. f. 24. b. an oath of F [...]alty unto Maud the Empress (his only surviving Child) and her Heirs; this Earl Robert, amongst others, tookMS. in Bibl. Bodl. Med. 20. f. 24. b. the same accordingly.

It is saidOrd. Vit. 901 C. that King Henry, on his death-bed, gave him sixty thousand pounds; which money lay then at Faleise.

And although upon the death of that King, which hapned 1 Dec. Anno 1135. he forboreHist. Novell [...] W. Malm. 101 a. to come into England: nevertheless, before the end of that year he arrivedM. Paris. p. 75.. Whereupon King Ste­phen (who had usurped the Crown) grew much Ibid. perplexed; and therefore to captivate the peo­ple, publickly sworeIbid. that he would Govern by the Laws: whereupon, not only the Bishops did their F [...]al [...]yIbid. to him, but this Earl performed his HomageIbid., upon conditionIbid. that Stephen should permit him to enjoy his Honour.

Nevertheless after this, viz. in Anno 1138. (3 Steph.) having builtMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 1 [...] b. n. 20. the Castle of Bristoll, and mannedGer [...]. Dorob [...]. 1345. n. 60. it, with otherGer [...]. Dorob [...]. 1345. n. 60. strong Holds against that King; he confederatedIbid. 1346 n. 10. with Milo Consta­ble of England, and wentIbid. 1346 n. 10. beyond-Sea for the Empress (she being then in Anjou) assuringIbid. 1346 n. 10. her, that within five months space she should obtain the whole Realm, as the Nobility of England had formerly swornIbid. 1346 n. 10. to her Father. And in the month of Iuly broughtIbid. 1349. n. 10. her over, with a great power, unto Portsmouth; whence having carried her toIbid. 1349. n. 10. Arundell Castle, where she hadIbid. 1349. n. 10. honour­able reception from Queen Adeliza her Mother-in-law (Widow of King Henry the First) and then Wife to William Earl of Arundell, he rodeM. Paris. [...]. n. 4 [...]. with ten Knights, and as many Archers on horse-back, first to Walingford, and thence to Gloucester; divulgingM. Paris. [...]. n. 4 [...]. her arrival to Brien Fitz-Count at Walingford, and Milo Constable of England at Gloucester. Which news was so acceptable to them, that they forthwith preparedM. Paris. [...] n. 4 [...]. to arm on her behalf.

Then he marched toGer [...]. Do­ [...]ob. 1349. n. 20. Worcester, and upon the seventh Ides of December tookGer [...]. Do­ [...]ob. 1349. n. 20. that City. Like­wise Ibid. 1350. n. 10. 30 & 40. in Aprill following, at the instanceIbid. 1350. n. 10. 30 & 40. of Raphe Painell, he entredIbid. 1350. n. 10. 30 & 40. Notingham, and having PlunderedIbid. 1350. n. 10. 30 & 40. the Inhabitants, BurntIbid. 1350. n. 10. 30 & 40. the whole Town.

And in Anno 1141. (5 Steph.) sailingM. Paris. p. 97. into Normandy, carryedM. Paris. p. 97. with him certain Hostages from divers Noblemen of England who were friends to the Empress; desiringM. Paris. p. 97. that the Earl of Anjou (her Husband) should there keep them, and come over himself for recovery of this King­dom, as the right of his Wife and Son.

After which (viz. the next ensuing year) having advertisementJorevall. 1030. n. 10. H. Knigh­ton. 23 [...]6. that King Stephen had beleagur'd Lincoln, which the Earl of Chester then held for the Empress, he cameJorevall. 1030. n. 10. H. Knigh­ton. 23 [...]6. with a great power of the Welch, a [...]d joyningJorevall. 1030. n. 10. H. Knigh­ton. 23 [...]6. with others to raise the Siege, commandedM. Paris. [...]. n. 10. the Rear of that Army.

And when both sides were drawn out for Bat­tel, made an Oration Jorevall. 1030. n. 30 [...]. 40. to the Souldiers. First telling the Earl of Chester (his Son-in-law) who offered to lead on the Army; that, Being a person noble of Birth, and excelling in Valour, the Honour to strike the first stroke was not unworthy of him: but, quoth he, that which incites me to fight, is the madness and perjury of the King (who had sworn Fealty to the Empress in the time of King Henry the First;) wherefore, there being no retreat, we must either conquer or dye: It is therefore necessary that he who hath no other refuge, should have re­course to his Valour. Behold (said he) against whom it is that you are to fight, and what manner of men they are! Here is against you the Earl of Mellent, a most deceitful person, having iniquity in his heart, fraud in his lips, and sloth in his actions. Next there is the Earl of Albemarle, a drunkard, but no Souldier: and then there is Simon Earl of Northampton, a man of words only, who never makes performance of his promise, &c.

Soon after which the fightCandlenass­day an. 1142. (6 Steph.) began, and was fiercely maintained for a while on each part; but at length the King seeing his Army routed, yield­ed Joh. Hagu­stald. 269. n. 40. himself to this Earl, and was sent PrisonerJoh. Hagu­stald. 269. n. 40. to Bristoll.

Upon which success the Empress beingJorevall. 1031. n. 30. too much elated, cameJorevall. 1031. n. 30. first to Cirencester, so to Winchester, where she was solemnlyIbid. n. 40. received with Procession by Henry de Blois (the King's Bro­ther) then Bishop there; and afterwards toIbid. n. 40. Lon­don, with purposeIbid. n. 40. to treat of the state of the Realm, where she had very honourableIbid n. 40. reception by the Citizens: but applicationIbid. & n. 5 [...]. being made to her by the Queen (Wife of King Stephen) that the King (her Husband) might be enlarged; on con­dition Ibid. & n. 5 [...]. that he should render the Kingdom to her, and live retiredly in some Cell; or perpetually to travel as a Pilgrim; she would by no means yieldIbid. & n. 5 [...]. thereto.

On the other side, the Citizens PetitioningIbid. her that they might enjoy the Laws of S. Edward, and not be obliged to those promulged by her Father, which they said were grievous; sheIbid. utterly re­fused to hearken to them.

Whereupon the people growing enragedIbid., re­solved Ibid. to seise upon her; of which having adver­tisement, she forthwith sentIbid. away her Houshold-stuff, and fledIbid. to Oxford, where she expected a full Rendezvous of all dispersed Souldiers; and com­manded Ibid. that the King, then in Prison at Bristoll, should be more strictly kept, and put in Fetters: and so after a few days, with this Earl of Glouce­ster her Brother, she marchedIbid. to Winchester, and besiegedIbid. the Castle there, in which the Bi­shop then was. Who seeing his condition, sent Ibid. n. 60. to the Queen, and those of the Nobles that were friends to King Stephen, to come speedily to his relief. Which accordingly they didIbid. n. 60., and after them the LondonersIbid. 203 [...].; whereby a powerful Army was soon got together, which blocking upGesta Re­gis Steph. 956 C. D. all Avenues to the City, keptGesta Re­gis Steph. 956 C. D. Provisions from the [Page 535] Besiegers, and so galled themGesta Re­gis Steph. 956 C. D. by frequent skir­mishes; as that, being thus distressed on the one side, and allarm'd by divers bold sallies from those within the Castle on the other (by whom likewise a great part of the City wasGesta Re­gis Steph. 956 C. D. fired) she sentGesta Re­gis Steph. 956 C. D. three hundred of her men to Werwell-Abbey (six miles distant) there to erect a Fort; by which means the Royalists might be so disturbed, as that some Provisions might with more security be brought to her. But this attempt took no good effect, for the Royalists being made aware of it, cameIbid. sud­denly to Werwell; and making great slaughter Ibid. amongst those who had begun that work, occa­sioned such a consternation upon the Empress and her party; that they were forthwith necessitated for prevention of their ruine, to break through the Ene­my byIbid. 957 A. flight. Which, that she her self might the more securely do, she crept intoIbid. a Coffin, and caused it to be carriedIbid. as a dead Corps to Gloucester. But upon that her flight, this Earl passingGer [...]. Do­r [...]b. 1356. n. 40. thence another way, was pursued closely; and at Stou­bregge takenGer [...] Do­r [...]b. 1356. n. 40., together with the Earl Warren and many others; and thereupon broughtIbid. to the Queen by the Bishop of Winchester, she being then in that City; whence she sentIbid. him by Wil­liam de [...]pre (who then had the power of Kent) to be imprisoned in Rochester-Castle.

After which, though offerJorevall. 1032. n. 10. was soon made to release him, in exchange for the King; he would notJorevall. 1032. n. 10. hearken to it: but at length, about the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy-Cross yielding Jorevall. 1032. n. 10. thereto they were both of them setJorevall. 1032. n. 10. at liberty.

Being thusIbid. n. 40. again at large, and the King en­deavouring Ibid. n. 40. to Besiege Walingford, where the Empress then was, (assistedIbid. n. 40. by the Earl of Che­ster and Hugh Bigod) he hindredIbid. n. 40. that design.

Thence he followed the King toIbid. Winchester, and beatIbid. him off the making a Castle which he intended there, and shortly after that sailedGer [...]. Do­rob. 1357. n. 30, 40 & 50. into Normandy; where findingGer [...]. Do­rob. 1357. n. 30, 40 & 50. that Earl Geffrey had reduced that Country, and was preparing to march into Anjou, to pursue those who were then in Rebellion; he previledGer [...]. Do­rob. 1357. n. 30, 40 & 50. with him to come into England with all his power, and rescue the King­dom (his Wife and Children's Inheritance) out of an Usurpers hands. WhereuponGer [...]. Do­rob. 1357. n. 30, 40 & 50., with Henry his Son, and some of his choicest Souldiers, they landedIbid. 1358. n. 1 [...]. at Warham.

Howbeit, when they came thither, this our Earl of Gloucester receiving AdvertisementIbid. & n. 20. that King Stephen had then beleagured his Sister (the Empress) at Oxford; designingIbid. & n. 20. to divert him, he forthwith laid SiegeIbid. & n. 20. to the Castle at War­ham; and continuing it for three months, obtain­ed Ibid. & n. 20. it by Render.

But in the mean while, the Empress for want Ibid. n. 30. of Victuals got awayIbid. n. 30. from Oxford in the night­time by a Postern (the ground being covered Ibid. n. 30. with Snow, and the river FrozenIbid.) with five Ibid. persons only in her company, all cloathedIbid. in White; and came on footIbid. to Walingford, un­to whom he soonIbid. repaired.

And not long after this; viz. in Anno 1143. (8 Steph.) having noticeIbid. n. 50 & 60. that King Stephen in­tended to make a Garrison of the Nunnery at Wilton, to prevent the Excursions of those in Salisbury who favoured the Empress; heIbid. n. 50 & 60. raised all the power he could, and upon the first day of Iuly, in the evening, came thither, and setIbid. n. 50 & 60. fire on the Town where the King's Souldiers lay.

Which put the King in such a fright (who was then in the Nunnery) that he leftIbid. 1359. his Plate and other goods behind him, and fledIbid. 1359. away.

And when the Earl of Anjou, having setled Ibid 1361 [...]. 50. & [...]361. all things beyond-Sea in Peace, grew sollicirous Ibid 1361 [...]. 50 & [...]361. for Henry his only Son (whom, at the instance Ibid 1361 [...]. 50. & [...]361. of this our Earl, he had 4 years before permitted to come hither) and sentIbid 1361 [...]. 50. & [...]361. for him back; he con­ducted Ibid 1361 [...]. 50. & [...]361. him into Normandy, and forthwith re­turned Ibid 1361 [...]. 50. & [...]361. into England.

Of this great Earl it is farther memorable, that he builtHist. of Wales p. 170. the Castle of Caerdiff; and in his Lordship at Bristoll FoundedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 155 b. n. 10. a certain Priory to the honour of God, and S. Iames the Apostle; which he plentifully endowedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 155 b. n. 10., and made it a CellMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 155 b. n. 10. to the Abbey of Tewksbury (as Crane­burne was) for the special loveIbid. that he bore to that Abbey; in regardIbid. he had used to have the Abbot of Tewksbury, and twelve Monks with him every Sunday throughout the year as long as he lived.

He likewise built the Castle of Bristoll, the Stone whereof cameLel. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 97. from Caen in Normandy; and gaveMonast. Ang. ut supra n. 20. every tenth stone of it to the Fabrick of our Lady-Chapel in his Priory of S. Iames.

He also FoundedIbid. 477. n. 40. the Abbey of Margan in Wales, endowingIbid. n. 50. it with Lands lying betwixt Avene and Kene [...]eg, and erectedLel. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 97. a Spire upon the Tower-steeple at Tewksbury.

To the Monks of Nethe (in Com. Glamorgan) he gaveIbid. 719. n. 50. certain Lands at Ponte and Blake­ [...]arre. ToIbid. 114 b. n. 20. the Monks of Gloucester a certain Mill called Ford-mill, as alsoIbid. 119 b. n. 10. Treygof, and Penhou. And departingIbid. 155 b. n. 20. this life on the mor­row preceeding the Calends of Nov. Anno 1147. (12 Steph.) was buriedIbid. 155 b. n. 20. in the Quire of the same Priory of S. Iames, under a Green Jasper-stone: leaving Issue by the before-mentioned Mabell his Wife, four Sons; viz. William Hist. Novel. l [...]. W. Malm. 109 b. n. 40. his Successor in that Honour; Roger Godw. de praesul. Bishop of Worcester, who departedGodw. de praesul. this life at Tours in France, 9 August, Anno 1179.) 25 Hen. 2. Hamon who diedR. Hoved. 281 b. n. 40. in the King's Army at the Siege of Tholo [...]e, Anno 1159. (5 Hen. 2.) and Philip, of which Philip it is re­ported Gesta R. Steph. 968. B. C., that upon the success which King Ste­phen had in taking that Castle at Ferandune in Berkshire, built by Robert Earl of Gloucester, to annoy the King's Army then at Oxford; and routed his Forces about Ferandune, divers revolt­ing from the Empress; amongst other, this Philip (who had been a stout and active Souldier for her) fell off; and thereupon receiving large re­wards from the King, grew as fierce on his side a­gainst the Earl his Father, and all other of the Empresses party, as any whatsoever; surprising Reginald Earl of Cornwall, in his passage to the King, with Overtures of Peace.

It is also saidIbid. 969 D. & 970 A., that having married the Niece of Roger Lord Berkley, highly resenting that bar­barous usage, which Walter, Brother to the Earl of Hereford, had exercised towards him, to constrain his yielding up of the Castle at Berkley, he re­solved to waste all that Country: but before he could put in practice this his purpose, he fell grievously sick; and thereupon vowed a Pilgri­mage to the Holy Land.

This Earl had also a Daughter called Maude, married toMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 280. b. n. 20. Ranulph, sirnamed Gernons Earl of Chester: which Maude FoundedMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 280. b. n. 20. the Priory of Repandune, in Com. Derb.

I come now to William his eldest Son and Successor.

This William, William. in his Father's life-time, wasW. Malm. 109 b. n. 40. by him made Governour of the Castle at Warham: [Page 536] and in 12 Hen. 2. upon levying the Aid for mar­rying of the King's Daughter, certifyedLib. rub. in Scac. sub tit. Kent. his Knights Fees in Kent to be twenty two, and an half, and third part; and elsewhereIbid. tit. Glouc. 260 and an half, de veteri Feoffamento, and thirteen and an half, de novo.

Having, with other great men, opposed the King, (on the behalf of young Henry, as it seems) in 20 Hen. 2. he returnedM. Paris. 130. n. 40. to his obedience.

He had great contestsItin. [...]ambr. 117 with one Your, sirnamed Bach, a little man of stature, but exceeding valiant; who keptItin. [...]ambr. 117 himself for the most part in the Woods and Mountains, of which this Earl endeavoured Itin. [...]ambr. 117 to bereave him, or at least to straiten his limits: Yvor therefore being irritated thereat, came in the night to Caerdiff-Castle with his men; and though the Walls were high, and that there wasItin. [...]ambr. 117 no less than one hundred and twenty Soul­diers, besides a large number of Archers; he scaled them, and tookItin. [...]ambr. 117 away this William with his Countess, and their young Son; and carrying them to the Woods, refused to release them, until he had full restitutionItin. [...]ambr. 117 of what had been wrongfully taken from him. This Earl obtainedMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 905 a. the Lord­ship of Caerleon from Meredith ap Howell; viz. Son to Howell Lord thereof.

The Works of Piety performed by him were very many and large; for it is evidentIbid. 298 b. n. 30. that he founded the Abbey of Chaynesham, in Com. Glouc. and amply endowed it. Moreover, that he gave Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 719 b. n. 50. to the Monks of Nethe, the whole Wreck hap­ning upon their Land; toIbid. 640 b. n. 50. the Monks of Ber­mundsey, the Church of Camberwell; toMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 21 [...] b. n. 10. the Canons of Bradenstoke, liberty for themselves and servants of buying and selling in the Market at Bristoll Toll-free; toIbid. 233 b. n. 50. the Canons of S. Augu­stines at Bristoll, one hundred Acres of Land in Ki­burgh, as alsoIbid. 234 b. n. 20. the Church of Grantendene: to Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 519 b. n. 40. the Nuns of Eaton, in Com. Warr. the Church of Mapeldresham, with the Chapel of Petersfield, in Com. Sutht.

Furthermore, he was a great Benefactor to the Priory of S. Iames at Bristoll (foundedIbid. 513 a. n. 60. by his Father) as appearsIbid. 513 a. n. 60. by his gift thereto of Esselege, and a Fair in Bristoll at Whitsontide; with the TitheIbid. 513 b. of the Rent of his Mills at Newport in Wales, and the tenthIbid. 513 b. part of the Rent of his Forest which Candelan kept. Likewise the tenth Ibid. n. 10 & 20. of the Rent of his Mills at Runne, Sta [...]elton, and Leovenath; alsoIbid. n. 10 & 20. one Burgage in Newport-Meadow, and thatIbid. all Newport-Meadow (at Bristoll) lying betwixt the Castle and the Church of S. Iames, should be of that Parish. Moreover, Ibid. all the Churches in Cornwall, with their Chapels of his Fee; viz. Eglosbrek, Connarton, Egl [...] ­ [...]eil, Eglessant, Eg [...]oseraweyn, with the Chapel of Bonnarton; the Church of Melidan and Chapel of [...]rmoch. Also the Church of Es [...]removille in Normandy, with its Appurtenances; and ac­quitted Ibid. 119 b. n. 50. the Monks of S. Peters at Gloucester of Toll in Bristoll, [...]erdiff, Newport, and all other his Lands: and likewiseIbid. 119 b. n. 50. the Church of S. [...]th­lake at Hereford from Toll, throughout all his Lands in Wales; as alsoIbid. 156. n. 10. the Monks of Gold­cliff, from Toll, throughout all his Lands in England and Wales: viz. Bristoll, Caerdiff, Newport, Caerleon, and Chepstow.

This Earl marriedIbid. 155 b. n. 20 & 30. Hawyse, the Daughter of Robert (sirnamed Bossu) Earl of Leicester; and had IssueIbid. 155 b. n. 20 & 30. by her a Son called Robert, who died Ibid. in his life-time, and was buriedIbid. in the Mona­stery of Chaynsham, which he foundedIbid. in me­mory of him: as also three Daughters; viz. Mabell marriedIbid. to ... Earl of Evereux in Norman­dy; Amice toIbid. Richard de Clare Earl of Hertford, and Isabell Ibid.. And to the end his Inheritance should notM. [...]. in an. [...] be divided amongst Females, he con­stituted M. [...]. in an. [...] Iohn, a younger Son to King Henry the Second, his Heir. After which, viz. upon S. Cle­ment's night, Anno 1173. (20 Hen. 2.) departing MS. Ox [...]. in bibl. Bodl. n. 11. 172 a. this life, he was buriedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 156. l. a. at Chaynesham before-specified.

But being thus dead, King Henry the Second retainedIb. 155 [...]. n. 40 & 5 [...]. [Vide [...] etiam Jo­revall. 11 [...] b. n. 30 & 40. this Earldom in his own hands for six years; and in the last year of his Reign, giving Ib. 155 [...]. n. 40 & 5 [...]. [Vide [...] etiam Jo­revall. 11 [...] b. n. 30 & 40. Isabell the youngest of those three Daughters above-mentioned, in Marriage to his Son Iohn, bestowedIb. 155 [...]. n. 40 & 5 [...]. [Vide [...] etiam Jo­revall. 11 [...] b. n. 30 & 40. it on him; which he accordingly held Ib. 155 [...]. n. 40 & 5 [...]. [Vide [...] etiam Jo­revall. 11 [...] b. n. 30 & 40. all the space of his Brother King Richard the First's Reign: within which time he builtIbid. the long Bridge at Tewksbury, and gaveIbid. the whole Toll of his Market there for the repair thereof. Howbeit, for this Marriage, in regardM. Paris. in an. 1188. p. 156. n. 20 & 30. they were of kin; viz. in the third degree of consanguinity, Baldwin Archbishop of Canterbury put all his Lands under an InterdictM. Paris. in an. 1188. p. 156. n. 20 & 30.: for which Iohn com­plained M. Paris. in an. 1188. p. 156. n. 20 & 30. to the Pope's Legate and Bishops, by reasonM. Paris. in an. 1188. p. 156. n. 20 & 30. the Archbishop had so done, after an Ap­peal to the Apostolick See: whereupon the Le­gate M. Paris. in an. 1188. p. 156. n. 20. & 30. ratified the Appeal and releasedM. Paris. in an. 1188. p. 156. n. 20 & 30. the In­terdict: but, having noIbid. Children by her, after he came to the Crown, he procured a DivorceIbid. from her; yet heldIbid. the Honour of Gloucester still, with the Castle, Borough, Berton, and Hundred of Bristoll. Whereupon Geffrey de Mandevill Earl of Essex tookIbid. n. 60. & Pat. 15 Joh. m. 4. her to Wife; and after his death, Hubert Claus. 1 H. 3. m. 10. de Burgh Justice of England, neither of them having Issue by her.

When she was deadMonast. Angl. ut supra 155. n. 30., Almaric, Son to the Earl of Evereux, byMonast. Angl. ut supra 155. n. 30. Mabell the eldest Daughter of Earl William, hadMonast. Angl. ut supra 155. n. 30. this Earldom of Gloucester for a short space. Which Almaric, in Anno 1200. (2 Iohn) by the command of King Iohn, quitted Ex Regi­stro regio Parisiis Vol. 7. all his right in Evereux, and the City of Evereux, to Philip King of France, in the presence of both Kings, in lieu whereof King Iohn gaveEx Regi­stro regio Parisiis Vol. 7. him an equivalent exchange, and weddedCart. & liberat. 5 Joh. m. 12. n. 18. the Daughter of Hugh de Gornai, havingCart. & liberat. 5 Joh. m. 12. n. 18. with her in Frank-marriage, by the gift of her Father, the Mannor of Horstan: but dying also without IssueIbid. 156 [...]. [...]. 20. by her, the Inheritance of this great Honour totally de­volved toIbid. 156 [...]. [...]. 20. Amice the Wife of Richard de Clare, by reason whereof her Posterity afterwards enjoyed the title of Earls of Gloucester, as I have in due place fully shewed.

Earls of Hereford.

OF this County, the first who had the title of Earl after the Conquest, was Milo Milo [...] (com­monly called Miles) by Parentage, SonMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 557. n. [...]. to Walter ConstableMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 557. n. [...]. of England, and Emme Ex coll. R. Gl. S. his Wife, one of the Daughters of Dru de Baladon, SisterEx coll. R. Gl. S. to Hameline de Balun (a person of great note in that time.) Which Hameline, with his two Mona [...] Angl. u [...] supra 5 [...] b. n. 50 Brothers Gwynok and Winebald, cameMona [...] Angl. u [...] supra 5 [...] b. n. 50 into England with King William the Conqueror; and being the first LordIbid. n. [...]. of Over-went, in Com. Mon­mouth, foundedIbid. n. [...]. the Castle of Bergavenny in that place, where a certain Giant called Agros had sometime built a Fortress: but dyingIbid. & 557 [...]. without Issue, left that Territory untoIbid. & 557 [...]. his Nephew Brien, [Page 537] SonIbid. to the Earl of the Isle (commonly called Brien Fitz-Count, or Brien de Walingford) by Lucia Ibid. his Sister. Which Brien heldIbid. it all the time of King William Rufus; and leaving two Sons, who were Ibid. both Lepers, putIbid. them into the Priory of Bergavenny, giving for their maintenanceIbid. n. 10. di­vers Lands, Churches, and Tithes belonging to that great Lordship: and afterwards taking upon him the Cross, and goingIbid. n. 10. to Hierusalem, left Ibid. n. 10. the same to the before-mentioned Walter his Ne­phew, then Constable of England.

Touching which office of Constable, as it then stood, I take it to have been the same as Captain of the Guard in after-times; for he was then called Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 6 [...]. n. 20. Princeps militiae domûs Regiae.

Moreover, it is farther observable of this Wal­ter, that he founded [...]. 66 b. n. 10. the Castle of Gloucester upon his own Demesn Lands: also that he built Ex coll. R. Gl. S. the Castles of Bristoll, Rochester and Tower of London: Likewise that he had the custodyMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 557 a. n. 20. of that at Gloucester, and alsoMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 557 a. n. 20. of the Castle of Hereford. Furthermore, that he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 71 b [...]. the moity of his Lordship of Bernytone to the Canons of Lanthony in Wales: and that in his age, taking [...]. 62 a. n. 20. upon him the habit of a Canon-regular at Lan­thony, he died [...]. 62 a. n. 20. in that Monastery, and was buried [...]. 62 a. n. 20. in the Chapter-house there.

Having said thus much of his Ancestors, I proceed

To this Milo, being a Servant in CourtItin. Cambe. p. [...]. to King Henry the First, and one of his chiefItin. Cambe. p. [...]. Coun­sellors, as also an expertItin. Cambe. p. [...]. Souldier; that King gave in marriageMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 5 [...]7 a. n. 20. Sibyll the eldest Daughter to Ber­nard de Newmach Lord of Brecknock, (begotten on Nesta the Daughter of Griffin ap Leweline) to­gether with the Honour ofIbid. 319. n. 40. Brecknock. So likewiseEx magno Registro in officio d [...]catus [...]nc. all his Fathers Lands held in Capite, with the office of Constable of his Court, as by his Charter datedEx magno Registro in officio d [...]catus [...]nc. at Roan appeareth.

It is said of [...] Regis Steph. 931 a. this Milo▪ that upon the death of King Henry the First, expecting through the interest he had with Maud his sole Daughter and Heir, to attain to the Earldom of Hereford, he subtilly used all his power on her behalf; and went with some strength to his Castle (at Gloucester) where she then was, and fetcht her with honour thence.

But King Stephen, notwithstanding this, car­ried himself obsequiously towards him, as it seems: for it is most manifest that from him he obtained a restitutionEx m [...]gno Registr [...], ut supra. in Fee of the whole Honour of Gloucester, with the custody of the Tower and Castle there, which he had held as his Patrimony in the time of King Henry the First; and likewise Ex m [...]gno Registr [...], ut supra. the Barony of Brecknock, with all those Offices and Lands whereof he was possessed in the time of that King.

But, notwithstanding this, in 4 Steph. Maud the Empress landingGev. Do­ [...]. 1349. n. 40. in this Realm, he fellGev. Do­ [...]. 1349. n. 40. off from the King, and repairingEx magno Registro, ut supra. to her at Bristoll, ac­knowledgedEx magno Registro, ut supra. her for his Soveraign, and the right­ful Heir of this Kingdom: and not only so, but at­tending Ex magno Registro, ut supra. her to Gloucester, receivedR. Hoved. [...]4 a. n. 40. her there very honourably, and did HomageEx magno Registro, ut supra. to her. Where­upon she bestowedEx magno Registro, ut supra. on him S. Briavalls-Castle, in that County; and the whole Forest of Dene, which so obliged him to her, that soon after, up­on those great contests which hapned betwixt her and King Stephen (she challenging the Crown as her hereditary right, against him who then actu­ally enjoyed it;) amongst other of her friends and adherents, he entred into a solemn and strict league Ex ipso Autog. pe­nès Joh. Philipot Somerset Heraldum, an. 1640. of Amity with Robert Earl of Gloucester her Brother (viz. Natural Son to King Henry the First) to aid him in the keeping of his Castles, and all his Inheritance▪ and likewiseEx ipso Autog. pe­nès Joh. Philipot Somerset Heraldum, an. 1640. in getting those which were then out of his possession. AlsoEx ipso Autog. pe­nès Joh. Philipot Somerset Heraldum, an. 1640. to stand to him in that War, and not to make any Truce or Peace without him. For the better keep­ing of which Agreement, certain HostagesEx ipso Autog. pe­nès Joh. Philipot Somerset Heraldum, an. 1640. were delivered on each part.

And the next year following (togetherR. Hoved. f. 106 b. with the same Earl of Gloucester) he made OathR. Hoved. f. 106 b. to the Bishop of Winchester (viz. Henry de Bloys, Brother to King Stephen) that if he would re­ceive the Empress as Soveraign, all the chief Trans­actions in the Kingdom should be guided by him, especially the donation of the Bishopricks and Abbies.

But, in Anno 1141. (6 Steph.) the Empress be­ing over much elatedGerv. Dorobe [...]. 1355 a. n. 20, 30, 40, & 50. upon the taking of King Stephen prisoner in the Battel of Lincoln; not only refusedGerv. Dorobe [...]. 1355 a. n. 20, 30, 40, & 50., notwithstanding the intercessionGerv. Dorobe [...]. 1355 a. n. 20, 30, 40, & 50. of divers eminent persons, to give that King liberty upon Hostages, though he offeredGerv. Dorobe [...]. 1355 a. n. 20, 30, 40, & 50. to quit his claim to the Crown, and retire to his Devotions: but, being movedGerv. Dorobe [...]. 1355 a. n. 20, 30, 40, & 50. by the Londoners to ratine S. Edward's Laws, also refusedGerv. Dorobe [...]. 1355 a. n. 20, 30, 40, & 50. so to do; which so irritated them, that they forthwith entred in­to Conspiracies for the seisingIbid. upon her. Where­of having advertisement, she privily fledIbid. from Westminster to Gloucester; and there taking CounselIbid. with this Milo (her trusty friend) re­turned Ibid. with him to Oxford, resolvingIbid. to get together her dispersed Souldiers. And in this di­stress having noIbid. other advice but from him, nor Ibid. any entertainment but upon his cost; in remu­neration Ibid. of his fidelity, and the more firmly to oblige him unto her, she made himIbid. Earl of He­reford; her CharterEx ipso Au­togr. in Bibl. Cotton. of Creation bearing date at Oxford upon the Feast day of S. Iames the Apostle; giving thereby to him and his Heirs, the Castle of Hereford, with the third peny of the Rent of that Borough, and third peny of the Pleas of that County; the Lordships of Mawerdine, Lugge­wardine, and Wilton, (all in that Shire:) the Inclosures of Hereford, and the Forest of Irivele; as also the services of Robert de Candos, Hugh Fitz William, and Richard de Cormeills, with the Fees belonging to them. And this she did in considerationIbid. of his faithful services to her; and especiallyIbid., for that by his help King Stephen be­ing taken in the Battel of Lincoln, upon Can­dlemass-day preceeding, was then her prisoner at Bristoll.

But the Scene soon changed; for the Empress having shortly after besiegedGerv. Do­robe [...]. ut supra, n. 60. the Bishop of Winchester in his Castle within that City; and being thereupon Counter-siegedGerv. Do­robe [...]. ut supra, n. 60. by a greater po­wer of the King's party, with the help of the Londoners, which routedGerv. Do­robe [...]. ut supra, n. 60. all her Forces; she was necessitated, not only to flyeIbid. 1356. n. 30. privily from place to place; but for her more security to be putIbid. 1356. n. 30. in­to a Coffin, as a dead Corps, to escape their hands; her Brother Robert Earl of Gloucester, with divers other of her Friends, being takenIbid. n. 40. in the pursuit, and this our Milo forced to obscureIbid. himself, and come secretly to Gloucester almost bare­footIbid..

As to his Works of Piety, he translatedMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 63 b. n. 40. the Canons of Lanthony in Wales, in regardMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 63 b. n. 40. they were frequently oppressed there by rapines and robberies, untoMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 63 b. n. 40. a certain place near Gloucester, called Hyde, but afterward Lanthony Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 63 b. n. 40. the second; [Page 538] and endowedIbid. 70 a. b. & 71 a. them with ample possessions in Ibid. 66 b. n. 20. Anno 1136. (1 Steph.) and bestowedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. [...]25. n. 50. an year­ly Rent of twenty shillings upon the Nuns of Godstow, in Com. Oxon.

By the before-mentioned Sibyll his Wife, he had IssueMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 66 b. n. 20. five Sons; viz. Roger, Walter, Mahell, Henry and William; and three Daughters, Margery the Wife ofIbid. n. 50. Humphrey de Bo [...]un; Berta marriedIbid. n. 50. to Philip de Braose; and Lucie toIbid. n. 50. Herbert Fitz-Herbert. But at length being woundedGerv. Doro­bern. 1359. n. 10. Joh. Ha­gustald. 273. n. 50. by the shot of an Arrow in Hunting upon Christmass-Eve, Anno 1144. (9 Steph.) he departed this life, to the great sorrow of the Empress; and was buriedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 66 b. n. 32. in the Chapter-house at Lanthony near Gloucester, so re-founded by him as aforesaid.

Which Roger Roger. succeededRegist. de [...] heoks­bury. Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 144 b. n. 20. him in this Earldom of Hereford; and having marriedRegist. de [...] heoks­bury. Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 144 b. n. 20. Cecelie the Daughter of Pain Fitz-Iohn (one of King Hen. 1. chief CounsellorsItin. Cambr. p. 8 [...]., and then LordItin. Cambr. p. 8 [...]. of Ewyas) had a confirmationEx coll. R. Gl. S. from King Stephen of the whole Inheritance of the same Pain; and likewise Ex coll. R. Gl. S. of all those Lands he had with her in Marri­age, which were part of the Honour of Hugh de Lacy.

This Roger foundedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 884 a. n. 10. the Abbey of Flexley, in Com. Glouc. and amplyMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 884 a. n. 10. endowed it. Moreover, he bestowedIbid. 113 b. n. 50. on the Monks of S. Peter's Abbey at Gloucester, the moity of his Fishing of Duny. He was also a great Benefactor to the Monks of Brecknock (there foundedMonast. Ang. Vol. 1. 320 b. n. 10. by Bernard de New­march his Grand-father) for he bestowedIbid. 321 a. n. 10, &c. on them all the Land of S. Pauline at the Mare, and free fishing in the Mare three days every week; and likewise every day in Advent and Lent. He gave unto them moreover all the Tithe of his Colts, Calves, Lambs, Cheese, Wooll, and Flax; and whatsoever else was Tithable throughout all the Forests belonging to his Honour of Brecknock. Likewise the Tithes of his whole Town of Breck­nock, and the Tithes of all that should be spent throughout his whole Demeans, whether he were present or absent, with the Tithe of all his Lands at H [...]ye. Hereunto he added the Tithe of all the Kin [...], which he should have by gift from the Welch; and the Tithe of whatsoever he should take by plunder from his Enemies; with Common of Pasture throughout his whole Territory of Brecknock.

To the Knights Hospitallers he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 546. b. l. 1. his Mill at Toucester, belonging to the Preceptory of Shengay; and toMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 529 a. n. [...]. the Knights Templars certain Lands lying in Gloucester at the head of the Bridge: but afterwards tookMonast. Ang. Vol. 1 115. n. 50. upon him the habit of Religion in Gloucester-Abbey, givingMonast. Ang. Vol. 1 115. n. 50. thereto one hundred shillings per Annum Rent, in Here­fordshire; and dyedChron. Norm. 991 b. without Issue, Anno 1154. (1 Hen. 2.)

Whereupon his Brother Walter Walter. succeededChron. Norm. 991 b. him in his Paternal Inheritance; for the Earldom of Hereford, and City of Gloucester were detained Chron. Norm. 991 b. from him by the King.

Which Walter, calledRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Walter de Hereford, was Sheriff of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, inRot. Pip. de iisd. an. 2 Hen. 2. andRot. Pip. de iisd. an. 3 Hen. 2. and of Hereford­shire againRot. Pip. de iisd. an. in 5 Hen. 2. But all that I have far­ther seen of him, is; that he gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. [...] a. to the Monks of Gloucester in li [...]uMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. [...] a. of the one hundred shillings yearly Rent so bestowed on them by Earl Roger his Brother, six yard Land: and that he, as also Mahell and Henry his other Brothers, diedLel. coll. Vol. 2. [...] b. n. 30. with­out Issue; whereupon the whole Inheritance which they enjoyed cameLel. coll. Vol. 2. [...] b. n. 30. to their Sisters; of whom I have taken notice at large in my dis­course of those Families into which they were so matched.

Arsic.

IN Anno 1103. (3 Hen. 1.) Manasser Arsic, Manasser. the headTesta de Nevill. of whose Barony was at Coges in Ox­fordshire; gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 57 [...] b. 30, & 60, & 574 a. the Church of Coges above­mentioned, unto the Monks of Fescampe in Nor­mandy, with Lands and Tithes in divers other places; whereupon those Monks sent over part of their Covent thither, and there foundedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 57 [...] b. 30, & 60, & 574 a. a Cell to that their Foreign Monastery. He also bestowed Monast. Ang. Vol. 2. p. 118 b. 20. on the Canons of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, one hide and an half of Land in Ludewell.

To him succeeded Robert Arsic Robert. hisIbid. 5742. 34. Son. Which Robert gaveRegist. de Egnesham pe­nès De [...]. & cap. Ecel. Christi O [...]. 37 a. to the Monks of Egnesham in Ox­fordshire, one yard Land lying in Cherleberie. And to Robert succeeded Manasser Arsic Manasser. his Son, who executedRot. Pip. de iisdem annis. Oxon. the office of Sheriff for Oxford­shire, in 6, 8, and 9 Hen. 2.

In 11 Hen. 2. this Manser accountedRot. Pip. 11 H. [...]. Oxon. for xvij Marks, ij s. j d. for the Scutage of Wales then levied in 12 Hen. 2. upon that Aid for marrying of the King's Daughter; he certifiedCod. niger in Scacc. sub [...]. tulo Oxon. the Knights-Fees, which he then held, to be twenty, and one fourth part: and in 14 Hen. 2. made paymentRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Oxon. of the sum of xiij l. x s. thereupon.

This Manasser had Issue Alexander Arsic, Alexander. who in 6 Ric. 1. paidRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Oxon. twenty pounds upon collection of the Escuage for Redemption of the King (then prisoner in Almaine;) and in 8 Ric. 1. was dis­charged Rot. Pip. R. 1. Kent. of his Scutage upon the Expedition then lately made into Normandy for his Knights-Fees in Kent.

To him succeeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, who in 5 Iohn, gaveRot. Pip. Joh. Suth [...]. a hundred pounds Fine to have Livery of the Lordship of Freshewater, being the Inheritance of Margaret his Wife, the Daughter of Richard Cart. 1. [...]. n. 87. in. do [...]. de Vernun. Which Margaret in 7 Ioh. (her Husband being then dead) paidRot. Pip. Joh. Su [...]. forty Marks and a Palfrey to the King, for to have Livery of that her Lordship of Freshewater, with her rea­sonable Dowry of the Lands of her Husband's In­heritance; and that she might not be compelled to marry again.

To this Iohn succeededClaus. [...] Joh. m. 7. Robert de Arsic, Robert. his Brother and Heir; who for his Relief and Livery of those Lands that descended to him by the death of his Brother Iohn without Issue, gaveClaus. [...] Joh. m. 7. one hun­dred pounds, and had the King's Precept to the Sheriffs of Oxon and Kent accordingly. Which Robert in 13 Ioh. paidRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Oxon. twenty pounds, five shil­lings, upon the Scutage of Scotland, for twenty Knights Fees and a fourth part.

This Robert being [...] with William de Albini, Thomas de Muleton, and other of the Rebellious Barons in the Castle of Rochester, in 17 Ioh. and there taken [...] prisoner, was committed to the cu­stody [...] of Peter de Mauley; and his Lands in Ox­fordshire thereupon seised into the King's hands, were committedIbid. [...] to the custody of Sampson de Gaugy; but afterwards disposed [...] Joh. m. [...]. of for the main­tenance of Oxford-Castle.

Howbeit, ere long (upon that accord betwixt the King and those Barons) he re-possessed his Lands; and in 13 Hen. 3. had his discharge [...], when the Scutage of Kery in Wales was levyed for twenty Knights Fees and a fifth part.

[Page 539] He took to Wife Sibylla, the DaughterCart. 24 H. 3. m. 3. of ... Crevequer, and left Issue by her two Daughters his Heirs; Ioane the WifeRot. Pip. 14 H. 3. Oxon. of E [...]stace de Greinvill, and Alice the Wife ofRot. Pip. 14 H. 3. Oxon. Thomas de Haye, who passedRot. Cart de an. [...]9 H. 3. m. 3. away all their interest to the Lordship of Coges before-mentioned; and of whatsoever else descended to them from Robert de Arsik their Fa­ther, unto Walter Gray Archbishop of York.

S. Iohn of Stanton.

BEsides the Family of S. Iohn of Basing, in Com. Sutht. there was another of that name in Com. Oxon. of which, the first mention I find, is in 13 Hen. 1. where Thomas de S. Iohn Thomas. gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 118 b. n. 50. to the Monks of S. Peters in Gloucester, his Lands called Rugge, lying in Standisch. To whom succeeded Iohn de S. Iohn, Iohn. who in 5 Steph. gaveRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Oxon. 160 Marks of Silver for Livery of the Lands which his Brother Thomas had in Eng­land. Which Iohn was a witnessEx Regist. de [...] f. 17 b. to that Grant of the Church of Combe, made by Maud the Em­press to the Monks of Egnesham, in Com. Oxon. and likewise bestowedIbid. f. 41 a. on those Monks the Church of Stanton.

After this; viz. Ibid. in 13 Hen. 2. I find another Thomas de Thomas. S. Iohn possessorRot. Pip. 13 H. 2. Oxon. of the Lordship of Stanton before-mentioned, (commonly called Stanton S. Iohn) in Com. Oxon. And in 22 Hen. 2. Roger de S. Iohn, who was amercedRot. Pip. 22 E. 2. Oxon. one hundred thirty three pounds, six shillings, eight pence, for Trespassing in the King's Forests in that County. Which Roger, Roger. being deadRot. Pip. [...]. Oxon. in 16 Io [...]. Geffrey de Luci gaveRot. Pip. [...]. Oxon. three hundred Marks for the Wardship and Marriage of his Heir, whose name was Iohn as it seems:Iohn. for in 14 Hen. 3. I find that Geffrey le Despenser gaveRot. Pip. 14 H. 3. Oxon. one hundred pounds for the Wardship of the heir of him the said Iohn, and for the custody of his Lands during his minority.

To whom succeeded another Roger; Roger. who be­ing Claus. 49 H. 3. in [...]. one of the Rebellious Barons at that time; was summonedClaus. 49 H. 3. in [...]. to that Parliament held by them in the King's name, after their success in the Battel of Lewes, wherein they took the King pri­soner; as also by them made GovernourPat. 49 H. 3. [...]. 17. of the Castle of Oxford: but at length shared in their ruine, being slainM. Westm. in eodem. a [...]. p. 779. n. 20. in the Battel of Evesham, 49 Hen. 3.

This Roger marriedIohn. [...]esta de [...]ev. Su [...]. the sister of Richard de Luci, with whom he had [...]esta de [...]ev. Su [...]. the moity of the Lordship of Wolenestede, in Com. Surr. and left Issue by her, Iohn his Son and Heir; who gaveCart. 55 H. [...]. m. 12. per [...]. to Emme de S. Iohn his Grand-mother, the Hamlets of Samford, Lydwell, and la Grave (part of his Mannor of Barton, in Com. Oxon.) Which Iohn confirmed Ex. Autogr. penès Dec. & cap. Eccl. [...] Oxon. the Grant of his Ancestors of the Church of great Barton, with the Chapels of Sandford and Led­well, made to the Canons of Oseney, near Ox­ford: And likewiseIbid. that gift which his Father had made to them, of a Mill, and five yard Land in Weston, near Burncester, called Simeons Land; as alsoIbid. of a Mill in Ode-Barton, and certain Lands in that Lordship. And moreover ratified Ibid. that Grant made to them by Iohn de S. Iohn, his great Grand-father, of Pasturage for six Oxen, two Kine, two Geldings, sixty Sheep, and twenty Hogs, in what places soever, with his own Cattel.

But farther than this, it is besides my purpose to trace this Descent; in regard I do not find any of this Line summoned to Parliament.

Wake.

IN the time of Henry the First,Hugh. Hugh Wac took to WifeMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 469 b. 17. Emme the Daughter (and at length Heir) of Baldwin Fitz-Gilbert, by Adbelidis his Wife, DaughterRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Line. of Richard de Rullos: which Baldwin was FounderMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 235 b. n. 10. of the Priories of Brunne and Deping Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 247 a. n. 50., in Com. Linc. and BrotherIbid. 245 b. n. 50. of Walter de Gant, Father of Gilbert de Gant, the first Earl of Lincoln of that Family.

This Hugh gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 954. n. 30. the Lordship of Wilesford, in Com. Linc. to the Monks of Bec in Normandy; whereupon, sending part of their Covent thither, they made it a Cell to that great Abbey.

To him succeeded Baldwin his Son and Heir;Baldwin. who had that Christian-name from Baldwin Fitz-Gilbert, his Grand-father by the Mother. In 12 Hen. 2. upon the assessing of that Aid, then levyed for marrying the King's Daughter, this Baldwin certifiedLib. rub. tit. Linc. his Knights Fees to be ten, a fourth, and eighth part; and that they were given to his An­cestor by King Henry the First: for all which in 14 Hen. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Linc. vj l. xv s.

In 1 Ric. 1. this Baldwin was one of the Barons who attendedJorevall. 1157. at the solemnity of that King's Coronation: and in the same year accountedRot. Pip. 1 R. 1. Linc. to the Exchequer Cxxxij l. xiij s. iv d. for the Ac­cord made betwixt him and Bartholmew de Bussei. Moreover, in 6 Ric. 1. uponRad. de Diceto 672 n. 30. the enlargement of King Richard from his imprisonment in Almaine (with Walter Archbishop of Roan, Rad. de Diceto 672 n. 30. and some o­thers) he was left oneRad. de Diceto 672 n. 30. of the Hostages for the payment of ten thousand Marks, as his ransom: and the same year, upon collection of the Scutage for that King's Redemption, paidRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Linc. x l. ij s. vj d.

But in 3 Ioh. he died; whereupon Baldwin Baldwin. his Son, and William de Humet, Constable of Nor­mandy, gave a FineOblat [...] 3 Joh. m. 8. to the King of a thousand Marks, for Livery of his Lands in England, and Normandy; but with conditionOblat [...] 3 Joh. m. 8., that he should not marry without the consent of the King, and of his own Friends. Whereupon, shortly after, he took to WifePat. 8 Joh. m. 2. Agnes the Daughter of the said William de Humet, and had with her the Mannor of Wichendon. And in 6 Ioh. obtained the King's PreceptClaus. 6 Joh. m. 18. to the Sheriff of Lincolnshire, commanding him to give him Possession of all his Lands in that County, in case he brought in those four Sureties which he promised.

This last mentioned Baldwin diedPat. 8 Joh. m. 2. in 8 Iohn, leaving the said Agnes his Wife surviving; who, in considerationPat. 8 Joh. m. 2. of sixty Marks Fine, obtained Pat. 8 Joh. m. 2. the King's License to hold the Lordship of Wichendon, so given her in Marriage, as hath been observed: and by the consentEx Regist. de Nutle pe [...] H. Gl. S. of Baldwin her Son and Heir, gaveEx Regist. de Nutle pe [...] H. Gl. S. to the Canons of Nutle, for the health of the Soul of Baldwin Wake her Hus­band, and the Soul of Baldwin her Son, a certain Messuage in Wichendon before-mentioned.

Which Baldwin Baldwin. (viz. Son of Baldwin and Ag­nes de Humet) marriedClaus. 15 Joh. m. 8. Isabell the Daughter of William de Briwer; but died before the fifteenth year of King Iohn. Whereupon the said William de Briwer obtained a GrantClaus. 15 Joh. m. 8. from the King of [Page 540] the Wardship of Hugh Wake, Son and Heir of the same Baldwin; and of the second marriage of the said Isabell (his Daughter.)

This Hugh Hugh. took to WifeRot. Pip. 29 H. 3. Ebor. Ioane the Daughter and Heir of Nicholas de Stutevil; and uponRot. Pip. 17 H. 3. Not. Derb. the death of William de Briwere, his Uncle, without Issue, in 17 Hen. 3. being one of his NephewsRot. Pip. 17 H. 3. Not. Derb. and Heirs, gaveRot. Pip. 17 H. 3. Not. Derb. one hundred Marks for his Pur­party of those Lands which thereby descended to him: and doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 5. of them. About this time there being a suitClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 16. commenced by Eustace de Stutevil, for the Mannor of C [...] ­tingham, in Com. Ebor. the Sheriff of that Coun­ty having command to seise it for the King; made seisureClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 16. likewise of all the stock and store then upon it; as also of the Mannors of Buter­crambe, and Kirkeby, which were not members thereof: This Hugh therefore upon complaint of the wrong, obtained the King's PreceptClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 16. for re­stitution of those Mannors. And in 20 Hen. 3. with Ioane his Wife, procured a GrantClaus. 20 H 3 m. 24. from the King, of the Lands which belonged to Margaret the other Daughter and Coheir to the before-spe­cified Nicholas de Stutevill; by reasonClaus. 20 H. 3 m. 24. that William de Mastoc, to whom the King had for­merly given the Wardship and Marriage of her, was at that time dead.

This Hugh, with Ioane de Stutevill his Wife, quit-claimedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 766 b. to the Monks of B [...]land, all their right to those Lands and Tenements lying in Sutton, Matherby, Lasthorpe, and Hod, which were of the Fee of Thomas Fossard; reservingMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 766 b. the Rent of three pounds per Annum, to himself and her the said Ioane and their Heirs, and Scutage according to the rate of one Knight's Fee. After which, ere long, he diedM. Paris. 578. l. 5.; viz. in 26 Hen. 3. whereupon she the said Ioane surviving him, and giving a FineRot. Fin. 26 H. 3. m. 11. of nine thousand Marks, obtained Rot. Fin. 26 H. 3. m. 11. the Wardship and Marriage of his Heir; with liberty for her self to take to Husband whom she should think fit. And the same year, upon the death of Eustace de Stutevill her Kinsman, payingRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Ebor. one hundred pound Fine to the King, had Livery Rot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Ebor. of the Lands, which by Inheritance did there­upon descend to her: of which sum, fifty pounds wasIbid. for her Relief; and the other fifty pounds as a freeIbid. gift. Not long after which, she married Rot. Pip. 29 H. 3. Ebor. to Hugh Bigot; and diedEsc. 4 E. 1. n. 49. in 4 E. 1. being then seisedEsc. 4 E. 1. n. 49. of the Barony of Lydell, with the Forest of Lydell, in Com. Cumbr. and of six Burgages in the City of Carlisle. Likewise of the Mannors of Kirkeby-Moreshed, Catingham, Butercrambe, Skreyngham, and Langeton, in Com. Ebor. Bald­win her SonEsc. 4 E. 1. n. 49. and Heir being at that time thirty eight years of age.

This Baldwin, Baldwin. in 43 Hen. 3. arriving to his full age, and doingClaus. 43 H. 3. m. 1. his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 43 H. 3. m. 1. of all the Lands, which by the death of his Father, did by Inheritance belong to him. But in 48 Hen. 3. taking part with the Rebellious Barons, wasRot. Fin. 48 H. 3. m. 8. in Arms with them at Northampton, where they fortifiedM. Paris 994. both Town and Castle against the King; and upon the storming thereof by the Royal Army, was there (with many more)M. Paris 994. taken pri­soner.

After which, the Scene much changing; first by the success which the Barons had within few months after in the Battel of Lewes (where the King and Prince, with the chief of the Loyal No­bility, were made prisoners:) and secondly, by the divisions which hapned amongst the principal of those Barons, whereby a way was contrived for the Prince his escape out of prison (as elsewhere I have fully shewed) whereupon all endeavours were used to raise new Forces for the farther tryal of the issue of those their great contests by another Bat­tel; young Simon Montfort was sent into the North, there to raise all the strength those parts could afford. Whence returning, and being advanced to Kenilworth, in Com. Warr. with purpose to joyn with Simon Earl of Leicester (his Father) who having raised what power he could in the West, was by that time marched up to Gloucester: this Baldwin, who had been an activeClaus. 54 H. 3. m. 12. person in the North against the King; and then at Kenilworth with those which young Simon had brought thi­ther; was there, with most of them takenMS. in Bibl. Bodl. K. 84. Cant. f. 63 a. pri­soner by Prince Edward; who, by a speedy march in the night from Worcester, did so surprise them.

How he made his escape afterwards, I have not seen: but the farther account which I find of him, is; that he was one of those, who after the Battel of Evesham made head againH. Knight. 2437. a. 50., with Ro­bert Earl Ferrers, in Derbyshire; and wasH. Knight. 2437. a. 50. with him in the Battel of Chesterfield. Whence (though Ferrers had the fate to be there takenIbid., and ma­ny of his party slainIbid.) he fledIbid.; and after that, with young Simon Montfort, and some others, got toMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. Med. 20. 123 a. the Isle of Ely: where having held out as long as they could, he at length rendredMS. Oxon. in Bibl. Bodl. Med. 20. 123 a. himself; and submittingPat. 51 H. 3. m. [...]6. to the King's mercy, obtained pardonPat. 51 H. 3. m. [...]6., as also restitutionPat. 51 H. 3. m. [...]6. of his Lands; making satisfaction to those unto whom the King had given them, according to the rate of three years Annual value.

Being thus reconciled, the next year following (viz. 52 Hen. 3.) having formerly marriedClaus. 52 H. 3. m. 10. Ha­wyse the Daughter and Coheir of Robert de Quinci; and giving SecurityClaus. 52 H. 3. m. 10. that he would repair to the Court in the xvme of Easter, to do his Homage for the Mannor of Stiveton (then in the King's hands by the death of the said Robert) he had Livery Claus. 52 H. 3. m. 10. thereof. And in 4 Edw. 1. upon the deathEsc. 4 E. 1. n. 49. Rot. Fin. 4 E. 1. [...]. 21. of Ioane his Mother (beingEsc. 4 E. 1. n. 49. Rot. Fin. 4 E. 1. [...]. 21. thirty eight years of age, as hath been before observed) doing his Homage, had LiveryEsc. 4 E. 1. n. 49. Rot. Fin. 4 E. [...]. 21. of the Lands of her Inheritance, pay­ing Rot. Pip. 15 E. 1. Linc. one hundred pounds for his Relief.

After which, the next ensuing year, he attended Claus. 5 E. 1. m. 9. the King in that Expedition then made into Wales: and in 8 Edw. 1. obtained a Charter Cart 8 E. 1. n. 17. for Free-warren in all his Demesn Lands at Kil­leby, in Com. Linc. Screingham, in Com. Ebor. Stevington, in Com. Bedf. and Collum, in Com. Essex. Moreover, the next year after, he obtained LicenseCart. 9 E. 1. n. 57. for a Market every week upon the Satur­day, at his Mannor of Brunne, in Com. Linc. As alsoCart. 9. E. 1. n. 57. for a Fair every year upon the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of the Holy Trinity, and five days following; with LicensePat. 9 E. 1. m. 8. to make a cer­tain Castle in the Marish at Stivinton before-mentioned. But in 10 Edw. 1. he diedEx coll. R. Gl. S., leaving the said Hawyse his Wife surviving: which Ha­wyse, in 12 Edw. 1. upon the deathEsc. 12 [...] 1. n. 27. of Ioane de Bohun her Sister, without Issue, was foundEsc. 12. [...] 1. n. 27. to be her next Heir, and of full age.

To whom succeeded Iohn his Son and Heir.Iohn. Which Iohn, in 18 Edw. 1. doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 18 E. 1. n. 17. of his Lands: and in Iune 22 Edw. 1. was one of those then summonedRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 8. to attend the King with his advice touching the most important Affairs of the Realm. Whereupon, the next month after, he wentRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. m. 11. with him in that Expedition then made into Gascoigne: and in 26 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 1. in [Page 541] the Wars of Scotland. Moreover, in 27 Edw. 1. he was one of the Commissioners assignedClaus. 27 E. 1. m. 11. (to­gether with the Archbishop of York, and others) to take care of fortifying the Castles of Scotland, and guarding the Marches. And in 28 Edw. 1. was againRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 15. in the Scotish wars; and having been summonedClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament from 23, until 28 Edw. 1. inclusive, departedEsc. de [...]od. [...]. this life the same year; leaving Iohn his SonEsc. de [...]od. [...]. and Heir, and Ioane his Wife surviving.

Which Ioane, in 32 Edw. 1. obtained License Cart. 32 E. 1. n. 16. for a Market every week upon the Wednesday, at East-Dieping, in Com. Linc. As also for a Fair every year upon the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Michaell, and six days following for term of her own life only.

But this Iohn her Son lived not long, as it seems; so that Thomas Thomas. another Son, became Heir Cart. 2 E. [...]. n. [...]7. to the Estate and Honour. Which Thomas, in 2 Edw. 2. obtained a CharterCart. 2. E. [...]. n. [...]7. for a Fair at Brunne in Com. Linc. upon the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of the Holy Trinity, and five days following. And in 5 Edw. 2. (being calledClaus. 5 E. 2. m. 2. Son and Heir of Iohn) though then very young, through the especial favourClaus. 5 E. 2. m. 2. of the King, had LiveryClaus. 5 E. 2. m. 2. of the Mannor of Kirkby-Moreshed, whereof his Father died seised. But, in 11 Edw. 2. being still in WardPat. 11 E. 2. p. 1. [...]. 18. refusedPat. 11. E. 2. p. 1. [...]. 18. to marry the person tendred to him; taking another to WifePat. 11. E. 2. p. 1. [...]. 18. with­out the King's License: In part of satisfaction for which transgression; he paidPat. 11. E. 2. p. 1. [...]. 18. a thousand Marks to Thomas de Multon of Egremond; which sum the King had promised to him the said Thomas de Multon, upon the marriage of Iohn his Son and Heir, with Ioane the Daughter of Piers Gaveston, the King's Niece. After which (viz. the year next ensuing) he obtained a GrantCart. 12. E. [...]. n. [...]. for a Market every week, at his Mannor of Cotingham, in Com Ebor. and two Fairs yearly; one on the Eve, day, and morrow after the Translation of S. Tho­mas the Martyr; the other on the Eve, day, and morrow after the Feast of S. Martin in Winter. And in 13 Edw. 2. was inRot. Scoc. 13. E. 2. m. 2. the Wars of Scot­land.

In 19 Edw. 2. when most of the Nobility for­sook the King, and tookT. Wals. 104. n. 10. part with Queen Isabell, he joynedT. Wals. 104. n. 10. with her in raising an Army: which causing the King (with those his Favourites, who had occasioned that unhappy breach) to fleeT. Wals. 104. n. 10. in­to Wales, she tookT. Wals. 104. n. 10. upon her the whole sway of the Realm: and thereupon shortly after, in the King's name, constitutedRot. Fin. 20 E. 2. m. 3. this Thomas Lord Wake, Justice of all the Forests South of Trent, as also ConstableIbid. of the Tower of London.

Soon after which, upon the deposal of that King, he was made GovernourRot. Fin. 1 E. 3 m. 29. of the Castle at Hertford, and obtained LicensePat. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 21. to make a Castle of his Mannor-house at Cotingham, in Com. Ebor. In this year also, he wasRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 5. in the Wars of Scot­land. But in 2 Edw. 3. it was observedT. Wals. 11 [...]. n. 10. that the King holding a Parliament at Salisbury in the xvme of S. Michael, this Thomas was one of those who declined coming to it, though then not far off, and in Arms with the Earl of Lancaster and others; whereat the King tookT. Wals. 11 [...] n. 10. great of­fence.

In 3 Edw. 3. being one of the English Lords who tookH. Knigh­ton. 2560. n. 40. part with Edward de Baillol, then laying claim to the Crown of Scotland, he en­tred H. Knigh­ton. 2560. n. 40. that Realm with him; partly in his aid, and partly to recover those Lands which he had in that Kingdom. But, about this time, there being a suspicionClaus. 4 E. 3. m. 15. that he was a favourer of Edmund Earl of Kent (who suffered death upon pretence of conspiring against the King, by giv­ing it out, that King Edward the Second was yet alive) his Lands were seisedClaus. 4 E. 3. m. 15., howbeit, in 4. Edw. 3. being clearedIbid. thereof, he had restitu­tion Ibid. of them again. And the same year obtain­ed the King's LettersIbid. in dorso m. 12. to David King of Scot­land for restitution of his Lands in that Realm, which had been seisedIbid. in dorso m. 12. by Robert de Brus his Father.

In 5 Edw. 3. he was constitutedRot. Fin. 5 E. 3. m. 5. Governour of the Isles of Garnesey, Ieresey, Serke, and Aureney. So likewise inRot. Fin. 6 E. 3. m. 7. 6 E. 3. he was a­gain Rot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 29. in the Wars of Scotland; as also inRot. Scoc. 11 E. 3. m. 19. 11 E. 3. And in 13 Edw. 3. being appointedClaus. 13 E. 3. p. 1. in dorso m. 39. Guardian of the Sea-coasts in Lincolnshire, against the danger of an Invasion; and having in that service many Souldiers under him, for whose support he had been at great expences; he was, in consideration Claus. 13 E. 3. p. 1. in dorso m. 39. thereof, dischargedClaus. 13 E. 3. p. 1. in dorso m. 39. from finding such men at Arms, Hobelars, and others, for his Lands in York­shire, whereunto otherwise they had been liable.

In this year the King returning from Brabant, cameT. Wals. p. 113. about mid-night to the Tower of London; and findingT. Wals. p. 113. no more than three servants there, and his own Children, grew so highly offended; that he presently caused the Lord Mayor of Lon­don, with the Lord Chancellour and Treasurer: as also this Thomas, several of the Judges, and o­ther persons of note, to be sentT. Wals. p. 113. for, and com­mitted T. Wals. p. 113. them to several prisons; but soon after being set at libertyT. Wals. p. 113. with honour: in 16 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 44. in the Wars of France.

In 17 Edward 3. he obtained LicenseCart. 17 E. 3. n. 28. for a Market every week upon the Munday at Butter­cram, in Com. Ebor. and two Fairs yearly; one on the Feast day of S. Butolph; the other on S. Leonard. And in 21 Edw. 3. gaveEsc. de ad quod Dampn. 21 E. 3. n. 3. Ebor. one Toft and ten Acres of Land, in the Moor of Blakeshowe in Farne­dale, in Com. Ebor. to the Crouched-Friers, for the building of an Oratory, with other Edifices for their Habitation.

As to his other Works of Piety; he founded a Monast. Ang. Vol. a. 898 b. n. 50. 347 a. n. 40. 348 b. Monastery,Monast. Ang. Vol. a. 898 b. n. 50. 347 a. n. 40. 348 b. first at Newton (near Cotingham) in Com. Ebor. and afterwards translated it to Haut-Emprise, plentifully endowing it with Lands and Revenues for the health of his Soul, and for the Soul of Blanch his Wife, daughterLel. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 45. to Henry Earl of Lancaster: as also for the Souls of Iohn his Father, Ioane his Mother, their Children, Pa­rents, Ancestors, and Heirs; for the Pope's appro­bation whereof, the King wroteRot. Rom. 6 E. 3. m. 4. his Letters.

And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament from 11 Edw. 2. till 22 Edw. 3. inclusive; de­parted Esc. 2 [...] E. 3. n. 57. this life without Issue 31 Maii, 23 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. 2 [...] E. 3. n. 57. of the Mannor of Stivington, in Com. Bedf. of the Castle and Mannor of Lydel, in Com. Cumb. of the Mannor of Merton, in Com. Westm. Stowe-Bydon, in Com. Norff. Ware, in Com. Hertf. Colne-Wake, with the Advowson of the Church, in Com. Essex. Che [...]erfield, with its members in Com. Derb. Wyastngden, in Com. Rotel. of the Ca­stle and Mannor of Brunne, with the Mannors of Dieping and Kelby, in Com. Linc. And of the Mannors of Cotyngham, Wyneton, Kirkeby-Moreshed Atton, Hemlyngton, Buttercram, Mid­dleton, Cropton, and Langton, in Com. Ebor. leaving Margaret Countess of Kent, (Widow of Edmund of Wodstoke, Earl of Kent) his Sister Esc. 28 E. 3. n. 57. and Heir forty years of age. Which Margaret performing her Fealty, had LiveryRot. Fin. 23 E. 1. p. 1. m. 4. of them shortly [Page 542] after. Blanch his Wife then surviving; who had for her Dowry an Assignation of the Mannors of Brunne, Deping, and Kelby, in Com. Linc. Sty­vington, in Com. Bedf. Ware, in Com. Hertf. Colne-Wake, in Com. Essex. As also certain Lands in Stepenhithe, in Com. Midd.

¶A younger Son to the last Baldwin Lord Wake, wasEx coll. R. Gl. S. Hugh Wake; who in 34 Edw. 1. was inRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 12. the Scotish Wars, so likewise inRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 5. 4 Edw. 1.

This Hugh had by the giftEx coll. R. Gl. S. of his Father the Lordships of Blyseworth, in Com. Northt. with di­vers other Lands; and left Issue Thomas his Son and Heir. Which Thomas, in 4 Edw. 3. obtained a CharterCart. 4 E. 3. n. 103. for Free-warren in all his Demesn Lands at Blyseworth, Crauely, and Helpeston, in Com. Northt. as also in those which he then had at Deping, in Com. Linc. But neither he, nor his Posterity, (whose chief seat hath since that time been at Blyseworth) having been Barons of this Realm, I have no more to say of them.

Trusbut.

THE first of this Family of whom I have seen mention, wasMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 173 a. n. 40. Geffrey Fitz-payn; which Geffrey had his residence at Wartre, in that part of Yorkshire called Holderness: but of him nothing farther memorable, than that he there foundedIbid. 173 b. n. 50. a Priory of Canons-regular of S. Augustines Order; and gaveIbid. 43 a. n. 10. to the Canons of Nostell two Bovates of Land lying in Tock­with.

To this Geffrey succeededIbid. 173. a. n. 40. William, sirnamed Trusbut, his Son and Heir;Ord. Vit. 805 B. C. one of those that was raised by King Henry the First, from a low condi­tion, to be a potent man: and whose valour at Bonville in Normandy, did so highly manifest Ibid. 918 D. it self in Anno 1139. (4 Steph.) where, when the Troops of Geffrey Earl of Anjou were come to surprise that Garrison; being then Governour thereof, he put such courage into the Townsmen,

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that they setting fire on their own houses in four places, caused so great a terror to the Earl, that he made a dishonourable Retreat.

This William tookRot. Pip. 1 R. 1. Can [...]. & Hunt. to Wife Albreda, Daughter of ... Harecurt, one of the Coheirs to Maude de Dover (as the Descent here drawn doth shew) and hadRot. Pip. 1 R. 1. Can [...]. & Hunt. part of her Inheritance: which Albreda callsMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 43 a. n. 30. the Canons of Scoki [...]k, Dominicos, Cano­nicos, mei Domini & mei; her and her Husband's own Canons.

This William Trusbut was also seatedIbid. 174. a. 60. at Wartre, and left Issue three Sons; Richard, Ibid., Geffrey Ibid. 30 a. l. 50., and Robert Ibid. 173 b. n. 30.; and threeIbid. 30 a. l. 56 Daughters, Rose, Hillaria, and Agatha.

Of which Sons, all that I have met with, is; first that Richard Rot. Pip. 3 H. 2. Linc. Rot. Pip. 6 H. 2 Linc. in 3 Henry 2. accounted to the King forty Marks for his Lands at Reibi; and that Geffrey did adde so much to what his Grand­father had given to the Canons of Wartre; that he thereupon had the reputeAnno 1132. 32 H. 1. Mo­nast. Anglic. 172 a. n. 20. & 173 a. n. 48. to be the first Foun­der of that Religious House.

Likewise, that Robert gaveIbid. 173 [...]. n. 3 [...]. to those Canons of Wartre, the Church of All-Saints at Melton, within his own Fee. But none of these Sons having Issue, the three Sisters became HeirsIbid. 30 a. n. 50 to the Estate; Rose Ibid. being WifeRot. de Do­minabus, pu [...] ­ris & puellis de an. 32 H. 2. in Sc [...]c. penès Remem. R. to Everard de Ros (a great Baron in Holderness) Hillaria Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 146 b. 13 & 53 of Robert de Budlers; and Agatha firstClaus. 20 H. 3. m. 12. of ... and afterwards ofClaus. 20 H. 3. m. 12. William de Albini of Belvoir (the third of that name.)

Of which three Sisters, Hillaria departingRot. Fin. 25 H. 3. m. 10. this life without Issue; the Lands of her Inheritance were sharedRot. Fin. 25 H. 3. m. 10. betwixt William de Ros, Grand­son to Rose the eldest Sister (viz. Son of Robert, Son of Everard de Ros above-mentioned) and Agatha the third Sister, Widow of William de Albini (as hath been said.) Which Agatha gave Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 1018 a. n. 10. to the Nuns of De la pre, near Northampton, four Ox-gangs of Land; viz. two in Brande­stone, and two in Falclibe; but deceasingRot. Fin. 3 [...] H. 3. m. 8. also without Issue; the whole at length devolved to the same William de Ros: whereupon, in 32 Hen. 3. he paidRot. Pip. 32 H. 3. Linc. one hundred pounds for his Relief, for that whole Barony of Trusbut and Wartre.

Traili.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Geffrey de Traili, Geffrey. with William, Gilbert, and Nicholas, all SonsMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 729 b. n. 20. to Albreda, second SisterMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 729 b. n. 20. of Walter Espec (a great Baron in the North) were wit­nesses Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 729 b. n. 20. to his Foundation-Charter of Rievaulx-Abbey in Com. Ebor. As also toIbid. 105. n. 50. his Foundation of that at Kirkham in the same County. This Geffrey with Albreda his Wife, as also William and Geffrey his Sons, bestowedIbid. 10 [...]. n. 50. the Church of Gi [...]eldene on the Monks of Thorney; and in 5 Steph. gave a FineRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Leic. to the King of two hundred Marks of Silver, two Marks of Gold, and two Coursers, for the Wardship of the Heir of Roger de Camvile, with the benefit of the Marriage of his Widow. In 22 he was amerced [...] at one hun­dred Marks for trespassing in the King's Forests; and left Issue [...] Walter his Son and Heir: likewise another Son, who became [...] a Monk; one Daugh­ter [...] married, and the other [...] a Nun.

In 13 Ioh. this Walter upon collection of the Scutage of Scotland, paid [...] forty shillings for two Knights Fees, which were of the honour of Wardon; his Barony consisting [...] of nine Knights Fees. But by reason that none of his Posterity had summons to Parliament, I shall not pursue their Story any further.

Tindale.

IN the time of King Henry the First, there was one of this name who then held [...] the Barony of Langeley, in Com. Northumb. by the ser­vice of one Knights Fee.

To whom succeeded Adam: [...]am. which Adam in 6 Ric. 1. paying one hundred pounds for his Relief, had Livery [...] of his Lands; and left Issue [...] two Daughters and Heirs; viz. Philippa, who became the Wife [...] of Adam de Bolt [...]by, Son and Heir of Nicholas de Bolt [...]by, and ...

Wolverton.

ABout the latter end of King Henry the First's Reign, Hamon the Son of Menfelin, being Lord of Wolverton (near Stony-Stratford, in Com. Buck.) gave [...] Chaldewerdbury to the Knights Templars: and, with the consent [...] of Hamon his Son, bestowed [...] on the Monks of Luffield, in Com. Northt. the Tithe of all the Bread spent in his house; upon what place soever, on his own Land, he should happen to be.

In 12 Hen. 2. upon [...] the assessment of that Aid then levyed for marrying the King's Daughter, this Hamon certified [...] that he had fifteen Knights Fees, whereof eleven and an half were, de veteri Fe­offamento: And, in 14 Hen. 2. upon collection of that Aid, paid [...] ten pounds for them; which Fees, and in what particular places they lay, are exprest in the Clause-Roll of 14 Edw. 1. m. 6. in Schedula.

Residing near the Forest, he was over bold in trespassing there, for which, in 22 Hen. 2. he paid Rot. Pip. 22. H. 2. Buck. Bedf. one hundred pounds, but shortly after he died: for in 31 Hen. 2. Hamon his Son gaveRot. Pip. 31 H. [...]. Buck. two hun­dred Marks for Livery of his Lands. This Hamon wasRot. de Domina­bes, &c. tit. Buck. [...]ot. 4. paternally allied to the Earl Warren; and Nephew to William Manduit (Baron of Hans [...]ap [...]) by the Mother. BeingRot. de Domina­bes, &c. tit. Buck. [...]ot. 4. twenty years of age in 34 Hen. 2. and inRot. de Domina­bes, &c. tit. Buck. [...]ot. 4. Ward, he was then married Rot. de Domina­bes, &c. tit. Buck. [...]ot. 4. by the King's appointment.

In 6 Ric. 1. with Robert de Bullers, he gave Rot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Ebor. three hundred Marks for their Purparties of the Lands of William and Robert Trusbut and the same year attendedRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Buck. the King in his Expedition into Normandy.

To him succeeded William, calledRegist. de Luffield, ut supra. William the Son of Hamon of Wolberinton. Which Wil­liam ratifiedIbid. the Grant made by his Father to the Monks of Luffield, of the Church of Thornburgh; and diedM. Westm. in eodem an. in Anno 1248. (31 Hen. 3.) leaving Alan his BrotherRot. Pip. 32 H. 3. Ba [...]k. and Heir: who payingRot. Pip. 32 H. 3. Ba [...]k. one hundred pounds for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Pip. 32 H. 3. Ba [...]k. of his Lands.

To whom succeeded Iohn Ex Regist. de Luffield. his Son and Heir; which Iohn, in 34 Hen. 3. paidRot. Pip. 34 H. 3. Buck. one hundred pounds also for his Relief, and had LiveryRot. Pip. 34 H. 3. Buck. of his Lands. And to him anotherRegist. de Luffield, ut supra. Iohn; but, by reason that neither he, nor any of his Descendents had summons to Parliament, I shall not make far­ther enquiry after them.

Bertram of Mitford.

IN the time of King Henry the First, William Bertram, William. by the consentMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 203 b. n. 10. of Hawyse his Wife; as also of Roger, Guy, William, and Richard his Sons, foundedMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 203 b. n. 10. the Priory of Brinkburne in Northumberland, for Canons-regular of S. Augu­stine's Order. To which William succeeded Roger Roger. his Son and Heir, who in 3 Hen. 2. gaveRot. Pip. 3 H. 2. Nor­thumbr. a Fine of fifty Marks to the King for his Market at Mitford; and in 12 Hen. 2. upon the assessment of the Aid for marrying of the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. rub. sub tit. Northumb. his Knights Fees to be six and a half.

In 18 Hen. 2. this Roger neitherRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Northumb. going him­self, nor sending any Souldiers into Ireland upon that Expedition then made thither, paidRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Northumb. six pounds ten shillings for his Scutage; and granted Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 916 b. n. 50. to Farm unto the Monks of Newminster, (near Morpeth) the Granges of Heylan, Hortune, and Pe [...]eric.

To him succeeded William William. his Son and Heir, whose Barony in 8 Ric. 1. was thusRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Nor­thumbr. rated; viz. Gretham at thirty two shillings, Felton forty one shillings, Mir [...]ord forty one shillings, and Eiland ten shillings.

This William confirmedRegist. de Brinkburne penès Wil [...] D. Howard de Naworth Ca­stro. to the Canons of Brinkburne, all the Grants which William his Grandfather, and Roger his Father had made to them. Moreover, in 5 Ioh. he obtainedCart. 5 Joh. 193. from the King a Grant of the before-specified Mannor of Felton in Northumberland, with all the Woods thereto belonging, so that it should be out of the regard of the Forest; as also that he might have free liberty of Hunting there. And, having marriedEx coll. R. Dodsworth. Alice the Sister of Robert de Vmfravill, diedCart. 7 Joh. n. 30. Rot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 7. in 7 Ioh. or before: for then did the King for three hundred Marks, grantCart. 7 Joh. n. 30. Rot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 7. to Peter de Brus, the Wardship of his Son and Heir, (viz. Roger)Roger. with the custody of his Lands, until he should be of full age; his Barony consistingTesta do Ne­vill sub tit. Northumbr. of [Page 544] Mitsford, with its members; viz. Newton, Thor­phill, Molliston, Benerig, Meldone, Idingtone, Pykeden, Aldworth, Espeley, Grange de Heylawe, Elavind with its members, scil. Merdisfen, Crike­lawe, Caliddon, Donington; likewise Brinke­lawe, Prestwi [...], Caliddon, Aragnis, Berewic, Caldecotes, Milleburne del Nortb, Milleburne del Suth, Grange de Horton, Essex, Bokenfield, Thafriston, La Charnet; Felton cum membris, scil. Parba-Felton, Aketon, Swarland, Over-Isgar, Glenteley, and Framelington.

Which Roger, in 17 Ioh. adheredClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. to the Re­bellious Barons then in Arms; whereupon his Castle of Mitford, and Lands, were seisedClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11., and givenClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 13. Rot. Fin. 1 H. 3. m. 6. by the King to Philip de Vlecotes. But shortly after (viz. upon the death of King Iohn) returning to obedience, payingClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 13. Rot. Fin. 1 H. 3. m. 6. one hun­dred pounds Fine to the King, commandClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 13. Rot. Fin. 1 H. 3. m. 6. was given for restitution of them again; but it seems that Philip de Vlecotes did not readily yield thereto, though divers times required; insomuch as, in 2 Hen. 3. the King directed a special Precept Claus. 2 H. 3. m. 8. to the Sheriff of Notinghamshire, charging him strictly to let Philip de Vlecotes know, that unless he did speedily restore them, he would make seisure of all his Lands in Notinghamshire, Yorkshire, and in the County Palatine of Dur­ham. Whereupon, afterwards this Roger grew in such good esteem with the King forClaus. 8 H. 3. m. 8. his fi­delity and services, that in 8 Hen. 3. he obtained Claus. 8 H. 3. m. 8. a discharge of that money which was due from him for the Scutage of Wales.

After which, viz. in 13. Hen. 3. whenClaus. 13 H. 3. in dorso m. 7. Ale­xander King of Scots was to come to York, there to meet King Henry; this Roger was oneClaus. 13 H. 3. in dorso m. 7. of the Northern Barons who had command to attend him thither: and in 26 Hen. 3. paidRot. Pip. 26 H. 3 Northum. thirty five Marks to the King, to be excused from attend­ing him into Gasco [...]gne. Moreover, to the Ca­nous of Brinkeburne he gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 204 a. n. 40, 50, & 6o. one hundred and forty Acr [...]s of his waste-lands in Evenwode, with a large proportion of his wastes near Framelin­tone; as alsoMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 204 a. n. 40, 50, & 6o. House-boot, Cart-boot, Plow-boot, &c. out of his Woods in the Fores [...]s. But before the end of that year, he departedM. West. in▪ an. 1242. p. 606. n. 20. this life, leav­ing RogerRoger. his Son and Heir; who doingRot. Fin 30 H. 3. m. 6. his Ho­mage had LiveryRot Fin 30 H. 3. m. 6. of his Lands.

Which Roger in 34 Hen. 3. complainedClaus. 34 H. 3. in dorso m. 20. a­gainst R. de Merley, that he held plea in the County-Court, for a Market at Morpe [...]h, to the damage of his Market at Mitford; whereupon the King directed his PreceptClaus. 34 H. 3. in dorso m. 20. to the Sheriff of Northum­berland, to stop the sute, it belonging not to the cognizance of that Court.

In 42 Hen. 3. this Roger, with otherClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 12. of the Northern-Barons had commandClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 12 to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and all the force he could raise; and to march into Scotland, for rescuing the King of Scots then in minority (who had mar­ried Claus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 12. the Daughter of King Henry) out of the hands of his rebellious Subjects, being by them then heldClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 12. in restraint. But in 48. Hen. 3. being in Arms againstRot. Fin. 48 H. 3. m. 4. the King at Northampton, with the rest of the Rebellious Barons, and there taken Rot. Fin. 48 H. 3. m. 4. prisoner; the King requiredPat. 48 H. 3. m. 14. his Eschaetor be­yond Trent, to seise his Castle of Mitford, and all other his Lands in Northumberland; and com­mitted them to the custody of William de Va­lence.

This Roger soldMonast An­gli [...]. Vol. 2. 916 b. n. 50. to the Monks of Newminster, the Granges of Heyton, Hortune, and Peteric, formerly demised to them by Roger Roger. his Ancestor; and ratifiedIbid. that Grant to them which Peter the Parson of Mi [...]ford had formerly made.

To him succeeded another Roger, Roger. who departing Esc. 5 E [...] n. 30. this life in 5. Edw. 2. left one sole Daughter and HeirEsc. 5 E [...] n. 30. called Agnes; which Agnes dyingIbid. with­out Issue, the Issue of his four Sisters became her HeirsIbid; viz. Ibid. William Fitz-williams, Son of William, Son of Thomas Fitz-williams, Lord of Elmeley and Sprotborough, in Com. Ebor. who married Agnes the eldest of them; Philip Dar [...]y, Son of Norman Dar [...]y, Son of ... Dar [...]y, and Isabell his Wife, the second Sister; Elias de Penul­bury, the Son of Christian de Ros the third Sister; and Gilbert de Aton, Son of Isabell, Daughter of Ada de Ver the fourth Sister.

Bertram of Bothall.

IN 12 Hen. 2. uponLib. [...] North [...]th. that assessment of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, Richard Bertram Richard. certifiedLib. [...] North [...]th. his Knights Fees which he then held, de veteri Feoffamento, to be three in number.

This Richard confirmedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 336 a. n. 60. to the Monks of Tine­mouth, two Sheaves out of his Lordship of Bothall, which they hadMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 336 a. n. 60. of the gift of his Ancestors: and in 8. Ric. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 8 Ric. [...]. Nor­thumb [...]. to the King ten Marks for Li­cense to marry his Daughter to whom he should think fit. To him succeeded Robert; Robert. who in 2 Ioh. upon collectionRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Northumb. of the second and third Scutage of King Ric. 1. paidRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Northumb. six pounds, and gaveRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Northumb. to the Monks of Newminster certain Lands called Forum.

This Robert held the Barony of Bothall of the King in Capite, by the serviceTesta de Nevill Nor­thumbr. of three Knights Fees, as his Ancestors had formerly done, de veteri Feoffamento; and left Issue Richard Pat. 4. Joh m. 8. his Son and Heir, who being in minorityPat. 4. Joh m. 8. at the death of his Father; scil. in 4 Ioh. was committedPat. 4. Joh m. 8. to the Guardianship (together with his Lands) of Robert de Tebevill. But afterwards, scil. in 17 Ioh. taking Claus. 17 Joh. m. 5. part with the Rebellious Barons, his Lands were given byClaus. 17 Joh. m. 5. the King to Richard de Lok.

To this Robert succeeded Roger (another Son of the last mentioned Richard) which Roger, Roger. in 23 Hen. 3. payingRot. Fin. 23 H. 3. m. 2. fifty pounds for his Relief, and doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 23 H. 3. m. 2. of the Lands of his Inheritance; his Barony consistingTesta de N [...] ­vill Nor­thumbr. of the Lordship of B [...]thall, with its members; scil. Weteworth, Newmore, Deggisworth, Heburne, Funtotier, Tirthington, Erdisdon, and Lan­gerst, with its members; viz. More and Estngden.

In 35 Hen. 3. this Roger obtained a CharterCart. 35 H. 3. m. 6. for Free-warren in all his Demesn Lands at Bothall, and Heburne, in Com. Northumb. And in 36 Hen. 3. was finedRot. Pip. 36 H. 3. Northum. at sixty Marks for Hunting in the King's Forests. Moreover, in 42 Hen. 3. amongstClaus. 4 [...] H. 3. in dorso m. 1 [...] other the Barons of the North, he had commandClaus. 4 [...] H. 3. in dorso m. 1 [...] from the King to prepare himself with all his power, and to march into Scotland, for rescuing the King of that Realm (who had marriedClaus. 4 [...] H. 3. in dorso m. 1 [...] King Henry the Third's Daughter) out of the hands of his re­bellious Subjects: and departedEsc. 46 H. 3. n. 17. this life in 46 Hen. 3. leaving Robert Robert. his Son and HeirEsc. 46 H. 3. n. 17. nineteen years of age.

Which Robert had IssueClaus. [...] E. 2. m. 7. Roger, who diedClaus. [...] E. 2. m. 7. in his life time; and he another Robert, who in 28 Edw. 1. upon the death of Robert Roger. his Grand-father, was foundEsc. 28 E. 1. n. 82. to be thirteen years of age.

[Page 545] Which Robert Robert. in 2 Edw. 3. making proofClaus. 2. E. 2. m. 7. of his age, and doing his Homage had LiveryClaus. 2. E. 2. m. 7. of his Lands: and diedEsc. 8 E. 2. n. 39. in 8 Edw. 3. leaving Robert Robert. his Son and HeirEsc. 8 E. 2. n. 39. twelve years of age; who making proofClaus. 2. E. [...]. m. 23. of his age in 2 Edw. 3. had also LiveryClaus. 2 E. 3. m. 23. of his Lands.

This last mentioned Robert, took to WifeRot. Fin. 2 E. 3. m. 10. Margaret, one of the Daughters and Coheirs of Constance, the Wife of William de Felton; and in 17 Edw. 3. obtained LicensePat. 17 E. 3. p. 1. m. 23. to make a Castle of his Mannor-house at Bothall. Moreover, in 19 Edw. 3. he was constitutedRot. Fin. 19 E. 3. m. 23. Sheriff of Nor­thumberland, and Governour of the Castle of New-Castle upon Tine. And the next ensuing year, upon [...]od. Neust. p. 11 [...]. n. 40. that Invasion of David King of Scot­land, with a powerful Army joyned [...]od. Neust. p. 11 [...]. n. 40. with the rest of the Northern Barons in giving, them Battel near Durham; where they obtained a glorious Victory (and took [...]od. Neust. p. 119. n. 40. David their King prisoner.) But shortly after this, having the custodyClaus. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 33. of Malculine Flemyng (a Scot) committed to his charge, he permittedClaus. 21 E▪ 3. p. 2. m. 33. him to escape; for which respect his Lands were seisedClaus. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 33. by the King: but not long after, viz. in 21 Edw. 3. through the in­tercession Claus. 21 E▪ 3. p. 2. m. 33. of Henry Earl of Lancaster, he had restitutionClaus. 21 E▪ 3. p. 2. m. 33. of them again; and for his good ser­vice [...] in the taking of William Douglas in the Battel of Durham, obtained [...] an Annuity of two hundred Marks per Annum, during his life, out of the King's Customs in the Port of New-Castle up­on Tine.

This Robert died [...] ... leaving Issue one sole Daughter [...] and Heir called Helen, who became the Wife [...] of Sir Robert Ogle Knight.

Ros or Roos of Hamlake.

THat the Ancestor of this great and noble Family, viz. Peter, Peter. did originally assume his sirname in the time of King Henry the First, from that Lordship inIn the Fast [...] Riding of [...]. Holderness called Ros, where he then had his Residence, needeth not to be doubted.

This Peter gave [...] to the Abbey of S. Maries in York, the Church of Gilling in Ridale; and wedded [...] Adeline, one of the Sisters and Coheirs to the famous Walter Espec; Founder [...] (inter alia) of the Abbey of Ri [...]vaulx in Yorkshire; in which Monastery he had [...] Sepulture, and left Issue [...] Ro­bert.

Which Robert, in 3 Hen. 2. gave [...] to the King a thousand Marks of Silver, for Livery of those Lands of Walter Espec of his Mother Adeline's In­heritance; and was a special Benefactor [...] to the Knights Templars, as appears by his gif [...] unto them of Waleford, with the Advowson of the Church and Mills thereto belonging; as also of Hulfyngore, with the Wood and Mill; and like­wise of all his Lands in Cattall, with divers Te­nements in York, situate in the street called Co­nyng-street; and moreover of his Mannors of S. Iohn's-Mount and Ribstane, with the Advow­son of the Church of Ribstane; at which place those Templars Founded a Preceptory for such of their Fraternity, as they should think fit to dispose of into those Northern parts. [...]

This Robert de Ros took [...] to Wife Sibyll the Daughter of ... de Valoines (who surviving him, was married [...] to Raph de Albini) by whom he left Issue Everard Monast. An­glic. Vol. 2. ut supra. his Son and Heir; which Everard beingLib. rub. in Scac [...]. Eboracse. in minority at his Father's death, and in WardLib. rub. in Scac [...]. Eboracse. to Ranulph de Glanvill; in 12 Hen. 2. heldLib. rub. in Scac [...]. Eboracse. of the King eight Knights Fees and an half: and in 14 Hen. 2. upon collection of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, answered Rot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Everwics. one hundred and twelve shillings for those which were de veteri Feoffamento, and xxxj s. [...] d. for what he had de novo.

In 22 Hen. 2. this Everard paidRot. Pip. 22 H. 2. Everwics. a Fine to the King of five hundred twenty six pounds for his Lands: and inRot. Pip. 26 H. 2. Everwics. 26 Hen. 2. one hundred pounds more, to have Possession of those which the Earl of Albemarle then held.

To the Canons of Bridlington in Yorkshire, he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 163 b. 1. 29. the Church of Attingwic; and toIbid. 916 b. 1. 64. the Monks of Newminster (near Morpeth in Nor­thumberland) the Grange of Strattion. And having marriedRot. de Do­minabus pue­ [...]is & puelli [...] in Scace. pe­nès Remem. Regis. Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 a. n. 60. Rose, one of the Daughters and Heirs of William Trusbut (of (Wartre in Holder­ness) dyed before the 32 year of King Henry the Second's Reign, leaving her a young Widow (for Rot. de Domina­bu [...], &c. ut supra. she was at that time but thirty four years of age) and two Sons surviving; whereof the eldest wasRot. de Domina­bu [...], &c. ut supra. then thirteen years of age, and calledMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 728 a. l. 61. Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 30 a. 54. Ro­bert, Robert 2. with the additionMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 728. l. 61. of Furfan: Furfan. which Robert in 2 Ric. 1. gave to the King a FineRot. Fin. 2 R. 1. Everwics. of a thousand Marks for Livery of his Lands.

But after this, scil. in 8. Ric. 1. beingM. Paris▪ in an. 1196 p. 182. n. 10. with the King in Normandy, he was committedM. Paris▪ in an. 1196 p. 182. n. 10. to the custody of Hugh de Chaumont (a great Favou­rite to the King of France, and taken prisoner in a skirmish betwixt the English and French) for what offence appears not; with special charge, that he should keep him as safe as his own life: whereupon Chaumont trustedM. Paris▪ in an. 1196 p. 182. n. 10. William de Spiney with him; who being corrupted with bribes and fair promises, let him escapeM. Paris▪ in an. 1196 p. 182. n. 10. out of the Castle of Bonville: but thereby he got nothing, for King Richard compelledM. Paris▪ in an. 1196 p. 182. n. 10. him to pay the price he in­tended to set his Redemption at, viz. Rot. Pip. 9 R. 1. Everwics. a thou­sand and two hundred Marks; and causedM. Paris▪ in an. 1196 p. 182. n. 10. Spiney to see the Gallows for his breach of Trust. How­beit, from King Iohn he found more favour; for, in the first year of his Reign, he gaveCart. 1 Joh. m. 29. n. 86. him the whole Barony of Walter Espec (his great Grand­mother's Father) to enjoy in as large and ample a manner, as he the said Walter ever held it. Soon after which, being sentR. Hoved. 461 b. (together with the Bi­shop of Durham, and divers other great men) un­to William King of Scotland with Letters of safe conduct to bring him into England unto King Iohn; he attended himIbid. n. 30. to Lincoln, where he swore Fealty to King Iohn, upon the Cross of Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury, in the sight of all the people. Afterwards this Robert incurring that King's displeasure, in 6 Ioh. commandClaus. 6 Joh. m. 6. was given to the Sheriffs of Yorkshire, Linc. Northumber­land, Cumberland, and Westmerland, to seise all his Lands, which lasted not long; for within two years after (viz. in 8. Ioh.) the Sheriffs of Yorkshire and Rutland receivedCalus. 8 Joh. m. 3. Precepts to make Livery unto him of the Lands of Robert de Meinill, which were of his Fee: and the same year grantedIbid. m. 2 [...] to him a Market at his Mannor of Altewas, in Com-Northumb.

Moreover, in 11 Ioh. he obtained an immunity Cart. antiq. K. n. 38. for all his Deme [...]n Lands, to be exempt from any service to the County, or Hundred-Courts.

And not long after tookClaus. [...]4 Joh. m. 9. Pat. 14 Joh. m. 6. upon him the habit of Religion, whereupon the custody of all he had, viz. Werke-Castle, with his whole Barony, was [Page 546] committedClaus. 24 Ioh. m. 9. Pat. 14 Ioh. m. 6. to Philip de Vlcote, (scil. 15 Maii, 14 Ioh) But therein he did not long continue (as it seems) for in Ianuary following, the Shreevalty of Cumberland, and the Forest there, were com­mitted Pat. 14 Joh. m. 3. to his custody; so alsoRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Cumbr. in 16 Ioh.

Being one of the Barons which adhered to the King in the sixteenth of his troublesome Reign; he joynedPat. 16. Joh. m. 7. with those who then stood loyal, in giving safe conduct to all such as came to London, upon relaxation of the Interdict for making their Peace with the King; and obtained a Grant Ibid. of the Mannors of Seureby, Karletone, and Up-Richleby in Cumberland, to enjoyIbld. until he should recover his own Lands in Normandy. But this favour did not oblige him, as it seems; for the next ensuing year, upon signification made by the King unto Iohn, Constable of Che [...]er, and some others, thatPat. 17. Joh. m. 4. he did not so much desire to get money from those who were against him, as to have their faithful service; he gave command, that if this Robert de Ros, and those other Ba­rons whom he there names, did give security for their fidelity, that then they should have safe conduct to come to him.

It was then (indeed) high time, that the King should require this from him; for being Gover­nour Ibid. m. 10. of Carlisse, he refused to deliver it upon demand: which occasioned a secondIbid. m. 10. message to him, with promise of safe conduct to himself, and all he should bring with him, in case he would come.

But this fair invitation prevailed nothing; for it is evidentM. Paris in an. 1215. p. 253. n. 50. & 254. n. 10, 20, & 30. that he became one of the chief of those adverse Barons, who met in an hostile man­ner at Stanford, in Easter week, Anno 1215. (17 Ioh.) and thence marched to Brackley; and by and by laid Siege to Northampton with a mighty Army. As also oneLel. col. Vol. 1. p. 362. of those, who in the time of that notable Rebellion, shared the rule of the whole Kingdom amongst themselves; whereupon he hadLel. col. Vol. 1. p. 362. the Government of Northumberland for his part. Likewise, after the great Charter, and Charter of the Forest at Runnemede were sealed, he was one of the chief that undertook M. Paris p. 262. n. 10, & 20. to compell the King to the observation thereof, in case he should offer to recede.

Nevertheless, upon the death of King Iohn, he approved himself firm and faithful to King Henry the Third: whereupon, in 2 Hen. 3. the King directed his PreceptClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 3. vide­sis etiam Claus. 9 H. 3. m. 22. to the Sheriff of Cumber­land, to give him Possession of the Mannors of Seureby, [...], and Hup-Buttesby (which had been formerly granted to him by King Iohn) until he should recover his own Lands in Nor­mandy. And in 8 H. 3. discharged himRot. Pip. SH. 3. Northumb. from pay­ment for two Knights Fees in Northumberland, upon collecting of the Scutage of Montgomery; moreover, in 10 Hen. 3. he grantedClaus. 10 H. 3. m. 13. him a Mer­cate at his Mannor of Bowelton, in Com. Nor­thumb.

This is that Robert two FoundedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 a. n. 60. the Castles of Helmessey (alias Hamlake) in Yorkshire, and of Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 a. n. 60. Werke in Northumberland; and marriedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 a. n. 60. Isabell Daughter of William, sirnamed Leo King of Scotland; by whom he had IssueMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 a. n. 60. two Sons, William and Robert, unto which William, he gave Ibid. b. that his Castle of Helmestey, as also the Patro­nage of the Monasteries of Kirkham, Rievault, and Wardon: and toIbid. Cart. 11 H. 3. m. 5. Robert the Castle of Werke, with a Barony in Scotland, to be held of the said William his Brother by military service. And having confirmedMonast An­lic. Vol. 1. 728 a. n. 60. to the Knights Templars the Lordship of Ri [...]stan, which his Fa­ther gave unto them; and, moreover, bestowed Monast An­glic. Vol. 2. 348 a. n. 20. upon them the Town of Braunceby, he himself becameMonast An­glic. Vol. [...]. 728 b. one of that Order, in which habit de­parting Ibid. this life in 11 Hen. 3. he was buriedIbid. at London, in the Temple-Church there, William his Son and Heir being then of full age; who doing Rot. F [...] 11 H. 3. m. 11. Rot. Pip. 11 H. 3. Everwick. his Homage, and giving securityRot. F [...] 11 H. 3. m. 11. Rot. Pip. 11 H. 3. Everwick. for the pay­ment of an hundred pounds for his Relief, had Li­very Rot. F [...] 11 H. 3. m. 11. Rot. Pip. 11 H. 3. Everwick. of his Lands.

This William taking part with his Father and the other Rebellious Barons against King Iohn, William 1. was made prisoner for what he then acted; but for a FinePat. 16 [...] p. 1. m. [...]. of thirty Marks, again released in 16 Ioh. and the next ensuing year had LettersPat. 17 [...] m. 11. of Protection for his safe coming to the King: how­beit, flying out in 18 Ioh. he was constrained to compoundPat. 18 Joh. p. 1. m. 2. for his redemption at an higher rate; viz. five hundred Marks, for the payment where­of his Son and Nephew were made Hostages,Pat. 18 Joh. p. 1. m. 2. and he thereupon sentPat. 18 Joh. p. 1. m. 2. to the Pope's Legate for Absolution.

Nevertheless, as soon as he discerned an oppor­tunity, he flew out again, joyningM. Paris in an. 1217. p. 236. n. [...]0. [...]h the rest of the Rebellious Barons, on the behalf of Lewes, Son to the King of France, who gave Battel to King Henry the Third at Lincoln, in the first year of his Reign, and was there takenM. Paris in an. 1217. p. 236. n. [...]0. prisoner; but he did not not long continue in restraint, for with­in four months after, commandPat. 1 H. 3. p. 1. m. 1. was given to Robert de Vipount, to deliver him up to Robert de Ros his Father; forasmuch as Roger le Bigod Earl of Norfolk, the Earl Ferrers, Peter Fitz-Herbert, and ... Harecourt, had obliged themselves by their own Lands; that in case he should be put to his redemption, they would acquit him; unless he were discharged by vertue of those Articles of Peace that were made betwixt King Henry the Third, and Lewes of France, in the presence of William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, and others. After which time he stood firm to the King: for in the third year of his Reign he wasClaus. 3 H. [...] in dorso m. 4. with him in his Army at Newarke. Likewise in 5 Hen. 3. he accountedRot. Pip. 5 H. 3. [...] & Do [...]t. for two hundred and sixteen pounds, and one Mark, which he had received to the King's use for redemption of prisoners; and in 14 Hen. 3. was inPat. 14 H. 3. p. 2. m. 7. Britanny in his service.

In 25. Hen. 3. he, together with Agatha Trus­but, gaveRot. Pip. [...] H. 3. Linc. a Fine of fifty pounds, as a Relief due for those Lands which descended to them by In­heritance, upon the death of Hillaria Trusbut (Si­ster to Rose, who was Grand-mother to this Wil­liam.)

In 26 Hen. 3.M. Paris in an. 12 [...] p. 595. [...]. 50. & [...] n. 30. being with the King in Gascoign, and havingM. Paris in an. 12 [...] p. 595. [...]. 50. [...] n. 30. no competent support for longer continuance in his service there, he freely offered M. Paris in an. 12 [...] p. 595. [...]. 50. & [...] n. 30. his Lands in Pawn to the King, in case he would supply him with money there: which the King refusedM. Paris in an. 12 [...] p. 595. [...]. 50. & [...] n. 30. to do. Whereupon being necessitated to return thence; the King commanded his Lands to be seisedM. Paris in an. 12 [...] p. 595. [...]. 50. & [...] n. 30.: which injurious act was so much re­sented by Richard Earl of Cornwall (the King's Brother) and some other of the Nobles, that they all forsookM. Paris in an. 12 [...] p. 595. [...]. 50. & [...] n. 30. the King, and came back into Eng­land.

In 29 Hen. 3. he accountedRot. [...] 29 H. 3. [...] iv l. xij s. vj d. for his Lands in Lincolnshire, upon that Aid then collected for marrying of the King's eldest Daugh­ter; viz. for four Fees, an half, and the eighth part; and forty shillings for two Fees inIbid [...]. Nor­thumberland. And likewise inIbid. [...] Yorkshire xj l. xij s. vj d. for five Fees, a fourth, and twenty fifth [Page 547] part. As also for three Fees, and a third part of the Fee of Trusbus; and two Fees, an eighth, and twelfth part of the moity of the Fees of Wartre: And moreover two Marks and an half for the moity of the Fees of Hillaria Trusbut (whose Heir he was) which were required in Lincolnshire.

And in 31 Hen. 3. didRot. Fin. 31 H. 3. m. 8. his Homage, as Cousin and Heir to Agatha Trusbut above-mentioned, for one Knights Fee which she held of the King in Lincolnshire; and payingRot. Fin. 31 H. 3. m. 8. the Relief for the same, had Livery thereof. Moreover, in 32 Hen. 3. he paidRot. Pip. 32 H. 3. Linc. an hundred pounds Relief for the moity of the Barony of Trusbut, as Heir to the same Agatha.

In 37 Hen. 3. he offeredClaus. 37 H. 3. in dorso [...]. 6. his service to the King, to attend him into Gascoigne: and in 38 Hen. 3. gaveRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Linc. nine pounds, five shillings Aid, for his Fees in Lincolnshire, at the making of the King's eldest Son Knight (viz. for four Fees, an half, and an eighth part) so also forRot. Pip. 40 H. 3. Northum. two Knights Fees in Northumberland.

In 42 Hen. 3. uponClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 12. the restraint of Alexander the Third, King of Scots (by his own Subjects) this William, and Robert his Son, had summons Claus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 12. to march (with other of the Northern Barons) into Scotland, with Horse and Arms, for his de­liverance: and the same year had summonsIbid. m. 10. in. dorso. (with others) to come to Chester, on the Monday next preceeding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, to march against Lewelin Prince of Wales, who had then made divers inroades upon the Marches.

And departing this life before the end of that year, lest Issue by Lucia [...] his Wife (daughter [...] to Reginald Fitz-piers of Blewleveny in Wales) Robert [...] his Son and Heir; and was buried [...] in the midst of the Quire of Kirkham Priory before the high Altar.

Which Robert Robert 3. married Isabell, the Daughter and Heir to William de Albini, Lord of Belvoir, long before his Father's death, whilst she was in Ward to the King; as it seems [...] by that Mandate bearing date at Windsore, 17 Maii, 28 Hen. 3. directed to Bernard de Savay, and Hugh Giffard, for delivering her unto the said Robert her Hus­band, but not without a round composition (as I guess:) for it appears, that both he and his Wife in 32 Hen. 3. were debtors [...] to the King in no less than the sum of 3285 l. xiij s. iv d. and a Palfrey; of which sum, the King was then pleased to accept by two hundred Marks a year, until it should be all paid.

In 42 Hen. 3. this Robert answered [...] for four Knights Fees, an half, and eighth part in Lincoln­shire; and for [...] five Knights Fees, two thirds, a twelfth, and a twentieth part in Yorkshire: as also, for ten Fees of Trusbut, and four Fees, a fourth and third part of Wa [...]e, partly of his own, and partly of those that descended to him from Aga­tha Trusbut before-mentioned.

In this 42 year he had likewise summons [...] (with his Father) to march with Horse and Arms into Scotland, for the delivering of Alexander the Third King of Scotland, out of the hands of his Rebellious Subjects: As also [...] to come to Chester, in like sort accoutred, to resist the hostile Incur­sions of Lewelin Prince of Wales; and being [...] there accordingly, had [...] Scutage of all his Te­nants, who held of him by military service, after the rate of forty shillings for each Knights Fee.

But after this, viz. in 48 Hen. 3. taking part with the Rebellious Barons (amongst [...] he was one of the chief) after that fatal [...] of Lewes, where the King and Prince were made prisoners; the Prince was by them committedH. Knight. 2452. n. 10. to his custody, whereupon he had the guardH. Knight. 2452. n. 10. of him in the Castle of Hereford; and stood in so high esteem with them, that amongst others, he had summonsClaus. 49 H. 3. in dorso. to that Parliament; which, in 49 Hen. 3. (all being in the their power) they then called in the King's name. For which respect, after that sig­nal Victory obtained against them, in the Battel of Evesham, (by means of Prince Edward's hap­py escape) his Lands were extended.Esc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. But, be­ing admitted to Composition, by vertue of that favourable Decree, called Dictum de Kenilworth; in 51 Hen. 3. he raisedPat. 51 H. 3. m. 28. a new embatelled-wall about the Castle of Belvoi [...], whereof he stood possessed in right of Isabell his Wife. And depart­ing this life uponMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 328 b. l. 31. the xvj Cal. of Iune, Anno 1285. (13 Edw. 1.) had sepultureMonast. Anglic. Vol. 1. 328 b. l. 31. for his Body in the Priory of [...]irkham, underIbid. l. 15. a Marble Tomb on the South-side the Quire; and for his Bowells, beforeIbid. l. 31. the high Altar at Belvoir, to­wards the South-side of the Quire; being then seisedEsc. 13 E. 1. n. 24. of the Castle and Mannor of Hamlake in Yorkshire, in his own right; and of theEsc. 13 E. 1. n. 24. Man­nors of Stoke-Daubeni, in Com. Northt. Orston, Offington Wragby, Beuver, Botelesford and Redmyld, in Com. Linc. & Leic. in right of the said Isabell; leavingIbid. William de Ros his Son and Heir, thirty years of age; as also Robert a younger Son, and Isabell a Daughter, marriedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. 149 a. 60. to Walter de Fauconberge: which William doingRot. Fin. 13 E. 1. m. 7. his Ho­mage the same year, had LiveryRot. Fin. 13 E. 1. m. 7. of all those Lands.

Of which Isabell (his Wife) I farther find, that in 15 E. 1. she paidRot. Pip. 15 E. 1. Linc. two thousand, two hundred 74 pounds, eleven shillings half-peny, to the King, of her Husband's debt; and departingMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 328 b. n. 30. this life in the year 1301. (29 Edw. 1.) was buriedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 328 b. n. 30. in the Hospital at Newstede near Stanford.

I come now to William de Res, William 2. Son and Heir to the said Robert and Isabell. This William took to WifeIbid. 728. b. l. 16. Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 20. l. 5. Maude, one of the Daughters and Coheirs of Iohn de Vaux, by whom he hadClaus. 16 E. 1. in dorso m. 9. in cedul [...]. the Mannor of Freston, and Lands in Boston, in Com. Linc. as also the Mannor of Hackford, with the Market of Re [...]ham, belonging to the said Mannor of Hackford; and the moities of the Man­nors of Ha [...]r, Cley, and Hocton, all in Norfolk. Likewise Lands in Wyset in Suffolk, of fourteen pounds Rent: the moity of a certain Messuage called Blauch-Apleton, in the City of London, with the Advowsons of the Churches of Cley and [...] in Norfolk; and divers Knights Fees to the number of nineteen or thereabous. So also Rot. Pip. 16 E. 1. de Esca­etis ultra Trentam. Lands in [...], Meleburne, Torweyt, Wich­ton S [...]upton, [...], and Huthum; and like­wise the Mannor of Ros, all in the County of York.

In 19. Edw. 1. he wasM. West [...]. in an. 1291. Competitor (with di­vers other) for the Crown of Scotland, in respect of his descent from Isabell, his great Grand-mo­ther, Daughter to William King of Scotland. And in 22 Edw. 1. one of those who had sum­mons Rot. Vasc [...] 22 E. 1. m. 8. to attend the King wherever he then should be, to advise upon his urgent Affairs re­lating to Gas [...]igne, as it seems; as alsoIbid. m. 7. to march with him in person in his Army thither, for relief of that Province then invaded by the King of France.

And as in these services against the French and [...], he had amply manifested his fidelity to the King, so didAn 1296. 24 E. 1. Ypod. Neustr. p. 80. n. 10, & 20. H. Knight. col. 2478. n. 60. & col. 2479. he against the Scots, at such time [Page 548] as his Kinsman Robert de Ros, then Lord of the Castle of Werke upon Twede, in Northumber­land, did most perfidiously con [...]ederate himself with them, in order to the Invasion of England, in Anno 1296. (24 Edw. 1) for no sooner was he awareAn 1296. 24 E. 1. Ypod. Neustr. p. 80. n. 10, & 20. H. Knight. col. 2478. n. 60. & col. 2479. of that his Kinsman's intended defecti­on, but he addressed himself to the King then at Newcastle upon Tine, and discoveringAn 1296. 24 E. 1. Ypod. Neustr. p. 80. n. 10, & 20. H. Knight. col. 2478. n. 60. & col. 2479. the same unto him, desired some assistance to defend the Castle of Werke above-mentioned: which be­ing granted, and a party of a thousand men sent An 1296. 24 E. 1. Ypod. Neustr. p. 80. n. 10, & 20. H. Knight. col. 2478. n. 60. & col. 2479. to him for that purpose; the Scots having no­tice that they quartered in a certain Village called Prestfen, entred England by night, with a great power, and slewAn 1296. 24 E. 1. Ypod. Neustr. p. 80. n. 10, & 20. H. Knight. col. 2478. n. 60. & col. 2479. the most of them. But the King hearing thereof, and advancing from New­castle, soon possessed himself of that Fort; and so highly esteemed of this William for his fidelity to him; that though heRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. m. 14. continued him to the next year following in Gascoigne in his service; yet he still trustedPat. 25 E. 1. p. 1. m. 19. him with the Castle of Werke, and gave him leave to deputePat. 25 E. 1. p. 1. m. 19. his Brother Ro­bert de Ros, to be his Lieutenant-Governour there during his absence.

Being again in England, he wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 7. the year fol­lowing in the Scotch Expedition then made, and of the Retinue of Raphe de Monthermer, where he continuedRot. Scoc. 27 E. 1. m. 17. the whole year next after his Re­tainer, Isabell his Mother being still living; who in that year had Free-warren grantedCart. 27 E. 1. n. 3. to her at Botelesford and Redmyld, in Com. Leic. Wol­lesthorp, in Com. Linc. and Orston, in Com. Nott. which Isabell diedEsc. 29 E. 1. n. 34. in 29 Edw. 1. this William her Son and Heir being then forty years of age; and was buriedMonast. An­gic. Vol. 1. l 34. at Newstede, near Stanford, Anno 1301. (30 Edw. 1.)

Of Robert his Brother I farther find that he was Rot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 7. in that Scotch Expedition, in Anno 26 Edw. 1. So alsoRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 7. in that of 29 Edw. 1

To this William de Ros, Son of Robert and Isabell, it was, that King Edward the First for [...] Cart. 30 E. 1. n. 45. his good services in the Wars of Gascoigne, grantedCart. 30 E. 1. n. 45. the Castle of Werke, with the Appurte­nances, whereof he had been Governour, as is be­fore expressed: which Castle, by the Rebellion of Robert de Ros, of Werke, came to the Crown (as hath been already observed.) And likewiseCart. 29 E. 1. n. 17. Free­warr [...]n there; as also at Linton, and Ros, in Com. Ebor. Freston, in Com. Linc. and Stoke-Daubeny, in Com. Northt.

In 31 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 7. again in another Scotch Expedition: so alsoRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 13. in 34 Edw. 1. being then of the Retinue of Adomare de Valence. In 1 Edw. 2. with Robert de Vnfranvill, Earl of Angos, and Henry Beaumont, he was constitutedPat. 1. E. 2. p. 2. m. 5. Rot. S [...]oc. 2 E. 2. m. 14. the King's Lieutenant in Scotland, betwixt Barwic and the River of Forth, as also in the Marches of Anan­dale, Carryk, and Galloway. And though this Lieutenancy was conferredRot. Scoc. 3 E. 2. m. 11. upon Iohn de Se­grave the next following year, yet he continued Ibid. m. 6. Rot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 11. still in Scotland in that King's service.

After this, scil. in 7 Edw. 2. he was constitu­ted Rot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 10. (with Iohn de Moubray and others) Warden of the West-marches of Scotland: and in 8 Edw. 2. received another commandRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dorso m. 9. from the King to come to New-castle upon Tine, well accoutred with Horse and Arms to march against the Scots.

To the several Parliaments in 23, and 30 Edw. 1. 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 Edw. 2. he hadClaus. de iisdem annis in dorso. summons. And in 10 Edw. 2. did again receive command Rot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 3. from the King to come to Newcastle upon Tine, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots: in which year he diedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 [...]. l. 10. and lyeth buriedMonast Angl. Vol. 1. 728 [...]. l. 10. in the Priory of Kirkham, un­der a Marble Tomb, on the North-side of the Quire, leavingClaus. 10 E. 2. m. [...] Rot fin. 10 E. 2. m. 15. William his Son and Heir then of full age; who doing his Homage, had Livery Claus. 10 E. 2. m [...] Rot fin. 10 E. 2. m. 15. of all his Lands: as also Iohn a younger Son, of whom I shall speak anon. And likewise Anne a daughter, WifePat. 26. E. [...]. m. 18. to Pain Tipetot (Son of Robert de Tipetot) a Baron of Parliament in King Ed­ward the Second's time.

But Maude de Vaux his WifeMonast. An­glic. Vol. 2. p. 20. a., Daughter and Coheir of Iohn de Vaux, lyeth buriedMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 19. l. 16. in the Priory of Pentney, in Norfolk, of the foundation of Robert de Vaux her Ancestor.

This William William 3 [...] in 4 Edw. 2. his Father being then living, and in Scotland, wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 11. in that Expediti­on then made thither: and soon after the Livery of his Lands, had a ConfirmationCart. 10 E. 2. n. 44. of the Castle of Werke, formerly granted to William his Father, (by reason of the forfeiture of▪ Robert his Kinsman before-mentioned.) The next ensuing year he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 11 E. 2. m. 14. one of the Commissioners with W. Archbishop of York, and others, to treat of Peace betwixt the King and Robert de Brus, who then assumed the title of King of Scotland. About which time he came to an agreement with the King for the Castle of Werke, viz. to grant it to the King in exchange for other Lands; and in accomplish­ment thereof, did by his DeedClaus. 11 E. 2. in dorso m. 20., bearing date at York, 25 September, pass it to the King, his Heirs and Successors, with all the Knights Fees thereto belonging; excepting the Patronage of such Cells as did belong to the Priory of Kirkham, and Hos­pital of Boulton; in lieu of Lands and Rents of the yearly value of four hundred Marks, betwixt the Rivers of Thames and Teyse, to be granted to him by the King, before the Feast of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist then next ensuing.

In 12 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. [...]. again in Scotland up­on that King's service. In 18 Edw. 2. he went Rot. Vasc. 18 E. 2. m. 8. into Gascoigne, in that Expedition then made. In 1 Edw. 3. he hadClaus. [...] E. 3. p. [...]. m 5. the Shreevalty of Yorkshire: and in 2 Edw. 3. was madeRot. Fin. 2 E. 3. [...]. 8. Governour of the Castle of Werke.

In 7 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 31. in another Expedition to Scotland.

In 11 Edw. 3. by his humble PetitionClaus. 11 E. 3. m. 7. repre­senting to the King; That whereas he had received a command from King Edward the Second to attend him at Coventry; thence to march with him against the Scots, who had in an hostile man­der invaded this Realm: and that, being then at his Mannor of Freston in Lincolnshire, he hasted to him with all his men at Arms, divers Hoblers, and some Foot-Souldiers accordingly, and had received no more than the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds, towards his charges in that Expe­dition; the King, by his PreceptIbid. directed to the Treasurer and Barons of his Exchequer, bearing date the 18th of December the same year; command­ed, that the remainder due to him for his expences in that service, should be forthwith paid. And the next ensuing year grantedPat. 12 [...] p. 1. m. 38. unto him a certain Tower in the City of London, built by King Edward the Second; and adjoyning to the River of Thames, near to a place called Baynards-Castle, to hold to him the said William and his Heirs, as Appurtenant to his Castle of Hamlake in Yorkshire, by the service of a Rose, to be yearly paid at the Exchequer, upon the Feast-day of the Na­tivity of S. Iohn Baptist for ever.

[Page 549] In 14 Edw. 3. upon advertisement that the Scots intended another Invasion, he received a strait commandRot. Scoc. 14 E. 3. m. 3. from the King, dated 25 Sept. that he should forthwith repair to his Castle of Hamlake, and there remain the whole ensuing Winter with all his men, fitly arrayed for the de­fence of those Northern parts. And in 16 Edw. 3. the King purposingRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 11. an Expedition into France with a Royal Army, sent his LettersRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 11. unto this William (amongst others) bearing date 20 Decem­ber, to furnish him with twenty men at Arms, and twenty Archers well arrayed; who were to take shipping at Portsmouth upon the first of March, then next ensuing, upon such terms as the King should agree with others that had the like Letters.

At which time being in Britanny, after some fruitlessFroissard. f. 48. a. assaults made upon the City of Nantes, he wasFroissard. f. 48. a. one of those whom the King left there with six hundred men at Arms, and two hundred Archers to maintain the Siege.

And in 17 Edw. 3. had commandRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. in dorso m. 16. to provide the like number of men at Arms, and Archers, for those Wars of France.

This William was summonedClaus. de [...] an. in dorso. to Parliament in the 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20 of Edw. 2. So likewise to all the Parliaments of King Edward the Third, from the first, to the sixteenth year of his Reign inclusive: [...] 1342. and took to WifeMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 b. n. 20. Claus 12. E. 3. m. 5. Rot. Fin. 12 E. 3. [...]. 8. Esc. 12. E. 3. n. 44. Margery, the eldest of the Sisters and Coheirs of Giles de Badlesmere (of Ledes-Castle in Kent) a great Baron of that time, by whom he had Issue Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 b. n. 20. Claus 12. E. 3. m. 5. Rot. Fin. 12 E. 3. [...]. 8. Esc. 12. E. 3. n. 44. two Sons; viz. William and Thomas, and two Daughters, Margaret and Maude: and departing Monast. Angl. ut supra. this life the 16th of February, in the year 1342. (17 Edw. 3.) was buriedMonast Angl. ut supra. in the Priory of Kirk­ham, under a fair Tomb of Stone, on the South­side the high Altar; leaving William his Son and Heir thenEsc. 17 E. 3. [...]. 60. sixteen years of age.

The Lands of his own Inheritance, whereof he died seised, being as followeth; viz. Ibid. the Castle and Mannor of Helmesley, with the Mannors of Harum, Howsom, Garton, and Lynton, in York­shire; which he held by the service of one Ba­rony: as also the Mannors of Seton, Storthwayt, and Ros in Holderness, in the same County. The Castle and Mannor of Belvoir, with the Mannors of U [...]ington, Freston, Bosten, and Melton, in Com. Linc. Redemyld, and Bo [...]eles­ford, in Com. Leic. Likewise one hundred and fifty Marks yearly Rent, issuing out of the City of Lincoln, and fifty Marks out of the City of York, until the King should settle Lands of three hun­dred Marks per Annum value, in consideration of the Castle of Werke; which he the said Wil­liam had granted unto the King, as is before observed.

The Lands which were of the InheritanceIbid. of Margery his Wife, being these; viz. the Mannor of Aderly in Shropshire; the Man­nors of Chrilham, Hothfield, and Wulrington, in Kent; the moity of the Mannor of Tarent-Ruy [...]chenton; and the moity of the Hundred of Conekeshyrie, in Dorsetshire; the Mannor of Chyngford in Essex; the Mannor of Chalbestone, in Bedfordshire; the Mannor of Hakeford, with the Advowson of the Church in Norfolk; as also the Mannors of Whitwell, and Watton; the moity of the Mannors of Holt, and Cleye, with the Advowson of the Church of Cleye, and the moity of the Mannor of Hoghten in the same County.

Which Margery had for her Dowry these Lands following assignedClaus. 17 E. 3. m. 16. unto her; viz. the Mannors of U [...]ington and Melton, in Com. Linc. Bote­lesford, in Com. Leic. Ros in Holderness, Garton, with its members, viz, North-Dalton, Naburn, and Tibethorne; and the Mannors of Seton, Storthwayt, and Fulford, in Com. Ebor. as also divers Tenements and Rents in Wartre, Methel­burne, Herlethorpe, and Folke [...]thorpe, belonging to those Mannors of Seton and Storlethwayte.

Touching Margaret, one of his Daughters, I find Claus. 6 E. 3. in dorso m. 38. that in 6 Edw. 3. there were certain Covenants made betwixt him, and Sir Edward de Bohun, (BrotherPar. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 8. to William de Bohun, Earl of North­hampton) viz. That he the said Edward should take her to Wife, and enfeoffe her of the Mannors of Upabene, in the County of Wilts: or of two hundred Marks per Annum Land, to hold during her life.

And now, before I proceed farther, I shall say something of Iohn, Iohn. the younger Brother of the last mentioned William; in regard he was a person so eminent in his time.

This Iohn beingH. Knigh­ton col. 2544. n. 30. of the party of Queen Isabell, and those other, whom the King, at the instiga­tion of the Spensers, had banished, landedH. Knigh­ton col. 2544. n. 30. with her and the Prince (who had then, for the better carrying on their designs,Anno 1326. made a Contract with Philippa, Daughter to the Earl of Henault) at Ypswich, on the tenth Calends of October, 20 Edw. 2. And being likewise in great favour with the young King, upon the deposal of Edward the Second; was not only constitutedRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 5. Steward of his houshold in the first year of his Reign; but im­ployed Rot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 5. into Scotland in that Expedition made thither the same year (his Brother Thomas being Ibid. m. 6. also with him in that service:) and moreover wasL [...]l. col. Vol. 1. 684. one of those 12 Lords, by whom it was re­solved, the King (being young) should be go­verned.

In 2 Edw. 3. he was made GovernourRot Fin. 2 E. 3. m. 14. of Somerton-Castle in Lincolnshire. In 7 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 31. again in Scotland with his Father upon the King's service. So alsoRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 28. in 9 Edw. 3.

In 10 Edw. 3. he was constituted AdmiralRot. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m. 5. of the Seas, from the River of Thames Northwards. In 11 Edw. 3. he servedRot. Vasc. 11 E. 3. m. 32. the King in Gastoigne; and the same year had a CharterCart. 11 E. 3. n. 63. for Free-warren granted to him, in all his Demesn Lands at Toux­ford, Warsop, and Aston, in Com. Nott. and in Hornlegh and Hornton, in Com. Oxon. as also to hunt the Fox, Wolf, Hare, and Cat, throughout the King's Forest of Notinghamshire.

And in 12 E. 3. upon his PetitionClaus. 12 E. 3. m. 22. to the King in Parliament; whereby he represented the charge he had been at, in arraying of men in divers parts of the Realm whilst he was Admiral, command was givenClaus. 12 E. 3. m. 22. to the Lord Treasurer, and Barons of the King's Exchequer, to make him allowance for the same.

In that year also he was again imployedRot. Aleman. 12 E. 3. p. 2. m. 13. be­yond the Seas in the King's service, and had sum­mons Claus. de iisdem an. in dorso. to Parliament from 1 Edw. 3. until the eleventh of that King's Reign inclusive: but de­parted Esc. 12 R. 3. n. 41. this life before the end thereof, without any Issue of his body; so that William de Ros his elder Brother, becameEsc. 12 R. 3. n. 41. his Heir, being then fifty years of age. The Lands whereof he died seised, being those of his own Inheritance; viz. Esc. 12 R. 3. n. 41. The Mannor of [...]arsop, in Com. Nott. the Mannors of Wadton, Kellyng, Salthous, in Com. Norff. and the Mannors of Gedeney, Gaixhill, Steynton, [Page 550] Poynton, and Lexham in the same County: As also the Mannors of Thornton in Craden, Thur­manhalle, with the moity of the Mannor of Cliffe, in Com. Ebor. in right of Margaret his Wife, of whose Inheritance they were.

Upon whose death his Brother William repre­senting Claus. 12 E. 3. m. 25. to the King, that the Goods and Chat­tels of this Iohn were seised by his Officers for Debt; and desiringClaus. 12 E. 3. m. 25. some allowance out of them for defraying his Funeral expences; in considera­tion Claus. 12 E. 3. m. 25. of his former faithful services, and now at last, in regard he dyed beyond-Sea in his personal attendance upon the King inClaus. 12 E. 3. m. 25. the parts of Bra­bant and Flanders, obtainedTh. Walsing. in codem an. two hundred Marks for that end. And the next year ensuing, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 13 E. 3. m. 23. of all those Lands above-mentioned, whereof he died seised in his own right; savingRot. Fin. 13 E. 3. m. 23. to Margaret his Widow, her reasonable Dower; which wasClaus. 13 E. 3. p. [...]. m. 37. the third part of the Mannor of Wadton, in Com. Norff. the third part of certain Lands in Boston, and Skyrbeck, in Com. Linc. the third part of the Mannor of Weston, jux [...]a Otteley in Com. Ebor. with certain Lands in Bayldon in that County, and the third part of the Mannor of Warsop, in Com. Nott.

¶I now come to William de Ros, William 4. Son and Heir to the last William.

In 17 Edw. 3. his Father being lately deceased, and [...]e in minority, Raphe Lord Nevill, forRot. Fin. 17 E. 3. m. 13. the sum of a thousand and three hundred Marks, had a GrantRot. Fin. 17 E. 3. m. 13. of the custody of two parts of all his Lands. In which year this Raphe sentRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. in dorso n. 16 twenty men at Arms, and twenty Archers beyond Sea (amongst others) for the King's service.

In 20 Edw. 3. he was [...] 59 b. in that great Expediti­on made by King Edward the Third, for raising the Siege of Aguyllon, which the Duke of Nor­mandy had laid with an hundred thousand men. The same year he wasIbid. 63 b. one of those Lords who led the second Brigade in that famous Battel of [...], where the King obtained a glorious victory.

And being returned into England before Win­ter, wasFroi [...]a [...]d f. 68 a. one of the chief Commanders in the fourth Brigade of the English Army, which gave Battel to the Scots atStow's An­n [...]s. Beawre-parke, near Ne­vills-Cross (by someFroissard ut supra. called the Battel of New-Castle upon Tine where David de Bruse, King of Scots, with many of the Nobles of that Realm were takenStow ut supra. Prisoners. And in 21 Edw. 3. went Rot. Franc. 21 E. 3. m. 20. again into France with Edward Prince of Wales (commonly called the Black Prince) the Town of Calais being thenTh. Wal [...]ng. in eodem an. Besieged and taken by the English.

So alsoRot. Franc. 23 E. 3. m. 4. in 23 Edw. 3. the KingT [...]. Wa [...]ng. ut supra. himself hast­ing thither at that time, for preventing the French from regaining of Cala [...]s; and the next year fol­lowing upon proof of his age, had LiveryClaus. 24 E. 3. p. 1. m. 8. of his Lands: in which year Margery his Mother (being then alive) wentPat. 24 E. 3. p. 2. m. 2. on Pilgrimage to Rome; whence she ret [...]ned safe, and dyedRot. Fin. 37 E. 3. m. 6. in England in 37 Edw. 3.

This William was summonedClaus. de ii [...]d. an. in dorso. to Parliament in 24, and 25 Edw. 3. and marriedMonast. An­gli [...]. Vol. 1. 728 b. n. 20. Pat. 16 E. 3. p. 1. m. 1. Margaret, Daughter of Raphe Lord Nevill: but in 26 Edw. 3. taking a journeyMon. Angl. ut supra. into the Holy Land, he there diedMon. Angl. ut supra. without any Issue; leaving Thomas Thomas. his Bro­ther, Heir [...]. 26 E. 3. n. 53. to that great Inheritance, then but [...]. 26 E. 3. n. 53. fourteen years of age.

Unto this Margaret the Mannor of Thurman­bowe, in Yorkshire, was assignedClaus. [...]7 E. 3. m. 26. for her mainte­nance; who afterwards became WifeEsc. 46 E. 3. n. 49. to Henry Lord Percy; and diedEsc. 46 E. 3. n. 49. in 46 Edward 3.

In 31 Edw. 3. this Thomas staying inRot. Vasc. 31 E. 3. m. 16. Gas­coigne in the King's service, had LettersRot. Vasc 31 E. 3. m. 16. of Pro­tection; this being the year that the Black Prince returned from France, after his victory at Poy­tiers; where King Iohn of France was taken prisoner; which makes it probable, that this Tho­mas de Ros was personally in that service, but he had not LiveryClaus. 32 E. 3. m. 17. of his Lauds till the year next following.

In that year he had also LicensePat. 32 E. 3. p. 2. m. 4. to marry Beatrice, the Widow of Maurice Fitz-Moris, Earl of Desmond, daughterMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 728 b. n. 30. to Raphe Earl of Sta [...] ­ford; who surviving him, became the WifePat. 9 R 2. p. 1. m. 40. of Sir Richard Burley Knight.

Which Lady Beatrice in 10 Hen. 4. foundedEx ipso Au­togr. apud Belvoir. Pat. 10 H. 4. p. 1. m. 7. a Chantry within the Cathedral Church of S. Paul in the City of London, in the Chapel of S. Iohn Baptist, near the North door, of one Priest to cele­brate Divine service there, for the Souls of Sir Richard de Burley Knight, her late Husband; as also for the Souls of the Father and Mother of the same Sir Richard, and of Richard de Pembruge. And moreover, for the Soul of Thomas de Ros, his Parents, and all the Faithful deceased; and finally for the good estate of her self during this life, and for the health of her Soul afterwards. For the maintenance of which Priest, she setled twelve Marks per Annum, issuing out of certain Messuages and Shops in London; and diedEsc. 3. H 5. n. 44. not till 3 Hen. 5.

But I return to William: In 33 Edw. 3. he was Rot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. p. 2. m. 10. again in Gascoigne in the King's service; where he continued both that, andRot. Franc. 34 E. 3. m. 1 [...]. the next year follow­ing. And in 44 Edw. 3. went againRot. Fran. 43 E. 3. m 11. Frois­ [...]ard 157 [...]. to the Wars of France, being then of the retinueRot. Fran. 43 E. 3. m 11. Frois­ [...]ard 157 [...]. to Iohn Duke of Lancaster; and with him at the taking Froi [...]ard 185 b. of Mountpaon: So also inRot. Vasc. 44 E. 3. m. 3. 44, 45Rot. Franc. 45 E. 3. m. 12. andRot. Franc. 46 E. 3 m. 18. 46 Edw. 3. In which forty sixth year, he was [...] f. 185 b. in that Fleet with the King, designed for the Relief of Thovars; which after nine weeks being at Sea, and crossed with contrary winds, returned [...] f. 185 b. back.

In 47 Edw. 3. he likewise attendedRot Ale [...]. 47 E. 3. m. 17. the Duke of Lancaster into France, who then sailedTh [...] [...] in eodem [...] thi­ther with a very great Army for the relievingFro [...]d 185 b. of Thovares still besieged. So alsoRot. [...] 1 R. 2. p. 2. m. 4. in 1 Ric. 2.

This Thomas had summonsClaus. de iisd. 22. in dorso. to all the Parlia­ments, from 36 Edw. 3. until 7 Ric. 2. inclusive; and in that seventh year of Ric. 2. having anRot. Franc. 7 R. [...]. ex­traordinary devotion to go on Pilgrimage to Ieru­salem, for performance of his vow which he had long made for that purpose; obtainedRot. Franc. 7 R. [...]. License of the King so to do; which License bears date the fourth of May. But being on his journey, atM [...]n. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 728 b n. 30. his Mannor of Uffyngton, he there depart­ed M [...]n. An­glic. Vol. [...]. 728 b n. 30. this life, upon the eighth of Iune next ensu­ing, leavingEsc. 7 R. 2. n. 68. Iohn his Son and Heir eighteen years of age; andMon. Angl. ut supra. William, Thomas, and Robert, his younger Sons: as alsoMon. Angl. ut supra. two Daughters, Eliza­beth WifeEx Autog [...]. in castro de Skipton. of Thomas, Son and Heir of Roger Lord Clifford, and Margaret; and was buried in the midst of the Quire of Rievault-Abbey in Yorkshire; the Lands whereof he was then pos­sessed being these; viz. Esc. 7. R. [...]. ut supra. the Castle and Mannor of Belvoir, the Mannors of Wollesthorpe, Us­syngton, with its members in Talyngton, Deping, and Casewyke: as also the Mannors of Wragby, Freston and Gous [...]l, in Com. Linc. The Mannor of Helmestey, extending it self into Pokelay, Carleton, Harum, Boselam and Oswaldkirke. Likewise the Mannors of Lynton, Garton, Howe­sham, Turnham-hall; Hosse in Holderness, Se­ton, Storthwayt, Melburne; Thornton in Craven [Page 551] and Bayldon, in the County of York. The Man­nor of Adderley, in Com. Salop. Stoke-Daubeney, in Com. Northt. Preston, in Com. Buck. The Castle and Mannor of Chil [...]am with the Mannors of Hoth [...]eld and Wulrington, and the fourth part of the Mannor of Kingsdowne in Kent. The Mannors of Wysette, and Brende-Bradefeld, in Suffolk. The moity of the Mannors of Holt and Cleye, juxta mare; the moity of the Mannor of Cleye, juxta Walsyngham, with the Mannors of Hakeford, Watton, and Whitewell, in Norfolk: the moity of the Mannor of Blanch-Apleton, in the City of London; the Mannor of Tarent-Uilers, in Com. Dorst. the Mannor of Botelef­ford, and moity of the Mannor of Plungarth, in Com. Leic. the Mannor of Bokeland, in Com. Hertf. Shigleford, in Com. Essex; Sutton upon Trent, Screveton, War [...]op, and Orston, in Com. Nott. and Bourne, in Com. Sussex.

This Iohn, Iohn. though then not twenty years of age, was the year following retainedEx Autogr. penès Cleric. [...]. to serve the King in his Wars: and in 10 Ric. 2. making proofClaus. 10 R. 2. m. 34. of his age, and doing his HomageClaus. 10 R. 2. m. 34. had LiveryClaus. 10 R. 2. m. 34. of his Lands.

In 11 Ric. 2. he wentRot. Franc. 11 R. 2. m. 5. to Sea with Richard Earl of Arundell, then Lord Admiral in that Naval-expedition; wherein greatT. Walsing. in eodem an. spoil and mis­chief was done to the French, especially in the Islands belonging to that Kingdom.

In 12 Ric. 2. he was joynedRot Scoc. 12 R. 2. m. 3. with Henry Earl of Northumberland, and Raphe Lord Nevill in the Government of Carlisle, and Wardenship of the West-marches of Scotland.

In 14 Ric. 2. he wasRot. Scoc 1 [...] R. 2. m. 2. one of the Commissioners (amongst others) as well in treating for Peace be­twixt the King and his Adversaries of France and Scotland, as for observing the Truce already made. And was summonedClaus. de iis­dem an. in [...]. to Parliament from the tenth to the seventeenth of King Richard the Se­cond's Reign, inclusive.

And as he was thus eminent for his Military Actions, so was he no less for his Piety; as is ma­nifest by that his Pilgrimage [...] which he made to Ierusalem; in which he departed [...] this life at Papho [...], in the Isle of Cyprus, by means of the ill air of that Country, without [...] any Issue, 6 Aug. 17 Ric. 2. though [...] he had to Wife Mary de Orebie, Daughter of Henry de Perci; and was buried [...] in the Abbey of Rievaulx, on the South-side of the Quire near the high Altar; leaving [...] Sir William de Ros Knight, his Brother and Heir, then twenty four years of age; who doing his Homage, had Livery [...] of his Lands in February next following. Which Mary his Wife (daughter [...] of ... by Ioane [...] Daughter and Heir of Iohn de Oreby) deceased [...] the year next ensuing, leaving Constan­tine de Clifton, and Maude the Wife of Sir Raphe Cromwell Knight, her Cousins [...] and Heirs.

This William William 5. thus succeeding his Brother in that fair Inheritance, was imployedRot. Scoc. 17 R. 2. m. 3. by the King soon after he came to his Estate (with Walter Bishop of Durham, Henry Earl of Northumber­land and others) in that Treaty for Peace betwixt the King and his Adversaries the Scots.

In 4. Hen. 4. he was [...] one of those, who on the behalf of the Lord Grey of Ruthyn, undertook for the raising of ten thousand Marks for his ransom: the same Lord Grey being then a prisoner in Wales.

In the same year, upon the 29th of September, he was constitutedRot. Fin. 4 [...]. [...]. Lord Treasurer of England; in which office he continuedPat. 7 H. 4. p. 1. m. 24. until 15 April, 7 Hen. 4. And in 6 Hen. 4. in considerationPat. 1 H. 5. p. 2. m. 32. pe [...] Inspex. of his good and acceptable service to the King, ob­tained a GrantPat. 1 H. 5. p. 2. m. 32. pe [...] Inspex. of an hundred Marks per Annum, to be paid during his life, out of the Exchequer.

In 13. Hen. 4. beingPat. 13 H. 4. p. 1. m. 3. one of the King's Coun­cil, and in such esteem, that his residence near the Court was thoughtPat. 13 H. 4. p. 1. m. 3. necessary; he hadPat. 13 H. 4. p. 1. m. 3. the Town of Chyngilford in Essex, assigned unto him for lodging of his Servants and Horses.

In this year it was that he exhibited his com­plaint Rot. Parl▪ 13 H. 4. m. 12. in Parliament against Robert Tirwhit, one of the Justices of the King's Bench, for with­holding from him, and his Tenants of his Man­nor of Melton-Roos, in Com. Linc. certain Com­mon of Pasture, and Turbary in [...]rawdy, in the same County, and with laying wait for him with five hundred men. Whereupon Sir Robert Tirwhit confessing his fault in the presence of the King, and craving pardon for the same; offered to stand to the order of two Lords of the kindred of this William Lord Ross, and such as he should chuse. Whereunto the King assenting, he made choice of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Richard Lord Grey (then Lord Chamberlain of the King's houshold:) who, having heard the proofs of what was alledged, did ordain and a­ward, touching the same Common of Pasture and Turbary; that both parties should stand to the Ordinance and Arbitrement of Sir William Gascoine Knight, then chief Justice of the King's Bench; who, at the costs of both parties, should come to the same place of Common, at such reasonable time, as it might like this William Lord Ross to assign. And, that at the same time the said Robert Tirwhit should bring two Tuns of Gascoigne Wine, to Melton-Roos; and afterwards upon some other day, to be assigned by this William Lord Ross, should also bring to the same place two fat Oxen, and twelve fat Sheep, to be spent on a Dinner, amongst them who should then come thither. And moreover, that he the said Robert Tirwhit, should then cause to come thither all the Knights, Esquires, and Yeomen of his party; and in the presence of this Lord Ross, and all other that there should be, to rehearse all the words which he had spoken to the King in the same Par­liament; and specially that he should say to this William Lord Ross. My Lord Roos I know well that you being of such Birth, Estate, and Might, that if you had liked, you might have comen to the foresaid Law-day in such a way, that I had been of no might to have made any party; but that it like you to come in such a case, having consideration to your degree; and of all that by sinister information, I having doubt of harm of my body, in mine intent for Salvation of my self, did assemble those persons that here be, and others moe; not for to do any harm, ne offence to you my Lord the Roos; and that I will here excuse me, as ye will devise; that forasmuch as I am a Iustice, that, more than a common man should have had me more discreetly and peacefully. I know well that I have failed, and offended you my Lord the Roos; whereof I beseech you of grace and mercy, and offer you five hundred Marks to be paid at your will.

And they farther ordained, that this being done, this Lord Ross should say; At reverence of the King, who hath shewed himself to be a good and righteous Lord; I will take nothing of the said Ro­bert, but the foresaid nine Oxen and Sheep, for the dinner of them that have been here present. And furthermore, that this William Lord Ross, in the [Page 552] presence of all persons then there being, should openly forgive him the said Robert, and all other, that in the array abovesaid were assembled, their offences and trespasses; except only four persons, viz. Sir Richard Haunsard Knight, William Keble, Roger Warneston, and Roger Keble, Son of the same William. Which four persons they ordained, that the said Robert Tirwhit should bring, at the ap­pointment of the Lord Ross, to his Castle of Bel­voir, there to acknowledge their offences, and submit themselves to the same Lord Ross; praying him of grace and mercy. And this submission be­ing thus made, the Lord Ross to do so to them, as that they should hold themselves well satisfied with his favour and grace. This William Lord Ross was summonedClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to all the Parliaments from 18 Ric. 2. till 1 Hen. 5. inclusive.

And by his TestamentChichley Vol. 1. f. 271. b. dated 22 February, An. 1412. (14 Hen. 4.) bequeathed his Body to sepul­ture, in the Cathedral Church of Canterbury, near unto the Chapel ordained for the Chantry of Thomas Arundell Archbishop of Canterbury, in case he should depart this life in London, or there­abouts: But if he should dye within the Diocess of Lincoln, then his Body to be buried in the Priory of Belvoir: and if in the Diocess of York, then in the Priory of Kievaulx. By which Testament he also bequeathed four hundred pounds for the finding of ten honest Chaplains to pray for his Soul, and for the Souls of his Father, Mother, Bre­thren and Sisters: as also for the Souls of all his Friends, and Good-doers; but specially for the Soul of his brother Thomas, for the space of eight years, within his Chapel in Belvoir-Castle, to the end, that one of them should every day celebrate a Mass with Note, and for that time to be account­ed as Dean amongst them; and all the other nine subject and obedient to him.

To the Lady Beatrice his Mother, he gave a gilt Cup with a cover, and a white knop on it; and dying at Belvoir the first of September, Anno 1414. (2 Hen 5.) was buriedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 b. n. 40. in the midst of the Quire of that Priory; leaving IssueMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 b. n. 40. by Margaret his Wife, daughterMonast. Angl. Vol. l. 728 b. n. 40. of Sir Iohn Arundell Knight, five Sons; viz. Iohn, William, Thomas, Robert, and Richard; and three Daughters; viz. Alice, Margaret, and Elizabeth. Which Margaret sur­viving him, had her Dowry assignedClaus. 2 H. 5. m. 4. in February next following; and dyed not tillEsc. 17 H. 6. n. 51. 3 Iulii, 17 Hen. 6.

This Iohn Iohn. Lord Ross (Son and Heir to the last mentioned William) in 4 Hen. 5. was retained Ex ipso Au­toger. penès Clericum pel­lium. to serve the King in that Expedition, which he was then to make in person into the Realm of France, with ten men at Arms, himself accounted for one, the rest Esquires, as also with thirty Arches, and to take Shipping at Southampton on the first day of May, being then scarce eighteen years of age, as is evident by the InquisitionEsc. 3 H. 5. n. 44. taken after the death of the Lady Beatrice his Grand­mother, the preceeding year. BeingLel. coll. Vol. 1. 703. with the Dukes of Exeter and Clarence at the Siege of Koan, in 6 Hen. 5. he gave such Testimonies of his valour and military skill; that he received from the favour of that victorious King, a GrantRot. Nom. 7 H. 5. m. 79. of the Castle of Basqueville, situate in the Dutchy of Normandy (which did belong to Sir William Martell Knight) to hold unto himself, and the Heirs male of his body. But, alas, this signal mark of that renowned Prince his favour, continued not long to him; forTh. [...] in an 1421. p. 454. n. 20. about two years after, being Th. [...] in an 1421. p. 454. n. 20. with Thomas Duke of Clarence (brother to the King) in France; who then, with the English Army, had marched far, and successfully into the Country; and with him adventuringTh. [...] in an 1421. p. 454. n. 20. more bold­ly upon the Dolphin's Army than was requisite; considering the slenderness of their strength, and the difficulty of the passage by reason of a River and Marish which they were to pass; through the disorderTh. [...] in an 1421. p. 454. n. 20. of their Forces, upon that occasion, was there most unhappily slainTh. [...] in an 1421. p. 454. n. 20., together with the Duke of Exeter, and William a younger Brother, with many more of the English Chivalry, about four miles distant from the Castle of Beaufort, up­on Esc. 9 H. 5. n. 58. Easter Eve (22 Martii) leavingMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 b. n. 50. [...] 257 a. Margery his Wife, DaughterMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 728 b. n. 50. [...] 257 a. and Heir to Sir Philip Went­worth Knight, a young Widow, but no IssueMonast. An­glic ut supra. by her: so that Thomas, his next Brother, then be­came his HeirIbid Esc. 9 H. 5. m. [...]8., being at that time fourteen years of age. After which his Body being brought over into England, had sepulture at Belvoir, on the North-side of the QuireIbid. Esc. 9 H. 5. m. [...]8., near to his Father's grave.

This Margery had her Dowry assignedClaus. 9 H. 5. m. 4. to her in November following; viz. the Castle of Hel­mesley, with the Lordships thereto belonging; as also the Mannors of Haugh and Lynton, in the County of York; the Mannors of Chilham and Wulryngton, in Kent; the Site of the Mannor of Braundeston, and the third part of the Mannor of Stoke-Daubeny, in Northamptonshire; the Mannor of Preston-Beauset, in Com. Buck. the Mannor of Barkeston, called Bellhouse-place, with two parts of the Mannor of Kedmylde, in Com. Leic. sixty three pounds, fourteen shillings, four pence, Annual Rent, issuing out of the Fee­farm Rent of the City of York; as also eight Bo­vates of Land in Eykering, within the County of Notingham. And by her last WillWatti [...] 257 a. and Te­stament bearing date 30 August, Anno 1477. (17 Edw. 4.) bequeathed her Body to be buried in the Chapel of S. Margaret, and S. Bernard at Cam­bridge, on the North-side of the Quire, under the window of All-Saints. She likewise bequeathed to Henry Wentworth her Heir, twelve dishes of Silver (with other things) appointing that he the said Henry should cause the body of Sir Philip Wentworth Knight, her Father, to be translated to the Church ofNewsom Abbey. Newsom in Lincolnshire, and a Marble laid over it; and another Marble to be laid upon the Body of his Mother, in the Church of the Fryers-Minors at Ipswich.

This Margery marriedEsc 18 E. 4. n. 35. to her second Hus­band Roger Wentworth; and diedEsc 18 E. 4. n. 35. 20 April, 18 Edw. 4.

¶I come now to Thomas Thomas. Lord Ross, Brother and Heir to Iohn (as is above exprest.)

This Thomas, following the example of his Brother as to military actions, being retainedEx ipso Au­togr. [...] Cleric [...]m pel. in 5 Hen. 6. to serve the King in his Wars of France, in the retinue of Iohn Duke of Bedford, with two Knights, thirty seven men at Arms, and an hun­dred and twenty Archers, was KnightedLel. coll. Vol. 1. 70 [...]. (with divers other Noble-men) by King Henry the Sixth at Leicester, on Whitsunday, 4 H. 6. (after the King himself had been Knighted there by the Duke of Bedford:) but having the fate of a very short life, I have seen nothing more of him, than his sum­mons Claus. de iisdem an. in dorso. to Parliament in 7 Hen. 6. and his confir­mation Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 329 b. to the Monks of Belvoir, of all the Grants that had been made unto them by his noble An­cestors, which bears date at Belvoir-Castle, 23 April, 8 Henry 6.

[Page 553] Also, that having marriedIbid. 728 [...]. [...]. 50. Alianor, daughter to Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick; he be­got Ibid. 728 [...]. [...]. 50. on her a Son called Thomas, bornIbid. 728 [...]. [...]. 50. September the ninth, Anno 1427. (6 Hen. 6.) and diedEsc. 9 H. 6. n. 24. the eighteenth of August, in the ninth year of that King's Reign, leavingEsc. 9 H. 6. n. 24. the same Thomas his Son little more than three years of age. Which Eli­anor had her Dowry assignedClaus. 9 H. [...]. m. 22. to her in December following.

On the behalf of this Thomas, Thomas. and by reason of his minority it was, that Sir Robert Ross Knight, his great Uncle, was deputedPat. 21 H. 6. p. 2. m. 43. by the King to per­form the office of Chamberlain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, upon the day of his Installation: which office did belong to the Lord Ross in respect of his tenure of the Mannor of ...

And so great a senseClaus. 24 H. 6. m. [...]. had that King of the advantages he reaped by the yearly profit of the Lands, which were of this Thomas his Inheritance (who was at that time but eighteen years of age) for as much as he had receivedClaus. 24 H. 6. m. [...]. the Revenues thereof, during the whole minority of Thomas Lord Ross his Father, who had been in Ward no less than fourteen years; as that he freely com­manded Claus. 24 H. 6. m. [...]. that this Thomas should have Livery of [...]ll his Lands, in as full a manner, as if he had been of full age.

Here, before I proceed farther, it will not be impertinent to give some farther accompt of Sir Robert Ross (great Uncle to this Thomas:) but of him all that I have to say is; that he departed Claus. 27 H. 6. m. 17. this life before the 27th of Henry the 6th, seised of the third part of the Mannor of Humanby, in Yorkshire; leaving Issue these two Daughters his Heirs; viz. Margery Wife of Iohn Wittilbury Esquire, and Elianor of Humphrey Duddeley.

¶I now return to the before-mentioned Tho­mas; of whom I farther findRot. Franc. 31 H. 6. m. 9., that King Henry the sixth, in the thirty first year of his Reign, taking into consideration his many good services, even from his youth; by way of recompence, gave him license to Transport twenty thousand Wood-fells, called Morling and Shorling, without paying any Customs for the same. And that in 34 Hen. 6. he had leave [...] to go on Pilgrimage beyond the Seas: as also, that in 38 Hen. 6. having [...] firmly ad­hered to the Crown throughout the whole course of that King's troublesom Reign; and the great expences and losses he under-went in his service, during that time: the said King gave [...] him an Annuity of forty pounds, to be received out of the Mannors of Yaresthorp, Appilton, Scorby, and Hund-Burton, in Com. Ebor. then in the King's hands, by reason of the forfeiture of Richard late Earl of Salisbury, to enjoy during his life. And in the same year, that upon the great overthrow [...] of the Lancastrian Army at Towconfield; being then with the King at York, when the sad tidings thereof came to him, he fled [...] with him to Bar­wick. And moreover, that he had summonsClaus. de iisdem an. in dorso. to Parliament, from the 27, till the 38 year of King Henry the Sixth, inclusive.

And that for his firm fidelity, and constant act­ings for the Lancastrian interest, being attainted Esc. I E. 4. [...]. 50. in Parliament upon the fourth of November, 1 Edw. 4. his Lands were thereupon confiscate, and Belvoir-Castl [...] givenLel. Itin. [...]. 1. f. 114. to the Lord Hastings; who coming thither to view the same, and to lodge therein, was repelled by one Mr. Harrington (a man of power in the Country) a friend to the Lord Ross. Moreover, that the Lord Hastings came again with some Forces, and did great spoil to the Castle, defacing the Roofs, and taking away the Lead wherewith it was covered, to his House at Ashby de la zouch, where he then bestowed no small cost in building; which occasion [...]d the Ca­stle to fall to such ruine by rotting of the Timber, as that it was wholly uninhabitable, until the Earl of Rutland, in King Henry the Eight's time, repaired it; making it a more stately Structure than ever it was.

Lastly, that he departedMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 728 b. n. 60. this life at Newcastle, in the same first year of King Edward the Fourth; leaving IssueIbid. by Philippa his Wife, one of the DaughtersIbid. to Iohn Lord Tiptoft (and Sister and Coheir to Iohn Earl of Worcester) two Sons; viz. Ibid. Edmund and Iohn, and three DaughtersIbid.; Elianor, Isabell, and Margaret.

Which Edmund Edmund; was constrained to flee beyond-Sea in his tender years, in regard of his fidelity to the House of Lancaster: for there it appears that he was adhering to the Adversaries of King Edward the Fourth, as the InquisitionEsc. 7 E. 4. n. 20. [...]bor. taken after the death of Elianor Dutchess of Somersest (his Aunt) doth express.

But, notwithstanding this hard measure to Edmund; yet the Lady Philippa his Mother found some favour; as may seem by that GrantPat. 19 E. 4. m. 16. per Inspex. made by King Edw. 4. unto Thomas Wingfield Esquire, her second Husband, and her of the Mannors of Uffington, Wragby, and Estryngton, in Com. Linc. Orston, Warsop, and Ekeryng; with the Advowson of the Churches of Warsop, and Eke­ryng, in Com. Nott. of the Mannor of Seton, in Com. Ebor. and an Annuity of twenty pounds issu­ing out of the Priory of Wertre, in the said County; of the Mannor of Adderley, in Com. Salop. as also of the Mannor of Estbeurne, in Com. Sussex; all which were part of the Possessions of the before-specified Thomas Lord Ross attainted.

But this Edmund (so fled, as is observed) got privately into England again, as it seems: for it appearethLel. coll. Vol. 1. 717., that he, with others, joyning himself to the Duke of Somerset, in the month of May, [...]. Edw. 4. made head in the North; and with him Sir Raphe Perci and others, to the number of two or three hundred, gotEx vet. membr. in Bibl. Cotton. into B [...]mburgh-Castle; but were soon defeated by the power which Iohn Earl of Northumberland then raised.

All that I have farther seen of him, is, that de­parting Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 729 a. this life at Enefield, upon the 13 of Octo­ber, Anno 1508. (24 Hen. 7.) he was buried in the Parish Church there; and that his three Sisters above-mentioned became his Heirs.

Of which, Elianor the eldest, became the WifeIbid. Lel. coll. Vol. 1. p. 911. of Sir Robert Maners of Etall-Castle, in Com. Nor­thumb. Knight, and Isabell (the second) ofLel. coll. ut supra. Thomas Grey, a younger Son to Sir Raphe Grey (of Werke in the same County) Knight.

Nor of the Lady Philippa their Mother have I observed more; than, that after the marriage of her eldest Daughter Elianor (before-mentioned) she livedEx Autogr. apud Bel­voir. for a time at Etall-Castle with her; and that in 22 Edw. 4. she removedEx Autogr. apud Bel­voir. thence to New­castle upon Tine, to the intentEx Autogr. apud Bel­voir. she might the better Pray, give Alms, and cause to be prayed for the Soul of the said Thomas Lord Ross her late Husband.

This Sir Robert Maners had Issue by the said Elianor two Sons; viz. Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 729 a. George and Edward, and two Daughters, Elizabeth Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 729 a. and Cecilie Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 729 a.; the one married toLel coll. Vol. 1 p▪ 911. ut supra. William Fairfax, Son to Sir Guy Fairfax Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-pleas; and the other to [Page 554] Lel. coll. Vol. 1 p▪ 911. ut supra. Thomas Fairfax, Brother to the said Wil­liam.

Ros of Werke.

THat this was an Antient Barony, is evi­dent from the accomptRot. Pip. 31 H. 2. sub tit. Honor de Werch. given of the farm of it, in 31 Hen. 2. by Hugh de Nevill; viz. C l. lx s. vj d. where it is called Honor de Werch. So also in 34 Hen. [...]. where he accomptsRot. Pip. 34 H. 2. sub eo­dem titulo. xiij l. xviij d. of the farm thereof, given by the King's command to Robert de Ros.

Which Robert de Ros was of Helmes [...]ey, in Yorkshire, and called Furfan; and in 11 Hen. 3. gaveCart. 11 H. [...]. m. 5. to Robert his younger Son, this Castle and Barony of Werke; which Barony he heldTesta de Nevil in Scac. pe­nès Re­mem. R. of the King by the service of two Knights Fees, as his Ancestors had done, from the time of King Henry the First, by whom they were originallyTesta de Nevil in Scac. pe­nès Re­mem. R. enfeoffed thereof, and whereunto did belongIbid. these Towns and Lordships; viz. Levermue, Mindrum, Kar­ham, Prestfen, Mainlawe, Dunum, Pulwiston, Schotton, Killum, [...], New [...]on, & alteram Newton, Langeton, Lilleburne, Hilderton, We­perden, Russeden, Schauden, Titling, Bowelton, Alburwic, Butlisdon, the Grange of Stratton, and the moity of Glatendon.

This Robert Robert. the Son, in 21 Hen. 3. being consti­tuted Pat. 21 H. 3. m. 12. chief Justice of the Forest in the Counties of Notingham, Derby, York, Lancaster, Nor­thumberland, and Cumberland; did so continue Claus. 28 H. [...]. m. 3. till 28 Hen. 3. if not longer. And in 36 Hen. 3. had Free-warren grantedCart. 36 H. [...]. m. 24. to him in all his Demesn Lands at Werke, Karram, Pres [...]en, Mundrum, Dunum, Menilawe, and Levermue in Northum­berland.

In 39 Hen. 3. he deliveredPat. 39 H. 3. m. 3. the Castle of Werke into the King's hands; who then advancing Pat. 39 H. 3. m. 3. with his Army into Scotland, thought it not fit to sufferPat. 39 H. 3. m. 3. so strong a Fort to be out of his ow [...] power; the King then promisingPat. 39 H. 3. m. 3. that no ad­vantage should be made of that Render, in refe­rence to the suit which he had against him at that time, for the right and title thereto. Which pro­mise he accordingly performedPat. 40 H. 3. m. 12. the next ensuing year, yieldingPat. 40 H. 3. m. 12. it back to him again.

About that time this Robert, unto whose care and guidance (together with Iohn de Baillol) the Kingdom of Scotland, as also King Alexander the Third, and Margaret his Queen, Daughter to King Henry the Third of England, had been com­mitted M. Paris in an. 12 [...]5. p. 9 [...]7. n. 10. Cart. 44 H. 3. m. 6., was accusedM. Paris in an. 12 [...]5. p. 9 [...]7. n. 10. Cart. 44 H. 3. m. 6. for much misdemeaning himself in that Trust, he being then of Counsel to the said King Alexander. King Henry therefore highly resenting the same, marchedM. Paris. p. 908. n. 20. in all haste towards Scotl [...]nd with his Army, resolving to punish him severely for it: And approaching near the Borders, sentM. Paris. p. 908. n. 20. away Richard Earl of Glou­cester, and Iohn Mansell (his special Clerk and Counsellor) to discover whether he was guilty of that charge; and whether he would presumptu­ously defend himself therein, or not. Hereupon the Earl and Mansell, taking with them a large attendance of choice men, hastedM. Paris. p. 908. n. 20. to E [...]enburgh; and being advertised that the King and Queen were shut up in the Castle, came to the Gates with some few of their company, pretendingM. Paris. p. 908. n. 20. them­selves to be inferiour servants to this Robert de Ros; by which means procuring entrance, they letM. Paris. p. 908. n. 20. in the rest of their train; with resolution M. Paris. p. 908. n. 20. to have seised on the Guards, had they found any resistance.

Being thus got in, and news thereof brought to the Queen, she presently cameM. Paris. p. 908. n. 20. to them, and made a grievous complaint of her hard usage; expressing M. Paris. p. 90 [...]. n. 20. that she was kept there like a prisoner, in a so­litary place, near the Sea, and destitute of any wholsom air; being neither permitted to go a­broad, nor to have attendance of Waiting-maids fit for her; no, nor to enjoy her Husband's bed. All which the Earl and Mansell not only remedi­ed M. Paris. p. 90 [...]. n. 20.; but straitly required this Robert to appear M. Paris. p. 90 [...]. n. 20. in King Henry's Court to answer the same; who, when he came, found the Charge so sharply pressed against him, that he was finedCart. 4 [...] H. 3. m. 6. ut. supra. at no less than an hundred thousand Marks: which, afterwards, upon the King's better information (being satisfied that he had injury by this sentence) was wholly remittedCart. 4 [...], H. 3. m. 6. ut supra. and he received into favour. And, as to the suit which the King had against him, for the title to his Castle of Werke, in defence where­of he produced William his elder Brother for Warranty; the King upon mature advice, with those Noblemen who were of his Counsel; dis­cerning that he had good right thereto, quitted Cart. 4 [...] H. 3. m. 6. ut. supra. his claim to him.

In 22 Edw. 1. (8 Iunii) he had summonsRot. Vasc [...] E. 1. in. dorso m. 8., with other of the Barons, forthwith to repair unto the King, and to give him his best advice in cer­tain matters of great consequence relating to his Crown and Kingdom: but there is no place men­tioned in the Writ whereunto they were to come. Which consultation was (doubtless) touchingIbid. m. 7. his Expedition into Gascoigne; for immediately after he had commandIbid. m. 7. to be at Portsm [...]uth, on the first of September ensuing, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to attend him thither. [So also was Ibid. William de Ros of Igmanthorpe, Brother to this Robert, from whom the Family of Ros of that place (which continued till of late) did descend.]

This Robert was FounderMonast. A [...] ­glic Vol. 2. 458 b. n. 3 [...]. of the Hospital at B [...]welton in Northumberland, for three Chap­lains, thirteen Lepers, and other Lay-brethren there, which he amply endowed with Lands.

But about a year after, being [...] far in love with a Scotch-woman, whom he had a mind to make his Wife; he endeavoured [...] to inveigle William de Ros of Hamlake (his Kinsman) to the Scots party; acknowledging [...] that he himself was of their confederacy:Anno 12 [...]6. (24 E. 1.) who refusing to be thus wrought upon, rebuked [...] him for that attempt, and repre­sented to him how scandalous such an act would be to their whole Family. Howbeit all this pre­vailed not, for that night he got [...] privately away to the Scots; which being discerned by William, he forthwith hasted to the King (then at Newcastle upon Tine) and signifying to him the perfidious­ness of this his Kinsman; desired [...] some help to defend the Castle of Werke, lest it should be sur­prised by the Scots, through the means of that treachery: who accordingly sent [...] a thousand of his men which were quartered [...] the night follow­ing at Prestfen: whereof this Robert being aware, he took a power of Scots out of the Garrison of [...]okeshurgh; and privily surrounding [...] the Vil­lage, gave [...] them a Signal; viz. Tabart and Sur­coat, commanding [...] that whosoever naming the one word; [...] the party to whom he expressed it, did not answer the other, they should kill him. And thereupon entering Prest [...]en, set fire [...] on the Houses; which so astonished the English, [Page 555] that [...] divers of them slew those of their own party, and many [...] were taken prisoners, and most barbarously used. But this vile and unworthy act was not long unrevenged; for shortly after King Edward made slaughterH. Knighton. col. 2480. n. 30. Tho. Walsing. in an. 1297. of no less than ten thousand and fifty three of the Scots, in the Battel of Dumbar.

Thus far the Narrative of our Historian, touch­ing the actings of this Robert de Ros at that time: but thereunto I have some particulars to add from anotherPat. 41 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11. per Inspex. authority; viz. that he then marching in the Scots Army with Banners displayed, was with them at burning the Town of Werke; and afterwards joyned himself unto William Waleys, that famous General of the Scots; and committed great spoil upon the King's Subjects in those Nor­thern parts.

All that I have seen farther of him is, that he marriedRot. Pip. 26. E. 1. West­merl. Margaret, one of the four Sisters and Heirs to Peter de Brus of Skelton (a great Baron in the North) but of his Issue, the Records do somewhat differ: for by oneEsc. 35. E. 1. n. 31. Westm. Inquisition it is found, that she had a Son called William de Ros, to whom she gave the Castle of Kendall (and from whom the Rosses of Kendall descended:) and by Esc. 2. E. 2. n. 42. Nor­thumb. another, that he had Issue two Daughters, who were Heirs to their Mother's Inheritance; viz. Margaret the Wife of Iohn Salvain, and Isabell the Wife of Iohn de Knock: which Isabell lived not long, as I gues; for it is evidentPat. 41. E. 3. p. 1. m. 11 per In­spex. ut supra., that in the sixth year of Edward the Second, Margaret called her self the daughter and heir to this Robert de Ros of Werke; and humbly acknowledging to Pat. 41. E. 3. p. 1. m. 11 per In­spex. ut supra. the King the rebellious actions of her Father, withal represented to him, that he the said Robert, by the consent of those of the Nobility, and o­thers, who were then with the King in Scotland; did come to an accord with Iohn Comyn of Bade­nagh, for himself, and such who were with him. in Arms; which was, that they should be safe as to life and member, free from imprisonment, and disherison of their Estates: as also that their Heirs (then within age) should enjoy the like terms, as to their lives, limbs, freedom from imprisonment, and disherison. Moreover, that she the said Mar­garet was then within ages; and according to the tenor of that Agreement, ought to take benefit of the same Articles. Whereupon the King did by his Letters Patents pardonPat. 41. E. 3. p. 1. m. 11 per In­spex. ut supra. the forfeitures of the said Robert de Ros her Father, and granted that her request.

Ros of Kendall.

I Now come to that Branch of this Family, which had their seat at Kendall in Westmer­land: where, first, I am to take notice, that the Interest they had there, was through the right of Margart before-mentioned; she beingMonast. An­glic Vol. 2. 150. a. l. 24. Rot. Pip. 26 E. 1. Westm. one of the Sisters and Coheirs to Peter de Brus, of Skelton-Castle in Yorkshire, SonMonast. Ang. Vol. 1. 707 b. n. 40. of Peter and Helewisia his wife, SisterMonast. Ang. Vol. 1. 707 b. n. 40. and Heir to William de Lancaster Baron of Kendall; and that thereupon she came to haveEsc. 35 E. 1. n. 31. Westmerl. the one half of that Barony, ex­cepting Esc. 35. E. 1. n. 31. Westmerl. only the Valley of Kentmere for her share.

This Margaret had IssueIbid. by the said Robert, a Son called William de Ros; William. unto whom she gave Ibid. Kendall-Castle, with the fourth part of [...] Town; as also the whole Hamlets of Hoton, Hay, Salthobrig, Stirkland-Kandolf, and [...]re­nygg, with other Lands.

Which William diedEsc. [...]. E. 2. n. 54. Cumb [...]. in 3 Edw. 2. leaving Thomas Esc. [...]. E. 2. n. 54. Cumb [...]. his Son and Heir, three years old and an half: who in 2 Edw. 3. making proof of his age,Thomas. hadClaus. 2. E. 3. m. 34. Livery of his Lands. This Thomas de Ros had Issue Iohn Esc. 32 E. 3. n. 20. Cumbr.,Iohn. who departedEsc. 32 E. 3. n. 20. Cumbr. this life in 32 Edw. 3. leaving Issue Elizabeth Esc. 32 E. 3. n. 20. Cumbr. his Daughter and Heir, then two years old and an half: which Elizabeth afterwards became the Wife of Sir Wil­liam Parre Knight, from whom the Parrs of Kendall did descend.

Ridell.

IN 7 Hen. 1. Geffrey Ridell Geffrey. being an Eminent and Learned Person, uponMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 172 b. n. 20. that great Con­troversie then hapning betwixt Osbert at that time Sheriff of Yorkshire, and the Church of S. Wilfrid at Kipon, touching the Priviledge of Sanctuary there, whereof the Sheriff would Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 172 b. n. 20. not allow, wasMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 172 b. n. 20. by speciall Commission imploy­ed, together with Robert Bishop of Lincoln, Rophe Basset, Raphe de Meschines, and Peter de Valoines, to hear and determine therein; who gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 172 b. n. 20. judgment for the Church. And not long after that, growing famous for his knowledge in the Laws, succeeded the same Raphe Basset in that great Office of JusticeH. Huntend. Epist. de con­temp [...]u mundi in Bibl. Cot­ton. f. 8. b. of England.

But in 20 Hen. 1. uponS. Dunelm p. 242. n. 30, & 40. the return of K. Henry out of Normandy, where Prince William his eldest Son (then eighteen years of age) had in testimony of the peoples obedience, received,S. Dunelm p. 242. n. 30, & 40. their Homage and Fealty by his Father's appointment; being S. Dunelm p. 242. n. 30, & 40. in the Ship with that Prince, and some other of the King's Children, as also divers of the Nobi­lity, he perishedS. Dunelm p. 242. n. 30, & 40. with them through the violence of a sudden Tempest, which split the Ship near to the Port of Barvactore; leaving IssueEx ve [...]. Cartula­rio in Bib. Arundeli­an [...] anno 1640. f. 67. a. by Geva his WifeEx ve [...]. Cartula­rio in Bib. Arundeli­an [...] anno 1640. f. 67. a. daughter to Hugh (the first of that name) Earl of Chester, Foundress;Monast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 439. n. 30. of the Priory of Canwell, in Com. Staff. one only Daughter his Heir, called Maude Ex. ve [...]. Cartula­rio in Bib. Arundeli­an [...] anno 1640. f. 67. a., marriedEx. ve [...]. Cartula­rio in Bib. Arundeli­an [...] anno 1640. f. 67. a. to Richard Basset, Son of Raphe Basset Justice of England. Which Richard being afterwards also JusticeOrd. Vit. 905. D. of Eng­land (viz. towards the latter end of King Henry the First's Reign) left IssueEx pr [...]di­cto Cartu­lario. ut supra. by her two Sons; Geffrey who assumedEx pr [...]di­cto Cartu­lario, ut supra. the sirname of Ridell from his Mother; and Raphe calledEx. pr [...]di­cto Cartu­lario, ut supra. Basset: of which Raphe and his Posterity, having already spoke in my discourse of the Family of Basset of Drayton, I need not here to say any more.

To proceed therefore.

In 12 Hen. 2. this last mentioned Geffrey, Geffrey. upon Lib. rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Northt. levying the Aid for marriage of the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Northt. his Knights Fees to be fifteen, containing one hundred eighty four Carucates, and one Virgate of Land. Likewise, that Richard Basset his Father, possessed them all at the time of the death of King Hen. 1. And in 24 Hen. 2. was grievously amercedRot. Pip. 24 H. 2. Northt. for trespassing in the King's Forest (of Rokingham;) but all that I have far­ther seen of him which is memorable, is, that having married twoRot. de Domina­bus pueris & puellrs 32 H. 2. in Scacc. penès Re­mem. R. Rot. 3. Northt. Wives, he left Issue by both; viz. by his first Wife, Richard Rot. de Domina­bus pueris & puellrs 32 H. 2. in Scacc. penès Re­mem. R. Rot. 3. Northt., who assumed the sirname of Basset; from whom the Bassets of Well [...]don did descend; and by his second Wife Sibyll the SisterRot. de Domina­bus pueris & puellrs 32 H. 2. in Scacc. penès Re­mem. R. Rot. 3. Northt. of William Manduit (of Hanslape [Page 556] in Com. Buck. twoRot. de Domina­bus pueris & puellrs 32 H. 2. in Scacc. penès Re­mem. R. Rot. 3. Northt. Sons and one Daughter who retained the sirname of Ridell.

Of which Hugh Hugh. (the elder) in 31 Hen. 2. gave Rot. Pip. 31 H. 2. Northt. two hundred Marks to the King, for the like Seisin of the Mannor of Witering, in Com. Northt. as he had when Peter de Sancto Medardo died.

To whom succeeded Raphe Ridell; Raphe. which Raphe in 6 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 6. Joh. Northt. a Fine of fifty Marks, and two Palfries to that King, for the Daughter of Fulke de Oyri widow of Iohn Belet.

Not long after this likewise I find another Geffrey Ridell; who beingMath. Westm. in an. 1212. one of those that conspired against King Iohn in the fifteenth of his Reign, and discoveredMath. Westm. in an. 1212. before they grew powerful e­nough, fledMath. Westm. in an. 1212. into France.

And after him another Hugh Ridell Hugh. ofEx coll. R. Gl. S. Wite­ring; who (havingEx coll. R. Gl. S. no Issue, as 'tis said) quitted Ex coll. R. Gl. S. his whole right and title in all the Lands, Tene­ments, and Services which descended to him from Richard Basset. and Geffrey Ridell his Ancestor, formerly Lords of Weldon, unto Raphe Lord Basset of Welledon and his Heirs.

Pinkney.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Gilo de Pincheni, Gilo. gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 584 b. n. 20. certain Lands lying at Wedon, in Com. Northt. to the Monks of S. Lucian at Belvare in France. Whereupon they transplant­ed part of their Covent to that place, and made it a Cell to their Monastery.

This Gilo had Issue Raphe Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 584 b. n. 20. his Son and Heir; who in 5 Steph. gaveRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Northt. a Fine of forty Marks to the King for Livery of his Father's Lands. To this Raphe Raphe. succeeded Gilbert de Piucheni his Son Monast. An­glic. ut su­pra. and Heir; who in 3, 5, and 6 Hen. 2. was She­riff Rot. Pip. de iisd. an Berks. of Berkshire: and in 12 Hen. 2. upon the Assessment of that Aid then levyed for marrying the King's Daughter,Gillbert. certifyedLib. rub. tit. Buck. his Knights Fees, de antiquo Feoffamento, to be eleven in number; and those de novo, with what he held in his own hands, three and an half. This Gilbert ratified Monast. An­glic. ut supra n. 10. & 585. n. 10. to those Monks of S. Lucian, all the Grants which Gilo his Grandfather, and Raphe his father had made unto them, of their Lands in Wedon; and left Issue Henry his SonIbid. 584 b. n. 40. and Heir.

Which Henry Henry. confirmedIbid. n. 60. & 585 a. n. 10. to the before-speci­fied Monks, all the Tithes of his own Demesns in Wapenam, Stains, Morton, Miggeham, Hugge­lai and Hachet; as also the Tithes of the Asserts of his Demesns at Kuteberthe, and Hestlea, in Dachet. Upon collection of the Scutage of Wales, in 2 Ric. 1. this Henry answeredRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Buck. & Bedf. vj l. xv s. for the Knights Fees he then had: and in 6 Ric. 1. for the Scutage uponRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Buck. Bedf. the King's Re­demption, xiij l. x s. Likewise in 8 Ioh. upon collection of the sixth ScutageRot. Pip. 8 Joh. Buck. Bedf. of that King's Reign, thirty two Marks.

To this Henry succeeded Robert Monast. An­glic. ut supra 585 a. n. 50. Robert. his Son and Heir; who forIbid. the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Egline his Wife, Henry his Son, and of Phi­lippa his Daughter then deceased; gaveIbid. other Lands in Wedon to the Monks of that house: and in 12 Ioh. payingRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Northt. one hundred pounds for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Northt. of his Father's Lands. In 13 Ioh. upon collection of the Scutage of Scot­land, he paidRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Buck. Bedf. xiij l. xviij s. for his thirteen Knights Fees and an half. After which, viz. in 17 Ioh. adheringClaus. 17 Joh. m. 10. to the rebellious Barons, his Lands were seised, and givenClaus. 17 Joh. m. 10. to the Waleran Tyes. But in 1 Hen. 3. having LettersPat. 1 E. 3. m. 7. of safe conduct to come to Earl William Marese [...]all, to make his peace; he repossessedPat. 1 E. 3. m. 7. them again: shortly after which he died as it seems, for before the end of that year, the Sheriff of Bedfordshire received commandClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 21. to make Livery unto Henry his Son, of all his Lands; upon conditionClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 21. that he should be made a Knight, and do the King service.

To him succeeded another Henry; Henry. who in 17 Hen. 3. payingRot. [...] 17 H. 3. Northt. Rot. Fin. 17 H 3. m. [...]. one hundred pounds for his Re­lief, had LiveryRot. [...] 17 H. 3. Northt. Rot. Fin. 17 H. 3 m. [...]. of his Father's Lands: and in 26 Hen. 3. gave a FineRot. Pip. 26 H. 3 Wiltf. of thirty Marks over and above his Scutage, to be exempted from that Mi­litary service, which he then should have performed in Gascoigne.

In 33 Hen. 3. this Henry having marriedRot. Pip 33 H. 3. Northt. Alice, the Sister and Heir to Gerard de Lindesey, paid Rot. Pip. 33 H. 3. Northt. fifty pounds for his Relief of the moity of the Barony of Limeffe; and died [...] in 38 Henry 3. being then seised [...] of the Mannor of Weden, in Com. Northt. which he held [...] of the King in Ca­pite by Barony. Likewise of the Mannor of Ful­mere and Dachet, in Com. Buck. and minescore Acres of Land in Eumedon, in Com. Essex. As also of sevenscore Acres of Land in Orsteshall, in the same County; leaving Henry his Son and Heir twenty six years of age.

Which Henry Henry. performingRot. Fin. 38 H. 3. m. 3. his Fealty, and pay­ing one hundred pounds for his Relief, had Livery Rot. Fin. 38 H. 3. m. 3. of his Lands: and in 42 Hen. 3. received com­mand Claus. 4 [...] H. 3. in dorso. m. 11. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King, at Chester, upon Monday pre­ceeding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, for restraining the Welch in their Hostilities.

To this Henry succeeded another Robert; Robert. who in 10 Edward 1. beingRot. de Scutag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 3. in the King's service in Wales, had ScutageRot. de Scutag. Wall. 10. E. 1. m. 3. of all his Tenants by Mi­litary service, in the Counties of Northt. Buck Bedf. Essex, Hertf. Warr. Oxon, Berks. Suff. Norff. and Somerst. And in 22 Edw. 1. having beenRot. Franc. 2 [...] E. 1. in dorso m. 6. in that Expedition then made into Gascoigne, obtained a CharterCart. 22 E. 1. n. 12. for Free-warren, in all his Lordships of Fulmere and Dachet, in Com. Buck. Christe­shall, and Emedon, in Com. Essex, and Stanes, in Com. Northt. but died soon after; for in 25 Edw. 1. Henry Henry his Brother and Heir payingRot. Pip 25 E. 1. Northt. his Relief, had LiveryRot. Pip. 25 E. 1. Northt. of his Lands. From which Henry and his Ancestors (as it was afterwards foundEsc. 32. E. 1. n. 191. by Inquisition) there had antiently been paid to the hands of the Constable of Windsore-Castle, fifteen pounds yearly, for this Barony of Pinkney, towards the Guard of that Castle; it be­ing held of the Crown by fifteen Knights Fees.

This last mentioned Henry, in 26 Edw. 1. was Rot. scoc. 26 E. 1. m. [...]. in the Wars of Scotland. Soon after which, he gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 291 b. n. 40, & 50. to the Canons of Ashby, in Com. Northt. freedom of Pawnage for fourscore Hogs in his Woods at Wapenham; and ratifiedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 291 b. n. 40, & 50. to them that Grant, which Henry de Pinkney, his great Grandfather's Father, had formerly made to them for free Pawnage of forty Hogs there; so that thence-forth they should have sixscore Hogs in those Woods quit of Pawnage.

And, having been summonedClaus. [...] iisd. [...] in. dorso. to Parliament with other of the Barons of this Realm, in 25, 27, and 28 Edw. 1. in 29 Edw. 1. by his Deed [...] bear­ing date at Bothevill, 4 September, granted and rendred his Mannor of Wedon, (commonly known by the name of Wedon-Pinkney) in Com. Northt. with the Advowson of the Priory there; and all the services of his Free-holders at Wedon [Page 557] and Wapenham in that County; as also the Ho­mage and Services of Robert de Wannci, and his Heirs, and many others; unto the King, his Heirs and Successors for ever.

Muscamp.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Robert de Muscamp Robert. obtained a Grant [...] from that King of the Lordship of Wllovere, in Com. Nor­thum [...]. with its members; viz. Heepol, Lowye, Beleford, Forde, Hethall, Crutum, Herdrislawe, Lynemersto [...], Brankeston, Heddon, Akild, Coup­land, Yever, Hamildon, Houbourne, Begirmor, Dichend, [...], Fenton, Yes [...]ngton, Fri­ [...]oltan, [...]ollisdon, Uleces [...]re and the moity of Elwye; to be held in Capite by Barony, by the service of four Knights Fees.

Which Robert had Issue Thomas, Thomas. who tookLel. col Vol. 1. 352. part with young Henry (Crowned King, by King Henry the Second, in his life-time) in 19 Hen. 2. against the King his Father: And having married Esc. 8 E. 2. n. 63. Maud the Daughter of William de Vesci of A [...]n­wike, had IssueEsc. 8 E. 2. n. 63. by her, Robert de Muscamp his Son and Heir, and he anotherEsc. 8 E. 2. n. 63. Robert. Robert. Which last mentioned Robert, in 8 Hen. 3. upon collection of the Scutage of Montgomery, was acquittedRot. Pip. 8 H. 3. Nor­th [...]mb. for his four Knights Fees; having been, as it seems, in that service: and having no Issue but three Daughters;Robert. viz. Rot. Fin. 3 [...] H. 3. m. 1. Margery Wife of Mali [...]ius Earl of Stratherne; Isabell married to William de Huntercumbe; and Cecilie to Odonell de Forde, de­parted M. Paris. 798. n. 40. this life in 34 Hen. 3. ( [...]ir magni nominis, in partibus Borealibus; a man of great note in the North, saith Math. Paris.) leaving the said Mar­gery and Isabell then living; and Isabell the daugh­ter of Cecilie de Forde, then Wife of Adam de Wiggeton his next HeirsRot. Fin. ut supra.; who giving Security Ibid. for the payment of an hundred pounds for their Relief, had thereupon LiveryIbid. of the Lands of their Inheritance.

Lovell.

THE first who assumed this sirname of Lovell, was William William. [...] the Son of Asceline Goell (Son [...] to Robert Lord of Iver [...], in Normandy) and Isabell his WifeIbid. 685 [...]., Natural daughter [...] of William de Britolio (BrotherIbid. 282. A. to Ro­ger de Britolio, sometime Earl of Hereford.) Which William Lovell takingOrd. Vit. 879. C. part with Waleran Earl of Mellent, against King Henry the First; and fight­ing stoutly on his part in that notable skirmish, near the Borough of Turold, where Waleran was utterly vanquishedIbid. 88 [...]. C. & D. and made prisoner; being takenIbid. 88 [...] C. & D. in his flight by a Peasant, gaveIbid. 88 [...] C. & D. him his Armour for liberty to escape; and having so done, cutIbid. all his Hair according to the mode of an Esquire; by which means he passedIbid. unknown to a Ferry upon the River of Sene, where he gaveIbid. his Shooes to the Boatman to carry him over; and so at length got bare-foot toIbid. his own house.

But after this, ere long, survivingIbid. 882 A. his Brother, and making his peaceIbid. 882 A. with the King, he ob­tained Ibid. 876 C. the Castle of Ivery, with the Lands there­to belonging.

And in 3 Steph. whenR. Hoved. [...]. a. n. 50. Robert Consul Earl of Gloucester, with divers other of the great men in that time, appeared for Maud the Empress against King Stephen, and fortifiedR. Hoved. [...]. a. n. 50. divers places on her behalf; he then favouring her Title, mannedR. Hoved. [...]. a. n. 50. his Castle at Cari, in Com. Somerst. for her. This William was a special BenefactorOrd. Vit. 596 B. to the Monks of S. Ebrulf at Utica in Normandy; and by ... his Wife, SisterOrd Vit. 596 B. to the before-specified Waleran Earl of Mellent, left Issue two Sons, viz. Ord. Vit. 596 B. Robert and William.

By someIbid. 917 A. [...] 942 [...]. of our Historians, the person who then held that Castle against King Stephen is called Raphe Luvell.

But the next of whom I find mention is Henry Lovell Henry. (Son, or Grandson of the before-mentioned William, I presume:) who in 5 Hen. 2. upon col­lection of the Scutage then levyed, paidRot. Pip. 5 H. 2. Somers. five Marks; and in 12 Hen. 2. upon the Assessment of that Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, cer­tified Lib. rub. sub tit. Somers. his Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento, to be eighteen, and one de novo. In 22 Hen. 2. this Henry was amercedRot. Pip. 22 H. 2. Cornub. for trespassing in the King's Forests at an hundred Marks; and in 33 Hen. 2. impleadedRot. Pip. 33 H. 2. Dors. & Somerst. Robert de Levintone for cer­tain Lands in Broctone, Dictanestone, and Bri­weton.

To this Henry succeeded Raphe; Raphe. who in 1 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. x Joh. Dors. & Somerst. sixty six pounds for Livery of his Barony of Cari. This Raphe bestowedMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 671. l. 5. his Lands of Etheberge on the Monks of Montacute; and departingRot. Pip. 9 Joh. Dors. & Somers. this life in 9 Ioh, left IssueRot. Pip. 9 Joh. Dors. & Somers. Henry Henry. his Brother and Heir; who gaveRot. Pip. 9 Joh. Dors. & Somers. three hundred Marks, and seven Palfries, for Livery of the Lands of his Inheritance. Which Henry in 13 Ioh. paid Rot. Pip. 13 Joh. Dors. & Somers. three hundred Marks,Henry. and three good Paltries, upon his passage into Ireland. As alsoRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Dors. & Somers. twenty three Marks for eleven Knights Fees and an half, and thirteen Marks for six Fees and an half, of the Fees of Montacute, upon collection of the Scutage of Wales.

To this Henry succeeded Richard Lovell, Richard. who in 2 Hen. 3. giving SecurityClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 4. Rot. Pip. 3 H. 3 Dors. & Somers. for his Relief (viz. one hundred pounds) had LiveryClaus. 2. H. 3. m. 4. Rot. Pip. 3 H. 3. Dors. & Somers. of his Barony of Karri, and all other his Lands in Com. Somerst. And in 15 Hen. 3. obtained Free-warren in all his Claus. 15 H. 3. m. 15. Lands belonging to that Honour. In 26 Hen. 3. he gaveRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Dors. & Somers. a Fine of fifteen Marks to be exempted from going into Gascoigne, in that Expedition then made thither.

And in 38 Hen. 3. uponRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Dors. & Somers. collection of the Aid for making the King's eldest Son Knight, answer­ed Rot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Dors. & somers. for eleven Knights Fees and an half, of the Fees of Morton, but died soon after as it seems; for in 39 Hen. 3. Henry his Son and Heir paidRot. Pip. 39 H. 3. Dors. & Somers. an hundred pounds for his Relief, and had Livery Rot. Fin. 39 H. 3. m. 11. of his Lands. Which Henry Henry. diedEsc. 47 H. 3. n. 11. in 47 Hen. 3. being then seisedEsc. 47 H. 3. n. 11. of the same Mannor of Castel-Kary, by him held in Capite of the King, for a whole Barony, by the service of finding two Soul­diers in the King's Army at his own costs for forty days; leaving Richard Richad his Son twenty eight yearsIbid. of age; who thereupon doing his Homage, and payingIbid. an hundred pounds for his Relief, had LiveryIbid. of his Lands.

From which Richard Richard. descended Sir Richard Lovell Knight, who in 9 Edw. 3. with Muriell his Wife, had the custody of the Castles of Corff and Purvek committedRot. Fin. 9 E. 2. m. 10. to him; and was sum­moned Claus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, in the 22d 23d and 24th years of King Edward the Third's Reign.

[Page 558] Which Muriell was DaughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. to ... Earl Douglas in Scotland, by whom he had IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S. one Son called Iames, and two Daughters; viz. Ioane the Wife of Iohn de Moels, and Alianore of Sir Roger Ruhaut; and departedEsc. 25 E. 3. n. 25. this life, ult. Ianuarii, 25 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. 25 E. 3. n. 25. of the Mannor of Wynfrid-Eagle, in Com. Dorst. as also of the Mannors of Castle-Cary, and Mersh, in Com. Somerst. leaving Muriell the DaughterIbid. of Iames Lovell, Son and Heir of him the said Richard, his next Heir, nineteen years of age, and at that time WifeIbid. of Nicholas Seymour.

¶Of this Family (I presume) was Robert Lovell, Robert. who in 16 Ioh. heldClaus. 16 Joh. m. 1. Langecestre and Thornton up the weye, in the Bishoprick of Durham; whereof there was LiveryClaus. 16 Joh. m. 1. at that time made to Robert de Gaugi, who had wedded Claus. 16 Joh. m. 1. Beatricc, Daughter of Isolde, Niece and Heir to the same Robert. Which Robert in 17 Ioh. be­ing in Arms against the King, was takenIbid. m. 14. in Ko­chester-Castle, and committedIbid. m. 14. prisoner to Peter de Mauley.

¶So likewise (as 'tis probable) was Philip Lovell; Philip. who in 34 Hen. 3. beingM. Paris. 774. 34. one of the King's Counsel, was (with some others) signed M. Paris. 774. 34. with the Cross, in order to a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. This Philip, in 35 Hen. 3. having beenIbid. 827. n. 20, & 30. a Clerk and Steward toIbid. 827. n. 20, & 30. the Earl of Win­chester, was advancedIbid. 827. n. 20, & 30. to the King's service; and being GuardianIbid. 827. n. 20, & 30. of the Jews, was accusedIbid. 827. n. 20. & 30. of great Bribery, for taking Plate of much value, to exempt some of them from the Tallage at that time imposed. Whereupon the King grew highly offendedIbid. with him, purposingIbid. to have punished him severly; but at length, through the earnest intercessionIbid. of Iohn Maunsell, (at that time in great power at Court) he came off forIbid. a thou­sand Marks Fine. But being not fully reconciled, applyedIbid. 830. n. 30, & [...]0. & 50. himself to the King and Q [...]en of Scotland (Daughter to King Henry) to intercede for him; having been well acquaintedIbid. 830. n. 30, & [...]0. & 50. with that King, and presentedIbid. 830. n. 30. & [...]0. & 50. him with Gifts; when he was Steward to the Earl of Winchester in Gal­ [...]eye; which being effectually doneIbid. 830. n. 30, & [...]0. & 50. by them, he was soon receivedIbid. 830. n. 30, & [...]0. & 50. into his former Employ­ment and Trust. Nay, so highly did he then stand in the King's esteem, havingIbid. 847. n. 30. still Iohn Maunsell so sure to him; that, uponIbid. 847. n. 30. the death of Wi [...]liam de Haverhull the King's Treasurer, he was shortly admittedIbid. 847. n. 30. to that great office in his stead.

But after this, ere long; viz. in 42 Hen. 3. for the causesIbid. 978. n. 50. formerly alledged, he was by the judg­ment Ibid. 978. n. 50. of the whole Baronage, put from that high Trust, and the next ensuing year departedIbid. 982. n. 30. this life at his Rectory of H [...]mestable, for grief, as 'twas said, that the King's displeasure thus conti­nued towards him; having requiredIbid. 982. n. 30. at his hands a vast sum of money for trespasses done in his Forests, whereupon all his Estate was seisedIbid. 982. n. 30. on till satisfaction given.

¶I now come to Iohn Lovell Iohn of this Family likewise, without doubt. In 41 Hen. 3. this Iohn (amongst other the great men of that time) had summonsClaus. 41 H. 3. in. dorso m. 6. to be at Bristoll, upon the Octaves of S. Peter, well fitted with Horse and Arms to attend the King into Wales. And in 45 Hen. 3. being constitutedPat. 45. H. 3. m. 8. Sheriff of the Counties of Cam­bridge and Huntendon, he continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. so till the end of 47 Hen. 3. Moreover, in 48 he was made GovernourPat. 48 H. 3. m. 17. of the Castle at Northampton; but in 54 Hen. 3. he was signedPat. 54 H. 3. m. [...]. with the Cross, in order to a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. And in 56 Hen. 3. madeRot. Fin. [...] H. 3. m. 7. Governour of the Castle at Marleberge: after which I have seen no more of him till his death, which hapnedEsc. 15 E. 1. n. 11. in 15 Edw. 1. he being then seisedEsc. 15 E. 1. n. 11. of the Mannor of Mynster, in Com. Oxon, Elecumbe, in Com. Wilts. and Tichemerse, in Com. Northt. leaving Sir Iohn Lovell Knight, his Son and Heir, at that time thirty two years of age; who performing his Fealty, had LiveryRot. Fin 15 E. 1. m. 3. of his Lands the same year.

In 22 Edw. 1. this Iohn Iohn attendedRot. Vasc. 22. E. 1. m. 11. that King in his Wars of Gascoigne; and was first summo­ned Claus. 25 E. 1. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm in 25 Edw. 1. After which ere long, viz. in 31, and 32 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 7. Rot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 2. in the Scotish Wars, and deserved so well for his service there; that in 33 Edw. 1. the King granted him LicensePat. 33 E. 1. p. 1. m. 23. to make a Castle of his house at Tichmerse, in Com. Northt. as also for a MarketCart. 33 E. 1. n. 66. there every Monday; with a FairCart. 33 E. 1. n. 66. yearly upon the Eve and day of the Holy Trinity, and seven days next ensuing. This Iohn dyedEsc. 4 [...]. [...]. n. 33. in 4 Edw. 2. being then seisedEsc. 4 [...]. [...]. n. 33. of the Mannor of Tichmerse, in Com. Northt. Mynster-Lovell, in Com. Oxon. Elecumbe and Bluntesdon-Gay, in Com. Wilts. leaving Issue by Ioane his Wife, daughter,Ex coll. R. Gl. S. to Robert Lord Ross of Ham­lake, Iohn his Son and Heir twenty two yearsEsc. ut supra. of age. He likewise died seisedEsc. ut supra. of certain Lands in Docking, in Com. Norff. whereof Iohn his Fa­ther did enfeoffe him and Isabell his first Wife, SisterCo [...]. MS. pe­nès Henr. Co­ [...]item Stan­ford. and Heir to William de Bois joyntly; and the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten, in the time of King Henry the Third. By which Isabell he had IssueEsc. ut supra. one only Daughter called Maude, then the WifeEsc. ut supra. of William la Zouche; andEsc. ut supra. at the time of his death thirty years of age.

I now come to Iohn, Son and Heir to the last Iohn.

This Iohn Iohn. wasRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 5. in the Scotish Wars in 7 Edw. 2. and having been summonedClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament in 6, 7, and 8 Edw. 2. diedEsc. 8 E. 2. n. 49. in the same eighth year; leaving Issue by Maude his Wife, Daughter Esc. 8 E. 2. n. 49. and Heir to Sir Philip Burnell Knight; Ioane his DaughterEsc. ut supra. and Heir then two years of age. Which Maude taking to her second Husband Rot. Fin 9 E. 2. m. 8. Iohn de Handlo without License, in 9 Edw. 2. paidRot. Fin. 9 E. 2. m. 8. an hundred pound Fine for that transgres­sion.

In 8 Edw. 3. this last mentioned Iohn Lovell wasRot. Scoc. 8 E. 3. m. 11. in that Expedition then made into Scotland; likewise inRot. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m. 14. 10 Edw. 3. and inRot. Franc. 18 E. 2. m. 19. Rot. Ranc. 19 E. 3. m. 17. 18 Edw. 3. in the Wars of France. Moreover, inRot. Franc. 18. E. 2. m. 19. Rot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 17. 19, 20Rot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 16., andRot. Franc. 21 E. [...]. m. 11. 21 Edw. 3. he still continued in those Wars, being the RetinueRot. Franc. 21 E. [...]. m. 11. with Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick; but diedEsc. 21 E. 3. n. 4 [...]. in the same twen­ty first year, upon Saturday next after the Feast of All-Saints: being seisedEsc. 21 E. 3. n. 4 [...]. of two parts of the Mannor of Southere, in Com. Norff. and jointly with Isabell his Wife, then surviving of the Man­nor of Mynster, in Com. Oxon. Tichemerse, in Com. Northt. Spekesford, in Com. Somerst. and two parts of the Mannor of Chiriton in the same County; leaving Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir at that timeEsc. 21 E. 3. n. 4 [...]. six years of age and an half. Which Iohn departing Esc. 36. E. 3. p. [...]. [...]. 10 [...]. this life upon Monday next after the Feast of the Translation of S. Thomas the Martyr in 35 Edw. 3. within age, left his Brother (called also Iohn) his next HeirEsc. 36. E. 3. p. [...]. [...]. 10 [...]., but of what age the Jury did not find; which Iohn being of full age in 37 Edward 3. had LiveryClaus. 37 E. 3. m. 27. of his Lands, his Homage being respited.

[Page 559] This last mentioned Iohn, Iohn. in 42 Edw. 3. (being thenRot. Fran. 42 E. 3. m. 4. a Knight) wasRot. Fran. 42 E. 3. m. 4. in the Wars of France, and of the RetinueRot. Fran. 42 E. 3. m. 4. with Lionel Duke of Cla­rence. So likewiseRot. Franc. 4 [...] E. 3. m. 13. in 45 Edw. 3. and in 47 Edw. 3. having marriedRot. Fin. 47 E. 3. m. 22. Maude, the Daughter of Robert de Holand, Son of Robert de Holand Knight, deceased, CousinRot. Fin. 47 E. 3. m. 22. and Heir to the said Sir Robert, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 47 E. 3. m. 22. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

In 48 Edw. 3. this Iohn having beenRot. Vasc. 48 E. 3. m. 9. again in the Wars of France, and of the RetinueRot. Vasc. 48 E. 3. m. 9. of Edmund Mortimer Earl of Marche; was the next year (viz. Rot. Vasc. 48 E. 3. m. 9. 49 Edw. 3.) summonedClaus. de eodem an. in dorso. to Parlia­ment. And in 50 Edw. 3. constitutedRot. Franc. 50 E. 3. m. 25. Governour of the Castle of Banelyngham, in France: also in 3 Ric. 2. imployedPat. 3. R. 2. p. 2. m. 4. into Ireland upon the King's special service.

But some years after this, much discontentH. Knigh­ton 2697. n. 30. arising amongst divers of the Nobility, by reason that the King was wholly swayed by Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland, and some others, to the great scandal of the Government, the Duke of Gloucester (viz. Thomas of Wodstoke) and his party, raising what Forces they could, appeared in Arms,H Knigh­ton 2697. n. 30. near London, at Bishops-wood, Wal­tham, Hackney, and other places; whence they sentH. Knigh­ton 2697. n. 30. this Iohn Lord Lovell, with the Archbishop of York (and others) to the King; requiringH. Knigh­ton 2697. n. 30., that he should deliver up those, by whose evil Counsel he had been thus seduced.

Howbeit, at length it so hapned that this Lord Lovell fell offIbid. [...]705. n. 30. from them to the King; being one of those whom they expelledIbid. [...]705. n. 30. the Court, whilst they were thus predominant. And in 18 Ric. 2. attendingPat. 18 R. 2. p. 1. m. 16. him into Ireland, so far insinuated himself into his esteem, as that in 22 Ric. 2. he was again imployedPat. 22 R. 2. p. 3. m. 19. & m. 22. into that Realm in his service.

But after this I have not seen any thing farther memorable of him, than that he gaveMonast. An­glic. p. 272. a. 18. to the Canons of Marlebergh, in Com. Wilts. certain Lands in Monton, Burbach, and West-Graston; and that upon the morrow next ensuing the Feast of S. Iames the Apostle, Anno 1408. (9 Hen. 4.) by the titleArundel Vol. 1. 255 b. of Iohn Lord Lovell, and Holand, he madeArundel Vol. 1. 255. b. his Testament at Wardour-Castle, in Com. Wilts. whereby he bequeathed his Body to Burial in the Church of the Hospital of Saint Iohn at Brackley, in Com. Northton. and gave thereunto a Vestment of Black, adorned with Stars of Gold: as also certain Copes, and other things thereunto appertaining of the same sute and colour; appoint­ing Maude his Wife to dispose of part of his Goods for the health of his Soul; whom, together with Iohn his Son, then a Knight, Sir Humphrey Stafford Knight, and some others, he constituted his Executors.

The day of his death, I cannot certainly tell, but it was not long after; for the ProbateIbid. of that his Testament bears date the twelfth of September following; the Lands whereof he died seised be­ing Esc. 9 H. 4. n. 29. Claus. 10 H. 4. [...]. 32 & 33. these; viz. the Mannors of Sutton-Wal­rond, in Com. Dorst. Sp [...]rkford, North-C [...]iriton, and Upton-Noble, in Com. Somerst. Tichmerse, and Othecote, in Com. North•••. Mynster-Lovell, in Com. Oxon. Mighenden, Bridesierd, Erdescote, Knoll, Hywishe, Wamberghe, Ubeton, W [...]rdor, Knoweke, Knighton, Salthorpe, Wikelescote, Areforde, Stutescombe, and Elcombe, in Com. Wilts. And as Tenant by the courtesie in right of Maude his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Robert de Holand, of the Mannor of Hameldon, in Com. Rotel. Southmere, in Com. Norff. Broughton, juxta Aylesbury, in Com. Buck. Yox [...]ale, in Com. Staff. Baggeworth, and Shepesheved, in Com. Leic. Dokelynton, Norton-Bruyn, and Chel­deston, in Com. Oxom. Denford, in Com. Berks. As also of the Mannors of Brackley and Hulls, with the Hundred of Sutton (commonly called Kings-Sutton, in Com. Northt. Maude his Wife survi­ving, who in 1 Hen. 5. by a formal ReleaseEx [...] penès Tho. Co. Elg [...]n. un­der her Seal of Arms, bearing date at Bristoll, 4 Iulii, did quit-claim to King Henry the Fifth, all her right to divers Lordships and Lands where­unto that King did then make claim, by virtue of a certain Grant made of them by King Henry the Third, unto Edmund his Son, and the Heirs of his body: And having givenMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 375 a. 46. her Mannors of Bagworth and Thornton, in Com. Leic. to the Hospital of Brackley, in 8 Hen. 5. procured Li­cense Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 375. a. 46. for converting it to an House of Fryers-Preachers.

I come now to Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, thenRot. Fin. 10 H. 4. m. 17. a Knight, who had LiveryRot. Fin. 10 H. 4. m. 17. of his Lands the next ensuing year after his Father's decease, his Homage being respitedRot. Fin. 10 H. 4. m. 17..

This Iohn lived not long; for upon the nine­teenth of October, 2 Hen. 5. he departedEsc. 2 H. 5. n. 30. this life, being then seised of the Mannors of Mighen­den, Elcombe, Erdescote, and Wardor-Castle, in Com. Wilts. Cheleston, Minster-Lovell, Norten-Bruyn, and Dokelington-Brethon, in Com. Oxon. Tichemershe, Hinton juxta Brakele, Hulls, with the Mannor and Hundred of King's-Sutton, in Com. Northton. and Broughton, in Com. Leic. leaving William his Son and Heir 17 years of age.

Which William William. in 4 Hen. 5. was by Indenture retainedEx Autogr. penès Clerie. pell. to serve the King with six men at Arms, and eight Archers, in his Wars of France; and before the end of that year to serveIbid. him in his Fleet at Sea with two men at Arms, himself ac­counted, and four Archers. Moreover, in 9 Hen. 5. he wasRot. Franc. 9 H. 5. m. 12. again in those Wars of France; and in 1 Hen. 6. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 1 H 6 [...]. 6. Esc. 1 H. 6. n. 51. of the Lands of his Inheritance by descent, both from Iohn Lord Lovell his Father, and Maude the Daughter and Heir of Robert de Holand his Grand­mother, being thenRot. Fin. 1 H. 6. [...]. 6. Esc. 1 H. 6. n. 51. twenty four years of age.

This William was summonedClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament from 3 Henry 6. till 33 Henry 6. inclusive; and having marriedClaus. 2 H. 6. m. 1. Alice, one of the Daughters of Sir Iohn Deincourt Knight, Sister and Coheir to William Lord Deincourt, Widow ofEsc. 13 E. 4. n. 54. Raphe Boteler Lord Sudley, performing his FealtyRot. Fin. 11 H. 6. m ... Claus. 2 H. 6. m. 1. in 2 Hen. 6. had LiveryRot. Fin. 11 H. 6. m. ... Claus. 2 H. 6. m. 1. of the Lands of his Inheritance.

After which; viz. in 8 Hen. 6. he was retained by IndentureEx [...] penès [...] pell to serve the King in his Wars of France, with twenty nine men at Arms, and eighty Archers: and in 21 Hen. 6. procured Li­cense Cart. 21 H. 6. n. 21. &c. to deafforest his Woods, called Minster­woods, in Com. Oxon. with two Fields thereto ad­joyning, and to impark them.

But in 24 Hen. 6. in considerationPat. 21 [...]. 6. p. 1. n. 19. of his eminent services in Foreign parts, as well in the time of King Henry the Fifth, as this King; as also by reasonPat. 21 [...]. 5. p. 1. n. 19. of his infirmity of body, he ob­tained an especial exemptionPat. 21 [...]. 5. p. 1. n. 19. from coming to Parliament for the whole term of his life. How­beit, in 28 Hen. 6. notwithstanding this special Priviledge, he was madePat. 28 H. [...] p. 2. m. 1 [...]. Constable of Walingford Castle, and departedEsc. 33 H. 6. n. 2 [...]. this world upon the 13th of Iune, 33 Hen. 6. leaving Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir twenty twoEsc. 33 H. 6. n. 2 [...]. years of age; Alice his Wife still surviving; who the very same year, upon the [Page 560] deathEsc. 33 H. 6. n. 34. of Margaret her Sister, Wife of Raphe Lord Cromwell, without Issue, was foundEsc. 33 H. 6. n. 34. to be her next Heir; by which means divers fair Lord­ships and Lands descended to her, whereof she had special LiveryPat. 34 H. 6 p. 1. m. 19. soon after.

The Lands whereof this William Lord Lovell died seised, were these; viz. Esc. 33 H. 6. n. 28. the Mannors of Ketherhythe and Ber [...]undsey, in Com. Surr. Wol­verhampton, in Com. Staff. Waltham Parva, cal­led Powers-mannor, and Burnells in Berle, in Com. Hertf. Kesyngdon-Basset, in Com. Glouc. Wevilcate, called Butlers-Court, in Com. ... Mynster-Lovell, Dokelyngton, Norton-Bruyn, and Cheleston, in Com. Oxon. Denford, in Com. Berks. Elcombe, Blackgrove, Mighenden, Wig­tetcote, Sulthorpe, Whythyll, Uffecote, Erdes­cote, and Knoke, in Com. Wilts. The third part of the Chase of Charnewood, in Com. Leic. The Mannors of Cranleye and Broughton-Lovell, in Com. Buck. The Mannors of Holgate, Clee-Saint Margaret, Wolstanton, Prestes-weston, Ardulve­ston, Bollylye, Longfeld, Uppington, Wotton, Onebury, Welton, Sutton, Corston, Abbeton, Ewdon-Burne [...]l, Benthall, Millingchope, Bush­bury, Longedon, Condovere, Astewall, Hope-Bowdlers, Wiggecote, Chatwall, Smethecote, Chelton, Acton-Keyner, Tasseley, Konton, Am­b [...]ston, Pulleleye, Kammeshurst, Streford-Cantelope, Acton-Burnell, and Acton-Pigot, in Com. Salop. the Borough of Brakele, the Hundred of Sutton, alias King's-Sutton, the Mannors of Pokebroke, Duston, Tychemershe, King's-Sut­ton, and Halls, in Com. Northt.

AndIbid. of the Inheritance of Alice his Wife, of the Mannors of Askeham and Drynghouse, with­in the Liberty of the City of York, and Man­nor of Baynton, in Com. Ebor. of the Mannors of [...]gges, Herdewyke, Kotherfeld, Somerton; the moity of the Mannor of Fringford, and fourth part of the Mannor of Stanlake, in Com. Oxon. Of the Mannor of Ordton, alias Ulverton, in Sa­lihull, in Com. War. Of the Mannors of Shovyn­don, Est-claydon, Bold-claydon, Woburne, and Fryngford, in Com. Buck. as also of the Mannor of [...], in Com. Cantii.

And joyntlyIbid. with the said Alice, of the Castle and Mannor of Wardour, and Mannors of Bride­s [...]ursh, Ubbedon, and Wamburghe, in Com. Wilts.

¶I now come to Iohn his Son and Heir.Iohn.

This Iohn, in 34 Hen. 6. (thenRot. Fin. 34 H. 6. m. 9. a Knight) had Livery of his Lands, his Homage being respitedRot. Fin. 34 H. 6. m. 9. And in 38 Hen. 6. in considerationPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 15. of his good services, obtained a PatentPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 15. from the King, to be chief Forester, of the Forest of Whichwode, in Com. North•••. But before the end of that year the Scene suddenly changed; for upon the landingStow & [...] in eodem anno. of the Dake of York, and those of his party, this Iohn Lord Lovell accompanyingStow & [...] in eodem anno. the Lord Scales and Hungerford to London, in hope to gain the Citi­zens for King Henry; failing therein, were con­strained Stow & [...] in eodem anno. to flee to the Tower for refuge. Soon after which the Yorkists prevailed every where, to the total ruine of King Henry and most of his Friends: so that of this Iohn I have not after­wards seen any thing further memorable till his death, which hapnedEsc. 1 H. 8. n. 29. 9 Ian. 4 Edw. 4. he being then seisedEsc. 4 [...]. 4. n. 27. of the Mannor of Yoxball, in Com. Staff. Denford and Pole, in Com. Berks. Mynster-Loveil, [...]-Pa [...]ve, Duke [...]gton, Norton-Bryne, and the Mannor of Wyb [...]scote, called [...]-Court, in Com. Oxon. Baynton, called Deincourts-Mannor, and Wald-Newton, upon the Woulds, in Com. Ebor. Of the Mannors of Halls, Brackley, King's-Sutton, and Tiche­mersh, in Com. Northton. Of the Mannors of Holgore, Clee [...]S. Margaret, Wolstanton, Prestes-Weston, Bollyleye, Longford, Uppinton, Pullileye, Wot­ton, Walton, Sutton, Corston, Abeton, Edon- [...]urnell, Beithall, Millinchope, Bushbury, Lon­gedon, Cundovere, Astwall, Hope-Bowdeler, Chatwall, Smethecote, Acton-Keigner, Tasseley-Cantelope, Acton-Burnell, and Stretfeld, in Com. Salop. as also of the moity of the Mannor of Askham-Bryan in the County of the City of York; leaving Issue Francis his Son and Heir by Ioane his Wife, SisterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of William Viscount Beau­mont, his Son and Heir, nine years of age.

Which Francis, Francis. in 22 Edw. 4. wentStow's Ann. with Richard Duke of Gloucester (then Lieutenant Stow's Ann. General of the English Army into Scotland; and before the end of that year; viz. upon the 4th of Ianuary, was advancedCart. 22 E. 4. n. 1. to the dignity of Viscount Lovell. Moreover, being a great Friend and Favourer of King Richard the Third, in those his unjust and bloody practices, whereby he at­tained the Crown; he was advancedPat. 1 R. 3. p. 1. m. 5. to the of­fice of Lord Chamberlain of his Houshold. And being thereupon madePat. 1 R. 3. p. 1. m. 5. Constable of the Castle of W [...]ngford, had the custodyPat. 1 R. 3. p. 1. m. 5. of that Honour; as also of the Honour of S. Waleries, granted to him, and was likewise constitutedPat. 1 R. 3. p. 1. m. 5. chief Butler of England. And having thus twisted Interests with him, adventured himself in Battel for him at Bos­worthfield; where that King being slain, and his Army totally routed, he made shift to escape with his life; and thence fleeingPolyd. Vi [...]g. p. 564. to S. Iohns at Colche­ster, in Essex, took SanctuaryPolyd. Vi [...]g. p. 564. there for a while; but deeming that no safe place, privily got away toIbid. 568. n. 30. Sir Thomas Broughton's house in Lancashire, and there lurkedIbid. 569. a. 10. for some months, and so into Ibid. 572 a. n. 20. Flanders, to Margaret Dutchess of Burgundy (Sister to the late King Edward the Fourth) from whom, withIbid. 572 a. n. 20. two thousand stout Souldiers, under the conduct of Martin Swart, (an eminent Ger­man Commander) he was sentIbid. 573. into Ireland on the behalf of Lambert Simnell, (that counterfeit Duke of York) and came over into England with Iohn de la pole, Earl of Lincoln, and the rest of that party; by which means he under-went the like fate as they did; being slainIbid. 574. n. 30. Stow's Ann. in the Battel of Stcke, near Newark upon Trent, 16 Iunii, 3 Hen. 7.

This Francis marriedCatal, of Nob. by R. B. Anne, Daughter to Henry Lord Fitz-Hugh, but had no Issue by her; so that being attaintedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. in 1 Hen. 7. his two Si­sters; viz. Ioanc the WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of Sir Bryan Stapleton Knight, and Fridiswide marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to Sir Edward Norris Knight, could inherit nothing from him.

Lovell Lord Morley.

¶I Now come to William Lovell, Williams. second Son to William Lord Lovell, and Alice his wife, Sister of William Lord Deincourt.

This William marriedEx col. R. Gl. S. Alianore, the Daughter and Heir to Robert Lord Morley; by reason of which marriage, he had the titleEx col. R. Gl. S. of Lord Morley, and departedEsc. 16 E. 4. n. 7 [...]. this life on the morrow after the Feast of S. Iames the Apostle, 16 Edw. 4. being then seisedEsc. 16 [...]. 4. n. 7 [...]. of the Mannors of Bridesmithe, Up­padon-Lovell, [Page 561] and Erdeskote, in Com. Wilts. leaving IssueEsc. 16 E. 4. n. 7 [...]. Henry his Son and Heir, ten years of age, and Eleanor his Wife surviving. Which Eleanor diedEsc. 16 [...]. 4. ut su­pra. upon the twentieth of August fol­lowing; being seisedEsc. 16 [...]. 4. ut. su­pra. by right of Inheritance of the Mannor of Halyngbury-Morley, in Com. Essex. Walkern, in Com. Heref. Heyngham, Swanton-Morley, Burston, Matsale, Mokeryng, Albye, Folsham, and the Hundred of Fourh [...], in Com. Norff. as also of the Mannors of Sho­byngton, Est-Claydon, Crawley, and Woburne-Deincourt, in Com. Buck. Henry her Son and Heir being then eleven years of age. Which Henry Henry. in 4 Hen. 7. bearing the titlePat. 4 H. 7. p. 1. of Lord Morley, had a special LiveryPat. 4 H. 7. p. 1. of the Lands of her Inheritance. And having marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth, the fourth Daughter of Iohn de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, be­ing sentHolingsh. in eodem anno. with the Lord Daubenie and others from England into Flanders, in the same fourth year of Hen. 7. in aid of Maximilian King of Ro­mans (against whom a Rebellion in those parts had been used) was unhappily slainHolingsh. in eodem anno. at Dixmew by a Gun-shot, and buried at Calais, leaving noEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Issue; so that Alice his Sister taking to Husband Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Sir Henry Parker Knight, had Issue by him a Son called Henry Ex Coll. R. Gl. S.; who in 21 Hen. 8. was summoned Claus. de eo­de [...] ann. in dorso. to Parliament by the title of Lord Morley.

Munchensi.

IT was not long after the Norman Conquest, that Hubert de Munchensi Hubert. gave [...] to the Monks of Eye, in Com. Suff. his house at Iakes [...]e; as also toIbid. 665 b. n. 30. the Monks of Thetford, two parts of the Tithes of Belcham; and likewise bestowedIbid. 469 a. n. 20. the Church of Edwardeston, in Com. Suff. and two Acres of Land, with two parts of the Tithes of Staneton and Stanestede, on the Monks of Saint Albans; whereupon Edwardeston became a Cell to that great Abbey; which Grant King Henry the Second confirmed.Ibid. 469 a. n. 20.

Moreover in 5 Steph. this Hubert gaveRot. pip. 5 Steph. Norff. & S. [...]. an hundred pounds for an exchange of the Mannor of Seham, in Com. Suff. which Hugh Bigot ob­tained Rot. pip. 5 Steph. Norff. & S. [...]. from him.

It is saidEx Coll. R. Gl. S. that this Hubert had Issue Warine de Munchensi, Warine. and he another Hubert, which is like enough to be true: for in 33 Hen. 2. it appears [...] that Hubert de Munchensi was in Ward to the Bishop of Ely with his Land of Streford, part of the Honour of Henry de Essex.

At the same time also Agnes de Munchensi (Wi­dow of Warine, as I guess) Daughter [...] of Pain Fitz-Iohn, then [...] sixty years of age, had [...] three Sons, viz. Raphe and William, both Knights, and Hubert a Clerk; as also two Daughters, the one married [...] to Stephen de Glanvile, and the other to [...] William Painell, her Lands at Holkham, in Com. Norff. be­ing then valued at eleven pounds per Annum.

But the next of whom I find any thing memo­rable, is William de Munchensi, William. who in 2 Ric. 1. paid [...] an hundred Marks Fine to have Livery of the Mannor of Winserthing, in Com. Norff. This William in 6 Ric. 1. attended [...] the King into Normandy: and in 2 Ioh. gave [...] forty Marks and one Pal [...]rey to be exempted from that expedition then made beyond Sea; his Lands lying in [...] the Counties of Essex, Suff, and Norf. But in 6 Ioh. he died, if not before; for then [...] did William Earl of Arundell give an hundred Marks for the Wardship of his Lands and Heir, whose name was also William.

Which William (though then in minority) ob­tained Claus. 8 Joh. m. 1. Rot. pip. 9 Joh. Norff. & Suff. from the King a special Grant of all the Demesns and Fees whereof the Countess of Here­ford died siesed; in consideration whereof he paid a Fine of two hundred Marks. But it seems that this William lived not long after; for it appears Rot. fin. 15 Joh. m. 2. Rot. pip. 16 Joh. Kanc. that in 15 Ioh. Warine de Munchensi Warine (his Uncle I suppose) gave a Fine of two thousand Marks for Livery of his whole Inheritance; and to be quit of those debts which he owed to the Jews.

This Warine took to WifeIoh. Tinc­muth, MS. in bibl. Bodl. lib. 20. cap. 50. Ioane the second Daughter to William Mareschall Earl of Pem­broke: and in 7 Hen. 3. beingClaus. 7 H. 3. in dorso m. 5. in that Expedition then made into Wales, hadClaus. 7 H. 3. in dorso m. 5. Scutage of all his Tenants by Military service in the Counties of Suff. Norff. Essex, Kent. Hertf. and Buck. Moreover, in 8 Hen. 3. upon collecting the Scutage of Mont­gomery, he was acquittedRot. pip. 8 H. 3. [...] for fourteen Knights Fees and an half; and in 26 Hen. 3. being inM. Paris. p. 590. n. 40. that famous Battel at Xantoine against the French, wonM. Paris. p. 590. n. 40. lasting Honour by his valiant deportment there.

In 34 Hen. 3. the King ratisiedClaus. 34 H. 3. m. 18. to this Warine de Munchensi, all the Liberties appertaining to the Lands of Raphe de Munchensi his Uncle, whose Heir he was; which Liberties were grantedIbid. by King Henry the Second. But in Anno 1255. (38 Hen. 3.) he diedM. Paris. p. 908. n. 10., being then reputedM. Paris. p. 908. n. 10. one of the most noble, prudent, and wealthy men in all the Realm; his Inventory amounting to two thousand Marks, leaving Issue William his SonIbid. and Heir; whose Wardship the King grantedIbid. to William de Valence William. (half Brother to the King) who had mar­ried Ibid. Ioane his Daughter by the King's appoint­ment. Which William de Munchensi was then near to his full age as it seems; for before the end of that year he had LiveryRot. fin. 38 H. 3. m. 3. of all the Lands in Essex (doing his Fealty) whereof Raphe de Haye died seised, whose Heir he was; and the same year upon collection of the Aid for making the King's eldest Son Knight, paidRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Kanc. twenty nine pounds for fourteen Knights Fees and an half which he then had.

Moreover, in 40 Hen. 3. as Son and Heir to the before-specified Warine, doing his Homage he had LiveryClaus. 40 H. 3. m. 1. of all his Lands lying in Norff. Essex, Kent, Glouc. and Northampton, which descended to him by his death: and in 42 Hen. 3. had sum­mons Claus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11., to attend the King at Chester well fitted with Horse and Arms, on Monday preceeding the Feast of Saint Iohn Baptist, to oppose the Hostilities of the Welch. Furthermore, in 46 Hen. 3. being Claus. 46 H. 3. in dorso m. 18. one of those discontented Barons then at odds with the King, he received noticeClaus. 46 H. 3. in dorso m. 18., that in case he did not personally repair to the Court (as divers of them did) to ratisie that Accord betwixt the King and them at that time made; he might send his Seal for the better confirmation thereof. And in 48 Hen. 3. having beenM. Paris. 995. n. 40. one of the chief Com­manders on the part of the rebellious Barons, in that fatal Battel of Lewes, where the King was made their prisoner; the next ensuing year, when they summonedClaus. 49 H. 3. in dorso. a Parliament in the King's name, he wasClaus. 49 H. 3. in dorso. one of the chief of those Barons that then sate therein.

But not long after this, being takenLel. coll. Vol. 1. p. 772▪ at Kenil­worth in that notable surprise made by the Forces of Prince Edward, a little before the Battel of [...] (whereof I have elsewhere particularly [Page 562] taken notice) his Lands were seised and givenClaus. 52 H. 3. in dorso m. 10. to William de Valence, who had married his Sister (as before is observed.)

Whereupon Dionysia his Mother undertookPat. 51 H. 3. m. 33. to bring him in before the Feast of S. Hillary, in 51 Hen. 3. to stand to the judgment of the King's Court in pursuance of the Decree called Dictum de Kenilworth; but being notPat. 51 H. 3. m. 33. able to perform it within the compass of that time, by reasonPat. 51 H. 3. m. 33. of his sickness, she promisedPat. 51 H. 3. m. 33. to bring him in upon that very day; where, and at which time he had such fair respect for his Sisters sake, that William Valence her Husband freely restoredClaus. 52 H. 3. ut supra. them to him again.

After which, viz. in 6 Edw. 1. he obtained a formal and full pardonClaus. 6 E. 1. m. 10. for those his rebellious actings: and in 10 Edw. 1. marchedRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. with the King's Army into Wales, in that Expedition then made thither. Furthermore, in 11 Edw. 1. having obtainedRot. fin. 11 E. 1. m. 5. from Iohn de Munchensi, the Mannor-house, and fourth part of the Mannor of Has [...]ing­feud, doing his Homage he had LiveryRot. fin. 11 E. 1. m. 5. thereof. And in 13 Edw. 1. obtained a confirmationCart. 10 E. 1. n. 10. from that King of all those Priviledges and Liberties which were granted to his Ancestors by King Henry the Second; in particular that he might keep Dogs to hunt the Hare, Fox, and Wilde-Cat in his Forests; and to have a weekly MarketCart. 10 E. 1. n. 10. at his Mannor of Gareston. But in Anno 1289. (17 Edw. 1.) marching with the Earl of Cornwall (then Governour of the Realm in the King's ab­sence) intoT. Wals. p. 15. n. 20. Wales, against Rees ap Griffith, at that time in the Castle of Drosselan (who had madeT. Wals. p. 15. n. 20. great depredations in those parts) endea­vouring to demolish that Castle by undermining it; was with divers others overwhelmedT. Wals. p. 15. n. 20. in the fall thereof.

Shortly after which Hugh de Vere (a younger Son to Robert Earl of Oxford) thenPat. 18 E. 1. m. 16. being the King's servant, obtained a GrantPat. 18 E. 1. m. 16. of Dionysia, the sole Daughter and Heir to this deceased William, with purposePat. 18 E. 1. m. 16. to make her his Wife; and having af­terwards accordingly marriedClaus. 25 E. 1. m. 10. her; in 25 Edw. 1. in considerationClaus. 25 E. 1. m. 10. of his great services in the Wars of France, doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 25 E. 1. m. 10. of the Lands of her Inheritance. Dionysia her Grand­mother then living, who being a pious and devout Woman, foundedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 543. n. 20. the Nunnery at Waterbeche, in Com. Cantabr. in Anno 1293. (21 Edw. 1.) and departedRot. fin. 22 E. 1. m. 2. this life in 32 Edw. 1. whereupon Hugh de Vere (who had married her said Niece and Heir) had LiveryRot. fin. 22 E. 1. m. 2. of those Lands whereof she died seised.

¶Having thus finished what I had to say of this principal Branch, I come now to the next; viz. William de Munchensi of Edwardeston, William. in Com. Suff. who is saidEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to be a younger Brother to the last mentioned Warine (though neither he, nor any of his Descendents, had ever summons to Parliament.)

This William marriedRot. fin. 6 E. 1. m. 9. Claus. 6 E. 1. m. 5. Beatrix, one of the Daughters and Heirs to William de Beauchamp of Bedford, and had LiveryRot. fin. 6 E. 1. m. 9. Claus. 6 E. 1. m. 5. of her Purparty of that Inheritance in 6 Edw. 1. but diedEse. 14 E. 1. n. 27. in 14 Edw. 1. being siesed of the Mannor of Potemere, in Com. Hertf. as also of the Mannors of Brende­shale in Balinton, Stanstede, Weston, Pilton, Wylinghale, Finchenfeld, Beauchamp-William, Manhale, Breny [...]ge, Boxgrave, and Leyre-de la Hay, in Com. Essex, fifty two Acres of Land and Meadow in Haselingfeld, in Com. Cantabr. certain Lands in Scratford, in Com. Suff. as also of the Mannor of Edwardeston in the same County; and in right of Beatrix his Wife of the Mannors of Bramham, Konhale, Dylewike, and Kerenton, in Com. Bedf. and certain Lands in Lyncelade and Suthcote, in Com. Berks. William his Son and Heir beingEsc. 14 E. 1. n. 27. at that time twenty one years of age.

Which William departedEsc. 30 E 1. n. [...]. this life in 30 Edw. 1. leaving William William. his SonEsc. 30 E 1. n. [...]. and Heir twenty two years of age; who doing his Homage, had Livery Claus. 30 E. 1. m. 3. of his Lands the same year; and in 32 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. [...] E. 1. m. 2. in the Scotish Wars. But this is all I have seen of him till his deathEsc. 11 E. [...] n. 18. [...]. in 11 Edw. 3. at which time being seisedClaus. 11 E. 3. p. 1. m. 23. of the before-specified Mannor of Edwardeston, he left Thomas de Munchensi his Son and Heir twenty one years of age;Thomas. who then doing his Homage, had Livery of his Lands; and had Issue one sole Daughter and Heir called Ioane, married to Sir Richard Waldgrave Knight.

Lucie.

THE first mention I find of this name, is in that Render made to Richard de Lucie Richard. by King Henry the First, of the Lordship of Disce in Norfolk; where the RecordTesta de [...] Norff. [...] Suff. expres­seth, that it was not known whether it were so yielded to him as his Inheritance, or for his Ser­vice. This Richard being GovernourOrd. [...] [...]18 C. of Faleis in Normandy in 3 Steph. stoutly defendedOrd [...] [...]18 C. it against Ieffrey Earl of Anjou, who had laid Siege thereto; and deserving so well of that King, ob­tained [...] from William Earl of Gloucester his Son, the Town of Grenestede (in Essex) with the ser­vices of divers persons to hold by ten Knights Fees: as alsoIbid. n. 10. the Lordship of Stanford and Angre a member thereof, together withIbid. n. 10. Roring and Cristeshale, to hold by the service of three Knights Fees. And afterwards, in those times of Hostility, betwixt Maud the Empress and King Stephen; taking part [...] with that King, issued [...] out of Oxford with William de Chesney then Go­vernour there, and encountring [...] with some Forces which were sent out of Wallingford-Castle by the Empress, routed [...] them and took divers pri­soners.

But at length, viz. in 18 Steph. upon [...] that Agreement made betwixt the King, and Henry Duke of Normandy: whereby it was concluded [...] that Henry should succeed him in the Throne of this Realm; for the better securing of that Accord, the Tower of London, and Castle of Winchester, by the advice of the whole Clergy, were then given [...] into the hands of this Richard. He (by his so­lemn Oath) promising [...], that upon the death of King Stephen he would faithfully deliver them to Henry; and for his more effectual performance of that Trust, gave [...] up his own Son for an Hostage.

All which being afterwards accomplished; he was in 2 Hen. 2. constitutedRot. Pip. 2 H. 2. [...]. Sheriff of Essex and Hartfordshires; and in 7 Hen. 2. the King being M. [...] in anno 1161. then in Normandy, and hearingM. [...] in anno 1161. of the death of Theobald Archbishop of Canterbury, was sent M. [...] in anno 1161. thence into England, to procure the election of Thomas Becket (then Lord Chancellour) in his room. Moreover, such was the esteem he then had with King Henry; that in the eighth of his Reign he was advanced [...] to that great office of Justice of England. And shortly after, viz. in 10 Hen. 2. upon that Recognition x made by King [Page 566] Henry of the antient Laws of this Realm, was one of those who undertook y for his observance of them.

In 12 Hen. 2. uponLib. rub. in Scacc. sub. tit. Essex. the Aid then assessed for marrying the King's Daughter, he certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc. sub. tit. Essex. his Knights Fees (lying in the Counties of Kent, Suf­folk, and Norfolk) de veteri Feoffamento, to be in number seven; andLib. rub. in Scacc. sub. tit. Essex. that his Ancestors performed the service of Castle-guard at Dovor for the same, as alsoLib. rub. in Scacc. sub. tit. Essex. that he held one Knights Fee more, de novo Feoffamento, in Com. Devon.

But the same year, uponRad. de Di [...]o [...] 9. n. 50. Ro [...]. Ho­red. 286 a. n. 30. those great Differences which hapned betwixt the King and Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury; Becket fleeing Rad. de Di [...]to [...] 9. n. 50. Ro [...]. Ho­red. 286 a. n. 30. into Normandy, and coming toRad. de Di [...]to [...] 9. n. 50. Ro [...]. Ho­red. 286 a. n. 30. Uiceliac to celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord (the King beingRad. de Di [...]to [...] 9. n. 50. Ro [...]. Ho­red. 286 a. n. 30. the [...] also in those parts) discern­ing Rad. de Di [...]to [...]9. n. 50. Ro [...]. Ho­red. 286 a. n. 30. divers persons who then repaired to that Festival; and amongst them this Richard de Lucie, he steptRad. de Di [...]to [...]9. n. 50. Ro [...]. Ho­red. 286 a. n. 30. into the Pulpit, and there with lighted Candles pronounced the sentence of Excommuni­cation Rad. de Di [...]to [...]9. n. 50. Ro [...]. Ho­red. 286 a. n. 30. against them all, as publick Ince [...]diaries betwixt the King and him, but being neitherIbid. Con­victed, nor called to answer, with the rest he Ap­pealed Ibid. and en [...]redIbid. the Church.

Soon after which (viz. in 13 Hen. 2.) the King beingGerv. D [...] ­rob 1402. n. 40. still beyond Sea, he was made Lieutenant Gerv. D [...] ­rob. 1402. n. 40. here during his absence. And when the King perceivedM. Paris. in an. 1168 that Alexander the Third, then Pope, gave countenance to Becket; he, with some others, were sentM. Paris. in an. 1168 to the Archbishop of Colein, to com­plain to him against his Holiness for so doing.

Moreover, in Anno 1173. (19 Henry 2.) he marchedR. Ro [...]ed. 306 b. n. 50. [...] 307 a. Lel. coll. Vol. 2. 272. with Humphrey de Bohun, Constable of England, into Scotland, to waste that Country, at which time they burnedR. Ro [...]ed. 306 b. n. 50. [...] 307 a. Lel. coll. Vol. 2. 272. Barwick.

In this year also the Government of the Realm being againJo [...]erall. 1088 n. 40. R Hored. 307 b. n. 10. committed to him, by reason of the King's absence, the Earl of Leicester and others then breaking out in Rebellion on the behalf of young Henry the King's Son (as our Historians do shew) he joynedJo [...]erall. 1088. n. 40. R Hored. 307 b. n. 10. with Reginald Earl of Corn­wall the King's Uncle, in the Siege of Leicester; and having taken it, burnedJo [...]erall. 1088 n. 40. R Hored. 307 b. n. 10. the whole Town, demolishingJo [...]evall. 1088 n. 40. R Hored. 307 b. n. 10. also the Walls thereof. The same year likewise he laid SiegeJa [...]evall. 1094. n. 30. to Huntington and took it.

This Richard had by the giftEx Autogr. in bibl. Cot­ton. of King Henry the Second, the Hundred of Angre in Essex; as also an hundred Acres of Affart-lands in the Forest of Stantord, Grenestede, and Angre.

I now come to his Works of Piety.

To the Canons of the Holy Trinity without Ald­gate, in the Suburbs of London, he gave [...] twenty shillings Rent in N [...]w [...]on, for the health of the Soul of Rohais his Wife, whose Body lay [...] there interred; and to the Monks of Feversham, the Lordship of Cherham. Moreover, in Anno 1178. (21 Hen. 2.) he founded [...] the Priory of Westwode in the Diocess of Rochester, in honour of S. Thomas of Canterbury the Martyr: And about the same time also began the foundation of [...] the Priory of Lesnes in Kent, which he plentifully endowed [...]. But the year next ensuing; viz. in the month of Iuly, he took upon him the habit [...] of a Canon-Regular there; and departing this life soon after, was buried [...] in the Chapter-house of that Mo­nastery.

By the before-specified Rohais his Wife, he had Issue two Sons, viz. Geffrey [...] de Lucie, and Herbert [...] de Lucie; and two Daughters, Maude married [...] to Walter Fitz-Robert (Progenitor to the noble Family of Fitz-Walter) to whom she brought [...] the Lordship of Disce before-mentioned; and Rohais toRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. [...]nc. Fulbert de Dovor, Lord of Chilham in Kent.

Which Geffrey diedD [...]mitian [...]. 8. ut supra. in his Father's life-time, leaving Richard his SonRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. [...]nc. and Heir; who depart­ing this life withoutIbid. Issue, the Inheritance resort­ed Ibid. to Rohais his Aunt, so married to Fulbert de Dovor, as hath been observed.

Touching Herbert de Lucie his younger Son, I findRot. de Domina­bus, &c. sub tit. Es­sex, rot. 8. that he was fourteen years of age in 32 Hen. 2. and then in the tuitionRot. de Domina­bus, &c. sub tit. Es­sex, rot. 8▪ of Godfrey de Lucie; havingRot. de Domina­bus, &c. sub tit. Es­sex, rot. 8: the Lordship of Stanford in Essex, and Hundred of Angre for his livelihood; but that he likewise died IssuelessRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. ut supra., and that in 9 Ioh. Ro­hais his Sister paying a FineRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. ut supra. to the King, had Livery of the whole Barony, whereunto she then had an Hereditary right by descent from Richard Rot. Pip. 6 R. 1. ut supra. de Lucie, and Herbert de Lucie her Brothers, as the Record expresseth.

CommandClaus. 14 Joh. m. 2. being likewise given to all the Free­holders and Tenants of those Lands in Cornwall, whereof Richard de Lucie her Grandfather was possessed; and whereof the said Richard de Lucit, and Herbert de Lucie her Brothers, were seised to do their services for them to William de Briwer, unto whom she the said Rohais had granted them.

Of Maude de Lucie (whom I presume to be the same Maude who was so married to Walter Fitz-Robert) I findRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 2. Essex. that she being Lady of Angre, was afterwards married to Richard de Ripariis; and that she diedEsc. 27 H. 3. n. 3. Essex. in 27 Hen. 3. being then seised of the Mannor of Stanford; as also of the Mannor and Hundred of Angre, leaving Richard de Ripa­riis her youngest Son survivingIbid.; Richard her Grandson being thenIbid. four years of age, whose Wardship was, for the sum of a thousand Marks, committedCart. & Pat. 27 H. 3. m. 1. to Philip Basset.

I come now to Reginald de Lucie, though I can­not as yet discover his Parentage.

In 20 Hen. 2. this Reginald Reginald. Jorevall. 1093. n. 50. upon that Rebelli­on of the Earl of Leicester and others, on the be­half of young Henry the King's Son, was Gover­nour Jorevall. 1093. n. 50. of Notingham for the King. And in 1 Ric. 1. at the solemn Coronation of that King, gave his attendanceIbid, 1158. l. 7. with the rest of the Barons.

He took to WifeMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 400 b n. 20, 30, 40 & 50, Annabell the second of the three Daughters and Coheirs of William Fitz-Duncan, Earl of Murray in Sco land, by Alice the Daughter and Heir to Robert de Rumeli, Lord of Skypton in Cravene, with whom he had the Ho­nour of Egremond, in Com. Cumbr. (by descent from Alice the Daughter of William de Meschines, Lord of that whole Mountanous Territory called Coupland, as elsewhere I have more fully shewed.) And had Issue [...] by the said Annabell a Son called Richard; Richard. who in 1 Ioh. gave [...] to the King a Fine of three hundred Marks for Livery of all his Lands in Coupland and Canteberge, and to have liberty to marry with whom he should please; as also to have his Purparty of those Lands whereunto he laid claim against Baldwin Earl of Albemarle, and Robert de Curtenay▪ and Alice his Wife (descen­deuts from his Mother's Sisters.)

This Richard de Lucir heldTesta de Nevill Surr; Woleneste, in Com. Surrey, of the King in Capite as of the Ho­nour of B [...]loin; and gave the one half thereof unto Odo de Dammartin, with ... his Sister in marriage; and the other moity to Roger de Saint Iohn with his other Sister. Moreover in 5 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 1 Ioh. Cumbr. five Marks and one Palfrey to the King, that he might have Jurors to enquire what Cu­stomes [Page 563] was joynedRot. Scoc. 40 E. 3. m. 2. with Roger de Clifford in the Guardi­anship of the Marches towards Cumberland and Westmerland. And having marriedPat. 40 E. 3. p. 1. m. 24. Ioane the Widow of William Lord Graystoke without the King's Licence, obtained pardon for that Trans­gression. Whereupon, in 41 Edw. 3. with divers [...] Pat. 41 E. 3. p. 2. m. 7. other noble persons, he procured LicencePat. 41 E. 3. p. 2. m. 7. to travel beyond-Sea; and the next year following, upon Saturday after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy-Cross, departedEsc. 42 E. 3. n [...]7. this life, leaving Ioane his Daughter and next Heir twoEsc. 42 E. 3. n 37. years and a quarter old; being then seisedEsc. 42 E. 3. n 37. of the Mannors of Multon, Flere, Beusolace, and Skirbek, in Com [...] Linc. Of the Castle and Mannor of Coker­mouth, of the River of Derwent and Fishing, of the M [...]nnor of Dene, the Hamlet of Ullak; the Mannor of Brathwayt, the Hamlets of Usakre­dale, Brundholme, Lestskales, Buttermere, Sat­ [...]erhage; the Mannors of Papcastre, Aspatrik, [...]iggeton, in Allerdale; the Hamlets of Kirke­land, [...]essuyn, Aykehebed, Ulneton with the Kiscane, Kirkebride, Waberton, Dondrawe, Lounthwayt, and Forest of Westw [...]re. Likewise of the third part of the Mannor of Egremond, the Mannor of Lo [...]sewater, with the Hamlets of [...]hakthwait and Mole, all in Com. Cumb. More­over, of the Castle and Mannor of Langele, with its members; as also of the Hamlets of Narlawe, Leghes, Lyghtbirke, Narstuden, the Town of Nayden, the Hamlets of Lyppwod, [...]atunrawe; the Town of Allerwashe, the Hamlet of Aller­washeles, the Towns of Four-stanes and War­don; the Mannors of Blenkensop, and Fether­st [...]n-halgh; the Hamlets of Whitwanne and Chesterwode, belonging to the before specified M [...]nnor of Langele, all in the County of Nor­t [...]umberland. The custody of which Lands were thereupon committedPat. 43 E. 3. m. 3 [...]. to Philippa Queen of England, until she the said Ioane should be of full age;C [...]aus. 43 E. 3. m. 17. excepting the Castle and Mannor of Lan­ge [...]e, with its members in Com. Northumbr. the third part of the Mannor of Egremund; the Free­f [...]rm of Allerdale; the Mannors of Aspatrik, Crosseley, and Bre [...]by, in Com. Cumbr. which were assignedC [...]aus. 43 E. 3. m. 17. to Ioane, Widow of this dec [...]ased Anthony for her Dowry.

But Ioane the Daughter departingEsc. 43 E. [...]. p. 1. n. 69. this life up­on Sund [...]y next after the Feast of S. Michael, 43 Edw. 3. beingEsc. 43 E. [...]. p. 1. n. 69. then not much more than three years of age; the Inheritance of the Castle and Honour of Cokermouth, &c. whereof she died seised, did resortEsc. 43 E. [...]. p. 1. n. 69. to Maude her Aunt (viz. Sister to Anthony de Lucie her Father) then Wife to Gil­bert de Vmfravill Earl of A [...]gos, afterwards marri­ed Claus. 7 R. 2. m. 22. to H [...]nry de Percie Earl of Northumberland.

Which M [...]ude, by a FineIn Scac. pe­nes Thes. & Camer. in [...]e [...] [...] de diver­sis Comitat. l [...]vyed in the Octaves of S. Iohn Baptist, Octavo Ric. 2. and recorded in the Octaves of S. Michaell next ensuing, setled the said Castle and Honour of Cokermouth, with a large proportion, besid [...]s, of her great Inheritance, upon the said Henry Earl of Northumberland, her Hus­band and her self, and the H [...]irs male of their two bodies lawfully begotten; and for want of such Issue, on the Heirs of her own body: but in case she should dye without Issue, th [...]n on Henry Lord Percie, Son and H [...]ir to the said Earl (begotten on his first Wife) and the H [...]irs male of his body; upon condition that he the said Earl, and the Heirs male of his body, should bear the Arms of Percie; viz. Or a Lion Rampant Azure, quarterly with the Arms o [...] Lucie; viz. Gules, three Lucies Argent, in all Shi [...]lds, Banners, Ensign [...]s, and Coats of Arms whatsoever; where and whensoever there should be occasion of bearing, and shewing forth their own Paternal Arms. And in case he the said Earl should depart this life without Issue male, that then Sir Thomas Percie Knight (Brother to the Earl, and Uncle to the said Henry) and the Heirs male of his body, should enjoy the same Castle, Honour, &c. upon the like condition; and in default of such Issue, Sir Thomas Percie Knight, second Son to the said Earl, and the Heirs male of his body; with remainder to Sir Raphe Percie Knight, third Son to the said Earl, and the Heirs male of his body. And in case these conditions should not be performed, then to remain to the right Heirs of her the said Maude.

But the right Heirs of this Maude wereEsc. 22 R. 2. n. 38. these; viz. on her Father's side, Sir William Melton Knight, Son of Ioane, Sister of Thomas Lord Lucie, Father of Anthony, Brother of her the said Maude. And on the Mother's side, Sir Walter Fitz-Walter Knight, and Sir Robert Harington Knight; viz. the said Sir Walter Fitz-Walter, being Son of Walter, Son of Iohn, Son of Ioane, one of the Sisters of Margaret Lucie, Mother of Anthony, Bro­ther of her the said Maude, and the said Sir Ro­bert de Harington, the Son of Iohn, the Son of Elizabeth, the other Sister of the said Margaret.

¶Of this Family was also Geffrey de Lucie Geffrey [...]. (by some called Godfrey) who boreR. Ho [...]ed. [...]74 [...]. n. [...]0. the Cap of State at the Coronation of King Richard the First; and in 9 Ioh. gave to the King a FineRot. Pip. 9 Joh. So [...]h. Rot. Fin. 9 Joh. m. 9. of three hun­dred Marks, to have Iulian the Widow of Peter de Stokes with her whole estate.

In those great contests which King Iohn had with his rebellious Barons, this Geffrey in 14 Ioh. adheredM. Paris. 231. n. 20. to the King, being then reputedM. Paris. 231. n. 20. by the adverse party, one of his evil Counsellors; and in 15 Ioh. attendedClaus. 15 Joh in dorso m. 2. him in his Expedition then made into Poi [...]tou. In 16 Ioh. he gave a Fine Rot. Pip. 16 Joh. Oxon. of three hundred Marks to the King, for the Wardship of the Heir of Roger de S. Iohn, with the benefit of his Marriage. And though in 17 Ioh. the King did commitClaus. 17 Joh. m. 14. to William de Briwer the custody of all the Lands on Cornwall, which were of the Honour of Lucie, and then in the poss [...]ssion Claus. 17 Joh. m. 14. of this Geffrey; whereunto the said William claimedClaus. 17 Joh. m. 14. a right by the gift of Rohese de Dovor: yet he stoutly adheredM. Pa [...]is. 255. n. 10. to the King against the re­bellious Barons of that time; and thereupon was Ibid. [...]76. n. 30. one of the three, unto whose trust the Lands and Castles of such as were then in Arms against the King, were committed.

Moreover, in 1 Hen. 3. continuingIbid. [...]95 l. 9. still firm to the Royal Interest, he accompaniedIbid. [...]95 l. 9. William Marshall Earl of Pembroke (then Governour of the King and Kingdom by reason of the King's minority) and the rest of the Loyal Party, toClaus. 2 H. [...]. in dorso m 4. the genreal Rendevouz of the Royal Army at New­arke upon [...]rent, on Monday in Whitson-week, and thence marching to Lincoln, affistedClaus. 2 H. [...]. in dorso m 4. in rai­sing the Siege, which Lewes of France, with the Barons, had there made.

Shortly after which; viz. in 8 Hen. 3. he was constitutedPat. 8 H. [...]. p. 1. m. 2. Governour of the Islands Geresey and Garnsey; so likewisePat. 8 H. [...]. p. 1. m. 11. of the Castle at Berk [...]am­sted; and inPat. 12 H. 3. m. 2. 12 Hen. 3. of the Castles of Dur­ham and Norham. Furthermore, in 20 Hen. 3. withM. Paris. 4 [...]1▪ n. 3 [...]. Richard Earl of Cornwall (the King's Bro­ther) and others of the Nobility, he tookM. Paris. 4 [...]1▪ n. 3 [...]. upon him the Cross, for a journey to the Holy Land; and in 22 Henry 3. was constitutedPat. 22 H. [...]. m. 10. Governour of the Castle at Portcester.

[Page 567] In 31 Hen. 3. he was againM. Paris. in anno 1247. signed with the Cross, together withM. Paris. in anno 1247. William Longespe and some others. So likewise inIbid. in [...]o­de [...] an. Anno 1250. (34 Hen. 3.) but in 36 H [...]. 3. he departedClaus. 3 [...] H. [...]. m. 5. this life; where­upon the custody of his Lands lying in the Coun­ties of Southampton, Kent, Northumb. Surr [...] suff. Northampton, Bedf. and Buck. were com­mitted to Geffrey de Lusignian the King's Brother, till his Heir should be of full age.

After him I find another Geffrey Geffrey 2. (his Son I pre­sume) who inClaus. 46 H. 3. in dorso m. 18. 46 Hen. 3. was with other the Barons then a party to that peaceable Agreement, made betwixt the King and them; viz. that in case they could not personally come according to the time limited for ratifying the same; that then they should send their Seals to be affixed there­unto. But, notwithstanding this Accord, he was H. Knigh­ton [...]446. n. 30, & 40. one of those who met at Oxfozd with a mighty power, in 47 Hen. 3. and forcedH. Knigh­ton 2446. n. 30, & 40. the King to submit to those unreasonable Ordinances which they had then framed, commonly called Provisio­nes Oxonii. Moreover, in 49 Hen. 3. he tookEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. part with Montfort Earl of Leicester, and the rest of that party, who were then happily vanquished in the Battel of E [...]esham; and escaping death in that great encounter, repairedClaus. 50 H. 3. in dorso, m. 4 to the Castle of Gloucester; which he afterwards rendredClaus. 50 H. 3. in dorso, m. 4 to Prince Edward upon condition of pardon, thence­forth approvingClaus. 50 H. 3. in dorso, m. 4 himself a loyal Subject to that King. But in 12 Edw. 1. or before, he departed this life; whereupon his Lands in Com. Northumb. with the Wardship of his Heir, were committed Rot. Pip. 12 E. 1. [...]it. Com­pot. Tho. de Normanvile. to Richard de Brus, until his said Heir should be full of age. Elianore his Widow having the Mannors of Dayllington, and Slapton, in Com. Northton. and Chelmundescote, in Com. Buck. as­signed Claus. 12 E. 1. m. 3. for her Dowry.

Which Heir called also Geffrey, Geffrey. 3. beingClaus. 16 E. 1. m. 1. of full age in 16 Edw. 1. and doing his HomageClaus. 16 E. 1. m. 1., had LiveryClaus. 16 E. 1. m. 1. of the Lands of his Inheritance; and was summonedClaus. de [...]odem anno, in dorso. to Parliament in 25 Edw. 1. But farther I cannot say of him.

Multon.

IN King Henry the First's time, [...]homas de Multon [...]homas. (so called from his residence at Mul [...]on, in Com. Linc.) atMonast. An [...]. Vol. 1. [...]08 b. n. 10. the Funeral of his Father in the Chapter-house at Spalding (his Mother, Brothers, Sisters, and Friends being present) gave Monast. An [...]. Vol. 1. 308 b. n. 10. the Church of Weston to the Monks of that Abbey.

After him Lambert de Multon, Lambert. in 11 Hen. 2. was Rot. Pip. 11 H. 2. Linc. amerced at an hundred Marks, residing then in Lincolnshire. And in 9, and 10 Ioh. another Thomas Thomas. wasRot. Pip. de iisdem annis Li [...]c. Sheriff of that County: which Tho­mas in 15 Joh. attendedClaus. 15 Joh. in dorso m. 1. the King in his Expedi­tion then made into Poi [...]tou. And having then given aRot. Fin▪ 15 Joh. m. 8. thousand Marks to the King for the Wardship of the Daughters and Heirs of Richard de Luci (of Eyremont, in Com. Cumbr.) bestowed Testa de Ne­ll Cumb [...]. them afterward in marriage upon his two Sons, Lambert and Alan, as I shall farther shew anon.

In 17 Joh. beingClaus. 17 Joh. m. 14. in Arms against the King with the rebellious Barons, and takenClaus. 17 Joh. m. 14. at Roche­ster-Castle, he was committedM. Paris. 270. n. 20. to the custody of Peter de mauley, to be safely secured; who car­ried M. Paris. 270. n. 20. him prisoner to the Castle of Corff: where­upon he imployedPat. 17 Joh. m. 11. his Son Lambert to the king for letetrs of safe conduct, on the behalf of him­self and his Friends; to the end he might treat of his enlargement. But at that time he did not make his peace as it seems; for it appears, that in 1 Hen. 3. the King committedClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 13. his Cas [...]le of Mul­ton, with all other his Possessions, to William de Albini, to hold during pleasure: howbeit, be­fore the end of that year, returningPat. 1 [...]. 3. m. 14. to obedience, he had restitutionPat. 1 [...]. 3. m. 14. of them.

In 2 Hen. 3. having marriedPat. 2 [...]. 3. m. 2. Cl [...]us. [...] H. 3. m. 9. Ad [...] the Daugh­ter and Coheir of Hugh de Morvill, WidowPat. 2. [...]. 3. m. 2. Cl [...]us. [...] H. 3. m. 9. of Richard de Luci of Egremont, without the King's Licence; commandPat. 2. [...]. 3. m. 2. Cl [...]us. [...] H. 3. m. 9. was sent to the Archbishop of York to make seisure of all his Lands in Com. Cumbr. and to retain them in his hands until fur­ther order. But giving SecurityPat. 2 H. 3. m. [...]. to answer the same, whensoever the King should require him so to do, he had LoveryPat. 2 H. 3. m. [...]. of all his Lands in Cope­land, with the Castle of Egremont, which had been seised for that transgression. About this time the like commandClaus 2 H. 3. m 9. was sent to the Sheriff of Lincolnshire, to seise all his Lands in that County, forClaus 2 H. 3. m 9. the Arrerages of the Fine due for his own redemption then unpaid. And soon after this Robert de Vipount received the like PreceptRot. [...] n 2 H. 3. m. 6. to take good Security from him, for the payment of three hundred pounds debt to the King: as also for another debt of Clxiv l. viij s. j d. due to the King by Ada de Morevill his Wife; itRot. [...] n 2 H. 3. m. 6. being a Fine whereby she compounded with King Iohn for Licence to marry; and upon such Security given to deliver up unto him his Castle and Lands which were so seised, as is before observed.

In 6 Hen. 3. he gaveRot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 7. an hundred pound Fine to the King, and one Palfrey for the office of Fo­rester of Cumberland, granted to him by King Iohn, rendring ten pounds per Annum to the Ex­chequer, it beingTe [...]ta de Ne­vil Cumbr. of the Inheritance of Ada his Wife.

In 17 Hen. 3. being SheriffRot. Pip. 17 H. 3. Cumbr. of Cumberland, he was made GovernourPat. 17 H. 3. m. 7. of the Castle at Carleo [...], and continuedRot. Pip. de i [...]sd. an. Sheriff of that County for the eighteenth, nineteenth, and one half of the twen­tieth year of that King's Reign. Moreover, he wasFin. levat. mens. pasch. 8 H. 3. one of the Justices of the King's Court of Common-pleas form 8 Hen. 3. and a Justice Itine­rant Claus. 9 H. 3 in do [...]so m. 1 [...]. for divers years, from 9 Hen. 3. and gave Mon [...]st. An­glic. Vol. 1. 774 [...]. n. 5 [...]. to the Monks of Calder, in Com. Cumbr. the moity of the Town of Dereham.

Moreover, he gaveIbid. 886 b. to the Monks of Holcol­tram, in Com. Cumbr. Common of Pasture for five hundred Sheep in Laysingby; also toMonast. A [...] ­gl [...]c. Vol. 2. 547 b. n. 10, & [...]0. the Hospital of S. Leonard at Skyrbec, in Com. Linc. his whole Lordship of Skyrbec, with the Chapel of Wynestowe, and Adv [...]wson of the Church at Kirketon. After which, ere long, viz. in Anno 1240. (24 Hen. 3.) he departedM. Pari [...]. 53 [...]. this life with this character, by a MonkM. Pari [...]. 53 [...]. of that time; viz. That in his youth he was a stout Souldier, afterwards very wealthy, and learned in the Laws; but overmuch coveting to enlarge his Possessions, which lay conti­guous to those of the Monks of Crowland, he did them great wrong in many respect; leaving Issue by Ada his second Wife, one Son called Thomas, Thomas. and Iulian a Daughter, marriedRot. Pip. 11 J [...]h. Linc. to Robert le Vava­sour. Which Thomas in 25 Hen. 3. payingRot. Pip. 25 H. 3. Cumbr. forty pounds for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Pip. 25 H. 3. Cumbr. of his Lands.

This Thomas de Multon in 36 Hen. 3. being Ro [...]. Pip. 3 [...] H. 3. Cumb [...]. then Forester of Cumberland (by descent from the before-specified Ada his Mother, Daughter and Coheir to Hugh de Morevill) gaveRo [...]. Pip. 3 [...] H. 3. Cumb [...]. a Fine of four hundred Marks to the King for trespassing in that [Page 564] stomes and Services his Tenants had used to per­form, and to do to him and his Ancestors for their Lands in Coupland. And the same year obtained a GrantCart. 5 J [...]h. n. 10. C [...]rt. 11 H. 3. p. 1. m. 24. per In­spex. from the King to himself and Ada his Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Hugh de Morvile, of the Forestership of Cumberland, with its Ap­p [...]rtenances, without any Partition to be made thereof with Ioane her other Sister; and farther grantedCart. 5 J. h. n. 10. C [...]rt. 11 H. 3. p. 1. m. 24. per In­spex. unto them the Purparty of her the said Ioane in all her Father's Lands.

This Richard likewise gaveRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Cumbr. to the King (the next year following) nine hundred Marks, and five Palfries, to have Livery of the Purparty belonging to her the said Ada, of the whole Inheritance which belonged to Roger de Morvill her Father; and to enjoy the Forestership of Cumberland, as amply as Hugh de Morvill Father of Roger had it, without any Partition to be thereof made. And in 10 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 10 Joh. Cumbr. a good Palfrey to the King for the Grant of a Fair at his Mannor of Renglas, every year upon the Feast-day of S. Iames the Apo­stle, and a weekly Market every Saturday.

Moreover, he gaveMonast. An­glic. Vol. 1. 774. n. 40. to the Monks of Calder in Cumberland, the moity of his Mill at Ike­ling [...]on.

And by an ample CharterPen [...]s Bur­genses ibidem. to his Burgesses of Egr [...]mont, granted unto them divers Immunities and Priviledges; viz. that they should not go be­yond the Gates of his Castle there upon any Sum­mons; either with the Lord, or his Steward, to take distresses in Coupland. Also, that in the time of War they should not be obliged to find any more than twelve armed men for forty days, for the defence of that Castle at th [...]ir own proper costs. Likewise that they should not give Aid, unless for making his eld [...]st Son Knight; marrying one of his Daughters, or towards his own ransom, in case he were taken Prisoner; and at such other times as his Tenants by Military service gave Aid. More­over, that they should be quit of Pawnage for their Hogs in certain of his Woods. But by this Char­t [...]r he obliged them to grind at his Mills, and to give the thirteenth part for Toll of their own Corn, and of that which they should buy, the six­teenth part: and upon the Purchase of any Bur­gage, the Buyer to give him four pence at the taking Possession.

Adding also divers good Orders and Rules for their better Government in that Borough, which for brevity I omit.

But in 15 Ioh. or before, he departedRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 10. this life; for then did Ada his Widow give a FineRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 10. of five hundred Marks for Livery of her Paternal Inheri­tance; as also for her Dowry of his Lands, and that she might not be compelled to marry again. After which she tookClaus. [...] H. 3. m. 9. Pa [...]. 2 H. 3. m. 2. to Husband Thomas de Multon withoutClaus. [...] H. 3. m. 9. Pa [...]. 2 H. 3. m. 2. the King's Licence; by reason whereof the Castle of Egremont, and other the Lands whereof she was possessed, were seisedClaus. [...] H. 3. m. 9. Pa [...]. 2 H. 3. m. 2. in­to the King's hands. But afterwards upon Com­position Claus. [...] H. 3. m. 9. Pa [...]. 2 H. 3. m. 2. he had Livery of them again; and ob­taining Testa de Nevill Cumbr. the Wardship of the two Daughters and Heirs of the said Richard de Lucie, marriedTesta de Nevill Cumbr. them to his two Sons; viz. Ann [...]bell toRot. Pip. 29 H [...]. Cumb [...]. his eldest Son Lambert de Multon; and Alice to Alan de Rot. Pip. 29 H [...]. Cumb [...]. Multon the younger Son: the Lands, which by the death of him the said Richard so descending unto them, and afterwards divided; beingClaus. 1 [...] E. 2. m. 4. the Mannors of Egremond, Aspatrick, Caldebec, Brathway [...] and Husacre, in Com. Cumbr. ¶Of which Lambert de Multon, and his Descendents, I have spoke, under the title of Multon of Egremont.

Lucie of Cokermouth.

I Now come to Thomas the Son of Alan de Multon, who by reasonEx Coll. R. Gl. [...]. that Alice his Mother was one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Richard de Lucie of Egremont, assumedEx coll. R. Gl. [...]. the sir­name of Lucie.

This Thomas marriedRot. Fin. 1 [...] E. 1. m. 16. Isabell, one of the Daugh­ters and Coheirs to Adam de Bolteby (a great man in Northumberland) and in (16 Edw. 1.) doing his FealtyRot. [...] 16 E. 1. m. 16. had LiveryRot. [...] 16 E. 1. m. 16. of all the Lands which were of the Inheritance of Alice his Mother. But diedEsc. 3 [...] E. 3. n. 79. in 3 [...] Edw. 1. being then seisedEsc. 3 [...] E. 3. n. 79. of the Mannor of Langley, in Com. Northumb. which came to him by the marriage of her the said Isabell. He likewiseIbid. died seised of the Mannor of Aspa­trik, and Royalty of the Liberty of Allerdale, in Com. Cumbr. as also of the Mannor of Caldebek, leavingIbid. Thomas Thomas [...]. his Son and Heir twenty four years of age. Which Thomas doing his Homage Rot. Fin. 33 E. 3. m. 10. i [...] cedul [...]. the same year, had LiveryRot. Fin. 33 E. 3. m. 10. i [...] cedul [...]. of his Lands; and in 34 Edw. 1. wasR [...]t. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 8. in the Wars of Scotland. But in 2 Edw. 2. diedEsc. [...] E. 2. n. 78. without Issue, whereupon Anthony Anthony. his Brother being foundEsc. [...] E. 2. n. 78. his next Heir, and at that time twenty five years of age; doing his HomageClaus. 2 [...]. 2. m. 8. Rot. Fi [...]. [...] E. 2. m. 13., had LiveryClaus. 2 [...]. 2. m. 8. Rot. Fi [...]. [...] E. 2. m. 13. of the Lands of his Inheritance, exceptingClaus. 2 [...]. 2. m. 8. Rot. Fi [...]. [...] E. 2. m. 13. those, which Christian the Widow of him the said Thomas held in Dower; viz. Claus. 2 [...]. 2. m. 8. Rot. Fi [...]. [...] E. 2. m. 13. the third part of the Mannors of Balnes, Brathwayt, Aspatrik, and Caldebek, in Com. Cumbr. as also the third part of the Mannor of Langele, and Villages called Fourstones, and Allerwashe, in Com. Northumb.

Which A [...]thony in 34 Edw. 1. wasRot. Sco [...]. 34 E. 1. m. 8. (together with his Brother Thomas) in the Scotish Wars: and in 4 Edw. 2. received commandRot. Scoc. [...] E. 2. in dorso m. 4. (with divers other noble persons) to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Ro [...]borough within the month after the Nativity of Saint Iohn Baptist, thence to march against the Scots.

In 7 Edw. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 5. in the Wars of Scotland; and in 10 Edw. 2. joyned in Com­mission Rot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. [...]. with William Lord Dacre, for defence of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmerland, against the Incursions of the Scots. In 11 Edw. 2. b [...]ing made SheriffRot. Sco [...]. 11 E. 2. m. 10. of Cumberland, he was con­stituted Rot. Sco [...]. 11 E. 2. m. 10. sole Guardian of that County, and of Westmerland: and in 12 Edw. 2. again made SheriffPat. 12 E. a. p. 1. m. 30. of Cumberland, as also GovernourPat. 12 E. a. p. 1. m. 30. of the Castles of Earlisle and Cokermouth.

In 16 Edw. 2. being again made SheriffRot. Fin. [...]6 E. 2. m. 11. of Cumberland, and GovernourRot. Fin. [...]6 E. 2. m. 11. of the Castle of Carlisle; he was also constitutedRot. Fin. 1 [...] E. [...]. m. 13. Governour of the Castle of Appleby, and likewiseIbid. m. 1. of the Castle and Honour of Egremond: and the same year ob­tained from the King a GrantCart. 16 [...]. 2. n. 7. in cedul [...]. in Fee of the Castle and Honour of Cockermouth, with the Mannor of Papcastre pertaining thereto, to hold by the service of one Knights Fee. Moreover, the next ensuing year he obtained a CharterCart. 17 E. 2. n. [...] for a weekly Market on the Tuesday at his Mannor of Heydon­brigge, in Com. Northumb. and a Fair yearly on S. Mary Magdalen's day, and three days following. As also Free-warren Cart. 17 E. 2. n. [...] within his Liberty of Coc [...]er­mouth, Papcastre, Broughton, Bretteby, Cross­by, Ulbed [...]le, Aspatrik, Caldebek, and Lusewater, in Com. Cumbr. Langley, Heyden, Four-stones, Allerwas [...] and Wardene, in Com. Northumb.

InRot. Fin. 17 E. 2. m. 3. 17 andRot. Fi [...]. [...] E. 2. m. 28. 18 Edw. 2. being again made Governour of the Castle of Carlisle; he had in [Page 565] considerationPat. 17. E. 2. p. 1. m. 20. of his good services, a GrantPat. 17. E. 2. p. 1. m. 20. from the King of the Mannor of Meburne-Regis, in Com. Westm. as also of the Mannor of Grendon, in Com. Northumb. forfeited to the Crown by the Rebellion of Roger Lord Clifford, (and formerly bestowed on Andrew de Har [...]la, but forfeited like­wise by him) to hold during his life.

Which Andrew, notwithstanding, that by the great favour of King Edward, he had been advanced n to the Earldom of Carlisle; yet afterwards taking part o most traiterously with the Scots, he was surprisedYpod. [...]. 106 by this Anthony Lord Lucie, and sentYpod. [...]. 106 up to London; where being degradedYpod. [...]. 106. of his Honour, he had sentenceYpod. [...]. 106 of death. More­over in 1 Edw. 3. this Anthony was again made GovernourPa [...]. 1 E. 3. p. [...]. m. 37. of the Castle and Town of Carlisle. So likewisePat. 2 E. 3. p. 1. m. 5. in 2 Edw. 3. Furthermore, in 5 Edw. 3. there being divers Hostile I [...]cursionsH. Knigh­ton. 2563. l. 2 [...]. Wals. i [...] eodem anno. made by the Scots upon the Marches; to retaliate those inju­ries, he entredH. Knigh­ton. 2563. l. 2 [...]. Wals. i [...] eodem. anno. Scotland, and by fire and plun­der didH. Knigh­ton. 2563. l. 2 [...]. Wals. in eodem. anno. much mischief there. About this time he was also constituted Justice of Ireland: and in 8 Edw. 3. made GovernourRot. Scoc. 8. [...]. [...]. m. 19. of the Town and Castle of Barwick upon Iwede; as also JusticeClaus. 9 E. [...]. m. 7. of all the King's Lands in Scotland, havingClaus. 9 E. [...]. m. 7. with him thirty men at Arms in that service; where he continued [...] till the twelfth of Edw. the Third, and then was constituted Sheriff [...] of Cumber­land, as also Governour [...] of the Castle of Carlisle. He was summoned [...] to Parliament from 14 Edw. 2. until 17 Edw. 3. inclusive; and [...] in 17 Edw. 3. leaving Issue Thomas [...] his Son and Heir.

Which Thomas Thomas. having married [...] Margaret the 3 Sister, and one of the Coheirs to Iohn de Multon of Egremund, in 8 Edw. 3. made Partition [...] with them of the Lands of their Inheritance; and in 11 Edward 3. had Livery [...] of them accordingly. By which Partition he had [...] certain Lands in Distington, in Com. Cumbr. parcel of the Mannor of Egrem [...]nd; as also [...] the third part of the residue of the Mannor of Egremund; the third part of all the Lands in Ullayk, and Scalgill in Derewent­ [...]ell with the third part of the Mannors of Beu­solaz and Flete, in Com. Linc.

In 12 Edw. 3. this Thomas being [...] in the King's service in Flanders, had an Assignation [...] of forty Sacks of Wooll for his better support therein: and in 13 Edw. 3. a confirmation [...] of an Annuity of fifty pounds per Annum, granted to his Father in 9 Edw. 3. to be received out of the Exchequer, until he should have Lands or Rents of Inheritance to that value. In 17 Edw. 3. he was [...] one of those, by whose Martial conduct, and special Va­lour, the Siege of Lough-maban-Castle, which the Scots had made, was happily raised; being the same year joyned in CommissionRot. Sc [...]c. 17 E. 3. m. 4. with Henry Lord Percy, and Maurice Lord Berkley, to treat with William Douglas, and to receive him to the King's obedience. And uponRot. Scoc. 17 E. 3. [...]. 4. that Truce then made with the French, wherein the Scots were like­wise includedRot. Scoc. 17 E. 3. [...]. 4., was constitutedRot. Scoc. 17 E. 3. [...]. 4. one of the Com­missioners to see the same firmly observed through­out all the Marches of Scotland.

Thus far during his Father's life. After which, in 17 Edw. 3. having done his HomageRo [...]. Fin 17 E. 3. [...]. 12., and had LiveryRo [...]. Fin 17 E. 3. [...]. 12. of the Lands of his Inheritance; in 19 Edw. 3. upon that InvasionT. Wal [...]. i [...] odem anno. of the Scots near Carli [...]e, he joynedT. Wal [...]. i [...] odem anno. his strength with the Bishop of Carli [...]e, and so allarm'dT. Wal [...]. i [...] odem anno. them in the night time, by frequent entring into their Quarters; that at length they fled [...] into their own Country. Whereupon a Truce shortly after ensuing [...], he was joyned in Commission [...] with that Bishop and others to see the same duly observed; and likewise constitutedRot. Fin. 19 [...]. 3. m. [...]. & m. 10▪ Sheriff of Cumberland; as also Go­vernour Rot. Fin. 19 [...]. 3. m. [...]. & m. 10▪ of the Castle at Carlisle.

Moreover, in 20 Edw. 3. he wentFrois [...]. [...]. 59. b. into France with King Edward for raising the Siege of Ag [...]yl­lon; and upon his return hither, joynedRot. Sc [...]c. [...]0 E. 3. m. 8▪ with the Bishop of Carlisle and others, in the Warden­ship of the West-marches. Furthermore, the next ensuing year the Scots being not quiet, he was associatedRot. Scoc. 21 E. 3. m. 13. with the Lord Dacre to treat of Peace with them. In all which services he behaved Pat. 21. [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 32. himself so well, and especiallyPat. 21. [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 32. in that signal Battel of Durham (in which the King of Scots was taken prisoner) that he obtained from the King a joynt GrantPat. 21. [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 32., together with Raphe Lord Nevill (who had likewise been an eminent Com­mander in that Battel of Durham) to settle his Mannors of Caldebek, Ulbedale, and Alpatrik, in Com. Cumbr. upon Reginald de Lucie his Son, and Euphemi [...] his Wife, daughter of him the said Raphe, and the Heirs of their two bodies lawfully begot­ten for ever.

After which viz. in 25 Edw. 3. he was again in CommissionRot. Scoc. 25 E. 3. m. [...]. with the Lord Percie and others, to see the Peace kept betwixt the Scots and us in the Marches; and the next ensuing year constitu­ted Rot. F [...]anc. 26 E. 3. m. 5 one of the Commissioners for the arraying of men in the Counties of Cumberland and West­merland, for the defence of those parts, the French then threa [...]ningRot. F [...]anc. 26 E. 3. m. 5 an Invasion.

In 27 Edw. 3. he was associatedRot. Scoc. 27 E. 3. m. [...]. with the Bi­shop of Durham and Carlisle, Rot. Scoc. 27 E. 3. m. [...]. and some other persons of note, to treat with certain Embassadors from Scotland, about the enlargement of David de Bruys their King, then prisoner in England. So likewiseIbid. m. 3. with Raphe Lord Nevill and others, for guarding the Marches towards Cumberland and Westmerland.

In 28 Edw. 3. he was again associatedRot. Scoc. 28 E. 3. m. 2. with the same Bishop of Durham and others, to see all things performed according to the Articles con­cluded on, for the delivery of the before [...] specified David de Bruys, from his Imprisonment. And in 30 E. 3. again constitutedRot. Scoc. 30 E. 3. m. 2. a Commissioner for the defence of the Marches; as also GovernourRot. Fin. 30 E. 3. m. 10. of the Cas [...]le of Carli [...]e. So likewiseRot. Scoc. 39 [...]. 3. m. 4. in 39 E. 3. for the cu­stody of the Marches; and the same year, inPat. 39 E. 3. p. 1. m. 12. con­templation of his former merits, retainedPat. 39 E. 3. p. 1. m. 12. to serve the King during his whole life. He was summoned Claus de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament from 15, until 38 Edw. 3. inclusive. But before the Revolution of that 39th year; viz. on the Eve of S. Nicholas, the Bishop, he dyedEsc. 39 E. 3. n. 17., leaving Issue by Margaret his Wife (before-men­tioned) Anthony. Anthony. his Son and Heir thenEsc. 39 E. 3. n. 17. 24 years of age; being at that time seisedEsc. 39 E. 3. n. 17. in his Demesn as of Fee of the Mannor of Rodeston, in Com. Northton. as also of the Castle of Langley, in Com. Northumb. Likewise of the Castle and Ho­nour of C [...]kermouth, the Mannor of Eglesfield, the Hamlets of [...]hornethwayt, Ullaike, and E­melton; the Mannor of Papcastre, the Hamlet of [...]hropland, the Mannor of Castelrige, the Town of Ribton, the Mannor of Irbye-bose, Bol­ton, Wigton, Alpatrik, Braythwai [...], Caldebek, Ulbedale, Hayton, Bo [...]hell; the Town of U [...] ­mandy, the Hamlet of Donanby, the Mannors of Seton and Lowise-water; the third part of the Barony of Egremond, and the Advowson of the Abbey of Caldra.

Which Anthony doing his HomageRot. Fin. 40 [...]. 3. m. 15 [...] soon after had LiveryRot. Fin. 40 [...]. 3. m. 15 [...]. of the Lands of his Inheritance, and [Page 568] Forest, and to enjoy all those Liberties which his Ancestors had used in that Office, excepting the pleas of Uert. And the next ensuing year obtained to himself and Maude his Wife, daugh­ter Monast. Angl. vol. 2. 13 [...] b. l. [...]. and Heir to Hubert de Vaux of Gillesland, a CharterCart. 37 H. 3. m 9. for Free-warren in all his Demesn Lands lying in the Counties of Cumbr. Ebor. Norff. and S [...]ff. and that they and their Heirs, after the de­cease of Maud de Vaux, her mother (then the Wife of William Everard) should have Free-warren in all the Demesn-lands they held in the Counties of Somerst. and Devon. being of the Dowry of her the said M [...]ude, and of the Inheritance of Maude his Wife.

In 42 Hen. 3. he received summonsClaus. 42 [...]. 3. in dorso m. 12. to pre­pare himself with Horse and Arms, and to march with the rest of the Northern Barons into Scotland, for rescuing the King then in minority and re­straint, by his own Subjects, he havingClaus. 42 [...]. 3. in dorso m. 12. married the Daughter of King Henry, and beingClaus. 42 [...]. 3. in dorso m. 12. in his protection. So likewiseClaus. ut supra. to be at Chester on Monday next before the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, to restrain the Incursions of the Welch; and diedRot. fin. 55 H. 3. m. 10. Esc. 55 H. [...]. m. 17. in 55 He [...]. 3. being then seisedRot. fin. 55 H. 3. m. 10. Esc. 55 H. [...]. m. 17. of the moity of the Lordship of Burgh upon Sands, with the moity of the Mannor of Kirk-Oswald; and moity of the Advowsons of the Churches of Kirk-Oswald and Ayketon, (all in Com. Cumbr.) leav­ing Thomas his Son and Heir, who doingRot. fi [...]. ut sup [...]a. his Homage, had LiveryRot. fi [...]. ut sup [...]a. of his lands.

Which Thomas Thomas. in 56 Hen. 3. upon the deathEsc. 56 H. [...] n. 35. [...]. of Helewise de Levinton, Widow of Eustace de Baillol, was foundEsc. 56 H. [...] n. 35. [...]. her Heir, as to the whole Mannor of Ayketon, and the other moity of Burgh upon Sands, Kirk-Oswald and Laysingby; all which Eustace de Baillol (having IssueRot. fin. 2 [...]. 1. m. 12. by her, which lived for some time) heldRot. fin. 2 [...]. 1. m. 12. of her Inheritence as Tenant by the courtesie of England, till his death, which hapnedRot. fin. 2 [...]. 1. m. 12. in 2 Edw. 1. at which time this Thomas had LiveryRot. fin. 2 [...]. 1. m. 12. of that moity of the Barony of Burgh upon Sands, so held by him as part of her Inheritance. And died [...]sc. 21 E. 1. n. [...]6. in 21 Edw. 1. Tho­mas Thomas. his Son and Heir being [...]sc. 21 E. 1. n. [...]6. then twenty six years of age; who doing his HomageRot. fi [...]. [...]1 E. 1. m. 21. the same year, had LiveryRot. fi [...]. [...]1 E. 1. m. 21. of his Lands; but died [...]sc. 23 [...]. 1. n. 6 [...]. in 23 Edw. 1. being then seised [...]sc. 23 [...]. 1. n. 6 [...]. of the Mannor of Douham, in Com. Norff. as also of the Mannor of Burgh upon Sands, and Mannor of Kirk-Oswald; likewise of the Barony of Gillesland, and divers Lands in Santon, Irton, Bol [...]on, and Goseford, all in Com. Cumbr. leaving Thomas Thomas. his Son and Heir thirteen years of age, and Is [...]bell his Wife surviving; who had for her Dowry an Assignation [...]laus. 23. E. [...]. m. [...]. of the Mannor of Donham, in Com. Suff.

Which last m [...]ntioned Thomas paying [...] an hun­dred pounds [...]or his Relief; was in [...] 31 Edw. 1. in the Scotish-wars. So likewise in [...] 34 Edw. 1. And in 1 Edw. 2. received commandClaus. 1. [...]. 2. in dorso m. 18. to fit him­s [...]lf with Horse and Arms, (together with Iohn de Lancaster, and Ingelram de Gysnes) for resisting the Incursions of Robert de Brus (of Scotland) and his Complices. In 3 E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 3 E. 2. m. 10. in those Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 15. 4 E. 2. And in 10 E. 2. obtain'd for himself and Margaret his Wife, a special CharterCart. 10 E. 2. n. 21. from the King, for a Mar­ket on the Wednesday every Week; and two Fairs yearly; viz. one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the F [...]stival of our Lady; the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of Simon and Iude, at A [...]hull, in Com. Somerset. As also Free­warr [...]n in all his Demens-lands at S [...]ben-Hamp­ton, in Com. S [...]m [...]rset, and Pyn [...]o in Com. D [...]v [...]n. Moreover he was summon'dClaus. de i [...]sd. ann. i [...] dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 25 E. 1. till 7 E. 2. inclusive: and diedclaus. 11 E. 2 [...]. 1 [...]. soon after; leaving Issue Margaret his Daughter and Heir▪ marriedClaus. 11 E. 2. [...]. 1 [...]. to Ranulph de Dacre, which Ranulph, performing his FealtyIb [...]d. to the King in 11 E. 2. (she the said Marga­ret then making proof of her age) had LiveryIb [...]d. of her Lands.

But this Thomas had a BrotherEsc. 15 E. 3. n. 14. Claus. 17 E. 3. p. 1. m. 26., called William; who, being his HeirEsc. 15 E. 3. n. 14. Claus. 17 E. 3. p. 1. m. 26. male, heldEsc. 15 E. 3. n. 14. Claus. 17 E. 3. p. 1. m. 26. the Mannour of Ley [...]ngby, in Com. Cumbr. during his life. Which William diedIbid. in 15 E. 3. leaving the said Marga­ret, then WifeIbid. of Ranulph de Dacre, his next Heir, xxxvj.Ibid. years of age.

Multon of Egremont.

HAving thus done with the Line of Multon of Gillesland, I come to Lambert de Mul­ton, and Alan de Multon Sons of Thomas de Multon (the second) by his first Wife: And first of Lambert.

This Lambert de Multon marriedEx Col. R. Gl. S. Rot. pip. 29 H. 3. Cumbr. Annabel, the eldest of the two Daughters and Coheirs of Richard de Luci of Egremont (as before hath been inti­mated) And in Anno 1246. (30 H. 3.) obtain'd M. Paris. i [...] an [...]o 1246. p. 718. n. 3 [...] ▪ [...]. 40. by large Gifts, an extraordinary Privilege from the Pope; viz. That no one should have power to Excommunicate him, but by a special Mandate from his Holiness. But he, who had this liberty to sin without punishment ( [...]aithM. Paris. i [...] an [...]o 1246. p. 718. n. 3 [...] ▪ [...]. 40. my Author) and to do injury to others; riding with rich Trappings very proudly, from a Trial at Law, no sooner alight­ed from his Horse, but (meriting God's judgment) was suddenly smitten with a grievous Disease; of which, falling to the ground, he died before his Spurs could be taken off; being then at his House of Multon, situate in that part of Lincolnshire called Holland; leavingClaus. 3 [...] H. 3. m. 14. Ida his second Wife, who had beenClaus. 3 [...] H. 3. m. 14. the Widow of Geffrey de Oilli, sur­viving; and Thomas his Son and Heir, thenRot. [...]i [...]. 31 H. 3. m. 10. of age: which Thomas praying his ReliefRot. [...]i [...]. 31 H. 3. m. 10., had the same year LiveryRot. [...]i [...]. 31 H. 3. m. 10. of his Lands, lying in the Coun­ties of Cumberland, Linc. Suff. and Essex.

But in 49 H. 3. this Thomas Thomas. (called Thomas de Multon of Egremont) wasEsc. 49 H. 3. m. 3. in Arms against the King, with the rebellious Barons of that Age: and in 18 E. 1. obtain'd the Kings CharterCart. 1 [...] E. 1. n. 72., for a Market every Week upon the Tuesday, at his Man­nour of [...]hurstaneston, in Com. Suff. with a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen. As also a Market on the Wednesday, at his Mannour of Multon in Com. Linc. and a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Mor­row after the Feast of All Saints; with Free-war­ren in all his Demesn-lands at [...]hurstaneston afore­said.

Morover in 22 E. 1. he had Free-warren grant­ed Cart. 22 E▪ [...]. n. 29. unto him in all his Demesn-lands at Egre­mont, in Com. Cumbr. And departedRot. fi [...]. [...] E. 1. m. [...]. this Life the same year, leaving Thomas Rot. fi [...]. [...] E. 1. m. [...]. his Son and Heir. Which Thomas, Thomas. in 25 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 1. in that Expe­dition then made into Scotland. So likewise in Rot. Scoc 26 E. [...]. m. 7. 26 E. 1. And in 28 E. 1. being Nephew and HeirRot. pip. 28 E. [...]. Cum [...]r. to Thomas. the Son of Lambert (Thomas his Father dying in his Father's Life-time) was pos­sess'd Rot. pip. 28 E. [...]. Cum [...]r. of two parts of the Barony of Egremont. The same year he wasRot. Scoc. 2 [...] E. 1. m. [...]. in the Wars of Scotland: so likewise inRo [...]. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 4 29 E. 1. And in 1 E. 2. receiv'd [Page 569] CommandClaus. [...] E. [...]. dorso m. 1 [...]. from the King to fit himself with Horse and Armes, and to give Assistance unto Iohn Baron of [...]ygeton, and Richard le Brun, for de­fence of the Counties of Lancaster, Cumb. and Westmorland against the Incursions of Robert de Brus (of Scotland) and his Complices. And in 4 E. 2. was again [...]ot. S [...]oc. E 2. m. 15. in the Scottish Wars.

Morever, in 8 E. 2. he had commandRo [...]. Scoc. 8 [...] 2. in dor­so [...] m. 9. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at New­castle upon [...]ine, on the Feast-day of the Blessed Virgin, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. And in 10 E. 2. entred into Covenants by IndentureCla [...]s. 10 E. 2. in dorso, [...] 8., that Iohn his Son and Heir should take to Wife Ioane the Daughter to Piers de Gaveston, late Earl of Cornwall, so soon as they should come of age to accomplish the Marriage; and that she should have four hundred Marks per annum Joynture; the King promising to give her a thousand Pounds to her Portion. Which sum of a thousand Pounds was by the King appointed [...] to be paid by Thomas the Son and Heir of Iohn Wake, in satisfaction of the Marriage, which the King did tender unto him; he taking another Woman to Wife, without Li­cence.

But it seems this intended Match did not take effect: for certain it is, that the same Iohn, in 14 E. 2. having marriedR [...]t. Fin. [...]4 E. 2. m. 2. Annabel, one of the Daugh­ters and Heirs of Laurence de Holbeche, had Livery R [...]t. Fin. [...]4 E. 2. m. 2. of certain Lands in [...]horne-Gumband, in Com. Ebor. which were of her Inheritance.

This last-mention'd Thomas was summon'dCla [...]s. de i [...]d. a [...]. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 28 E. 1. till 14 E. 2. inclusive; and departed Esc. 15 E. [...] n. 45. this Life in 15 E. 2. being then seisedEsc. 15 E. [...] n. 45. of the Mannor of Multon, in Com. Linc. with the third part of the Mannor of Flete; as alsoEsc. 15 E. [...]n. 45. of the Advowson of the Hospital of St. Iohn near Bo­ston (of the Foundation of one of his Ancestors) and endowed with certain Lands in Skyrbec and Flete, for the maintenance of three Priests therein; and one in Flete, to celebrate Divine Service for the Health of the Founder's Soul, and for the Souls of all the Faithful deceased: LikewiseEsc. 15 E. [...] n. 45. to sustain twenty poor People, in the Infirmatorie there; and to relieve forty poor People more, at the Gate of that Hospital, every day after Dinner, with the same Food wherewith the other forty were to be fed.

Whereupon the Castle of Egremont, with all his Lands, were committedR [...]t. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 3. to the Custody of Robert de Leyburne; Alianore his Widow having for her Dowrie an AssignationClaus. 15 E. [...]. in dorso, [...]. [...] of the Capital-Mess [...]age of the Mannor of Egremond; viz. the Castle, with a multitude of Lands to the said Mannor and Castle belonging. Likewise of the third part of the Free-chase of Coupland; and the third part of the Lakes of Eynes ..., Wasce-water, Burmes­water and of the Pool near to that Castle. Like­wise of the third part of the Mannors of [...]hirnby, and Holgill, and Fishing in the Water of Ey ... towards the Sea, called Eyngarth; with the Rents and Services of divers Free-holders. Moreover, of the third part of the Market of Egremond, with the Fairs of Egremond, and Rabenglas; and of the third part of Wreck, and Wayf, and all other Profits of Royalties within that Mannor.

To whom succeeded [...]hn de Multon Iohn. (before-specified) his SonCla [...]s. 3 E. [...]. m. 22. and Heir; who, not then of full age, viz. in 3 E. 3. doingCla [...]s. 3 E. [...]. m. 22. his Homage, had Li­very Cla [...]s. 3 E. [...]. m. 22. of his Lands.

Which Iohn having been summon'dC [...]us. de [...]. ann. in [...]. to Parlia­ment, amongst other the Barons of this Realm, in 6 and 8 E. 3. diedEsc. 8 E. 3. n. 73. Claus. 11 E. [...]. p. [...]. m. 27. without Issue 23 Nov. 8 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 8 E. 3. n. 73. Claus. 11 E. [...]. p. [...]. m. 27. of the Mannor [...]hurstane­ston, in Com. Suff. and twelve Pound Rent in Skyr­bec, in Com. Linc. Likewise of the Mannors of Beusola [...], Flete, and Multon, in the same County of Linc. and of the Mannors of Egremont, and Co­kermouth in Com. Cumbr. All which being short­ly after sharedClaus 1 [...] E. 3. p. 2. m. 1 [...]. betwixt his three Sisters and Heirs, viz. Ioane the WifeIbid. of Robert Fitz-Walter, Eli­zabeth the wifeIbid. of Walter de Bermicham, and the WifeIbid. of Thomas de Lucie; Ioane had Ibid. for her Purpartie, the Castle of Egremond, with the third part of that Mannor, with the third part of the Mannors of Beausola; and Flete. Eliza­beth, Ibid., certain Lands in Gosford, parcel of the Mannor of Egremont; with the third part of all the Lands in Ullayk, and Scal [...]gyll, in Derwent­fell; as also the third part of the Mannors of Beausolaz and Flete before-specified: And Mar­garet the WifeIbid. of Thomas de Lucie, certainIbid. Lands in Dis [...]yngton, in Com. Cumbr. parcel of the Man­nor of Egremont; as also the third part of all the Lands in Ullayk, and Scalgill, in Derewent­fell; with the third part of those Lordships of Beusolaz and Flete, in Com Linc. Alice, his Wife, then surviving, who had for her Dowry an Assig­nation Claus. 9 E. [...]. m. 33. of the Mannor of Multon, in Com. Linc. with certain other Lands in that County; as also the Mannor of [...]hurstaneston, in Com. Suff. with xix s. x d. yearly Rent out of the Mannor of Kyr­ke [...]on, in Holand.

¶I come lastly to Alan. de Multon, [...]lan. Brother to the before-specified Lambert de Multon, who marri­ed Alice the other D [...]ughter and Coheir to Richard de Lucie. Of whom I find, that he, with the said Alice his Wife, made partitionEx Coll. [...]. Gl. S. with William de Fortibus Earl of Albemarle (Son to William Earl of Albemarle) of the Forests of Alredale, Coker­muth, and Caldebek, by Metes and Bounds, which Forests were formerly common to that Earl. And that to him succeededRot. F [...]n. 10 E. 1. m. 16. Thomas Thomas. his Son and Heir, who tookRot. F [...]n. 10 E. 1. m. 16. to Wife Isabell the eldest Daughter to Adam de Bolteby, and had [...]. 8 E. 1. in dorso, m. 3. with her in Marriage, by the gift of her Father, the Mannor of Langale, in Com. Cumbr, as also [...]. 8 E. 1. in dorso, m. 3. the Mannors of Heydon, and Alrewas, setled on them, and the Heirs of their Bodies.

But of this Thomas, forasmuch as he assumed Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. the Sir-name of Lucie, by reason that Alice his Mother was one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Richard de Lucie (as is already observed) I shall say no more of him, under this Name of Multon; re­ferring my Reader to the Title of Lucie of Coker­mouth, where I have farther spoken of him, and his Descendants.

Luvetot.

IN 3 H. 1. William de Luvetot, William. with the consent of Emme Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 50 a. n. 10, & 30. his Wife, foundedMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 50 a. n. 10, & 30. the Priory of Wyrksop, in Com. Nott. for Canons-Regular of the Order of St. Augustine.

Which William had Issue two Sons, viz. Willi­am Ibid. n. 10., and Nigell Regist. de Wy [...]ksop pen. v. cl. Joh. Sel­den. f. 3. a.; and liethMonast. Angl. ut supra 9 [...]9 b. n. 40. buried there, on the North-side of the Quire, near to the High Altar.

To whom succeeded Richard Richard. his Son and Heir, who bestow'dIbid. 52 a. n. 50. on the Canons of Wyrksop (there seated by his Father) his Lordship of Bolum; and in 2 H. 2. gaveRot. Pip. 2 H. 2 No [...]. D [...]b. xx Marks of Silver, for the Mar­riage [Page 570] of his Wife [...]., viz. Cecelie [...]. de Wy [...]ksop [...]. [...]. b.; by whom he had IssueIb [...]d. William William. his Son and Heir, who, in 22 H. 2. was am [...]r [...]'tRot. Pip. [...]2 H. 2. No [...]t. Derb. at lx Marks, for trespassing in the King's Forests. This William took to Wife Maude Ro [...]. de Do­mi [...]abu [...] &c. [...]it. Her [...]f. Rot. 7., the Daughter of Walter Fitz-Robert (a Branch of the Noble Family of Clare) and diedRot. Pip. 27 H. 2. No [...]. Derb. in 27 H. [...]. or before: for then the Sheriffs of Nott▪ and Derby shires, accounted xlii l. xii s. x d. for the Profit of his Lands; and left Issue by her one sole Daughter and Heir, called M [...]u [...]de, sevenRot. de Do­min [...]bu [...], &c. ut supra. years of age in 32 H. 2. Which Maude afterwards became the Wife of Gerard de Furnivall (as in my Discourse of that Family is shewed) and in her Widowhood gaveMonast. Anglic. vo [...]. [...]. 8 [...]6 b. n. [...]0. divers Lands, lying in [...]a [...]ewiche, to the Monks of [...]. Abby, in Com. Ebor.

The Iss [...]-male of the Principal Branch thus [...]ailing, Richard de Luvetot, Richard. Son [...]. Anglic. v [...]l. 2. [...]1a. n. 10. of Nigell, Nigell, Son [...]. Anglic. v [...]l. 2. [...]1a. n. 10. to Willi [...]m first above mentioned, was the next H [...]ir male.

But before I descend to speak of him, I must take notice, that Nigell, his Father had his chief Seat [...] at [...], in Com. Hunt. and in 12 H. 2. upon the Assessment [...] of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, certified [...] his Knights-fees, de veteri fe [...]ffamento, to be in number ten: for which in 14 H. 2. he paid [...] ten marks. This Nigell, besides his Barony, which he held [...] of the King, held [...] two Knights Fees of the Abbot of Peterborough, in Ci [...]pt [...]ne, Po [...]ebr [...], Cateoworthe, and Kines­th [...]rpe. And gave [...] to the Monks of Ger [...]don, in Com. Lei [...]. C. Acres of Land in [...]ishou. Moreo­ver, with [...]. Margaret his Wife, he bestowed [...]. xx Acres of Land more upon them, lying in that Lord­ship.

This Nigell had Issue five Sons; [...] viz. Richard, Roger, Nigell, Robert, and Willi [...]m. Of these, Richard confirm'd [...] to the Canons of [...], all those Grants which William his Grandfather, Nigell his Father▪ Richard his Uncle, and William his Kinsman, had formerly made; but died without Issue▪ as if s [...]ms: For in 4 R. 1. Roger de Luvetot R [...]g [...]r. (his Brother) g [...]ve [...] C l. for his R [...]li [...]f; and in 6 R. [...]. paid x l. for the Scutage, then levied for th [...] King's R [...]d [...]mp [...]ion.

Af [...] which, I find no more of him; but next come to Nigell his younger Brother, as I guess.) Which Nigell Nigell. in 3 Ioh paid [...] fifty Marks to the King, for those ten Knights Fees which he held in Ca [...]ite; and answ [...]r [...]d [...] also for five more, of the Hono [...]r of Tick [...]ill, which he then had.

Betwixt thi [...] Nigell, and Gerard de Furnivall, th [...]re was great contest [...], as it seems (Furnivall having married the H [...]ir Female of the chiet Branch of this Family, as is before observed:) for, in 9 Ioh. Gerard de Furnivall gave [...] a thousand Pounds, and [...] P [...]lfr [...]ys, to the King, that he might quietly enjoy [...]ose Lands, which the same Nigell made cla [...]m [...]o, against him.

This Nigell had a Son call'd Roger Roger [...], who being Sh [...]riff [...] of the Counti [...]s of Nott. and Derb. for the last half of the thirty ninth year of King H. 3. R [...]ign, was then made Governour [...] of [...]. He also continued Sheriff [...] of those Coun­ti [...]s for both the two next following years; and gave [...] one Oxg [...]ng of Land in [...], to the Ca­nons of [...]. But in 49 H. 3. he was [...] in the Ba [...]el of [...] on the part of Montfort Earl of L [...]icester, and other the rebellious Barons; and, ha­ving no Issue, as it seems, nor any of his other Bro­thers (viz. Rich [...]rd, Nigell, R [...]phe, and Willi [...]m) the Iss [...]e of his thr [...] Sisters became his Heirs [...]; viz. [...] [...]s de [...], Hubert de Braunford, with Roese his Wife, and William Patric, who in 3 H. 3. payingRot. [...] H. [...]. m. 5. C 1. for their Relief, had LiveryRot. [...] H. [...]. m. 5. of the Lands which descended to them from him the said Nigell.

¶A third Branch of this Family there was; viz. Ex Coll. R [...]. Tho­ [...]o [...]on Med▪ Do [...] from Robert de Luvetot, a fourth Son to the before-specified Nigell; which continuedEx Coll. R [...]. Tho­ [...]o [...]on Med▪ Do [...] till Ed­ward the First's time: but then Oliver de Luvetot of Carcolston, in Com. Nott. (the fourth in Descent from him) leaving IssueEx Coll. R [...]. Tho­ [...]o [...]on Med▪ Do [...] onely Females, one of them marriedEx Coll. R [...]. Tho­ [...]o [...]on Med▪ Do [...] to Morin of Kil [...]ington; whole Is­sue Female, after two Descents, becameEx Coll. R [...]. Tho­ [...]o [...]on Med▪ Do [...] the Wi [...]e of William Thurverton (vulg. Thoroton) from whom Robert Thoroton, now of Car [...]o [...]ston, Doctor of Physick, a Person of great knowledge in Antiqui­ties, and my singular Friend, is lineally descendedEx Coll. R [...]. Tho­ [...]o [...]on Med▪ Do [...].

Merley.

IN the time of King Henry the First, William de Merley, William. who had been a Servant [...] to Gef­frey Bishop of Constance (a great man in his time) for the Soul of Menialda his Wife, and the Souls of William and Gosfride his Sons, gave [...] the Lordship of Morewic to the Monks of Durham. He likewise bestow'd [...] one Carucate of Land upon the Hospital for Infirm People at Morp [...]th; and left Issue Ranulph de Merley, his Son [...] and Heir: to which R [...]nulph, Edgar Son of Cospatric, Son of Dolfin Earl of March, and Dunbar, in Scotl [...]nd, gave [...] in Frank-marriage with Iulian his Sister, the Lordships of Wytton, Rytton, Stanton, Horse­ley, Wyndeyates, and Le [...]erich [...]eld.

This Randulf, having foundedMonast Ang. Vol. 1. [...]01. a. n. 60. & 80 [...] [...]. n. 50. the Abby of Netominster, juxta Merpeth, in Com. Northumbr. in Anno 1138 (3 Steph.) for the Health of the Souls of his Father and Mother, and all his A [...]ce­stors, gaveIbid. the Lordship of [...]yt [...]une, and part of the Woods of Wilton thereto; as also all the Valley betwixt Morpeth and Mitford, of a large extent, as the M [...]tes and Bounds thereof do shew. Moreover, to the Monks of Hexham he gave [...] an yearly Rent of ten Shillings, untill he should supply it by a Gift in Land: And departing this Life, was buriedEx [...]ll. R. Gl. S. in the Chapter-house at Netominster, on the North-side, with Iulian his Wife.

To whom succeeded Roger. Roger. his Son and Heir, who in 12 H. 2. upon the Assessment of that Aid for Marrying the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. rub. sub tit. Northumb. his Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento, to be in number three; and a fourth and fifth part, de novo; besides four which he held in Demesne.

In 18 H. 2. this Roger paidRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Nor­thumb [...]. iv l. upon Collecti­on of the Scutage of Ireland, in regardRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Nor­thumb [...]. he was not then in that Expedition; but died inRot. Pip. 34 H. 2. Nor­thumb. 34 H. 2. and was buriedEx Coll. Re Gl. S. near to his Father. Whereupon, Earl Duncan (of Fife in Scotland) gaveRot. Pip. ut supra. to the King five hundred Marks, for the Wardship of Ro­ger his Son and Heir, to the intentRot. Pip. ut supra. that he might marry his Daughter.

This Roger Roger. (the second) in 6 Ric. 1. gave [...] xx Marks, to be excused from attending the King in that Expedition, which he then made into Nor­mandy and in 1 Ioh, paid [...] a Fine of xx Marks, and two good Pal [...]reys, for a Market and Fair at his Mannor of Morpeth. Moreover he gave [...] to the Monks of Newminster xx s. yearly Rent out of his Mill at Stanton; and in 16 Ioh. obtained Licence [...] to make a Park of his Woods at Witton. [Page 571] Howbeit, soon after that (viz. the next ensuing year) he was in Arms, with the rebellious Barons; whereuponClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. his Castle of Morpeth, and all his Lands, were givenClaus. 17 Joh. m. H. by the King, to Philip de Vle­cotes: But in 2 H. 3. he madeClaus. 2H. 3. m. 16. his Peace, and re­turn'd to Obedience; and in 8 H. 3. upon that In­surrection of the Earl of Chester, Falcase de Breant, and others, beingClaus. 8 H. 3. m. 7. in Arms for the King at Bed­ford was, for that respect, acquittedClaus. 8 H. 3. m. 7. of the Ser­vice due from him, for that time, in Warding the Castle of Newcastle upon Tine.

Moreover, in 13 H. 3. Alexander King of Scot­land beingClaus. 13 H. 3. m. 17. to meet King Henry at York, to Treat upon the Chief Affairs of both Realms, he received CommandClaus. 13 H. 3. m. 17. (with other of the Northern Barons) to be at Barwich upon Twede, on Sunday before Mid-Lent, to conduct him from thence to that Ci­ty: but departed this Life in 23 H. 3. and was bu­ried Ex coll. R. Gl. S. in the Cloyster at Newminster, near to the Chapter-house door.

Whereupon Roger. Roger. his Son and Heir, having per­form'dRot. Fin. 23 H. 3 m. 7. his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 23. H. 3 m. 7. of his Lands, payingRot. Pip. 23 H. 3. Nor­thumb. C l. for his Relief. Which Roger (com­monly called Roger the Third) in 26 H. 3. having received CommandRot. Vasc. & Claus. 26 H 3. in dorso m. 3. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King in his Expedition into Gascoine, payingRot. Vasc. & Claus. 26 H 3. in dorso m. 3. a Fine of fifty Marks, was then exemptedRot. Vasc. & Claus. 26 H 3. in dorso m. 3. from that Service.

In 34 H. 3. Roger Bertram (another Baron in those Parts) ImpleadingClaus. 34 H. 3. in dorso m. 10 this Roger, in the Coun­ty Court of Northumberland, for holding a week­ly Market at Morpeth, to the detriment of his Mar­ket at Mitford, the King sent his PreceptClaus. 34 H. 3. in dorso m. 10 to the Sheriff, prohibiting him to go further on in that Suit, it not belonging to his Jurisdiction.

In 42 H. 3. uponClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 12 the restraint of Alexander King of Scotland by his rebellious Subjects (ha­ving married the Daughter of King Henry the Third) this Roger had SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 12 (with the rest of the Northern Barons) to fit himself with Horse and Arms, for his Rescue. And, not long after, in that grand Rebellion of the Barons, manifested his Loyalty to the King, in adheringEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. stedfastly to him. This Roger gaveMonast. Angl. vol. 2. to the Monks of Hexham one Toft, two Ox-gangs of Land, and a Rent of xviii d. per Annum in Staington.

Moreover, he foundedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. a Chantry in the Church of Stanyngton; and departingEsc. 50 H. 3. [...]. 39. this Life in 50 H. 3. was buriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. in the Cloyster at Newmin­ster, near to his Father, leaving Issue three Daugh­ters his Heirs; viz. Mary, then the WifeEsc. ut supra. of William de Graystoke, at that time xxiv years of age; Alice Esc. ut supra. then ten years of age, but unmarried; and Isabell, eight years of age, then weddedEsc. ut supra. to ... the Son and Heir of Marmaduke de Thweng; after­wards, toClaus. 55 H. 3. m. 7. in ce­dula. Robert de Evre; and lastly, toRot. Fin. 20 E. 1. m. 10. Roger de Somervill. Of which three Daughters, Alice died Claus. 55. H. 3. ut supra. before Partition was made of the Lands of their Inheritance; so that the whole Barony of Morpeth was shared betwixt the other two: which Barony consistedTe [...]a de Ne­ [...]. Northumb of the Lordship and Castle of Morpeth, with its Members, viz. Grimewest, Ulweham, Hebscor, Schilington, Tuystll, Salwic, two Duddens, Cliston, Caldewell, Staington, Schot­ton, Blakeden, North-wydes [...]ad, Suth-wydes [...]ad, Killingwith, Benton, and Waver.

Fossard.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Nigell. Nigell. Fossard gaveMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 394 b. to the Monks of St. Marie's Abby, at Yorke, the Church of St. Crosse in Yorke, and the Church of Doncaster; as also xvi Houses in Doncaster, one Carucate of Land in Kymundesale, five Ox-gangs and one Carucate in the Moors of Wermesworth, two Carucates in Cotingwith, the Church of Hoton, and on [...] Caru­cate of Land there; in Thorneton three Caru­cates; the Church of Baynton, and one Carucate, with his Tithes there; in Doncaster, and about Donca­ster, all his Tithes; and in Carthorp four Caru­cates. To him succeeded Adam, Adam. who founded Monast. Angl. vol. 2. 194 b. n. 40. the Priory of Hode, in Com. Ebor. which after­wards, by his GrantIb [...]d 195 a. n. 20., became a Cell to the Ca­nons of Newburgh, in the same County.

And to him, Robert Fossard, Robert. his SonIbid. 195 a▪ and Heir; who, forIbid. 195 a▪ the health of his Soul, and the Souls of all his Ancestors, gaveIbid. 195 a▪ to those Canons of New­burgh, Common of Pasture in Sutton for two hundred Sheep, with twenty Kine, and a Bull, and their Calves, till they should be a year old. To the Knights Hospitallers he gaveIbid. 555 a. n. 60. all his Lands in Batwin, of a large extent, as they were set forth by Metes and Bounds. ToMonast. Angl. vol. r. 75 b. n. 30. the Monks of Whit­by, one Carucate of Land in [...]ouceby. ToMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 34. n. 60. the Canons of Nostell the Church of Branham, with fourteen Ox-gangs of Land belonging there­to; the Church of Warruiii, with four Ox-gangs; and the Church of Lithe, with ten Ox-gangs.

In 5 Steph. this Robert paidRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Ebor. a Fine of five hun­dred Marks to the King, to repossess his Lordship of Doncaster, which he had granted to me King, to hold in Demesne for twenty years; and left William Fossard his Son [...]. Angl. vol. 2. 36 b. n. 40. and Heir. Which Wil­liam, William. in 3 Steph. wasJoh. Hagu­stald 262. n. 20. one of those stout Nor­thern Barons, in that notable Battel against the Scots, near North-Alberton, in Com. Ebor. called The Battel of the Standard, where the English ob­tain'd a signal Victory, as in my Discourse of Wil­liam Earl Albemarle, is more at large shewed.

In Anno 1142. (7 Steph.) adheringIbid. 269. n. 20. to King Stephen against the Forces of Maude the Empress, in the Battel of Lincolne, he was there (with that King) takenIbid. 269. n. 20. Prisoner. Upon Collection of the Scutage in 8 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 8 H. 2. Ebor. xii l. and in 12 H. 2. certifiedLib. rub. sub tit. Suff. his Fees de veteri Feoffamento, to be in number twenty seven and an half, with six and an half de novo Feoffamento; for which, in 14 H. 2. upon Collection of that Aid, he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Ebor. xxi l.

In 18 H. 2. being not in those Wars of Ireland, he paidRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Ebor. xxxi l. x s. upon the Scutage then levied. And, inRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Ebor. 2 R. 1. xv l. xv s. upon Collection of the Scutage of Wales. In 6 R. 1. beingRot. Pip. 6 with the King in Normandy, upon Collecting that Scutage for the King's Redemption, he was specially ac­quitted Rot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Ebor. thereof. And having confirm'dMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 278 b. n. 40. to the Canons of Watton the Grant of that Place, made unto them by Eustace Fitz-Iohn their Founder, and quit-claimedMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 278 b. n. 40. unto them the Service of two Knights Fees, whereby it was heldMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 278 b. n. 40. of him by the same Eustace; he likewise bestowedMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 278 b. n. 40. on them three Carucates of Land in Douwald, and died, leaving Issue Ioane Monast. Angl. vol. 1. 597 b. n. 20. Rot. Pip. 9 R. 1. Ebor. his Daughter and Heir, WifeMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 597 b. n. 20. Rot. Pip. 9 R. 1. Ebor. of Ro­bert de Turnham. Which Robert, in 9 R. 1. by a Sute with the Bishop of Durham, did in her right recoverR. Hoved. 446 b. n. 50. from him the Mannor of Clif, lying in [Page 572] that County Palatine, which had been long possess'd by those Bishops.

Fitz-Pain.

THe first that assum'd this Surname was Ro­bert the Son of Pain Fitz. Iohn, Brother to Eustace Fitz-Iohn, of whose Paren­tage I have already taken notice, in my Discourse of the Family of Vesci. Of which Pain Pain. it is report­ed, That in the time of King Henry the First, havingItin. Cambr. p. 81. the whole Territory of Ewyas in Hereford ­shire, he wasItin. Cambr. p. 81. one of the Chief Counsellors to that King: And that in 34 H. 1. the Welch, being much irritatedOrd. vit. 900 A., in regard their Lands were givenOrd. vit. 900 A. away to the Flemings, and others, (exercising great Cru­elties Ord. vit. 900 A. upon the English) tookOrd. vit. 900 A. the Castle of this Pain Fitz-Iohn, called Caus, and cut off the Heads of all who were therein. Moreover, That in 1 Steph. makingRic. Ha­gustald. 313. n. 10. Gesta Re­gis Steph. 932 B. C. several Excursions, they slewRic. Ha­gustald. 313. n. 10. Gesta Re­gis Steph. 932 B. C. him; as alsoRic. Ha­gustald. 313. n. 10. Gesta Re­gis Steph. 932 B. C. Richard Fitz-Roger, another Baron-Marcher. And that thereupon King Stephen gave Ex. Coll. R. Gl. S. all his Lands to Cecelie his Daughter, then the WifeEx. Coll. R. Gl. S. of Roger the Son of Milo of Gloucester with Ex. Coll. R. Gl. S. whatsoever else she had of the Gift of Pain her Father, of the Honour of Hugh de Lacy: AlsoEx. Coll. R. Gl. S. what Sibyll, the Wife of him the said Pain, had granted to her in Dower, of his Inheritance. And, That he had another Daughter, called Agnes, mar­ried Rot. de Do­minabus, &c. Norff. Rot. 5. to ... de Montchensy. But I return.

This Robert Robert. Ex autogr. nuper pe­nès. D. Lumley. obtain'd from King Henry the First a ConfirmationEx autogr. nuper pe­nès. D. Lumley. of all those Lands in Chil­lum, in Com. Ebor. which Ebrard Fitz-Iohn, his Uncle, formerly held. And, in 31 H. 2. by the name of Robert Fitz-Pain, was SheriffRot. Pip. 31 H. 2. Dorset. & Somerset. of the Counties of Dorset and Somerset, and so tillRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. 34 H. 2. inclusive. In 10 R. 1. he gave CC Marks FineRot. Pip. 10 R. 1. Dors. & Somer [...]et. for the Lands of Robert de Pole, his Brother: And in 13 Ioh. upon CollectionRot. Pip. 13 J [...]h. Dors. & [...]omerset. of the Scutage of Wales (havingRot. Pip. 13 J [...]h. Dors. & [...]omerset. then the moity of the Fees of Gerbert de Perci) paidRot. Pip. 13 J [...]h. Dors. & [...]omerset. xxx Marks for fifteen Knights Fees, of the old Fees of Roger Arundell. In 1 H. 3. having been faithfullClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 10. to the King, in his Services at that time, he had LiveryClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 10. of the Mannor of Wokesey (in Com. Wilts.) whereof he had been dispossess'd in King Iohn's time: And likewiseIbid. m. 15. of the Lands of Sir William de Godeford Knight, of his Fee.

To this Robert succeeded Roger Fitz-Pain, Roger. who in 8 H. 3. upon Collection of the Scutage of Mant­gomerie, answeredRot. Pip. 8. H. [...]. Dorset. for fifteen Knights Fees; and took to WifeEsc. 48 H. 3. n. 19. Margaret, one of the Sisters and Coh [...]irs to Alured de Lincoln: which Margaret, upon the death of this Roger her Husband, in 22 H. 3. had the WardshipClaus. 22 H. 3. m. 21. of his Lands, lying in the Counties of Somerset, Dorset, Wilts, and Devon, committed to her, payingClaus. 22 H. 3. m. 21. C Marks yearly, to the King's Exchequer.

To whom succeeded Robert Robert. his Son and Heir; who in 30 H. 3. doingRot. Fin. 30 H. 3. m. 7. his Homage, had Livery Rot. Fin. 30 H. 3. m. 7. of his Lands in the Counties of Wiltes. Somerset, Dorset, and Neterwent, in Wales: And in 41 H. 3. (then residingClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso. m. 6 in the County of Devon.) amongst others, had SummonsClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso. m. 6 to be at Bristoll, upon the Octaves of St. Peter. well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Insolencies of the Welch. The like SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. he had to be at Chester, upon the Munday preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist. B [...]t, after this, it appearsR [...]t. Fin. 4 [...] H. 3. m. 3. that he sided with the rebellious Barons, and wasR [...]t. Fin. 4 [...] H. 3. m. 3. in the Battel of Lewes, on their part; and, that in recompenceIbid. of his Service in that Fight (the King being made Priso­ner by them) they bestow'dIbid. on him the whole Relief due from him to the King, for those Lands which descended to him by the death of the before­specified Alured de Lincoln, his Uncle. Whereupon he had LiveryIbid. of the Mannor of Winterbourne, with the Advowson of the Church, &c. but died Rot. Fin. 9 E. 1. m. 10. Esc. 9 E. 1. n. 23. in 9 E. 1. being then seisedRot. Fin. 9 E. 1. m. 10. Esc 9. E. 1. n. 23. of the Mannor of Gudeforde, in Com. Devon. with the Advowson of the Church; as also of the Mannor of Stoke in Thyneth, Cedene, with the moity of the Man­nor of Cherleton-Makerell, in Com. Somerset. of the Mannors of Corey, Brugamton, and Pole: likewise of the Mannor of Chamberge, in Com. Dorset. with its Members, held of the King in Ca­pite for half a Barony (which did belong to Roger de Arundell.) Also of the Mannor of Acford-Alured (part of the Lands of Alured de Lincoln) and Mannor of Ell [...]worth; leaving Robert Robert. his SonIbid. and Heir xxvii years of age.

Which Robert thereupon doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. ut supra. of those Lands; and in 10 E. 1. obtain'd a CharterCart. 10 E. 1. n. 5. for a Market every Fryday at his Man­nor of Okeforde-Nicholl, in Com. Dorset. with a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist; as also Cart. 10 E. 1. n. 5. Free-warren in all his Demesne-lands there. In this tenth year of Edw. 1. he wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 3. in that Expe­dition then made into Wales: In 25 E. 1. first summon'dClaus. de eo­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm: And inRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 2. 31 E. 1. in the Scottish Wars.

Moreover, in 33 E. 1. he was made Governor Rot. Fin. 33 E. 1. m. 15. of Corff-Castle, in Com Dorset. and in 34 E. 1. being oneComp. L. de Drokenesford, custodis ma­gnae Gardero­bae. of that number who were then solemn­ly Knighted (by Bathing, and other Sacred Cere­monies) with Prince Edward, attendedRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 11. him soon after, in that Expedition then by him made into Scotland. After this, viz. in 1 E. 2. he was consti­tuted Governor of the Castle at Winchester: and in 2 E. 2. being StewardRot. Fin. 1 E. 2. m. 5. of the King's Houshold, was sentRot. Fin. 1 E. 2. m. 5. with Otto de Grandison, upon certain important Businesses, to the Pope.

In 8 E. 2. he received SummonsRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dorso m. 9. to be at New­castle upon Line upon the Feast-day of the Blessed Virgin, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to re­strain the Insolencies of the Scots; but the next ensuing year departedEsc. 9 E 2. n. 63. this Life, being seisedEsc. 9 E 2. n. 63. of the Mannor of Wytherigge, in Com. Devon. Pole in Com. Wil [...]s. Mershwode. and Wodeton, in Com. Dorset. Frampten, in Com. Glouc. Stoke-Curcy, Kingston juxta Ivele, with the Hamlets of Rudde­weye, Aylwynesheye, Kay, and Cherleton, in Com. Somerset. And joyntly with Isabell his Wife, of the Mannor of Stourton, in Com. Wiltes. leaving Robert his SonEsc. 9 E. 2. n. 63. and Heir xxviii years of age.

Which Robert Robert. in 10 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 8. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. 13. 12 E. 2. And in 11 E. 3. obtain'd another CharterCart. 11 E. 3. n. 16., for changing the week­ly Market at Acfourd-St. Nicholas, in Com. Dorset. to Thursday; and the Fair yearly to Whitsunday, and two days following.

In 16 E. 3. this Robert receiv'd commandRot. Fran [...]. 26 E. 3. m. 11. to provide ten Men at Arms, and ten Archers, for the King's Service in France (his Seat beingEx Coll. R. Gl. S. then at Mershw [...]de, in Com. Dorset.) and in 19 E. 3. upon the King's Expedition then made into that Realm, had commandRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, to attend him in that Service, being then Rot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. a Baneret; but departedEsc. 23 E. 3. n. 41. this Life in 28 E. 3. [Page 573] upon the Feast-day of St. Andrew the Apostle, with­out Esc. 23 E. 3. n. 41. Issue male, being then seisedEsc. 23 E. 3. n. 41. joyntly with Ela his Wife, then surviving (the Remainder to the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten) of the Mannors of Mershwode, Wodeton, and Acford, in Com. Dorset. with the Advowsons of the Churches belonging to those Lordships; as al­so of the Mannor of Wroxhale, with the Advow­son of the Church; the Remainder to Robert the Son of Richard le Grey of Codnoure, and Elizabeth his Wife, and the Heirs of the same Robert, Son of Richard, &c.

He likewiseIbid. died seised, joyntly with her the said Ela, and to the Heirs males of his Body law­fully begotten, of the Mannors of Stoke-Curcy, Radeweye, and the Hundred of Canytone, with the Advowsons of the Churches of those Mannors, in Com-Somerset, as also of the Mannors of Tate­worth, Codene, Stapele, Cherleton, and Cary, with the Advowson of the Churches, in the same County. Which Mannors of Cadene, Stapele, Cherleton, and Cary (with the Advowsons of the Churches belonging to them) were to remain to the before-specified Robert the Son of Richard le Grey of Codnoure, and Elizabeth his Wife, and the Heirs of the said Robert, the Son of Richard, &c. Moreover he died seisedIbid. of the Mannor of Chel­burgh, in Com. Dorset. and left Issue Isabell his one­ly DaughterIbid. and Heir, at that time xxx years of age, who became the WifeEsc. 1. R. 2. p. 2. n. 12. Claus. 17 R. 2. [...]. 18. of Sir Richard Poy­nings Knight.

Bayeux.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Ranulph de Baieux Ranulph hadMonast. Anglic. vol. 2. 991 a. great Possessions in Lincoln­shire, whereof five Knights Fees were heldMonast. Anglic. vol. 2 991 a. of him by Peter de Gosla (alias Gousel) who, to­wards the later end of that King's Reign (with the LicenceIbid. 589 a. n. 40. & 590 b. n. 30. and Consent of this his Superiour Lord) foundedIbid. 589 a. n. 40. & 590 b. n. 30. the first Abby of the Praemonstra­tensian Order in this Realm, called Newbus, in that County. Unto that Abby this Ranulph became a Benefactor, by the GrantIbid. 590 b. n. 60. of one Ox-gang of Land in Kaburne; and marriedIbid. Margaret Daugh­ter of Alan de Lincoln (an eminent Baron in those Parts) by whom he had IssueIbid. 589. n. 40. four Sons, Hugh, Alan, William, Ibid. 791 b. n. 30. and Robert Ibid. 791 b. n. 30.. Which Margaret, in the life-time of her Husband, vowedIbid. n. Chastity for the cause of Religion.

To him succeededIbid. 590 b. n. 20. & n. 50. Hugh de Baieux, Hugh. his eldest Son, who ratifiedIbid. 590 b. n. 20. & n. 50. that Foundation, and all other the Grants made by Peter de Gosla to the Canons of Newbus: and moreover gaveIbid. 791. n. [...]0. certain Lands lying in Sempingham and [...]illingburg, to the Nuns of Se [...]pingham, in the same County.

In 12 H. 2. upon the Aid for marrying of the King's Daughter, this Hugh certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc sub ti­tu [...] Linc. the Knights Fees, he then held, to be in number fourteen and a fourth part; whereof nine, a half, and fourth part, were de veteri Feoffamento: for all which, in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 [...] 2. Linc. xi l. v s. x d.

In 18 H. 2. he accountedRot. Pip. 18 R. 2. Linc. xvi l. xvii s. upon le­vying the Scutage of Ireland. But after this, he fell into some displeasure with the King; for recon­ciliation whereof, in 26 H. 2. he gaveRot. Pip. 26 H. 2. Linc. CCC Marks, and a Hawk.

In 2 Ric. 1. he answeredRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Linc. viii l. ix s. upon the Scutage of Wales. AndRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Linc. in 8 Ric. 1. xvi l. xviii s. upon levying the third Scutage of Normandy.

Some Forfeiture he also (not long after) made; for upon the AccomptIbid. of Hugh Bardulfe, Receiver of the Eschaets in Lincolnshire, the same year, viii l. v s. v d. was answered for the Lands of this Hugh de Baieux. Whose death soon after following, Alianor his Widow gaveRot. Pip. 9 R. 1. Linc. a Fine of C Marks, that she might, with the consent of her Friends, marry unto whom she liked best.

To this Hugh succeeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, unto whom King Henry the Third, in the third year of his Reign, gaveRot. Fin. 3 H. 3. m. 5. respite for the payment of C l. of his Relief for the Lands in Welleburne, Lindewood, Kelesterne, and Kelesters, descended to him by the death of his Father.

In 15 H. 3. this Iohn de Baieux was acquitted Rot. Pip. 15 H. 3. Linc. for the Scutage of Poictou, levied after the King's first Expedition thither. And in 26 H. 3. gave Rot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Linc. a Fine of C Marks, besides his Scutage, that he might be freed from going into Gascoigne that year, having had special SummonsRot. Vascon. 26 H. 3. m. 3. from the King, then at Iantoin, there to require his Perso­nal Aid, for vindicating those Injuries which he then had received from the King of France.

In 29 H. 3. he paidRot. Pip. 29 H. 3. Linc. xvii l. x s. for sixteen Knights Fees, a half, and a fifth part, upon Collecti­on of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter. And in 33 H. 3. was foundEsc. 33 H. 3, n. 57. Linc. to die seised of Lands in Lyndwode, Thoreswaye, Skybentune, and Keylestorpe, then valued at ixiv l. vi s. x d. per an­num, which he then held in Capite of the King, by Barony; the Mannor of Welleburg, which he then also heldEsc. 33 H. 3. n. 57. Linc,, being part of that Barony. It was al­so found, that Stephen de Bays, Stephen. his Brother, was his next Heir, and Lx years of age: Which Stephen was in such favour with the King, that his Relief was wholly remittedRot. fin. 3 [...] H. 3. m. 7. with commandRot. fin. 3 [...] H. 3. m. 7. to the Sheriffs of Lincoln and Dorset Shires, to give him Livery of his Lands, without payment thereof.

But though Stephen was thus found to be his Bro­ther and Heir, he was no other than his Heir-male, as it seems; for by another RecordRot. Fin. 42 H. 3. Linc. it appeareth, that this Iohn de Bayeux last mentioned, had two Daughters and Heirs; and that the King granted the Marriage of one of them unto Elyas de Rabayne (an eminent Man in that time.) Likewise, that under colour of that Grant, this Elyas took the other Daughter, and carried her beyond Sea, to the intent that he might as well defraud the King of the Custody of the moity of that Barony, as the other Coheir of her Inheritance. The King there­fore sent his Precept to the Sheriffs of Somerset, Dorset, and Lincoln Shires, that they should seise the Lands of the said Iohn de Bayeux into their re­spective Hands.

But all that I have farther seen of this Family, and Barony, is no more, than that in 9 E. 2. there wasEsc. 9 E. 2. n. 45. Dorset. a Judgment touching this Barony, in the Court of King Edw. 1. before Roger de Brobazon, and his Fellow-Justices; viz. That the one moity thereof should be to the King, and his Heirs; and the other to Maude de ... and her Heirs: and that she thereupon exhibiting a Petition to King Edward the Second, in his Parliament at Lincoln, was answered, That she might sue for the same, if she thought fit. Likewise, That the King, being willing to do her right, had caused Inquisition to be made by Jurors, in Dorsetshire, and other Countries, to be well inform'd of her Title thereto.

Hastings.

THe first of this Family of whom I find men­tion,William. is William de Hastings, StewardEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to King Henry the First. Which Office he heldTesta de Ne­vill Norff. Suff. Claus. 15 R. 2. m. 23. by Serjeantie, in respect of his Tenure of the Mannor of Ashele, in Com. Norff. viz. by the Ser­vice of taking charge of the Naperie (id est, the Table-clothes and Linen) at the Solemn Coronati­ons of the Kings of this Realm.

To whom succeeded Hugh Hugh. his Son and Heir. Which Hugh obtain'd, by the GiftEx coll. R. Gl. S. of that King, all the Lands of Robert de Flamenvill, with Erne­burgh Daughter of Hugh Flamenvill, Niece to the same Robert.

This Hugh had IssueEx coll. R. Gl. s. William William. his Son and Heir, StewardEx coll. R. Gl. S. also to King Henry the Second; from whom he obtain'd a ConfirmationEx coll. R. Gl. S. of all the Lands which William de Hastings his Grandfather (Steward to King Henry the First) and Hugh his Father had enjoy'd in the time of that King. As also ofIbid. all the Lands which Robert de Limesi Bi­shop of Coventre, by the Consent of the Chapter, and Approbation of King Henry the First, gave to the before-specified Robert de Flamenvill; viz. Bur­bache, Barewell, and Birdingburie, with their Appurtenances, viz. Scetescleve (now Sketch­ley) and Eston (now Aston-Flamvill) and Sta­pelton. LikewiseIbid. his Houses in Coventre, with one Burgess there, and one Croft in Wilie, to hold by the Service of two Knights Fees, as freely as King Henry the First gave them to Hugh de Hastings, his Father, with Erneburgh Daughter of the said Hugh de Flamenvill.

This last-mentioned William took to Wife Ibid. Margerie the Daughter of Roger Bigod Earl of Norff. with whom he hadIbid. in Marriage the Lord­ship of Little Bradley, to enjoy after the death of Gundred Stepmother to him the said Roger; and left Issue by her two Sons, viz. Ibid. Henry, and Willi­am. Which Henry dyingIbid. Issueless, William William. his Brother, in 6 R. 1. gaveRot. P [...]p. 6 R. 1. No [...]. Suff. C Marks for his Relief of those Lands held in S [...]rjeanty, so descended to him: As alsoRot. P [...]p. 6 R. 1. No [...] [...]. Suff. C Marks more, to obtain the King's Fa­vour, in regard he did not at that time attend him into Normandy.

This William, in 1 Ioh. wasR. Hoved. 461. n. 40. one of the Peers in the Parliament then held at Lincoln, where Wil­liam King of Scotland did Homage to King Iohn. And in 15 Ioh. attendedClaus. 15 Joh. in dor [...]e m. 1. the King into Poictou. After which, viz. in 18 Ioh. he took part with the rebellious Barons, as it seems; for it appearsPat. 1 [...] Joh. m. 6. that his Lands were then given by the King to William de Roeley, and Elias his Uncle, for their support in his Service. But, making his Peace with King H. 3. (as most did) he was, on his behalf, at the SiegePat. 5 H. 3. in dorso. of Bitham-Castle, in Com. Linc. in 5 H. 3. and diedRot. Fin. 10 H. 3. m. 8. in 10 H. 3. Whereupon Henry his Son and Heir, giving fifty Marks Fine, and doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 10 H. 3. m. 8. of his Lands, lying in the Counties of Warr. Leic. Salop. Bedf. Norff. and Suff.

Which Henry Henry. taking to WifeClaus. 22 H. 3. m. 12. Ada the fourth Daughter to David Earl of Huntendon, and of Maud one of the Sisters and Coheirs to Ranulph the last of that Name, Earl of Chester; after the death of Iohn sirnamed Scott, his Wifes Brother (the last Earl of that Family) shared in that great Inheritance of the Earl of Chester's Lands: and for the present, in lieu of her Purpartie, hadIbid. the Mannors of Whitefeld, Stratton, and Cundover, in Com. Salop. Wigginton, and Wulverhampton, in Com. Staff. and Bromesgrove, in Com. Wigorn. LikewisePat. 21 H. 3. in dorso m. 4. Bolesover Castle, in Com. Derb. as also Rot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Nott. Derb. Oswardbec, and Mannes [...]eld, in Com. Not. Af­ter this, viz. in 26 H. 3. attendingM. Paris. p. 590. l. 51. the King into France, he was taken PrisonerM. Paris. p. 590. l. 51. at that great De­feat which the English Army had near Xante; but soon releasedM. Paris. p. 590. l. 51. by exchange: And in 29 H. 3. had for the full Purpartie of the said Ada his Wife, an AssignationPlac. Pa [...]l. p. 221. of the Mannors of Leyrton, Osward­bek, Cundover, Wrfeild, Wulverhampton, and Wiginton.

In 34 H. 3. he accompaniedIbid. 772. l. 56. M. Wes [...]. in eodem ann. Richard Earl of Cornwall, in his Journey to Lyons in France, where the Pope then was; passingIbid. 772. l. 56. M. Wes [...]. in eodem ann. that Country with a pompous Retinue: but departedM. Paris. 798. l. 4 [...]. this Life before the end of that year. Whereupon the tui­tion Claus. 36 H. 3. m. 17. of Margery and Illaria his Daughters, then Claus. 36 H. 3. m. 17. in the Nunnery of Alnestow, was committedClaus. 36 H. 3. m. 17. to William de Cantilupe; Henry his Son and Heir be­ing Pat. 35 H. 3. m. 13. at that time in Minority: of whose Wardship Guy de Luzignian, Half-Brother to the King, had (as it seems) a Grant: for in 36 H. 3. he pastCart. 36 H. 3. m. 12. it over to William de Cantilupe, the King ratifyingCart. 36 H. 3. m. 12. it. Which William thereupon gave his Daughter Ioane in MarriageEx vet. memb. penès Ham. le Strange eq. [...]ur. an. 1640. to him, as I shall further shew anon.

This last-mention'd Henry, in 44 H. 3. had Sum­mons Claus. 44 H. 3. in dorso m. 9., amongst other of the Great Nobility, to be at Shrewsbury, upon the Feast-day of the Nati­vity of the Blessed Virgin, well furnisht with Horse and Arms, to march into Wales, against Lewelin and his Complices, then in Rebellion: And the next ensuing year had the like SummonsClaus. 45 H. 3. in dorso m. 3., to be at Lon­don on the morrow after the Feast-day of the Apo­stles Simon and Iude. Shortly after which (viz. in 46 H. 3.) divers of the Barons began to be very bold with the King, under colour of asserting the Laws of the Land, and the Subjects Liberties: but the King stooping to a fair Composure with them, an InstrumentClaus. 46 H. 3. in dorso m. 18. importing the Tenor of that Agree­ment was Personally Sealed by some of them; the rest, who came not, being required to sendClaus. 46 H. 3. in dorso m. 18. their Seals for the Ratifying thereof: amongst which, this Henry (then of that Party) wasClaus. 46 H. 3. in dorso m. 18 one. And thereupon being well confided in by the King, had SummonsPat. 47 H. 3. in dorso m. 7., amongst others, in 47 H. 3. (viz. the next ensuing year) to be at Worcester on the Feast­day of S. Peter ad Vincula (commonly called Lam­mas) sufficiently accoutred with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Hostilities of the Welch: But with what affection he came thither, is no hard matter to guess; for about that time, being seduced by those turbulent-spirited Barons, who soon after manifest­ed what good Subjects they were, he joyned with them in committingMs. in bibl. Bodl. 8v. S. Th. f. 136 a. many great Outrages upon the Church, and Clergie; for which (together with Ms. in bibl. Bodl. 8 v. S. Th. f. 136. a. Henry and Simon, Sons to that Arch-rebell Simon Montfort Earl of Leicester, and many more of their Party) he was ExcommunicatedMs. in bibl. Bodl. 8v. S. Th. f. 136 a. by the Arch­bishop of Canterbury.

After which, no Man was more active against the King than he, being one of those who, on the Barons part, submittedIbid. 137 b. to such a Determination as the King of France should make (unto whom the Differences touching those Ordinances called The Provisions of Oxford, so prejudicial to the King's Royal Authority, were referred.) Whereupon he putM. We [...]. in anno 1264. himself in Arms with the rest, under pretence of asserting the Laws of the Land, and the Peoples just Liberties; holdingRot. Fin. 48 H. 3. m. 4. out Northampton, ho­stilely, [Page 575] against the King: and being a Person so eminently active for them, after their Victory at Lews in Sussex, in 48 H. 3. (where the King was made Prisoner) he receivedLel. coll. vol. 1. 321. the Honour of Knighthood at the Hands of Montfort, and was constituted GovernourPat. 48 H. 3. m. [...]. of Scardeburgh-Castle, in Com. Ebor. by those Rebels; and thortly after, ofPat. 49 H. [...]. m. 14. the Castle at Winchester. Moreover, after that famous Battel at Evesham, in 49 H. 3. (where the King was redeem'd out of the barbarous Hands of those great Rebels, a [...]d their whole Army to­tally destory'd) being then constituted Governour Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [Med. 22.] 122 a. of that strong Castle of Kenilworth, by young Simon Montfort (whilst Montfort endevoured to get fresh Forces from France for their Aid) he held A [...]tic. in Dicto de Kenilw. it out stoutly, against that Victorious Army (which had subdued all their Field-Forces at Evesham) for the full space of six Months: and when the King sent his Messenger to him, with gracious Offers, in case he would yield it, he most inhumanely maimed A [...]tic. in Dicto de Kenilw. him; and castingMath. Westm. ut supra. forth huge Stones with their Engines, made frequent bold SalliesMath. Westm. ut supra. upon the Besiegers, to do all the mischief they could devise against them; not being at all dauntedMath. Westm. ut supra. with the Sentence of Ottobon, the Pope's Legate, then there, and thundred out against them; nor all the Power wherewith they were begirt.

But at the length, finding no hopes of help (not­withstanding the Encouragement he had receiv'd from young Montfort) he was constrain'd to sub­mit: yet upon Honourable TermsMs. in bibl. Bodl. [K. 8 [...].] f. 65 a. H. Knigh­ton 2437. 60.; viz. To march thence with Bag and Baggage: Which he didMs. in bibl. Bodl. [K. 8 [...].] f. 65 a. H. Knigh­ton 2437. 60. upon the Eve of St. Thomas the Apostle. Whereupon, though others, th [...]ough the King's great Clemency, were admitted to ravourable Com­positions, by virtue of that signal Decree called Dictum de Ke [...]ilworth, made in the Camp, during that notable Siege; and he exceptedArtic. in Dicto de K [...]nilw., being re­ferr'd Artic. in Dicto de K [...]nilw. to a full seven years Imprisonment, or sub­mission to the King's Mercy: Nevertheless, such was the King's Goodness towards him, that in the first place, even in the height of those his most violent Actings (viz. in the Month of September, during that Siege) he affordedClaus. 49 H. 3. in dorso n. 3. unto his Lady, for her present Support, the Lor [...]ships of Fil­longley, Allesle [...], and [...], in Com. Warr. with Barwell, and [...] in Com. Leic. all which were then valu [...]d at C l. per [...]nnum; and in Ianuary next following, added the Lordships of Ierd [...]ey, [...], and [...]. And with­in two years after, through the MediationClaus. 51 H. 3. in dorso m. 4. of Prince Edward, admittedClaus. 51 H. 3. in dorso m. 4. him to take the Benefit of that D [...]r [...], called Dictum de [...] (from which he was so excep [...]ed as is before observed.) Whereupon, by a formal InstrumentClaus. 51 H. 3. in dorso m. 4. under his Seal, dated at Ely, 13 Iulii, 51 H. 3. (that Isle beingPat. 50 H. 3. m. 33. the Place where [...] young Simon Mont­fort, and other the most d [...]sp [...]rat [...]. Rebels fl [...]d, of whom he was made Cap [...]ain [...] [...]he obliged himself to be an Obedient and Loyal Subject for the furture; and for farther confirmation thereof, added his so­lemn Claus. 51 H. 3. in dorso m. 4. Oath.Pat. 51. H. 3. [...]. [...]. Whereupon, the [...] of his Com­position being assigned to R [...]ger le Strange, in con­sideration of his fai [...]hful Services, commandIbid. was given, That the Lordships o [...] [...], Wor­feild, and Wulverhampo [...] (which had been sei­sed into the King's Hands by reason of his Rebel­lion) should not be restored to him, until the said Roger were fully satisfied. W [...]ch being done, he had LettersIbid. m. 32. of Safe-conduct, to go to his own Houses, or any other Part of the Realm.

When he died, I do not find: but he had Issue Monast. A [...]gl. vol. 1. 558 a. n. 20. Henry Henry. his Son and Heir. Which Henry took to WifeMonast. A [...]gl. vol. 1. 558 a. n. 20. Ioane the Sister and at length H [...]ir to George de Cantilupe, Baron of Bergaven. y, but departed Clau [...]. 53 H. 3 m. S. this World in 53 H. 3. as it seems: for in that year, she being then his Widow, had an Allotment of divers Knights Fees, and parts of Fees, lying in sundry Places, for her Dowrie; in the whole a­mounting to xxiv: leaving Iohn Iohn. his Son and H [...]ir inEsc. 1 E. 1. n. 16. minority: As alsoEx vet. membr. [...] p [...]aef. H [...]le Stran [...]e. another Son, called Ed­mund; with threeEx vet. membr. [...] p [...]aef. H [...]le St [...]an [...]e. Daughters, Auda, Lora, and Ioane. Which Iohn, upon the death of his Uncle George de Cantilupe, in 1 E. 1. beingEsc. 1. E. 1. n. 16. then of full age, had LiveryClaus. 2 E. 1. in do [...]so m. 13. Rot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 29. of the Lands of his Mothers In­heritance; viz. the Castle and Honour of Berga­henny, and Castle of Ki garan in Wales; the Mannor of Aston (commonly called Aston-Cante­lupe, in Com. Warr.) the Mannors of Berew K­ parva, Merston, and Stot [...]ord, in Com. Somerset. as also of the Mannor of Badmundeseld, in Com. Suff. which, upon the Partition then made of them, were allottedClaus. 2 E. 1. in do [...]so m. 13. Rot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 29. to him for his Purpartie.

In 12 E. 1. this Iohn wasPat. 12 E. 1. m. 1. in that Expedition then made into Scotland; and in 15 E. 1. attend­ed Pat. 15 E. 1. m. 7. Edmond Earl of Cornwall (unto whom the King▪ then in Gascoine, had committedTh. Wals. in e [...]de [...] ann. the Custody of the Realm) into Wales. Moreover, in 21 E. 1. accompaniedPat. 21 E. 1. m. 18. Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester and Hereford, into Ireland; and in 22 E. 1. had summonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. in dor­so m. 9. (amongst others) to be at Portsmouth, on the first of September, well fit­ted with Horse and Arms, thence to attend the King in his Voyage into France. The like Sum­mons Rot. Vascon. 25 E. 1. m. 5. he had in 25 E. 1. (amongst others) to be at London, on Sunday next after the Octaves of St. Iohn Bapt. to attend him again into those Parts. As alsoClaus. 26 E. 1. in dorso m. 6. the next ensuing year, to be at Carlis [...]e, on Whitson-Eve, to march against the Scots.

In 28 E. 1. he attendedRot. Scoc. 28 [...]. 1. m. 13. the King again into Scotland, and there performedCa [...]tular. de E [...]dinton. 101 [...]. Military Service for five Knights F [...]es: and in 29 E. 1. was again Rot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 7. in the Scotti [...]h Wars, beingRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 7. then of the Retinue with Edward Prince of Wales. In 30 E. 1. he was constituted the King's LieutenantRot. Vascon. 30 E. 1. m. 2. in the Dutchy of Aquitane; and in 31 E. 1. wasEx ve [...]. Ms. penès W. le Neve eq. aur. with the King at that memorable Siege of [...]aerlaber [...]k in Scot­land. The same year also he was againPat. 9 [...]. 2. p. 1. m. 31. in Ga­scoine: And in 34 E. 1. had special SummonsClaus. 34 E. 1. in dors▪ m. 16. in cedula., amongst the rest of the Peers, to be at Westininster on the morrow after Trinity [...] Sunday, there to con­sult and take order touching an Aid for the making of Prince Edward Knight. In wch year he obtain'd a GrantCart. 34 E. 1. m. 26. from the King▪ of the whole County of Mentethe in Scotland, with the Isles; as also Cart. 34 E. 1. m. 26. of all other the Mannors and Lands of Alan late Earl of Menteth, thenCart. 34 E. 1. m. 26. declared an Enemy and Rebel to the King.

In 3 E. 2. being constitutedRot Rom. 3 E. 2. m. 3. in cedul [...]. Seneschal of the Dutchy of Aquitane, he obtain'd the King's Pre­cept Claus. 3 E. 2. m. 17. to the Constable of Dobor-Castle, for Liber­ty to Transport himself and his Family, Plate, Mo­ney, &c. as also the King's LettersRot. Rom. ut supra. to Philip, then King of France, for Safe-conduct into Aquitane throught his Territories; and in 4 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 4. again in the Wars of Scotland.

This Iohn had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 23 E. 1. till his death, which hapnedEsc. 6 E. 2. n. 56. in 6 E. 2. he being then seisedEsc. 6 E. 2. n. 56. of the Mannor of Wigginton, in Com. Staff. half a Knights Fee in Tibenham, in Com. Norff. Cx Acres of Wood in To [...]enham, in Com. Midd. of the Mannor of Blancham, in Com. Bedf. [Page 576] Burbache, and Nayleston, in Com. Leic. Ierdele, in Com. Northampt. Badmundesfeild, in Com. Suff. Alles [...]ep, and Fillongley, in Com. Warr. Worfeild, in Com. Salop. B [...]amton, in Com. Hunt. Moreo­ver, of Lxix s. Rent, issuing out of the Towns of Beltesfeld, Golkesley, and Donyngton, in Com. Linc. in exchange for his Purpartie of the Earldom of Chester: as also of the Castle and Lordship of Ber [...]abenny, with the Territory of Over-Went, in the Marches of Wales: leaving Iohn his Son and Heir, at that time xxvi yearsIbid. of age; and Isabell his Wife, DaughterEx vet. membr. penès Ham. le Strange eq. aur. Monast. Anglic. vol. 1. 558 a. n. 30. of William, Sister and at length CoheirEx vet. membr. penès Ham. le Strange eq. aur. Monast. Anglic. vol. 1. 558 a. n. 30. to Adomare de Valence Earl of Pembroke, surviving; by whom he had likewise IssueEx vet. membr. penès Ham. le Strange eq. aur. Monast. Anglic. vol. 1. 558 a. n. 30. two other Sons, viz. William, and Henry, who diedEx vet. membr. penès Ham. le Strange eq. aur. Monast. Anglic. vol. 1. 558 a. n. 30. Issueless; and three Daughters, viz. Ex vet. membr. penès Ham. le Strange eq. aur. Monast. Anglic. vol. 1. 558 a. n. 30. Ioane, Elizabeth, and Margaret. Which Isabell had for her DowrieClaus. 6 E. 2. m. 8. an Assignation of the Man­nors of Lydgate, and Badmundesfeld, in Com. Suff. Brampton, in Com. Hunt. Burbach, and Barwell, in Com. Leic. Wiginton, with its Members, and a sixth part of Tamworth, in Com. Staff. Saving Claus. 6 E. 2. m. 8. to her, her reasonable Dowrie in the Mannors of Nayleston, Berewyk, and Aston-Cantelupe; as also in all the Knights Fees and Advowsons of Churches, whereof Iohn de Hastings, her Husband, died seised.

I come now to Iohn de Hastings, Iohn. Son and Heir to the before-specified Iohn and Isabell.

This Iohn, in 34 E. 1. (his Father then living) attendedRot. Scoc. 34 [...]. 1. m. 6. Queen Margaret into Scotland; and in 4 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 4. in that Expedition then made thi­ther.

Being of fullRot. Fin. 6 E. 2. m. 6. age at his Father's death, (viz. in in 6 E. 2.) and doing his HomageRot. Fin. 6 E. 2. m. 6., he had Live­ry Rot. Fin. 6 E. 2. m. 6. of his Lands: and in 7 E. 2. was againRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 3. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 2. 8 E. 2. being then of the Retinue of Adomare de Valence (his Uncle) Earl of Pembroke. As also inRot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 8. 10 E. 2. And in in 11 E. 2. was charg'd with CC Foot, for his Lands of Went, to the Wars of Scotland.

In 12 E. 2. he was again in the Scottish Wars; and in 13 E. 2. uponMs. in bibl. Bodl. [K. [...]] Ca [...]t. f. 98b. that Insurrection of the Lords (when they banish'd the two Spensers) being Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [K. [...]] Ca [...]t. f. 98b. then one of their Adherents, the King hasting Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [K. [...]] Ca [...]t. f. 98b. towards Gloucester (whereof the Lords had pos­sess'd Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [K. [...]] Ca [...]t. f. 98b. themselves) he fell off from them, and came Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [K. [...]] Ca [...]t. f. 98b. to the King at Cirencester.

Moreover, he was the same year, againRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2. m. 8., in the Scottish Wars; and in 16 E. 2. made GovernourPat. 16 E. 2. p. 1. m. 5. & m. 11. of Keni [...]worth-Castle. Shortly after which, viz. in 18 E. 2. he departedRot. Fin. 18 E. 2. m. 9. this Life, leaving Issue, by Iulian his Wife, DaughterPlac. coram R. [...]. Hill. 12 E. 3. Rot. 3 Ka [...]c. and Heir of Thomas de Leyburne, Laurence Esc. 18 E. 2. n. 83. his Son and Heir, at that time aboutEsc. 18 E. 2. n. 83. five years of age.

Which Iulian, within one year after, took to HusbandClaus. 19 [...]. 2. m. 29. Thomas le Blount; and had for her DowrieClaus. 19 [...]. 2. m. 29., of the Lands of the said Iohn de Hastings (her Husband) an Assignation of the third part of the Mannor of St. Clere; as also the Castle of Kilgaran, with the Towns of Kilgaran, May­naurd, and Commot of Emelyn, in Wales: Likewise the Mannor of Worfeild, in Com. Salop. the Mannors of Fulbroke, Burthingbury, Alles [...]ey, the Castle of Fillongley, with two parts of the Mannor of Aston-Cantlow, in Com. Warr. the Man­nor of Lutt [...]eton-Paynell, in Com. Wiltes. Otte­ley, in Com. Suff. and A [...]bele, in Com. Norff. And inPat. 1. F. 3. p. 1. [...]. 24. regard this Assignation was not so soon made as it ought to have been, she obtain'd from the King a GrantPat. 1. F. 3. p. 1. [...]. 24. of all the Goods and Chattels at that time being upon those Lands and Lordships so as­signed unto her. But not long after this, surviving her Husband Blount, she lastly marriedClaus. 11. E. 3. p. 2. m. 1 [...]. to William de Clinton Earl of Huntingdon (as I shall farther shew in due place.)

But I return to Laurence, Laurence. Son and Heir to the last mention'd Iohn. This Laurence, in 11 E. 3. (being stillIbid. in Minority) was committedIbid. to the tuition of William de Clinton, the Earl of Hunting­don (who had so married Iulian his Mother) to be educated with him, till he should arrive unto his full age; having an allowanceIbid. of CC Marks out of the Exchequer yearly, for his Support and Main­tenance, during that time. Of whom I find, that the King, when he was at New-Castle upon Tine, about four years before, had so much care, that having sentClaus. 7 E. 3. p. 1. m. 17. for the Queen to come thither to him, and consideringClaus. 7 E. 3. p. 1. m. 17. that so long a Journey might be dangerous to the Child (he beingClaus. 7 E. 3. p. 1. m. 17. bred up in her Court) he directed his especial LettersClaus. 7 E. 3. p. 1. m. 17. to the be­fore-specified Iulian, his Mother, (as a Person most proper to undergo that Trust) to take him into her Charge; promisingClaus. 7 E. 3. p. 1. m. 17. satisfaction for all Costs and Expences which she should be at therein.

And still continuing his Royal Favour to him, by his LettersPat. 1 [...] E. 3. m. [...]. S [...]ld. [...] of Honour p. 645, & 646. Patents, bearing date 13 Octob. in the thirteenth year of his Reign (which was as soon as he arrived to his full age) declaredPat. [...] E. 3. m. [...]. S [...]ld. [...] of Honour p. 645, & 646. him Earl of [...]embroke, by reasonPat. 1 [...] E. 3. m. [...]. S [...]ld. [...] of Honour p. 645, & 646. of his Descent from Isabell the eldest Sister and Coheir unto Aymere de Valence Earl of Pembroke; having beenRot. Alem. 13 E. 3. m. 3. the same year in that Expedition then made into Flanders. And being thus honoured, the next year following, viz. 14 E. 3. he attended [...]roif. 29b. & 302. the King in that notable Adventure at Sea against the French, where he wor­thily shared [...]roif. 29b. & 302. in the Glory of that Victory obtain'd against them near Sluse in Flanders.

Moreover, in 15 E. 3. he wasIbid. 46 [...]. at that great Feast and Justing at London, made by King Ed­ward, for love of the Countess of Salisbury, as 'tis said. And in 16 E. 3. attendingClaus. 16 E. [...]. p. 2. m. 32. the King into Brittanny, with Lx Men at Arms (himself accounted) two Banerets, twelve Knights, forty five Esquires, and an hundred Archers on Horse­back, continuedRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. m. 3. there till the next ensuing year.

In 18 E. 3. he accompaniedFroif. f. 502. the Earl of Derby (viz. Henry of Lancaster) into Gascoine; and wasIbid. b. at the Siege and Render of Bergerath. In 19 E. 3. he still continuedRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 16. in those Parts; and in 21 E. 3. was againRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 1. in those Wars: But the next year following, viz. 22 E. 3. on Saturday the mor­row after the Decollation of St. Iohn Baptist, he de­parted Esc. 22 E. 3. n. 47. this Life, being then seisedEsc. 22 E. 3. n. 47. of the Man­nor of Wigginton, in Com. Staff. of the Mannor of Blounham, with the Advowson of the Church, and third part of the Mannor of Kempston, in Com. Bedf. of two parts of the Mannor of Westcote, in Com. Surr. of the Mannor of Brampton, in Com. Hunt. Est-Hannyngfeld, in Com. Essex. Yerdle-Hastings. in Com. Northton. Sutton-Valence, and Cleyndon, in Com. Kanc. of the third part of the Mannors of Totenham, in Com. Midd. and Aston-Cantelow, in Com. Warr. of the Mannor of Nayle­ston, in Com. Leic. and B [...]nham-Valence, in Com. Berks: As alsoIbid. of the Castle, Lordship, and Bo­rough of Bergabenny, with the Mannor of Pen­ros, and divers other Lordships in the Marches of Wales; leaving Issue by Agnes his Wife, Daugh­ter Esc. 24 E. [...] p. 2. n. 37 to Roger Mortimer Earl of March, Iohn his Son and Heir, at that time oneEsc. 22 E. 3. n. 47. year old and up­wards. Which Agnes shortly afterwards became the WifePat. 25 E. 1. p. 3. m. 7. of Iohn de Hakelut: Who, in 29 E. 3. obtain'd from the King a GrantRot. Fin. 29 E. 3. m. 10. of the Custody of [Page 577] the Castle and Town of Pembroke, with its Mem­bers, and divers other Lands in Wales, to him­self, and the said Agnes his Wife, during the Mi­nority of Iohn de Hastings Earl of Pembroke, her Son by the before-specified Laurence.

This Agnes, by her TestamentLangham f. 119 a., bearing date in her House at London, upon the Morrow after the Festival of St. Dionyse, Anno 1367. (41 E. 3.) bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Church of the Minoresses, without Algate, in the Suburbs of London, within two days after her Death; with­out any other Co [...]t than a Blue Cloth, and two Ta­pers of ten pound weight. To which Covent she gave a Pair of Silver Candlesticks, and xx Marks. Moreover, she gave to the Cathedral of St. Davids, one entire Sute of Vestments, of Velvet checquer'd. Also to the Priory of Bergavenny (where her Husband lay Interred) a Sute of Vestments of Green Cloth of Gold. To Iohn de Hastings her Son, a whole Sute of Vestments, red, of Cloth of Gold. To Ioane her Daughter, the benefit of the Wardship of Raph de Greistoke; as also a Bed, with the Fur­niture, of her Fathers Arms. And for her Execu­tors, constitutingLangham f. 119 a. (amongst others) Iohn de Ha­stings her Son, and Catherine Countess of Warwick, her Sister, died 25 Iuly, 42 E. 3.

Which Iohn Iohn. (the succeeding Earl of Pembroke) in 42 E. 3. contractingLangham 68 [...]. Matrimony with Anne the Daughter of Sir Walter Manney Knight (and at length Heir) was necessitated to obtain a special DispensationLangham 68 [...]. from the Pope, for the same; by reasonLangham 68 [...]. that he had formerly married Margaret the Daughter of King Edward, unto whom she the said Anne stood allied in the third and fourth Degrees of Consanguinity; for which Dispensation he gave Langham 68 [...]. a thousand Florens of Gold, to the Repair of the Church of the Monastery of St. Paul at Urbine; and the same year attendedRot. Vascon. 42 E 3. m. 1. Prince Edward, in that Expedition then made into Aquitane: Where, af­ter Frois. 158 [...]. the Conquest of Burdeyll, he marchtFrois. 158 [...]. with the Earl of Cambridge, to the Castle of Roche sur-Yone. Then passingFrois. 158 [...]. through Poictou, was be­sieg'd Ibid. 159 b. in an House, by Sr Loyes of Sanxiere: but after this, he went intoIbid. 162 b. Anjou, and there fell to wastingIbid. 162 b. that Country.

In 43 E. 3. he continuedRot. Vas [...]. 43 E. 3. m. 9 still in those Parts, being of the RetinueRot. Vas [...]. 43 E. 3. m. 9 with Prince Edward. So likewise inRot. Vascon. 44 E. 3. m. 9. 44 E. 3. And in 46 E. 3. the Gascoins and Poictovins, having hadFrois. 179 a. large experience of his Valour and Goodness, causedFrois. 179 a. Sr Guischard de Angolesme to move the King that he might be sent thither: Whereunto the King assenting, he was forthwith made LieutenantRot. Vascon. [...] E. 3. m. 4. of Aquitane, and came to the Port of Rochel T. Wal [...]. in eodem ann. the day preceding the Eve of St. Iohn Baptist, beingT. Wal [...]. in eodem ann. then about xxv years of age, and that Place then Beleaguer'dT. Wal [...]. in eodem ann. by the French: but was attended with very unhappy success, for no sooner was he got with his Ships into that Haven, but the Spanish Fleet fellT. Wal [...]. in eodem ann. sudden­ly upon him, before he could put his Men in Order to fight; so that few of them escapedIbid. Death, Wounds, or Imprisonment: and yet withoutIbid. any considerable loss to the Enemy; who forthwith set fireIbid. on all the English Ships, carryingIbid. away this Earl, with many other gallant Men, with no less than twenty thousand Marks in Money, sent over by King Edward to maintain the War. Which unhappy Accident falling outIbid. upon the Festival of St. Aet [...]elred the Virgin (which was the Eve of St. Iohn Baptist's Nativity) occasion'dIbid. many to censure, That God's Judgment so followed him, for the injury he had done to the Church of that holy Virgin (sc. Ely) in a Cause betwixt the Church of S. Edmundsbury and it, before his last depar­ture out of England; and that the Money so lost, had no better luck, forasmuch as it had been got from the Religious Houses and Clergy. But others attributedIbid. it to his living an Adulterous life, being a Married Man: also,Ibid. that he had, in Parliament, attempted an Infringement of the Churches Liber­ties; and that he had perswaded the King to lay greater Taxes upon the Clergy, than Laiety, for support of his Wars. Which practice of pilling and poling the Church, however the Temporal Lords (saith my Author) were pleased; yet what success they had, not onely England, but the whole World hath sufficiently found.

I now come to speak of his Death, the Circum­stances whereof were as followeth; viz. Ibid. [...] in ann. 1375. That shaving undergone four years Imprisonment in Spaine, with most inhumane Usage, he sent to Bertrand Clekyn, Constable of France, desiring that he would use some means for his Enlargement; who thereupon interceding for him to the Bastard of Spaine, then calling himself King, obtain'd his Liberty, in consideration of part of that Mo­ney due to himself; which being agreed on, he was brought to Paris. But after his coming thither, it was not long ere he fellT. Wals. ut supra. mortally sick, of Poyson, as some thought, given him by the Spaniards, who were reputed to have such a special Faculty in that Art, as that the Potion should kill at what distance of time they pleased. The French therefore seeing Ibid. his death approaching, beingIbid. eager to get his Ransom before he died, made hasteIbid. to remove him to Calais: but on his Journey thither-ward, he departedEsc. 49 E. 3. n. 70. this Life, upon the xvith of April, Iohn his Son and Heir being at that time butEsc. 49 E. 3. n. 70. two years old and an half; and was buriedSudburio f. 92 b. in the Quire of the Friers-Preachers at Hereford: but after­wards, for the Sum of C l. translatedLel. Itin. vol. 4. 175. to the Grey-Friers (near Newgate) in London; being then seisedEsc. ut supr. of the Mannors of Brampton, and Lym­mings, in Com. Hunt. Benham, in Com. Berks. Shelford-magna, in Com. Cantabr. Blounham, and Kempeston, in Com. Beds. Berewyke, Stoforde, Odecombe, Mulverton, and Littel-Mershton, in Com. Somerset. Yerdele. Hastings, Touceter, and Wutton, in Com. Northampt. Wigginton, in Com. Staff. Wor [...]eild, in Com. Salop. Oteley, Reyden, Badmunsfeld, Lidgate, and Wridlington, in Com. Suff. Sutton, Fornesete, Winferthing, and Ayshele, in Com. Norff. Sutton-Valence, Est-Sut­ton, Claydon, Saurers, Godewiston, and Lucy, in Com. Kanc. Totenham, in Com. Midd. Pading­ton, and Westcote, in Com. Surr. Nayleston, Barwell, and Burbache, in Com. Leic. Aston-Cantlow, Fulbroke, Burthingbury, Allesley, Fi­longley, and Pilardington, in Com. Warr. and Intebergh, in Com. Wigorn. As also of the Castle of Striguil, with the Town of Chepstow, and Mannor of Todenham, in Com. Glouc. and Marches of Wales: and likewise of the Castle and Lord­ship of Bergavenny, the Castle and Lordship of Pembroke, the Castles of Tinby and Kilgaran, with the Commot of Oysterlow, in the County of Hereford, and Precinct of those Marches: and moreover of certain Tenements in the Town of Calais; likewise of the Dominion of W [...]ysford, and divers other Lordships and Lands within the Realm of Ireland.

But here, before I proceed farther, I shall ob­serve, That this Iohn Earl of Pembroke, in 43 E. 3. (obtaining LicencePat. 51 E. 3. m. 29. per Inspex. Esc. 49 E. 3. n. 10. Claus. 49 E. 3. in dorso. for that purpose from the [Page 578] King) made a FeoffmentPat. 51 E. 3. m. 29. per Inspex. Esc. 49 E. 3. n. 10. Claus. 49 E. 3. in dorso. unto Walter Amyas, and others, of all his Castles, Lordships, Mannors, &c. in England and Wales, to certain Uses. Which Feoffment being left sealed up in the Hands of his Feoffees, to be kept till his Return from beyond Sea, was, upon his death, delivered to the King's Coun­sel at Westminster; who then opening it, found, That, in case he died without Issue of his Body, the Town and Castle of Pembroke should come to the King, his Heirs, and Successors; and the Castle and Lordship of Bergavenny, and other his Lands in England and Wales, to his Cousin William de Beauchamp (viz. his Mothers Sisters Son) in Fee; provided he should bear his Arms, and endeavour to obtain the Title of Earl of Pembroke: And in case he should decline so to do, then his Kinsman William de Clinton to have them, upon the same Conditions.

Upon the death of this last Earl, Anne his Wife surviving, had thereupon, for her Dowrie, an Assig­nation Claus. 49 E. 3. m. 5. of the Mannors of Sutton, Wynferthing, and Asshele, in Com. Norff. Lydgate, Badmondes­feild, Otteleye, and Wridlyngton, with three Bur­gages within the Town of St. Edmundsbury in Suffolk; the Mannors of Thoryton, Est-Han­nyngfeld, South-Hannyngfeld, with certain Lands in West-Hannyngfeld, and Fanges, in Com. Es­sex. the Mannor of Totenham, in Com. Midd. Po­dyngton, and West [...]te, with certain Lands in Southwarke, in Com. Surr. the Mannor of Ben­ham, in Com. Ber [...]s. with certain Lands in Fitel­ton, in Com. Wiltes. the Mannors of Brampton, and Lyming, in Com. Hunt. Shelford, in Com. Cantabr. Blounham, and Kempston, in Com. Bedf. certain Lands in Repyngdon, in Com. Derb. the Mannors of Allefley, Filo [...]gley, Aston-Cantlow, and Pill [...]rdyngton, in Com. Warr. and Mannor of Na [...]lesten, in Com. Leic. Which Anne departed Esc. 7 R. 2. n. 67. this Life upon Palm-sunday, in 7 R. 2. Iohn her Son and Heir being then eleven years of age.

Of which Iohn Iohn. I findClaus. 1 R. 2 m. 45., that at the Coronation of King Richard the Second (being then not five years of age) he claimed to carry the great Golden Spurs; and shewing sufficient Evidence of his Right to do that Service, it was adjudgedClaus. 1 R. 2 m. 45., That by rea­son of his Minority, another should be appointed to perform the same on his behalf, viz. Claus. 1 R. 2 m. 45. Edmund Mortimer Earl of March, whose Daughter Philippa he marriedClaus. 15 R. 2. m. 23. Esc. 2 H. 4. n. 54., though very young; but had no Is­sue by her: for so it hapnedT. Wal [...]. in eodem anno. Pat. 15 R. 2. m. 6, & 29., that in 13 R. 2. the King keeping his Christmass at Wodstoke, and there holding a Tournament (being then but se­venteen years of age) he adventured to Tilt with Sir Iohn St Iohn; and that by an unluckie slip of St. Iohn's Lance, he was run into the bottom of his Belly, so that his Bowels breaking out, he sud­denly died, to the great grief of many, in regard T. Wal [...]. in eodem anno. Pat. 15 R. 2. m. 6, & 29. he was a Person of so Noble a Disposition, that in Bounty and Courtesie he exceeded most of his De­gree. Which untimely death of his, was then thoughtT. Wals. ut supra. Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [K. 8. Cant.] 176 b. by many to be a Judgment upon the Fa­mily, in regard that Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pem­broke, (his Ancestor) was one of those who gave Sentence of Death upon Thomas Earl of Lancaster, at Pontfract: for it was observ'd,T. Wal [...]. ut supra. Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [K. 8. Cant.] 176 b. that after that Judgment so given, none of the succeeding Earls of Pembroke ever saw his Father, nor any Fa­ther of them took delight in seeing his Child.

His Death thus hapningEsc. 13 R. 2. n. 30. upon the thirtieth of December, 13 R. 2. he was buriedStow's Sur­vey of Lond. [...]. 345. in the Church of the Grey-Fryers, without New-gate, in the Sub­urbs of London, where he had a Noble Monu­ment; which, at the general Dissolution of the Re­ligious Houses, by King Henry the Eighth, was (with the rest) utterly defaced.

Dying thus without Issue, Reginald Lord [...] Grey of Ruthyn was by someEx vet. Cod. Ms. p [...]ès [...]. cl. Joh Sel. denum. Inquisitions found to be his Cousin, and next Heir of the whole Bloud, as descended Lineally from Elizabeth Sister to Iohn de Hastings, Father of Iohn, Great-grandfather of this Earl. And by otherIbid. Et ex vet. membr. penès Ham. le Strange, eq. aur. Inquisitions, Hugh de Hastings, Son of Hugh, Son of Hugh, Son of the same Iohn de Hastings, by Isabell the Daughter of Hugh le Despenser, his second Wife, also found to be his Heir-male, but of the half Blood.

This Hugh, in 14 E. 3. wasRot. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 21. in that Expedition then made into Flanders; and in 16 E. 3. sum­mon'd Claus. de eo­dem anno, in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm. In 20 E. 3. (being call'dRot Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. 1. Consanguineus Regis, The King's Cousin) he was constitutedRot Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. 1. his Lieutenant in Flanders, and Commander of all his Military Forces there against the French; where they tookH. Knighton 2586. 44. above CCC Prisoners, and brought them into England. And in 20 E. 3. was in that Expe­dition then made into Britanny, being of the Re­tinue to Henry Duke of Lancaster. Moreover, in 33 E. 3. he was in the WarsRot. Franc. 33 E. 3. p. 2. m. 16. of Gascoine; and in 40 E. 3. attendedFrois. 133 [...]. Iohn Duke of Laneaster into Spain. After which, viz. in 43 E. 3. he was in Rot. Franc. 43 E. 3. m. 10. that Expedition then made into France, and of the Retinue with the same Duke of Lancaster.

This is all of moment that I have seen of him. I should now proceed to his Descendents: But for­asmuch as they never had Summons to Parliament, I am not concern'd to speak of them. Neverthe­less, forasmuch as Edward Hastings, Great-grand­son to this Hugh, had a long Contest with Reginald Lord Grey of Rutbyn, for bearing the Arms of this Family, it will not (I hope) be deemed im­pertinent to take notice, that so little did Iohn Earl of Pembroke (Father to the last Iohn) regard his next Heir-male, and so much dislike Reginald Grey, Father to the last Reginald, as that he Entailed the greatest part of his Lands upon William de Beau­champ, before-mentioned.

Notwithstanding which Settlement, the Right of Bearing the Arms was in those days of such esteem, that the ContestEx eodem Cod. Ms. pe­nès Joh. Sel­denum. for them (sc. Or a Manch Gules) betwixt Reginald Lord Grey, Son to the before-mention'd Reginald, and Edward Hastings, Brother and Heir to the last-mention'd Hugh, lasted little less than xx years, in the Court-Military, be­fore the Constable and Marshal of England. Wherein, after much Money spent, Edward Ha­stings, who so challenged them, as Heir-male of the Family, was not onely condemnedIbid. in 970 l. 17 s. 10 d. ob. q. Costs, (Grey swearing that he had spent a thousand Marks more) and the Arms adjudged to Grey; but imprisonedIbid. sixteen years, for disobeying that Sentence. The particular Pro­ceedings in which Business, with the hard measure which Edward Hastings had, for brevity I pass by.

But one thing farther I shall observe; viz. Ex praed. vet. memb. penès d [...] ­ctum H. le Strange. That Edward Hastings questioning William de Beauchamp for those Lordships and Lands (whereof Iohn the last Earl of Pembroke died seised, and which had been so setled upon Beauchamp by that Entail be­fore mention'd) Beuchamp invitedEx praed. vet. memb. penès d [...] ­ctum H. le Strange. his Learned Counsel to his House in Pater-noster-row, in the City of London; amongst whom wereEx praed. vet. memb. penès d [...] ­ctum H. le Strange. Robert Ch [...]lton (then a Judge) William Pinc [...]ebek, Wil­liam Brench [...]sley, and Iohn Catesby, (all Lear [...]ed Lawyers:) and after Dinner, coming out of his Chappel, in an angry mood, threwIbid. to each of [Page 579] them a Piece of Gold, and said,Ibid. Sirs, I desire you forthwith to tell me, whether I have any Right and Title to Hastings Lordships and Lands? Whereupon Pinchbek stood up (the rest being silent, fearing that he suspected them) and said,Ibid. No man here, nor in England, dare say, that you have any Right in them, except Hastings do quit his Claim therein; and should he do it, being now under Age, it would be of no validitie.

Perhaps there had been some former Entail, to settle them upon the Heir-male of the Family: But whatever it was, Hastings apprehended the Injury thereby done to him, to be so great, that with ex­treme anguish of mind, at his latter end, he left Ibid. God's Curse, and his own, upon his Descendents, if they did not attempt the Vindication thereof.

This Edward assum'd the Title of Lord Hastings and Stotevile, as by a Deed,Ex autogr. penès The­o [...]. Com. Hunt. under his Seal of Arms, bearing date 4 Nov. 8 H. 4. appeareth; but by what Right, I discern not: for there is no Te­stimony that ever he was so created, or had any Summons to Parliament.

Hastings.

A Younger Son of this Ancient and Noble Family, was Hugh de Hastings, Hugh. who mar­ried Regist. Hosp. S. Leonardi Ebot. in bibl. Cot­ton. f. 138. Helen the Daughter and Heir of Alan de Alvestan, SonRegist. Hosp. S. Leonardi Ebot. in bibl. Cot­ton. f. 138. of Theophine de Alvestan, of Alvestan (vulg. Allerstan) in Pickering-lithe, in Com. Ebor. This Hugh, for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Helene his Wife, confirm'dIbid. to the Ho­spital of St. Peter, at York, all those Lands which Theophine de Alvastan, and Alan his Son, had given thereto; and diedClaus. 9 Joh. [...] 8. in 9 Ioh. leaving Issue Thomas his SonRegist. Hosp. S. Leonardi, ut supra. and Heir.

Which Thomas Thomas. ratifiedPat. 3 E. 3. p. [...] m 3. pet Inspex. to the Canons of Egle­ston, in the Bishoprick of Durham, the Patronage of the Church of Stratford, bestow'd on them by Helene his Mother: As also, toEx Regist. de Whi [...]by. the Monks of Whi [...]by, all those Grants which had been made unto them by Theophine de Alvestan, and Alan de Alvastan, his Grandfather, Son to the same Theo­phine: And left Issue Nicholas Nicholas. his Son and Heir; who, being a Knight in 5 E. 2. was by Indenture Ex autogr. penès The­oph Co. Hunt. retain'd with Sir Raufe the Son of William Lord Greistoke, to serve him, during his Life, as well in the times of Peace, as War; viz. in the time of War, with two Yeomen, well mounted and array­ed; and in time of Peace, with two Yeomen and four Grooms. In consideration of which Ser­vice, he was to have all Accoutrements for his own Body; as also two Robes yearly, and one Saddle, according to the Dignity of a Knight; and in case he should lose any Great Horse in the War, to have Recompence therefore, according to the Estimati­on of two Men. Moreover, That at what place soever he the said Raphe should reside in the County of York, this Nicholas should repair to him, upon notice, with allowance of his reasonable Charges, and Wages for his Servants, both in War and Peace. Which Indenture bears date at Hilderskelf, upon Saturday next ensuing the Feast of the Assumption of our Lady, in the year before-specified.

But all that I have farther to observe of this Sir Nicholas, is, That he obtain'd a Grant [...] from the same Raphe Lord Greistoke, of the Mannor of Thorpe-Basset, paying viii l. per Annum Rent: and, That having married [...] Emeline the Daughter of Walter de Heron, he left Issue Raphe de Hastings, his Son and Heir. Which Raphe, Raphe. in 3 E. 3. obtain'd a CharterCart. 3 E. 3. n. 44. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Allerstan, in Com. Ebor. and W [...]stow, in Com. Leic. as also at Gissing, in Com. Norff. And in 11 E. 3. was constituted SheriffRot. Fin. 11 E. 3. m. 35. of York-shire, and Governour of the Castle at York. So likewise inRot. Fin. 14 E. [...]. m. 23. 14 E. 3. And in 18 E. 3. had LicencePat. 18 E. 3. p. 1. m. 47. to make a Castle of his House at Slingesby, in Com. Ebor. and to Impark his Woods of Slingesby­frith, Colton, and Surkilwode, with his other Lands there. But, beingMonast. Anglic. vol. 2. 918 a. n. 30. in the second Bataglia of that Northern Army, which vanquished the Scots near Durham, in 20 E. 3. was there mortally woundedMonast. Anglic. vol. 2. 918 a. n. 30., and diedMonast. Anglic. vol. 2. 918 a. n. 30. of his Hurts: Whereupon he had Burial in the Abby of Sulby, in Com. Northampt. as by his TestamentRegist. Ar­chiep. E­bor. vocat. Zouch. he had directed. By which he disposedRegist. Ar­chiep. E­bor. vocat. zouch. of that Prisoner he took in War, unto his Nephew Edmund Hastings of Rouce­by, and Iohn de Kirkeby, to be shared betwixt them. Leaving Issue by Margaret Commun. de T. Pasc. 40 E. 3. m. 1. his Wife, Daughter to William de Herle (one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas) SisterCommun. de T. Pasc. 40 E. 3. m. 1. and Heir to Robert, her Brother, Raphe, his Son and Heir.

Which Raphe, beingEx autogr, penès praef. Co. Hunt. afterwards a Knight, was retainedEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. by Henry Duke of Lancaster, to serve him, as well in Peace as War, for the Wages of Forty Marks per Annum, to be paid at the Feast of S. Mi­chael th' Archangel, and the Annunciation of our Lady, by equal Portions, out of the Revenues of his Mannor of Pickering, in Com. Ebor. by his Bay­liffs there. Which Annuity, after the death of that Duke, was confirm'd to them by Iohn of Gant Earl of Lancaster, Richmond, Derby, and Lincoln, (who had married one of the Daughters and Heirs of that Duke) at his Castle of Hertford, ult. Mariii, 36 E. 3.

After which, viz. 14 Iulii next ensuing, this Sir Raphe Hastings did by IndentureIbid. retain Iohn de Kirkby of Wigginthorp (a Gentleman of an an­cient Family) to be his Servant for term of Life, and not to be displaced, without good cause; whereof Sir Brian Stapelton Knight, Richard de Aske, and some other Persons of Quality in that Country, (whose Names are therein mentioned) were to be Judges. And, in 45 E. 3. was joyn'd in CommissionRot. Scoc. 45 E. 3. m. 2. with Thomas Lord Bishop of Dur­ham, Gilbert de Vmfraville, Earl of Anegos, and some others, for defending the Marches of Nor­thumberland, toward Scotland. Also,Rot. Scoc. 49 E. 3. m. 2▪ in 49 E. 3. with Thomas Earl of Warwick, and others, to re­ctifie all Abuses contrary to the Truce made betwixt King Edward, and those of that Nation. More­over, in 1 R. 2. he was constituted SheriffRot. Fin. 1 R. 2. p. 1. m. 30. of Yorkshire, and Governour of the Castle at York. So likewise inRot. Fin. 4 R. 2. m. 23. 4 R. 2.

He married two Wives; first, Isabell Ex autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. the Daughter and Coheir of Sir Robert de Sadington Knight; and afterwards Maud, DaughterEx script. praef. Co. and Coheir to Thomas de Sutton of Sutton in Holder­ness. And, having by his TestamentRegist. Ar­chiep. Ebor. vocatum Wal. deby., bearing date in Anno 1397. (21 R. 2.) bequeath'd his Bo­dy to be buried in the before-specified Abby of Sulby, departed this Life, leaving IssueEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. three Sons, viz. Raphe, Richard, and Leonard. Which Raphe, Raphe. being by Judgement in Parliament, 28 Iulii, 11 H. 4. attaintedRot. Parl. 11 H. 4. n. 42 of Treason, and beheaded (having taken part with Owen Glendour, as 'tis like) Richard Richard. his Brother obtain'd a Restoration Rot. Parl. 11 H. 4. n. 42 to his Lands; and in 4 H. 6. being a Knight, was made SheriffRot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 10 of Yorkshire. So likewise, inRot. Fin. 12 H. 6. m. 22. 12 H. 6. He was also Sheriff of the Counties of War­wick [Page 580] and Leicester; in 2 H. 5. 1, 5, & 11 H. 6. and diedEx autogr penès praef. Co. Hunt. on Monday next after the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, in 15 H. 6. without Issue; leaving Leonard Hastings of Kirby, in Com. Leic. hisEx autogr penès praef. Co. Hunt. Brother and Heir.

This Leonard, Leorard. being a Servant in great esteem with Richard Duke of Yorke, in 20 H. 6. obtain'd from him a GrantIbid. of the Office of Chief-Ranger of his Forest of Uere, in Com. Salop. bearing date at Roan (in Normandy) 30 Oct. In which Grant he is called his Beloved Esquire. And of the same date, in consideration of the Surrender of two An­nuities, another GrantIbid. of the Mannor of Co­tingham, in Com. Ebor. for life; paying xv s. year­ly Rent. In which Grant that Duke terms him his Beloved Counsellor. By his last WillIbid., bearing date 8 Oct. Anno MCCCCLV. (34 H. 6.) this Leo­nard, being then a Knight, declar'd, That whereas he had Enfeoffed the Right High and Mighty Prince, his gracious and special Lord (for so he calls him) Richard Duke of York, Henry Grey, and others, of and in the Mannors of Wystewe, Flek­ney, and Newton-Harcourt, with the Appurte­nances, in the Shire of Leicester, and all other his Lands, lying in the Counties of Leic. Warw. Northampt, and Yorke; he did, in most humble wise, beseech his said Lord, and pray and require the said Henry Grey (and the rest) to make an Estate after his Decease of all those Lands situate in Burton-Hastings, in Com. Warw. to Alice Hastings his Wife, for term of her Life; the Remainder to his Right Heirs. Also to his Son Richard, of his Lands in Brantingthorp, and Appulby, with the Advowson of the Church of Brantyngthorp, for term of his Life; the Remainder to his Right Heirs. Like­wise to his Son Raphe, of the Lands in Wald-Neuton, in Com. Ebor. for Life; with Remainder to his Right Heirs. And to his Son Thomas, of his Lands in Little-Ashby, in Com. Leic. and Drakenage, in Com. Warr. for term of Life, &c. But all that I have else seen of him, is, That he left Issue by the said Alice his Wife, DaughterIbid. of the Lord Ca­moys, William his Son and Heir, and Anne a Daugh­ter, marriedIbid. to Thomas Ferrers of Tamworth- Castle, in Com. Warr. Esq

Which William William. became a Person of extraordina­ry Note, in his days, as by his eminent Imploy­ments, and singular Trusts, will appear; of which I shall make some brief mention, in order of time.

In 34 H. 6. being SheriffEx autogr. Ibid. of the Counties of Warw. and Leic. he was made RangerEx autogr. Ibid. of the Chase of Were, in Com. Salop. by Richard Duke of York (as his Father had been.)

And the next year following, obtain'd from that great Duke, in considerationIbid. of his good and faithful Service, done, and to be done, the GrantIbid. of an Annuity of Ten pounds per Annum, to the end he should serve him, before all others, and at­tend him at all times required (his Allegiance to the King excepted.) In which Grant, bearing date at the Castle of Fodringhey, 23 Apr. that Duke calls him his Beloved Servant William Hastings Esq

But, after this, er [...] long, upon the death of Robert Pierpont, Brother of Henry Pierpont Esq which Robert had been slain by Thomas Hastings (Brother of this William) and Henry Ferrers: whereupon the said Thomas, & Henry Ferrers, were question'd by the said Henry Pierpont, and other of the Kindred of the same Robert; this William became one of the Par­ties for a Reference of that Controversie to the Ar­bitrement of Richard Duke of York. Which Duke, by his AwardEx autogr. pen [...]s praef. Co. Hunt. ▪ bearing date 17 Oct. 37 H. 6. did there­upon Order and Decree, That thenceforth all the Parties should keep the Peace to each other; and, That this William de Hastings, or his Executors, should pay to the said Henry Pierpont, his Heirs or Executors, in the Church of St. Thomas of Acres in London, within one Month next after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lady, next ensuing, Six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence, as also other Six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence, in the same Church, within one Month after the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist; and, That therewith the said Henry Pierpont should find a Priest to sing Divine Service, for the Soul of the said Robert Pierpont, by the space of two years next following the Feast of the Purification of our Lady, next coming; and likewise pay to the said Henry Pierpont, his Heirs or Executors, in the said Church, Ten pounds, on the Feast of St. Michael th' Archangel, Anno 1460. or within a Month after; and other Ten pounds on the Feast of St. Michael then next following: Also Six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence more, in the Feast of St. Michael th' Archangel, Anno 1462. or within a Month following, in re­compence of all manner of Offences and Trespasses done by them the said William, Thomas, and Henry Ferrers, to the said Henry Pierpont, his Uncle, and Brethren.

As this William had been a trusty Servant to that Duke, he approved himself no less to Edward his Son and Heir (afterwards King, by the Name of Edward the Fourth) in whose Esteem he stood so high, that in the first year of his Reign, sundry Persons of Honour taking notice thereof, bestow'd their Favours on him. Amongst which, Iohn Moubray Duke of Norfolk gaveEx ips [...]s autogr. ibid. him the Steward­ship of his Mannors of Melton-Moubray, Segrave, and other, in Com. Leic. with the Fee of x l. per Annum during his Life: Anne Dutchess of Buck­ingham, the StewardshipEx ips [...]s autogr. ibid. of the Mannor of Oke­ham, in Com. Rutl. and Constablewick of the Castle there, for Life: Iohn Lord Lovell, the Steward­ship Ex ips [...]s autogr. ibid. of the Mannors of Bagworth, and Thorn­ton, in Com. Leic. with the yearly Fee of x l. for Life: Sir Henry Stafford Knight, Son and Heir to Humphrey Duke of Buckingham, an AnnuityEx ips [...]s autogr. ibid. of xx l. per Annum, out of his Mannor of Billing, in Com. Northampt. for Life: Richard Widvill Lord Rivers, and Iaquet of Luxemburgh, Dutchess of Bedford, an AnnuityIbid. of xxvi l. xiii s. iv d. to be paid out of the Issues and Customs due to the said Lady Iaquet out of the Dutchy of Cornwall; to continue so long as this William should be Receiver of the Revenues of that Dutchy for the King.

And of the King's peculiar Munificence, the same year, he had first a GrantIbid. of the Office of Master of his Mint, in the Tower of London, and Town of Calais, for twelve years. Next, of the StewardshipIbid. of the Honour of Leicester; as alsoIbid. of the Mannor and Castle of Donington, in Com. Leic. ofIbid. the Mannors of Higham-Ferrers, and Daventre, in Com. Northampt. and of all other Mannors within the Counties of Warw. Leic. Nott. Northampt. and Hunt. parcel of the Dutchy of Lancaster: Likewise, of the Constableship of the Castles at Leicester, Higham-Ferrers, and Doning­ton; and of the chief Rangership of Leicester Forest, with the Parks called Leycester-Fryth, Barrow-Park, Tooley-Park, and those adjoyn­ing, for Life.

Furthermore, being then made Lord Chamber­lain Pat. 1. E [...]. p. 1. m. 2. of the Houshold to that King, as also Cham­berlain Pat. 1. E [...]. p. 1. m. 2. of North-Wales, in consideration [Page 581] Pat. 1 E. 4. p. 4. m. 25. of his signal Adventures in divers Battels against King Henry the Sixth, and his Party; as also againstPat. 1 E. 4. p. 4. m. 25. Iasper Earl of Pembroke, Iames Earl of Wiltshire, and others, who had been stout Assert­ers of the Lancastrian Interest; he was the same year advanc'dPat. 1 E. 4. p. 4. m. 25. to the Degree and Dignity of a Ba­ron of this Realm; and obtain'd a GrantPat. 1 E. 4. p. 4. m. 25. of the Castle and Lordship of Folkyngham, in Com. Linc. Likewise of the Mannors of Lavyngton, Sapir­ton, Awethorp, As [...]akby, Birhorp, Repingbale; the moity of the Mannor of Bykere, and Man­nor of Welbourne, in the same County: Of the Mannors of Loughborough, and Shepeshed, in Com. Leic. Of the Forestership of Rutland, and Man­nor of Leyseld, in that County: Of the House called Beaumond's-Inne, situate in the Parish of St. Benedict, in the Ward of Baynard's-Castle, within the City of London, late part of the Pos­sessions of Sir William Beaumont Knight, Viscount Beaumont; as also of all that Purparty late belong­ing to the same William Viscount Beaumont; of the Honour called Winchester-Fee, with the Appurte­nances, in the said County of Leicester: And of all the Lands and Lordships which were the said Wil­liam Viscount Beaumont's, in Folkingham, and else­where in the County of Linc. and in Edmynton, in Com. Midd. which, by his Attainder in the Par­liament held at Westminster, the fourth day of Novem [...]er, in the first year of that King's Reign, came to the Crown.

At the same time he likewise obtain'd a Grant Ibid. of the Mannors of Ashby la Zouch, with its Ap­purtenances, in the before-specified County of Leic. lately belonging to Iames Earl of Wiltshire, then also Attainted. As also,Ibid. of the Mannors and Lordships of Beaumaner, Whytewyk, Stocha­ston, Neuton, Hokelescote, Donington, Marke­feild, and Erneshy, with their Appurtenances, in that County; and Mannor of Hekynton, in Com. Linc. which Katherine Dutchess of Norfolke held for term of her life, with Remainder to the said William Viscount Beaumont.

Furthermore, in regard of the near AllianceIbid. in Bloud of Katherine his Wife, Daughter to Richard Nevill late Earl of Salisbury (Widow of William Lord Bonvile) he obtain'd a further GrantIbid. to himself, and her, of the Mannor of Bolton-Perci, in Com. Ebor. as alsoIbid. of the Mannors and Lord­ships of Plompton, Bercombe, and Birlyn [...], in Com. Suss. part of the Possessions of the same Wil­liam Viscount Beaumont: LikewiseIbid. of the Ho­nour, Castle, and Lordship of Belvoir, with the Park, and all its Members, viz. Wollesthorp, in Com. Linc. Barkeston, Plumgarthe, Redmyld, and Hardeby, in Com. Leic. with the Advowson of the Priory of Belvoir; and Advowson of the Churches of Hardeby, Wollesthorpe, and Redmyld: And of the Rent called Castle-Guard, wheresoever, through­out England, appertaining to that Castle. Also of the Mannor of Botesford, with the Hamlets of Nor­manton, and Esthorpe; & Advowson of the Church of Botes [...]ord, in Com. Leic. And,Ibid. of the Mannor of Stoke-D'aubeny, with the Hamlets of Wilba­ston, Sutton, and Asheley, in Com. Northampt. All which were part of the Possessions of Thomas Lord Roos, and, by reason of his Attainder, came to the Crown; to hold to him the said William and Katherine, and the Heirs Males of their two Bodies, lawfully begotten; and for want of such Issue, to his Right Heirs. The like GrantPat. 1 E. 4. p. 5. m. 12. he also obtain'd of the Castle and Rape of Hastings, in Com. Suss.

The next year following, viz. 2 E. 4. being In­stall'd H [...]st. of the Garter, pet E. As [...]n [...]le. Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, he had a GrantEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. from Anne Dutch [...]ss of Suffolk, of xx l. per Annum▪ out of the Mannor of Langbar, in Com. Essex. And, the same year, the Lancastrians endeavouring to make Head again, having possess'd themselves of the Castles of Bam­borough, Dunstanburgh, and Alnwich, in Com. Northumbr. he assistedStow's Ann. at the Siege of [...]unstan­burgh: And, in 3 E. 4. was joyn'd in Commission Rot. Scoc. 3 E. 4. m. 13. with Richard Nevill Earl of Warwick, Iohn Earl of Northumb. and others, to Treat with certain Commissioners, and others, from Iames, the Third, King of Scotland, for a Truce betwixt both Realms.

In 4 E. 4. he obtain'd a GrantPat. 4 E. 4. p. 2. m. [...]1. for Life, of the Honours of Peverel, Boloin, and H [...]genet, with their Appurtenances, lying in the Counties of Buck-Northampt. and Leic. as alsoIbid. of the Honour of Huntendon, with its Members, in the Counties of Hunt. Cambr. Bedf. Buck. and Northampt. (part of the Possessions of Iohn Hastings late Earl of Pembroke.) And the same year had the GiftEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. of x l. per Annum from the Lord Berkley, to be paid out of his Mannor of Hamme-juxta Berkley.

In 5 E. 4. he was again joyn'd in another Com­mission Pat. 5 E. 4. p. 1. m. 10. with Richard Earl of Warwick, so treat and conclude with Iames Luxemburgh Lord of Richburgh, upon a firm League of Amity, betwixt King Edward, and Charles of Burgundy, Earl of Charoloys: And the same year (being still Master Stow's An [...]. of the Mint) undertookStow's An [...]. the Coyning of Gold; viz. a Piece of viii s. 4 d. Sterling, call'd a Noble; of which there should be fifty such Pieces in the Pound-weight of the Tower: Another Piece of iv s. ii d. Sterling; and a third, of the fourth part of the first, for ii s. i d. Sterling.

In 6 E. 4. he was again joyn'dRot. Franc. 6 E. 4. m. 7. with Richard Earl of Warwick, to Treat of Peace with the Em­bassador of Lewes the Eleventh, then King of France; as alsoIbid. m. 6, to Confer with Charles of Bur­gundy, Earl of Charoloys, or his Embassadors, for a Marriage betwixt him the said Charles, and Mar­garet Sister to the King of England. And soon after that, was CommissionedIbid. m. 5. with Richard Earl Rivers, and others, to Treat with the Commissio­ners of Philip Duke of Burgundy, upon a League of Amity betwixt that Duke and King Edward. In the same year he was again constitutedEx Coll R. Gl. S. Steward of the Honour of Leycester, and Constable of the Castle there; as also WardenEx Coll R. Gl. S. of all the Parks, Chaces, and Mannors, belonging to that Honour. And in considerationEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. of his good Services, and of the good Services of Raphe Hastings Esq had a GrantEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. from Queen Elizabeth (Wife of King Ed­ward the Fourth) for the Custody of the Forest of Rokyngham, in Com. Northampt.

Moreover, the next ensuing year, afterPolyd. Virg. p. 517. n. 30. King Edward's Surprisal by the Earl of Warwick, and EscapePolyd. Virg. p. 517. n. 30. from Middleham-Castle, in Lancashire, he metPolyd. Virg. p. 517. n. 30. him there, and assistedPolyd. Virg. p. 517. n. 30. him in raising new Forces, whereby he got safe to London.

Soon after which, viz. within the compass of that year, he was sentRot. Franc. 7 E. 4. m. 5. Embassador, with Anthony Widvile, Lord Scales, and others, to Treat again with Charles Duke of Burgundy, for a Marriage betwixt that Duke, and Margaret Sister to King Edward the Fourth. And in 8 E. 4. by Richard Earl of Warwick (who calls him his dear Brother) had a Grant of theEx autogr. penès [...]. Co. Hunt. Stewardship of all his Lord­ships and Revenues lying within the Counties of Leic. Rutl. and Northampt. during Life, with the Fees accustomed;

[Page 582] So likewise fromIbid. the Abbot and Covent of St. Werburge, in the City of Chester, to be general Steward of all the Revenues belonging to that Mo­nastery, lying in the County of Pembroke, for Life; with a PensionIbid. of six Marks, yearly paya­ble to him out of the Mannor of Weston upon Trent, in Com. Leic.

In 9 E. 4. he was again constitutedPat. 9 E. 4. p. 1. m. 3. Chamber­lain of all North-Wales, and Counties of Carnar­von, Anglesey, and Mereoneth; as also Constable Pat. 9 E. 4. p. 1. m. 3. of the Castle of Beaumares, and Captain of that Town, during Life, with the Fees accustomed. And, the same year, had a GrantEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. from Iohn Bi­shop of Exeter, of the Stewardship of all his Man­nors belonging to that Bishoprick, with the Fee of xx l. per Annum, issuing out of the Mannor of Peyi [...]gton.

Moreover, in 10 E. 4. when, through the dan­ger Lel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 7 [...]0 Stow's Ann. wherein King Edward then stood, by reason that the Earl of Warwick, and others, had put themselves in Arms against him, so that he was ne­cessitated Lel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 7 [...]0 Stows's Ann. to quit the Realm, and flee to the Duke of Burgundy; (being stillLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 7 [...]0 Stow's Ann. Lord Chamberlain) he EmbarquingLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 7 [...]0 Stow's Ann. with him at Lynne, in a small Ves­sel, LandedLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 7 [...]0 Stow's Ann. in Holand, 9 Oct. and, upon his suc­cessful Return, arrivedLel. Coll. ut supra, p. 721. with him again in Eng­land, at Ravenspur. And whenComines, lib. 3. cap. News was brought to King Edward (being at Dinner) that the Marquess Mountague (Brother to the Earl of Warwick) who had promis'd and sworn to serve him, against his Brother, was mounted on Horse­back, with certain other, and caus'd all their Men to cry, God save King Henry, he stood firm to King Edward, and CommandedComines, lib. 3. cap. three thousand Horse in that successful Battel near Barnet; wherein that stout Earl of Warwick being slain, and his whole Army defeated, King Edward re-obtain'dComines, lib. 3. cap. the Crown of this Realm.

And, shortly after that, (viz. the next ensuing year) being oneClaus. 11 E. 4. in do [...]so, m. 1. of the Lords who in the Parlia­ment-Chamber swore Fealty to Prince Edward (the King's eldest Son) was thereupon constituted LieutenantRot. Franc. 11 E. 4. m. 18. of Calais, and of the Castle there; as also of the Tower of Risebanke, and the Mar­ches; havingEx autogr. penès Cle [...]c. pe [...]l. fifteen hundred Men under his Com­mand, for that Service. The same year, also, he ob­tain'd the King's LicenceCart. 11 us (que) 14 E. 4. n. 1. to make Castles of his Houses at Ashby de la Zouche, Bagworth, Thorn­ten and Kirkby, in Com Leic. as also at Slingesby, in Com. Ebor. He had likewise, by the same Char­ter, a Grant for Free-warren throughout all his Lands and Woods in Com. Leic. Linc. Warr. Northampt. and Staff. Likewise,Ibid. n. 4. for two Fairs yearly, at As [...]by de la Zouche; the one, on Whit­son Eve, and four days after; the other, on Simon and Iude's Eve, and four days after.

It is saidLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 114., That having got Belvoir-Castle (as before is observ'd) and coming on a time thither, he was suddenly driven thence by one Mr. Haring­ton (a Man of Power in those Parts) a Friend to the Lord Roos: AndLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 114., that afterwards he came again, with a strong Party, and spoil'd that Castle, carrying away the Lead to Ashby de la Zouch, where he builded; so that Belvoir, by that means, fell to ruine, through the rotting of the Timber.

In 12 E. 4. he was madeEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. Constable of the Castle at Notingham, and Keeper of the Gate there; as also WardenEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. of the Forest of Shire­woo [...], with the Parks of Bestwood, and Clipston, and Woods of Billow, Berkland, Rumwood, Ous­land, and Fullwood. LikewiseIbid. of the Mills at No [...]ngham, call'd the Castle-Mills, and Water of Trent, for Life: As also ChamberlainIbid. of the Re­ceipt of the King's Exchequer, (which Office Hum­phery Bourchier formerly enjoy'd) to hold for Life. And the same year was constitutedIbid. Chief Stew­ard of the Honour of the High Peak; as also of Tutbury, by George Duke of Clarence; and Chief Ranger of all the Parks and Chases belonging thereto, with the Fee of xx l. per Annum for Life. About this time, likewise, (together with Sir Raphe Hastings Knight) he obtain'd LicencePat. 12 E. 4. p. 2. m. 8. to erect a Guild or Fraternity of the Holy Rood, in the Wall, within the Parish-Church of St. Gregory at Northampton.

The next ensuing year, uponPolyd: Virg. p. 530. n. 20. King Edward's Victory at Tewksbury, where Prince Edward (Son to King Henry the Sixth) was taken, and brought to the King; it is saidPolyd: Virg. p. 530. n. 20., That King Edward de­manding of that Prince, Why he durst thus Invade the Realm, and disturb the Peace thereof? And he answering, To recover his ancient Right: The King thereupon thrusting him back, this William, with George Duke of Clarence, and Richard Duke of Gloucester, most barbarously murthered him in the Place.

The same year he was (with others) a Commis­sioner Rot. Franc. 13 E. 4. m. 24. to Treat with Charles Duke of Burgundy, or his Agents, at Bruges in Flanders, touching some Differences between the King's Subjects, and those of that Duke. In this year, he had a Grant Ex autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. from Constance Countess of Wiltshire, of xx l. An­nuity, during his Life, payable out of the Mannor of Navesby, in Com. Northampt.

And in 14 E. 4. was retain'd by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cleric. pell., to serve the King in Normandy, and other Parts of France, for one whole year, with xl Men at Arms, CCC Archers, and Lxxx more from Calais. And obtain'd a GrantEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. of the Stewardship of the High Peak, and Rangership of that Forest; being then likewise constitutedEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. Constable of that Castle for Life: Likewise StewardEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. of the Honour of Tutbury, in Com. Derb. & Staff. AlsoIbid. of the Town and Lordship of Newcastle under Lime, Werks­worth, Ashburne, and all the Castles in those Coun­ties. Moreover, he was then made ConstableIbid. of Tutbury-Castle, Chief Forester of Needwood and Duffeild, andIbid. Surveyour of that Honour; having for that Service the Fee of xl l. per Annum for his Life. And the same year was constituted Steward Ibid. of Derby, by that Corporation.

In 15 E. 4. uponComines, l [...]b. 4. cap. 8. Peace concluded betwixt the English and French, and that the two Kings should meet; there being a Pension of Sixteen thousand Crowns promisedComines, l [...]b. 4. cap. 8. by the King of France, to the Principal Servants of King Edward, this William Lord Hastings hadComines, lib. 4. cap. 8. Two thousand Crowns thereof, Soon after which, he attendedIbid. Cap. 10. the King Edward at Picquigni, where that famous Enterview was made betwixt him and Lewes the Eleventh, King of France.

In 16 E. 4. he was constitutedEx autogr. penès. praef. Co. Hunt. Steward of the Mannor of Kederminster, in Com. Wigorn. by George Nevill Lord Bergavenny; and of all other the Lands lying in that County, belonging to the said George; as alsoEx autogr. penès. praef. Co. Hunt. Master of his Game, for Life, with an An­nuity of xxx Marks per Annum.

And, in 17 E. 4. was made StewardIbid., by the Abbot and Covent of Welbeck, in Com. Nott. of all the Lordships and Lands belonging to that Mona­stery, during life; with the Fee of Five Marks per Annum.

In 18 E. 4. he was again made LieutenantRot. Fra [...]c. 18 E. 4. m. 3. of Calais, and of the Castle there; as alsoRot. Franc. 18 E. 4. m. 3. Cap­tain-General [Page 583] of the Marches adjoyning, and Castle of Ghisnes, for the space of ten years. In this year he had the GrantEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. of ten Pounds per Annum, made unto him by Thomas Chaworth Esq payable out of the Mannors of Medburne and Weland, in Com. Leic. And in 20 E. 4. a GrantEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. from Sir Walter Griffith Knight, of the Stewardship of all his Mannors in the Counties of Staff. and Derb. In 21 E. 4. he had the like GrantEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. from Iohn Bi­shop of Coventry and Lichfield, of the Stewardship of all his Mannors within the County of Staff. with the Fee of xx Marks per Annum. And in 22 E. 4. the likeEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. from the Abbot and Covent of Merevale, in Com. Warr. of all their Lordships and Lands, with the Fee of xx Marks per Annum.

Comines (who knew him well) reportethLib. 6. cap. 2., That he was a Person of singular Wisdom and Virtue; in great Authority with his Master, and not with­out cause, having ever serv'd him faithfully. And, making mention of the Bounty of the then King of France, to King Edward the Fourth's Officers, saithIbid., That he gave to this Lord Hastings, at one time, a Present of Plate, to the value of Ten thou­sand Marks. Moreover, he saithIbid., That this Lord Hastings was long laboured, ere he could be won to be the King of France his Pensioner; and that he himself was the onely Man that wrought him thereto. Instancing, That he first wo [...] him to the Friendship of the Duke of Burgundy (whom he served) and that he advertised the King of France thereof, saying, That he would in like manner make him his Friend and Pensioner. Adding,Ibid. That he thereupon began his Friendship by Letters: Where­upon that King gave him a Pension of Two thou­sand Crowns per Annum, which was double to what he had from the Duke of Burgundy: And that, upon the Payment thereof, he not onely refused to give any Acquittance, but to give him three Lines in Writing, to testifie the Receipt of the Money; saying, Put it here (it being in Gold) into my Sleeve; for other Testimonial you get none of me: for no Man shall say, That King Edward's Lord Chamberlain hath been Pensioner to the French King; nor that my Acquittances be found in his Chamber of Accompts. He further saithIbid., That the King of France more esteem'd him, than all the King of Englands other Servants; and that his Pension was ever paid with­out Acquittance.

And now, besides all this, to make a farther ma­nifestation of his Greatness in that King's time, I shall here exhibit a Catalogue of the Names of such Persons of Note, as were retain'd to serve him, both in Peace and War, during their respe­ctive Lives; as I find them extracted from the very Indentures themselves, in an ancient Roll, in the Custody of this present Earl of Huntington, his Lineal Descendent.

¶The Names of such Persons as by Indenture,Ex Rot. Perga­menacio penè [...] praenob. The­oph. Comitem Huntend. of their own Free Wills, and mere Motions, Covenanted, Belafte, and faithfully Promised, to Aid and Assist the Right Honourable William Lord Hastings, and his Part to take against all Per­sons, within this Realm of England, during their Lives, as well in Peace as Wars; their Allegiance to the King's Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, onely reserved and excepted; with so many able Persons as every of them might well make, to be Furnished and Arrayed at the Costs and Charges of the said Lord: For the which the said Lord promised them to be their good and true Lord, in all things reasonable; and them to Aid and Succour in all their Rightful Causes, so far forth as Law, Equity, and Conscience required: Anno Edward [...] Quarti decimo quarto.

  • Iohn Blount Lord Mountjoye.
  • Henry Lord Grey of Codnor.
  • William Trussell Knight.
  • Bryan Stapleton Knight.
  • Walter Gryffith Knight.
  • Robert Tailboys Knight.
  • Iohn Gryselye Knight.
  • Simon Mountfort Knight.
  • Thomas Stathom Knight.
  • Nicholas Longford Knight.
  • Robert Harecourt Knight.
  • Thomas Chaworth Esq
  • Iohn Harecourt Esq
  • Iohn Aston Esq
  • Iohn Bonington Esq
  • Rauffe Longforth Esq
  • William Langhton Esq
  • Iohn Thyrley Esq
  • Thomas Cokyn, Son and Heir of Iohn Cokyn Esq
  • Iohn Danvers Esq
  • Thomas Greene Esq
  • Richard Boughton Esq
  • Philip Leche Esq
  • Iohn Sacheverell, Son of Raufe Sa­cheverell Esq
  • Hugh Perchall Esq
  • Maurice Barkley Esq
  • Iohn Curson, Son and Heir of Tho­mas Curson Esq
  • Iohn Stanley Esq
  • Nicholas Knevington Esq
  • William Nevill of Rolston, Esq
  • William Palmer Esq
  • William Moton Esq
  • Thomas Entwisell Esq
  • Nicholas Kniveton Esq
  • Thomas Staunton Esq
  • Raufe Vernon Esq
  • Henry Longeford Esq
  • Thomas Meverell the Elder, Esq
  • Thomas Meverell junior, Esq
  • Nicholas Meverell Esq
  • Rauf Shirley Esq
  • Richard Savile Esq
  • Thomas Curson of Croxall, Esq
  • Iames Blount Esq
  • William Gryffith of North-Wales, Esq
  • Raufe Delves Esq
  • Iohn Babington Esq
  • Iohn Staunton Esq
  • Iohn Cokeyn of Ashburne, Esq
  • Thomas Danvers Esq
  • Iohn Gryffin Esq
  • Humfrey Bradburne Esq
  • Henry Columbell Esq
  • Gerves Clifton Esq
  • William Basset Esabque;
  • Nich. Montgomerie Esq
  • Robert Leigh of Adlington, Esq
  • Raufe Poole of Radborne, Esq
  • Robert Slyngesby Esq
  • Robert Eyre of Peelye, Esq
  • Thomas Greslye Esq
  • Iohn Wistoe, Esq
  • Henry Vernon Esq Son and Heir of William Vernon Knight.
  • Raufe Sacheverell Esq
  • Roger Draycote Esq
  • Iohn Turvile Esq
  • Iohn Miners Esq
  • Henry Will [...]ghby Esq
  • ¶Nich. Agard Gent.
  • Henry Columbell of Darley, Gent.
  • Raufe Agard, Son and Heir of Iohn Agard, Gent.
  • Roger Brabason Gent.
  • Robert Bradshaw Gent.
  • Richard Eyre Gent.
  • Iohn Agard Gent.
  • Iohn Thyrkild Gent.
  • [Page 584] Henry Eyre Gent.
  • William Staunton Gent.
  • William Dethick Gent.
  • Laurence Loe Gent.
  • Humphrey Stanley Gent.
  • Iohn Knyveton of Vnderwood, in Com. Derb. Gent.
  • Iasper Rostyn Gent.
  • Reinold Leigh, Son of Robert Leigh of Adlington.
  • Raufe Fitz-Herbert Gent.
  • William Woodford Gent.
  • Nicholas Ruggeley Gent.
  • Thomas Ruggeley Gent.
In toto, Two Lords, Nine Knights, Fifty eight Esquires, and Twenty Gentlemen.

But King Edward's Death (which hapned with­in few years after) altered the Scene: For, having then a new Game to play, wherein the Duke of Gloucester had the chief Hand; though he was the first who gave that Duke advertisementPolyd. Virg. p. 539. n. 40. of King Edward's Death (Gloucester being then in Yorkshire) yet not complying with him in the destruction of his Nephews, (as the Duke of Buckingham and some others did) he was soon destroy'd himself by that Monster, whose sole aim was his own Ad­vancement to the Throne.

Certain it is, that the Queen (I mean the Wise of King Edward) bore a private grudgeStow's Ann. in Edw. 5. towards this Lord Hastings, in regard she saw he was so powerful with the King; but chiefly, for that she suspected him to be a Favourer and Furtherer of his wanton doings with light Women. Nor did her Kindred at all brook him, by reason he got the Office of Captain of Calais, which had been for­merly promised to the Lord Rivers, (the Queen's Brother:) And therefore, upon the death of King Edward, he joyn'd with the Duke of Buckingham, in the removal of all those of that Kindred from the young King, Edward the Fifth, and in his Jour­ney towards London, at Northampton, was of Coun­sel with the Duke of Gloucester, in his taking away the Lord Rivers (the Queens Brother) and Sir Ri­chard Grey (the Queens Son) and sending them to Pontfract Castle, where shortly after they were basely murthered.

And so little did he doubt of the Duke of Glou­cester's Favour towards himself, as that, upon the meeting of the Lords, when the King got to Lon­don, he assured them of the Duke of Gloucester's Fidelity, affirming, That Rivers and Grey were under Arrest for Matters attempted against the Dukes of Gloucester and Buckingham.

And, when the Lord Stanley began to distrust the Duke of Gloucester, he used all the Arguments he could, to satisfie him, that all would be well, presuming wholly upon Catesby (a Lawyer of his Councel, and chief Confident of Gloucester's) that, were there any danger, he would discover it. For the Duke of Gloucester made all shew of kindness to him; yet did privately set on Catesby to sound him, and to win him to his Party: but having so done, and discerning that he could not be wrought on, it was resolv'd by Gloucester, that he must be dispatch'd out of the way.

Upon Fryday, therefore, the thirteenth of Iune about nine of the Clock in the Morning, many of the Lords being met at the Tower, to consult about the young King's Coronation, the Protector came to them (for so was the Duke of Gloucester then call'd,) but after some little stay, desired them to spare him a while: And, upon his return (about an hour after) with an angry Countenance, and biting his Lips, after a little pause, demanded, What did those deserve who had conspir'd his destru­ction, considering his near Alliance to the King, and that [...]e was Protector of the Realm?

Whereat the Lords being much astonish'd, and musing what this should mean, this Lord Hastings (by reason of the great intimacy formerly had be­tween them) stood up, and said, That they were worthy to be punished as heinous Traytors, whoever they were. Whereat the Protector replying, That he meant his Brothers Wife, viz. the Queen, that Sorceress (for so he call'd her) and others with her: Wherewith Hastings seemed well enough con­tent; yet was not satisfied, that he knew nothing of this Matter before, as he did in that touching Rivers and Grey, being privy to the intended Mur­ther of them that very day at Pontfract Castle.

Then (quoth the Protector) you shall all see how this Sorceress, and that Witch (of her Counsel) Shore's Wife, with their Affinity, have by their Sorcery and Witchcraft wasted my Body: And there­upon pulling up his Sleeve, shew'd his withered Arm (which in truth had been so from his In­fancy.) Whereunto Hastings reply'd, Certainly, my Lord, if they have so done, they deserve hainous Punishment.

What (quoth the Protector) thou servest me, I ween, with If's and And's; I tell thee they have so done, and that I will make good on thy Body, thou Traytor; giving a great knock on the Table with his Fist. At which, one without crying Treason, there rushed in divers Men in Harness. Where­upon the Protector said to this Hastings, I arrest thee Traytor, and added, Make speed, and shrive him quickly; for, by St. Paul, I will not go to Dinner, till I see thy Head off. And so, taking a Priest at adventure, caused him immediately to be brought out, upon the Green before the Chappel, within the Tower, and his Head cut off upon a Log of Timber lying there. Which being done, his Corps was carried to Windsore, and buried in St. George's Chappel, near to King Edward the Fourth's Grave.

Being thus barbarously destroy'd, there are two things which I find were then observedStow's Ann. ut supra. The one is, That shortly after Midnight preceding that fatal Day, the Lord Stanley sent a trusty Messenger to this Lord Hasting's House, to advertise him of a Dream he had that very Night, viz. That a Boar with his Tusks so razed both their Heads, that the Blood ran about their Shoulders; which made so great an Impression upon himself, considering the Protector gave the Boar for his Cognizance, that he caus'd his Horse to be made ready, resol­ving to have rid away that Night, if Hastings would have gone with him. But this the Lord Hastings slighted, as a vain Conceit; though the next day it was wofully fulfill'd upon himself, and likewise on Stanley, though not so severely. For when the Soldiers rush'd in, and took away Ha­stings, they smote the Lord Stanley on the Head, so that the Blood ran about his Ears; and had he not stoop'd under the Table, might have beaten out his Brains.

The other ObservationIbid. is, That this Lord Ha­stings, coming that day towards the Tower, and meeting with one Hastings a Pursivant, on the Tower-wharf, he put him in mind, that when he met him last in that place, he was in some danger of the King's displeasure (viz. King Edward the Fourth) having had some ill Office done him by [Page 585] the Lord Rivers (the Queens Brother) saying, When I met thee here before, it was with an heavy heart. Yea, (quoth the Pursivant) but, thanked be God, they got no good, nor you no harm. Thou wouldst say so (quoth the Lord Hastings) if thou knewest what I know; which few else know yet, and more shall shortly: Meaning, That those Lords of the Queens Kindred, viz. Rivers her Brother, and Grey her Son, should that very day be Beheaded at Pontfract: Little dreamingof God Almighty's Justice, at that time so signally to fall upon himself. For as they, without any Tryal, lost their Lives up­on that Day (and, as some think, the same Hour) by his Privity and Counsel; his own was taken away by the Tyranny of the same Person, with whom he had so unworthily complied in that foul Contrivance.

By the Testament [...]. 76 b. of this murthered Lord, bearing date 21 Iunii, 21 E. 4. he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the College or Chappel of St. George at Windsore, in the place where the King did assign, near to that where he himself did ordain his Burial; appointing C Marks to be be­stow'd on his Tomb there: and gave to the Dean and Canons of that College, a Jewel of Gold or Silver, of xx l. value, there to remain perpetually, to the Honour of God, as a Memorial for him. Moreover, he ordained, That his Feoffees should amortize Lands, to the yearly value of xx l. to the Dean and Canons aforesaid, to the end that they should perpetually find a Priest, to say daily Mass and Divine Service at the Auler next to the place where his Body should be buried, in the said Chap­pel, or College; and there to pray daily for the King's prosperous Estate, during his Life; and af­ter his Death, for his Soul; as also for the Souls of him the said Lord Hastings, and his Wife, and all Christen-Souls: and that the same Priest, for the time being, should have viii l. yearly of the said xx l. (which was accordingly performed [...].) Like­wise, That his Executors should give unto the Ab­bot and Covent of Sulby, in Com. Northampt. xl l. of Lawful Money, to the Relief and Increase of the said House and Abby; as also Lands and Te­nements, to the value of Five Marks, with the two Churches of Wystow and Lubenham, to be law­fully appropriated for ever to the same Abbot and Covent, and their Successors; for the which the same Abbot and Covent were to appoint Placebo and Dirige to be solemnly done with Note, and the Morrow Mass of Requiem, with Note, in the Quire of the same Abby, for the Souls of him and his Wife; his Ancestors there lying especially, with all other his Ancestors, and all Christen-Souls: and at his Obit, to give in Alms amongst Poor People, xx s. in Money. Also, That a Priest, being one of that Covent, should daily say a Mass of Requiem, at an Altar to be ordained in the said Abby, for his Soul, and the Souls before rehearsed.

Moreover, That his Executors, at the time of his Burial, or before, so soon as notice might come to them of his D [...]ath, in all haste should procure a thousand Priests to say a thousand Placebo's and Dirges, as also a thousand Masses for his Soul; [...]v [...]ry Priest to have for so doing vi d. And that all that Service be done on one day, if reasonably possible. Likewise, That C l. should be disposed to Poor Folk after his Decease, and to the Freres of Notingham, Northampton, Leicester, and Derby.

Furthermore, Whereas George Earl of Shrews­bury, whose Wardship and Marriage he had ob­tained by the King's L [...]tters Patents, had married Anne his Daughter; he willed, That if the said Earl should die before any Carnal knowledge be­twixt him and her had, that then Thomas, Brother to the same Earl, should take her to Wife, in case the Law of the Church would allow it. And like­wise ordained, That his Feoffees should make an Estate, immediately after his Decease, un [...]o K [...]the­rine his Wife, of the Mannors of Stok [...] D'aubeney, Wilberston, and Sutton, in Com. Northampt. Ed­monton in Totenham, in Com. Midd. Ki [...]k [...]y Lubbesthorpe, Braunston, Bagw [...]rth, Thornton, and the Parks of Bagworth, and Kirby, in Com. Leic. and of the Mannors of Welborne, and Assak­by, in Com. Linc. for term of her Life; so that she release her Dowrie in the Mannors of Bewyke, Thurkilby, Barow, Bolton-Percy, Fyncheley, the Rape of Hastings, Everi [...]gham-Fee, the Hun­dred of Framland, and all other Lands, before as­signed to perform his Will.

This his untimely Death hapned on Fryday 13 Iunii, 1 Edw. 5. the Bastard, (for so the Inquisi­tion calls him) he dying then seisedEsc. 1. R. 3. n. 32. of the Ca­stle, Lordship, and Rape of Hastings, in Com. Suss. of the Mannors of Burton-Hastings, and Draken­age, in Com. Warr. of the Mannor and Lordship of Bewmaner, with the Mannors of Barowe, Querndon, Whitwyke, Rotby, St [...]chaston, Hew­ton, Dokelscote, Donyngton, Merkseld, and Whi­tington; of the Office of Steward of the Honour of Leicester; of the Mannors of Shepeshed, Bo­tisford, Ash [...]y l [...] Zouche, Bag [...]or [...]h, Thornton, Kirby, Lubbesthorpe, Fleckne [...], [...], New­ton-Harcourt, Braundston, Ashb [...]-parva, and the Hundred of Framland, all in Com. Leic. of the Mannor of Lyghe, and Office of Chief Forester in the County of Rutland: Of the Mannors of Welford, Stoke-D'aubency, and Sutton, in Com. Northampt. Of the Mannors of Hekyn on, Fol­kyngham, the Castle and Lordship of Belvoir, with the Mannors of Welborne, Lavington, Sa­perton, Avelthorpe, As [...]ake by, Birthorpe, Reping­hale, Kirkby, Walcote, Graby, Hadyngton, and the third part of the Mannor of Bicar, in Com. Linc. Of the Castle and Mannor of Slinges [...]y, with the Mannors of Bew [...]ke, Formonby, Aller­stane, and Wodehaue, in Com. Ebor. Of the Man­nors of Dronefelde, in Com. Derb. and of the Man­nors of Lameley, Bleseby, [...]rrone, Giopesmore, Arnall, and Everyngham-Fee, in Com. Nott. lea­ving Issue by Katherine Pat. 1 E. 4. p 4. m. [...]5. his Wife, DaughterPat. 1 E. 4. p 4. m. [...]5. of Richard Nevill Earl of Salisbury (WidowRot Parl. 14 E. 4. n. 1. of Wil­liam Lord Bonvile) Edward Rot Parl. 14 E. 4. n. 1. his Son and Heir, at that time xvii years of age, and upwards; as also Benet. qu. [...]7. Richard, and William, (two younger Sons) and Anne, a Daughter, marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to George Earl of Shrewsbury.

No sooner was this Lord Hastings thus destroy'd, than that the Prot [...]ctor, to countenanceH [...]ingsh. [...]h [...]. p. 724. the Fact, sentH [...]ingsh. [...]h [...]. p. 724. speedily for divers eminent Citizens; and at their coming appear [...]dH [...]ingsh. [...]h [...]. p. 724. to them, accompanied with the Duke of [...]uckingham, in old Harness, and toldH [...]ingsh. [...]h [...]. p. 724. them, That the Lord Hastings, with others of his Party, having conspired to murther him and that Duke, upon that very day, as they sate in Coun­cil, he was advertised thereof before ten of the clock that Morning; and therefore became neces­sitated, in that exigent, to put on what Harness was next at hand. And, the better to satisfie the People therein, he forthwith sentIbid. an Herald at Arms, to declare through the City of London the Tenor of that Conspiracy; and that the Lord Ha­stings [Page 586] had a purpose, after the accomplishment of that his designed Murther of him, and the Duke, to take upon him the Government of the young King, and the Realm. MoreoverIbid., That he had been an evil Counsellor to the late King Edward the Fourth; and that he had, also, lived Adulte­rously with Shore's Wife. AlsoIbid., That she was one of the Persons in that Plot with him; and, That he lay with her the very preceding Night. AddingIbid., That in case his Execution should have been delay'd, some Commotion might have hapned for his Rescue.

But this Proclamation, beingIbid. so plausibly Penn'd, fair Engrossed, and Publish'd within two hours after his Death; made it clearly manifestIbid., that the Design, for thus cutting him off, was privi­ly laid before-hand.

It is said by somePreface to the Hist. of the World, by Sir W. Ralegh., That the real cause of the Protector's thus dealing with him, was, That, know­ing him to be an Enemy to the Queen, and all her Kindred, (as Buckingham also was) he easily allur'd him to condescend, that Rivers, the young King's Maternal Uncle, and Grey, his half Brother, should first be severed from him, then Imprison'd, and lastly, to avoid future inconvenience, wrought his consent to cut off their Heads. And, having gone thus far, urg'd that Argument so far, viz. To depress those whom they had injur'd, and destroy those wh [...]m they had depress'd, as nothing but the Death of the young King himself could fashion the Conclusion. And, though he had satisfied Buckingham, That whensoever the King and his Brother should arrive to able years, they would take a most severe Re­venge of that unpardonable Wrong thus done to their Uncle and Brother; yet, with this Lord Ha­stings, whose Fidelity to his Masters Sons was with­out suspicion, he took another course; which was, by Catesby, to sound him; and, in case he found him not plyable, then to kill him sitting in Coun­cil; and, if that failed, to make use of the Hang­man, in cutting off his Head.

Besides all this, I am further to observe, That in Anno 1477. (17 E. 4.) the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of our Lady at Leicester, by their InstrumentEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt., bearing date 12 Febr. where­unto their Common Seal is affix'd, covenanted▪ That whensoever he should fortune to depart this Life, they would keep a special Obit for him, in their Church, upon the day of his Funeral. As also, every year to celebrate his Anniversary, for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of the Lady Ca­therine his Wife: And, that the Provost of that Collegiate Church, should yearly upon that day, at the end of Mass, pay to the Dean iii s. iv d. and to every Canon, then present, ii s. To every Vicar of that Quire, then also present, xii d. To every Clerk, vi d. To every Chorister, iv d. Likewise, to the Virger, iv d. And to every poor Man and Wo­man, then being in the Almshouse within that Col­lege, a Peny, our of the Issues and Profits of the Hospital of St. Leonard, situate near the Abby of Leicester, by reason that this Lord Hastings had ob­tain'd that Hospital from the King, and given it unto that College for ever.

And lastly, That according to the appointment of his Testament, he was buried in the North-Isle of the Royal Chappel of St. George, within the Castle of Windsore, near to the Tomb of King Edward the Fourth, where his Monument is still to be seen.

I come now to Edward, Edward. his Son and Heir.

In 15 E. 4. this Edward was made a KnightStow's Ann. of the Bathe, with Edward then Prince of Wales: And when King Henry the Seventh obtain'd the Crown, had such respect from him (considering Ex ipso autog [...]. pe­nès The­oph. Co. Hunt. the Sufferings of his Noble Father) that he forth­with restoredEx ipso autog [...]. pe­nès The­oph. Co. Hunt. unto him all his Lands; as by his Letters Patents, bearing date 22 Nov. 1 H. 7. ap­peareth: as alsoEx ipso autog [...]. pe­nès The­oph. Co. Hunt. all the Lands of Sir Thomas Hun­gerford Knight, his Wifes Father; reversingEx ipso autog [...]. pe­nès The­oph. Co. Hunt. his Attainder, which was at Salisbury, on Munday next after the Feast of St. Hillary, 8 E. 4.

This Edward Lord Hastings, therefore, to mani­fest his Gratitude for so high a Favour, uponPolyd. Virg. p. 57 [...]. n. 40. that Insurrection of Iohn Earl of Lincoln, in 2 H. 7. foughtPolyd. Virg. p. 57 [...]. n. 40. stoutly against him, and his Fellow-Re­bels, in the Battel of Stoke, near Newarke upon Trent; and worthily shared in the Honour of that Victory there obtained. Shortly after which, he was sentIbid. p. 584. n. 30. into Flanders by King Henry, in Aid of Maximilian the Emperor, against the French. In 3 H. 7. (beingPat. 3 H. 7. p. 1. then of full Age) he had Livery Pat. 3 H. 7. p. 1. of all the Lands whereof William his Father died seised, bearing then the TitlePat. 3 H. 7. p. 1. of Lord Ha­stings and Hungerford.

In 7 H. 7. he was by IndentureEx autogr. penès pra [...]f. Co. Hunt. retain'd to serve the King in his Wars beyond the Seas, for one whole year, with five Men at Arms, each of them having his Custrel and Page, fifteen Demilances, sixteen Archers on Horseback, forty Arches on Foot, and two hundred Bills. In 11 H. 7. I find him stiledEx autogr. penès pra [...]f Co. Hunt. Edward Lord Hastings, Hungerford, Bo­treaux, Molins, Moels, and de Homet.

His first SummonsClaus. de eo­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament was in 22 E. 4. the Writ being thus directed; viz. Edwardo Ha­stings de Hungerford Chivalier. So likewiseClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. in the time of King Richard the Third, and King Henry the Seventh.

By his TestamentBenet. qu. 37., bearing date 4 Nov. 22 H. 7. he bequeath his Body to be buried in the College of Windosore, near to his Father's Tomb: ap­pointing, That an honest Priest should be provided, to pray for his Soul, and for the Souls of his Father and Mother, in the Chappel or Church where his Body should be Interred, by the space of seven years next after his Decease; and that his Feoffees should make sale of his Mannors of Welford, in Com. Northampt. Lubbesthorpe, Wistow, and Braunston, in Com. Leic. Bewyk, Alacborough, and Slingsy, in Com. Ebor. to pay his Debts, and to perform his Will. And departingEx Coll. R. Gl. S. this Life upon the eighth day of the same Month of No­vember, was buriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. in the Church of the Friers-Preachers (commonly called the Black-Friers) in the City of London; leaving Issue, by Mary his Wife, DaughterEx [...]. penès. [...]. Co. Hu [...]t. and sole Heir to Sir Thomas Hun­gerford Knight, (Son of Robert, Son of Walter Lord Hungerford) George his Son and Heir, and Anne, a Daughter, marriedCatal of Nob. by. R. [...]. to Thomas Earl of Derby. Which Mary, surviving him, afterwards became the WifeEx auto [...]. penès praef. Co. Hunt. of Sir Richard Sacheverell Knight.

This George, George. the next ensuing year (viz. 23 H. 7.) had a special LiveryPat. 23 H [...] p. 2. of all the Lands of his Inhe­ritance: and in 5 H. 8. wasHerb. H [...]t. [...] H. 8. p. 36. in that Expedition made by King Henry into France, at which time Therouene, and T [...]urnay were won. In 19 H. 8. by the Favour of that King, he obtain'd a Grant Pat. 19 H. 3. p. 1. to himself and the Heirs male of his Body, of the Mannor of Evington, in Com. Leic. which came to the Crown by the Forfeiture of Sir William Stan­ley Knight. And upon the eighth of December, in 21 H. 8. at York-Place, (now White-Hall) was advancedMich. Ret. 25 H. 8. R [...]t. 21. to the Title of Earl of Huntington. [Page 587] Moreover, in 22 H. 8. he was one of the Peers who subscribedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 306. that Letter to Pope Clement the Seventh, intimating to him, That in case he did not comply with King Henry, in that Business of the Divorce betwixt him and Katherine of Spain, (then his Queen) he must expect that they would shake off his Supremacy. And, in 28 H. 8. uponIbid. p. 413. that Insur­rection in the North, call'd the Pilgrimage of Grace, (occasion'd by the Dissolution of the Monasteries) he offeredIbid. p. 413. his Service to the King, against those Rebels.

By his TestamentEx antogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt., bearing date 13 Iunii, 26 H. 8. (which was many years before his death) wherein he stiles himself Earl of Huntington, Lord Hastings, Hungerford, Botreaux, and Molines, he be­queath'd his Body to be buried in the Parish Church of St. Elyne, in Ashby de la Zouche, in Com. Leic. and gave to that Church his best Pair of Altar-Clothes, of Crimson-Velvet, which were Embroy­dered with the Blessed Name of IESVS; as al­so the Copes and whole Sute of Vestments belong­ing thereto: Likewise, one Pair of Candlesticks of Silver, gilt; a Pair of Basins, Silver, gilt; a Pair of Censers of Silver; a Cross of Silver, and gilt, with a Flower-de-Luce on the top, and a Flower­de-Luce on either side: Also, one flat Ship of Sil­ver, and gilt; and his best Chalice of Silver, gilt: Likewise, his Water-stock of Silver, gilt; with the Sprinkle belonging thereto: His best Pax of Silver, and gilt; with a Crucifix, whereon were Mary and Iohn, a Pair of Cruets of Silver, gilt; and a Sepulchre-Cloth, of Crimson-Velvet, Embroyder'd with Drops of Gold: Likewise, another Sute of Vestments, of White Tinsell, with two Copes of the same; as al­so a Sute of Vestments of Crimson-Velvet, which had the Cross thereof Embroyder'd with Acorns.

To the Abbot and Covent of Repyndon, in Com. Derb. he bequeath'd the Vestment with the Tunicles, and Stuff thereto belonging, of Black Tinsell. And to the Chappel of St. Bartholomew at Kirby, in Com. Leic. he gave another Vestment.

To every Gentlewoman unmarried, that had done Service in the Houshold to his Wife, within the space of six years before his Decease, he be­queath'd six Pounds Sterling; and ordain'd, That his Executors should cause a thousand Masses to be said or sung, in as short a time as might be after his Decease, by Secular Priests, and others, in Com. Leic. and other Places adjoyning.

To Francis, his eldest Son, he bequeathed all his Furrs of Sables: And appointed, That all the out­sides of his Gowns and Apparel, fit for that pur­pose, should be made in Vestments, and deliver'd to poor Churches within his Lordships.

To his Daughter Dorothy he bequeath'd a thou­sand Pounds to her Marriage: To his Daughter Catherine, the like Sum. And ordained, That his Executors, out of the Revenues of his Lands in Wodcote, and Burton-Hastings, in Com. Warr. should provide two Priests, to sing in the Parish-Church of Ashby, for the space of xx years, for all Christen-Souls, having vi l. xiii s. iv d. per An­num Salary.

This George Earl of Huntington took to Wife Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Anne Daughter to Henry Duke of Buckingham, (Widow of Sir Walter Herbert Knight) and de­parting Esc. 36 H. 8. 1. 1 [...]. this Life 24 Martii, 35 H. 8. was buried [...] in the Chancel at Stoke-Pogeys, in Com. Buck. leaving Issue five Sons, viz. [...] Francis, who succeed­ed him in his Honours, Edward, Thomas, Henry, and William; and three Daughters, viz. Dorothy, Wife of Sir Richard Deverenx Knight, Son and Heir to Walter Viscount Hereford; Mary, and Ca­therine. Of which Francis before I proceed to speak, I shall take leave to say something of his two Brothers, Thomas, and Edward.

This Thomas, in 1 & 2 Ph. & M. beingEx autogr. [...]en [...]s prae [...] Co. Hunt. a Knight, wasEx autogr. [...]en [...]s prae [...] Co. Hunt. one of the Knights for the County of L [...]ice­ster, in the Parliament then held; and married Ex autogr. [...]en [...]s prae [...] Co. Hunt. Winifride, one of the Daughters and Heirs of Henry Pole Lord Montacute. Moreover, by his Testament,Ex autogr. [...]en [...]s prae [...] Co. Hunt. bearing date 28 Martii, Anno 1558. (4 & 5 Ph. & M▪) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Church of Stoke-Pogeys, in Com. Buck. or in the Chappel adjoyning, built by his Brother Edward.

Which Edward, in 36 H. 8. by the Name of Ed­ward Hastings, Esq obtain'd a GrantEx autogr. pen [...]s. p [...]aef. Co. Hu [...]t. from the King of the Alnage of Wiltshire, for xxi years from the Feast of Easter, and after that, for the term of xl years; paying Lxxvi l. xix s. Rent per Annum, and i s. for increase. In 4 E. 6. he was made She­riff Ibid. for the Counties of Warw. and Leic. And the same year, sentHayw Hist. of E. 6. p. 104., with Francis Earl of Hunting­ton (his elder Brother) with considerable Forces, to dislodge the French, then planted betwixt Boloin and Calais; both which Places were then in the Hands of the English. And in 1 Mariae, was con­stituted ReceiverIbid. of the Honour of Leicester, Parcel of the Dutchy of Lancaster, in the Counties of Leicester, Warw. Northampt. and Nott. And being the same year made aIbid. Privy Counsellor to that Queen, and MasterIbid. of her Horse, was consti­tuted Ibid. Collector-General of all her Revenues with­in the City of London, Midd. Essex, and Hertfordsh. being accountable for the Arrearages, in the Court of Augmentation; and likewise obtain'dIbid. from her the Mannor of Boswerth, in Com. Leic. and Michelcrech, in Com. Somerset. to himself and his Heirs. He was also electedInstit. of the Garter, per E. A. one of the Compani­ons of the most Noble Order of the Garter.

In Anno 1556. (2 & 3 Ph. & M.) 10 Maii, be­ing then Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and Master of the Horse to that Queen, he declared his TestamentEx autogr. pen [...]s, prae [...]. Co. Hunt.; and thereby appointed, That his Body should be buried in the Parish-Church of Stoke-Pogeys. To the Poor at his Bu­rial, he bequeath'd xx l. To a Preacher, to preach three Sundays after his Funeral, xl s. To the Parish-Church of Stoke-Pogeys, a Pair of Altar-clothes, a Cope, and a Vestment, with his Arms wrought upon each of them. He likewise ordained, That upon every Good Friday, for the space of three years after his death, four Marks should be distri­buted amongst Poor People of the Parish of Stoke-Pogeys.

To the Poor of the Parish of Harfeild (within which he then dwelt) he bequeath'd x l. xx l. to be bestow'd upon the High-ways in the same Pa­rish. To poor Scholars in Cambridge, xx l. To poor Scholars in Oxford, xx l. To the New Ho­spital in London, xx l. To the Observant Fryers, at Grenewich, xx l. To every Prison in London, Westminster, and Southwark, viz. Newgate, Ludgate, Bethlem, the Flee [...], the Marshalspe, the King's Bench, both the Counters, and the Gate-house, five Pounds, to be bestow'd on such as liv'd of Alms. Moreover, he appointed, That his Executors should build a Chappel of Stone, with an Altar therein, adjoyning to the Church or Chancel of Stoke-Pogeys, where the late Earl of Huntington, and the Lady his Wife, (his Father and Mother) lay Buri [...]d; and that they should cause a Tomb to be made in the said Chappel, with [Page 588] with the Images of his said Father and Mother, of Stone; as also their Arms placed thereon, and a Vault under it, for their Bodies, and for the Body of his Brother William Hastings; in which Vault he purposed that his own Body should lie: Appoint­ing, That a Plate of Copper, double gilt, should be made, to represent his Image, in Harness, with the Garter; and a Memorial in Writing, of him, with his Arms, to be placed upright, on the Wall of that Chappel, without any other Tomb for him. Also, That his Executors should cause to be built, at Stoke aforesaid, five convenient Chambers, with Chimneys in each of them, for one Chantry-Priest, and [...]our poor Bead-men. And bequeathed his Mannor of Bosworth, in Com. Leic. unto his Nephew, Henry Lord Hastings, and his Heirs, to maintain a Priest at Stoke aforesaid, in the Lodg­ing before appointed, to sing and say Mass, &c. for the Souls of his Father and Mother, his own, and his Ancestors Souls, in the same Chappel; and to help the Curate there, in time of necessity: which Priest to have an yearly Stipend of x l. as also five Loads of good Fire-wood. Likewise, to the four poor Men, xx l. yearly, and every of them four Loads of Fire-wood, with a Blue Gown of Broad-cloth, of four Yards, and a Bull-head on the Sleeve, once in two Years: which poor Men, to be chosen by his Executors, out of the Parish of Stoke, afore­said; but afterwards, by the Vicar of Stoke, and the Chantry-Priest, for the time being, with five of the most substantial Men of that Parish; and to repair daily to the same Church, to hear God's Service, as also to pray for the Souls aforesaid, and all Christen-Souls. Furthermore, That the said Lord Hastings should pay five Pounds per Annum to some Learned Man, or Men, for ten Sermons eve­ry year, in perpetuity, in the same Church of Stoke: viz. for every Sermon, ten Shillings.

Lastly, he bequeath'd the Profits of all his Man­nor of Michel [...]reche, in Com. Somerset. unto his Executors, till Edward, his Base Son, should come to the age of xviii years, for his Education; the Re­version to him the said Edward, and the Heirs male of his Body; and for want of such Issue, to his Nephew George Hastings, and the Heirs male of his Body.

After this, viz. in 4 & 5 Ph. & M. he was con­stituted Ibid. Deputy-General to Thomas Earl of Sus­sex, for the Office of Justice in Eyre, throughout all the Forests North of [...]rent. And the same year, being alsoPat. 4 & 5 Ph. & M. p. 3. Lord Chamberlain of that Queens Houshold, upon the nineteenth day of Ianuary, was advancedPat. 4 & 5 Ph. & M. p. 3. to the Degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Hastings of Loughborough.

But after the death of that Queen, having foun­ded Ex autogr. pen [...]s pr [...]f. Co. H [...]nt. an Hospital at Stocke-Pogeys, for a Master (viz a Priest) and four poor Men, and two poor Women, by the Title of The Hospital of Stoke-Pogeys, of the Foundation of the Lord Hastings of Loughb [...]rough: Which by Act of Parliament, in Ann. 4 & 5 Ph. & M. was endowed with a Rent of Liii l. ix. s. issuing out of the Mannor of Michel­crech, in Com. Somerset. he retiredEx autogr. pen [...]s pr [...]f. Co. H [...]nt. thither; and there betakingEx autogr. pen [...]s pr [...]f. Co. H [...]nt. himself to his Devotions, ended Ex autogr. pen [...]s pr [...]f. Co. H [...]nt. his days without Issue. Whereupon he had Bu­rial in the Chappel belonging thereto, as may seem by his-Atchievements, which till of late hung up there, at the upper end thereof.

But I return to Francis, the next succeeding Earl.

This Francis, Franci [...]. in his Father's Life-time, viz. in 25 H. 8. two days before the Coronation of Queen Anne Bullen, wasIbid. one of the Knights of the Bath then made; and in 3 E. 6. electedInstit. of the Garter, per E. Ashmole, p. 358. Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter. In 4 E. 6. he obtain'd LicenceEx autogr. penes pr [...]f. Co. Hunt. to retain a hundred Servants, Gentlemen and Yeomen, over and above those of his Family, or in any Office or Employment under him: And was the same year sentHeyw. Hist. of E. 6. p. 104. into France, with considerable Forces, to dislodge the French, then planted betwixt Boloin and Calais, (which Places were in the Possession of the English.) In 5 E. 6. he wasEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. one of the Peers, upon the Trial of Edward Duke of Somerset: And oneEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. of the Privy-Council to that King; as may seem by cer­tain Letters sent by the Lords to Queen Mary. In 1 Mariae, being LieutenantStow' [...] A [...]nals. of Leicestershire, upon the Insurrection of Henry Duke of Suffolk, he rai­sed Stow' [...] A [...]nals. Forces against him; and afterwards brought Stow' [...] A [...]nals. him Prisoner from Coventre, to the Tower of London. By his Testament,Loftes qu. 8., bearing date 20 Apr. 2 Eliz. he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Church of As [...]by de la Zouche, in Com. Leic. in the Chappel, on the South-side of the Chancel; ap­pointing a convenient Tomb to be made there, over his Grave. And, having marriedEx autogr. penès praf. Co. Hunt. Cathe­rine, one of the Daughters and Coheirs of Henry Pole Lord Monta [...]te (Son of Sir Richard Pole Knight of the Garter, and Margaret Countess of Salisbury, Daughter to George Duke of Clarence) departedIbid. this Life 20 Iunii, in the same second year of Queen Eliz. and was buried at Ashby de la Zouche, under a fair Tomb, there Erected to his Memory, with this Epitaph.

Here lieth the Corps of Francis Earl of Huntington, Lord Hastings, Hungerford, Botreaux, Molins, and Moels, Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter; who Deceased 20 Iunii, Anno 1561.

By the said Catherine his Wife he had IssueIbid. six Sons; viz. first Henry his eldest Son, and Succes­sor in his Honours: 2. Sir George Hastings Knight: 3. William, who died Issueless: 4. Edward, KnightedIbid. by the Earl of Sussex, for his Service in Scotland, upon that Expedition made thither in 13 Eliz. which Sir Edward marriedIbid. Barbara the Daughter of Sir William Devereux Knight, Wi­dow of ... Cave: 5. Francis, who married Ibid. Maud Daughter of Sir Raphe Longford Knight, Widow of Sir George Vernon of Haddon, in Com. Derb. Knight; and died without Issue: and, 6 Wal­ter, who marriedIbid. Ioyce Daughter to William Ro­per of ... in Com. Cantii.

He had also Issue five Daughters; viz. Ibid. Cathe­rine, Wife of Henry Earl of Lincoln; Frances, of Henry Lord Compton; Anne, who died unmarried; Elizabeth, Wife of Edward Earl of Worcester; and Mary, who likewise died unmarried.

I come now to Henry, Henry. the eldest Son, and Suc­cessor to Earl Francis.

This Henry, in 3 Eliz. being then twenty three years of age, had a special LiveryIbid. of his Lands; and soon after that, was made MasterIbid. of the King's Hart-Hounds.

In 12 Eliz. he was Install'dInstit. of the Garter, per E. A. Knight of the Garter, and constituted Lieutenant of the Counties of Leic. and Rutl. And the same year, with George Earl of Shrews [...]ury, and Walter Viscount Hereford, [Page 589] hadCamd. Ann. the Charge of Mary Queen of Scotland, then Prisoner in England. In 15 Eliz. he wasCamd. Ann. one of the Peers, who sate upon the Trial of the Duke of Norff. and in 17 Eliz. was madeCamd. Ann. Lord President of the North, and again constituted Lieutenant of the Counties of Leic. and Rutl. as also of the Counties of York, Northumb. Cumbr, Westmorl. and the Bishoprick of Durham.

He was also oneEx autogr. pen [...]s praef. Co. Hunt. of the Lords of the Council to that Queen. But being a Person ofCamd. Ann. a gentle Dis­position, was so wrought upon by the Puritan­party, as that he did not a little diminishCamd. Ann. his Estate in cherishing that sort of People. This Earl marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Catherine Daughter to Iohn Duke of Northumberland; but had noCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Issue by her: And departingEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. this Life at York, 14 Dec. Anno 1595. (38 Eliz.) was InterredEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. at Ashby de la Zouch, 28 Apr. next ensuing; the ChargesEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. of whose Fu­neral (which was solemnizedEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. by the Queens com­mand) amounted to 1342 l. 19 s. oo d.

To whom succeeded George George. his second Brother, who was constitutedEx autogr. pe [...]s praef. Co. Hunt. Lieutenant for the Counties of Leic. and Rutl. 2 Oct. 38 Eliz. So likewiseEx autogr. pe [...]s praef. Co. Hunt. 19 Apr. 1 Iac. This George marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Dorothy, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Sir Iohn Port of Etwall, in Com. Derb. Knight; by whom he had Issue three Sons, viz. Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Francis, who died in his Life-time: Henry, who married Dorothy, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Sir Francis Willoughby of Wollaton, in Com. Nott. Knight: thirdly, Sir Edward Hastings Knight, who died at Uienna in Austria: and two Daughters; viz. Catherine, Wife Ex script. praef. Co. Hunt. of Sir Edward Vnton of Wadley, in Com. Berks. Knight, and afterwards of Sir Walter Chetwind of Engeskey, in Com. Staff. Knight; and Dorothy, first marriedEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. to Sir Iames Steward Knight (a Scotch-man) and afterwards toEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. Robert Earl of Roscomon, in Ireland.

He diedIbid. 31 Dec. Anno 1604. and was buriedIbid. at Alhby de la Zouch, upon the twenty fifth of March ensuing.

But I return to Francis Lord Hastings (the eldest Son to this last Earl George) who so died in his Fa­ther's Life-time, as hath been observed. This Fran­cis marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Sarah Daughter of Sir Iames Haring­ton Knight, Sister to Iohn Lord Harington of Ex­ton; and by her had Issue four Sons, viz. Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Henry, who succeeded his Grandfather George in his Ho­nours; Sir George Hastings Knight, who marri­ed Ex Script. praef. Co. Hunt. Seamour, Daughter and Coheir to Sir Gilbert Prynne of Chippenham, in Com. Wilts. Knight: Edward, Ex script. praef. Co. Hunt. a Captain in Sir Walter Raleigh's Voy­age to Guina, in which he died: and Francis, who diedEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. in his Infancy. He had also two Daughters; viz. Catherine, WifeIbid. to Philip Earl of Chesterfield; and Theodosia, marriedIbid. to Sir Francis Bodenham of Kyale, in Com. Rutl. Knight: and departedIbid. this Life at London, ... Dec. Anno 1595. (37 Eliz.) and was buriedIbid. at Ashby de la Zouch, 28 Apr. en­suing, with his Uncle, Earl Henry.

I come now to Henry, Henry. eldest Son to this Francis, Grandson and Successor to Earl George. This Hen­ry was made LieutenantIbid. of Leicestersh. 16 Maii, 5 Iac. andIbid. 18 Iulii, 12 Iac. of the Counties of Leicester, and [...]utland. So likewiseIbid. by King Charles the First, 1 Apr. 1 Car. 1. He was also Ibid. Custos Rotulorum for the same County of Leicester, and StewardIbid. of the Dutchy of Lancaster. More­over, he wasIbid. one of the Peers upon the Trial of the Earl and Countess of Somerset, Ibid. 15 Maii, 1616. (14 Iac.) for poysoning Sir Thomas Overbury. He marriedCat. of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth third Daughter and Coheir to Ferdinand [...] Earl of Derby; and departingEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. this Life at Ashby de la Zouch, 14 Nov. Anno 1643. (19 Car. 1.) lieth buriedEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. there, with his Ance­stors; leaving IssueEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. two Sons, Ferdinands, and Henry; and two Daughters, viz. Alice, marriedIbid. to Sir Gervase Clifton of Clifton, in Com. Nott. Ba­ronet; and Elizabeth, toIbid. Sir Hugh Calveley of Lea, in Com. Cestr. Knight.

Which Henry (the younger Son to Earl Henry) being a Person of great Valour and Military Con­duct, as also the first that appeared in Arms on the behalf of King Charles the First of Blessed Memo­ry, in the time of the late Rebellion; having con­ducted the Queen, with safety, out of the North (where she Landed) unto Oxford, notwithstanding the Power of the Enemy, at that time, in sundry Places, and planted divers Garrisons with his own Forces, especially at Ashby de la Zouch, the Noble Seat of his Ancestors, (since much demolished by those unhappy Troubles) was, by Letters Patents, bearing date 23 Oct. 19 Car. 1. worthily advanced Pat. 19 Car. 1. to the dignity of a Baron, by the Title of Lord Loughborough: And departing this Life at Lon­don, ... was buried in the Collegiate Chappel-Royal of St. George, within the Castle at Windsore, in the Isle on the North-side the Quire, not far from the Tomb of William Lord Hastings his An­cestor.

But I return to Ferdinand, Ferdinan­do. his elder Brother, and Successor to the last Earl Henry (his Father) in his Honours. This Ferdinand was bornEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. [...] Ashby de la Zouch, 18 Ian. Anno 1608. In 14 Car. 1. he was joyn'd in the LieutenancyEx script. praef. Co. Hunt. of the Counties of Leic. and Rutl. with his Father: and 13 Nov. 16 Car. 1. summon'd to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, during the Life of his Fa­ther, by the Title of Lord Hastings. Having mar­ried Lucie, Daughter and sole Heir to Sir Iohn Da­vies of Englefeild, in Com. Berks, Knight, Primier Serjeant at Law to King Iames, and King Charles the First, as also Sollicitor, and afterwards Attor­ney-General in Ireland, by the Lady Elianore his Wife, youngest Daughter to George Lord Audley, Earl of Castle-Haven; had Issue by her four Sons, viz. Henry, Ihon, Ferdinand, who all died unmar­ried, and Theophilus. Likewise, six Daughters, viz. Alice, and Alianore, who died young; Eliza­beth, married to Sir Iames Langham of Cores­br [...]ke, in Com. Northampt. Knight and Baronet; Lucie, died unmarried; Mary, and Christian, now living.

He died 13 Febr. Anno 1655. and was buried with his Ancestors, at Ashby de la Zouch; leaving the said Theophilus Theophi­lus. his Successor in his Honours: Who being born at [...]enington-Park ▪in Com. Leic. 10 Dec. Anno 1650. marri [...]d Elizabeth Daughter and Coheir to Sir Iohn Lewes of L [...]ds [...]on, in Com. Ebor. Knight, 19 Febr. Anno 1671.

Hastings Lord Welles.

¶OF this Family also was Richard Ha­stings Richar [...] ... who in 10 E. 4. (by the NamePat. 10 E. 4. p. 1. m. 11. of Richard Hastings Esq) with Ioane Pat. 10 E. 4. p. 1. m. 11. his Wife, Daughter Pat. 10 E. 4. p. 1. m. 11. and Heir to Sir Richard Welles Knight, Lord Welles, and Willughby, Sister and Heir to Sir Robert Welles Knight, Son of the said Sir Richard Welles, had a special LiveryPat. 10 E. 4. p. 1. m. 11. of the [...]astles; Lordships, [Page 590] Lands, &c. of the same Robert Lord Willughby, and Ioane the Daughter of the same Robert Lord Willughby, which by the death of the said Richard and Robert Lord Welles, descended to her. And, in 15 E. 4. by the NamePat. 15 E. 4. p. 2. m. 18. of Sir Richard Hastings of Welles, Knight, was made SurveyorPat. 15 E. 4. p. 2. m. 18. of the Constable's Office of Notingham-Castle, and War­denship of all the Forests and Chases within the Counties of Notingham, Derb. Leic. and Staff. William Lord Hastings, thenIbid. Constable of that Castle, and Warden of those Forests and Chases, goingIbid. at that time into France.

Moreover, in 22 E. 4. and 1 R. 3. he was sum­mon'd Claus. de iisd. ann. in do [...]so. to Parliament, by the Title of Lord Welles; and by his Testament, [...]amyr. qu. 26., bearing date 18 Martii, 18 H. 7. bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Gray-Friers, in London; and died without any Issue then alive.

Ioane his Wife surviving, by her TestamentHolgrave, qu. 28., bearing date ... 20 H. 7. bequeath'd her Bo­dy to be buried in the Church of the Gray-Fryers, within Newgate, London, in the Vault made for her Husband, and her self.

By which Testament she gaveHolgrave, qu. 28. to the four Or­ders of Fryers, four Pounds, to pray for her Soul; as also to sing Placebo, and Dirige, and Mass of Re­quiem, with a Trentall of Masses, for her Soul, and the Soul of her Lord and Husband, and the Soul of Richard Pigot her other Husband.

Fitz-Swaine.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Swein, Swein. the Son of Aluric, gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 651. n. 50. & 659 b. n. 10. to the Monks of Pont­fract, in Com. Ebor. the Church of Silkeston, and six Ox-gangs of Land.

He likewise gaveMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 34 b. n. 30. to the Canons of Nostell, one Ca [...]ucate of Land in Crofton, with the whole Man­nor of Winterset. AlsoMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 34 b. n. 30. the Churches of Felke­ric, and Adewic, and moitie of the Church of Machesburg.

To him succeeded Adam Adam. his Son and Heir, com­monly calledMonast. Ang. vol. 1. ut supra. Adam Fitz-Swain, who ratified Monast. Ang. vol. 1. ut supra. his Father's Grants. In 3 H. 2. this Adam gave Ro [...]. Pip. 3. H. 2. Ebor. C Marks of Silver, for Livery of his Lands in Cumberland. To the Abby of St. Maries, at Yorke, he gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 389 b. n. 10. the Hermitage of St. Andrew: and toVol. 2. 541. n. 40. the Knights-Templars, eight Ox-gangs of Land, in Kelintone. Moreover, he foundedMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 660 a. n. 50. the Priory of Monk-Bretton, in Com. Ebor. and am­ply Endow'd it: Leaving IssueIbid. 659 b. n. 10. two Daughters, his Heirs, viz. Maud the Wife of ... Montbegon, andIbid. 659 b. n. 10. Annabil.

Espec.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Walter Espec, Walter. a Person of great Note (as is evident by that memorable CharacterA [...]edus Rievall. 337. 55. which Ailred, then Abbot of Riebaulx, gives of him; viz. Quick­witted, prudent in Counsel, serious in Peace, discrect in War, a trusty Friend, a loyal Subject, of Stature more than ordinary large, yet comely; his Hair black, his Beard long Forehead high, great Eyes, big Face, but beautiful, (hrill Voyce, in Speech elegant, and of N [...]ble Extraction, wanting Issue [...]f his Body) gave the greatest part of his Estate to Pious Uses; Found­ing and Endowing no less than three goodly Ab­bies: the firstAnno [...]. (22 H. 1.) Monast. Angl. vol. 2. 105 a. n. 20. &c. of Canons Regular (of St. Augu­stine's Order) at Kirkham, in Yorkshire; the se­cond, atMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 727 b. n. 50. Riebaulx, in the same County; and the third atIbid. 784 b. n. 10. Wardon, in Bedfordshire, both of Cister­tian Monks.

This Walter was LordIbid. 1029 b. 66. of Helmestey (hereto­fore called Hamlake) in Yorkshire: but it should seem, that Kirkham was one of his chief Mansi­ons; for there (saith my AuthorAilred. Rie­vall. 3 [...]8 b. n. 10. & 339 a, b.)—Palacia sua, thalamos suos, & cellaria sua, in servorum Christi habitacula commutavit; He converted that his pleasant Seat to a Religious House.

Of these his Devout Works, I thought sit first to make mention, in regard they preceded his Mi­litary Actions in point of Time: Howbeit, when I consider how gloriously he behav'd himself in that memorable FightIn O [...]ab. A [...] ­sump. S. Mariae Anno 1138. (3 Steph.) against the Scots, near North-Alberton, in Yorkshire, commonly called the Battel of the Standard, which hapned in the year of Christ 1138. (3 Steph.) I do no less admire his Valour, than his Piety.

But of that famous Encounter, and the Occasion thereof, having said something already in the Life of William le Gross Earl of Albemarle, I shall here onely take notice of his particular Actings.

And first, ThatAilred. Rie­vall. 338. n. 10. he (who is called277 b. by R. Hove­den, Procerum egregius) with Thurstan Archbishop of Yorke, did incite all the Noblemen of England, living beyond Humber, to put themselves in Arms, for resistance of the Scots, who had then Invaded the North of this Realm with a mighty Host: and, that beingIbid. 338. of Stature taller by the Head than all others, as also had in great Veneration, both for his Age and Wisdom, ascending a Device which was made about the Standard, he did by an elegant OrationIbid. 139. encourage the whole English Army to fight; putting them in mind of the famous Ex­ploits which had been done of old, by the Valour of their Ancestors, in Forein Parts, and in parti­cular, against the Scottish Nation; assuring them, That, to vindicate the vile Profanations which that barbarous People had made in all Holy Places where they came, St. Michael and his Angels, and St. Peter, with the Apostles (whose Churches were by them made Stables) would fight; yea, That the Martyrs, with their glorious Company, whose Altars they had defiled, would lead them on: Like­wise, That the Sacred Virgins would intercede for them, by their devout Prayers; and, That Christ himself would take up his Shield, and rise up to their Aid. And, having ended his Speech, turned himself to the Earl of Albemarle, and gave him his Hand, sayingIbid. [...]42., I faithfully promise you, That I will Conquer the Scots this day, or lose my Life by them.

Which courageous Expression didIbid. put such spi­rit into all the Noblemen there, that each of them made the like Vow to other: And to take away all opportunity of Flight, sentIbid. their Horses to a large distance, resolving to fight on foot, and conquer, or to lose their Lives. Whereupon soon ensued a glorious VictoryJo Hagu [...]ald. 262. n. 40. to the English.

Nor was he meerly a Soldier, but Learned in the Laws, as it seems: for he wasRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Ever­wi [...]se. a Iustice Itinerant, together with Eustace Fitz-Iohn (a great Baron in the North) shortly after the beginning of King Ste­phen's Reign.

In his youthful years he tookMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 727 b. to Wife a certain Lady, nam'd Adeline; and by her had a SonMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 727 b. cal­l [...]d Walter, (a comely Person) who took such great [Page 591] delight in swift Horses, that, on a time, spurring Monast. Angl. vol. 1. 727 b. his Courser to run past his strength, he occasioned him to stumble, hard by the Stone-cross at Frithby, near Kirkham, in Yorkshire; by means whereof the Horse fell, and brokeMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 727 b. his Rider's Neck, to the great grief of this our famous Walter Especk, his Father; who thus bere [...]t of Issue, and in no small care how to dispose of his Estate, consultingMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 727 b. with William, his Uncle, then Rector of the Church of Garton, was by him advisedMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 727 b. to make Christ his heir unto part of it: Which he accordingly did, Monast. Angl. vol. 1. 727 b. by Founding those three Monasteries before-men­tioned.

But after this, till his Death (which hapnedMonast. Anglic. vol. 1. 728 a. n. 40. in the year 1153. 18 Steph.) I have observed no more of him, than that two years before, he becameMonast. Anglic. vol. 1. 728 a. n. 40. a Monk in that Abby of Riebaulx (so Founded by him, as hath been said) and that he was there bu­ried upon the seventh Ides of March, the same year, leavingIbid. n. 30. the Remainder of his Possessions unto his three Sisters; viz. Hawise, the Wife of William de Buscie; Albredae, of Nicholas de Trailly; and Ade­line, of Peter de Ros; unto which Adeline he espe­cially gave the Patronage of those Abbies of Kirk­ham, and Riebaulx.

Dunstanvill.

THe first mention I find of this Family, is in the time of King Henry the First; Regi­nald de Dunstanvill Reginald. then givingMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 908 a. n. 50. the Church of Winterburn, in Com. Wiltes. to the Monks of Lewes, in Com. Suss. After whose death, Ade­lina de L'isle, his WifeMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 163 a. l. 5., surviving, for the health of the Soul of him the said Reginald, her late Hus­band, gaveMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 163 a. l. 5. the Lordship of Polton to the Abby of Tewksbury.

To this Reginald succeeded Robert de Dunstan­vill. Which Robert, Robert. in 2 H. 2. had a GrantRot. Pip. 2 H. 2. Wiltes. from the King of the Lordship of Heghtredesbury in Com. Wiltes. And in 10 H. 2. wasEx Regist. Archiep. Cant. one of the Peers who then undertook that the King should maintain the Laws and Customs of the Realm. But all that I have further seen of him, is, That he gave Monast. Ang. vol. 2. 908. n. [...]. the Church of Bercham, and Chappel of Grete­ham, to the Monks of Lewes, in Com. Suss.

To him succeeded Walter de Dunstanvill, Walter. who marriedVin [...]. corr. p. 130. Vrsula, one of the Daughters and Co­heirs to Reginald Earl of Cornwall; in whose Right he hadRot. Pip. 8. R. 1. Salop. the Lordship of Ideshale, in Com. Salop. In 2 R. 1. this Walter gaveRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Wilts. C Marks Fine for Livery of the Mannors of Cumbe, Colerne, and Wili, in Com. Wilts. but died in 8 R. 1. or before: for in that year, Will. de S. Marie-church accounted Rot. Pip. 8 [...] xxi l. iv s. for xxi Knights Fees, and a fifth part, which was for his Scutage: and in 2 Ioh. Thomas Basset, and Alan his Brother, offered [...] a Fine to the King of five hundred Marks, for the Wardship of his Land and Heir; but obtain'd it not, as it seems: for the next ensuing year, Gilbert Basset, for [...] six hundred Marks paid to the King, had [...] the same Wardship.

To this Walter succeeded another Walter, Walter. who, in 15 Ioh. attended [...] the King into P [...]ictou: and in 16 Ioh. procured his Charter [...] for a Weekly Market at his Mannor of Hetredesbury, in Com. Wilts. upon the Wednesdy; and a Fair Yearly, on the Eve and Day of the Invention of the Holy Cross. This Walter gave [...] his Mannor of Winterburne to Alan Basset, Geffrey Fitz-Piers Earl of Essex, and Will. Mareschall Earl of Pembroke, being Wit­nesses [...] to the Grant: And having been in Arms against King Iohn, in 1 H. 3. had LettersPat. 1 H. 3 [...] p. 2. of Safe­conduct to come to the King, to make his Compo­sition: Which being compleated, the next ensuing year commandClaus. 2. H. [...] m. 16. was given to the Sheriffs of the Counties of Salop. Cantab. Wiltes. and Surr. for restitution of his Lands, seised into the King's Hands for that Transgression.

This Walter gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 253 a. n. 10. to the Canons of Wom­brugge, in Com. Salop. the Mannor of Lens-Ay­nulf, in Com. Salop. and two Mills in Ideshale, with the Sute which his Tenants of that Mannor did owe thereto, and departedRot. Fin. 25 H. 3. m. 4. this Life in 25 H. 3. Whereupon Walter Walter. his Son, doing his Homage, and giving SecurityIbid. Ft Rot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Salop. for the Payment of C l. for his Relief, had LiveryIbid. Ft Rot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Salop. of his Lands. And, in 41 H. 3. as oneClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso m. 6. of the Barons-Marchers, (in respect of his Lands in Com. Salop.) had command Claus. 41 H. 3. in dorso m. 6. to attend Hamon le Strange, for defending the Marches towards Montgomerie. In 42 H. 3. he had also SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. (amongst others) to attend the King at Chester, on Munday next after the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, with Horse and Arms, to op­pose the Hostilities of the Welch. And in 44 H. 3. received farther commandClaus. 44 H. 3. in dorso m. 17. to repair to the Mar­ches of Wales, and there to reside, for the better security of those Parts.

Moreover, in 47 H. 3. the Welch being again in Arms, he had SummonsClaus. 47 H. 3. in dorso m. 15. to be at Hereford, upon the third day after the Epiphany, well fitted with Horse and Arms, for restraining their Incursions in those Parts. So likewise,Ibid. to be at Ludlow upon the Octaves of the Purification of our Lady. But, soon after this, being a PartakerPat. 49 H. 3. m. 14. with the Rebel­lious Barons, in 49 H. 3. after the King was, taken Prisoner in the Battel of Lewes, he was, through the Power of those Barons, made GovernorPat. 49 H. 3. m. 14. of the Castle at Salisbury. Which is all I have to say of him, other than that he gaveEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to the Monks of Lewes his Lands in Nytymbre, with the Church of Winterburne: and that he departedEsc. 54 H. 3. n. 10. this Life in 54 H. 3. being then seised of the Mannors of Cumbe, Colerne, Hurdecote, Sterte, and Hegh­tredesbury, in Com. Wilts. leaving one sole Daugh­ter Esc. 54 H. 3. n. 10. and Heir, called Petronill, then WeddedEsc. 54 H. 3. n. 10. to Robert de Montfort, twelve years of age.

Which Robert thereupon doing his HomageRot. Fin. 54 H. 3. m. 14., had LiveryRot. Fin. 54 H. 3. m. 14. of her Lands; but died shortly after: for in 2 E. 1. she the said Petronill, doing her Ho­mage Rot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 11., had the like LiveryRot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 11..

Crevequer.

IN Anno 1119. (19 H. 1.) Robert Robert 1. Monast. Anglic. vol. 2. 110 b. n. 10, 20, & 40. de Creve­quer, with the AssistanceMonast. Anglic. vol. 2. 110 b. n. 10, 20, & 40. of Adam his Son, FoundedMonast. Anglic. vol. 2. 110 b. n. 10, 20, & 40. the Priory of Ledes in Kent, for Canons-Regular of St. Augustines Order: And had Issue byIbid 112 a. n. 60. Ro [...]se his Wi [...]e, two more SonsIbid. 112 a. n. 60., Elyas, and Daniell.

Of Elyas, all I have seen, is, That he gaveIbid. to those Canons of Ledes the Church of Tanet: For Daniell Daniel. succeeded in the Inheritance, and in 12 H. 2. upon Assessment of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. rub. in Scac [...]. sub tit. Kent. his Knights Fees de veteri Feoffamento, to be fourteen.Testa de Nevil [...]. He was likewise a Benefactor to those Canons of Ledes, by the giftMonast. Ang. vol. [...]. 112 b. n. 10. of ten Acres of Land, for the [...] [Page 592] of the Soul of Gunnora his Sister; as alsoIbid. n. 20. of the Land of Brokedene, and Eastwood-Mill: Moreover, ofIbid. n. 30. the Church of Halecton, with two Yard-land in that Town, for the Soul of Isabell his Wife, and every year xx MeasuresB [...]shels. of Salt at Lea.

He likewise bequeath'dIbid. n. 40, & 50. his Body to be buried in that Priory; and therewith, for the health of his Soul, gaveIbid. n. 40, & 50. his Mill at Brudesham, to the end that the Canons of that House should have the better Commons upon the day of his Obit; the Remain­der to the Poor.

To this Daniel succeededIbid. 111 a. n. 40. Robert de Crevequer, Robert 2. his Son and Heir; Heir likewiseRot. Pip. 1 Joh. Kent. to Walkeline Maminot, a Baron in that time. Which Robert, in 6 R. 1. was acquittedRo [...]. Pip. 6 R. 1. Kent. of the Scutage then le­vied for the King's Redemption.

In 8 R. 1. he paidRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Kent. xiv l. upon Collection of the second Scutage of Normandy; and left Issue Hamon de Crevequer, Hamon. his Son and Heir, who adhe­ring to the Rebellious Barons, in the later end of King Iohn's Reign (for which his Lands were sei­sed) had LettersPat. 1 H. 3. m. 7. of Safe-conduct in 1 H. 3. to come to William Mareschall (then Governor of the King and Kingdom, by reason of the King's Minority) to treat touching his Composition.

But of him I have not seen any thing farther, till 19 H. 3. that he gaveRot. Pip. 19 H. 3. Kanc. Rot. Fin. 19 H. 3. m. 1. DC Marks Fine, for the Wardship of the Land and Heir of Thomas de Kan­vill: in which year he was joyn'dPat. 19 H. 3. m. 15. with Waler and Teutonicus (id est, Teyes) in the Wardenship of the Cinque-Ports.

In 20 H. 3. this Hamon paidRot. Pip. 20 H. 3. Kanc. Rot. Fin. 20 H. 3. m. 14. C l. as a Relief for the Lands of William de Abrincis, whose Daughter Maude he had married, and thereupon had Li­very Rot. Pip. 20 H. 3. Kanc. Rot. Fin. 20 H. 3. m. 14. of them, doing his Homage. In 42 H. 3. he had SummonsClaus. 42 H. a. in dorso, m. 11. to be at Chester (amongst others) with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Hostile In­cursions of the Welch. And in 47 H. 3. depart­ed Esc. 47 H. [...]. n. 33. this Life, leaving Robert Robert 3. his Grandson (viz. Esc. 47 H. [...]. n. 33. Son to his Son Hamon, who died in his Life­time) xxiv years of age; being then seisedEsc. 47 H. [...]. n. 33. of the Mannor of Ledes, as belonging to his Barony of Chatham; as alsoEsc. 47 H. [...]. n. 33. of the Mannor of Boting­send; and likewise of the Mannors of Farlegh, and Terston.

By which Maude de Averenches he hadEsc. 5 [...] H. [...]. [...]. 40. Kent. also four Daughters, viz. Esc. 5 [...] H. [...]. [...]. 40. Kent. Agnes the Wife of Iohn de Sand­wich; Is [...]ld, of Nicholas de Lenham; Elene, of Bertram Cryol; and Isabell, of Henry de Gaunt.

Which Robert, in 47 H. 3. doing his HomageRot. Fin. 47 H. 3. m. 6., and thereupon having LiveryRot. Fin. 47 H. 3. m. 6. of his Lands, ex­ceptingRot. Fin. 47 H. 3. m. 6. the Dowrie of Alice the Wife of the said Hamon (who survived him) adheredRot. Fin. 47 H. 3. m. 6. to the Rebel­lious Barons, with a numerous Party of Wall [...]ons; but persisted not long so to do: for it appears, that in 48 H. 3. through the instanceClaus. 48 H. 3. in dorso, m. [...]. of Iohn de War­ren, and Roger de Leyburne, both himself and his R [...]tinue were admittedClaus. 48 H. 3. in dorso, m. [...]. to the King's Favour, and thereupon had commandClaus. 48 H. 3. in dorso, m. [...]. to attend him, upon T [...]sday next after the Feast of Iohn Port Latine.

Nevertheless, soon after he [...]ell off again, and in 48 H. 3. was [...] in the Battel of Lewes, on the part of those Barons, against the King.

But all things being afterwards peaceably ac­corded, in 7 E. 1. he obtain'd a GrantCart. 7 E. 1. n. 23. of a Week­ly Mercate upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of O [...]erton, in the Parts of Mailor-Sai [...]eg, in Wales; and a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, and twelve days next ensuing.

Moreover, in 17 E. 1. he was constituted Go­v [...] [...] of B [...]st [...]n-Castle in Ch [...]shire, for Life: but having no more Sons than one, called Willi­am, William. who diedEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 40. without Issue, the Inheritance de­volved Esc. 25 E. 1. n. 40. to the Children of the Daughters of the said Hamon and Maude; viz.Esc. 25 E. 1. n. 40. Anne, Iseud, and Alianore.

Bulmer.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Aschitel de Bulemer Aschitel. gaveMonast. An­glic. vol. 2. 36 b. n. 40. twelve Ox-gangs of Land, lying in Bramham, to the Canons of Nostell. To whom succeeded Bertram de Bolemer, Bertram. Sheriff [...] of Yorkshire, in 5 Steph. and many years more in that King's Reign, I presume, were the Accounts of that time extant to discover it. For inRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Ebot. 2 H. 2. (which is the first Record of them afterwards) I find him again Sheriff of that County; and so till Rot. Pip. de iisd. an. Ebot. 9 H. 2. inclusive: But further I cannot say of him, than that he FoundedMonast. Ang. ut supra, 98 b. n 60. the Priory of Marton, in Yorkshire.

And to him, Stephen de Bolemere; Stephen. of whom in Rot. [...]p. de iisd. ann. Nor­thumbr. 7 and 8 H. 2. there is some notice taken, in the Accompts of the Sheriff of Northumberland, for those years. Which Stephen, in 12 H. 2. upon the Aid then Assessed for marrying the King's Daugh­ter, certifiedLib. rub. sub tit. Northumb. the Knights Fees he then held, to be in number five, de veteri Feoffamento; and one, an half, and fourth part, de novo: for which in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Nor [...]. six Marks and an half.

To this Stephen succeeded Thomas de Bulemer, Thomas. his Son; who in 18 H. 2. neitherRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Northumb. going himself, nor sending any Soldiers into Ireland, upon that Expedition then made thither, paidRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Northumb. C s. for Scu­tage. And to him Robert de Bulemer, Robert. who in 27 H. 2. gaveRot. Pip. 27 H. 2. Northum. three Marks to the King, for the Wardship of his Son, with the Lands of his Mo­thers Inheritance. Then another [...] Bertram, Bertram. who left Issue one sole Daughter his Heir, called Emme, married [...] to Geffrey de Nevill; by which Marri­age, that fair Lordship of Branspeth, in the Coun­ty Palatine of Durham (which was the Chief Seat of this Family) came [...] first to the Nevills.

The Male Line of this Principal Branch being thus at an end, I have not seen any thing farther of this Stock, until 53 H. 3 that Iohn de Bolemer Iohn. mar­ried [...] with Theophania [...] one of the three Daugh­ters and Coheirs of Hugh de Morewyke, of More­wyke, in Com. Northumbr. Nor after him, till 4 E. 2. that Raphe de Bulemer Raphe. obtain'd from the King a special Charter [...], whereby he might hold his Park at Torenton, called Ricebergh, and keep Dogs to hunt therein; as also to have Free-warren in all his Demesn Lands at Wilton, Cothum, Lay­sinby, and L [...]uneby, without the Forest: Like­wise at Bulemere, and Welburne, all in Com. Ebor. And in 9 E. 2. that, doing his Homage, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 9 E. 2. m. 12. of the Lands which by the death of Theophania his Mother descended to him. But this Raphe grew to be a Man of much Note in his time; for in 10 E. 2. he was [...] in the Wars of Scot­lan [...]; and in 13 E. 2.Rot. [...]. 13 E. 2. m. [...]. in another Expedition then made into that Realm. Moreover, in 20 E. 2. he was Deputy-GovernorClaus. [...] p. 1. m. 5. of the Castle at York, to William de Ros of Hamlake: and in 1 E. 3. had SummonsClaus 1 E. [...]. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm; and so forward, tillClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. 23 E. 3. inclusive. Likewise, in 4 E. 3. he had special LicencePat. 4 E. [...]. p. 1. m. [...]. to make a Castle of his Mannor-house of Wilton, in Com. Ebor. being the same year constituted [...] Sheriff of [Page 593] Yorkshire, and Governour of the Castle at Yorke. Furthermore, in 8 E. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 8 E. 3. m. 13. again in the Scot­tish Wars, and of the Retinue unto Ebulo le Strange: and departed [...] this Life in 31 E. 3. lea­ving [...] Raphe Raphe. his Son and Heir xvi years of age; the Custody of whom, with his Lands, was there­upon grantedPat. 31 E. 3. p. 2. m. 6. to Isabell the King's Daughter, and by her assignedPat. 31 E. 3. p. 2. m. 6. to Raphe de Nevill.

This last mention'd Raphe de Bulemer, making proofClaus. 36 [...]. 3. m. 12. of his Age, and doing his Homage, in 36 E. 3. had LiveryClaus. 36 [...]. 3. m. 12. of his Lands. After which, sc. in 40 E. 3. he had LicencePat. 40 E. 3. p. 2. m. [...]4. (together with Wil­liam a younger Son to Raphe Lord Nevill of Raby) to travel into Forein Parts: And diedEsc. 41 E. 3. p. 1 m. 11. 22 Dec. 40 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 41 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11. of the Mannor of Wil­ton, in Cleveland; likewise of the Wapentake of Langbergh, and Mannors of Bulmere, Bethorpe, and Thornton subtus Risbergh, in Com. Ebor. as also of the Mannor of Thorpe-Bulmere, in the County-Palatine of Durham. Whereupon Mar­garet his Widow had for her Dowrie an Assiguati­on Claus. 41 E. [...]. m. 11. of the Mannor of Bulmere, with certain Lands in Welleburne; also the Mannors of Thornton subtus Risbergh, and Boythorp, with certain Lands in Attingwyk, in Holdernesse; and like­wise other Lands in Harlaston, Heyford, Bryngh­ton, and Colyngtrough, in Com. Northampt. Raphe Raphe. his Son and Heir beingClaus. 42 E. 3. m. 23. little more than a Twelve-month old: Whose Descent I shall not trace down farther, in regard that none of this Family, after the before-specified Raphe, who was summon'd to Parliament from 1 till 23 E. 3. were Barons of this Realm.

D'eivill.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Nigel de Albini (Progenitor to the Family of Moubray) being Enfeoffed [...] of the Mannor of Egman­ton (in Com. Nott.) by that King, gave [...] it to Ro­bert D'aivill. From whom descended another Robert; who, in 15 Ioh. attendedClaus. 15 Jo. [...]. dorso, m. 1. the King in his Expedition into Poictou: and in 26 H. 3. had Summons [...] to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to accompany the King into Gascoine.

To whom succeeded Iohn D'eivile. Which Iohn, in 38 H. 3. stood ExcommunicateRot. Fin. [...] H. 3. m. 8.; and, in con­tempt of the Churches Power, fledRot. Fin. [...] H. 3. m. 8. from County to County, and afterwards beyond Sea: Where­upon the Sheriff of Yorkshire had commandRot. Fin. [...] H. 3. m. 8. to seize his Lands: But not long after he made his Peace, as it seems; for, in 41 H. 3. he was consti­tuted [...] Justice of all the Forests beyond Trent: and, in 42 H. 3. the King of Scots (who had mar­ried the Daughter of King Henry the Third) being in restraint [...] by his own Subjects; he, with other of the Northern Barons, received Summons [...] to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be ready, upon Command, to march into Scotland, for his Rescue.

Moreover, in 44 H. 3. he was again constituted [...] Warden of all the Forests North of Trent. So likewise in [...] 47 H. 3. and Governour [...] of the Ca­stle at Yorke. In 48 H. 3. he obtain'd Licence [...] to build a Castle at a certain place in Yorkshire, cal­led the H [...]de; and was constituted [...] Governour of Scar [...]orough-Castle: But soon after, took part with the R [...]b [...]llious Barons, and became so active on their behalf, in the Northern Parts of this Realm, as that the Sheriff of Yorkshire, from Michaelmas 48. till the Battel of Evesham, in 49. couldClaus. 54 H. 3. m. 12. not at all exercise his Office, for the King's Service. Furthermore, in that interim, wherein the King was Prisoner to those Barons, after their Victory at Lewes, he was one of those whom they summon'd Claus. 49 H. 3. in dorso. to that Parliament, which they held in the King's Name. Nor was he at all reclaimed, after the to­tal Defeat which the Barons receiv'd in the Battel of Evesham; for, beingMs. in bibl. Bodl. Med. 20. 122 b. a subtile Man, and a stout Soldier, he joyn'dMs. in bibl. Bodl. Med. 20. 122 b. with Robert Earl Fer­rers, and those of that Party, who made Head again, at Chesterfeild, in Com. Derb. where after Ms. in bibl. Bodl. Med. 20. 122 b. Ferrers was taken, Sir Gilbert Haunsard unhorstMs. in bibl. Bodl. Med. 20. 122 b. him with his Lance. Notwithstanding which, ma­king an Escape, he fledIbid. 223. [...]. to the Isle of A [...]holme, in Com. Linc.

Howbeit, at length, sc. in 51 H. 3. taking benefit Pat. 51 H. 3. m. 16. of the Decree, call'd Dictum de Kenilworth, he re­deem'dPat. 51 H. 3. m. 16. his Lands, by a Pecuniary Fine, and had LiveryPat. 51 H. 3. m. 16. of them accordingly.

This Iohn marriedRot. Fin. 4 E. 1. m. 29. Ma [...]de the Widow of Sir Iames de Aldithley, without Licence; for which Transgression he paidRot. Pip. 5 E. 1. Essex & Hertf. CC l. Fine to the King; and in 28 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 15. in that Expedition then made into Scotland. But forasmuch as none of his Po­sterity had ever any Summons to Parliament, I shall not farther pursue my Discourse of them.

Bussel.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Richard Richard. Bussel, SonMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 360 a. n. 60. & b. of Warine Bussel, possess'd the Barony of Penwortham, in Com. Lanc. and there foundedMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 360 a. n. 60. & b. a little Monastery for Benedictine Monks, which became a Cell to the Abby of Eve­sham, in Com. Wigorn.

To him succeededRot. Pip. 17 H. [...]. [...]. Albert Bussel, Albert. his Brother; who had IssueRot. Pip. 17 H. [...] [...] Hugh. Which Hugh, Hugh. in 6 R. 1. paidRot. Pip. 6 R [...] Lanc. xl Marks for his Relief. Being dispossess'd Rot. Pip. [...] Joh. [...] by Iohn Earl of Moreton, he had a SuitRot. Pip. [...] Joh. [...] with him for it, and recoveredRot. Pip. [...] Joh. [...] it: But when Iohn came to the Crown, he was constrain'd to giveCart. 1 Joh. [...]. 3. him xx Marks, for a Confirmation of his Title; and to holdCart. 1 Joh [...]. 3. it of him, by the Service of three Knights Fees: andR [...]. Pip. 4 J [...]h. Lanc. in 4 Ioh. four hundred Marks more, for a new Grant; having forfeitedR [...] Pip. 4 J [...]h. Lanc. his Title, by some default, as was pretended. But long he en­joy'd it not: for in 7 Ioh. Roger de Laci, Consta­ble of Chester, had a GrantRot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 7. of it from that King.

Longcamp.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Hugh de Longcamp Hugh. obtain'd, by the GiftPlac. coram Rege apud He­ref. 20 E. 1. Rot. 39, & 42. of that King, the Mannor of Wiltone, in Com. Heref. to hold by the Service of two Men at Arms, in the Wars of Wales. To whom succeeded Hugh Ibid. his Son and Heir; which Hugh, Hugh. in 2 H. 2. had a Con­firmation Rot. Pip. 2 H. [...]. Heref. thereof.

To whom succeeded Henry de Longcamp, Henry. who holdingLib. rub. in Scac. sub tit. Heref. Wiltone in 12 H. 2. by the Service of one Knights Fee, was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Heref. of Herefordshire in 2 R. 1. So likewise inRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Heref. 3 R. 1. And in 6 R. 1. attendedRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Heref. the King in his Expedition into Nor­mandy. In 7 R. 1. this Henry was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Heref. of [Page 594] Worcestershire; as also inRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Heref. 8 and 9 R. 1. And in 6 Ioh. obtain'd another ConfirmationCart. 6 Joh. n. 35. from that King, of the before-specified Lordship of Wilton, with the Castle,Rot. Pip. 8 Joh. Heref. to hold by the Service of one Knights Fee; for which Grant he gave CCC Marks, and a Courser, price xx Marks, besides two Pal­sreys.

This Henry marriedRot. Pip. 1 [...] Joh. Wirecestr. Maude the Sister of Willi­am de Cantilupe; and diedIbid. in 13 Ioh. Where­upon the said William gaveIbid. five hundred Marks, and five Palsreys, for the Wardship and Marri­age of his Heir, viz. Henry; of whom I can say no more, than that he took to WifeClaus. 17 H. 3. m. 4. Ioane the Widow of Thomas Birkin, and had Issue by her one sole Daughter and Heir, call'd Maude, marriedPlac. coram Rege ut supra. to Reginald Grey Justice of Chester; by which means the Lordship of Wilton came first to that Family.

¶Of this Family was also (as 'tis like) William William. the Son of Henry de Longcamp, Henry. who, in 9 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 9 R. 1. Linc. CCC Marks for Livery of his Lands whereof the King had dispossessedRot. Pip. 9 R. 1. Linc. him: (but I do not think that he was Son to Henry, Son of Hugh be­fore-specified.) This William marriedMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 444. a. n. 40. Petronill, the Daughter of Guy de Croun, WidowRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Norff. & Suff. of Robert de Vaux; and in 46 H. 3. answeredRot. Fin. 46 H. 3. m. 14. for his Re­lief as a Baron: whereupon, doing his Homage, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 46 H. 3. m. 14. of the Mannor of Suth-Warne­burne in Com. Suthampt. and had IssueMonast. Ang. ut supra. Henry de Longcamp, who took to WifeIbid. n. 50. Sibyll the Daughter of Sir Thomas Heringaude, by whom he had Issue one sole Daughter and Heir, called Alice, married Ibid. n. 60. to Roger de Pedwardyne.

¶Another Family I meet with of this Name likewise, though no whit related thereto (I pre­sume) of which was William de Longcamp William. Bishop of Ely, and Chancellor of England, in the time of King Richard the First; as also Vice-gerent of this Realm, during the absence of that King. Which William had a Brother called Osbert de Longcamp, Osbert. SheriffRot. Pip. 1 R. 1. of Yorkshire, Norff. and Suff. for someRot. Pip. 6. 7, 8 R. 1. Norff. Suff. years, in the time of his Brother's Pow­er. But neither of that Bishop need I to say any thing, Dr Godwyne (in his Catalogue) having suf­ficiently delivered his Story already: nor of Osbert his Brother, in regard he stood not in the condition of a Baron of this Realm; neither was he descend­ed from any such, his Grandfather beingJorevall 1228. n. 50. a Person of a servile Condition at Beauvois.

Boteler of Oversley.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Raphe Bo­teler, Raphe. calledRegist. de Kenis [...]worth, p. 144. Radulfus Pincerna de Legrece­striâ, in regard he bore the Office of Butler to Robert Earl of Mellent and Leicester (a mighty Man in that time) setled himself at Oversley, in Com. Warr. where, taking advantage of the natu­ral Ascent of the Ground, near the Stream of Ar­row, he built a strong Castle; and, within a Mile distance thereof (viz. on the North-side of Alce­ster) foundedMonast. Ang. vol. 1. p. 470 [...]. b. a Monastery for Benedictine Monks, in Anno 1140. (5 Steph.) dedicated to the Honour of the Blessed Virgn, St. Anne her Mother, St. Io­seph, St. Iohn Baptist, St. Iohn the Evangelist, and All-Saints; for the health of the Soul of King William the Conqueror, Maud his Consort, King William the younger, King Henry the First, Queen Maud his Consort, King Stephen, Queen Maud his Consort; Roger de Bellomont, and Atheline his Wife; Robert Earl of Mellent, and Isabell his Wife; Robert Earl of Leicester, and Avice his Wife; with their Sons; as also for the Soul of Waleran Earl of Mellent: Likewise for the health of his own Soul, and the Soul of Avice his Wife, with their Parents, Ancestors, and Successors Souls. All which he did by the advice and consent of King Stephen, Robert Earl of Leicester, and Waleran Earl of Mellent; and of Robert, and Geffrey, his own Sons: EndowingIbid. it with ample Possessions; and, amongst others, withCart. 14 E. 3. 11, 12. per In­spex. the Chappel of his Ca­stle at Oversley.

Upon the foundation of that great Abby at Lei­cester (by Robert Earl of Mellent) this Raphe gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 313. n. 50. the Churches of All-Hallows, St. Peter, and St. Martin, in the Suburbs of Leicester, thereto; as also a Rent of xxx s. per Annum, issuing out of his Lordship of Blingesset, and Tormodestune; and likewiseIbid. 309 a. n. 10. the Church of Thurnby, in Com. Leic.

To him succeeded Robert Robert. his Son and Heir. Which Robert confirm'd [...] to the Nuns of Pinley, in Com. Warr. that Grant which Iohn de Pilardin­ton made to them, of the Land whereon that Reli­gious House was situate, it being of his Fee. More­over he gaveMonast. Ang. ut supra, 309 a. n. 10. to the Canons of Leicester the Church of Thedyngworth, in that County: And left Issue Raphe his Son and Heir. Which Raphe gaveRegist. Ab [...]. de Leicester [...] bibl. Bodl. f. 19 b. the Chappel of Stocton to the Canons of Leice­ster: But made head against King Iohn, with the rest of the Barons; for which respect his Lands were seisedClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 19., and committedClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 19. to William de Can­tilupe. Howbeit, in 1 H. 3. returning to Obedi­ence, and payingIbid. xl Marks for his Redemption, he had RestitutionIbid. of them again; and in 9 and 10 H. 3. was constitutedPat. de iisd. ann. in dorso. a Commissioner for col­lecting the Fifteenth then gathered in the Counties of Warr. and Leic. as alsoClaus. 16 H. 3. in dorso. a Justice of Assize in Com. Warr.

To whom succeeded Maurice Maurice. his Son and Heir, one of the JusticesP [...]. de iisd. ann. in dorso. of Assize for the County of Warr. in 13 and 16 H. 3. as also a Commissioner P [...]. de iisd. ann. in dorso. for Assessing and Collecting the Fourteenth part of all Mens moveable Goods, according to the Form and Order then appointed. Moreover, in 21 and 25 H. 3. he was againIbid. one of the Justices of Assize; and in 19, 22, and 30 H. 3. forIbid. the Gaol-delivery at Warwick.

This Maurice had Issue [...] Raphe, Raphe. who wedded Plac. apud Album Mo­nast 6 E. 1. Rot. 4. in dorso. Maud the Daughter and Heir to William Pantulf, by whom that great Lordship of Wemme, in Com. Salop. with other fair Possessions, came to this Fa­mily; and wasPat. de iisd. ann. in dorso. also one of the Justices for Gaol­delivery at Warwick in 34 and 41 H. 3.Pat. de iisd. ann. in dorso. in the last of which years he hadClaus. [...] 3. in dorso m. 6. command to joyn with Hamon le Strange, for preventing the Incursions of the Welch in the Marches near Montgomerie: And in 42 H. 3. SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. (amongst others) to attend the King at Chester, on Munday preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, well appointed with Horse and Armor, for preventing the like Incursi­ons. Moreover, in 44 H. 3. he had another Sum­mons Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to be at Chester, upon the Feast-day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, for the like respect.

In 45 H. 3. he receiv'd commandClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to be at Lon­don, on the morrow after Simon and Iude's Day, inClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. 47 to be at Worcester, on the Feast-day of St. Peter ad Vincula; and atClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. Ludlow on the Octaves of the Purification of our Lady, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Insolencies of the Welch. Furthermore, in 48 H. 3. he had Sum­mons [Page 595] Claus. [...]8. H. [...] dorso, in [...]. (with others of the Peers) to attend the King at Oxford, in Mid-Lent, there to yield him Counsel; and thence to advance against Prince Lewellin, and his Adherents. But soon after this, divers of the Barons putting themselves in Arms against the King, this Raphe stood so firm to the Royal Interest, that, as a RewardPat. 50 H. 3. m. 3. for his Services then perform'd, he had a GrantPat. 50 H. 3. m. 3. of the Lordship of Kineton, in Com. Warr. part of the Possessions of Nicholas de Segrave, bestowed on him, to hold during Life, upon the same terms as Segrave held it; and by anotherIbid. Grant (bearing date but three days after) had the Inheritance thereof given unto him. Moreover, when Segrave, by virtue of that memorable Decree, called Dictum de Kenilworth, made RedemptionPat. 55 H. 3. m. 20. of his Lands again, and there­upon did repossess that Lordship of Kineton, the King, in recompensePat. 55 H. 3. m. 20. thereof, gavePat. 55 H. 3. m. 20. to this Raphe the full Sum of CCCC l. to be received out of the Fines and Amerciaments coming into his Exche­quer.

To him succeeded William William. his Son and Heir, who, in his Father's Life-time, marriedPat. [...]9. H. 3. m. 3. Ankaret the Niece of Iames de Aldithley. And in 6 E. 1. his Father being then deadRot. Fin. 6 E. 1. m. 27., doing his HomageRot. Fin. 6 E. 1. m. 27., had LiveryRot. Fin. 6 E. 1. m. 27. of the Mannors of Wemme, and Lepinton, paying his ReliefRot. Pip. 8 E. 1. Salop.. Moreover, in 10 E. 1. in considerationClaus. 26 E. 1. m. 2. of his special Services, he obtain'd a GrantClaus. 26 E. 1. m. 2. of that Right which the King had to the Service of three Knights Fees, due from Maud his Mother, upon Collection of the Scutage of Wales. And departedEsc. 12 E. 1. n. 21. this Life in 12 E. 1. being then seisedEsc. 12 E. 1. n. 21. of the Mannor of Northborough, in Com. Leic. which he held joynt­ly with her the said Ankaret, by the Grant of Adam de Botiller, and Maud his Wife: As also of the Mannor of Oversley, in Com. Warr. William his Grandson, viz. SonEsc. 12 E. 1. n. 21 of his Son Iohn, who died in his Life-time, being found his next Heir, and then xvii years of age. Margaret his Wife surviving him; unto whom the Mannor of Oversley was thereupon grantedIbid. for her Dowrie.

By some other [...] Authorities it is said, That this Iohn. Iohn. did survive his Father; and that being but xvi years of age at his death, Walter de Beauchamp of Alcester the same year obtain'd a GrantPat. 12. E. 1. m. 8. of his Marriage, on the behalf of Alianore his Daughter: and in case she the said Alianore should die before the accomplishment of that intended Marriage, that then he might marry one other of his Daugh­ters. By which Grant, it was fartherPat. 12 E. 1. m. 8. concluded, That if this Iohn should die before Marriage, then the said Walter de Beauchamp might have the like benefit of his next Heir; and so from Heir to Heir, till one of his Daughters were wedded to one of those Botelers: Or in case such a one should take a Wife of his own choice, otherwise; then to have the Forfeiture due to the King thereupon. But this Iohn died within three years following; so that, whether that Marriage was compleated by him, or his Brother Gawine Gawine. (who was his Heir) I make a question. Which Gawine dyingEsc. 15 E. 1. n. 31. also shortly after, the Inheritance devolvedEsc. 15 E. 1. n. 31. to William the third Brother.

Which William, William. in 24 E. 1. wasClaus. 24 E. 1. m. 8. in Ward to Walter de Langton Lord Treasurer of England, and to the before-specified Walter de Beauchamp, then Steward of the King's Houshold, (which Ward­ship they obtain'dClaus. 24 E. 1. m. 8. from Iohn de Britannia.) How­beit, notwithstanding this his Minority, he procu­red Claus. 24 E. 1. m. 8. a Grant of his Lands, from those his Guardi­ans, as if he had been of full age, and by their Mediation had LiveryClaus. 24 E. 1. m. 8. of them from the King: And the next year following, had SummonsClaus. 15 E. 1. in dorso, m. 14. (with divers other Great Men) to be at London, on Sun­day next after the Octaves of St. Iohn Baptist, well furnish'd with Horse and Arms, to attend the King in his Expedition beyond the Seas.

In 26 E. 1. this William wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 4. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 2. 34 E. 1. And forMonast. Angl. 471. n. 60 & 472 a. & 473 b. n. 40. the health of his Soul, with the Soul of Beatrix his Wife, and all his Ancestors Souls, in 35 E. 1. gave Monast. Angl. 471. n. 60 & 472 a. & 473 b. n. 40. to the Monastery of Alcester (of his Great-grand­father's Foundation) Lx Acres of waste Ground, lying at Hynestoke, in Com. Salop. with License to inclose the same; as also the Advowson of the Church there, with Common of Pasture for eight Oxen, six Kine, and CC Sheep, in his Woods and Wastes belonging to that Lordship. Moreover, in 8 E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 9. in the Scottish Wars: And had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 24 E. 1. to 1 E. 3. inclusive.

He had two Wives; the first named Ankeret Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. (DaughterEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Griffin) by whom he had IssueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. William his Son and Heir: The second Ela, DaughterPlac. de Ban­co T. Mich. 5 E. [...]. Rot. 484 and Coheir to Roger de Herdebergh, by whom he had IssueEsc. 49 E. 3. p. 1. n. 17. Rot. Fin. 50. E. 3. m. 22. two Sons, viz. Edmund, and Edward, who both diedClaus. 50 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. without Issue; as also four Daughters, viz. Ankaret, the WifeClaus. 50 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. of Iohn le Strange of Blakemere; Ida, Claus. 50 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. of Sir Fulke Pem­brugge; Alice, ofClaus. 50 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. Nicholas Longford; and Dionyse, ofClaus. 50 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. Hugh de Cokesey. And diedEsc. 8 E. 3. n. 35. in 8 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 8 E. 3. n. 35. of the Mannor of Oversley, and moi­ty of the Mannor of Merston-Boteler, in Com. War. of the Mannor of Tirley, in Com. Staff. and of the Mannors of Wemme, and Hynstoke, in Com. Salop. whereof Alice de Montgomerie, Widow of Gawine Boteler (elder Brother to this William) then held a third part, in the name of her Dowry; lea­ving William William. his Son and Heir, atEsc. 8 E. 3. n. 35. that time xxxvi years of age.

Which William, then doingRot. Fin. 8 E. [...]. m. 6 his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 8 E. [...]. m. 6. of his Lands; and in 14 E. 3. wasRot. Ale­m [...]n. 14 E. [...]. m. 20. in that Expedition then made into Flanders, being of the RetinueRot. Ale­m [...]n 14 E. [...]. m. 20. of Reginald de Cobham. And in 18 E. 3. through the sollicitationPat. 18 E. [...]. p. 2. m. [...]. of William de Clinton, then Earl of Huntendon, obtain'd from the King a special ImmunityPat. 18 E. [...]. p. 2. m. [...]., that he should not be compell'd to bear Arms, in respect of his Impo­tency; nor to take upon him the Order of Knight­hood, against his own good will. And in 20 E. 3. upon that notable Expedition into France, being AssessedRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 8. for his Lands in the Counties of Salop. Staff. and Warr. to find ten Men at Arms, and ten Arches; representingRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 8. to the King and his Coun­cil, That all the Estate whereof he was then pos­sess'd, amounted to little more than CC Marks per Annum, had a RemissionRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 8. for six of those Men at Arms, and that whole number of Archers. And afterwards, throughRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 8. the mediation of the before­specified William de Clinton Earl of Huntendon, obtain'd a DischargeRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 8. for three of those six Men at Arms.

This William took to WifeCatal of Nob. by R. B. Margaret the Daughter of Richard Fitz-Alan Earl of Arundell; and diedEsc. [...]5 E. 3. p. 1. n. 38. on Saturday next preceding Christmass­day, in 35 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. [...]5 E. 3. p. 1. n. 38. of the Mannors of Oversley, in Com. Warr. No [...]thborough, in Com. Leic. Tyrleye, in Com. Staff. and Hynest [...]ke, and Wemme, in Com. Salop. leaving William William. Esc. [...]5 E. 3. p. 1. n. 38. his Son and Heir xxx years of age: who doing his HomageRot. Fin. 36 E. 3. m. 27. the next year following, had LiveryRot. Fin. 36 E. 3. m. 27. of his Lands.

In 41 E. 3. this last mention'd William having [Page 596] marriedRot. Fin. 41 E. 3. m. 10. Ioane the eldest of the two Sisters and Heirs to Iohn Lord Sudley, by whom he had Issue Rot. Fin. 41 E. 3. m. 10. a Son called Thomas, obtain'd a GrantRot. Fin. 41 E. 3. m. 10. from the King, of the Custody of the Lands which by his own death should by Inheritance devolve to the said Thomas, his Son; to hold till he should come of full age; beingRot. Fin. 41 E. 3. m. 10. then but ten years old: And was summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 42 and 43 E. 3.

¶But here, before I proceed further, I am to ob­serve, That William le Botiller, William. Father to this last-specified William, who married the said Ioane, had Issue another Son, called William also, (by a former Wife, as it seems:) for certain it is, that William the Grandson to William and Ankaret, de­parted Esc. 43 E. 3. p. 1. n. 17. this Life upon Tuesday, being the Eve of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, in 43 E. 3. be­ing then seisedIbid. of the Mannors of Northborough, in Com. Leic. Oversley, and Merston-Boteler, in Com. Warr. Tyrley, in Com. Staff. Wemme, Hyn­stoke, Lepinton, with the Hamlet of Drayton­ parva, in Com. Salop. leavingIbid. one sole Daughter and Heir, call'd Elizabeth, at that time xxiv years of age. Which Elizabeth had thereupon Livery Rot. Fin. 4 [...] E. 3. m. 6. of the Lands of her Inheritance, her Homage being respitedRot. Fin. 4 [...] E. 3. m. 6.. And taking to HusbandFin. de div. Com. levat. Oct. S. J. Sapt. 44 E. 3. Robert de Ferrers (a younger Son to the Lord Ferrers of Chartley) brought that great Lordship of Wemme, in Com. Salop. with other Lands of a large extent, to that Family. Which Robert was thereupon summon'dClaus. 49 & 50 E. 3. ac de ann. 1 & 2 R. 2. in dorso. to Parliament, by the name of Robert de Ferrers, de Wemme, Chivalier. And in 44 E. 3. entail'dFin. de div. Com. ut supra. that Lordship, as also that of Oversley, in Com. Warr. with some other, lying in the Counties of Salop, Leicester, and Warwick, upon the Heirs of his Body, by her the said Eli­zabeth; and for lack of such Issue, on his Right Heirs.

Which Elizabeth surviving her Husband Fer­rers, marriedClaus. 5 R. 2. m. 28. secondly to Iohn de Say; and third­ly toCliff. 84 a. Thomas Molinton, who thereupon wroteCliff. 84 a. himself Baron of Wemme: and by her TestamentMarch. qu. 18., bearing date 6 Ian. Anno 1410. (12 H. 4.) where­by she bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Church of the Crouched Friers, near the Tower of London, stiles her self Elizabetha Ferrers Baronissa de Wemme, retaining the Name of that Husband who was of the chiefest Dignity, (a Custom which Women have long used, and not yet left:) and departedEsc. 12 H. 4. n. 21. this Life the same year, leavingEsc. 12 H. 4. n. 21. Eli­zabeth the Wife of Iohn, Son to Iohn Lord Grei­stoke, and Mary the Wife of Raphe Nevill, a youn­ger Son to Raphe Earl of Westmerland, her Cou­sins and Heirs; viz. Daughters of Robert, Son to the said Elizabeth, as saith the InquisitionIbid.; but mistaken, I think: for by twoRot. Fin. 13 H. 4. m. 14. Claus. 9 H. 5. m. 26. other Records, she is called one of the Daughters and Heirs of her the said Elizabeth; which is most like to be true: for Robert the Son of Robert Ferrers, by her, was Esc. 4 R. 2. n. 25. but four years of age in 4 R. 2. so that had he been then living, he could have been but xxxiv years of age.

¶I now come to Thomas Boteler, Thomas. Son and Heir to William Boteler of Wemme, by Ioane the Daughter of Iohn Lord Sudley, before mentioned.

This Thomas makingClaus 4 R. 2. m. 28. proof of his age, and do­ing his HomageClaus 4 R. 2. m. 28. in 4 R. 2. had LiveryClaus 4 R. 2. m. 28. of the Lands of her Inheritance: and in 13 R. 2. being Rot. Fin. 13 R. 2. m. [...]. then a Knight, had LicenceRot. Fin. 13 R. 2. m. [...]. to travel into France: but departedEsc. 22 R. 2. n. 10. this Life upon Saturday 20 Sept. 22. R. 2. being at that time seised of the Mannor of Su [...]l [...]y, in Com. Gl [...]uc. as also of the Mannors of Derset, and Gryve, in Com. Warr. leaving Iohn his Son and Heir xiv years of age.

Which Iohn Iohn. dyingEx Coll. R. Gl. S. without Issue, Raphe Raphe. his Brother succeededEx Coll. R. Gl. S. him in the Inheritance. Who being a KnightRot. [...] 6 H. 5 m. 7. in 6 H. 5. was thenRot. [...] 6 H. 5 m. 7. in the Wars of France, and of the Retinue to Humphry Duke of Gloucester; and in 9 H. 5. retainedEx autog [...]. penes Clenc. Pell. by Inden­ture to serve the King in his Wars of France, with xx Men at Arms, and Lx Archers on Horseback. In 2 H. 6. this Raphe had LicenceRot. Franc. 2 H. 6. m. 8. to travel be­yond-Sea; and in 6 H. 6. was againRot. Franc. 6 H. 6. m. 10. in the Wars of France, and of the Retinue to Iohn Duke of Bedford. Moreover, in 8 H. 6. he wasEx autogr. penes Cleric. Pell. once more retained to serve the King in those Wars of France, with xx Men at Arms, and Lx Archers on Horseback. And, having stood firm to the Lanca­strian Interest, in all those sharp Contests betwixt that and the House of Yorke, being in 20 H. 6. Lord ChamberlainPat. 2 [...] H. 6 p. 1. m. 29. of the King's Houshold, was, by Letters PatentsPat. 2 [...] H. 6 p. 1. m. 29., bearing date upon the tenth day of September, the same year, advanced to the Dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Name of Lord Sudley of Sudley, in Com. Glouc. to hold to himself and the Heirs Males of his Body, with the FeePat. 2 [...] H. 6. p. 1. m. 29. of CC Marks, for the better support of that Dignity, to be Annually received out of the Farme of the County of Lincoln.

Moreover, upon the seventh of Iuly, the next ensuing year, he was constitutedPat. 21 H. 6. p. 2. m. 25. Treasurer of the King's Exchequer; and sent [...]mbassadorRot. Franc. 21 H. 6. m. 17., with Richard Duke of York, and some others, to treat of Peace with the French.

And in 22 H. 6. in farther remunerationPat. 22 H. 6. p. 2. m. 2 [...]. Claus. 22 H. 6. m. 18. of his eminent Services, he had a GrantPat. 22 H. 6. p. 2. m. 2 [...]. Claus. 22 H. 6. m. 18. of an Annuity of xl l. per Annum, during his Life, to be received out of the Farms of the Forest of Dene.

Likewise, holding that great Office of Lord Treasurer of England, in 22 H. 6. he hadMs [...]n mag [...]a Garderoba Regis f. 73 a. for his Winter-Robe, against Christmass, an Allowance out of the King's Wardrobe, of ten Ells of fine Cloth, of colour Violet in Grain; and for its Li­ning, CCC Bellies of Minever.

In 23 H. 6. he was again sentPat. 23 H. 6. p. 2. m. 11. Embassador (with the Archbishop of Yorke, and others) to treat of Peace with the French. And in 25 H. 6. associ­ated Pat. 25 H. 6. p. 2. m. 37. with Iohn Viscount Beaumont, in the Gover­nourship of the Isles of Iersey, Garnesey, Serke, and Erme, with the Priories-Alien, and all their Possessions in those Islands, to hold during the Mi­nority of Anne the Daughter and Heir to Henry Duke of Warwick.

In 28 H. 6. he was joyn'd in CommissionRot. Franc. 28 H. 6. m. 8. with Iames Earl of Wiltshire, and some others, in the Governourship of the Town and Castle of Calais, the Tower of Rysbanke, and Marches of Calais, for the term of five years: And in 29 H. 6. ap­pointed Rot. Franc. 29 H. 6. m [...]. (with Iohn Lord Stourton) to conduct all those Men at Arms and Archers to Calais, which were then rais'd for the defence of that Garrison.

Furthermore, in 36 H. 6. the King acknowledg­ing Pat. [...] H. 6. p. 2. m. 1 [...]. his great Services done to the King his Fa­ther, and to himself, in France, and Normandy, from the time of his Youth, gavePat. [...] H. 6 p. 2. m. 1 [...]. him a general Pardon for all Offences whatsoever.

But, upon the Fall of King Henry the Sixth, the Scene being altered, he excused [...] himself from coming to Parliamet, by reason [...] of his Age; and found so much favour, notwithstanding his former Services to the House of Lancaster, that he ob­tained the King's Letters Patents [...], for exempting him from that Service during his Life.

This Raphe built [...] the Castle of Sudley, out of the Spoils he got in the Wars of France, as 'twas [Page 597] said [...]: and withIbid. the Price of a Ransom which he obtained there, erectedIbid. that Tower therein, called Potmares Tower. It is also saidIbid., That part of the Windows of that Castle were glased with Beryll.

It is moreover saidIbid, That King Edward the Fourth bearing no good will to this Raphe, by rea­son he had been so firm an Adherent to King Henry the Sixth, caused him to be attached, and brought up to London: And, that when he was on the way, looking back from an Hill to this Castle, he said, Sudley-Castle, thou art the Traytor, not I. And that afterwards, having soldIbid. it to King Ed­ward the Fourth, he departedEsc. 13 E. 4. n. 58. this Life 2 Maii, 13 E. 4. being then seisedEsc. 13 E. 4. n. 58. of the Mannors of Forfeld, and Sheref-Lench, in Com. Wigorn. Derset, alias Chepyng-Derset, Gryve, Whitchurch, Welesboorne, Kyngeswode, and Beaudesert, with the Town of Henley, in Com. Warr. leavingEsc. 13 E. 4. n. 58. Sir Iohn Norbury Knight, and William Belknap Esq his Cousins and next Heirs. Which Sir Iohn Nor­bury was Son of Sir Henry Norbury Knight, by Eli­zabeth, one of his Sisters, and William Belknap, of Hamon Belknap Esq by Ioane the other Sister: The same Sir Iohn Norbury being then xxx years of age, and William Belknap xl. Whose Homage be­ing respitedRot. Fin. 1 [...] E. 4. m. 5., they had Livery of his Lands, Alice his Widow surviving, who then likewise had an AssignationClaus. 13 E. 4. n. 12. of her Dowrie.

Lizures.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Fulke Fulke. the Son of William de Lizures confirm'dMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 246 b. n. 50. that grant which had been made by Roger de Sti­binton, of all his Tithes, to the Monks of [...]horney. And in 5 H. 2. hadRot. Pip. 5 H. 2. Northampt. the Custody of the Forests of [...]okingham, Selbeston, and Huntendon.

By Alice his Wife, SisterRot. de Do­minabus, &c. Northampt. Rot. 3. of William de Auber­vill, he left IssueEx autogr. penès T [...]o. Comit [...] El­gini [...]. William William. his Son and Heir. Which William, in 33 H. 2. uponRot. Pip. 2 [...] H. 2. Wiltes. Collection of the Scutage of Galwey, (then paidRot. Pip. 2 [...] H. 2. Wiltes. by those Ba­rons who were not in that Expedition) answered xx s. to the Sheriff of Wiltshire: and in 1 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 1 R. 1. Nor [...]ht. CC Marks for the Forestership of Northamp­tonshire. But all that I have farther seen of him, is, That he bestow'dMonast. Ang. ut sup [...]a, 1017 b. n. [...]0. on the Nuns of De la Pre, juxta Northampton, an yearly Rent of half a Mark, issuing out of the Mannor of A [...]yndon.

To this William succeeded Geffrey de Lizures Geffrey. Rot. Pip. [...] R. 1. W [...]ltes. his Brother, who in 2 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. W [...]ltes. vii l. ii s. iv d. for Livery of his Lands.

How it comes to pass, I yet know not: but cer­tain [...] sub tit. Northam­ptonse. it is, That in 12 H. 2. Richard de Lizures Richard. was Forester of Fee in Northamptonshire: for, upon [...] sub tit. Northam­ptonse. that Assessment of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter at that time, this Richard certi­fied [...] sub. tit. Northam­ptonse., That he had no other Fees de veteri Feoffa­mento, nor de novo, but that which Richard de En­gaine, his Grandfather, gave to his last Wife in Dowrie (who was the Widow of Richard Fitz-Vrse) and at that time held by two of the Aunts of this Richard de Lisures, who perform'd the Ser­vice for it. And farther certified [...] sub. tit. Northam­ptonse., That, being Forester of Fee to the King, he was by his Office obliged to attend him in his Army, well fitted with Horse and Arms, his Horn hanging about his Neck.

Of this Family was likewise Hugh de Lizures, Hugh. by reasonPat. 14 Jo. m. 1. of whose Debts to the Exchequer, King Iohn, in the fourteenth year of his Reign, granted Pat. 14 Jo. m. 1. the Castle of Benifeild (in Com. Northampt.) and all his Lands, with the Stock thereon, unto Iohn de B [...]ssingburne, for satisfaction of them.

Kilpec.

THe first of this Family, of whom I have found mention, is Hugh Hugh. the SonMs. in bibl. Cotton. Domit. A. 8. f. 160 b. of William, a Norman. Which Hugh, in Anno 1124. (25 H. 1.) gaveMs. in bibl. Cotton. Domit A. 8. f. 160 b. to the Monks of St. Peters at Gloucester, the Church of St. David at Kilpet (in Com. Heref.) with the Chappel of our Lady within the Castle: LikewiseMs. in bibl. Cotton. Domit. A. 8. f. 160 b. all the Churches and Chappels of his Patronage, with the Glebe belonging to them; and all manner of Tythes whatsoever.

To this Hugh succeeded Henry, Henry. who assum'd the Sirname of Kilpe [...], from that Castle of Kilpec, his Principal Seat. Which Henry, in 22 H. 2. paid Rot. Pip. 22 H. 2. Heref. C Marks for trespassing in the King's Forests.

To him succeeded Iohn de Kilpec, Iohn. who in 5 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 5 R. 1. Heref. C l. as his Relief, for the Barony of Pur­bech: and upon CollectionRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Heref. of the Scutage for the King's Redemption, paidRot. Pip 6 R. 1. Heref. xxx l. (viz. two Marks per Scutum.) In 2 Ioh. he obtain'd a CharterCart. 2 Joh. m. 21. from that King, That neither himself, nor any of his Heirs, should be abridg'd of the Baili­wick of the Forest of Herefordshire: but in 6 Ioh. he diedClaus. 6. Joh. m. 3.: Whereupon the Custody of his Land and Heir was committedClaus. 6. Joh. m. 3. to Will. de Cantilupe; Iulian his Wife then surviving: who, in 7 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 7 Joh. Heref. to the King a Fine of Lx Marks, and one Palfrey, for an Assignation of her Dowrie, out of her Husband's Lands in [...]oke [...]ley, and Ferne, where he himself had in his Life-time appointed; and that she might have liberty to marry where she should think fit, excepting the King's Ene­mies.

To this Iohn succeeded another Hugh, Hugh. who died Claus. 9. Joh. m. 8. in 9 Ioh. or before; leaving Egidia Rot. Pip. 11 Joh. Heref. his Wife surviving; who marriedRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Heref. afterwards to William Fitz-Warine: As also two Daughters and Heirs; viz. Isabell, marriedClaus. 28 H. 3. m. 11. Rot. Fin. 41. H. 3. m. 7. to William Walerand; and Ioane, toRot. Fin. 28 H. 3. m. 9. Philip Marmion.

Haye.

IN the time of King Henry the First,Robe [...]t. Robert de Haye obtain'd by the GiftMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 594. n. 10. of that King the Honour of Halnac, in Sussex. This Robert gaveIbid. 969 [...]. n. 30. to the Monks of Essay, in Normandy, the Church of St. Martin at Eudon [...]ill, and Land of Pippin; as also the Church of our Lady at Aus­go [...]ill, the Church of St. Martin at Bret [...]ill, the Tythe of the Mills at Montacute, Breton [...]ill, and Eudon [...]ill; the Church of St. Nicholas, at Foliot; the Church of St. Quintin, at Plessey, (all in Nor­mandy:) And in England, the Churches of Bo [...] ­gra [...]e, and Brote [...]y; as also whatsoever they had in the Churches of [...]isum, Bellingen, Subro [...], and S [...]anatone, with their Appurtenances; excepting what the Monks of Cas [...]leacre had in that Church at Suanatone. Likewise the Church of Ca [...]etone, and the whole Tithes of all the Revenues of the [Page 598] Lordships of Bro [...]ebi, and Felingeham, Risum, Suanatone, Sutton, Hutone, and Scortone; and one Ox-gang of Land at Broteby.

AlsoIb [...]d. n. 40. at Boxgrave, (in Com. Suss.) two Hides and an half, lying about the Church there, with the Tithes of that whole Parish; and all the Tithes of their Rents at Christmass, in that Parish; with the Tithes of his Woods, for Mast, and Sale. In which Woods he likewise gave to those Monks Housebote, Firebote, and Mast for their Swine, with Pasturage for all their other Cattel. More­over, he gave them the Church of St. Peter at Haun­conette, with the Glebe and Tithes thereto apper­taining: also the Church of St. Leodegar, at Hone­stan, the Church of Budeham, the Church of our Lady at Walborgotone, the Church of our Lady at Berneham, the Church of St. Katherine, situ­ate on the River Thames, the Church of St. George at Banton, the Church of Cade, with the Glebe and Tithes thereto belonging; and likewise all that Measure of Wheat called Cherchet, issuing out of his Lordships, Churches, and Tithes.

Furthermore, toIbid. 161 b. n. 40. the Monks of Tewksbury, the tenth Hide of Aluretone, and Tithes of Cea­tol, with the Churches of his Fee: AndIbid. 670 b. n. 60. to the Monks of Montacute, he gave the Land of Ade­ling. He wasIbid. 629 b. n. 30. also a Benefactor to the Monks of Castle-acre, in Com. Norff.

And having been so munificent to that great Abby of Essay, before-specified, he procuredIbid. 596 b. n. 10. three Monks of that Covent to be setled at Bor­gr [...]be, in Sussex; which thenceforth became a CellIbid. to that Forrein Monastery. Whereupon he addedIbid. all the rest of his Lands in Borgrabe, so that they then were OwnersIbid. of the whole Town.

This Robert de Haye left Issue two Sons, viz. Ri­chard Ibid. 629 [...]. 37., and Raphe; also one Daughter, called Ce­cilie Ibid. 594. n. 20., whom he gave in MarriageIbid. 594. n. 20. to Roger de St. Iohn. Of these two Sons, Raphe the younger, beingRad. de Diceto 524. n. 20. in that Rebellion with the Earl of Chester, and others, on the Part of young Henry (the King's Son) was taken PrisonerRad. de Diceto 524. n. 20. at Dol, in Bri­tanny, in 19 H. 2. Howbeit, before the end of that year, being got at liberty, and receiving en­couragement Ibid. 575. n. 60. from Philip Earl of Flanders, who promisedIbid. 575. n. 60. them Assistance, he cameIbid. 575. n. 60. to Witsand: But those of his Party there being totally quelled, he returnedIbid. 578. n. 10. back, being then GeneralIbid. 578. n. 10. of the Forces for the same young Henry.

I now come to Richard his elder Brother.

This Richard, Richard. in 12 H. 2. upon the Assessment of that Aid for Marrying the King's Daughter, certi­fied Lib. rub. in [...]cac. Linc. his Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento, to be in number eleven, and four de novo; as also that he held five more in his own D [...]mesne: and in 14 H. 2. paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Linc. x l. xiv s. iv d. for his Fees de veteri Feoffa­mento, upon Collection of that Aid; and liv s. iv d. for those de novo.

Moreover, with Raphe his Brother, he was FounderMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 969 b. n. [...]0. of the Abby of B [...]rlinge, in Com. Linc. and gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 969 b. n. [...]0. to the Monks of Essay, in Normandy, the Tithes of his Corn and Oats at Brettebill, as alsoIbid. 970 b. the Church of Waringbet.

He likewise gaveIbid. 1015. n. 20. to the Monks of Blancland, in Normandy, his Lordship of Camering [...]am, in Com. Linc. Whereupon those Monks sending part of their Covent thither, made it a CellIbid. 1015. n. 20. to that Forein Monastery.

And having marriedRot. de Do­minabus, &c. [...]it. Li [...]c. Maude the Daughter of William de Vernun, departedIbid. this Life before the thirty second year of King Henry the Second's Reign, leaving her surviving, with the Lordship of Suanton for her DowrieIbid.; as also three Daugh­ters, his Heirs, viz. Ibid. Nichola Wife of Gerard de Camvill, ... of Richard de Humet, and ... of William de Rolt [...]s.

Which Nichola, being an eminet Woman in her days, and stoutly adhering to King Iohn, in the time of those Troubles which he had with his Ba­rons, in the seventeenth year of his Reign obtain'd a GrantClaus. 17 Joh. m. 10. from him, of all the Lands of William de Huntingfeild, in Lincolnshire; as alsoIbid. of the Town of Torkesey, in that County, to hold during the King's Pleasure: being likewise made Gover­ness Pat. 17 Jo [...] m. 8. of Framton-Castle, part ofPat. 17 Jo [...] m. 8. the Possessions of the same William de Huntingfeild, then in Arms against the King. And in 18 Joh. had the Shrieval­ty of Lincolnshire committedPat. 18 Jo. m. 2. to her trust, Philip de Marc being constitutedPat. 18 Jo. m. 2. her Assistant therein. Which Office she also heldPat. 1 H. 3. m. 14. in 1 H. 3. Geffrey de Cerland being then her SubstitutePat. 1 H. 3. m. 14.. And the same year obtain'd from that King a ConfirmationClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 12. of all William de Huntingfeild's Lands in that Coun­ty, so granted to her by King Iohn, as hath been already observed.

Moreover, she then procured LiveryIbid. m. 2 [...]. to be made unto her, and to Richard de Camvill her Son, of the Mannors of Cherleton, and Henxterugge, whereof they had been dispossess'dIbid. m. 2 [...]. by Hubert de Burgh, Justice of England. And in 2 H. 3. was again constitutedPat. 2 H. 3. m. 11. Sheriffess of Lincolnshire, as also GovernessPat. 2 H. 3. m. 11. of the City and Castle of Lincolne. And, for her support in keeping that Castle, had the Lordship of Munden assignedClaus. 3 H. 3. m. 7. unto her, then in the King's hands by the death of Girard de Furni­vall; Falkase de Breant being then appointedPat. [...] H. 3. m. 2. to assist her in the defence thereof.

Bollers.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Baldwin de Bollers hadPlac. apud Westm. Oct. Mich. 9 H. 3. Rot. 3. in dorso. the Honour of Montgomeri given to him by that King, withPlac. apud Westm. Oct. Mich. 9 H. 3. Rot. 3. in dorso. Sibyll de Faleise his Niece.

In 12 H. 2. uponLib. rub. in Scacc. tit. Northam­pton. levying the Aid for Marriage of the King's Daughter, this Baldwin certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc. tit. Northam­pton., that he held five Knights Fees of the Honour of Wardon.

To him succeeded Robert de Buslers, who in 6 R. 1. attendedRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Linc. that King in his Expedition in­to Normandy. This Robert, with Hamon Fitz-Hamon, gaveRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Ebo [...]. CCC Marks Fine to the King for their Purpartie of the Lands of William Trusbut, and Robert his Brother; and departedRot. Pip. 5 Jo. Linc. Cart. 5 Joh. a. 162. this Life in 5 Ioh. Whereupon Hillaria his Wife gave Rot. Pip. 5 Jo. Linc. Cart. 5 Joh. a. 162. CCC Marks, and one Palfrey, that she might not be distreyn'd to marry again.

To whom succeeded Baldwin, his BrotherRot. Pip. 5 Joh. [...]. lop. and Heir. Which Baldwin paidRot. Pip. 5 Joh. [...]. lop. C l. for his Relief; and died in 9 Ioh. without Issue, as it seems: for William de Curtenai payingRot. Pip. 9 Joh. Es­sex. Hert [...]. CCCC Marks Fine, had LiveryRot. Pip. 9 Joh. Es­sex. Hert [...]. of his Lands.

Bidun.

IN the time of King Henry the First, Halenad de Bidun, Halenad. forEx [...]togr. in bibl. Ha [...]ton. the health of the Soul of that King, as also for the health of his own, and his Wifes Soul, gaveEx [...]togr. in bibl. Ha [...]ton. the Church of Warlinton, and one Yard-land of his Demesn there, to the Canons of Osney; and likewiseEx [...]togr. in bibl. Ha [...]ton. his Mill at Sobeford: and left Issue a Daughter, called Amicia, marriedRot. de Domina­ [...], &c. [...]. to ... Limefi, who wasRot. de Domina­ [...], &c. [...]. Lx years of age in 32 H. 2.

To this Halenad, succeeded Iohn de Bidun, Iohn. who, in 12 H. 2. upon [...] sub tit. Northam­ptonsh. the Aid then assessed for Marry­ing of Maud the King's Daughter, certified [...] sub tit. Northam­ptonsh. his Knights Fees to be in number five and an half. Which Iohn foundedMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 613 a. n. 10. the Priory of Lavendene, in Com. Buck. and departingEsc. 39 H. 3. n. 10. [...]. this Life without Issue, his five Sisters (whose Names were notEsc. 39 H. 3. n. 10. [...]. known to the Jurors, upon taking the Inquisition, after his Death) became his HeirsEsc. 39 H. 3. n. 10. [...].; unto whom his whole Barony descendedEsc. 39 H. 3. n. 10. [...]..

Mareschall.

THe first mention I find of this Name and Family, is in the time of King Henry the First: Where it appearsCart. 1 Joh. p. a. m. 12. n. 85, That Robert de Venoiz, and William de Hastings, Impleaded Gilbert Mareschall, Gilbert. and Iohn his Son, for the Office of Mareschall to the King; but without Success.

Which Iohn, Iohn 1. also Sirnamed Mareschall, was in 6 Steph. with Robert Earl of Gloucester, and the rest, who then stood for Maud the Empress, atGe [...]ta Re­gi [...] Steph. 9 [...]6 B. that fatal Siege of Winchester-Castle, where they were all miserably routedGe [...]ta Re­gi [...] Steph. 9 [...]6 B. by the King's Forces.

In 2 H. 2. he hadRot. Pip. 2 H. 2. [...]. Lands of great value, lying in Westcumbe, Merleberge, and Ceriel, in Com. Wiltes. givenRot. Pip. 2 H. 2. [...]. to him by King Henry: And in 10 H. 2. beingM. Paris. 102 a. n. [...]0. the King's Marshal, upon that Difference betwixt the King and Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury, laid ClaimM. Paris. 102 a. n. [...]0. for the King to one of that Archbishops Mannors, which had been long enjoy'd by his Predecessors.

To this Iohn, Iohn. 1. succeeded Iohn his Son and Heir; unto whom King Henry the Second confirm'dEx autogr. penès W. le [...] eq. aur. Cl. his Office of Marshal, and all his Lands which he held of him, both in England, and elsewhere. Which Iohn, in 12 H. 2. gaveRot. Pip. 12 W. 2. Wiltes. C l. for Livery of all his Father's Lands lying in Wiltshire. This Iohn, at the Solemn Coronation of King Richard the First, boreR. Hoved. [...] a. n. 30. the great gilt Spurs. Soon after which, (viz. 11 Nov. the same year) he ob [...]ain'd a Grant Cart. antiq. W. n. 9. of the Mannor of Boseham, in Com. Suss. with the Lestage and Hundred, in Fee-farm; paying xlii l. yearly to the Exchequer, upon the Feast of St. Michael: As alsoIbid. n. 84. the Lordships of Weste [...]e and Bedewin, with the Hundred of Be [...]ewin, payingIbid. n. 84. xxx l. yearly to the King's Exchequer, at the Feast of St. Michael. But this Iohn died in that King's time, without Issue, as it seems: For, in 1 Ioh. William Mareschall Earl of Pembroke, his BrotherCart. 1 Joh. m. 12. n. 80. and Heir, had the like GrantCart 1 Joh. m. 12. n. 80. (or rather Confirmation) of that Lordship of Boseham, with the Lestage and Hundred, to hold in Fee-farm, as abovesaid: (Of which William I shall speak far­ther in due place.) So likewise ofIb [...]d. n. 84. the Lordships of Westebe and Bedewin.

¶I come now to another Iohn, Iohn. NephewCart. 5 Joh. n. 124. to William Marshall Earl of Pembroke. In 4 Ioh. the King gaveRot. Norm. 4 Joh. m. 1. to this Iohn all the Lands which the Earl of Evreux had in England; excepting the Mannor of Merlaw, then forfeited, by reason of the Rebellion of that Earl: as alsoIbid. all the Lands of Hugh de Gornay, lying in the Counties of Norff. and Suff. whereof he the said Hugh was possess'd when he deserted that King: And in 5 Ioh. gaveCart. 5 Joh. n. 124. unto him Kanlee and Castre, with the Appurtenances; as also all the Lands in Norfolk and Suffolk of Hugh de Gornai, and of Hugh de Ayer, in Com. Norff. to hold by the Service of two Knights Fees.

In 9 Ioh. this Iohn obtain'd a GrantCart. 9 Joh. m. 32. in Fee of the Office of Marshall of Ireland; as also of the Cantred wherein the Town of Kylemen is situate; to hold by the Service of five Knights Fees: And in 13 Ioh. uponRot. Pip. 13 J [...]h No [...]ff. & Suff. Collection of the Scu [...]age of Scot­land, had a special DischargeRot. Pip. 13 J [...]h No [...]ff. & Suff. for seventeen Knights Fees and an half, having then marriedRot. Pip. 13 J [...]h No [...]ff. & Suff. one of the Daughters and Heirs to Hubert de Rie. In 15 Ioh. he was constitutedPat. 15 Joh. p. 1. m. 5. Guardian of the Marches of Wales, as also Sheriff of Lincolnshire; and likewise GovernourIbid. m. 11. of the Castles of Blanc­minster (now Oswestre) and Schrawarden, in Com. Salop.

In this fifteenth year of King Iohn he obtain'd from the King a GrantClaus. 15. Joh. p. 2. m. 5. of the Mannor of Heng­ham, in Com. Norff. part of the Possessions of Cardo de Freshanvill, with the Hundred, for his Support in the King's Service; as alsoClaus. 16 Joh. m. 11. the Advowson of the Church: and in 16 Ioh. executed the Sheriffs Of­fice Rot. Pip. 16 Joh. Linc. for Lincolnshire, for three parts of that year. So likewise inRot. Pip. 17 Joh. Linc. 17 Ioh. In which year he was as­sociated Pat. 17 Jo. m. 22. with Iohn Fitz-Robert, in the Sheriffalty of the Counties of Norff. and Suff. as alsoPat. 17 Jo. m. 22. in the Custody of the Castles of Norwich and Oxford; and likewise made Governo [...]rPat. 17 Joh. m. 18. of the Castle of Dorchester. Moreover, he had, the same year, LiveryPat. 17 Joh. m. 15. of the Office of Marshal of Ireland, and whatsoever did appertain thereto, throughout that whole Realm; so that he should appoint a Knight, to execute the same sufficiently. And standing firm M. Paris. 255. l. 13. & l. 48. to the King in those Times of his great Contest with the Rebellious Barons, he was made Sheriff Pat. 18. Joh. m. 4. of Worcestershire, and GovernourPat. 18. Joh. m. 4. of the Castle of Worcester; being also one of the those who marcht M. Paris. 274. n. 30. into the North, with that King, to waste the Lands of those Barons there.

Furthermore, he then receiv'd CommandPat. 18 Joh. m. 8. to demolish the Castle of Stoke-Curci, in Com. So­merset. or to fortifie it, if he should deem it more expedient: and was likewise appointedIbid. m. 4., in case Lewes of France (then called in by the Rebellious Barons) should approach the City of Worcester, to besiege the Castle there, if the Siege could not be rais'd without an Army, that he should not put himself into the Castle, except it were so well Mann'd, as that he might hold it out with Honour. And in 1. H. 3. whenM. Pa [...] 293. n. 10. the Barons made Head on the behalf of Lewes, he was employ'dM. Pa [...] 293. n. 10. with Philip de Albini, in looking to the Cinque-Ports, and of other the Sea-coasts, for prevention of the French from Landing any Forces there for their Aid.

He was the same year also made SheriffPat. 1. H 3. m. 10. of Hantshire; and GovernourIbid. m. 9. of the Devises-Ca­stle, in Com. Wiltes. having a GrantIbid. m. 11. of all the Lands of William de St. Iohn (then in Arms with the Barons) for his better Support in the King's Service. And some years after this, viz. in 10 H. 3. uponM Patis. 328. n. 30. that Demand made by Otto the Pope's Le­gate [Page 600] (in the Great Council then held at Westminster, for Supply of his Holinesses Necessities) of two Prebends in every Cathedral, and of a certain Por­tion out of every Monastery; whereuntoM Patis. 328. n. 30. the Pre­lates gave no su [...]ficient Answer: comingM Patis. 328. n. 30. thither, with some other Messengers, from the King (who then lay sickM Patis. 328. n. 30. at Merleberge) he straitly forbadM Patis. 328. n. 30. them to subject their Lay-Fees to the Church of Rome, whereby the King might be deprived of the Services due to him for them.

In 14 H. 3. upon Collection of the Scutage of Kery, he answered [...] xxxv Marks for the moytie of the Fees of Hubert de Rie. To the Canons of Walsingham, in Com. Norff. he gave [...] the Advow­son of the Church of Tymelthorp: Also to [...] the Knights Templars, one Hide of Land in Roele. And, having married [...] Aliva the Sister [...] and Heir to Isabell de Cr [...]ssi, departed [...] this Life in 19 H. 3. leaving Issue Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir; who doing his Homage, and giving Security for his Relief, had Livery [...] of his Lands, viz. of the Mannor of Ha­selbergh, in Com. Somerset. Hengham, and Folsham, in Com. Norff. and Norton, in Com. Northampt.

Which Iohn diedRot. Fin. 27 H. 3. m. 8. in 27 H. 3. Whereupon William William. his Son and Heir had LiveryRot. Fin. 27 H. 3. m. 8. of his Inhe­ritance. Of which William, all I have seen, is, ThatPat. 50 H. [...]. m. 13. in 49 H. 3. he took part with the Rebellious Barons, and diedPat. 50 H. [...]. m. 13. at that time; leaving two Sons, viz. Pat. 50 H. [...]. m. 13. Iohn Iohn. and William, then under Age; who, in 50 H. 3. throughIbid. the Mediation of William de Say, obtain'd the King's PardonIbid. for their Fa­ther's Transgression, and had permissionsIbid. to enjoy his Lands, with what other Possessions they had by the Gift of Aliva their Grandmother, or any other.

This last-mentioned Iohn diedEsc. 11 E. [...]. n. 27. in 12 E. 1. be­ing then seisedEsc. 11 E. [...]. n. 27. of two Parts of the Mannor of Messingham, in Com. Linc. (the third Part thereof being held then in Dower by the Wife of David Son of Gryffin) as also of the Mannor of As [...]ekeb [...], in the same County; Hokeryng, the Head of the Barony of Rye, Buxton, Swanton, Bantham, Folesham, with the Advowson of the Church; Hengham, and the Advowson of the Church of Binetre, all in Com. Norff. leaving William William. his Son Ibid. and Heir then five years of Age.

Which William, in 34 E. 1. wasRot. Protect. 34F. 1. m. 13. in the Wars of Scotland; and had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons, from the second to the se­venth year of King Edward the Second's Reign, inclusive; and departedRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 1. this Life about that time, leaving Issue Iohn, Iohn. who in 7 E. 2. attendedRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m 1. Queen Isabell into Scotland; and the next year following, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 8 E. 2. m. 23. of his Lands, lying in the Counties of Norff. and Linc. But diedEsc. 10 E. 2. n. 79. in 10 E. 2. being seis [...]dEsc. 10 E. 2. n. 79. of the Mannor of Assakby, in Com. Linc. Hokeryng, and Buxton, in Com. Norff. held of the King in Capite, by Baro­ny, as of the Barony of Rye; as also of the Man­nor of Hengham, in the same County: leaving Hawise his Sister and Heir, then the Wife of Ro­bert de Morle, fifteen years of age, (Which Ro­bert doing his FealtyRot. Fin. 10 E. 2. m. 10. the same year, had LiveryRot. Fin. 10 E. 2. m. 10. of the Lands of her Inheritance:) and Ela his Wife surviving, who had for her Dowrie an As­signation Claus. 10 [...]. 2. in dors. m. 22. of the Mannors of [...] and H [...]ng­ham, and the third part of certain Lands in Aslak­by, Anthorpe, Greyby, Milnthorpe, Leighton, and Kirkby; payingClaus. 10 [...]. 2. in dors. m. 22. xix l. yearly to the before-speci­fied Robert and Hawise, out of the Mannor of Hengham. Which Ela afterwards became the WifePat. 1. E. 3. P. 2. m. S. of Robert Fitz-Payn.

¶I now come to William Mareschall, Brother Rot. Pip. 27 H. [...]. Norff. & Suff. and Heir to that Iohn, who died in the time of King Richard the First, as hath been already ob­served.

The first mention I find of this William, is in 28 H. 2. atR. Hoved. 354 a. which time young Henry (who had behav'dR. Hoved 354 a. himself rebelliously towards the King his Father, lyingR. Hoved. 354 a. on his Death-bed with great Peni­tence, and thereupon receiving AbsolutionR. Hoved. 354 a. from the Bishops there present) deliveredR. Hoved 354 a. to him his Cross, as his most familiarR. Hoved. 354 a. Friend, to carry to Hierusalem.

This William William. obtain'dV [...]de [...]s Seld. Tit. of Honor, p 677. Jorevall. 1155. n. 10. R Hoved. [...]73 b. n. 30. from King Ric. 1. (upon V [...]de [...]s Seld. Tit. of Honor, p 677. Jorevall. 1155. n. 10. R Hoved. [...]73 b. n. 30. his first coming into En [...]land, after the Death of his Father King H. 2.) Isabell the Daughter and Heir to Richard Earl of Strigul, in Marriage, to­gether with thatV [...]de [...]s Seld. Tit. of Honor, p 677. Jorevall. 1155. n. 10. R Hoved. [...]73 b. n. 30. Earldom: And being thus ad­vanced to that Honour, boreIbid. 374 a. n. 30. the Royal Scepter of Gold, with the Cross on the Head of it, at the solemn Coronation of that King.

Moreover, soon after this, King Richard (pur­posing a Journey to the Holy-land) having constitu­ted Ibid. 375. b. n. 20. Hugh Bishop of Durham, and William Earl of Albemarle, Chief Justices of England (amongst others) as Assistants in the Government, he assigned Ibid. 375. b. n. 20. this Earl for one; and at the same time madeIbid. n. 40. Henry Mareschall, his Brother, Dean of Yorke (who afterwards wasLel. coll. vol. [...]. 357. Bishop of Exeter.) Shortly af­ter which, upon that AgreementR. Hoved. 376. n. 40. made betwixt King Richard and the King of France, for their joynt engaging in that Holy War (which was con­cluded R. Hoved 376. n. 40. on, in a great Council held at London, with the Embassadors of the King of France) this Earl William was one of those who by Oath R. Hoved. 376. n. 40. undertook for King Richard's Performance of what was then agreed on; viz. R. Hoved. 376. n. 40. to meet at Uise­liac, in the Clause of Easter next ensuing, and thence to go forwards on that Journey.

Furthermore, in 2 R. 1. uponIbid. 393 b. n. 30. the Reconciliati­on of that great Contest which was betwixt Iohn Earl of Moreton (the King's Brother) and William de Longchamp Bishop of Ely (then Chancellor of England, and left Principal Governour of this Realm in King Richard's absence) the Custody of Notingham-Castle was committedIbid. 393. b. n. 30. to this Wil­liam. But that Accord notIbid. 40 [...] b. n. 30. being observ'd on each part, the Chancellour procur'd the Pope's Ex­communication Ibid. 40 [...] b. n. 30. against those who favoured the Earl of Moreton; amongst which, this Earl Willi­am wasIbid. 40 [...] b. n. 30. one: Who thereupon (being sensible of the danger which might ensue by these Differences) wentJo [...]e [...]all. 1194. n. 30, & 40. Rad de Dicet [...] [...] n. 1 [...], & 20. to the King (then in Sicilie, on his Jour­ney:) for it appears,Jo [...]e [...]all. 1194. n. 30, & 40. Rad de Dicet [...] [...], n. 1 [...], & 20., that the King thereupon sent the Archbishop of Roan over into England (who had Wintered with him) giving commandJo [...]e [...]all. 1194. n. 30, & 40. Rad de Dicet [...] [...], n. 1 [...], & 20. by his Letters, That in case those things which had been reported to him of the Chancellour's Insolencies, were true, he should be substituted Vicegerent in his stead: as also thatJo [...]e [...]all. 1194. n. 30, & 40. Rad de Dicet [...] [...]. n. 1 [...], & 20. this Earl, and Geffrey Fitz-Piers, should be associated to him, for their Assi­stance in that great Trust. But when he came into England, he durstJo [...]e [...]all. 1194. n. 30, & 40. Rad de Dicet [...] [...], n. 1 [...], & 20. not deliver those his Letters to the Chancellour.

In 2 R. 1. this Earl William gaveRot. Pip. 2. R. 1. Gouc. a Fine of two thousand Marks to the King, for the moytie of the Lands of Walter Giffard, sometime Earl of Buck­ingham: And thereupon obtain'd a GrantCart. antiq. S. n. 24., toge­ther with Richard de Clare Earl of Hertford, of all the Lands of that Earl, both in England and Nor­mandy; of which the said Richard de Clare was to have the Chief Seat in England, and this William, and▪ Isabell his Wife (Daughter and Heir to Ri­chard Earl of Strigul) the Head or Chief Seat in [Page 601] Normandy: all the Residue, both in England and Normandy, to be equally divided betwixt them. And being the same year, viz. 2 R. 1. constituted Rot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Lanc. Sheriff of Lincolnshire, continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Lanc. in that Im­ployment till 6 R. 1. inclusive; in which sixth year he wasRot. Pip. 6. R. 1. Essex & Hertf. in that Expedition then made into Nor­mandy; and likewise constitutedRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Suss. Sheriff of Sus­sex, which Office he heldRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Suss. during the whole Reign of King Richard.

The next mention I meet with, of him, is upon the Death of King Richard; Iohn Earl of Moreton (who succeeded in the Throne) then sendingM. Paris. p. 196 n. 20. R. Hoved. 450. n. 40. him out of Normandy, with Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury, to keep all in peace there, till his com­ing over hither. Whereupon they appointedM. Paris. p. 196. n. 30. R. Hoved. 450. n. 40. those of the Nobility, and others, of whom they most doubted, to meet at Northampton, and take their Oaths of Fidelity to Iohn: In the first year of whose Reign, being made Sheriff,Rot. Pip. 1 J [...]h. Glouc. of Gloucestershire, and again ofRot. Pip. 1 Joh. Suss. Sussex, he obtain'd from that King a GrantCart. 1 Joh. m. 12. of the Mannor of Bose­ham, with the Lestage and Hundred, in Fee-farm, rendring xlii l. yearly to the Exchequer: As also a ConfirmationCart. 1 Joh. m. 12. of the moytie of all the Lands of Earl Giffard, both in England, and Normandy, to hold in Capite: And the next year following, a GrantCart. 2 Joh. n. 26. of the Patronage of the Abby of Nutlley (in his Fee, as of Earl Giffard's Inheritance.)

Of Gloucestershire he continuedRot. Pip. de iis. Comitat. Sheriff till the eighth year of that King's Reign; and of Sussex, tillRot. Pip. de iisd. Comitat. the sixth, inclusive. In 5 Ioh. he had a Grant Cart. 5 Joh. n. 66. of Goderich-Castle, in Com. Heref. to hold by the Service of two Knights Fees: And the same year, taking to Wife Alice the Daughter of Baldwine de Betun Earl of Albemarle, hadCart. 5 Joh. n. [...]53. with her in Marri­age the Lordships of Braborne, Sutt [...]n, and Kemesting, in Kent; Luton, in Com. Bedf. Role­sham, in Com. Norff. Wanting, in Com. Berks. Severne-Stoke, in Com. Wigorn. and Norton, in Com. Northampt. to hold to them and their Heirs.

In 6 Ioh. he obtain'd a GrantClaus. 6 Joh. [...]. 17. from the King of all the Lands of William Martell, in Com. So­merset. And the same year, by his Deed,Ex Chron. D. Victoris E­pisc. Turon. in Regist. regio Paris. n. 136. bearing date at Lyseaux, in Normandy, in the Month of May, granted to the King of France the Castles of Orbec, to place Soldiers therein, or otherwise, as that King shoud think fit: And also to Osbert de Roveray, the Castles of Longebille, and Moulli­ners, to be delivered over to the same King; upon condition, that, if before the midst of that Month of May, he should repair to him, and perform his Homage for the same, then they should be rendred back to him again: for which Respite he gave Ibid. five hundred Marks of Silver.

In 9 Ioh. he obtain'd a GrantCart. 9 Joh. [...]. 17. of the whole Province of Lemste [...], in Ireland, to hold by the Service of an hundred Knights Fees; excepting to the King the [...]leas of the Crown. Upon Collecti­on of the Scutage of Scotland, in 13 Ioh. he paid Rot. Pip. 13 Joh. Glouc. Lxv l. x s. for Lxv Knights Fees and an half, be­longing to the Honour of S [...]igul; and xl s. for two Knights Fees, of Goderich-Castle. In 14 Ioh. he receiv'd a special PreceptPat. 14 Joh. m. 3. from the King, to perform Fealty to Henry his Son; savingPat. 14 Joh. m. 3. his Al­legiance to King Iohn himself, during his Life. And in 15 Ioh. gavePat. 15 Joh. p. 1. m. 8. Rot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 5. a thousand Marks for Li­very of the Castle of Haverford, which Robert Fitz-Richard held of his Free.

The same year he was madePat. 15 Joh. n. 4. Governour of the Castles of Kaermerden, Cardigan, and Goher. And in Anno 1214. (16 Ioh.) with Nicholas the Pope's Legate, was constitutedM Paris. 249. [...]. [...]. a Commissioner by the King (then in Poictou) for making Restitution of what had been taken from his Subjects of this Realm, by reason of the late Interdict. Also the same year (the Rebellious Barons thenPat. 16 Jo. p. 1. m. 17. breaking out into Hostility) he was entrustedPat. 16 Jo. p. 1. m. 17., with Willi­am Earl Warren, and others, for giving Safe-conduct to all such who should come to the Court at Northampton, to implore Pardon for their Transgressions.

And the next year following, whenM. Paris. 254. n. 10, 20, & 30. the Barons met at Brackley, in an Hostile Equipage, under colour of asserting the Laws of the Land, and Li­berties of the Subject, he was sentM. Paris. 254. n. 10, 20 & 30. to them by the King (with the Archbishop of Canterbury) to in­quire what Laws and what Liberties they were, which they so challenged: By whom they return'd a Schedule,M. Paris. 254. n. 10, 20 & 30., containing their particular Demands, with this Message; viz. M. Paris. 254. n. 10, 20 & 30. That if he would not ratifie them, they would then compel him thereto, by the seisure of all his Lands and Castles. Which the King refusing,M. Paris. 254. n. 10, 20 & 30. with great indignation, they immediately form'dM. Paris. 254. n. 10, 20 & 30. an Army, whereof they con­stituted M. Paris. 254. n. 10, 20 & 30. Robert Fitz-Walter the General, giving him the Title of Mareschallus Excercitus Dei & Ecclesiae, Marshal of the Army for God and the Church.

Moreover, beingMs. Oxon. in b [...]bl. Bodl. Med. 20 f. 107 a. a Person of great Power and Prudence, upon the death of King Iohn, he convenedMs. Oxon. in b [...]bl. Bodl. Med. 20 f. 107 a. many of the Earls and Barons, and set­ting young Henry in the midst of them, said,Ms. Oxon. in b [...]bl. Bodl Med. 20 f. 107 a. Be­hold your King, &c. Whereupon they appointedMs. Oxon. in b [...]bl. Bodl. Med. 20 f. 107 a. a day for his Coronation. And, having stood firm to King Iohn in his greatest Distresses, approv'd him­self no less faithful to that his Son, notwithstanding all the powerful Endeavours of the Rebellious Ba­rons, for advancing of Lewes, Son to the King of France, unto the Royal Throne; beingM. Paris. in anno 1216. p. 289. n. 10. the chief­est Person in setting the Crown upon King Henry's Head, and constitutedIbid. n. 40. his Guardian, by the rest of the Loyal Nobility. Whereupon he sentIbid. his Letters to all the Sheriffs, and Governours of Ca­stles, throughout the Realm, requiring their Obedi­ence, with promise of large Rewards: and, amongst others, reducedIbid. p. 292. n. 50. his own Son, (who had been in Arms with those Barons) which much weakned Ibid. p. 292. n. 50. the other Party.

And when he sawIbid. 293. n. 30. that those Rebellious Lords endeavoured still to set up Lewes, and to that end heldIbid. 293. n. 30. many Places of strength on his behalf, he forthwith raisedIbid. 293. n. 30. a powerful Army, and laid Siege Ibid. 293. n. 30. to the Castle of Mountsor [...]el, in Com. Leic. (one of their strongest Holds.) But, hearingIbid. n. 50. that Lewes was advanc'd from London with a mighty Army, left that Siege, and marchedIbid. p. 294. n. 30. first to No­tingham, and thenceIbid. p. 294. n. 30. to Newarke, purposingIbid. p. 294. n. 30. to raise the Siege of Lincolne (of which Castle the Rebels expected in a short time to be Masters:) to which end, he tookIbid. n. 40. what Forces might well be spared out of all the King's Garrisons in the adja­cent Countries. And having staidIbid. 295. at Newarke for three days, upon Friday in Whitson-week he cameIbid. 295. to Lincolne accordingly: Where encountring Ib [...]d. n. 40. with his Adversaries, after a sharp Conflict, he utterly vanquish'dIb [...]d. n. 40. them. In which Battel many were slainIbid. n. 40., and more madeIbid. n. 40. Prisoners.

Whence speedily marching to London, he be­leaguer'd Ibid. 298. n. 20. & 299. that great City, both by Land and Wa­ter, so that Provisions of Victual could notIbid. 298. n. 20. & 299. be brought to it. Whereupon, through his skilful Conduct, and singular Prudence, PeaceIbid. n. 10, & 20. was forth­with wrought with the adverse Party.

This was about the beginning of the second year [Page 602] of King Henry the Third's Reign; in which he ex­ecuted Rot. Pip. 2 H. 3. E [...]ex & Hertf. the Office of Sheriff for the Counties of Essex and Hertford, for three parts of that year, and forRot. Pip. 3. H. [...]. Essex & Hertf. half the third year. But now, being grown an aged Man, and his Death near approaching, I shall take notice of his Works of Piety.

Whereof the first and chiefest I find mention, is, That, forMonast. Anglic. vol. 2. 300. b. n. 40. the health of the Souls of King Henry the Second, and of King Henry (the Young­er) his Son, whom he callsMonast. Anglic. vol. 2. 300. b. n. 40. his Lord; as also for Monast. Anglic. vol. 2. 300. b. n. 40. the Soul of King Richard the First, and forMonast. Anglic. vol. 2. 300. b. n. 40. the health of his own Soul, and Soul of Isabell his Wife, and all his Ancestours, he FoundedMonast. Anglic. vol. 2. 300. b. n. 40. the Priory of Kertmele, in Com. Lanc. and conferr'd Ibid. 301. a. n. 20. upon the Canons of that House, all the Liberties and Privileges as Tongue could express, or Heart devise.

Next, That he gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 11 [...]. b. n. 10. to the Monks of Glouce­ster, in pure Alms, his Mill at Castle-Goderich, with the Sute thereto; as alsoMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 11 [...]. b. n. 10. the Sute of the whole Town of Hunston.

Likewise, That forIbid. 510. a. n. 50. the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Isabell his Wife, he gaveIbid. 510 a. n. 50. to the Monks of Pembroke the Tithe of his Mills of Pembroke, Tynbeh, and Castle-Martin. Further­more, ToEx Rot. pe­nès Dec. & Can. Eccl. Chr [...]sti Oxon. m. 4. the Chappel of our Lady at Caver­sham he gave all that Place which the Canons of Nutley had built upon, for themselves, near the Gate thereof; as alsoIbid. m. 3. xv Acres of Land there, lying Westwards from the Church.

To the Canons of Bradenstoke, in Com. Wiltes. he gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 209 a. l. 3. the Church of Esto [...]e. To the Knights Templars, the AdvowsonIbid. 545 a. n. 20. of the Church of Spene, for an yearly Pension of five Marks, to be paid to the Preceptorie of Saunford, as alsoIbid. 549 b. n. 60. the Church of Castelan-Emlyn, with Lxxx Acres of Land there, in Echirmanhir. ToMs. Oxon. in bibl. [...]odl. [Di [...]b.] n. 11. 174 b. the Monks of Stan­ley, in Com. Wiltes. a certain Place in Ireland, call'd St. Saviours; whereupon part of that Co­vent removed thither. And beganMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 1033 a. n. 4 [...], & 50. the Foundati­on of an Abby of Cistertian Monks, in the Land of Dowysken, in the same Realm of Ireland; which Isabell his Wife, and Geffrey Fitz-Robert his Steward, according [...] to the appointment of his last Will and Testament, perfected [...]. This is it which is by some [...] called Tinterne (in regard it was propagated from that of Tinterne in Wales:) and by others [...] de Voto, by reason of a Vow he had made, when he was in great peril at Sea.

He likewise FoundedIbid. p. 155. the Priory of Canons of St. Augustine, at Kilkenny, in Ireland: As also Ibid. p. [...] that at Kilrush, which was a CellIbid. p. [...] to Kartmele, in Lancashire; and thatIbid. 151. for Knights-Hospitallers, at Legh-Garmon, in the County of Wexford.

Moreover, he grantedIb [...]d. 524 b. n. 10. divers Liberties and Privileges to the Burrough of Baudac, in Com. Bedf. (formerly givenIb [...]d. 524 b. n. 10. to the Knights Templars by his Noble Ancestour Gilbert Stro [...]gbow, some­time Earl of Pembroke) and gaveIbid. 524 b. n. 10. unto them the Mill of Radewelleshebed, with two Husbandmen in that Town. And, having by his last Will and Testament constitutedClaus. 15 H. 3. m. 10. the Abbot of St. Augustines, at Bristoll, and Henry Fitz-Gerald his Executors, to whom he assignedClaus. 15 H. 3. m. 10. his Mannor of Caversham (near Reading) till certain of his Debts were paid, he departedMs. Oxon. in b [...]bl. Bodl. ut supra 181. a. this Life at Caversham, in An. 1219. (3. H. 3.) Whereupon his Body, being thence car­ried to Reading, was receivedMs. Oxon. in b [...]bl. Bodl. ut supra 181. a. with solemn Pro­cession, by the Monks of that Abby, and placedMs. Oxon. in b [...]bl. Bodl. ut supra 181. a. in their Quire, whilst Mass was solemnly celebrated for him: Afterwards, toMs. Oxon. in b [...]bl. Bodl. ut supra 181. a. Westminster, and Mass celebratedMs. Oxon. in b [...]bl. Bodl. ut supra 181. a. there: ThenceMs. Oxon. in b [...]bl. Bodl. ut supra 181. a. to the New Temple, where, on the morrowMs. Oxon. in b [...]bl. Bodl. ut supra 181. a., it was solemnly Interred, viz. M. Paris. P. 304. on Ascension-day, being 27 Cal. Apr. with this [...]pitaphM. Paris. p. 304.:

Sum qui Saturnum sibi sensit Hi­bernia; Solem
Anglia; Mercurium Normannia; Gallia Martem.

For he had been, as Matth. Paris. observes,Ibid. n. 1 [...]. a severe Tamer of the Irish, a great Favourer of the English, atchieved much in Normandy, and was an invincible Souldier in France: Miles strenuissi­mus, ac per orbem nominatiffimus, saithLel. col. vol. 2. 7 [...]7. another.

This great Earl left surviving him five Sons, viz. Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. William, Richard, Gilbert, Walter, and An­selm; who succeedingEx Coll. R. Gl. S. one another in his Lands and Honours, diedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. all without Issue: And five Daughters; viz. Maude, marriedTinemuth, Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [V. 4. 4 Ju [...].] lib. 20. cap. 50. to Hugh Big [...]t Earl of Norff. and afterwards toMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 725. a. n. 50. Iohn de Warren Earl of Surrey; Ioane, toIbid. 726 b▪ n. 10. Warine de Montchensy; Isabel, first toIbid. 726 b▪ n. 60. Gilbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester, and afterwards to Richard Earl of Cornwal; Si­byll, toIbid. 726 b. n. 60. William de Ferrers Earl of Derby; and Eve, toIbid. 727 b. n. 60. William de Brahuse; unto whose Heirs (for lack of Issue by the Brothers) the Inheritance at length descended.

Of which Brothers I shall speak in order; and first of William, the eldest.

This William, William 2. in his Father's Life-time, scil. in 17. Ioh. adheredClaus. 17 Jo. m. 5. to the Rebellious Barons, then in Arms against the King; beingIbid. in dors. m 21 a M. Paris. 254. l, 6. one of those be­twixt whom and the King those Covenants were made, wherebyIbid. in dors m. 21. M. Paris. 254. l, 6. the Government of the Realm was placed in xxv of them, and the City of London thereupon putIbid. in dors. m. 21 a. M. Paris. 254. l, 6. into their Hands. Yea, so great a Confident he was of that Rebellious Pack, that they constitutedLel col. vol. 1. 841. him to be one of those xxv: for which respect (amongst them) he underwent the Sentence of ExcommunicationM. Paris. 277. l. 28. by the Pope. But upon the Death of King Iohn, which hapned shortly after (the Scene much altering) his Noble Father reduc'd him to obedience (as before is ob­served) so that he became Loyal to King Henry the Third, and thereupon hadPat. 1. H. 3. m. 6. a Grant of the Lands of Saier de Quinci Earl of Winchester, and David Earl of Huntendon, (two of those great Rebells) for his Support in the King's Service: as alsoClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 17. all the Lands of William de Moubray, and Gilbert de Gant, with the Fees of all such as held of them, and had adhered to the Rebellious Barons.

That which I find farther memorable of this second Earl William, is, That in 7 H. 3. whilst M Pari [...] in anno 1223. p. 317. [...]. 10. he was in Ireland, Leoline Prince of Wales took M. Pari [...]. in anno 1223. p. 317. [...] 10. two of his Castles; and having cutM Pari [...]. in anno 1223. p. 317. [...]. 10. off the Heads of those whom he found therein, Mann'd M Pari [...] in anno 1223. p. 317. [...] 10. them with his own Souldiers: But, that when Tidings thereof came to him, he soon return'd Ibid. [...]. [...]. into Wales; and having with a great Power wonIbid. [...]. [...]. them again, took the like RevengeIbid. [...]. [...]. upon the Welch: and thinking that not enough, inva­ding the Lands of Leoline, wastedIbid. [...]. [...]. them with Fire and Sword. Whereupon Leoline, advanc'd Ibid. towards him with all his Strength; but to little purpose: for, encountring him in Battel, he total­ly routedIbid. his whole Army; of which, to the numberIbid. of Nine thousand were slain and taken.

Moreover, That for [...] this good Service against the Welch, he then had [...] Scutage of all his Tenants [Page 603] in the Counties of Berks. Wiltes. Somerset. Dorset. Suthampt. Bedf. Buck. Cantabr. Hunt. Essex. Hertf. Kent. Northampt. Norff. Suff. Oxon. Glouc. Wigorn. Heref. and Suss. And in 8 H. 3. was made Gover­nour Pat. 8 H. 3. [...] 12. of the Castles of Cardigan, and Caermer­thyn. But in 10 H. 3. uponM Paris. 277. n. 30. [...]. that Difference which hapned betwixt the King and Richard Earl of Cornwal, touching a certain Lordship belonging to the Earldom of Cornwal, which the King had gi­ven to Waleran Teutonicus (id est, Teys) this Willi­am, then a swornM Paris. 277. n. 30. [...]. Friend to the Earl, stuck stoutly to him in that Quarrel: Which being in a short time reconciled, the King's Countenance towards him cleared up again, as appears by that Confirma­tion Cart. 14 H. 3. p. 1. m. 1. made to him in 14 H. 3. of the Mannors of Brabourne, Sutton, Kemesey, Linton, Norton, Folesham, Wanting, and Severne-Stoke; as also of the Mannor of Tudington (excepting C s. per Annum, Lands which William Longespe had there­in) and the Mannor of Shr ... which belong'd to the Earl of Perch; to hold by the Service of five Knights Fees: providedCart. 14. H. 3. p. 1. m. 1., that in case Alianore his Wife (Sister to the King) should survive him, that them she should enjoy them during her natural Life.

In this fourteenth year of Henry the Third, being madePat. 14. H. 3. p. 1. m. 3. l. Captain-General of all the King's Forces in Britanny, and then personallyM. Paris. 366. n. 20. in the Wars there, the King of Connacht, in Ireland, having know­ledg thereof, rais'dM. Paris 366. n. 20. a great Power, and did much SpoilM. Paris. 366. n. 20. upon the English, until by the Forces of Geffrey de Marisco, then Justice of Ireland, and others, he was utterlyM. Paris. 366. n. 20. vanquished. But, upon the King's Return from those Parts, he sentIbid. 367. n. 3 [...]. this Earl (with the Earls of Chester and Albemarle) and some considerable Power, for the keeping of those Rebellious People in awe.

This Earl William, forMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 721 b. n. 30. the health of the Soul of William his Father, and Isabell his Mother, con­firm'd Monast. Angl. vol. 1. 721 b. n. 30. all the Grants of his Ancestors to the Monks of Tinterne, in Wales; addingIbid. 723. n. 10. of his own Bounty, all his Lands and Woods of Pochlenny, set forth by Metes and Bounds.

He likewise FoundedAntiq. Hi­bern. pet Jac. Wa [...]aeum eq. [...]ur. p. 155. the House of Friers-Preachers at Kilkenny, in Ireland. And having marriedMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 377. Alianore the Sister of King Henry the Third (who surviving him, made her VowMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 377. of Chastity; but afterwards became the WifeMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 377. of Simon Montfort Earl of Leicester) depart [...]dMs. in bibl. Bodl. [Med. 20.] 109 a. this Life, without Issue, in Anno 1231. (15 H. 3.) and was buriedMs. in bibl. Bodl. [Med. 20.] 109. [...]. in the New-Temple, at London, 18 Cal. Maii, near to the Grave of his Father.

Whereupon Richard Mareschall, Richard. his next Bro­ther, returningM. Paris. 369. n. 30, & 40. into England, about the Month of August following (together with theM. Paris. 369. n. 30, & 40. Earls of Britanny, and Chester) repairedM. Paris. 369. n. 30, & 40. to the King, then in Wales; and presentingM. Paris. 369. n. 30, & 40. himself to him, as Heir to his Brother, thus deceased, offeredM. Paris. 369. n. 30, & 40. to perform his Homage, and whatsoever else could justly be required of him for that Inheritance. But the King, by the suggestionIbid. of Hubert de Burgh (then his Councellor, and Justice of England) say­ing Ibid., he had Information, That th [...] Wife of his Brother was then great with Child; and that till the truth thereof was manifest, he would not hear­ken to him: Moreover tellingIbid. n. 50. him, he had heard, that he had been conversant with his Enemies in France; commanded himIbid. n. 50. forthwith to avoid the Realm; protestingIbid., That if after xv days time he should be found in England, he would cast him into Prison. Whereupon he hasted intoIbid. Ire­land, where the rest of his Brothers, and the whole Souldiery there, receivedIbid. him with much joy; and deliveringIbid. up to him all his Castles, didIbid. Ho­mage to him.

Having therefore proceeded thus far, he entred Ibid. upon the Castle of Pembroke, with the whole Honour thereto appertaining; and, raising all the Power he could, resolv'dIbid. to get his Inheritance by force, if otherwise he could not obtain it. Whereupon the King, fearingIbid. a publick Distur­bance, accepted his Homage and Fealty, andIbid. re­stored to him all his Rights; he payingIbid. the ac­customed Relief. And likewise directed his Precept Ibid. to the Sheriff of the County of Bedf. That he should make Livery to Alianore the Widow of the late deceased Earl, of the Mannors of Luton, and Tudington, (formerly belonging to the Earl of Perch) to hold for her Life; of which Mannors the late Earl her Husband died seised: As also, to Ibid. the Sheriff of Kent, for the Mannors of Sutton, Kemesing, and Brabourne: And toIbid. the Sheriff of Berks. for the Mannor of Newbirie, part of the Possessions of the same Earl of Perch. So likewise of all thoseIbid. Lands which did belong to Baldwin de Bethun, whereof William his Father had been pos­sess'd by the Gift of King Henry the Third.

But I return to Richard, This Richard, though Earl of Pembroke, had for the most part the Title of Earl-Marshal attributed to him; as is evident from M. Paris. Pag. 387 l. 4. 25. 32. Et p. 388. l. 6. & 47. Et p. 389. l. 24. &c. an Historian of that Time: Yet we do not find that any Person had that Title by Creation, till Thomas Moubray Earl of Notingham was honour'd therewith, in 9 R. 2.

In 17 H. 3. this Earl Richard (thus reconciled) obtain'd a GrantCart. 17 H. 3. m. 12. from the King, of the Inheri­tance of the Hundred of Aure, in Com. Glouc. But about this time, the King keepingMa [...]th. Westm, in eodem anno. his Christmass at Worcester (by the AdviceMa [...]th. Westm. in eodem anno. of Peter (de Rupi­bus) Bishop of Winchester) removed all his Eng­lish Officers from their Employments at Court, and placedMa [...]th. Westm. in eodem anno. Poictovins, and other Outlandish Persons, in their stead; amongst which, Sir William de Ro­dune Knight, MarshalIbid. of the King's House, under this Earl Richard, then called the Great-Marshal, wasIbid. one. Which did so highly disgust our Earl Richard, that he boldly addressedM. Paris. 384. n. 40. himself to the King, intreating, That he would reform those Mis­carriages, which threatned ruine to himself, and the whole Realm.

Soon after which, a Great Council being held Ibid. 387. at Westminster, he came to London, and lodg'd at his Sister's House (viz. Isabell the Wife of Ri­chard Earl of Cornwall, Brother to the King) by whom he received Advertisement, That there was a DesignIbid. n. 10. to seise upon him, and deliver him up to the King, whereby he must expect no other than to be used as Hubert de Burgh, late Justice of England, had been. Which so startled him, that he forthwith gotIbid. n. 10. away by night, and fled into Wales. Whereupon the King grew so highly in­censed, that he causedIbid. n. 20. his Houses and Lands to be wasted, and his Castles to be besieged. Moreover, the Bishop of Winchester, corruptingIbid. n. 30. his Friends, so that they forsook him, he was con­strain'd to betakeIbid. n. 30. himself to Leoline Prince of Wales, and the Great Men of that Country.

But so it hapned, that being thus in Hostility with the King, one of his Castles, so besieg'd, held Ib [...]d. p. 388. out in such sort, as that the King, thinkingIb [...]d. p. 388. it dishonourable not to win it, sentIb [...]d. p. 388. some of his Bishops to this Earl, to let him know, That in case he would render it up, he should have it again within fifteen days: and further signified to [Page 604] him, That whatsoever was amiss in the Realm, should forthwith be rectified; assigning a certain day, before which all should be so done; viz, Ibid. n. 10. the Sunday after the Feast of St. Michael the Archan­gel. Trusting therefore to the King's performance of that Promise, he delivered the Castle into his Hands. Howbeit, when those fifteen days were past, and nothingIbid. n. 40. therein done, he grew so en­raged, that he laid Siege to it again, and gotIbid. n. 40. it with little ado.

Whereof the King having Advertisement, he forthwith caused his Bishops to excommunicate Ibid. 389. n. 20. those who were in that Castle; and sentIbid. 389. n. 20. his Pre­cepts to all Parts of the Realm, commanding every Man who held Lands of him by Military Service, to repair to Gloucester, on the Morrow ensuing the Feast of All Saints, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to go against it; as also to wasteIbid. 389. n. 20. the Lands of this Earl, both in Wales, and all the Parts adjacent. But he, foreseeing this Storm, like an expert Souldier, causedIbid. all the Cattel and Provision of Victual to be taken thence. Which being discern'd by the King, he diverted his inten­ded course, and march'dIbid. to the Castle of Gros­munt: Whereof the Earl having notice by his Scouts, he presently sentIbid. n. 40, & 50. out a strong Party of Horse, in the Night; which, surprising all who lay abroad in Tents, broughtIbid. n. 40, & 50. away above five hun­dred Horses, with divers Waggons, wherein the King's Money and Provision of Victual was carri­ed; and returnedIbid. 390. n. 10, & 20. back with safety.

After which Success, he came to Monmouth, and took a special ViewIbid. 390. n. 10, & 20. of the Castle there, on all parts; purposing to gain it by Assault. But Sir Baldwyn de Gysnes, a Flemish Knight, being Gover­nour thereof, expectingIbid. 390. n. 10, & 20. to gain some Honour, is­sued Ibid. 390. n. 10, & 20. out with a Party of Horse, and assayed to take him: Whereupon hapned a sharp Skirmish, in which Sir Baldwin, with twelve of his stoutest Men, bentIbid. n. 30. themselves fiercely towards the Earl, but he so valiantly defended himself, that none of them couldIbid. n. 30. touch him, though they kill'd his Horse. In this Exigent, therefore, he unhorstIbid. n. 30. one of those his Assailants, and leapt into his Saddle. Which Sir Baldwin discerning, he furiously made at him again, and pull'dIbid. n. 30. off his Helmet; and then, taking his Horse by the Bridle, ledIbid. n. 30. him towards the Castle.

In this desperate condition, laying about him courageously with his Sword, and killingIbid. & n. 40, & 50. two of the Soldiers who guarded him, one of his own Men, discerning his Danger, let fly at Sir Baldwin with an Arrow from a Cross-bow, which pierc'dIbid. & n. 40, & 50. his Body through his Armour, so that Sir Baldwin fal­ling to the Ground (the rest running to take him up) he was there rescuedIbid. & n. 40, & 50. by some of his own Men, who came in at that instant.

After this, lodgingIbid. 391. n. 10. at the Abby of Margan, a Frier-Minor, of great Credit with the King, came to him, with intimationIbid. 391. n. 10. That if he would sub­mit himself to Mercy, he should have a large pro­portion of Herefordshire, for to support him ho­nourably. Others also representedIbid. 391. n. 10. to him the like. But after much Discourse, and many Arguments on either side, instancingIbid. 393. n. 20. the many Grievances for which he took up Arms, he concludedIbid. 393. n. 20., That without the joynt Consent of those who stood en­gaged with him in that Quarrel, he could make no Accord.

Continuing therefore thus in Hostility, Iohn de Monemuth (a great Baron in those Parts) raisedIbid. n. 50. all the Power he could against him. Whereof ha­ving notice, he lodg'd [...] himself, with ceriain For­ces, in a Wood, through which the Enemy was to pass; so that when they came, making a great Rout amongst them, he slew [...] and took many, Iohn himself escaping with much difficulty. And thereupon joyningIbid. n. 20. with Leoline Prince of Wales, march'd as far as Shrewsbury, making great De­vastation Ibid. n. 20. by Fire and Sword; and entring that Town, burntIbid. n. 20. a great part of it. The Bishop of Winchester therefore (who then boreIbid. n. 40. the chief Sway at Court) apprehendingIbid. n. 40., that many of the Poictovins had been slain in Wales, and the difficul­ty of suppressing this Earl by force, fram'dIbid. n. 40. a Letter to Maurice Fitz-Gerald, at that time Justice of Ire­land, Walter de Lacy, and other Great Men there, who were his seeming Friends; whereby represent­ing to them, That this Earl Richard was for mani­fest Treason banished the Realm of England, his Houses and Lands wasted, and he for ever disheri­ted; as alsoIbid. 395., that, being in this condition, he still stood out most rebelliously against the King: promising, That if they would take him, living or dead, (in case he should come over into Ireland) the King would bestow all his Land in that Realm to be shared amongst them.

Which fair Assurance so encouragedIbid. n. 10. those Irish Lords, that they soon resolv'd to effect his desires. Whereupon the Bishop of Winchester, getting into his Hands the King's Great Seal (from the Bishop of Chichester, then Chancellor) framedIbid. n. 10. a Patent im­porting as much, and sent it to them. Which was no sooner received, but that, to intice the Earl over thither, they entredIbid. n. 10. upon his Lands and Castles in that Realm, with a Military Power. Of which having intelligence, he forthwith hastedIbid. 397. n. 4 [...] & 50. thither, with no more than fifteen Men in his Train. Where being landed, Richard de Marisco (a Person of much Gravity, and his Leige-man) repairedIbid. 397. n. 4 [...] & 50. to him (but under-hand confederatedIbid. 397. n. 4 [...] & 50. with Fitz-Gerald, and the rest of those to whom such large Promises had been made) and treacherously advi­sed Ibid. 397. n. 4 [...] & 50. him to raise all the Power he could, and to subjugate that whole Realm to his Obedience; en­gaging Ibid. 397. n. 4 [...] & 50. himself to be his Assistant therein. At which the Earl somewhat pausing, he saidIbid. 397. n. 4 [...] & 50., What do you fear? Will you degenerate from your vali­ant Ancestors, who never turn'd thier Backs to an Enemy? Who then will believe that you are the Son of the Victorious William Mareschall? See, Conquest attends at your door! Behold your Ancient Rights by Lineal Descent, which your most Puissant Ancestors, who tosk the Name of Strongbow, most valiantly ac­quired!

Being therefore animated with these Expressions, he rais'dIbid. what Power he could, throughout all his Territories; and having so done, laid SiegeIbid. 398 a▪ to Lymeric, which at the end of four days was yield­ed Ibid. 398 a▪ to him. Moreover, proceeding on, he took Ibid. divers Castles, as well the King's, as other, none daring to make head against him. Those Great Men, therefore, perceiving they could not encoun­ter him with any Strength they had, fledIbid. to more remote Parts; where findingIbid. n. 10. some considerable Forces of Horse and Foot (viz. Ibid. n. 10. Clx Horse, and MM Foot) well Armed, they bestow'dIbid. n. 10. large Gifts upon them, with promiseIbid. n. 10. of greater Rewards, if they could destroy this Earl. And, having thus done, sentIbid. n. 10. certain Knights-Templars to him, to let him know, That they could not suffer him thus to go on, without being branded with the ignominy of Traytors to the King; and therefore desir'dIbid. n. 10. a Truce with him, for so long time as they might [Page 605] send over into England, to know whether the King would defend that Realm, or not: And if not, then they would submit all unto him.

Whereupon, assentingIbid. n. 30, & 40. to a Conference with them, in a certain Meadow appointed for that pur­pose, Geffrey de Marisco hearing thereof, seemed Ibid. n. 30, & 40. much to blame him for it, and upbraided him with Cowardise. Also, at the same time no less than Lxxx of his Souldiers, who were corrupted Ibid. n. 30, & 40. by the Enemy, toldIbid. n. 30, & 40. him, That in case he did resolve to fight, they would all of them forsake him.

On the next morning therefore, being comeIbid. n. 50. to that Meadow, in order to the Treaty, having no more thanIbid. n. 50. xv of his own Men, who were faith­ful; Maurice Fitz-Gerald, and the rest of his Par­ty, with Cxl stout Men, well Armed, there met Ibid. n. 50. him; and in the first place demandedIbid. 399 the Truce before-mentioned, tellingIbid. 399 him plainly, That in case he would not yield thereto, he must adventure Battel with them. Being therefore thus put to it, and urg'd by Geffrey de Marisco, and some other treacherous Persons then present, to refuse what was thus desired, each Side preparedIbid. 399 for Fight. Which when Geffrey saw, he then toldIbid. n▪ 10. him, That he would advise him to grant their Desires: for (quothIbid. n. 20. he) my Wife is Sister to Hugh de Lacy, and therefore I cannot take your part against him. Whereupon the Earl toldIbid. n. 20. him, he then saw that he was betray'd; sayingIbid. n. 20., That he would rather die with Honour, than quit the Field: And look­ing back upon his Brother Walter, commandedIbid. n. 20. some of his Servants to take him to his Castle near at hand, that he might not perish with him, where­by his whole Generation should be extinct. And having put his Men in Order, exhortedIbid. n. 30. them to go on with Courage, for the sake of Justice, and the English Laws; himself boldly chargingIbid. n. 30. into the midst of his Enemies. But some of those in whom he most trusted, perfidiously forsakingIbid. n. 30. him; and others deliveringIbid. n. 30. themselves Prisoners to the adverse Party, he was almost left alone: Neverthe­less, though opprest with Numbers on every side, he slewIbid. n. 50. many; but at length his Horse being kill'dIbid. n. 50. under him, he was stabb'dIbid. n. 50. into the back, and carriedIbid. n. 50. Prisoner to his own Castle. This hap­ned Ibid. p. 400. on Saturday the first of April.

And being thus woundedIbid. 403., his Adversaries re­quired Ibid. 403. from him the delivery up of his Castles and Lands in that Realm, shewingIbid. 403. him the King's Grant of them: which when he saw, he grew so much afflicted, that he minded notIbid. n. 10. the healing of his Wounds: Falling therefore into a high Fe­verIbid. n. 10., by reason of the anguish of them, holding Ibid. n. 10. up the Cross most devoutly in his Hands, he de­parted Ibid. n. 10. this Life upon the xvith Calends of May; and, according to his desire, had SepultureIbid. n. 10. in the Oratorie of the Friers-Minors, at Kilkenny. (Mi­litiae flos temporum modernorum; The Flower of Chivalry in that time, saith [...] Math. Paris.) where he had [...] a noble Monument afterwards erected to his Memory: But it, with the Tombs [...] of xviii Knights, who came over at the Conquest of Ire­land, being in that Monastery of the Friers-Minors, at Kilkenny, were defaced [...] at the general Sup­pression; the Inhabitants turning them to their private Uses, whereof some they made [...] Swine­troughs.

But soon after this, the King seeing [...] his Error, outed [...] those Aliens from his Court and Council; and receiving to Favour all those Noblemen who had been Adherents to this last-mentioned Earl, re­stored Claus. 18 H. 3. m. 21. to Gilbert Mareschall, Gilbert. his Brother, his whole Inheritance, though he had takenClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 21. part with him in that Insurrection; giving commandPat. 18 [...]. 3. m. 6. to the Sheriffs of Wiltes. Devon. Buck. Berks. Warr. Suthampt. Oxon. Ebor. Essex. Northampt. Dorset. Glouc. Bedf. Heref. Suss. and Cantabr. for Livery thereof accordingly.

It is saidMs. Oxon. in bibl. Bodl. [K. 84. Cant.] f. 50 b. by some, That when the King heard of the death of this Earl Richard, he caused much distribution of Alms to be made unto poor Peo­ple for his Soul; and commanded, That his two Brothers, Gilbert, and Auselme, with Hubert de Burgh, and all others then Imprisoned, should be brought to his Court. Also, That they coming accordingly, bare-footed, bare-headed, and Arms bare to their Elbows, to crave his Mercy; he wept bitterly, being scarce able to stand on his Legs for sorrow; so that he was supported by the Earl of Hereford, and G. de Crawcumbe. MoreoverIbid., That he kissed them, and caused RestitutionIbid. to be made of all their Lands.

By others it is saidM. Paris. p. 404. n. 20., That this Gilbert, upon the Death of his Brother Earl Richard, in Anno 1234. (18 H. 3.) repaired to the King, and desired Li­very of his Lands, offering his Homage, and what else he otherwise ought to perform: And that the King, at the Intercession of the Archbishop of Can­terbury, receiving his Homage, made Restitution thereof accordingly to him: As also, That at Whitsontide following he girt him with the Sword of Knighthood, and delivered unto him the Rod of the Marshalsie of his Court, according to cu­stom, in as ample a manner as his Ancestors had held it.

Being therefore thus receiv'd into Favour, and restored to the Lands of his Inheritance, both in England, Wales, and Ireland; in manifestation of his future intended Fidelity, he deliveredPat. 18 H. [...]. m. 6. ut supra. his Castle of Strigul into the Hands of the Archbi­shop of Canterbury; and his Castle of Dumas, in Ireland, to the Archbishop of Dublin: But the King had so great an Affiance in his Loyalty, that he gavePat. 18 H. [...]. m. 6. ut supra. them back to him again; expectingPat. 18 H. [...]. m. 6. ut supra., that this great Instance of his Favour should thenceforth oblige him to a perfect Amity with the rest of the Nobles, both of England, and Ireland, betwixt whom and him there had been formerly very high Animosities. Soon after which, viz. in 19 H. 3. he obtain'd a GrantPat. 19 H. 3. m. 14. Cart. 19 H. 3. m. 16. of all the Lands of Gilbert de Aquila, with the Advowsons of the Churches; as also of the Castle of Pevense, with the Wards and Services thereto belonging; to hold by the Service of two Knights Fees, until the same should be restored unto the Right Heirs thereof, ei­ther upon Peaceable Terms, or by Favour.

He likewise obtain'd at the same time a Grant Pat. 19 H. 3, m. 8. of the Towns and Castles of Caermerdin, and Cardigan, to hold to himself and his Heirs, by the Service of one Knights Fee; as also of the Cu­stody Ibid. m. 13. of the Honour of Glamorgan, and the Castles thereto belonging, during the Minority of the Son and Heir of Gilbert (de Clare) Earl of Gloucester, and Hertford. The next year follow­ing he gotHist. of Wales by D. Powel, p. 293. by Treachery the Castle called Mar­chen, belonging to Morgan ap Howell, and Forti­fied Hist. of Wales by D. Powel, p. 293. it notably, for fear of the Prince of Wales. And the same year tookIbid. the Cross, with the Earl of Cornwall, in order to a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. After which he came with an Army, and FortifiedIbid. p. 299. M. Paris. 431. n. 30. the Castle of Averteivi. But in Anno 1238. (22 H. 3.) he was one of those who adhe­red M. Paris. p. 467. n. 103 & 20. to Richard Earl of Cornwall, in that Com­motion [Page 606] then by him raised, for freeing the Realm from the Oppressions of the Court of Rome, and those Aliens under whom it then groaned. And the next year following, upon a MeetingIbid. 516. n. 30, & 40. at Northam­pton, with the same Earl of Cornwal, and divers other Nobles, obligedIbid. 516. n. 30, & 40. himself to them by Oath, That, without longer delay, he would go with them that year to Hierusalem, for the Service of God and the Church, in case he could be reconciled to the King, who it seems was highly offended with him: For, keepingIbid. 483. n. 10. his Christmass at Win­chester, he deniedIbid. 483. n. 10. him entrance at his Gates: Whereupon the Earl retiring to his own Lodgings in that City, invitedIbid. 483. n. 10. all he could to his Table; and on the morrow imploy'dIbid. n. 20, & 30. some Persons of Honour to the King, to know the cause why he was thus debarr'd the Court, offeringIbid. n. 20, & 30. to clear himself of whatesoever might be laid to his Charge. To whom the King answeredIbid. n. 20, & 30.; Why doth he lift up his Heel against me? His Brother Richard was a bloody Traytor to me and my Kingdom, and was taken in Battel fighting against me; and therefore worthily disherited, died of his Wounds in Prison. And, at the importunity of Edmund Archbishop of Canterbu­ry, of meer Favour, and not any Desert, I restored to this Gilbert his Lands, but to reassume them again at my pleasure. UnderstandingIbid. n. 20, & 30. that the King was thus moved against him, he wentIbid. n. 20, & 30. into the North; after which time, neither he, nor his Brother Walter, ever lovedIbid. n. 20, & 30. him cordially.

Moreover, the next ensuing year (viz. Anno 1240. 24 H. 3.) the King accusedIbid. 524. n. 10. him upon some Criminal Articles; whereunto he hadIbid. 524. n. 10. the Octaves of Easter to make answer. But by the Mediation of Richard Earl of Cornwal, the King became re­conciled unto him. Which reconciliation was wrought (as some then conceived) by private Gifts; and, 'tis like, was most true: for, it ap­pears, that the same year, uponCart. 24 H. 3. m. 2. Saturday the Eve of St. Botulph, he deliveredCart. 24 H. 3. m. 2. up the Castle of Pe­vense to the King, in the Wood at Lehtone; ex­cepting those Lands formerly given him in Fee: viz. Greiwell, which had been bestow'd in Marri­age on Isabell his Niece (Daughter of William Earl Ferrers) with Gilbert Basset; and the Town of Ripe, which had likewise been granted in Marri­age to Robert Bruse, with Isabell the Daughter of the Earl of Gloucester, another Niece of this Earl; as also the Mannor of Westcote, which had been given to Iohn de Gatesden.

About this time also, Maurice Fitz-Gerald, then Justice of Ireland, cameIbid. n. 20, & 30. over to the King at London, and desiredIbid. n. 20, & 30. a Reconciliation betwixt this Earl and himself, whom he knew to be disaf­fected towards him, for the Death of his Brother (Earl Richard) so slain in Ireland, as hath been observed. And, though he knew himself to be in­nocent therein, and to that end offeredIbid. to put himself upon Trial; nevertheless, for the love of Peace, and to stand upon Terms of Amity with him, he saidIbid., he would Found a noble Monaste­ry, for the health of his Soul. With which the King was so well pleased, that he called this Earl before him, and toldIbid. him, That he would be the Mediator for this Reconciliation; affirmingIbid. That in case the Earl should refuse it, being thus desired, he should be unworthy of his Princely Grace and Favour. Whereupon a fair Accord betwixt them wasIbid. made. But all I have farther to say of this Earl Gilbert, is, That he first (viz. in Anno 1235. 19 H. 3.) took to WifeM. Paris. in anno 1236. p. 432. n. 40. Margaret the Sister of the King of Scotland, with whom he hadChron. de Dunstaple in bibl. Cotton. Ten thousand Marks, and more, for her Portion, besides a Noble Dowrie in Scotland; and afterwardsRot. Fin. 14 H. 3. m. 1. Maud de Lanvaley, without the King's License; for which Transgression his Lands wereRot. [...] 14 H. 3. m. 1. seised.

Likewise, That forEx praef. Rot. penès D. & Ca­non. Eccl. Christi Oxon. m. 4. the health of his own Soul, and the Soul of the said Margaret his Wife, he gave Ex praef. Rot. penès D. & Ca­non. Eccl. Christi Oxon. m. 4. to the Canons of Nutley, in Com. Buck. all the Tithes of his Fishing, belonging to his Mannor of Caversham; with all the Tithes of his Mills, at Caversham: as alsoEx Regist. de Nut­ley. all his Lands called Chib­benhirst; and a RentEx Regist. de Nut­ley. of xvi s. yearly, for the maintenance of two Lamps, burning Night and Day, in the Chappel of our Lady, at Caversham, for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Earl Ri­chard his Brother. And that, in Anno 1241. (25 H. 3.) being at a TournamentAnnal. Camb [...]. ut supra. then held at Ware near Hartford, mountedM. Paris. in anno 1241. P. 565 n. 30, 40, & 50. upon a lusty Ita­lian Horse, with whose Qualities he had not been acquainted; firstM. Paris. in anno 1241. P. 565 n. 30, 40, & 50. curbing him, and afterwards M. Paris. in anno 1241. P. 565 n. 30, 40, & 50. giving him the Spur, the Horse furiously mount­ing, brokeM. Paris. in anno 1241. P. 565 n. 30, 40, & 50. both the Reins of his Bridle, and cast M. Paris. in anno 1241. P. 565 n. 30, 40, & 50. him out of the Saddle. Whereupon, hangingM. Paris. in anno 1241. P. 565 n. 30, 40, & 50. in one of the Stirrups, he was so dragg'd about, trodden upon, and bruised, as that he diedM. Paris. in anno 1241. P. 565 n. 30, 40, & 50. the same Evening, viz. 5 Cal. Iulii, in the Abby at Hertford, without Issue. And the day following, being carriedIbid. to the New-Temple at London, had SepultureIbid. there, near unto the Grave of his Fa­ther.

Whereupon Walter Walter. his Brother had no little ado to obtain Livery of his Inheritance: For the King being highly offended with him, upbraidedIbid. p. 572. n. 40, & 50. him, That Earl William his Father had Trayterously permitted Lewes of France to escape out of Eng­land. NextIbid. p. 572. n. 40, & 50. That Earl Richard, his Brother, was a Publick Rebel, and slain in Fight, as his Ene­my. MoreoverIbid. p. 572. n. 40, & 50. That this Gilbert, his Brother, (to whom, at the Instance of Edmund Archbishop of Canterbury, he said he had, more through Grace and Favour, than of Right, vouchsafed Livery of his Lands) had, against his express Prohibition, met at his Tournament, wherein he was thus unhappily kill'd. And thou (quoth the King) in contempt of me, wast also there. With what Face, therefore, canst thou lay claim to that Inheritance? Whereunto Walter repliedIbid., ‘Though I could give a reasonable Answer to what you have said, nevertheless I refer my self wholly to your High­ness. You have hitherto been gracious to me, and reputed me as one of your Family, and not amongst the meanest of your Servants. I never demerited your Favour, but now, in being at this Tournament with my Brother, whom I could not deny: And if all who were there should be thus disherited, you would raise no small disturbance in your Realm. Far be it from a good King, that I should suffer for the Faults of all; and that amongst so great a number, be the first punisht.’ Howbeit, seeing the King much in wrath, he said noIbid. more at that time: But soon after, through the IntercessionIbid. [...] n. 30, & [...] & 573. of the Bishop of Durham, (who had beenIbid. [...] n. 30, & [...] & 573. for a long time in the nature of a Tutor to the King, and afterwards Physician to the Queen) as also of some other Noble Persons, together with the Queen, the King was so far prevailed upon, that he yieldedIbid. [...] n. 30, & [...] & 573. to their Desires, and vouchsafed him Livery of his Earldom, and Marshals Office, upon the Sunday preceding the Feast of All Saints; reserving to himself two of his Castles in Kales, viz. Kaer­merden, and Cardigan.

To go on therefore with my Story of him. This [Page 607] Walter, having taken [...] part with his Brother Ri­chard, in that Insurrection whereof I have already made mention, after his death (in 18 H. 3.) had pardon [...] for that Transgression, and was accepted to Favour, having Restitution [...] of his Lands, which were seised on for the same; viz. Goderich-Ca­stle, &c. And at length, viz. in 26 H. 3. (his Bro­ther Gilbert being thus dead without Issue) had special Livery [...] of his Office of Marshal, with all the Liberties thereto belonging, in as ample man­ner as William his Brother, sometime Earl of Pem­broke, formerly enjoy'd it; with a Grant [...] of the Castles of Cardigan, and Caermerdin, which the before-specified Gilbert (his Brother) formerly had of King Henry the Third's Gift. Moreover, the same year he had LiveryRot. Vascon. & Claus. 26 H. 3. m. 2. of all those Lands which were of the Dowrie of Margaret his Wife (Daugh­ter of Robert Quincy) Widow of Iohn Earl of Lincolne, and Constable of Chester, her late Hus­band. And in 27 H. 3. paidRot. Pip. 27 [...]. 3. Linc. a Relief to the King for those Lands which Hawyse de Quincy, Mother of the said Margaret, held in Capite.

About this time also he gaveClaus. & Va­scon. 27 H. 3. p. 2. m. 7. up unto the King the Castle of Bolingbroc, in Com. Linc. and all the Lands, in Lincol [...]sh. which were of the Inheritance of Hawyse de Quincie, his Wifes Mother. And in Anno 1244. [...] (28 H. 3.) the King calling [...] together all the Great Men of England, and desiring [...] a Pecuniary Aid from them, alledging the great Ex­pence he had been at in Gascoigne the preceding year; certain of the Bishops being then made choice of, as a Committee for the Clergy; this Earl was one of those appointedAnnal. Cambr. ut supra. M. Wes [...]m. in eodem anno. for the Laytie, to consider thereof. But in Anno 1246. (30 H. 3.) 8 Cal. Dec. he diedAnnal. Cambr. ut supra. M. Wes [...]m. in eodem anno. at Castle-Goderich. And soon after him, Anselme, his Brother and Heir, de­parted Annal. Cambr. ut supra. M. Wes [...]m. in eodem anno. this Life at Strigull; viz. upon the Nones of December (a Youth of singular comeliness and hopes) being the last of the five Sons of the Re­nowned William Mareschall, late Earl of Pembroke, of whom I have already spoke at large (their Mo­ther, as 'tis said [...] Prophetically foretelling their Deaths in this sort) and were both of them buried [...] at Tinterne not far from Strigul) amongst di­vers of their Noble Ancestors.

Which deplorable loss of them all successively, without Issue, was then much taken notice [...] of: Wherefore some [...] did attribute it to God's espe­cial Judgment; by reason that when William, the first Earl, was a great Commander in Ireland, and, according to the Practice of Souldiers, exercised such Cruelties of Fire and Sword as usually ac­company that Course of Life, he took away by violence two fair Mannors from a Reverend Bishop there, and possess'd himself of them, as the Ac­quisition of War; and that the Bishop, after frequent and earnest Entreaties for their Resti­tution, without any effect, did thereupon pro­nounce the Sentence of Excommunication against him, for that Fact, which he contemn'd.

Moreover, it is said [...], That after this, the same Bishop (of Fernes, who had been a Monk of the Cistertian Order, and an Irish-man by Birth) made a Journey to the King, then at London, and grievously complaining of the Injury done, af­firm'd, That he had not Excommunicated him without desert; and therefore besought the King, That by his Authority and Command, and for the health of the Soul of that Earl, he might have re­stitution of those Lordships so taken from him, as is before expressed; whereby that Earl, though thus dead, might have the benefit of Absolution. Whereupon the King (then very pensive) desired the Bishop that he would go to his Grave, and ab­solve him, and that then he would satisfie his de­sire. Whereupon the Bishop went, and the King himself with him, and spoke as followeth; ‘Oh William, who liest here buried, and shackled with the Fetters of Excommunication; if those Lands, which thou most injuriously didst take from my Church, be restored, with full satisfaction, either by the King, or any of thy Kindred or Friends, I then absolve thee; otherwise, I ratifie that Sen­tence, to the end that being wrapt up with thy Sins, thou maist remain condemn'd in Hell.’

And that the King, being much displeased at these his Expressions, blaming him for his Rigour, he answered, Sir, I pray you, marvel not that I am moved; he hath despoiled my Church of her chiefest Revenue. The King therefore privately advertised the eldest Son of the Earl, and Heir to all his Lands, whereof he was then possess'd, as also some of his Brothers, That, by restoring them, they should in mercy release his Soul. But thereunto William re­turn'd this Answer:

‘I do not believe that my Father took them in­juriously, in regard that what he did, being done in the time of War, was a Lawful Acquisition; and therefore if the old doting Bishop hath pro­nounced his Sentence unjustly, his Curse will fall upon himself. For my part (quoth he) I will not lessen my Patrimony, descended to me by Inheri­tance; my Father died seised thereof, and I have justly entred upon it.’ Whereunto all his Brothers concurred.

Furthermore, That the King taking notice of their obstinacy, being then young, and under Tu­telage, forbore to displease them. But the Bishop hearing thereof, was much grieved, taking more offence at their Contumacy, than of the Injury first done by their Father: and, going to the King, said, Sir, What I have spoke, I have spoke; and what I have written, is not to be reversed: The Sentence therefore must stand. The Punishment of Evil-doers is from God; and therefore the Curse which the Psalmist hath written, shall come upon this Earl, of whom I do thus complain; viz. His Name shall be rooted out in one Generation, and his Sons shall be deprived of the Blessing, Increase and Multiply: Some of them shall die a miserable death, and their Inheritance shall be scattered: And this, thou, O King, shalt behold in thy own Life-time, yea, in thy flourishing Youth.

Having spoken thus much in the bitterness of his spirit, he departed thence, leaving him enthrall'd with that Curse. Whereupon it hapned, that in few years after all his Sons died without Issue.

¶Of this Family also was Iohn Mareschall, who tookRot. Pip. 27 H. 3. Oxon. to Wife Margery the Sister and Heir to Thomas Earl of Warwick (which is all that is me­morable of him) but not Brother to William Ma­reschall Earl of Pembroke, as some say; for that Earl was Brother and Heir of another Iohn, as is already manifested, and of an elder time: I there­fore suppose that he was his Nephew. How long he had been Husband to that great Heir, before the death of Thomas Earl of Warwick her Brother, I cannot say: but certain I am, That he lived but a short while after, for he was dead 9 Ian. next fol­lowing, as appearsClaus. Vasc. 27 H. 3. m. 12. by the King's Mandate then dated, and directed to the Archbishop of Yorke, and others, requiring them, That if this Iohn be­fore his Death had not Seisin of Warwick-Castle, and other the Lands of the Inheritance of Margery [Page 608] his Wife, that then should retain that Castle, and those Lands, in the King's Possession, until she the said Margery did perform what she ought to do in respect of them. Nor do I find that he had any Issue.

Greslei.

IN Anno 1134. (35 H. 1.) RobertRobert.de Greslei, havingMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 773. n. 40, & 50. a large proportion of Marsh land at Swineshed, in Com. Linc. foundedMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 773. n. 40, & 50. an Abby of Cistertian-Monks there; and (inter alia) gave Ibid. thereunto his Mill at Mancestre, in Com. Lanc. (at which Lordship he had his Principal Seat.) To this Robert succeeded Albert Albert. de Greslei, his SonIbid. n. 50. and Heir; who first took to WifeIbid. 905. n. 50. Agnes the DaughterIbid. 905. n. 50. of Nigel, Baron of Halton, in Cheshire, SisterIbid. 905. n. 50. and Coheir to William her Brother; and afterwards ... DaughterRot. de Domina­bus, &c. Linc. Rot. 1. Et tit. Norff. Rot. 5. of Thomas Basset: And departedRot. de Domina­bus, &c. Linc. Rot. 1. Et tit. Norff. Rot. 5. this Life in 32 H. 2. or before; leaving Robert his Son and Heir: whose WardshipRot. de Domina­bus, &c. Linc. Rot. 1. Et tit. Norff. Rot. 5. Gilbert Basset (Son of the said Thomas) obtained; he being thenRot. de Domina­bus, &c. Linc. Rot. I. Et tit. Norff. Rot. 5. (viz. in 32 H. 2.) but eleven years of age;Robert. and his Lands in Swineshed, valuedRot. de Domina­bus, &c. Linc. Rot. 1. Et tit. Norff. Rot. 5. at Cii s. excepting the Stock thereon. He also left IssueIbid. three Daughters, whereof Amabill became the WifeIbid. tit. Essex. of ... Tresgoz.

Which Robert (being of full age) in 6 R. 1. at­tended Rot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Lanc. that King in his Expedition then made in­to Normandy; and thereupon had ScutageRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Lanc. of all his Tenants in Com. Lanc. who held of him by Mi­litary Service. In 3 Ioh. this Robert, upon col­lection of the Scutage of Normandy, paidRot. Pip. 3. Joh. Lanc. xxiv Marks for those twelve Knights Fees he then had. But, towards the latter end of King Iohn's Reign, takingClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 19. part with the Rebellious Barons, his Lands were seised: Howbeit, in 2 H. 3. makingClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 19. his Peace, he had RestitutionClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 19. of them again. Which Lands layClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 19. in the Counties of Oxon. Rotel. Linc. Lanc. Norff. and Suff. And in 6 H. 3. gavePat. 6 H. 3. Lanc. five Marks and one Pal [...]rey, for Licence to have a Fair at his Lordship of Manchester, till the King should accomplish his full Age: And then, sc. in 11 H. 3. obtain'd a CharterCart. 11 H. 3. m. 4. for the same Fair, to be held for three days every year; viz. on the Eve and Feast-day of St. Matthew the Apostle, and the day next following.

This Robert WeddedTesta de Nevill Norff. Suff. ... the Daughter of Henry de Lo [...]gcamp (Brother of William de Long­camp, Chancellour to King Richard the First) with whom he hadTesta de Nevill Norff. Suff. the Lordships of Werlingham, and Weston, in Com. Norff. And departedRot. Fin. 15 H. 3. m. 6. this Life in 15 H. 3. leaving IssueRot. Fin. 15 H. 3. m. 6. Thomas his Son and Heir;Thomas. who doing his HomageRot. Fin. 15 H. 3. m. 6., had LiveryRot. Fin. 15 H. 3. m. 6. of his Lands: And, in 26 H. 3. (with others) had SummonsRot. Vascon. 26 H. 3. in dorso m. 3. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King in his Expedition into France. Whereupon he gaveRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Linc. C Marks, besides his ordinary Scutage, to be freed from that Journey. But the next ensuing year, beingClaus. Vascon. 17 H. 3. m. 7 in the King's Service beyond Sea, he was quitClaus. Vascon. 17 H. 3. m. 7. of his Service of Castle-gard to the Castle at Lancaster.

In 42 H. 3. this Thomas received SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to repair to the King at Chester, upon Munday next preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, to withstand the In­cursions of the Welch: And in 43 H. 3. was con­stituted Pat. 43 H. 3. m. 2. Warden of all the King's Forests, South of Crent. But died in 46 H. 3. or before. Whereupon it being foundRot. Fin. 46 H. 3. m. 12. by Inquisition, That the said Thomas had not enfeoffed his Son Peter of his Mannor of Manchester, in Com. Lanc. and that the Custody thereof did appertain to the King, by reason of the Minority of his Heir, in regard it was held in Capite, by Barony; the Sheriff had command to seise it.

To this Thomas, Robert. succeeded Robert his Son and Heir; who, in 8 E. 1. having WeddedRot. Fin. 8 [...]. 1. m. 11. Hawyse, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Iohn de Burgh, Son of Iohn, Son of Hubert de Burgh, sometime Earl of Kent, and performed his HomageRot. Fin. 8 [...]. 1. m. 11., had Livery.Rot. Fin. 8 [...]. 1. m. 11. of her Purpartie of her Father's Lands, viz.Claus. 10 E. 1. in dorso m. 5. the Mannors of Waukerley, Kingeston, and Portes [...]ade; and diedRot. Pip. 12 E. 1. Lanc. in 12 E. 1. Whereupon Amedeus de Savoy had the CustodyRot. Pip. 12 E. 1. Lanc. of the Mannor of Manchester, with its Members, excepting the Mannor of Marton, during the Minority of Tho­mas Thomas. his Son and Heir. Which Thomas, in 34 E. 1. receiv'd the Honour of KnighthoodComp. J [...]h. de D [...]oke [...]e [...]ford &c. in Scacc. (with Prince Edward, and many others) by Bathing, and other Sacred Ceremonies.

And, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 1 till 4 E. 2. inclusive, diedEsc. 21 E. 3. n. 56. without Issue; so that Ioane his Sister becameEsc. 21 E. 3. n. 56. his Heir. Who taking to HusbandEsc. 21 E. 3. n. 56. Iohn the Son of Roger de la Warre, brought a fair Inheritance to that Noble Family.

¶Of this Family also, I presume, was Raph Raphe. de Greslei, who marriedClaus. 17 Joh. m. 24. Rot. Fin. 3 H. 3. m. 4. Isabell the Daughter of Robert de Muschamp: Whereupon he had Livery Claus. 17 Joh. m. 24. Rot. Fin. 3 H. 3. m. 4. of the Lordships of Muschamp, and Elkesdon, in Com. Nott. payingClaus. 17 Joh. m. 24. Rot. Fin. 3 H. 3. m. 4. C l. Fine to the King.

In 17 Ioh. this Raphe wasClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. in Arms with the Rebellious Barons; whereupon his Lands were seisedClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. into the King's Hands. But farther I can­not say of him, other than that left IssueRot. Fin. 12 H. 3. m. 4. one sole Daughter and Heir, called Agnes, who became the WifeRot. Fin. 12 H. 3. m. 4. of Hugh Fitz-Raphe: Which Hugh, in 12 H. 3. payingRot. Pip. 12 H. 3. Nott. xv l. for his Relief, and doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Pip. 12 H. 3. Nott. of her Lands, then held Rot. Pip. 12 H. 3. Nott. by three Knights Fees, of the Honour of Peverell, Notingh.

Earls of Huntendon.

HAving, in my Discourse of Simon de St. Liz, the first, manifested, That by the Marriage of Maud the eldest Daughter to Waltheof Earl of Northumberland, and Hunten­don, he was advanced to the Ea [...]ldom of Hunten­don; I shall now demonstrate how that Earldom was afterwards for a while possess'd by some of the Royal Line of Scotland.

It is to be noted, That, upon the death of this Simon, Maud his Wife survived him; and there­upon, takingJorevall. 955. David, David. Brother to Alexander King of Scotland, to her second Husband, he the said David, for that reason, assum'd [...] Bo [...]t. 263 a. n. 42. the Title of Earl of Huntendon, and Northumberland. Likewise, That upon the Death of his Brother Alexander without Issue, succeeding [...] him, as King of Scot­land; and thereupon a Peace being setled [...] be­twixt him and King Stephen, it was concluded [...], That Henry his Son, as rightful Heir to his Mother, should enjoy both those Earldoms.

It is said by some [...], That King Stephen, shortly after his Coronation, making Peace with David King of Scotland, who had treacherously possess'd [Page 609] himself of the Castles of Carlis [...]e, and New-castle upon Tine, gave him his Earldom of Huntendon in lieu of them. Whether that were so, or not, I shall not take upon me to argue: but certain it is, that this Henry Henry. (Son of David) enjoy'dR. Hoved. 281 a. n. 10. it till his death, which hapnedR. Hored. 281 a. n. 10. in Anno 1153. (18 Steph.)

As to its Succession afterwards, it is to be noted, That the before-specified Henry, by Ada Hi [...]t. Ms. Joh. Tine­ [...]th. in bibl. Bodl. lib. 18. cap. 28. the Sister of William Earl Warren, had IssueHist. Ms. Joh. Tine­ [...]th. in bibl. Bodl. lib. 18. cap. 28. Malcolme, and William, both Kings of Scotland successively; as also a thirdHist. Ms. J [...]h. Tine­ [...]th. in bibl. Bodl. lib. 18. cap. 28. Son, called David. And, That Mal­colme, Malcolme. in 3 H. 2. givingM. We [...]m. in anno 1 [...]57. up to King Henry the City of Carlis [...]e, together with the Town of New-castle, and Castle of Bamburgh, in Com. Nor­thumb. as alsoM. We [...]m. in anno 1 [...]57. the whole County of London, in Scotland; had thereupon this Earldom of Hun­tendon restoredM. We [...]m. in anno 1 [...]57. to him; Simon the Son of Simon de St. Liz, the second (who had been formerly Earl) being then in Minority.

It is likewise farther to be observed, That this Malcolme diedHect. Boet. 270 b. without Issue, in Anno 1165. (11 H. 2.) and that thereupon William William. his Brother succeededHect. Boet. 270 b. him, as well in this Earldom, as in that Kingdom; and, as a Member thereof, possess'd Rot. Pip. 13 H. 2. Northt. Fodringhey, in Com. Northampt. But it was not long after (viz. Anno 1173. 19 H. 2.) ere that this William invadedM. Paris. p. 128. n. 20. Northumberland, which he challengedM. Paris. p. 128. n. 20. as his Right, from David his Grandfather; but was repulsedM. Paris. p. 128. n. 20. with no small loss. Nevertheless, the next ensuing year he made Ibid. 130. n. 10, & 20. a new Attempt: but the Great Men of the North raisingIbid. 130. n. 10, & 20. the Power of the Country, gave him Bat­tel R. Ho [...]. 308 a. n. 50. at Alnwick; and there vanquishingM. Pari [...]. ut supra. his Ar­my, with much slaughter, carried him PrisonerM. Pari [...]. ut supra. to the Castle of Richmund; and thence broughtR. Hov. 308 b. n. 30. him to Northampton, to King Henry, with his Legs tiedR. Hov. 308 b. n. 30. under the Belly of an Horse. After which, being sent to Faleise [...] in Normandy, upon [...] the sixth of December, Anno 1175. (22 H. 2.) he made [...] his Peace with King Henry, upon these Terms; viz. [...] That he should do Homage to him for the Kingdom of Scotland, and for all other his Territories and Lands: AlsoIbid. n. 40., That all the Bi­shops, Earls, and Barons of that Realm, from whom King Henry requir'd it, should do the like. Ac­cording to which Agreement, being brought back into England, both he, and his Brother David, cameR. Hov. 311 b. n. [...]0. to Yorke, and there did HomageR. Hov. 311 b. n. [...]0. to young Henry (the King's Son.) And for the better observance of all Points of that Accord, delivered Ibid. 312 a [...]. 10. up the Castles of Roxborough, Berwic, Gedde­worth, Edenburgh, and Stryvelin, with David his Brother, and divers of the Nobles of Scotland, for Hostages.

But this Story is otherwise told by the Monk of Iorevaulx; viz. [...] That King Henry making an Expedition to Tholouse, in the fifth year of his Reign, Malcolm King of Scotland went with him, and for that respect had this Earldom of Hunten­don given him. Also, That after his death, Willi­am his Brother (and Successor in the Kingdom of Scotland) held it, until he rose in Arms, with young Henry, against King Henry the Father: And then, that David his Brother besieging the Castle of Huntendon, King Henry (being in Normandy) appointed, That the Nobles of England should march thither with an Army, and deliver it to Si­mon de St. Lize, together with the Earldom, as the right Heir thereto. Moreover, That thereupon Simon laid Siege to it, until the King of Scots, then in it, gave him the Keys thereof. And, That afterwards this Difference occasion'd such an Ani­mosity betwixt them, in the King's Presence, that he told them both, in great wrath, That neither of them should have it; and thereupon caused that Castle to be demolish'd: but express'd that Simon should enjoy the Earldom. Likewise, That not long after, Simon departing this Life without Is­sue, the King gave the same Castle to this William, and that thereupon he bestow'd it on David David. his Brother.

Whether he did, or did not, during the Life of King Henry II. I shall not here stand to argue: but certain it is, That in Anno 1190. (1 R. 1.) this William obtain'd from King Richard a Restitution M. West [...] ▪ in anno 1190. of the Castles of Roxborough, and Berwick, and whatsoever else King Henry the Second had taken from him, when he was his Prisoner: As alsoM. Westm▪ in anno 1190. all his Dem [...]sns and Fees in the County of Hunten­don, and all other Places; to hold to him and his Heirs, as freely as Malcolme his Brother had ever enjoy'd them, or ought to have enjoy'd them. And as certain it is, That David his Brother soon after possess'd it: for, it appearsCart. antiq. X. n. 28., That King Ri­chard the First, by his Charter, bearing date 24 Iu­nii, in the first year of his Reign, granted and con­firm'd to this David (whom he calls Earl David, Brother to the King to Scotland) all the Liberties which David King of Scotland his Grandfather, and King Malcolm his Brother, had in the Honour of Huntendon, in the time of King Henry, Grand­father to King Henry, Father of the said King Ri­chard, or in the time of the said King Henry his Father.

Being thus setled in this Earl [...]om of Huntendon, that which I next find memorable of him, is, That in 6 R. 1. he attended [...] that King, in his Expedi­tion then made into Normandy. And next, That he took to Wife [...] Maud the Daughter of Hugh Re­velioc Earl of Chester, and eldest Sister and Coheir to Ranulph Blundevile, the last Earl of that Family. With whom he had [...] in Frank-marriage, by the Gift of the same Earl her Brother, the Lordship of Badewen, in Com. Essex. Graham, in Lindessei, in Com. Linc. Also all his Lands in Golgesby, Emungeby, and Cisterby, in that County; with xv Knights Fees.

By which Maud he had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. three Sons, Henry, David, and Iohn; and four Daughters, viz. Maud the WifeEx mango Regist. in Offi­cio Ducat. Lanc. tit. Glouc. of Iohn de Monmo [...]th; Margaret, the WifeJorevall. 975. n. 40. of Alan of Galloweie; Isabel, ofJorevall. 975. n. 40. Robert Lord Brus of Anandale; and Ada, ofJorevall. 975. n. 40. Henry de Hastings.

In 17 Ioh. commandPat. 17 Joh. m. 23. was given to S. Earl of Winchester, to make Livery of the Castle of Fo­dringhey to this Earl David, he doingPat. 17 Joh. m. 23. his Ho­mage: but, in case he should die before his per­formance thereof, thenPat. 17 Joh. m. 23. to give it up to the King. It seems, that soon after he adhered to the Rebelli­ous Barons: for plain it is, that in 1 H 3. William Marshall the younger obtain'd a GrantPat. 1 H. 3. m 6. of all his Lands, for his better support in the King's Service.

It is saidCatal. of Nob. by R. B., That he died in Anno 1219. (3 H. 3.) at his Mannor of Yerdley, in Com. Northampt. (now called Yardley-Hastings) and that he was buried Plac. Coron. apud Hunt. 12 H. 3. rot. 3. in the Abby of Sawtre, in Com. Hunt. Maud his Wife surviving him, who thereupon had inter alia, the Mannor of Kemmeston, in Com. Bedf. as­sign'd Claus. 3. H. 3. m. 5. to her, for her Maintenance, until her Dowrie should be set forth. And giving SecurityIbid., That she would not marry again, without Licence; she had LiveryIbid. of the Maunors of Graham, and Hemingby, in Com. Linc. and Totham, in Com. Midd. which were part of her Frank-marriage.

[Page 610] As to his Sons, it appears [...], That in 5 Ioh. he gave a thousand Marks Fine to the King, that Hen­ry (the eldest) might have leave to marry Maud de Cauz, with her Inheritance. But this Henry, and David, died (both of them) in his Life-time, as it seems: for Iohn, Iohn. the third Son, became his HeirPat. 4 H. 3. m. 7., being then in MinorityPat. 4 H. 3. m. 7.. Whereupon Alexander King of Scotland, in 4 H. 3. obtain'd a GrantPat. 4 H. 3. m. 7. from the King of the Honour of Huntendon, with the Castle and Town of Fotheringhay; sa [...]ingPat. 4 H. 3. m. 7. the Right of this Son and Heir of Earl David. Of which Son and Heir, Ranulph Earl of Chester (his Uncle) having the TutionRot. Pip. 5 H. 3. Cantab. & Hunt., obtain'd an Annuity Rot. Pip. 5 H. 2. Cantab. & Hunt. of xl. l. out of the Lordships of Bramton, and Al [...]mundburie for his Maintenance. But in 11 H. 3. this Iohn accomplishing his full Age, and doingClaus. 11. his Homage, had LiveryH. 3. m. 12. of his Lands. And in 20 H. 3. obtain'd a GrantClaus. 20 H. 3. m. 23. from the King, of ten Bucks, and ten Does, out of the Forest of Rokingham (in Com. Northampt.) to store his Park at Fotheringhay.

I should now come to his Marriage, and what else is memorable of him: but having already ta­ken notice thereof, in my Discourse of him, as Earl of Chester, I need not here to say any more.

Reginald Earl of Cornwall.

THis Reginald wasW. Gemet. 306 D. one of the illegitimate Sons of King Henry the First (begotten, as `tis generally believedVinc. discov. p. 130., on the Daugh­ter of Robert Corbet) and sirnamedOrd. Vit. 915 D. de Dun­stanvill.

In 3 Steph. he was a stout AdhererOrd. Vit. 915 D. to Maud the Empress, against King Stephen: but afterwards, falling off, was in Anno 1140. (5 Steph.) madeW. Malmesb. 105 a. n. 30. Earl of Cornwall, by that King. Howbeit, after this, being surprisedGesta Re­gis Steph. 950 A. in Cornwall, at a certain Castle then in the Power of the King, by one Wil­liam Fitz-Richard (a Person ofGesta Re­gis Steph. 950 A. a Noble Extra­ction, and ample Fortune in those Parts) violating Ibid. his Faith to that King, he marriedIbid. the Daughter of this William, and thereupon reducedIbid. B. that whole Country to his Will, grievously oppressing Ibid. B. all the King's Party, and not sparingIbid. B. what was Sacred; insomuch as he underwent the Sentence Ibid. B. of Excommunication for so doing, by the Bishop of Exeter. The King therefore hearingIbid. of these his Rebellious Practises, marchtIbid. suddenly thi­ther, with a powerful Army; and recoveringIbid. those strong Holds by him gained, committedIbid. them to the trust of Earl Alan (of Richmund.)

After this, scil. in 6 Steph. he wasIbid. 956 A. in that fatal Battel of Lincolne, against King Stephen. But, ere long, the Tide turning, by the Success which the King had in takingIbid. 968 B. C. the Castle of Forandune, in Com. Berks. which Robert Earl of Gloucester had builtIbid. 968 B. C. on the behalf of the Empress; being by her sentIbid. 969 A. with Overtures of Peace to the King, he was takenIbid. 969 A. by Philip, a younger Son to that Earl, who had revolted to the King's Side.

After which time, I find no more mention of him, till 2 H. 2. that he had the Lordship of Me­leburne, in Com. Somerset. givenRot. Pip. 2 H. a. Somerset. him by King Henry; as alsoTesta de Ne­vill Devon. the Mannors of Karswill and Depeford, with the Hundreds.

In 10 H. 2. he endeavouredR. Hoved. 282 b. n. 10. (for the King's Honour, as `tisR. Hoved. 282 b. n. 10. said) a Reconciliation betwixt King Henry, and Thomas Becket then Archbishop of Canterbury. Which not taking effect, he was the next year sentIbid. 283. [...]. 30. to visit him in his Sickness; and after that, toIbid. b. n. 4 [...]. acquaint him with the Judgment gi­ven against him.

Furthermore, upon the levying of that Aid in 12 H. 2. for Marrying the King's Daughter, he cer­tified Lib. rub. in S [...]acc. tit. Cornub. his Knights Fees to be CCXV and a third part, in Cornwall, and Devonshire: for which, in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Cornub. & Devon. CCXV Marks iv s. v d. be­sides Rot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Cornub. & Devon. Lix l. vi s. viii d. for the Knights Fees of Richard (de Redvers) Earl of Devon.

Moreover, in 19 H. 2. upon that RebellionR. Hoved. 307 a. of Robert Earl of Leicester, on the behalf of young Henry (the King's Son) he marchtR. Hoved. 307 a. against him (with the Earl of Gloucester) to St. Edmundsbury; and the year following, joyn'dIbid. b. n. 10. with Richard de Luci (at that time Justice of England) in the Siege of Leicester, then held out by the Forces of that Earl; which Town they tookIbid. b. n. 10., though not the Castle.

This Earl Reginald, for [...] the health of the Soul of King Henry his Father, gave [...] to the Monks in the Isle of Sully, all the Wreck of Sea hapning upon that Island; excepting Whales, and any whole Ship. And departingR. Hoved. 313 a. n. 40. this Life at Certes [...]y, in Anno 1175. (21 H. 2.) was buriedR. Hoved. 313 a. n. 40. at Reading, leaving Issue four Daughters, viz. ... married Dom [...]tian A. 8. in bibl. Cot­ton. 79 a. to Richard de Redvers Lord of the Isle of Wiht Maud, toVin [...]. dis­cov. p. 130. Robert Earl of Mellent; Vrsula, toVin [...]. discov. p. 130. Walter de Dunstanvill; and Sarah, toClaus. 16 Joh. m. 21. the Viscount of Limoges; who hadClaus. 16 Joh. m. 21. in Frank-marriage with her the moytie of the Mannor of Thiwernhy in Cornwall.

He also left IssueEx [...]et. cod. Ms. penès Will. Mo­hun eq. [...]. anno. 1583. two Sons, but Illegitimate; the one calledEx [...]et. cod. Ms. penès Will. Mo­hun eq. [...]. anno. 1583. Henry Fitz. Count, begottenEx [...]et. cod. Ms. penès Will. Mo­hun eq. [...]. anno. 1583. on the Body of Beatrix de Vaus, Lady of Torre and Karswell. Which Henry, through the Bounty of King Henry the Second, had a GrantIbid. of the whole County of Cornwall, as alsoIbid. of the Mannors of Brade [...]eth and O [...]ord, with other Lands in Com. Devon. and the Lordship of Karswell, by the gift Ibid. of Beatrix his Mother.

The other Son was calledIbid. William.

Upon the death of this Reginald, the King re­tain'd [...] the Earldom of Cornw [...]ll in his own Hands; and likewise [...] all his Lands in England and Wales, for the use of Iohn his own Son (af­terwards King) excepting [...] a small Proportion to his Daughters before-mentioned.

I come now to Henry (the elder of his illegiti­mate Sons) in regard he was a Person of Note in his time.

This Henry, by the Name [...] of Henry Fitz-Count, had in 4 Ioh. an Assignation [...] of xxl. (current Money of Anjou) for his Support in that King's Service at Roan: and about that time gaveRot. Pip. 4 Joh. Devo [...]. twelve hundred Marks for the Lands of William de Traci; which Lands Hugh de Curtenai and Henry de Traci afterwards enjoy'd.

In 17 Ieh. this Henry had from the King a Grant Pat. 17. [...] m. 15. of the whole County of Cornwall, with the D [...]mesns, and all other its Appurtenances, to Farm, until the Realm should be in peace, and the King clearly satisfied, whether he ought to hold it by right of Inheritance, or as part of the Demesn of the Crown: And being then made ConstableIbid. of the Castle at Lanceston, rendredIbid. up the Go­vernment of the Castle of Porcestre, which he had formerly held. Moreover, by the assent [...] of that King, he held the Town and Castle of Totneis, as also [...] the Mannors of Corneworth, and Lodes­well which Reginald de Braose formerly had by [Page 611] the Grant of King Henry the Second. And 1 H. 3. obtain'd another Grant [...] of the County of Corn­wall, with all its Appurtenances, to hold in as full and ample manner as Reginald Earl of Cornwall held it; and not to be disseis'd thereof, but by Judgment of the King's Court.

In 4 H. 3. it appears [...], that he stood indebted to the King in five hundred ninety seven Pounds and one Mark, which was due by him to King Iohn for the Honour of Braeles (alias Broeneis:) and that, the same year, disobeying [...] the King's Commands, as also stubbornly departing [...] the Court without leave, the King discharged [...] all his Subjects, and in particular those of Cornwall, from having any thing to do with him. Howbeit, soon after, through the MediationIbid. of the Bishops of Nor­wich, Winchester, and Exeter, as alsoIbid. of Hubert de Burgh (then Justice of England) and some others; givingIbid. up the Castle of Launceston, and the County of Cornwall, with all the Homage and Services thereto belonging, as fully as King Iohn enjoy'd them at the beginning of the War which he had with his Barons; his PeaceIbid. was then made, with a Salvo jure, &c. saving the Right he pretended to for that Country; wherein the King was to do him Justice, when he should come of age.

But that (as it seems) was never done: for certain it is, that the King did not arrive to his full age, till long after the death of this Henry; it being evi­dent Claus. 6 H. [...]. 3. m. 7. that he died about two years after, viz. in 6 H. 3. Whereupon Command was givenClaus. 6 H. 3. m. 7. to the Sheriff of Cornwall, That he should permit his Executors to enjoy all his Goods, and likewise the Rents of all his Lands, whereof he was possess'd when he went to Hierusalem, for the full Term li­mited to all those who were signed with the Cross.

It is by some thought, that this Henry succeeded his Father in the Earldom of Cornwall, in regard that King Henry the Third, in the first year of his Reign, granted to him the County of Cornwall, with all its Appurtenances, as is above expressed: But considering that the Title of Earl was never attributed to him after that time, I cannot conceive any thing more passed by that Grant, than the Ba­rony, or Revenue of that County: For `tis obser­vable, That in the PatentPat. 1 E. 4. p. 1. m. 5. to Richard Duke of Gloucester, by King Edward the Fourth, where­by he grants him Castrum, Comitatum, Honorem, & Dominium Richmundiae, there passed no more than the meer Seignorie, otherwise he would not have omitted the Title of Earl thereof amongst his Stiles. The like may be noted of Raphe Earl of Westmorland, who had Castrum, Comitatum, Do­minium, & Honorem Richmundiae, grantedPat. 1 H. 4. p. 1. m. 17. to him by King Henry the Fourth; yet never enjoy'd the Title of Earl of Richmund.

William de Ipre Earl of Kent.

TOuching the Parentage of this William, there is much difference amongst Authors; one [...] affirming him to be an illegitimate Son to Philip Earl of Ipre, in Flanders, begotten on the Daughter of William Laon Viscount of Ipre, second Son to Robert sirnamed the Frison, Earl of Flanders: Another [...], That he was Son to Robert Marquess of the Parts of Picardy. Of his memorable A [...]chievements, it appears [...], That, in Anno 1127. (28 H. 1.) having intelligence that Charles Duke of Flanders, upon his coming to Bruges, to hear Mass, being in the Church there, devoutly kneeling, was shamefully murthered (with most of his Company) by Burchard de L'isle, and his Souldiers; he so highly resented [...] that barba­rous Act, as that he forthwith laid Siege to the same Castle, until Lewes King of France came thither; who taking it by Storm, threw down all those wicked Man-slayers from a very high Tower. LikewiseIbid. 885 E. C., That having opposed William Duke of Flanders, who had Besieg'd the Castle of Alost, and at length falling into his hands, he was com­mitted Prisoner to Amalric de Montford: but after a while, through the Mediation of Friends, had his Enlargement, and a fair Reception to Friend­ship. MoreoverIbid. 909 C▪ That in Anno 1137. (2 Steph.) King Stephen having Wars with Maud the Em­press, in Normandy, and the Countries adjacent; standing firm to that King, he endeavour'd to give Battel to the Anjovins; but, that the Normans, through envy, refusing to assist him, he passed the Seine, and went to the King; who embracing him, with those Flemings he brought, put his chief affiance in them.

Furthermore,Ibid. 925 C,, That in Anno 1138. (3 Steph.) he marcht into Normandy, with Waleran Earl of Mellent, there to give assistance to those who were oppressed by the adverse Party; and first encoun­tred with Roger de Tonei (commonly called Roger de Conc [...]is) whom [...]nding too strong for him, he thereupon wasted a great part of the Country: Al­so, That getting to his assistanceIbid. D: Raphe de Par­rona, with CC Souldiers, and other Auxilia­ries, he designedIbid. D: to march into Anjou. AndIbid. 919 D. & 920 A., in Anno 1139. (4 Steph.) when Roger Bishop of Salisbury (who had born a great sway in the time of King Henry the First) much favouring the Title of Maud the Empress, with his two great Nephews, the then Bishops of Lincoln and Ely, did much annoy their Neighbours; which occasion'd G [...]ale­ran Earl of Mellent, and Robert (his Brother) Earl of Leicester, to raise a Tumult at Oxford; where­by they took that Bishop, with Alexander of Lin­coln; and that the Bishop of Ely, escaping, fled to the Devires, in Com. Wilts. (then strongly fortified, where he did the utmost he could to Man it against the King) he was sent thither to take it, if pos­sible.

Having therefore been thus faithful to King Ste­phen, and shew'd such Testimonies of his Valour, he was, in Anno 1141. (being the sixth year of his Reign) advancedMeyerus p. 44. by him to the Earldom of Kent. But, before the end of that year, King Stephen meetingOrd Vit. 921 D. & 922 A. with his Adversaries at Lin­colne, and having there all the Strength he could raise, dividedOrd Vit. 921 D. & 922 A. his Army into three Parts; in the Front whereof he placedIbid. the Flemings, and Bri­tons, under the CommandIbid. of this Earl, and Alan de Dinant; who encountring the Welch, putH. Hunt. 224 b. n. 20, & 30. them to the rout. But the Earl of Chester, on the other side, chargingH. Hunt. 224 b. n. 20, & 30. in with his Troops, forth­with so disordered the Royallists, that they were constrain'dH. Hunt. 224 b. n. 20, & 30. to give ground. Whereupon this Earl, seeing the Day lost (being a Person of great integrity, and an expert Souldier) fledIbid., with pur­pose Ibid. to reserve himself for better Times.

The VictoryIbid. 225. & Ibid. n. 10. therefore being thus obtain'd by the Earl of Chester, and other the great Champions for the Empress; and King Stephen himself, with the chief of his Friends, made Prisoners; she was forthwith acknowledg'dIbid. 225. & Ibid. n. 10. for Sovereign, in all Parts of the Realm, exceptingIbid. 225. & Ibid. n. 10. in Kent, where the [Page 612] Queen and this Earl had special Power. Which did so highly elateIbid. her, that she carried things with too high a hand, and thereby, within a short time, lostIbid. the Hearts of the People.

The Queen therefore, taking advantage of so fit an Opportunity, through the helpIbid. of the Londo­ners, levied new Forces; and, by the assistanceIbid. of this Earl (with some other of the Nobles) raised another Army; which, soon after, by that signal Vi­ctory Ibid. obtain'd at Winchester (where Robert Earl of Gloucester, and many others, were taken Prisoners) turn'd the Scale, so that the King wasIbid. set at li­berty.

It is reportedMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 256 b. n. 40. of this Earl, That, in those times of Hostility betwixt Maud the Empress and King Stephen, he burnt the Abby of Wherwelle, in Com. Suthampt. in regard the Nuns of that House har­boured some of the Empresses Followers. But, when the Times grew more calm and quiet, he foundedMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 827. n. 30. an Abby at Box [...]ey, in Kent, for Cister­tian-Monks, in Anno 1144. (9 Steph.) Howbeit, after the death of King Stephen, 'tis saidMeyetus p. 56. that he was forced to depart the Realm; and that he, thereupon, betook himself to a Monastick Life, in the Abby of Laon, in Flanders: as also, that he there died 9 Kal. Febr. Anno 1162.

Morvill.

IN Anno 1138. (3 Steph.) Hugh Hugh. de Morvill was Monast. Ang. 335 a. n. 60. & b. n. 20. one of the Witnesses to that Charter of Pro­tection then made by David King of Scots, to the Monks of Tinemouth. And in 3 H. 2. Simon Simon. de Morvill gaveRot. P [...]p. 3 H. [...]. sub tit. Carleol. fifty Marks for Livery of the Lands of Raphe de Engaine, having marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Ada the Daughter and Heir to William de Engaine, Son of him the said Raphe; in whose Right he possess'dTesta de Nevill Cumb [...]. Regist. de Holcol­tram. the Barony of Burgh upon the Sands, in Com. Cumbr. it descendingTesta de Nevill Cumb [...]. Regist. de Holcol­tram. to her Hereditari­ly, from Ebria her Grandmother, Daughter and HeirIbid. to Robert Trivers, Wife to Raphe de Engaine her Grandfather; unto which Robert, Ranulph de Meschines, anciently Lord of Cumberland, first gaveIbid. the Inheritance of it, together with the Fo­rest of Englewode, to holdIbid. by the Service of Cornage.

This Simon left Issue by her two Sons, Roger Roger. Rot. Pip. 6 J [...]h. Cumbr. and Richard. Which Roger had IssueRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Cumbr. Hugh Hugh. de Morvile, who wasM. Paris. in anno 1171. p. 124. n. 20. Jorevall. 1063. n. 30. one of those in 17 H. 2. that boldly came to Thomas Becket, then Archbishop of Canterbury, being in his Bed-chamber, requiring him, by Command from the King, That he should restore those Bishops which he had suspended, and absolve them that were excommunicated. Who answeringM. Paris. in anno 1171. p. 124. n. 20. Jorevall. 1063. n. 30. That what was done by the Aposto­lick Authority, could not be altered; he, with the rest who had machinated his Death, follow'dM. Paris. in anno 1171. p. 124. n. 20. Jorevall. 1063. n. 30. him into the Cathedral at Canterbury, when he went to Vespers, and there barbarously murther'dM. Paris. in anno 1171. p. 124. n. 20. Jorevall. 1063. n. 30. him, at the Altar of St. Benedict. Which done, they en­tred Jorevall. ut supra n. 40, & 50. his Stables, and takingJorevall. ut supra n. 40, & 50. away his Horses, rodeJorevall. ut supra n. 40, & 50. to Knaresburgh in Yorkshire (a Town then belongingJorevall. ut supra n. 40, & 50. to this Hugh) where they staidJorevall. ut supra n. 40, & 50. till all the Inhabitants thereabouts were weary of them.

This Hugh took to WifeEx coll. R. Gl. S. Helewise de Stutevill, with whom he hadEx coll. R. Gl. S. the Mannors of Kirk-Os­wald, and [...] in Com. Cumbr. and in 2 Ioh. obtain'd LicenceCart. a Joh. m. 9. to inclose his Woods at Kirk-Oswald; likewise to fortifie his Mannor-house, and to have a Fair there, once every year, with a Market every week.

Moreover, he gaveOblate 1 Joh. m. 6. Linc. unto the King xv Marks, and three good Palfreys, to enjoy his Court, with the Liberties of Toll, Theam, Infangthef, Fire and Water Ordeall, and such other Privileges as be­long'd to the Crown, during the continuance of Helewise his Wife in a Regular Habit: And left Issue onely two Daughters, his Heirs, viz. Ada and Ioane. Which Ada first marriedOblate 1 Joh. m. 1. Cumbe [...]l. in his Life­time, to Richard the Son of Reginald de Lucie of Egremunt; and, secondly, toPat. 2. H. 3. m. 2. Thomas de Multon: And Ioane (after her Father's death) to Richard Gernun. Whereupon, in 6 Ioh. upon PartitionRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Cum [...]. of the Lands of this Hugh, betwixt those his Daugh­ters and Coheris, Richard de Lucie gaveRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Cumb [...]. a Fine to the King of Nine hundred Marks, and Five Pal­freys, for the Purpartie of Ada his Wife, and Fore­ster-ship of Cumberland, as fully as he the said Hugh enjoy'd the same: andIbid. Richard Gernun Six hundred Marks, for liberty toIbid. marry Ioane the younger Daughter, with the Purpartie belonging to her of those Lands, whereof her Father died seised.

Of Richard Richard. de Morvill (the younger Son of Si­mon) all I have seen, is, That in 16 H. 2. he gave Rot. Pip. 16 H. 2. Lanc. to the King a Fine of CC Marks, for Livery of those Lands which he claimed with the Daughter of William de Lancaster. Also, That he tookLel. coll. vol: 1. 352. part with the King of Scotland, Robert Earl of Leicester, and other of the English Nobility, in that Insurrection made against King Henry the Se­cond, by young Henry his Son, whom he had Crowned in his own Life-time. Likewise, That he was possess'dRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Nor­thampt. of the Lordships of Woren­dene, and Bosegate, in Com. Northampt. And, That he left Issue Helene Rot. Pip. 3 Joh. Nor­thampt. his Daughter and Heir, marriedRot. Pip. 3 Joh. Nor­thampt. to Rolland de Galweie.

¶Of this Family (doubtless) was Eudo Eudo. de More­vill; who left IssueRot. Pip. 22 H. 3. S [...]tht. two Daughters, his Heirs: whereof Maude became the WifeRot. Pip. 22 H. 3. S [...]tht. of Mathew de Columbers. Which Mathew, in 22 H. 3. gave a Fine Rot. Pip. 22 H. 3. S [...]tht. of Lx Marks for Livery of her Purpartie of that Inheritance; and in 23 H. 3. xx Marks more, for LiveryRot. Pip. 23 H. 3. Dor [...]. & Somerset. of the Lands which were of the Inheri­tance of Isabell, Mother to her the said Maude.

Somerie.

IN 5 Steph. Roger Roger. de Sumeri gaveR [...]t. Pip. [...] Steph. Kent. ten Marks of Silver for Livery of the Lands of his Wifes Mother. About which time also King Ste­phen confirm'dMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 443 a. n. 20. those Grants which Christian de Sumerie and her Sons had made to the Nuns at Stratford (commonly called Stratford at Bow, in Com. Midd.) of their Land at Haseling [...]eild, in Com. Cantabr. in which County of Cambridge, Ste­phen de Sumeri hadTesta de Ne­vill Cantab [...]. [...] H [...]nt. anciently a Barony.

After this, there was Iohn Iohn. de Sumeri, who took to Wife [...] Hawyse the Sister [...] and Heir to Gervase Paganell, Baron of Dudley, in Com. Staff. and gave [...] to the Monks of Tykford, in Com. Buck. (of the Foundation of the Paganells, his Wifes Ancestors) two Yard-land in Tykford. Which Hawyse was afterwards married [...] to Roger de Berkley.

To whom succeeded Raphe Raphe. his Son and Heir; who, in 6 R. 1. accounted [...] CCC Marks, for Li­very of the Barony of Gervase Pain [...]ll (his Mothers [Page 613] Father) until the King's return out of Almaine. And, the same year, uponRot. Pip▪ 6 R. 1. [...]. Collection of the Aid for that King's Redemption, paidRot. Pip▪ 6 R. 1. [...]. Fifty Pound for those Fees of Gervase Paganell. But that Sum of CCC Marks was not paidRot. Pip: 1 JOh. [...]. till 1 Ioh.

This Raphe de Sumerie, in 6 Ioh. obtain'dCart. an­tiq. G. n. 12. of that King, in lieuCart. an­tiq. G. n. 12. of the Mannor of Wolver­hampton (which the King thereupon gaveCart. an­tiq. G. n. 12. to Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury) the Mannors of Mere, Swinford, and Clent, in exchange. Which Mannors were thenceforth to be heldIbid. by him and his Heirs, in Fee; payingIbid. yearly to the Exchequer by the hands of the Sheriff of Staffordshire, for Mere, viii l. for Swinford, ix l. and for Clent, iv l. xiii s. iv d. which was the ancient Farm: and C s. more of Increment, at Michaelmass and Ea­ster, by even Portions; performing to the King and his Heirs the Service of one Knights Fee. And in considerationRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Staff. of C Marks, then by him paid in­to the King's Exchequer, had LiveryRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Staff. of those Mannors, according to the tenor of that Grant.

Moreover, in. 10 Ioh. givingRot. Pip. 10 Joh. Buck. & Bed [...]. to the King C l. and two Palfreys, he had LiveryRot. Pip. 10 Joh. Buck. & Bed [...]. of the Lord­ship of Newport, in Com. Buck. which his Mother formerlyRot. Pip. 10 Joh. Buck. & Bed [...]. held; for which he thereupon did his HomageRot. Pip. 10 Joh. Buck. & Bed [...].

But in 12 Ioh. he died: Whereupon Margaret his Wife gaveRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Berks. to the King a Fine of CCC Ma [...]ks, to have an Assignation of her Dowrie.

To this before-mention'd Raphe, succeeded W [...]l­liam William. his Son and Heir; who, by reason of his Mi­nority at his Father's death, was in WardTesta de Nevill Staff. for his Barony, which then consistedTesta de Nevill Staff. of ten Knights Fees and three parts. This William, in 5 H. 3. upon Collection of the Scutage of B [...]t [...]am, was acquittedRot. Pip. 5 H. [...]. Staff. thereof (having been personally in the King's Army there, as 'tis like.) He was called Claus. 13 H. 3. m. 7. William Percevall de Someri; and diedClaus. 6 H. 3 m. 9. in [...] H. 3. Whereupon the Wardship of Nicholas de Sumeri his Heir, [...] with all his Lands, was committedClaus. 6 H. 3 m. 9. to Ranulph Earl of Chester.

Which Nicholas dyingClaus; [...]. 3. m. 7. without Issue, in 13 H. 3. the Inheritance of his Barony and Lands cameClaus [...] [...]. 3. m. 7. to Roger Roger de Sumeri, his Uncle; who performing his HomageClaus [...] [...]. 3. m. 7., had LiveryClaus [...] [...]. 3. m. 7. of them the same year. But, in 17 H. 3. were, by the King's PreceptRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 5 to the Sheriff of Worcestershire, sei [...]ed again into the King's hands, for neglectingRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 5 (upon Summons) to receive the Honour of Knighthood.

This Roger de Someri took to WifePat. 2 [...] H. 3. m. 13. Nichola one of the Sisters and Coheirs to Hugh de Albini Earl of Arundell; and upon partition made of the Lands appertaining to those Coheirs, in 28 H. [...]. hadPat. 2 [...] H. 3. m. 13. the Mannor of Barewe, in Com. Cestr. for the Principal Seat.

In 29 H. 3. upon CollectionRot. Pip. [...]9 H. 3. Staff. of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, he paidRot. Pip. [...]9 H. 3. Staff. Li l. for Fifty one Knights Fees, which he then had; where­of that Knights Fee, for Mere, [...] and Clent, was part. And, in 37 H. 3. attendedRot. Fin. 37 [...]. 3. m. 5. the King in his Expedition then made into Gas­coigne.

Moreover, in 41 H. 3. he had SummonsClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso, [...] 6. to at­tend him again, at Br [...]t [...], upon the Feast-day of St. Peter ad Vincula, well [...] with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Incursion of the Welch. And the next year following receiv'd the like Command [...] to be at Chester, on Munday after the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist.

After which, ere long, viz. in 46 Hen. 3. he began [...] to make a Castle of his Mannor-house at Dudley; but was prohibited [...] by the King to pro­ceed therein, without his special Licence. And in 47 H. 3. had again SummonsClaus. 47 H. 3. in dorso, m. 15. to be at Hereford, well provided with Horse and Arms, upon the third day after the Epiphany, to march against the Welch.

In 48 H. 3. whenPat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. & m. 1 [...] some of the Barons rebelli­ously put themselves in Arms, under the specious pretence of asserting the Laws of the Land, and the Peoples Liberties; this Roger, adheringPat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. & m. 1 [...] to the King, had LicencePat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. & m. 1 [...] to make a Castle of his Man­nor-house at Dudley, in Com. Staff. and the like Pat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. & m. 1 [...] at his Mannor of Welegh in Com. Wigorn. And the same year fighting stoutly for the King, in the Battel of Lewes, was there takenM. Paris. in anno 1264. p. 996. 1. 6. Prisoner.

This is the substance of what I find m [...]morable of him; other than that he gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 388 b. s to the Monks of St. Maries, in Yorke, half an Hide of Land in H [...]elingfeild, with the Church and Tithes: and that by the before-specified Nichola, his first Wife, he had onely Iss [...]e four Daughters, who were Heirs to their Mothers Estate; viz. [...] Ioane, the Wife of Iohn Estraunge; Maude, of Walter de Suley; Maude, of Henry de Erdington; and Margerie, of Raphe Cromwell.

And, That he married [...] to his second Wife Amabill the Widow of Gilbert de Segrave, Daugh­ter and Heir to Robert de Chaucumbe; by whom he hade Issue two Sons, viz. Roger and Iohn [...]; and a Daughter, called Margaret, married [...] to Raphe Lord Basset of Drayton.

This first mention'd Roger died [...] in 1 E. 1. being then seised [...] of the Mannor of Bradfeild, in Com. Berks. as a Member of the Barony of Dudley: Of which Mannor were then heldIbid. divers Lord­ships and Lands, extendingIbid. to nin [...] Knights Fees, an hal [...], and fourth part. As also of the Mannor of [...]-Paynell, in Com. Buck. and of the Ad­vowson of the Priory of [...]; unto which Mannor of Newport belong'dIbid. thirteen Knights Fees and a fourth part: And was baried [...] in the Priory of Dudley. After whole death divers years, viz. in Anno 1290. (18 E. 1.) Roger Bi­shop of Coventry and [...] Indulgence of xi days, of then [...] to all such as being truly confess [...]d, [...] [...] [...] should devoutly say a [...] noster and an Ave [...] his Soul, and the Souls of all the Faithful [...]. The like Indulgence, about ten years after that, was granted [...] by Basill of [...], and divers other For [...]ign Archbishops and B [...]shops.

To this Roger, Roger 2. succeeded Roger his Son and Heir (before-mention'd) begot [...] on Amabill his second Wife; being then [...], viz. in 1 E. 1. eighteen years of age.

Which Roger, in. 10 E. 1. was [...] in that Expedi­tion then made into [...]. But in 19 E. 1. de­parted [...] this Life, leaving Roger Roger. his Son and H [...]ir twelve [...] years of age; Agnes his Wi [...]e then survi­ving: who had [...] for her Dowrie the Mannor of Brad [...]ield, with the Park, in Com. Berks. the Man­nor of Weleye, in Com. Wigor [...]. with the Park; and the Mannor of [...], in Com. Staff. with the Park, assign'd unto her. The Wardship of which Roger (viz. Son and Heir of Roger) was committed [...] to Iohn de St. Iohn.

But this last Roger so in minority at that time) died without issue,Iohn. as it seems: for it appears [...], That Iohn his Brother came to be Heir, and had not [...] accomplish'd his full Age in 28 E. 1. But in 29 E. 1. (whether then of age I cannot say) was [...] in that Expedition then made into Scotland. So likewise in [...] 31 E. 1. And in 34 E. 1. receiv'd [...] [Page 614] the Order of Knighthood, by Bathing, &c. with Prince Edward, and many others.

Moreover, in 4 E. 2. he was [...] in the Wars of Scotland; and in 8 E. 2. had Summons [...] to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Feast-day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, well fitted with Horse and Arms.

Furthermore, in. 10 E. 2. he was [...] imploy'd again in the Scottish Wars. So likewise in [...] 12 and [...] 13 E. 2. And in 15 E. 2. upon [...] that Misfor­tune of Thomas Earl of Lancaster, was joyn'd [...] in Commission with R [...]phe Lord Basset of Drayton, to seise his Castle of Kenilworth into the King's hands. But departedEsc. 16 E. 2. n. 72. this Life upon the Feast-day of St. Thomas the Martyr, before the end of that year: Luci [...] his Wife then surviving him; who had for her Dowrie the Mannors of Newport-Paynell, in Com. Buck. Bradfeild, Soleham, and Bastenden, in Com. Berks. and Old Swynford, in Com. Wigorn. assign'dClaus. 16 E. 2. m. 20. unto her: leaving Margaret the Wife of Iohn de Sutton, then xxxii years of age, and Ioane the Wife of Thomas Botetourt xxix years of age, his Sisters and nextEsc. 16 E. 2. n. 72. Heirs, being then seisedEsc. 16 E. 2. n. 72. of the Mannors of Warsop, and Eke­ring, in Com. Nott. the Hamlet of Bordesley, in Com. Warr. the Mannor of Bradfeild, in Com. Berks. the Castle of Dudley, and Mannors of Seggesley, Swinford, and Clent, in Com. Staff. as also of the Advowson of the Priory of Tykford, in Com. Buck. of his Ancestors Foundation.

Upon Partition of which Inheritance, this Mar­garet had for her Purparty an AssignationRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 14. of the Castle of Dudley, with the Mannor of Seggesley, Chace of Pensnet, and Mannor of New Swynford- Regin, in Com. Staff. as also of the Town of Dud­lep, in Com. Wigorn.

And the said Ioane, for her Purpartie, theRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 14. Man­nors of Bradfeild, Soleham, and Bastenden, in Com. Berks. Rowley-Somery, with certain Lands in Prestwode, in the Forest of Kynfare, in Com. Stafford.

Belet.

THe first mention of this Name and Family (wherewith I have met) is in 5 Steph. HerveyHervey.Belet beingRot. Pip. 5 Steph Nor­thampt. then possess'd of some Lands in Com. Northampt.

The next is, of Robert Belet, Robert. who, in 11 H. 2. paid [...] Pip. 11 H. 2. Surr. C l. for an Amerciament in Com. Surr. Which Robert, in 2 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Surr. a Fine of Lxxx l. to the King, to have Restitution of the Lordship of Cumbe, with the Park (which was of his In­heritance) whereof he had been dispossess'd by that King. And in 6 R. 1. paidRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Dors. & Somerset. a thousand Marks for his further Favour, and for the Ward­ship of Roger de Newburgh. Moreover, in 8 R. 1. uponRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. So­merset. Dorset. Collection of the third Scutage of Nor­mandy, he paidRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. So­merset. Dorset. xv l. for the moytie of the Ho­nour of Purstoke: and in 1 Ioh. was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. an. of the Counties of Somerset, and Dorset, for half that year. So likewiseRot. Pip. de iisd. an. in 2 Ioh. for the whole year.

To this Robert succeeded Michaell, who left Is­sue one sole Daughter [...] and Heir; for the Ward­ship of whom, Wimund de Raleg gave [...] C Marks, in 3 H. 3.

Contemporary with this Robert, was HerveyHervey.Be­let, who had Issue [...] two Sons, Iohn, and Mic [...]aell. Which Iohn, in 8 R. 1. upon CollectionRot. [...]ip. 8 R. 1. Berks. of the Scutage of Normandy, paidRot. [...]ip. 8 R. 1. Berks. iv l. And having marriedRot. Pip. 7 Joh. Linc. Alice the Daughter of Fulk D'oiri, died Ex Regist. de Rudham. without Issue.

I come now to Michaell, Micha [...]l. the second Son, She­riff Rot. [...]ip. de iisd. an. Wi­gorn. of Worcestersh. from 22 until 29 H. 2. inclu­sive; of Gloucestershire, forRot. Pip. 3 [...] H. 2. Glouc. 30 H. 2. and for War [...]. and Leicestershires, Rot. Pip. de iisd. an. from 31 H. 2. until 1 R. 1. inclusive: As also in 24 H. 2. oneRot. Pip. 24 H. 2. Ebor. of the Justices Itinerant in Yorkeshire.

This Michael, being Lord of Wrokeston, in Com. Oxon. and having the Office of Butler to the King, left Issue, by Emme his Wife, Daughter and Coheir of Iohn de Keynes, two Sons, Hervey and Michaell. Which Hervey Hervey. obtain'd from King Iohn the GrantEx Regist. de [...]ud­ham ut supra. of a Fair yearly, at East-Rudham, up­on the Eve and Day of St. Matthew: And gave Ex Regist. de [...]ud­ham ut supra. the Mannor of Rudham to the Canons of Cokes­ford, in Com. Norff. for the health of his Soul, and his Father's Soul; and for the Soul of Emme de Keynes, his Mother, his Brothers, Sisters, and all his Ancestors Souls. But this Hervey diedIbid. with­out Issue. Whereupon Michaell Michael. his Brother, com­monly calledIbid. Magister Michaell Belet (by reason of his Profession in the Civil or Canon-Law) be­came his Heir; and, in 8 Ioh. gave C l. FineRot. Pip. 8 Joh. Oxo [...]. to the King, that he might enjoy the Office of Butler as his Right; and thereupon had a grantCart. an­tiq. II. n. 15. of it, as also a ConfirmationCart. an­tiq. II. n. 15. of all the Lands which did belong to Hervey Belet, his Grandfather. And for Monast. Ang. Vol. [...] 436 [...] 10, & 20. the Health of the Souls of King Richard and First, and King Iohn; as also for the health of his own Soul, and the Souls of Michaell his Father, Emme his Mother, Iohn, William, Bogo, Robert, Adam, Hervey, and Eustace, his Brothers; and of Emme, Annora, and Rose, his Sisters; foundedMonast. Ang. Vol. [...] 436 [...] 10, & 20. a Priory at Wrokeston, in Com. Oxon. for Canons Regular of St. Augstine.

Howbeit, in 15 Ioh. he incurredRot. Pip. 15 Joh. Oxon. the King's dis­pleasure, for which his Lands wereRot. Pip. 15 Joh. Oxon. seised: but had RestitutionRot. Pip. 15 Joh. Oxon. of them again, for a Fine of Five hundred Marks.

Yet was he not totally reconcil'd, as it seems: for it appearsClaus. [...] H. 3. m. 7. That, in 1 H. 3. he had Letters of Safe-conduct to Treat with William Mareschall, then Governour of the young King, and of the Realm.

After which, viz. in 20 H. 3. at the Solemn Nuptials of King Henry, he executed [...] his Office of Butler: But farther I cannot say of him.

Argentine.

IN 5 Steph. Maud the Widow of Reginald Reginald. de Argenteon, giving a CompositionRot. Pip. 5 Steph. [...] to the King for her Dowrie, had Licence to marry again. To this Reginald, Reginald. succeeded another Reginald, who, in 5 R. 1. was SheriffRot. Pip. de iid. [...] of the Counties of Cantabr. and Hunt. and so continuedRot. Pip. de iid. [...] for the eighth year: and in 9 R. 1. underwent the like Office forRot. Pip. R. 1. [...] Hertf. the Counties of Essex and Hertf. the one half of that year.

This Reginald adhering to the Rebellious Barons, in 17 Ioh. hadPat. [...] m. 14. Letters of Safe-conduct to come to the King, to Treat of Peace for them: Where­in he effected nothing at that time: But in 1 H. 3. making his own CompositionClaus [...] 3. m. 1. commandClaus [...] 3. m. 1. was given to the Sheriff of Cambridgshire, to give him possession of all his Lands in the same County, which were seised on for that Transgression.

[Page 615] To him succeeded RichardRichard.de Argentine, who, in 8 H. 3. being Sheriff [...] for the Counties of Essex and Herts. was constituted [...] Governour of the Ca­stle at Hertford. So likewise [...] for the Counties of Cantabr. and Hunt. And in 11 H. 3. was one [...] of the Stewards of the King's Houshold. In 14 H. 3. this Richard, being [...] a Noble Knight, and valiant in Arms (as saith my Author) went [...] on Pilgri­mage to the Holy Land; and died [...] in Anno 1246. (30 H. 3.) leaving Issue Giles his Son and Heir (a Knight [...] also of great Valour) who, in 16 H. 3. being [...] with the King in his Expedition then made into Wales, was taken [...] Prisoner (with some others) in a sharp Fight with the Welch, near Montgomerie. But some years after this, viz. in 26 H. 3. the King going [...] into Gascoine, he had Summons [...] (with other the Great Men of that time) to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend him thither. And in 47 H. 3. was constitu­ted [...] Governour of Windsore- Castle. Howbeit, soon after this, taking [...] part with the Rebellious Barons; after the King was made their Prisoner, in that fatal Battel of Lewes, he was by them elected [...] one of those nine Counsellors by whom the Realm should be Governed. Whereupon, after the Battel of [...]esham, (in which the Strength of those Rebels was totally vanquish'd) his Lands were extended [...]. So likewise were [...] the Lands of Reginald de Argentine his Son, then with him in that Insurrection.

This Reginald the elder died [...] in 11 E. 1. being then seised [...] of a certain Mannor lying in W [...]lde­burne; as also of the Mannor of Great Wyle­mondele, in Com. Cantabr. which he held by Grand Serjeantie, viz. to serve the King, upon the Day of his Coronation, with a Silver Cup: leaving the before-specified Reginald Reginald. his Son and Heir, at that time xl years of age. Which Reginald do­ing his HomageRot. Fin. 11 E. 1. [...]. 25., soon after his Father's death, had LiveryRot. Fin. 11 E. 1. [...]. 25. of all his Lands lying in the Coun­ties of Cantabr. Norff. Suff. and Hertf. And in 21 E. 1. obtain'd a Charter [...] for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle, and four days ensuing, at his Mannor of New-Market, in Com. Suff. as also for a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, and one day following, at his Mannor of Halesworth, in the same County.

And having been summon'd [...] to Parliament in 25 E. 1. (but not [...]) departed [...] this Life in 1 E. 2. Whereupon Iohn, Iohn. his Son and Heir, doing his Homage, had Livery [...] of his Lands; and the same year obtain'd a Grant [...] for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands within his Mannor of Ha [...]ele, in Com. Bedf. and Tr [...]king, in Com. Hertf.

This Iohn had two Wiv [...]s; first Ioane [...], by whom he had Issue three Daughters, viz. [...] Ioane, Elizabeth, and Dionyse, who were Heirs to their Mother: And by Anne [...], his second Wife, one Son, called [...] Iohn: And departed [...] this Life in 12 E. 2. leaving the same Iohn [...] his Son and Heir six Months old.

Of this Family was also Reginald Reginald de Argentine, who in 21 H. 3. being [...] a Knight-Templar, was Standard-bearer of the Christian-Army, in a great Battle against the Turks, near [...], in the Holy Land; and carried it till [...] his Hands and Leggs being broke, he was [...] there slain.

So likewise was Sir Giles Giles Argentine Knight slain [...] in Scotland, in the Battel of Ba [...]noksburne, near Strivelin, in 7 E. 2. It is said [...], That the King himself being in that fatal Battel, and seeing the danger; by the advice of this Sir Giles, (who being then lately come from the Wars of Henry de Luxemburgh, the Emperour, and reputed a [...]out Warriour) fled to Dunbar: and that this Si [...] Giles saying, he was not wont to fly, return'd to the Eng­lish Host, and was slain.

But farther than what hath been said, consider­ing that no other of this Family, than the before­mention'd Reginald, had Summons to Parliament, and consequently were not in the Rank of Barons, I shall not pursue the Story of them.

Tregoz.

IN 5 Steph. WilliamWilliam.de Tregoz hadRot. Pip. 5 Steph. tit. [...], &c. the Lands of William Peverel of London, in Farm. To this William succeededRot. Pip. 11. H. 2. Essex. [...] Geffrey de Tregoz. Which Geffrey Geffrey took to WifeRot. de Domina­bus, &c. tit. Essex, Rot. 8. Annabil the Daugh­ter of Robert Gresley, by whom he had IssueRot. de Domina­bus, &c. tit. Essex, Rot. 8. Wil­liam William. his Son and Heir, and four Daughters; but died in 21 H. 2. or before; for then did the Sheriff of Essex accountRot Pip. 21 H. [...]. Essex. Hertf. to the Exchequer, for the ancient Farm of his Lands, by the name of an Honour: leaving her (the said Annabil) surviving, who, in 32 H. 2. heldRot. de Do­minabus, ut surpra. the Mannor of Dunstaple, then va­lued at 12 l. per Annum.

Which William de Tregoz (Son of them the said Geffrey and Annabil) being in WardIbid. to Robert de Luci, marriedIbid. his Daughter (though then but xvii years of age:) And, in 34 H. 2. payingRot. Pip. 34 H. 2. Essex & Hertf. C l. for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Pip. 34 H. 2. Essex & Hertf. of his Lands. This William diedRot. Pip. 10 Joh. Essex & Hertf. in 10 Ioh. Whereupon Stephen Ha­rengot, in consideration of CCCC Marks, obtain'd Rot. Pip. 10 Joh. Essex & Hertf. the Wardship of Robert his Son and Heir, and likewise of his Daughter.

Which Robert, Robert. in 2 R. 1. paid [...] xviii l. x s. for the Scutage of the Fees of Hubert de Rie; and in 3 R. 1. was SheriffRot. Pip. 3. R. 1. Wilts. of Wiltsh. In 6 R. 1. he was inRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Norff. Suff. that Expedition then made into Norm [...]ndy. And in 7 Ioh. upon collecting the sixth Scutage of that King's Reign, answeredRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Heref. xxxviii Marks for those nineteen Knights Fees belonging to the Honour of Robert de Ewyas, whose Daughter Si­byll he hadRot. Fin. 20 H. 3. m 5, & 6. married.

This Robert de Tregoz held [...]esta de Ne­vil, Heref. one Kinghts Fee in [...], of the Conquest of England: and in 8 Ioh. obtain'd the King's PreceptClaus. 8 Joh. m. 4. to the Sheriff of Somerset and Dorsetsh▪ to make Livery unto him of the Mannor of Little-Chelworth, which Ma­celine, the Wife of Robert Fitz-Raphe, held as the Right of Sibyll his Wife.

To this Robert Robert. succeededRot. Fin. 20 H. 3. m. 5. Robert his Son and Heir; who, in 20 H. 3. had respiteRot. Fin. 20 H. 3. m. 5. for the pay­ment of that C l. due for his Relief of those Lands which were of the Inheritance of Sibyll de Ewyas, his Mother; and doing his Homage, ahd LiveryIbid. m. 6. of them. Shortly after which, he obtain'dRot. Fin. 2 [...] H. 3. m. 9. liberty to pay his Relief, by xx l. per Annum.

To this last-mention'd Robert, Robert. succeeded Robert the Son of Geffrey de Tregoz; who, in 40 H. 3. do­ing Rot. Fin. 40 H. 3. m. 13. his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 40 H. 3. m. 13. of all his Lands lying in the Counties of Essex, Nott. and Norff. And, in 41 H. 3. receiv'd commandClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso, m. 6. to assist Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Heref. on guarding the Marches of Wales, betwixt Montgomeri and the Lands of the Earl of Gloucester.

Moreover, in 42 H. 3. he had SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso, m. 11. to at­tend the King at Chester, upon Munday preceding [Page 616] the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Hostilities of the Welch. But in 49 H. 3. beingEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. M. Paris. 998. l. 27. one of the Barons then in Arms against the King, lostEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. M. Paris. 998. l. 27. his Life in the Battel of Evesham; leaving IssueR [...]t. Fin. 52 H. 3. m. 2. Iohn his Son and Heir.

Which Iohn, Iohn. doingR [...]t. Fin. 52 H. 3. m. 2. his Homage in 52 H. 3. had LiveryR [...]t. Fin. 52 H. 3. m. 2. of his Lands; and had such Favour from the King, notwithstanding his Father's De­merits, that he was acquittedClaus. 52 H. 3. m. 2. of fifty Marks of the C l. then due for his Relief.

After which, viz. in. 10 E. 1. he attended the King inRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. that Expedition then made into Wales: and in 13 E. 1. obtain'd LicenceCart. 13 E. 1. p. 2. m. 7. for a Fair every year at Eton, in Com. Heref. upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Nativity of our Lady: Likewise for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Cheleworth and Burnham, in Com. Somerset. and Eton, in Com. Heref.

In 22 E. 1. beingRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m. 9. in that Expedition then made into Gascoine, he had leaveClaus. 22 E. 1. in dorso, m. 8. for his Wife and Family to reside in the Castle of Devises, and to have Fuel for their Fires there. In 25 E. 1. he was Rot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 1. in the Scottish Wars; as also inRot. Vascon. 25 E. 1. m. 5. those of Gas­coine: and in 26 E. 1. again inRot. Scoc. 16 E. 1. m. 2. the Wars of Scotland.

This Robert confirm'dMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 247 b. n. 30. the Foundation of the Priory of Newsted, near Guildeford, in Com. Surr. And having been summon'dClaus. de [...]isd. ann. in [...] to Parliament in 25 and 27 E. 1. departedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. this Life upon the xiith Kal. of Sept. 28 E. 1. being then seisedEsc. 28 E. 1. n. 43. of the Castle of Ewyas-Harold, with its Members, in the Marches of Wales, which he heldEsc. 28 E. 1. n. 43. by Ba­rony: LikewiseEsc. 28 E. 1. n. 43. of the Mannor of Eton-Tregoz, in Com. Heref. Alyngton, in Com. Wiltes. with the Hamlet of Est-Kene, in that County; Alb [...]iton, in Com. Salop. Dodyngton, in Com. Northampt. as also of Cheselworth, and Burnha [...], in Com. Somerset. leaving Iohn la Warre, Son of Roger la Warre, by Clarice his eldest Daughter, and Sibyll the Wife of William de Grandison, his other Daugh­ter, hisIbid. next Heirs: Which Iohn la Warre wasIbid. at that time xxiii years of age, andIbid. Sibyll xxviii. The Knights Fees whereof he then likewise died seised, beingIbid. xxiv and an half, viz, xi and an half in Com. Wiltes. two in Com. Surr. five in Com. Heref. and four in Com. Somerset. Whereupon he was buried Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. in the Priory of St. Augustines, at Bristol. Short­ly after which (viz. the next ensuing year) the said Iohn la Warre, and Sibyll, performing their Ho­mages, had LiveryRot. Fin. 29 E. 1. m. 17. of their respective Purparties, so descended to them; excepting the Body of the Castle at Ewyas-Harold, which was particularly assignedRot. Fin. 29 E. 1. m. 17. to the said Iohn la Warre, as the chief of those Coheirs.

¶Of this Family likewise was Henry. Henry. de Tregoz, who, in 22 E. 1. had SummonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m. 7. to attend the King at Portesmouth, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to Sail with him into Gascoine. The same year also he wasRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 1. in the Scottish Wars: And in 29 E. 1. had LicenceCart. 29 E. 1. n. 50. for a Market every Week, upon the Fryday, at Gatinges, in Com. Suss. as also for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Mor­row of the Feast-day of the Apostles Peter and Paul. Moreover, in 33 E. 1. he obtain'd a Char­ter Cart. 33 E. 1. m. 5. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Wyken [...]olle, in Com. Suss. and in 4 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 5. in that Expedition then made into Scotland. Fur­thermore, in 8 E. 2. he had commandRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dorso, m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Hostilities of the Scots: and had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 32 E. 1. until 15 E. 2. inclusive: But farther I cannot say of him.

Scales.

OF this Name and Family (anciently writ­ten Eschalers, and Scalers) the first men­tion wherewith I have met, is of Hugh; Hugh. who, with Stephen his Nephew, in the time of King Stephen, detain'dHist. Eccl. [...] lien. inter Col. R. Gl. S. certain Rents from the Monks of Ely. This Hugh heldTesta de Ne­vill. Essex. Berkhamsted, in Com. Essex. as a Member of his Barony; and gaveEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to the Monks of Lewes, in Com. Suss. the Churches of Wadone, Withiale, Ruthenalle, and Berchamstede; the Impression of his Seal to that Grant, being the Figure of an Armed Man, stand­ing on his left Foot, and putting his right Foot on the Step of a Ladder, with his Hands on the same, as if he were climbing; and this Circumscription, Sigillum Hugonis de Scalariis. Which Grant Henry his Son confirm'dEx Coll. R. Gl. S., addingEx Coll. R. Gl. S. the Gift of certain Lands in Wadone, of ten Shillings per Annum value, upon the same day in which Hugh his Fa­ther became a Monk in that Abby, Geffrey his Bro­ther being a Witness theretoEx Coll. R. Gl. S.. Which Geffrey gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 2. p. 18 b. n. 10. the Church of St. Peter at Badburgeham, to the Canons of Waltham.

But I return to Henry. Henry. This Henry de Scalers, in 12 H. 2. upon the Assessment of that Aid, then levied, for Marrying the King's Daughter, certi­fiedLib. rub. tit. Cantabr., That he had xv Knights Fees, whereof se­ven and two parts were in his own Demesn; all which his Father held of King Henry the First: and for which, in 14 H. 2. upon the Collection of that Aid, he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Cant. & Hunt. x l. vi s. viii d.

To him succeeded Hugh Hugh. his Son and Heir, who ratifiedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. those Grants to the Monks of Lewes, so made by Henry his Father, and Hugh his Grand­father.

And to him, another Henry. Henry. Which Henry went Rot. Fin. 5 H. 3. m. 3. to Hierusalem, and there, or in that Journey, diedRot. Fin. 5 H. 3. m. 3., as it seems: For in 5 H. 3. Geffrey Geffrey his Bro­ther, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 5 H. 3. m. 3. of the Lands whereof he was seised upon his going to Hierusa­lem; giving SecurityRot. Fin. 5 H. 3. m. 3. to pay C l. for his Relief. And in 8 H. 3. (being calledRot. Pip. 8 H. 3. Cant. & H [...]nt. Geffrey the Son of Hugh) upon Collection of the Scutage of Mont­gomerie, paidRot. Pip. 8 H. 3. Cant. & Hunt. xxx Marks for those xv Knights Fees he then had. In 14 H. 3. he gaveRot. Pip. 14 H. 3. Cant. & H [...]nt. a Fine of fifty Marks for those his fifteen Knights Fees, to be exempted from that Expedition then made into Britanny.

In 30 H. 3. upon the Collection of the Aid then levied for marrying the King's Daughter, he paid Rot. Pip. [...]0 H. 3. Cant. & Hunt. xv l. for the same Knights Fees; and in 38 H. 3. uponRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Cant. & Hunt. the making that King's eldest Son Knight, xxx l. But diedClaus. 51 H. 3. m. 6. in 51 H. 3. Whereupon Alianore his Widow hadClaus. 51 H. 3. m. 6. the Wardship of his Heir. Of whom, having seen no more, I come next to Ste­phen de Scalers, Nephew to the first Hugh.

¶This Stephen, Stephen. in 12 H. 2. upon the Assessment of that often-mention'd Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. rub. tit. Cantab [...]., That he held xv Knights Fees, whereof five then were in his own Demesn.

To whom succeeded William de Scalers, William. who died in 9 Ioh. as it seems: for, in that year Richard his Son, in consideration [...] of C l. Fine, obtain'd Livery [...] of his Lands. In 8 H. 3. upon Collection [Page 617] of the Scutage of Montgomerie, this Richard was acquitted [...] for his xv Knights Fees, having been (as it seems) in that Ser [...]ice; but died [...] in 15 H. 3. Whereupon [...]aldwin Frevill, in consideration of CC Marks, obtain'd [...] the Wardship of his Heir (whose Name was Lucia [...]) and afterwards took her to his Wife [...].

¶Of this Family also was Iohn de Scalers, Iohn. who, in 33 H. 3. was made Sheriff [...] of the Coun­ties of Cantabr. and Hunt. So likewise in [...] 44 H. 3. as also [...] for three parts of the forty ninth Year, and for [...] the fourth part of the one and fiftieth.

But the Principal remaining Branch of this Fa­mily was Robert de Scalers. Which Robert, Robert. in 26 H. 3. gave [...] a Fine of ten Pounds to the King, to be exempted from serving in the Wars of Gas­coine, at that time: and with Alice his Mother, in 42 H. 3. paidRot. Pip. 42 [...] & Hertf. seventeen Marks in Gold to the King, for Livery of the Mannors of Ruwehale, and Neuseles.

This Robert gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 543 b. n. 40. to the Knights-Templars Clxii Acres of Land, three Acres of Meadow, five Acres of Pasture, and one Acre and a half of Wood in Rowenhalle, belonging to Wit [...]am (near Cressing) in Essex; and with the consent [...] of Muriel his Wife, and Robert his Son, gave [...] to the Nuns and Canons of Blakburgh, in Com. Norff. at such time as William his Son assumed the Habit of a Canon there, his part of Levestoche, and Land of Lamesey, with a part of the Marsh near Sechie: but died in 50 H. 3. or not long be­fore, as it seems: For in 51 H. 3. William de Clif­ford (the King's Eschaetor South of Trent) ac­counted Rot. Pip. 51 H. [...] [...] Comp. W. de Clif­ford. for the Profits of his Mannors of Mid­dleton, Renham, and Wrydelington.

To whom succeeded Robert Robert. his Son and Heir; who in 14 E. 1. being in that Expedition then made into Wales, hadRot. de [...] Wall. 14 E. 1. m. 2. Scutage of all his Te­nants, who held their Lands of him by Military Service: and in 22 E. 1. receiv'd commandRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. in dorso, m. 11. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Portesmouth on the first of September, thence to attend the King into France. In 25 E. 1. he was Rot. Vascon. 25 E. 1. m. 5. also in that Expedition then made into Flan­ders: and inRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 9. 26 E. 1. in the Scottish Wars. So likewiseRot Sco [...]. 2 [...] E. 1. m. 11. in 28 E. 1. And having been summon'd Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, with other of the Barons of this Realm, from 27 E. 1. till 33 inclusive, departed Rot. Fin. 33 E. 1. m. 3. this Life the same year, leaving Robert his Son and Heir; who doing his HomageRot. Fin. 33 E. 1. m. 3. soon after, had LiveryRot. Fin. 33 E. 1. m. 3. of his Lands.

In 34 E. 1. this Robert Robert. being made KnightComp. l. de [...]. with Prince Edward, and many more, by Bathing, and other Sacred Ceremonies, attendedRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 11. him in that Expedition then made into Scotland. In 8 H. 2. he had commandRot. Scoc. 8 [...] in dorso, [...]. 9. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Festival of our Lady's Assumption, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. And having been sum­mon'd [...] to Parliament from 34 E. 1. till 8 E. 2. died before the end of that year. Whereupon Egeli [...]a his Wife (Daughter [...] of Hugh de Courtney) paying [...] CC Marks Fine to the King, obtain'd the Wardship [...] of his Heir, with the Custody of his Lands; whose Name was also Robert. Robert Which Ro­bert, in 7 E. 3. doing his Homage [...], had Livery [...] of his Lands: and in 9 E. 3. being in that Ex­pedition then made into Scotland, was [...] of the Retinue with William de Vfford. So likewise in [...] 10 E. 3. and in 12 E. 3. attended [...] the King in­to Flanders. In 16 E. 3. he was [...] charg'd with providing of ten Men at Arms, and ten Archers, for the Wars of France; and in 21 E. 3. was again [...] in those Wars. Likewise, in 30 E. 3. in [...] that Expedition then made into Britanny: And having given [...] to the Nuns at Blakburgh, the Ad­vowson of the Church of I [...]syngton, in Com. Norff. departed [...] this Life in 43 E. 3. upon Munday pre­ceding the Assumption of our Lady; being then [...] seised of the Mannor of Haselyngield, in Com. Cantabr. Rewen [...]alle, in Com. Essex. Wret [...]eling­ton, in Com. Suff. Berton-Bendish, Ilsyngton, Howe, Middleton; as also of the Mannor called Castel-Hall, in Middleton, and fourth part of the Mannor of Reinham, all in Com. Norff. leaving Is­sue by Catherine his Wife,Ex Coll. [...]. Gl S. Sister and Coheir to William de Vfford Earl of Suffolk, Roger Roger. his Son and Heir, twenty two years of age: Who, there­upon doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 46 E 3. m. 19. of his Lands. And in 46 E. 3. wasRot. Fin. 46 E. 3 m. 32 in that Expediti­on then made into France.

In 4 R. 2. in that InsurrectionT. Wals. 278. of the Com­mons, headed by Iack Straw, in some Places; and in Norfolk, byT. Wals. 278. one Iohn Littestere, a Dyer of Norwich; amongst other eminent Persons, this Roger Lord Scales was forcedT. Wals. 278. to march along with them. And in 5 R. 2. was, by InquisitionClaus. 5 R. 2. m. 7., found to be one of the Coheirs to William de Vs­ford Earl of Suffolk. By his TestamentCourtney, f. 222 b., bearing date at Hykeling, 6 Martii, Anno 1385. (9 R. 2.) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Mona­stery of Blackburgh: And having been summon'd [...] to Parliament from 49 E. 3. until 9 R. 2. inclu­sive, departed [...] this Li [...]e upon Christmass-day, 10 R. 2. being then seised [...] of the Mannor of Haselyngfeld, in Com. Cantabr. as also of the Man­nors of Ilsyngton, Hohte, and Reynham, two parts of the Mannor of Middl [...]ton, and Mannor of Castell-Hall in Middleton; leaving Robert Robert. [...] his Son and Heir fourteen years of age, and Ioane his Wife surviving. Which Ioane, being joyntly [...] seised with him of the Mannors of Ilsyngton and Hoghe, and of a certain Mannor in Middl [...]ton, called Castle-Hall; as also of two parts of the Mannor of Middleton, with the third part of the Site of that Mannor, the fourth part of the Man­nor of Reynham, xlvi Acres of Land, and xv s. Rent in Middleton, and the Advowson of the Church of Clenche [...]arton, had Livery [...] of them in 11 R. 2. and died [...] on Fryday before the Feast of the Epiphany, 2 H. 5.

But I return to Robert. This Robert, thus left in Minority, (being fourteen years of age at his Father's death) having afterwards had but slender Allowance, [...] Pat. 16 R. in 16 R. 2. obtain'd from the King a Grant [...] 2. p. 3. m. 1. of xl Marks per Annum, for his Support, until he should accomplish his full age. And after­wards, scil. in 2 H. 4. wasRot. Vascon. 2 H. 4. m. 7. in that Expedition then made into Aquitane: But being unhealthy, made his TestamentMarch f. 33. [...]., upon the second of May, the same year; whereby he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Church of the Priory at Blake­burgh; constituting Elizab [...]th his Wife his Exe­cutrix: and departed [...] this Life upon Thursday the Eve of the Conception of our Lady, 4 H. 4. being seised [...] of the Mannor of Halestingfeild, in Com. Cantabr. and of the Reversion of Scales-Hall, in Middleton; as also of the Mannors of [...], Reynham, Howe, and Castle-Hall, in Com. Norff. leaving Robert [...] Robert. his Son and Heir six years of age, and upwards; Elizabeth his Wife surviving: Who thereupon obtain'd the King's Precept [...] for and Assignation of her Dower; and afterwards married [...] to Sir Henry Percie (of Ath [...]) Knight.

[Page 618] Which last-mention'd Robert diedEsc. 7 H 5. n. 48. 1 Iuly, 6 H. 5. being seisedEsc. 7 H 5. n. 48. of two parts of the Mannor of Haselyngfeild, in Com. Cantabr. likewise of the Mannors of Castell-Hall, and Scales-Hall, in Middleton; and of the Mannors of Ilsyngton, Howe juxta Lenne, Reynham, and Hikelinge, in Com. Norff. leaving Thomas Esy. 7 H 5. n. 48. Thomas. his Brother, and Heir­male, xxi years of age.

Which Thomas, in 8 H. 5. making proofClaus. 8 H. 5. m. 3. of his age, and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 8 H. 5. m. 3. of his Lands: and, in 9 H. 5. was, by IndentureEx [...]togr. pen [...] Cler. P [...]ll., re­tain'd to serve the King in his Wars of France, with xx Men at Arms, and lx Archers.

In 3 H. 6. with the Earls of Salisbury and Suff. he wasLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 705. at the Siege and taking of Mounce, with other Towns and Castles in France, to the number of xxxvi. And in 6 H. 6. withStow. in ann. 1427. the Earl of Suffolk, and Lord Talbot, atStow. in ann. 1427. the Siege of Orle­ance.

In Anno 1436. (13 H. 6.) upon the death of Iohn Duke of Bedford, Regent of France, the Nor­mans rebelling, this Lord Scales wasStow. in ann. 1436. with others, sent out against them, and slaying many of them, destroy'd their Towns and Villages. In considerationPat. 18 H. 6. p. 3. m. 22. therefore of his especial Services, in 18 H. 6. he obtain'd from the King the GrantPat. 18 H. 6. p. 3. m. 22. of C l. per Annum during his Life. And, in 21 H. 6. was constitutedRot. Franc. 21 H. 6. m. 17. one of the Embassadors then sent into France, to Treat with the King of France, or his Embassadors, for a firm and final Peace.

In 26 H. 6. being decay'dRot. Fran. 26 H. 6. m. 13. in his Strength, ha­ving a great desireRot. Fran. 26 H. 6. m. 13. to visit the Holy Land, at his earnest Request, the King, consideringRot. Fran. 26 H. 6. m. 13. his faith­ful Services in the days of his Father King Henry the Fifth, and since, granted him LicenceRot. Fran. 26 H. 6. m. 13. to per­form his Vow made to that purpose. Which Li­cence bears date 3 Martii, the same year. But I do not see that he went: For, upon the eighth of April following, being then SeneschalIbid. m. 6. of the Dutchy of Normandy, and CaptainIbid. m. 6. of the Ca­stle of Uyre, he residedIbid. m. 6. in those Parts.

In 28 H. 6. Iack Cade heading the Commons in another InsurrectionLel. coll. vol. 1. 711. of that time, he fought Lel. coll. vol. 1. 711. stoutly against him. And in 34 H. 6. being made Pat. 34 H. 6. m. 13. Governour of the Castle of Rysing, in Com. Norff. was appointedPat. 34 H. 6. m. 13. to reside thereat, for its better safe­guard.

After which, ere long, viz. in 36 H. 6. repre­senting Rot. Fran. 36 H. 6. m. 30. his constant Services to that King, and his Father King Henry the Fifth, in the Wars of France, from his youth, until Truce was conclu­ded betwixt both Crowns; and, That having been taken Prisoner there, he had been put to Ransom himself at thirty five thousand Saluces, to the great damage of himself and his Friends; his Lands in England being, in regard of his long absence, likewise much wasted, with great loss of his Goods, besides many Wounds and Bruises on his Body: as also, That he never had any Office, Fee, or Reward, in recompence of the same: The King, in considerationRot. Fran. 36 H. 6. m. 30. therereof, vouchsafed him Li­cence Rot. Fran. 36 H. 6. m. 30. to have a Ship of CC Tuns, to transport any Goods or Merchandize, to whatsoever Port, beyond the Seas, he should think fit, excepting the Staple of Calais; paying the ordinary Custom thereupon. And having firmly adhered to King Henry, in that troublesome time, when the Duke of Yorke, and those of that Party, were in their height, departedEsc. 38 H. 6. n. [...]. this Life upon the 25th of July, 38 H. 6. leaving Elizabeth his onely Daughter, then Wife Esc. 38 H. 6. n. 32. of Henry Bourchier Esq (second Son to Henry Earl of Essex) his nex Heir, xxiv years of age: afterwards marriedEx coll. [...]. Gl. S. to Anthony Widvile; who thereupon had the Title of Lord Scales, as I shall farther shew in due place.

Montbegon.

IN 5 Steph. there is mention of Roger Roger. de Mont­begon, who then paidRot. Pip. 5 Stpeh. Linc. xxx Marks of Silver, upon some Pleading had by him at that time, before the Justices-Itinerant, in Com. Linc. And af­terwards, in that memorable GrantEx [...] nuper in castello de Pontfra [...]. made by King Stephen to Ranulph Earl of Chester; whereby, in­ter alia, giving him all the Lands of Roger de Poictou, from Northampton to Scotland; the Lands of this Roger de Mo [...]tbegon, in Lincolnshire, are exceptedEx [...] nuper in castello de Pontfra [...].

This Roger gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 666 b. to the Monks of Thetford all his Island near Crorton-Moore (in Com. Lanc.) with his Woods, Meadows, Lands, and Fishings there being; as also the Churches of Sustorp, and Northorp, and all other Churches of his Fee: Likewise his Lands at Tarleton, and Liteshole, with his Wood call'd Cain-wood, and all the Lamb-skins and Goat-skins throughout his Lord­ships; with free liberty of Fishing in all his Wa­ters.

To this Roger succeeded Adam Adam de Montbegon; who having marriedIbid. 66 [...]. n. 20, & 30. Maud the Daughter and Heir of Adam Fitz-Swane, joyn'd with her in confirmingIbid. 661. n. 20, & 30. those Grants made to the Priory of Monk-Bretton, in Com. Ebor. by Adam her Fa­ther: And had Issue by her Robert de Montbegon, his Son and Heir. Which Robert confirm'dIbid. 65 [...] b. n. 10, & 20. to the Monks of Pontfract the Gift of the Church of Silkeston, formerly obtain'd by them from the said Adam Fitz-Swain.

To this Adam succeeded another Roger; Roger. who adheringR. Hored. E. 419 [...] n. 20. to Iohn Earl of Moreton, in the time of King Richard the First's Restraint in Almaine, was one of those who heldR. Ho [...]ed. f. 419 a. n. 20. out Notingham Castle against the Bishop of Durham, Vicegerent here in that King's absence. But uponR. Ho [...]ed. f. 419 a. n. 20. the King's return, and coming to besiege that Castle, under­standing his Strength, he came out and submitted R. Ho [...]ed. f. 419 a. n. 20. himself: and in 9 R. 1. payingRot. Pip. 9. R. 1. Linc. five hundred Marks Fine, made his Peace, and had LiveryRot. Pip. 9. R. 1. Linc. of his Lands, which had been seised for that Trans­gression.

In I Ioh. this Roger gave [...] 1 Joh. m. 10. Ebor. a Fine to the King of five hundred Marks, for Oliva the Widow of Ro­bert de St. Iohn, with her whole Inheritance; whom he afterwards married. And shortly after obtain'd that King's ConfirmationCart. an­tiq. G. n. 8. of the Inheritance of the Lordship of Oswardbec, in Com. Nott. which he had formerly of his Gift, before he attain'd the Crown; as alsoCart. an. tiq. G. n. 8. of the Lordship of Watelegh, which Iohn Malherbe (Brother to this Roger) had of the same King's Gift, to hold for Life. And in 17 Ioh. had LiveryClaus. 17 Joh. m. 25. of all his Lands in Lagher­ton, Stretton, Lutelburgh, and Cotes, (in Com. Nott.) whereof he was formerly possess'd by the same King's Gift, when he was Earl of Moreton.

But soon after that, standing up [...] with the Re­bellious Barons against that King, his Lands were seised, and given [...] to Oliver de Albini: Whereup­on, also, he underwent the Sentence of Excommu­nication [...] by the Pope. But before the end of that year, he forsook [...] them; and, in 1 H. 3. had Let­ters [...] of Safe-conduct, to repair unto William [Page 619] Mareschall Earl of Pembroke, to make his Peace.

Which being effected, in 4 H. 3. he obtain'd a Confirmation [...] of his Lands in Oswardbec, which he had of the Gift of King Iohn, whilst he was Earl of Moreton (as is already observ'd) to hold [...] to him and his Heirs, by the Service of one Knight's Fee: As also of those in Watelegh, to hold [...] for term of Life. And, ere long after, was with him at [...] the Siege of Bedford-Castle: but, by reason of Sickness, had Licence [...] to retire, leaving his Soldiers there: For which respect he had a special Discharge [...] from his Service of Castle-guard, due to the Castle of Lancaster, for so much time as he was in that Imployment at Bedford.

This Roger, bearing a great respect to the Monks at Monk-Brett [...]n (which Monastery had been founded by Adam Fi [...]z-Swaine his Ancestor) gave [...] unto them all his Forest of Holecumbe, with a large extent of Pasturage there, set forth by Metes and Bounds. And departed [...] this Life in 10 H. 3. Oliva his Wife surviving; who had for her Dowrie an Assignation [...] of the said Mannor of Osward­bec. Whereupon his Castle of Horneby, in Com. Lanc. was committed [...] to the Custody of William Earl Warren. But, within a short space after, Hen­ry Henry. de Montbegon, being found [...] to be his Cou [...]in, and next Heir, giving [...] Security for the payment of his Relief, had Livery [...] of his Lands, and the next ensuing year obtain'd the King's Precept [...] to the said Earl Warren, to give him Possession of that his Castle of Horneby.

Maminot.

IN Anno 1138. (4 Steph.) Walcheline Mami­not, [...] Son [...] of Hugh, held [...] Dovor-Castle for Maud the Empress: and in Anno 1145. (11 Steph.) gave [...] the one half of Grenewich to the Monks of Bermondsey. He likewise restor'd [...] to the Monks of Shrewsbury the Lordship of Legh, which his Uncle William Peverel of Devor had [...] unjustly taken from them.

To him succeeded Walcheline [...] his Son [...] and Heir; who bestow'd [...] on the Monks of Bermond­sey an Annual Rent of x s. out of his Mill at Dep­ [...]or [...]); as also [...] a Rent of lx s. yearly, out of his Lordships of Cippenham, in Dilleherst; and likewise the Church of Byrling. This Walche­line, in 6 H. 2. gave [...] lx Marks to the King, for the L [...]age of [...] in Sussex. And in 12 H. 2. upon the Assessment of the Aid for [...]ying the King's Daughter, certified [...] his [...] de veteri Feoffamento, to be xxvii, [...]: for which he paid [...] in 14 H. [...] one Mark: And departed this [...] 3 R. 1. for then did [...] his Heir answer [...] Scutage of Wales, who is said [...] to [...] Crevequer. But in 16 Ioh. Geffrey de Say▪ [...]pon Collection of the Scutage of Poictou, accounted [...] for those xxviii Knights Fees.

Moels.

IN 5 Steph. there is mention [...] of Roger Roger. de Molis: But after that, I have not seen any thing of the Name, till Henry the Third's time, that Nicholas de Moels, Nicholas. in right of Hawyse [...] his Wife, Daughter [...] and Coheir to Iames de New­march, possess'd [...] the Lordships of Caddebury, and Saperton, in Com. Somerset. (part of the Ba­rony of the same Iames de Newmarch.)

To this Nicholas, and his Heirs, King Henry the Third (not long after the beginning of his Reign) granted [...] the Mannors of Cars [...]ell, and De [...]e [...]ord, with the Advowson of the Church of D [...]peford, in Com. Devon. to hold by the Service of half a Knights Fee. Shortly after which, viz. in 12 H. 3. he was madePat. 12 H. 3. m. 2. Sheriff of Hantshire, and Gover­nour of the Castle of Winchester; and so conti­nued Rot. Pip. de [...] ann. till 16 of that King's Reign inclusive. In which sixteenth year he was again made Governor Pat. 16 H. [...]. m. 7. of Winchester-Castle.

Moreover, in 18 H. 3. he had the Islands of Garnsey, Ieresey, Serke, and Aureney, commit­ted P [...]t. 18 H. 3. m. 10. to his trust, with the SheriffaltyIbid. m. 12. of Hantshire again. And in 23 H. 3. was made SheriffRot Pip. 23 H. 3. [...]bor. of Yorkshire; continuingRot. Pip. de iisd ann. in that Office till 25 H. 3. inclusive.

In 26 H. 3. he was sent EmbassadorM. Paris. 587. l. 8. (with Raph Fitz-Nicholas) into France, there to denounce War against the King of that Realm. And in 27 H. 3. beingIb [...]d. 604. n. 10. a stout and expert Soldier, as al­so at that time inIb [...]d. 604. n. 10. Gascoine; upon the King's re­turn thence into England, he was constitutedIb [...]d. 604. n. 10. Senescal there; and was in such high esteem with the King, that Iames his Son and H [...]ir was by special Command admittedClaus. 21 H. 3. p. 1. m. 7. to have his Educati­on with Prince Edward; Hugh de Giffard, and Berard de Savoy (his Tutors) being requiredClaus. 21 H. 3. p. 1. m. 7. to re­ceive him, with one Servant; and to find him Ne­cessaries.

Continuing still in Gascoine, in 28 H. 3. he obtain'd a signal Victory [...] against the King of Na­varre: and, in 29 H. 3. being employ'd [...] in the Wars against the Welch, was constituted Gover­nour [...] of the Castles of Kaermerdyn, and Car­digan.

In 41 H. 3. attendingPat. 41 H. 3. m. 5. the King in his Expedi­tion then made into Wales, in the Month of Ju­ly; he obtain'd leavePat. 41 H. 3. m. 5. for his Lady, and whole Family, to reside in Shireburne-Castle, until the Feast of St. Martin next ensuing. In January, 42 H. 3. he was madePat. 42 H. 3. m. 14. Constable of Dover-Ca­stle, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports: and in March following, SheriffIbid. m 11. of Kent; as alsoIbid. m 11. Go­vernour of the Castles of Rochester, and Canter­bury. In 45 H. 3. he had the like trust for [...] Shireburne-Castle, in Com. Dorset and in 47 H. 3. for [...] Corff-Castle, in that County.

To this Nicholas succeeded Roger Roger. his Son and H [...]ir. Which Roger was in the Wars against the Welch in [...] 5 E. 1. and in 6 E. 1. had the Castle and Honour of Lampaderva [...] (in Com-Cardigan.) committed [...] to his custody. In [...] 10 E. 1. he was in that Expedition then made into Wales: And in 18 E. 1. obtain'd a Charter [...] for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands of Little-Berkhamsted, in Com. Hertf. Stoke-Basset, in Com. Oxon. as also in Careswell, Depeford, and Little-Lang [...]ord, in Com. Devon. And having married [...] Alice the Daughter and Heir of William de Preux, departed [...] this Life in 13 E. 1. being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Saperton, Cadebury, and Halton, in Com. So­merset. with other Mannors in several Counties; part of the Barony of Newmarch, whereof he held the moytie: Likewise of the Mannor of Kings-Karswelle, with the Hundred of H [...]ytene; of the Mannor of Duppeford, with the Hundred of [Page 620] Stanburgh, and Advowson of the Church of Duppeford; as also of the Mannor of Langeford, in Com. Devon.

Likewise of the Mannor of Berkhamstede, in Com. Hertf. with the Mannors of Overton, and Stoke-Basset, in Com. Oxon. leaving Iohn [...] Iohn. his Son and Heir xxvi years of age.

Which I [...]hn, doing his Homage, had Livery Rot. Fin. 23 E. 1. m. 11. of his Lands the same year. And in 26 E. 1. was Rot Scoc. 26 [...]. 1. m. 3. in the Scottish Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 1 [...]. 28 E. 1.

This Iohn took to WifeEx coll. R. Gl. S. ... the Daughter to the Lord Grey of Ruthyn. And having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 21 E. 1. till 3 E. 2. inclusive, departedEsc. 3 E. 2. n. 36. this Life before the end of that year; being then seisedEsc. 3 E. 2. n. 36. of the Mannor of Up-Wallop, and moytie of the Mannor of Elyngham, in Com. Suthampt. of the moytie of the Mannor of Herdewyke, with the moytie of the Mannors of Kynebell, and Wedon, in Com. Buck. of the Mannor of Sotton, in Com. Dorset. of the Mannor of Kings-Carswell, Armburgh, Langford, and Dupeford, with the Hundreds of Heytorre, and Armburgh, in Com. Devon. of the Mannor of Sadyngton, in Com. Leic. Over-Tur­ton, and Stoke-Basset, in Com. Oxon. and Little-Berkhamsted, in Com. Hertf. leaving Nicholas N [...]cholas. Esc. 3 E. 2. n. 36. his Son and Heir xx years of age.

Which Nicholas doing his Homage the next en­suing year, had LiveryRot. Fin. 4 E. A. m. 19. of his Lands; and the same year wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. in dorso, m. 5. in the Scottish Wars. And having marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Margaret, Daughter of Sir Hugh Court­ney Knight, (Sister to Hugh Earl of Devon.) was summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 5 and 9 E. 2. but diedEsc. 9 E. 2. n. 50. in the last of those years, without Issue; be­ing seisedEsc. 9 E. 2. n. 50. of the Mannor of Overton, in Com. Oxon. and Maperton, in Com. Dorset. being the Ca­pital Lordship of the whole half Barony, which he held in Capite; and of one Knights Fee in Ma­gerston, in the same County: leaving Margaret his Wife surviving. Which Margaret had for her Dowrie an AssignationClaus. 9 E. 2. m. 14. of the Mannor of North-Cadbury, in Com. Somerset. Dippeford, and Cars­well, with the Hundred of Haytorre, in Com. Devon. Roger Roger. his Son and Heir beingEsc. ut supra. at that time xx years of age.

Which Roger, payingRot. Fin 9 E. 2. m. 2. C Marks Fine, and doing his Homage, obtain'd LiveryRot. Fin 9 E. 2. m. 2. of his Lands the same year, through the King's special Favour, though he had not made proof of his age; and departedClaus. 19 E. A. m. 27. this Life in 19 E. 2. without Issue. Whereupon Iohn his Brother becameClaus. 19 E. [...]. m. 27. his Heir; and doing his Homage 17 Sept. the same year, had LiveryClaus. 19 E. [...]. m. 27. of his Lands. Which Iohn, Iohn. in 20 E. 2. receiv'd the Honour of KnighthoodComp. Tho. de Useflete, Custodis m [...] ­gnae Garde­robae., by Bathing, &c. having allowance of Robes for that Solemnity at the King's Charge: And, in 7 E. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 1. in that Expedition then made into Scotland: And having marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Ioane one of the Daughters and Heirs to Sir Richard Luvell of Castell-Cary, diedEsc. 11 E. 3. n. 56. in 11 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 11 E. 3. n. 56. of the Man­nors of Maperton, and North-Cadbury, in Com. Somerset. with its Members; Stoke-Moels, in Com. Oxon. Kings-Carswelle, and Langford, with the moytie of the Mannor of Duppeford, in Com. Dor­set. leaving Muriel Ibid. the Wife of Sir Thomas Court­ [...]y Knight, xv years of age, and Isabell Ibid. her Si­ster, his Daughters and Heirs. Which Isabell, ta­king Rot. Fin. 11 E. 3. m. 14. to Husband William de Botreaux, without Licence, the Purpartie of the Lands of her Inheri­tance were bestow'dClaus. 11 E. 3. m. 27. on Thomas de Ferrers, and Th [...]obald de Mountney; her Sister Muriell having for her Purpartie an AssignationRot. Fin. 11 E. 3. m. 14. of the Mannor of Maperton, with its Members, and certain Lands in Halton, and Hatherle; certain Lands in Wreyford, and Alvyngton; with a Water­mill at Duppeford, in Com. Devon. and of the Mannors of Up-Walhope, in Com. Suthampt. and Over-Overton, in Com. Oxon.

But in 21 E. 3. Isabell the other Daughter and Coheir, having obtain'd PardonClaus. [...]1 E. [...]. p. 2. m. 41. for thus Marry­ing without Licence, and made proofClaus. [...]1 E. [...]. p. 2. m. 41. of her age, had also LiveryClaus. [...]1 E. [...]. p. 2. m. 41. of her Purpartie; viz. of the Mannor of Elyngham, in Com. Suthampt. Little-Berkhamstede, in Com. Hertf. Sadyngton, in Com. Leic. and of certain Lands in Com. Berks. with the moytie of the Mannor of Herdyngwike, in Com. Buck.

And after that, upon the death of the before-specified Margaret, the Lands which she had in Dowry being then dividedClaus. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 18.; the before-specified Muriel hadClaus. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 18. for her Purpartie of them the Man­nor of King's-Careswell, with the Hundred of Haytorre, in Com. Devon. the Mannor of Stoke-Moels, in Com. Oxon. with C s. Annual Rent, issu­ing out of the Mannor of Langford, in Com. De­von. And Isabell her Sister, for herClaus. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 18. Purpartie, the Mannor of North-Cadbury, in Com. Somerset. the Mannors of Duppeford, Langeford; and Hun­dred of Stanburgh, in Com. Devon.

Kyme.

OF this ancient Family, which assum'd the Sirname of Kime, from a fair Lordship in Kesteven, in Com. Linc. (the principal Place of their Residence) the first of whom I find mention is Simon Monast. Ang. vol. 2. 794 b. n. 30. Simon. the SonMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 794 b. n. 30. of William. This Simon foundedIbid. the Priory of Bolinton, in Com. Linc. (of the Gilbertine Order) in the time of King Stephen; and gaveMonast. Arg. vol. 1. 8 [...]9 [...]. n. 10. to the Monks of Kirksted, divers Lands in Medringham.

He took to WifeIbid. 834. n. 20. Roese the Daughter of Robert Dapifer, id est, Steward (to Gilb. de Gant Earl of Lincoln) commonly calledIbid. 834. n. 20. Roese de Bulinton. Which Roese surviving him, for the health of the Souls of her Father and Mother, and all her A [...] ­cestors, gaveIbid. 844 b. n. 20, & 30. two Ox-gangs of Land, lying in Yllsclay, with two Tofts, and Crofts, to the Monks of Sallay, in Com. Ebor.

To this Simon succeeded Philip, Philip. his SonIbid. n. 2 [...]. and Heir; who was constitutedR [...]t. Pip. de iisd. [...] Linc. Sheriff of Lincoln­shire, in 14 H. 2. in which Office he continu'dR [...]t. Pip. de iisd. [...] Linc. the fifteenth, and for the one half of the sixteenth year of that King's Reign. This Philip, being [...] one of the Barons in that Great Council held at London, in Anno 1177. (23 H. 2.) was a Wit­ness [...] to that Instrument of Arbitration there made by King Henry the Second, for according the Difference betwixt Alfonse King of Castile, and Sanc [...]ius King of Navarre. He was also the Pi­ous FounderMonast. [...]. vol. 2. [...] n. 40. of the Priory at Kime, and gave Ibid. [...] xx Acres of Land in Hotoft, to the Canons and Nuns of Bolinton, for supporting the Charge of their Garments: And ratifiedMonast. [...]. vol. 1. [...] n. 20. to the Monks of Kirkstede, that Grant of those Lands in Medring­ham, which his Father had made to them. More­over, with Hadewyse his Wife, he gave [...] the Church of Sotteby, to the Monks of Bardney.

He was Steward [...] to Gilbert de Gant Earl of Lincolne; and left Issue [...] Simon. Simon.

Which Simon, in 21 H. 2. was indebted [...] to [Page 621] the King in the Sum of xl Marks, as a Fine, for not disclaiming his Right to certain Lands in Bam­bere, after he had lost them upon a Tryal by Bat­tel. And, in 6 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 6 [...]. 1. Linc. C Marks to the King, to be exempted from attending him into Nor­mandy, in that Expedition then made thither. In 8 R. 1. he was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Linc. of Lincolnshire, and so continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Linc. the next ensuing year. And in 16 Ioh. hadClaus. 16 Joh. m. 24. Scutage from all his Tenants by Military Service, for two Knights Pees; in regardClaus. 16 Joh. m. 24. he sent his Son at that time into Poictou. But the next ensuing year, adheringM. Paris. 254. l. 6. to the Rebellious Barons, he underwent the Sentence of Excommunication Ibid. 277. l. 29. from the Pope; whereupon his Lands were sei­sed, and givenClaus. 17 [...]. m. 10. to Geffrey de Nevill. Howbeit, before the end of that year, having a mind to make his Peace, he procur'd LettersPat. 17 Joh. m. 10. of Safe­conduct, to come into his Country, and confer with his Friends thereof, resolvingPat. 17 Joh. m. 10. to deliver up Philip his Son in Hostage, until such time as he could have leave to repair to some of his Mannors, near which the King (being then at Newcastle) was to pass, in his Return. Whereupon nothing being effected, Geffrey de Nevill obtain'd from that King a new GrantClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 17. of his Lands.

After which, ere long, scil. in 4 H. 3. he diedRot. Fin. [...] H. 3. m. 6., leaving Issue Philip. Philip. Which Philip payingRot. Fin. [...] H. 3. m. 6. C l. for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Fin. [...] H. 3. m. 6. of the Lands of his Inheritance: and departedM. Paris. 584. [...] this Life in Anno 1242. (26 H. 3.) leaving Issue by Agnes de Waleys his WifeM [...]nast. A [...]gl. vol. 1. [...] n. 20., Simon Simon. his Son and Heir. Which Simon, payingRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Linc. C l. for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Linc. of his Lands: But died without Issue in 32 H. 3. as it seems; for them William his BrotherRot. [...]ip. 32 H. 3. m. 1. and Heir had LiveryRot. [...]ip. 32 H. 3. m. 1. of his Lands, doing his Homage, and payingRot. Pip. 34 H. [...]. Linc. C l. for his Relief. Which William, William. by his DeedMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 795. n. 10., bearing date at Lincolne, upon the day of St. Katherine the Virgin, Anno 1258. (40 H. 3.) for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Lucia (de Roos) his Wife, ratified unto the Canons and Nuns of Bolinton, whatsoever they had of his Fee: and departedRot. Fin. 43 H. 3. m. 3. this Life in 43 H. 3.

To whom succeeded another Philip. Philip. Which Philip, in 22 E. 1. had SummonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. in dor­so, m. 9. to attend the King at Portsmouth, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to pass with him into France. And, in 25 E. 1. wasLit. Pardon. 25 E. 1. m. 13. in the Wars of Gascoine.

In 28 E. 1. he obtain'd a GrantCart. 28 E. 1. n. 34. for a Market every Week, upon the Thursday, at his Mannor of Burwell, in Com. Linc. as alsoCart. 28 E. 1. n. 34. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Burwell, Aithorp, Billingey, Walcote, and Metheringham, in the same County: And in 29 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 5. in the Scot­tish Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. [...] E. 1. m. 11. 34 E. 1. andRot. Scoc. [...] E. 2. m. 5. 4 E. 2. And in 8 E. 2. had SummonsRot. Scoc. 8. E. 2. in dorso, [...]. 9. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Feast-day of the Assumption of our Lady, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. Moreover, in. 10 E. 2. in considerationPat. 10 E. 2. p. 1. m. 10. of his great Services in the Wars, in the time of King Edward the First, and the then King, being much decay'd in strength, he had an ImmunityPat. 10 E. 2. p. 1. m. 10. grant­ed to him, from any the like Services for the fu­ture. Furthermore, in 12 E. 2. he obtain'd a spe­cial DischargeCart. 12 E. 2. [...]. for a Debt of Fifty Pounds, ow­ing to the King's Exchequer, by a Recognisance; which Money had been borrow'd in the time of King Edward the First, as a Supply for the Charge of his Passage into Gascoine at that time. And, having been summon'd [...] to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 23 E. 1. until 7 E. 2. inclusive, departed [...] this Life in 16 E. 2. being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Kyme, Creft, Goltagh, Baumburgh, Calsby, Methering­bam, Billingey, Nuketon, and Immyngham, in Com. Linc. leaving Issue by ... his Wife, DaughterMonast. Ang. vol. [...] 834 [...]. n. [...]0. of Hugh Bigot (to which Hugh he had been a WardMonast. Ang. vol. [...] 834 [...]. n. [...]0. in his Minority) William his Son Esc. ut supr. and Heir, xl years of age.

Which William, William. having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 17 E. 2. till 9 E. 3. diedEsc. 29 E. a. n. 6. Claus. 1 [...] E. [...]. p. 1. m. 14. in 12 E. 3. leaving Ioane Esc. 29 E. a. n. 6. Claus. 1 [...] E. [...]. p. 1. m. 14. his Wife surviving; after­wards marriedEsc. 29 E. a. n. 6. Claus. 1 [...] E. [...]. p. 1. m. 14. to Nicholas de Cantilupe. Where­upon Esc. 29 E. a. n. 6. Claus. 1 [...] E. [...]. p. 1. m. 14. Gilbert de Vmfranvill Earl of Anegos, who had marriedEsc. 29 E. a. n. 6. Claus. 1 [...] E. [...]. p. 1. m. 14. Lucie the Sister of this William, by vertue of a FineEsc. 29 E. a. n. 6. Claus. 1 [...] E. [...]. p. 1. m. 14. levied in 8 E. 3. came to possessEsc. 29 E. a. n. 6. Claus. 13 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 14. the Mannors of Sotby, Stalingburgh, Kyme, Asewardby, Metheringham, Baumburgh, Calseby, Elkyngton, and Iny [...]gham, in Com. Linc. as alsoIbid. the Mannors of [...], and Paddokthorp, in Com. Ebor. with divers other Lands lying in s S [...] ­mercotes, Saltfletby, and Skydbroke, in Com. Linc. for lackIbid. of Issue-male of the before-speci­fied William de Kyme; and doingIbid. his Homage, had LiveryIbid. of them accordingly.

Traci.

IN the time of King Stephen, Henry Henry. de Traci possess'dM [...]nast. Ang. vol. 1. 68 [...] a. the Honour of Berstaple, in Com. Devon, by the GiftGesta Reg [...] Steph. 945 C. of that King. Which Barony, Iohel, the Son of Alured de Totneis, for­merly Monast. Ang. ut supra. enjoy'd. This Henry beingGesta Re­gis Steph. ut supra, & 961 A. a valiant and expert Soldier, wasGesta Re­gis Steph. ut supra, & 961 A. the onely Person, in all that Country, who stood firm to that King; and ma­king frequent ExcursionsGesta Re­gis Steph. ut supra, & 961 A. out of Berstaple, much annoy'd the Enemy: in one of which, after a sharp Skirmish, being victorious, he broughtIbid. away an hundred and four of them Prisoners; and at length, by his Prowess, forc'dIbid. William de Moi­un (a Person of the greatest Power in those Parts, and most active against the King) to desist from those his Hostile Practices. But, after this, having laidIb [...]d. 974 C. Siege to Cari-Castle, to the end he might, by gaining thereof, subjugate that part of the Country; Robert Earl of Gloucester coming upon him with a Potent Army, demolish'dIb [...]d. 974 C. his Works, and forc'dIb [...]d. 974 C. him to submission.

All that I have farther seen of him, is, That in Anno 1146. (11 Steph.) he ratifiedMonast. Ang. ut supra. those Grants which had been made to the Monks of Bars [...]aple, of all the Lands given to them by the before-spe­cified Iohel de Totneis; and that he left Issue Oliver Oliver. his SonRot. Pip. 11 H. 2. Devon. and Heir; who, in 11 H. 2. gaveRot. Pip. 11 H. 2. Devon. five hundred Marks to the [...]ing, for Livery of his Purpartie of the Honour of Berstaple: And in 12 H. 2. upon the Assessment of the Aid for marry­ing the King's Daughter, certified [...]ib. rub. tit. Devon., That he held xxviii Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento; and de novo, one and an half, three parts, and a fourth: for which, in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Devon. xviii l. xii s. iv d. But died before 31 H. 2. as it seems: for in that year the Sheriff of Devon. accountedRot. P [...]p. [...]1 H. 2. Devon. to the Ex­chequer for the Profits of his Lands, and paid Rot. P [...]p. [...]1 H. 2. Devon. vi l. xiii s. iv d. to Robert Manduit, for the main­tenance of Oliver Oilver. (his Son and Heir.)

Which Oliver, in 6 R. 1. was acquittedRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Devon. of his Scutage for the King's Redemption.

In 7 R. 1. upon an AccordRot. Pip. 7 R. 1. He [...]ef. betwixt this last-mention'd Oliver, and William de Braose, whereby the Inheritance of the Honour of Berstaple was [Page 622] acknowledg'd to be the Right of the said William, he the said William agreedRot. Pip. 7 R. 1. He [...]ef. that this Oliver should enjoy it for his Life, and likewise receive xx l. per Annum more, during that time: and, in case he should leave any Issue of his Body, begotten on the Wife he then had, That then the Mannor of Fre [...]inton on [...]ly, and five Knights Fees, should [...] to the same William, and his Heirs: and the Iss [...] of Oliver to have all the rest.

In 8 R. 1. upon Collection of the Scutage of [...], this Oliver paid [...] xxviii l. xiii s. iv d. And, having given [...] to the Monks of Hertland the Church of Frementon, with Land of viii s. per Annum valu [...], departed this Life in 12 Ioh. or b [...]ore: For then did Eve his Widow give [...] an hundred and twenty Marks for an Assignation of her Dowrie, and Licence to marry again. Where­upon she had, inter alia, the Mannor of Esegarston, in Com. Berks. assign'd [...] unto her, which was of the In [...]ritance [...] of Hawyse de London, as parcel of the Mannor of Kidwelly. She had likewise some Inter [...]st in the Mannor of Hamedon, in Com. W [...]tes. for in 1 H. 3. the King directed his Precept [...] to the Sh [...]riff of that County, to permit her, and [...] the Mother of Oliver, the King's Brother (who was an illegitimate Son of King Iohn) to take reasonable E [...]overs out of that Mannor, with­out committing Waste.

To [...] m [...]ntion'd Oliver de Traci, succeed­ed Henry Henry. his Son and Heir. Which Henry, in 15 Ioh. had Livery [...] of the Mannors of Berst [...]p [...]e and Tavest [...]e, as also of the whole Honour of Berstaple as well that which William de Braose held, as that which Oliver his Father did possess. But in 12 H. 3. the King sent his Precept [...] to the Sh [...]iff of Devon, to cause the Walls of the Castle at [...], b [...]longing to this Henry, to be abated, so that they should not exceed ten foot in height. [...] which, I have not seen any farther of him, till 41 H. 3. that he had Summons [...] to attend the King at [...], on the Octaves of St. Peter ad [...], well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to march into Wales: and the same year was made Governour of the Castle at [...] In 42 H. 3. he had likewise Summons [...] to be at Chester, on M [...]nday pre [...]ding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, for the like purpose; and obtain'd a Charter [...] for Free-warren in all his D [...]mesn-Lands within his Mannor of [...], in Com. Devon. as also for a Mark [...]t every Week upon the Thursday, at his M [...]nnor of [...], in the same County; with a [...] for three days, viz. on Martinmass Eve, [...] Day, and Morrow after. And departed [...] this [...] or before, b [...]ing th [...]n s [...]ised [...] of the [...] in Com. Devon. as the Head [...]: Likewise of the Mannors of [...], Tracy, [...], Tav [...]st [...]ke, Nyme [...]- [...], and certain Lands in [...], all in that [...], and M [...]bers of that Barony. Also of the [...] of the Priory of Barstaple, and Church of [...]; of the fourth part of the Mannor of [...] the fifth part of the Mannor of [...] and fifth part of the Mannor of [...]: having one onely [...] Daughter, called Eve, [...] was marri [...]d [...] to Guy de Brienne: Which Guy [...] [...] by her a Daughter called Maude, Wife [...] [...] at that time found [...] to be [...] H [...]ir, and xxxi years of age.

Which [...] doing his Homage, had Livery [...] of the Lands at her Inheritance.

¶Cont [...]mporary with the first Oliver, was also [...] William. de [...]. Which William, in 12 H. 2. upon the Assessment of that Aid then levied for Marrying the King's Daughter, certified [...], That he held xxvi Knights Fees, and two eighth parts: for which, in 14 H. 2. he paid xvii l. x s. This Willi­am de Traci wasM. Paris. 1 [...]4 l. 26. one of the Murtherers of Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury, in Anno 1170. (15 H. 2.) And in 19 H. 2. had the TitleJo [...]vall. 1105. n. 50. of Steward of Normandy (id est; Justice [...] of Nor­mandy: but held [...] it not much more than two years longer; Richard Bishop of Winchester be­ing then [...] substituted in that Office: And in 17 Ioh. wasClaus. 17 Joh. m. [...]. in Arms against the King, with other of the Barons: for which respect his Lands were seised, and givenClaus. 17 Joh. m. [...]. to William de Thornton. But in 2 H. 3. returningClaus. 2 H. 3. n. 16. to his Obedience, had restituti­on Claus. 2 H. 3. n. 16. of them. In 7 H. 3. upon Collection of the Scutage of Biham, he paidRot. Pip. 7 H. 3. Devon. xxviii l. by reason he was not in that Service: and beingClaus. 7 H. 3. m 5. [...] dorso. about that time in that Expedition made into Wales, had ScutageClaus. 7 H. 3. m 5. [...] dorso. of all his Tenants, who held of him by Military Service.

This William, by the NameEx Coll R. Gl. S. of William de Traci, Son of Gervase de Courtenai, gaveEx Coll R. Gl. S. to the Canons of Torre, in Com. Devon. all his Lands in North-Chillingford, which he held of Dru de Montgirun: And to [...] the Monks of Christ-Church, in Canterbury, his Lordship of [...]. But farther I have not seen of him.

Hoese.

IN 5 Steph. Geffrey Geffrey. de Hoese heldRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Berks. certain Lands in Com. Berks. of Adam de Port.

This Geffrey (for I suppose him to be the same) upon levying that Aid for Marrying the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc. Wiltes., That he then held but one Knights Fee, and that it was de novo feoffamento: And in 27 H. 2. and the one half of the twenty eighth year, executed the Sheriff'sRot. Pip. de i [...]d. an. Oxon. Office for the County of Oxford. Moreover, in 28 H. 2. he was R. Hoved. 338 a. n. 50. one of the Justices-Itinerant for the Counties of Cambridg, Huntendon, Northampton, Leicester, War­wick, Worcester, Hereford, Stafford, and Salop. and in 1 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 1 [...]. 1. [...]. a Fine to the King of xxxiii l. xvi s. viii d. that he might enjoy his Lands in Peace, during his own Life, and dispose of the Custody of them afterwards to whom he should think fit.

This Geffrey (for I presume him still to be the same) gave [...] to the Canons at St. Dionyse in S [...]hampton the Church of Little Fage [...]am. Moreover, he joyn'd with Henry his Father, in the GiftMonast. [...] vol. 1. [...] n. 20. of certain▪ Lands in S [...]apelford, to the Monks of Stanley, in Com. Wiltes. and departed Rot. Pip. 1 J [...]h. Wiltes. this Life in 1 Ioh. Gundred his Wife surviving him; who, for CC Marks Fine, obtain'dRot. Pip. 1 J [...]h. Wiltes. the Wardship of his Heir. Which Gundred, called Ex [...] penès [...] ut supra. Gundred de Warren, ratifiedEx [...] penès [...] ut supra. that Grant of the Church of Little Fageham, so given by him to those Canons.

What the Name of his Heir was, I cannot cer­tainly discover: I therefore descend to Henry Henry. H [...]ese, of whom it appears [...], That he possessed Lands in Wiltshire, in 13 H. 2. And in 2 R. 1. had Livery [...] of those Lands in Sussex, whereof he was dis­possess'd by King Henry the Second. In 4 Ioh. this Henry gave [...] C Marks for a Writ of Mort­d'ancester, touching the Mannor of Derinton, for which he impleaded Hugh de Nevill, le grosse.

[Page 623] As to his Works of Piety, I find, that he gave [...] all his Lands in Upton to the Canons of Oseney, in Com. Oxon. and to [...] the Knights-Templars the Lordship of Spursholt; as also [...] the Churches of Winkeburne, and Egrum (vulg. Aram) in Com. Notingh. And to the Canons of Thurgarton, one Ox-gang of Land in Egrum. Moreover, he founded [...] the Priory of Durford, in Com. Suss. and died [...] in 15 Ioh. Whereupon Henry his Son, gi­ving [...] to the King C Marks, had Livery [...] of the Lands of his Inheritance, lying in Com. Wiltes.

After him, there was another Henry; Henry. who, in 2 H. 3. gave [...] Lxxx Marks for Livery of his Fa­ther's Lands: but he was [...] Son of William; and in 3 H. 3. gave [...] a Fine of fifty Marks, and two Pal­freys, for his Relief of the Lands whereof Geffrey Hoese died seised, lying in Fichelden▪ and Stapel­ford, in Com. Wiltes. which did by Inheritance be­long to him.

The next ensuing year, viz. in 4 H. 3. Henry Hoese of Herting, in Sussex, gaveRot. Pip. 4 H. 3. Su [...]. ninety Marks for Livery of his Father's Lands: and departing [...] this Life in 19 H. 3. left Issue Mathew Mathew. his Son and Heir. Which Mathew thereupon gave [...] seven hundred Marks for Livery of the Lands of his In­heritance; and in 37 H. 3. entred into Covenants [...] with Iohn Maunsell Provost of Beverley, That Henry his Son and Heir should take to Wife Ioane the Daughter of Alard Fleming, Niece to the said Iohn▪ Which Mathew died [...] in 39 H. 3. Where­upon that Provost gave [...] six hundred Marks for the Wardship of Henry his Son and Heir, with the Custody of his Lands.

Which Henry, Henry. in 49 H. 3. when many of the Barons toook up Arms against the King, adhered Esc. 49 H. 3. [...]. to them. When this Henry died, I find not; but that he left IssueEsc. 18 E. 1. n. 36. Henry, who departedEsc. 18 E. 1. n. 36. this Life in 18 E. 1. being then seisedEsc. 18 E 1. n. 36. of the Mannors of Sturm [...]e,Henry. Dene, Childerston, and Chekeshille, in Com. Kanc. Herting, in Com. Sussex; as also of St [...]dene-Huse, and Tuddeworth, in Com. Wiltes-Henry his Son and Heir being then xxiv years of age. Which Henry, Henry. doing his HomageRot. Fin. 18 E. 1. m. 5. the same year, had LiveryRot. Fin. 18 E. 1. m. 5. of his Lands: And in 22 E. 1. having SummonsRot. Vascon. [...] E. 1. in dor­so, m. 8., upon the eighth of June, to attend the King (together with many other Per­sons of Note) to advise concerning the great Af­fairs of the Realm; upon the twenty sixth of the same Month received other Summons [...]. m. 9. to be at Portesmouth, on the first day of September then next ensuing, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to attend the King into Gascoine.

In 23 E. 1. (which was the following year) this Henry had SummonsClaus. de [...]sd. ann. i [...] dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm. So likewiseClaus. de [...]sd. ann. i [...] dorso. to all other the Parliaments of that King's, and King Edward the Second's time. And in 4 E. 2. was [...] in that Expedition then made into Scotland. In 8 E. 2. he had Summons [...] to be at Newcastle upon Tine, to restrain the Iucursions of the Scots. But in 6 E. 3. he departed [...] this [...]ife, being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Sperton, and Rusyndon, in Com. Glouc. of the Mannors of S [...]aundene, and Tedeworth, in Com. Wiltes. of the Mannor of Her­tyng, in Com. Sussex. and joyntly with Isabell his Wife, of the Mannor of Frysoke, in Com. Sutht. leaving Henry [...] his Son and Heir, at that time xxx years of age, and Isabell his Wife surviving; who had for her Dowrie an Assignation [...] of the moytie of the Mannor of Saperton, and third part of the Mannor of Rusyndon, in Com. Glouc. of the third part of certain Lands in Suth-Morton, in Com. Berks. and Mussyngden, in Com. Buck. of the third part of the Mannors of Staunden, & Tudeworth, in Com. Wiltes. the third part of the Mannor of Hertyng, the third part of the moytie of the Mannor of Pul­bergh, and third part of a Messuage in Mid-Lo­vent in Com. Suss.

Which Henry Henry. then doingRot. Fin. 6 E. 3. m. 18. his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 6 E. 3. m. 18. of his Lands; and in 7 E. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 20. in that Expedition then made into Scotland. So likewise inRot. Sc [...]c. 9 E. 3. m. [...]0. 9 E. 3. And in 21 E. 3. uponPat. 21 E. 3. p. 3. m. 16. the Marriage of Henry his Son and Heir, with Elizabeth the Daughter of Iohn de Bohun, setledPat. 21 E. 3. p. 3. m. 16. the Mannor of Morton, and moytie of the Mannors of Bro­dersyndon, and Saperton, upon him and her, and the Issue, of their two Bodies; and for want of such Issue, on Richard his other Son, with Re­mainder to the Issue of his own Body by Katherine then his Wife; and for lack of such Issue, on Eli­zabeth his Daughter. And, having had Summons Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament to the twenty third year of King Edw. 3. inclusive, departedEsc. 2 [...] E. 3. n. 77. this Life upon the 21 of July, the same year; being then seisedEsc. 2 [...] E. 3. n. 77. of an Estate for Life, in the moytie of the Mannors of Brode-Rusyndon, and Mo [...]ton, in Com. Glouc. as also of the Mannor of Staunden, and moytie of the Mannor of Fry [...]o [...]ke, for Life, the Remainder to Richard his Son, and the Heirs of his Body: Likewise of the Mannor of Tudworth, in Com. Suthampt. of the Mannor of [...] in Com. Wiltes. for Life, with the Advowson of the Chap­pel there; the Remainder to Henry his Son, and the Heirs of his Body.

He likewise diedIbid. seised of the Patronage of the Priory of Durford, and of the Mannors of Hertyng, and Pulbergh, in Com. Suss. for Life; the Remainder to Henry his Son, and the Heirs of his Body: Also of the Mannors of Stouremouth, Dene, and Chelderston, in Com. Kanc. the Re­mainder to Richard his Son, &c. leaving Henry Ibid. the Son of Marke Huse, his Son, his next Heir, then six years of age; who married Margerie Claus. 18 E. 3. p. 1. m. 27., one of the Daughters and Heirs to Theobald de Verdon, and died in his Life-time.

Which Henry, Henry. in 7 R. 2. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 7 R. 2. m. 18. of his Lands; but never was summon'd to Parliament: therefore I shall not discourse far­ther of him.

¶Of this Family (I presume) was Iohn H [...]se; Iohn. who, in 31 E. 1. obtain'd a CharterCart. 31 E. 1. n. 7. for a Week­ly Market upon the Munday at West-Hamneles­worth in Com. Wilts. as also for a Fair yearly, up­on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen.

To this Iohn succeeded Roger Huse, Roger. his Son Claus. 1 E. 3. p. 2. m. 24. and Heir; who, in 1 E. 3. as CousinClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 2. m. 24. and Heir to Iohn Berewyk deceased, making proofClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 2. m. 24. of his Age, and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 2. m. 24. of the Mannor of Heggecourt.

In 12 E. 3. this Roger wasRot. Scoc. 12 E. 3. m. 22. in that Expedition then made into Scotland; and the next ensuing year, with all the StrengthClaus. 13 E. 3. p. 2. in dorso, [...]. 4 [...]. he could raise, assisted Claus. 13 E. 3. p. 2. in dorso, [...]. 4 [...]. Iohn de Warren Earl of Surrey, in defending the Sea-coasts on the Parts of Sussex.

Moreover, in 20 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 16. in the Wars of France. So likewiseR [...]t. F [...]anc. 21 E. 3. p. 1, m. 8. the next year following. In which he merited so well, that in 22 and 23 E. 3. he had SummonsClaus. de i [...]d. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm. But after that, I have not seen any farther mention of him, till his death, which hapnedEsc. 35 [...]. 3. n. 98. in 35 E. 3. he being then seisedEsc. 35 [...]. 3. n. 98. of the Mannors of West Bechesworth, and Hegge­court, in Com. Surr. Morton, Hentlesworth, and [Page 624] [...] in Com. Dorset. the moytie of the Man­nor of [...]-Sacy, in Com. Suthampt. and of the Mannors of Nothin [...]ton, and Kingston-Deve­rell, in Com. Wiltes. leaving Issue Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir▪ then [...] x [...] years of age. Which I [...]hn doing his Homage, had LiveryR [...]t. Fin. 35 [...] 3. m. 10. of his Lands the same year; but never was summon'd to Parliament.

Fitz-Herbert.

THe fi [...]st mention I have seen of this Name and Family, is in 5 Steph. Herbert Fitz-Herbert, Herbert. then Lord Chamberlain [...] to the King, giving [...] CCCliii l. in Silver, for Livery of his Fathers Lands. This Herbert married [...] Lucie the third Daughter to Milo Earl of Hereford; with whom he had [...] the Forest of Dene, in Com. Glouc. and other Lands: But, for some Transgres­sions, as 'tis said [...], he gave it up to King Henry the Second. Nevertheless, he obtain'd from that King a Confirmation [...] of all the Lands which his Father held, as also of his Office of Chamberlain.

In 12 H. 2. upon the Assessment of that Aid then levi [...]d, for marrying the King's Daughter, he certi­fi [...]d [...], That he held one Knights Fee in Com. Wiltes. and three in Com. Berks. In 6 R. 1. he was Sheriff [...] of [...], for the one half of that year; and [...] [...] daring the whole Reign of that King. Also in [...] 8 R. 1. for Shropshire.

With the consent [...] of Lucie his Wife, and Re­ginald his Son, he be [...]tow'd [...] on the Monks of [...] (in Com. Surr.) all his Lands at Bovi­e [...]e, Peter, and Mathew, two other of his Sons, being Witnesses [...] to that Grant.

A former Wife [...] he had, viz. one of the Daugh­ters and Coheirs to Robert Corbet, Lord of Alcester, in Com. Warw. sometime a Concubine [...] to King Henry the First; by reason whereof, his Descen­dants for some time possess'd [...] the moytie of that Mannor; the other moytie descending [...] to Willi­am [...], by her Sister.

Of Reginald his Son, I find no farther mention; Peter Peter. succeeding in the Inheritance. Which Peter was called [...] Peter Fitz-Herbert; and in 5 Ioh. took to Wi [...]e [...] Alice the Daughter of Robert Fitz-R [...]ger (a great Baron in Com. Northumb.)

This Peter, being very obs [...]quious [...] to King Ioh [...], at the time of his Difference with the Ba­rons; in 14 Ioh. was reputed [...] one of his Evil-Couns [...]llers: and in 15 Ioh. made Governour [...] of [...]-Castle, in Com. Ebor. likewise She­ri [...]f [...] of Y [...]rkshire, in 16 Ioh. being also the same year joyn'd in Commission [...] with the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Earl Warren, and others, to take into Safe-conduct all those Persons who should [...] to [...], in the Term of the [...], n [...]xt after the Relaxation of the Interdict, to [...] the King for Pardon of their Trans­gr [...]ssion [...]; as also, all such as should repair to the King at [...] upon the like occasion. And in 17 [...]. con [...]in [...]ing [...] Sheriff of Yorkshire, ob­tain'd [...] [...] that King the Honour of Ber [...]taple, with xv Knights Fees, part of the Poss [...]ssions of Wi [...]iam de [...].

He [...] other Lands, which did be­long to the same William de Br [...]s: For it is said [...], That in [...] 1215. (17 I [...]h.) Giles de Br [...]os Bi­shop of Heref [...]rd [...] [...]im out of the Territo­ri [...]s of [...] and [...] which Herbert his Father held, after the Banishment of William de Braos out of England. Nevertheless, notwith­standing all this, he fell off from King Iohn: For in 18 Ioh. his Lands at Alcester were seised [...] into the King's hands, and given [...] to William de Cam­vill. And in 1 H. 3. Oliver Fitz. Reginald (one of the illegitimate Sons of King Iohn) whom the King calls [...] his Brother, obtain'd [...] all other the Lands of this Peter, for his Support in his Service. But before the end of that year returning [...] to Obe­dience, he had Restitution [...] of the Castle of Blen­leveny, as also of all his Lands belonging to the Honour of Brekno [...], whereof he had been thus dispossess'd by reason of the War, as the Record expresseth, command being given to Reginald de Braos, to yield them up to him. And in 5 H. 3. wasClaus. 5 H. 3. m. 11. with that King at the Siege of Bithum-Castle.

After this, viz. in 12 H. 3. he obtain'd a Char­ter Cart. 12 H. 3. m. 7. of Free-warren, for the Fox, Hare, and Goat, in his Lordships of Wulfretone, Akele, and Ha [...]tone; as also throughout all his Lands in the Hundred of Clere: And LicenceIbid. [...]. 2. to erect a Gate upon the Causey at Lechlade-Bridge, before the Hospital there founded by him.

After which, viz. in 19 H. 3. he departed [...] this Life, Isabell his Wife surviving; who doing her Fealty, had Livery [...] of the Lands of her Inheri­tance; and in particular, of that Mannor [...] of Lechlade, in Com. Glouc. leaving Herbert [...] Herbert. his Son and Heir; who doing his Homage, had also Li­very [...] of his Lands.

Which Herbert granted [...] to the Monks of Brek­noc liberty of Fishing in his Mere, with a Boat, for the space of three days every Week; and every day, during the time of Lent, and Advent. He likewise bestow'dIbid. on them all his Lands of Pen­tenavell, and St. Paulins; and five Marks year­ly Rent, for the Tithes of his Castle at Blenleveny. In 26 H. 3. he had Summons [...] to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King into France. And in 28 H. 3. in [...] consideration of C l. due to the King for his Relief, obtain'd leave [...] to pay it in the space of four years, by the Hands of Robert de Mucegros.

This Herbert died [...] in 32 H. 3. leaving Reginald Reginald. his Brother [...] and Heir; who doing his Homage, had Livery [...] of his Lands, lying in the Counties of Suthampt. Wiltes. Glouc. Berks. Salop. Heref. Essex. Norff. Ebor. and Wales. But the King thereupon disposed [...] of his Honours of Blenleveny, and Bulkedynas, to Walerand Teys.

Which Reginald, in 42 H. 3. had Summons [...] to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King at Chester, upon Munday preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, to resist the Incursions of the Welch: And in 44 H. 3. as one [...] of the Ba­rons-Marchers, receiv'd command [...] to reside in those Parts, with all his Power, to prevent their farther Hostilities.

In 45 H. 3. he was made [...] Sheriff of Hantshire, and Governour of the Castle at Winchester; and continued [...] Sheriff of that County for the three next ensuing years.

Moreover, in 47 H. 3. he receiv'd farther Com­mand [...], to furnish himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Hereford, on Munday next after the Feast of the Purification of our Lady, to march against the Welch.

In 48 H. 3. he was [...] one of those Barons who undertook for the King's Performance of what the King of France should determine touching the [Page 625] Ordinances of Oxford: And in 14 E. 1. departed Claus. 14 E. 1. m. 3. this Life. Whereupon Ioane his Widow had an AssignationClaus. 14 E. 1. m. 3. of the Mannor of Bedhamton, with the Hamlet of Brokhamton, in Com. Suthampt. and of the Mannor of Wolfretone in the same County, as also of the Mannor of Stanford, in Com. Berks. Ugeleye, in Com. Essex. Chiriton, in Com. Wilts. Frethorpe, in Com. Norff. and Wihton, in Com. Ebor. for her Dowrie.

To this Reginald succeeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir; who, in 22 E. 1. amongst other eminent Men of that time, had SummonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. [...]. in [...] m. 9. to attend the King, to consult about the important Affairs of the Realm. Soon after which, he receiv'd com­mand Ibid. m. 7. to repair to Portsmeuth upon the first of September, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, thence to pass with him into France. And had SummonsClaus. de ii [...]d. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 25 E. 1. till 1 E. 2. inclusive. But forasmuch as that Honour continued not to any of his Descendents, I shall not take any farther notice of them; closing up my Discourse of this Family, with this Observation, viz. That from Peter, a Brother to this Iohn, the Earls of Pembroke are saidEx coll. R. [...] to derive their Descent.

¶I come now to Matthew, Mathew. a younger Son to the first Herbert (as hath been observed.)

This Matthew was SheriffRot. [...]ip. 12. [...] of Sussex in 12 Ioh. for three parts of that year; and so continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. till the seventeenth, inclusive. In which year, the Ba­rons being prevalent, and forcing the King to submit the RuleM. Paris. 161. l. 21. of the whole Realm to the Sway of xxv of themselves, he wasM. Paris. 161. l. 21. one of those who then undertook that the King should conform thereto. And having stood firm to that King in his greatest Troubles, continued so to his Son and Successor King Henry the Third; being SheriffRot. Pip. de [...] ann. Su [...]s. of Sussex from the first to the twelfth year of his Reign, inclusive. In which year, obtaining the WardshipClaus. 12 H. [...] m. 4. & 10. of William Painell, he had LiveryClaus. 12 H. [...] m. 4. & 10. of the Mannor of Hunspill, in Com. Devon. which Alice de Mohun (the Mother of the same William) had heldClaus. 12 H. [...] m. 4. & 10. in Dower. And in 18 H. 3. was made GovernourPat. 18 H. 3. m. 15. of the Castle of Lydeford.

In 27 H. 3. he manifestedM. paris. [...] n. 40. his Valour to admi­ration, in that memorable Battel at Xantoigne, against the French, where the English obtain'dM. Paris. [...] n. 40. a glorious Victory. And the next ensuing year, was sentIbid. 647. n. [...] with CCC Horse, to restrain the Hostilities of the Welch, in the Parts near Montgomerie But before sufficient Preparations could be made for that Expedition, the Scots givingIbid. the Enemy as­sistance, they defeatedIbid. the English. Whereupon he attemptedIbid. & M. Westm. in eodem anno. the Welch the next day following; but was beatenIbid. & M. Westm. in eodem anno. back with loss. It is saidMonast. Ang. [...]. 1. 478. n. [...]0. by some, that he was stain near Margan, and bu­ried in the Abby there.

¶This Mathew had Issue Peter, [...] as I guess; who died in 39 H. 3. without Issue: Whereupon Iohn his Brother, payingRot. Fin. 39 H. 3. m. 7. C l. for his Relief, had Live­ry Rot. Fin. 39 H. 3. m. 7. of his Lands. Which Iohn, in 41 H. 3. upon that Expedition then design'd into Wales, amongst other of the Great Men of that time, had Sum­mons [...] to be at Bristol, upon the Octaves of St. Pe­ter, well fitted with Horse and Arms for that pur­pose (his Residence being then in Devonshire.) And the next year following, had the like Summons [...] (amongst others) to be at Chester, on Munday preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Excursions of the Welch.

To this Iohn succeeded Mathew Mathew. his Son and Heir, called Mathew Fitz-Iohn; who in 15 E. 1. being made GovernourRot. Fin. 15 E. 1. m. 11. of the Castle of the De­vises for Life, obtain'd at the same time also a GrantPat 15 E. 1. m. 11. of that Mannor, for the like term: And in 16 E. 1. was madePat. 16 E. 1. m. 17. Sheriff of Devon ­shire, and Governour of the Castle of E [...]eter. Moreover, in 22 E. 1. he was again SheriffRot Pip. de eodem anno. of that County, and in 25 E. 1. had SummonsClaus. de eo­dem anno in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm (but not after.)

Furthermore, in 29 E. 1. the Custody of the Fo­rests of Melkeshoun, and Chippeham, then seised Claus. 29 E. 1. m. 13. into the King's hands, by reason of WasteClaus. 29 E. 1. m. 13. done in them by him (having been WardenClaus. 29 E. 1. m. 13. of them, as belonging to the Castle of Devises) were by special command restoredClaus. 29 E. 1. m. 13. again. But this Ma­thew having no Issue (as it seems) gaveEsc. 2 E. 2. n. 49. the Inhe­ritance of all his Lands to the King (viz. Edward the First) scil. Hinton, and Warbli [...]ton, in Com. Suthampt. Erlestoke, in Com. Wiltes. Okes [...]ord, Ysalampton, and Stoke in Hamme, with the Hamlet of Bykworth, in Com. Devon. and diedClaus. 3. E. 1. m. 21. in 3 E. 2. Whereupon Eleanor his Widow had for her Dowrie an AssignationClaus. 3. E. 1. m. 21. of the Mannor of Yalamplon, the Borough of Nasse the third part of two parts of the Mannor of Okeford, in Com. Devon. the third part of the Mannor-house of Erlestoke, in Com. Wilts. and certain Lands there; with the Advowsons of the Churches of Warblyn­ton, and Okeford.

De la Val.

OF this Name I find mention in 5 Steph. William Maltravers then payingRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Ebor. a thou­sand Marks of Silver, and C l. to be dis­posed of as the King should think fit, for the Wi­dow of Hugh de la Val, Hugh. with her Lands, for the term of xv years; and after that time, for the Be­nefit of her Marriage and Dowrie. The next is in 13 H. 2. of Guy de la Val, Guy. who then possess'dRot. Pip. 13 H. 2. Norlht. Navesby, in Com. Northampt. and held xx Knights Fees, as it seems: For, in 14 H. 2. upon collection of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, it appearsRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Ebor. that he paid xx Marks, viz. xiii s. iv d. for each.

In 2 R. 1. upon levying the Scutage of Wales, he paidRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Ebor. x l. for his Fees in Yorke shire: and upon the Aid for the King's Red [...]mption, in 6 R. 1. an­swered R [...]t. Pip. 6 R. 1. de iisd. com. xx l. in the same County, xxxiii s. iv d. in Com. Linc. and x s. in Com. Oxon. the CapitalR [...]t. Pip. de eodem anno, [...]. Seat of his Barony being in Com. Ebor.

This Guy marriedTesta de Ne­vill Sur [...]. the Daughter of Maurice de Creon; and diedRot. Pip. 4 Joh. [...]. in 1 Ioh. Whereupon Roger de Lasci, Constable of Chester, gaveOblatae 1 Joh. m. 16. five hundred Marks, ten Palfreys, and ten Laisse of Greyhounds, for the Possession of his Lands, which he claim'd Oblatae 1 Joh. m. 16. as his own Right.

After this,Gilbert. I find mention of Gilbert de la Val. Which Gilbert, in 17 Ioh. wasM. Paris. 254. l. 7. in Arms against that King: But all that I have farther seen of him, is, That he heldTesta de Nevill No [...]a th [...]mb. Calverdon, in Com. Northumb. of the King, in Capite, by Barony, performing the Service of two Knights, as his Ancestors had done from the time of the Conquest.

At this time also Eustace de la Val Eustace. heldIbid. ano­ther Barony in Com. Northumb. consisting of these Lordships, scil. Blackaliddon, Seron, with its Members, viz. Reusum, and Dis [...]ington, for two [Page 626] Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento. This Eustance, in 42 H. 3. had Summons [...], with other of the Northern Barons, to fit himself with Horse and Arms▪ and to march into Scotland, for rescuing the King of that Realm out of the hands of his Re­bellious Subj [...]cts, who at that time heldIbid. him in restraint; he beingIbid. then in Minority, and having marriedIbid. the Daughter of King Henry.

After him, I come to Hugh de la Val; Hugh. who, in 2 E. 1. had to Wife [...] Maud, one of the Cousins and Coh [...]irs of Richard de Montfichet, Daughter [...] and Heir to Hugh de Bulbec. Which Hugh de Bulbec also wedded [...] Margerie one of the Sisters and H [...]irs to the said Richard.

In 22 E 1. this Hugh de la Val (with other of the Great Men of that time) had Summons [...] to fit hims [...]lf with Horse and Arms, and to be at [...] upon the first day of September, thence to attend the King into France. But far­ther I cannot say of him, other than that in 30 E. 1. Iohn de Lancaster was foundRot. Fin. 30 [...] 1. m. 6. to be Cousin and Heir to Maud his Widow; neither he nor his Po­sterity having ever had Summons to Parliament.

Colvile.

THe first mention I find of this Name and Family, is of Philip de Colvile; Philip. who, being an Adversary [...]orevall. 1040. n. 40. to King Stephen, built [...]orevall. 1040. n. 40. a Castle in Yorkeshire, and Mann'd it against him: Whereupon the King laying Siege to it, won [...]orevall. 1040. n. 40. it from him, and demolished it. In 21 H. 2. this Philip wasIbid. 1125. n. 10. one of the Witnesses to that Agreement made betwixt William King of Scots, and King Henry the Second; whereby the King of Scots obliging himself to be faithful to King Henry, did Homage to him at Yorke.

After this, scil in. 10 R. 1. William William. de Colevill gave [...] a Fine of xxx Marks for Livery of his Pur­party of xv Knights Fees in Binebrec, and Aburne, in Com. Linc. Which William, in 18 Ioh. being [...] one of the Barons in Arms against that King, was, amongst others, excommunicated [...] by the Pope: and continuing still in that Rebellion, was taken Prisoner [...] in the Battel of Lincelne, 1 H. 3. Whereupon Maude his Wife, being sollicitous for his Redemption, obtain'd Letters [...] of Safe-conduct to come to the King, for treating with him to that purpose; and thereby making his Composition [...], had the King's Precept [...] to William Earl of Alte­marle, to render his Castle of Bi [...]ham, in Com. Linc. which had been s [...]ised for that Transgression. This William was a Benefactor [...] to the Canons of Osulveston, in Com. Leic. and had Issue Robert, Robert. who also adhering to those Rebellious Barons, against King Iohn, in 17 Ioh. had Letters [...] of Safe-conduct, with Roger de Iarpevill, to repair to the King on the behalf of the Barons, to treat of Peace: But continuing in Arms with them, was taken [...] Prisoner by Falcase de Breant, in 1 H. 3.

To whom [...] Walter, Walter. a Person of no less a turbulent Spiri [...] [...]han those I have mention'd. Which Walter joyning with M [...]ntfort Earl of L [...]i­cester, and the [...] of those fiery-spirited Men, was with divers more [...] Prisoner [...] at [...], in 49 H. 3. by Prince Edward, not long before that memorable Battel of Evesham, where their principal [...] and [...]ower was utterly broke in pl [...]ces; so that his Lands were, for that reason, extendedEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. But being admitted to Composition, (as others then were, by that favourable Decree called Dictum de Kenilworth) in 5 E. 1. he de­parted Esc. 5 E [...]. n. 41. this Life; being then seisedEsc. 5 E [...]. n. 41. of the Man­nors of Bytham, Auburne, and Ledenham, in Com Linc. Roger. leaving Roger his Son and Heir xxiv years of age. Which Roger was SheriffRot. Pp. 51 H. 3. Norff. & S [...]ff. of Norff. and Suff. in 51 H. 3. And in 14 E. 1. paidRot. Pip. 14 E. 1. Norff. & S [...]ff. C l. Fine for marrying of Ermentrude the Widow of Stephen de Cressy.

But this Roger diedRot. Fin. 16 E. 1. m. 12. in 16 E. 1. Whereupon the King, in consideration of C l. Fine, granted Rot. Fin. 16 E. 1. m. 12. the Wardship of his Lands in Bytham, Est-Wytham, West-Wytham, and Careby, in Com. Linc. unto William de Breus, until his Heir should come of age, whose Name was Edmund. Edmund.

Which Edmund marriedEx co [...]l. R. Gl. S. Margaret the Daugh­ter of Robert de Vfford, and departedEsc. 9 E. 2. n. 49. this Life in 9 E. 2. being then seisedEsc. 9 E. 2. n. 49. of the Mannors of Berghdon, in Com. Rotel. [...] in Com. Leic. Auburne, and Bytham, in Com. Linc. and joyntly with her the said Margaret, of the Mannor of We­ston, in Com. Catabr. Robert Robert. his Son and Heir be­ing then ten years of age.

Which Robert, in 18 E. 3. wasRot. [...] in the Wars of France; and in 20 E. 3. obtain'd a Charter [...] for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Reping­hale, Ryngesdon, Hacumby, Motton, Hermelthorp, Steynthweit, Ne [...]bell, Maydenwell, Stainton, and Wrawby, in the County of Linc. as also forCart. & Pat. 20 E. 3. m. 2. a Market at his Mannor of Castle-Bitham, in the same County, every Week, upon the Tuesday; and a Fair yearly for five days, viz. on the Eve and Feast-day of St. Iames the Apostle, and three days following. In 26 E. 3. he was constitutedRot. [...] 26 E. 3. m. 5. one of the Commissioners of Array, in Com. Linc. for the Arming of all Knights, Es­quires, and others, to resist the Power of the French, then threatning an Invasion. And having been summon'dClaus. de i [...]sd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 16 E. 3. until 39 of that King's Reign, inclusive, departedClaus. [...] E. 3. [...] 17. this Life in 42 E. 3. being then seisedClaus. [...] E. 3. [...] 17. of the Castle at Bi­tham, with the Mannors of Corby, Careby, Bir­ton, Re [...]inghale, Cheyle, Billesford, Aburne, and South- [...] in Com. Walter. Linc. leaving Walter Rot. [...] 43 E. 3. m. 10. his Son and Heir. Which Walter tookRot. [...] 43 E. 3. m. 10. to Wife Margaret the Daughter and Heir to Giles de Bas­singburne, and had IssueRot. [...] 43 E. 3. m. 10. by her a Son called Robert; Robert. who dyingIbid. without Issue, Raphe Basset of Sapcote, in Com. Leic. and Iohn Gernun, became Ibid. his Heirs; viz. Ibid. the said Raphe being Son and Heir of Simon, Son and Heir of Elizabeth, one of the Sisters of Edmund de Colvile before-specifi­ed; and Iohn Gernun, Son of Alice the other Sister.

Canci.

OF this Name, the first mention I find, is in 5 Steph. at which time Walter de Can­ci Walt [...]. gave [...] a Fine of xv l. for Licence to marry whom he should please.

This Walter bestow'd [...] the Church of Scirpen­bec (in Com. Ebor.) with fifty Acres of Land in that Lordship, on the Monks of Whitby.

To him succeeded Anf [...]id de Canci, [...] his SonLib [...]. in Scac [...]. tit. [...]. and Heir; who, in 12 H. 2. uponLib [...]. in Scac [...]. tit. [...]. the Assessment of that Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, cer­tifiedLib [...]. in Scac [...]. tit. [...]., [Page 627] That he held five Knights Fees; for which, in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2 Ebor. five Marks: and diedRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Ebor. in 6 R. 1. leaving his Heir in minority, for whose Wardship Hugh Murdac gaveRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Ebor. C Marks.

Contemporary with Anfrid, was Simon de Canci, who,Simon. in 14 H. 2. uponRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Linc. Collection of the Aid be­fore-specified, paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Linc. v l. This Simon gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 547 b. n. [...] to the Knights-Templars the Church of Wyllugh­ton; but diedRot. de Domina­bus, &c. Linc. before the thirtieth of H. 2. lea­ving Helewise Rot. de Domina­bus, &c. Linc. de Swinope his Wife surviving (who was a FlemingRot. de Domina­bus, &c. Linc. by birth) and Simon Rot. de Domina­bus, &c. Linc. his Son and Heir.

Which Simon, Simon. in 6 R. 1. upon the Collection of the Aid for the King's Redemption, paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Linc. the like Sum of v l. for the Knights Fees which were held of him.

In 2 Ioh. he attendedR. Hoved. 461 b. n. 40. the King at Lincolne, with other of the Barons, when William King of Scotland did Homage to him: but in 17 Ioh. ta­king Claus. 17 part with those who were at that time rebel­lious, his Lands were seised, and given1 Joh. m. 6. to Richard de Gray.

Camvile.

IN 5 Steph.Gerard.Gerard de Camvile gave [...] Ang. vol. 1, 640 b. 16. two parts of the Tithes of Cherleton-Camvile, in Com. Somerset. to the Monks of Bermondsey, in Surrey: and had his Chief Seat at Lilburne, near Creeke; in Northamptonshire, where the Vestigia of an ancient Castle are to be seen.

To him succeeded Richard, Richard. who was Founder Ibid. 882 b. n. 30. of Combe-Abby, in Warwick shire, in King Ste­phen's Reign; and in 12 Steph. one of the Witnes­sses [...] to that Accord then made betwixt that King and Henry Duke of Normandy, touching the Suc­cession of the same Henry to the Crown of England, after King Stephen's death.

In 2 H. 2. he executed the Office of SheriffRot. Pip. 5. H. 2. Berk [...]. for the County of Berks. And the same year had a GrantRot. Pip. 2. H. 2. Northt. from the King of the Lordship of Sutton, in Northampton shire.

In 5 H. 2. he accountedRot. Pip. 5 H [...]. Oxon. xv l. for the Rent of Cornberie-Forest, in Oxford shire, for five years.

In 6. H. 2. he was sentRot. Pip. 6 H. 2. Hant [...]. beyond-Sea, with the King's Austringers and Falconers.

In. 10 H. 2. he was one of the WitnessesEx Regist. [...] Cant. [...] Coll. R. Gl S. to that Recognition of the Peoples Liberties and Rights, then made by King Henry.

In 12 H. 2. upon Assessment of the Aid for mar­rying of the King's Daughter, he certified [...], That he held one Knight's Fee of the King de antiquo Feoffamento.

In 22 H. 2. he was sent [...] by the King to Paris in France.

Being [...] Lord of the Mannor of Erdinton, in Com. Oxon. he gave [...] to the Canons of Osney one Messuage there, with free liberty [...] to gather the Tithes of his Demesns of that Place, and in Berne­cestre.

In 2 Ric. 1. he was [...] one of the Admirals for that Expedition then made by King Richard into the Holy Land; and came [...] to Lisbone with Lx Ships: thence [...] sail'd to Marsieles. After this, he was joyn'd with Robert de Tornbam, in the Govern­ment [...] of Ciprus: Whence he went [...], without the King's leave, to the Siege of Acon, and there died [...].

This Richard had many Sons, as the Descent here inserted doth shew: The eldest of which, viz. Gerard de Camvile, Gerard. being WealthyJo ev [...]ll. 1223. n. 30. as well as NobleJo ev [...]ll. 1223. n. 30. purchasedJo ev [...]ll. 1223. n. 30. of King Richard the Custo­dy of Lincoln-Castle, and the Province adjacent; unto the Constablewick of which Castle he had Ex mag [...] [...] in Offico D [...]catus Lanc. sub [...] So­ca de Bo­linbrok. Title in Right of Nichola his Wife, eldestRot. de Do­minabus, puc­ris & puellis. of the three Daughters and Coheirs of Richard de Haya: By which Grant King Richard did also confirmEx mag [...] [...] in Offico D [...]catus Lanc. sub [...] So­ca de Bo­linbrok. to him all the Inheritance belonging to her both in England and Normandy.

Which Custody he heldRot. Pip. de i [...]sd. ann. Linc. from the second to the end of the half of the sixth year of that King's Reign. But beingR. Hoved. 419 b n 10. a firm Adherer to Iohn Earl of Moreton (the King's Brother) William de Long­champ Bishop of Ely, Chancellour of England, Governour of the Realm in King Richard's ab­sence, and an utter Enemy to the Earl of Morcton, accusedR. Hoved 419 b n 10. him of harbouring and abetting Thieves, which robb'd Merchants going to Stanford-Fair; and likewise of High-treason, because he declin'd upon Summons to appear before the King's Justi­ces, when he was sent for to answer that Charge; and said, That being a Reteiner to Iohn Earl of Moreton, he would be tried in his Court, and no other.

He was also charg'dR. Hoved 419 b n. 10. with adhering to the said Earl of Moreton, and other of the King's Enemies, in taking the Castles of Notingham, and Tikhill: and notwithstanding he deniedIbid. n. 30. all▪ was outed Ibid. n. 30. not onely of his Constableship of Lincoln-Ca­stle, and Sheriffalty of that County, but of his own Lands: So that, upon the return of King Richard, he was constrain'd to giveRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Linc. two thousand Marks, to be repossess'd of he own Estate, and to obtain the King's Favour. And Nichola his Wife, a FineRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Linc. of CCC Marks, for liberty to marry her Daughter to whom she pleased, so that he were not an Enemy to the King.

But it was not long after, that Iohn Earl of Moreton, upon the death of King Richard his Bro­ther, obtain'd the Crown, and restoredRot. Pip. 1 Joh. Linc. this Ge­rard to the Sheriffalty of Lincol [...]shire. And, in considerationOblatae 1 Joh. m. 3. of a thousand Pound Fine, gave Oblatae 1 Joh. m. 3. him the Widow of Thomas de Verdon, for Wife to Richard his Son, (viz. Eustachia Daughter and HeirRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Berks. Claus. 17 Joh. m. 3 of Gilbert Basset) with her whole Inheri­tance.

In 2 Ioh. this Gerard wasR. Hoved. 461 b. n. 40. one of the Peers in that Parliament at Lincoin, whereR. Hoved. 461 b. n. 40. William King of Scotland did Homage to King Iohn for that Realm: From which time, till the end of the se­venth year of King Iohn, he hadRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Linc. the Sheriffalty of Lincolnshire: And in 6 Ioh. had special Li­cence Pat. 6 Joh. m. 5. to hunt the Hare, Fox, and Wild-cat, throughout all the King's Forests.

In 7 Ioh. asRot Pip 7 Joh. Linc. a Coparcener with Fulk de Oyri, and others, inRot Pip 7 Joh. Linc. consideration of CCC Marks Fine to the King, he obtain'd LicenceRot Pip 7 Joh. Linc. for measuring the whole Marsh betwixt the Waters of Spalding and Tid, in that County, so that each Hundreder might have his Proportion thereof, according to their respective Carucates.

In. 10 Ioh. he wasEx ipso au­togr. [...] one of the King's Justices-Itinerant in Lincoln shire. And by Nichola his Wife left Issue [...] 13 Joh. Linc. H. Knighton, 2423. [...] 30. Claus. [...] H. 3. m 24. Richard above-mention'd.

Which Richard, Richard. in 7 Ioh. gaveOblatae 7 Joh. m. 5. MM Marks Fine, and ten Palfreys, for the Livery of the Lands of his Wifes Inheritance, as Daughter and Heir to Gilbert Basset.

In 16 Ioh. this Richard had LiveryPat. 16 Joh. p. 1. m. 7. of Middle­ton-Castle in Oxford shire, part of his own Inheri­tance by Descent from his Father: And in 2 H. 3. [Page 628] gaveRot. Pip. 2 H. 3. Berks. & Northampt. MM Marks Fine for Livery of all the rest. But more of him I have not seen, than that he left Issue Idonea Claus. 10 H. 3. m. 12 & m. 4. his Daughter and Heir, who became the WifePat. 17 Joh. p. 1. m. 7. of William de Longespe, Son of William de Longespe Earl of Salisbury: Nor of her, than that in 17 Ioh. she had LiveryPat. 17 Joh. p. 1. m. 7. of all the Lands which were of the Inheritance of Eustachia her Mo­ther: Likewise, inClaus. 10 H. 3. m. 12. 10 H. 3. of those which were her Fathers; and inRot. Fin. 15 H. 3. m. 8. 15 H. 3. of whatsoever were belonging to Nichola her Grandmother, who then departed this Life.

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¶Of William, William. one of the Brothers to this last-mention'd Gerard, it appears, that he had Is­sue by Albreda, the Daughter and Heir of Geffrey Marmion, three Sons, viz. Geffrey, William, and Thomas (as the Descent sheweth.)Geffrey. Which Geffrey, in 43 H. 3. wasRot. Pip. 43 H. 3. Devon. acquitted for his Scutage of Wales, for xxviii Knights Fees he held in Right of Maude his Wife, CousinRot. Fin. 2. E. 1. m. 10. and Heir to Henry de Tracy (scil. DaughterEsc. 2. E. 1. n. 32. Devon. of his Daughter) for that part of the Honour of Berstaple which formerly belong'd to Oliver de Tracy.

In 22 E. 1. this Geffrey had SummonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m. 9. to at­tend the King at Portsmouth, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to go with him into Gascoyne: And havingClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. sate in the several Parliaments of that King, from 23 until 34 of his Reign inclusive, departedEsc. 2 E. 2. n. 75. Devon. this Life in 2 E. 2. seisedEsc. 2 E. 2. n. 75. Devon. in Right of the said Maud his Wife (as Tenant by the Cour­tesie of England) of the Lordship of Fremyngton, Bovy-Tracy, Nymet-Tracy, Barnstaple, the fourth part of the Mannor of Toriton, and of the Ham­let of Nymet-St. George; as alsoIbid. of the Lord­ship of Clifton-Camvile, in Com. Staff. which he held by the Service of three Knights Fees; lea­ving William his Son and HeirIbid., then xl years of age.

Which William William. had also SummonsClaus. de i [...]sdem ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment in 2 and 4 Edw. 2. But farther of him I cannot say.

Botreanx.

THE first mention of this Name, where­with I have met, is in 6 Steph. where Geffrey Boterell, Brother to Alan Earl of Richmund, is worthily extoll'd [...] for his Valour, against the Forces of Maud the Empress, then Be­sieging the Castle of Winchester. The next is of Hamon Boterell: Which Hamen, Hamon. in 2 H. 2. paid Rot. Pip. 2. H. 2. Hant [...]. xx l. into the Exchequer, for the Farm of Bi­garte-Forest, in Hantshire. Then William Bo­terell, William. who in 3 H. 2. was SheriffRot. Pip. 3. H. 2. Devon. of Devon­shire: so likewiseRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. in 4, 5, and 6 of that King's Reign: And in 33 H. 2. residing in Cornwall, an­swered Rot. Pip. 33 H. 2. Cor [...]b. vii l. x s. for xii Knights Fees, in regard he had not been in that Expedition made by the King himself into Galwaie in Scotland, the pre­ceding year.

This William marriedCart. antiq. B. n. 2. one of the Daughters of Sir Robert Corbet Knight: Unto which Robert, King Henry the First gaveCart. antiq. B. n. 2. the Lordship of Alce­ster, in Com. Warr. (by reasonVine. discor. p. 130. that he had a Daughter whom that King made one of his Con­cubines: And having bestow'dMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 286. n. 30. on the Canons of Hertland, in Com. Devon. the Churches of Gun­stane, Moland, and Forbiri; and onCart. 25 H. 3. m 5. per Inspex the Monks of Alcester, in Com. Warr. certain Lands in that County (as appearethCart. 25 H. 3. m 5. per Inspex by King Henry the Se­cond's Confirmation thereof) departedRot. Fin. 27 H. 3. m. 3. this Life; leavingRot. Fin. 27 H. 3. m. 3. Issue two Sons, William, and Reginald. Which William, William in 6 R. 1. upon Collection of the Scutage then levied for the King's Redemption,Rot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Salop. paid ix l. for that which belong'd to the Honour of Geffrey de Ver; and C s. for that of the Honour of Eudo Dapifer: And in 1 Ioh. gaveOb [...]atae 1 Joh. m. 23. to the King a Fine of CCC Marks, and two Goshawks, for Li­very of his Lands in Cornwall, scil. Penhel, with its Appurtenances, with the moytieOb [...]atae 1 Joh. m. 23. of the Lord­ship of Alcester, in Com. Warr. and for Confirmat­ion Ob [...]atae 1 Joh. m. 23. of the Grant which Reginald Earl of Corn­wall had made to him of those Lands.

In 5 Ioh. he was madePat. 5 Joh. m. 2. Sheriff of Cornwall; in which Office he continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. for the space of four years: and gaveRot. Pip. 6 Joh. [...] two Horses for the Great-Sad­dle, and one Norway-Goshawk, to the King, for Licence to marry Albreda the Widow of Iohn de Ingeham, Daughter to Walter Waleran; over and above CCC Marks, paid by her for the like permis­sion. In 5 H. 3. he attendedClaus. 5 H 3. in [...]. the King in Person to that memorable Siege of Bitham-Castle, in Com. Linc. and in consideration:Ibid. of the Service he [Page 629] then perform'd had the Kings LettersIbid. Mandatory, for Assessing Scutage upon all his Tenants by Mili­tary Service, according to the rate of x s. for eve­ry Knights Fee.

To him succeeded another William, who in 6 H. 3. gaveRot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Comub. Lxxx Marks for Livery of his Lands. Which William being a Person of an active Spirit, associatedRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 3. M. Paris. p. 384. himself with those discontent­ed Barons, who in 17 H. 3. put themselves in Arms, by reasonRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 3. M. Paris. p. 384. that the King had received so many Poic [...]ovins into Places of Power and Trust. Whereupon his Lands at Alcester wereRot. Fin. ut supra. seised.

To him succeeded Reginald Reginald. his BrotherRot. Fin. 2 [...] H. 3. m. 3. and Heir; who had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 [...] H. 3. m. 3. of his Inheritance in 27 H. 3. and adheringEsc. 50 H. 3. n. 3. likewise to the Rebellious Barons in 49 H. 3. had that Lordship of Alcester again seisedEsc. 50 H. 3. n. 3.: but afterwards making his Compo­sition, according to that Decree call'd Dictum de Kenilworth, obtained Restitution thereof.

Of this Reginald I have not seen any more, than that he Enfeoffed. William William. his Son of the moytie of the Lordship of Alcester, and other Lands; as also of the Mannor of Longdon: And that de­parting Esc. 2 b. 1. n. 3. this Life in 2 E. 1. he left William Esc. 2 [...]. 1. n. 3. his Son and Heir xxxi years of age: Who thereupon doingRot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 29. his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 29. of his Lands: and in 6 E. 1. obtain'd the King's CharterPat. 22 R 2. p. 2. m. 20. per Inspex. for a Market weekly, every Wednesday, at his Mannor of [...] Bos-Castle. Chastell-Boterell, in Cornwall; as also for a Fair yearly, beginning on the Eve of St. Iames the Apo­stle, and to continue on that Festival, and the day following. LikewiseIbid. for a Fair once every year, at his Mannor of Boswythgy, in the same County, upon the Eve and Day of St. Mary Magdalen.

Moreover, in 13 E. 1. he had a CharterCart. 13 E. 1. m. 6. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands within his Lordships of Babinton, and Kine [...]ereston, in Com. Somerset. and Mouland, in Com. Devon. And in 26 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 2. in the Scottish-Wars.

This William having marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Dionyse the Daughter of Sir William Champernon Knight, died Esc. 30 E. 1. n. 35. in 30 E. 1. being seised of the Mannors of Wor [...]hwala, Penhyel, and Betylet, in Corn­wall; as also of the Mannor of Molland, in Com. Devon. leaving William Esc. 30 E. 1. n. 35. his Son and Heir xxvii years of age; and Reginald, a younger Son, uponPat. 4 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. whom the Lordship of Alceste [...], in Com. Warr. was entailed in 4 E. 3. and upon his Issue­male by Isabell his Wife, with RemainderPat. 4 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. to his Right Heirs.

Which Reginald in. 10 E. 2. serv'd [...] in the Wars of Scotland: and in 12 E. 3. (together with the Sheriff of Cornwall) was Governour [...] of the Fort at St. Michael's Mount.

But I return to William, his elder Brother. This William had Livery [...] of his Lands the same year his Father died, excepting the Dowrie of Alice his Mother; and in 31 E. 1. was [...] in that Expedition then made into Scotland. Furthermore, in 6 E. 2. being made Governour [...] of the Castle at Launce­ston, in Com. Cornub. he had Free-warren granted [...] to him in all his Demesn-Lands within his Lord­ships of Betillete, Penbel [...], Crucampton, By­thenye, and Worthesale, in that County: and in 19 E. 2. was made Governour [...] of Tyntagel-Castle. Moreover, in 5 E. 3. being made Sheriff [...] of Cornwall, and Governour of Lanceston-Castle, he quitted [...] the Command of the Castles of Tremeton, and Restormel, to Iohn de Carmy­nou: and in 11 E. 3. married [...] Isabell one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Iohn de Moels, without Licence, she being then [...] within age.

Furthermore, in 14 E. 3. he was [...] in that Ex­pedition made into Flanders: and in 17 E. 3. upon another into France, was charg'd [...] with six Men at Arms.

And having so married the same Isabeli (as be­fore is observed) upon proof [...] of her Age in 21 E. 3. had Livery [...] of that Purparty of those Lands which by Inheritance descended to her; viz. the Mannor of Elyng [...]am, in Com. Somerset. Little-Berkbamsted, in Com. Hertf. Sadyngton, in Com. Leic. also of certain Lands in Com. Berks. and of an yearly Rent issuing out of the moytie of the Mannor of Herdyngwyk, in Com. Buck.

And in 23 E. 3. upon [...] the death of Margaret the Wife of Nicholas de Moels, he had Livery [...], in Right of the before-specified Isabell his Wife, her Cousin and Heir, of the Mannor of North-Cad­bury, in Com. Somerset. Langeford, Duppeford, and Hundred of Stanburgh, in Com. Devon. which the the said Margaret, during her Life, had held of her Inheritance. This William died [...] upon the Feast­day of St. Mary Magdalen, in 23 E. 3. being seised [...] in Right of the same Isabell his Wife, of the Man­nors of Duppeford, and Hundred of Stan [...]urgh, in Com. Devon. William. leaving William his Son [...] and H [...]ir xii years of age. Which William in 33 E. 3. making proof [...] of his Age, and doing his Ho­mage, had Livery [...] of his Lands. And the same year, being [...] in that Expedition then made into Gascoine, was [...] of the Retinue of Sir Guy de Bri [...]n.

In 48 E. 3. this William having married [...] Eli­zabeth Daughter [...] of Sir Raufe D'aubenie Knight, and Catherine his Wife, Sister [...] of Thomas de Thwenge, as also Cousin [...] and Heir of the said Tho­mas; doing his Homage, had Livery [...] of the Pur­partie of the Lands of the same Thomas; viz. of the Mannor of Lund upon the woulds, in Com. Ebor. with certain other Lands in Glaphowe, and Skelton, in Clybeland, in the same County. And in 4 K. 2. was [...] in that Expedition then made in­to Portugall, in Aid [...] of that King, against the King of Spaine; being of the Retinue [...] with Ed­mund Earl of Cambridge: In which Service he continued [...] till 6 R. 2.

In 8 R. 2. he enta [...]led [...] his Mannors of Berk­hamstede, in Com. Hertf. North-Cadbury, and the third part of the Mannor of Kynemerydon, in Com. Somerset. and Duppe [...]ord, with the Hundred of Stanburgh, in Com. Devon. upon himself, and Elizabeth his Wife; with Remainder to William his Son, and the Heirs-male of his Body; and so, for want of Issue-male, in like sort, to Thomas, Raphe, and Iohn, his younger Sons, successively.

Moreover, in 14 R. 2. he had Licence [...] to take Shipping at Dovor, to go on Pilgrimage towards Rome, or Ierusalem, with five Servants, six Horses, and all their Accoutrements, to perform the Vow which he had formerly made for his Souls health.

And having been summon'd [...] to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 42 E. 3. till 15 R. 2. inclusive, he departed [...] this Life on Thursday the Feast of St. L [...]urence, the next ensu­ing year (viz. 15 R. 2.) being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Codyford-Farleghe, Penhele, Wel­thenale, Botreaux-Castle, Bo [...]ylet, T [...]eneth [...]m, Lanantan, B [...]swigy, T [...]warnayl, Crakamton, Frewathenant, and Tr [...]verys, in Com. Cornub. of the Mannors of Mallande, Stokkeleghe-English, Wythrigg, Langeford, Codc [...]y, [...], and Hundred of Stanburgh, in Com. Devon. of the Mannor of Hurdwike, in Com. Buck. [...] -parva in Com. Hertf. Upton-Mules, in Com. [Page 630] Berks. E [...]ingham, called Moels, in Com. Suthampt. Walton, North-Cadbury, and the third part of the Mannor of Kinnersdon, in Com. Somerset. leaving Issue by Elizabeth Esc. 13 H. 4. n. [...]. his Wife, Daughter and Heir of Iohn de St. Lo,William.William his Son and Heir, xxiii years of age. Which William doingRo [...]. Fin. 17 R. 2. m. 12. his Homage, had shortly after LiveryRo [...]. Fin. 17 R. 2. m. 12. of his Lands: but died Esc. 18 R. 2. n. ... Wilts. 25 Maii, the same year, being seisedEsc. 18 R. 2. n. ... Wilts. of the Mannor of Harden-Huwishe, in Com. Wiltes. E [...]ingham, called Moeles, in Com. Suthampt. Clyf­ton, juxta Bristoll, in Com. Glouc. of the Castle of Cadbury, and two parts of the Mannor of Stoke-English, in Com. Devon, and of the Mannors of Trewathenant, Codford-Farlegh, Wothenale, Botre [...]ux-Castle, Botylet, Trevethowe, Lanan­tan, Boswythgy, Tywarnayl, Penbeel, and Cr [...]khampton, in Com. Cornub. leaving William William. his Son and Heir five years of age.

Which William, in 1 H. 5. had LicenceRot. Franc. 1 H. 5. m. 15. to tra­vel to the Holy Land, and other Forein Parts, with his Servants, Horses, and Retinue, for two years: and in 3. H. 5. attendedRot. Franc. 3 H. 5. m. 11. & m. 19. that Warlike King, in his Expedition then made into France: So likewise inRot. F [...]anc. 4 H. 5. m. 25. 4 H. 5. being then retain'dEx autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. by Indenture.

In this fourth year of King Henry the Fifth, Eli­zabeth the Grandmother of this William (Daugh­ter of Sir Raufe D'aubenie, as hath been already ob­served) foundedPat. 4 H. 5. P. 1. m. 1. a Chantry in the Parish-Church of Cadbury, in Com. Somerset. (by her new built) of five Priests; whereof one to be the Rector, and to have the Cure of Souls there; and four Clerks, to pray for the good Estate of King Henry the Fifth, during this Life, as also for the good Estate of her the said Elizabeth, and of Sir William Botreaux the younger, Knight; and afterwards for the health of all their Souls: and diedEsc. 12 H. 6. n. 24. in 11 H. 6. upon Fry­day next preceding the Feast of St. Petronill the Virgin, being then seisedEsc. 12 H. 6. n. 24. of the moytie of the Mannor of [...] in Com. Buck. of the third part of the Mannor of Upton-Moels, in Com. Berks. of the Mannor of North-Cadbury, and third part of the Mannors of Kinmersdon, and Balbyngton, in Com. Somerset. of the third part of the Mannor of [...]-Moles, in Com. Suthampt. of the Mannors of Mulland, Duppesord, and Hundred of Stanburgh, in Com. Devon. and of the Man­nors of Penhele, Crakamton, and Seynt-Wynowe, in Com. Cornub. leavingEsc. 12 H. 6. n. 24. the before-specified Sir William de Botreaux Knight, her Cousin and next H [...]ir; viz. Son of William, Son of William, her late Husband, xl years of age.

Which William having in 7 H. 5. been again Ex [...] penès Cleric. Pell. retain'd to serve the King, by Indenture, with two Knights, Cxxvii Men at Arms, and CClx Archers, from the last day of April, to the first day of November: and having in 12 H. 6. upon [...] the death of the before-specified Elizabeth, his Grand­mother perform'd his Homage, had Livery [...] of all those Lands whereof she so died seised.

In 37 H. 6. by his Deed [...]x [...] penès I heoph. Co. Hunt. bearing date 23 Sept. he gave to the Prior and Covent of Bathe, in Com. Somerset. his Mannor of [...] in Com. So­merset. with c [...]tain Lands in Camelerton, in that County; to the end they should cause a Mass to be celebrated daily, for the good Estate of King Hen­ry the Sixth, Queen Margaret his Wife, Edward then Prince of Wales; as also, for the good Estate of him the said William, and Margaret, at that time his Wife: and after this Life, for the health of their Souls. Likewise, every Sunday in the year, for a Mass de Sancta Trinitate; on Munday, for a Mass de Sanctis Angelis; on Tuesday, for the like de Omnibus Santis; on Wednesday, the like de S. Ma­riâ Magdalena; on Thursday, the like de S. Petro & Paulo Apostolis; on Friday, the like de Epiphania Domini; and on Saturday, the like Mass de S. Ma­ria. Likewise, That three days before Easter (when Mass shall not be said) for the distribution of Six­pence to the Poor of Bathe in Bread, so that each poor Man might have the value of a Farthing. And that each Priest, Monk, or Secular, saying Mass Weekly, should toll a Bell in that Monastery, thrice, and it to be called Botreaux-Bell; and at the Introite of the Mass, say, with a loud voice, Ye shall pray for the good Estate of our Sovereign Lord the King, Henry the Sixth; and of our Sovereign Lady the Queen; and of Prince Edward; and of William Lord Botreaux, and Margaret his Wife, while they liven; and for their Souls, after they be departed out of this World; and for the Soul of Elizabeth, late the Wife of the said William Lord Botreaux; and for his Fader's Soul, and his Modyrs Soul, and his Grandfaders Soul, and his Grandams; and for all the Souls which the said Lord will assign hem to pray for in writing; and for all his An­cestors Souls, and all Christen Souls, Pater noster thrice, and Ave Maria, with this Psalm, De pro­fundis clamavi, &c. with a low Voice. And that the Priest saying such Mass, shall daily receive ii d. and the Covent of that Monastery to receive from the Prior, for the Obit of the said Lord, and Eli­zabeth his late Wife, to be performed in Albis, be­fore the Altar of the Holy Trinity, xl s. to be equally divided amongst them. Likewise, That there should be distributed to the same Covent xxvii s. for three other Obits; viz. on the xxv of May for the Obit of William Botreaux, Father of the said Lord; on the fourth of September, of Eli­zabeth Mother of the said Lord; on the third of January, of Margaret St. Lo, Grandmother to the said Lord, by his Mother: and xx s. yearly to the Sacrist, for providing Bread and Wine, and all other things necessary, for the said Masses and Obits.

Upon his going into France with King Henry, in that great Expedition made thither in the third year of his Reign (as above is express'd) he de­clared his TestamentEx vet. exempl. penès Theoph. Co. Hunt. upon the twentieth of Ju­ly; whereby he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Parish-Church of Cadbury, and gave to Elizabeth his Wife, all the Utensils, Ornaments, and Furniture of his Hall, Chambers, Kitchen, Pantry, and Buttery, excepting the Drinking­cups, Basons and Ewers, and other Vessel of Gold and Silver. To his two Daughters he bequeath'd a thousand Pounds in Money, to be equally shared betwixt them, for their Marriage-Portions, in case he should have any Heir-male at the time of such their Marriages: but, if they should happen to be his Heirs, That then the said Sum of a thousand Pounds should be distributed by his Executors to the poor and needy, and to buy Books and Vest­ments for such Parish-Churches of his Patronage as might need them, and for the succour of his poor Tenants in his own Lordships. Appointing, That three Priests should celebrate Divine Service, for his Soul, and the Souls of his Ancestors, in the said Church of Cadbury, until a certain Col­lege should be there founded, according to his di­rection, by a Writing Indented, and that they should each of them have ten Marks yearly.

To the Friers Augustines, at Bristol [...], he be­queath'd there xl s. To the Carmelites there, xl s. To the Gray-Friers there, xl s. To the Friers-Preach­ers [Page 631] there xl s. To the Carmelites at Marleburgh, xl s. To the Freres at Salisbury, xl s. To the Friers at Yveicestre, xl s. and to the Friers at Bridgwater, xl s. to pray for the Souls before­mention'd. To the Prioress and Nuns at M [...]n­chenburgh, xx Marks: To the Carthusians at [...] xl s. To the Carthusians at Wytham, xl s. To every House of Friers-Mendicants in Exeter, xl s. and to the Friers at Bodmyn, xl s. to pray as aforesaid. Likewise, to Priests and Poor People, at the solemnizing of his Obit, C l. Appointing al­so, That upon every Wednesday and Friday, for the space of ten years after his death, two thillings should be distributed to xxiv Poor People, equally to be divided amongst them. And lastly, be­queath'd to the before-specified Elizabeth his Wife, a Basin and Ewer of Silver, five Goblets newly made, a Drinking-cup of Gold, made in the form of a Rose; as also a Sute of Vestments for the Al­tar, adorned with Peacocks Feathers and Velvet.

And having been summon'd [...] to Parliament from 11 H. 6. until 38 H. 6. departed [...] this Life in 2 E. 4. being then seised [...] of the Mannor of Mayden-Winterbourn, in Com. Wiltes. R [...]keford-Moles, alias Eingham, Little-Burgate, and Flex­land, with the Hamlet of Solerton; as also of the Mannors of Bensted, Fryth, Wyke, Penyton, and Bodenham in Com. Suthampt. of the Man­nors of Crakampton, Trewathenant, Tremor­bell, Botreaur-Castle, Worthvale, Penhels, Treverys, Botilete, Newlond, Keligorik, Bode­hallek, Trewynehilek, Seynt-Wynnowe, Cod­ford-Farley, Bosewikhigy, Lanant, Tywarnayll, Trenethew, and B [...]tlete, in Com. Cornub. of the Mannors of Botreaux-M [...]land, Knowston, Stok­legh-English, Cadbury-Castell, Langford, Dup­ford, and the Hundred of Stanburgh, in Com. De­von. Mayden-Newton, in Com. Dorset. Upton-Moels, in Com. Berks. and of the Mannors of Alre, North-Cadbury, P [...]blewe, W [...]lwade, Penseforde, Newton-St. Lo, Walton, L [...]kington, Shepe­ham, Cry [...]t-Thomas, and Hundred of [...], in Com. Somerset. leaving Issue by Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter [...] of Iohn Lord Beaumont. Margaret [...] his Daughter and Heir, Wife [...] of Sir Robert Hungerford Knight, eldest Son to Sir Walter Hungerford Knight.

Which Margaret died [...] in 17 E. 4. and was bu­ried [...] in the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, in a Chappel of her said Husbands Foundation, under a high Tomb in the midst thereof.

Humet.

IN 19 Steph. Richard de Humet Richard. (amongst other of the Nobles) was one [...] of the Witnesses to that Accord then made betwixt King Stephen, and Henry Duke of [...], touching the Suc­cession of the Crown. And in 2 H. 2. being [...] then Constable of [...], in consideration of his Services, obtain'd from that King a Grant [...] [...] Lordship of [...] in Com. Linc. with all its Appurtenances (both of the Castle and Burrough) excepting the Services of the Abbot of Peterbo­rough, and of William Lanvalei. He likewise [...] had, by the Gift of that King, at the same time▪ the Lordships of Ketene (in Com. Rotel.) and Du [...]inton, in Com. Northampt. as also Risenberge, and Siringheham, (in Com. Buck.) which were of the Fee of Walter Giffard, late Earl of Buckingh [...]. As also of the [...] Lordship of Meise, and Ha [...] of Luten [...]ire, both lying in Nor [...]andy.

In Anno 1163. (9 H. 2.) this Richard, getting [...] together the Barons of Normandy and Britan­ny in the Month of August, took the Castle of Combort, in Britamy, on the behalf of King Henry the Second; which Castle Raphe de Fu [...]gers possess'd [...], after the death of Iohn de Dol.

Moreover, in Anno 1174. (21 H. 2.) he was [...] one of the Witnesses to that Instrument made be­twixt King Henry the Second, and William King of Scotland; whereby that King acknowledg'd Subjection to King Henry, and accordingly did Homage [...] to him for [...]ha [...] Realm.

This Richard bestow'd [...] on the Nuns of St. Michaell, at Stanford, the Church of St. Andrew, in Stanford: As also an yearly Rent [...] of ten Marks, payable out of his Lordship of Stanford. Furthermore, with Bertram de Verdon, he gave [...] to the Hospital of St. Iohn, in Stanford, the Land whereon their Church and Church-yard were placed.

And having married [...] M [...]ud, one of the three Daughters and Coheirs of Maud de la Hay, left Is­sue [...] William de Humet, his Son and Heir. To which William, William King Henry the Second confirm'd [...] that Office of Constable of Normandy, which Richard his Father enjoy'd, to hold in Fee: And confirm'd unto him those Grants which he had made to Richard his Father, of the Inheritance of the Lordships of Stanford, Ketene, Dudinton, and Siringham; as also of Waddon and Win­chendon, in Com. Norff. Likewise [...] that Grant of the Lordship of Meisy and Hay of [...], with the Land of Appogbard, in Normandy, and Increment which he himself had added thereto. And in 1 Ioh. gave [...] CC l. to be paid in England, for Licence to marry his Niece to the Earl of Chester.

It is reported [...] of this William, That King Iohn made him Justice of England; and that he advised the King to go into Normandy: but, that when he came thither, the Country rose against him, insomuch as he was vanquish'd, and taken: Also, That when he heard that the King was return'd into England, he fled.

Of his Issue, all I have seem, is, That he had a Da [...]ghter [...] called Agnes, married [...] to Baldwin de Wake; unto whom King Iohn, in 8 of his Reign, granted [...] that she should hold the Lord­ship of Wichendon of him, in Capite, which William her Father gave her in Marriage: And, That this Agnes, with the co [...]sent [...] of Baldwin Wake her Son and Heir, gave [...] to the Canons of Nutley, in Com. Buck. for the health of the Soul of Baldwin her Husband, a certain Messuage in Wi­chendon.

¶Of this Family also was Iohn Iohn. de Humet, who, in 7 Ioh. gave [...] C l. and one Palfrey, to the King, to have Livery of his Lands in England, which had been seised on with the Lands of the Normans. This Iohn, with the consent [...] of Hawyse his Wife, for [...] the health of the Soul of Iordan his Father, confirm'd [...] to the Canons of Nutley those Grants which Earl Walter Gifford had made to them of the Church of Syringeham. But farther I cannot say of him, than that having been [...] in Arms against King Iohn, his Lands in Com. Leic. were thereupon given [...] to Richard de Grey, who took to Wife [...] Lucia his Daughter.

Biset.

THe first mention I find of this Name, is in 19 Steph. Manser Biset Manser. beingJorevall. 1039. n. 60. one of the Witnesses to that Accord then made betwixt that King, and Henry Duke of Norman­dy, touching the S [...]ccession of the same Henry to the Crown of this Realm. After which, being SewerMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 4 b. l 55. to that King, he foundedIbid. 156 b. n. 20. & 408 b. n. 10. & n. 30. an Hospital at Mayden-Bradley, in Com. Wiltes. for Leprous Women, and Secular Priests; giving that Lord­ship, with the Churches of Kidermister, and Roke­burne, thereto.

To whom succeededIbid. 409 [...]. n. 60. & 409 b. Henry Henry. his Son and Heir. Which Henry ratifiedIbid. 409 [...]. n. 60. & 409 b. the Agreement made be­twixt the Canons of Brummore, and the Lepers and Brethren of Mayden-Bradley, touching the Church of Rokeburne. And for the health of the Soul of Manser his Father, Alice his Mother, and Isoud his Wife, gaveIbid. to the Canons of Nutley, in Com. Buck. the Church of Bradley. Which Henry diedRegist. de [...] without Issue, as it seems: for it ap­pears Regist. de [...], that another Henry, Henry. his Nephew, became his Heir; and in 1 Ioh. gaveOblatae 1 Joh. m. 23. to the King five hudred Marks for Livery of the Lordship of Ki­der [...]ister, in Com Wigorn. and Sand [...]urst.

To whom succeeded Iohn Biset, Iohn. BrotherRot. Fin. 4 H. 3. m. 6. and Heir of William Biset. Which Iohn payingRot. Fin. 4 H. 3. m. 6. C l. for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Fin. 4 H. 3. m. 6. of his Lands; and in 22 H. 3. obtain'd a CharterClaus. 22 H. 3. m. 18. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Kidermister; and a Fair yearly, for two Days, viz. on the Eve and Day of St. Bartholomew.

This Iohn beingM. Paris. 550. n. 30. Chief Forester of England, wasM. Paris. 550. n. 30. in that great Tournament held at Northamp­ton in the xvme of Easter, Anno 1241. (25 H. 3.) occasion'dM. Paris. 550. n. 30. by Peter de Savoy Earl of Richmund, against Earl Roger Bigod. After which, ere long, viz. withinIbid. n. 50. the Octaves of the Blessed Virgin's Assumption, he departedIbid. n. 50. this Life, leaving Issue Claus. 47 H. 3. m. 7. three Daughters, his Heirs; viz. Claus. 47 H. 3. m. 7. Margaret the Wife of Richard de Rivers, Ela, and Isabell; Alice his Wife (one of the DaughtersRot. Pip. 21 H. 3. Oxon. and Heirs of Thomas Basset of Hedendon) surviving; who had for her Dowrie and AssignationRot. Fin. 26 H. 3. m. 14. of the Mannors of Shamelhurst, and Burgate, with the Hundred of Burgate, in Com. Suthampt. as also of the Man­nor of Wygewald, in Com. Glouc.

Columbers.

IN 2 H. 2. Philip de Columbers Philip. paidRot. Pip. 2 H. 2. Somerset. iv l. upon the Collection of that Tax then called Dane­gelt. After which, viz. in 12 H. 2. upon Lib. rub. sub tit. Somers. the Assessment of that Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, (amongst other of the Barons) he certifiedLib. rub. sub tit. Somers. his Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamento, to be ten, and de novo, one: for all which, in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Somers. vi l. xiii s. iv d. And in 22 H. 2. answeredRot. Pip. 22 H. 2. Hants., upon the Sheriff's account, xx Marks, for Trespasses in the King's Forest. But after this, ere long, he died; for in 33 H. [...]. uponRot. Pip. 33 H 2. Dors. Somers. Colle­ction of the Scutage due from those Barons who were not in that Expedition of Galweye, Maude de Cand [...]s, his WidowRot. Pip. 13 J. H. Dors. So­mers. paid ten Pounds for those Knights Fees which belong'd to him.

This Philip Rot. Pip. 5 Joh. Be [...]. left Issue three Sons,Philip. viz. Philip, Wil­liam, and Henry; which Henry had a Daughter Rot. Pip. 5 Joh. Be [...]. called Georgia; who, with Hugh de Longcamp (her Husband) releasedRot. Pip. 3 Joh. Be [...] to Philip and William (Brothers of Henry her Father) all their Right and Title in the Mannor of Sagnei in England, and in that of Dudevill in Normandy. But this last-mention'd Philip (viz. Son of the first Philip) died in 18 Ioh. Whereupon the King grantedClaus. 18 Joh. m. 9. the Wardship and Marriage of his Heir, with the Custody of all his Lands in Com. Somerset. to Roger de Hodeng: The Name of which Heir was also Philip. Philip. Who in 7 H. 3. upon Collection of the Scutage of Wales, hadClaus. 7 H. 3. in dorso m. 5. Scutage of all his Tenants by Military Service, in the Counties of Devon, Kent, Somerset, Suffolk, and Hereford; he being at that time in the King's Army there: and in 9 H. 3. impleadedClaus. 9 H. 3. m. 3. Maurice de Gant for certain Lands in Stokland, in Com. Somerset. Moreover, in 26 H. 3. he wasRot. Vascon. 26 H. 3. in. dorso, m. 3. in that Expedition then made into Gascoine: and in 32 H. 3. obtain'd Licence Claus. [...]2 H. 3. m. 10. to make a Park at his Mannor of Staway, in Com. Somerset. as also to have Free-warren there, and in all other his Lands and Lordships of Honi­bere, and Wollaveron, in that County; Post­linges, in Kent; Boteford, in Com. Suff. and Stages, in Com. Berks. Furthermore, he gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 24 [...] b. to the Canons of St. Radegunde, at Bradsole, in Kent, the Church of Postlinges, in that County.

In 38 H. 3. Philip the Son of this Philip being Rot. Fin. 38 H. 3. m. 7. in that Expedition then made by the King into Gascoine, (where he receiv'dRot. Fin. 38 H. 3. m. 7. the Honour of Knighthood) the King forRot. Fin. 38 H. 3. m. 7. that respect remitted Rot. Fin. 38 H. 3. m. 7. to Philip his Father a Debt of xx l. due by him by reason of his Service there. But in 41 H. 1. Phi­lip the Father departedRot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 4. & m. 3. this Life, being then sei­sed Esc. 46 H. 3. n. 12. of the Mannor of Stawey, in Com. Somerset. which he held with Puryton, and Huntwith, and other Lands in divers Counties, belonging to the said Mannor of Stawey, which was the Head of his Barony, by the Service of two Knights Fees; leaving Philip his Son and Heir xxxii years of age:Philip. Who thereupon payingRot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 4. & m. 3. C l. for his Relief, and doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 4. & m. 3. of all his Lands, excepting the Mannor of Postling, which was afterwards assign'dCla [...]s. 46 H. [...] to Egeline his Mother, Daugh­ter Esc. 46 H. 3. n. 12. of Robert de Courtney, for her Dowry.

This last-mention'd Philip diedEsc. 5 E. 1. n. 5. in 5 E. 1. lea­ving Iohn his Brother and Heir xxviii years of age. Which Iohn Iohn. then doingRot. Fin. 5 E. 1. m. 16. his Homage, had Livery Rot. Fin. 5 E. 1. m. 16. of his Lands, paying C l. for his ReliefRot. Fin. 5 E. 1. m. 16. of all those Lands which he held by Barony.

Which Iohn, in. 10 E. 1. wasRot. de [...]. Wa [...]l. 10 E. 1. m. 3. in that Expediti­on then made into Wales. And in 22 E. 1. upon Rot. Vasc. 21 E. 1. m. 8 that Exigency wherein the King then stood, by reason of those Hostilities from the French, had Rot. Vasc. 21 E. 1. m. 8 Summons, amongst other great Men, to attend him for his Advice: and shortly after that, receiv'd CommandIbid. m. 11. to be at Portsmouth, upon the first of September, to go with him into Gascoine. But being there, he revoltedRot. Fin. 23 E. 1. m. 7. to the King of France: Whereupon all his Lands were seisedRot. Fin. 23 E. 1. m. 7. Never­theless, (making his Peace afterwards) in 32 E. 1. he wasRot. Scoc E. 1. m. 2. in the Wars of Scotland. And the same year obtain'd the King's CharterCart▪ 2 E. [...]. n. 19. for a Market every Week, upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Stawey, in Com. Somerset. as also a Fair yearly, on the Eve and Day of the Nativity of the Blessed Vir­gin; with Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Stawey, Stokelonde, and Fidington, in that County. Moreover, in 34 E. 1. he wasRot. [...]. 34 E. 1. [...] again in the Scottish Wars. And having taken to Wife Rot. [...] 3 E. 2. m. 10. Alice one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Stephen [Page 633] de Pencester, departed [...] this Life before the end of that year, leaving Philip his Son and Heir xxiv years of age. Which Philip, in 13 E. 3. was asso­ciated [...] with Hugh de Courtney Earl of Devon. in guarding the Coasts of Han [...]shire. He had like­wise Summons [...] to Parliament, from 8 E. 2. till 15 E. 3. inclusive. And, having married [...] Alia­nore one of the Sisters and Heirs to William the Son of William Martin, departed [...] this Life in 16 E. 3. and was buried [...] in the Priory of Bar­stable being then seised [...] of the Mannor of [...]. in Com. Glouc. for the Life of him­self, and the said Alianore his Wife; as also of the Mannor of Shaw, in the same County: Likewise of the moytie of the Mannor of Broghton, in Com. Wiltes. He also held joyntly [...] with her the said Alianore, the Mannor of Postlyng, in Kent; like­wise the Mannors of Barnstaple, Holne, South-Moulton, with the Hundred; the Mannors of Daldes [...]orthy, and Cumb-Martin, in C [...]m. Devon. with divers other Lordships, in several Counties, of her Inheritance; leaving Stephen de Columbers, Stephen. Parson of the Church of Shirewell, his Brother [...] and Heir, xl years of age.

¶Of this Family was also Mathew de Colum­bers; Mathew. who, in I Ioh. wasRot. Pip. 1 Joh. Hant [...]. one of the Governours of the Castle of Winchester; and in 22 H. 3. weddedRot. Pip. 22 H. 3. & 23 H. 3. Hant [...]. Maude the Daughter of E [...]do de Morevill of ... in Com. Suthampt. This Mathew ob­tain'd a special Charter [...] from King Henry the Third, for the exempting himself, his Heirs, and all his Tenants of his Mannor of Chissebiri (which is within the Precincts of the Forest of Savernak) as also of his Mannor of Tiderlore, with its Mem­bers of Lokerlore, Holburie, and Bokeholt; that they should not be liable to the expeditating of their Dogs: And in 44 H. 3. was constituted Go­vernour [...]at. 44 H. 3. [...]. 10. of the Castle of Salisbury.

But adhering to the Rebellious Barons, he had such respect from them, as that, after they had ta­ken the King Prisoner in the Barrel of Lewes, upon Pat. 49 H. the 21 of April, 49 H. 3. they made [...]3. m. 18. him Go­vernour of Rokingham-Castle, in Com. Northampt. and Warden of all the Forests South of [...]rent. Howbeit, after this (having made his Peace, by virtue of the Dictum de Re [...]ilworth) in 53 H. 3. he wasPat. 53 H. 3. m. 12. one of the Justices-Itinerant in the Coun­ties of Rutl. Surrey, Suthampt. Dorset, Somerset, and Gloucester: and diedEsc. 1 E. 1. n. 57. in I. E. I. being then seisedEsc. 1 E. 1. n. 57. of the Mannor of Thunderley, with its Appurtenances, in Com. Suthampt. and one Knights Fee in Enham, and Crakeston; leaving Michael Michael his Brother and Heir Lx years of age.

Of which Michael I find, That in 9 Ioh. he gaveRot. Fin. 9 [...] m. 7. to the King CC Marks, for Licence to mar­ry the Daughter of Elias Cro [...], and to have the Office of Forester in Fee, after the death of the same Elias, of whose Inheritance it was: [...]at he departedPat. 19 H. 3. m. 11. this Life in 19 H. 3. Whereupon Avice his Widow, Daughter and Heir to the be­fore-specified Elias Cor [...], doing her HomagePat. 19 H. 3. m. 11. for the Bailiwick of the Forest of Cette, had Live­ry Pat. 19 H. 3. m. 11. thereof.

Lanvallei.

ABout the beginning of King Henry the Second's time, William de Lanvalei William. pos­sess'd [...] certain Lands in Essex. Which William, in. 10 H. 2. was one of the W [...]tnesse [...] [...] to that Recognition then made by that King, touch­ing the Peoples Rights and Liberties.

In King Richard the First's time, the Lands and Goods of this William were seised [...] into the King's Hands; for the Restitution whereof, and regain­ing his Favour, he give [...] a Fine of C Marks. In 2 Ioh. he gave [...] the King CC Marks for the Custo­dy of Colchester-Chastle, and Wardenship of the Forest of Essex, to Chelmes [...]ord. Bridg, which he formerly held [...], in the time of King Richard the First: And died in 12 Ioh. as it seems; for then did hawyse de Lanvallei (his Widow) give [...] CC Marks for his Lands.

To this William William. succeeded another William (his Son and Heir, I presume.) Which William marri­ed [...] the Daughter of Alan Basset, as it seems: for, in 14 Ioh. it appears [...], that Alan Basset gave to the King C Marks, and an excellent Palfrey, that the Heir of William de Lanvallei might take his Daughter to Wife; and that he might be dis­charg'd of his Relief, doing his Homage.

This last-mention'd William was made Gover­nour [...] of Colchester-Castle in 17 Ioh. but the same year, adhering to the Rebellious Barons of that time, became one of the most active [...] Per­sons amongst them, being by them constituted [...] one of the xxv by whom the Realm should be Go­verned; and being likewise a Party [...] to those Co­venants betwixt the King and them, whereby, through the King's Distresses, the Regal Power was setled in their Hands.

But upon that general Composure, in I H. 3. he made [...] his Peace: After which, I have not seen any farther of him, than that he had Issue one sole Daughter and Heit called [...] Hawyse, whose Ward­ship [...] Hubert de Ru [...]gh (Earl of Kent, and Justice of England obtain'd, and married [...] her to Iohn de Burgh, his Son and Heir. Which Iohn had Is­sue [...] by her, Iohn his Son and Heir; who, in 3 E. I. had Livery [...] of the Lands of her Inheri­tance, viz. the Mannors of Kingstane, [...], Waukre, Hallingbury, and [...]. Which Hawyse departing [...] this Life in Anno 1249. (33 H. 3.) was buried) in the Chapter-house at Colchester, with her Parents.

Walter.

IN 3 H. 2. upon the Sheriff's Accompt [...] for Nor [...]. and Su [...]. mention is made of Hubert Hubert. Walter, in those Shires. To whom succeeded Hervey Hervey. Walter; who, for [...] the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Maud his Wife, Daughter [...] of The­obald de Valoines; as also for [...] the Souls of Ranulph de Glanvill, and Berta his Wife, gave [...] all his Lands in [...], [...], and [...], to the Canons of Bu [...]ley, in Com. Suff. Which Place of Butley was given [...] to the said [...], in Frank-marriage with the same Berta, by the before-specifi­ed Theobald de Valoines her Father.

This Hervey Walter had Issue [...] five Sons; viz. Hubert, Theobald, Walter, Roger, and Hamon. Of which, Hubert became Archbishop of Canterbury, and Theobald Theobald. a Person of great Note in his time. [...] For having obtain'd from King Richard the First a Grant [...] in Fee of the Lordship of Preston, in Com. Lanc. commonly called Preston in Amundernesse, with the whole Wapentake and Forest of Amun­dernesse, [Page 634] to hold by three Knights Fees: Which Grant bears date 22 Apr. in the first year of that King's Reign (being the Friday next ensuing his Coronation) through the Interest [...] of Hubert Arch­bishop of Canterbury (his Brother) he redeemed [...] those his Lands which William de Braose did pos­sess, for the Sum of CCC Marks.

In 6 R. 1. this Theobald, having such large Pos­sessions in Lancashire, was made Sheriff [...] of that County; in which Office he continued [...] till 1 Ioh. inclusive: and before the end of King Richard's Reign, founded [...] an Abby at Cokersand (within the Precincts of Amundernesse) for Canons-Re­gular of St. Augustine's Order, for the health of the Souls of King Henry the Second, Richard the First, Iohn Earl of Morton, Ranulph de Glanvill (his dear Friend) and Hubert Archbishop of Can­terbury, his Brother, as also for the Soul of Her­vey his Father, and Maud his Mother.

And being Butler [...] of Ireland, by his Office; for the health of all the Souls above-mentioned, he founded [...] the Monastery of Arkelo in that Realm, which afterwards became a Cell [...] to Furnesse, in Com. Lan [...]. He likewise founded [...] the Abby of [...], in Lymerick; as also that [...] at Renath, in Tiperarie.

In 5 Ioh. he gave [...] two Palfreys, for Licence to go into [...]. And, having married [...] Maud the Daughter of Robert Vavasour, with whom he had the Mannors of E [...]lington, and Newbourgh, with the Lands of Boulton, in Frank-marriage, he departed [...] this Life in 9 Ioh.

Whereupon Robert Vavasour (Father of the said Maud) gave [...] to the King a Fine of Twelve hun­dred Marks, and two Palfreys, for the benefit of her Marriage and Dowrie, together with all the Free­hold of Theobald Walter her late Husband, lying in England, and Ireland, excepting [...] Amunderness, with her Thirds therein, and in Aleton. Which Maud afterwards married [...] to Fulke Fitz-Warine, who, in 17 Ioh. had Livery [...] of her Dowrie in [...].

This Theobald had IssuePat. 4 H 3. m. 5. Theobald; and a Daughter calledPat. 4 H 3. m. 5. Maud, whose Tuition King Iohn committedPat. 4 H 3. m. 5. to Gilbert Fitz-Reinfrid, Baron of Kendall.

From which Theobald (who assum'd the Sir­name of Boteler, by reason of the Office of Boteler of Ireland, which he enjoy'd) the Noble Family of the Botelers of that Realm (afterwards Earls of Ormund) are lineally descended.

Courtney.

IN the time of King Henry the Second, Reginald Reginald. the SonM nast. Ang Vol. 1. 786 a. n. 60. of Florus, a youngerM nast. Ang Vol. 1. 786 a. n. 60. Son to Lewes le Grosse, King of France, assumingEx Coll. R. Gl. S. the Name of Courtney from his Mother (who was an Heir [...] female of that Family) came into England; and taking to WifeMonast. Ang. ut supra, n. 50. Hawse the sole Daughter and Heir of Robert de Abrincis, and of Maude Baro­ness of [...] (her Mother) Hereditary Sheriffess of Devo [...]sh. setled himself there, upon her Inheritance. Touching the Parentage of which Maude, in regard she was so great an Heir, I may not omit to observe, That she was the one­ly [...] Child of Ra [...]dulph Avenel, by Adelice his Wife, sole [...] Daughter and Heir to Adelice Daughter [...] of Faldwin de Bri [...]niis, a Noble Norman Knight, by [...] Albreda his Wife, Niece to King William the Con­querour. Which last-mention'd Adelice was also Sister [...] and Heir to Richard her Brother, on whom King William, after his Victory over King Harold, bestow'd [...] the Honour of Okehampton as also [...] the Castle of Exeter and Sheriffalty of Devon­shire; and thereupon called [...] Ricardus Vicecomes. This is that Richard who began the Foundation [...] of an Abby for Cistercian-Monks at Brightley within his Honour of Okehampton, in the first year of King Stephen's Reign; and dying [...] with­out Issue, was there Interr'd [...]: Which Monks be­ing soon after translated to Forde removed [...] his Bones thither.

But I return to Maude Daughter of Randolph Avenel, and Adeliza, who brought this great Inhe­ritance, as hath been observed.

This Maude had two Husbands; first, Robert Ibid. 786 [...] n. 20. de Abrincis, by whom she had Issue a sole Daughter and Heir, call'dIbid. n. 10. Hawise: and secondly, Robert Ibid. n. [...] Natural Son to King Henry the First, who begot Ibid. n. 20 on her another sole Daughter, call'd Maude.

Which Daughters, by each Husband, being great Heirs, and in Minority at their respective Fathers Deaths, were by King Henry the Second committed Ibid. n. 40. to the Custody of this Reginald de Courtney. He therefore discerning the advantage he had by thus being their Guardian, took Hawyse (the elder) for his ownIbid. n. 50. Wife; and match'd Maude (the young­er) toIbid. n. 50. William de Courtney his own SonIbid. n. 50. by a former Wife. All which the Descent herewith drawn, will more compendiously demonstrate.

I now come to speak of what I have observ'd farther memorable of this Reginald de Courtney.

In 14 H. 2. having obtain'd the Wardship of Walter de Bulbec, he accountedRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. [...]uck. vi l. xiii s. iv d. for the Knights Fees of his Inheritance: And, in 21 H. 2. was one of the WitnessesJorevall. coll. 1107. 13. to that Agree­ment made betwixt King Henry the Second, and Roderic King of Connach (in Ireland) as to the Conditions whereupon Roderic should hold that Dominion of Connach from King Henry.

To the Monks of Forde de gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 786 b. n. 10. C Marks in Money; as alsoMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 786 b. n. 10. certain Goods and Jewels: And having devoutly commendedMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 786 b. n. 10. himself to their Prayers, departedIbid. n. 20. this Life upon the fifth Calends of October, Anno 1194. (4 R. 1.) where­upon he was buriedIbid. n. 20. on the North-side of the Quire in that Abby, leaving Hawyse his Wife alive. Which Hawyse, besides other Donations thereunto, gaveIbid. n. 20. her Land at Hertoyne, for the Maintenance of three Poor People in their Lay-Infirmitory, for ever: And dyingIbid. n. 30. the Morrow preceding the Calends of August, Anno 1209. (10 Ioh.) was buriedIbid. n. 30. on the South-side the Quire before-mention'd.

This Reginald had a BrotherRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Be [...]i. called Robert de Courtney; whom I suppose to be the same Robert that was SheriffRot. [...] of Cumberland in 5 Ioh. and marriedEx Coll. R. G [...]. [...]. Alice de Rumeli, the Widow of Gilbert Pipard, third Daughter of William fitz Duncan, as alsoEx Coll. R. G [...]. [...]. one of his Heirs, by Alice the Daughter and Heir of Robert de Rumeli, Lord of Skipton in Cravene with whom he hadEx Coll. R. G [...]. [...]. Aspatrick, and the Barony of Allerdale, together with the Liber­ty of [...] but noEx Coll. R. G [...]. [...]. Issue by her. Which Alice over-liv'd him; and in 11 Ioh. gave a Fine [...] to the King of Five hundred Pounds, ten Pal­freys, and ten Oxen, for to have [...] Livery of the Lands of her own Inheritance, in as full a manner as she had enjoy'd them before her Marriage with him; and to have [...] a reasonable Dower assign'd [Page 635] her out of the Lands of both those Husbands; as also that she might [...] not be compell'd to marry again.

But I proceed. To Reginald and Hawise suc­ceeded Robert de Courtney, Robert. their Son and Heir.

But before I proceed to speak of him, I must not omit to say something of William his elderIbid 786 a. n. 50. Bro­ther, bornIbid 786 a. n. 50. in Normandy; of his Fathers first Wife.

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[Page 636] This William was FounderMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 271 a. n. 10. of the Priory at Wospring, in Somerset shire: and in 9 Ioh. gave Rot. Pip. 9 Joh. Essex. & Hertf. a fine of CCCC Marks to the King, for Livery of the Lands of Baldwin de Buillers, which were of his Inheritance. When he died, I can give no account; but certainRot. Fin. 26 H. 3. m. 12. it is, that in 26 H. 3. Wil­liam de Cantilupe, and Vitalis Engaine, (two Great Men of that Age) made claim to the Lordship of Badmundesfeild, in Suffolk, as Heirs to him. Which Lordship Hillaria Trusbut sometime held in Dower.

I now return to Robert de Courtney.

This Robert, in 3 Ric. 1. paidRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Berks. a Fine to the King of CCC Marks, that he might enjoy the Mannor of Sutton, in Berk sh. (now called Sut­ton-Courtney) in peace: Which Mannor King Henry the Second gaveRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Berks. to (Reginald) his Father; saving the Right of the Heirs of William his elder Brother, when they should be of age.

And as to the Honour of Okehampton, being the Inheritance of Hawyse his Mother, in 7 Ioh. he gave FiveRot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 16. hundred Pounds, and five Palfreys, to have Livery thereof, with the Knights Fees thereto belonging, which were in number no less than ninety two, and a third part, as appeareth Rot. Pip. 12 Joh. Devon. Rot. Pip. 13 Joh. Devon. upon levying the Scutage of Ireland, in 12 Ioh. and that of Wales, in 13 Ioh.

But for the Mannor of Sutton, which was his Inheritance from his Father (as hath been said) notwithstanding that Fine paid by him for it to King Richard the First, he was constrain'd in 11 Ioh. to giveRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Berks. to that King CCCC Marks more, and two great Horses (which Lordship the Re­cord Rot. Pip. 11 Joh. Berks. says was formerly belonging to Robert his Uncle.

In 13 Ioh. his Mother Hawyse being then dead, he undertookRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Devon. to pay Twelve hundred Marks more, that he might receive the Homages for the Honour of Okehampton, then in the King's Hands; and that he might have to Wife (Mary) the Daughter to the Earl of Devonsh. And the next year following, to be acquittedRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 11. of that Debt, covenantedRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 11. to serve the King with xx Men at Arms, for the term of one whole year, to commence on the Octaves of St. Iohn Baptist, at his own proper Costs, wheresoever the King should appoint.

In 16 Ioh. this Robert was made Governour Pat. 16 Joh. p. 1. m. 1. of the Castle of Brugges (vulg. Bruggenorth) in Com. Salop. And in 17 Ioh. constitutedPat. 17 Joh. m. 17. She­riff of Oxford shire, and Governour of Oxford-Castle.

In 18 Ioh. having the City of E [...]eter in his power, by Right of Descent from Hawyse his Mo­ther; divers of the Barons being then in Arms against the King, he had libertyPat. 18 Joh. m. 6. to take in Willi­am de Briwere (who had marriedMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 179 a. n. 50. his Wife's other Sister) and all his Strength, inPat. 18 Joh. m. 6. case he thought his own Forces, with the Aid of the Citi­zens, should be too weak for the defence thereof.

In 1 H. 3. he had LiveryPat. 1 H. 3. p. 1. m. 2. of the Bailiwick of Devonsh. which Henry Son to Reginald Earl of Cornwall then held. And, notwithstanding the Hereditary Right of Hawyse his Mother, to the Sheriffalty of Devonsh. acceptedPat. 2 H. 3. m. 4. of the King's Grant thereof in 2 H. 3. Nor did he hold it any longer than till the ninth year of his Reign; the King himself then takingRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Devon. it into his own hands.

Which Hawyse died in 4 H. 3. whereupon he had LiveryRot. Fin. 4 H. 3. m. 6. of all the Lands of her Inheritance, lying in the Counties of Devon. Dorset. and Somer­set: But in 16 H. 3. the King thinking it notMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 786 b. n. 40. safe for himself, that the Castles of England should be out of his own Power, in regard there was then no good accordance betwixt him and divers of the Barons, took also this at Exeter into his Hands, and committedPat. 16 H. [...]. m. 2. the Custody of it to Peter de Rievaulx, a Person then in no small esteem with him.

To the Monks of Forde this Robert wasMonast. Ang. vol 1. 786 b. n. 50. ever a Friend; and so much delighted in that Abby, that he call'dMonast. Ang. vol 1. 786 b. n. 50. it The fairest Feather in his Train, glo­rying much in his Patronage thereof. But more of him I cannot say, than that he diedIbid. 787 [...]. n. 20. at his Man­nor at Ywerne, in Dorsetsh. upon the seventh Ca­lends of August, Anno MCCXLII. 26 H. 3. and was buriedIbid. n. 30. with great Funeral-pomp in the Quire at Forde above-mention'd, where a stately Tomb, with his Image thereon in Armour, was after­wards erected to his Memory; and on the Cir­cumference thereof, thisIbid. n. 30. Epitaph:

Hic jacet ingenui de Courtney gleba Roberti,
Militis egregii virtutum laude referti;
Quem genuit strenuus Reginaldus Courtoniensis,
Qui procer eximius fuerat tunc De­voniensis.

Leaving Issue by Mary his Wife, DaughterIbid. 787 [...]. and at length soleIbid. 787 [...]. Heir to William de Revers Earl of Devon.Iohn.Iohn de Courtney his Son and Heir; who, in 27 H. 3. (which was the next year following) payingRot. Fin. 27 H. [...]. m. 8. Rot. Pip. 27 H. [...]. Devon. C Marks for his Relief, and doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 27 H. [...]. m. 8. Rot. Pip. 27 H. [...]. Devon. of all his Lands. Which Iohn, in 29 H. 3. upon the Marriage of the King's eldest Daughter, paidRot. Pip. 29 H. 3. Devon. Ninety two Pounds fifteen Shillings, to the Aid then levi [...]d, for those Ninety two Knights Fees and a third part, of his Grand­mothers Inheritance. And in 30 H. 3. gave a Fine Rot. Fin. 30 H. 3. m. 4. Rot. Pip. 31 H. 3. Devon. to the King of Two thousand and five hundred Marks, for the Wardship of the Heirs of Iohn de Nevill, and the Benefit of their Marriages and Lands, till they should be of full age.

In 37 H. 3. he attendedRot. Fin. 37 H. 3. m. 8. the King into Gas­coine: And in 38 H. 3. upon levying the Aid for making the King's eldest Son Knight, paidRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Devon. Two hundred and five Pounds ten Shillings, for those Ninety two Knights Fees and three Parts, belong­ing to the Honour of Okehampton.

In 41 H. 3. he had SummonsClaus. 41 H. 3. m. 6. in dorso. (with others) to be at Bristoll, upon the Octaves of St. Peter, well furnish'd with Horse and Arms, to attend the King into Wales for the defence of those Parts against the Power of Lewelin ap Griffin, then in Arms there.

In 42 H. 3. he had the like CommandClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso, m. 11. to be at Chester, on Munday next preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, for preventing the Hostile In­cursions of the Welch: And in 43 H. 3. upon le­vying the Scutage of Wales, answeredRot. Pip. [...] H. 3. Devon. for the same number of Knights Fees, as is before ex­press'd.

In 45 H. 3. he had a GrantCart. [...] H. H. n. 12. of a Mercate upon the Wednesday every Week, at his Mannor of Ywerne-Courtney, in Com. Dorset. and two Fairs yearly, one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Invention of the Holy Cross; and the other, the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Exaltation thereof. And in 46 H. 3. was madePat. 46 H. [...] m. 20. Constable of the Castle of Iotneis, in Com. Devon.

Touching his Works of Piety, all that I have [Page 637] seen, is, That in 19 H. 3. for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Emme his Wife, and all his Ance­stors Souls, he gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 556 b. n. 10. & 557 a. n. 10. to the Knights-Templars all his Lands in East-Hyrst, viz. Lx Acres; and quittedMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 556 b. n. 10. & 557 a. n. 10. unto them all his Right of Common which he had in their Woods at West-Hyrst.

It is reportedMonast. Agn. 787 b. of this Iohn, That returning on a time from beyond-Sea, there hapned in the night so great a Tempest, that the Mariners expected nothing but Shipwrack: Which discerning, he bade them take Courage, and labour hard one Hour; For then, quoth he, will be the time that my Monks of Forde do rise, by whose devont Prayers we shall be preserv'd from this Danger: And that one of the Company answered, There could be no hope of help from them, in regard they were at that pre­sent all asleep in their Beds. To which, 'tis said, he reply'd,—Though many of them sleep, I am sure some of them are waking; and being sensible of this hideous Storm, do fervently pray for my Deliverance. And that when the Pilot heard him thus confident, said,—Are we to regard this frivolous Talk, be­ing immediately to perish? this Earl, much asto­nish'd, held up his Hands, and said,—O merci­ful God, vouchsafe to hear those devout Monks who now pray for me, and me with them, and bring us safe to our desired Port. And that upon this Ex­pression the Tempest forthwith ceasing, they were all brought safe to Land.

Moreover, That after his arrival, calling to mind this extraordinary Deliverance, by the help of their Prayers, he wasIbid. 788 a. n. 10. a great Benefactor to them: And departingIbid. this Life upon the fifth Nones of May, Anno MCCLXXIII. (1 E. 1.) had Burial Ibid. in the Quire of that Abby, near his Father's Tomb, before the High Altar; having bequeath'd Ibid. n. 20. thereunto xl l. Sterling, with his Arms, as also the Chariot for carrying of his Corps, and all other things relating to his Funeral.

At that time of his death, he was seisedEsc. 2 E. 1. n. 17. B [...]ck. of cer­tain Lands in Wanendon, in Com. Buck. which he had in Frank marriage with Isabel his Wife, DaughterMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 7 [...]7 a. n. 40. to Iohn Earl of Oxford. Which Isa­bell surviving him, was afterwards married to Oli­ver de Dynham, and buried on the South-side the Quire of the Fryers-Preachers, in Exeter.

He also died seisedEsc. 2 E. 1. [...], supra. of the Borough of Pepil­ford, in Com. Devon. of the Mannor of Sutton, in Com. Berks. of the Mannor of Honi [...]ton, in Com. Somerset. a Member of the Barony of Okehamp­ton; of the Mannor of Crukerne, in the same County (which William de Vernun, Lord of the Isle, gave to Robert de Curtenay, Father of this Iohn, in Frank-marriage with Mary his Daugh­ter:) of the Mannor of Wotton, in Com. Somers. of Ywern-Courtney, in Com. Dorset. of the Bo­rough of Okehampton and Mannor of Suse­byri, in Com. Devon. as also of the Mannor of Oke­hampton, and divers other Lordships, in Devonsh. and elsewhere, appertaining to that Barony; lea­ving Hugh de Curtenai Hugh 1. his SonRot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 19. Rot. Pip. 4 E. 1. Devon. and Heir: Which Hugh, doing his Fealty, and paying his Relief, had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 E. [...]. m. 19. Rot. Pip. 4 E. 1. Devon. of his Inheritance in 4 E. 1.

This Hugh wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E 1. m. 4. in that Expedition made into Wales in 10 E. 1. So likewise in those into Scot­land, inRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1 m. 6. 26,Rot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 11. 28, 31Rot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 6., 32Rot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 1., andRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. 34 E. 1. and again in that of Wales Claus. 30 E. 1. m. 17. in 30 E. 1.

Moreover, in 8 E. 2. he receiv'd commandRot. Scoc. 8 E. in dorso, [...]. [...]. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots.

But more I have not seen of him, than what the Monk of Forde, reportsMonast. Ang 788 a. n. 50.; viz. That what his Pious Ancestors had given to their Abby, for the augmenting of God's Service, and for the good Estate of themselves and their Posterity, in pure and perpetual Alms, and without any Condition, but their Suffrages, he laid claim to, for the keep­ing of his Dogs and Horses; affirming, That those Lands ought to be held of him by the Service of providing a Travelling-Waggon, and one Horse, and Gears for five Horses, as also a Leathern Cover for that Waggon, and keeping of two great Hor­ses, or two Palfreys, with two Grooms, for his use; and likewise Horse-clothes for those Horses: Moreover, for keeping one Greyhound, and one Brache, with her Welps, every year, till they should be a Twelve-month old: Alledging, That Iohn de Courtney, his Father, was sei [...]ed of all these in King Henry the Third's time, and that he himself had the like Travelling Waggon, provided at the Charge of those Monks, in the tenth year of that King (viz. E. 1.) into Wales upon his Service in the Wars there.

All which he did not onely challenge; but caused their Cattel at Westford-Grange, as also those at Westford and Orchard, to be driven away by a multitude of Men, upon St. Laurence-day, in the sixteenth year of the same King's Reign. Where­upon the Monks brought a Writ of Replevin; but the Sheriffs Bailiffs made return thereupon, That they could not deliver them, in regard he laid claim to the Cattel as his own; so that a great Suit was begun about this Business: yet at length all was agreed. NotwithstandingIbid. which Accord, he came afterwards again, with a number of Men, upon the Sunday next after the Feast of St. Agatha, in Anno 18 E. 1. to take another Dist [...]ess; but be­ing beaten off by the Abbot [...] Servants, returned by Westford-Grange, and took twelve Kine, four Ox­en, and four He [...]ers, and Impounded them at Wimple. Which might have occasion'd another Sute, but that the Abbot declin'd it: From which time he never did any kindness to those Monks, but hated them perfectly.

This Hugh marriedIbid. n. 30. Al [...]anore Daughter of Hugh le Despenser (Father of Hugh Earl of Winchester) and had IssueIbid. n. 40. by her Hugh his Son and Heir, Sir Philip Courtney of Mone [...]en, near Dartmore, in Com. Devon. Knight, slainIbid. n. 40. in the Battel of St [...]ive­lyn, in Scotland, Anno NCCCXIV. (8 E. 2.) as also Sir Thomas Courtney Knight, who took to WifeEx coll. R. Gl. [...]. Muriel the Daughter of Sir Iohn de Moels, and lieth buriedEx cod. Ms. in [...] Ar­morum H. 12. f. 9 a. in the Augustine-Friers in Lon­don. He had also Issue by her the said Alianore, four Daughters, viz. Isabell Ibid. n. 50. Ibid. 594. 30., married to Sir Iohn St. Iohn Knight, Aveline, Ibid. to Sir Iohn Gifford Knight, Egeline Ibid. to Robert Scales; and Marga­ret Ibid., to Iohn de Mulis: And departingIbid. 788 b. n. 60. this Life at Colcu [...]be, 3 Cal. Martii, Anno MCCXCI. (19 E. 1.) Hugh his Son and Heir beingEsc. 20 E. 1. n 153. then xvi years of age, was buriedMonast. Ang. ut supra. at Cowyke, near Exeter, (a Cell to the Abby of Tavestore) which, 'tis said, he founded.

After which, Alianore his Widow, having for her Dower an AssignationClaus. 20 E. 1. m. 4. in ce­dula. of the Mannors of Wo [...]enden, and Hillesdon, in Com. Buck. Ywerne, in Com. Dorset. Honyngton, in Com. Somerset. as also Museburi, Coliton and C [...]ulmelegh, in Com. Devon. livedMonast. Ang. [...] n. [...]0. xxxvii years a Widow, at Cole­ [...]umbe; keeping good Hospitality, and governing her Family with great Prudence: But at length, in her return out of Kent she departedIbid. 789 a. this Life at London, in Anno MCCCXXVIII. (2 E. 3.) [Page 638] and was buriedIbid. 789 a. at Cowike, near her Husband.

I come now to Hugh, Son to the last-deceased Hugh, and Alianore.

This Hugh had so much favour from the King,Hugh 2. in 25 E. 1. as that,Claus. 25 E. 1. m. 13. notwithstanding he made not proof of his Age, he then doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 25 E. 1. m. 13. of the Mannor of E [...]rightone, in Com. Dorset. as also of Plymptone, Exeminstre, Twy­vertone,, and Topeshom, in Com. Devon which He­reditarily descended to him by the death of Isabell de Fortibus Countess of Albemarle.

In 28 E. 1. this Hugh obtain'd a CharterCart 28 E. 1. n. 15. for a weekly Mercate every Saturday, at his Mannor of Topesha [...], in Com. Devon. and a Fair yearly, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Margaret the Virgin: and likewise a Mercate eve­ry Thursday, at his Mannor of Keneford, in that County; with a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen.

In 20 E. 2. he receivedCompot. Th. de [...] cu­stodis magn [...] Garderob [...] Reg. 20 E. 2. penès Remem. Reg. in Scacc. the Honour of Knight­hood, according to the Solemn Custom of that Age; and had his Robes allow'd him, and all other Accoutrements for that Ceremony of Bath­ing, as a Baneret.

In 8 E. 3. (then call'd Hugh de Courtney senior) representingClaus. 8 E. [...]. in dorso m. 11. to the King, That whereas he was seised of a certain Annuity of xviii l. vi s. viii d. for the Tertium Denarium of the County of Devon. with divers Lands, by Right of Inheritance, from Isabell de Fortibus, Countess of Albemarle, and Devon. which she in her Life-time did possess; and having accordingly receiv'd the same Annuity at the Hands of the Sheriffs of that County, for which they had Allowance upon their Accompts in the Exchequer, until Walter Bishop of Exeter, Lord Treasurer to King Edward the Second, upon the instigation of some Persons who were inclin'd to disturb the Business, did refuse to admit thereof, alledgingClaus. 8 E. [...]. in dorso m. 11. That this Annuity was granted to the Ancestors of the said Isabell, by the King's Proge­nitors, under the Name and Title of Earls, and therefore, that he (the said Hugh) being no Earl, ought not to receive the same: and, thatClaus. 8 E. [...]. in dorso m. 11. upon the like pretence, the then Sheriffs of Devon. did de­cline to pay it any longer to him. The King there­fore, at the humble desire of this Hugh, directed his PreceptClaus. 8 E. [...]. in dorso m. 11. to the Lord T [...]easurer and Barons of his Exchequer, requiring them to make search into the Records and Memorials remaining in their Hands, and to certifie him thereof.

Whereupon, receiving advertisementClaus. 9 E. 3. m. 35. in dorso., That what had been suggested therein, was nothing but truth, did, by his LettersClaus. 9 E. 3. m. 35. in dorso., bearing date at New­castle upon Tine, the xxii day of February, the next ensuing year, (viz. 9 Edw. 3.) wherein he stilesClaus. 9 E. 3. m. 35. in dorso. him Hugh de Courtney senior, Earl of Devon. declare, That forasmuch as the Inheritance which belong'd to the said Countess, and her Ancestors Earls of Devon. did by Right of Descent belong to him, and which he at that present did enjoy; ha­ving regard as well to his own Honour, and Ho­nour of the Kingdom, as to the Honour of him the said Hugh, his Royal Pleasure was, That he should thenceforth assume the Title of Earl, and stile him­self Earl of Devon. as his Ancestors Earls of Devon. had wont to do. And moreover sent his Precept Ibid. to the then Sheriff of Devon. commanding him, That he should forthwith, by publick Proclamati­on, both in his County, and all other Places of his Bailiwick, require all Persons, thenceforth, to call him Earl of Devon.

And likewise anotherIbid. int [...] m. 32. Precept to the Lord Treasurer and Barons of his Exchequer, That they should cause the said Sum of xviii l. vi s. viii d. to be Annually paid unto him, nomine Comitis, by the Title of Earl, as his Ancestors had formerly re­ceiv'd it.

And in May following, by anotherClaus. 9 E. 3. m. 24. Writ to the same Lord Treasurer and Barons, (inter alia) reciting, That whereas this Hugh, having receiv'd that Annuity from the time that he did his Homage to King Edward the First, for so many years, as that it had amounted to Clv l. xvi s. viii d. he was by them charg'd therewith, as a Debt to the King: And that, notwithstanding he was content to quit all the Arrearages of that Annual Sum then behind, the said Sum of Clv l. xvi s. viii d. was still re­quired from him, by the Officers of his Exchequer; did thereby command, That forasmuch as he was so content to quit those Arrears, they should forth­with give him a Discharge from that Sum of Clv l. xvi s. viii d.

In 12 E. 3. he raisedHirt. Ms. Th [...]de [...] Mare in­ter Co [...]l. R. GL. S. the Power of Devon. and Cornwall, and valiantly defendedHist. Ms. th [...]de [...] Mare in­ter Co [...]l. R. GL. S. the several Ports in those Counties against the French.

This Hugh took to WifeMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 789 [...]. n. 10. Agnes the Daughter of ... St. Iohn (Sister to Iohn de St. Iohn, who married Isabell his Sister) when he was but xvii years of age; and had by her Issue four Sons, and two Daughters; viz. Iohn Ibid. n. 20. the eldest, who in his Youth betook himself to a Monastick Life, in the Abby of Tavestoke, and became afterwards AbbotIbid. n. 20. of that House; Hugh Ibid. the second, his Heir; Robert Rot. Fin. [...] E. 3 m. 11. the third, who died in his youth; andMonast. Ang. ut [...] supra. Thomas the fourth, who marriedMonast. Ang. ut supra. Muriel the Daughter and Heir of Sir Iohn de Mules Knight (Plac. Parl. 12 E. 3. p. 659. elsewhere called Iohn de Moels.) Which Tho [...]mas, in 26 E. 3. was joyn'd in CommissionRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 5. with his Brother Earl Hugh, for the arraying of all Knights, Esquires, and others, within the Coun­ties of Devon. and Cornwall, for guarding of the Sea-coasts; and had IssueEx Coll. R. Gl. [...]. Sir Hugh Courtney Knight; and two Daughters, viz. Margaret, wed­ded to Thomas Peverell; and Muriel, to Iohn Dyn­ham. Which Sir Hugh diedIbid. Esc. 42 E. 3. Par [...] 1. n. 24. Issueless, within age, in 42 E. 3. seisedIbid. Esc. 42 E. 3. Par [...] 1. n. 24. of the Mannors of Maperton, South-Cadbury, Wotton, Criket, and North [...]me, in Com. Somerset. the Mannor of Kings-Carswill, the Hundred of Hay-torre, and the Mannors of Pole, and Harleston, in Com. Devon. the Mannor of Over-Wallop, in Com. Suthampt. and the Man­nor of Overton, in Com. Oxon. Whereupon Par­tition Rot. Fin. 43 E. 3 m. 11. Ex Coll. R Gl. S. was made of them in 43 E. 3. betwixt the said Margaret his elder Sister, and Iohn Dyn­ham, Son and Heir of Muriel his younger Sister.

The Monk of Forde, though he gives this Earl Hugh, before-mentioned, theMonast Ang. vol. 1. [...] [...]. n. 10. Character, That he was a Person tam sapientiâ quàm scientiâ mirabili­ter praeditus; extraordinarily endued with wisdom and knowledge; and that he did arriveIbid. n. 30. to greater Wealth and Honour than all his Ancestors; being Earl of Devon. by Hereditary Right: yet says, That he was no Friend at all to their Abby, but that he did deal most injuriously with them, in threeIbid. n. 52. several respects: First, in exacting from them certain temporal Services, for their Lands, which they held in pure Alms: Secondly, in re­straining them of those Liberties and Privileges which they ought in right to have had in their Mannor of Thale, compelling the Abbot and his Tenants to do suit for the same to his Hundred at Harrigge: And thirdly, Whereas by reason of their Order they ought to be free from payment of Tithes, for those Lands whereof they were pos­sess'd [Page 639] before the Lateran Council; nevertheless, that he forc'd them to give Fifty shillings per annum, as a Composition, to the Rector of Cruck, for all which lay in his Parish.

But though he reports him to be so strict with them, yet he acknowlegeth his [...] Munificence to others: for he says, That he gave to every Religious House in Devonshire xx Marks; and to every House of Fryers, xx Nobles.

This Earl died [...] in 14 E. 3. being then seised [...] of the Castle, Mannor, and Honour of Plimpt [...]n, with its Members; as also of the Mannors of Brummorre, Lewynton, Twyverton, Exewin­stre, Thopsham; the Hundreds of Plimpton, Twyverton, Harrig, and Wonford; and Sampford the Castle and Honour of Okehampton, with the Mannors of Sampford-Courtney, Chalvelegh, Deultone, Ken, Wympel, Aylesbere; the Hamlets of Nywe­ton, Popeles [...]ord; three Mills upon Exe, near Exeter; with the Advowson of the Church of Trouley; and all Knights Fees to the said Honours belonging; the Mannor of Chilmelegh, the Ad­vowson of the Church of Ken, and the Pr [...]benda­ries of Heyes, and Ke [...], in the Chappel of our La­dy within the Castle of Exeter; all in the County of Devon. and likewise of the Mannors of Crukerne, Ebryghton, and Ywerne-Courtney, in Com. Dorset. leaving Hugh Hugh 3. his Son and Heir then [...] 14 E. 3. ut supra. xxxiii years of age, and upwards. Which Hugh soon after do­ing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 14 E 3. m. 1. Claus. 14 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3. of his Lands.

This Hugh, upon the death of Robert his younger Brother, had Livery of his Lands, as his next Heir, in 3 Edw. 3. doing his Homage.

In 7 E. 3. (his Father then being alive,) he was Rot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 24. in that Expedition then made into [...]cotland: and in 8 E. 3. obtain'd a Charter for a Mercate every Saturday, at his Mannor of M [...]re [...]on, in Com. Devon. and two Fairs; one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle; and the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Margaret.

In 16 E. 3. (being then Earl of Devon.) he was in thatClaus. 16 E. 3. m. 32. Expedition then made into B [...]itan [...]y, with one Ban [...]ret, twelve Knights, thirty six Esquires, and sixty Archers on Horseback, of his Reti­nue. And in 19 E. 3. (the War continuingRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. still there) receiv'd commandRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. to prepare himself, and all his Retinue, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to attend the King thither.

In 21 E. 3. being so infirmCart. & Pat. 21 E. [...]. m. 22., as that he was not able to go Personally in that Expedition then made beyond-Sea, William de Bo [...]un Earl of Northampton joyn'd with Hugh de Courtney his Son, in moving Cart. & Pat. 21 E. [...]. m. 22. the King, that he might be excused from coming to Parliament, or any Councils; and hadCart. & Pat. 21 E. [...]. m. 22. their Request granted.

After which, recovering, he obtain'd leavePat. 24 E. 3. p. 2. m. 30. in 24 E. 3. to travel for one whole year. And about this time was electedInstit. &c. of [...] Garter, per E. A. p. 696. into that Honourable So­ciety of the most Noble Order of the Garter, then newly instituted.

In 26 E. 3. he, together with Thomas de Courtney his Brother, wereRot. Franc. [...]6 E. 3. m. 5. assigned by the King to Arm and Array all Persons (both Knights, Esquires, and others) within the Counties of Devon. and Cornwall, and to conduct them to the Sea-Coasts, in opposi­tion of an Invasion then feared from the French. And in 30 E. 3. was sentH. Knighton, 5 [...]1. n. 50. into Britanny, with other English Lords, upon the King's special Ser­vice.

Whilst his Father lived, he resided [...] at Col­cumbe, and had [...] the Lordships of Wellesdene, and Coker, for his Support. And having married Ibid. n. 20. Margaret the Daughter of Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford, had by her Issue six S [...]s, viz. Hugh lbid n. 50., born xi Cal. Apr. A [...]no MCCCXXVII. (1 E. 3.) Thomaslbid n. 50Edwardlbid n. 50William [...], Phi­lip [...], and Peter [...]; and five Daughters, scil. [...] Ioan, Margaret, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Anne: And departing [...] this Life upon Saturday n [...]x [...] preceding the Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, in 51 E. 3. was buried [...] in the Cathedral Church at Exeter.

Of which Sons, Hugh, being called [...] Hugo Hug [...] 4. de Courtney junior (whilst he lived) went [...] in th [...] Ex­pedition made into France in 20 [...]. 3. In 21 [...]. 3. being [...] in the Tournament at E [...]tham, he had a Hood of White Cloth, embroider'd with [...], and button'd with large Pearls, then given [...] him by the King. And [...] enjoy'd the Mannor of Woddesden, in Com. Buck. with the Advowson of the Church, in Right of Maude his Wife, Daughter of Thomas Holland Earl of Kent. Which Maude in her Widowhood, afterwards married [...] to Wale­ra [...] Earl of St. Paul.

But this Hugh died [...] in 48 E. 3. his Father then [...] living. Thomas the second Son died [...] also before his Father. So likewise did Edward the third Son, who married [...] Emeline the Daughter of Sir Iohn D'a [...]ney Knight, and left Issue two Sons, viz. Ed­ward, who in 51 E. 3. was foundEsc. 51 E. 3. n. 6. Nephew and Heir to Earl Hugh his Grandfather, and at his death xxi years of age; and Sir Hugh Courtney of Claus. 12 H 4 m. 8. Lib. [...]. 9 H. 4. p. 9 [...]. Et Rot. Fin. 9 H. 4. m. 27. Baunton Knight, who marriedClaus. 12 H 4 m. 8. Lib. [...]. 9 H. 4. p. 9 [...]. Et Rot. Fin. 9 H. 4. m. 27. Philipp [...] one of the three Daughters and Coheirs of Warine Arcedekene, and Elizabeth his Wife (Daughter and Heir to Iohn Talbot of Ricards Castle.) William the fourth Son wasRo [...]. 15 a. Archbishop of Canterbury. Philip, [...] 47 E. 3. n. 65 the fifth, was of Pouderham, (from whom the Courtneys of that House are descended.)

Which Sir Philip (for he was a Knight) beingLel. coll. vol. 1. 296. in that Fight at Sea in 1 R. 2. against the Spaniard, was sore woundedLel. coll. vol. 1. 296., and fledLel. coll. vol. 1. 296.. After which, viz. in 7 R. 2. he was constituted LieutenantPat. 7 R. 2. p. 1. m. 42. of Ireland for ten years.

Sir Piers de Courtney KnightLel coll. vol. 1 296., the sixth Son, was unmarriedRot. Fin. 10 H 4. m. 14.. This Sir Piers being also in that Sea-fight against the Spaniard, in 1 R. 2. was there sore woundedLel. coll. ut supra., and taken PrisonerLel. coll. ut supra.; but for his Enlargement had a Grant [...]at. 3 R. 2. p. 1. m. 21. from the King of the Benefit of the Marriage of Richard the Brother and Heir of Thomas de Poynings. In 7 R. 2. he had Licence to send into France, by Northampton He­rald, and Anlet Pursuivant, eight Cloths of Scar­let, of Black, and Russet, to give to certain No­blemen of that Realm: as also two Horses, six Saddles, six little Bows, one Sheaf of large Arrows, and another Sheaf of Crossbow-Arrows, for the King of Fran [...]e's Keeper: Likewise a Grey­hound, and other Dogs. All which were for Pre­sents to the French, in respect of the great Honour the King of France had done unto him, at such time as he combated there with a Knight of that Realm.

In 11 R. 2. this Sir Piers Courtney was made [...] Chief Chamberlain to the King: And the same year had Licence [...] again to go to Calais, with Iohn Hobold [...]d Esq to challenge the French for the Performance of certain Feats o [...] Arms; and beha­ved [...] himself bravely there. But in 13 R. 2. being at Calais, he receiv'd a Message [...] from the King of England, that he should forbear to exercise any Feats of Arms with the French, without the spe­cial leave of Henry de Percy Earl of Northumber­land: [Page 640] which it seems he had; for [...] he did then notably manifest his Military Skill and Valour, in a Tournament held there, to his high Renown. In 14 R. 2. he was made ConstablePat. 14 R. 2. p. 1. m. 10. of Windsore-Castle. And after this, viz. in 16 R. 2. when Lel. coll. vol. 1. 694. divers Knights came out of Scotland, to chal­lenge the English to certain Feats of Arms, one ... Darell challengingLel. coll. vol. 1. 694. him, they ranLel. coll. vol. 1. 694. with sharp Spears. This Sir Piers diedRot Fin. 10 H. 4. m. 14. in 10 H. 4.

¶As to the Daughters of the before-mentioned E [...] Hugh; Margaret was the Wife [...]x Coll. R. Gl. S. of Iohn Lord Cobham; Elizabeth, [...] Claus 18 R 2. m. 36. married to ... Vere and afterwardsClaus 18 R 2. m. 36. to Andrew Lutterell; and Cathe­rine, firstVinc. cor­ [...]ect. p. 159. to William Lord Harrington, and next toVinc. cor­ [...]ect. p. 159. Sir Thomas Engaine Knight.

But I return to Margaret their Mother. This Margaret continued a Widow till her death; and by her TestamentRou▪ f. 15 a., bearing date 28 Ian. 14 R. 2. bequ [...]ath'd her Body to be buried in the Cathedral Church at Exeter, near to her Lord and Husband; appointing, that there should be no other Herse for her, than plain Bars, to keep off the Preass of Peo­ple, and onely two Tapers, of five pounds apiece, the one at her Head, and the other at her Feet, without any Torches, or other Lights. Likewise, That upon the day of her Funeral xx l. in Money should be given amongst poor People; viz. to eve­ry one a Groat: And that, for the Soul of her Hus­band, and her own Soul, CC l. should be distribu­ted amongst the Daughters of Knights and Gentle­men, towards that Marriage-Portions; and to poor Scholars at School.

To Margaret the Daughter of her Son Philip, she bequeath'dIbid. C Marks, in augmentation of her Portion. To William Archbishop of Canterbury, her Son, a gilt Chalice and Missale. To her Daugh­ter Cobham, xl l. To her Daughter Lutterell, x l. To her Daughter Engaine, xl l. with two Primers, and a Book called Arture of Bretaigne. To her Son, the Earl of Devon. she gave all her Swans at Toppes [...]. To her Son Philip, all her Furniture of her Chappel, Books, Vestments, Candlesticks, &c. To her Daughter Anne Courtney, a Ring with a Di­amond. To her Son Peter, her Bed of Red and Green, per pale.

And diedEsc. 15 R. 2. n. 10. upon Wednesday, xvi Decembris, 15 Ric. 2. seisedEsc. 15 R. 2. n. 10. for term of Life of the third part of the Mannor of Wolesden, in Com. Buck. Likewise of the Mannors of Ebrighton, Hille juxta Ywern-Mynstre; the moytie of the Mannor of [...]rukerne; the Mannors of East-Coker, Samp­ford-Britt. Torveston, Colytor, Col [...]umbe; the half Hundred of Coly [...]on, the Burrough of Coly­ford, the Mannor and Hundred of Exmynstre, the Mannor of Ken, the Mannor and Borough of Chylmelegh, the Mannor of Chaivelegh, the Ad­vowson of the Abbi [...]s of Forde, and St. Iames's. near Exeter; the Mannors of Nywenham, [...]ouce­nes [...]on and Why [...]ford; the moytie of the Hun­dred of Colyton; the Mannors of Whytewill, Hunt [...]b [...]re, Norton juxt [...] Stoke-Flemyng Fare­wey, H [...]neton, Moreton, Milton-D'amerle, Al-Phington, Boltebyrie, Northpole, Cadde [...]egh, and [...].

¶I come now to Edward the next succeeeding Earl, (viz. Edward. Son of Edward and Emeline) and Grand­son and Heir of the last Earl Hugh.

This Earl Edward. in 1 R. 2. covenanted [...] to serve the King, in his Navy Royal, under the Com­mand of Iohn of Gant Duke of Lankaster, for one quarter of a year, for defence of the Realm, re­ceiving the accustomed Wages of War. And the same year was again retain'dIbid. to serve at Sea, un­der the Command of Thomas of Wodstoke Earl of Buckingham, and Constable of England, for another quarter of a year, with Lxxx Men at Arms, and Lxxx Archers; whereof himself, [...]ive Knights, and Lxiv Esquires to be part of the number.

In 2 R. 2. making proofClaus. 2 R. 2. m. 32. of his age, and doing his Homage, he had LiveryClaus. 2 R. 2. m. 32. of his Lands. And in 5 R. 2. uponFrois. f. 271 a. the coming over of the Daugh­ter of the King of Romans, whom King Richard had married, this Earl (with the Earl of Salis­bury) receiv'dFrois. f. 271 a. her at Gravelyne, with five hun­dred Spears, and as many Archers, and so brought Frois. f. 271 a. her to Calais. In 7 R. 2. he was constituted Rot. Franc. 7 R. 2. m. 17. Admiral of all the King's Fleet, from the Mouth of Thames Westwards.

In 8 R. 2. beingEx ipso autogr. pe­nès Cleric. Pell. then Earl-Marshal of Eng­land, he was again retain'dEx ipso autogr. pe­nès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King in his Scottish Wars. So alsoIbid. in 10 R. 2. to serve him in his Fleet at Sea, for preventing an Invasion. And in 13 R. 2. wasRot. Franc. 13 R. 2. m. 14. in the Wars of France.

This Earl by his TestamentCh [...]cheley, vol. 1. 328 a., bearing date at Tyverton, 29 Iunii, Anno MCCCCXIX. (7 H. 5.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Abby-Church of Forde (of his Ancestor's Foundation) and diedEsc. 7 H. 5. n. 75. 5 Dec. then next ensuing, being then seisedIbid. of the Mannor of Suttan-Courtney, in Com. Berks. of the Mannors of Wottesdon, Hillesdon, and Waningdon, in Com. Buck. of the Mannors of Ywerne-Courtney, Hulle juxta Ywern-Myn­stre, Ebrighton, Corston, and the Advowson of the Priory of Lodres, in Com. Dorset. of the Man­nor and Hundred of Crukerne, the Mannor and Hundred of West-Coker, the Mannors of Ha­rington, Hinton, and Modeford, in Com. Somerset. of the Mannor and Hundred of Exminstr [...], the Mannors of Topesham, and Twilebeare; the Hundreds of Wone [...]orde, and Harrigge; the Mannor, Castle, and Hundred of Plympton; the Borough, Mannor, and Hundred of Tiverton; the Honour, Castle, and Mannor of Okehampton, with its Members; the Mannors of Samford-Courtney, Chirebeare, and Duelton; the Man­nor and Borough of Chulmelegh, the Mannor and Borough of Chalvelegh, the Mannor of Newenham juxta Chitelhamsole; the Mannors of Exilond, and Kenne; the Borough of Kene­ford, the Mannors of Whimpell, and Allisbeare; the Hamlets of Niweton, and Papelford; the Mannors of Hun [...]beare, Whi [...]will, and Coliton; the Hundred of Coli [...]umbe, the Borough of Coli­ [...]ord the Mannors of Whitford, Museberye, and Fareweye; the Hundred of Budde [...]egh, and the Mannors of Goderington, Stancombe, South-Alington, and Slapton, all in the County of De­von. the Mannors of Radeford, Sheviok, Anton, Tregantell, Trelewin, Porthlo [...], Trelugan, Landilip, Legh-durant, Landrein, Northill, Treverbin, Tregamur, Burg. de Porth-pighan, and Cro [...]holburgh, and the Mannors of Tregan­tell, Trelowin, and Landile in Cornwall; with the Borough of Lymingtone, and Mannor of Brymore, in Com. Suthampt. Hugh. Leaving Hugh his Son and Heir thenIbid. xxx years of age: Who soon after doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 7 H. 5. m. 8. of his Lands, as alsoClaus. 9 H. 5. m. 22. of the xviii l. vi s. viii d. Annuity, which had been anciently paid to his Ancestors, as the Tertium Denarium for the Earldom of Devon.

He had likewise another Son, viz. Rot. Fran. 14 H. 4. m. 1. Sir Edward Courtney Knight, who in 14 H. 4. wentRot. Fran. 14 H. 4. m. 1. on Pilgri­mage to St. Iames in Gallicia, with xl more in his company, in a Ship called the Mary of Kingeswere.

[Page 641] This Sir Edward was [...] in that Expedition made into France, in 3 H. 5. and in 4 H. 5. first retain'd [...] by Indenture to serve the King in his Fleet at Sea, for forty days, with five Knights, Clxxxiv Men at Arms, and CCCC Archers, taking iv s. per diem for himself, and ii s. per diem for his Archers. And afterwardsIbid. to serve him in his Wars of France, with xxx Men at Arms; himself one, one other Knight, the rest Esquires, and xc Archers. And in 6 H. 5. was madeRot. Franc. 6 H. 5. m. 2. Pat. 6 H. 5. p. 1. m. 7. Admiral of the King's Fleet, from 1 Maii, till 1 Augusti.

He had likewise a third Son, called Iames Ex ipso au­togr. penès Cle [...]. Pell. who in 8 H. 6. covenanted to serve the King, for one whole year, in his Wars of France, with xx Men at Arms, and Lx Archers on Horseback.

But I return to Hugh his elder Brother, the suc­ceeding Earl: Of whom I find no more, than that in 6 H. 5. (his Father then living) he was madePat. 6H. 5. p. 1. m. 7. Chief Commander of the King's Fleet: And that in 7 H. 5. having serv'dEx ipso au­togr. penès Cler. Pell. the King again in his Fleet, with three Knights, CCClxxvi Men at Arms, and Seven hundred and eighty Archers, he diedEsc. 10 H. 5. n. 29. 16 Iunii, 10 H. 5. Thomas Thomas 1. his Son and Heir beingEsc. 10 H. 5. n. 29. then eight years of age; leaving Anne his Widow, Daughter ofEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Richard Lord Talbot (and Sister to Iohn Earl of Shrewsbury) a fair Dowrie, viz. Claus. 1 H. 6. m. 21. the Mannors of Lyverton, Exmin­stre, Lopesham, Churebeare, Chalvelegh, Newen­ham, and Musebery; the moytie of the Fairs of Crulledith, with their Profits; one Messuage, and one Carucate of Land in Broke-loutrell, and Smalecombe; the Hundreds of Lyverton, Exr­mynstre, and Harrige; the Free-fishing in the River of Exe; the Perquisits of Court for the Bo­roughs of Tyverton, and Chalvelegh; xviii l. vi s. viii d. Rent, yearly payable by the Sheriff of Devon. xx l. viii s. v d. ob. Rent of Assize, issuing out of divers Burgages in Tyverton; viii l. year­ly Rent, issuing out of the Demesn-Lands in Hol­boghton; xl s. Rent of Assize, issuing out of cer­tain Burgages in Chalvelegh; Lviii s. v d. Rent of Assize, issuing out of divers Burgages in Kene­ford, all in the County of Devon. as also the Man­nor of Hillesdon, in Com. Buck.

Which Anne, in 11 H. 6. obtain'd Licence Pat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m. 14. from the King, to marry Iohn Botreaux Esq and died 16 Ian. 19 H. 6.

Of Thomas, the next succeeding Earl, I find, That in 8 H. 6. being then within age, he cove­nanted Ex ipso au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King, for one whole year, with six Men at Arms, and xxi Archers, in a Voy­age-Royal, then made into France, for the accu­stomed Wages of War. And in 14 H. 6. that he did again covenantIbid. by Indenture to serve the King, for the Relief of Calais, with one Knight, xxiv Men at Arms, and CCCClxx Archers. More­over, That in 19 H. 6. he had LiveryRot. Fin. 19 H. 6. m. 10. of his Lands, and his Homage respited. Likewise, That in 30 H. 6. favouring the Title of Richard Duke of Yorke, who aimed at the Crown, he entred Polyd. Virg. 499. n. 30. into Counsel with him, for attaining thereof: and that he departedEsc. 36 H. 6. n. 36. this Life upon the Feast-day of St. Blase the Bishop (scil. 3 Febr.) 36 H. 6. as also, That Thomas his Son and Heir being then Esc. 36 H. 6. n. 36. xxvi years of age, had shortly after LiveryRot. Fin. 36 H. 6. m. 4. of his Lands, doing his Homage.

Which last-mention'd Thomas stoutly adhering Pat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 6. to King Henry the Sixth in those Wars with the House of Yorke, had, in consideration thereof, an Annuity of an hundred Marks per Annum, for his Life, givenPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 6. him in 38 H. 6. to be yearly receiv'd out of the Profits of the Mannor and Borough of Milberton, and Mershw [...]e, then forfeitedPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 6. to the Crown, by the Rebellion (as it was then cal­led) of Richard Duke of Yorke. But long he en­joy'd it not; for the House of Yorke prevailing, Edward Son to that Duke got the Crown, within little more than one year a [...]ter: and within one Month more after that, viz. 3 Abr. 1 E. 4. he him­self (viz. this Earl) diedEsc. 6 E. 4 n. 48. leaving Thomas▪ his Son and Heir;Thomas▪ who, being at Low [...]on-Field with his Father, upon Palm-Sunday (Martii 29) the same year, was for that Offence attainted in the Parliament begun at Westminster, 4 Nov. following: But did not suffer death, as it seems; for it ap­pears Polyd. Vir 530. n. 10. Lel. Itin. vol 6. f. 92, & 93 Lel. coll. vol. 724. that in 11 E. 4. being again in Arms on the behalf of King Henry the Sixth, at the Battel of Tewkesbury he there was slain, and buried in that place.

Notwithstanding all which, Henry Courtney Esq (for so he is called) his Brother, and Heir in Blood, found so much favour from King Edward, that up­on the twenty seventh of July, in the first year of his Reign, without any proof of his Age, he gave him LiveryPat. 1. E. 4. p. 3. m. 26. of the Mannor of Topesham, and of all other the Lands, Tenements, Boroughs, and Lordships which his said Brother was seised of at the time of his death; or Thomas Earl of Devon. Father of them both.

But of this special Livery he had small Benefit: for in February following, King Edward gavePat. 1 E. p. 4. m. 14. the Borough of Tiverton, with a great part of the Possessions of the same Thomas late Earl of De­von▪ so attainted, as hath been observed; unto Sir Humphrey Stafford of Suthwyke Knight, and to the Heirs-male of his Body, whom he afterwards advanced to the Title of Earl of Devon. as I shall shew in due place.

Howbeit, long it was not ere the Scene became chang'd: For no sooner had King Henry the Se­venth obtain'd the Crown of this Realm, but, highly favouring those Families who stood firm to the Lancastrian Interest, he did not onely advance Pat. [...] H. 7. p. 1. Sir Edward Courtney of Haccombe Knight, Son to Sir Hugh Courtney of Boconnok Knight, Son of Hugh, younger Brother to Edward late Earl of Devon. unto the Title of Earl of Devon. as by his Letters Patents, bearing date 26 Oct. the same year, appeareth: but upon the same day, by other LettersIbid. Patents, gave him the Honours, Borough, and Mannours of Plimpton, and Okehampton; the Castle and Mannor of Tyverten; the Man­nors of Sampford-Courtney, Chalvelegh, Corn­wood, Morton-Dawney, Topesham, Exiland, Ken, Ecrmynster, Colyton, Whycaford, Whimbel Aylesbere, Raylesford Musbury, and Chulme­legh: as also the Hundreds of Plympton, Tyverton, Colyton, West-Burleghe, Est-Bur­leghe, Exrminster, Harige, and W [...]nforde; with the Advowsons of the Churches of Alfrington, Ken, Throughen, Milton [...] Damorell, and All-Saints, in the City of Exeter; with the Ad­vowsons of the Prebends of Hayes, Coticors, and Ken, in the Chappel of our Lady within the Castle of Exeter: Also of the Chantry of Stikle­path, with Free-fishing in the River of Exe; and three Mills in Exiland, all in the County of Devon. Likewise the Mannor of Webington, in Bedfordsh▪ the Mannors of Shebrok, West-Tanton, Lan­dulp, Northil, Porthloe, Porth-pigham, Legh-Durant, Landzean, Trelowyn, Trevervyn-Court­ney, Tregamare, and Tregulan: as also the Bo­roughs of Crofthole, and Port-Pigham, with the Advowson of the Churches of Cheviok Landul [...], [Page 642] and Northill, and Free-Chappel of Lamana, in Cornwale; all which were part of the Possessions of Thomas Courtney late Earl of Devon. Son of Tho­mas sometime Earl of Devon.

And in March following constituted him Go­vernour Pat. 1 H. 7. p. 3. of the Castle of Restormell in Corn­wall.

This Edward wasPolyd. Virg. 584. n. 20. in that Expedition made in­to France, in 7 H. 7. for assisting of Maximilian the Emperour against the French; which succeed­ed not. And in 13 H. 7. with the helpIbid. 605. of Wil­liam his eldest Son (a Person of great Valour) stout­ly defendedIbid. 605. the City of Exeter, then besiegedIbid. 605. by Perkyn Warbeck, and that Power which he had newly Landed in Cornwall, until the Men of Note in those Western Parts came to the Relief thereof.

Having marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. Brooke. Elizabeth Daughter to Sir Philip Courtney of Maland Knight, he had Issue Benet. qu. 15. by her Sir William Courtney Knight, his Son and Heir; and by his TestamentBenet. qu. 15. bearing date 27 Martii, [...] H. 8. bequeathing his Body to be bu­ried in the Chappel at Tibertone, near the Grave of his Wife, gaveBenet. qu. 15. Lands of iv l. per Annum va­lue for the founding of a Chantry therein.

He had also four Sisters (whose Issue at length became Heirs to the Inheritance) viz. Ibid. Elizabeth, Maude, Isabell, and Florence: the first of which was WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. Brook. of Iohn Tretherfe; the secondCatal. of Nob. by R. Brook. of Iohn Arundel of Telverne; the thirdCatal. of Nob. by R. Brook., of Wil­liam Mohun; and the fourthCatal. of Nob. by R. Brook. of Iohn Trelauny.

To this last Edward succeeded William his Son and Heir;William. who, towards the later end of King Henry the Seventh's Reign, more forPolyd. d Virg. p. 611. n. 30. Suspicion, than any just Cause, was castPolyd. Virg. p. 611. n. 30. into Prison, toge­ther with William his Uncle. Howbeit, when Ibid. n. 40. King Henry the Eighth came to the Crown, he was receiv'dIbid. n. 40. into Favour, and in high esteem: but whenIbid. he should have return'd to his Military Exercises, he diedIbid. Ex cod. Ms. in Officio Armo­rum 1. 3. Fol. 33 b. & 96 a. of a Pleuri [...]ie, onIbid. the ninth of June, 3 H. 8. at Grenewiche, beforeIbid. he had either Letters Patents of Creation, or was formal­ly Created with Ceremony: Nevertheless, through Ibid. the special Favour of the King, he was Interred Ibid. as an Earl, on the South-side of the High-Altar, in the Black Friers Church in London: leaving Issue by Katherine his Wife, DaughterEx cod. Ms. in Offi­cio Armo­rum 1. 11. f. 22 b. of King Edw. IV. Henry his Son and Heir. Which Katherine diedEx cod. Ms. in Offi­cio Armo­rum 1. 11. f. 22 b. 15 Nov. An. 1527. (19 H. 8.) at Tyverton, in Com. Devon. and was buriedEx cod. Ms. in Offi­cio Armo­rum 1. 11. f. 22 b. in the Parish-Church there: for whom was afterwards erected Ex cod. Ms. in Offi­cio Armo­rum 1. 11. f. 22 b. by Henry her Son, a fair Chappel, on the South­side of the High-Altar; and therein a TombEx [...]od. Ms. in Offi­cio Armo­rum 1. 11. f. 22 b., with the Effigies of this Noble Lady thereon.

Which Henry, Henry. being much esteem'd of by King Henry the Eighth, in regard of that near Alliance by his Mother, was restoredJournal of Parl. de [...]od. anno. in Bloud and Ho­nour in 3. H. 8. and in 14 of his Reign obtain'd a GrantPat. 14 H. 8. p. 1. of the Lordship of Calilond, in Corn­wall, which came to the Crown by the Attainder of Edward Duke of Buckingham: and upon the eighteenth of Iune, in the seventeenth year of his Reign, an increase of Honour, being then Created Pat. 17 H. 8. p. 2. Marquess of Exeter, at his Royal Palace called Bridewell: and soon after that, a GrantPat. 17 H. 8. p. [...]. of a fair Mansion situate in the Parish of St. Laurence-Poultney, within the City of London, which like­wise came to the Crown by the Attainder of Ed­ward Duke of Buckingham before-mentioned.

In the same year he wasHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 180. one of the Commissi­oners from the King of England, in that Treaty for the Redemption of Francis in First, King of France, then Prisoner to the Emperour Charles the Fifth.

In 21 H. 8. he wasIbid. p. 274. one of those Lords that subscribed to the Forty four Articles, then exhibited to the king against Cardinal Wolsey. And in 22 H. 8. did, together with the rest of the Peers then [...]itting in Parliament, subscribeIbid. p. 306. that Letter then sent to Pope Clement the Seventh, whereby they earnestly moved his Holiness to ratifie the Divorce betwixt King Henry, and Queen Katherine his first Wife; representingIbid. p. 306. to him the Opinion of divers Universities, and many Learned Men, upon that Point; withall intimating,Ibid. p. 306. that re­course would be had unto other Remedies, in case of his refusal.

In which year he obtain'dPat. 22 H. 8. p. 1. the Inheritance of the Mannor of Edelme [...]ton, alias Saysbury, and Diphans; as also the Mannor of Swacliffe, and Cordehall, with all those Lands called Hersyers, in Little Helyndon, and Great Helyndon, in Com. Middlesex.

In 28 H. 8. upon that Rebellion in Yorkshire, he offeredHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 413. his Service for the suppressing thereof; and accordingly march'dIbid. p. 414. with the Duke of Nor­falke, as far as Doncaster, where the Rebels were no less than Thirty thousand strong.

But though he thus appear'd in Arms against those Rebels, yet he did notGodw. p. 162. as it seems, approve of the Suppression of the Religious-Houses (which was one of the Pretences for which those Northern Men rose) nor of those Beginnings then made to­wards a Reformation, by translating the Bible into English: and therefore, upon an accusationIbid. Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 439. by George Poole, Brother to Cardinal Poole, that he, with Henry Lord Montacute, another Brother to that Cardinal, had maintain'd Intelligence with the Cardinal (then beyond-Sea) and conspired the King's Destruction; he was committedIbid. Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 439. to the Tower, upon the fifth of November, 30 H. 8. and on the third of Ianuary following, being brought to his TrialIbid. Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 439. before Thomas Lord Audley, sitting High-Steward for that time, was found guilty, and receivedIbid. Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 439. Sentence of death, And though the King had long favour'dIbid. him, as his Kinsman (viz. Son of Catherine, Sister to his Mother) yet, in regard of his near Alliance to the Crown, he became so jealousIbid. of his Greatness, whereof he had given some testimony, in his so suddenly rais­ing Godw. p. 163. divers Thousands against the Yorkshire Re­bels, as that he gladly entertain'dGodw. p. 163. any occasion to cut him off: Whereupon he was soon beheaded [...]; and thereupon Attainted [...] in the Parliament held the next ensu [...]ing year.

This Henry married to [...] his first Wife, Elizabeth the Daughter and Heir to Iohn Grey Vicount L'isle, by whom he had no Issue.

And to his Second WifeIbid. Gartrude Daughter of William Blount Lord Montjoy, by Elizabeth the Daugher and Coheir of Sir William Say Knight; by whom he left Issue Edward.

Which G [...]artrude was also attaintedIbid. Herb. Hist. of H. 8. 447. in Parlia­ment, as a Confederate with her Husband; but not Catal. of Nob. by R. Brooke. suffering death for that Crime, afterwards died naturally, and was buriedCatal. of Nob. by R. Brooke. at Wimburne-Mynster, in Dorsetsh. where a fair Tomb is erected to her Memory.

By her TestamentWoodes qu. [...]. bearing date 25 Sept. Anno MDL VIII. (4 & 5 Ph. & M.) the bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Chancel, or Parish-Church, where the should depart this Life; appointing a Dirige, and a Trentall of Masses, to be said and sung for her.

[Page 643] To her Sister Katherine Berkley she gaveIbid. a Gown of Black Velvet, Furr'd with Jennets. To her Brother Mr. Iohn Blount, xxl. And to her Cousin Mr. Iames Blount, a standing Gilt Bowl, with a Cover.

But Edward his Son,Edward. though he found little fa­vour from the succeeding King, Edward the Sixth, beingGodw. p. 213. one of those who were in his Coronation-Pardon specially excepted; yet did Queen Mary, after his longCatal. of N [...]b. by R. B. Imprisonment in the Tower of London, set him at Liberty; and upon the third of September, in the first year of her Reign, crea­ted Pat. 1. M. p. 2. him Earl of Devonshire, at her Palace of Richmund.

And because it being then thoughtGodw. p. [...] expedient, that the Queen should marry, he wasGodw. p. [...] in regard of his Royal Descent, flourishing Youth, and cour­teous Disposition, one of the three then propos'd to her for an Husband. Of which Proposal such advantage was takenIbid. p. 299. as that, upon the Sentence on Wyat, for his Rebellion, rais'd under colour of opposing the Queen's Marriage with King Philip of Spain, hoping to save his Life, Wyat traduced Ibid. p. 299. him for aspiring to marry the Lady Elizabeth, and so to depose Queen Mary, and Reign in Right of his Wife. Whereupon he was committedIbid. p. 299. to the Tower. But when Wyat came to die, he clearly acquitted him thereof, and on his Knees craved Ibid. p. 299. his Pardon for ▪that irreparable Injury. Not­withstanding which, he was still kept close Priso­ner, though removedIbid. p. 300. to Fo [...]heringhay, until April the year following; and then setIbid. p. 312. at liberty.

This Edward dyingCatal. of Nob. by R. B. at Padua in Italy, upon the fourth of October, Anno MDLVI. (4 & 3 Ph. & M.) without Issue (and, as some think, poy­soned) was the last Earl of Devon. of this most Noble and Ancient Family.

Vicount.

IN 9 H. 2. there is mentionRo [...]. Pip. 9 H. 2. Not [...] of Iohn le Vi­count, Iohn. SonTesta de Ne [...] of Odoard, Baron of Emeldon, in Com. Northumb. To this Iohn succeeded ano­therIohn. Iohn, who, in 8 R. 1. paidRot Pip. 8 R. 1. Not [...] xv Marks to the King, for the Scutage of those three Knights Fees he then held, and that he might be exempted from going into Normandy, in the third Expedi­tion made thither after King Richard's Return from Almaine.

To his Iohn. Iohn. succeeded Iohn his Son and H [...]ir, who gave [...] to the Church of St. Aidan at Bam­burgh, in Com. Northumb. all his Lands called Hokemers, in lieu of the Tithe-Hay in Burton: and held [...] Emeldon, Staunford, Burton, Warne­tham, Craucestre, and Dunston, in Barony, by the Service of three Knights Fees, de veteri Feoffamen­to; that is to say, whereof his Ancestor had been Enfeoffed by King Henry the First: As also [...] [...]ix Ox-gangs of Land in Bamburgh; paying seven S [...]illings per Annum to the Farm of that Borough. Which six Ox-gangs King Henry the Second gave [...] to Iohn the Son of Odoard, his Ancestor, before-mentioned.

This last Iohn died [...] in 29 H. 3. being then sei­sed [...] of the Mannors of Emeldon, Staunford, Dunston, Craucester, and Warnerham (so held as aforesaid;) leaving Rame [...] the Wife [...] of Eve­verard Teutonic (or Tyes) his Daughter and Heir. Which Everard then doing his Homage, had Li­very Claus. 29 H. 3. m. 2 of the Lands of her Inheritance, his Relief being acquittedClaus. 29 H. 3. m. 2 And surviving him, marriedEx Praed­magno Reg-istro. again to Hereward de Marisco: In whose time, viz. 39 H. 3. Sir Richard Morin cameIbid. to Staun­ford, and in the presence of him the said Hereward, and her, as also of the whole Court of S [...]aunford, and by the consent of him and her, tookIbid. possessi­on of the whole Barony of Emeldone, together with the Mannor of Fentone, and all other the Lands of her Inheritance, for, and on the behalf of Simon de Montfort, then Earl of Leicester; say­ing Ibid. That she the said Ramet should go to H [...]rebo [...]le, and reside there, until that Earl did other­wise provide for her. On the morrow also he went Ibid. to Fenton, and tookIbid. the like possession there, in the presence of that whole Town.

Which being done, they both of them released Ibid. to the said Earl and his Heirs all their Right and Title to that Barony, which did accrue to her the said Ramet, by Inheritance from Iohn le Vicount her Father.

But long it was not that this Earl enjoy'd it: For having in 49 H. 3. forfeitedCart. 53 H. 3. m. 11. all by his Rebel­lion, it was givenCart. 53 H. 3. m. 11. by the King to Edmund his younger Son, and his Heirs.

Montacute.

IN 2 H. 2. Richard de Monteacute Richard. paidRot. Pip. 2 H. 2. Somerset. xxl. into the King's Exchequer, for the ancient Pleas: and inRot Pip. 7 H. a. Somerset. 7 H. 2. xx Marks, for the Knights Fees he then held, upon the Collection of the Scutage at that time levied.

To this Richard succeeded Dru de Montacute Dru. (commonly called [...] rub. sub tit. So­merset. young Dru) who in 12 H. 2. upon the Assessment of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, certified [...] rub. sub tit. So­merset. his Knights Fees to be in number nine, an half, and third part, de veteri Feoffamento, and one de novo; besides one whereof he was dispossess'd by Henry Lovel. For all which, in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. [...]. Dorset. & Somerset. ten Marks: And died ... Aliva his Wife surviving him; who was after­wards marriedTesta de Nevill So­me [...]s. & Dors. to Richard Talbot; her Lands in Pidleton being then valuedTesta de Nevill So­mers. & Dors. at xvl. per Annum.

To him succeeded William de Montacute. Which William, uponR. Hoved. 399 a. n. 20. that Pacification made in 3 R. 1. betwixt Iohn Earl of Moreton, and William de Longcamp Bishop of Ely (then Chancellor of Eng­land, and Vicegerent in the King's absence) was one of those that undertookR. Hoved. 399 a. n. 20. for the Earl of More­ton's performance of the Award then made there­upon. And in 6 R. 1. upon Collection of the Scu­tage for the King's Redemption, paid [...] for his Knights Fees in Somersesh. vi l. xx d. and [...] in De­vonshire, iv s. vi d. Moreover, in 1 Ioh. he gave [...] C l. to the King, for Livery of the Hundreds of Chaldesei, and Piddeltune: and in [...] 7 Ioh. ex­ecuted the Sheriff's Office for the Counties of Dor­set, and Somerset. So likewise [...] the two next en­suing years. And in 13 Ioh. upon Collection [...] of the Scutage of Wales, answered xxi Marks, viii s. xi d. for those then Knights Fees, an half, and third part, which he at that time held.

But in 17 Ioh. being [...] one of the Chief of those Rebellious Barons then in Arms, the King gave [...] to Raphe de Ralegh all his Lands in the Counties of Somerset and Dorset, except C [...]ellesey, which he had bestow'd on William de Brimere. Shortly after which, he died, as it seems; for in 1 H. 3. [Page 640] it appearsClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 15., that the King granted the Wardship of his Lands and Heir, with the Benefit of his Marriage, to Alan Basset. The Name of which Heir was William, Son to another Dru de Monta­cute, as is manifest from a GrantClaus. 11 H. 3. m. 25. made in 11 H. 3. to the same Alan, then Guardian of the Heir of Dru de Montacute, Heir also to William de Monta­cute, of the Lands of him the said William de Montacute, in Cheddeley; which William de Bri­were the elder held of the Gift of King Iohn. The Lands of which William (Son of Dru) in 17 H. 3. were seisedRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 5., by vertue of the King's Precept, in regard he repaired not to Court at Whitsontide, to receive the Dignity of Knight­hood, as he was required to do. But the next [...]nsuing year, doing his Homage, commandClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 7. was given to the Sheriff of Somerset and Dorsetshires, to make Livery of them to him, the King pardon­ing his Relief. After which, I have not seen any more of him, till his death, which hapnedClaus. 31 H. 3. m. 11. in 31 H. 3. leaving IssueRot. Fin. 42 H. 3. m. 12. two Daughters, his Heirs; viz Margerie, then the WifeRot. Fin. 42 H. 3. m. 12. of William de Eching­ham; and Isabell, afterwards marriedRot. Fin. 42 H. 3. m. 12. to Thomas de Audham.

I next come to William de Montacute, William. Son [...]. 11 E. 2. m. 11. of another William. In 41 H. 3. this William had Claus 41 H. 3. in dorso, m. 6. Summons, amongst others, to attend the King at Chester, upon the Feast-day of St. Peter ad Vin­cula, well furnish'd with Horse and Arms, thence to march into Wales, against Lewelin ap Griffith, at that time in Hostility. So likewiseClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso, m. 11. on Munday next after the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, in 42 H. 3.

To this William succeeded Simon de Montacute, Simon. his Son and Heir. Which Simon, in 10 E. 1. was Rot. de S [...]u­tag. Wall. to E. 1. m. 3. in that Expe [...]ition then made into Wales: and in 18 E. 1. obtain'd a GrantCart. 18 E. 1. n. 73. from the King of the Mannor of Shipton-Montague, Videsia Cart. 10. 2. n. 49. with the Woods thereto belonging, situate in the Forest of Sele­wode; as also of the Mannors of Ierlington, Chedeseye, Gethulle, Knolle, Thurlebere, and the More (all in Com. Somerset) of the Mannor of Swere, with xx l. Rent in Pudletune, xx l. Rent in Lullwrich, x s. Rent in Blakemore, with the Woods of Blakemore, in Com. Dorset. Likewise, of the Mannors of Woneford, in Com. Devon. Aston-Clinton, in Com. Buck. and Kersington, in Com. Oxon. with Remainder to William and Simon his Sons, and the Heirs of their Bodies.

In 22 E. 1. the King designingRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. in dorso, m. 8. an Expedition into France, this Simon had SummonsRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. in dorso, m. 8. (amongst other the Great Men of that Time) to repair unto him, to advise about the important Affairs of the Realm. And soon after that, receiv'd command Ibid. m. 7. to attend the King at Portsmouth, upon the first day of September, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to sail with him into Gascoine. In 25 E. 1. he was again inRot. Vascon. 25 E. 1. m. 13. Gascoine; and in 26 E. 1. inRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 6. the Scottish-Wars.

Moreover, in 27 E. 1. he was constitutedPat. 27 E. 1. m. 11. Go­vernour of Corff-Castle, in Com. Dorset. And in 34 E. 1. in considerationClaus. 11 E. 2. m. 11. of his good Services in those Wars of Gascoine, and elsewhere, obtain'd PardonClaus. 11 E. 2. m. 11. for a Debt of Cxx l. viii s. iii d. due from William de Montacute his Father, to the King's Ex­chequer. Furthermore, in 35 E. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 35 E. 1. m. [...]. again in the Wars of Scotland: and in 2 E. 2. made GovernourPat. 2 E. 2. p. 1. m. 14. of the Castle of Beaumares, in the Isle of Anglesey In 4 E. 2. he was constituted Rot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 12. Admiral of the King's Fleet, then imploy'd against the Scots: and in 7 E. 2. obtain'd the King's Li­cence Pat. 7 E▪ 2. p. 1. m. 10. to make a Castle of his House at Yerdlyng­ton, in Com. Somers.

In 8 E. 2. he receiv'd commandRot. Scoc. 3 E. 2. in dors [...], m. 9. to repair unto Newcastle upon Tine, on the Feast-day of the Blessed Virgin, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to resist the Hostilities of the Scots: And the same year obtain'd a GrantCart. 8 E. 2. n. 47. for a Weekly Market on the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Yerlington; as also for a Fair on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.

And having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. ia dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 28 E. 1. till 8 E. 2. inclusive, lived not many years after.

To whom succeeded William William. his Son and Heir.

It is saidEx Col [...]. R. Gl. S., That one of the Sisters to Orry King of Man (descended from Orry Son to the King of Denmark) discerning her Brother, and all of his Blood, to be overcome by Alexander the Third, King of Scotland, fled into England, with the Charters of that Isle; and that, being honou­rably receiv'd by King Edward the First, she was by him given in Marriage to this William de Mon­teacute. Likewise, That by the Aid of that King he recovered the Isle of Man in her Right, and enjoy'd it many years; but at length passed it in Mortgage for seven years unto Anthony Bek then Bishop of Durham: after which, it was enjoy'd by his Des­cendents, until William Earl of Salisbury (his Great Grand-son) soldTh. Wals. in anno 1 [...]93. it to the Lord Scrope, in King Richard the Second's time. But I return.

This William, in 32 E. 1. (his Father then li­ving) was imploy'dRot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 5. in the Scottish-Wars: And in 34 E. 1. atComp. J. de Drokenes­ford Custo­dis magn [...] Gardero­b [...]. that famous Solemnity, when Prince Edward received the Order of Knighthood (by Bathing, and other Sacred Ceremonies) being oneComp. J. de Drokenes­ford Custo­dis magn [...] Gardero­b [...]. of those then honoured with the same dig­nity, attendedRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. him into Scotland, and continued Rot. Scoc. 35 E. 1. m. 3. in those Parts till the next ensuing year.

In 2 E. 2. this William obtain'd the King's CharterCart. [...] E. 2. n. 11. for Free-warren at his Mannor of Aston-Clinton, in Com. Buck. And in 4 E. 2. was again Rot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 9. in the Scottish Wars. Moreover, in 5 E. 2. he was madeRot. Fin. 5 E. 2. m. 20. Governour of the Castle of Berkham­stede; and in 7 E. 2. march'd againRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 3. into Scot­land. Furthermore, in 11 E. 2. being StewardRot. Fin. 11. E. 2. m. 13. of the King's Houshold, and constitutedRot. Vascon. 11 E. 2. m. 5. Senes­chal of the Dutchy of Aquitane, he had a Grant of the CustodyRot. Fin. 11 E. 2 m [...]. of the Lands of Herbert de Ma­risco, then deceased; and obtain'd LicencePat. 11 E. 2. p. 1. m. 24. to make a Castle of his House at Kersyngton, in Com. Oxon.

Moreover, in 11 E. 2. he procured a CharterCart. 11 E. 2. n. 65. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands through­out his Lordships of Saxlingham, in Com. Norff. Knolle, in Com. Somerset. and Woneford, in Com. Devon. As also a GrantIbid. n. 75. of the Inheritance of all the Lands of William de Carleol, and his Wife, then the King's Enemies. And having been sum­mon'd Claus. de iisd. ann. ia dorso. to Parliament in 11 and 12 E. 2. depart­ed Esc. 13 E. 2. n. 31. this Life in 13 E. 2. being then seised of the Mannor of Aston-Clinton, in Com. Buck. Pudele­tune, in Com. Dorset. K [...]rsintone, in Com. Ox [...] n. Saxlingham, in Com. Norff. Schepton, Ierlington, Knolle, Sothulle, and Dorleberg, in Com. Somers. Wynford, Fyneton, and Wornborneford, in Com. Devon. leaving IssueEsc. 13 E. 2. n. 31. by Elizabeth his Wife, Sister [...] of Iohn de Montfort, William William. his Son and Heir, xviii years of age.

Which Elizabeth had for her Dowrie an Assig­nation [...] of the Mannors of Thorlebere, and Go­thull, in Com. Somerset. Karsyngton, in Com. Oxon. Aston-Clinton, with certain Lands in Wendovere, and Dunrugge, in Aston, in Com Buck. and after­wards became [...] the Wife of Thomas Lord Furnivall.

[Page 633] This last-mention'd William, the next ensuing year, though in Minority, obtain'd a GrantClaus. 14 E. 2. m. 11. from the King, of the Wardship of all his own Lands: and in 16 E. 2. making proofClaus. 16 E. 2. m. 6. of his Age, and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 16 E. 2. m. 6. of them.

In 19 E. 2. this William being honoured with the D [...]gnity [...] of Knighthood (by Bathing, &c.) had Allowance [...] of Robes for that Solemnity, as a Baneret: and in 1 E. 3. was in that Expedition then made into Scotland. In 3 E. 3. he obtain'd the King's Pardon [...] for the Embattelling a certain part of his House at Doneyate, without Licence. And in 4 E. 3. was sent EmbassadorRot. Rom. 4 [...]. 3. m. 1. to the Pope (together with Bartholomew de Burghersh) to give Thanks unto his Holiness for confirming a Bull of Pope Honorius the Fourth, touching certain Favours by him granted to the Monks of Westminster.

Moreover, before the end of that year, a Parlia­ment being then heldYp [...]d Neustr. 111. n. 50. at Notingham, he wasYp [...]d Neustr. 111. n. 50. the principal Person that apprehended Roger de Mortimer Earl of March, in the Night-time, with­in the Queens Lodgings there, the King himself be­ing present; and sent him PrisonerYp [...]d Neustr. 111. n. 50. to London: where he hadYp [...]d Neustr. 111. n. 50. Sentence of Death, and Executi­on accordingly, within a short time after. Where­upon, in considerationCart. 4 E. 3. n. 2. of this and other his good Services, and ofRot. Parl. 4 E 3. n. 14. a thousand P [...]unds per Annum, promised to him, for his Actings against the Lord Mortimer, he obtain'd a GrantCart. 4 E. 3. [...] supra. in Tail, to himself and Katherine his Wife, of the Castle of Shireburne, in Com. Dorset. with the Customs of Beer at that Place: As also of the Mannor of Swyneston, in the Isle of Wiht; and Castle of Christ-Church-Twynham, with the Borough; the Mannor of Westoure, Hundred of Christ-Church, and Mannor of Kingwood, in Com. Suthampt. of the Mannor of Crokham, in Com. Berks. Fulmere, in Com. Buck. Catfourd, and Leuesham, in Com. Cantii; with Remainder to the King, &c. As also Ibid. n. 3▪ of the Castle, Town, Mannor, and Honour of Denby [...]h, with the Cantreds of [...]os, [...]eywynoke, Kaermere, and Commot of Dymmall in North-Wales then in the King's Hands by the Attain­der of the said Roger de Mortimer, to holdRot. Parl. ut supra. upon certain Conditions.

And, being retain'dPat. 4 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 21. to serve the King for the term of his whole Life, as well in time of Peace as War (for which respect he had a GrantPat. 4 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 21. of the Mannor of Werke upon Twede for his Life:) in consideration of his other manifold Services, he obtain'd a GrantPat. 4 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 21. of the Mannor of Camel, with the Park, in Com. Somerset. LikewisePat. 4 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 21. of the Mannor, Town, and Hundred of Somerton, with the Lordship of Kingsbury (all in that County) to hold for Life. Moreover, he was the same year constituted GovernourIbid. m. 18. of Shireburne-Ca­stle, in Com. Dorset. as alsoRot. Fin. 4 E. 3. m. 8. of the Castle of Corff, with the Chace of Purbeck. And in 5 E. 3. had a CharterCart. 5 E. 3. [...]. 18. for Free-warren in all his Lordships of Crokham, in Com. Berks. Syreneston, in Com. Suthampt. Fulmere, in Com. Buck. Catfourd, and Leuesham, in Kent: LikewiseIbid. n. 12. Wreck, Waef, Strey, Goods of Felons and Fugitives, with Fines, Amerciaments, and Forfeitures of his Tenants in his Mannors of Christ-Church-Tmynham, Kyng­wode, and Sweyneston, in the Isle of Wiht, and County of Suthampt.

Furthermore, in 6 E. 3. having a GrantPat. 6 E. [...]. p. 3. m. 4. from Iohn de Wylinton, of the Isle of Lundy, with its Appurtenances, he procured the King's Confirma­tion Pat. 6 E. [...]. p. 3. m. 4. thereof. And the next ensuing year, in con­sideration Pat. 7 [...]. p. 2. m. [...]4. of his great Merits, and in regardPat. 7 [...]. p. 2. m. [...]4. the Castle of Werke, standing upon the Marches of Scotland, was then ruinous; to the end he should Fortifie it, and maintain it in good Repair, (by consentPat. 7 [...]. p. 2. m. [...]4. of the Lords then assembled in Parlia­ment) he obtain'd a GrantPat. 7 [...]. p. 2. m. [...]4. thereof to Iohn his Son and Heir, and to the Heirs of his Body: As also a ReleaseIbid. m. [...] from the same King, of all his Right and Title in the whole Isle of Man, with all its Appurtenances. Whereupon he procur'd a CharterCart. 7 E. [...] n. 13. for a Market every Tuesday, at his said Mannor of Werke, and a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Giles. In which year he wasRot. Scoc. E. [...]. m. 20. again in the Scottish Wars.

About this time the King holding [...] p. 115. [...]. 40. a Parlia­ment at Yorke, in the second Week of Lent, Ed­ward King of Scotland being sent [...] p. 115. [...]. 40. for thither, and not [...] p. 115. [...]. 40. able to come (by reason of his Enemies, who lay in the Isles adjacent, with design to take him) imploy'd [...] p. 115. [...]. 40. this William (with the Lord Beau­mont, and some others) to make his Apology.

In 8 E. 3. he was constituted GovernourRot. Fin. [...] E. 3. m. 20. of the Isles of Garnesey, Ieresey, Serke, and Aureney; and sentRot. Scoc. E. 3. m. ... (with some other of the English No­bles) to the Parliament of Scotland. Moreover, in 9 E. 3. he was made ConstablePa [...]. 9 E. 3. p. 1. m. 29. of the Tower of London. And in considerationRot. Sco [...] 9 E. 3. m. 8. of his great Expences in divers Services, obtain'd a GrantRot. Sco [...] 9 E. 3. m. 8. of the Forest of Selkyrk, and Elryk, with the Town and County of Selkyrk (in Scotland) to hold in Fee-farm, to him and his Heirs; paying to the King's Exchequer, at Berwyke upon Lwede, the yearly Rent of xxx l. at the Feasts of St. Martin, and Pentecost, by even Portions.

About this time there was an AgreementClaus. 9 E. 3. in dorso, m 24. made by Indenture, betwixt this William, and Roger Lord Grey of Deffrencloyt; viz. That Iohn de Grey his Son and Heir should take to Wife Anne the Daughter of this William, her Portion being a thousand Marks.

Furthermore, (in this year) he obtain'dCart. 9 E. 3 n. 16. from the King a Grant in Fee of the Mannors of Tim­brie-Eagle, Wodeton, Frome, Whitfeld, and Mersewode, with the Advowsons of the Churches; as also of the Mannor of Pole, with the Advow­son of the Church, after the death of Robert le Fitz-Paine, and Ela his Wife, without Issue; pay­ing to the King, his Heirs, and Successors, upon Christmass-day, wheresoever he or they should hap­pen to be, a Sword of iii s. iv d. price, for all Ser­vices. As alsoCart. 9 E. 3. n. 17. the Mannors of Wodeton, and Mersewode-Uale, with all other the Mannors, Lands, and Hundreds of the said Robert Fitz-Pain, and Ela his Wife, lying in the Counties of Somerset. Dorset. and Wiltes. (part of the Possessions of Iohn Matravers, the younger, attained:) LikewiseIbid. n. 54. of the Mannor of Dachette, in Com. Buck.

Upon the eleventhH. Knighto [...] 2566. of July, this year, the King going out of Carlis [...]e, this Lord Montacute, on Tuesday following, with divers other Noble Per­sons, march'd towards Carlaverok, and took great store of Cattel: And on Thursday next af­ter, the King passing the Ford of Anand (where he display'd his Banners, and made divers Knights) gaveIbid. n. 10. to this William his Crest with the Eagle, and a Courser, with Caparisons adorn'd with the Arms of Montacute. Whereupon heIbid. n. 20. advanc'd far­ther into Scotland, and brought much Plunder unto the Army. But in these Scottish Wars he lost [...]. f. 16 b▪ one of his Eyes.

In 10 E. 3. he was constitutedRot. Sc [...]c. [...] E. 3. [...]. 4. Admiral of the King's Fleet, from the Mouth of Thames West­wards: And in considerationRot. Fin. [...]0 E. 3. n. 12. of a Fine of a [Page 646] thousand Marks, then given to the King, obtain'd a GrantRot. Fin. [...]0 E. 3. n. 12. of the Marriage of Roger the Son and Heir to Edmund de Mortimer deceased. And having serv'dFrol [...]. lib. 1, & 2. 16 a. the King in his Scottish Wars, with great success, he was the next year following, inT. Wals. p. 117. n 30. Cart. 11 E. 3. n. 55. full Parliament held at London, in the Month of March (viz. 16 Martii) advancedT. Wals. p. 117. n 30. Cart. 11 E. 3. n. 55. to the Title and Dignity of Earl of Salisbury; with a Grant of the yearly Rent of xx l. out of the Profits of that Country. Shortly after which, by reasonRot. Scoc. 11 E. 3. m. 10. of his great Abilities in War, he wasRot. Scoc. 11 E. 3. m. 10. joyn'd with Richard Earl of Arundell, in the Conduct of the King's Army into Scotland. And the same year, beingRot. Alem. 11 E. 3. m. 5. one of the Ambassadors to Rupert Count-Palatine of Rhene, Duke of Bavaria, to engage him on the behalf of King Edward, against Philip King of France, he promisedRot. Alem. 11 E. 3. m. 5. two thousand se­ven hundred Florens to that Count, or as much in Sterling-Money, for his Assistance against the French. The like League was by him and his Fellow-Embassadors then madeIbid. m. 9, & 10. with the Earl of Gueldres, and Marquess of Iuliers; as also with the Earl of Zealand.

After which, the same year, he march'dRot. Scoc. 11 E. 3. m. 10. Ypod. Neust [...]. p. 114. again into Scotland, with divers other of the English Nobles; and on the fifth Cal. of February be­sieg'd Rot. Scoc. 11 E. 3. m. 10. Ypod. Neust [...]. p. 114. the Castle of Dunbar, for full nineteen Weeks. Shortly after this, taking Shipping at Orwell, he attendedT. Wals. p. 119. n 30. the King into Brabant: For which, and other his eminent Services, meriting highly, he obtain'd a GrantCart. 11 E. 3 n. 19. in Fee of the Mannor of Beck'e, in Com. Oxon. after the death of Iohn de Handlo; as also a Charter [...] for a Fair yearly at his Mannor of Kingwode, in Com. Suth­ampt. upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Andr [...]w the Apostle: and a Grant [...] in R [...]version▪ after the death of Iohn de Warren Earl of [...], and Ioane his Wife, of the Mannors of [...] Ambresbury, and [...], in Com. Wiltes. Canefourd, in Com. Dors [...]t. Hengstrugge, and Cherleton, in Com. Somerset. heretofore part of the Possessions of Henry de Lacie Earl of Lincolne.

H [...]ving likewise obtain'd from the King a Grant [...] of the Castle of Hawardyne, the Stewardship of Chester, the Mannors of Lee, Goselee, and Ne­ston, in the County of Chester; the Mannor of Kenynghale, in Com. Norff. the Mannor of Cas­s [...]nglond, in Com. Suff. the Mannor of Malver­thorpe, in Com. Linc. with the Advowson of the Church; the Castle and Town of Mohaut, with the Appurtenances, late Robert de Mohaut Stew­ard of Chester, in all which Queen Isabell had Pat. 12 E. 3 p. 2. m. 10. pe [...] In­spex. an Estate for term of Life: in consideration of six hundred Marks, he procuredPat. 12 E. 3 p. 2. m. 10. pe [...] In­spex. her to release her whole Title therein unto him.

And in 12 E. 3. obtain'd the King's PreceptClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 39. to the Lord Treasurer and Barons of his Exchequer, for an Allowance of five Marks per diem, during the time he was employ'd in his Service to Holland, Zealand, and Almaine: As also Recompence for his Horses lost in that Service: and for the Wages of CC Mariners, in four Ships of his own, for the War. Likewise for the Wages of Cii Welchmen, whereof two were Men at Arms, and twenty were Hobelars, on Horseback, chosen out of his Territory of Denbygh. And having paidClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 2. m. 24. to certain Persons in those Parts, by the King's Ap­pointment, the Sum of five thousand Marks, he had specialClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 2. m. 24. Orders, directed to Prince Edward, to see the same repaid to him out of the Mint.

Moreover, in this year he wasRot. Scoc. 12 E. 3 m. 22. in that Expedi­tion then made into Scotland: and soon after at­tending Pat. apud Andwerp 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 7. the King into Brabant, in consideration of his eminent Services, as well in Peace as in War, obtain'd a GrantPat. apud Andwerp 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 7., bearing date at Anwerpe, 15 Sept. of the Office of Marshal of England, then void by the death of Thomas Earl of Norfolk. And had likewise an AssignationClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 14. out of the Ex­chequer, of what he had expended whilst he was Joynt-Governour of the Isles of Garnesey, Iere­sey, Serke, and Aureneye, with Henry de Ferrers.

In 13 E. 3. he wasFrois. lib. 1, & 2. f. 23 b. with the King at Uiron­fosse, when his Army was drawn up for Battel with the French.

In this year, upon accountRot. Vasc. 13 E. 3. m. 13. with him for his Expences, in the Siege of the Cas [...]le at Dunbar in Scotland, and in Provisions for his Attendance on the King into Flanders, which amounted to a thousand Pounds, he obtain'd the King's Precept Rot. Vasc. 13 E. 3. m. 13. for Reception thereof out of his Treasury. But continuingT. Wals. 133. n. 40. & p. 135. n. 10. in Flanders, after the King's return, expectingT. Wals. 133. n. 40. & p. 135. n. 10. by the Aid of the Flemings to perform great matters, he march'dT. Wals. 133. n. 40. & p. 135. n. 10. with Robert de Vfford Earl of Suffolk, to the Town of L' [...]s [...]e, to [...]ree it from the Oppressions of the French: Where be­ing over-power'd by the Enemy, he was takenT. Wals. 133. n. 40. & p. 135. n. 10., and sent Prisoner to Paris.

It is saidStow's Ann. p. 236 b., That assaul [...]ing that Place with a small number, and chasing the French too far with­in the Gates, the Portcullis being let fall, these Earls were taken and put in Fetters, and then drawn in a Cart to Paris, the People shouting at them in every Village through which they passed. More­over, that being brought thither, the French King would have put them to death, had not the King of Bohemia prevented it.

But not long after, King Edward laying Siege Lel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 803, & 805. to Tournay, Philip of France treatedLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 803, & 805. of Peace with him: Upon conclusion whereof, these Earls were deliveredLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 803, & 805. up, in exchange for the Count of Murref (a Scotch-man) and Three thousand Pound Sterling to boot. Whereupon (with many other Knights of England) they tookLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 803, & 805. their Journey in­to Spain, unto the Frontiers of Granado, to the Siege of Algesters (a great Town of the Sara­zens, upon the Straits of Marok) which the good King Alfonsus had Beleaguer'd, and wonT. Wals. 135. n. 10. & 149. it by Famine.

After which, ere long, he return'dT. Wals. 135. n. 10. & 149. into Eng­land, and obtain'd a GrantCart. 14 E. 3. [...]. 47. in Fee from the King of the Mannor of Mertok, in Com. Somerset. as also a GrantMonast. Ang. vol. 1. [...]71. [...]. 30. of the perpetual Advowson of the Priory of Montacute, in the same County, being a Priory-Alien of Cluniac-Monks, with all the Cells thereto belonging. And in 15 E. 3. towards the ChargeClaus. 15 [...] 3. p. 1. m. 43. of his Redemption from the late Im­prisonment which he suffered, obtain'd Licence Claus. 15 [...] 3. p. 1. m. 43. to transport CCxl Sacks of Wooll into Flanders.

In this year, being againRot. A­ [...]em. 15 [...]. [...]. m. 29. in Flanders, he ob­tain'd a ConfirmationRot. A­ [...]em. 15 [...]. [...]. m. 29. of that Grant he formerly had from the King, of Timbrie-Eagle, with the Mannors of Wodeton, Frome, White [...]e [...]e, M [...]rshe­wode, Worthe, and Pole: and in 16 E. 3. was Rot. Franc. 16 [...]. 3. m. 1 [...]. again in the Wars of France. In which year having conquer'd [...] the Isle of Man, the King ha­ving given [...] him the Inheritance of it, Crown'd [...] him King thereof.

In this year also, being in [...] that Expedition made into France with Lxxx Men at Arms, viz. [...] one other Earl, one Banneret, xxiv Knights, Liii Esquires, xx Hobelers, and xl Archers on Horseback, xx Archers, and L Welch on Foot; he had an Assignation [...] of Cxxviii Sacks of the King's [Page 647] Wooll, for the Wages of himself and those of his Retinue; viz. xvi s. per diem apiece for himself and the other Earl, iv s. per diem for the Banneret, ii s. apiece per diem for each Knight, xii d. for each Hobeler, vi d. apiece for each Archer, and iii d. apiece for each Footman.

In 17 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. [...] E. 3. m. 15. again in the Wars of France. And in 18 E. 3. was sent [...] lib. 1, [...] f. 50 a. into the North, together with the Earl of U [...]ster, a hundred Men at Arms, and six hundred Archers, against the Scots, then in Hostility.

This Earl William foundedMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 355 a. n. 20. the Priory of Bustlesham (alias Bisham) in Com. Berks. and gaveIbid. 83 b. n. 4 [...]. the Mannor and Hundred of Dulverton to the Monks of Taunton, in Com. Somerset. bea­ring then the Title of Earl of Salisbury, Lord of Man, and Dynbyghe: but departedAnnal. Abb. de Langele. this Life before the Feast-day of the Purification of the blessed Virgin, in 17 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 18 E. 3. n. 51. of the Castle and Mannor of Werke, in Com. Northumb. for term of Life, the Remainder to Iohn his Son, and the Heirs of his Body. He likewiseEsc. 18 E. 3. n. 51. died seised of the Mannor of Christ-Church-Twynham, with the Borough and Hundred of Christ-Church, as also of the Mannor of Kyngewode, in Com. Suthampt. Moreover, of the Mannor of Croukham, in Com. Berks. of the Castle and Town of Denbeygh, with the Lordships of [...], Koweynck, and Keymergh, in North-Wales; of the Castle of Shireburne, in Com. Dorset. with the Custom of Beer there; as also of the Mannors of Worth, Swere, and Pole, in that County, Ichenton, Stoke-Tristre, with its Members of Cokelyngton, and Boyfore; and of the Hamlet of Blakmore, parcel of the Mannor of Shupton-Montacute, all in Com. So­merset. Likewise of the Mannor of Sweynston, with its Members, in the Isle of Wiht; and of one Messuage, and one Carucate of Land in Won­ford in Com. Devon. with the Advowson of the Priory of Bustlesham: leaving William his Son and Heir, atEsc. 18 E. 3. n. 51. that time xv years of age.

It is saidHolingsh. Cron. p. 366., that he died by some Bruises which he received in Tilting at Windsore: and that he was buriedCatal. of [...]. by R. B. in the White-Friers, at London.

Whereupon Katherine his Wife, DaughterRot. Fin. 1 [...]. 4. m. 20. to William de Grandison (and Sibylla his Wife, Daugh­ter and Heir of Iohn Tregoz) and SisterRot. Fin. 5 E. 3. m. 21. Claus 20 R. 2. p. 1. m. 18. and Heir to Otto de Grandison her Brother, surviving him, had for her Dowrie an AssignationClaus. 18 E. 3. p. 1. m. 13. of the Mannors of Knolle, and Cheddesey, in Com. So­merset. Swere, in Com. Dorset. the Hamlet of Blakmore, in that County; Pudelton, with the Hundred; Six pounds and seven pence yearly Rent from the Abbot of Bynedon, for the Man­nor of West-Lulleworth, all in the same County of Dorset: as also of one Messuage and one Caru­cate of Land in Wonford, in Com. Devon. and one Toft and one Carucate of Land in Watyngwell, in the Isle of Wiht.

Besides these two Sons already mentioned, he had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. four Daughters, viz. Sibyll, WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of Edmund, Son to Edmund Earl of Arundell; Phi­lippa, ofCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Roger de Mortimer Earl of March; Eli­zabeth, ofCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Giles Lord Badlesmere; andCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Agnes.

I come now to William, William. the Son and Heir to this deceased Earl. This William being in Mino­rity at his Father's death, was committedRot. Franc. [...] E. 3. m. 6. to the Tuition of Iohn de Somerton, and Thomas Waryn. And in 20 E. 3. in that great Expedition then made into France, attended [...] the King; at whose Landing [...] at Hoggs in Normandy, he receiv'd the Honour [...] of Knighthood. Shortly after which, he wasStow's Ann. p. 241. with him at the Siege of Caen, and con­sequently at that famous Battel of Cressy (which hapnedIbid. p. 242. the same year) as may be presumed.

In 21 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 20. in the Wars of France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 22 E. [...]. m. 2. 22 E. 3. And in 23 E. 3. (though not then of full age) had such favour from the King, as that he obtain'd LiveryClaus. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 12. of the Re­version of all the Lands of his Inheritance. But, before the end of this year, makingClaus. 23 E. 3. p. 2. m. 14. proof of his age, upon the death of Katherine his Mother, he had LiveryClaus. 23 E. 3. p. 2. m. 14. of the Mannors of Sweyneston, and Brighteston, in the Isle of Wiht, which she held for term of her Life.

In 24 E. 3. having beenStow's An▪ p. 250 b. in that famous Sea­fight near Winchelsey, against the Spaniards, where the English obtain'dStow's An▪ p. 250 b. a glorious Victory, he was made choiceIbid. of for one of the Knights of that Renowned Order of the Garter, first Instituted at that time by King Edward the Third. And in 27 E. 3. (24 Oct.) did his HomageClaus. 27 E. 3. m. 10. to the King, (in the New Chamber of his Royal Palace at West­minster) in the presence of Prince Edward, for his Barony of Denbygh in North-Wales.

In 29 E. 3. the King having assign'dYpod. Ne [...]str. 12 [...]. n. 10. the Datchy of Aquitane to Prince Edward, (withYpod. Ne [...]str. 12 [...]. n. 10. the Earls of Warwick Suffolk, and Oxford) he attended Ypod. Ne [...]str. 12 [...]. n. 10. him into those Parts, taking Shipping [...] at Plymouth upon the Festival of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin: for which respect he had Letters [...] to the Seneschall of that Country, for his special Protection, so that he should not be question'd for any of his Ancestors Debts, during the term of two years. Whence (with those Earls) he rodeLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 81 [...] Stow's An. p. 256 b. over the Hills of Languedo [...] (within two days Journey of Avinion) burntLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 81 [...] Stow's An. p. 256 b. the Suburbs of Narbone, de­stroy'd Lel. coll. vol. 1. p. 81 [...] Stow's An. p. 256 b. Karkason, and the Parts adjacent; and return'dLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 81 [...] Stow's An. p. 256 b. to Burdeaur, over the Country of Er­moniak, without Battel.

In 30 E. 3. being againRot. Vascon. 30 E. 3 m. 4. in the Wars of France, with the Earl of Suffolk, he commandedStow's An. 261 b. the Rereward of the English Army, in that famous Battel of Poytiers: In the heat of which Fight, it is saidStow's An. 261 b., that he strove with the Earl of War­wick, which of them should most bedew the Land of Poytiers with French Blood.

In 31 E. 3. he continuedRot. Vascon. 31 E. 3. m. 16. still in the Wars of France. So likewise inRot. Vascon. 33 E. 3. m. 8. 33 E. 3. (the King himself then beingFron. f. 100 a. there:) as also inRot. Franc. 34 E. 3 m. 4. 34 E. 3.

In 42 E. 3. he was [...]. 146 b. at the Truce-making be­twixt King Edward, and the King of France. And in 43 was sentIbid. 157 b. Rot. Fran. 4. E. 3. m. 2. (withIbid. 157 b. Rot. Fran. 4. E. 3. m. 2. the Earl of War­wick, and others) to Calais, with Five hundred Men at Arms, and five hundred Archers; the D [...]ke of Lancaster being thenIbid. 157 b. Rot. Fran. 4. E. 3. m. 2. General. In 46 E. 3. he attendedRot. Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 14. the King, in his Fl [...]et at S [...]a, taking ShippingFrois. f. 185 b. at Suthampton; and sailing towards Kochel, for the relieving of Thouars, afterFrois. f. 185 b. nine Weeks at Sea, cross'd with contrary Winds, re­turn'dFrois. f. 185 b. for England.

Shortly after which, upon a RumorFrois. lib. 1, & 2. cap. 308. that Yrevan Prince of Wales was upon the English Coast with a great Power, and ready to Land, this Earl (with Frois. lib. 1, & 2 cap. 308. William Nevill, and Sir Philip Courtney) set sail Frois. lib. 1, & 2 cap. 308. with forty Ships (havingIbid. with him Three thou­sand Men at Arms, besides Archers) from the Coast of Cornwall; and coming to St. Malo, burnt Ibid. seven large Spanish Ships in that Harbour. Then [...] passingIbid. to Brest, besieged by the French, he re­liev'd Ibid. that Garrison: and so resolvingIbid. to de­fend the Frontiers of Britanny, and Normandy, receiv'dIbid. Supply from England, of a thousand Men at Arms, and two thousand Archers. Where­upon [Page 648] returningIbid. to Brest, with purpose to give Battel to the French, then lying before it; and finding that they were drawnIbid. off to other Sieges, he cameIbid. to Terms with that Garrison, viz. to render it up to him, in case they had not Relief within xl days; and for performance of that Agreement, gave Hostages. After which, upon his Arrival, he sentIbid. to the Constable of France, either to give him Battel, or return the Hostages: but refusingIbid. both, this Earl Victual'dIbid. the Ca­stle, and wentIbid. to Sea, defendingIbid. the Frontiers, as he had formerly done. This being the time that he wasFx autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. by Indenture retain'd to serve the King in his Fleet at Sea, with CCC Men at Arms, and CCC Archers, xx Knights, and CClxxix Esquires.

In 48 E. 3. he wasYpod. Neustr. 133. n. 30. Frois. [...]92 a. one of the Embassadors sent (withYpod. Neustr. 133. n. 30. Frois. [...]92 a. the Duke of Lancaster, the Lord Cobham, and others) to Bruges in Flanders, to treat of Peace with the French.

And in 50 E. 3. was constitutedRot. Franc. 50 E. 3. m. 14. Admiral of the King's Fleet, from the Mouth of Thames to the Westwards. Moreover, in 51 E. 3. he was Rot. Franc. 51 E. 3. m. 8. one of the Commissioners for Arraying of all able Persons within the County of Dorset, to withstand the Attempts of the French, then threatning an Invasion: and the same year was joyn'd inIbid. m. 3. Com­mission with the Bishop of St. Davids, then Chan­cellour of England, and others, to treat of Peace with Charles the Fourth, King of France. But shortly after this, returningFrois. f. 196 a. into England, he repair'dFrois. f. 196 a. to the King at Shene, who there lying sick, departedFrois. f. 196 a. this Life about that time.

In 1 R. 2. being again retain'dEx autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. by Indenture to serve the King in his Wars beyond the Seas, under the Conduct of Iohn of Gant Duke of Lancaster (then King of Castile) with Cl Men at Arms, Cl Archers, one Banneret, xx Knights, and the rest Esquires: the Duke notT. Wals. 213. n. 30, & 40. adventuring, as was de­signed, this Earl (withT. Wals. 213. n. 30, & 40. the Earl of Arundell, by his persuasion) put to Sea, and LandedT. Wals. 213. n. 30, & 40. in Nor­mandy; and had the Town of Cherburgh (be­longing Ibid. to the King of Navarre, then an Enemy to the French) deliveredIbid. up to him, on the be­half of the King of England, upon condition Ibid. to defend it against the French. Which being done, he return'dIbid. into England, But before the end of this year he was againRot. Fin. 1 R 2 p. 2. m. 21. in the Wars of Fra [...]ce: And the next year following madeRot. Franc. 2 R. 2. m. 9. Go­vernour of Calais. Soon after which, marching T. Wals. 224. n. 10. into the adjacent Country, he tookT. Wals. 224. n. 10. much Plun­der from the Inhabitants, and plentifully Victual­led T. Wals. 224. n. 10. that Garrisor.

In this year, uponPat. 2 R. 2. p. 1. m. 9. the Marriage of his Son, viz. Sir William de Montacute Knight, with Eli­zabeth Daughter to Richard Earl of Arundell, he setledPat. 2 R. 2. p. 1. m. 9. the Mannor of Keninghale, in Com. Norff. upon them, and the Issue of their two Bodies law­fully begotten. But this Sir William being un­happily slainCatal. of Nob. by R. B. in a Tilting at Windsore, 6 Aug.Esc. 6 R. 2. n. 56. Norff. 6 R. 2. byCatal. of Nob. ut supra. this Earl his Father, left no Issue.

In 3 R. 2. this Earl return'dT. Wals. 243. n. 20. from Calais (Sir Iohn Devereux Knight being madeT. Wals. 243. n. 20. Captain of that Garrison in his stead.) And in 5 R. 2. upon Fro [...] s. lib. 1, & [...]. f. 271 a. the approach of the Daughter of the King of Romans, whom King Richard had married, he receivedFro [...] s. lib. 1, & [...]. f. 271 a. her at Graveline, with five hundred Spears, and as many Archers, and so broughtFro [...] s. lib. 1, & [...]. f. 271 a. her to Calais.

In 7 R. 2. the Scots having entredIbid [...]. 3, & 4. f. 10 a. Northum­berland, he wasIbid [...]. 3, & 4. f. 10 a. one of those who attended the King in his Army thither. And the next ensuing year had SummonsClaus. 8 R. 2. [...] dorso, m. 3. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the fourteenth day of July, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots.

In 9 R. 2. he obtain'd from the King, for term of Life, a GrantPat. 9 R. [...]. p. 1. m. 36. of the Isle of Wiht, and Castle of Caresbroke, with the whole Royalty to each of them belonging, without any Rent for the same. But soon after this, it is saidFrois. lib. 3, & 4. 105 a., that he took part with the King's Uncles, and others of the Chief Nobility, against the King and his Council, say­ing Frois. lib. 3, & 4. 105 a., That the Duke of Ireland did rule the King as he listed; resolvingIbid. 112 a. to fight with that Duke, and all his Forces, then at Oxford.

In 13 R. 2. he was again employ'dRot. Franc. 13 R. 2. m. 25. in the Kings Service, in the Marches of Calais. And in 15 R. 2. constitutedRot. Franc. 15 R. 2. m. 1. one of his Commissioners, to treat of Peace with the French. It is also reportedT. Wals. in anno 1394. p. 385., that in 16 R. 2. he sold the Isle of Man, with the Crown thereof, to William le Scrope. Nevertheless, certain it is, that he bore the Title of Lord thereof some years afterwards, as I shall shew by and by.

That he contractedIslip. 178, & 180. Marriage with Ioane (commonly called The Fair Maid of Kent) Daugh­ter to Edmund Plantaginet (third Son of King Ed­ward the First) Earl of Kent (at length Heir to Edmund and Iohn her Brothers, who died without Issue) is not to be doubted. And notwithstanding Islip. 178, & 180. that Sir Thomas Holand, by his Petition to Pope Clement the sixth, vouch'd a Pre-contract, and Carnal Copulation; yet beingIslip. 178, & 180. beyond-Sea, he renew'd his ContractIslip. 178, & 180. with her again, and with­held her from him: Whereupon the Pope gave Islip. 178, & 180. Judgment for Holand against him. After which, he marriedRot. Fin. 6 H. 4. m. 5. Elizabeth, one of the Daughters and Heirs of Ioane the Wife of Iohn de Mohun of Dunster.

By his TestamentArundel vol. 1. 159 a., bearing date at Christ-Church-Twynham, xx Apr. Anno 1397. (20 R. 2.) where he calls himself Earl of Salisbury, and Lord of the Isles of Man and Wiht, he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Conventual Church at Bustlesham, founded by his Father. Appointing, That every day, until his Corps should be brought thither, there should be distribution made of xxv s. to CCC poor People: Likewise, That xxiv poor People should bear Torches on the day of his Fune­ral, each Torch of eight pound weight; and each of them wearing a Gown of Black Cloth, with a Red Hood. Also, That there should be nine Wax Lights, and three Morters of Wax about his Corps: And that upon every Pillar in the Church there should be fixed Banners of his Arms. Moreover, That xxx l. should be given to the Religious, to sing Trentals, and pray for his Soul. Lastly, That his Executors should bestow Five hundred Marks in finishing the Structure at Bustlesham, and to make a Tombe there for his Father and Mother, as also another for himself and his Son.

After which, viz. upon the third day of Iune then next ensuing, he departedEsc. 20 R. 2. n. 25. this Life, with­out Issue, being seisedEsc. 20 R. 2. n. 25. of the Mannor of Hyde, in Com. Hertf. Croukham, in Com. Berks. with the Advowson of the Priory of Bustlesham, and Hun­dred of Assherugge, in the same County; of the Mannor of Aston-Clinton, in Com. Buck. of the Ca­stle and Town of Mohaut, the Castle and Mannor of Hawardyn, with the Mannors of Lee, Bos [...]eye, and Neston, in the County of Salop, and Marches of Wales: of the Castle, Borough, and Hundred of Christ-Church-Twynham, the Castle and Lordship of the Isle of Wiht, the Mannor of Kingewode, with the Mannor and Hundred of Sweyneston, in the same Isle; of the Mannor of [Page 649] [...], and Mannor of Efforde juxta Milford; the Mannor of [...], and Hundred of Am­bresburg, in Com. Wiltes. the Hundreds of Abbe­dyk, and Bulsfo [...]; the Mannors of [...]-Ryvel, Langport, [...], Shipton Montacute, Ierlyngton, Cothulle, la More, Henxstrugge, Charle­ton-Camvile, Donzate; with the Advowson of the Priori [...]s of Moutacute, and Donpole, in Com. Somerset. of the Mannor of Cauefourd, Borough of Pole, the Hundred of Coheden, and Mannor of [...], called Newelond, in Com. Dorset. leavingIbid. Sir Iohn de Montacute Knight, his Cousin and next Heir (viz. Son of Sir Iohn de Montacute Knight, deceased, Brother of him the said Earl) Ibid. at that time xl years of age.

Whereupon Elizabeth his Widow surviving him, had for her Dowrie an AssignationClaus. 21 R. [...]. p. 1. m. 8. of the Mannors of Donzate, Donpole, Chedesey, Henx­strugge, Charlton-Camvile, Cothulle, Ierlyngton, and Shipton-Montacute, and the third part of the Lands which did belong to William Berevile, in Com. Somerset. of the yearly Rent of xx l. out of the Mannor and Hundred of Pudelton, in Com. Dorset. of xxxix l. v s. yearly, issuing out of the Cunage of Tin, in Com. Cornub. of the third part of two Inns, two Shops, vvith Chambers above, in the Parish of St. Benedict Pauls Wharf, vvithin the City of London; of the third part of CCC Acres of Wood, in the Parish of Hurst; and Pro­sits of the Hundred of Asherugge, vvith the Ap­purtenances, in Com. Berks. of the third part of the Mannor of Aston-Clinton, and Lands in Dunrig, and M [...]njoye, in Com. Buck. vvith the third part of the Mannor of Hide, in Com. Hertf.

This Elizabeth, by her Testament [...], bearing date at Donzate, upon the Eve of St. Catherine, Anno 1414. (2 H. 5.) bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Conventual Church of Bust esham-Montacute: Appointing, That upon the day of her death, Dirige should be sung at Vespers, and Mass of Requiem on the Morrow, at the same place; and that every Priest performing that Service, should have xii d. Likewise, that at every Place vvhere her Body vvas to rest, in its carriage to Bust [...]esham, her Exequies should be perform'd vvith Dirige in the Evening, and on the Morrovv, before its removal, vvith Mass of Requiem: And that in this Journey to Bust [...]esham, there should be expended in Masses, Alms, and other Charges, the Sum of xx l. or thereabouts, according to the Discretion of her Executors. Also, That being brought to Bustlesham, xxiv poor Men, cloath'd in Govvns and Hoods of Ru [...]set, should carry each of them a Torch of Wax at the Dirige, and Mass of Requiem, upon her Burial; and each of them to have xx d. in Money. Moreover, That her Hearse should be covered vvith Black Cloth, and that five great Tapers of Wax should be pla­ced on her H [...]arse, each vveighing xx l. Like­vvise, That upon the day of her Funeral there should be distributed to a thousand poor people xxv Marks, viz. to each of them iv d. And xii l. x s. for to sing three thousand Masses with all speed after her death, for the health of her soul, and all Christian-souls. Furthermore, she gave to two honest Priests, to sing Masses, and to say a Trental of Gregory, by the space of one whole year, for her soul, and all Christian-souls, xii l. And to fourscore poor M [...]n and Women, Bedridden, xxvi l. xiii s. iv d. viz. to each of them vi s. viii d. Also to the Prior and Covent of Bustlesham, to maintain one Chanon Priest, and one Secular Priest, perpetually, at her Altar and Tomb, to b [...] made on the South-side of the Q [...]ire of that Church (opposite to the Tomb of her Lord and Husband) to pray for her Soul, and for the Souls of such others as were na­med, upon Agreement made betwixt them, Four hundred Marks. And lastly, For to make and fur­nish an Altar, and new Tomb for her self, and her Son, in the South-side of the same Q [...]re at Bu­stlesham, opposite to that of her Husband, C Marks. And departedEsc. 2 H. 5 n. 39. this Life upon the Mor­row after the Feast of St. Hillary next following, (scil. 2 H. 5.) leavingIbid. Philippa Dutchess of Yorke, her younger Sister, and Richard Lord Strange of Knockin, Son of M [...]ude her other Si­ster, then deceased, her next Heirs.

¶I should next proceed with Sir Iohn de Mon­tacute, Nephew and Heir, as also Successor in his Honour to the last Earl. But forasmuch as Sir Iohn de Montacute his Father was a Person of great Note in his time, I shall first take notice of what is memorable of him.

This Sir Iohn de Montacute Iohn. (Brother to Earl Wil­liam) wasRot. Franc. [...] m. 6. in the Wars of France, in 20 E. 3. (the famous Battle of Cressy hapning [...] Ann. at that time.) So likewise inR [...]t. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 21 E. 3. And in 34 E. 3. retain'd by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cleric [...]. to serve the King in Gas [...]oine, with six Horses. In 43 E. 3. he was againRot. Fran [...] 43 E. 3. m. 11 in those Wars of France; and of the RetinueRot. Fran [...] 43 E. 3. m. 11 with Iohn Duke of Lancaster. And in 46 E. 3. (being thenRot. Fran. [...] E. 3. m. 1 [...]. called Iohannes Montacute le piere, miles) wasRot. Fran. [...] E. 3. m. 1 [...]. in the King's Fleet at Sea, of the Retinue Rot. Fran. [...] E. 3. m. 1 [...]. with William (his Brother) Earl of Sa [...]isbury.

In 1 R. 2. being thenEx autogr. [...] Pell. a Banneret, he was again retain'dEx autogr. [...] Pell. to serve the King with Lx Men at Arms, and Lx Archers; himself of the number; one other Banneret, five Knights, and the rest E [...]quires. And in 5 R. 2. beingRot. Fran. [...] R. 2. m. [...]. Steward of the King [...] Hous­hold, was sentRot. Fran. [...] R. 2. m. [...]. to Calais. in his Service, being then assignedIbid. m. 11. to conduct Queen Anne (Wite to King Richard, then newly married, and coming in­to England) with all State and Honour to the King.

In 8 R. 2. he was by IndentureEx autogr. penes Cler. Pell retain'd to serve in the Scottish-Wars, the King himself then advancingRot. Scoc. 8 R. 2. m. 3. in Person thither: And by his Testa­ment [...] f. 236 b., bearing date upon the twentieth day of March, Anno 1388. (12 R. 2.) bequeath'd his Bo­dy to be buried in the Cathedral Church of Sa [...]is­cury, betwixt two Pillars; but, in case he should die in London, then in St. Pauls, near to the Font, wherein he was Baptized. Appointing, That a Black Cloth of Woollen should be laid over his Bo­dy; and about, as also within his Herse, and to cover the Ground, Cloth of Russet and White, to be distributed to poor People after his Burial, viz. as much as might make every poor Man a Coat and a Hood. Likewise, That upon the day of his Fu­neral there should be five Tapers, each weighing twenty Pound, placed about his Herse; and four Morters, each of ten Pound weight: And that twenty four poor Men, cloathed in White or Rus­set, should bear those twenty four Torches. More­over, That no Painting should be about the same Herse, other than one Banner of the Arms of England, and four other Banners, viz. two of the Arms of Montagu, and two with the Arms of Monthermer, placed by the five Tapers. Also, That there should be a plain Tomb made for him, with the Image of a Knight thereon, and Arms of Montagu; having an Helmet under his Head.

To Iohn and Thomas his Sons he gave two Pots gilt, marked with the Arms of Sir Iohn de Gran­dison. [Page 650] To his Daughter Alianore, a gilt Cup, of the best sort. To Richard his Son, as also to Si­byll, Catherine, and Margaret, his Daughters, each of them a Cup, with an Ewer. To Alianore his Daughter, the Crown, which his Wife had in her Custody. To the said Sibyll his Daughter (a Nun) xx l. and to the Prioress and Nuns of Ambresbury, xx l. to pray for his Soul. Also to Margaret his Daughter (a Nun likewise) xx l. Sterling. And to the Abbess and Nuns of Berkyng, xx l. to pray for his Soul. And lastly, to his Sons Iohn and Richard, all his Armor, Spears, and Swords, to be shared be­twixt them.

Having marriedClaus. 13 R. 2. p. 2. m. 1. Margaret the Daughter and Heir to Thomas de Monthermer, he heldClaus. 13 R. 2. p. 2. m. 1. in her Right the Mannors of Stokenhamme, Yalhamp­ton, Pyworthy, Okford, and Lantyan, with di­vers Knights Fees: and was summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, among the Barons of this Realm, from 31 E. 3. until 13 R. 2. inclusive▪ but departedEsc. 13 R. 2. n. 34. this Life xxv Febr. the same year, being then seisedEsc. 13 R. 2. n. 34. of the Mannor of Hermere, in the Towns of Gosfelde, Bocking, and Finchincfelde, in Com. Essex. of the Mannor of Wonforde, in Com. Devon. Werke su­per Twede, with the Castle, in Com. Northumbr. and of the Mannors of Warblinton, and Houn­ton, in Com. Suthampt. leavingEsc. 13 R. 2. n. 34. Sir Iohn de Mon­tacute Iohn. Knight, his Son and Heir, at that time xxxix years of age. Who doing his HomageRot. Fin. 14 R. 2. m. 23. shortly afterwards, had LiveryRot. Fin. 14 R. 2. m. 23. of all those Lands.

In 15 R. 2. this Sir Iohn de Montacute obtained LicenceRot. Fran. 15 R. 2. m. 12. from the King to travel into Prusta, ha­ving of his RetinueRot. Fran. 15 R. 2. m. 12. ten Servants, with ten Horses. And in 18 R. 2. upon the deathEsc. 18 R. 2. n. 31. of Margaret his Mother (who diedEsc. 18 R. 2. n. 31. upon the twenty fourth of March the same year, and heldEsc. 18 R. 2. n. 31. during her Life the Mannors of Warblinton, and Hunton, in Com. Suthampt. Erlestoke, in Com. Wiltes. Moher­mers, lying in the Towns of Gosfelde Bocking, and Finchingfelde, in Com. Essex. Lanveyr, and Walsche-Bykenore, in the Marches of Wales; Werke upon Twede, in Com. Northumbr. Lan­tyan, in Com. Cornub. Stokenhamme, the Borough of Chedelyngton, the Hundred of Colrygge, the Mannor of Yalampton, the Borough of la Nasse, with the Mannors of Pyworthy, and Okforde, in Com. Devon.) doing his HomageRot. Fin. 18 R. 2. m. 18. had Livery Rot. Fin. 18 R. 2. m. 18. of all her Lands.

Before the end of this eighteenth year, (withStow's An. 309 b. the Duke of Gloucester, the Earls of March, Arundeil, and Rutland) he was sentStow's An. 309 b. into Ire­land. Moreover, he had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 16 R. 2. until the twentieth of that King's Reign, that he came to be Earl: And in 20 R. 2. having LicencePat. 20 R. 2. p. 2. m. 17. to exchange his Castle of Werke unto Raphe de Nevill, for other Lands; was imploy'd Rot. Franc. 20 R. 2. m. 11. in the Parts Beyond-Sea, in the King's Service.

In 21 R. 2. doing his HomageRot. Fin. 21 R. 2. m. 20. (6 Febr.) he had LiveryRot. Fin. 21 R. 2. m. 20. of all the Lands descended to him from William de Montacute late Earl of Salisbu­ry, then deceased; whose Heir he was, (viz. Son of Sir Iohn de Montacute Knight, Brother to that Earl) and being a great FavouriteT. Wals. in anno 1 [...]97. p. 390. n. 20. to King Ri­chard the Second, wasT. Wals. in anno 1 [...]97. p. 390. n. 20. one of those whom he suborn'd to impeach Thomas of Wod [...]toke Duke of Glouc. as also the Earls of Warwick and Arun­dell, in the ensuing Parliament. And then bear­ing the TitlePat. 21 R. 2. p. 1. m 9. of Earl of Salisbury, obtain'dPat. 21 R. 2. p. 1. m 9. from that King a Grant to himself, and the Heirs [...]Male of his Body, of the Mannors of Chedde­worth, and Ledeney, in Com. Glouc. Haddesore, Shzabeley, Koke, and Kibbesford, in Com. Wigorn. with xx l. yearly Rent in Worcester: As alsoPat. 21 R. 2. p. 1. m 9. of the Mannors of Saham, and Paneworthall, in Com. Norff. with the Hundreds and Advowsons of the Churches belonging to those Mannors (then seised into the King's Hands by the Attainder of Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick.)

Moreover, in 22 R. 2. he was constitutedPat. 22 R. 2. p. 1. m. 12. Mar­shal of England, in the absence of Thomas Holand Duke of Surrey, thenPat. 22 R. 2. p. 1. m. 12. imploy'd into Ireland. Furthermore, in the Parliament then held at West­minster, he obtain'dStow's Ann. 3182. a Scire facias against the Earl of March, for the Lordship of Denbigh. Shortly after which, he had LicenceRot. Franc. 22 R 2. m. 12. to go into France: and, soon after that, was joyn'dRot. Scoc. 22 R. 2. m. 2. in Commission with the Bishop of St. Asaph, and others, to treat of Peace with the Scots.

Likewise, before the end of that year he attend­ed Pat. 23 R. 2. p. 3. m. 37. the King into Ireland. But uponStow's an. 320 a. the News of the Duke of Hereford's arrival in England, he was dispatch'dStow's an. 320 a. thence with a great Power (whilst King Richard, going to Waterford, might get his Fleet together) and LandedStow's an. 320 a. at Conway, in North-Wales: Where, being advertisedStow's an. 320 a. that the D. of Hereford had obtain'd the greatest part of the Realm, all the Lords being gotten to him, he summon'dStow's an. 320 a. in the Welch, and likewise the Cheshire-Men, (to the number of Forty thousand) who see­ing Ibid. nothing of the King (whom they supposed to have been at Conway) they dispersedIbid. them­selves, leaving this Earl almost alone. Whereup­on the Duke of Hereford advancingIbid. 321 [...]. towards him, he withdrewIbid. 321 [...]. to Conway, to which Place the King was by that time come, and advisedIbid. 321 [...]. him to go to Beaumares.

It is reportedT. Wals. in anno 1400. p. 401. n. 30. &c. of this Earl, That, though upon the deposal of King Richard the Second, (to whom he had been most obsequious) he had such fair re­spect from King Henry the Fourth, that his Life was not brought in question; nevertheless, he con­federated with the Earls of Huntendon and Kent, in designing his destruction; and accordingly came with them to Windsore-Castle, upon the Sunday next after the Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord, under the disguise of Christmass-Players, with pur­pose to murther him and his Sons, and to restore King Richard: But finding that their Plot was dis­covered, they fled by Night to Cirencester, in Com. Glouc. Whereupon the Towns-men, being much affrighted at their coming thither with such num­bers, at that unseasonable time; stopping up all the Avenues, to prevent their passage out, there grew a sharp Fight betwixt them, which held from Midnight, until three of the Clock the next morn­ing; so that, being tired out, they yielded them­selves, desiring that they might not suffer death till they could speak with the King; which was grant­ed: But, that a Priest of their Party setting Fire on the Town, to give them opportunity for escape, so irritated the Inhabitants, that (neglecting to quench the Fire) they brought them out of the Abby in great sury, and Beheaded them about break of the day.

Being thus put to death, his Body was buried Pat. 8 H. 5. m. 4. in the Abby at Cirencester, and there rested till 8 H. 5. that the King, upon the humble Petition Pat. 8 H. 5. m. 4. of Maude his Widow, gave her leavePat. 8 H. 5. m. 4. to tran­slate it to the Abby of Bustlesham, in Com. Berks. of his Ancestor's Foundation.

This Earl married Maude the DaughterCatal. of N [...]b. by R. B. Claus. 1 H. 4. p. 2. [...] to Sir Adam Francis of London Knight (Widow of IohnCatal. of N [...]b. by R. B. Claus. 1 H. 4. p. 2. [...][Page 651] Aubrey, Son of Andrew Aubrey Citizen of London, Widow also ofEsc. 1 H. 4. [...] Suff. Sir Alan Buxhull Knight) and had Issue by her two Sons, viz. Thomas Ibid., at the time of his death xii yearsIbid. of age; and Richard, who diedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. issueless: as also three Daughters, viz. Anne, first marriedIbid. to Sir Richard Hankford Knight; secondly, to Sir Iohn Fitz-Lewis Knight; and thirdly, to Iohn Holand Earl of Huntendon, and Duke of Exeter: Margaret, toIbid. William Lord Ferrers of Groby; and Elizabeth, toIbid. Robert Lord Willoughby of Eresby.

This is that Iohn de Montacute who wasT. Wals. [...]58. n. 10, & 20. one of the Chief of that Sect called Lollards in his time, and the greatest Phanatick of them all, saithT. Wals. [...]58. n. 10, & 20. my Author; being so transported with Zeal, that he causedT. Wals. [...]58. n. 10, & 20. all the Images which were in the Chappel at Schenele, there set up by Iohn Aubrey and Sir Alan Buxhull (his Wives former Husbands) or any of their Predecessors, to be taken down, and thrown in obscure places; onely the Image of St. Kathe­rine (in regard that many did affect it) he gave T. Wals. [...]58. n. 10, & 20. leave that it should stand in his Bakehouse.

His death, as is above-expressed, hapnedEsc. 10 H. 4. n. 54. C [...]aus. 10. H 4. m. 12. upon the fifth day of January, viz. the Eve of the Epipha­ny, 1 H. 4. being then seisedEsc. 10 H. 4. n. 54. C [...]aus. 10. H 4. m. 12. in Fee-tail of the Man­nor of Stokenham, with the Borough of Chyde­lington, the Hundred of Colrigge, the Mannor of Yolhampton, with the Borough of la Nasse; the Mannors of Okeford, and Pyworthy; the Mannors of Woneford, Clift [...] St. Mary, with the Advowson of the Church; the Mannor of Lan­tyan, all in Com. Devon. and Cornwall; with two Parts of CC Marks yearly Rent, issuing out of the Cunage of Tin, in Com. Cornub.

Likewise of the Mannors of Huniton, and Warblyngton; of the Castle of Christ-Church-Twynham, with the Borough; the Mannor of We­stoure, and Hundred of Christ-Church; the Man­nors of Kyngewode, and Ebbelorde with the Ad­vowson of the Churches of Kyngwode, and Shal­deflut; of the Mannor of Erlestoke, and xx l. Rent of the Farm of the County of Wiltes. of the Honour of Sherneton, and divers Knights Fees thereto be­longing, with the view of Frank-pledge, and Hun­dred of Sherneton: as also of the Advowsons of the Churches of Wynterborne, and Todeworth-Meles, with three Knights Fees in Upton-Skyde­more, &c. all in Com. Suthampt. and Wiltes. Also of the Mannors of Knolle, Thurlebere, la More, one Knights Fee in Pontyngton, one Knights Fee in East-Chelleworth; of the Advowson of the Pri­ory of Montacute, with the Cells of Careswell, St. Carric, and Malpas. Likewise of Cxx l. yearly Rent, to be received of the Farms of those Priories and Cells, of the Mannor of Swere, with the Advowson of the Church; xx l. Rent in Hille­worth; x s. Rent in Blakemore, with the Wood of Blakemore, and Mannor of Blakemore, called Neuland, all in Com. Somerset. and Dorset. Of the Mannor of Kersyngton, in Com. Oxon. of the Man­nor of Crokham, CC Acres of Wood in the Parish of Hurst, with the Hundred of Asherugge; two Knights Fees in Hankford, &c. And lastly, of the Mannors of Wal [...]h-Bykenore, and Lannoir, in Com. Heref.

But notwithstandingRot. Parl. 2 H. 4. n. 30. he was by Judgment in Parliament declared Traytor, and to forfeit all the Lands, Goods, and Chattels, whereof he had Pos­session upon the day of his death; nevertheless, the King taking noticePat. 1 H. 4. p. 6. m. 35. that a great part of the Inhe­ritance of Maude his Widow had been by him sold, and much compassionatingPat. 1 H. 4. p. 6. m. 35. the low Estate of her and her Children, by reason of this his Attainder; in 1 of his Reign he grantedPat. 1 H. 4. p. 6. m. 35. unto her the Man­nor of Stokenham, with the Hundred of Col­rigge, and Free Borough of Chedelyngton, all in Com. Devon. parcel of his said Possessions, and then valued at C l. per annum, over and above all Repri­ses: as also the Mannor of Yolhampton, in the same County, then in the Crown, by reason of his Forfeiture; to hold for term of her Life.

I now come to Thomas Thomas. his eldest Son, and Suc­cessor; unto whom the King likewise shewing much compassion, grantedPat. 2 H. 4. p. 1. m. 12. in 2 H. 4. the Man­nors of Crokham, in Com. Berks. Warblynton, More, and Huniton, in Com. Suthampt. Knolle, in Com. Somerset. Pyworthy, Okford, and St. Mary-Cliffe, in Com. Devon. which were part of his Fa­ther's Lands, to enjoy till he should accomplish his full age; And the next ensuing year, in augmen­tation thereto, grantedPat. 3 H. 4. p. 1. m. 12. him the Mannor of Wa­tyngwell, in the Isle of Wiht.

This Thomas having marriedRot. Fin. 10 H. 4. [...]. 13. Rot. Fin. 4 H. 5. m. 21. Alianore the fourth Daughter of Thomas Earl of Kent, Sister Rot. Fin. 10 H. 4. [...]. 13. Rot. Fin. 4 H. 5. m. 21. and Coheir to Edmund Earl of Kent; upon par­tition Rot. Fin. 10 H. 4. [...]. 13. Rot. Fin. 4 H. 5. m. 21. of the Lands of her Inheritance, in 10 H. 4. hadRot. Fin. 10 H. 4. [...]. 13. Rot. Fin. 4 H. 5. m. 21. for her Purparty the Mannor of Ware, in Com. Hertf. Eston juxta Coly-Weston, in Com. Northampt. as also a certain Pasture called Leyde­ringham, Calfcrost, Welderyngham, Engderyng­ham, and Thorstamflat, in Com. Ebor. And in 12 H. 4. had a farther AssignationRot. Fin. 12 H. 4. m. 7. (for her said Purpartie) of the Mannor of Somerton, in Com. Somerset. with a certain Fee-farm-Rent of Liv l. per Annum, from the Bishop of Bathe and Welles, for the Mannors of Ceddere, Cungresbury, and Axebrigge, in Com. Somerset. and xxx l. xiii s. iv d. yearly, out of the Fee-farm of the Town of Basyngstoke, with the Hundred, in Com. Suthampt.

Moreover, in the Parliament of 2 H. 5. he en­deavoured Rot. Parl. 2 H 5. m. 23. to reverse the Judgment given in 2 H. 4. against his Father; but could notRot. Parl. 2 H 5. m. 23. effect it. And the same year, inRot. Fran. 2 H. 5. m. 23. order to a firm and fi­nal Peace betwixt the English and French, being joyn'd EmbassadorRot. Fran. 2 H. 5. m. 23. with the Bishops of Durham and Norwich for Solemnising the Espousals be­twix King Henry and Katherine Daughter to the King of that Realm, he wentRot. Fran. 2 H. 5. m. 23. accordingly.

In 4 H. 5. he was, by IndentureEx a [...]togr. penès Cleric. Pell. retain'd to serve the King, in defence of the Town of Hare­flew, for one quarter of a year. And the same year the King passingStows ann. 353 a. into France, with a puis­sant Army, he attendedStows ann. 353 a. him with C Spears, and CCC Archers: about which time, commanding Ibid. 354. the King's second Battel, he wanIbid. 354. the Castle of Aumbeliers.

In 5 H. 5. he wasT. Wals. 445. n. 20. with King Henry at the Siege of Caen in Normandy, where he merited so well, that he obtain'd a GrantRot. Norm. 5 H. 5. m. 7. to himself and the Heirs-male of his Body, of the Castle and Lordship of Danvillers, and all other the Castles, Lands, and Lordships of Sir Richard Tournebu Knight. And at the Siege of Koan, same year, was lodg'd Stow's Ann. 357 a. with the Earl of Huntendon, on the other side of the River Seine.

In 6 H. 5. besiegingT. Wals. p. 450. the Town of Freney, he gave BattelT. Wals. p. 450. to the French, who came to relieve it, slewT. Wals. p. 450. of them near Five thousand, and took Priso­ner T. Wals. p. 450. the Mareschal de Rows, with many other No­ble Persons, and Six hundred Archers. In 7 H. 5. he still continuedRot. Franc. 7 H. 5. m. 4. in those Parts; and withStow's Ann. [...]57 b. [...]58 [...]. the Forces to him assigned, tookStow's Ann. [...]57 b. [...]58 [...]. Hounflow, [...] de Uilliers, Ewe, Gurney, the New Castle, and ge­nerally all Places in that Part. And in consideration [Page 652] Pat. Norm. 7 H. 5. P. 1. m. 11. of these his eminent Services, had thereupon a GrantPat. Norm. 7 H. 5. P. 1. m. 11. of the Earldom of Perch in Normandy, as also of the Barony and Castle of Longny (part of the Possessions of Sir Lewes de Longny Knight) paying yearly to the King, his Heirs and Successors, two Ousles, at the Castlle of Koan, upon the first day of August. Moreover, he was the same year constitutedIbid. m. 55. the King's Lieutenant-General of the whole Dutchy of Normandy. So likewise again Pat. Norm. 8 H. 5. p. 2. m. 14. in 8 H. 5. And in 10 H. 5. uponT. Wals. 457. n. 40. the death of King Henry (in France) was leftT. Wals. 457. n. 40. there, with the Duke of Suffolk, and others of the Nobility, for defence of the Castles and Towns then remaining in the Power of the English. Likewise, in 1 H. 6. he still continuedRot. Franc. 1 H 6. m. 10. there.

But the King's death much altered the Scene: for the French King taking new couragePolyd. Virg 461. n. 20. thereat, brought,Polyd. Virg 461. n. 20. his Army before the Town of Meulan (lying upon Seine in Normandy) and taking it by StormPolyd. Virg 461. n. 20. put all the English therein to the Sword. The News whereof being brought to the famous Iohn Duke of Bedford, then Regent of France, he forthwith dispatch'dIbid. this Earl (as a Person more of an old Roman Courage, than one of that age, as my Author saith) with Iohn of Luxemburgh, Master of the Burgundian-Cavalry, and a choice number of Men, to recover it. Who forthwith marchingIbid. into Champaine, set down before it, and in short space gotIbid. it again, retalia­ting Ibid. to the French the like measure as the English had there: and thence comingIbid. to Brie, and storm­ing it, putIbid. all to the Sword.

Shortly after this, the French besiegingIbid. 462. n. 10. Cra­vant, he advanc'dIbid. 462. n. 10. with the Earl of Suffolk thi­ther, and withIbid. 462. n. 10. Four thousand Men giving Battel to them, slewIbid. 462. n. 10. Two thousand, took Four hundred Prisoners; of which number, Bucanus, General of the Horse, wasIbid. one; who, within a little time, ransom'dIbid. himself for Money.

In 3 H. 6. he march'dIbid. 463. n. 40. to the strong and rich City of Maine, and so batteredIbid. 463. n. 40. the Walls thereof with his great Guns (notIbid. 463. n. 40. before that time known to the French) that dispairing of Relief, they ren­dred itIbid. 463. n. 40. to him. Thence toIbid 464. Susan's-Church (a noted Town of that Country) and preparedIbid 464. to assault it upon the weakest side thereof, setting Ibid 464. Ladders to scale it: But the Townsmen defended Ibid. it with such courage, that many of each part wereIbid. slain. Which being discernedIbid. by this Earl, and that byIbid. such slight Skirmishes he should do no good, he begirtIbid. the Walls with a Ditch, and caused his Guns to beIbid. planted towards that part which was least fortified; and so plied the Walls with his great Shot, that he batter'dIbid. them down in few days. Whereupon the Gover­nour render'dIbid. it, givingIbid. Two thousand Pieces of Gold, for liberty to depart free from Plunder, but without Arms.

Soon after this, he tookIbid. the Castle of Mene, and some other Places, partlyIbid. by Force, and partly by Treaty. For which Services he obtain'd a Grant Pat. 6 H. 6. p. 2. m. 25. of Fifty Marks Sterling, to be received out of the King's Exchequer.

But now, after all these his glorious Exploits, drawing near his death, he made his TestamentChicley, vol. 1. 406 [...]; wherein stiling himself Earl of Salisbury, Pereh, and Lord Mouthermer, he apponinted, That in what Part of the World soever he should happen to die, his Body should be buried at Bustlesham, in Eng­land: but that neither his Wife, nor his Executors, should make any great Entertainment, or have a solemn Herse for him at his Funeral; or that any large and sumptuous Lights (for Worldly Pomp) should then be provided. But when it should hap­pen that his Body was carried through any Cities or Towns of his Native Country, four Torches only should be lighted at its entrance therein, and born therewith. Moreover, That upon the day of his Trentall, twenty four Torches should be pro­vided, and four other Lights, to be about his Corps, at the Solemnizing the Exequies and Masses then to be celebrated for his Soul; and to be born by xxiv Poor Men, all cloathed alike.

Furthermore, That to every Poor Body coming to his Trental, Four pence a piece should be given, for the health of his Soul, by the hands of his Exe­cutors; fifty poor People being first chosen out of the whole number there being, unto whom he dire­cted that his most beloved Wife should, with her own Hands, give xx d. a piece.

To the Monastery of Bustlesham he thereby like­wise gave the Sum of C l. Sterling, out of his mo­vable Goods; willing, That the Prior and whole Covent there, should specially ordain one Mass, to be celebrated every day for his Soul, in a peculiar Place appointed for that purpose, with this Collect, Deus cui proprium, &c.

And, That two Canons of that House, immedi­ately after the Mass of the Blessed Virgin ended be­fore his Tomb, should for ever say the Psalm of De profundis, with the Lord's Prayer, the Angelical Salutation, and this Prayer, viz. Deus, cui proprium est miserere semper & parcere; propitiare animae famuli tui Thomae; & omnia ejus peccata dimitte; ut, mortis vinculis absolutus, transire mereatur ad vitam: with these Prayers also; Inclina, and Fide­lium Deus, pro animabus parentum, & progenitorum nostrorum inibi sepultorum, &c.

Also he farther willed, That his most beloved Wife should, so soon as possible after his death, cause a thousand Masses to be specially celebrated for his Soul, and the Souls of all the Faithful de­ceased. Charging her moreover, and his Execu­tors, That they should cause three Masses to be daily celebrated for his Soul, during the term of her Life, in such Places as they should think sit, within the Realm of England; and, if possible, to be so­lemnized in her Presence.

Likewise he ordained, That three poor People should be every day, by the care of his Executors, brought to his Wife; that is to say, severally, if they could be found; to the end she might serve each of them with one Mess of Meat, one Loaf, and one Quart of Drink, with her own Hands. Also, That his said Wife, and his Executors, should with all good speed cause three thousand Masses to be clebrated for the Souls of all Companions of the Order of St. George, of the Garter, in recom­pence of those Masses which had been by him for­gotten.

Moreover, That his said Wife and his Executors should within one year after his decease cause a thousand Marks to be distributed amongst poor People, partly in Money, and partly in Raiment, both Linen and Woollen.

To his Uncle, Sir Richard de Montacute Knight, he bequeathed C l, Sterling. To Iohn, his own Ba­stard-Son, fifty Marks. Furthermore, by a Codicil annexed to this his Testament, he appointed, That Five hundred Marks should be raised out of his Lands, to erect a Chantry to the Honour of the Blessed Virgin, above the High-Altar in the East-part of the Conventual-Church at Bustlesham, in length forty Foot, in breadth twenty, and in height [Page 653] of the Walls twenty Foot; and that a Tomb of four Foot in height, should be raised in the midst thereof, containing three distinct Places; the mid­dlemost higher than the other two, by half a Foot, in which his own Body to be laid; and the Body of the Lady Alianore, sometime his Wife, on the one side; with the Body of the Lady Alice, his present Wife, then living, on the other side, if she would. Which Tomb to be of Marble, with Por­traitures of each in Plates of Brass, and Epitaphs; as also a little Chappel of Timber environing it, with an Altar, for Masses to be daily celebrated thereat, for the health of his Soul.

Howbeit, shortly after this, resolvingPolyd. Virg. 468. [...]. 10. to at­tempt the strong City of Orleans, he march'd Polyd. Virg. 468. [...]. 10. thither; and laying SiegePolyd. Virg. 468. [...]. 10. to it, continued there a great part of the Winter-season, the Inhabitants defendingIbid. 469. n. 20, & 30. it with much resoultion. Being impa­tient therefore of his not obtaining it, he endea­voured Ibid. 469. n. 20, & 30. to find out some fit place to assault it; but, to that end lookingIbid. 469. n. 20, & 30. out of a Window, at the Sun-rising, a Bullet from a Brass Gun smoteIbid. 469. n. 20, & 30. the one side thereof, and breaking it into Shivers, so woundedIbid. 469. n. 20, & 30. him on the Face, that he diedIbid. 469. n. 20, & 30. with­in two daysEsc. 7 H. 6. n. 57. after, scil. 3 Nov. 7 H. 6. to the great grief of many; leaving IssueEsc. 7 H. 6. n. 57. by Alianore his first Wife (Daughter of Thomas, and Sister and Coheir to Edmund Earl of Kent, as hath been al­ready observed) one sole Daughter and Heir, called Alice Esc. 7 H. 6. n. 57. then the WifeEsc. 7 H. 6. n. 57. of Richard Nevill, Son to Raphe Nevill Earl of Westmorland, by Ioane his se­cond Wife.

Which Richard had thenceforth the Title of Earl of Salisbury attributed to him, as in my Discourse of that Family I have specially manifested.

But Richard de Montacute, younger BrotherRot. Fin. 7 H. 6. m. [...] to Iohn late Earl of Salisbury, Father to this decea­sed Earl, being then alive, was foundRot. Fin. 7 H. 6. m. [...] to be his Heir-male: Who, having respiteRot. Fin. 7 H. 6. m. [...] for performing his Homage, obtain'd LiveryRot. Fin. 7 H. 6. m. [...] of certain Lands in Com. Berks. thereupon descended to him.

And so concluding my Story of this Noble and Heroick Earl, all that I have farther to observe, is, That Alice his second Wife (DaughterClaus 8 H. [...]. m. 14. of Thomas Chaucer Esq and WidowPat. 7 E. 4. p. 6. m. 6. of Sir Iohn Philipp [...] Knight) surviving him, obtain'dPat. 9 H. 6. p. 1. m. 29. Licence about two years after to marry with William de la Pole Earl of Suffolk, and accordingly became hisPat. 9 H. 6. p. 1. m. 29. Wife.

Montacute.

OF this Family was also Sir Edward Edward. de Montacute Knight, Brother to Simon de Montacute Bishop of Ely; to whom King Edward the Third, in 11 of his Reign, in conside­ration Claus. 14 E. 3. p. 1. m. 12. pe [...] Inspex. of his good Services done and to be done, and thatClaus. 14 E. 3. p. 1. m. 12. pe [...] Inspex. he might the better support himself in the Degree of Knighthood, grantedClaus. 14 E. 3. p. 1. m. 12. pe [...] Inspex. an Annuity of C l. per Annum, until he should make better Pro­vision for him. In 21 E. 3. this Sir Edward de Montacute wasRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 6. in that Expedition then made in­to France. And in 23 E. 3. doing hisClaus. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 28. Homage at Gant in Flanders, had LiveryClaus. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 28. of all that Purparty of those Lands which did descend to Alice his Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, and Marshal of Eng­land. Moreover, in 29 E. 3. he was againRot. Vascon. [...] E 3. m. 10. in the Wars of France, and of the Retinue to William de Montacute Earl of Salisbury.

Surviving her the said Alice, he heldEsc. 35 E. 3. p. 2. n. 7. by the Courtesie of England, during his Life, the Mannor of Wychingham, and other Lands: And having been summon'dClaus. de iisd ann. i [...] dorso. to Parliament from the 16 to the 34 E. 3. inclusive, died in 35 E. 3. leaving Issue Ioane the WifeEsc. 35 E. 3. p. 2. n. 7. of William de Vfford (afterwards Earl of Suffolk) his next Heir, at that timeEsc. 35 E. 3. p. 2. n. 7. xii years of age. Which Ioane, for her Purparty of the Lands descended to her from Alice her Mother, in 36 E. 3. had an AssignationRot. Fin. 36 E. 3. m. 15. of the Castle and Mannor of Framelyngham, and of the Mannors of Soham, Hoo, Holyslee, Donyngworth, Crate­feld, Halvergate, and Suth-Walfham, in Com. Norff. & Suff. with the moytieIbid. m. [...]1. of two Pieces of Marish and Pasture in Halvergate, containing nine hundred and fourscore Acres.

Boteler of Werington.

OF this Name of Boteler, I come now to another family of Note (some of them being Barons of this Realm, as I shall shew anon:) the first of which being called Robert, Robert. assumed the same by reason of his Office, in regard he was Botler to Ranulph de Gernons Earl of Che­ster; as appearethMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 891 a. by the Words of his Charter, whereby he founded an Abby for Monks of the Ci­stercian Order, at Pultune, in Com. Cestr. in Anno 1158. (4 H. 2.) which Abby was afterwards tran­slated to Del [...]cres in Com. Staff.

Which Robert had IssueIb [...]d. Robert. Robert. But from him I have seen no more, till King Iohn's time, that William William. le Butiller was certified [...] to hold eight Knights Fees in Com. Lanc. in Capite of the King.

To which William, succeeded another William; who, in 43 H. 3. was constitutedPat. 43 H. 3. m. 13. Sheriff of the County of Lancaster, and GovernourPat. 43 H. 3. m. 13. of the Castle there. This William, taking partClaus. 49 H. 3. m. 2. with the Rebellious Barons of that Age, madeClaus. 49 H. 3. m. 2. his Peace in September, 49 H. 3. (which was soon after the Vi­ctory at Evesham.) Whereupon the Sheriff of Lancashire had commandClaus. 49 H. 3. m. 2. to restore his Lands unto him, which had been seised for that Trans­gression. And, in 5 E. 1. obtain'd the King's Char­ter Cart. 5 E. 1. n. 2. for a Market on the Friday every Week, at his Mannor of Werington, in Com. Lanc. as also for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Andrew, and five days ensuing.

Moreover, in 13 E. 1. he obtain'd another Grant Cart. 13 E. 1. p. 2. n. 97. for the change of that Market there to the Wed­nesday; and to have another Fair, to continue eight days, beginning on the Eve of St. Thomas the Mar­tyr's Translation.

In 22 E. 1. this William, uponRot. Vasc. 22 [...]. 1. [...] dorso, m. 8. Summons of divers Great Men, to attend the King in June, to advise concerning the important Affairs of the State, wasRot. Vasc. 22 [...]. 1. [...] dorso, m. 8. one of that number; and thereupon had commandIbid. m. 7. to repair to Portsmouth upon the first of September following, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to fail with him into Gascoine Furthermore, in 23, 24, and 25 E. 1. he had Sum­mons Claus. de [...] ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm: and in 34 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 7. in that Expedition then made into Scotland.

To whom succeeded Iohn John. le Botelet. Which Iohn had the like SummonsClaus. de eo­dem anno in dorso. to Parliament in 14 E. 2.

In 44 E. 3. I find another Sir Iohn Iohn. Boteler of Werington Knight, who wasRot. Vasc. 44 E. 3. m. 3. in that Expedition then made into Gascoine, and of the RetinueRot. Vasc. 44 E. 3. m. 3. to [Page 654] Iohn Duke of Lancaster. But farther than this, in regard they never had any more Summons to Parliament, and consequently stood not in the De­gree of Barons of this Realm, I shall not say.

Boteler of Ireland.

ANother Family there was of this Name, so assumed by reason of that great Office of Butler of Ireland, which some of them bo [...]e. These do derive their Descent from Theo­bald Walter, and Maude his Wife (Sister to the Fa­mous Thomas Becket, [...]ometime Archbishop of Can­terbury.) But forasmuch as none of them have been Barons of this Realm till of late time, nor dig­nified with any other Title relating thereto, until Sir Iames Boteler Knight, Son and Heir to Iames Earl of Ormund (in Ireland) was created Earl of Wiltshire, in 27 H. 6. I cannot properly take no­tice of them.

Scroope of Bolton.

THough the first Summons to Parliament of any of this Family, was not till 8 E. 2. yet in regard that in 12 H. 2. upon the Aid then levied for Marrying the King's Daughter, Robert de Scrupe Robert. certifiedLib. rub. tit. Glouc. his Knights Fees, I have rank'd him amongst the Barons of that time, who, upon that occasion, were required to do the like; he then holding three in Com. Glouc. de veteri Feoffa­mento.

To this Robert succeeded Henry, Henry. writtenRot. Pip. 7 Joh. Glouc. Henry des Scrupes; who in 7 Ioh. paidRot. Pip. 7 Joh. Glouc. Lx Marks for his Relief. At that time also▪ I find mention of Simon Simon. Escrope, in Com. Ebor. who gaveRot. Pip. 7 Joh. Ebor. half a Mark for Licence of Concord with the Daughter of Philip Escrope. But I return to Henry.

This Henry, in 2 H. 3. upon the Collection of the first Scutage of that King's Reign, paidRot. Pip. 2 H. 3. Glouc. six Marks for those three Knights Fees which he had by descent from (his Grandfather) Robert; and left Issue William, William. who in 24 E. 1. obtained the Kings CharterCart. 24 E. 1. n. 13. for Free-warren in all his Demesn [...]Lands at East-Boulton, Little-Boulton, Fencotes, and Yarnewike, in Com. Ebor.

To which William succeeded Henry; Henry. who in 27 E. 1. procur'd the King's LicenceCart. 27 E. 1. n. 28. for a Market every Week, upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Croste, in Com. Ebor. and a Fair yearly, on the Eve and Day of St. Peter ad Vincula (commonly called Lammas.) And in 2 E. 2. was constitutedPat. 2 E. 2. p. 2. m. 17. one of the King's Justices of his Court of Common [...]Pleas; in which Trust he continuedFin. levat. de eodem Term. till Octab. Trin. 10 E. 2. inclusive.

In 4 E. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 7. in that Expedition then made into Scotland; and in 5 E. 2. had another Char­ter Cart. 5 E. 2. n. 27. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Fencotes, East-Boulton, Little-Boulton, Fle­tham, and Pacham, in Com. Ebor. In 7 E. 2. ha­ving been employ'dClaus. 7 E. 2. m. 13. into Wales, upon the Kings special Service, he obtain'd a thirdCart. 7 E. 2. n. 15. Charter for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Donnomu, Walbroun, Disford, and Ellerton upon Swale, in Com. Ebor. And in 10 E. 2. being removed from his Office of Justice of the Common-Pleas, wasClaus. 10 E. [...]. m. 28. made Chief-Justice of the Court of King's-Bench.

In 11 E. 2. he procured the King'sCart. 11 E. 2. n. 8. Licence for a Market every Week, upon the Tuesday, at his Man­nor of Wendes [...]agh, in Com. Ebor. and a Fair, on the Eve and Day of the Holy Trinity; as alsoCart. 11 E. 2. n. 8. Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands there.

In 14 E. 2. he had a fourth CharterCart. 14 [...]. 2. n. 17. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at West-Boulton, Wendeslagh-dale, and Sledmere, in Com. Ebor. and in 16 E. 2. obtain'd a GrantPat. 16 E. 2. p. 2. in Fee of all the Lands in Caldwell, Uckerby, and Horneby, of Andrew de Hartla, then attainted.

In 1 E. 3. he was again constitutedPat. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 24. one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas, scil. in xv Ioh. Bapt. and so continuedFin. levat. de eodem Term. till xv Hill. 3 E. 3. And then being once more madeClaus. 3 E. 3. m. 7. Chief-Justice of the King's-Bench, by reason of his great Services to King Edward the Second, and to Queen Isabel, he obtain'd a GrantIn Cod. Ms. D. Will. How­ard de Na­worth. in Fee of the Mannor of Whitgi [...]t, in Com. Ebor. in recompence of the Mannors of Braken, Burgh-Waleys, and Newton-Waleys, part of the Possessions of Henry Tyes, and Richard Waleys, which had been given to him by King Edward the Second, upon the Attainder of the said Henry and Richard, for their Adherence to Thomas Earl of Lancaster; and upon the reversing of that Attainder, were in 1 E. 3. restored.

It is farther observable of this Henry, That he purchasedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. from Thomas the Son of Roald all his Lands in those Parts, which descended to him from Roald Constable to the Earls of Richmund, Ance­stor to the said Thomas: And that in 7 E. 3. he was madePat. 7 E. 3. p. 2. m. 15. Chief-Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas: Also that having been summon'dClaus. de eo­dem anno, in dorso. to Par­liament in 8 E. 2. but not more, he departedEsc. 10 E. 3. n. 47. this Life in 10 E. 3. being seisedEsc. 10 E. 3. n. 47. of the Mannor of Hodeford, in Com. Midd. Little-Casterton, in Com. Hertf. Nappay, Little-Boulton, in Wendlesdale; Werneby, Herneby, Fletham, Fencotes, Eller­ton upon Swale, Boulton upon Swale, Ukkerby, Bretanby, Caldewell, Croft, and Edelington, in Com. Ebor. leaving IssueEsc. 10 E. 3. n. 47. William William. his Son and Heir, sixteen years of age; as also two younger Sons, Stephen, and Richard. Which William, in 12 E. 3. attendedRot. [...]. 12 E. 3. m. 7. the King into Flanders: and in 15 E. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 4. in the Wars of Scotland, being then a Knight, of the RetinueIbid. m. 2. with Raphe Lord Nevill: but departedEsc. 19 E. 3. n. 61. this Life in 19 E. 3. being seisedEsc. 19 E. 3. n. 61. of the Mannors of Little-Casterton, in Com. Rotel. Pathorne, East-Boulton, West-Boul­ton, Ley [...]urne, Ellerton upon Swale, Knotting­ley, Braythewell, Wermesworth, Waddeworth, Alverley, Arkesay, Benteley, and divers others, in Com. Ebor. Also of the Advowson of the Church of Medburne, in Com. Leic. of the Advowsons of the Priory of Bradley, in Com. Leic. and of the Abby of St. Agatha, near Richmund, in Com. Ebor. leaving Richard Esc. 19 E. 3. n. 61. his Brother and Heir eighteen years of age, and Cecelie his Wife surviving; who afterwards marryingClaus. 2 [...] E. 3. p. 1. in dorso, m. 1. to Iohn de Clopton, had for her Dowrie can AssignationClaus. 2 [...] E. 3. p. 1. in dorso, m. 1. of the Mannors of East-Boulton, West-Boulton, Boulton-Kellok, Wendeslowe, Donnam, Caldewell, Wermes­wor [...]h, Waddeworth, Alverley, Arkesay, Boute­lay, and Edelington, in Com. Ebor.

Which Richard, Richard. in 33 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 5. in the Wars of France, being then a Knight. So likewise in Rot. Vasc. 40 E. 3. and of the Retinue [...] with Iohn Duke of Lancaster: And in 45 E. 3. (27 Martii) was constitutedPat. 45 E. 3. p. 1. m. 22. Treasurer of the King's Exchequer.

In 46 E. 3. he obtain'd a GrantRot. F [...]n. 4 [...] E. 3. m. 1 [...]. of the Ward­ship [Page 655] of Milisent, and Elizabeth, the Daughters and Heirs of Robert de Tibetot: and in 50 E. 3. was constitutedRot. Scoc. 5 [...] E. 3. m. 2. one of the Commissioners for guard­ing of the West-Marches, toward Scotland.

In 1 R. 2. he was StewardRot. Scoc. 1 R. 2. m. 1. of the King's Hous­hold, and appointedRot. Scoc. 1 R. 2. m. 1. one of the Commissioners to see all things reform'd, which had been done contrary to the Articles of Truce betwixt the King and David de Bruys of Scotland.

In 2 R. 2. he was constitutedPat. 2 R. 2. p. 1. m. 24. the King's Chan­cellor: and in 3 R. 2. oneRot. Franc. 3 R. 2. m. 14. of the Embassadors to Treat touching a League of Amity with Iohn Duke of Britanny; and the same year procured the King's LicencePat. 3 R. 2. p. 1. m. 43. to make a Castle of his Mannor-House at Boulton, in Wencelaw-dale. At which time he gaveIbid. & part. [...]. m. 17. to the Canons of St. Agatha's, juxta Richmund, the Mannor of Brompton super Swale, in Com. Ebor.

In 4 R. 2. he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 4R. [...]. m. 3. one of the Wardens of the West-Marches; and in 5 R. 2. again madePat. 5 R. 2. p. 1. m. 1. Chancellor, as also Keeper of the Great Seal, in Parliament; havingT. Wal [...]. 301. n. 10. not his Fellow (of his Degree) in the whole Realm, for Prudence and Integrity, saith Walfingham.

In 6 R. 2. being then a Banneret, he was appoint­ed Rot. Scoc. 6 R. 2. m. 6. one of the King's Commissioners to treat with Robert de Bruys of Scotland, for a Truce betwixt both Realms; and in 7 R. 2. again constitutedRot. Scoc. 7 R. 2. p. 2. m. 5. one of the Wardens of the West-Marches.

In 8 R. 2. he was once more constitutedRot. Scoc. 8 R. 2. m. 3. a Commissioner to treat with the same Robert de Bruis for Peace. And in 10 R. 2. the Great Lords being prevalentH. Knight. 2685. n. 60. & 2686. & 2687. n. 30. in the Parliament then held, he was oneH. Knight. 2685. n. 60. & 2686. & 2687. n. 30. of those thirteen who were then elected to hear and determine of all things, from the time of King Edward the Third's Reign, till that in­stant; likewise touching the Expence of the King, and his Officers; and in short, to have the whole Sway in the Government.

In 13 R. 2. afterPat. 13 R. [...]. p. 3. m. 8. a long Suit in the Court-Mili­tary, betwixt this Richard Lord Scroope, and Sir Robert Grosvenour Knight, before Thomas Duke of Gloucester, then Constable of Eng [...]and, touching the bearing of Azure, a Bend Or, for his Arms, the SentencePat. 13 R. [...]. p. 3. m. 8. was pronounced for this Richard; and a former Sentence, in favour of the [...]ame Sir Robert Grosvenour, for bearing the same Arms, with a Bor­dure Or, declared void; by reason that such Diffe­rences were not deemed sufficient betwixt Stran­gers, and of one Realm; but intended meerly for such as are of near Alliance, by Consanguinity.

In 14 R. 2. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 14 R. [...]. m. 2. one of the King's Commissioners to treat of Peace with cer­tain Commissioners from France, and Ireland, for observance of that Truce which had been formerly made betwixt this and those Realms. And in 18 R. 2. was oneRot. Scoc. 18 R. a. m. 6. of the Embassadors sent to treat of Peace with the Scots.

Thus much as to his Temporal Employments: And now being grown in years, I shall take notice of his Works of Piety. In 16 R. 2. he obtain'd LicencePat. 16 R. 2. p. 3. m. 11. to bestow an Annual Rent of C l. issuing out of his Lordships of Brignale, Caldwell, Clyf super Tese, Thorntor-Styward, Bra [...]ene, Sle [...] ­mere, Disford, and Middleton [...]Quernhowe, in Com. Ebor. for the Maintenance of ten more Canons-Regular (over and above the then usual number) in the Abby of St. Ag [...]tha's juxta Rich [...]und; as also of two Canons-Secular, to pray for the good Estate of him the said Richard, and his Heirs; and for their Souls, after their departure hence: And the same year obtain'd Licence [...] to found a Chan­try within his Castle of Boulton, of six Priests; whereof one to be Warden, to celebrate Divine Service daily, for the good Estate of Richard the Second, then King of England, and his Heirs; and to endow the same Chantry with an yearly Rent of xliii l. vi s. viii d. viz. xxxiii l. vi s. viii d. to be paid out of the Mannor of Pishobury, in Com. Hertf. and ten Pounds yearly out of the Mannor of Coveney, in Com. Cantabr.

Moreover, he obtain'd LicencePat. 1 H. 4. [...] 8. m. 2. pet I [...]spex. to make the Pa­rochial Church of Wenslawe, Collegiate, for a Warden, and as many Priests as he should think fit: As also to find one Priest in the Chappel of St. Anne, at Bolton; and another in the Chappel of St. Oswald, in Bol [...]on, to celebrate Divine Service daily therein, according to the appoint­ment of him the said Richard. And having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso to Parliament from 44 E. 3. till 3 H. 4. inclusive, by hisArundel, vol. 1. 201 [...]. Testament, bearing da [...]e at Pysho, 2 Aug. Anno 1401. (2 H. 4.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the before-specified Abby of St. Agatha juxta Richmund; giving to every Parish-Priest, Anniversary, or Chantry-P [...]iest, in any of the Parish-Churches of Richmund shire, coming to, and celebrating at his Obit, ii s. To Roger his Son and Heir he bequeath'd a Pair of Pater-nosters of Coral: To Stephen his other Son, his second Sword: To Milisent his Daughter, a Cup, with Co­ver, gilt: To Margaret the Wife of his Son Roger, a gilt Cup, with Cover: To Sir Stephen le Scrope his Kinsman, a gilt Cup, with Cover: To Richard his other Son (Archbishop of Yorke) his best Cup: And to Henry Lord Fitz-Hugh his Kinsman, his best Spice-plate of Silver. And afterwards, scil. 30 Maii, 4 H. 4. departedEsc 4 H. 4. n. 3. this Life, leaving Roger Roger. his SonEsc 4 H. 4. n. 3. and Heir thirty years of age.

Of Stephen (one of his younger Sons before-mentioned) I find, That he was Lord of Ben [...]e­ley; and that by his TestamentArundel, vol. 2. f. 40 [...]., bearing date 6 Ian. Anno 1405. (6 H. 4.) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Abby of St. Agatha, near Richmund, by the Tomb of his Father: also that he gave to Milisent his Wife (DaughterPasch. Fines [...] H. 4. Wiltes. and Heir to Robert Tibetot) two Basins and Ewers of Sil­ver: and to Stephen his Son and Heir, two Basins and Ewers of Silver; likewise a long Sword which was King Edward's, and given him by his Father: As also to Elizabeth his Daughter, for her Marriage, CCC Marks, But I return to Roger.

This Roger marriedPat. 4 R. 2. p▪ 1. m. 25. Margaret one of the Daughters and Coheirs of Robert Lord Tiptoft; but died not long after: wherefore, by his Testa­ment Arundel, vol. 1. f. 204 a. bearing date at Baltou, 23 Sept. Anno 1403. (4 H. 4.) bequeathing his Body to be buried in the before-mentioned Abby of St. Agatha, near Richmund, he gave to Richard his Son and Heir his Pair of Pater-nosters of Coral, with a Jewel of Gold, which had been his Fathers; as also a Cross of Gold, which he usually carried with him. Be­sides these, he likewise gave him a Por [...]fore and a Missal, according to the use of Yorke, which also were his Father's; upon condition that they should ever remain to the Heirs-male of his Family. And by a Codicil annexed to this his Testament, ap­pointed, That in case Richard the Son and Heir of Richard Lord Grey of Wil [...]on and Shirland, should not consummate the Ma [...]rimony made be­twixt Maude his Daughter and him, when he should accomplish the age of xiv years, that then his Executors should make the best advantage of the Marriage of the said Richard, and of his Lands, in regard he had his Wardship. And having been [Page 656] summon'dClaus. de eo­dem anno, in dorso. to Parliament in 5 H. 4. and no more, departedEsc. 5 H. 4. n. 25. this Life upon Munday next after the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, the same year, being then seisedEsc. 5 H. 4. n. 25. of the Mannor of Hameldon, in Com. Buck. Caldewell, Cros [...]e, Bolton upon Swale, Uckerby, Ellerton super Swale, Fletham, Great-Fe [...]cotes, Est-Bolton, West-Bolton, Bretanby, Iolaby, W [...]nstawe, Sutton-Hongrave, Disford, with the moytie of the Mannors of Rydmere, and Preston, all in Com. Ebor. And joyntly with Mar­garet his Wife, of [...], and Wymen [...] ­ham, in Com. Leic. as alsoEsc. 8 H. 4. n. 49. of the Mannor of La [...]gar, in Com. Nott. leaving Richard Esc. 5 H. 4. n. 25. his Son and Heir ten years of age.

Which Richard, Richard. in 3 H. 5. was by Indenture [...] retain'd to serve the King in the Dutchy of [...]uyen, with sixteen Men at Arms, and xlv Ar­chers: and in 7 H. 5. attendedRot. Franc. 7 H. 5. m. 6. the King in that Expedition then made into France; but lived not long after. For, having by his TestamentMarch 390 b., bear­ing date at Roan, 24 Ian. the same year, bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Abby of St. Agatha, in Richmundshire, he gave to that House Ten pounds in Gold: appointing, That there should be provided five Priests, five Clerks, and three poor Men; each Priest to have xii Marks, each Clerk six Marks, and each Poor Man two Marks, until such time as his Executors should obtain Licence from the King, and from the Pope, to found a College for the Priests and Clerks, and for the Poor Men above-mentioned, in such place as his Execu­tors should think best: and after such Licence had, That his Executors should endow the same, so as every Priest might have perpetually Ten pounds, and every Clerk Three Pounds, and three Servants each of them Forty shillings. Also, That his Exe­cutors should at their Cost build and furnish the same College.

Moreover, That the Church in that College be Dedicated to the Honour of the Annunciation of our Lady. Also, That his Executors should distri­bute C l. in Money to poor People▪ where they should think most needful, for the health of his Soul. Besides all this, he thereby bequeath'd to the Fabrick of Yorke-Minster Ten pounds: And to the four Orders of Fries in Yorke, and Rich­mund, to pray for his Soul, so much as his Execu­tors should think fit.

Furthermore▪ he willed, That if the King should be good to his Executors in favour of this his Will, that he should be forgiven half the Gold which he owed him for his Wages upon Pawns.

To his Kinsman, Mr. Marmaduke Lumley, he gave a Cup of Silver, called The Co [...]table Bolle, on condition, That when the College should be fi­nish'd, it might make a Chalice for the House. To the Dake of Clarence he bequeath'd Forty pounds, whom he constituted one of his Execu­tors, together with the said Marmaduke Lumley Clerk.

After which, he departedEsc. 9 H. 5. n. 27. this Life upon the Feast-day of the Decollation of St. Iohn B [...]ptist, 8 H. 5. being then seisedEsc. 9 H. 5. n. 27. of the Mannors of [...], in Com. Buck. [...], in Com. Hertf. as also of the Mannors of West Bolton, Preston, We [...]slowe, Hernby, Caldwell, Laiburne, Cro [...]t, [...] super swale; the Hamlets of Wbuwell, and Horne [...]y, in Clifeland; and moytie of the Mannor of [...], all in Com. Ebor. leaving Is­sue by Margaret his Wife, Daughter [...]. to Raphe Nevill, the first Earl of Westmorland of that Name, Henry his Son [...]. and Heir, three years of age.

Which Henry, Henry. in 13 H. 6. though then in Mino­rity, accompanied [...]. Iohn Lord Scroope of [...] in his Embassy to the Great Master of the Order of St. Iohn of H [...]erusalem: And in 18 H. 6. making proofClaus. 18 H 6. m. 13. of his Age, and doing his Homage, had Li­very Claus. 18 H 6. m. 13. of his Lands.

This Henry having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. an [...]. in dorso. to Parlia­ment from 23 till 33 H. 6. inclusive departed [...]. this Life upon the fourteenth day of January, 37 H. 6. being then seised [...]. of the Mannors of Sondon, in Com. Bedf. Eston, in Com. Linc. He­meld [...]n, in Com. Buck. Coveney, and Wen [...]worth, in Com. Cantabr. Burton-magna upon Yore, West-Bolton, Redmere, Preston, Wencelag [...], W [...] ­burne, Hornby, Burton in Bishop-dale, Arske­starth, Fencotes, Fletham, Verkerby, Cald [...]ll, Thornton-Styward, Stayntan juxta Waloorne, Iolsy, and two parts of the Castle and Mannor of Est-Bolton, all in Com. Ebor. Likewise of a cer­tain Messuage called Scropes-Inn, in the City of London. Also of the fourth part of the Mannor of Medburne; of the Mannor of Edmundthorpe, and Patronage of the Priory or Hermitage of Bradley, in Com. Leic. and of the Manno [...]s of Langar, in Com. Nott. and Casterton, in Com. Rutl. leaving Issue by Elizabeth his Wife, Daugh­ter Ms. in Officio Arm. D. 3 f. 30b. to Iohn Lord Scroope of Masham and Upsale, Iohn his Son and HeirEsc. ut supra., being at that time twenty two years of age. Whose Homage being respitedRot. Fin. 37 H. 6. m. 8., he had thereupon LiveryRot. Fin. 37 H. 6. m. 8. of his Lands; saving Rot. Fin. 37 H. 6. m. 8. to Elizabeth his Mother her reasonable Dower.

In 2 E. 4. this Iohn Iohn. Lord Scrope of Bolton at­tended Stow's [...]. in eod. ann. the King into the North, where he laid Siege to divers Castles in Com. Northumbr. then held by the Lancastrians.

In 3 E. 4. upon the death of Margaret his Grandmother, he had LiveryPat. 3 E. 4. p. 1. m. 19. of those Lands which she held in Dower. And in 5 E. 4. was con­stituted Rot. Scoc. 5 E. 4. m. 4. one of the Commissioners, to treat with the like Commissioners from Scotland, touching some Injuries done by the Subjects of that Realm, contrary to the form of the Trace heretofore made: And before the end of that year was again Ibid. m 7. one of the Commissioners appointed to meet with the Embassadors of Scotland, at Newcastle upon Tine, to treat conce [...]ning another Truce.

In 11 E. 4. he wasClaus. 11 E. 4. in dorso, m. 1. one of the Lords in Parlia­ment who then swore to be faithful to Prince Ed­ward, eldest Son to King Edward the Fourth. And in 13 E. 4. was constitutedRot. Scoc. 1 [...] E. 4. m. 15. one of the Commissio­ners who were to meet with the Commissioners [...]rom the King of Scotland, at Alnwicke, upon the twentieth of September, to treat touching cer­tain Grievances, and Complaints of Injuries done by the Subjects of that Kingdom. And the next ensuing year, oneRot. Scoc. 14 E. 4. m. 9. of the Commissioners from King Edward, sent to rati [...]ie the Peace and Truce made betwixt both Realms.

In which year also he was retain'd by Indenture Ex autogr. penès [...]. Pell. to serve the King in his Wars of France, with xx Men at Arms, and CC Archers.

It seemsPat. 15 E. [...]. p. 2. m. 2 [...]. pe [...] [...], that after the Isle of Man was granted to Thomas Lord Stanley, Steward of the Houshold to King Edward the Fourth, this Iohn Lord Scroope still bore the Arms thereof: There­fore in 15 E. 4. by an OrderPat. 15 E. [...]. p. 2. m. 2 [...]. pe [...] [...] of the Sovereign and Knights Companions of the Garter, it was de­creed, That notwithstanding his Claim (for pre­vention of variance, and consequently prejudice to the King's Service, in France and Normandy, [Page 657] or any where else beyond the Seas) he should relin­quish those Arms, till the King's Return into Eng­land; saving unto him and his Heirs their Right, in case it should be found they had any.

In 22 E. 4. this Iohn Lord Scroope wasStow's Chron. in ann. eod. in that Expedition then made into Scotland (Richard Duke of Gloucester being then General of the Ar­my) and march'dStow's Chron. in ann. eod. in the Fore-ward, which was commanded by the Earl of Northumberland. And in 2 R. 3. obtain'd a GrantPat. 2 R. 3. p. 2. to himself, and the Heirs-male of his Body, of the Mannors of Bovy-Tracy, in Com Devon. Trewyne, and Esternaynou, in Com. Cornub. as also of the Reversion of the Lordship of Martok, in Com. Somerset. Before the end of which year, he was made ConstableIbid. m. 18. of the Castle at Exeter.

In 9 H. 7. uponPolyd. Virg. 60 [...]. n. 40. & 603. n. 10. that Invasion of the Scots, and Siege of Norham-Castle, he was one of those Northern-Lords which joyn'dPolyd. Virg. 60 [...]. n. 40. & 603. n. 10. with all his Power with Thomas Earl of Surrey, for the encountring them; and upon their Retreat into Scotland, pur­sued them: but for want of Provisions, could not Polyd. Virg. 60 [...]. n. 40. & 603. n. 10. stay to effect any thing worthy of note.

After which, drawing on towards his death, by his TestamentHorne, qu. 26., bearing date at Est-Harlyng, 3 Iulii, Anno 1494. (9 H. 7.) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Abby of St. Agatha, in Com. Ebor. in case he should depart this Life in Com. Ebor. but if in Norfolk, then in the Black-Friers at Thetford. To Anne his Wife he gave all his Goods South of Trent. To Henry his Son and Heir, all his Furniture at Bolton-Castle. To Raphe his Brother, his little Bible at Bolton: and to Robert his other Brother, his Chamlet-Gown. And diedEsc. 9 H. 7. upon the twelfth of the same Month of Iuly, being then seisedEsc. 9 H. 7. of the Mannors of Caldwell, Brygnall, Ukkerby, Ellerton, Ayn­derby, Askarth, Beraper, Kerperby, West-Bolton, and the Castle there; Thoresby, Redmer, Pre­ston, Wenslow, Hornby, Thornton-Steward, As­ker, Fencotes, Burton super Yore, Sutton, and Howgrave, in Com. Ebor. leaving Issue, by Ioane his Wife, DaughterMs. in [...]. of William Lord Fitz-Hugh, Henry his Son and Heir, at that time a Knight, and thirty years of age.

This Henry, so succeeding him in his Honour, married two Wives; first, [...]. Elizabeth Daughter to Henry Earl of Northumberland; by whom he had Issue Henry his Son and Heir; and secondly, Alice, sole Daughter [...]. and Heir to Thomas Lord Scrope of Upsall, on whom he begot a Daughter, called Elizabeth, married [...] to Sir Gilbert Talbot Knight.

Which Henry, Henry. in 22 H. 7. had a special Livery Pat. 22 H. 7. p. 3. of his Lands: and in 5 H. 8. upon that Invasion of the Scots, march'dStow's Chron. in eod. anno. against them, with Thomas Earl of Surrey, the Lords Clifford, Conyers, and other of the Northern-Nobility, who gave them BattelStow's Chron. in eod. anno. at Floddon, where King Iames the Fourth lostStow's Chron. in eod. anno. his Life.

In 22 H. 8. he was one of the Peers who sub­scrib'd Herb. p. 360. that notable Letter to the Pope, whereby they represented to his Holiness, That in case he did not comply with King Henry, in that Cause of his Divorce from Queen Catherine, he must not expect that his Supremacy would be long owned here. And having marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Mabel Daughter of Thomas Lord Dacres, left Issue Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, and ... a younger Son, seated at Ha­m [...]ldon, in Com. Buck. as also four Daughters; Anne, married to Iohn Vavasour of Haselwood, in Com. Ebor. Esq, Ioane, to Iohn Lord Lumley; Eli­zabeth, to Sir Bryan Stapleton of Carleton, in Com. Ebor. Knight; and Anne, to Thomas Rither of [...]ither, in Com. Ebor. Esq Which Iohn, in 25 H. 8. had LiveryPat. 25 H. p. 2. of his Lands: But in 28 H. 8. he joyn'dIbid. 416. with Robert Aske, and those of York­shire, in that Insurrection called The Pilgrimage of Grace, occasion'd by the Dissolution of the Religi­ous Houses. And having marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B▪ Catherine, the eldest of the four Daughters of Henry Earl of Cum­berland, left Issue Henry his Son and Heir, as also three other Sons, George, Edward, and Thomas; and four Daughters, viz. Margaret, married to Sir Iohn Constable of Burton-Constable, in Com. Ebor. Knight; Elizabeth, to Thomas Pudsey of Bolton in Craven, Esq, Alianore, to Richard Tempest of Braswell, Esq and Catherine.

Which Henry, Henry. in 5 Eliz. was constitutedPat. 5 Elix. p. 1. Go­vernour of the Castle at Carlisle, and Warden of the West Marches, toward Scotland: and in 12 Eliz. uponCambd. E liz. p. 16 [...] that Insurrection of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmorland, joyn'd with the Earl of Cumberland, in the FortifyingCambd. E liz. p. 16 [...] of Carlisle: and in 13 Eliz. upon that IncursionIbid. p. 177. of the Scots, when the Earl of Sussex, in vindication of that wrong, invadedIbid. p. 177. them by the way of Tividale, entred on the West-part, and wastedIbid. p. 177. Anandale; and soon after assisted him in demolishingIbid. p. 177. the Ca­stles of Heris, and Caerlaveroc: Which so terri­fied Ibid. 188. those of that Nation, that Huntley Duke of Chastel [...]-Herald, and Argyle, sign'dIbid. 188. a Writing, and sent it to them, signifying, That they would thenceforth be quiet, and not abet those who were Enemies to the English.

After this, being one of the KnightsIbid. [...]. Compa­nions of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and WardenIbid. [...]. of the West-Marches, he departedEx cod. Ms. in [...] FF. f. 310 a. this Life in Anno 1592. (34 Eliz.) leaving IssueCamd Eliz. ut supra. by Margaret his Wife, Daughter to Henry Earl of Surrey (and Sister to Thomas Thomas. Duke of Norfolk) Thomas his Son and Heir, and Henry: And by Ali­anore his Second Wife, Daughter to Edward Lord North, a Daughter called Mary, married to William Bowes of Stre [...]lam, in the Bishoprick of Durham.

Which Thomas took to Wife Philadelpha Daugh­ter of Henry Lord Hunsdon; and left Issue Emanu­ell, Emanuel. who was made [...] Lord President of the King's Council in the North, 6 Febr. 16 Iac. andPat. 3 Cat. 1 p. 24. Earl of Sunderland, 19 Iunii, 3 Car. 1. And having marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth Daughter of Iohn Earl of Rut­land, died without any lawful Issue.

Scroope of Masham.

OF this Family also was Geffrey le Scrope; Geffrey. who in 5 E. 2. obtain'd a CharterCart. 5 E. 2. n. 36. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Coverham, Caldbergh, and Aglethorpe, in Com. Ebor. And in 11 E. 2. the like CharterCart. 11 E. 2 n. 61. for Free­warren in his Lands at Carleton, in Kesteven, in Com. Linc. asIbid. n. 62. also in those at Little-Benton, and Halywell, in Com. Northumbr. granted to him and Ivetta his Wife. Likewise, a Confirmation Pat. 11 E. 2 p. 2. of the Mannor of Eltham-Mandevil, with all those Hereditaments in the County of Kent, which had been part of the Possessions of William de Vesci of Kildare, and were granted to him by Sir Gilbert de Aton Knight. Moreover he obtain'd LicencePat. 11 E. 2 p. 2. m. 27. the same year to make a Castle of his House at Clifton upon Yore, in Com. Ebor. as also for Free-warrenCart 11 E. 7 n. 70. in all his Demesn-Lands at [Page 658] [...]li [...]on upon Yore, and Yarnewik, in Com. Ebor▪ together with those at Whalton, in Com. Northumb [...]. And in 15 E. 2. procur'd another CharterCart. 15 E. 2. n. 30. for a Market every Week, upon the Fri­day, at Burton-Constable, in Com. Ebor. as also for one Fair every year, upon the Eve and Day of St. Mary Magdalen. And in 17 E. 2. was constituted Claus. 17 E. 2. m. 20. Chief Justice of the King's-Bench-Court. Short­ly after which, viz. in 20 E. 2. upon the Attainder Rot. Fin. 20 E. 2. m. 12. of Roger Lord Clifford, he had a GrantRot. Fin. 20 E. 2. m. 12. of the Castle and Honour of Skypton in Craven: And in 1 E. 3. upon TestimonyPat. 1 E 3. p. 1. m. 22. of the Prelates, Earls, and Barons in Parliament, That he had behaved himself Loyally to the late King Edward the Se­cond, and since, he obtain'd a special PardonPat. 1 E 3. p. 1. m. 22. for the Cause of that Displeasure which the King had conc [...]ived towards him; and was againPat. 2 E. 3. p. 1. m. 27. made Chief-Justice of the King's-Bench.

After which, in 2 E. 3. he procur'd another CharterCart. 2 E. 3. n. 27., for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at M [...]ssham, Belle [...]y, Gertheston, Hunton, Sil­ton, Thirne, Aglethorpe, Ups [...]le, Thornebergh, and [...]ilvington, in Com Ebor. Muskham, in Com. Nott. as also for one Market every Week, upon the Wednesday, at Massham; and two Fairs yearly; one on the Eve and Day of St. Barnabas the Apo­stle, and the other on the Eve and Day of the As­sumption of our Lady: And grew in such favour, that in 4 E. 3. b [...]ing againClaus. 4 b. 3. m. 13. made Chief-Justice of the King's Bench, the King gaveCa [...]t. 4 E. 3. n. 16. him the Inheri­tance of the Mannor of E [...]ham [...]g Mandevile, to hold by the Services accustomed: and in 6 E. 3. madeClaus. 6 E. 3. m. 13. him again Chief-Justice of the same Bench: But being the next year following sentClaus. [...] E. 3. p. 1. m. 2. beyond Sea upon the King's Affairs, he quittedClaus. [...] E. 3. p. 1. m. 2. his Justice­ship of that Court. And, in 8 E. 3. obtain'd a GrantClaus. 8 E. 3. m. 34. of the Sum of C Marks, to be received out of the Temporalties of the Bishop of Durham, in recompence of those Horses which he had lost in the Wars of France, and Sco [...]and, by his Service. After which, viz. the next ensuing year, he was constitutedRot: Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 7. one of the Commissioners then sent to treat and conclude with Sir Andrew de Murref (a Knight of Scotland) on the behalf of himself and his Adherents, touching the Differences be­twixt the People of both Realms. And in 10 E. 3. had a GrantCart. to E. 3. n. 12. from the King, to himself and his Heirs, of the Mannors of Boudon, and Hare­bourgh, in Com. L [...]ic. to hold in Fee-farm; paying yearly to the Exchequer vi l. vi s. vii d.

In 11 E. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 11 E. 3. m. 14. one of the Commissioners then sent to acquaint those Noble-men, and others, who were to march into Scotland, with the King's Pleasure concerning their Service and stay there: And in 12 E. 3. was inRot. Alem. 12 E. 3. m. 7. that Expedition with the King, then made into Flanders; having special LicenceClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 7. to transport a certain Quantity of Wooll, with Provision of Victual, from Kingston upon Hull, to the Parts beyond-Sea, for the better Sup­port of himself and his Retinue in that Service. At which time he wasPat. 36 E. 3. p 2. m. 24. per Inspex. at the Treaty of Arras, for Peace betwixt both Crowns (viz. of England, and France.) And, before the end of that year, in Ibid. Scotland, upon the like Treaty. In 13 E. 3. he was againRot. Alem. 13 E. 3. m. 3. in Flanders: So likewise inR [...]t. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 10. 14 E. 3. And having been advanc'd to the Stile and Dignity of a Banneret, with CC Marks per Annum given Claus. 30 H. 6. m. 21. him for the Support of that Honour, departed Esc. 14 E. 3. n. 35. this Life in the same thirteenth year of King Ed­ward the Third's Reign, being then seisedEsc. 14 E. 3. n. 35. of the Mannor of Carleton (in K [...]teven) in Com. Linc. Neyland, in the Borders of Essex and Suff. Whal­ton, Newham, and the moytie of Halywell, in Com. Northumbr. Muskham, in Com. Nott. Cote­sele, West-Boulton, and divers other Lordships in Com. Ebor. leaving Issue by Ivetta his WifeEx coll. T. Talbot., Daughter of William Rosse of Igmanthorpe, Hen­ry his Son and Heir, twenty five years of age; and Iohn, a younger Son, who marriedPlac. coram R. T. Mich. 15 R. 2. Rot. 23. Bedf. Elizabeth one of the Daughters and Coheirs to David de Stra­bolgi, Earl of Athol.

Which Henry, Henry. in 15 E. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 2. in the Wars of Scotland; and, in considerationClaus. 15 E. 3. p. 1. m. 29. of his Father's Services, both here, and in Foreign Parts, obtain'd Claus. 15 E. 3. p. 1. m. 29. the Benefit of the Wardship of his own Lands: Whereupon, doing his Homage, he had Livery Rot. Fin. 15 E. 3. m. 26. of them; and the next ensuing year attended Rot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 13. the King in that Expedition which he then made into France. In 19 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. p. 1. m. 21. in those Wars of France: and, inT: Wals. 157. n. 40. 20 E. 3. with other of the Northern Barons, gave Battel to David King of Scots, near Durham; in which the whole Army of those bold Invaders being routed, the King him­self was takenT: Wals. 157. n. 40. Prisoner.

Moreover, the next ensuing year he march'd againRot. Scoc. [...]1 E. 3. m. 2. into Scotland, being in the companyRot. Scoc. [...]1 E. 3. m. 2. of Raphe Lord Nevill: and in 22 E. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 22 E. 3. m. 6. again in the Scottish-Wars.

In 26 E. 3. he was constitutedRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 5. one of the Commissioners in the County of Yorke, for arraying all the Horse and Foot in those Parts, for defence of the Sea-coasts against the French, then threatning an Invasion: And in 27 E. 3. again commissioned Rot. Scoc. 27 E. 3. m. 2. with some others, to meet with certain of the Nobles of Scotland, at New-castle upon Tine, to treat concerning the Enlargement of their King, then Prisoner in England; and for a final Peace betwixt both Realms. Furthermore, in 28 E. 3. he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 28 E. 3. m. 2. one of the Commissio­ners then sent to treat for the delivery of that King, according to certain Articles then drawn: And, in 29 E. 3. againRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 10. in the Wars of France. But the King of Scots being not at that time set at Liberty, in 30 E. 3. this Henry was againRot. Scoc. 30 E. 3. m. 6. employ'd, with other Commissioners, to treat farther thereupon; as also touching a final Peace. And, in 33 E. 3. wasRot. Vascon. 33 E. 3. m. 16. in that Expedition then made into Gasco [...]ne.

In 35 E. 3. he was constitutedRot. Vascon. 35 E. 3. m. 16. Warden of the County of Ghisnes, as also of the Parts about Calais, and M [...]rke: and in 36 E. 3. againRot. Franc. 36 E. 3. m. 15. in the Parts of Gascoine.

In 37 E. 3. he was made GovernourRot. Franc. 37 E. 3. m. [...]. and Su­pervisor for all the King's Castles and Forts of Marke, Calais, Sandgate, Colyne, Wale, and Hoye; as also of the Castle and County of Ghis [...]es: So likewise inRot. Vascon: 38 E. 3. m. [...]. 38 E. 3. And in 40 E. 3. had his CommissionRot. Franc. 40 E. 3. m. 9. for Governour and Supervi­sor of all the Forts, Towns, and Castles of Merke, Calais, Sandgate, Colyne, Hammes, Wale, Hoye, and of the Castle at Ghisnes, renewed.

In 43 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 43 E. 3. m. 9. in the Wars of France: and in 44 E. 3. constitutedRot. Scoc. 44 E. 3. m. 4. one of the Commissioners for guarding the West and East-Marches, toward Scotland.

Moreover, in 46 E. 3. he was employ'dRot. Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 20. in the King's Service at Sea. And in 49 E. 3. joyn'd in CommissionRot. Scoc. 49 E. 3. m. 2. (with some others) for setling all things amiss, contrary to the Truce made betwixt King Edward, and David de Bruis of Scotland, which had been formerly concluded by Robert de Bruis.

Furthermore, in 2 R. 2. being then a BanneretRot. [...]. 2 R. 2. m. 21., he was sent EmbassadorRot. [...]. 2 R. 2. m. 21. with others, to treat with Charles King of Navarre, for a League be­twixt [Page 659] the King of England and him. But after this, I have not seen any more of him, till his death, which hapnedEsc. 16 R. 2. n. 28. ult. Iulii, 15 R. 2. he being then seisedEsc. 16 R. 2. n. 28. of the Mannor of Cray-Paulin, in Com. Cantii; Boudon, and Haverbergh, in Com. Leic. Thorpe-Constantine, in Com. Staff. Carberton, in Kesteven, near Ancaster; with its Mem­bers; and Castle-Carleton, in Com. Linc. Neyland, and Fi [...]bide, in Com. Essex. Haye in Therfeild, in Com. Hertf. Whalton, and Newham, in Com. Northumbr. Suthwell, in Com. Nott. Burton-Constable, Huntone, Sko [...]on, Bertheston, Bel­lerby, Coverham, Massham, Clyston, Bernyng­ham, ... bery juxta Gylling, Aynderby. Fur­neux, Upsale, Faxflete, Ha­denby, Ecclesale, and Holin [...]ale, in Com. Ebor. leaving Stephen Esc. 16 R. 2. n. 28. his Son and Heir xl years of age; and William, a younger Son, of whom I shall speak at large by and by.

Which Stephen Stephen. being a Martial-man betimes, in 45 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 45 E. 3. m. 12. in the King's Service at Sea. AgainRot. Franc. 46 E 3. m. 20. in 46 E. 3. being then a Knight, he was of the Retinue with Henry his Father. Likewise inRot. Alem. 47 E. 3. m. 17. 47 E. 3. in that Expedition then made into Flanders, of the RetinueRot. Alem. 47 E. 3. m. 17. with Iohn Duke of Lancaster. And in 51 E. 3. tookClaus. 51 E. 3. m. 18. to Wife Marge­rie, the Widow of Iohn, Son of Sir William de Huntingfeld Knight. Moreover, in 1 R. 2. he was summon'dClaus. de eodem anno; in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm; and afterwards: and in 15 R. 2. ob­tain'd the King's LicenceCart. 15 R. 2. n. 19. for a Market every Week, upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of Masham, in Com. Ebor. as also for two Fairs; one to begin two days before the Feast of St. Bartholo­mew, and for that day; the other, two days before the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, and on that day. LikewiseCart. 15 R. 2. n. 19. for Free-warren in Masseham, Bellerby, Gartheston, Hunton, Sil­ton, Thirie, Agletho [...]pe, Upsale, Thornburgh, and Kylvington, in Com. Ebor. Muskham, in Com. Nott. Fi [...]hide, Willinghale-Doo, and Wil­linghale-Spaine, in Com. Essex. and Paulin's-Craye, in Com. Cantii. And in 16 R. 2. doing his Ho­mage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 16 R. 2. m. 22. of his Lands.

Shortly after which, viz. in 19 R. 2. he was Rot. Franc. 19 R. 2. m. 20. in the Wars of France; and in 20 R. 2. consti­tuted [...]. 20 R. 2. p. 1. m. 20. Justice of Munster, Lemster, and Uriell, in the Realm of Ireland.

In 2 H. 4. he was joyn'dEx autogr. pe [...]ès Cler. Pell. with Sir Richard de Gray Knight, in the Governourship of the Castle of Rokesborough, in Scotland, for the term of three years, beginning on the fourth of September. But before the end of that year, being of the Reti­nue Pat 2 H. 4. p. 3. m. 5. with Thomas Plantaginet (the King's Son) then LieutenantPat 2 H. 4. p. 3. m. 5. of Ireland, he attendedPat 2 H. 4. p. 3. m. 5. him thi­ther; and in 4 H. 4. upon the return of the said Thomas into England, was left [...] his Deputy there. This is all I can say of him, other than that he had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 16 R. 2. till 7 H. 4. and that he departedEsc. 7 H. 4. n. 52. this Life 25 Ian. the same year, being then seisedEsc. 7 H. 4. n. 52. of the Mannor of Pau­lin's Cray, and Fishyde, in Com. Essex. Hay, in Therfeld, and Suth-Muskham, in Com. Nott. Whal­ton, Newham, and Halywell, in Com. Northumbr. Thorpe-Constantine, in Com. Staff. Boudon-magna, in Com. Leic. Carleton in Kesteven, Bernoldby in Waltham, Castel-Carlton in Lindesey, Framton in Biker; as also of the Mannor of Pinchebek, called Bussel's Wade, in Com. Linc. and of the Mannors of Burton-Constable, Hunt [...]n, Gertheston, Bel­lerby, Coverham, with its Members, in Aclethorp, Caleb [...]rgh, and Melmorby; Massham, with its Members in Fotherby, Helaugh, Sutton, Elling­ton, and Leightons: also of the Mannors of Clifton, Walloes, Berningham, Broghton-Leche, Anderby-Furnes; Upsale, with its Members in Thornbergh, [...]ilvington, Caldecote, and Sad­berghe: of the Mannor of Silton; as also of Driffeld, with its Members in Driffeld-parva, [...]il­lingthorpe, Beswike, Brigham, and [...]illum; of the Mannor of Faxfle [...]e, with its Members, in Suth-Cave, North-Cave, Santon, and He [...]home; of the Mannor of Eccleshale, with its Members, in Sheffeild, and Aldewerk: and of the Mannors of Over-Sadbury, Bretteby, Haldenby, and Holm­hale, all in Com. Ebor. leavingEsc. 7 H. 4. n. 52. Issue Sir Henry le Scrope Henry. Knight, his Son and Heir, thirty years of age: Who doing his Homage, soon after had Li­very Rot. Fin. 7 H. 4. m. 22. of his Lands; Margerie his Mother survi­ving, who had for her Dowrie an AssignationClaus. 7 H. m. 23. of the Mannors of Driffeld, and Faxfle [...]e, with their respective Members; and two parts of the Man­nor of Ecclesa [...]e, in Com. Ebor. Also of the Man­nors of Paulyns-Cr [...]ye, in Com. Cantii; Fis [...]yde, in Com. Essex. the Advowson of the Church of Boudon, in Com. Leic. the third part of the Man­nor of North-Muskham, in Com. Nott. the third part of the Mannor of Carleton in Kesteven, and Mannor of Bernoldby, in Com. Linc. Likewise of ten Marks yearly Rent, payable out of divers Lands in North-Dalton; and Twenty Pounds yearly Rent out of the Fee-farm of Kingston super Hull.

But I return to Henry.

This Henry, in 22 R. 2. being then a KnightClaus. 2 [...] R. 2. p. 1. m. 3., marriedClaus. 2 [...] R. 2. p. 1. m. 3. Philippa, Daughter to Guy, Son of Sir Guy de Brien Knight, and one of the Cousins and Heirs to the same Sir Guy: and in 6 H. 4. obtain'd a GrantPat. 6 H. 4. p. 2. m 7. from the King of the Mannors of Threske, and Ha [...]yngham, in Com. Ebor. part of the Possessions of Thomas Moubray Earl [...]Marshal, and Notingh. attainted; to hold for term of his Life (all this being in his Father's Life-time.) In 7 H. 4. he was employedRot. Franc. 7 H. 4. m. 2. in that Emb [...]ssie to Isa­bell Queen of Denmarke; and Eric King of Den­marke, to treat concerning the Dowrie of Phi­lippa the Daughter of King Henry, then married to that King of Denmarke; and for a League betwixt both Crowns.

In 8 H. 4. he buriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. the before-specified Phi­lippa his Wife (Daughter of Sir Guy Brien) she departingEx coll. R. Gl. S. this Life 19 Nov. Anno 1406. (8 H. 4.) being then seisedEsc. 8 H. 4 n. 54. in her Demesn, as of Fee, in the Mannors of Somerton-Erle, Kingesdon, Dun­hed, Stoke, Shokerwyk, and Batheneston, in Com. Somerset. and of the Mannors of Cheltes­feild, Est-Hall, Asche, and Faukeham, in Kent; leaving Elizabeth the Wife of Robert Lovel, her Si­ster Esc. 8 H. 4 n. 54. and Heir, xxiv years of age.

In 11 H. 4. this Henry Lord Scroope was made TreasurerT. Wals. 42 [...] n. 10. of the King's Exchequer; and the next ensuing year marriedRot. Fin. 1. H. 4. m. 7. to his second Wife, the Lady Ioane, Dutchess of Yo [...]ke (one of the Sisters and Heirs of Edmund Holand Earl of Kent) where­upon he had an AssignationRot. Fin. 1. H. 4. m. 7. of her Purparty of the Lands of her Inheritance.

In which year also, the King, consideringPat. 12 H. 4 p. 1. m. 7. his great Abilities, as also the necessity of his Presence in Parliament and Councils, assign'dPat. 12 H. 4 p. 1. m. 7. unto him, for the time of his stay at Westminster, or London, the Towns of Hamstede, and Hendon, in Com. Midd. for Lodging and Entertainment of his Ser­vants and Horses.

Nor had he less esteem from King Henry the Fifth, as it seems; for, in the first year of his [Page 660] Reign he constitutedRot. Franc. 1 H 5. m. 10. him one of his Embassadors to treat of Peace with the French. But this great Trust he shamefully abused: for being a Person in whom the King hadT. Wals. p. 435. & n. 10, 20, & 30. so great a confidence, that nothing of Private or Publick Concernment was done without him; his gravity of Counte­nance, modesty in his Deportment, and Religious Discourse, beingT. Wals. p. 435. & n. 10, 20, & 30. always such, that whatsoever he advised, was held as an Oracle; upon this his So­lemn Embassy into France (which none was thoughtT. Wals. p. 435. & n. 10, 20, & 30. so fit to manage as himself) he treated privily with the King's Enemies (being in his Heart totally theirs) and conspiredT. Wals. p. 435. & n. 10, 20, & 30. the King's Destruction, upon promiseT. Wals. p. 435. & n. 10, 20, & 30. of Reward from the French: His Confederates in this Design being Ri­chard Earl of Cambridge (Brother to the Duke of Yorke) andT. Wals. p. 435. & n. 10, 20, & 30. Sir Thomas Grey, a Northern Knight. But before this mischievous Plot could be effected (which wasLel coll. vol. 1. p. 701. to have kill'd the King, and all his Brethren, ere he went to Sea; five Ships being rea­dy at [...], to waft the King over into France) it was discoveredT. Wals [...]t supra. Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [...]. 51. [...]. Whereupon he had a speedy TrialT. Wals [...]t supra. Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [...]. 51. [...] for it at Suthampton; and being found guilty, there lostT. Wals [...]t supra. Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [...]. 51. [...] his Head.

His Arraignment and Conviction was [...] 5 Aug. 3 H. 5. before Thomas Duke of Clarence, and other his Peers: and the Lordships whereof he died seised, these; viz. [...] Masham, with its Members; Coverham, Bu [...]ton-Constable, Clifton, Aynderby, with the Stepyll, Hun [...]on, Garston, and Beller­by; Silton, Upsale, and Driffel [...], all in Com. Ebor. leaving noClaus. 2 H. 6. m. 11. Issue. Whereupon, those of Masham, Clifton, Watl [...]wes, Thirne, Nostrefeld, Burton-Constable, Huntone, Garst [...]ne, Bellerby, Coverham, Aynderby, with the Stepyll; Ber­ningeham, and Newesome were by the King be­stow'd Pat. 3 H. 5. p. 2. m. 26. on Henry Lord Fitz-Hugh, to hold for his Life.

This last-mention'd Henry had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 8 H. 4. to 2 H. 5.

To whom succeeded Sir Iohn John. Scroope Knight, his BrotherClaus. 2 H. 6. m. 11. and next Heir. Which Iohn, upon the death of Stephen his Brother, ArchdeaconEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Richmund (in 2 H. 6.) doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 H. 6. m. 10. of his Lands: And, immediately there­upon, by the AssentIbid. m. 6. of the Lords in Parliament, obtain'd a GrantIbid. m. 6. from the King, of the whole Farms and Rents of all those Lordships which came to the Crown by the Attainder of Henry Lord Scroope (his Brother) to hold for four years.

This Sir Iohn Scroope wrote himself ofClaus. de eodem. ann. in dorso. Mas­sham, and Upsale, (where he had two eminent Seats) and in 4 H. 6. was first Summon'dClaus. de eodem. ann. in dorso. to Par­liament. In 6 H. 6. having obtain'd Licence Rot. Franc. 6 H 6. m. 2. from the King, he travelled beyond-Sea. And in 9 H. 6. was one of the EmbassadorsRot. Scoc. 9 H. [...]. m. 11., sent to treat with others from Scotland, touching Satis­faction for such Injuries as had been committed by the Subjects of either Realm, against each other, contrary to the Tenor of the Truce formerly made betwixt both Kings. Whereupon he grew into such esteem with the King, as that, the next ensuing year, (26 Febr.) he was advanc'dPat. [...] H. 6. p. 1. m. 8. to that Great Office of Treasurer of the King's Exchequer. After which, I have not seen any more of him, till 29 H. 6. that, by his TestamentWaldby, [...]. [...]21. bearing date 1 Iulii, he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in a new Tomb, made for himself and the Lady Eli­zabeth his Wife, in the Chappel of St. Stephen, commonly call'd Scropes-Chappel, within the Ca­thedral Church of St. Peter at Yorke; appoint­ing, That at his Funeral his Corps should be car­ried by his Sons and Servants (being then at his House) to the same Chappel; twenty four Poor Men, cloathed in White Gowns and Hoods, each of them having a new Set of Wooden Beads, pro­ceeding before it: and that those Poor Men should stand, sit, or kneel in the Isle before the entrance to that Chappel, saying their Prayers, as well at the Dirige, as at the Mass; each of them for his pains having Sixpence. He also willed, That his Corps, thus brought into that Chappel, should be laid upon that Tomb, and covered with a Black Woollen Cloth, with a large Cross of White Li­nen upon it: as also, That two fair Candlesticks of Silver, gilt, with his Arms upon them, (which he lately had given to the High-Altar) should be pla­ced upon his Tomb; each of them having a Taper of four Pounds weight in Wax, burning, for the whole time of his Exequies. To the Altar in St. Maries Abby at Yorke, he gave by this his Testament a Jewel, with a Bone of St. Margaret, and Forty shillings for ringing their Bells at his Funeral.

To Elizabeth his Wife he bequeath'd all the Furniture in his Mansion-House at Yorke; and constituted her, together with Iohn his Son and Heir, Master William le Scrope his Brother, and Thomas his younger Son, his Executors. Moreo­ver, by a certain Codicil annexed to this his Testa­ment, dated 18 Martii, Anno 1453. he bequeath'd to Alianore his Daughter, during his own Life, Twenty Marks; and after his Decease, Forty Marks, to be paid out of his Mannor of Driffeild. To Iohn the Son and Heir of Henry Lord Scrope of Bolton, he bequeath'd one great Brouch of Gold, of two Angels, fashioned like a Man's Heart.

And whereas Iohn his Son, nominated one of his Executors, was then departed this Life; he did, in stead of him, appoint Sir Iohn Bermingham, Treasurer of Yorke-Minster, and Mr. Iohn Mar­shall, one of the Residentiaries there, to be joyned with his other Executors. Farther declaring, That if, before his death, Thomas his Son should marry the Daughter of the Lord Greystoke, that then his Exequies should be performed in all points with as much Solemnity as his Testament expresseth. To which Thomas he also bequeath'd his Parliament-Robe, giving Collin his Servant Ten pounds for his part, and Robert Cowrtby his Servant Five pounds for his part thereof.

After which, he departedEsc. [...]4 H. 6. n. 14. this Life 15 Nov. 34 H. 6. being then seisedEsc. [...]4 H. 6. n. 14. of the Mannors of Qualton, and Newham, in Com. Northumbr. Pau­lins-Cray, in Com. Cantii; Bernoldby, and Carl­ton, in Com. Linc. Neyland, in Com. Suff. Bou­don,-magna, and Haverbergh, in Com. Leic. Box­stede, in Com. Essex. South-Muskham, and Carl­ton, in Com. Nott. Ecclesale, Driffeld, with its Members; Upsale, with its Members; Over-Silton, Watlowes, Clifton, Burton-Constable, and Garston, in Com. Ebor. leaving Thomas Esc. [...]4 H. 6. n. 14. his Son and Heir xxvi years of age.

Which Thomas Thomas. doing his Homage, had Livery Rot. Fin. 34 H. 6. m. 10. of his Lands; and, in 37 H. 6. obtain'd Licence Pat. 37 H. 6. p. 2. m. 12. to found a Chantry for two Priests, at the Altar of St. Stephen, in the Cathedral Church of Yorke (but without mention for whom specially to pray) and upon the death of his Mother, in 6 E. 4. had LiveryRot. Fin. 6 E 4. m. 12. of the Lands which she held in Dower, his Homage being respitedRot. Fin. 6 E 4. m. 12. And having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 38 H. 6. until 12 E. 4. departedLib. [...] p. 846. this Life in 15 E. 4. leaving Thomas Lib. [...] p. 846. his Son and Heir xv years of age; and [Page 661] three other Sons, Henry, Raphe, and Geffrey: as also three Daughters, viz. Ex autogr. penès T. Tal­bot. Alice, married to Tho­mas Strangways Esq, Mary, to Sir Christopher Dan­by Knight; and Elizabeth, to ... Fitz-Ra [...]dol.

Which Thomas Thomas. having also been summon'dClau [...]. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 22 E. 4. until 7 H. 7. inclusive, died shortly after, leaving Issue by Elizabeth his Wife, DaughterManwaring, qu. 19. of Iohn Nevill Marquess Moun­tagu (and one of the CousinsClaus. [...] H. 8. [...]n dorso, m. 10. and Heirs to Ioane Lady Ingoldesthorp) one sole DaughterEsc. 18 H. 8., his Heir, called Alice, marriedEsc. 18 H. 8. to Henry Lord Scrope of Bolton. Which Elizabeth surviving him, after­ward became the WifeManwa [...]ing, ut supra. of Sir Henry Wentworth Knight: and by her TestamentManwa [...]ing, qu. 19., bearing date 7 Martii, 9 H. 8. bequeath'd her Body to be buri­ed in the Black-Friers, in London, by her said Hus­band Thomas Lord Scroope of Upsale and Mas­sham. Appointing, That five Trentals of Masses should be sung and said for her Soul, at the place of her Burial, and for her Husband's Soul; as also for the Soul of Alice their Daughter: Likewise, for the Soul of Henry Wentworth, and for the Soul of Iohn Marquess Moun [...]agu her Father, the Lady Isabell, his Wife, her Mother, and for all Christian Souls. Father directing, That her Executors should lay a Stone over her Grave, with three Images, the one of her Lord and Husband, ano­ther of her self, and the third of her said Daugh­ter; with their Arms thereon, and an Inscription making mention whom they were; and this, to the value of Ten pounds. Likewise, That they should make a Tomb over Sir Henry Wentworth Knight, her late Husband, lying buried in New­som-Abby, in Com. Linc. to the value of Twenty pound Sterling. Also, That they should cause another Tomb to be made at Bisham-Abby, in Com. Berks. to the value of Twenty Pounds, for the Marquess Mountagu her Father, and his Lady her Mother, who lay there Interred. And bequeath'd unto Mary, a base Daughter to Thomas Grey Mar­quess Dorset, her Bed, wherein the said Lord Mar­quess had wont to lie. She also gave to the Lady Lucie, her Sister, a Primer and a Psalter, which she had of the Gift of King Henry the Seventh's Mother.

Of the three Brothers of this last-mentioned Thomas Lord Scroope, it appears, That Henry Henry. was summon'd [...] to Parliament in 3 H. 8. And, that Raphe, who by the death of his Brother Henry without Issue, enjoying the Honour, had Summons Claus. de eo­dem anno, in dorso. to Parliament in 6 H. 8. Likewise, That by his TestamentEx autogr. penès T. Talbot., bearing date 6 Aug. Anno 1515. (7 H. 8.) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried be­fore our Lady of Pitty, in the Abby of Riebaulx, in Com. Ebor. and that he gave unto the Monks of that Covent Twenty Pounds. As also, that he de­parted this Life soon after, without Issue: for the Probate thereof bears date upon the eighteenth of March then next ensuing; leaving Geffrey his Bro­ther and Heir, at that time a Clerk. Which Gef­frey, enjoying also the TitleEx autogr. penès T. Talbot. of Lord Scrope of Upsall, diedEsc. 18 H. 8. without Issue, in 9 H. 8. WhereuponEx autogr. [...] praef. [...]. T. his three Sisters (Alice, Mary, and Elizabeth) before-mentioned became his next Heirs.

Scroope Earl of Wiltshire.

I Come now to William, Willia [...]. a younger Son to Henry Lord Scrope of Masha [...] (and Brother Plac co [...] Rege, 21 [...] n. 14 of Stephen.) In 6 R. 2. this William, being then a Knight, was made SeneschalRot. Vas [...] 6 R 2. m. of the Dutchy of Aquitane: and in 7 R. 2. had a special Assigna­tion Pat. 7 R p. [...]. m. 2 [...] for certain Moneys payable out of the Ports of London, Kingston super Hull, Iernemuth, Ip­swich, Newcastle upon Tine, and Suthampton, for the Support of himself, his Men of Arms, and Archers, with other of his Retinue in those Parts. In 9 R. 2. he was constituted GovernourRot. Fra 9 R. 2. m. 2 [...] of the Town and Castle of Chirburgh: and in 12 R. 2. ofPat. 12 R [...] p. 2. m. 15. Quenesburgh-Castle. Shortly after which, ha­ving donePat. 13 2. p. 2. 18. some great Injury to the Bishop of Dur­ham, and his Servants, within that County Pala­tine; as an Attonement for the same, he offered Pat. 13 2. p. 2. 18. a Jewel of Five hundred Pounds price, at St. Cuthbert's Shrine.

It is said, That this William was a Person of a very malevolent and wicked dispositionT. Wal [...]85.: but so far had he gained upon the Affections of King Ri­chard, that in 16 of his Reign he made him Vice-Chamberlain T. Wal [...]85. of his Houshod; about which time he purchasedT. Wal [...]85. the Isle of Man from William de Mou [...]acute Earl of Salisbury, withLel. [...]ol vol. 1. [...]. 191. the Crown; it being a RightLel. [...]ol vol. 1. [...]. 191. belonging to the Lord of that Island, to be called King, and to be Crowned with a Regal Crown. And, in 17 R. 2. being retain'd Orig. 17 2. Rot. Wilts. to serve the King during his Life, for the Fee of CC l. per Annum, he had a GrantOrig. 17 2. Rot. Wilts. of the Town, Castle, and Bertone of Marlebergh, to hold for Life, in lieu thereof. Likewise, in 18 R. 2. he was again by IndentureEx autogr. penès Clori [...] Pell. retain'd to serve that King in his Wars beyond the Seas, with Thirty Men at Arms, Forty Archers on Horseback, and Ten Ar­chers on Foot. In 19 R. 2. being made Lord ChamberlainRot. Fra 19 R. 2. m. 19. of the King's Houshold, he was one of the Embassadors sentRot. Fra 19 R. 2. m. 19. to contract a Marriage for King Richard, with Isabell eldest Daughter to Charles the Sixth, King of France.

In 20 R. 2. he was again made Governour Pat. 20 R. p. 3. m. 3. of Quenesburgh-Castle, for Life; as also of Ibid. p. 1. m. 25. the Castle of Beaumarys: and, in 21 R. 2. ChamberlainPat. 21 R. p. 1. m. [...]0. of Ireland. Whereupon he also had a GrantPat. 21 R. p. 2. m. 21. of the Castle of Bamburgh, with the Fee-Farm of that Town, for Life.

Soon after which, upon the Confiscation of the Estates of those Great Lords, who pretended to be Reformers of what was amiss in the Govern­ment, he obtain'd a GrantPat. 21 R. p. 1. m. 15. to himself, and the Heirs-male of his Body, of the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Bernard-Castle, in the Bishoprick of Durham▪ as also of the Mannors of Middilton, and Gaynesford, part of the Possessions of Tho­mas de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick: and being thereupon advanc'dCart. 21 R. [...] m. 12. n. 19. to the Title and Dignity of Earl of Wiltshire, by Letters Patents, bearing date 29 Septemb. [the Title of Earl of Salisbury, which is the Principal Town of that County, be­ing at that time in William de Mo [...]tacute] obtain'd a GrantPat. 21 R. 2 p. 1. m. 12. of the Mannors of Welkhampstowe, and Lowehalle, in Com. Essex. with all the Ham­lets thereto belonging; likewiseIbid. p. 2 [...] m. 21. of Paynes­castell, with the whole Territory of Elbylond, Colnem, Albrede, Elvel, Royll, and [...], with their Appurtenances, in Wales; with their Commotes, Mannors, and Lands pertaining there­to; all which were part of the Possessions of the [Page 662] said Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, then at­tainted. Shortly after which, he was constituted Ibid. m. 9. Justice of Chester, North-Wales, and Flynt: And had a GrantPat. 21 R. 2. p. 3. m. 7. of the Office of Surveyor of all the Forests within the Principality of Chester: as also of the Lordships of Bromefeild, Yale, Chirk­land, and Oswestre: Likewise, of the Hundred of the Eleven Towns; and of the Lordships of Shrawardyn, Keynardesley, and Eggerley, late Ri­chard Earl of Arundel's, attainted; to hold for Life: Also another GrantOrig. 21 R. 2 Rot. 75, & 76., to himself, and the Heirs-male of his Body, of the Lordship of Ber­nard-Castle, in the Bishoprick of Durham; with the Mannors of Midleton, and Gaynesford, in Com. Ebor. and ofIbid. Rot. 15. Salop. the Castle of Dal [...]ley, with the Chace called Welington-Hay, in Com. Salop. (part of the Possessions of Richard Earl of Arundel, then attainted) to hold for the space of twenty years.

Moreover, before the end of that year, in order to that Expedition which the King soon after made into Ireland, he was by IndentureEx autogr. penès T. Co­mitem Elgin. retain'd to serve him in that Journey, for half a year, with Forty Men at Arms, and an hundred Archers on Horseback; and to be Shipt to and fro at the King's Charge: Whereupon he receiv'd a Quar­ters Pay in hand, for himself and his Retinue: and, in 22 R. 2. was madeRot. Franc. 22 R. 2. m. 6. Captain of the Ca­stle of Calais, for the term of fifteen years; as al­so Constable of the Castle at Guisnes, for ten years. LikewisePat. 22 R. 2. p. 2. m. 1. Constable of the Castle of Knaresburgh, and Warden of the Forest, with the Park there, late part of the Possessions of Iohn Duke of Lan­caster, to hold till such time as Henry of Lancaster, Duke of Hereford, should by Law recover them out of the King's hands: and lastly, Treasurer Orig. 22 R. 2. Rot. 4. of the King's Exchequer.

But, as his rise to this Wealth, and advancement to Greatness and Honour, was quick and hasty; so was his Fall as sudden and unexpected: For be­fore T. Wals. p. 395. n. 10, & 20., the revolution of one year, hearingT. Wals. p. 395. n. 10, & 20. that the Duke of Lancaster was upon the Sea, and ready to Land; beingT. Wals. p. 395. n. 10, & 20. one of the Chief of Counsel to that unfortunate King, Richard the Second, he advisedT. Wals. p. 395. n. 10, & 20., That they should remove from London to St. Albans, and there raise Forces to resist the Duke: Which being endeavouredIbid. accordingly, those who came in to him thither, bearingIbid. a fair respect to the Duke, resolv'dIbid. to do him no harm. Whereupon, (with some other) discerning a dan­gerous Cloud approaching, he forthwith fledIbid. to the Castle of Bristoll: But within a short space the Duke LandingIbid. n. 30. at Ravenspur in Yorkshire, carried all before him; and pursuingIbid. n. 30. these Fugi­tives, tookIbid. n. 30. them at Bristoll; where, though some escaped Death, this Earl had no favour, being there BeheadedIbid. n. 30. the next day after; and attaint­ed Mich. Rec. 1 H. 7. Rot. 60. in Parliament, 1 H. 4.

Turnham.

IN the time of King Henry the Second, Robert de Turnham, Robert. having large Possessions in Kent, foundedMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 270 a. n. 50. the Priory of Cumbwell, in that County, for Canons-Regular, of St. Augustine's Order: and left Issue two Sons; viz. Ibid. Robert, and Stephen.

Which last mentioned Robert Robert. being with King Richard the First, in that famous Expedition of his to the Holy-Land, had the CommandR. Hov. [...] b. of the one half of those Gallies which compassed the Isle of Cyprus; and, upon the takingIbid. 394 a. n. 30. of it, with the Emperour thereof, Prisoner, was joyn'dIbid. 394 a. n. 30. with Richard de Camvill in the Government of that Place. Moreover, uponIbid. 395 a. n. 30. the death of the same Richard (who going without the King's leave to the Siege of Acon, there died) being the soleIbid. 395 a. n. 30. Go­vernour thereof, he rais'd a considerable Power; and giving BattelIbid. 395 a. n. 30. to the new Emperour, conquer'd him, and hang'dIbid. 395 a. n. 30. him on a Gallows. After which, in 4 R. 1. upon that AccordIbid. 412 b. n. 20. made be­twixt the Emperour of Almaine, and King Ri­chard, whereby the King was to be set at liberty from that Restraint, wherein he had been kept since his Surprisal in his Return from the Holy Land; this Robert de Turnham (being an intimateIbid. 412 b. n. 20. Ser­vant to King Richard) was sentIbid. 412 b. n. 20. into England, with the King's Harness: and, by reason of his no­table Services performed in that Journey, upon CollectionRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. sub tit. Scutag. de Kent. of the Scutage levied in 6 R. 1. for payment of King Richard's Ransom, had a special DischargeRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. sub tit. Scutag. de Kent. for what did thereupon wax due from him.

In this year heRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Sur [...]. executed the Sheriff's Office for the County of Surrey, the one half thereof: So likewise forRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Sur [...]. the two next ensuing years; in the last of which, he was acquittedRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Ebor. from the third Scutage of Normandy.

In 9 R. 1. there hapning a great Controversie R. Hov. 446 b. n. 40▪ 50. & 447 a. between this Robert, and Philip then Bishop of Durham, touching the Lordship of Cliff; viz. Whether he had a real Right in the Inheritance thereof, or held it only as Tenant to the Bishop, it came to a TrialR. Hov. 446 b. n. 40▪ 50. & 447 a. at Yorke, before Hugh Bardulf, Roger Harundell, and Geffrey Haget, at that time Justices-Itinerant; where, by a Jury of Twelve Men, it was found, that he hadR. Hov. 446 b. n. 40▪ 50. & 447 a. a clear Title thereto, in right of Ioane Monast. Ang. vol. 1. 597 b. n. 20. his Wife, Daughter of William Fossard.

In 9 and 10 R. 1. he was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. an. [...]. again for Surrey: and uponR. Hoved. 450 b. n. 10. the death of King Richard (which hapned in the last of those years) delivered R. Hoved. 450 b. n. 10. up the Castle of Chinon in France (where King Richard's Treasure lay) to Iohn Earl of Moreton (the King's Brother) as alsoR. Hoved. 450 b. n. 10. the Castle of Sam­wre, and many other. And in 1 Ioh. obtain'd the GrantCart. antiq. II. n. 5. of two more days to be added to the Fair which had anciently been kept at his Mannor of Doncaster, in Com. Ebor. upon the Eve and Day of St. Iames the Apostle.

In 2 Ioh. he was one of the Barons then present R. Hov. 461 b. n. 30, & 40. at Lincolne, when William King of Scots did Homage to King Iohn: and in 5 Ioh. constituted Lel. coll. vol. 1. [...]61. the King's Lieutenant of Poictou. In 9 Ioh. he gaveRot Pip. 9 Joh. Ebo [...]. the King a Thousand Marks for the Ward­ship and Marriage of the Heirs of Robert de Meis­nill; and again executed the Office of SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. [...]. for the County of Surrey, from the first year of that King's Reign, till the ninth, inclusive.

And having givenMonast. Ang vol. 2. 638 b. n. 50. Et 639 a. n. 50. his whole Lordship of Begeham, in Kent, for the building of an Abby there, whereunto the Canons of Brokeley, and Otteham were translatedMonast. Ang vol. 2. 638 b. n. 50. Et 639 a. n. 50. he conferr'dMonast. Ang vol. 2. 638 b. n. 50. Et 639 a. n. 50. on them all his Lands in Brokeley, and divers other places: and in 10 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 10 Joh. Kent. two Horses of price to the King, for his ConfirmationRot. Pip. 10 Joh. Kent. of such Grants as had been made by himself and others, to those Canons.

In 13 Ioh. upon Collection of the Scutage of Scotland, he paidRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Ebot. xxxi l. x s. for those thirty Knights Fees and an half, which did belong to the [Page 663] before-mentioned William Fossard: and departed M. Westm. in anno 1211. this Life the same year. Shortly after which, upon the accomptRot. Pip. 14 Joh. sub tit. Comp. terr. R. Turnham. of the Lands of Ioane his Wife, DaughterRot. Pip. 14 Joh. sub tit. Comp. terr. R. Turnham. of the same William Fossard, the yearly Value of them appeared to be Four hun­dred and eleven Pounds nine Shillings and two Pence: The Issue which he left, being one sole Daughter, calledRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Ebo [...]. Isabell; for whom (id est, with libertyRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Ebo [...]. to marry her, and to possess the Lands of her Inheritance) Peter de Mauley Rot. Pip. 16 Joh. Ebo [...]. gave a Fine to the King of Seven thousand Marks.

¶I come now to Stephen de Turnham, Stephen. Brother of this last-mention'd Robert.

This Stephen ratifiedMonast. Ang. vol 2. 270 a. n. 50. & 270 b. n. 30. his Fathers Grants to the Canons of Cumbwell: and forMonast. Ang. vol 2. 270 a. n. 50. & 270 b. n. 30. the health of the Souls of King Henry the Second, King Richard the First, his own Soul, and the Soul of Edeline his Wife, gaveMonast. Ang. vol 2. 270 a. n. 50. & 270 b. n. 30. unto them certain Lands in Moriene, Turnham, Brichull, and divers other Places; Ro­bert his Brother beingMonast. Ang. vol 2. 270 a. n. 50. & 270 b. n. 30. one of the Witnesses there­to.

In 33 H. 2. this Stephen, being SeneschalM. Paris. 150. n. 10. of Anjou, observingM. Paris. 150. n. 10. that the King of France had won four Castles in those Parts, belonging to the King of England, and thereupon marcht to Maine, with purpose to gain it by Assault; set fire M. Paris. 150. n. 10. on its Suburbs: by which means he Flames get­ting over the Walls, well-near consumedM. Paris. 150. n. 10. that whole City.

In 9 and 10 R. 1. he executedRot. Pip. de [...]. ann. [...]. the Sheriff's Of­fice for Wiltshire; and then gaveRot Pip. 10 R. 1. Kent. CCC Marks to the King, for the Wardship of the Lands and Heir of Robert de Leeburne, and Benefit of his Mar­riage.

In 1 Ioh. he obtain'd a CharterCart. 1 Joh. [...] for Free-war­ren in all his Lands out of the King's Forests; and was SheriffRot. Pip. 1 [...] of Lincolnshire for the fourth part of that year.

In 6 Ioh. with Edeline his Wife, he had Live­ry [...] of the Mannor of Fealleburg, in Com. Sutht. which was of the Inheritance [...] of Damietta her Mother, then deceased: but departedRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Sur [...]. this Life before the sixteenth of that King's Reign; for then did the same Edeline his Widow giveRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Sur [...]. Lx Marks, and one Palfrey, for liberty to marry with whom she should like best. And in 3 H. 3. Tho­mas de Banelingham, and Maud his Wife, Adam de Bending, and Alice his Wife, Roger de Leiburne, and Alianore his Wife, and Raphe de Fay, with Beatrix his Wife, in considerationRot. Fin. 3 H. 3. m. 9. of a Fine which they had given to King Iohn, had LiveryRot. Fin. 3 H. 3. m. 9. of the Lands in Ertinton, in Com. Surr. whereof this Stephen died seised, which by Inheritance belong'd to them.

Strange.

IT is said [...], That at a Justs held in the Peke of Derbyshire, at Castle-Peverell, (of which I have already taken notice, in my Discourse of the Family of Fitz-Warine) where, amongst di­vers other Persons of Note, Oweyn Prince of Wales, and a Son of the King of Scots, were present; there were also two Sons of the Duke of Bre [...]aigne; and that the younger of them, being named Guy, [...]uy. was called Guy le Strange; from whom the several Families of the Stranges did descend.

Admitting this for truth, as 'tis very like, I shall proceed with what I have seen of this Name, from the light of Records; concluding, that Guy, Ha­mon, and Iohn, who possessedRot. Pip. H. 2. Salop Lands in Com. Salop. about the beginning of King Henry the Second's Reign, were Sons to the first-mentioned Guy.

To this younger Guy Guy. and his Heirs, King Henry the Second having given [...] the Lordships of We­ston, and Alvithele (in Com. Salop.) to hold by the Service of one Knights Fee: He was in 6 H. 2. made Sheriff [...] of Shropshire; and so continued [...] till the eleventh of that King's Reign, inclusive: And, in 12 H. 2. upon [...] the Assessment of that Aid for mar­rying the King's Daughter, certified [...], That he held Alvideley, by half a Knights Fee. In 17 H. 2. he was again [...] Sheriff of the same County; and so continued [...] till 25 of that King's Reign, inclusive.

In 6 R. 1. upon Collection of the Scutage for the King's Redemption, he paid [...] Thirty shillings: but died shortly after; for in 1 Ioh. Richard de Wapenburi and Thomas Noel accounted [...] Three Marks for the Fees he held, upon the Collection of the first Scutage of that King: leaving Issue [...] Raphe.

Which Raphe Raphe. gave [...] the Patronage of the Chap­pel of Cnukyn to the Canons of Hagtumon, and founded [...] the Hospital at Brugge-north: but died [...] Issueless; whereupon his three Sisters became his Heirs, viz. [...] Margaret the Wife of Thomas Noell; Ioane, married to Richard de Wapenburi; and ... to Griffin Son of Iervord. Which Mar­garet afterwards became the Wife [...] of Thomas de Blancminster; and held half a Knights Fee in Al­vithele, and Weston.

I now come to Hamon le Strange Hamon. (the other Brother:) but all I can say of him, is, That he gave [...] his whole Part of the Common-Woods in Wombrugge (in Com. Salop.) to the Canons of that House: and that, in 1 Ioh he paid [...] a Fine of Lx Marks to the King, for the Mannor of Wrce­wurdine, which Meurchus de Powys formerly had; to hold until he should have an equivalent exchange for it, or a Confirmation of those Lands which that King gave him when he was Earl of Moreton.

Contemporary with Guy and Hamon, was also Iohn le Strange Iohn 1. (Brother [...] of Hamon.) In 11 Ioh. this Iohn possessed [...] the Lordships of Nesse, and Chesewurdine, in Com. Salop. which he had by the Gift [...] of King Henry the Second: And, in 12 H. 2. upon [...] the Assessment of that Aid for mar­rying the King's Daughter, certified [...], That he held them of the King, by the Service of one Knights Fee and an half. In 5 Ioh. he gave [...] Lx Marks to the King for the Custody of the Mannor of Wrocwurdine, which Hamon le Strange his Brother formerly had, to enjoy until the King's Return into England; and disposal thereof other­wife.

In 15 Ioh. he was made [...] Governour of the Castle of Carracove, in Wales: And in 18 Ioh. Sheriff [...] of the Counties of Salop. and Staff.

In 3 H. 3. he obtain'd the King's Precept [...] to the Sheriff of Shropshire, for Aid to rebuild part of his Castle at [...]nokyn, and to repair the rest of it. And, having bestowed [...] divers Assarts and Woods on the Canons of Wombrugge, departed [...] this Life shortly after, leaving Iohn his Son and Heir; to whom, in 10 H. 3. the King pardoned [...] a Debt, which he owed for the Farm of Wroc­wurdine.

This second Iohn Iohn 2. was a Person of Great Note in his time. In 16 Ioh. he was [...] in the Wars of Poictou (his Father then living.) And in 15 H. 3. obtain'd a Grant [...] of the Inheritance of the Man­nor [Page 664] nor of Wrocworthin, for the yearly Rent of viii l. to be paid to the King, his Heirs, and Successors.

In 21 H. 3. he was made SheriffRot. Pip. 21 H. [...] Salop. & Staff. of the Coun­ties of Salop. and Staff. as also GovernourPat. 21 H. 3. m. 13. of the Castles of Salop and Bruges: and so c [...]tinued Rot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Sa­lop. Staff. till 32 of that King's Reign, inclusive.

In 26 H. 3. he was GovernourPat. 26 H. 3. m. 11. of Mohaut Castle, in Com. Flint: and being likewise Gover­nour Claus. 32 H. 3. m. 10. of the Castles of Salop, Brugges, and Ellesmere, in 32 H. 3. deliveredClaus. 32 H. 3. m. 10. up his Charge of them, being then to go on Pilgrimage to Pon­tiniac.

In 35 H. 3. he was sentClaus. 35 H. 3. m. 13. (together with Willi­am de Odingsells) to Kery, and Kedewy, in the Marches of Wales; to see if the Ways betwixt the Woods of Owen ap Meredic, and Owen ap Howell, were of sufficient breadth for the security of Passengers: and, in case they should be so found, then to prohibit the Inhabitants of Montgomerie to make any Waste in them, or in any other Woods of the Free-holders there, under the pretence of bettering those Ways.

In 44 H. 3. the Welch having doneClaus. 44 H. 3. m. 17. much mischief in the Marches, contrary to the Truce made with them, CommandClaus. 44 H. 3. m. 17. was given to this Iohn (being then one of the Barons-Marchers) to repair speedily thither, with all his Strength, and there to reside, for the Security of those Parts: And in 47 H. 3. uponClaus. 47 [...] H. [...] in dor­so, m. 15. the farther Incursions of that People, had SummonsClaus. 47 [...] H. [...] in dor­so, m. 15. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Hereford on the third day after the Epiphany. Soon after which, to­gether with Iohn his Son, he receiv'd SummonsIbid. to be at Ludlow, alike fitted with Horse and Arms, upon the Octaves of the Purification of our Lady.

And having again had the ChargePat. 48 H. 3. m. 20. of the Ca­stles of Salop, Brugges, and Montgomerie, upon 22 Nov. 48 H. 3. receiv'd commandPat. 48 H. 3. m. 20. to deliver them to Hamon le Strange (his Brother.) Where­upon the War betwixt the King and the Barons breaking out, he stood Loyal to the King: for which respect, plain it is, he obtain'd a GrantClaus. 52 H. 3. m. 1. of all the Lands of Walter de Mucegros, which were seised on for his Transgressions at that time.

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[Page 665]This Iohn gaveMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 146 a. n. 50. the Church of Hulme to the Canons of Lilshull, for the health of his Soul, and for the Soul of Amice his Wife; William his Bro­ther being a WitnessMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 146 a. n. 50. to the Grant. To the Ca­nons of Haghmon he gaveIbid. 47 a. n. 40. the Church of Ruton: and toIbid n. 60. the Hospital of Blancminster (now cal­led Whitchurch) then annexedIbid n. 60. to the Abby of Haghmon, the whole Town of Wynelecote, for Relief of the Poor, coming to the Gate there: and departed this Life in 53 H. 3. Whereupon Iohn Iohn 3. his Son and Heir, doingRot Fin. 53 H. 3. m. 10. his Homage, had Livery Rot Fin. 53 H. 3. m. 10. of his Lands.

This Iohn was Deputy Governour of Winche­ster-Castle, in his Father's Life-time, as it seems: for, upon the deathPat. 42 H. 3. m. 6. of Walter de Clare, who had the immediate Trust thereof, he came to the King and his Council, and deliveredPat. 42 H. 3. m. 6. it up. And in 44 H. 3. was made GovernourPat. 44 H. 3. [...]. 3. of the Castle of Montgomerie.

But, after this, he adhered to the Rebellious Ba­rons: and when the King was taken Prisoner by them, through that fatal Overthrow of his Army in the Battel of Lewes, he was again made Go­vernourPat. 49 H. 3. m. 18. of that Castle, by their usurped Power. Upon which Trust, when he came to enter, finding that the Constable thereof, who had been placed there by Prince Edward, wouldClaus. 49 H. 3. m. 6. not admit him, he procured the King's LettersClaus. 49 H. 3. m. 6. to the Prince, (the King being then their Prisoner) charging him, upon the loss of his Blessing, to command the Render of it.

It is saidHist. of Cambr. by D. P. p. 326. That whilst he was thus Governour there, viz. in 51 H. 3. he came with a great num­ber of Marchers by Night, through Kerey, and Ke­dywen; and that the Countrey rose, and slew CC of his Men. It is also saidEx Coll. R. Gl. S., That this Iohn le Strange, Lord of Knokyn and Ruton, being a great Enemy to the Prince of Wales, the Prince de­stroyed his Castle of Ruton, and came to Balaham, and gave his Lands to Fulke Blancheville; as also Ystrad, and Dinerben; and that thereupon Fulk rebuilt the Castle of Ruton. In 3 E. 1. he quitted [...] all his Right in the Mannor of Wrocwurdine, to Robert his Brother. And having married [...] Ioan, one of the Daughters and Heirs to Roger de Someri (Baron of Dudley) departed [...] this Life in 4 E. 1. Whereupon his Lands in Com. Northampt. Salop. Norff. Lei [...]. and Glouc. were seised [...] into the King's Hands: but in 6 E. 1. Iohn Iohn 4. his Son and Heir, paying [...] his Relief, had Livery [...] of them. And in 14 E. 1. answered [...] CCC Marks to the King: Which Sum Iohn his Grandfather borrowed from the Cheshire-men, to maintain the Wars of Wales.

In 22 E. 1. this Iohn was [...] in that Expedition then made into Gascoine. So likewise in [...] 25 E. 1. And in 26 E. 1. in [...] the Scottish Wars: as also in [...] 31 E. 1.

In 33 E. 1. he was made [...] a Knight, by Ba­thing, and other Sacred Ceremonies.

In 1 E. 2. he obtain'd [...] Licence to make a Ca­stle of his House at Medle: And having been sum­m [...]n'd [...] to Parliament from 28 E. 1. departed [...] this Life in 3 E. 2. being then seized [...] of the Man­nors of [...], Nesse, and Mudle, in Com. Salop. and of the Inheritance of Maud his Wife, Daugh­ter [...] and Heir to Roger D'eiville; of the Mannors of [...]-D'eyvill, in Com. Warr. and Alcryn­ton, in Com. Oxon. as also, joyntly with her, of the Mannor of Midleton, in Com. Cantabr. leaving Iohn Iohn 5. [...] his Son and Heir xxvii years of age. Which Iohn thereupon doing his Homage, had Livery [...] of his Lands, saving the Dowrie of Maud his Mother. He had also a younger Son, call'd Eubulo, of whom more anon.

In 34 E. 1. this Iohn, (his Father then living) was [...] in that Expedition then made into [...] So likewise in [...] 2 E. 2. In 4 E. 2. he was again [...] in the Scottish Wars: but died [...] the same year, being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Nesse, Kynton, and Knokyn, in Com. Salop. as also of Middleton, in Com. Cantabr. leaving Iohn Iohn 6. his Son and Heir, xiv years of age; and Isolda his Wife surviving.

Which Iohn, in 14 E. 2. making proof [...] of his age, had Livery [...] of his Lands; and died [...] in 17 E. 2. leaving [...] Roger Roger. his Brother and Heir, and Maud his Wife surviving.

Which Roger, in 20 E. 2. being made [...] a Knight, by Bathing, &c. (at which time he had an Allow­ance [...] of Robes, as a Banneret) in 1 E. 3. was [...] in that Expedition then made into Scotland. So like­wise in [...] 12 E. 3. being then of the Retinue [...] with Richard Earl of Arundell: and in 14 E. 3. accom­panied him into [...] Flanders. In 16 E. 3. upon that Expedition made into Fran [...], found [...] ten Men at Arms, and xx Archers. In 19 E. 3. he was again [...] in those Wars of [...] And having married [...] Ioane, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Oliver de Ingham, had, for her Pu [...]partie, an As­signation [...] o [...] the moyti [...] of the Mannors of West-Deone, and East-Grymsted; as also of the moytie of the Mannor-house and Mannor of Ingham: but diedEsc. 23 E. 3. p [...]. n. 40. 29 Iulii, 23 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 23 E. 3. p a. n. 40. of the Mannors of Burcestre, and [...]ydlington, in Com. Oxon. Horblyng, and Segbroke, in Com. Linc. of the Castle and Hundred of Ellesmere, in Com. Salop. and joyntly with Maud his Wife, of the fourth part of the Mannor of Middleton, in Com. Cantabr. leavingEsc. 23 E. 3. p [...]. n. 40. Roger Roger. his Son and Heir xxii years of age.

Which Roger then doing his Homage, had Li­very [...] of his Lands: and in 29 E. 3. was [...] in that Expedition made into France. Moreover, in 30 E. 3. he was [...] in the Wars of Bitanny: And, in 33 E. 3. in [...] Gascoine. So likewise in [...] 43 E 3. In 3 R. 2. he was in [...] another Expedition made into Britanny: and died [...] 26 Aug. 6 R. 2. lea­ving Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir xxx years of age, being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Colham, in Com. Midd. Halton, in Com. Linc. Midlington, in Com. Oxon. with the Patronage of the Priory of Burcestre; of the Mannors of Middleton, in Com. Cantabr. Shenston, in Com. Staff. Elle [...]enre, with the Hamlets of Culmere and Hampton: as also of the Mannors of Straunge-Nesse, and Kyn­ton, with the Castle and Lordship of Knokyn, in Com. Salop. Aliva [...] his Wife surviving.

Which Iohn, doing his Homage, had Livery [...] of his Lands.

In 10 R. 2. this Iohn was [...] in the Garrison of Barwic upon Twede; and in 11 R. 2. [...] in the Scottish Wars. By Maud [...] the Daughter, and at length Coheir to Sir Iohn de Mohun of Dunster Knight, he had Issue [...] Richard his Son and Heir. Which Richard, Richard. making proof [...] of his Age in 5 H. 4. had Livery [...] of all his Lands; Maud his Mother being likewise then [...] dead. He was also Cousin and HeirEs [...]. 10 H 6. n. 45. to Philippa Dutchess of Yorke (viz. Son and Heir to Maud, Sister to the said Phi­lippa.)

This Richard Wedded [...] Constance Daughter of ... Which Constance, by his special Licence [...], made her Testament 8 Martii, Anno 1438. (17 H. 6.) whereby she bequeath'd [...] am 194 a. [Page 666] [...] her Body to Ecclesiastick S [...]pulture, wheresoever it should please her Husband; giving C s. that Pla­cebo, and Dirige, was CC Masses, should be cele­brated for her Soul. But further of him I have not seen, than that he had SummonsClaus. de [...]. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 5 H. 4. till 27 H. 6. and that he departed Esc. 27 H. 6. n. 4. this Life upon the ninth day of August, the same year; being then seisedEsc. 27 H. 6. n. 4. of the Mannor of Grey­well, in Com. Suthampt. Wichford, and Long-Compton, in Com. Warr. Wadenho, in Com. Nor­thampt. Midlington, and Burcestre, in Com. Oxon. Colham, in Com. Midd. Bradworth, in Com. Devon. As also of the Castle and Mannor of Knokyn, of the Castle and Mannor of Mu [...]le, of the Mannors of Strange-Nesse, and Kynton, and of the Man­nor and Hundred of Ellesmere, with the Hamlets of Culmere and Hampt [...]n, in Com. Salop. leaving Esc. 27 H. 6. n. 4. Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir five years of age, and Eli­zabeth his Wife, DaughterEx coll. R. Gl. s. of Reginald Lord Cobham of Sterborough, survivingEsc. ut supra..

Of which Iohn, all that I have seen, is, That in 2 E. 4. upon the death of Elizabeth his Mother, having obtain'd a special LiveryPat. 2. E. 4. p. 1. m. 1. of all the Ca­stles, Mannors, and Lands, whereof Richard Lord Strange his Father, and she the said Elizabeth his Mother, died seised;

In 11 E. 4. with other of the Lords in the Par­liament-Chamber, he took an OathClaus. 11 E. 4 [...], m. 1. of Fealty to P [...]ince Edward, eldest Son to King Edward the Fourth. Also, That he was summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment in 6 and 12 E. 4. And, That having marri­ed Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Iaquet, one of the Daughters to Richard Wid­vill Earl Rivers (Sister to Elizabeth, Wife of King Edward the Fourth) he departed [...] eve's Fun. Mon. p. 530. this Life 15 Oct. 17 E. 4. leaving Issue [...] Fun. Mon. p. 530. one sole Daughter and Heir, called Ioane, afterwards married [...] Fun. Mon. p. 530. to George, Son and Heir apparent to Thomas Stanley, the first Earl of Derby of that Name.

¶Having now done with the Principal Branch of this Family, whose Chief Seat was at Knokyn; I now come to the Collateral: And of these, shall first take notice of Hamon, Hamon. a younger Son to the first I [...]hn, as I think.

In 41 H. 3. the Welch being in Arms, this Ha­mon receiv'd commandClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso, m. 6. to repair to the Marches about Mon [...]gomerie, with all his Power, for the S [...]curity of those Parts: And in 42 H. 3. was StewardClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 3. of the Forest of Salop. In 46 H. 3. (amongst others) he was prohibitedClaus. 46 H. 3. in dorso, m. 5. to meet at any Tournament, without special Licence, during the King's abode Beyond-Sea: and the same year had the Castle and Honour of Montgomerie com­mitted Pat. 46 H. 3. m. 20. to his trust. But, in 47 H. 3. having Con­federated Ms. in bibl. Bodl. 8. V. 8. Th. 136 a. with the Rebellious Barons, and for that cause ExcommunicatedMs. in bibl. Bodl. 8. V. 8. Th. 136 a. by the Archbishop of Canterbury▪ he soon after forsook [...] them: where­upon he had PardonPat. 55 H. 3. m 18., and was made Sheriff [...] of the Counties of Salop and Staff▪ as also, in 48 H. 3. GovernourPat. 48 H. [...]. m. [...]. of the Castles of Salop, Brugges, and Montgo [...]erie. In which year likewise he wasIbid. m. 18. one of the Undertak [...]s (with Prince Ed­ward) that the King should sumbit to the Arbi [...]e­ment of the King of France, the whole Difference betwixt himself and th [...] Barons.

Moreover, when he saw those Barons so power­ful, and [...] Earl of [...] (the Chief of them) so insolent, as that he constrain'd the King to deliverM Westm. in anno 126 [...]. up to them the Castle of [...], and Tower of London, with all other Places of strength▪ so that he thought it fit to leaveM Westm. in anno 126 [...]. the Parliament at Westminster, and to [...] M Westm. in anno 126 [...]. privately to Wind­sore-Castle; [...] those other who stood Loyal to him in this Exigency, heM Westm. in anno 126 [...]. attended him thither. And, in 51 H. 3. accountingRot. Pip. 51 H. [...]. Salop. & Staff. as Sheriff of Salop. and Stafford-shires, for that year, and the five prece­ding years; had likewise the Castle and Hundred of Ellesmere committedPat. 51 H. 3. m. 26. to his trust: wherein he behaved himself so well, as that the King bestow'd Esc. 1. E. 1. n. 37. Cestr. on him the Mannors of Ellesmere, and Stret­ton, until he could elsewhere give him Lands of C l. per Annum. Whereupon he grantedIbid. unto Sir Roger le Strange, Roger. his Brother, the Mannors of Coleners, and Henton, by him purchasedIbid. from Sir Peter de Montfort.

Which Sir Roger did likewise merit so well for his Services in the time of that grand Rebellion, that the King, in 51 H. 3. bestow'dPat. 51 H. 3. m. 6. on him the Redemption of the Lordships of Cundovre, Wurfeild, and Wolverhampton, belonging to Henry de Hastings, in case the said Henry should have the Benefit of the Dictum de Kenilworth, to compound for them, upon the T [...]rms limited by that Decree.

In 54 H. 3. this Roger was SheriffRot. Pip. 54 H. 3. Ebor. of Yorkshire, for the fourth and last part of that year. And ha­ving marriedClaus 55 H. [...]. in dorso, m. 4. Maud the Widow of Roger de Mou­bray, one of the NiecesClaus. 33 E. 1. m. 13. Esc. 5 E. 2. n. 67. [...]. and Coheirs of Ioane de Beauchamp, Nieces of William de Beauchamp of Bed­ford, joyn'dClaus. ut supra. with her in a Recognizance to Maud de Clare Countess of Gloucester and Hereford, and to Bogo de Clare, her Son; that in case Roger de Moubray, Son and Heir to Sir Roger de Moubray, when he should arrive to xv years of age, should not ratifie the Matrimony made betwixt him and Roese the Daughter of that Countess, then they should pay to the said Maud and Roger a thousand Pounds Sterling.

In 56 H. 3. this Roger le Strange was again She­riff Rot. Pip. 56 H. 3. Ebor. of Yorkshire: and in 1 E. 1. had the Castle of Chartley (in Com. Staff.) committedClaus. 1 E. 1. m. 6. to his trust; being once more made SheriffPat. 1 E. 1. m. 20. of Yorkshire by that King.

In 4 E. 1. he obtain'd a ConfirmationPat. [...] E. 1. m. 36. of that Grant which Hamon le Strange his Brother had made unto him, of the Castle and Hundred of Ellesmere; surrendringPat. [...] E. 1. m. 36. his former, which was to him and his Heirs, and acceptingPat. [...] E. 1. m. 36. it only for Life; but afterwards to return to the King and his Heirs.

In 11 E. 1. he was made JusticePat. 11 E. 1. m. 5. of all the Fo­rests South of Trent: and in 22 E. 1. received SummonsRot. Vasc. 22. E. 1. in dorso, m. 9. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King at Portsmouth, upon the first of Semptember, thence to Sail with him into France.

Lastly, viz. in 32 E. 1. he obtain'd LicenceCart. 32 E. 1. n. 45. for a Market every Munday, at his Mannor of Ches­worthine, in Com. Salop. and for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Swythin. But far [...]her I cannot say of him.

¶I next come to Robert le Strange, Robert. a younger Son of Iohn the Second; to whom his Brother, Iohn the Third, in 3 E. 1. quittedClaus. [...] E. 1. in dorso, m. 17. his Right in the Mannor of Wrocwardine, as I have already shewed.

This Robert diedClaus. 4 E. 1. m. 4. in 4 E. 1. being then seised Claus. 4 E. 1. m. 4. of the Mannor of Whitchurch (in Com. Salop.) which he held in Right of Alianore his Wife, it being of her Inheritance, as oneRot. Fin. 8 E. 1. m. 9. Esc. 9 E. 1. n. 7. Salop. of the four Si­sters and Coheirs to William de Blancminster (alias Whitchur [...]h.)

To whom succeeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, cal­led Iohn le Strange of Blakmere, by reason his Mannor-house of Whitchurch stood adjacent to a large Mere, from the dark colour of the Water, [Page 667] so called. Which Iohn wasEsc. 15 E. 1. n. 74. born and baptized at Wytinton, the third day after the Exaltation of the Holy-Cross; and arrivedEsc. 15 E. 1. n. 74. to his full Age of xxi years in 15 E. 1. but diedEsc. 17 E. 1. n. 17. shortly after, viz. in 17 E. 1. then seisedEsc. 17 E. 1. n. 17. of the Mannor of Merbu­ry, in Com. Cestr. leaving Fulke Fulke. Esc. 17 E. 1. n. 17. his Brother, his next Heir, xxii years of age. Which Fulke then doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 17 E. 1. m. 6. of his Lands.

In 26 E. 1. this Fulke (beingRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 9. of the Retinue with Raphe de Monthermer Earl of Gloucester and Hertf.) wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 9. in the Wars of Scotland. So like­wise inRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 7. 29 E. 1. andRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 11. 34 E. 1. as also inRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 13. 4 E. 2. And, in 8 E. 2. had SummonsRot. Scoc. [...] E. 2. m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Feast-day of the Assumption of our Lady, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots. And, the same year, in considerationClaus. 8 E. 2. m. 12. of his Service in Gascoine, temp. E. 1. had a DischargeClaus. 8 E. 2. m. 12. of a Debt of xxiv l. due from him to the Exchequer. In 10 E. 2. he was againRot Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 8. in the Scottish-Wars. So likewise in Rot. Scoc. 11 E. 2. m. 13. 11 E. 2. And in 12 E. 2. obtain'd PardonPat. 12 E. 2. p. 1. m. 17. for adhering to Thomas Earl of Lancaster. In 13 E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2. m. 4. in those Wars; and in 16 E. 2. con­stituted Rot. Vascon. 16 E. 2. m. 15. Seneschal of the Dutchy of Aquitane. But all that I have farther seen of him, is, That he gaveMo [...]ast. Ang. vol. 2. 256 a. n. [...]0. to the Canons of Wombrugge, one Messu­age, with a Garden, and a Croft, as also half a Yard Land, and certain Meadow-ground, in Bro­cton: And, that having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parli­ament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 2 E. 2. till 17. inclusive, he departedEsc. 17 E. [...]. n. 73. this Life in the same Seventeenth year, being then seisedEsc. 17 E. [...]. n. 73. of the third part of the Mannor of Thornhagh, in Com. Nott. in RightEsc. 17 E. [...]. n. 73. of Alianore his Wife, Daugh­ter and CoheirRot. Fin. 1 E. 3. m. 2. to Iohn Giffard of Brimsfeild; leaving Iohn his Son and Heir xviii years of age.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 1 E. 3. beingRot. Fin. 1 E. 3. m. 2. one of the Cou­sins and Heirs of the said Iohn Giffard, making proofClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 25. of his age, and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 25. of his Lands. Shortly after which, viz. in 4 E. 3. he was made GovernourRot. Fin. 4 E. 3. m. 14. of Conway-Castle. And in 7 E. 3. obtain'd a CharterCart. 7 E. 3. n. 41. for Free-warren in all his Lordships of Whitchurch, Corfham, Wrocwardine, Sutton, Becton, Long­nolre, and Chesworthine, in Com. Salop. Chalkton, in Com. Suthampt. Beggeworth, in Com. Glouc. and Merbury, in Com. Cestr.

In 9 E. 3. this Iohn wasRot. Scoc. 9. E. [...]. m. 28. in the Scottish-Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 10 E. [...]. m. 5. 10 E. 3. And in 16 E. 3. was charg'dRot. Franc. [...] [...]. 3. m. 11▪ with xx Men at Arms, and xx Archers, upon that Expedition then made by King Edward into France. Moreover, in 19 E. 3. beingRot. Fin. 19 E. 3. m. 4. then a Banner [...]t, he had SummonsRot. Fin. 19 E. 3. m. 4. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, against the Feast of St. Laurence, to attend the King into France, where he conti­nued Rot. Franc. 10 E. 3. p. 1. [...]. 9. the next year following: And in 21 E. 3. entred into CovenantsClaus. 21 E. 3. p. 1. in dors. m. 24. with Raphe Lord Stafford, That Foulke his Son should marry Elizabeth the Daughter of the said Raphe, before Whitsontide, the same year; and, that he would Enfeoff them of CC Marks per Annum Land, lying in the Coun­ties of Salop. and Cestr. in consideration whereof, a Thousand Pounds PortionClaus. 21 E. 3. p. 1. in do [...]s. m. 24. was to be paid by the Lord Stafford.

In this 21 year he was again [...] in the Wars of France. And, having married [...] Ankaret Daugh­ter to William Boteler of Wemme, in Com. Salop. one [...] of the Sisters and Coheirs to Edward Boteler Clerk, died [...] in 23 E. 3. being then seised [...] of the moytie of the Mannor of Beggeworth, in Com. Glouc. the moytie of the Mannor of Broght [...]n, in in Com. Wiltes. of the Mannors of Whitchurch, Dodington, Corfham, and the Hamlet of Sutton, in Com. Salop. as also of the Mannor of Claghton, in Com. Suthampt. leaving Fulke Fulke. his Son and Heir nineteen years of age. Which Fulke departedEsc. 23 E. 3. n. 79. Claus. 2 [...] E. 3. p. [...]. m. 8. this Life in his Minority, upon Sunday next after the Feast of the Dedication of St. Iohn Baptist, the same year; leaving Iohn Iohn. Esc. ut [...]., his Brother and Heir, seventeen years of age, and thirty Weeks; being then seisedEsc. ut [...]. of the Mannor of Claghton, in Com. Suthampt. as also of the Mannors of Wr [...]cwar­dine, and Hulton, in Com. Salop. Elizabeth his Wife survingClaus. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 1. Which Elizabeth had for her Dowrie an AssignationClaus. 23 E. 3. p. [...]. m. 8. of the moytie of the Man­nors of Beggesworth, in Com. Glouc. as also of the moytie of the Mannor of Broughton, in Com. Wiltes. with Five Marks yearly Rent, to be re­ceiv'd out of the Mannor of Corfha [...], in Com. Salop. and afterwards married twice; viz. to Claus. 41 E. 3. m. 14. Iohn Lord Ferrers of Chartley, and toClaus. 41 E. 3. m. 14. Regi­nald Lord Cobham.

But I return to Iohn. This Iohn, making proof Claus. 28 E. 3. m. 13. of his Age, and doing his Homage, in 28 E. 3. had LiveryClaus. 28 E. 3. m. 13. of his Lands. And having married Catal. of N [...]b. by R. B. Mary Daughter to Richard Earl of Arundell, departedEsc. 35 E. 3. n. 67. this Life xii Maii, 35 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 35 E. 3. n. 67. of the moytie of the Mannor of Ashton juxta Codford, in Com. Wiltes. as also of the Chace of Clee, the Town of Sutton-Madok, the Man­nor of Corfham, and Hay of Ernestre, in Com. Salop. leaving Iohn Iohn. Esc. 35 E. 3. n. 67. his Son and Heir six years of age. Whose Wardship for his Body and Lands was thereupon committedRot. Fin. 36 E. 3. m. 27. to the said Richard Earl of Arundell.

In 36 E. 3. this Iohn (though thus in Minori­ty) obtain'd the King's CharterCart. 36 E. 3. n. 4. for a Fair, to be held yearly at Whitchurch, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Apostles Simon and Iude. And having marriedRot. I. Rous, in dorso. Isabell the Daughter of Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of War­wick, departedEsc. 49 E▪ 3. p. [...]. n. 8. this Life, before he arrived to the age of xxi years; viz. 3 Aug. 49 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 49 E▪ 3. p. [...]. n. 8. of the Mannors of Chaloughron, in Com. Suthampt. as also of Whitchurch, Dodington, Cheswardyne, and S [...]range-Betton, in Com. Salop. leaving Elizabeth Esc. 49 E▪ 3. p. [...]. n. 8. his Daughter and Heir, one year old and upwards. Which Elizabeth became the WifeEsc. 7 R. [...]. n. 60. of Thomas Moubray Earl of Notingham; but diedEsc. 7 R. [...]. n. 60. 23 Aug. 7. R. 2. without Issue, being then seisedEsc. 7 R. 2. n. 60. of the Mannors of Beggeworth, in Com. Glouc. Weston-Turvile, in Com. Buck. Broughton, in Com. Wiltes. Wrokwardyne, Dodinton, and Whitchurch, in Com. Salop. leaving Ankaret Ibid. the Daughter of Iohn Lord Strange of Blakmere, Sister to Iohn Lord Strange of Blakmere, Father of the said Elizabeth, her AuntIbid. and Heir, then xxii years of age, and WifeIbid. of Sir Richard Tal­bot Knight.

Having now done with this Line of Blakmere, I come lastly to Eubulo le Strange, a younger Son to Iohn le Strange of Knokyn, the Fourth of that Name, and of Maud his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Roger D'eivill.

In 19 E. 2. this Eubulo Eubulo. receiv'd the Order of KnighthoodComp. T. de Useflete, Pro­vis. magnae Garderobae. by Bathing, &c. having Robes al­low'd him out of the King's Wardrobe, as a Ban­neret. And in 1 E. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 1 E 3. m. 5. in the Wars of Scot­land, being of the RetinueRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 5. with Roger de Mor­timer.

Having marriedMonast. Ang vol. 1. [...]09 a. n. 50. Alice the Daughter, and at length Heir, to Henry de Laci Earl of Lincolne, (WidowMonast. Ang vol. 1. [...]09 a. n. 50. of Thomas Earl of Lancaster) in 5 E. 3. he obtain'd from the King a GrantCart. 5 E. 3. n. 83. to [Page 668] himself and her, and to her own Heirs, of the Man­nors of Colham, and Eggewere, in Com. Midd. Midlengton, and Burncestre, in Com. Oxon. Hal­ton, Horblings, Scarthou, Saltfle [...]by, le Frithe, Castor, and Bolinbroke, with the Soke and Marish, in Com. Linc. as also of the Custody of the Castle and Gaol there; and xx l. yearly Rent, for the third Peny of that County. Likewise of the Mannor of Wa­denho, in Com. Northampt. Holburne, in the Suburbs of London; of the Castle and Mannor of Clifford, and Mannor of Glasbury, in the Marches of Wales; of the Mannor of Oberton, and certain Lands in Mailer-Saisnek; of the Castle and Man­nor of El [...]esmere, with the Hundred and Hamlets of Colnere and Hampton, in the Marches of Wales; of the Mannor of Grauncestre, in Com. Cantabr. and Mannor of Wadington, in Com. Linc. to hold by the Service of two Knights Fees.

In 7 E. 3. he was againRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 31. in the Scottish-Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 8 E. 3. m. 13. 8 andRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 28. 9 E. 3. And having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in droso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 20 E. 2. till 9 E. 3. inclusive, de­parted Claus. 2 [...] E. [...]. p. 2. m. 6. Rot. Fin. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 14. Esc. 9 E. 3. n. 42. this Life the same year; leavingClaus. 2 [...] E. [...]. p. 2. m. 6. Rot. Fin. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 14. Esc. 9 E. 3. n. 42. Roger le Strange of Knokyn, senior, his Cousin and next Heir, of full age.

This Eubulo had a younger Brother, called Ha­mon, whom Iohn Lord Strange of Knokyn (his eldest Brother) by his DeedEx autogr. penès Henr. Spelman eq [...]aur. an. 1640., bearing date on Sa­turday next after the Feast of the Blessed Virgin, in 3 E. 2. enfeoffed in the Mannor of Hunstanton, in Com. Nor [...]. from which Hamon, the Stranges of Hunstanton are Lineally descended.

Astley.

IN 12 H. 2. Philip de Estley, Philip. upon the Assess­ment of that Aid for Marrying the King's Daughter, was certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Warr. to hold three Knights Fees of William then Earl of Warwick, de veteri Feoffamento; whereof his Grandfather had been enfeoffed in King Henry the First's time: the Lordships he possessed beingCartular. Wa [...]w. Co­mitum pe­nès Dud [...]. D. North. f. 17 [...] b. these; viz. Astley (which gave the Sir-name to the Family) We­dington, Hill-Morton, Milverton, and Merston-Iabet (in the County of Warr.) all heldCartular. Wa [...]w. Co­mitum pe­nès Dud [...]. D. North. f. 176 b. by the Service of Laying Hands on the Earls Stirrop, when he did get up on, or alight from Horseback.

To this Philip, succeeded Thomas Thomas. his Son and Heir; who holdingRot. Pip. 11. J [...]h. Warr. certain Lands of the Honour of Leicester, became a kind of Bailiff to Simon de Montfort Earl of Leicester; as may be seen by a FineRot. Pip. 9 Joh. Warr. of Fourscore Marks and a Palfrey, to the King, in 9 Ioh. to be discharged of the Profits re­quired of him for that Earls Lands, during the time he had to do with them.

In 12 Ioh. this Thomas de Astley gaveRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Warr. C Marks to the King, to the end he might not then go beyond-Sea: the Record doth not express whither; but I presume it was into Ireland, in regard the King wentM. Paris. in anno 1211. thither, at that time, with a great Army, and setledM. Paris. in anno 1211. that Realm in Obedience to him. How­beit, in 17 Ioh. beingEx coll. T. Talbot. in Arms, with the Rebelli­ous Barons, he was sent PrisonerEx coll. T. Talbot. to the Castle of Bedsord, whereof Falcase de Breant had at that time the Custody; his Lands being then seisedClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 16. in. dorso. for that Transgression: but returningClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 16. in. dorso. to his Obedience, in 1 H. 3. were again restoredClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 16. in. dorso. to him. After which, he became so much trusted, as that in 5 H. 3. he was constitutedRot. Fin. 5 H. [...]. in dorso, m. 1. a Commissioner for seising into the King's Hands all the Demesns whereof King Iohn was possessed at the beginning of his Wars with the Barons; as alsoRot. Fin. 5 H. [...]. in dorso, m. 1. to take Eschae [...]s, viz. as well those Lands belonging to Normans and Britons, as other Strangers, which came to the King's Hands, or his Fathers, either before that War, in that War, or after it; and to certifie the Stock thereupon, with its Value; and likewise, in whose Possession they then were.

But after this, I do not find any more mention of him, than that he WeddedRecord [...] de T. Mich. 42 E. 3. Rot. 49. Maud, one of the Sisters and Coheirs to Roger de Camvile of Creeke, in Com. Northampt. and that he left Issue Walter Walter. Record [...] de T. Mich. 42 E. 3. Rot. 49., of whom King Iohn, in 16 of his Reign, exacted Claus. 16 Joh. in dorso. Scutage for Military Service, which should have been by him performed in Poictou, for his Lands so held. Which Tax being Three Marks for eve­ry Knights Fee, was neverLib. rub. f. 48. paid, in regard that the discontented Barons hereupon took occasion to rebellLib. rub. f. 48., and brought in Lewes, eldest Son to Philip King of France, as I have elsewhere at large shewed. Howbeit, in 1 H. 3. having ob­tain'd LettersPat. 1 H. 3. m [...]7. of Safe-conduct, to repair to Oxford, there to treat with the Earl of Hereford, for his Reconciliation, he made his Peace.

To him succeeded Thomas Thomas. his Son and Heir; who being [...] autogr. penès Dec. & Cap. Lich. a Knight in 26 H. 3. was then consti­tuted Pat. 26 H. 3. in dorso. one of the King's Justices for the Gaol-delivery at Warwick. So likewisePat. 27 H. 3. in dorso. the next en­suing year; at which time [...] paidRot. Fin. 27 H. 3. m. 5. to the King xv l. for his Relief.

In 32 H. 3. this Thomas was sentPat. 31 H. [...]. in dorso., with divers other Great Men, into Gascoine: But in 47 H. 3. takingClaus. 55 H. 3. m. 5. part with the Rebellious Barons, joyn'd Claus. 55 H. 3. m. 5. with those who seised upon the King's Revenues in the Counties of Warwick and Leicester; and grew so eminent with them, for his activeness in those Troubles, as that, upon the Agreement made in 48 H. 3. betwixt the King and those Barons, wherein, to satisfie them, he submitted to those un­reasonable Ordinances, called Provisiones Oxonii, which they by their Power had forced him unto; constitutingPat. 48 H. [...]. in dor­so. several Persons, whom they could most trust in all Parts of the Realm, to secure what they had so got, he wasPat. 48 H. [...]. in dor­so. the onely Man deputed for that purpose in Warwickwire, having there­upon the TitlePat. 48 H. 3. in dor­so. of Custos Pacis in that County. But, for these his Rebellious Actings he paid dear at the last: for the next ensuing year, viz. 49 H. 3. he shared with Montfort Earl of Leicester, and the rest of his Complices, being with them slainM. Paris. p. 998. l. 28. in the Battel of Evhesham. Whereupon, his confi­scated Estate (viz. the Lordships of Astley, We­tinton, Willeby, and Copston, in Com. Warr. Lilburne, and Creek, in Com. Northampt. with Brouton, Cotes, and Hecham, in Leicestershire) was bestow'dCart. 49 H. 3. m. 3. on Warine de Bassingburne; the Va­lue thereof, by extent, being then rated at 151 l. 16 s. 11 d. per annum. Nevertheless, so much commiseration had the King on Edith his Wife, as that, for the MaintenancePat. 50 H. 3. m. 34. of her, and her Children, during her Life, he assign'dPat. 50 H. 3. m. 34. unto her those of Willeby, Hecham, and Wetinton, va­lued at 34 l. 18 s. 1 d. ob. per annum. paying to the said Warine, and his Heirs, one Mark yearly, at the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist.

This last-mention'd Thomas, so slain at Evesham, married two Wives; viz. Ioane Ex autogr. penès Ric. [...] de Astley [...] the Daughter of Ernald de Bois (a Great Man at that time in Leicestershire:) and afterwards, Edith the Daugh­ter Ex autogr. penès Isaac [...] of Peter Constable of Melton, in Com. Norff. By which Ioane he had IssueRot. Fin. [...] E. 1. m. 16. Andrew his Son and [Page 669] Heir, and a Daughter called Isabell, married [...] to William de Bermingham: and by Edith (his second Wife) a Son, called Thomas, who afterwards pos­sessed [...] the Lordship of Hill-Morton; from which Thomas, the Astleys of M [...]lton-Constable, in Com. Norff. are descended.

But by that favourable Decree, called Dictum de Kenilworth, the Heirs of those Rebellious Sub­jects being made capable of Compounding for their forfeited Estates, this Andrew Andrew. giving Satisfa­ction [...] unto the said Warine, had a special Grant [...] from him thereof; paying [...] for the same CCCxx Marks Sterling [...] for raising of which Sum, he was necessitated to fell [...] his Mannor of Little-Copston to the Monks of Combe. Whereupon being received into the King's Favour, he gave Secu­rity Pat. 50 H. 3. in dor­so. for his future faithful demeanour towards the King, and his Heirs; Roger le Strange of Shrop­shire, and Nicholas Haversham of Northampton­shire, being his SuretiesPat. 50 H. 3. in dor­so. therein.

And being thus put again into the Condition of other the King's good Subjects, and the Grant of his Lands from Bassingburne ratifiedPat. 50 H. 3. m. 11.; he was, in 12 E. 1. associated by CommissionPat. 12. E. 1. [...] dorso., with Raphe de Hengham, (a Learned and Eminent Professor in the Law, and afterwards Chief-Justice of the Common-Pleas) for taking Assizes of Novel-dis­seisin, Mort-d'ancestour, &c. in the County of Warwick. Moreover, in 22 E. 1. he wasRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. m. 9. in dorso. in that Expedition made into Gas [...]oine: and in 24 E. 1. he had SummonsClaus. 24 E. 1. m. 12. in dorso., amongst other the Great Men of that time, to attend the King at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the first of March, well fitted with Horse and Arms, for vindicating such Injuries as had been done by Iohn King of Scotland, to the King's Subjects. So likewise Claus. 25 E. 1. m. 26. in dorso. the next year following, upon St. Nicholas day, to attend Prince Edward, then General of the English Forces, against the Scots. And afterwards, the same year, had the like CommandIbid. m. 14., to be at London, upon Sunday next after the Octaves of St. Iohn Baptist to wait on the King into Flan­ders, and Gascoine. But it seems he was dispens­ed withal for his Personal Service in that Expe­dition: for it appears, that he was then assigned Pat. 25 E. 1. p. [...]. m. 5. by the Prince, together with Iohn de Clinton, to make choice of such Knights and others, in the County of Warwick, whom they should think meer, and to retain them by Wages, to attend the Prince at London, on the Octaves of St. Michael next ensuing.

In 26 E. 1. he receiv'd commandClaus. 26 E. 1. m. 12. in dorso in [...]. to be at Yorke, on the Feast of Pentecost, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to march again into Scot­land; that being the time when King Edward was Victorious at Faukirke.

This Andrew gaveMonast Ang. vol. [...]. 2 [...]5 b. n. [...]0. to the Canons of Erdbury a certain Wood, lying within the Precincts of Chilversco [...]ton, called Hereward's-Hey: And ha­ving been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 23 E. 1. departed Esc. 29 E. 1. n. 55. this Life in 29 E. 1. leaving Nicholas Nicholas. his Son and Heir xxiv years of ageEsc. 29 E. 1. n. 55.; who doing his Fealty, had Livery of his Lands.

Which Nicholas, in 7 E. 2. attending [...] the King in that unfortunate Expedition against the Scots then made, was taken Prisoner [...] in the Battel of Strivelin; and summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 30 E. 1. as also in 2 and 3 E. 2.

When he died, I find not; nor that he had any Issue: for certain it is, that Thomas Thomas. his Nephew, viz. Son of Sir Giles de Astley, his younger Brother, (and with him taken PrisonerH K [...]ighton, ut supra. at Strivelin) be­came HeirClaus. 19 E. 2. m 9. to the Estate; and in 19 E. 2. had LiveryClaus. 19 E. 2. m 9. of his Lands.

Which Thomas, being a very devout Man, in 11 E. 3. foundedPat. 11 E 3. p. 1. m. 35. a Chantry in the Parish-Church at Astley, for one Priest to sing Mass daily, for the health of his Soul, and for the Soul of Elizabeth his Wife, DaughterInscript. Tu­muli apud [...]. of Guy de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick; as also for the Soul of his Father, viz. Sir Giles de Astley; and for the Soul of his Mother, viz. Alice the DaughterFin. de di [...]. Com. levat. Octab. Mi [...]h. 28 E. 1. and Heir to Sir Thomas de Wolvey Knight, and all the Faithful deceased: Whereunto, he obtain'd LicencePat. 11 E. 3. ut supra. for the amorti­zing of eight Messuages, two Carucates of Land, Pasturage for two Horses, and four Oxen, with Cvi s. viii d. Rent, lying in Astley, Wolvey, Mil­verton, and Will [...]ghby (juxta Dunchurch) in Com. Warr. And in 12 E. 3. was associatedPat. 12 E. 3. p. 2. m. 16. in dorso. with Ri­chard Earl of Arundell, and Thomas Lord Berkley, for Arraying of all Persons in the County of War­wick, according to their respective Estates and Faculties.

Moreover, the same year he obtain'd farther LicencePat. 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 10. from the King, to grant the perpetual Advowson of the Parochial Church at Astley, to the Warden and Priests belonging to the Chappel of our Blessed Lady there; to celebrate Divine Service for the Health of his Soul, with the Souls of his Ancestors, and all the Faithful deceased: Whereupon it was appropriatedNorthburgh, vol. 2. f. 54 a. thereto accord­ingly.

Which Chantry, consisting of four Secular Priests, one called the Warden, and another the Sub-Warden, was foundedEx autogr. penès D. [...] Cap. Lich. to celebrate Divine Service daily, for the good Estate of this Thomas de Astley, the Lady Elizabeth his Wife, Dame Alice, and Alice, Mothers to them both; their Heirs and Successors: Likewise for the good estate of Roger de Northburgh, then Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield; and after their deceases, for the health of their Souls; as also for the Souls of Sir Walter de Astley, and Isabell his Wife; Sir Tho­mas de Astley, and Ioane his Wife; Sir Andrew de Astley, and Sibyle his Wife; Nicholas de Astley, and Alice his Wife; Sir Giles de Astley, (Father of this Thomas the Founder) Sir Thomas de Wolvey, and Alice his Wife; and of Sir Thomas de Clinton Knight.

For augmentationEsc. 14 E. 3. n. 40. of which number, to seven Priests, and one Clerk, in 14 E. 3. he obtain'd another LicenceEsc. 14 E. 3. n. 40., to amortize two Messuages, three Yard Land and an half, two Acres of Wood, and ii s. viii d. Rent, in Withibroke, Hapsford, and Bedworth.

In the same year, the Ninth of Sheaves, Wooll, and Lamb being grantedPat. 14 E. 3 p. 3. m. 42. to the King, in the Parliament then held (as an Aid for the Support of his Wars) he was associatedPat. 14 E. 3 p. 3. m. 42. with the Bishop of Worcester, Abbot of Stoneley, and Prior of Erdbury, for supervising the Payment thereof in the County of Warwick. And in 17 E. 3. obtain­ing further LicencePat. 17 E 3. p. 2. m. 30. from the King, for changing these Chantry-Priests into a Dean and Secular Ca­nons; and to grant to them and their Successors the perpetual Patronage of the Church of Hill-Morton (which was accordingly appropriated Northb. vol. 2 f. 61b. thereto the same year) he beganEx autog [...] penès D. [...] Cap. Lich. the Structure of a most fair and beautiful Collegiate-Church, in the form of a Cross, and dedicated itEx autog [...] penès D. [...] Cap. Lich. to the Assum­ption of the Blessed Virgin; with a tall Spire, co­vered with Lead. Which Foundation consistedEx autog [...] penès D. [...] Cap. Lich. of a Dean and two Canon [...], who were to be Secular [Page 670] Priests; each having [...]eir Lodgings appointed to them, with particular Lands out of the before-mentioned Possessions so given, as hath been ob­served; the Dean being to provide a Priest, as per­petual Vicar there, and by him presented to the Bishop, by the Bishop to be Instituted; and by his Mandate to the Chapter of his Church, to be ad­mitted; having five Marks by the year for his Sa­lary, quarterly paid. And likewise another Priest, with a fit Clerk, to serve the Parishioners in that Church.

In 33 E. 3. this Thomas was constitutedPat. 33 E. [...]. m. 4. in dorso. the Chief of those Commissioners then authorized for the Arraying of Men in the County of Warwick, according to the Statute of Winchester. He was also summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 16, 22, and 23 E. 3. And by the before-specified Elizabeth his Wife, left Is­sue Sir William de Astley, and Sir Thomas, both Knights; as also Giles (his third Son) from whom the Astleys of Wolvey, in Com. Warr. are de­scended.

Which Sir Thomas wasClaus. 8 [...]. 2. in dorso, m. 27. one of the Knights for Warwickshire, in the Parliament of 8 R. 2. And the same year retain'd by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cleric. Pell., for one whole year, to serve the King in his Wars of France (the King himself being then personally there) with three Archers, well Armed, and fitted for the War; receiving for himself xii d. per diem, be­sides the accustomed Reward; and for every of his Archers, vi d. per diem.

From him it is, by Elizabeth his Wife, Daugh­ter Esc. 45 E. 3. n. 28. of Richard Harecourt, Son of Sir William Harecourt Knight (whose Cou [...]in and next Heir she was) that the Astleys of Pa [...]shull, in Com. Staff. are Lineally descended. One of which Family, viz. Iohn de Astley, is worthily famed for main­taining Theatre d'Honneur per M. de Wil­son, cap. 28. a Due [...] on Horseback, upon the 29 of August, Anno 1438. (17 H. 6.) within the Street called St. Antoine, in Paris, against one Peter de Massei a Frenchman, in the Presence of Charles the Seventh, then King of France. Who, having pierc'd Massei through the Head, had (as by the Articles betwixt the [...] was conditioned) the Helmet of the said Massei, so vanquished, to pre­sent unto his Lady. After which, viz. onIbid. cap. 29. the 30 of January, 20 H. 6. he undertook another Fight, in Smithfield, within the City of London, in the Presence of King Henry, with Sir Philip Boyle, an Arragonian Knight; who, having been in France, by the King his Master's command, to look out some such hardy Person, against whom he might try his Skill in Feats of Arms, and mis­sing there of his desires, repaired hither. After which Combate ended, being gallantly perform'd on Foot, with Battel-Axes, Spears, Swords, and Daggers, he was Knighted by the King, and had an Annuity of C Marks given him, during his Life. Yea, so famous did he grow for his Valour, that he was electedMs. pen. H. St. George eq. aur. nu­per. No [...] ­roy R. Arm. Knight of the Garter; and boreMs. pen. H. St. George eq. aur. nu­per. No [...]roy R. Arm. for his Arms the Coats of Astley, and Hare­court, Quarterly, with a Label of three Points Er­mine.

But I return to Sir William de Astley William. Knight, eldest Son to Th [...]mas, Founder of the Collegiate-Church at Astley. This Sir William, in 3 H. 4. was inPat. 3 H. 4. p. [...]. m. 15. in dorso. Commission for Inquiry touching such as were Disturbers of the Laws, and Framers of Lies, within the County of Warwick: And the next year after, forPat. 4 H. p. 2. m 9. in dors. Arraying of Men in that County. Likewise, in 6 H. 6. in anotherRot. Fin 6 H. 6. m 6. Com­mission, for treating with the People touching a Loan of Money to the King: And left Issue one sole Daughter and Heir, called Ioane, firstEsc. 27 H. 6. mar­ried to Thomas Raleigh of Farnborough, in Com. Warr. Esq and afterwards toEx coll. R. Gl. S. Reginald Lord Grey of Ruthin; whose Issue by her enjoy'd her whole Inheritance.

Waleran.

UPon the Assessment of the Aid levied in 12 H. 2. for Marrying the King's Daugh­ter, Walter Waleran Walter. certifiedLib. rub. tit. Wilts., That he then had twenty five Knights Fees, de veteri Feof­famento; for which, in 14 H. 2. upon the Colle­ction of that Aid, he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Wilts. xxv Marks.

In 6 R. 1. upon that Expedition then made into Normandy, he gaveRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Wilts. x l. to be exempted from that Service: andIbid., upon Collection of the Scu­tage for the King's Redemption, xxv l.

This Walter gaveLel. Itin. vol. 3. f. 64. East-Deone to the Com­munity of the Church of Salisbury: And having marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Isabell the Daughter of William, the Son and Heir to William Longespe Earl of Salis­bury, diedEx vet. Ms. penès ... Darell de Co. Wilts. ann. 1577. in 2 Ioh. leaving Issue, by her, three Daughters his Heirs, viz. Ex vet. Ms. penès ... Darell de Co. Wilts. ann. 1577. Cecelie, Wife of Iohn de Monmouth; Aubrei, married to Sir Iohn de Ingeham Knight; and Isabell, to William de Ne­vill. Whereupon Iohn de Ingeham, givingOblat [...] [...] Joh. m. 12. Lx Marks, and one Palfrey, for his Relief, had Livery Oblat [...] [...] Joh. m. 12. of the third part of his Barony, excepting the Serjeanty of the Forest, and what belong'd there­to, which William de Nevill had. Which Willi­am gaveIbid. m. 21. Lxxx Marks, and one Palfrey, for Li­cence to marry the said Isabell. And in 3 Ioh. Iohn de Monemuth gaveOblat [...] 3 Joh. m. 5. Lxxx Marks, and two Norway-Goshawks, for his reasonable Purparty of the Lands of this Walter, and of those Lands which were the Inheritance of the Mother to him the said Walter.

In 4 Ioh. Ysabel the Wife of this Walter survi­ving, paidRot. Pip. 4 Joh. Wilts. to the King C l. Fine, for liberty to marry as she her self should think fit. And in 6 Ioh. Iohn de Ingeham being dead, William de Boterells gaveRot. Pip. 5 Joh. Warr. Leic. two Coursers, and one Norway-Goshawk, for Licence to marry the before-speci­fied Aubrei (then his Widow) over and above the Fine of CCC Marks, which she paid for Licence to marry.

¶Of this Family, I presume, was also Robert Waleran; Robert. who, in 30 H. 3. beingRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Glouc. Sheriff of Gloucestershire for the one half of that year, so continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Glouc. till the end of the third Quarter of the thirty fourth year.

In 31 H. 3. this Robert obtain'd the King's CharterCart. 31 H. 3. m. 10. for a Fair every year at Whaddon, in Com. Wiltes. for three days; viz. on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Feast of St. Margaret the Vir­gin. And, upon the death of W. Mareschall Earl of Pembroke, had the CustodyPat. 30 H. [...]. m. 8. of the Castles of Tymbeye, Pembroke, Haverford, St. Clare, Nay­berd, and Kilgaran, committed to his Charge. Moreover, in 32 H. 3. he was constituted Gover­nour Pat. 32 H. 3. m. 3. of the Castles of Kaermerdyn, and Cardi­gan; and, in 33 H. 3. imploy'dPa [...]. 33 H. 3. m. 2. in repairing the Castle and Town of Cardigan.

In 34 H. 3. he was made GovernourPat. 34 H 3. m. 3. of the Isle of Lundey. But in 39 H. 3. I find him repu­ted M. Paris. 913. n. [...]. one of the King's Evil-Counsellors; for which he had much blameM. Paris. 913. n. [...]. from Richard Earl of [Page 671] Cornwall: and in 40 H. 3. had the CustodyPat. 40 H. 3. m. 20. of St. Briavell's-Castle, and Mannor, with the Forest of Dene.

In 41 H. 3. being StewardPat. 41 H. 3. m. 17. of all the Forests South of Trent, and GovernourPat. 41 H. 3. m. 17. of Rokingham-Castle; he was sent EmbassadorM. Paris. 955. n. 10. & 9 [...]8. n. 20. (with some others) to the King of France, to treat concern­ing the Restitution of King Henry's Rights in those Parts. And, having marriedRot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 7. the eldest of the Daughters and Heris of Hugh Kilpec, gave a Fine Rot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 7. of Three Marks in Gold, for the Bailywick of the Hay of Hereford, and Wood of Coytmore, which the said Hugh held in Capite.

In 42 H. 3. he was made GovernourPat. 42 H. 3. m. 6. of the Castle of Salisbury: and in 43 H. 3. ofPat. 43 H. 3. m. 6. the Castle of Bristoll. In which year he was again one of the Embassors employ'dM. Paris 986. n. 10. into France, with King Henry's Resignation of Normandy; and to treat of other Matters, relating to the Peace of both Realms.

In 44 H. 3. he was again made GovernourPat. 44 H. 3. m. 5. of St. Briavell's Castle: and in 45 H. 3. constituted SheriffPat. 45 H. 3. m. 8. of Kent, as also GovernourPat. 45 H. 3. m. 8. of the Ca­stles of Rochester and Canterbury: and continu­ed Rot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Kent. in that Sheriffalty till the end of the 47 year. He was likewise soon after madePat. 45 H. 3. m. 13. & 16. Governour of the Castles of Dover, Merlebergh, and Lutgar­shull: and in 47 H. 3. continuingClaus. 47 H. 3. m. 5. Governour of Dobor-Castle, receiv'd commandClaus. 47 H. 3. m. 5. to provide thirty Cross-bow-men for that Garrison. In which year, being readyClaus. 47 H. 3. m. 4. to stand to the Trial of the Law, for what had been laid to his Charge, in acting against the Ordinances of Oxford, he had RestitutionClaus. 47 H. 3. m. 4. of all his Lands, which had been sei­sed for that respect; savingClaus. 47 H. 3. m. 4. the Castle of Kilpec, then in the Custody of Roger de Clifford; and so to continue, till Order otherwise.

AfterLel. coll. vol. 1. 660. the Defeat of the King's Army at Lewes, this Robert, with Warine de Bassingburne (then Governour of Bristoll) sentLel. coll. vol. 1. 660. out Forces to Wal­lingford; but without Success. At the Battel of Evesham, he wasMs. in bibl. Bodl. Med. 28. 116 b. with Prince Edward, and the Valiant Royalists; where gaining the Victory, he obtain'd a GrantClaus. 49 H. 3. m. 3. of all the Stock of Cattel which Peter de Montfort (slain in that Battel on the Ba­rons part) had in the Territory of Blenleveny, in part of RecompenceClaus. 49 H. 3. m. 3. for the Damage he had suffered by the same Peter, after the Battel of Lewes. And, in farther remunerationPat. 53 H. 3. m. 6. of his Fidelity, within a short time after, obtain'd a GrantPat. 53 H. 3. m. 6. of the Composition which Fulke de Luci had made with the King (having been in Arms with the Rebellious Barons) according to the De­cree called Dictum de Kenilworth.

In 52 H. 3. this Robert gaveCart. 52 H. 3. m ... to Alan Plugenet, his Nephew, (viz. Son of Alice his Sister) his Man­nors of Langford, and Whaddon, in Com. Wiltes. Kyngeston, and Mangereston, in Com. Dorset. Wateleye, in Com. Somerset. and the Forestership of New-Forest, and Advowson of the Church of Whaddon; to hold to him the said Alan, and to the Heirs of his Body; paying yearly to him the said Robert, and his Heirs, Cxx l. at four terms in the year.

He then likewise grantedIbid. to him, and to the Heirs of his Body, his Castle of Kilpec, with his Lands and Woods; as also his Park of Tri [...]ell, and Coytmore; likewise the Forestership of the Haye of Hereford, with his whole Mannor of Harnham; paying yearly Cxx l. and a Sore-Spar Hawk, at three Terms in the year. All which were regrantedPat. 1 E. 1. m. 16. unto him by the said Alan, and to the Heirs of his Body; but, for default of such Issue, to return to the same Alan, and his Heirs.

This Robert marriedEsc. 1 E. 1. n. 6. Maud the Daughter of Raphe Russell; with whom he had the Mannor of Derham, but the GiftEsc. 1 E. 1. n. 6. of her Father: and died Esc. 1 E. 1. n. 6. in 1 E. 1. without Issue; leavingEsc. 1 E. 1. n. 6. Robert Wale­ran, Son of William his Brother, his next Heir, at that time xvii years of age: Maud his Wife surviving him, who hadR [...]t. Pip. 8 E. 1. tit. Resid. Comp. M. Rog. de Clifford. the Mannors of Siston, and Frompton, in Com. Glouc. Tedlington, and Edmundscote, in Com. Wigorn. and Wyke, in Com. Devon. in Dower.

After the Death of which Robert, the before-specified Alan de Plukenet had LiveryPa [...]. 1 E. 1. m. 1 [...]. Rot Fin. 1 E. 1. m. 19. of the Ca­stle of Kilpec, according to the Tenor of those Grants before specified: So likewisePa [...]. 1 E. 1. m. 1 [...]. Rot Fin. 1 E. 1. m. 19. of all the rest.

Segrave.

THe first of this Name and Family, of whom I find mention, is Gilbert Gilbert. the SonEx coll. B. Gl. S. of Hereward. Which Gilbert assumed the Sirname of Segrave from a certain Lordship in Leicestershire, so called, where he had his Chief Residence: and in 12 H. 2. heldL [...]b. rub. tit. Warr. 104 b. the fourth part of one Knights Fee of William then Earl of War­wick: But after this, I have not seen any more of him, until 4 R. 1. that he, together with Reginald Basset, executedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Warr. & Leic. the Sheriff's Office for the Coun­ties of Warwick and Leicester, under Hugh de No­vant, at that time Bishop of Coventre: in which Trust he continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Warr. & Leic. till 6 R. 1. inclusive; and the three nextRot. Pip. de i [...]sd. an. Warr. Leic. ensuing years, for William de Aubeni, who then had the Custody of those Counties. Af­ter which, scil. in 10 R. 1. he gaveRot. Pip. 10 R. 1. Warr. Leic. CCCC Marks to that King, towards the maintenance of his Wars.

To this Gilbert succeeded Stephen de Segrave, Stephen. his Son and Heir, who became a Person of great Note in his time: For in 5 Ioh. he was ConstableClaus. 5 H 3. m. 1. & 6 H. 3. m 2. of the Tower of London: and in 17 Ioh. standing LoyalClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. to that King, in the time of his War with the Barons, obtain'd a GrantClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. of the Lands of Stephen de Gant, lying in the Counties of Lincoln and Leicester; and the next year following, ofCart. 18 Joh. m. 1. in dorso. the Mannor of Kintone, in Com. Warr. to hold to himself and his Heirs, in Fee-farm, paying xii l. per annum to the Exchequer, at Easter and Micha­elmas, by even Portions.

In 2 H. 3. upon the death of Earl Simon de Montfort, this Stephen had a GrantClaus. [...]. H. 3. m. 3. of the Custo­dy of all those Lands which did belong to the Ho­nour of Leicester, whereof the said Simon died Claus. [...]. H. 3. m. 3. seised: and the same year wasFin. levat. d: e [...]dem anno. one of the King's Justices in his Court.

In 4 H. 3. he was made GovernourPat. 4 H. 3. m. 4. of Sauvey-Castle (situate in that part of Leicestershire towards Rutland) And in 5 H. 3. constituted SheriffPat. 5 H. 3. m. 7. of the Countries, of Essex and Hertford: In which Trust he continuedRot. Pip. de i [...]sd. ann. Es­sex. & He [...]f. the two next ensuing years. In 6 H. 3. ofPat. 6 H 3. m 7. Lincolnshire, for three parts of that year: and so tillRot. Pip. de i [...]sd. ann. Linc. 8 H. 3. inclusive.

In 8 H. 3. he was GovernourPat. 8 H. 3. m. 11. of the Castle at Hertford. And in 10 H. 3. a Justice-ItinerantClaus. 10 H. 3. in dorso, m. 15. in the Counties of Notingham and Derby: in which Employment, for those and other Counties, he continued for some time after.

In 12 H. 3. being made SheriffPat. 12. H. 3. m. 2. of Buckingham [Page 672] and Bedford-shires, he so continuedRot. Pip. de [...]. ann. till 18 H. 3. inclusive: And in 13 H. 3. purchasedClaus. 13 H. 3. m. 20. the Man­nor of Cotes, in Com. Derb. of the Daughters and Heirs of Stephen de Beauchamp; to hold by the Ser­vice of one Brache, yearly. In which year, being constitutedPat. 13 H. 3. m. 7. Sheriff for the Counties of Warwick and Leicester, as also for [...] the County of Northamp­ton, he so continued tillRot. [...]. de iisd. ann. 17 H. 3. inclusive.

About this time heEx coll. R. Gl. S. purchased from Ranulph Earl of Chester and Lincoln, all the Lands which that Earl had at [...], in Com. Leic. without the Castle; as also two [...] and a half, lying at Segrave, which he and [...] Ancestors had former­ly held, at the Rent of xiv s. per annum. And like­wise the MannorEx coll. H. [...]. of Caludon, in Com. Warr. [...] the Service of a Sore-S [...]ar Hawk yearly.

In 15 H. 3. he paidPat. 15 H. 30. m. 7. Rot. Pip. 15 H. [...]. Warr. [...]. C l. Fin [...] to the King, for Marriage of Emme de Cauz, the Widow of [...] de Segrave, his eldest Son, who then [...]: And in 16 H. 3. obtain'd a Grant [...] of the Custody of the Castle and County of Northampton, as [...] Counties of Bedford, [...] Leicester, for term of his [...], taking the whole Profits of all those Counties, for his support in that Service; excepting the ancient [...], which had been usually paid into the [...]; with the Increase, which in King Henry the Second's time was answered for them. And, having been [...] of the King's Council for divers years; as also [...] Chief of the Justices of the Common-Pleas Court, from 2 H. 3. till [...] [...] 16 H. 3. uponM. Paris. 376. 36. the re­moval of Hubert de Burgh (the same year) from that Great Office of Justice of England, was sub­stituted M. Paris. 376. 36. therein, being then also made Governor Pat. 16 H. 3. m. 3. of the Castles of Do [...]er, Canterbury, Rochester, Wyndsore, [...], and the Tower of London; of all which, Hubert had Pat. 16 H. 3. m. 3. formerly the Charge.

About this time it was, that he purchasedEx coll. R. Gl. S. from Roger Bigot Earl of Norfolk, certain Lands lying in [...], of ten Pounds per annum value; and fromEx coll. R. Gl. S. Robert de Stotevill, the Mannor of B [...]ink­low, in Com. Warr.

Being therefore in this great Power, in 17 H. 3. Peter de Rupibus, that great Bishop of Winchester, finding him a flexibleM. Paris. 384. n. 30. Man, insinuatedM. Paris. 384. n. 30. himself with him. Certain it is, that his InterestM. Paris. 384. n. 30. was then such, that he bore the chief Sway in all weigh­ty Affairs of that time: but therein wasM. Paris. 384. n. 30. not without his worldly aims: for,M. Westm. in anno 1233. to the intent that one of his Sons, whom he had bred up to be a Clergy-man, might obtain the Pope's Dispensati­on to retain as many Church-Livings as he could acquire for him, he promoted the Benefit of his Holiness, here in England, so much, as that he incitedM. Westm. in anno 1233. one Stephen, an Agent from [...], to ga­ther the Tenths of the Clergy; and that he should not come to any Agreement with the Bishops, and others; but to receive them totally himself.

B [...] which means, together with his adhering to that Bishop of [...], he grewM. Westm. in anno 1233. very much hated. Wher [...]upon [...] divers of the Nobility and Bishops growing highly discontented, and endea­vou [...]ing to take all advantages they could of the King's Errors in Government, threatned [...] him with Ecclesiastical [...], and more: And ma­king an Insurrection, amongst other Outrages, set [...] [...] on the Mannor- [...] of this Stephen, at [...] in Com. Leic. (which was a [...] thing, as my Author [...] [...] [...] and destroy'd [...] his Mannor-house at Alemund-bury, in Com. Hunt. and having so done, seised [...] it: then Flames where­of he himself sawIbid. [...], being then attending on the King from [...], Westwards. Whereupon he beganIbid. [...]. to raise the Countrey against the Actors: but, being told who they were, he set Spurs to his Horse, and made an hastyIbid. [...]. return to the King.

To particularize farther of these Exorbitances of those discontented Persons, I shall not need; our Historians speaking largely thereof: but shall observe, That the King, discerning the danger of this Storm, with great prudence struck Sail; and forthwith sentClaus. 18 H. [...]. in dorso, m. 19 his Letters-Missive to the Bishop of Winchester, as also to this Stephen, and the rest who had born the Sway, to come to Court in Tres Trinit. to render an account of the wasting his Treasure, and what else should be laid to their Charge. But being consciousIbid. of their guilt, some of them fledIbid. to Sanctuary; and this Stephen, toIbid. the Abby of Leicester: Where he openly de­clared M. Westm in eodem anno. That he was, and had been a Pries [...], and resolved to shave his Crown again, to be a Canon of that House. Nevertheless, after second thoughts, he cameM. Paris. 405. n. 40.; to Court, under the Archbishop's Prote­ction M. Paris. 405. n. 40. where the King call'dIbid. him a Wicked Traytor, Ibid. telling him, That it was he who gave him counsel to displace Hubert de Burgh from the O [...]fice or Iustice of England, and cast him in Prison; nay, that he prest to hang him, and to banish divers of the Nobility: addingIbid., That he would have a strict account of his dealing, whilst he had been Iustice of England, and what he had then received. But, for answer to this high Charge, the Archbishop and Bishops obtain'd Ibid. 409. n. 50. time till Michae [...]mas following; and within the space of a Twelvemonth after (the Times be­ing Ibid. 409. n. 50. then more calm) made his Peace with the King, for a thousand Marks, without reception Ibid. 409. n. 50. into Grace, as formerly. Howbeit; the year following, he grewIbid. 431. n. 20. in such Favour, that in 21 H. 3. the King wroughtIbid. 443. n. 10. a Reconciliation unto him, from those of the Nobility who had been his greatest Enemies.

Shortly after which, he came into Action again, being made JusticePat. 21 H. [...]. m 6. of Chester, and the King's ChiefM. Paris. 490. [...] Counsellor: And, being now grown in years, by experience of former times, deported M. Paris. 490. [...] himself with much more temper and moderation than heretofore.

As to his Works of Piety, it appears, that he gave [...] to the Monks of Stoneley, in Com. Warr. the Mannor of Bericote, in that County: To [...] the Monks of Com [...]e, a Mill at Wykin; and to [...] the Canons of Leicester, a certain Wood, called New-Hay, lying near Stockingford, in Com. Warr. in which Monastery he became a [...] Canon-Regular, before he died.

He married two Wives; first [...] Rohese, Daughter of Thomas le Despenser (Sister to Hugh.) Second­ly, [...] Ida, Sister of Henry de Hastings, with whom he had [...] in Frank-Marriage the Mannor of Bru­neswaver, in Com. Warr. And departed [...] this Life in the Abby of Leicester, 5 Id. Nov. Anno 1241. (25 H. 3.) To conclude—I [...]te Stepha­nus, in juventute, &c. saith my Author [...]—This Stephen, though come of no high Parentage, was, in his youth, of a Clerk made a Knight; and, in his later days, through his Prudence and Valour, so ex­alted, that he had the Reputation of one of the Chief Men in the Realm, managing the greatest Affairs as he pleased. In doing whereof, he more minded his own Profit, than the Common Good: yet, for some [Page 673] good Deeds, and making a discreet Testament, he died with much Honour.

To him succeeded Gilbert Gilbert. his second Son (Iohn the eldest dying in his Life-time, as is already ob­served.) Which Gilbert, having marriedRot. Fin. 30 H. 3. m. 3. Annabil the Daughter and Coheir of Robert de Chaucumbe, in 15 H. 3. obtain'd a GrantEx Coll. R. Gl. S. from Simon de Mont­sort, Lord of Leicester, of the whole Town of Kegworth, in Com. Leic. And in 17 H. 3. procur'd from the King a GrantRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 3. in Fee-farm, to himself and his Heirs, of the Mannor of Newcastle under Lime (in Com. Staff.) with the AdvowsonRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 3. of the Church of Stoke, paying . xx l. per annum Rent: And, the same year, was made Governour Pat. 17 H. 3. m. 6. of Bolesover-Castle: In which Trust, and for other Services, he merited so well, as that the King, upon [...] his Fathers death, (which hapned shortly after) acquitted [...] him of his Relief, then due for the Lands thereupon descended to him; and the next ensuing year, scil. 26 H. 3. made him Justice [...] of all his Forests South of Trent, and Governour [...] of Kenilworth-Castle.

In 32 H. 3. he gave a FineRot. Fin. 32 H. 3. m. 11. to the King of C Marks, that neither himself, nor his Heirs, nor Sir William Wastneys Knight (who was a Retainer to him) might be question'd for any Trespasses done in the Forests, during the time that he was Justice; and in 35 H. 3. was madePat. 35 H. 3. m. 2. one of the Justices of Oyer and Terminer in the City of London, to hear and determine of all such Causes us had usually been tried before the Justices Itinerant, at the Tower of London.

A Benefactor he was likewise to the Monks of Stoneley, as it seems; for it appears, that they grantedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to him, and Annabil his Wife, that one Monk of their Covent should perpetually celebrate Divine Service there, for the health of the Soul of Stephen his Father, Rohese his Mother, and her the said Annabil.

In 38 H. 3. with [...] R. Bigod Earl-Marshal, being appointed an Embassador [...] beyond-Sea, he went [...] into Gascoine: But this Journey hastned his death; for, [...] in his Return towards England, with Iohn de Plessets Earl of Warwick, and others of the English Nobility, having special Letters [...] of Safe-conduct from the King of France, for their secure travelling through any of his Territories, he was treacherously seised [...] upon at Ponte, a City in Poictou, and cast [...] into close Prison. Which hard usage so impaired his health, that languishing [...] with Infirmities, he died [...] shortly after, Annabil his Wife surviving; who ratified [...] the Grants of her Ancestors, to the Canons of Chaucumbe; and of her own gift bestow'd [...] on them C s. yearly Rent, issuing out of her Lordships of Chaucumbe and Dauby: and afterwards married [...] to Roger de Somery Baron of Dudley.

To which Gilbert succeeded Nicholas de Segrave, Nicholas. his Son and Heir; to whom Alianore the Wife of Robert Hovell quit-claimed [...] all her Right in the Mannor of Alkmundbury, in Com. Hunt. which Mannor had been [...] part of the Possessions of Ste­phen de Saegrave their Father.

In 43 H. 3. this Nicholas attended [...] the King into France: but soon after approved himself an active Rebel against him: for the same year taking [...] part with the rest of the Barons that had armed themselves, he was [...] one of those who constrain'd him to submit to those dishonourable Ordinances made at Oxford; and, in order to their after-act­ings, planted [...] divers Schismatical Persons in Church-Livings: for which, and many Sacrilegi­ous Outrages, both himself and the rest of his Party were particularly Excommunicated [...] by the Archbishop of Canterbury. And in 46 H. 3. upon that AccordClaus. 46 H. [...] made betwixt the King and those Barons, receiv'd a special PreceptClaus. 46 H. [...] from the King, requiring him, in case he could not at that time personally repair to Court, for ratifying the same Agreement, that he should send his Seal, for confirmation thereof.

In 47 H. 3. uponClaus. 47 H. [...]. m. 6. that Insurrection of the Welch, wherein they wasted the Lands of Roger Lord Mortimer; amongst other Great Men, he had SummonsClaus. 47 H. [...]. m. 6. to attend the King at Worcester, upon the Feast-day of St. Peter ad Vincula, there to receive the Order of Knighthood, and thence to march with him, well fitted with Horse and Arms. Whether he did so, or not, I cannot say; but cer­tain I am, that the next ensuing year he wasRot. Fin. 40 H. 3 m. 4. one of the Ringleaders of those who appear'd in open Hostility, and fortifiedRot. Fin. 40 H. 3 m. 4. Northampton against the King; for which his Lands were seisedRot. Fin. 40 H. 3 m. 4. And whenM. Paris. 995. m. 40. the Royal Army took that Town by Assault (where many of his Party were laid holdM. Paris. 995. m. 40. on) ma­king his escape, he fledM. Paris. 995. m. 40. to London; where those Rebellious Citizens, having raised a mighty Power on the behalf of the Barons, madeM. Paris. 995. m. 40. him their Ge­neral: Whence he march'd with [...] Clare, and Henry de Hastings, to the SiegeLel. coll. vol. 1. 321. [...] Castle at Rochester; and so toM. Paris. ut supra. H. Knigh­ton, 2449. n. 40. Lewes: where the King beingM. Paris. ut supra. H. Knigh­ton, 2449. n. 40. with his Army, ready for Battel, this Nicholas desiredM. Paris. ut supra. H. Knigh­ton, 2449. n. 40. that he might have the Honour to make the first On-set; which he did, with the Londoners, who were worstedM. Westm. in anno 1265. in that Encoun­ter; though otherwise the day proved fatalM. Westm. in anno 1265. to the King, he being there takenM. Westm. in anno 1265. Prisoner, with the Prince, and all the chief of his Friends. After which, calling a Parliament in the King's Name, he was one of those who had Summons [...] thereto, amongst such of the Nobility whereof their House of Peers then consisted.

But long they prospered not in this their Suc­cess: for within the compass of sixteen Months following, the Prince making his escape [...] out of their Hands, through the help of the Lord Morti­mer, and some other, (as I have elsewhere shewed) raising a powerful Army, within a very short time, utterly vanquish'd [...] them in the Battel of Evesham; where this Nicholas beingPat. 49 H. 3. m. 2. wounded and taken Prisoner, his Lands were givenPat. 49 H. 3. m. 2. to Ed­mund the King's Son (afterwards Earl of Lanca­ster.) Howbeit, after this, being admittedPat. 5▪ H. 3. m. 16. to Composition (by virtue of the Decr [...]e called Di­ctum de Kenilworth) upon the undertakingPat. 5▪ H. 3. m. 16. of Geffrey Genevill, and some others, for his future fi­delity, and that he should strictly observe the Tenor of that Decree, he obtained full pardonPat. 5▪ H. 3. m. 16. for his former Actings, and a ConfirmationIbid. of his Lands, which had been seised thereupon; as also Power Ibid. to receive Aid from all his Tenants, towards the raising of his Fine. And, within four years after, had leave [...] to attend Prince Edward to the Holy Land; as also Letters [...] of Protection, and some special Immunities [...], be reason of that Journey: Whereupon he constitutedIbid. in dors. Iohn de Diggeby his Attoney, to prosecute all Suits for him in his ab­sence, as occasion should require.

And when that Prince arrived to the Crown, continuing in his favour, in the fourth year of his Reign he attendedPat. 5 E. 1. m. 8. him in that Expedition then made into Wales, in which the Castle of Rothe­lan was takenT. Wals. p. 6. n. 40., and the Welch subduedT. Wals. p. 6. n. 40.. After this, scil. in 15 E. 1. he was employ'dPat. 15 E 1. m. 4. into Ire­land, [Page 674] in the King's Service; and in 19 E. 1. into Pat. 19 E. 1. m. 9. Scotland: And in 20 E. 1. obtain'd a Charter C [...]rt. 20 E. 1. n. 17. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-lands at Calu­don, and Kington, in Com. Warr. Bretteby, Kox­lauston, and Cotes, in Com. Derb. Staunton, in Com. Hunt. Overton, Segrave, S [...]leby, and Dichesworth, in Com. Leic. and Chaucumbe, in Com. Northampt. As alsoC [...]rt. 20 E. 1. n. 17. for a Market at Mount­sorell, in Com. Leic. upon the Munday, every Week, and a Fair yearly, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist, and five days ensuing. But in 23 E. 1. he departedEsc. 24 E. 1. n. 54. Hunt. &c. Rot. Fin. 23 E. 1. m. 2. this Life, leaving Iohn Esc. 24 E. 1. n. 54. Hunt. &c. Rot. Fin. 23 E. 1. m. 2. his Son and Heir thirty nine years of age; who doing his HomageRot. Fin. 24 E. 1. m. 19. the next year fol­lowing, had LiveryRot. Fin. 24 E. 1. m. 19. of his Lands.

Which Iohn, in 54 H. 3. (his Father then living, and by his consentEx Coll R. Gl. S.) marriedEx Coll R. Gl. S. Christian the Daughter of Sir Hugh de Plessets Knight, and had Ex Coll R. Gl. S. with her in Frank-marriage the Mannor of Stodesoone; Iohn the Son of the said Hugh at that time also taking to WifeEx Coll R. Gl. S. Annabil the Daugh­ter of the said Nicholas, givingEx Coll R. Gl. S. her in Frank-marriage the Mannor of Burton-Hanred.

This Iohn having been taken PrisonerEx Coll R. Gl. S. in the Wars of Scotland, in 9 E. 1. obtain'd from the King, in considerationEx Coll R. Gl. S. of his Services there, the Grant, [...] One thousand Pounds, towards the Paym [...] [...] his Ransom; deductingEx Coll R. Gl. S. onely so much as upon Account was due to the King, upon any Monies by him received, since the time he had been Warden of the Forests beyond Trent, and Constable of Notingham-Castle: And in 13 E. 1. attendedClaus. 13 E. 1. m. 6. the King in his Expedition into Wales.

In 19 E. 1. hePat. 19 E. 1. m. 7. accompanied his Father into Scotland; that beingT. Wals. in anno 1292. the time when the Com­petitors for that Kingdom submitted the determi­nation of their Dispute to King Edward, who staid T. Wals. in anno 1292. then in Northumberland for that purpose: And in 24 E. 1. wasCommun. de T. Pasch. 24 E 1. Rot. 28. Constable of the English Army then in Scotland.

In 25 E. 1. he was by IndentureEx autogr. penès W. le Neve eq. aur. Cl. R. Arm. anno 1640. retain'd to serve Roger le Bigod Earl of Norff. with six Knights, himself accounted, as well in the time of Peace, as War, for the term of his whole Life, in Eng­land, Wales, and Scotland; viz. in times of Peace with six Horses, so long as the Earl should think fit; taking Bouche of Court for himself and his Knights, and for his Esquires, Hay, and Oats; as also Livery for six more Horses, and Wages for six Grooms and their Horses: Likewise, for him­self two Robes yearly, as well in times of Peace as War, as for a Banneret; and for his five Knights, the like Robes as for his other Bachelors, viz. two yearly. Moreover, he was by these Covenants ob­lig'd to bring with him, in time of War, his five Knights, with twenty Horses; and in considera­tion thereof, to receive for himself and his Com­pany, with all those Horses, xl s. per diem: but if he should bring no more than six Horses, then xxxii s. per diem. It being likewise agreed, That the Horses should be prized, to the end that Al­lowance might be made, in case any of them should happen to be lost in the Service. For the perfor­mance of which Agreement, he had a Grant from that Earl of the Mannor of Lodene, in Com. Norff.

In 25 E. 1. he had SummonsClaus. 2 [...] E. 1. in dorso, m. 14. to be at London on the Octaves of St. Iohn Baptist, to attend the King in his Expedition beyond-Sea: And the same year, in the Month of October, to beIbid. m. 6. at New­castle upon Tine, on the day of St. Nicholas, thence to attend Prince Edward (the King's [...] in his Wars against the Scots.

In 26 E. 1. he had Summons toClaus. 26 E. 1. in dorso. be at Car­lisle on Whitson-Eve, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to attend the King into Scotland: In which Expedition the English obtain'd that great Victory T. Wals. in anno 1299. at Faukirke. And in 28 E. 1. was againRot. Protect 28 E. 1. m. 12. in those Scottish-Wars: In which year he procur'd a CharterCart. 28 E. 1. n. 41. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at North-Newenton, in Com. Oxon. and Lodene, in Com. Norff.

In 29 E. 1. he obtain'd LicencePat. 29 E. 1. m. 22. to make a Ca­stle at his Mannor-house of Bretteby, in Com. Derb. And in 30 E. 1. was constitutedPat. 30 E. 1. m. 15. Governour of Barwick upon Twede, as also Warden of Scot­land. In which year, ridingT. Wals. p. 57.. out of that Garri­son with a small Party, he was woundedT. Wals. p. 57. in a Skirmish, by an Ambuscado of the Scots, and taken PrisonerT. Wals. p. 57. About this time he had another Char­ter Cart. 30 E. 1. n. 40. for Free-warren in all his Demesn Lands at Alkmundbury, in Com. Hunt. And the next ensu­ing year, the King marching into Scotland with great Forces, he again attendedEx vet. Ro­tulo penès praf. W. le Neve. him thither, and was at the SiegeEx vet. Ro­tulo penès praf. W. le Neve. of Caerlaverok. At this time the King being VictoriousT. Wals. ut supr. n. 20. there, march'd through the whole Realm, all Places of Strength yielding T. Wals. ut supr. n. 20. to him: Whence making a triumphant Return, he leftIbid. p. 60. n. 40. this Iohn de Segrave behind him, as Lieu­tenant there.

In 33 E. 3. he obtain'd LicencePat. 33 E. 1. p. 1. m. 18. to Fortifie his Mannor-house at Caludon, in Com. Warr. with a Moat, and an Embattelled Wall: And in 34 E. 1. had further SummonsClaus. 34 E. 1. in dorso, m. 16. in cedul [...]. to attend the King at Car­lisle, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to march with him into Scotland, against Robert Brus, then in Arms, and assuming the Title of King in that Realm.

And, as his Employments of Power and Trust, under King Edward the First, were thus great and remarkable; so were they no less eminent and ho­nourable in the time of his Son and Successor King Edward the Second: For, in the first year of his Reign he was constitutedRot. Fin. 1 E. 2. m. 7. Justice of all the Forests from Trent Northwards, as also GovernourRot. Fin. 1 E. 2. m. 7. of Notingham-Castle: and in 2 E. 2. again made WardenRot. Scoc. 2 E. 2. m. 11. of all Scotland.

In 3 E. 2. he had a GrantPat. 3 E. 2. m. 22. of the Justiceship of the Forests beyond Trent, and Government of Notingham-Castle, for Life: And in 4 E. 2. was Rot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 10. again in the Scottish Wars. But in 6 E. 2. at­tending Ms. in bibl. Bodl. K. 84. f. 96 b. the King into that Realm, was taken PrisonerMs. in bibl. Bodl. K. 84. f. 96 b. in that unfortunate Battel of Bannocks­burne, where the English lost the day: for whose RedemptionClaus. 8 E. 2. m. 28. above a Twelve-month after, one Thomas de Moram a Scot, then Prisoner in the Tower of London, and divers other of that Na­tion, detain'd in sundry parts of this Realm, were deliveredClaus. 8 E. 2. m. 28. to Stephen de Segrave, Son and Heir of this Iohn, by the King's appointment, to be given in exchange for him.

In 8 E. 2. he had another SummonsClaus. 8 E. 2. in droso, m. [...]. to fit him­self with Horse and Arms, and to be at New­castle upon Tine, thence to march into Scot­land: And in 9 E. 2. obtain'd LicenceCart. 9 E. 2. n. 45. for a Market every Week, upon the Thursday, at his Mannor of Fenny-Stanton, in Com. Hunt. as also for one Fair every year, on the Eve and Day of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and six days follow­ing.

In 10 E. 2. in considerationClaus. 1 [...] E. 2. m. 3 [...]. of his great Ser­vices, and in recompenceClaus. 1 [...] E. 2. m. 3 [...]. of his Imprisonment in Scotland, he obtain'd the GrantClaus. 1 [...] E. 2. m. 3 [...]. of a thousand Pounds: And in 12 E. 2. had LicenceCart. n. 64. for a Mar­ket every Week, upon the Tuesday, at Alspath, in [Page 675] Com. Warr. and a Fair yearly upon the Eve and Day of St. Lawrence, and six days following.

In 18 E. 2. the King having conceivedH. Knigh­ton, 2543. n. 40. some displeasure towards him, for the escape of Roger Lord Mortimer out of the Tower of London, sent H. Knigh­ton, 2543. n. 40. him (together with Edmund Earl of Kent, and some others) into Gascoine, under colour of de­fending H. Knigh­ton, 2543. n. 40. those Parts; Where beingIbid. a great Mor­tality, he departedIbid. this Life, leaving Iohn his Grandchild his Cousin and nextRot. Fin. 19 E. 2. m. 13, & 17. Heir (Stephen his eldest Son dying a little time before him) having had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 24 E. 1. to that Year. But of this Iohn, I shall respite what I have to say for a while, and take notice of that which is memorable of Nicholas de Segrave, Brother to the before-specified Iohn, as also of the said Stephen.

In 22 E. 1. this Nicholas Nicholas. wasRot. Pip. 27 E. 1. sub tit. Nomina &c. in the King's Ser­vice in Gascoine: And in 25 E. 1. had Summons Claus. 25 E. 1. in dorso, m. 26. to attend Prince Edward, at Newcastle upon Tine, to march against the Scots; as also the next ensuing year, to be atClaus. 26 E. 1. in dorso, m. 26. Carlisle, well appointed with Horse and Arms, in order to another Expe­dition design'd for Scotland; at which time he was in the BattelEx Rot. vet. penès [...] of Faukirke, where the English were Victorious.

In 33 E. 1. this Nicholas, whom my Author M. West. in anno 1305. calls Vnus de praestantioribus Militibus de Regno, One of the most Worthy Knights in this Realm, being M. West. in anno 1305. charg'd with Treason, by Sir Iohn de Crombwell Knight; in defence of his Innocency, challeng'd M. West. in anno 1305. Crombwell to a Duel: But that being not permit­ted, he wentIbid. beyond-Sea, without Licence, to pursue him. At which the King took such offence, that he commandedIbid. Justice should be done against him. Whereupon, after three days consultation, the Judges declaredIbid., That he deserved death, and that all his Goods should be confiscate: yet added, Ibid. That, in regard of his Noble Descent, as also, in respect that he went not out of England in any affront to the King, but to be reveng'd on his Ac­cuser, he might do well to pardon him. To whom the King answeredIbid., It is in my power to extend Mercy as I please. Who hath submitted to my Cle­mency, and suffered for it? Let your Sentence be recorded in Writing, and it shall stand for Law. Hereupon he was committedIbid. to Prison, for a ter­ror to other Offenders in the like kind: but after few days, divers of the Nobility intercedingIbid. for him, thirty of his Peers also, girt with Swords, offeringIbid. to be bound, Body and Goods, that he should be forth-coming whensoever the King should require, he was set at libertyIbid., and restor'd Ibid. to his Possessions.

Upon this his Flight, to go beyond-Sea, with purpose to fight with Crombwell in the Court of France, endeavouringPlac. Parl. p. 266. to take Shipping at Do­bor, and being there withstood byPlac. Parl. p. 266. the Constable of that Castle, he got to anotherPlac. Parl. p. 266. Haven, and sailed over; for which, upon his return, he was seiz'd [...] on at Dobor, and brought to his Trial, as before is observed. But after this, scil. in 34 E. 1. he had another Summons [...] to be at Carlisle in the xv•s of St. Iohn Baptist's Nativity, then to at­tend the King in his Expedition against Robert Brus. And in 1 E. 2. was constituted [...] Governour of the Castle at Northampton, and [...] Marshall of England. In 4 E. 2. he obtain'd Licence to make a Castle of his Mannor-house at Barton-Segrave, in Com. Northampt. and was the same year again in the Scottish Wars.

Upon [...] this Grant of the Marshalship to him, William, le Mareschall much stomaching [...] the mat­ter, both of them, by their Friends and Allies, raised [...] strong Parties, and resolv'd [...] to come with them, in that sort attended, to the Parliament, which was to begin at London, upon Sunday next after the Feast of St. Laurence, in 5 E. 2. But the King, being advertised thereof, prohibitedIbid. them so to do, upon pain of forfeiture of all they had; com­manding Ibid. them, by his special Precepts, that they should not dare to come with Weapons, or in any other sort than had been usual in the time of King Edward his Father.

This is all I have to say of this Nicholas de Se­grave, other than that he had SummonsClaus. de [...]. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, amongst the Barons, from 30 E. 1. until 14 E. 2. inclusive: and that he departedEsc. 15 E. 2. n. 37. this Life in 15 E. 2. being then seisedEsc. 15 E. 2. n. 37. of the Mannor of Pes [...]nhale, in Com. Suff. Heydon, in Com. Essex. of the Site of the Castle of Barton, in Com. Northt. (which he had by the Gift of Nicholas his Father) as also of the Mannor of Weston, in that Coun­ty: leaving Issue Maud his Daughter and Heir, then married to Edmund de Bohun, thirty years of age.

I come next to Stephen Stephen. his Nephew, who died the same year with his Father (as I have already intimated.)

This Stephen, in 34 E. 1. wasRot. Pro­tect. 34 E. 1. m. 11. with Iohn his Father in the Wars of Scotland: but in 12 E. 2. he took partPat. 12 E. 2. p. 1. m. 17: with Thomas Earl of Lancaster; yet submitting himself, had his PardonPat. 12 E. 2. p. 1. m. 17: And the same year, in considerationEx coll. R. Gl. S. of his good and faith­ful Services, obtain'd a GrantEx coll. R. Gl. S. of the Hundred of Stodesden, in Com. ... to hold for Life; paying yearly to the King's Exchequer, by the hands of the Sheriff, the ancient Farm thereof.

Moreover, in 16 E. 2. he was made Constable Rot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 12. of the Tower of London: and in 18 E. 2. ac­companied H. Knighton, 2543 n. 40. Pat. 18 E. 2. p. 1. m. 26. his Father, under the Command of Edmund Earl of Kent, into Gascoyne. Soon af­ter which he died: Whereupon the Mannor of Ca­ludon, in Com. Warr. with certain other Lands, wasClaus. 19 E. 2. m. 12. assign'd to Alice his Wife, for her Dowrie.

¶I now come to Iohn de Segrave, John. Son to this last-mentioned Stephen, but Heir to his Grandfa­ther, as hath been already observed: Whose Mar­riage Pat. 4 6 E. [...]. p. 2. m. 7 Claus. 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 14. with Margarct Daughter and Heir to Thomas of Brotherton, Marshal of England (second Son to King Edward the First) added no small Honour to this Family.

In 18 E. 2. this Iohn was sentH. Knighton, ut sup [...]a. into Gascoine, with his Father: and in 10 E. 3. arriving to his full age, had LiveryClaus. 10 E. 3. m. [...]8. of the Lands of his Inheri­tance, doingClaus. 10 E. 3. m. [...]8. his Homage. In which year being employ'dIbid. in dors. m 10 into Scotland, upon the King's spe­cial Service, his Debts due to the Exchequer were respitedIbid. in dors. m 10 In 14 E. 3. this Iohn was by Indenture Ex autogr. penès Cler. Pell. retain'd to serve the King, with xl Men at Arms, whereof eight to be Knights, and the rest Esquires, as also with xl Archers, under several Banners: all which were to continue in the Marches of Scot­land, from the Month of April, until Martinmass next ensuing, and to receive the Wages of War ac­customed.

In 16 E. 3. he serv'dRot Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 11. the King in his Wars of France, with xl Men at Arms, and xl Archers. And the same year wasRot. Scoc. 16 E. 2. m. 12. in that Expedition made into Scotland.

Likewise, in 18 E. 3. he was again retain'dEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. by Indenture, to serve the King for one Quarter of that Year, in his Wars of France, with xl Men at Arms, whereof one Banneret, besides himself, eight Knights, the rest Esquires, and Men at Arms [Page 676] And in 19 E. 3. receiv'd command [...] to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to repair to Portsmouth upon the Feast of St. Laurence, thence to attend the King, with all the Power he could make, into France. And having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parli­ament from 10 E. 3. till 25 E. 3. inclusive, departed Esc. 27 E. 3. n. 69. this Life upon Tuesday in Easter-week, 27 E. 3. leaving Issue Elizabeth Esc. 27 E. 3. n. 69. his sole Daughter and Heir, at that time marriedEsc. 27 E. 3. n. 69. to Iohn the Son of Iohn Lord Moubray, to whom she brought an am­ple Fortune: Whereupon doing his FealtyRot. Fin. 27 [...]. 3. m. 9., he had LiveryRot. Fin. 27 [...]. 3. m. 9. of her Lands the same year; Margaret his Wife surviving, who afterwards tookClaus. 32 E. 3. m. 28. Sir Wal­ter Manny to her Husband.

There was also another Iohn, Iohn. Uncle to this last­mention'd Iohn.

In 34 E. 1. this Iohn wasClaus. 34 E. 1. m. 12. in that Expedition then made into Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 4 [...]. 2. m. 13. 4 E. 2. And having marriedEsc. 23 F. 3. n. 44. Iulian the Daughter and Heir to Iohn de Sandwic Lord of Folkeston in Kent, in 22 E. 3. obtain'd the King's Charter [...] 22. [...]. 3. n. 29. for two Markets every Week at Folkeston; one on the Tuesday, the other on the Thursday: and de­parted Esc. 23 E. 3. n. 44. this Life in 23 E. 3. leaving Mary his DaughterEsc. 23 E. 3. n. 44. and Heir xv days old.

Scoteni.

UPon the Assessment of that Aid levied in 12 H. 2. for marrying the King's Daugh­ter, Lambert de Scoteni Lambert. certifiedLib. rub. [...] Linc., That he heid of the King ten Kinghts Fees, whereof Ri­chard de Haia detain'd the Service of one: for all which, in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Linc. vi l. xiii s. iv d. And, in 18 H. 2. upon Collection of the Scutage of Ireland, answeredRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Linc. x l. in regard he neither was in that Expedition, not sent Soldiers thither.

In 6 R. 1. this Lambert gaveRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Linc. ten Marks to be exempted from attending the King in Norman­dy at that time. And having bestow'd [...]. Ang. vol. 1. 923 b. n. 60. on the Nuns of [...], in Com. Line. one Ox-gang of Land in Limberg, with two Sheaves of the Tithes of his own Demesns, diedEx Cod. [...]gro de [...] without Issue, leaving his two Sisters, Berta, and Aumirais, his next Heirs.

Of which Berts, descendedEx Cod. [...]gro de [...] William, who had the Mannor-house of Cokerington, in Com. Linc. forIbid. his Purparty; but gaveIbid. it to Henry de Lekeburne, with Lauretta his Sister in Marriage: and left IssueIbid. three Daughters, Frithesand, Cecelie, and Agnes. Of these, Frithesand became the Wife Ibid. of Hugh de Willughby. Of Aumaris, the second Sister, descendedIbid. Thomas, commonly called Tho­mas de Scoteni, who soldIbid. his Purparty in Coke­rington to Sir Reger de Nevill.

In 5 Ioh. one William, William. called likewise William de Scoteni, gaveRot. Pip. 5 [...] Linc. Lx Marks for that Purparty of the Lands of the before-specified Lambert, which through his Mothers RightRot. Pip. 5 [...] Linc. belong'd to him. Which William, with Thomas de Scoteni, in 13 Ioh. upon payment of the third Scutage of King Ri­chard the First, accounted [...] for xvi Knights Fees and an half. But this William died without Is­sae-male, leaving three Daughters his Heirs [...] Frethesend, married [...] to Walter de Killingholm; Cecilie, to [...] Philip de Faucumberge; and [...] Helene, (who was committed [...] to the Tuition of Brian Fitz-Alan) otherwise called A [...]ice, after married [...] William Talbot of [...], in Com. Linc. Which William, with Walter de Killingholm, and Philip de Faucumberge, held (in Right of their Wives) three parts of one Knights Fee in Thorpe, besides Glanford-Bridge.

But I return to Thomas. Thomas. This Thomas gave a FineRot. Pip. 7 Joh Linc. of an C l. and one Palfrey unto the King, for his part of the Lands belonging to the Barony of Lambert de Multon, then in the King's hands: And died in 30 H. 3. as it seems; Peter Peter. his Son then answeringRot. Pip. 30 H. 3. Linc. for his Relief: Of whom (in favourRot. Fin. 33 H. 3. m. 5.) he acceptedRot. Fin. 33 H. 3. m. 5. of xxxv l. thoughRot. Fin. 33 H. 3. m. 5. he held his Lands of him by Barony. But in 34 H. 3. upon the Return of an Inquisition, which was then trans­mitted to the Barons of the Exchequer, it being certifiedRot. Fin. 34 H. 3. m. 17., That the Lands of this Barony were in so great a measure aliened, that the Remainder was not sufficient to answer the full Relief, command Rot. Fin. 34 H. 3. m. 17. was given to them, that they should cause all those who had any part of the Lands so sold, to be distrained for their respective Proportions, to the end the full Relief might be totally satisfied.

In 4 E. 1. this Peter paidRot. Pip. 4 E. 1. Norht. viii l. upon Colle­ction of the Scutage of Wales; and diedRot. Pip. 6 E. 1. m. 27. in 6 E. 1. Whereupon the Sheriff of Lincolnshire had commandRot. Pip. 6 E. 1. m. 27. to assign a reasonable Dowrie to Isabell his Widow.

¶About this time there was also one Walter de Scoteni; which Walter Walter. heldTesta de Nevill, tit. Suss. fourteen Knights Fees and an half of Alice Countess of Ewe, who then possess'dTesta de Nevill, tit. Suff. the Honour of Hastings, in Com. Suss. This Walter gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 839 a. n. 60. Kokesby to the Monks of Koche-Abby, in Com. Ebor. But in Anno 1259. (43 H. 3.) beingM. Westm. in an. 1259. M. Paris. p. 984. n. 40. the principal Person of Coun­sel with the Earl of Gloucester, and likewise his StewardM. Westm. in an. 1259. M. Paris. p. 984. n. 40., he was suspectedM. Westm. in an. 1259. M. Paris. p. 984. n. 40. for giving Poyson to that Great Earl, and to William de Clare his Brother; of which Poyson William diedM. Westm. in an. 1259. M. Paris. p. 984. n. 40., and the Earl himself hardlyM. Westm. in an. 1259. M. Paris. p. 984. n. 40. escaped. This 'twas believ'dM. Paris. p. 988. he did for a great Sum of Money, then given to him by William de Valence. Shortly after which, having his TrialM. Westm. ut supra. by the Country, and being foundM. Westm. ut supra. guilty thereof, he wasM. Westm. ut supra. drawn through the City of Winchester to the Gallows, and there hang'd.

Peche.

IN the tenth year of King Henry the Second's Reign, Hamon Peche Hamon. being SheriffRot. Pip. 10 H. 2. [...] of Cam­bridgshire, so continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. till half of the twelfth year; at which time, upon the Assessment of that Aid for Marrying the King's Daughter, he certifiedLib. [...] sub tit [...]. his Knights Fees in Suffolk to be eleven an half and two fourth parts; and in Cambridgshire, seven and a twelfth part de veteri Feoffamen­to; as also, an half, third, and fourth part de novo. Which Fees in Cambridgshire wereLib. [...] sub tit [...]. of his Wifes Inheritance, viz. Alice, DaughterMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 30 a. n. 30. to William Pe­verell, one of the Coheirs of Pain Peverell her Bro­ther, as part of the Honour of Brunne. For all which Fees, in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. [...]. & Hunt. xii l. xiv s. viz. a Mark for each Fee. And inRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Canta [...]. 2 R. 1. upon Col­lection of the Scutage of Wales, ix l. x s. ix d.

To this Hamon succeeded Gilbert Gilbert. his SonMon. Angl. ut supra. and Heir; who in 6 R. 1. upon the Collecting of that Scutage then assess'd for the King's Redemption, paidRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Canta [...]. xix l. xx d. for the Knights Fees of his Pa­ternal Inheritance; and two Marks and an half, for those of the Honour of Brunne, which de­scended to him by his Mother.

[Page 677]In 6 Ioh. this Gilbert gaveRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Can­ta [...]. C Marks to the King, for Livery of his Purparty in Brunne, which he held of Hugh the Son of Henry de Longcamp; whereof he had been dispossess'dRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Can­ta [...]. by seisure into the Kings hands, amongst those Lands which be­long'd to the Normans; in respectRecuil des [...] de [...]word per I. du Tiller p. 159. that the Duke­dom of Normandy was then recovered from King Iohn, by Philip Augustus King of France.

After which, viz. in 14 Ioh. the whole Barony of this Gilbert was committedPart. 14 Joh. [...]. 4. to the Custody of Hugh de Boues, he being then dead; as 'tis like; for I find no more mention of him: leaving Issue Hamon Hamon. his SonMon. Angl. ut supra n. 40. and Heir. Which Hamon, in 2 H. 3. upon Collection of the first Scutage of that King, paidRot. Pip. 2. H. 3. Cantabr. xxxiv Marks ii s. ii d. for seventeen Knights Fees and a twelsth part, whereof his own Barony did consist; and ten Marks for five Knights Fees of the Barony of Brunne.

In 7 H. 3. this Hamon having beenClaus. 7 H. 3. in dorso, m. 4. in that Expedition then made into Wales, obtain'd the King's PreceptClaus. 7 H. 3. in dorso, m. 4. for levying Scutage upon all his own Tenants by Military Service, within the Counties of Cantabr. Norff. Suff. Linc. Oxon. Wi [...]tes. Dorset. and Somerset. And in 25 H. 3. de­parted Lel. coll vol. 1. 343. this Life, in his Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Whereupon his Body was brought over to the Priory of Barnewell, near Cambridge, (of the Foundation of the Peverells, his Ancestors) and buried [...] in the Chappel of our Lady there: leaving Issue, by Eve his Wife, (by birth anIbid. 30 a. n. 40. Alien) Gil­bert Gilbert. his SonIbid. 30 a. n. 40. and Heir, and fiveIbid. 30 a. n. 40. others, viz. Ha­mon, Hugh, Robert, Thomas, and William: Of which younger Sons, Hugh adheredEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. to the Rebellious Barons in 49 H. 3.

This last-mention'd Gilbert, in 26 H. 3. giving SecurityRot. Fin. 26 H. 3. m. 12. for the Payment of his Relief (scil. CC Marks) and doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 26 H. 3. m. 12. of the Lands of his Inheritance: but diedLel. coll. vol. 1. 627. in 19 E. 1. To whom succeeded another Gilbert; who, in 22 E. 1. attendedRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m 9. the King in that Expedition then made into Gascoine; and had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 28 E. 1. till 15 E. 2. inclusive. And having marriedMon. Angl. ut supra, 30 b. n. [...]0. & 30. two Wives, the one called Maude de Ha­stings, the other Ioane Daughter of Simon de Grey, had Issue by the first of them, two Sons, Iohn Ibid., and Edmund Ibid., unto whom he leftIbid. little, giving most of his Estate toIbid. his Children by the second, and madeIbid. King Edw. l. Heir to the rest of his Ba­rony: to whom likewise, in 12 E. 1. he gaveIbid. n. 50. the Patronage of the Priory of Bernwelle.

¶Another Branch there was of this Name, and probably from the same Stock; the first thereof beingGodw. de [...]. Robert Peche Bishop of Coventre, in King Stephen's time. Which Robert had IssueGodw. de [...]. Richard Richard. Archdeacon of Coventre: to whom another Ri­chard, viz. Son of Geffrey Peche, succeeded as next [...] Heir. Which last-mentioned Richard, by Right of Descent from Petronill his Mother, Daughter and at length Heir [...] to Richard Walshe, possess'd [...] that fair Lordship of Wormleighton, in Com. Warr. and left Issue; [...] Sir Iohn Peche Iohn. Knight; who in October, 49 H. 3. (soon after that memo­rable Battel of G [...]esham) had the King's special LettersPat. 49 H. 3. [...] dorso. of Protection, to be in force till Whitson­tide following, which shews, that he stood Loyal to the King in that troublesom time. Nor did he, after that, want Employments of Publick Trust; for from 53 H. 3. till 9 E. 1. inclusive, he was [...] frequently one of the Justices of Gaol-delivery at Warwick: and, in 15 E. 1. in [...] that [...] Expedition under Edmund Earl of Cornwall, to whom the King (being then in France) had com­mitted T. Wals. p. 15. n. 10. the Guardianship of this Realm, during his absence.

Moreover, in 26 E. 1. he was inRot. Scoc. 26 8. 1. m. 3. the Scottish Wars: So likewise inRot. Scoc. 32 [...]. 1. m. 2. 32 E. 1. andRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. [...]. 34 E. 1.

And in 15 E. 2. upon InformationClaus. 15 E. 2. in dors. m. 27. given to the King. That one Thomas Blaun [...]front, and others, had possess'd themselves of Warwick-Castle, then in the Ring's hands, by reason of the Earl of War­wick's Minority, he receiv'd a special Commission Claus. 15 E. 2. in dors. m. 27. to accompany the Sheriff of that County thither, and requiring the Render thereof, to imprison the Transgressors: Whereupon he was constituted Go­vernour Rot. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 31. of it; and the next ensuing year was Pat. 16 E. 2. p. 1. m. 7. one of the Commissioners for arraying of Soldi­ers, Horse and Foot, to march against the Scots; being the same year also madeRot. Fin. 17 E. 2. m. 24. Constable of Do­vor-Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports; and in 19 E. 2. GovernourPat. 19 E. 2. p 1. m. 10. of Corffe-Castle. But in that ConfessionT. Wals. p. 111. n. 30. made by Edmund Earl of Kent, in 3 E. 3. when he stood charg'd with Treason, for reporting Edward the Second (his Brother) to be alive, and that he had conspired his Enlargement from Prison, and Restitution to his Thronc; being accusedT. Wals. p. 111. n. 30. to be one of that Earls Abettors therein, PreceptsPat. 4 E. 3. m. 25. were issued out to the Sheriffs of the Counties of Warr. Dorset. and Hants. for his spee­dy apprehension: after which, his Lands were sei­sed Claus. 4 E. 3. m. 24.; but ere long, being cleared of that Charge, he had restitution of them again; as appearsClaus. 4 E. 3. m. 24. by the King's Mandate, directed to the Sheriff of Warwickshire, bearing date in August following. And having had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to all the Parliaments, to fit amongst the Peers of this Realm, from 14 E. 2. until 9 E. 3. inclusive, departedEx autogr. penès prad. 8. Montfort. this Life about the eleventh or twelfth of that King's Reign, lea­ving Iohn Iohn. his GrandsonEx autogr. penès prad. 8. Montfort. his Heir, who never had Summons to Parliament, nor none of his Descen­dants; but being a KnightFin. lev. craft. Ascens. 16 E. 3. in 16 E. 3. in 28 E. 3. serv'dClaus. 28 E. 3. in dorso, m. 21. in the Parliament then held at Westminster, as one of the Knights for the County of Warwick: So likewise inClaus. 32 E. a. in dorso, m. 21. 32 E. 3. and inRot. Fin. 43 E. 3. m. 16. 43 E. 3. was She­riff for the Counties of Warm. and Leic.

And in 45 E. 3. purposingEx autogr. penès [...] S. M. to take a Voyage beyond-Sea, enfeoffedEx autogr. penès [...] S. M. Sir Baldwin Frevile Knight, and others, in divers of his Lordships and Lands, with trust, that if he should die in those Parts, they might educate his Children conveniently, with the Issues and Profits of them, this beingT. Wals. 282, n. 40. the time that Iohn Duke of Lancaster fail'd into France, with a great Army, to relieve Kochell.

In 47 E. 3. he serv'd againClaus. 47 E. 3. in dorso. in the Parliament then held, as one of the Knights for Warwickshire; but in 50 E. 3. departedEsc. 50 E. 3. n. 51. this Life, leaving Iohn Iohn. Esc. 50 E. 3. n. 51. his Son and Heir xv years of age: who being al­so a Knight, in 9 R. 2. attendedEx autogr. penès praf. S. M. Iohn Duke of Lancaster (then bearing the Title of King of Ca­stile and Leon) into Spain. Whether he died there, or not, I am not certain; but plain it is, that he departedEsc. 9 [...]. 2. n. 92. this Life the same year, leaving Issue Ioane and Margaret his DaughtersEsc. 9 [...]. 2. n. 92. and Heirs. Which Ioane dying without Issue, Margaret the Wife of Sir William Montfort of Col [...]shill, in Com. Warr. Knight, became soleFin. de div. com. levat. craft. Mart. 12 H. 4. Heir to the whole In­heritance, scil. Fin. de div. com. levat. craft. Mart. 12 H. 4. the Mannors of Hampton in Ar­den, H [...]niley, Blackwell, Wyrmeleghton, Fenni-Cumpton, Aven-Dasset, Dunchurch, and Toft, all in Com. Warr. and Shenington, in Com. Glouc.

Morewic.

IN 12 H. 2. Ernulf de Morewic, Ernulf. upon the As­sessment of that Aid then levied, for marrying the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc. tit. Northumb., That he held one Knights Fee in Com. Northumb. de veteri Feoffa­mento.

To this Ernulf succeeded Hugh, Hugh. who had the reputation of a Baron; but his Barony consisted Testa de Nevil, Nor­thumb. of no more than that one Knights Fee: by which Service he heldTesta de Nevil, Nor­thumb. the Mannor of Chivington (com­monly called West-Chi [...]ington) in Com. Northumb.

In 31 H. 2. this Hugh accomptedRot. Pip. 31 H. [...]. tit. Honor de Vesci. for the Farm of the Honour of William de Vesci, in Com. Nor­thumbr. and the same year, being SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Cumbr. of Cumberland, so continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Cumbr. till 33 H. 2. inclusive. In 35 H. 2. he was one of those who attendedCod. Ms. in Scacc. penès Thes. & Ca­mer. f. 1. the King at Waltham, when he made his Testament: and departed this Life in 2 R. 1. as it seems; for then did Nicholas de Morewic his Brother give Rot. Pip. 2. R. 1. Northum. CC Marks for the Wardship of his Heir, whose Name was Hugh. Hugh. Which Hugh continued in Mi­nority till 3 Ioh. for then it appears, that William de Briwere hadRot. Pip. 3 [...]. Northumb. the Tuition of him: but after­wards marriedEx autogr. penès J. Lum­ley, eq. aur. anno 1578. Sibyll the Daughter of Richard de Vnfranvill, by whom he left Issue Hugh his Son and Heir.

Which Hugh diedRot. Pip. 45 H. 3. Ebor. in 45 H. 3. being then seised Esc. 53 H. 3. n. 18. Nor­thumb. of the Mannors of West-Chivington, and More­wic; as also of xx l. Lands in Langherst, and Pendemore, which he had in Frank-marriage from Robert Bertram of Bothale: Likewise of vi l. Lands in Keveley, which he held of Geffrey de Luci: leaving three Daughters his Heirs, then in Minority; whose Wardship and Marriages William de Latimer, for MCC Marks, obtainedRot. Pip. ut supra.. Which Daughters afterwards were thusEsc. ut supra. bestow'd in Wed­lock; viz. Sibyll, first to Roger de Lumley, and af­ter to Laurence de St. Martin; Theophania, to Iohn de Bulemer; and Beatrix, to Iohn de Roseles.

Fitz-Ranulph.

Robert Fitz-Ranulph, Robert. Lord of Alfreton, Norton, and Marnham, in Com. Derb. in the time of King Henry the Second, was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Nott. & Derb. of the Counties of Notingham and Derby for the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and half the sixteenth year of that King's Reign.

It is by all our Historians reported, That Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury was murthered by Reginald Fitz-Vrse, William de Tracy, Richard Briton, and Hugh de Morvill, uponGerv. Doro­bern. 1418. n. 50. the Tuesday next after Christmass-day, in Anno 1170. (17 H. 2.) which hapned that year on the Friday; making no mention of any Person else in that foul Act: But that there were some others likewise then present, and guilty thereof, there is no question at all to be made, and that this Robert Fitz-Ranulph was one of that number: Nay, it is certainly affirm'dMon. Ang. vol. 2. 607 [...]. n. 40., that he was one of the four; for sure it is, that, to ex­piate that bloudy Murther, he foundedMon. Ang. vol. 2. 607 [...]. n. 40. the Prio­ry of Beauchief, in Com. Derb. for Canons-Regular of St. Augustine's Order, and gaveEx coll. R. Gl. S. thereunto the Churches of Norton, Alfreton, Wymondew [...]de, and Edwalton.

This Robert had IssueMon. Ang. ut supra. William William. Baron of Al­freton, in the time of King Richard the First. Which William gaveIbid. 94 a. n. 20. to the Canons of Tyurgar­ton the Church of Blakwelle; and by Agnes his Wife had IssueMon. Ang. ut supra. Thomas, and three Daughters, viz. Alice, the WifeMon. Ang. ut supra. of Sir William de Chaworth Knight; Ioane, ofMon. Ang. ut supra. Robert the Son of Richard de Lathom of Lathom, in Com. Lanc. and Lettice Mon. Ang. ut supra., who died without Issue. Which Thomas dying Ibid. Issueless, his Sisters becameIbid. his Heirs. Where­upon Robert de Lathom, and Ioane his Wife, in 26 H. 3. payingRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. N [...]tt. & Derb. [...] vii l. x s. to the King, for their Relief (for the Purparty belonging to her) had Li­very Rot. pip. 26 H. 3. N [...]tt. & Derb. [...] thereof; and giving Cxv Marks, and three Palfreys, for a FineRot. pip. 26 H. 3. N [...]tt. & Derb. [...], had a GrantRot. pip. 26 H. 3. Nott. & Derb. [...] of the Custo­dy of the other Purparty, belonging to Thomas de Chaworth, Son and Heir to the before-specified William and Alice, and then in Minority. Which Thomas arriving to his full age in 31 H. 3. and per­forming his HomageClaus. 31 H. 3. m. 5., had then LiveryClaus. 31 H. 3. m. 5. thereof.

Herpetre.

IN 12 H. 2. upon levying the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, William the Son of Iohn de Herpetre certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc. tit. Dorset., That he held thirteen Knights Fees and an half.

To this William succeeded William his SonRot. Pip. 22 H. 2. Dors. Solmers. and Heir, who in 22 H. 2. paidRot. Pip. 22 H. 2. Dors. Solmers. C l. Fine, for tres­passing in the King's Forests of Dorsetshire: and in 6 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Dors. Somers. C Marks to make his Peace with that King, so that he might re-possess his Lands lying in the Counties of Dorset. Somerset. Glouc. and Devon. The next ensuing year he paidRot. Pip. 7 R. 1. Dors. Somers. fifty Marks for the Lordship of Berewic, which was of the Inheritance of his Son's Wife, being part of the Lands of Robert Fitz-Harding: and in 8 H. 3. gaveRot. Fin. [...] H. 3. m. 8. a Fine of CClxxx Marks, for the Wardship of the Heir of William de Carrio.

It seems that the Heir-Female of this Family married to Gurnay; for in 16 H. 3. Robert de Gur­nay doingRot. Fin. 16 H. 3. m. 3. his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 16 H. 3. m. 3. of the Lands of Robert the Son of Iohn de Herpetre, lying in Com. Somerset. whom the RecordRot. Fin. 16 H. 3. m. 3. calls his Grand­father.

Gaugi.

IN 12 H. 2. Rophe de Gaugi, Rophe. upon theLib. rub. in Scacc. [...]. Nor­thamb. Assess­ment of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc. [...]. Nor­thamb., That his Ancestors held three Knights Fees, which descended to two Sisters and Coheirs, whereof he married the elder; and thereupon hadIbid. at that time one Knights Fee and an half in Demesn: the other Sister being the WifeIbid. of Hugh de Ellinton.

To this Raphe succeeded Robert de Gaugi, Robert. who, in 14 Ioh. was reckonedM Paris. [...] n. 20. to be one of King Iohn's Evil Counsellors; being so obsequious to him, as that, through his Favour, in 16 Ioh. he obtain'dClaus. 16 Joh. m. 1. an advantageous Marriage, viz. Beatrice the Daughter of Isold, Niece and Heir to Robert Lovel; and with her, the LordshipsClaus. 16 Joh. m. 1. of Langce­ster, and Thornton up the Weye, in the Bishoprick of Durham.

In 18 Ioh. this Robert was made Governour [...] of Lafford-Castle (in Com. Linc.) as alsoPat. 2 H. 3. m. 2. of Newark-Castle, [Page 679] in Com. Nott. Which Castle the Bishop of Lincoln deliveredPat. 2 H. 3. m. 2. up into the King's Hands, in the time of the War betwixt him and his Barons. In 2 H. 3. he wasM. Paris. 217. 1. 40. with Ranulph Earl of Chester, and divers other of the Loyal Nobles, at the Siege of Montsorell-Castle; and after that detain'd Ibid. 300. n. 20, & 30. the Castle of Newark, belonging to the Bishop of Lincoln, till 3 H. 3. But then the Bishop, gi­ving Ibid. 300. n. 20, & 30. him satisfaction for the Victual and Provisi­ons in it, he restor'dIbid. 300. n. 20, & 30. it to him, by the King's ap­pointment. About this time it was certifiedTesta de Ne­vill, Northum., that the Barony of this Robert, in Com. Northumbr. did consist of the Mannors of Elingham, Osberwic, Doxford, Cramelington, Heton, Harelaw, Iese­muth, and Witelaw, which were held by the Ser­vice of three Knights Fees.

There were also two others of this Name, that stood stoutly to King Iohn, against his Rebellious Barons; viz. Claus. 17 Joh m. 11. Roger de Gaugy, Roger. who, in recom­pence of his Services, had a GrantClaus. 17 Joh m. 11. of the Lands of Richard Gubion, lying in the Counties of Nor­thampt. and Leic. And Sampson Gaugi, Sampson. who had Ibid. the like Grant of the Lands of Robert Arsik, and his Mother, lying in Somerton, and Coghes, in Com. Oxon. But long he held them not; for the year next following the King dispos'dClaus. 18 Joh m. 2. of them for the Support of his Garrison in Oxford-Castle.

The next of whom I find mention, is William de Gaugi: William. Which William, in 18 H. 3. had a Grant Pat. 18 H. 3. m. 7. of the Custody of the Honour of Kaermarden, with the Castle.

Not long after this, viz. in 27 H. 3. uponRot. Fin. 27 M. 3. m. 2. the death of Raphe de Gaugi, Raphe. who heldTesta de Ne­vill, Northum. the Barony of Shesemuth, by the Service of three Knights Fees, as his Ancestors had done, from the time of King Henry the First; Raphe his Son and Heir, do­ing his HomageRot. Fin ut supra., had LiveryRot. Fin ut supra. of his Lands: and dyingRot. Fin. 7 E. 1. m. 18. without Issue, in 7 E. 1. Adam Adam. his Brother becameRot. Fin. 7 E. 1. m. 18. his Heir. Which Adam, being then a LeperIbid., could notIbid. come to the King to do him Homage: but died within few years; so that Roger de Clifford, in 15 E. 1. being found Rot. Pip. 15 E 1. Northumb. Cousin and Heir to the last-mentioned Raphe, pay­ing Rot. Pip. 15 E 1. Northumb. xl l. for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Pip. 15 E 1. Northumb. of his Lands.

Foliot.

IN 12 H. 2. upon AssessmentLib. rub. in Scacc. tit Nor­thampt. of the Aid for marrying the King's Daughter, Robert Foliot Robert. certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc. tit Nor­thampt., That he had fifteen Knights Fees, which his Ancestors had held from the Conquest: for which, upon Collection of that Aid in 14 H. 2. he paidRot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Northt ix l. iii s. iv d.

This Robert took to WifeEx Regist. quodam, in Officio Dacat. Lanc. Margery the Daugh­ter and Heir to Richard de Reincurt Lord of Sut­ton, in Com. Bedf. Whereupon King Henry the Second confirm'dEx Regist. quodam, in Officio Dacat. Lanc. to him, with her, the Mannor of Burton, in Com. Northampt. and all other the Lands and Honour of Guy de Reyncurt, Ancestor of Richard: Which Guy cameEx Regist. quodam, in Officio Dacat. Lanc. into England at the time of the Conquest.

To him succeeded Richard Foliot, Richard. his SonEx Regist. quodam, in Officio Dacat. Lanc. and Heir, who gaveMon. Angl. vol. 2. 544 b. n. 40. to the Knights Hospitallers divers Lands in Warpesgrove; and left Issue [...] one sole Daughter, his Heir, called Margerie, marriedIbid. & Rot. Pip. [...] [...] Cantab to Wyschard Ledet, Son of Christian Ledet, Lady of Langtone, in Com. Leic. Against which Wis­chard, in 8 R. 1. Thomas Foliot, Richard de Hidon, Emme de Boterel, and Geffrey de Barinton, contest­ing Rot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Devon. for the Inheritance of the before-specified Ro­bert their Grandfather, gaveRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Devon. a Fine of Lxxx Marks to the King, to have a Trial at Law for it; as also to haveRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Devon. Livery of that part thereof which was seised into the Kings hands. And in 1 Ioh. they the said Geffrey de Barinton, Thomas Foli [...], Ri­chard Hiddon, and Emme de Boterell, gaveRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Devon. Lxxx Marks more, for their reasonable Purparties of those Lands, viz. Enio [...], Dunstdioc, Maddes-Hamele, Almadeston, Luvineiot, and Chepin-Tanton, in Com. Devon. At the same time like­wise Roger de Raines gaveOblat [...] 1 [...]o. m. 18. three Marks, that the Barony of the same Robert Foliot might be equally shared betwixt him and the other Participants; and, that what the other Participants had granted to him, might not be computed to his prejudice.

Besides these Claims, there was also another, made by Elyas Foliot; Elyas. who, in 6 Ioh. challenged Rot. Pip. 6 Joh. Northt. the Mannor of West-Wardon, in Com. Nor­thampt. as next Heir to Richard.

Of this Name there were anciently also several others of note, viz. Iordan Foliot, Iordan. SonMon. [...]. vol. 1. 656 [...]. n. 10, & 30. of Willi­am Foliot. Which Iordan, with the consentMon. [...]. vol. 1. 656 [...]. n. 10, & 30. of Beatrice his Wife, bestowed onMon. [...]. vol. 1. 656 [...]. n. 10, & 30. the Monks of Pontfract a certain Toft, with a Mill, at Norton. He likewise confirm'dIbid. 656 b. n. 10. to them the Grant of one Carucate of Land in Baghill, which William his Father had given them: and gaveMon. Angl. vol. 2. 547 b. n. 50. the Church of Friseby to the Knights Templars.

About this time also Henry Foliot, Henry. with Lecia de Muntenei his Wife, DaughterMon. Ang. vol. 1. 431 a. n. 50. & 430 b. n. 10. and Coheir to Iordan Briset, FounderMon. Ang. vol. 1. 431 a. n. 50. & 430 b. n. 10. of the Nunnery at Cler­kenwe [...]t, in the Suburbs of London, confirm'd Mon. Ang. vol. 1. 431 a. n. 50. & 430 b. n. 10. the Grant of those Lands whereon that Religious house was built.

To him succeeded Iordan, Iordan. his Son and Heir; who, in 9 H. 3. withRot. Fin. 9 H. 3. m. 3. Isold de Grey, and Raphe Paynell, perform'd his HomageRot. Fin. 9 H. 3. m. 3. for the Lands of Robert Bardolf their Uncle, whereunto they were some of the Coheirs.

In those days there wasMonast. Ang. ut supra, 175 b. n. 50. likewise Raphe Foliot, Raphe. who gave the Church of Fretwell to the Canons of St. Fridiswides, in Oxford; and died in 6 Ioh. as it seems: For then did Henry Henry. his Son and Heir giveRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Oxon. C Marks of Silver, and one Palfrey, for Li­very of his Lands. Which Henry, in 4 H. 3. was constitutedPat. 4 H. 3. p. 1. m. 1. Governour of Fotheringhay-Castle, in Com. Northampt.

There was also, about that time, Walter Foliot; Walter. who, in 9 H. 3. executedRot. Pip. [...] H. 3. Oxon. the Sheriff's Office in Oxfordshire for the one half of that year, and for the fourthRot. Pip. 10 H. 3. Oxon. part of the tenth year. Which Wal­ter had one sole Daughter and Heir, marriedRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Oxon. to Raphe Chenduit.

And in 52 H. 3. Sampson Foliot, Sampson. being She­riff Rot. Pip. 52 H. 3. Oxon. & [...]. of Oxfordshire and Berkshire for three parts of that year, was constituted GovernourPat. 52 H. 3. m. 35. of Ox­ford-Castle.

Cauz.

IN 12 H. 2. Robert de Cauz. being Forester of Notinghamshire, and Derbyshire, byRot. Fin. 4 H. 3. m. 3. Inheri­tance; and having his ResidenceLib. rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Nott. in the County of Notingham; upon levyingLib. rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Nott. the Aid at that time for Marrying the King's Daughter, certifiedLib. rub. in Scacc. sub tit. Nott. his Knights Fees to be twelve de veteri Feoffamento, and de novo three: and gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 547. [...]. 20 b. to the Canons of Thurgarton, his Mill at Doverbert.

[Page 680]To him succeeded Maud his Daughter and Heir, who in 1 H. 3. gave [...] Lx Marks Fine, for Livery of the Lands of her Inheritance: and in 2 H. 3. for [...] Lx Marks more, had Livery [...] of the Forester­ship of those Counties: But though the Record [...] doth express, That the same Forestership was of her Inheritance; in 4 H. 3. she gave [...] Lxxx Marks more, for a Confirmation thereof.

This Maud first marriedMon. Ang. vol. 1. 657 a. n. 50. to Adam Fitz-Peter, Lord of Birkyn; whereupon her Descendents as­sum'd Mon. Ang. vol. 1. 657 a. n. 50. the Sirname of Birkyn: and gaveMonast Ang. vol. 2. 547. n. 20. the Lordship of Konstone to the Knights Templars. Moreover, surviving Adam Fitz-Peter, she after­wards marriedRot. Fin. 8 H. [...] m 6. to Raphe Fitz-Stephen: and hold­ing the Mannor of Winterborne in DowerRot. Fin. 9 H. [...]. m. 4. from him, departedRot. Fin. 8 H. 3 ut supra. this Life in 8 H. 3. Whereupon Iohn de Birkyn, her Son by Adam Fitz-Peter de Birkyn (her first Husband) succeeded her in the In­heritance of her Lands, and Forestership of Noting­ham and Derby shires; then doingRot. Fin. 9 H. 3. ut su­pra. his Homage, and payingRot. Fin. 9 H. 3. ut su­pra. CC Marks for his Relief.

Bolum.

OF this Barony, consistingTesta de Nevil Nor­thumb. of the Lord­ship of Bolum, in Com. Northumb. with its Members, viz. Testa de Nevil Nor­thumb. Lyerdon, Burneton, Thornbury, Cupe, Lytle-Wytington, Hayden, Belsou, Bradeford, Denum, Trewyc, and Tun­stall, heldLib. rub. in Scacc. [...]. Northumb. by three Knights Fees, was Gilbert de Bolum, SonMon. Angl. vol. 2. 917 a. n. 10. of Iames de Bolum, possess'dLib. rub. ut supra. in 12 H. 2. Which Gilbert had IssueMon. Ang. ut surpa. Walter de Bolum; and he, a DaughterMon. Ang. ut surpa. and Heir, called Alice.

Bocland.

IN 12 H. 2. uponLib. rub. [...] Scacc. tit. Berks. the Assessment of the Aid then levied for marrying the King's Daughter, Hugh de Bocland certifiedLib. rub. [...] Scacc. tit. Berks., That he held two Knights Fees and an half, for which he paid Rot. Pip. 14 H. 2. Berks. xxxiii s. iv d. in 14 H. 2. And being made She­riff Rot. Pip. de iisd. an. Berks. of Berkshire in 16 H. 2. continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. [...]. so till 21 of that King's Reign.

To him succeeded William de Bocland, Sheriff Rot. Pip. de iisd. an. [...]. of Cornwall in 33 H. 2. and so tillRot. Pip. de iisd. an. [...]. 1 R. 1.

In 2 R. 1. this William gaveRot Pip 2 R. 1. Buck. [...]. C l. fine for Livery of the Mannor of Weston, which Roger de Sandford held: and diedRot. Fin. 17 Joh. m. 2. in 17 Ioh. leaving Issue Ioane his Daughter and Heir, Wife of Robert de Ferrers; who payingRot. Fin. 17 Joh. m. 2. Five hundred Marks Fine, hadRot. Fin. 17 Joh. m. 2. then Livery of the Lands of her Inheritance, lying in the Counties of Bedf. Hertf. Buck. Oxon. and Berk [...].

Bassingburne.

IN 16 H. 2. Warine de Bassingburne Warine. underwent the Sherissalty [...] for the Counties of Cantabr. and Hunt. together with Ebrard de Beche, for part of that year: So likewise for [...] 17 H. 2. and so thenceforth, till 22 H. 2. inclusive.

To this Warine succeeded Iohn de Bassingburne; Iohn. unto whom King Iohn, in 14 of his Reign, com­mitted [...] the Custody of the Castle of Beningfeld (in Com. Northampt.) and all the Lands of Hugh de Lizures, with the Stock thereon, for payment of such Debts as were due to the King by the same Hugh. Which Iohn, being a great Favourite [...] of that King, about this time, was reputed [...] one of his Evil Counsellors, and stood [...] firm to the Royal Interest in 17 Ioh. upon that great Contest then had with the Barons.

In 8 H. 3. he gave [...] C Marks for the Wardship of the Sons of Guy de Dive, with their Lands; the eldest of them having married [...] his Daughter.

About that time I find mention of Nicholas de Bassingburne, Nicholas. who having been [...] in Arms with the Rebellious Barons, in the later part of King Iohn's Reign, and returning [...] to obedience in 1 H. 3. had restitution [...] of all his Lands, lying in the Counties of Kent and Northampt. which had been seised for his defection; in particular, the CastlePat. 2. H. 3. m. 10. of Beni­feld.

To whom succeeded Warine de Bassingburne: Warin [...]. Which Warine, in 37 H. 3. attendingPat. 37 H. 3. m. 6. the King in his Expedition then made into Gascoine, had a special PromisePat. 37 H. 3. m. 6. from him, viz. That whereas he had then taken to Wife Isabell one of the Daugh­ters and Heirs to Emeric de Saci, in case Emeric should die before his return, he should h [...]ve the Purparty of his Lands justly assign'd unto him. And in 41 H. 3. had commandClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso, m. 6. (with divers other) to assist Hamon Strange, in the Parts about Montgomerie, to restrain the Incursions of the Welch.

Moreover, in 48 H. 3. the Barons being then powerful, whereupon the King was constrain'd Pat. SH. [...]. m. 18. to submit to the Determination of the King of France, touching the Ordinances of Dxford; he wasPat. SH. [...]. m. 18. one of that number who then did by Oath undertake for the King therein. And the same year, withM Westm. in anno 1264. Robert Walrand, being Governour M Westm. in anno 1264. of Bristoll, hearingM. Westm. in ann. 1264. that the Prince, and Ri­chard Earl of Cornwall (his Uncle) were taken in that fatal Battel of Lewes, and brought Prisoners to the Castle of Walingford, march'dM Westm. in anno 1264. thither, and stoutly assaultedM Westm. in anno 1264. that Fort, with purpose to rescue them, though inM Westm. in anno 1264. vain.

Furthermore, in 50 H. 3 having obtain'd a Grant [...] from the King of the Lands of Thomas de Esteley (who being in Arms with the Rebellious Barons, was slain in the Battel of E [...]esham) he procured special Licence [...] to make a Castle of his Mannor-house at As [...]ley, in Com. Warr. part of the Possessions of the said Thomas; as also of his own House at Bassingburne, in Com. Cantabr. And the same year had allowance [...] for the Char­ges he had been at, in fortifying the Castles of Northampton and Rokingbam.

In this year also he was Sheriff [...] for Northamp­ton-shire: So likewise [...] the next ensuing year.

To him succeeded Humphrey de Bassingburne; [...] who being [...] also in Arms with the Rebellious Ba­rons in 48 H. 3. had his Pardon [...] obtain'd by the before-specified Warine: and in 31 E. 1. granted [...] the Castle of Beningfeld, in Com. Northampt. with the Appurtenances, and Advowson of the Church (excepting the Hamlets of Glapthorne, and Southwike, with the Mill at Cotherstoke) unto Queen Alianore, to hold for term of her Life, paying unto him C l. per annum.

Moreover, in 14 E. 1. he obtain'd a Charter [...] for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Bening-felb. And in 5 E. 3. had a Charter [...] for a Weekly [Page 681] Market at his Mannor of Wykes, in Com. Cantab. upon the Munday, as also for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Lau­rence.

After him, I meet with another Warine de Bas­singburne, Warine. who in 9 E. 3. had a GrantCort. 9 E. 3. n. 43. for a Mar­ket on the Friday every Week, at his Mannor of Abyngton, in Com. Cantabr. as also for Free-war­ren in all his Demesn-lands at Wynpole in the same County, Staundon, in Com. Hertf. and Chiltrinton, in Com. Wiltes.

But all that I can farther say of this Family, is, ThatRot. Fin. 43 [...] 3. n. 10. Margaret the Daughter of Giles de Bassing­burne, Wife of Walter the Son of Robert de Col­vill, had the Castle and Mannor of Beningfeld, by vertue of an Entail made by Fine, levied by Sir Humphrey de Bassingburne Knight; viz. to himself for Life, with Remainder to the said Walter and Margaret, and the Issue of her Body by him.

Bardolf.

THE first of this Family, of whom I have seen any mention, was William Bardulf, William 1. SheriffRot. Pip. de i [...]sd. ann Norff. [...] of Norfolk and Suffolk, in 16 H. 2. and from that time to 21 H. 2. inclusive. And the next, Thomas Bardulf; Thomas. who, in 18 H. 2. uponRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Nott. & De [...]b. levying the Scutage of such Barons as did not then attend the King into Ireland, nor send Soldiers, or Money for that Service, paidRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. Nott. & De [...]b. xxv l. for the Scutage of those Knights Fees which for­merly did belong to Raphe Hanselyn (a Baron in Notinghamshire, of whom I have already spoke) whose Daughter and Heir, called Rose, he had taken Pat. 10 H. 4. p. 2. m. 9. to Wife.

This Thomas obtain'd [...] from William Brother to King Henry the Second, the Lordship of Brade­well, to hold to himself and his Heirs, by the Ser­vice of one Knights Fee; three parts of which Lordship he gave [...] in Marriage to his three Daugh­ters; the first married to Robert de S. Remigio, the second to William Bacun, the third to Baldwin de Tho [...]i.

To whom succeeded Doun Bardulf, Doun. his [...] Son and Heir, by her the said Rose.

This Doun married [...] Beatrix the Daughter and Heir to William de Warren of Wirmgay, in Nor­folk (whereby the Barony of Wirmegay came to this Family of Bardulf) and died [...] in 11 Ioh. Which Beatrix then surviving, had the Lordship of Kiskynton assigned [...] for her Dower; and gave [...] Three thousand and one hundred Marks to the King, for Livery of her Fathers Lands, and a rea­sonable Dowrie of the Lands belonging to her Husband; as also that she might not be compell'd to marry again.

This Doun and Beatrix left Issue [...] William Bar­dulf, William 2. who, in 17 Ioh. had Livery [...] of all his Lands, and, in 26 H. 3. (amongst other of the Great Men of that time) attended [...] the King in Person, in that Expedition which he then made into France; and obtain'd such favour for his Services there done, that [...] of all the Debts he owed unto the Exche­quer, as well those which were due from William de Warren his Grandfather [...] as those from Beatrix his Mother, Fifty Marks per annum was accepted [...] until they should be fully paid.

In 27 H. 3. he had [...] Livery of the Honour of Wirmegay, which during his Minority had been [...] in the Hands of Hubert de Burgh, sometime Earl of Kent: And in 28 H. 3. obtain'd the King's Charter [...] for a Market at Wyrmegay, on the Munday every Week: as also a Fair every year, at his Lordship of Stowe, upon the Day and Morrow after the Feast of the Holy Trinity.

In 29 H. 3. upon Collection of the Aid then le­vied for Marriage of the King's eldest Daughter, he paidRot. Pip. 29 H. [...]. No [...]o [...] & S [...]ff. xiv l. v. s. for the Knights Fees he th [...]n held, which were xiv and a fourth part. And in 38 H. 3. upon Collection of the Aid for making the King's eldest Son Knight, accounted [...] xxviii l. x s. for the same Knights Fees: but by [...] reason he was then going to the King, he had respite [...] for part of that Sum.

In which year also he obtain'dRot. Vascon. [...] H. 3. m. 10. a Charter for Free-warren throughout all the Lordships and Lands whereof he was then possess'd, viz. Wirme­gap, Westbrigg, Lotenhill, Watlington, Thorpe, Festone, Sechie, le Estowe, Wynebodesham, Dunham, Welbes, Kungetone, another Sechie, Westweniz, Herdwike, Middeltone, Halg ... Wyneberg, Inkesham, Westfeld, Mates [...]al, L [...]ur­ston, Lerol [...]eston, and Keymestone, in Norfolk; Kyskintone, Digeby, Le [...]es [...]ngham, Bloke [...]ham, Amewik, Latelmund, Branchewell, Westburg, Dedinton, Stebinton, and Thorpe in Lincoln­shire; Sheleford, in Com. Nott. Okebro [...], and Eleton, in Com. Derb. Plumpthon, Wineles [...]eld, Lindeskeld, Hadleg, Standen, Moleston, Ardinge­leg, Pipesleye, Bercamp, and Flesang, in Sussex.

In 41 H. 3. he attendedClaus. 41 H. 3. m. 4. the King in his Expe­dition into Wales. And in 42 H. 3. was made GovernourPat 4 [...] H. 3. m. 6. of Notingham-Castle: So also in Pat. 47 H. [...] m. 6. 47 H. 3. After which, viz. in 48 H. 3. in that great Insurrection of the Barons, adheringM. Paris. in anno 1265. p. 996. Lel. coll. vol. 1. 177. to the King, he was takenM. Paris. in anno 1265. p. 996. Lel. call. vol. 1. 177. Prisoner (with him) in that fatal Battel of Lewes: and diedRot. [...]in. 4 [...]. I. m. [...]9. in 4 E. 1. as it seems; for then William his Son and Heir, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. [...]in. 4 [...]. 1. m. [...]9. of all his Lands, lying in the Counties of Leicester, Lincoln, Noting­ham, Norfolk, and Sussex, the King acceptingClaus. 4 E. 1. m. 12. of his Relief (which was Cl l.) by L. l. per annum.

Which William William 3. beingRot. de [...] Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. personally in that Expe­dition made into Wales, 10 E. 1. hadRot. de [...] Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. Scutage of all his Tenants that held of him by Military Service; and about two years following, obtain'd the King's CharterCart. 12 E. 1. n. [...]6. for a Market at his Mannor of Halluton, in Leicestershire, to be kept upon the Tuesday every Week: with two Fairs every year; the one upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist, and two days following; the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of Simon and Iude, and two days after: And likewise a Fair at Lil [...]ey, in Norfolk, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow, and two days next following the Feast of St. Laurence the Martyr: Also a Market at Wynebergh, in Nor­folk, upon the Wednesday every Week; and a Fair every year, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Laurence: And moreover, a Fair year­ly at Caun [...]ele, in the same County, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Margaret the Virgin.

By Iulian Rot. Fin. 11 E. 1. m. 15. the Daughter and Heir of Hugh de Gurnay (whom he took to Wife) he left IssueRot. Fin. 14 [...]. [...] m. 14. a Son called Hugh: Hugh. who in June, 22 E. 1. having SummonsRot. vasco [...]. 22 E. 1. m. 8. in dorso. (with other of the Great Men) to at­tend the King with his Advice touching the weigh­ty Affairs of the Realm, accompaniedRot. vascon. 22 E. 1. m. 11. him soon after into Gascoyne.

Upon the death of which Iulian (his Mother) [Page 682] in 23 E. 1. beingClaus. 24 E. 1. m. 12. xl years of age, and inClaus. 24 E. 1. m. 12. Ga­scoigne, he had LiveryClaus. 24 E. 1. m. 12. of all the Lands of her Inheritance, by the King's special Favour, in regard Claus. 24 E. 1. m. 12. he was then in his Service; where he had the hard fate to be taken PrisonerLel. coll. vol. 1. 680. Th. Wals. p. 27. n. 40. by the King of France, at his Siege of Bisunce.

In 25 E. 1. he continuedRot. Vascon. de pardonac. [...]5 E. I. m. 1 [...]. still in the King's Ser­vice, in Gascoigne. And in 28 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 13. in that Expedition then made into Scotland: So alsoRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 3. in 29 E. 1.

In 32 E. 1. he wentRot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 2 again into Scotland, the King himself, with his Army, beingRot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 2 there: but departed [...]c. 22 E. 1. n. 64. this Life the same year, leaving Issue Rot. Fm. 14 E. 1. m. 14. Claus 20 E. 1. m. 3. by Isabell his Wife, Daughter and Heir ofRot. F [...]. 14 E. 1. m. 14. Claus 20 E. 1. m. 3. Robert Aguillon, Thomas Thomas 2. his Son and Heir, then xxii years of age: the Lands whereof he then died seised, being theseEsc. 22 E. 1. n. 64.: viz. the Mannor of Birling, in Sussex; parcel of the Barony of Gourney; West­burgh, in the County of Lancaster, with the Ham­lets of Dodington, Stub [...]on, Stocking, and Thorpe, as a Member of his Barony of Shelford; Ryskinton, in Com. Linc. with the Hamlets of Digby, Lebesting [...]am, Rokingham, and Braunce­well, Members also of the same Barony; the Man­nor of Wyrmegay, in Norfolk, (being the Head of another Barony) with certain Lands in Lun­get, Fincham, Stowe, and Quinebergh: And in the rightEsc. 22 E. 1. n. 64. of Isabell his Wife, the Mannor of Bures, in Suffolk, Perting, and Plumpton, in Sussex; with certain Lands in Emsworth, in Com. Suthampt.

Which Isabell, by the consentClaus. 33 E. 1. m. 23. of her said Son, hadClaus. 33 E. 1. m. 23. the Mannor of Bercamp, in Sussex; Rys­kinton, with the Hamlets of Digby, and Lesting­bam, and certain Lands in Fillingham, in Lincoln­shire; as also in Rungetone, and Scrimpeshagh, in Norfolk, assigned for her Dowry. And the same year obtain'd a GrantRot. Cart. 33 E. 1. n. 77. from the King, of the Mannors of Watton, in Com. Hartford. Ading­ton, in Com. Surr. and Emeswozth, in Com. Suthampt. for Life, with Remainder to William her younger Son, and the Heirs of his Body; and for default of such Issue, to her Right Heirs.

This Thomas was madeEx compo­to Custod. magn. Gar­derobae pe­nès Re­me [...]. Reg. in Scacc. Knight of the Bathe in 34 E. 1. together with Edward Prince of Wales, and many others, at the Feast of Pentecost, and had allowanceEx compo­to Custod. magn. Gar­derobae pe­nès Re­m [...]. Reg. in Scacc. of Robes out of the King's Ward­robe, for that Ceremony, as for a Baneret. After which, viz. the same year, he march'dRot. Scoc. de P [...]otect. 34 E. 1. m. 9. with the Prince into Scotland.

In 8 E. 2. he had (with divers other Great Men) SummonsRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 9. in dorso. to come to Newcastle upon Li [...]e, at the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, well provided with Horse and Arms, thence to march against the Scots: But more of him I find not memorable, till his death, which hapnedEsc. 3 E. 3. n. 66. in 3 E. 3. and that he was buriedAnnal. Abb. de La [...]gley in­ter collect. R. Gl. S. in the Priory at Shelford (in Com. Nott.) leaving Iohn Bardolf his SonE [...]c. ut supr. Claus. 4 E. 3. m 39. and Heir, then xvii years old: Which Iohn Iohn. making proof of his age in 9 E. 3. and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 9 E 3. m. 20. of his Lands. In which year he march'dRot. Scoc. 9 E 3. m. 34. into Scotland, in the King's Service: And in 10 E. 3. weddedClaus. 10 E 3. m. 15. Elizabeth Daughter and Heir of Sir Roger Damory, by that great Woman Elizabeth de Burgh his Wife; by whom at length he had a fair Inheritance, viz. Esc. 34 E. 3. [...] 83. Claus. 35 E. 3. m. 41. the Mannors of Craneburne, Larent-Gundevill, Pymperne, and Wyke; with the Boroughs of Warham, and Waymouth, in Dorsetshire.

In 14 E. 3. he wasRot Alem. 14 E. [...] m. 19. in the King's Service in the Parts of Almaine: And, inRot. [...] 16 E 3. m. 16. 16 E. 3. in Britan­ny. Moreover, in 18 E. 3. he was retain'dEx ipso au­tog. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King with twelve Men at Arms, and twenty Archers on Horseback, in his Irish Wars.

In 19 E. 3. he receiv'd CommandRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. to prepare himself, with Horse and Arms, to go again, in his Service, into Britanny, being then a Banneret. And in 26 E. 3. uponRot. Fran. 26 E. 3. m. 4. that apprehension of danger, which then was, of an Invasion by the French, was joyn'dRot. Fran. 26 E. 3. m. 4. in Commission with Robert de Vfford Earl of Suffolk, and Robert Lord Morlee, for defence of the Norfolk-Coasts.

Also, in 37 E. 3. he wasPat. 37 E. 3. p. 2. m. 49. again beyond-Sea in the King's Service.

But this is all that I have seen of him till his death, which hapnedEsc. 45 E. 3. n. 7. 3 Aug. 45 E. 3. at which time he was seisedEsc. 45 E. 3. n. 7. of the Mannors of Clopton, in Suffolk; Cantle, Strumpesham, Rungeton, Fincham, Stowe, Wermegay, and Quinebergh, in Norfolk; Dons, Watton, and Stone, in Com. Hertf. Westburgh, with its Members, viz. Do­dington, Coling, and Stubton, in Com. Lanc. Ryskinton, with its Members, scil. Digby, Am­wyke, Boxham, and Branswell; Cathorpe, with its Members, viz. Frestone, Normenton, Sud­broke, Hambeck, and Willughby juxta Ancaster, in Com. Linc. Stoke-Bardolf, parcel of the Barony of Shelford, and xxix Knights Fees belonging to the Court of Shelford, in Com. Nott. the Mannor of Hallughton, in Com. Leicester; Okebrok, in Com. Derb. parcel of the Barony of Shelford; Adding­ton, in Com. Surr. with Bereling, and Bercamp, in Com. Sussex.

To whom succeeded William William 4. his Son and Heir, thenIbid. xiv years of age; whose Wardship and Mar­riage was grantedPat. 40 E. 3. p. 1. m. 37. by Queen Philippa (Wife to King Edward the Third) in 40 E. 3. unto Sir Michaell Poynings Knight, to the intentPat. 40 E. 3. p. 1. m. 37. that he should marry Agnes Daughter of the said Michaell. Which William, upon proof of his age, and doing his Homage, in 45 E. 3. had LiveryClaus. 45 E. 3. m. 14. of his Lands, and the next year following wasRot. Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 32. in that Expedi­tion then made into France.

In the same year he was retain'dEx ipso au­togr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King in his Irish Wars, with two Knights, xxvii Esquires (all Men at Arms) and thirty Archers.

In 47 E. 3. he was again retain'dIbid. to serve the King, for one whole year, in his French Wars, un­der the Conduct of Iohn of Gant Duke of Lanca­ster, with xl Men at Arms, and xl Archers, all on Horseback.

This William madeCourtney, f. 215 b. his Testament 12 Sept. Anno 1384. 9 R. 2. being then at Cathorpe, in Lincolnshire; by which he bequeath'dCourtney, f. 215 b. his Body to be buried in the Quire of the Fryers-Carmelites at Lenne, in Norfolk; and to his Heir-male, whom­soever it should be, a part of the very Cross of our Saviour, set in Gold. And departedClaus. [...] R. 2. m. 2. Esc. 9 R. [...]. n. [...]. Not [...]. this Life the same year, leaving Agnes his Widow, who had for her Dowrie the Lordships of Wyrmegeye, Stowe, Fyncham, Cantile, and Strumpeshagh, then as­sign'd to her; Thomas his Son and Heir beingClaus. [...] R. [...]. m. 2. Esc. [...] R. 1. n. [...]. Not [...]. then xvii years of age.

Which Thomas, Thomas;. in 13 R. 2. having made proof of his age, and doing his Homage, had Livery [...] of his Inheritance; and within two years after, ob­tain'd Licence [...] to travel beyond the Seas, with xii Servants, their Horses, and all necessary Accom­modations.

In 18 R. 2. he was [...] beyond-Sea in the King's Service: And in 20 R. 2. had [...] the like Licence. Moreover, in 21 R. 2. he was sent [...] by the King, together with the Lord Scales, upon some special Service into France: and in 22 R. 2. was [...] in Ireland.

[Page 683]In 1. H. 4. as CousinPat. 1 H. 4. p. 7. m. 22. and Heir to Sir Roger Da­mory, by Agnes his Mother, he obtain'd a Confir­mation Pat. 1 H. 4. p. 7. m. 22. to himself and his Heirs, of that Grant which King Edward the Third, in 13 of his Reign, (in considerationPat. 1 H. 4. p. 7. m. 22. of special Services) made to the same Sir Roger and his Heirs, of the Mannors of Sandhall, in Yorkshire; Halghton, in Oxfordshire; and Faukeshall, in Surrey.

Which Lady Agnes, being afterwards the Wife Pat. 4 H. 4. p. 2. m. 33. of Sir Roger Mortimer, and surviving him, in 4 H. 4. had LicencePat. 4 H. 4. p. 2. m. 33. to go on Pilgrimage to Rome, and Colein, attended with xii Servants, their Horses, and all Accoutrements fit for such a Journey. Soon after which, she declaredMarche, f. 2 [...] a. her Will, whereby she bequeath'd her Body to be bu­ried in the Priory-Church of the Holy Trinity with­out Algate, in the Suburbs of London; making Henry Earl of Northumberland, with her Son Thomas Lord Bardolfe, Supervisors thereof; and departedEsc. 4 H. 4. n. 39. this Life on Tuesday next after the Feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle, the same year; her Son Thomas beingEsc. 4 H. 4. n. 39. then xxx years of age.

This Thomas, in 6 H. 4. takingYpod. Neustr. 173. n. 50. part with Hen­ry Earl of Northumberland, Thomas Earl Mar­shal and Notingham, and Richard Scrope Archbi­shop of Yorke, in that Insurrection then by them made (for which the Archbishop and Earl-Marshal were beheadedIbid. p. 174. n. 40, & 50. at Yorke) was, together with the Earl of Northumberland, pursuedIbid. p. 175. by the King, with a powerful Army: Whereupon he fledIbid. n. 10. with that Earl, first into Scotland, and after­wards intoIbid. p. 176. n. 10. Wales. But about three years after, returning into England, and so toIbid. in an. 1408. p. 178. n. 30, & 40. Esc. 9 H. 4. n. 31. Threske in Yorkshire, they made ProclamationIbid. in an. 1408. p. 178. n. 30, & 40. Esc. 9 H. 4. n. 31. for Liberty to all that would put themselves in Arms, and joyn with them; insomuch as many flock'dIbid. in an. 1408. p. 178. n. 30, & 40. Esc. 9 H. 4. n. 31. in to their Assistance: But the Sheriff of Yorkshire having rai­sed the Power of the County, metIbid. in an. 1408. p. 178. n. 30, & 40. Esc. 9 H. 4. n. 31. with them about Haselwood, and, in a sharp Skirmish, [...]lew the Earl, and woundedIbid. in an. 1408. p. 178. n. 30, & 40. Esc. 9 H. 4. n. 31. this Thomas so much, that he soon diedIbid. in an. 1408. p. 178. n. 30, & 40. Esc. 9 H. 4. n. 31. of those Hurts; leaving Anne, and Ioane, hisEsc. ut supr. Daughters and Heirs, the one then xix, the other xviii years of age.

After which, being attaintedPat. 9 H. 4. p. 2. m. 20. in Parliament, Anno 7 H. 4. his Honour of Wyrmegay, with divers other fair Mannors in Norfolk, were given Pat. 9 H. 4. p. a. m. 20. by the King to Thomas Beaufort (his Brother) other great Lordships toIbid. m. 16. Sir George Dunbar Knight; and the Mannors of Shel [...]ord, and Stoke-Bardolf, in Com. Nott. with Hallughton in Leice­stershire, toPat. 10 H. 4. p. 2. m 9. the Queen.

But the next year following, Sir William Clifford Knight, in right of Anne his Wife, and William Phelip, in right of Ioane his Wife, Daughters to the said Thomas, humbly representingIbid. to the King, That Henry the Second, long since King of England (his Royal Progenitor) having by his Letters Patents given to Thomas Bardolf, Ancestor to this Thomas, and to the Heirs of his Body, be­gotten on Rose the Daughter of Raphe Hanselyn, the Lordships of Shelford, and Stoke-Bardolfe, in Com. Nott. and likewise the Mannor of Halugh­ton, in Com. Leic. as the whole Inheritance of Raphe Hanselyn, her Grandfather: and, that the said Thomas Bardolf, their Father, lately attainted, being the Lineal Heir to the before-specified Tho­mas Bardulfe, and Rose; the Inheritance of those Lordships did of right belong unto them the said Anne and Ioane: The King thereupon, havingIbid. a conscientious regard to this their Right and Title, grantedIbid. to the said Sir William Clifford and Anne his Wife, and to William Phelip and Maude his Wife, the Reversion of those Lordships; as also Ibid. of the Mannor of Birlyng, in Sussex, after the death of his Royal Consort the Queen; to hold and enjoy to them, and the Heirs of their Bodies.

Which William Phelip, and Ioane his Wife, in 9 H. 5. had Livery [...] of their Purparty of certain Lands in Suffolk, of the Inheritance of Avicia, late Wife of the same Thomas Bardolf attainted, and Mother to her the said Ioane, Daughter [...] to Raphe Lord Cromwell of Tatshall: and died [...] in 9 H. 5.

It seems, that though this Thomas Lord Bar­dolfe did die of his Wounds, (as hath been already observed) yet his Body was QuarteredClaus 9 H. 4. m. 11. and the Quarters dispos'dClaus 9 H. 4. m. 11. of, to be let upon the Gates of these several Cities and Town, viz. London, Yorke, Lenne, and Shrewsbury; and his Head upon one of the Gates of Lincolne: for it ap­peareth Claus 9 H. 4. m. 11. That afterwards, upon the Petition of Avicia his Widow, the King was pleas'd to give her leave to take them down, and bury them.

Whether Anne, the eldest Daughter of this Tho­mas, had any Issue by Sir William Clifford her Hus­band, I find not; but certain it is, that she buried him, and was afterwards the WifeClaus. 20 H. 6. m. 13. of Sir Reginald Cobham.

¶Of this Family there was also Hugh Bardulf (a younger Son, as I guess, to the first William) who in 22 H. 2. was amerc'd [...] at five Marks, for trespassing in the King's Forests; and was Sheriff [...] of Cornwall in 31 H. 2.

In 33 H. 2. the King being [...] in Normandy, he was constituted [...] one of his Lieutenants here in England, for conservation of the Peace in his absence.

This Hugh continuedRot. Pip. 33 H 2. [...] Sheriff of Cornwall in 33 H. 2. and executedRot. Pip. de iisd a [...] Wiltes. the same Office for Wilt­shire, for half that year, and likewiseRot. Pip. de iisd a [...] Wiltes. in 34 H. 2.

So also forRot. Pip. de i [...]sd. com. the Counties of Somerset. and Dor­set. in 1 R. 1. In which year he had the Custody Rot. Pip. 1 R. 1. Devon. of the Lands of Fulke Paynel, by reasonRot. Pip. 1 R. 1. Devon. that he fled, and paid not his Fine to the King for the Honour of Baenton. And the same year, upon Jorevall▪ 1170. l 9. the going of that King into the Holy Land, was constitutedJorevall▪ 1170. 19. (with William Briwere) an Associate to the Bishops of Durbam and Ely, during his ab­sence, for administring Justice to every Man, ac­cording to the Laws and Customs of the Realm. Moreover, in Anno 1190. (2 R. 1.) he wasR Hoved. p. [...]50 at Messana, in Sicilie, with King Richard, and one R Hoved. p. [...]50 of those who, on the behalf of that King, un­dertook that the Articles of Peace and Friendship, which were there agreed on, betwixt King Richard and Tancred King of Sicilie, should be firmly kept.

Upon his Return he wasIb [...]d. [...] b. n. 30, [...] 40. also one of that num­ber whom the Pope had then Excommunicated, as Enemies to the Church; but chiefly for adhering to Iohn Earl of Moreton (the King's Brother) and those who with him opposed William de Longcamp Bishop of Ely, then Chancellor of England, in his oppressive way of Governing (the King being absent:) but wasIb [...]d. [...] b. n. 30, [...] 40. particularly excepted by that Bishop, upon denouncing the Sentence, in regard he was not personally with those that ejected and laid hold on the same Bishop; upon [...] condition he would, upon demand, resign unto William de Stutevill the Castle of Scardeburgh, and all other in Yorkshire and Westmerland, which he then had in Custody. Moreover, in 2 R. 1. he executedRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Warr. Leic. the [Page 684] Office of Sheriff for Warwick and Leicester-shires, for the out half of that year: So alsoRot. Pip. de [...]isd. ann. for the whole year in 3 R. 1. And in 4 and 5 R. 1. for Yorkshire: being in such high esteem with King Richard, that in the third year of his Reign, when he wasM. Pa [...]s. in anno 1191. p. 166. in the Holy Land, and suspectedM. Pa [...]s. in anno 1191. p. 166. his Chancellor here, to whom he had chiefly commit­ted the Charge of Governing in his absence, he wrote:M. Pa [...]s. in anno 1191. p. 166. his Letter to this Hugh Bardulf, and three others, requiring them, in case the Chancellor did not do as he ought, that they should take upon them the Rule in all things. From which time, it is evident, from divers Fines levied before him, that he was one of the King's Justices for some years, as alsoR. Hoved. f. [...] b. n. 30. a Justice-Itinerant.

In [...]. those great Contests which were betwixt the Bishop of Ely (Governour of the Kingdom in King Richard's absence) and Iohn Earl of More­ton (the King's Brother) when Windsore-Castle (which was the Earl of Moreton's) has Siege laid to it by all the Nobility of England; this Hugh, being [...]. then the King's Justice, and Sheriff [...]. of Yorkshire, joyn'd [...]. with the Archbishop of Yorke, and William de Stuteville: who, having rais'd a great Power, fortified [...]. Doncaster; but would not [...] take part with that Archbishop, in the Siege of Tickhill-Castle, belonging to the Earl of More­ton, in [...] regard of his special Obligations unto him.

In 6 R. 1. he was [...] Sheriff of Northumberland, Westmerland, and Yorkshire. Howbeit, upon the return [...]. of King Richard from his Restraint in Al­maine, he took [...]. the Sheriffalty of Yorkshire and Westmerland from him, and likewise [...]. the Custody of the Castles of Yorke, and Scarborough. Ne­vertheless, the next year following he wasRot. Pip 7 R 1. [...] Con. again Sheriff of Northumberland, Westmerland, Lan­cashire, Yorkshire, Warwick, and Leicester-shires; and sentR. Hoved. f. 423 a. n. 20. with Earl Roger Bigot, William de Warren, and others, to hear and determine that great Controversie betwixt the Archbishop of Yorke, and Canons of that Church. Moreover, he was then constitutedIbid. 423 b. n. 3 [...]. one of the Justice Itine­rant throughout all the Counties of England. And upon the death of Hugh Bishop of Durham, had the CustodyIbid 427 b. n. 30, & 40. of the Castles of Durham, and Norham.

This Hugh had the Inheritance of the Honour of Baenton givenCart. an­tiq. EE. n. 10. to him by King Henry the Second [...] upon the forfeiture of Fulke Painel, as it seems) and in S R. 1. passedCart. an­tiq. EE. n. 10. it back to the King, in exchange for the Mannor of Hau.

In that year he continu'dRot. Pip. S. R. 1. Westme [...]. Sheriff of Westmer­land: and again executed the same Office for that CountyRot. Pip. de [...]d ann. in 10 R. 1. and 1 I h. So likewiseRot. Pip. de iisd an. for Notingham and Derby-shires, Devon, and Corn­wall, for the one half of that year.

In 9 R. 1. he was again constitutedR. Hoved. f. 445. b. one of the Justices-Itinerant for the Counties of Linc. Nott. Derb. Yorke. Northumb. Westmerl. Cumberland, and [...]. And in 3, 4, and 5 Ioh. executed the Sheriffalty forRot. Pip. de iisd an. Notingham and Derby-shires.

But in 5 Ioh. he died [...]. without Issue: unto whom succeeded his Brother Robert Robert. as his Heir; who then gave [...]. M l. for Livery of his Lands. And [...]or his Widow. William de Braose gave [...]. M l. to the King, that he might have her to be Wife for one of his Sons, to whom she accordingly was married, as in my Discourse of that Family ap­peareth.

This Robert had [...]. the Lordship and Hundred of Hou, in Kent, which after his death were given to Hubert de Burgh Justice of England: And died [...]. without Issue, in 9 H. 3. Whereupon his Lands wereRot. Fin. 9 H. 3. m. 3. shared amongst his Nephews and Heirs (he being their Uncle) viz.Rot. Fin. 9 H. 3. m. 3. Iordan Foliot, Isold Gray, Raphe Paynel, Hugh Poinz, and Maude Bardolf.

¶There was also of this Family another Willi­am Bardulf William. (Son to the first Thomas, I suppose;) which William firstRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Northam, ptonsn. married the Daughter of Almarick le Dispenser, and afterwards Elizabeth the DaughterRot. Pip. 10 R. 1. Northum. of William Fitz-William, with whom he hadCart. 1 Joh. m. 8. all the Thenage which the said Wil­liam Fitz-William held in Hepedale, and Kokedale. But this William lived not long; for in 7 Ioh. Iohn Bec (a great Baron in Lincolnshire) gaveRot. Pip. 7. Joh. Linc. C l. and four Palfreys, for Licence to marry his Wi­dow: Yet he did not then enjoy her, as it seems; for it appearsRot. Pip. 3. Ioh. Northam., That in the year following, she (viz. Elizabeth) gave to the King C l. Fine, and two Palfreys, that she might not be compell'd to marry: and that in 13 Ioh. Ivo Tailboys, on her behalf, gaveRot. Pip. 3 Joh. Northam. xcvi l. iv s. v d. and two Palfreys, to the King, upon the same account.

Heriz.

THE first mention I find of this Name, is in 18 H. 2. under the TitleRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. N [...]tr. & Derb. of the Scu­tage of those Barons, who did neither at­tend the King in Person into Ireland, upon his Expedition at that time thither, nor sent him either Soldiers or Money for that Service: Where it ap­pears, That there was iv l. then paidRot. Pip. 18 H. 2. N [...]tr. & Derb. into the Ex­chequer, for those Knights Fees which did belong to William de Heriz.

For this neglect, I presume, it was, that the Lands of this William were (about this time) seised into the King's hands: for in 20 H. 2. he gaveRot. Pip. 20 H. 2. Nott. Derb. C Marks Fine, to be repossess'd of them again.

This William had his ResidenceEx collect. R. Gloveri S. at Wyverton (now vulgarly called Worton) in Com. Nott. and took to WifeEx collect. R. Gloveri S. Maude the Daughter of Raphe Lord Basset of Drayton, in Staffordshire; with whom he hadEx collect. R. Gloveri S. in Frank-marriage, certain Lands in Wyn­desclive, of Six Marks per annum value: but died Rot. Pip. 26 H. 2. Nott. & Derb. in 26 H. 2. or before, leaving Robert Rot. Pip. 26 H. 2. Nott. & Derb. de Heriez his Brother and Heir, who then paidRot. Pip. 26 H. 2. Nott. & Derb. C l. for Li­very of his Inheritance: Aeliva, another Wife, sur­viving him, who gaveRot. Pip. 26 H. 2. Nott. & Derb. C Marks to the King, that she might not be compelled to marry any other than whom she her self pleased.

To this Robert succeeded Ivo his SonOblat [...] 1. Joh. m 4. and Heir; who, in King Richard the First's time, obtain'd a special CharterOblat [...] 1. Joh. m 4. from Iohn Earl of Moreton (the King's Brother) to himself and his Heirs, for free liberty of Hunting in all his Lands and Woods in Winefeld, in Com. Derb. with divers other ample Privileges: And in 1. Ioh. gaveIbid. Cart. 1 Joh. p 2. m. 16. Rot. Pip. 2 Joh Nott. Derb. ten Marks of Sil­ver to the King, for confirmationIbid. Cart. 1 Joh. p 2. m. 16. Rot. Pip. 2 Joh Nott. Derb. thereof.

In 16 Ioh. this Ivo gaveRot. Pip. [...] Joh. Nott. & Derb. a Fine to the King of CCC l. for certain Lands of Raphe Basset. And about the later end of King John's Reign, when those high Contests were betwixt that King, and divers of the great Barons, he adhered to them; for which cause his Lands were seised [...].. But upon the coming of King Henry the Third to the Crown, those Stirs being quieted, he return'd [...]. to his due Allegiance, and had restitution [...]. of them again.

To this Ivo-(called also Iohn) the King gave respite [...]. until the Feast of Pentecost, in that year, for [Page 685] receiving the Honour of Knighthood; and a strict Command [...]. to the Sheriff of Notinghamshire, that he should not molest or trouble him for not recei­ving it at Easter: But all that I have farther seen of him, is, That he heldTestaat Ne­ [...], Derb. Winefeld, Tybechelf, and Or [...]roft, for two Knights Fees; and died before 30 H. 3. leaving Sarra his Wife survivingRot. Pip. 30 H. 3. [...].; who afterwards was marriedRot. Pip. 30 H. 3. [...]. to Iollan de Nevill, a Person of great Note in those days, being a [...]. Ju­stice-Itinerant in that time.

To which John de Heriez, succeeded Henry Rot. [...]. [...]. 1 E. 1. m. 24. and to Henry, another John Rot. [...]. [...]. 1 E. 1. m. 24., as Brother and Heir. Which last-mention'd Iohn diedRot. Fin. 27 E. 1. m. 12. before 27 E. 1. leaving Iohn his Son and Heir, who then doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 27 E. 1. m. 12. of his Inheritance.

Comyn.

OF this Name there have been two emi­nent Families in Scotland, viz. of Bog­han, and Badenagh: both which, by Heirs female, came at length to possess fair Estates in England. But before I come to speak of them, I shall take notice of what I have otherwise seen of this Name, in order of time; though I cannot discover how they stood related to each other in Blood.

Of these, Richard Comin Richard. had his Residence in Northumberland, as it seems; for it appears [...]., that in 22 H. 2. he was fined at C l. for neglecting to attend the Justices-Itinerant in that County.

And in 32 H. 2. Walter Comyn Walter. paidR 1. P p 33 H [...]. [...]. xxx s. for Scutage, with the rest of the Barons who were not in the Expedition of Galweie, in Ireland.

After this, viz. in 4 H. 3. William Cumin William. was [...] s. 4 H. 3. [...]. 2. one of the Coheirs to Andrew Giffard, for the Barony of Funtell, in Com. Wiltes. And in 17 H. 3. Isabell the Wife of David Comin David. became [...]. one of the Coheirs to Christian the Wife of William de Mandevill Earl of Essex. Which David (with other the Great Men of that time) in 26 H. 3. receiv'd Summons [...]. from the King, to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend him into Gascoine.

But from these I come to Alexander Comyn, Alexander. Earl of Beghan, in Scotland. This Alexander mar­ried [...] Elizabeth one of the Daughters and Heirs to Roger de Quinci Earl of Winchester, in 51 H. 3. and then had Livery [...] of the Lands of her Inheri­tance.

In 3 E. 1. at the RequestCaus. 3. E. [...]. in dorso, m. 24. of Alexander King of Scotland (who had married King Henry the Thirds Daughter) he obtain'd LiveryCaus. 3. E. [...]. in dorso, m. 24. of the Inheritance of the said Elizabeth his Wife, though she could not at that time come to the King in Per­son, being great with Child.

To him succeeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, whom he enfeoffed [...]. of the Mannor of Wightwicke, in Com. Leic. in 11. E. 2. and died [...]. in 18 E. 1. the said Iohn his Son being then xxx years of age: Who thereupon doing his Homage, had Livery [...]. of his Lands: and in 20 E. 1. obtain'd Licence [...]. from King Edward, to dig in those Mines within the Dominion of the Isle of Man, called The Calf, for Lead to cover eight Towers in his Castles of Criyelton, and Galwe [...], in Scotland. Moreo­ver, in 21 E. 1. this I [...]hn Earl of Boghan ob­tain'd the King's Charter [...]. for a Market, every Week upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Wight­wick, in Com. Leic. and a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and two Days after the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist.

In 22 E. 1. he had SummonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. in dorso, m. 9. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King at Portsmouth, on the first of September, in order to his Expedition into France.

Furthermore, in 34 E. 1. he serv'dRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. King Ed­ward in his Scottish Wars: But having no Issue, as it seems, he enfeoffedClaus 6 E. 2. m. 19. his Brother William in two parts of the Mannor of Shepesheved, in Com. Leic. as also in the Towns of Mekinfeld, Whiten­ton, Bochardeston, and Newton: Likewise in the moytie of Kocheby, and Whirwick, and Park of Bredon: and in all the Demesns of the Man­nor of Whytwick, excepting the Site thereof (all in that County.) Whereupon the King, upon the death of the said Iohn, took the Homage of the before-specified William. But William, being con­scious Ibid. that he had no just Title to them, rendred Ibid. them to the King, in right of the two Nieces of him the said Iohn, viz. Alice the Wife of Henry de Beaumont, and Margaret her Sister. Whereupon, they the said Henry and Alice, performingIbid. their Homages, had LiveryIbid. of the one Purparty of those Lands.

¶I now come to them of Badenagh.

Of these, that which I find most memorable, is, That in 48 H. 3. Iohn Comyn Iohn of Badenagh wasM. Paris. 993. n. 50. (amongst others) at the Siege of Northam­pton, with King Henry; where, upon storming that Town, divers of the Rebellious Barons were taken: And, that afterwards fightingIbid. 996. l. 1. valiantly for that King, with a stout Band of Scots, which he commanded in that fatal Battel of Lewes (hap­ning soon after) he was there, with him, taken Ibid. 996. l. 1. Prisoner. Moreover, That in Anno 1268. (52 H. 3.) by MediationLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 27. of the two Kings of England and Scotland, he came to an AgreementLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 27. with the Citizens of Yorke, concerning the murther of some of his Servants: Whereupon he hadLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 27. three hundred Pounds paid unto him in Money, with promiseLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 27., that those Citizens should maintain two Priests, to celebrate Divine Service for ever, for the health of their Souls, upon Duse-brigge (in that City) where the Murther was committed.

He was also oneEx Rot. de [...]. pro Regno [...] in [...]. of the Competitors for the Crown of Scotland, in An. 1291. 19 E. 1. viz.Ex Rot. de [...]. pro Regno [...] in [...]. as Brother and Heir to William, Son and Heir of Iohn, Son and Heir to Richard, Son and Heir to William, Son and Heir to Hextild, Daughter and Heir to G [...]thrick, Son and Heir to Dovenald, sometime King of Scotland.

To him succeeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir; who, in 24 E. 1. joyning [...]. Chron. with the Earls of Boughan, Menteth, Strathern, Lenox, Ro [...], Athol, and Mar, en­tred England, with Five hundred Horse, and Ten thousand Foot, and besieg'd [...] Chron. Carlisle; but pre­vailing not, drew [...] Chron. off, and returned into Scot­land. Whereupon, Iohn Earl Warren, and Wil­liam de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, being sent Ibid. after them with a great Power, besieg'dIbid. the Castle of Donbar, which by treachery the Scots had Ibid. gained; and forcing it to yield, tookIbid. him, with five other Scotch Barons, and sentLel. coll. ut supra, p 777. Ypod. N. 82. n. 40. them into Eng­land, not to return till the Wars with France should have an end. But the next ensuing year, King Edward keeping his ChristmassLel. coll. ut supra, p. 778. at Linlith­cow in Scotland, he submittedLel. coll. ut supra, p. 778. himself, and was receiv'd to favourLel. coll. ut supra, p. 778. having his Lands also restor'd, to the end he might serveYpod. n. 84. n. 10. in the Wars of Flan­ders.

[Page 686] This Iohn marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Ioane one of the Sisters and Coheirs to Adomare de Valence Earl of Pem­broke: and having IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S. by her, one Son, viz. Iohn; and two Daughters, viz. Lel. coll. ut supra. p. 779. Ioane, after­wards married to David de Strabolgy Earl of Atholl, and Elizabeth, to Richard Talbot: and being in­vited Lel. coll. ut supra, p. 779. to Dunfres, by Robert Brus Earl of Car­rick, who boreLel. coll. ut supra, p. 779. himself high of his Kindred in Scotland, expectingLel. coll. ut supra, p. 779. thereby to gain the Crown of that Realm, cameLel. coll. ut supra, p. 779. thither accordingly, to the House of Gray-Friers. Where meeting together, Brus saidIbid. unto him, Take my Inheritance of Car­ryck, and help me to be King of Scotland; or let me have thine, and I will help thee to be King. Whereunto giving a Denial, he was there murther­edIbid., and withIbid. 681. him, Sir Roger Comyn, his Bro­ther, by the procurement of Brus.

To whom succeeded Iohn Iohn. his and Heir: Which Iohn diedEsc. 19 E. 2. n. 86. without Issue, 19 E. 2. being then seisedEsc. 19 E. 2. n. 86. of the Mannor of Tyrsete, in Tin­dale, in Com. Northumbr. leaving Ioane Wife of David de Strabolgi, Earl of Athol, thenIbid. xxx years of age; and Elizabeth her Sister, xxviIbid. years of age; his Sisters, and nextIbid. Heirs. Which Eli­zabeth afterwards becameClaus. 4 E. 3. m. 25. the Wife of Richard Talbot.

This Elizabeth, beingRot. Fin. 18 E. 2. m. 5. & in ce­dulâ. one of the Cousins and Heirs to Adomare de Valence Earl of Pembroke, had, as her Pu [...]party, in 18 E. 2. an AssignationRot. Fin. 18 E. 2. m. 5. & in ce­dulâ. of Castle-Goderich, in the Marches of Wales; as also of the Mannors of Paynswick, Morton, and Whaddon, in Com. Gloue. the Mannors of Bam­pton, in Com. Oxon. Colyngborne-Valence, and Swynton-Valence, in Com. Wiltes-Hertfordingbury, in Com. Herts. Polycote, and Donyton, in Com. Buck. Swanescomp, and Melton, in Com. Cantii, two parts of the Mannor of Shrivenham, and certain Tenements in Fernham, in Com. Berks. Irnyng, in Com. Suff. as also the Mannor of Banna, the moytie of two parts of the Mannor of Fernes, the Mannor of Carryk, and moytie of the third part of the Castle and Mannor of Fernes in Ireland.

And being violently seisedPat. 22 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. per In­spex. upon, by Hugh le Despenser Earl of Winchester, Hugh his Son, and others, at Kenyton is Surrey, was keptPat. 22 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. per In­spex. in Pri­son by them for the space of more than a year, viz. untilPat. 22 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. per In­spex. the twentieth of April, 18 E. 2. and then by terror forcedPat. 22 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. per In­spex. to pass all her Right and Title to the Inheritance of the Mannor of Payns­wick, in Com. Glouc. to the said Hugh Earl of Winchester; and of the Castle of Goderith, to his Son Hugh the younger.

Quincie.

THE first mention I find of this Name and Family, is in Henry the Second's time; that King then grantingCart. ant. K. n. 10. the Inheritance of the Lordship of Buchby (in Com. Northampt.) to Saier de Quincy Saier. (formerlyCart. ant. K. n. 10. the Land of An­selme de Conchis.) Which Saiber afterwards, viz. in 2 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. North [...]. Fifty Marks for the same Lord­ship, it having been an Eschaet, and seised into the King's hands, as the RecordRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. North [...]. expresseth.

This Saiber took to WifeRegist. de D. Wentw. f. 1 a. Maud de St. Liz; and forMon. Angl. vol. 2 78 a. the health of his Soul, as also for the Soul of Saiber his Son, and all his Ancestors, gave Mon. Angl. vol. 2 78 a. to the Canons of Dunmow, in Essex, an yearly Rent of x s. issuing out of his Lordship of Bra­denham: and left Issue two Sons, viz. Robert, and Saier. Which Robert Robert. beingR. Ho [...]ed. 397 a. n. 10. in the Holy Land in 2. R. 1. uponR. Ho [...]ed. 397 a. n. 10. the Recess of the King of France, was made CaptainR. Ho [...]ed. 397 a. n. 10. of those Cl Soldiers then left behind, for the defence of his Country against the Infidels. He also attendedRot. Pip. 6. R. 1. Buck. Bedf. King Richard, in the sixth year of his Reign, in that Expedition which he then made into Normandy. But of him I have seen no more; I therefore come to Saiber his Brother.

This Saier Saier. was one of the Barons presentR. Hoved. 461. b. n. 40. at Lincolne, in 2 Ioh. when William King of Scots did Homage to King Iohn: and in 4 Ioh. (the King beingCart. an­tiq. H. n. 6. at that time at Pont-Audomare, in Normandy,) obtain'd a GrantCart. an­tiq. H. n. 6. to himself and his Heirs, of the Towns of Chennore, and Syde­ham. Moreover, in 5 Ioh, being GovernourM. Paris. in. ann. 1203. p. 208. n. 50. & 209 a. of the Castle of Kuil in Normandy, and discerning, that divers of the Nobles, then in those Parts, did observe that King Iohn, who then lay at Cane, mindedM. Paris. in. ann. 1203. p. 208. n. 50. & 209 a. nothing but Feasting, Luxury, and lying in Bed till Dinner-time, which encourag'd the King of France to enterM. Paris. in. ann. 1203. p. 208. n. 50. & 209 a. his Country with an Army, and take divers Places; upon the approach of some of his Forces before this Castle of Kuill, he rendredM. Paris. in. ann. 1203. p. 208. n. 50. & 209 a. it to them, without any resistance.

And, having marriedH. Knighton, 2346. n. 60. Margaret the younger Sister and Coheir of Robert Fitz-Parnell Earl of Leicester, uponRot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 1. the death of that Earl, in 6 Ioh. he gaveRot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 1. a thousand Marks for the Custody of all those Lands in England, which did belong to him, as well in Demesn as Fees; exceptingRot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 1. the Honour of Grentemenill; and exceptingRot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 1. the Dowrie of the two Countesses (viz. the Mother and Wife of the Deceased Earl) and exceptingRot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 1. the Castle of Muntsorell, with the Appurtenances, which the King did then retain in his own hands: Provided, Ibid. That if Avicia Countess of Montfort (Sister to the Wife of this Saiher) should come and challenge her part in that Land, that then the said Land and Fees should remain in the King's hands, until Right should be done to each of them by the King's Court. AndIbid. in case she should recover her part in those Lands, that then she should make good her proportion of the Fine before-specified; and likewiseIbid. that the Lands and Fees of the Honour of Grentemenill should be set forth by the Oaths of Lawful Men.

Whereupon, the King sent his PreceptClaus. 6 Ioh. m. 3. to the Sheriff of Leicestershire, to make Livery unto him of all those Lands lying without the Walls of Leicester, which belong'd to the late Earl (and whereof he had so granted him the Custody:) Pro­vided Ibid. it were no part of the Honour of Grente­menill, nor of the Dowrie of the Countess. And exceptingIbid. likewise to the said Countess, all that Land which the King had commanded to be given unto her, in exchange for the Lands of the Honour of Grentemenill, which the Earl had passed to the Bishop of Lincolne, by agreement betwixt them. And exceptingIbid. to the Canons of Leicester, those Lands which had been given to them by the before­specified Earl of Leicester.

Moreover, the King then grantedIbid. to this Sai­her, the Lordships of Bagworth, Croft, and Sene­by, (parcel of the Lands of the late Earl) as also the Mannor of Hungreford, in Com. Berks. And the next ensuing year, in considerationRot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 11. of Five thousand Marks Fine, gaveRot. Fin. 7 Joh. m. 11. him Livery of all the Lands and Fees of the Honour of Grentemenill, which he had formerly assigned to Petronill Coun­tess [Page 687] of Leicester, but afterwards reassum'd into his own hands.

Besides this, in 8 Ioh. he grantedEx coll. R Gl. S. unto him an yearly Rent of x l. to be receiv'd out of Re­venues of the County of Leicester, at Easter and Mi­chaelmas, by even portions; and ratifiedEx coll. R Gl. S. that Agreement made before himself and his Barons, by Simon Montfort Earl of Leicester, and this Saiher, then bearing the Title of Earl of Winchester, con­cerning all the Lands and Honours whereof Robert late Earl of Leicester died seised; so that the one half should totally remain to the one of them, and the other moytie to the other; excepting to Earl Simon the third Peny of the Earldom of Leicester, and the Office of Steward to the King: Provided, That Forty Pound Lands per annum of Earl Si­mon's Purparty, should remain to this Earl Saiher, until Earl Simon should make Livery unto him of his Purparty of those Lands in Normandy, which did belong to the before-specified Earl of Leicester. And did also grantEx coll. R Gl. S., That after the Death of the two Countesses of Leicester, viz. Petronill the Mo­ther, and Lauretta the Wife of Robert, what they held in Dowrie should likewise be equally divided betwixt the same Earl Simon, and this Earl Saiher.

Furthermore, in 10 Ioh. this Saier gaveRot. Pip. 10 Joh. War. Leic. to the King three excellent Coursers, for Livery of the moytie of the Suburb of Leicester, which was thereupon dividedRot. Pip. 10 Joh. War. Leic. by a Jury, by vertue of the King's Precept. And in 12 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Warr. & Leic. him ano­ther good Courser, (such a one as the King already hadRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Warr. & Leic., called Liard) and a good pied Brache; having then the TitleRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Warr. & Leic. of Earl of Winchester, but not before, for ought I have seen.

In 13 Ioh. being thus seisedRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Warr. & Leic. of the moytie of the Honour of Leicester, he obtain'd a special DischargeRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Warr. & Leic. from the Scutage of Scotland, then required for the same.

But not long after this, viz. in 15 Ioh. it is saidM. Paris. in anno 1213. p 236. n. 40. & p. 245. n. 10., That the King bore great hatred towards him (as he did also to some others) in regard they complied not with him, in his subjecting this Realm to the Authority of the Pope. Neverthe­less, the next year following, the Differences grow­ing high betwixt the King and many of his Ba­rons, this Saiher Earl of Winchester had Letters Pat. 16 Joh. p. 1. m. 1. of Safe-conduct, to come to the Court, and treat of an Accord betwixt them; and afterwards was joyn'd in CommissionIbid. m. 7. with the Archbishop of Canterbury, and others, to see that all those who were to repair to London, about the Feast of the Epiphany, next ensuing the Pope's relaxation of the Interdict, or to Northampton, to petition the King for the Redress of ther Grievances, should have safe-conduct until the Clause of Easter: And moreover, was so much favoured, as that the King committedPat. 17 Joh. m. 21. the Governourship of the Ca­stle at Montsorell to his Trust.

Howbeit, shortly after, associatingClaus. 17 Joh. in dors. m. 21. himself with the Barons, at that time in Rebellion, he was a PartyClaus. 17 Joh. in dors. m. 21. to the Agreement whereunto the King was then necessitated to submit; whereby he gave up the City of London wholly into their power, and liberty to make choice of xxv Barons, by whom the Realm should thenceforth-be govern'd; as also oneM. Paris. in anno 1215. n. 10. of that number: and thereupon, to­gether Ibid. 277. n. 20. with the chief of them, underwent the Pope's ExcommunicationIbid. 277. n. 20. the next ensuing year: Which did not at all startle him; for, soon after, he, together with Robert Fitz-Walter (to whom that Rebellious Pack then gave the TitleIbid 279. n. 20. of Ma­rescallus Dei & Ecclesiae) were employ'dIbid 279. n. 20. from the rest, to Philip King of France, for the pro­curing him to send over his Son Lewes into Eng­land; with promiseIbid 279. n. 20. that they would advance him to the Royal Throne.

Nor did he return to his Obedience upon the death of King Iohn; but keptIbid. 293. n. 40. & 50. a strong Garrison in the Castle of Montsorell, on the behalf of Lewes. And whenIbid. 293. n. 40. & 50. the King's Forces had besieged it, in 1 H. 3. being advertisedIbid. 293. n. 40. & 50. from that Garrison, that unless they had speedy Relief, they could not hold it; he went to Lewes, and acquaintedIbid. 293. n. 40. & 50. him there­with: who thereupon rais'dIbid. a great Army in London, and constitutedIbid. him one of the Chief Commanders therein. Which Army beganIbid. their March Northwards upon the Munday next after Ascension-day. Whereof the Earl of Chester, and the rest who lay before it, having noticeIbid. 294. n. 30., they ha­sted Ibid. 294. n. 30. to Notingham, expectingIbid. 294. n. 30. there to give Battel to them. But the Barons, having by this means rais'dIbid. the Siege at Montsorell, forthwith advanc'dIbid. to Lincoln, where Gilbert de Gant, with others of that Party, had besieg'd the Castle: and being got thither, made a fierce AssaultIbid. there­on. Which being made knownIbid. n. 40. to the Noble William Marshall (then Governour of the Realm, by reason of the King's Minority) he caus'd a ge­neral RendezvouzIbid. n. 40. of all the Power could be had, out of such other Castles and Garrisons, in those Parts, as then stood for the King, to be made at Newark upon Trent, on Munday in Whitson­week; and thence, after three days, march'dIbid. n. 42. to Lincolne.

Which being discern'd by the Barons, they forthwith (through the directionIbid. 29 [...]. n. 30. & 296. of this Earl, and Robert Fitz-Walter) drew out, and gave Ibid. 29 [...]. n. 30. & 296. them Battel; but without success: for being routedIbid. n. 40. upon the first Charge, the King's Forces got the day, and tookIbid. n. 40. Prisoners the most of that rebellious number; amongst whom, this Saiher Earl of Winchester was oneIbid. n. 40. of the Chief: But, in October following, upon his submissionPat. 1 M 3. p. 1. m. 2., all his Lands which had been seised into the King's hands for those his Actings, were fully restoredPat. 1 M 3. p. 1. m. 2. to him.

Thus much as to his Secular Actions. Touch­ing his Works of Piety, all I have seen is, That he gaveMon. A [...]gl. vol. 2. 311 a. n. 20. to the Canons of Leicester Six Pounds yearly Rent out of Brackley, and Halso, in lieu of Eight Pounds Rent in the Suburbs of Leicester, which he had by the Grant of the Bishop of Lin­colne. After which, viz. in Anno 1218. (2 H. 3.) he wentM. Paris. [...] anno 1218. p. 303. n. 20., with the Earls of Chester, Arundel, and some other of the English Nobility, towards the Holy Land; and was at the SiegeM. Paris. [...] anno 1218. p. 303. n. 20. of Damieta: but diedM. We [...]m. in eodem anno. in Anno 1219. (4 H. 3.) in his farther Journey towards Hierusalem.

The Issue which he left by that great Inheritrix before-specified, was three Sons; viz. Robert Robert. (then Catal. of N. b. by R B. in the Holy Land) who marriedMona 1. Ang. vol. 1. 309 a. n. 40. Hawyse the fourth Daughter of Hugh Keveli [...]k Earl of Chester; upon which Marriage, his Father gaveEx magno Reg [...]st. in Offi­cio Duc. Lauc. sub [...]. Bo­lyngh oke, cap. 26. him the Lordships of Ducebeie, Grauntesse [...], Bradeham, and Herdewich, then of C l. per annum value, to make a Dowrie for Hawyse his Wife, Sister to the Earl of Chester; as also two Knights Fees, for the same purpose: And had Issue by her, Marga­ret a Daughter, WifePat. 17 H. 3. m. 9. of Iohn de Lacie Earl of Lincolne: The other two Sons being Roger, and Robert. He left Issue also one Daughter, called Hawyse, afterwards marriedRot. Pip. 7 H. 3 Essex. to Hugh the Son of Robert Earl of Oxford.

Which Roger Roger. (his elder Brother being in the Holy Land) in 5 H. 3. had LiveryClaus. 5 H. 3. m. 15. of his Father's Lands.

[Page 688] A word now of Margaret the Countess, Widow of Earl Saiher.

This Margaret, often making her residenceRot. de [...]. in di­ve [...]is Com. capt. apud Winton. [...]oram Joh. de Luvetot 11 E. 1. Rot. mino­ [...], n. 39. Hertf. in the Priory at Ware, builtRot. de [...]. in di­ve [...]is Com. capt. apud Winton. [...]oram Joh. de Luvetot 11 E. 1. Rot. mino­ [...], n. 39. Hertf. there the great Hall, the great Chamber, the Chappel, and other Rooms for her own conveniency; and gaveMon. Angl. vol. 2. 544 b. n. 62. to the Knights Templars divers Lands in Sibford, and Litleford. Likewise, toIbid. 310 a. n. 40. the Canons of Leicester, one Yard-land in Schepisheved; as alsoIbid. b. a Stag yearly in Charnewood, upon the day of the Nati­vity of our Lady: Likewise allMon. Angl. vol. 1. 768 b. her Lands at Henleye, to plow and enclose: And died in 19 H. 3. as it see [...]s; for then did Roger de Quinci her Son and Heir (for so he was called) payRot. Pip. 19 H. 2. Cantab. & Hunt. C l. Relief, for the Lands of her Inheritance; and was the same year made EarlLel. coll. vol. 2. p. 375. of Winchester. Which Roger, though he bore the Title of Winchester, he was really Earl of Hantshire; for it appearsCommunia de T. Mich. 36 H. 3. Rot. 2. that in 36 H. 3. the King, by his Precept to the Sheriff of Hantshire, commanded, that he should then make Livery unto him of that x l. Annuity, which he had usually receiv'd out of the Issues of that County, nomine Comiis, in the name of Earl.

In 26 H. 3. this Roger, beingM. Paris. 595. 39. beyond-Sea with the King, desiredM. Paris. 595. 39. liberty to return into England. And, in 30 H. 3. was one of the Peers who by LetterIbid. 700. n. to the Pope, complain'd to him of his Exactions in this Realm.

In 31 H. 3. beingIbid. 741. n. 40. in Galwey (where he had Ibid. 741. n. 40. great Possessions in right of his Wife) and exer­cising Ibid. 741. n. 40. more severity to the People of that Coun­try than becom'd him, he was besieg'dIbid. 741. n. 40. by them in a Castle there: and being apprehensive of his danger, mounted his Horse, well armed (with some of his Followers) and brokeIbid. 741. n. 40. through them; whence he came to the King of Scotland, to whom he made his complaintIbid. of their dealing; who punish'dIbid. them for that their Rebellious In­surrection, and re-establish'dIbid. him in the possession of his Right.

In 42 H. 3. this Earl had SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in [...], m. 10. to attend the King at Chester, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, on Munday next after the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, to oppose the Hostilities of the Welch. Moreover, he had the TitleMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 786 b. n 40, & 50. of Consta­ble of Scotland: And having foundedMon. Angl. vol. 2. 362 b. l. 4. the Pri­ory of Ulves [...]roste, in Com. Leic. grantedMon. Angl. vol. 1 ut supr. to the Monks of Geroudon all his Venison in his Park of Kitt.—to hunt and kill at their pleasure. He also gaveIbid. 803. n. 20. to the Monks of Tame, in Com. Buck. all his Demesn-lands in Sydenham, and likewise what was held of him in Villenage, with the Te­nants thereto, and all their Off-spring. And ha­ving married three Wives, 1. Helen [...]. the eldest Daughter and Coheir to Alan of Galwey; 2. Maud Ibid. 834. n. 50. Daughter to Humfrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford (Widow of Anselme Mareschall Earl of Pembroke;) 3. Alianore Rot. Pip. 44 H. 3. Wa [...]. Leic. Daughter to William de Ferrers Earl of Derby, WidowPat. 37 H. 3. m. 19. [...]. 55 H. 3. n. [...]. of William de Vaux (after­wards marriedClaus. 51 H. 3. m. a. to Roger de Leybourne) departed Esc. 48 H. 3. n. 2 [...]. this Life 25 Apr. 48 H. 3. leaving Issue by Helen his first Wife, three Daughters his Heirs, viz. Margaret the Wife [...]. of William de Ferrers Earl of Derby; Elizabeth, married [...] to Alexander Comyn Earl of Feuban, in Scotland; and Ela, to [...]. Alan la Zousche. Which Coheirs, in 56 H. 3. paying their Relief [...], had Livery [...]. of the Lands of their Inheritance.

Another Daughter he had, called Isabell (though by which Wife I cannot say) as is manifest from an Agreement [...] ipso au­togr. in bibl. Cotton. made at Ware, upon Wednesday next ensuing the Feast of the Purification of our Lady, in Anno 1240. (24 H. 3.) betwixt him and Iohn the Son of Hugh de Nevill, for a Marriage be­twixt Hugh the Son of him the said Iohn, and her the said Isabell.

A word now of Robert Robert. his younger Brother.

In 41 H. 3. this Robert, amongstM. Paris. 773. n. 30. divers other Noble Persons, who soldM. Paris. 773. n. 30. their Possessions in England, for the Assistance of the King of France in the Holy War, wasM. Paris. 773. n. 30. one: And having married Claus. 22 H. 3. m. 20. Helene the Daughter of Lewelyne Prince of Wales, Widow of Iohn Scott Earl of Hunten­don, in 22 H. 3. had LiveryClaus. 22 H. 3. m. 20. of the Mannors of Fotheringay, and Iarewell, in Com. Northampt. Neweston, in Com. Bedf. Totenham, in Com. Midd. Brampton, Cunnyngton, and Lympayes, in Com. Hunt. Badewe, in Com. Essex. and Exton, in Com. Rotel. which wereIbid. part of the Lands of Iohn Scott Earl of Chester and Hunt. tillIbid. her Dowrie should be set out: and departedM. Paris. 941. n. 40. this Life in An­no 1257. (41 H. 3. leaving Issue by the said He­lene his Wife, three Daughters, one of them a NunClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 15. and the other two in WardClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 15. to Margaret Countess of Lincolne; whereof one, viz. Ioane, became the WifePat. 50 H. 3. m. 44. of Humphrey de Bohun, Son to Humphrey Earl of Hereford, and the other, viz. Margaret, was marriedClaus. 52 H. 3. m. 10. to Baldwine Wake, who in 52 H. 3. doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 52 H. 3. m. 10. of the Mannor of Sriveton, of her Inheritance.

Zouche of Ashby.

THAT this Ancient and Noble Family is branch'd from the Earls of Britanny, all our Genealogists do agree; though they do not deduce the Line of that Descent in each Point alike. To the intent therefore that it may the more clearly appear how it is, I have thought fit to take notice, That William la Zusche, William 1. in that ConfirmationMon. Ang. vol. 1. 572 b. n. 60. to the Monks of Swavesey, in Cambridgshire, of the Grants made by his Ance­stors unto the Abby of S. Segius, and Bachus, in Aniow (whereunto this Priory of Swavesey was a Cell) callethMon. Ang. vol. 1. 572 b. n. 60. Roger la Zusche his Father, and Alan la Zusche Earl of Britanny (SonEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Geffrey) his Grandfather.

Which William died in 1 Ioh. for then it ap­pears [...] 1 Joh. m. 2 [...]. That Roger Roger 1. his Brother gave to the King C l. for Livery of his Lands; and in 5 Ioh. upon Collection of the fourth Scutage of that King's time, paidRot. Pip. 5. Joh. Devon. CC Marks.

This Roger, in 15 Ioh. attendedClaus. 15. Jo, in dorso, m. [...] the King into Poictou; and (standing firm to him in that tur­bulent time, towards the later end of his Reign) obtain'd a GrantClaus. 17. Joh. m. 17. of the Mannors of Petersfeild, and Maple-Durham, in Com. Suthampt. which were partClaus. 17. Joh. m. 17. of the Lands of Geffrey de Mandevill, one of the Rebellious Barons then in Arms against him.

Moreover, in 2 H. 3. he procur'd another Grant Claus. 2 H. 3. m. 4. from the King, of all those Lands in the Mannor of Gostelei, in Com. Norff. which Falcase de Breant not long before held, and which formerly apper­tain'd to the Vicount of Koan (viz. Monast. Ang. vol. 2. 145 b. n. 30. Geffrey la Zuche Father of Alan before-mentioned:) And in 13 H. 3. was constitutedPat. 13 H. 3. m. 12. Sheriff of Devonshire.

Furthermore, in 14 H. 3. he had a Confirmati­on Pat. 14 H. [...]. p. 1. m. 2. from the King of the Mannor of Swave­sheye, and of all his Lands in Fulburne, in Com. Cantabr. which he possess'd by the Gift of the [Page 689] before-specified Alan Vicount of Roan, in exchange for all those Lands which he the said Roger then possess'd in Britanny: and continuedRot. de iisd. ann. Devon. Sheriff of Devonshire unto the end of the fifteenth year of the same King Henry the Third.

This Roger, being Lord of the Mannor of Tonge, in Com. Salop. did, by a fair DeedEx ipso au­togr. penès ... Forster de Tonge, an. 1636. under his Seal, whereon is his Portraicture on Horseback, in a Military Habit, grant to Henry de Hugefort, and his Heirs, three Yard-Land, three Messuages, and certain Woods lying in Norton, and Shawe, (in the Parish of Tonge) with Paunage for a great number of Hogs, in the Woods belonging to that Mannor: As also liberty of Fishing in all his Wa­ters there, excepting the great Pool of Tonge; with divers other Privileges, viz. of getting Nuts in those Woods for several days, &c. Rendring yearly to him the said Roger, and his Heirs, a Chap­let of Roses, upon the Feast-day of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist, in case he or they should be then at Tonge; if not, then to be put upon the Image of the Blessed Virgin, in the Church of Tonge; for all Services, Suit of Court, &c.

And (with Alan his Son) gave to the Canons of Mayden-Bradley, in Com. Wiltes. a certain Tene­ment in Tudeworth.

To whom succeeded Alan Alan. his Son and Heir. Which Alan, in 26 H. 3. had SummonsRot. Vascon. 26 H. 3. in dor­so, m. 3. to pre­pare himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King into France. And in 34 H. 3. had a GrantPat. 34 H. 3. m. 3. of the Custody of all the King's Lands in Cheshire, and North-Wales, viz. Kos, Kewennyoc, Diffrin-Cloyd, and Englefeild; to answer the yearly Profit of those Lordships to the King, at Midsummer and Christmass, by equal Portions.

Moreover, in 36 H. 3. he had the whole County of Chester, and all North-Wales, committed Pat. 37 H. 3. m. 15. to his Trust. And in 45 H. 3. obtain'd the King's CharterCart. 45 H. 3. m. 2. for a Market every Week, upon the Sa­turday, at Asheby la Zusche, in Com. Leic. it being before upon the Tuesday: as also for two Fairs yearly, at his Mannor of Swaveseye, in Cambridg­shire; each to continue for eight days; the one to begin on the Eve of the Festival of the Invention of the Holy Cross; and the other, on the Eve of its Exaltation.

The same year he was constitutedPat. 45 H. 3. m. 8. Warden of all the King's Forests South of Trent; as also Sheriff Ibid. m. 10. of Northamptonshire: in which Sheriffalty he continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Nor­thampt. till the fiftieth of that King's Reign, and for three parts of that year. And in 46 H. 3. was madePat. 46 H. 3. m. 12. a Justice-Itinerant for the Counties of Suthampt. Buck and Northampt.

Furthermore, in 48 H. 3. uponPat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. that Arbitre­ment made by Lewes King of France, betwixt the King and the Barons, he was one of those who, on the King's part, undertookPat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. for performance of the same: And stood in such great favour with that King, that, in 51 H. 3. he obtain'dPat. 51 H. 3. m. 2. for the behoof of Orabill, and Margerie, his Nieces, Daugh­ters of William de Harecourt, the Redemption of the Lordships of Tonge, in Com. Salop. and Ayle­ston, in Com. Leic. with the Soke of Stratton; which, by reason of Harecourt's adherence to the King's Adversaries, in the time of the late Trou­bles, had been forfeitedPat. 51 H. 3. m. 2. to the Crown. In which year also, he was made ConstableIbid. m. 15. of the Tower of London; as also GovernourIbid. m. 15. of the Ca [...]e at Northampton.

But all that I farther find of him, is, That he be­stowed Mon. Angl. vol. 2. 544 b. n. 50. on the Knights-Templars divers Lands in Sibford; and gaveMon. Angl. vol. 1. 780 b. n. [...]0. to the Monks of Bildwas, the Town of Upton, in Com. Salop. And that he took to Wise Elene, Esc. 55 H. 3. n. 36. one of the DaughtersClaus. 51 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. and Heirs to Roger de Quinci Earl of Winchester. Whereupon in 51 H. 3. he had LiveryClaus. 51 H. 3. m. 17. of all that Purparty of his Lands, which by Inheritance belong'd to her.

It is reported by someYpod. Neu [...]. p. 66. M. Paris. 100 [...]. n. 40. That this Alan was slain in Westminster-Hall, by Iohn Earl Warren, upon occasion of a Quarrel which hapned betwixt them, touching some Title of Land: but therein they are mistaken, he being onely wounded, as was also Roger his Son (at that time with him) viz. in Anno 1268. (52 H. 3.) as in my Discourse of Iohn Earl Warren I have at large manifested; and as it appears by the InquisitionEsc. 54 H. 3. n. 16. taken after his death, which sheweth, that he died about two years after, viz. in 54 H. 3. being then seisedEsc. 54 H. 3. n. 16. of the Mannors of North-Multon, in Com. Devon. and Asheby la Zouche, in Com. Leic. and that he had IssueEsc. 54 H. 3. n. 16. Roger Roger 2. his Son and Heir, then xxviii years of age; as also a younger Son, called Eudo, or Ivon.

Which Roger had, soon after, LiveryRot. Fin. 54 H. 3. m. 2. of his Lands, doing his Homage: but diedEsc. 13 E. 1. n. 30. in 13 E. 1. Alan his Son beingEsc. 13 E. 1. n. 30. then xviii years of age.

Which Alan, offeringClaus. 17 E. 1. m. 2. his Service to the King in Gascoigne, upon the Feast-day of St. Dennis, 16 E. 1. wasClaus. 17 E. 1. m. 2. courteously by him receiv'd; and therefore his Homage was at that time respitedClaus. 17 E. 1. m. 2. by reason of his present Employment; and a spe­cial PreceptClaus. 17 E. 1. m. 2. forthwith sent to Walter de Lasci, the King's Escaetor-General in Ireland, to deliver unto him all his Lands in that Realm, which he had seised into his Hands for neglecting that Homage.

Moreover, in 22 E. 1. he wasRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. m. 9. again in the Wars of Gascoine. So likewise inRot. Vasc. 24 E. 1. m. 17. 24 E. 1. Edmund Earl of Lancaster (the King's Brother) being then CommanderTh. Wal [...]. p. 29. n. 30. in Chief of the English-Army there: at which time the French issuedIbid. out of Bu [...]de­aux, and gaveIbid. them Battel, but with great loss, being forced to retreat.

In 25 E. 1. he was againRot. Vascon. 25 E. 1. in. dor­so, m. 9. in Gascoine; and in 26 E. 1. inRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. a. the Wars of Scotland; being then in the CompanyRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. a. of Roger le Bigod.

In 34 E. 1. he wasRot. Protect. 34 H. 1. m. 8. again in those Scottish-Wars: And in 4 E. 2. (amongst other of the No­bles) had SummonsRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. in dorso, m. 5. to be at Ko [...]borough, on the Feast-day of St. Peter ad Vincula, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots.

Furthermore, the next ensuing year, (viz. 5 E. 2.) he was constituted GovernourRot. Fin. 5 E. 2. m. 7. of Kokingham-Castle in Northamptonshire, and StewardRot. Fin. 5 E. 2. m. 7. of that Forest. And having confirm'dMon. Angl. vol. 2. 311. l. 4. to the Canons of Leicester, all those Grants which his Ancestors, viz. the Earls of Leicester and Winchester, had made to them, departedEsc. 7 E. 2. n. 36. this Life in 7 E. 2. being then seisedEsc. 7 E. 2. n. 36. of the Mannor of North-Moulton, in Com. Devon. and CCCCxvi Acres of Land in Hale, in the County of Northampton, according to the large Hundred: Likewise of the Mannor of Trene, and Advowson of the Chappel there, in Com. Sussex. as also of xii l. Free Rent in Nuthure, and the Ad­vowson of the Church of Chyldington, in the same County: Moreover, of the Mannor of Great Gatesoene, and Advowson of the Church, in Com. Hertf. and of the Mannors of Suaveseye, and Fulborne, with the Advowson of the Priory of Suaveseye, in Com. Cantabr. (the Remainder of which Lordships of Swavesey, and Fulborne, were setled on William la Zouche of Kicards-Castle, otherwise called William la Zusche of Mortimer) leaving Elene the Wife of Nicholas St. Maur, at that time xxvi years of age; Maude the Wife of [Page 690] Robert de Holande, xxiv years of age; and Eliza­beth, then a Nun at Brewode, in Com. Staff. xx years of age; his Daughters and next Heirs.

Betwixt whom, Partition being m [...]e, in 8 E. 2. of all the Lands descended to them from their said Father; Elene the Wife of Nicholas St. Maur had Rot. Fin. 8 E. 2. m. 21. the Mannor of North-Moulton, in Com. Devon. and moytie of the Mannor of Gatesdene, in Com. Hertf. And Maude the Wife of Robert de Holand, theRot. Fin. 8 E. 2. m. 21. Mannors of Halsho, and Brackley, in Com. Northampt. the moytie of the Mannor of Gates­dene, in Com. Hertf. and the view of Frank-pleg. in Shybton, and Sibford, in Com. Oxon. as also the Claus. 8 E. 2. m. 16. Advowsons of the Churches of Laghton, and Merkefeld, in Com. Leic. Croxton, in Com. Linc. Yelbertoft, in Com. Northampt. with the Advow­sons of the Abby of Lilshull, in Com. Salop. Ge­roudon, in Com. Leic. the Priory of Ware, in Com. Hertf. and Hospital of Lepers at Brackley, in Com. Northampt.

Which Elene afterwards marriedClaus. 15 E. 2. m. 2. to Alan de Cherleton.

Zouche of Haringworth.

I Now come to Eudo Eudo. (or Ivo) younger Brother to the last-mentioned Roger.

In 37 H. 3. the King, in considerationRot. Fin. 37 H. 3. m. 6. Pat. 37 H. 3. m. 3. of CL Marks, grantedRot. Fin. 37 H. 3. m. 6. Pat. 37 H. 3. m. 3. to this Eudo the Benefit of the Marriage of Agatha, the Daughter of William de Ferrers Earl of Derby; with purpose that he himself should make her his Wife, in case she would consent thereto: If not, then that he should haveRot. Fin. 37 H. 3. m. 6. Pat. 37 H. 3. m. 3. the Forfeiture belonging to the King for the same. But in 39 H. 3. he made an Assigna­tion Pat. 39 H. 3. m. 5. of that Grant to Hugh the Son of Raphe de Mortimer.

In 47 H. 3. this Eudo hadPat. 47 H. 3. m. 20. the Custody of the Castles of Chester, Beeston, and Shorwik, com­mitted to his Trust. Some years after which, viz. in 2 E. 1. he WeddedRot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 21. Milisent the WidowMon. Angl. vol. 1. 727. l. 6. of Roger de Montalt, one of the Sisters and HeirsRot. Fin. ut supra. to George de Cantilupe Baron of Bergavenny; and, do­ing his Fealty, had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 10. Claus. 2. E. 1. in dorso m. 13. of her Purparty of his Lands, viz, Rot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 10. Claus. 2. E. 1. in dorso m. 13. the Mannors of Eyton, and Hoghton, in Com. Bedf. Naryngworth, Berewedy, and Bulewyke, in Com. Northampt. Bruggewater, Heygrabe, and Edeneworth, in Com. Somerset. Colston, Brihtmerston, Koele, and Culne, in Com. Wiltes. Dertemue, and Totenes, in Com. Devon. Stokes, and Edwald, in Com. Dorset. xiii s. iv d. Rent in Hereford; Bingele, in Com. Ebor. and B [...]eford, in Com. Nott.

Which Milisent departingRot. Fin. 27 E. 1. m. 21. this Life in 27 E. 1. William la Zusche her Son and Heir, doing his Ho­mage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 27 E. 1. m. 21. of the Lands of her Inheri­tance.

Which William, William 1. seating himself at Haringworth, in Com. Northampt. (one of the Lordships of his Mother's Inheritance) in 29 E. 1. obtain'd the King's CharterClaus. 29 E. 1. m. 19. for Free-warren in all his Demesn­lands there; as also at Bulwyke, the next adjoyn­ing Lordship. And, in 34 E. 1. having at the Feast of Pentecost receiv'dCompot. Joh. de Drokenes­ford Custodis magna Garde­robae penès Reme [...]. Regis in Scacc. the Honour of Knighthood (with Prince Edward, and many others) by Ba­thing, &c. attendedRot. Protect. 2 [...] [...]. 1. m. 13. that Prince in his Expedition then made into Scotland.

This William took to WifeRot. Fin. 4 E. 2. m. 13. Maude the Daugh­ter of Iohn Lord Lovel of Tichmersh, in Com. Northampt. and Isabell his Wife, the Sister and Heir Ex Cod vet. Ms. penès Hen. Comit. Stan­ford. of William de Bois. Also in 2 E. 2. he was first summon'dClaus. de eo­dem anno in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm: And in 4 E. 2. was againRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 5. in the Wars of Scotland. Moreover, in 7 E. 2. he ob­tain'd another CharterCart. 7 E. 2. n. 27. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands within his Lordships of Weston, Bulkinton, Kiet [...], Bramcote, Wolvarestull, and Folkeshull, in Com. Warr. as also at Thorpe-Er­nauld, and Claybroke, in Com. Leic. And in 8 E. 2. receiv'd SummonsRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dorso, m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, well fitted with Horse and Arms, upon the Feast-day of the Assumption of our Lady, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots.

After which, ere long, viz. in 11 E. 2. he was charg'dClaus. 11 E. 2. m. 23. with the sending of CC Foot-Soldiers, out of his Lands in Eynayl, Uchnnenych, and Ismenyth, in Wales, unto New-castle upon Tine, upon the Feast-day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the King then purposing an Expedition into Scotland. And in 13 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2. m. 8. again in the Scottish Wars, being of the RetinueRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2. m. 8. to Iohn de Hastings.

In 16 E. 2. he obtain'd a GrantRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 2. of the Marri­age of Iohn the Son and Heir of Robert de Wil­loughby: and in 19 E. 2. when the King became necessitated to flee into Wales, by reason that most of his Subjects quitted their Allegiance to him at that time (as our Historians do amply shew, with the Reason thereof) this William (havingT. Wals in eod. anno. Lands and Interest in those Parts) was sentT. Wals in eod. anno. after him, together with Henry Earl of Lancaster, with Dire­ctions to take him; which he did accordingly, near to the Castle of Lantrussan, upon the xvi Calends of December. After which, ere long, ensued the barbarous Murther of that King, as is very well known.

In 6 E. 3. uponRot. Parl. 6 E. 3. n. [...]. the Debate which hapned in Parliament, between Sir Iohn Grey of Kotherfeild, and this Sir William, which was heardRot. Parl. 6 E. 3. n. [...]. before the King and his Council, there falling out high Words Rot. Parl. 6 E. 3. n. [...]. between them, Grey drewRot. Parl. 6 E. 3. n. [...]. his Knife upon him in the King's Presence; for which respect, both of them were committedIbid. to Prison: Howbeit, at length being brought forthIbid. to their Answers, he was setIbid. at liberty, and Grey remittedIbid..

But, after this, viz. in 12 E. 3. he attendedRot. Alem. 12 E. 3. p. 2. m. 7. the King into Flanders; this being the time that King Edward metTh. Wals. in anno. 1338. the Duke of Bavaria (who then called himself Emperour) at Colein. And, in 16 E. 3. receiv'd CommandRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. in. 11. to provide xx Men at Arms, and 20 Archers, for that Expedition which the King then intended into France.

Moreover, in 17 E. 3. he stood charg'dRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. in dorso, m. 16. with the like number of Men at Arms, and Archers, for those Wars in France: and in 18 E. 3. was again Rot. Franc. 18 E. 3. m. 19. there.

Furthermore, in 19 E. 3. he receiv'd another Rot. Fran. 19 E. 3. m. 4. Command (with divers other Great Men) to at­tend the King again into France, with all his Re­tinue, and all the Power of Horse and Arms he could make, beingRot. Fran. 19 E. 3. m. 4. then a Baneret. Howbeit, in Claus. 19 E. 3. p. 2. m. 23. regard that William la Zousche of Totneis, his NephewClaus. 19 E. 3. p. 2. m. 23., did then accompanyClaus. 19 E. 3. p. 2. m. 23. Henry of Lan­caster, Earl of Derby, into Gascoine; he was for that time, and for that reason, dischargedClaus. 19 E. 3. p. 2. m. 23. of those Men at Arms, Hoblers, and Archers, which he [...] to have provided for that Service; but withal advertisedClaus. 19 E. 3. p. 2. m. 23. to prepare himself, and all his Retinue, with Horse and Arms, to pass the Sea with the King into France, so soon as he should have farther notice.

[Page 691] This William Lord Zouche, in 25 E. 3. obtain'd LicencePat. 25 E. 3. p. 3. m. 14. of the King to settle his Mannor of Briggewater, upon William the Son of William la Zouche of Torneys, and Agnes his Wife, and the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten; with provisoPat. 25 E. 3. p. 3. m. 14., That if the said William and she should happen to be divorced, or for any other cause separated, that then the Mannor of Brigge­water should remain to her and her Heirs for ever. And in 26 E. 3. was joyn'd in CommissionRot. Fran. 26 E. 3. m. 5. with Iohn de Verdon, for arraying of Soldiers in the County of Northampton, for the defence of the Realm, an Invasion being then fearedRot. Fran. 26 E. 3. m. 5. from the French.

But, not long after, viz. uponEsc. 26 E. 3. n. 51. Claus. 26 E. [...]. n. 27. Munday the Feast-day of St. Gregory the same year, he departed Esc. 26 E. 3. n. 51. Claus. 26 E. [...]. n. 27. this Life, leaving William William 2. his Grandson (viz. SonIbid. to Ivo his Son and Heir, by Ioane Ibid. the Daugh­ter of William Inge, and deceasedIbid. in his Life­time) his next Heir, at that time xxx years of age; being then seisedEsc. ut supra. of the Mannor of Calston, with the Hundred of Calne, in Com. Wiltes. the Mannors of Eyton, and Houghton, in Com. Bedf. the Mannor of Weston, with its Members, viz. Folkeshull, and Wolfareibull, in Com. Warr. the Mannor of Thorpe-Ernauld, with its Members, scil. Busseby, Thorneby, and Brentingby, in Com. Leic. and of the Mannor of Kilpsham, in Com. Rotel.

Which William, performing his HomageRot. Fin. 26 E. 3. m. 17. be­fore the end of that year, had LiveryRot. Fin. 26 E. 3. m. 17. of his Lands: and in 29 E. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 29 E. 3. m. 4. in that Expedition then made into Scotland: As alsoRot. Vascon. 33 E. 3. p. 2. m. 1 [...]. in that of France in 33 E. 3. And in 36 E. 3. had LicencePat. 36 E. 3. p. 2. m. 25. to go on Pilgrimage to the Holy-land.

Moreover, in 43 E. 3. he attendedRot. Franc. 4 [...] E. 3. m. 3. the King in his Expedition then made into France: and in 44 E. 3. uponRot. Fin. 44 E. 3. m. 15. the death of William Inge, and Isolda de St. Pere his Wife, without Issue of their Bodies, being foundRot. Fin. 44 E. 3. m. 15. to be the next Heir to the said William (viz. Son of Ioane, Daughter of the same William) doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 44 E. 3. m. 15. of the Mannor of Weston, in Com. Bedf.

Furthermore, in 44 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 44 E. 3. m. 13. in the Wars of France: So likewise inRot. Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 20. 46 E. 3. at which time he was retain'd by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King in those Wars, with xl Men at Arms, himself being then a Banneret, xv Knights, xxxiv Esquires, and Lx Archers.

This William, in 5 R. 2. had a ResolutionMon. Angl. vol. 1. 963. n. 40. to found a Monastery of the Carthusian Order, in Ho­nour of St. Anne, near to the City of Coventre; but was by death preventedMon. Angl. vol. 1. 963. n. 40. (whereupon King Richard the Second accomplish'dMon. Angl. vol. 1. 963. n. 40. that Work:) for on Wednesday the Feast of St. George, the same year, he departedEsc. 5R. 2. n. 6 [...]. this Life, leaving Sir William la Zousche William 3. of Braunfeild, Knight, his Son and Heir, then xl years of age (as also a younger Son, called Thomas Claus. 6 R. 2. p. 1. m. 30. who afterwards had theClaus. 6 R. 2. p. 1. m. 30. Man­nors of Ightam, and Eynesford, in Com. Kanc.) being then seisedEsc. ut. sup [...]. of the Castle and Mannor of Torneys, with its Members, viz. Lodeswalle, and Hiwishe; as also of the Mannor of Cornew [...]r­thie, in Com. Devon. of the Mannors of Eyg [...]re­ham, and Eynesford, in Com. Cantii; of the Hun­dred of Calne, with the Mannor of Calston, and Mannor of Ambresbury, called le Co [...]ynger, in Com. Wiltes. of the Mannor of Kingesw, [...] in Com. Suthampt. of the Mannor of Kilpesham, in Com. Rotel. Haryngworth, Bulwyke, Be [...]gh [...]y, and Mannor, called Souches-Mannor, in Rothwell, in Com. Northampt. of the Mannor of Ilkeston, in Com. Derb. Zouches-Mannor, in Docking, in Com. Norff. Bluenlegh, in Com. Suff. Mule-Bracy, in Com. Salop. Eyton, with its Members, viz. Hen­lawe, Berston, and Wymington, Totenshe, Houghton, and Weston-Inge, in Com-Bedf. Hamme, in Com. Buck. Wythkall, Lavnton, and Lyn­thorpe, in Com. Linc. Thorpe-Ernauld, with its Members, viz. Brentyngby, Busseby, Thurneby, and Houghton; as also of the Mannor of Clay­broke, in Com. Leic. and likewise of the Mannor of Weston, in Com. Warr.

Elizabeth his Wife surviving: who, by her Te­stament Arundel, vol. 1. 253 b., bearing date upon the Feast-day of St. Ambrose, Anno 1408. (9 H. 4.) bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Abby of Tewkesbury, where the Corps of her Brothers lay Interred; with xx l. to that House: and gave to Edmund, and Thomas, her Sons, all her Silver Vessel, to be equally divided betwixt them.

Which William (viz. Son and Heir to the last­mention'd William) doingRot. Fin. [...] E. 2. m. 6. his Homage, had Li­very Rot. Fin. [...] E. 2. m. 6. of his Lands: and in 7 R. 2. wasRot. Franc. 7 R. 2. m. 21. in the Wars of France.

This William was he, who being accusedTh. Wals. p. 335. [...]. by a Frier-Carmelite, that he had scandalized Iohn of Gant Duke of Lancaster, with evil Machinations against the King; was broughtTh. Wals. p. 335. [...]. before the Parli­ament, (though at that time veryTh. Wals. p. 335. [...]. sick) to answer the Charge: but stoutly denyingTh. Wals. p. 335. [...]. all, he was at length acquittedTh. Wals. p. 335. [...]. And in 8 R. 2. was retain'd by IndentureEx autogr. penes [...]. to serve the King in his Sco [...]sh Wars, for xl days, the King resolving to go in [...] thither. But in 10 R. 2. (being then calledPat 10 H. [...] p. 1. m. 7. per inspex. Wil­liam Lord Zousche of Torneys, residing there at that time, as it seems) obtain'd LicencePat 10 H. [...] p. 1. m. 7. per inspex. from the King, to make a Castle of his Mannor-house at Haringworth, in Com. Northampt. Which Licence was afterwards confirm'dPat 10 H. [...] p. 1. m. 7. per inspex. to Sir William la Zousche Knight, his Cousin and Heir, in 10 H. 6.

In 12 R. 2. this William was banish'dTh. Wals. in anno. 1388. p. 365. n. 10. the Court, as one of the King's Evil Counsellors, by those Great Lords who then met in Arms at Ha­ringey-Park. After which, viz. in 15 R. 2. he was, by some Inquisitions, foundRot. Fin. 15 R. 2. m. 21 Claus. 15 R. 2. m. 23. to be next Heir to Iohn de Hastings Earl of Pembroke; viz. Son of William, Son of Eudo, Father of William, Son of Milisent, Daughter and one of the Heirs to Willi­am de Cantilupe, Brother of Nicholas, Father of William, Father of Nicholas, Father of William, Father of William, who died without Issue. And in 19 R. 2. upon the Saturday next preceding the Feast of St. Dunstan (being the thirteenth of May) departedEsc. 19 R. 2. n. 52. this Life, leaving William his Son and Heir xxii years of age. Which William William 4. doing Rot. Fin. 20 R. 2. m. 31. his Homage the year following, had LiveryRot. Fin. 20 R. 2. m. 31. of his Lands.

This William, the same year, viz. 20 R. 2. being Rot. Fran. 20 E. 2. m. 2. in the Wars of France, was of the RetinueRot. Fran. 20 E. 2. m. 2. of Edward Earl of Rutland; and in 22 R. 2. went R. t. Franc. 22 R. 2. m. 10. again to those Wars.

Moreover, in 1 H. 4. in considerationPat. 1 H. [...]. p. 6. m. 10. of his good Services to that King, he had a GrantPat. 1 H. [...]. p. 6. m. 10. of C l. per annum out of the Exchequer. And in 3 H. 4. attendedRot. Franc. 3 H. 4. m. 5. Blanch the King's Daughter to Celein, where she was married [...]. Wals. In anno 1402. to the Emperor's Son.

Furthermore, in 7 H. 4. uponClaus. 7 H. 4. m. 8. the death of Thomas la Zouche his Uncle, who heldClaus. 7 H. 4. m. 8. the Man­nors of Middle-Claydon, and Elesyngburgh, in Com. Buck. for term of Life, the Reversion apper­taining Claus. 7 H. 4. m. 8. to him, he then came to the Possession Claus. 7 H. 4. m. 8. of those Lordships. And in 8 H. 4. was again in [Page 692] the Wars of France. In 1 H. 5. being at that time LieutenantRot. Fran. 1 H. 5. m. 23. of Calais, he wasRot. Fran. 1 H. 5. m. 23. one of the Embassadors sent to Cbarles King of France, for the Observation of the Truce made by King Ri­chard the Second, and that King.

And having marriedClaus. 2 H. 6. m. 12. Alice the Daughter and Heir of Sir Richard de St. Maur, the younger, Knight, and of Mary his Wife; as also Cousin Claus. 2 H. 6. m. 12. and Heir of Ela, the Wife of Sir Richard St. Maur, the elder, Knight, Father of Richard the younger, and made proofClaus. 2 H. 6. m. 12. of her age, had Li­very Claus. 2 H. 6. m. 12. of the Lands of her Inheritance, doingClaus. 2 H. 6. m. 12. his Fealty.

This William diedEsc. 3 H. 3. n. 46. 3 Nov. 3 H. 5. being then seisedEsc. 3 H. 5. n. 46. of the Mannor of Drey-Docking, in Com. Norff. Kilpham, in Com. Rotel. Haryngworth, Bulwyke, Braunfeild, Houghton, and Berugh­by, in Com. Northampt. Ilkeston, in Com. Derb. of the Castle of Greisele, in Com. Nott. of the Castle of Totneys, with the Borough and Mannor of Cornworthy, in Com. Devon. of the Mannors of Lavington, With [...]all, and Kinthorpe, in Com. Linc. Weston-in-Arden, and Folkeshull, in Com. Warr. Claybroke, and Thorpe-Ernauld, with its Members, in Com. Leic. Colston, with the Hun­dred of Calne, in Com. Wiltes. Meole-Bracy, in Com. Salop. Hergrobe, Od [...]cumbe, and the Borough of Briggewater, in Com. Somerset. Esulburgh, Clay­do:, Stoke-Mandevile, and Hamme, in Com. Buck. as also of the Mannors of Thor [...]bury, and Eyton, in Com. Bedf. leaving William William 5. his SonEsc. 3 H. 5. n. 46. and Heir xiii years of age; whose Marriage was granted Pat. 3 H. 5. m. 19. by the King to Raphe Earl of Westmorland: but the Benefit of his Lands toClaus. 9 H. 5. m. 9. Iohn Holand Earl of Huntendon, to hold during his Minority. As also Iohn Ex vet. ex­empl. Testam. W. la Z [...]uche filii sui in bibl. Cotton., a younger Son, who marriedEx coll. W. Burton, ar. Elizabeth the Aunt and Heir to Henry Lord Grey of Cod­novre (from whom the Zouches of Codnobre did descend:) and two Daughters, viz. Margaret the Wife ofEx vet. ex­empl. prae­dicto. Sir Thomas Tresham Knight, and Eliza­beth. Ex vet. ex­empl. prae­dicto..

Which William (his Son and Heir) uponRot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 5. the death of Elizabeth his Mother, in 4 H. 6. doing his Fealty, had LiveryRot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 5. of all those Lands which she held in Dower: and in 2 E. 4. being then Pat. 2. E. 4. p. 2. m. 26. above xxx years of age, and bearing the Title Pat. 2. E. 4. p. 2. m. 26. of Lord Zouche, and St. Maur, having perform'd Pat. 2. E. 4. p. 2. m. 26. many special Services for that King, to his very great Charge, had a special LiveryPat. 2. E. 4. p. 2. m. 26. of the Lands of his Inheritance. But long after this he lived not; for, having by his TestamentEx vet ex­empl ej [...]sdem in b. bl. Cotton., bearing date 12 Ian. 7 E. 4. bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Church of All Hallown, at Haringworth, he departedEsc. 7 E. 4. n. 53 this Life upon the eighth of Janua­ry, the next year following (scil. 8 E. 4.) being then seisedEsc. 7 E. 4. n. 53. of the Mannor of Weston, in Com. Warr. Thorpe Ernauld, Brantmghy, Houghton, and Claybroke, in Com. Leic. Calston, Witenham, La [...]gton-Aven, Calne, with the Hundred of Calne, Castel-Eyton, Hilperton, and Imnen, in Com. Wiltes. of the Mannor of Corneworthy, with the Mannor and Castle of Totnes, in Com. Devon. of the Mannors of Haryngworth, Bulle­wyke, Braunfeld, Houghton, Ber [...]hhy, On­lere, Blakesleye, and Gretton, in Com. Northampt. Ilkestone, in Com. Derb. of the Castle and Man­nor of Greseles, in Com. Nott. Labenden, Ash­wode, W [...]ston-Vnderwode, Chilton, and Hames, in Com. Buck. Etan, Houghton, Totenho, and Thornbury, in Com. Bedf. Wenefrede-Egle, in Com. Dorset. Castel-Cary, with the Hamlets of Handespene, Honrwike, and Almesford; as also of the Mannors of Mershe, Win Caulton, with the Borough; Pidcombe, Colle, Stoke-Holwey, Koode, the Borough of Brugewater, the Man­nors of Haygrobe, Odecumbe, North-Barowe, South-Barowe, Charieton-Adam, Charleton-Makorell, Suddon, Brokton, and Brokton-Say­nir, in Com. Somerset. leaving Iohn Iohn. his Son and HeirIbid., at that time eight years of age; as also William Ex vet. ex­empl. prae­dict. a younger Son, and two Daughters, viz. Elizabeth Ex vet. ex­empl. prae­dict., and Margaret. Ex vet. ex­empl. prae­dict.

Of which Iohn, all that I have seen, is, That, takingHolingsh. Chron. in ann. 1485. part with King Richard the Third, and being with him inHolingsh. Chron. in ann. 1485. the Battel at Bosworth-Field, he was attaintedRot. Parl. 1 H. 7. m. 6. in the Parliament begun at West­minster, 7 Nov. 1 H. 7. As also, that he married Pat. 18 H. 8. p. 1. Ioane one of the four Sisters and HeirsPat. 18 H. 8. p. 1. to Sir Iohn Dynham Knight, Lord Dynham; and had Is­sue by her, Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir; who, in 7 H. 7. wasPo [...]yd. Virg. p. 584. n. 30. one of the Chief Persons employ'd in that Expedition then made into France, under the Conduct of Iasper Duke of Bedford, and Iohn Earl of Oxford, to the Assistance of Maximilian the Em­peror, against the French: but return'd without performing any thing memorable, by reason that the Emperor, for lack of Money, could not ap­pear.

This Iohn being afterwards restor'd, &c. had a special LiveryIbid. of all those Lands which were of his Mothers Inheritance.

Moreover, in 4 E. 6. Anno 1550. by his Testa­ment Buck. q [...]. 10., then bearing date, he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Chappel at Haryngworth, where other of his Ancestors lay Interred; and diedIbid. about a Twelve-month after: for the Pro­bate Ibid. of his Will bears date 21 Apr. Anno 1551. Leaving Issue by Dorothie Ex coll. R. Gl. S. his first Wife, Daugh­terEx coll. R. Gl. S. to Sir William Capell Knight (sometime Lord Mayor of London) Richard Richard. [...]uck. qu 10. ut supra. his Son and Heir; as also Iohn Powel. qu. 33. a younger Son, afterwards Knight: And Susan his second Wife, DaughterEx coll R. Gl. S. and Heir to William Welby of Halsted, in Com. Linc. (Wi­dow of Nicholas Davenport of Bulwyke, in Com. Northampt.) survivingBuck. ut supra.. Which Richard took to WifeEx coll R. Gl. S. Ioane the Daughter of Sir Iohn Rogers Knight, Sister of Edward Rogers, Comptroller of the Houshold to Queen Elizabeth: And having been summon'dJournal of Parl. de eod. anno. to Parliament in 6 E. 6. and by his TestamentPowel. qu. 33., bearing date 22 Iulii, 1552. (6 E. 6.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried where his Execu­tors should think fit; and died soon after, leaving Margaret Powel. qu. 33. his Wife (Daughter of ... Cheney) surviving; and George George. his Son and Heir. Which George took to Wife Margaret one of the Daugh­ters and Heirs to William Welby of Molton, in Com. Linc. Esq FF [...] [...]n Offi­cio A [...]o­rum, f. [...] And departingFF [...] [...]n Offi­cio A [...]o­rum, f. [...] this Life 30 Iunii, Anno 1569. (11 Eliz.) was buriedFF [...] [...]n Offi­cio A [...]o­rum, f. [...] in his Chappel at Harmgworth, leaving IssueIbid. Edward Edward. Lord Zousche his Son and Heir, thenIbid. xiii years of age.

Which Edward, in Anno 1586. 29 Eliz. was one of those Lords who sate in Judgment upon the Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay-Castle. And, in 37 Eliz. sentCamd Eliz. Embassador into Scotland, to countenance and oblige those of the Nobility there, who were of the English Faction; as also to terri­fie those of the Spanish Party.

Moreover, in 44 Eliz. he was constitutedPat. 44. Eliz. p. 4. in dorso. Lieu­tenant of all North-Wales, and South-Wales, with the Marches thereof: and in 13 Iac. made Pat. 13 Jac. p. 21. Constable of Dovor-Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports, for Life. And having married Alia­nore the Daughter of Sir Iohn Zouche of Cod­novre, in Com. Derb. Knight, by whom he had [Page 693] Issue two Daughters, his Heirs; viz. Elizabeth, married to William Tate of De la Pre, juxta Nor­th [...]mpton, Esq and Marie, to ... Leighton of ...

Burgh.

THE Chief of this Family (as our best Ge­nealogists R. Gl. S. have observed) was William Fitz-Aldelme, William. StewardMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 1039 b. n. 20. to King Henry the Second, and GovernourAntiq. Hi­bern. per Jac. Warae­um, e (que). aur. Jorevall, 1128. n. 10. of the City of Wex­ford, in Ireland; unto which City, these Places here mention'd did thenAntiq. Hi­bern. per Jac. Warae­zum, e (que). aur. Jorevall, 1128. n. 10. perform Service; viz. Arhkelow, and Glascarigg, as also the Land of Gilbert Borard, Fernregwinal, Fernes, all the Lands of Hervei, lying betwixt Wexford, and the River of Waterford; the Service of Reimund de Drune; the Services of Fordonelau, Uthmorthe, and Leghlins; the Tenement of Machtale, Leis; and likewise the Lands of Geffrey de Costentin.

Upon the ReturnMon. Ang. ut supra. of King Henry the Second out of Ireland (which was in Anno 18. of his Reign) he sentMon. Ang. ut supra. this William (thenMon. Ang. ut supra. his Steward) to manage all things there in his stead. But all that I have farther seen of him, as to his Secular Employments, is, That he was SheriffRot. Pip. de. iisd. ann. C [...]mb [...]. for the County of Cumberland, from the beginning of the first year, to the end of the ninth year of King Richard the First.

As to his Works of Piety, he foundedAntiq. Hiber. p. 142. Monast. Angl. vol. 2. 1040 [...]. the Mo­nastery of St. Thomas the Martyr, near Dublin, for Canons-Regular of St. Augustin's Order; and afterwards, in the presenceIbid. p. 1039. n. 30, & 40. of Vivian the Cardi­nal, and Laurence Archbishop of Dublin, gave Ibid. p. 1039. n. 30, & 40. to these Canons one Carucate of Land, called Dunovere, with a Mill and Meadow, for the health of the Soul of Geffrey Earl of Anjou, Fa­ther of King Henry the Second; and for the Soul of the Empress his Mother; as also for the Souls of King Henry the Second, and his Children. More­over, in Anno 1: 86. (32 H. 2.) he ratifiedIbid. 509 b. n. 30. to the Hospitallers of St. Iohn of Hierusalem, the Gift of the Lordship and Church of Little-Ma­peltrestede, made to them by Iulian his Wife, DaughterIbid. 509 b. n. 30. of Robert Doisnell; and left IssueCod. M [...]. in bibl. Bodl. [Cant.] F. 98 p. 65. Wal­ter: Walter. who taking to Wife Mande the sole Daughter Cod. M [...]. in bibl. Bodl. [Cant.] F. 98 p. 65. and Heir to Hugh de Laci Lord of Ulster in Ireland, becameCod. M [...]. in bibl. Bodl. [Cant.] F. 98 p. 65. thereupon Lord of that Pro­vince: from whom descendedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Elizabeth (Daugh­ter and Heir to William his Great Grandson) Wife of Leonel Duke of Clarence, third Son to King Edward the Third.

Another Son he had, called Richard Richard. Ex coll. R. Gl. S., from whom the Earls of Clanrikard do derive their Descent. But of these, in regard they were not Barons of this Realm of England, I do not take upon me to discourse; and therefore shall descend to Hubert de Burgh, Brothers Son to the before-spe­cified William Fitz-Aldelme (if our best Genealo­gists are not mistaken) a Person of eminent Note in his time.

Of this Hubert, Hubert. the first mention I find, is, That he was ServantAdd [...]t. in M. Paris. p. 150. to King Richard the First, as also Add [...]t. in M. Paris. p. 150. to King Iohn, being sent [...]d. de Di­ceto; 707. n. 50. by him from Koan, in the first year of his Reign, to treat of a Marri­age for him with a Daughter to the King of Por­tugall: And had such great estimation from that King, that in 3 of his Reign, being Lord Cham­berlain R. Hoved. 46 [...] b. n. 50 of his Houshold, he was constituted R. Hoved. 46 [...] b. n. 50 Warden of the Marches of Wales, and hadR. Hoved. 46 [...] b. n. 50 C Soldiers to attend him in those Parts. The same year likewise he had CommandPat. 3 J [...]. m. 1. from the King to fortifie Dunster-Castle, in Com. Somerset. and was made SheriffIbid. m. 5. & 3. of Cornwall, as also Governour Ibid. m. 5. & 3. of Landstaneton-Castle, in that County. So likewiseIbid. m. 4. of Dovor-Castle, in Kent.

And in 4 Io [...]. whenM. Paris. 283. n. 50. King Philip of France had possess'd himself of all Normandy, (with Eustace Bishop of Ely) he was sentM. Paris. 283. n. 50. Embassador, to treat with him for the Restitution thereof.

For the Counties of Dorset and Somerset he executed the Sheriff's OfficeRot. Pip. de [...]sd. Comitat. in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth years of King Iohn: For Hereford-shire, asRot. Pip. de [...]sd. Comitat. long: For Berkshire, the one halfRot. Pip. de [...]sd. Comitat. of the fourth year, and the wholeRot. Pip. de [...]sd. Comitat. fifth and sixth: And for Lincolnshire, for the fourth part of the tenth year, to the end of the fifteenth.

Moreover, in 13 Ioh. uponRot. Pip. 1 [...] [...]. Norff. [...] Suff. Collection of the Scutage of Scotland, he answeredRot. Pip. 1 [...] [...]. Norff. [...] Suff. for xiv Knights Fees, and a fourth part, de veteri Feoffa­mento, for the Honour of Wirmegay, and a fourth part de novo (having married the Widow of Dodo Bardolf Lord of that Barony, as I shall shew by and by:) As also forRot. Pip. 1 [...] [...]. Norff. [...] Suff. two Fees, which did belong to Robert Fitz-Roger, (of the Inheritance of his Wife, the Heir of William de Norwiz)

In 16 Ioh. he was SeneschalPat. 16 Jo [...]. p. 1. m. 1. of Poictou: and the next ensuing year, when divers of the Barons rose in Arms against the King, was constituted Pat. 17 Joh. m. 21. M. Paris. 255. n. 40. one of the Commissioners to treat with them at Kunnimede (near Stanes, in Com. Berks.) where the King granted to the People what had been so eagerly contended for by those Barons, as is manifest by the two famous Charters of Liberties, called Magna Charta, and Charta de Forest [...], then and there SealedM. Paris. in [...]od. anno. And for the great estimation he had of this Hubert's Merits, advanc'dAddit. in M. Paris. p. 150. n. 10. him to that eminent Office of Iustice of England, at the same time and place, in the presence of the Earls War­ren, Ferrers, and others of the Nobility, viz. upon the fifteenth day of June the same year; (for then Addit. in M. Paris. p. 150. n. 10. do those Charters bear date.)

Soon after which, viz upon the twenty fifth of the same Month, he was constitutedPat. 17 [...]. m. 22. Sheriff of the Counties of Kent and Surrey, andIbid. m. 21. Gover­nour of the Castle at Canterbury; and within five days following, ConstableIbid. m. 21. of Dobor-Castle. Moreover, upon the nineteenth of July, he was made SheriffIbid. m. 19. of the County of Hereford, and Governour of that Castle; as alsoIbid. m. 18. of the Castles of Norwich and Oxford.

Furthermore, upon the thirteenth of August, the Custody of the Honour of Keileigh was com­mitted Ibid. m. 17. to his Trust. In October also he obtain'd a Grant [...]lau [...] 17 Joh m. 17. of the Lordship and Hundred of Hou in Kent (part of the Possessions of Robert Bardolf:) and, upon the nineteenth of November next ensu­ing, was again constitutedPat. 17 [...] m. 11. one of the Commissio­ners, to treat with Richard Earl of Clare, and others, then substituted by the Barons, (in the Church a [...] Grith in Kent) touching a Peace betwixt the King and them.

In 1 [...] Ioh. uponM [...]. p. 282. the Landing of Lewes of France whom the Barons had then call'd in, (the King being necessitated to [...]leeM [...]. p. 282. first to Guilford, and afterwards to Winchester) havingM [...]. p. 282. the Castle of Dovor still in his Charge, he stoutly defended Ibid 2 [...]6. n. 22. it against him, though he had no more thanIbid 2 [...]6. n. 22. Cxl Soldiers, besides his own Servants; killingIbid 2 [...]6. n. 22. many of the French: so that they were constrain'd to drawIbid 2 [...]6. n. 22. farther off with their Engines and Tents.

[Page 694] And as he stood firm to King Iohn in his great­est Distresses, so did he to King Henry the Third (his Son and Successor) then of tender age: For when Lewes besiegedIbid 286. n. 50. Dovor-Castle, and (desiring Ibid 286. n. 50. to speak with him) toldIbid 286. n. 50. him, That King Iohn being dead, he had no obligation to hold it against him; promisingIbid 286. n. 50., in case he would give it up, to enrich him with great Honours, and advance him to be the Chief of his Council; he stoutly answer­ed Ibid. 290., That though the King his Master was dead, he had left both Sons and Daughters, who ought to succeed him; and that he would say more to him, when he had spoke with his Fellow-soldiers in the Castle. Which he soon did, absolutely re­fusing Ibid. 290., by so doing, to incur the guilt of Trea­son. Whereupon Lewes, and the Barons quitted Ibid. that Siege, and return'd to London, with pur­pose Ibid. to beleaguer other lesser Forts, in sundry Parts of the Realm.

And, soon after this, whenL [...]l. coll. vol. 1. 678. Eustace le Moyne (an eminent Person in France) with ten more Lords, came with a great Fleet, in aid of Lewes; this Hu­bert, having butL [...]l. coll. vol. 1. 678. eight Ships, encountredL [...]l. coll. vol. 1. 678. him at Sea, took him Prisoner, and cutL [...]l. coll. vol. 1. 678. off his Head.

In this first year of Henry the Third, he had LiveryClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 10. of the Mannor of Walden in Essex, as part of the DowrieClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 10. of Isabell Countess of Glou­cester, then his Wife: as alsoIbid. m. 20. of the Mannors of Lessinton, Westburg, and Stocke, in Com. Nott. (partIbid. m. 20. of the Lands of Doun Bardolf) which had been formerly givenIbid. m. 20. to him by King Iohn. And, in 4 H. 3. upon the deathL [...]l. coll. vol. 2. 377. of William Mareschall Earl of Pembroke, who had beenL [...]l. coll. vol. 2. 377. Governour of the King and Kingdom (the King being then but xiv years of age) succeeded him in that Trust.

Moreover, soon after this, (viz. in 5 H. 3.) the Court being thenM. Paris. 313. n. 10. at Yorke, he tookL [...]l. coll. vol. 2. 377. to Wife Margaret the Sister of the King of Scotland; M. Paris. 313. n. 10. the King himself, with divers of the Nobility, being then presentM. Paris. 313. n. 10., the Archbishop of Canterbury then joyningM. Paris. 313. n. 10. their Hands together. In this year he supprestM. Paris. 315. n. 30. a great and dangerous Insurrection in London, begun by one Constantine, a Chief Man in that City. And in 8 H. 3. was constituted Go­vernour Pat. 8 H. 3. p. 1. m. 4. of the Castles of Arundell, and Ro­chester.

Howbeit, the next year following, discontents M. West [...]. in anno 1224. growing betwixt the King and many of the Ba­rons (the King then keeping his ChristmassM. West [...]. in anno 1224. at Northampton; the Earl of Chester, and those of that discontented Party, being thenM. West [...]. in anno 1224. at Leicester) they signifiedM. West [...]. in anno 1224. to the King, That unless he did forbear to require their Castles, and to hearken to the Counsels of this Hubert, (who then carried himself higher than any Nobleman of England) they would all rise up against him, as one Man. Whereunto, thoughM. Paris. p. 323. the King yielded not, this Spark did not then break out to a Flame: For the next ensuing year (solemnizingM. Paris. p. 323. the Feast of Christmass at Westminster) this Hubert, by his especial appointmentM. Paris. p. 323., propos'd to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, then present, an Aid, for vindicating the Injuries done to the King and his Subjects in the Parts beyond-Sea.

And having executed the Office of Sheriff f Rot. Pip. de i [...]d. C [...]tat. for the Counties of Norff. and Suff. from the begin­ning of the first, till the end of the ninth year of this King's Reign: as alsoRot. Pip. de i [...]d. C [...]tat. of Kent, from the beginning of the third, till the end of the eleventh: he was, upon the eleventh day of February, the same year, advanc'dCart. 11 H. 3. p. 1. m. 24. M. Paris. 337. n. 10. to the Dignity of Earl of Kent (Gladio Comitatus Cantii accinctus, saith M. Paris.) And, upon the same day, obtain'd a Grant Cart. 11 H 3. p. 1. m. 24. to himself, and the before-specified Margaret, then his Wife, in Fee, of the Mannor of E [...]brigg in Kent; to hold by the Service of a Sore-Spar­hawk, at Lammas yearly. LikewiseIbid. m. 26. of the Man­nor of Ospring in the same County, to hold by the Service of half a Knights Fee; as alsoIbid. m. 26. of the Mannor of Saham, in Com. Cantabr. by the like Service. And, within two days following▪ ofIbid. m. 25. the Mannor and Honour of Keylée, with the Knights Fees thereto belonging; the Mannors of Hadlee, Watlée, Mereste, Kenewode, Ofwode, Wichford, and Purle, (part of the Possessions of Henry de Es­sex) in Essex; the Hundred of Rochford, in that County; the Mannor of Hagenet, with the Con­stablery, and Knights Fees; as also of the Mannor of Neyland, with the Knights Fees, in Com. Suff. Likewise, in March following, ofIbid. m. 14. the Mannor of Ellesham, in Com. Norff. with the Hundred; pay­ing the ancient Farm thereof to the King's Exche­quer: as also of the Mannor of Erdele, in Com. Staff. to hold by the fifth part of a Knights Fee. And in July after, had a special DischargeCart. 11 H. 3. p. 2. m. 6. for the Sum of Six hundred forty five Pounds, and half a Mark, due from him to the Exchequer, for the Fine which Beatrix de Warren, his former Wife (by whom he had Children) made with King Iohn, for Livery of the Lands of William de Warren her Fa­ther, of her Inheritance, and for Licence to Mar­ry; as also for an Assignation of her Dowrie, of the Lands of Dodo Bardolf, her first Husband.

Moreover, in September following, he obtain'd the King's ConfirmationIbid. m. 3. to himself and her the said Margaret, and to the Heirs of their two Bo­dies lawfully begotten, of divers Lordships and Lands, by him purchased from sundry Persons; viz. of the Castle of Borbroc, from Baldwin Earl of Gisnes, and all his Lands in Newyton, near Hethe, in Kent; of the Mannor of Wynfrid, from Gilbert de Aquila; of the Mannor of Tun­stall, from Robert Arsic; of the Mannor of El­more, from Roger Fitz-Nicholas; of the Mannor of Asperele, with the Advowson of the Church, from Reginald de S. Walerie; of the Mannor of Hornebie, with the Castle, Honour, and Soke, and Advowson of the Priory, from Henry de Mone­geden (Montebegon) as also of all the Lands of the said Henry, in Mellyng; and of the Mannor of Ha [...]feild-Peberell, from William Wyle. And be­sides all this, procur'd the like ConfirmationIbid. to Margaret his eldest Daughter (by the same Marga­ret) of that Grant which he himself had made to her, of the Mannors of Portisiade, in Com. Suss. Seggebroc, in Com. Linc. and Croxton.

Furthermore, he then obtain'd a GrantClaus. 11 H. 3. m. 4., to him­self and Margaret his Wife, and their Descendants, with Remainder to his Right Heirs, of all the Ter­ritory of Irchenfeild, with the Hundred of Wirme­law, (in Com. Heres.) So likewise, the next en­suing year, of the whole ValleyClaus. 12. H. 3. m. 4. of Wiresoale, with the LandsClaus. 12. H. 3. m. 4. of Gersingham, set forth by Metes and Bounds, (in Com. Lanc.) As alsoCart. 1 [...] H. 3. m. 7. of the Mannor of Tichefelo, in Com. Suthampt. part of the Possessions of Iohn de Gisorz; and of the Mannor of Meleburne, in Com. Somerset. which belong'd to Guy de la Val; to hold till such time as the King should think fit to make Restitu­tion of those Lordships to the Heirs of the said Iohn and Guy. And, within few days after, in considerationIbid. [...] of his eminent Services to King Iohn, and to this King Henry the Third, by the AdviceIbid. [...] of the Peers of the whole Realm, had a [Page 695] GrantIbid. [...] of that Great Office of Iustice of England, to hold during his whole Life; as also of the Ca­stle and Port of Dovor, with the Revenues of that Haven; and likewise of the Castles of Rochester, and Canterbury, during his Life; with the Fee of a thousand Marks per annum for the Custody of them, to be paid out of the Exchequer. Moreo­ver, he then obtain'd the like GrantIbid. [...] of the Ca­stle of Montgomerie, and of CC Marks yearly for the Custody thereof: but in case of War, to have a farther Augmentation to those Fees. And the same year was constitutedCart. 12 [...]. 3. m. 6. Governour of the Ca­stles of Dovor, Kochester, Canterbury, and Mont­gomerie, for term of Life. In which year being M. Paris. 350. n. 30. at Montgomerie, and befiegedM. Paris. 350. n. 30. by the Welch, he was reliev'dM. Paris. 350. n. 30. by Forces sent from the King: Whereupon, finding a Place call'd Cridie, which had beenIbid. a chief Receptacle to that rude People, he began to buildIbid. a Castle there; but before it could be finish'd, many on each part were slainIbid.: so that, being constrain'dIbid. 351 [...]. to make a Truce with the Welch, it remain'd unperfectedIbid. 351 [...]., and was af­terwards calledIbid. 351 [...]. Hubert's Folly.

Being thus created Earl of Kent, in 13 H. 3. he obtain'd a GrantEx coll. R. Gl. S. from the King of Fifty Pound Sterling, yearly, in lieu of the Third Peny of that County, whereof he had been so made Earl; to be received yearly from the Sheriff, at Easter and Mi­chaelmass, by even Portions. Which Annual Rent was thereby givenEx coll. R. Gl. S. to him, and the Issue of his Body by Margaret, at that time his Wife; and for want of such Issue, to his Right Heirs. As alsoCart. 13 H. 3. m. 19. of the Inheritance of the Mannor and Hundred of Eylesham, in Com. Norff. with the Mannor of West-Hale, in Com. Suff. in exchange for the Mannor of Camell, in Com. Somerset. (which he had of the Gift of King Iohn) and Mannor of Tichefeld, in Com. Suthampt. Koninton, and Fel­tham, in Com. Midd. Moreover, of the Town, Castle, Valley, and Honour of Montgomery, with the Advowsons of the Churches, and Knights Fees thereto belonging, to Fee; which Illaria Trussebut, and Wenthlian Tet held in Dower, of the Lands belonging to that Honour; to hold by the Service of one Knights Fee.

LikewiseIbid. m. 2. of the Honour of Eye (in Com. Suff.) with the Wards, Eschaets, &c. thereto belonging, part of the Possessions of the Duke of Lubein; to enjoy till the King should restore it to that Duke or his Heirs. AndIbid. m. 1. of the Mannor of Stratton, in Com. Salop. with the Advowson of the Church; paying yearly to the Exchequer xvi l. per annum Sterling. As also, toClaus. 13 H. 3. m. 3. Pat. de. transfr. in [...]ritann. 14 H. 3. p. 1. m. 5. himself, and her the said Margaret, and for want of such Issue, to his Right Heirs, of the Mannor, Castle, and Honour of Cnaresburg, Oldborough, and Burrow-brigg, in Com. Ebor. withClaus. 13 H. 3. m. 3. Pat. de. transfr. in [...]ritann. 14 H. 3. p. 1. m. 5. the Knights Fees, Soke, and Fo­rest thereto belonging; payingCart. 13 H. 3. p 1. m. 3. C l. per annum in­to the Exchequer. Having likewise, by the same Grant, the GiftIbid. m. 2. of Ten thousand Marks, due to the King from the Heirs of William de Stutevill, and charg'd upon that Castle and Honour. Fur­thermore, he was then madePat. 1 [...] H. 3. [...] 11. Governour of the Castle at Bristoll; and uponRot. Pip. 13 H. 3. Essex. & Hertf. the Collection of the Scutage of Kery, at that time, answeredRot. Pip. 13 H. 3. Essex. & Hertf. for fifty six Knights Fees, an half and tenth part, of the Fees of Henry de Essex. Likewise, forIbid. Fifty Fees, of the Honour of Hagenet; and forIbid. xxxi and an half, for those of the Honour of Peverel-Lon­don.

But before the end of this thirteenth year (about MichaelmassM. Paris. 363. n. 30.) the King having a RendezvouzM. Paris. 363. n. 30. at Portesmorth, of the greatest Army that had been seen in this Realm, (it consistingM. Paris. 363. n. 30. of English, Irish, Scotch, and Welch) designingM. Paris. 363. n. 30. therewith the re­covery of what his Father had lost in Forein Parts; and expectingIbid. all things in readiness, with Ships for their Transportation: but finding notIbid. half so many as would suffice for that purpose; he wholly attributedIbid. the fault to this Hubert, and publick­ly callingIbid n. 40. him Old Traytor, toldIbid n. 40. him, That he had taken Five thousand Marks as a Bribe from the Queen of France: and thereupon drawing Ibid. out his Sword, would have kill'dIbid. him, had not the Earl of Chester, and some others, prevented Ibid. it; but displacedAnnal. S. Aug. Cant. in an. 1229. him from his Office of Ju­stice: whereupon he withdrewM. Paris. ut supra., till the King grew better pacified; as, it seems, he soon was: For, the next ensuing year, whenM. Paris. 366. n. 40. divers valiant Knights, coming to the King out of Normandy, earnestly besoughtM. Paris. 366. n. 40. him to land Forces in that Country, assuringM. Paris. 366. n. 40. him, that it might be easily recovered; this Hubert wholly disswadedM. Paris. 366. n. 40. him from attempting it, an [...] prevail'd with him to make an ExpeditionIbid. n. 50. into Gascoigne, and Poi­ [...]ou; where he succeeded so well, that, having littleIbid. n. 50. opposition, he freely received the Homa­ges of the Inhabitants of those Countries.

Moreover, upon the death of Gilbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester, this year, he obtain'd the Cu­stody Ibid. 367. n. 40. of all his Lands. And in 15 H. 3. procur'd a GrantCart. 15 H. 3. p. 1. m. 12. to himself and the same Lady Margaret his Wife, and the Heirs of their two Bodies, in augmentation, of the Honour of Kaermerdin and Cardigan, which the King had then givenPat. 15 H. 3. m. 4. them, of the Homage and Service of Iohn de Braose, due from him for the Honour of Goher: As also Li­cence Pat. 15 H 3. m. 5. to himself and the said Margaret, and their Heirs, to build a Castle at Hadleg, part of the Ho­nour of Keylegh; the Inheritance of which Ho­nour he had formerly obtain'd from the King. And, about that time, having IntelligenceIbid 363. n. 30. that the Welch had committed divers Outrages, especi­ally in the Parts about Montgomery; he march'd Ibid 363. n. 30. thither, and out of that Castle sentIbid 363. n. 30. a Party of Soldiers, who flewIbid 363. n. 30. many of them, and brought in divers Prisoners, whose Heads (for terrour to others) he caused to be cutIbid 363. n. 30. off, and sentIbid 363. n. 30. to the King. Which Cruelty so far provoked Leoline Prince of Wales, that he raisedIbid. all the Power he could, and retaliatedIbid. the like to the English, setting fireIbid. also on the Churches; by which means many, who fled thither for Sanctuary, were burntIbid.; whereof some were GentlewomenIbid. of good Qua­lity.

And (yet continuing his Interest) the next en­suing year he procur'd a special CharterCart. 16 H. 3. m. 9. of Privi­lege; viz. That in case he should thenceforth be employ'd in the King's Service beyond-Sea, or on Pilgrimage, or otherwise; or that he should hap­pen to be infirm, and weak in Body, at any time, so that he could not in Person undergo that High Office of Iustice of England; that then he should have power to assign a Substitute, to be approved of by the King. Soon after which, he obtain'd a GrantIbid. m. 7. Pat. 16 H. 3. m. 4. of the Office of Iustice of Ireland, for life: as also of the Custody of theC [...]t. [...]6 H. 3. m. [...]. Tower of London, with the Castles of Odyham, [...]indfore, andC [...]t. [...]6 H. 3. m. [...]. Wardenship of that Forest; answering for the same as had been accustomed. In which year, Pandulse the Popes Legate absolv'dChron. de Dunstaple, in anno. 1232. him of his Vow of Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. But soon after this, the King's Favour towards him declined apace (his Affections being wholly captivated by [Page 696] others:) for, the very same year, through the insti­gation M Paris. 376 n. 30. of Peter de Rupibus Bishop of Winchester (who then bore the chief sway at Court) he was first totally displacedM Paris. 376 n. 30. from that Great Office of Iustice of England, as alsoPat. 16 H 3. m. 3. from the Custody of the Castles of Dovor, Canterbury, Rochester, Windsore, Odiham, Hertford, Colchester, and the Tower of London; Stephen de Segrave being putM Paris. 376 n. 30. in his stead, in all these Trusts: And not only so, but strictly required to give an AccountM Paris. 376 n. 30. of all the King's Treasure, wherewith he had at any time medled; and of the Debts owing as well to King Iohn, as to that King: As alsoIbid. of all the King's Lands, from the day of the death of Willi­am Mareschall Earl of Pembroke (Governour of the King and Kingdom, whilst he lived) both in England, Wales, Ireland, and Poictou; and likewiseIbid. n. 40. of the Liberties in the King's Forests, Warrens, and all other Places, how they were kept or aliened. Moreover, ofIbid. n. 40. the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and other Revenues, which had been brought into the Exchequer, the New-Temple at London, or any other place. Likewise, ofIbid. Prizes made, for releasing the King's Right, as well in Lands as Moveables. Also,Ibid. of whatsoever else had been lost through his negligence;[Videsis etiam Addit. in M. Paris.] and for manyIbid. other Particulars, whereof, for brevity, I omit the men­tion.

Whereunto he answeredIbid. 377., That, as to what was charg'd upon him, relating to King Iohn's time, he had a general Charter of Release, from any Account which might be required of him; that King having so great a confidence in his Inte­grity, that he expected none at all.

Unto which the Bishop of Winchester replied, Ibid. 377. That such a Release could not be of any validity after the death of King Iohn.

But these were trivial things, in comparison of what his Enemies afterwards objected against him: For, they farther laid to his charge,

1. ThatIbid. when the King had sent Embassadors into Austria, in order to a Marriage with the Daughter of that Duke; he wrote Letters to the Duke, dissuading him from yielding thereto.

2. That he dissuaded the King from making a Military Expedition into Normandy, for the re­covery thereof; so that much of the King's Trea­sure was vainly lost.

3. That whereasIbid. n. 10, & 20. King Iohn had given him the Custody of the Daughter of the King of Scot­land, to the end he should marry her; he (on the contrary) most Traiterously defiledIbid. n. 10, & 20. her, by get­ting Ibid. n. 10, & 20. Children upon her in Fornication; and af­terwards marriedIbid. n. 10, & 20. her, in hopes to obtain the Crown of Scotland, in case she should survive her Brother.

4. That he had stollen a Precious Stone out of the King's Treasury, which had such vertue, that whosoever carried it about him, should be victori­ous in Battel; and sent it unto Leoline Prince of Wales, the King's Enemy.

5. ThatIbid., by reason of his Traiterous Letters to the same Prince of Wales, William de Braose (a Person of great Nobility) was hang'd as a Thief.

Upon which Charge, thus brought in against him, he was putIbid. in close Prison: but craving time of answer thereto, had respiteIbid. afforded to him for a while.

The Scene therefore being thus chang'd, he was forsakenIbid. n. 30. of all, excepting the Archbishop of Dublin, who with Tears earnestly movedIbid. n. 30. for him, but could not be heard. It being also now seen, that the King's former Favo [...]rs to him, were turned into Hatred, his Enemies made such advan­tages thereof, as that they accus'dLel. col [...]. vol. 1. p. [...]7 M. Paris. ut supra. him with poy­soning of William de Longespe Earl of Salisbury, (the reason thereof beingLel. col [...]. vol. 1. p. [...]7 M. Paris. ut supra., for that the Earl of Salisbury coming from beyond-Sea to the King at Marlborough, complained to him, that this Hubert (being in those Parts) had sent Reymund de Burgh (his Nephew) to sollicite the Chastity of the Countess of Salisbury, his Wife.) Moreover, That he hadM. Paris. ut supra, n. 40. poysoned William Mareschall Earl of Pembroke: As alsoM. Paris. ut supra, n. 40., that by the like wicked Practises, he had destroyed Falcase de Breant, and Richard Archbishop of Canterbury; and that the King's Favours to him, were obtain'dM. Paris. ut supra, n. 40. by Enchant­ments and Sorcery. LikewiseM. Paris. ut supra, n. 40., That in the Sea­fight, wherein he had such success (as hath been already observ'd) he took divers Persons from the Mariners, who were their Prisoners, and made benefit of them to himself.

Others also made great ClamoursIbid. of his Op­pressions and Exactions.

The Londoners likewiseIbid., seeing him thus in disgrace, accusedIbid. him for causing one of their chief Citizens, called Constantine, to be hang'd; and claim'd Justice against him for it. And, as if all this were not enough, the King appointed publick ProclamationIbid. n. 50. to be made, That whoso­ever had any cause of complaint against him, should be heard.

Of which, so soon as he had notice, he fledIbid. 378. to the Priory of Merton in Surrey, and there took SanctuaryIbid. 378. amongst the Canons of that House. And, having so much cause to fear the Effects of the King's wrath towards him, though he had time givenIbid. for the Answer to his Charge, he durst Ibid. not appear; it being toldIbid. him, that the King had a purpose to put him to death: he therefore still lurktIbid. at Merton, hoping of better days. But the King signifyingIbid. to him, That he should ap­pear in Court, and abide the Law; he return'd an­swer Ibid., That, fearing his wrath, he had thus fled to Sanctuary, as the utmost Refuge in all Distresses; and, that thence he would not come, till he had cause to have better hopes of his Safety.

Whereupon the King grew highly incensed, and directed his PreceptIbid. n. 10. to the Mayor of London, that he should forthwith send all the Citizens, who could bear Arms, unto Merton-Abby, and to bring him thence, dead or alive.

The Multitude therefore, being joyfulIbid. n. [...]0. of this Opportunity, for revenge towards him, made themselves soon readyIbid. accordingly: But some of the graver sort fearingIbid. the Issue, in regard of the Rabble, address'dIbid. themselves to the Bishop of Winchester, then at his Palace in Southwark; representingIbid. to him the Danger: but could ob­tain from him no other answerIbid., than that they were to obey the King's Command. So that no less than twenty thousand of them, well armed, thereupon march'd towards Merton. Whereof, when he had notice, he forthwith fledIbid. [...] to the High Altar; and kneelingIbid. [...] there devoutly, com­mitted Ibid. [...] himself, Body and Soul, to the tuition of God.

But the Earl of Chester, hearing thereof, re­pair'd Ibid. suddenly to the King, and gave him no­tice of it, intimatingIbid., That if great heed were not taken, it would be very difficult to appease that rude Company, when the Work was over; as also, what a Scandal it would be throughout the [Page 697] whole World, that he should be thus cruel to those whom he had formerly so cherish'd.

Which Advice prevailingIbid. n. 40., (by the meansIbid. n. 40. of Raphe Bishop of [...], a very good Man, and sensible of Hubert's Sufferings) the giddy Mul­titude, thus thirsting for Blood, were recall'dIbid. n. 40..

And, after this, the Archbishop of Dublyn, through great intreaties, obtain'dIbid. n. 50. time, till the Octaves of the Epiphany, for his Answer to the Charge thus laid against him; with LicenceIbid. n. 50., that he might go to St. Edmunds Bury, to see his Wife. Whereupon lodgingIbid. n. 50. in a Town of Essex, belonging to the Bishop of Norwich, and in the Bishops Mannor-house there; the King (being ad­vertised thereof) grew exceeding angryIbid. 379.: and, fearingIbid. 379. lest, being thus at liberty, he might raise a Disturbance in the Realm, sentIbid. 379. Sir Godfrey de Crawcumbe Knight, with CCC Soldiers, requiring him, upon peril of his Life, to bring him back, and imprison him in the Tower of London. Whereupon Sir Godfrey hasted thitherwards accord­ingly; and, findingIbid. him in a Chappel near the House, devoutly holding the Cross in one Hand, and the Host in the other (for having intimation Ibid. of their coming, he suddenly rose out of his Bed, naked, and fled thither) he requir'dIbid. him to come out, and go with him to the King, at London. Which he refusingIbid. n. 10. to do, Sir Godfrey and his Sol­diers snatch'dIbid. n. 10. the Cross and Host from him, and tyingIbid. n. 10. him with Cords, sentIbid. n. 10. for a Smith, to make Fetters for his Legs. Which Smith, asking Ibid. n. 10. for whose Legs? They saidIbid. n. 10., For the Legs of Hubert de Burgh, a Fugitive, and Convicted Person,

Whereupon the Smith, fetching a deep sigh Ibid. & n. 20., said Ibid. & n. 20., Do what you please with me; God have mer­cy on my Soul: I will rather suffer death, than put Fetters on him. Is not this (quoth he) that faith­ful and stout Hubert, who hath often preserv'd England from Ruine by Aliens; who hath serv'd so faithfully, and constantly, in Gascoine, Norman­dy, and other Places, in the time of King Iohn, so that he was at some times necessitated to eat Horse­flesh, his Enemies admiring his Constancy? Who for a long time kept Dovor, the Key of England, against the King of France, and all his Power? Who subdued our Enemies at Sea? What shall I say of his Noble Exploits at Lincolne, and Bed­ford! God be Iudge betwixt him and you, for thus inhumanely dealing with him, recompensing to him Evil for Good, and the worst Rewards for his best Deserts.

But all this prevailed nothingIbid. n. 30. upon Sir Godfrey and his Company; for they tookIbid. n. 30. him away ne­vertheless, and brought him to the Tower of London, with his Legs tiedIbid. n. 30. under the B [...]lly of the Horse: Whereof when they made relation Ibid. to the King, who had sate long up to hear the News, he wentIbid. merrily to Bed.

Howbeit, the next Morning, Roger Bishop of London, being toldIbid. how they had dragg'd him out of the Chappel, wentIbid. immediately to the King, and boldly rebuk'dIbid. him, for thus viola­ting the Peace of Holy Church; sayingIbid., That if he did not forthwith free him of his Bonds, and send him back to that Chappel, whence he had been thus barbarously taken, he would pronounce the Sentence of Excommunication against all who had an hand therein. Whereupon the King, be­ing thus made sensible of his fault, sentIbid. n. 40. him back to the same Chappel, upon the fifth Calend of October: but withal directed his PreceptIbid. n. 40. to the Sheriff of [...] and Hertfordshire, upon pain of death, to come himself in Person, as also to bring with him the Posse Comitatus, and to encompass the Chappel, to the end he should not escape thence, nor receive any manner of Food.

Which the Sheriff accordingly didIbid. n. 50, making a great DitchIbid. n. 50, as well about the Bishop's House, as the Chappel; resolvingIbid. n. 50 to stay there for forty days.

The Archbishop of Dublin therefore, hearing of this his hard usage, notwithstandingIbid. the King had strictly forbidden any to move for him, or make mention of him, (beingIbid. his old and [...]ure Friend) addressed himself to the King, and earnestly im­portun'dIbid. [...]. him, that in stead of this Cruelty to­wards Hubert, he would exercise what he had a mind farther to do to him, upon himself. Where­unto, all the AnswerIbid. [...]. he could obtain, was, That he would put him to his choice, either to abjure the Realm for ever, or to submit to perpetual Im­prisonment, or else openly to acknowledge him­self a Traytor.

To which hard Proposals, Hubert returnedIbid. [...]., That though he had done nothing worthy thereof, he would be content to quit the Kingdom for a time, but not abjure to return.

Whilst things were thus in agitation, the King being advertisedIbid. 381. n. 10., that Hubert had deposited great Treasure in the New Temple at London, heIbid. 381. n. 10. sent for the Master there, and strictly question'd him thereof: Who did acknowledgeIbid. 381. n. 10., That he had certain Moneys committed to him and his Fellows Trust, by Hubert; but what it was, he knew not. Whereupon the King requir'dIbid. the deli­very thereof to him, affirmingIbid., That it had been fraudulently taken out of his Treasury. But to this Demand, the Templars unanimously an­swered Ibid., That they would not deliver it without his consent who had deposited it with them. It being therefore thus in the Protection of the Church, the King sentIbid. & n. 20. his Treasurer, with the Justices of the Exchequer, to Hubert, (thus in Fet­ters in the Tower of London) to require the Mo­ney for the King's behoof.

To whom Hubert made answerIbid. & n. 20., That he should freely submit himself, and all that he had, to the King's Pleasure; and forthwith directedIbid. & n. 20. the Tem­plars to deliver up the Keys thereof to the King, to do what he should think fit. Whereupon the King causedIbid. the Money to be counted, and put into his own Treasury, taking an Inventory there­of.

Upon view therefore of what was thus deposi­ted, they found Ibid. great store of Plate, both of Gold and Silver, much Money, and divers J [...]w­els of very great value. Which being made pub­lick, and the King urged Ibid. n. 30., that, having thus discovered his Fraud, he ought to condemn him to some evil death; he answered Ibid. n. 30., He hath been a faithful Servant to my Vncle King Richard, from his Childhood; and afterwards to my Fa­ther King Iohn, as I have heard: And although he hath dealt ill with me, I shall not put him to death. I had rather be accounted a sottish and remiss King, than a cruel Tyrant, and a Man of Blood against him, who hath undergone many Pe­rils in mine and my Ancestors Service. But I do more doubt the Evils which are not yet manifest, are greater than the good that he hath done to us and the Realm.

And, having express'd himself thusIbid. n. 40. compas­sionately towards him, was pleas'd, that for his necessary Support, he should enjoyIbid. n. 40. all the Lands [Page 698] whereof he had been possess'd, either by the Grant of King Iohn, or by his own Acquisition.

Hubert therefore being told of this, was much reviv'dIbid. n. 40., and appointedIbid. n. 40. one Laurence, a Clerk of St. Albans (who had approved himself a faith­ful Servant to him in his greatest Miseries) to be his Steward of them: And, soon after this, being BailedIbid. from his strict Imprisonment, by Richard Earl of Cornwall (the King's Brother) William Earl Warren, Richard Mareschall Earl of Pem­broke, and William Earl Ferrers, he was sentIbid. to the Castle of Devises, there to be kept by four Soldiers of those Earls. Where, being committed Claus. 17 H. 3. m. 8. to the Dungeon (id est, the Keepe of that Castle) there was another Soldier, sentClaus. 17 H. 3. m. 8. by Iohn Earl of Lincolne, to be his Keeper, in stead of that who first had the Charge of him: And after, ano­ther Ibid. m. 2., in stead of him, (who belong'dIbid. m. 2. to Richard Earl of Cornwall, the King's Brother) with special Command,Ibid. m. 2., That no one might have access to him; and that the Person who brought his Meat, should not approach nearer to him, than the Gate of that Tower wherein he was so strictly kept.

It is saidM. Westm. in anno 1233. of this Hubert, That when he lay under this great Affliction, hearing of the death of the Earl of Chester (which hapned at Walling­ford, 5 Cal. Nov. Anno 1233.) who was one of his greatest Enemies; he fetch'd a deep Sigh, and said, God have mercy on his Soul: and calling for his Psalter, stood devoutly before the Cross, ceasing not before he had sung it all over, for the health of his Soul.

But, shortly after this, the King's Heart some­what relenting, he obtain'd a full and free Pardon Pat. 18 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. for his Flight and Outlawry; as also a Grant Pat. 18 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. that his Heirs should freely enjoy all the Lands of his own Inheritance: but as to such which he had otherwise obtained, they should stand to the King's Favour and Kindness, and such Terms as the King should think fit; the King retaining all those of his own Demesn, which through his Bounty he had be­stow'd on him: and likewise the Castle of Mont­gomery, with other Castles in England and Wales. Whereupon, by a special Grant, he quitted his Title to the Office of Justice of England; obliging him­self by Oath to make no Claim thereto. In consi­deration whereof, within few Months following, he had RestitutionIbid. m. 3. of the Castle of Hornby; as also of theClaus. 18 H. [...]. m. 17. & m. 11. Mannor of Hatfeild-Peverell, in Com. Essex. (of the Grant of William de Mandevill Earl of Essex) of the Borough of Sutherton, the Mannors of Newenton, and Rugham, in Cim. Norff. and Suff. of his own Inheritance; of the Mannors of Wi [...]mgay, Stowe, Roubeton, and Fineberge, with the Appurtenances, which were part of the Lands of Beatrix de Warren (formerly his Wife) in those Counties; of the Mannors of Aspele, and Henlawe, in the Counties of Buck. and Bedf. which he had of the Grant of Reginald de St. Walerie; with a vast proportion of Lands in divers other Counties (the Particulars whereof, for brevity, I omit:) the King only reserving to himself the Castles of Skenfret, Grosmunt, Bew­chastell, and Horneby, with their Appurtenances, and all the Cattel and Stock upon those Lordships. Which Grant bears date 13 Nov. 18 H. 3.

But ere long the King's Countenance towards him did alter again: For, in February next en­suing, he directed his PreceptIbid. m. 13. to the Sheriff of Essex, to make Livery of the before-specified Mannor of Hatfeild-Peverell, unto Robert Passe­lew, to the end that, with the Rents and Issues thereof, certain Clerks (viz. Roman, Italian, and others) who had suffered by Oppression from this Hubert, might have Satisfaction, suitable to their respective Injuries. As also toIbid. the Sheriffs of divers other Counties, to deliver Possession un­to the same Robert, of the greatest part of the Lordships and Lands before-specified, for the like purposes: so that, by this means, he was again left in a very bare condition.

Moreover, the Bishop of Winchester, eagerly thirstingM. Paris. in anno 1233. p. 338. n. 10. after his death, he beingM. Paris. in anno 1233. p. 338. n. 10. still Prisoner in the Castle of the Devises, sollicitedM. Paris. in anno 1233. p. 338. n. 10. the King, that he might be Governour thereof, whereby he might have the fitter opportunityM. Paris. in anno 1233. p. 338. n. 10. to murther him.

Having therefore private intimationIbid. n. 20. M. Westm. in eodem anno. of this mischievous Design, he made it known to his Keepers; who compassionatingIbid. n. 20. M. Westm. in eodem anno. his Condition, permittedIbid. n. 20. M. Westm. in eodem anno. one of the Soldiers to carry him over the Castle-wall, in the Night-time, unto the Parish-Church. Which Soldier, esteemingIbid. n. 20. M. Westm. in eodem anno. the Merit great, in suffering with him, attendedIbid. n. 20. M. Westm. in eodem anno. him to the High-Altar, and there staid. But those who were then upon the Guard, hearing of his Escape, hastedM. Paris. ut supra. n. 30. after him, with Lights and Clubs; and findingM. Paris. ut supra. n. 30. him prostrate before the Altar, with the Cross in his Hands, hurriedM. Paris. ut supra. n. 30. him again with vio­lence to the Castle, and there put him into stricter Custody.

Whereof when the Report came to the Bishop of Salisbury's Ears, he forthwith cameIbid. to that Castle; and requiringIbid. those Violators of Sanctu­ary to restore him again to the Church, they an­swered Ibid., That they had rather he should be hang's than themselves.

For which disobedience, the Bishop first excom­municating Ibid. n. 40. them, took with him Roger Bishop of London, and some other Bishops, and went Ibid. n. 40. to the King; to whom he made a great Com­plaint Ibid. n. 40. of the Injury done, not departing till he had obtain'd his Liberty. But to little purpose; for being sentIbid. to the Church again, the King com­manded Ibid. the Sheriff to besiege him there, and to starve him to death.

Being therefore in this desperate condition, the Soldiers had some compassion on him, and took Ibid. 389. n. 30. him thence to some of his Friends; who putting Ibid. 389. n. 30. him into a Military Habit, convey'd him into Ibid. 389. n. 30. Wales, unto the King's Enemies, where he ar­riv'd Ibid. 389. n. 30. upon the third Calend of November.

But, not long after this, the King beingIbid 403. n. 30. & 40. at Wodstoke, on his Journey towards Gloucester, (hearingIbid 403. n. 30. & 40. of the death of Richard Mareschall Earl of Pembroke, for which he much lamentedIbid 403. n. 30. & 40.) thence came to Gloucester, where he metIbid 403. n. 30. & 40. with Edmund Archbishop of Canterbury, and some other of the Bishops, then sent to him from Lon­don; who there acquaintedIbid 403. n. 30. & 40. him, That they had treated of Peace with Leoline Prince of Wales: but so, as that there should, in the first place, be a Reconciliation betwixt him, and all his Nobles, who, having adhered to Leoline, had been banish'd the Realm, by the instigation of Evil Counsel: Which being justly effected, the Peace then treated of was like to be the more durable.

Whereupon the King caus'dIbid. all those who had been so banish'd, to be sent to Gloucester, upon the Sunday preceding Ascension-day. (viz. 4 Cal. Iunii) there to receive his Grace and Favour. Amongst which, this Hubert beingIbid. n. 50 one, had a fairIbid. Reception. Howbeit, not long after this, [Page 699] viz. in Anno 1237. (21 H. 3.) the King grew highly offendedIbid. 437. n. 10, & 20. with him again, in regard that Richard Earl of Gloucester, then in Minority, had clandestinely wedded Margaret his Daughter, with­out Licence, the King having design'dIbid. 437. n. 10, & 20. to marry him to a near Kinswoman of his own. But, be­ing at length satisfiedIbid., that this was without the knowledge of Hubert, upon promiseIbid. of a Sum of Money, he was pacifiedIbid..

Shortly after which, there was likewise a Re­conciliation Ibid. 443. n. 10. made by the B [...]shop of Winchester and him▪ as also with thoseIbid. 443. n. 10. other betwixt whom there formerly had been great Animosities.

Whereupon, though it appearsIbid. in anno 1238. (22 H. [...].) p. 467. n. 20., that he was the chief and only Man, who stuck to the King, when others had variance with him, (as being then guided rather by Aliens, than by the Nobles of his own Realm;) nevertheless, the next ensuing year, the King began to quarrelIbid. 515. with him again, requi­ring from him vast Sums of Money; charging Ibid. 515. also upon him the many Enormities and Excesses of others; on purposeIbid. 515., that in case he should die under this Obloquie, he might, with the better colour, seise upon all his Lands.

Amongst which, he laid to his chargeIbid. n. 50., That he had Traiterously corrupted the Daughter of the King of Scotland, who had been committed to his Tutelage by King Iohn. AlsoIbid. n. 50., That he lost Rochell, and all Poictou; sending over Bags full of Stones and Sand, in stead of Coin, for the Sol­diers there Besieged; having stollen away the Mo­ney. Moreover, That he hadIbid. 516. Traiterously suf­fered the Castle of Bedford to be lost; and that whilst he was under his Tutelage, he had consum'd Ibid. 516. his Treasure, converting it to his own use, and bought Lands of great extent therewith.

AlsoIbid. 516., That in the Wars of Britanny, against the French, by his Treachery a great part of the English Army was lost. LikewiseIbid., That he had caused a Marriage privately to be made with Ri­chard de Clare Earl of Gloucester, and his own Daughter; thereby machinating Treason against the King himself.

Furthermore, he toldIbid. n. 10. him, That he had per­niciously hindred his Marriage with a Noble La­dy; privately insinuating to her, and her Father, That he was silly, dishonest, tainted with Leprosie, deceitful, forsworn, and more weak than a Wo­man; cruel to his own Subjects, and wholly car­ried away by the allurements of Women.

And, besides all this, farther laidIbid. n. 10. to his charge, That he had destroy'd his Woods in those Forests where he had to do; and that, on a time, being at his Palace of Wodstoke, alone with him in his Chamber, he drew his Knife upon him, to cut his Throat: And, in conclusion, sharply toldIbid. n. 30. him, That for this his Insolence, he deserv'd not onely Hanging, but Drawing also.

Whereupon, bowingIbid. n. 30. himself he said,Ibid. n. 30. Sir, I was never Traytor to you, nor your Father; and did evidently demonstrateIbid. n. 30. it by sundry Particu­lars. Nevertheless, to satisfie the King, and ap­pease his wrath, he was there adjudgedIbid. to give up four of his chiefest Castle, viz. Bewcastle, Grosmunt, Skenefrith, and Hafeild, to the end he might enjoy the rest of his Possessions quietly.

This was in 24 H. 3. where the RecordCart. 24 H. 3. m. [...]. of that year doth express, That after all those great Troubles and Sorrows, he totally submitted to the King's Grace and Favour, and delivered up his Ca­s [...]les of Skenefrith, Grossemunt, and Bewcastle, in Wales; as also his Castle of Hethlegh, with the Town and Park. And, that the King was thereupon pleased, that he and Margaret his Wife should, during their respective Lives, and the Life of the Survivor of them, enjoy all his other Lands whatsoever, by whomsoever granted, and to re­ceive him into his full Grace and Favour.

Thus much as to his Secular Actings and Suffer­ings. I now come to his Works of Piety.

To the Monks of Clyve in Somersetshire he gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 531 [...]. n. 40. certain Lands in Clyve, Treglaston, and Pothwell: ToMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 244. n. 60. the Canons of Bradsole, in Kent, the Church of Porte [...]ade: ToMon. Ang. vol. 1. 866. n 50, & 60. the Monks of Dore, in Com. Heref. certain Lands called Lin­choit, which were made a Grange to that Abby; and Pasturage for all manner of Cattel, in his Ter­ritory of Grosmunt. Likewise, Paunage for their Hogs, in the Forest of Grosmunt; Estovers for Building at their Grange of Linchoit, out of the same Forest; and dead-wood for Fewel. More­over, he gaveMon. Ang. vol. 1. 866. n 50, & 60. unto them the Hermitage of Lan­neir, with the Ground thereto adjoyning, and six Ox-gangs of Land in the before-specified Forest. He also foundedIbid. 423 b. n. 30. the Hospital of our Lady at Dovor. Furthermore, he gaveCart. antiq. KK. n. 1. certain Houses, situate betwixt the Abby of Westminster, and the City of London, to Laurence de St. Alban, Rector of the Church of Atelbergh, and Richard de Wo­kinden, Rector of the Church of A ... lers; to the intent that the Revenues of those Houses should be disposed of for the succour of the Holy Land; as also for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Margaret his Wife, Iohn his Son, M. his Daughter, and all his Forefathers and Successors. Lastly, in consideration of the Sum of Cxl Marks of Silver, he purchasedIbid. n. 2. from the Monks of Westminster the Inheritance of certain Houses, with a Court, and Free-Chappel, wherein to cele­brate Divine Service for himself and his Family, within the Liberties of Westminster; paying yearly to them and their Successors, a Wax Taper of three pound weight upon the Feast-day of St. Ed­ward. And foundedLel. coll. vol. 3. p. 140. the old Church of the Mae­son Dieu, in Dovor.

As to his Wives, he first WeddedCart. 1 Joh. p. 2. n. 41. Ioane Daugh­ter to William de Vernun Earl of Devon, (Wi­dow of William de Briwer) with whom he had Cart. 1 Joh. p. 2. n. 41. in Marriage the whole Isle of Wibt, and the Lordship of Christ-Church in Hantshire. Se­condly, Cart. 11 H. 3. p. 2. m. 6. Beatrix Daughter to William de Warren (of Wirmegay, in Com. N [...]rff.) Widow of Dodo Bardolf. Thirdly,Chron. de Dunstaple. Isabell Daughter and Coheir to William Earl of Gloucester, Widow of Geffrey de Mandevill, whom King Iohn had first repudiated: And fourthly,M. Paris. p. 313. n. 10. Margaret Daughter to William King of Scotland (as before hath been observed.)

Of his Issue, all that I have seen, is, That he had two Sons, Iohn Esc. 44 H 3. n. 14., and Hubert Claus. 10 [...]. 1. in dorso, m. 3.; both by his last Wife, as it seems: For, certain it is, that Iohn succeeded him in that part of his Inheritance which remained, and was by the said Margaret. The Names of his Daughters were Margaret Cart. 11 H. 3. p 1. m. 19., and Ma­got Claus. 18 H. 3. m. 20.: Whereof Margaret was so marriedM. Paris. p. 600. n. 30. to Ri­chard de Clare Earl of Gloucester, as hath been already observed.

Of his Death, I find that it hapned atIbid. Ban­stede (in Surrey) 4 Id. Maii, An. 1243. (27 H. 3.) Whereupon his Corps was brought to Londo [...], and there honourably interredIbid. within the Church of the Friers-Preachers (commonly called the Black-Friers) then situate in Holburne, on the back-side of Lincolns-Inne; unto which Covent he had been a large Benefactor, having, amongst [Page 700] other things, bestow'dIbid. on them his Palace at Westminster, afterwards purchasedIbid. by the Arch­bishop of Yorke, and called White-Hall.

I come now to Iohn Iohn. his Son. This Iohn was girtIbid. 363. n. 10. with the Sword of Knighthood by King Hen­ry the Third, on Whitsunday, in Anno 1229. (13 H. 3.)

In 26 H. 3. (the year preceding his Father's death) he wasIbid. 590. n. 40. in that famous Battel of Xantoigne, against the French, where the English obtain'd a glorious Victory. And in 27 H. 3. (which was the year wherein his Father died) doing his Ho­mageRot. Vasc. 27 H. 3. m. 9., had LiveryRot. Vasc. 27 H. 3. m. 9. of the Lands of his Inheri­tance; but did not enjoy the Title of Earl of Kent.

In 44 H. 3. uponEsc. 44 H. 3. n. 14. M. Westm. in anno 1259. the death of Margaret his Mother, he was foundEsc. 44 H. 3. n. 14. M. Westm. in anno 1259. to be her next Heir. But, after this, he [...]ided with the Rebellious Barons, be­ing a PartyClaus. 46 H. 3. in dorso, m. 18. to that Agreement made betwixt the King and them, in 46 H. 3. And in 48 H. 3. was H. Knighton, 2449. n. 40. in the Battel of Lewes, on their part; as also the next ensuing year, inEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. the Battel of Evesham: Whereupon his Lands were seisedEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3..

This Iohn gaveChron. de Be [...]mundsey, in bibl. Arund. f. 42 a. the Mannor of Chalk, to the Monks of Bermondsey; and having married Testa de Ne­vill. Hawyse the Daughter and Heir of William de Lanvaley, left Issue Iohn his Son and Heir, though when he died, I find no mention.

A word or two now of Hubert his younger Bro­ther.

In 10 E. 1. this Hubert cameClaus. 10 E. 1. in dors. m. 3. before the King and his Council at Chester, upon Sunday next en­suing the Feast of St. Peter and Paul; and oblig'd Claus. 10 E. 1. in dors. m. 3. himself in the Sum of a thousand Pounds, for his future Fidelity to the King and his Heirs. From whom descendedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Thomas Burgh of Sterborough-Castle, in Com. Surr. Lord of Gaynesborough, in Com. Linc. who in 3 H. 7. was advanc'dBrev. de Priv. Sigillo de eo­dem anno. to the Dignity of Lord Borough.

But I return to Iohn, Iohn. Son and Heir to the before-specified Iohn.

In 3 E. 1. this Iohn, as HeirRot. Fin. 3 E. 1. m. 34. Rot. Pip. 3 E. 1. Essex & Hertf. to Hawyse de Lan­valley, had LiveryRot. Fin. 3 E. 1. m. 34. Rot. Pip. 3 E. 1. Essex & Hertf. of the Mannors of Kingston, Wakerle, Waokre, Hallingburie, and Lexenden, which Iohn his Father held by the Courtesie of England, as of the Inheritance of her the said Hawyse; payingClaus. 5 E. 1. m. 8. C l. for his Relief. And de­parted Rot. Fin. 8 E. 1. m. 11. this Life in 8 E. 1. being then seisedRot. Fin. 8 E. 1. m. 11. of the said Mannor of Wakerle, in Com. Northampt. held of the King in Capite, together with the Barony of Lanvaley, by the Service of one Knights Fee and an half: leaving IssueRot. Fin. 8 E. 1. m. 11. three Daughters and Heirs; viz. Hawyse the Wife of Robert de Greilly; Dervorgild, the Wife of Robert Fitz-Walter; and Margerie, a Nun at Chiksand, in Com. Bedf. He likewise then died seisedRot. Fin. 8 E. 1. m. 11. of the Mannor of Porteslade, in Com. Suss. Lewes, with the Advowson of the Church: As also of the Mannors of Halwenesheye, Alryngton, Halling­bury, Walkerne, and Kingston, in Com. Somerset. Of which Mannors, Robert de Grelle, and Hawyse his Wife, hadClaus. 10 E. 1. in dors. m. 5. the Mannors of Waoker, Halling­bury, and Lexenden; and the said Robert Fitz-Walter, and Dervorgill, theClaus. 10 E. 1. in dors. m. 5. Mannors of Waker­ley, Kingston, and Porteslade.

Briwere.

THE first mention I find of this Name and Family, is in 26 H. 2. upon a memora­ble occasion: William Briwere William. (the Son Ex coll. R. Gl. S. of Henry Briwere) in considerationEx ipso autogr. pe­nès Tho. Comiten [...]. an. 16 [...]0. of xxxi Marks in Silver (whereof ten were acquitted for his Service belonging to the Land, and the rest paid in Money) then purchasingEx ipso autogr. pe­nès Tho. Comiton [...]. an. 16 [...]0. from Hawise de I [...]e­sham, Raphe her Husband, Roger her Son and Heir, and Auger his Brother, the Inheritance of all their Land at Ilesham, and all that Right therein, which they held of him, by the Service of half a Knights Fee. Which Purchase was made in the open County-Court of Devon. and afterward (scil. on Thursday next following the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist) recorded in the Exchequer at Westmin­ster, in the presence of Richard Bishop of Winche­ster, Geffrey Bishop of Ely, Iohn Bishop of Nor­wich, Ranulph de Glanvill, Richard the Treasu­rer, William Basset, Alan de Furnels, Robert Man­tell, and other Barons, then there sitting. In which year, being constitutedRot. Pip. de iisd. [...]. Devon. Sheriff of Devon. he con­tinued Rot. Pip. de iisd. [...]. Devon. so till the end of that King's Reign.

To this William and his Heirs, King Henry the Second confirm'dCart. antiq. EE. n. 14. all the Lands whereof he was then possess'd, to hold as freely as he did in the time of King Henry the First: As also the Forester­ship of the Forest of De la Bere; with Power to take any Person transgressing therein, betwixt the Bars of Hampton, and the Gates of Winchester; and likewise betwixt the River of Romesey, and River of Winchester, to the Sea; in as ample manner as the Father of this William held the same, in the times of King William, and of King Henry the First.

Moreover, after the death of King Henry the Second, he stood in such high esteem with Richard the First, That, uponM. Paris. in anno 1188. p. 156. n. 10. Jorevall, 1170. l. 9. the going of that King in­to the Holy Land, in the first year of his Reign, he and Hugh Bardulf were associatedM. Paris. in anno 1188. p. 156. n. 10. Jorevall. 1170. l. 9. to the Bishops of Durham and Ely, in the Government of the Realm. And, soon after, when King Richard was on his Journey, procur'd from him a special Char­ter Cart. antiq. X n. 31., dated at Chinun, upon the twenty fourth of June, the same year, for the Mannor of Sumburne, in Com. Suthampt. and to have a Market once every Week there, in a place called the Strait, with an yearly Rent of xl. s. payable out of the Forest of Bere.

Furthermore, in 3 R. 1. the King beingM. Paris. in anno 1191. p. [...]66. Rad▪ de Diceto, 659. n. [...]. then in the Holy Land, and doubtingM. Paris. in anno 1191. p. [...]66. Rad▪ de Diceto, 659. n. [...]. that the Bishop of Ely might not perform his Trust, as he expe­cted; this William was one of the three, to whom the King, by his special LettersM. Paris. in anno 1191. p. [...]66. Rad▪ de Diceto, 659. n. [...]., gave command, That they should assume the Government into their Hands. For which he grew so malign'd by the Bishop (as many other then were, who favouring Iohn Earl of Moreton the King's Brother, had not complied with him) that he procur'd him (amongst others) to be ExcommunicatedJorevall▪ 1230. n. [...]0. by the Pope. But notwithstanding the Bishop thus frown'd upon him, in 5 R. 1. when King Richard was brought to W [...]rmes R. Hoved. 414 [...] n. 40. in Germany, (being made Prisoner by the Emperour, as he return'd through his Coun­try) he cameR. Hoved. 414 [...] n. 40. thither to him, and wasR. Hoved. 414 [...] n. 40. one of the principal Persons in that Treaty held there with the Emperour; whereupon, for a large Ransom, the King was setR. Hoved. 414 [...] n. 40. at liberty: and forthwith sent Ibid. b. n. 40. thence, with some other Persons of Note, to [Page 701] make a League with the King of France; which wasIbid. 415 a. thereupon effected.

Likewise, soon after this, viz. in 6 R. 1. upon the Kings ReturnIbid. 423 a. n. 20. into England, he, together withIbid. 423 a. n. 20. Earl Roger Bigot, William de Warren, and some others, was sentIbid. 423 a. n. 20. to Yorke, to compose that Difference then depending betwixt the Archbishop there, and the Canons of that Church: As also constitutedIbid. n. [...]0. & 423 b. n. 30. one of the Justices-Itinerant then sent into sundry parts of the Realm, for redress of what was at that time amiss. And in 10 R. 1. obtain'd Cart. antiq. H. n. 15. from that King the Inheritance of two Rifflets; one in his Common of Pasture, betwixt Sunburne and Hakelegh, in which were contain'd CC Acres; and the other, called the Rigge, lying betwixt the Lands of William de Burbach, and Wi [...]hall; to be essarted, and reduc'd to Culture; and to be held for the same Service of two Knights Fees, by which he held the Mannor of Sumburne: with Licence to enclose two Woods, which lay out of the Regard of the Forest; the one situate betwixt Sumburne and Estochrigg, and the other called Howde.

And besides all this, underwent the Sheriffalty Rot. Pip. de iisd. Comitat. for the County of Devon. (which he held for di­vers years of King Henry the Second's Reign, as is before observed) in 1 Ri [...]. 1. AlsoRot. Pip. de iisd. Comitat. that of Oxon. and Berks. from 3 to 6 R. 1. inclusive; and like­wise Rot. Pip. de iisd. Comitat. for Notingham and Derb. from 6 till 9 R. 1. inclusive.

Thus much for the Trusts and Favours which he receiv'd from King Richard the First. Nor were they less from King Iohn, after he assumed the Crown; for, in the first year of his Reign, he be­stow'd Cart. 1 Jo. p. 1. m. 11. on him the Wardship and Marriage of Roger the Son and Heir of William Bertram (a great Baron in the North) andCart. 1 Jo. p. 1. m. 11. the like of the Heirs of Henry de Perci, and Geffrey Chamberlain; as also Cart. 1 Jo. p. 1. m. 11. of the Daughters and Heirs of Raphe Murdac, with their whole Inheritance. Moreover, he con­firm'd Cart. 1 Joh. p. [...]. m. 14. Ex vet. cod. M [...] penès Car. Fairfax a [...]. f. 154 b. [...]nto him the Inheritance of the Mannor of Foston, granted to him by Gilbert de Albamarle; and Braworth, which he acquir'd from Henry de Pomerie; with the Advowsons of those Churches, and Knights Fees: Likewise, the Mannor of Donke­well, granted to him by the said Henry, with the Knights Fees: Also, the Mannor of Bruggewalter, which he obtain'd from Fulke Painell, with the Advowson of the Church, and Knights Fees; and likewise the Mannors of Lamton, and Little Cade­ley, with a Rent of x l. yearly, out of the Man­nor of Renham: Also LicenceCart an­tiq. H. n. 16. to inclose his Woods at Toare, Cadelegh, Raddon, Ailesberie, and Burgh [...] walter; with free libertyCart an­tiq. H. n. 16. to hunt the Hare, Fox, Cat, and Wolf, throughout all Devonshire; and likewise the Goat, out of the Regard of the Forest; and to have Free-warrenCart an­tiq. H. n. 16. throughout all his own Lands, for Hares, Pheasants, and Partridges.

And in 2 of his Reign, granted to him an ample CharterCart. 2 Joh. p. 2. m. 27. for his Lordship of Bruggewalter; viz. That it should thenceforth be a Free Borough, and to have a Free Market there every Week, with a Fair once a year, and the Benefit of Toll and Pas­sage; and that the Burgesses thereof should be free of Toll, and enjoy divers other Privileges: Giving him also LicenceIbid. m. 30. for building of three Castles, viz. one in Hantshire, at Eslege, or St [...]ke; another at Bruggewater, in Com. Somerset. and a third in Com. Devon. wheresoever he should think fit, upon any of his own Lands: And that those Lx Acres of Land at Blithe [...]rth, which were essarted in King Henry the Second's time, should thenceforth be discharged [...] from all Exactions of the Forest.

In this second year of King Iohn, he purchased Rot. Pip. 2 Joh. Dors. Somerset. from Walter Croc, the moytie of that Barony which Walter Briton formerly had; to the end Rot. Pip. 2 Joh. Dors. Somerset. that his Son Richard Briwere, and his Heirs, might thenceforth enjoy it: And, in 3 Ioh. in con­sideration Oblatae [...] Joh. [...]. [...]. of Five hundred Marks, obtain'dOblatae [...] Joh. [...]. [...]. from the King the Wardship of ... the Daughter of Hugh de Morevill, with her whole Inheritance, whereof her Father died seised; that he might Oblatae [...] Joh. [...]. [...]. marry her to his Son Richard, or to Richard Gernon, his Nephew; As alsoRot Pip. 4 Joh. Cumb. for the moytic of the Lands of the before-specified Walter Briton, then in the King's Hands. Whereupon Richard de Hascumbe came into the Court, and quittedRot Pip. 4 Joh. Cumb. to the King, and to this William, all his Right in that moytie, to the use of the said Richard de Briwere.

Moreover, in 5 Ioh. he procuredCart. 5 Joh. n. 182. from the King those ten Knights Fees in Cornwall, which Nicholas de Middleton formerly held▪ with the Marriage of the Heirs of the said Nicholas. And, in 6 Ioh. obtain'd a GrantCart. 6 Joh. n. 86. Cart. antiq. AA. n. 20. in Fee-farm of the Mannor of Chesterfeild, in Com. Derb. with Brun­ [...]inton, and Wittinton; and of the SokeIbid. and whole Wapentake of Scarvedale; paying yearly for the Mannors of Chesterfeild, Brunninton, and Wit­tinton, with the Soke, Lxix l. and for the Wa­pentake of Scarvedale, x l. andIbid., that the Mannor of Chesterfeild should have the like Liberties as the Borough of Notingham.

By the same Grant he likewise hadIbid. the Man­nors of Snotinton, in Com. Nott. and Axeminster, in Com. Devon. pass'd to him in Free-farm; except­ing the Hundred of Axeminster; paying yearly for Snotinton viii l. and for Axeminster, xxiv l. And that he should have a FairIbid. at Chesterfeild, every year, for eight days, beginning upon the Festi­val of the Exaltation of the H [...]ly Cross: As also a Market two days every Week, viz. Tuesday and Saturday; with Free-fishingIbid. in Kingswere, in Com. Somerset. in Fee-farm also, for xx s. per. ann.

In this sixth year of King Iohn he was constitu­ted Pat. 6 J [...]h. m. 7. Governour of Bolesover-Castle: and, for the Sum of Eight hundred Pounds, procur'd a Grant Oblatae 6 Joh. m. 10. of the Wardship and Marriage of the Heir of Rohert de Dover, with the custody of the Dowrie of Rohese de Dovor (his Widow) during the King's pleasure: and in 14 Ioh. obtain'dClaus 14 Joh. m. 2. from the said Rohese, the Inheritance of all the Lands and Fees which she had by Descent, in the County of Corn­wall; viz. Ex magno Regist. in. Offic. [...]. Lanc. tit. Devon. & Co [...]ub. Trewrok, Menely, and Trenant, and the moytie of Treglestane, and Treneru, with the Advowsons of those Churches; as also nine Knights Fees, which William de Boterell held of the Honour of Richard de Luci; with the Service of half a Knights Fee, which Gervase Bloye held of that Honour: and likewiseIbid. her Lands at Newintone in Kent. Which Grant King Iohn afterwards confirm'dClaus. 17 J [...]h. m. 14.. And, in 15 Ioh. in con­sideration Rot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 10. of a thousand Marks, had LiveryRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 10. of all the Lands of Hugh de Aubervill.

Moreover, standing faithful to King Iohn, in those times of his greatest trouble by the Rebellious Barons; he obtain'd a GrantClaus. 17 Joh. m 8. of those Lands in Chellesey, in Com. Dorset. which did belong to Raphe de Raleghe; and likewiseIbid. m. 11. of all those who held by Military Service of the Barony of Baldwin­wake, in the Counties of Lincoln, Leicester, Nor­thampton, and Hertford.

In which year (viz. 17 Ioh.) the King having raisedM. Paris. 274. n. 30. two great Armies, the one toM. Paris. 274. n. 30. restrain the Irruption of those Rebellious Lords who staid [Page 702] in London; the other toM. Parls. 274. n. 30. march into the North, for the wasting of those Countries; he constituted M. Parls. 274. n. 30. this William one of the Principal Commanders of that which staid near London.

In 18 Ioh. being inPat. 18 Jo. m. 6. the City of Exeter, for the defence of that Place; he procur'd the King's Pre­cept Pat. 18 Jo. m. 6. to Robert de Curtenay, Governour of the Castle there, to be receiv'd into it (together with the Citizens) in case the Town could not withstand the Force of the Rebels. And, in 1 H. 3. being madePat. 1 H. 3. m. 16. Governour of the Castle of Lidford, in Com. Somerset. obtain'd a GrantClaus. 1. H. 3. m. 21. from the King, of the Lands of Maude Candos; as alsoIbid. of the Lands of Henry de Columbers, in Wollaveton. Whereupon the Sheriffs of Somerset and Dorsetshires had com­mand Ibid. to deliver possession of them accordingly.

Furthermore, in 2 H. 3. he had a GrantClaus. 2. H. 3. m. 3. of the Wardship of the Heir of Alan de Archis, with his Lands in Reminton, in Com. Ebor. whereof he had been dispossess'dClaus. 2. H. 3. m. 3. by reason of the War. And in 5 H. 3. was made GovernourPat. 5 H. 3. p. 1. m. 2. of the Castle at the Devises, in Com. Wiltes.

In 7 H. 3. he was constituted GovernourPat. 7 H. 3. p. 1. m. 5. of Newcastle upon Tine. And in 8 H. 3. the King coming to a ConferenceM. Paris. in anno 1223. p. 316. n. 50. with the Lords, wherein they requir'dM. Paris. in anno 1223. p. 316. n. 50. of him those Rights and Liberties for which they had so stoutly contested with his Father; the Archbishop of Canterbury then speak­ing M. Paris. in anno 1223. p. 316. n. 50. on their behalf, and urgingM. Paris. in anno 1223. p. 316. n. 50. to the King, That he could not refuse of yield thereto, by rea­son that, upon the Recess of Lewes of France (whom the Barons had call'd in to bear Rule here) both himself made Oath to them, That he would so do; and that the whole Peerage of England did the like: this William (thenM. Paris. in anno 1223. p. 316. n. 50. one of the King's Council) standing up, saidM. Paris. in anno 1223. p. 316. n. 50., That those Liberties having been by force extorted, ought not to be observed. Whereunto the Archbishop replied Ibid. p. 317. thus; William, if thou didst love the King, thou wouldest not be an impediment to the Peace of the Realm. The King therefore discerningIbid. p. 317. the Archbishop to be moved, saidIbid. p. 317., We have sworn that they shall be observed, and will observe our Oath.

In this eighth year of Henry the Third, he was constituted GovernourPat. 8 H. 3. m. 10. of Bolesover.-Castle, in Com. Derb. and obtain'd the WardshipClaus. 8 H 3. m. 12. of the Heir of Reginald de Mohun (whom he afterwards married to one of his Daughters.)

And, as in the time of King Henry the Second, and King Richard the First, he had for divers years undergone the Care and Trust of the Sheriffalty in several Counties of this Realm (as before is ob­served;) so did he, in like sort, for many years of King Iohn's, and King Henry the Third's Reign, during the time he lived; viz. Rot. Pip. de iisd. com. & ann. for the Counties of Nott. and Derb. in 1 and 6 Ioh. For Dorset, and Somerset, in 11 and 12 Ioh. For Hantshire, in 1, 3, 10, 12, 14, and 17 Ioh. For Wiltes. in 10, 11, and 12 Ioh. For Cornwall, in 1, 4, and 5 Ioh. For Berks. and Oxon. in 3, and 4 Ioh. For Devon. in 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 Ioh. For Sussex, in 11 and 12 Ioh. and for Glouc. in 5 H. 3.

Having thus done with his Secular Employ­ments, I come lastly to his Works of Piety, which were great and many. For first, in the time of King Richard, he foundedMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 652 a. the Abby of St. Sa­viour, at Torre, in Com. Devon. for Premonstratensi [...]n Canons, for the health of the Soul of that King, and the Soul of King Henry the Second. Next, viz. in 3 Ioh. he began the Foundation [...]. of the Abby at Dunkiswell, in the same County, for Ci­stertian-Monks. After that, the HospitalLel. Itin. vol. 3. p 48. of St. Iohn, at Bruggewalter, in Com. Somerset. for the health of the Souls of King Henry the Second, King Richard the First, and King Iohn; for xiii poor People, besides Religious and Strangers. Then the Priory of Motisfont Monast. Ang. vol. 2. 322 b. n. 10., in Com. Suthampt. for Canons-Regular of St. Augustine.

Moreover, he builtEx coll. R. Gl. S. the Castle, and madeEx coll. R. Gl. S. the Haven at Brugge-walter; and beganLel. Itin. vol. 2. f. 58. the Stru­cture of that fair Stone-Bridge there, consisting of three great Arches; which was afterwards finish'd Lel. Itin. vol. 2. f. 58. by one Triveth, a Gentleman of Devonshire.

And, having marriedMonast. Ang. vol. 1. 653. b. n. 40. Beatrix de Valle, a Con­cubine, as 'tis saidVinc. Cor [...]. p. 130., to Reginald Earl of Cornwall (which is probable; for in a GrantEx vet. cod. Ms. nuper pe­nès Will. Mohun. made by Henry Son to the same Reginald, unto this William, of the Mannor of Karswell, and Land of Hakford, he calls him his Brother) he had Issue by her two Sons, viz. Richard Rot. Pip. 24 E. 1. Suthampt. Ex coll. R. Gl. S., who died in his Life-time, as it seems; and William: as also five Daughters, viz. Graecia, marriedRot. Pip. 24 E. 1. Suthampt. Ex coll. R. Gl. S. to Reginald de Braose; Mar­garet, toRot. Pip. 24 E. 1. Suthampt. Ex coll. R. Gl. S. William de Ferte; Isabell, first toRot. Pip. 24 E. 1. Suthampt. Ex coll. R. Gl. S. ... Dovre, and afterwardsRot. Pip. 24 E. 1. Suthampt. Ex coll. R. Gl. S. to Baldwin Wake; Alice, toRot. Pip. 24 E. 1. Suthampt. Ex coll. R. Gl. S. Reginald de Mohun; and Ioane, toRot. Pip. 24 E. 1. Suthampt. Ex coll. R. Gl. S. William de Percy: and departingEx coll. R. Gl. S. this Life in 11 H. 3. was buriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. before the High-Altar in the Abby of Dunkeswell before-mention'd.

Of which Richard, all I have father seen, is, That in 13 Ioh. uponRot. Pip. 1 [...]. Joh. Dors. So­mers. the Collection of the Scu­tage of Wales, he answeredRot. Pip. 1 [...]. Joh. Dors. So­mers. for xv Knights Fees of the Honour of Moreton, which were for­merly belonging to Walter Briton, and, in 15 Ioh. that, doing his HomageClaus. 15. Joh. p. 1. m. 3., he had PossessionClaus. 15. Joh. p. 1. m. 3. of the Mannor of Cestrefeld, in Com. Derb. which his Father held.

I now come to William, William. called William Briwere junior, whilst his Father lived.

In 17 Ioh. this William obtain'd a GrantClaus. 17 Joh. m. 16. from the King, of the Lands of Hugh Peverell of Er­minton, to hold during pleasure: and in 7 H. 3. was constituted SheriffRot. Pip. 7. H. 3. Nor­thumb. for the County of Nor­thumberland. So likewise forPat. 8 H. 3. m. 11. Devonshire, in 8 H. 3. And, uponRot. Pip. 11. H. 3. Devon. the death of his Father, in 11 H. 3. gave a FineRot. Pip. 11. H. 3. Devon. to the King of Six hundred Marks, for Livery of the Mannor of Cestrefeld, with the Wapentake of [...], in Com. Derb. Like­wise of the Town of S [...]ointon, in Com. Nott. and Fishing of Kingswere, in Com. Somerset. as also of the Town of Axeminster, with the Hundred, in Com. Devon. and the Lordship of Stoke, in Com. Northampt. (all which William his Father, then deceased, heldIbid.:) and that he might be discharg'd Ibid. of his Relief for all his Lands.

But all that I have seen otherwise of him, is, That he gaveMon. Ang. vol. 2. 654 [...]. n. 2. to the Canons of Torre, his Lands at Ylsham, and Coleton; as alsoMon. Ang. vol. 2. 654 [...]. n. 2. all his Meadow lying on the West-side of the Causey, which go­eth from the Abby of Torre towards the Sea; and betwixt that Causey, and Cokyngton-Meadow. And, having marriedMon. Ang. vol. 1. 79 [...]. a. n. 50. Ioane the Daughter of William de Vernon Earl of Devon, with whom he hadMon. Ang. vol. 1. 75 [...]. a. n. 50. Fif­ty Pounds per annum Lands at Crust, in the Man­nor of Cruk, with the Advowson of the Church; he departedMon. Ang. vol. 1. 75 [...]. a. n. 50. this Life in Anno 1232. (16 H. 3.) withoutIbid. 790 b. n. 50. Issue: Ioane his Wife surviving; who had for her Dowrie an AssignationClaus. [...] H. 3. m. 8. out of all the Lands whereof he died seised, exceptingClaus. [...] H. 3. m. 8. the Mannor of Bruges, which was to remain in the King's Hands.

Whereupon those of his five Sisters, who were living, and the Heirs of those who were dead, [Page 703] succeeded in the Inheritance; and had for their PurpartiesIbid., these Lordships and Lands shared amongst them: viz. Alice de Mohun, the Mannors of Thorre, Waggeburgh, Kadele, Hulboroto [...], Acford, Braworthy, and Axeminster, in Com. De­von. as also the Mannor of Ile, and iv s. vii. d. ob. Rent, issuing out of the Mannor of Trente, in Com. Somerset. William de Percy, on the behalf of his Daughters, (Ioane his Wife being then dead) the Mannor of Langestoke, and Rissel, in Com. Sutht. Blithesworth, in Com. Northampt. Foston, in Com. Leic. xxv s. vii d. ob. Rent in Snainton, in Com. Nott. the Mannor of Raddon, in Com. Devon. and xxxix s. ii. d. ob. Rent, issuing out of the Mannor of Trente, in Com. Somerset. And Margaret de la Ferte, the Mannors of Sumburne, and Stokbrigg, in Com. Suthampt. the Mannor of Stoke, in Com. Northampt. and xx l. iv s. ob. Rent in Snainton, in Com. Nott.

What I have else seen of this Family, which is memorable, being this; viz. That Alice (the Wife of Reginald de Mohun) gaveLel. Itin. vol. 3. E. 65. towards the New Fabrick of the Cathedral at Salisbury, all the Marble for twelve years: And, That William Briwer Bishop of Exeter (CousinIbid. E 38. to the before-mentioned William Briwer the elder) lieth buried Ibid. under a flat Marble, in the Cathedral Church at Exeter, with this EpitaphIbid., Hic jacet Williel­mus Bruer, Episc. Exon. primus fundator quatuor dignitatum hujus Ecclesiae.

Fitz-Piers.

THE first of this Name, of whom I find mention, is Geffrey. Geffrey.

This Geffrey, in 30 H. 2. in Right of Beatrix his Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Willi­am de Say, sharedRot. Pip. 10. R. 1. Essex & Hertf. pe [...] Inspex. with William de Bocland, and Maud his Wife (the other Daughter and Coheir) in the whole Inheritance of the same William de Say. By which PartitionRot. Pip. 10. R. 1. Essex & Hertf. pe [...] Inspex., made in the King's Court at Melkesham, upon the Feast-day of the Conversion of St. Paul, in the presence of Ranulph de Glanvil, Robert Marmion, Raphe Fitz-Stephen, Hugh de Morewic, Hugh Bardulf, Robert de White­feld, Rannulfe de Geddinges, and William Fitz-Rein: fride, (then the King's Justices, and other Barons there also present) they the said William de Boc­land, and Maud, had the Mannor of Brunnington to them and their Heirs, with the Services of Wil­liam de Reigni, and Raphe Fitz-Bernard; and like­wise of the first Eschaet or Perquisite of them the said Geffrey and Beatrix x l. (per annum) Lands: Whereupon they did totally remit to them the said Geffrey and Beatrix, and to the Issue of the Body of her the said Beatrix, all the Remainder of that Inheritance of William de Say.

After this, upon the deathMon. Ang. vol. [...]1. 454 [...] n. 50, & 60. Et 446 a. n. 10, & 20. of William de Man­devile Earl of Essex, in 2 R. 1. without Issue, much ControversieMon. Ang. vol. [...]1. 454 [...] n. 50, & 60. Et 446 a. n. 10, & 20. arose, touching his Barony and Lands: Beatrix de Say, his Aunt and Heir, in the first place, laying claimMon. Ang. vol. [...]1. 454 [...] n. 50, & 60. Et 446 a. n. 10, & 20. thereto; and, being at that time very aged and decrepit, sentMon. Ang. vol. [...]1. 454 [...] n. 50, & 60. Et 446 a. n. 10, & 20. Geffrey de Say, her younger Son, to the King, then at Can­terbury, to transact the Business, for Livery of that great Inheritance; this Geffrey Fitz-Piers then also insistingMon. Ang. vol. [...]1. 454 [...] n. 50, & 60. Et 446 a. n. 10, & 20. upon the Right of Beatrix his Wife, eldest Daughter to William de Say, el­der Brother to the said Geffrey.

Howbeit, Geffrey de Say, who then hadMon. Ang. vol. [...]1. 454 [...] n. 50, & 60. Et 446 a. n. 10, & 20. great Friends in Court, in considerationMon. Ang. vol. [...]1. 454 [...] n. 50, & 60. Et 446 a. n. 10, & 20. of Seven thou­sand Marks (promis'dRot. Pip. 2. R. 1. Essex & Hertf. to be paid at certain days) obtain'd an InstrumentMonast. Ang. ut. supra., in Right of his Mother, under the King's Seal, for that whole Barony. But Geffrey de Say notIbid. 454 b. n. 10, & 20. Et 446 a. n. 20. paying the Money accordingly, and findingIbid. 454 b. n. 10, & 20. Et 446 a. n. 20. that his Sureties were liable, to make it good, deliver'd itIbid. 454 b. n. 10, & 20. Et 446. a. n. 20. up unto William de Long­champ Bishop of Ely (then Vicegerent in Eng­land, King Richard being gone towards the Holy-Land) as a PledgeIbid. 454 b. n. 60. & 455 a., till the Money were accord­ingly brought into the Treasury.

Whereupon this Geffrey Fitz-Piers (beingIbid. 446 a. n. 30, & 40. Et. 445 a. n. 10, & 20. a Man of great wealth) came to the Bishop; and representingIbid. 446 a. n. 30, & 40. Et. 445 a. n. 10, & 20. to him, That this Barony was the rightful Inheritance of his Wife; as also promising Ibid. 446 a. n. 30, & 40. Et. 445 a. n. 10, & 20. the Money, which the other had neglected to pay, obtain'd LiveryIbid. 446 a. n. 30, & 40. Et. 445 a. n. 10, & 20. thereof, and procured the King's ConfirmationIbid. 446 a. n. 30, & 40. Et. 445 a. n. 10, & 20. of his Title: And, having so done, cameIbid. 455 a. n. 40. to Waldene; where the Abbot, to congratulate this his Possession, metIbid. 455 a. n. 40. him with much Reverence, and desiredIbid. 455 a. n. 40. him to go into the Church, and salute the Monks: But, in stead of so doing, he turn'dIb [...]d. n. 50. his Face scornfully from them. Howbeit, the Abbot, seemingIb [...]d. n. 50. to take no notice thereof, still rode along with him; and at length broughtIb [...]d. n. 50. him into the Church. Where, lookingIb [...]d. n. 60. about him, with a sowr Countenance, he staid but a while, scarceIbid. n. 60. saying his Prayers; and thence entringIbid. n. 60. the Cloyster, wentIbid. n. 60. to the Chapter-house-door, and toldIbid. n. 60. the Abbot, That he and his Monks had disherited him and his Po­sterity, by procuring that Priory to be made an Abby.

The Abbot therefore, seeingIbid. n. 60. him thus displea­sed, endeavouredIbid. n. 60. to qualifie him all he could; but to no purpose: for he threatnedIbid. 455 b. them much at his departure; and the next morning sentIbid. 455 b. four of the Tenants, to forbid them any more to med­dle with those Lands which Earl William de Man­devile (as they affirmed) had formerly given them; causingIbid. n. 10, & 20. other of his Tenants and Servants to make seisure of the same.

For which violent Act, the Monks making com­plaint Ibid. n. 40, & 50. to Richard Bishop of London, he forth­with ExcommunicatedIbid. n. 40, & 50. those Tenants and Ser­vants, and Interdicted the Parochial Church of Waldene from all Divine Offices. Whereupon this Geffrey Fitz-Piers wentIbid. 456 a. n. 20. to the Bishop, not with any desireIbid. 456 a. n. 20. of Absolution from the Excom­munication, but for a ReleaseIbid. 456 a. n. 20. of that Church from the Interdict; and had it fulfill'd.

In this distress therefore they representedIbid. their Condition to the Bishop of Ely, then the King's Vicegerent, and obtainedIbid. Restitution of those Lands. Which so irritatedIbid. n. 30. this Geffrey, as that, being armed with the Power of Chief Justice of England. Iustice, he enteredIbid. n. 30. upon them again by force.

Their next Refuge therefore being to the Pope, they humbly address'dIbid. n. 40, & 50. themselves to his Holiness, by Letters of Complaint; who thereupon sum­mon'd Ibid. n. 40, & 50. him to answer: but withoutIbid. n. 40, & 50. success, he refusingIbid. n. 40, & 50. to yield any Obedience therein to his Au­thority.

About this time it was, that Beatrix his Wife diedIbid. n. 60. in Child-bed, with her Child also; and was buriedIbid. n. 60. in the Chapter-house at Chi [...]sand: Howbeit, her Corps rested not long there; for this Geffrey her Husband having foundedIbid. 456 b. n. 10. a Mo­nastery of the Gilbertine-Rule, at Shouldham in Norfolk, (of which Order he was a great Admi­rerIbid. 456 b. n. 10.) translatedIbid. 456 b. n. 10. it thither.

[Page 704] About the same time also diedIbid. n. 30▪ & 40. Ibid. 448 a. n. 50. old Beatrix de Say, Sister to Geffrey de Mandevile, the first Earl of Essex (who had always beenIbid. n. 30▪ & 40. Ibid. 448 a. n. 50. a special Friend to the Monks of Waldene.) She [...]departing this Life atIbid. n. 30▪ & 40. Ibid. 448 a. n. 50. her House at Rikelings, 13 Cal. Maii, Anno 1207. and was buriedIbid. n. 30▪ & 40. Ibid. 448 a. n. 50. at Walden, with great Honour.

And not long after this, King Richard return'dIbid. 456 b. n. 50.. The Monks therefore, to leave no probable means unassayed, made their complaintIbid. 456 b. n. 50. to him, of the wrong to them done by this Geffrey, in taking away those Lands which Earl William de Mande­vile had so piously given them. But, in answer thereto, with great confidence he toldIbid. 456 b. n. 50. the King, That they had absed him with a false Informati­on; affirmingIbid. 457 a. That they had quietly enjoy'd all those Lands, so pretended to be taken from them, since the death of Earl William, without any di­sturbance, though they had no lawful Right there­to; boldly addingIbid. 457 a., with an Oath, That the Charter whereunto they pretended, was made when the Earl lay on his Death-bed, or after he was dead.

Whereupon divers WitnessesIbid. n. 30, & 40. being produc'd, to justifie the making thereof when he was of good and perfect memory; the King made choice of three onely; viz. Ibid. n. 30, & 40. Richard de Mortimer the then Abbot, Richard Ruly a Priest, and Sir Richard de Montiney Knight; who all clearly testifiedIbid. n. 30, & 40., That it was made the very day of his Recovery from a former Sickness. Notwithstanding which Testi­mony, the King did notIbid. n. 60, & 457 b. determine the business. But at length, addressingIbid. n. 60, & 457 b. to the King again, with a farther Complaint, they obtain'd his LettersIbid. n. 20, 30, 40, & 50. to him, on their behalf; which were to desireIbid. n. 20, 30, 40, & 50. him, that he would make some friendly Restitution to them, of what they so claimed: AddingIbid. n. 20, 30, 40, & 50., That what he intended to the House of Shouldham, which he had unadvisedly began to Found, he might do well to confer on these Monks of Wal­dene.

With which Perswasions being somewhat mo­ved, he toldIbid. them, That he would give them C Acres of what they so claimed, as also C s. year­ly Rent out of the Mannor of We [...]thamsted. Whereupon they express'dIbid., That, for quietness sake, they would accept thereof, for the present; not delivering up their Charter. But, in stead of any Fruit of what they expected, he thenceforth fedIbid. them onely with dilatory Promises.

Shortly after this, viz. uponIbid. 458 a. the death of King Richard, and King Iohn Crowned, this Geffrey was made Ibid. 458 a. Earl of Essex: ☞ And, having, by the favour of that King, obtain'd a special GrantIbid. n. 50. of the Patronage of the Abby of Waldene, upon the Eve of St. Iames the Apostle, he cameIbid. 458 b. to his Castle adjacent, with a great Attendance: Whence he sent noticeIbid. n. 20. to the Monks, That he would visit them the next day; and didIbid. n. 20. accordingly. Where­upon all the Covent, in their best Array, metIbid. n. 20. him, and went in Solemn ProcessionIbid. n. 20. before him, with their Books of the Gospels, richly covered; their Censers, Banners, and all other things of splendor used upon High-days: But thoughIbid. n. 30, & 40. they seemed to sing in this their Procession, some of them wept Ibid. n. 30, & 40. bitterly.

Being comeIbid. & n. 50. into the Church (which was with great RingingIbid. & n. 50. of Bells likewise) he kneel'dIbid. & n. 50. be­fore the Altar, and at his rising offered a Silver Cup. This done, the Monks began the Hymn Ibid. of S. Ambrose, called Te Deum: and, that end­ed, wentIbid. into the Chapter-house, (a multitude of People following) expecting to hear what Re­conciliation would be there made betwixt him and them: But in stead thereof, he shew'dIbid. n. 60 a. them the King's Grant of the Patronage of their House, causing it to be publickly readIbid. n. 60 a.. And, upon his return, visitingIbid. [...]59 a. n. 10. the Abbot in his Bed-chamber (then veryIbid. [...]59 a. n. 10. old and infirm) he putIbid. [...]59 a. n. 10. all others out of the Room, and enquir'dIbid. [...]59 a. n. 10. much from him of the State of the Abby; as also, whom he would recommend to be his Successor there. And after this, uponIbid. n. 30, & 40. S. Laurence-day, sending for the Prior, and one of the Monks, he acquainted Ibid. n. 30, & 40. them, That he would in kindness bestow upon the Covent C Acres of Errable Land, with a Mea­dow, and a Mill: and, accordingly, did give Ibid. n. 30, & 40. them that Mill and Meadow situate towards Piriton, with the Tillable Land lying betwixt the Abby, and the Town of Waldene; excepting Ibid. n. 30, & 40. onely certain Acres thereof, which his own Te­nants, after the Disseis [...] of the Monks, had demi­sed to them for Tillage.

Thus much as to what is reported of him by these Monks of Waldene.

I come now to what is else Historical; which I shall here relate in order of time.

In 1 R. 1. inR. Hoved. 375. n. 20. that General Council then held at London, wherein the King (purposing a Voy­age to the Holy Land) conferr'd on Hugh Bishop of Durham, and William Earl of Albemarle, the Office of Justice of England; he associatedR. Hoved. 375. n. 20. to them this Geffrey (with some others) as their Assi­stants in that Trust. In which year he had a GrantCart. an­tiq. W. n. 17. from the King of the Lordship of Sutton (a Member of Claren [...]eford) which rendred to the Exchequer Seven Pounds per annum; as also Five Shillings per annum, which was the Goldsmiths; and Five Acres of Land, which appertain'd to the Beadle of King Henry the Second, to holdCart. an­tiq. W. n. 17. by the Service of the fourth part of a Knights Fee: Of which Lands, &c. Iohn Burhount acknowledg'd Cart. an­tiq. W. n. 17. him to be Heir; and whereof he had pass'd to him the Inheritance: All which King Henry the Second gaveCart. an­tiq. W. n. 17. to Robert Fitz-Raphe, and Alice Burhunt his Wife.

He had likewise, about that time, a Grant Ex ipso au­togr. n [...]per in castro de Ponfract. from Iohn Earl of Moreton, of Kirketon, with the Honour.

Moreover, in the Second year of King Richard the First's Reign, uponR. Hoved. 391 b. n. 30. that Complaint made to the King, then at Messana, against William de Longchamp Bishop of Ely (at that time Chancel­lor, and left Vicegerent here in King Richard's absence) special CommandR. Hoved. 391 b. n. 30. was sent from the King, to Longchamp, That he should thenceforth, in all things, take the Advice of Walter Archbishop of Roan, and some others, whereof this Geffrey was one; who, in those great Contests betwixt Longchamp, and Iohn Earl of Moreton the King's Brother, so much favouredR. Hoved. 391 b. n. 30. the Earl, that Long­champ caused him to be ExcommunicatedR. Hoved. 391 b. n. 30. by the Pope.

About this time he gaveRot. Pip. [...] R. 1. Norff. & Suff. CC Marks for the Wardship of the Heirs of Hubert Bland, and their Inheritance: and the same year paidRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Essex & Hertf. xlix l. iii. s. iv d. upon Collection of the Scutage of Wales: As alsoIbid. Three thousand Marks, for Livery of the Lands of Earl William de Mandevill, of the Inhe­ritance of Beatrix de Say his Wife; having the King's CharterEx ipso au­togr. [...] in castro de Pontfract., for the better fortifying his Title to himself and her, as next Heirs to the same Earl. And from 31 H. 2. to 1 Ric. 1. as also from 4 to 6 Ric. 1. inclusive, wasRot. Pip. de iisd. [...]. Sheriff of Northamptonshire: And from 3 R. 1. to 6 R. 1. [Page 705] inclusive, forRot. Pip. de iisd. [...]. the Counties of Essex and Hertford.

In 6 R. 1. he wasR. Hoved. 423. b. n. 30. one of the Justices of the King's Court. And in 9 R. 1. Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury, then Justice of England, being set R. Hoved. 443. n. 30, & 40. aside, he was advanc'dR. Hoved. 443. n. 30, & 40. to that eminent Office in his stead. And, the same year, marchingM. Paris. p. 193. n. 40. Hist. of Wales by D. Powell, 251. with a great Power into Wales, in aidM. Paris. p. 193. n. 40. Hist. of Wales by D. Powell, 251. of the Tenants of William de Brause, whom Gwenwynwyn, Lord of the higher Powys, had besieg'dM. Paris. p. 193. n. 40. Hist. of Wales by D. Powell, 251. in Maude-Castle, after a greatM. Paris. p. 193. n. 40. Hist. of Wales by D. Powell, 251. Fight, and much Slaughter of the Welch, reliev'dM. Paris. p. 193. n. 40. Hist. of Wales by D. Powell, 251. them.

Furthermore, uponR. Hoved. 455 b. n. 10. the death of King Richard the First (beingR. Hoved. 455 b. n. 10. then Justice of England) he was sentR. Hoved. 455 b. n. 10. with Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury, and others, into England, to keep the Peace there. And, accordingly, meetingIbid. n. 40. at Northampton, with those of whose fidelity they most doubted, as­sured Ibid. n. 40. them, That they should have no wrong, but that every Man should possess his own in peace.

Upon the day of King Iohn's Coronation, and not before, he was by that King girtR. Hoved. 451. n. 40. with the Sword of the Earldom of Essex, though he had formerly the Title of Earl, and Administration of the Earldom; and then serv'd the King at his Ta­ble: And, the same year, obtain'd the King's CharterCart. 1 Joh. n. [...]3. for a Weekly Market on the Friday; and likewise a Fair every year, on the Eve of St. An­drew, and two days following, at his Mannor of Kynebochton, in Com. Hunt.

The next ensuing year he obtain'd another Cart. 2 Joh. n. 126. Charter, for a Market every Week, at Agmunde­sham, in Com. Buck. and likewise for a Fair every year. And in 5 Ioh. had a GrantPat. 5 Joh. [...]. 3. of the Custody of the Honour of Angre, in Essex. In which year, King Iohn, extortingM. Paris. 209 a. n. 30. from his Nobles a vast Sum of Money, madeM. Paris. 209 a. n. 30. use of him in execu­ting his will upon the Laytie; who sparedM. Paris. 209 a. n. 30. none. And underwentRot. Pip. de iisd. Comitat. the Office of Sheriff for the Coun­ty of Yorke, for the first, second, fifth, and sixth years of King Iohn's Reign: For the County of Staff. from the first to the sixth, inclusive: For the County of Westmoreland, the second year: And for the Counties of Buckingham, Bedford, Hants. Wiltes. Salop. and Stafford, from the third to the sixth, inclusive.

And, about this time, was signedClaus. 6 Joh. m. 12. with the Cross, in order to an Expedition to the Holy-Land: but, consideringClaus. 6 Joh. m. 12. the turbulency of Mens Spirits, which occasion'd the King to be in fear of a Rebellion, so that he could not then spare him; he wroteClaus. 6 Joh. m. 12. to the Pope, to respite his Journey for four or five years; promisingClaus. 6 Joh. m. 12., That then he would send him, and all those other, who were so signed with the Cross.

In 7 Ioh. he had a GrantCart. 7 Joh. n. 106. Et. Cart. antiq. AA. n. 21. from the King of the Castle and Honour of Berkhamsted, with the Knights Fees thereto belonging, in Fee-farm, for C l. per annum; to hold to him, and the Heirs of his Body, by Aveline then his Wife: And in 10 Ioh. of the HavenCart. an [...]. H. n. 4. called Qu [...]en-Hithe, in the City of London, in Fee-farm also, for the RentCart. an [...]. H. n. 4. of xxx l. per annum, to be paid to the King's Exchequer; and Lx s. per annum to the Lepers in the Hospital of St. Giles, in the Sub­urbs of London.

Moreover, about this time, he obtain'd a Con­firmation Cart. antiq. N. n. 46. of the Mannor of Morton, with the Advowson of the Church, which Hugh de Court­ney had granted to him; to hold of him the said Hugh, and his Heirs, by the Service of half a Knights Fee. And in 11 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Essex & Mertf. to the King ten Palfreys, and ten Goshawks, that he might be exempted from the Tuition of the Daughters of the King of Scotland.

But in 14 Ioh. I find him rank'dM. Paris. p. [...]. n. 10. by our Hi­storians of that Age, amongst the King's Evil Counsellors; the King then refusingM. Paris. p. [...]. n. 10. to submit to the Pope's Dictates: for which respect, his Holi­ness absolvedM. Paris. p. [...]. n. 10. all his Subjects of this Realm from their Fidelity.

Lastly, In 15 Ioh. he procur'd a GrantCart. 15 Joh. n. 19. in Fee of the Forest of Huntendon.

As to his Works of Piety, I find, That he grantedMon. Angl. vol. 2. 411 b. n. 60. to the Brethren of the Hospital of St. Thomas of Acres (in the City of London) the Guardianship of the Hospital of St. Iohn Baptist, in Berkhamstede; and likewise of the HospitalIbid. 437 b. n. 10. of St. Iohn the Evangelist, of Lepers, there. More­over, that he founded an Hospital at Sutton, in Com. Ebor. to the Honour of the Holy Trinity, and the Blessed Virgin. As also a PrioryIbid. 820 b. n. 60. at Shouldham, in Com. Norff. of the Gilbertine-Order, which he amply endow'dIbid. 8 [...]1 & [...]. with Lands and good Revenues: and bequeath'dIbid. his Body to be buried therein, in case he should depart this Life in England.

But before the end of that fourteenth year of King Iohn's Reign, he diedM. Paris. 236. n. 30., and was buriedMon. Angl. vol. 1. 447 a. n. 50. at Shouldham, accordingly; with this Character by our Historian: viz. M. Paris. 24 [...]. That he was a Person of great Power and Authority; and, that he departed this Life upon the second day of October, to the general loss of the whole Realm; being a firm Pillar thereof, generous, skilful in the Laws, rich in Money, and every thing else; and allied to all the Great Men of England, either in Blood or Friendship: so that the King feared him above all Mortals; for it was be (saithIbid. M. Paris.) that ru­led the Reins of Government; so that after his death, the Realm was like a Ship in a Tempest, without a Pilot.

By the before-specified Beatrice his Wife, he had Issue three Sons; viz. Geffrey, his immediate Suc­cessor; William, Successor to him; as also Henry, then DeanCart. 7 Joh. m. 8. of Wolverhampton; and Maude, marriedMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 67 b. n. 30, & 40. Pat. 4 H. 3. m. 4. to Henry de Bohun Earl of Hereford. And by Aveline his Second Wife, Iohn C [...]. of Nob. by R. B. Fitz-Piers Lord of Berkhamstede, in Com. Hertf. and Justice of Ireland.

About two years after the death of this Geffrey Fitz-Piers Earl of Essex, (viz. in 16 Ioh.) Geffrey Son of that Geffrey de Say, who had formerly laid claim to the Lands of William de Mandevill the first Earl of Essex, offeredClaus. 16 Joh m. 23. the King Fifteen thou­sand Marks, to have the like Seisin of them, as Geffrey de Say his Father had, when King Richard the First dispossess'd him thereof. Whereupon the King commandedClaus. 16 Joh m. 23. Peter de Rupibus Bishop of Winchester to advise with the Bishop of Norwich, R. de Marisco, and William Briwer, what should be done therein. But that Business was (as it seems) prosecuted no further: for Geffrey Fitz-Piers, Geffrey. otherwise called Mandevill, succeeded his Father in all those Lands.

Of which Geffrey, the first mention I have met with, is in 14 Ioh. where it doth appearRot. Pip. 14 Joh. W [...]ltes., That he gave to the King Fifty Marks and one Palfrey, to have Restoration of his Lands, which were seiz'd on for neglecting to attend the King into Ire­land: And in 15 Ioh. doing his HomageRot. Fin. 15 Jo. m. 5., had LiveryRot. Fin. 15 Jo. m. 5. of the whole Barony of the before-speci­fied Earl William de Mandevill.

In this fifteenth year, having the TitlePat. [...]4 Jo. m. 4. of Earl of Essex, the King gavePat. 14 Jo. m. 4. him to Wife Isabell Coun­tess of Gloucester, third Daughter and Coheir to [Page 706] William Earl of Gloucester. Which Isabel had first beenLel. Itin. vol. 6. f. 84. Chron. de Dunstaple in bibl. Cotton f. 11 b. married to the same King Iohn; but (after he had Reigned one year) repudiatedLel. Itin. vol. 6. f. 84. Chron. de Dunstaple in bibl. Cotton f. 11 b., upon pre­tence of Barrenness; the King retainingLel. Itin. vol. 6. f. 84. Chron. de Dunstaple in bibl. Cotton f. 11 b. in his hand part of her Inheritance, viz. the Honour of Gloucester, the Castle of Bristoll, with the Bo­rough; as also the Hundred and Barton.

About the same time also he gaveRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 1. the King a Fine of Twenty thousand Marks for her the said Isabell, with all her Lands and Fees, exceptRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 1. the Castle of Bristoll, and Chases thereto belonging: Whereof Five thousand Marks wereRot. Fin. 15 Joh. m. 1. to be paid before the King's going into Poictou, Five thou­sand more at Easter ensuing, and Five thousand at Michaelmass.

In this year likewise, this Geffrey, havingPat. 15 Joh. m. 7. the Custody of the Tower of London, receiv'd Com­mand Pat. 15 Joh. m. 7. to deliver it up to W. Archdeacon of Hun­tendon.

Moreover, in 16 Ioh. he paidRot. Pip. 16 Joh. Essex & Hertf. an hundred ninety six Pounds thirteen Shillings and four Pence, for Ninety seven Fees and a third part, upon Col­lection of the Scutage of Poictou. And in 17 Ioh. had SeisinClaus. 17 Jo. m. 24. of all the Liberties belonging to the Honour of Gloucester, of the Inheritance of Isabell his Wife, as amply as William Earl of Gloucester her Father enjoy'd them; having then the Title of Earl of Gloucester.

But, soon after, adheringM. Paris. in anno 1215. p. 254. l. 9. to the Barons, who then were in Arms against the King; he under­went the SentenceM. Paris. in anno 1215. p. 254. l. 9. of Excommunication from the Pope: and was one of the ChiefClaus. 17 Joh. in dor­so m. 21. of those in­solent Lords, as also a PartyClaus. 17 Joh. in dor­so m. 21. to those Rebellious Covenants, framed by them, and imposed upon the King; whereby they assum'd the whole Sway of the Realm into their own power (as in my Di­scourse of Robert Fitz-Walter is more fully shew'd.) About which time, holding a TournamentM. Paris. in ann. 1216. p. 277. l. 24, & 52. at London, wherein those Soldiers who accompanied Lewes of France into England wereM. Paris. in ann. 1216. p. 277. l. 24, & 52., it hapned, that a Frenchman, bending his Lance towards this Earl, woundedM. Paris. in ann. 1216. p. 277. l. 24, & 52. him so mortally, as that he soon diedM. Paris. in ann. 1216. p. 277. l. 24, & 52. of that hurt. Whereupon he was buried Lel. Itin. vol. 6. f. 84. Chron. de Dunstaple ut supra. in the Priory of the Holy Trinity, in the Suburbs of London; but leaving noLel. Itin. vol. 6. f. 84. Chron. de Dunstaple ut supra. Issue: Isabell his Wife then surviving him; who afterwards was weddedLel. Itin. vol. 6. f. 84. Chron. de Dunstaple ut supra. to Hubert: de Burgh Justice of England.

To this last-mention'd Geffrey, succeeded Wil­liam William. his Brother and Heir; who at that time also adheredM. Paris. 282. n. 50. &. 283. to those Rebellious Barons: And in 18 Ioh. when Lewes of France wasM. Paris. 282. n. 50. & 283. by them brought in, with purpose that he should be made King, (all the Southern-Counties yieldingM. Paris. 282. n. 50. & 283. to him, except the Castles of Dovor, and Winde­shore) he, withM. Paris. 282. n. 50. & 283. Robert Fitz-Walter, and Willi­am de Huntingfeild, march'dM. Paris. 282. n. 50. & 283. with a great Power into Essex, and Suffolk, to subjugate those Coun­ties unto him. And stood so stoutly to that de­sperate Party, that, after the death of King Iohn, when many fellIbid. 290. n. 20, & 30. from them, and return'd to obe­dience, he was one of those who assistedIbid. 290. n. 20, & 30. Lewes in the Siege of Berkhamsted-Castle, which the King's Forces then held; whence a Party fallyingIbid. 290. n. 20, & 30. out, took much of their Baggage; and, amongst other things, the BannerIbid. 290. n. 20, & 30. of this Earl William.

But, after this, a peaceable Reconciliation be­ing made betwixt King Henry the Third, and those Barons; the Twenty thousand Marks, covenanted Rot. Pip. 4 H. 3. Essex & Hertf. by Geffrey his Brother to be paid, as is before-express'd, being notRot. Pip. 4 H. 3. Essex & Hertf. brought; in 4 H. 3. he ac­knowledg'd Rot. Pip. 4 H. 3. Essex & Hertf. himself Debtor for the same. And, in 7 H. 3. beingClaus. 7 H. 3. in dorso m. 5. in the Wars of Wales, had ScutageClaus. 7 H. 3. in dorso m. 5. from all his Tenants who held of him by Military Service.

This Earl William gaveMon. Ang. vol. 2. 82 b. n. 20. to the Canons of the Holy Trinity, in the Suburbs of London, certain Lands in Selegheford; as alsoMon. Ang. vol. 2. 82 b. n. 20. one Hide of Land, and an half, in Brambelghe; andIbid. n. 50. forty Cart-load of Faggots yearly, out of his Woods at Ene [...]eld.

But, in Anno 1227. (11 H. 3.) (being then M. Paris. 336. n. 10. in the flower of his Youth) he departedM. Paris. 336. n. 10. this Life; viz. Monast. Ang. vol. 1. 448. l. 59. 6 Id. Ion. and was buriedIbid. 447. a. n. 60. at Should­ham, having not had any Wife, or Issue.

Upon whose death, Iohn Rot. Pip. 11 H. 3. Buck. & Bedf. Rot. Fin. 13 H. 3. m 4. the Son of Geffrey Fitz-Piers late Earl of Essex (by Aveline his se­cond Wife) being then the nextRot. Pip. 11 H. 3. Buck. & Bedf. Rot. Fin. 13 H. 3. m 4. surviving Heir­male,¶Iohn Fitz Geffery. gaveRot. Pip. 11 H. 3. Buck. & Bedf. Rot. Fin. 13 H. 3. m 4. to the King a Fine of CCC Marks, for those Lands which were his Fathers, and did by Hereditary Right belong to him; whereof this last Earl William died seised. Whereupon com­mand Rot. Fin. 11 H. 3. m. 5. was given to the Sheriffs of Essex, Butks. Hunt. Wilts. Devon. Norff. Northampt: and to the Mayor of the City of London, to make Livery of them accordingly.

In 18 H. 3. this Iohn was constitutedPat. 18 H. 3. m. 11. Sheriff of Yorkshire: And the same year, with Isabell his Wife (Sister of Iohn Bigod) hadIbid. m. 15. Livery of the Castle and Honour of Ewyas-Lacy, which were assign'dIbid. m. 15. to her in Dower, as part of the Lands of Gilbert de Laci her former Husband.

Moreover, in 21 H. 3. uponM. Paris. in anno 1217. p. 436. n. 10. that Accord then made betwixt the King and the Barons, where­upon the Great Charter, and Charter of the Forest being confirm'd, a thirtieth part of all Mens Moveables was givenM. Paris. in anno 1217. p. 436. n. 10. to the King; this Iohn was then admittedM. Paris. in anno 1217. p. 436. n. 10. one of the Privy-Council. And the same year, there being a GrandIbid. p. 447. n. [...]0. Council then held at London, wasIbid. p. 447. n. [...]0. one of those at that time sent to the Pope's Legate, to forbid him from attempting any thing therein, which might be pre­judicial to the King and Kingdom.

In 29 H. 3. he wasIbid. 659. n. 10. M. Westm. in anno 1245. one of the Commissioners sent from King Henry (with Roger Bigod Earl of Norfolk, and others) to the Council at Lyons in France; there to complainIbid. 659. n. 10. M. Westm. in anno 1245. of the great Exacti­ons upon this Realm, from the See of [...]ome: And in 30 H. 3. was constitutedPat. 30 H. 31 m. 10. Justice of Ireland, with the FeePat. 30 H. 31 m. 10. of Five hundred Pounds per annum. In which Service he merited so well, that the King, in considerationRot. Vase. 38 H. 3. m. 6. thereof, grantedRot. Vase. 38 H. 3. m. 6. to him and his Heirs the whole Cantred of the Isles of Thomond.

But more I have not seen of him, than that he wasRot. Pip. de dictis Comitat. in iisd. ann. Sheriff of Yorkshire, for the one half of the eighteenth year of Henry the Third: So likewise Rot. Pip. de dictis Comitat. in iisd. ann. for the nineteenth, and half the twentieth: And for Gloucestershire, from the twenty third to the thirtieth of that King's Reign inclusive.

To this Iohn succeeded Iohn his Son and Heir, calledClaus. 42 H. 73. in dor­so m. 11. Iohn Fitz-Iohn Fitz-Geoffrey; Iohn Fitz-Iohn. who, in 42 H. 3. (amongst other of the Great Men of that time) had SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dor­so m. 11. to be at Chester on Munday preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Infolencies of the Welch.

It is reported, That in 42 H. 3. the King being M. Paris. 980. n. [...]0. then at St. Albans, and having NewsM. Paris. 980. n. [...]0. that this Iohn was dead, at some place near Guilford (in Surrey) thereupon causedM. Paris. 980. n. [...]0. a Mass to be celebrated for his Soul, by the whole Covent there: and forthwith sent his PreceptClaus. 43 H. 3. m. 14. to Iohn de Crakhill, then his Treasurer, to provide a Cloth of Gold to lay over his Corps, when it should pass through the City of London.

[Page 707] To whom succeeded Iohn his Son and Heir, then notRot Fin. 43 H. 3. m. 10. fully of age, but marriedRot Fin. 43 H. 3. m. 10. to Margery the Daughter of that Great Man Philip Basset (shortly after Justice of England.) Which Iohn, in considerationRot Fin 43 H. 3. m. 10. of CCC l. Fine, obtain'd from the King a GrantRot Fin. 43 H. 3. m. 10. of the Custody of all the Lands of his own Inheritance; as also the benefit of his next Marriage, in case the said Margerie should depart this World before the accomplishment of his full age.

In 46 H. 3. adheringClaus. 46 H. 3. in dor­so m. 18. to Montfort Earl of Lei­cester, and other the then Rebellious Barons, upon Claus. 46 H. 3. in dor­so m. 18. that Peace at that time agreed on, he was ap­pointed Claus. 46 H. 3. in dor­so m. 18. by the King to send his Seal, for the Ra­tification thereof, in case he should not himself come in Person.

Howbeit, notwithstanding that Accord, the next ensuing year, when they broke out again, and boldly requiredH. Knigh­ton, 2446. n. 20., That the King should submit to their unreasonable Ordinances, called the Provisions of Oxford (in regard they were there framed) which were totally destructive to his Regal Autho­rity, he joyn'dH. Knigh­ton. 2446. n. 20. with them in those their insolent Demands; and soon after, viz. in 48 H. 3. was oneM. Paris. 995. l. 43. of their Chief Commanders in the Battel of Lewes; where, unhappily prevailing, the King was made Prisoner.

After which, marching towards Wales, Ri­cards-Castle (the ChiefLel. coll. vol. 1. 660. Seat of Hugh de Morti­mer) as alsoLel. coll. vol. 1. 660. the Castle of Ludlow, were given Lel. coll. vol. 1. 660. up into his Hands.

And, being so great a Confident of that Re­bellious Rout, he soon obtain'd from them (they then exercising Regal Power) a GrantPat. 48 H. 3. m. 12. of the Sheriffalty of Westmorland; as also of the Custo­dy Pat. 48 H. 3. m. 12. of the Castles in those Parts, which were Ro­bert de Vipount's, deceased; and was likewise made Ibid. m. 9. Constable of Windsor-Castle.

And, notwithstanding all this, though he grew discontentedLel. coll. vol. 2. p. 378. for not being sufficiently rewarded; yet, so great was his aversness to the Royal Interest, that when Clare Earl of Gloucester, and some others, fell off, he stood firm to the other Party, and fought Esc. 49 H. [...]. n. 3. Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [Med. 20.] 121 b. stoutly on their side, in the Battle of Evesham, in 49 H. 3. where their whole Army being miserably routed, and all the Chief of that Rebellious Pack slain, he was the onelyEsc. 49 H. [...]. n. 3. Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [Med. 20.] 121 b. Person of Note who esca­ped death.

Being therefore made PrisonerEsc. 49 H. [...]. n. 3. Ms. in bibl. Bodl. [Med. 20.] 121 b. and the Inhe­ritance of all his Lands givenRot. Fin. 52 H. 3. m. 6. by the King to Clare Earl of Gloucester; though afterwards by the DecreeRot. Fin. 52 H. 3. m. 6. called Dictum de Kenilworth, he was ad­mitted to Composition; yet he forboreRot. Fin. 52 H. 3. m. 6. to make his Peace: Whereupon commandRot. Fin. 52 H. 3. m. 6. was given to the Sheriff of Hantshire, to seise all his Lands.

After which, I have not seen any more of him, till his death; which hapnedRot. Fin. 4 E. 1. m. 41. Esc. 4 E. 1. m. 47. in 4 E. 1. but with­out Rot. Fin. 4 E. 1. m. 41. Esc. 4 E. 1. n. 47. Issue: he being then seisedEsc. ut supr. of the Mannor of Fambrigge, in Com. Essex. as also of the Mannors of Stepel-Clayndon, and Querndon, with a cer­tain part of Agmondesham, in Com. Buck. Like­wise of the Mannor of East-Pyrie, in Com. Nor­thampt. and Morton, in Com. Devon. leaving Ri­chard Richard. his Brother and Heir, thenEsc. ut. supr. xxvii years of age. Who performing his HomageRot. Fin. ut supra. the same year, had LiveryRot. Fin. ut supra. of all his Lands lying in the Counties of Norff. Buck. Devon. Surrey, Wiltess. Suthampt. Essex, and Northampt. paying his Re­lief Rot. Pip. 7 E 1. Buck. Bedf.

Which Richard, in 10 E. 1. wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E 1. m. 3. in that Ex­pedition then made into Wales: And in 23 E. 1. summon'd to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm. But in 25 E. 1.Rot. Vascon. 25. E. 1. m. 12. being in the Wars of France, diedEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 50. the same year, then seisedEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 50. of the Mannor of Fanbrigg, in Com Essex. Wyn­ters [...]ey, with certain Lands in Chiriell, in Com. Wiltes. Moreton, in Com. Devon. Schaldeford, and Schyre, in Com. Surr. Multon, and Potters-Pirye, in Com. Northampt. Whaddon, with the Chase and Hamlets of Symlesburne, Clayndon, Ayles­bury, and Querndon, in Com. Buck. Likewise of the Mannor of Wytheton, in Com. Linc. and Ad­vowson of the Priory of Shuldham, in Com. Norff. leaving Maud Countess of Warwick, his eldest Si­ster; Robert Clifford, Son of Isabell de Clifford, Daughter of Isabell de Vipount; and Idonea, Daughter of the same Isabell de Vipount, his se­cond Sister; Richard de Burgh Earl of Vlster, Son of Aveline his third Sister; and Ioane the Wife of Theobald le Butiller, the fourth Sister, hisEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 50. next Heirs.

Emme his Wife still survivingClaus. 26 E. 8. m. 18.; who, in 26 E. I. had for her Dowrie an AssignationClaus. 26 E. 8. m. 18. of the Man­nor of Whaddon, with the Chase and Park; as also the Mannor of Aylesbury, and Hamlet of Burton, in Com. Buck, with the Mannor of Shalde­ford, and Park of Alford, in Com. Surr

Betwixt which Sisters, and their Descendants, PartitionClaus. 27 E. 2. m. 23. of his Lands in England being made; Maude Countess of Warwick, Wife of William de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, had for her Pur­party the Mannor of Chiriell, in Com. Wiltes. and Mannor of Potters-Pirye, with the Park, except­ing x l. xv s. x d. ob. qu. of Land and Rent in that Mannor, in Com. Northampt.

Robert de Clifford, Cousin and Heir; and Ido­nea de Leyburne, Niece and Heir of him the said Richard; the Mannor of Claydon, in Com. Buck. and Mannor of Multon, in Com. Northampt. ex­cepting Lv s. vii d. Rent in that Mannor.

Ioane le Butiller, the Mannor of Shoppele, in Com. Suthampt. Fambrigg, in Com. Essex. Shyre, with the Hamlet called la Vacherie, with the Park, in Com. Surr. excepting xiv l. xi s. Rent in the fame Mannor of Shyre: ProvidedRot. Fin. 26 E. 1. m. 9., That if Ri­chard de Burgh Earl of Vlster, one of the Cousins and Heirs of the before-specified Richard Fitz-Iohn, should except against this Partition, and claim his Purparty; then all to be reassum'd into the King's Hands, and a new Partition made.

As to his Lands in Ireland, the said Richard de Burgh Earl of Vlster hadRot. Fin. 27 E. 1. m. 1. for his Purparty six Towns, an half and fourth part in that Cantred, called the Cantred of the Isles, in Thomond; of which Towns, each was valued then at xxvi s. viii d.

Maud de Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick, full asRot. Fin. 27 E. 1. m. 1. much, in the same Cantred.

And, upon a newIbid. m. [...]. Partition of the Lands in England, Richard de Burgh then claimingIbid. m. [...]. his Purparty; the AssignationIbid. m. [...]. finally made to each of these Coheirs, was as followeth: viz. To Maude de Beauchamp Countess of Warwick, the Mannor of Chiriell, in Com. Wiltes. and Potter-Pirie, in Com. Northampt. excepting x l. xv s. ix d. Rent in the same Mannor, assigned to Robert de Clifford, and Idonea de Leyburne (other of the Coheirs) in part of their Purpartie.

Moreover, the said Maud had farther assign'd unto her, of the Lands which Emme the Widow of the before-specified Richard Fitz-Iohn held in Dower, the Mannor of Querndon, in Com. Buck. and Lix s. x d. Land and Rent in the Mannor of Aylesbury, in the same County; to hold after the death of her said Emme.

[Page 708] Upon this Partition also, there was then assign'd unto the said Robert de Clifford, and Idonea de Leyburne, the Mannor of Multon, in Com. Nor­thampt. the Hamlet of Cinteleberwe, in Com. Buck. the Mannor of Wyntrestawe, in Com. Wiltes. the Hamlet of Agmundesham, in Com. Buck. excepting xxxiv s. iv d. Land and Rent, as­sign'd to Richard de Burgh Earl of Vlster.

Which Richard had, for his Purparty, this far­ther Ibid. Assignation; viz. the Mannor of Claydon, in Com. Buck. Morton, in Com. Devon. as also xiv l. xii s. Land and Rent, out of the Mannor of Shire, in Com. Surr. and xxxiv s. iv d. Land and Rent, out of the Hamlet of Agmundesham, in Com. Buck.

And the said Ioane le Butiller (the fourth Sister and Coheir) for herIbid. Purpartie, the Mannor of Faubrigg, in Com. Essex. the Hamlet of Sheppe­ley, in Com. Suthampt. the Mannor of Shire, in Com. Surr. with the Hamlet called the Vacherie, as also the Mannor of Aylesbury, in Com. Buck. excepting the Rents assign'd to other of these Co­parceners, out of any of those Mannors.

Levinton.

IN 33 H. 2. Henry Luvel gaveRot. Pip. 33 H. 2. Dorset. & Somerset. C Marks for Licence to Implead Robert de Levinton, Robert. for certain Lands in Broctone, Dictanestone, and Briweton, in Com. Somerset.

After this, scil. in 12 Ioh. Richard de Le­vinton, Richard. SonRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Cumbr. of Adam de Levinton, whose Baro­ny lay in Cumberland, gaveRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Cumber. CCC Marks Fine, and three Palfreys, for Livery of the Lands of Adam his Father (who died about that time, as it seems.)

Which Richard departedRot. Fin. 34 H. 3. m. 6. Esc. 34 H. 3. n. 47. Cumbr. this Life in 34 H. 3. being then seisedRot. Fin. 34 H. 3. m. 6. Esc. 34 H. 3. n. 47. Cumbr. of the Barony of Burgh upon the Sands, in Com. Cumbr. which he held by Cornage; paying Four Pounds per annum Rent to the King; leaving Raphe Raphe. his BrotherRot. Fin. 34 H. 3. m. 6. Esc. 34 H. 3. n. 47. Cumbr. and Heir: Who, having marriedRot. Fin. 31 H. 3. m. 7. Claus. 32 H. 3. m. 1. Ada the Daugh­ter and Coheir to Ioane de Morevill, hadRot. Fin. 31 H. 3. m. 7. Claus. 32 H. 3. m. 1. of her Inheritance, the Mannor of Ayketon, Ley­singby, and moytie of the Mannor of Burgh upon the Sands, in Com. Cumbr. allottedClaus. 33 H. 7. in dorso m. 13. to her, upon Partition betwixt Helewyse her Sister, Wife to Richard de Vernun, and her.

And in 34 H. 3. giving SecurityRot. Fin. 34 H. 3. m. 6. Rot. Pip. 34 H. 3. for the payment of C l. for his Relief, and doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 34 H. 3. m. 6. Rot. Pip. 34 H. 3. of the Lands of the said Richard de Levinton his Brother, so deceased but diedClaus. 38 H. 3. m. 10. in 38 H. 3. leaving ... his DaughterClaus. 38 H. 3. m. 10. and Heir; whose Wardship was gi­ven Claus. 38 H. 3. m. 10. by the King to Eustace de Baillol, Ada his Wife surviving him. Which Ada, upon the death of Helewyse her Sister, without Issue, in 54 H. 3. was foundEsc. 54 H. 3. n. 19. Cantabr. her next Heir.

Cressie.

IN the time of King Henry the Second, Hugh de Cressi, Hugh. a Norman, took to WifeMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 415 a. n. 50. Marga­ret the Daughter and Heir of William de Cheney. And, in 33 H. 2. upon Collection of the Scutage of Galweye, answeredRot. Pip. 33 H. 2. Dorset. Somerset. Lx s. for the Fees of William Fitz-Williams, in regard he was not in that Expedition.

To this Hugh succeeded Roger, Roger. his SonMon. Ang. ut supra. and Heir; who, by reason of his MarriageMon. Ang. ut supra., with Isabell, DaughterRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Norff. Suff. and Coheir to Hubert de Rie, (and WidowRot. Fin. 9 Joh. m. 9. of Geffrey de Cestr.) without Li­cence, paidRot. Fin. 9 Joh. m. 9. to the King a Fine of Cxx Marks, and xii Palfreys: and thereupon had LiveryRot. Fin. 9 Joh. m. 9. of his Lands, lying in the Counties of Norff. Suff. Buck and Kent, which had been seised on for that Transgression.

This Roger de Cressi wasM. Paris. p. 254. l. 4. in Arms against King Iohn, in 17 Ioh. Whereupon his Lands were sei­sed, and givenClaus. 17 Joh. m. 6. to Robert de Ferrers. But besides this, he underwent the SentenceParis. p. 277. n. 20, & 50. of Excommuni­cation, by Pope Innocent the Third, for that Re­bellious Action; and suffered otherwise in a very high measure, byIbid. 286. n. 30, & 40. the burning of his Houses, and wasting of his Lands. Yet all this would not re­claim him; no, nor the death of that King: For, it appearsIbid. 296. n. 40., that he was in Arms against King Henry the Third, being taken Prisoner in the Bat­tel of Lincolne, 1 H. 3. But, after this, he made his Peace, as it seems: For, in 16 H. 3. upon Collection of the Scutage of Elveyne, he was acquittedRot. Pip. 16 H. [...]. Norff. Suff. for seventeen Knights Fees and an half, which were part of the Fees of Hubert de Rie: as also for two Fees of his own, having himself been in that Expedition.

This Roger possess'dRot. Pip. 23 H. 3. Norff. Suff. the Lordships of Horsted, Linge, Blikelinge, Lechesham, and Bliburc; and diedRot. Pip. 31 H. 3. Norff. Suff. in 30 H. 3. Whereupon Hugh Hugh. his Son and Heir, doingRot. Fin. 30 H. 3. m. 4. his Homage, and paying C l. for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Fin. 30 H. 3. m. 4. of his Lands.

Which Hugh departingRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 5. this Life in 47 H. 3. Stephen Stephen. his Son and Heir, doingRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 5. his Homage, and givingRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 5. Security for the Payment of his Re­lief, (viz. C l.) had LiveryRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 5. of his Lands.

This Stephen took to WifeRot. Pip. 10 E. 1. Linc. Sibyll the Daughter and Heir of Iohn de Braytoft; and had IssueRot. Pip. 10 E. 1. Linc. by her, William, his Son and Heir. Which William William. had SummonsClaus. 25 E. 1. in dorso. to Parliament in 25 E. 1. but not afterwards: so that this is all I shall say of him.

Aguillon.

THE first of this Family, of whom I find mention, is Manser Aguillon; Manser. who, in 2 R. 1. paidRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Suff. a Fine of Forty Marks, for the King's Confirmation of ... but died before the sixth year of that King's Reign, as it seems; for then did Godfrey de St. Martin give Rot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Wiltes. C l. to the King, for Licence to marry Constance his Widow, with her Inheritance.

To him succeeded William Aguillon, William. who, in 17 Ioh. tookM. Paris. 262. n. 20. part with the Rebellious Barons of that time, being one of the Great Men who then undertookM. Paris. 262. n. 20. to compel the King to conform to the Sway of those Twenty five Barons, chosen by them, to Govern the Realm. Whereupon the King causedClaus. 17 Joh. m. 6. all his Lands to be seised, and given Claus. 17 Joh. m. 6. to Simon de Campo-Remigio.

In 18 H. 3. this William Aguillon, having marriedRot. Pip. 18 H. 3. Surr. the Daughter of Bartholomew Cheney, heldRot. Pip. 18 H. 3. Surr. in her Right the Mannor of Adington in Surrey, by Serjeanty; viz. to find a Cook at the Coronation, to prepare a Dish of Meat for the King, such as the King's Steward should ap­point.

[Page 709] To this William William. succeeded another William; who, in 42 H. 3. receiv'd CommandClaus. 42 H. [...]. in dorso, m. 11. to attend the King, on Munday next preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Incursions of the Welch. And ha­ving marriedRot. Pip. 44 H. 3. Somerset. & Dorset. Ioane Daughter to William de Fer­rers Earl of Derby, (one of the Coheirs to Wal­ter Mareschall Earl of Pembroke) in 48 H. 3. obtain'd LicencePat. 48 H. 3. m. 17. to make a Castle of his Man­nor-house at Portingeres, in Com. Suff.

In 51 H. 3. this William exercisedRot. Pip. 51 H. 3. m. 32. the She­riff's Office for three parts of that year, for the Counties of Surrey and Sussex: and was then made GovernourPat. 51. H. 3. m. 30. of the Castle of Guilford; and continuedRot. Pip. 52 H. 3. Surr. Suss. Sheriff for those Counties the first quarter of the 52 year.

In 53 H. 3. he marriedClaus. 8 E. 1. m. 7. Margaret de Ripariis, Countess of Devon. And, having been faithful Pat. 5; H. 3. m. 11. to the King, in that great Rebellion of the Ba­rons (lately preceding) had a GrantPat. 5; H. 3. m. 11. of Two hundred Pound Lands per annum; as also of the Wardship of the Lands and Heirs of Richard de Plaiz, deceased.

Moreover, in 54 H. 3. he obtain'd LicencePat. 54 H. 3. m. 26. to make a Castle of his Mannor-House at Adington, in Com. Surr. And, in 56 H. 3. (Iohn Fitz-Alan Earl of Arundell being then deadRot. Pip. 56 H. 3. m. 16. and his Heir within age) was made GovernourRot. Pip. 56 H. 3. m. 16. of Arundell. Castle: but diedEsc. 14 E. 1. n. 16. Lond. in 14 E. 1. being then seised Esc. 14 E. 1. n. 16. Lond. of one Messuage, and Thirteen Pound per an­num Rent in London; as also of the Mannor of Adington before-specified, which he held of the King in capite, by Serjeanty; viz. to make a certain Mess for the King, at his Coronation; which, being made with Fat, is call'd Man pi­gernon, otherwise, the Mess of Gyronn: leaving Isabell his Daughter and Heir, wife of Hugh Bar­dolf, xxviii year of age. Which Hugh, paying Rot. Pip. 14 E. 1. Suss. his Relief soon after, had LiveryRot. Pip. 14 E. 1. Suff. of her Lands. Margaret de Ripariis, his Wife, surviving; who heldClaus. 20 E. 1. m. 3. in Dowrie, during her Life, the Mannors of Grutham, Adinton, Hoo, and Bure-Stany; with Twenty shillings and four pence yearly Rent in Edelmeton: And diedClaus. 20 E. 1. m. 3. in 20 E. 1. the be­fore-specified Isabell being then found her next Heir.

Grey of Codnovre.

THE first of this Noble Family, of whom I find mention in our Publick Records, is Henry de Grey; Henry. unto whom King Richard the First, in the sixth year of his Reign, gaveCart. antiq. DD. n. 13. the Mannor of Turrce, in Essex; which Grant King Iohn confirmedCart. 1. Joh. m. 29., and by his Publick CharterIbid. vouchsafed to him a special Privilege, viz. to hunt the Hare and Fox in any Lands be­longing to the Crown, excepting the King's own Demesn-Parks.

Which Henry, in 1 H. 3. had also a GrantClaus. 1. H. 3. m. 12. of the Mannor of Grimston, in Com. Nott. (part of the Possessions of Robert Bardolf) for his Support in the King's Service. And having afterwards married Isolda, Niece and Coheir to the same Ro­bert, in 9 H. 3. sharedRot. Fin. 9. H. 3. m. 3. in the Inheritance of all his Lands. By which Isolda he had Issue six Sons; Richard, whose principal Seat was at Cod­novre, in Com. Derb. Iohn, sometime Justice of Chester, Progenitor to the Lord Graye of Wilton and Rutbin; William, of Landford, in Com. Nott. and Sandiacre, in Com. Derb. Robert, of Rother­feild; Walter, Archbishop of Yorke; and Henry Claus. 14 H. 3. m. 14..

I shall begin with Richard. Richard.

This Richard, in that troublesom time, towards the latter end of King Iohn's Reign, when divers of the Barons put themselves in Arms, under co­lour of asserting the Laws of the Land and the Peoples Liberties, stoodClaus. 17. Joh. m. 10. firm to the King, and for that respect had the Lands of Iohn de Humez, in Com. Leic. (who then adher'dClaus. 17. Joh. m. 10. to the Barons) bestow'dClaus. 12. Joh. m. 10. on him: So likewiseIbid. m. 6. the Lands of Simon de Cancy, in Com. Linc. And in 10 H. 3. was made GovernourPat. 10 H. 3. m. 3, & 5. of the Isles of Gerneseye, Ieresey, Serke, and Aureney.

Moreover, in 12 H. 3. he had the CustodyPat. 12 H 3. m. 2. of the Castle and Honour of Devises, in Wiltshire, committed to his trust: and in 20 H. 3. was con­stituted Rot. Pip. 20 H. 3. Northam. Sheriff of Northumberland: So likewise inRot. Pip. 23 H. 3. Essex & Hartf. 23 H. 3. of Ess [...]x and Hartfordshires, for the fourth part of that year.

In 26 H. 3. he receiv'd commandRot. Vasc. 26 H. 3. in dorso m. 3. to fit him­self with Horse and Arms, to attend the King in­to France: And uponRot. Fin. 30 H. 3. m. 6. the death of Isolda his Mother, in 30 H. 3. (doing his Homage) had LiveryRot. Fin. 30 H. 3. m. 6. of all the Lands which she held in Noting­ham and Derbyshires.

In 36 H. 3. he had a GrantPat. 36 H. 3. m. 9. in Fee-farm, of the Islands of Gernesey, Ieresey, Serke, and Aureneye, for Four hundred Marks, to be paid yearly into the King's Exchequer.

In which year, the King intendingM. Paris. in anno 1252. [...]. 834. n. [...]0. a Pilgri­mage to the Holy Land, and causingM. Paris. in anno 1252. [...]. 834. n. [...]0. the Bishops of Worcester and Chichester to excite the People to do the like; thoughM. Paris. in anno 1252. [...]. 834. n. [...]0. few were moved there­unto, yet this Richard, and Iohn his Brother, com­plied M. Paris. in anno 1252. [...]. 834. n. [...]0.: which so pleased the King, that he em­braced M. Paris. in anno 1252. [...]. 834. n. [...]0. them in his Arms, kissedM. Paris. in anno 1252. [...]. 834. n. [...]0. them, and cal­led M. Paris. in anno 1252. [...]. 834. n. [...]0. them Brothers.

In 42 H. 3. he was made ConstablePat. 42 H. 3. m. 6. of Dovor-Ca­stle, and WardenPat. 42 H. 3. m. 6. of the Cinque-Ports; and be­ing M. Paris. in anno 1258. p. 973. n. 40. both diligent and trusty in those Offices, di­scovered M. Paris. in anno 1258. p. 973. n. 40. much Treasure, which the Poictovins (then in chief favour with the King) had ready to convey into France. And in 43 H. 3. had his CommissionPat. 43 H. 3. m. 10. for the Constableship of Dovor-Castle renew'd.

But, about this time, there beingM. Westm. in anno 1259. 43 H. 3. no little Contest, touching Athelmure, the King's Brother by the Mother, then Elect Bishop of Winchester; divers of the Great Barons opposingM. Westm. in anno 1259. (43 H. 3.) him, in re­gard he was of that Party, against whom they took high exception, for misleading the King, and con­suming the Wealth of the Land: Whereupon he fledIbid. to Rome, and by false Suggestions procur'd Ibid. the Pope's Letters for his Institution, which were sent by Walescho, a Gray Frier, who Landed at Dovor: The Barons grew so incensed, that they forthwith sentIbid. Hugh Bigot, then Justice of Eng­land, thither, to inquire by what Authority he was suffered to come on Shore: who went to this Richard (then Constable of the Castle) and said, Ibid. Have you been trusted by the People of Eng­land, as a faithful Warden of the Ports, and suffered this Person to Land, without our know­ledge, to the manifest violation of your Oath? We think you not onely unworthy of this Place any longer; but to be farther question'd, for so great a Transgression, tending to the Publick damage of the whole Realm. And hereupon tookIbid. the Cu­stody of that Castle, and of all the Ports, into his own Hands.

[Page 710]This Richard marriedClaus 7 H. 3. m. 9. Lucia the Daughter and Heir to the same Iohn de Humez, whose Possessi­ons in Com. Leic. were given unto him in 17 Ioh. as above is observ'd; and hadClaus 7 H. 3. m. 9. with her certain Lands in Norfolk: But adheringChron. Ms. in b [...]bl. Bodl. [K. 84.] inter cod. Can­tuar. f. 63 a. Esc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. to the Barrons, in those great Contests which then were betwixt the King and them; and beingChron. Ms. in b [...]bl. Bodl. [K. 84.] inter cod. Can­tuar. f. 63 a. Esc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. with young Simon Montfort (Son to that great Rebel Simon Earl of Leicester) at Kenilworth, when he was upon his march out of the North, to meet with his Fa­ther, and the Army then by him raised (which was advanc'd from the West near Worcester) was, with Iohn his Son, and divers other of the Rebel­lious Barons, surprisedChron. Ms. in b [...]bl. Bodl. [K. 84.] inter cod. Can­tuar. f. 63 a. Esc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. in the Night-time, by a Party sent out from Prince Edward's Army, and had his Lands thereupon extendedChron. Ms. in b [...]bl. Bodl. [K. 84.] inter cod. Can­tuar. f. 63 a. Esc. 49 H. 3. n. 3.. But both of them (by virtue of that Decree called Dictum de Kenilworth) were admitted to their Fines for that Offence.

After which, viz. in 56 H. 3. his said Son Iohn Iohn. diedEsc. 56 H. 3. n. 34. seised of these Lordships; viz. Schiring­ham, in Com. Norff. Thurr [...]ck, in Essex, one Knights Fee in Ei [...]esford, another in ... and half a Knights Fee in Hoo, all in Kent. Like­wise of the Mannors of Rad [...]live, and To [...]neton, in Com. Nott. Evynton, in Com. Leic. Newbottle, in Com. Northampt. and of certain Lands in Bar­ton, in Com. Ebor. leaving Henry Esc. 56 H. 3. n. 34. his Son and Heir xvii years of age.

Which Henry, Henry. beingRot. de Scutag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 3. in the King's Army in Wales, in 10 E. 1. hadRot. de Scutag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 3. Scutage from all his Tenants in the Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent, Essex, Leicester, Notingham, and Derby, that held of him by Military Service. And in 22 E. 1. (amongst other Great Men) had SummonsRot. Vasc. 22 E 1. m. 8. in dorso., upon the eighth of Iune, to repair forthwith to the King, to consult about the urgent Affairs of the Realm; as also to be atIbid. m. 7. Portsmouth, upon the first of September next ensuing, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to attend the King in his Expedition into Gascoigne.

In 23 E. 1. he wasRot. Vasc. 23 E. 1. m. 21. still in the King's Service, in Gascoigne. So alsoRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. m. 14. in 25 E. 1.

In 29 E. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 3. in the Wars of Scotland, and of Prince Edward's Retinue. So likewise in Rot. Scoc. 31 [...]. 1. m. 7. 31 E. 1. And in 34 E. 1. beingRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. there again, wasRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. of the Retinue to Adomare de Valence.

This Henry gaveEx Regist. de Nutley (inter coll. R. Gl. S.) to the Canons of Nutley, (in Com. Buck.) for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Alianore his Wife, one Cottage in Shiringham, in Com. Norff. And in 1 Edw. 2. wasEx ipso au­togr. in bibl. Cotton. one of those Barrons who by a special In­strument, under their Hands and Seals, dated at Boloigne, ult. Ian. oblig'd themselves with their Lives and Estates to defend that King, his Crown and Dignity, against all Power whatsoever.

But in 2 E. 2. he departedRot. Fin. 2. E. 2. m. 13. this Life, leaving Issue two Sons, viz. Rot. Fin. 2. E. 2. m. 13. Richard Richard. and Nicholas: un­to which Nicholas he gaveRot. Fin. 21 H. 6. m. 10. the Mannor of Bar­ton, in Ridale, in Com. Ebor. from whom it de­scended toRot. Fin. 21 H. 6. m. 10. Edmund his Son and Heir; and from Edmund, toRot. Fin. 21 H. 6. m. 10. Thomas; and from Thomas, to Rot. Fin. 21 H. 6. m. 10. Raphe. Which Raphe being of full age in 21 H. 6. and then doing his Homage, had Live­ry Rot. Fin. 21 H. 6. m. 10. thereof.

But I return to Richard the eldest Son.

This Richard had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 E. 2. m. 13. of his Lands in 2 E. 2. (the same year his Father died) and in 4 E. 2. was employ'dRot. Scoc 4 E. 2. in dorso m. 5. in the King's Service in Scotland.

In 6 E. 2. he was SeneschalRot. Vasc. 6 E. 2. m. 1. of Gascoine; and in 8 E. 2. obtain'dRot. Fin. [...] E. 2. m. 7. the Wardship of Raphe the Son and Heir of Richard Basset (then decea­sed) for the Sum of Eight hundred Pounds. He also receiv'd CommandRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 4. (about the same time) to advance with Horse and Arms, to Newcastle upon Tine, and other Parts of the Marches of Scotland, for the King's Service.

In 12 E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. 13. in the Wars of Scot­land. So also inRot. Scoc. 1 [...] E. 2. m. 8. 13 E. 2. being then of the RetinueRot. Scoc. 1 [...] E. 2. m. 8. with Thomas of Brotherton Earl of Nor­folk.

In 17 E. 2. he was constitutedRot. Vasc. 17 E. 2. m. 4. Steward of the Dutchy of Aquitane; and the next ensuing year, sentH. Knighton 2543. n. 40., with Nicholas his Brother, and ma­ny other Great Men, with an Army, to seise that Dutchy into the King's Hands, by reason that the King of France refused to do Homage for it unto King Edward.

In 19 E. 2. he was made ConstableRot. Fin. 19 E. 2. m. 14. of No­tingham-Castle: and againRot. Fin. 1 E. 3. m. 14. in 1 E. 3. In which year he was sentClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 2. in dorso m. 10. to the Marches of Scotland, up­on the King's Service.

In 4 E. 3. he obtain'd a CharterCart. 4 E. 3. n. 10. for a Mar­ket every Week, upon the Fryday, at his Mannor of Thurrok in Essex; and a Fair yearly, upon the Eve and Day of the Feast of St. Peter and Paul. LikewiseIbid., for another market, upon the Tues­day, every Week, at his Mannor of Elefourd, (in Kent) and a Fair every year, upon the Eve and Feast-day of the same Apostles Peter and Paul. As alsoIbid. a Market every Week, upon the Thurs­day, at his Mannor of Shiringham; and a Fair yearly, on the Eve and Day of the Ascension of our Lord; togetherIbid. with Free-warren through­out all his Demesn-Lands in Thurrok, and Eilles­ford, in Kent; Newbottle, in Com. Northampt. Evynton, in Com. Leic. Barton upon Trent, in Com. Nott. and Codenoure, in Com. Derb.

And in 7 E. 3. had SummonsRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. in dorso m. 28. to attend the King at Newcastle upon Tine, on Trinity-Sun­day, well accoutred with Horse and Arms; and thence to march with him against the Scots: But, by reason of his debility of Body at that time, had then a special DispensationRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. in dorso m. 28. to spare his Ser­vice.

In 8 E. 3. he had another CharterCart. 8 E. [...]. n. 42. from the King, of Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands within his Mannors of Upton, and Tonewell, in Com. Suthampt. as also a Market on the Thurs­day, every Week, at his Mannor of Deneby, in Com. Derb. with a Fair yearly, on the Eve and Day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin.

But in 9 E. 3. he diedEsc. 9 E. 3. n. 45., being then seisedEsc. 9 E. 3. n. 45. of the Mannor of Aylesford, in Kent; of the Man­nor and Castle of Codenoure, in Com. Derb. of the Mannor of Evyngton, in Com. Leic. Shi­ringham, in Com. Norff. and Thurrok, in Essex: leaving Iohn his Son and Heir xxx years of age; and a younger Son, called Robert Esc. 28 [...]. 3. n. 41. Dorset., who hadEsc. 28 E. 3. n. 41. Dorset. the Mannor of Cherleton-Grey, in Com. Somerset. as alsoClaus. 18 E. 3. m. 2. divers other Lordships and Lands, lying in the Counties of Somerset and Dorset, by vertue of an Entail formerly made by Fine, whereby, for want of Issue-male of Robert Fitz-Payn, they were setled on this Robert Grey, and Elizabeth then his Wife, and the Issue-male of their two Bodies, lawfully begotten.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 7 E. 3. (his Father then living) wasRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 31. in Scotland, in the King's Service; where he behaved himself so bravely, that, in 9 E. 3. the King, acknowledgingClaus. 9 E. 3. in dorso m. 8. his great Travel and Expences in those his Scottish Wars, didClaus. 9 E. 3. in dorso m. 8., in part of Recompence, acquit him of all such Debts as [Page 711] he then owed unto the Exchequer; and the same year gave hi [...]h LiveryRot. Fin. 9 E. [...]. m. 17. of his Lands (upon performance of his Homage) savingRot. Fin. 9 E. 3. m. 17. to Ioane his Mother her reasonable Dowrie.

Before the end of that year, he wentRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 33. again to the Wars of Scotland, being of the RetinueRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 33. of Hugh de Andley: So likewise in 11 E. 3. inRot. Scoc. 11 E. 3. m. 4. that Expedition then made thither.

In 12 E. 3. he wasRot. Alem. 12 E. 3. m. 6. in Flanders; in the King's Service. And in 13 E. 3. there beingClaus. 1 [...] E. 3. p. 2. m. 1 [...]. in dorso. a general Command to all others, to give Aid to the King, in the defence of the Sea-coasts; he was specially exemptedClaus. 1 [...]. E. 3. p. 2. m. 1 [...]. in dorso. from that Charge, and likewiseIbid. from any Imposition on his Lands; by reason he was then beyond-Sea, in the King's Service.

In 14 E. 3. he was againRot. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 6. in Flanders; and in 15 E. 3. inRot. Scoc. [...]5 E. 3. m. 2. the Scottish-Wars: So also inRot. Scoc. 19 E. 3. m. 15. 19 E. 3. And in 20 E. 3. attendingRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. the King in that Ex­pedition then made into France, continuedRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. m. 12. there the next ensuing year, being of the Retinue with Henry Earl of Lancaster.

This Iohn, being so active a Person, had such great esteem with the King, that (about this time) he receiv'dEx com­pot. Joh. Coke Cle­riei m [...]gn. Gardero­b [...] Reg. m. 10. & m. 11. penès. Re­mem. Reg. in. Scacc. at his Hands a Hood of White Cloth, embroidered with Blue Men, dancing, button'd before with great Pearls. And beingEx com­pot. Joh. Coke Cle­ri [...]i magn. Gardero­b [...] Reg. m. 10. & m. 11. penès. Re­mem. Reg. in. Scacc. to perform divers Military Exercises, in a Tourn [...]ent at Canterbury, had certain Accoutrements of Indian-Silk, whereon the Arms of Sir Stephen Cosyngton Knight, were painted; bestow'dEx com­pot. Joh. Coke Cle­ri [...]i magn. Gardero­b [...] Reg. m. 10. & m. 11. penès. Re­mem. Reg. in Scacc. on him by the King.

In 22 E. 3. he wentRot. Fran. [...]. E. [...]. m. 4. again into France, being still of the RetinueRot. Fran. [...]. E. [...]. m. 4. with Henry Earl of Lancaster: and in 26 E. 3. was joyn'd in CommissionRot. Franc. [...] [...]. [...]. m. 5. with the Lord D'eincourt, to array all the Knights, Esquires, and other able Persons, residing in the Counties of Notingham, and Derby; and to con­duct them to such Places as should be needful, for the defence of the Realm; there being an Invasion at that time threatned by the French.

In 29 E. 3. he was againRot. Fran. 29 E. 3. m. 9. in the Wars of France, and likewise of the RetinueRot. Fran. 29 E. 3. m. 9. with Hen­ry Duke of Lancaster. So alsoRot. Vascon. 32 & 33 E. 3. p. 2. m. 6. in 33 E. 3. And the same year was constitutedRot. Fin. 33. E. 3. m. 9. Governour of the Town and Castle of [...]ochester, for Life.

But after all these his Military Employments, he obtain'd Licencepat. 39 E. 3. p. 1 [...] m. 7. in 39 E. 3. to go on Pilgri­mage: and in 45 E. 3. being grownPat. 45 E. 3. p. 1. m. 16. very aged, and not able to endure Travel, as formerly, had a special DispensationPat. 45 E. 3. p. 1. m. 16. from the King (wherein his great and manifold Services, with much fidelity and valour, are gratefully acknowledg'dPat. 45 E. 3. p. 1. m. 16.) to exempt him from coming to Parliament, and Councils; and likewisePat. 45 E. 3. p. 1. m. 16. from being charg'd with setting forth any Soldiers whatsoever, in the Wars of that King, his Heirs, or Successors.

When he diect, I have not seen: but certain it is, that he had two Sons, Henry Rot. Fran. 43 E. 3. m. 15. & m. 13. and Iohn Rot. Fran. 43 E. 3. m. 15. & m. 13.; who beingRot. Fran. 43 E. 3. m. 15. & m. 13. both of them in that Expedition made into France, in 43 E. 3. were of the Re­tinue with Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster. Like­wise Alice, a Daughter, WifeEx coll. R. Gl. S. of William Son of Sir Adam de Everingham, of Laxton, in Com. Nott.

Which Henry died in his Father's Life-time, and left Issue Richard Richard. Esc. 2 H. 2. n. [...]. Claus. 2 R. 2. n. 26.; who took to Wife Elizabeth, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Raphe Lord Basset of Sapcote, sheClaus. 10 R. 2. m. 6. being then within age.

Which Richard, in 16 R. 2. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 16 R. 2. m. 22. of his Lands; and the next ensuing year wentRot. Franc. 1 [...] R. 2. m. 11. into France, upon that King's Ser­vice, in his Wars there. So also inRot. Franc. 21 R. 2. m. 2. 21 R. 2. And in 2 H. 4. was first made AdmiralPar. 2 H. 40. p. 3. m. 33. of the King's Fleet, from the Mouth of Thames, to the Northwards; and afterwards constitutedEx ipso autogr. penès Cle­ [...]lc. Pell. joyntly Governour of the Castle of [...]o [...]esburgh, in Scot­land, with Sir Stephen le Scrope, for the term of three years, covenantingEx ipso autogr. penès Cle­ [...]lc. Pell. to maintain the Garri­son therein, for Four hundred Marks per annum: And wentRot. Scoc. 2 H. 4. m. 3. accordingly.

In 3 H. 4. he was againRot. Franc. 3 H. 4. m. 5. sent into France, upon the King's Service. And in 5 H. 4. constitu­ted Pat. 5 H. 4. p. 1. m. 26. Justice of South-Wales.

In 8 H. 4. he was made ConstablePat. 8 H. 4. p. 1. m. 30. of the Ca­stle of Notingham, as also Chief-Ranger of the Forest of Shirewood, for term of Life. And in 14 H. 4. was constituted GovernourRot. Vasc. 14 H. 4. m. 3. of the Ca­stle of Frounsak, in the Dutchy of Aquirane; as also of the whole Country of Frounsa [...]ys.

The same year, beingRot. Fran. 14 H. 4. m. 15. Lord Chamberlain to the King, he was joyn'd in CommissionRot. Fran. 14 H. 4. m. 15. with Thomas Bishop of Durbam, and others, to treat with the Embassadors of Iohn Duke of Burgundy, for a Marriage betwixt Henry Prince of Wales (eldest Son to the King) and the Lady Anne, Daughter of that Duke; touching the Lands both of the Prince and Duke, and of the Earl of Cha­rolois his Son.

In 2 H. 5. he wasRot. Franc. 2 H. 5. m. 10. again in Commission with the same Bishop of Durham, and some others, to treat with the Embassadors of the King of France, about a Marriage betwixt King Henry himself, and Ratherine Daughter to the King of France.

In the same year also he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 2 H. 5. m. 19. one of the King's Commissioners, to treat with such other as the King of Scots should appoint, upon a Truce betwixt King Henry and him, both by Sea and Land. And the next year following was made WardenRot. Scoc. [...] H. 5. m. 14. of the East-Marches, toward Scotland; being then also commandedPat. 3 H. 5. p. 2. m. 6. (with Iohn Lord Nevill) to receive Henry, the Son of Sir Henry Percy Knight, at the Hands of the Duke of Albany (then Governour of the Realm of Scotland) and cause him to be safe-conducted to the King.

In 5 H. 5. he was made GovernourRot. Norm. 5 H. 5. m. 23. of the Castle of Argentoin, in the Dutchy of Norman­dy; and wentRot. Franc. 5 H. 5. m. 24. thither accordingly. But the next year following, upon the first day of August, he departedEsc. 6 H 5. n. 5. this Life, and was buriedClaus. 23 H. 6. in dor [...]o m. 3. at Ayles­ford, in Kent; being then seisedEsc. 6 H. 5. n. 5. in his Demesn as of Fee, of the Castle and Mannor of Codenoure, in Com. Derb. of the moytie of the Castle and Mannor of Castle-Bytham, and the moytie of the Mannors of East-Bytham, Counthorpe, and Wytham, with the Mannors of Cheley, and Metheringham, in Com. Linc. And, in the Right Esc. 6 H. 5. n. 5. of Elizabeth his Wife, then surviving, of the moytie of the Mannors of Stanton, and Sap­cote, in Com. Leic. of the Mannor of Chedel, in Com. Staff. and of the Mannor and Castle of Be­neseld, in Com. Northampt. leaving Iohn Esc. 6 H. 5. n. 5. his Son and Heir xxii year of age.

Which Elizabeth enfeoffedClaus. 23. H. 6. in dorso m. 3. Iohn Duke of So­merset, and others, in all the Lands of her Inhe­ritance; to the intentClaus. 23. H. 6. in dorso m. 3., that out of the Revenues thereof, they should discharge her Debts, as also her Funeral Expences, at Aylesford, in Kent, where she appointed to be buried by her Lo [...]d and Husband; and to find a Priest to sing there, for the Soul of her said Husband, her self, and Children, for seven years; and to payClaus. 23. H. 6. in dorso m. 3. to the Friers-Preachers, at Stanford, Ten Pounds Ster­ling, to pray for the Soul of her self, her Husband, [Page 712] and Children. She likewise ordained *, That Henry Lord Grey of Codnoure, her Grandson, or his Heirs, within two years after any of them ar­rived to the age of twenty one years, should make a sure Estate unto Iohn the Son of William, some­time Lord Zouche, and Elizabeth his Wife (her Daughter) of the Mannor of Cheyle-Hall, and certain other Lands.

But I return to Iohn, Iohn. Son and Heir to the last-mention'd Richard.

This Iohn had LiveryClaus. 6 H. 5. m. 14. Rot. Fin. 6 H. 5. m. 5. of his Lands the same year his Father died; his Homage beingClaus. 6 H. 5. m. 14. Rot. Fin. 6 H. 5. m. 5. respi­ted: but diedLib. cedul. 9 [...]. 6. p. 429. in 9 H. 6. leaving Henry his Bro­ther and Heir xxvLib. cedul. 9 [...]. 6. p. 429. years of age.

Which Henry Henry. had LiveryRot. Fin. 9 H. 6. m. 16. of his Lands the same year: And, having marriedRot. Fin. 11 H. 6. m. 13: Margaret one of the Daughters and Coheirs of Henry Lord Percy of Athol, in 11 H. 6. sharedRot. Fin. 11 H. 6. m. 13: in the Inheritance of that Lord Percy's Lands.

Which Margaret afterwards became the Wife Lib. cedul. 4 E. 4. p. 760. of Sir Richard Vere Knight.

This Henry diedEsc. 22 H. 6. n. 35. 17 Iulii, 22 H. 6. being then seisedEsc. 22 H. 6. n. 35. of the Mannors of Newbottle, in Com. Northampt, Upton, and Toneworth, in Com. Suthampt. Evyngton, in Com. Leic. Toweton, Brokestowe, and Radcliffe, upon Trent, in Com. Nott. and of the Castle and Mannor of Codnoure, with the Mannors of Henoure, Denvy, and Stoke, in Com. Derb. leaving Henry Henry. his Son nineEsc. 22 H. 6. n. 35. years of age.

Which last-mention'd Henry, much affecting the Study of Chymistry, in 3 Edw. 4. obtain'd a LicencePat. 3 E. 4. p. 2. m. 17. from the King, to practise the Trans­mutation of Metals, by his Philosophical Skill. How he sped therein, I cannot say: But, inPat. 13 E. 4. p. 1. m. 1. con­sideration of his many and great Services to the King, he obtain'dPat. 13 E. 4. p. 1. m. 1. in 13 E. 4. a Grant of all those Lands in the North of Ireland, called le Cale, and of all the Castles and Lordships there­in; as alsoPat. 13 E. 4. p. 1. m. 1. of all Arde, in that part of Ireland; to hold for the term of Forty years freely, without rendring any account therefore.

Moreover, the next ensuing year (viz. 14 E. 4.) he was retain'dEx ipso au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. by Indenture to serve the King for one whole year, in his Wars of Normandy, and other Parts of France, with twenty Spears, and Clx Archers.

And in 1 R. 3. obtain'd a GrantPat. 1 R. 3. p. 4. of the Man­nors of Okham, Langham, and Egeston, in Com. Rotel. Hengrave, Haverell, and Hersham, in Suffolk; to hold to himself, and the Heirs-male of his Body lawfully begotten.

But this Gift ended with his Life: for, having by his TestamentDogget qu. 34., bearing date 10 Sept. 8 H. 7. be­queath'd his Body to be buried in the Chancel of our Lady, in the Freres, at Aylesford, in Kent; and given to Richard Gray, his Bastard-Son, his Mannor of Ratcliffe upon Trent, in Com. Nott. and to the Heirs of his Body: as also appointed, That his other Bastard-Son, named Henry (whom he had by Katherine Finderne) should marry Ceci­lie Charleton; he diedDogget qu. 34. in 11 H. 7. without any lawful Issue.

Whereupon the Mannor and Castle of Code­noure, with some other of his Lands, came to Elizabeth his Aunt and Heir, Wife of Sir Iohn Zouche Knight, a younger Son to William Lord Zouche of Haringworth.

From which Henry (his Natural Son) the Grays of Langley, in Com. Leic. are descended.

Grey of Wilton.

I Come now to Iohn de Grey, Iohn. second Son to the first Henry de Gray.

This Iohn, in 9 H. 3. was GuardianRot. Fin. 9 H. 3. m. 3. to Oliver D'aincourt; and paidRot. Pip. 9 H. 3. Oxo [...]. Lxx l. at that time for him, upon levying the Scutage of Poictou.

In 23 H. 3. he was SheriffRot. Pip. 23 H. 3. Buck. & Bedf. for the Counties of Buck, and Bedf. for three parts of that year: and in 26 H. 3. had SummonsRot. Vasc. 26 H. 3. in dorso m. 3. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, to attend the King in his Expedition then made into France.

In 30 H. 3. he was made ConstablePat. 30 H. 3. m. 2. of the Castle of Gannoc, in North-Wales. And, in 33 H. 3. beingPat. 33 H. 3. m. 8. then Justice of Chester, had a GrantPat. 33 H. 3. m. 8. of all the King's Lands in Cheshire, and North-Wales; viz. Ros, Rewennyoc, Dyffren­cloyy, and Englefeld; to hold from the Feast of the Purification of our Lady, for one whole year: rendring to the King Five hundred Marks, at the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, and the Nativity of our Lord, by equal Portions.

The like GrantPat. 34 H. 3. m. 7. he had in 34 H. 3. But Wales being then brought in subjectionM. Paris. in ann. 1 [...]50. (34 [...]. 3.) p. 816. n. 10. to the King, Alan la Zouche supplantedM. Paris. in ann. 1 [...]50. (34 [...]. 3.) p. 816. n. 10. him, and gaveM. Paris. in ann. 1 [...]50. (34 [...]. 3.) p. 816. n. 10. a greater Rent, viz. Eleven hundred Marks per an­num, for those Territories.

In 35 H. 3. the Lady Ioane Peyvre, Widow of Pauline Peyvre (a Great Man in that Age) being possess'dChron. de Dunstaple in bibl. Cotton, in anno 1251. of all her Husband's Estate, soldChron. de Dunstaple in bibl. Cotton, in anno 1251. to this Iohn the Marriage of her Son, for Five hun­dred Marks; he undertaking to discharge her of any Fine to the King: Whereupon he married Chron. de Dunstaple in bibl. Cotton, in anno 1251. him to his own Daughter. And when this Ioane heard that the King had given her Marriage (as she was a Widow) to one Stephen de Salines, an Alien; she, by the advice of her Friends, (being the [...] at London) match'dRot. Fin. 35 H. 3. m. 19. Rot. Pip. 36 H. 3. Buck. & Bedf. her self to this Iohn de Grey, upon Tuesday next before the xvmc of St. Michael. Which being told the King, he grewRot. Fin. 35 H. 3. m. 19. Rot. Pip. 36 H. 3. Buck. & Bedf. much of­fended; but at length accepted of a FineRot. Fin. 35 H. 3. m. 19. Rot. Pip. 36 H. 3. Buck. & Bedf. of Five hundred Marks from him, for that Transgression. Which lady Ioane departingChron. de Dunstaple ut supra. this Life at Ley­ham, about five years after, was buried atChron. de Dunstaple ut supra. Won­bury, by this Iohn de Grey her Husband.

In 36 H. 3. the King intendingM. Paris. in anno 1 [...]52. p. 834. n. 30. a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and causingM. Paris. in anno 1 [...]52. p. 834. n. 30. the Bishops of Wor­cester and Chichester, with the Abot of Westminster, to stir up the People to the like Devotion; though M. Paris. in anno 1 [...]52. p. 834. n. 30. few were moved thereat, yet this Iohn and Ri­chard his Brother assentedM. Paris. in anno 1 [...]52. p. 834. n. 30.; which so pleased the King, that, embracing them in his Arms, he kissed M. Paris. in anno 1 [...]52. p. 834. n. 30. them, and calledM. Paris. in anno 1 [...]52. p. 834. n. 30. them Brothers.

In 37 H. 3. this Iohn was made GovernourPat. 37 H. 3. m. 10. of Northampton-Castle; and in 38 H. 3. constituted StewardRot. Vascon: 38 H. 3. p. 2. m. 20. of all Gascoigne, upon the twenty fourth of August, the King being then at Burde­aux: and about the beginning of October follow­ing, by reason of Sickness, his Brother Richard was substitutedIbid. m. 19. in his stead. But in 40 H. 3. be­ing M Paris. in ann. 1255. p. 914. n. 20. an aged Knight, much esteem'd for his Civi­lity and Valour, as also Chief of the King's Coun­cil; being wearyM Paris. in ann. 1255. p. 914. n. 20. of the Vanities of the Court, he withdrewM Paris. in ann. 1255. p. 914. n. 20. himself.

In 41 H. 3. he was made GovernourPat. 41 H. [...]. m. 9. of the Castle at Shrewsbury; and in 42 H. 3. Consta­ble Pat. 42 H. 3. m. 9. of Dovor-Castle. In 47 H. 3. SheriffPat. 47 H. 3. m. 9. & m. 18. of Herefordshire, and GovernourPat. 47 H. 3. m. 9. & m. 18. of the Castle of Hereford.

In 48 H. 3. he had the CustodyPat 48 H. 3. m. 14. of all the [Page 713] Lands of Anker de Freschevill, in the Counties of Nott. and Derb. And was then one of those Ba­rons who undertookIbid. m. 18. that the King should stand to the Determination of Lewes King of France, for the decision of those Differences which were then betwixt him, and some of the other then in Arms.

And standing LoyalPat. 49 H. 3. m. 11. to the King, when, he had that sharp War with the Rebellious Barons; after that signal Victory at Evesham (about the begin­ning of August, 49 H. 3.) was madePat. 49 H. 3. m. 11. Sheriff for the Counties of Nott. and Derb.

This Iohn diedC [...]aus. 50 H. 3. m. 5. in 50 H. 3. leaving Reginald Reginald. his SonC [...]aus. 50 H. 3. m. 5. and Heir; and ... a Daughter, mar­ried Claus. 31 H. 3. m. 9. to Robert de Tatshall. Which Reginald, soon after, in respect of his faithful Services to that King, obtain'd the favour to have a special Livery C [...]aus. 50 H. 3. m. 5. of all his Father's Lands, though he had not then done his Homage.

He was also, the same year, constituted Sheriff Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 23. of the Counties of Nott. and Derb. and Gover­nour Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 23. of Notingham-Castle, as his Father had been: And the next year following, hadPat. 51 H. 3. m. 15. the like Trust for the Castle of Northampton. So also in Rot. Pip. 53 H. 3. Nott. Derb. 53 H. 3.

In 9 E. 1. he was made JusticePat. 9 [...]. 1. m. 2. of Chester, (which Office his Father had formerly held) and merited so well, for his manifold Services, that he had part of the Honour of Monmouth giveClaus. 9 E. 1. m. 10. to him by the King, in recompence thereof. But the Welch charg'dHist. of Wales by D. Powel p. [...]47. him with the breach of those Ar­ticles of Peace, which were made betwixt King Edward and them: First, By framing Accusations against the Men of Tegengl, and Ros, for Trespas­ses done in the time of King Henry the Third: And secondly, That notwithstanding the King had granted to all Land-holders, within the four Cantreds, That they should enjoy their ancient Liberties and Customs; yet that he introduc'd ma­ny new Customs amongst them, contrary to the Articles of Peace before-mention'd, oppressing them in diversIbid. p. 360, 36 [...], & 36 [...]. other Particulars, the mention whereof, for brevities sake, I pass by.

And in farther remuneration of his Services, obtain'dCart. 10 E. 1. n. 4. Pat. 2 [...]. [...]. p. 1. m. 4. per In­spex. from that King the Castle of Ruthyn, and Cantred of Deffryn-Cluit, with all the Lands of Wenthlian de Lascy, in the Cantred of Engle­feild; as by his Charter, dated at Dynbey, 23 Oct. in the tenth year of his Reign, appeareth.

In the same-year, being in the King's Army in Wales, he had ScutageRot. de [...]. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. Cl [...]s. 29 E. 1. m. 16. of his Tenants, who held of him by Military Service.

This Reginald marriedRot. Pip. 15 [...]. 1. Heref. P [...]ac. [...]oram R. 20 E. 1. Rot. 39, & 42. Maude the Daughter and Heir of Henry de Longchamp (a great Baron) whose principal Seat was Wilton-Castle, in Here­fordshire: And in 22 E. 1. receiv'd CommandRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 9. to be at Portsmouth 1 Sept. to attend the King into Gascoigne, then in danger by the French.

In 25 E. 1. the King goingH. Knigh­ton, 2510. n. 40. Et T. Wals. in anno 25 E. 1. p. 39 [...]. 30. into Flanders, and committingH. Knigh­ton, 2510. n. 40. Et T. Wals. in anno 25 E. 1. p. 39. 30. the Government of this whole Realm, in his absence, unto Prince Edward; joyn'd (amongst others) this Reginald, as an AssistantH. Knigh­ton, 2510. n. 40. Et T. Wals. in anno 25 E. 1. p. 39 [...]. 30. to him.

The same year, uponH. Knigh­ton 2524. n. 10. the King's Confirmation of those two memorable Charters, called Magna Carta, and Carta de Foresta; which chiefly through the Potency of Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Here­ford, then Constable of England, and Roger Bi­got Earl of Norfolk, Marshal, were then obtainedH. Knigh­ton 2524. n. 10. (but not with the King's free liking) wasH. Knigh­ton 2524. n. 10. one of those who, upon that Accord then made betwixt the King, and the other Barons, that stood for their Rights and Liberties, undertookH. Knigh­ton 2524. n. 10., on the King's behalf, for the Indempnity of those two Earls.

In 31 E. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. [...] E. 1. m. 1 [...]. in the King's Army in Scotland.

This Reginald had a Daughter called Ioane, who was the WifeEx vet. cod. Ms. penès. Th. Comitem Arundel ann. 1640. f. 49 [...]. of Raphe Lord Basset of Drayton; and hadEx vet. cod. Ms. penès. Th. Comitem Arundel ann. 1640. f. 49 [...]. in Frank-marriage, by his Gift, all his Lands in Olney, in Com. Buck. As also a BrotherRot. Pro­tect. 34 [...]. 1. m. 9., called Iohn, who in 34 E. 1. was Rot. Pro­tect. 34 [...]. 1. m. 9. in the King's Service in Scotland.

And departedEsc. 1 E. 2. n 54. this Life in 1 E. 2. being then seisedEsc. 1 E. 2. n 54. of the Mannor of Shirland, in Com. Derb. of the Mannor of Rishton, in Com. Cestr. of the Castle of Ruthyn, and the whole Cantred of Deffren-cloyd; and likewise of Penbeden, Mais­manan, and Blorent, lying in the Cantred of Englefeild: leaving Iohn his Son and Heir forty years of age; whose Fealty the King, as a special Grace and Favour, appointedRot. Fin. [...] E. 2. m. 3. his Eschactor be­yond Trent, soon after, to take, and to make Live­ry to him of his Inheritance.

This Iohn was an active Man in the King's Ser­vice, whilst his Father lived, as it seems; forPlac. Parl. 35 E. 1. p. [...]38. in 35 E. 1. in consideration thereof, that King ac­quitted Plac. Parl. 35 E. 1. p. [...]38. Reginald his Father of Cli l. xix s. vi d. part of a Debt of CCCli l. xix s. vi d. and accept­ed Plac. Parl. 35 E. 1. p. [...]38. of the remaining part (viz. CC l.) by x l. per annum.

In 4 E. 2. he receiv'd CommandRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. in dorso m. 4. from the King to be at Rokesburgh, upon the Feast-day of St. Peter ad Vincula, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots, then de­clar'd Rot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. in dorso m. 4. to be the King's Enemies.

In 7 E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 3. in the Wars of Scot­land: And in 8 E. 2. receiv'd anotherRot. Scoc. 8 E 2. in dorso m. 9. Com­mand from the King, to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Feast-day of the Assumption of our Lady, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march into that Realm.

In 10 E. 2. he was JusticeRot. Fin. 10 [...]. 2. m. 17. of North-Wales, and GovernourRot. Fin. 10 [...]. 2. m. 17. of the Castle of Caernarvon. And in 11 E. 2. charg'dClaus. 11 [...]. 2. m. 23. to provide CC able Foot-Soldiers, out of his Territory of Deffren­eloyt, for the Wars of Scotland; to be at New­castle upon Tine, on the morrow after the Feast of St. Laurence.

But in 17 E. 2. he departedEsc. 17. [...]. 2. n. 74. this Life, being seisedEsc. 17 [...]. 2. n. 74. of the Mannor of Eston-Grey, in Com. Wiltes. Kemplyng, in Com. Glouc. of the Castle of Ruthyn, and Cantred of Deffren- [...]loyt, in North-Wales; as also of those Lands in Engle­feld, which were formerly belonging to Wenthlian de Lacy: Likewise of the Mannor of Wilt [...]n upon Waye, in Com. Heref. Towsland, in Com. Hunt. Depeden, and Punlot, in Com. Essex. and Schirland, in Com. Derb. leaving Henry Ibid. his Son and Heir forty years of age.

Moreover, it appeareth, that he heldClaus. 19 [...] 2. m. 32. for term of Life, with Remainder to Roger his youn­ger Son (by a second Wife, as some affirm) and to the Heirs of his Body, the Mannors of Harewold, Podyngton, la Leye, Brokburwe, and Wrest, in Com. Bedf. Holewelle, in Com. Hertf. Great. Brick­hill, with the Advowson of the Church, Walton, Woleton, Over-Ble [...]cheleye, Snelleston, Stoke-Hamund, and Seweneston, with the Advowson of the Church of Walton, in Com. Buck. Gylling, and Hemyngford-Turbervi [...]l, in Com. Hunt. cer­tain Lands in Depeden, in Com. Essex. and the Mannors of Swonton, Flitte, and Houghton, in Com. Bedf. From which Henry, the Family of [Page 714] the Lord Grays of Wilton; and from Roger, those of Ruthyn, afterwards descended.

Touching those of Wilton, being first to take notice, I findClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11., That whereas this Henry was in the King's Service, in the Wars of Gascoigne, from the Feast of St. Peter ad Vincula, in Anno 17 Edw. 2. until the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen then next following; within which time his Fa­ther died (viz. on the Feast-day of the Apostles Simon and Iude) so that he could not come to take possession of his Inheritance, fallen to him thereby, so soon as accustomably he should have done; King Edward the Third therefore, in the first year of his Reign, takingClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11. consideration of that his Service, remittedClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11. to him a Debt of Clii l. owing to the Exchequer; he beingRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 6. also the same year in his Wars of Scotland.

In 16 E. 3. the King intendingRot. Fran. 16 E. 3. m. 11. a Voyage-Royal into France, and to take Shipping with his Army at Portsmonth, upon the first of March, sent his PreceptRot. Fran. 16 E. 3. m. 11. to this Henry, to attend him there accordingly, with Twenty Men at Arms, and Twenty Archers. Whether he was in that Ex­pedition, or not, I am uncertain; for it is evi­dent, that he diedEsc. 16 E. 3. n. 46. the same year, being then sei­sed Esc. 16 E. 3. n. 46. of one Messuage and forty Acres of Land in Braddon, in Com. Northampt. of the Mannors of Eton, and Waterhall, in Com. Buck. Purle, in Com. Essex. Kemple, in Com. Glouc. Gylling, in Com. Hunt. (which was given to Iohn de Grey Justice of Chester, and Emme his Wife, and to R [...]ginald their Son, and his Heirs; whereby it descended to Iohn the Son of the said Reginald; and from that Iohn, to this Henry, his Son and Heir:) Aston-Grey, in Com. Wiltes. and Wilton upon Weye, with the Advowson of the Church of Peterstowe, in the Marches of Wales: lea­ving Reginald Esc. 16 E. 3. n. 46. his Son and Heir thirty years of age.

Which Reginald, in 19 E. 3. being a BaneretRot. Fin. 19 E. 3. m. 4., upon that Expedition which the King then made into France, had commandRot. Fin. 19 E. 3. m. 4. to prepare himself, and all his Retinue, so that he might be in readi­ness to set Sail with him thither, upon the Feast-day of St. Laurence, the same year.

But of this Reginald, I have not seen any thing farther memorable, till his death; other than that he was summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to the several Parliaments from 17 until 34 E. 3. inclusive; and that he departed Esc. 44 [...]. 3. n. 30. this Life upon Tuesday in Whitson-week, in 44 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 44 [...]. 3. n. 30. of a certain Mannor in Hemingby, in Com. Linc. as also of the Man­nors of Stretton, and Shirland, in Com. Derb. Mundene, in Com. Hertf. Porth-pole juxta Hol­burne, in Com. Midd. Purle, with the Hamlet of Giberake, in Com. Essex. Wilton super Waye, in the Marches of Wales; Hertfordingbury, in Com. Hertf. Towsland, in Com. Hunt. Eyton, and Waterball, in Com. Buck. and Eston-Grey, in Com. Wiltes. leaving Henry his Son and Heir xxviii years of age, and Maude Rot. Fin. 44 E. 3. m. 1 [...]. his Widow; who had for her DowrieRot. Fin. 44 E. 3. m. 1 [...]. assign'd to her, out of his Estate, theEsc. 15 R. 2. p. 1. n. 27. Mannor of Shirland, in Com. Derb. Tow­sland, in Com. Hunt. and Hemyngby, in Com. Linc.

Which Henry Henry. then doing his Homage, had Live­ry Rot. Fin. 44 E. 3. m. 13. of his Lands.

This Henry, in 40 E. 3. (his Father then living) wasRot. Vascon. 40 E. 3. m. 1. of the Retinue of Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, in that Expedition then by him made into Gascoigne: and in 50 E. 3. was summon'd Claus. de [...]od. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, by the Name of Henry de Grey de Shirland, Chivalier.

And departedEsc. 19 R. 2. n. 29. this Life upon Saturday next before the Feast of St. George, in 19 R. 2. leaving Richard Richard. Esc. 19 R. 2. n. 29. his Son and Heir (by Elizabeth his Wife) then three years of age: (which Elizabeth had the Mannor of Purle, with divers Lands in Great Leg [...]es, in Com. Essex. as also the fourth part of the Mannor of Olney, in Com. Buck. as­sign'd Claus. 20 R. 2. p. 1. m [...]3. to her, for her Dowrie) And Margaret, a DaughterClaus. 14 H. 4. m. 8., Wife to Iohn Lord Darcy

This last-mention'd Richard, being so young at his Fathers death, came not into action of a long time; for, till 3 H. 5. I find no mention o [...] him: but then he wasRot. Franc. 3 H 5 m 8. of the Retinue with Thomas Earl of Dorset (Uncle to the King) and Lieutenant of Normandy, in his Expedition thither. Nor from that time, until the twentieth of Henry the Sixth, that he made his TestamentChicheley vol. 1. 488 [...]. at Blechelee, the twelfth of August, Anno 1442. whereby he be­queath'd his Body to be buried in the Church of our Lady at Blechelee, and gave his Mannor of Baryll-Hall, in Com. Essex. to Margaret his Wife, to hold during her Life; and diedEsc. 20 H. 6. n. 18. upon the Munday next preceding the Feast of the Assumpti­on of our Lady, the same year; being then seised Esc. 20 H. 6. n. 18. of the Castle and Mannor of Wilton, in Com. Here [...]. of the Mannor of Port-pole, called Grays-Inn, in Com. Midd. of the Mannors of Shir­land, and Stretton, in Com. Derb. Hemmyngby, in Com. Linc. Aston-Grey, in Com. Wiltes. Shen­ley, Aston-Clint [...]n, Morton, Sherington, Wa­ter-Eaton, and Water-Hall, in Com. Buck. Purle, Seires, South-house, le Hyde, Snorham, Welde­bernes, Lathingden-bernes, and A [...]resflote, in Com. Essex. Berton, in Com. Cantabr. with Towe­stond, and Gilling, in Com. Hunt. leaving Reginald Ibid. his Son then twenty one years of age; Margaret Ibid. his second Wife surviving him.

Which Reginald, the next ensuing year, had LiveryRot. Fin. 21 H. 6. m. 15. of his Lands, doing his Homage: And in 30 H. 6. the said Margaret diedEsc. 30 H. 6. n. 12. viz. 16 Ian. leaving William Esc. 30 H. 6. n. 12. de Grey her Son and Heir, then nineteen years of age.

To the last-mentioned Richard, succeeded Regi­nald Reginald. his Son and Heir, before-mentioned: But of him I find nothing more, than that he had Issue Iohn, Iohn. who wasEx ipso au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. retain'd by Indenture, in 14 E. 4. to serve the King, in his Dutchy of Normandy, and Realm of France, for one whole year, be­ginning upon the one and twentieth of November, with six Spears, and fifty Archers.

In 1 R. 3. this Iohn obtain'd a GrantPat. 1 R. 3. p. 2. from the King of the Mannor of Wilsamstede, in Bedford­shire; and to the Heirs-male of his Body. And in 11 H. 7. foughtPolyd. Virg. p 600. n. 30 & 601. n. 10. stoutly at Black-Heath, against the Cornish-men, then in Rebellion, under the leading of Iames Lord Audley.

In 12 H. 7. he was againEx ipso au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. retain'd to serve the King in his Wars of Scotland, under the Com­mand of Giles Lord D'aubeny, Captain-General of the King's Army for that Expedition; with one Lance, four Demi-lances, and fifty Bows and Bills, for CCxc Miles: with one Lance, four De­mi-lances, and fifty Bows and Bills, for CClxvi Miles; and with two Lances, eight Demi-lances, and two hundred Bows and Bills, for CC Miles. And departingI. 3. in Of­ficio Ann. f. 79 [...]. this Life 2 Martii, Anno ... was buriedI. 3. in Of­ficio Ann. f. 79 [...]. in the White-Fryers at London.

To this Iohn, succeeded Edmund Edmund. his Son and Heir; who, in 22 H. 7. had a special LiveryPat. 22 H 7. p. 2. of his Lands.

This Edmund, by his Testament [...] q [...]. 38., bearing date 5 Maii, 3 H. 8. bequeath'd his Body to be buried [Page 715] in the Parish-Church of Blecheley; and died [...] q [...]. 38. the same year, leaving IssuePat. 20 H. 8. p. 2. four Sons, George, Tho­mas, Richard, and William.

Which William, in regard the rest of his Bro­thers diedPat. 20 H. 8. p. 2. successively, without Issue, became HeirPat. 20 H. 8. p. 2. to the Estate and Honour; and in 20 H. 8. had a special LiveryPat. 20 H. 8. p. 2. of his Lands.

After which, viz. in 36 H. 8. he wasHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 511. in that Expedition then made into France, and oneHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 511. of the Commanders under Iohn Lord Russell (then Lord Privy-Seal) in the Rere of that Army, which besieg'dIbid. p. 512. Montreul: and, upon the taking of Boloigne, by the King himself, the same year, was made CommanderIbid. p. 543. in chief of that place.

Moreover, in 1 E. 6. being MarshalHist. of Edw. 6. by Sir John Hayward, p. 15. of the Field, and Captain-General of the Horse for that Army, then sent into Scotland, he march'dIbid. p. 18. in the Head thereof, and gaveIbid. p. 23. the first Charge upon the Enemy. And in 2 E. 6. fortifiedIbid p. 48, & 49. Hadding­ton, firedIbid p. 48, & 49. Dalkeith, and won the Castle; spoil­ed Ibid p. 48, & 49. much of the Country about Edenburgh, Low­thian, and Meers; firedIbid p. 48, & 49. Muscleborough; for­tified Ibid p. 48, & 49. Lowder, and tookIbid p. 48, & 49. Yester.

And the same year, upon those Commotions Ibid. p. 54, & 55. rais'd in divers parts of England, in opposition to the Reformation, being sentIbid. p. 54, & 55. into Oxfordshire, with Fifteen hundred Horse and Foot, the Gentle­men of the Country resortedIbid. p. 54, & 55. to him, in such num­bers, (in regard he was so generally knownIbid. p. 54, & 55. to be a Man of Valour and Fortune) that many of the Seditious dispersingIbid. p. 54, & 55. themselves, the rest were Ibid. p. 54, & 55. slain or taken.

Howbeit, after this, viz. in 5 E. 6. he was at­tached Ibid. p. 130. as a Favourer of the Duke of Somerset, and committedAnnals of E. 6. by God­win, p. [...]46. to the Tower. But this Storm, when the Duke of Somerset's Head was off, lasted not (he being the Person chiefly aimed at by those that then bore the greatest sway:) for the year next following, he was made DeputyHist. of E. 6. ut supr. p. 162. of Ca­lais, and GovernourPat. 6 E. 6. p. 3. of the Castle of Gisnes, in Picardy.

In 1 Mariae he accompaniedAnnals of Qu Mary by Godw. p. 266. the Duke of Nor­thumberland, with those Forces wherewith he march'd from London, on the behalf of the Lady Iane Gray, (whom, upon the death of King Ed­ward the Sixth, most of the Lords of the Coun­cil had proclaimed Queen:) And to him it wasAnnals of Qu Mary by Godw. p. 266., that the Duke, then discerning Multitudes of Peo­ple to stand gazing at them, said, Do you see (my Lord) what a Conflux of People here is drawn to­gether, to see us march? and yet, of all this Multi­tude, you hear not so much as one that wisheth us Success?

Furthermore, being Captain of the Castle at Guisnes, which was strongly besieg'dHolingsh. Chron. in ann. 1558. (5 M.) after the French had taken Calais; he defendedHolingsh. Chron. in ann. 1558. (5 M.) it with great Valour, much longer than could well have been expected against such a Powerful Army: but at length his Soldiers through despair mutinyingHolingsh. Chron. in ann. 1558. (5 M.), he was constrain'd to yield it up, upon such Terms as the Enemy would give; viz. Holingsh. Chron. in ann. 1558. (5 M.) That himself, with all his Captains and Officers, should remain Prisoners at the disposal of the Duke of Guise (at that time General of the French-Forces;) and the Common-Soldiers to march away, with their Arms and Baggage, whither they pleased. So that, being thereupon givenHolingsh. Chron. in ann. 1558. (5 M.) to the Marshal Strozzy, and by him soldHolingsh. Chron. in ann. 1558. (5 M.) to Monsieur de Randan; and from him, toHolingsh. Chron. in ann. 1558. (5 M.) his Brother the Count of Rouchefoucalt; he continued Prisoner, until he was redeemed Holingsh. Chron. in ann. 1558. (5 M.) for Twenty four thousand Crowns: which did much weaken his Estate.

How he came to be attainted, I have not seen: but in 1 Eliz. he wasJou [...]nal of [...] de co [...]. anno. restored in Blood. And, in 2 Eliz. beingPat. [...] [...]l. p. 5. then one of the Knights of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and having so valiantly defended Guisnes (as before is said) he was constituted GovernourPat. [...] [...]l. p. 5. of the Town and Castle of Barwick upon Twede; as alsoCamd. Eliz. p. 35. Et Pat. 2 Eli [...]. p. 6. War­den of the East and Middle-Marches towards Scotland.

Soon after which, being likewise made General Holin [...]. ut sup [...]. of the English Army, then sent into that Realm, in aid of the Scots against the French, who had made an InvasionHolin [...]. ut sup [...]. there, with great Forces, on purposeHolin [...]. ut sup [...]. to subvert the ancient State of that King­dom, and to annex it unto the Crown of France; he besiegedHolin [...]. ut sup [...]. Leith, and at length forcedHolin [...]. ut sup [...]. the French to depart.

But after this, he lived not long; for it ap­pears I. 3. in Of­ficio Arm. f. 35 [...]., that he died upon the fourteenth of De­cember, Anno 1562. (5 Eliz.) at Cheston, be­sides Waltham, in Hertfordshire, in the House of his Son-in-Law Henry Denny Esq and was bu­ried I. 3. in Of­ficio Arm. f. 35 [...]. in the Parish-Church there, near to the Communion-Table: leaving IssueI. 3. in Of­ficio Arm. f. 35 [...]., by Mary his Wife, DaughterI. 3. in Of­ficio Arm. f. 35 [...]. to Charles Earl of Worcester, two Sons, viz. Arthur, and William; and one Daugh­ter, called Honora, Wife of the same Henry Denny.

Which Arthur, [...]. beingCamd. An­nals, p. 40. with his Father at the Siege of Leith, was there woundedCamd. An­nals, p. 40. in the Shoul­der by a Musket-Bullet: And in 15 Eliz. was Ibid. p. 216. one of the Peers for Trial of the Duke of Nor­folk.

In 23 Eliz. being made Lord LieutenantIbid. p. 309. of Ireland, he march'd into Ophalia, against O-Co­nero, a great Rebel; and reduc'dIbid. p. 309. him, and others then in Arms in those Parts, to Obedience.

Moreover, in 29 Eliz. he wasIbid. p. 453. one of the Com­missioners for Trial of the Queen of Scots at Fo­theringhay: and the next ensuing year, when Ibid 496, & 499. Secretary Davison (to palliate Queen Elizabeth's intention to take her Life away) was question'd in the Star-Chamber, for delivering the Warrant for her Execution (which he did (as 'twas said) not onely without the Queen's privity, but contrary to her express Command) this Lord Grey, beingIbid 496, & 499. a great Zealot for Religion, made a large SpeechIbid 496, & 499. in the defence of Davison, and to justifie the Expedi­ency of her death.

Likewise, in 31 Eliz. (Anno 1588.) uponIbid. p. 518. that danger of the Spanish-Invasion, having the repu­tation Ibid. p. 518. of a most expert Soldier, he wasIbid. p. 518. one of the Council of War, appointed to consult for the defence of the Ports and Havens.

And by his TestamentNe [...]ill qu. 30., bearing date 14 Oct. 35 Eliz. appointing no certain place for his Buri­al, departedFF. in Of­fic. Armor. 369 [...]. this Life at Whaddon, upon the same day; where he was buriedFF. in Of­fic. Armor. 369 [...].: leaving IssueFF. in Of­fic. Armor. 369 [...]., byCa [...]d. ut supra 615. the Lady Iana Sibylla Moris [...]n (an Alien born, but EndenizedJournal of Parl. de cod. anno. in 18 Eliz.) Thomas his Son and Heir: Who, in 40 Eliz. uponCamd. An. p. 684. another danger from the Spaniard, design'd against Ireland, put Camd. An. p. 684. himself into the Queens Fleet, to prevent their Landing. And in 43 Eliz. was oneIbid. 788. of the Lords sent to the Earl of Essex, when he made that Insurrection which cost his Head▪ and was shut Ibid. 788. up in Essex-house, whilst the Earl march'd into London.

But, in 2 Iac. beingSto [...] Ann [...] continued by Ho [...]s [...]. one of those Conspirators (with the Lord Cobham, Sir Walter Raleigh, and others) that had design'd to take the King and Prince to the Tower of London, and thence to Dovor-Castle, whereby they might obtain a Tole­ration [Page 716] of the Romish-Religion, and remove some Counsellors of State (as 'twas then said) was at­tained Sto [...] Ann [...] continued by Ho [...]s [...]. of Treason; and long afterwards, viz. 6 Iulii, Anno 1614. diedSto [...] Ann [...] continued by Ho [...]s [...]. in the Tower, being the last Lord Grey of Wilton.

Grey of Ruthyn.

I Now come to Roger de Grey, Roger. Son to Iohn Lord Grey of Wilton, by his second Wife.

This Roger, in 12 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. 13. in that Ex­pedition then made into Scotland; and sateLel. coll. vol. 1. 418. in the Parliament held at Yorke, in Anno 1322. (16 E. 2.)

In 1 E. 3. he was in anotherRot. Scoc. 1 E 3. m. 6. Expedition into Scotland, and of the RetinueRot. Scoc. 1 E 3. m. 6. to Edmund Earl of Kent, the King's Uncle.

In 5 E. 3. he had the Castle of Bergavenny committedRot. Fin. 5 E. 3. m. 18. to his Trust, upon the death of Iohn de Hastings, Lord thereof.

In 9 E. 3. there were certain CovenantsClaus. 9 E. 3. in dorso [...]. 2 [...]. seal­ed, upon Munday next after the Feast of the Holy Trinity, betwixt this Roger, and Sir William de Montag [...] (afterwards Earl of Salisbury) That Iohn his Son and Heir apparent, should marry Anne the Daughter of the said William, before Whit [...]ontide then next ensuing; and that he the said Roger should settle upon them Lands of C l. per annum value, upon the receipt of a thousand Marks Sterling for her Portion.

In 17 E. 3. this Roger was charg'dRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. in dor­so m. 16. to provide twenty Men at Arms, and twenty Archers, for the King's Service in France. And in 26 E. 3. was constitutedRot. Fran. 16 E. 3. m. 5. a Commissioner (amongst others) to Arm and Array all the Knights, Esquires, and other able Persons, residing in the Counties of Bedf. and Buck. and to leadRot. Fran. 16 E. 3. m. 5. them against the King's Enemies, an Invasion being then threatned from the French.

This Roger WeddedEsc. 13 R. [...]. n. 51. Elizabeth the Daughter of Iohn Lord Hastings of Bergavenny, and of Isa­bel his Wife, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to William Valence Earl of Pembroke, (by means whereof, his Posterity becameEsc. 13 R. 2. n. 51. Heirs to the last Iohn de Hastings Earl of Pembroke (as I have more fully shewed, where I speak of that Noble Fami­ly:) And departedEsc. 27 E. 3. n. 58. this Life upon the sixth day of March, 27 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 27 E. 3. n. 58. of the Mannor of Hemingford-Grey, in Com. Hunt. Ash­by-Canons, in Com. Northampt. Leghe, Podyng­tone, Wraste, and Brockeburgh, in Com. Bedf. Snellestone, Sewenestone, the moytie of the Mannor of Waltone, the Mannor of West-Ble­chele, Stoke, and Great Brickhill, in Com. Buck. the Castle of Ruthyn, the Cantred of Deffren­cloyt, and all the Lands which did formerly be­long to Wentblyan de Lascy, in the Cantred of Englefeild, in the Marches of Wales: leaving Reginald his Son and H [...]ir twenty six years of age.

But before I proceed with my Discourse of this Reginald, I am to take notice, That Iohn Iohn. his elder Brother was an active Man whilst he lived; being joyn'd in CommissionRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. m. 12., in 17 E. 3. with Henry Earl of Lancaster, and divers other Great Men, to go to Rome, as Embassadors from King Ed­ward, with full Power to Treat, in the presence of the Pope, with Philip de Valoys, or his Embas­sadors; and amicably to conclude of Peace betwixt the King and him.

Likewise, That in 20 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 3. in the Wars of France. And, that for these and other his faithful Services, in 22 E. 3. he obtain'dClaus. 22 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. the Custody of the Lands of Sir Iohn Wake Knight, deceased, then in the King's hands, by reason of the Minority of his Heir.

But this Iohn dyingRot. Fin. 27 E. 3. m. 9. in his Father's Life-time, Reginald Reginald. his Brother came to Inherit (as hath been already observed) and had LiveryRot. Fin. 27 E. 3. m. 9. of his Lands in 27 E. 3. then doing his Homage.

Which Reginald, in 26 E. 3. was a Commissio­ner Rot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 9., with his Father (and others) for arraying and arming the Knights, Esquires, and other able Men, of Bedford and Buckinghamshires, for the defence of the Realm, against an Invasion, then threatned by the French: And, in 29 E. 3. inRot. Fran. 29 E. 3. m. 9. that Expedition then made into Britanny, of the Reti­nue Rot. Fran. 29 E. 3. m. 9. with Henry Duke of Lancaster.

In 33 E. 3. he wasRot. Vascon. 33 E. [...]. m. 14. again in the Wars of France: So also inRot. Franc. 34 E. 3. m. 12. 34, andRot. Franc. 43 E. 3. m. 7. 43 E. 3. And from 27 E. 3. until 11 R. 2. inclusive, had Sum­mons to all the Parliaments of both those Kings.

He diedEsc. 12 R. 2. n. 23. upon the Tuesday next before the Feast of St. Peter ad Vincula, in 12 R. 2. seisedEsc. 12 R. 2. n. 23. of the Mannors of Hemyngford, in Com. Hunt. Canons-Ashby, in Com. Northampt. Brickhill-magna, Stoke-Hamund, West-Blecheley, the fourth part of the Mannor of Woketon, the Mannors of Bragen­ham, and Seveneston, with the moytie of the Mannor of Walton, in Com. Buck. of the Man­nors of Harewolde, Podington, Leyghe, Brock­boroughe, Northwode, Wraste, and Flyte, in Com. Bedf. and of the Castle of Ruthyn, with the Cantreds of Deffren-cloyt, and Englefeld, in the Marches of Wales: leaving Reginald his Son and Heir xxvi years of age.

Which Reginald, doingRot. Fin. 12 R. 2. m. 25. his Homage, had the same year LiveryRot. Fin. 12 R. 2. m. 25. of his Lands, and the next year following, uponEsc. 13 R. 2. n. 30. the death of Iohn de Ha­stings Earl of Pembroke, was foundEsc. 13 R. 2. n. 30. to be his next Heir, (viz. Esc. 13 R. 2. n. 30. Son of Reginald, Son of Elizabeth, Daughter of Iohn de Hastings and Isabell his Wife, one of the Sisters and Heirs to Adomare de Va­lence) at that timeEsc. 13 R. 2. n. 30. xxviii years of age.

And in 18 R. 2. was inPat. 18 R. 2. p. 1. m. 25. Ireland, upon the King's Service. So also inPat. 22 R. 2. p. [...]. [...]. 21. 22 R. 2. then attend­ing Pat. 22 R. 2. p. [...]. [...]. 21. the King in Person thither; and was then Pat. 22 R. 2. p. [...]. [...]. 21. left there for the safeguard of that Country.

Betwixt this Reginald (by reason of his large Possessions in Wales) and Owen Glendowr, there grewLel. coll. vol. 1. [...]85. no little difference, touching a Common lying between the Lordship of Ruthyn (whereof Reginald was Owner) and the Lordship of Glen­dowrdwy, whereof Owen was Owner, and had his Sirname. Which Owen wasLel. coll. vol. 1. [...]85. an Esquire to the Earl of Arundell; and, during the Reign of King Richard the Second, did over-powerLel. coll. vol. 1. [...]85. this Regi­nald, being also a Servant in Court to the King (with whom he wasLel. coll. vol. 1. [...]85. at the time of his being taken by Henry Duke of Lancaster, afterwards King by the Name of Henry the Fourth) in the Castle of Flynt. But after King Richard's De­posal, this Reginald, as better Friended than Owen, entredLel. coll. vol. 1. [...]85. upon the Common; which occasion'd Owen, in 1 H. 4. to make his ComplaintLel. coll. vol. 1. [...]85. in Parliament against him, for thus devesting him of his Right therein; but had no redress.

Whereupon the Bishop of St. Asaph wish'dIbid. the Lords to take heed, that by thus slighting his Complaint, they did not irritate the Welch to an Insurrection. To which it was answeredIbid. by [Page 717] some, That they did not at all fear those rascally bare-footed People.

Owen thereforeHist. of Wales by D Powel, p. 386., seeing no other Remedy, ha­ving many Friends and Followers, put himself in ArmsHist. of Wales by D Powel, p. 386. against Reginald; and, meeting him in the Field, overcame, and tookHist. of Wales by D Powel, p. 386. him Prisoner, spoiling Hist. of Wales by D Powel, p. 386. his Lordship of Ruthyn; so that many resorted Hist. of Wales by D Powel, p. 386. to him from all Parts of Wales, not knowing but that he was in as great Favour then, as in King Richard's days. Others puttingHist. of Wales by D Powel, p. 386. in his Head, that now the time was come, that the Britons, by his means, might again recover the Honour and Liber­ties of their Ancestors.

Reginald therefore being thus kept PrisonerPat. 4 H. 4. [...]. 1. m. 28. Videsis e­tiam Rot. Parl. 4 H. 4. n. 13., and strictlyPat. 4 H. 4. [...]. 1. m. 28. Videsis e­tiam Rot. Parl. 4 H. 4. n. 13. handled by Owen, to terrifie him into a Compliance with him in his Rebellious Act­ings; and notPat. 4 H. 4. [...]. 1. m. 28. Videsis e­tiam Rot. Parl. 4 H. 4. n. 13. permitted to have his Liberty, unless he would give Ten thousand Marks for his Ransom: whereof Six thousand to be paid upon the Feast-day of St. Martin, in 4 H. 4. and to give up his eldest Son, with some other Persons, as Ho­stages, for the Remainder: the King, at the humble Suit of Reginald, seeingPat. 4 H. 4. [...]. 1. m. 28. Videsis e­tiam Rot. Parl. 4 H. 4. n. 13. no other means for his Enlargement, gave way thereto, authorisingPat. 4 H. 4. [...]. 1. m. 28. Videsis e­tiam Rot. Parl. 4 H. 4. n. 13. Sire William de Roos, Sire Richard de Grey, Sire Wil­liam de Willughby, Sire William le Zouche, and Sire Hugh Huls; as also Iohn Harvey, William Vaus, Iohn Lee, Iohn Langeford, Thomas Payne, and Iohn Elnestow, and every of them, to treat with Owen and his Council, and to conclude with him in what they should conceive most expedient to be done for his Redemption.

Whereupon they consentingIbid. to give that S [...]m for his deliverance, the King gave LicenceIbid. to Robert Braybroke Bishop of London, as also to Sire Gerard Braybroke the Father, and Sire Gerard the Son, then Feoffees of divers Lordships for this Reginald, to sell the Mannor of Hertelegh, in Kent, towards the raising of that Sum. And for the better enabling him to pay so greatPat. 4 H. 4. p. 2. m. [...]3. a Fine, was pleased to grant, That, whereas it was enact­ed, That all such Persons who were Owners of Lands in Ireland, and did not there reside, should for such their neglect forfeit two parts of the Pro­fits of them to the King; that, notwithstanding this Act, he should forfeit nothing for his Non­residence there, during the term of six years then next ensuing.

This is the same Reginald who hadEx vet. cod. Ms. pen. Henr. Comitem Kanc. ann. 1640. the great Contest in the Court of Chivalry, with Sire Edward de Hastings, touching the Title of Lord Hastings, and bearing the entire Arms of Iohn de Hastings, late Earl of Pembroke, unto whom he was Heir (as hath been observed.) Which Cause coming to a definitive SentenceEx vet. cod. Ms. pen. Henr. Comitem Kanc. ann. 1640. in 11 H. 4. the Right and Title to the said Name and Arms was adjudged Ibid. to him and his Heirs, as Lord Hastings; and Sir Edward de Hastings thenceforth prohibitedIbid. to bear them, was sentenc'dIbid. to pay such Costs of Suit as should be appointed by the Court.

After this, viz. in 4 H. 5. he was retain'dEx ipso au­togr. pe [...]ès Cleric. Pell. by Indenture, to serve the King in his Wars of France. And the same year serv'dRot. Franc. 4 H. 5. m. 23. him in his Fleet at Sea.

In 9 H. 5. he was again retain'dEx ipso au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve him in his Wars beyond-Sea, for half a year, with six Men at Arms, himself accounted one, and eigh­teen Archers mounted, according to their respe­ctive Conditions; taking per diem, for himself two Shillings, and for each of his Men at Arms Twelve Pence, with the accustomed Reward; and Six Pence apiece for his Archers: As also to have the benefit of all Prisoners they should take, ex­cepting Kings, Princes, or any of the Royal Blood, and especially Charles the D [...]phin of Viennois, or any one that murthered Iohn Duke of Burgeyne, or were consenting thereto. And in 3 H. 6. was in like sort retain'd [...]. to serve the King in his Wars of France, under the Command of Iohn Duke of Bedford (the King's Uncle, then Regent of France) with twenty Men at Arms, and sixty Archers on Horseback, for the like Wages.

This Reginald hadEx coll. R. Gl. S. two Wives; viz. Margaret the Daughter of William Lord Ros; and Ioane, Daughter and Heir to William Lord Astley. By the first of them he had Issue Sir Iohn Gr [...]y Knight, who in 13 R. 2. serv'dR [...]t. F [...]anc. 13 R 2. m. 4. the King in his French Wars. Which Iohn departing this Life whilst his Father lived, left Issue [...]. Edmund and Thomas.

Which Thomas, Thomas L. Grey of Rugemont. being [...]. a Knight in 28 H. 6. was advanc'd [...]. to the Dignity of Baron of Ruge­mont-Grey, in Com. ... And having, in 38 H. 6. obtain'dPat. [...] H. 6. p 1. m 8. the Stewardship of the Lord­ships of Wendover, and Whaddon, in Com. Buck. forfeited to the King; had, in farther considerati­on Claus. 38 H. 6. p. [...]. m 8. of his special Services in those Wars, which King Henry underwent with his Adversari [...]s of the House of Yorke, a GrantClaus. 38 H. 6. p. [...]. m 8. of Forty Pounds per annum, out of those Lordships above-mentioned. But for this his Fidelity to the House of Lancaster, he paid dear: for, in 1 E. 4. he was (with many others of that Party) attaintedEsc. 4 E. 4. n. 41. in Parliament, being then seised of the Mannor of Langton, in Com. Ebor. and Merton, in Com. Westmerl. leaving no Issue, for ought I have seen.

By his second Wife, the said Reginald had Issue three Sons; viz. [...] Edward, who married Eliza­beth the Daughter and Heir to Henry Lord Ferrers of Groby (of whom, and his Descendents, I shall speak by and by) Iohn Grey of Barwell, in Com. Leic. and Robert Grey of Enfeild, in Com. St [...]ff.

And diedPat. 19 H. 6. m. 32. in 19 H. 6. leaving Edmund. Edmund. Pat. 19 H. 6. m. 32. his Grandson (viz. Son of Iohn his eldest Son, who died in his Life-time) his next Heir.

Which Edmund, the same year, inIbid. considera­tion of his special Services to that King, perform'd in Aquitane, and other Parts beyond Sea; as also in the Realm of England, by attendance on his Person, to his very great expence; and for a Fine of Three hundred Pounds paid into the Ex­chequer, as well in satisfaction of the Profits of his Lands, which belong'd to the King from the death of the said Reginald, as the Relief there­upon; had a special LicenceIbid. to enter upon all his Castles, Lordships, and Lands, not onely in England, Wales, and the Marches of Wales; but those in Ireland, and the Town of Calais: without any Inquisition to be taken after the death of his said Grandfather, or other Livery of them.

This Edmund, having a fair Estate in Bedford­shire, did not a little augment it, by the addition of Anthill, and certain other Lands of the Lord Fanhope: But how he came by them, let us hearLel. Itin. vol. 1. [...]. 119. & 120.

‘In the time of the Civil War betwixt King Henry the Sixth, and King Edward the Fourth, there was a Battel fought (saith Leland) without the South-Suburbs of Northampton. The Lord Fanhope took totally King Henry's part: The Lord Grey of Ruthyn did the same in counte­nance; but a little afore the Field, he practised with King Edward. Other saying, that he had a Title to the Lord Fan [...]ope's Lands at Ante­hill, and thereabout, or depraving him with false Accusations, so wrought with King Ed­ward, [Page 718] that he, with all his strong Band of Walschemen, fell to King Edward's part, upon promise, that if Edward wan the Field, he should have Antehille, and such Lands as Fan­hope had there. Edward wan the Field, and Gray obtained Antehille, cum pertinentiis, &c.’ So far my Author.

That he had great esteem from King Edward, is plain enough: for upon the twenty fourth of June, in 3 E. 4. he madePat. 3. E. 4. p. 2. m. 16. him Lord Treasurer of England; and, within two years following, viz. 3 Maii, 5 E. 4. usingCart. de ann. 5, 6, & 7 [...]. 4. n. 18. then the Titles of Lord and Baron of Hastings, Weysford, and Ruthyn, cre­ated Cart. de ann. 5, 6, & 7 [...]. 4. n. 18. him Earl of Kent, and to the Heirs-male of his Body.

After which, viz. in 11 E. 4. he wasClaus. 11 E. 4. in dorso, m. 1. one of those P [...]ers who, upon the third of July (King Edward having again recovered the Crown) sub­scrib'd and gave their Oaths of Fealty to Prince Edward (the King's Son.) And after the death of King Edward, obtain'd from King Richard the Third a ConfirmationPat. 2 R. 2. p. 1. m. [...]. of his Creation-Pa­tent. So also by King Henry the Seventh, inRot. Con­fi [...]mac. de ann. 2 H. 7. p. 3. 2 of his Reign.

This Earl Edmund marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. Brooke. Katherine Daugh­ter to Henry Perci Earl of Northumberland; by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. Brooke. four Sons: Anthony, who died in his Life-time, unmarried, and was buried at Luton; George, Iohn, and Edmund: as also two Catal. of Nob. by R. Brooke. Daughters; Elizabeth, the Wife of Sir Robert Greystoke Knight, Son and Heir to Raphe Lord Greystoke; and Anne, the Wife of Iohn Lord Grey of Wilton: and died in 4 H. 7. Whereupon George George. his Son and Heir had shortly after LiveryPat. 4 H. 7. p. 1. of his Lands.

Which George, in 7 H. 7. wasPolyd. Virg. p. 584. n. 20. &c. one of the Prin­cipal Persons in that Army which was then sent into France, under the Conduct of Gaspar Duke of Bedford, and Iohn Earl of Oxford, to the assi­stance of Maximilian the Emperour, against the French. Which Army within a short time re­turn'd, without any memorable Action, in regard Maximilian, for want of Money, was not able to appear.

And in 12 H. 7. uponIbid. 601. that Rebellion of the Cornish-men, under the Command of Iames Lord Audley, wasIbid. 601. the Chief amongst the Eng­lish Nobility, that appear'd in Arms against them, by whose Valour they were overcome at Black­heath, in Kent.

This George hadCatal. of N. b. by R. B. two Wives; Anne (the first) Daughter to Richard Widvile Earl Rivers, and Widow of William Vicount Bourchier; by whom he had IssueCatal. of N. b. by R. B. Richard. His second Wife was Katherine, the second Daughter to William Her­bert Earl of Pembroke; by whom he had Issue Catal. of N. b. by R. B. three Sons, viz. Sir Henry Grey of Wrest, George, and Anthony Grey of Branspeth: as alsoCatal. of N. b. by R. B. a Daugh­ter, called Anne, married to Iohn Lord Hussey. Which Katherine, by her last Will and Testament Holgrave qu. 15. bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Abby-Church of Wardon, in Bedfordshire.

This George diedPat. 20 H. 7. p. 1. in 20 H. 7. whereupon Ri­chard his Son and Heir had LiveryPat. 20 H. 7. p. 1. of his Lands. And in 4 H. S. wasHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 36. with the King, in his Army-Royal, at the Siege of Tberouene.

Nor can I say farther of him, than that he took to Wife Elizabeth Daughter of Sir William Husse Knight; and having much wastedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. his Estate by Ga [...]ing, diedl. 11. in Of­fic. Armorum 113 b. at the Sign of the George in Lum­bard street, within the City of London, in 15 H. 8. without Issue; and was buriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. at the White-Fryers, in Fleet-street; leaving Margaret his Wife alive, who diedDingl [...]y qu. 20. in 32 H. 8. and was likewise buriedDingl [...]y qu. 20. in the White Fryers, under her Husband's Tomb-stone: whereby the Right to this Earldom cameCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to Sir Henry Grey Henry. of Wrest, Brother to the last-mentioned Richard.

Which Sir Henry, by reason of his slender Estate, declinedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to take upon him the Title of Earl: and having marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Anne the Daughter of Iohn Blaner [...]asset, diedStow's Survey of Lon 314 a. 24 Septemb. Anno 1562. (4 Eliz.) and was buriedStow's Survey of Lon 314 a. in the Church of St. Giles without Cripple-gate, London; leaving IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Henry Henry. his Son and Heir, who marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Mar­garet the Sister of Oliver St. Iohn of Bletso, in Com. Bedf. Esq but declinedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. the Title of Earl, as his Father had done; and left IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. three Sons, Regi­nald, Henry, and Charles.

Which Reginald, Reginald. in Anno 1571. (13 Eliz.) his Estate by Frugality being much recovered, throughAnnal. Eliz. pet Camd. the special Favour of Queen Elizabeth, reassum'dAnnal. Eliz. pet Camd. his Title of Earl, which his Father and Grandfather had laid aside, by reason their Estate had been wasted: And in 15 Eliz. was Annal. Eliz. pet Camd. one of the Peers for the Tryal of the Duke of Norfolk.

Shortly after which, having wedded. Susan Daughter to Richard Bartu Esq by Katherine Dutchess of Suffolk his Wife, he diedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. without Issue, scil. in Anno 1572. (14 Eliz.) and was buriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. in St. Giles Church without Cripple-gate, before-mention'd, near to the Grave of Henry his Grandfather.

To whom succeeded Sir Henry Grey Henry. Knight, his Brother and Heir: Which Henry, in 29 Eliz. be­ing Ann. Eliz. ut supra. one of the Peers for Tryal of the Queen of Scots, shew'dAnn. Eliz. ut supra. much more zeal for her destructi­on, than befitted a Person of Honour, as our An­nals of that time do import. And having mar­ried Ibid. Mary the Daughter of Sir George Cotton of ... in Com. Cestr. Knight,. Widow of Ed­ward Earl of Derby, diedIbid. also without Issue, ... Jan. Anno 1615. and was buriedIbid. at Wrest; leaving Charles Charles. his Brother to succeed him in this Honour: who took to WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Susan, Daughter to Sir Richard Cotton of ... in Com. Suthampt. Esq and had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. by her one onely Son, viz. Henry, and a Daughter, called Susan, Wife of Sir Michaell Longvile of ... in Com. Buck. Knight: and departingCatal. of Nob. by R. B. this Life in Anno 1625. was also buriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. at Wrest.

To whom succeededIbid. Henry Henry. his Son and Heir, who marriedIbid. Elizabeth one of the three Daugh­ters and Coheirs to Gilbert Talbot Earl of Shrews­bury; but died without Issue, in Anno 1639.

Whereupon Anthony Grey, Anthony. then Rector of the Church of Burbache, in Com. Leic. Son of George, Son of Anthony Grey of Branspeth, third Son to George Earl of Kent before-mentioned, by reason of the Entail upon the Heir-male, succeeded in the Title of Earl. But, upon ClaimJournal of Parl. de ann. 16 [...]0. made unto the Dignity of Lord Grey (commonly called Lord Ruthyn) by Charles Longvile Esq Son and Heir to Sir Michaell Longvile Knight, by Susan his Wife, Sister and Heir to Henry the last Earl of Kent, who died without Issue (as hath been ob­served) after great and long dispute in the Parlia­ment begun at Westminster, 3 Nov. Anno 1640. (16 Car. 1.) Anthony then Earl of Kent chal­lenging the same, as appurtenant to his Title of Earl, and Charles Longvile setting [...]orth his Claim thereto, through Susan his Mother, as Right Heir to that Dignity; it was at length clearly adjudged [Page 719] Journal of Parl. de ann. 1640. to Longvile: who thereupon had his WritJournal of Parl. de ann. 1640. of Summons, bearing date 6 Febr. 16 Car. 1. thus directed; viz. Carolo Longvile de Grey Chivalier; and sate in Parliament as Lord Grey accordingly, having the same Place and PrecedenceJournal of Parl. de ann. 1640. as those of that Family of Lord Grey of Ruthyn (Progenitors to those Earls of Kent) formerly of right had and enjoyed.

Which Charles Lord Grey having married Fran­ces, second Daughter and one of the three Coheirs of Edward Nevill Esq Cousin-german to Henry Nevill late Lord Bergavenny, departed this Life upon the ... day of ... at Oxford, in Anno 1643. leaving Issue one sole Daughter and Heir, called Susan, to whom the Dignity and Ti­tle of Baroness Grey then descended. Which Su­san being Wedded to Sir Henry Yelverton of Easton-Manduit, in the County of Northampton, Baronet, had Issue by him three Sons; viz. Charles, born 21 Aug. Anno 1657. Henry, and Christopher; and one Daughter, called Frances.

But I return. This Anthony, to whom the Earl­dom of Kent so devolved, taking to WifeVisit. Co­mitat. Leic. anno 1619. Magda­len the Daughter to William Purefoy of Calde­cote, in Com. Warr. Esq had IssueVisit. Co­mitat. Leic. anno 1619. by her five Sons, viz. Henry, Iohn, Iob, Theophilus, and Na­thaniel; and five Daughters, scil. Grace, Magda­len, Christian, Patience, and Priscilla.

Which Henry, Henry. upon the death of his Father, succeeding in his Honour, weddedCertificat. of Fune­rals in Off. Arm. f. 74. Mary the Daughter of Sir William Courtene Knight, by whom he had IssueCertificat. of Fune­rals in Off. Arm. f. 74. two Sons, viz. Henry, who diedCertificat. of Fune­rals in Off. Arm. f. 74. ... Anno 1644. and Anthony: and departed this Life ... leaving the said Anthony surviving, at this time Earl of Kent; who took to Wife Mary the sole Daughter and Heir to Iohn Lord Lucas: and one Daughter, named Elizabeth, afterwards married to Banastar Maynard, Son and Heir to the Lord Maynard.

Grey of Groby.

I Next come to Sir Edward Grey Edward. Knight, se­cond Son to Reginald Lord Grey of Ruthyn, by Ioane his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Wil­liam Lord Astley.

This Sir Edward marriedEsc. 23 H. 6. n. 33. Elizabeth the sole Daughter of Henry Son to William Lord Ferrers of Groby; and by reason of the said Henry's death, in the Life-time of William his Father, became Esc. 23 H. 6. n. 33. next Heir to the same Lord Ferrers: Whereup­on, doing his Homage (havingRot. Fin. 23 H. 6. m. 11. then Issue by her) he had LiveryRot. Fin. 23 H. 6. m. 11. of the Lands of her Inheritance, and bore the Title of Lord Ferrers of Groby, as ap­peareth Stafford & Kempe f. 25 a. by that special Dispensation which he obtain'd from Iohn Stafford then Archbishop of Canterbury, bearing date at Lambethe, 8 Nov. Anno 1446. (25 H. 6.) whereby, in respect of the great distance of his Mannor-house of Groby, from the Parish-Church, and foulness of the ways there­to, he had Licence to Christen that Child therein, by the Vicar of his Chappel, wherewith Elizabeth his Lady was then great, and near the time of her delivery. Which Dispensation was directed thus; Stafford & Kempe f. 25 a. viz. Nobili viro Edmundo Domino de Ferrers de Groby.

But, about two years after, scil. 27 H. 6. (being then xxx years of age) he had SummonsClaus. de [...]od. ann. in dorso. to Par­liament, as Lord Ferrers of Groby, to distinguish him from the Lord Ferrers of Chartley.

This Edward diedEsc. 36 H. 6. n. 40. 18 Dec. 36 H. 6. leaving Sir Iohn Grey Knight, his Son and Heir, twenty five years of age; as alsoEx coll. R. Gl. S. Edward Grey, a second Son, afterwards called Lord L'isle, (as I shall shew by and by;) Reginald, a third Son, slainEx coll. R. Gl. S. in the Battel of Wakefeild; and Anne, a Daughter, mar­ried Ex coll. R. Gl. S. to Sir Edward Hungerford Knight.

Which Sir Iohn Grey Iohn. married [...] Virg. 51 [...]. n. 40. Elizabeth the eldest Daughter to Richard Widvile Earl Rivers; and being slainPol. Virg. ut supra. in the Battel of St. Albans, on the King's part, in 39 H. 6. left Issue two Sons; viz. Pol. Virg. ut supra. Sir Thomas Grey, and Sir Richard Pol. Virg. ut supra., both Knights. Which Sir Richard was afterwards be­headed Ibid. 5 [...]4 n. 10. & 5 [...]6. n. 20. at Pomfret, in 1 R. 3. Elizabeth their Mother still surviving; with whose Beauty King Edward the Fourth (when she came to him at his Mannor-house of Grafton, as a Petitioner on the behalf of her self and her Son) being captivated, madePolyd. Virg. [...]. n 40. her his Queen; and, for her sake, so much favoured her Son Sir Thomas, Thomas. that, upon the twen­ty fourth of August, in the eleventh year of his Reign, he createdCart. 11 E 4. n. [...]. him Earl of Huntendon. More­over, in 14 E. 4. he retain'dEx ipso au­togr. [...] him to serve in Nor­mandy, with Forty Men at Arms, and Two hun­dred Archers: And, upon the eighteenth of April, in 15, advanc'dCart. 15 E. 4. n. 14. him to the Dignity of Marquess Dorset, onlySe [...]den's tit. of [...] p. 761. per cincturam Gladii, & Capae Hono­ris & Dignitatis impositionem, the Coronet being omittedSelden's tit. of [...] p. 761.. Upon which day he sateStow's An­nals. in his Ha­bit, at the upper end of the Table, amongst the Knights in St. Edward's Chamber; and in 22 E 4. gave him LiveryPat. 22 E. 4. p. 2. m. 16. of his Lands, without making proof of his age.

Nevertheless, after the death of King Edward, in respect of his near relation to the young King Edward the Fifth (whom Richard Duke of Glou­cester, his unnatural Uncle, caused to be unnaturally murthered) he was attaintedEsc. virtute Officii 1 R. 3. of High Treason. But, having taken SanctuaryPolyd Virg. p. 551. n. 40., for the preserva­tion of himself from that blood-thirsty Man, he got privily away,Ib [...]d. 5 [...]2. n. 20. and fled into B [...]itanny (with di­vers other Persons of Note) to the aid of Henry Earl of Richmund, who then hadIb [...]d. 5 [...]2. n. 20. an Army of Five thousand Men, with Ships ready to tran­sport them for England: and finding the Earl gone thence, wentIbid. 553. n. 30. & 40. to Venice; but hearing of his return, hastedIbid p 554. back.

Howbeit, after this, being invitedIb [...]d 5 [...]7. n. 10. by the Queen his Mother (whom King Richard by Flat­tery hadIb [...]d 5 [...]7. n. 10. abus'd) to return into England, with promiseIbid. 55 [...]. n. 10. of great matters; despairingIbid 55 [...]. n. 10. of the Earl's Success, he wentIbid 55 [...]. n. 10. from Paris, by night, into Flanders, with purpose to get into Eng­land. Which being made known to Richmund, he forthwith sentIbid. Humphrey Cheyney after him; who, overtaking him at Compeigne, prevail'd Ibid. with him to return.

But it was not long ere the Scene became alter­ed, by the destruction of King Richard in the Battel at Bosworth. Whereupon Richmund ob­taining the Crown (by the Name of King Henry the Seventh) sentIbid. 566. n. 30. for him to return, having leftIbid. 566. n. 30. him at Paris in Pledge (with Iohn Bourchier) for certain Moneys borrowed there. Whence being return'd, he fullyRot. Parl. 1 H. 7. n. 3 [...]. restor'd him, and madePolyd. Virg. 567. him one of his Privy-Council.

Nevertheless, after this the King grew jealous of him: forIbid. 572. n. 40. being at Wals [...]gham, in Norfolk, to prevent those who stood not firm to him from getting into Flanders; and hearingIbid. 572. n. 40. that he was [Page 720] coming thither to clear himself of those Suspici­ons which some had rais'd of his Fidelity, he sent Ibid. 572. n. 40. the Earl of Oxford to meet him, and carry him to the Tower of London; concludingIbid. 572. n. 40., That if he were not cordial, that was the best way to pre­vent mischief from him; but if he were, (as in truth he was) that then he would not take it ill. And, accordingly, after some time, didIbid. p. 576. not only set him at liberty, but receiv'd him into his for­mer Favour and Familiarity: And in 7 H. 7. di­spatch'd Ibid. 584. n. 20. him into France, with that Army in­tended for the Aid of Maximilian the Emperour against the French, under the Conduct of Gaspar Duke of Bedford, and Iohn Earl of Oxford.

After which, in 11 H. 7. he was one of the principal PersonsRot. de va­di [...]s militum de ann. 12 H. 7. penès Cler. Pell. in the Conduct of those Forces which vanquish'd the Lord Audley, and his Fellow-Rebels, at Black-heath, in Kent.

This Thomas caus'dLel. Itin. vol. 1. f. 19. the Ditch of the old Castle at Gr [...]by to be fill'd up; and beganLel. Itin. vol. 1. f. 19. the Founda­tion and Walls of a great Gate-house, and a Tower there, of B [...]ck; but did not finish it. He built Lel. Itin. vol. 1. f. 19. also two Towers of Brick, on the Front of the House, correspondent to the Gate-house, (on each side one.)

By his TestamentBlamyr qu. 7. (whereunto there is no date) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in his College of [...] (in Com. Warr.) before the Image of the Blessed Trinity, in the midst of his Closet, within the same College, and appointed, That his Exe­cutors should cause to be said for his Soul, in eve­ry of the [...]ou [...] Orders of Freres in London, an hundred M [...]ss [...]s; and that, at the time of his Bu­rial, an hundred Marks should be disposed in Alms to poor People. Moreover, he willed, That the Hospital of [...]tterworth, in Com. Leic. of his Pa­tronage, should be appropriated to his College of Astley; to the intent that the Dean of that Col­lege, and his Brethren, should specially pray for the Souls of King Edward the Fourth, Queen Eli­zabeth his Wife (Mother to this Marquess) as also for his Fathers, his own, his Wifes Soul, and all Christian Souls.

He also Willed, That his Son and Heir appa­rent should (after his Decease) have and enjoy his Mannors of Groby, Bradgate, Rotby, Newton, Ansty, Cobentre, Glenfeild, with all the Mem­bers to them appertaining: as also the Mannor of Higham, in Com. Leic. with Winchester Fee; and the Mannors of Gra [...]ton, Hertwelle, Ashehenne, Roo [...]e, Wyke-H [...]mund. Wyke-Dive, Stoke upon Tearne, Wutt [...]n under Wyvor, Broughton Astley, the Lee [...], and [...] Lee-Bancors, and Levi­sham; with all his [...] in Calais.

And that Cecilie his Wife should have the Man­nor of Ast [...], with its Appurtenances.

Likewise, for the performance of his Legacies, and that every of his Daughters unmarried might have a thousand Pounds, the Revenues and Profits of his Mannors of Lutterworth, Creke, Clay-Coton, Willoug [...]o [...]-Waterlesse, Wedyngton, Trelawne, Tregewell, Trewardreth, Colrige, West-Kington, and Leysthorp, should be received by his Executors. And, That if the Lord Ferrers, who had then married Mary his Daughter, should die before Carnal Copulation, or disagree to the Marriage, then that Thousand Pounds to return. And lastly, That all Covenants betwixt the Lord Dudley and him, for the Marriage of his Son and H [...]ir, to Cecilie his Daughter, should be in all points perform'd.

By this Cecilie his Wife, who was Daughter and Heir to William Lord Bonvile (and afterwards married to Henry Earl of Wiltshire) he had Issue seven Sons, viz. Edward, and Anthony, who died young; Thomas, who succeeded him in his Ho­nours; Richard, Iohn, and Leonard; and George, a Clergy-man: and eight Daughters; Dorothy, first married to Robert Willoughby Lord Broke, and afterwards to William Blount Lord Montjoy; Ceci­lie, to Iohn Sutton Lord Dudley; Eleanor, to Iohn Arundell of Lanherne, in Cornwall, Esq Eliza­beth, to Gerald Fitz Gerald Earl of Kildare, in Ireland; Mary, to Walter Devereux Lord Ferrers of Chartley (afterwards created Viscount Here­ford) Margaret, to Richard Wake of Blisworth, in Com. Northampt. Esq Bridget died young; and Anne, toThower qu. 10. Richard Clement. And departedEsc. 17 H. 7. this Life 20 Sept. 17 H 7. Shortly after which, viz. 18 Nov. 18 H. 7. Thomas his Son and Heir had LiveryPat. 18 H. 7. p. 1. of his Lands.

Which Thomas, in 3 H. 8. was GeneralHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 20, 21, 22. of that Army sent about the beginning of May into Spaine, consisting of Ten thousand Men, where­of Five thousand were Archers (who, besides their Bows and Arrows, carriedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 20, 21, 22. Halberts, which they pitched in the Ground till their Arrows were shot, and then took up again to do Execution on the Enemy) wherein wereHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 20, 21, 22. also his three Brothers, with the Lord Thomas Howard, Son and Heir to the Earl of Surrey, the Lords Brooke, Willoughby, and Ferrers. Which Army arriv'dHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 20, 21, 22. at Passage a Port, in Guipuscoa; and though design'dHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 20, 21, 22. to joyn with the Forces of Ferdinand the Emperor to invade Guyenne, a Territory belonging to the King of France; yet being landed, and the Emperor pro­posing Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 20, 21, 22. other Actings from it, than were conso­nant to the Commission and Instructions which the King had given; after many of the Soldiers by ill Diet lostHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 20, 21, 22., and the General himself sickHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 20, 21, 22., return'd Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 20, 21, 22. for England, about the end of November fol­lowing, without performing any thing of mo­ment.

In 5 H. 8. this Thomas, and four of his Bro­thers, together with the Duke of Suffolk, and some other gallant Englishmen, upon Proclamati­on Ibid p. 52, & 53. of a Justs at St. Dennis in France, which Francis de Valois, next Heir to the Crown of France (having married Claude, eldest Daughter to Lewes the Twelfth, by Anne Inheritrix of Bretaigne) to give some proof of his Valour, had obtain'd Ibid p. 52, & 53. leave of the King to be performed, wentIbid p. 52, & 53. thi­ther, and behaved himself so bravely therein, that he return'dIbid p. 52, & 53. home with singular Honour.

In 12 H. 8. atIbid. p. 99. that famous Meeting of King Henry, and Francis the First of France, between Ardres and Gisnes, in Picardy, he carriedIbid. p. 99. the Sword of Estate before the King of England na­ked, as the Duke of Bourbon didIbid. p. 99. before the King of France: And after that, wasIbid. p. 99. one of the Aid­ers in those renowned Justs and Tournaments which were held at that time there, betwixt the English and French.

In 14 H. 8. he was sentIbid. p. 124. to Calais, to attend the Emperor Charles the Fifth into England; which was the time that the Emperor was so magnificently entertain'd by King Henry, being Ibid. p. 124. himself lodg'd in Black-Friers, and his Train in the King's (then new-beautified) Palace at Bride­well. And, in 15 H. 8. was (together with Sir Thomas Lovel Knight) constitutedPat. 15 H. [...]. p. 1. Chief Justice-Itinerant of all the King's Forests; and then had a GrantIbid. from that King, to himself, and the Heirs-male of his Body, of the Mannors of Wa­wens-Wotton, [Page 721] Sheldon, and Lalleford, in the County of Warwick, part of the Possessions of Edward Duke of Buckingham, lately attainted: And in 19 H. 8. in exchangePat. 19 H. 8. p. 1. from the King, the Mannors of Loughborough, and Shepesheved, in Com. Leic. with the Advousons of the Churches thereto belonging, which came to the Crown by the Attainder of Francis Lord Lovell, in conside­ration Pat. 19 H. 8. p. 1. of the Lordships of Grafton, and Hart­well, in Com. Northampt. of his own Inheritance. And moreover, by anotherIbid. Grant, obtain'd the Inheritance of Bardon-Park, in Com. Leic.

In 19 H. 8. Cecilie the Mother of this Mar­quess, then Widow of Henry Earl of Wiltshire, by her TestamentJankyn qu. 22., bearing date the sixth of March, bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Chappel at Astley, in the Tomb where the late Lord Mar­quess her Husband lay: And appointed, That soon after her death a thousand Masses should be said for her Soul, in as convenient haste as might be. Moreover, That a goodly Tomb should be made in the Chappel of Astley, over the Lord Marquess her Husband, and another over her self: And that her Executors should provide two Priests, daily to sing in the said Chappel of Astley, by the space of Lxxx years, to pray for the Soul of the said Lord Marquess, and her own Soul; and each of them to have viii l. yearly Stipend for their pains.

In 21 H. 8. this Marquess, being one of the WitnessesHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 243. produc'd in that Cause of Divorce be­twixt King Henry and Queen Katherine his first Wife, deposedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 243. to the Age of Prince Arthur, and for his Abilities as to Carnal Copulation: and the same year wasIbid. p. 274. one of the Lords who subscrib'd and presented to the King that sharp Complaint contain'd in Forty four Articles, against the then Great and Potent Cardinal Wolsey.

In 22 H. 8. he wasIbid. p. 306. one of those English Lords that subscrib'd a Letter to Pope Clement the Se­venth, whereby they importun'd his allowance of the Divorce before-mentioned.

And upon the second of June, Anno 1530. (22 H. 8.) did by his TestamentThower qu. 10. bequeath his Body to be buried in the same Chappel at Astley before-mentioned, near unto his Father; appoint­ing, That his Executors should cause three honest Priests to sing and pray there for his Soul, as also for the Souls of his Father and Mother, and all Christian Souls.

And moreover, that they should, with all speed and diligence, after his Funerals were perform'd, and Debts paid, make and build a Chappel at Astley, according to the Will of his Father, with a goodly Tomb over his Father and Mother: Which being done, to make another Tomb in the midst of the Chancel, where he himself resolv'd to be buried. And after that should be finish'd, then to build an Almshouse for thirteen poor Men, there to inhabit, and to be for ever nominated by his Executors, during their Lives; and afterwards by his Heirs; each of them to receive xii d. a Week for their Maintenance, with a Livery of Black-Cotton yearly, price iv s. Which Payment he ap­pointed should be made out of his Rents and Pro­fits of his Mannors of Bedworth, and Pakinton, and all such Lands and Tenements as were in the occupation of the Lord L'isle, reputed or ta­ken as parcel of the same Lordships; the Sur­plusage to be bestow'd in repairing the said Alms­house, and keeping his Obit yearly: And died the same year, as it seemeth by the Probate of this Te­stament; leaving Issue, by Margaret his Wife, Daughter of Sir Robert Wotton of Bocton, in Com. Cantii Knight (Widow of William Medley) four Sons; viz. Henry Lord Grey, who succeeded him as Marquess Dorset; Iohn Godw. p. 291. Grey of Pirgo in Es­sex, Thomas Ibid. p. 301., and Leonard Ibid. p 291.: And three Daugh­ters; viz. Elizabeth Wife of Thomas Lord Audley of Walden, Lord Chancellor of England; Kathe­rine, of Henry Fitz-Alan Earl of Arundel; and Anne, of Henry Willoughby of Wollaton, in Com. Nott. Esq

But before I proceed further, I must say some­thing of Leonard Grey, Herb. Hist. of K H. 8. p. [...]9. Brother to this last-men­tioned Marquess.

In 27 H. 8. this Leonard was authorisedHerb. Hist. of K H. 8. p. [...]9. to execute the Office of Deputy of Ireland, under Henry Fitz-Roy Duke of Richmund; but in 31 H 8. upon Suggestions from the Council of State there, he was recalledIbid. p. 469.; and the next year following had divers Articles of High-Treason exhibitedIbid. p. 469. against him: So that, thoughIbid. p. 469. not long before he had repuls'd O Donel, and O Nele, upon their Invading of the English Pale, and rendred the King divers good Services formerly, in France, Ireland, and other Places; yet consideringIbid. p. 469. he was charg'd with a purpose to joyn with Cardinal Poole, and other the King's Enemies, and to that end had left the King's Ordnance in Galloway; as also Ibid. p. 469. for that he had consented to the Escape of his Nephew Gerald; being brought to his Tryal, and confessing all, he had his Head cutIbid. p. 469. off on Tower Godw. in anno 154. p. 179. Hill, and was attaintedJournal of Parl. 31 H. 8. in the Parliament then held.

I now come to Henry Marquess Dorset, Son and Heir to Thomas.

This Henry, in 1 E. 6. was constitutedPat. 1 E. 6. p. 6. Lord High-Constable of England, for three days onely, viz. 18, 19, and 20 E. 6. by reason of the Solem­nity of the King's Coronation: In 4 E. 6. Justice Pat. 4. E. 6. m. 9. Itinerant of all the King's Forests: And inPat. 5 E. 6. p. 4. 5, Warden of the East, West, and Middle Marches to­ward Scotland.

This Henry first took to Wise Katherine the Daughter to William Fitz-Alan Earl of Arundell, but had no Issue by her; and afterwards, the Lady Frances, eldest Daughter to Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk▪ and Mary the French Queen his Wife: and (by reason her two Brothers died Issueless) was, in favour to her, though otherwise, forLife of Ed. 6. by Sir J. Hayward, p. 128. his harm­less simplicity, neitherLife of Ed. 6. by Sir J. Hayward, p. 128. misliked, nor much regard­ed, created Duke of Suffolk, 11 Oct. 5 E. 6. By whom he had onely three Daughters;Trin. Rec. 6 E. 6. 1 [...]. Iane, mar­ried Catal. of Nob by R. B. to Guilford Dudley, fourth Son to Iohn Duke of Northumberland; Katherine, toCatal. of Nob by R. B. Henry Lord Herbert, eldest Son to William Earl of Pembroke; and, being divorc'd from him, to Edward Seymou [...] Earl of Hartford: and Mary, toCatal. of Nob by R. B. Martin Keys, Serjeant-Porter to Queen Elizabeth.

Upon the death of King Edward the Sixth, this Duke was, through the Ambition of the then Duke of Northumberland, (whose aim was no less than to have the whole Sway of the Realm) allu­red Stow's An­nals. to countenance the Proclaiming of his Daughter, the Lady Iane, to be Queen; upon pretence of King Edward's Designation of her so to be, by his Will: but that Attempt not thriving, though it cost Northumberland, and some other, no less a price than their Heads, yet was this Henry sparedStow's An­nals.. Notwithstanding which Favour, he was so unhappy as to be stirring again: For, discerning Hol [...]sh. Chron. in ann. 1554. [...] Mari [...]. Godwyn's Annals p. 2 [...]6, 288, 291. that Queen Mary had a purpose to Match with Philip Son to the Emperor Charles the Fifth, he came into the Counties of Warwick and Leicester, [Page 722] and setHol [...]sh. Chron. in ann. 1554. [...] Mari [...]. Godwyn's Annals p. 2 [...]6, 288, 291. out Proclamations, to incense the People against it. Whereupon the Earl of Huntendon being sentHol [...]sh. Chron. in ann. 1554. [...] Mari [...]. Godwyn's Annals p. 2 [...]6, 288, 291. with a Power of Soldiers, to prevent all danger, he was necessitated to obscure himself under the trust of one Vnderwood (his Keeper) in a hollow Tree in his Park at Astley; who, after some few days, upon promise of a Reward, most basely betray'd him: so that it was not long after, that he lostG [...]dw. p. 298. his Head on Tower-Hill, viz. 23 Febr. 2 Mariae.

Touching his Brothers, I findG [...]dw. p. 29 [...]., That at the Time of Wyat's Rebellion, in 2 Mariae, (whose pretence was to oppose the Queens Marriage with Philip King of Spain) whilst Wyat was acting his Part in Kent, Iohn and Leonard departed with their Brother the Duke from London, upon the twenty fifth of January, and every where incited the People to take up Arms against the Spaniard. And that Thomas being found guiltyIbid. p. 300. of persua­ding the Duke his Brother (who was otherwise irresolute) to partake with Wyat in those his Sedi­tious Attempts, was BeheadedIbid. p. 300. upon the twenty seventh of April next ensuing.

For the Lady Frances Dutchess of Suffolk, Wi­dow of the before-specified Duke, there is a Tomb of Alabaster erected by Adrian Stokes Esq her se­cond Husband, in St. Edmund's Chappel, within the Abby-Church of Westminster, with this Epi­taph.

¶Nil decus aut splendor, nil regia nomina prosunt,
Splendida divitiis nil juv [...]t ampla domus.
Omnia fluxerunt, virtuti [...] sola remansit
Gloria, Tartareis non abolenda rogis.
Nupta Duci prius est, uxor post Armigeri Stokes,
Funere nunc valeas consociata Deo.

And now, that which I shall farther observe concerning this unhappy Duke, and his Family, is, That all his Honours being thus lost, did so conti­nue, until King Iames, by his LettersPat. 1 Jac. p. 14. Patents, bearing date at Westminster, 21 Iulii, in the first year of his Reign, created Sir Henry Grey of Pirgo, in Com. Essex. Knight (Son and Heir of Iohn Grey of Pirgo before-mentioned, by Mary his Wife, Daughter of Anthony Brown Viscount Montacute) Baron Grey of [...], in Com. Leic. with Remain­der to the Heirs Male of his Body.

Which Henry, by Anne his Wife, Daughter of William Lord Windsor, had Issue two Sons, Iohn and Ambrose; and two Daughters, viz. ... first married to William Sulyard Esq and after­wards to ... Steward; and ... Wife of Sir William Felton Knight: and died [...]. 26 Iulii, Anno 1614.

This Iohn took to Wife Elizabeth the Daughter of Edward Nevill Lord B [...]rgavenny, and had Issue by her two Sons, Henry and Philip; but died in his Father's Life-time. Which Henry was by King Charles the First, upon the twenty [...]ixth of March, in the third year of his Reign, created [...]. Earl of Stamford, in Com. Linc. And departing this Life at Bradgate, in [...]om. Leic. 21 Aug. Anno 1673. was buried in the Chappel there, with his Ance­stors. He had Issue by Anne his Wife, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to William Earl of Exeter, four Sons, viz. Thomas, Anchitel, Iohn, and Leo­ [...]rd; and five Daughters, viz. Elizabeth, Wife of George Lord De la Mer; Diana▪ of Robert Earl of Aylesbury; and Ione: as also Anne, and Mary, who both died unmarried. Which Thomas died in the Life-time of his Father; leaving Issue, by Dorothy his Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Edward Earl of Bathe, Thomas now Earl of Stanford, and two Daughters, viz. Elizabeth, married to ... Benson of Charton, in Com. Northampt. Esq and Anne.

Grey Vicount L'isle▪

I Lastly come to Edward, second Son to Sir Ed­ward Grey Knight, and Lord Ferrers of Gro­by in Right of Elizabeth his Wife.

This Edward, in 14 E. 4. was by Indenture re­tain'd Ex ipso au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King in his Dutchy of Nor­mandy, and Realm of France, for one whole year, with seven Spears, and fifty Archers. And, having marriedCart. ab anno 15 us (que) 22 E. 4. n. 18. Elizabeth the Sister and Heir of Thomas Tal [...]ot Viscount L'isle, was, in 15 E. 4. createdCart. ab anno 15 us (que) 22 E. 4. n. 18. Baron L'ysle; and afterwards, scil. 28 Iunii, 1 R. 3. madeCart. 1 R. [...]. m. 3. Viscount L'isle.

In 4 H. 7. he was (with others) constitutedPat. 4 H. 7. in dorso m. 20. a Commissioner for chusing Archers in the County of Warwick, for the Relief of the Dutchy of Bri­tanny: and, by his last Will and TestamentDogget qu. 13., be­queath'd his Body to be buried in the New Chap­pel of our Lady, begun by himself to be built in the College at Astley, where the Body of Eliza­beth his late Wife lay Interred. By which Eliza­beth he left Issue one Son, called Iohn, and three Daughters; viz. Anne, WifeEsc. 20 [...]. 7. of Iohn Willughby; Elizabeth Esc. 20 [...]. 7., first married to Edmund Dudley (of the Privy-Chamber to King Henry the Seventh) and afterwards to Arthur Plantaginet natural Son to King Edward the Fourth: thirdly, Muriel, Cat. of Nob. by R. B. Wife of Henry Stafford Earl of Wiltshire: And died in 7 H. 7. as appeareth by the Probate of his Testament.

But he had another Wife, called Iane, whom by his Testament he appointedDogget qu. 1 [...]. to cause certain Lands to be amortized, to endow and find a Priest perpetually to sing in the Chappel before-menti­oned, for his Soul, and the Soul of his late Wife Elizabeth, as also for the Soul of the said Iane, and all Christian-Souls.

Which Iane, by her Testament [...]ettiplace qu. 10., bearing date 8 Aug. Anno 1500. (15 H. 7.) bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Parish-Church of St. Mi­chael in Cornhill, within the City of London, in the Tomb where the Body of Robert Drope, her late Husband, lay: And ordain'd that her Execu­tors should cause two Tapers of Wax, both weighing x l. daily to burn at the same Tomb, during Divine Service in the Quire there, in Ho­nour of our Lord God, and our Blessed Lady, for the space of one whole year, immediately ensuing the time of her Decease: And xxxii Torches, every one of the weight of xx l. to burn at her Ex [...]quies and Funeral Service. She also appoint­ed, That her Executors should provide three hun­dred Shirts and Smocks, for poor Folk; the one half for Men, the other for Women. And more­over, That they should find two honest and virtu­ous Priests, to fing their Masses, and other Divine Service; the one of them by the space of three years, in the Chappel at Astley, where her Lord and late Husband lay buried, and the other, by the space of five years, in the Chappel of our Lady and St. Katherine, within the Church of St. Mi­chael aforesaid. And lastly, she willed, That they should cause to be made, and set up, on the [Page 723] high Rode-loft, in the said Church of St. Michaell, two Escocheons; the one of them with the Arms of her right Noble Lord and Husband, the Vicount L'isle and her own Arms joyntly; and the other, of the Arms of her Right Worshipful Husband Ro­bert Drope and her own joyntly; to the intent that their Souls, by reason thereof, might the rather be there remembred and prayed for.

But I return to Iohn, Iohn. Son to the said Edward.

This Iohn married Muriel one of the Daughters of Thomas Duke of Norfolk: and by his Testa­ment Holgrave qu. 17., bearing date 6 Sept. Anno 1504. (20 H. 7.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried where it should please the Lord Treasurer (viz. Thomas Duke of Norfolk, his Wifes Father) and the said Lady Me­ryell his own Wife; and diedHolgrave qu. 17. the same year, lea­ving Issue onely one Daughter, called Elizabeth. Cat. of Nob. by R. B.. Which Muriell afterwards marriedFettiplace qu. 10. to Sir Thomas Knevit, Knight; and diedFettiplace qu. 10. in 4 H. 8.

Of this Elizabeth it appears, That she married, or was designed to be married unto Sir Charles Brandon Knight; by reason whereof, in 5 H. 8. he had the Title of Viscount L'isle grantedPat. 5 H. 8. p. 1. to him, and to the Heirs-male of her Body, to be begotten by him. But not consenting thereto, when she came of years (as it seems) that Patent of Crea­tion was cancelledPat. 5 H. 8. p. 1.; and she afterwards taking to HusbandCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Henry Courtney Earl of Devon, died Catal. of Nob. by R. B. without Issue.

Grey of Rotherfeild.

I Come now to Robert de Grey, Robert. a younger Son to the first Henry de Grey; to whom King Iohn (as hath been already observed) gave the Mannor of Thurrok, in Essex.

This Robert had, by the giftCart. 30 H. 3. m. 9. of his Brother Walter de Grey Archbishop of Yorke, a great part of the Lordship of Rutheresfeld (how called Ro­therfeld) in Com. Oxon. with the Advowson of the Church; and left Issue Walter Walter. Cart. 29 H. [...]. m. 3., to whom the same Archbishop extended his Bounty in a more ample measure, viz. by the GrantCart. 29 H. [...]. m. 3. of all his Lands in Eilesford (in Kent) Bristhelmeston (in Com. Suss.) with Herdewyke, and Coges, in Com. Oxon. which he the said Archbishop had from Ioane the Daughter and Coheir of Robert de Arsik, and from Thomas de Haya, and Alexandra his Wife, Sister to the said Ioane; together with all those Lands which Sibylla de Crevequer, Mother to them both, held in Dower, in Coges, of their Inheritance; and whatsoever else descended to them from Robert de Arsik their Father: And likewiseCart. 30 H. 3. m. 9. the Residue of the Lordship of Rotherfeld, with the Lordships of Baggerigge, Cornewelle, and Leye.

This Walter diedRot. Fin. 52 H. 3. m. 12. in 52 H. 3. Whereupon Ro­bert Robert. his Son and Heir, doing his Homage, had Li­very Rot. Fin. 52 H. 3. m. 12. of his Lands.

Which Robert, having marriedEx vet. memb [...]. in bibl. Cotton. Avice the Daughter of William de St. Lice, departedEsc. 23 E. 1. n. 60. this Life in 23 E. 1. being then seisedEsc. 23 E. 1. n. 60. of the moytie of the Mannor [...] of Ketelwelle, and of the Mannor of Upton, in Com. Ebor. Likewise of the moytie of the Mannors of Somerton, Feryngeford, and Herdwyke, in Com. Oxon. (part of the Barony of Arsyk) by the Service of keeping Dovor-Castle; leaving Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, then xxiv years of age: who, soon after, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 23 [...] 1 m 12. of his Inheritance; and, in 25 E. 1. had SummonsClaus. de [...]. ann. in [...]. to the Parliament then held at Westminster.

In 27 E. 1. this Iohn wasRot. Scoc. 27 E. 1. m 16. in the Wars of Scot­land; but in 5 E. 2. diedCla [...]s 5 E. 2 m. 1 [...].: Whereupon Marga­ret his Widow, one of the DaughtersEx [...] au­togr. penès Dec. & Cap. Lit [...]h. and Coheirs to William de Odingsells, of Maxstoke, in Com. Warr. had assign'dClaus. 5 E. 2. m. 16. for her Dowrie the Mannors of Cogges, in Com. Oxon. and the fourth part of the Mannor of Duston, in Com. Northampt.

To whom succeeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, who in 15 E. 2. making proofClaus 15 E. [...] m. [...]. of his Age, had LiveryClaus 15 E. [...] m. [...]. of his Lands; and in 1 E. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 5. in the Wars of Scotland.

In 4 E. 3. this Iohn obtain'd a CharterCart. 4 E. 3. n. 44. for Free-warren in his Lordships of Shobinton, East-Claydon, and Botil-Cleydon, in Com. Buck. Cogges, Herdwyke, Stanlake, Feryng [...]ord, and Somerton, in Com. Oxon. Wynterburne, in Com. Berks, Duston, in Com. Northampt. Upton, Stil­lingflete, Moreby, Drynhous, Sculcotes, and Ketelwell, in Com. Ebor.

In 6 E. 3. uponRot. Pat. 6 E 3 n. 12. some difference betwixt him and William le Zouche (a great Baron of that time) which was heardRot. Pat. 6 E 3 n. 12. before the King and Council; there falling high Words betwixt them, he drewRot. Pat. 6 E 3 n. 12. his Knife at the Lord Zouche, in the King's Presence: whereupon both of them were committedRot. Pat. 6 E 3 n. 12. to Prison; and being brought forth to their Answers, the Lord Zouch was releasedRot. Pat. 6 E 3 n. 12., and he remandedRot. Pat. 6 E 3 n. 12. to Custody, all his Lands being seisedRot. Fin. 6 E. 3. m. 20. on to the King's use, for this great Misde­meanour; but afterwards, upon his submission, was restoredClaus. 6 E. 3. m. 32. to Favour: And, in 9 E. 3. went Rot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 28. into Scotland, upon the King's Service, being of the RetinueRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 28. with Henry Earl of Lancaster.

In 15 E. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 15 E 3. m. 13. in that Expedition then made into Flanders: And the next ensuing year receiv'd CommandRot. Franc. 16 E. 3 m. 11. to be at Portsmouth, upon the first of March, with twenty Men at Arms, and twenty Archers, to attend the King in a Voyage-Royal into France.

In 18 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 18 E. 3 m. 1. again in the Wars of France: So also inRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 13. 19 E. 3.

In 20 E. 3. beingRot. Franc. 20 E 3. m. 8. in Flanders, in the King's Service, he obtain'd LicenceCart. & Pat. 20 [...]. 3. m. 2 [...]. to fortifie his Houses of Rotherfeild-Grey, in Com. Oxon. and Sculcotes, in Com. Ebor. with Embattelled Walls of Lime and Stone.

In 21 E. 3. there being a TournamentComp. Joh. C [...]ke pro­vis. magnae Ga [...]der [...]b. held at Eltham (in Kent) amongst other Accoutrements prepared for that Military Exercise, this Iohn had a Hood of White Cloth givenComp. Joh. C [...]ke pro­vis. magnae Ga [...]der [...]b. him by the King, embroidered with Dancing-men, in Blue Habits, buttoned before with large Pearls. And in the same year wasRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11. again in the Wars of France, be­ing then of the Retinue to William de Clinton Earl of Huntendon.

In 26 E. 3. he wasRot. Fran. 2 [...] E. 3. m 5. one of the Commissioners in the Counties of Oxon. and Berks. for arraying and arming all Men of ability, within those Shires, and leading them against the King's Enemies, an Invasion being then threatnedRot. Fran. 2 [...] E. 3. m 5. from the French.

In 27 E. 3. he was StewardEx ipso au­togr. penès Will. le Neve eq. aur. Clar. R. Arm. anno 1640. of the King's Houshold: and in 28 E. 3. had a CharterCart. 28 E. 3. n 15. for Free-warren granted to him, within all his De­mesn-Lands of his Lordships of Cornewell, and Kengham.

In 29 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m 4. again in the Wars of France: and had SummonsClaus. de [...]sd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 1 E. 3. until that 29 year inclusive.

This Iohn had two Wives; the first, Katherine, Daughter and Coheir to Brian Fitz-Alan of Be­dall, [Page 724] in Com. Ebor. Secondly, Avice, DaughterLib. cedul. de anno 6 H. 6. p. 391. Linc. and Coheir to Iohn Lord Marmion: and diedEsc. 33 E. 3. n. 38. 1 Oct. 33 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 33 E. 3. n. 38. of the Mannors of Quenton, in Com. Glouc. Rotherfeld, with the Advowson of the Church; Cogges, Herdewyke, the moytie of the Mannor of Feryngford, with the Advowson of the Church; as also of the moytie of the Mannor of Somerton, with the Advowson of the Church, all in Com. Oxon. of the Mannors of Wyntringham, in Com. Linc. Duston, in Com. Northampt. Claydon, and Sho­binton, in Com. Buck. Upton, Stillingflete, Dring­bouse, Linton, in Cravene; and the moytie of the Mannors of Ketelwell, Bedale, Ascham, and Baynton, in Com. Ebor. And inEsc. 33 E. 3. n. 38. the Right of Avice his Wife, of the Mannor of Berewyke, in Sussex.

He was also seisedClaus. 33 E. 3. m. 9. of the Mannor of We [...]ord, in Com. Staff. and joyntlyClaus. 33 E. 3. m. 9. with the same Avice his Wife, and Iohn Marmion his Son by her, of the Mannors of Scoulcotes, Westanfeld, Estan­felde, Carethorpe, Manfelde, and Bourgh juxta Katerigg, in Com. Ebor. leaving IssueEsc. 33 E. 3. n. 38. Iohn his Son and Heir (by his first Wife) then forty years of age: and a Daughter, called M [...]nde, Pat. 32 E. 3. m. 13. first married Pat. 32 E. 3. m. 13. to Iohn the Son of Iohn de Botetourt of Weo­ley, in Com. Wigorn. Knight; and afterwardsClaus. 17 R. 2 m. 18. to Thomas de Harecourt.

Which Avice had assign'dClaus. 33 E. 3. m. 9. for her Dowrie the Mannors of Cogges, and Herdewyke, and the moytie of the Mannor of Feryngeford, in Com. Oxon. the Mannor of Weford, in Com. Staff. the Mannor of Dringhouse, and the moytie of the Mannor of Ketelwell, in Com. Ebor.

Shortly after which, Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, do­ing Rot. Fin. 33 E. 3. m. [...]. his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 33 E. 3. m. [...]. of his Lands.

By his second Wife Avice, he had Issue two Sons, viz. Lib. cedul. de an. 6 H. 6. p. 391. Linc. Iohn before-mentioned, and Robert; who both of them assumed their Mothers Sir-name of Marmion.

Of these, Iohn diedLib. cedul. de an. 6 H. 6. p. 391. Linc. without Issue; and Robert had onely oneLib. cedul. de an. 6 H. 6. p. 391. Linc. Daughter, called Elizabeth, by Lora his Wife,Ex vet. membr. in bibl. Cotton. one of the Daughters and Co­heirs to Herbert de S. Quintin, who became the WifeLib. cedul. de an. 6 H. 6. p. 391. Linc. of Sir Henry Fitz-Hugh Knight.

But I return to Iohn, Son and Heir to the be­fore-mentioned Iohn, by his first Wife.

This Iohn, in 35 E. 3. uponClaus. 35 E. 3. dors. m. 32. the Marriage of Iohn his Son and Heir, unto Elizabeth the Daugh­ter of Sir Michael de Poynings, then setledClaus. 35 E. 3. dors. m. 32. upon him, and his Heirs to be begotten on the said Eli­zabeth, his Mannors of Sbobynton, in Com. Buck. and Somerton, in Com. Oxon. andClaus. 35 E. 3. dors. m. 32. likewise a Rent of Sixty Pounds per annum out of this Lord­ship of Rotherfeld. Which Iohn Iohn. (the Son) was Rot. Vascon. 40 E. 3. m. 4. in that Expedition made into France in 40 E. 3.

He had also a younger Son, call'dClaus. 41. E. 3. m. 8. Robert, for whom he purchas'dClaus. 41 E. 3. m. 8. the Mannor of Wynelescote, and setled itClaus. 41 E. 3. m. 8. upon him, and the Heirs-male of his Body. Who dyingIbid. without Issue-male, in 41 E. 3. that Mannor devolvedIbid. to Iohn his elder Brother.

All that I have farther observ'd of him, is, That he had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 31 E. 3. until 47 of that King's Reign, inclusive: And, That upon the fourth of June, 49 E. 3. he died,Esc. 49 E. 3. n. 59. being seisedEsc. 49 E. 3. n. 59. of the Mannor of Duston, in Com. Northampt. of the Mannor of Stanlake, with the moytie of the Mannors of Rotherfeld, and Ar [...]k, in Com. Oxon. of the Mannors of East-Claydon, and Shobindon, in Com. Buck. Bedale, Uptone, Stillinflete, and Kilwardby, with the moytie of the Mannor of Askham, and sixth part of the Mannor of Baynton, in Com. Ebor. leaving Bar­tholmew Barthol­mew. Esc. 49 E. 3. n. 59. his Son and Heir twenty four years of age (Iohn his eldest Son being dead in his Life­time, as it seems;) as also Robert, and Richard, two younger Sons.

Which Bartholmew soon after doingRot. Fin. 49 E. 3. m. 21. his Ho­mage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 49 E. 3. m. 21. of all his Lands, excepting Claus. 49 E. 3. m. 23. the Mannors of Duston, and Somerton, and the yearly Rent of Sixteen Marks out of the Man­nor of Askham, which were assign'dClaus. 49 E. 3. m. 23. to Maude the Widow of that Iohn, for her Dowrie.

But this Bartholmew lived not long after: for the next year following, it appears,Rot. Fin. 50 E. 3. m. 29. That Ro­bert his Brother and Heir, doing his Homage, had Livery of his Lands.

Which Robert had SummonsClaus. de eod. ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 1 R. 2. but not after: And in 8 R. 2. having been retain'dEx ipso au­togr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King for forty days in his Scottish-Wars, shortly after departedEsc. 11 R. 2. n. 28. this Life, viz. 14 Ian. 11 R. 2. then seisedEsc. 11 R. 2. n. 28. of the Man­nor of Duston, in Com. Northampt. of the moytie of the Mannor of Bedale; of two parts of the Mannor of Ayscugh; of the Mannor of Kil­wardby; of the moytie of the Mannor of Ask­ham-Bryan; of the Mannor of Drynghouse; of the fourth part of the Mannor of Baynton, with the Mannors of Stillingflete, and Upton, in Com. Ebor. of the Mannors of Rotherfeld, and Cogges; of the moytie of the Mannor of Bagge­rigge; of the Mannor of Herdwyke; of the moytie of the Mannors of Somerton, and Fa­ringeford; and of the fourth part of the Mannor of Stanlake, in Com. Oxon. leavingIbid. Ioane his Daugh­ter and Heir, little more than two years of age.

Whereupon Elizabeth Pat. 12 [...]. 2. p. 1. the Widow of the said Robert (Daughter and CoheirClaus. 35 E. 3. m. 4. to William de la Plaunche of Haversham, in Com. Buck.) who soon after tookClaus. 12 [...]. 2. m. 31. to Husband Sir Iohn Clinton of Max­stoke, in Com. Warr. Knight, had assignedClaus. 12 [...]. 2. m. 31. for her Dowrie the Mannors of Cogges, and Herdwyke, with the moytie of the Mannors of Somerton, and Faryngeford; as also the fourth part of the Mannor of Stanlake, in Com. Oxon.

Which Ioane became the WifeClaus. 2 H. 4. p. 1. m. 12. of Sir Iohn D'eyncurt Knight: and in 2 H. 4. uponClaus. 2 H. 4. p. 1. m. 12. the death of Sir Richard Gray Knight (her Uncle) without Issue, had LiveryClaus. 2 H. 4. p. 1. m. 12. of the Mannor of Olton, in the Parish of Solihull, in Com. Warr. which was Claus. 2. H. 4. p. 1. m. 31. of her Inheritance, and wherein he had onely an Estate for Life: And had Issue two Daughters and Heirs; viz. Alice, Esc. 2 H. 6. n. [...]. the Wife of William Lord Lovel; and Margaret, marriedEsc. 2 H. 6. n. [...]. to Raphe Lord Cromwell of Tatshall.

Luterel.

IN the time of King Richard the First, the Lands of Geffry Geffrey. Luterell, lying in the Coun­ties of Notingham and Derby, were seisedRot. Pip. 7 R. 1. Nott. Derb., for his adherence to Iohn Earl of Moreton. Which Iohn afterwards attaining the Crown of this Realm, in the second year of the Reign ratified Cart. 2 Joh. m. 7. to him the Grant of fifteen Oxgangs of Land in Gameleston, and Normanton, made by Gerbod de Scaud, as also of the Lordship of Brides [...]rke, and sixteen Oxgangs of Land in Bregefort, and Kieworde, with a certain Meadow call'd Witties, by Gerard de Rodes.

[Page 725] In 5 Ioh. this Geffrey obtain'd a GrantCart. 5 Joh. n. [...]. of Ten Pounds from that King, towards his Support in his Service: and in 13 Ioh. upon Collection of the Scutage of Scotland, was acquittedRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Ebor. for se­ven Knights Fees and an half, for his Fees of that Barony, which lately belong'd to William Painell: And died in 2 H. 3. leaving IssueClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 8. & m. 10. Andrew Andrew. his Son and Heir, who marriedClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 8. & m. 10. the Daughter of Philip Mare (a Person of great Note in the Coun­ties of Notingham and Derby, in his time.)

Which Andrew doing his HomageClaus. 14 H. 3. m. 20. in 14 H. 3. had LiveryClaus. 14 H. 3. m. 20. of his Lands; and in 14 H. 3. upon Rot. Pip. 14 H. 3. Ebor. Collection of the Scutage for the first Passage of that King into Britanny, accountedRot. Pip. 14 H. 3. Ebor. Thirty Pound for Fifteen Knights Fees.

In which year, he cameRot. Norm. 14. H. 3. p. 2. m. [...]. to the King, and made claimRot. Norm. 14 H. 3. p. 2. m. [...]. to certain Lands which formerly belonged to Maurice de Gant, and descended to him by Right of Inheritance; viz. the Mannors of Cantokesheved, Stockeland, Hywys, Poelet, and Wyre, in Com. Somerset. as also of the Man­nor of Irneham, in Com. Linc. which he held by Barony, offeringRot. Norm. 14 H. 3. p. 2. m. 3. C Marks to the King, to have Livery of those Lordships. Whereunto the King consented notRot. Norm. 14 H. 3. p. 2. m. 3. otherwise, than upon condition that he did manifest his Right unto them: But, in 15 H. 3. payingRot. Pip. 15 H. 3. Ebor. Claus. r6 H. 3. m. 8. that Sum, he had LiveryRot. Pip. 15 H. 3. Ebor. Claus. r6 H. 3. m. 8. of them.

In 26 H. 3. this Andrew had Summons to fit himself with Horse and Arms,Rot. Vasc. & Claus. 26. H. 3. in dorso m. 3. and to attend the King into France: And, in 29 H. 3. uponRot. Pip 29 H. 3. Ebor. Col­lection of the Aid for marrying the King's Daugh­ter, answeredRot. Pip 29 H. 3. Ebor. for Fifteen Knights Fees.

In 30 H. 3. as HeirRot. Pip. 30 H. 3. Ebor. to Maurice de Gant, upon Collection of the Scutage of Gann [...], he paid Rot. Pip. 30 H. 3. Ebor. Twenty five Pound, for Twelve Knights Fees and an half: And in 35 H. 3. executedRot. Pip. [...]5 H. [...]. Linc. the She­riff's Office for Lincolnshire, for the one half of that year.

About this time, beingClaus. 36 H. 3. m. 20. with the King in his Expedition of Elveyn, he was acquittedClaus. 36 H. 3. m. 20. for his Scutage of Fifteen Knights Fees and an half, which he held in Yorkshire, as one of the Coheirs to Mau­rice de Gant: And in 38 H. 3. upon Collection of the Aid for making the King's eldest Son Knight, paidRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Ebor. Twenty five Pound, for Twelve Knights Fees and an half, of the Fees of Maurice de Gant; as alsoRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Ebor. Thirty Pound, for Fifteen other, of his own proper Fees. And, in 49 H. 3. departedEsc: 49 H. 3 n. 13. Linc. this Life, being then seisedEsc: 49 H. 3 n. 13. Linc. of the before-specified Mannor of Irneham, which he heldEsc: 49 H. 3 n. 13. Linc. by Barony; leaving Geffrey Esc: 49 H. 3 n. 13. Linc. Geffrey. his Son and Heir thirty years of age.

Which Geffrey, doing his Homage,Rot. Fin. 49 H. 3. m. 4. and giving SecurityRot. Fin. 49 H. 3. m. 4. for payment of C Marks for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Fin. 49 H. 3. m. 4. of his Lands.

But this Geffrey, being notPat. 50 H. 3. m. 25. compos mentis, Alex­ander his Brother had the CustodyPat. 50 H. 3. m. 25. of his Per­son; and William de Gray, whose Daughter he had married,Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 25. had the TuitionPat. 50 H. 3. m. 25. of his Children. Which Alexander, in 54 H. 3. was sign'dPat. 54 H. 3▪ m. 11. with the Cross, together with Prince Edward, eldest Son to that King.

To these succeeded Robert Robert. Luterell, who, in 5 E. 1. wasClaus. 28 E. 1. m. 11. in that Expedition then made into Wales; and in 22 E. 1. (amongst other of the Great Men in that time) had SummonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m. 8. to attend the King, to advise touching the important Affairs of the Realm. And upon that Resolution, then taken, for the King's Expedition into France, had farther CommandIbid. m. 7. to attend him at Ports­mouth, upon the first of September, the same year, well fitted with Horse and Arms, for his Service in that Voyage.

This Robert was summon'dClaus. de eodem anno in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 23 E. 1. and diedEsc. 25. [...]. 1. n. 35. in 25 E. 1. being then seisedEsc. 25. [...]. 1. n. 35. of the Man­nor of Hoton-Painell, in Com. Ebor. and Irne­ham, in Com. Linc. with the Advowson of the Church; leaving Geffrey Geffrey. his Son and Heir xxi years of age.

But of this Geffrey, in regard he never had Sum­mons to Parliament, nor any of his Descendents, I shall not speak any farther, than to take notice, That his Posterity had fair Possessions in Somerset­shire; amongst which, Cantokesheved Lel. Itin. vol. 2. f 62. (situate upon the Point of Quantok-hills) and Dunster-Castle (whereof they are still Owners) are part.

Furnivall.

IN the time of King Richard the First,Richard 1. Girard de Furnivall cameMonast. Ang. vol. 2. 50 [...]. n. 20. &. 52 b. n. 10. out of Normandy; and being in the Holy-Land with that King, in the third year of his Reign, wasJorevall 1248. l. 3. at the Siege of Acon.

This Girard, in 2 Ioh. had a GrantRot. Norm. 2 Joh. m. 2. from that King, of the Lordships of Lyre, Lymare, and Contebill, in Normandy, in lieu of CC l. per annum Lands, due to him from that King; to hold by the Service of one Knights Fee.

And, having Issue Girard his Son and Heir, who tookMon. Angl. ut supra. to Wife Maude the Daughter and Heir of William de Luvetot (a great Baron in Noting­hamshire) gaveOblat [...] 2 Joh. m. 14. to King Iohn, about that time, Four hundred Marks, to accept of the Homage of his said Son, for that Barony, which was William de Luvetot's; and to the intent he might forthwith possess those Lands whereof the said William died seised. Of all which, that King, in 5 of his Reign (being then in Normandy) by his PatentPat. 5 Joh. m. 10., bear­ing date at Molmell, 20 Maii, gave full Livery to Girard 2. the younger, and to her the said Maude.

To this Girard Girard 2. the elder, who departedMon. Ang. ut supra, 938 a. n. 30. this Life in Normandy (where he was likewise bu­ried) Girard his Son succeededMon. Ang. ut supra, 938 a. n. 30. Which Girard, being faithfulPat. 17 Jo. m. 4. to King Iohn, in the time of those great Troubles he had with his Barons, was em­ploy'd Pat. 17 Jo. m. 4. as a Commissioner, with Iohn de Laci Constable of Chester, and Geffrey de Nevill Lord Chamberlain to the King, for treating with Robert de Ros, and some other of the Chief Men of that Time, to reduce them to Obedience.

Moreover, in 18 Ioh. he was appointedPat. 18. Joh. m. 8. by the King to reside with his Wife and Family at Bolesovre-Castle, in Com. Derb. for the better pre­serving the Peace of those Parts.

He was likewise a Benefactor to the Canons of Wirksop, by the GiftMon. Angl. ut supra, 55 b. n. 10, & 20. of a certain Rent of Four Marks per annum, issuing out of his Mill at Wyrk­sop; and Common of Pasture for forty Beasts, in his Park there: Likewise of two Ox-gangs of Land in Sirakes, two Tofts in Waleringham, one in Wyrksop, one Ox-gang of Land in Sta­nyngt [...]-Field, and Pasturage for forty Kine, with their Calves of three years old, in Kiveling; and alsoIbid. n. 30. of the Chappel of Bendefeld. Besides all this, he gaveMon. Angl. vol. 1. 807 [...]. n. 20. to the Monks of Kirksted, the half of his Mill at Wudhouse, for the maintenance of the Ma [...]-lamp in that Church.

And in 3 H. 3. departedM. West [...]. [...]n. eodem. anno. this Life at Hierusa­lem: [Page 726] Whereupon his Lordship of Munden was by the King's appointment assign'dClaus. 3 H. 3. m. 9. to the Lady Ni­chola de Hays, for her better support in the Custody of the Castle of Lincolne, which she then held for the King: leaving Issue three Sons; viz. Mon. Angl. vol. 2. 938. n. 20. Thomas, Girard, and William.

To which Thomas Thomas 1. (the eldest) in 22 H. 3. the King committedPat. 22 H. 3. m. 7. the Wardship of William de Moubray, Son of Roger de Moubray (a Great Baron in Yorkshire) together with his Marriage; to the in­tent Pat. 22 H. 3. m. 7. he might take to Wife his eldest Daughter.

This is all I can say of Thomas, other than that goingMon. Ang. ut supra. in Devotion to the Holy-Land, he was there slainMon. Ang. ut supra. by the Sarazens.

Of Girard his Brother, it appears,Testa de Nevill. That he held the Barony of Wardon, in Com. Northampt. and that he adheredEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. to the Rebellious Lords, in 49 H. 3. But in 50 H. 3. Christian de Ledet, Iohn de Vaux of Kesewyke, and others, undertaking Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 27. for his future Fidelity, he was receivedPat. 50 H. 3. m. 27. into Favour.

This Christian, afterwards called Christian de Furnivall, (WifeEsc. 8 E. 1. n. 37. Nor­thampt. of Girard de Furnivall before-mentioned, as it seems) heldEsc. 8 E. 1. n. 37. Nor­thampt. that Barony of Wardon, with fifteen Knights Fees thereunto belonging. Which Barony, after her decease, re­sorted Esc. 8 E. 1. n. 37. Nor­thampt. to Christian the Wife of William, and Agnes the Wife of Iohn Latimer, as her next Heirs.

But I return to Girard Girard 3.

This Girard de Furnivall, byMon. Ang. vol. 2. 938 a. n. 50, & 60. his Mothers ap­pointment, fetch'dMon. Ang. vol. 2. 938 a. n. 50. & 60. his Brothers Corps out of the Holy-Land, and buried it at Wyrksop; and was afterwards buriedIbid. 938b. himself under a Marble Stone there, near St. Peter's Chappel.

Of William, the third Brother, I find,Esc. 55 H. 3. n. 6. Cumbr. That he had Issue, by Ada his Wife, Helewyse a Daughter and Heir, married to Eustace de Baillol: Which Ada held the Mannor of Ayketon, with the moy­tie of the Advowson of the Church; as also the moytie of the Lordship of Burgh upon the Sands, and moytie of the Mannor of Kirk-Oswald, with the moytie of the Advowson of the Church, all in Com. Cumbr. And, that, having givenMon. Ang. ut supra. Main­tenance for five Candles, to burn perpetually in our Lady Chappel, before the Image of the Blessed Virgin, he was buriedMon. Ang. ut supra. in the midst thereof.

This last-mentionedThomas 2. Thomas, by Bertha Ibid. 399. n. 50. his Wife, had Issue Thomas Ibid. 938 b. his Son and Heir; who, in 54 H. 3. obtain'd LicencePat. 54 H. 3. m. 8. of the King to make a Castle of his Mannor-house at Sheffeild, in Com. Ebor.

Of which Thomas I can say no more, than that he was buriedMonast. Ang. ut supra, 938 b. n. 20. in the Friers at Doncaster; and of Bertha his Mother, than that she took to her se­cond HusbandRot. Fin. 54 H. 3. m. 5. R [...]phe Bigod.

To Thomas succeeded another Girard Mon. Ang. ut supra.,Girard as Son and Heir; who was buriedMon. Ang. ut supra. at Wyrksep, in our Lady Chappel; and left IssueMon. Ang. ut supra. Thomas, and Wil­liam.

Which Thomas Thomas 3. (being the third of that Name) doing his HomageRot. Fin. 9 E. 1. n. 10. in 9 E. 1. had LiveryRot. Fin. 9 E. 1. n. 10. of the Lands of his Inheritance; and in the Month of June, 22 E. 1. amongst other of the Great Men of that time, had SummonsRot. vasc. 22 E. 1. m. 8. to attend the King, to advise of the Great A [...]airs of the Realm. And having so done, receiv'd CommandIbid. m. 7. to re­pair to Portsmouth, upon the first day of Septem­ber then next ensuing, well fitted with Horse and Arms, for that Expedition then intended into France.

In 24 E. 1. this Thomas obtain'd a Charter Cart. 24 E. 1. n. 3. for a Market every Week, upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of Wyrksop, in Com. Nott. and a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Cuthbert the Bishop, and five days next ensuing. As alsoCart. 24. E. 1. n. 3. for a Weekly Market at his Mannor of Sheff [...], in Com. Ebor. upon the Tuesday; and a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Holy Trinity; with Free-warrenCart. 24 E. 1. n. 3. throughout all his Demesn-Lands, in both those Lordships. And in 26 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 2. in the Wars of Scotland.

Moreover, in 27 E. 1. he was constituted Pat. 27 E. 1. m. 40. Captain-General and Lieutenant to the King, for the Counties of Notingham and Derby: and in 28 E. 1. was againRot. Scoc, 28 E. 1. m. 9. in the [...] Wars. So like­wise inRot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 3. 32, 34,Rot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 8. and 35 E. [...]

In 4 E. 2. he receiv'd CommandRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. in dorso. m. 5. (amongst ma­ny others) to fit himse [...] with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King at Rokesborough, in Scot­land, upon the Feast-day of St. Peter ad Vincula, to march against the Scots, then in Hostility. As also (soon after) another PreceptIbid. m. 4., to attend him, with ten Men at Arms, at New-castle upon Tine, on the morrow after All-Souls-day, next ensuing.

In 8 E. 2. he receiv'd farther SummonsRot Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dors. m. 4. to be at Newcastle, with Horse and Arms, upon the Feast-day of the Blessed Virgin. And had Sum­mons to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 23 E. 1. during the whole Reign of that King. So likewise to all the Parliaments of King Edward the Second's Reign, and part of King Edward the Third's, viz. till 6 E. 3. inclu­sive: but was not a Baron; that is to say, held not his Lands by Barony; as appeareth by the Testimo­ny of this Record, which I have thought fit here to insert.

EDWARDUS, Communia de Term. Mich. 19 E. 2. Rot. [...]. &c. Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scacc. salutem. Ex parte dilecti, &c. Thomae de Furnivall senioris, nobis est ostensum; quod licet ipse Baro non sit, nec terram suam per Baroniam, vel partem Baroniae teneat: nichilominus idem Tho­mas, pro quibusdam defaltis, in quibusdam Curiis nostris incidit, ut dicitur, in iisdem Curiis tanquam Baro amerciatus fuit: & vos xxviii l. xiii s. iv d. per diversas particulas, ab eo, ad opus nostrum, eâ de causà exigi faciatis, in ipsius Thomae dispendium, &c. Teste, &c.

Et modo ad Quindenam Purificationis Beate Ma­riae, venit hic praefatus Thomas, &c. Et dicit, quod non est Baro, neque tenet, nec unquam tennit aliqua tenementa in Com. praedictis, per Baroniam, nec per partem Baroniae. Dicit enim, quod tenet manerium de Sheffeild in dicto Com. Ebor. de Domino Rege per Homagium tantum; manerium de Whystan, in eodem Com. de Galfrido Lutrel; maneria de Wyrk­sop, & Gresthorp, in Com. Nott. de Rege ut de Ho­nore Tykhill, per servicium quatuor feodorum, & quarte partis feodi unius militis; manerium de Eyom, in Com. Derb. de Rege, ut de Honore Peverel, manerium de Middleton in eodem Com. de Thomâ de Chaworth, & manerium de Bracington in eodem Com. Derb. de Honore de Tuttebury, &c Et, quod idem Thomas aliquo tempore tenuit manerium de Tyreswell in dicto Com. Nott. de eodem Honore, per servicium quartae partis feodi unius militis, quod ma­nerium perquisivit de Thomâ D'eyvil sed postmodum se inde dimisit, &c. Similiter, &c. quod idem Tho­mas tenet de Nich. de Langford, de manerio suo de Have [...]shegg, in eodem Com. Derb. unum Hamelet­tum, vocatum Baumford, per servicium sectae ad Curiam ejusdem manerii de tribus septimanis, in tres, &c.

[Page 727] And having marriedPat. [...] R. 2. p. 3. m. 23. Elizabeth Daughter to Peter de Montfort of Belde [...]rt-Castle (near Hen­ley, in Arden) in Com. Warr. WidowPat. 3 R. 2. p. 3. m. 23. of Willi­am, Son and Heir to Simon de Montacute (Progeni­tor of the Montacutes Earls of Salisbury) departed Monast. Ang. vol. 1. 913. n. [...]0. this Life on the morrow after the Feast of the Purification of our Lady, Anno 1332. (6 E. 3.) being then seisedEsc. 6 E. 3. n. [...]8. of the Mannors of Wirksop, and Gresthorp, in Com. Nott. Eyom, and Stony­ middleton, in Com. Derb. the Castle and Mannor of Sheffeild; as also of the Mannor of Treton, in Com. Ebor. Thomas his Son and Heir being then thirty years of age; having likewise had two Monast. Ang. ut supra, 913. n. 20. younger Sons, William, and Nicholas: Elizabeth his Widow, for her Dowrie,Claus. 6 E. 3. m. 22. having the Mannor of Wyrksop, in Com. Nott. Wbiston, in Com. Ebor. Eyom, and Stony Middleton, in Com. Derb. with vii l. ii s. xi d. Rent, in Baumford, in the same County, then assign'd unto her.

Which Elizabeth, afterwards, scil. on Tuesday next ensuing the Feast of the Blessed Virgin, 28 E. 3. departedEsc. 28 E. 3. n. 39. this Life, being then seisedEsc. 28 E. 3. n. 39. of the above-specified Mannor of Whistane, with its Members, viz. Aston, Totewyke, Treton, Ullay, Brampton, Cu [...]eclift, and Orgrave, in Com. Ebor. of the Inheritance of Sir Thomas de Furni­vall Knight, her Grandson, then of full age. She also heldEsc. 28 E. 3. n. 39. in Dower the Mannor of Wryksop, in Com. Nott. with the Mannors of Eyom, Stony-Middleton, Baum [...]ord, and Haversegge, in Com. Derb.

For this Lady there is yet standing a beautiful Monument of Marble, with her Portraiture there­on, cut to the Life, on the North-side of the Quire of Christ-Church in Oxford, (heretofore the Conventual Church of St. Frideswide's Monastery there) where there was afterwards a ChantryPat. 3 R. 2 [...] p. 3. m. 23. of two Secular Priests, founded to celebrate Divine Service daily for her Soul, and for the Soul of the said William de Montacute; as also for the Souls of Iohn Bokyngham Bishop of Lincolne, Sir Peter de Montfort her Father, Maud her Mother; and of Iohn de Montacute, William de Montacute Earl of Salisbury, Simon de Montacute Bishop of Ely, Ed­ward de Montacute, Alice de Aubenie, the Lady Mary Cogan, Elizabeth Prioress of Haliwell, the Lady Hawise Bavent, the Lady Maud Abbess of Ber­king, the Lady Isabell a Nun at Berking, Chil­dren of him the said Sir William de Montacute and her: And moreover, for the Souls of the before-specified Sir Thomas de Furnivall her second Hus­band, Sir Peter Limesie her Kinsman, and Simon Islip; and for the Souls of all her Parents and Friends.

But I return to Thomas. Thomas 4.

This Thomas, doing his HomageRot. Fin. 6 E. 3. m. 12. the same year, (viz. in 6 E. 3.) had LiveryRot. Fin. 6 E. 3. m. 12. of what so descended to him by his Father's death.

But here I must look back a little.

In 10 E. 2. (his Father then living, for which respect he was calledMon. Ang. vol. 1. 913 b.) Thomas de Furnivall ju­nior) upon the Feast-day of St. Matthew the Evan­gelist, he took to WifeMon. Ang. vol. 1. 913 b. Ioane the eldest of the four Sisters and Coheirs to Theobald de Verdon (a great Baron) WidowMon. Ang. vol. 1. 913 b. of William Son of William de Montacute; but without the King's Licence: for which Transgression he afterwards paidRot. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 3. CCl. Fine.

Which Ioane, in 12 E. 2. making proofClaus. 12 E. 2. m. 22. of her Age, had LiveryClaus. 12 E. 2. m. 22. of those Lands which upon PartitionEsc. 10 E. 2. n. 71. made of them, in 10 E. 2. were al­lotted to her; viz. Claus. 12 E. 2. [...]. 28. the Castle and Mannor of Alveton, with its Members, viz. Bredeleye, Farleye, Coten, Wotton, Denston, Staunton, Streingeshull, Buckenbale, Fenton, and Bal­terdeleye, all in Com. Staff.

Moreover, in 1 E. 3. (his Father being still alive) he wasRot. Scoc, 1 E. 3. m. [...]. in that Expedition then made into Scotland: And in 2 E. 3. there being a new Par­tition Claus. 2 E. 3. m. 11. made of the Lands of his Wifes Inheri­tance, had AllotmentClaus. 2 E. 3. m. 11. of the said Castle and Mannor of Alvetone, with its Members, then thus exprest, viz. Wotton, Stanton, Farleye, Rammesobere, Corene, Brayelepe, Spenne Denston, Strongeshull, Shene, Wytston, and Bedulf.

Furthermore, in 5 E. 3. doing his HomageRot. Fin. 5 b. 3. [...]., with other the Husbands of the rest of the Co­heirs, he had another LiveryRot. Fin. 5 b. 3. m [...] of the Lands which were of his said Wifes Inheritance. And in 7 E. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 7 [...]. 3. m. 27. again in the Scottish-Wars. But departing Mon. Ang. vol. 1. 914 a. this Life at Sheffeild, pridie Id. Octobr. Anno 1339. (13 E. 3.) lieth buriedMon. Ang. vol. 1. 914 a. in the Abby of Beaucheif, in Com. Derb. (not far from Sheffeild) leaving Thomas Thomas [...]. his Son and Heir seventeenEsc. 14 E. 3. n 26. years of age; Ioane his Wife (who was so great an Inheritrix) being deceasedMon. Ang. vol. 1. 913 b. n. 40. long before him, in Child-bed; viz. 6 Non. Oct. Anno 1334. (8 E. 3.) (thenMon. Ang. vol. 1. 913 b. n. 40. about thirty years of age) and buriedMon. Ang. vol. 1. 913 b. n. 40. be­fore the High-Altar in Cro [...]den Abby, with her Ancestors.

Unto this last-mentioned Thomas (thus in Mi­nority at his Father's death, as is observed) upon anotherClaus. 18 E. 3. in dors. m. 27. Partition made of Verdon's Lands, in 18 E. 3. there was allottedClaus. 18 E. 3. in dors. m. 27. the Mannor of Fran­ham, with the Hamlet of Sere, in Com. Buck. Stoke-Verdon, with certain Tenements in [...]yne-lesdon, in Com. Wiltes. and the Mannor of Bit­lesby, in Com. Leic.

After which, viz. the next ensuing year, he at­tended Rot. Franc. 19 [...]. 3. m. 11. the King in his Expedition made into France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 13. 20 E. 3. that being the time when the English took Cane, and obtain'd that signal Victory over the French at Cressie.

Moreover, in 21 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 13. in those Wars. So likewise inRot. Franc. 23 E. [...]. m. 4. 23 E. 3. And in 30 E 3. accompanyingRot. Scoc. 30 E. 3. m. 3. Henry Lord Percy into Scotland, wasRot. Scoc. 30. E. 3. m. 3. with him in the Garrison of Roxborough-Castle.

When this Thomas died, I find not; but certain it is, that he departedRot. Fin. [...]9 E. 3. m. 13. this Life without Issue, and liethMon [...]st. Ang. vol. 2. 938 b. n. 30. under a Tomb of Alabaster at Wyrksop, above the Quire: and that to him succeeded Wil­liam William. de Furnivall his Brother and Heir, who do­ing his HomageRot. Fin. ut supra. Claus. 40 E. 3. m. 10. in 39 E. 3. had LiveryRot. Fin. ut supra. Claus. 40 E. 3. m. 10. of all his Lands, excepting those whereof Ioane his Wife, then surviving, had been endowed.

This William permittedPat. 46 E. 3. p. 2. m. 10. the Pale of his Park at Wyrksop to be so defective, that divers of the King's Deer, out of the Forest of S [...]erwode, coming freely into it, were destroyedPat. 46 E. 3. p. 2. m. 10. For which respect, William de Latimer, Warden of the Fo­rests beyond Trent, seisedPat. 46 E. 3. p. 2. m. 10. it into the King's Hand: but not long afterwards, upon the payment of Twenty Pound Fine, he had pardonPat. 46 E. 3. p. 2. m. 10. for that Offence.

And, having marriedEx coll R. Gl. S. Thomasine the Daughter and Heir of ... Dagworth, in whose Right he hadClaus. 6 R. 2. p. 2. n. 1. the Mannor of Dagworth in Suffolk, with the Mannor of Dagworth in Elmedone, and Crawlebery, Elmdone, and Crysbale; as also the Mannors of Coggeshales in Elmedone, [...] Ar­kisdene, diedClaus. 6 R. 2. p. 2. n. 1. in 6 R. 2. leaving Issue one sole Daughter and Heir, called Ioane, marriedClaus. 6 R. 2. p. 2. n. 1. to [Page 728] Thomas de Nevill, Brother to Raphe Earl of West­merland; who was thereupon summon'd to Par­liament as Lord Furnivall, as I have elsewhere more fully shewed.

Braibroc.

THIS Family, so called from their chief Sea at Braibroc, in Com. Northampt. is descendedEx magno Registro Ms. in Offi­cio Ducat. Lanc. from one Ingebald, who took to WifeEx magno Registro Ms. in Offi­cio Ducat. Lanc. Albreda, one of the Daughters and Heirs to Ivo Newmarch; and had IssueEx magno Registro Ms. in Offi­cio Ducat. Lanc. by her a Son, calledEx magno Registro Ms. in Offi­cio Ducat. Lanc. Robert Mey, but afterwardsEx magno Registro Ms. in Offi­cio Ducat. Lanc. Robert Robert. de Braibroc.

Which Robert, in 10 R. 1. gave a FineRot. Pip. 10 R. 1. Northt. to the King of CLXXX Marks, for his Favour. But from King Iohn he found a better esteem, beingEx prad. ma­gno Registro. Ma­ster of his Wardrobe, and one of his Council; having also, in 6 Ioh. a special LicencePart. 6 Joh. m. 4. for keep­ing of Greyhounds, to take the Fox, and Hare, in any of the King's Lands and Forests, excepting his chiefest Warrens. And in 7 Ioh. obtain'dCart. antiq. [...]. n. 18. the Mannor of Corby, in Com. Northampt. with the Hundred, to hold in Fee-farm, for the yearly Rent of viii l. to be paid into the Exchequer.

Not long after which, viz. in 12 Ioh. he pur­chased Ex praed. Registro. the Mannor of Langtone; as alsoEx praed. Registro. the Mannor of Sutton. And having been SheriffRot. Pip. de. iisd. Com. of the Counties of Buck. and Bedf. from 7 till 15 Ioh. of Northampt. from 10 to 15, and of Roteland in 13 and 15, departedEx praed. Registro. this Life, leaving Issue Ex praed. Registro. Henry Henry. his Son and Heir.

Which Henry was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. Com. of Rotel. in 14 Ioh. Henry. And of the same County, as also of the Counties of Northampt. Bedf. and Buck. inRot. Pip. de iisd. Com. 16 and 17 Ioh. In which sixteenth year he accountedClaus. 16 Joh. m. 6. for forty Quarters of Wheat, and forty fat Swine, bought to Victual the Castle of Northampton; the Price of each Quarter of Wheat being at that time ii s. and of each Hog ii s. But, in 17 Ioh. taking M. Paris. 277. l. 50. part with the Rebellious Barons, he underwent the SentenceM. Paris. 277. l. 50. of Excommunication by the Pope, and became so active on their part, that in 1 H. 3. he hadIbid. 29 [...] n. 40. the Trust of that strong Castle of Mont­sorell, in Com. Leic. which was extraordinarily Fortified and Mann'd; and heldIbid. 294. it out stoutly, for some time, against the whole Power of the King. But, before the end of that year, Peace being made, and all Places of Strength delivered up; this Castle, amongst others, was rendred. Whereupon the SonPat. 1 H. 3. m 2. of this Henry de Braybroc, then a Prisoner, and in custody of Fulke de Breant, hadPat. 1 H. 3. m 2. his Liberty.

In 6 H. 3. this Henry, having marriedRot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 7. Christi­an Daughter and Heir to Wischard Ledet, and Mar­garet his Wife, paidRot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 7. C l. for the Relief of her Lands: and, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 7. of them.

After which, viz. in 8 H. 3. being constituted M. Paris. 320. n. 30, & 40. one of the King's Justices-Itinerant, he was ta­ken M. Paris. 320. n. 30, & 40. at Dunstaple, by a Party of Soldiers, sent out of the Castle at Bedford, by Falk de Breant, and carriedM. Paris. 320. n. 30, & 40. Prisoner thither; that Castle being then heldM. Paris. 320. n. 30, & 40. by him in a Rebellious manner: but, upon the Render thereof, which soon after hapned, he was enlarged. And, in 11 H. 3. obtain'd a new GrantCart. 11 H. 3. n. 23. from the King, of the before-specified Mannor of Corby, to hold in Fee-farm, by the ancient Rent of viii l. per annum. ForRot. Pip. 11 H. 3. Northt. which Grant, and for to have a FairRot. Pip. 11 H. 3. Northt. there, he gave Rot. Pip. 11 H. 3. Northt. Ten Marks. And departedClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 25. this Life in 18 H. 3. leaving IssueClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 25., by her the said Christian his Wife, two Sons, viz. Wyschard, who assumedClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 25. the Name of Ledet, by reason of his Mothers Inheritance; and Iohn: She the said Christian surviving; who, doing her Homage, had LiveryClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 25. of the Lands of her Inheritance, lying in the Counties of Northampt. Linc. and Heref.

Which Wischard Wischard. diedM. Paris. 573. l. 6. in Anno 1241. (25 H. 3.) leaving IssueRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Northt. a Son called Walter. Which Wal­ter had IssuePat. 42 H. 3. m. 8., by Ermentrude his Wife, two Daughters, his Heirs; viz. Mon. Ang. vol. 1. 819 a. n. 60. Alice, and Christian: whose Marriages the Abbot of Pipwell recovered by a Suit in Law, and sold them to Ermentrude their Mother. Which Ermentrude passedMon. Ang. vol. 1. 819 a. n. 60. them again to Iohn de Haya, with purposeMon. Ang. vol. 1. 819 a. n. 60. that they might be Wives for his two Sons; and afterwards marriedIbid. her self to Robert de Peche. But, not­withstanding this Design of Iohn de Haya, one of them, viz. Alice, became the WifeEx pr [...]d. Registro. of Sir Wil­liam Latimer; and Christian, ofClaus. 13 E. 1. m. 9. Iohn de La­timer.

From Iohn, Iohn. the younger Son, who retain'd the Name of Braibroc, descendedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Sir Reginald Brai­broc Knight, who marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Ioane Daughter and Heir of ... de la Pole, Niece and HeirEx coll. R. Gl. S. al­so to Iohn Lord Cobbam. Which Sir Reginald left IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S. by her, Ioane his Daughter and Heir, marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. to Thomas Broke, in her Right Lord Cobbam.

From the same Iohn likewise descendedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Gerard Braibroke Esq who took to WifeRot. Fin. 4 H 6. m. 3. Alianor the Daughter and Coheir of Almaric de St. Amand; and had IssueRot. Fin. 4 H 6. m. 3. by her three Daughters, who be­came his Heirs; viz. Elizabeth, marriedRot. Fin. 4 H 6. m. 3. to Wil­liam Beauchamp, afterward Lord St. Amand; Maud (toRot. Fin. 4 H 6. m. 3. Iohn Babington) who diedRot. Fin. 4 H 6. m. 3. without Issue; and Alianore Rot. Fin. 4 H 6. m. 3..

Martin:

THe first of this Family, of whom I find mention, is Martin de Tours, a Norman; who making a conquestM [...]n. Angl. Vol. 1. 444 b. n. 60. of the Terri­torry of Kemeys in Com. Pembr. beganM [...]n. Angl. Vol. 1. 444 b. n. 60. the Foundation of a Monastery for Benedictine Monks at S. Dogmaels, within the Precincts thereof, and annexedM [...]n. Angl. Vol. 1. 444 b. n. 60. it, as a Cell, to the Abby of Tyrone in France; Robert. which Monastery, Robert, his Son, endowedIbid. 445 [...]. with Lands, in the time of King Henry the First.

This Robert, likewise, with Maud Peverel his Wife, gaveMon Anglic. Vol. 2. p. 8. a. n. 30. half a yard Land in Burton, to the Canons of Plimpton in Com. Devon. As al­so Lands in divers other places. On the Monks of Stanley in Com. Wiltes. he bestowedMon. Anglic. Vol. 1. 868. n. 50. the Church of Blachdon; and onRegist. de Lewes. the Monks of Lewes in Com. Suss. half a Ferling of Land in his Mannor of Cumbe; Quit-claimingRegist. de Lewes. to them all his title to the Chappel of Cumbe; and left issueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. William, William. his Son and Heir, who marriedItin. Cambr. p. 174. the Daughter of Rhese ap Griffin: From whom (through the instigationItin. Cambr. p. 174. of Griffin his Son) he received great injuries; for by Force and Arms, and contrary to his solemn Oath and Pro­mise, he tookItin. Cambr. p. 174. from him his Castle at Lanhe­ver in Kemeys: For which oppressive deal­ing, Rhese was afterwards punished with great afflictions from his own Sons, who tookItin. Cambr. p. 174. him prisoner, and shutItin. Cambr. p. 174. him up in the same Castle.

In 16 Hen. 2. this William was sent,Gerv. Do­rob. 1410. n. 20, &c. with the Abbot of S. Augustines in Canterbury, and sundry other persons of note, as Justices Itinerant into the Counties of Kent, Surrey, Middlesex, Berks, Oxon, Buck, and Bedford, (as others were into the rest of the Shires of this Realm) to make Inquisition, touch­ing the behavior of all Sheriffs, Bailiffs, and other Officers; likewise, of all Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, Priors, Earls, Barons, Vavasors, Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses; as also of their Stewards and Officers; what, and how much any of them had exacted since that Kings going into Normandy, out of any of their Lands, and upon sundry other matters. And in 33 Hen. 2, having notRot. Pip. 33 H. 2. Devon. personally attended the King in his expedition of Galwey (in Ireland) paid Rot. Pip. 33 H. 2. Devon. Scutage for all his Tenants in the County of Devon, who held of him by Military service. But, in 6 Rich. 1. upon collection of the Scutage, then levied for the Kings Redemption, had a special dischargeRot. Pip. 6 R. 1. Devon. from paying any thing at all.

To him succeeded William, William. his Son and Heir, who, upon his Fathers death, in 11 Ioh. gave Rot. Pip. 11 Joh. Dors. Somers. three hundred marks for Livery of his Lands; and died in 17 Ioh. as it seems, the Wardship of Nicholas, Nicholas. his Son and Heir, being then granted Claus. 17 Joh. m. 8. to Falk de Breant; and afterwards, in 9 H. 3. toRot. Pip. 9 H. 3. Devon. Henry de Trublevill. Which Henry, in 13 Hen. 3. upon collection of the Scutage of Kery, answeredRot. Pip. 13 H. 3. Dors. Somers. for ten Knights Fees and an half of his Inheritance. This Nicholas, by the marriageEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Maud, Daughter of Guy de Brien, and Eve his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Henry de Tracy, became Lord of Barnstaple, and other large possessions in the County of De­von.

In 29 Hen. 3. he received commandClaus. 19 H. 3. in dorso m. 3. to assist the Earl of Glocester, and other the Barons Marchers against the Welsh. And, in 31 Edw. 1. obtained LicenseCart. Antiq. H H n. 6. for a Market every week upon the Saturday, at his Mannor of South Mou­ton; as also for a Fair yearly, upon the Eve, and Day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, and three days following: Likewise,Ibid. n. 7. in 44 Hen. 3. for a Market every week, upon the Tuesday at West Lidesford in Com. Somers. And for a Fair there, yearly, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow of S. Peter ad Vincula.

This Nicholas, had issueRot. Fin. 10 Ed. 1. m. 15. another Nicholas, who diedRot. Fin. 10 Ed. 1. m. 15. in his life time; and he William Ibid., who,William upon the death of Nicholas, his Grand­father, in 10 Edw. 1. doing his homage, had Li­very Ibid. of all his Lands in the County of De­von; as also of the Mannors of Lidesford and Blakeden in Com. Somers. And in 14 Edw. 1. paidRot. Pip. 14 E. 1. De­von. an hundred pounds for his releif.

In 22 Edw. 1. this William obtained License Cart Antiq. ut supra n. 8. for a Fair yearly at Merwood in Com. Devon. upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow of S. Michael the Archangel; as also for Free Warren in all his Lordships of Dertington, Cumbe-Martin, Holme, Kingston, Langacre, Beare, Merwood, and Raddon, in Com. Devon. and West Ludesford in Com. Somers.

In 26 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 5. in that expedition, then made into Scotland. So likewiseRot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 6. in 32 Edw. 1. And, in 2 Edw. 2. upon the death of Maud, the Wife of Geffrey de Camvile, doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 E. 2. m. 13. of the Lands, whereof she died seised. In 8 Edw. 2. he had Summons Rot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dor­so m. 9. (amongst others) to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Festival of our Ladies Assump­tion, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. He marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Elea­nor, the Daughter of William de Mo [...]un; and, having been summonedClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 23 Edw. 1. till 18 Edw. 2. inclusive, departed Rot. Fin. 18 E. 2. m. 1 [...]. this life the same year, leavingRot. Fin. 18 E. 2. m. 1 [...]. William, his Son and Heir.

Which William, William. doing his homage, soon after, had LiveryIbid. of his Lands, but died the next en­suing year, being then seisedEsc. 19 E. 2. n. 100 [...] of the whole Ter­ritory of Kemeys (before mentioned) which he held of the King in Capite, by the fourth part of one Knights Fee, wherein he had the Castle and Town of Newport: Likewise of the Mannors of Barnstaple, Dertington, Langacre, Raddon, Kingston, Tau [...]oke, Frome, Mymid, Tracy, Ilford-Cumbe, Bo­vy-Tracy, South Moulton, Warkleigh, Haldesworth, Kilmington, Cumbe-Martin; the fifth part of the Mannor of Torston; the Hamlets of Morthlien and Takebeare, with certain Lands in Mymtd-S. George; all in Com. Devon. Also, of the Mannor of Blakedon, two parts of the Mannor of Lidesford, and two parts of the Hamlet of Staunton in Com. So­mers. LeavingEsc. 19 E. 2. n. 100. [...] Eleanor his Sister, then married to William de Columbers forty years of age, and Iames; the Son of Nicholas de Audley, by Ioane, his other Sister, at that time fourteen years of age, his next Heirs.

Heron.

ABout the beginning of King Iohns time,Iordan. Iordan Hairun hadTesta de Nevil Nor­thumbr. a Barony in Nor­thumberland, which he heldTesta de Nevil Nor­thumbr. by the service of one Knights Fee, as his Ancestors had done, from the time of King Henry the First, who EnfeoffedTesta de Nevil Nor­thumbr. them thereof. This Iordan, in 13 Ioh. upon collection of the Scutage of Wales, as HeirRot. Pip. 13 Joh Northum. to Ralph de Wigornia, an­swered Rot Pip. 13 Joh Northum. two marks for one Fee.

About that time also there was another Baron of this name,William. viz. William Herun, who heldTesta de Ne­vil [...]orthu [...]b. the Lordships of Hadstone, Chirton, Little-Benton, Colewell, Swineburne, and Flatford, (in the same County) by the service of one Knights Fee, of antient Feoffment. In 32 Hen. 3. this William William was madePat. 32 H. 3. m. 8. Governor of Bamburgh Castle in the County of Nor­thumberland; so likewisePat. 39 H. 3. m. 6. in 39 Hen. 3. As alsoIbid. m. 7. of the Castle of Pikering in Com. Ebor. and constituted WardenIbid. m. 7. of all the Forests North of Trent. In 40 Hen. 3. he was made Sheriff Rot Pip. 40 H 3. Nor­thumbr. of Northumberland, and GovernorPat 40 H. 3. m 20. of Scarborough Castle. In 41 Hen. 3. he, again, executed the Office of SheriffRot. Pip. 41 H. [...]. Nor­thumbr. of Northum­berland, by William his Son, as his substitute. And departedRot. Fin. 42 H 3 m 9. this life the next year following; leaving issue by ... his Wife (p),Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Daughter Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. and Heir to Odonel de Forth, William, William his Son and Heir, who payingRot Fin. ut supra. an hundred marks to the King (thoughRot. Fin. ut supra. then in minority) had Livery Rot Fin. ut supra. of his Lands.

Of which William, all I have farther seen, is, That he diedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. at Newcastle upon Tine, in 25 Edw. 1. and that, by Christian his Wife, DaughterEx Coll. R. Gl. S. and Heir to Roger de Notton, he had issueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Walter. Walter Which Walter departingEx Coll. R. Gl. S. this life before his Father, left Emeline Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. his Daughter and Heir, who became the WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Iohn Lord d'Arcy, Steward of the Houshold to King Edward the Third.

¶A younger Son of this Family, out of doubt,Roger. was Roger Hairun, GovernorRot. Fin. 10 E. 2 m. 8. of the Castle at Bamburgh in 10 Edw. 2. and ofRot. F [...]. 16 E. 2 m. 1. the Castle at Dunstanburgh in 16 Edw. 2. To whom succeeded William; William which William in 12 Edw. 3. obtained LicensePat 12 E. 3. p. 2. m 10. to make a Castle of his House at Ford in Com. Northumbr. And in 14 Edw. 3. obtained a Charter [...] 1. E. 3. n. 29. for Free Warren, in all his Lordships of Ford, Croutun, Kin­merston, Hethpole, Hespley, Fenrother, Bokenfield, and Heron, in Com. Northumbr. As also for a weekly Market, and a Fair once every year, at his said Mannor of Ford, with divers other Liberties and Priviledges.

To this William William. succeeded another William, who in 43 Edw. 3. was joyned in Commission Rot. Scoc. 43 E 3. m. 2. with Gilbert de Vmfranvill, Earl of Augus, and others, for guarding of the East Marches, toward Scotland. And in 44 Edw. 3. sum­moned Claus de eo­dem anno, in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm.

To whom succeeded another William, William. who was summonedClaus de iis­dem ann in dorso. to Parliament in 17 Rich. 2. and till 5 Hen. 4. inclusive. This last mentioned William, marriedClaus. 19 R. 2. m. 13. Elizabeth, CosinClaus. 19 R. 2. m. 13. and Heir to Ioane, Sister and Heir to Thomas de Brewose, one Claus. 8 H. 4 m. 15. of the Daughters and Coheirs of William Lord Say; by reason whereof, havingRot. Fran. 1 H. 4. m 3. the title of Lord Say; in 1 Hen. 4. he was joyned in Com­mission Rot. Fran. 1 H. 4. m 3. with Walter, Bishop of Durham, and others, to treat with the Ambassadors of the King of France, concerning restitution of the Goods and Jewels of Queen Isabell, late Wife to King Richard the Second. The same year, he was also constitutedIbid. m. 4. one of the Ambassadors sent to Treat with the King of France, touch­ing the Truce agreed on betwixt King Richard and him. And in 2 Hen. 4. once more joyned Pat. 2 H 4. m 9. Ambassador with the same Bishop of Dur­ham, and others, to Treat farther concerning that Truce. Moreover, in 4 Hen. 4. being then StewardPat. 4. H 4. p. 2. [...]. [...]. of the Kings Houshold, he wasPat. 4. H 4. p. 2. [...]. [...]. ap­pointed by himself or his Deputies, to Survey all the Lordships and Mannors of Henry, Earl of Northumberland, lying in the Counties of Northumberland, York, Cumberland, and Westmorland; the Town of Newcastle upon Tine, and Liberty of the Bishop of Durham; and to payPat. 4. H 4. p. 2. [...]. [...]. the Rents and Profits of them into the Kings Exchequer. In 5 Hen. 4. he was joyned in CommissionRot. Franc. 5 H. 4. [...]. 16. with the Bishop of Bathe and Wells, and some others, to make demand of such Moneys of the Ransome of Iohn, King of France, as were then un­paid; and to yield allowance for any debts, upon payment of the same.

And, by his Testament,Arundel, [...] Vol. 1. 219 b. bearing date 30 Oct. An. 1404. (6 Hen. 4.) bequeathing his Body to be buried in the Church of that Parish, where­soever he should depart this life; appointed, that Sir Robert Pebelow, Parson of Westburne, Sir Piers, Vicar of Bourne, Feoffees of the Brewose his Lands, which fell to Elizabeth Lady Say, his Wife, by Inheritance, should deliver all those Lands, unto her next Heir, on the Brewose his side; charging them, as they would answer at the day of Doom, to compleat an Hospital which was begun at the Church of Buckstead, of six or four poor men, at least; and a Chantry Priest to govern them; the Priest to have for his support ten marks, and every poor man five marks per annum. He likewise desired his Exe­cutors, that in regard he had been a Soldier, and taken wages of King Richard, and the Realm, as well by Land, as by Water, and peradventure received more then his desert; that they would pay sicore marks to the most needful men, unto whom King Richard was Debtor, in discharge of his Soul. Also, that having been a Soldier with the Earl of Arundel, and peradventure received more then he was worthy of, he further desired his Executors, to pay ten pounds to the Execu­tors of that Earl, or to the poorest men, to whom they knew any debt to be owing by the same Earl. And having been likewise a Soldier with the Earl of Northumberland, and received more then he deserved, he appointed his said Executors to pay to the said Earl twenty pounds. And departed this life soon after; for the probate of his Testament bears date the twelfth of De­cember following.

Cantilupe.

THe first of this Family, whose name, in our Publick Records, hath occurred to my view, is, William. de Cantilupe. William. Which William in 1 Ioh. was, by the Kings special Writ, dischargedRot. Pip. 1 Joh. Warr. & Leic. from his Scutage then due, and exe­cuted Rot. Pip. de iisdem ann. the Sheriffs Office for the Counties of Warwick and Leicester, in 3, 4, 5 & 6 Ioh. Likewise fromRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. 11 Ioh. to the end of that Kings Reign: And so fromRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Wigorn. 3 Ioh. till 18 Ioh. for Worcestershire.

In 6 Ioh. he was made Governor of the Castles of Hereford and Wilton, in Herefordshire; and Pulrebach in Shropshire: And in 7 Ioh. Sheriff of Herefordshire.

In 11 Ioh (beingRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Heref. then the Kings Steward) he gaveRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Heref. forty marks for the Wardship of the Body and Lands of Egidia, Lady of Kilpeck, Widow of William Fitz-Warin. And in 14 Ioh. when the King was ExcommunicatedMar Paris, in An. 1212. p. 231. n. 20. by Pope Innocent the Third, for contemning the advice of his Nun [...]io; and his Subjects absolved from their obedience by his Holiness: This William stood Mar Paris, in An. 1212. p. 231. n. 20. from to him, as one of his cheif Counsellors.

In 15 Ioh. he gaveRot. Pip. 15 Joh. m. 2. two hundred marks for the Wardship of the Daughter and Heir of Hugh de PIsle, together with the custody of her Lands, and benefit of her marriage, purposingRot. Pip. 15 Joh. m. 2. her to be a Wife for his Son; and obtained the Kings spe­cial PreceptRot. Fin. 15 H. 3. m. 10. to the Barons of his Exchequer, to respite their demand of four hundred marks debt, due by him, viz, Three hundred marks for a Fine which he was to have paid for the Ward­ship and Custody of the Land of Henry de Long­camps Heir; and an hundred marks which the King had lent him upon his voyage into Al­maine.

In 16 Ioh. he hadClaus. 16 Joh. in dorso. Scutage of his Tenants for those Soldiers which were then maintained by him in Poictou, for the Kings service; and in 17 Ioh. obtained pardonClaus. 17 Joh. m. 8. for a Debt of two hundred sixty two marks, and sixteen pence, which was, by his own Agreement, to have been paid as a Fine, for the Grant of the Countess of Eureux in marriage to his Son. Notwithstanding all which favors, he forsook the King and ad­hered Mat. Paris, p. 2 [...]5. n [...]0. to the Rebellious Barons; being one of those who calledHistory of Wales by D. Powel, p. 276. in Lewes of France, with design to make him King.

But in this Error he persisted not long; for within the compass of that year, coming off to the King, he had a GrantClaus. 17 Joh. m 11. of all the Lands of Richard de Engaine, and Vitalis de Engaine his Son (great Actors in that Rebellion) and was made GovernorPat. 18 Joh m 7. of the strong Castle of Kenil­worth in Warwickshire, being again Steward Pat. 18 Joh m 7. of the Kings Houshold. Morever, he had a GrantPat. 17 Joh. n. 3. of the custody of Montsorell Castle in Com. Leic. (then in the hands of those Barons.) And persisting stedfastClaus. 18 Joh. m. 1. to that King, in his greatest Distresses, obtained a giftClaus. 18 Joh. m. 1. of the Lands of William de Charnells in Swepston, Ayel­mesthorp, and Scaelby, in Com. Leic. As also Claus. 18 Joh. m. 1. of the Lands of William de Folevile in Ashby, in the same County; and likewiseClaus. 18 Joh. m 2. & 6. of the Lands of Nicholas de Verdon, and Thurstane de Mont­fort, all partakersClaus. 18 Joh. m 2. & 6. with the King Enemies at that time.

Having thus shewed in what esteem he stood with King Iohn, let us take a view of the ser­vices he did to King Henry the Third, and the favors he had from him.

In 1 Hen. 3. he was [...] with the Royal Army at the siege of Montsorell Castle; as also [...] at rai­sing the siege of Lincoln Castle, being [...] one of the cheif Commanders in the Kings Army at that time. And in 2 Hen. 3. was again made Sheriff Rot Pip. de [...]m ann. Warr. Leic. for the Counties of Warwick and Leicester; in which Office he continuedRot Pip. de [...]m ann. Warr. Leic. till the eighth of that Kings Reign; and had a GrantClaus. 2 H. 3. m 13. of all the Lands of Hugh de Gornay.

In this second year of King Henry the Third, he gaveRot. Pip. 2 H. 3. Buck & Bedf. another Fine of two hundred marks for Milisent, the Widow of Almaric, Earl of Eureux, to be a Wife for William his Son; and forRot. Pip. 2 H. 3. Buck & Bedf. Katherine, the Daughter of Hugh de l'Isle, to be married to one of his Brothers.

In 4 Hen. 3. he paidRot. Pip. 4 H. 3. Bedf. & Buck. to the King ten pounds blanck for Lands in Hochton, which he had with the Daughter and Heir of the before spe­cified Hugh de Gornay. And, in 5 Hen. 3. ob­tained Claus 5 H. 3. in dorso. the Kings special Letters, for receiving ten shillings of each Knights Fee held of him, by reason he served in person with the King at the siege of Bitham Castle in Lincolnshire. In 6 Hen. 3. he hadPat. 6 H. 3. p. 1. m 3. all the Castles belonging to Reginald de Braose deceased, committed to his charge (beingPat. 6 H. 3. p. 1. m 3. then also Steward to that King, as he had been to his Father.) But his cheif re­sidence Claus. 7 H. 3. m. 18. was at Kenilworth Castle, as appears by the appointmentClaus. 7 H. 3. m. 18. then given, of Timber for repair of those Buildings, wherein he there did lodge: And in 7 Hen. 3. was made Governor Pat. 7 H. 3. m. 6. of Pembruge Castle in Com. Heref. And the same year gaveRot. Pip. 7 H. 3. Heref. five hundred marks for the Wardship and Marriage of Robert de Chandos, with the Custody of his Lands.

In 8 Hen. 3. there growing high discontentMar. Paris, p. 318. n. 10. from divers of the great Men of that time, against Hubert de Burgh, Justice of England, for his unequal distribution of Justice, and in­censing the King against them; this William took Ibid. p. 320. part with them, to the no little disturbance of the Publick Peace: But it was not long ere those animosities were cooled; for, within three years after, he procured a ConfirmationPat. 11 H. 3. m 3. from the King of the Mannor of Eston in Warwick­shire, (commonly called Aston-Cantlelow) which formerly wasPat. 11 H. 3. m 3. part of the Possessions of Ralph de Tankervile, Chamberlain of Norman­dy; as alsoPat. 11 H. 3. m 3. of the Mannor of Middleston, which pertained to Gilbert de Vilers, to hold till such time as the King should please to restore them unto the right Heirs of the said Ralph and Gilbert: Which Mannors this William had for­merly receivedPat. 11 H. 3. m 3. by the Grant of King Iohn, and for which Confirmation, as also for the Grant of a Market and Fair at Aston, he then gaveRot. Pip. 11 H 3. Warr. a Fine of fifteen marks. And in 13 H. 3. in farther testimony of that Kings favor, obtained a pardonRot. Fin. 13 H. 3. m. 12. for a debt of forty marks, due from him, to have been paid into the Exchequer, for certain Amerciaments laid upon him by the Justices Itinerant; and an AcceptanceRot. Fin. 13 H. 3. m. 12. of ten marks per annum, until the hundred marks lent him by King Iohn, were satisfied: Which sum was deliveredRot. Fin. 13 H. 3. m. 12. unto him when he went into Al­maine, as hath been already observed.

In 14 Hen. 3. he obtained a GrantPat. 14 H. 3. p. 1. m 4. of the marriage of Roese, the Widow of Theobald Walter, [Page 732] for his own beh [...]of. And in 15 Hen. 3. had an­other ConfirmationCart. 15 H 3. m 8. of the Lordship of Aston-Cantilupe, with this special Proviso, Cart. 15 H 3. m 8. viz. That if the King and his Heirs should thereafter restore it to the Heirs of Tankervile, he and his Heirs should have other Lands of as good value, in recompence thereof.

All that I have farther seen of him, is, That he obtained the perpetual Patronage,Witelsey, f. 12 a. and Ad­vowson of the Priory of Studley in Com. War. (near to his Lordship of Aston-Cantelupe) from Peter de Corbuceon, Heir to the Founder; and that he gaveCart. 1 R. 3. n. 3. per In­spe [...]. a fair portion of Lands lying in Shotwell (in that County) thereto. Like­wise, that he builtEx ipso Au­togr. in Bibl. Deuves. an Hospital at the Gates of that Monastery, and that he departedMat. Paris, p. 485. l 32. this life 7 Id. Apr. 23 Hen. 3. leaving issue William, William 2. his Son and Heir; Walter Pot. Fin. 13 H. 3. m. 3. m a Priest, and imployed Pot. Fin. 13 H. 3. m. 12. by King Henry, as his Agent to the Court of Rome, afterwards BishopMat. Paris, p. 438 l 9. of Worcester, Claus. 20 H. 3. m 7. Iohn de Cantilupe, Lord of Snitfield Testa de Nevill Warr. in Com. Warr. Cart. 46 H. 3 m 3. per Inspex. Nicholas de Cantilupe, Esc. 2 E. 2. n. 52. Lord of Ilke­ston, in Com. Derb. and Thomas de Cantilupe; who, being electedEx Coll R. Gl. S. to the Office of Lord Chan­cellor of England, in 49 Hen. 3. by the power of those, who then kept the King prisoner, had a GrantPat. 49 H 3. m 18. of five hundred marks yearly, out of the Exchequer, for the support of himself, and the Clarks of the Chancery, in that Office: But, though he then was so obsequious to the Rebel­lious Barons, yet in 50 Hen. 3. (being then Arch-DeaconPat. 50 H. 3. m. 3. of Stafford) returning to his obedience, he had receptionPat. 50 H. 3. m. 3. into the Kings favor.

¶I now come to William de Cantilupe, Son and Heir to the last mentioned William, of whom the first mention I find, is, That in 1 Hen. 3. (being then calledClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 7. William de Cantilupe junior) he had restitutionClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 7. of the Mannor of Merlaw, which was part of the DowryClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 7. of Milisent his Wife (Widow of Almaric, Earl of Eureux) thenClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 7. in the hands of Gilbert de Clare.

After this, divers years, viz. in 22 Hen. 3. he gaveClaus. [...]2 H. 3. m. 8. a Fine to the King of five hundred marks, for the custody of the Lands of Iulian, the Daughter and Heir of Hugh de Gurnay, and the benefit of her marriage; and, soon after that, obtainedPat. 22 H. 3 m 3. the Wardship of Eve, one of the Daughters and Heirs of William de Braose, (a great Baron) together with the custodyPat. 22 H. 3 m 3. of Bergavenny, and all other the Lands belong­ing to her.

In 23 Hen. 3. he executedRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Nott. Derb. the Sheriffs Office the fourth part of that year, for the Counties of Nottingham and Derby; and for all the twenty fourth year. And, in 26 Hen 3. (together with Vitalis Engaine) he gaveRot. Fin. 26 H. 3. m 12. Rot. Pip. 26 H. 3 Norf. & Suff a hundred marks for Livery of the Mannor of Badmundfield, which Hillaria Trusbut, sometime held in Dower, and which they claimedRot. Fip. 26 H. 3. m 12. Rot. Pip. 26 H. 3 Norf. & Suff. as Heirs to William de Courtney. And the same year making partition Ex ipso Autoger. penès Wil. Pi [...]rpont Ar. with Vitalis Engaine, for those Lands and Fees, which were descended to them by William de Courtney, agreed,Ex ipso Autoger. penès Wil. Pi [...]rpont Ar., in case there were any more undivided; that, whensoever they might happen to be discovered, they should be equally shared betwixt them.

In this year he had SummonsRot. Vas [...]n. 26 H 3 in dorso m 3. (amongst o­thers) to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King in his purposed expedition, for vindicating the injuries he had received from the King of France.

And in 28 Hen. 3. wasMat. Pa [...] in An 12 [...] [...] p. 640. n. 30. one of the Peers sent, by the King, to the Prelates, to sollicite their aid for Money to the support of his Wars in Gas­coigne and Wales.

In 29 Hen. 3. upon [...] 23 H 9. D [...]von. collection of the Aid, for marrying the Kings eldest Daughter, he paid [...] 29 H 3. D [...]von. twenty seven pounds nine shillings four pence, for those twenty seven Knights Fees, an half, fourth, sixth, and twentieth part, for the moity of the Fees belonging to the Honor of Tot­neys. And the same year, was sentMat. Pa [...], in An. 1245. n 10. (with others) as Representatives for this Kingdom of England, to the Council of Lions, there to complain of the grievous exactions exercised on this Realm by the Court of Rome, and to crave remedy for the same.

And bearing a devout affection to the Canons of Studley, gaveCart. 1 E. 3. n 3. ye [...] Inspex. to the Hospital of his Fa­thers foundation there, Lands to the value of ten pounds per annum, lying within his Lordship of Aston-Cantilupe; as alsoCart. 1 E. 3. n 3. ye [...] Inspex. certain Rent, and Pasturage for Cattle in Southern-Keston, with the Church of Hemeston in Devonshire. And besides all this, having obtained a special CharterCart. 2 [...] E. 3. m. 8. for exempting their Woods, situate within the Forest of Feckenham, from any view of the Kings Foresters and Verderers; and being StewardMat. Paris, p. 815. l. 17. to the King (as his Father was) as alsoM. Westm. in eodem anno. a powerful Man, andM. Westm. in eodem anno. a faithful Ser­vant; he departedMat. Paris, in An. 1251. p. 815. n. 10. this life in 35 H. 3. leaving issue William Mat. Paris, in An. 1251. p. 815. n. 10. William 3., his Son and Heir; Thomas, Ex Vet. Membr. in Bibl. Deuves. Bishop of Hereford, (who in 34 Edw. 1. was canonziedClaus. 34 E. 1. in dorso m. 15. for a Saint) and Iulian, the WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Robert de Tregoz.

Whereupon William, his eldest Son, performing his homageRot. Fin. 35 H 3. m 8. and giving securityRot. Fin. 35 H 3. m 8. for payment of an hundred pounds for his Releif had Livery Rot. Fin. 35 H. 3. m 8. of his Lands.

This William in 32 Hen. 3. (his Father then living) had LiveryPat. 32 M. [...]. m. 10. of the Town and Castle of Haverford, in right of Eve his Wife, one of the Coheirs to Walter Mareschal, sometime Earl of Pembroke. He hadEx Coll. R. Gl. S. also in her Right (as Daughter and Coheir to William de Broase) the Honor of Bergavenny; likewiseMon Angl. Vol. 1. 557 b. n. 50. all Over­went, together with the Lordship of Kilga­ran; and certain other Lands in England and Ireland, which descended to her by Inheri­tance from William de Bruere.

In 36 Hen. 3. he obtainedClaus. 36 H. 3. m. 17. the Wardship and Marriage of Margery, and Illaria, the Daughters of Henry de Hastings; and soon after a pardon Pat. 37 H. 3. m. 7. for demolishing the Castle of Penros in Wales, belongingPat. 37 H. 3. m. 7. to Iohn de Monmouth.

In 37 Hen. 3. he attendedRot. Fin. 37 H. 3. m. 6. the King in his expedition then made into Gascoigne. And in 38 Hen. 3. uponRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Devon. levying the Aid for making the Kings eldest Son Knight,Rot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Devon. paid fifty five pounds eighteen shillings eight pence for those twenty eight Knights Fees, an half, sixth, and twentieth part, of the moity of the Fees, belonging to the Honor of Totneys; which he enjoyedRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Devon. in right of Eve his Wife: And, the same year, was constituted GovernorPat. 38 H. 3. m. 11. of Bovelt Castle in Brecknockshire.

To the before specified Hospital, built at the Gate of the Priory of Studley, he gaveTid. E. 4 [...]. the Advowson of the Church of Aston-Contelupe; and departingMat. Par [...]s, p. 894 l. 52. this life in the flower of his youth, viz. uponChron. de Dunstaple in Bibl. Cotto [...]. the Friday preceding the Feast of S. Michael, was, on Wednesday following, buried Chron. de Dunstaple in Bibl. Cotto [...]. at Studley, there being then presentChron. de Dunstaple in Bibl. Cotto [...]. divers [Page 733] Abbots and Priors; as also sundry great Earls, Simon, Earl of Leicester, and Humphrey, Earl of Hereford, laying his Body in the Grave (Eve his Wife surviving, who diedIbid. about the Feast day of S. Margaret, the next ensuing year) leaving issueEx Vet. Membr. penès. Hamonem le Strange Equ. Au [...]. one Son called George, and two Daughters, viz. Milisent, who first became the WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Iohn de Montalt, but afterwards of Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Ivola Zouch; and Ioane marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Henry de Hastings.

Of which George George. (beingEsc. 39 H. 3. n. scarce three years old at that time) I have not seen any thing me­morable, till his death, which hapned before he arrived to such years, whereby he could be qua­lified for any great action, viz. uponRot. Fin. 1 E 1. m. 3. S. Marks day, 1 Edw. 1. So that, whether the marriage Rot. Fin. 38 H. 3. m 7. betwixt and Margaret, the Daughter of Edmund de Lacy (which their Parents had de­signedRot. Fin. 38 H. 3. m 7.) was ever consummated, I cannot say; but certain it is, that he had noEsc. 1 E. 1. n. 16. issue; so that Iohn, the Son of Henry de Hastings, by Ioane his younger Sister, and Milisent then the Wife of Eudo, or Ivo la Zouch, his elder Sister, were found Esc. 1 E. 1. n. 16. to be his next Heirs.

Shortly after which, PartitionRot. Fin. 2. E. 1. n. 30. Claus. 2 Edw. 1. in dorso m. 13. being made of the Lands, which by his death, without issue, descended to those Coheirs; Ivo la Zouch, and Milisent his Wife, hadRot. Fin. 2. E. 1. n. 30. Claus. 2 Edw. 1. in dorso m. 13. for her Purparty, the Mannors of Eyton and Houghton in Com. Bedf. Haringworth, Berewby, and Bule­wike, in Com. Northampt. Brugewalter, Hey­grave, and Edenewith, in Com. Somers. Cal­ston, Brightmerston, Rocle, and Calne, in Com. Wiltes. Cornworthy, Dertemue, and Totneys, in Com. Devon. Moles-Bracy in Com. Salop. Stoke S. Edwald, in Com. Dor­set. Thirteen shillings four pence Rent in Here­ford in Com. Heref. The Mannor of Bingley in Com. Ebor. Ham in Com. Buck. and Base­ford in Com. Nott.

And Iohn de Hastings, SonClaus. 2 E. 1 in dorso, ut supra. of Ioane, the elder Sister of the said George, theClaus. 2 E. 1 in dorso, ut supra. Castle and Honor of Bergavenny, with the Mannor of Kilgaran in Wales; as also the Mannor of Aston-Cantilupe in Com. Warr. Berewike, Little-Merston, and Stotford, in Com. So­mers. and Badmundfield in Com. Suff.

¶I now return to Nicholas de Cantilupe, Nicholas. a younger Son to the first William.

This Nicholas took to WifeMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 963 a. n. 30. Eustachia, the Sister, and, at length, sole Heir of Hugh Fitz-Ralph, Lord of Gresele, in Com. Nottingh. And left issueIbid., by her, William de Cantilupe, William. his Son and Heir, who in 22 Edw. 1. wasRot. Vascon. 2 [...] E. 1. m. 11. in that expedition then made into Gascoigne; Also [...] Scoc. 26 E. 1 m. 9. in 26, 27Rot. Scoc. 27 E. 1. m 16. & 34Rot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 11. Edw. 1. in those, then made into Scotland. And had SummonsClaus. de [...]sdem ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment from 28 Edw. 1. till 1 Edw. 2. inclu­sive.

This William diedEsc. 2 E. 2. n. 52. in 2 Edw. 2. being then seisedEsc. 2 E. 2. n. 52. of the Mannor of Ilkeston in Com. Derb. by right of Inheritance from Eustachia, his Mother: As also of the Mannor of Wir­lington in Sussex, Nicholas. which descendedEsc. 2 E. 2. n. 52. to her, as Neece and Heir to Peter de Hay; leaving Wil­liam, his Son and Heir, thenEsc. 2 E. 2. n. 52. sixteen years of age, and Nicholas Cart. 46 H. 3 m. 3. per Inspex. a younger Son, who (by the death of William his Brother, without issue) came at length to be heir to the estate.

Which Nicholas in 13 Edw. 2. wasRoc. Scoc. 13 E 2. m. 2. in that expedition then made into Scotland. And in 19 Edw. 2. receivedCompot. T [...]o de [...] proviso­ [...], magnae Garderobae 19 E. 2. penès [...] Reg. the order of Knighthood, by Bathing and other sacred Ceremonies. In 1 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. [...] again in the Wars of Scot­land, being then in the RetinueRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. [...] of Hugh de Audley. In 9 Edw. 3. he was made Governor Rot. Scoc. 9. [...]. 3. m. [...] [...] of Barwick upon Cweed. And in 12 Ed. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 12 E. 3. m [...] again in Scotland. Likewise, the same year, inRot. Al [...]m. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m 6. the War of Flanders. So also in Rot. Alem. 13 E. 3. m. [...]. 13 Edw. 3.

In 14 Edw. 3. he had LicensePat. 14 F. 3. p. 1. m. 22. to make a Castle of his House at Gresele in Com. Nottingh. And in 16 Edw. 3. was sent AmbassadorRot. Franc. 1 [...] E. 3. m. 39., toge­ther with the Bishop of London, and others, to treat with the King of France, in order to a Peace, betwixt King Edward and him. And in 17 Edw. 3. foundedMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 962 a, b. a Monastery for Carthusian Monks, in his Park at Gresele, which Mona­stery he called Beauvale, in respect of its plea­sant situation.

In 19 Edw. 3. he had SummonsRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. (amongst others) to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and all the power he had, and to attend the King in­to France; where the English, soon after, ob­tained a glorious VictoryTho. Wals. in An. 20 E. 3. in that memorable Battle of Cressy.

In 26 Edw. 3. an invasion being threatnedRot. Franc. 26 H. 3. m. 5. by the French, he was constitutedRot. Franc. 26 H. 3. m. 5. one of the Com­missioners, for arraying of all the Knights, Es­quires, and other able persons in Lincolnshire, in order to the defence of those parts; and was summonedClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso to Parliament, from 9 till 28 Edw. 3. inclusive; but diedClaus. 29 E. 3. m 8. Esc. 29 E. 3 n. 6. in 29 Edw. 3. being then seisedClaus. 29 E. 3. m 8. Esc. 29. E. 3 n. 6. of the Mannors of Croft, Burwell, Buckton, Calseby, Baumburgh, Elking­ton Golthagh, and Methertingham, in Com. Linc. in right of Ioane his Wife (then sur­viving) WidowEsc. 29 E. 3. n. 6. of ... Humfravill, Earl of Anegos; Leaving William, Esc. 29 E. 3. n. 6. his Son and Heir, thirty years of age.

Which Ioane in 32 Edw. 3. foundedPat. 31 E. 3. p. 2. m. 30. a Chan­trey of five Priests, in honor of S. Peter the Apo­stle, for the health of the Soul of the same Nicho­las de Cantilupe her Husband, and her own Soul; as also for the Souls of all the faithful de­ceased.

By another InquisitionEsc. 45 E. 3. n. 13. taken in 45 Edw. 3. it appeareth, That Nicholas de Cantilupe died 21 Febr. 45 Edw. 3. leaving William de Cantilupe his next Heir, in Tail, then twenty years of age; and being then seised of the Mannors of Little-Clayton and Eselburgh in Com. Buck. Ilke­ston in Com. Derb. The Castle of Gresele in Com. Nottingh. And of the Mannors of Lavin­ton, Withcall, and Kingthorpe, in Com. Linc.

Mauley.

THe first mentionH Knigh­ton 2413. n. 60. I find of this Name and Family, is shortly after the death of King Richard the First, who died with­out issue: Whereupon Iohn (Earl of Moreton) his Brother, well knowing that he could not suc­ceed in the Throne of this Realm, by reason that Arthur, the Son of Geffrey, Duke of Brita [...]ny, (his elder Brother) was alive; he therefore got Arthur into his power, and imployedIbid. & 2414. Peter. Peter de Mauley (a Poic [...]ovin) his Esquire, to murther him; and, in reward,Ibid. & 2414. for that execrable fact, [Page 734] gave him the Heir to the Barony of Mulgref, to Wife, viz. Isabel, the Daughter of Robert de Turnham. After which, ere long, viz. in 8 Ioh. this Peter obtained a GrantClaus. 8 Joh m. 4. of the Lands of Robert de S. Remigio, in Wildon, for his better support. Being therefore much obliged to that King for these benefits, he stood firm to him upon all occasions; so that in 14 Ioh. whenMat. Pa­ris, in An. 1211 p. 231. n 20. Pope Innocent the Third, Excommunicated King Iohn, for contemningMat. Pa­ris, in An. 1211 p. 231. n 20. the advice of his Nuntio, (di­vers also of the English Nobility, being then much discontentedMat. Pa­ris, in An. 1211 p. 231. n 20.) this Peter, with some others, complyingMat. Pa­ris, in An. 1211 p. 231. n 20. with him in all his extrava­gancies, was reputedMat. Pa­ris, in An. 1211 p. 231. n 20. one of his evil Counsel­lors.

But though he had wedded the Heir of that Barony, he did not fully possess her inheritance, until 16 Ioh. for then it appears,Rot. Pip. 16 Joh Ebor. that he gave to the King, a Fine of seven thousand marks, for the before specified Isabel (the Daughter of Robert de Turnham) with her whole Inheritance; and became so great a Confident with King Iohn, that in the seventeenth of His Reign, when the War, betwixt him and his Barons, was at the heighth, divers of them wereClaus. 17 Joh [...]. 14 laid hold on, and committedClaus. 17 Joh [...]. 14 to his custody. Moreover, in 18 Ioh. he was constituted SheriffPat. 18 Joh. m 7. of the Counties of Dorset and Somerset; so likewiseRot. Pip. 3 H. 3. in 3 Hen. 3.

Furthermore, uponClaus. 4 H. 3. m. 11. the Coronation of King Henry the third (in the fourth year of his Reign) he had summonsClaus. 4 H. 3. m. 11. to attend thereat, and to bring, with him, the Regalia, then in his Cu­stody, at Corf-Castle, wherewith he had been entrusted [...] Coll. Vol 1. 363. by King Iohn. In which year he gaveRot fin. 4 H. 3. m. [...]. Rot. Pip. 4 H 3. Wiltes. a Palfrey to the King, for license to have a Market, every week upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Uphaven, in Com. Wiltes. And in 5 Hen. 3. being again SheriffRot Pip. 5 H [...]. Dors. & Somers. of the Counties of Somerset and Dorset, he deliveredPat. 6 H. 3. p. 1. m. 5. up the Castle of Corf, to the King (with Alianore the Kings Kinswoman, and Isabel Sister to the King of Scots) as also all the Jewells, military Engines, and Amunition there, which King Iohn hadPat. 6 H. 3. p. 1. m. 5. formerly committed to his trust. And in 6 Hen. 3. was made GovernorIbid m 4. of Shirl­burne-Castle, in Dorsetshire.

This Peter gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 800. n 20 & 30. to the Monks of Meaur Abby, in Holdernesse, with the Body of Isabell de Turnham his Wife, to be there buried, the Homage and Rent of sixty shillings per annum, of [...]ix Ox-gangs of Land in Ake; as also two Ox-gangs, with the Tofts, and Wharrum. Like­wise two Mills, with the Tofts, and Crofts in Lakynton; and one Mill, with the Holme in Briddeshull, and the suit thereto; for the per­petual maintenance of two secular Priests, and two Clerks; one of the Priests to sing Mass in the Chappel of our Lady near the Bridge in the Wood, for the Souls deceased; and for the ce­lebration of the Anniversary of the said Isabell, in that Abby of Meaux, upon the eighth Ca­lends of Iune for ever; and for the maintenance of five Wax Tapers, at the said Mass of our Lady; and diedRot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Dors So­mers. in 6 Hen. 3. whereupon Peter his Son (called Peter de Mauley the second) givingRot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Dors So­mers. an hundred Marks for his Relief, had liveryRot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Dors So­mers. of his Lands.

Which Peter in 17 Hen. Peter 2. 3. uponM Westm. in Anno 1233. that discon­tent betwixt the King and Richard Mareschall; it was, amongst other the Kings oppressions, ob­jected M Westm. in Anno 1233., that he had by the advice of Aliens, and some other favorites, dispossessed Gilbert Basset (a great Baron of that time) of the Man­nor of Nether-Haven, in Comit. Wiltes. and and given it to this Peter de Mauley. Howbeit, notwithstanding these clamours, he still stood very firm to the King; so that in 18 Hen. 3. he was constituted GovernorPat. 18 H. [...]. m. 31. of the Castle of the Devises, in Comitat. Wiltes. and in 20 Hen. 3. made SheriffPat. 20 H. 3. m. 13. of Northamptonshire.

Moreover, in Ann. 1239. (23 Hen. 3.) he was M. Westm. in An. 1239. one of the Godfathers, at the Font, to Prince Edward (eldest Son to King Henry) And in Ann. 1241. (25 Hen. 3.) accompaniedMat. Par [...] p. 551. l. [...]. William de Fortibus Earl of Albemarle, and divers other noble persons to the Holy-Land. This Peter took to Wife Ioane Pat. 20 H 3. m. 2. the eldest Daughter to Peter de Brus, of Skelton, and diedMat. Paris. p. 578. in Ann. 1242. (26 Hen. 3.) Whereupon Gerard le Grue, paidRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Ebor. five hundred marks for the Ferme of his Lands, and hadRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Ebor. the custody of the Castle of Mulgreve; maintaining his Widdow with necessaries; keeping the buildings in repair; and not committing waste in his Woods:Peter 3. leaving Pe­ter Claus 31 H. 3. m. 1. his Son and Heir; who, in 31 Hen. 3. do­ing his Homage had liveryClaus 31 H. 3. m. 1. of his Lands.

Which Peter (commonly called Peter de Mau­ley the third) in 38 Hen. 3. obtained from the King a CharterRot Vascon. 38 H. 3. m. [...]. of Free-Warren, in all his Demesne Lands at Sandeshend, Lithe, Great-Beru [...]y, Little-Beruby, Mikelby, El­werdby, Stetholme, Westingeby, Ege­ton, Cukewald, Hotone, Briddeshed, Bainton, Nessingwlke, Lakinton, Clif, Danecastre, Sandall, Wheteley, Hey­thory, Balleby, Rossington, and Bram­ham, in Com. Ebor. And also LicenceCast. Antiq. 11. n. 6. for a Market every week upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of Lythe, in Com. Ebor. and a Fair yearly, beginning on the Eve of St. Oswald, and continuing for eight days next ensuing. More­over, in 42 Hen. 3. the Scots having made their King a PrisonerClaus. 42 H 3. in dorso m. 12., he received SummonsClaus. 42 H 3. in dorso m. 12., a­mongst other of the Northern Barons, to fit himself with Horse and Armes, for his rescue, (that King being then under the protection of King Henry, whose Daughter he had marri­ed.)

In 43 Hen. 3. he obtained another Charter Cart. Antiq. 11 n. 8. for a weekly Market upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of Egeton, in Com. Ebor. and a Fair yearly for eight dayes, beginning on the Eve of St. Hilda in Winter.

He took to WifeMen. Angl. Vol. 2. 850. n. 30. Nichola Daughter of Gil­bert de Gant, Son of Gilbert de Gant Earl of Lincolne, for the health of whose foul he ra­tified Ibid. 99 b. n. 10. to the Canons of Marton, in Com. Ebor. all the Lands of his Fee, which had been for­merly given them; viz. the scite of their House &c. So likewiseIbid. 82 2 n. 40. to the Canons of Elreton in Com. Ebor. all the Lands, whereof they were possessed, which were of his Fee. But more of him I have not seen. I therefore come to Peter his Son and Heir, called Peter the fourth.

This Peter, in 7 Edw. 1. doing his Homage, and paying [...] an hundred pounds for his Re­lief, had livery [...] of all his Lands, which he held [...] of the King in Capi [...]e, by Barony, of the inheritance of William Fossard: and in 10 E. 1. was in [...] that Expedition then made into Wales. Moreover, in 15 Edw. 1. he was retained [...] with Edmund de Mortimer (the cheif of the Barons-Marchers) [Page 735] to serve him, in the Warrs of Wales, against Rhese ap Meredith, and his complices, with ten Horse, compleatly Armed; viz. one Black, with a white foot, price sixty marks, another Black, price forty marks; another Black with two white feet, price thirty marks; one Dun, price twenty marks; another Bay, price eighteen marks; one Iron-gray, price forty marks; one Sorrel, price eighteen marks; one Lyard, price eighteen marks; one Grey, price fourteen marks; and one Colt, price an hun­dred shillings. And to pay him in money, ac­cording to those prices, for every one that he should lose in that service.

Furthermore, in 22 Edw. 1. he received com­mand Rot. Vascon. 2 [...] Edw. 1. in dorso, m 9. to attend the King at Portsmouth, well accoutered with Horse and Armes, thence to sail with him into Gascoigne. And in 23 Ed. 1. had summonsClaus. de [...]odem an. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst other the Barons of this Realm. So likewise afterwards, duringClaus. de [...]odem an. in dorso. all his lifetime.

Moreover in the same 23 year of Edward the first, he wasRot. Scoc. 23 E. 1. m. 21. in the Wars of Scotland; And in 25 Edw. 1. having been inLiterae par­don. 25 Ed. 1. m. 14. that Expedition then made into Gascoigne: in consideration of his good services there, obtained, from the King, a Grant of the marriage of Thomas the the Son and Heir of Thomas de Multon of Gil­lesland, deceased.

In 26 Edw. 1. he was againRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 6. in the Scottish Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 27 E. 1. m. 16. 27 Edw. 1. 28Rot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 9. E. 1. andRot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 1. 32 Edw. 1.

In 2 Edw. 2. this Peter was foundEsc 2 E. 1. n. 67. to be one of the Heirs to Lora, Wife of Gilbert de Gant: and departedEsc. 3 E. 2. n. 34. this life in 3 Ed. 2. being then seizedEsc. 3 E. 2. n. 34. of forty Ox-gangs of Land in San­dale, and two Water-Mills, in Fee Tail: as al­so of the Mannor of Baynton, with the ad­vowson of the Church; to find two Knights and four Esquires, in the Kings Army, for forty days, in time of War; and to provide a Steward, to do suit for him, at the Kings Court at York, from six weeks to six weeks.

This Peter took to Wife Eleanore the Daugh­ter of Thomas Lord Furnivall; and left issue Esc. 3 E. 2. n. 34. Peter Peter 5. his Son and Heir, commonly called Pe­ter de Mauley the fifth, then twenty years of age.

Which Peter in 34 Edw. 1. (his Father then living) received theComp. Joh. de Drokens. ford, 34 E. 1. honor of Knighthood, with Prince Edward, and many others, by Bath­ing, and other sacred Ceremonies; and the same year thereupon, wasRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 8. in that Expedition then made into Scotland. After which, scil. in 3 Ew. 2. doing his Homage, he had liveryRot. Fin. 3 E. 2. m. 13. of his Lands. And in 4 Edw. 2. received sum­mons Rot. Scoc. 4 Edw. 2. in dorso, m. 5. to be at Roxborough, upon the Feast day of St. Peter ad Vincula, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to march against the Scots; and accordingly servedIbid. m. 7. there at that time. Fur­thermore, in 8 Edw. 2 he had commandRot. Scoc. 8 Edw. 2 in dorso, m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Feast day of the blessed Virgin, well accoutered with Horse and Armes, to restrain the insolencies of the Scots: And in 10 Edw. 2. was againRot. Scoc. 10 Edw. 2. m. 8. in the Scottish Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 11 Edw. 2. m. 2. 11 Edw. 2. and inRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 5. 1 andRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3 m. 20. 7 Edw. 3.

Moreover, in 20 Edw. 3. uponYpod. Neustr. 119. n. 30. that power­ful Invasion of David King of Scots, he wasYpod. Neustr. 119. n. 30. one of the Northern Barons, who gave them Battle near Durham; where that King was taken PrisonerYpod. Neustr. 119. n. 30..

In which year also he attendedFroisard. f. 5 [...] b. the King in that Expedition, then made into France, for the Relief of Aguylon. But, in 29 Edw. 3. he departedEsc. 29 Edw 3. n. 43. this life upon Sunday the Festi­val of St. German, being then seizedEsc. 29 Edw 3. n. 43. of the Mannors of Rythe in Swalda [...]e, Seton; of the Castle and M [...]nnor of Mulgrave, of the Mannors of Eggeton, Briddesdale, Baynton, Lythe, Nessyngwike, with its members; of the Town of Donecaster; of the Mannors of Bergh, Hexthorpe, Balby, Skinthorpe, Ross [...]ngton, Lokynton, Bramham, and Etton, all in Com. Ebor. and joyntly with Margaret his Wife DaughterEx coll. Rog. Dodsw, of Robert Lord Clifford, of the moity of the Man­nor of Iwardeby, in Com. Linc. leavingEsc. ut supra. Peter his Son and Heir, twenty four years of age; who had liveryClaus. 29 E. 3. m. 30. of his Lands, the same year, doing his Homage.

Which Peter Peter 6. (called Peter de Mauley the sixth) 30 Edw. 3. wasFroisard. f. 80 b. in the Battle of Poitiers: and in 31 Edw. 3. having marriedPat. 31 E. 3 m 11. Claus 31 E. 3. m. 6. Elizabeth the Widdow of Iohn Lord Darcie (Daughter Esc. 42 E. 3. n. 44. and Heir to Nicholas Lord Meinill) without licence, payingClaus. 31 Ed. 3 [...] ut supra. an hundred pounds fine, ob­tained his pardonClaus. 31 Ed. 3 [...] ut supra. for that offence: and in 33 Edw. 3. wasRot. Vascon. 33 E. [...]. m. 9. in that Expedition, then made into Gascoigne.

Moreover, in 41 Ed. 3. this Peter was joined in commissionRot. Scoc. 41 Edw. 3. m. 5., with Henry Lord Percy, and Henry his Son (and some others) for guarding the Marches of Scotland; as alsoRot. Scoc. 41 Edw. 3. m. 5. to treat with David de Bruys, and his Commissioners, for satisfaction of such injuries, as had been done by the subjects of either Realm to each other, contrary to the Truce formerly concluded: And in 42 Edw. 3. (there being a breachRot. Scoc. 42 Edw. 3. m. 4. of peace with Scotland) was joynedRot. Scoc. 42 Edw. 3. m. 4. with the Bishop of Durham (and some others) for guarding of the East-Marches, towards Nor­thumberland; as also, at the same time con­stituted Ibid. m. 5. Governor of Barwick upon Twede: For which service (viz. of keeping that Town) he had an assignationClaus. 42 E. 3. m. 21. of two hundred and fifty marks, for the last Quarter of that year, in part of his pay; to be received out of the Customs of Newcastle upon Tine.

Furthermore, in 43 E. 3. he was againRot. Scoc. 4 [...] E. 3. m. 2. con­stituted a Commissioner (with the same Bishop of Durham, and others) for guarding of the East Marches.

So likewise inRot. Scoc. 3 R. 2. m. 4. 3 Ric. 2. with the Earl of Northumberland and others: and departed Esc. 6 R. 2. n. 55. this life in 6 Ric. 2. upon the nineteenth day of March; Constance his second Wife, one of the DaughtersPat 19 R. 2. p. 2 m. 1. and Coheirs to Thomas de Sutton, of Sutton in Holdernesse, survivingClaus 6 R. 2. p. 2. m. 11.; be­ing then seizedEsc. ut supra. of the Castle and Mannor of Mulgrave, as also of the Mannor of Done­caster, with its members; viz. Bramham, Hexthorpe, Balby, and Sandale; Like­wise of the Mannors of Rosington, Br [...]d­desale, Baynton, Lokynton, Be [...]gh, Se­ton in Clieveland, and the moity of the Mannor of Helagh in Swaledale, all in Com. Ebor leavingEsc. ut supra. Peter Peter 7. the Son of Peter (who died in his lifetime) byClaus. 2 Hen. 4. p. 2. m. 6. Margery his Wife, one Claus. 2 Hen. 4. p. 2. m. 6. of the Daughters and Coheirs to Sir Thomas Sutton Knight, hisEsc. ut supra. NephewEsc. ut supra. and Heir, at that time fiveEsc. ut supra. years of age.Peter 8.

Which Peter made proofClaus 22 R. 2. p. 2. m. 6. of his age in 22 Ric. 2. and thereupon had liveryClaus 22 R. 2. p. 2. m. 6. of the Lands [Page 736] of his Inheritance from his Grandfather; as also of those, from Thomas his Uncle; and ha­ving been madeEx. Cod MS. pen [...]s Cu [...]to­dem Magnae Garderobae, f. 1. 2. Knight of the Bath, at the Coronation of King Henry the fourth, and like­wise summonedClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, until 3 H. 5. (as all his ancestors were from 23 Ed. 1.) As also having marriedEsc. 17 H. 6. Maud, Daughter to Ralph Nevill E. of Westmorland, departed this life, the same year; leavingRot. Fin. 3 H. 5. m. 14. Constance the Wife of Sir Iohn Bigot Kt. formerlyPlac. apud Guildhaldam Ebor. 8 H. 4. married to William Fairfax, by whom shee had no issue;and Elizabeth the Wife of George [...]Salvin Esq his Sisters and Heirs; the said Maud his Wife surviving; who by her TestementScrope & Bowet. f. 546., bearing date 1 Octob. An. 1438. (6 Hen. 6.) bequeathed her body to be buried in the Church of the Friers Preachers at Scar­deburgh, on the South side of the Altar, where the Gospels usually are read: and appointed that fifty shillings should be bestowed in Tapers, to be burnt about her Body, upon the day of her Funeral: as also twenty marks for a Marble stone, with her Portraicture thereon, in Copper or Latten, gilt. She likewise bequeathed to­wards the cover of the Roof of that Church, with Lead, an hundred marks. To William Darell her Esq four marks, with a cup of Sil­ver, gilt, To Richard Plumpton, another of her Esquires, ten pounds. To Robert Crosse another, ten pounds. To Iohn Hothum another, a piece of Plate, called Chalispece, with a Silver cover. To every of her Yeomen, who had served her for the space of seven years, forty shillings; and for her Mortuary, her best Horse, with a Saddle. And died soon after; for the probate thereof bears date within three days ensuing.

¶Of this Family, was also Edmund de Mau­ley (viz. Son of Peter the third.)

Which Edmund in 34 Edw. 1. behaved him­self so valliantly, in the Wars of Scotland, that he obtained, from that King, a grantMS. in bibl. Bodl. [Digb. n. 170] f. 67. [...]. of the Mannor of Seton, in Whitby-Strand (in Com. Ebor.) which wasIbid. part of the lands of Christopher Seton, who had marriedIbid. the Sister to the King of Scotland.

And in 5 Edw. 2. was made GovernorRot. Fin. 5 E. 2. m. 20. of the Castle of Bruges (vulg. Bruggenorth) So likewiseIbid. m. 10. of the Castle, Town, and Barton of Bristoll.

And in 7 Edw. 2. ofPat. 7 E. 2. p. 2. m. 16. the Castle of Coker­mouth, for life. In which year he was again inRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 4. the Scottish Wars; and the next year fol­lowing slainMS. in bibl. [...]odl. [K. 84. Cant.] f. 96. b. in the Battle at Bannoksburne, near Strivelyn, leavingRot. Fin. 8 E. 2. m. 20. Peter de Mauley (his Brothers Son) his Cousin and next Heir.

Luvein▪

IN 2 Ioh. Godfrey Godfrey. of Luvein gaveRot. Pip. [...]Joh. Essex. & Hertf. four hun­dred marks for the Land and Widdow of Richard de Cornbull: and being then posses­sed Rot. Pip. [...] Joh. Norf. & Suff of the Honor of Cye, in Comitat. Suff. which was givenRot. Pip. 1 Ric. 1. Wigorn. to the Dutchess of Lu­vein, in King Richard the first's time; upon payment of the Scutage collected in 3 Ioh. gave Rot. Pip. 3 Joh. ut su­pra. an hundred eighty one marks, for what be­longed thereto. After which he was more then once disposs­ed and repossessed of this Honor; viz in 6 Ioh. it being then committed toPat. 6 Joh. m 4. William E. of Salisbury, and in 9 Ioh. restored toPat. 9 Joh. m. 2. it again, in as ample manner, as the Duke of Lovein (Brother to this Godfrey) formerly enjoyed it: but in 15 Ioh. requiredPat. 15 Joh. p. 1. m. 8. to render it to the same Earl of Salisbury, and in 1 Hen. 3. again restoredPat. 1. H. 3. m. 3. thereto; whereupon he obtained the Kings PreceptPat. 1 H. 3. m. 3. to all those, who held of that Honor, by Military service, to perform their duty, in such sort as they had done before the War betwixt King Iohn and his Barons.

Moreover, in 9 Hen. 3. the King signifying Claus. 9 H. 3. m. 24. to the Sheriff of Norfolk, that he had re­stored this Honor, to Henry Henry. then Duke of Lo­vein, he the said Henry committedPat. 10 H. 3. m. 6. it to the custody of Matthew de Lovein; who thereupon, doing his Homage,Matthew. had LiveryRot. Fin. 10 H. 3. m. 6. of ten Knights Fees, whereof Godfrey his Father died seized, whose Heir he was. And in 26 Hen. 3. had summonsRot. Vascon. & Claus. 26 H. 3. in dorso m. 3. (amongst others) to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King, for vindication of those injuries, which he had then received from the French. Also in 42 Hen. 3. he had the like summonsClaus. 4 [...] H. 3. in dorso. m. 11., to prepare himself, to be at Chester, upon the Feast of the Na­tivity of St. Iohn Baptist, to restrain the Hosti­lities of the Welsh: and departedEsc. 46 H. 3. n. 20. Ess [...]. this life in 46 Hen. 3. being then seized of the Mannor of Eystanes, at the Tower, in Com. Essex. which he held by Barony (that Lordship being the Head thereof) as also of the Mannor of Bil­teston, thereunto belonging; leaving Matthew Matthew. his Son and Heir twenty four years of age. Which Matthew payingRot. Pip. 46 H. 3. Norf. an hundred pounds for his Relief, had livery of his Lands. And in 10 Edw. 1. wasRot. de Scutag. Wall 10 E. 1. m. 3. in that expedition then made into Wales.

Furthermore, uponRot. Vase. 22 Edw. 1. in dorso. m. [...]. that Summons of the great men in 22 Edw. 1. then required to attend the King for their advice touching the most im­portant affairs of the Realm, he wasRot. Vase. 22 Edw. 1. in dorso. m. [...]. one: and soon after that great Council, received command Ibid. m. 7. to attend the King at Portesmouth, well fitted with Horse and Arms thence to sail into Gascoigne. And departedEsc. 30. E. [...]. n. 37. Essex. this life in 30 E. 1. leaving Thomas Thomas. his Son, twelve years of age: but of this Thomas and his descendants, con­sidering they never had summons to Parliament, it concerns me not farther to speak.

Ledet.

IN 5 Ioh. Wischard Wischard. Ledet; having married Joh. n. 41. Rot. Pip. 5 Joh. Cantab. & H [...]nt. Margaret the Daughter and Heir of Ri­chard Foliot, had a suitRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Northa [...]. with Elyas Foliot for the Lordship of West-Wardon, in Co­mitat. Northamp. in right of his Wife; her Father having beenRot. Pip. 6 Joh. Northa [...]. formerly owner thereof. And in 13 Ioh. upon Collection of the Scutage of Wales, obtained a special dischargeRot. Pip. 13 Joh. Nor­thampt. for thirteen Knights Fees, an half, and fourth part, which he then had: but diedRot. Fin. 6 Hen. [...]. m. 7. in 6 Hen. 3. leaving Christian his DaughterRot. Fin. 6 Hen. [...]. m. 7. and Heir, Wife Rot. Fin. 6 Hen. [...]. m. 7. of Henry de Braibroc. Which Henry then pay­ing Ibid. an hundred pounds as a Relief, had livery Ibid. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

L'Isle▪

OF this name there were several Families, one taking that Denomination from the Isle of Ely (as it is believed) the other from the Isle of Wight. But till King Iohns time, I have not seen any direct mention of ei­ther; nor can I be positive in affirming which of them is most antient. The first, I meet with, is, Bryan de l'Isle, a person of great note in his time and therefore may well pass amongst the Barons of that age. In 3 Ioh. this Bryan paidRot. Pip. [...]Joh. Dor [...]. & Some [...]. an hundred and twenty marks and a Palfrey, for the Ward­ship and Marriage of the Heir of William Brit [...]n; and in 6 Ioh. took to WifeClaus. 6 Joh. m. 10. Maud, the Daugh­ter and Heir of Thomas, the Son of William de Seleby. In 9 Ioh. he was made GovernorPat. 9 Joh. m. 2. of the Castle of Bolesove [...] in Com. Derb. And in 12 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Linc. an hundred pounds to the King, for his welcome out of Potcto [...]. In 13 Ioh. he was imployedRot. Pip. 13 Joh. tit. Comp. Br. de Insula in fortifying and victualling the Castle of Cnaresburgh; but had then the reputationMat. Paris, 231. 23. of one of the Kings evil Counsellor. In 17 Ioh. he accountedRot. Pip. 17 Joh. tit. Comp. Br. de Insula. for the Fermes of the Honor of Peverel and Bo [...]esover; and, when the Barons grew lofty and turbulent, was one of the persons principally trustedMat. Paris, 276. n. 30. with the Kings Forces in Yorkshire. Whereupon he had the Lands of Robert de Percy, and Peter de Plumpton (then in Arms in those parts) given Claus. 17 Joh. m. 11. unto him for his better support in that ser­vice.

In 18 Ioh. he had commandPat. 18 Joh. m. 8. to fortifie the Castle at Bolesover, and to hold it out against those Rebellious Barons; but, ifPat. 18 Joh. m. 8. he could not make it tenable, then toPat. 18 Joh. m. 8. demolish it, to the end they might not have advantage by it.

Moreover, in 1 Hen. 3. when those Barons had possessed themselves of the Castle at Montsorel in Com. Leic. he wasMat. Paris, 293. n. 30. one of the cheif Com­manders of those Forces, which were sent to be­siege it; as alsoIbid. 295. l. 8. of those, at the Battle of Lin­coln, where the Rebellious Barons had an utter overthrow. In which year, being made Gover­nor Pat. [...] H [...]. m. 7. of Cnaresburgh Castle; and having found much benefitMat. Paris, 300. n. [...]0. by the War, he was not a little averseMat. Paris, 300. n. [...]0. to leave that imployment when Peace was setled.

After which troubles were over, standing in much favor with the King; in 5 Hen. 3. he was made WardenPat. 5 H. 3. m. 4. of all the Forests throughout England. And in 6 Hen. 3. had his Commissi­on Pat. 6 H. 3. m. 6. for the Governorship of Cnaresburgh Castle renewed. In 7 Hen. 3. he had the like, trustPat. 7 H. 3. m. 5. for the Castles of Peke and Bolesover; as also a GrantClaus. 7 H. 3. m. 10. in Fee-ferm of the Lordships of Cnaresburgh and Burrowbrigge, to hold for the antient Ferm, id est, Fifty pounds per an­num during the Kings pleasure. In 8 Hen 3. uponMat. Paris, [...]20. n. 8. those disputes, betwixt the King, and di­vers of the Barons (which occasionedMat. Paris, [...]20. n. 8. the Earls of Chester and Leicester to put themselves in Arms) he stoodMat. Paris, [...]20 n. 8. stoutly to the King.

Shortly after which, viz. in 9 Hen. 3. he was joyned in CommissionIbid. 324. [...]. 30. with Hugh de Nevill, to inquire by the Oaths of Jurors, throughout Eng­land, touching the Bounds of Forests, and (in pursuance of the Great Charter) to certifie what ought to be dea [...]orested. In 13 Hen. 3. he was again madePat. 13 H. 3. m. 3. Governor of the Castle in the Peke, and in 16 Hen. 3. obtained a new Grant Pat. 16 H. 3. m. 1. of the Guardianship of the Castle and Honor of Cnaresburgh, andIbid. m. 9. Castle of Peke. In 17 Hen. 3. he was constituted SheriffPat. 17. H. 3. m. 5. of York­shire; as also Governor of the Castles of Scardburgh and Pikering; in which trust he likewise continuedRot. Pip. [...]8 H. 3. [...]., for the one half of the eighteenth year; and then, was once more made Pat. 18 H. 3. m. 15. Governor of Bolesover Castle. But in that year he died; as it seems; for Thomas Briton, and Alice his Wife, William de Glamorgan, and Ralph de Scopham, beingRot. Fin. 18 H. 3. m. 2. Rot. Pip. 19 H. 3. Somers. his Heirs, had LiveryRot. Fin. 18 H. 3. m. 2. Rot. Pip. 19 H. 3. Somers. of his Lands, payingRot. Fin. 18 H. 3. m. 2. Rot. Pip. 19 H. 3. Somers. an hundred marks Fine.

About this time also▪ I find mention of Hugh de l'Isle; who in 13 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 13 H. 3. North [...]m [...]t. two hundred marks, and an Horse of price, for the marriage of his Heir, a Daughter, as it seems: For in 15 Ioh. William de Cantilupe paidRot. Fin. 15. Joh. m. [...]. two hundred marks for her, to be a Wife for his Son, her name Rot. Pip. 2 H. 3. [...]. & Bedf. being Catherine.

I now come to Warine Warine. de l'Isle, Son of Robert, Son of Alice, Daughter of Henry, a younger Son of Warine Fitz-Gerold, as the Descent here in­serted sheweth. [...]

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[Page 738] Which Warine, in 26 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 26 [...]. 1. m. 7. in the Wars of Scotland; so likewise inRot. Scoc. 28 H. 1. m. [...]. 28 Edw. 1. And in 2 Ed. 2. was made GovernorRot. Fin. 2 [...]. 2. m. 16. of Wind­sor Castle, and Warden of the Forest there.

In 4 Edw. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 13. in the Scotish Wars; so likewise inRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 5. 7 Edw. 2. And in 14 Edw. 2. hav­ing been grievously oppressedH. Knigh­ton, 2547. n. 50. by the Spensers; with other of the Barons he putIbid. 2539. n. 10. himself in Arms: And partakingIbid. 2541. n. 20. with Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in his attempts, shared with him, and the rest of his adherents, in their ill success; being hanged [...]ho. Wals. p. 94. n. 40. at York with the Lord Mou­bray, and others, as elswhere I have more fully shewed.

After which, viz. in 1 Edw. 3. it was foundEsc. 1 E. 3. m. 15., that he died seised of the Mannors of Bouden, Kingstone, and Fan [...]lore, in Com. Berks. Mundeford in Com. Norf. and Kis [...]ingbury in Com. North. Gerard his Son and Heir being at that time twenty three years of age; Alice his Wife also survivingClaus. 1 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 15., who was SisterClaus. 1 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 15. and Heir of Henry Teys. Which Alice, in 4 Edw. 3. by reasonPat. 4 E. 3. m. 37. of her Husbands transgression, procured the Kings pardonPat. 4 E. 3. m. 37. for her self: And, in 6 Ed. 3. obtained a CharterCart. 6 E. 3. n. 29., for a Market every week upon the Wednesday at her Mannor of Pen­sans in Com. Cornub. Likewise for a Fair, begin­ning on the Eve of S. Peter ad Vincula (common­ly called Lammas) and continuing five days after that Feast. As also for a Fair at Moshole, in the same County, begining on the Eve of S. Bar­tholomew the Apostle, and continuing five days after. Moreover, in 10 Edw. 3. a CharterCart. 10 E. 3. n. 43. for Free-Warren at Chilton-Teys, Draycote, and Lidyerd, in Com. Wiltes. Hordwell, King­ston-l'Isle, Bethelking, Fauclere, and Budone, in Com. Berks. and Shirebourne in Com. Oxon. As also liberty to inclose two hun­dred Acres of Wood, two hundred Acres of Waste in Chilton-Teys, three hundred Acres of Wood, an hundred Acres of Waste, in Budene; and an hundred Acres of Wood, with forty Acres of Waste, in Shirebourne, to make a Park.

But I return to Gerard her Son.

In 7 Edw. 3. this Gerard Gerard. de l'Isle wasRot. Scoc. 7 H. 3. m. 24. in the Scotish Wars; alsoRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 28. in 9 Edw. 3. being thenRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 28. of the retinue with Richard, Earl of Arundell: And in 12 Edw. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 12 E. 3. m. [...]. in that expedition then made into Flanders. In 20 Edw. 3. he wasRot. [...]ranc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 9. in the Wars of France; so likewise inRot. Franc. 21 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 18. 21 Edw. 3. And in 28 Edw. 3. marriedRot. Fin. 28 E. 3. m. 12. Elizabeth, the Widow of Edmund de S. Iohn.

In 31 Edw. 3. he had SummonsClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, amongst the Barons of this Realm, but not after: And in 33 Edw. 3. was againRot. Franc. 33 E. 3. m. 9. in the Wars of France; so likewise inRot. Scoc. 34 [...]. [...]. m. 1 [...]. 34 Edw. 3. in which year he diedClaus. 34 E. 3. m. 14., leaving Warine, his Son and Heir, of full age.

Which Warine, Warine. in 33 Edw. 3. wasRot. Vascon. 33 E. 3. m. 16. in that expedition made into Gascoigne; so likewise Rot. Franc. 43 E. [...]. m. 8. in 43 Edw. 3. andRot. Franc. 46 E. [...]. m. 21. 46 Edw. 3. In which forty sixth year he was retainedEx Autogr. penès Tho. Co. [...]gin. An. 1659., by Indenture, to serve the King in those Wars, for one whole year, with twenty Men at Arms, and thirty Archers: Of which Men at Arms himself being a Banneret, four Knights, and five Esquires, were part. And in 47 Edw. 3. covenanted Claus. [...] E. 3. in dorso m. 28. that Gerard his Son, should marry Anne the Daughter of S. Michael de la Poole, Knight; and to give her nine hundred thirty three pounds six shillings eight pence for her portion. In 51 Edw. 3. he obtained LicensePat. 51. E. 3. [...] to make a Castle of his House at Shirbourne in Com. Oxon. And in 1 Rich. 2. wasRot. Fin. 1 R. 2. p. 2. m. 14. again in the Wars of France. In 3 Rich. 2. he wentPat. 3. R. 2. p. 2. m. 4. into Ireland. And hav­ing been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 43 Edw. 3. till 5 Rich. 2. inclusive, departed Esc. 2 R. 2. n. 47. Claus. 6 R. 2. p 1. m. 20. this life 28 Iunii. 6 Rich. 2. being then seised Esc. 2 R. 2. n. 47. Claus. 6 R. 2. p 1. m. 20. of the Mannor of Wengrave in Com. Buck. Stow in Com. Northampt. Chilton-Foliot in Com. Wiltes. Kingston-l'Isle, Colcote, and Ordeston, in Com. Berks. Sherbourne, Noke, and Fretewell, in Com. Ox [...]n. Almarton and Trewarnayk, in Com. Cornub. and Charle­ton, Tattercote, North-Bovy, and Lang­don, in Com. Devon. Leaving issue, by Margaret his WifeClaus. 50 E. 3. p. 2. m. 25., Daughter of William Pipard, Mar­garet his DaughterRot. Fin. [...] R. 2. m. 25. and Heir, then WifeRot. Fin. [...] R. 2. m. 25. of Thomas Lord Berkley, twenty two years of age.

¶I come next to Robert Robert. de l'Isle of Ruge­mont in Com. Bedf. as I think.) This Robert in 1 Hen. 3. having marriedRot. Fin. 1. H. 3. m. 1. Rohese de Tatshall, WidowRot. Fin. 5. H. 3. m. 2. of Robert de Tatshall, one of the Daugh­ters and Coheirs of Iohn de Wahull, (with Robert de Basingham, who had wedded Agnes, the other Daughter) paying his Releif, had Livery Rot. Fin. 1 H. 3. m. 1. of her Purparty, of that Inheritance.

It seems he had been in Arms against King Iohn; for which his Lands were seisedClaus. 1 Hen. 3. m. 4.: But in 1 Hen. 3. returningClaus. 1 Hen. 3. m. 4. to obedience, he had re­stitution Claus. 1 Hen. 3. m. 4. of them, they lying in the Counties of Lincoln, Kent, York, Norfolk, and Suf­folk.

After him, viz. in 48 Hen. 3. I find mention of another Robert, Robert. who was then constituted GovernorPat. 48 H. 3. m. 3. of the Castles of Marlborough and Lutgareshull: But in 49 Hen. 3. taking part with the Rebellious Barons, was, by them (the King being then their prisoner) made Governor Pat. 49 H. 3. m. 27. of Newcastle upon Tine.

From this last Robert, Robert. I must make a large leap to another; who in 5 Edw. 2. had LicenseCart. 5 [...]. 2. n. 10. for a Fair at Shafford in Com. Bedf. upon the Eve and Day of S. Michael, and four days following. In 8 Edw. 2. this Robert had SummonsRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dor­so m. 9. to sit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Feast day of the Assumption of our Lady, to restrain the In­cursions of the Scots. And in 13 Edw. 3. was Rot. Ale [...] 13 E. 3. m. 14. in that expedition made into Flanders. Which Robert having been summonedClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 5 Edw. 2. till 16 Edw. 3. inclusive, diedEsc. 16 E. 3. n. 40. the same year, then entredEsc. 16 E. 3. n. 40. into Religion; being seisedEsc. 16 E. 3. n. 40., before he assumed that habit, of the Mannors of Rampton, Cotenham, West­wike, with the Advowson of the Church of Winpole in Com. Cantabr. All which he setled, Esc. 16 E. 3. n. 40. before he took Orders, upon Alice, the Daugh­ter of Robert de l'Isle, Elizabeth Peverell, and Richard Bayeux, for life; with Remainder to Iohn, the Son of Robert de l'Isle, and his Heirs. He was then also seisedEsc. 16 E. 3. n. 40. of the Mannors of Hey­ford-Warin in Com. Oxon. and Pyshobury in Com. Hertf. Iohn, his Son and Heir, at the time of the taking that Inquisition, beingEsc. 16 E. 3. n. 40. twenty four years of age.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 10 Edw. 3. his Father then living, to the intentPat. 10 [...]. 3. p. 2. m. [...]. he might be the better en­abled to serve the King in his Wars, obtained a GrantPat. 10 [...]. 3. p. 2. m. [...]., from him, of the Mannor of Harwood in Com. Ebor. then valued at four hundred marks per annum, to hold during his life: And in 13 Edw. 3. was [...]rois. lib. 1. cap. 41. in the English Army, then [Page 739] drawn up, to encounter the French at Uiron­fosse. In 15 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Vascon. 15 E. 3. m. 15. also in that ex­pedition then made into Gascoigne; and, in 16 Edw. 3. attendedRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 27. the King into Britanny, being one of the cheif Commanders at the Siege of Nantes. In 18 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 18 E. 3. m. 2 [...]. in the Wars of Gascoigne, and of the Retinue with Henry, Earl of Lancaster. And in 20 Edw. 3. obtained a PensionPat. 20 E. 3. p. 3. m. 29. from the King of two hundred pounds per annum, to support him in his degree of Banneret, to be paid out of the Exchequer.

It is saidMS. in Bibl. Bodl. K. 84. 117 b. by some, that, in 20 Edw. 3. (3 Non. Iulii.) Sir Thomas Dagworth Knight, with eighty Men at Arms, and an hundred Archers, worsting Charles de Bloys, and the great Men of Britanny, who had a thousand Horse; the King thereupon made two Barons, viz. Alan Zouch, and Iohn l'Isle, as also fifty Knights: But othersLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 381. affirm, that this was at the Battle of Cressey, which hapned the same year.

In 21 Edw. 3. there being a Tourneament then held at Eltham, this Iohn had, of the Kings giftComp. 1 Coke Provis. Magnae Gar­derobae in Sacc., a White Hood of Cloth, embroi­dered with Men, in Blew colour, dancing; and Buttoned before with large Pearls. In 23 Edw. 3. being made a BanneretPat. 23 E. 3. p. 3. m. 25., he obtainedPat. 23 E. 3. p. 3. m. 25., for his better support, a Grant from the King of two hundred pounds per annum out of the Ex­chequer.

And being a Person both valiant and expert in Arms, was soon after made choiseInstit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. p. 692. of by that Warlike Prince, King Edward the Third, for one of the Knights Companions of the most Noble Order of the Garter, then by him first founded.

In 25 Edw. 3. he gavePat. 25 E. 3. p 2. m. 1. one Acre of Land in Harwood, with the Advowson of the Church, to a certain Chantry, therein founded by him; for the good estate of himself, and for the Souls of all his Ancestors▪ In which year, in conside­ration Rot. Fin. 25 E. 3. m. 9. of his good services, he obtained a Grant Rot. Fin. 25 E. 3. m. 9. from the King, for the Sheriffalty of the Coun­ties of Cambridge and Huntingdon, and Governorship of the Castle of Cambridge, to hold during life. And, in 26 Edw 3. Covenant­ed Mon Ang. Vol. 2. 104 b. n. 40. with the Canons of Bolton, to found a Chantry of six Priests in the Church of Har­wood; or of seven in the Church of Bolton; they grantingMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 104 b. n. 40. to him an yearly Rent of one hundred pounds out of Rowdon, Wigdon, and divers other Lands. In 29 Edw. 3. he was Rot. Vascon. 29 E 3 m. 8. with Prince Edward in the Wars of France. And, having been summonedClaus [...] iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 24 Edw. 3. to 28 Edw. 3. inclusive, died Esc. 30 E. 3 n. 40. Oxon. 14 Octob. 30 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. 30 E. 3 n. 40. Oxon. of the Mannors of Cambelton in Com. Bedf. Pistho­bury in Com. Hertf. with its Appurtenances in Sabrichworth; Harwood, with its Mem­bers, viz. Carleton, Stokton, Holthwait, Doukeswike, and Kirkby-Overblows, in Com. Ebor And of the Mannors of Wilburg­ham-Magna, Rampton, Cotenham, West­wike, and Coveney, in Com. Cantabr. leaving Maud, his Wife, survivingClaus 30 E. 3. m. 24.; and Robert, his Son Esc. ut su­pra. and Heir, twenty two years of age. Which Ro­bert had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann in dorso. to Parliament in 31 & 34 Edw. Robert. 3. but not afterwards, nor any of his posterity: Therefore I shall not need to pursue the story of them any farther.

L'Isle of the Isle of Wight.

¶I Come lastly to those of this Name who were of the Isle of Wight.

In 51 Hen. 3. Iohn Iohn. de l'Isle, was, by reason of the turbulency of the times, made GovernorPat. 51 H 3. m. 17. of Caresbroke Castle, in that Isle. And, in 22 Edw. 1. had SummonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 8. to attend the King (with divers other great Men) to consult of the important affairs of the Realm: Also soon after that, toIbid. m 7. be at Portsmouth, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to accompany him into France. In 25 Edw. 1. this Iohn was Lit. Pardon. 25 E. 1. m. 13. again in the Wars of France; and inRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. [...] 29 E 3. in the Scotish Wars. But diedRot. Fin. 32 E. 1. m. 4. in 32 Edw. 1. or before; for then Iohn, Iohn. his Son and Heir, doing Rot. Fin. 32 E. 1. m. 4. his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 32 E. 1. m. 4. of his Lands: And in 34 Edw. 1. received the Honor of Knight­hood Comp. 1. de Droknesford. in Scacc. (with Prince Edward, and many others) by Bathing, and divers sacred Ceremonies. In this thirty fourth year, he obtained a Charter Cart. 34 E. 1. n. 25. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn Lands, lying within his Lordships of Woditon, Bridies­ford, Shentling, Bonechirche, Shorewell, Celverton, Horting Scelle, Blakepanne, Mannesbrigge, Sherprix, and Rigge, in Com. Southampt And in 35 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 35 E. 1. m. 3. in the Wars of Scotland. In 2 Edw. 2. he was again Rot. Scoc. 2 E. 2. m. 14. in the Scotish Wars; so likewise inRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 6. 4 Edw. 2. And in 8 Edw 2. received commandRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. [...]. to fit him­self with Horse and Arms, and to be at New­castle upon Tine, upon the Festival of the Assumption of our Lady, to restrain the Incur­sions of the Scots. This Iohn had SummonsClaus. de [...]sdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 28 Edw. 1. till 8 Edw. 2. in­clusive; but not afterwards, nor none of his posterity: And in 11 Edw 2. wasRot. Scoc. 1 [...] E 2. m. 14. one of the Commissioners appointed to treat with Robert de Brus of Scotland, touching a Truce betwixt both Realms. But farther I cannot say of him.

Greystoke.

THe first of this Family, touching whom I can make any discovery, is Ranulph, Ranulph. the Son of Walter; who, in 12 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Ebor. three hundred marks, and one Palfrey, for the Wardship and Marriage of the Heir of Walter de Carro. To which Ranulph, succeeded Willi­am William. Rot. Fin. 1 H. 3 m. 2.; and to him Thomas, Thomas. his Son and Heir, who wasRot. Fin. 1 H. 3 m. 2. in minority in 1 Hen. 3. And in 29 H. 3 obtained the Kings CharterPat [...]6 R 2. p 2. m. 1. per Inspex. for a weekly Market, upon the Sunday, at his Mannor of Greystoke in Cumberland; as also for a Fair to be yearly held there, for three days, begin­ning on the Eve of S. Edwards Translation.

To this Thomas, succeeded Robert, Robert. his Son and Heir; who, in 31 Hen 3. giving securityRot. Fin. 31 H. 3. m. 5. for the payment of an hundred pounds for his Releif, had Livery of his Lands, but lived not long after; for, in 38 Hen. 3. William Rot. Pip. 39 Hen 3. Cumbr.,William. his Brother and Heir, payingRot. Fin. 38 Hen. 3. m 5. one hundred pounds for his Releif, and doing his Fealty, had LiveryRot. Fin. 38 Hen. 3. m 5. of that Inheritance; Ellen, the Wife of Robert, then surviving, who gaveIbid. m. 7. to the King a Fine of [Page 740] twenty pounds for liberty to marry again. Which William in 42 Hen. 3. (amongst other the great men of that time) received SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. m. 10. to attend the King at Chester, upon the Morrow next after the feast of St. Iohn Baptist, well fittted with horse and Arms, to restrain the hostilities of the Welsh. And in 13 Edw. 1. procured a CharterCart. 13 E. 1. n. 10. from the King, for a Fair every year at his Mannor of Morpeth in Northumber­land, for three days; beginning on the Eve of St. Mary Magdelen. Which Lordship of Mor­peth, he had in right ofMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 916 b. n. 40. Mary his Wife, the eldest of the three Daughters and Coheirs of Roger de Merlay (an eminent Baron of the North in that time) by whom he had issueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. two Sons; viz. Iohn, and William, and a Daughter called Margaret, married to Sir Robert de la Val Knight, he departedEsc. 17. E. 1. n 15. this life in 17 Edw. 1. be­ing then seizedEsc. 17. E. 1. n 15. of the Mannors of Duston, in Com. Westmorl. Greystoke, in Com. Cumberl. Morpeth, with the Advowson of the Church; Crostingthwayt, the moity of the Mannors of Staynington, and Heppescotes; certain Lands in Horstey-Scheles, with the Advow­son of the Church of Horsley; and divers other Lands in Com. Northumb. leaving Iohn Esc. 17. E. 1. n 15. his Son and Heir, at that time twenty five years of age.

Which Iohn Iohn. doing his Homage had Livery Claus. 17 E. 1. m. 6 & Rot. Fin. 17 E. 1. p. 1. m. 11. of his Lands: and in 22 Edw. 1. (amongst other the great men of that age) was required Rot. Vase. 22 Edw. 1. in dorso, m. 8. to attend the King, to give him his best ad­vice, in certain important affairs, then to be con­sidered of: and in pursuance of that advice, wentI [...]id. m. 11. intus, with him, into Gascoigne, the King of France having thenIbid. m. 7. invaded those terri­tories. Moreover in 23 Edw. 1. he had Sum­moms Claus. de. i [...]sdem an. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm: So likewiseClaus. de. i [...]sdem an. in dorso. afterward to all the succeeding Parliaments of his time: And in 25 Edw. 1. was againClaus. 25 Ed. 1. in dorso, m 9. in the Wars of Gas­coigne, being then of the retinueClaus. 25 Ed. 1. in dorso, m 9. unto that great Prelate Anthony Beck, Bishop of Durham, and Patriarch of Hierusalem.

InRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 15. 28 andRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 3. 29 E. 1. he was in the Wars of Scotland.

And having setledEsc. 34 E. 1 n 40. Claus. 34 Edw. 1. m. 2. his Mannor and Barony of Graystoke, with the Advowson of the Church; as also of the Mannors of Duston, Ulgham, Crosthwait, in Tesedale; Conesclive, with all his purparty of the Mannor of Mor­peth, upon Ralph Ralph. the Son of William Fitz-Ralph, (Lord of Grimethorpe, in Com. Ebor.) Son of Ioane, Aunt to him the said Iohn (his Brothers and Uncles being then all dead with­out [...] issue male) departed [...] this life, without issue in 34 Edw. 1.

Which Ralph, in 10 Edw. 1. paid a Fine [...] to the King of an hundred Marks, for Licence to marry Margery, the Widdow of Nicholas Corbet, Daughter [...] and Coheir to Hugh de Bolebec; and in 24 Edw. 1. was [...] Brother and Heir to Geffrey Fitz-William, of Yorkshire; doing his Homage had livery [...] of his Lands. After which, the next ensuing year, he was [...] in that expedition then made into Scotland: So likewise in [...] 26 E. 1. and [...] 27 E. 1. At which time also, being made Lieutenant [...] of Yorkshire, and Warden of the Marches; he was joyned in [...] Commission, with the Bishop of Durham, and others, to take care of fortifying the castles in Scotland. And in 28 Edw. 1. was [...] in the Wars there. So also in [...] 31 Edw 1. and 34 Edw. 1. being then [...] in the retinue with Adomare de Valence. Like­wise inRot. Scoc. 4. E. 2. m. 1 [...]. 4 Edw. 2,

In which year he obtained a CharterRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 2 [...]., for Free-Warren, in all his Demesne Lands at Brunnum, Butterwyke, Thorp-Basset, Scakelthorp, Thorneton-More, Morton super Swale, and Welbery, in Comit. Ebor. as also in Benton, Killingworth, Hepis­cotes, Tranwell, Stannington, and Hor­sle, in Com. Northumb.

In 7 Edw. 2. he was made GovernorRot. Scoc. 7 Edw 2▪ m. 10. of Barwick upon Twede; and joyned in Com­missionRot. Scoc. 7 Edw 2▪ m. 10. with Iohn Lord Moubray, and others, in the Wardenship of the Marches: as also Go­vernorRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2 m. [...] of Carlisle in 8 E. 2. Moreover, he foundedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. a Chantery at Tinemouth, for the Soul of the before-specified Iohn Lord Greystoke his Kinsman and all his Ancestors. And, having been summonedClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament by the name of Ralph Fitz-William, from 23 Edw. 1. till 9 E. 2. inclusive; diedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. an aged Man, about the Feast of All-Saints, in Ann. 1316. (9 Edw. 2.) and was buried i at Nesham, in the County Pa­latine of Durham; being then seizedEsc. 10 E. [...] ▪ n. 65. of the Mannors of Morpeth, and Ulgham, in Com. Northumberl. Wiboldeston, in Comitat. Bedf. Brunham, Grimethorp, and Hynderskelf, in Com. Ebor. Greystoke, in Com. Cumberl. as also of divers Lands in other Counties: And, in rightIb. n. [...] ▪ of Margery his Wife, WiddowIb n. [...] ▪ of Nicholas Corbet; one of the CoheirsIb. n. [...] ▪ of the Ba­rony of Bulbeck, of the fourth part of the Mannors of Styford, Hedoun on the Wall, Angerton, and Dodington, in Com. Northum. with the Hamlets belonging to them.

To whom succeeded Robert his second Son;Robert. for William the eldest diedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. without issue. Which Robert wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 9. with him in that expedi­tion made into Scotland, in 4 Edw. 2. but died in 10 Edw. 2. being then seisedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of the moity of the Barony of Merley, in Com. Nor­thumb. viz. Morpeth, &c. Likewise of the the moity of the Mannors of Stifford, and Heddon on the Wall; Angreton, Doding­ton, &c. as also of the Barony of Bolebe [...]. LikewiseClaus. 11 E. 2. m. 2 [...]. of the Mannor of Grymthorpe, in Com. Ebor. Crossthwayt, and Thorpe-Bas­set, in Com. Northumb. and Neesham, in the County Palatine of Durham; leaving Ralph his Son and Heir eighteen years of age; and was buryed at Botyrwick. Whereupon Eli­zabeth his Widdow had, for her Dowry, an As­signation Ibid m. [...]. of the Mannors of Butterwyk, Mar­ton super Swale, Osmunderley; the third part of the Mannors of Thorpe-Basset, Brunnum, and Nidde, in Com. Ebor. Graystoke, in Com. Cumbr. Duston, in Com. Westmorl. Morpeth, and Ulougham, in Com. Northumb. as also the Town of Heppescotes; the moity of the Man­nor of Tranwell; the moity of the Towns of Stanyngton, and Benton, with part of the Town of Horsley, in the same County; the third part of the Mannors of Consclyff, and Nesham; the third part of an annual Rent of fifty pounds per annum, issuing out of the Man­nor of Brareton, in the Bishoprick of Dur­ham: as also of seventy five shillings and six pence yearly Rent, issuing out of the Mannor of Thornton, in Com. Ebor.

Which last mentioned Ralph, Ralph. by vertue of a special DispensationRot. Rom. 12 Edw. 2. [...] dorso. m. 1 [...]. from the Pope, took to Wife Alice de Audely (Daughter to Hugh Lord [Page 741] Audeley) they being within the third and fourth degrees of Consanguinity. And in 13 Edw. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2. m. 3., with Hugh de Audley the younger, in that Expedition then made into Scotland.

This Ralph, assumedClaus. 14 Edw. 2. m. 19. the sirname of Greystoke and in 14 Edw. 2. making proofClaus. 14 Edw. 2. m. 19. of his Age, had liveryClaus. 14 Edw. 2. m. 19. of all the Knights Fees belonging to him by inheritance, which the King had re­served in his hands, after the death of Ralph the Son of William, his Grandfather, till that time. And in 14, 15 and 16 Edw. 2. was sum­moned Claus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to the Parliaments then held. But all that I have else seen of him, is, that he besieged Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Gilbert de Middleton, and divers other with him, in the Castle of Mitford, for certain traytorous actions, done by them in Northum­berland; and, that, not long after, beingIbid Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 918 [...]. n. 20. in Gatesheved, at Breakfast, he was, through the contrivanceIbid. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 918 [...] n. 20. of the same Gilbert and his party, there poysonedIbid. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 918 [...] n. 20. 3 Id. Iulii, An. 1323. (17 E. 2.) and buriedIbid. Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 918 [...] n. 20. in the Abby of Newminster, near the High Altar [...]; leaving issue, by Alice his Wife, DaughterEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Ralph Lord Nevill, William his SonEsc. 17 E. [...]. n. 72. and Heir three years of age. Which Alice surviving,William. had an AssignationClaus. 17 E. [...]. n. 39. of the Man­nor of Grymethorpe, in Com. Ebor. as also of divers lands in other Counties for her Dowry. Whereupon the Wardship of William his Son, thus in minority, together with his Lands, was shortly after, scil. in 2 Edw. 3. in consideration Claus. 2 Edw. 3. m. 34. of five hundred Marks, committedClaus. 2 Edw. 3. m. 34. to Hugh de Audley. But in 16 E. 3. this William making proof Claus. 16 E. 3. p. 1. m. 21. of his age, and doing his Homage, had livery Claus. 16. E. 3. p. 1. m. 21. of them all: and the same year, wasRot. Fran. 16 Edw. 3. m. 8. in that expedition then made into Brittany, being of the retinueRot. Fran. 16 Edw. 3. m. 8. of William de Bohun Earl of Nor­thampton. And in 19 Edw. 3. inRot. Vasc. 19 Edw. 3. m. 5. the Wars of France; but then of the retinueRot. Vasc. 19 Edw. 3. m. 5. with Ralph Earl of Stafford.

Moreover, the next year following, upon Esc. 20 E. 3. m. 52. Rot. Fin. 20 Edw. 3. m. 4. the death of Elizabeth his Grandmother, he had also LiveryEsc. 20 E. 3. m. 52. Rot. Fin. 20 Edw. 3. m. 4. of those Lands which she held in Dower; his Homage being respitedClaus. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 23.. And the same year, wentRot. Franc. 21 Edw. 3. p 2. m 21. again into France, the Black Prince being also in that Expedition. So likewise inRot. Franc. 23 E. 3 m. 5. 23 Edw. 3. And in 27 E. 3. was joyned in CommissionRot Vascon. 17 E. 3. m. 2. with Tho. Bishop of Dur­ham, and others, to treat and agree with David de Bruys, together with the Prelats, Earls, and other Nobles of Scotland, at Newcastle upon Tine, touching the enlargement of him the said David; who had been taken Prisoner, in the Battle of Durham, in 20 Edw. 3. as our Historians do shew.

In this 27 of Edward the third, he obtained LicensePat 27 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3 from the King to make a Castle of his Mannor-House at Greystoke. And in 28 E. 3. was constitutedRot. Scoc. 28 E. 3 m. 2. one of the Commissioners, to see the performance of what had been treated on, in order to the discharge of David de Bruis, from his imprisonment.

Furthermore, in 29 Edw. 3. he was consti­tuted Rot. Sc [...]c. 29 Edw. 3. m. 13. Governor of Barwick upon Twede; during the time of which trust, being command­ed Pat. 32 E. 3. p. [...] m. 28. by the King to attend him personally into France, in the interim that Town was taken Pat. 32 E. 3. p. [...] m. 28. by the Scots; whereupon the King was much offendedPat. 32 E. 3. p. m. [...] 28.: But it being clearly provedIbid., that his absence was not upon any other occasion; at the requestIbid. of Queen Philippa, he obtained his PardonIbid.. And in 32 Edw. 3. for the health of his Soul, &c. gavePat. 32 E. [...] 12. to the Colleg [...]at Church of Graystoke, one Me [...]age and seven Acres of Land in New-Bigging, as also the Ad­vowson of the Parish Church of Graystoke.

This William had SummonsClaus. d [...] iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 22 to 31 Edw. 3. inclusive: And, having builtEx Coll. R. Gl. S. the Castle of Graystoke, and Tower at Morpeth, departedMon. Angl Vol. 2. 917 [...] l. 5. this life, upon the Feast day of St. Margaret (20 Iulii) 32 Edw. 3. and was buried at Graystoke; being then seized [...] of the Mannor of Wyboldeston, in Comitat. Redford. Brunne, with its members; scil. Belby, Seton, Littlethorpe, Spal­dington, Ulram, Eston, Dri [...]ghou, Mi­lington, and Welberie; Butterwyk, with its members, Sherburne, Boythorpe, Flix­ton Falketon, Flitmanby; the Mannors of Hynderskelf, Gainethorpe, Thorpe-Basset, Skakelthorp, le Holme in Osmundery, Moreton upon Swale, Thirnetofte, Crossethwayt, Thornton upon the Moor, and Nidde, in Comitat. Ebor. The Castle and Mannor of Morpeth, with its members; viz. Heppescotes, Tranewell, Stanyngton, Horsley, Bentone, Kyllingworth, Anger­ton, and Hedone, in Comitat. Northumb. the Mannors of Duston, Aykescoghe, Flasecogh, Bramton-Mill, Halestede, and Hindring, in Comit. Westmorl. two parts of the Mannor of Graystoke; the Mannors of Dacre, Mouse­dale [...] Bo [...]stale Thakethwayte, Soulby, New-biggen, Blinton, Threlkeld, Hay­tone-Iohan, Iconby, Craystoke, Mutherby, Berier, Dalman, Anleby, Staneton-parva, Hoton-Roff, and Ayragh, in Com. Cumberl.

He had two wives firstEx Coll▪ R. Gl. S. Lucie Daughter to ... Lord Lucie, whom he deservedly repudi­ated Ex Coll▪ R. Gl. S.; and dying before him, buriedEx Coll R. GLS. her at Nesham. And afterwards, by the advice of Alice de Nevill, his Mother, marriedKemp. [...] Ioane the Daughter of Henry Fitz-Hugh, Lord of Ra­venswath, by whom he had issue three Sons; viz. Ex Coll▪ R. Gl. S. Ralph, William, and Robert; and Alice a Daughter, WifeEx Coll▪ R. Gl. S. of Sir Robert de Harington, Knight.

Which Ralph, Ralph. being then but sixEsc. 32 E. [...]. n. 43. years of age, was committed [...] to the tuition of Roger de Mortimer Earl of March, Ioane his Mother being then alive; who had, for her Dowrie, an Assignation [...] of the Castle and Mannor of Mor­peth, and divers Tenements in Tranewell, Horsley, Denton, and Kyllingworth, in Com. Northumb. Webery, with its members, in Shirburne, Boythorpe, Flixton, and Floteby, in Com. Ebor. and Crossthwa [...]t, in in Com. Cumbr.

Which Ioane afterwards marriedP [...]. 40 E. 3. p. 1. m. 24. to Anthony de Lucy; and when he died, toEx Collect. R. Gl. S. Sir Matthew R [...]dman Knight.

It is said by the InquisitionEsc. 48 [...] 3 [...]. taken after the death of this last mentioned William, that he dyed beyond-Sea; and that Ralph his Son and Heir was twenty one years of age in 48 Ed. 3. which is most like to be true; for in that year, upon the death of his Mother, making proofClaus. 48 Ed. 3. m. 24. Rot. Fin. 48 Ed. 3. m. 24. of his age, and doing his Homage, he had liveryClaus. 48 Ed. 3. m. 24. Rot. Fin. 48 Ed. 3. m. 24. of those Lands, which she held in Dower.

In 50 Edw. 3. this Ralph was constituted Rot. Scoc. 50 Edw. 3. m 2 Governor of L [...]ghmaban Castle in Scot­land; and oneIbid. of the Commissioners for guard­ing the West-Ma [...]ches. Moreover, in 1 Ric. 2. he was joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. [...] m. 6. with Henry Earl of Northumberland, and others, for guarding [Page 742] also of both the East and West-Marches: And in 2 Ric. 2. assisted [...]roisard f. 204 a. that Earl in taking the Castle of Warwick, which the Scots Rot. Scoc. 3 [...]. 2. m. 3. had got by surprize.

In 3 Ric. 2. he was again joyned in Commis­sion with the Bishop of Carlisle, and Hugh de Dacre, for the Wardenship of the West Marches; as alsoIbid. m. 4. with the Earl of Northumberland, and others, for the North-Marches, in Nor­thumberland. And, upon Friday next ensu­ing the Feast of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist, 4 Ric. 2. was takenEx Col R. Gl. S. Prisoner (with many other stout men) at Horsryg in Glendale, by George Earl of Dunbar; but soon after releasedIbid. for his Brother William; who being an HostageIbid. for him, dyed at Dunbar, of the pestilence. After which enlargement he was again constituted Rot. Scoc. 9. R. 2. m. 1. one of the Commissioners for guarding the the West-Marches: And in 5 Hen. 4. uponClaus. 5 [...]. 4. [...]. 1. m. 28. the death of Ioane his Mother, had liveryClaus. 5 [...]. 4. [...]. 1. m. 28. of those Lands which she held in Dowry.

This Ralph gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 917. b. n. 20. Twenty pounds to the Monks of Newminster, for the adorning their Church; and having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 49 E. 3 to 5 H. 5. inclusive, departedEsc. 6 H. 5. n. 37. this life upon the Sixth of April, 5 H. 5. leaving Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir thenEsc. 6 H. 5. n. 37. Twenty eight years of age.

Which Iohn doing his HomageRot. Fin 6 H. 5. m. 14., had soon after LiveryRot. Fin 6 H. 5. m. 14. of his Lands: and in 9 H. 5. was constituted GovernourRot Scoc. 9 H. 5 m. 4. of Roxborough Castle in Scotland, for the space of Four years next ensuing the Feast of Easter; with an allowanceIbid. m. 19. of a Thousand pounds per annum, in times of peace, and two thousand in time of War.

In 1 H. 6. this Iohn was joyn'dRot. Scoc. [...] H. 6. m. 5. with th [...] Bishop of London, and others, in Commission, to treat with Iames King of Scotland, or his Ambassadors, for a firm Peace betwixt both Realms. And in 11 H. 6. in the like Commission Rot. Scoc. 11 H. 6. m. 1. with the Earl of Northumberland, and others, to treat with the Commissioners of Scotland, at Hadenstanck; and make satis­faction for certain injuries done to the Subjects of that Realm, against the form of the Truce concluded on betwixt both Crowns. In 12 H. 6. he was again joynedRot. Scoc. 12 H. 6. m. [...]. with Richard Earl of Sa­lisbury, and others, to treat with those from Scotland, on the like occasion. And in 13 H. 6. wasRot. Scoc. 13 H. 6. m. 1. one of the chief Commanders of those Forces which were sent to the relief of Barwick upon Tweed, then besieged by the Scots.

Moreover, from 7 H. 5. till 12 H. 6. inclusive, he had summonsClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament. And by his TestamentSavage fol. [...], 464. bearing date 10 Iuly 1346. (14. H. 6.) bequeathing his Body to be buried in the Collegiate Church at Greystoke, gave there­unto his best Horse for his Mortuary; as also all his habiliments of War, viz. Coat-armour, Penon, Gyron, &c. To Ralph his Son and Heir, he gave all his Houshold-goods, then being in his Manor-house at Hinderskelfe; as also in his Houses at Morpeth and Greystoke, his Plate and Jewels excepted: and to Elizabeth his Wife a Ring, and a Broach of Gold, with a Saphire and a Diamond: Appointing, that each of his other Sons, viz. Thomas, Richard, and William, should each of them have four marks yearly for their maintenance, for term of their respective lives. To every Gentleman then serving him, forty shillings; to every Yeoman, twenty shillings; and to every Groom, thirteen shillings four pence. To the repair of Newminster Abbey, twenty pound; to the Church of Greystoke, all his new Vestments, with the Ornaments thereto appertaining. Of which Testament he consti­tuted his Executor Ralph his Son and Heir; and upon the Eighth of Augnst, next ensu [...]ng, de­parted this life, being then seised of the Mannor of Thingden, in Com. Northamp. Wibolde­ston, in Com. Bedf. Duffeton, in Com. Westm. Graystoke, in Com. Cumber. the Castle and Man­nor of Morpeth, with its Members, in Com. Northumb. Of the Mannors of Burnham, Grimthorpe, Hilderskelfe, and Gaun­thorpe, in Com. Ebor. And in right of Elizabeth his Wife, one of the Daughters and Co-heirs to Sir Robert Ferrers of Wemme (in Com. Salop. Knight) of the Mannors of Norburgh, in Com. Leic. and Wemme, Lopington, and Hyn­stoke, in Com. Salop. Ralph his Son and Heir, before-mentioned, beingEsc 14 H. [...]. n. 34. then twenty two years of age; and Elizabeth his Daughter, marriedMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 917. b. n. 40. to Roger Thornton, Esq.

Which Ralph Ralph. had LiveryRot. Fin. 15 H. 6. m. 24. of his Lands the same year, his Homage being respitedRot. Fin. 15 H. 6. m. 24.: And in 27 H. 6. was joyn'd in CommissionRot. Scoc. 27 H. 6. m. 6. with Iohn Vicount Beaumont, and others, to treat with the Commissioners of Scotland upon a Truce. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 30 H. 6. m. 1. 30 H. 6. to treat with Iames de Douglas, upon all those Articles by him sign­ed. Also inRot. Scoc. 3 E. 4. m. 14. 3 andRot. Scoc. [...] E. 4. m. 4. 5 E. 4. to treat with the Commissioners of Scotland, upon such inju­ries as had been done by the Subjects of either Kingdom, contrary to the Truce formerly made.

InRot. Scoc. 10 E. 4 m. 3. 10.Rot. Scoc. 12 E. 4. m. 19. 12. andRot. Scoc. 13 E. 4. m. 15. 13 of E. 4. he was again employ'd as a Commissioner in the like Treaty. He was also summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 15 H. 6. to 1 H. 7. inclusive. And having mar­ried Kempe (Ebor) 168. Elizabeth, Daughter to William Lord Fitz-Hugh; for which Marriage he had a special DispensationKempe (Ebor) 168., in regard they were within the Third and Fourth Degrees of Consanguinity, departedMon. Ang. Vol 2. 917 b. l. 62. this life 1 Iunii, Anno 1487. (2 H. 7.) leaving Robert Robert. his Son and Heir; of whom I have seen nothing but his death, which hapned Mon. Ang. Vol 2. 917 b. l. 62. 15 Kal. Iulii, Anno 1483. (1 R. 3.) in the life­time of his Father; and that he left issue Eli­zabeth Pa [...]. 22 H. 7. p 1. his sole Daughter and Heir, marriedPa [...]. 22 H. 7. p 1. to Thomas Lord Dacres. Which Elizabeth in 22 H. 7. as CousinPa [...]. 22 H. 7. p 1. and Heir to Ralph Lord Grey­stoke, had a special LiveryPat. 22 H. 7. p 1. of all his Lands.

Lexinton▪

OF this Family, so named from Lexinton, (now called Laxton, near Tuxford, in Com. Nott.) I find no mention till King Iohn's days; but then, viz. in 13 Ioh. that Lordship wasRot. pip. 13 Joh. tit. Comp. Briani de [...] &c in the King's hands, and reputedRot. pip. 13. Joh. tit. Comp. Briani de [...] &c a Ba­rony, it consistingRot. pip. 13 Joh. tit. Comp. Briani de [...] &c of Thirteen Knights Fees, and a Fourth part. It seems that Richard de Lexinton, about that time possessor of it, had incurred the King's displeasure (as many others then did, in arming against him, under colour of as­serting their antient Rights and Liberties:) but in 17 Ioh. giving [...] an Hundred marks and Two Palfreys, he made [...] his peace,

[Page 743] To this Richard Richard. succeeded Robert de Lexinton, who in 8 H. 3. was madePat. 8 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. Governour of the Castles of Pec and Bolesover, in Com. Derb. and in 13 H. 3. ofPat. 13 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. Oxford Castle; being then in such esteem with that King, as that he obtain'd his LettersPat. 19 H. 3. [...]. 5. swasory, to Aliva the Daughter of Alan Fitz-Iordan, to grant her Mannor of Tuxford (which was held in Capite) unto him: intimating, that in case she would so do, he should take it for a favour. Which Let­ters were so prevalent, that he hadClaus. 20 H. 3. m. [...]0. his desire; and the next year following, did his Homage Claus. 20 H. 3. m. [...]0. for it: but soon after passedCart 21 H. 3. n. 3. Pat. 21 H. 3. m. 2. it, together with the MannorCart 21 H. 3. n. 3. Pat. 21 H. 3. m. 2. of Warsop (near at hand) to Iohn de Lexinton his Brother, with conditionCart 21 H. 3. n. 3. Pat. 21 H. 3. m. 2., That if the said Iohn did die without issue, that then those Lordships should return to him and his Heirs.

This Robert de Lexinton, being a person learned in the Laws, was a Justice Itinerant inClaus. 9 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. 9 H. 3. in the Counties of Northampt. Rutl. Nott. Derb. Linc. Ebor. Northumb. Cumb. and Westmor. In 10 Hen. 3. inClaus. 10 H. 3. in dorso m. 15. the Counties of Nott. Derb. Warw. Leic. Wigorn. and Glouc. Afterwards also in other Counties, untilOrig. Jurid. in Tab. Cro­nolog. 26 H. 3. being thenFin. levat. Oct. Mich. 26. H. 3. one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas: and departedM. Westm. in anno 1250. this life 4 Cal. Iunii, Anno 1250. (34 H. 3.) leaving Sir Iohn de Lexinton Knight his BrotherIbid. in anno 1 [...]46. and Heir.

Which Sir Iohn Iohn. Lexinton, in 3 H. 3. when Ibid. the Bishop of London declared to the Prelates and Clergy of England, that the Pope re­quired the Third part of all the Livings of the Beneficed Clergy, and the one half of all the Non-residents, was sentIbid. by the King to prohi­bit them from giving obedience to such an intol­lerable exaction.

In 37 H. 3. this Iohn was madePat. 37. H. 3. [...] Chief Ju­stice of all the Forests North of Trent; as also GovernourIbid. m. 3. of Bamburgh Castle in Comi­tat. Northumb. and ofIbid. m. 18. Scardeburgh and Pikering in Com. Ebor. but diedRot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 9. in 41 H. 3. without issue. Whereupon Henry Henry. de Lexinton, Bishop of Lincoln, his Brother, was foundRot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 9. his next Heir: who thereupon doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 41 H. 3. m. 9. of all his Lands, lying in the Coun­ties of Nottingham and Derby. Which Henry departedEsc. 42 H. 3. n. 7. Rot. Fin. 42 Hen. 3. m. 2. this Life the next ensuing year; leav­ing Richard de Markham and William de Sutton, his NephewsEsc. 42 H. 3. n. 7. Rot. Fin. 42 Hen. 3. m. 2., and nextEsc. 42 H. 3. n. 7. Rot. Fin. 42 Hen. 3. m. 2. Heirs; Richard de Markham beingIbid. at that time fifty years of age, and William de Sutton forty; who thereupon doing their Homage, had LiveryIbid. of his Lands.

Fouke de Breant.

THis Fouke being [...] a Norman by birth, and a Bastard of mean extraction, was Sheriff Pot. pip. 10 J [...]h. Glamorg. of Glamorgan-shire in 10 Iohn; and soon grew in such favour with the King, that he was reputedM. Paris. in anno 12 [...] 1. one of his Evil Counsellers. Where­upon in 15 Iohn he obtain'd a GrantPat. 15 Joh. p. 1. m. 8. of the Castle and Honor of Chilham in Kent: and in 17 Iohn (the contest betwixt the King and many of the Barons growing high) was made Sheriff [...] of Oxfordshire, as also Governour [...] of the Castle at Oxford. Moreover, in 18 Iohn, he was authorized [...], by the Kings Letters Pa­tents, to receive all those rebellious and male­contented Subjects into protection, who should apply themselves unto him for that favour. About which time he tookM. Wes [...]m. in anno 1250. the Castle of Ha [...] ­slape, in Com. Northampt. belonging to William Ma [...]duit, then one of the rebellious Barons.

Furthermore, King Iohn, at that time raising M. Paris. [...]. n. 20. two Armies, the one toM. Paris. [...]. n. 20. restrain the excursions of the Citizens of London, and the other to M. Paris. [...]. n. 20. march into the North; this Fouk was constitu­ted M. Paris. [...]. n. 20. one of the Generals of that which remained near London. And, having appointedIbid. & p. 275. the Governours of the Castles of [...], Hert­ford, and Berkhamsted, to take notice of all who passed to or from London; march'dIbid. & p. 275. in­to the Counties of Essex, Hertford, Middle­sex, Cambridge, and Huntendon, and there burntIbid. the Houses of the adverse Barons, destroy'dIbid. their Parks, Pools, and Orchards, imposingIbid. Taxes upon the whole Country. And at length, coming to the Suburbs of London, and firingIbid. part thereof, carriedIbid. thence great store of plunder. Soon after which, marching to the Castle of Bedford, and summoningIbid. n. 10. it; after few days (no relief being sent) he obtain'd a renderIbid. n. 10. thereof.

The King therefore, well liking his active­ness at that time, gaveIbid. n. 20. him that Castle; as also Ibid. n. 20. Margaret de Ripari [...] (Widow to Baldwin, the son of William Earl of Devon) to wife, with all the Lands of the same Baldwin (then called Earl of Aubemarle) of whose Heir he had soon af­ter a grantPat. 18 Joh. m. 1. of the Wardship) together with the LandsM. Paris. ut supra. of divers of the Barons;Pat. 18 Joh. m. 2. again im­powering him to receive all those to favour, who would return to their obedience. Moreover he made him Governour [...]. Paris. p. 276. [...]. 30. of the Castles of Oxford, Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge; and associatedI [...]id. 278. n. 20 him with the Earl of Salisbu­ry, and others, in wasting the Isle of Ely. Furthermore, he gave him CommissionPat 13 Joh. m. 9. to depute whom he should think fit, in the Gover­nourship of the Castle of Northampton.

Standing also firmPat 1 H. 3. m. 4. to the Royal Interest, upon the death of King Iohn, he obtain'd, from King Henry the 3d in the First of his Reign, a GrantPat 1 H. 3. m. 4. of the Honour of Eye, in Com. Suff. as also a Mandamus Claus. 1 H. 3 m 1 [...] ▪ to the Sheriff of Lincoln­shire, for Livery of the Mannor of Yrebie in that County, which wasClaus. 1 H. 3 m 1 [...]. part of the Dowry of Margaret his Wife, by her former Hus­band.

Not long after which, viz. in 2 H. 3. having taking [...] many Souldiers out of the Castles of Oxford, Northampton, Bedford, and Windeshore, he march'd [...] to S. Albans, upon S. Vincents Eve, towards night: and, having plunder'd [...] the whole Town, put [...] the people in bonds. Moreover, at the door of the Abby Church, the slewIbid. one of the Servants of that House, then flying for refuge thither: And having so done, sentIbid. to the Abbot for an Hun­dred pounds, with great threats, that if he had not so much from him speedily, he would Fire the whole Town, with the Abby also. The Abbot therefore, after many excusesIbid., seeing no remedy, sentIbid. it. Whereupon he departed [...] with his Plunder and Prisoners, to the Castle of Bed­ford; but with the Sentence of Excommunica­tion [...] at his heels, which the Abbot pronounc'd ag [...]nst him, and all his followers. Thence he march'dIbid. to the Forest of Walberge, and [Page 744] there tookIbid. Roger de Colleville, with above Sixty of his Company, who layIbid. thereabouts to rob.

But not long after this, having a VisionIbid n 30. in the night, whilst he lay asleep, That a great Stone burst out of the Tower-Steeple of the Abby at S. Albans, like a Thunderbolt, and broke him to shivers; being miserably affrighted therewith he made relationIbid n 30. to his Wife of what had happened; who thereupon carnestly advisedIbid n 30. him to reconcile himself, with speed, to the holy Martyr St. Alban, whom he had hainously of­fended; tellingIbid. him, that this was to put him in mind of the mischief he had done at that place. Whereupon he went thither, and entring Ibid. the Chapter-house naked, holdingIbid. a Rod in his Hand, desiredIbid. Absolution from the Monks. Which having obtained, he kissedIbid. every one of them, thinking thus to please them: but made noIbid. restitution of what he had formerly extort­ed from them▪ but instead thereof looking Ibid. s [...]ornfully on them, as he passed out; they all standingIbid. at the Door of the Chapter-house, expecting better.

Another [...] Wes [...]m. in ann. 1217. relates the Story thus. That ha­ving plundred the Town, and violently dragged some Gentlemen out of the Church, who had fled thither for refuge, the holy Martyr St. Al­ban was so displeased thereat; as that, rebuking him severely for it, he made him almost mad. Likewise that thereupon, with great consterna­tion and humility, he came to that Church bare­foot, and naked; and entring the Chapter-house, besought pardon from the Abbot and Monks, with tears; telling them how he had been re­buked by that blessed Martyr: and, that a huge Stone burst out of the Steeple, like a Thunder­bolt, and smote him down in a sown; wherein he thought he was thrown to the very Gates of Hell: Likewise, that thereupon, receiving corporal chastisement from them, he expected their pardon.

After which (the solemnity of Easter being M. Paris, [...]93 a n. 30 & 40. over) he broughtM. Paris, [...]93 a n. 30 & 40. all the strength he could spare, out of his Castles, unto Ranulph Earl of Chester and others of the great Nobility, and marchedM. Paris, [...]93 a n. 30 & 40. with them to the Siege of Mont­sorell Castle in Leicestershire; held out by Henry de Braybroc, and his Souldiers, on the be­half of the R [...]bellious Barons; who having brought M. Paris, 193 a n. 30 & 40. in Lewes of France, not long before; purposed M. Paris, 193 a n. 30 & 40. to have made him King. Moreover, atIbid. [...]95. l. 8. raising the Siege of Lincoln Castle, he ledIbid. [...]95. l. 8. on the Van of the Royal Army, at the entering of that City, whereby he made way for the rest; and being gotIbid. 296. into the Castle, with his own followers, ascendedIbid. 296. to the top of the Towers and Walls thereof; whence casting Darts upon the besiegers, he slew diversIbid. 296. of them, with their Horses. Whereupon he salliedIbid n. 10. &c. out with his Souldiers, and rushing into the midst of them, was takenIbid n. 10. &c.: but by the valour of his own men, at length rescuedIbid n. 10. &c.. After which, a sharp Battle ensuing, the Royalists obtainedIbid n. 10. &c. a glorious Victory.

In this second year of that Kings Reign, he was constituted [...] Governor of the Castles of Rokingham, and Sa [...]vey [...]: and gave a great entertainment [...] to the King at Northampton, in the time of Christmas. He then also rendered [...] up his custody of the Castles of Wisebeche, and [...], to the Bishop of Salisbury. And obtained livery [...] of the Honor of Plinipton, in Right of [...] his Wife; it being of her DowryIbid., as a Widdow to Baldwin, Son to the Earl of Devon.

About this time also, doing his Homage, he had liveryClaus 2 H. 3. m. 5. of all the Lands, which did belong to Warine Fitz-Gerald, in right of her the said Margaret, Daughter and Heir to him the said Warine. And obtained a GrantIbid. n. 7. of the custo­dy of the Lands of the then Earl of Devon, in the County of Surrey, whose Mother he had so married. In 3 Hen. 3. he was constitu­ted Pat. 3 H. 3. p. 1. m. 2. an assistant to the Lady Nichola de Haya, in the Governorship of Lincoln Castle [...]and in 4 Hen. 3. paidRot. Pip. 4 H. 3. [...]. an hundred pounds for his re­lief of the before-specified Warine Fitz-Gerolds Lands.

In 6 Hen. 3. at the Feast of St. Iames, there happeningM. Paris, 315. n. 10, 20, & 30, &c. much mischief by a Tumult, in the City of London, occassionedM. Paris, 315. n. 10, 20, & 30, &c. by an exercise of Wrastling, betwixt the Citizens and the Coun­trey people, wherein one Constantine, a stout and eminent man of the City wasM. Paris, 315. n. 10, 20, & 30, &c. chief; he assisted Ibid. Hubert de Burgh, then Justice of England, Ibid. in suppressing that Tumult; and caused Constan­tine with some others to be hanged, for that their misdemeanor; though he offeredIbid. fifteen thou­sand Marks to save his own life.

In 7 Hen. 3. he receivedRot. Pip. 7 H▪ 3. Devon., by the hands of the Sheriff of Devon, eighteen pounds and half a Mark, on the behalf of the Earl of Devons Heir, for the third penny of that County. And executed the Office of SheriffRot. Pip. de iisdem ann., for the County of Rutland in 2 Hen. 3. Also forRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. the Coun­ties of Cambridge, and Huntendon, from 2 Hen. 3. until 7 Hen. 3. and for the Counties of Buckingham, Bedford, Oxford, and Northampton, from 2 Hen. 3. till 8 Hen. 3. inclusive.

In the time of the WarM. Paris, 322. n. 10 betwixt King Iohn and the Barons; having the Castle of Bedford given him by that King (as hath been already observed) he rebuiltM. Paris, 322. n. 10 it upon anothers Land, pullingM. Westm. in ann. 1224. down a Church there, for that purpose: and was so oppressive, that he possessedM. Paris, 322 n. 10, & 20. him­self, by violence, of the Lands of his own Free­holders, and Neighbours; especiallyM. Paris, 322 n. 10, & 20. thirty two in Luiton (in Com. Bedf.) as alsoM. Paris, 322 n. 10, & 20. of certain Common-pastures thereabouts. Wherefore, in Ann. 1224. (8 Hen. 3.) Martin de Patshull, and other the Kings Justices-Itinerant, sittingIbid 320. n. 30. at Dunstaple, and complaintIbid 320. n. 30. then and there made of his Robberies and Depredations, upon many of the Kings good Subjects; he was, by those Justices, [...]inedIbid 320. n. 30. in a great Summe of money. Of which having suddain noticeIbid., he sentIbid. out a party of his Souldiers to fetch those Justices, and to imprison them in his Castle at Bedford. But this designe beingIbid. made known unto them, they hastedIbid. away with speed: nevertheless one of them they overtook; viz. Henry de Braibroke, and broughtIbid. him Prisoner to Bedford, where he hadIbid. barbarous usage.

The News whereof being broughtM. Wes [...]. in Anno 1224. to the King and his Nobles, then at Northampton, M. Wes [...]. in Anno 1224. to consult about the relieving of Poictou; he causedM. Wes [...]. in Anno 1224. the Castle of Bedford to be forthwith besieged, William de Breant (Brother to this Fo [...]ke) being then Governor thereof; the whole Clergy of the Province of Canterbury, sendingPat. 8 H. 3. p. 1. m. 4. their as­sistance for the taking of it; And after two moneths time tookM. Wes [...]. ut supra. it by Storm. Whereupon the Governor and some others were hanged y for their obstinacy. Which so much enraged [Page 745] this Fouke; as that having advertisementM. Paris, p. 320 M Westm. ut supra. of the design, which Lewes of France, then had, to make an Invasion here, taking advantage M. Paris, p. 320 M Westm. ut supra. of some discontents towards the King, from divers of the great men, by reason he was so much swayed by the Counsels of Hubert de Burgh, (at that time Justice of England) he encouraged M. Paris, p. 320 M Westm. ut supra. Lewes in that his enterprise, vilifyingM. Paris, p. 320 M Westm. ut supra. the King for a sottish person: and promisingM. Paris, p. 320 M Westm. ut supra. that himself, with some other of the English Nobles, would further the work, by raising a flame of War, in the midst of the Realm. But failing Ib. p. 321. of those, whom he expected would have joyned with him; he forthwith fledIb. p. 321. into Wales, the King thereupon making seizureIb. p. 321. of all his pos­sessi [...]ns throughout England.

Whereof having Advertisement, he hastedIbid. n 30, & 40. to the K. then at Eedford; and falling downIbid. n 30, & 40. at his feet, with all humility, cravedIbid. n 30, & 40., that, in consideration of his former services to his Father, and himself, he would be merciful unto him. Whereupon the King committedIbid. n 30, & 40. him to the custody of Eustace de Fauconbrigge, then Bishop of London, until judgement should pass upon him. Being therefore brought thus low, this DistichIbid. was made of him.

Perdidit in mense Fulco, tam fervidus, ense,
Omine sub saevo, quicquid quaesivit ab aevo.

But Margaret de Ripariis his Wife, then coming Ibid. n. 50. to the King, in the presence of the Arch­bishop, toldIbid. n. 50. him, that she never gave her con­sent to marry him; and therefore desiredIbid. n. 50., in regard she had been taken by violence, in the time of hostility, and betrothed to him unwil­lingly, she might be Divorced.

Shortly after which, viz. in March, An. 1225. (9 Hen. 3.) the King conveningIb p. 324. n. 10. his Nobles at Westminster, requiredIb p. 324. n. 10. them to give sen­tence upon this Traitor. Whereupon, by reason Ib p. 324. n. 10. he had served K. Iohn, and himself, faithfully for many years, they gave judgementIb p. 324. n. 10., that he should not suffer in life or limbe; but that he should abjure the Realm for ever. In order whereunto William Earl Warren had command Ibid. n. 20. for conducting him to the Sea. Which being done, as he entred the Ship, he did, with tears, desireIbid. n. 20. him to salute the King; alledgingIbid. n. 20., that whatsoever mischief he had done, it was through the incitation of the great men; and so, with five servants sailedIbid. n. 20. into Normandy: Where, being Landed, he was takenIbid., and carried to the King of France, with expectationIbid. that he should have hanged him, in regard he had done much mischief to many of the French in England: but finding that he was signed Ibid. with the Cross, they permittedIbid. him to go to Rome.

About this time Otto the Popes Legat (being in England) humbly besoughtIbid. 325. n. 50. the King, to restore unto Margaret the Wife of this Banished person, all his Lands: and to receive him again with favor, in regard he had so faithfully served in the Wars of him, and his Father. But there­unto the King answeredIbid. 325. n. 50.; that being, for ap­parent Treason, banished by the whole Clergy, and people of England, he must observe the Laws. Being therefore thus gone, she making a compositionRot. Fin. 9 Hen. 3. m. 6. with the King, for his debts, by paying of three hundred marks per Annum, untill all should be satisfied, she had liveryRot. Fin. 9 Hen. 3. m. 6. of those Lands, whereof she had been endowed at the Church door, by her former Husband.

As to the time of his Banishment and depar­ture out of England, there is certainly a great mistake by our Historians: for manifest it is, from a publick InstrumentClaus. [...]. [...]. 3. in [...] m. 1 [...]., Sealed by him, upon St. Bartholomews day (viz. 24 Aug.) Ann. 1228. (12 Hen. 3.) that he was then at London; for there it bears date at that time. By which he declareth; that, whereas he had been Excommu­nicated for imprisoning Henry Braybroke, one of the Kings Justices, in the Castle of Bedford; as also for holding out that Castle against the King; and for other disturbances of the King­doms peace; and afterwards, repenting himself, craved Absolution; giving to the King all the money he then had; as also, all his Plate, Armes, Horses, Lands and Goods, Rents, and Posses­sions whatsoever, to dispose of at his pleasure. Likewise, that, having thus obtained Absolution, in case the Castles of Plimpton, and Stok [...] ­ Cure [...]i, were not delivered to the King, within fifteen days, he would be content to stand still Excommunicate; he thereupon took his solemn Oath, that he then had nothing else in the World, neither in Money, Plate, Armes, Horses, or other­wise; with condition, to take no benefit of that Absolution, if he had concealed any thing: and that he would disclose it, if afterwards he should make any disturbance, or machinate any thing of evil towards the King.

Whereupon he soon departed, as it seems; and having, by large giftsM. Pa [...] ▪ in Ann. 1228., dispatched his work at Rome, made speedM. Pa [...] ▪ in Ann. 1228. to come again into Eng­land; but in his journey back, he departed M. Pa [...] ▪ in Ann. 1228. this life at St. Ciriac.

‘It is reportedIbid. 335. n. 30, 40, &c. of this Fouke, that being a wicked oppressor, it so hapned; that after he had plundred St. Albans, slain divers of the Inhabitants, and taken away some others, as Prisoners; likewise by terror, extorted a great Summe of money from the Abbot, and Townsmen; he came thither accidentally to to speak with Pandulf Bishop of Norwich▪ and that the Bishop, in the presence of the Ab­bot and others, asking him, if he ever had offended St. Alban; and he answering No. The Bishop replied, I asked thee this Question; be­cause, as I lay asleep in my Bed one night I Dreamed that I was in the Church of St. Alban; where standing before the high Altar, and praying; I looked behind me, and saw thee standing in the Quire: And casting my Eyes upwards, I discerned a mighty Stone fall out of the Steeple, with such a force, that it crushed thy Head and Body to­gether; so that thou didst thereupon vanish, as if thou hadst been drowned. Wherefore my advice to thee is; that if thou canst call to mind, that thou hast in any sort offended that blessed Martyr, that thou wilt make compleat satisfaction to him, and all his, before the Stone do fall upon thine Head.’

But, saithIbid. my Author, this wretched man, after he had desired pardon from the Abbot and Covent, refused to give them any satisfaction at all, for what he had so extorted from them. Moreover, that upon the Abbots complaint, that he had raised a Pool at Luiton, to the great damage of his Covent, in so much as it drowned their Corn in the Summer next ensu­ing; he told them, that he was sorry that all the [Page 746] Corn in their Barn was not there, to the end it might also have been destroyed.

It is saidIbid. 336., that his death hapned by Poison taken in a Fish, wherein it was put. So that, after Supper lying down, he was found dead, black, and noisom: Likewise that he died In­testate, having not received the Sacrament; and that he was suddainly, and ignominiously bu­ried.

Of his issue I can say no more, than that he had a Daughter called Eve, second WifeHist. of [...] Cambria by D. Powel, p 315. to Lewleyn ap Iorwerth Prince of North-Wales.

Aldithley.

THat this Family of Aldithley (vulgarly called Audley) came to be great and eminent, the ensuing discourse will sufficiently manifest: but that the rise thereof was no higher than King Iohns time; and that the first who assumed this sirname, was a branch of that antient and noble Family of Verdon (whose chief Seat was at Alton Castle, in the Northern part of Staffordshire) I am very inclinable to believe; partly by reason that Henry Henry. had the inheritance of Alditheley givenCart. 11. H. 3. p. 1. m. 6. him by Nicholas de Verdon, who died in 16 Hen. 3. or near that time; and partly for that he bore Ex ipso Au­togr. cum Si­gillo appen­dente in bibl. Cotton. for his Arms the same Ordinary as Verdon did, viz. Frette, but distinguished with a large Canton in the dexter part of the Shield, and thereon a Cross patè; So that probably, the Ancestor of this Henry first seated himself at Alditheley: for that there hath been an antient Mansion there, the large Moat, Northwards from the Parish-Church there (somewhat less than a fur­long, and upon the chief part of a fair ascent) do sufficiently manifest.

But besides this his Parentage (which alone is remarkable) this Henry was in no small esteem with Ranulph Earl of Chester, and Lincolne (the greatest subject of England, in his time) having, of his Grant,Cart. 11 H. 3. ut supra. the Lordship of New­hall, in Cheshire, where the ruins of a Castle do still appear: Likewise the Mannor of Astone­field in Staffordshire, as also the Rents of Tunstall, Chadderlyh, Chelle, Thur­medefeld, Bradewalle, and Normancote, with certain Lands in other places.

Moreover, that he was an active person in the times wherein he lived, these following in­stances do make it evident enough; viz. his ad­hering Claus. 17 Joh. m. 11. to King Iohn in those troubles he had with his rebellious Barons; for which service he had a GrantClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. of the Lordship of Storon in Warwickshire (part of the possessions of R [...]ger de Summ [...]rvill:) And that for the four first years of King Henry the thirds Reign, he exe­cuted Rot. Pip. de iisd an. Salop. & Staff. the Sheriffs Office for Salop, and Staffordshires, on the behalf of that great Earl Ranulph, who had the charge of those Counties committedIbid. to his trust: In which fourth year the men of Staffordshire were re­quired Pat 4 H. 3. m 7. to aid him, in fortifying the Kings Castle at Shrewardine, in Com. Salop.

To which I shall add, that in 7 Hen. 3. the King gaveClaus 7 H. [...]. m. 24. him twelve Hinds to be taken out of the Forest of Canoc, to store his Park at Hethleg (now Heiley) in Staffordshire.

Likewise that in 10 H. 3. he was constituted Pat. 10 H. 1. m. 2. Governor of the Castles of Caermardin, and Cardigan. Also in Iune 11 H. 3. madePat. 11 H. 3. m. 5. Sheriff of the Counties of Salop, and Stafford, and Constable of the Castles of Salop, and Bruges, (vulgo, Bruggenorth) Which Sheriffalty he heldRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. untill the sixteenth of Hen. 3. inclusive. And in Angust following hadPat. 11 H. 3. p. 1. m. 3. special License to build a Castle upon his own Land, called Radclif, in Com. Salop. since called Redcastle, by reason of the colour of that high Rock where­on it was founded.

And in the same year had a confirmationCart. 11 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 6. of all such Lands, whereof he was then possessed; as well those before-mentioned, granted unto him by Ranulph Earl of Chester, and Nichol [...]s de Verdon; as those in Ireland, which were givenIbid. him by Hugh de Laci Earl of Ulster, whose ConstableIbid. he was of all his Lands in Ulster, and whatsoever else he had conquered there.

In which confirmation is likewise Ratified the Grant of all the Land of Helyhe (in Staf­fordshire) which he had acquired of William de Bettelyh; and likewise all that, lying under the Castle of Helyhe, granted unto him by Hervy de Stafford (then Baron of Stafford) As also the whole Lordship of Betthelyhe, of the Grant of Henry de Betthleyhe, with the seat of a Mill, and Mill-pool called North­broke, which he had of the same William de Betthelih. Likewise of the Mannor of Scha­gebury, which he had acquired of ... d [...] Erdinton; and of all the two Staneweys, which he had of Herbert de Rusburi. Also of Tunstalle, Chaterleghe, Chelle, and Northmancote, purchased by him of Euge­nulph de Gresselygh, and Aliva his Wife.

Moreover of the Lordships of Mixne and Bradenhop, granted to him by Margaret the Daughter of Guy le Strange; with divers Lands in other places, purchased from several persons, the mention whereof for brevity I omitt.

And having this Confirmation, he then ob­tained the Kings CharterCart. 11 H. 3. p. 1. m. 7. for a weekly Market upon the Thursday, at his Mannor of Bettilyh; with a Fair every year, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Margaret; And within two moneths after, a GrantIbid. m. 5. from the King of the Lordships of Egmundon, and Newport, in Shropshire, for the yearly Rent of a Mued Sparhawk, to be delivered into the Kings Exchequer, every year at the Feast of St. Michael.

In 14 Hen. 3. the King gaveCart. Antiq. FF. n 7. him the Man­nor of Forde, in Comitat. Salop. in Fee-ferme, to be held by the rent of twelve pounds per Annum.

Yet notwithstanding all this, whenYpod. N. in Ann. 1233. Richard Mareschal Earl of Pembroke, being discon­tented at the King, for taking strangers into his Council, and preferring them to places of power and trust; and thereuponYpod. N. in Ann. 1233. made an insur­rection in Wales: the King thoughtClaus. 17 Hen. 3. in dorso. m. 8. it fit to secure the fidelity of this Henry (as of all other the Barons-Marchers) and coming to Worcester did there takeClaus. 17 Hen. 3. in dorso. m. 8. Hostages of them all; Ranulph the Son of this our Henry, being then given up for his Pledge. But afterwards he was constitutedPat. 17 H. 3. m. 17. Governor of Shrews­bury, [Page 747] in stead of Iohn de Laci Earl of Lin­colne.

And in 21 Hen 3. the King incliningPat. 21 H. 3. m. 7. to make peace with David his Nephew, Son to Lewelin Prince of Wales; and to that end appointingPat. 21 H. 3. m. 7. this Henry to conduct him, and his Retinue unto Worcester; when he had information that Iohn Earl of Chester, was dead; he commandedPat. 21 H. 3. m. 7. his stay in Cheshire, for defence of those parts. For the better per­formance whereof, he constitutedIbid. m. 6. him Go­vernor of the Castle at Chester; as alsoIbid. m. 6. of that at Beeston, then called the Castle on the Rock: And soon after made himPat. 22 H. 3. m. 1. Governor of Newcastle under Lyme, in Staffordshire.

This Henry was he, who foundedMon. Angl. p. 9. 4. a. n. 50. the Ab­by of Hilton in Staffordshire for Cister­cian Monks (near to his Castle at Heleigh) in Ann. 1223. (7 Hen. 3.) and amply endow­ed it. And having marriedEx ipso Au­togr. in bibl. Cotton. Bertred, Daugh­ter of Ralph de Meisnilwarin (an eminent per­son in Cheshire) left issue Iames Iames 1. his Son and Heir, and Emme a Daughter, WifeEsc. 6 E. 1. n. 100. Cestr. of Griffin Son of Madoc Lord of Bromefield, and all the territory of Mailour-Saesneg (a person of great power in Wales.) Which Iames doingRot. Fin. 31 Hen. 3. m 12. his Homage in 31 Hen. 3. had liveryRot. Fin. 31 Hen. 3. m 12. of his Lands: and in 35 Hen. 3. was constitutedPat. 35 H. 3. m. 14. Constable of Newcastle under Lyme, as his Father had been.

In which Lands he obtained the Kings Char­terCart. 37 H. 3. m. 14. of Free-Warren, dated 37 Hen. 3. viz. the Mannors of Alditheleg, Bettileg, Cestre­tone, Bradewelle, Bikenhou, Talke, Chaderleg, Tunstall, Burwaedslime, Chelle, Thurisfeld, Wytefeld, Beme­re [...]leg, Enedone, Hortone, Grettone, Longesdone, Alstonesfeld, and Norton, in Comit. Staff. Red-Castle, Marchumleg, Westone, Wynekeshull, Neuport, Eg­mundon, Astone, and Fordes, in Shrop­shire; New-Hall, Astone, Smalewode, and Chakkeleg, in Cheshire; Strattone, and Whertwyke in Orfordshire; Horsey, in Cambridgshire; Halewyke, in Middle­ser; and [...]ynardeleye, and Ejardeley, in the Marches of Wales.

This Iames, being in great favour with Richard Earl of Cornwall, and with him at Aquis­grane, on Ascension day, Ann. 1257. (41 H. 3.) when he was crowned [...] King of Almaine; about Michaelmass following returned [...] into England, with Henry Son to the same King of Almaine, and divers other of the Nobles of this Realm, who were great honorers of that King. And having intelligenceIbid. p. 957. n. 10., that the Welsh, in his absence, had made divers incursions upon his Lands, lying upon the confines of Wales; and exercised much cruelty there, by Fire and Sword; he hasted thither, and entring their ter­ritories retalliatedIbid. the like to them, having broughtHist. of Wales by D. Powel. p. 323. from beyond-Sea with him certain Troops of Almain-Horse, which routedHist. of Wales by D. Powel. p. 323. the Welsh at the first encounter.

The next year following he was one of those, who hadClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso, m. 12. command to attend the King at Chester, upon Munday next preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Eaptist, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to oppose the insolencies of the Welsh.

And in 44 H. 3. uponClaus. 44 H. 3 m. 17. the breach of that Truce, by Lewline Prince of Wales, which had been made betwixt K. Henry and him; this Henry, be­ingIbid. one of the Lord-Marchers, was command­edIbid. to haste into those parts, with all the power he could raise, for preventing farther mischief from those ill Neighbours.

In that year he was again constitutedPat. 44 H 3. m. 10. Go­vernor of the Castles of Salop and Bruges, and executedRot. Pip. d [...] [...]odem Ann. the Office of Sheriff for the Counties of Salop and Stafford, for the last half of the 45 year of Henry the third. In which 45 year he wasClaus. 45 H. 3. m. [...]3. sent by the King (together with Roger de Mortimer) unto the Forde of Montgomeri, upon the Morrow after the Feast of St Hillary; there to ratifie the Truce made by certain persons, whom the King had appointed to treat with Lewelin Prince of Wales, for that purpose.

In 46 Hen. 3. he received a special Precept Claus. 46 H 3. in dorso m. 5. from the King, intimating the danger of more mischief from the Welsh, by reason that Richard E. of Gloucester was then departed out of this life; requiring him to be in readiness, upon the return of Prince Edward into England, to at­tend him into those parts: and moreoverIbid. com­manding him, and divers other named in that Precept, that they should forbear to go to any Turncament, or otherwise appear in Armes, du­ring the Kings abode beyond Sea.

In this 46 year of Hen. 3. he was again Pat. 46 H. 3. m. 16. made Sheriff of the Counties of Salop▪ and Stafford, and Governor of the Castles of Sa­lop, and Bruges.

In 47 Hen. 3. the King (uponClaus. 47 H. 3. in dorso, m. 15. his return into England) beingIbid. advertised, that Lewelin Prince of Wales had violated the late Truce made betwixt them; and possessed himself of divers Castles, scituate upon the Marches, sentIbid. his Precept to this Iames, and divers other great men; requiring them to meet at Hereford, three days after the F [...]ast of the Epiphany, well fitted with Horse and Armes for vindicating those outrages of the Welsh; And after that toIbid. meet at Ludlow, within the Octaves of the Purifi­cation of the Blessed Virgin for the like purpose. In all which imployments he was both active and faithful: and stood so firm to the King in those troubles, which broke out, through that power which the Rebellious Barons raised the next ensuing year; that his Castles and Lands in the Counties of Salop and Stafford, were by Claus. 47 H. 3. m. 4. them seized on.

In this 47 of Hen. 3. he wasChron. Fra­ [...]ris Johan. Clinne, inter Coll. pr [...]nob. Georg [...] Co­mitis de Tot­nes. constituted Justice of Ireland: And, having marriedPat. 48 Hen. [...]. m. 13. Ioan his Daughter unto Iohn the Son of Robert de Beauchamp of ... he had for his faithful ser­vices to the King, a grantPat. 48 Hen. [...]. m. 13. of the wardship of that Iohns Heir, when it should be born; the said Iohn being dead, and his Lady near her time of delivery. And the same year, upon that agreementIbid. m. 18. made by the King with the Barons; that the King should submit to the Arbitrement of the King of France, touching those Ordi­nances made by the Barons, called the Provisions of Oxford, he was one of the Peers whoIbid. m. 18. under­took for the King therein.

In 48 Hen. 3. joyningLe [...]l. Coll. Vol. 1. 660. with Roger de Mor­timer, and other of the Barons-Marchers, they gaveLe [...]l. Coll. Vol. 1. 660. Battle to Lewelin Prince of Wales. And about that time recieving intelligence [...]at. 49 Hen. 3. m. 12. M. P [...] tis, in Ann. 1265. p. 996. n. 50., that the King was taken Prisoner, in the Battle of Lewes, became so sensible thereof; that he [...]at. 49 Hen. 3. m. 12. M. P [...] tis, in Ann. 1265. p. 996. n. 50. ceased not to raise all the strength he could; [Page 748] and then assistedIbid. the Earl of Gloucester, and others, in the rescue of him.

In 51 Hen. 3. he wasRot. Pip. 51 H. 3. Salop. again Sheriff of the Counties of Salop, and Scafford.

In 52 Hen. 3. he wentClaus. 52 H. 3. m. 8. on Pilgrimage to St. Iames in Ga [...]licia: and inPat. 54 H. 3. in dorso, m. 15. 54 Hen. 3. into the Holy-Land. After which ere long, viz in Ann. 1272 (56 Hen. 3.) he brokeEx Regist. Abb. de Con­ [...]ough inter Coll G. Co­mitis de Tot­ynes. his neck.

To whom succeeded Iames Iames 2. his Son and Heir, who diedRot. Fin. 1 E. 1. m. 2. in 1 Edw. 1. without issue; leaving Henry de Alditheley Henry 2. his Brother andClaus. 3 Edw. 1. in dorso, m. 17. Heir; be­twixt which Henry and Iohn d'Eivill, who had married Maud the Widdow of this last mention­ed Iames, there was this agreementClaus. 3 Edw. 1. in dorso, m. 17. made in 3 Edw. 1. viz. that she should have for her Dowry all the Lands, lying in the Lordships of Egmundon, Alstanfe [...]de, Oncote, Aldithe­ley, Horton, Chesterton, Gravenhungre, Chadkeleg, Heywode, and Chester; ex­cepting the Town of Neuport, with the Pool and Mill; as also the Castle of Aidithe­ley, and Advowson of the Church: and, that Henry should only have his Houses at Chester, as his Ancestors usually had. Which Iohn d'Eivill paidRot. Fin. 4 E. 1. m. 29. two hundred marks Fine to the King, for marrying the said Maud without Li­cense.

But this Henry soon after, viz. in 4 Edw. 1. diedEsc. 4 [...]d. 1. n. 50. Cestr. without issue; leaving William his next Brother his Heir, thenEsc. 4 [...]d. 1. n. 50. Cestr. twenty years of age and upwards. Which William, William. within the com­pass of that year, arriving to his full age, had liveryRot. Fin. 4 Edw. 1. m. 13. of his Lands, exceptingRot. Fin. 4 Edw. 1. m. 13. a reasonable Dowery for Dulcia the Widdow of his Brother Henry.

In 10 Edw. 1. the King, by his PreceptClaus. [...] 10 Edw. 1. m. 8. to the Barons of his Exchequer, aknowledging that he was indebted to Iames de Alditheley, Father of this William, in the Summe of one thousand two hundred eighty eight pounds, five shillings, and ten pence; upon the surplussage of his Account, since he was Justice of [...]eland, commandedClaus. [...] 10 Edw. 1. m. 8. them to discharge this William of two hundred and thirty pounds, fourteen shil­lings and ten pence debt, which his said Father Iames owed unto the Exchequer, upon another account.

But this William enjoyed not his Inheritance long; for the same year the King entring Wa [...]es with an Army, hadT. Wals. in Ann. 1283 p. 11 n. 30. Rot. Fin. 10 Edw. 1. m 1 Esc. 11 E. 1. n. 34. Cestr. so great a defeat by that rude people, that he lostT. Wals. in Ann. 1283 p. 11 n. 30. Rot. Fin. 10 Edw. 1. m 1 Esc. 11 E. 1. n. 34. Cestr. no less than fourteen Banners; at which time this William, and many other brave men, wereT. Wals. in Ann. 1283 p. 11 n. 30. Rot. Fin. 10 Edw. 1. m 1 Esc. 11 E. 1. n. 34. Cestr. slain.

To whom succeeded Nicholas de Alditheley, Nicholas 1. his Brother and Heir; who, doing his Homage, had liveryRot. Fin. 11 Edw. 1. m. 24. of his Lands; and then paidRot. Pip 12 Edw. 1. Salop. ten pounds for his Relief, for the tenth part of the Barony of Wiche-Malbanc

In 22 Edw. 1. this Nicholas received com­mand Rot Vascon. 22 Edw. 1. m. 7 to attend the King at Pourt [...]mouth, upon the first of September, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to go with him into Gas­coigne; and wentIbid m 11. accordingly.

In 25 Edw. 1, he had summonsClaus de eodem. Ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment amongst other of the Barons, and like­wise wasH K [...]igh­ton, 2480. n. 20. in that Expedition to Scotland, with the Earls of Warren, and Warwick; at which time they obtainedH K [...]igh­ton, 2480. n. 20. a great Victory at Dunbar.

This Nicholas married [...] Catherine one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Maud de Longespe, Widdow of Iohn Giff [...]rd of Brimesfield; and departedEsc. 27 E 1. n 46. Cestr. this life in 27 Edw. 1. leaving Tho­mas Thomas. his Son and Heir, at that time tenEsc. 27 E 1. n 46. Cestr. years of age.

Which Catherine hadRot. Fin. 2 [...] E. 1. m 1., for her share, of her Mothers Inheritance (as Daughter and Coheir to Walter de Clifford) upon the partition made be­twixt her self and her other Sisters, the Castle of Thlande [...]ry, with the Commotes of Perneth, and Ienrin in Wales.

But this Thomas diedEsc. 1. E. 2. n. 64. Salop. in 1 Edw. 2. before he came of full age, leaving Nicholas Nicholas. his Brother, HeirEsc. 1. E. 2. n. 64. Salop. to the Estate; whereupon Eve his Wid­dow (Daughter and HeirEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Iohn de Clave­ring) had assignedClaus 1 E. 2. m. 7. for her Dower, the Man­nor of Kenareleye, with the Hamlet of Egardesleye in the Marches of Wales; the Mannor of Harchumleye, in Com. Salop. and all the Lands in Kentenesden, in that County. Likewise the Mannor of Enedone, in Comitat. Staff. with the Hamlet of Talke; the Man­nor of Chesterton; the third part of Cold-Norton, and the third part of two parts of the Iron-works at Tunstall, in the same County of Stafford.

Which Nicholas, making proofClaus. 7 Edw. [...]. m. 9. of his age in 7 Edw. 2. and doing his Homage had liveryClaus. 7 Edw. [...]. m. 9. of his Lands; and tookIbid. m. 17. to Wife Ioane the Wid­dow of Henry Lacy, Earl of Lincolne, Sister Esc 19 E. 2. n 100. and Coheir of William Martin. But of him I can say no more, than that he diedClaus. 10 E. 2. m. 15. in 10 E. 2. leaving Iames Iames. Esc. 10 E. 2. n. 73. Salop. his Son and Heir, not then fully three years of age.Esc. 10 E. 2. n. 73. Salop. Whereupon the guardian­ship of his Castle at Heleigh, and divers other Lands, was, in 18 Edw. 2. committedRot. Fin. 17 Edw. 2. m. 17. to Ralph de Camoys.

This Iames was Cousin and HeirClaus. 19 E. 2. m. 3. to William the Son of William Martin; so also ofRot. Fin. 1 E. 3. m. 1. Iohn Giff [...]rd of Brimsfield (who died in 1 E. 3. And in 3 E. 3. through the Kings special favour, had livery Claus. 3 Edw. 3. m 7. of all the Lands of his Inheritance, thoughClaus. 3 Edw. 3. m 7. he was not then of full age. And whereasClaus. 8 Edw 3. m. 4. in his minority Roger M [...]rtimer Earl of Harch (his Guardian) had exacted from him a Recognisance of ten thousand marks; which Debt, as a (hat­tel, became due to the King, upon the attainder of Mortimer; the King, for the special services Claus. 8 Edw 3. m. 4. done by this Iames, in supporting himself, at his own expences, in his Wars, totally discharged Claus. 8 Edw 3. m. 4. him thereof.

In 16 Edw. 3. he was made GovernorClaus 16 E 3. m. 32. of Barwick upon Twede, being thenEsc. 16 E 3. n. 50 Kanc. but twenty three years of age. And the same year received commandRot. Franc. 16 Edw. 3. m. 11. to attend the King in his Expedition, at that time, into France, with twenty Men at Armes, and twenty Archers.

In 17 E. 3. he did his FealtyRot. Fin. 17 Edw 3. m. 20. to the King for the Lands descended to him by the death of Elianore, the Wife of Philip de Columbers; and then servedRot. Fran. 17 Edw. 3. in dorso. m. 16. the King with Twenty men at Arms, and Twenty Archers, in his Wars in France. In 18 E. 3. he continuedRot. Vasco [...]. 18 Edw. 3. m. 19. still there.

In 19 E. 3. he had commandRot. Franc. 19 Edw. 3. m 4. to attend the King in person, and to serve him with all his Retinue, for the defence of this Realm against the French, at the Kings proper costs.

In 21 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 22 Ed. 3 p. 1. m 13. again in France upon the Kings service. Shortly after this he was electedInst [...]t. &c. of the [...] per. E. A. into that Noble Society of Knights of the most Noble Order of the Garter, then first founded. And, in 26 E. 3. was chargedRot. Franc. 26. Edw. 3. m. 7. to find Fifty Men at Arms, with Lances, in the [Page 749] Kings service, for his Land of Kenmoys, and the Commote of Perneth in Wales.

About this time it was, that he tookLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 825., by as­sault the Fortress of Chaven, in the Vale of Sarsoun, upon the Britains: And shortly after with the Garrisons of Ferce and Nogent, in Brye, seizedIbid. 830. the Castle of Huchie near Ses­soun in Ualois.

In 27 E. 3. he had a special DispensationPat. 27 E. 3. p. 1. m. 13. from the King, for his coming to Parliament, or per­forming any service in his Wars abroad, in per­son, or otherwise.

In 30 E. 3. he wasTh. Wals a 1357. p. 864. n. 10. in that famous Battle of Poytiers in France, where the English obtain'dTh. Wals a 1357. p. 864. n. 10. a glorious Victory—qui potenti virtute confregit & perforavit aciem Gallicorum, saith T. Walsingham; Who, by his extraordinary valour, brake through the French Army, and caused much slaughter that day to the Enemy.

Thus much as to his actions in general: But let us now hear what Froissard Froissard. f. 81. [...]. reporteth of him in particular.

‘The Lord Iames Audley (saith he) went not from the Prince of a great season, but when he saw that they should needs fight, he said to the Prince, Sir, I have served always truly my Lord your Father, and you also, and shall do as long as I live. I say this, because I made once a vow, that the first Battel, that either the King your Father, or any of his Children should be at, how that I would be one of the first setters on, or else to die in the pain: therefore I require your Grace, as in re­ward for my service, that ever I did to the King your Father, or to you, that you would give me license to depart from you, and to set my self there, as I may accomplish my Vow. The Prince accorded to his desire, and said, Sir Iames, God give you this day that grace to be the best Knight of all other: and so took him by the hand.’

‘Then the Knight departed from the Prince, and went to the foremost front of all the Battel, all onely accompanied with Four Esquires, who promised not to fail him. This Lord Iames was a right sage and a valiant Knight; and by him was much of the Host ordained, and governed the day before.’

Ibid. b. ‘The Lord Iames Audley, with his Four Esquires, was in the front of the Battel, and there did marvels in Arms: and, by great prowess, he came and fought with Sir Arnold Daudraher, under his own Banner, and there they fought long together, and Sir Arnold was there sore handled, &c.’

And afterwards goeth on thus—‘On the English part, the Lord Iames Audley, with the aid of his Four Esquires, fought always in the chief of the Battel. He was sore hurt in the body, and in the visage. As long as his breath served him, he fought. At last, at the end of the Battel, his Four Esquires took and brought him out of the Field, and laid him under a Hedge to refresh him: And they unarm'd him, and bound up his wounds as well as they could.’

[...] ‘As soon as the Earl of Warwick and Lord Cobham were departed from the Prince, the Prince demanded, &c. for the Lord Audley Some answered He is sore hurt, and lieth in a Litter here beside. By my faith (said the Prince) of his hurts I am right sorry. Go and know if he may be brought hither; else I will go and see him there as he is. Then two Knights came to the Lord Audley, and said, Sir, the Prince desireth greatly to see you, &c. Ah, Sir, said the Knight, I thank the Prince, when he thinketh on so poor [...] Knight as I am. Then he called Eight of his Servants, and caused them to bear him in his Litter, to the place where the Prince was.’

‘Then the Prince took him in his arms, and kiss'd him, and made him great cheer, and said, Sir James, I ought greatly to honour you: for by your valiance, you have this day atchieved the grace and renown of us all; and ye are reputed for the most valiant of all other. Ah, Sir, said the Knight, ye say as it pleaseth you; I would it were so. And if I have this day any thing avanced my self, to serve you, and accomplish the Vow that I made, it ought not to be reputed to my own prowess.’

‘Sir James, said the Prince, I, and all ours, take you in this journey for the best doer in Arms. And to the intent to furnish you the better to pur­sue the Wars, I retain you, for ever to be my Knight, with Five hundred marks of yearly revenues, the which I shall assign you of my Heritage in Eng­land.’

‘Sir, said the Knight, God grant me to deserve the great goodness that ye shew me. And so he took his leave of the Prince, for he was right feeble: and so his Servants brought him to his Lodging.’

‘The Lord Iames Audley gave to his Four Esquires the Five hundred marks Revenue,Ibid. 84. [...]. that the Prince had given him.’

‘When the Prince heard of this gift made by Sir Iames Audley to his Four Esquires,Ibid. 84. b. he thanked him for so doing, and gave him Six hundred marks per annum more.’

Thus far Froissard; for confirmation of the truth of whose report, I find by the testimony of our publick Records,Pat. 33 [...]. 3 [...] p. 2. m. 14. [...] Inspex. that this Lord Audley, for his singular service at that time, had a grant, from that renowned Prince, of an Annuity of Four hundred pounds per annum during his life, and for a Twelve [...] month after, to be received out of the Coinage of the Stanneri [...]s in Cornwal, and the Kings Lands in that County.

In 33 E. 3. attendingRot. Vas [...]. 23 E. 3. p. 2 m. 8. [...]roissard. 100. a. the King again into France, in that Expedition, wherein the Prince and the Kings three other Sons all were, he ar­riv'd with them at Calais, two days before the Feast of All-Saints, and joyn'dIbid c. 207. with Sir Iohn Chandos and the Lord Mucident, in taking the strong Castle of Dormoys by assault.

And the next ensuing year, Peace being con­cluded Fr [...]issard. 146. b. betwixt King Edward and the French King, he was one of those who, on King Edwards part, sworeFr [...]issard. 146. b. to the observance thereof.

After which (viz. the same year) he was made ConstablePat. 34 E. 3. p 2. m. 14. of the Castle at Gloucester for life. And in 36 E. 3. wasRot. Vasc. 36 E. 3. m. 3. again in the Wars of France.

Moreover uponFrois. cap. 239. the Prince his Journey into Spain, for the restoration of Don Pedro, being made GovernourFrois. cap. 239. of Aquitane; in his absence, and after that, SeneschalIbid. cap. 255. of Poict [...]u, he raised a powerful Army there, and march'd to Ber [...]y, where having wasted the Tountrey, he passed Ibid. cap. 255. to Iourain, and so to the Lord of Chauvig­nyes Countrey (who had revolted to the French) and spoiledIbid. cap. 255. it. After that, he took the Town of Breu [...]e Ibid. cap. 255. by storm, and set fire on it, and then [Page 750] return'd to Poictyres. He likewise accom­panied Ib. cap. 258. the Famous Sir Iohn Chandos at the Siege of Dome; as also of the strong Castle Ib. cap. 262. of Roche sur Ion, in An [...]ou; which be­ing rendred, he retiredIb. cap. 262. into fresh Quarters in the County of Fontney.

This Iames, MarriedMon. Ang. Vol 2 224. b. n. 30 Ioane the Daughter of Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, by whom he had Issue,Claus. 15 R. 2. m. 3. a Son called Nicholas, and two Daughters, Margaret and Ioane, (as I shall shew anon.) And byIbid. Isabell a Second Wife, another Daughter, called also Margaret, Ibid. Wife of Fouke, the Son of Sir Fouke Fitz-Warine Knight, and made his TestamentCourtney f. 121. b. at Heleigh-Castle, in 9 R. 2. by which he bequeath'd his Body to be Buried in the Quire of his Abby at Hi [...]ton, before the High Altar, in case he should depart this Life in the Marches; but if in Devon or Somersetshire, then in the Quire of the Fryers-Preachers at Exceter, before the High Altar there: And appointed, that there should be about his Corps, Five great Tapers, and Five Morters of Wax, burning on the day of his Fu­neral: as also Forty pound Sterling, then distri­buted to poor people, to pray for his Soul.

To Nicholas his Son, he gave an Hundred pounds in Money, and one dozen of Silver Vessels, with all the Armour for his own Body. To Fouke Fitz-Waryn, and Philip his Unkle, all his other Armour of Plate and Maile. To Margaret Hil­lary his Daughter, Ten pounds in Money: and to the Monks of Hilton-Abby, to pray for his Soul, Ten pounds.

And Dyed [...] sc. 9 R. 2. n. 1. Staff. the first of April the same year, leaving Nicholas Nicholas. before mention'd, his Son and Heir, then [...] sc. 9 R. 2. n. 1. Staff. fifty years of Age. At the time of his Death, he was seizedIbid. of these Lord­ships and Lands; viz. the Castle and Mannor of Heleigh; the Lordships and Towns of Bet­teley, Tunstal, Horton, Chesterton, and Norton, in Com Staff. The Towns and Lord­ships of Newport, Forde, and Marchom­ley, with the Castle called Red-Castle, in Com. Salop; the Lordships of Nether-Stowye, Peryton, Donende, Wollavynton, Stock­land-Lavel, and Crandon, in Com. Somers. Stowey, Honybere, Pull [...], Ludestoc, and Blakedon, with the Moiety of the Man­nor of Beggeworth, in Com. Glouces. As also the Moiety of the Mannors of Broghton, and Ashton-Giffard in Com. Wiltes. which Ni­cholas, in 33. E. 3. wasRot. Vas 33. E. 3. p. 2. m. 8. in the Wars of France with his Father; So alsoRot. Franc. 46 E. 3 m. 24. in 46. Edw. 3. And MarriedClaus 14. [...]. 3 m 15. Claus. 41. E. 3. in dors m. 15. Elizabeth the Daughter of Alice de Beaumont, Countess of Boghan (in Scot­land) and in 5. R. 2. was constitutedPat. [...]. R. 2. p. 2 m. 33. Justice of South-Wales.

But of this Nicholas I have seen no more, than that he departed [...] sc. 15 R. 2. p. 1. m. 1. this Life without Issue, upon St. Mary-Magdalens day, 15 Rich. 2. leaving Iohn Tuchet and Margaret the Wife of Sir Roger Hil [...]arie Knight, his [...] sc. 15 R. 2. p. 1. m. 1. next Heirs.

Which Iohn Tuchet, wasIbid. Son of Iohn, Son of Ioane, his elder Sister, and then Twenty years of Age: and the said Margaret the other Sister, Forty years of Age: By reason whereof, the Posterity of the said Iohn and Ioane, had the Title of Lord Audley, and have been so sum­mon'd to Parliament, as I shall shew in due place.

Of Elizabeth the Wife of this last named Ni­cholas, there is this memorable; viz. That she hadClaus. 15. R. 2. in dors. m. 26. Red Castel, in Com. Salop, with certain Lands, in Com. Staff. assigned for her Dowry, and that being a devoute Woman, she purchased, Pat. 19 R. 2. in dors. m. 15. from the Abbot and Covent of Blancland, in Normandy, the Lordship of Cameringham, in Com. Lin. (where then stood a Priory-Alien) and gave it to the Monks of Hilton in pure Almes for ever. Moreover that her Testament, Arundel Vol. 175. a. bears date ult. Sept. An. 1400. 2 H. 4. by which she bequeath'd her Body, to be Buried in the Quire of Hilton-Abby, in the Tomb made for the Lord Audley her Husband: and appoin­ted five large Tapers, to burn about her Body, on the day of her Burial; as also five Morters, and sixty Torches of Wax, of the largest size. That she gave to the Monks of Hilton, four hundred Marks, to purchase Lands for that Abby: and forty shillings apiece to every Monk of that House, to pray for her Soul; and for the Soul of her Husband, and for all Christian Souls: and to Ioane de Beaumond, her Niece, five hundred Marks, to her Marriage. And lastly, that she de­parted Claus. 2. H. 4. p. 1. m. 1 [...]. this Life, upon Simon and Iudes Eve, the same year.

¶Of this Family was Hugh de Alditheley, Fa­ther to Hugh Hugh. Earl of Gloucester, and Brother (as I ghess) to the first Nicholas de Alditheley, of whom I have already made mention.

In 22 E. 1. this Hugh received CommandRot. Vas. [...]. E. 1. m. 9. to attend the King at Portsmouth, upon the first of September, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to go with him into Gascoigne; and wentIbid. m. 11. accordingly; but was there takenClaus. 27. E: 1 m. 15. pri­soner.

In 28 E. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. [...] E. 1. m. 8. in Scotland, in the Kings Service; and had of hisLel. Col. Vol. 1. 778. Retinue Sixty Men at Arms. So alsoRot. Scoc. 29. E. 1. m. 7. in 29 E. 1. In 32 E. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 32. E. 1. m. [...]. again in Scotland; So likewise in Rot. Sc [...]c. 2 E. 2. m. 14. 2 E. 2.

In 3. E. 2. he wasPat 3. E. 2. m. 5. made Governor of Mont­gomeri-Castle,Rot Scoc. 7. F. 2. m. t. for life. And in 7 E. 2 he was again in that Scotch expedition, then made. So also inRot. Scoc. 10. E. 2. m. [...]. 10.Rot. Scoc. 11. E. 2. m. 17. 11. andRot. Scoc. 13. E 2 m 4. 13 E. 2. and called Hugo de Alditheley senior.

This Hugh tookLel. Col. Vol. 1. 666 & 682 part with those of the Ba­rons, who put themselves in Arms against the two Spensers; and cameLel. Col. Vol. 1. 666 & 682 to that Parliament, (with other of his Complices) called Parliament de la Bende, by reason of the coloured Bands which they wore on their sleeves. But in 15 E. 2. beingTh. Wals. in an 132 [...] 15. E. 2. p. 93. n. 40. in that Insurrection with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, he was laid hold on, and sentTh. Wals. in an 132 [...] 15. E. 2. p. 93. n. 40. Prisoner to Wallingford Castle; out of which he made his escape,Ibid. p. 97 n. 30. before the end of that year, and found such favorLel. Col. Vol. 1. 331. & 66 [...]. for his Son's Wife's sake, who was the King's Niece, (viz. one of the Daughters and Coheirs, to Gilb. de Clare Earl of Gloucester) that he was not Lel. Col. Vol. 1. 331. & 66 [...]. at all prosecuted for that transgression, when many other lost both Estates and Lives.

This Hugh Hugh. MarriedClaus. 31. E. 1. m. [...]. Isolda the Widow of Walter Balun, and sateClaus de iisd. an. in dorso. in the Parliaments of 11 and 14 E. 2. leaving IssueClaus. 12. E. 2. m 31. Hugh, called Hugo de Alditheley le fitz, and sometimes Hugo de Alditheley, junior▪ as also another Son called Iames, who wasRot. Vas. 18 E. 2. m. 1. in that expedition made into Gas­coigne, in 18 E. 2. AndRot. Scoc. 1. E. 3. [...]. 5. in Scotland 1 E 3. This last mention'd Hugh, MarriedClaus. [...] su­pra. Margaret, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Gilberd de Clare Earl of Gloucester, WidowH. Knighton 2584. n. 50. of Piers de Gaveston, Earl of Cornwal. And in 11 E. 2. had, in partition,Claus. 11. E. 2. m. 9. of the Lands of her Inheritance, [Page 751] the Castle and Town of Newburgh; the Man­nors of Stowe, Rempny, Dyneleye and Haghay, the Hamlet of Fr [...]nebothe, the Commot of Wenthl [...]ck, with the Pleas and Perquisites thereof, in the Marches of Wales. BeingMS. Oxon. in bibl Bo [...]. K. 84. 99. b. with Thomas Earl of Lancaster in that Insurrection of 15 E. 2. upon the Defeat at Borrough-brigg, in Yorkshire, he was taken MS. Oxon. in bibl Bo [...]. K. 84. 99. b. Prisoner (with that Earl) byPat. 15. E. 2. p. 2. m. 25. Edmund Earl of Kent, and Iohn de Warren, Earl of Sur­rey, who had then the CommandPat. 15. E. 2. p. 2. m. 25. of the Kings Army: whereupon his Lands were seisedPat. 15. E. 2. p. 1 m. 11. on, but, for his Wife's sake, (as hath been already observed) found favor, in so high a measure; as that, thoughClaus 1. E. 3. m. 18. he was obliged by Writing, and Corporal Oath, to serve King Edward the Second, upon all occasions, during his Life; and had receivedClaus 1. E. 3. m. 18. divers Messages to attend him, whereof he took no notice; insomuch, as the King directed hisClaus 1. E. 3. m. 18. Precept to the Sheriff of Gloucestershire, to go to his Castle of Thorn­bury, and require him to be at Gloucester on Friday the third of April, 14 E. 2. He so slight­ed Ibid. the Summons, as that CommandIbid. was given to seise his Lands: yet in 1 E 3. upon his AllegationIbid. in Parliament; that there were divers Errors in the prosecution, which had been against him; he hadIbid. full restitution of them again.

In 7 E. 3. there being great differenceClaus 7. E 3. P. 1. m. [...]. be­twixt this Hugh de Alditheley, and William le Zouche of Mortimer; they armedClaus 7. E 3. P. 1. m. [...]. all the power they could make against each other. In this year he wasRot. Scoc. 7. E. 3. m. 1. in that Expedition then made into Scotland; soRot. Scoc. 9. E. 3 m 33. also in 9 E. 3.

In 10 E. 3. being in the King's Service in Scotland, he hadClaus. 10. E. 3. m. 21. Twenty Hogsheads of Wine sent him, in part of his Wages, for which he wasClaus. 10. E. 3. m. 21. by Indenture obliged to serve the King in his Wars there. In 11 E. 3 he wasYpod. N. in an. 13 [...]6 p. 113. n. 50. [...] Com. Glous, in Par­liament, CreatedYpod. N. in an. 13 [...]6. p. 113. n. 50. [...] Com. Glous, Earl of Gloucester, being Rot. Cart. 11. E. 3. n. 34. that year in the Scottish Wars: And shortly af­ter, in consideration of his good Services in Scotland, had half a years respit,Rot. Scoc. 1 [...]. E 3. m 4. for the payment of such Debts, as he then owed to the King.Claus 12 E. 3. P. 3. in dors. m. 3.

It is observable,Seldens Ti­tles of Honour p. 660. that the most antient Grant whereby some Revenue hath been given out of the Profits of the County, for the better support of the Dignity of an Earl, is that, which was given to this Hugh, by his Creation-Charter, before cited (it being in lieu of the Tertium Dena­rium de placitis Comitatus) which anciently the Earls had.

In 13 E. 3. he was,Claus. 13. E. 3. p. 2. in dors. m. 29. amongst others, assign­ed to array all the able Men of Esse [...], for the Defence of the Sea-Coasts there, against an Inva­sion then feared. The same year being with the King in France, and constituted one of the Marshals of the English Host, he was [...] f. 21. b. & 22. [...]. in that part of the Royal Army,Ibid. f. 23. [...]. drawn up for Bat­tail at Uironfosse, and ledby King Edward himself. And in 14 E. 3. beingsentRot. Ale­man 14. E. 3. m. 19 into Flan­ders upon the Kings Service, wasFroissard f. 29. b. & 30. a. in that me­morable Sea-Fight before Sluyce, between the English and French.

In 15. E. 3. being AmbassadorClaus. 15. E. 3. beyond Sea, he had two hundred and thirty Marks al­low'd him forClaus. 15. E. 3. his expences in that Journey.

In 16 E. 3. he wasoneClaus. 16. E. 3. p. 2. m. 32. of those great Men, who then went into Britanny upon the Kings Service; his Troop consisting of an hundred Men at Arms, himself accounted for one, one Baneret, twenty Knights, seventy eight Eiq [...], as also an hundred Archers on Hors [...]back. He wasRot. Fran [...]. 17. E. 3. m. 3. there also in 17 E. 3. Moreover, the same year, he was [...] sent with the Earl of [...] ­c [...]ster, (and divers other great Lords) into Scotland, to raiseTh. Wals. [...] p. 150. the Siege of Loughma­ban Castle; and DiedTh. Wals. p. 150. in 21 E. 3. leaving Issue by Margaret his Wife, (before mentioned,) one onely Daughter called Margaret, his soleIbid Heir, then thirty years of Age, and WifeEsc. 16 E. 3. n 36. Devon H. Knighton 2584. n 5 [...] of Raphe Lord Stafford.

¶Of this Family also was Iames de Aldithe­ley, Iames. who hadClaus. de iis­dem an. in dors. summons to Parliament, (after the eldest branch went off with Daughters and Heirs) from 8 H. 5. until 33 H. 6. inclusive.

This Iames was likewise a Military Man, and servedEx ipso au­tog. penès Cler. Pell. the King in his French Wars. In 7 H. 5. he covenanted to attend him with Twen­ty Men at Arms, and Sixty three Archers, on Horseback, for one whole year; for which he was to receive 289 l. 3 s. 6 d. ob.

Shortly after which, he reteinedEx ipso au­tog p [...]nes Tho Comit. [...] an. 1656. Richard Ve­nables Esq to serve him for one h [...]lf year in the Realm of France, with Six Men at Arms, and Eighteen Archers; covenanting to pay him for himself and his Men at Arms, twelve pence a day; and for the Archers six pence a day. In 9 H. 5. he wasRot. Fran [...]. 9 H 5. m. 14. again in France in that Kings Service.

Moreover, in 2 H. 6. he was madePat. [...]. H. 6. p. 1. m. 34. Justice of South-Wales. And in 9 H. 6. served Rot. Fran [...]. 9. H. 6. m. 7. the King again in his French Wars.

Montfort▪

OF this Family, the First that setled in this Realm, was Simon, Simon. Great-grand child Recui [...] de [...] Roys de [...] Tillet. p. 69. 70. & 71. to Almaric, an illegitimateRecui [...] de [...] Roys de [...] Tillet. p. 69. 70. & 71. Son to Robert King of France, (viz. Recui [...] de [...] Roys de [...] Tillet. p. 69. 70. & 71. Son to Alma­ric, Earl of Montfort, Son of Simon de Mont­fort, Son of the said Almaric, who had the Town of Montfort, by the Gift of the King his Fa­ther, whence he assumed that place for his Sir­name) who was commonly calledRecui [...] de [...] Roys de [...] Tillet. p. 69. 70. & 71. Simon the Bald; and having taken to W.H. Knigh­ton 2346. n 50 & 60. & 2347. Cart. An­tiq K [...] n. 17. Amicia, one of the two Sisters and Coheirs to Robert Fitz-Parnel, Earl of Leicester, upon partitionH. Knigh­ton 2346. n 50 & 60. & 2347. Cart. An­tiq K [...] n. 17. of the Lands belonging to that Honour, made in 8 Ioh. be­twixt her the said Amicia and Margaret her Si­ster, then Married to Saier de Quinci, enjoyed the Moiety of that Earldome, with the Honour of Hinkley, for her purpartie; as alsoH. Knigh­ton 2346. n 50 & 60. & 2347. Cart. An­tiq K [...] n. 17. the Stewardship of England, in right thereof. Which Partition was then confirmed,Ab exem­plari ejus. in [...]er col. [...]. R. Gl. [...]. (scil. in 8 Io.) by King Iohn, reserving to him the said Simon, the Third Penny of that County (id est de placitis Comitatus) and the Stewardship of Eng­land; provided, that forty pounds per annum Lands, of this purpartie, should remain to the same Sai [...]er de Quinci, over and above the pur­partie of Margaret his Wife, until this Simon could obtain Livery of his purpartie of those Lands in Normandy, belonging to the said Robet Fitz-Parnell. And likewise provided, that after the Death of the two Countesses of Leice­ster, then living) viz Petronill the Mother, and Lauretta the Wife to Earl Robert) the Lands [Page 752] which they held in Dowry, should be equally shared betwixt them.

But notwithstanding the great Inheritance and Honour he had by this Marriage, he became disobedientH. Knigh­ton 2347. l. 3. to King Iohn (adhering to the French) for which respect he was dispossessed H. Knigh­ton 2347. l. 3. of the Earldom of Leicester; as also of the Honour of Hinkley, and banish'dH. Knigh­ton 2347. l. 3. the Realm; the Earldom being thereupon givenH. Knigh­ton 2347. l. 3. to Ranulpb Earl of Chester.

Being thus disherited and banish'd, that which I do in the next place findYpod. Neu­str in Anno 1209. p. 53. n. 20. memorable of him, is, that in Anno 1209. (11 Ioh.) the Pope having then incited the Christians against those Here­ticks called Albigenses, the Earl of Tholose (being the Christian General) besieged Carthose, and took it: and upon his return, made this Si­mon (then sign'dIbid. f. 59. n. 10. with the Cross to fight against those Hereticks) Governour of that Countrey, he bearing at that time the Title of Earl of Montfort. Likewise that after this, within few years, King Iohn committedCart. 17 Joh n. 19. the custody of all his Lands, with the Forest, unto Ranulph then Earl of Chester, to be kept to his (the said Simon's) use. And lastlyM Westm. 10 Anno 1219., that in Anno 1219. (3 H. 3.) Lewis King of France, then be­sieging the City of Tholose, this Simon being with him, wasM Westm. 10 Anno 1219. slain with a stone from a Sling. But our Historian is somewhat mistaken in point of time; for it is evidentClaus. 2 H. 3. m 3., that he died in 2 H. 3. (and not bearing the Title of Earl of Leicester, whereupon Stephen de Segrave had all the Lands belonging to the Honour of Leicester committedClaus. 2 H. 3. m 3. to his custody) leaving issue by her the said Amicia two Sons, viz. Almaric and Simon.

Betwixt which Simon (then calledM. Paus. 327. n. 10. 20, &c. Earl of Montfort) and Reimund Earl of Tholose, S [...]mon. there hapnedM. Paus. 327. n. 10. 20, &c. a dispute in Anno 1226 (10 H. 3.) in a great Council at that time held at the City of Bourges in France; Simon demanding M. Paus. 327. n. 10. 20, &c. restitution of the Lands of the same Reimund, which the Pope and Philip King of France had bestow'd upon his Father and himself; exhibit­ing Ibid. both their Charters to manifest the same: alledgingIbid. also, that Earl Reimund had been adjudged an Albigensian-Heretick. Whereunto Reimund answeredIbid., that he would freely submit himself to the King of France, and Church of Rome, to perform what they should deter­mine therein. But his adversaries requiringIbid., that he should stand to the judgment of the Twelve Peers of France, he repliedIbid., Let the King receive my Homage, and I shall; otherwise they will not esteem me as a Peer. So that the busi­ness did not then receive any determination.

Moreover, ere long after this, viz. in Anno 1229. (14 H 3) Almari [...] his elder Brother, by his PetitionVinc. cor. ract. p. 305., bearing date in February, the same year, and exhibited to King Henry the Third by this Simon, wherein he styles himself Earl of Montfort and Leicester, craved that he would vouchsafe to restore this Simon his Bro­ther, to all the Lands and Right, which he, the said Almaric, had, and ought to have, in Eng­land, and of which his Father (as he alledg'd) died seized: And by another Petition [...] desired, that the Tertium Denarium Comitatus Leicestriae, might be yielded to him.

It is said [...], that fearing the hatred of Blanch Queen of France, (Mother to the King of that Realm) this Simon fled thence into England, where he was graciously received by the King, and obtain'd the Earldom of Leicester, with the Stewardship of England: As also, that beingJo Ti [...] ­mouth: MS. in [...]ibl. Bodl lib. 20. c. 60. then made Seneschal of Gascome, he thereupon perswadedJo Ti [...] ­mouth: MS. in [...]ibl. Bodl lib. 20. c. 60. King Henry, that he should acknowledge that Countrey (which had antiently been a Kingdom) to be of the Fee of the King of France; to the end that he might exclude the pretence made thereunto by the King of Castile, who challeng'd it as belonging to Spain. OthersChron. de Dunstaple. say, that in Anno 1231. (15 H. 3.) he recovered possession of the Town of Leicester, and moiety of the Earldom. Cer­tain it is, that the next ensuing year, viz. 1232. (16 H. 3.) he bore the Title of Earl of Leicester; and obtain'd from Almaric his Brother (then bearing the TitleEx Magno Registro in Offic. Ducat. Lanc. of Earl of Montfort, and Constable of France) a GrantEx Magno Registro in Offic. Ducat. Lanc. of all the Lands in England, which were sometime belonging to Simon their Father, and of whatsoever else could accrew to their Father, of the Inheritance of Amicia, Sister to Robert, sometime Earl of Leicester, with the Stewardship of England; to hold to him the said Simon, and to the Heirs of his Body, by the Wife he then had; but for lack of issue of his body, to return to the before­specified Almaric and his Heirs. And shortly af­ter this, viz. on Munday next after the Quind. of Easter, in the presence of the King at West­minster, quit-claimedIbid. Cart. 23 H 3. m. 4. to this Simon (his Bro­ther) who thenIbid. Cart. 23 H 3. m. 4. bore the Title of Earl of Lei­cester, all his Right and Title to the Honour of Leicester.

Being thus invested with that Honour, in Anno 1236 (20 H. 3.) as Steward of England, M. West. in codem anno. at the solemn Nuptials of King Henry the Third, he heldM. West. in codem anno. the Basin wherein the King wash'd. And in Anno 1238. (23 H. 3.) the King thenIbid. keeping his Christmas at West­minster; upon the morrow after the Epiphany, obtain'dIbid. his Sister Alianore (Widow of William Marshal the younger, Earl of Pembroke) in marriage; the Rites being performedM. Paris. 465. n. 40. by Wal­ter one of the Kings Chaplains, within a little Chappel, at the corner of the King's Chamber.

At which Marriage, Richard Earl of Corn­wal (the Kings Brother) and the whole King­dom were highly discontentedM. We [...]m. in Anno 1238., by reason that she had, in her Widowhood, vowed Chastity, in the presence of Edmund Archbishop of Canter­bury, and divers of the Nobility. Thereupon meetingIbid. with Horse and Arms in Southwark, upon the Octaves of S. Hillary, with purposeIbid. to fall upon him, he was constrained, partlyM. Paris. 468. n. 20. by in­tercession of friends, and partly byM. Paris. 468. n. 20. gifts, to re­concile himself to that great Earl. But thinking himself not yet safe, he raisedM. West. in an. 1238. great sums of money privately, and wentM. West. in an. 1238. to Rome, hoping M. Paris. 468. n. 40. there to obtain a full Dispensation for the same: and in order thereunto, having procured the Emperors LettersM. Paris. 468. n. 40. on that behalf, byIbid. [...] 1. n. 10. ample re­wards, had at length his desire, withIbid. [...] 1. n. 10. Letters from the Pope to Otto his Legate, then resident in England, to give sentence therein for him.

Howbeit notwithstanding all this, William de Abindon, a Dominican Frier, and many other learned men, exclaimedIbid. & n. 20. much, in regard of that solemn vowIbid. & n. 20., made by Alianor then his Wife, as before is observed. Nevertheless, upon the Festival of S. Calixtus, arrivingIbid. 475. n. 10. in England, he was receivedIbid. 475. n. 10. by the King, and his whole Court, with much joy, and made his Chief [Page 753] [...] Counsellor: Whence he rode speedily to [...] his Wife, then at Ken [...]lworth, and near [...] the time of Childbirth: and upon the Feast-day of the Purification of our Lady next ensuing; for [...] far­ther corroboration of his Title, was again [...] in­vested by the King into this Earldom of Lei­cester, his Brother Almari [...] then likewise quit­ting [...] his claim thereto.

All which being thus solemnly done, and the Birth of Prince Edward hapning soon after, he had the honour to beIbid. 483. n. 50. one of his God-fathers at the Font; Otto, the Popes Legat, performing Ibid. 483. n. 50. that Sacred Ceremony of Baptism. But before the end of that year, the Kings countenance to­wards him began to change: for upon the 5. Ides of August, divers great Ladies comingIbid. 497. n. 50. to London to accompany the Queen to Church, at her Purification, amongst which this Earl and his Wife repairedIbid. 497. n. 50. also thither; the King, upon sight of him, call [...]dIbid. 497. n. 50. him an Excommunicate person, and forbadIbid. 497. n. 50. him to go with her to Church. Which suddain unkindness much dis­maying him, he wentIbid. 498. away by water to Win­chester House, which (the Bishop being dead) the King had lent him. But there he could not be permittedIbid. 498. to stay, the King, in great wrath, causing him to be put out of doors. Whereup­on he returnedIbid. 498. sorrowing and weeping, yet could not appease his anger, the King plainly tellingIbid. 498. him, that he had abused his Sister before marriage: and that, though he afterwards gave her to him for a Wife, it was unwillingly, and to avoid scandal: Upbraiding him, that to ratifie this his unlawful Marriage, he went to Rome, and there corrupted that Court with large. Bribes and Promises: AddingIbid., that having failed in payment of the Money, he ought justly to be excommunicated.

Moreover, quothIbid. n. 10. the King, Thou didst falsly vouch me as thy pledge therein, though utterly ig­norant thereof. At which expressions he was so terrified, as that the very same evening he went Ibid. n. 10. away in a small Vessel, with his Wife, and some few of his family, beyond-sea. But, not long af­ter, viz. in Anno 1240. (24 H. 3.) upon the Ca­lends of April, he return'dIbid. 525. n. 20. back, and had an honourable receptionIbid. 525. n. 20. from the King, and all his Court. Whence repairingIbid. to his Lands and Lordships, and raisingIbid. what money he could, he made preparation for his journey to Hieru­ [...]alem, leavingIbid. his Wife beyond-sea great with child: And for the better fitting himself therein, soldIbid. a brave Wood to the Knights Ho­spitallers, and Canons of Leicester, for which he received little less than a Thousand pounds.

During this stay in foreign parts, he wasIbid. 590. n. 40. in that great Battel against the French at [...]an­toigue, in Anno 1242. (26 H. 3.) where the English obtain'dIbid. 590. n. 40. a glorious Victory.

But shortly after this the K. (as 'tis saidIbid. 596. n 40. & 50.) heark­ning to the delusions of flatterers, who endea­voured to set divisions betwixt him and his most faithful Subjects, the Earl of Cholose and King of Aragon, suggestingIbid. 596. n 40. & 50. also what might make this Earl distasteful, by reason that Simon his Father had couragiously vanquish'd the former King of Aragon, and the Albigenses, he could have no good countenanceIbid. 596. n 40. & 50. from the King. Nevertheless, after some time, he re-obtain'd his fair esteem: and in 30 H. 3. wasIbid. 700. [...] 50. one of the Peers, who subscribed that Letter to the Pope, complaining of the great Exactions from the Court of Rome, upon this Realm. And be­ing, about that time, employ'dIbid. 73 [...] beyond-sea by King Henry, upon some special occasion, re­turn'd Ibid. 73 [...] with honour and safety in 31 H. 3.

Moreover in 32 H. 3. having procur'd the like releaseM. West. [...] anno 1248. and quit-claim to the Honour of Leicester, from Iohn Earl of Montfort, Con­stable of France, as Almaric his Father had for­merly made to him, he was sentM. West. [...] anno 1248. Commander in Chief of those Forces, which were at that time employ'd into Galcoine; and the same year was also sign'dM. Paris. 742. n. 30. with the Cross, in order to a Pilgrimage, which he intended to the Holy Land, as a pennance for so marrying her, who had vowed chastity (as before is observed.) Furthermore, before the end of that year, he sate inIbid. 743▪ n. 50. that great convention of Parliament held at London, upon the Octaves of the Puri­fication of the Blessed Virgin: about which time he obtained from the King a GrantPat 32 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. of the cu­stody of [...]en [...]lworth Castle, unto Alianore his Wife, to hold so long as she should live. Also returningM. Paris. 757. n. 40. again into Gascoin [...], he forced M. Paris. 757. n. 40. Guaston de Bearne, who had made a rebellious Insurrection in those parts, to an honourable Truce, and returned backM. Paris. 757. n. 40. into [...] about the Feast of S. Edward, the next ensuing year, to the great satisfaction of the King and the whole Court. Soon after which, in accom­plishment Ibid. 76 [...] ▪ n. 20. of his Vow, he beganIbid. 76 [...] ▪ n. 20. his journey towards the Holy Land; and in 34 H. 3. (withIbid. 779▪ n. 40. Richard Earl of Cornwall, the Earl of Gloucester, and others) cameIbid. 779▪ n. 40. safely into England.

In this 34th year, uponIbid. 78 [...] ▪ complaint to him and Richard Earl of Cornwall, made by the Citi­zens of London, that the King had violated the Charters granted by his Ancestors; they repre­sented Ibid. 78 [...] ▪ to him the evil consequence thereof; whereupon greater careIbid. 78 [...] ▪ was afterwards taken. And hasting again into Gascoine, he there tookIbid. 810. n. 30. the Castle of Franzac, and demolish'd it. He likewise depopulatedIbid. 810. n. 30. that salvage receptacle for Thieves and Robbers, called Egremont, to the end that passengers might travel without danger; which place being besetIbid. 810. n. 30. with Rocks and Thickets, gave much advantage to such bar­barous people.

Moreover in 35 H. 3. returningIbid. n. [...]. again with but few of his followers, he made reportIbid. n. [...]. to the King, of another Rebellion in those parts, de­siring Ibid. n. [...]. his speedy aid for repressing thereof. Whereupon being furnish'dIbid n 40. & 814. n. 30. with Three thou­sand marks in money, besidesIbid n 40. & 814. n. 30. what he raised out of his own Estate, and out of the Lands of Gilbert Humfraville (whose Wardship he had) he wentIbid n 40. & 814. n. 30. back thither, having an additional sup­ply Ibid n 40. & 814. n. 30. of more Souldiers from the Duke of Br [...] ­ [...]ant. Where being arrived, he tookIbid. 825. n. 50. the strong Castle of C [...]astellion, which had been a chief harbour to those Reb [...]ls. And having once more setledIbid. 8 [...]8. all in quiet, came thence, bringingIbid. 8 [...]8. with him Guy de Lizinian (the Kings Brother by his Mother.) But (having taken ship­ping Ibid. at Witsand) when he came near the English Coast, he was driven back byIbid. a fierce Tempest; yet, ere long, got safeIbid. over, though he made but short stay [...], by reason of another Insurrection there, by which, those whom he had left to keep the Castles and Garrisons in that Province, were [...] much disturb'd.

Nor was this perplexity all, for divers of the [Page 754] cheif there, cameIbid. over to the King, with great complaints against him, viz. That he had heaped up vast sums of Money, which were extorted from them; alsoIbid. That having called the No­bles of that Countrey to Counsel, under colour of Friendship, he had committed them to pri­son, and starved them with hunger. Which sug­gestion giving the King great cause of jealousie, he privily sentIbid. thither Henry de Wengham his Clerk (a person of singular prudence and abili­ties) to search out the truth thereof; who, upon strict enquiry, could notIbid. discover any thing to make good that accusation. Whereupon, being sentIbid. 833 a. back with a farther supply of Money, re­cruiting his Forces with French, and other sti­pendiaries, he much [...]antedIbid. 833 a. the Spirits of that R [...]bellious People: But coming to Bour­deaux, he foundIbid. 835. n. [...] the Citizens there framing new conspiracies against him. So that, not long after, being again accusedIbid. 836. in the presence of all the great Men of those parts, that he had dealt cruelly with the Kings faithful Subjects there, by destroying them mercilesly; some by the Sword, some by Imprisonment, and some by Famine, to the intent he might take the benefit of their Estates; they sent [...] over Ambassadors to the King with this grievous complaint, attested under the hands of all the cheif in that Pro­vince, the Archbishop of Bourdeaur being [...] one.

Whereof having Advertisement, he soon hasted [...] into England, to the intent he might give answer to every particular Article, so laid to his charge. Which Ambassadors (being accord­ingly come) first produced their Letters [...] of Cre­dence; and, having so done, represented [...] to the King the noble deportment of the preceding Governors, who had formerly been set over them as Seneschals of that Country: Then com­plained [...] of his great oppressions, by destroying them in such sort as above is expressed, and taking the benefit of their estates to his own use.

But thereunto he answered [...] That the seve­rity he had exercised towards them, was in re­gard he found them at all times per [...]idious; and for that they had never omitted any opportunity to rebel; offering [...] to manifest it by sufficient Witnesses. Whereupon, the Earl of Cornwal, and those who had formerly been acquainted with their deceitful dealing, being [...] well satisfied with his justification, he was sent [...] back again. But the Archbishop, and other the Ambassadors s [...]aying [...] behind, took their opportunity, by his absence; and so wrought [...] with the King, that he constituted [...] his eldest Son, Prince Edward, Seneschal of Gasco [...]gne; whereupon they pre­sented him with large gifts, and did homage to him, saving to the King the cheif Dominion thereof, as Superior Lord.

But, being got thither, he raised [...] so great a power, as that, notwithstanding all their Con­fidence and Courage; in a fierce and doubtful Battle, he became victorious [...], utterly vanquish­ing all their Forces, and returned triumphantly. Nevertheless, the Kings affections being totally alienated from him, he called [...] together divers of his Nobles to consult with them, touching the state of that Countrey; where it was said [...] that after that great Victory, he did unadvis [...]dly retire to the strong Castle of Mount-Alban; which, being destitute of Victual and Ammuni­tion, was thereupon besieged by the Countrey people; so that he was necessitated to deliver up some of those prisoners, taken in the late Battle, for composition to go securely thence. Howbeit, upon further deliberation [...], the Nobles thus as­sembled in Council, freely expressed their judg­ments [...] that they thought fit he should still con­tinue Seneschal there, according to the Grant formerly made to him, there being [...] three years and an half yet to come of the time he was to hold that command. But the King, bearing an evil eye towards him, would not [...] be satisfied, resolving [...], not only to remove him, from that trust, but to use him as a Traytor. Whereof, having advertisement, he saidIbid. 854. he was not igno­rant that the King had a purpose to ruine him, and to advance some Poictovin, or Alien, to his Earldom.

Yet, notwithstanding the Kings displeasure to him was so great, he did not proceed against him with severity; but in A. 1253. (37 H. 3.) by compositionIbid. 8 [...]3. for a large sum of Money, pro­cured him to resignIbid. 8 [...]3. his Patent of that Seneschal­sie, having so granted it to Prince Edward, as abovesaid. Whereupon Aldephonsus, King of Castile, laid claimIbid. n. 10. thereto, having the Popes countenanceIbid. n. 10. on his behalf; derivingIbid. n. 10. his title from the Grant of King Henry the Second, urg­ing a Confirmation thereof from King Richard, and King Iohn; and for his farther advantage therein, gainedIbid. n. 10. divers of the Nobles of that Countrey, to his party: Which, beingIbid. n. 10. repre­sented to King Henry, by the Citizens of Bour­deaux, and others; and that the Province stood thereby in hazard to be totally lost, he beganIbid. n. 10. to repent what he had done. Whereupon over­tures [...] were made for restoring this Earl to that command. But being highly displeased [...] with this hard dealing, though much intreated [...], he refused to stay longer in England; and there­upon went [...] into France, where the great Men of those parts received [...] him with all respect, importuning [...] him, that, by reason of their Kings absence, and the death of Queen Blanch, he would be their Assistant, and Seneschal there. But thereof he refused [...] to accept, in regard it might reflect upon his loyalty to the King of England.

Having therefore thus refused the Seneschal [...]ie of France, he repaired [...] again to King Henry, then in Galcoigne; offering [...] him his service to reduce the Rebellious of that Countrey to obedience; and brought [...] with him, to that end, a great strength, raised at his own proper charge. Whereupon the King received [...] him with all seeming joy: Which, when the Gascoignes dis­cerned Ibid. n▪ 30. (having had such large experience of his Military Prowess) they soon submittedIbid. n▪ 30.

But after this, scil. in An. 1257. (41 Hen. 3.) there hapnedIbid. 950. n. 10 & 20. great dissention betwixt this Earl, and William de Valence, (the Kings Brother by the Mother) Valence bearingIbid. 950. n. 10 & 20. himself so highly on the Kings favor, as that he exercised great oppressionIbid. 950. n. 10 & 20. upon many, and, amongst o­thers, upon him, in some of his Lands: Where­upon hot words passing betwixt them, Valence cal­led Ibid. 950. n. 10 & 20. him Traytor; which so irritated him, that the King himself, being present, could hardlyIbid. 950. n. 10 & 20. pre­vent him from killing of Valence before his face: Which animosity betwixt them, was never after thorowly reconciled; nevertheless, before the end of this year, he was sentIbid. 955. n. 10 & 20. & 958. n. 20. with the Bishop of [Page 755] Worcester, and some others, upon an im­portant Ambassie to the King of France, touch­ing the restitution of King Henries Rights in those parts; but returned withoutIbid. any satis­factory answer.

After this, the next ensuing year, viz. An. 1258. (42 Hen. 3.) a Parliament being heldIbid. 963. n. 50. at London; wherein the King required aidIbid. 963. n. 50 against the Welsh, who had made great spoil in the ad­jacent Marches; and William, Bishop of Bathe and Wells, made great complaintIbid. 963. n. 50. of the fre­quent excursions of that unruly people; the King toldIbid. 963. n. 50. him of his wealth, biddingIbid. 964. n. 10. him bring out his Money to supply those wants that then were for it. Whereupon the Bishop being much moved, fell foul on this Earl, supposing he had incensed the King to say what was spoken, and calledIbid. 964. n. 10. him old Traytor; which so provoked him, as that those who were present, had Ibid. 964. n. 10. much ado to save the Bishop from knocks.

In this year, upon the fourteenth of March, he had SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. (amongst others) to attend the King at Chester, well [...]itted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Hostilities of the Welsh. Whether he went or not, I cannot say; but that Parliament still sitting, the animosity of Valence so far farther appeared, that this Earl required Mat. Paris, 968. n. 10. Justice against him.

It then likewise hapned, that the discontents Ibid. n. 20. from divers of the Nobles towards the King, began more and more to appear, in regardIbid. n. 20. he suffered himself to be much swayed by the Coun­cils of Aliens: Whereupon the Parliament was adjournedIbid. n. 20. to Oxfod, until the Feast of Saint Barnabas.

Shortly after which, this Earl obtained Letters Pat. 42 H. 3. m. 9. Patents under the Great Seal, declaring the Kings promise to stand to the judgment of twen­ty four of his Baronage, chosen by himself and the rest, who were to meet within a Moneth after Whitsontide, (or the major part of them) for an Assignation of certain Lands to him, in satisfacti­on of his debt, then due from the King, and for his Annual Fee: But notwithstanding this great favor, he, in the interim, discerningMat. Pa­ris, ut supra. high dis­contents then harbored in the Brests of divers great Men, confederatedMat. Pa­ris, ut supra. with them; so that, at the appointed time, for their meeting at Ox­ford, they cameMat. Pa­ris, ut supra. thither with a mighty power of Armed Men, pretendingIbid. 970. n. 40 & 50. fear, that other­wise they could not be secure of their Liberty; and gave noticeIbid. 970. n. 40 & 50. to all persons, who held their Lands by Military service, that they should re­pair thither at that time with them, sufficiently armed to defend themselves against all forcible attempts. Which thing they accordingly didIbid. 970. n. 40. & 50. but palliatedIbid. 970. n. 40 & 50. their coming thus accoutred, un­der the pretence of going against their Enemies the Welsh; but really fearingIbid. 970. n. 40 & 50. that the King and his Brothers (who were Poictovins) would bring in strangers against them.

Moreover, they causedIbid. n. 50. Guards to be set up­on all the Port-Towns, pretendingIbid. n. 50. great dan­ger from Aliens, which might invade the Realm. But, being thus met, and discerning their strenght, they then boldly requiredIbid. n. 50. the Kings Confirmation of that Charter of Liberties, which had been granted by King Iohn, and which he had frequently before that time allowed. They likewise requiredIbid. 971. such a Justice of England, as might do equal right (as they expressed) to rich and poor.

To all which the King (being well aware of their power) assentedIbid. n. 20. though Iohn Earl War­ren, William de Valence, and many others re­fusedIbid. n. 20.

Having thus gotten head, they causedIbid. n. 20. the Sea-Ports to be more strictly kept; as alsoIbid. n. 20. the Gates of London to be shut up every night: And continuingIbid. n. 20. the sitting of that Parliament, in the House of the Dominican Fry [...]rs at Oxford, they there establishedIbid. n. 20. certain Ordinances (as they called them) and concluded, that those who were Aliens, should have nothing to do in matter of Rule or Council. Whereupon most of the places of strength, beingIbid. n 30. put into the hands of those Barons, William de Valence refusingIbid. n 30. to deliver up his, this Earl toldIbid. n 30. him plainly, that he should either give them up, or lose his head.

Before the end of this year (viz. An. 1258. (42 Hen. 3.) there being a ParliamentIbid. 9 [...]9. n. 10 & 20. to be held at Cambray, to treat of certain Matters, betwixt the Kings of England, France, and Almaine, this Earl Simon was (withIbid. 9 [...]9. n. 10 & 20. the Bi­shops of Worcester and Lincoln, and Roger Bigod, Marshal of England) sentIbid. 9 [...]9. n. 10 & 20. thither. And the next ensuing year, scil. An. 1259. (43 Hen. 3.) he was imployedIbid. 986. n. 10. with the Earl of Ciare, and others (byIbid. 986. n. 10. the advice of the Par­liament then sitting) to the Great Convention of the Estates of France, met in Parliament, there Ibid. 986. n. 10. to treat of the most important affairs of both Realms. Moreover, in An. 1260. (44 Hen. 3.) he cameIbid. 9 [...]0. n. 20 & 30. to Oxford (with other the Barons of that party) fully armed: So likewise didIbid. 9 [...]0. n. 20 & 30. Wil­liam de Valence, and the rest of the Poictovins, who, being then requiredIbid. 9 [...]0. n. 20 & 30. to submit to those Ordinances, called the Provisions of Oxford, for­merly framed by this Earl, and his party; and notIbid. 9 [...]0. n. 20 & 30. strong enough to make head against them, fledIbid. 9 [...]0. n. 20 & 30. away by night.

But shortly after this, the King having ob­tained from the Pope an AbsolutionIbid. 991. n. 50. from his Oath, as to the observance of those Ordinances, this Earl and his party, foreseeing the conse­quence thereof, putM. West. in An. 1263. themselves forthwith in Arms, and cameM. West. in An. 1263. to Winchester, he being at that time their cheifM. West. in An. 1263. Commander: Notwith­standing which, there then hapned no act of Hostility, nor until the forty seventh of Henry the Third; that, having made choiceMat. Paris 992. & n. 10. of the King of France, as a Judge of their differ­ences, he gave SentenceMat. Paris 992. & n. 10. against them, annul­ling those their Ordinances, so made at Oxford, as abovesaid. But then they raisedIbid. 992. n. [...]. new Forces, and in An. 1264. (48 Hen. 3.) plundredIbid. 992. n. [...]. all of the Kings party, who were within their power, especiallyIbid. 992. n. [...]. those Aliens who had been brought into England by the Queen; at which time, this Earl laid siegeIbid. n 50 [...] to Glocester, and tookIbid. n 50 [...] it in four days, and so advancing to Worcester, Bruges, and Shrewsbury, tookIbid. n 50 [...] them with little trouble; and thence marchingIbid. 993. South­wards, broughtIbid. 993. all those Countreys to their obedience.

Furthermore, confederatingIbid. n 30. with Leweline, Prince of Wales, he had the Castle of Winde­shore deliveredIbid. n 30. up into his hands: But soon after that, hapnedIbid. 994. the defeat at Northamp­ton, where the Kings Soldiers tookIbid. 994. divers of the Barons party prisoners.

The War being thus begunIbid. n. 10 20. (whereof this Earl wasIbid. n. 10 20. the cheif Ringleader) to the end they might the more easily captivate the people (the [Page 756] Earl of Clare joyning with him) they sent Ibid. Letters to the King, professing their loyalty to him, and thatIbid. they did thus put themselves in Arms, as well against his Enemies, as their own. Unto which the King returnedIbid. n 40. that their in­tentions were soul, though thus disguised with those specious pretences; and therefore he set Ibid. n 40. them at defiance, in beingIbid. n 40. then the twelfth of May, and he atIbid. n 40. Lewes in Sussex.

Whereupon this Earl forthwithIbid. 595. n. 10. marched thi­therward, with all the power he could make, (the Londouers coming in to him with great num­bers) but sentIbid. 595. n. 10. Messengers before him, for a peaceable accommodation; with condition, that the Ordinances of Oxford should punctually be observed. To which receiving noIbid. 595. n. 10. satisfactory answer, approaching near Lewes, he quarter­ed Ibid. 595. n. 10. the greatest part of his Army in a Town cal­led Fleruenge (about six miles distant) and preparing for Battle, girtIbid. n. 20. Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glocester (his principal associate) with the Sword of Knighthood. And when he came with­in two miles of Lewes, ascending the Hill, he placed [...] his Chariot in the midst of the Carri­ages, with a strong guard about it; and, advan­ced [...] his Standard thereon; and, having brought [...] with him four Citizens of London, who had conspired [...] to betray him when he lodged in Southwark, not long before; he there set [...] a guard upon them, resolving [...], in case of ill suc­cess to make his best advantage by them.

Then, putting his Army into Battle Array, he caused [...] White Crosses to be fixed on the Brest and Back of every Soldier, to the end they might be distinguished [...] from those of the Kings party; publickly professing [...], that he fought for Justice. The King therefore discerning this their prepa­ration, drew out his Army, and divided [...] it into three parts; the Van to be led by [...] Prince Edward, the Battle by [...] Richard, King of Al­ma [...]ne, and the Rear by [...] Himself.

This Earl disposing of his Army into four parts; the first [...] commanded by his Son Henry, and the Earl of Hereford, the second by [...] Gil­bert de Clare, the third (wherein the Lo [...]doners were) by [...] Nicholas de Segrave, and the fourth by [...] himself.

Upon the Alarm given, Prince Edward fierce­ly charged [...] the Lo [...]doners, and routing [...] them utterly, pursued [...] the Chase many miles, pre­suming, that the other part of the Kings Army had succeeded as well: But not [...] returning time­ly, the Barons prevailed; so that, after great slaughter, the King himself (his Horse being kil­led [...] under him) Iohn Earl Warren, William de Valence, and Guy de Lizinia [...]; as also Richard, King of Almaine, with many other brave Men, were taken [...] prisoners.

Hereupon, when the Prince returned, and sawIbid. n. 10. their unhappy condition, he wentIbid. n. 10. to the Castle to inquire for the King (his Father,) and thenceIbid. n. 10. to the Priory, where he found him a prisoner. And hearingIbid. n. 20 that the Barons had, in vain, assaulted the Castle, resolvedIbid. n. 20, by the help of those he had left therein, and his own scattered men, to adventure another encounter on the m [...]rrow. But the Barons having intelli­g [...]nce of his purpose, sentIbid. n. 20 to him, with offer of Peace; the Fr [...]ers-Preachers, and Gray-Fryers [...] laboring the same.

In hopes therefore of an amicable Accord, the [...] and the King of Alma [...], putIbid. n. 20 them­selves into their hands, upon conditionIbid., that there should be a sudden Treaty touching those Ordinances of Oxford, viz. To retain such of them as were proper, and to set aside the rest. Whereupon, and in hopes of an honorable Peace, all the Kings party had leaveIbid. to repair to their respective homes; but instead of performance of what was so speciously pretended, they first sent Ibid. away the Prince to Walingford Castle. Which being done, and this Earl takingIbid. upon himself the cheif management and disposal of all things, he putIbid. n. [...]. the King of Almaine in the Tower of London; and sentIbid. n. [...]. the Prince, with Henry the Kings other Son, to the Castle of Dovor, takingIbid. n. [...]. the King with him where­soever he went.

Soon after which, he issued out a Commission Pat. 48 H. 3. m. 10. in the Kings Name, under the Great Seal, whereby himself, with the Bishop of Chiche­ster, and Earl of Glocester, were authorised to nominate nine select person (some Bishops, and some other) to govern the Realm: And having so done, extortedPat. 49 H. 3. m. 26. from Prince Edward, a Grant of the Inheritance of the Earldom and Honor of Chester, with its Appurtenances, un­der colour of an exchange for some other Lands, and caused anotherPat. 49 H. 3. m. 26. Patent in the Kings Name, bearing date 24 Decemb. to be sealed for ratifying thereof. Moreover, upon the twentieth of May following, he passed anotherCart. 49 H. 3. m. 4. Patent of that Earldom and Honor; as also of the Castle and Honor of Pec, with the Castle and Town of Newcastle under Lime in Com. Staff. to him­self and his heirs.

And to the end, that all things relating to the publick, might the more advantageously be trans­acted, for the establishing this their new Govern­ment, they sent out WritsClaus. 49 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. in Schedula. in the Kings Name, and under his Seal, bearing date the twenty fourth of December, 49 Hen. 3. unto divers Bi­shops and Abbots, and to such of the Nobility as were of their own party (whereof this Earl was the cheif) by which, signifying The Realm to be then in peace and quiet, and the desire of the King, to establish the same to the honor of God, and benefit of his People; they were summonedClaus. 49 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. in Schedula. to meet at London, on the Octaves of S. Hillary, there to sit in Parliament, to treat and give their advice. As also PreceptsClaus. 49 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. in Schedula. to every Sheriff, to send thi­ther, at the same time, two Knights for each County, and to the Cities and Boroughs, the like number of Citizens and Burgesses; and like­wise to the Barons of the Cinque-Ports, a cer­tain number of their discreetest Men for the same purpose; this being the first time (for ought is to be seen from any good Authority) that the People were represented by two Knights for each County, and one or two Burgesses for each Bo­rough; the Noblemen, Bishops, and great Ab­bots before that time, representing all those who held of them; and the Kings Tenants by Mili­tary service in Capite themselves, and all those who held of them, as I have elswhereO [...]g. Jari­dic. p. 17. & p. 18. more fully manifested.

And, if I may be so bold, as to give my opini­on, on, what Reasons these potent Rebels then had, thus to alter the former antient usage, by requi­ring two Knights to be elected for each County, and one or two Burgesses for each Borough: I shall take leave to conjecture, that it was, because they discerning what large Retinues the Nobili­ty, and other great Men in those elder times had; [Page 757] as also the great number of the Kings Tenants in Capite, then called Barones minores, it might have proved dangerous to themselves to permit such a multitude to come together: And there­fore, considering; that, through the confluence of those many Reteyners, brought by their own party to Oxford (as before is observed) they did, at that time, so far awe the King, as that he was constrained to assent unto those unrea­sonable Ordinances, called the Provisions of Oxford, made and framed by themselves; they had cause enough to suspect, that by the like tumultuous meetings (if not thus prevented) they them­selves might be divested of that usurped power, which, by the same artifice, they had formerly thus gained.

And now, having done with this (I hope no uncecessary digression) I proceed.

Having thus got the total sway of the whole Realm to himself; the chief of those Barons, who stood loyal to the King, well foreseeing the consequence thereof (viz. M Paris, p. 996. n. 50. Roger de Mortimer, Iames de Alditheley, Roger de Leyburne, Roger de Clifford, Hamon le Strange, and Hugh de Turber­vile, with some others) with one consent con­spired M Paris, p. 996. n. 50. against him. Discerning therefore this dangerous cloud, he associatedIbid. 997. himself with Lew­eline Prince of Wales; and removedIbid. Prince Edward from Dovor, to the Castle of Here­ford. Then tookIbid. the Castle of Haye, be­longing to the Earl of Hereford. Likewise Ibid. the Castle of Ludlow; and miserably wasted Ibid. the Lands of Roger. Mortimer. After which he marchedIbid. to Mont [...]omerie; where, for the present, those of the Nobles, who were then fallen off, came to an accordIbid. with him: and thence Southwards, purposing to encounter such forces as, possibly, might land from France, in aid of the King.

But by this time the Pope, having heard of these their doings, he sentIbid. n. 10. the Bishop of Sabine (a Cardinal) to Excommunicate them all. Which Bishop, being somewhat timerousIbid. n. 10. to Land here upon that Errand, directed his Letters Ibid. n. 10. to some of the English Bishops to attend him at Amiens, in France, and some others at Bo­loine, where he delivered to them an Excom­munication Ibid. n. 10. from his Holiness, to be published in London, and the Cinque-Ports.

Soon after which, the Earl of Gloucester, (who next to himself had been [...] the chief Actor in this Tragick Scene) distasting [...] the insolency of this Earl, in thus assuming all power to him­self, and to do what he listed; as also discern­ing [...], that he had grasped all the Kings Castles, and Revenues of the Crown, with the benefit of all Compositions, to himself; which, by agreement [...] betwixt them should have been e­qually shared; moreover, that his Sons, bear­ing [...] themselves loftily, had proclaimed [...] a Turneament at Dunstaple against him, where­unto the Londoners, and great multitudes of peo­ple came; he grew [...] highly insensed; and there­upon required [...], that the King of Almaine, with some other of the chief Prisoners (taken in the Battle at Lewes) should be put into his custody.

Which being denyed [...], did so enrage him, as that he would not [...] hearken to any reconcili­ation: and thereupon incited all [...] the great men of the Marches (whom this our Earl of Lei­cester had by publick Proclamation required to avoid the Realm) to rise with him.

Which breach betwixt them, gave opportunity Ibid. to many others viz. Iohn de Warren Earl of Surrey, William de Valence, Earl of Pem­broke, &c.) to joyn together against him.

Discerning therefore what might be the con­sequence of this rupture, he carriedL [...]ll. Coll. Vol 1. p. 661.. the King with him to Bergavenny; but beingL [...]ll. Coll. Vol 1. p. 661.. sore assaulted, and followed thither by Prince Edwards Friends, he left that Town, and cameL [...]ll. Coll. Vol 1. p. 661. to Here­ford. During whose stay there, it so happenedM. Paris, ut supra, n. 50. that on the Eve of the Holy Trinity, Prince Edward (whom he had there, with the K. in safe custody) being sometimes permittted to take the Air; having weariedIbid. out some of those Horses, on which they gave him leave to ride, at lenght got uponIbid. a choice Courser; and setting Spurs to him, passed the River Wye, with two persons only attending him, and four Esquires, who were privy to his design.Ibid. And, making towards Wigmore, soon espiedIbid. the Banner of Roger de Clifford, with some Troops ready to receive him. So that those who pursued him, discerning how it was, returnedIbid. to Hereford with the News.

Prince Edward therefore being thus at liberty, soon raised a powerful Army (multitudes of people comingIbid. in to him, out of the Counties of Hereford, Worcester, Salop, and C [...]e­ster) and tookibid. the City of Worcester, as also the Castle, after fifteen days. Whereupon the Castle of Monmouth was deliveredIbid. 598. up to him, which he demolishedIbid. 598. And hearing, MS. in bib [...]l▪ Bodl. [M [...]d, 20.] f. 120. [...]. b.. that young Simon de Montfort (second Son to this Earl) had brought up all the Northern-Barons, of that party (to the number of almost twenty Banners) unto the Castle of Kenil­worth in Warwickshire, in order to their conjunction, he tookibid. with him the Earl of Gloucester, and a considerable party of Horse; and settingIbid. out of Worcester, late in the even­ing got to Kenilworth, in the night time: where finding the Enemy dispersed in the Town and Abby, he surprizedMS. in bibl. Bodl [K. 84.] f. 63. a. no less then thirteen of the chief of them; but Simon himself, with some others, got into the Castle.

In the Interim (whilst this was done) this Earl having stil the King with him, marched Mat Paris, 998. n. 10. out of South-Wales, and upon the Feast day of S. Peter ad Vincula (commonly called Lam­mas) coming toIbid. Kemesey (a Mannor House belonging to the Bishop, about three miles from Worcester) staiedIbid. there on the mor­row. Where, having intelligenceIbid., that the Prince was at Worcester (and hearing nothing of that disaster at Kenilworth) he marchedIbid. to­wards Evesham, about break of day, with pur­pose to meet with those Barons which his Son Simon had brought out of the North. The Prince therefore beign advertised of his motion, ad­vanced Ibid. n. 20, speedily after him, and got betwixt him and Kenilworth▪ Mortimer, and the Earl of Gloucester, so disposing those forces, which they commanded, as that he was almost Ibid. n. 20,. in­vironed.

Seeing himself therefore in this straight, he forthwith drew out his men, and preparedMS. in bi [...]l. Bodl. [Med 20] 121. [...] for Battle,Battle of Evesham. it being, then the Nones of August; and ascending the Hill, soon discernedIbid. Prince Ed­ward with his Army on the top thereof, which was dividedIbid, into three parts, the one led by [Page 758] Ibid. himself, another byIbid. Clare Earl of Glou­cester, and the third byIbid. Mortimer: the busi­ness being so ordered, thatIbid. no other colours appeared, then the Banner of young Simon, and the rest taken at Kenilworth; which caused this Earl to supposeIbid., that they had been all of his own party: But upon farther Ibid. view, he found it quite otherwise; for the Prince at length took downIbid. those colours, and instead of them, erectedIbid. his own, with the Earl of Gloucester's Banner on the one side, and Mortimers towards the West.

Which unexpected sight caused such a con­sternation in the Army of the Barons, as that the Welsh betookIbid. themselves to flight; and the rest being over-powered, were utterly routedIbid.; so that few escaped the present Slaughter, who were not then taken Prisoners; the principal persons then stainIbid. b., being these; viz. Simon Earl of Leicester, himself, Henry de Montfort his eldest Son, Hugh Despenser (then Justice of England) Ralph Basset of Drayton, Thomas de Asteley, Peter de Montfort, William de Mandevile, Iohn de Beauchamp of Bedford, Guy de Baillol, Roger de Rowele, William de Eboraco, Richard Trussell, William de Bermingham, Walter de Crep­pings, Roger de St. Iohn, and Robert Tregoz: Divers other persons of quality, with a multitude of the common sort, then and there, also losing their lives.

Of those who wereM. Westm. in eodem ann. wounded and taken Pri­soners, these were the chief; viz. Guy de Mont­fort, a younger Son to this Earl; Iohn Fitz-Iohn, Humphrey de Bohun, the younger; Iohn de Vesci, Peter de Montfort junior, and Nicholas de Segrave.

It is saidM. Paris, ut supra, n. 50., that when this Earl discerned the form of his Adversaries Bataglia, he swore by the Arm of St. James (which was his usual Oath) They have done discreetly; but this they learned of me: Let us therefore commend our Souls to God, because our bodies are theirs. Neverthe­less encouraging his men; he toldMS. in bibl. Bodl. ut supra, 121. a. them, It was for the Laws of the Land, yea the Cause of God and Iustice, that they were to fight.

It is also saidM. Paris, ut supra. that he advised Hugh le De­spenser, Ralph Basset, and some others to flee, and reserve themselves for better times; and that they refused so to do; resolving to live and die with him. And, that being thus slain, his Head, Hands, and Feet were cutIbid. off: and the Head sentIbid. to the Lady Mortimer, then at Wigmore Castle.

As to his works of Piety, all I have seen, is, that he gaveMon. Angl Vol 2. 548. b. n. 60. a large quantity of Land, and a Wood called Rothelay Wood near Leicester, to the Knights Templars; with a certain Mea­dow called Beleholme.

Being thus slain, some of his Friends came into the Field, and carried away his dismembered Body uponMS. in bibl Bod. ut supra, 121. b. & [...]22. [...]. a Weak old Ladder (coveredMS. in bibl Bod. ut supra, 121. b. & [...]22. [...]. with a poor torn Cloath) to the Abby Church of Eve­sham; and there wrapping it in a SheetMS. in bibl Bod. ut supra, 121. b. & [...]22. [...]., commited it to the Earth. But, within a short time after­wards, some of the Monks alleadgingMS. in bibl Bod. ut supra, 121. b. [...]22. [...]., that in regard he was a person Excommunicate, and attainted of treason, he did not deserve Chri­stian Burial; whereupon they took up his Carcass, and buriedMS. in bibl Bod. ut supra, 121. b. & [...]22. [...]. it in a remote place, known to few.

After this victory, thus obtained at Eve­sham, where the King was happily rescued out of the hands of these great Rebels; a Par­liament M. Paris, 999. n. 10. being called at Winchester; those, who had thus been in Armes, were, by Judge­ment there given, disheritedM. Paris, 999. n. 10.. The Scene be­ing thus changed, many places of strength were renderedMS. in bibl. Bodl. [K. 84. Cant.] f 64. b. up to the K. But Simon de Montfort, his Son, continuingIbid. still in that strong Castle of Kenilworth; and receivingIbid. in divers of those who fled from the Battle, with other the Friends and followers of those who were slain, grew to be so powerful; as that he sentIbid. out his Bailiffs and Officers, into the Countrey, like a King; as also strong parties of Souldiers, which Ibid. burnt and plundred divers Houses, Towns, and Lordships of his Adversaries; drivingIbid. away their Cattle, a [...]d imprisoningIbid. many; forcing them to what Fines he pleased, for their liberty. Which course he held on fromIbid. the Feast of S. Mar­tin (which is about the 11 of Nov.) in 50 H. 3. un­till Ibid. Midsummer following, that the Siege began.

The King therefore, being thus restored to his regal power; consideringMS. in bibl. Bodl. [Med. 20] [...]. 123. a. well what far­ther mischiefs might befall the whole Realm, unless the insolencies of those, who were in Kenilworth Castle, should be restrained; their numbers daily increasing, made preparationMS. in bibl. Bodl. [Med. 20] [...]. 123. a. to march into those parts; and having fitted him­self, with a considerable strength, cameMS. in bibl. Bodl. [Med. 20] [...]. 123. a. to Warwick; staying there a while for more for­ces from several parts. In this interim, young Simon de Montfort (of whom I have already made mention) got privily out of Kenilworth Castle, and so into France; where he endea­voured to obtain aid, on the behalf of himself, and the rest of the Rebels in England, then unsubdued; leaving Henry de Hastings, Gover­nor of that Castle in his absence, whom he en­couraged to hold out stoutly; giving him assu­rance; that, within a certain time he should be relieved.

But when that assistance, which the King ex­pected, was come to him (amongst which, Os­bert Giffard broughtPat. 50 H. 3. in dorso. the Posse Comitatus of Ox­fordshire, and Reginald Fitz-Piers, the like forMS. in bibl. Bodl. [Med. 20.] ut supra. Warwickshire) he setIbid. forwards to­ward Kenilworth, with Banners and Ensignes displayed: and, on the morrow after the Feast of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist, begirt that Castle on every side. Nevertheless, being desirous to avoid the spilling of Blood, he sent Artic. in Dicto de Kenilw. a gracious message, to those within it; whose hopes were such; either upon this young Mont­forts promises; or diffidence so great, knowing what mischiefs they had done; as that they did not only sleight the Kings Offers, but maimed Artic. in Dicto de Kenilw. his Messenger; and, with much resolution de­fended themselves, against all the assaults, that were made; having EnginsM. West [...]. in eodem Ann. which cast forth Stones of great bigness: And, making bold, and frequentM. West [...]. in eodem Ann. sallies, did very great spoil: neither could the Sentence of Ottobon the Popes Legate (who was there in the Camp) nor the Kings power, any whit daunt them.

The King therefore prudently considering, that those whose Estates were thus, by the Par­liament, held at Winchester, utterly confis­cate; might, through desperation, betake them­selves to such practises of revenge, as would imbrue the Kingdom in more Blood; of his gra­tious disposition; advisingIbid. with his Council, and the Legate, causedIbid. a Convention, of the Clergy, and Laity of the Land, to be made at Kenilworth; who, being so met together, made Ibid. choice of twelve persons out of the most potent [Page 759] of the Nobility, and most prudent Prelates; to whom he gave powerIbid. to make a certain de­termination, touching the Estates of those who were disherited; they being accordingly sworn to doIbid., what might be most convenient. Where­upon the King, with the Clergy and people be­fore-mentioned, obliged themselves by OathIbid., that they would inviolably observe that Decree: The persons thus chosen, beingIbid. Walter Brones­combe, Bishop of Exeter, Walter Giffard Bishop of Bath and Welles, Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester, ... Bishop of St. Davids, Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glou­cester, Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, Philip Basset, Iohn de Baillol, Robert Walraund, Alan la Zouche, Roger de Somery, and Warine de Bassingburne; the Articles of which Decree, cal­led Dicium de Kenilworth, I shall not need here to insert, in regard they are publickly printedPer Tho. Barthelet, Ann. 1543. [...] but the substance of them is to this effect; viz.

That every person disherited, might redeem his Lands by a pecuniary Fine, according to the Nature of his offence; which Fine should be paid to those, who then possessed their Lands; so that the same were not above five years va­lue at the most, nor under two at the least; ex­cepting the Wife, and Children, of this Simon de Montfort Earl of Leicester, concerning whom the King referred himself to the King of France; and excepting Robert de Ferres Earl of Der­by, who was to pay seven years value of his Lands; and excepting Henry de Hastings, and those who maimed the Kings Messenger, who were to be imprisoned seven years, or submit to the Kings mercy.

Hereupon the King sent [...] special Messengers to the besieged, in Kenilworth Castle; and to those who had fled, and possessed themselves of the Isle of Ely; amongst which, young Simon de Montfort (Son to this Earl) was [...] one; ten­dering them mercy, upon the Articles before­specified: but they all returned answer [...], that they would not submit thereto: first because they had no voice in choosing any of those, who were makers of the Decree: and secondly f [...]r that they held the Decree it self intollerable. At which the King being much moved, he took resolution [...] to storm that Castle. But it so fell [...] out, that in a short space, not only their victual within the Castle grew scant, but a pestilent disease, raged so much amongst them, that many died thereof: insomuch as the King send­ing [...] again to them; with offer, that if they did render it, he would receive them to mercy; they proposed [...], that in case he would be con­tent to give them leave, to send beyond Sea, to this young Simon de Montfort, so that they might have a certain answer, whether he could come to relieve them, by a fixed day, or not; they were resolved [...], if he did not come accor­dingly, to yield it up; and that in the mean time all acts of Hostility, on either part should cease. Whereunto the King assenting, Messen­gers were accordingly dispatched [...] to this Simon: but the Flux, and other grievous diseases, so much increased [...], amongst those in the Castle; as that they who were not tainted, were loath to hazard the Infection; and so, before the re­turn of the Messengers, delivered [...] it up to the King.

The same Author, of whom I have made much use in my discourse of this siege, saith [...], that this Simon de Montfort, and his Mother, went away privately, but five days before the Castle was given up; and that they fled beyond Sea: but when he got out of the Castle, is uncertain; for by what I have already observed, from the Authority of Record, it appearsPat. 50 H. 3. m. 33. that he was in the Isle of Ely, the Kings Letters Patents (bear­ing date 16 Ian. after the render of the Castle) also, importing as much. Which renderMS. in [...]. Bodl. ut supra. was upon the Feast day of St. Thomas the Apostle; whereby it is evident, that the Siege endured full six moneths.

¶Of Alianore the Widdow of this Earl (touching whom I have already had occasion to make frequent mention) the substance of what I have farther to observe, isTh Wa [...]. in Ann. 1277. p. 6. n. 10., that after the Earl her Husband was slain in the Battle at Evesham, she fled into France, and setled her self at Montarges, in that House of Nunns, of the Order of Preachers there founded by her Husbands Sister; and that she sentIbid. back Ali­anore, her only Daughter, by Almaric one of her Sons, to be married to the Prince of Wales, as the Earl her Husband, in his life time, had agreed: but that both of them were takenIbid. at Sea, near to the Isle of Silly, by four Ships of Bristoll, and broughtIbid. to the King; who thereupon placed her honourably with his Queen; sending Almaric to be secured; first inIbid. Corff Castle, and afterwardsIbid. in Shirburne Castle.

But afterwards, scil. in Ann. 1279. (6 E. 1.) the King gaveTh. Wals. p. 8. n. 10. this Alianore, in Marriage, to Leoline Prince of Wales, keeping the Wedding at his ownTh. Wals. p. 8. n. 10. charge; himself and the Queen honouringTh. Wals. p. 8. n. 10. it with their company.

¶Having now finished my discourse of this great Earl, wherein some mention hath been al­ready made of his Sons; viz. Henry, Simon, Guy, and Almeric, there being yet more to be said touching each of them, I have thought fit to subjoyn it; beginning with Henry.

This Henry havingMS. Ox [...]n. &c. [Med. 20.] 119. a. led the Van of that re­bellious Army of the Barons, in the Battle of Lewes (which was so fatal to the King) was (shortly after their success there) madePat. 48 H. 3. m. 12. Con­stable of Dovor Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports. And the next ensuing year being slainM. Paris. 998. n. [...]0. (with his Father) in the Battle of Eve­sham, had so much respect shewed to his dead Corps, by Prince Edward, with whom he had M. Paris. 998. n. [...]0. been educated from his Childhood (the King, likewise, being oneM. Paris. 998. n. [...]0. of his Godfathers) as that he caused [...] it to be decently interred, honour­ing the Solemnity thereof, with his own [...] pre­sence.

I come now to Simon his second Son.

¶This Simon being atYpod N. p. 63. n. 4. Northampton, in 48 Hen. 3. with a great part of the Rebel­lious Barons forces, was there takenYpod N. p. 63. n. 4. by the Kings Army, and sentY pod N. 63. n. 4. Prisoner to Windsor Castle. But having his enlargement, soon after their Victory at Lewes (which was so fatal to the King, as before is observed) he was, by the power of those Barons, constituted [...] Governor of the Castles of Gloucester and Porchester. And being at [...] Kenilworth, with those Barons which he had brought out of the North, when Prince Edward, marching thither from Wor­cester, in the night time, surprized divers of them, escaped [...], with much difficulty, into the Castle.

[Page 760] Moreover, after King Henry the Third was re­stored, by the Victory at Evesham, this Si­mon, being at that time in Kenilworth Castle, messengers were sentM. Paris. in anno 1266 p. [...]000. n. 20. to him from the King, then atM. Paris. in anno 1266 p. [...]000. n. 20. [...]ampton, with a powerful Army▪ for the peaceable render thereof. Where­upon he submittedM. Paris. in anno 1266 p. [...]000. n. 20. himself to the Popes Legat, Richard King of Alman (his Uncle by the Mother) and Philip Basset, (on conditionM. Paris. in anno 1266 p. [...]000. n. 20., that he should not suffer either in life or limb, nor undergo perpetual imprisonment: and taking p [...]edgesM. Paris. in anno 1266. p. [...]000. n. 20. for his safe return) bringing him to Northampton, where being in the Kings pre­sence Ibid., the King of Almain gaveIbid. him thanks for his life; ingenuously acknowledgingIbid., that he himself had been murdred at Kenilworth, shortly after the Battel of Evesham, had not this Simon prevented it, (so highly were the Souldiers enrag'dIbid. against the Roya [...]ists, for the death of the Earl of Leicester his Father, so slain at Evesham, as above said) insomuch as the King hadIbid. then received him to his full fa­vour, but that the Earl of Gloucester (who bore malice towards him) and some others, pre­ventedIbid. it. Whereupon it was proposedIbid., that he should render Kenilworth Castle, or de­part the Realm, and receive an yearly Stipend of Five hundred marks, for his support, until the Kingdom should be setled in peace. But the Soul­diers in the Castle hearing thereof, utterly refu­sed Ibid. to yield it up at all, sayingIbid., that as they did not receive the custody of it from him, but from the Countess his Mother, so they would not deli­ver it up to any person living, but to her.

Certain it is, that, being exceptedYpod Neust. 65. n. 20. from ta­king any benefit of that famous Decree, called Di [...]um de Kenilworth (made during the Siege) he fledMS. in bibl. Bodl. (K 84.) E. 63. privately thence, and got beyond-sea, as 'tis saidMS. in bibl. Bodl. (K 84.) E. 63.. But if he did go forth of England, 'tis as sure that he did return again ere long; for after the render of Kenilworth Castle, when Prince Edward march'd to the Isle of Ely (in April following) having entredMS. in [...]ibl. Bodl. (Med. 20.) 123. a. it by a Cawsey of Hurdles, and other materials, made over the Fen, when some of the Rebels there fledMS. in ( [...]ibl. Bodl.) Med. 20. 123. a. to London, and others submittedMS. in [...]ibl. Bodl. (Med. 20.) 123. a. upon terms of mercy (viz. that the Prince should inter­cede the King his Father in their behalf) this Simon joyn'dMS. in [...]ibl. Bodl. (Med. 20.) 123. a. with them in that their submissi­on: But was thereupon put in prison, as it seems; for it is saidYpod. Neust. p. 64. n 40., that [...]scaping out of pri­son, he fled into France: and that in Anno 1270. beingM. West. in eodem [...]. at Uiterb [...]m in [...]ta [...], with his Brother Guy, he joyn'd with him in the murder of Henry, eldest Son to Richard King of Almame, in the Church of S. Silvester there, as he stood at Mass.

¶Of Guy the third Son, it appearsH Kn [...]gh [...]on 2449. n. 40., that he fought in the Van of the Rebellious Barons Ar­my, at the Battel of Lewes: and that after­wards being taken prisonerMS in [...]ibl. [...]. [...]K 84) f 64. a. in the Battel of Evesham, he was sent prisonerM. Paris p. 10 [...]. n. 40. to Dovor Castle. Mor [...]over, that making his escapeIbid. n. 50. thence, by the treachery of his Keeper, he wentIbid. into [...]uscany, where gaining much reputation Ibid. for his valour in the Wars, he obtain'dIbid. the Daughter and Heir to the Earl Rufus for his Wife. As also that meeting [...] with Henry, eldest Son to the King of Almame, at U [...]terb [...]um in Italy, he joyn'd [...] with his Brother Simon, in the murder of him, whilst he was at Mass in the Church of S. [...]. For which barbarous fact, being first excommunicatedYpod Neust. p. 67. n. 40. by Pope Gregory the Tenth, it being an offence so scandalous to Christianity; he was also imprisonedIbid. 71 n. 10.: But afterwards, viz. in Anno 1283. set at libertyIbid. 71 n. 10. by Pope Martin the Second, and sent to Romand [...]ola, which he almostT. Wals. p. 12 n. 20. reduced by his military prowess: and so returned into Tuscany, to possessT. Wals. p 12 n. 20. the Inhe­ritance, descended to his Wife, by the death of her Father.

Lastly, of Almaric, I findT. Wals. p. 10., that in Anno 1283. (9 E. 1.) he being a prisoner, was, at the instance of Iohn Peckham Archbishop of Canterbury, set at liberty; the Clergy undertaking for him, that he should thenceforth demean himself peaceably; and that thereupon he went into France, and so to Rome; where quitting his Orders (for it seems he was a Priest) he was made a Knight; but died shortly after.

Ghisnes.

ABout the latter end of King Iohn's time, Ernald Count of Ghisnes in France, possessingClaus. 1 H. [...]. m. 7. Lands in the Counties of Kent, Bedford and Essex, which amounted Testa de Nevil Es­sex. to Twelve Knights Fees, and wereTesta de Nevil Es­sex. part of the Honour of Boloin, hadTesta de Nevil Es­sex. the reputation of a Baron of this Realm. Which Lands, in respect of his adherence to the rebellious Barons of that Age, were seisedClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 7. into the Kings hands: But, upon the death of King Iohn (the Scene then al­tering) he madeClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 7. his peace with King Henry, and thereupon obtain'd his MandateClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 7. to the She­riffs of those Counties, for Livery of them to him again: and diedRot. Fin. 7 H. 3. m. 5. in 6 H. 3. leaving issue Baldwin his Son and Heir; who, paying his Re­lief, had LiveryRot. Fin. 7 H. 3. m. 5. of them.

Besides these, there was another of that name, about the same time, called Robert de Ghines. Which Robert heldTesta de Ne­vil. North. the Honour of Chokes, in Com. Northampt. In 33 H. 3. this Robert de Ghisnes, then UncleCart. 33. H. 3. m. 4. (id est, Father's Brother) to Arnulph Earl of Ghisnes, soldCart. 33. H. 3. m. 4. the Inheri­tance of the Mannor of Gayton (in Com. Nor­thampt.) with allCart. 33. H. 3. m. 4. his Lands and Knights Fees in England, for Seven hundred marks fourteen shillings four pence Sterling, unto Ingetram Lord Fienies; as alsoCart. 33. H. 3. m. 4. his total right to all those Lands, in this Realm, formerly belonging to Robert Advocate of Arras, Lord of Bethun, with the Homages and Services of those who held of them: Which sale King Henry the Third confirm'dClaus 36 H. 3. m. 12. in dorso..

I come next to Ingelram de Ghisnes, the first of that Christian name that I find. He was also calledM. Paris. p. 485. n. 40. Ingelram de Cusci; but how related to these before-mentioned, I cannot say. This In­gelram wasM. Paris. p. 485. n. 40. a noble Baron of France, and had a Daughter called Mary, weddedM. Paris. p. 485. n. 40. to Alexander King of Scotland.

To this Ingelram succeeded another Ingelram, who having marriedRot. Fin. 11 [...]. 1. m. 14. Christian the Daughter and Heir to Wil [...]iam de Lindesey (one of the Heirs Rot, Pip. 29 E. 1. Westmot. also to William de Lancaster) doing his fealty Rot. Fin. ut supra. for the Lands of her Inheritance, in 11 E. 1. had LiveryRot. Fin. ut supra. of them: Amongst which was Rot. Pip. 19 H. 1. Lane. the Mannour of Wyreldale, in Com. Lan [...]. Whereupon William the Son of Walter de Linde­sey, [Page 761] in considerationClaus. 13 E. [...]. in dor­so. m. 9. of One hundred and twen­ty pounds, quit-claimedClaus. 13 E. [...]. in dor­so. m. 9. to them all his Right to the Mannor of Wytington in Com. Lanc.

In 24 E 3. this Ingelram having approv'd Rot. Scoc. 24 E. 1. in dorso m. 9. himself faithful to the King, obtained his pre­cept Rot. Scoc. 24 E. 1. in dorso m. 9. to the Sheriff of Aberden in Scotland; to make Livery unto him of all those Lands in his Bayliwick, whereof he had been dispossessed by the Scots, and which King Edward had gainedRot. Scoc. 24 E. 1. in dorso m. 9. from them. And in 25 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 1. in the Wars of that Realm, in the service of King Edward. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 2. 26 E. 1. being then of the Retinue with Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Heref, and Essex. And again inRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 2. 29 E. 1.

Moreover in 1 E. 2. he had commandClaus. 1 E. 2. in dorso m. 18 to fit himself with Horse and Arms▪ in defence of the Counties of Lancast. Cumb. and Westmorl▪ against the incursions of the Scots: And inRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. in dor­som. 5. 4 E. 2. (amongst others) to be at Rok [...]sburg [...], on the Feast day of S. Peter ad vincula, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to march against them. But farther I cannot say of him, other than that he had summonsClaus. de iisd ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 24 E. 1. till 15 E. 2. inclusive: and that he diedEsc. 16 E. 2. n. 60.. in 17 E. 2. being then seisedEsc. 16 E. 2. n. 60. of the Mannor of Mid [...]oleton, juxta Richmund, of the Inheritance of Christian his Wife, who survived him; leaving William Esc. 16 E. 2. n. 60. his Son and Heir, Thirty five years of age.

Which William, William. calledEsc. 17 E. 3. n. 51. William de Couci, de­parted Esc. 17 E. 3. n. 51. this life without issue, being then seised Esc. 17 E. 3. n. 51. of the moiety of the Mannor of Kirkby in Kendale; excepting Five marks yearly rent, held by Robert his Brother, for life. Which moiety was heldEsc. 17 E. 3. n. 51. of the King in Capite by Ba­rony. He was then likewise seisedEsc. 17 E. 3. n. 51. of the Man­nors of Ulvereston and [...]ureholm, and moiety of the Mannor of Wyresdale in Com. Lanc. as also of the Mannor of Thornton in Lonsdale in Com. Ebor. leaving Ingelram Esc. 17 E. 3. n. 51. his Brother and Heir, of full age.

Which Ingelram Ingelram. marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Catherine Daugh­ter to ... Archduke of Austria, and by her had issueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. another Ingelram: Ingelram. Who being Pat. 37 E. 3. p. 2. m. 11. a p [...]rson of singular endowments and merit, had high estimation from King Edward the Third, but especiallyPat. 37 E. 3. p. 2. m. 11. for his signal deportment to­wards him, from the beginning of the Peace betwixt England and France: In conside­ration Pat. 37 E. 3. p. 2. m. 11. whereof, in the 37. of his Reign, that King bestow'dPat. 37 E. 3. p. 2. m. 11. on him all the Lands and Lord­ships of William de Couci, whose Cousin and Heir (viz. Brothers Son) he was. Which Lands, after the death of the said William, (forIbid. certain causes) cameIbid. to the Crown; viz. the Mannor of Coghall, in Com. Ebor. the moiety of the Mannor of Kirkby in Kendale, with its mem­bers, lying in Com, Cumber. and Westmorl. and moiety of the Mannor of Alreston, in Com. Lanc. to hold to himself and his Heirs, in as ample manner as Christian de Guisnes, Cousin to the said Ingelram, enjoy'd the same.

And not onely so, but gavePat. 39 E. 3. p. 2. m. 8. him his Daugh­ter Isabel in marriage. And in 39 E. 3. affording him licensePat. 39 E. 3. p. 2. m. 8. to go over with her into France, declaredPat. 39 E. 3. p. 2. m. 8. that what Children soever, Male or Female, they might have begotten betwixt them, and born beyond Sea, should enjoy and inherit all Lands descendable to them, in this Realm, as free­ly, as if they were born here.

In 40 E. 3. whenTrois. 143. a. Lionel Duke of Clarence, in order to his marriage with the Daughter of Galyauct Lord of Millaine, came to Paris, this Ingelram, thenTrois. 143. a. called Lord Couci, attended Trois. 143. a. the King of Franc [...], with the Dukes of Bur­gundy and Burbon, at his receptionTrois. 143. a. there with great joy. Shortly after which, viz. the same year, he was, by LettersCart. 40 E. 3. n. 12. Patents bearing date 11. May, advanced to the Title of Earl of Bed­ford; and for the better support of himself, and the Lady Isabel his Wife, had a GrantPat. 41 E. 3. p. 2. m. 1 [...]. of a thou­sand marks per annum, to be received out of the Profits of the Kings Exchequer: as alsoPat. 41 E. 3. p. 2. m. 1 [...]. Thir­ty marks more, out of the issues of the County of Bedford, to be yearly paid by the Sheriff of that Shire.

But in 41 E. 3. surrendringIbid. that Patent, he obtained anotherIbid., containing a Grant to him­self, and the Heirs male of his Body, by her the said Isabel, of the Mannors of [...]remworth and Uanne, and Ten pounds yearly rent in the Suburbs of Canterbury: as also of the Man­nors of Haselbere, in Com. Sommers. and So­merford-Keynes, in Com. Wiltes. And in 45 E. 3. anotherPat. 45 E. 3. p. 2. m. 23. for the marriage of Robert, Son and Heir to Thomas Earl of Oxford, to be a Husband for his Daughter Philippa; which took effectPat. 6 R. 2. p. 1. m. [...]5. accordingly.

Furthermore, in 46 E. 3. bearing the Title Rot. Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 26. of Earl of Bedford, and Count of Soison, he servedRot. Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 8. the King in his Wars of France. And in 49 E. 3. upon the death of Edmund de Vfford, procured a GrantPat. 49 [...]. 3. p. 2. m. 26. to the said Isabel his Wife, for the custody of all the Lands of the same Edmund, during the minority of his Heir. And in 51 E. 3. (with her the said Isabel) tra­velled Rot. Franc. 51. E. 3. m. 12. again into France.

But surviving this Isabel, he afterwards wed­ded Pat. 2 H. 4. p. 4. m. 16. Isabel Daughter to Charles Duke of Lo­nain; and died, as 'tis saidCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. at Bars, in Apu­lia, in Anno 1397. (21 R. 2.) leaving issue, by the before-specified Isabel his first Wife, two Daughters his Heirs; viz. Mary, marriedGlover. apud Mills. p. 441. to Henry de Barre; and Philippa toPat. 6 R. 2. p. 1. m. 15. Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland.

Earls of Cornwal.

OF this County, Richard, Richard. a younger Son to King Iohn (for he callsClaus. 16 Joh. m. 23. him Fili [...]s noster) had the Title of Earl, in the time of King Henry the Third. Of him, the first mention I find, is in 16 Ioh. the King then di­recting his preceptClaus. 1 [...] Joh. m. 23. to Peter de Rupibas, Bishop of Winchester, (at that time Justice of Eng­land) for Livery (though then very young) of all the Lands of Roese de Dovor. whom he had marriedClaus. 1 [...] Joh. m. 23., she being in the custodyClaus. 16 Joh. m. 23. of William de Brewer. But, not long after this, (notwith­standing his tender years) he was in 1 H. 3. con­stituted GovernourPat. [...] H. 3. m. 6. of Chileham Castle in Kent; and the next ensuing year obtain'd a GrantPat. 2 H 3. m. 3. from the King, of the Honour of Wa­lingford.

Moreover in 5 H. 3. he had a GrantPat. 5 H. 3. p. 1. m. 6. of the Honour of Eye, to hold during pleasure, (which shortly after was rendred to the Duke of Lovain, the right owner thereof) And in 9 H. 3. had the like GrantPat. 9 H. 3. m. 7. of the custody of the County of Cornwal (id est, the Sherevalty) during the [Page 762] Kings pleasure; Henry de Berkering being his Substitute.

In this 9th year of H. 3. he was girtM. Paris. in ann. 1225. p. 323. n. 30. with the Sword of Knighthood, upon Candlemas-day, with ten other Noble Persons, who were de­sign'd M. Paris. in ann. 1225. p. 323. n. 30. for his service; and soon after, accom­panied Ibid. n. 40. William Longespe Earl of Salishbury (his Uncle) into Gascoine, having Letters Ibid. n. 40. of recommendation from the King to the Arch­bishop and Citizens of Burdeaur, who gladly welcomingIbid. n. 50 him thither,Ibid. n. 50. assisted f him with their best advice for recovery of those lost Ter­ritories. Whereupon he raisedIbid. n. 50 forces in all those parts; having had from the King (beforeIbid. he set out of England) a GrantIbid. of the County of Cornwal, with all Poictou; for which re­spect he was generally calledIbid. Earl of Poictou; and marching into the Countrey, in a short time subjugatedIbid. all those places by force, which de­clined to do Homage to him; receiving a supply Ypod. Neust in ann 1226. of Five hundred Welsh from hence, with a large Ypod. Neust in ann 1226. sum of money.

It is reportedM. Paris 324. & ibid. n. 10. that whilst he lay at the Siege of the Castle of Riole, hearing of the approach of the Earl of March, he divided his Army; and with part thereof keeping the Siege, with the rest gave him Battel, and obtain'd an absolute Victory, whereby he gained all their Baggage, and took many prisoners. And, not long after this, having merited so well by these his success­ful beginnings, upon the third day of Pentecost (id est, 3. Cal. Iunii, 11 H. 3.) was advanced Annal S. Au­gustin [...] Cant. to the title and dignity of Earl of Cornwal, at Westminster, with great solemnity.

But within a while after, there grew much differenceM. Paris. 337. n. 10. betwixt him, and the King his Bro­ther, touching a certain Lordship given to Wale­ran Teutonic (id est, Ties) by King Iohn, which he alledgedIbid. to be parcel of the Earldom of Cornwal, and caused possessionIbid. to be taken of it for himself. Whereupon Waleran making complaintIbid., the King first wrote to him about it, and then sent for him, commandingIbid. the ren­der thereof, which he refusedIbid. to do; chal­lenging Ibid. the judgment of his Peers, as to matter of right. Whereat the King took such offence, that he requiredIbid. him forthwith to do it, or de­part the Realm. Unto which he answeredIbid., that he would not deliver up the Land; nor, without the sentence of his Peers, go out of the Kingdom: and in great discontent departing, wentIbid. to his own house.

Which breach betwixt the King and him, caused Hubert de Burgh (then Justice of Eng­land, and in chief power at Court) to advise Ibid. n. 30. the King to surprise him in his bed, the next night following, lest he should raise a disturbance in the Realm. But being privily advertisedIbid. n. 30. of that design, be fledIbid. n. 30. immediately away, making no stop till he gotIbid. n. 30. to Reading, and thence hasting to Marleburgh, there foundIbid. n. 40. his trusty Friend William Mareschal Earl of Dem­broke; unto whom, having made relationIbid. n. 40. of what had passed, they took their courseIbid. n. 40. to the Earl of Chester; and being thus got together, through the power and interest of their Friends, raisedIbid. n. 40. a potent Army, making their Rendes­vous Ibid. n. 40. at Stanford; whence they sentIbid. a mi­natory Message to the King, but imputingIbid. all the fault to Hubert de Burgh, requiringIbid. a confir­mation of that Charter of the Forest, which had been cancell'd at Oxford.

The King therefore discerning this cloud, appointedIbid. a meeting at Northampton, upon the third of the Nones of August next following; assuringIbid. them, that he would there do full right unto all. Where meeting accordingly, for their bet­ter satisfaction (amongst other his condescensi­ons) he gave a this Earl Richard his Mothers Dowry, with all the Lands in England which did appertain to the Earl of Britany; as also those which belonged to the Earl of Bolein, then deceased: Whereupon he had LiveryClaus. 12 H. 3. m. 3. of the whole County of Rutland. And in 15 H. 3. obtained another GrantCa [...]. 15 H. 3. p. 1. m. 4. of the Inheritance of the Honour of Walingford, with the Castle, and all its appurtenances; as also of the Mannor of Watlington, to hold by the service of three Knights Fees: LikewiseCau. 15 H. 3. p. 1. m. 4. of all the Lands in England, which Queen Isabel (the Kings Mo­ther) held in Dower; and of those which belonged to Robert de Drewes, and to the Duke of Lorrain, (at that time seised into the Kings hands) to hold until such time as the King should restore them.

Moreover he then procured another Grant Ibid. of the whole County of Cornwal, with the Stanneries and Mines, to be held of the King and his Heirs by the service of five Knights Fees; bearing at that time the titleIbid. of Earl of Cornwal and Poictou. And before the end of that year (viz. in the moneth of April) the so­lemnity of the Feast of Easter being finishedM. Paris in an. 1231. p. 368. n. 20. tookM. Paris in an. 1231. p. 368. n. 20. to Wife Isabel Countess of Gloucester, (Widow of Gilbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester) and Sister to William Mareschal then Earl of Pembnoke. Likewise the same year he obtained a GrantM. Paris. in an. 1231. p. 368. n. 50. of the Mannor, Castle and Honour of Cnaresburgh, in Com. Ebor. to himself and the issue of his body, by the same Isabel, to hold by the service of two Knights Fees.

Nor was he less eminent for his military knowledge, than for those his great advance­ments in Riches and Honour: for in 20 H. 3. Ambassadors from the Emperour cameM. Par. in an. 1230. p. 421. n. 50. to the King, to desire, that he might be sent to make War on his behalf against the French: But the King (though then married) having no child, answeredM. Par. in an. 1230. p. 421. n. 50., That it could not stand with reason or safety, that a person so young, and especially at that time being the Heir apparent to the Crown, should be employed on such an hazardous adven­ture; offeringM. Par. in an. 1230. p. 421. n. 50. them the choice of any other. Nevertheless beforeIbid. 431. [...]. 30. the end of that year, this Earl (with Gilbert Marshal then Earl of Pem­broke, and divers other Great Men) tookIbid. 431. [...]. 30. up­on him the Cross, for a journey to the Holy-Land: and, for the better furnishing himself with money, sold many of his Woods. But, not­withstanding this resolution, he went not at that time: for the next year following, (viz. 21 H. 3.) the King being seducedIbid. 445. n. 30 [...] 40. by the advice of Ali­ens, and having wastedIbid. 445. n. 30 [...] 40. his Treasure, required Ibid. 445. n. 30 [...] 40. a great supply from his Subjects; which being grantedIbid. and putIbid. into the hands of Aliens, to be transported, occasionedIbid. high discontents: this Earl therefore dealt freely with him, and re­presented Ibid. to him the danger thereof: and though he found, that what he then said availed little, ceased not, the next year following, to con­tinue Ibid. his good advice; and in particular to tell him, how ill he had done in permitting Simon de Montfort to marry the Countess of Pembroke his Sister.

[Page 763] Which free and plain dealing with the King, did not at all alienate his affections from him; for shortly after, viz. in 23 Hen. 3. he obtained a GrantCart. 23 H. 3. m. 1. of the Castle of Lidford, and Forest of Dertmore in Fee. Before the end of which year, meetingIbid. 516. n. 40. with divers of the Nobility at Northampton, they did there, by Oath, ob­lige Ibid. 516. n. 40. themselves, to go forthwith into the Holy Land, for the service of God and the Church.

Taking his leaveIbid. in A. 1240. p. 526. n. 20. therefore (soon after) of the Bishops, and divers of the Nobles at Read­ing, (there met by the appointmentIbid. in A. 1240. p. 526. n. 20. of the Popes Legate) many of them weptIbid. in A. 1240. p. 526. n. 20., in regard he was a person wholly minding the publick welfare. Whereupon he toldIbid. n. 30. them, That had he not made his Vow, he would go, rather than stay to see the approaching miseries fall upon this Realm. And, having preparedIbid. n. 40. all things ready for his journey, cameIbid. n. 40. to the Abby of S. Albans, where, in full Chapter, he desiredIbid. n. 40. the Prayers of that whole Covent, for his good success. Then wentIbid. to London, and took his leave Ibid. of the King, the Legate, and Nobles, and so hastedIbid. to Dovor.

Whence, soon arriving in France, he was nobly receivedIbid. n. 50. by the King of that Realm, and his Mother; who sentIbid. n. 50. the Marshal to conduct him through that Countrey, and to entertain Ibid. n. 50. him in all places honorably; thence toIbid. 537. Avi­nion, where he hadIbid. 537. also free and great enter­tainment; then toIbid. 537. Uienna, whence he in­tended Ibid. 537. to take shipping for Arles. And being in those parts, was metIbid. n. 10. by the Earl of Pro­vince (whose Daughter King Henry had marri­ed) and so hasted toIbid. n. 10. the City of S. Giles, there to do his Devotions, and receive the Be­nediction of the Monks of that place; which done he gave them twenty marks.

But before he went thence, there cameIbid. n. 20. to him a Legate from the Pope, (with the Arch­bishop of Arles) to inhibiteIbid. n. 20. him from proceed­ing farther on his journey. Which he took so ill (being fully resolved thereon, and fitted accord­ingly) that he refusedIbid. n. 20. both to obey their au­thority, and to hearken to their disswasions. See­ing therefore all their endeavors in vain, they wouldIbid. n. 30. have perswaded him to take shipping at the Port called The Dead-Water; but that he liked not, and so entredIbid. n. 30. the Mediteranean at Marseilles.

In An. 1241. (25 Hen. 3.) being come into the Holy Land, he acceptedM. Westm. in eodem An. of a Truce with the Souldan of Babylon; upon conditionM. Westm. in eodem An., that the French, who were prisoners there, might be released; and that Ierusalem, with all the parts adjacent, should be free from any molesta­tion; as also upon divers other Articles, honor­able to the Christians. And the next year follow­ing, viz. 26 Hen. 3. returnedM. Paris, p. 579. n. 50.; the King there­fore, having intelligence thereof, with the Queen, metM. Paris, p. 579. n. 50. him at Dovor.

Soon after which, a ParliamentIbid. 581. n 20. being held at Westminister, where all the Nobles of the Realm were met; this Earl was sentIbid. 581. n 20. to them by the King (with the Provost of Beverley) to desire their advice for the recovery of his In­heritance in Normandy, and other parts of France. But findingIbid. 595. n. 50. that the King did not incline to follow the Counsel of those, who sought the general honor, and good of himself, and the Realm; after some sharp disputeIbid. 595. n. 50. with him thereon, he associatedIbid. 595. n. 50. himself with the Earls, Marshal, Hereford, and some others, and tookIbid. shipping for France.

Before this time it was, saithIbid. p 837. n. 20. my Author, that the King, by the advice of his Nobles, hav­ing given him the whole Province of Gas­coigne, he went thither; and shewing his Char­ter, received the homages of that people; and after some years, by another Charter had a Con­firmation of that Grant: But afterwards, when the Queen was delivered of a Son, that she so far prevailed with the King, as he should reassume his Grant, and give it to the Prince; and that this Earl thereupon grew much displeased, in­sisting still upon his right, though he thus lost the possession. Moreover, that the King being then in Gascoigne, and finding the people waver­ing in their obedience, not well knowing which way to lean; he did, in great wrath, require this Earl to resign his Grant, and to quit his whole right thereto: Also, that finding him re­fractory, he gave command, that the Men of Bourdeaux should seise upon him by night, and imprison him; which they refused to do, partly in respect of his birth, and partly by rea­son they had done homage to him. And fur­thermore, seeing he could not prevail with them that way, he corrupted some with gifts to effect his desires, viz. To lay hands on him as a Rebel, and cast him in prison. Also, That having ad­vertisement thereof, (then lodging in the Mona­stery of S. Cross at Bourdeaux,) he got pri­vily on Ship-board to come for England; but without Provisions, or any Necessaries for the journey: And lastly, (to add to his affliction) that he was so tossed with a fearful tempest; as that, being in no little peril of shipwrack, he made a Vow to found an Abby for Monks of the Cistercian Order; in case he should safe arrive in England.

The next thing memorable of him, is, that having takenM. Westm in A 1243. another journey to the Holy Land, (with William Longespe, Earl of Salis­bury) he returnedM. Westm in A 1243. thence in An. 1422. (26 Hen. 3.) and accompaniedM. Westm in A 1243. the King into Gascoigne, in aid of Hugh le Brun, Earl of March, (who had married the Kings Mother,) and wasM. Westm in A 1243. with him in that Battle near Xant, against the King of France.

After which, viz. the next ensuing year, he marriedMat Paris, 606 n 4 [...]. Senchia, Daughter of Reymund, Earl of Province, Sister to the Queen; the Wed­ing being kept at Westminstet with great pomp; whom he endowedPat. [...] H 3. m. 10. at the Church door with the third part of all his Lands, whereof he then stood possessed, or should afterwards ac­quire, the Castle and Mannor of Berkham­ltead being part: And shortly after, keeping his Christmas Mat Paris, in A. 12 [...]. p. 613 n. 20. at Walingford, entertainedMat Paris, in A. 12 [...]. p. 613 n. 20. the King and most of the Nobility there with extra­ordinary feasting.

In 30 Hen. 3. the Templers and Hospitalers electingM. W [...]st. in An. 1245. many secular persons into their Soci [...] ­ties, for succor of the Holy Land, and defence of those Castles then besieged there; this Earl sentM. W [...]st. in An. 1245. them a thousand pounds towards that good work: And the same year, in accomplishment Ibid. in An. 1246. Monast. A [...]glic. Vol. 1. 928. n. 10. of his Vow formerly made, FoundedIbid. in An. 1246. Monast. A [...]glic. Vol. 1. 928. n. 10. a Cister­c [...]an Abby at Hales (near Winchombe in Com. Gloc.) causing also the Church of Beau­lieu (which his Father King Iohn had Founded) to be then dedicated. Moreover, in An. 1247, (31 Hen. 3.) by authorityMat. Pa [...], 734. n. 20. from the Pope, he [Page 764] gatheredIbid. vast sums of Money from those who were signed with the Cross. And the next year following, through importunity with the King, obtained [...] that no clipt Money should be cur­rent.

In An. 1250. (34 Hen. 3.) passing [...] through France, with a pompous retinue, viz. [...] forty Knights, all in rich Liveries, five Waggons, and fifty Sumpter Horses (his Lady, and his Son Henry being also with him) the Pope, being then at Lyons, sent [...] all his Cardinals except one, besides a number of Clerks, to meet him, and conduct him thither: And there receiving [...] him with great respect, feasted [...] him at his own Ta­ble. Being returnedIbid. 827. n. 40. from thence, in An. 1251. (35 Hen. 3.) on the Eve of S. Leonard, he caused the Church of Hales to be dedicatedIbid. 827. n. 40. with great solemnity; which, with extraordinary costs, he had so founded, as is before observed. And in 36 Hen. 3. obtained a GrantClaus. 36 H. 3. m. 16. of the Mannor of Ocham in Rutland, (sometime belonging to Isabel de Mortimer) in part of payment of five hundred pounds, due to him from the King, up­on the marriage of Senchia his Wife, to hold to himself, and the Heirs of his Body by her.

Moreover, the next ensuing year, Albert a Clerk, coming [...] over into England from the Pope, made offer [...] to him of the Kingdom of Apulia; of which, he refused [...] to accept, un­less he might have some cautionary places of strength; as also Hostages for securing his pos­session. And in 38 Hen. 3. the King then [...] go­ing into Gascoigne, he was joyned [...] with the Queen, in the Government here, during his ab­sence. In which year he exacted [...] vast sums of Money from the Iews, for the Kings use.

It is observedMat. Paris, p. 913 n. 40., that in An. 1255. (39 Hen. 3.) upon a full meeting of the Nobles in Parliament at Westminster, the King specially applied himself to this Earl, by a formal Speech, for a large supply of Money, viz. Forty thousand pounds; the Pope having also written Letters to him for that purpose, signifying, That he should therein give a good example to others; but herein he answered neither of their expecta­tions. And, being a person of high repute for his heroick and noble endowments, about two years after (in the Parliament [...] held at London, on the Feast of the Nativity) certain Nobles of Almaine, being arrived here, represented [...] to the whole Baronage of England, then met; that, by unanimous consent of the Princes of the Empire, he was elected King of Romans, shew­ing [...] Letters Testimonial for farther manifesta­tion thereof. Soon after which, the Archbishop of Cologne, with divers other of the Nobles of that Countrey, came [...] likewise hither, and did homage [...] to him. Whereupon he gave [...] them five hundred marks towards their travelling ex­pences; as also a rich Miter, adorned with pre­cious Stones. Which so pleased the Archbishop, that he said [...] thus, As he hath put this Miter on my Head, I will put the Crown of Almaine on his.

In order whereunto, taking leave [...] of his Friends, on the third day in Easter week, he committed [...] hiself to the Prayers of the Re­ligious, and began [...] his journey towards Yar­mout [...], there to take shipping, leaving the charge [...] of his Castles and Lands in England [...] London; and arriving shortly at Aquisgrane, was there CrownedYpod. Neustr. in An 1 [...]57. King, up­on Ascension day.

Having thus received that great honor, he returnedMat. Pa­ris, 983. n. 50. thence the next year after, and landed Mat. Pa­ris, 983. n. 50. at Dovor, upon the day of S. Iulian, where the King met him with much joy. After this, duringM. Westm. in eodem. An. his stay here, he made great preparation M. Westm. in eodem. An. for his journey back, to receive the Crown of the Empire; which the Pope, underhand, endea­vored M. Westm. in eodem. An. to obtain for him.

But that which I have next observed to be most memorable of him, is, That upon that grand Rebellion of those haughty spirited Ba­rons, then headed by Montfort, Earl of Lei­cester, and Clare, Earl of Glocester, he then adheredMat. Paris, 984. n. [...]0. stoutly to the King: And in 48 Hen. 3 marchedIb [...]d. 993. n. 50. with him to Northampton, where the cheif strength of all their Forces at that time were met together; and that he assistedIb [...]d. 993. n. 50. him in the siege and taking of that Town. As also, that pursuing their dissipated Forces into Sussex (where the Londoners, with all their power re­cruited them) he commandedIbid 995. n. 40 & 50. the Body of the Kings Army in that fatal Battle of Lewes; where he shared with him in the unhappy success of that day, being there taken prisonerIbid 995. n. 40 & 50.. Lastly, that in An. 1267. (51 Hen. 3.) he went [...]x Coll. R. Gl. S. again into Germany, and there married [...]x Coll. R. Gl. S. Beatrix, Neece to the Archbishop of Cologne. And in 55 Hen. 3. was madeRot. Fin. 55 H. 3. m. 2. Governor of Rockin­gham Castle in Com. Northampt. and Warden of the Forest.

Having thus done with the cheif of his secular actings and imployments, I now come to his Works of Piety.

Besides his Foundation of the Abby of Hales (whereof I have already made mention) he like­wise founded that ofMon. Angli [...]. Vol. 1. 934 a. n. 50. Rewley (of the same Order) in the Suburbs of Oxford; and more­over grantedIbid. 583 b. to the Monks of Bec in Nor­mandy, that all their Tenants within the pre­cincts of the Honor of Walingford, should be exempted from Sute of Court to that Honor; provided, That his Bailiff of Walingford, should once every year keep a Court Leet for the Mannor of Okebourne, within the bounds of the Priory there (which was a Cell to Bec) to see that the Kings Peace should be duly kept; and that the benefit arising by that Leet, should redound to those Monks of Okebourne; they entertaining the Bailiff of Walingford with three or four Horse of his retinue, at their charge for that day.

Furthermore, he gaveMon. Angl. Vol. 2. 834. n. 10. to the Canons of the Holy Trinity at Knaresburgh, for the health of his Soul, and the Souls of his Ancestors, the Chappel of S. Robert at Knaresburgh, with the Advowson of the Church of Hamstwait; confirming all those Grants, which King Iohn had given thereto, with divers other Lands of great extent. And to the Monks of S. Michaels Mount in Cornwal, gaveIbid. 901 b. n. 60. ten shillings Rent due to him for S. Iames Fair, kept yearly, near to that Mount.

Having thus acted a long part on the Theater of this World with great honor, after a tedious sickness [...], at his Mannor of Berkhamstead in C [...]m. Hert. He died [...] upon the fourth of the Nones of April, An. 1272. (56 Hen. 3.) whereupon his Heart was burled [...] in the Gray Fryers at Ox­ford, under a sumptuous Piramid, and his [Page 765] BodyIbid. in the Abby of Hales, so founded by him, as before hath been observed.

By his first Wife, Roese de Dovor, he had no issue, she taking another Husband, as it seems, when she arrived to years of consent, as in my Discourse of that Family of Dovor is shewed.

By Isabel the second (Widow of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glocester,) he had issue four Sons, viz. Iohn Ex coll. R. Gl. S., Henry, Ex coll. R. Gl. S., Richard Ex coll. R. Gl. S., and Nicho­las Mat. Paris, p. 523. n. 40., (of which Henry, I shall s [...]y more by and by) Iohn and Richard departing this life in their Infancy, and Nicholas with his Mother inEx Coll. ut supra Mat Paris, ut supra. Child­bed Also a Daughter, who, dyingEx coll. R. Gl. S. in her Cradle, was buriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. near unto Iohn, her Bro­ther, at Reading.

By Senchia the third Wife (Daughter to Rey­mund, Earl of Province) he had issue Richard, who diedEx coll. R. Gl. S. young; and Edmund Ex coll. R. Gl. S., who succeed­ed him in this Earldom of Cornwal. But by Beatrix [...] the fourth Wife (Neece [...] to the Arch­bishop of Cologne) he had no issue.

It is said [...] that he had an Illegitimate Daugh­ter called Isabel, who became the Wife [...] of Mau­rice Lord Berkley; and to whom King Henry the Third (calling her his Neece) for her better sup­port in the forty eighth of His Reign, gaveClaus 48 H. 3. m. 4. the Mannors of Herotesham and Crotesclive in Kent. There is also this Epitaph Recorded Vinc. Dis­cov. ut supra. for him:

Hic jacet in Tumulo Richardus Teutonicorum
Rex vivens, propriá contentus sorte bonorum.
Anglorum Regis Germanus, Pictaviensis
Ante Comes dictus; sed tandem Cornubiensis.
Demum Theutonicis tribuens amplissima dona
Insignitus erat, Caroli rutilante Coronâ.
Hinc Aquilam gessit clypeo, sprevitque Leonem,
Regibus omnigenis praecellens per rationem.
Dives opum mundi; sapiens, conviva, modestus;
Alloquio, gest [...], dum vixit semper honestus.
Iam regnum Regno commutans pro meliore,
Regi coelorum summo conregnet honore.

Of his two Sons, I shall first speak of Henry.

This Henry, in An. 1257. (41 Hen. 3.) was Mat. Paris, 956. n. 10. Knighted by Richard, King of Almaine, his Father, upon the day of his Coronation, at A­quisgrave in Germany.

It is said [...], that in 47 Hen. 3. having been, through plausible and specious pretences, seduced by Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and some other of the Rebellious Barons, he was taken off by Prince Edward, for the Honor of Tikhill, which he then gave [...] him. And the same year received [...] one hundred marks, assigned to him out of the Issues of the County of [...]orset, by the Kings appointment, to fortifie the Castles of Cor [...]f and Shirebourne. But notwithstanding this, it seems, that he inclined to them again; for, the next year following (viz. 48 Hen. 3.) uponMat. Pa­ris, 992. n. 50. & 993. the march of Montfort, and his party, into the Coun­ties of Glocester, Worcester, Salop; and then Southwards: This Henry, favoringMat. Pa­ris, 992. n. 50. & 993. them, was takenMat. Pa­ris, 992. n. 50. & 993. by some of the Kings Soldiers. How­beit, shortly after, the King holdingIbid. n. 40. a Parlia­ment at London, amongst those who fellIbid. n. 40. off from that rebellious pack, he wasIbid. n. 40. one, and thenceforth stuck stoutly to the King, marching Ibid. n. 50. with him to Northampton, where the cheif of their strength, beingIbid. n. 50. then got together, after a sharp dispute, were vanquishedIbid. n. 50..

Moreover, in the Battle of Lewes, he was Ibid [...]06. n. 10 & 20. one of the principal Commanders in the Body of the Kings Army, at that time ledIbid [...]06. n. 10 & 20. by Ri­chard, King of Almaine, his Father; and, after that fatal overthrow there (through the assistance of the Londoners, who poured out all the strength they could make to their aid) seeing the King and divers of the Nobles made prisonersIbid [...]06. n. 10 & 20.; he joynedIbid [...]06. n. 10 & 20. with Prince Edward in mediating a fair reconciliation betwixt both parties: And, in order thereto, the next day following, put Ibid [...]06. n. 10 & 20. himself into the hands of Montfort, and the rest.

But after this I have not observed any thing else, farther memorable of him, other than, that in 56 Hen. 3. beingIbid. 1007. n. 20. with Prince Edward on his way towards the Holy Land, and partly weary Ibid. 1007. n. 20. of the length of the journey, and partly de­sirous Ibid. 1007. n. 20. to see his Father before he died; having leaveIbid. 1007. n. 20. to return, he cameIbid. 1007. n. 20. into Italy, and at Uiterbium wasIbid. basely murthered by Guy, one of the Sons to Montfort, Earl of Leicester, with­in the Church of S. Laurence, at high Mass, in revenge of his Fathers death; who had been slain in the Battle of Evesham, about seven years before, as I have elswhere fully mani­fested.

¶I now come to Edmund, Edmund. who surviving his Father, succeeded him in the Dignity of Earl.

In 42 Hen. 3. this Edmund being possessed Rot. P [...] p. 42 H. 3. Norf. of the Honor of Eye (his Father then living) upon levying the Scutage of Wales, paidRot. P [...] p. 42 H. 3. Norf. one hundred eighty one pounds for ninety Knights Fees and an half belonging thereto: And in An. 1266. (51 Hen. 3.) obtainedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 289. of a certain No­bleman, Lord of Seyland, a large proportion of the Blood of Christ, which he deposited in the Abby of Hales, (so founded by his Father, as aforesaid.)

Furthermore, in 55 Hen. 3. accomplishing Esc. 56 H. 3. n. 32. his full age of twenty one years, he received Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. MS. in [...] Bibl. Bodl. [K. 84. Cant.] f. 65 b the honor of Knighthood upon S. Edwards day; and soon after that, was investedMS. in Bibl Bodl. ut supra. with the Title of Earl of this County, by cincture MS. in Bibl Bodl. ut supra. with the Sword. Before the end of which year, he likewise marriedMS. in Bibl. Bodl. ut supra. Margaret, the Sister of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glocester; and short­ly after, had LiveryRot. Fin. 56 H. 3. m. 14. of the Castles of Knares­burgh, Walingford, Okham, and Berk­hamstead, of his Inheritance.

Moreover, in 13 Edw. 1. he obtained a Char­ter Cart. 13 E. [...]. n. 39. for a weekly Market every Friday at his Mannor of Cosham in Com. Wiltes. And the same year had anotherPars al [...]era de eodem An. n. 1. for Free-Warren in his Lordships of Great Cestreton and Little Cestreton in Com. Oxon. As also for Free Chase Ibid. n 19. in his Lands of Wasseley and Wymbur [...] ­holt.

In 15 E. 1. he had a Grant [...] of the Castle of Oc­ham, to hold in Fee, with the Sheriffalty of the County of Rutland. And in 16 E. 1. being made Warden [...] of England, during the Kings absence (in the Wars cf Scotland) marched [...] into Wales, and laid siege [...] to Droselan Castle, the Walls whereof he demolished [...]. Further­more, in 17 Edw. 1. he was constituted Sheriff [...] for the County of Cornwal in Fee. And in 25 Edw. 1. obtained the Kings PreceptClaus. 25 E. 1. m. 10 to the Barons of his Exchequer, that they should not ex­act more from him for the Honor and Castle of Walingford, then the service of three Knights [Page 766] Fees; by which it had been grantedIbid. to his Father, and his Heirs, in 15 Hen. 3.

This Edmund foundedLel. Coll. Vol. 1 p. 78. a certain Colledge at Assherugge in Co. Buck. in honor of the Blood of our Saviour, for certain Brethren called Bonhomes. AndMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 934 b. & 935 a. Mon Ang. Vol. 2. 344 b. n. 10. for the Soul of Richard, King of Almaine, his Father, gaveMon. An­glic. Vol. 1. 934 b. & 935 a. Mon Ang. Vol. 2. 344 b. n. 10. to the Monks of Rewley, in the Suburbs of Oxford, (being fifteen in num­ber) all his Lands in North Osney; as also his Mannor of Erdington, and Mills at Karsing­ton, in that County. Likewise one Acre of Land in Bel juxta Roslin, with the Advowson of the Church of Wendrove, in the Hundred of Kerier in Com. Cornub. also all his Woods at Nettlebed; and divers Houses in London, scituate in the Parish of S. Thomas the Apostle; with certain Lands in Wylauston, and sixty shillings yearly Rent, payable by the Monks of Thame, out of the Mannor of Stoke-Cal. mach, and departed [...] this life ... 28 Ed. 1. being then seised [...] of the Honors of Eye, St. Waleries, and Wallingford; as also of the Castle and Honor of Knaresburgh. Likewise of the Mannor of Launceton, of the Castle and Town of Reshmell; of the Borough of Salithiell, and Castle of Tintagell, with the Borough, in Com. Cornub. Also of the Castle and Town of Trematon, with the Borough of Ashe, and Mannor of Calistoke, in the same County: Of the Mannor of Fordington in Com. Dors. Mere, with the Castle; Corsham, Walton, and Clalton, in Com. Wiltes. Lit­tle Weldon in Com. Northampt. Of the Castle of Ocham, with the Mannors of Egelton and Langham in Com. Rutl. And likewise of the whole County of Rutland. Moreover he died seised of the City of Chichester in Com. Suss. of the Castle of Berkhamstead in Com. Hertf. And of the Mannors of Bensington and Watlington, with the four Hundreds, viz. the Hundred and half of Celtren, the Hundreds of Piniton, Lewekenore, Ben­field, and Law ... rer; likewise of the half Hundred of Swabby; the Castle and Honor of Wallingford, and Mannor of Henley in Com. Oxon.

Upon this his death which hapnedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. at As­sherugge on the Calends of October, An. 1300. (28 Edw. 1.) withoutEx Coll. R. Gl. S. issue; the King, by his Letters to the Bishop of Hereford, signifiedClaus. 29 E. 1. in dorso m. 17. That he resolved to have him buried in the Abby at Hales, upon Thursday after Palm Sunday, next ensuing; and therefore, for the more ho­norable solemnity of his Funeral, purposingClaus. 29 E. 1. in dorso m. 17. to be there himself, desiredClaus. 29 E. 1. in dorso m. 17. that Bishop to meet him, and to give his assistance in the celebration thereof. The like LettersClaus. 29 E. 1. in dorso m. 17. he wrote to the Bi­shops of Worcester and Exeter; as also to the Abbots of Evesham, Tewskbury, Winchcomb, Pershore, Eynesham, Ci­rencester, Osney; Stanley in Com. Wiltes. Bordesley, Rewley near Oxford, Glocester, and to the Prior of Worcester. At the solem­nising of this great Funeral, there was [...] Coll. R. Gl. S. ut su­pra. likewise Prince Edward, with the Bishops of Durham and Chester; as also the Earl of Warwick, and divers other of the Nobility.

After which, viz. the next ensuing year, I find that through the Mediation [...] of the Peers, in the Parliament then held at Lincoln, the King was pleased to allow [...] unto Margaret his Wid­ow, five hundred pounds per annum for her sup­port: And that, for the making good thereof these Lordships, Lands, and Rents, were assign­ed Claus. 29 E. 1. m 15. viz. The Castle and Mannor of Ocham in Com. Rotel. with the Hundreds of Marti­nesley, Alnestow, and East-Hundred; the Hamlet of Egilton (part of the Mannor of Langham) in the same County. Also fourteen pounds sixteen shillings four pence yearly Rent, issuing out of the Court-Leets and Sheriffs Aid in Keten, Preston, Okeham, Hameldon, and divers other Towns in that County: The Mannor of Baketon in Com. Norf. the Mannor of Haghleigh in Com. Suff. the Castle and Man­nor of Eye, the Hamlets of Dalingho, Al­derton and Thorndon, in the same County; the Mannor of Kirketon, with the Towns, Hamlets, and Hundreds of Kirketon, Hasel­hou, Coringham, and Maule; with the issues of the Soke-mote of those Mannors, all in Com. Linc. the Mannor of Harewell in Com. Berks. the Mannor of Isleworth, with the Hamlets of Heston, Twikenham, and Wicton in Com. Middles. twenty one pounds yearly Rent out of Queenhithe in the City of London; the Town of Rockingham, and Mannor of Little Weldon in Com. Northampt. the Mannor of Glatton, with the Hamlet of Holme in Com. Hunt, the Mannor of Fording­ton, with the Hamlet of Whitwell in Com. Dorset. twenty pounds yearly Rent of the Ferme of the Town of Malmsbury in Com. Wiltes. twenty pounds fifteen shillings six pence yearly Rent of the Ferme of the Borough of Ivel­cester in Com. Somers. ten pounds seventeen shillings seven pence yearly Rent, out of Old Shorham in Com. Suss. the Mannor of Cippe­ham, and Hamlet of Stor. in Com. Buck. with the Mannor and Town of Henley in Com. Oxon.

Camois.

THe first mention of this Family, that I have seen, is in the first of Henry the Third. Ralph de Camois Ralph. who had been Claus. 1. H. 3. m. 1. an adherer to the Rebellious Barons (in King Iohns time) then returningClaus. 1. H. 3. m. 1. to his obedience. Whereupon the Sheriff of Huntingdonshire had commandClaus. 1. H. 3. m. 1. to restore unto him, those his Lands in that County, which had been seised in­to the Kings hands, by reason thereof. After which, viz. in 26 Hen. 3. he executedRot. Pip. de iisdem An. Su [...]. & S [...]if. [...] the She­riffs Office, for the Counties of Surrey and Sussex, the last half of that year: So likewise Rot. Pip. de iisdem An. Su [...]. & S [...]if. [...] from that time, till the one half of the thirtieth year of that Kings Reign.

Moreover, in 42 Hen. 3. being then called Claus. 4 [...]. H. 3. in dorso m. 11. Ralph de Camois Senior, (amongst other the great Men of that time) he had SummonsClaus. 4 [...]. H. 3. in dorso m. 11. to attend the King at Chester, [...]on Munday pre­ceding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the insolencies of the Welsh; and departedEsc. 43 H. 3. m. 2 [...] Su [...]. this life in 43 H. 3. being then seisedEsc. 43 H. 3. m. 2 [...] Su [...]. of the Mannor of Wodeton in Comitat. Surr. Ditton in Com. Cantabr. and Burewell in Comitat. Oxon. as also of divers Knights Fees, in other Counties; leavingEsc. 43 H. 3. m. 2 [...] Su [...]. Sir Ralph Camcis Knight, his Son and Heir, at that [Page 767] time forty years of age. Which Sir Ralph Ralph. there­upon doing his Homage had liveryRot. Fin. 4 [...]. H. 3. m. 6. of his Lands. And in 48 H. 3. obtained LicenceCart. 4 [...] H. 3. m. 3. for a Market every week upon the Thursday, at his Mannor of Torpel, in Com. Northampt. as also for a Fair yearly, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Giles.

But whenMS. in bibl. Bodl. 8 V. 8. Th. 140. a. Montfort Earl of Leicester, with other the discontented Barons of that age, armed themselves, under colour of asserting the Laws of the Land, and Liberties of the Subject, he joynedIbid. himself to them; and, after their Victory at Lewes (where the King was taken priso­ner) stood in such esteem with them; as that they constitutedIbid. him one of their Council of State, by whom the whole Realm should thence­forth be governed; and as one in whom they chiefly confided, summonedClaus. 49 H. 3. in dorso. him to that Par­liament, which they then held in the Kings name. This Ralph diedRot. Fin. 5 Edw. 1. m. 18. in 5 Edw. 1. being then seizedRot. Fin. 5 Edw. 1. m. 18. of the Mannors of Torpel, Up­tone, Cotherstoke, Glapthorne, and Pil­ketone, in Com. Northamp. which he held of the Abbot of Peterburgh, by the service of six Knights Fees: Likewise of the Mannor of Styvekele, in Comit. Hunt. of the Mannor of Burwell, in Comit. Oxon. Orewell, in Comit. Cantab. with the Abvowson of the Church; and of the Mannor of Hengeston, in the same Coun­ty, which he held by the service of half a Barony; leavingIohn. Iohn Rot. Fin. 5 Edw. 1. m. 18. his Son and Heir twenty six years of age; who paying an hundred pounds for his ReliefRot. Pip. 6 Edw. 1. Norff. Suff., and doing his Homage, had thereupon LiveryRot. Fin. 5 E. 1. m. 18. of his Lands.

About that time also, he had liveryIbid. m. 23. of the Lands of Mabel de Torpell, whose Cousin and Heir he was; then doing his Fealty for them: And in 8 Edw. 1. quit-claimedClaus. 8 E 1. in dorso, m. 2., to King Ed­ward and Queen Elianore, all his right in and to the Mannors of Torpell, and Upton, in Com. Northamp. as also to the Advowsons of the Churches of those Mannors. Which Mannors he heldEsc. 29 E. 1. n. 3 [...]. by the service of four Knights Fees. And in 10 Edw. 1. having beenRot. de Scutag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. in that Ex­pedition then made into Wales, had Scutage Rot. de Scutag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. of all his Tenants by Military service. But that which is most memorablePlac. Parl. p. 231. of him, is, that ha­ving married Margaret the Daughter and Heir to Sir Iohn de Gatesden Knight: Which Margaret better affecting Sir William Painell Knight, de­parted from this her Husband, and lived adul­terously with him; he thereupon came to an accord with Painell; and, by a formal Grant in Writing, under his Seal, quitted unto him all his right and title to her; as also to all her Goods and Chattels; as by the said Charter, a Coppy whereof I have thought fit here to insert, appeareth. viz.

OMnibus Christi fidelibus, ad quos praesens Scrip­tum pervenerit, Johannes de Cameys, filius & haeres Domini Radulphi de Cameys, salutem in Domino. Noveritis me tradidisse & dimisisse, Spontaneâ voluntate meâ, Domino Willielmo Pay­nel militi, Margaretam de Cameys, filiam & hae­redem Domini Johannis de Gatesden, uxorein meam: Et etiam dedisse & concessisse eidem Willi­elmo, relaxasse & quietum clamasse, omnia bona & catalla, quae ipsa Margareta habet, vel de caetero habere posset: & etiam, quicquid mei est de prae­dictâ Margaretâ, bonis vel catallis, cum pertinen­tiis: ita quod nec ego, nec aliquis alius, nomine meo, in praedictâ Margaretâ, bonis & catallis ipsius Mar­garetae, cum suis pertinentiis, de caetero exigere, vel vendicare poterimus, nec debemus imperpetnum. Ac vol [...] & coneed [...], & per praesen [...] Scriptum confirmo; quod praedicta Margareta, cum praedicto Domino Willielmo, sit & man [...]at, pro voluntate ipsius Wil­lielmi. In cujus rei Testimonium huic praesenti Scripto Sigillum me [...]m apposai; Hiis testibus, Tho­mâ de Depeston; Johanne de Ferrings, Willi­elmo de Icombe, Henrico le Biroun, Stephano Camerario, Waltero le Blound, Gilberto de Bate­cumbe, Roberto de Bosco, & aliis.

After which, departingIbid. this life, and leaving her alive, she formally marriedIbid. her self to the same Sir. W [...]lliam Pa [...]nel: who thereupon by pe­tition Ibid. in Parliament in 28 Edw. 1. laid claim to the third part of the said Mannor of Tor­pell, as her Dowry, whereof her Husband Comois was formerly seized. But to this claim the Kings Atturney made answerIbid.; that she had no right at all thereto, in regard that she did voluntarily forsake her said Husband, long before his death; and lived adulterously with Painell; as also, that she was never reconciled to her Husband Camois. Unto which answer Painell and she repliedIbid.; that though she abode with him, it was not in an Adulterous manner, but by virtue of that Grant before recited. Where­upon the decision thereof was referredIbid. to the next Parliament, which began at Lincolne, on the Octaves of St. Hillary 29 Edw. 1. And afterwards toIbid. the Parliament at Westmin­ster, on the Octaves of St. Iohn Baptist, 30 E. 1. But in conclusion, the Kings Council urging the Statute of ... whereby it was enactedIbid.; That, If a Wife, do, of her own accord, forsake ber Husband, and live Adulterously with another man; she shall, for ever, be debarred from her Dowry, un­less her Husband do again receive her without Ec­clesiastical cohertion; and, being reconciled to her, do cohabit with him: JudgementIbid. was given a­gainst her, that she should have no Dowry of the Lands of her said Husband Camois.

To this Sir Iohn, succeeded Sir Ralph de Ca­mois Knight,Ralph. his Son and Heir; who in 25 E. 1. wasRot. Vascon. 25 Edw. 1. m. 7. in that Expedition then made into Gas­coine: and inRot. Scoc. 28. Edw. 1. m. 11. 28 Ed. 1. in the Scottish Wars (all this being in his Fathers life-time.) So like­wise inRot. Scoc. 31. Edw. 1. m. 6. 31. E. 1. in which year he obtained a Charter for Free-warren in all his Demesne Lands at Hamptonet, in Com. Suss. And, in 34 E. 1. having received the Honour of KnighthoodComp Cu­stodus magna Gardero [...] de eodem Anno., with Prince Edward, and many others, by Bathing and other sacred Ceremonies, went with him into Scotland, being then of the retinue with Hugh le Despenser. In 2 Edw. 2. this Ralph was againPot. Scoc. 2 E [...]w. 2. m. 14. in the Scottish Wars; and the same year obtained another GrantCa [...]t. 2 E 2. n. 19. for Free-warren in all his Demesne Lands at Wolbedyng, in Com. Suss.

In 4 Edw. 2. upon the deathRot. Fin. a Edw. 2. m. 13. of Margaret his Mother, doing his Fealty, he had livery Rot. Fin. a Edw. 2. m. 13. of the Mannor of Elynge, in Com. Southamp. which was of her Inheritance. And in 6 E. 2 ob­tained a CharterCart. 6 E. 2. n. 68. for a Market every Munday at his Mannor of Bradwater, in Com. Suss. as also for a Fair yearly there, on the Eve, Day, and Mor­row after the Feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle. Moreover, in 7 Edw. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 7 Edw. 2. m. 4. in the Wars of Scotland, being of the retinueRot. Scoc. 7 Edw. 2. m. 4. with Hugh Despenser the elder. And in 12 Edw. 2. had another CharterCart. 12. E. 2. n. 44. & Cart. 13 E. 2. n. 13. for Free-warren, in all his Demesne Lands at Pilketon, and Cane­shore, in Com. Northamp. Stivecle, in Comit. [Page 768] Hunt. as also in Elings, Lasham, and Ha­melton, in Com. Southampt. Furthermore, in 13 Edw. 2 he was made GovernorRot Fin. 13 Edw. 2. m 17. of Wind­sor Castle, and Warden of that Forest: And in 18 Edw. 2. constituted GovernorRot. Fin. 18 E. 2. m 17. of Helegh Castle in Com. Staff. The same year he had likewise a GrantCart 18 E. 2. n. 21. to himself and Elizabeth his Wife; as also to Hugh their Son, and to the Heirs of his Body, of the Mannor of Westbury, in Com. Southamp. which divolved to the Crown by the forfeiture of Robert Lewer: and obtained another CharterIbid. n. 18. for Free-warren, in all his Demesne Lands at Westbu [...]y, Estumme, and Westumme, in the same County Lastly, in 20 Edw. 2. he obtained another CharterCart. 20 E. 2. n. 4., for a Fair yearly at Rogate, in Com. Suss. as also for Free-warren in all his Demesne Lands there; and at Hertings, [...]ortwike, Tudaham, and Aldradesham, in the same County.

But, as he had been of the retinue unto Hugh Despenser the elder, so was he an adhererPat. 1 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 27. to Hugh the younger (who suffered death with his Father, as I have, in my discourse of that Fami­ly, shewed.) Wherefore, in 1 Edw. 3 he procu­red the Kings pardonPat. 1. [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 27. for that transgression: And in 7 Edw. 3 was againRot. Scoc. 7 Edw. 3. m. 24. in the Wars of Scotland. This Ralph had SummonsClaus. de iisdem Ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons, from 7 E. 2. untill 9 Edw. 3. inclusive. But after that time, I have not found farther mention of him.

I come next to Thomas de Camois; Thomas. who in 19 Edw. 3. was [...] in the Wars of Franc [...]; as also in [...] 20 Edw. 3. being then of the retinue Ibid. with Thomas de Brewose.

At that time also there wasIbid. another Ralph de Camois, Ralph. in that famous Expedition then made into France, being of the retinueIbid. with Henry Earl of Lancaster. Which Ralph continued [...] there, the next ensuing year, under the com­mand of that Earl.

After this, viz. in 38 Edw. 3. Iohn Duke of Lancaster beingFr [...]ssard. lib 1 & 2. 136. a. in Spain, with a power­ful Army (whereof he himself led the Vaward) he madeFr [...]ssard. lib. 1 & 2. 136. a. twelve Knights, whereof Sir Ralph de Camois wasFr [...]ssard. lib 1 & 2. 136. a. one. After which time I find no more of him.

But in 41 Edw. 3. I observe that the King grantedCart. 41 E. 3. n. 11. a Charter of Free-warren unto Hugh Hugh. de Camois, in all his Demesne Lands at Estro [...]p, Likeput, Crambourne, Weston, Bray­beof, and Eling, in Com. Southamp.

In 47 Edw. 3. there was likewife another Thomas de Camois. Thomas. Which Thomas obtained the Kings CharterCart. 47 E. 3. n. 15. for a Market every week upon the Saturday, at his Mannor of Bradwater, in Com. Suss. As also a Fair upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle. And in 1 Ric. 2. served [...] the King in his Fleet at Sea, being then of the retinue with William Lord Latimer. In 3 R. 2. this Thomas was [...] in that Expedition then made into France: and in 7 R. 2. being elected [...] one of the Knights for the Shire of Surrey, in the Parliament then held, was specially discharged [...] from that service, by reason he was a Banneret; in regard [...] that Bannerets formerly had not been put upon th [...]t service. Furth [...]rmore, the same year, in stead of the Market at Bradwater, in Comit. Suss. formerly on the Saturday, he obtained a new Charter [...] for it, to be kept on the Mun­day: and in 9 Ric. 2. was again in the Wars of France. Moreover, in 10 Ric. 2. he was [...] in that Expedition with Iohn Duke of Lancaster (then King of Castile, and Leon) made into Spain: As also inRot. Franc. 11 Ric. 2. m. 6. 11 Ric. 2. again in the Wars of France: In which year he obtained a GrantCart. 11 R. a. &c. n. 6. for another Fair at Bradwater, in Com. Suss. upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow af­ter the Feast of St. Luke. But, beingH. Knighton 2705. n. 30. one of the favorites to King Richard the second, upon the prevalency of those Nobles, who pretended to rectifie what was amiss in the Government, he was, about that time, removedIbid. from the Court. After which, the Scene changing, by the deposal of King Richard the second: in 7 Hen. 4 he was constitutedRot. Franc. 7 H. 4. m. 9. one of the Com­missioners (with Henry Bishop of Winchester, and others) to treat with the French. Further­more, in 3 Hen. 5. he was again inRot. Franc. 3. H. 5. m. 19. France, being then reteined by IndentureEx Autogr. penès Cleric. Pell. to serve the King there, with two Knights, twenty seven Men at Armes, and sixty Archers, for one quar­ter of that year: and the next ensuing year a­gain reteined to serve in those Wars.

This Thomas had summonsClaus. de iisdem Ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 7 Ric. 2. till 8 Hen. 5. inclusive; and died Esc. 9 H. 5. n. 29. 28 Martii 9 Hen. 5. being then seizedEsc. 9 H. 5. n. 29. of the Castle of Porchestre, with the Borough; and of the Mannor of Wodeton, in Com. Southamp. Likewise of the Mannors of Bradwater, Ak­kesborne, Bercompe, Tratton alias Tra­dington, Fyning, Fingl, Dudeling, and Deinford, in Comitat. Suss. of the Mannors of Whalton, called Camoys Mannor, and Mannor of Great-Milton, called Camoys-Mannor, in Com. Oxon. and of the Mannor of Stow-Bedon, in Com. Norff. LeavingIbid. Hugh Camoys his Cou­sin and Heir; viz. Son of Richard (who died in his life time) Son of the said Thomas and Eli­zabeth his Wife (Daughter and Heir to William de Louches) in whose right he heldIbid. the Mannor of Whateley, in Com. Oxon.

Which Hugh Hugh. dyingRot. Fin. 5. H. 6. m. 12., likewise, shortly after, within age, and without issue, his two Sisters becameIbid. his Heirs; viz. Margaret the WifeIbid. of Ralph Rademilde; and Alianore the Wife ofIbid. Ro­ger Lewkenore. Which Ralph and Roger, in 5 H. 6. their Homage being respitedIbid., had liveryIbid. of the Lands, by inheritance thus de­scended to their Wives.

Of this Family (without doubt) was also Sir Roger de Camois Knight,Roger. who in 22 Hen. 6. was taken PrisonerPat. 22 H. 6. p 1. m. 23. Claus. 22 Hen 6. m. 29. in the Wars of France, and there deteinedPat. 22 H. 6. p 1. m. 23. Claus. 22 Hen 6. m. 29. in great misery. Where­upon Isabell his Wife had an AssignationPat. 22 H. 6. p 1. m 23. Claus. 22 Hen 6. m. 29. of for­ty pounds per Annum, for her life; to be paid by the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of London.

l'Orti.

IN 6 Hen. 3. Henry de Ortrai Henry. (which is the same with l'Orti, or de Vrtiao) having mar­ried Rot. Fin. 6 H. 3. m. 1. Sabina, the Daughter and Heir of Ri­chard Revel (a person of great note in the West; viz. SheriffRot Pip. de iisdem Ann. Devon. Cor­nub of the Counties of Devon, and Cornwall, from 7 Ric. 1. till the end of that Kings reign) and ofRot. Fin. 30 Hen. 3. n. 6. Mabel his Wife, Sister Rot. Fin. 30 Hen. 3. n. 6. and Heir to Walter de Esselegh, of [...], in Com. Wiltes. had liveryRot. Fin. 6 Hen. 3. ut supra. of the Lands of the [Page 769] Inheritance of the said Sabina. And, in 21 H. 3. obtained LicenseCart. 21 H. 3. m. 6. to impark his Woods at Curri, in Comit. Somers. so that they might be free for any Regard of the Kings Forests: but, in 26 he departedClaus. 26 H 3. m. 3. this life, leaving Sabina sur­viving; who doing her Homage, had liveryClaus. 26 H 3. m. 3. of those Lands lying in the Counties of Somerset, and Dorset, which were of her Inheritance, by her Father. And, in 36 Hen. 3. uponRot. Fin. 36. H. 3. m. 11. the death of Mabel, her Mother; doingRot. Fin. 36. H. 3. m. 11. her Ho­mage, and giving securityRot. Fin. 36. H. 3. m. 11. for the paiment of an hundred pounds for her Relief, had livery Rot. Fin. 36. H. 3. m. 11. of the Lands, which by her death, also, de­scended to her.

To which Henry succeeded another Henry, Henry. who in 14 E. 1. having been in that Expedition then made into Wales, obtain'd the Kings preceptRot. de Scu­tag. Wall 14 E. 1. m. 2. for Scutage from all his Tenants by Military service. And in the moneth of Iune, 22 E. 1. (amongst divers other eminent men of that time) had summonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m. 8. to attend the King, to advise touching the most important affairs of the Realm▪ Whereupon, within a few moneths after, the King, making an expeditionIbid. m. 7. into France, he received commandIbid. m. 7. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Portsmouth upon the first day of September, ready to sail with him into those parts. After which, ere long, viz. in 25 E. 1. he was summonedClaus. 25 E. 1. in dorso. to Parlia­ment amongst the Barons of this Realm: and in 32 E. 1. obtained licenseCart. 32 E. 1. m. 3. for a Market every week upon the Tuesday, at Coclynton, in Com. Somers. with a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day and Morrow after the Feast of All-Saints, and seven days ensuing.

Also forIbid. n. 34 & 35. a Market every week upon the Tuesday, at Bradway, in Com. Somers. and for a Fair there yearly, upon the Festival of St. Aldelme, and eight days following; with Free-warrenIbid. n. 34 & 35. in all his Demesn-lands at Curri-Revel, and Stoketistre, in the same County. Likewise forIbid. n. 34 & 35. a Market every week upon the Sunday at Asshele, in Com. Wilts. and a Fair there, on the Eve, Day and Morrow after the Feast of S. Iames the Apostle. Moreover forIbid. n. 34 & 35. a Fair once every year at Stambrigge, in Com. Somers. upon the Eve, Day and Morrow after the Festival of S. Kenelm: and for anotherIbid. n. 34 & 35. every year at Westoure in that County, upon the Eve, Day and Morrow after the Feast of the Na­tivity of our Lady, and eight days after.

Furthermore in 3 E. 2. he obtain'd a confir­mation Cart. 3 E. 2. m. 12. of the Mannors of Lamport, and Cori, to hold by the Service of two Knights Fees; to­gether with the Hundreds of Guliton and Al­bedikes, belonging to those Mannors. And de­parted Rot. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 22. this life in 15 E. 2. Whereupon Iohn his Son and Heir, doing his Homage, had Live­ry Rot. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 22. of his Lands; exceptingRot. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 22. to Sibil his Wi­dow, her reasonable Dowry.

Which Iohn left issue two Daughters his Heirs,Iohn. viz. Sibil, marriedEx Vet. MS penes ... Darel de ... in Com. Wilt. anno 1577. to Sir Laurence de St. Mar­tins and Margaret toEx Vet. MS penes ... Darel de ... in Com. Wilt. anno 1577. Henry de Esturmie.

Lindesei.

IN 6 H. 3. Alexander King of Scotland David. gaveRot. Fin. 5 H 3. m. 7. Two hundred pounds for the Ward­ship and Marriage of the Heirs of David de Lindesey, and for all the Lands of their Inheri­tance; which were the Lands of Iohn de Limesi his Kinsman, and lay in the Counties of Essex, Hertf. Oxon. Warw. Leicest. Norf. and Suff. To which David succeeded another David, David. who diedClaus. 25 H 3. m 9. in 25 H. 3. leaving Gerard Gerard. his Brother Claus. 25 H 3. m 9. and Heir; who doing his Homage, had Live­ry Claus. 25 H 3. m 9. of his Lands: but departedRot Pip. 33 H 3. Northam. this life with­out issue in 33 H. 3. Whereupon Henry de Pin­keney, who had marriedRot Pip. 33 H 3. Northam. Alice, his Sister and Heir, payingRot Pip. 33 H 3. Northam. fifty pounds for his Relief, for the moiety of the Barony of Lymesie, had Li­very Rot Pip. 33 H 3. Northam. thereof.

Fitz-Raphe.

IN Henry the Thirds time, Hugh Fitz-Raphe, Hugh. having married [...] Agnes the Daughter and Heir to Ralph de Gresele, doing his Homage, and paying [...] Fifteen pounds for his Relief, had Li­very [...] of the Lands of her Inheritance. This Hugh, in 20 H. 3. was constitutedPat. 20 H. 3. m. 9. Sheriff of Nott. and Derb. and Governour of the Castles of Norting­ham and Harestan: In which Office of Sheriff he continued [...] till the last half of the 23 of H. 3. and in 56 H. 3. died [...], leaving Eustachia, [...] the Daughter of Raphe his Son, his next Heir, then the Wife [...] of Nicholas de Cantilupe of full age. Which Nicholas paying [...] One hundred shillings for his relief, for one Knights Fee, which the said Hugh held of the King in Capite, had Livery [...] of the Lands so descended to him.

Genevill.

IN 28 H. 3. Peter de Geneva, Peter. having married Rot. Fin. 28 H. 3. m. 8. Maud, the Niece, and one of the Co-heirs to Walter de Laci, obtained the Kings pre­cept Rot. Fin. 28 H. 3. m. 8. to the Sheriff of Herefordshire, for the setting forth her purparty, upon partition made of the Lands of the said Walter. Whereupon the Castle of Ludlow, with its Members, was, in part thereof assigned [...] to her.

In 33 H. 3. this Peter was constituted [...] Go­vernour of Windsor Castle. So likewise of [...] the Castle of Corff and Shireburn.

To this Peter succeeded Geffrey his Son and Heir. Which Geffrey in 38 H. 3. had Livery [...] of the Castle at Trim in Ireland, as the right, [...] by Inheritance, of Maud de Laci (daughter to Gilbert de Laci, who died in his Fathers life­time.)

In 42 H. 3. this Geffrey received summons [...] to attend the King at Chester, upon Munday next after the Feast of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to withstand the Hostilities of the Welsh. And in 44 H. 3. as [...] one of the Barons-Marchers, had command [...] to repair towards the Coast of Wales, and there to reside, in the defence of those parts.

In 10 E. 1. he wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 1 [...] E. 1. m. 3. in that Expedition made into Wales: And inRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. m. 7. 25 E. 1. in that into Gascoign. In which year, the King sent [...] him, together with the Bishop of Durham, and the [Page 770] Earls to Warwick, to the Earls, Marshal and of Hereford, and other of the Nobles; they being then at Stratford, offering to receive them to favour. Unto whom answer [...] was given, by the Earl of Hereford, That they had not done any thing, for which they should stand in need of his Grace; but had onely endeavoured the re­dress of what was amiss in the Government. Moreover he had summonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 27 till 34 E. 1. inclusive.

This Geffery Geffery. wasMon. Ang. Vol. 863. n. 60. Lord of Uacolour; and Mon. Ang. Vol. 863. n. 60. with Maud his Wife, gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 863. n. 60. to the Monks of Dore in Com. Heref. a large proportion of Land in that County, set forth by Metes and Bounds. He had issue three Sons, viz. MS de rebus Hibern. in Bibl. Bodl. f. 98. Geffrey, Peter, and Simon, and a Daughter marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Iohn Fitz-Thomas, Nephew to Girard Fitz-Maurice; which Geffrey (his eldest Son) dyingIbid. without issue, Peter Peter. the younger succeededIbid. and took to Wife Ibid. Ioan the Daughter to Hugh le Brune, Earl of Angolesm, by whom he had issue three Daugh­ters, viz. Ibid. Iohn, Isabel, and Beatrice; of which, Isabel and Beatrice became NunsIbid. at Acornbu­ry, and Ioan weddedIbid. to Roger de Mortimer Earl of March; whereby the whole Inheritance of Genevil, and half the Lands of Laci, came to that Family.

Of Simon, all I have seen, is, That he mar­ried MS. de re­bus Hi­bern. ut supra. Ioan Fitz-Lues, Lady of Cull-Molyn; and that he had issueMS. de re­bus Hi­bern. ut supra. Nicholas, and five Daugh­ters; viz. MS. de re­bus Hi­bern. ut supra. one married to Iohn Huse, Lord of Gaitrim; another to William de Loundres of Athboy; the third to the Baron of Slane; the fourth to Walter de la Hyde; and the fifth to Iohn Cruce. And of Nicholas, that he had issue MS. de re­bus Hi­bern. ut supra. one sole Daughter and Heir, called Ioan, Wife of Iohn Cusak of Beawrepere.

There was also another Son of Geffrey the first, called William; unto whom, in 27 E. 1. the King, in considerationPat. 27. E. 1. m. 22. of the laudable services performed by them both, gavePat. 27 E. 1. m. 22. the marriage of the younger Daughter of Iohn Giffard of Brim­field, and Maud Longespe his Wife, one of the Co-heirs of the said Maud.

Birkin.

IN 8 H. 3. Iohn de Birkin, Iohn. son [...] to Adam fitz-Peter de Birkin, as Son [...] and Heir to Maud de Cauz, paid [...] Two hundred marks for his Relief, in respect of the Lands, which heredita­rily descended to him from her; as also [...] to be Warden of the Forests of Nottingham and Derby, which did, by the like right [...] belong to him: and doing his Homage, had Livery [...], both of those Lands, and that Office accordingly. After which, ere long, viz. in 11 H. 3. he died [...]: Whereupon Thomas his Son and Heir, paying [...] Two hundred marks, has Livery [...] of his Lands, with the Bailywick of the Forest of Shire­wood: but departed this life in 15 H. 3. leav­ing Isabel [...] his Sister and Heir, then married [...] to Robert de Everingham. Which Robert and Isabel, paying [...] the like sum of Two hundred marks Fine, had Livery [...] of the Lands of her Inheri­tance, with the Bailywick of Shirewood Fo­rest. But Ioan, the Wife of this Thomas, survived him, and afterwards marriedClaus. 17 H. 3. m. 4. to Henry de Long­camp.

Criol.

IN 10 H. 3. Bertram de Criol Bertram. had a weekly Mcrcate grantedClaus. 10 H. 3. m. 24. to him on the Thursday at his Mannor of Seeres, until the King should be of full age.

Some misdemeanour (it seems) this Bertram had committed, for which in 15 H. 3. he was commandedClaus. 15 H. 3. m. 17. to quit the Countrey: neverthe­less, by the mediation of friends, he got leave Claus. 15 H. 3. m 17. to stay, uponClaus. 15 H. 3. m 17. condition he should not come to Court; and the next year following he ob­tained so much credit with the King, that he was then constitutedPat. 16 H. 3. m. 5. Sheriff of Kent; in which trust he continuedRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. Kanc. until the end of the first half of 23 H. 3. And for the latter part of that year, hadRot. Pip. de eodem ann. Essex & Her [...]f. the Sheriffalty of Essex and Hertfordshire conforred upon him. So also Rot. Pip. de eodem ann. for the 24. of H. 3. Likewise again for Kent Rot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Kanc. &c Nicholas. for the last half year of 26. H. 3. with the cu­stody Pat. 26 H. 3. m. 8. of the Castles of Dovor and Rochester; and to the end of 32 H. 3.

From this Bertram descended Nicholas and Iohn: Of which Nicholas, it appears, that in 38 H. 3. he had licenseClaus. 38 H. 3. m. 12. to lade one Ship with Victual, in the Port of Sandwich, and to transport it into Gascoin. Moreover that in 41 H. 3. he had summonsClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso m. 6. to be at Bristol with Horse and Arms, in the Octaves of S. Peter, (amongst other great men) to oppose the In­cursions of the Welsh. And in 42 H. 3. that he had commandClaus 42 H. 3. m. 1 [...]. in dorso. to attend the King at Chester, upon Munday next preceding the Feast of the Na­tivity of S. Iohn Baptist, upon the like occasion. In 47 H. 3. that he was constitutedPat. 47 H. 3. m. 10. Warden of the Cinque-ports, and SheriffIbid. m. 1. of Kent. In 54 H. 3. that he was made GovernourRot. Fin. 54. H. 3. m. 9. of the Castle at Rochester: and that byMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 246. b. n. 30. Ioan his Wife, Daughter and sole Heir of William de Au­bervil, he had issueMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 246. b. n. 30. Nicholas, Nicholas. who took to Wife Pat. 56. H. 3. m. 22. Margerie the Daughter of Gilbert Pecche; and in 22 E. 1. had summonsRot. Vascon. 22 E. 1. m. 7. (amongst others) to be at Portsmouth, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, to attend the King into Gascoin. Which Nicholas the Son had summonsClaus. de eodem anno in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 25 E. 1. and attendedRot. Vascon. 25 E. 1. m. 8. the King the same year, in that Expedition then by him made into Flanders. In 26 E. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 5. in Scotland also, in the same Kings service. Moreover in 30 E. 1. he ra­tified Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. 623. a. 30. & 623. b. 37. all the concessions which William de Au­berville, his Great-grandfather, had made to the Canons of Langdone in Kent, upon the foun­dations of that Monastery: and left IssueMon. Angl. ut supra. another Nicholas, who in 18 E. 2. was imploy'dLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 332. by the King in his Navy, to prevent the landing of Queen Isabel and her Son Prince Edward, and to infestTh. Wals. p. 102. n. 10. the French Merchants upon the Western Coasts.

¶I now return to Iohn de Criol. Iohn. This Iohn (amongst others) had summonsClaus. 41 H. 3. in dorso m. 6. to be at Bri­stol, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, on the Octaves of S. Peter. 41 H. 3. to oppose the incursions of Lewelin ap Griffin, Prince of Wales: and diedRot. Fin. 48 H. 3. m. 3. in 48 H. 3. seizedEsc. 55 H. 3. n. 34. [...]. of the [Page 771] Mannors of Seton, and Nether-Hardres, Emersield, Everland, Boyton, Water­clyve, and Newham; leaving Bertram his Son and Heir: who then doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 48. H 3. m. 3. of his Lands. Which Bertram wedded Ibid. & Esc. 11. E. 1. n. 38. Essex. Alianor, one of the Daughters and Heirs of Hamon de Crevequer, by Maud his Wife, Sister and Heir to William de Abrincis (or Averenches) and hadIbid. & Esc. 11. E. 1. n. 38. Essex. in her right part of the Barony of Fol­kestone, which was of the Inheritance of the said William de Averenches. But being an adhe­rent Esc. 4 E. 1. n. 83. Kanc. to Montfort Earl of Leicester, and other the rebellious Barons temp. H. 3. for which his Lands were seizedEsc. 4 E. 1. n. 83. Kanc. on, he made his composition Pat. 4. E. 1. n. 29. in 4 E. 1. according to the Dictum de Kenil­worth, and had LiveryPat. 4. E. 1. m. 29. of them again.

After which,Iohn. viz. in 23 E. 1. he departedEsc. 23. E. 1. n 48. Kanc. this life, seized of the Mannors of Estwelle and Asmaresselde, and in rightEsc. 23. E. 1. n. 48. Kanc. of Alianor his Wife, of the Mannor of [...]irlingham (part of the Barony of Folkestone) the moiety of the Hundred of Folkestone, and the moiety of the Mannor of Hithe, leaving Iohn Esc. 23. E. 1. n. 48. Kanc. his Son and Heir, thirty four years of age; who doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 23. E. 14. m. 14. of his Lands.

To which Iohn succeededEsc. 30 E. 1. n. 27. Kanc. Bertram, Bertram. his Bro­ther and Heir, being Thirty years of age, in 30 E. 1. But of him I find no more, than that he heldEsc. 34 E. 1. n. 37. Kanc. the Mannor of Setene of the King by Sergeantie, viz. to provide one man, called a Vautrer, to lead three Grey-hounds, when the King should go into Gascoign, so long as a pair of Shoes of Four-pence price would last; as alsoEsc. 34 E. 1. n. 37. Kanc. the Mannor of Aldebury in Com. Hertf. and that he diedEsc. 34 E. 1. n. 37. Kanc. in 34 E. 1. leaving Ioan the Wife of Richard de Rokesle Knight, his Sister and Heir.

But by other Authorities, this Alianor is said Claus. 23. [...]. [...]. in dorso m. 10. Esc. 23 E. 3. n. 162. Kanc. Rot. Fin. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 24. to be the Wife of Iohn the Son of that Bertram; and that Ioan the Wife of Sir William Band Knight, and Sir Michael Poynings Knight, Son of Agnes, Sister of her the said Ioan, were Cousins and next Heirs to the same Iohn. Likewise that, upon partition of the Lands of their Inheritance, Ioan had the Mannor of Esse-meresfelde, ex­cepting Four pounds yearly rent allowed to Sir Michael Poynings; and that he the said Michael had the Mannor of Estwel, with certain Lands in the Mersh, and the advowson of the Church of Estwel.

Criketot.

IN 19 H. 3. William William. the Son of William de Criketot, payingRot. Fin. 19 H. 3. m. 13. Rot. Pip. 19 [...]. 3. Norf. & Suff. Two hundred marks for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Fin. 19 H. 3. m. 13. Rot. Pip. 19 [...]. 3. Norf. & Suff. of the Lands of his Inheritance. This William took to Wife Mon. Ang. Vol 2. 184 b. n. 40. Agnes, the eldest of the Sisters and Co-heirs of William Blund; who being slainMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 184 b. n. 40. in the Battle of Lewes, without issue, the Inheritance of the moiety of his Barony cameMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 184. b. n. 40. to William de Cri­ketot, son of this William by her the said Agnes.

Which William, William in 48 H. 3. (being the same year wherein Blund was slain) doing his Ho­mage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 48. H. 3. m. 3. of the Lands so descended to him, lying in the County of Suffolk; but was Esc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. in Arms with the rebellious Barons in 49 H. 3. And having weddedMon. Ang. ut supra. Mary the Daughter of Gilbert Peche, William. by whom he had issueMon. Ang. ut. supra. William his Son and Heir, diedRot. Pip 6. E. 1. Norf. & Suff. in 6 E. 1. as it seems; whereupon the said William, payingRot. Pip 6. E. 1. Norf. & Suff. Fifty one pounds for his Relief for his purparty of those Lands, which William le Blund (his Grandfather) held in Capite, had LiveryRot. Pip 6. E. 1. Norf. & Suff. of them.

This last mentioned William, William. having married Mon. Angl. ut supra. Ioan the Daughter of William de Watevil, was Rot. Scut [...]g. 14 E. 1. m. 2. in that Expedition made into Wales in 14 E. 1. and left issueMon. Angl. ut supra. another William, who upon his Fathers death, in 27 E. 1. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Scoc. 8 [...]. 2. in dors. m. 9. of the Lands of his Inhe­ritance. And in 8 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 8 [...]. 2. in dors. m. 9. in the Wars of Scotland.

This last mentioned William William. took to Wife William Mon. Ang. ut supra, n. 50. Isabel the Daughter of Iohn Bracebridge; and by her had issueMon. Ang. ut supra. n. 50. William, who marriedMon. Ang. ut supra. n. 50. Ioan the Daughter of Thomas Poynings, by whom he had issueIbid. William, who diedIbid. issueless; Edmund a CanonIbid. in the Priory of Ixworth in Suffolk; and Ioan a NunIbid. at Campes.

Bolteby.

OF this name was Nicholas de Bolteby of Bolteby, BaronTesta de Ne­v [...] l [...]ward [...]. of Tindale, in Com. Northumb. in rightRot. Fin. [...] E. 1. m. 26. of Philippa his Wife, one of the Heirs of Adam de Tind [...]e; unto which Barony these Lordships did then be­long [...]; viz. Wardone, Fourstaynes, Al [...] ­was, Hayden, Langeley, Rethertstaw [...], Wyden, and Blenkeshop; all which he held by the service of one Knights Fee, de veteri f [...]offa­mento. In 42 H. 3. this Nicholas has summons [...], with the rest of the Northern Barons, to fit him­self with Horse and Arms, and to march into Scotland, for the rescuing of the King of that Realm out of the hands of his rebellious Sub­jects, he being then in minority, and under the tuition of King Henry the Third, whose Daugh­ter he had married. He had also command [...], before the end of that year, to attend the King at Chester, on Munday next preceding the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, alike furnish'd with Horse and Arms, to restrain the incursions of the Welsh. And departed [...] this life in 1 E. 1. whereupon Adam his Son and Heir, by the before specified Philippa, had Livery [...] of his Lands, doing [...] his Fealty:

This Adam, in 8 E. 1. gave [...] to Thomas, the Son of Adam de Molton, with Isabel his eldest Daughter, in marriage; and to the Heirs of their two bodies lawfully begotten, the Mannor of Langale, in Com. Cumb. as also the Mannors of Heydon and Alrewas; and diedRot Fin 10 [...]. 1. m. 16. in 10 E. 1. Whereupon this Thomas, the Son of Adam de Molton, then calledRot Fin 10 [...]. 1. m. 16. by the name of Thomas de Lucie, (for the reasons I have shew'd in my discourse of that Family) having married Rot Fin 10 [...]. 1. m. 16. her the said Isabel, didRot Fin 10 [...]. 1. m. 16. his Homage for that Mannor of Langale, whereof he and his Wife had been so enfeoffed, as before is observd. Which Isabel, after the death of her said Husband Tho­mas, was married to William Tunstal of Churga [...] ­land, as appears by an Inquisition taken the 17th. year of Edw. 3.

Plessets.

OF this Family, the first I find mention is of Iohn de Pl [...]ssets, Iohn a domestick [...] ser­vant in the Court of H. 3. and a Nor­man M. Paris. p. 894 l. 25. by birth. This Iohn, having servedRot. Fin. 15 H. 3. m. 3. the King in his Wars of Wales, 15 H. 3. and in 18Pat. 18 H. 3. m. 12. and 19Pat. 19 H. 3. m. 15. H. 3. been constituted Gover­nour of the Castle at the Devises, in Com. Wilts. as also Warden of the Forest of Chip [...]en­ham in that County, underwent the Sheriffs OfficeRot. Pip. 24 H. 3. Oxon. for the County of O [...]ford in 24 H. 3. And in 26 H. 3. (in considerationRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Wiltes. of Two hundred marks) obtain'd a GrantRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Wiltes. of the Ward­ship and Marriage of Iohn Biset; and likewiseIbid Dors. & [...] mers. of the Heirs of Nicholas Malesmaines.

Certain it is, that he stood in no small favour with that King; for in 27 H. 3. upon the death [...] of Iohn Mareschal, who had married [...] Margery the Sister and sole Heir to Thomas Earl of UUarwick, the King sent his Mandate [...] to the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of Carleol, and William de Cantilupe, requiring them, that they should earnestly perswade with her, to take this Iohn de Plessets for her Husband: withall commanding, that if Iohn Mareschal, before his death, had not seisin of UUarwick Castle, and those other Lands, which were of her Inheri­tance; that they should then retain the same Ca­stle and Lands for his use, till she had perform'd what she ought to do, in respect of them; but, in case she were already possess'd of them, then to take good security of her, that she should not contract matrimony with any, except she had the King's license.

Nay so much did he desire, that she should marry with this Iohn, thatCart. 27 H. 3. m. 22. upon Christmas-day, the same year, beingCart. 27 H. 3. m. 22. at Burdeaur in France, by a special Patent then bearing date, he granted Cart. 27 H. 3. m. 22. to him the marriage of this Margery, in case he could get her good will; and if not, that then he should have the Fine due thereupon.

Moreover by another Mandate [...] sent to the same Archbishop and William de Cantilupe, bear­ing date in March following, reciting, That whereas divers Ladies of this Realm, neglecting to give such security, as in that case, by the Laws, they ought to do had match'd themselves with­out the King's consent, to the great prejudice and dishonour of himself and his Crown: To the in­tent therefore, that the like inconvenience, for the time to come, might be avoided; and for­asmuch as she being Sister to the late Earl of Warwick, and one of the most Noble Ladies of this Realm; as also possess'd of a Castle of great strength, situate towards the Marches; representing likewise that it would be very pe­rilo [...]s she should take any person whatsoever for her Husband, of whose fidelity he had not as great a confidence as of his own, commanded [...], that they should forthwith take the Castle of UUarwick, and what other Lands of hers they themselves thought fit, as a pledge, over and above the ordinary security, due from her; that she should not marry to any man alive, with­out his special license; so that in case she should be so rash as to do otherwise, that Castle and Lands should be for ever totally forfeited to the Crown.

Whereupon it seems she gave satisfactory se­curity: for it appearsClaus. 27 H. 3. m. 5. that in Iune following she had Livery of the Earldom of UUarwick; and before the end of that year, weddedClaus. Vas­con. 27. H. 3. m. 4. this Iohn de Plesset, who was a person in such esteem with the King, that beingCart. 27 H. 3. m. 26. a great part of the precedent year attending him in France, he there receivedCart 27 H. 3. m. 26. an Horse from the Seneschal of Gascoin, of the Kings special gift prized at Thirty marks, which was no small value, com­paredM. Paris. in anno 1244. with the rate of other things, about that time, a Quarter of Wheat being then at no more than Two shillings price. And in Sept [...]m­ber following, obtained a special dischargeClaus. Vas­con. ut supra m. 4. to the Barons of the Exchequer, for that Hundred pounds then due to the King out of the Lands belonging to her (then his Wife) for the Relief of her Brother (the late Earl of UUarwick) not till then satisfied: as alsoRot. Fin. 28 H. 3. m. 11. of Two hundred marks farther, due by the Earl her Brother to the King. And in August next ensuing, (being well pleased with her for taking this Husband) gave Claus. 28 H. 3. m. 4. her three Bucks out of his Forrest of Haver­ing in Essex, she then bearing the TitleClaus. 28 H. 3. m. 4. of Countess of UUarwick, and Wife to Iohn de Plessets. In 28 H. 3. this Iohn was madePat. 28 [...]. 3. m. 4. Con­stable of the Tower of London, but not by the Title of Earl of UUarwick. Nor do I find that he had that appellation very suddenly, not­withstanding the Kings preceptClaus. 2 [...] H. 3. m. 11. to the Sheriff of UUarwickshire, for Livery of the Ten pounds per annum unto him, nomine Comitis, as Thomas late Earl of UUarwick used to receive: Which Precept bears date 26 Apr. 29 H. 3. For, in the FineFin. de di­versis Comi­tat. penes Ca­met. Scae. levied tres septim. Hill. 31. H. 3. betwixt this Iohn, then Plaintiff, and William Mauduit and Alice his Wife, Deforciants, where­by the Mannors of Warwick, Miton, We­genok, Sutton, Claverdon, Tanworth, and Brailes (in Com. War.) as also Chedde­worth, and Lydneie, in Com. Glouc. (all be­longing to the Earldom of Warwick) were setled upon this Iohn, during his life, though he should have no issue by her, he is barely styled Iohn de Plessets.

But afterwards I presume he took upon him the Title of Earl, by reason of a certain clause in that Fine, whereby the before-specified William Mauduit and Alice do, as much as in them lies, confer the same Earldom upon him for life; be­ing loath (as it seems) to use that Attribute, till he had made such an agreement with the next Heir, that in case he over-lived the said Margery, his Countess, and had no issue by her, he should not lay it aside again. For in August following, (which is the first mention I find of him, after that Fine so levied) the King, in that License Claus. 31. H. 3. m. 4. he granted to him, to down certain Oakes in the Forrest of Dene, affords him the Title Claus. 31. H. 3. m. 4. of Earl of Warwick, which, after that time, upon all occasions he used.

As there had been extraordinary means used, in gaining this great Lady thus to marry with him, so there wanted not suspition, that being such an Inheritrix, she had been strongly sollici­ted by some, and wrought upon, to contract her self privately unto another. Therefore to make sure work with her estate; the King procured her to seal a BondPat. 34 H. 3. m. 4. with a special DeedPat. 34 H. 3. m. 4. to boot, whereby she obliged her self, that if it could justly be proved, that she had contracted marri­age [Page 773] with any other, then all her Lands and Pos­sessions should be forfeited.

Which advantage being so obtain'd, by his LettersRot. Fin. 34 H. 3. m. 10. Patents bearing date 18 O [...]ctob. 34 of his Reign, he granted to him all those Lands, to hold during his life, in case any such Contract could be proved, whereupon a Divorce betwixt them might ensue. And in 34 H. 3. gave him the custodyRot. Fin. 34 H. 3. m. 10. of the Castle at the Dev [...]es, in Com. Wilts. with all the Lordships thereto be­longing; and likewise of the Forests of Melke­sham and Ch [...]peham; out of which there being a Rent of Eighty pounds per annum reserv'd to the Crown, he had Twenty five marks thereof yearly allowedIbid. to him, for the custody of that Castle.

In 35 H. 3. he was constitutedPat. 35 H. 3. m. 2. one of the Justices Itinerant, to sit at the Tower of Lon­don, for hearing and determining such pleas, as concerned the City of London. And in 37 H. 3. obtain'd from the King a special Re­lease Pat. 37 H. 3. m. 6. of the Wardship of Hugh his Son and Heir, (by a former Wife) in case he should die and leave him in minority. And shortly after that, a GrantIbid. m. 21., That if the said Margery the Countess should die before him, without any issue of her body, that all those Lands and Tenements in Hogenar­ton, Katerinton, and Bradeham, Knights Fees, Reliefs, &c. which formerly did belong to Henry d' Oilly her Uncle, should remain unto him the said Iohn, during his natural life.

In this 37th year of Hen. 3. he again attended Ibid. in dors. the King into Gascoin; but before his return from those parts, an unhappy disaster befell him: For afterM. Paris. p. 894. n. [...]0. &c. Truce made there, and that he re­solved M. Paris. p. 894. n. [...]0. &c. to come for England, determingM. Paris. p. 894. n. [...]0. &c. to pass through Normandy (in regard he wasM. Paris. p. 894. n. [...]0. &c. that Countrey-man by birth) he obtained Letters M. Paris. p. 894. n. [...]0. &c. of safe conduct from the King of France, and with divers other Noble Persons, set for­wards Ibid. on his journey. In which, lodgingIbid. at Pontes in Poictou, after all free and courteous entertainmentIbid. outwardly shew'd to them, they were suddenly seiz'd on by the Townsmen, and cast intoIbid. prison. This was inIbid. 38 H. 3 When or how he was released, I find not.

Which ill usage, with the great chargesPat. 39 H. 3. m. 16. he underwent in that service of Gascoin, and the debt wherein he did put himself, forPat. 39 H. 3. m. 16. making Prince Edward Knight, occasioned the King to direct his LettersPat. 39 H. 3. m. 16. Patents unto all the Tenants of this Earl, wherein, giving testimonyIbid., that he did behave himself laudably and valiantly there, and had been oppress'd with great ex­pences, and wearied with bodily toil, he did earnestly exhortIbid. and intreat them, that they would freely contribute such reasonable supply to him, towards the payment of those debts, as that they might expect his Royal favour to them­selves, when fit opportunity should be offered. After which, upon his return into England, viz. in 39 H. 3. he was again made [...] Governour of the Castle at the Devises. And in 42 H. 3. joyn'd [...] with the Earls of Glouc. Hereford, Al­bemarl, and others, in writing to Pope Alexan­der the Fourth; against Ethelmare the Kings half-brother, then Elect of UUinchester, de­firing [...] his Holiness, that he might not be ad­mitted to that Bishoprick, being [...] a person totally bent to enrich himself by unjust means, and a di­sturber of the Kingdoms tranquility and wel­fare.

In this year also he received summons [...] (with divers other great men) to repair to Chester, on Munday next before the Feast of S. Iohn Ba­ptist, sufficiently accoutred with Horse and Arms, to attend the King in his Welsh Expedition, against Lewelin ap Griffith, and his complices. And in 44 H 3 had the like commandClaus 44 H. 3 in dorso m. 9. to at­tend the King at Shrewsbury, on the Feast­day of the Nativity of our Lady, thence to march with him again into UUales.

Moreover, the next ensuing year, he had summonsClaus 45 H 3. in dorso m 3. to be at London, on the morrow after Simon and Iudes day, with Horse and Arms, &c. which hapned about the time that the dispute betwixt the King and his lofty­spirited Barons grew high: by reason whereof, having had sufficient experience of his fidelity, he had the Sherevalty of the Counties of War­wick and Leicester, with the Castle of Sau­vey (in the confines of Leicestershire) com­mitted Pat. 45 H. 3. m. 8. to his trust. But he lived not to see the issue of those troubles, which growing on more and nore every day, occasion'd much bloudshed and misery to this Realm: For in the moneth of February, 47 H. 3. he fellPat. 47. H. [...]. [...]. 6. desperate­ly sick, insomuch as the King, apprehending Pat. 47. H. [...]. [...]. 6. his death not far off, out of the especial love and affection which he bore towards him, as the Pa­tent imports, grantedPat. 47. H. [...]. [...]. 6., that the Executors of his Testament, whensoever he should die, might freely administer of his goods and Chattels, for the fulfilling thereof. Moreover declaring, that as to such debtsIbid. which were due from him to the Crown, he wouldIbid. require them of his Heirs. Soon after which, viz. on the 26th day of the same moneth, departingRot. 1. Rous. this life, he was honou­rably buriedRot. 1. Rous. in the Quire of Missenden Abbey in Com. Bucks being then seisedPsc. 47 H. 3. n. 29. Berks. of the Mannors of Okenardton, Kedelinton, and Brade­ham, in Com. Oxon. which he held by Barony, viz. to find two Knights, with their four Ser­vants, in the Kings Army, at his own proper costs, for the space of Forty days: Leav­ing issue Hugh de Plessets his Son and Heir, by Christian a former Wife, Daughter [...] and Heir to Hugh de Sanford, at that time Twenty six years of age. Which Hugh, Hugh. in April next ensuing, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot Fin. 47 H. 3. m. 7. of the Mannors of Okenarton, Kydelington, and Stuttes­don, in Com. Oxon. which were of her inheri­tance; the two former being heldRot Fin. 47 H. 3 m. 7. of the King by Barony.

Of which Hugh I find, that in 37 H. 3. (which was many years before his Fathers death) upon the deathClaus 37 H. 3. m. 17 & 18. of Ioan, the Widow of the said Hugh de Sandford, he had LiveryClaus 37 H. 3 m 17 & 18. of that pur­party of those Lands in Morton and Witten­ham, in Com. Berks by descent belonging to her, as one of the DaughtersClaus 37 H. 3 m 17 & 18. and Heirs to the same Hugh. And that in 48 H. 3. (shortly after his Father's death) de paidRot. Pip. 48 H 3. Oxon. an Hundred pounds for his relief, for those Mannors of Hokenarton and Kydelinton in Com. Oxon. so heldRot. Pip. 48 H 3. Oxon. by Barony as aforesaid.

This Hugh Hugh. took to WifeRot Fin. 50 H. 3 m. [...]. Isabel the third Daughter of Iohn de Ripariis, CousinRot Fin. 50 H. 3 m. [...]. and one of the HeirsRot Fin. 50 H. 3 m. 9. to Philippa Basset, sometime Coun­tess of Warwick; and having beenRot de Scu­tag Wall 10 E. [...] m 4. in that expedition made into Scotland in 10 E. 1. departedRot. Fin. 20 [...]. 1. m. 5. Esc. 20 E. 1. n. 15 [...], this life in 20 E. 1. leaving issue Rot. Fin. 20 [...]. 1. m. 5. Esc. 20 E. 1. n. 15 [...]. Hugh his Son and Heir, Twenty five years of age who then doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 20 [...]. 1. m. 5. Esc. 20 E. 1. n. 15 [...]. of [Page 774] his Lands: and in 25 E. 1. had summons to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm. Moreover in 26 E. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 26 [...]. 1. m. 2. in the Scottish Wars. But all that I have farther seen of him, is, that for the purparty [...]sc. 33 Edw 1. n. 194. of her the said Isabel his Wife, he had [...]sc. 33 Edw 1. n. 194. the Mannor of Hedindon, with the Hundred of Bosindon; as also [...]sc. 33 Edw 1. n. 194. the Hun­dred lying without the North-gate of Oxford; and that he passed [...]sc. 33 Edw 1. n. 194. them all unto King Edward 1. in consideration of Two hundred pounds in mo­ney, and the Mannor of Compton in Hene­marsh, to hold during his life. For the perfor­mance of which agreement, he engaged [...]sc. 33 Edw 1. n. 194. his Lordships of Hogenarton, Cudesington, and Mussenden. For being no longer summon'd to Parliament, and consequently not in the rank of a Baron, I shall not pursue the Story of him any lower.

Valence.

WIlliam de Valence, William. SonM. Westm. in Anno. 1258. of Hugh le Brun, Earl of March (in the con­fines of France, and Poictou) by M. Westm. in Anno. 1258. Isabel his Wife, WiddowM. Westm. in Anno. 1258. of King John, and sole DaughterRad. de Di­ceto 707. n. 10. to the Earl of Angolesine; took his sirnameM. Westm. ut supra. from the place of his Nati­vity, asM. Westm. ut supra. the rest of his Brothers did, from theirs: and being so nearly allied to King Henry the third (viz. his Brother by the Mother) in Anno 1247, (31 Hen. 3.) was sentM. Paris, 731. n. 40. for into England, together with Guy de Lezinian his elder Brother, and Alice his Sister; by reason M. Paris, 731. n. 40. they were much oppressed, by the King of France, in those parts where they had their residence; the Bishop of Sab [...]ne (a Cardinal and then Legate to the Pope) accompanying M. Paris, 731. n. 40. them hither.

Not many moneths after his arrival here, he was made Governor Pat. 31 H. 3. m. 4. of Goderich Castle, viz. 31 Iulii. and upon the Ides of August ensuing, through the influenceM. Paris, 732. of the King (his Brother) marriedM. Paris, 732. Ioan the sole Daughter to Warine de Munchensi (a great Baron) and at length Sister and Heir to William her Brother. Moreover, shortly after this, the King SolemnizingIbid 7 [...]5. n. [...]0. & 736 n. 40. the Festival of St. Edwards Translation, in the Church of Westminster with great state, sittingIbid 7 [...]5. n. [...]0. & 736 n. 40. on his Royal Throne, in a rich Robe of Baudekyn, and the Crown on his Head, causedIbid 7 [...]5. n. [...]0. & 736 n. 40. this Wil­liam (with divers other young Noble men) to be brought before him, and girt him with the Sword of Knighthood.

AndIbid. whilest he thus sate in his royal Seat, cast­ing his Eye upon him, who penned down all particulars of this great Solemnity; he called him nearer, and commanded him to sit upon the middle step, betwixt his Chair and the Floor, and said to him; Hast thou taken notice of all these things, and perfectly committed them to memory? he answered, Sir I have so; deeming this famous ce­remonial worthy to be recorded. Whereupon the King replied; I am fully satisfied that God Almighty, as a pledge of his farther favours, and benefits, bath vouchsafed to work one glorious Mi­racle this morning; for which I give him thanks. I therefore intreat thee, and intreating require, that thou record these things exactly and fully, and write them in a Book, lest that the memory of them should, in time, he lost. And, having so said, invited him, with whom he had this discourse, to Dinner that day, with three of his fellows; commanding likewise, that all other Monks, who then came thither, with the whole Covent of Westmin­ster, should, at his charge, be that day feasted, in the publick Refectory, there. But I re­turne.

About Martinmass next ensuing; this William toM. Paris, ut supra, 740. n. 20. manifest his skill, in feats of Armes, came M. Paris, ut supra, 740. n. 20. to a Tourneament, held at Northampton, by Richard Earl of Gloucester; who, by leave from the King, had caused ProclamationM. Paris, ut supra, 740. n. 20. to be made, for the holding of that military Excer­cise there. And, soon after that, obtained a GrantIbid. n. 40. & Pat. 32 H. 3. m. 12. from the King, of the Castle and Ho­nor of Hertford, and very much Treasure. As also another GrantIbid. m. 1. to himself, and his Lady, and to the issue of their two Bodies, of all th [...]se debts which William de Lancaster, did then owe to the Jews, throughout the whole Realm. The like also, ofPla [...]. Parl. p. 70. all the Lands of Robert de Pundelarche; excepting the Dowry of Constance his Wife, untill the King should assign him Lands equivalent thereto,

In 33 Hen. 3. in a Tourneament held at Brackley, it is saidM. Paris▪ 769. that he much abused Sir William de Odingsells, a valliant Knight, through the countenance of Richard Earl of Gloucester. And, in 34 Hen. 3. was signedIbid. 7 [...]4. n 30. with the Cross (together with the King himself, and divers other noble persons) in order to an Expedition to the Holy-Land. In this 34 of Hen. 3. he obtained the Kings PreceptClaus. 34 H. 3. m. 13. to Robert Walrand; to di­strein all such persons as did possess any of the purparty, belonging to Ioan his Wife, one of the Cousins and Heirs to Walter Mareschall Earl of Pembroke; to perform their suit to the Coun­ty of Pembroke, as they had wont to do in the time of that Earl. And in 35 Hen. 3. had a GrantCart. 35 H. 3. m. 13. for life, of the Castle and Town of Hertford, with the Mannors of Essendene and Boysard, excepting the Advowsons of the Churches.

In 36 Hen. 3. there was an accordClaus. 36 H. 3. m. 17. made at Westminster, upon the Tuesday next after As­cension day, betwixt this William and Reginald de Mohun; viz. that he should give to him the said Reginald, and Isabell his Wife; as also to Iohn de Mohun, Son of him the said Reginald, and Ioane his Wife, a valuable summe of Money for those Lands, which M. Countess of Lincolne had recovered in Ireland, for her dowry, of the Inheritance of Walter Earl Marshal. Where­upon, Iohn Fitz-Geffrey, then Justice of Ire­land, was commandedClaus. 36 H. 3. m. 17., that he should speci­ally certify the King, under his Seal, what pro­portions thereof did belong to those Women▪ as well in Demesnes, as Fees, of that Inheritance; and what then would be in remainder to this William de Valence; so that he and his Wife might satisfy the other participants, for their re­spective purparties.

About that time, this William de Valence, re­siding M. Paris▪ 855. n. [...] at Hertford Castle (as it is said) rode M. Paris▪ 855. n. [...] to the Parke at Haethfel, belonging to the Bishop of Ely; and there huntingM. Paris▪ 855. n. [...] without any leave, went to the Bishops Mannor-house; and, readily, finding nothing to drink but or­dinary Beer, brokeM. Paris▪ 855. n. [...] open the Buttry-doors; and swearing and cursingM. Paris▪ 855. n. [...] the drink, and those [Page 775] who made it; after all his company had drunk their fills of the best Wine in the Cellars, pul­led out the Spigots out of the Vessels, and let Ibid. out the rest upon the Floor: And that a ser­vant of the House, hearing the noise, and coming to see what the matter was; they laughed him Ibid. to scorn, and so departed.

In 37 Hen. 3. upon Saturday after the Feast of St. Hillary, there was an agreementClaus. 39 H. 3. m. 8 per Inspex. betwixt Athelmare, elect of Winchester, and this Wil­liam, on the one part; and Richard de Clare Earl of Gloucester, and Hertford, on the other; by which it was concluded, that Gilbert the Son to that Earl, should take to Wife Alice the Niece to them the said Athelmare and Wil­liam (Daughter to Hugh le Brun, sometime Earl of March, and Angolesme) their Brother; her marriage Portion beingIbid. five thousand Marks. In 39 Henry the third this Wil­liam, having been promisedClaus. 39 H. 3. in dorso. [...]. 14. two thousand and two hundred marks, for the supporting himself and his Souldiers, which went with him to the Holy-Land; and having received no more there­of than ninety pounds; obtained the Kings preceptIbid. to the Abbot of Westminster, for payment of what was in arrear. And, in 41 H 3. procured the Kings dischargeClaus. 41 H. 3. m. [...]0. for the summe of four hundred Marks which he did then owe to the Exchequer, for the purparty belonging to Ioan his Wife, of the Dowry of Alianore Countess of Leicester (Sister to the King) of such Lands as were Walter Mareschall's. some­time Earl of Pembroke.

In 42 Hen. 3. upon the Insurrection of the Welsh; he had summonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso▪ m. 11. (amongst others) to fit himself with Horse and Armes, and to attend the King at Chester, on Munday preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist.

About this time, those discontentsM. Paris, 968. n. 10. & 971. n. 10. & 30. which hapned betwixt the King and many of the great Lords, by reason that the King hearkened to the Counsel of Aliens (whereof this William was one of the chief) growing very high; such was the potency of those Lords, then siding in that quarrel, that the King saw himself necessi­tated M. Paris, 968. n. 10. & 971. n. 10. & 30. to comply with them; and to submit to those unreasonable Ordinances, which they had made in that Parliament, then held at Oxford (afterwards called Parliamentum In­sanum, The Mad Parliament) whereupon this William, fearingIbid. 973. n. 10. some danger by his stay, upon the 5 Cal. of Aug. that year sailedIbid. 973. n. 10. into France: whereof Henry de Montfort eldest Son to Simon Earl of Leicester, having noticeIb. n. 30. & Ypod N p. 61. n. 50.; calling to mindIb. n. 30. & Ypod N p. 61. n. 50. how he had affronted his Father, in the Parliament at London; by giving him publickly the Lye, and branding him with the name of an old Traitor; followedIb. n. 30. & Ypod N p. 61. n. 50. him into those parts, with purpose to take him. But this William, being gotM. Paris. 975. n. 50. & 976. to Bo [...]o [...]n, and finding that he was thus hunted after, sentM. Paris. 975. n. 50. & 976. to the King of France, for Letters of safe condu [...]t, through his Country, into Poictou; and so escapedM. Paris. 975. n. 50. & 976. him.

Howbeit, though he thus got away, there remained here so great an hatred towards him; that his Adversaries laid hold on William de Bussy, his Steward, and imprisonedIbid. 981. him in the Tower of London: which hard dealing, struck such a terror to the Lady Ioan, his Wife, that so soon as she could, she passedIbid. 981. the Seas, and went to him. Nevertheless, about two years after, the times were moreIbid. 991. n [...]. calm (viz. in 45 Hen. 3.) so that the King, being thenIbid. beyond-Sea, made haste to return,Ibid., for perfecting an accord with those haughty spirited Barons; and brought Ibid. this William de Valence with him. But so much did those powerful men distaste his return; that they would not sufferIbid. him to land, un­less Ibid. he would give Oath to observe those Or­dinances, which they had so made at Ox­ford.

It seems, that upon that flight, so by him made, his Lands were seized; for upon this his return (upon the termes before expressed) he had restitutionPat. 45 H. 3. m. 13. of them again, together with the Castle of Hertford; but was constrained to ac­cept of a PardonPat. 45 H. 3. m. 13.; for so the Barons had or­dered it. Yet all this would not do, fierce ani­mosities H Knigh­ton. 2447. n. 10. still continuing on either side; so that at length, with great forces, they met; first at H Knigh­ton. 2447. n. 10. Northampton, where this William, being H Knigh­ton. 2447. n. 10. with the Prince, they tookH Knigh­ton. 2447. n. 10. that town by assault, utterly routingH Knigh­ton. 2447. n. 10. all the strength the Ba­rons then had there. But, within a short time after, the remnant of them recruitingIb. 2448. & n. 10. them­selves (chiefly by the conjunction of the London­ers) marchedIb. 2448. & n. 10. to Lewes in Sussex: where (viz. Maii, 48 Hen. 3.) the King encounter­ing them, unhappily lost theIb. 2448. & n. 10. day▪ and was him­self, with the Prince, made PrisonerIb. 2448. & n. 10.. But this William (then calledM. Paris, 995. n. 50 [...] Earl of Pembroke, and not before, for ought I have seen) beingM. Paris, 995. n. 50 [...] a principal Commander in the Van of the Kings Army, [...]seeing the day lost (with the Earl Warren, and some others) escaped by flight; first to Pevensey, and thence intoM. Westm. in Ann. 1263. France.

After which, all being in the power of the Barons, his Lands were seized; and those in Surrey and Sussex, committedPat. 48 H. 3. m. 11. to the Cu­stody of Iohn de Abernun, and Iohn de Wauton. And, whereas Ioan his Lady, waslbid. then great with Child, and, with her Children and Family, inlbid. Windsore, Castle; she was commanded lbid. to depart thence, and betake her self to some Religious House, or other place, near at hand, until after her delivery. In which distress, the King (still their prisoner) being forced to Pat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. comply with them, in whatsoever they requi­red, submittedPat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. to their Ordinances of Ox­ford, the chief of his friends, also, giving Oath Pat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. for the due observance of them; amongst which this William de Valence (then come back into England) wasPat. 48 H. 3. m. 18. one.

But long it was not, ere the two principal Ringleaders in this Tragick Action; viz. Mont­fort Earl of Leicester, and Clare Earl of Glou­cester, fell at odds; Clare stomaching Montfort, for assuming to himself the whole sway in the Government; betaking him, therefore, to those true-hearted Royalists, who had stood firm to the King in his greatest miseries, a means was contrived for the Prince to escape from Here­ford Castle, where (with the King his Father) he was kept Prisoner. Whereupon this William Earl of Pembroke, with Iohn Earl Warren (who had been banishedM. Paris, 997. n. 30. the Realm, by a pub­lick edict of Montfort) landingClaus. 49 H. 3 in dorso, m. 6. at Pembroke, about the beginning of May, with about an hun­dred and twenty men, Horse and Foot, joyned M. Paris, 9 [...]8. n. 20. with them; and, within a short time after, giving BattleM. Paris, 9 [...]8. n. 20. to Montfort, and his party at Eve­sham, totally vanquishedM. Paris, 9 [...]8. n. 20. all their whole Army; whereby the King, being set at liberty, was again restored to the exercise of his Regal power.

[Page 776]After which, scil. in 50 Hen. 3. this William obtained a GrantPat. 50 H. [...]. m. 14. of the Castle of Haver­ford; which, in the time of the troubles, he had besieged, and tookPat. 50 H. [...]. m. 14. from Humphrey de Bohun the younger, then in Arms against the King; to hold until the full age of the Heirs, of him the said Humphrey, and Ioane his Wife. As alsoClaus. 52 H. 3. in dorso m. 10. of the Lands of William de Munchensi (his Wives Brother) one of the Rebellious Barons, then for­feited, viz. The oneClaus. 52 H. 3. in dorso m. 10. half of them, in recom­pence of his services; and the other half, forClaus. 52 H. 3. in dorso m. 10. the arrears of his Pension. But, in 52 Hen. 3. making a full restitutionClaus. 52 H. 3. in dorso m. 10. of them to the said William de Munchensi, by the Kings assent, he had, in lieu thereof, an AssignationClaus. 52 H. 3. in dorso m. 10. of his Pension, out of the Exchequer, to be paid as formerly. More­over, in 56 Hen. 3. he obtained a GrantPat. 56 H. 3. m. 26. of what belonged to the King, of the marriage of Agnes his Daughter, then Widow of Hugh de Baillol, in case she should marry again without his liking. And in 3 Edw. 1. ofRot. Fin. 3 Ed 1. m. 26. the Castle of Kilgaran, then in the Kings hands, by the death of George de Cantilupe: After which, viz. in 10 Edw. 1. he wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m 4. in that expedition then made into Wales; and in 11 Edw. 1. took M. Westm. in codem An. the Castle of Bere, belonging to Prince L [...]w­elin; at which time the King, having a great Army in those parts, subduedM. Westm. in codem An. that whole Coun­trey to his absolute power.

In 18 Edw. 1. this William, and Ioane his Wife, by their Petition [...]. Parl p 4, 5, 6. in Parliament, setting forth, That, whereas upon the death of William de Munchensi (Brother to her the said Ioane) they had obtained a Bull from the Pope, directed to the Archbishop of Canterbury, touching the Inheritance of the Lands of the said William de Munchensi, thereby desiring, That the King would please to commit the tuition of Dionysia, the Daughter of the said William (then in Ward to the King, as next Heir to the said William) unto some person, who might appear before the same Archbishop, and such other Judges as were named in the Bull: Was answered, That the Admission of that Bull would tend to the Dimi­nution of the Kings Authority and Power; by reason, That such Cases of Hereditary Successi­on, ought not to be determined but in his Courts; and that they ought first to commence by vertue of the Kings special Writ, and thence to be trans­mitted to the Ecclesiastical Court, if need re­quire. Wherefore, for as much, as it did appear, that the aim of this William, and Ioane his Wife, was to invalidate the sentence of the Bishop of Worcester, which had declared the said Dio­nysia to be legitimate; and that their design was to make her a Bastard, to the end they might en­joy the Estate; they were inhibited to prosecute their Appeal any farther.

After which, in the same Parliament, he re­newed his Claimlbid. p. 51. to those Lands, still pretend­ing, that the said Dionysia was a Bastard; but, after much dispute thereupon, it being made manifestlbid. p. 51., That the said William de Munchensi, whilest he lived, did own her as his lawful Daugh­ter, upon several occasions, and caused it to be so divulged; and, because the Bishop of Wor­cester, in whose Diocess she was born, had given sentencelbid. p. 51. therein accordingly, she was allowed to be legitimate.

In 21 Edw. 1. this Earl William obtained a Grant [...] from the King, to himself and the be­fore specified Ioane his Wife, and to his own Heirs, of the Commot of Cistrelaw, in the Marches of Wales; doing sute, by the Bailiff of that Commot, to the Kings Court at Kaer­merdin: And departingM. Westm. in codem an. this life on the Ides of Iune, An. 1296. (23 Edw. 1.) slain by the French at Bayon, as some sayStows Ann. in An. 1296., was buriedTumulus ibid. in S. Edmunds Chappel, within the Abby Church at Westminster, upon the Calends of Iune next ensuing; where a Noble Monument (yet remain­ing) was afterwards erected to his memory: Ioane his Wife surviving, who had for her Dowry an AssignationClaus. 25 E. 1. m. 25. of the Mannors of Moreton and Watdon in Com. Gloc. Cher­disle and Policote in Com. Buck. Compton in Com. Dors. with the Advowson of the Church; and the Advowson of the Church of Wridel­ington in Com. Suff. The Mannors of Sop­worth, Colingburne, and Swindon, in Com. Wiltes As also of all the Lands and Rents, which he the said Earl had purchased in the Mannors of Sutton and Brabourne in Com. Cantii. Intebergh and Bereford in Com. Wiltes. Likewise in the Mannor of Castle-Go­derich, and fourteen pounds five shillings four pence Lands, and Rents, in the County of Pem­broke.

He had issue three Sons, viz. Iohn, who died Ex Coll. ▪ Gl. S. young, William, and Aymer. Which William wasClaus. [...] E. 1. in dorso m. 11. Lord of Montygnac and Bellac: And in 7 Edw. 1. did obligeClaus. [...] E. 1. in dorso m. 11. himself on the behalf of Iohn Lord Vesci, who had married Mary, the Sister of Hugh de Lezinian; Earl of March, for the repayment of two thousand five hundred pounds Tournois, to that Earl, in case she should die without issue. After which, beingT. Wals. p. 10. n. 30. with Gilbert, Earl of Glocester, in a skirmish which he had with the Welsh, near Lantilowhir, was there slainT. Wals. p. 10. n. 30., his Father still living. So that Aymer (the third Son) succeeded in this Earldom of Pembroke.

He had also three Daughters, viz. Anne Ex Coll. R. Gl. S., first married to Maurice Fitz-Gerald, next to Hugh de Baillol, and lastly to Iohn de Avennes; Isabel, WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Iohn de Hastings, of Bergabvenny; and Ioane, weddedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Iohn Comyn of Bade­nagh.

This Earl Audomare (or Aymer Aymer.) in 25 Edw. 1. wasRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. m. 4. in that expedition with the King, then made into Flanders; and the same year assign­ed Rot. Alem. 25 E. 1. m 1 [...]. one of the Commissioners to rati [...]ie the Agree­ment betwixt the King, and Florence Earl of Holland, touching those Auxiliaries, which he was to have from that Earl, in his present Wars; as also onelbid. m. 15. of the Ambassadors sent to treat of Truce, betwixt King Edward, and the King of France.

In 26 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 7. in the Wars of Scot­land; so likewise in 27 Ed. 1. And in 29 Ed. 1. againRot. Alem. 29 E. 1. m. 7. sent Ambassador, to treat with those from the King of France, touching a Peace with the Scots. In 31 Edw. 1. he wasRot. So [...]c. 31 E. 1. m 4. again in the Scotish Wars; and the same year had LicenseRot. Fin. 31 E. 1. m. 15. to go be­yond Sea, on his own occasions.

In 33 Edw. l. he obtained a GrantCart. 33 E. 1. m. 17. from the King, of the Castles of Selkirke and Tres­quair, in Scotland; also of the Borough of Pebbles; to hold by the service of one Knights Fees; likewise of the whole Forest of Sel­kirke, in Fee-Ferme, paying an hundred thirty pounds per annum; and to be Sheriff there, with authority to build Towns, Churches, Castles; and other Fortifications; as also for Free-War­ren, [Page 777] and power to Deafforest, and make Parks therein, at his own pleasure. Shortly after which, he madeLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 779. a Pile at Selkirke, and put a Garrison in it.

In 34 Edw. 1. he was sent as GuardianClaus. 34 E. 1. in dorso m. 17. of the Marches of Scotland, towards Barwick upon Twede; and being thereupon made Claus. 34 E. 1. m. 16. the Kings Lieutenant, and Captain-General of all the Soldiery, Horse, and Foot, for the de­fence of those parts, against Robert Brus (some­time Earl of Carryk) and his Complices, had an AssignationClaus. 34 E. 1. m. 16. of two hundred pounds in part of his Wages, to be paid unto him, by Iohn de Sandale, Chamberlain of Scotland.

Shortly after which, Robert de Brus, compas­sing that Realm, and receivingT. Wals. p. 62. n. 30 & 40. the homages of many, cameT. Wals. p. 62. n. 30 & 40. near to S. Johnsstones; to the defence whereof this Earl, being arrived T. Wals. p. 62. n. 30 & 40. but a little before; Brus sentT. Wals. p. 62. n. 30 & 40. to him by way of challenge to Battle: Whereunto returning an­swer T. Wals. p. 62. n. 30 & 40., that he would meet him the next day; Brus retired. Which being discerned by this Earl, he fallied out, and slewlbid. divers of the Scots un­armed, as it is said. Brus therefore, being adver­tised thereof, fledlbid. to the Isle of Kentire. Whereupon he followed him, supposing to find him in the Castle there: But uponIbid. his taking thereof, and discerning none but his Wife, and Nigel de Brus his Brother, there; he hangedIbid. up Nigel, and all the rest who were with him, ex­cepting her.

Brus therefore growing exceedingly exaspera­ted Ibid. 65. n. 10. at this his cruelty, raised all the power he could, and givingIbid. 65. n. 10. Battle to him, forced him to fleeLel. Coll. Vol 1. 781. to the Castle of Ayre.

Soon after this, beingIbid. 664. with King Edward on his Death-bed (at Burgh upon the Sands, not far from Carlisle,) he was oneIbid. 664. of those, whom the King desired to be good to his Son, and not to suffer Piers de Gaveston to come into Eng­land again, to set him in riot: For which he was much hatedTho. Wals. p. 66. by Piers (as divers other of the Nobility were) being calledTho. Wals. p. 66. by him Ioseph the Iew, in regard he was tall, and pale of counte­nance.

In 1 Edw. 2. he was sentRot. Rom. E. 2. m. 5. with Otto de Gran­dison, and others, to the Pope, upon special busi­ness; and, the same year, upon the death of Ioane, his Mother, doing his homage, had Li­very Rot. Fin. 1 E. 2. m. 14. of those Lands, which she held in Dower. In 3 Edw. 2. he had the like LiveryRot. Fin. 3 E. 2. m. 7. of the Lands of Agnes, his Sister, then deceased, whose Heir he was. But, in 3 Edw. 2. he joynedTho. Wals. p. 70. n. 10. with Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and the rest, in that design of pulling down Gaveston: So likewise in Ibid. p. 74. n. 40. 5 Edw. 2. withIbid. 75. n. 40. Iohn de Warren, Earl of Sur­rey, in the Siege of Scarborough Castle, whereunto Gaveston fledIbid. 75. n. 40.; and, having there seisedIbid. 75. n. 40. upon him, intendedIbid. 75. n. 40. to have carried him to Wallingford; but lodgingIbid. 75. n. 40. him at Dadington in Comit. Oxon. he was taken Ibid. 75. n. 40. thence, in the night, by the Earl of Warwick, and by him beheaded on Blacklow-Hill, not far from Warwick, as I have elswhere shew­ed.

In 6 Edw. 2. he was again sentRot. Rom. ab anno 4. us­que 10 E. 2. m. 5. to Rome, and obtained a GrantCart. 6 E. 2. n. 40. in General Tail from the King, of the House and Place called The New Temple in London; as also of certain Lands called Fleet-crofts, with all other the Lands, in the City and Suburbs of London, which be­longed to the Templers, with Remainder to the King and his Heirs. And in 7 Edw. 2. had a CharterCart 7 E 2. n. 14. for Return of Writs, within his Lord­ships and Towns of Gainsburgh and Dun­ham in Com. Linc. In which year, being made Rot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 7. Warden and Lieutenant of all Scotland, un­til the Kings coming thither, he was in that fatal BattleTho. Wals. p. 81. of Bannocksburne in Scotland, where the English had a great overthrow.

In 8 Edw. 2. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 1. General of all the Kings Forces, from the River of Trent, Northwards, unto Roxborough in Scotland; and obtained LicensePat. 8 E. 2. p. 2. n. [...]2. to make a Castle of his House at Bampton in Com. Oxon. Likewise in considerationCart. 8 [...]. 2. n. 42., That he did release to the Earl of Lancaster, all his right in the Castle and Mannors of Thorpe-Waterville, Aldwincle, and Achurch, in Com. Northampt. As also in the Mannor of the New Temple, London; he ob­tained a GrantCart. 8 [...]. 2. n. 42. of all those Lands in Mon­mouth, which Robert de Clifford deceased, held for life, the Remainder to the King and His Heirs.

In 10 Edw. 2. he was againRot. Sco [...]. 10 E. 2. m. [...]. in the Scotish Wars; but before the end of this year being takenLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 7 [...]7. prisoner in his journey towards the Court of Rome, by Iohn Moilley, a Burgundian, and sent to the Emperor, he was constrained to give Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 7 [...]7. twenty thousand pounds of Silver for his ran­some; by reason Moilley alleaged, That himself having served the King of England, had not been paid his Wages. Upon this occasion, there­fore, it was, that King Edward wrote his Letters Cl [...]s. 10 E. 2. m. 7. i [...] dorso. to divers Forein Princes, to solicite his deliver­ance from that imprisonment.

Which was obtained, as it seems; for in 11 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scot. 11 E. 2. m. 13. again in those Wars of Scot­land, and the same year was madeRot. Fin. [...]1 [...]. [...] m. 1 [...]. Governor of Rockingham Castle.

In 12 Edw. 2. he procured LicenseCart. 1 [...] [...]. [...]. n. 14. for a Market every week, upon the Tuesday, at Redswell in Com. Essex. And for a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of S. Lawrence. AlsoIbid. n. 71. for a Fair yearly at Tou­cester in Com. Northampt. on the Eve of the Annunciation of our Lady, the Day, and Morrow after, with Free-WarrenIbid. n. 73. in all his Demesn Lands there.

In 13 Edw. 2. he was constitutedRot. Fin. 13 E. 2. m. 3. Warden of all the Forests South of Trent; and beingPat. 13 H. 2. m. 4. still Warden of Scotland, had LicensePat. 13 H. 2. m. 4. to travel beyond Sea. In 14 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Fin. 14 E. 2. m. 14. again made Warden of all the Forests South of Trent; and obtained LicenseCart. 14 E. [...]. n. 9. for a Market every week upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Pa [...]ns­wike in Com. Gloc. As also for a Fair yearly on the Eue, and Day of the Nativity of our Lady.

In 15 Edw. 2. uponT. Wals. [...]4 n. [...]0. the taking of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, at Burrough-Brigge in Com. Ebor. He was one of those who gaveT. Wals. [...]4 n. [...]0. sen­tence of death upon him at Pontfract. Where­upon he obtained a GrantClaus. 18 [...]. 2. m. 39 per Inspex., to himself and Mary his Wife, and to the Heirs of their two Bodies, lawfully begotten, of the Mannor of Higham-Ferrers in Com. Northampt. part of the Possessions of that Earl; as also, of the Castle and Mannor of Thorpe-Watervile, with the Hamlets of Achurch and Aldwincle, in the same County, which did belong to Robert de Holland, then like­wise attainted. After which, it was not long that he lived; for attendingLel▪ Coll. Vol 1. 682. Esc. 17 E. 2 [...] n. 73. Queen Isabell into France, in An. 1323. (17 Edw. 2.) he was there murtheredLel▪ Coll. Vol 1. 682. Esc. 17 E. [...]. n. 7 [...]., 23 Iunii, the same year, by [Page 778] reason he had a hand in the death of the Earl of Lancaster, as my AuthorIbid. saith. But, though he there lost his life, his Body was brought into England, and buriedCamd. Epi­taph. p. 29. in the Abby Church of Westminster, at the Head of Edmund Crouch­back, Earl of Lancaster; leaving no issue, not­withstanding he had three Wives, viz. Catal. of Nob. by R. B. 1. Bea­trix, Daughter to Ralph de Neal, Constable of France; 2. ... Daughter to the Earl of Barre; and 3. Mary, Daughter to Guy de Chastilian, Earl of St. Paul. Which Mary, surviving him in 18 Edw. 2. had, for her Dowry, an AssignationClaus. 18 E. 2. m. 23. of the Mannors of Foxley, Saxthorp, Bergh, Filby, Hoderiston, Hocham, and Kerbroke, in Com. Norf. Ixe­ning in Com. Suff. Pyriton in Com. Hertf. Braxstead, Fordham, Redeswel, Hassing­broke, and Walbury, in Com. Essex. Melton, Ludesdon, Hertley, and Wikham, in Kent; Swindon in Com. Wiltes. Shriven­ham in Com. Berks. Doninton in Com. Buck. Downham, with the Soke, in Com. Nott. The Mannor of St. Florence, in Wales; the Mannor of Felton, and certain Lands in Thrastreston, in Com. Northumbr. Eighteen shillings six pence farthing Land and Rent in Pount-Eland in Com. Northumbr. Forty pounds Land and Rent in Castel-Martin in Wales [...]; Ten pounds Rent in Beverley, Scoureburgh, and Besewike, in Comit. Ebor.

And by the name of Mary de St. Paul, Countess of Pembroke, Lady of Weysford and Montinac, for the health of her Soul, and the Soul of Audomare, sometime Earl of Pem­broke, her Husband; and the Souls of Guy de Chastilioun, sometime Earl of St. Paul her Father; and Mary de Britannia, sometime his Wife, her Mother, foundedRot. Rom. 16 Ed. 3. m. 3. Mon. Ang­lic. Vol. 1. 493 a. an House of Nuns, called Minoresses, at Denney in Com. Cantabr. and gaveStows Ann. in An. 1306. great sums of Money towards the fabrick of the Gray-Fryers Church in London.

Earls of Lancaster.

BEfore I speak of the advancement of Ed­mund, Edmund. the first of these Earls, to that title and dignity, I shall observe, that he was the younger Son of King Henry the Third, and bornMat. Paris, 654. n. 20. at London, upon S. Marcels day (scil. MS. in Bibl. Bodl. Med. 20. 110 b. 17 Kal. Febr.) An. 1245. (30 Hen. 3.)

Next, that uponMat. Paris, 911. n. 40 & 50. S. Lukes day, in 38 Hen. 3. the King convening many of his Nobles; the Bishop of Romania, (of the Order of the Fryers-Preachers) cameMat. Paris, 911. n. 40 & 50. to him from the Pope; and, having brought a Ring from his Holiness, gave Mat. Paris, 911. n. 40 & 50. it to this Edmund, investing him therewith in­to the Dominion of S [...]c [...]ly and A [...]ulia; whereupon he had the Title of King of Sicily. Which being done, the Bishop returnedMat. Paris, 911. n. 40 & 50. with large rewards.

About this time also, he was madeChro. Cestr. Earl of Chester. But, in regardChro.Cestr Rot. Vasc. 38 H. 3. n. 10. he was young; the King, as his GuardianRot. Vasc. 38 H. 3. n. 10. for the Kingdom of Si­cily, issuedRot. Vasc. 38 H. 3. n. 10. out his Letters of Attorney, dated at Bourdeaux, 14 Octob. for taking possession thereof. Whereupon this Edmund grantedIbid. m. 1 [...]. the Principality of Capua (a Member of that Rega­lity) to Thomas, Earl of Savoy.

But though this specious gift of that Kingdom, came toH. Knigh­ton, 2444. n. [...]0. nothing (Conradus, the real King there­of being then alive) it was not long after that he attained, both real Titles, and vast Possessions: For, in 49 Hen. 3. upon the Forfeiture of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, (whereof I have already spoke) the King, by his Letters P. t. 4 [...] H. 3. m. 2. Patents, bearing date 25 Octob. gave unto him the Inheritance of the Earldom of Leicester; as also the honor and Stewardship of England. LikewiseP. t. 4 [...] H. 3. m. 2. all the Lands of Nicholas de Segrave, a partaker with Montfort a in his Rebellious Act­ings. And, the next ensuing year, 28 Iunii, be­stowed Pat. 50 H. 3. m. 12. on him all the Goods and Chattels whereof Robert de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, was possessed, upon the day of the skirmish at Che­sterfield. And, upon the twelfth of Iuly follow­ing, gaveEx magn [...] Registr. in Offic. Ducat. Lanc. him the Honor of Derby, with all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands of the same Robert de Ferrers; as also the Honor of Leicester, and all the Lands of Simon de Montfort, late Earl of Leicester, To hold to himself and the heirs of his Body. Moreover, about this time, he far­ther grantedPat. 50 H. 3. m. 41. unto him, the custody of the Castles of Kaermerdin and Cardigan; and likewiseIbid. m. 14. the Isle of Lundy. And thinking all this not sufficient, he shortly after gavePat. 51 H. 3. m. 8. him the Castle of Shireburne in Com. Dors. as also Cart. 51 H. 3. m. 10. the Castle of Kenilworth in Com. Warr. with all the Lands thereto belonging; theIbid. m. 4. Honor, Earldom, Castle, and Town of Lancaster, with their Appurtenances; together with theIbid. m. 4. Honor and Castle of Monmouth, to hold to himself and the heirs of his Body.

And not long after this, viz▪ in 53 Hen. 3. being thus inriched, he obtained a farther Grant Cart. 53 H. 3. m. 11. of the Honor, Town, and Castle of Leicester, with all the Lands and Knights Fees, which were Simon de Montforts, late Earl of Leicester, To hold to himself, and the Heirs of his Body lawfully begotten; as also of all the Lands, which he the said Simon held of the Barony of Iohn le Viscount, in the County of Northumber­land; and of all other the Lands of the same Simon, which by his Forfeiture Escheated to the Crown; likewise ofPat. 53 H. 3. m [...] 15. the Stewardship of Eng­land, to hold for life. And the same year, wasMat. Paris, 1005., with Prince Edward (his Brother) and many others, signed with the Cross.

The next year following, viz. 54 Hen. 3. 6 Id. Apr. he marriedIbid. 1006. n. 10. Aveline, the Daughter of Wil­liam, Earl of Albemarle, Countess of Holder­ness, Heir to her Father; and by her Mother, Countess of Devon, and the Isle of Wight; but by her he had no issue: And obtained a dis­charge Ex Pras. magno Regi­stro. from the King, of a debt of One thou­sand seven hundred sixty seven pounds four shillings five pence, due by Iohn de Monmouth; whereunto the Castle and Honor of Monmouth (which he then possessed) were liable. Shortly after which, he went into the Holy Land, and in 56 Hen. 3. returnedYpod. [...]. in An. 1272.. Thus much as to what I find memorable of him in his Fathers time.

After which, scil. in 4 Edw. 1. he obtained a GrantEx Praef. magno Regi­stro. from that King, bearing date 26 Iuly, of the Castle of Char [...]ey in Com. Staff. and to the heirs of his Body, part of the Possessions of Thomas de Ferrers. And in 5 Edw. 1. a farther ConfirmationPat. 5 [...]. m. 17. of the Mannor, Castle, and Ho­nor of Monmouth, late Iohn de Monmouths, [Page 779] which had been granted to him by King Henry the Third, with a special dischargeIbid. from those debts, which were owing to the Exchequer by the same Iohn. Also, in 7 Edw. 1. a GrantCart. 7 E. 1. m. 4. from the King of the Mannors of Wirksworth and Esburne, with the Wapentake of Wirks­worth in Fee, to hold by the service of two Knights Fees; in exchangeCart. 7 E. 1. m. 4. for the Castles of Kaermerden and Cardigan. In this year likewise he obtained the titlePat. 7 E. 1. m. 22. of Earl Cham­paigne, by the Grant of King Edward; and in 10 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 10 E. 1. m. 4. in that expedition then made into Scotland. In 12 Edw. 1. he procu­red from Queen Eleanor (his Mother) a Grant Ex Praef. magno Regi­stro. of the Houses, Garden, Place, and Rents, by her purchased from the Provost and Canons of Mont [...]oy, situate in the Suburbs of London, lately belonging to Peter de Savoy, her Uncle. And in 13 Ed. 1. as EarlCart 13 E. 1. m. 19. of Chester, obtained from the King a GrantCart 13 E. 1. m. 19. of divers Liberties; as also Free Chase in the Chase of Wisseley and Wimburgholt. Likewise a farther Con­firmation Ibid. n. 20. of the Castle and Honor of Mon­mouth, with the Castles of Grosmund, Skenfrith, and Blaunch Castell; and of Ibid. n. 22. all the Lands of Robert de Ferrers, late Earl of Derby, given to him by his Father King Henry the Third: AlsoIbid. n. 23. of the Town and Castle of Leicester, late Simon de Montforts, Earl of Lei­cester; the Castle of Kenilworth, the Honor Earldom, and Castle of Lancaster, with the Forests of Wiresdale and Lonesdale, New­castle under Lime; the Mannor, Castle, and Forest of Pickering; the Mannor of Salt­by, and Town of Gomecester (vulgò God­manchester) with the Rent of the Town of Huntingdon. And in 19 Edw. 1. obtained a CharterCart. 19 E. 1. n. 45., for a Fair every year, at his Mannor of Pickering in Com. Ebor. upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; as also, for another at Esingwold, in the same County, upon the Eve, and Festival of our Lady; and Free-WarrenCart. 19 E. 1. n. 45. at Melleburne in Com. Derb.

In 20 Edw. 1. he obtained another GrantCart. 20 E. 1. n. 12. for life, of the Castle, Town, and Honor of Mon­mouth; as alsoCart. 20 E. 1. n. 12. of the Castles of Grosse­mont and Skenefrith, Blanch-Castell, with the Mannors of Redley and Menstre­worth, the Remainder to his three Sons, viz. Thomas, Henry, and Iohn, successively Intail. But this Grant he surrendredClaus. 20 E. 1. in dorso m. 6. back, the same year. And in 21 Edw. 1. procured LicensePat. 21 E. 1. m. 8., to make a Castle of his House, in the Parish of S. Clements Danes, in Comit. Middles. called the Savoy. And foundedMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 542 b. n 50. that House of Nuns, called the Minoresses, without Aldgate, in the Suburbs of London. He wasLel. Coll. inter Coll. R. Gl. S. also the cheif builder of the Gray-Friers House in Preston in Amundernesse in Com. Lanc.

Moreover, the same year, for reconcilingH. Knigh­ton, 2496. n. 20. the differences betwixt King Edward, and the King of France, he was sentH. Knigh­ton, 2496. n. 20. to treat with the two Queens. Whereupon it was concludedTho. Wals. p. 24. n. 20., that six Castles should be delivered up to the King of France; but the King of France, fallingIbid. p. 25. n. 20. off from that Agreement, he returnedIbid. p. 25. n. 20.. Shortly after which, the Welsh, puttingIbid. p. 26. n. 10. them­selves in Arms, and entringIbid. p. 26. n. 10. upon the Earl of Glocesters Lands of Glamorgan, he at­tended Ibid. p. 26. n. 10. the King, with his Army, into those parts.

And in 24 Edw. 1. being sentH. Knigh­ton, 2507. n. 50., with the Earl of Lincoln, and twenty six Bannerets into Gascoigne; they sateIb. 2508. n. 20, & [...]. down before Bour­deaux: But seeing no likelihood of its render, after some skirmishesIb. 2508. n. 20, & [...]., marchedIb. 2508. n. 20, & [...]. thence to Langon, which was soon given up to them: Thence toIbid. Bayon, where they wereIbid. honor­ably received; but havingIbid. many Soldiers, which they could not keep together, by reason that their treasure wasIbid. exhausted, he grew much trou­bled Ibid. [...] in mind; and thereupon falling sick, de­parted Ibid. [...] T. Wals. p. 29. n. 30. this life, about the Feast of Pentecost; commandingIbid. [...] T. Wals. p. 29. n. 30. that his Body should not be buri­ed till his debts were paid. After which, Truce being made, his Corps was carried into Eng­land, and buriedIbid. [...] T. Wals. p. 29. n. 30. in the Abby Church of Westminster, where there was an honorable Monument erected to his memory, which is yet to be seen.

This great Earl, by Blanch his second Wife, Daughter [...]. du Til­let, p. 107. &c. to Robert, Earl of Artois (third Son to Lewes the Eighth, King of France) Widow [...]. du. Til­let, p. 107. &c. of Henry, King of Na [...]arre, Earl of Champaigne and Bry, had issue three Sons, viz. Thomas, Henry, and Iohn, and a DaughterLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 37 [...]. Claus. 26 E. 1. m. 7.. (Which Iohn diedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 37 [...]. Claus. 26 E. 1. m. 7. in France, with his Sister, without issue.) And surviving him, had, for her Dowry, an AssignationLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 37 [...]. Claus. 26 E. 1. m. 7. of the Mannors of Crepton; Durfield, with its Members, viz. Southwood, Holebroke, Hey-Egge, Beaurepair, Allerwasleigh, Edricheshay, New Bigging, and Holland; with the whole Forest of Duffield; as also the Mannor of Hertindon, with Croudecote, all in Com. Derb. Likewise certain Lands in Bunteshale, Bracington, Spondon, Penrewich; with the Hundred of Gresele, and certain Lands in Newbald, with the Advowson of the Church of Duffield, in the same County: Likewise the Mannor of Raundes, with its Members, viz. Scarwigge, Ringestead, and Har [...] ­grave, in Com. Northampt. And the Advowsons of the Churches of Raundes, in the same County; Wolftanton and Tatenhull in Com. Staff. and Torpedener in Com. Leic.

I now come to Thomas. Thomas his eldest Son, and im­mediate Successor, who in 26 Edw. 1. doing his homageClaus. [...] E. 1. m. 5. (being then reputedClaus. [...] E. 1. m. 5. by the King to be of full age) had LiveryClaus. [...] E. 1. m. 5. of his Lands, except­ing the Dowry of Blanch his Mother; and there­upon marchedRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 9. into Scotland, the King him­self being thenTho. Wals. p. 42. n. 20. in that expedition. Being She­riff Rot. Pip. 27 E. 1. Lanc. of Lancashire by inheritance, he substi­tutedRot. Pip. 27 E. 1. Lanc. Richard de Hoghton his Deputy in that Office. And in 28 Edw. 1. obtained License Cart. 28. [...]. 1. n. 30. to have a Market every week on the Saturday, at his Mannor of Yoxhall in Com. Staff. As also for a Fair yearly to be there held, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow of S. Swithin; and likewise for a Fair yearly at Higham Ferrers in Comit. Northampt. upon the Eve of S Michael, the Day, and Morrow following. In this twenty eighth year, he was againRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1 m. 11. in the Wars of Scotland; so likewise inRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 5. 31, 32Rot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 2., andRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 7. 34 Edw. 1. In which last year he obtained another LicenseCart. 34 E. 1. n. [...]. for a Market every week upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Wirksworth in Com. Derb. And a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lady: As also for Free-WarrenCart 34 E. 1. n. [...]. in all his Demesn Lands at Staunford in Com. Northumbr.

[Page 780]In 1 Edw. 2. he had a GrantCart. 1 E. 2. n. 26. for a Fair at Lei­cester, every year, on the Morrow after the Feast of the Holy Trinity, and fourteen days fol­lowing: And in 2 Edw. 2. for a MarketCart. 2 E. 2. n. 39. on the Wednesday every week, at Uttoxeter in Com. Staff. As also for a FairCart. 2 E. 2. n. 39. there, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of S. Mary Magdalen. Likewise for a MarketCart. 2 E. 2. n. 39. and Fair, at his Mannor of Staple­ford in Com. Leic.

In 4 Edw. 2. having marriedRot. [...]in. 4. E. 2. m. 2. Claus. 5. E. [...]. m. 29. Alice, the sole Daughter and Heir to Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln; doing his fealty, he had Livery a of the Castle of Denbigh, and all other the Lands of her Inheritance; his homage for them, being performedClaus 5 E. 2. in dorso m. 28. the next ensuing year, upon Thurs­day after the Feast of S. Bartholomew, in the pre­sence of divers Bishops, Earls, and Barons, and other of the Kings Council, in a certain Chamber within the House of the Fryers-Preachers in London.

In 5 Edw. 2. he was [...]ho. W [...]ls. p. 74. n. 40. the cheif of those Nobles that entred into a Combination against Piers d [...] Gaveston (the Kings great favorite) under colour of defending Religion, and restoring the Peoples Liberties: And being thereupon made choiceIbid p. 75. n. 10. of for their General, sentIbid p. 75. n. 10. Messengers to the King, requiring the delivery of this Piers unto them, or to banish him the Realm.

It is saidLel. C [...]ll. Vol. 1. p. 665., That Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lin­coln, (whose Daughter and Heir he had mar­ried, as is observed) gave him in charge upon his Death-Bed, that he should maintain his quarrel against the same Piers: And that thereupon he joyned with the Earl of Watwick, and caused him to be put to death, 29 Junii, An. 1312. (5 Edw. 2.)

In 8 Edw. 2. he obtained a CharterC [...]rt. 8. E. 2. n. 39. for a Market every week upon the Friday, at his Man­nor of Burton-Stather in Com. Linc. And two Fairs, the one to begin on Alballow Eve, and to continue the next day, and thirteen days after; the other, on the Eve of the Holy Trinity, the day, and three days after. And in 9 Edw. 2. had LicensePat. 9 E. 2. p. 1. m. 25. to make a Castle of his Mannor-House at Dunsta [...]burgh in Com. Northumbr. In 10 Edw. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m 9. in the Scotish Wars; and in 11 Edw. 2. having command [...]ot. Scoc. 1 [...] E. 2. m. 15. to raise two thousand Foot, well armed, out of his own Lands and Fees; and to bring them to the King at Newcastle, within one Moneth after the Feast of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist; he re­tained Ex Autogr. pen [...]s T. Com. Elgin. (by Indenture) Sir Hugh Menill Knight, to serve him, in Peace and War, for the term of his whole life, viz. In the Wars of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, with three Men at Arms, well mounted, armed, and array­ed; covenanting to allow him Harness for his own Body, and recompence for what Arms and Horses should be lost in the War, in his service: As also Apparel, and Saddles, Livery of Hay and Oats for his H [...]rses; and the like Wages for so many Grooms, as he gave to his other Ba­chellors. And, in time of Peace, upon his going to Parliament, or elswhere; Livery of Hay and Oats for four Horses, and Wages for the like number of Grooms: And over and above all this, an Annuity of ten marks.

The like RetainerIbid. had Sir Iohn de Ewre, to s [...]rve him with ten Men at Arms, in time of War, whereof three to be Knights, allowing them bouch of Court, with Livery of Hay, Oats, Horsshooes, and Nails, as other Bannerets usually had: And▪ in time of Peace, attending him to Par­liament, or other Assemblies, with all his Knights in Livery, to have Dyet in his Hall; as also Hay, Oats, Horsshooes, and Nails for eight and twenty Horse; and Wages for as many Grooms; with Livery of Wine and Candl [...]s for his Chamber. And, when he should come himself, with one Knight, then to have bouch of Court, with Hay and Oats for seven Horses; Wages for so many Grooms, and Livery of Wine and Candles for his Chamber.

But, the grudge still remaining betwixt the King and this Earl, in 10 Edw. 2. two Cardinals were sentT. Wals▪, p. 86. n. 2 [...]. into England from the Pope, to reconcile them. Which being done, the Condi­tions on the Kings part were soon brokenIbid. p. 87.; whereupon Discontents more and more increa­sed.

Nevertheless, shortly after this, viz. in 12 E. 2. Queen Elean [...]r, late Wife to King Henry the Third, having formerly, out of her intire affecti­on Ex magno Regis [...]ro in Offic. Duc. Lan [...]. tit. De part▪ trans­marinis. to this Thomas, and Henry his Brother (her Grandsons) givenEx magno Regis [...]ro in Offic. Duc. Lan [...]. tit. De part▪ trans­marinis. unto them, and their Heirs, a certain part of the Earldom of Province, which by right of Inheritance descended to her from her Father and Mother, with jurisdiction of a meer and mixt Empire; and all Rights and Priviledges thereto belonging: And for defect of issue by them, to revert to her Heirs, Kings of England, he obtained a ConfirmationEx magno Regis [...]ro in Offic. Duc. Lan [...]. tit. De part▪ trans­marinis. thereof from the King, bearing date the fifth day of Iune, the same year

But that favor did no whit qualifie those Dis­contents which were harbored in his Brest towards the King; which more and more increasing, at length, viz. in 14 Edw. 2. broke out openly; he then appearing the principalT. Wals. p. 9 [...]. n. 1 [...] & [...] of those, who confederated together, for the destruction of such,T. Wals. p. 9 [...]. n. 1 [...] & [...] as they called Traytors to the Realm; whereof the two Spensers were the cheif; charg­ing T. Wals. p. 9 [...]. n. 1 [...] & [...] them, with misleading the King, to the great damage of the people; and engaging T. Wals. p. 9 [...]. n. 1 [...] & [...] themselves to live and die with each other, For the cause of Iustice, (for that term they gave to their design) against those persons.

In which juncture, there hapning a great quar­rel Ibid. p. 104. n. 10., betwixt Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Here­ford, and William de Braose, (an eminent Baron in the Marches of Wales) about a certain Ter­ritory called [...]owher-Land, lying in those parts: Roger de Mortimer, the Uncle, and Roger the Nephew, deltIbid. p. 104. n. 10. with Braose for his title there­to; Iohn de Moubray also, who had marriedIbid. p. 104. n. 10. the Daughter of Braose, sole heir to that Land, ac­counting his to be the better right, likewise putting in his ClaimIbid. p. 104. n. 10.. But, whilst they were thus in contest for it, Hugh le Despenser, the younger (the great Favorite and powerful Man of that time) taking advantage of these their differences, en­tred Ibid. n. [...]0. upon it, and excluded them both. Which insolent Act so alarmed the Earl of Hereford, that he presently complainedIbid. n. [...]0. thereof to this Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. Who, thereupon drawingIbid. n. 10. in divers of the Nobility, to his [...]ide, cameIbid. n. [...]0. to Shirebu [...]ne. Whence, with Banners Ibid. [...]. 30. displayed, he marchedIbid. [...]. 30. to S. Albans, pre [...]end­ing Ibid. [...]. 30. to reform what was amiss in the Govern­ment. Where stayingIbid. [...]. 30. for three days, he sent Ibid. [...]. 30. the Bishops of Ely, Hereford, and Chi­ch [...]ster, to the King, then at London; requi­ring Ibid. [...]. 30., that he would banish the Spensers; as per­sons highly censured by the people for divers [Page 781] great misdemeanors; as also to afford Letters I [...]d. of Indempnity to himself, and all others, who were parties in that Insurrection.

Which being deniedIbid., they forthwith march­ed Ibid. to London, and there appeared so formid­able; that by the advice of the Queen, and those Bishops, the King, at length assentedIbid., inso­much as the Edict for their banishment, was forthwith published by the Earl of Hereford, in Westminster-Hall. But, not long after, the Tide turned the other way; for, the next en­suing year, viz. 15 Edw. 2. the King raisingIbid. p. 93. n. 30. a powerful Army, divers of this Earls Confede­rates fellIbid. p. 93. n. 30. off, by reason of some displeasureLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 330., which he had taken against the Lord Badlesmere, and submittedIbid. n. 40.. Whereupon those who stood firm, marchedIbid. n. 40. with him, first to Glocester, and thence to Burton upon Trent, and so to his Castle at Tu [...]bury, (about four miles distant) doing much spoilIbid. n. 40. to the Countrey in their passage. In which journey, havingLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 667. with him a certain Knight called Sir Robert de Holland, whom he had taken out of his Buttery, and pre­ferred to two thousand marks per annum, he sent him into Lancashire, to bring up Five hundred men out of those parts; but, instead of bringing them to him, he conductedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 667. them to the King.

The King therefore having notice of their motion, pursued them with all his power; first marchingMS. in Bibl. BodI. [...]. 84. f. 99 [...], b. down to Coventry, and thence to Leichfield; to which place, on the morrow after S. Chads day, the two Spensers cameMS. in Bibl. BodI. [...]. 84. f. 99 [...], b. to him, with all their strength; which so startled this Earl, That upon the sixth Ides of March he placedMS. in Bibl. BodI. [...]. 84. f. 99 [...], b. Foot on each side the Bridge at Bur­ton, to hinder the Kings passage over Trent. By reason whereof, he was constrained to ford MS. in Bibl. BodI. [...]. 84. f. 99 [...], b. the River at Walton (about three miles above;) which being made known to this Earl, he drewH. Knigh­t [...]n, 2540. n. 30 & 40. out his Men from Cutbury Castle, expectingH. Knigh­t [...]n, 2540. n. 30 & 40. aid from the before specified Sir Robert de Holland, and others, who had promised their help: And when he saw they failed him, fledH. Knigh­t [...]n, 2540. n. 30 & 40. Northwards. Whereupon, the King com­ing to [...]u [...]bury Pat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. m. 25., sealed a CommissionPat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. m. 25. (bear­ing date there 11 Martii) to Edmund, Earl of Kent, and Iohn de Warren, Earl of Surrey, requiring them forthwith to pursue and arrest him▪ and all his party: As also, to besiegePat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. m. 25. his Castle of Pontfract, and take it; commanding the assistance to them therein, of all his Subjects, to their utmost power.

It is saidLel▪ Coll. Vol. 1. p. 667., that in this his flight, consulting with those Barons then with him at the Black-Fryers in Pontfract; they advised him to march to Dunstanburgh (a Castle of his own in Northumberland) and that, refu [...]ing so to do, lest it should be thought he held intelligence with the Scots; he expressed, that he did resolve to stay still at Pontfract: And that thereupon Sir Roger de Clifford, drawing out his Dagger, swore that he would kill him, unless he would go with them; whereupon he went, having seven hundred Men of his company. And, before the Kings Forces could overtake him, gotT. Wal [...]. p. 94. n. 10. to Bur­roughbrigge in Yorkshire, where finding the Countrey people inIbid. n. 10. Arms, and William Lord Latimer, then Governor of the City of York, and Sir Andrew de Harcla, of Carlisle, ready to give him Battle; after a short skirmish, Hum­phrey de Bo [...]un, Earl of Hereford, attempting T. Wals. ut s [...]p [...]a. to pass the Bridge, was [...]lainT. Wals. ut s [...]p [...]a. by one who lay under an Arch; and he himself (over-pow [...]red with numbers) takenT. Wals. ut s [...]p [...]a. by the same Sir Andrew. So likewise wereT. Wals. ut s [...]p [...]a. Roger de Clifford, Iohn de Mo [...] ­br [...]y, Warre [...]de [...]Isle, and many others; and thence carriedT. Wals. ut s [...]p [...]a. to Pontfract, where the King and both the Spe [...]sers at that time wereT. Wals. ut s [...]p [...]a.. Where, being brought into the Town, he was scornedT. Wals. ut s [...]p [...]a.; and by the people, in derision, calledT. Wals. ut s [...]p [...]a. King Arthur. Which being observed, many did deem Ibid. [...]. 20. it a just judgment upon him, in regard he had Ibid. [...]. 20. in such sort abused the King; when, coming out of th [...] North, not long before, he lay at Pontfr [...]t: For at that time, issuingIbid. [...]. 20. out of the Castle with his Men, they usedIbid. [...]. 20. him very contemptibly, exclaimingIbid. [...]. 20. vilely against him, in a most tum [...]ltuous manner.

And being thus fetcht thither, he was on the third day afterwards, broughtIbid. n. 30. before the King (the Earl of Kent, the Earl of Winchester, Iohn, Earl [...]arren and Surrey, David, Earl of Athol, and Robert, Earl of Angos, being all present) who gaveIbid. n. 30. sentence upon him to be drawn, hang [...]d, and beheaded: But, in regard Ibid. n. 30. of his great Birth, somewhat qualified it, and appointedIbid. n. 30., That he should only lose his Head. In pursuance whereof he was, uponH. Knig [...] ­ton. 2541. the mor­row 11 C [...]l. Apr. after the F [...]ast of S. Benedict, brought to a PlainH. Knig [...] ­ton, [...] supr [...]., without the Town, and there behead­ed H. Knig [...] ­ton, [...] supr [...].: On which▪ a beautiful Church was after­wards erectedH. Knig [...] ­ton, [...] supr [...]. to the honor of his memory. The rest being sentencedT. Wals. ut supra, n. 40. to be drawn and hang­ed at York, and several other places.

OthersLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 667, 668 & 669. relate the story thus, viz. That being come to Burroughbrigge▪ he there found Sir Andrew de Harcla, War [...]len of Carlisle, and the Marches, and Sir Simon Ward, Sheriff of Yorkshire, ready to encounter him. Where, relating to Harcla his just quarrel to the Spen­sers; he promised him, if he would favor his Cause, to give him one of those five Earldoms which he had in possession; and, that Harcla re­fusing, he told him, That he would soon repent it, and that he should die [...] shameful death (as it aftewards hapned.) Also, that Harcla then cau­sing his Archers to shoot, the fight b [...]gan, in which many of this Earls party being slain▪ he betook himself to a Chappel, refusing to yield to Harcla, and, looking on the Crucifix, said— Good Lord, I render my self to thee, and put my self into thy mercy. Also, that they then took off his Coat-Armor, and put [...]ing upon him one of his Mens Liveries, carried him by Water to York, where they threw Balls of Dirt at him. More­over, that from thence, they brought him back to the King at Ponfract Castle, and there put him in a Tower, towards the Abby, which he had newly made. Likewise, that soon after, be­ing brought into the Hall, he had Sentence of Death by these Justices, viz. Aymer, Earl of Pembroke, Edmund, Earl of Kent, Iohn de Bretaigne, and Sir Robert Malmethorpe, who pro­nounced the Judgment. Whereupon, saying, Shall I die without Answer? A certain Gascoign [...] took him away, and put a pill'd broken Hood on his Head, and set him on a lean white Jade, without a Bridle; and that then he added, King of Heaven have mercy on me, for the King of Earth [...]ous ad g [...]erthi, And that thus he was carried, some throwing Pellots of Dirt at him (having a Fryer-Preacher for his Confessor) to an Hill with­out the Town; where he kneeled down towards [Page 782] the East, until one Hugin de Muston, caused him to turn his Face toward Scotland, and then a Villain of London cut off his Head. After which, the Prior and Monks obtaining his Body from the King, buried it on the right hand of the High Altar.

The day of his death wasPat 16 E. 2. p. 1. m 25. certainly upon the Munday next preceding the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin.

But of this his death, the King soon after re­pented T. Wals. ut supra, p. 96., as it is said.

Touching his Merits, there hapnedH. Knigh­ton, 2540. after­wards very great disputes: SomeH. Knigh­ton, 2540. thinking it fit that he should be accounted a Saint, because he was so charitable, and so much an honorer of the Religious; as also, that he died in a just Cause: But cheifly for that his persecutors came to un­timely ends, in a short time.

On the other side, many there were, who taxedH. Knigh­ton, 2540. him for Adultery, in keeping of sundry Women, notwithstanding he had a Wife. Asper­sing H. Knigh­ton, 2540. him likewise, for cruelty, in putting to death some persons for small offences; and pro­tecting some from punishment who were trans­gressors of the Laws; alleagingH. Knigh­ton, 2540. also, that he was cheifly swayed by one of his Secretaries; and that he did not fight stoutly for Justice, but fled, and was taken unarmed. Nevertheless many Miracles were reportedH. Knigh­ton, 2540. to have been afterwards wrought in the place, where his Corps was buri­ed; much confluenceH. Knigh­ton, 2540. of people coming thereto, in honor thereof, till the King, through the in­citation Ibid. n. 30, 40 & 50. of the Spensers, set GuardsIbid. n. 30, 40 & 50. to re­strain them. Whereupon they flockedIbid. n. 30, 40 & 50. to the place where he suffered death; and so much the more eagerly, by how much endeavors were used to restrain them, until a Church was erected on the place where he suffered.

Most certain it is, that the vulgar sort of peo­ple had so great a veneration to him, that they worshipped his Picture, which (with other) was drawn on a Tablet in Saint Pauls Cathedral at London; till the King by his special Letters Claus 16 E. 2. in dorso m 2. to the Bishop of London, bearing date at York, 28 Iunii, 16 Edw. 2. inhibited them so to do.

Nor was it long after, the stream turning an­other way, by the unhappy deposal, and lament­able murther of King Edward the Second, but that all proceedings concerning the Attainder of him, and his adherents, beingRot. Fin. 16 E [...] 2. m. 25. in c [...]dula. annulled and vacated in the Parliament begun at Westmin­ster, on the morrow after the Feast of the Epi­phany, 1 Edw. 3. there still continued the like ve­neration for his memory; so that, in 33 Edw. 3. it was generally believedTho. Wals. p. 167., that Miracles were done at his Tomb, and that Blood issued out of it

Touching Alice his Wife, who survived him, I shall observe, That upon his marriage with her, she was endowedClaus. 16 E. 2. m. 32. at the Church door with the Castle and Borough of Newcastle under Lime; the Towns of Penkhill, Sheprugg, Walstatton, and Clayton, in Com. Staff. And all other Hamlets belonging to the same Castle and Borough; as also with divers Man­nors and Lordships lying in other Counties: Of which, she had LiveryClaus. 16 E. 2. m. 32. in Iuly, 16 Edw. 2. And immediately thereupon (viz. 9 Iulii, 16 Edw. 2.) quittedClaus. 16 E. 2. m 34. in cedula., unto King Edward, all her right to the Lordships of Winterbourne, Ambresbury, and Troubrigge, in Com. Wiltes. Kaneford in Com. Dorset. Hengstrigge and Charleton in Com. Somers. with all the Hamlets and Advow­sons of Churches to them belonging; in which, Iohn Earl Warren, had an estate for life, they be­ing of her Inheritance. Moreover, soon after this, taking to HusbandClaus. 18 Ed. [...]. m. 23. Ebulo le Strange, (a younger Son to the Lord Strange of Knokin) she had farther LiveryClaus. 18 Ed. [...]. m. 23. (as Daughter and Heir to Henry-de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln) of the Court, of the Fee of De la Hay, and the Gaol standing before the Gate of Lincoln Castle; as also of an Annuity of twenty pounds, as the third penny of the County of Lincoln: All which, by rea­son of the forfeiture of her late Husband, had been seisedClaus. 18 Ed. [...]. m. 23. into the Kings hands.

It is saidMon. Anglic. Vol. 2. 189 a. n. 50 & 60., That divers years before the death of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, her Husband, she was by him repudiated; and that she had been familiar with this Ebulo le Strange, whom she so married afterwards. AlsoIbid. 189 b., that taking him to Husband without the Kings License, all the Lands of her Inheritance, and otherwise, which were held of the King in Capite, were seised and detained, till she delivered up those of her In­heritance, which lay in the Counties of Lanc. Cestr. and Ebor. And gave the Castle and Lord­ship of Denbigh in Wales; as also the Castle of Bolinbroke in Com. Linc. with its Appur­tenances; and all other her Lands in that Coun­ty, and many in other parts of the Realm, unto Hugh le Despenser, (the great favorite of that time:) And that the Lands, which she had left, after all those were so extorted from her, a­mounted to no less in value, then three thousand marks per annum.

It is farther saidIbid. 190. That she departed this life without issue, in An. 1348. (22 Edw. 3.) about the Feast of S. Matthew the Apostle, being then Sixty seven years of age. Also, that she was bu­ried in the Conventual Church of Berling, near to the Grave of Ebulo, her Husband. And Ibid. n. [...] & 20. that, thereupon, all the Lands of that great Inheritance, which descended to her from Henry de Lacy, late Earl of Lincoin, her Father; by vertue of the Render and Grant made by the said Henry, and by the Grant of King Edward the First, came to Henry, Earl of Lancaster (Son of Henry,) afterwards Duke of Lancaster; which Lands lay in Blackburnshire, Rach­dale, Totington, and Penwortham, in Com. Lanc. Halton in Com. Cestr. Bouland and Snaithe in Com. Ebor. and in divers other parts of England.

¶I come now to Henry, Henry. Brother and Heir of Thomas. This Henry, upon the death of Ed­mund, Earl of Lancaster, (his. Father) in 24 Edw. 1. doingRot. Fin. 24 E. 1. m. 16. his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 24 E. 1. m. 16. of the Castle, Town, and Honor of Monmouth; as also of the Castles of Skenefrith and Blanch-Castell, with the Mannors of Rad­ley and Menstreworth, and all other his Fa­thers Lands beyond Severne; and, in 25 Ed. 1. wasRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. m. 2. in that expedition, then made into Flan­ders.

In 27 Edw. 1. having taken to WifeClaus. 27 E. 1. m. 5. Mary, the Daughter and Heir of Sir Patrick Chaworth, he had respiteClaus. 27 E. 1. m. 5. for payment of his Releif. InRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 14. 28 &Rot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 2.32 Edw. 1. he was in those expeditions then made into Scotland. And, in considerationEx magno Registro in Officio Duc. Lan [...]. of his eminent service in that War, obtained a dis­charge Ex magno Registro in Officio Duc. Lan [...]. of so much debt, as was due from him to the Kings Exchequer, for his Releis, viz. Up­on [Page 783] on the death of Hawise de London, Grand-Mo­ther, and Pain de Chaworth, Uncle to Maud his Wife, by reason of the Lands, which descended to her, by their respective deaths: Which dis­charge bears date at Dumfermelin, 28 Ian. the same year.

In 34 Edw. 1. being againClaus. 34 E. 1. m. 7. in the Wars of Scotland; he had, in consideration thereof, LiveryClaus. 34 E. 1. m. 7. of the Mannor of Hertley in Com. Southampt. without performing his homage. Which Mannor, by the death of Isabel, the Wife of Hugh le Despenser, descendedClaus. 34 E. 1. m. 7. to Maud his Wife, as her next Heir. In 8 Edw. 2. he received commandRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 9. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Feast of the Blessed Virgin, thence to march against the Scots: And in 10 Edw. 2. obtained a CharterCart. 10 E. 2. n. 15. for Free-Warren, to himself and the said Maud his Wife, and to her Heirs, in all his Demesn Lands, within his Lordships of Swinburne, Langstoke, Stokebrigge, and Weston Patrick in Com. Southampt. In 11 Edw. 2. he was chargedClaus. 11 E. 2. m. 23. with providing one hundred Foot Soldiers, out of his Lands in Rid­welly and Radewa [...]han, in Wales; and to bring them to Newcastle upon Tine, within three weeks after the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist, to march into Scotland. And in consideration Rot. Fin. 17 E. 2. of his eminent services, had so great an esteem from the King; as that (notwithstanding his Brothers Attainder) having had LiveryRot. Fin. 17 E. 2. of his Lands, upon the twenty nineth of March, 17 E. 2. he obtained such farther favor, That he should Rot. Fin. 17 E. 2. thenceforth enjoy the title, name, and honor of Earl of Leicester; and be, thenceforth, so written in the Kings Courts.

But after this, Roger Lord Mortimer, and Queen Isabel, bearing such a sway, that the people grew Frois. lib. 1 & 2. f. 11 b. much discontented, he confederatedFrois. lib. 1 & 2. f. 11 b. with Thomas de Brotherton, then Marshal, and Ed­mund of Woodstock, the Kings Uncles, to a­mend what was amiss, if they could. Also, in 19 Edw. 2. uponT. Wals. 105. n. 40. & 106. the putting to death of Hugh le Despenser the elder, by the Authority of the great Lords, then powerful; (Prince Edward, being by them constitutedT. Wals. 105. n. 40. & 106. Governor of the Realm, the Chancellor and Treasurer being like­wise T. Wals. 105. n. 40. & 106. appointed by them) he was sentT. Wals. 105. n. 40. & 106. into Wales, and by the assistanceT. Wals. 105. n. 40. & 106. of the Welsh, took16 Cal. Dec. the King, withIbid. Hugh le Despensers, the younger, and other of the Kings Fathers Fami­liars, near the Castle of Lantrussan. And, having thereupon, the person of the King com­mitted Ibid. to his custody, forthwith carriedIbid. him, by Monmouth, Ledbury, and other places, to his Castle of Kenilworth, where he staidIbid. the whole Winter following.

Moreover, in 20 Edw. 2. (the King being still in his custody) through his interest with the Lords then ruling, he obtained a GrantPat. 20 E. 2. m. 3. of the custody of the Castles and Honors of Lancaster, Tutbury, and [...]. But shortly after this, by a CommandLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 683. from King Edward the Third, he deliveredLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 683. up Edward the Second; unto Thomas Lord Berkley, who conveyedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 683. him to Berkley Castle. And uponT. Wals. p 107. n. 10 & 108. the proclaim­ing of the Prince, by the name of King Edward the Third, girdedT. Wals. p 107. n. 10 & 108. him with the Sword of Knighthood; having likewise the tuitionIbid. 109. n. 30. of him (in regard of his tender years) so soon as he was crowned.

After which, inMon. Angl. Vol [...] n. 40. the Parliament begun at Westminster, 7 Martii, in the first of His Reign, he obtained an ActMon. Angl. Vol. [...] n. 40. for Reversing the Attainder of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, his Brother; and thereupon repossessed all those Lands and Lordships which had been seised by reason thereof, viz. the Earldoms of Lancaster and Leicester, and divers Lands, whereof Ed­mund his Father, and Thomas his Brother, were formerly possessed.

About this time, being, by InquisitionEsc. 1 E. 3. n. 16. Gloc., found Heir to his said Brother; the King, taking his homageClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3., commandedClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3. his Escheator North of Trent, that he should not meddle with the Castles of Sandale and Coningsburgh; or any of the Mannors of Wakefield, Thorne, Soureby, Hatfield, and Stainford; where­unto Iohn de Warren, Earl of Surrey, laid Claim; those being, by consent of both parties, to remainClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3. in the Kings hands, to be delivered to this Henry.

In the same year, viz. 1 Edw. 3. he was made Rot. Scoc. 1 E. [...]. m. 4. Captain-General of all the Kings Forces in the Marches of Scotland. Howbeit, after this, viz. in the xvme of S. Michael, there beingT. Wals. p. [...]. n. 10. another Parliament held at Salisbury; this Earl, with some others, decliningT. Wals. p. [...]. n. 10. to come thither, the King took high offenceT. Wals. p. [...]. n. 10. against him; being made to believeIbid. Frois 1 [...] b., that he had a purpose to de­stroy him; and thereupon raising a great power marchedIbid. Frois 1 [...] b. to Bedford, where he then lay: But the Earl Marshal and Earl of Kent, reconciled Ibid. Frois 1 [...] b. that business.

In 2 Edw. 3. he obtained LicenseCart. 2. [...] n. 85. for a Market every week upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of Melburne in Com. Derb. And in 3 Edw. 3. attendedFrois. f. 14 [...]. the King, in his expedition, then made into France. In 4 Edw. 3. he procured a Con­firmation Cart. 4 [...]. 3. n. 19. from the King to himself, and the heirs of his Body, of all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands of Robert de Ferrers: LikewiseCart. 4 [...]. 3. n. 19. of the whole Honor of Leicester, and all the Lands of Simon de Montfort, sometime Earl of Lei­cester; as also a GrantIbid. n. 21. of all the Lands and Fees of Iohn de Middleton, in the Newlands and Wordham in Com. Northumbr. And in this fourth year of that King▪ began the Foundation Mon. Angl. Vol 2 468 a. n. 30. & b. n. 20. of the Hospital of our Lady near his Castle at Leicester.

But in An 1345. (19 Edw. 3.) he departed T. Wals. 156. this life, and was buriedT. Wals. 156. at Leicester; the King and Queen, with almost all the Bishops, Earls, and Barons of the Realm, beingT. Wals. 156. at his Funeral; where a fair TombL [...]l. Itin. Vol 1. f. 17., on the North side of the High Altar in the Collegiate Church of our Lady there, called the New Warke, was afterwards erected; but withoutL [...]l. Itin. Vol 1. f. 17. a Crownet on his Head: Leaving issueL [...]l. Itin. Vol. 6. fol. 45. by the before specified Maud, his Wife, Henry, L [...]l. Itin. Vol. 6. fol. 45., his Son and Heir, and six Daughters, viz, L [...]l. Itin. Vol. 6. fol. 45. Maud married to William de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, and afterwards to Ralph, Son and Heir to the Earl of Suffolk; Blanch L [...]l. Itin. Vol. 6. fol. 45. to the Lord Wake; Eleanor to Richard, Earl of Arundel, having the Popes Dispensa­tion Rot. Rom. [...] E. 3. m. 4. for the same in regard of their affinity; and likewise, because, in his tender years; he had contracted Matrimony with Isabel, the Daughter of Hugh le Despenser, his Kinswoman, in the se­cond degree of con [...]anguinity; Isabel, Prioress L [...]l. Itin ut supra. of Amoresbury; Iane L [...]l. Itin ut supra. wedded to the Lord Moubray; and Mary toL [...]l. Itin ut supra. the Lord Percy [...]

[Page 784]Which Ma [...]d FoundedPat. 38 E. 3. p. 1. m. 44. a Chantry of five Priests, within the Chappel of the Annumiation of the Blessed Virgin, within the Church of the Priory of Campesse in Com. Suff. for the health of the Souls of William de Burgh, sometime Earl of Ulister, Elizabeth de Burgh, and Ma [...]d de Vfford, her own Daughters. Also, for the good estate of her self, and of Sir Iohn de Vfford, and Sir Thomas de Hereford, Knights, during their lives; and for the health of their Souls after­wards. Which Chantry she endowed with cer­tain Lands in Asshe juxta Rendlesham, and with the Advowsons of the Churches of Burgh in Com. Suff. and Hargham in Com. Norf.

¶I come lastly to Henry, Henry. Son and Heir to the before specified Henry.

In 7 Edw. 3. this Henry obtained a Grant Ex magno Registro ut supra. tit. Wallia. from Henry, his Father (bearing date at Ke­ns [...]worth), 28 Decemb. of the Castle and Town of Ridwelsy, with the whole Territory of Carnwarthlan; as also of the Castles of Oggemor, Grossemunt, and Skenefrith, and Mannor of Ebboth: And in 9 Edw. 3. was Rot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 28. in that expedition then made into Scotland. At which time he gave such testimony of his va­lor and Military skill; that upon the seventh of April, the year next ensuing, he was made Cap­tain-General Rot. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m. 28. of the Kings Army in that Realm; and, in May following, had the titleIbid. m. 26. of Banneret.

In 11 E. 3. (12 Martii) he obtained an Assig­nation Claus. 11. E. 3. p. 1. m. 22. of five hundred seven pounds ten shil­lings for his own Wages, and the Wages of his Men at Arms, which he retained for the Wars of Scotland, from the first of May the preceding year, until the sixteenth of November: And the same year, upon the sixteenth of March, was advancedCart. 11. [...]. 3. n. 50. to the dignity and title of Earl of Derby; having besides the Annual Fee of twen­ty pounds per annum (usually given in lieu of the Tertium Denarium de placitis Comitatus, which the old Earls antiently had) a PensionPat. 11 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 27. of a thou­sand marks, to be received yearly, during his Fathers life, out of the Customs of London, Boston, and Kingston super Hull, until the King should otherwise provide for him, in Lands or Rents of that value.

Shortly after this, King Edward designing Frois. lib. 1. cap. 30. to clear the Isle of Cagant of a Garison, which the French had placed there; sentIbid. cap. 31. over this Earl with considerable Forces. Where, upon the first encounterIbid. cap. 31. of the French and Flemings, he was felledIbid. cap. 31. to the Ground: But by the valor of the famous Sir Walter Manney, broughtIbid. cap. 31. off safe; who thereupon criedIbid. cap. 31. Lancaster for the Earl of Derby.

In 12 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Alem. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 3. in the Wars of Flanders, the King himself beingT. Wals. in codem anno. at that time there. And in 13 Edw. 3. attendedFrois. cap. 41. him to Uironfosse (in France) having a special CommandFrois. cap. 41. in his Army there drawn up for Bat­tle against the French.

In 14 Edw. 3. he was againIbid. cap. 50. with the King in that great Naval fight, with the French, before Sluse. And after that, continuingRot. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 8. in Flan­ders, had an AssignationRot. Alem. 14 E 3. m. 8. of ten Ships to trans­port his Horse from the Port of Orwell, thi­ther. And uponT. Wals. p 149. the Truce made, the same year, betwixt King Edward, and the French, he wasT. Wals. p 149. one of the Commissioners, who, on the part of the English, upon the nineteenth of Ia­nuary, in the Priory of Saint Mary Magdalen at Maletrete, made Oath for the observing there­of.

In 15 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3 m. 2. in Scotland; and beingIbid. m. 4. the Kings Lieutenant for the North parts of England, and General of his Army against the Scots, hadIbid. m. 4. a special Commission to Treat of Peace with them. In which year, the King keeping his Christmas H. Knigh­ton. 2580. n. 30. at Meurose in Scotland, and this Earl at Rokesburg [...]; he encountred with William de Douglas, in a Tour­neament, and woundedH. Knigh­ton. 2580. n. 30. him.

In 16 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 11. in another expedition, then made into France, havingRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 11. with him of his retinue, five Bannerets, fifty Knights, one hundred forty four Esquires, and two hundred Archers, on Horsback: And had for his Wages in that service, an AssignationRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 11. of an hundred and eight Sacks of Wooll, and an half, of the Kings Woolls; taking for himself eight shillings per diem, for every Bannerer four shillings, every Knight two shillings, every Esquire twelve pence, and every Archer six pence. He had also the same year an AssignationExtract. D [...] nat. 16 E. 3. m. 10. of a thousand marks for guarding the Marches of Scotland.

In 17 Edw. 3. (withT. Wals. p. 150. the Earls of Glocester, Warwick, Northampton, and others,) he marchedT. Wals. p. 150. into Scotland, to raise the siege of Louhmaban Castle. And, the sameRot. Fra [...] 17 E. 3. m. 12. year was appointed an Ambassador (with William de Mon­tacute, Earl of Salisbury) to treat with Al­fonse, King of Castile, for the appeasing of cer­tain differences betwixt the Subjects of that King, and the Subjects of King Edward, espe­cially Marriners and Citizens of Bayon. And was alsoRot. Fra [...] 17 E. 3. m. 12. one of the Commissioners sent to Rome, there to treat, in the presence of the Pope, touching a Peace betwixt King Edward and Philip de Valois; as also concerning King Edwards right to the Crown of France.

In 18 Edw. 3. he was joyned inRot. Vasc. 18 E. 3. m. 9. Commission with Richard, Earl of Arundel, to treat farther with Alfonse, King of Castile, for appeasing the differences before mentioned: Likewise in Rot. Vasc. 18 E. 3. m. 9. the Lieutenancy of the Dukedom of Aqui­tane, with powerRot. Vasc. 18 E. 3. m. 9. to govern and defend that Countrey; and to recover whatsoever thereof, should be unjustly detained; as also to receive such to grace and favor, as should return to their due obedience.

Moreover, upon advertisementFrois cap. 102. given to the King, of the weak condition of that Country, he was sentFrois cap. 102. (together with the Earl of Pem­broke, and some other eminent persons) with five hundred Knights, and Esquires, and two thousand Archers; and taking shippingIbid. f. 50 a. at Southampton; arrivedIbid f. 50 a. at Bayon, upon the sixth of Iune. Thence coming to Bour­deaux, he was entertainedIbid with solemn Pro­cession, and there stayedIbid. b. fifteen days; after Ibid. b. which, marching to Bergerath, Sir Walter Manney (one of the Marshals of the Host) saying to him, as they sate at Dinner,—If we were good Men at Arms, we should drink, this Evening, with the French Lords in Bergerath; He re­plied —And for me, it shall not be let. Where­upon, putting his Men in order, he made a sharp assault upon that Town, which endured till noon; but without effect, insomuch, as he re­solved to assault it by Water; and, to that pur­pose sentIbid. b. to Bourdeaux for Ships: But soon after, the Town desuring Mercy, he assented [Page 785] thereto, and enteredIb. 51. b. And within a short space, having such prosperous suceess at Ber­gerath, tookIb. 51. b. these places in High-Gascoine, viz. the Castle of Lango, the Town of le Lacke, also Mandurant, the Castle of Montgise, the Town of Punache, the Castle of la Lewe, the Town of Forsait, and the Tower of Pon­dayre, the great Town of Beaumont in Laylloyes, and the chief Town pertaining to the E. of Laylle. Thence he marched to Bonu, which he took byFroissard, [...]ap. 105. assault; with the Castles Ibid. f. 52. [...]. of Pelagrue, and Auberoche.

And shortly after Auberoche being besieged by the French; he sentIbid. 53. b. to the Earl of Pem­broke, at Bergerath; as also to the Lord Stafford, to meet him at a certain place: and so (with Sir Walter Ma [...]ney) marchedIbid. towards Auberoche; staying a whole day at Lybourne, expecting the Earl of Pembroke: but when he saw he did not come, he wentIbid. himself to the relief thereof (the Earl of Oxford, Sir Walter Manny, Sir Richard Hastings, the Lord Ferrers, &c. accompanyingIbid. him.) And riding all night, came within two miles of it in the morning. And then putting their Horses to graze, staid in a Wood till towards noon, ex­pecting the Earl of Pembroke; being no more than three hundred Spears, and six hundred Archers; whereas the French, who lay before it, were ten or twelve thousand. Notwithstanding Ibid. which disparity; deeming it very dishonorable to lose their Companions in Auberoche, Sir Walter Manney sayingIbid.; Sirs! let us leap on our Horses, and coast under the Covert of this Wood, till we be on the same side that joyneth to their Host; and, when we be near, put Spurs to our Hor­ses, and cry our Cries; we shall enter while they be at Supper, and not aware of us; for you shall see them so discomsited, that they shall keep none array. They thereupon all agreed; and putting Spurs to their Horses, came in a Front upon the French Host, amongst the Gascoines, who were going to Supper; the English, cryingIbid., a Derby, a Derby, overthrew their Pavilions, and woundedIbid. many. Amongst the Prisoners which they took, there wereIbid. the Earls of Layll, and Pyergort; and the Uncle of the Earl of Pyergort, all taken in their Tents: This be­ing done upon St. Laurence night.

Besides these before mentioned, he woneIbid. St. Basill, the Town and Castle of Rochemyllon, and Castle of Augyllon; all in Gascoine.

The. Wals. saithYpod Neust. 117. n. 50.; that after the taking of that strong Town of Brigerak, he soon after subjected no less than fifty six Cities, and places of note, to the dominion of King Edward. More­overIbid. 118. [...], that he routed the French Army, ap­proaching towards him; slew many, and took twenty three prisoners of note: andIbid. 118. [...] that his bounty was such, that it allured divers Souldi­ers, from remote parts, to serve him; he giving them the Plunder of those places, which he took.

At this his being in Gascoine, he madeH Knighton. 25 [...]6. n. 10. & 20. for­ty Knights (English and Gascoines:) He also took at Brigerak, a Pipe full of Gold, be­sides other Treasures; and followedIbid. the Earl of Armanak, to Paragort; but by getting into the Castle he escaped him.

Moreover, laying Siege to Mountsegur, and batteringFroissard. cap. 109. it for fifteen dayes; it was at length yieldedFroissard. cap. 109. to him; After this, laying SiegeFroissard. cap. 109. to Reole, it surrendered on termes of mercy. So likewise did the CastleIbid. cap. 111., after eleven weeks Siege besides. The CastleIbid. cap. 111. of Mount­pesaunce, he also took by Storm: and Mau­leon Ibid. cap. 1 [...]2., by the advantage of an Ambush. The Ville Franche in Agenois, with the Castle, he likewise woneIbid. cap. 1 [...]2. by assault; and marching through the Country, tookIbid. cap. 1 [...]2. many other without diffi­culty.

Moreover, after three days Siege Myre­mant was yieldedIbid. cap 113. to him. So likewise were Thomynes Ibid. cap. 113. (on the River Garonne) and the CastleIbid. cap. 113. of Damasan: as also Angolesme, Ibid. c. 114. after a moneths siege.

In this year, of these his great Exploits; his Father departingMon. Aug. Vol. 2. 189. n. 60. this life in England (as before is noted) he could notMon. Aug. Vol. 2. 189. n. 60. be at his Funeral.

In 20 Edw. 3. beingFroissard. f. 67. [...]. in Burdeaux, when Aguy [...]on was besieged; after he heard that the Siege was raised,Froissard. f. 67. [...]. he sent for all his Knights, and Esquires, which held of the English party; havingIbid. twelve hundred men at Armes, two thousand Archers, and three thousand Foot: and passingIbid. the Garone betwixt Burdeaux and Blay, entered Poi [...]ou; where he tookIbid. the Town and Castle of Mirabell, by assault: LikewiseIbid. the Town and Castle of Alnoy; the Towns of Surgeres and Benon; as al­so Mortain, on the Sea side; burnt the Town of Lusignen; wone the Town and Castle of Taylbourg, obtained the Town of St. Iohn d' Angle, by render; tookIbid. the Town of Burg St. Maximien, by assault. So likewise Mon­strell, Boyvin, and the City of Poitiers.

But these last passages, are somewhat other­wise reported by Tho. Walsingham; who saith, T. Wa [...]. p. 158. n. 10. Ypod N. 120. n. 40. & 50. that in this year (viz 20 Edw. 3.) upon a Counsel held at Brigerak, in Aquitane, by this Earl, and the great men of that Countrey, he being then Seneschall there; Iohn the eldest Son to the King of France, who had long be­sieged Aguilon, but could not take it, sent to him for a Truce; which was expresly denied: and seeing he could not obtain his desire, quit­ted the Siege by night, in much disorder; lea­ving his Tents and Baggage behind. And that this Earl, thereupon fixed himself in Aguilon, Reas, and several other places; as also in the Castles of Agenoys, and Tonynges. Like­wise, that marching by Seintonge, with a thousand men, he lodged at Salveterre, which was rendered to him for fear: and that after this, having taken the Towns of St. Iohn d'Angelyn, and Isyngham, by assault; as also the Castle; coming to Poytiers, after a short Siege, he took it; and having refreshed his Army there, for eight days, returned with great bo [...]ty and triumph to Burdeaux.

About this time also Calais beingFroissard. f. 71. a. besieged by the English, King Edward took care that the avenues thereto should be strictly guardedFroissard. f. 71. a., so that the French might not approach to raise that siege. Whereupon he sentFroissard. f. 71. a. this Earl, to keep Newland Bridge, with a choice number of men, and Archers. Shortly after which, that strong garrison wasIbid. 72 a. rendered.

At this Siege, bearing then the TitleEx Autog. in Officio Arm [...]. of Earl of Lancaster, Derby, and Leicester, and Steward of England, he was appointedEx Autog. in Officio Arm [...]. by the King together with William de Clinton Earl of Hun [...]endon, Renaud de Cobham, Sir Walter [Page 786] Maney, William Lovell, and Stephen de Cosintone, to hear and determine all disputes touching Armes: and thereupon did, by a certain Instru­mentIbid., under his and their Hands and Seals, bearing date in the Camp there on the Eve of St. Margaret (21 E. 3.) give judgement for Iohn de Warbelton, in a certain cause, then controverted betwixt him the said Iohn (Son and Heir to Sir Iohn de Warbelton) and Tibaud the Son of Sir Tibaud Russell, who assumed the Sirname of Gorges; for bearing his Armes, viz. Lozengè d'Or & d'Asure, without any difference; it be­ing sufficiently proved, that the ancestors of the said Iohn de Warbelton, had, time out of mind, born the same: Likewise that Sir Raufe de Gor­ges (Grandfather of this Tibaud) forsook his own proper Armes, and, of his own accord, as­sumed these.

At this time he had [...] of his own Retinue, eight hundred men at Armes, and two thousand Ar­chers; as also thirty Banners untill the Truce: and kept such Hospitality that he spent an hun­dred pounds a day, and eight or nine marks. After which Truce, it was foundIbid. also, upon account; that he had expended in those Wars of France, of his own treasure, above seven­teen thousand pounds Sterling; besides the pay which he had from the King. In consideration Cart. & Pat. 21. E. 3. m. 13. therefore of his Glorious Achivements in the Dutchy of Aqu [...]tane, and elsewhere, by many Victories, in open Fight; as also in taking of divers Cities, Towns, and Castles (as the Re­cord it self doth express) he obtained a Grant, Cart. & Pat. 21 E. 3. m. 13. bearing date in the Camp before Calais, 1 Iunii, 21 Edw. 3. to himself and the Heirs male of his Body, of the Castle and Town of Bragerac, which was one of those places he had taken by strong assault. LikewiseRot. Cales. 21 E. 3. m. 4. of all the Lands, and goods of those prisoners, which he had taken at St. Iohn de Angely, until their Ransoms were satisfied.

And soon after that procured another Grant [...] to himself, and the Heirs male of his Body; of Horestan Castle, in Com. Derb. and the annual Rent of forty pounds issuing out of the Town of Derby.

In this year, there being a Tourneament [...] held at [...] (in [...]ent) amongst other ac­couterments prepared for that Heroick Exercise, this Earl had a Hood given [...] to him by the King, made of white Cloath; and embroidered with Dancing men, in blew habits, and buttoned be­fore with great Pearls.

In 22 Edw. 3. he was the principal of those persons, unto whom the King gave Commission to treatRot Franc [...]. 2 [...]. [...]. 3. m. 4. with the Earl of Flanders: upon certain differences betwixt the Subjects of Eng­land, and people of Flanders: As also made choice of, to treat [...] with the Constable of France, upon a Truce for six weeks, in order to a Peace throughout Picardy, Normandy, Arrois, Beulongne, and Flanders. And upon the 25 of Septemb. the same year, was con­stituted [...] the Kings Lieutenant throughout the parts of Flanders, Cala [...]s, and all other pla­ces in France, with power [...] to treat and agree with any of the Kings adversaries or their ad­herents. And in December following, was sent [...] to Denemere. to receive the Fealty and Ho­mage of the Earl of Flanders. In this year likewise, he obtained a Charter [...] for Free-Warren in all his Lordships of Gymingham, Meth­wolde, Thefourd, and Beston, in Comitat. Norff. And in 23 Edw. 3. by LettersCart 23 E. 3. [...] 4. Patent bearing date 20 Aug. was advanced to the title and dignity of Earl of Lincoln, having there­with the Annual Fee of twenty pounds granted Cart 23 E. 3. [...] 4. to him, to be paid by the Sheriff of that Shire, in lieu of the Tertium Denarium of that County; as Thomas his Uncle, late Earl of Lincoln, had.

Soon after which, he was constitutedRot. Vasc. 23 Edw. 3. m. 3. the Kings Lieutenant and Captain-General in the parts of Poictou, with powerRot. Vasc. 23 Edw. 3. m. 3. to treat of Peace and Amity; as also for observation of the Truce with the French. And, upon his journey thither, obtained LicensePat. 23 E. 3. p. 2 m. 6▪ to grant a thousand pounds per Annum Lands and Rents, to certain persons, to dispose of according to his own di­rection, for the terme of twelve years. In this year he marchedH. Knighton. 260 [...]. n. 60. & 2602. into Gascoine, with thirty thousand men; and for ten days space, made great spoil in the Countrey, for ten leagues, with Fire and Sword: At which time he took Ibid. forty two Towns, and Castles. Then came with his Army to Tholouse, and chalenged them out to fight; which they declining, he burnt the Suburbs of that City.

About this time also he was electedInstit. &c. of the Garter, per E. A. into that Honourable Society of Knights of the most noble order of the Garter, then newly founded. And, not long after, viz. in 25 Edw. 3. having merited so highly, by his prudent conduct, and renowned exploits in the wars; he was farther advanced to a higher pitch of Honour, by the Kings special CharterPat. 25 E. 3. p. 1. m. 18. Cart 25 E. 3 n [...]. bearing date 6 Martii the same year; viz. to the title and dignity of Duke of Lancaster. Which being donePat. 25 E. 3. p. 1. m. 18. Cart 25 E. 3. n [...]., by the General consent of all the Prelates, and Peers, then sitting in Parliament, at Westminster, for his life; he was investedPat. 25 E. 3. p. 1. m. 18. Cart 25 E. 3. n [...]. therewith by the Cincture of a Sword; with powerPat. 25. E. 3. p. 1. m. 18. Cart 25 E. 3. n [...]. to have a Chancery in the County of Lancaster, and to issue out Writs there under his own Seal, as well touching Pleas of the Crown, as any o­ther, relating to the Common Laws of this Realm: As alsoPat. 25 E. 3. p. 1. m. 18. Cart 25 E. 3 n [...]. to enjoy all other Liberties and Regalities, belonging to a County Palatine, in as ample manner, as the Earl of Chester, was known to have within that County. About this time likewise, he was constitutedRot. Franc. 25 E 3. m. [...]5. Admi­ral of the Kings whole Fleet from the River of Thames, Westward.

And having the same year obtained LicensePat. [...] 3. m 6. to take a journey into Spruse (there to fight against the Infidels) the King thereby granted,Pat. [...] 3. m 6. that, in case he should depart this life, before his return; his Executors should retain all his Castles, Man­nors, and Lands, into their hands, untill his debts were discharged. In his journey thither, being taken [...] in High-Almaine, he was constrained to give [...] three hundred Scutes of Gold for his liberty. Which surprisal of him, was made by the Duke of Brunswikes means as it seems; the designe thereof being toldIbid. n. 30, & 40. him, when he lay at Coloine. But, before he came to Spruse; hearingIbid. n. 30, & 40. that the Christians and Pagans had made a Truce, he returnedIbid. n. 30, & 40. to Coloine: and there relating what he had heard, of the Duke of Brun [...] ­wikes purpose; saidIbid. it did not become such a person, to deal so with a Stranger, in his jour­ney, who had never offended him; nor intended [Page 787] any thing of ill towards him; and that in case he had a mind to meddle with him, he should find him ready to perform a Souldiers part.

Which being told to the Duke of Bruns­wick, he sentIbid 2604. him a Letter of challenge: Whereunto he return'd answer,Ibid 2604. That he would meet him upon a day appointed, to perform, in his own person, what might justly be requir'd: and accordingly rode to Calais, with fifty Knights, besides others of his retinue. In this his passage, coming near Gysnes, meeting with Sir Iohn Clermont, Marshal of France, with a large attendance of Men in Arms, he was ho­nourably receiv'dIbid. n. 10. by him in the Quind. be­fore Christmas, and conducted nobly to Hed­dyng, where Sir Iames de Bourbon met him, and attendedIbid. n. [...]0. him to Paris; at which place he was also received by the Nobility, and all other people, with high regard. The like reception Ibid. n. [...]0. he had by the King of France, who sent for him to his Palace; as also by (his own Kinsman) the King of Navar.

Much agitationIbid. n. 30. there was, before the day of Battel, to reconcile them, but in vain. Upon that day therefore they entred the Lists; and, having first taken their OathsIbid. n. 30. (as 'tis the cu­stom of Duelists to do) mounted their Horses for the Combat. But it was observedIbid. n. 40., that before they had thus taken their Oaths, no man could appear more valiant and Heroick, than the Duke of Brunswick seemed to be; and that after­wards his countenance chang'd, so that he look'd pale and troubled, trembling likewise in such sort, as that he could not wield his Sword, Shield, and Lance; his Shield also turning aside three times in his taking it up. Which being discerned by his friends, they advisedIbid. n. 50. him to submit himself to the judgment of the King of France, in that Quarrel. But this our Duke standing cheerfully in his place, expecting the Combat, saidIbid. n. 50., That before he entred the Lists, perhaps he might have been perswaded to an agreement; but now that he had mounted his Horse, and was ready, and that the King, with his Nobles, with an extraordinary confluence of people, were there come together; it would be an high dishonour to himself, and to the whole English Nation, to depart, without performing what Truth and Justice did require. Adding, that he would not go out of the Lists, neither with dishonour to his Bloud, to the King of England, nor to his Countrey. Whereupon the Duke of Brunswick, wholly quittingIbid 2605. the quarrel, without reservation of his Honour, and submitting himself to the Award of the King of France therein, the King of France, at a great Feast, reconciledIbid 2605. them. And having so done, took this our Duke, and shewing him divers delightful things, offered to give them to him: But of those, he acceptedIbid. n. 20. onely of a Thorn, out of the Crown of our Saviour, which he brought away, and leftIbid n. 20. as a Relick in the Col­legiate Church of our Lady at Leicester. After which, taking his leave of the King of France, he returned into England, and came to the King at St. Albans, where he was re­ceived Ibid. n. 30. with much joy and honour, the King then keeping his Christmas Ibid. n. 30. there.

In this year, (viz, 26 E. 3.) he permitted Ibid. 2605. n. 50. &c 60. the Canons of Leicester to inclose their Woods, and stored them with Deer out of his own Parks; and likewise interceededIbid. 2605. n. 50. &c 60. with the Pope, for appropriating the Churches of Humberston and Hungarton to that Abby. About this time also, he receiv'd special com­mand Rot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 5. from the King, to keep a strict Guard upon all the Sea-coasts of Lancashire; and to armRot. Franc. 26. E. 3. m. 5. all those fourty Lanciers, which were then raised in his Territories of Monmouth, Gros­munt, Whitcastel, Kedewy, Karwathe­lan, and Iskennyn, for the publick service.

In 28 E. 3. he attendedT. Wals p. 162. n [...] 40. the King into France, having intelligence that the King of France would give him Battel at S. Omers; but when he came thither, he foundT. Wals. p. 162. n [...] 40. that the French were retreated.

Shortly after this, there being a TruceH. Knigh­ton. 260 [...]. n. 40 & 50. with the French until Easter, he was sentH. Knigh­ton. 260 [...]. n. 40 & 50. with the Earl of Arundel, and others, to the Pope, then at Avinion, to treat of farther Peace with them. But the Duke of Bourbon, Earl of Arminiak, and others, who were sent Ambassadors from the French, fellH. Knigh­ton. 260 [...]. n. 40 & 50. off from what they had formerly agreed to, upon the Truce concluded at Ca­lais, refusing any farther agreement; sayingIbid. 260 [...]., That they were prepared to defend their Coun­trey against the English: Requiring, that the King of England should first forbear to quarter the Arms of France, and that he should do Homage to the King of France for Gascoin. But hereunto this our Duke answeredIbid. 260 [...]., That those Arms of France, which he bore, by the advice of his Liege-men of France, he would not relinquish for any mans pleasure: And that the King of England should not do Homage to any person, over whom, by hereditary right from his Mother, he claimed superiority.

At this time of his coming to Avinion, (viz. on Christmas-Eve) he hadIbid. two hundred Horse in his Train, whereof thirty two were covered with Harness: At which place he staidIbid. [...] 10. six weeks, in great honour; the Bishops, Nobles, Citizens, and others, to the number of two thou­sand Horse, meetingIbid. [...] 10. him; so that from three of the clock till night, they had scarce time to pass the Bridge. At his entrance, he salutedIbid. [...] 10. all the people, and rode to the Popes Palace, where alighting from his Horse, without the Gate, he made his approachIbid. n. 20. to his Holiness, with all due reverence, which he knew well how to perform; and, after some brief discourse with him, went Ibid. n. 20. to his own Lodgings, where he kept such Ho­spitality Ibid. n. 20., for the time he staid, that all the Court admired it, having laidIbid. in an hundred Tuns of Wine before his coming: being so cour­teous to all persons, especially to the Pope and Cardinals, that they saidIbid., he had not his fellow in the whole world. And though, upon his return, the French laid their designs to surprise him, he escaped them all, and cameIbid. into Eng­land with safety and honour.

In 29 E. 3. beingIbid. 2611. n. 40. in Scotland, he gave intelligenceIbid. 2611. n. 40. to King Edward, that the Scots prepared for Battel. And in 30 E. 3. was con­stituted Rot. Franc. 30 E. 3. m. 1. Lieutenant and Captain-General for the King; and for Iohn de Montfort Duke of Bretaigne, in the Dukedom of Bretaigne, that Duke being thenRot. Franc. 30 E. 3. m. 1. in minority; and after Whitsontide went with him thither; passing [...] first through Normandy, over the Lands of the King of Naverne, whom the King of France had, by fraud, surprized, and put in prison, be­cause [Page 788] he adhered to King Edward; he came to Ibid. n. 60. Mountebrigge, in the Isle of Constantyn; thence to Caranten, and so to the Castle of Pont d'Audomer, belonging to the King of Naverne, and then besieged by the French: The Souldiers in which hearing of his approach, fled, leaving all their military Engines, and other necessaries behind them. Whereupon having mann'd it, and victuall'd it anew, he march'd to Ibid. n. 60. Bretoil (belonging likewise to the King of Naverne) then likewise belcaguer'd by the French; and removing that Siege, victuall'd it also. Thence to Uernoil Ibid. 2612., a strong City, on the skirt of Normandy, and took it by storm, the first day that he came before it. After which, he assaulted the Castle thrice, and on the third day tookIbid. 2612. it, having a special Engine wherewith he did wonders, in demolishing the Walls of Castles.

But it being toldIbid. n. 10. him, on the morrow, that the King of France was within five leagues, he drewIbid. n. 10. out his Army, and preparing for Battel, staidIbid. n. 10. in expectance of him, till he had intelli­gence, that he would neither fight nor come nearer.

In this Interim, the King of France sent Ibid. two Heralds of Arms unto him, to let him know he observ'd, that he had for a long time been in his Country, and done great spoil to his people there, so that he thought he had a mind to give him Battel; and if so, that he would fulfil his desire. Whereunto he returned answerIbid. n. 20., that he was come into those parts upon special business, which he had already in part effected; and that he was then going back to some other parts, where he had somewhat to do: Adding, that if the King of France, or any one of his Subjects, should endeavour to hinder him, he was ready to make his way by force; resolving to do nothing obscutely: And that he would cause a Lantern to be carried behind him, that the King of France might know which way he bent his course.

But the King of France forbore to follow him, expectingIbid. n. 30. his return, until he had accom­plish'd what he had design'd against the Prince of Wales, having a purpose to vanquish them both; and so going back, made towardsIbid. n. 30. the Prince.

Hereupon the Duke march'dIbid. n. 40. towards Ar­ [...]entoile, to Turri, and so by the Abby of St. Fre [...]und, where he past over a dangerous River, the Bridge being brokenIbid. n. 40. by the French, and Sixty seven armed men left there to hinder his passage: but Eighteen English going before, slew and wounded all those, so that noneIbid. n. 40. of them came off.

Thence he march'dIbid. n. 40. to Caratan, and so to Mantebourgh; no day passing, wherein he did not take some strong Hold, and divers Pri­soners.

WinterH Knigh­ton. 2615 therefore drawing on, by means whereof he discerned, that he could not keep the Field, he marchedH. Knigh­ton. 2615 to the City of Reyn­nes in Britanny, about Alhallow-tide, and laid SiegeFrois. f. 87. a. to it, with a thousand men at Arms, and five hundred Archers. And though [...] Knigh­ton. ut su­pra, 2616. he lay before it nine moneths, wasting the Countrey ad­jacent, yet durst [...]. Knigh­ton. ut su­pra, 2616. not Charles de Bloys, with his Army of ten thousand men, encounter him. Which being observ'd by the Inhabitants, they desiredIbid. a Treaty with him; and thereupon givingIbid. him an hundred thousand Scutes, forthe charges he had been at, yieldedIbid. it to him, with condition to enjoy their goods: And so giving securityIbid. n. 30. to render it up, whensoever it should be required on the King of Englands behalf, he placedIbid. n. 30. a Governour in it, and departed. At this Siege of Reynnes, he issued from the Army, and wonL [...]l. Coll. Vol. 1. 824. Otry and Semay, lying on the River of Aine, on the march of Lorein.

In 33 E. 3. being [...] sent with his Retinue to Calais, to bring forth with him the Marquis of Mise, and those Almains, who tarried for the arrival of King Edward, he march'dIbid. [...]22. with them over the River of Soume, to besiege the Town of Bray. Where passing behind the Walls, he caused his men to wadeIbid. 822. up to the shoulders; and failing of his purpose, return'dIbid. 822. to Calais. After which, ere long, King Edward himself comingH. Knigh­ton. 2621. n. 10 & 20. with a potent Army, he joyn'dH. Knigh­ton. 2621. n. 10 & 20. his Forces thereto, and so dividing it into three Bodies, march'dH. Knigh­ton. 2621. n. 10 & 20. towards Reymes in Cham­paign; where being peaceably receivedIbid. n. 50.,(with Ibid. n. 50. the Earls of Richmond, March, and the fa­mous Sir Iohn Chandos) he wentIbid. n. 50. out in the night (being the Festival of S. Thomas of Can­terbury) to storm the Town of Cerney in Dormoys, (a place of great strength, with a double Ditch, and a huge Wall, with many Tur­rets, full of armed men.) On the morrow, com­ing within a League thereof, the AllarmIbid. n. 60. &c 2622. was given to the Town: but notwithstanding this, on they march'd, and being come near to it, alighted from their Horses; and stoutly passing the Ditches, scaledIbid. n. 60. &c 2622. the Wall, killing all that resisted: and having thus gotten the Town, made preparationIbid. n. 60. &c 2622. to storm the Castle; but that being discerned, they soon yieldedIbid. n. 60. &c. 2622. it up.

Thence he march'dIbid. n. 20. about three Leagues far­ther, to Auby in Dormoys, lying upon the River Dayne, being stronger then Cerneye; but before they got thither, the Inhabitants fledIbid. n. 20., and left it to him. Thence theIbid. same day to Menray in Champaine, (a fortified Town also) whence the Inhabitants, upon his approach, fledIbid. also: whereupon he return'dIbid. safe to the King.

In 34 E. 3. the King keepingT. Wals. 167. n. 10. his Christmas near unto the said City of Rhemes, thence dis­posedT. Wals. 167. n. 10. of his Army into nine parts, and made T. Wals. 167. n. 10. four hundred Knights. Having so done, being upon his march towards Paris, he sentT. Wals. 167. n. 10. this Duke to the Gates of Paris, offering Battel to the French; with condition, that if he should then be worsted, he would never make further challenge to the Crown of France. But the next ensuing year there was a PeaceH. Knigh­ton. 2625. n. 30. concluded betwixt both Realms. After which, finding no­thing more of his military employments, I shall next take notice of his works of piety.

Of these, the chief and principal was his foun­dation Mon. Ang. Vol. 3. 139. 2. of the Collegiate-Church of our Lady at Leicester, Mon. Ang. Vol. 3. 139. 2 consisting of Twelve Prebends, besides the Dean and Choristers; as also of the Hospital there: which Iohn of Gant, afterward Duke of Lancaster, (in fulfilling of that his de­vout design) perfectedMon. Ang. Vol. 3. 139. 2. The next being the giftPat. 33 E. 3. p. 3. m. 19. of a certain Livery to the two Recluses, in the House of S. Helen at Pontfract, called the Blanch Liveries, (which did appertain to his Do­nation, as Lord of the Honour of Pontfract) [Page 789] to be paid every day, out of the Hospital of S▪ Nicholas there, for the finding of a Priest to celebrate Divine Service in the Chappel of S. Elene for ever.

Moreover by his DeedMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 903. b, bearing date Ian. 2. in the Tenth year after he was Duke, (which was in 35 E. 3.) he gave to the Monks of Whalley, in Com. Lanc. and to their successors, two Cottages, seven acres of Land, an hundred eighty three acres of Pasture, two hundred acres of Wood, called Rommesgreve, all lying in the Chase of Blakburn: Likewise two Mes­suages, a hundred twenty [...] six acres of Land, twenty six acres of Meadow, an hundred and thir­ty acres of Pasture, called Standen, Holcroft, and Grenelache, lying within the Towns of Penhulton and Cliderhou, with the Fold and Foldage of Standen, to support and maintain two Recluses, in a certain place within the Church­yard of the Parochial Church of Whalley, and their successors Recluses there; as also for two Wo­men-servants to attend them; there to pray for the Soul of him the said Duke, his Ancestors and Heirs. That is to say, to find them every week, through­out the year, seventeen Loaves of Bread, such as usually were made in their Covent, each of them weighing fifty shillings Sterling; and seven Loaves of the second sort, of the same weight: as also eight gallons, of their better sort of Beer; and three pence for their food. Moreover every year, at the Feast of All-Saints, to provide for them ten large Fishes, called Stock-fish, and one Bushel of Oat-meal for Pottage; one Bushel of Rye, two gallons of Oyl for their Lamps, one pound of Tallow for Candle, six load of Turfe, and one load of Faggots for their fewel: Like­wise to repair their Habitations. And to find a Chaplain, with a Clerk, to sing Mass in the Chappel belonging to those Recluses, every day; as also all Vestments, and other Utensils and Or­naments for the same Chappel. Upon the death of which Recluses, he the said Duke and his Heirs, to nominate their Successors. Besides this, he builtH. Knigh­ton. 26 [...]27. n. 10. that stately Palace, in the Suburbs of London, called the Savoy, whereon he ex­pended fifty two thousand marks, which he got at the taking of Brigerak.

After all which, by his Testament [...]. 122. a., bearing date at his Castle of Leicester, the 15th day of March next ensuing, (viz. Anno 1360. 35 E. 3.) wherein he styles himself Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Derby, Lincoln, and Leicester, Steward of England, as also Lord of Brage­rak and Beaufort; he bequeath'd his body to be buried in the Collegiate Church of our Lady at Leicester, on that side the High Altar where the Corps of his Father lay interred; ap­pointing that it should be buried within three weeks after his death. And in case he should die at Leicester, to be first carried to the Parish Church, the third day before his Funeral, and that Divine Service should there be performed in due manner, with twenty four Torches, where­of twelve, with two Cloths of Gold, to remain to that Church. Moreover, that the Curate of that Church should have his best Horse, or the Price, in name of a Principal. And that from thence, his Corps should be carried to the before-specified Collegiate-Church of our Lady, and there buried, but without pomp; viz. of armed men, or Horses covered, or other vanities; one­ly an Herse, with [...]five Tapers, every one being an hundred pound weight; four great Morters, fifty Torches about his Body, fifty poor people (whereof twenty five clothed in white raiment, and twenty five in blew) bearing those fifty Torches.

After which, there hapning a great Pestilence T. Wal [...]. 171 n 40. MS in Bibl▪ Bod [...] G 9 125. b in England, which destroyed many; amongst other, he diedT. Wal [...]. 171 n 40. MS in Bibl▪ Bod [...] G 9 125. b thereof, at Leicester, upon the Eve of the Annunciation of our Lady, and was buriedLel. Itin. Vol. 1. f. 17. on the South-side the High Altar, in the Collegiate [...]Church at Leicester, so by him founded, as hath been observed: leaving issue by Isabel his Wife, DaughterCatal. of No [...]. by R. B. to Henry Lord Beaumont, two Daughters his Heirs; viz. Maud, first marriedClaus 21 [...]. 3. p. 2 m. 6. to Raphe, Son and Heir to Raphe Lord Stafford; and after toYpod. N. p. 122. n. 20. William Duke of Zeland: And Blanch, (by virtue of a special DispensationT. Wals. 166. n. 10. [...]rois. [...]12. a. from the Pope, in regard of their near alliance) toT. Wals. 166. n. 10. [...]rois. [...]12. a. Iohn of Gant, Earl of Richmund, Fourth Son to King Edward the Third, afterwards Duke of Lancaster.

Betwixt which two Daughters, partition of the Lordships and Lands of their Inheritance being made, 16 Iuly, 35 E. 3. Maud, the Elder, had for her purparty, an assignationRot. Fin. 35 E. 3. m. 2 [...] ▪ of the Man­nors of Tyverton, Rod [...]eye, and Myn [...]tre­worth, in Com. Glo [...]c. the Castles and Lord­ships of Monmouth, Hodenak, Blanch-Castle, Skenefrith, Grossemont, Ette­lowe, Eggemor, Kedewelly; the Provost­ship of Kedewelly, the Office of Messore, the quarter Cadugan, the quarter Peynryn, Rarwathlan, Iskoyt, and quarter Mory. Leirwith, de Karn, and Kedewelly, Is­kenny, and Maherdyf, with the Appurte­nances, in the Marches of Wales: the Man­nors of Somburne and Briggestoke, in Com. Southampt. Est-Gartone, Standone, Po­ghele, Sandone, and Hungerford, with the Meadows of Kentebury and Hungerford, in Com. Berks. the Mannors of Lavynton, Co­lingbourne and Everle, in Com Wilts. the Mannors of Shapwyk, Kingston, Chauton, Lecchelade, and Eton-Meysy; as also a cer­tain parcel of Wood in the Forrest of Brad­dene, in Com. Dors. the Mannor of Nrittes­grave, in Com. Sur. the Castle and Mannor of Newcastle under Line, with its Members, in Com. Staff. the Mannors of Shulton and Ders­ford▪ in Com. Leicest. the Bayliwick of the Ho­nour of Leicester, in Com. War. the Bayliwicks of Carleton and Glenfield; the Bayliwicks of Sylby and Hetheley; the Castle and Man­nor of Leicester, with its Members; the Gaol and Mills of Leicester; the Bayliwick of the Fees of the Honour of Leicester, in Com. Nor­thamp. and Roteland; the yearly Ferme of Sixty four pound four shillings out of the Town of Huntendon, the annual Ferme of an hundred and twenty pounds out of the Town of Gur­mecestre, in Com. Hunt. as also the Lordships of Beuford and Nogent in France.

And toIbid. Iohn Earl of Richmund, and Blanch his Wife, the other Daughter and Coheir, whose HomageIbid. was then taken, by reason of issue be­twixt them, the Castle and Town of Pont­fract; the Mannors of Bradeford, Alman­bury, Altofts, Warnfeld, Rothewel, Ledes▪ Roundehay▪ Scoles, Berewyk, Kepax, Alberton, Knottingley, with the [Page 790] Mills there▪ Beghale, Kamsale, Ouston, Elmesale, Akworth, and Tanshelf; the Bayliwicks of Osgodcros, Agbrigge, and Staincros; the Bayliwick and Honour of Pontfract; a certain Rent called Castle­ferme, with the Pleas and Perquisites of the Court. Also the Mannors of Kriteling and Barlay; excepting such Lands therein, as were held for life, (the reversion to the said Duke) the Castle of Pykering, with the Soke, and all its Members; the Mannors of Esyng­wold and Scalby, with their Members; all in Com. Ebor. the Castle and Mannor of Dun­stamburgh, with the Mannors of Shoplaye, Stanford, Burton, and Emeldon; as also the Fishing of Tweed, in Com. Northumb. the Wapentakes of Leyland, Amunderness, and Londesdale; the Mannors of Oves-walton, Preston, Shingleton, Riggeby, and Wra, Overton, Skertan; the Towns of Lanca­ster and Slyne; the Royal Bayliwick of Blakburnshire; the Office of Master-Forester beyond Ribbel; the Vaccary of Wyresdale, with its Members, in Com. Lanc. Likewise the Mannors of Penwortham, Totyngton, and Rachedale; the Wapentake of Clyderhowe, with the Demesn-lands there; the Lordship of Bouland, the Vaccary of Bouland and Blakburnshire; the Forest of Blakburn­shire, and Park of Ightenhull, with the ap­purtenances in Blakburnshire, in the same County of Lancaster; the Mannor of Hink­ley, with the Bayliwick there, in Com. Leicest. the Castle and Mannor of Kenilworth, with the Pool and Mill there; the Mannors of Wotton, Shrewele, Rades [...]e, and Asthul, with their appurtenances, in Com. War. the Mannors of Halton, Ronkore, More, Whitelawe, Congelton, Keleshole, and Bedestan; the Bayliwick of Halton; the Town of Wyndenes, and Serjeanty of Wyn­des, in Com. Cestr. Moreover, besides these great Lordships and Lands, there was a farther assig­nation Pa [...]: 35 E. 3. p. [...]. m. 7. made unto the said Iohn Duke of Rich­mund, and Blanch his Wife, of the Mannors of Coggeshul, Cridelyng, Barley, Kil­bourne, Toresholme, Marchesdon, Swa­nyngton, Passenham: Likewise of certain Lands in Daventre and Hinkele, with the Mills of Lilleborn; also of the Mannor of Ug­gele, in Com. Essex.

And toIbid. the before specified Maud, of the Mannors of Hertleghe, Langestoke, We­ston, Berewyk, Staundene; a certain Bakehouse in Leicester; the Bedellary of Som­burne; the Mannor of Herdewyke in Wales; the Mannor of Ebbethe; the Mill of Hungerforde; the Mannor of Rye, &c.

FINIS.

THE INDEX.

A.
  • A Betot. 462
  • Abrincis. 467
  • Aguillon. 708
  • Albemarle and Holderness Earls. 60
  • Albini
    • Brito. 112
    • Pincerna. 118
    • of Cainha. 131
  • Aldithley vide Audley.
  • Aquila. 475
  • Argentine. 614
  • Arsic. 538
  • Arundel and Shrewsbury, Earls. 26
  • Arundel Earls. 118, 315
  • Astley. 668
  • Aubervill. 499
  • Audley of Heleigh. 746
  • Audley Earl of Glocester. 750 b.
B.
  • BAalun. 453
  • Baynard. 461
  • Baliol. 523
    Basset of
    • Weldon. 378
    • Drayton. 379
    • Sapcote. 382
    • Hedendon. 383
    • Wicombe. ibid.
  • Bassingborne. 680
  • Bardolfe. 681
  • Bayeux. 573
    Beauchamp of
    • Bedford. 223
    • Eton. 224
    • Elmeley. 225
    • Earl of Warwick. 227
    • Lord Bergavenny. 238
    • Powyke. 248
    • Holt. 250
    • Bletsho. 251
    • S. Amand. 252
    • Essex. ibid.
    • Hacch. ibid.
  • Bek. of Eresby. 425
  • Belet. 614
  • Berkley. 349
  • Berkshire Earls ante Conq. 16, 18
    Bertram of
    • Mitford. 543
    • Bothall. 544
  • Bidun. 599
  • Bigod Earl of Norfolk. 132
  • Birkin. 770
  • Biset. 632
  • Bohun Earl of Hereford. 179
  • Bohun of Midher [...]t. 187
    Bolebec of
    • Buckinghamshire. 451
    • Northumberland. 452
  • Blount. 518
  • Bocland. 680
  • Bollers. 598
  • Bolteby. 771
  • Bolum. 680
  • Botreaux. 628
    [...]oteler of
    • Oversley. 594
    • Wemme and Sudley. 595
    • Werington. 653
    • Ireland. 654
  • Braybroc. 728
  • Braose. 414
  • Breant Falcas. 743
  • Brien Fitz-Count. 468
  • Britanny and Richmond, Earls. 46
  • Briwere. 700
    Brus of
    • Skelton. 447
    • Anandale. 449
  • Buckingham Earls. 59
  • Buisley. 455
  • Bulmer. 592
  • Burgh. 693
  • Bussell. 593
  • Burun. 518
C.
  • CAmois. 766
  • Camvile. 627
  • Canci. 626
  • Cantilupe. 731
  • Cauz. 679
  • Chandos. 502
  • Chaworth. 517
  • Chester, Earls ante Conq. 6
  • Chester, Earls post Conq. 32
  • Cioches. 405
  • Clare, Earls of Clare. 206
  • Also Earls of Hertford 210
  • and Glocester. 211
  • Clavering. 106
  • Clifford. 335 Earl of Cumberland. 344
  • Clinton. 528
    • Earl of Huntington. 530
    • Earl of Lincoln. 533
  • Colvile. 626
  • Columbers. 632
  • Comyn. 685
  • Corbet. 515
  • Cormeiles. 424
    Cornwall Earls
    • ante Conq. 1
    • post Conq. 24, 610, 761
  • Courtney. 634
  • Courtney Earl of Devon. 638
  • Cressey. 708
  • Crevequer. 591
  • Criketot. 771
  • Cri [...]l. 770
  • Crispin. 413
  • Croun. 412
  • Curci. 451
D.
  • D'Arcy. 369
  • Deincourt. 385
  • Despenser. 389 Earl of Glocester. 399
  • Devon, Earls ante Conq. 12
  • Dinan & Dinham. 513
  • Deivill. 593
  • De la Val. 625
  • D'Oili. 459
  • Dorset, Earls ante Conq. 11
  • Dover. 461
  • Drogo de Bevorer. 468
  • Dunstanvill. 591
E.
  • ENgain. 466
  • Espec. 590
  • Essex. 463
  • Essex, Earls ante Conq. 1 [...]
  • Eudo Dapifer, vide Ri [...].
  • Ewe. 136
  • Ewyas. 429
F.
  • FErrers, Earl of Derby. 257
    Ferrers of
    • Chartley. 265
    • Okeham. 266
    • Groby. 267
    • Wemme. 269
    Fitz-Alan
    • of Clun. 314
    • Earl of Arundel. 315
    • of Bedal. 53
  • Fitz-Ausculph. 431
  • Fitz-Geffrey. 706
  • Fitz-Gerold. 411
  • Fitz-Hamon. 406
  • Fitz-Herbert. 624
  • Fitz-Hugh. 402
  • Fitz-Iohn. 706
  • Fitz-Pain. 572
  • Fitz-Piers, Earl of Essex. 703
  • Fitz-Ranulph. 678
  • Fitz-Ralph. 510, 769
  • Fitz-Swaine. 590
  • Fitz-Walter. 218
  • Fitz-Warine. 443
  • Foliot. 679
  • Fossard. 571
  • Furnivall. 725
G.
  • GAnt, Earl of Lincoln. 400
  • Gaugi. 678
  • Genevile. 769
  • Ghisnes, Earl of Bedford. 760
  • Giffard, Earl of Buckingham. 59
  • Giffard of Brimsfield. 499
  • Glanvill. 423
    Glocester Earls
    • ante Conq. 1, 18
    • post Conq. 534
  • Greitoc. 739
  • Grentmesnill. 425
  • Gresley. 608
    Grey of
    • Codnar. 709
    • Wilton. 712
    • Ruthin. 716
  • Grey Earl of Kent. 718
  • Grey of Groby. 719
    Grey,
    • Marquess of Dorset. 720
    • Duke of Suffolk. 721
    • Vicount l'Isle. 722
    • Grey of Rotherfield. 723
    • Gurnay. 429
H.
  • HAnsely [...]. 428
  • Hastings of Bergavenny. 575
    Hastings. 574
    • Earl of Pembroke. 576
    • Earl of Huntington. 579
  • Hastings Lord Welles. 589
  • Harpetre. 678
  • Hay. 597
    Hereford Earls
    • ante Conq. 18, 21
    • post Conq. 66, 536
  • Heriz. 684
  • Heron. 730
  • [Page]Hoese. 622
  • Humet. 631
    Huntingdon Earls
    • ante Conq. 21
    • post Conq. 57, 608, 530, 579
K.
  • KEnt Earls ante Conq. 12
    Kent Earls post Conq.
    • Odo B. of Bayeux. 22
    • Will. de Ipre. 611
    • Hubert de Burgh. 693
  • Vide Grey.
  • Keynes. 427
  • Kilpec. 597
  • Kyme. 620
L.
  • LAncaster Baron of Kendall. 421.
  • Lancaster Earls. 778
  • Lancaster Dukes. 786
  • Laci Earl of Lincoln. 95
  • Lanvalei. 633
  • Ledet. 736
  • Leicester Earls
    • 83
    • 407
  • Levinton. 708
  • Lexinton. 742
  • Li [...]esi. 413
  • Lincoln. 412
  • Lincoln Earls, ante Conq. 6
  • Lincoln Earls, post Conq.
    • 346
    • 102
    • 400
  • Lindesei. 769
  • L'Isle. 737
  • L'Isle of Rugemont. 738
  • L'Isle of the Isle of Wight. 739
  • Lizures. 597
  • Longchamp. 593
  • L'Orti. 768
  • Lovel. 557
  • Lov [...]l Lord Morley. 560
  • Lucie. 562
  • Lucie of Cokermouth. 564
  • Luterel. 724
  • Luveine. 736
  • Luvetot. 569
M.
  • MAine. 510
  • Malet. 110
  • Maminot. 619
  • Mandevill. 200
  • Mandevill Earl of Essex.
    • 201
    • 705
  • Mandevill of Mershwode. 206
  • Mareschall. 599
  • Mareschall Earl of Pembroke. 600
  • Marmio [...]. 375
  • Martin. 729
  • Mauduit. 398
  • Mauduit Earl of Warwick. 399
  • Mauley. 733
  • Mercia Earls, ante Conq. 7
  • Merley. 570
  • Meschines. 89
  • Midleham, vid [...] Ri [...]ald.
  • Moels. 619
  • Mohun. 497
  • Monmouth. 442
  • Montalt. 527
  • Montacute. 643, 653
  • Montacute Earl [...] of S [...]isbury. 646
  • Monbegon. 618
  • Mont [...]ichet. 438
  • Montfort. 407
  • Montfort Earl of Leicester. 751
  • Monthermer. 217
  • Morewic. 678
  • Mortimer. 138
  • Mortimer E. of March. 145
  • Mortimer of Ricards-Castle. 152
  • Mortimer of Attilburg. 154
  • Mortimer of Chirke. 155
  • Mortimer of Chelmersh. 155
  • Morvill. 612
  • Moubray. 122
  • Multon of Glisland. 567
  • Multon of Egremo [...]t. 568
  • Munchensi. 561
  • Musard. 512
  • Muscamp. 557
N.
  • Nevill. 287 of Raby. 289
  • Nevill. 287 E. of Westmorland. 297
  • Nevill. 287 E. of Salisbury. 302
  • Nevill. 287 Lord Furnivall. 301
  • Nevill. 287 E. of Warwick. 304
  • Nevill. 287 Marq. Montague. 307
  • Nevill. 287 Lord Fauconbrigg. 308
  • Nevill. 287 Lord Bergavenny. 309
  • Nevill. 287 Lord Latimer. 311
  • Newmarch. 435
  • Norfolk Earls ante Conq. 16
  • Norfolk Earls post Conq. 67
  • Northampton Earls. 57
  • Northumberland Earls ante Conq. 2
  • Northumberland Earls post Conq. 54
  • Novant. 521
O.
  • OXford Earls ante Conq. 18
  • Oxford Earls post Conq. 188
P.
  • PAganel. 431
  • Pantulf. 434
  • Peche. 676
  • Perci, 269 Earl of Northumberland. 276
  • Perci, 269 Earl of Worcester. 285
  • Perci, 269 Lord Egremont. 286
  • Peverel of Nottingham. 436
  • Peverel of Dovor. 437
  • Peverel of Brun. 438
  • Pinkney. 556
  • Plessets Earl of Warwick. 772
  • Pomerai. 498
  • Port of Basing. 463
  • Port of Herefordshire. 465
Q.
  • QVinci Earl of Winchester. 686
R.
  • REdvers Earl of Devon. 254
  • Ribald de Middleham. 52
  • Ridel. 555
  • Rie. 109
  • Romare. 346
  • Ros of Hamlake. 545
  • Ros of Werke. 554
  • Ros of Kendall. 555
S.
  • St. Iohn of Basing. 464
  • St. Iohn of Stanton. 539
  • Salisbury Earles. 174
  • Say. 510
  • Say of Ricards-Castle. 453
  • St. Walerie. 454
  • Scales. 616
  • Scoteni. 676
  • Scroop of Bolton. 654
  • Scroop of Masha [...]. 657
  • Scroop of Vpsale. 659
  • Scroope Earl of Wiltshire. 661
  • Segrave. 671
  • Somerie. 612
  • Somerset Earles ante Conq. 11, 18
  • Stafford. 157 Earls of Stafford. 160
  • Stafford. 157 D. of Buckingham. 165
  • Stafford of Hooke. 172
  • Stafford of Suthwike. 173
  • Stafford Earl of Devon. 173
  • Stafford Lord Bourchier. 173
  • Stafford Earl of Wiltshire. 174
  • Strange of Knokin. 663
  • Strange of Blackmere. 666
  • Stutevile. 455
  • Sudley. 428
  • Surrey Earles ante Conq. 15
  • Surrey Earles post Conq. 73
  • Southampton E. ante Conq. 16
T.
  • TAlbot. 325
  • Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury. 329
  • Talbot of Ricards-Castle. 335
  • Tani. 508
  • Ta [...]shall. 439
  • Tindale. 543
  • Todeni. 111
  • Toeni. 469
  • Traci. 621
  • Traili. 543
  • Tregoz. 615
  • Trusbut. 542
  • Turnham. 662
V.
  • VAlence. 774
  • Valoins. 441
  • Valletort. 522
  • Vaux. 525
  • Vere Earl of Oxford. 188
  • Verdon. 471
  • Vesci. 89
  • Vicount. 643
  • Vipount. 347
  • Vmfravill. 504
W.
  • WAhull. 503
  • Wake. 539
  • Waleran. 670
  • Walter. 633
  • Warren Earl of Warren & Surrey 73
  • Warren of Wirmgay. 82
  • Warwick Earls. 68
  • West-Saxon Earls ante Conq. 18
  • Wiltshire Earls ante Conq. 7
  • Windsore. 509
  • Wolverton. 54 [...]
  • Worcester Earls ante Conq. [...]
Z.
  • ZOuch of Ashby. 688
  • ZOuch of Haringworth. 690
  • ZOuch of Mortimer. 153
THE BARONAGE OF ENGL …

THE BARONAGE OF ENGLAND; OR, An Historical Account OF THE LIVES and most memorable ACTIONS OF Our English Nobility; Which had their Rise, after the end of KING HENRY the THIRD'S Reign. And before the Eleventh Year of KING RICHARD the SECOND.

DEDUCED From Publick Records, Antient Historians, and other Authorities, BY WILLIAM DUGDALE NORROY King of Arms.

TOME the Second

LONDON,

Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for Abel Roper, Iohn Martin, and Henry Herringman, at the Sun in Fleetstreet, the Bell in S. Pauls Churchyard, and at the Anchor in the Lower-walk of the New Exchange. 1676.

SERENISSIMO CELSISSIMOQVE CAROLO SECUNDO DEI GRATIA MAGNAE BRITANNIAE FRANCIAE & HIBERNIAE MONARCHAE Fidei Defensori: GULIELMUS DUGDALUS NORROY Rex Armorum MAJESTATI Ejus Humillimus ac Fidelis Subditus, & Servus, HOC OPUS D. D.

The Preface.

HAving in my for­mer Preamble, represented the Distribution of this Work into Three Parts; that is to say, The First of such Barons, as had their Original by Tenure: The Second of them, that pri­marily arrived to that Honor, by Writ of Summons to Par­liament: and the Third, of those, who had their Rise by Letters-patents of Creation, or Summons to Parliament: Now, that I have dispatcht with those by Tenure; that is to say, who held some Territory of the King, whereupon he re­serv'd to himself a Tenure in Chief, by common Knights-Ser­vice, or Grand-Serjeantie, or Both; though not of any limit­ed number of Knight's-Fees (whose Reliefs did Antiently consistR. Hoved. p. 350. in Horse and Armes, with other things in that kind, until King Henry the Second, in 27 of His Reign, upon the Assise of Armes, then esta­blisht, converted them into Mo­ney.) In the next place I come to the second sort; that is to say, of those and their Descen­dents, who first obtain'd that Honor by Writs of Summons to the Parliaments of this Realm; and sitting there a­mongst the Great Earls, and Barons by Tenure, had there­upon the Title of Peers (or equals) in those Grand Coun­cils, attributed to them.

As to the certain time, when these Writs of Summons, whereby such other, as the King thought worthy of that Honor, who had not any Possessions, as were Honorary-Baronies, in re­ality, first began, it will be a hard matter to make a clear dis­covery; Mr. Selden, Tit. of Ho­nor, Part 2. p. 713. (a per­son famous for his knowledge in Antiquities) being of opini­on, that they were introduced by some Law, made in King John's time, not long after his Confir­mation of the Great Charter. Others, from the authority of an Antient Writer; that it was toward the latter end of King Henry the Third's Reign, af­ter Simon de Montfort, and those Rebellious Lords, then in Armes, were totally vanquisht; the expression of that Writer being positive therein; viz.Camd. [...] p. 122. Ad summum Honorem pertinet, ex quo Re [...] Henricus tertius, ex tantâ multitudine, quae sedi­tiosa & turbu [...]enta f [...]it, opti­mos quosque, Rescripto, ad [Page] Comitia Parliamentaria evo­caverit. Ille enim, post mag­nas perturbationes, & enormes vexationes, inter ipsum Re­gem Simonem de Monteforti, & alios Barones motas & sopi­tas; statuit & ordinavit, quod omnes illi Comites & Barones Regni Angliae, quibus ipse Rex dignatus est Brevia sum­monitionis dirigere, venirent ad Parliamentum suum; & non alii, nisi fortè dominus Rex alia illa Brevia eis dirigere vo­luisset.

I shall therefore conclude, that unto the Parliaments of 51 and 52 H. 3. as also to all those of his Son and Successor, King Edward the First, from 3 till 22 of his Reign, (of which the particular Statutes, then enacted do make mention) not only they, who were Barons by Tenure, (I mean those, in whose Fidelity the King did re­pose confidence) but such other persons of Note, of whose wis­dome and integrity, there did not appear any cause of doubt, had particular Summons, and sate accordingly: but cannot thence infer, that their then [...]it­ing upon one or more Summons, did entitle their Descendents to an hereditary right thereto; for­asmuch as it is most evident, that not only throughout the Reign of that King; but afterwards, for a long time, some there were, who had never more than one Summons, and others, though more, yet not their Descen­dents, (as whosoever looks into the Records of those days, will clearly discern.) Of which Sum­mons, the first I have seen is, that ofRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1 in dorso m. 8. 22 of King Edw. 1. which bears date at Westmin­ster, 8 Junii, requiring their speedy repair unto him, where­soever he should then be,— quia super quibusdam certis & arduis negotiis, Coronam & Regnum nostrum, nos ac vos Honorem nostrum & vestrum tangentibus, volumus vobis­cum habere colloquium & tractatum, as are the Words of the Writ.

Against which it cannot be ob­jected, that it was not to a Sum­mons to Parliament, consisting of the Commons as well as the Lords, for by the CloseClause 22 E. 1. m. 6. Roll of that year, it is apparent, that the Sheriffs of the Counties, had particular Writs directed to them to cause two Knights for each Shire, as also Citizens and Bur­gesses for the Cities and Bur­roughs to be elected, personally to attend the King at that time— ad consulendum & consentien­dum pro se & comitatibus illis, hiis quae Comites, Barones & proceres de Regno nostro or­dinabunt.

And though those Writs of Summons do not mention the certain place where they were appointed to meet, Tho. de [Page] Walsingham In a. 1295. p. 25. n. 20. tells us, that it was at London, (John, King of Scots, being at that time al­so there present) and that it was then resolved, forasmuch as the King of France had deceitful­ly bereft King Edward, of the Territory of Gascoine, he should recover it by the Sword. In pursuance of which resolution, not only the persons so Summo­ned, but many other eminent Men, received commandClaus. ut supra m. 7. to fit themselves with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King at Ports­mouth, upon the first of Sep­tember, next ensuing, thence to sail with him into those parts. Whereupon the English Army took Shipping,Tho. Wal­singham ut supra. accordingly, to­wards the end of that month.

But thenceforth I cannot dis­cern, that there hath been any neglect in Registring the Sum­mons of each particular person, to the ensuing Parliaments of that Kings time, nor of his Suc­cessors, as may be seen from our Publick Records, whereunto, upon occasion, I have exactly re­ferred, in my Discourse of the respective persons so summon­ed.

This is all that I shall say, by way of Preface to the follow­ing Work, other than to desire it may be observed, that I have rankt every Family, in this Se­cond Tome, according to the date of that Summons to Parliament, which they first had; as will likewise appear within a Parenthesis, under each particular Title; though, (for their greater Honor) I do commonly ascend much higher, in my Historical Discourse of their Ancestors. Also, that I have placed those in the Third Tome, according to the priori­ty of their Creations, or Sum­mons; for, some there are, who, since the time that Patents of Creation began, had their rise from special Writs of Sum­mons; as all from 22 E. 1. till 11 R. 2. had.

And Lastly, as to the Mar­riages and Issue of those, who have been our Contemporaries in this Age; I must crave pardon, if I have not been so punctual in my Report of them, as I my self desired to be; and perhaps may be expected; having, by rea­son of the great neglect, in Re­gistring them, of late times, been constrain'd to receive informati­on from those, who ('tis like) may therein, have been guilty as well of some mistakes, as omissions. Which, if the Reader do ob­serve, I intreat he will Correct with his pen.

ERRATA sic Corrigenda.

PAg. 7. b. l. 14. 30 H. 3. p. 8. b. l. 29. C [...]mp [...]on. p. 9. a. l. 28, & 31. [...]. p. [...]0. b. l. 6. Moreton. Ib. l. 53. Fol [...]ingh [...]m. p. 14. b. l. 34. 3 E. 2. p. 15. b. l. 53. 4 E. 2. p. 17. a. l. ult. of that. p. 20. b. l. 20. Grind [...]n. p. 30. a. l. 43, & 37. b. b. 25. [...] Letimer. p. 30. [...]. [...]. 1. Kother [...]n. p 33. a. l. 40. [...]. lb. l. 48. 15 A [...]g. p. 36. a. l. 57. with the. Ib. l. 47. Siryvelin. p. 38. b. l. 10. Margaret, four. p. 47. b. l. 68. honore. p. 55. a. l. 42. once more made. p. 59. b. l. 10. Fyn [...]mere. p. 60. b. l. 58. at F [...]don. p. 62. b. l. 57. H [...]seley. p. 63. a. l. 28. H [...]starg. p. 70. b. l. 9. Ta [...]r [...]gge. p. 76. b. l. 61. of the place. p. 79. a. l. 32. from the mouth. p. 80. a. l. 9. she should. p. 83. b. l. 14. in that Expedition. p. 89. b. l. 53. Muriel. p. 94. 2. l. 30. Kirks [...]all. Ib. l. 45. Ioh [...]. Ib. l. 57 a. the Earl of K [...]nt (Tho. Hol [...]nd.) p. 103. a. l. 25 M [...]mien. p. 111. b. l. 2. Alta [...]ri [...]a. p. 129. a. l. 64. King Henry. p. 148. [...]. l. 4. of her Inheritance. p. 159. a. l. 66. Heir male. [...]p. 168. a. l. 35. which [...]. p. 213. a. l. 14. Sister. p. 214. a. l. 41 Service. book. p. 216. b. l 45. of his. p. 231. a. l. 43. Nucels. p. 247. a. l. 55. Wi [...]all. p. 289. a. l. 37. have. p. 295. a. l. 40. Scotland. p 301. a. l. 2. 14 H. 8. p. 309. a. l. 4. Vero. p. 311. l. 48. Iane. p. 384. b. l. 68. daughter to. p. 390 a. l. 13. Lettice. Ib. l. 41 to Ri [...]rd. 397. b. l. 30. Mothers Sisters. p. 400. b. l. 43, she. p. 402. a. l. 21. Leydeyerd-Tregoce. p. 405. l. 69. the long Reign of Queen Eliz. p: 407. a. l. 65. John Earl. p. 408. a. l. 3 3. four. p. 414. a. l. 39. whose Son Clarles. by reason. p 421. b. l. 30. asserting. p. 423. b. l. 52. Tuyc [...]en [...]m. p. 424. b. l. 43. 13 Car. [...]. p. 432. a. l. 19. Frances. Ib. b. l. 52. T [...]r [...]onel. p. 433. b. 60. Fathers death. p. 438. a. l. 1. [...]acon [...]. p. 440. a. l. 32. his doom. Ib. l. 40. disposition. Ib. b. l. 53. Rents, p. 454 b. l. 35. Will. Milward. p. 459. b. l. 10. Wi [...]k [...]w. p. 460. l. 50, Ald [...]rs [...]y. p. 465. a. l. 54 Brokesby. p. 467. b. l. 20, Dothill, p. 479. b. l. 20. H [...]mo. p. 481. a. l. 63. [...].

Page 432. b. l. 54. Strafford. p. 449. a. l. 31. seaven Sons, Daniel—p. 459. b. l. 43. which Banaster. p. 470 b. l. 30. Sir Iames Altham. p. 479. a. l. 62. eight [...]ons. Ib. l. 64. three other, viz. Francis, Arthur and Arthur—p. 480. a. l. 5. leaving issue Iohn his son and heir. Ibid. l. 53. And having by Inheritance a real right to the Titles of Earl of Corboil, and Lord of Thorigny and Granville, in Normandy, was six days after, by his said Majesties Declaration, under his Royal Signet, allowed and permitte [...] to use the Name, Stil [...], and Dignity of Earl of Corboil; Lord of Thorigny, and Granville, in as full and ample manner, as his Ancestors formerly had done, before that Dukedome was lost from the Crown of England. p. 482. a. l. 18. and shortly after made Lord Chancellor of England. Ib. l. 23. dele but by neither of these any issue. Ib. l. 25. by which Frances he hath issue. p. 482. b. l. 6. & l. 10. Iames Scot, Fitz-Roy.

THE BARONAGE OF ENGLAND.
The Second TOME.

Poinz.
[23 Edw. 1.]

AS, in the first Volume of this Work, it was im­possible for me, to rank the Noble Families, touching which I have there discoursed, in their due places of precedency, for the reasons I have given in my Preface thereto: So must I crave pardon, if in this, any Exceptions shall be taken to my fixing those, of whom I am to speak, so exactly as some may expect I should do; by reason that divers of them had their Original of Summons to Parliament (which was the first rise of their Honours) in one and the self same year, as by what in sundry parts of this Volume may be seen. I shall therefore adventure to begin with that of Poinz. Of which, though it doth not directly appear, that the Ancestor, and that of Clifford, was one and the same per­son: yet I conceive it very probable; for plainMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 365. b. n. 20 it is, that one Ponz was Father of Richard (called Richard Fitz-Pontz) and he ofVidesis Hist. ejusdem Fa­miliae. Wal­ter; who residing at Clifford Castle, in Com. Heref. first assumed his Sirname thence: Also, that some younger Branches of that House, seated themselves in Glocestershire. And as certainMon. Angl. ut supra. it is, that a Ponz was Father of Osbert Fitz-Ponz, of whom the Sheriffs AccountRot. Pip. 5 Steph. Gloc. for that Shire, in 5 Steph. taketh notice. And that, from the same Osbert, Hugh Ponz (afterwards written Poinz) who in 15 Ioh. attendedClaus. 15 Joh. in dorso, m. 1. the King into Poicto [...], did descend, I think there needeth not to be any doubt.

This is that Hugh, who, with Nicholas Ponz, Nicholas. his Father, tookclaus 17 Joh. in dorso, m. 17. part with the Rebellious Barons in 17 Ioh. for which their Lands, then lying in the Counties of Somers. Dors. and Glouc. were seized and givenIbid. to Godfrey de Cra [...]cumbe. But in 18 Ioh. though Nicholas returnedClaus. 18 Jo [...]. m. 5. to obedience, and had restitutionClaus. 18 Jo [...]. m. 5. of his, yet Hugh did not; by reason whereof he was kept Prisoner in the Castle of Bristol, though not with a strict re­straint; his Friends having libertyIbid. m. 1. to visit him; and to acco [...]modate him with necessaries. But all I have farther seen of that Nicholas; is, that he, together with Ioane his Wife, in 3 H [...]n. [...] obtained the Kings LicenseRot. Fin. 3 H. 3. m. 9. for a Market every week upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Ampthill, in Com. Bedf. And of Hugh, that he diedRot. Fin. 4 H. 3. m. 6. in 4 Hen. 3. whereupon the Sheriff of Norfol [...], and Suffo [...]k, had commandRot. Fin. 4 H. 3. m. 6. to make seizure of his Lands in those Counties, which were held of the King in Capite.

This Hugh Hugh. weddedPat. 4 M. [...] m. 2. Helewise, Daughter of William, Sister and Coheir to William Malet of Corry-Malet, in Com. Somers. who surviving him, soon after marriedClaus. 5 H. 3. m. 3. to Peter de Muscegros; and left issue Nicholas Poinz Nicholas. his Son and Heir, in minority: whose Wardship in 6 Hen. 3. was grantedClaus. 6 H. 3. m. 13. to Hugh Lupe (he being alsoRot. Pip. 9 H. 3. m. 3. one of the Coheirs to Robert Bardolf) and in 9 H. 3. toRot. Pip. 9 H. 3. Ka [...]c. Gilbert Earl of Glocester, with the be­nefit of his marriage. In 38 Hen. 3. upon col­lection of the Aid for making the Kings eldest Son Knight, this Nicholas Poinz answeredRot. Pip. 38 H. 3. Dors. Somers. twenty three pounds nine shillings and five pence, for the moity of the Fees of William Malet: and in 41 Hen. 3. residingClaus. 41 Hen. [...]. in dorso, m. 6. in Glocestershire, re­ceived commandClaus. 41 Hen. [...]. in dorso, m. 6. to fit himself with Horse and Armes; and to be at Bristol, upon the Octaves of St. Peter, thence to march with the King in­to South-Wales, for the defence of those parts against the power of the Welsh. Also, Claus. 4 [...] [...]en. 3. in dorso, m. 11. in 42 Hen. 3. to be alike accoutered, and to attend the King at Chester, on Munday pre­ceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist; thence to march with him into North-Wales.

But in 49Hen. 3. he took [...]sc. 49 H. 3▪ part with the Re­bellious Barons, at that time in Armes against the King; and departedEsc. 1. [...]. 1. n. 17. this life in I Edw.l. being then seizedEsc. 1 [...]. 1. n. 17. of the Mannor of Corry-Malet, in Com. Somers. HO, in Comit. Cantii, of the moity of the Mannor of Bollingham, in [Page 2] Com. Cantab of the Mannor of Sutton, in Com. Dors. and [...]oking [...] ▪in Comitat. Glouc. leavingIbid. Hugh Hugh. his Son and Heir twenty one years of age. Which Hugh, in 2 Edw. 1. do­ing his Homage, had LiveryRoe. Fin 2 E. 1 m 29. of his Lands: And in [...] Edw. 1. obtained a Gr [...]tCart. 2. E. 1. n. 69. of a Mar­ket every week upon the Tuesday at his said Mannor of [...] and for a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Nicholas.

In 10 Edw. 1. this Hugh wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. in that Ex­pedition then made into Wales: and in 11 Edw. 1. paidRot. Pip. 1 [...]dw. 1. Somers. Dors. fifty pounds for his relief of the moity of the Barony of William Malet. In 25 Edw. 1. he wasRot Vas. 25 E. 1. m. 7 in the Wars of Goscoine, and inRot. Scoc. 26 E. [...] m 5. 26 Edw. 1. in those of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 27 E m 16. 27 [...]d. 1. And having been sum­moned Claus de iis ann. in dorso to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 23 Edw. 1. untill 1 Edw. 2 in­clusive; departedEsc. 1 [...]d 2. n. 46. this life the same year; be­ing then seizedEsc. 1 [...]d 2. n. 46. of the Mannor of [...]orrty-Malet, in Com. Somers. Of the Mannor of Lul­lingeston Castle, with the moity of the Man­nor of Hoo St Werburge, juxta [...]oe [...]este [...], in Com. Cantii; of the Mannor of Bolingham, in Com. Cantabr. S [...]tton, with the Hundred of Cu [...]vardestre▪ in Com. Dors and [...]kd [...]ton, in Com. Gloc. leavingEsc. 1 [...]d 2. n. 46. Nicholas, Nicholas. his Son and Heir, thirty years of age.

Which Nicholas, in 27 Edw 1. (his Father then living) wasRot. Scoc. 27 n. 1. m. 16. in the Scotish Wars. So likewise inRot. Protect. 3. E 1. m. 11. 34 Edw. 1. And, in 1 Edw. 2. upon his Fathers death, doing hi [...] Homage had LiveryRot. Fin. 1 [...] 2. m. 9. of his Lands In 4 Ed [...] he was a­gain Rot Scoc. 4 [...] 2 m 11. in the Scotish Wars And having mar­ried E [...] Autog. penès H. St George [...]q. Au [...]. ann 1640. Elizabeth the Daughter of Milisent de Mon­talt (by William le Zouch, her first husband) with whom he hadE [...] Autog. penès H. St George [...]q. Aur. ann 1640. the Mannor of Bate­cumbe, in Frank-marriage; and being sum­moned Claus de iisd ann. in do [...]so to Parliament in 2, 3, & 4 Edw. 2. departedEsc 5 E. 2. n. 62. this life in 5 Edw. 2. being seizedEsc 5 E. 2. n. 62. of the Mannor of [...]-Malet, &c. (with those other Lordships which his Father had) leaving Esc 5 E. 2. n. 62. Hugh his Son and Heir, eighteen years of age.

Which Hugh, Hugh. in 16 E. 2. obtained a Grant Cart. 16 E. 2. [...]. 9. for a Market every week upon the Munday, at [...]orry-Malet, in Com. Somers. and a fair yearly upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow of All Saints. In 18 Edw. 2. this Hugh, then recei­ving Comp. T. de Us [...] ­ [...]l [...]te. the Order of Knighthood, by Bathing, &c. hadComp. T. de Us [...] ­ [...]l [...]te. an allowance of Robes from the King, as a Banneret. And, having been summoned Claus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 11 Edw. 2. till 7 Edw. 3. inclusive; departedEsc 11 E. 3. n. 43. this life the the same year upon the 13 of October; being seizedEsc 11 E. 3. n. 43. of the Man­nor of [...]ynton, in Com. Gloc. Stoke St. Ed­ward, in Com. Dors and Corry-Malet, in Comit. Somers. leaving Nicholas his Son and Heir seven­teen years of age.

Which Nicholas, Nicholas. making proofClaus 14 [...] 3 p. 2. m. 30. of his age in 14 Edw. 3. and performing his Fealty, had LiveryClaus 14 [...] 3 p. 2. m. 30. of his Lands. Of whom, I have not seen any thing farther memorable, than that in 27 Edw. 3. beingPat 27 E. 3 p 2. m. g. then a Knight, the King having given him ProtectionsPat 27 E. 3 p 2. m. g. from any Trou­bles or Sutes of Law, upon his going into Bri­ta [...]ny▪ for the service of the publick: and finding that he came back from thence, with­out his leave, revokedPat 27 E. 3 p 2. m. g. the same. Also, that having married [...]x Collect. R. Gl. S. Alianore, the Daughter of Sir Iohn [...]rleigh Knight; he left issue [...]x Collect. R. Gl. S. two females; his Heirs; Amic [...]a, Wife [...]x Collect. R. Gl. S. of Iohn Barry, and Margaret ofIbid. Iohn Newborough. Likewise that,Ibid. from Iohn a younger Brother to this last mentioned Nicholas, the Family of Poinz, still residing in Glocestershire, are lin [...]ally descended.

Plugenet.
[23 Edw. 1.]

IN 2 Hen. 2. Hugh de Plugenet Hugh. had Lands givenRot. Pip. 2 H. 2. Oxon. to him in Hedendune, in Comit. Oxon. and in 13 Hen. 2. was ownerRot. Pip. 13 Hen. 2. Berks. of Lamburne, in Com. Berks. In 22 Hen. 2. he was amercedRot. Pip. 2▪ Hen. 2. Oxon. at twenty Marks for trespasses in the Forest: and, in 2 Ric. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Oxon. an hundred pounds Fine, for livery of his Lands in Lam­burne, Westberie, and Heddington. And having marriedRot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 12. Sibill the Daughter and Co­heir of Iosceus de Dinant, had issueRot. Fin. 6 Joh. m. 12. by her two Sons, Alan, and Iosceus. Which Iosceus, Iosceus. in 14 Ioh. upon the death of his Mother, gave Rot. Pip. 14 Joh. Berks. an hundred marks and one Palfrey for livery of the Lands in Lamburne, of her Inheri­tance.

To one of these, succeeded another Alan. Alan. Which Alan, in 49 Hen. 3. after the King be­came victorious, over his Rebellious Barons, at [...]vesham, was made GovernorPat. 49 H. 3. m. 10. of Dunster Castle, in Com. Somers. And, in 52 H. 3. (be­ing then a KnightCart. 52 H. 3. n. ...) obtained a GrantCart. 52 H. 3. n. ... in Fee-ferme, from Robert W [...]lro [...]d, his Uncle, to himself and the Heirs of his Body, of the Man­nors of Lang [...]ord, and Whaddon, in Comit. Wiltes. Kingeston, and Mangareston, in Com. Dors. and Wateley, in Com. Somers. As also of the wardenship of New-Forest; and Ad­vowsons of the Churches of Whaddon, and Langford: paying yearly to him the said Ro­bert, and his Heirs, an hundred and forty pounds, at four usual days. The like GrantIbid. also he had from him of the Castle and Mannor of R [...]pec, in Com. Heref. as also of the Mannor Harn­ham; paying yearly an hundred and forty pounds and one Spar-Hawk, at three termes in the year.

Moreover, standing loyal to the King, in his Wars with the Barons; he had a GrantPat. 54 [...] Hen. 3. m. 23. of the Lands of Ralph Musard, then forfeitedPat. 54. [...] Hea. 3. m. 23. by rea­son of his Rebellious actings, in those turbulent times: but, afterwards, upon composition, re­stored Pat. 54 [...] Hen. 3. m. 23. them to him again. And, in 1 Ed. 1. upon the death of Robert Walrond, his Uncle; refusingClaus. 1 Edw. [...]. m. 9. the Escheator entrance into the Castle of Kilpec, contrary to the accustomed usage in such cases; hasted to the King then at London; and rendredClaus. 1. Edw. [...]. m. 9. it to him. Whereupon command Claus. 1. Edw. [...]. m. 9. was given, that the Escheator should take it into his hands; permitting no other person, Nobleman, or Knight, to come into it. But, before the end of this year, he obtained a spe­cial PreceptPat. 1 E. [...] m. 16., directed to Bartholomew de Sud­ley, to make diligent enquiry; and to certifie whether the said Robert Walrond had any Chil­dren, or not. Whereupon, it being foundRot Fin. 1 Edw. 1. m. 19., that he died Issueless; this Alan, performing his Fe­alty, had liveryRot. Fin. 1 Edw. 1. m. 19. thereof accordingly; as alsoRot Fin. 1 Edw. 1. m. 19. of the Mannors of Langford, Whaddone, and Harnham, in such sort likewise limited.

[Page 3]In 10 Edw. 1. he wasRot. [...] Scu­tag. wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. in that Expedition then made into Wales: and, the same year, obtained a GrantCart. 10 E. 1. n. 2. of the Mannor of Hasel­bury, in Comit. Dors. part of the possession of William de Mareschal, attainted. Shortly after which, viz. in 14 Edw. 1. he procured a Char­terCart. 14 E. 1. n. 42., for a weekly Market there, upon the Mun­day: as also for Free-warren in all those Lands and Lordships which had been granted to him in the time of King Henry the third. And, in 15 E. 2. was constituted GovernorRot. Fin. 15 E. 1. m. 2. of Dros­ [...]elan Castle, in Wales, which belonged to Rhese ap Meredith, then a Rebel.

Furthermore, in 18 Edw. 1. he obtained ano­ther CharterCart. 18 E. 1. n. 2. for Free-Warren in all his Demesne Land, within his Lordships of Little-Kington, Great-Kington, Batecumbe, Mulebury, Bolbe, Bere, and Kington, in Com. Dors. Culmeston, Wadden, Langford, and West-Harnham, in Comit. Wiltes. And, in 22 Edw. 1. received commandRot. Vasc. 22 Edw. 1. in dorso, m. 9. to attend the King at Portsmouth, upon the first of Sep­tember, well fitted with Horse and Armes, thence to sail with him into Gascoin.

In 25 E. 1. the King beingT. Wals. p. 39. n. 30. in Flanders, and constituting Edward his Son, Governor of the Realm in his absence; this Alan being a person highly esteemedT. Wals. P. 39. n. 30. for his wisdom and military knowledge, was appointedT. Wals. p. 39. n. 30. one of his Assistants, for advice therein. And having been summonedClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 23 Edw. 1. untill the 25th year of that Kings Reign, inclusive; departed Esc. 27 Edw. 1. n. 54. this life in 27 Edw. 1. being then seizedEsc. 27 Edw. 1. n. 54. of the Castle of Kilpec, in Com. Heref. which he held by Serjeanty, to be Bailiff to the King, for his Hay of Hereford. Likewise of the Man­nors of Longeford, Mobbevyle, Whed­don, West-Harnham, and Saltertone, in Com. Wiltes. as also of the Mannor of Heding­ton, in Com. Oxon. and jointly with Ioane his wife, of the Mannor of Genge, in Com. Berks. with Mudeford-Torry, Pultenay, and Ha­ [...]elbere, in Com. Somers. leavingEsc. 27 Edw. 1. n. 54. Alan. Alan. his Son and Heir twenty two years of age. And Ioane his Wife surviving; who had also the Man­nor of Winfroid assignedClaus. 29 E. 1. m. 22. to her for her bet­ter suport.

Which Alan, doing his Homage, had livery Rot. Fin. 27 E. 1. m. 22. of his Lands, before the end of that year: And, in 28 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 28 Edw. 1. m. 11. in the Scotish Wars; So likewise, inRot. Scoc. 2▪ Edw. 1. m. [...]. 29 andRot. Scoc. [...]1 Edw. 1. m. 5. 31 Edw. 1. And in 34 Edw. 1. being made a KnightComp. [...]de Drokenesford &c. at the Feast of Pentecost, with Prince Edward, and many others, by Bathing, &c. attendedRot. Scoc. 34 Edw. 1. m. 5. him in that Expedition thereupon made into Scotland: and continuedRot. Scoc. 35 Edw. 1. m. 3. there in 35 Edw. 1.

In 2 Edw. 2. this Alan obtained Licence Cort. 2 E. 2. n. 1 [...]. for a Market every week upon the Friday, at his Mannor of Kilpec, in Com. Heref. as also for a Fair there yearly, on the Eve, and Day of the Assumption of our Lady, and two days following.

In 4 Edw. 2. he received SummonsRot. Scoc. 4 Edw. 2 in dorso, m. 5. to be at Roxburgh, upon the Feast day of St. Peter ad Vincula, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to march against the Scots. So likewiseRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 9. in dorso., in 8 Edw. 2. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Festival of the blessed Virgins Assump­tion. And, having been summonedClaus. de eodem ann. in dorso. to Parli­ament in 5 Edw. 2. (and no more) departed this life soon after, as I ghess; leaving Ioane de Bohun, his SisterRot. and Heir, who doing her Ho­mage in 19 Edw. 2. had livery19 Edw [...] m. 16. of the Lands of her Inherinance.

Which Ioane, diedEsc. 1E. 3 n. [...]1. & Esc. 19 edw. 3. n. 34. without issue in 1. E. 3. whereupon the Lands of her Inheritance resorted Esc. 1E. 3 n. [...]1. & Esc. 19 edw. 3. n. 34. to Sir Richard de la Bere Knight, Son of Richard de la Bere, BrotherEsc. 1E. 3 n. [...]1. & Esc. 19 edw. 3. n. 34. of the whole Blood, to Alan Plugenet her Father.

Fauconberg.
[23 Edw. 1.]

OF this antient Family, the first of whom I find mention, is Peter de Falkeberge, Peter. Son [...]x Coll. Rog. Dodsw. of Agnes de Arches, founderessMon. Angl. Vol. 1. 474. [...]. n. 60. of the House of Nuns, at Nun-Kelling, in Holderness. Which Peter, for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Beatrice his Wife: as also, for the Souls of William, Walter, and Stephen, his Sons; and all his Ancestors Souls, gaveIbid. 655. b. n 40. to the Monks of Pontfract, his moity of the Church of St. Michael at Catchewic; in consideration whereof, they covenantedIbid. 656. to celebrate his Obit and Anniversary; and likewise the Obit, and Anniversary of Beatrice his Wife, as solemnly, as for any Monk of their own Co­vent.

Of these Sons, Walter, Walter. having marriedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 598. b. n. 10, 20, 30. Ag­nes, one of the three Daughters and Coheirs of Simon Fitz-Simon (of Brikesworth, in Com. Northampt. and Isabel his Wife, DaughterMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 598. b. n. 10, 20, 30., and Heir of Thomas de Cukeney, founder of the Abby of Welb [...], [...] and his Brother Ste­phen having marriedMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 598. b. n. 10, 20, 30. Petronill, another of those Daughters and Coheirs; they RatifiedIbid. 599. b. n. 60. to the Monks of Welbeck, all the Grants of their Ancestors made to that Abby.

To Walter succeeded Peter, Peter. his Son and Heir; who tookClaus. 1 Hen. 3. m. 1. part with the Rebellious Barons, about the latter end of King Iohns Reign. Where­upon his Lands were seizedClaus. 1 Hen. 3. m. 1.: but in 1. H. 3. returning to obedience, he had restitutionClaus. 1. Hen. 3. m. 1. of them again.

Which Peter had issuePat. 8 H. 3. m. 10. Walter de Faucon­berg Walter. of Ryse in Holdernesse; who in 8 H. 3. was constituted GovernorPat. 8 H. 3. m. 10. of Plimpton Castle in Com. Devon. and took to WifeMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 149. a. n. 30, & 40. Agnes, one of the Sisters and Coheirs to Peter de Brus, of Skelton Castle in Cliveland (the third of that name) with whom he hadMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 149. a. n. 30, & 40. the Castle of Skelton, and Mannors of Mersk, Up [...]ly­thum, Westyby, and Estburne, for her pur­party of that Inheritance. And having issue Mon. Ang. Vol. 2. 149. a. n. 30, & 40. by her seven Sons; viz. Peter, who died in his Childhood, Walter, Francis, another Peter, Alexander, Iohn, and Patrick (which Peter, and Alexander wereMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 149. a. n. 30, & 40. Friers-Preachers.) As alsoMon. Ang. Vol. 2. 149. a. n. 30, & 40. four Daughters, Alice, Loretta, Helewyse, and Agnes; upon the deathClaus. 1 Edw. [...]. m. 11. i [...] dorso. of Peter de Brus, performing his Fealty, had liveryClaus. 1 Edw. [...]. m. 11. i [...] dorso. of the purparty of that Inheritance; viz. the Castle of Skelton, with its members; the Mannors of Me [...]sk, Rede­ker, and Plyom; the Towns of Sta [...]gho, and Grenerig, with the Forrein of Skelton (viz. the Hay and great Park) with the Hasdal and Chase of Westwyt, and Forrein; as it is bounded with the High-way betwixt Stangho and Kadriding.

[Page 4]And, in 8 Edw. 1. obtained the Kings Char­ter Cart. 8 E. [...]. [...]. 54. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn Lands at Skelton, Stangho, Merske, Up-Ly­thum, Redker, [...]renrigge, and Eastbrunne, in Com. Ebor. Likewise, in 20 Edw. 1. in those at Cart. 20 E. 1. n. 2. Ryse, Withernwike, Merton, Skirlaw, Routon, Arnehale, Reston, and Catwike, in the same County.

In 22 Edw. 1. (8 Iunii,) he had Summons Rot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 8. to attend the King, forthwith (amongst divers other persons of note) to advise concerning the important affairs of the Realm: And, soon after that, receivedIbid. m. 7. command to be at Portsmouth, upon the first of September ensuing, thence to sail with him into France.

And, having been summonedClaus. de [...]isd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 23 Ed. 1. till his death; departedEsc. 32 E. 1. n. 40. this life in 32 Edw. 1. being then seisedEsc. 32 E. 1. n. 40. of the Castle and Mannor of Skelton, with its Members, the Mannors of Ryse, Eastbrunne, &c. leaving Walter Walter. Esc. 32 E. 1. n. 40. his Son and Heir forty years of age. Which Walter took to WifeMon. Angl. Vol. 2. ut supra, n. 60. Isabell, Daughter to the Lord Roos of Hamlake, by whom he had issueMon. Angl. Vol. 2. ut supra, n. 60. six Sons, Peter, Walter, Iohn, and William, the other two dying at their Births; and fourIbid. b. Daughters, Agnes, Lauretta, Ivetta, and Ionetta. Of these Sons, Peter the eldest diedIbid. b. in his Childhood; and Walter, Walter. having marriedIbid. b. Anastasia, the Daughter of Ralph de Nevill, was made a Knight Comp. J. de Drokenes­ford, &c. at the Feast of Pentecost, with Prince Edward, and divers other eminent persons in 34 Edw. 1. by Bathing, and other Sacred Ceremonies. And thereupon attendedRot. Pro­tect. 34 E. 1. m. 14. him in that expedition then made into Scotland▪ and in 4 Edw. 2. received Rot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. in dor­so m. 54. command, first to be at Roxbourgh, on the Feast day of S. [...] with Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots; and shortly after, toIbid. m. 4. be at Newcastle upon Tine, in like sort accoutred.

In 7 Edw. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 7 E. [...]. m. 5. again the Scotish Wars. And in 8 Edw. 2. received SummonsRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dor­so m. 9. to be once more at Newcastle upon Tine, well furnish­ed with Horse and Arms, upon the Festival of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. And having been summonedClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 32 Edw. 1. till 12 Edw. 2. departedEsc 12 E. 1. [...]. 51. this life the same year, leaving Iohn Iohn. Esc. 12 E. 1. [...]. 51., his Son and Heir, twenty six years of age; and Alice, then his Wife, surviving, who soon after marriedRot. Fin. 12 E. 2. m. 6. to Ralph de Bulmer. Which Iohn, doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 12 E. 2. m. 6. of his Lands; and in 13 Edw. 2. obtained License Cart. 13 E. 2. n. 31. from the King, for changing the weekly Market day at Skelton, from Sunday to Sa­turday: And for a Fair there, every year, upon Munday in Whitson week, and two days follow­ing.

In 7 Edw. 3. he was in that expedition then made into Scotland, and of the retinue with Ebulo le Strange. Likewise in 12 Edw. 3. in that then made intoRot Alem. 1 [...] E. 3. P. 1. m 3. Flanders; and in 14 Edw. 3. had an allowanceClaus. 14 E. 3. p. 2. m. 17. of two hundred seventy pounds seven shilling five pence for his wages in those Wars, to be paid out of the Subsidy of Sheaf, Lamb, and Wool, about that time grant­ed in Parliament to the King. In 15 Edw. 3. he was constituted Sheriff [...] Fin. 15 E. 3. m. 5. of Yorkshire, and Governor [...] Fin. 15 E. 3. m. 5. of the Castle at York. Also in 16 Edw. 3. GovernorRot. Scoc. 16 E. 3. m. 8. of Barwick upon Twede, where he hadRot. Scoc. 16 E. 3. m. 8. fifteen Men at Arms, and thirty Archers, of his retinue, for the de­fence of that Garrison. And having been sum­moned Claus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 9 Edw. 3. until 23 Edw. 3. inclusive, departedEsc. 23 E. 3. n. 57. this life the same year, being then seised of the Mannor of Skel­ton, with its Members and Mannor of Ryse in Holderness, &c. leaving issue Walter Walter. Rot. Fin. 23 E. 3. p. 2. m. 6., his Son and Heir, of full age; who, performing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 23 E. 3. p. 2. m. 6. of his Lands. And, in 24 Edw. 3. being a BanneretClaus. 24 E. 3 p. 1. m. 22., had an Assignati­on Claus. 24 E. 3 p. 1. m. 22. of two hundred thirty nine pounds and nine pence to be paid out of the Exchequer, for wages due to him, by reason of his service and expen­ces in the Wars beyond Sea.

In 26 Edw. 3. upon some apprehensionRot. Fran. 26 E. 3. m 5. of danger, at that time, of an invasion designed by the French, he was, with the Lord Moubray, and other eminent persons, appointedRot. Fran. 26 E. 3. m 5. to secure the Sea Coasts of Yorkshire; and in 29 Edw. 3. againRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 11. in the Wars of France, In 31 Edw. 3. he took a voyageClaus. 31 E. 3. m. 6 to the Holy Land; and, having been summonedClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 24 Edw. 3. till 36 Edw. 3. inclusive, departed Esc. [...]6 E. 3. p. 1. n. 77. this life upon Thursday, the Feast day of S. Michael the Archangel, in 36 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. [...]6 E. 3. p. 1. n. 77. of the Mannors of Ryse and Withern­wike; as also of the Castle of Skelton, with the Bailiwick of Langbergh, and Mannor of Easthrunne in Com. Ebor. leaving issue by Maud his first Wife, Sister and CoheirRot. Fin. 34 E. 3. m 2. to William de Pateshull, Thomas, Thomas. his Son and Heir, seventeen years of age; and Isabell his second Wife, Sister Lib. Cedul. Ebor. 2 H. 4. p. 4. of Iohn Bigot, surviving. Which Isabell in 40 Edw. 3. had the Borough and Lordship of Skelton, with the Mannors of Merske and Brantingham assignedEsc. 40 E. 3. n. 52. for her Dowry.

This Thomas, in 34 Edw. 3. upon partition of the Lands of the Inheritance of Maud his Mo­ther, had for his part an AssignationRot. Fin. 34 E. 3. m. 2. of certain Lands in Rethersthorpe in Com. Northampt. As also divers Lands in Patshull, Avescote, Derlescote, Descote, Farningho, Pete­cote, Lichebarwe, Maidford, Tysfield, Gayton, Ipwell, and Preston, in the same County; and in 43 Edw. 3. wasPat 43 E. 3. p. 1. m. 32. in that expe­dition then made into Ireland, in the Company of William de Windsore. In 50 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 50 E. 3. n. 20. in the French Wars; and being afterwards a KnightEsc. 10 H. 5. n. ... (but never summoned to Parliament) left issueRot. Fin. 17 H. 6. m. 5. Iohn, Iohn. his Son and Heir, who married Rot. Fin. 17 H. 6. m. 5. Ioane, the Daughter of ... who afterwards became the WifeRot. Fin. 17 H. 6. m. 5. of Sir Thomas Bromflet Kt (Which Iohn diedRot. Fin. 17 H. 6. m. 5. without issue in the life time of his Father.) As also a Daughter called Ioane, marriedRot. Fin. 17 H. 6. m. 5. to Sir William Nevill Knight.

Which Ioane made proofEsc. 10 H. 5. ut supra. of her age in 10 Hen. 5. viz. That being born at Skelton, and Baptized in the Church there; she was fif­teen years of age, upon the Feast day of S. Luke the Evangelist the same year; also that she had a Sister called Isabell, marriedEsc. 10 H. 5. ut supra. to Iohn de Wilton, upon the day she was Baptized. Whereupon, the said William de Nevill, had LiveryClaus. 10 H. 5. m 5. of the Lands of her Inheritance, and bore the title of Lord Falconberge, as I have elswhere shewed, being summonedClaus. de eo­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament by that appella­tion in 7 Hen. 6. and afterwards; and lastly, ad­vanced to the title of Earl of Kent.

¶Of this Family, asEx Coll. R. Dodsw. Great Grandson to Stephen de Fa [...]conberge, Brother to the first Wal­ter, was William de Fa [...]conberge William. (viz. Ex Coll. R. Dodsw. Son of Hen­ry, Son of William, Son of the said Stephen.) Which William had SummonsClaus. de eodem ann. in dorso. to Parliament in [Page 5] 28 Edw. 1. and not afterwards. But all that I have farther seen of him, is, That in 7 Edw. 2. having obligedClaus. 8 E. 2. m. 4. in dorso. himself to perform Military ser­vice for Iohn de Beauchamp of Somerset, in the Wars of Scotland, for three Knights Fees; he undertookClaus. 8 E. 2. m. 4. in dorso., in case the service was not per­formed by Beauchamp, that he and his heirs would be answerable for it.

Knovill.
[23 Edw. 1.]

IN 16 Ioh. Bogo de Knovill Bogo. had LiveryClaus. 17 Joh. m. 8. of those Lands at Horsed in Comit. Cantabr. which Stephen of Oxford sometime held. But, in 18 Hen. 3. beingClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 21. in that Insurrection, then made by Richard Earl Marshall, all his posses­sions were seisedClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 21. into the Kings hands. Where­upon he submittedClaus. 18 H. 3. m. 21. himself, and obtained Pre­cepts Claus. 18 H. 3. m. 21. to the Sheriffs of Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Herefordshire, and Cambridgeshire, to make restitution un­to him, of what lay in their respective Coun­ties.

To this Bogo Bogo. (vulgarly called Bevis) succeeded another of that name (his Son and Heir, I pre­sume) who in 3 Edw. 1. was constitutedRot. Pip. 3 E. 1. Salop & Staff. Sheriff of the Counties of Salop and Stafford, and GovernorRot. Fin. 3 E. 1. m. 38. of the Castle at Blancminster (now called Oswestre in Com. Salop.) In the Sheriffalty of which Counties he continuedRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. till 6 Edw. 1. and was then madeRot. Fin. 6 E. 1. m. 11. Governor of Dolvoron Castle in the Marches of Wales. In 13 Edw. 1. he obtained a CharterCart. 13 E. 1. p. 1. n. 93., for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn Lands of Little Teinton, Kellecote, Notteclive, and Ye­mington, in Com. Gloc. as also in those at D [...] ­cherug in Com. Wiltes. And, having been sum­moned Claus de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 23 Edw. 1. until the thirty fifth of that Kings Reign, departedEsc. 35 E. 1. n. 42. this life in the same year, leaving Bogo Bogo. Esc. 35 E. 1. n. 42. his Son and Heir, thir­ty years of age; who, thereupon, doing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 1 E. 2. m. 15. of his Lands.

In 4 Edw. 2. this Bogo wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 7. in that expedition made into Scotland; and the same year ob­tained another CharterRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 1. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn Lands, at Wolvesneuton, Go­dinton, Treleny, and Landegan, lying within the Honor of Strigoil, in the Marches of Wales.

In 8 Edw. 2. he received commandRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dorso m 9. to fit him­self with Horse and Arms, and to repair to Newcastle upon Tine, on the Festival of our Ladies Assumption, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots: And, beingRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m 25. in cedul [...]. in that Insurrection with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, in 15 Edw. 2. for the saving of his life, paidRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m 25. in cedul [...]. no less then a thousand pounds fine (his residence being then in Rot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m 25. in cedul [...]. Glocestershire) but was never summoned to Parliament, nor any of his Descendants.

Huntercombe.
[23 Edw. 1.]

IN 35 Hen. 3. William de Huntercombe William. having marriedRot [...]in. 25 H. 3. m. 7. & m. 1. Isabell, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Robert de Muscamp; and paying Rot [...]in. 25 H. 3. m. 7. & m. 1. his proportion of the Releif, thereupon due, had LiveryRot [...]in. 25 H. 3. m. 7. & m. 1. of the Lands, which by descent came to the said Isabel. After which, in 42 Hen. 3. he had SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3. In dorso m. 10. to be at Chester upon Mun­day next before the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to oppose the hosti­lities of the Welsh. And in 54 Hen. 3. was signed Pat. 54 H. 3. in dorso m. 15. with the Cross, in order to a voyage to the Holy Land, with Prince Edward: Whereupon he constitutedClaus. 54 H. 3. in dorso m. 5. William de Huntercombe his Attorney, to transact all his business, until he returned. And departedEsc. 55 H. 3. n. 13. Oxon. this life in 55 Hen. 3. being then seised of the Mannor of Huntercombe in Com. Oxon. and Wrastlingworth in Com. ... leaving Sir Walter de Huntercomb [...] Walter. Knight, his Son and Heir, then of full age: But, as to the Mannor of Hengham in Com. Norf. whereof he also died seisedIbid. & Rot. Fin. 55 H. 3. m. 10., it was in rightIbid. & Rot. Fin. 55 H. 3. m. 10. of Alice de Hodeng, a second Wife, it being of her Inherit­ance; by whom he had issue a Son called Th [...] ­mas Ibid. & Rot. Fin. 55 H. 3. m. 10., twelve years of age at that time.

Which Walter, performing his homage the same year, had LiveryIbid. & Rot. Fin. 55 H. 3. m. 10. of the Lands before spe­cified and marriedClaus 52 H. 3 m. 8. Alice, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Hugh de Bolebec, of ... in Com. Northumbr. CoheirClaus. 2 E [...]. in dorso m. 9. also to Richard de Moutfic [...]t, by reasonIbid. m. 8. that [...], the Mother of the same Hugh, was one of the Sisters and Co­heirs to the said Richard.

In 5 Edw. 1. this Walter answeredRot. Pip. 5 E 1. Nor­thumbr. fifty pounds for his Releif of the moity of the Barony of Muscamp, which he then possessed; and, in 10 Edw. 1. was inRot de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 4. that expedition then made into Wales. In 18 Edw. 1. the Isle of Man being in the Kings hands, by the renderPat. 18 E. 1. m. 28. of Ri­chard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster; the charge thereof was committedPat. 18 E. 1. m. 28. to this Walter. After which, the next ensuing year, he obtained a CharterCart. 19 E. [...]. n. 64. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn Lands at Chivelingham, Beleford, Le Wike, Wollovre, and Hethpole, in Com. Northumbr. But this trust, in the custody of that Isle, he deliveredRot. Scoc. 21 E. 1. m. [...]. up again, by the Kings special Command in 21 Edw. 1. unto Iohn de Baillol, Heir to Alexander de Baillol, late King of Scot­land. And in 22 Edw. 1. had SummonsRot. Scoc. 22 E. 1. [...] [...]orso m. 9. to at­tend the King at Portsmouth, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to sail with him into Gascoigne.

In 25 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. [...]. in that expedition then made against the Scots; and in 26 Edw. 1. Go­vernor Rot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 4. of Edenburgh Castle. In 27 Edw. 1. he was constitutedPat. [...]7 E. 1. m. 40. Lieutenant of Northumber­land; and in 28 Edw. 1. againRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 9. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 9. 31 &Rot Protect. 34 [...]. 1. m. 12. 34 Ed. 1. And in 35 Edw. 1. by his PetitionPlac. Parl. P. 327. in Parliament, representing to the King, that he had been in all the Scotish Wars, until that very time; first at Berewic, with twenty Light-Horse; after­wards at Strivelin, with thirty two in the re­tinue of the Earl Warren; next at La Vaire Cha­pelle, with thirty in the retinue of the Bishop of [Page 6] Durham; lastly, at Gaway with sixteen. And since that, in the last Battle, that he sent eighteen, though absent himself, being then Warden of the Marches towards Northum­berland; and therefore desired that his Scu­tage for all those Expeditions might be remit­ted; he had his request grantedIbid.

And, having been SummonedClaus. de iisdem Ann. in dorso. to Parliament form 23 Edw. 1. till 4 Edw. 2. departedEsc. 6 E. 2. n. 49. this life in 6 Edw. 2. being then seizedEsc. 6 E. 2. n. 49. of the Man­nor of Barenton, in Com. Cantabr. with the Advowson of the Church: also of the fourth part of the Barony of Muscamp; viz. of the moity of the Mannors of Wollovre, and Lou­wyk, Beleford, and Mesing: of which moity Alice his Wife stood joyntly enfeoffed with him. Likewise of the fourth part of the Ba­rony of Bolebe [...], of the Inheritance of her the said Alice, Daughter and Coheir of Hugh de Bolebec; viz. the fourth part of the Mannors of Stiford, Schiteley, Heddon upon the Wall, Angreton, and Dodington. More­over, that he held joyntly, with Elene his Wife, the Mannor of Newenham; and that Nicho­las Newbaud, the Son of Gonnora, his Sister, Wife of Richard de Newbaud, was his next Heir, and, at that time, thirty years of age.

Which Elene, Surviving him, in 7 Edw. 2. had, for her Dowry, an AssignationClaus. 7 E. 2. n. 23. of the Man­nor of Lowyk, and Hamlet of Hethpole, in Com. Northumb.

Hilton.
[23 Edw. 1.]

IN 23, 24 and 25 Edw. 1. Robert de Hilton of Hilton, in the County Palatine of Dur­ham, had SummonsClaus. de iisdem Ann. in Dorso. to Parliament a­mongst the Barons of this Realm: and in 4 E. 2. wasRot. Sece. 4 E. 2. m. 7. in that Expedition then made into Scotland. This Robert marriedEx Autogr. penès Joh. D. Lumley, Ann. 1578. Margaret, one of the three Coheirs to Marmaduke de Thweng; and left Issue two Daughters his Heirs; viz. Isabel marriedEsc. 48 E. 3. n. 68. to Walter de Ped­wardyn; and Maud toEsc. 48 E. 3. n. 68. ... Hothum.

After this, there is mention of Alexander de Hilton; who in 7 Edw. 3. servedRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. n. 20. in the Scotish Wars, with Ralph Lord Nevill; and had Sum­monsClaus. de iisd. Ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 6 and 9 Edw. 3. but no longer.

Lascels:
[23 Edw. 1.]

OF this antient Family, seated in the Coun­ty of York, were divers persons of great note many ages since: but of those, the chief whereof I find mention, was Roger de Lascels; who in 22 Edw. 1. in order to that great Expedition, intended into France, had SummonsRot. Vascon. 22 Edw. 1. in dorso, m. 8., amongst divers of the then Peers of this Realm, and other eminent men, to attend the King, and to advise touching the most important affairs of the Realm. The like SummonsClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. he had also in 23 and 24 E. 1. to the several Parliaments then held: but never after, nor any of his posterity; for which re­spect I shall not take any farther notice of them.

Freschevill.
[25 Edw. 1.]

IN 9 Hen. 3, upon the death of Hubert Fitz-Ralph, Baron of Cryche, in Comit. Derb. Ralph de Freskenvill Ralph. being his Heir, and pay­ingRot. Fin. 9 Hen. 3. m. ... an hundred marks for his Relief, had li­very Rot. Fin. 9 Hen. 3. m. ... of his Lands: and in 26 Hen. 3 gave a FineRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Nott. Derb. of thirty marks, to be excused from at­tending the King into Gascoine. In 30 H. 2. upon Collection of the Scutage of Fannoc, this Ralph answeredRot. Pip. 30 H. 3. Nott. Derb. for fifteen Knights Fees. So likewiseRot. Pip. 38 Hen. 3. Nott. Derb. in 38 Hen. 3. upon Collection of the Aid, for making the Kings eldest Son Knight: and diedRot. Fin. 45 Hen. 3. m. 14. Rot. Pip. 45 Hen. 3. Notting. Derb. in 45 Hen. 3. leavingRot. Fin. 45 Hen. 3. m. 14. Rot. Pip. 45 Hen. 3. Notting. Derb. Ankere de Freschevill his Son and Heir, of full age:Ankere. who, payingRot. Fin. 45 Hen. 3. m. 14. Rot. Pip. 45 Hen. 3. Notting. Derb. twenty marks for his Relief, and doing his Homage, had liveryRot. Fin. 45 Hen. 3. m. 14. Rot. Pip. 45 Hen. 3. Notting. Derb. of his Lands. But in 48 Hen. 3. this Ankere joyned with the Rebel­lious Barons of that age, and wasRot. Fin. 48 Hen. 3. m. 4. with them in Northampton, upon the taking thereof by the Kings Forces. Whereupon, his Lands be­ing seizedRot. Fin. 48 Hen. 3. m. 4., his Mannor of Cryche was be­stowed Rot. Fin. 48 Hen. 3. m. 4. on Brian de Brompton, for his good services to the King, in the time of those trou­bles; to enjoy, according to the tenor of the Decree, called Dictum de Kenilworth, until the Heir of this Ankere should accomplish his full age. Not long after which, viz. in 54 Hen. 3. he diedEsc. 54 Hen. 3. n. 20. Whereupon it was foundEsc. 54 Hen. 3. n. 20., that he held the Mannor of Boney, in Com. Nott. of the King in Capite, by Barony. So likewise Esc. 54 Hen. 3. n. 20. the Mannor of Kryche, in Comit. Derb. As also two Knights-Fees in Scarthclyve; and four Ox-Gangs of Land in Staveley, Wod­thorpe, and Wytewell, which he had in Frank-marriage with Amice his Wife, oneEsc. 29 E. 1. n. 25. Derb. of the Sisters and Coheirs of Nicholas Musard.

To whom succeeded Ralph Ralph. his Son and Heir. Which Ralph in 15 Edw. 1. doing his Homage, had liveryClaus. 15 Edw. 1. m. 8. of his Lands, excepting the Man­nors of Boney: Which Lordship Richard de Grey did reteinClaus. 15 Edw. 1. m. 8. in his hands, until that Fine, imposed upon the before-specified, Ankere de Freschevill, for taking part with the Rebellious Barons, were fully satisfied according to the tenor of the Decree, called Dictum de Kenil­worth.

In 25 Edw. 1. this Ralph de Freschevill, was Rot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 1. in the Scottish Wars; and had SummonsClaus. de de eodem ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, the same year; but never after: and in 29 E. 1. being foundEsc. 29 E. 1. n. 25. to be one of the Cousins and Heirs to Nicholas Musard, doing his Homage, had liveryRot. Fin. 29 E. [...]. m. 14. of his purparty of all the Lands of that Inheritance.

To this Ralph succeeded another Ralph: who in 46 Edw. 3. wasRot. Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 14. in that great Expedition, then made by Iohn Duke of Lancaster (King of Castile) into France. But, in regard he never had Summons to Parliament, I shall here put a Period to my discourse of him: only ob­serving [Page 7] that Iohn Freschevile of Staveley, in Com. Derb▪ Esquire, Son and Heir to (Sir Peter Freschevile Knight) the lineal Heir male of this antient Family; in consideration of his eminent services to King Charles the First, of blessed Me­mory, in the times of the late Usurpation; and since to our present Sovereign, King Charles the Second; was, by Letters Patents bearing date at Westminster, 16 Martii, 16 Car. z. advan­ced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Freschevile of Staveley, be­fore-mentioned.

Huntingfeild.
[25 Edw. 1.]

IN the time of King Stephen, William de Hun­tingfeld, William. with the consentMon. Ang. Vol 1. 631. n. 10. & n. 60. of Roger, his Son and Heir, gaveMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 631. n. 10. & n. 60. the whole Isle of Mend­ham, in Com. Suff, and divers other Lands, to the Monks of Castle-Acre, in Com. Norf. Whereupon, planting a part of that Covent there, it became a CellMon. Ang. Vol. 1. 631. n. 10. & n. 60. thereto: and departed Ex vet. Missale ejus­dem Pr. inter Coll. S. Erds­wike, arm. this life in Ann 1155. (1 Hen. 2.) to whom succeeded Roger his Son and Heir.

Which Roger Roger. had issue another William; who in 5 Ioh. being madePat. 5 Joh. m. 6. Constable of Dovor Castle, obliged himself, by OathPat. 5 Joh. m. 6. in the Kings presence;William. that he would faithfully perform his trust in the safe. Custody thereof; so that, it should not be given up, to any person whatso­ever, excepting the King himself, or Hubert de Burgh, then Lord Chamberlain; and for farther security therein, delivered his Son and Daugh­ter as Hostages; his Son to remain in the hands of the Earl of Arundell; and his Daughter with the Earl Ferrers. In 8 Ioh. this William paid a FineRot. Pip. 8 Joh. Norff. Suff of two hundred marks, and two Palfreys, for the Wardship of the Land, and Heir of Osbert Fitz-Hervei, and marriage of him. And, in 9 Ioh obtained a GrantClaus. 9 Joh. m. 3. of all the pos­sessions of Roger de Huntingfeild his Brother, which had been seized into the Kings hands, by reason of the Interdict.

In 10 Ioh he wasEx Autogr. penès Tho. Co. Elgin. one of the Justices-Itine­rant, at Lincoln: and inRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. 11 Ioh. executed the Office of Sheriff for the Counties of Norfolk, and Suffolk, for the fourth part of that year; and afterwards tillRot. Pip. de iisdem ann. the end of the fifteenth year: In which 15 year, he gaveRot. Pip. 15 Joh Norff. Suff. to the King six fair Norway Goshawkes, for license to mar­ry Alice his Daughter, then a Widdow; and to have an assignation of her Dowry, out of the Lands of Richard de Solers, her late Hus­band, in Sacumb, and Taggeleg; as also out of his Lands in Bondebi, in Com. Linc In 17 Ioh. he was madePat. 17 Joh. m. 8. Governor of Sauvey Castle, in Com. Leic. But, takingClaus. 17 Joh. m. 10. part with the Rebellious Barons, of that time (with whom he had such esteem, that he wasM. Paris in ann. 1215. p. 262. n. 10. one of the 25 whom they made choice of to be the chief persons in governing the Realm; and there­upon underwent the Sentence of Excommuni­cation Ibid. 277. n. 50. by the Pope) his Lands in Lincoln­shire were seized on, and givenClaus 17 Joh. m. 10. to Nichola de Haya, to hold during the Kings pleasure. Ne­vertheless, before the end of that year, he made some shew of returning to his obedience, for, it appears [...], that the King sent his Precept to the Sheriff of Hantshire, to make restitution to him of the Mannor of Claford, in that County, whereof he had been dispossessed by reason of those troubles.

But notwithstanding this, he fell off again: for plain it is, that in 1 Hen. 3. all his Lands lying in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgshire, and elsewhere, were given [...] by the King to Iohn Mareschall; excepting those in Lincoln­shire, whereof Nichola de Haya had a former Grant. How he reconciled himself I find not: but, in 3 Hen. 3. he obtained license [...] to go to the Holy-Land, constituting [...] his Brother Tho­mas his Attorney, to transact all Business in his absence.

This William gaveEx Autogr. penès W [...]le Neve Clat. to the Monks of Her [...], for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Alice de St. Liz his wife, a certain Pasture, adjoyn­ing to their Alder-grove:Roger. and left issue Roger de Huntingfeld, his Son and Heir; who in 26 Hen. 3. gave [...] two hundred marks Fine, to the King, to be exempted from that expedition, then made into Gascoine. And died [...] in 41 H. 3. leaving Ioane his Wife one of the Daughters and [...] Coheirs to William de Hobrugg, surviving: and William his Son and Heir in minority; for whose wardship, she, the said Ioane, gave [...] an hundred marks to the King. But he was at that time very near his full age, as it seems: for in 42 Hen. 3. he received command [...], to fit him­self with Horse and Armes, and to attend the King at Chester, on Munday preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, to restrain the Hosti­lities of the Welsh: But in 49 Hen. 3. he took part with the Rebellious Barons, being [...] with them in the Battle of Evesham. And in 7 E. 1. covenanted [...], that Roger his Son and Heir should marry Ioyce the Daughter of Iohn de Engaine; but departed [...] this life in 11 Edw. 1.

To whom succeeded Roger his Son and Heir; who in 22 Edw. 1. (8 Iunii) amongst divers other eminent persons, had SummonsRot. Vasc. 22 Edw. 1. in dorso, m. 8. to at­tend the King, with all speed, to advise about the great affairs of the Realm: and, soon after that, received commandIbid. m. 7. to be at Portsmouth upon the first of September then next ensuing, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to sail into Gascoine. Upon the death of Ioane his Mo­ther, in 25 Edw. 1. he wasEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 48. thirty years of age: and the same year had SummonsClaus. de eodem anno, in dorso to Parlia­ment, amongst the Barons of this Realm; but not after; and departedEsc. 31 [...]. 1. n. 31. this life in 30 Ed. 1. being then seizedEsc. 31 [...]. 1. n. 31. of the Mannor of Bekes­worth, in Com. Cantab. Bradenham, in Com. Norff. Sculthorp, Tost, and Frampton, in Com. Linc. Mokelinton, in Com. Essex. and Huntingfeld, in Comit. Suff. leaving William William. his Son and Heir twenty one years of age: who doing his Homage in 31 Edw. 1. had liveryRot. Fin. 31 [...]. 1. m 15. of his Lands: and in 34 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. in the Wars of Scotland. so likewise inRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 5. 4 E. 2. And departedEsc. 7 E. 2. n. 47. this life in 7 E. 2. being th [...]n seized Esc. 7 E. 2. n. 47. of the Mannor of Bekesworth, in Com. Can­tabr. with the Advowson of the Church; and of the Mannors of Mendham, and Hunt­ingfeld, in Com. Suff. as also of divers Lord­ships and Lands in other Counties; leaving Roger Roger. his Son and Heir seven years of age: and Sibill his Wife then surviving; who shortly afterwards marriedClaus [...] 2 [...] [...]. m. 13. to William le La­timer.

[Page 8]Which Roger diedEsc. 11 E. 3. n. 47. in 11 Edw. 3. leaving issue by Cecilie his Wife, DaughterEx Praed. vet. Missale of Sir Walter de Norwich, Knight, William William. his Son and Heir, seven years of age and an half; being then seized Esc. at supra. of the Mannor of Est. Bradenham, in Com. Norf. Bekesworth, in Comit. Cantabr. Mokelington, in Comit. Essex. Hunt [...]feld, Benges, and Horham, in Com. Suff. Toft, Frampton, Byker, and Suthorp, in Com. Linc. Which William, making proofClaus. 25 E. 3. n. 32. of his age in 25 Edw 3. and doing his Fealty, had liveryClaus. 25 E. 3. n. 32. of his Lands: and in 33 Edw. 3. was Rot Vase. 33 Fdw. 3. m. 18. in the Wars of France, being then a Knight. So likewise inRot. France. 34 E. 3 m. 11. 34 Edw. 3. being then of the Retinue with Henry Duke of Lancaster. And having been SummonedClaus de iisd ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 25 Edw. 3. until 49 Edw. 3. inclusive; departed Esc. 50 E. 3. n. ... this life upon the Sunday next after the Feast of St. Martin, in 50 Edw. 3 being then seized Esc. 50 E. 3. n. ... of the Mannor of Bekesworth, in Comitat. Cantabr. Mukelyngton, in Com. Essex. Ess-Bradenham, in Comitat. Norf. Huntingfeld, Mendham, and Benges, in Com. Suff. Tofte juxta Freston, Frampton, Biker, Hiptoft-Halle, in Tofte; and Pinchebe [...], called Russells Mannor, in Com. Linc. leaving Alice, Esc. 50 E. 3. n. ... the Widdow of Sir Iohn Norwich Knight, his Kinswoman, and next Heir, thirty years of age.

¶There was also, of this Family, Iohn de Huntingfeild, SummonedClaus. de iisd ann. i [...] dorso. to Parliament from 36 to 43 Edw. 3. inclusive: but other mention I find not of him.

In the time of King Henry the eighth, there was takenLel. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 59. up in the Black-Friers at Boston, in Com. Linc. the Body of one of this Family, with a Leaden Bull of Pope Innocent about his Neck.

Pipard.
[25 Edw. 1.]

OF this name there is frequent mention in King Henry the seconds time: For in 10 Hen. 2. William Pipard William. being She­riff Rot. Pip. de iisd. an. Glouc. of [...]locestershire, so continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Glouc. till 13 inclusive. And in 14 Hen. 2. of Gilbert Pipard; Gilbert. who being then constitutedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Glouc. Sheriff of the same County, so continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Glouc. till 17 Hen. 2. And in 18 and 19 Hen. 2. was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. & Comitat. of Hereford­shire. So likewise of Cheshire inRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. & Comitat. 28 H. 2. 29 and 30 Hen. 2. And of Lancashire from Rot. Pip. de iisd. ann. & Comitat. 31 Hen. 2. till 1 Ric. 1▪ inclusive.

Which Gilbert having marriedMon. Ang. Vol 1. 400. b. n. 40. Alice the third Daughter and Coheir to William Fitz-Duncan Earl of Murref in Scotland (by Alice Mon. Ang. Vol 1. 400. b. n. 40. his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Robert de Romeli, Lord of Skypton in Craven, with whom he hadMon. Ang. Vol 1. 400. b. n. 40. Aspatrik, Allerdale, and the liberty of Cokermouth in Com. Cumbr.) diedJorevall. 1191. n. 60. the same year (scil. 1 Ric. 1.) in the Holy-Land, without issue; leaving the said Alice his Wife, surviving; who aftrwards mar­ried Rot. Pip. 11 Joh. Cumb. to Robert de Curtenai.

In 9 Hen. 3. William William. the Son of Roger Pipard had liveryRot Fin. 9 H. 3. m. 5. of six Knights Fees, parcel of the Honor of Wallingford, doing his Homage.

From these, descending to the Reign of King Edward the first,Ralph. I come to Ralph sirnamed Pipard: but whether allied to either of those before-specified; or how, I am yet to learn. Which Ralph, is saidEsc. 1. E. 1. n. 19. to be a younger Son of Ralph Fitz-Nicholas, an eminent man in his time; viz. StewardMat. Paris in ann. 1257. of the Houshould to King Henry the third. In 1 E. 1. he was also found Esc. at supra. next Heir to Robert Fitz-Ralph of Thurve­stone, in Com. Derb. Whereupon, performing his Homage, in 2 E. 1. had liveryRot. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 31. of those Lands, whereof the said Robert his Uncle, died seized. And, in 10 Ed. 1. wasRot. de Scutag. Wall. 10 E. 1. m. 3. in that Expedition then made into Wales; having Lands at that time, in the Counties of Suff. Warw. Buck & Essex. And, in 13 Ed. 1. obtained a CharterCart. 13 E. 1. n. 37. for Free­warren in all his Demesne Lands at Haselee, and Rotherfeld (commonly called Rother­feld-Pipard) in Com. Oxon. and Linford. in Com. Buck.

In 26 Ed. 1. this Ralph wasRot. Pro­tect. 26 E. 1. m 5. in that Expe­dition then made into Gcotland. So likewise inRot. Pro­tect. 27 R. 1. m. 16. 27 Edw. 1. and in 30 Edw. 1. was made Pat. 30. E. 1. m. 1. Governor of Bolesover Castle, and Har [...] ­ston Castle, in Com. Derb. for life. And, having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 25 E. 1. until 30 Edw. 1. inclusive; departedEsc. 3 E. 2. n. 25. this life in 3 Edw. 2. being then seizedEsc. 3 E. 2. n. 25. of the Mannor of Great-Crompto [...]; im Comitat. Warw. Gold-Aston, Cwyford, and Great-Linford, in Com. Buck. Fynberg-Magna, in Com. Staff. and Bo­therfield-Pipard, in Comitat. Oxon. held of the Honor of Walingford, leaving Iohn Esc. 3 E. 2. n. 25. his Son and Heir thirty years of age. Of whom, by rea­son he never had Summons to Parliament, nor any of his descendents, I shall not need to say farther.

Nereford.
[25 Edw. 1.]

THe First mention I find of this Family, is in Anno 1206. (8 Ioh.) Robert de Nereford, Robert. with Alice his Wife, Daugh­ter Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 327. b. n. 20. of Iohn Pouchard, at that time founding Mon. Ang. Vol. 1. 327. b. n. 20. the Abby of Pree, betwixt North-Creyke and Burnham, in Comit. Norf. As alsoIbid. n. 60. an Hospital there, for thirteen poor people. This Robert was GovernorIbid. n. 50. of Dovor Castle, in 1 H 3. under Hubert de Burgh, Justice of England who had at that time, the chief charge thereof.

To him succeeded William de Nereford (his Son and Heir, I presume.) Which William, William. being in Claus. 1 Hen. 1. m 1. Armes with the Rebellious Barons against King Iohn, had his Lands seizedClaus. 1 Hen. 1. m 1., for that transgression. But, in 1 H. 3. returning to obedience, they were again restoredClaus. 1 Hen. 1. m 1. to him. And, having married Rot. Pip. 15 E. 1. Norff. Suff. Petronill, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Iohn de Vaux, without license; paidIbid. two hundred and thirty pounds Fine to the King, for that trans­gression. In 26 Edw. 1. upon partition made with William de Ros, who took to Wife Maud the other Daughter and Coheir; he had, in her right, an assignationClaus 16 E. 1. in dorso, m. 9. in cedu. 1 [...]. of the Mannors of Cher­ston, and Shoresham, in Com. Norff. Wy­sete. in Com. Suff. (excepting fourteen pounds Land and Rent, remaining to William de Ros, and Maud his Wife:) as also of the moity of [Page 9] the Mannors of Holt, Cleye, and Hocton, in Com. Norf. Likewise of the moity of a certain Messuage in London, called Blanch-Appel­ton; and of the Advowsons of the Churches of H [...]lt, in Comit. Norf. and Abyton, in Comit. Cantabr.

And, in 22 Edw. 1. received command [...] (in Iune) with divers other great men of that time, to attend the King, with his best advice, touching the great affairs of the Realm. That being in order to his Expedition into France, as it seemes; which soon after ensued: for he had thereupon summonsIbid. m. 7. to be at Portsmouth, upon the first day of September following, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to fail with him into those parts. As also SummonsClaus. de eodem ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 25 Edw. 1. but never after. When he died I do not certainly find: but that Petronill his Wife surviving him, in 3 Edw. 2. obtained license Cart. 3. E. 2. n. 3. for a Market every week upon the Tuesday, at Holt, in Comitatu Norf. Also, for a Fair yearly, upon the Eve and Day, of St. Matthew the Apostle. Likewise for a Fair at Cley, in the same County, upon the Eve, and Day of St. Margaret the Virgin. And, departing Annal. de Langele. this life, Ann. 1326. (20 E. 2.) lieth buriedAnnal. de Langele. in the Priory of Penthey, in Com. Norf.

To this William succeeded Iohn his Son and Heir. Which Iohn diedIbid. in 3 Edw. 3. without issue; and lieth buriedIbid. also, at Penthey. Whereupon Thomas his Brother becameMon Ang. Vol 2 p. 20. n. 10. his Heir. Which Thomas had issueMon Ang. Vol 2. p. 20. n. 10. Sir Iohn de Nereford Knight, who was slainMon Ang. Vol 2. p. 20. n. 10. in the Wars of France, in 38 Edw. 3. leaving issueMon Ang. Vol. 2. p. 20. n. 10. Mar­gery, his sole Daughter and Heir, at that time five years of age; who afterwards vowedMon Ang. Vol 2. p. 20. n. 10. Cha­stity.

Playz.
[25 Edw. 1.]

IN 17 Ioh. Hugh de Playz Hugh. adhered [...] to the Rebellious Barons, against King Iohn; and held [...] seven Knights Fees in Iford, and Werpesburne, in Com. Suss. Having married [...] Beatrix de Say; the Widow of Hugh de Nevill, he was divorced [...] from her; whereupon she had an Assignation [...] of twenty pounds per annum, part of her Dowry from the said Hugh de Nevill. By [...] Philippa his Wife, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Richard de Munfichet, he had issue [...] Richard, Richard. who in 53 Hen. 3. as one [...] of the Nephews and Heirs to the said Richard, paid [...] his Relief for the third part of Montfichets Lands.

To this Richard succeeded Raph, Raph. his Son [...] and Heir, nine years of age in 3 Edw. 1. and in Ward [...] to Robert Aguilon. Which Raph dy­ing [...] without issue, left [...] Richard his Brother, Heir to the Estate. To whom succeeded Giles de Playz. Which Giles, Giles. in 22 Edw. 1. had Summons [...] (8 Iulii) to attend the King with divers other eminent persons, with his advice, touching the great affairs of the Realm. And soon after that, received command [...] to fit him-himself with Horse and Armes, and to be at Southampton upon the first of September; thence to accompany the King into Gas­coine.

This Giles, had Summons toClaus de eodem ann. in dorso. Parliament in 25 E. 1. but no more: and diedEsc 3 [...] F. 1. n. 37. in 31 E. 1. seizedEsc 3 [...] F. 1. n. 37. of the Mannor of Fulmere, in Com. Cantabr. as also of Wenyngore, and Wer­plesburne, in Com. Suss. leavingEsc 3 [...] F. 1. n. 37. Richard Richard. his Son and Heir six years of age: Who, making proofClaus. 11 E. 2. m. 21. of his age in 11 Edw. 2. and doing his Homage, had liveryClaus. 11 E. 2. m. 21. of the Lands of his Inheritance. This Richard had also Summons Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 11 till 15 Edw. 2. in­clusive.

To whom succeeded another Richard, Richard. his Son and Heir; in 8 Edw. 3. foundEsc. 8 E. 3. n. 63. Heir to Iohn de Lancaster of Stan [...]rede, in Com. Essex. and at that time twelve years of age: but died Esc. 43 E. 3. n. 43. upon Wednesday preceding the Feast of All-Saints, in 33 Edw. 3. being then seizedEsc. 43 E. 3. n. 43. of the Mannors of Fulmere, in Com. Cantabr. Yford, Wanynggore, and Werpesburne, in Com. Suss. Wetynges. Toftes, and Knapeton, in Comit. Norf. Dkeley-magna, and Bente­feld-Bury, in Stanstede, in Comitat. Essex. leavingEsc. 43 E. 3 [...] n. 43. Iohn his Son and Heir eighteen years of age. Which Iohn Iohn had issueEx Co [...]. R. Gl. s. Margaret his Daughter and Heir, marriedEx Co [...]. R. Gl. s. to Sir Iohn Howard Knight, Ancestor to the Howards Dukes of Norfolk, &c.

St Iohn of Lageham.
[25 Edw. 1.]

IN 46 Hen. 3. Roger Roger. de St. Iohn obtained LicensePat. [...]6 E. 3. m. 16. to fortifie his House at Lage­ham, near Walkested in Com. Surr. and so to hold the same, whilest he and his Heirs should continue loyal to the King. But, in 48 Hen. 3. after the Battle of Lewes, where the King was taken Prisoner by the Rebellious Barons, he wasMS. in bibl. Bodl. oct. V. 8. Th. f. 148. a. one of the nine persons elected to be of the Council of State.

To this Roger succeeded Iohn; Iohn. who, in 31 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 31 [...]. 1. m. 15. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 4 [...]. 2. m. 12. 4 Edw. 2. And in 8 Edw. 2. received commandRot. Scoc. 8 [...]dw. 2. in dorso. m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon [...]ine, on the Festival of the blessed Virgins Assumption, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. And having been SummonedClaus. de ii [...]d. ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 25 Edw. 1. to 9 Edw. 2 inclusive, departedEsc. 10 E. 2. n. 74. this life in 10 E. 2. being then seizedEsc. 10 E. 2. n. 74. of the Mannor Swalefeld in Com. Berks. Walkenested, with a Tene­ment called Lageham in Com. Surr. as also of the Mannors of Barton, and Staunton, in Com. Oxon. leavingEsc. 10 E. 2. n. 74. Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir forty years of age.

Which Iohn, in 11 Edw. 2. was [...] in that Expedition then made into Scotland; and departed [...] this life in 16 Edw. 2. being seized [...] of the Mannors of Great-Barton, and Staunton-St. Iohn, in Comitat. Oxon. leaving [...] Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, fifteen years of age: and Alice his Wife surviving; who afterwards married [...] to Reginald de Pavely.

Which Iohn took to Wife [...] Catherine the Daughter of Geffrey de Say: and making proof [Page 10] Rot. Fin. 5 E. 3. m. 23. of his age in 5 Edw 3. had LiveryRot. Fin. 5 E. 3. m. 23. of his Lands. But, in 20 Edw. 3. upon the death of Margerie, his Mother; being soRot. Fin. 20 Edw. 3. m. 20. infirm, that he could not come to the King, to do his Homage; heRot. Fin. 20 Edw. 3. m. 20. had respite thereof, and Livery of those Lands which she held in Dower.

This Iohn had SummonsCl [...]us. de i [...]dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 11 Edw. 2. to 5 Edw. 3. inclusive; but not after, nor any of his Descendents: and dyed Esc 23 Ed. 3. n. 63. 8th. April 23 Edw. 3. being then seizedEsc 23 Ed. 3. n. 63. of the Mannors of Barton, and Staunton-St. Iohn, in Com. Oxon. and Lageham, in Com. Surr. leavingEsc 23 Ed. 3. n. 63. Catherine his Wife surviving; and Ro­ger Roger. his Son and Heir, Twenty yeares of age. Which Roger in 25 Edw. 3. releasedClaus. 25 Ed. 3. in dorso m. 23. to Sir Ni­cholas de Lovayne Knight, and Margaret his Wife, all his right in the Mannor of Lageham; and diedEsc. 27 Ed. 3. n. 27. in 27 Edw. 3. leavingEsc. 27 Ed. 3. n. 27. Peter de St. Iohn, his Kinsman, his next heir, forty years of age.

Ap Adam:
[25 Edw. 1.]

IN 19 Edw. 1. Iohn ap Adam, Iohn. having marri­ed Rot. Fin. 19 Ed. 1. m 16. Elizabeth, the daughter and heir of Iohn de Gurnai, had liveryRot. Fin. 19 Ed. 1. m 16. of her Lands, doing his fealty. And, in 21 Edw. 1. procured the King's CharterChart. 21 Ed. [...]. n. 19., for a Market every week, upon the Monday, at Beverstan, in Com. Glouc. (a Mannor of her inheritance) Also, for a Fair, there, every year, to be kept upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Assumption of the blessed Virgin; with Free-warren in all his Demesn­lands, of that Lordship.

In 24 Edw. 1. upon the death of Oliva, the Mother of Elizabeth his wife, this Iohn had also liveryRot. Fin. 24 Edw. 1. m. [...]. of her Lands, lying in Com. Somerset. And, in 26 Edw. 1. obtain'd another Charter Cart. [...]6. Ed. [...]. m. 6., for a weekly Market upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of [...], in Com. Somer­set, as also for a Fair, once every year; on the Eve, and Festival of the Assumption of our Lady: and for Free-warren in all his Demesn-lands at Ba [...]ew [...] in that County.

In this year, he wasRot. Scoc. 26 [...]dw. 1. m. 2. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Pro­tect. 34 E. 1. m. 6. 34 Edw. 1. And, having been summon'dClaus. de [...] ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 25 Edw. 1. un­til 2 Edw. 2. inclusive, died soon after; leaving Thomas Claus. 5 [...]d. 2. m. 18. his son and heir, then in minoritie, whose Wardship, Raph de Monthermer, in consi­deration Claus. 5 [...]d. 2. m. 18. of Six thousand Marks, obtainedClaus. 5 [...]d. 2. m. 18.. Which Thomas Thomas. arriving to his full age in 18 Ed. 2. had liveryClaus. 18 Edw 2. m. 1. of his Lands, doing his Homage: but in 4 Edw. 3. soldPat. 4 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 3 [...]. the Castle of Beverstan, with the Mannor, and Mannor of Overe, in Com. Gloue. to Thomas de Berkley, and Margaret his VVife, and to the heirs of him the said Thomas de Berkley. After which time, I have not seen any thing of him, or his posterity.

Welles.
[27 Edw. 1.]

THe first mention I find of this Family, is in 6 Rich. 1. Adam Adam. de Welles then pay­ing Rot. pip. 6 R 1. Norff Suff. ten Marks for his adherence to Iohn Earl of Noreton, who at that time took more Authority upon him (whilst the King, his Bro­ther, was prisoner in Almaine) than he could justifie. The next is in 9 Ioh. of William William. de Welles, who gaveRot. pip. 9 Joh. Linc. fifty Marks for one Knights fee in Gremesbi, in Com. Linc.

To whom succeeded another William; William. who, in 11 Edw. 1. obtained LicenseCa [...]. 11 E. 1. n. 5. for a Mar­ket every week upon the Tuesday, at his Man­nor of Alfourd, in the Province of Lindsey, in Com. Linc. and a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Festival of the holy Trini­tie.

This William by Isabel de Vesci his WifeEsc. 18 E. 1. n. 48., had issue Adam. Adam. Which Adam in 22 Edw. 1. being of the RetinueRot. Vas [...]. 22 Edw. 1. m. 11. with William de Vesci (a great Baron in Northumberland) wasRot. Vas [...]. 22 Edw. 1. m. 11. in the King's service in Gascoine. So likewise inRot. Vas [...]. 25 Edw. 1. m. 2. 25 Edw. 1. in consideration whereof he obtain­ed the King's PreceptClaus. 25 E. 1. m. 14. to the Treasurer and Barons of his Exchequer, that they should not take any of his Wools of that years growth: and, in 27 Edw. 1. was madeRot. Fin. 27 Edw. 1. m. 23. Constable of the Castle of Rockingham; as also Warden of that Forest.

In 28 Edw. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 28 Ed. 1. m. 12. in the Wars of Scot­land; and, in 30 Edw. 1. had a CharterCart. 30. Ed. 1. n. 46. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-lands within his Lordships of Wyberton, Cumberworth, Sutton, Scrolby, and Billesby, in Com. Linc. In 31 Edw. 1. and 32 Edw. 1. being a­gain inRot. Scoc. 31 Ed. 1. m. 13. the Wars of Scotland: in conside­ration thereof, inRot. Scoc. 4 Ed. 2. m. 5. 4 Edw. 2. he obtain'd the King's special PreceptClaus. 4 E. 2. m. 14. to the Treasurer and Ba­rons of his Exchequer, to give him respite for the payment of such Debts, as were then due from him, until Easter next following. And, ha­ving been summon'dClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 27 Edw. 1. to 4 Edw. 2. inclusive, departedEsc. 5 Ed. 2. n. 68. this life the same year, being then seizedEsc. 5 Ed. 2. n. 68. of the Mannours of Welle, and Cumberworth, and certain Te­nements in Hellow, and Swaby, in Com. Linc. as also of a certain Wood and Pasture, called Welle-parke, containing xl. Acres of Land, as parcel of the Mannor of Skendelby, held of the King; together with the Mannors of Fol­hyngham, Edenham, Hekinton, and Bar­ton, which were at that time possess'd by Hen­ry de Beaumont: And joyntly, with Ioane his Wife, of the Mannor of Wyberton, in the same County. Likewise of one Messuage and two yard land in Faxton, in Com. Northamp­ton, leaving Robert his son and heir xvi. years of age, and Ioane his Wife surviving; who had for her Dowrie an AssignationClaus. 5 [...] m. 20. of the Mannors of Welle and Brunthorpe, with certain Lands in Anderby and Hoggesthorp, aad the moytie of all his Lands in Sutton.

Which Robert Robert. in 12 Edw. 2. making proof Claus. 12 Ed. 2. m. 14. of his age, had liveryClaus. 12 Ed. 2. m. 14. of the Lands of his Inhe­ritance: but did not long enjoy them; for, in [Page 11] 14 Edw. 2. he departedEsc. 14 Ed. 2. n. 26. this life, being at that time seisedEsc. 14 Ed. 2. n. 26. of two parts of the Mannor of Fax­ton in Com. North. and of the third part of the Mannor of Wytton; and of the Mannors of Graynesby, Wychren, Welle, Helawe, and Swaby; with certain Tenements in Al­ford, in Com. Linc. leaving Adam his Brother and Heir, sixteen years old; who making proof of his age in 20 Edw. 2. had liveryRot. Fin. 20 Ed. 2. m. 9. of his Lands: and in 7 Edw. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 7 E 3. m. 1. in the Wars of Scot­land. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 9 Ed. 3. m. 32. 9 Edw. 3. being then a Knight. And, in 16 Edw. 3. was chargedRot. Franc. 16 Ed. 3. m. 11. with ten Men at Armes and ten Archers, for the King's service in France: as also with the like number inRot. Franc. 17 Ed. 3. in dorso m. 16. 17 Edw. 3. And, having been sum­mon'd Claus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 6 Ed. 3. until 18 Ed. 3. inclusive, departedEsc. 19 Ed. 3. n. 57. this life in 19 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. 19 Ed. 3. n. 57. of two parts of the Mannour of Ellyngton, in Com. Northumb. Also of the Mannour of Faxton, in Com. Northampton. Cumberworth, Btunthorp ... in Com. Linc. leavingEsc. 19 Ed. 3. n. 57. Iohn Iohn. his son and heir xi. years of age; whose Wardship was grantedClaus. 19 Ed. 3. m. 29. to Margaret the Widow of William Lord Ros of Hamlake.

Which Iohn, in 22 Edw. 3. (though then in minority) causedMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 88 [...]. [...]. n. 50. his Father's Executors to pur­chase a Rent of Ten pounds per annum from the Monks of Bardney, issuing out of the Mannor of Stepyng, and certain Lands in Frysby, Wynthorp, and other places in Com. Linc. for the behoof of the Abbess and Nuns of Gre­nefeld, and their Successors in that County (he being Patron of that House:) In consideration whereof they obliged themselves and their Suc­cessors, to find two fitting Priests, to celebrate Masses, Mattens, Placebo, Dirige, and Commendati­ons, Canonical-hours, and all other Divine Offi­ces, every day in the Chappel of our Lady, with­in that their Monastery of Grenefeld (founded by his Ancestors) for the health of the Souls of Adam de Welle, and Margaret his Wife; and for the Souls of Adam, father of the said Adam, and Ioane his Wife: as also for the good Estate of the said Iohn, and Maud his Wife: and, after this life, for the health of all their Souls. And in 29 Edw. 3. making proof of his age, had live­ry Claus. [...]9 Ed. 3. m. 19. of his Lands, his Homage being respited.

After which, in 33 Edw. 3. he was inRot. Vas [...]. 33 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 10. that Expedition then made into Gascoigne: And having been summon'dClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 31 and 34 Edw. 3. diedEsc. 25 Ed. 3. p. 2. n. 81. in 35 Edw. 3. being then sei­sed Esc. 25 Ed. 3. p. 2. n. 81. of the Mannours of Ellyngton, and By­well, in Com. Northumb. [...]heydene Gernon, in Com. Essex, Faxton in Com. North. and of the Mannors of Graynesby, Sutton juxta Markeby; Welle, Hellowe, Brunthorpe, Wichyn, Bradle, [...]rusthorpe, Aby, and Wiberton in Com. Linc. leavingEsc. 25 Ed. 3. p. 2. n. 81. Iohn his Son and Heir ten years of age.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 47 Edw. 3. making proof of his age, and doing his homage, had liveryClaus. 47 Ed. 3. m. 32. of his Lands: and (being then a Knight) wasRot. Alem. 47 Ed. 3. m. 17. inthat Expedition at that time made into Flanders, and of the RetinueRot. Alem. 47 Ed. 3. m. 17. with Iohn Duke of Lanca­ster. In 1 Rich. 2. he wasRot. Franc. 1 R. 2. p. 2. m. 17. likewise in the Wars of France. And in 2 Rich. 2. served.Rot. Scoc. 2. R. [...]. m. 3. under Henry de Percy Earl of Northumberland, in the Garrison of Barwick upon Twede, that Earl beingRot. Scoc. 2. R. [...]. m. 3. then Governour there. In 3 Rich. 2. he had LicenseRot. Franc. 3 R. 2. m. 17. to travel beyond-Sea. So like­wise inRot. Franc. [...] R. 2. m. 15. 4 Rich. 2. As also in [...]ot. Franc. 5 Rich. 2. m. 10 5 Rich. 2. at which time he obtain'd leave, for himself and two other persons in his company, with three Horses and all Accoutrements to them belonging, to serve in what Wars he should think fit. And, in 6 Rich. 2. being still in those parts, procured LicenseRot. Franc. 6 Rich [...]. m. 24. to continue there.

But, in 8 Rich. 2. he returned: and, having re­ceived Rot. Franc. 8 R. [...]. m. 26. some affront from a Knight in France, got leaveRot. Franc. 8 R. 3. m. 26. to go again, for the vindication of his honour; and, to transmit such Letters-Testimo­nial thither, for the manifestation of his credit, and repute, as he should think fit. After which, before the end of that year, he was retain'dEx autogr [...] to serve the King in his Scotish Wars for xl. days: and in 11 Rich. 2. serv'dRot. Franc. 11 R. [...]. m 6. again in the Wars of France.

In 19 R. 2. being sentStow's Ann. Ambassador into Scot­land, to Treat concerning certain matters of great importance betwixt both Kings; he hapned to be at a solemn Banquet, where the Scots and English were discoursing of Deeds of Armes; and saidStow's Ann., Let words have no place; If ye know not the Chivalry and Valiant Deeds of English men; appoint me a day and place when ye list, and ye shall have expe­rience. Whereunto David E. of Crauford assent­ing, this Iohn L. Welles choseStow's Ann. London-bridge for the place; and, the Earl of Crauford as­sign'd St. Georges-Day for the time Hereupon Crauford Ibid. repaired to London with thirty per­sons well appointed; and, upon the day of Bat­tle, both of them coming to the Bridge, on their barb'd horses, at the sound of Trumpet encoun­tred each otherIbid., with square grounden Speares: In which adventure Earl David sate so strong; that, notwithstanding the Spear was broken on his Helmet and Visage, he stir'd not; in so much, that the Spectators cryedIbid. out, That, contrary to the Law of Armes he was bound to the Sad­dle. Whereupon he dismounted and got up a­gain; and ranIbid. a second Course; but, in the third, he threwIbid. this Lord Welles out of his Saddle to the ground: and dismounting again, embrac'd him, that the People might understand he had no hatred towards him; and (with great humanity) visitedIbid. him afterwards every day, till he recovered his health.

This is all that I have to say of him; other than that having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, from 50 Edw. 3. till 8 Hen. 5. inclusive, he departedEsc. [...] H. 5. n. 61. this life on Tuesday next ensuing the feast of St. Bartholomew the Apostle in 9 H. 5. being then seisedEsc. [...] H. 5. n. 61. of the Mannour of Hellow, with its appurtenances in Swaby, Walmes­ger, and [...]laythor [...]; of the Mannor of A­bye, with its Appurtenances in Scrubby; of the third part of the Mannour of Skendelby; of the Mannor of Welles, with its Appurte­nances in Hoggesthorpe, Ingolmells, [...]ia [...]by, Alford, Touthby, Bellesby, A [...]sthorp, and Oveby; of the Mannour of Coning­sholme, with its Appurtenances, in Somerco­tes, Gerinthorpe, Utterby, and little Grimesby; and of the Mannors of Gra [...] ­nesby, Witherne, Cumbe [...]worth, Sut­ton, Tristhorpe, Brunthorpe, and Luth­nay, all in. Com. Linc. Likewise of the Mannor of Faxton, in Com. North. Elington in Com. Northumb. as also of Park-Hall, Hemnales, and Madles, in Com. Essex. LeavingEsc. [...] H. 5. n. 61. Leo de Welles his Grandson and Heir (viz. Son of Eudo, his el­dest Son, who died in his life-time, and Maud his Wife, daughter of Raphe Lord Greystoke) Fif­teen [Page 12] years of age; Margerie his Wife surviving, who thereupon had the King's PreceptClaus. 9 H. 5. m. 3. for an Assignation of her Dowrie.

Which Leo Leo. was KnightedLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 705. by the Duke of Bedford upon Whitsunday, at Leicester, 4 H. 6. the King himself thenLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 705. receiving that Honour: And in 6 Hen. 6. making proof of his Age, had Claus. 6 H. 6. m. 19. Livery of his Lands, his Homage being respit­ed. In 8 Hen. 6. this Leo, being retein'dEx auto [...]r. pen [...] cleric. pell. to serve the King, in his Wars of France, for the space of one whole year, with Four and twenty Men at Armes, and Seventy two Archers, took ShippingStow's Ann. with the King at Dovor, upon the 27th of April, and landed the same day at Ca­la [...]s. In 14 Hen. 6 he was againEx autogr. penès cler. pell. retain'd, in like sort, to serve with Eight Men at Armes, and Forty eight Archers. And in 16 Hen. 6. constitutedPat. 16 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. Lieutenant of Ireland, for the space of seven yeares; being thereupon admit­ted Ibid. as one of the King's Domestick servants for that whole terme.

In 17 Hen. 6. he obtain'd LicenseCart. 17 H. 6. n. 39. for a Mar­ket every Tuesday, at his Mannor of Alford (in Lindsey) in Com. Linc. and two Faires year­ly; one on the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednes­day in Whitson-week; the other on the Eve, Day and Morrow of the Apostles Simon and Iude. In 25 Hen. [...]. he had LicensePat. 25 H. 6 p. 3. m. 37. to Marry (to his se­cond Wife) Margaret, the Widow of Iohn Beau­fort Duke of Somer [...]er, Sister and HeirCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. to Sir Iohn Beauchamp of Bletso Knight: and in 30 Hen. 6. (his principal Mansions beingRot. Franc. 30 H. 6. m 15. then at Hellow, in Com. Linc. and [...] in Com. North.) was in the retinueRot. Franc. 30 H. 6. m 15. of Edmund Duke of Somerset, Captain of Calais, for the de­fence of that place, and the Territories in Pi­cardy adjacent.

And, having been [...]ummon Claus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment from 10 Hen. 6. to 38 Hen. 6. inclusive; in consideration of his faithful services, obtain'd from the King, the same 38th year, a GrantPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 7. of Forty pounds per annum during his life, out of the Mannor of North-weld, in Com Essex, then in the Crown, by the forfeiture of Nevill Earl of Salisbury: but, firmly adhering to the Lanca­strian interest, lostStow's Ann. his life at Towton Field upon Palm-Sunday 1 Edw. 4. being then seis­ed Esc. 1 Ed. 4. n. 32. of the Mannor of Faxton, in Com. North. Also of the Mannors of Park-Hall, alias Gay­nesparke, Hemnales, and Madleys in Theydon-Gernon, and of the Hundred of Ongre, in Com. Essex. Likewise of the Man­nors of Wyburton, Manby, juxta Geymol­by, Welles, Bradley, Graynesby, Co­ningsholme, Hellowe, and a third part of the Mannor of Skendelby, in Com. Linc. leaving issue (by Ioane his first Wife, DaughterEx coll. R. [...] 8 H 8 n 33 and Heir to Sir Robert Waterton Knight) Sir Ri­chard Welles Knight his next heirEsc. ut supra., at that time Thirty years of age and upwards; and four Daughters; viz.Ex coll R. Gl. S. Esc. 14 Ed. 4. post mor­tem Joh. Vi [...]. Welles Alianore the Wife of Thomas Lord Hoo and Hastings; Margaret, of Sir Thomas Dim [...]ck Knight; Cecelie, of Sir Robert Willough­by Knight, second son to ... Lord Willough­by; and Catherine of Sir Thomas de la Laund Knight. And was Attainted [...] in the Parliament, begun at Westminster, the 4th. of November the same year.

Which Sir Richard, in 4. Edw. 4. (having the Title [...] also of Lord Willoug [...]by, by the Marriage of Ioane, Daughter and Heir to Robert Lord [...]) through the King's special favour, obtain'd a GrantIbid. of all the Goods, Chattels, and Movables, whereof his Father died seized: and the next ensuing year had restitutionPat. 5 Ed. 4. p. [...]. m. 20. of the Mannors of Welles, Granesby, Brad­ley, Aby, Skendelby, Wytherne, Conyge­sholme and Hellowe, with the Advousons of the Churches of Anderby, Nether-Tynton, and Austhorpe, in Com. Linc. Likewise of the Lordship of Elyngton, in Com. Northumb. which came to the Crown by the Attainder of his said Father: As also a Grant in Fee, of the Mannors of Wiberton, Manby juxta Gry­molby, in Com. Linc. and Faxton, in Com. North. which Margaret Dutchess of Somerset held for life; and whereof the reversion, by force of the before-specifyed Attainder, belong'd to the King.

But in 9 Edw. 4. Richard Nevill, the stout Earl of Warwick, raisingPolyd. Virg. p. 518. n. 10. 30 & 40. an Army in Lin­colnshire, on the behalf of the Lancastrians, whereof he madePolyd. Virg. p. 518. n. 10. 30 & 40. Sir Robert Welles (a stout and valiant Commander) Son and Heir to this Ri­chard Lord Welles, General; the said Sir Robert therewith droveStow's Ann. Sir Thomas Burgh (a Knight of the King's House) out of that Country; pull'd Stow's Ann. down his Dwelling-place, tookStow's Ann. all his Goods and Cattel; and, with Thirty thousand of the Commons, cryedStow's Ann. King Henry. Of which In­surrection, when King Edward heard tidings, he sentPolyd. Virg. ut supra. presently for this Richard his Father; who endeavouredPolyd. Virg. ut supra. to avoid the journey, under pretence of Infirmity: But, seeing that would not do, he wentPolyd. Virg. ut supra., taking with him Sir Thomas Dimock Knight, who had MarriedPolyd. Virg. ut supra. [...] Sister. But, having intelligencePolyd. Virg. ut supra., that the King was much incensed against him, fled to Sanctuary at Westminster; there purposing to remain till the King's wrath was asswaged.

The King therefore hopingIbid. to suppress this Tumultuous Rising without blowes, sentIbid. for him out of Sanctuary, upon promiseIbid. of safety; and requiredIbid. him to command his Son to lay down Armes: yet in the mean time Marcht Ibid. towards Lincolnshire with what Forces he had in readiness; taking with him this Richard Lord Welles, and Sir Thomas Dimock. And whenIbid. he came within two dayes journey of Stamford, where his Adversaries where, and understood that Sir Robert Wells did not obey the Commands of his Father (which he had receiv'd by Let­ters) he grew so much enraged, that, contrary to his Promise given, he caus'dIbid. the Heads of this Richard and Sir Thomas Dimock, to be forthwith cut off.

Of which cruel Act, so soon as Sir Robert had notice, he MarchtIbid. to the next Village; stand­ing a while doubtfulIbid., whether he should fight until the Earl of [...]arwic [...] came up with his Forces, considering the King did out-number him: But, at length taking courage, he put his Men in Array, and foughtIbid. stoutly for some houres, till many of them forsaking him, he was takenIbid. prisoner; and thereupon, with his Bro­ther Dimock forthwith beheadedIbid..

This Richard was summon'dClaus. de iisdem. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, by the name of Richard Welles Lord Willoughby, from 33 H. 6. to 6 Edw. 4. inclusive.

His son Robert being thus cut off, and without issue; left Elizabeth his VVife, daughterGodyn f. 255. b. of Iohn Bourchier Lord Berners, surviving. Which Eli­zabeth, by her TestamentGodyn f. 255. b. bearing date 2d. Oct. 10 Edw. 4. (which was the next ensuing year) [Page 13] bequeath'd her Body to be buryed in the Church of the Fryers at Doncaster, where the Body of her said Husband lay Interred. Of which Testament she constitutedIbid. Executors, Marge­rie Lady Berners, her Mother, and Sir Humphrey Bourchier, Knight.

To this Sir Robert Welles, succeededPat. 10. E. 4. m. 11. Ioane his Sister, as Heir, then MarriedPat. 10. E. 4. m. 11. to Richard Hastings Esquire, (Brother to William Lord Hastings, Chamberlain of the Houshold to King Edward the Fourth) which Richard in 10 E. 4. had so much favor from that King, that he ob­tained a special LiveryPat. 10. E. 4. m. 11. of all the Castles, Lord­ships, Mannors, and Lands, whereof her Father, Richard Lord Welles and Willoughty, or Sir Ro­bert Welles Knight her Brother, or either of them, were possess'd at the time of their respective Deaths; and which by right ought to have des­cended to her the said Ioane: and this without any Writ of Diem clausit extremum, &c. Which Mannors, and Lands, as appeareth by the In­quisitionEsc. 15. E. 4. n. 47. taken in 15 E. 4. (mentioning the At­tainder of the said Richard, and Sir Robert, in the Parliament held at Westminster, 12 E 4.) were as followes; viz. Skendelby, Comberworth, Gawsell, Willoughby, Hoggesthorpe, In­goldmelles, Cokerington, Hawneby, Trusthorpe, Sutton, Bunthorpe, Welles, Alford, UUitherne, Conyngesholme, Gray­nesby, Bradeley, Hellowe, Abye, Pinche­bek, Belcheford, Fulstowe, Arsyke, Swa­bye, Orbye, Burghe, Partenay, Rathe­by, Toyntone, UUesterkele, Stykeford, Fowlstowe-Beke, Saltflet-Haven, So­mercotes, Carleton, Screvelby, Fenton, Plesseley, Toste, Steping-magna, The­delthorpe, Eresbye, Handelby, Hiptoft-Hall, and Saltfletby, in Com. Lincoln.

¶Having thus done with the chief branch of this Noble Family, I come to Iohn, Iohn. Son of Leo, Lord Welles, by Margaret Dutchess of So­merset, his Second Wife. This▪ Iohn, in 1 R. 3. putPolyd. Virg. p. 552. n 20. himself in Arms for Henry Earl of Richmund: but seeingIbid. the Duke of Buck­ingham, (who did the like) unhappily betray'd; fledIbid. with the Marquess of Dorset, and others into Britanny. And, standing thus faithful to that Earl, upon his arrival to the Crown, by the Name of Henry the Seventh, was made Pat. 1. H. 7. p. 1. m. 15. Constable of Rockingham-Castle; having therewith also a Grant of the Stewardship of the Forest.

Moreover, in 3 H. 7. having then the Title Pat 3. H. 7. p. 2. of Vicount UUelles (though the time of his Creation, appeareth not on Record) he obtain'd a GrantPat 3. H. 7. p. 2. in special tail of the Mannor of Braun­ceton, in the County of the City of Lincolne; also of the Mannor of Blankney, in Com. Linc. and Rusby in Com. Salop. late Francis Lord Lovel's attainted. Likewise of the Man­nor of East-Deping, part of the possession of Roger Wake; and of the Mannors of Bulwyke, and Haryngworth in Com. Northampt. part of the Possessions of Iohn Lord Zouche.

Having MarriedHorne qu. 3 [...]. Cecelie, Daughter to King Edward the Fourth, he had SummonsClaus. de iis. ann. in dorso. to Par­liament, from 3 to 12 H. 7. inclusive: And by his TestamentHorne ut su­p [...]a. bearing date 8 Feb. An. 1498. (14 H. 7.) bequeath'd his Body to be Buried, as the King and Queen, and the Lady Margaret Countess of Richmund and Derby, (the Kings Mother) and his own Wife should think fit. Ap­pointing, that the said Lady Cecilie his Wife, should have all his Castles, Mannors, &c. du­ring her Life. And died [...] 9 Feb. An. 1498. (14 Hen. 7.) being St. Apolline's day, at Pa [...] ­mers-place, in St. Sythes, in London; whereupon he was Buried [...] in our Ladies Cha­pel at UUestminster; leaving issueStows Sur­vey p. 186. one sole Daughter, called Anne, who died, ... and was BuriedStows Sur­vey p. 186. in the Augustine-Friers at London.

Leiburne.
[27 Edw. 1.]

IN 10 R. 1. Robert Robert. de Leeburne being dead, Stephen de Turnbam gaveRot. pip. 10. R. [...]. Chent. three hundred Marks Fine to the King, for the Wardship and Marriage of his Heir. And in 9 Ioh. Mar­garet de Leeburne, (his Widdow, I presume) gave Rot pip. [...]. Joh Chent. one hundred pounds, and two Palfreys, for li­cence to Marry again.

To Robert, succeeded Roger, Roger. his Son and Heir; who in 17 Ioh adheringClaus. 1 [...]. Joh m. 1 [...]. to the Rebellious Ba­rons then in Arms, was takenClaus. 1 [...]. Joh m. 1 [...]. Prisoner, amongst other of them, in Rochester-Castle, and com­mitted Claus. 1 [...]. Joh m. 1 [...]. to the safe custody of Iohn Mareschall. This Roger MarriedRot. pip. [...]. H. 3. Bu [...]k. Becf. Elianore, one of the Daughters of the before specified Stephen de Turnham; and in 36 H. 3. beingM. Paris in an. 1252. p. 846. [...]. 40. in that nota­ble Tourneament, then held at Walden, in Com. Essex, EncounteredM. Paris in an. 1252. p. 846. [...]. 40. with Ernauld de Mountenei (a valiant Knight) and unhappily run M. Paris in an. 1252. p. 846. [...]. 40. his Lance into his Throat, under his Hel­ment, it wanting a Coller, whereupon Mount­ney fell from his Horse, and diedM. Paris in an. 1252. p. 846. [...]. 40. presently: insomuch, as it was then supposedIbid. p. [...]47. n. 10. by some, That, in regard his Lance had not a Socket on the Point, he did it purposely, in revenge of a bro­ken Leg, he had received from Mountney, Tilting with him in a former Tourneament.

After which, the next ensuing year, he atten­ded Rot. Fin. 37. H. 3. m. 6. the King, in his Expedition then made in­to Gascoine. And, in 44 H. 3. was made ConstablePat. Ed. Prin. 44. H. 3. m. 4. of the Castle at Bristol. But in 46 H. 3. (favouring the part of those turbulent Spiri­ted Barons, who were then grown powerful) he was one of them, whom the King, by his Precpt,Claus. 46. [...] 3. in dorso. m. 5. prohibited to meet at any Tourneament, without his special License. Whereupon, appea­ring openly on their side, he took his OathMS. in [...] Med. 20. f. 116. b. at Oxford, to adhere firmly unto them; for which (together with the rest) he underwent the Sen­tence MS. in Bib [...]. [...]odl. 8. v. 8. Th. f. 136. a. of Excommunication, by the Archbi­shop of Canterbury. But not long after this; being drawn off by Rewards, (as wasM. Paris. 992. n 20. said) he forsookM. Paris. 992. n 20. them. Whereupon, in 48 Hen 3. 26 Nov. he was made WardenPat 48 H. 3. m 20. of the Cinque-Ports, and in December following,Ibid. m. 18. became one of the undertakers, (together with Prince Ed­ward, and divers of the great Lords) that the King should stand to the Arbitrement of the King of France, touching the Ordinances of Oxford: But the Barons declining that Award, he farther manifested his Fidelity to the King, by his eminent Actions in the ensuing War. First at Northampton, the same year; beingM. Pari [...] 99 [...]. n. 50. in Arms with him, at the taking of that Town and Castle, where the Barons had a notable Defeat. And shortly after that, upon the Assault of Ro­chester-Castle, [Page 14] by those Barons, where he recei­ved H. Knighton 2 448. n. 40. some dangerous Wounds. As also, before the end of that year, being with himM. Paris 996. n. 50. in the Battle of Lewes. Whence, so soon as he dis­cern'd the day to be lost, he fledM. Paris 996. n. 50. into the Mar­ches of Wa [...]es, where (together with the Lord Mortimer, and others) he didM. Paris 996. n. 50. his best, in oppo­sition to Prince Leoline, at that time a great ad­herent to the Rebellious Barons.

For which signal Services, after the Kings re­covery of his Royal Power, by that happy Victo­ry at [...], in 49 of his Reign; he was madePat. 49. H. 3. m. 3. Warden of all the Forests beyond Trent. As also SheriffIbid. m. 7. of [...]umberland▪ WardenIb. m. 10. of the Cinque-Ports, and SheriffIb. m. 11. of [...]ent. And in recompenceIbid. of those his laudable Adven­tures, obtain'd a GrantIbid. of the Wardship of Idonea, the younger of the Two Daughters and Coheirs of Robert de Vipount (a great Baron in the North.) As alsoCart. 4 [...]. H. 3. m. [...]. of the Lands of Adam l [...] Dispenser. Likewise of the Mannors of [...]irk-Oswald, and Burgh, in Com. Westmorl. with the Bayliwick of the Forest of Eng [...]ewode, in Com. Cumbr. part of the possession of Thomas de Multon. Moreover, of the Mannors of Thur­tok and Hoo, which belong'd to Richard de Gray; with the Mannors of Bertone, Swal­vefeld, and Stanton, part of the possessions of Roger de St Iohn, all of them the Kings Enemies and Rebels.

Furthermore, in 50 H. 3. joyningPat 50. H. 3 m. 19. with Ro­ger de Clifford, who hadPat 50. H. 3 m. 19. the Wardship of Isa­bell, the elder of those two Daughters, and Co­heirs to the before-specified Robert de Vipount; he procuredPat 50. H. 3 m. 19. the Kings Pardon to them, for the Rebellious actings of their Father, in the time of that grand Insurrection, of Montfort Earl of [...]. And, before the end of this 50th year, was again con­stituted [...] Sheriff of Cumberland, and Go­vernor [...] of the Castle at Carlisle; About that time also, having [...] the Guard of the Sea costs in Kent, against the Inhabitants of the Cinque-Ports, who then stood out against the King; in which Service he expended [...] large Sums of his own Moni [...]s, Command [...] was given to the She­riff of Kent, to reimburse him, out of the Con­tributions received from that County.

In 51 H. 3. he was again made SheriffRot. Pip. 51. H. 3. Cumb. of [...]umberland, and in 52 H. 3. once more She­riffRo [...]. Pip. 52. H 3. Kent. of Kent, for the first quarter of that year. In 54 H. 3. he was sign'dPat. 5 [...]. H. 3. in dorso m. 15 with the Cross, in order to his going to the Holy-Land, with Prince Edward: and departedRot Fin 56. H. 3. m. 20. this Life in 56 H. 3. leaving Eleanore de Vaux, the Widdow [...] 51. H. 3. m. 2. of Ro­ger de Quinci, Earl of Winchester, his Second [...] 51. H. 3. m. 2. Wife surviving, and William his Son and Heir; which William, William. then doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. ut supra. of part of the Lands of his Inheritance; the Mannors of Bodune, Eshetesford, Bukewell, Bakemanston, and Wereham, and all the Lands of Margerie de Vernun, in Su­ho, whereto the said Eleanore, Countess of Win­chester (his Fathers Widdow) laid claim, as being joyntly enfeoffed of them, together with him, excepted. Of which she was thereupon en­dowed, [...] by the King's special appointment. And in 2. E. 1. had Livery [...] of the Mannors of L [...]yburn [...], Langele, Ledes, Horittesham, Esham, Elmerston, Mere, Gare, Wer­horne, and East Hetesford, whereof the said Roger, his Father, died also seized.

In 10 E. 1. this William was inRot. de Seu­tag. Wall. 10. E. 1 m. 3. that Expedition then made into Wales. And in 22 E. 1. made ConstablePat 22. E. 1. m. 19. of the Castle of Peven­sey. In which year the King concludingT. Wals in an. 1295. Rot. Vasc. 22. E. 1 m. 1 a League with Rodulph King of Romans; and send­ing T. Wals in an. 1295. Rot. Vasc. 22. E. 1 m. 1 an Army into Gascoigne, he disposed his Fleet at Sea, into three parts; constitutingT. Wals in an. 1295. Rot. Vasc. 22. E. 1 m. 1 this William, Admiral of that part of it, which lay at Portmouth; and thereupon directed his PreceptT. Wals in an. 1295. Rot. Vasc. 22. E. 1 m. 1 to the Sheriffs of Southampton, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Cornwal and Gloucester Shires, as also to those in the Mar­ches of Wales and Ireland; and likewise to all his Bayliffs and Foresters, throughout those Counties, that they should furnish him with Timber, for the building of Sixty Ships; so as they might be at Portmouth, in readiness for his Service, by the Feast day of St. Peter ad vincula, next ensuing: And in 24 E. 1. obtai­ned a GrantPat. 24. E. 1. m. 20. of the Wardship, and Marriage of the Son and Heir of William de Say, deceased, to be an Husband for Idonea his Daughter.

In 25 E. 1. he attendedRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. m. [...]. the King in his Expedition then made into Flanders. And in 28 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1 m. 9. in the Scotish Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 5. 29 andRot. Scoc. 3 [...] E. 1. m. 1. 32 E. 1. And in 35 E. 1. obtain'd a CharterCart. 35. E. 1. n. 40. for a Market every week, upon the Monday, at his Mannor of Preston in Kent: as also for a Fair there yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow, after the Invention of the Holy-Cross.

And having been summon'dClaus de iis. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 27 E. 1. till 3 E. 1. departedEsc. 3 E. 2. n. 56. this Life in the same year; being then seisedEsc. 3 E. 2. n. 56. of the Mannors of [...]a Gore, Esham, and Langele, in Com. Cantii where­of he had been jointly enfeoffed, with Iulian his Wife, by Fulke Payfrere. Also of the Mannors of E [...]ure, Ashtesford, Preston, Elmar­ston, Over-lund, and Mere, with the Parks and Marish of Slahule. Likewise, of the Man­nors of Done and West Gate, in the Isle of Tanet (all in Com. Cantii) leavingEsc. 3 E. 2. n. 56. Iulian the Daughter of his Son Thomas de Leiburne (who died in his life time) his next Heir, at that time six years of age: Iulian his own Wife survi­ving Esc. 1. E. 3. n. 86..

Which Thomas, in 32 E. 1. was,Rot. Scoc. 32. E. 1. m. 1. with his Father in the Scotish Wars, but dyedEsc. 35 E. 1. n. 10 in 35 E. 1. being also jointly enfeossed,Esc. 35 E. 1. n. 10 together with Alice his Wife, by William his Father, of the Castle and Mannor of Leiburne, in Kent; leavingEsc. 35 E. 1. n. 10. the before-specified Iulian his Daugh­ter, three years of age.

Which Iulian, afterwards became the Wife Esc. 1. E. 3. ut supra. of Iohn de Hastings, Father of Laurence, the first Earl of Pembroke, of that Family; and afterwards of William de Clinton Earl of Hun­tendon.

¶Of this Name;Iohn. but whether of the same Family, I am not sure; was Sir Iohn de Leyburne Claus. 17 E. 2. m. 28. of ... in Com. Salop, who having been Claus. 17 E. 2. m. 28. in that Insurrection with Thomas Earl of Lan­caster, Iohn Lord Moubray, and others, in 15 E. 2. for which his Lands, in Com. Northumb. were seised,Claus. 17 E. 2. m. 28. made his peace in 17 E. 2. by a pecuniary Fine; and thereupon had restitution Claus. 17 E. 2. m. 28. of them. In 18 E. 2. this Sir Iohn de Leyburne, accompaniedRot. Vasc. [...] E. [...]. m. 1. Iohn de Felton, in that Expedi­tion then made into Gascoigne: and in 4 E. 3. upon the Death of Iohn le Strange, of Ches­wardyne, in Com. Salop. was foundEsc. 4. E. [...] 18. to be his [Page 15] next Heir; viz. Ibid. Son of Lucia, Sister of the said Iohn; and at that time Thirty years of age. In 7 E. 3. he obtained a Charter,Cart. 7. E. 3. n. 19. for Free-War­ren, in all his demesne Lands throughout his Lordships of Caux, Wortham, Yokeshull, Mynsterley, Shelve, Wenthovre, Byn-Weston, Aldemere, Berwike, Childer­scalne, and Marton, in the Hundred of El­lesmere, in Com. Salop. As also at Angreham, in Com. Northumb. Silfreton, Hurbreton, and B [...]yxham, in Com. Devon. Moreover, having been summonedRot. Scoc. 7. E. 3. m. 24. to attend the King, in 7 E. 3. in his Scotish-Wars; but by reason of some extraordinary accidents, hindred,Rot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 42. so that he could not perform that service: in 9 E. 3. upon his humble Petition to the King, whereby he re­presented the cause of his absence, he obtain­ed pardon for that neglect. And in 10 E. 3. was againRot. Scoc. 10. F. 3. m. 6. in the Scotish-Wars.

In 19 E. 3. being then a Banneret,Rot. Franc. 19. E. 3. m. 4. and resid­ing Rot. Franc. 19. E. 3. m. 4. in Shropshire, he had SummonsRot. Franc. 19. E. 3. m. 4. to at­tend the King with Horse and Arms, and his whole Retinue, in that Expedition then made into France.

And in 20 E. 3. wasYpod. N. p. 119. n. 30. in that famous Battel of Durham, where David King of Scots, ha­ving invaded the North parts of this Realm, with a mighty Army, was vanquishe'dYpod. N. p. 119. n. 30. and ta­ken Prisoner.Ypod. N. p. 119. n. 30. And having been summon'dClaus. de iis. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 11 E. 3. until 22 of that King's Reign in­clusive, departedEsc. 22. E. 3. n. 37. Devon. this Life in 22 E. 3. with­out Issue; whereupon, the Mannor of Syl­ferton, and moyetie of two parts of the Man­nors of Hurberton, and Brixtham, with the Advouson of the Church of Sylverton, ha­ving been, by a Fine levyed in 4 E. 3. setled Esc. 22. E. 3. n. 37. Devon. upon the Issue of his Body, with remainder to his right Heirs; and for want of such Issue, onthe right Heirs of Beatrice his Wife, Iohn de Beauchamp of Somersetshire, was foundEsc. 22. E. 3. n. 37. Devon. to be Cosin, and next Heir to her the said Beatrice; and at that time Twenty years of Age.

LaWarre.
[27 Edw. 1.]

THe first mention I find of this Family, is in 8 Ioh. Iohn. at which time that King Ra­tified Cart. antiq. MM. n. 17. to Iohn la Warre, the Grant which he had formerly made to him (before he attained the Crown of this Realm) at the Re­quest of Isabel, then his Wife, Sister and Co-heir to William Earl of Gloucester, of the Lord­ship of Bristolton (a Member of the Honor of Gloucester) to hold by the Service of half a Knight's Fee.

This Iohn diedRot. Pip. 14 Joh. Glouc. in 14 Ioh. leaving Issue Rot. Pip. 14 Joh. Glouc. Iordan Iordan. la Warr his Son and Heir, who then paid Rot. Pip. 14 Joh. Glouc. Two hundred pound for Livery of his Lands.

Which Iordan, soon after takingRot Fin 17 Joh. m. 2. part with the Rebellious Barons of that Age, return'dRot Fin 17 Joh. m. 2. to his Obedience in 17 Ioh. whereupon giving Rot Fin 17 Joh. m. 2. two Palfreys for his Fine (Falcase de Breant, and William de Cantilupe, being also Pledges Rot Fin 17 Joh. m. 2. for his future Fidelity) he was receiv'd into the Kings favor. Nevertheless, in 48 H. 3. he flewEsc. 49 H. 3. out again, but after the Battle of Eve­sham, madeEsc. 49 H. 3. his Peace.

About this time also there was [...] another Sir Iohn de la Warr, Iohn. called junior; who after that Battle, assisting [...] Henry de Hastings in holding out Ken [...]worth-Castle against the King, was casually slain [...] with an Arrow, shot from a Cross-bow by the Besiegers.

To the before mention'd Iordan la Warr, Iohn. suc­ceeded another Iohn, which Iohn in 3 E. 1. was [...] Sheriff of Herefordshire. To whom suc­ceeded Roger la Warr; [...] who in 13 E. 1. obtain­ed the Kings Licence [...] for a Market every week upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Warre-Wike, in Com. Glouc. and for a Fair yearly up­on the Munday in Whitson-week, and two days following: as also for a Fair yearly at Ruste­shal, in Com. Wilts. upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Mathew the Apostle. Likewise for [...] Free-Warten in all his Demesne-Lands at Strengesham, in Com. Wigorn. Lamburne in Com. Berks. Warr-Wike and Rusteshall before mention'd; Fokington, Torring, Chelington, Yeverington, Beverington, and Isefeild in Com. Sus.

In 10 E. 1. this Roger having been [...] in that Expedition then made into Wales, had scutage [...] of all his own Tenants, which held of him by Military Service: and in 22 E. 1. the King being then resolved of a Voyage-Royal into France, was one of those, who had Summons Rot. Vasc. 22. E. 1. in dor­so m. 8. (8 Iunii) to repair speedily to him, and to yield his advice touching the most important af­fairs of the Realm. Shortly after which, ha­ving received further Command,Ibid. m. 7. to be at Porcsmouth, well fitted with Horse and Arms, upon the first of September next ensuing, thence to sayl with him into France, he attended him thither accordingly▪ and continuedRot. Vasc. 23 [...] in those parts the next following year. So likewise in Rot. Vasc. 25 E. 1 m. [...] 25 E. 1. As also in 26 E. 1. being then GovernorClaus. [...] 8. of the Castle of Burgh, upon the Sea, in Gafcoigne.

InRot. Scoc. 26. E. 1. m. 7. 26 E. 1.Rot. Scoc. [...]8 E. 1. m. 14. 28 E. 1. and 29 E. 1. he was Rot. Scoc. 29 [...]. 1. m 5. in the Wars of Scotland, as also inClaus. 35 E. 1. m. 10. 34 E. 1. andRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 3. 7 E. 2. and in 8 E. 2. had Summons Rot. Scoc 8 E. 2. in dorso m 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Fe­stival of the Blessed Virgin's Assumption, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the In­cursions of the Scots.

This Roger MarriedEsc 28. E. 1. n 43. Clarice, the elder of the two Daughters and Co-heirs of Iohn de Tre­goz, an eminent Baron in Herefordshire. And having been summon'dClaus. de [...] ann. in dors [...] to Parliament, from 27 E. 1. to 4 E. 3. inclusive, departedEsc. 14 [...] 52. this life, in 14 E. 2. being then seizedEsc. 14 [...] 52. of the Mannors of Midleton and Yffeld, in Com. Suss. as also of the Mannors of Wyke-War [...] and Brist­lington, in Com. Glouc. leavingEsc. 14 [...] 52. Iohn his Son and Heir Forty years of age.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 25. E. 1. (his Father then li­ving) was [...] in that Expedition then made into Flanders. Likewise in [...] 26 E. 1. in that of Scotland. And in 29 E. 1. upon the Death of Clarice his Mother, (the eldest of the two Daughters and Co-heirs of the before specifyed Iohn de Tregoz) had, for his purpartie, an as­signation [...] of the Moyetie of the Lands, where­of the said Iohn died seiz'd; viz. Claus. 29 E. 1. in dorso m. 17. the Mannor of Emyas-Harold, in Com. Heref. Alyngton, in Com. Wilts. Cheleworth, in Com. Somerss. and Albrighton in Com. Salop. as also certain Lands in Eskenet, in Com. Wilts. and Doding­ton, in Com. Northamp.

[Page 16]In 31 E. 1. this Iohn was [...] again in the Wars of Scotland: and the same year obtained the King's Charter, [...] to hold a Court-Leet, at his Mannor of Albrighton, in Com. Salop. In 34 E. 1. in order to that great Expedition then made into Scotland, he was [...] one of those, which then receiv'd the Honor of Knighthood, by Ba­thing, &c. having allowance [...] of all his Robes and other Accoutrements, out of the King's great Wardrobe, and went [...] thither according­ly, but came back without [...] Licence; for which respect, his Lands and Goods being seised, [...] he was constrained to [...] sue out his Pardon. But in 35 E. 1. he was again [...] in those Warrs: and in 8 E. 2. had Command [...] to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Festival of the Blessed Vir­gins Assumption, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. In 4 E. 3. he bestowed [...] the Advowson of the Church of UUyketoft, in Com. Linc. upon the Monks of Dore, in Com. Heref. and in 13 E. 3. was [...] with the King at Ui [...]onfosse, ready to give B [...]ttle to the French, would they have stood. Also [...] in 14 E. 3. in that great Fight at Sea, near Sluse in Flanders.

In 16 E. 3. upon [...] that notable Expedition made into France, he brought [...] in Twenty Men at Arms, and Twenty Archers: and was then left [...] at the Siege of Nantes in Britan­ny. In 17 E. 3. he was charg'd [...] with Ten Men at Arms and Twenty Archers, to send into those parts. And in 20 E. 3. was [...] in the Van of Prince Edward's Army, at that famous Battle of Cres [...], where the English atchiev'd Immor­tal Honor.

This Iohn Marryed [...] Ioane, Daughter of Robert, Sister and Heir to Thomas Lord Grelle, whose chief Seat was at Manchester, in Com. Lanc. and having been summon'd [...] to Parlia­ment from 1 E. 2. till 16 E. 3. inclusive, de­parted [...] this life, in 21 E. 3. being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Mancestre, and Kener­deleyh, in Com. Linc. jointly with the said Ioane his Wife, by vertue of the F [...]ofment of Thomas de Grelle, Brother of her the said Ioane, whose Heir she was: Also of the Mannors of UUa­kerle, in Com. Northamp. and Burstall, in Com. [...] of her Inheritance. Likewise of the Mannor of UUodheved in Com. Rotel. as also of Swynesheved, and Sixhill, in Com. Linc. for Life, with remainder to Roger la Warr (his Grandson) and [...]lizabeth his Wife. Also of the Mannor of Bloxham, in Com. Linc. with Middleton, Fokynton, and Potesham, in Com. Suss. leaving [...] Roger his Grandson, (viz. Son of Iohn, his eldest Son, who died in his life time, by Margaret the Daughter of Robert de [...] his next Heir Eighteen years of age.

Which Roger, [...] in 23 E. 3. doing his Homage, had Livery [...] of all those Lands, as the said Margaret his Mother held in Dower, and in 30 E. 3. was [...] with Prince Edward, in that great Battle of [...], where the English obtain­ed a glorious Victory. In 33 E. 3. he was also [...] with the King in those his Wars against the French. So likewise in [...] 34 E. 3. In which [...] year he was taken [...] Prisoner by Monsieur [...]. And in 38 E. 3. was again [...] in those Wars, being then in the Retinue [...] of Prince [...]. Again, in [...] 40 E. 3. and 42 E. 3. in which year he was [...] sent with the Earls of [...] and UUarwick to [...]alais, Frois. E. 157. b. with five hundred Men at Arms, and five hun­dred Archers.

And having been summon'dClaus. de iif. ann. in dorso to Parliament in 36 and 37 E. 3. by his TestamentWitlesey [...]. 116. b. bearing date at his Mannor of Wakerle, in Com. North. 28 Apr. 42 E. 3. bequeath'd his Body to be Buryed in the Abby of Swyneshed, in Com. Linc. without Pomp, appointing, that on his Funeral day, Twenty four Torches should be placed about it, and Two Tapers, the one at his Head, and the other at his Feet. As also, That his best Horse should be his Principal (or Mortuarie) without any Armour, or Man Armed, according to the Custom of mean people. He likewise bequea­thed one Hundred pounds Sterling, to be distri­buted amongst poor people, not by Penny-Dole; but that every Person should have half a Mark, whom his Executors should think fit. More­over, that all the Debts of Iohn Lord la Warre, his Grandfather, and the Lady Ioane his Wife; and likewise the Debts of the Lady Margaret his Mother, should be duly paid. To Alianore his Wife, he gave all the Vestments, Books, and other necessaries, belonging to his Chapel: wil­ing, That his Debts and Legacies first paid, the remainder of his Goods should be divided into Three parts, the one part to be disposed of for the health of his Soul, the second part to Alia­nore his Wife; and the third to Thomas, Edward, and Iohn his Sons; constituting his two Sons, Iohn and Thomas his Executors.

And departedEsc. 44. E. 3. n. 30. this Life, 27 Aug. 44 E. 3. being then Seiz'dEsc. 44. E. 3. n. 30. of the Mannor of Alyng­ton, in Com. Wilts. of two parts of the Mannor of Borstal [...]e, and Mannour of Herdeby, in Com. Leic. of the Mannor of Wodeheved, in Com. Rotel. Brustlington, in Com. Somers. Mancestre, and [...]enerdelege, in Com. Lanc. Albrighton, in Com. Salop. Ewyas-Harold, in Com. Heref. Wakerle, in Com. North. Mid­leton, Isefeld, Poterslade, and Fokinton, in Com. Suss. and Swyneshed, and Bloxham, in Com. Linc. leavingEsc. 44. E. 3. n. 30. Sir Iohn la Warre Knight, his Son and Heir, Twenty five years of Age.

This last mention'd Roger, had a Brother Rot. Fran. 29 E. 3. m. 7. called Iohn; Iohn. who in 29 E. 3. (being a Knight) wasRot. Fran. 29 E. 3. m. 7. in the Wars of Britanny, and of the Re­tinue Rot. Fran. 29 E. 3. m. 7. with Thomas Holland. So likewise in Rot. Franc. 32 E. 3. m. 8. 32 E. 3. but diedEsc. 34 E 3. Berks. in 34 E. 3. being then seisedRot. Fin. 35 E. 3. m. 31. of the Mannor of Bokampton, in Com. Berks. held by Sergeantie, in keeping the Kings Dogs called Hariers, when he should come into those parts, leaving this last mention'd Roger la Warre, his Brother, of full Age, who do­ing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 35 E. 3. m. 31. thereof.

I now return to Iohn, Iohn. Son and Heir to the said Roger.

In 43 E. 3. (his Father then living) he was Rot. Vasc. 43 E 3. m. 12. with Prince Edward, in his Wars of Gas­coigne, and continuingRot. Fin. 44 E. 3. m. 7. there, upon his Fathers Death (which hapn'd the next ensuing year) had Livery r of his Lands, his Homage being respited, by reason he was then in that Service. In 46 E. 3. he wasFrois. 285. b. also in another Expedition design'd for France, the King and Prince, with three Thousand Men at Arms, and ten Thou­sand Archers, then taking ShippingFrois. 285. b. at South­hampton, for the Relief of Thouars, besieg­ed by the French, but after Nine weeks tossing at Sea, crost with contrary Winds, they re­turn'd Frois. 285. b..

This Iohn had SummonsClaus. de iif ann in dorso. to Parliament, [Page 17] from 44 Edw. 3. till 21 Rich. 2. and residing Pat 21 R. 2. p. 1. m. 1. then at UUakerie, obtain'd a special Dis­pensation Pat 21 R. 2. p. 1. m. 1., to be exempt from coming to any future Parliaments, or to attend the King in his Wars, or otherwise against his own good will. Shortly after which, he departedEsc. 22 R. 2. n. 53. this life; viz. 27 Iulii, 22 Rich. 2. being then seisedEsc. 22 R. 2. n. 53. of the moyetie of the Mannor of Fiernham, in Com. South. of the Mannors of UUike Warre, in Com. Glouc. Br [...]steiyngton, in Com. Somers. Man­cestre, and Kenerdelegh, in com. Lanc. and Mullesworth, in Com. Hunt. and the Advou­son of the Hospital of St. Bartholomew in Bri­stol; of the Mannors of Alyngton, and Du­rington, in Com. Wilts. Of the Mannors of Isfelde, Fokynton, and Porteslade in Com. Suss. Grafton juxta Geydington, Thynden, Shipton, Cheriton, Isham, Northrofts, and UUakerle, in Com. North. Swynesheved, Grymesthorpe, Suthorpe, Eylesthorpe, Heynton, and of a certain Mannor in Gosber­kirke, called Dokyldyke, in Com. Linc. leav­ing noIbid. issue of his body; Thomas la Warre Thomas. his Brother▪ being his heirIbid., and, at that time Forty years of age; who, doing his Homage, had Li­very Rot. Fin. 22 R. 2. m. 18. of his Lands.

Which Thomas (called Magister Thomas de la Warre) having been RectorEx coll. R. Gl. S. of the Church at Mancestre; obtained LicenseMonast. Angl. Vol. 3. p. 174. b. of the King, in 9 Hen. 5. for making that Parish-Church Colle­giate▪ to consist of a Warden, and a certain num­ber of Priests, to celebrate Divine Service con­tinually, for the good estate of King Henry the Fifth, and of him the said Thomas, during this life; and afterwards for the health of their Soules. And though he had summonsClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, from 23 R. 2. until 4 Hen. 6. yet, in 3 H. 4. he procured a special DispensationPat. 3 H. 4. m. 18. from attending the King in any of his Parliaments or Councils, for the space of three years.

But, upon the seventh of May, in 4 Hen. 6. he departedEsc. 5 H. 6. n. 54. Rot. Fin. 5 H. 6. m. 4. this life, being then seisedEsc. 5 H. 6. n. 54. Rot. Fin. 5 H. 6. m. 4. of the Mannors of Brust [...]ington, in Com. Somers. Fokinton, Porteslade, Mydelton, and Ise­felde, in Com. Suss. UUakerle, in Com. North. Alington, in Com. Wiltes. Sixhill, in Com. Linc. Manchester, Kenerdele, and Ashton-under Lime, in Com. Lanc. leaving Sir Reginald West Knight his next heir, to his Lands, by vir­tue of an Entaile formerly made; and, at that time Twenty eight years of age. But, Iohn Gryf­fin was his next heir at Law, viz. son of Thomas Gryffin, son of Catherine, daughter of Catherine, si­ster of Iohn, father of Roger, father of the said Thomas la Warre; and then Thirty yeares of age.

Which Reginald wasEsc. 5 H. 6. n. 54. Rot. Fin. 5 H. 6. m. 4. son of Sir Thomas West Knight, by Ioane his Wife, daughter to the last Roger Lord la Warre, by Alianor his second Wife, daughter of Iohn de Moubray, and sister (by the half-blood) to the before-specified Thomas Lord la Warre: Whereupon he had summonsClaus. de eodem anno in dorso. to Par­liament by the Title of Lord la Warre, in 5 H. 6. and afterwards, as I shall further shew when I come to speak to that Family.

Grandison▪
[27 Edw. 1.]

IN 55 Hen. 3. Otho de Grandison Otto. attendedH. Knighton 2438. l. 32. Prince Edward (eldest son to Henry the Third) into the Holy Land: And, in 4 Ed. 1. was constituted GovernourPat. 4 Ed. 1. m. 36. of the Isles of Garnesey, and Iersey. In 9 Edw. 1. he ob­tain'd a GrantCart 9 Ed. 1. n. 24. to himself, and the heires of his body, of the Castle, Cantred, and Territory of Hokenath. Likewise of the Town of Tip­perari; of the Castle and Town of Kilisele; of all the Territory of Muskery; of the Man­nor of Kilsitan; and whole Town of Clomme in Ireland; with all the Knights Fees thereto belonging. And, in 13 Edw. 1. procured the Kings special CharterCart. 13 Ed. 1. n. 24., for a Market every week, upon the Monday, at his Mannor of De la Sele, near Kemesing, in Com. Cant. with a Fair every year, upon the Eve, Day, and Mor­row of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and one day following. And in 14 Edw. 1. having been in that Expedition then made into Wales, received ScutageRot de Scu­tag. Wall. 14 Edw. 1. m. 2. of all his Tenants in Surrey and Kent.

In 17 Ed. 1. beingRot. Vasc. 13 Edw. 1. p. 2. m. 11. then the King's Secretarie, and a Knight; he was sentRot. Vasc. 13 Edw. 1. p. 2. m. 11. Ambassador to the Court of Rome: and had the Kings LettersRot. Vasc. 13 Edw. 1. p. 2. m. 11. to the Merchants of Luca, to supply him with Money there, by Bills of Exchange.

In 18 Edw. 1. he gaveCart. 18 Ed. 1. n. 25. all those Castles, Mannors, and Lands in Ireland before-spe­cifyed, to William de Grandison, his brother; the King confirmingCart. 18 Ed. 1. n. 25. the Grant: and obtain'd Li­censeIbid. n. 71., for to hold a Market every week, upon the Tuesday, at Farnberge in Kent: as also, for a Fair there yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Giles the Abbot. LikewiseIbid. n. 71., for a Market and Fair at Chelesfeld; with Free-warren, in all his Demesn Lands there, and at Farnberghe, and Kemesing, in the same County.

In 24 Edw. 1. he was joyn'd in Commission Rot. Vasc. 24 Edw. 1. m. 15. with the Bishop of Ely and others, to Treat of Peace with the French. And, in 25 Edw. 1. constitutedRot. Alem 25 Edw. 1. m. 15. one of the Commissioners to Treat, with others, sent from the King of the Ro­mans, and King of France, upon sundry dif­ferences; and to make Peace thereupon. In 26 Edw. 1. he was again made GovernorPat. 26 Ed. 1. m. 20. of the Isles of Garnesey and Iersey: and in 27 Edw. 1. obtain'd LicenseCart. 27 Ed. 1. m. 12. for to hold a Market every week, upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of Attonach in Ireland; and a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Feast of the blessed Virgin. Likewise for Free­warren there, and at Monsty and Ismyn, in the County of Tiperary.

In 31 Edw. 1. he was imploy'dClaus 31 Ed. 1. m. 2. into Gas­coine, with Henry de Lacy Earl of Lincolne: And, in 33 Edw. 1. being upon the King's Ser­vice Claus. 33 E. 1. m. 4., in forrein parts; obtain'd his special Man­date Claus. 33 E. 1. m. 4., to the Justices Itinerant in the County of Typerarie, to adjourn all such Pleas, as con­cern'd him, until the end of that Iter.

This Otto had SummonsClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament a­mongst the Barons of this Realm, from 27 Edw. 1. until 33 Edw. 1. inclusive: When he died I do [Page 18] not certainly find: but, in 12 Edw. 2. all those Castles, Mannors, and Lands, which he had in Ireland, for life, were givenCart. 12 E. 2. n. 15. by the King, un­to Prince Edward (his eldest Son) and to his Heires Kings of England.

I come now to William de Grandison, William. brother to this Otto. This William, beingEx autogr. nuper in ca [...]ro de Pontfract. a menial servant to Edmund Earl of Lancaster, in conside­ration of his faithful service, and by reason of his Ancestors services; obtain'd from him, in fee taile (viz. to himself, and the heires Male of his body) a GrantEx autogr. nuper in ca [...]ro de Pontfract. of the Mannors of Radley, and Menstreworth, in Com. Glouc. which Grant beares date 11 Oct. 10. Edw. 1. And, the next ensuing year, had a ConfirmationCart. 11 E. 1. n. 45. thereof from the King; as also, of such Estovers, as he had used to have, in the Forest of Dene, for the repairing of his Floud-gates in that Mannor. Moreover, in 20 Edw. 1. he procured LicensePat. 20 E. 1. m. 12., to make a Castle of his house at Asperton in Com. Heref. And, in 22 Edw. 1. wasRot. Vasc. 22 Edw. 1. m. 11. in that Expe­dition, made into Gascoine. So likewise, in Lit. pardon. 25 Ed. 1. m. 14. 25 andRot. Vasc. 26 E. 1 in dorso m. 10. 26 Edw. 1. and in 28 Edw. 1. inRot. Scoc. 28 Edw. 1. m. 11. the Scotish VVars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 29 Edw. 1. m. 7. 29 Edw. 1. and Rot Scoc. 31 Edw. 1. m. 5. 31 Edw. 1. And, in 8 Edw. 2. had summons Claus. 8 E. 2. in dorso m. 9. to fit himself with Horse and Armes, and to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Festival of the blessed Virgin; thence to March against the Scots. In which year, he obtain'd an allowance Claus. 8 E. 2. m. 7. of One hundred three pounds six shillings eight pence, to be paid out of the Exchequer; in re­compence of those horses, which he lost in Gas­c [...], in the service of King Edw. 1. the value of them, being certifiedClaus. 8 E. 2. m. 7. by Henry de Laci Earl of Lincoln, then Lieutenant of that Pro­vince.

This William de Grandison, took to VViseClaus 19 Edw. 1. in dorso. m. 17. Si­billa, the younger daughter, and one of the co­heires to Iohn de Tregoz. And, upon partition Claus 19 Edw. 1. in dorso. m. 17. of the Lands of that Inheritance, had the Man­nours of Bur [...]ham in Com. Somerset. Eton, in Com. Heref. and Forty pounds Rent in Do­dyngton. To this William and Sibilla, and to their heirs, King Edward the First gaveEsc. 9 Ed. 3. n. 35. a Rent of Forty six pounds six shillings three pence, is­suing out of [...]ertford, and Cranstede, in Kent; in exchange for the Mannors of Iden­ne, and Ihamme, in Sussex. He had also Sum­mons Claus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons, from 27 Edw. 1. until 19 Ed. 2. inclusive: yet, the certain time of his death I find not: but that he heldEsc. 9 Ed. 3. n. 35. two parts of the Mannor of Burnham, in Com. Somerset. with the Mannors of Dym­mock and Dxenhale, in Com. Glouc. as also, the Mannors of Eton. Asperton, and Stretton, in Com. Heref. And,Esc. 9 Ed. 3. n. 35. in right of Sibill, his VVife, the Mannor of Norton-Scudamore in Com. Wilts, and Lydeard-Tregeoz.

By this Sibill, he had issue three sons; viz. Peter Ibid. de Grandison, his son and heir; Iohn de Grandison Bishop of Exeter, and Otto: also a Daughter called Agnes, MarryedIbid. to Iohn de Northwode.

VVhich Peter P [...]ter. MarriedMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 225. n. 30. Blanch, one of the daughters to Roger de Mortimer Earl of March: and takingClaus. 16 E. 2. m. 10. Rot. Fin. 16 Ed. 2. in cedu­l [...] m. 20. part with Thomas Earl of Lanca­ster, in that Insurrection by him made in 15 Edw 2. was constrain'd to payClaus. 16 E. 2. m. 10. Rot. Fin. 16 Ed. 2. in cedu­l [...] m. 20. Three hun­dred Marks fine for his Pardon. In 9 Edw. 3. this Peter was foundEsc. ut su­pra. to be Forty years of age: and in 19 Edw. 3. being then a BanneretRot Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4.; and residingRot Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. in Herefordshire, received Summons Ibid. to fit himself with Horse and Armes; and, to attend the King, upon the Feast-day of St. Lau­rence, into France. In 20 Edw. 3. he was a­gain Rot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 5. in those Wars of France: and, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. Ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 22 and 23 Ed. 3. departedEsc. 32 E. 3. n. 32. this life 10th August 32 Edw. 3. be­ing then seizedEsc. 32 E. 3. n. 32. of the Mannors of Dymmok, and Oxenhale, in Com. Glouc. Etone, Asper­tone, and Strettone, in Com. Heref. Burn­ham, and Breene, in Com. Somerset. and Che­pyng-Lamburne, in Com. Berks: leaving Iohn de Grandison, Bishop of Exeter, his Brother and Heir, sixty years of age.

¶I now come to Otto, Otto. the Brother of this Pe­ter.

In 1 Edw. 2. this Otto was sentRot. Rom. 1 & 2 E. 2. in cedul [...] m. 5. Ambassador to the Pope. And in 12 Edw. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 12 Ed. 2. m. 13. in the Wars of Scotland. Also, inRot. Vasc. 18 Ed. 2. m. 1. those of Gas­coine, in 18 Edw. 2. Moreover, in 12 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Al [...]m. 12 Ed. 3. p. 1. m. 3. in that Expedition, then made into Flander▪ And, in 16 Edw. 3. inRot. Franc. 16 Ed. [...]. m. 20. that into France, with Bartholomew de Burghersh. Also, in 19 Edw 3. againRot. Franc. 19 Ed. [...]. m. 26. in the Wars of France. Islip. 148. a. By his Testament, bearing date on Monday, next ensuing the Festival of the blessed Virgins Nati­vity, An. 1358. (32 Edw. 3.) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Collegiate-Church of St. Mary de Ot [...]ry, in the Diocess of Exeter, in case his death should happen to be there: But, if at Chellesfeild, then in the Chappel of St. Iohn at Chellesfeild; desiring and beseech­ing all his Friends, and his Executors; that, they would not permit any Armed Man, or Horse, to proceed before his Corps, to his Funeral; nor any cover over it, of Cloth of Gold, or Flourisht work; or his Armes thereupon; but only a white cloth, with a Red Cross. And for the charges thereof, allowed Twenty pounds Sterling, and ten Quarters of Wheat. To a Priest, to Cele­brate Divine Service, in the Church at Chel­ [...]esfeld, for the space of three years, after his decease, he bequeath'd Fifteen pounds. To Thomas his Son, all his Armour, Four Hor­ses, Twelve Oxen, and Two hundred Ewe Sheep. And, to Elizabeth his Daughter, Six Dishes, Six Saucers, and four Cups of Silver: constituting Beatrice his Wife, and Theobald de Mountney, his Executors. And, havingRot. Fin. 24 E. 3. m. 44. Marry­ed Beatrix, the Daughter and co-heir to Nicholas Malmains, departedRot. Fin. 33 Ed. 3. m. 12. this life in 33 Edw. 3. be­ing then seisedRot. Fin. 33 Ed. 3. m. 12. of the Mannors of Kemesyn, la Sele, and Chellesfeld; as also of certain Lands in Dertford, in Com. Cantii. of Forty six pounds six shillings yearly value; leaving Tho­mas Rot. Fin. 33 Ed. 3. m. 12. his Son and Heir, of full age; who, doing his Fealty, had LiveryIbid. of his Lands: and in 43 Edw. 3. accompaniedFrois. 157. b. the Earles of Salis­bury and Warwick, with those Forces, which the King at that time sent to Calais. In 49 Edw. 3. this Thomas was a Knight;Claus. 49 E. 3. m. 6. but di­ed Rot. Fin. 50 Ed. 3. m. 27. without issue in 50 Edw. 3.

Hacche.
[27 Edw. 1.]

IN 7 Edw. 1. Eustace de Hacche, beingEx Rot. Vet. penès, D. & cap. Lich. a me­nial servant to the King, shortly after obtain'd a CharterCart. 10 E. 1. n. 18., for Free-warren, in all his De­mesn-lands at Hacche, in Com. Wilts. as also, at Morton-Merhull, and Cestreton, in Com. War. And, in 22 Edw. 1. was made GovernourRot. Vasc. 22 Edw. 1. m. 2. of Portsmouth: in which year he accompanied Pat. 22 E. 1. m. 10. Edmund Earl of Lancaster, in that Expediti­on, then by him made, into Gascoine; where he continuedRot. Vasc. 23 Ed. 1. m. 21. the next ensuing year. And in 24 Edw. 1. received commandClaus. 24 E. 1. in dorso, m. 16. in ce­dul [...]. to attend the King at Carlisle, on the Quind. of St. Iohn Baptist's Nativity; thence to March into Scot­land against Robert Brus, at that time assuming the Title of King of that Realm, where he conti­nued Rot. Vasc. 25 Ed. 1. m. 13. till 25 Edw. 1.

Moreover, in 26 Edw. 1. he wasEx Vet. Rot. Penè's W. le Neve Clar. in that me­morable Battel at Fawkirk in Scotland. And inRot. Protect. 28 Ed. 1. m. 15. 28 and 29Rot. Protect. 29 Ed. 1. m. 5. and 31Rot. Scoc. 31 Ed. 1. m. 2. Edw. 1. served again in those Wars. In 27 Edw. 1 he was firstClaus. de iisd. Ann. in dorso. sum­mon'd to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm; and so continuedClaus. de iisd. Ann. in dorso. till 33 Edw. 1. but departedRot. Fin. 34 Ed. 1. m. 3. this Life in 34 Edw. 1. leaving Iulian his Daughter and heir, marriedRot. Fin. 34 Ed. 1. m. 3. to Iohn Han­sard.

After which, the next ensuing year, his Exe­cutors, by their humble PetitionPlac. Parl. p. 337. to the King, craving allowance of those Debts, which were owing▪ for his Robes, Wages, and Horses lost in the Wars of Scotland, and Gascoine: Signi­fying, therewithal, that the said Eustace had be­queath'd much in Legacies to the Holy-Land, and to his Servants; obtain'd a special Precept Plac. Parl. p. 337. to the Keeper of the Great VVardrobe, for sa­tisfaction to be made unto them, of what should appear to be so due.

Vavasour.
[28 Edw. 1.]

OF this Family (which hath flourisht for many Ages in Yorkshire) was Robert le Vavasour; Robert. who, in 9 Ioh. pay'd a Fine Rot. Fin. 9 Joh. m. 8. Rot. Pip. 9 Joh Ebo. to the King of a Thousand and two hundred Marks, and two Palferys, that Maud his Daughter, Widow of Theobald Walter, might be Married to Fulke Fitz-Warine, an eminent Baron in those dayes. And in 11 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 11 Joh. Ebor. Three hundred Marks, and three Coursers, for the Marriage of Iulian, Daughter of Thomas de Multon. In 31 Hen. 3. this Robert le Vavasour was Sheriff Rot. Pip. de iisdem. Ann Nott. Derb. of the Counties of Nottingham, and Der­by; and so continuedRot. Pip. de iisdem. Ann Nott. Derb. till 39 Hen. 3. having in 33 Hen. 3. had the custodyPat. 33. H. 3. m. 6. of the Honour of Peverell committed to his charge.

To this Robert succeeded William le Vavasour; William. which William, in 18 Edw. 1. obtain'd License Pat 18 E. 1. m. 11. to make a Castle of his Mannor-House at Heselwode, in Com. Ebor. and in 22 Edw. 1. wasRot. Vas. 2. Ed. 1. m. 11. in that Expedition then made into Gas­coigne: Also, in 27 Edw. 1. inRot. Scoc. 7 E. 1. m. 17. that into Scotland. So likewise in [...] 29 Edw. 1. and [...] 32 Edw. 1. But, all that I can farther say of him, is; that in 4 Ed. 2. he was again [...] in Scot­land; and that he gave [...] his Mill at [...]uns­flete to the Monks of Sallay, (in Com. Ebor.) Mauger his Son ratifying [...] the Grant: and last­ly, that he had Summons [...] to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 28 Edw. 1. till 6 Edw. 2. inclusive.

Contemporary with him, was also Walter le Vavasour; who in 34 Edw. 1. was [...] in the Scot­ish-VVars: and in 8 Edw. 2. receiv'd command [...] to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Fe­stival of our Ladie's Assumption, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots: as also, that he had Summons [...] to Par­liament in 7 Edw. 2. but never after; nor any other of this Family.

St. Amand.
[28 Edw: 1.]

IN 6 Hen. 3. Almaric de St. Amand Almari [...]. ob­tain'd a GrantCart. 6 H 3. m. 8. of two parts of the Man­nor of Liskaret, in Com. Cornub. for his support in the King's service: and, in 15 Hen 3. wasRot. Fin. 15 H. 3 m. 2. in that Expedition, then made into Wales; wherein he merited so well, that the King remittedClaus. 15 H. 3. m. 1. to him a Debt, due by Walter de Verdon, his Uncle (whose heir he was) which otherwise, he should have paid to the Exchequer by Ten Marks per annum: And, the same year, was joyn'd in CommissionPat. 15 H. 3. m. 2. with Iohn de Ma­reschall, for the custody of the Castles of Kilg [...] ­ran, Pembroke, and [...]ym [...]ey, in Wales, part of the possessions of Richard Earl Marshal; then seized into the King's hands, by reason of an Insurrection, which he had made at that time.

In 16 Hen. 3. this Almaric obtained a GrantRot. pip. 16 H. [...]. Oxon. of the Mannour of Blorham, in Com. Oxon. And, in 17 Hen. 3. whenPat. 17 H. 3. m. 4. Hubert de Burgh was kept prisoner at the Devises (in Com. Wilt.) where the Souldiers, being mutinous, disobeyed the commands of their Officers; he received commandPat. 17 H. 3. m. 4. to go speedily thither; and let them know, that if they did persist thus refractory, the King himself would come, in Person, to them. In 18 Hen. 3. he was constituted GovernorPat. 18 H. 3. m. 10 & m. 13. of St. Briavils-Castle, in Com. Glouc. and Warden of the Forest of Dene: as alsoPat. 18 H. 3. m. 10 & m. 13. Sheriff of Here­fordshire, and Governor of Hereford-Castle: inwhich Shreivalty he continuedRot. Pip. de iisdem. ann. Heref. till 24 H. 3. in­clusive. In the same 18th year he obtain'd the WardshipPat. 18 H. 3. m. 11. of Asceline, the younger sister, and one of the co-heirs to Robert de Aubeni, son of Robert de Aubeni (Baron of Caynho, in Com. Bedf.) to be a Wife for Raphe de St. Amand, his son and heir: whom the said Raphe, accordingly, marryedRot. Pip. 25 E. 1. Buck. Bedf. And in 21 Hen. 3. was again consti­tuted Pat. 21 H. 3. m. 10. Governor of Hereford-Castle: as also Pat. 21 H. 3. m. 10. of St. Briavells-Castle, and Warden of the Fo­rest of Dene. Having also such high esteem at Court; that in 23 Hen. 3. upon the Christening of Prince Edward, by Otto the Popes Legate, he then stoodM. Paris. in ann. 12 [...]9. one of his Godfathers at the Font.

[Page 20]I come now to Raphe Raphe. his Son and Heir. This Raphe, in 25 Hen. 3. paidRot. Pip. 25 H. [...] Buck. Bedf. Twenty five pounds for his Relief, for the moytie of the Lands of Ioane de Beauchamp, one other of the co-heirs to the Barony of [...]aynho: And diedClaus. 30. H. 3. m. 14. in 30 Hen. 3. whereupon Paulyne Peyvre (an active man in that age) for a thousand Marks, obtain'd the Wardship of Almaric, Almaric. his Son and Heir, with the benefit of his Mariage. Which Almaric, in 37 Hen. 3. being still under age, was in Ward Claus. 37 H. 3. m. 16. to Iohn de Grey. But, in 40 H. 3. making proof ofClaus. 40 H. 3. m. 14. thereof, obtain'd the King's Precept Claus. 40 H. 3. m. 14. to the Sheriffs of Bedf. Buck. Der [...]. Berks. Or [...]. Wilts. Gloc. Leic. and North for Livery of his Lands: and in 41 H. 3. had commandClaus 41 H. 3. in dorso m. 6. to fit himself with Horse and Armes, and two other Knights of his Retinue; and to be at B [...]tol on the Octaves of St. Pe­ter, to oppose the hostilities of the Welsh,

In 11 Edw. 1 this Almarick, in consideration Rot. Fin. 11 Ed. 1. m. 24. of the sum of eight hundred Marks, obtain'd the WardshipRot. Fin. 11 Ed. 1. m. 24. of the heires (with their Lands) of Robert de Kaynes deceased; and of the Forest­ership of the Forest of Braden, which he the said Robert held in Fee. Of which sum the King shortly after remittedClaus. 12 Ed. 3. m. 3. Two hundred Marks. And the next ensuing year, holdingRot. Pip. 12 E. 1. Buck. Bedf, by inhe­ritance, from his Grandmother, the moytie and the whole patrimony of Ioane de Albini, third daughter and coheir to Robert de Albini (or Au­beni) Baron of Caynho; he paidRot. Pip. 12 E. 1. Buck. Bedf to the King, Twenty five Marks, for his part of the Relief, then due for the same. And departedEsc. 14 E. 1. n. 20. this life in 14 Edw. 1. being then seizedEsc. 14 E. 1. n. 20. of the Mannor of Crendon, in Com. Buck. with the Advowson of the Church: as also of the Mannor of Sarney, in Com. Gloc. Melebro [...], with certain Lands in [...], in Com. Bedf. UUedihay, and Hildesle, in Com. Berks. Bloxham, in Com. Oxon. Nether-Havene, in Com. Wilts. and Ippelpenne, in Com. Devon. leaving Guy Esc. 14 E. 1. n. 20. his son and heir 17 yeares of age.

VVhich Guy. Guy. died [...] soon after, without issue: leaving Almaric [...] his brother, his next [...]heir, then in minority: as also Lucia his Wife surviving, [...] who, in 15 Edw. 1. obtained the King's Pre­cept [...] to his Eschaetor South of Trent, to as­sign unto her Lands of One hundred pounds per annum value, for her support, until her Dowrie could be set forth, which in 18 Edw. 1. was per­formed; the Mannor of Cotes, with the third part of the Mannors of Cerney, Wamberge, Nether-havene, Ippelpenne, Catton, UUidehaye, and Melebroke, being then al­lotted Claus. 18 E. 1. m. 15. for the same. But I return to Almarick brother and heir of Guy.

This Almarick, Almaric. in 16 Edw. 1. obtain'd an As­signation Claus. 16 E. 1. m. 8. of Ten pounds per annum for his main­tenance, until he should accomplish his full age. And, the next ensuing year, for proof of his age, produced testimonyEsc. 17 E. 1., that he was born in Mid-Lent, 13 Edw. 1. it being the same year, that the Tourneament was at Bedford.

Being thus out of Wardship; in 22 Edw. 1. he went [...] into Gascoine on the King's Service. Whereupon his Wife had the Mannor-house of Lutgareshull, with sufficient Few [...]l for her use, appointedIbid. for residence of her self, and fa­mily, until his return: and, in 25 Edw 1. was in another expedition then made thither. In 28 Edw. 1. he was [...] also in the Scotish-Wars. So likewise in [...] 31 Edw. 1. And, having been GovernorRot. Vasc. 33 E. 1. m. 24. of Burdeaux, in 33 Edw. 1. re­ceived commandRot. Vasc. 33 E. 1. m. 24., to bring in, all the Accompts of the issues, and revenues of that place, during the time he had that trust. In 34 Edw. 1. he was againRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 2. in the VVars of Scotland. And, having been summon'dClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 28 Edw. 1. till 4 Edw. 2. departedEsc. 4 E. 2. n. 39. this life, before the end of that year, without issue; be­ing then seisedEsc. 4 E. 2. n. 39. of the Mannors of Widhay, and Ildesle, in Com. Berks. Catton, upon Trent, in Com. Derb. Mulbroke, and Cotes, in Com. Bedf. Beckley and Grendon, with the Advouson of the Church of Grendon, in Com. Buck. Ippelpenne, in Com. Devon. and South-Cerneye, in Com. Glouc. leaving Iohn de St. Amand, Iohn. his brotherEsc. 4 E. 2. n. 39. and heir, Thirty two years of age: Mary his Wife, then surviving; who had for her Dowrie, an AssignationClaus. 4 E. 2. [...]. 21. of the Mannors of Cotes, in Com. Bedf. Catton, in Com. Derb. Brendon, in Com. Buck. and Wam­berge, in Com. Wiltes.

Which Iohn, was then a Professor in the Ci­vil, or Canon-Law, as I guess; being called Rot. Fin. 4 Ed. 2. m. 11. Magister Iohannes de Sancto Amando; and, do­ing his Fealty, had LiveryRot. Fin. 4 Ed. 2. m. 11. of his Lands▪ In 8 Edw. 2. this Iohn received commandRot. Sc [...]c. 8 E. 2. in dor­so m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Festival of our Ladie's Assumption, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. And, in 11 Edw. 2. obtain'd License Cart. 11 E. 2. n. 82. for a Market every week upon the Thursday, at his Mannor of Ipplepenne, in Com. Devon. as also for two Faires, yearly; the one, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow, after the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle: the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist. LikewiseCart. 11 E. 2. n. 82., for a Market every week upon the Thursday, at his Mannor of Wydenay, in Com. Berks, and a Fair there, yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin: with Free-warrenIbid. in all his Demesn­lands at Ipplepenne before-specified.

And, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso., to Parliament, from 6 until 19 Edw. 2. inclusive, departedClaus. 9 E. 3. m. 23. this life shortly after; leaving Almaric Almarick. his son and heir: who, in 9 Edw. 2 making proofClaus. 9 E. 3. m. 23. of his age, had LiveryClaus. 9 E. 3. m. 23. of his Lands: and, the same year, wasRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 30. in the Wars of Stotland. So like­wise inRot. Scoc. 12 E. 3. m. 23. 12 Edw. 3. And inRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 24. 16 Edw. 3. in that great Expedition then made into France: as also inRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 5. that of 20 E. 3. And, in 21 Edw. 3. having been retain'dRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 20. to serve the King in all those Wars; in consideration thereof, he obtain'd a GrantPat. 25 E. 3. p. 1. m. 32. of Two hundred pounds per annum, to be paid out of the Exchequer.

In 29 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Scoc. 29 E. 3. m. 4. in the Scotish-Wars. Likewise, the same year inRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m 7. those of France. And, in 31 Edw. 3. being madePat. 31 E. 3. p. 2. m. 13. Ju­stice of Ireland, had Forty Men at Armes, and One hundred Archers on horseback, assign'dClaus. 31 E. 3. m. 9. to attend him there; over and above the number of those Men at Armes, which belong to that great Office. But, the next ensuing year, he was imploy'd againRot. Franc. 32 E. 3. m. 4. in the Wars of France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 42 E. 3. m. 4. 42 E. 3. And, in 47 Edw. 3. was madeRot. Fin. 47 E. 3. m. 18. Steward of the Forest of Rockingham, and Governor of the Castle. And, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 44 Edw. 3. till 5 Rich. 2. died the same year, as it seems: for then had Almaric, Almaric. his son and heir, LiveryRot. Fin. 5. R. 2. m. 21. of his Lands, doing his Homage.

After which, scilicet, in 8 Rich. 2. he was by IndentureEx autogr. penès cler. pell. retein'd to serve the King in his Wars [Page 21] of Scotland, and in 1 H. 4. madeEx co [...] MS. penès custod. magnae Garde­robae. one of the Knights of the Bath, at the solemn Co­ronation of that King. In which year, by his Testament,March f. 15. b. bearing date, upon St. George's day, he bequeathed his Body to be Buried in the Quire of the Friers-Preachers at Oxford, near to the Grave of Ida, his first Wife. And ha­ving been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 6 R. 2. until 3 H. 4. inclusive, departedEsc. 4. H. 4. n. 40. this life upon Thursday next after the Feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle, (scil. 13 Iunii) 4 H. 4. being then seisedEsc. 4. H. 4. n. 40. of the Mannor of Ippelpen­ne, in Com. Devon. Catton upon Trent, in Com. Derb. Netherhaven and Hakeleston, in Com. Wiltes. Bastelden, Widhay, Ildesle, St. Elenes, juxta Abington, and Eton juxta Co. ... in Com. Berks. South-Cerneye, and Cernewyke, in Com. Glouc. Alcrinton, Pud­licote, Childeston; Bloxham, with the Hundred, and the third part of the Mannor of Adderbury, in Com. Oxon. Grendon, in Com. Buck. Herlingdon, Cotes, Milbroke, Houghton, Ampthull, and Graunge, in Com. Bedf. leavingEsc. 4. H. 4. n. 40. Gerard Braybroke, Son of Alianore, his only Daughter, by Ida his first Wife, and Ida his other Daughter, by Alianore his Second Wife, his next Heirs, the same Ge­rard and Ida, being each of them at that time, of the age of ten years.

Which Ida afterwards became the WifeClaus. 7 H. 4. m. 6. of Thomas West, and in 7 H. 4. making proof of her age, [...] LiveryClaus. 7 H. 4. m. 6. of her purpartie of the Lands of her Inheritance. The like LiveryRot. Fin. 4. H. 5. m. 5. had Gerard Braybroke, in 4 H. 5. of the other Purpartie, his Homage being respited. Alianore, the Second Wife of the said Almaric, still surviving, who by her TestamentChichley Vol. 1. 392. b. bearing date 15. Maii An. 1426. (4 H. 6.) bequeath'd her Body to be Buried in the Quire of the Fryers Preachers in Oxford, before the High Altar, near to the Grave of her said Husband. She likewise bequeath'd to the Priests and Children of New-College, in Ox­ford, forty shillings to pray for her Soul. Also to the Fabrick of the Church of Oselbury, in the Diocess of Winchester, twenty shilling to pray for the Soul of Sir Thomas Wodelock Knight, her late Husband; and for the Souls of her Sons and Daughters there Buryed: and departedEsc. 4 H. 6. n. 17. this Life, upon Friday in Whitson-week, 4 H. 6. being then seisedEsc. 4 H. 6. n. 17. of the Mannor of Cotes, and third part of the Mannor of Hertingdon, in Com. Bedf. leavingEsc. 4 H. 6. n. 17. Elizabeth, the Wife of William Beauchamp, Maud the Wife of Iohn Ba­bington, and Alianore Braybroke, her Cosins and Heirs; viz. Daughters of Gerard Braybroke, Son of her the said Alianore Daughter to the before specified Almaric de St. Amand, and Ida his first Wife: the said Elizabeth being at that time Six­teen years of age, and Maud Fifteen.

Which William Beauchamp, was Son to Walter Beauchamp, of Powyk, Treasurer of the Houshold to King Henry the Fifth; and he a younger Son to Iohn Lord Beauchamp of Powyk, and Al­cester, (as in my discourse of that Family, is shewed.) And had shortly after, the Title of Lord St. Amand; being summon'dClaus. 27 H. 6. in dorso. to Parlia­ment in 27 H. 6. and afterwards, by the name of William Beauchamp de St. Amand Chivali­er.

Tyes.
[28 Edw. 1.]

IN the time of King Henry Henry. the Third, Henry le Tyes, heldTesta de Nevil. Ox. Shireburne, in Com. Ox­on, by the Grant of Richard Earl of Corn­wall; which wasTesta de Nevil. Ox. part of the Barony of Ro­bert de Druis. And in 28 E. 1. obtained a Char­ter Cart. 28 E. 1. n. [...]3. from the King, for a Market every week, upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Mosehole, in Com. Cornub. and a Fair every year, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Bar­nabas the Apostle. As also for Free-Warren in all his Demesn-Lands, at Allerton, in the same County, Shireburne, in Com. Oxon. and Hor­dewell, in Com. Berks. But in 1 E. 2. departed this Life; whereupon Henry, his Son and Heir, doingRot. Fin. 1 [...]. 2 m. 11. his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 1 [...]. 2 m. 11. of his Lands.

Which Henry, Henry. in 2 E. 2. was inRot. Scoc. 2 [...]. 2 m. 14. that ex­pedition then made into Scotland: so likewise inRot. Scoc. 4 2 m. 13. 4. andRot. Scoc. 7 [...]. 2 m 1 7 E. 2. had SummonsRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dorso m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Festival of our Ladies Nativity, well furnisht with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Hostilities of the Scots. In 13. E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2 m. 4. in the Scot­tish Wars. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 28 E. 1. till 14 E. 2 the next ensuing year, tookPat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. m. 25. part with Thomas Earl of Lan­caster, in his Insurrection then made: but mis­carrying in that Enterprise, suffered DeathT. Wals. p. 95. for it, at London, as others of their Confederates did, in several places, being then seisedClaus 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 15. of the Mannors of Chylton, in Com. ... Alwer­ton, and Sywornell, in Com. Cornub leaving Alice his Sister and Heir, then the WifeClaus 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 15. of Warine de L'isle, of full age.

¶Contemporary with this Henry, was Wal­ter le Teyes, Walter. who, in 25 E. 1. obtain'd a Grant Cart. 25 E. 1. n. 11. from the King, to himself an Isabell his Wife, of the Mannor of Caysho; the ninth part of the Mannors of Wotton, and Broudham, and the third part of the Advouson of the Church of Hoghton, in Com. Bedf. As also of certain Lands in the Counties of Huntington, and Northampton. [...]kewise of the Mannors of Steingrene, [...]yngton, West-Hall, Kellfeild, Waterno [...]me, and North-cave, with divers Lands at Steinton, in Com. Ebor. Water-Beltham, in Com. Essex; and certain Rents in Lincelade, in Com. Buck. with remain­der to the Heirs of the said Isabell.

In 27 E. 1. this Walter wasRot. Scoc. 27 E. 1. m. 17. in the Scot­ish Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 8. 28, 31Rot. Scoc. [...]. E. 1. m. 3. E. 1. and Rot. Protect. [...]4 E. 1. m. 12. 34 E. 1. In 11 E. 2. with Robert de Hasting, he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 11. E. 2. m. 16. joint Governor of the City of York: and dyedEs. 18 E. 2. n. 70. in 18 E. 2. without Issue, being then seisedEs. 18 E. 2. n. 70. of the Mannor of Raysho; with certain Lands in Wotton, Bromham, Lynchelade, and Hoghton-Conquest, in Com. Bedf. jointly with Isabel de Steingrene, his Wife, leaving Margaret Es. 18 E. 2. n. 70. the Daughter of Roger le Teys, his Brother, his next Heir, at that time twenty six years of age.

Dacre of the North.
[28 Edw. 1.]

IN 20 H. 3. William de Dacre, William. of Dacre, in Com. Cumbr. executedRot. pip. 20 H. 3. Cumb. the Sheriffs Of­fice, for the same County, (with Iohn de More) for the last half of that year. He like­wise heldRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Cumb. that office, as substitute, from 21 H. 3. unto 24 inclusive, and from that time to Rot. Pip. de iisd. an. Cumb. the end of the first half of the 32 year of that Kings Reign, by himself. In which year he was constitutedPat. 32. H. 3. m. 6. Sheriff of York-shire, and Go­vernor of the Castles at Scardeburgh, and Pi­kering. So likewise inRot. Pip. 33 H. 3. Ebor. 33 H. 3. as alsoRot. Pip. 34 H. 3. Ebor. for the first half of the 34th. And in 52 H. 3. be­ing againPat. 52. H. 3. m. 19. Sheriff of Cumberland, and Go­vernor of the Castle at Carlisle, died the same year.

To whom succeeded Ranulph de Dacre, Ranulph. his Son and Heir, who standing firm to the King, against the Rebellious Barons of that time, re­ceived Command,Rot. [...]. 48 H. 3. m. 4. in 48 H. 3. to make seisure of the Mannor of Shirewiz, into the Kings hands; it being part of the possessions of Ro­bert Fitz-Walter, one of those Barons. And in 52 H. 3. executedPat. 52 H. 3. m. 1. the Sheriffs office for C [...]m­verland; and was Governor of the Castle at Carlusle, as substitute to William his Father. But upon his Fathers Death, (which hapned Rot. Pip. 53 H 3. Cumb. [...]. that year) was himself constitutedRot. Pip. 53 H 3. Cumb. [...]. Sheriff of that County. So likewise inRot. Pip. 55 H. 3. Cumbr. 54 H 3.

In 6 E. 1. this Ranulph obtained the Kings Licence,Cart. 6 E. 1. n. 22. to himself and his Heirs; as also to Thomas de Musgave and his Heirs, for a Market upon the Tuesday every week, at Overton, in Com. Westmorl. And likewise for a Fair there, yearly, upon the Eve, Day, and morrow of the Apostles, Simon and Iude, and in 7 E. 1. being constituted [...] Sheriff of Yorkshire, continued in that trust, until [...] the end of the third quar­ter of the eighth year. In 13 E. 1. he obtain'd a Charter [...] for Free-Warren in all his demesn-Lands at Hecley, in Com. Linc. and departed [...] this life in 14 E. 1. being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Dacre, So [...]eby, and That­wyt; as also of the Land of New-Bigging, in Com. Cumbr. He likewise died seised [...] of two Scalings in Mosedale, within Allerdale, held of the Lady Alice de Luci; paying one Mark yearly for the same to her. Which Mark she did assign [...] unto him, in Frank-Marriage with Ioane her Daughter. He likewise held Grenerig in Caldebek, by the GrantIbid. of the same Alice de Luci, in Frank-Marriage with the said Ioane; as also jointlyIbid. with her, the Mannors of Rel­let, and [...]e [...]ham, in Com. Lanc. leavingIbid. Wil­liam William. his Son and Heir, Twenty years of age, at the Feast of St. Gregory the Pope, in that year.

Which William took to Wife [...] Ioane, the Heir of Benedict Gernet.

And in 32 E. 1. was [...] in that Expedition then made into Scotland, in which year he obtained a Charter [...] for Free-Warren in all his demesn-Lands at Dacre in Com. Cumbr. and Halton, in Com. Lanc. and in 1. E. 2. procu­red LicencePat. 1. E. 2. p. 1. m. 16. to make a Castle of his House at Dunwalloght, in Com. Cumbr. on the Mar­ches of Scotland. In 4 E. 2. he was again Rot. Scoc. 4. E. 2 m. 5. in the Scotish Wars; and in 10 E. 2. joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 10. E. 2. m. 6. with Anthony Lord Lucie, for Guarding the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, against the Scots. And ha­ving been summonedClaus. de iisd. an. in dor­so. to Parliament, from 28 E. 1. until 12 E. 2. inclusive, departedRot. Fin. 12. E. 2. m. 14. this life in the same 12th year, Ioane his Wife then surviving; who had, for her Dowrie, an assigna­tion Rot. Fin. 12 E. 2. m. 8. of the Mannors of Halton, Fishwyke, and Eccleston, in Leylandshire, in Com. Lanc. leaving Ranulph de Dacre, Ranulph. his Son and Heir; who doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 12 E. 2. ut supra. of his Lands: and in 18 E. 2. upon the death of Ioane his Mother, performing his Fealty, had also LiveryRot. Fin. 18 E. 2. m. 13. of those Lands, which had been so held by her in Dower.

After which, (before the end of that year) he was in that ExpeditionRot. Vasc. 18 E. 2. m. 1. then made into Gas­coigne: And in 4 E 3. made SheriffRot Fin. 4 E. 3 m. 13. of Cum­berland, and GovernorIbid. m. 10. of Carlisle. More­over, in 8 E. 3. he obtained LiveryRot. Scoc. [...] E. 3. m. 7. of all those Castles and Mannors in Anandale (within the Realm of Scotland) part of the possessions of Roger de Kyrk-Patric, and Humphrey de Boys, which had been given to him by Edward King of Scotland. In which year he was joyned in CommissionIbid. m. 10. with Robert de Clifford, for the defence of the Town and Marches of Carlisle; as also to arm and array so many Men at Arms, Hoblers and Foot Souldiers, as should be need­ful for that Service: and in 9 E. 3. obtain'd Li­cense Pat 9 E. 3. p. 2 m. 18. to make a Castle of his House at Na­worth, in Com. Cumbr.

In 11 E. 3. he had an assignationClaus. 11 E. 3. p. 1. m. 34. of such wa­ges, as was then due to himself, and his Men at Arms, for their Service in Scotland. And ha­ving MarriedEsc. 3 E. 3. n. 21. Margaret, the Daughter and Heir to Thomas de Multon, Son of Thomas de Multon of Gillesland, left IssueClaus. 36 E. 3. m. 33. four Sons; William, Peter, Thomas, and Ranulph, and diedEsc. 13. E. 3. n. 35. in 13 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 13. E. 3. n. 35. of the Mannors of Ir­thyngton, and Burgh upon the Sands, Kirk-Oswald, with the Advouson of the Church; likewise of the Town of Dacre, with the Hamlets of Mosedale, [...]hakethwait, Soule­by, and New Bigg [...]ng, Members of the Man­nor of Dacre: also of the Advouson of the Priory of Lanercost, and the Mannor of Ba­ton, in Com. Westmorl. William his Son and Heir, beingEsc. 13. E. 3. n. 35. then Twenty years of age.

Which William, William. in 21 E. 3. was joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 2 [...] E. 3. m. 16. with Thomas Lord Lucy, to Treat with the people of Scotland, and to receive such into the Kings Protection, as should ap­prove themselves Loyal to him: and the same year, being in the Wars of Scotland, was of the RetinueIbid. m. 7. with Raphe Lord Nevill. In 28 E. 3. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 28 E. 3. m. 2. one of the Commis­sioners to Treat with the Scots, touching the enlargement of Edward Brus (King of Scot­land,) then Prisoner in England; and in 29 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 11. in the Wars of France. So like­wise inRot. Franc. 33. E. 3. p. 1. m. 2. 33 E. 3. And departedEsc 35 E. 3. p. 1. n. 63. this life, up­on Sunday next ensuing the Feast of St. Marga­ret the Virgin, without Issue; being then seised Esc 35 E. 3. p. 1. n. 63. of the Mannor of Holbeche, in Com. Linc. two parts of the Mannor of Dacre, in Com. Cumbr. as also of the Mannors of Fyshwyke, Halton, and Eccleston, in Com. Lanc. andRot Fin 35. E. 3 m. 11. of the Mannor of Nether-Tralyng, within the Sherifdome of Rokesburgh, in Scotland; [Page 23] leaving Ranulph de Dacre his Brother,Esc. ut su­pra. then Rector of the Church of Prestecotes, his next Heir,Esc. ut su­pra. at that time Forty years of age; who doing his Homage, hadRot. Fin. 35 E. 3. m. 1 [...]. Livery of his Lands. Margaret the Mother of the before specified Wil­liam, beingEsc. 36 E. 3. p. 1. n. 62. then alive; but diedEsc. 36 E. 3. p. 1. n. 62. the same year, upon Friday, next after the Feast of the Con­ception of the Blessed Virgin; being seisedEsc. 36 E. 3. p. 1. n. 62. of the Mannor of Holbeche, in Com. Linc. Ec­cleston, in Com. Lanc. B [...]rton, Aldelathes, Hoffe, and Moyty of the Town of Overton, in Com. Westmorl. As also of the Castle of Na­worth, and Mannors of Irthington, Bramp­ton, Burgh upon the Sands, Kirk-Oswald, Laysingby, with the Hamlets of Brakanhill, Echesbye, Milverton, and Northwode, in Com. Cumbr. the before specified Ranulph de Dacre, Rector of the Church of Prestecotes, being then found to be her Son and next Heir.

Which Ranulph, Ranulph. in 39 E. 3. wasRot. Scoc. 39 E. 3. m. 4. in the Wars of Scotland, and in 45 E. 3. constitutedRot. Scoc. 45 E. 3. m. 2. one of the Commissioners, for guarding of the West-Marches. And having been summon'dClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Par­liament, till 47 E. 3. departedEsc. 49 E. 3. n. 39. this life, upon Friday next after the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, in 49 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 49 E. 3. n. 39. of the Man­nors of Halton, Fishwike, Quekelette, and Moiety of the Mannor of Eccleston, in Com. Lanc. Irthington, Brampton, Kirk-Oswald, Laysingby, Burgh upon the Sands, Dacre, Farnham, and Irthingrode, in Com. Cumbr. leaving Hugh his BrotherEsc. 49 E. 3. n. 39. and Heir Forty years of age.

Which Hugh Hugh. in 43 E. 3. was in that Expedi­tion then made into France, and of the Reti­nue Rot. Franc. 43 E 3. m. 17. with Iohn Duke of Lancaster, and in 45 E. 3. (beingClaus. 45 E. 3. in dorso m. 10. then a Knight) having done wrongClaus. 45 E. 3. in dorso m. 10. to the Earl Douglas (of Scotland,) contrary to the Articles of Truce betwixt both Realms, to the damage of an hundred pound, which Sum Henry Lord Perci thereupon paid to the said Earl; CommandClaus. 45 E. 3. in dorso m. 10. was given to the She­riffs of London, to apprehend him, and to put him in Prison, until he should make payment thereof to the Lord Perci.

In 45 E. 3. he was again in CommissionRot. Scoc. 45 E. 3. m. 2. for guarding the West-Marches, and inRot. Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 21. An. 46 E. 3. in the Wars of France. Likewise inRot. Alem. 47 E. 3 m. 26. that Expedition into Flanders, in 47 E. 3.

In Three,Rot. Scoc. 3. R. 2. m. 3. Four,Rot. Scoc. 5 R. 2. m. 2., andRot. Scoc. 5 R. 2. m. 2. Five R. 2. he was again constituted one of the Commissioners for guarding of the West-Marches; and having been summon'dClaus. de iisd ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 50 E. 3. un­til 5 R, 2. inclusive, departedEsc. 7 R. 2. n. 30. this life, upon Thursday, preceding Christmas-day, in 7 R. 2. being then seisedEsc. 7 R. 2. n. 30. of the Mannor of Overton, in Com. Westmor. as also of the Castle of Na­worth, and Mannors of Irthyngton, Kirk-Oswald, Laysingby, Burgh upon the Sands, Dacre, and Ferntham, in Com. Cumbr, leave­ing William Esc. 7 R. 2. n. 30. his Son and Heir Twenty six years of age.

Which William William. had thereupon LiveryRot. Fin. 7. R. 2. m. 12. of his Lands; his Homage being respited, in regard he was at that time in the Kings Service at Scotland. In 11 R. 2. this William wasRot. Scoc. R 2. m. 11. in the Garrison of Barwick, with young Henry Perci, then Governor thereof▪ and having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 7 R. 2. till 22 R. 2. departedEsc. 22. R. 2. n. 18. this life 20 Iulii, the same year, leaving Thomas Esc. 22. R. 2. n. 18. his Son and Heir Twelve years old, who making proof of his age, in 10 H. 4. had LiveryClaus. 10 H. 4. m. 28. of his Lands.

Which Thomas, Thomas. in 4 H. 5. was by Inden­denture Ex autog. pènes [...]er. Pell. reteined to serve the King in his Fleet at Sea, for one quarter of an year, with Thir­ty Men at Arms, and Sixty Archers: And in 8 H. 5. constitutedPat. 8 H. 5. p. 2. m. [...] chief Forester of the Forest of Inglewode, in Com. Cumbr. In 2 H 6 he wasRot. [...]coc. 2 H 6. m. 5. one of the Commissioners, appointed to Treat with Iames the first, then King of Scot­land, for a lasting Peace betwixt both Realms: And in 11 H. 6. was againRot. Scoc. 11 H. [...]. m. 1. in Commission to Treat with the Scors at Hardenstank, touch­ing Satisfaction for such injuries as had been done to the English by some of that Nation. In 13 H. 6. he had an eminent CommandRot. Scoc. 13 H. m. 6. in that Army raised in the Northern Counties, for de­fence of the Garrison at Barwick, then in danger to be assaulted by the Scots. And in 30 H. 6. was appointedRot. Scoc. 30 H. 6. m. 1. one of the Commissinoers to Treat with Iames Earl Douglas, upon certain Arti­cles, which had been signed by him. And ha­ving been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 14 H. 4. until 33 H. 6. departedEsc. 37 H. 6. n 33. this Life upon the Fifteenth of Ian. 36 H. 6. Whereupon Ranulph his second Son, was foundEsc. 37 H. 6. n 33. to be his next Heir Male, and at that time 26 years of age; Thomas the Eldest beingPat. 37 H. 6. p. 1. m. 20. dead in his life time; which Thomas by ... his Wife, DaughterMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 415. b. n. 40. of Ri­chard Bowes Esq left IssuePat. 37 H. 6. p. 1. m. 20. Ioane, his sole Daughter and Heir, then MarriedPat. 37 H. 6. p. 1. m. 20. to Sir Ri­chard Fenys Knight. Whereupon the King by his LettersPat. 37 H. 6. p. 1. m. 20. Patents, bearing date the Seventh day of November, declared the same Richard Fe­nys, to be Lord Dacre, and one of the Barons of this Realm; as also that he should enjoy all pre-eminence belonging to that degree. Of which Sir Richard Fenys, and his Posterity, ha­ving spoke at large in my discourse of that Fa­mily, I return to Ranulph, commonly called Lord Dacre of the North.

This Ranulph Ranulph. firmly adheringPat. 38 H. 6. p. 2. m. 25. to King Hen­ry the Sixth, against those of the House of Yorke, then in Arms, and foyled in the Battle of Wakefeild, in 38 H. 6. in consideration of his eminent services in that War, obtain'd a Grant Pat. 38 H. 6. p. 2. m. 25. of Forty pounds per annum to be paid out of the Revenues of the Mannor of Plumpton, then in the Kings hands, by the attainder of Richard Earl of Salisbury, Slain in that Bat­tle. And had SummonsClaus. 38 H. 6. in dorso. to Parliament in that 38th year. But the Scene soon changing, by that absolute and signal Victory obtained by King Edward the Fourth at Towton-Field, in which Battle this Ranulph lostLel. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 17 his life (and hadLel. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 17 Bu­rial in Saxton-Church-yard, with a mean Tombe over his Grave) he was by Act of Parlia­ment began at Westminster 4 Nov. 1. E. 4. attaynted:Esc. 6. E. 4. n. 50. and all his possessions forfeited to the Crown; viz. Esc. 6. E. 4. n. 50. the Mannor of Barton, and Moiety of the Mannor of Hoffe, in Com. West­morl. as also of the Castle of Naworth, with the Mannors of Irthington, Dacre, Kirke-Oswald, Farlam, Blakenwayt, Lasyngby, Brampton, Burgh. upon the Sands, Aykton, Roclyffe, Glasenby, Blockhall, and Ca­stel-Caryot, in Com. Cumbr. And the Man­nors of Halton, Fyshwike, Eccleston, and Over-Kellet, in Com. Lanc.

To whom succeeded Humphrey, Humphrey. his Brother; who deported himself so obsequiously to the House of York, that amongst other Lords, he [Page 24] marchtStow's Ann. into the North, with King Edward, in the second year of his Reign: atStow's Ann. which time the Castles of Bamburgh, Dunstan­burgh and the rest in Northumberland, till then held by the Lancastrians, were Besieged, and taken. And in 4 E. 4. attendingIbid Ho­linsh. p. 6 [...]9. b. n. 5 [...]. the La­dy Margaret, the Kings Sister, (whose Chamber­lain he was) when she went from London, to Marry with Charles Duke of Burgundy; lan­ded Ibid Ho­linsh. p. 6 [...]9. b. n. 5 [...]. with her at Sluse in Flanders. For which, and other his good services, in 9 E. 4 the King conferredPat. 9. E. 4. p. 2. m. 13. upon him, the Office of Master-Forester of the Forest of Inglewode, in Com. Cumbr. to hold during life.

In 11 E. 4. this Humphrey Lord Dacre, was one of the Lords, who, in the Parliament Cham­ber, sworeClaus. 11. E. 4. in dorso m 1. to be faithful to Prince Edward, eldest Son to King Edward the Fourth. And in 12 E. 4. was appointedRot. Scoc. 12 E. 4. m. 19. one of the Commissio­ners, to Treat with others, from Iames the Third, King of Scotland, upon sundry grie­vances, and injuries done by the Subjects of that Realm, to the English. Being also at that time GovernorAutogr. penès Cler. Pell. of the Castle of Carlisie, he had payAutogr. penès Cler. Pell. for Sixty Souldiers for two Months: and in 13 E. 4. wasRot. Scoc. 13 E. 4. m. 15. one of the Commissioners (with Henry Earl of Northumberland and others) appointed to meet with the like Commissioners from Scotland, to Treat upon the former grei­vances. In 2 R. 3. he was constituted Warden [...] of the Marches. And having been summoned [...] to Parliament, in 22 E. 4. and 1 R. 3. depar­ted [...] this life in 1 H. 7.

To whom succeeded in his Lands and Honor, Sir Thomas Dacre Knight, his Son and Heir, who in 9 H. 7. accompanied [...] Thomas Earl of Sur­rey, with the rest of the Northern-Barons, for [...]ising the Siege of Norham-Castle, then laid [...] by the Scots. This Thomas Married [...] Eli­zabeth, the Cousin and Heir to Raphe Lord Gr [...]ystok [...], (viz. [...] Daughter of Robert, Son to the said Raphe. Whereupon, in 22 H. 7. he had a special Livery [...] of the Lands of her Inheritance, and in 1 H. 8. was constituted Warden [...] of the Marches. In 4 H. 8. he commanded [...] a body of Horse, which was appointed as a Reserve, in that Memorable Battle of Floddon; (wherein King Iames the Fourth of Scotland, lost his life) at which time, coming in seasonably with those Troops, he did [...] great Service, in order to that memorable Victory, then obtained by the Earl of Surrey, General of the English.

In An. 1522. (14 H. 8.) being still Warden Ibid. p. 134. of the West-Marches, he was sentIbid. p. 134. into Scot­land, with about five hundred Men, to pro­claim that the Scots should come in to the Kings peace, by the first of March, at their peril. Af­ter which, he made certain InroadsIbid. into that Realm, and burntIbid. down divers Villages; but at length, through the intercession of Queen Mar­garet, heIbid. was the person, who had that Con­ference with the Duke of Albany, which pro­duced a Truce. And in 15 H. 8. upon that In­vasion of Scotland, made by the Earl of Sur­rey (then General of the English) he wonHolin [...]sh p. 881 b. the Castle of Fern [...]hurst.

This Lord Dacres, upon [...] the old Ruines at Drumbuygh (situate near the mid-way-be­tween Boulness, and Burgh upon the Sands) in Com. Cumbr. built [...] up a little Castle, for the defence of the Country; for the Structure where­of, he took [...] Stones out of the Pictswall, which is near unto it. And having been summon'd Claus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 1 H. 8. till his death, de­parted Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 9 [...]8. [...]. this life 24 Oct. An. 1525. (17 H. 8.) beingMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 9 [...]8. [...]. still Warden of the Marches, and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter.

Leaving IssueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. two Sons, William his eldest Son and Successor, and Humphrey, and three Daughters; Mary MarriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Francis Earl of Srewsbury, Margaret toEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Henry Lord Scrope of Bolton, and Iane. Which William, William. in 17 H. 8. by the TitlePat. 17 H. 8. p. 2. of William Lord Dacre of Gillestand, and Greystoke, as also Son and Heir to Elizabeth, late Wife of the said Thomas, Cousin and Heir to Raphe Lord Grey­stoke, had special LiveryPat. 17 H. 8. p. 2. of all the Lands of his Inheritance. An in 22 H. 8. was one of the Lords, who subscribedHist. of H. 8. ut supra p. 306. that Letter sent to Pope Clement the Seventh; intimating, that in case he did not comply with King H. 8. in that case of his Divorce from Queen Katherine of Spaine, his Supremacy in this Realm was not like to be long allow'd.

In 25 H. 8. upon that difference betwixt this William and the Lord Morley, in point of Precedence; it was, by judgementJournal of Parl. de eo­dem anno. of the House of Lords, determined, that the Lord Morley should [...]it next above him. And in 26 H. 8. being ac­cused Hist. of H. 8. ut supra p. 379. of Treason, by Sir Raphe Fenwyke Knight, and one Musgrave, for which he had his TrialHist. of H. 8. ut supra p. 379. at Westminster, 9 Iulii, he was ac­quitted Hist. of H. 8. ut supra p. 379. by his Peers, by reason that the Wit­nesses were Scotchmen of mean condition, who were thought to be suborned, and to speak ma­litiously against him, in regard of his severity to­wards them, as Warden of the Marches.

In 28 H. 8. being sollicitedIb. p. 412. to joyn with Robert Aske, and his adherents, in that Insur­rection, called the Pilgrimage of Grace, (occasi­on'd by the dissolution of the lesser Monasteries) he refused.Ib. p. 412. And in 3 Edw. 6. was again madePat. 3. E. 6. p. 6. Warden of the West Marches, and Go­vernor of Carlisle. So likewise inPat. 1. M. p. 5. 1 Mariae. And in 1 Eliz. madePat. 1. Eliz. p. 4. Captain of the Castle at Carlisle. In 2 Eliz. he was joynedAnn. Eliz. pe [...] Camd. with the Earl of Northumberland and others, to Treat with the Earl of Morton, and certain Commissioners from Scotland, touching a Peace betwixt both Realms; which was there­upon concluded. And having MarriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Eli­zabeth, fifth Daughter to George Earl of Shrews­bury, departedMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 132. b. n. 20. this life in 6 Eliz. leaving Issue Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. three Sons, viz. Thomas his Son and Heir, Leonard and Francis. And five Daughters, viz. Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Magdalen, Wife of Anthony Browne, Viscount Montacute, Anne Wedded to Henry Earl of Cum­berland, Eleanor to Henry Iernegan, Esq Ma­ry to Alexander Culpeper Esq and Dorothy, Ex script. Tho nuper D. Windsore. to Sir Thomas Windsore Kt. Son and Heir to Wil­liam Lord Windsore.

Which Thomas Thomas. Lord Dacre succeeding his Fa­ther, took to WifeEx script. D. Fleming de Ridale arm. Elizabeth, the second Daughter of Sir Iames Leiburne of Cunswike, in Com. ... Kt. (afterwardsEx script. D. Fleming de Ridale arm. Married to Thomas Duke of Norfolke, and diedMonast. Angl ut supra n. 30. in 8 Eliz. leaving Issue George, George. who, upon the Se­venteenth day of May, in An. 1569 (11 Eliz.) beingVol. 2 918. a. n. 10. at Thetford, in Com. Norff. (as Ward Monast. Angl Vol. 2 918. a. n. 10. to Thomas Duke of Norfolke) was unhapily kill'dMonast. Angl Vol. 2 918. a. n. 10. by the fall of a Wooden Horse, where­upon he practised to leap: so that his three Si­sters, became his Heirs, all of them afterwards MarriedEx Coll R. Gl. S. to the three Sons of the same Duke, [Page 25] viz. Anne to Philip Earl of Arundel; Mary to Thomas Lord Howard of Walden (afterwards Earl of Suffolk) and Elizabeth to the Lord William Howard a younger son to Thomas Duke of Norfolk, amongst whom that great Inheritance was shared.

Which gave such discontent to Leonard Dacres, the next heir-male of this Family (viz. second son to the last mention'd William Lord Dacres) thatAnnal E. liz. per Camb., seeing he could not by course of Law make out any good Title thereto, he privily con­federatedAnnal E. liz. per Camb. with the Earles of Northumber­land and Westmorland, then ready to break out into open Rebellion; using his endeavour to rescue the Queen of Scots, at that time in the cu­stody of George Earl of Shrewsbury. But, when he (unexpectedly) heard, that those Earles, then in Armes, were Proclaimed enemies to their Country; being at Court, he came to the Queen, and, offeringAnnal E. liz. per Camb. to use all his power to suppress them, was forthwith sent into the North for that purpose. Nevertheless (as it was after­wards found) he heldIbid. intelligence with them, by secret Messengers, in his journey; with promise Ibid. of Assistance from the Embassadors of some Forrein Princes. And, having, in the Queeens name, raisedIbid. a power of Soldiers; did design Ibid. to murther the Bishop of Carlisle, and the Lord Scrope, then Warden of the West-Marches. Which, when he saw he could not effect; he pos­sest Ibid. himself of the Castles of Greistoke, and [...], with other Houses of Dacres inheri­tance, and fortified them in his own right; ha­ving gotIbid. together no less than three thousand of the Border-Robbers to his aide, with many others who were Friends to his Family. But, finding himself too weak for those Forces, which were coming towards him; he fledIbid. into Scot­land; and, in a short time after, was attainted Journ of Parl. 13 Eliz. in Parliament, with those two great Earles, with whom he had thus conspired.

De la Warde.
[28 Edw. 1.]

IN 31 Edw. 1. Robert de la Ward Robert. wasRot. Scoc. 31 E 1. m. 12. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. 34 E. 1. being then StewardRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. of the King's Houshold. And had summonsClaus. de iis­dom ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons, from 28 until 34 Edw. 1. inclusive.

To whom succeeded Simon. Simon. Who, in 15 E. 2. being GovernonrT. Wals. p. 94. n. 10. of York; upon that Insur­rection of Thomas Earl of Lancaster, brought T. Wals. p. 94. n. 10. considerable Forces to Burrough-brigg, in ayde of the King's Party, who pursued him, and his adherents thither, out of Staffordshire. At which place, after a sharp Skirmish, some were slain; and the Earl himself taken prisoner, whence being carried to Pontfract, he there lost his head. In 19 Edw. 2. he was madePat. 19 E. 2. p. 1. m. 9. Gover­nor of Pontfract-Castle; and had Summons Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 18 E. 2. till 8 Edw. 3. but not afterwards, nor any of his posterity.

Rythre.
[28 Edw. 1.]

IN 25 Edw. 1. William de Rythre William. wasLit. Pardon. 25 E. 1 m 1 [...]. in that Expedition then made into Gascoine: and in 26 Edw. 1. inRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m 6. the Scotish-Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. 29, 31Rot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m [...]., andRot. Scoc. 32 E. [...] m 2. 32 Edw. 1. And summon'dClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 28 Edw. 1. till 1 Edw. 2.

To whom succeeded Iohn de Rythre, Iohn. Governor Pat. 11 E. 2. p. 1. m. 17. of Skypton-Castle in 11 Edw. 2. Which Iohn, in 17 Edw. 2. obtain'd a CharterCart. 17 E. [...]. n. 2 [...]. for Free­warren, in all his Demesn-lands at Haselwode, and Adington, in Com. Ebor. but never had summons to Parliament, nor any of his Descen­dents.

Grendon.
[28 Edw. 1.]

OF this Family, taking its appellation from a fair Lordship of that name in War­wickshire, where they had anciently their chief residence (and whereof there were several Knights before) was Sir Rap [...]e de Gren­don Rap [...]e. Knight, who, in 26 Edw. 1. receiv'd Com­mand Claus. 26 E. 1. in dorso. m. 6. to be at Carlisle (amongst divers other great men of that time) upon Whitson-Eve, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to March against the Scots. And, in 29 Ed. 1. the like command Claus. 29 E. 1. in dorso m. 13. to attend the King at Barwick upon Twede; thence to advance into Scotland.

This Sir Raphe had SummonsClaus de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 28, 32 and 33 Edw. 1. but never afterwards; and departedEx vet. membr pe­nès Walt. Chetw▪ nd. arm. this life in 5 Edw. 3. leaving Ro­bert Robert. his son and heir, and a daughter call'd Ioane, MarryedEx vet. membr pe­nès Walt. Chetw▪ nd. arm. to Iohn Rochford. Which Robert be­ing Ibid. a Man of weak understanding, Sir Roger and Sir Philip de Chetwind Knights, with Iohn de Freford, who had MarryedIbid. his Aunts, alledg­ing Ibid., that A. de Clinton, second Wife to old Sir Raph de Grendon (Grandfather to this Robert) and Mother to those three daughters, had a joynt Estate with that her Husband in all his Lands; thereupon challeng'dIbid. the whole Inheritance of them (she being dead) from this Robert, in right of their Wives, by virtue of an Entail, made in 27 Ed. 1. and accordingly entred upon them.

Whereupon, discerningIbid. that he was like to be overborn by the subtilty of his Adversaries, he resortedIbid. to Henry Duke of Lancaster for re­fuge; yieldingIbid. unto him the whole Mannor of Shenston (near Lichfeild, in Com. Staff.) to hold for term of his life, or the longer liver of them; conditionally, that he would protect him in the possession of Grendon, and certain Lands in other places. Whereupon Sir Roger de Chet­wynd, and Ioane his Wife; Iohn de Freford, and Margaret his Wife; as also Alice the Widow of Sir Philip Chetwynd, quitted [...]in. Lev [...]. Crast. Ascens. 19 E. 3. their interest in the same.

But afterwards, about the 22th of Edw. [...] this Robert dyingEx pras. [...] without issue; the Inheritance of these Lands descendedEx pras. [...] to his Nephew, Sir [Page 26] Raphe Rochford Knight (Son of Ioane, so Marry­ed to Iohn Rochford as hath been observed.) Whereupon Sir Raphe Rochford entail'dIbid. them upon the issue of his own body by Ioane his Wife, daughter of Sir Hugh Meinill Knight, with Remainder to his three Sisters successively; and then to Sir Richard Stafford Knight and his heires. According to which Settlement, the Possession continued for divers yeares; until Sir Raphe Rochford's death; that Ioane his VVife, Marrying again to Hugh de Asheby, made an ac­cordEx autog. pends praf Walt. Chetwind arm. with Sir William Chetwynd Knight (son and heir to Sir Philip.) VVhich Sir William ha­ving in 39 Edw. 3. compoundedEx autog. pends praf Walt. Chetwind arm. with Isabell, the Widow of Iohn de Rochford, for her Dower, (formerly granted to Sir Raphe Rochford, her Son in Law) became totally possess'd thereof. From which Sir William Chetwynd, Walter Chetwynd Esquire, now owner of that Lordship of Gren­don, is lincally descended.

Morle.
[28 Edw. 1.]

IN 25 Edw. 1. William de Morle William. wasRot. Scoc. 25 E 1. m [...]. in that Expedition then made into Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m 9. 26 Edw. 1. And had summons Claus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 28 Edw. 1. to 34 Edw. 1. inclu­sive.

To this William succeeded Robert de Morle; Robert. who, having Marryed Hawise, the daughterClaus. 18 E. 2. m 33. of William de Mareschall, [...] Rot. Fin. 10 E. 2. m. 10. and heir to Iohn le Mareschall of Hengham, in Com. Norff. had LiveryRot. Fin. 10 E. 2. m. 10. of the Lands of her Inheritance, in 10 Edw. 2. VVhich Hawyse heldClaus. 18 E. 2 in 39. the Office of Marshall of Ireland, by descent.

In 1 Edw. 3. this Robert de Morle was [...] in the Scotish VVars. So likewise in [...] 10 Edw 3. And in 12 Edw. 3. (the King being then beyond-Sea) was made [...] Lieutenant of Norfolk. More­over, in 13 Edw. 3. he was constituted Admiral [...] of the King's whole Fleet; from the Mouth of Thames, Northwards: and the next year fol­lowing; upon Easter-Day, giving Battel [...] to the French near [...] in F [...]anders (the like Sea­ [...]ight, having never before been seen) obtain'd a notable [...] Victory. In that year also, he receiv'd commandRot. Alem. 14 [...]. 3. m. 8., to send Ten Ships, unto the Port of Oxwell, for transporting of divers Men and Horses, unto Henry de Lancaster Earl of Derby, at that time in Flanders. And, in 15 Edw. 3. saylingH Knigh­ton. 2574. with that Fleet unto Normandy, and other Ships from the Cinque-ports; he burnt H Knigh­ton. 2574. Fourscore Ships of the Normans; as alsoH Knigh­ton. 2574. three Port-Towns, and two other Villages.

At that time also he had an Assignation [...] of One hundred Marks, charg'd upon the Collector of the Subsidies on the South of Trent, towards his disbursments, as Admiral of the Northern Fleet. And, in 16 Edw. 3. (being [...] still Admi­ral) was in [...] that great Expedition, then made into France. So likewise, in [...] 17 Edw. 3. with Twenty Men at Armes of his Retinue: as also in [...] 10 Edw. 3. being then in the Retinue [...] with Hugh le D [...]enser. Again, in [...] 20 Edw. 3. (at which time the English obtain'd that notable Vi­ctory at Cressi.) Also, in [...] 21 Edw. 3. In which year, upon his deliveryPat. 21 [...] E. 3. p. 3. m. 14. of Nine hun­dred and fifty Marks of Silver, for the VVages of those Men at Armes and Archers, whilst he was Admiral; the King remittedPat. 21 E. 3. P. 3. m. 14. to him all other Debts, he then owed; and pardonedPat. 21 E. 3. P. 3. m. 14. the sum of One hundred thirty six pounds, then due from him to the Exchequer.

In 22 E. 3. he was again madeRot. Franc. 22 E. 3 m. 11. Admiral of the Northern Fleet. And, in 26 E. 3. upon the dangerRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 5. of an Invasion, then threatned by the French, was joyn'd in CommissionRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 5. with Robert de Vfford, Earl of Suffolk, for Arraying of Men in Norfolk and Suffolk, in order to the de­fence of those parts. In 29 E. 3. he was made Pat. 29 E. 3. p. 2. m. 8. Constable of the Tower of London: and, a­gain, AdmiralRot. Franc. 29 h. 3. m. 14. of the Fleet, for the North Seas. In 30 E. 3. he had a CharterCart. 30 E. 3. m. 9. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn Lands at Burston, in Com. Her [...]f. And, in 33 E. 3. was againRot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. in the Wars of France. And, having been summon'dClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 11 E. 2. to 31 E. 3. inclusive, departedH. Knigh­ton. 26 [...]4. n. 10. Esc. 34 E. 3. n. 81. this life in France, in 34 E. 3. (then attendingH. Knigh­ton. 26 [...]4. n. 10. Esc. 34 E. 3. n. 81. on the King) about Mid-Lent; being seisedH. Knigh­ton. 26 [...]4. n. 10. Esc. 34 E. 3. n. 81. of the Mannors of Morle, and Gre [...] ­senhale, in Com. Norff. And, as Tenant by the Curtesie of England, in right of Hawyse his VVife (daughter and heir to Sir William Ma­reschall Knight) of the Mannors of Walkerne, in Com. Hertf. Hallyngbury, in Com. Essex. Ho­keryng, Swan [...]one, Boxtone, Hengham, with the Hundreds of Forehowe, and Eynes­ford, in Com. Norff. Also, of the Mannor of Gry­meston in Com. Norff. the reversion thereof be­longing to Thomas, his younger Son, who depart­ed this life sixteen years before; leaving Henry his brother and heir, Fourteen years of age.

To this last mention'd Robert Lord Morle, succeeded Sir William Morle William▪ Knight, his sonIbid. and heir, by the before-mention'd Hawyse, his first VVife; beingIbid. Thirty years of age, at that time. VVhich Sir William, doing his homage, the same year, had LiveryClaus 37 E. 3. m. 6. Rot. Fin. 14 E. 3. m. 9. of all his Lands.

In 30 Edw. 3. (which was in his Father's life-time) this William, being then a Knight, was Rot. Vas. 30 E. 3. m 2. in that Expedition made into France, with Robert de Vfford Earl of Suffolk: and, in 38 Edw. 3. had LicensePat. 38 E. 3. p. 1. m. 23. to travel beyond Sea: As also, to grantPat. 38 E. 3. p. 2. m. 38. the Office of Mar­shal of Ireland (which descended to him, by Inheritance from his Mother) to Henry de Fer­rers, to hold, so long as he should behave himself well therein. And, having been summon'dClaus. de iis­dem, ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 38 Edw. 3. until 2 Rich. 2. in­clusive; by his TestamentSudbury. f. 101. b., bearing date at Ha­lingbury, Magna, in Com. Essex. 26 Aug. An. 1379. (2 Rich. 2.) Bequeath'd his body to be buryed in the Church of the Friers-Augustines, at Norwich. Appointing, that two of his best Horses should be disposed of for Mortuaries, viz. His best black Horse to those Friers, on the day of his Funeral: and, his Palfrey, called Don, to the Rector of the Church of Hallyngbury before-mentioned. He likewise bequeath'd the sum of Forty six pounds thirteen shillings four pence, to seven Priests, to Celebrate Divine-Ser­vice for his Soul, for the space of one whole year, next ensuing his decease; one of them at Hal­lyngbury; one at Swantone; one at Ho­keryng; one at Hengham; one at Folsham; and one in the Chappel of Cecilie his Wife: and the seventh to the Frier Richard (of the Order of St. Augustine) his Confessor; to be equally divi­ded [Page 27] among them. And, to Sir Thomas Morle Knight, his son, he bequeath'd his Principal Dor­ser, four Costers, and one Banker, with his Armes.

Shortly after which, viz. upon the 30th of A­pril next following, he departedEsc. 2 R. [...]. n. 34. this life: being then seisedEsc. 2 R. [...]. n. 34. of the Mannor of Great-Ha [...]yng­bury, and moyetie of the Mannor of Brom­ley, in Com. Essex. Walkerne, in Com. Hertf. Hokeryng, Buxtone, Swantone Morley, Aldby, and Folsham, in Com. Norf. leaving Esc. 2 R. [...]. n. 34. Sir Thomas Morley Knight, his son and heir, Twenty five years of age; who, thereupon, do­ing his homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 2 R 2. m. 14. of his Lands. Ce­cilie his Wife (daughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. to Thomas Lord Bar­dolph) then surviving. Which Cecilie, by her TestamentCourtney, f. 231. a., bearing date on Thursday the Eve of St. Matthew the Apostle, An. 1386. (10 R. 2.) bequeath'd her Body to be buryed in the Church of the Friers Augustines at Norwich, where the before-specified William Lord Morle, her late hus­band, lay interred: and diedEsc. 10 R. 2. n. 37. on Friday next after the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, next en­suing; Thomas her son and heir, beingEsc. 10 R. 2. n. 27. then of full age.

Which Thomas, Thomas. in 4 R. 2. arrivingFrois. 237. a. at Calais, with divers other English Lords, rodeFrois. 237. a. with his Banner display'd. And, in 15 R. 2. (being Mar­shall of [...]reland) wasRot. Scot. 15 R. 2. m. 14. in that Expedition then made into France. In 22 R. 2. he ac­companyed Pat. 22 R. 2. p. 3. m. 37. Thomas le Despenser, Earl of G [...]o­cester, Thomas Perci, then Earl of Worcester, and divers other of the English Nobility, into Ire­land, for the safeguard of that Realm. In 3 H. 5. he wasRot. Franc. 3 H. 5. m. 12. in that Expedition then made into France: and, in 4 H. 5. being constitutedPat. 4 H. 5. m. 22. Ad­miral, Lieutenant and Captain-General of all those Forces, which were come up to London from several Ports, conducted them to South­ampton, in order to their going into France.

This Thomas Lord Morle MarryedMonast. Angl. Vol. [...]. 157. b. l. 25. Arund vol. 2. 108. b. Anne, daughter of Edward Lord Despenser (by Eliza­beth de Burghersh, his Wife:) Which Anne was Widow of Sir Hugh de Hastings Knight. And, having been summon'dClaus. de iis­dem, ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 5 Rich. 2. till 4 Hen. 5. inclusive, departedEsc. 4 H. 5. [...]. 49. this life 24th September the same year, being then seis­ed Esc. 4 H. 5. [...]. 49. of the Mannor of Haiyngbury, in Com. Es­sex, Walkerne, in Com. Her [...]f. Buxton, Hengham, Swanton: Morle; Folsham, Al­deby, and Hokeryng, and of the Hundreds of Eynesford, and Fourhowe, in Com. Norff. leavingEsc. 4 H. 5. [...]. 49. Thomas Thomas, the son of Sir Robert Morle Knight (his eldest son, deceased in his life-time, by Isabell his Wife, daughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. of the Lord Mo­lines) his next heir, at that time Twenty three years of age.

Which Thomas, in 6 H. 5. (beingRot. Franc 6 H. 5. m. 11. also Mar­shall of Ireland) wasRot. Franc 6 H. 5. m. 11. in that Expedition, then made into France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 9 H. 5. m. 18. 9 Hen. 5. being retein'dEx autogr. pen [...]s Cler. pell. to serve the King, with Ten Men at Armes, and Thirty Archers: And, being with him in France, at the time of his death, boreHollingsh p. 584. a. n. 20. one of the Banners of Saints, which were carried at his solemn Funeral. In 8 H. 6. he was rete [...]'dIbid. to serve the King, in his Wars of France, with Twenty five Men at Armes (him­self accounted) and Seventy five Archers, on Horseback: and, having been summon'dClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 5 Hen. 6. until 13th of that King's Reign inclusive; departedEsc. 14 H. 6. n. 20. this life, up­on Tuesday, next after the feast of the Concep­tion of the Blessed Virgin, in 14 Hen. 6. being seisedIbid. of the Mannor of Halyngbury, in Com. Essex, Walkerne, in Com. Hertf. Swanton­ Morle, Aldeby, Hokeryng, and Folsham; with the Hundred of Eynesford, in Com. Norff. leaving issue (by Isabel, his Wife, daughterEx coll. R▪ Gl S. of Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk) Robert Esc. ut su­pra., his son and heir, seventeen years of age.

Which Robert, Robert. in 21 Hen. 6. died seisedLib. cedul. 2 [...] H. 6. p. 564. of the Mannors of Hengham and Burton, and the Hundred of Fairhow, in Com. Norff. leaving issue (by Elizabeth his Wife, daughter ofEx coll. R. Gl. S. Wil­liam Lord Roos) Alianore his daughterLib. cedul. ut. supra. and heir, six months old; who became the Wife of Willi­am Lovel, a younger son to William Lord Lovel of Tichmersh: and was Twenty three years of age in 6 Edw. 4.Esc. 6 E. 4. n. 21. VVhich William had issueEx coll. R. Gl. S. by her one son called Henry, slain at Dirmew in Flanders, 4 Hen. 7. without isse; and Alice a Daughter, Marryed to Sir William Parker Knight.

¶A younger SonEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Robert Lord Morle the first, byEx coll. R. Gl. S. Ioane, a second VVife, was Sir Robert de Morle Knight, which Sir Robert, in 41 Edw. 3. attendedRot. Vase. 41 E. 3 m. 2. Prince Edward into Aquitane: and in 43 Edw. 3. went againRot. Vase. 43 E. [...]. m. 7. into those parts, be­ing then of the RetinueRot. Vase. 43 E. [...]. m. 7. with Edmund de Lan­gele, Earl of Cambridge. Moreover, in 9 R. 2. he was1 Rot. Franc. 9 R. 2. m. 22. in the VVars of France: and left issue Ex coll. R. Gl. S. Robert, his son and heir: and he Sir Thomas Morley Knight, whose daughter and heir, called Margaret, became the VVifeClaus. 9 H. 6. m. 22. of Sir Geffrey Rad­cliff Knight.

Chavent.
[28 Edw. 1.]

IN 25 Edw. 1. Peter Chaumpvent Peter. wasRot. Vas. 25 E 1. m. 7. in that Expedition then made into Gascoine. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 7. 26 Edw. 1. And had Summons Claus. 28 E. 1. in dorso. to Parliament in 28 Edw. 1. amongst the Ba­rons of this Realm, but not afterwards.

Nansladron.
[28 Edw. 1.]

IN 29 Edw. 1. Serlo de Nansladron was in that Expedition, then made into Scotland: and in 8 Edw. 2. received command to fit himself with Horse and Armes, and to be at New­castle upon Tine, upon the Festival of our La­die's Assumption, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. This Serlo had summons to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 28 until 34 Edw. 1. inclusive. But farther I have not seen of him.

De la Mare:
[28 Edw. 1.]

OF this Name there were several Families, or branches of Families; one in Wilt­shire, another in Somersetshire; a third in Herefordshire, and a fourth in Ox­fordshire. Of which last, one had summons to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, as I shall shew by and by; but none of the other.

Touching this in Oxfordshire, I find; that, in 5 Steph. Henry de la Mare, Henry. upon the death of his Father, gaveRot. pip. 5 Steph. [...]xon. a Fine of Twenty eight pounds six shillings eight pence, that he might enjoy his Office of Veltrare; which is now in the French-Tongue written Vaultrer; id est, Huntsman (for so he was to the King) holding it by petty-Ser­jeanty. To whom succeeded Robert. Which Robert, Robert. in 34 H. 2. was SheriffRot. pip. 34 H. 2 Oxon. of Oxfordshire; and, in 1 R. 1. and 2 R. 1. ofRot. pip. de iisdem ann. Oxon. and Berks. And to him Geffrey de la Mare, Ieffrey who gave a Fine Rot. pip. 10 joh Berks. of One hundred Marks, and one Palfrey, for Warranty of his Lands at Dudecote in Com. Berks.

From whom descended Iohn de la Mare Iohn. of Gersyndon (now called Garsyngton) in Com. Oxon. Which Iohn, in 22 E. 1. wasRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. m. 9. in that Expedition then made into Gascoine; and in 26 E. 1. inRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 9. the Wars of Scotland. For which, and other his Services, he had such high esteem, that, in 28 E. 1. he had SummonsClaus. de codem anno in dorso. to Parliament; and, after that, until 7 E. 2. And, in 33 E. 1. in consideration of his good services done in Gascoine, obtain'd [...] dischargeClaus. 33 E. 1. m. 17. of One hundred Marks debt, then due from him to the Exchequer. But after him, none of his descen­dents continuing in the rank of Barons, I shall take no farther notice of them.

Tuchet.
[28 Edw. 1.]

THe first mention I have seen of this Fami­ly, is in the time of King Edward the First; William Tuchet, William. beingRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. m. 2. in the 25th of his Reign, in that Expedition, then made into Gascoigne. Also, the next year following, inRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 6. that into Scotland: and, obtain'd a Char­ter Cart. 26 E. 1. n. [...]. for Fee-warren, in all his Demesn-lands at Burreth, Co [...]es, and Wyleweby, in Com. Linc. The like CharterCart. 28 E. 1. n. 31. for Fee-warren, in 28 E. 1. he had at Chorp [...]-Watervill, in Com. North. Oxindon, in Com. Glouc. Tawell, and Herpeswell, in Com. Linc. And, inCart. 29 E. 1. n. 41. 29 Ed. 1. at Levenhales, in Com. Heref. Finemore and Shaldeswell, in Com. Oxon. and Preston, and Cun [...]lls, in Com. Buck. As alsoIbid. n. 51., for a Mar­ket upon the Wednesday every week at Leven­hales before-specified; and a Fair yearly, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Michael the Arch-Angel, and five dayes following.

In 31 E. 1. he was againRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 10. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Protect. 34 [...]. 1. m. 5. 34 E. 1. And had SummonsClaus de [...]. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 28 E. 1. until 34 E. 1. inclu­sive.

After this, viz. in 4 E. 2. there was another William Tuchet, William. who, upon the death of Nicho­las Tuchet, his Father, beingRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 2▪ his son and heir, and doing his Fealty, had LiveryRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 2▪ of his Lands. Whereupon he received commandIb. in dor­so m. 5. to be at Roxborough, upon the Feast-day of St. Peter ad vincula, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to March into Scotland. And, in 8 E. 2. had summonsRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dor­so m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Festival of the blessed Virgin's Assumption, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots.

In 12 E. 2. this William, having been a parta­ker Pat. 12 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 17. with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, in his bold Attempts; obtain'd PardonPat. 12 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 17.: and, the same year was againRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. 13. in the Wars of Scotland. But, in 15 E. 2. upon the InsurrectionH. Knigh­ton 2541. n. 20. of that Earl, and his defeat at Burrough-brigg; being there takenH. Knigh­ton 2541. n. 20., with him, he was hang'dH. Knigh­ton 2541. n. 20. at York.

Contemporary with these, was Thomas Tuchet; Thomas. Which Thomas, in 27 E. 1. obtain'd a Charter Cart. 27 E. 1. n. 20. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands at Tattenhale, and Launton, (commonly called Bug-Lauton.) in Com. Cestr. and had issueRot. Fin. 8 E. 2. m. 1. Sir Robert Tuchet Robert. Knight, his son and heir; who, in 8 Edw 2. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 8 E. 2. m. 1. of his Lands: and had issueMonast. Angl. vol. [...]. b. 4 [...]. Thomas. Which Thomas gaveMonast. Angl. vol. [...]. b. 4 [...]. certain Lands in Wombruge, in Com. Salop. to the Canons of that place. He wasCart. 22 E. 3. n. 34. al­so Lord of Merton, near Derby: and having MarryedClaus. 15 R. 2. m. 3. Ioane, one of the daughters and co­heirs to Nicholas Lord Audley of Heleigh, left is­sue Rot. Fin. 25 E. 3. m. 24. Iohn his son and heir. Which Iohn, Iohn. in 25 Edw. 3. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 25 E. 3. m. 24. of his Lands in Com. Salop. And, in 33 Edw. 3. be­ing a Knight, wasRot. Franc. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 1. in that Expedition then made into France.

To whom succeeded Iohn, Iohn his son and heir: who, being inClaus. 15 R. 2. m. 3. Minority, in 15 Rich. 2. was found Claus. 15 R. 2. m. 3. to be one of the heires to the said Nicholas Lord Audley. This Iohn, thereupon, bearing the Ti­tle Ex autogr. pen [...]s Cl [...]r. pell. of Lord Audley; in 5 Hen. 4. (by reason of Owen Glendour's Rebellion) was associatedEx autogr. pen [...]s Cl [...]r. pell. with Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, in the de­fence of the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Breghno [...], in Wales, for one whole year; having One hundred Men at Armes, and Three hundred Archers on Horseback, assign'dEx autogr. pen [...]s Cler. pell. to them for that service; and for each Man at Armes Twelve pence a day; and every Archer Six pence. And departedEsc. 10 H. 4▪ this life 19 December, 10 H. 4. being then seisedEsc. 10 H▪ of the Mannor of Sapurton, and fourth part of the Mannor of Beggeworth, in Com. Glouc. Also of the Moie­ty of the Mannor of West-Raddon; the Moiety of the fifth part of the Mannor of Kilmyngton, and Moiety of the fifth part of the Mannor of George-Nymet, in Com. Devon. Likewise of the third part of the Mannors of Monyton and De­lewin; and Moiety of the Castle and Lordship of Newport, in Kemmeys; as also of the third part of the Castle and Lordship of La­nandeverie, in the Marches of Wales: Of the fourth part of the Mannors of Aston-Giffard, and Broughton, in Com. Wiltes. Of the Moiety of the Mannors of Stoway, Wolavynton, Pu­ritone, Dounhevede, Honybere, and Stoke­land-Lovel, in Com. Somers. Of the third part of the Burrough of Betteley; the third part of the third part of the Park of Heley; the Moie­ty of the third part of the Park at Audley; [Page 29] the third part of the third part of the Mannor of Hurton, the Moiety of the Mannors of Over-Longesden, the Moiety of the third part of the Towns of Balderley and Tunstall, and Moiety of the third part of the Town of Alsto­nef [...]ld. in Com. Staff. of the third part of the Castle and Lordships of Red-Castle, the third part of the Mannor of Egmundon, the Moie­ty of the Mannor of Fordeshome, in Com. Sa­lop. and of the Mannor of Leygh-Combrey, in the Marches of Wales; also of two parts of the Mannor of Assewell, in Com. Rotel, and of the Mannor of Marton, in Com. Derb. leave­ing E [...]c. 10 H. [...] Iames his Son and Heir, ten years of age.

Which Iames, Iames. in 7 H. 5. wasRot. Franc. 7 H. 5. m. 4. in the Wars of France, and in 8 H. 5. making proofClaus. 8 H. 5. m. 19. of his age, had LiveryClaus. 8 H. 5. m. 19. of his Lands. Where­upon, being summon'dClaus. de [...]odem ann. in dorso. to Parliament the same year, as Lord Audley; he attendedRot. Fin. 8 H. 5. m. 4. the King, in that expedition then made into France, landingStow's Ann. with him at Calais. And in 9 H. 5. was againRot. Franc. 9 H. 5. m 14. in those Wars. So likewise in Rot Franc. 9 H. 6. m. 7. 9 H. 6. and had SummonsClaus. de iisd. an. in dor­so. to all Parliaments, until 33 H. 6. inclusive. But after that time, all I have seen of him, is; that, in 37 H. 6. he was sentPolyd. Virg. p. 507. n. 10. by Queen Margaret, to encounter Richard Nevill, Earl of Salisbury, in his pas­sage from Ludlow, (which Earl was then in Armes on the behalf of the House of York:) and giving him BattlePolyd. Virg. p. 507. n. 10. at Blore-Heath, (not far from Newport, in Com. Salop.) lostPolyd. Virg. p. 507. n. 10. his life in that Encounter;Stow's Ann. p. 405 n. 20. whereupon his Corps had Burial Ex st [...]mma­te in the Abby of Derley, in Com. Derb.

Whereupon, in considerationPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 11. of the many and faithful Services by him performed whilst he lived, Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, had a special Livery Pat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 11. of all his Castles, Lordships, and Lands, with­out proof of his age, but passingStow ut supra p. 40 [...]. b. n. 20 soon after into France, with the Duke of Somerset, he was ta­ken and carriedStow ut supra p. 40 [...]. b. n. 20 into [...]alais, then in possession of the Yorkists. After which, adheringIb. 408. b. n. 50. to that Par­ty, he found such esteem from King Edward the Fourth, in the first year of his Reign; that in considerationPat. 1. E. 4. p. 1. m. 18. of his laudable services, before that time done, (as the preamble of the Patent doth import) he obtained a GrantPat. 1. E. 4. p. 1. m. 18. bearing date 2 Maii, of the Stewardship of all the Kings Mannors and Lands, lying in the County of [...]; as also of the Office of Warden of all his Forests, Chases, and Parks, in that Shire. Likewise of the Castle of Wardore, and Parks thereunto belonging, in Com. Wilts. And in 2 E. 4. being employedS [...]ow ut supra 416 b. n. 40. with the Lord Faucon­bridge, (then Earl of Kent) and others, to guard the Seas, landedS [...]ow ut supra 416 b. n. 40. with him in Britanny, with ten Thousand Men, where they tookS [...]ow ut supra 416 b. n. 40. the Town of Conquet, and the Isle of Rethe.

Moreover, in 4 E. 4. he was joyned in Com­mission Rot. Franc. [...] E. 4. m. 15. with Iohn Tiptot, Earl of Worcester, and others, to Treat with the Ambassadors of Francis Duke of Britanny, for a Truce. And in 7 E. 4. in considerationPat. 7. E. 4. p. 1. m. 6. of his great La­bors and Expences in the Kings Service, obtain­ed another GrantPat. 7. E. 4. p. 1. m. 6. to himself, and the Heirs Male of his Body, of the Mannors of Shire and Uachery, in Com. Sur. with the Knights Fees to them appertaining; then in the Crown, by the Forfeiture of Iames Earl of Wiltshire.

In 11 E. 4. being present in Parliament 3 Iulii, he there, with divers other of the Lords, sworeClaus. 11 E. 4. in dorso m. 1. [...]ealty to Prince Edward, the Kings el­dest Son. And in 14 E. 4. was reteyned by In­denture [...] to serve the King in Normandy, and other parts of France, for one whole year, with Twenty Spears, and two Hundred Archers. Also in consideration of his attendance, [...] upon the Kings Person, being of his Council, he then obtained a Pension [...] of one hundred pounds per annum, to be received out of the Cu­stoms in the Port of South. during his life.

And in 2 R. 3. was constituted [...] Treasurer of the Kings Exchequer, but died [...] 26 Sept. An. 1491. (6 H. 7.) leaving Issue [...] Iames his Son and Heir; which Iames was made [...] Knight of the Bat [...]e, in 15 E. 4. upon the Creation of Edward Prince of Wa [...]es, (the Kings eldest Son) and in 6 H. 7. had a special Livery [...] of his Lands. After which, ere long, scil. in 8 H. 7. he attendedS [...]ow [...]. a n. 60. the King, at his Siege of Bo [...]oine, (but return'd withoutS [...]ow [...]. a n. 60. success.) And had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 1 E. 4. to 12 H. 7. inclusive, but in that year taking discontentPolyd. [...]irg. p. 600. at Sub [...]idy then granted in Par­liament, he joynedPolyd. [...]irg. p. 600. with the Cornish Men in that Insurrection, by them at that time made. Whereupon being takingStow 479. n. 40. & 50. Prisoner in Battle, at Black-Heath, 22 Iunii, he was drawn Stow 479. n. 40. & 50. from Newgate to Tower-Hill, in his own Coat of Arms, painted on paper, but reversed and torn; and there being BeheadedStow 479. n. 40. & 50. 28 Iu­nii, had BurialStow's Sur­vey [...]4. b. in the Black-friers near Ludgate.

To whom succeeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, by Ioane his wife,Pat. 25 H 8. p. 1. daughter to Fulk Bourchier Ld. Fitz Warine, which Iohn, in 5 H. 8. attendedHist of H. 8. by the [...] Ld. Herb. p. 36. the King, at his taking of Therouene: and in 22 H. 8. being one of the Lords then siting in Parliament, subscribedIbid. p. 306. that Letter to Pope Clement the Se­venth, whereby they represented to his Holi­ness, that in case he did not comply with the King, in that business of his Divorce, the future acknowledgment of his Supremacy here, would be in danger. In 25 H. 8. this Iohn had a spe­cial LiveryPat. 25. H. 8. p. 8. of all the Lands, whereof Iames Lord Audley his Father; and Ioane his Mother, Daughter of Fulke Bour [...]ier Lord Fitzwarine, had been possess'd: and by Mary his Wife, Daugh­ter of Richard Griffin of Braybroke, in Com. North. Esquire, had Issue George George. Lord Audley; who Married [...] Coll. pra [...] S. [...]rdsw. Elizabeth the Daughter of Sir Bryan Tuke Knight, (Receiver to King H. 8) and lieth BuriedH 12 in offi­cio Arm. f. [...]3. b in St. Saviours Church in Southwarke, leaving Issue [...] Coll. pra [...]. S. [...]rdsw. Henry, Which Henry, Henry. in 28 Eliz. accompaniedAnnal Eliz. per Camd. Robert Earl of Leicester, with her English Auxiliaries, into the Netherlands. And having MarriedEx Coll. [...]raef S. Erdsw. Eli­zabeth the Daughter of Sir William Snede of Bradwall, in Com. Staff. Knight, left Issue two Sons, George, and Iames, and two Daughters, Anne MarriedEx Coll. [...]raef S. Erdsw. to Thomas Brooke of Norton, in Com. Cestr. Esquire, and Elizabeth. Which George George. was Created Earl of Castle-Haven in Ireland, ... Sept. 14 Iac. and was some­time Governor of Utrecht in the Nether­lands; and sore Wounded at the Battle of Kin­sale in Ireland, yet Victorious. He took to WifeEx Coll. [...]raef S. Erdsw. Lucie, Daughter of Sir Iames Mervyn Mer [...]in. of Funtell in Com. Wilis. Knight, and had Issue two Sons, viz. Mervin, KnightedMS. in offi­cio Arm. at White­hall, 30 Martii, An. 1608. (10 Iac.) and Fer­dinando made Knight of the Bath, at the Creati­on of Henry Prince of Wales, the same year. Also five Daughters, viz. Elizabeth, first Mar­ried [Page 30] to Sir Iohn Stowel of Rotherston, in Com. Somers. Knight, afterwards to Sir Thomas Griffin of Dingley, in Com. North. Knight. Elianore, first Married to Sir Iohn Davis Knight, the Kings Atturney in Ireland, and afterwards to Sir Archibald Douglas Knight; Anne to Edward Blount of Arleston, in Com. Derb. Esquire; Ma­ry to Sir Thomas Thyn of Long-Lete, in Com. Wilts. Knight, and Christian to Sir Henry Mer­vyn Knight. The foresaid Sir Mervyn Tuchet Mervyn suc­ceeded his Father in his Lands and Honor; and had two Wives, viz. Elizabeth, Daughter and Co-heir to Benedict Barnhant, Alderman of London, Pat. 7 Car. 1. p. 16. in dorso. Annal. R. Car. 1. per E. Howes. and Anne, Eldest Daughter to Fer­dinando Earl of Derby, (Widdow of Grey Brug­ges, Lord Chandos.) But being accused of certain high Crimes; and by Virtue of a Commission Pat. 7 Car. 1. p. 16. in dorso. Annal. R. Car. 1. per E. Howes. of Oyer and Terminer thereupon arraign'd; had Sentence of Death passed upon him, and lost Pat. 7 Car. 1. p. 16. in dorso. Annal. R. Car. 1. per E. Howes. his Head on Tower-hill... Maii 7 Car. 1. leaving Issue by the same Elizabeth, Three Sons,Iames. viz. Iames, who by LettersPat. 9. Car. 1. p. 11. Patents, bearing date at Westminster, 3 Iunii 19 Car. 1. was restored to the Title and Dignity of Lord Audley, and Earl of Castle-Haven; George a Benedictine Monke at Doway, and Mervyn, who Married Mary the only Daughter to Iohn late Earl of Shrewsbury, Widdow of Charles Arundel Eldest Son to William Arundel, a younger Brother to the Lord Arundel of Wlardour. And Three Daughters; Lucie, first Married to Iohn Antell Esquire, afterwards to Gerald Fitz-Maurice, Brother to the Lord of Kerry in Ireland; Dorothy to Edmund Vicount Mountgarett, and Frances, to Richard Butler,, Brother to Iames Duke of Ormund. Which Iames, (now Lord Audley, and Earl of Castle-Haven) hath Mar­ried Elizabeth, one of the Daughters of Grey Bru­ges Lord Chandos, but as yet is without Issue by her.

Latimer.
[30 Edw. 1.]

IN 2 R. 1. William de Latimer William. gaveRot. Pip. 2 R. 1. Ebor. an hun­dred Shillings to have a Tryal at Law, with Geffry de Valoins, who had possess'd himself of part of his Park at Billinges, in Com. Ebor.

To him succeeded another William, William. who, in 38 H 3. was madePat. 38 H. 3. m 2. Sheriff of Yorkshire, and Governor of the Castle at Yorke: and inPat. 39. H. 3. m. 6. 39 H▪ 3. of the Castle at Pikeryng, in that Coun­ty. In which Shirevalty he continued,Rot. Pip. de iisd. ann. untill the end of the first half of the forty fifth year of that Kings Reign. And in 42 H▪ 3. (amongst other persons of Note, in those Northern parts) received Command, [...] to fit himself with Horse and Arms, for the rescue of Alexander King of Scotland, then in Minority, out of the hands of his Rebellious Subjects, who had by violence taken him from those his Councellors, unto whose care he had been committed, by King Henry, in respect he had Married his Daughter.

In 43 H. 3. this William was constituted [...] Es­chaetor General, throughout all the Counties of England, North of [...]ent: And in 44 H. 3. upon the death of William de Fortibus, Earl of Albema [...]le, had the Castle of Cokermouth, committedPat. 44. H. 3. m. 8. to his custody. In 45 H. 3. he gaveRot Pip. 45. H. 3. Ebo [...]. a thousand two hundred Marks to the King, for the Wardship and Lands of the Heirs of Hugh de Morewyke, and benefit of their Marriages: and in 47 H. 3. obtained the Kings PreceptClaus. 47. H. 3. m. 4. to the conservators of the Peace, in Com. Ebor. Northumb. Cumb. Linc. and Northampton, to make Restitution to him, of all his Lands, which had been seised on, in the time of those great Contests with the Barons: Wherein stand­ing firm to the Royal Interest, upon the Sunday next after the Feast of St. Lucie the Virgin, the same year, he became onePat. 48. H [...] 3. m. 18. of the Undertakers (together with Prince Edward, and divers others) that the King should submit to the Arbitrement of the King of France, touching the Ordinan­ces of Oxford: And in 50 H. 3. (the King have­ing then recovered his Royal Power) was a­gain Pat. 50. H. 3. m. 17. constituted Sheriff of York [...] shire; as also GovernorPat. 50. H. 3. m. 17. of the Castles at York, and Scardeburgh. In which Shirevalty he conti­nued Rot. Pip. de codem ann. the next year following: and for his lau­dable Service in the time of that War with the Barons, had an hundred Marks allowedRot. Pip. 51. H. 3. Ebor. him for those Expences he then underwent.

In 54 H. 3. he was (amongst others) signed Pat. 54 H. 3. m. 15. in dorso with the Cross, in order to his journey with Prince Edward to the Holy Land. And in [...] E. 1. attendedRot. de Sen­tag. W [...]ll. 10 E. 1. m. 4. the King, in his Expedition then made into Wales. In 21 E. 1. he accompa­nied H. Knigh­ton. 2497. n. 60. & 2498. Iohn de St. Iohn (that famous Soldier) into Gascoigne, whom King Edward at that time sentH. Knigh­ton. 2497. n. 60. & 2498. thither, with five hundred Horse, and twenty thousand Foot, and LandedH. Knigh­ton. 2497. n. 60. & 2498. with him at Castillon, upon the River Geround, about the Feast day of Simon and Iude. And during his stay in those parts, obtained liberty Claus 22. [...] 1. in dorso m. [...] for his Wife and Family to reside in Skyp­ron-Castle, in Com. Ebor. with allowance of Fewel, out of the Woods there, for her necessary use.

Moreover, the next ensuing year, upon that great Expedition, made by King Edward thi­ther, he received Command,Rot. Vas [...] 22. E. 1. m. 7. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Portsmouth upon the first of Sept. thence to sayl with him in­to those parts. And in 25 E. 1. wasLit. Protect. 25 E. 1. m. 14. again in those Wars of Gascoigne; at which time he obtained a GrantPat. 25. E. 1. p. 1. m. 1. of the Marriage of Isabell, the Daughter and Heir of Simon de Sherstede, to be a Wife for Iohn de Latimer, his Son and Heir. In 26 E. 1. he attendedRot. Scoc. 2 [...] E. 1. m. 4. the King in that Expedition, then made by him into Scot­land; at which time he was victoriousStow's Ann. at Faukirke, and in 27 E. 1. was appointedClaus. 2 [...] E. 1. m. 10. one of his Commissioners, for fortifying the Castles of that Realm. In 28 E. 1. he Marcht again Rot. Scoc. 2 [...] E. 1. m. ... with him into Scotland; and in 29 E. [...]. wasRot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. in the Garrison of Berwick. To this William, King Edward GrantedCart. 4. E. [...] n. 46. per In­spex. the Mannor of Danby, in Com. Ebor. for life, with free chase there, the remainder to William his Son, and Lucia, his Wife, and to the right Heirs of Lucia.

In 30 E. 1. he obtained the Kings Charter, Cart. 30 E. [...] n. 21. for a Market every week, upon the Thurs­day, at Asse in Kent; As also for a Fair on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and for a Fair every year, upon the Eve. Day, and Morrow of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, at his Mannor of Wodinton, in Com. Sur. Likewise forIbid. a Fair every year, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Nati­vity [Page 31] of the Blessed Virgin, at his Mannor of Iiverington, in Com. Ebor. with Free-War­ren in all his Demesn-Lands there. In 31 E. 1. he was againRot. Scoc. 3▪ [...]. 1. m. [...]1. in the Wars of Scotland, and having been summonedClaus de [...] ann in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 28 till 33 E. 1. inclusive, departedClaus. 33 E. 1. m. 20. this Life, in the same thirty third year, being jointly seisedClaus. 33 E. 1. m. 20. with Alice his Wife, one of the Daughters and Co-heirs of Walter Ledet, of the one half of the Barony of Warden, in Com▪ Northampt. as also of the Moytie of the Town, and whole hundred of Corby, in that County of her Inheritance.

To whom succeeded William, William. then his Son Monast. Argl. Vol. [...] [...]78. [...] n. 20. and Heir, (Iohn the elder Brother being dead in his life time, as it seems.) Which William in 51 H▪ 3. accountedRot [...]ip. 5 H. 3. Ebor. to the Exchequer for divers Debts, amounting to the Sum of 1951 l. 14 d. ob. whereupon he had an allowanceRot [...]ip. 5 H. 3. Ebor. of two hundred pounds for that loss and damage, which William his Father had sustain'd in the Kings service. And being personallyRot. Pip. ut supra. in that Court upon Saturday, next after the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord, in 54 H. 3. did there remit,Rot. Pip. ut supra. and quit-claym whatsoever he could demand, by reason of his disbursements in sundry Marches to Scotland, staying there, and returning thence. And likewise all his costs in Victualling the Castle at York, and that at Scardeburgh; Wages to the Souldiers and Officers, or other­wise in those Wars. In which 54th year he exe­cuted Esc. 54. H. 3. Ebor. the Sheriffs Office for York-shire, on the behalf of his Father.

This William took to WifeClaus. 6 E. 2. m [...]0. Lucie, the Daughter and Heir of Richard de Thwenge, CosinComp. E [...] ec. T [...]de Norman­vill 26 E. 1. in Rot. Pip. and Heir of Marmaduke de Thwenge: and in 25 E. 1. was Lit. Protect. 25. E. 1 m. 14. in that Expedition then made into Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 3 [...] E [...] m 31. 31 andRot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 1. 32 E. 1. In which 32 year, duringClaus 32. E. 1. m. 13. his abode in Scotland, Lucie his Wife, residingClaus 32. E. 1. m. 13. at his Mannor-house of Brunne, in Com. Ebor. was takenClaus 32. E. 1. m. 13. away (with divers goods there) by certain unknown persons. Whereupon the King sent his Pre­cept Claus 32. E. 1. m. 13. to the Sheriff of York-shire, to make strict search for her, throughout all that County; commanding him, that in case he did find her out; he should, if need were, raise the power of the County, and carry her back to Brunne.

Before the end of this year, he obtained the Kings Licence,Cart. 32 E. 1. n. 80. for a Market, every week upon the Munday, at Syvelington, in Com. Ebor. and for a Fair yearly, on the Eve. Day, and Morrow of St. Martin in Winter: and in 34 E. 1. attendedRot. Scoc. 34 E. [...]. m. 3. the King again into Scotland: In which Wars he meritedMS in Bibl. Bod [...]. Dig [...] f. 67. so well, as that, upon the disposal of the Lands of Christopher de Seton, who was guilty of the Murther of Iohn Comyn, he obtained a GrantMS in Bibl. Bod [...]. Dig [...] f. 67. of all those in Northumberland. In 1 E. 2. he was made Rot. Fin. 1 E 2. m. 5. Governor of Rokyngham-Castle, in Com. North. and Steward of that Forest. And in 2 E. 2. having occasions to Rome, hadRot. Rom. 2. E. 2. the Kings Letters to one of the Cardinals, on his behalf.

In this year, being sentStow's Ann. with an hundred Horse to fetch up Henry Lacy Earl of Lincoln to the Court, he lostStow's Ann. his labour, the Earl keep­ing himself in his Castle, and soon after marcht againRot. Scoc. 2 E. 2 m 14. into Scotland. So likewiseRot. Sc [...]c. 4 E 2. m 10. in 4 E. 2.

And in 6 E. 2. being divorcedClaus 6 [...] 2. m. 20. from Lucie, his Wife, (Daughter and Heir to Richard de Thweng) MarriedClaus. 8 E. 2. m. 34. Sibill the Widdow of Willi­am de Huntingfield, whereupon she the said Lu­cie took to HusbandEsc. 20. E. 3. n 24. Robert de Everingham, and afterwards Bartholemew de Fanecurt. In this year marchingRot Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 3. again into Scotland, upon the loss of the day at Bannoksburne, he had the ill hap there to be takenClaus 8 E. 2. m 34. Prisoner. And in 10 E. 2. upon the Death of Alice his Mo­ther, doing his Fealty, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 10 E. 1. m. 1. of the Lands of her Inheritance; viz. of the Moiety of the Mannor of Corby, in Com. Northampt. as also of the Mannor of Sutton, with the Ham­lets of Potton, Holme, and Stratton, in Com. Bedf.

In 12 E. 2. being onePat [...] 2 E [...] [...] p. 1. m. 17. of the adherents to Thomas Earl of Lancaster, submitting himself he obtained pardon;Pat [...] 2 E [...] p. 1. m. 17. after which, in 15 E. 2. upon that grand Insurrection of the same Earl, he becameMS in bibl. Bodl K 84. Cant. f 99b▪ one of the principal Leaders of those Forces, which vanquished him and his whole Party at Butrough- [...]rigg, in Com. Ebor. whereof the chief of them that were not slain there, but taken Prisoners, suffered death shortly after. Whereupon, the next year follow­ing, he was made GovernorPat 16 E. 2. p 1. m 8. of the City of York, and having been summonedClaus. de [...] ann. in [...]orso. to Parlia­ment, from 28 E. 1. until 1 E. 3. departedEsc. 1. E 3. n. 56. this life the same year, being then seisedEsc. 1. E 3. n. 56. of the Man­nor of A [...]he, in Com. Cantii, Sutton, in Com. Bedf. Wode [...]on, in Com. Sur. S [...]ameston, with the Village of Bredale; Sivelyngton, and Thornton, in Pykering-Lithe, in Com. Ebor. having enfeoffedEsc. 1. E. 3. n. 56. William de Latimer, his Son, of the Mannors of Gamelesby, and Un­thanke, in Com. Cumbr. (who then held them) which William wasEsc. 1. E. 3. n. 56. at that time twenty six years of age. And doing his Homage, had Li­very Rot. [...] 1 E. 3. m. 18. of the Mannor of Danby, and all other the Lands of his Inheritance.

In 2 E. 3. this William William. obtained a Charter Cart. 2. E. 3. n. 22. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Bosezate, in Com. Northampt. and S [...]ing­ton, in Com. Linc. And inCar. 3. E. 3. n. 43. 3 E. 3 in all his Demesn-Lands at Dilewike, [...], [...]e [...] ­dington, and Ronhale, in Com. Bedf. [...]e [...] ­broke, in Com. Norf. Iiuerington, in Com. Ebor. and Brom [...]le, in Com. Cantii. In which year, havingPat 3 E 3. p. 1. m. 18. without Licence purchased the office of Coynage in the Tower of London and City of Canterbury, from Maud the Widdow of Iohn de Botetourt (who held it by Inheritance, of the King, in Capite) obtained his pardonPat 3 E 3. p. 1. m. 18. for that transgression. And having been summoned Claus. de iisd ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 1 E. 3. till 9 E. 3. departedEsc. 9 E. 3. n. 51. this life in the same 9th year, being then seisedEsc. 9 E. 3. n. 51. of the Mannors of Wodeton, in Com. Surr. Hel­pringham, and Skredynton, in Com. Linc. Bosezate, and Corby, with the Hundred of Corby, in Com. Northampt. Isenhamstede, Chenduyt, with the Advouson of the Church, in Com. Buck. Gamelesby, with the Hamlet of Unthanke, in Com. Cumbr. Tyverton, Danby, Lyverton, Scotton, Thornton, in Pykeringlythe, with the Moiety of the Mannors of Scameston, and Syvelington, in Com. Ebor. And jointly with Elizabeth his Wife, DaughterEsc. 9 E. 3. n. 51. of... Lord Botetourt, Baron of Weo [...]egh, (in Com. Wigorn.) of the Mannor of Dilewike, the Moiety of the Man­nors of Rerhale, Kerdynton, and third part of the Mannor of Wotton, in Com. Bedf. leaving William William. Ex Coll R. Gl. S. his Son and Heir, six years [Page 32] of age; the said Elizabeth having, for her Dow­rie, an assignationClaus. 10 E. 3. m. 40. of the Mannors of Skam­ston, Scotton, and Syvelington,, with certain Lands in Ridelington, in Com. Ebor. the Mannors of Helpryngham, Skredyng­ton, and Swxnesheved, in Com. Linc. with certain Lands in Pymmore, in Com. Nor­thumb.

Which William, William. in 25 E. 3. making proof of his age, had LiveryClaus. 25 E. 3. m. 27. of his Lands, his Homage being respited, by reasonClaus. 25 E. 3. m. 27. of his abode, at that time, in the Kings service at Calais, and in the Marches thereof, and in 33 E 3. wasRot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. m. 11. in that Expedition then made into Gascoigne.

In 34 E. 3. this William (then residingRot Franc 34 E. 3. m. 4. at Danby, in Com. Ebor.) was GovernorRot Franc 34 E. 3. m. 4. of Beche [...]ell, in B [...]anny, andRot. Franc. 35 E. 3. m. 1. in 35 E. 3. Lieutenant and Captain General to Iohn Duke of Britanny, in that Province. Where he also served inRot Franc. 38 E. 3. m. 22. 38 E. 3. In which year, being T. Wals. in [...]. 1354 p. 174. with Iohn de Manifort, at the Siege of Dove­roy, with scarce sixteen hundred Men (Eng­lish and Britons) he encounteredT. Wals. in [...]. 1354 p. 174. with Charles de Bloys, who came to raise the Siege, with no less then three thousand six hundred: And in a sharp Battle, slewT. Wals. in [...]. 1354 p. 174. him, with almost a thousand Knights and Esquires, taking PrisonersT. Wals. in [...]. 1354 p. 174. two Earls, twenty seven Lords, and fifteen hundred Men at Arms.

In 40 E. 3. he still continuedRot. Franc. 40 E. 3. m. 2. in those Wars of Britanny; and in 42 E. 3. was con­stitutedRot. [...]in. 42 E. 3. m. 15. Warden of all the Forests beyond Crent. In which year he obtained a Charter Cart. 42. E. 3 n 9. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Wileby, in Com. Northampt. In 43 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 43 E. 3. m. 11. in the Wars of France, being at that time Steward of the Kings Houshold: and inRot. Franc. 44 E. 3. m. 9. 44 E. 3. Lieutenant, Captain, and Go­vernor of the Castle, Town, and Vicountie of St. Saviours in Normandy. In 45 E. 3. he was joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 45 E. 3. m. 3. with the Bishop of Carlisle, and others, in guarding the West Marches towards Scotland: and in 46 E. 3. was againRot Franc. 46 E. 3. m. 18. in the Wars of France: so like­wise inRot Franc. 49 E. 3 m. 10. 49 E. 3. But in 50 E. 3. in the Parlia­ment then held at Westminster,, the Com­mons complainingT. Wals. in anno 1376. aginst him, (he being at that time Lord ChamberlainT. Wals. in anno 1376. of the Kings Hou­shold) as also againstT. Wals. in anno 1376. the Duke of Lancaster, by reason of some misdemeanors, they were both of them removed from their Trusts.

The particulars [...]. 50 E 3. p. 2. m. 25. laid to the charge of this William Lord Latimer, were, That he had with­held, from the King, divers great Sums of Mo­ney, which he had received for his behoof, whilst he was Governor of Beche [...]el, in Bri­tanny. Also, that whilst he was of the Kings Councel, he had unnecessarily expended his Treasure. Likewise, that he had gained Let­ters Patents, to transport Wools unto other pla­ces, besides the Staple at Calais; and laid Im­positions upon Wools, without consent of Par­liament, to the prejudice of that Staple: for which at the desireIbid. of the Lords and Commons, he was not only putIbid. out of all his Offices, and Im­ployments: but committedIbid. to the Marshalsy, untill he should make Fine and Redemption for the same, at the Kings pleasure.

Nevertheless, after all this, coming to the King atIbid. Haveryng atte Boure, and total­ly submittingIbid. himself to his Mercy; though he had been finedIbid. at twenty thousand Marks, the King was pleased wholy to remitIbid. both it, and his Imprisonment.

The Parliament Roll of that year expresseth, Rot. Parl. 50 E. 3. n 21. 25. & 28. that the loss of the Town of St. Saviours in Normandy, and of Becherell in Britan­ny, were laid to his charge: but afterwards that the Lords and Commons, representingRot Parl. 5 [...]. E. 3. n. 75. to the King, that he had been deprived of his Offices, and put from the Privy Councel by untrue sug­gestion, he was restoredRot Parl. 5 [...]. E. 3. n. 75. unto them again. But it is saidT. Wals. in anno 1377. by one of our Historians; that these things were done in the Kings Weakness, after he had taken his Son (the Duke of Lancaster,) to be his assistant in the Government; and there­fore not pleasing to the people.

Upon the Death of King Edward the Third, (who departed this life at Shene, upon the Eve of St. Alban,) he was one of those, whom King Richard the Second sentT. Wals. ut supra p. 191. n. 30. to London, to acquaint the Citizens therewith; and soon after that, made choiseIb. p. 197. of, for one of his Privy-Councel; as also constitutedRot. Scoc. 1 R. 2. m. 1. one of the Com­missioners, to rectify all abuses, which had been committed, by the Subjects of either Nation, contrary to the Articles of Truce, concluded betwixt King Edward the Third, and David Bruys King of Scotland.

And the same year, it being notifiedT. Wals p. 199 n. 10. & 20. to the King, that divers Spanish-Ships lay wind­bound at Scluse, in Flanders, whereupon a resolutionT. Wals p. 199 n. 10. & 20. was taken, that the English should fall upon them, in revenge of the loss they had sustained by the Spaniard, (with the assistance of the French) the summer before he wasT. Wals p. 199 n. 10. & 20. one of the chief Commanders of that Fleet, so sent out to attack them. Which Fleet by a violent Tem­pest, being disperst and shattered, they returned ingloriously. In that year likewise, uponPat. 1. R. [...]. p. 6. m. 36. the delivery up of the Earl of St. Paul, unto King Richard, whom this William had obtained as a Prisoner, above three years before, the King appointedPat. 1. R. [...]. p. 6. m. 36. that he should be re-imbursed, in what he had laid out, in keeping him Prisoner till that time, which amounted to six hundred Marks as also in a thousand Marks more which he had given for the purchase of him. About this time likewise he was reteynedEx autogr. pen [...]s Cle [...]. Pell. by In­denture, to serve the King as Governor of Ca­lais, with one hundred and sixty Men at Arms, and one hundred and ten Archers, of which number, himself to be one, one other Banneret, three Knighs and one hundred and five Esquires.

In 2 R. 2. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 2 R. 2. m. 2. one of the Commissioners to Treat with Robert King of Scotland, or his Substitutes, touching a firm League of Peace betwixt both Realms In which year he had a CharterCart. 2. R. 2 [...] n. 2. for Free-War­ren in all his Lands at Shyrburne, in Herd­ford, Rythe, Knapton, and Yabthory, in Com. Ebor. In 3 R. 2. he was constituedRot. Franc. 3 R. 2. m. 14. one of the Commissioners, to Treat with Iohn Duke of Britanny, or his Agents, upon a League offensive and defensive: and in 4 R. 2. wasFrois f. 246. with Thomas of Woodstoke, Earl of Buck. at the Siege of Nantes in Britanny, being then Constable of the Host. And having been sum­moned Claus. de iisd an. in dor­so. to Parliament, from 42 E. 3. till 3 R. 2. inclusive, departedEsc. 4. R. 2. n. 35. this life 28 Maii 4 R. 2. being then seisedEsc. 4. R. 2. n. 35. of the third part of the Man­nor of Broughton, in Com. Buck. Of the Man­nor of Stratton, in Com. Bedf. Of the Town of Gamelesby, and Hamlet of Unthanke, [Page 33] in Com. Cumb. of the Mannor of Bosezate, in Com. North. Helpringham, called Thorpe-La­timer, and Skredington, with the Hamlet of Biker, in Com. Linc. Likewise of the Mannors of Thornton in Pykering-Lithe, Skame­leston, Syvelington, Tyverington, Ly­verton; Shireburne in Herford-Lythe; Yaresthor [...]e, and Appilton, in Com. Ebor. as also of the Advousons of the Priories of Cald­well, and Bushemede, in Com. Bedf. leaving Elizabeth Ibid. the Wife of Iohn Lord Nevill of Ra­by, his daughter and heir, Twenty four years of age, and Elizabeth his Wife surviving.

Which last mention'd Elizabeth diedEsc. 7 R. 2. n. 52. upon Monday 11 April, 7 R. 2. being then seisedEsc. 7 R. 2. n. 52. of the Mannor of Kerbroke, called Wodhall, and Mannor of Holkham, in Com. Norf. Of the Mannors of Helpryngham, called Thorpe-Latimer, and Skredington, in Com. Linc. As also of the Mannors of Dilwyke, Wolton, Kerdington, Ronhale, Bromham, Sut­ton juxta Bykeleswade, and Potton juxta Sutton, in Com. Bedf. Likewise of the Mannor of Iselhampsted, in Com. Buck. and Bolezate, in Com. North. Elizabeth the Wife of the before-specified Iohn Lord Nevill, being her daughter Esc. 7 R. 2. n. 52. and heir; and at that time Twenty seven years of age. Whereupon the said Iohn Lord Nevill, doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 8 R. 2. m. 51. of all those Lands: but dying before her, she afterwards MarryedEsc. 50 R. 2. n. 54. to Robert Lord Willoughby of Eresby.

From which Iohn Lord Nevil, descend­ed another Iohn; who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth, bore the Title of Ld Latimer, (as in my discourse of that Noble Family, hath been al­ready shewed.) Which Iohn, by Lucia his Wife, Daughter to Henry Earl of Worcester, had Issue four Daughters his Heirs; whereof Eliza­beth the eldest became the Wife of Sir Iohn Dan­vers of Dentsey, in Com. Wiltes. Knight, who, by her, had Issue Eleanore a Daughter, Married to Thomas Walmesley of Dunkenhalgh, in Com. Lanc. Esquire, and he a Daughter, called Anne, Wife of Sir Edward Osburne, of Kiveton, in Com. Ebor. Baronet; whose Son and Heir, Tho­mas now Lord Treasurer of England, was by Letters Patent, bearing date at Westminster, 8 Aug. 25 Car. 2. advanced to the Dignity of Vicount Latimer, and upon the twenty seventh day of Iune, 26 Car. 2. to the farther Title of Earl of Danby.

¶I come now to Iohn le Latimer, BrotherMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 678. b. n. 20. & 30. to that William, who Married Alice, one of the daughter and coheirs of Walter Ledet. This Iohn took to WiseMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 678. b. n. 20. & 30. Christian, the other daugh­ter and coheir to the same Walter Ledet: and di­ed Esc. 11 E. 1. n. 32. in 11 Edw. 1. being then seisedEsc. 11 E. 1. n. 32., in right of her the said Christian, of certain Lands in Wo­mundle, in Com. Leic. and of the Mannor of Wardon, in Com. North. leaving Thomas Esc. 11 E. 1. n. 32. his son and heir, twelve years of age.

Which Thomas, Thomas. having his residencePat 32 E. 1. m. 29. at Bray­broke, in Com. North. partPat 32 E. 1. m. 29. of his Mothers Inheritance (she being the Great-grandchild and coheir of Henry de Braybroke, as in my discourse of that Family is shewed) in 32 Edw. 1. obtained LicensePat 32 E. 1. m. 29. to make a Castle of his Mannor-house there: As alsoCar [...]. 32 Edw. 1. n. 96. for Free-warren, in all his De­mesn-lands within that Lordship, and at Des­brough, and Little-Boudon, in the same Coun­ty. Moreover, in 3 E. 2. he had the like Char­terCart. 3 Ed. [...]. n. 8., for Free-warren, throughout all his De­mesn-lands at Wardon, in Com. North. and likewise at Claworth, Heyton, and Wysto [...], in Com. Nott.

In 8 Edw. 2. he was imploy'dRot. Scoc. 8 E 2. in dor­so m 8. into Scot­land, upon certain business for William le Lati­mer, his Kinsman: Also, in 18 Edw. 2. (being then calledRot. Vasc. 18 E. 2. m. 1. Thomas le Latimer Bochard) wasRot. Vasc. 18 E. 2. m. 1. in that expedition made into Gascoine. And, ha­ving been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dor [...]. to Parliament, from 28 Edw. 1. until 4 Edw. 2. inclusive, departed Esc. 8 E. 3. n. [...]8. this life in 8 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. 8 E. 3. n. [...]8. of the Mannors of Smetheton, and Langton, in Com. Leic. with the Advouson of the Church of Langton: As also of the Mannors of War­don, and Braibroc, in Com. North. leaving Warine le Latimer his sonEsc. 8 E. 3. n. [...]8. and heir, Thirty years of age.

Which Warine, Warine. being afterwards a Banneret, Rot Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. was inRot Franc. 19 E. 3 m. 4. that Expedition made into France, in 19 Edw. 3. and diedEsc. 23 E. 3. p. [...]. n. 43. upon the 13th of Au­gust 23 Edw. 3. (having never been summon'd to Parliament:) being then seisedEsc. 23 E. 3. p. [...]. n. 43. of the Man­nors of Gothmundie, and Langton, in Com. Leic. West-Wardon, and Braibroke, in Com. North and joyntly with Catherine, his Wife, of the Mannor of Coshall, in Com. Nott. leaving Iohn. Iohn. Esc. 23 E. 3. p. [...]. n. 43. his son and heir Forty years of age.

To which Iohn (who, in 9 Edw. 3. had been inRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 25. the Wars of Scotland.) succeeded Tho­mas. Thomas. Who, in [...] E. 3. wasRot. Vasc. 39 E. 3. m. 1. of the retinue with Prince Edward, in Gascoine. And, in 40 E. 3. beingRot. Vasc. 40 E. 3. m. 13. a Knight, continuedRot. Vasc. 40 E. 3. m. 13. in those Wars. So likewise inRot. Vasc. 41 E. 3. m. 2. 41 E. 3.

This is the same Sir Thomas Latimer, of whom our HistoriansT. Wals. 358. n. 10. H. Knigh­ton. 2661. n. 40. make mention in 11 Rich. 2. be­ing one of the most eminent persons of that Sect, called Lollards, then sprung up in this Realm. Which so increasedT. Wals. in an 13 [...]5. p. 386. n. 40.; as that, in 18 Rich. 2. ha­ving countenance from him, and divers persons of note; the KingT. Wals. in an 13 [...]5. p. 386. n. 40., fearing an Insurrection by them, being then in Ireland, made what haste T. Wals. in an 13 [...]5. p. 386. n. 40. he could back, for the prevention thereof. But, before his death, there is no doubt, but that he became a great penitent, as Sir Lewes Clifford like­wise did (of whom, in my discourse of that no­ble Family, I have taken notice:) for, by his Te­stament Marche. f. 12. a., bearing date 13 Sept. An. 1401. (2 H. 4.) he expresseth himself thus;

IN the Name of God, Amen, &c. I Tho­mas Latimere of Braybroke, a fals Knyght to God, thankyng God of his merci, havyng siche minde, as he vouchit [...]aff; desiryng that Goddes will be fulfilled in me, and in all Godys, that he hath taken me to kepe; and to that make my Testament in this manere. Furst, I knowlyche on unworthye to bequethyn to him any thing of my pow­er: and therefore I pray to him mekely of his grace, that he will take so pore a pre­sent, as my wrecchid Soule ys, into his merci, through the beseching of his bles­syd Modyr, and hys holy Seynts: and my wrecchyd Body to be buried, where that ever I dye, in the next Chirche-yerd God vouchsafe, and naut in the Chirche; but in the utterist corner, as he that ys unworth [...] to lyn therin, save the merci of God. And, that there be non manner of cost, don about my berying, neyther in Mete, neyther in Dry [...]gge, nor in no other thing, but it be to any such one that needyth it, after the Law of God; save twey Tapers of Wex: [Page 34] and anon, as I be ded, put me in the Erthe, &c.

To whom succeeded Edward Latimer, Edward. his Bro­ther Lib. ce­dul. 12 H. 4. p. [...]23. and heir (called also Bochard) who depart­ed Lib. ce­dul. 12 H. 4. p. [...]23. this life, without issue in 12 H. 4. being then seisedRot. Fin. 12 Hen. 4. m 8. [...]laus 12 H 4 m. 19. of the Mannor of Wardon, and Castle of Braybroke, in Com. North. as also of divers other Lands, lying in that Shire, and in other Counties; leaving Iohn Gryffin, his CousinRot. Fin. 12 Hen. 4. m 8. [...]laus 12 H 4 m. 19. and next heir; viz. son of Richard, son of Elizabeth, sister of him the said Edward: who, doing his Fealtie, had LiveryRot. Fin. 12 Hen. 4. m 8. [...]laus [...] 12 H 4 [...] m. 19. of his Lands. From which Iohn, is Sir Edward Gryffin Knight, now Treasu­rer of the Chamber to our present Soveraign King Charles the Second, and owner of that Ca­stle, lineally descended.

Burghersh.
[32 Edw. 1.]

IN 26 E. 1. Robert de Burghersh, Robert. being made Pat. 26 E. 1. m. 17. Constable of Dovor-Castle, had his Com­mission for that trust renew'dPat. 27 E. 1. m. 17. the next en­suing year; being then also constitutedPat. 27 E. 1. m. 17. Warden of the Cinque-ports: and, in 32 and 33 E. 1. was summon'dClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm: but departedEsc. 24 E. 1. n. 41. this life in 34 E. 1. seisedEsc. 24 E. 1. n. 41. of the Mannors of Siinatone, in Com. Gloc. Chidingston, Bo [...]on-Olauf, and St [...] ­tyng, in Com. Cantii; as also, of the Mannor of Burghersh, in Com. Suss. leaving Stephen his sonEsc. 24 E. 1. n. 41. and heir Twenty three years age.

Which Stephen, Stephen. then doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 34 E. 1. m. 1. of his Lands: and, in 1 E. 2. obtain'd a CharterCart. 1 E. 2. n. 22. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn­lands, within his Lordships of Sturb [...], B [...]on-Allefes, Haccesdene, [...], and [...]hidingstone, in Com. Cantii, as also in those of Burghersh. in Com. Suss.

To whom succeeded B [...]rtholomew, Bartholo­mew. who mar­ried Esc. 10 E. 2. n. 71. Elizabeth, one of the daughters and heires of Theobald de Verdo [...] (a great Baron in [...]:) which Bartholomew in 11 E. 2. was Rot. Scoc. 11 E. 2. m. 13. in the Wars of Scotland; being of the reti­nue Rot. Scoc. 11 E. 2. m. 13. with Bartholomew de Badlesmere. But, in 15 E. 2. takingLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 3 [...]9. part with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, and the rest of those Lords which oppo­sed the two Spensers (at that time the King's chief Favourites) upon their defeat at Bur­rough-Brigg, fledLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 3 [...]9. with the same Lord Badles­mere, to his Castle of Leedes in Kent. Which Castle being thereupon besieg'd and takenLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 3 [...]9., they were sent prisonersLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 3 [...]9. to the Tower of London. But, towards the latter end of that King's reign (scilicet in 20 E. 2.) upon the arrival of Queen Isabell and Prince Edward, the Scene so changed, that the authority of the King signified nothing; whereupon this Bartholomew was made Consta­ble Rot. Fin. 20 E. 2. m. 3. of Dovor Castle, and WardenRot. Fin. 20 E. 2. m. 3. of the Cinque-ports. And, upon that King's deposal, hadRot. Fin. 1 E. 3. m. 29. a new Commission for that trust, from King Edward▪ the Third, in the first year of his Reign. So likewise inRot. Fin. 2. E. 3. m. 15. 2. E. 3.

And the same year, upon partitionClaus. 2 E. 3 m. 11. of the Lord Verden's Lands, obtain'd, for the purpartle of the before-specified Elizabeth his Wife, an as­signation Claus. 2 E. 3 m. 11. of the Castle of Ewyas Lacie, in Com. Monm. and Mannor of Stoke super Terne, in Com. Salop. Shortly after which, he had a Char­ter Cart. 3 E. 3. n. 5. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands at Stoke super Terne: And, in 4 E. 3. procur'd a grantCart. 4 E. 3. n. 80. from the King, in Fee, of the Mannor of Whittewik, in Com. Leic. In which year he was sent EmbassadorRot. Rom. 4 E. 3. m. 1. to the Pope (with Will. de Montacute) for confirmation of certain Privi­ledges to the Abbot and Covent of Westmin­ster, (as chief of the King's Chappel, within his Royal Palace.) Which Priviledges had been formerly grantedRot. Rom. 4 E. 3. m. 1. unto them by Pope Honorius the Fourth.

Being also the same year, retein'd, by Indenture Rot. Fin. 4 E. 3. m. 22. to serve the King, both in Peace and War, during his whole life: in recompence of his services done, and to be done, he had a Grant, for life, of the Mannors of Bisheie, in Com. Hertf. North­would, in Com. Essex. Eston in Com. North. and Talworth, in Com. Surr. part of the possessions of Edmund Earl of Kent attainted; with all the Cattel and Stock thereon, at reasonable pri [...]es. And, in 5 E. 3. doing his Homage, had Livery Rot. Fin. 5 E. 3. m. ... of the Lands, which were of the Inheritance of the before-specified Elizabeth his Wife. In which year he was constitutedPat. 5 E. 3. m 7. Seneschall of Ponthieu.

In 7 E. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 27. in the Wars of Scotland: and the same year constitutedRot. Vasc. 8. E. 3. m. 5. one of the Commissio­ners to treat for a Truce with the French. In 9 E. 3. being againRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 27. in the Wars of Scotland, he was madeRot. Fin. 9 E. 3. m. 5. Warden of all the King's Forests South of Trent. In 12 E. 3. he attendedRot. Alem. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. the King in that Expedition, by him made into Flan­ders, being then made AdmiralRot. vasc. 12 E. 3. m. 15. of the Seas to the Westwards: And, the same year, obtain'd a CharterCart. 12 E. 3. m. 11. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn­lands at Haydey, and Kilwardthory, in Com. Linc. as also at Chidingston in Kent. In 15 E. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 2. again in the Scotish Wars: and had an assignationClaus. 15 E. 3. p. 2. m. 38. of One hundred pounds out of the King's Exchequer, of the wages due to him▪ for his services; especially for his attendance at Counsels: Being the same year also joyn'd in CommissionRot. Alem. 15 E. 3. m... with Will. de Clintan Earl of H▪ and others; to treat with Philip de Valois, touching King Edward's right to the Crown of France.

In 16 E. 3. he was associatedRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 18. & 34. with the Bi­shop of London, Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, and others, in that Embassie then made into Brabant, and Flanders, for Treat­ing with the King's Allies, and Confederates, up­on an Expedition into France: and the same year attended King Edward in his Wars of Bri­tanny; having, for the wagesClaus. 16 E. 3. p. 2. m. 33. of himself and his retinue, in that service, LicenseClaus. 16 E. 3. p. 2. m. 33. to transport fourteen Sacks of Wooll, to the Kings Staple be­yond the Seas. In this year he obtain'd another CharterCart. 16 E. 3. n. 10. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn­lands, of Heydore, Kilwarthorpe, Oseby, and Aseby, in Com. Linc. Stuecle in Com. Buck. Bekeswell, and Sibill-Hidingham, in Com. Essex. Chidinston, in Com. Kanc. Hetred­bury Sturt, and Colerne, in Com. Wilts. as also in Farley, and Welewe, in Com. Somer­set. And, in 17 E. 3. (together withRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. m. 12. Henry of Lancaster Earl of Derby, and other great persons) was sentRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. m. 12. to Pope Clement the Sixth, to treat, with the Embassadors of Philip de Valoys, touching those Dignities, [...] Honors and Lands, for which there had been formerly such sharp Dis­pute. [Page 35] At which time he was again made Go­vernor Pat. 17 E. 3. p. 1. m. 9. of Dovor-Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-ports.

In 18 Edw. 3. upon a farther PartitionClaus. 18 E. 3. p. 1. in dor­so, m. 27. made of the Lands of Theobald de Verdon, he had, in right of the before-specified Elizabeth his Wife, an assignationClaus. 18 E. 3. p. 1. in dor­so, m. 27. of the Mannor of Brandon, with the Hamlet of Bretford, in Com. Warr. as also of the Mannor of Crakemersh, in Com. Staff. And, being the same year, againRot. Franc. 18 E. 3. m. 1. in the Wars of France, obtain'd a CharterCart. 18 E. 3. n. 23. for Free­warren in all his Demesn-lands at Hendene in Kent, Kersalton, in Com. Surr. and in those of Gransete, Cotes, and Berton, in Com. Cantabr. In 19 Edw. 3. he went againRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 5. into France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m 3. 20 Edw. 3. that be­ing the time when the famous Battel of Cressi was fought, where the English had so great a Vi­ctory. And, for his good servicePat. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. done in those Wars; obtain'd, the next year following, a Grant Pat. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. from the King, of the Marriage of Isabell, one of the sisters and heires of Edward de St. Iohn, son and heir to Hugh de St. Iohn deceased. In 22 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 22 E. 3. m. 2. again in the Wars of France: and wasRot. Rom. 21 E. 3. once more sent, with Henry Earl of Lancaster, and others, unto Rome; there to treat, in the presence of the Pope, for a firm and final Peace with the French: As alsoRot. Franc. 22 E. 3. m. 4. with the Earl of Flanders, touching certain diffe­rences, betwixt the English and Flemings.

In 23 Edw. 3. being then Lord Chamberlain Pat. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. of the King's Houshold, he accompaniedPat. 23 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. the Earl of Lancaster, in that Expedition then made into Gascoine, for suppressingStow's Ann. those In­surrections, then made in those parts.

In 26 E. 3. having the custodyRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 7. of the Lands of Hugh le Despenser, upon that Expedition then made into France, he was chargedRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 7. with Sixty men, well Armed, for his Territories of Gla­morgan, and Morganock: and, in 27 Edw. 3. was sentH. Knigh­ton, 2606. n. 50. with the Duke of Lancaster, and others, to Calais, to treat of Peace with the French. Whereupon TruceH. Knigh­ton, 2606. n. 50. was, for a while, concluded.

In 29 Edw. 3. he was againPat. 29 E. 3. p. 2. m. 22. made Constable of the Tower of London: And, having been summon'd to Parliament from 1 Edw. 3. till 28 inclusive, departed thisEsc. 29 E. 3. n. 44. life before the end of that 29th year, upon Sunday next after the Feast of St. Peter ad Vincula; being seisedEsc. 29 E. 3. n. 44. of the Man­nors of Clopham, in Com. Bedf. Stivecle, in Com. Buck. two parts of the Town of Boten­hall, and moyetie of Kenton-Kelvert, in Com. Staff. of the Mannor of Heydor, in Com. Linc. Shoford, Chydingston, Heandenne, Fox­grove, and Plumstede, in Com. Cantii. Ber­tone, and Grantesete, in Com. Cantabr. Ry­hale, in Com. Rotel. Westcourt in Heghtre­debury, with the Hundred of Heghtredebu­ry; Estcourt in Heghtredebury; Steorte-Myldenhale; Colerne, and Hurdecote, in Com. Wiltes. Welewe, and Herleye, in Com. Somerset. with certain Lands in the Parishes of Horne, Hurle and Kersalton, in Com. Surr. leaving Bartholomew Esc. 29 E. 3. n. 44. his son and heir Twenty six years of age; and Henry Esc. 23 E. 3. n. 91. a younger son: as also a daughter, called Ioane; unto whom, in considerationPat. 29 E. 3 p. 1. m. 5. of the good services of the before­specified Bartholomew, her Father, the King grant­ed Pat. 29 E. 3 p. 1. m. 5. the custody of the Mannor of Ewe [...]me, in Com. Oxon. during the Minoritie of the heir of Iohn de Burghersh, then deceased. So like­wise, for the same consideration, did his Admi­nistrators obtain a special Pardon,Pat. 30 E. 3. p. 2. m. 2., for all those Debts, which at the time of his death, were by him due to the King's Exchequer.

A younger Brother (as I guess) of this first mention'd Bartholomew, was Henry de Burghersh, madeGodw. de. praesul. Bishop of Lincoln in 14 Edw. 2. but, for his adherenceRot. Rom. 16 E. 2. m. 9. to Thomas Earl of Lanca­ster and the rest, who then put themselves in Armes, under colour of reforming what was amiss in the Government; was outedRot. Rom. 16 E. 2. m. 9. of that Bishoprick for a time.

Afterwards, scilicet, in 1 Edw. 3. he was made Pat. 1 E 3. p. 1. m 9. Lord Treasurer of England: and the next ensuing year LordPat. 2 E. 3. p. 2. m. 34. Chancelour. After his death, which hapnedTh. Wal­sing. in an. 1343. at Gant, in Flanders, An. 1343 (17 Edw. 3.) It was reportedTh. Wal­sing. in an. 1343.; that, having made a new Park at Tynghurst, where­in he inclosed much ground, that belong'd to di­vers of his poor Tenants; and, for which, he had many a bitter Curse; he appeared unto a certain person (who had been one of his Esquires) in the habit of a Keeper, with his Bow, Quiver of Arrows, and a Horn by his side; likewise cloath'd with a short Green Coat; and said to him thus; Thou knowest how I have offended God, and injured the Poor by my Inclosure of this Park: for this cause therefore am I enjoyned Pennance, to be the Keeper of it, till it be laid open again. Go therefore to the Canons of Lincolne (my Brethren) and intreat them from me, to make restitution to the Poor, of what I thus wrongfully took from them. Whereupon, having delivered his Message to the Canons; they sent one of their Company, called William Batcheler, to see it performed; who caused the Banks and Pales to be forthwith thrown down, and the Ditches filled up again: and, having so done, returned by St. Albans, where he made re­lation thereof to the Abbot.

I come now to Bartholomew de Burghersh, Bartholo­mew. his son and heir.

In 9 Edw. 3. this Bartholomew, having Mar­ried Claus. 9 E. 3. m. 27. Cecilie the daughter and heir of Richard de Weyland, making proofClaus. 9 E. 3. m. 27. of her age, had Livery Claus. 9 E. 3. m. 27. of her Lands: and, in 13 Edw. 3. wasRot. Alem. 13 E. 3. m. 3. in that Expedition, then made into Flanders. In 16 E. 3. he attendedRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 8. the King into Britany. And, in 20 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 6. of the Black-Prince his Retinue in the Wars of France. Where he continuedRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 6. also the next ensuing year; and was at the siegeIbid. of Calais: having, in recompence Pat. 22 E. 3. p. 2. m 33. of his Expences in that service, a Grant of the Lands of Iohn de Lovein deceased, till his heir should be of full age. In 23 Edw. 3. he was in the Wars ofRot. Franc. 23 E. 3 m. 2. Gascoine: And, the same year ob­tain'd a CharterCart. 23 E. 3. n. 3. for Free-warren to himself and Cecilie his Wife, and their heirs, in all their De­mesn-lands of Henlee, Witnesham, Swin­lond, Cokefeld, Clopton, Blakesale, Tun­stall, Ashe-Bigod, Watesdene, Glenham, Middleton, Carleton-Colvile, Whelne­tham, Onhouse, and Buxhale, in Com. Norf. & Suff.

In 24 Edw. 3. upon the Institution of the most Noble Order of the Garter, he had such an high esteem for his valour and Military skill, that he was made choiseInstit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. of by that Martial King (viz. Edw. 3.) to be one of the Knights Companions thereof. And, in 28 Edw. 3. took a journeyPat. 28 E. 3. p. 11 m. 1. to the Holy Land.

In 29 Edw. 3. beingRot. Vase. 29 E. 3. m. 8. with Prince Edward, in the Wars of Gascoine, where he had an emi­nent [Page 36] commandStow's Ann. in the Body of his Army; and wasStow's Ann. at the taking of all those Towns and Places, whereof our Annals make mention to have been then won; he obtained LiveryStow's Ann. of his Lands, up­on his Father's death, at that time; his Homage being respitedRot. Fin. 29 E. 3. m. 9. by reason of his imployment there. It is saidStow's Ann., that at that time, he made an Excursion from the Army, with Sir Iohn Chandos, and Sir Iames de Audley, with Twenty four Horse; and, falling upon the rear of the French, took thirty two Knights and Gentlemen prisoners.

In 30 Edw. 3. he was againProis. lib. 1. cap. 157. in those Wars of Ga [...]come; at which time the English obtained that signal Victory at Poytiers. And, beingIbid. cap. 219. with Prince Edward, upon his retreat, from foraging of [...]erry, was setIbid. cap. 219. upon by an Ambuscado, near unto [...]; but behavedIbid. cap. 219. him­self so courageously in skirmishing with the Ene­my; that he kept them off, till the Prince drew near; upon the sight of whose Forces, they fled. In 33 Edw. 3. he attendedRot. Vase 33 [...]. 3. m 8. the King again into [...]. At which time, making another Ex­cursion H Knigh. 2622. 40 & 50. to Sourmussy, which was fortified by a double Ditch, he tookH Knigh. 2622. 40 & 50. it by assault: and soon after, by undermining the Castle, obtain'dH Knigh. 2622. 40 & 50. it by render.

In 34 Edw 3. Elizabeth his Mother then de­parting Rot. [...]ranc. 34 E. 3. m. 10. this life, he had LiveryRot. [...]ranc. 34 E. 3. m. 10. of the Lands of her Inheritance, his Homage being respited, Rot. [...]ranc. 34 E. 3. m. 10. by reason of his absence, in the Wars of France: And, for that respect had also a special respiteClaus 34 E. 3. in derso m 22. for all his Debts. In 37 Edw. 3. he was sent [...]rois. cap. 219. to Dover, with divers other eminent persons, to attend King Iohn of France, upon his landing there; thence to Canterbury; and so to Etham, where King Edward at that time was. Shortly after which, he obtain'd, from the King, a GrantLiberarae 37 E. 3. m. 3. of Two hundred pounds of that Debt, which was due to him for the Count of Vendedour, his prisoner. In 39 Edw. 3. he was in another ExpeditionPat. 39 E. 3. p. 1. m 15. made into Flanders. So likewise inPat. 40 E. 3. p. 1. m 19. 40 Edw. 3. And, in 42 Edw. 3. upon the Peace made betwixt King Eward and the French, wasProis. f 146. b. one of those Lords, who Swore to the Articles, on the King's part, for the per­formance of them.

By his last Will and TestamentWitlesey, f. 98. a., bearing date at London, 4th April, An 1369. (43 Edw. 3.) he bequeath'd his body to be buried in the Chap­pel of [...], before the Image of the blessed Virgin: Appointing, that, soon after his death, his Corps should be (to that purpose) carried thither, having one Taper at the head, and another at the fect, where it was to rest the first night. Likewise, that a Dirige should be there said▪ and, in the morning, a Mass, whereat a No­ble to be offered for his Soul. Moreover, that two Torches should be carried along, with no Corps one on the one side, and the other on the other side, kindled at the passing through every Town; and then given to that Church, wherein it should rest at night. Likewise, that the Char­riot, in which it was to be carried, should be covered with red Cendall, with the Lyon of his Arms thereon, and his Helmet at the head: and that to every Church, wherein it was to rest all night, the like Cloth of Condall, with his Armes thereon, to be left. Also, that every morning, there should be given to the Poor of that place, so much Dole, as his Executors should think fit. And, that upon the day of his Funeral, no other cover should be on his Body, than that of red Cendall, with the Lyon for his Armes; and his Helmet; as also a Taper at the Head, and ano­ther at the Feet; and on each side a Torch.

To Sir Walter Pavely he bequeath'd astanding Cup gilt, with an L. upon the Cover; as also his whole Sute of Armes for the Justs, with his Coat of Male, and Sword.

And departedEsc. 43 E. 3. p. 1. n. 14. this life 5th April, 43 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. 43 E. 3. p. 1. n. 14. of the Mannor of Bekeswell, in Com. Essex; of the Castle and hundred of Ewy­as-Lacie, in the Marches of Wales: Of the Mannors of Heyhtredesbury, Ste [...]te, and Colerne, in Com. Wilts. Of the Mannors of Welwetham, Carleton, Middelton, Blax­ole, Asshe, Clopton, Swinlond, Cokefeld, and Witnesham, in Com. Suff. and of the Man­nor of Fenhale, in the same County; which he held by the Curtesie of England, in right of the before-specified Cecilie his Wife. Leaving Margaret, his second Wife, SisterEx coll. R. Gl. s. to Bartholomew Lord Badlesmere, surviving; whom, with the be­fore-specified Walter Pavely, he constitutedWhitlesey ut supra. his Executors: and Elizabeth his daughter and heir, Married to Edward le Despenser, being then Twenty seven years of age.

After which; viz. in 20 Rich. 2. Sir Roger de Swillington Knight obtain'd LicensePat. 20 R. 2. p. 3. m. 23. from the King, to found a Chantry, consisting of five Priests, one Clerk, six Children, in the Chappel of St. Catherine, within the Cathedral Church of Lincolne, for the health of the Soul of King Ed­ward the Third, and of this last mention'd Bar­tholonew Lord Burghersh, and all his Ancestors.

¶I come now to Henry de Burghersh, Henry. brother of this Bartholomew.

This Henry, being a KnightEsc. 21 E. 3. n. 57. Rot. Fin. 21 E. 3. m. 12. in 21 Edw. 3. and having MarriedEsc. 21 E. 3. n. 57. Rot. Fin. 21 E. 3. m. 12. Isabell, one of the sisters and coheirs to Edmund de St. Iohn, had for her pur­partie, of the Lands of that Inheritance, an As­signation Esc. 21 E. 3. n. 57. Rot. Fin. 21 E. 3. m. 12. of the Mannors of Bernham, Half­n [...]ked, and Midd [...]ton, in Com. Suss. as also of Forty pounds yearly Rent, out of the Mannor of [...], juxta Dertford, in Com Cantii. with one acre of Land in West-field, within the Mannor of Ba [...]yng, in Com. South. and departedEsc. 23 E. 3. n. 91 this life in 23 E. 3. leaving Bartholomew Esc. 23 E. 3. n. 91 his brother and heir Twenty six years of age: and Isabel his Wife surviving, afterwards MarriedClaus 2 E. 3 p. 1. m. [...]1. to Lucas de Poynings

¶Of this Family was Iohn de Burghersh, Iohn. who took to WifeRot. Fin 31 E. [...]. m. 8. Maud, one of the daughters and heirs of Edmund Bacon, of ... in Com. Es­sex, but diedRot Fin 31 E. [...]. m. 8. before the 31th of Edw 3. leaving issue by her, a son calledRot Fin 31 E. [...]. m. 8. Iohn, Iohn. then within age. Which Iohn, as CousinClaus. 40 E. 3. m. 3. and heir to William de Kerdeston, his Grandfather; making proofClaus. 40 E. 3. m. 3. of his age in 40 Edw. 3. had LiveryClaus. 40 E. 3. m. 3. of the Lands of his Inheritance, lying in the Counties of Norff. and Suff. But, this Livery was afterwards con­troverted by William de Kerdeston, who, laying claimeRot. Fin. 46 E. 3 m. 22. to those Lands, as son and heir to the be­fore-specified William, prevail'dRot. Fin. 46 E. 3 m. 22. therein.

In 47 Edw. 3. this Iohn de Burghershe, being then a KnightRot. Alem. 47 E. 3 m. 26. wasRot. Alem. 47 E. 3 m. 16. in that Expedition then made into Flanders: but diedClaus. 19 R. 2 m. 15. in 19 Rich. 2. or before; leaving issue, by Ismania, his Wife, daughterEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of... Hanham of ... in Com. Gloc. and WidowEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Iohn Ralegh of Net­tlecombe Knight, two daughters his heirs; Margaret, first MarriedClaus. ut. supra. to Sir Iohn Grenevil Knight, and afterwards toClaus. 9 H. 5 m. 17. Iohn Arundel of ... in Com. Cornub Esq. And Maude the WifeClaus. 19 R. 2. m. 15. of Thomas Chaucer.

Which Margaret, upon partitionIb. of the Lands [Page 37] of that Inheritance, had for her purpartie, an as­signation Ibid. of the Mannor of Ravensbury, in Com. Oxon. Likewise a certain parcel of Land, called Allemansland, lying in Micham, in Com. Surr. certain Lands in Skendelby, in Com. Linc. Emelme, and Tythorpe, in Com. Oxon. with divers VVoods and Underwoods in Rynge­fey, and Tourley, in Com. Buck.

Thweng.
[35 Edw. 1.]

OF this Family (antiently Lords of Kil­ton Castle in Cleveland, and other large possessions in that Northern Tract of Yor [...]shi [...]e,) the first, touching whom I find mention, is Sir Robert de Thweng Knight;Robert. who in 22 H. 3. uponM. Paris. in ann. 1239. that Usurpation made by the Pope, of the Rights which the Nobility of England had to the Patronage of such Churches as were within their own Fee, whereof their Ancestors had been ever possessed: being himself likewise outedM. Paris. in ann. 1239. of the Patronage of that at Lu­thunum (now called Lythum) in the Diocess of Yorke, and finding noM. Paris. in ann. 1239. remedy, upon complaint to the Archbishop of that Province, was the person who took a journeyM. Paris. in ann. 1239. unto the Court of Rome, with Letters from those No­bles, representing to his Holiness, the injury they had suffered thereby.

To this Robert succeeded Marmaduke his Son,Marma­duke. who in 42 H. 3. when the Scots had Rebel­liously seised upon their King (who Wedded the Daughter of King Henry the Third) and kept him in restraint▪ had SummonsClaus. 42 H. 3 in dorso m. 12. to fit himself with Horse and Arms; and to accompany the rest of those Northern Barons, whom the King had commanded to march into Scotland, for his rescue.

This Marmaduke MarriedEx. Col. R. Dodsw. one of the Sisters and Co-heirs of Duncan Darell; and had Issue Ex. autog. pènes [...]. D. Lumley ann. 1578. Robert; Robert and he anotherEx. autog. pènes. [...]. D. Lumley ann. 1578. Marma­duke, Marmaduke. who MarriedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 707. n 60. Lucia the Sister and Co-heir to Peter de Brus; and for her purpartie of those Lands, whereof her Brother died seised, had in 1 E. 1. LiveryClaus. 1. E. 1. m. 11. of the Mannors of Daneby, Buchy, with the Forrein, &c. Lelhom, Wolvedale, Manselonges,; as also of the Mannors of, Brochton, and Skyngreve, with the Town of great Morsom (alias Moresoon,) the Moy­tie of the Advouson of the Priory of Gileburne, and Moytie of the Bayliwick of Langeberwe; likewiseEsc. 1 E. 1. n. 31. Ebor. of the Chase of the Vales of Swin­dale, Lehawenes; and of the other Dales, as the great Road way leadeth from Lar­dethorn,, to Skelton,, by Scortebec, be­twixt Katerig, and Stango.

And in 7 E. 1. obtained a CharterCart. 7. E. 1. n. 35. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn Lands at Brunne, Bretton, and Skerkinnergrive, in Com. Ebor. Moreover in 21 E. 1. he had another CharterCart. 21. E. 1. n. 24. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn Lands at Twenge, Lyun, Kilton, Morsum, Thorpe, Holme, in Holdernesse; Oketon, Bottese, and Lunte, in Com. Ebor. As also for a Market every week, upon the Thurs­day at Lunce; and a Fair, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of All-Saints. Likewise for a Mar­ket every Week upon the Wednesday at Thwenge; and a Fair on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Thomas the Martyr. And for a Market every week upon the Wednesday, at Cotum, in Com. Ebor with a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Laurence.

In 22 E. 1. this Marmaduke had Summons Rot Vasc 22 E 1. in dorso m. 8. (8 Iunii) amongst other the great Men of that time, to repair with all speed to the King, and to afford him his Advice, touching the most important affairs of the Realm. Likewise, soon after that, to attendIbid. m 7. him at Portsmouth, up­on the first of September, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to sayl with him into France; and left IssueEx autogr. penès praef. J. D. Lumley. Robert Robert. and Marmaduke, with some other younger Sons. Which Robert had Issue, Esc. 26. B. 1. n. 12. one sole Daughter and Heir, called Lucie, born Esc. 26. B. 1. n. 12. at Bylton, on Friday next preceding Palm-Sunday, 7 E. 1. and Christened t upon Palm-Sunday, in the Chapel of St. Peter there; Sir Ri­chard de Thweng, Peter Marescall, Richard le Esty­mour, the Lady Lucie, Wife to the said Marma­duke de Thweng, and Margerie de Brus, being then present. Which Lucie (then born) became the WifeClaus. 23 E. 1. m. 4 of William de Latimer junior: But from him being at length divorcedEs. 5. E. 2. n. 10. [...]or. by Sentence from the Court of Rome, pronounced in the Eccle [...]iastical Consistory at York, she afterwards MarryedEx autogr. penès praef D. Lumley. to Nicholas de Meinill, next to Bar­tholemew de Fancourt, and last to Robert de Eve­ringham.

To this last mentioned Robert de Thweng, suc­ceeded Ex autogr. penès praef D. Lumley. his Brother Marmaduke, Marmaduke. as Heir Male. Which Marmaduke, in 25 E. 1. beingH. Knigh­ton 2518. n. 30 &c. in that great Battel of Shivelyn, in Scotland, (so fatal to the English) seeingH. Knigh­ton 2518. n. 30 &c. the Scots des­cending from the Hill, and much too strong for them; also that they had possess'd the Bridge; saidH. Knigh­ton 2518. n. 30 &c. to his fellow Souldiers, Is it not now time to Charge them? Whereunto they assenting, fell upon part of their Army, and putIbid. them to the rout. But the rest of the English notIbid. advan­cing, the Scots interceptedIbid. their coming to the Bridge. Which being discerned by the Eng­lish, some moved,Ibid. that they should betake themselves to the River; alleadging it impossible otherwise to escape destruction. Whereto this Marmaduke answered,Ibid. It shall never be said of me, that I did voluntarily drown my self. God for­bid, that such a dishonour should fall upon you, or any English Man, therefore, follow me, and I will make way for you to the Bridge. And setting spurs to his Horse, rushedIbid. into the thickest of them, killing many, passed unhurt, (he beingIbid. a per­son very tall of Stature, and of great Strength.) But his Nephew, who was then wounded, and his Horse slain, saidIbid. Sir I pray you save me. Where­unto he answered, Get up, and follow me. To which he replyed,Ibid. I am so weak I cannot. Where­upon his Esquire alighting, bidIbid. him get up on his Horse; and saidIbid. to his Lord, I will follow thee wheresoever thou goest. And so coming to the Bridge, they gotIbid. safe away; all the rest, to the number of well nigh one hundred Horse, and about five thousand Foot beingIbid. slain.

Notwithstanding which ill success, the next year following, he marchtRot. Scoc 26 E. 1 m 9. again into Scot­land. So likewise inPot. Scoc. 29 E. 1 m. 29 E. 1. 32Rot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 4 E. 1. 4 Rot. Scoc. 4 E. 2 in dorso m 5 E. 2. 12Rot Sco. 12 E. 2 m 10 E. 2. andRot Scoc. 13 E. 2 m 8. 13 E. 2. And having been summonedClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 35 E. 1. till 16 E. 2. inclusive, departedEsc 16. E. 2. n. 51. this life the same year, [Page 38] leaving Issue, by Isabel his Wife, DaughterEx autogr. Penès praef. D. Lumley. to William de Ros of [...]gmanthorpe, in Com. Ebor. William his Son and Heir, to whom he had gi­ven Claus. 16 E. 2. m. 7. certain Lands it Helsynton, Kyrkby, in Kendale, Warson, and Kernetech, Tyrom, and Rocheclif; as also the Mannors of Thweng. Lund, Octon, and Rottese. Which William William. then doing his Homage, had Livery of those other Lands, whereof his Father died seised, viz. of the Mannors of Lythom, and Kylton, in Com. Ebor. and divers in Com. Westmorl. likewiseEsc. 16. E. 2. ut supra. of the Mannor of Holme, in Holderness, he being, at that time, thirty years of age.

And in 2. E. 3. obtained a GrantCart. 9. E. 3. m. 71. for a Mar­ket every week upon the Friday, and a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Luke the Evangelist, at Stanely▪ in Kendale, in Com. Westmorl. This William had Summons Claus. 18. E. a. in dorso. to Parliament, in 18 E 2. but never after­wards; and having MarriedEx autogr. penès praef. D. Lumley. Katherine, Daugh­ter to Thomas Lord Furnival of [...], diedEx autogr. penès praef. D. Lumley. 25 Febr. 15 E. 3. without Issue. Where­upon Robert Robert. his Brother, (a Clerk) became his Heir;Rot. Fin. 15. and the same year doing his Homage, had LiveryE 3 m 26 of his Lands; but diedEx autogr penès praef D. Lumley. on Thursday preceding the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist, in 18 E. 3. By reason whereof the Inheritance descendedEx autogr penès praef D. Lumley. to Thomas Thomas. his Brother, (a Clergyman also.) Which Thomas, in 22 E. 3. being RectorIbid. of the Church of Lythum, foun­ded Ibid. a Chantry of twelve Priests, and four Clerks, in the Parochial Church there, to pray for the good estate of himself, and Henry Lord Perci, and for the Souls of their Ancestors. Also for the Souls of Robert de Thweng, and Maud his wife; Marmaduke de Thweng, and Lucie his Wife, another Marmaduke, and Isabell his Wife. Likewise for the Soul of the last Marmaduke; and the Souls of William, Robert, Iohn, and Ni­cholas his Brothers.

And departedEsc. 48. E. 3. n. 68. this life upon Trinity-Sunday, 48 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 48. E. 3. n. 68. of the Mannors of Ellall, and Thurnum, in Com. Lanc. Hel­syngton, with the Hamlets of Crossethwayt, so Lithe, and Annerholm [...]. Also of the Man­nor of Staneley, with the Hamlets; and of the Town of Kirkby, in Kendale, in Com. West­morl. Likewise of the Mannor and Hamlet of Moressom, the Hamlet of Rotesse, the Man­nors of Lunde upon the Woulds; of the Ca­stle of Kyltone, with the Hamlets of Liver­tone, Thorpe, Skelton, Esyngton, Skyn­nergreve, Brotton, Hilderwell, and Ly­thum; and of the Mannors of Thwenge, Lythom, Killom, Kilton, Morsome-mag­na, Octone, and Moresome-parva, all in Com. Ebor. the Descendents of his three Sisters, (viz. Lucia, the Wife [...] of Sir Robert de Lumley, Knight, Margaret of [...] Sir Robert de Hilton, of Swine, in Com. Ebor. Knight, and Katherine of [...] Sir Raufe D'aubenie Knight) being [...] his Heirs. Whereupon, partition [...] was made of that Inheritance, Sir William de Botreaux Knight, and Elizabeth, his Wife, Daughter and Heir of Katherine (the youngest Sister) having an assig­nation [...] of the Mannor of Lund, upon the Woulds, as also of one Messuage, and one Ca­rucate of Land in Glaphow, one other Messu­age called Oidinel-rydlugn▪ and the Moytie of one Ox-gang of Land in Skelton, in Cliveland, for her purpartie; paying eight pounds ten shil­lings and six pence yearly, to Robert the Son of Marmaduke de Lumley, Son of Lucie, one other of the Sisters of the said Thomas, then under age, and in ward to William de Latimer. And to Sir Walter Pedwardyn Knight, and Isabel his Wife, Daughter and Heir of Margaret, one other of the said Sisters, as also to Sir Iohn Hothum Knight, Son of Maud, the other Daughter of the said Margaret, had four pounds five shillings per annum, out of the said Mannor of Lund.

Tibetot▪
[1 Edw. 2.]

THe first mention I have seen of this name, is in 6 Ioh. where, by reasonClaus 6. Joh. m. 20. of the forfeiture of Walter de Tibetot, Walter. for ad­hering to the Kings Enemies, his Lands in Lei­ceste [...]ire, were givenClaus 6. Joh. m. 20. to the Earl of [...] of whom they were held.

The next is, of Henry de Tibetot, Henry. who in 1 H. 3. being inClaus. 1. H. 3. m. 17. Arms for the King, with Tho­mas Botterel for their support in his Service, had a GrantClaus. 1. H. 3. m. 17. of those possessions, lying in the Counties of York, and Lincolne, which did belong to Adam Painel, who took part with the Rebellious Barons of that time. Which Henry departed this life, in 34 H. 3. as it seems; for Robert his Son, then doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus 34. H. 3. m. 16. of his Lands, and in 50 H. 3. was made GovernorPat. 50. H. 3. m. 43. of the Castle at Porchester, in com. South. Which Robert, Robert. having been a trusty ser­vant Pat. 54. H. 3. m. 10. to Prince Edward, for divers years; and attendingPat. 54. H. 3. m. 10. him into the Holy-Land, in con­siderationPat. 54. H. 3. m. 10. thereof, in 54 H. 3. obtained a GrantPat. 54. H. 3. m. 10. from the King, that in case he departed this life before his return; his Executors should have the Wardship and Marriage of his Heir, and in 3 E. 1. was made GovernorRot. Fin. 3. E. 1. m. 37. of Notting­ham-Castle.

In 5 E. 1. he wasHolinsh: Chron. p. 787. one of the Commissioners appointed to make Peace betwixt King Edward, and Lewelin up Griffith Prince of [...], and in 6 E. 1. procured LicenseCart. 6. E. 1. n. 25. to hold a Market every week, upon the Wednesday at his Man­nor of Burwell, in Com. Cantabr. As also to keep a Fair there yearly, to begin on Munday in Whitson-week, and to continue fourteen days after. In 8 E. 1. he was againRot Fin. g. E. 1. m. 8. made Gover­nor of Nottingham-Castle: and inPat 9. E. 1. m. 15. 9 E. 1. Justice of South-Wales, as also GovernorPat 9. E. 1. m. 15. of the Castles of Caermarthin, and Car­digan.

In 13 E. 1. he had a GrantPat. 14. R. a. p. 2. per In­spex. from Iohn the Son of Gerard de Rodes, to himself, and Eve his Wife, (Daughter of Pain de Chaworth,) and to Pain de Tibetot his Son and Heir, in Fee of the Mannors of Langar, and Berneston, in Com. Nott. with the Advouson of the Church of Lan­gar, and Chapels thereto belonging. As also of the Homage and Services of Gervase de Wiles­ford and his Heirs, for the Mannors of Clifton, and Wilesford; the like Homage and Servi­ces of Henry de Perpount and his Heirs, for the Mannor of Barton; of Robert Luterell and his Heirs, for the Mannors of Brugeford and Ga­meston; [Page 39] of the Bishop of Carlisle, and his Successors, for the Mannor of Horncastre, and of the Homage and Services of Edmund Dein­court, and his Heirs.

And in 17 E. 1. had a special ReleaseClaus. 17. E. 1. in dorso m. 4. of all the premises, bearing date at Canterbury, on Tuesday next after the Feast of the Assump­tion of our Lady, as also of an annual Rent, payable by him the said Robert, unto the before specified Iohn, and his Heirs.

In 18 E. 1. this Robert de Tibetot had a Char­ter Cart. 18. E. 1 n. 81. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Bentley, in Com. Ebor. Likewise in those at Langar, and Berneston, in Com. Nett. And in 19 E. 1. upon the Death of William de Breouse, of Gomer, got the WardshipClaus. 19 E. 1. m. 10. of his Lands. In 20 E. 1. beingHist. of Cambr. p. 379. the Kings Lieutenant for Wales, EncountringHist. of Cambr. p. 379. Rees ap Meredeth in Bat­tle, he slewHist. of Cambr. p. 379. four thousand of his Men, and tookHist. of Cambr. p. 379. Rees himself Prisoner. Whereupon that Welsh Prince was carried to York, and there sufferedHist. of Cambr. p. 379. death.

Some say,Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 679. that Rees rebelled, by reason of Injuries done to him by this Robert.

In 22 E. 1. he obtained a CharterCart. 22. E. 1. n. 22. for Free-Warren at Braundeford, in Com. Suff. And the same year, beingRot. Vase. 22 E. 1. m. 9. to attend the King in that Expedition then made into Gascoigne, received CommandIbid. in dor­so m. 7. to repair to him a Ports­mouth, upon the first of September, well fitted with Horse and Arms for that service; and be­ing in those parts, was associatedIb. iatus m. 10. with Iohn de Britannia, Lieutenant of Aquitane, to Treat and Conclude with the King of Castile, upon a firm League of Friendship, betwixt King Ed­ward and him. About which time Charles, Bro­ther to the King of France, invadingT. Wals. p. 27. n. 40. the Coun­try, with a great Army, and laying SiegeT. Wals. p. 27. n. 40. to Risune, this Robert being too weak to deal with him, fledT. Wals. p. 27. n. 40. thence; whereupon it was easily ta­ken.

In 25 E. 1. he was againLit. Pardon. 25 E. 1. m. 13. in the Scotish Wars; but the next ensuing year, upon Thurs­day following the Feast of St. Dunstan, departed Esc. 26. E. 1. n. 39. this life, at Nettlestede; being seised of the Mannor of Bentley,, in Com. Ebor. Langar, in Com. Nott. Sttattehale, in Com. Essex. Hardleston, and Borewell, in Com. Cantabr. and Nettelstede, in Com. Suff. leavingEsc. 26. E. 1. n. 39. Pain Tibetot, his Son and Heir, nineteen years of age; as also two Daughters, viz. Hawyse the Wife Claus. 6. E. 1. in dorso m. 15. of Iohn, the Son of Robert Fitz Roger (a great Baron in Northumberland) and Eve ofClaus. 8. E. 1 in dorso m. 1. Ro­bert the Son of Robert de Tatshall, with which Eve he gave six hundred Marks portion.

Which Pain, Pain. in 27 E. 1. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 27 E. 1. m 22. of his Lands, and in 31 E. 1. was Ro [...]. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 5. in that Expedition then made into Scotland, so likewise inRot. Scoc. 3. E. 1. m. 1. 32 E. 1. andRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 12. 34 E. 1. but going thence without the Kings leave, his Lands were seised.Rot. Fin. 34. E. 1. m. 2. In 1 E. 2. this Pain, by a special In­strument, Ex autogr. in bibl. Cot­ton. bearing date at Boloine, ult. Ian. An. 1307. (1 E. 2.) joyned with Anthony Bec, Bishop of Durham, Henry de Laci Earl of Lincoln, and divers other great Men of that time, to stand to the King, in support of his Re­gal Authorities and Rights, and for the advantage of his Subjects. And the same year, being then JusticeRot. Fin. 1 E. 2 m. 17. of the Forrests beyond Trent, was constituted GovernorRot. Fin. 1 E. 2 m. 17. of the Castle of Narth­hampton. In 3 E. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 3. E. 2. m. 6. in that expe­dition then made into Scotland; so likewise inRot. Scoc 4 E. 2. in dorso m. 5. 4 E. 2. having SummonsRot. Scoc 4 E. 2. in dorso m. 5. to repair to Rokesburgh, upon the Festival of St Peter ad vincula well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots. About which time, he obtain'd a CharterCart 4 E. 2. n. 44. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Epreston, in Com. Nott. with a Market there every week upon the Tuesday, and a Fair on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Exaltation of the Holy-Cross. So likewise in 5 E. 2. another Charter,Cart. 5. E. 2 n 39. to himself and Agnes his Wife, Daughter to William de Ros of Hamlake, (with whom he hadEx Coll. R. Dodsw. in Marriage, the Mannor of Wighton on the Woulds, in Com. Ebor.) for a Market, every week, upon the Tuesday at Wighton aforesaid, and a Fair, yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Mary Magdalen.

In 7 E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 7. E. 2 m 5. in the Scotish Wars, and having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso to Parlia­ment, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 1 E. 2. till 7 of that Kings Reign inclusive, lost T. Wals. p. 80. n 40. his life, in that fatal Battel of Strivelin, the same year; being then seisedEsc 8. E. 2. n. 47. of the Mannor of Wighton, in Com. Ebor. Eperston, and Langar, with the Advouson of the Churches, in Com. Nott. Nettlestede, in Com. Suff. with the Advouson of the Church; Bardeston, and Thorpe-Edmer, in Com. Lei [...]. Strathale, in Com. Essex. and Borewell, and Hardleston, in Com. Cantabr. leavingEsc 8. E. 2. n. 47. Iohn his Son and Heir, at that time of the age of one year, and two Months; and Agnes his Wife surviving, who soon after, MarriedClaus. 8 E. 2. m 4. to Thomas de Vere.

Which Iohn, in 8 E. 3. making proof of his age, and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 8. E. 3. m. 15. of his Lands; and the same year wasRot. Scoc. 8. E. 3. m. 11. in that Ex­pedition then made into Scotland. So like­wise inRot. Scoc. 9. E 3. m. 27. 9 E. 3. And in 12 E. 3. inRot Alem. 12. E. 3. m. 21. that into Flanders. Claus. 12 E. 3. p. 2. m 5. In which year having Mar­ried Claus. 12 E. 3. p. 2. m 5. Margaret, the youngest of the Sisters and Co-heirs to Giles de Badlesmere (an eminent Ba­ron of that time) upon partitionRot. Fin. 12 E. 3. m. [...] of the Lands of their Inheritance, he had, in right of her the said Margaret, an assignationRot. Fin. 12 E. 3. m. [...] of the Mannors of Chetham, in Com. Cantii, Hameldon, in Com. Buck. Sonyndon, in Com. Bedf. Oxin­den, in Com. Glouc. Castlecombe, in Com. Wiltes. as also certain Tenements, with a Gar­den in Lynstreete, within the City of London. Likewise four Shops within Algate: and fifty Acres of Wood lying in Bokynfeld-Woods, in Com. Cantii. And in 15 E. 3. uponClaus. 1 [...] E. 3. p. 2. m. 41. the Death of Elizabeth, the Widow of the before mentioned Giles Badlesmere, had a farther assig­nation Claus. 1 [...] E. 3. p. 2. m. 41. of divers other Lordships, viz. of the Mannors of Kyngeston and Sibbeton, in Com. Cantii, Bareue, in Com. Suff. Marde­leye, in Com. Hertf. Orcheston, in Com Wiltes. Little-Stubbyng, and the fourth part of the Mannor of Thaxsted, in Com. Essex, and cer­tain Tenements in Overton, in Com. Rotel. which during her life she held in Dower.

In which year, this Iohn was againRot. Alem. 15 E. 3. m. 5. in the Wars of Flanders, and in 16 E. 3. being in that grand expedition, then made into France, was in the RetinueRo [...]. Franc. 16. E 3. m. 18. with Iohn de Vere, Earl of Oxford. In 20 E. 3. he was GovernorRot. Scoc. 20 E. 3. m 7. of Barwic upon Twede,; and inRot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. m. 16. 33 E. 3. in the Wars of Gascoigne. So likewiseRot. Franc. 34 E. 3. m. 11. in 34 E. 3. And having been summonedClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, from 9 E. 3. till 39. E. 3. inclusive, de­parted Esc 41 E. 3. p. 1. n. 59. this life 13 Apr. 41 E. 3. being at that [Page 40] time seisedIbid. of the Mannor of Lyndesels, in com. Essex in right of Margaret his first Wife, (before mentioned) of the Mannors of Hardle­ston, and Burghwell, in Com. Cantabr. Net­telstede, in com. Suff. Oxindon, in com. Glo [...]c. Eastlecombe, in com Wilts. Sonen­den, in com. Bedf. Hameldon, in com. Buck. Langar, and Epirston, in com. Nott. and Chatham, juxta Rochester, in com. Cantii, leavingIbid. Robert his Son and Heir, twenty six years of age, (for Iohn his eldest Son, died in his life time.) Which Robert doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. [...]in. 41 E. 3. m. 15. of his Lands, and in 43 E. 3. was Rot. Vasc. 43. E. 3. m. 12. in the Wars of Gascoine.

This Robert Robert. MarriedEx Coll. R. 7. G [...]S. Margaret, the Daugh­ter of William Deincourt, and having been sum­moned Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, in 42 and 44 E. 3. de­parted Esc. 46. E. 3. n. 44. this life 13 Apr. 46 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 46. E. 3. n. 44. of the Manors of Hameldon, in com. Buck Bareme, in com. Suff. Lyndesel, Stanbrilg, Podesele-parva, and the fourth part of the Mannor of Thaxstede, in com. Essex; Market-Overton, in com. Rotel. Eston, in com. Linc. Castlecombe, in com. Wilts. Ed­merthorpe, in com. Leic. Bentley, Hanu­thwayt, and Wighton, in com. Ebor. Oxin­don, in com. Glouc. Langare, in com. Nott. Nettelstede, and Barewe, in com. Suff. Cha­tham juxta Rochester, Kingeston, and Sib­beton, in com. Cantii, leavingEsc. 46. E. 3. n. 44. his three Daugh­ters, his Heirs; viz. Margaret six years of age; Milisent four, and Elizabeth two: and Marga­ret his Wife surviving. Which Margaret had, for her Dowrie, an assignationClaus. 46 E. 3. in dorso m. 8. of the Mannor of Langar, in com. Nott. and Oxindon, in com. Glouc. with the Advousons of the Churches of Barowe and Langar.

Of these Daughters thus in minorities, Rich­ard le Scrope (then Lord Treasurer of England) hadRot. Fin 46. E. 3. m. 18. Pat. 4. R. 2. p. 1. m. 25. the Wardship; and disposedRot. Fin 46. E. 3. m. 18. Pat. 4. R. 2. p. 1. m. 25. of Mar­garet (the eldest of them) to Roger le Scrope, his eldest Son, in Marriage; Milisent toClaus. 9. R. 2. m. 29. Stephen his third Son; and Elizabeth toClaus. 9. R. 2. m. 29. Philip le Despen­ser the younger.

Which Daughters, in 9 R. 2. making proof of their respective ages, had Livery of their Lands.

The Issue Male of this chief Branch being thus extinct, I now come to Sir Iohn Tiptot Knight, SonEx Coll. R. Dodsw. and Heir to Sir Pain Tiptot, (a younger BrotherEx Coll. R. Dodsw. to the last Robert) by Agnes his Wife, Rot. Fin. 1. H. 5. p. 1. m. 8. Sister to Sir Iohn Wrothe Knight.

This Sir Iohn Tiptot in 1 H. 4.Iohn. being reteined Pat. 1. H. 4. p. 3. m. 27. in the Service of that King, during his life, had in consideration thereof, a GrantPat. 1. H. 4. p. 3. m. 27. of one hundred Marks per annum, payable out of the Is­sues of Cambridgeshire. And in 6 H. 4. upon the attainderPat. 6 H. [...] 4. p. 2. m. 14. of Thomas Moubray Earl Marshal and Nottingham, (had together with Raphe de Rochefort) a GrantPat. 6 H. [...] 4. p. 2. m. 14. from the King, of all the Apparel pertaining to the Body of that Earl, and all his Harness, for Peace and War, as well for great Horses called Coursers, as Saddles for Tilts and Tourneaments.

In 8 H. 4. uponPat. 8. H. 4. p. 2. m. 20. the Rebellion, and For­feiture of Owen Glendowr, he obtainedPat. 8. H. 4. p. 2. m. 20. all the Lands of Rhese ap Griffith (an adherent to Owen) lying in the Counties of Caermarden, Cat­digan, and elsewhere, within the Principality of South-Wales; and the same year was con­stituted Ibid. m. 11. chief Butler of England. In 9 H. 4. being TreasurerPat. 9. H. 4. p. 1. m. 2. of the Kings Houshold, he was madeRot. Vasc. 9. H 4. m. 15. Seneschal of Landar, in the Dutchy of Aquitane,, and Governor of the Castle of Ax, in 3 H. 5. SeneschalRot. Vasc. 3. H. 5. m. 5. of Aquitane, and in 4 H. 5. being employed as AmbassadorRot. Franc. 4. H 5 m. 14. to the King of the Romans, continuedRot. Franc. 4. H 5 m. 14. for some time in his Court In the same year he was like­wise reteined,Ex autogr. penès Cler. Pell. by Indenture, to serve the King with thirty men at Arms, whereof himself and two other Knights, to be part of the number, the rest Esquires, and ninety Archers.

In 5 H. 5. (then residingRot. Franc 5 H. 5. m. 3 at Burwell, in com. Cantabr.) he attendedRot. Franc 5 H. 5. m. 3 the King in his Wars against the French. And being still Se­neschal Rot. Norm 5 H. 5. m. 19. of Aquitane, was constituted Rot. Norm 5 H. 5. m. 19. President of the Kings Exchequer in Norman­dy, as also in all other judicial Courts, with­in that Dutchy. LikewiseRot. Norm 5 H. 5. m. 19. Treasurer of Nor­mandy. And in 3 H. 6. chief StewardPat. 3. H. 6. p. 2. m. 8. of the Kings Castles and Lordships throughout all Wales and the Marches, which lately did be­long to Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, and which (by reason of the Minority of Richard Duke of Yorke, Cousin and Heir to that Earl) were in the Kings hands.

This Sir Iohn Tiptot, MarriedRot. Fin. 4 H. 5. m. 5. Claus. 20 H 6. m. 15. Ioyce, the Sister and Co-heir to Sir Edward Charlton Knight, Lord Powys, and in 20 H. 6. had, by reason thereof, summonsClaus. de eodem ann. in. dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm. In 8 H. 6. bearing the TitleEx autog. penès Cler. Pell. of Lord Tiptot and Pouys, he was retein­ed Ex autog. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King in his Wars of France, with twelve Men at Arms, whereof himself to be one; one other Knight, and fifty six Archers on Horseback. Whereupon he took ShipingStow's Ann. with the King at Dovor, upon the 27th of April, and in 10 H. 6. was madeRot. Franc. 10. H. 6. m. 15 Governor of the Castle of Merk, in the Marches of Picardy, for five years. And in 11 H. 6. had an assigna­tion Rot. Fin. 11. H. 6. m. 16. of the Mannor of Ryhall, in com. Rotel. for the purpartie of Ioyce his Wife, of those Lands which Anne the Widow of Edmund Mor­timer, Earl of March held in Dower, she being then dead.

In 22 H. 6. he was again reteinedEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King in his Wars of France, with sixteen Men at Arms, and sixty nine Archers. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 4 H. 6. to 15 H. 6. inclusive, departedEsc. 21 H. 6. m. 45. this life, on Thursday preceding the Purification of our Lady, 21 H. 6. being then seisedEsc. 21 H. 6. m. 45. of the Mannors of Burwell, (called Tiptot Mannor) in com. Cantabr. Puk-Shepon, in Bychingstoke, Berford, and Radelynche, in com. Wilts. Enfeild, and Sheperton, in com. Midd. Bro­keley, in New-Forest, Over-VVallop, Ne­ther-VVallop, Broughton, with the Moiety of the Mannor of Aulton, in com. Southampt. Of the Mannor of Fastolfe, the third part of the Mannor of Leyham, with the Mannor and Hundred of Mulford, in com. Suff. of the Fo­restership of VVavebrig, and Sapele, in com. Hunt. Of the Mannors of Harston, Everston, Chadworth, Butlers in Harston, Badling­ham, and Dulingham in Borwell, in com. Cantabr. Langton-Hering, in com. Dors. Stoke under Hamden, Mylton, Midsomer-Norton; Faryngton-Gurnay, Welton, Inglestone. Widecombe, Laverton, Cory-Malet, Stowell, West-Harpetre, and Moiety of the Mannor of Shepton-Malet, in com. Somers. and in right of Ioyce his Wife, of the Mannor of Welley, in com. Hunt. leaving Iohn his Son and Heir, sixteen years of age.

[Page 41]Which Iohn, being advancedCart. ab an. 27 us (que) 37 H. 6. n. 41. to the Title of Earl of Worcester, 16 Iulii 27 H. 6. in 29 H. 6. obtain'd a GrantRot. Vasc. 29 H. 6. m. 9. from the King; importing, That whereas Iohn Lord Tiptot his Father, was seised of the Lordships of Goos, Sey­nax, Marempne, Marynsyn, Borne, Me­mysane, and divers other, lying in the Dut­chy of Aquitane, which by Descent did of right belong to him, but were at that time pos­sessed by the French; that so soon as they could by Conquest be recovered out of the Enemies hand, he should freely and peaceably have pos­session of them: And, in 32 H. 6. wasEx autogr. penès cler. pell. one of the Nobles, who undertook to Guard the Seas, having allowanceEx autogr. penès cler. pell. of the Tonnage and Pound­age payable for that Service.

In An. 1457 (35 Hen. 6.) beingEx cod. al­bo S Trin. Dubl. Lord De­puty of Ireland, he landedEx cod. al­bo S Trin. Dubl. at Nouth 9 Oct. And, in 1 Edw. 4. was constitutedPat. 1 E. 4. p. 2. m. 3. Justice of North-Wales, for life: Also, soon after that, ConstableIbid. m. 4. of the Tower of London for life.

In 2 Edw. 4. being made TreasurerPat. 2. E. 4. p. 1. m. 19. of the King's Exchequer, he wasStow's Ann. with him in that Expedition into the North, and at the Siege of Bamourgh-Castle, then held out by the Duke of Somerset, and others of the Lan­castrians, who had made head in those parts. In 3 Hen. 4. he was madePat. 3 E. 4. p. 2. m. 9. Chancelour of Ireland for life: and retein'dIbid. m. 20. to serve the King, in his Fleet at Sea, for a certain term of years. In 4 Edw. 4. being StewardRot. Franc. 4 E. 4. m. 15. of the King's Houshold, he was joyn'd in Commissi­on Rot. Franc. 4 E. 4. m. 15. with the Lord Audley, and others, to Treat with the Ambassadors of the Duke of Britanny, touching a Truce. And, in 7 E. 4. uponPat. 7 E. 4. p. 1. m. 12. the forfeiture of Thomas Lord Roos, for his adherence to the Lancastrians (then totally subdued) obtain'd a GrantPat. 7 E. 4. p. 1. m. 12. from the King, on the behalf of Philippa, his Sister, wife of that Lord, of the Mannors of Ussyngton, Wrag­by, and Esteryngton, in Com. Linc. Orston, Warcop, and Ekeryng, with the Advou­son of the Churches of Warsop, and Eke­ryng, in Com. Nott. Of the Mannor of Se­ton, in Com. Ebor. Of a certain Annuity of Twenty pounds issuing out of the Priory of Wartre, in Com. Ebor. Of the Mannor of Adderley, which extendeth it self into Spone­ley, with the Advouson of the Church of Ad­derley, in Com. Salop. and of the Mannor of Estbourne, in Com. Suss.

In this year, beingRot. Franc. 7 E. 4. m. 12. Deputy of Ireland to George Duke of Clarence (the King's Lieute­nant there) he residedRot. Franc. 7 E. 4. m. 12. in that Realm, for the defence thereof. And, in 10 E. 4. was consti­tuted Pat. 10 E. 4. m. 12. Lieutenant of Ireland; As also Con­stable Pat. 10 E. 4. m. 12. of England, and again TreasurerPat. 10 E. 4. m. 12. of the Exchequer. Soon after which, comingStow's Ann. to Southampton, the King causedStow's Ann. him to fit in Judgment upon divers Gentlemen, and o­thers, then taken, in some Ships, upon a Skirmish. Whereupon, to the number of Twen­ty of them, wereStow's Ann. Drawn, Hang'd, and Be­headed.

But, besides all this, it is farther memora­ble Bal [...]us de Scripto [...]. Cent. 8. n. 46. of him; that, having been bred a Stu­dent in Ballol-Colledg Oxon: and attained to an high degree of Learning, he went to Hierusalem, and there made his abode for some time. Thence Travelling into other Countryes, he came to Venice and Padua; As also to Rome, out of great affection he had to see the famous Vatican-Library. Where he made such an elegant Oration to Pope Pius the Second, that it drew Teares from the Eyes of his Holiness. Likewise, that he Translated in­to English, the Orations of Publius Cornelius, and Caius Flaminius; and Wrote divers Learn­ed Tracts, whereof Bale Ibid. maketh mention.

Moreover, that he FoundedW [...]ever's Fun. Mon. p. 411. a Fraternitie in All-Hallows-Church at Berkyng (near the Tower of London.) Likewise, that, having been a firm adherer to the House of York; and the Scene changing through the potency of Nevill Earl of Warwick (King Edward being forc't to flee beyond-Sea, and King Henry re­stored) he was necessitated to shift for himself; so that, being foundStows Ann. on the top of an high Tree, in the Forest of Waybrigg, (in Com. Hunt. he was broughtStows Ann. to London, and judg'dStows Ann. to suffer death, by Iohn Earl of Ox­ford: whereuponStows Ann. he lost his head, on Tower­hill; and was buried at Black-Friers, in that Ci­ty.

Furthermore, that he had two Wives: First Esc. 31 H. 6 n. 33. Elizabeth, the daughter to Robert Greyndour; and by her a sonEsc. 31 H. 6 n. 33., called Iohn, who died young. SecondlyCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hop­ton Esquire, sister of Sir Walter Hopton Knight, (WidowPat. 8 E. 4. p. 2. m. 17. of Sir Roger Corbet of Morton-Corbet, in Com. Salop. Knight) on whom he begot a son called Edward, Edward. who wasEsc. 10 E. 4. n. 53 but little more than two yeares of age, at his death. Which Ed­ward being restoredCatal. of Nob. ut supra. in blood by King Edward the Fourth, diedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. without issue 12 Aug. 3 R. 3. Whereupon his three Aunts became his heires; viz. Catal. of Nob. ut supra. Philippa, Wife of Thomas Lord Roos of Hamlake; Ioane, Married to Sir Edmund In­glethorpe Knight; and Ioyce to Edmund, son and heir to Iohn Lord Dudley.

Piers de Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall.
[1 Edw. 2.]

THere is not (I think) in all our English History, a greater instance of an unhappy Favourite, than that of this Piers de Ga­veston; much unhappy to himself, but more to his Soveraign. Who, being corrupted in his youth, by the leud conversation of this vain young Man, became most miserable at last; not only by De­posal from his Government, but, by the Murther of his Person.

Being, by BirthT. VVals. p. [...]8. n. 40., the son of a private Gentle­man in Gascoine, who had meritedT. VVals. p. [...]. n. 40. well for his faithful services in the Wars of those parts; he was, for that cause, in his very childhood, re­ceiv'dT. VVals. p. [...]. n. 40. into the Court of King Edward the First, there to wait upon Prince Edward, his el­dest Son: Upon whose affections, in tract of time, he so much gained, by humouring him in such sensual delights, whereunto youth is natu­rally inclin'd; that he guided and govern'dT. VVals. p. [...]. n. 40. him according to his own vile humour. The dange­rous consequence whereof, was not foreseen by the King, until near the time of his own death, as it seems: for, this Piers wasClaus. 35 E. 1. [...]. 15. with him in his [Page 42] Wars of Scotland, in 32d of his Reign; as is evident from that PardonIbid., which was after­wards granted to him; as also to Roger Lord Mortimer, Gilbert de Clare, and others, for depart­ing thence at that time without leave. So like­wise inRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 7. that of 34 Edw. 1. which was the last Expedition into those parts, by that Victorious King: being, in order thereto, madeComp. Joh. de Drokenes­ford, &c. Knight, at the Feast of Pentecost, with Prince Edward, by Bathing, &c.

But then, was it most clearly discern'dH. Knigh­ton, 2494. n. 50. T. VVals. 65. n. 40., by divers of the Nobles, at that time there, how de­structive it might be to themselves, and to the whole Realm, that such an ill Companion should longer continue with the Prince; whereupon, the King, lyingH. Knigh­ton, 2494. n. 50. T. VVals. 65. n. 40. upon his Death-bed, at Burgh upon the Sands (near Carlisle) forc'dH. Knigh­ton, 2494. n. 50. T. VVals. 65. n. 40. him to abjure the Realm: and commandedH. Knigh­ton, 2494. n. 50. T. VVals. 65. n. 40. his Son (the Prince) upon Penalty of his Curse, that he should not recall him back.

Nevertheless, notwithstanding this strict charge of the dying King; no sooner did he hear that the breath was out of his Father's Body, but that he sentH. Knigh­ton, 2494. n. 50. T. VVals. 65. n. 40. for him again;T. VVals. p. 66. and bestow'dT. VVals. p. 66. on him the King's Jewels, and likewise all that Treasure, which had been design'd for the succor of the Holy Land; viz. Ibid. 65. n. 40. Thirty two thousand pounds of Silver; which also, uponIb p. 66. the danger of his Father's Curse, ought not to have been otherwise dipsosed of.

Whereof, being thus possess'd, he convey'dIb. p. 68. it into the hands of Forrein-Merchants, for his own private benefit. Amongst which Jewels, there wasLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 681. a Table and Tressels of Gold, which he had takenLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 681. out of the Treasury at Westminster, and deliveredLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 681. them to Aymeri de Frisconbaud, to be carried into Gascoine: And besides all this, he caused [...] Walter Langton Bishop of Coven­ [...]ry and Lichfield, who had been Lord Treasu­rer to King Edw. 1. to be imprisoned.

Nay, so great was his interest; that, upon the King's going over to Boloin, to Marry with the Lady Isabell, daughter to Philip le Beau, King of France (which Marriage was solemnized [...] 8 Cal. Febr.) he obtain'd a special Patent [...], bearing date 26th December, to be Guardian, and Lieutenant of this Realm, during his absence.

And, Soon after this▪ having Married [...] Mar­garet, the second sister and coheir to Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glocester, daughter to Ioane of Acres, the King's sister (the Wedding [...] being kept at Berkemsted, in the presence of the King) he procured a GrantCart. 1. E. 2. n. 6. to himself, and her the said Margaret in tail, of that great Man­nor of Brustwyke, in Holderness, with its members: Also of the Castle and Mannor of Skypton, in Craven: Of the Castle and Ho­nor of High-Peke, in Com. Derb. Of the Ca­stle, Mannor, and Honor of Cokermuth, in Com. Cumb. with its Members; Of the Mannors of [...]orpell, and Upton, in Com. North. Of the Castle of Caresbroke, and other the Kings Lands in the Isle of Wight; all which formerly belong'd to Isabel de Fortibus, sometime Countess of A [...]ema [...]le; and were then valued at Three thousand Marks per annum. AndIbid. n. 7. of the Man­nors of Crokham, and Berkhamsted, in Com. Hertf. with Fr [...]e-warren in all his Demesn­lands there; as also in Byflete, and Pache­nesham, in Com. Surr. with remainder to the King, and his heirs.

About the same time, likewise, he had a Grant Ibid. n. 24. in Fee, of the whole Earldom of Cornwall, with the Castle, Mannors and Lands thereto be­longing; as also of the Shrievalty of that Coun­ty. Likewise of the Stannaries, and all Mines of Tin and Lead, sometime belonging to Edmund, Earl of Cornwall. Of the Castle and Man­nor of Lydeford, with its Appurtenances. Of the whole Moore and Free-Chase of Dert­more; of the Town of Exeter; of the Castle, Town, and Honor of Knaresburgh, with Free-Chase there; Of the Mannors of Routhclyve and Aldburgh; of the Castle, Town, and Ho­nor of Walingford, with the Mannors of Watlington, and Bensington; of the Four Hundreds and half of Ciltrie; of the Honor of St. Walerie; of the Mannor of Beckley; of the Castles and Mannors of Mereswell and Cicestre; of the Mannors of Newport-juxta-Walden; of the Town of Wilton, and Man­nor of Cosham; with One hundred pounds rent issuing out of the Mannor of Lichelade, by the hands of the Abbot of Hailes: As also, of all the Lands which the before-specified Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, held at the time of his death; as well in possession as Reversion. Likewise of Two hundred shillings and ten Marks yearly Rent, payable by the Mayor of London, out of the Rent of Fifty pounds per annum, due for Queen-Hithe.

Furthermore, he then obtain'd a GrantT. VVals. p. 68. of the whole Isle of Man. But, being thus high­ly advanced, and inrich'd with such vast posses­sions, he grew so insolent, as that he despisedYpod. N. p. 99. n. 30. the chiefest of the Nobles: in so much, as, upon the day appointed for the King's Coronation, (viz. the Festival ofT. VVals. p. 69. n. 40. St. Mathias the Apostle) in An. 1309. (2 Edw. 2.) the great Lords desi­red T. VVals. p. 69. n. 40. of the King (in the presenceT. VVals. p. 69. n. 40. of Charles, and Lewes, his Uncles; Iohn Duke of Brabant, and Margaret his Dutchess, the Earl of Sa­voy, and many others) that he might be remo­ved; and, when they saw it would not be, they endevouredT. VVals. p. 69. n. 40. to defer that Solemnity, but in vain; for, to honour him yet farther, the King gave Ibid. p. 70. l 1. him the Crown of St. Edward the Confessor to carry in that Solemn Proceeding.

Which being over, he became more and more elatedIbid. n. 10.; and, causingIbid. n. 10. a Tourneament to be proclaimed at Walingford, got thither such a number out of Forrein parts, as that he there insultedIbid. n. 10. over all the English Lords; of which, Thomas Earl of Lancaster, Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford, Aymer de Valence Earl of Pembroke, and Iohn Earl of Warren, were not the least; Who, stomachingIbid. the matter, unanimously entred into consultationIbid., how they might destroy him. Moreover, about this time, he obtain'd another GrantRot. Vasc. 2 E. 2. m. 17. from the King, of the Castles of Gaure, Thalamon, and Mau­leon, in Gascoine, with the Provost-ship of Camparian, called Comptal, and City of Baion: also of the Mannors of Herb-funere, Biorn, Comtad, Saline, Dagines, and Isle of Oleron; with the Territories of Ma­rempne, and Lancras, in Xantoigne, for terme of life.

And, shortly after that, a CharterCart. 2 E. 1. n. 14. to himself and Margaret his Wife, for a Market every week, upon the Thursday, at his Mannor of Torpell, in Com. North. as also for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Giles. Likewise another GrantIbid. n. 7 [...], in tail, to himself and the said [Page 43] Margaret, and to the issue of their two Bodies lawfully begotten, of the Mannor of Wrox­hale, in the Isle of Wight, late part of the pos­sessions of Isabell, Countess of Albemarle. A­gain, having the Earldome of Cornwall, thus grantedClaus. 3 E. 2. m. 23. to him, and Margaret his Wife, and to the heires of their two bodies lawfully begotten; he obtain'd several PreceptsClaus. 3 E. 2. m. 23., to sundry persons, to make Livery unto him, of divers Lordships and Lands, which were parcel thereof; viz. to Adam de Carleton, for Livery of the Mannors of Tre­meton, and Moresk, in that County. To Tho­mas de la Hyde, Sheriff of that Shire, of all the Lands, then in his custody therein: the like to Iohn de Sture of Lands in Devonshire. Also to Iohn de Clinton, for Livery of the Castle of Walingford, the Honor of St. Walerie, and Town of Cicestre. To George de Perci, of the Mannor of Cosham; to Iohn de Knokyn, of the Mannor of UUatlyngton. To Roger de Wel­lesworth, of the Mannor of Newport, in Essex. To Alexander Cheverell, of the Town of Wil­ton: and to Iohn de Gras Sheriff of Yorkshire, of the Castle, Town, and Honor of Knaresbo­rough, with the Mannors of Routhelyve and Aldeburgh.

Which excessive favours, raisedYpod. N. p. 99. n. 30. his pride and insolencie to such an height, as that the great Lords not being longer able to endure it; humbly be­sought Ypod. N. p. 99. n. 30. the King, that he would manage his Af­faires by the Advice of his Barons, whereby he might be the more safe from danger. Unto which, outwardlyYpod. N. p. 99. n. 30. assenting, he forthwith called Ibid. a Parliament to meet at London. Where, at their earnest instance, this Piers was banish'dIbid. n. 40. in­to Ireland (about the Feast of the blessed Vir­gin's Nativity) but much against the King's mind. In his passage therefore, thitherwards, he accom­panied Lel. coll. vol. 1. b. 292. him to Bristoll; and assign'dLel. coll. vol. 1. b. 292. him all his own Royal Revenues in that Realm, for his support there. But, no sooner was the Parlia­ment dissolved, than that he recall'dT. Wals. ut supra, n. 50. him again; and, upon his arrival in England, metH. Knighton 2532. n. 50. him at Chester.

Seeing therefore the King thus stedfast to him, he despisedT. Wals. the Nobles more than ever; and, seeing he gaveT. Wals. him way, to do what he listed, fell to fingeringT. Wals. the Treasure of the Kingdom; and lentIbid. it out to Forrein Merchants, for his own peculiar benefit; so that there was notIbid. left wherewith to defray the usual expences of the King's Houshold: the Queen, likewise becoming so necessitous; that she, with Teares, complained Ibid. to her Father (the King of France) that she was bereft of that due Honor which belong'd to her.

The Barons, therefore, taking into their far­ther considerationIbid. p. 100., that it was their Lenitie, which encouraged him to be thus bold, unani­mously made an AddressIbid. p. 100. to the King; and plain­ly toldIbid. p. 100. him, That, in case he would not rid the Court of this insolent Earl, they would Arme them­selves against him, as a Perjur'd Person. Where­upon, for fear of greater mischief, he once more abjuredIbid. p. 100. the Realm; this farther ConditionIbid. p. 100. be­ing added by the Barons; That, if ever he should be found in England again; or in any of the King's Dominions; he should be taken, and con­demn'd, as a publick Enemy.

Hereupon, he first wentIbid. n. 10. into France, with a Guard. But the King, hearing thereof, gave strict commandIbid., that he should be laid fast, in case he came thither; to the end he might not return again into England, to disturb the Queen (his Daughter) and the Nobles. Having there­fore got IntelligenceIbid. n. 10. of what the King of France resolv'd; he hasted intoIbid. n. 10. Flanders: but, find­ing no rest there, came backIbid. n. 10. (with his Compa­nions) relyingIbid. n. 10. upon the Earl of Glocester's Fa­vor (whose Sister he had Married) and that in­terest, which he well knew he had in the King.

Being thus return'd, with all cheerful recepti­on Ibid. n. 20. from the King; he was soon after, made Ju­sticePat. 4 E. 2. m. ... of all the Forests, South of Trent; and obtain'd a GrantCart. 4 E. 2. n. 9., in tail (to himself and Mar­garet his Wife, and the heires of their two Bodies lawfully begotten; with remainder to the King and his heires) of the Mannor of Werke in Tindale; with divers ample Liberties, Fran­chises, and Priviledges, within his Mannor and Honor of Knaresburgh: as also in Bur­rough Brigg, Clynte, Aldeburgh, and Routhclyst; the particulars whereof, for bre­vity, I omit. Likewise, for Free-warren, in all his Demesn lands, within his Lordsh. of Tynra­gel, Clyme [...]ond, Helleston, in Rerye, M [...] ­resa, Rillaton, Helleston in Trigg; Lyske­ret, juxta Tybeste; Penkeneke, Talskidye, Tywarnaill, Tremeton, Restormell, Lest­withiell, Ualistok, Trewynton, and Pen­lyn, in Com. Cornub. Lydfoard, in Com. Devon. Cosham, in Com. Wiltes. Newport, in Com. Essex. UUallingford, UUatiyngton, and Bensington, in Com. Berks. Knaresburgh, Routhclyff, and Aldburgh, in Com. Ebor. As also was made Governor ofRot. [...]. 4 E 2 m. 17. Nottingham-Castle: And likewise ofRot. Fin. 5 E. 2. m. 7. the Castles of Car­lisle, and Scarborough.

But this his return, and these new Favours, rais'dT. Wals. p 73. n. 40. the Peoples discontents, in general to such a pitch; that the Nobles, making advantage thereof, resolv'dT. Wals. p 73. n. 40. to take him by force from the King; and, to that end, made choiceIbid. p 74. of Thomas Earl of Lancaster for their General, in that adventure. Whereupon that Earl, backt by such Power, sentIbid p 75. r. 10. certain Messengers to the King, then at York, requiring the delivery of this Piers unto them; or else to banish him the Realm. Whereunto notIbid. yielding; and goingIbid. forthwith from thence to Newcastle upon [...]ine, they followedIbid. him.

Whereof the King having advertisement, he hastedIbid n. 20. to Tinemouth; and so, by Shipping, toIbid n. 20. to Scardeburgh (the strongest Castle on the Yorkshire, Coast, being founded on a Rock, and (for the most part) environ'd with the Sea­water) commandingIbid n. 20. the Soldiers there, to Vi­ctual it presently, and protect him, whilst he him­self went into the parts of UUarwickshire.

The Lords therefore being inform'd of all this, seisedIbid. n. 30. upon those his Horses, and other Goods, which he had left at Newcastle; cau­sing them to be apprizedIbid. n. 30., and put into safe cu­stody: and made all speedIbid. n. 30. after him, to Scar­deburgh, that they could. And, being come thither, beganIbid. n. 30. to lay siege thereto: But, finding no oppositionIbid. by the Country; the Earl of Lan­caster drawIbid. off the greatest part of his Forces, to the endIbid. they might not be too burthensome to the parts near adjacent; and leftIbid. the Earles of Pembroke, and UUarren, to take it by assault. Who, in a short time, so weariedIbid. n. 40. out those Guards which were within it, by their fre­quent Allarms; that Piers, seeing no remedy, [Page 44] yielded b himself; promising c to stand to the Judgment of the Barons; but, with desireIbid. n. 40. of liberty, to speak with the King.

Whereunto the Earl of Pembroke inclining; prevail'dIbid. with the other Lords, that he should: (the Lord Perci also, by a special InstrumentPat. 6 E 2. p. 1. m. 21. in Writing, signed in the King's Presence, underta­king to preserve him securely against any harm, for a certain time, upon forfeiture of Life and Limb; Lands and Tenements, and all he had:) and so carried g him towards Wallingford. But, when he was on his way, at h Dadington in Orfordshire (about four Miles beyond Banbury) having left the chargeT. Wals. p. 76. n. 10. & 20. of him with his own servants (himself and his Lady lodging T. Wals. p. 76. n. 10. & 20. in an adjacent Town) the Earl of UUarwick, in the night time, came, with divers Armed Men, and tookMS. in Bibl. Bodl K. 84. 96. b. him thence to UUarwick Castle. Where he kept him, tillMS. in Bibl. Bodl K. 84. 96. b. the coming of the Earles of Lancaster, Hereford, and Arundel: and then, upon Consultation;T. Wals. ut supra. Whether they should carry him to the King, or put him to death; a sober person, standing by, toldT. Wals. ut supra. them; That it would be a great folly, having been at such a charge and trouble to eatch him, to bazard the losing him again; saying,T. Wals. ut supra. That it were much better, that he should suffer death, than that the Realm should be any whit disturb'd by a War.

Assenting therefore to this Advice, they took him out of Prison; and broughtIbid. him to an as­cent, called Black-low (about a Mile North-East from UUarwick) and there, by the hands [...] of a Welsh-man, beheaded [...] him, as a publick Traytor to the Kingdom; that Prophecie [...] being thereby fulfill'd; viz. That he should feel the sharp­ness of the Teeth, of the Black Dog of Arden (for so he usually, in scorn, did call the Earl of UUar­wick.)

Being thus put to death, the Fryers-Preachers carried [...] his Body to Oxford, where being kept [...] for more than the space of two years; and thence convey'd [...] to Langele (alias Kings-Langele) near St. Albans, in Com. Hertf. it was, with great Solemnity, interred upon the se­cond of Ianuary, An. 1314. in the Church of the Friers-Preachers, there newly Founded [...] by that King, to Pray for his Soul; the king him­self being present [...] at his Funeral; as also [...] the Archbishop of Canterbury; the Bishops of London, UUinchester, UUorcester, Bathe and UUelles; Fourteen Abbots, with a Mul­titude of the Religious, and Friers-Mendicants. Likewise [...] the Earls of Norfolk, and Pem­broke; and of Barons, H. le Despenser, Henry de Beanmont, Bartholomew de Badlesmere, Hugh le De­spenser, the Son, Iohn de Handlo; with about Fifty Knights. Also, of Officers, [...] the Lord Chancelor, the Lord Treasurer; the Treasurer of the Wardrobe; Sir William Inge, one of the Ju­stices of the Common-pleas, Sir I. Gisourz Major of London; and I. Abel Eschaetor South of Trent.

But the King took his death so to heart; that he desired [...] he might be once revenged there­of.

This is all that I have to say of him; other then that he left Margaret his Wife surviving, who Married [...] afterwards to Hugh de Audley ju­nio: And one only Daughter, called Ioane, which Ieane, by special Covenants [...] betwixt the King, and Thomas de Multon, Lord of Egre­mu [...], was to espouse Iohn, the son and heir of the said Thomas, so soon as they should attain to Marriagable years; the Portion which the King agreed to give her, beingIbid. a Thousand Marks Sterling. But, her Father's purposePat. 11 E. 2. p. 1. m. 18. was to have Married her unto Thomas the son and heir of Iohn Lord Wake: the King therefore, by rea­sons Pat. 11 E. 2. p. 1. m. 18., that Wake Married himself otherwise, with­out his License, compell'dPat. 11 E. 2. p. 1. m. 18. him to pay so much Money unto the before-specified Thomas de Mul­ton, in satisfaction of his Covenant, so made, as aforesaid.

Cromwell.
[1 Edw. 2.]

OF this Family there is notable mention in our publick Records, before of any of them became Barons of this Realm. In 17 Ioh. Raphe de Cromwell, Raphe. having adheredRot. Fin. 17 Joh. m. 3. to the Re­bellious Barons of that age, gaveRot. Fin. 17 Joh. m. 3. a Fine of Six­ty Marks and a Palfrey, to make his peace; And, deliveringIbid. up his eldest Daughter in Hostage, had restitutionIbid. of his Lands, which had been sei­sed for that transgression. After which, viz. in 3 Hen. 3. he was constitutedPat. 3 H. 3. m. 5. a Justice-Itine­rant in the Counties of Lincoln, Notting­ham, and Derby.

To him succeeded another Raphe; Raphe. who Mar­ried Claus. 2 E. 1. m. 10. Margaret, one of the sisters and coheirs to Roger de Someri, Baron of Dudley; and in 2. E. 1. upon partition of the Lands and Knights Fees, which were of their Inheritance, had an as­signation Claus. 2. E. 1. m. 10. of her purpartie. In 14 Edw. 1. this Raphe, having beenRot. de Scutag. Wall. 14 E. 1. m. 2. in that Expedition, then made into Wales, obtain'd ScutageRot. de Scutag. Wall. 14 E. 1. m. 2. of all his Tenants by Military service, in the Counties of Warw. Leicester, Buckingham, Gloce­ster, Nottingham, and Derby; And, in 22 E. 1. received commandRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. in dor­so, m. 9. to attend the King at Portsmouth, upon the first day of Septem­ber well accoutred with Horse and Armes, thence to Saile with him into Gascoigne. After which, viz. in 25 E. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 1. in the Wars of Scot­land.

To this Raphe succeeded Iohn de Cromwel, Iohn. who tookRot. Pip. 29 E. 1. Westmo [...]. Claus. 35 E. 1. m. 11 to Wife Idonea de Leyburne, the younger of the two daughters and heirs of Ro­bert de Vipount, hereditary Sheriff of Westmor­land. In 33 Edw. 1. this Iohn beingMat. Westm. in an. 130. then a Knight, accusedMat. Westm. in an. 130. Sir Nicholas de Segrave of Trea­son: for which charge, Segrave offer'dMat. Westm. in an. 130. to try the quarrel with him by Combate; but was not Mat. Westm. in an. 130. permitted: And, in 1 Edw. 2. obtain'dPat. 1. E. 2. p. 2. m. 5. the Castle of Hope (in Flintshire) with the Man­nor, by Grant from the King, for life; upon conditionPat. 1. E. 2. p. 2. m. 5., that he should new-build the Castle there (at that time ruinous:) And the same year was made GovernourRot. Fin. 1 E. 2. m. 16. of Striguil-Castle, as also ConstableIbid. m. 5. of the Tower of London.

In 2 Edw. 2. having beenRot. Scoc. 2 E. 2. m. 14. again in the Wars of Scotland, he obtain'd a CharterCart. 2 E. 2. n. 49. for Free-warren, to himself and Idonea his Wife, in all his Demesn-lands, within his Lordship of [...]ymberworth, in Com. Ebor. Maltby, and Peverelthorpe, in Com. Nott. Stonele, in Com. Derb. Moreton, in Com. Linc. Isenden, in Com. Linc. and Rotel: Eyworth, in Com. Bedf. and Bockland, in Com. Buck. and, in [Page 55] 4. E. 2 was again madeRot. Fin. 4. E. 2. m. 13. Constable of the Tower of Lon [...]on: In which year he recei­ved SummonsRot Scoc. 4 E. 2 in dorso m 5. (amongst others) to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Rokes­burgh, in Scotland, within a Month after the Feast of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist, thence to march against the Scots, at that time in Hostility.

In 6 E. 2. being sentRot. Vasc. 6 E. 2. m. 13 into Gascoine, in the Kings Service, he obtained his PreceptRot. Vasc. 6 E. 2. m. 13 to the Constable of Bourdeaux, to deliver un­to him fifty pounds Sterling, towards his Ex­pence in that employment; and in 7 E. 2. was Rot. Scoc. 7 E 2. m. 5. again in the Scotish Wars: In which year be­ing sentClaus. 7 E. 2. m. 13. with Henry le Scrope into UUales, he hadClaus. 7 E. 2. m. 13. an allowance of ten Marks, for the support of his charge in that journey, to be paid by the Chamberlain of Caernarvon. More­over, in 10 E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 8. in the Scotish Wars; and constitutedRot Fin. 10. E. 2. m. 9. Warden of all the Kings Forests North of Trent. In 14 E. 2. he was madePat. 11 E. 2. m 9. Governor of of Tykhill-Castle, in Com. Ebor. as also chargedClaus. 11 E. 2. m. 23. with finding of fifty foot Souldiers for the Scotish Wars, out of his Lands at Hope, in Flintshire: And in 13 E. 2. was againRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2 m. 4. in the Scotish Wars.

In 18 E. 2. he attendedT. Wals. p. 100. n. 40. & 101. Queen Isabell in­to France, for a Treaty of Peace, beingT. Wals. p. 100. n. 40. & 101. the onely Baron of her whole Retinue in that jour­ney: at which time it was concluded,T. Wals. p. 100. n. 40. & 101. that King Edward should give, unto the Prince (his eldest Son) the Dukedome of Aquitane, and Earldome of Ponthieu; and that the King of France should receive Homage of him for them.

In 1 E. 3. being again made ConstablePat. 1. E 3. p. 1. m. 19 of the Tower of London, he wasRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 6. imployed in­to Scotland; and in 2 E. 3. obtained the Kings Charter,Cart. 2. E. 3. n. 53. for a Market every week, up­on the Thursday at North-Carlton, in Com. Nott. As also for a Fair there every year, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Margaret the Vir­gin. In 3 E. 3. he was once more made Con­stable Rot. Fin. 3 E. 3 m. 17. of the Tower of London; and in 6 E. 3. had a CharterCart 6. E. 3. n. 12. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Austrefeld, in Com. Ebor. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from I E. 2. until 9 E. 3. inclusive; departed this life soon after, as it seems, leaving Issue Raphe his Son and Heir.

Which Raphe, Raphe. MarriedClaus. 35 E. 3. m. 8. Maud the Daughter of Iohn Bernack, SisterClaus. 35 E. 3. m. 8. and Heir to her Bro­ther William, who died in Minority. In the rightRot. Fin. 16 R. 2. m. 19 of which Maud, he became Lord of the Mannor of Tatshall, in Com. Linc. by lineal suc­cession, from the Heirs Female of Robert de Tatshall, sometime owner thereof, (viz. Esc. 18 R. 2. n. 34. Daughter and Heir to Iohn de Bernak Son of Alice, Wife of Sir William de Bernak, Daughter and Heir to Iohn de Driby, Coulsin and Heir to Ro­bert, Son of Robert de Tatshall.) Whereupon he fixedClaus. 22 R 2. p. 1. m 10 his chief Residence there, being then Claus. 22 R 2. p. 1. m 10 a Knight. But all that I have farther seen of him, is, That in 47 E. 3. he was reteined,Ex autogr. penès Cler. Pell. by Indenture, to serve the King in his Wars beyond Sea, with Twenty Men at Arms, and Twenty Archers, of which number, two to be Knights, besides himself, and nine Esquires. Likewise, that in 10 R. 2. he was a Banneret, and retein­ed Ex autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King in defence of the Realm, against an Invasion, then feared; as also in 8 R. 2. to serveEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. him in the Wars of Scotland: and that having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 49 E. 3. untill 22 R. 2. inclusive, he de­parted Esc. 22 R. 2. n. 1 [...]. this life, 27 Aug. the same year, being then seisedEsc. 22 R. 2. n. 1 [...]. of the Mannor of West-Halum, in Com. Derb. Of the third part of the Man­nors of Little-Markham and Tuxford; and of the Mannor of Cromwell, in Com. Nott. And in rightClaus. 22 R. 2 p. 1. m. 10. of the said Maud his Wife, of the Castle and Mannor of [...]atshall before-spe­cified, heldClaus. 22 R. 2 p. 1. m. 10. by Barony: As alsoEsc. ut su­pra. of the Man­nors of Rirkby, super Bayne, Tumby, Driby, and Brinkill, in Com. Linc. leaving Maud his Wife surviving, and Raphe his Son and Heir thirty years of age.

Which Maud departedEsc 7 H. 5. n. 72 this life, 10 Apr. 7 H. 5. leavingEsc 7 H. 5. n. 72 Sir Raphe Cromwell Raphe. Knight, his Grandson and heir, (that is to say, Son of Raphe, Son of Sir Raphe Cromwell Knight, and her the said Maud) sixteen years of age. Which Raphe took to WifeClaus. 2 H. 6. m 1. Margaret the Sister and Co-heir to William Lord Deincourt, DaughterRot Fin. 2. H. 6. m. 8. of Iohn Lord Deincourt, by Ioane his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Robert Lord Grey of Rother [...]eld.

In 11 H. 6. this Raphe was constitutedPat. 11 H. 6. p. 2 m. 13. Trea­surer of the Kings Exchequer And in 14 H. 6. reteinedEx autogr. pen [...] Cler. Pell. to serve him for the relief of Ca­lais, with one Knight, twelve Men at Arms, and one hundred seventy five Archers. In which year (being still Lord Treasu­rer of England) he had a GrantPat. 14 H 6. p. 1. m. 23. of the Of­fice of the Master of the Kings M [...]es and Fal­cons (which Iohn Duke of Bedford, then de­ceased, formerly enjoyed.) Also in consideration Ibid, m. [...] [...] of his good and acceptable Services, done and to be done, obtained an AnnuityIbid, m. [...] [...] of Forty pounds per annum, issuing out of the Mannor of Whastingburg, in Com. Linc.

Moreover, in 17 H. 6. he procured the Kings LicensePat. 17 H. [...]. p [...]. m. 19. for making the Church of Tatshall Collegiate, to the Honor of the Holy Trinity, the Blessed Virgin St. Peter, St. Iohn Bapt. and St. Iohn the Evangelist; to consist of Seven Priests, Six Secular Clerks, and Six Choristers; as also to found a certain Hospital, near to the Church­yard there, for Thirteen poor People, Men and Women; for the good Estate of King Henry the Sixth, and him the said Raphe, during this life; and for the health of their Souls afterwards; as also for the Souls of thier Parents, Friends and Benefactors, but especially for the Soul of the Lady Maud Cromwell, (sometime Lady of Tat­shall) his Grandmother.

This Raphe Lord Cromwell beganL [...]l ltin. Vol. 1. [...]. 25 the Struc­tire of a fair House at Coly-Weston, in Com. Northampt. wherein he causedL [...]l ltin. Vol. 1. [...] 25 divers Baggs or Purses to be cut on the Stone-Work of the Chap­pel, and other places. Which House was after­wards finishedL [...]l Itin. Vol. 1 [...] 25 by Margaret Countess of Rich­mund and Derby, Mother to King Henry the Seventh. Moreover, in 23 H. 6 in farther con­sideration Pat. 23. H. 6. p. 1. m. 10. of his many eminent Services, he obtained a GrantPat. 23. H. 6. p. 1. m. 10. from the King, to himself and his Heirs, of the Office of Constable of Nottingham-Castle, and Steward; as also of the Wardenship of the Forest of Shirewood, with the Parks of Beskwood, and Clipston, to hold by Fealty only, for all Services. And having been summonedClaus, de iisd. ann in dorso. to Parliament, from 1 H. 4 till 33 H. 6. by his Testament,Stokton f. 39. a. bear­ing date the same year, bequeathed his Body to be Buried in the midst of the Quire of that Col­legiate Church of Tatshall, untill the whole Fabrick should be new built; and then to be re­moved [Page 46] moved into the midst of the Quire; appointing, that immediately after his decease, three thousand Masses should be said for his Soul, in the Coun­ties of Linc. Nott. Derb. of which, one thou­sand to be of the Trinity, one thousand of the Bles­sed Virgin, and one thousand of Requiem. And of this his Testament, having constituted Willi­am Bishop of Winchester, Sir Iohn Fortescue Knight, Chief Justice of the Kings Bench, and Iohn Portington, one of the Justices of the Com­mon-Pleas, his Executors, departedInscrip. Tu­muli. this life up­on the fourth day of Iannuary, Anno Dom. 1455. (34 H. 6.) and was Buried in the midst of that Quire, as by his Tombestone, with his Portrai­ture in Copper thereon, with this Epitaph, appeareth; viz.

Hic jacet nobilis Baro Radulphus Cromwell, miles, Dominus de Cromwell, quondum The saurarius Angliae, & fundator hujus Collegii, cum inclitâ consorte su [...] Margaretâ, filiâ & una haeredum do­mini Deyncourt. Qui quidem Radulphus obiit quarto die mensis Ianuarii, A. Dom. MCCCCLV. Et praedicta Margareta 15 die mensis Septem­bris, Anno Dom. MCCCCLIIII. quorum anima­bus propitietur Deus, Amen.

But leaving noF [...]. Coll. R. Gl. S. Issue, his three Aunts, and their Descendants became his Heirs; viz. F [...]. Coll. R. Gl. S. Hawise the Wife of Thomas Lord Bardolf; Maud Married to Sir William Fitz-Williams Knight; and Elizabeth, first to Sir Iohn Clifton Knight, and afterwards, to Sir Edward Bensted, Knight.

Botetourt.
[1 Edw. 2.]

IN the Sheriffs AccomptRot. Pip 2. H. 2. Pack. Pedf. of 2 H. 2. there is mention of Anfrid Anfrid. de Buteturt, and that he then paid five pounds and four pence, into the Kings Exchequer, for the Farm of Wendo­vere and Hoghton, in Com. Buck. From which time, till 19 E. 1. I have not seen any thing more of the Name: but then Iohn de Buteturt, Iohn. was madePat. 19. E. 1. m. 23. Governor of St Br [...]avel's-Castle, in Com. Glouc. and Warden of the Forest of Dene. And, in 22 E. 1. had SummonsRot Vasc 12 E. 1. m. 7. to attend the King at Portsmouth, upon the first of Septem­ber, well fitted with Horse and Arms, thence to sail with him into Gascoigne, having the Command, as Admiral,T Wals. p. 25 n. 30. of the Kings Fleet, which lay at Yarmouth, and the parts therea­bouts.

In 24 E. 1. this Iohn wasClaus. 24 F. 1. m. 10. in that Expe­dition then made into Gascoigne. So likewise inRot Vas. 25 E 1. m. 7. 25 E. 1. and in 26 E. 1. in that ofRot Scoc. 26 [...]. 1 m 2. Scot­land: as also inRot Scoc 28 E. 1. m 12. 28 E. 1.

And in 30 E. 1. having WeddedRot. [...] 30 E. 1. m. 10. Maud the Sister and Heir to Otto, the Son and Heir of Bea­tri [...]e de Beauchamp, (WiddowRot. [...] 30 E. 1. m. 10. of William de Munchensi of Edwardeston) doing his Ho­mage, had LiveryRot. [...] 30 E. 1. m. 10. of the Lands of her Inhe­ritance. In 32 E. 1. he obtained the King Char­ter Cart. 32 E. 1. m. 13. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn-Lands, within his Lordships of Dywike, Kaerdington, and Wouton, in Com. Bedf. And in 33 E. 1. covenantedPat. 33 E. 1. p. 1. m. 13. with Robert Fitz-Walter, (Lord of Wodeham, in Essex) that Ioane his Daughter should Marry Robert, the Son and Heir of him the said Robert.

In 34 E. 1. he attendedRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. the King, in that Expedition then made into Scotland; and in 1 E. 2. was again constituted GovernorRot. Fin. 1 E. 2. m. 17. of St. Briavels-Castle. In which year beingEx autogr. in bibl. Cotton. with the King at Bolein (that being the time when he Married Queen Isabell) he joyned with the rest of the Nobles, then there, in signingEx autogr. in bibl. Cotton. an Instrument, dated ult. Ian. under their Hands and Seals; whereby they mutually obliged them­selves, to serve him faithfully, and to support his Honour. In 4 E. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 14. again in the Sco­tish Wars; and in 5 E. 2. was GovernorRot. Fin. 5. E. 2. m. 20. of Framelingham Castle, in Suffolk. About which time, being ConfederateEx autog [...] pen [...]'s T. Co. Elgin. with Guy de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, in surprising of Piers de Gaveston, at Dedinton, in Com. Oxon. upon St. Barnabas Eve, he publishedEx autog [...] pen [...]s T. Co. Elgin. a special Writing under his Hand and Seal, in justification thereof, promising to live and die with the Earl, in that quarrel. And in 6 E. 2. was joyned in CommissionClaus. 6. E. 2. m. 25. with Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, (and some others) to continue the Treaty with a Cardinal, then sent from Rome, and Lewes Earl of Evreux, the Popes Cham­berlain, (which had been begun at Markyate) touching certain matters, relating to the King him­self, and divers of his Nobles.

In 8 E. 2. he was made AdmiralRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m 1. & 5. of the Kings Fleet, then bound towards Scotland. And in 12 E. 2. servedRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m 12. again in those Scotish Wars; and having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, from 1 E. 2. till 18 of that Kings Reign inclusive, departedEsc. 18 E. 2. n. 56. this life, the same year, being then seised, c in right of Maud his Wife, of the Mannor of Dilewyke; as also of the Moie­ty of the Mannor of Ronhall, and third part of the Mannor of Kerdynton, &c. Likewise of the Mannor of Hendlesham, in Com. Suff. leaving Iohn his Grandson,Esc. 18 E. 2. n. 56. (viz. Son of Tho­mas his Son and Heir, who died in his life time) his next heir, seven years of age.

Which Thomas Thomas. wasRot. Scoc. 11 E. 2 m. 17. with him in the Wars of Scotland, in 11 E. 2. and MarriedRot. Fin. 16. E. 2. m. 14. Ioane, one of the Sisters and Co-heirs to Iohn de So­meri, Baron of Dudley, whereby a great In­heritance came to his Posterity.

This Ioane in 1 E. 3. obtained LicenceCart. [...] E. 3. n. 57. for a Fair at her Mannor of Newport-Painell, in Com. Buck. And in 8 E. 3. procured a Char­ter Cart. 8 E. 3. n. 19. for Free-Warren, in all her Demesn-Lands, within her Lordships of Honisworth, and Bo­vinton, in Com. Staff. Old-Swynford, and Cradeley, in Com. Wigorn. Lynford, in Com. Buck. Enhale, in Com. Cantabr. and great Bra­dale in Com. Suff. In 11 E. 3. residingMonast. Ang. Vol 2. 657. a. n. 30. at We­ley-Castle, in Com. Wigorn. (builtPat. 48 H. 3. m. 17. by Roger de Someri, her Grandfather, in King Henry the Thirds time) she gaveMonast. Ang. ut supra. the Mannor of Wer­veleye, in that County, to the Canons of Ha­les-Owen, to found certain Chantreys, and perform Almes-deeds, according to the tenor of an Indenture, made betwixt the Abbot of that House, and her, but died soon after: for in 12 E. 3. Iohn, her Son and Heir, performing his Ho­mage, had LiveryClaus 12 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. of his Lands, through the Kings special favor, though he had not made proof of his age.

This Iohn Iohn. in 14 E 3. (residingMonast. Angl. ut supra 657. n. 10. also at We­leye) gaveMonast. Angl. ut supra 657. n. 10. the Advousons of the Churches of Clent, and Rouley, with the Chapels there­unto belonging, unto the before-specified Canons of Hales-Owen. And in 16 E. 3. attended [Page 47] Rot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 16. the [...], in that great Expedition then made into [...]rance; being of the Retinue with Tho­mase Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. So like­wis [...] inRot. Franc. 21. E. 3. p. 1. m. 9. 21 E. 3. with William de Clinton, Earl of [...]untington. And in 26 E. 3. upon that dagerRot. Franc 26. E. 3. m. 5. of an Invasion by the French, was j [...]ned in CommissionRot. Franc 26. E. 3. m. 5. with the Earl of War­ [...]ck, and some other eminent persons, for the araying all Knights, Esquires, &c. within the [...]unties of War. and Leic. for the defence of te Realm.

In 29 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 10. in the Wars of [...]rance, and inRot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. m. 9 33 E. 3. in those of Gas­oigne, as also inRot. Vasc. 40 E 3. m. 4. 40 E. 3. And inRot. Franc. 42 E. 3. m. 8. 42 E. 3. acompanied Sir Iohn Nevill Knight thither. And hving MarriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Ioyce, Daughter of William Lord Zouche, of Haringworth, Aunt and Heir [...] Hugh le Zouche of Ricards-Castle, had Issue,Iohn. Iohn, (who took to WifeClaus. 17 R. 2 m. 18. Maud, the Daugh­er to Iohn Lord Grey of Rotherfield) whom le survived. And by his TestamentCourtney f. 116. a. bearing date, upon the Festival of St Iohn Baptist, 7 R. 2. be­cueathed his Body to be Buried in the Abby of Hales, before the High Altar. He likewise bequeathed to Maud his Daughter, at that time Abbess of Poiesworth, five pounds, and to his Daughter Anneyne (a Nun) at Elstou four pounds. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 16 E. 3. until 9 R. 2. inclusive, departed Rot. Fin. 9 R. 2. m. 7 this life the same year. Whereupon Ioyce, the Wife of Sir Hugh Burnell Knight, was found Rot. Fin. 9 R. 2. m. 7 to be his Cosin and next Heir; viz. Daughter of Iohn, Son to the before-specified Iohn his Son, who died in his life time, as before is obser­ved.

Which Sir Hugh, doing his Homage the same year, had LiveryRot. Fin. 9 R. 2. m. 7 of the Lands of her Inhe­ritance. But this Ioyce diedEsc. 7. H. 4. n. 64. without Issue, 1 Ian. 7 H. 4. Whereupon Maud and Agnes Bo­tetourt, Maurice de Berkley, Agnes, and Ioyce Wykes, becameEsc. 7. H. 4. n. 64. her Cosins and Heirs, (of which, Maud and Agnes were Nuns; the one at Polesworth, in Com. War. and the other at Elnestou, in Com. Bedf.) viz. Maurice Berkeley, Son of Mau­rice, Son of Catherine, Sister of Iohn Botetourt, Father to the said Ioyce: Agnes, and Ioyce Wikes, being DaughtersEsc. 7. H. 4. n. 64. of Ioane, Daughter of Alice, the other Sister of the before-specified Iohn Bo­tetourt.

Vfford.
[2 Edw. 2.]

OF this Family (which afterwards arrived to great Honor) I have not seen any thing memorable, untill 53 H. 3. that Robert de Vfford Robert. (a younger SonEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Iohn de Peyton, of Peyton, in Com. Suff. assuming his Surname from the Lordship of Ufford, in that County, where he then had his residence) was made JusticeChron fra­tris Joh. Clin­ne. of Ireland; and in 54 H. 3. (with Prince Edward, and many others,) was signedPat. 54 H. 3. in dorso m. 15. with the Cross, for his Journey to the Holy Land. After which, scil. in 4 E. 1. he was again madePat 4. E. 1. m 18 Justice of Ireland: and in 11 E. 1. obtained LicenseCart. 11. E. 1. n. 11. for a Market every week, upon the Friday, at his Mannor of Baudresey, in Com. Suff. as also for a Fair there yearly, upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow, of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin: And having MarriedRot. Fin. 1. E. 1 m 10 Mary, the Widdow of William de Say, Died [...]. 6 E. 1. n. 32. in 26 E. 1. leaving Robert Esc. 6 E. 1. n. 32. his Son and Heir, nineteen years of age.

Which Robert being madeEx [...] et. Rot penès Rem [...]m. Regis in Scacc. a Knight in 31 E. 1. by Bathing, &c. (and having Vestments al­lowed Ex [...] et. Rot penès Rem [...]m. Regis in Scacc. him out of the Kings Wa [...]drobe, as a Banneret, for that Solemnity) wasRot. Scoc. 31 E 1 m. 10. in that Ex­pedition then made into Scotland, and in 33 E. 1. obtained a CharterCart 32 E. 1. n 67. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Parham and Wycham, in Com. Suff. This Robert MarriedVo [...]ast. An. [...] Vol. 2. 185 l. 2. Cecilie, the Daughter and Co-heir of Robert de Valoines; and in 34 E. 1. attendedRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 2. the King into Scotland. In 8 E. 2. he received CommandRot. Scoc. 8. [...]. 2. in dorso m 9. to be at New­castel upon Tine, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, upon the Festival of the Blessed Vir­gins Assumption, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. And having been summonedClaus. de [...]. ann. in do [...]so. to Par­liament, from 2. to 5 E. 2. inclusive, departed Esc. 10 E. 2. n. 76. this life in 10 E. 2. as it seems; for Cecilie his Wife, had at that time, for her Dowrie, an assigna­tion Claus. 10. E. 2. m. 20. of the Mannor of Baudesey; as also a third part of some Tenements in Ufford, with certain Lands in the Hamlet of Benges: and Robert his Son and Heir, LiveryClaus. 11. [...]. 2. m. 6. of his Lands, (performing his Homage) though he had not then attained to his full age. He had also two younger Sons, Raphe de Vfford and Edmund, of whom I shall speak farther by and by.

In 18 E. 2. this Robert Robert. wasRot. Vasc. 10 E. 2. m. 1. in the Wars of Gascoigne, and in 4 E. 3. in considerationPat. 4. E. 3. p 1. m. 22. of his acceptable Services, and that he might, for the time to come, better support himself there­in, obtained a GrantPat. 4. E. 3. p 1. m. 22. for life, of the Town and Castle of Orford, in Com. Suff. as also ano­ther Cart. 4. E. 3. n. 1. in tail special, of the Mannors of Graves­end, in Com. Cantii; Burgh and Costesey, in Com. Norff. and two parts of the Mannor of Gesting-horp, in Com. Essex. Moreover, in 5 E. 3. in farther considerationPat. 5. E. 3. p. 1. m. 37. of his laudable Services; and the danger he underwent, in ar­resting certain persons in the Castle of Notting­ham, by the Kings Command, (whereof Mor­timer Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 686. was the chief) who had managed the affairs of the Realm, much to the Kings disho­nour, and damage of his people; he had, in re­ward thereof, a GrantPat. 5. E. 3. ut supra. of the Mannors of Causton, and Fakenhamdam, in Fee. And in 9 E. 3. a CharterCart. 9 E. 3. n. 61. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands, within his Lordships of Co­stley, Baburgh, Erlham, Bonthorp, Es­ton, Honyngham, Colton, Thorpe, Tu­denham, Rynglond, Weston, Morton, Yaxham, Rumhale, Weston, Brandon, Totington, Hykeling, Ingham, Catfeild, Stalham, and Sutton, in Com. Norff. In which year he was associatedRot. Scoc. [...]. E. 3. m. 7. with William de Montacute, and Raphe de Nevill, to Treat, and compose those differences, which did then de­pend betwixt Sir Andrew Murref, an eminent Knight of Scotland, and King Edward.

And in 11 E. 3. in the Parliament then held, was solemnly advancedCart. 11. E. 3. n. 52. T. Wals p. 117. n. 30. to the Dignity and Ti­tle of Earl of Suffolk, 16 Martii, having there­withal the GrantCart. 11. E. 3. n. 52. T. Wals p. 117. n. 30. of an Annuitie of twenty pounds sub nomine & honoris Comitis. Whereup­on he was associatedRot. Scoc. 11. E. 3. m. 16. with William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton; and Iohn Darcie, Ste­ward of the Kings Houshold, to Treat with David de Brus of Scotland, touching a League [Page 48] of Peace and Amity. And the same year, going Claus. 11 E 3. m. 23. beyond sea, on the Kings service, had an as­signation Claus. 11 E 3. m. 23. of three hundred pounds out of the Exchequer, towards his Expences in that Em­ployment; which was in the Wars of France; for it appears,Frois. lib. 1. & 2. f. 19. a. that he then accompanied the Earl of Oerby, being with him in the Battle of Cagant. Wherein he behaved himself so ho­norably, as that in part of satisfactionCart. 11 E. 3. n. 51. of such Lands and Rents, to the value of a thousand Marks per annum, as the King had Granted to him in special tail; he obtained the like Grant Cart. 11 E. 3. n. 51. (viz. in special tail) of the Castle, Town, and Mannor of Eye, the Town and Mannor of Han­le, and Mannor of Causton, in Com. Norff. as also of the Mannor of Benhale, with the Hun­dreds of Hertesmere, and Stow, in Com. Suff.

After which time, he was seldome out of some eminent Action: for in 12 E. 3. beingRot. Alem. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 9. in that Expedition then made into Flanders, in 13 E. 3. he wasFrois. ut su pra [...]f. 21. b. & 22. a. one of the Marshals of the Hoast, when King Edward Besieged Cam­bray, and thence rode to Mount St. Martin; and in 16 E. 3. beingClaus. 16. E. 3. p. 2. m. 32. in the Wars of Britan­ny, with one Banneret, fourteen Knights, and thirty five Esquires, and fifty Archers on Horse­back; hadClaus. 16. E. 3. p. 2. m. 32. seventy and seven Sacks of the Kings Wools, for his and their Wages in that Service. Moreover, in 17 E. 3. being againRot. Franc. 17. E. 3. m. 3. be­yond Sea; he was employedIbid. m. 12. to the Court of Rome, there to Treat in the presence of his Ho­liness, touching an amicable Peace and Accord, between King Edward, and Philip de Valois; or his Ambassadors, upont he differences then de­pending betwixt them; and the same year Mar­ched T. Wals. p. 150. with Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Der­by, to relieve the Castle of Lough-maban, then besieged by the Scots.

In 18 E. 3. (8 Maii) he was madePat. 18 E. 3. p. 1. m. 8. Admi­ral of the Kings whole Fleet, from the Mouth of Thames to the Northward, and in 19 E. 3. had LicenseClaus. 19 E. 3. m. 9. for a Market every week, on the Thursday at Winterton, in Com. Suff. and a Fair yearly, on the Eve of St. Mathew the Apo­stle, and eight days following; As alsoCart. 19 E. 3. n. 19. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Ded­ham, in Com. Essex. In 19 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 19. E. 3. m. 11. in the Wars of France, and in 20 E. 3. attended Frois. ut su­pra f. 59. b. the King into those parts, for the Relief of Aguillon. In 21 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 20. in those Wars of France, and inComp. su­pervis. magnae Garder. in Scacc m. 11. 22 E. 3. one of them to whom the King gave Harness, and other Ac­coutrements, for the Tourneament at Can­terbury.

In 22 E. 3. he was associatedRot Franc. 22 E. 3. m. 4. with Henry Earl of Lancaster, and others, to Treat with the Earl of Flanders, upon certain differences betwixt the Subjects of England, and the Flemings. And in 26 E. 3. upon that dan­ger of an Invasion, threatned by the French, was the chief person assignedRot. Franc. [...]6. E. 3. m. 4. to Guard the Coasts of Suffolk, and for the arraying of Men there, and in Norfolk. In 29 E. 3. at­tending Rot. Vasc. 29. E. 3. m. 2. Prince Edward into Gascoigne, he joynedT Wals. 162. n. 30. with the Earl of Salisbury, in lead­ing the Rere-ward of the English Army; at which time, divers Places wereT Wals. 162. n. 30. either taken or yielded. So likewife in 30 E. 3. inIb. 164. n 10 Frois ut supra f. 80. b. that fa­mous Battle of Poytiers, where, by his signal Valor, and skilful Conduct, he gained to himself immortal Fame.

In 33 E. 3. he attendedFrois f. 100. a. the King again into France, landingFrois f. 100. a. with him at [...]lais. And having been ElectedInstit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. into that Note So­ciety of Knights of the Garter, next in fu [...]essi­on to those, who were called the Found [...]s of that most Noble Order; by his TestamentWitlesey f. 111. b. bar­ing date, on the Festival of the Apostles Iter and Paul, in An. 1368. (42 E. 3.) bequeated his Body to be buried in the Abby of Ca [...] ­pesse, in Com. Suff. under the Arch, betw [...]t the Chappel of St. Nicholas, and the High Altr; and appointed, that five square Tapers, and for Morters, besides Torches, should burn ab [...]t his Corps at his Funeral. To William his eldst Son, he bequeathed the Sword, wherewith te King girt him, when he Created him Earl; s also his Bed, with the Eagle entire; and [...]s Summer Vestment, poudred with Leopards. [...] Edmund his Brother, a Cup, with a cover, en­chassed with Silver Arms. Appointing, that th [...] Lady of Ulster, a Minoress, should have twen­ty Marks towards the building at Brusyerd as also a Ring of Gold, which was the Duke [...] her Brother.

And departedEsc. 43. E. 3. n. 38. this life, upon Sunday next after the Feast of All Saints, in 43 E 3. being seised Esc. 43. E. 3. n. 38. of the Mannors of Dedham and Gesting­thorp, with the Hundred of Staunford, in Com. Essex. of the Castle and Town of Dreford, and Mannor of Walesham; of the Castle, Town, and Honor of Eye, with the Mannors of Thornedene, Haghele, Benhale, Par­ham, Ufford, and Combes; as also of the Hundreds of Hertismere, Stowe, and Plounsgate, in Com. Suff. And of the Man­nors of Costesey, Bourghe, and Causton, in Com. Norff. leaving Issue by Margeret his Wife,Esc. 48. E. 3. n. 52. & Esc. 3. R. 2. n. 14. Daughter of Sir Walter Norwich, of Me­tingham, in Com. Suff. Knight, William Esc. 43. E. 3. ut supra. his Son and Heir, thirty years of age, (Robert his eldest Son being dead in his life time) and three Daughters, viz. Cecilie, MarriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to William Lord Willoughby, of Cresby, Catherine, to toCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Robert Lord Scales, and Margaret, to Wil­liam Lord Ferrers of Groby. Catal. of Nob. by R. B.

Which Robert (who so died in his life time, com­monly calledPat. 11. E. 3 p. 2. m. 7. Robert de Vfford le Fitz; in 11 E. 3. had pardonPat. 11. E. 3 p. 2. m. 7. for Marrying Elizabeth, the Wi­dow of William de Latimer, without Licence: and in 13 E. 3. wasRot. Alem. 13 E. 3. m. 14. with the Earl of Salis­bury, in the Wars of Flanders. Where con­tinuing T. Wals. 133. n. 40. & 135. n. 10. after the Kings return; and too much presumingT. Wals. 133. n. 40. & 135. n. 10. that they should be able to relieve L'ile, then besieged by the French; being over­macht by the Enemy, he was takenT. Wals. 133. n. 40. & 135. n. 10. (with the same Earl of Salisbury) and carried to Paris upon Palm-Sunday, where being delivered up to the King, he wasT. Wals. 133. n. 40. & 135. n. 10. committed to prison. Froisard saith,Frois. f. 26. that passing from Ipre to Tour­nay, unto Iaques de Artevile, they were taken Prisoners by the Towns-men of L'ile. But in 14 E. 3. upon a TruceT. Wals. ut supra. concluded betwixt both Kings, he wasT. Wals. ut supra. enlarged.

I now return to William, Son and Successor to Earl Robert, before mentioned.

This William, William. in 38 and 39 E. 3. had Sum­mons Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, (which was whilst his Father lived) and in 41 E. 3. being a Knight, had LicensePat. 41. E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. to travail beyond Sea. Moreover, upon his Fathers death, in 43 E. 3. doing his Homage, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 43 E. 3. m. 8. of his Lands, and in 44 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 44. E. 3. [...]. 12. in that Expedition then made into France. So likewise in 46 E. 3. being then [Page 49] retein'dEx autogr. penes Cler. pell. to serve the King in his Wars in those parts, with Eighty Men at Armes; whereof Twenty three Knights, besides himself; Fifty six Esquires, and Eighty Archers, for one whole year. WhereuponFrois. ut supra, 185. b. they took shipping at Sout [...] ­hampton▪ and sailed towards Rochel, intend­ing to relieve Thouars; but, after nine weeks tossing at Sea (crost with contrary windes) re­turn'dFrois. ut supra, 185. b..

In 50 Edw. 3. he was constitutedRot. Franc. 50 E. 3. Admiral of the King's whole Fleet, from the Mouth of Thames to the Northwards: and, in 1 R. 2. was againRot. Franc. 1 R. 2. p. 2. m. 4. imploy'd in the Wars of France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 2 R. 2. m. 19. 2 R. 2. And, in 4 R. 2. wasFrois. f. 249. b. at Uannes, where divers feats of Armes were, at that time, performed▪ being also assign'dRot. Scoc. 4 R. 2. m 7. one of the Commissioners, to compose the Differences, and to make satisfaction for such injuries, as had been done by the Subjects of England to those of Scotland, by breach of the Truce, made in the time of King Edward the Third, with David de Brus, and ratified by Robert his successor: But, before the end of that year, upon that great In­surrection T. VVals. p. 275. of the Commons, under the Conduct of Iack Straw; understanding,T. VVals. p. 275. that the vulgar sort of people had a purpose to surprize him; and, for the better credit of their Actings, to carry him along with them: and, in case they should be af­terwards brought in question, to represent, that he was their Chief Leader; he suddenlyT. VVals. p. 275. rose from Supper; and betaking himself to desart pla­ces, disguised, cameT. VVals. p. 275. at length to St. A [...]bans, to the King, with a Wallet on his shoulder, pretending himself to be a servant to Sir Roger de Bois.

This Earl William MarriedClaus. 36 E. 3. m. 3. Ioane, daughter of Edward de Montacute, by Alice his Wife, daugh­ter and coheir to Thomas of Brotherton Earl of Norfolk: and, by his TestamentCourtney, 191. a., bearing date on Tuesday next ensuing the Festival of S. Barnabas the Apostle, A. 1381. (4. Rich. 2.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried at Campesse, under the Arch of St. Nicholas Chappel, behind the Tomb of his Father and Mother: appointing, that upon the Eve and Day of his Funeral, there should be five square Tapers, of the height that his nearest of Kin should think fit, and four Morters; as al­so Forty eight Torches, borne by Forty eight Poor Men, clothed in White. Not many Months after which; being made choiceT. VVals. p. 301. of by the Commons in Parliament, to represent to the Lords, what they deemed of greatest importance for the welfare of the Realm, ascending the steps towards their House, he fellT. VVals. p. 301. down dead, to the great amazement and sorrow of all per­sons, rich and poor. Which sudden, and unex­pected death of him, hapnedEsc. 5 R. 2. n. 57. upon the Fifteenth of February, 5 Rich. 2. he being then seisedEsc. 5 R. 2. n. 57. of the Mannors of Gestnyngthor [...]e, Dedham, Bevale, and Thorndon, in Com. Essex. Of the Castle and Mannor of Bungey, with the Burrough; of the Castle of Framelingham; of the Mannor of Soham-Barre; of the Ca­stle, Town, Mannor, and Honor of Eye; of the Mannors of Perham, Ufford, Walsham, Combes, Helmingdam, Baudesey, Ch [...] ­sylford, and Wykes-Vfford; of the Castle and Town of Orford; of the Mannors of Huntingfeld and Haghle; and of the Hun­dreds of Hertesmere, and Stow, all in Com. Suff. And of the Mannors of Costeseye, Cau­ston, Burgh, and Hykeling, in Com. Norff. the issue [...] of his three Sisters becoming his next heires: (for he left none of his own surviving.) viz. [...] Sir Robert de Wi [...]oughby Knight, son of Ce­cilie; Roger Lord Seales, son of Catherine; and Henry de Ferrers of Groby, son of Margaret; all of full age.

Whereupon Isabell his Wife, who was daugh­ter [...] to Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of [...], (and Widow [...] of Iohn le Strange of Blakmere) had, for her Dowrie, an assignation [...] of the Man­nors of Costeleye, and Hyaelyng, in Com. Norff. as also of Haghlee, Thornedone, Pe [...] ­ham, Ufford, Sogenho, and Winder [...]; with the Castle and Town of [...]rford, in Com. Suff.

Which Isabell, having, by her Testament,Chichley, vol. 1. 196. a. bear­ing date 26th September, An. 1416. (4 Hen. 5.) Bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Abbey of Campe [...]e, near to her Husband; appointed, that upon the Eve and Day of her Interment, five square Tapers, four Morters, and eighteen Torches, borne by Eighteen Poor Men, clothed in White (but without Banners) should be about her Herse. And, for all manner of Expences re­lating to her Funeral, upon the Eve and Day; and in distribution to Poor People, One hundred pounds to be allow'd. Desiring her Executors to provide Thirteen Secular Priests to Sing for her Soul, for the terme of three years; as also for the Soul for her dear Lord and Husband; and the Souls of her Father and Mother; and of all o­ther to whom she stood obliged to Pray; And departedEsc. 4. H. 5. n. 48. this life upon the Feast-day of St Michael the Arch-Angel, 4 Hen. 5. leavingEsc. 4. H. 5. n. 48. Ri­chard Beauchamp, then Earl of Warwics, son of Thomas, brother of her the said Isabell, her next heir.

¶I now come to Raphe de Vfford Raphe. (brother to Robert de Vfford, the first Earl of this Family.)

This Raphe, in 10 Edw. 3. obtain [...]d, from the King, a GrantCart. 10 E. 3. n. 62. in special tail of the Mannor of Chelry, in Com. Berks. and of the Mannors of Lodres, Phelip [...]on, and Vp-Wyburne, in Com. Dors. part of the possessions of Iohn Matra­vers attainted: and, in 13 Edw. 3. wasRot Alem. 13 E. 3 m 3. in that Expedition then made into Flanders. Likewise in 16 Edw. 3. inRot Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 14. that into France. And, in 20 Edw. 3. being Justice [...]hron. [...]ratrig Joh. Clinne. of Ireland, with a great number of Men at Armes and Archers, landed [...]hron. [...]ratrig Joh. Clinne. in that Realm. This Raphe Married M [...]ast. Angl. vol. 1. 491. a. n. 40 & 50. Maud, Countess of Ulster, Widow of Wil­liam Earl of Vlster, and sister to Henry Earl of Lancaster: by whom he had issue a daugh­ter, called Maud, who became the WifeM [...]ast. Angl. vol. 1. 491. a. n. 40 & 50. of Tho­mas de Vere, son to Iohn de Vere Earl of Orford: and departingVVeever's Fun Mon. p. 754. & 755. this life upon the 9th of April, An. 1346. (20 Edw 3.) was buriedVVeever's Fun Mon. p. 754. & 755. in the Nun­nery at Campese, in the Diocess of Nor­wich.

He had also another WifeIbid. 415. b. n. 10. &c., named Eve, daughter and heir to Iohn de Clavering, Widow Ibid. 415. b. n. 10. &c. of Thomas de A [...]deley; by whom he had issue Ibid. 415. b. n. 10. &c. three sons; viz. Iohn, who had SummonsClaus. de eo­dem. anno in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 34 Ed. 3. and diedEsc. 35 [...]. 3 p. 2. n. 87. on Tuesday preceding the Feast of St. Iames, in 35 Edw. 3. leaving Ed­mund Esc. 35 [...]. 3 p. 2. n. 87. his brother and heir thirty years of age.

VVhich Edmund Edmund. was a KnightMonast. Angl. [...] supra▪ [...]. 30.; and by Si­bill his VVifeMonast. Angl. [...] supra▪ [...]. 30., daughter of Sir Robert Pierpont Knight, had issueMonast. Angl. [...] supra▪ [...]. 30. Sir Robert Vfford Knight, who by Aleanor his VVife, daughterMonast. Angl. [...] supra▪ [...]. 30. of Sir Thomas [Page 50] Felton Knight, left issueIbid. three daughters his heirs; Ela, MarriedIbid. to Richard Bowes Esquire; Sibill a NunIbid. at Berking; and Ioane weddedIbid. to William Bowes, brother to the said Richard.

Beaumont.
[2 Edw. 2.]

TOuching this Noble Family of Beaumont, whereof I am now to speak; I have not seen any mention, until towards the end of King Edward the First's Reign, that Henry de Beaumont Henry. is taken notice of in our Publick Re­cords; whose Descent is by someEx coll. R. Gl. S. deduced from Lewes, son to Charles Earl of Anjou, a younger son to Lewes the Eighth, King of France: but, by othersEx coll. R. Gl. S., from Lewes de Brenne, second son to Iohn de Brenne, the last King of Ierusalem.

The vulgar tradition is; that this Henry came first into England with Queen Isabell, the VVife of King Edward the Second: but that cannot be; for her MarriageYpod. N. p. 99. n. 10. & 20. was not until the first year of his Reign: And, plain it is; that, in 30 Edw. 1. he attendedClaus. 30 E. 1. m. 18. that King, in his Expe­dition then made into Scotland: VVhereupon he obtained his PreceptClaus. 30 E. 1. m. 18. to the Collectors of the Fifteenth in Yorkshire, for the reception of Two hundred Marks, towards his support in those VVars. I do therefore suppose, that his first ac­cess hither, might be by the means of Queen Alia­nore, the first VVife to King Edward the First: for Isabell, his sister, WifeClaus. 8 E. 1. in dorso m. 2. to Iohn Lord Vesci of Alnwick, in 8 Edw. 1. is calledClaus. 8 E. 1. in dorso m. 2. Kinswoman to that Queen, as I shall farther shew, when I come to speak of her.

In 1 Edw. 2. this Henry, being stiledCart. 1 E. 2. n. 31. Pat. 1 E. 2. p. 1. m. 16 Con­sanguineus Regis; in considerationCart. 1 E. 2. n. 31. Pat. 1 E. 2. p. 1. m. 16 of his emi­nent services to King Edw. the First, and expect­ance of the like by that King, obtain'd a Grant Cart. 1 E. 2. n. 31. Pat. 1 E. 2. p. 1. m. 16 in Fee of the Mannors of Folkyngham, [...] ­denham, and Barton (upon Humber) in Com. Linc. and of all the Knights-Fees, belonging to Gilbert de Gant; which Lora (De Gant) his Widow, held in Dower. And, in 2 Edw. 2. was joyn'd in CommissionRot. Scoc. 2 [...]. 2. m. 14., with Robert de Vmfran­vill Earl of Angos, and some others, for guard­ing those parts of Scotland, which lye betwixt Ba [...]wick upon Twede, and the River of Forthe; as alsoRot. Scoc. 2 [...]. 2. m. 14. of the Marches of Anandale, Carrik, and Galwey. And, in 3 E. 2. had a GrantRot. Fin. 3 E. 2. m. 4. of the Temporalties of the Abby of Bardney, in Com. Linc. (then in the King's hands) to hold during pleasure. In which year, being made ConstableIbid. m. 16. of Roxborough-Ca­stle in Scotland, he was sentRot. Scoc. 3 E. 2. m 4. with Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford, and Robert de Clif­ford, to guard the Marches: And, in 4 Edw. 2. obtain'd a GrantCart. 4 E. 2. n. 49. from the King in Fee, of the Mannor of Hekinton, in Com Line. with Forty pounds and Twenty pence yearly Rent, in Bar­ [...]on, which Iulian de Gant held for life: In this year also, upon the death of Alexander Bi­shop of Lincolne, the custody of the Castle at Somer [...]on, in that County, was bestowed [...] on him, for li [...]e; he being at that time Constable [...] of the Castle of Dumftez.

The same year likewise, he had a Grant [...] of the Isle of Man, to hold for life, by the servi­ces, which the Lords thereof, had usually per­formed to the Kings of Scotland.

About this time, he took to WifeClaus. 4 E. 2. in dorso, m. 14. Alice, one of the Cosins and heires to Iohn Earl of Bog­han, Constable of Scotland: and, in 6 Edw. 2. doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 6 E. 2. m. 29. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

In 7 Edw. 2. he obtained a GrantCart. 7 E. 2. n. 30. in Fee, of the Mannors of Cornhull, harrewe, and little Grenestede, with the Advowson of the Church of Grenefourd, in Com. Midd. and was consti­tuted Rot. Vase. 7 E. 2. m. 4. one of the Commissioners, unto whom the Seneschall of Gascoigne had command to at­tend, by reason of certain Transactions, in the Parliament of Paris, at that time agitated. Before the end of which year, being again im­ployed Rot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 3. into Scotland, he wasLe [...]. coll. vol. 1. 785. & 786. at the Siege of Strivelyn; and, in that fatal Battel of Bannoksburne, where the English Army suf­fered great loss.

In 10 Edw. 2. he was the Kings Lieutenant, Rot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 11. for all that part of the North, betwixt the Ri­vers of Tine, and Tese: At which time, ac­companyingT. VVals: p. 86. n. 30. two Cardinals, then sent from Rome; partly with purpose to reconcile the King to the Earl of Lancaster: and partly to Inthronize Lewes de Beaumont, his Brother, in the Bishoprick of Durham, he was setT. VVals: p. 86. n. 30. upon near Derlington, by divers stout Robbers, whereof Gilbert de Middleton was the chief (in revenge T. VVals: p. 86. n. 30. of his Kinsman Edmund de Swinburne, whom the King had caused to be Arrested for his clamor against the Marches:) and despoiledT. VVals: p. 86. n. 30. of all his Treasure, Horses, and whatsoever else was of va­lue (as were also those Cardinals, and the Bi­shop:) and not only so, but carriedT. VVals: p. 86. n. 30. to the Ca­stle of Mitford (as his Brother, the Bishop was to Morpeth) there to be secured, until they had ransomed themselves.

In which year, he had a special Commission, Rot. Vas [...]. 10 E. 2. m. 3. to receive all such of the Scotish Nation to favour, as would submit to the Kings obedience. And, in 11 Edw. 2. in considerationRot. Vas [...]. 11 E. 2. m. 13. of his services done, and to be done, was constitutedRot. Vas [...]. 11 E. 2. m. 13. Gover­nor of the Castle at Nountaundre, in Gas­coine.

Moreover, in 13 Edw. 2. in farther remune­ration Claus. 13 E. 2. m. 10. of his services, he obtained a GrantClaus. 13 E. 2. m. 10. to himself and Alice his Wife, and the heirs of her body lawfully to be begotten (by the consent of all the Prelates and Peeres, then assembled in Par­liament at York) of the Mannors of Thores­wey, Styveton, and Lyndewode, in Com. Linc. with the Advowson of the Church of Kay­lesthorpe, in that County: as also of the Kings free Court within the City of Lincolne; part of the possessions of Stephen de Bayeux; which Isabell de Vesci, his sister, held for life. Further­more, in 14 Edw. 2. he procured LicensePat. 14 E. 2. p. 2. m. 18. to make a Castle of his Mannor-House at Whyt­wyck, in Com Leic. And, in 15 Edw. 2. was joyned in CommissionPat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. m. 4. with Andrew de Harcla, Earl of Carlisle, for restraining the Incursions of the Scots: for which People he had so little kindness; that, in 16 Edw. 2. (though he was a Baron of this Realm, and sworn, both of the Great and Privy-Council, as the RecordClaus. 16 E. 2. in dorso, m. 5. ex­presseth) being required to yield his advice, con­cerning a Truce with them; he unreverently an­swered, That he would give none therein. Whereat the King being much moved, and commanding him to depart the Council; he went out, and [Page 51] said, He had rather be gone than stay. Which ex­pression gave such distast; that, by the consent of all the Lords there, be was committed to prison. Whereupon Henry de Perci, and Raph de Nevill, became his Sureties, Body for Body, that he should appear upon Summons.

But, this Heat lasted not long: for, in 18 E. 2. he was constitutedRot. Alem. 18 E. 2. m. 2. one of the Embassadors, to treat of Peace, with Charles King of France: And, in 20 Edw. 2. in considerationRot. Fin. 20 E. 2 m. of a thou­sand pounds, obtained a GrantRot. Fin. 20 E. 2 m. of the Ward­ship, of David the son and heir to David de Stra­bolgi, Earl of Athol, deceased. But, at this time the defectionClaus. 20 E. 2. in dorso. m. 3. of the Nobles, in adhering to the Prince and Queen Isabell, against the King, in­creasing; as a partaker with them, he was laid hold on, and sent PrisonerClaus. 20 E. 2. m. 12. first to Warwick-Castle, and afterward to that at Walingford. Whereupon, the Scene shortly after changing, through the prevalencie of the great Lords; one of the ArticlesH. Knigh­to [...], 2549. l. 27. against Hugh le Despenser, the younger, in the Parliament held that year, was, his causing this Henry de Beaumont to be thus imprison'd.

Being, therefore, thus obsequious to the Queen and Prince, he attendedFrois. lib. 1. & 2. f. 3. b. her to the Earl of Hay­nault, upon her going out of England: And, after her returne; when the King, being desert­ed, attemptedIbid, f 5. a. to go beyond-Sea, but was driven back by contrary windes, and broughtIbid, f 5. a. to this Henry; he delivered him, as Prisoner,Ibid, f 5. a. to the Queen; who, soon after, sent him to Berkley-Castle. Whereupon, for remunerationCart. 1 E. 3. n. 91. of these his services, he obtain'd a GrantCart. 1 E. 3. n. 91. of the Mannor of Loughborough, in general taile; part of the possession of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winche­ster, then attainted.

In 4. Edw. 3. the English Nobles, who were disherited of their Lands in Scotland, Petition­ing Lel. coll. vol. 1795. T. VVals. p. 112. n. 40. & 113. n. 10. King Edward (as superior Lord of that Realme) that they might be restored; he sent to the Earl of Murref, then Guardian of that Kingdom (by reason of the Minoritie of King David) on their behalf: but, this Message ta­king no effect; the English Lords, whereof this Henry (then bearing likewise the TitleLel. coll. vol. 1. 795. T. VVals. p. 112. n. 40. & 113. n. 10. of Earl of Boghan) wasLel. coll. vol. 1. 795. T. VVals. p. 112. n. 40. & 113. n. 10. the chief; took shipping at Ravenspurre, and landedLel. coll. vol. 1. 795. T. VVals. p. 112. n. 40. & 113. n. 10. at Kingcorn, in Scotland (not far from Dunfermeline:) and worthily shared in the Honor of that Victo­ry, then obtain'd against the Scots, near Gledis­more; being the only person, who encouraged Lel. coll. ut supra. the English to pass the River of Earne over night; and to fall upon the Scots very early next morning. Which they accordingly did, with such great success.

But, this being done without the leave of King Edward; who would notClaus. 4 E. 3. m. 12. permit them to enter that Realm, by land; in regardClaus. 4 E. 3. m. 12. that David, the son of Robert de Brus (the other Competitor with Edward de Baillol, for the Crown of that Realme) had Marryed his sister, he became so displeased, as that, through the adviceClaus. 4 E. 3. m. 12. of some of his Counsel, he causedIbid. all the Castles, Man­nors and Lands, belonging to this Henry (lying in the Counties of Warwick, Leicester, Not­tingham, and Derby) to be seised on. Ne­vertheless, soon afterwards, upon farther exami­nation Ibid. of what was laid to his charge; in the Parliament then sitting at Westminster; by the assentIbid. of the Prelates and Peeres there met, he had restitutionIbid. of them again.

And, the same year, obtain'd LettersClaus. 4 E 3. in dorso, m. 12. & 14. from King Edward, to David de Brus; representing to him; that, upon the Treaty of Peace, and Ac­cord thereupon made, betwixt Robert de Brus late King of Scotland (his Father) and King Edward the Second; it was agreed, inter alia, that this Henry Earl of Boghan, Henry Lord Perci, and Thomas Lord Wake of Lidel, should have restitution of their Lands in Scotland, whereof they had been dispossessed, by reason of the Wars: Also, that though the Lord Perci, had Livery of his; this Henry, and the Lord Wake, were still kept from theirs: and therefore desired, that they might have the like favour; which, accordingly, wasClaus. 4 E 3. in dorso, m. 12. & 14. granted.

In 7 Edw. 3. in considerationClaus. [...] E. 3. p. 1. in dorso, m. 13. of his Services in that Realme, he obtained respiteClaus. [...] E. 3. p. 1. in dorso, m. 13. for the pay­ment of a Thousand Marks, then due from him to the King, for the Wardship and Marriage of David the son and heir to David de Strabolgi Earl of Athol.

In An. 1134. (8 Edw. 3.) being besieg'dYpod N. 113. n. [...]0. in a Castle in Scotland; it is saidYpod N. 113. n. [...]0. by some, that King Edward. hearing thereof, entred that Realm with a great Power, and reliev'd him. Others say, thatLel. coll. vol. 1. 797. this being the Castle of Dungarg in Boghan, of his Wives inheritance, which he had newly fortified, he surrendred it, upon con­dition he might return safe into England.

About this time, King Edward (beingClaus. 8 E. 3. in dorso. n. 33. at York) wro [...]e his LettersClaus. 8 E. 3. in dorso. n. 33. to this Henry, giving him to understand; that whereas Edward Baillol, King of Scotland, upon the forfeiture of Ma­lisius Earl of Strathern, had (by the consent of his Nobles) given that Earldome unto Iohn Earl Warren, in recompence of his vast expences in the Wars of that Realm: and that, afterwards, by the sollicitation of some friends of Malisius, great endeavors had been used, for revocation of that Judgment and forfeiture; as also,Ibid. that he had written to that King; desiring him, that the business might be publickly discussed by his No­bles, and faithful Peeres of the Realm, and not by such whose fidelity was doubted: He therefore, requiredIbid. this Henry, that he should use all his interest, for preventing any sudden determinati­on in that business; considering of what ill exam­ple it would be, as also peril to himself and others, in the like case.

About this time, upon the deathEsc. 8 E. 3. n 67. of Isabel de Vesci, his sister, without issue, he was foundEsc. 8 E. 3. n 67. to be her heir, and fifty yeares of age; Whereupon the Mannors of Barton, Staynton, Tho­resway, Lyndewode, and Welleburne, in Com. Linc. descended to him; whereof he had LiveryClaus. 9 E. 3. m. 18. shortly after, doing his homage. In 9 Edw. 3. he still continuedRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 17. in the Wars of Scotland. At which time, King Edward be­ing Pat. 9. E 3. p. 2. m. 22. at St. Iohnstons; in consideration Pat. 9. E 3. p. 2. m. 22. thereof, and of his great expences, in that ser­vice; by the consent of his Nobles there attend­ing him; acquittedPat. 9 E 3. p. 2. m. 22. him of all such debts, as were due from him unto the Exchequer; and especi­ally of Four hundred Marks, lent unto him at York, towards the payment of his Ransome, up­on his Imprisonment in Scotland.

In 10 Edw. 3. being then ConstableRot. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m. ... of the King's Army, he was sentRot. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m. ... into Scotland, for the defence of that Realme. And, in 11 Edw. 3. had a CharterCart. 11. E. 3. n. 47. for Free-warren, in all his De­mesn-Lands at Bolton-perci, in Com. Ebor. as also at Selkeworthe, and Talkley, in Com. [Page 52] Oxon. In this year also, he obtain'd an Assigna­tion, Claus. 11 E. 3. m. 5. out of the Exchequer, of One hundred for­ty eight pounds nine shillings then in arreare, and due unto him, for the Wages of himself, and his Men at Armes in 9 & 10 Edw. 3. And, in 12 Edw. 3. attendingClaus. 12 h. 3. p. 1. m. 26. the King, in his Expe­dition then made into Flanders, obtain'd his PreceptClaus. 12 h. 3. p. 1. m. 26. to the Sheriff of Yorkshire, to permit his Wife and Children, to reside in the Tower at Yorke (without, and near to the Castle) du­ring his absence.

In this 12th year he was madeRot. Sco [...]. 12 E. 3. in dor­so. Justice of Scotland. And, having been summon'dClaus. de iis­dem, ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 2 Edw. 2. until 6 Edw. 3. in­clusive, departedEsc. 14 E. 3. n. 24. this life in 14 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc. 14 E. 3. n. 24. of the Castle and Mannor of Fol­kyngham, the Mannors of Hekynton, Sty­veton, Lyndewode, Thoreswaye, Barton, and the Advouson of the Church of Kaille­sthorpe, in Com. Linc. And of the Mannors of Whytewyke, with its members; viz. Shepe­sheved, Herkefeld, Wydington, Roteby, Newton, and Bocharston; as also of the Mannor of Loughborough, with its Mem­bers, scilicet, Beaumanour, Burton, Hucle­scote, Watton, Ernesby, Barow, Co­syngton, Raveston, Querndon, Mount­sorel, Wodesthorpe, and Kyntesthorpe, all in Com. Leic. of the Mannor of Chelleton, and the third part of one Knights-Fee in Dishe­burne, &c. in Com. Northumb. And joyntly with Alice, his Wife (the remainder to Thomas their son) of the Mannor of Bolton-Perci, in Com. Ebor. LikewiseIbid. of the Advousons of the Abby of Uaudei, and Priorie of Sempring­ham. in Com. Linc. and of Sixty three Knights Fees and a third part; all in that County, some­time belonging to the Barony of Gant; leaving Iohn his sonIbid. and heir Twenty two years of age; and a daughter called Elizabeth, Married Claus. 40 E. 3. m. 15. to Nicholas de Audley, son and heir to Iames Lord Audley of Heley.

¶But here, before I proceed farther, I shall take leave to say something of Isabell de Beau­mont, Isabell. sister to this deceased Henry; she being a Woman of great note in her time. In 8 Edw. 1. being then the WifeClaus. 8 F. 1. in dorso, m. 2. of Iohn de Vesci of Aln­wike, in Com. Northumb. (one of the greatest Barons in the North) and called KinswomanClaus. 8 F. 1. in dorso, m. 2. to Queen A [...]anore; he covenanted,Claus. 8 F. 1. in dorso, m. 2. that if he should depart this life, without issue of his body, by her, he would pay unto that Queen five hun­dred, and fifty pounds of silver.

In 25 Edw. 1. this Isabel, calling her self DaughterRot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 5. Claus. 25 E. 1. m. 23. to Agnes de Bellomont, did Homage Rot. Scoc. 25 E. 1. m. 5. Claus. 25 E. 1. m. 23. to the King, at Ipswiche, for the Barony of Caral, in the County of Fife, in Scotland; whereof she was possess'd by virtue of a Re­lease from the said Anne her Mother. And, in 33 Edw. 1. Iohn de Vesci (her husband) being Claus. 33 E. 1. in dorso, m. 22. then dead; she grantedClaus. 33 E. 1. in dorso, m. 22. to the King, and his heires for ever, her Mannor of Caral, with the Haven of Can. Whereupon he again granted Cart. 33 E. 1. n. 25. it to her for life; the remainder to Henry de Bea [...]mont, her Brother, and his heirs. Moreo­ver, he farther grantedIb. n. 57. to her, for life, and to the said Henry, her Brother, in Fee, all the Lands of her the said Isabell, in Welleburne, in Com. Linc. By reason whereof, she obtain'd the said King's Charter,Ibid. n. 24. for a Market every Week upon the Wednesday, at her said Mannor of Caral; and a Fair yearly, on Monday in Easter-week, and fourteen dayes following.

In 1 E. 2. she was madePat. 1. E. 2. p. 1. m. 5. Governess of the Castle of Bamburgh, in Com. Northumb. pay­ing the antient serme thereof to the Kings Ex­chequer. But, in 3 Edw. 2. at the requestClaus. [...]8 [...] 2. m. 9. of Henry de Laci Earl of Lincolne, the King acquit­ted Claus. [...]8 [...] 2. m. 9. her of One hundred and twelve pounds, which was due to his Exchequer, for that Castle of Bamburgh, and Rent of the Town of Wernemuthe, by reason of the great expence she had undergone, in attending upon Queen Isabell. After which, ere long, quittingIbid. her right in that Castle, at the King's request; she had a GrantIbid. of the Mannors of Thoresway, Styveton, Lyndewode, and Ketlesthorpe, in Com. Linc. with the King's free Court in the City of Lincolne; as also of the Mannors of Weye, and Pyddcle, in Com. Dorset. for life. And departingEsc. 8 E. 3. n. 67. this life in 8 Edw. 3. without issue; the said Henry de Beaumont, her Brother, was foundEsc. 8 E. 3. n. 67. to be her next heir.

I now returne to Iohn Iohn. Lord Beaumont, son and heir to the before-specified Henry. This Iohn, in 12 Edw. 3. wasRot. A­lem. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 3. in that Expedition, then made into Flanders; and of the retinueRot. A­lem. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 3. with Wil­liam de Montacute Earl of Salisbury: And, upon his Father's death, in 14 Edw. 3. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 14 E. 3. m. 11. of his Lands; but ne­ver used the Title of Earl of Boghan. In which year, he was againRot. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 2. in the Wars of Flanders: and obtain'd the King's PreceptClaus. 14 E. 3. m. 28. to the Collect­ors of the Subsidy, in Com. Devon. for the receipt of Sixty six pounds sixteen shillings six pence, in part of the Wages, then due to him, for his service beyond-Sea.

In this year, attendingPat. 14 E. 3. p. 3. m. 9. Queen Philippa, du­ring her residence in Brabant, the Lady Alia­nore de Lancaster (the fifth daughterCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. to Henry Earl of Lancaster) his Wife, being there deli­vered Pat. 14 E. 3. ut su­pra. of a Son, called Henry; he obtain'd the King's special Letters Pattents,Pat. 14 E. 3. ut su­pra. declaring, that notwithstanding, the said Henry was begotten, and born in forrein parts: nevertheless, in re­gard it was, by reason of his, and his Ladies at­tendance on the Queen, he should be reputed a lawful heir; and inherit his Lands in England, as if he had been born there.

In 15 Edw. 3. he was retein'dPat. 15 E. 3. m. 22. to serve the King, in his Fleet at Sea, with Sixty one Men at Armes; whereof one Baneret, Twenty four Knights, Forty men at Armes, and Forty Archers for forty dayes. In which year, also, he wasRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 4. in the Wars of Scotland. And, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, in 16 Edw. 3 (and not before) departedEsc. 16 E. 3. n. 35. this life the same year; leaving Henry, Esc. 16 E. 3. n. 35. his son and heir, two yeares of age. Whereupon, in order to his Funeral, the King sent his PreceptClaus. 16 E. 3. p. 1. m. 15. to William Shireburne, a Burgess of Yorke, to make payment of Two hundred pounds of those Moneys which he did then owe, for One hundred thirty Sacks, and twenty Clays of Wooll, by him received, out of the North and East-Riding of that County, unto Sir William de Burton Knight, to the use of Alianore, the Widow of the Defunct, towards the charge of that great Solemnity.

Which Alianore, so surviving him; in 17 E. 3. procur'd the King's Charter,Cart. 17 E. 3. n 26. for Free-warren, in all her Demesn-lands at Tackley, in Com. Oxon. and Seukworth, in Com. Berks.

But, I return to Henry, Henry. his son and heir, whose [Page 53] Legitimacy, in regard of his birth beyond-Sea, was afterwards ratified,Pat. 25 E. 3. p 1. m. 15. in the Parliament, held 25 Edw. 3.

In 34 E. 3. this Henry doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 34. [...]. 3. m. 1. of his Lands; the King being well satisfied,Claus. 34. [...]. 3. m. 1. that he was of full age, though he did not make any formal proof thereof: and obtained his PreceptIbid. m. 33. to the Lord Treasurer, and Barons of the Exchequer, for the acquitting him of one hundred pounds due for the ferm of his Lands, at the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, whilst he was in his Minority, towards the char­ges he had been at, in attending him in his last Expedition beyond Sea. Moreover, in 40 E. 3. he wasRot. Vasc. 40 E. 3. m. 14. in the Wars of Gascoigne. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 36 E. 3. until 42 E. 3. inclusive, departedEsc. 43 E. 3. p. 1. n. 12. this life, upon Wednesday next after the Feast of St. Margaret, the Virgin, 43 E. 3. leaving Iohn Esc. 43 E. 3. p. 1. n. 12. his Son and Heir, eight years of age: and Margaret his Wife, DaughterRot. Fin. 44 E. 3. m. 28. to Iohn de Vere, Earl of Oxford, surviving him: who had, for her Dowrie, an assignationClaus. 43 E. 3. m. 2. of the Mannors of Hekynton, and Stiveton, in Com. Linc. with two Messuages in the City of Lincolne, and afterwards Married to Nicholas de Louvain.

In 47 E. 3. the Wardship of this Iohn, Iohn. (Son and Heir to the before-specified Henry Lord Beau­mont) with the custody of his Lands, during his Minority, was committedRot. Fin. 47. E. 3. m. 14. to William Lord Latimer. But in 6 R. 2. making proofClaus. 6. R 2. p. 1. m. 14. of his age, and doing his Homage, he had LiveryClaus. 6. R 2. p. 1. m. 14. of them: and the same year, wasFrois. 307. Rot. Franc. 6 R. 2. m. 1. with Henry de Spencer, then Bishop of Norwich, in the Eng­lish Army, sentFrois. 307. Rot. Franc. 6 R. 2. m. 1. to make War against those, that held with Pope Clement the Seventh. More­over, in 7 R. 2. he wasFrois. E. 312. a. at Burbroke, when the King of France, with his whole Host be­sieged it: and with one hundred men at Arms, and three hundred Archers, keptFrois. E. 312. a. one Ward there.

In 10 R. 2. he accompaniedRot. Franc 10 R. 2. m. 10. Frois. f. 64. b. Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, (then called King of Ca­stile and Leon) into Spaine. Howbeit, be­fore the end of this year, such was the preva­lency H. Knigh­ton 2705. n. 30. of the great Lords, which then met at Har­ingey-Park; that they expelledH. Knigh­ton. 2705. n. 30. him the Court, as an Evil-Councellor to the King. But those discontents somewhat abating, he obtained Li­cence, Rot. Franc. 11. R. 2. m. 8. to pass unto Calais, there to exer­cise himself in Feats of Arms, with the French; four Knights of that Country having challenged H. Knigh­ton 2706. n. 50. as many English, to Just with them there: at which time he TiltedH. Knigh­ton 2706. n. 50. with the Lord Cham­berlain to the King of France. And in 12 R. 2. was made AdmiralRot. Franc. 12 R. 2. m. ... of the Kings Fleet to the Northwards: as alsoIbid. m. 7. one of the Wardens of the Marches towards Scotland; whereup­on he entredStow in [...]. ann. 1389. that Country forty miles; spoy­led Stow in [...]. ann. 1389. the Market at Fowyke, and brought Stow in [...]. ann. 1389. many Prisoners back.

In 13 R. 2. he had the Castle of Chirburgh in France, committedRot. Franc. 13 R. 2. m. 10. to his charge, from the Feast of St. Peter ad vincula, until the end of five years; and about that time, received a spe­cial prohibition,Ibid. m. 4. that he should not exercise any feats of Arms with the French, without the leave of Henry de Perci, Earl of Northum­berland.

In 14 R. 2. he went againRot. Franc. 14. R. 2. m. 6. into France; and in 16 R. 2. being reteinedPat. 16. R. 2. p. 2. m. 10. to serve the King during his whole life; he had, in considera­tion thereof, a GrantIbid. of one hundred pounds per annum, out of the Issues of Lincolnshire. In this year likewise, he was made ConstablePat. 16. R. 2. p. 3. m. 20. of Dovor-Castle, and Warden of the Cinque­ports; and in 19 R. 2. constitutedRot. Franc. 19. R. [...]. m. 19. one of the Kings Commissioners, to contract Marriage for him, with the Lady Isabell, eldest Daughter to the King of France. As also WardenRot. Scoc. 19 R 2 m. 6. of the West-Marches, towards Scotland.

And having been summonedClaus. de [...] ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 7. until 18 R. 2. inclusive, departedEsc. 20 R. 2. n. 14. this life, upon Saturday, the Morrow after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lady, in 20 R. 2. being then seisedEsc. 20 R. 2. n. 14. of the Mannor of Whytewyke, and two parts of the Mannor of Shepeshed, in Com. Leic. Of the Mannors of Dicheburne, Cartyngton, Rill, North-Charleton, and third part of the Mannor of Toggesden, in Northumb. of the Mannor of Bruscombe, in Com Cantii, Edmunton, called Wylby-Man­nor, in Com. Midd. Thoreswaye, Lynde­wode, Welburne, the Castle of Folkyngham, the Mannors of Edenham, Barton, Buck­minster-Hall, in Billingburgh, Loping­thorpe, Hekinton, Stenton, and Uessci-Hall, in the City of Lincolne, leaving Henry his Son and Heir, sixteen years of age; Kathe­rine his Wife, DaughterEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Thomas de Evering­ham of Laxton, in Com. Bott. surviving.

Which Henry, Henry. in 1 H. 4. receivedCod. MS pe­nès custodem magnae Gar­der. Regis f. 1. a. the Ho­nor of Knighthood, at the Coronation of that King, (with many other persons of note) by Ba­thing, &c. having allowance of Robes for that Solemnity. And in 11 H. 4. was constituted Rot. Franc. 1 [...] H. 4. m. 10. one of the Commissioners, to Treat with others sent from France, upon a firm and lasting Peace, betwixt both Realms. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 5 H. 4. till 1 H. 5. inclusive, departedEsc. 1. H. 5. n 45. this life, on Thurs­day next after the Feast of St. Barnabas the Apo­stle; being then seisedEsc. 1. H. 5. n 45. of the Castle and Man­nor of Folkyngham, and Mannors of He­kynton, and Barton upon Humber,, with the Ferry there; as also of the Mannors of Tho­resway, and Steneton, all in Com. Linc. Like­wise of the Mannors of Loughborough, and Whytewyke, with their respective Members, in Com. Leic. leaving Iohn, Esc. 1. H. 5. n 45. his Son and Heir, three years of age; and Elizabeth his Wife, Daugh­ter Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. to William Lord Willoughby, of Eresvy, surviving. Who representingPat. 2. H. 5 p. 1. m. 20. to the King, that Iohn, her Son and Heir, was within age, but without any thing for his support, obtain­ed an assignationPat. 2. H. 5 p. 1. m. 20. of forty pounds per annum, for him, during his Minority.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 8 H. 6. being reteined [...]x autogr. penès Cler Pell. to serve the King, in his Wars of France, with twenty Men at Arms, and sixty Archers, then atttended (q) [...]x autogr. penès Cler Pell. him in his Army to Calais. And in 9 H. 6. making proofClaus 9. H. 6. m. 21. of his age, and per­forming his Homage, had Livery,Claus 9. H. 6. m. 21. as well of those Lands, which Elizabeth his Mother held, as of those which Catherine, the Wife of Iohn, Father to him the said Henry, possessed during her life. In 14 H. 6. he obtained a GrantRot. Franc 14 H. 6. m. to himself, and the Heirs Male of his Body, of the Earldome of Boloine, by Letters Patents da­ted at Canterbury 27 Iulii, beingRot. Franc 14 H. 6. m. at that time on his journey for the Relief of Calais, and reteined,Ex. autogr. penès Cler. Pell. by Indenture, to serve the King with twenty Men at Arms, and eighty eighty Ar­chers. In which service he meritedPat. 15. H. 6. m. 32. so well; [Page 54] as for that very respect, the King gave him Li­cense, Ibid. to grant his Mannors of Barton up­on Humber, and Steneton, in Com. Linc. unto Sir William Phelip Knight, and others, and to their Heirs for ever.

And in 18 H. 6. in considerationPat. 18. H. 6. p. 2. m. 21. of his farther Merits, and the special Services of his Ancestors, advancedPat. 18. H. 6. p. 2. m. 21. him to the Honor and Dignity of a Vicount, (a Title not till then used in England) by the Name of Vicount Beaumont; with precedency above all Barons of this Realm, and twenty Marks yearly fee, out of the Reve­nues of the County of Lincolne; as by Charter Pat. 18. H. 6. p. 2. m. 21. bearing date at Readyng, 12 Feb. appea­reth.

In 19 H. 6. consideringPat 19. H. 6. p. 3. m. 4 the great loss he had sustained, by the death of Elizabeth his Wife, DaughterPat 19. H. 6. p. 3. m. 4 to William Phelip Lord Bar­dolf, and by reasonPat 19. H. 6. p. 3. m. 4 of his continued Services, he obtained a Grant,Pat 19. H. 6. p. 3. m. 4 of the custody of all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands, which by the death of her the said Elizabeth, came to Henry his Son and Heir; and in case of his death, to William his younger Son; with remainder to Ioane his Daughter. Moreover, in 23 H. 6. he had a farther grant,Pat. 23. H. 6 p. 2. m. 20. to himself, and the Heirs Male of his Body, of Place and Precedence above all Vicounts, thenceforth to be created; as also above the Heirs of all Earles; and to take place next and immediately unto Earls, in all Par­liaments and publick Meetings.

Furthermore, in 24 H. 6. he was madeRot. Franc. 24 H. 6. m. ... Con­stable of England: and in 25 H. 6. (with Pat. 25. H. 6 p. 2. m. 37. Sir Raphe Boteler, Lord Sudley) had the custodyPat. 25. H. 6 p. 2. m. 37. of the Isles of Ieresey, and Garne­sey, Serk, and Erme, during the Minority of Anne, the Daughter and Heir to Henry Duke of Warwick.

In this year he was foundEsc. 25. H. 6 n. 10. to be Brother and Heir to Elizabeth Lady Deincurt, Wife to Sir Thomas Nevill Knight, being at that time thirty years of age. And in 27 H. 6. procured to him­self, (and William (then called Lord Bardolf) his Son, a CharterCart. 27. H. 6. n. 53. of divers Priviledges, in sun­dry of his Lordships, viz. at Folkynham, in Com. Linc. Whytewyk, in Com. Leic. and Wyrmgay, in Com. Norff. Return of Writs, and all Precepts; Assise of Bread and Ale; Soc, Sac, Weyf, Estrey, Felons-goods, Treasure-trove, Felo's de se, Escape, Gallows, Pillory, Wreck of Sea, &c. In which year, Walter Lord Hunger­ford, in considerationStaff. & Kemp. f. 114. a. of the descent of this Iohn, from the Noble Dukes of Lancaster, by his last Will and Testament,Staff. & Kemp. f. 214. a. bequeathed unto him, a Cup of Silver with a cover; as also a Bor­dure and knop of Gold; in which Cup Iohn Duke of Lancaster was often served, and used to drink as long as he lived. The next ensuing year he was constitutedPat. 28. H. 6. p. 1. m. 22. Lord High Chamber­lain of England.

And in 29 H. 6. joyned in CommissionRot. Scoc. 29. H. 6. m. 1. with the Bishops of Durham, Carlisle, and some other eminent persons, for Treating with the Ambassadors of Scotland, in order to a Peace, betwixt both Realms. Also, in 35 H. 6. in far­ther considerationPat. 35 H. 6 p. 1. m. 6. of his great and eminent Services, he obtained a GrantPat. 35 H. 6 p. 1. m. 6. of the chief Stew­ardship, and Office of Surveyour, of all the Castles and Lands, as well in England, as Wales, belonging to Prince Edward, to hold until he should accomplish his full age.

And in 37 H. 6. was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 37 H 6. m. 2. one of the Commissioners to meet with those from Scotland, at Newcastle upon Cine, touch­ing satisfaction for such Injuries, as had been committed by the Subjects of either Realm, against the other, contrary to the Articles of Truce, formerly concluded betwixt them.

This Iohn Vicount Beaumont, was summoned Claus. de iisd ann. i [...] dorso. to Parliament, from 10 H. 6. until 38 H. 6. But in that 38th year, the Duke of Yorke, be­ing Stow in an. 1460. at Calais, and having gotten strength, through the aid of the Earls of Warwick, and Salisbury, sentStow in an. 1460. divers complaints to the King, amongst which, one was, against him, calling him their mortal Enemy, alleadging that Ibid. he had misled the King, and wrought upon him to consent unto that Act of Parliament, made at Coventre against them: as alsoIbid. that he had made spoyl of their Lands and Goods. And ere long after, landing in England, gave BattleIbid. & Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 714 to the King at Northampton, (viz 10. Iulii 38 H. 6.) where, obtaining the Victory, this Vicount Beaumont was slain,Ibid. & Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 714. with many other persons of note.

To whom succeeded William William. his second Son, (Henry the eldest Son being dead before, and buriedWeevers Fun. Mon. p. 782. in Denington Church, in the Diocess of Norwich.) Which William, in rightLib. [...]. 12. H. 6. p. 649. & 65 [...] of Elizabeth his Mother, DaughterLib. [...]. 12. H. 6. p. 649. & 65 [...] and Heir to William Phelip Lord Bardolfe, had also the Title Lib. [...]. 12. H. 6. p. 649. & 65 [...] of Lord Bardolfe, possessingLib. [...]. 12. H. 6. p. 649. & 65 [...] a large Inheri­tance, as Heir to her: and in the same 38th year of H. 6. made proofEsc. 38. H. 6. of his age, as Cousin and Heir to Iohn Lord Bardolf, viz. Esc. 38. H. 6. Son and Heir of Elizabeth, Daughter and Heir to him the said Iohn, viz. Esc. 38. H. 6. that he was born at Edenham, in Com. Linc. and Baptized in that Church, upon the Feast-day of St. George the Martyr, 16 H. 6. the Abbot of Crouland, being one of his Godfathers. Whereupon he had LiveryPat. 39. H. 6. m. 18. of his Lands, his Homage being respited.

He first MarriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Elizabeth, DaughterEx. Coll. R. Gl. S. to Richard Scrope, (Brother to the Lord Scrope of Bolton) and secondly,Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Ioane Daughter to Humphrey Duke of Buckingham: but adhering firmly to the Lancastrian Interest, (as his An­cestors had done) participated of the hard fate, which soon after befel that Family; being ta­ken PrisonerStow in eo­dem anno. at Townton-Field, in 1 E. 4. and in the Parliament begun at Westminster, 4. Nov. the same year, attainted;Esc. 3. E. 4. n. 30. at which time he was seisedEsc. 3. E. 4. n. 30. of the Mannor of Halowton, in Com. Leic. Shelforth, Stoke-Bardolf, Ged­lyng, and Carleton, in Com. Nott. Gryme­sthorpe, Aylesthorpe, Southorpe, Eden­bam, Hale, alias Westhall, in Com. Linc. Bolton-Perci, in Com. Ebor. Loughborough, Shepeshed, UUhitington, A [...]hvy-la Zouche, UUhytwyke, Bochaston, Newton, Ho­kescote, Donyngton, Harkefeld, Rothy, Beaumaner, and Botesford, in Com. Leic. Stowe-Bardolf, Roungeton, Fareswell, in Fyncham, UUhinbergh, Mateshale, Erpyngham, UUykmere, Cantelee, Strapeshagh, Castre, Denyngton, Brun­dishe, Ilkelyshale, Clopton, and Cretyng­ham, in Com. Norf. UUatton and Stone, in Com. Hertf. and UUilberham, in Com. Cantabr.

In 14 E. 4. this William Vicount Beaumont, takingStow in an. 1472. part with Iohn Earl of Oxford, who withdrew himself from Barnet-field, in 10 E. 4. fleeingStow in an. 1472. first into Scotland, and afterwards [Page 55] into France, landedIbid. with him in Corn­wall, and assistedIbid. him in keeping of St. Hi­chaels Mount. Whereupon,Ibid. the Sheriff of that County, offering pardon to the Earls Men who thereupon forsookIbid. him; he was brought PrisonerIbid. with him to the King. But in 1 H. 7. the Lancastrian Party, long depressed, through the favor of King (the chief and only re­maining Branch of that Illustrious stock) being raised again, amongst them, this William was resto­red Claus. 4. H. 7 m. 4. in Parliament, begun at UUestminster, 7 Nov. in the first year of his Reign. After which, I have not seen any thing farther of him, than that having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, from 1. until 12 H. 7. inclusive, he departed Esc. 1. H. 8. n. 29. this life, without Issue 28 Dec. 24 H. 7 And that Francis Lovel, hadEsc. 1. H. 8. n. 29. he been at that time living, and not attainted, shouldEsc. 1. H. 8. n. 29. have been his next Heir, viz. Esc. 1 H. 8. n. 29. Son of Ioane, Sister to the said William.

¶From this Noble Family, do the Beaumonts of Cole-Orton, Grace-dieu, and Stough­ton, in Com. Leic. deriveEx Coll. R. Gl. S. their Descents, by Sir Thomas Beaumont Knight, a younger Son to Iohn Lord Beaumont, and Catherine his Wife, Daughter of Everingham. Which Thomas being Ibid. Lord of Basquerville, and Captain of Ga­illiarde, was reteinedIbid. with Iohn Duke of Bedford, Regent of France, in the Mino­rity of King Henry the 6th, to serve the King in those Wars.

So likewise didIbid. the Beaumonts, late of UUednesbury, in Com. Staff. viz. from Hen­ry the younger Brother to Iohn Vicount Beau­mont.

Gorges.
[2 Edw. 2.]

IN 41 H. 3. upon that Expedition made in­to UUales, Raphe de Gorges, Raphe. in order thereto, had SummonsClaus. 41. H. 3. in dorso m. 6 to be at Bristol, well fitted with Horse and Arms, within the Octaves of St. Peter ad vincula: and in 47 H. 3. was made GovernorPat. 47. H. 3. m. 9. of Schireburne-Castle. Likewise inPat. 50. H. 3. m. 43. 50 H. 3. of the Castle at Exeter. And the same year; as also in 51 H. 3. executedRot. Pip. 52. H. 3. Devon. the Sheriffs Office for De­vonshire, as Fermor of it. After which, in 54 H. 3. he was signedPat. 54 H. 3. in dorso m. 15. with the Cross, in or­der to his journey into the Holy Land, with Prince Edward. But died in 56 H. 3. or before. Whereupon Elene his Wife, had then Livery Comp. M. Ric. de Clif­ford 4. [...]1. ex Rot. Pip. of the Mannor of Dene for her support. And upon her death, in 20 E. 1. Raphe her Son and Heir doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. l in. 20 E. 1. m. 11. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

Which Raphe, Raphe. in 21 E. 1. was MarshalH. Knighton 2499. n. 50. of the Kings Army in Gascoigne: and in 22 E. 1. wentRot. vasc. 22. E. 1. m. 9. again into those parts, where he ob­tained such favor from the King; that in case he should depart this life, before his return, his Executors should receiveRot. Vasc. 22. E. 1. m. 9. the profits of all his Lands, from the time of his death, until the end of three years; and likewiseRot. Vasc. 22. E. 1. m. 9. the free ad­ministration of all his Goods, for the perfor­mance of his Will. But in that year, Charles, Brother to the King of France, invadingT. Wals. in eodem anno. Gas­coigne, with a great power, laidIbid. Siege to R [...] ­sune, whereof Iohn de Britania was Governor, who forsakingIbid. his charge, exposed those in the Garrison, to the Mercy of the Enemy; amongst which, this Raphe being one, he was carried Prisoner toIbid. Paris.

Nevertheless, after this, in 25 E. 1. he adven­tured Rot. Pardon. 25 E. 1. m. 13. into Gascoigne. And in 28 E. 1. was Rot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 13. in the Wars of Scotland: so likewise inRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 9. 31 E. 1. andRot. Scoc 32 [...]. 1. m. 2. 32 E. 1.

In which 32 year, he obtained the Kings Charter,Cart 32 E. 1. n. [...]4. for a Market at his Mannor of Lid [...]ton in com. Dors. upon the Thursday every week, and a Fair yearly, upon the Eve, Day and Morrow, after the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin; and for five days then next following. In 34 E. 1. he was againRot. Protect 34 E. 1. m. 12. in the Scotish Wars, being then of the Re­tinue with Hugh Despenser. So likewise inRot. Scoc 4. E. 2. m. 5. 4 E. 2. and inRot. Scoc 8 E. 2. in dorso m. 9. 8 E. 2. And had summonsClaus. de i [...]sd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 2 E. 2. till 16 E. 2. inclusive, but never aster.

To whom succeeded Theobald de Gorges, Theobald. who in 36 E. 3. obtained the Kings LicenseCart. 56 E. 3. n. 14. for a Market every week, upon the Thursday, at Wrokeshale, in Com. Somers. And for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow, of the Feast of All Saints, and five days next ensuing. But never having Summons to Parliament, nor any of his Descendents, I shall here put a Period to any farther discourse of them.

Everingham.
[2 Edw. 2.]

IN 14 H. 3. Robert de Everingham, Robert. having MarriedRot Pip. 14 H 3. E [...]or. Rot. [...]in. 15 H. 3 m. 8. Isabell, the Sister and Heir of Thomas de Birkin, (of whom I have formerly spoke) gaveRot Pip. 14 H 3. E [...]or. Rot. [...]in. 15 H. 3 m. 8. a Fine to the King of two hundred Marks, for livery of her Lands; and likewise for Li­very Rot Pip. 14 H 3. E [...]or. Rot. [...]in. 15 H. 3 m. 8. of the Bailywick of the Forest of Shire­wooe, in Com. Nott. that being also of her In­heritance. This Robert heldTesta de Nevill Nott. five Knights fees and an half, in Com. Nott. besides one fee in Lexinton, then in Demesn; and in 26 H. 3. gave a FineRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Ebor. of fifty Marks, to be exempted from going into Gascoine, upon that Expedi­tion then made thither. After which, in 30 H. 3. he departedClaus. 30 H. 3. m. 8. this life, Isabell his Wife surviving; who doing her Homage, had Livery Claus. 30 H. 3. m. 8. of all the Lands of her Inheritance; and died Rot. [...]in. 36 H. 3. n. 7. Esc 36. H. 3. m. 62. in 36 H. 3. then seisedRot. [...]in. 36. H. 3. m. 7. Esc 36. H. 3. n. 62. of the Mannor of Lexinton, &c. leaving Adam de Everingham her SonRot. [...]in. 36 H. 3. m. 7. Esc 36. H. 3. n. 62. and Heir: As also, two other Sons, Iohn, to whom she gaveEsc. 17. E. 1. n. 79. the Mannor of Birkyn; and Robert Esc. 17. E. 1. n. 79. (a Clergy Man) Rector of the Church of Birkyn.

Which Adam, Adam. doing his Homage, and giving securityRot. Fin. ut supra. to pay fifty pounds for his Relief, had LiveryRot. Fin. ut supra. of the Lands of her Inheritance; as also,Claus. 36. H. 3. m. 5. of the whole Bayliwick of Shire­wode-Forest: excepting the Hays of Beske­wode, Willeg, Lindeby, Bilaye, Bir­keland, and Cliptston-Parke; for which Bay­liwick, there had been formerly a ReleaseEsc. 36. H. 3. ut supra. of twelve Knights fees, and an half, to the Ance­stors of the before-specified Isabell, by the Kings Progenitors.

In 42 H. 3. this Adam wasClaus. 42. H. 3. in dorso [...]. 11. in that Expe­dition [Page 56] then made into Wales: but in 49 H. 3. taking partEsc. 49. H. 3. n. 3. with Montfort Earl of Leicester, and the other rebellious Barons of that age, he wasEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. in the Battle of Evesham, against the King; and departedEsc. 9. E. 1 n 5. this life in 9 E. 1. being at that time seised,Esc. 9. E. 1 n 5. of the Moiety of the Baro­ny of Schelford, in Com. Nott. unto which Moie­ty, twelve Kts. fees and an half in several Counties did belong;Esc. 9. E. 1 n 5. whereof ten wereEsc. 9. E. 1 n 5. for the Bayliwick of the Forest of Shirewode. He likewiseEsc. 9. E. 1 n 5. di­ed seised of the Mannors of Everingham, and Farburne, in Com. Ebor. as also of the Man­nors of Westbury, in Com. Linc. and North-Leverton, in Com. Nott. leaving Robert Esc. 9. E. 1. n. 5. his Son and Heir, twenty four years of age.

Which Robert Robert. in 9. E. 1. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. [...]in. 9 E. 1 m. 17. of his Lands, and in 11. E. 1. ob­tained a CharterCart. 11 E. 1 n. 47. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Langthwait, in Com. Ebor. And having MarriedEx Coll. R Cl. S. Lucia, the Daughter and Heir of Robert de Thwenge, (WiddowEx Coll. R Cl. S. of Sir William Latimer, Knight) diedEsc. 15 E. 1. n. 28. in 15 E. 1. be­ing then seisedEsc. 15 E. 1. n. 28. of the Mannors of Gedlyng, and Lexinton, in Com. Nott. Westburgh, in Com. Linc. Farneburne, Everyngham, Ky­blingcotes, and Schireburne, in Hart­forth Lythe, in Com. Ebor. leaving Adam, Esc. 15 E. 1. n. 28. his Brother and Heir, seven years of age.

Which Adam, Adam. in 31 E. 1. wasClaus. 1. E. 2. m 10. in the Wars of Scotland: and in 34 E. 1. being madeComp. 1. de Drokenesford &c. a Knight with Prince Edward, and many others, by Bathing and divers Sacred Ceremonies, at­tended Rot. Protect 34 E. 1. m. 12. him in that Expedition, then made into Scotland. After which, in 2 E. 2. he had SummonsClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Ba­rons of this Realm, and so tillClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. 9 E. 2. inclu­sive. And in 4 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 10. in the Scotish Wars. So likewise, inRot Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 9. 7 E. 2. andRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dorso m. 9. 8 E. 2. as also inRot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 7. 10 E. 2. residing then at Lexinton, (in Com. Nott). But beingRot. Fin. 16 E 2 m. 25. in cedula. shortly after, one of the Partakers with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, and those of the Nobility, who in 15 E. 2. were in Arms, under colour of Reforming the Abuses in Government; when the rest were ta­ken at Burrow-brigg, he rendred himself; and gave a FineIbid. m. 2. to the King of four hundred Marks, to save his life.

After which, in 1. E. 3. upon the paymentClaus 1. E. 3. p. 1. m. 27. of two hundred and fifty Marks thereof, then in arrear, he had LiveryClaus 1. E. 3. p. 1. m. 27. of his Lands, which had been seised for that transgression. And in 11 E 3. entailedEsc. de ad quod T [...]ampn. 11 E. 3. n. 40. the Mannor of Lexinton, upon the Heirs Male of Adam, his eldest Son, and so successively, for want of Issue, upon Ro­bert, Edmund, Alexander, and Nicholas, his own younger Sons: and diedEsc. [...]5. E. 3 n 33. in 15 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. [...]5. E. 3 n 33. of the said Mannor of Lexinton, (vulgarly Laxton) and North-Leverton,, in Com. Nott. Schireburne in Hartford Lythe, and Everyngham, in Com. Ebor. Which Man­nor of Everyngham, he heldEsc. [...]5. E. 3 n. 33. of the Arch­bishop of Yorke, by the service of performing the Office of Butler, in his House, upon the day of his Inthronization, leaving Adam Esc. [...]5. E. 3 n 33. his Son and Heir, thirty years of age.

Which Adam thereupon, doing his Homage,Adam. had LiveryClaus. [...]5. E. 2. p 2. m. 41. of his Lands. And in 16 E. 3. (residingRot Franc 16 E. 3. m. 27. at Lexinton) wasRot Franc 16 E. 3. m. 27. in the Wars of France. So likewise, inRo. Franc. 18. E. 3. m. 19. 18 E. 3. 19 Rot. Franc. 19 E 3. m. 15. E. 3. and 20Rot. Vase. 20 E. 3. m. 2. E. 3. (the Battle of [...], being fought that year.) In 21 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 21 E. 3 p. 1. m. 3. in those Wars: and inRot. Franc. 23. E. 3. m. 2. 22 E. 3. in another Expedition then made into France, being in the RetinueIbid. with Henry Earl of Lan­caster. So likewise inRot Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 7. 29. andRot Vasc. 33 E 3. m 14. 33 E. 3. And in 43 E. 3. obtained a CharterCart. 43 E. 3. n. 4. for a Mar­ket every week, at his Mannor of Ri [...]k-Brun­ne, upon the Woulds, in Com. Ebor. And two Fairs yearly; one on the Eve, Day, and Mor­row of St. Peter in Cathedr [...]; the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow, after the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr.

This Adam was summonedClaus. 44. E. 3. in dorso. to Parliament, in 44 E. 3. in which year he died; as it seems. For to him then succeeded, Robert Esc. 45. E. 3. n. 20. his Grand­son and Heir, viz. Son of William. Which William having MarriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Alice, the Daughter to Iohn Lord Grey of Codnovre, diedEsc. ut su­pra. the Morrow after the Feast of the Assumption of our Lady, in 43 E. 3. his Father being then alive, leave­ing the before-specified Robert his SonEsc. ut su­pra. and Heir. Which Robert departedEsc. ut su­pra. this life, upon the Feast-day of St Iohn the Evangelist, 44 E. 3. leaving Ioane and Catherine, his Sisters and Heirs; Ioane at that time beingEsc. ut su­pra. eight years of age, and Catherine five. Which Ioane, afterwards became the Wife of Sir William Elys Knight; and Catherine of Iohn, the Son of Thomas Elton Esquire.

But this last mentioned Adam Adam. had a younger Son, called Reginald, who inheritedRot. Fin. 11 R. 2. m. 13. the Man­nor of Westburgh, in Com. Ebor. Which Re­ginald, beingRot. Fin. 11 R. 2. m. 13. afterwards a Knight, first Mar­ried Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Agnes, the Daughter of Iohn Lungvillers: and next, Ioane, Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Daughter of ... and dyedClaus. 1 H. 4. p. 1. m. 26. in 1 H. 4. being then seisedClaus. 1 H. 4. p. 1. m. 26. of the Mannor of Tuxford, in the Clay, the Moyety of the Mannor of Egmanton, and fourth part of the Mannor of Laxton, leaving Issue Ed­mund, his Son and Heir, who diedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. without Issue.

Cailli.
[2 Edw. 2.]

IN 7 Ioh. Adam de Cailli Adam. accountedRot. Pip. 7. Joh. Norff. Suff. five pounds for License to plead before the King, in a cause depending betwixt him, and Mi­chael de Puninges, touching the Dowrie of Mar­garet, Wife of the said Michael.

From this Adam, descended Thomas de Cailli; who in 35 E. 1. beingRot. Fin. 35. E. 1. m. 12. one of the Cousins and Heirs to Robert, the Son of Robert de Tatshall, viz. Son of Emme, third Sister and Co-heir to the said Robert; performing his Fealty, obtained LiveryRot. Fin. 35. E. 1. m. 12. of the Lands of her Inheritance, his Homage being respited. And in 8 E. 2. had SummonsRot. Scot. 8 E. 2. m. 9. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Fe­stival of our Ladies Assumption, thence to march against the Scots.

This Thomas, Thomas. with Margaret his wife, in 10 E. 2. procured a CharterCart. 10. E. 1 n. 61. for Free-Warren, in all their Demesn-Lands at Wymundham, Babingle, and Wulferton, in Com. Norff. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, in 2. 3. and 4. E. 2. departedEsc. 10 E. 2. n. 63. this life, in 10 E. 2. being then seisedEsc. 10 E. 2. n. 63. of the Mannor of Hyldeburgh­worth, in Com. Norff. leaving Adam, the Son of Roger de Clifton, (by Margerie his Sister) his Co­sin, Esc. 10 E. 2. n. 63. and Heir, nine years of age.

Orreby:
[2 Edw. 2.]

IN 22 Hen. 2. Herbert de Orreby, Herbert. son of Alard de Orreby, with Agnes his Wife, found­ed Monast. Ang. vol. 2. n. 10. &. 20. the Priory of Hagneby, in Com. Linc. To whom succeeded Iohn his sonMonast. Ang. vol. 2. n. 10. &. 20. and heir. Which Iohn Iohn. gaveIb. n. 30 & 40. divers Lands in Hagneby, and Fuglethorp, to the Canons of that House; and died in 41 Hen. 3.

After him I find mention of Fulke de Orreby, Fulke. Justice of Chester, in 44 Hen. 3. unto whom the custodyPat. Edw. Princ. 44 H. 3. m. 5. of the Castles of Ganno [...], Dis­sard, Chester, Beeston, and Schotewyk, were then committed. And, in 45 Hen. 3. of Thomas de Orreby, madePat. 45 H. 3. m. 4. Justice of Chester; the same year, upon the death of Fulke. Next, of Iohn de Orreby; who,Iohn. in 31 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 9. in the Scotish Wars; and, in 8 Edw. 2. receiv'd commandRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dor­so m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Festival of the blessed Virgin's Assumption, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to March into Scotland. Which Iohn, having been sum­mon'd Claus. de iis­dem, ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 2, 3, & 4 Edw. 2. diedEsc. 11 E. 2. n. 42. in 11 E. 2. being then seisedEsc. 11 E. 2. n. 42. of the Mannor of Orreby, in Com. Linc. as also of certain Lands in Ingold­mels, Skegenesse, Wolyngham, Burgh, Skendelby, &c. leavingEsc. 11 E. 2. n. 42. Edmund Somervill, at that time Forty yeares of age, Alured de Sulney Thirty; and Iohn, the son of Robert de Willugh­by (then in Minority, and in Ward to the King) his next heires; betwixt whom his Lands were shared.

Badlesmere.
[3 Edw. 2.]

THe first mention I find of this Family, is in 16 H. 2. at which time Bartholomew de Badlesmere Bartholo­mew. was in suteRot. Pip. 16 H. 2. Kent. with William de Cheney, for certain Lands in Kent: and after­wards, scilicet, in 22 H. 2. amerc'tRot. Pip. 22 H. 2. Kent. at Twenty Marks, for trespassing in the King's Forests.

To him succeeded William de Badlesmere. Which William, William. adheringRot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Nott. Derb. to the Rebellious Barons, a­bout the latter end of King Iohn's Reign, was ta­ken Prisoner,Rot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Nott. Derb. with some others, their Compli­ces, in the Castle of Rochester; and not re­leased tillRot. Pip. 6 H. 3. Nott. Derb. 6 Hen. 3.

After him I meet with Giles de Badlesmere; Giles. who, in An. 1248. (32 Hen. 3.) was slainLel coll. vol. 1. 320. in a Skirmish betwixt the English and Welsh. And, next to him, Gunceline de Badlesmere, Gunceline. a Great Re­bel MS. in bibl. Bodl. 8 v. 8 Th. f. 136. a. to King Henry the Third, for which cause, he was (amongst others) ExcommunicatedMS. in bibl. Bodl. 8 v. 8 Th. f. 136. a. by the Archbishop of Canterbury: but afterwards returning to obedience, was Constituted Justice Pat. 9 E 1. m. 2. of Chester; in which Office he continued Pat. 9 E 1. m. 2. till 9 Edw. 1.

In 10 Edw. 1. this Gunceline wasRot. de Scu­tag. Wall. 10 E 1. m. 3. in that Ex­pedition then made into Wales: and, in 25 E. 1. in thatRot. Pro­tect. 25 E. 1. m. 5. into Gascoine: but diedEsc. 29 E. 1. n. 5. in 29 E. 1. being seised [...] of the Mannor of Badlesinere, which he held of the King in Capite, as of the Barony of Crevequer, by the service of one Knights Fee; leaving Bartholomew his son Twen­ty six yeares of age.

Which Bartholomew, Barthol­mew. in 22 Edw. 2. (his father then living) received commandRot. Vas. con. 22 E. [...]. m. 7. to attend the King at Portsmouth, upon the first day of September, well fitted with Horse and Arms to saile with him into Gascoine. And, in 29 E. 1. doing [...] his Homage, had Livery [...] of his Lands. Whereupon (the same year) he went [...] to the Wars of Scotland. In 31 Edw. 1. he was im­ploy'd again [...] in the Scotish Wars. So likewise in [...] 32 Edw. 1. As also [...] in 34 Edw. 1. being then of [...] the retinue of Robert de Clifford. In 1 Edw. 2. he was constituted [...] Governor of the Castle at Bristoll. So likewise in [...] 3 Edw. 2. having then also the charge of the Town and Berton. In which year, through the especial instance [...] of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glocester and Hert­ford, and Henry de Lact Earl of Linco [...], he ob­tained from the King a Grant [...] of the Castle and Mannor of Chilham in Kent; to hold for the term of his life, and for the life of Margaret his Wife, which Castle Alexander de Baillol possess'd in right of Isabel his Wife (it being of her Inheritance:) and which, by reason of the Felony of Iohn late Earl of Asceles, son and heir of the said Isabe [...], (for which he suffered death) ought to have eschacted to the Crown, after the death of Alexander. The like GrantClaus. 3 E. 2. in dorso. m. 9. he had of the Mannors of Kyngeston, Whitstaple, Riglyngweld, and Hatfelde. And wasRot. Scoc. 3 E. 2. m. 9. the same year again in the Scotish Wars.

In 5 Edw. 2. he was constituted Governor [...] of the Castle of Ledes: and obtain'd from the King a Grant [...] in Fee, of the before-specified Castle and Mannor of Chisham; as also of the Mannors of Redelyngweld, Kingston, Hat­felde, and Whitstaple; and Forty three pounds ten shillings three farthings Rent in Bagles­ford and Davor, in Com. Cantii. in exchange [...] for the Mannors of Heghtredebury, Coletne, and Stourte, in Com Wiltes. In 6 E. 2. he was again made [...] Governor of the Castle, Town, and Berton of Bristoll: and, in 7 Edw. 2. (with Otto de Grandison, and others) sent Embassador [...] to the Court of Rome. In 8 Edw. 2. upon the death of Robert de Clifford, he obtain'd a Grant [...] for the custody of the Castle of Skyp­ton, in Com. Ebor. as also of all the rest of the Castles in that County, and Westmorland, whereof the said Robert died seised; to hold, du­ring the Minoritie of Roger his son and heir. And the same year receiv'd command [...] to repair to Newcastle upon Tine, on the Festival of the blessed Virgin, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots.

In 9 E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 9 [...]. 2. m 6. in the Scotish Wars; where he merited so well, as that he got an As­signtion Rot. Scoc. 9 [...]. 2. m 6. of a Thousand pounds for his servi­ces there; to be received out of the Profits of the Kings Lands of Glamorgan and Morga­nok. And likewise, obtain'd a special Charter Cart. 9 E [...]. n. 57. for divers Markets, and Faires, in sundry of his Lordships; viz. one Market every week upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Chileham: and a Faire every year, upon the Eve, Day, and Mor­row, after the Feast of the Assumption of the bles­sed Virgin. Likewise, for a Market every week upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Radeling­wold: [Page 58] and a Faire there, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Festival of St. Nicholas. One Market every week upon the Thursday, at Ere­hithe; and two Faires every year; one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Invention of the Holy Cross; the other, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, in Whitson-week. Also, for a Mar­ket on the Thursday every week, at Lesnes; and two Faries yearly, on the same dayes as those at Erithe.

Moreover, for one Faire yearly at Tonge, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow, after the Feast of St. Giles the Abbot: And another at Kingeston, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of S. Leonard the Abbot. Likewise, for two Markets every week at Bourne; the one on the Thursday, the other on Monday, and a Fair on the Feast-day of S. Mathew the Apostle. Furthermore, for two Faires at Shef­fenhale, in Com. Salop. the one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Festival of the Holy Trini­ty; and the other, on the Eve, Day, and Mor­row after the Feast of St. Mathew the Apostle. Al­so, for a Market every week, at Ader [...]ey, upon the Thursday; and a Faire, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow, of the Apostles Peter and Paul. For another Market every week, upon the Mon­day, at Cast [...]ecombe; and a Faire, yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. George the Martyr: for a Market every week, upon the Fry­day, at Coler [...]e; and a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Decollation of St. Iohn Baptist. For a Market every week, upon the Wednesday, at Heghtredebury; and two Faires yearly; one on the Eve, Day, and Mor­row, after the Invention of the Holy Cross; and the other, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after its Exaltation. One Market every week, upon the Monday, at Hamelden; and a Faire there year­ly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Bartholo­mew the Apostle. One Market, every week, up­on the Friday, at Sonyndon; and a Fair year­ly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the An­nunciation of the blessed Virgin: One Market every week upon the Tuesday, at Market-Overton, in Com. Rutl. and two Faires; one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Iohn Port-Latine; the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Luke the Evangelist. One Fair at Thack­sted, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Luke: and one Market every week at As­senden, upon the Friday; with a Faire yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Nicholas.

As also for Free-warren in all his Demesn­lands within his Lordships of Chtleham, Hel­tesche, Kingeston, Ridlingwold, Whit­stable, Hatteld, Badlesmere, Levelond, Woirington, Selling, Shelwich, Trou­legh, Bleene, Kingesdowne, Tong, Bo­kingfeld, Sibeton, Snodhurst, Levesland, Chetham, Eldings, Herderne, Brinche­ste, Erhethe, and Lesnes, in Com. Cantii. Bourne, in Com. Suss. Idesdaie, Aderley, Sponley, Calverbale, and Shaumton, in Com. Salop. Castlecombe, Colerne, Hegh­tredebury, Sterte, and Herdecote, in Com. Wiltes. Hamelden, and Tirefeld, in Com. Buck. Sonyndon, in Com. Bedf. Dverton, and Hameldon, in Com. Rutl. Thacksted, Canewedon, Hockle, Assendon, and Little-Sanebregge, in Com. Essex. And, in 10 E. 2. was againRot. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m. 9. in those Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot Scoc. 11 E. 2. m. 19. 11 E. 2. In which year he was once more made GovernorRot. Scoc. 11 E. 2. m. 23. of the Castle at Bri­stoll: as alsoPat. 11 E. 2. p. 1. m. 17. of the Castle of Ledes in Kent.

In 13 Edw. 2. he was imploy'dRot. Valcon. 13 E. 2. m. 11. into Gas­coine, with Hugh le Despenser the younger, to rectifie what was amiss in those parts; and to re­move all such Officers, as they should deem un­fit to continue in their trusts. About which time he foundedMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 351. 2. n. 40. a Priorie at his Lordship of Bad­lesmere in Kent, for Canons-Regular of St. Au­gustine; endowing it with that his Mannor of Badlesmere. And, in 14 Edw. 2. was consti­tuted GovernorRot. Fin. 14 [...]. 2. m. 3. of Tonebrug-Castle in Kent, part of the possessions of Hugh de Audelegh.

Likewise, having been the King's Steward Tho. Wall­singham, p. 92. n. 30. for a long time, he obtain'd a GrantTho. Wall­singham, p. 92. n. 30. of the Castle of Ledes, in exchange for certain Lands which he had purchased: and, was summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 3 E. 2. till 14 of that King's Reign inclu­sive. But, about this time, adheringLel. coll. vol. 1. 329. to Thomas Earl of Lancaster, and other the discontented Barons of that age, he wentLel. coll. vol. 1. 329. from Tilbury in Essex, to Henghan▪ in Kent, contrary to the King's Inhibition. Where, being receivedIbid. by some of his own party, he tookIbid. divers Soldiers out of his Castle at Ledes, and thence Marcht Ibid. to Chilham; and so toIbid. Canterbury, with Nineteen Knights; having Linnen Jacks under their Surcotes; all his Esquiers being in Plate­armor: and so wentIbid. to the Shrine of St Thomas, to the great amazementIbid. of the Townsmen. Be­ing thus at Canterbury, Iohn de Crumwell and his Wife, repairingIbid. thither, and desiringIbid. his aide; he made them promiseIbid. to do all that he could; and thereupon hasted toIbid. Oxford, where the rest of those Barons of his party were. Of which the King having advertisement, he sentIbid. the Queen to Ledes. Where, being denyedIbid. en­trance, from those, whom he had left in trust with the Guard of that Castle, by a particular Message,Ibid. (being then at Whitney, near Ox­ford, with the rest of those Barons) Adomare de Valenc [...] Earl of Pembroke, and Iohn de Bri­tannia Earl of Richmond, with many others, had commandIbid. to go thither; and there to stay till the King should come in person to them.

Hearing therefore, that his Castle of Ledes was thus besieg'd, he prevailedIbid. with the Barons, to endeavour its relief. Whereupon they ad­vanc'd toIbid. Kingston upon Thames; but no farther. So that, those which kept it, despairing of help, gaveIbid. it up; Margaret his Wife (Aunt and coheirRot. Fin. [...] E. 3. m. 15. to Thomas the son of Richard de Clare) with Giles de Badlesmere her young son, and all the daughters being in it; who were thereupon sentLel. Coll. [...] supra. to the Tower of London.

Upon this opposition there made, some of the Queens servants hapning to be slain;Pat 15 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 12. Edmund Earl of Kent, and Iohn de Warren Earl of Sur­rey, were sentIbid. p. 2. m. 25. with a strong Power to Arrest and take this Bartholmew, and all his Complices; and to that end to besiege the Castle of Pontfract, whereunto they were fled. But thence marching Northwards, and being overtakenLel. coll. vol. 1. 331. at Burrow­brigg, they received an absolute defeat;Lel. coll. vol. 1. 331. where­in, amongst the rest, this Bartholmew was taken, and sentLel. coll. vol. 1. 331. to Canterbury, to be Drawn and Hang'd. Which Execution being perform'dIbid. at the Gallows of Bleen, his Head was cutIbid. off, and setIbid. on a Pole at Burgate: others suffer­ing in likeIbid. sort, in several places.

After which, Margaret his Wife continued [Page 59] Claus. 16 E. 2. m. 23. prisoner in the Tower of London; till, through the MediationClaus. 16 E. 2. m. 23. of William Lord Roos of [...]am­lake, and others (who undertook,Claus. 16 E. 2. m. 23. that she should be forth-coming at three weeks warning) she obtain'd her enlargement. Whereupon, be­taking Claus. 17 E. 2. m. 27. her self to that Covent of Nuns, called Minoresses, without Aldgate (in the Suburbs of London) she had Two shillings per diem al­low'd, Claus. 17 E. 2. m. 27. for her maintenance, to be paid by the Sheriff of Essex.

The Lands whereof this Bartholmew died sei­sed (as by InquisitionEsc. 2 E. 3. n. 23. taken in 2 Edw. 3. ap­peareth) were these; viz. The Castle and Man­nor of Ledes, the Mannors of Bokingfeld, Tonge, Lesnes, and Badlesmere, in Kent; Pesehale, in Com. Salop. Hameldene, in Com. Buck. Sonyngdene, in Com. Bedf. with Bo­cland, and Plessiz, in Com. Hertf. And joynt­ly, with Margaret his Wife, of the Mannor of Barewe, in Com. Suff. with the Advouson of the Church: Likewise, of the reversion of the Mannor of Drayton, in Com. Suff. after the death of Iohn le Strange; and of the Mannor of Estbourne in the same County: Of the Man­nor of Fanbrigge, in Com. Essex, with the Ad­vouson of the Church; as also of the Mannor of Lac [...]eley, with the Advouson of the Chapel there, and of the Mannor of Clynge, with the Advouson of the Church, all in the same County of Essex. Of the Mannors of Castelcombe, and Heytredesbury, in Com. Wiltes. and Al­derley, with the Advouson of the Church, in Com. Salop. Of the Mannor and Castle of Len­hales, in Com. Heref. and of the Mannors of Oxindon, in Com. Gloc. Fynemere, in Com. Oxon, Preston and Covele, in Com. Buck, and Etton, in Com. Nott. with the Advouson of the Church; Giles his son and heir, beingIbid. then Fourteen yeares of age.

Not long after which, Margaret his Widow, had, for her Dowrie, an AssignationClaus. 5 E. 3. p. [...]. m. 15. of the Man­nors of Castlecombe, in Com. Wiltes. Ide­shale, in Com. Salop. Fynmere, in Com. Oxon. Knouke, with certain Lands in Heghtredbu­ry, in Com. Wiltes. and Forty Acres of Land in Bablesmere, in Com. Cantii.

To this Bartholmew succeeded the said Giles Giles. his son and heir; who found such favour from the King, as that he had a special PreceptClaus. 2 E. 3. m. 14. to the Keeper of the Wardrobe, in the Tower of London, to deliver unto him all his Father's Harneys; as well Coat-Armours, as other: And, in 7 Edw. 3. thoughClaus 7 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3. he had not then accom­plish'd his full age; yet, doingClaus. 7 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3. his Homage, he had LiveryClaus 7 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3. of his Lands. Soon after which, (viz. the next ensuing year) he attendedClaus 8 E. 3. in dorso, m. 8. the King in that Expedition then made into Scot­land: and continued there inRot. Scoc. 9 E. [...]. m. 32. 9 Edw. 3. and Rot. Scoc 10 E. 3. m. 5. 10 Edw. 3. And, in 11 Edw. 3. was again Rot. Scoc. 11 E. 3. m. 3. imploy'd in those Scotish Wars.

Also, in that year, beingClaus. 11 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. in that Expedition made into Gascoigne, he had respiteClaus. 11 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. for the payment of such Debts, as were then due from him to the King's Exchequer. And, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in do [...]so. to Parliament, from 9 Edw. 3. till 12 Edw. 3. inclusive, departedEsc. 12 E. 3. n. 44. this life in the same Twelfth year, being seisedEsc. 12 E. 3. n. 44. of the Mo [...]e­ty of the Hundred of Cot [...]kesdich; of the Moietie of the Mannor of Tarente-Russeaux­ton, with certain Lands in Stourminster-Marshall, and Noteford, in Com. Dors. Of the Mannor of Hilton, and certain Lands in Pa­ston, in Com. North. Of the Mannors of He­meldon, and Market-Overton, in Com. Rotel. Barewe, in Com. Suff. Chyngford, and Lachelegh, with the Bayliwick of the Steward­ship of the Forest of Essex, in Com. Essex; of the Mannors of P [...]essis, and Nerde [...]e, in Com. Hertf. Sonyndon, in Com. Bedf. of the Castle and Mannor of Lenhales, in Com. He­ref. of the Mannors of Hameldon and Pre­ston, in Com. Buck. Fyneme, in Com. Oxon. Ideshale and Adderle, in Com. Salop. Oxyn­don, in Com. Gloc. Wylrinton, Whitstaple, Kyngeston, Blen, Silketon, Tonge, Hothfelde, Redelyngwelde, Erehethe, Bokyngfelde, Chetham, Badlesmere, with the Castle and Mannor of Chilham, in Com. Cantii; Of the Mannor of Castlecombe, in Com. Wiltes. as also of the Mannors of Hur­dicote, and Heghtredebury, in Com. Gloc. leaving his four sisters his heirs; viz. Maude the Wife of Iohn de Vere Earl of Oxford; Eliza­beth of William de Bahun Earl of Northamp­ton (but formerly of Edmund de Mortimer) Nar­garet of Sir Iohn Tipetot; and Margerie of Willi­am Lord Roo [...]; Elizabeth his Wife, daughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to William de Montacute Earl of Salisbury, sur­viving; who had, for her Dowrie, an Assignati­on Claus. 12 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. of the Mannors of Crethe, Kyngeston, Rydelingweld, and S [...]bbeton; as also a Wa­ter-mill, with the Rent of Three pounds of Pep­per, ... Hens, and Two thousand Herrings in Dover, all in Com. Cantii. of the Mannors of Bourne, Langhton, Heyghinton, and Dray [...]ou, in Com. Suff. two p [...]rts of the Man­nor of Preston, in Com. Buck. Barewe, in Com. Suff. Plessis, B [...]kland, and Hardele, in Com. Hertf. two parts of the Mannor of Fyn­mece, in Com. Oxon. one Tenement and Thir­teen shops in Dovor; and Seventy three shil­lings five pence Rent in Cherleron, in Com. Cantii. Which Elizabeth aftewards MarriedRot Fin. 33 E. 3 m. 8. to Hugh [...] Despenser.

Upon PartitionRot. Fin. 12 [...]. 3. m. 8. made betwixt these sisters and heirs, Margerie the Wife of William Lord Roos of Hamelake, had, for her Purpartie, an AssignationRot. Fin. 12 [...]. 3. m. 8. of the Castle and Mannor of Chil­ham, with the Mannors of Hothfeld, Blen, and Wultrinton; as also of Forty Acres of Pa­sture in Denne, and Six Acres in Blen, all in Com. Cantii. Likewise of the Mannor of Chin­geford, in Com. Essex. Est-Heghtredebury, in Com. Wiltes. Adderley, in Com. Salop. and the moie [...]ie of the Mannor of Tarent-Russeauxton, in Com. Dorset.

To Ma [...]de, the Wife of Iohn de Vere Earl of Oxford, was, for her Purpartie, assign'dIbid., the Mannors of Badlesmere and Bokyng [...]eld, in Com. Cant [...]i. with Fifty Acres of Wood be­longing to the said Mannor of Bokyngfeld. ToIbid. Elizabeth, the Wife of William de Bohnn Earl of Northampton, the Mannor of Tonge, one Messuage, one hundred Acres of Land, Four­score Acres of Pasture, and Twelve Acres of Wood in S [...]odhurst, and one Messuage, Twen­ty eight Acres of Land, Thirty two Acres of Meadow, and Nine shillings Rent in Grene­wiche, all in Com. Cantii. the Mannor of Lache-legh, in. Com. Essex. Hameldon, in Com. Rotel. and Ideshale, in Com. Salop. AndIbid. to Margaret the Wife of Iohn de Tybetot, the Mannors of Chetham, in Com. Cantii. Hmeldon, in Com. Buck. S [...]nyndon, in Com. Bedf. Oxinden, in [Page 60] Com. Gloc. Castlecombe in Com. Wiltes. A Te­nement with a Garden in Lynstrete, and four Shops within Aldgate, in the City of London: as also Fifty Acres of Wood, belonging to the Mannor of Bokyngfeld, in Com. Canc.

But afterwards, scilicet, in 15 Edw. 3. upon the deathClaus 15 E 3. p. 2. m. 41. of Elizabeth, the Wife of the before-spe­cified Giles, there being a farther partitionClaus 15 E 3. p. 2. m. 41. made; the said Margerie had,Claus 15 E 3. p. 2. m. 41. for her Purpartie, the Man­nors of Bourn, Heyghinton, & the Wood called Waldern, in Laghton, in Com. Suff. two parts of the Mannor of Preston, in Com. Buck. the Man­nors of Knouk, in Com. Wiltes. Brand-Brad­feld, in Com. Suff. certain Tenements in Bok­land, in Com. Hertf. and he fourth part of the Mannor of Thaxsted, in Com. Essex.

To Maude the Wife of Iohn de Vere Earl of Oxford, was then likewise assign'dClaus 15 E 3. p. 2. m. 41. the Mannor of Ryglingweld, in Com. Cantii. the Man­nor of Laghton, excepting the Wood cal­led Waldern; as also the Mannor of West­dene, in Com. Suff. the Mannor of Welles, in Com. Hertf. and he fourth part of the Mannor of Thaxsted, in Com. Essex.

ToIbid. Margaret the VVife of Iohn de Tybetot, the Mannor of Kyngeston, and Sibbeton, in Com. Cantii. Barewe, in Com. Suff. Mardeleye, in Com. Hertf. Orcheston, in Com▪ Wiltes. Par­va-Stanbrigg, and the fourth part of the Man­nor of Thaxsted, in Com. Essex. with the Man­nor of UUelles, in Com. Hertf.

And, toIbid. Elizabeth the VVife of William de Bohun Earl of Northamp [...]ou, the Mannor of Drayton, in Com. Suff. two parts of the Mannor of Fymnere, in Com Oxon. a certain Inne with­in Aldgate in the City of London; the Man­nor of Plessy, in Com. Hertf. the Mannors of Erithe, Langport, and Romeneye, in Com. Cantii. and the fourth part of the Mannor of Thaxsted, in Com. Essex.

VVhich Elizabeth departedWeevers [...]un Mon. p. 338. this life 5 Ides Iunii, An. 1378. (1 R. 2.) and was buriedWeevers [...]un Mon. p. 338. be­fore the high Altar, in the Black-Friers Church at London.

Echingham.
[5 Edw. 2.]

IN 18 Hen. 3. Simon de Echingam Simon. underwent the ShireevaltyRot. Pip. 18 [...]. 3. Suss. & Sur [...]. for the Countries of Sussex and Surrey: So likewiseRot Pip. de [...] ann. in 19 & 20 Hen. 3. And, callingEx c [...]ll. R. Gl. S. himself son of Simon; as also bro­ther and heir of William, gaveEx c [...]ll. R. Gl. S. to the Monks of Robertsbrigg, a certain VVater-course, be­twixt Saleham, and Ocham.

To this Simon succeeded another William William. (his son and heir, I presume) who held [...] Ne­vill Suss. seven Knights Fees of the Honour of Hastings: and, in 31 Hen. 3. having MarriedClaus. 31 H. 3. m. 11. Margaret, the eldest of the daughters and heirs of William de Monta­cute, had LiveryClaus. 31 H. 3. m. 11. of the moietie of the Mannor of C [...]sseberg, in Com. Somers. as her Purpartie of the Lands, which descended to her, by her Father's death. But, this was only for the pre­sent, and to continue to him during pleasure, for his better support in the King's service. And, in 23 Edw. [...] 1. obtain'd a Charter [...] for Free-war­ren in all his Lordships and Lands, at Eching­ham, Salehurst, Burgherst, Brigherst Mundefeld, Ticheherst, Settlescumbe, Strokenersche, Okeham, Oerefeld, Tod­hurst, Borselle, Rundene, Horpole, Ody­mere, Brede, Icklesham, Bedington, Pe­kedene, Estdene, Friston, Cenington, Ex­cetes, Stopham, Yapeton, Linche, Brom­pee, Rakham; and in the Town of Batta [...]l, in Com. Suss.

After this, viz. in 34 Edw. 1. I meet with Robert de Echingham, Robert. who wasRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. in that Expedi­tion then made into Scotland; and, in 5 E. 2. with another William de Echingham, William. then sum­mon'd Claus. de iisd. ann. [...]. dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm; and so tillClaus. de iisd. ann. [...]. dorso. 15 Edw. 2. inclusive. And, in 1 Edw. 3. with Robert de Echingham, Robert. summon'd Claus. de eo­dem anno, in dorso. to Parliament in that year: but diedEse. 2 E. 3. n. 18. in 2 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 2 E. 3. n. 18. of the Mannor of Eching­ham, in Com. Suss. with its Members; viz. O­cham, Mundefeld, and Odimer, which he held by the service of five Knight's Fees, and a third part; leaving Simon, Esc. 2 E. 3. n. 18. his brother and heir, of full age: Of whom, nor any of his descen­dants, there having not been any Summons to Parliament, I need not to say more.

Burnell.
[5 Edw. 2.]

THat this Family hath been of great anti­quity, here in England, an old Mar­tyrologe Ex coll. [...] Gl. S. (sometime belonging to the Abby of [...] in Com. Salop.) doth plainly demonstrate: for thereby it appeareth, that Sir Robert Burnell Robert Knight died 15 Nov. An. 1087. (20 Will. Conq.) Sir Philip 14 Dec. An. 1107. (8 H. 1.) Sir Roger 5 Febr. An. 1140. (5 Steph.) Sir Hugh. 7 Ian. An. 1149. (14 Steph.) Sir Richard 20 Iunii, An. 1189. (1 R. 1.) Sir Hugh 12 Maii An. 1142. (26 H. 3.) and ano­ther Sir Robert 6 Dec. An. 1249. (34 Hen. 3.)

The next, of whom I find mention, is William; William. who, in 49 Hen. 3. tookEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. part with the Rebelli­ous Barons of that time. And, shortly after him, Robert; Robert. who, in 54 Hen. 3. obtained the King's CharterCart. 54 H. 3. m. 14. for a Market every Week, upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Acton-Burnel, in Com. Salop. Also, for two Fairs every year; the one upon the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Annunci­ation of the Blessed Virgin; and the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Mi­chael, the Arch-Angel. Before the end of which year, he wasPat. 54 H. [...]. m. 11. (amongst others) signed with the Cross, for a Voyage to the Holy Land, with Prince Edward. But this Robert, with the be­fore-specified William, his Brother, were drown'd Ex praed. Coll. R. Gl. S. at Nevyn, in An. 1282. (11 Edw. 1.)

To whom succeeded Philip Philip. (son of Philip, brotherEx praed. Coll. R. Gl. S. to William and Robert.) VVhich Philip, in 9 E. 1. had a CharterCart. 9 E. 1. n. 108. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands as Eudon, in Com. Salop. LikewiseIb. n. 30. for a Market every VVeek, upon the Monday, at Malpas, in Com. Cestr. and a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Os­wald the King. But, in 10 Edw. 1. this Philip Rot. Fin. 10 E. 1. m. 2. died; whereupon the Sheriffs of North­hampton, Buck-Bedford, Norff. Suff. and Leicester-shires, had commandRot. Fin. 10 E. 1. m. 2. to seize his Lands, which were held of the King in Capite.

To this Philip succeeded another Philip; viz. Ex praed. coll R. Gl. S. son of Hugh, one of the Brothers to the last men­tioned [Page 61] Philip. Philip. In 19 E. 1. this Philip had a CharterCart. 19 E. 1. n. 24. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Wodeton, Midlinghope, Conede, and Castle of Holgod, in Com. Salop. And in 21 E. 1. as NephewEsc. 21 E. 1. n. 50. and Heir to Robert Bur­nell, Bishop of Bathe and Welles, (who died that year) beingEsc. 21 E. 1. n. 50. then twenty five years of age, doing his Homage, had LiveryEsc. 21 E. 1. n. 50. of the Man­nors of Enham, in Com. South. Chiverel-magna, in Com. Wiltes. West-Caunton, with the Hundred, in com. Berks. Rysenden-parva, in com. Glouc. part of the Mannor of Wolver­hampton, in com. Staff. the fourth part of one Knights fee, in Stansted-Munfichet, and Mannor of Topingho, in com. Essex; the Man­nors of Shene, Hamme, and Hacchesham, in com. Surr. the third part of the Barony of Wiche-Malbane, and Mannor of Copen­hal, in com. Cestr. Rollandbright, in com. Oxon. Sooke-Deneys, Sparkefold, Acton-No­ble, and two parts of the Mannor of Est-Ti­ [...]ington, in com. Somers.

But diedEsc 22. E. 1. n. 45. the next ensuing year, (viz. 22 E. 1. being then seisedEsc 22. E. 1. n. 45. of the Mannors of Horewode, and UUolverhampton, in com. Staff. and Risendon-parva, in com. Glouc. leave­ing IssueCatal. Nob. [...] by R. B. by Maud his Wife, Daughter to Richard Earl of Arundell, Edward, his Son and Heir, twelve years of age. Which Edward, Edward. making proofClaus. 1. E. 2 m. 14. of his age, in 1 E. 2 had LiveryClaus. 1. E. 2 m. 14. of his Lands: and in 4 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 6 in that Expedi­tion made into Scotland: So likewiseRot. Scoc. 7. E. 2. m. 4. in 7 E. 2. being then of the RetinueRot. Scoc. 7. E. 2. m. 4. with Bartholo­mew de Badlesmere. And having been Summo­ned Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 5 until 8 E. 2. inclusive, de­parted Esc. 9. E. 2. n. 67. this life, in 9 E. 2. without Issue; be­ing then seisedEsc. 9. E. 2. n. 67. of the Mannors of Risendon, in com. Glouc. Eudon-Burnel, the Moyety of the Mannor of Ercalwe, the Castle of Holgot, the Mannors of Acton-Burnel, Condover, Longedon, and Town of Norton, juxta Con­dover, in com. Salop. Billingford, and Ri­ston, in com. Norff. Sukeley, in com. Wigorn. Compton-Daune, in com. Somers. as also of di­vers other Lands and Lordships in the Counties of Northamp. Warw. and Staff. leaving Maud, then the WifeEsc. 9. E. 2. n. 67. of Iohn de Handlo (but former­ly of Iohn Lovel) of Tishmersh, in com. Northam. his SisterEsc. 9. E. 2. n. 67. and Heir, twenty four years of age, and Aliva, Esc. 40. E. 3. n. 11. his Wife surviving.

Which Iohn de Handlo, Iohn de Handlo. had thereupon Live­ry Rot Fin. 9 E. 2. m. 8. of all his Lands, doing his Fealty; except­ing Claus 27 E. 3. m. 25. such as Aliva his Widdow, (Daughter of Hugh le Despenser) held in Dower; viz. Claus 27 E. 3. m. 25. the Man­nors of Cundovere, Eudon-Burnel, Acton-Reynere, Corfton, and UUolstanton, with the third part of the Mannor of Smethecote, all in com. Salop. and Mannor of Little-Rysen­don, in com. Glouc.

And now by reason that the Title of Lord Burnel, did henceforth continue to the Descen­dents of this Iohn de Handlou, by her the said Maud; it will not be improper, before I pro­ceed farther, to say something in reference to him, before he became her Husband.

I shall therefore observe, that he was the Son Esc. 11 E. 1. n. 25. and Heir to Iohn de Handlou; and twelve Esc. 11 E. 1. n. 25. years of age, in 11 E. 1. at which time his Father died. And that in 32 E. 1. he obtained a CharterCart 32 E. 1. n. 32. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Shippenball, and Chadlington, Ibid. n. 82. in Com. Oxon. Moreover, that in 34 E. 1. be­ing madeComp. 1. de Drokenesfords &c. a Knight (by Bathing and other sa­cred Ceremonies, with Prince Edward, at the Feast of Pentecost) he attendedRot. [...]in. 34 E. 1. m. 2 the King into Scotland, in that Expedition then made thi­ther; but departedRot. [...]in. 34 E. 1. m. 2 thence without leave [...] where­upon his Lands were seised; so that he was con­strained Claus. 35 E 1. n. 15. to make the Queen his Friend, for the obtaining his pardon.

Also, that in 1 E. 2. he had another Charter, Cart. 1. [...]. n. 20. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Tremeworth, Uanne, Crondale, Eshen­dene, and in Dre, juxta Middleton, in Com. Canc. and the same year, was made [...] Gover­nor of St. Briavells-Castle, and Warden of the Forest of Oene.

Likewise, that in 4 E. 2. he wasRot Scoc. 4. E. 2. m. 10. in the Wars of Scotland; and that in 6 E. 2. he ob­tained LicensePat 6. E. 2. p. [...]. m. 18. to make a Castle of his Man­nor House at Borstall, near Brehull, in Com. Buck. Also that in 7 E. 2. being againRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 4 in the Scotish Wars, he was of the RetinueRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 4 with Hugh le Despenser: and in 1 E. 3. withRot Scoc 1 E. 3. m. 6. Henry Duke of Lancaster. Furthermore, that in 19 E. 3. upon that great Expedition then made into France, he had SummonsRot. Franc 19 E. 3. m. 4. to fit himself with Horse and Armes, against the Feast of St. Lau­rence, and to attend the King thither, being then Rot. Franc 19 E. 3. m. 4. a Banneret. And that having had Summons Claus. de iisd ann in dorso to Parliament, in 1. and 16 E. 3. he depart­ed Esc. 20. E. 3. n. [...]2. this life, in 20 E. 3. leavingEsc. 20 E. 3. n. 31. Edmund de Handlo, his Grandson, Son of Richard de Hand­lo, his eldest Son, who died in his life time, his next Heir; and at that time, seven years of age.

Which Edmund, dyingEsc. 32 E. 3 n. 30. in his Minority, up­on the first day of Iune, 29 E. 3. the Mannors of Chadelyngton, in Cont. Oxon. the Bayliwick of the Forest of Bernewode, with the Mannors of Borstall, Musewelle, Adyngrave, Acle, and Thomele, in Com. Buck. as also the Inhe­ritance of the Mannors of Colne S. Ailwin, Hatherop, and Wyke, which Isabell the Mo­ther of him the said Edmund, held during her life, cameEsc. 32 E. 3. n. 30. to Margaret and Elizabeth, his Si­sters and Heirs. Which Elizabeth, MarriedClaus. 33 E. 3. n. 15. to Sir Edmund de la Pole Knight, and Margaret to Gilbert Chastelein. But I return.

This Iohn de Handlo died seised,Esc. 20. E. 3. ut supra. as Tenant by the curtesie of England, (in right of the said Maud his Wife) of the Mannor of Enham-militis, in Com. Southt. Also of the Mannor of Sparkeford, with the Advouson of the Church, in Com. Somers. and of theRot. Fin. 20 E. 3. m. 16. Hamlet of Up [...]on, and two parts of the Mannor of Chiriton, with the Advouson of the Church; all which, after his decease, descendedRot. Fin. 20 E. 3. m. 16. to Iohn Lovel, Son and Heir of her the said Maud, by Iohn Lovel her first Husband.

But this Iohn de Handlo, hadClaus. 22 E. 3. p. 1. m. 18. also a Son by her, called Nicholas; who doing his Homage, in 22 E. 3. had LiveryClaus. 22 E. 3. p. 1. m. 18. of his Lands, and by the Surname of Burnell, (which he assumed from his Mother, in regard she was so great an Heir) in 21 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 3. in that Expedition then made into France. And in 24 E. 3. and af­terwards, had, by that appellation, Summons Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament. In 29 E. 3. this Nicholas was againRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 9. in the Wars of France. Likewise in Rot. Franc. 33. E. 3. p. 1. m. 6. 33 E. 3. And in 38 E. 3. obtained a confirmation Cart. 38. E. 3. n. 12. of the Tuesday Market at Acton-Burnell, with the two Fairs yearly. Likewise for Free-Warren in his Lordships of Condovre, Langdon, [Page 62] Belleswardine, and Eudon, in Com. Salop. But departedEsc. 6. R. 2. [...]. 20. this life, 19 Ian. 6. R. 2. being then seisedEsc. 6. R. 2. n. 20. of the Mannors of Budeford and Brome, in Com. War. Sucleye, and Keder­minster, in Com. Wigorn. Cheverell-magna, in Com. Wiltes. Rollandright, in Com. Oxon, the Castle of Holgot, and Mannors of Wol­stanston, Cundovre, and Welington, in Com. Salop. of the Mannors of Wolverhampton, and Horewode, in Com. Staff. Est-Wickham, in Plomstede, in Com. Cantii; and of the Man­nors of Borham-Powers, Stansted-Monfichet, called Burnels Mannor, Est-Hamme, West-Hamme, and Lachynden, in Com. Essex; leaving Sir Hugh Burnell Hugh. Knight, his SonEsc. 6. R. 2. n. 20. and Heir, thirty six years of age. Which Sir Hugh then doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 6. R. 2. m. 14. of his Lands, and afterwards, viz. in 9. R. 2. having MarriedRot. Fin. 9. R. 2. m. 7. Ioyce, the Daughter of Iohn Botetourt, Grandchild and Heir to Sir Iohn Botetourt Knight, performing his Fealty, had LiveryRot. Fin. 9. R. 2. m. 7. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

In 10 R. 2. this Sir Hugh, was constituted Pat. 10. R. 2. p. 2. m 5. Governor of the Castle of Bridg-north, in Com. Salop. But in 11. R. 2. being reputedT. Wals. in ann. 1388. p. 365. n. 10. one of the Favorites of that King; he was, by the power of the Lords, then potent, (withT. Wals. in ann. 1388. p. 365. n. 10. those whom they call Evil-Councellors) banishedT. Wals. in ann. 1388. p. 365. n. 10. the Court. Howbeit, not long afterwards, the King getting strength again (viz in 16 R. 2.) in re­compence Pat. 16. R. 2. p. 3. m. 12. of those losses, which he had sus­tained, and Services done, he had a GrantPat. 16. R. 2. p. 3. m. 12. of six-pence per diem, to be paid out of the Ex­chequer, during his life. After which, upon the deposal of King Richard, he became so popular, that he was one of the Lords, then sentRot. Parl. 1 H 4. m 20. [...]. Wals. 396. n. 20. to the Tower of London (to which place of custody, the King had been committed) there to receive his formal Resignation of the Crown and Govern­ment. And in 3 H. 4. stood in such esteem, that he was constituted GovernorPat. 3. H. 4. p. 1. m. 23. of the Castles of Montgomerie, Dolvoreyn, and Lordship of Kedewyn, belonging to the same Castle of Dolvoreyn; likewisePat. 3. H. 4. p. 1. m. 23. of the Castle of Ken­les, and Lordship of Melenyth, thereto ap­pertaining, with authority to receive all such to grace and favor, as had been in Rebellion in those parts of Wales.

In 4 H. 5. Edward his only Son being then dead, he entred into ArticlesPat 4. [...]. 5. m. 13. of agreement, with Sir Walter Hungerford Knight, (through the Kings Mediation by Letters) for the Marriage of Margerie▪ one of the Daughters and Heirs of his Son Edward, (then one of the Heirs apparent to him the said Sir Hugh) unto Edmund Hunger­ford, Son to the same Walter. Which Marri­age took effect accordingly. And by his Testa­ment, Chichley 343 b. bearing date 2 Oct. An. 1417. (5 H. 5.) bequeathed his Body to be buried, in the Quire of the Abby at Hales, in Com. Salop. under a fair Tomb of Alablaster, (there prepared by him­self) near to the Body of Ioyce his Wife: ap­pointing that his Funeral should be honorably so­lemnifed; and that his Debts being first paid, his Servants, according to the time of their Services, should be rewarded; giving the remainder of his Goods, to Ioane de Bea [...]champ, Lady of Ber­gavenny.

And having been summonedCl [...]s. de i [...]d. a [...]n. in dorso. to Parliament, from 7 R. [...]. until 8 H. 5. inclusive; departed Esc 8. H. 5. n. 1. 6. this life, 27 Nov. 8 H. 5 being then seised Esc 8. H. 5. n. 1. 6. of the Mannors of Swaveseye, Fulborne called Zouches-fee, and Maneres-fee, in Com. Cantabr. of the Mannors of Est-Hamme, Bor­ham, Holand-magna, Stansted-Monfichet, Waltham, called Powers; Walkefare, and Lachendon, in Com. Essex; Roulandright, in Com. Oxon. Resyndon-Basset, in Com. Glouc. Compton, Daune, in Com. Somers. Cheverell-magna, in Com. Wilts. Bordesley and Heybar­nes, in Com. Warw. Ashby-la Zouche, in Com. Leic. Wolverhampton, with the third part of the Mannors of Mere, Hondesworth, and C [...]ent, in Com. Staff. Haselbeche, in Com. Northt. Newport-paynell, and Lynford-parva, in Com. Buck. Onebury, Wotton, Walton, Sutton-Parva, Corfton, Abeton, Eudon-Burnell, Belleswardyne, Benthall, Hol­got, Brolchampton, Clee-St. Margaret, Thongland, Millinghope, Rushbury, Ast­wall, Hope-Bowdler, Chatewall, Wolstan­ton, Rameshurst; Pulliley, Longfeld-Cheyne, Longedon, Smethecote, Condo­ver, Acton-Reigner, Uppington, Tasshoe, Routon and Ambaston; of certain Lands in B [...]ugenorth; of the Mannor of Acton-Burnell, Acton-Pigot, Streford, Sutton; of the Moie­ty of the Mannor of Cantelthorpe, and of the Mannors of Prest-Weston, Picheford, and Eton, juxta Picheford, in the County of Salop, and Marches of Wales.

Moreover, he then heldIbid. for term of life, the third part of the Castle of Weolegh, in Com. Wigorn. as alsoIbid. of the Mannors of Northfeld, Cradeley, and Old Swinford; the Mannor of Sucley, in Com. Wigorn. and Mannors of Retherhethe, and Hachesam, in Com. Sur. leavingIbid. Ioyce, the Wife of Thomas Erdinton ju­nior 3 Margerie, the Wife of Edmund Hungerford; and Catherine, (afterwards MarriedLib. Cedul. [...]. H. 5. p. 263. to Sir Iohn Ratcliffe Knight) his Cousins and next Heirs, viz. Esc. ut supra. Daughters of Edward Burnell, his Son (by Alice, Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. the Daughter of ... Lord Strange.) Which Ioyce wasEsc. ut su­pra. then twenty four years of age; Catherine fourteen, and Margerie eleven.

Hastang.
[5 Edw. 2.]

OF this Family, (whose chief Seat was at Lemington, in Com. War. commonly called Lemington-Hastang) was Atrop Hastang; Atrop. who gaveCart. 8 E. 1. n. 9. pe [...]. Inspex. to the Canons of Nostell, in Com. Ebor. the Churches of Lemington and Newbold; and likewise that of Chebsey, in Com Staff. which Grant, Atrop Atrop. his Son confirm­ed, Cart. 8 E. 1. n. 9. pe [...]. Inspex. and bestowedRegist. de Kenilw. p. 57. on the Canons of Kenil­worth the Church of Whitnash. Likewise Ex autogr. in bibl. Ha [...]ton on the Canons [...]of Osney, half an hyde of Land in UUhitnash, and onCartular. Warw. Co. f. 88. [...]. the Nuns of UUrorhall, certain Lands in Hasedey.

To this last mentioned Atrop, succceded Hum­phrey, Humphrey. his Son and Heir; which Humphrey took Claus. 1 H. 3. m. 14. part with the Rebellious Barons, against King Iohn; by reason whereof, his Lands were seised, Claus. 1. H. 3. m. 14. but, in 1. H. 3. returning to obedience, they were restoredClaus. 1. H. 3. m. 14. to him again.

And to him Robert, Robert. who MarriedClaus. 37 H. 3. m. 15. Ioane, the Daughter and Co-heir to William de Curli. This Robert, in 41 H. 3. gaveRot. Fin. 41. H. 3. m. 12. a Mark in Gold, [Page 63] for respiting his Knighthood; but afterwards ta­king Pat. 52. H. 3. m. 16. Regist. de St [...] nley f. 18. a. part with Montfort, Earl of Leicester, he wasPat. 52. H. 3. m. 16. Regist. de St [...] nley f. 18. a. one of those, which held out Kenil­worth-Castle, during the whole six Months Siege thereof, in 49 and 50 H. 3. for which his Lands were seised, and givenPat 52 H. 3. ut su­pra. to Sir Iames de Alditbley, and Sir Hugh de Turbervill, for the redemption whereof, he compounded,Pat 52 H. 3. ut su­pra. accord­ing to the rule prescribed by that memorable De­cree, called Dictum de Kenilworth.

To whom succeeded another Robert, Robert. who in 4 E. 2. received SummonsRot. Scoc. 4. E. 2. in dorso m. 4. to be at Carlisle, on the Morrow after All Souls day, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march into Scotland, with ten Men at Arms of his Retinue; and in 10 E. 2. was constitutedRot. Scoc. 10 E. [...]. m. 4. one of the Commis­sioners, to Treat with Robert de Brus, and his Party in Scotland, upon a Truce betwixt both Realms. In 11 E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 11 E. 2. m. 16. in the Sco­tish Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2. m. 8. 13 E. 2. And had SummonsClaus. de eodem anno in dorso. to Parliament in 5 E. 2. but no more.

After this, viz. in 1 E. 3 I find mention of Thomas de Hastang; Thomas. and that he was the same year inRot. Scoc. 1. E. 3. m 6. the Wars of Scotland: as also; that in 5 E. 3. he had Summons to Parliament, but ne­ver after. Likewise, that he had Issue,Fin. de di­vers. Com. levat. xv. Pasch. 17 E. 3. Sir Iohn de Hasting Knight, who left two Daughters, his Heirs, viz. Maud, marriedClaus 49 E. 3. m. 42. to Raphe de Staf­ford, from whom the Staffords of Grafton, in Com. Wigorn. did descend) and Ioane toEsc. 48 E. 3. n. 40. Sir Iohn Salisbury, Knight.

Thomas de Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk.
[6 Edw. 2.]

THis Thomas, fifth Son to King Edward the First, but second by Queen Marga­ret (his second Wife) being bornT. Wals. [...] p. 46. at Brotherton, in Yorkshire, in An. 1031. (28 E. 1.) had thenceforth that Surname attri­buted to him: and by reasonT. Wals. [...] p. 46. that his Mother, in her extremity of pain in Child-birth, invoca­ting T. Wals. [...] p. 46. St. Thomas of Canterbury, for the mi­tigation thereof, foundT. Wals. [...] p. 46. speedy ease; she cau­sed T. Wals. [...] p. 46. his Name, given him at the Font, to be called Thomas.

It is observed,Ibid. that the Nurse designed for him, was a French Woman, and that his Sto­mach could not endure her Milk; but that an Eng­lish Woman being brought to him, he liked well of hers. Likewise,Ib. 65. n. 30. & 40. & p. 75. that when King Edward lay upon his death bed, amongst other his Com­mands to Prince Edward (his eldest Son) one was, that he should love this Thomas, and Ed­mund, his other Son, by Queen Margaret. Sig­nifying also, that he had given (or rather de­signed to give) the Title of Marshal of England unto Thomas.

For the fulfilling whereof, therefore this Tho­mas obtained a special CharterCart. 6. E. 2. n. 30. in tail general, bearing date at Westminster, 16 Dec. 6. E. 2. (though he had then hardly accomplisht the age of thirteen years) of all the Honour which Ro­ger le Bigod, sometime Earl of Norff. and Mar­shal of England, did enjoy by the name of Earl, in the County of Norff. with remainder to the King and his Heirs. LikewiseIb. n. 31. [...]. 32. of all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands in England, Wales, and Ireland, which the said Roger formerly possessed; excepting those then held by Alice his Widdow in dower. And in 7 E. [...]. procured the Kings Licence,Cart. 7 E. [...]. n. 11. for a Market every week, upon the Thursday at Saham [...] in Com. Suff. as also for a Fair yearly, upon the Munday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in Whitson­week, Likewise, for Free-Warren in all his De­mesn-Lands at Framlingham, Hoo, and Hac­chedom, in Com. Suff.

Moreover, in 9 E. 2. he had another Patent, Cart. 9. E. [...]. n. 32. of the Office of Marshal of England, in spe­cial tail, bearing date at Lincoln, 10 Feb. And in 11 E. 2. a GrantCatt. 11 E. 2. n. 21. in general tail, of those Houses at Broken-Whar [...]e, in the City of London, sometime belonging to Roger le Bi­god, before specified. In which year, he was Rot. Scoc. 1 [...] E. 2. m. 9. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise in [...]. Scoc. 13. E. 2. m. 8. 13 E. 2. and about the same time, obtained LicenseCart. 13 [...]. 2. n. 29. for a Market every week, upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Harwich, in Com, Essex.

In 17 E. 2. the King having seisedClaus 17. [...]. 2. m. 30. & 31. in dorso. upon the Office of Marshal, in the Court of the Kings Bench, in regard he had failed to substitute some person on his behalf, to attend the Justices of that Court, upon an Iter in Lancashire, in consi­sideration Claus 17. [...]. 2. m. 30 & 31. in dorso. of an hundred pounds Fine, then paid, he had restitutionClaus 17. [...]. 2. m. 30 & 31. in dorso. thereof. About this time it was, that this Thomas grantedIbid. in dorso m. 20. to Hugh le Despenser (Lord of Glamorgan, and Mor­ganok) his Castle of Strigoill, with the Man­nors of Chepstow and Tudenham; as also all his other Lands, lying betwixt the Rivers of Severne and Weye. Likewise, whatever else he had, in all other places in Wales, and the Marches, to hold for life. And in 19 E. 2. uponT. Wals. 103. n. 10. the Landing of Queen Isabell, at Har­wich, with her Son the Prince, (who then had Married Philippa, Daughter to the Earl of He­nault) he adheredT. Wals. 103. n. 10. to her, against the King, then said to be seduced by evil Council.

In 1 E. 3. having been inRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 5. that Expediti­on then made into Scotland, he obtained a confirmationCart. 2 [...]. 3. n. 83. in tail general, of all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands, of the before-mentioned Roger Bigot, sometime Earl of Norfolk, and Marshal of England, then valued at six thou­sand Marks per annum. As also a GrantIbid. of other Lands, of the value of a thousand Marks per annum; parcel of four thousand Marks per annum more, over and above those six thou­sand Marks, in these following Mannors and Lordships, [...]. Keneshale, in Com. Nott. Dadinton, Pyriton, Haselee, and Ascote, in Com. Oxon. Henton, and Spene, in Com. Berks. Dachelt, in Com. Buck. Newenham, in Com. Glouc. Barwe, in Com. Cestr. and Wykes, in Com. Essex. all which were part of the possessions of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester, attainted. LikewiseIbid. of the Mannor of Long-Benington, in Com. Linc. and twenty five pounds seven shillings and eleven pence yearly Rent; of the Farm of Donewich, besides a discharge [...] for forty four pounds two shillings per annum Rent, which he had usual­ly paid to the King for the Mannor of Bo­seham, in Com. Suss.

And, in 4 E. 3. (being Marshal of England) [Page 64] gavePa [...]. 4 E. 3. p. 2. m. 13. the Office of Serjeant-Marshal, in the Kings House, unto Geffrey Quinci, for life. In 7 E. 3. he was again [...] in the Scotish Wars. So likewise in [...] 11 E. 3. In consideration whereof, he had respite [...] for payment of all such debts, as were then due from him to the Exchequer, until the Octaves of St. Hillary, next ensuing. In 12 E. 3. rendring [...] to the King, the Castle and Mannor of St [...]igoil, with the Town of Chepstow, (which he had formerly granted to Hugh le Despenser for life, and were then in his hands, by reason of the said Hugh's death) he had them regranted [...] to himself, and Marie his Wife, and to the Heirs of their two Bodies, law­fully begotten: and departingAnnal de Langele. this life, the same year, was buriedAnnal de Langele. in the Abby of St. E [...] ­mundsbury, in Com. Suff. leaving Issue, by Alice his first Wife, Daughter [...] to Sir [...]oger H [...]lys of Harwich Knight, two Daughters, his Heirs, M [...]rgaret and Ali [...]e; the one first Married [...] to Iohn de Segrave; and afterwards to [...] Sir Walter M [...]ny Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter; the other toClaus. 23. [...]. 3. p. 1. m 28. Edward de Montacute. Which Iohn, and Edward, in 23 E. 3. doing their Homages, had LiveryClaus. 23. [...]. 3. p. 1. m 28. of all the Lands in [...], of their Wives Inheritance.

He had also another Wife called Mary, Daugh­ter Vine C [...]r [...]. p. 3 [...]4. of William Lord Roos, and WiddowVine C [...]r [...]. p. 3 [...]4. of William Lord [...] of [...]; who survi­ving him, had for her Dowrie, an assignation Claus. 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 14. of the Mannors of Earles-Stonham, Ho­l [...]slee, D [...]gworth, and Hoo, in Com. Suff. H [...]veryate, and South-UUa [...]sham, in Com. Norff. UUeston, in Com. Herif. Kenet, in Com. Cantab. and an yearly Rent of six pounds one shilling and a penny in [...]ratefeld, in Com. Suss. And upon the fourth of the Nones of March, An. 1345. (19 E. 3.) betookAnnal de Langele. her self to the habit of R [...]ligion, in the Abby of [...]angele, in Com. Norff. But continuing not long there, returned to the World, as it seems; for in 26 E. 3. upon that Expedition then made into [...]rance, she was chargedRot. Franc. 26 [...]. 3. m. 7. with twenty men at Arms, out of her Lands in Strigoill, and Nethe [...] ­went in the Marches of UUales. And in 28 E. 3. founded [...]. a Fraternity of Lay-Brothers, to the Honor of God, the Blessed Virgin, St. Anne, and All Saints, within the mansion of the Fyeres-Preachers, at Fisherton-Aucher, in Com. Wilts. As also a Chantry of six Priests, there to celebrate Divine Service, for the good estate of King E. 3. her self, and the Brethren of that Fraternity during this life; and for their Souls afterwards.

And having taken to her last Husband, [...]sc. 36. E. 3. p. 2. m. 9. Sir R [...]phe Cobham Knight, died in 36 E. 3. where­upon, an assignationRot Fin 36 E. 3. m. 21. being made, of the Lands by her held in Dower, of the Inheritance of the Daughters and Co-heirs to the before-speci­fied Th [...]s de Brothe [...]ton, her late Husband; Margaret, then the Wife of Walter de Manny, hadRot Fin 36 E. 3. m. 21. for her purparty, the Castle and Mannor of Strigoill, with the Town of Chepstow, in the Marches of UUales; the Mannor of UUeston, in Com. Hertf. Stonham, UUal­ton, with the one Moytie of the Mannor of [...]ennet, in Com. Suff. and the other Moytie, in Com. [...]. And Ioane, the Daughter and Heir of Edw. de [...], by Alice the other Daughter and Co­heir to the said Earl, then married [...] to William de [...]fford, had the assignation [...] of the Castle of Framelyngham, with the Mannors of Fra­melyngham, Hoo, Holislee, Doningworth, and Cratefeld, in com. Suff. Halvergate, and South-UUatsham, in com. Norff. with the Moiety of two parts of the Marish and Pasture in Halvergate, containing nine hundred and eighty Acres.

Of which two Daughters, and Co-heirs; Margaret the eldest, at the Coronation of King Richard the Second, laying claimClaus. 1. R. 2. m. 45. to the Office of Marshal of England, did pray,Claus. 1. R. 2. m. 45. that she might execute the same by her Deputy, and to have all the F [...]es and Emoluments belonging thereto. But herein, though she had notIbid. her desire; by reasonIbid. that for shortness of time, her claim could not be fully discussed (Henry Lord Percie being appointedIbid. to perform that service, for the present) yet in 21 K. 2. she was advan­ced Cart. ab [...] 21. usque 23 R. [...]. n. 22. Rot. Parl. 21 R. 2. n 35 to the Title of Dutchess of Norfolke, for life, with an assignationCart. ab [...] 21. usque 23 R. [...]. n. 22. Rot. Parl. 21 R. 2. n 35 of forty Marks per annum, out of the Issues of that County, and diedT. Wals. p. 393. n. 40. [...] 394. the next ensuing year, whereupon, she had BurialT. Wals. p. 393. n. 40. [...] 394. in the Church of the Friers Minors, in London, having at her own Charge, (about the year 1380.) to the value of three hundred and fifty Marks, madeStow' [...] Sur­vey 341 [...]. the Stals in the Quire, there.

Bavent.
[6 Edw. 2.]

IN 25 E. 1. Robert Bavent Robert. wasRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. m. 2. in that Ex­pedition made into Gascoigne: and in 30 E. 1. procured the Kings LicenseCart. 30. E. 1. n. 27. for a Mar­ket, once every week, upon the Tuesday at [...]rom, in com. Linc. and a Fair there yearly, on the Eve, Day and Morrow, after the Feast of St. Dennis. As alsoCart. 30. E. 1. n. 27. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn-Lands there, and at Billesby and [...] in the same County. And was summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. i [...] dorso. to Parliament, in 6 and 7 E. 2.

To whom succeeded Thomas Bavent. Which Thomas, Thomas. in 4 E. 3. obtained LicenceCart. [...]. E. 3. n. 66. for a Market, on the Wednesday every week, at Eston-Bavent, in Com. Suff. and a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day and Morrow, after the Feast of St. Nicholas. And to him Peter, Peter. who de­parting Rot. Fin. [...] E. 3. [...]. 24 this life, in 44 E. 3. leftRot. Fin. [...] E. 3. [...]. 24 Elianore and Cecilie, his Daughters and Heirs; who had LiveryRot. Fin. [...] E. 3. [...]. 24 of their Lands, their Homage being respited.

Felton.
[6 Edw. 2.]

IN 25 E. 1. Robert de Felton Robert. obtained the Kings Charter,Cart. 25. E. 1. n. 1. for a Market every week, upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Luchin, in Com. Norff. Also for a Fair yearly, on the Eve of All Saints, the Day and Morrow after: And likewise forCart. 25. E. 1. n. 1. Free-Warren there. In 34 E. 1. he attendedRot. Protect. 34 E. 1. m. 6. the King in his Expedition, then made into Scotland; and in 4 E. 2. received S [...]mmons,Rot. Scoc. 4. E. 2. in dorso m. 4. to be at Newcastel upon Tine, [Page 65] with thirty Men at Armes, on the Morrow after All Souls day, sufficiently accoutred to march into Scotland. In 5 E. 2. he was constitutedRot. Fin 5 E. [...]. m. 6. Governor of Scarborough-Castle, and had SummonsClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 6 and 7 E. 2. Shortly after which he died, as I guess.

To whom succeeded Iohn de Felton; Iohn. who, in 8 Edw. 2. was GovernorRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 3. of the Castle of Aln­wike: and, in 9 Edw. 2. inRot. Scoc. 9 E. [...]. m. 6. the Scotish Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. 13. 12 Edw. 2. And, inRot. vasc. 18 E. 2 m. 1. 18 E. 2. in that Expedition, then made into Gascoine: being also, the same year, oneTh. Wals. p. 102. n. 10. of the Admirals of that Fleet then sent out to annoy the French, and their Merchants. This Iohn had summons [...]laus. de eodem, ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 16 Edw. 3. but not after.

Contemporary with him likewise, was Willi­am am de Felton. Which William, William. in 3 Edw. 2 had a CharterCart. 3 E. 2. n. 36. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-Lands, within his Lordships of [...]odinton, in Com. North. as also at Marfen, Edelington, le Morthon, and Lourbotell, in Com. Nor­thumb. And, in 9 Edw. 2. was made Governor Rot. Fin. 9 E. 2. m. 11. of Bamburgh-Castle in that County. In 11 Edw. 3. he was also GovernorRot. Scoc. 11 E. 3. m. 35. of Rox­burgh-Castle, in Scotland. So likewiseRot. Scoc. 12 E. 3. m. 5. in 12 E. 3. And in 15 Edw. 3. beingRot. Fin. 15 E. 3. m. 5. Sheriff of Northumberland, and Governor of Newca­stle upon Tine, was imploy'dRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 4. in the Scotish-VVars. In 16 Edw. 3. he was again constituted Rot. Fin. 16 E. 3. m. 9. Sheriff of Northumberland, and Governor of the Castle, at Newcastle upon Tine. Also before the end of that year, he accompanyed Rot. Franc. [...]6 E. 3. [...]. 35. William de Mountacute, Earl of Salisbury in­to France. In this 16th of Edw. 3d. he had SummonsClaus. de eodem, an. in dorso. to Parliament, but never after: and, in 20 Edw. 3. attendedF [...]ois. f. 59. b. the King into France, for the reliefe of Aguilon.

In 21 Edw. 3. he was constitutedRot Scoc. 21 E. 3. m. 8. Justice of all the King's Lands in Scotland: and, in 38 Edw. 3. wasRot. Vasc. 38 H. 3. m 2. again in the Wars of Gas­coine. In 39 Edw. 3. he attendedRot Vasc. 39 E. 3. m. 3. Prince Ed­ward into those parts: and, being then Senes­chall Lel. col. vol. 1. p. 833. of Limosin, vanquishtLel. col. vol. 1. p. 833. a considerable Party of the Britans there. But, in 41 Edw. 3. being [...]rois. f. 136. b. in Spain, with the Duke of Lanca­ster; to prove his Courser, he descended down an Hill, upon a Body of the Enemy, with his Spear in his Rest; and piercing it through a Knight, was suddenly encompassed by a whole Troop of his Adversaries, and there slain, [...]rois. f. 136. b. upon theEsc. 42 E. 3. n. 12. 19th day of March; being then seisedEsc. 42 E. 3. n. 12. of the before-specified Mannor of Bodington, in Com. North. as also of the Mannors of West-Mat­fen, Edelyngham, and Moiety of the Mannor of South-Milburne, in Com. Northumb. leaving Sir Iohn de Felton Knight his Son and heir, twen­ty eight yeares of age. Of whom, considering he never had summons to Parliament, I have no more to say.

Cobham.
[6 Edw. 2.]

THe first mention I find of this Family, is in 12 Iohn, Henry de Cobbeham Henry [...] (of Cob­beham in Kent) then givingRot. Pip. 12 Joh. Kent. a Thou­sand Marks to the King for his Favour

This Henry had three Sons;Ex col. R. Gl. s. Iohn, Reginald, Reginald. and William; of whom I shall say something in order; and first of Iohn. Iohn. This Iohn, in 26 H. 3. executedRot. Pip. 26 H. 3. Kent. the Sheriffs-Office in Kent, on the behalf of Peter de Savoy (brother to Queen Ali­nore) for the one half of that year; and on the behalf of Bertram de Criol, for the other part. He was also one of the Justices of the King's Court of Common-Pleas, fromFin. levat. de iis [...]. temp. Mens. Mich. 28 H. 3. un­til Octab. Mich. 35 Hen. 3. Likewise a Justice I­tinerant in the Counties of Northumb. West­morl. Cumo. and L [...]nc. inClaus. 30 H. 3. in dorso, m. 8 30 Hen. 3. and inClaus. 33 H. 3. in dorso, m. 9. Berkshire, 33 Hen. 3.

Reginald, the second Son, was also a Justice-Itinerant in Essex, inClaus. 32 H. 3. in dorso, m. 6. 32 H 3. So likewise inClaus 33 H. 3. in dorso, m. 16. Wilts. andIbid, m. 8. Midd. in 33 Hen. 3. In which 33 year, being madePat. 33 H [...]. m. 7. Sheriff of Kent, he so con­tinued Rot. Pip de iisd. an Kent. till 42 of that King's Reign, inclusive. And, in 39 Hen. 3. gaveRot Pip. 39 H. 3 Kanc. Twenty Marks in Gold to the King, for the VVardship of the Land and Heir of Robert de Septvaus. In which year, being madePat. 39 H. 3. m. 5. Constable of Dovor Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports, he received commandClaus. 39 H. 3. m. 6. to attend those Embassadors, then sent into Eng­land by the King of Castile, who landed at Dovor; as also toClaus. 39 H. 3. m. 6. give them honourable en­tertainment; and thence to conduct them to the New Temple at London, where they were to be lodged. But in 42 Hen. 3. he departedRot. Pip. 42 H. 3. Kanc. this life.

Of William [...]illiam. the third Son, all that I shall say is, that in 39 Hen. 3. he wasPat. 39 H. 3. m. 1. one of the Justices-Itinerant, in the Counties of Sussex, South­ampt▪ and Wiltes. and in 41 Hen. 3. inClaus. 41 H. 3. m. 12. & m. 8. the Counties of Norff. and Suff.

From Iohn (the eldest of these three Sons be­fore-mentioned) descended, by his first Wife; (viz. ... DaughterEx coll. [...] Gl. s. of Warine Fitz-Benedict) Iohn, Ex coll. [...] Gl. s. Lord of [...]obham, and Henry Ex coll. [...] Gl. s. of Run­dell. And by Ioane his second Wife, daughter Ibid. of Hugh de Nevill, Reginald; from whom the Cobhams of Sterborough sprungIbid.. Of these I shall begin with Iohn (the eldest.)

This Iohn, Iohn. in 44 Hen. 3. was constituted Rot. Pip. de iisd. an. Kanc. Sheriff of Kent (as his Father had been:) and continuedRot. Pip. de iisd. an. Kanc. in that office, till the end of the first half year of 46 Hen. 3.

He was likewisePat. 52 H [...]. m. 6. one of the Justices-Itine­rant in Surrey, in 52 Hen. 3. and a Justice of the Common-Pleas inLiberate 54. H. 3. m. 6 54 Hen. 3. In 55 Hen. 3. he was againPat. 55 H. 3. m. 10. a Justice-Itinerant in Surrey: and inLib. 2 E. 1. m 7. 2 Edw. 1. one of the Justices of the Court of King's Bench; as alsoPat. 2 E. 1. m 3. a Justice-Itine­rant, in Com. Midd. Moreover, in 3 Edw. 1. one Lib. 3. E. 1. m 2. of the King's Serjeants at Law: and, in 4 Edw. 1. oneLib. 4 E. 1. m. [...]. of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas: as alsoC [...]mm [...]n. de T. Trin. 4 [...]. [...]. in dorso. one of the Barons of the King's Exchequer.

In 26 Edw. 1. he was inRot. Scoc 26 E. 1. [...]. 6. that Expedition, then made into Scotland; and, in 28 Edw. 1. died [...] seised of the Mannors of Aklyngton, Bekkele, Cobbeh [...]m, and Coulyng, in [Page 66] Kent; leaving issue by Ioane his Wife, one of the coheiresRot Pip 15 [...]. 1 K [...]nc to Roese the Widow of Step [...]en de Pencestre, Henry E [...]c. ut su­pra. his son and heir, forty years of age.

He had also a younger son, called Reginald, R [...]inald. Rot. [...]in. 13 E. 1. m. 2. who MarriedRot. [...]in. 13 E. 1. m. 6. Ioane the daughter of William de Evere. Which Reginald, in 32 Edw. 1. ob­tain'd a CharterCart. 32 E. 1 n. 2. for Free-warren, in all his De­mesn-lands, at Pipards-clive, in Com. Wiltes. but, in 1 Edw. 2. for trespassingClaus. 1 E. 2. m. 13. in the Parke of Margaret the Widow of Stephen de Pencestre, at Pencestre (in Kent) was committedClaus. 1 E. 2. m. 13. to the Tower of London; and having there re­mained Claus. 1 E. 2. m. 13. prisoner, for two yeares, was enlarged Claus. 1 E. 2. m. 13. in 1 Edw. 2. giving a FineClaus. 1 E. 2. m. 13. to the King for re­leasing his third yeares imprisonment, which he ought to have endured, according to the Statute Claus. 1. E. 2. m. 13. in that case provided.

I now return to Henry Henry. (the elder brother of this Reginald.) This Henry, in 12 Edw. 1. was Chron W. Thorn. 1939. n. 40. in that Expedition then made into Wales, on the behalf of the Abbot of St. Augustines in Can­terb [...]ry; and there perform'dChron W. Thorn. 1939. n. 40. the service of one Knight, for which he hadChron W. Thorn. 1939. n. 40. Twenty pounds from that Abbot. In 14 Edw. 1. with Ioane his VVife, he obtain'd the King's CharterCart. 14 E. 1, n. 33. for a Market every week upon the Thursday, at Grombrigge, in Kent; and a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Marrow, after the Feast of St. Iohn Port-Latine.

In 22 Edw. 1. being thenPat. 22 E. [...], m. 13. a Knight, he was constitutedPat. 22 E. [...], m. 13. Governor of the Isles of Gernesey and [...]ere [...]ey, and in 34 Ed. 1. made Con­stable Rot. [...] in. 34. E. 1. m. 2. of Dovor-Castle, and VVarden of the Cinque-ports. In 3 Edw. 2. he was calledE [...]c. 2 [...]. 2. n. 66. Rot. Fin. 3. [...]. 2. m. 16. Hen­ry de C [...]bham of [...]ndale: and, having Marri­ed E [...]c. 2 [...]. 2. n. 66. Rot. Fin. 3. [...]. 2. m. 16. Ioane, the eldest of the two daughters and co-heirs to Stephen de Pencestre, had LiveryE [...]c. 2 [...]. 2. n. 66. Rot. Fin. 3. [...]. 2. m. 16. of the Lands of her Inheritance. By this Ioane he had issue Stephen, of whom, and his descendants. I shall respite what I have to say for a while; and come to Henry, the son and heir of Iohn de Cob­beham, by Ioane, the daughter of Robert de Septva­us before-sp [...]cified.

This Henry, Henry. in 28 Edw. 1. doing his Homage, [...] in. 28 [...]. 1. m 9. had Livery [...] in. 28 [...]. 1. m 9. of the Lands of his inheritance; excepting [...] in. 28. [...]. 1. m. 9. the Dowrie of Methania, his Father's last VVife. And in 4 Edw. 2. being then called Rot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 5. Henry de Cobbeham junior (his Uncle Henry then living [...] wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 5. in that Expedition into Scotland. In 8 Edw. 2. he was made ConstableRot. [...]in. [...]. E. 2. m. 9. of Do­vor-Castl [...], and VVarden of the Cinque-ports: In 10 Edw. 2. he was againRo [...]. Scoc. 10. E. 2. m 8. in the VVars of Scotland. In 15 Edw. 2. constitutedRot. [...]in. 15 E. 2. m. 2. Gover­nor of the Castle at [...]on [...]brugge: and had sum­mons Claus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 6 Edw. 2. till 9 Edw. 3. inclu­sive.

To this Henry succeeded Iohn, [...]. his son and heire. VVhich Iohn, in 9 Edw. 3. wasRot. Scoc. E. [...]. m. 25. made Admiral of the King's Fleet, from the Mouth of Thames, VVestward; and the next ensuing year, in remunerationRot. Scoc. 9 E. [...]. m 25. of his services, whilst he was a Justice of O [...]er and Terminer, in Kent; had the GrantClaus. 10 E 3. m. 20. of One hundred Marks out of that Two hundred which the Commons of that Co [...]nty, gave to the King, for supply of his [...] in the Scotish Wars.

In 17 [...]dw. 3. he obtain'd a Charter [...] for Free-warren, within all his Demesn-Lands within his Lordships of Cobham, Shor [...]es, [...], Coulyng, Pole, Ston [...], Dert­ford Bekesbourne, Dane, and Hardres, in Com. Cantii. And in 28 Edw. 3. beingClaus 28 E. 3. m 7. Pat. 28 E. 3. p. 1. m. 16. made a Banneret, had the GrantClaus 28 E. 3. m 7. Pat. 28 E. 3. p. 1. m. 16. of an Annuitie of One hundred Markes, out of the issues of the County of Norfolk, for his better support of that Dignity. In 33 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 33 E. 3. m. 8. in the Wars of France. And, in 36 Edw. 3. found­ed Pat. 36 E. 3. p. 2. m. 16. a Chantry in the Church of Coh [...]am, for five Priests, whereof one to be the Master: for whose support; and to Pray for the good Estate of himself, during this life, and for the health of his Soul afterwards, as also for the Soules of his Ancestors, he gavePat. 36 E. 3. p. 2. m. 16. the Mannor of West-Chalk, with one Messuage, and one Toft in Cobham; Two hundred and fifty Acres of Marsh, called [...]-marsh, and Slede­mershe, lying within the Lordship of St. Wer­burgs, in Hoo; as also the Rent of Twenty one quarters, and three bushels of Barley, payable by divers of his Tenants in Chalke.

In 37 Edw. 3. he was sentRot. Franc [...] 37 E. 3. m. 10. to Calais, there to take charge of the Hostages for the King of France.

In 40 & 41 Edw. 3. he was againCart. 41 [...]. 3. m. 12. in the Wars of France: In the last of which yeares he obtain'd the Grant of a Market every week up­on the Monday, at his Mannor of Cobham, in Kent: as also for a Fair yearly.

And in 1 R. 2. servedRot. Franc. 1 R. 2. p. I. m. 23. the King again in those French Wars, withEx autogr. pen [...]s Cleric. pell. three Knights, One hundred and five Esquires, One hundred and ten Men at Armes, and One hundred and ten Archers.

In 3 R. 2. he was constitutedRot. Franc. 3 R. 2. m 11. one of the Em­bassadors, to treat of Peace with the French: and in 4 R. 2. obtained LicensePat. 4 R. 2 [...]. p. 2. m. 24. to make a Castle of his house at [...]. In 5 R. 2. he was a­gain Rot. Fra [...]. 5 R. 2. m. 7. employ'd, as an Embassador (with some others) to treat of Peace with the French. And in 7 R. 2. joyn'd in CommissionRot. Franc. 7 R. 2. [...]. 15. with Iohn Duke of Lancaster and others, to treat with the Earl of Flanders, and others of that Coun­try, for the appeasing of certain discords betwixt them, and the English.

In 10 R. 2. the great Lords being then predo­minant; of those Thirteen whom they at that time constituted Governors of the Realme, he was appointedStowes Ann. one: and uponStowes Ann. the violent pro­ceeding of those Lords, as had sided with the Duke of Ireland, and others, (who were then reputed Evil [...]Councellors to the King, and mis­chievous to the Government) he forcibly took Stowes Ann. Robert Tresilian out of Sanctuary at West­minster, whereunto he had fled to seure him­self.

In 15 R. 2. he was again put in Commission, Rot. Franc. 15 [...]. 2. m. [...]. with Iohn Duke of Lancaster (and others) to treat of Peace with the French. But in that Parliament of 21 R. 2. he wasRot. Pa [...]l. 21 R. 2 n. 17. one of those; who being impeach'd of Treason by the King, had JudgmentRot. Pa [...]l. 21 R. 2. n. 17. pronounc'd against him: Neverthe­less, obtained PardonRot. Pa [...]l. 21 R. 2. n. 17. at that time, being sent pri­soner Rot. Pa [...]l. 21 R. 2. n. 17. to the Isle of Iersey. In this Parlia­ment, saithYpod. Neust. in a. 1398. p. 159. n. 10. H. Knight. 2685. n. 60 & 2697 n. 30. Thomas Walsingham (continued at Salisbury) the Lord Cobham, a very old Man (just and upright) was condemn'd for no other reason, but for being one of those, who in 10 R. 2. was one, whom the great Lords (then powerful) deputed to enquire into the miscarriages in Go­vernment: and, soon after, together with the Arch-bishop of Canterbury, Iohn Lovel, and Iohn Devereux, was sent to the King, to require the delivery of Michael de la Pole, Robert de Vere [Page 67] Duke of Ireland, and others, by whom he had been seduced, to the hurt of the whole Realm. He was a great BenefactorStowes An­nals, in ann. 1407. to the Fabrick of Rochester-Bridge: and having been summon'd Claus. de iisd. ann. in. dorso. to Parliament from 1 R. 2. to 8 Hen. 4. inclu­sive; departedEsc. 9 H. 4. n. 10. this life 10 Ian. 9 Hen. 4. being then seisedEsc. 9 H. 4. n. 10. of the Mannors of Chussebury and Bynk [...]all, in Com. Wiltes. Also of the Mannors of Cobham, Cowlyng, Bekke [...]e, Pole, Stone, Bromhei, and Hundred of Shamele, in Com. Cantii; leavingEsc. 9 H. 4. n. 10. Ioane his Grand-daughter; viz. daughter of Ioane his daughter, (by Sir Iohn de la [...]ole Knight) his next heir, Thirty yeares of age; ( [...]ormerly Married to Sir Gerard B [...]aybroke Knight) but at that time Wife of Sir Nicholas Hawberk Knight, which I [...]ane afterwards MarriedEsc. 6. H. 5. n. 45. to Sir Iohn Old-ca­stle Knight.

This last mention'd Iohn, had a younger bro­ther, called Thomas; who, by his Testament Langham, f. 115. a. bearing date 13 Kal. Ian. 41 Ed. 3. bequeath'd his Body to be buried, in the Parish-Church of St. Mary Mag [...]alen at Co [...]ham; and gave to the Chantry-Priests there One hundred shillings. To his brother Iohn Lord Cobham, he gave an Horse: and to his other brother Reginald, then Rector of the Church of Co [...]lyng, another Horse.

A word now of Sir Iohn Oldcastle, who thus Married the Neice and Heir to the last Lord Cob­ham, and by reason thereof assum'd the Title of Lord Cobham. This Sir. Iohn Oldcastle was She­riff Rot. Fin. 8 H. 4. m. 22. of Herefordshire in 8 Hen. 4. and had Claus. de. iisd. ann. in dorso. summons to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 11, 12 & 14 of that King's Reign. So likewise in 1 Hen. 4. and in the same 12th year of King Hen. 4. was sentT. Wals. p. 424. beyond Sea with the Earl of Arundel, and a considerable Force, to aide the Duke of Burgundy against the French. But, in 1 Hen. 5. being taintedIbid. [...]. 426. in his Religion by those pretended Holy Zealots, then called Loll [...]ds, he becameIbid. [...]. 426. one of the chief of that Sect, which at that time gave no little di­sturbance to the peace of the Church: for which he was citedIb. p. 427. n. 20, 30 & 40 & p. 428. to appear before the Arch-bishop of Canterbury. Whereupon, betakingIb. p. 427. n. 20, 30 & 40 & p. 428. himself to his Castle at Cou [...]ng, he was shortly after apprehended, and broughtIb. p. 427. n. 20, 30 & 40 & p. 428. before that Arch­bishop and others in the Cathedral of S [...]. Paul; and there, by reason of his obstinacie in those dangerous Tenets, received the SentenceIb. p. 427. n. 20, 30 & 40 & p. 428. of an Heretick.

Under the Cloak of this Sanctity it was, that he and his party design'dIb. p. 430. n. 30. to Murther the King upon Twelf-night, then keeping his Christmass at Eltham; and to destroy the Monasteries of Westminster, and St. Al [...]ans, as also the Ca­thedral of St. Paul, in London, with all the Houses of Friers in that City: to which end, a­bout Fourscore of his party were foundStowes Ann. in Armes, in the night time; expectingStowes Ann. no less than Twenty five thousand, the next day, to ap­pear with them in St. Giles Fields. Which per­nicious purpose being seasonably prevented, di­vers of them sufferedStowes Ann. death at that time. But this Oldcastle escaping luk'dIbid. privily, for a time, in sundry places, and endeavouredIbid. to raise new Commotions. Wherein, failing of that success he expected; in An. 1417. 5 Hen. 5. (the King being thenT. Wals. p. 446. n. 30 & 40. in his Wars of France) he incited T. Wals. p. 446. n. 30 & 40. the Scots to an Invasion of this Realm. Which, through the vigilancyT. Wals. p. 446. n. 30 & 40. of Iohn Duke of Bed­ford (the King's brother, and his Li [...]utenant here in his Absence) was happily prevented. And at length, being takenIb. 447. n. 40. in Wales, within the Territory of the Lord Powys, was brought [...] to his Trial. Where, having Judgment [...] of Death pronounc'd against him, viz. to be Drawn, Hang'd, and Burnt on the Gallows; and accordingly brought to the place of Execution, he desired [...] Sir Thomas Erpingham▪ that, in case he saw him risen again the third day after, that then he would be a means to procure favour for the rest of his Sect.

¶I now come to Reginald de Cobham, Regina [...]. Son of Iohn de Cobham by Ioane his Wife, daughter of [...] de Nevill.

In 2 Edw. 3. this Reginald, was sentClaus. 2 E. 3. m. [...]. by the King into Brabant, upon business of great im­port [...]ce; having Three hundred pounds as­sign'd unto him for his charges in that journey. And in 3 Edw. 3. attended [...]. lib. 1. & 2. f. 14 a. him in his Expediti­on then made into France.

In 11 Edw. 3. he wasIbid f 19 a. in the Battel of Cagant against the French: And, in recompenceClaus. 11. E. 3. m. 24. of his service, and great expences in his last imploy­ment beyond Sea, had an AssignationClaus. 11 E. 3. m. 24. of One hundred pounds out of the Fifteenth and Tenth, at that time granted to the King in Parlia­ment.

In the same year he was [...]ros. ut su­pra, f. 23. b. also at Uironfosse in France, in the Rereward [...]ros. ut su­pra, f. 23. b. of the English Ar­my then drawn up for Battel. In 11 Edw. 3. beingRot Alem. 12 E. 3. m. 4. Claus. 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 21. in that Expedition made into Flan­ders, was sentRot Alem. 12 E. 3. m. 4. Claus. 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 21. back into England by King Edward, upon a special occasion, with direction to make a speedy return: And, meriting high­ly for his service in divers parts, was in 13 E. 3. advancedRot. Vas­con. 13 E. 3. m. 1. Claus. 14 E. 3. p. 1. m. 49. to the dignity of a Banneret; ha­ving, for his better support thereof, the Mills si­tuate under the Castle at Oxford; and the Mea­dow called Ring's-mede, adjoyning, for terme of life, givenRot. Vas­con. 13 E. 3. m. 1. Claus. 14 E. 3. p. 1. m. 49. to him.

Besides this, he had the Mannor of [...]ippen­ham, in Com. Buck. grantedClaus. [...]3 [...]. 3. p. 2. m. 8. to him also for life: And, in farther remuneration of those his servi­ces [...] obtain'dClaus. [...]3 [...]. 3. p. 2. m. 8. the sum of Fifty pounds, being an Arrear of the Ferme of that Town, them due. In 14 Edw. 3. he procured a CharterCart. 14 E. n. 32. for Free-warren, in all the Demesn-lands, within his Lord­ships of Orkesdenne, Shorham, Ey [...]es­forde, [...]hedingstane, Hevere, Penherst, Couden, Leghte, Edenbregge, Aldin­ton, Thornham, Wethling, Cherring, Lenham, Nevegate, Halgesco, Frendes­bury and Stoke, in Com. Cantii. Grensted, and Hertfeld in Sussex; and Lingefeld, in Com. Surr.

In this year, beingRot Alem. 14 E. 3 m. 10. again in the King's ser­vice in Flanders; he was, by reasonRot Alem. 14 E. 3 m. 10. of his great wisdom and fidelity, sentRot Alem. 14 E. 3 m. 10. to the Pope, up­on a special Embassie. About this time, also, of whilstYpod. N. in an. 1340. King Edward, by the help of the Duke of Brabant and Earl of Henault, with those Auxiliaries, which he had from Bruges, Gant, and Ypre, had invadedYpod. N. in an. 1340. the Northern parts of France, and besieged Tornay; he wasYpod. N. in an. 1340. in the Earl of Henault [...]s Army, which plundered above Three hundred Villages, great and small; and burnt them, with much slaughter of the In­habitants: And, about the Festival of St. An­drew wasStowes Ann. one of the eight, who attended the King, privately into England. In 15 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Alem. 15 E. 3. m. 6. in those Wars of France.

[Page 70]The same year also he obtained LicensePat. 15 E. 3. p. 2. m. 2. to make Castles of his Houses at Pringham, and Orkesdene, and in 16 Edw. 3. was in thatClaus. 16 E. 3. p. 2. m. 32. Edpedition made into Britanny, with nine Knights, thirty Esquiers, and forty Archers on horsback.

In 17 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. m. 12. one of the Embassa­dors appointed to be sent to Rome; with full power to treat, in the presence of Pope Clement the Sixth, touching the observance of the Truce, made betwixt King Edward, and Philip de Va­lois, then assuming the Title of King of France. And in this year, together with Robert de Ferrers, he obtain'dRot. Fin. 17 [...]. 3. m. 8. the custody of two parts of the Lands, of Iohn de Beauchamp of Somerset, in re­gard of the minority of his heire. In 18 Edw 3. he was constitutedPat. 18 E. 3. p. 1. m. 8. Admiral of the King's Fleet, from the Mouth of Chames, to the West­wards. And, in 20 Edw. 3. wasFrois. f. 63. b. in the Vant­guard of the King's Army, under the conduct of Prince Edward (vulgarly called the Black-Prince) at the Battel of Cre [...]sy.

In 21 Edw. 3. he was again constitutedCart. & Pat. 21 E. 3. m. 4. one of the Embassadors, to treat of Peace, betwixt King Edward, and Philip de Valois. Shortly af­ter which, the King having givenPat 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 31. him an An­nuity of Five hundred pounds for life; the bet­ter to support his degree and dignity of Banne­ret; in farther considerationPat 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 31. of his laudable ser­vices, especially in the parts of France, since his last Expedition thither; grantedPat 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 31. unto him the Mannor of West-Clyve, in Kent, in reversi­sion, after the death of Sir Gawyne Co [...]der Knight, to hold to himself and the heirs of his body, lawfully begotten, for ever. And moreo­ver, bestowedPat. 21 [...]. 3. p. 3. m. 34. on him the Inheritance of all the Lands, of Sir Thomas de Ardern Knight, then for­feited to the Crown, for a Rape by him com­mitted on Margerie the Widow of Nicholas de la Beche; as also for killing of Nicholas de Poynings, and other Felonies, whereof he stood Indict­ed

In 22 Edw. 3. (14 Martii) his Commission of Admiral to the Westwards, was renewedRot. Franc. 21 [...]. 3. m. 16.. And in 23 Edw. 3. he was again constitutedRot Fin. 23 E. 3. m. 10. one of the Embassadors, to treat with others from France, for prolonging the Truce betwixt both Realmes. In 29 Edw. 3. being againRot. Vascon 29 E. 3. m 6. in the Wars of France, and of the Retinue with Ed­ward Prince of Wales, he MarchtStowes Ann. in the Van, as Marshal of his Army: and, in [...]rois. f. 80. b. 30 Edw. 3. was with him in that famous Battel of Poyt [...] ­ers, where the English obtain'd a glorious victo­ry. In 32 Edw. 3. he wasRot. Va [...]con. 32 E. 3. p. 1. m. 5. again in those Wars: And, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann in dorso. to Parlia­ment from 16 Edw. 3. till 35 Edw. 3. diedMs. in bibl. [...]odl. (k. 84) f. 12 [...]. b. of the Pestilence 5 Octob. the same year; being then seisedEsc. 35 E. 3. n. 62. of the Mannors of Langley-Burrel, and Lye, in Com. Wiltes. of the Mannor of Nor­theye, in Com. Suss. Ocksted, and Prinke­ham, in Com. Surr. West-Cleve, East-Shelve, Bordefeld, Horton, Horkesdune, Eynesford, Foucort, Chidingston, Hol­tesbury, Brokelond, and Halstede, in Kent; leaving Reginald Esc. 35 E. 3. n. 62. his son and heir thirteen yeares of age, and Ioane his Wife, daughter [...]x coll. R. Gl. S. of Maurice de Berkley, surviving.

Which Ioane, by her Testament,Witlesey, f. 114. a. bearing date 13 Aug. An. 1369. (43 Edw. 3.) bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Church-yard of St. Mary Over [...]ere, in Suthwerk, before the Church­door, where the Image of the blessed Virgin sit­eth on high, over that door. Appointing a plain Marble Stone to be laid over her grave, with a Cross of Metal thereon; and in the circumfe­rence, these Words in French to be cut; Vous qui per ici passietz, pur l'alme Iobane de Cobbam prietz. Moreover, she thereby ordained, that forthwith, after her death, Seven thousand Masses should be celebrated for her Soul, by the Canons of Cun­brugge, and Tanfugge, and the four Orders of Friers at London; viz. the Friers Preachers, Minors, Augustines, and Carmelites; they to have for so doing Twenty nine pounds three shillings four pence. Also, that upon her Funeral day, Twelve poor people, cloathed in black Gowns and Hoods, should carry twelve Torches. To the Church of Lyngefeld, she gave a Frontore, with the Armes of Berkeley and Cob [...]am, stand­ing on white and Purple. To Reginald her son, she bequeath'd a Ring, with a Diamond; ha­ving given him all the Armes and Amunition, in the Wardrobe at Stereburgh. Furthermore she willed, that two Priests should be provided to Celebrate Divine Service, in the Parish-Church of Langele-Borell, for the Soules of Sir Iohn de la Mare Knight, sometime Lord there; Sir Regi­nald Cobham; Sir Thomas de Berkele; and for the Soules of her Benefactors. And that, if Regi­nald her son, or any other of her heires, should ap­propriate that Church, for the maintenance of two Priests, to celebrate Divine Service there for ever, as it was intended and conditioned by the said Sir Iohn de la Mare, when he sold that Lord­ship of Langele, with that of Lye, to her hus­band, in the presence of the Lord Berkele, her Fa­ther; then that her Executors should enfeoffe the said Reginald, or his heires in her Water-Mill at Edulme-Bridge, and in her House in Suthwerk, for ever.

Shortly after which, viz. upon the second day of October next ensuing, she departedE [...]. 42 E. 3. n. 2 [...]. this life; being then seisedE [...]. 42 E. 3. n. 2 [...]. of the said Mannor of Langele-Burell, in Com. Wiltes. Also of the Mannors of Northeye, in Com. Suss. Drstede, Prinkham, and Lyngefelde, in Com. Surr. West-Cleve, Orkesden, Chiddingston, Aldington, juxta Haydston; Holtesbury, Brokeland, and Cobeham▪ Shelve, in Com. Cantii; Reginald her son and heir beingE [...]. 42 E. 3. n. 2 [...]. then Twenty one yeares of age.

Which Reginald Reginald. beingPat. 44 E. 3. p. 1. m. 4. in Gascoine at his Mother's death; had, in considerationPat. 44 E. 3. p. 1. m. 4. of his services there, a Grant,Pat. 44 E. 3. p. 1. m. 4. in 44 Edw. 3. of all the profits of those Lands, which she held in Dower of his Inheritance; he then making proofClaus. 44 E. 3. m. 22. of his age, and doingClaus. 44 E. 3. m. 22. his Homage: And in 48 Edw. 3. wasYpod. N. in. an. 1374. one of those noble persons, then made choice of, to treat of Peace betwixt the Kings of Eng­land and France.

In 1 R. 2. he wasRot. Franc. 1 R. 2. p. 1. m. 20. again in the Wars of France. So likewise in 3 Hen. 4. This Re­ginald had summonsClaus. de iisd ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 44 & 46 Edw. 3. And Married two Wives; First, Eli­zabeth, Rot. Fin. 49 E. 3. m. 18. the Widow of Fulke le Strange of Blkamere, and afterwards of Sir Iohn de Fer­rers Knight, which Elizabeth diedEsc 49 E. 3. n 25. 7th August, 49 Edw. 3. Secondly, Alianore, daughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. and coheir to Iohn Fitz-Alan, otherwise called Arundel, Knight. And, having, by his Testament,Arundel, vol. [...]. 203. b. bearing date 8th Sept. 1 H. 4. bequeath'd his body to be buri­ed, in the Parish-Church of Lynge [...]eid, at the head of his Fathers Tombe; and given Two [Page 69] hundred Marks, for the Marriage of Margaret his Daughter, in case she should be willing to take an Husband; diedEsc. 4. H. 4. n. 34. about three years fol­lowing; viz 6 Iulii 4 H 4. being then seised Esc. 4. H. 4. n. 34. of the Mannor of Aynho, in Com. Northampt. L [...]gley-Burell, Shorneton, Cudeford, the Moiety of the Mannors of Eleston and Stapelford, of the Mannors of Boyton, Corton, Winterborne, Stoke, Cotes, Hull-Deverell, and Somerford-Matravers, in Com. Wiltes. Old Shorham, Codelave, and Changeton, in Com. Suss. Coklington, Stoke-Tristre, Hyneford, and the Forest of Selwode, in Com. Somers. East Mordon, Wichampton, Lichet-Matravers, Phelpe­ston, Up-Wimbnrne, Langton in Purbeck, Worthe, Frome-Whitefeld, Lodres, and Wodeton in Mersh-Wodenal, in Com. Dors. Stonehouse, in Com. Glouc. Aldington, jux­ta Ma [...]deston, Haltesbury, Est-Shelne­bourdfeld, Orkesden, Chidingston, Bo­keshell, Sharendon, Brokland, West-Elyve, juxta Dovor, and Postlyng, in Kent, Ok­stede, Steresburgh, called Pringeham, and the third part of the Mannors of Bock­land, West Bechesworth, Wauton, and Colle, in Com. Sur. leavingIbid. Reginauld his Son and Heir, twenty one years of age; and Alianore his Wife surviving; who hadClaus. 4 H. 4. m. 1. the Man­nor of Postlyng in Kent for life, by the Grant of Sir Iohn Arundell Knight, her former Husband: and for her DowerIbid. m. 2. of the Lands of this Reginald, the Mannors of Bokeshell, Eschelne, Bourdefeld, Aldyngton, juxta Maydeston, Orkesden, and Haltesbury, with a certain Tenement called Westwell, in Westwell, in Com. Cantii, as also of the Man­nor of Langele-Burell, in Com. Wiltes.

I now come to Reginald, Reginald. Son and Heir to the last mentioned Reginald.

This Reginald, in 6 H. 4. had LiveryRot. Fin. 6. H. 4. m. 11. of the Lands of his Inheritance, his Homage being respited;Rot. Fin. 6. H. 4. m. 11. and in 10 H. 4. obtained a special LicenceRot. Fin. 10 H 4. m 3. to travail beyond sea.

He Married two Wives, first Eleanore, Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. the Daughter of Thomas Culpeper; and secondly, Anne, Rot. Fin. 2 H. 6. m. 10 Claus. 20 H. 6. m. 13. the Daughter and Co-heir of Thomas Lord Bardolf, WiddowRot. Fin. 2 H. 6. m. 10 Claus. 20 H. 6. m. 13. of Sir William Clifford Knight, and by his Testament,S [...]ff. & Kempe f. 142. [...]. bearing date 12 Aug. 24 H. 6. bequethed his Body to be Bu­ried in the Collegiate Church of Lingfeld, be­fore the High Altar; appointing, that a Tombe of Alablaster should be placed there, for his Mo­nument, also that forty pounds should be allow­ed for his Funeral Expences; and for his Tren­tal, and Almes to poor people, at those Solem­nities. To Anne, his Wife, he thereby disposed all his Houshold-goods, within his Castle at S [...]erborough, at the time of his decease: ap­pointing, that during his life, she should have the use of all the Furniture of his Chapel, in that Castle: and after her death, to remain to the Master of the Collegiate-Church of St. Peter at Lingefeld, then newly by him founded, and to the Priests therein, and their successors for ever, constituting his Son, Sir Thomas Cobham Knight, one of his Executors. His other Children were these, viz. [...]x. Coll. R. [...]l. S. Reginald his eldest Son, who died in his life time, (leaving Issue one sole Daughter, his Heir, called Margaret, afterwards Married to Rap [...]e Nevill, the second Earl of Westmor­land, of that name) and four Daughters, viz. [...]x. Coll. R. [...]l. S. Elizabeth, Married to Richard Lord Strange of Knocking; Margaret, to Reginald Curteys; Ali­anore, to Humphrey Duke of Gloucester; and Anne a Nun at Berking.

¶I come now to Stephen de Cob [...]am, Stephen. Son of Henry de Cobham, by Ioane, Daughter and Co­heir to Stephen de Pencestre. This Stephen be­ing of Rundell, in Kent, in 34 E. 1. atComp Joll de [...] ­nesford 34 E. 1. that famous Solemnity, when Prince Edward was Knighted, with Bathing, and other sacred Cere­monies, receivedComp Joll de [...] ­nesford 34 E. 1. the like Honour with him, and many others. Upon the deathRot. Fin. 8 [...] 2 [...]. 5. [...]cedula of I [...]ne his Mother, in 18 E. 2. performingRot. Fin. 8 [...] 2 [...]. 5. [...]cedula his fealty, he sharedRot. Fin. 8 [...] 2. [...]. 5. [...]cedula in the Lands of her Inheritance. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 20 E. 2 till 6 E. 3. diedEsc. 6 E. 3. n. 45. the same year, being then seisedEsc. 6 E. 3. n. 45. of the Mannors of Rounoa [...] and Alyngton, in Com. Cantii. leaving Iohn Esc. 6 E. 3. n. 45. his Son and Heir, thirteen years of age, and Avice his Wife surviving. Who heldEse. 14. E. 3. n. 25. for her life, the Castle and Mannor of Alyngton, and Man­nor of Roundale, and diedEsc. 14. E. 3 n. 25. in 14 E. 3.

Which Iohn, in 16 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 16. E. 3. m. 8. of the Re­tinue with Reginald de Cobham, (his Uncle) in that Expedition then made into France: and departedEsc. 36 E. 3 n. 61. this life, upon the 14 of Sept. 36 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 36 E. 3 n. 61. of the Castle of Aung­ton, and Mannors of Roundale and Heure, in Kent; leavingEsc. 36 E. 3 n. 61. Thomas his Son and Heir, nineteen years of age. Of whom, and his Des­cendents, I have no more to say, in regard they were not Peers of this Realm.

¶There was also Raphe de Cobham, Raphe▪ Brother of the first mentioned Stephen. Which Raphe beingRot. Vas­con. 18 E. 2. m. 1. in the Wars of France, (of the Reti­nue Rot. Vas­con. 18 E. 2. m. 1. with Iohn Earl of Warren, and Sur­rey) in 18 E. 2. had SummonsClaus. 18. E. 2. in dorso. to Parliament the same year, amongst the Barons. This Raphe took to WifeRot. [...] in. 36 E. 3 m 11 Mary Countess of Norfolke, WiddowVinc. Cor. p. 344. of Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolke. Which Mary was DaughterVinc. Cor. p. 344. to William Lord Ros, and first Married to William Lord Braose of Brembre; and by her had Issue Iohn, who in 20 E. 3. making proofClaus. 20 E 3. p. 2. m. 21 of his age, and doing his Fealty, had LiveryClaus. 20 E 3. p. 2. m. 21 of his Lands.

Which Iohn, in 34 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 34. E. 3. m. 12. in the Wars of France. And in 1 R. 2. by petitionRot. Parl. 1. R. 2. in Parliament, representing to the King, and his Councel, that he had made King Edward the Third, Heir to all his Lands, after his own de­cease, viz. to the Mannors of Wedenhall, Paydenor, Chelwoldesbury, Haukshard, Holt, Wedon, in the Vale; Drayton-Beau­champ, Messeworth, Sandresdon, Helpe­sthorpe, Rolvesham, in Com. Buck. Col­stune, in Com. Norff. Ardington, in Com. Bedf. and Roleston, in Com. Leic. And that this he had done, for the great affection which he bore to Prince Edward, eldest Son to that King; (to the intent that he should be the more ayding to him) by the Livery of a Ring of Gold, at Thorne, near Sandwich, upon the Kings pas­sage into France; he desired that they would ordain, that his mind might be fulfilled, in dis­charge of the Soul of the same King Edward.

Stapleton.
[6 Edw. 2▪]

OF this Family, which without doubt, assumed their Sirname from the Lord­ship of Stapleton, lying upon the Ri­ver of Tese, in the Bishoprick of Durham) was Nicholas de Stapleton, Nicholas. in 17 Ioh. constitu­ted Claus. 17. Joh. m. 10. Governor of Middleham-Castle, in Com. Ebor. From whom descended Miles de Stapleton. Which Miles, Miles. in 23 E. 1. wasLit. Pardon. 23 E. 1. m. 21. in that Expe­dition then made into Gascoigne: and inRot. Protect. 26 E 1. m. 6. 26 E. 1. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot Protect. 28 E. 1. m. 14. 28 E. 1. andRot Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 1. 32 E. 1. As also inRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. 34. and 35 E. 1. being thenRot. Scoc 35 E. 1. m. 1. in the Retinue of Ed­ward Prince of Wales.

In 4 E. 2. he received commandRot. Scoc. 4. E. 2. in dorso m 5. to be at Rokesburgh, in Scotland, well fitted with Horse and Arms, upon the Feast day of St. Peter ad vincula: and in 7 E. 2. was againRot. Scoc. 7. E. 2. m. 1. in those Scotish Wars.

This Miles took to WifeEsc. 29. E. 1. n. 57. Sibill, one of the Daughters and Co-heirs of Iohn de Bella aqua, (or Beleu) and having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Par­liament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 6 and 7 E. 2. departedRot. Fin. 8 E. 2. m. 22 this life, in 8 E. 2. leaving Nicholas, his Son and Heir, who doing his fealty, had LiveryRot. Fin. 8 E. 2. m. 22 of his Lands; except­ing those, which were of the Dowrie of Ioane, the Wife of him the said Miles, then surviveing.

Which Nicholas, Ni [...]holas. takingRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 25. in ce­dula. part with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, in 15 E. 2. in that unhappy In­surrection, so fatal to himself, and many other eminent Persons his Adherents, was finedRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 25. in ce­dula. at two thousand Marks to the King, for the sa­ving his life; which Fine was remittedRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 25. in ce­dula. in the Parliament of 1 Edward 3. and have­ing been summonedClaus. de eo­dem anno in dorso. to Parliament, in 16 E. 3. and no more, diedEsc. 17. E. 3 n. 43. in 17 E. 3. leaving Miles, Miles. his SonEsc. 17. E. 3 n. 43. and Heir, of full age; who be­came a person of great note in his time.

For in 16 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 16 E. 3 m 20. in that Expedition then made into Britanny. And in 20 E. 3. attending the King into France, wasRot. Franc. 20. E 3 p. 1. m. 14 at the Siege of Calais. In 23 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 23 E. 3. m 6. in those Wars of France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 29 E. 3 m. 9. 29 E. 3. residing then at Bedale, in Com. Ebor. And, in 30 E. 3. whenFrois Lib. 1. Cap. 2 [...]8 Philip, Brother to the King of Navarre, came into England, to obtain help, for the recovery of his Lands in Normandy; being an expert Souldier, he was sentFrois Lib. 1. Cap. 2 [...]8 with him. Whereupon, they passedFrois Lib. 1. Cap. 2 [...]8 through that Country, with two thousand Men; took and burnt several Towns and strong-holds, till they came with­in nine Leagues of Paris: andFrois Lib. 1. Cap. 2 [...]8 returned not, till they had compelled the French unto a Truce for one whole year. And, havingPat. [...]4 E. 3. m. 30. served in those Wars with great Fidelity and Courage; in 34 E. 3. obtained a GrantPat. [...]4 E. 3. m. 30. for an Annuitie of one hundred pounds, to be paid out of the Kings Exchequer, at Michaelmass and Easter, by even portions: as also LicenseIbid. [...]. 2 [...]. to found a perpetual Chantrey, consisting of one Warden, and two Priests, in Honor of the Holy Trinity, in the Parochial Church of Ingham, to cele­brate Divine Service there, for the good estate of himself, and Ioane his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Oliver, de Ingham, and Widdow of Roger le Straunge, during this life: and afterwards for the health of their Souls, and the Souls of all the faithful deceased. Unto which Chantry he gave Rat. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 30. the Advouson of the Church of Ingham, and the fifth part of the Manno [...] of Stalhamha [...]le.

After which, (the next ensuing year) he was Pat. 35. E. 3. p. 3. m. 1. again in those Wars of France So likewise inPat. 38 E. 3. p. 1. m. 49. 38 E. 3. and having beenInstit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. p. 699. one of the Knights Companions of the most Noble Order of the Garter, elected at the foundation thereof; (but never summoned to Parliament) departed Rot. Fin. 27 E. 3. m. 24. this life, in 47 E. 3. and was buried in the Church of Ingham: whereupon Thomas his Son and Heir, doing his Homage, had Livery Rot. Fin. 27 E. 3. m. 24. of his Lands. Which Thomas Thomas. diedIbid. m. [...]. the same year, without Issue▪ leavingIbid. m. [...]. Elizabeth his Si­ster, his next Heir; then MarriedIbid. m. [...]. to Thomas Metham. Which Thomas having at that time Is­sue Ibid. m. [...]. by her, and doing his Homage, obtained Livery s of the Lands of her Inheritance.

Northwode.
[6 Edw. 2.]

IN 42 H. 3. upon the death of Reginald de Cobham, at that time Sheriff of Kent, Ro­ger de Northwode, Roger. one of his Executors, ac­counted Rot Pip. 42 H. [...]. Kent. to the Exchequer, for what he re­ceived whilst he lived, and departed this life in 14 E. 1. whereupon Iohn, Iohn. his Son and Heir, do­ing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 14 E. 1. m. 18. of his Lands. Which Iohn, in 22 E. 1. having Summons,Rot. Vasc. 2 [...] E. 1. in dorso m. 8. in the Month of Iune, (amongst divers other emi­nent persons of that time) to attend the King, and to give him his advice, in certain important affairs, relating to his Honor, and the publick welfare of his people; soon after that, received command,Ibid. m. 7. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Portsmouth, upon the first of Sep­tember following, thence to sayl with him into France. In 25 E. 1. he servedRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. in dorso m. 9. in that Ex­pedition then made into Flanders. And in 28 Edw. 1. wasRot. Pip. 28 E. 1. Kent. Sheriff of Kent. InRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 5. 4 Edw. 2. he was in the Wars of Scotland. So like­wise inRot Scoc. 11. E. 2. m. 17. 11 E. 2. being at that time, of the Re­tinue of Bartholomew de Badlesmere. This Iohn MarriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Ioan de Badlesmere, and having had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 6 E. 2. till 12 E. 2. inclu­sive; departed this life shortly after; leaving Rot. Fin. 1 E. 3. m. 16. Roger Roger. his Grandson, Son of Iohn, (his eldest Son) who diedRot. Fin. 1 E. 3. m. 16. in his life time; his next Heir, who doing his Homage, had at that time LiveryRot. Fin. 1 E. 3. m. 16. of his Lands.

Of which Iohn, (who so died in his life time) all I have seen, is, that in 31 E. 1. he wasRot. Scoc. 31. E. 1. m. 7. in the Scotish Wars; and that by Agnes his Wife, DaughterEsc. 9 E. 3. 3. n. 35. of William de Grandison, he had Is­sue this last mentioned Roger, who in 14 E. 3. wasRot. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 20. in that Expedition made into Flanders, and of the Retinue with William de Clinton, Earl of Huntington: and in 16 E. 3. inRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 18. that in­to France, of the Retinue with Robert de Vf­ford, Earl of Suffolke. This Roger, being in minority, at the time of his Grandfathers death; whereupon Idonea, the Widdow of Sir Geffrey de Say, obtained his Wardship;Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. afterwards took to WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Iul [...]an, one of the Daughters and Heirs of the same Sir Geffrey; and having been summo­ned [Page 71] Claus de eodem anno in dorso. to Parliament, in 34 E. 3. but no more, diedEsc. 35. E. 3. p. 2. n. 14 5. Nov. 35 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 35. E. 3. p. 2. n. 14 of the Mannors of Schorne, Herietesham, jux­ta Ledes; Thornham, Bingebury, juxta Maydston, Yoke in Fernstede, Wiche­ling, juxta, Lenham, Northwode-shep, and Horton, all in Com. Cantii, leaving Sir Iohn Northwode Knight, his Son and Heir, thirty years of age.

Which Sir Iohn, Iohn. in 29 E. 3. (his Father then living) wasRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 9. in the Wars of France. So like­wise inRot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. m 14. 33 E. 3 being then of the Retinue with Iohn de Cobham, Son to the Countess Mareschal. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 37 E. 3. until the 49th of that Kings Reign, in­clusive, departedEsc. 2 R. 2. n 35. this life 27 Feb. 2 R. 2. leaving Issue,Esc. 2 R. 2. n 35. by Ioane his Wife,Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Daughter of Robert Hert of Feversham, in Kent, Roger his Son and Heir, twenty three years of age; which Roger, soon after, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot Fin. 3 R. 2. n. 26. of his Lands. But of him, nor his Descendents, I shall not take any farther notice; by reason, that none of them had Summons to Parliament; and consequently stood not in the Rank of Barons of this Realm.

Cherlton, Lord Powys.
[7 Edw. 2.]

IN 1 E. 2. Iohn de Cherlton Iohn. obtained a Char­ter Cart. 1 E. 2 [...] n. 35. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Cherlton, and Pontesbury, in Com. Salop. And in 2 E. 2. had a confirmation Cart. 2. E. 2. n. 20. of that Mannor of Pontesbury, (sometime belonging to Rhese ap Howell) to hold in general tail, by the services antiently due for the same. This Iohn, by the gift of King Edw. 2. tookMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 224. b. n. 30. Rot. Fin. 3. E. 2. n. 14. to Wife Hawyse, the Sister and Heir of Gryffin ap Owen; otherwise called Gryffin de la Pole, by rea­son of his residence at Pole, (commonly called Welch-Pole) in Com. Montgom. And giving securityMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 224. b. n. 30. Rot. Fin. 3. E. 2. n. 14. for payment of his Relief, had Li­very Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 224. b. n. 30. Rot. Fin. 3. E. 2. n. 14. of those Lands, which by the death of the said Gryffin, descended to her;Esc. 4. E. 2. n. 39. viz. the Ba­rony of Pole, whereunto these Townships did belong; viz. Arg [...]ngewyd, L [...]mrevel, Ke­newyd, Lessyn, Namneyghand, Kekedena, Buthegedyn, Trenedrite, and Breman­nyarth; which were held of the King, in Ca­pite, by Barony. As also of the Mannor of Bo­tynton, with its Members▪ viz. Treween, and Hope, in Com. Salop. Which Hawyse was Ib. nineteen years of age, upon St. Margarets day, 4 E. 2.

But in 5 E. 2. another Gryffin de la Pole, Unkle Monast. Angl. [...] supra. Claus 5 E. 2. m. 2. to the before-specified Hawise, pretended Title to that Castle of Pole, ( [...]ince called Red-Castle) and raising a great power of the Welch, laid SiegeMonast. Angl. [...] supra. Claus 5 E. 2. m. 2. to it, this Iohn and Hawyse his Wife, being then therein. Whereupon the King direct­ed his PreceptMonast. Angl. [...] supra. Claus 5 E. 2. m. 2. to Roger de Mortimer; then Ju­stice of Wales, to march thither for their Re­lief, and to protect them from the injurious op­pressions: which he accordingly did, and setled Monast. Angl. ut supra. them again therein, for which signal service, by way of remuneration, he had a GrantMonast. Angl. ut supra. from them, of the Inheritance of certain Lands in Powys; as also of the Forest of Ucheldre, situate betwixt the Rivers of Ryw, and El [...] ­gy, adjoining to his Lordship of Kedewyr.

Being thus therefore put again into quiet pos­session, he did his HomageClaus 5 E 2 in dorso m 28. to the King, for his whole Barony. But the next year following, the same Gryffin ap Owen, seisedClaus. 8 E. 2. m. 18. upon the Ter­ritory of Metheyn-Iscoyt, belonging to them the said Iohn and Hawyse, whereupon complaint be­ing made; commandClaus. 8 E. 2. m. 18. was given to the Sheriff of Shropshire, to bring the said Griffin before the King, upon the Morrow, after the Purifi­cation of our Lady, then to make answer thereto. After which, in 7 E. 2. for the better strengthen­ing of their Title, this Iohn and Hawise procu­red the Kings CharterCart. 2 E. 2. n. 12. for confirmation of all their Lands and Castles in Nort [...]-Wales, South-Wales, and Powys; with License for a Market on the Munday every week at Pole: as also for two Fairs every year; the one, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow, after the Feast of the Ascensi­on of our Lord, and the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Edward the King. Likewise, for a Market at Haghenthleyth in the Commot of Keynelbok, upon the Tuesday every week: and two Fairs yearly, one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow, of the Apostles Peter and Paul; and the other on the Eve, Day, and Mor­row, of St. Edmund the Archbishop. And ha­ving so done, marchtRot. Scoc. [...]. E. 2. m. 5. into Scotland.

At that time also, being the Kings Chamber­lain, Rot Fin. 7. E 2. m 8. he was constituted Governor of Buelt-Castle in Wales: And, the next ensuing year,Rot Fin. 7. E 2. m 8. had an assignationRot. Fin. 8. E. 2. m. 24. of three hundred thirty six pounds, twelve shillings and four pence, to be paid by the Chamberlain of Kaermerdyn, for Wages to himself and his Reti [...]e, and loss of some Horses, the preceding year, in the Scotish Wars. In 10 E. 2. he was againRot. Scoc. 10. E. 2. m. 8. in those Wars of Scotland. And having been hindred Claus 10 E. 2. m. 1 [...]. from the Feast of St. Hillary, in 9 E. 2. until Easter following, in keeping those Courts in the Territory of Buelt, which he held of the King by a certain Rent: as also necessitated to main­tain Claus 10 E. 2. m. 1 [...]. seven Men at Arms, and twenty six foot Souldiers, for all that time, (viz. twelve weeks, and four days) in that Castle of Buelt, for the defence of the parts adjacent, over and above the number usually there, in times of Peace; and unto whom he paid Wages; viz to the Men at Arms, twenty one pound seventeen shillings and six pence, (which amounted to five shillings a week, to each of them) and to the Foot Souldi­ers, eighteen pounds seventeen shillings and eight pence, viz. fourteen pence a piece to each, and eight pence for the four days; he obtained an as­signation Claus 10 E. 2. m. 1 [...]. of those Sums out of the Exche­quer.

In this year also he procured Licence,Pat to E. 2. p. 1. m. 6. to make a Castle of his Mannor-House at Cherl­ton, in Com. Salop. And in 11 E. 2. upon that Expedition made into Scotland, was charged Claus. 11 E. 2 m. 23. with the providing of two hundred foot Soul­diers, out of the Territory of Buelt; and three hundred more out of Powys. And in 12 E. 2. served againRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. 13. in those Wars. So likewise in Rot. Scoc. 13 E. 2. m 3. 13 E. 2. But shortly after this; he took part Pat. 17. [...] 2 p. 1. m. 18. Lell. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 380. with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, and the rest of the Barons, that put themselves in Arms,Pat. 17. [...] 2 p. 1. m. 18. Lell. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 380. under colour of reforming what was amiss, in the Government; who were defeated at Bur­row-brigg, in Com. Ebor. Whereupon divers of them suffered death for the same, though he yield­ing [Page 72] himself, obtained pardon,Ibid. and obtained the Kings LettersIbid. to all his Tenants, which held of his Castle at Pole: as also to those in Powys, to signifie the same unto them; to the end they might not withhold their Services: And in 19 E. 2. had LicensePat. 19 E. 2. p. 1. m. 21. to fortify his House at Shrewsbury, with a Wall of Stone, embattelled.

In 8 E. 3. he was sentClaus. 8. E 3. m. 3. upon the Kings Ser­vice into Brabant, with an allowanceClaus. 8. E 3. m. 3. of ten shillings per diem, for himself and his Reti­nue, in his Travail to the Sea-Coast; and thir­teen shillings and four pence, per diem, beyond the Sea till his return, having twenty pounds in hand towards the same.

In 11 E. 3. (called Iohn de Cherlton senior) beingPat. 11 E. 3. p. 2. m 7. highly esteemed for his Fidelity, Pru­dence and Valor; he was constitutedPat. 11 E. 3. p. 2. m 7. Justice of Ireland: and landedChron. Joh. Clinne. there, upon Tuesday the Festival of St. Calixt the Pope, with his Bro­ther Thomas, Bishop of Hereford, Chancelor, and about two hundred Archers. And in 16 E. 3. upon that Expedition then made into France, was chargedRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 11. with providing thirty Men at Arms, and sixty Archers. In 17 E. 3. he en­tred into an agreement, by IndentureEx autogr. n [...]per in ca­stro de Staf­ford. with Raphe Lord Stafford; that Iohn his Son and Heir, should Marry Ioane, the Daughter of the said Raphe, (and of Margaret his Wife, Daugh­ter to the Earl of Gloucester) and thereupon should settle the Territory of Deudor, in Powys, upon them and the Issue of their two Bodies, lawfully begotten, her portion, being a thousand Pounds, and a thousand Marks.

In 26 E. 3. upon apprehension of some dan­ger from the French; he had commandRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 7. to raise an hundred Men, for his Lands of Powys, being then also constitutedIbid. m. 5. one of the Commis­sioners for arraying of Souldiers, to the same pur­pose, in the Counties of Salop and S [...]a [...]ord. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 7 E. 2. until 27 E. 3. inclusive, diedEsc. 27 E. 3. n. 70. the same year, being then seisedEsc. 27 E. 3. n. 70. of the Mannor of Pontes­bury, in Com. Salop. of the Castle and Mannor of Pole, in the Marches of Wales; of the Mannors of Bocton, Talgarth, Marthra­well, Wallewen, the Commot of South-Stratmargell, South-Lannerghudell, Kerngnon, Kenileghe, Merghein, Iscoyd, Trefwen, Teyref, Moghenaunt, and Moie­ty of the Cantred of Arwiskty; as also of cer­tain Lands at Cherlton, in Com. Salop. leave­ing Iohn Claus. 27 E. 3. m 3. his Son and Heir, of full age, Hawyse his Wife being dead before; who having caused Lel. Itin. Vol 6 f. 16 the House of Gray-Friers in Shrewsbury to be built, lyeth there buriedLel. Itin. Vol 6 f. 16 under a flat Mar­ble. Which Iohn, Iohn. doing his Homage, had Li­very Rot. Fin. 27 E. 3. m. 7. of all those Lands, and in 33 E. 3. be­ing Lord ChamberlainRot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. m 7 to the King, wasRot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. m 7 in the Wars of Gascoigne. Likewise, inRot Vasc. 43 E 3 m. 7 43 E. 3. and of the RetinueRot Vasc. 43 E 3 m. 7 with Edward Prince of Wales: but departedEsc. 48 E. 3 n. 19. this life, upon Thurs­day, next after the Feast of the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr, in 48 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 48 E. 3 n. 19. of the Mannors of Lydom, and Pon­tesbury, in Com. Salop. of the Castle of Pole, with the Mannors of Botinton, Tha [...]garthe, Mathrawell, and Walwerne; of the Com­mots of South-Strode, Marghell, Kerenig­non, [...]evell [...]ock, Dendour, Meghon-Iscoyd, Meghenant, and of the Cantred of A [...] ­wistry, and Hamlets of Trewerne, and Teirtrese, parcel of the Mannor of Botinton; leaving Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, fourteen years of age; Ioane his Wife surviving; who had for her Dowrie, an assignationClaus. 4 [...] E. 3. m. 9. of certain Burgage in Shrewsbury, with the Commots of Oen­dour, Meghem-Iscoid, Meghenant, and Meghemughco [...]d, in the Marches of Wales.

Which last mentioned Iohn, making proof Claus. 6 R. 2. p. 1. m 29. of his age, in 6 R. 2. and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 6 R. 2. p. 1. m 29. of his Lands: and in 11 R. 2. was made JusticePat. 11 R. [...]. p. 2. m. 28. of North-Wales. This Iohn took to WifeMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 224. b. n. 30. Maud, the Daughter of Roger de Mortimer, Earl of March. And have­ing been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 6 R. 2. till 3 H 4. inclusive; departedEsc. 3. H. 4 n. 40. this life the same year; being then seisedEsc. 3. H. 4 n. 40. of the Castle and Mannor of Cherlton, and Mannor of Pon­tesbury, in Com. Salop. Likewise of the Castle, Mannor, and Burrough of Pole; of the Man­nor of Botinton, with the Hamlet of Treff­werne; of the Mannors of Talgarth, Ma­thraull, Walwerne, with the Chase of the Commots of South-Stradmarghell, Lluver­hudel, Kareignon, Arwhisty, Ughtcote, Iscoit, Dendour, Treiretreff, Meghem, of the Lordships of Llangarick, Place-Dynas, of the Towns of Llan-Niclas, Magenhaut, Llanv [...]lling, and Mannor of Lydom, in the Marches of Wales, leaving Edward Edward. Esc. 3. H. 4 n. 40. his Brother and Heir, thirty years of age; who doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 3 H. 4. m. 17. of his Lands.

In 9 H. 4. this Edward had great lossPat. 9 H. 4. p. 1. m. 27. by that Insurrection of the Welsh, on the behalf of Owen Glendour, in consideration whereof, he obtained the Kings pardon,Pat. 9 H. 4. p. 1. m. 27. for those of his Tenants in Powys, who submitted. And in 5 H. 5. being very activeRot. Parl. 5 H. 5. m 14 Stow's Ann. for the apprehension of Sir Iohn Oldcastel, then reputed an Heretick, (who was takenRot. Parl. 5 H. 5. m 14 Stow's Ann. in his Territory of Powys) had the thanksRot. Parl. 5 H. 5. m 14 Stow's Ann. of the Parliament, then held for that great service. And having been sum­moned Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 3 H. 4. unto 8 H. 5. inclusive, departedEsc. 9 H. 5. n. 53. this life, upon Fri­day before Palme-Sunday, 9 H. 5. being then seisedEsc. 9 H. 5. n. 53. of the Castle and Mannor of Pole; of the Mannors of Botington, Talgarth, Mathrali, and Walwern; of the Commots of South-Stradmarghell, Lanverghudell, Kareygyon, Keveilliock, Meghem, Ugh­coit, and Iscoit, Meghenaunt, and Arwi­sthy; of the Lordships of Langyrie, and Mar­ket Towns of Pole, Lanytglas, Maghull, and Llanvylling, in the Marches of Wales; as alsoEsc. 6. H. 6. n 65. of the Mannors of Lythem and Place-Dinas, in Com. Salop. leaving Issue by Alianore his Wife, DaughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of Thomas, and oneCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of the Sisters and Co-heirs to Edmund Holland Earl of Kent (WiddowCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of Roger Mortimer, Earl of March) two Daughters, viz. Ioane Esc. ut su­pra. twen­ty one years of age, and Ioyce Esc. ut su­pra. eighteen, his next Heirs, Elizabeth his Wife surviving; who afterwards was MarriedEsc. 19 E. 4. n. 19. to Iohn Sutton, Lord Dudley.

Which Ioyce thereupon had LiveryRot. Fin. 9 H 5. m. 15. of her purparty of those Lands, whereof her Father died seised, her Homage being respited;Rot. Fin. 9 H 5. m. 15. and shortly after, became the WifeRot. Fin. 19 H. 6. m. of Sir Iohn Tiptoft Knight, her other Sister Ioane taking to Husband,Rot. Fin. 10 H. 5. m. 2. Sir Iohn Grey Knight, who there­upon had LiveryRot. Fin. 10 H. 5. m. 2. of her purpartie of that In­heritance, [Page 73] whereof the Lordship of Powys▪ being part, his Posterity had, afterwards (Scil. in 22 E. 4.) Summons to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, by that Title, as in due place I shall more fully shew.

¶A younger branch of this Family, was A­lan de Cherlton; Alan. which Alan, in 11 Edw. 2. had a CharterCart. 11. E. 2. n. 48. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Appeley, Whatameshale, and Halghton, in Com. Salop. and, in 14 Edw. 2. was madeRot. Fin. 14 E. 2. m. 2. Governor of Montgomery-Ca­stle. Likewise, in 15 Edw. 2. ofRot. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 16. Wigmore-Castle: and, in 19 Edw. 2. againRot. Fin. 19 E. 2. m. 12. of Montgo­mery-Castle. In 1 Edw. 3. this Alan obtained LicensePat. 1 E. 3. p. 2. m. 2. to make Castles of his Mannor-houses at Appeleye, and Wytheford, in Com. Salop. and having MarryedClaus. 12 E. 2. m. 23. Elen, the Widow of Nicholas de St. Maur, one of the daughtersClaus. 15 E. [...]. m. [...]. and heirs to A­lan la Zouche, left issue ... from whom the Cherltons of Appeley are descended.

Holand.
[8 Edw. 2.]

THat this Family hath been of great An­tiquity in Lancashire, is evident from the RegisterPenès Rob. Dalton de Turnham in Com. Lanc. Arm. of Cokersand-Abby, whereunto some of them were Benefactors in King Iohn's time▪ Of which, the first, touching whom I have seen any considerable mention, is Robert de Holand Robert. (SonEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Iohn, son of Ingel­ram de Holand, of Holand in that County) who in 31 Edw. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 12. in the Wars of Scotland. But, as for his rise and advancementLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 333. in the world, it was by being SecretaryLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 333. to Thomas Earl of Lancaster: for, before that time, he was but a poorLel. Coll. vol. 1. p. 333. Knight.

In 1 Edw. 2. he ob [...]ain'd a GrantCart. 1 E. 2. n. 19. from the King, in Fee, of the Mannors of Meleburne, Newton, Osmundeston, Swarkeston, Chelardeston, Normanton, and Wyvele­ston, in Com. Derb. with divers Liberties and Privi­ledges thereto, viz. Return of Writs, Pleas of Wythernam, Felons Goods, &c. And in 5 E. 2. was constituted GovernorRot. Fin. 5 E. 2. m. 7. of Beeston-Castle, in Com. Cestr. Shortly after which (Scilicet, in 7 Edw. 2.) having MarriedEsc. 7 E. 2. n. 36. Mand, one of the daughters and coheirs to Alan la Zouche, of Ash­by, in Com. Leic. (she being at that time Twen­ty four years of age) he had an AssignationClaus. 8 E. 2. m. 32. of the Mannors of Halsho, and Brackele, in Com. North. of the Moiety of the Mannor of Gatel­den, in Com. Hertf. of the Court-leets in Shyb­ton and Sibford, in Com. Oxon. As also, of the AdvousonsIb. m. 16. of the Churches of Laghton, and Merkfeld, in Com. Leic. Croxton, in Com. Linc. Yelvertoft, in Com. North. with the pa­tronage of the Abby of Lilshull, in Com. Salop. Geroudan, in Com. Leic. the Priorie of Ware, in Com. Hertf. and Hospital of Lepers in Brack­ley, in Com. North. And, the same year, had sum­mons Rot. Scoc. 8. E. 2 in dor­so m. 9. to be at Newcastle upon Cine, on the Festival of our Ladies Assumption, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots.

In 9 Edw. 2. he had a CharterCart. 9 E. 2. [...]. 44. for Free-war­ren, in all his Demesn-lands of Dalburye, and Dalbury-lies, in Com. Derb. and in 10 Edw. [...]. was againRot Scoc. 10 [...]. 2. m. 7. in the Wars of Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 12 [...] 2 m. 13. 12 Edw. 2. In which year he ob­tained License1 at. 2. [...]. 2. p. 1. m. 32 to make a Castle of his Mannor-house at Bagworth, in Com. Leic. And had summonsClaus. de iis. dem ann in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realme, from 8 Edw. 2. until 14 Edw. 2. inclusive. But, in 15 Edw. 2. uponH. Knigh­ton 2540. n. 30 & 40. that In­surrection made by Thomas Earl of Lancaster; having promisedH. Knigh­ton 2540. n. 30 & 40. to bring all the power he could raise, to his assistance; [...]nd failingH. Knigh­ton 2540. n. 30 & 40. him, that Earl (being then at his Castle of [...]utbu­ry, in Com. Staff.) fled Northwards; and was taken at Burrough-brigg, in Com. Ebor as I have elsewhere more fully shewed▪ Of which tidings, whenIbid. n. 50. this Robert had advertisement, he renderedIbid. n. 50. himself to the King, at Derb [...], and was sent Prisoner to Dovor-Castle. Whereup­on, he incurred such hatredIbid. n. 50. from the People, for dealing thus unfaithfully with his Lord (who, out of his great affection, had raised him from nothing) as that, in An. 1328. (2 Edw. 3.) be­ing takenIb. 2553. n 60 Lel. coll. vol. 1. p. 333. in a Wood, near Hen [...]ey Park (to­wards Windsore;) he was beheadedIb. 2553. n 60 Lel. coll. vol. 1. p. 333. on the Nones of October: and his head sentIb. 2554. to Henry Earl of Lancaster, then at Waltham-Cross, in Com. Essex by one Sir Thomas Wyther a Knight, and some other private friends.

This Robert was a great BenefactorLel. Iti [...]. Inter, coll. R. Gl. [...]. to the Gray-Friers at Preston, in Com. Lanc. and found­ed Lel. Iti [...]. Inter, coll. R. Gl. [...]. the Priorie of Black Monkes, at Holand, in the same County.

He had issue by the said Maud his Wife, three sons; viz. Robert, Esc. [...] E. 3. n 54. sixteen yeares of age at his Fathers death; Thomas, who became a great Man, of whom I shall speak at large [...]; Alan, who hadEsc. [...] E. 3. n 54. the Mannors of Dalbury, and Weeks­worth, in [...]om. Derb. and Otho. Which Oth [...] being a person not a little famous for his valour, was electedInstit &c. of the Garten, per E. Ashm. into the Society of the most noble Order of the Garter, by King Edward the Third, at the time of its Foundation (24 Edw. 3.) But soon after, having the Earl of Ewe (a pri­soner of War) committedPlac. [...]o­ram. Rege. T. Trin. 24 E. [...]. Rot. 32. to his trust; and taking him to Calais; where he permitted Plac. [...]o­ram. Rege. T. Trin. 24 E. [...]. Rot. 32. him to go at liberty, Arm'd, he was question'd Plac. eo­ram. Rege. T. Trin. 24 E. [...]. Rot. 32. for the same, in the presence of the Lord Chan­cellor, with divers other Nobles, and Justices of the King's Bench. Where, acknowledgingPlac. [...]o­ram. Rege. T. Trin. 24 E. [...]. Rot. 32. the Fact, and submittinghimself, he was committed Plac. [...]o­ram. Rege. T. Trin. 24 E. [...]. Rot. 32. to the Marshalsey.

But, after this; viz. in 29 Edw. 3. he ac­companied Rot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 7. his Brother Thomas into Britanny: and, having been taken Prisoner, e near Graun­sours, in France, diedEsc. 34 E. 3. n. 37. in those parts, about the Festival of the blessed Virgin's Nativity, 33 Edw. 3. being then seizedEsc. 34 E. 3. n. 37. in Fee, of the Mannors of Yoxhale, in Com. Staff. Kerseye, in Com. Suff. Taleworth, in Com. Surr. As also of the Mannors of Chesterfeld, and Ash­fourd, in Com. Derb. for life: leavingEsc. 34 E. 3. n. 37. Sir Ro­bert de Holand Robert. Knight (his elder brother) his next heir, Forty years of age.

Which Sir Robert, in 9 E. 3. doing his Ho­mage, had LiveryClaus. 9 E. 3. m. 29. of all those Lands, whereof his Father died seised in 2 Edw. 3. And, in 16 Edw. 3. wasRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 1 [...]. in that Expedition then made in­to France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 1 [...]. 19 & 20Rot. Franc. 20 E. 3. P. 1. m 7. E. 3. And, in 22 E. 3. beingRot. Franc. 2 [...] [...]. [...]. m. [...]. then of the Retinue with Thomas de Beuchamp Earl of Warwick: So likewise, in 29 Edw. 3. beingRot. Franc. 29 E. [...]. m. [...] of the retinue with Thomas de Holand (his Brother.) This Ro­bert, [Page 74] having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 16 Edw. 3. until 46 of that King's Reign; diedEsc. 47 E. 3. n. 19. 16 Martii 47 Edw. 3. being then seised Esc. 47 E. 3. n. 19. of the Mannors of Bra [...]e, Hals, Kings-Sutton, Thorpe-Watervile, Achirche, Ald­wincle, and Chelvaston, in Com. North. Yo­keshale, in Com. Staff. [...] in Com. Derb. Bageworth, and the third part of the Mannor of Shepeshed, in Com. Leic. Holand, Hale, Dr [...]l, Samlesoucy, Dalton; of the Moietie of the Mannors of Haidok, Gol­deburne, and Bright, the sixth part of the Mannor of Harewode, and fourth part of the Mannor of Over-Derwend, in Com. Lanc. leav­ing issueEsc. 47 E. 3. n. 19. one sole daughter and heir, called Maud, MarriedRot. Fin. 47 E. 3. m. 22. to Sir Iohn Lovel Knight, se­venteen yeares of age. Which Sir Iohn Lovel, thereupon doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 47 E. 3. m. 22. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

I now come to Thomas Holand, Thomas. younger bro­ther to this last mention'd Robert.

In 14 Edw. 3. this Thomas wasRot. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 1. in that Expe­dition then made into Flanders. So likewise Rot. Alem. 15 [...]. 3. m. 6. in 15 Edw. 3. And, in 16 Edw. 3. was sent, [...] lib. 1. cap. 90. with Sir I. d'Arvel to [...]ayon, with Two hundred Men at Armes, and Four hundred Ar­chers, to defend the Frontiers. In 17 Edw. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. m. 13. in the Wars of France: and, in 19 Edw. 3. obtain'd a GrantClaus. 19 E. 3. p. 2. m. 10. from the King of Forty pounds per annum, payable out of the Ferme of the Priory of Hayling, during the Wars with France; until provision of Lands of that va­lue, should be made for him. In 20 Edw. 3. be­ing H. Knigh­ton, 2586. n. 10. at the Siege, and taking of Caen in Nor­mandy (where the Earl of Ewe, then Consta­ble of France [...]eliveredH. Knigh­ton, 2586. n. 10. up himself, and those under his command, as Prisoners) he had soon after a Chief CommandFrois. lib. 1 & 2. f. 63. b. in the Van of Prince Edward's Army, in that famous Battel of Cres­s [...], which hapned before the end of that year. And, in 21 Edw. 3. inPat. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 25. consideration of Four thousand Florens, soldPat. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 25. his said Prisoner (the Earl of Ewe) unto King Edward.

In that year, being againRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 1. in France; he wasRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 1. at the Siege of Calais. And, having an high esteem, for his [...]ignal valor, and Military skill, in 24 E. 3. was electedInstit. &c. of the Garter per E Ash­mole. into the Society of the most Noble Order of the Garter, at that time Founded by the renowned Edward the Third, then King of England.

It is saidCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Tit. Hunten­don. by some, that this Thomas, being Steward of the Houshold, to William de Montacute Earl of Salisbury, Married his Mistress; viz. Ioane, Wife to that Earl, daughter of Edmund, and sister and heir to Iohn Earl of Kent. But herein there is a mistake: for, by his Petition Islip. f. 178. to Pope Clement the Sixth; representing, that the said Earl of Salisbury had a purpose to have Wedded her, had not a pre-contract with her, by him, been formerly made, and carnal knowledge ensued: Also, that nevertheless, the same Earl, taking advantage of his absence in for­rein parts, made a second Contract with her; and unjustly withheld her: His Holiness, upon full hearing of the Cause, gave SentenceIslip. f. 178. for him: whereupon he accordingly enjoy'd her: the Earl of Salisbury acquiescing therein, as it seemes, by his after Marriage with another VVoman.

In 26 Edw. 3. this Thomas obtain'd a Grant Pat. 26 E. [...]. 2. m. 13. of One hundred Marks per annum, out of the ferme of the City of Exete [...], for the better support of her the said Ioane his Wife, during her life: By whom, having issueRot. Fin. 27 E. 3. m. 18. in 27 Edw. 3. and doing his Homage, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 27 E. 3. m. 18. of the Lands of her Inheritance; excepting the Dow­ry of Elizabeth Widow to that Earl. Shortly after which he obtain'd LicenseCart. 27 E. 3. n. 9. for a Market upon the Wednesday every week, at his Mannor of Buttercrambe, in Com. Ebor. as also for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day and Morrow of St. [...]otalph. And, in 28 Edw. 3. being madeRot. Franc. 28 E. 3. m. 8. Lieu­tenant, and Captain-General in the Dukedome of Britanny, and parts of [...] adjacent; as also in all other places appertaining to Iohn Duke of Britanny, then in Minority; had, for his sup­port in that service, an assignationRot. Franc. 28 E. 3. m. 8. of the whole Revenues of that Dukedome: where also he con­tinued Rot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 7. the next ensuing year.

In 30 Edw. 3. he was constituted Governor Rot. Fin. 30 E. 3. m. 15. of the Isles of [...]arnesey, Ieresey, Serke, and Aureney, and in 31 Edw. 3. ofRot. Franc. 31 E. 3. m. 5. the Fort of Cruyk, in [...]. In 32 Edw. 3. he continuedRot. Franc. 32 E. 3. m. 7. there: and, in 33 Edw. 3. was made GovernorRot. Franc. 33 E. 3. m. 19. of the Castle and Fort of St. Saviour le Viscont. LikewiseIb. p. 2. m. 6. of all the Castles which did belong to Sir Geffrey de Harecourt, in those parts. And had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, a­mongst the Barons of this Realm, from 27 E. 3. until 31 Edw. 3. inclusive. But, in 34 Edw. 3. he assumedRot. Franc. 34 E. 3. m. 5. the Title of Earl of Rent, in right of his Wife, as it seems: for it doth not appear that he had ever any Creation to that dignity. And, the same year, being constitutedRot. Franc. 34 E. 3. m. 5. the King's Lieutenant, and Captain-General in France, and Normandy; was, by Indenture, retein'd Ib. m. 4. to serve him in that capacity, for one quarter of the year, with Sixty Men at Armes; whereof one to be a Banneret, Ten Knights, and One hun­dred and twenty Archers, on horseback; all at the King's Charges. Before the end of which year he died,Esc. 35 E. 3. n. 104. Claus. 35 E. 3. m. 34. upon the 28th of December; being then seisedEsc. 35 E. 3. n. 104. Claus. 35 E. 3. m. 34. of the Mannor of Donyngton, in Com. Leic. in right of the before-specified Ioane his Wife, then surviving. As also of the Man­nors of Cotingham, Withe [...]on, Butter­crambe, Kirkby-Moresheved, with certain Lands in Farndale, Gillingmore, Brauncedale, and Fademore; Of the Mannors of Aton, He­melyngton, and Cropton, with certain Lands in Middelton, and Haretoft, all in Com. Ebor. Of the Mannors of Gretham, Thorle, Bro­celby, Beseby, with the Soke, and other its Appurtenances in Beseby, Hawardeby, Walde-Newton, Gunnerby, Alwaldeby, Askeby, Fenby, Briggesle, and Northcotes, in Com. Linc. Of the Ferme of the Royaltie of the Mannor of Derteford, and of the Mannor of Wykham, with the Hundreds of Wa­theleston, and Lutlefeld, in Com. Cantii: He likewise died seised of the Mannor of Calworth, in Com. Surr. Lammersh, with the Hundred of Berestaple, in Com. Essex; Bishey, in Com. Hertf. Kereseye, and Leyham, in Com. Suff. Corpell, Upton, and Eston, in Com. North. Ryale, in Com. Rotel. Chesterfeld, in Com. Derb. and of One hundred pounds yearly Rent, issuing out of the Ferme of Wyche, in Com. Wi­gorn. Also of the Mannor of Little-Broghton, in Com. Buck. and Yokeshale, in Com. Staff. leavingIb. Thomas his son and heir, ten years of age.

He had likewise two other sons; viz. Edmund and Iohn; of whom I shall say more by and by, and a daughter called Maud, MarriedClaus. 48. E 3. m. 7. to Hugh, the son to Hugh de Courtney, Earl of Devon: But [Page 75] Ioane his VVidow (who had been separated T. Wals. p. 171. n. 30. from the Earl of Salisbury, by reason of familia­rity with this Thomas, before she Married him) staid not long without another husband, after his death: for it appeares, that the very next ensuing year, she becameT. Wals. p. 171. n. 30. the VVife of Edward Prince of Wales, commonly called the Black Prince.

I come now to Thomas Thomas. Earl of Kent, his son and heir.

In 38 Edw. 3. this Thomas MarriedPat. 38 E. 3. p. 1. m. 31. Alice, the daughter of Richard Earl of Arundel: and, be­ing the same year inRot. Vasc. 38 E. 3. m. 2. the VVars of France, was of the RetinueRot. Vasc. 38 E. 3. m. 2. with Edward Prince of Wales.

In 40 Edw. 3. having been KnightedFrois. 136. a. by that Prince (who had Married his Mother) he stood stoutly to him, the same year, in that Battel,Ib. 139. b. then fought with Henry King of Castile: and, in 48 Edw. 3. was againRot. Franc. 48. E. 3. m. 3. in the VVars of France. In 49 Edw. 3. he accompaniedFrois. 194. a. the Earl of Cam­bridge into Britanny, with Three thousand Archers, and Two thousand Men at Armes. And upon conclusionIbid. of a Peace, by the Treaty at Bruges, return'dIbid. into England.

In 1 Rich▪ 2. by reasonPat. 1. R. 2. p. 5. m. 16. of his near Alliance in blood to that King (viz. Brother by the Mother) for the better support of his State, he obtain'd a GrantPat. 1. R. 2. p. 5. m. 16. of Two hundred pounds per annum, to be receiv'd out of the Exchequer, at the Feasts of St. Michael the Arch-Angel, and the Annunciati­on of our Lady, by even portions: being then al­so constitutedPat. 1. R. 2. p. 1. m. 28. General-VVarden of all the Fo­rests South of Trent. In 2 Rich. 2. he was Rot. Scoc. 3. R. 2. m. 4. one of the Commissioners, appointed to make recompence, for what injuries had been done by the English and Scotch, to each other, contrary to the Articles of Truce betwixt both Realmes▪ And▪ in 3. R. 2. wentRot. Franc. 3. R. 2. m. 9. to Ga [...]nsey, there to re­side for the fortifying of that Castle.

Moreover, in farther augmentationPat. 3. R. 2. p. 2. m. 10. of his Revenue, and the better support of his estate, he obtain'd a GrantPat. 3. R. 2. p. 2. m. 10. of divers Rents; for the in­crease of that sum of Two hundred pounds, so granted to him, as abovesaid, to a Thousand pounds per annum; viz. of the Ferme of the pro­fits and office of Warden of New-Forest, in Com. South. As also of One hundred Marks per annum, to be received out of the City of Win­chester; Fourscore pounds per annum, payable out of the Issues of the Town and Castle of the Devises, and Mannor of Ronde; One hundred pounds per annum out of the issues of the Castle, Town, & Bertone of Marlebergh; One hundred pounds per annum out of the issues of the Castle and Mannor of Odyham; one hundred Marks per annum out of the issues of the Mannor and Hundred of Lydyngland; Fifty Marks per annum out of the issues of the Mannor of Fax­flete; Twelve Marks per annum out of the is­sues of the Mannor of Wendovre. Forty three pounds six shillings eight pence per annum out of the Mannor of Hasildere: One hundred pounds per annum out of the profits of the Castle of Ro­kyngham, and Stewardship of that Forest: and Thirty pounds per annum payable to the King, from the Prior and Covent of Bernewell, out of the Town of Chesterton. And, the same year, was constitutedPat. 3 R. 2. p. 3. m 17. Marshall of [...]ngland.

In 4 R. 2. he wasRot. Franc. 4. R. 2. m. 2. one of the Embassadors, sent into Flanders, to treat of a Marriage, for King Richard, with Anne, sister to the Emperor of Almaine. And, in 9 R. 2. upon the deathEsc. 9 R. [...]. n. 54. of Ioane Princess of Wales (his Mother) which hapnedEsc. 9 R. [...]. n. 54. on Monday, next after the Feast of St. Laurence (viz. 7 Aug.) the same year, doing his Homage, he obtain'd a special LiveryRot. Fin. 9 R 2. m. 16. of the Lands of her Inheritance; though all the Inqui­sitions, taken after her death, were not then re­turn'd into the Chancery; the Lands and Lord­ships whereof [...] died seised, being these,Esc. ut supra. viz. the Mannors of Ware, and Bushey, in Com. Hertf. the Mannor of Cotingham, with its Members; viz. Hesill, and Weton; Bent­leye, Hundeslaye, Wolfreton, Newton, Ettone. Rippelingham, and Branting­ham, in Com. Ebor. the Castle and Town of Ca­stel-Donyngton, in Com. Leic. the Mannors of Rillaton, Tewyngton, Helleston, in Keri­er; Moreske, Tywarnail, Penmayn, Tyntagell; the Town of Lestwithiel; the Burrough of Rossyny; the Mannors of Pen­tyn, and Tybeste, the Fee-Ferme of Lane­ston; the Burrough of Helleston, in Kerier; the third part of the Mannors of [...]remeton, Calstoke, and Ayshburgh, all in Com. Cornub. the Hundred of Watheleston, in Com. Cantii; the Mannor of Stenyngton, in Com. Berks. the Mannors of Watlington, Bensington, Ne­telbedde, and UUhitecherche, in Com. Oxon. the Mannor of Allerton under Shirewode, in Com. Nott. All which, with those in Com. Cor­nub. she held in Dower: She also died seised of the Mannor of Chesterfeild, with the Ho­spital of St. Leonard in that Town; and of the Mannor of Ascheford, in Com. Derb.

She likewiseI [...]id. died seised in her Demesn, as of Fee, of the Mannors of Kere [...]eye, and Ley­ham, in Com. Suff. Ealdecote, in Com. Hunt. and third part of the Mannor of Fordyngton, in Com. Dorset. Also, of the Mannor of Her­tone, in Com. Westmorl. and Lordship of Kirk­laundres, in Com. Northumb. Of the Mannors of Torpell, Upton, and Esto [...], in Com. North. [...]yale, and UUyssendene, in Com. Rut. Of the Mannor and Honor of Gretham, with its Members; the Mannors of Thor [...]aye, Bro­cesby, Beseby, Kesby; of the Castles of Ca­ste, and Brunne, with their Members; and of the Mannor of Est-Depyng, with the Advou­sons of the Priories of Camringham, Myn­tings, Deping, UUilbesforth, and of the Abbies of Ba [...]ings, and Brunne, in Com. Linc. this Thomas de Holand, Earl of Kent, be­ing foundIbid. her son and heir, and at that time thirty yeares of age, and upwards. But, before the end of that year, being dischargedPat. 9. R. 2. p. 1. m. 38. of his Office of Marshall of England, it was conferr'd Pat. 9. R. 2. p. 1. m. 38. on Thomas Earl of Nottingham.

In 20 R. 2. he was constituted GovernorPat. 20. R. 2. p. 3. m. 4. of the Castle of Caresbroke, for life: And, ha­ving, upon Easter-day, the same year, decl [...]red his Testament,Arundel. vol. 1. 157. [...]. by the Title of Earl of Kent, and Lord UUake; whereby he appointed his Body to be buried in the Abby of Brune: he bequeath'd to Alice his Wife, and Thomas his son, all his Goods and Cattel: and departedEsc. 20. R. 2. n. 30. this life, the Twenty fifth of Aprill next ensuing; be­ing then seisedEsc. 20. R. 2. n. 30. of the Mannors of Stenyngton, in Com. Bedf. Keresey, and Leyham, in Com. Suff. UUykham-Brews, in Com. Cantii, Al­lerton under Shirewode, in Com. Nott. Ashe­ford, in Com. Derb. UUokk [...]ng, Talworthe, and Perfright, in the Parish of UUokking, in Com. Surr. Stebenhithe, in Com. Midd. Kenton, Sheftbere, and Lyston, with the [Page 76] Hundred, in Com. Devon. Of the Town and Ca­stle of Castle-Donyngton, in Com. Leic. of the Lordship of Kirk-Laundres, in Com. Nor­thumbr. Of the Mannors of Cotingham, with its Members; viz. Hesill, and UUelton, and Mannors of Kirkeby-Moresheved, Butter­cram, Cropton, and Colyngham, in Com. Ebor. of the Mannor of Ryale, in Com. Rotel. Torpel juxta Castre, and Eston juxta Coly­weston. in Com. North. Laumershe, Colne-Wake, Northwelde, and the Hundred of Berdstaple, in Com. Essex. Of the Mannors of Waxe, and Busheye, in Com. Hertf. Of the Honor of Gretham, the Mannors of Chor­leye, and Brocelby, the Castle of Castre, with its Members, viz. Castre, Grysseby, North-Kelsey, South-Kelsey, Henton, and Fulnethy, as also of the Mannors of Beseby, Kelby, Deping, Hagham, and Cameryng­ham, in Com. Linc. and of the Castle of Corff, in Com. Dorset. leaving Thomas Thomas. Ib. his son and heir Twenty three yeares of age

He had also another son, calledEsc. 12 H. 6. n. 43. Edmund, and five Daughters, viz. Esc. 12 H. 6. n. 43. Alianore, Ioane, Marga­ret; another Alianore, and, Elizabeth; of all which I shall say more anon. But I return to Thomas his son and heir.

This Thomas▪ shortly, after, doing his Homage, had [...] Rot. Fin. 21. R. 2 m. [...]. of his Lands: and, upon the at­tainder of Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of UUar­wick, in 21 R. 2. had a Grant,Pat. 21 R. 2. P. 1 m. [...]. in special tail, of the Castle, Mannor, and Lordship of UUar­wick, with the Park of Wedgnack, and Man­nors of C [...]averdon, Hasele, Hatton, Sut­ton in Colfeild, and Athern, in Com. Warr. Pachyngham, Salemar [...], Wadbergh, Scelton, Be [...]ley, Haselore, and a certain Rent in Wyche, in Com. Wigorne.

And, upon the Twenty ninth of Sept. 21 R. 2. hadCart. 21. usq. 23 R. 2 n. 23 the Title and Dignity, of Duke of Surrey conferred upon him▪ the King then [...]it­ting Rot. Parl. 21 R. 2. n. 35 in Parliament, Crown'd. It is observed, Seld. tit of Honor, p. 755. that in the Ceremony of his Creation and others at that time, the virga aurea was first used in the Investiture.

In 21 R. 2. he was again constitutedPat. 21 R. 2. P. 3. m. 20. Marshal of England, 30 Ian. and obtain'd a Grant Ibid. m. 36. from the King, of those pieces of Arras-Hang­ings (at UUarwick-Castle) which did con­cern the Story of Guy of UUarwick, by the forfeiture of Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of UUar­wick then in the Crown.

About this time it was, that he FoundedMonast. Ang. vol. 1. p. 968. a. n. [...]0. the Priory of Carthusians, at Montgrace, within his Lordship of Bradelby, near Cleveland, in Com. Ebor. ordaining, that the Prior and Monks of that House, should alwayes, in their Orisons, recommend to God, the good estate of King Ri­chard the Second, Queen I [...]abell, himself and his Wife Ioane, and their heires: Also the good E­states of Iohn Holand Duke of Exeter, and Iohn de Ingelby, and Ellen, his Wife, during their lives in this World; as also their Souls, after their departure hence; and the Soul of Queen Anne, first Wife to King Richard the Second. Likewise the Souls of Edmund of UUodiroke, sometime Earl of Kent, Margaret his Wife, Ioane Princess of UUales (his Grandmother) Thomas de Ho­land, late Earl of Kent, his Grandfather; Tho­mas his Father, and Alice his Mother: and lastly, the Souls of Thomas de Ingelby, and Catherine his Wife; William, and Margaret de Aldeburgh, &c.

In 22 R. 2. he was madePat. 22 R. 2. p. 1. m. 19. Lieutenant of Ire­land for three years, 26 Iuly. And obtain'd a GrantPat. 22 R. 2. p. 3. m. 8. of the Barony of Norraghe, in that Realm; which, by the forfeiture of Arthur Mac­murghe, came to the Crown; to hold during the life of the said Arthur: being, about that time also, made GovernorRot Fin. 2 [...] R. 2. m. 11. of the Castles of Lever­pole, and Cletherow. And, in 23 R. 2 be­ing Th. Wals. [...]95. n. 40. in Ireland, with King Richard, when that dreadful News came to him, of Henry Duke of Lancaster's arrival in England; he re­turn'd Th. Wals. 395. n. 40. back with him; whose Resignation and Deposal soon after ensued. And thereupon a Parliament,Rot. Parl. 1 H. 4. n. 10. Th. VVals. p. 400. n. 10 viz. on the Feast-day of St. Faith the Virgin, 1 H. 4. wherein this Duke was doom'dRot. Parl. 1 H. 4. n. 10. Th. VVals. p. 400. n. 10 to lose that his great Title, in regard he had been one of the prosecutors of Thomas of Wodstok [...], Duke of Glocester.

But to this grand alteration, neither he, nor some others, who had born the greatest sway, du­ring King Richard's Reign, could be content to submit: And, therefore, plottedT. VVal [...]. 40 [...]. n. 30 & 40. to come into Windsore-Castle, where King Henry then kept his Christmass, under the disguise of Mummers; so to Murther him (with his sons) and to re­store King Richard. But King Henry, having notice thereof, gotT. VVal [...]. 40 [...]. n. 30 & 40. privily to London; so that this Duke, and the rest (who thought to have accomplish'd their work, as they had design'd) comingIb. thither, on the Sunday evening, next after New-years-day, in the twilight, with about four hundred Men in Armes, found that they were disappointed of their purpose. Whereup­on they wentIb. away much displeased. But dis­sembling Ib. his discontent, he rode to Sunning (near [...]eading) where King Richard's Queen then was; and, in the presence of divers of her servants, signingIb. himself, with his right hand, on the fore-head; saidIb. Bless me! What is the rea­son that Henry of Lancaster, who [...]ath so much boasted of his valor, doth thus shun me? AddingIb. 40 [...]. My Lords and Friends, be it known to you all, that Henry of Lancaster who pursued me, is now fled to the Tower of London with his sons and friends; and, that it is my purpose to go to King Richard, my rightfull King, who, being escaped out of prison, lieth at Pontfract, with an Hundred thousand Men.

And, that the more credit might be given to what he said, he pull'dIb. King Henries Badges from some of his servants necks, with disdain; sayingIb. That hereafter none such should be u­sed; and toreIb. off the Cresents from the Armes of such Gentlemen as wore them: And so, ha­ving cheeredIbid, n. [...]0. up the Queen (though all in vain) rodeIbid, n. [...]0. to Walingford, and so to Abenton, ex­horting Ibid, n. [...]0. the people to put themselves in Armes for King Richards. And, at length, cameIbid, n. [...]0. to Cirencester, in the dark of the night, with the like report. But, the Townsmen, suspecting all this to be but counterfeit, blocktIbid, n. [...]0. up the Avenues the place whereunto they came: and, about mid­night, when they attempted to get privily away, with Bowes and Arrowes, hindredIbid. their pas­sage.

Discerning therefore the danger; he and the rest Arm'd themselves, supposingIbid. they might easily conquer those Rusticks: which, after three houres fight,Ibid. seeing they could not do, they submitted;Ibid. intreatingIbid. that their lives might be spared, till they could speak with the King. But, so it fell out; that,Ib. [...]0. during this bustle, a Priest of their Company, presuming, that if he could [Page 77] set some Houses on fire, the Inhabitants would be so busied in quenching them, that they might then have an opportunity to escape: thereupon, pre­sently did so, though to no purpose. For the peo­ple, by reason thereof, grew the more enraged; and, letting the houses burn, took this Earl, with the Earl of Salisbury, out of the Abby, and beheaded them. This hapnedEsc. 5 H 4. n. 38. on Wednes­day, after the Feast of the Epiphany.

Which done, they sentClaus. 1. H 4. p. 1. m. 9 his Head to London; where it was fetClaus. 1. H 4. p. 1. m. 9 upon the Bridge. But so much favour did Ioane his Wife (daughter to Huge Earl of Stafford) shortly after, obtain; that, upon the second of March, next ensuing, she procured the King's precept,Claus. 1. H 4. p. 1. m. 9 to the Sheriffs of Lon­don, to take it down, and to deliver it to her; to the end she might bury it, wheresoever she should think fit. And afterwards obtained farther leave, Vinc. Corr. p. 285. that his Body, interred at Cirencester, might be taken up, and carried to the Priory of Mout­grace, before-mentioned, (so founded by him, as before is expressed) whereupon, in the Par­liament held the next ensuing year, being at­tainted, Rot. Parl. 1 H. 4. n. 30. his Lands were seised.Rot. Fin. 1. H 4 m. 18.

But Ioane his Widdow, obtained some favor, having in 3 H. 4. for her better support, a GrantPat. 3. H. 4. p. 1. m. 19. for life, of the Mannor of Ashford, in Com. Derb. then valued at forty pounds per an­num, and of the Mannor of Allerton in Shire­wod, of the value of twenty pounds per annum, of the Fee-Farm of the City of Chichester, in Com. Suss. amounting to thirty six pounds per annum; of the Mannor of Sutton, in Com. Surr. valued at twenty pounds per annum, which Grant she surrendred, and in lieu thereof, had an assignation of an hundred fifty eight pounds eight shillings, out of the Exchequer, during her life. As also of two hundred Marks, to main­tain three Priests, to celebrate Divine Service, for the Soul of her said Husband, and forty pounds to reward her Servants. Likewise of two hundred Marks more for her self, until she should have Livery of her own Lands. After which, she lived many years, and departingEsc. 21 H. 6 n. 36. this life, 1 Oct. 21 H. 6. le [...]tEsc. 21 H. 6 n. 36. Hamphrey, Earl Stafford, her Cousin and next Heir, ( [...] Son of Edmund her Brother) thirty six years of age.

To this last mentioned Thomas, for he dyed Ca [...]al. of Nob. by R B. without Issue, succeededCa [...]al. of Nob. by R B. in the Title of Earl of Kent, Edmund Edmund. his Brother▪ which Ed­mund, for his better maintenance, beingPat. 2 H. 4 p. 1. m. 8. then in minority, obtained a GrantPat. 2 H. 4 p. 1. m. 8. of two hun­dred Marks per annum, payable out of the Man­nor of Cotingham, in Com. Ebor. till he should accomplish his full age. Which, being to slende [...] an allowance, about two years after; represent­ing Pat. 4. H. 4 p. 3 m. 28. to the King, that he had no more then an hundred Marks per annum, paid out of the Ex­chequer, by vertue of an assignation from King Richard the Second; as also the said sum of two hundred Marks per annum so granted, as above­said, to be paid out of the Mannor of Co [...]ing­ham: and likewise certain Lands of forty pounds per annum value, which came to the Crown, by the death of the Lady Ioane Hese [...]yk Widdow; he obtained another GrantPat. 4. H. 4 p. 3. m. 28. of an hundred pounds per annum more, to be paid out of the Revenues of the said Mannor of Co [...]ingham.

Moreover, before the end of that year, as Heir Pat. 4. H. 4 p. 2. m. 9. in tail to all those Castles, Mannors, and Lands, whereof the before-specified Thomas (his Brother) died seised; exceptingPat. 4. H. 4 p. 2. m. 9. only the Castle and Mannor of Donyngton, in Co [...]. L [...]ic. the Wa­pentak of Ris [...]e, in Com. Derk the Wapentak of Allerton, in Com. Nott. the Mannor of Gre­tham, with certain Lands in Staynwell; the Mannors of Horblyng, Segebrok, and Thor­ley, with the Free-Court of Hay, and Knights Fees, in Com. Linc. he obtained a special Li­very, Pat. 4. H. 4 p. 2. m. 9. by vertue of an old Entail, formerly made of them to his Ancestors.

In 8 H. 4. this Edmund tookLell. Coll. vol. 1. P. 698. to Wife the Lady Lucie, Daughter to the Duke of Mil­laine, in the Priory of St. Mary Overy (in Suthwarke) and kept his WeddingLell. Coll. vol. 1. P. 698. Feast, in the Bishop of Winchesters House. In 9. H. 4. he was constitutedRot. Franc. 9 H. 4. m. 3. one of the Commissio­ners to Treat of Peace, betwixt the King and the Duke of Britamy; and was also made Lel Coll. vol. 1. 699. Lord Admiral of England. But soon after this, besiegingLel Coll. vol. 1. 699. the Castle and Isle of Briak in Britanny, he received a mortal woundLel Coll. Vol. 1. 699. on his Head, by an Arrow, from a Cross-Bow▪ 15 Sept. the same year. Whereupon his Corps was brought over into England, and buried YPod. Neu. p. 179. n. 10. with his Ancestors; he being then seisedEsc. 10 H. 4. n. 51. of the Mannors of Ware, in Com. Hertf. Ryale, in Com. Rutl. Torpel. Uptan, juxta Castre, and Eston juxta Coly-Weston, in Com. North. Castre, with the Soke, in Com. Line. Coting­ham, Hemelington, Atan, and Weton, in Com. Ebor. Ashford in the Peke, in Com. Derb. Allerton in Shirewode, in Com. Nott. leave­ingEsc. 10 H. 4. n. 51. Edmund, the Son of Aliamore, late Countess of March, one of the Daughters to Thomas the elder. late Earl of Kent, and one of the Sisters of Edmund, Brother of the said Thomas, Son of Thomas; Ioane, Dutchess of Yorke, then the Wife of Sir Wiliam de Willoughby Knight, ano­ther Siste [...] of the said late Earl; Margaret, first MarriedCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. to Iohn, Earl of Somerset, and after­wards to Thomas Duke of Clarence, third Sister [...] Alianore Wife of Thomas, Earl of Salisbury, fourth Sister; and Elizabeth, the Wife of Sir Iohn Nevil Knight, fifth Sister, his next Heirs.

Which Co-heirs soon after, had LiveryRot. Fin. 10. H. 4. m. 13. of their respective purparties, so by descent, divol­ving to them. The said Luci [...] his Widdow, have­ing likewise for her Dowrie, an assignationClaus. 10. H. 4. m. 2 [...]. of the Site of the Mannor of Cotingham, with divers Lands in Com. Ebor. thereto belonging; as also certain Lands in Berhem, Stow, Est-Depyng, and West-Depyng, in Com. Lin [...]. which she enjoyed many years, and by her Testa­ment Chichley Vol. 1. f. 37 1. [...]. baring date ... in 2 H. 6. bequeathed her Body to be buried, wheresoever it should please God, ordained, that the Abby of Brun­ne, where the said Earl her Husband lay bu­ried, should have a thousand Crowns; and the Prior and Covent of the Holy Trinity (without Algate) in London, the like sum of a thousand Crowns, upon condition, that they should pro­vide a [...]itting Priest, to celebrate Divine Service daily, to the end of the World, in every of these hereafter named Religious Houses, viz. St. Ma­ry Oueries in Suthwarke; the Carthusians, Mi­noresses, and Holy Trinity without Algate; and Abby of Brunne, as also in the four Houses of Friers Mendicames in London, for the health of the Souls of King Henry the Fourth, and King Henry the Fifth (late Kings of England▪) Like­wise for the Soul of Edmund late Earl of Kent, her Husband, as also for her own Soul, and the [Page 78] Souls of all the faithful deceased. And that in every of those Houses, they should yearly cele­brate the Anniversaries of him the said Edmund, and her the said Lucie. Likewise, that every Brother and Sister, in each of those Houses, should every day say the Psalm of De profundis, with the wonted Orison for the dead, for the Souls of him the said Edmund, and her the said Lucie by name. Moreover, that every Covent, in each of those Houses, should once every Month, in their Quire, say Placebo, and Dirige, by note, and on the morrow, Mass of Requiem, by note, for the Souls of them the said Edmund and Lu­cie by name; and once every year, a Trental of St. Gregorie, for their said Souls by name.

By this her Testament, she also bequeathed to the Provost and Canons of our Lady de la Scala of Millaine, a thousand Crowns. To the Church of St. Iohn, at Conquet (where her Father lay buried) a thousand Crowns. And likewise appointed, that two honest and fitting Priests, should celebrate Divine Service, for ever, for the health of her Soul, and the Soul of her said Husband, viz. one of them, in that Church wherein her Body should be Buried; and the Church of the Minoresses, without Algate.

After which, viz. 4 Apr. 2 H. 6. she depart­ed Esc. 2. H. 6 n. 35. this life; leavingEsc. 2. H. 6 n. 35. Galeas le Viscont, her Brother and Heir, forty years of age: and had BurialStow's Sur­vey 186. a. in the Augustine Friers near Broad­street, in the City of London.

¶I now come to Iohn de Holland, Iohn. third Son to Thomas Earl of Kent, by Ioane his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Edmund of Wodstoke, Earl of Kent.

In 29 E. 3. this Iohn, beingRot. Fin. 29E. 3 m 4 in that Ex­pedition then made into Scotland, wasRot. Fin. 29E. 3 m 4 of the Retinue with Roger de Mortimer, Earl of March. After which time, I have not seen any more of him, till 4 R. 2. that he had the Office of Justice of Chester confirmedPat. 4. R. 2. p. 2. m. 2. upon him; but thenceforth, he was seldome out of some great imployment: for, in 5 R. 2. the King sentRot. Franc. 5 R. 2. m. 11. him with divers other persons of quality to conduct Anne, Daughter to the Emperor Charles the Fourth, into England, whom by Proxie he had Espoused. And in 7 R. 2. at­tended T. Wals. 343 n. 10. & 20. the King in that Expedition then made towards Scotland: in which, bearing himself over much upon the King, by reason of his near alliance in Blood, uponFrois Lib. 3. & 4. f. 10. 2. some words which hapen­ed betwixt him, and Raphe, the eldest Son to the Earl Stafford, (occasioned by a quarrel, betwixt their Servants, in their passage on the way) he there killedFrois Lib. 3. & 4. f. 10. 2. Raphe with his Dag­ger.

Some say, that this Raphe was then goingT. Wals. ut supra. to the Queen; having a great respectT. Wals. ut supra. from her, as well as from the King, with whom he had beenT. Wals. ut supra. bred from his childhood: and that the fact was doneH. Knighton 2675. n 60. near Yorke, towards Bishops Thorpe: as also, that this Iohn thereupon fled T. Wals. ut supra. to Sanctuary at Beverley. Likewise, that the King, became so highly incensed thereat; that he causedH. Knigh­ton, ut su­pra. him to be indicted and outlawed for the same, according to the Law; and seised H. Knigh­ton, ut su­pra. upon all his Lands and Offices.

It is also said,T. Wals. ut supra n. 30. that the Princess Ioane his Mother, hearing that the King had vowed, he should, for this Fact, suffer according to the Law, sent earnestly to him, imploring his favor, (she being Mother to them both) and that upon re­turn of the Messenger, to Walingford, where she lay, finding that her Request availed not, she fell into such grief, that she died within five days▪ whereupon her Body being wrapt in Cerecloth, and put in Lead, was kept till the Kings return from Scotland, to be buried in the Gray Fri­ers at Stamford. But afterwards, through the MediationH. Knigh­ton 2676. of the Duke of Lancaster, and other Lords, he was received again into favor, and obtained pardonH. Knigh­ton 2676. from the Earl of Staf­ford. In so much, as before the end of that year, he was sentRot. Franc 7 R. 2. m. 15. with the Duke of Lancaster and others, to Treat with the Earl of Flanders, touching those differences, then depending be­twixt the English and Flemings: as also to Treat Ibid. m. 16. of Peace with the French.

Moreover, in 8 R. 2. he was reteined, by In­denture Autogr. pe­nès Cler. Pell. to serve the King in his Scotish Wars for forty days. And in 9 R. 2. beingFrois. Lib. 3. & 4. f. 90. a. in Ca­stle, with the Duke of Lancaster, he tilted Frois. Lib. 3. & 4. f. 90. a. at Besances, with Sir Reginald du. Roy, in the presence of the King of Portugal, being then ConstableIb. 117 [...]. of the Duke's Host.

About that time, beingRot. Franc. 9 R. 3. m. 17. also in the Wars of France; for the betterPat. 9 R. 2. p. 2. m. 20. support of his estate, he obtained a GrantPat. 9 R. 2. p. 2. m. 20. of five hundred Marks per annum, during his life. And at length, for expiationIb. m 29. of that Murther committed by him, upon Raphe, the Son and Heir to the Earl Stafford, came to an AccordIb. m 29. with the same Earl; to find three Priests, to celebrate Divine service, every day, to the Worlds end, for the Soul of him the said Raphe, in some such place, as the King should nominate. Whereupon the King appointed, that two of the Priests should per­form it, in the very place where the Murther was committed; and the third in some place near un­to it. Which afterward was assignedPat. 11 R. [...]. p. 1. m. 9. to be at La [...]gele.

In 11 R. 2. this Iohn, wasRot. Franc. 11 R. 2. m. 27 again in the Wars of France; as also inT. Wals. 367. n. 20. Spaine, with Iohn of Gant, Duke of Lancaster. Whence being returned,T. Wals. 367. n. 20. at the requestLel Coll. Vol. 1. 190. of the Com­mons in Parliament, he was advancedRot. Parl. 11▪ R. 2. n. 44. to the Title of Earl of Huntington, 2 Iunii; having therewithal a GrantCart. ab 2. 11. us (que) 13 R. 2 n. 25. &. 23. of twenty pounds per an­num, in the name of Earl, out of the profits of that County: as also Lands of two thousand Marks per annum value, to himself and Eliza­beth his Wife, (DaughterH. Knighton▪ 2677 n. 10. to Iohn of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster) and to the Heirs Male of his Body, by her the said Elizabeth. Shortly af­ter which viz. 11 Maii, 12 R. 2. he was made Rot. Franc. 12 R. 3. m. 3. Admiral of the Kings Fleet, from the mouth of Thames, to the Westwards; and constituted GovernorIbid. of the Castle, Town, and Bastile of Brest, in Britanny, for three years: and ac­cordingly wentPat. 12. R. [...] p. 2. m. 2. to reside there.

Moreover, in performancePat. 12. R. 2. P. 1. m. 27. of that promise, which had been made to him, when he advan­ced him to the Title of Earl of Huntington, of two thousand Marks per annum, (as hath been already observed,) he obtained a GrantPat. 12. R. 2. P. 1. m. 27. in spe­cial tail, of the Mannor of Ardyngton, called Filberds-Court, in East-Hamney, which es­cheated to the Crown, by the Attainder of Dame Alice Perers. Likewise of the Town of North-UUiche, iu Com. Cestr. and Territory of Hope and Hope-Dale, in UUales; also of the Man­nors of Blakedon, Ludford, and S [...]awn­don, juxta Dunstersdon, in Com. Somers. Body-Tracy, North-Lyen, Haldesworthy, [Page 79] Langacre, Barnestaple, Combe [...] Martyn, Fremington, South-Molton, Derkyngton, and Blakbourne-Bery, with the Hundreds of Fremyngton, and South-Molton, in Com. Devon. As also of the Mannor of Takbere, i [...] Com. Cornub. parcel of the possessions of Iames de Audelegh attainted: And likewise of the Mannor of Haselbere, in Com. Somers. Shortly after which, he was madeIb. m. 3. Constable of the Castle of Tyntagel, in Com. Cornub.

In 13 R. 2. he was one of those which were then prohibitedRot. Franc. 13 R. 2. m. 4. to Tilt with the French at Calais, without License from the Earl of Northumberland. And the same year, in far­ther, satisfaction of those two hundred Marks per annum, (so promised to him, as before is expres­sed) obtained another GrantPat. 13 R. 2. p. 1. m. 26. to himself, and her the said Elizabeth, his Wife, and the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten, of the Mannors of Torynton and Cokynton in Com. Devon. Benhale, in Com. Suff. and Strat­ford, which came to the Crown by the attainder of Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suff. As also of the Mannors of Ilkyngham, alias Berners-Hall, which escheated to the Crown, by the fot­feiture of Sir Iames Berners Knight. Likewise a GrantIb. p. 2. m. 10 of that House, in the City of London, which formerly belonged to the said Michaell; to hold for life. And before the end of that year, was madeIb. p. 3. m. 13 Great Chamberlain of England, for life also: and likewise AdmiralRot. Franc. 13. R. 2. m. 26. of all the Kings Fleet, from Mouth of Thames, to the West­wards.

In 15 R. 2. he was sentRot. Franc. 15. R. 2. m. 7. Ambassador, with the Duke of Lancaster, and some others, to Treat of Peace with the French, having then a GrantPat. 15 R. 2. p. 1. m. 19. of the Castel of Horestan, in Com. Derb. for life.

And in 16 R. 2. obtained a GrantPat. 16. R. 2. p. 1. m. 35. of the Castel and Mannor of Tremeton, with the Mannors of Calystoke and Asheburghe, in Com. Cornub, of the Mannor of UUynkle, in Com. Devon. as also of the Hundreds of Stane, and Cateshashe, in Com. Somers. and to the Heirs of his Body, by the before-specified Eliza­beth his Wi [...]e. In 17 R. 2. he was again made Pat. 17. R. 2. p. 1. m 23. Lord great Chamberlain of England, for life: And obtained LicenseIb. m. 3. to travail beyond Sea; there to continue for two years.

In 20 R 2. he attendedStow's Ann. the King at Guis­nes, at which time the French King and he met, whereuponStow's Ann. ensued King Richards Mar­riage, with the Lady Isabel, Daughter to that King.

Furthermore, upon his return the same year, he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 20 R. 2 m. 2. general Warden of the West Marches towards Scotland: also Governor Pat. 20. R. 2 p. 2. m 5. of the Town and Castle of Carlisle. And was one of the chief of those Lords, who im­peacht T. Wals. 390. n. 20. the Duke of gloucester, and others in the Parliament then held at Notingham.

It is saidIb. 391. n. 10. by some of our Historians, that this Earl, (with the Earl of Kent his Brother) being present at the Beheading of Richard Earl of Arundel, whose Grandson he was, (viz. his Daughters Son) and urging his Execution, the Earl of Arundel said, Truly, it had better becomed you to have been absent, for the time will come, when there shall be as much wonder at your Misfortunes, as now is at mine. But the King being then power­full, and he in high favor; a Parliament being also then called atRot. Parl. 21. R. 2. n. 35. Shrewsbury (where the King sateCart. 21 R 2 n. 23. Crowned) he was advancedRot. Franc. 21. R. 2. m 6. to the Title of Duke of E [...]eter, 29 Sept. Be­ing then likewise Captain of Calais, and Go­vernor of the new Towner there, he was made Rot. Franc. 21. R. 2. m 6. Lieutenant of that Town and the Marches, as also of the parts adjacent, in Picardy, Fl [...] ­ders and Artois.

In 22 R. 2. he accompaniedYpod. Neust. 161. the King into Ireland, (this Realm being then in great distur­bance, being reteyned, [...]x autogr. pen [...]s Cler. P [...]ll. by Indenture, for to serve him there, with one hundred and forty Men at Arms, and five hundred Archers. And obtain­ed a GrantRot. [...]in 22. R. 2. m. 12. of the Castles and Lordships of Monemouth, She [...]frigh, UUthitcastle, Grosmund, Newland, Kidwelly, Ogger­nore, and Kirkemen in UUales, late belong­ing to Iohn Duke of Lancaster. But uponT. Wals. 395 n. 40. the Tidings of Henry Duke of Lancasters arrival in England, returned back with King Ri­chard, landingSt w [...] Ann. with him at Milford-Haven, whence coming (disguisedSt w [...] Ann. with a small com­pany) to Conway, the was sentSt w [...] Ann. to the Duke of Lancaster, then at Chester, to know his meaning: where, after he had been detainedSt w [...] Ann. for eight days, the Earl of Northumberland came and required,St w [...] Ann. that he and some others should betryed by the Law.

Shortly after which, the Deposal of King Ri­chard enfued. Whereupon he was adjudgedRot. Parl. 1 H. 4. n. 10. in Parliament, to loose his Honors and Lands; Rot [...]in. 1 H. 4. m. 6. but reteined the Title of Earl of Huntington; which with his whole Estate, it is like he might very freely have injoyed, could he have been satisfied, with that grand alteration of transfer­ing the Crown to such a person, unto whom he had not so near a relation in Blood, as to King Richard; nor in whom he could expect the like Interest: he therefore joyned with the Earl of Kent, (his Brother) and others, in that Conspi­racy T. Wals. 40 [...] n. 30. for the destruction of King Henry the Fourth, and his Children, (whereof I have al­ready spoke at large, in my discourse of that Earl) yet went notIb. 402 n. 20. & 30. to UUindswre with them, but staid atIb. 402 n. 20. & 30. London, to hear the Issue: and when he had notice,Ib 402 n. 20. & 30. that they failed in their de­sign; endeavoredIb. 402 n. 20. & 30. to get beyond sea, by a Shal­lop, which being driven back, by contrary winds, landedIb. 402 n. 20. & 30. in E [...]sex. Whence, making another essay, he was again repulsedIb. 402 n. 20. & 30. by the Winds.

Seeing himself therefore in this strait, he re­paired Ibid. to a Friends House, where sitting at Supper, he was seisedIbid. on by the Country peo­ple; and first carriedIbid. to Chemelsford; and thence to the Gate-House at Plessy, there to be secured, till they could convey him to a strong­er place. Of which, the common sort having intelligence; they cameIbid. thither, in great num­bers, and upon St. Maurice day, about Sun­set, brought him out, and cutIbid. off his Head, in that very place, where the Duke of Glou­cester had been taken away by King Richard. At which time, much bewailingIbid. himself, he ac­knowledged Ibid. how he had offended God, and the King, by being in that Conspirary with his Brother, (the Earl of Kent) and the rest, so Beheaded, by the Inhabitants of Cirencester, (as I have elsewhere observed) and that he did not advertise him thereof.

SomeLel. [...] vol. 6. f. 34. say, that he was taken by the Coun­trey people in a Mill, near Prittlewell, in Com. Essex. and in a very mean Habit, and thence carried to Pleshy.

[Page 80]After which, in the Parliament held the same year, he was adjudged [...] to loose his Honor, with all his Castles, Lands, and other possessions. But at the instance [...] of Elizabeth his Wife; the King sent his Precept [...] to the Warden of the Church of Pleshy, (bearing date 20 Feb.) to deliver his Head, to such person as she should send for it, to be Buryed with his Body▪ and likewise commanded,Pat. 1. H. 4. p. 5. m. 3. that he should have two Beds of Silk, and one Coverlet furred with Minever; with the whole Furniture belonging thereto▪ as also a thousand Marks per annum, to be paid out of the Petty-Customs, in the Port of London, for her present maintenance.

Being thus cut off, the next following year, in the Parliament held at UUestminster, on the Octaves of St. Hillary, he was attaintedRot. Parl▪ 2 H. 4. n. 30. of Treason, by the name of Iohn Holand, late Earl of Huntingdon, and all his Lands whereof he stood possessed, 5 Ian. 1 H. 4. confiscatedRot. Parl▪ 2 H. 4. n. 30. to the King.

By Elizabeth his Wife (Daughter to Iohn of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, as hath been obser­ved, and Sister to the then King Henry the Fourth) he had Issue Richard, Richard. who diedEsc. [...] H 5. n. 50. 3 Dec. 4. H. 5. un-married▪ being then seisedEsc. [...] H 5. n. 50. of the Mannor of Fildberdscort, in East-Hamney, in Com. Berks. Body-Tracy, North-Lien, Hol­desmorth, Langacre, Barnstaple, Combe-Marty [...], Fremington, with the Hundred; South-Molton, with the Hundred De [...]tinton, Blackbornboth, and UUinkelee, in Com. D [...]von. Of the Castle of Tremeton, with the Mannors of Calstok, Assheburghe, and Tackbere, in Com. Cornub. as also of the Man­nors of Blakedon, Ludford, Staunden, Haselbeare, with the Hundreds of Stane, and Caresshuh, in Com. Somers. leavingEsc. [...] H. 5. n. 50. Iohn his Son and Heir; as alsoCatal. of Nob by R. B. Sir Edward Holand Knight, and Constance a Daughter; first Married Catal. of Nob by R. B. to Thomas Moubray, Duke of Norfolke; and afterwards toCatal. of Nob by R. B. Iohn Lord Grey of Ruthyn.

Which Iohn, Iohn. being the same year restoredRot. Parl. 4. H. 5. n. 16. in blood, as Heir to Iohn his Father, and to the said Richard his Brother; was constitutedPat. 4. H. 5. [...] m. 34. Ge­neral of all those Men at Arms, and Archers, at that time imployed in the Kings Fleet at Sea, against his Enemies, being then reteyned [...]x autogr. [...]nes Cler. Pell. to serve with three Bannerets, nine Knights, three hundred thirty seven Men at Arms, and seven hundred Archers, for the fourth part of that year.

And soon after that, was again reteynedIb. to serve the King in his Voyage Royal into France, for one whole year, with forty Men at Arms, himself accounted, and an hundred Archers, (whereof the third part to be footmen,) and to take Shipping at Southampton, upon the first of May. In 5 H. 5. he was madePat. 5. H. 5. m. 22. General at Sea, and assisted [...]. Wals. 445 n. 20. the King, at his Siege of Caen in Normandy. But made not proof of his age, till 6 H. 5. at which time, by the Witnesses then Sworn,Es [...]. 6. H. 5. it was testified, that the Abbot of Tavestoke, (in Com. Devon.) being one of his Godfathers, immediately after his Baptisme, gave him a Cup of Gold, with a Circle about it, framed after the fashion of a Lil­ley, and ten pounds in Gold therein, and to the Nurse twenty shillings. Also, that the Prior of Plimton, was the other Godfather, and gave him twenty pounds in Gold. And that Ioane the Wife of Sir Iohn P [...]meraie Knight, carryed him to the Church to be Christened; the same Sir Iohn (her Husband) and Sir Iohn Dynham Kt. conducting her by the Arms. Likewise, that twenty four Men did proceed before them, with twenty four Torches; which Torches, so soon as he was Baptized by that Name, were kindled.

Soon after which, the same year, he was sent Stow' [...] Ann. to view certain defensible places, in those parts; which, in a short time, he manfully reducedStow' [...] Ann. to the Kings obedience: And, being at the Siege Stow' [...] Ann. of Roan, layStow' [...] Ann. before the Gate of the Ca­stle, called Beauvice. After that, (viz. the next ensuing year) uponT. Wals. 449. n. 10. the taking of Pon­toise by the Capitan de la Bouche; he intercepted T. Wals. 449. n. 10. those of that Garrison, who endeavored to get to Paris: and wasIb. 450. in that great Fight against the French, who came to raise the Siege of Fre­ney, (made by the Earl of Salis [...]ury) in which were slain,Ib. 450. near five thousand, and six hundred takenIb. 450. Prisoners.

In 7 H. 5. being GovernorPat. Norm 7 H. 5. p. 1. m. 4. of Pontoise, he had special CommissionPat. Norm 7 H. 5. p. 1. m. 4. to subdue all the Ca­stles and strong holds in Normandy, which held out against the King. And in 8 H. 5. be­ing T. Wals. 452. n. 20. with the King, at the Siege of Melon, (which lasted fourteen weeks, and four days) up­on its render, was constitutedHolingsh. p. 577 b. n. 50. Governor there­of, andPat. Norm. 8 H. 5. p. 2. m [...]1. by reason of his other especial services, madePat. Norm. 8 H. 5. p. 2. m [...]1. Constable of the Tower of London. But in 9 H. 5. passingT. Wals. 454 n. 20. & 30. with Thomas Duke of [...]larence (Brother to the King) over a Marish, not far from the Castle of Beaufort; where, by T. Wals. 454 n. 20. & 30. disorder, they fell into the Enemies hands, he had the fate to be takenT. Wals. 454 n. 20. & 30. Prisoner, and the Duke himself, with many others slainT. Wals. 454 n. 20. & 30..

After which, scil. in 1 H. 6. and 2 H. 6. he continuedRot Franc. 1 H. 6. m. 18 & Rot. Franc. 2. H. 6 m. 7. in those parts. And in 4 H. 6. upon the deathRot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 5. of Elizabeth his Mother (who took to her second HusbandRot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 5. Sir Iohn Cornwall Kt.) and departedEsc. 4. H 6. n 32. this life, on the Eve of St. Ka­therine, 4 H. 6.) beingEsc. 4. H 6. n 32. then twenty eight years of age; doing his Homage, he had Livery Rot Fin. 4. H 6. ut supra. of the Lands, whereof she died seised: and, in 6 H. 6. in considerationPat 6 H. 6. p. 1. m. 1. of the ransome which he paid, for his Redemption from Impri­sonment, and for his other good services, ob­tained a GrantPat 6 H. 6. p. 1. m. 1. of one hundred twenty three pounds, six shillings and eight pence per annum, to be received out of the Exchequer.

In 8 H. 6. he MarriedClaus. 8 H. 6 m. 20. Anne, the Widdow of Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, Daughter Catal of Nob. by R. B. of Edmund Earl Stafford. And being the same year retainedAutogr. p [...]. nes Cler. Pell. to serve the King, with three Knights, threescore and sixteen Men at Arms, and two hundred and forty Archers, went thereupon into France, takingStow's Ann. shipping with the King at Dovor, and landing at Calais, whereupon he was sent,Holingsh p. 605. a. n. 50. by the Duke of Bed­ford (then Regent of France) to the Siege of Campeigne: and the next ensuing year, at­tended Ib. 606. 2. n. 20. at the Royal Coronation of King Hen­ry the Sixth, then solemnised in Paris.

In 10 H. 6. he obtained the Kings special Li­cense, Pat 10 H. 6. p. 1. m. 7. that himself and Anne his Wife, might receive the full profits of all their Lordships and Lands in Ireland, notwithstanding their ab­sence from that Realm, for three years. And the next year following, the said Anne being dead, he procured LicensePat. 11. H. 6. p. 1. m. 14. to Marry Beatrice, the Widow of Thomas Earl of Arundel (illegiti­mate DaughterCatal of Nob. by R. [...]. to Iohn King of Portugal.) [Page 81] Before the end of this 11th year, having a Grant Pat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m 20. of the Office of Marshal of England, to hold, during the Minority of Iohn, son and heir to Iohn late Duke of Norffolk, he went againRot. [...]ranc. [...]1 H. 6. m. 5. into France. And, in 13 H. 6. being sent Embas­sador Rot. Franc. 13 H. 6. m. 3. to the City of Arras, to treat of Peace with the French, had LicenseRot. Franc. 13 H. 6. m. 3. to carry with him Gold, Silver, Plate, Jewels, Robes; twenty four pieces of Woollen-cloth; and other things to the value of six thousand pounds sterling.

In 14 H. 6. he was joyn'd in Commission Rot. Sco [...]. 14 H. 6. m. 5. with the Earl of Northumberl [...]n [...], for Guarding the East and West Marches toward Scotland: as also constitutedPat. 14 H. 6. p. 1. m. 23. Admiral of England and Aquitane. And, in 16 H. 6. retein'dEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King, as Lieutenant of Guien, for six yeares; with two Bannerets, six­teen Knights, two hundred and fourscore Men at Armes, and two thousand Archers, for the de­fence of those parts. In 19 H. 6. representing Pat. 19 H. 6 p. 3. m. 9. to the King, by his humble Petition; That▪ whereas King Richard the Second, by several Letters Patents, had granted unto Iohn late Earl of Huntington, his Father, and to the heirs of his body, by Elizabeth his Wife lawfully begot­ten, divers Lands and Rents, to the yearly va­lue of two thousand Marks, for the better sup­port of his dignity of Earl: and that the value of the Lands, which they did so possess, by vir­tue of those Grants, amounted to no more than five hundred Marks per annum. In considerati­on, Pat. 19 H. 6 p. 3. m. 9. therefore, of his continual services in the Wars of France, both in the time of King Hen­ry the Fifth, and the then present King Henry the Sixth, as also by reason he had been taken Prisoner, and put to a large Ransome for his li­berty; and for his constant services in France, and in the Duchy of Aquitane; he obtained a GrantPat. 19 H. 6 p. 3. m. 9. [...]o himself, and to the heirs Male of his body, of five hundred Marks, to be yearly re­ceived out of the Ports of London, South­ampton, Bristol, and Kingston upon Hull. Being, the same year, joyn'd in CommissionStow's Ann. with divers other Lords, and some of the Judges, to enquire of all manner of Treasons, and Sorceries, which might be hurtful to the King's person.

Not long after which, viz. in 21 H. 6. he was by Letters [...]. aban. 20 usq, 24 H. 6. n. [...]. Patents, bearing date at Windsore, 6th Ian. advanc'd to the Title of Duke of Exe­ter (which dignity his Father lost by attainder in 1 H. 4.) with this special priviledge;Pat. 22 H. 6. p. 1. m. 13. viz. That he, and his heirs Male, should have place and seat in all Parliaments and Councils, next to the Duke of York, and his heirs Male. And, in 24 H. 6. was constitutedPat. 24 H. 6. p. 1. m. 16. Lord High Admiral of England, Ireland, and Aquitane, for life; his son Henry being also joyn'dPat. 24 H. 6. p. 1. m. 16. with him, for life, in the Grant: As also in 25 H. 6. made Consta­ble Pat. 25 H. 6. p. 1. m. 6. of the Tower of London, in like sort, with Henry his son.

Before the end of which year, by his Testa­ment Stafford and Kempe, 160. a. bearing date 16 Iulii, he bequeath'd his Body to be buried, in a Chapel, within the Church of St. Cath [...]rine, beside the Tower of London, at the North end of the high Altar; in a Tombe there ordained for him, and Anne his first Wife; as also for his sister Constance, and Anne his other Wife, then living. He likewise bequeathed to the high Altar of the said Church, a Cup of Byrel, garnished with Gold, Pearles, and precious stones; to put in the Sacrament: Also a Chalice of Gold, with the whole Furniture of his Chapel. Appointing, that another Cha­lice, two Basins, two Candlesticks of Silver, with two pair of Vestments; a Mass-book, a Pax­bred, and a pair of Cruets of Silver, should be delivered to that little Chappel (where he so in­tended to be buried, with his Wife and Sister) for the Priests that should celebrate Divine Service therein, and pray for their Soules. To the Priests and Clerks, and other of the House of St. Cathe­rines; for their great labour, and observance on the day of his Obit, and day of his Burying, he be­queathed Forty Marks; Ordaining, that four ho­nest and cunning Priests should be provided year­ly and perpetually, to Pray for his Soul, in the said Chapel; and for the Soul of Anne his first Wife, the Soul of his Sister Constance; and the Soul of Anne his present Wife, when she should pass out of this World; and for the Soules of all his Progenitors. To his daughter Anne he be­queath'd his White Bed with Popinjayes. To his son Sir Henry, all the Stuff of his Wardrobe, and of his Arras, not bequeath'd. Moreover, he willed, that his Feoffees of his Mannors of Ste­ [...]y [...]on, Berford-St. Martin, and Mamer­ [...]er, after his Testament and Will performed, should make an Estate, to his said son Sir Henry, of those Mannors: provided alway, that an Annui­ty of Forty pounds be reserved for his two Ba­stard sons, William, and Thomas. And, depart­ing Esc. 25 H. 6. n. 25. this life 5th Aug. then next ensuing, was bu­ried in the same Chapel; being then seisedEsc. 25 H. 6. n. 25. of t [...]e Mannor of Stenyngton, in Com. Bedf. At­dyngton, in Com. Buck. Gaddesden-Magna, in Com. Hertf. Blakedon, Ludford, Hasel­ [...]eace, with the Hundreds of Stone and Cat­ [...]shaishe, in Com. Somerset. Likewise of the Ca­stle and Mannor of Tr [...]maton, with the Man­nors of [...], and Tekebeare, in Com. Cornub. as also of the Mannor of Bereford-St. Martin, with the Bayliwick of the Forest of [...]roveley, in Com. Wiltes. leavingEsc. 25 H. 6. n. 25. Henry, his son and heir seventeen years of Age. Anne his Wife (daughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of Iohn Mounta­gue Earl of [...]) surviving; who, by her Testament,Stockton, f. 87. a. bearing date 20 Aprilis, 1457. 35 H. 6.) bequeath'd her Body to be Buried, in the Chapel of the Chancel of the said Church of St. Catherines, beside the Tower of London, where the Corps of her said Lord and Husband lay interred; Expresly forbidding her Execu­tors from making any great Feast; or having a solemn Herse, or any costly Lights, or largess of Liveries, according to the glory, or vain pomp of the World, at her Funeral; but only to the Wor­ship of God, after the discretion of Mr. Iohn Pynchebeke Doctor in Divinity, and one of her Executors. Moreover she bequeath'd to the Ma­ster of St. Catherines, if he were present at the Dirige and Masse, on the day of her Burial, Six shillings eight pence. To every Brother of the said Colledge of St. Catherines, being present, Three shillings four pence. To every Priest of the same Colledge, then present, Twenty pence. To every Clerk present Twelve pence. To eve­ry Quirester Six pence. To every Sister, then present, Twenty pence. To every Bede-man of the said place Eight pence. Further appointing, that her Executors should find an honest Priest, to say Mass, and Pray for her Soul, her Lords Soul, and all Christian Soules, in the Chapel where her Body should be buried, for the space of seven years next after her decease; and that for so [Page 82] doing, he should have, every year Twelve Marks: and to say daily Placebo, Dirige, and Mass, when so disposed. And died shortly af­ter; for the ProbateIb. thereof beares date 15 Maii the ensuing year.

By Anne his first Wife, daughterWeevers F [...]n Mon. p. 425. of Edmund Earl of Stafford, this Iohn Duke of Exeter, had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. only Henry, his son and heir; and by Anne his last Wife, a daughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. called Anne, first MarriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to Iohn Lord Nevill, son and heir to Raphe Nevill, the second Earl of Westmor­land of that Family: by whom having no is­sue, she took to husbandCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Sir Iohn Nevill Knight, Uncle to her former husband.

This Henry, Henry. in 28 H. 6. in considerationPat. 28 H. 6. p. 2. m. 17. of his Father's services; both here, and in For­rein parts, though he had notPat. 28 H. 6. p. 2. m. 17. at that time ac­complish'd his full age, had, through the King's special favour, LiveryPat. 28 H. 6. p. 2. m. 17. of all his Castles, Man­nors, and Lands, both in England, and Wales.

After which, viz. in 33 H. 6. the Yorkists, being then prevalent (whether escaping from the Battel of St. Albans; or for what other re­spect, I find not) having fledStows Ann. to Sanctuary at Westminster, he was taken thence, and sent Stows Ann. to Pontfract Castle.

But, in 36 H. 6. he made formal proof of his age: it being then testifiedEsc. 36 H. 6. n. 42. upon Oath, that he was born within the Tower of London, upon the Twenty seventh day of Iune, in the eighth year of that King's Reign: and that Constance, late Countess Mareschall, carried him the same day in her Armes, from the Tower to [...]- [...]er­bergh; and thence, by a Barge, to St. Stephen's Chappel at Westminster, where he was Bap­tized. Which proof being so made, he had Li­very Rot. [...]in. 36 H. 6. m. 4. of the Lands, which Anne his Mother, then deceased, held during her life, of his Inhe­ritance; his Homage being respited. And in 38 H. 6. King Henry, being again gotten into Power, he appearedStows Ann. on his behalf in the Bat­tel of Wakefeild, where the Lancastrians had the day. Whereupon, in remuneration of his services, he obtain'd a GrantPat 38 H. 6. p. 1 m 6. of the Office of Constable of Fotheringhay-Castle, for life, which, by the forfeiture of Richard Duke of York, came to the Crown: in which year he was retein'd, by Indenture,Rot Franc. 38 H. 6. m. 5. to serve the King, in his Fleet at Sea, for the terme of three yeares; andStowes Ann. sail'd from Sandwich to D [...]tmouth, to oppose the Landing of Nevill Earl of War­wick; but forStowes Ann. lack of Victuals and Money, was forsakenStowes Ann. by his Soldiers.

Soon after which, the Tide turning, by the utter overthrow of the Lancastrians, at Tow­ton-Field; he escaped thence; and fled,Ibid. with the Duke of Somerset, and some others, to York; where the King and Queen then were; and thence, withIbid. them, into Scotland. Whereupon ensued the Deposal of King Henry, and his own attainder,Rot. Pa [...]l. 1. E. 4 [...]. ... with many others, in the ensuing Parliament, begun at Westmin­ster, 1 Edw. 4. from which time, untill 11 E. 4. I have not seen any farther mention of him. But then, being again in Armes with the Lanca­strians, Stowes Ann. at Barnet-Field; where that party was utterly overthrown; fighting manfully, he was sore wounded,Stowes Ann. and leftStowes Ann. for dead, from se­ven of the clock in the morning, till four in the afternoon: and then, being broughtStowes Ann. to a house of one of his own servants, called Ruthland, he had a Chirurgion; and was, after, convey'dIb. to Sanctuary at Westminster. But, in 13 E. 4. was foundIb. in an. 1474. dead in the Sea, betwixt Dovor and Calais; though not known how he came thither.

It is reported by Comines; Lib. 3. p. 79. that he saw this Duke in such great distress (which I presume was after Barnet-Field) that he ran on foot bare-leg'd, after the Duke of Burgundie's Train; begging his Bread for God's sake; but that he utter'd not his Name: and that when he was known (being the nearest of the House of Lancaster, and that he had Married King Edward the Fourth's Sister) he gave him a small Pension, to maintain his Estate.

This Henry Married Anne, DaughterEsc. 15 [...]. 4. [...]. 36. Claus. 16 E. 4. m. 10. of Richard Duke of York (and Sister to King Edward the Fourth) which Anne, at her own sute,Stowes Ann. was DivorcedStowes Ann. from him, 12th Nov. An. 1472. (12 E. 4.) and, having no issue, surviving, afterwards became the WifePat. 21 E. 4. p. [...]. m. 17. of Sir Thomas St. Leger, KnightPat. [...]2 E. 4. p. 2. m. 18. for the Body to King Edward the Fourth. Who surviving her, in 21 E. 4. foundedPat. 21 E. 4. ut supra. a perpetual Chantry of two Priests, to celebrate Divine Service, daily, with­in the Chappel of St. George, in Windsore-Castle; for the good Estate of the same King Edward 4th and Elizabeth his Wife, then Queen of [...], during this life, and for their Soules after their departure hence: As also, for the good Estat [...] of Cecilie Dutchess of York, then living; and for the health of her Soul af­terwards, with the Soul of Richard late Duke of [...], her husband. Likewise, for the good estate of him the said Sir Thomas, and Richard Beauchamp Bishop of Salisbury, during their lives in this World, and for their Soules after­wards: And for the Soul of the before-specified Anne, late Dutchess of E [...]eter, his own Wife; for whose sake he so Founded that Chantry; and for all the Faithful deceased. And endow'd it with the Mannor of Hamme, in Com. Surr. and Midd. and Mannor of Hertyvy-Waspayll, in Com South. with the Advouson of the Church: As also with seven Messuages, situate in Wat­lyngst [...]ete in the City of London, Seventy two Acres of Land, twelve Acres of Pasture, twenty Acres of Wood, and Nine shillings two pence Rent, in Chyldingfeld, and Hameldon, in Com. Surr. All which were then by him so gi­ven to the Deane and Canons of that Royal-Chappel, for the support of the same Chan­trie.

Willoughby of Eresby.
[7 Edw. 2.]

OF this Family, the first I find mention, is Raphe de Wileghby, Raphe. of Wileghby, near Alford, in Com. Linc. whose Lands were seised, as it seemes, for his adherence to the Rebellious Barons, about the end of King Iohn's Reign: but in 1 H. 3. making his Peace, he ob­tain'd the King's PreceptClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 9. to the Sheriff of that County for restitution of them.

This Raphe hadEx coll R. Gl. s. à cod. nigro de Ercs­by. two Sons, Hugh, Hugh. and Robert. Which Hugh, by the MarriageEx coll R. Gl. s. à cod. nigro de Ercs­by. of Frethesend, one of the daughters and coheirs to William de Coker­rinton [Page 83] by Berta his Wife, daughter and coheir of Lambert de Scotenai (a great Man in Lincolnshire) had,Ibid. for her purpartie, certain Lands in Cum­berworth, and Chorp [...], which were of the Fee of Scotenai.

To this Hugh succeeded William, [...] who in 44 H. 3. upon [...] the death of Frethesend, his Mother; paying Twelve Marks and an half, for his re­lief, had Livery [...] of the Lands of her Inheri­tance. But, this William (I presume) had no issue which continued: for Robert, his Uncle, en­joy'd the Estate. Which Robert, Robert. in 48 H. 3. ta­king Claus 54. H 3. m. 12. part with the Rebellious Barons of that age, and for some time after, so domineer'dClaus 54. H 3. m. 12. in Yorkshire, that the Sheriff of that County, could notClaus 54. H 3. m. 12. execute his Office there, for the King.

This Robert left issue [...] by ... the heir of ... Orreby, William William. his son and heir. Which William, in 54 H. 3. was sign'd [...] with the Cross, together with many others, who then accompa­nied Prince Edward into the Holy Land: and by Alice his Wife, the daughter [...] and coheir to Iohn Bec, Lord of [...]resby, in Com. Linc. had issue [...] Robert.

Which Robert, in 25 E. 1. wasRot. Vas [...]. 25 E. 1. m. 7. in that Ex­pedition, then made into Gascoine: and, in Rot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 12. 28 E. 1. in the Scotish Wars. Shortly after which; scilicet, in 33 E. 1 he obtain'd a Charter Cart. 33 E. 1. n. 16. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands, at Eresby, and Willoughby, in Com. Linc. and in 34 E. 1. was againRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. [...]. in the Wars of Scot­land. So likewise, inRot. Scoc. 4. E. 2 in dor­som. 5. 4 E. 2. In which year, upon the death of that great Prelate, Anthony Bec, Bishop of Durham, he was found [...]sc. 4 E. 2. n. 45. to be one of his Cousins and next heires (viz. son [...]sc. 4 E. 2. n. 45. of Alice, daughter of Iohn, brother to that Bi­shop) and at that time Forty yeares of age.

Having been thus serviceable to the King, in his Wars of France, and Scotland; and pos­sessing so ample an Estate, by the accession of those Lands, which came to him by descent from that Bishop; he had summonsClaus 7 E. 2. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 7 E. 2. And in 8 E. 2. receiv'd command [...] to be at Newca­stle upon Tine, on the Festival of the Blessed Virgin, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to re­strain the Incursions of the Scots. Moreover, in 10 E. 1. he sharedEx coll. R. [...] S. ut su­pra. with Edmund de Somervile, in the Mannor of [...], and all those Lands in Burgh, Ingold [...]els, Skegnes, Win­thorp, Gunneby, Diexthorp, Winceby, Friskeny, Skirbeck, and elsewhere in Com. Linc. which Iohn de Oreby Clerk, whose heires they were, did sometime possess: but departed Esc. 10 E. a. n. 78. this life the same year; being then scisedEsc. 10 E. a. n. 78. of the Mannor of Lilleford, in Com. North. Wil­loughby, with its Appurtenances, in Slothe­byt, Hardesthorp, Hoggesthorp, Hellesay, Langholm, Andreby, Dalby, Waimark, Altoft, Bonnetoft, Waynflet, Sleke­holme, and Hall-Crofts, in Com. Linc. and of the moi [...]ty of the Manor of [...], in Com. Derb. leaving Iohn Esc. 10 E. a. n. 78. his son and heir Fourteen years of age. Margaret his Wife, daughter [...]x coll. R. [...]. S. of ... Lord Deincourt surviving. Which Margaret had, for her Dowrie, an AssignationClaus 10 E. a. m. 5. of the Mannor of Wil­loughby, with certain Lands in Ulseby, and [...]ie [...]thorpe; as also the Mannor of Wy­spington, and certain Lands in Wythalle, and Scryvelby, Langton, Th [...]melb [...], Fo­l [...]tby, Levethon, Boston, and Braytoft; all in Com. Linc.

The Wardship of which Iohn [...]. (being thus in Minority) in consideration of a Thousand Marks. was in 16 E. 2. granted [...] to William Lord Zouc [...]e of Haringworth. But not long after (viz in 20 E. 2.) he receiv'd the honor of Knighthood,Comp Tho. de Use [...]lete provis. in [...]gnae Garderobae. by Bathing, & [...]. having all his ac­coutrements relating to that Solemnity, allowed out of the King's Wardrobe. And, in 1 E. 3. making proof of his age, had LiveryRot. Fin. 1 E. 3 m. 29. of his Lands.

In 7 E. 3. this Iohn wasRot. Scoc. 7 E 3 m. 20. in the Scotish Wars. So likewife in [...] Scoc. 8 E. 3. m. 13. 8 &Rot Scoc. 9 E 3 m. 28 E. 3. being then in the retinue of E [...]bulo le Strange. Again, inRot. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m 12. 10 E. 3. &Rot. Scoc. [...] E. 3. m 19. 11 E. 3. & in 12 E. 3. wasRot. Alem. 12 [...] 3. p. 1. m. 6 in that made into Flan­ders. So likewise inRot A [...]em. 13 E. 3 m 3. 13 E. 3. And in 16 E. 3. charg'dRot. [...]ranc. 16 E. 3. [...]. with Twenty Men at Armes, and Twenty Archers, for the Wars of France; the King himself being in that Expedition In 19 E. 3. being again in those VVars, and of the re­tinue Rot. Franc. 19 E 3 m 11. with Robert de Vfford Earl of Suffolk, he attended [...] the King to relieve Aguylon: and in 20 E. 3. wasIbid. f. 63 b. in that famous Battel of Cressl, where the English obtain'd a glorious Victory.

In 22 E. 3. being then called Iohn de Willough­by, the elder, he obtain'd License,Pat. 22 E. 3. p. [...]. m. 40. to give the Advousons of the Churches of Over-Toynton, [...]rkeby, and [...]resby, with the Chapel of Spillesby, annexed to the Church of [...]res­by, for a Master and Twelve Priests, to Cele­brate Divine Service, in honor of the blessed Vir­gin, in the said Chapel; for the good Estate of himself, his VVife and Children, during this life: and afterwards for the health of their Soules. And, having been summon'd [...] ann in dorso. to Parliament from 6 E. 3. until the 23d of that King's Reign inclusive, departedEsc. 2 [...] E 3. n. 5 [...]. this life the same year; leav­ing issue, by Ioane his Wife, daughterEx coll R. Gl. [...]. and heir of ... Rosceline, Sir Iohn Willoughby, Iohn. Knight, his sonEsc. ut s [...]pra. and heir Twenty yeares old: who, ma­king proof of his age, the next ensuing year, had LiveryEsc. 2 [...] E. 3. p. 1. m [...]2. of his Lands.

In 26 Edw. 3. this Iohn, upon the danger of an Invasion by the French, was constitutedRot. Franc. 26 E. 3 m. 5. one of the Commissioners in Lincolnshire, to Array and Arme all Knights, Esquires, and other persons of body able, and estate sufficient, for defence of the Sea-coasts in that County: and, in 27 Edw. 3. ob­tain'd License [...]x coll praes R Gl S. ut s [...]pra. to amortize divers Lands in Spillesby, and other places, for maintenance of the before-specified Master, and twelve Priests, to Celebrate Divine Service every day, for the good estate of himself, and the said Ioane his Mother, and their Children, during this life: as also for the health of the Soul of Iohn his Fa­ther, and all the Faithful deceased, in the same Chappel at Spillesby, Founded in honor of the Holy Trinity: And, in 29 Edw. 3. wasRot. Vas [...]. 29 E. 3 m 8. in the Wars of Gascoine. Also, in 30 Edw. 3. withFrois f [...]0 b. Prince Edward, in the Battel of Poy­tiers: and, in 33 Edw. 3. attendedIb f. 100. [...]. the King again into France.

In 34 Edw. 3. he was inRot. Scoc. 34 E. 3. m. 10▪ another Expedition thither; and, in 43 Edw 3. sentFrois f. 157. b. with the Earles of Salisbury, Warwick, and others, to [...]a­lais, with Five hundred Men at Armes, and Five hundred Archers. At which time he MarchtIb. 175. a. with the Duke of Lancaster to Mountpaon, which soon rendred to them.

This Iohn MarriedCatal. of N [...]b by R. [...]. Cecilie, daughter to Ro­bert de Vfford Earl of Suffolk: And, having been summon'dClaus. de [...] dorso. to Parliament from 24 E. 3. [Page 84] till 44 of that King's Reign inclusive, departed Esc. 46 E. 3. n. 78. this i [...]e upon Monday next ensuing the Festi­val of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, in 46 Edw. 3. being then seisedEsc 46 E. 3. n. 78. of the Mannor of [...]resby, in Com. Linc. with its Members; sci­licet, Spillesby, Grebby, Ingoldme [...]s, Flyxburgh, Conelby, Friskeny, Bisco­thorp, Askeby, [...]yckeby super Bayne, [...]atersall, and Thorpe; all which he held of the Bishop of Durham, by the service of one Knight's Fee; and by the service of being Bayliff to that Bishop for the time being, for all his Lands in the County of Lincoln, of his Fee; viz. to hold his Courts; and to make Summons, Attachments▪ Distresses, and whatsoever belong­ed to the same Office, at his own proper Costs, and his heires. Also to levy all the Issues and Profits arising thereby, by himself, or his suffici­ent Deputy; and to be answerable to the Bishop and his Successors for the same. Likewise, by the service of being Steward to him and his suc­cessors; and to carry the Messes of Meat to the Table, upon the day of their Consecration: as al­so at Christ [...]ss, and Whitsontide; or his eldest son, in case he were a Knight; or some other [...]itting Knight thereunto deputed by Letters Pa­tent.

He likewise died seizedIbid. of the Mannor of [...], with its Members; viz. Colkes­by, Don [...]ngton, and [...]atdale: also of the Mannor of Folestowle, with its Members; sci­licet, Kedington, Kelesthorp, Folkerby, UUalde-Neuton, UUaregholme, and Northcotes: Of the Mannors of Ratheby, Hundelby, Haughton, Saltfletby, Bray­toft, Herby, Tweynton, Pertney, Bru [...] ­ling [...]rok, Little Stering, Askby, Kirk­by, Nithingesby, Esterkele, UUester­kele, [...], Thirleby, Tathwell, Bur­ton -St [...]dder; Leve [...]ton, and Boston: Of the Mannors of Wispington, and Folete­bick; Sk [...]rbek, with its Members; Thet­ [...]ethorpe, Stikford, Scu [...]lby; As also of Westerkele, with its Members, Willugh­by and [...]reby, all in Com. Linc. Moreover, of the Mannor of Lilleford, in Com. North. Egefeld, Walcote, Wetacre, and Chad­grave, in Com. Norff. and Moietie of the Mannor of [...], in Com. Derb. leaving Robert Ibid. his son and heir, Twenty three yeares of age.

Which Robert, [...] soon after, doing his Homage, and Fealty, had Livery [...] of his Lands: and, in 47 Edw. 3. being then retein'd [...] by Indenture, to serve the King with Thirty Men at Armes, and Thirty Archers, arrived [...] with the Duke of [...], at Caia [...]s; having Three thou­sand Men at Armes, and Ten thousand Archers in their Army. In this year also▪ he was [...] in that Expedition, then made into Flanders. And, in 5 R 2. upon the death of William de Vfford, Earl of Suffolk, was found [...] to be one of his co heirs. In 9 R. 2. he accompanyed [...] Iohn of Ga [...]t Duke of Lancaster into Spain, for recovery of the Inheritance of Constance his Wife: and in 10 R. 2. was again reteined by In­denture [...] to serve the King, for the defence of this Realm.

This Robert had Summons [...] to Parliament, from 40 E. 3. until 19 R. 2. inclusive: and, by his Testa­ [...]nt [...] bearing date upon Saturday, the Eve of the Holy Teinity, in the same 19th year; bequeath'd his body to be buried, in the Chappel of the Holy Trinity of his Chantry at Spi [...]esby. Appoint­ing, that the Master of that Chantry, being Parish-Priest of Spillesby, should have his best Horse, and best Saddle, in the name of a Mortu­ary; and in satisfaction of his Tithes and Obla­tions forgotten, or negligently paid by himself or his Officers. And departedEsc. 20 R. 2. n. 54. this life upon the ninth day of August, 20 R. 2. being then seised Esc. 20 R. 2. n. 54. of the Mannor of Chategrave, in Com. Norff. Hokynton, in Com. Cantabr. Lilleford, in Com. Northampt. Hekingham, Skredyngton, and divers others, in Com. Linc and by the Cur­tesy of England, in right of Elizabeth his wife (Widow of William Latimer) of the Mannors of Dylwike, with the Parke; Wotton, Ron­hale, and Stratton, in Com. Bedf. Bose­yate, Burton juxta Thyngden, and Corby with the Hundred, in Com. Northampt. Isnamp­stede-Latimer, in Com. Buck. Bradfeld, in Com. Somerset. Daneby, Liverton, Syvington, and Thorneton, in Com. Ebor. leaving issue Esc. 20 R. 2. n. 54. by Alice his wife, William his son and heir Twenty four yeares of age: and by Elizabeth his secondFx coll. R. Gl. S. wife, sister and heir to Iohn Nevill Lord Latimer FourArundel, ut supra. other Sons; Robert, Thomas, Iohn, and Bryan.

Which William William. had thereupon LiveryRot. Fin. 20 R. 2. m. 27. of his Lands; and wasT. Wal [...]. 396. n. 20. one of the Peeres in that Parliament of 22 R. 2, at which time King Ri­chard made a formal Resignation of his Kingly Dignity.

In 2 H. 4. this William was retein'dEx autogr. Penès Cler. pell. to at­tend the King upon his Expedition into Scot­land, with three Knights, besides himself, Twen­ty seven Men at Armes, and One hundred Sixty nine Archers: and to continue with him from the 20th of Iune. till the 13th of September en­suing: and had summonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from the 20th R. 2. to 11 H. 4. He had two wives; Lucia, daughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. to the Lady Aliva Strange of [...]o­kyn; and Ioane, Esc. [...] H. 4. n. 51. one of the sisters and coheirs to Edmund Holand Earl of [...]ent, Widow of Edmund Langele Duke of York: and diedEsc. 11 H. 4. n. 15. at Eggefeild, in Com. Norff. upon Wednesday next ensuing the Festival of St. Andrew the Apostle (without any issue by the said Ioane) being then seisedEsc. 11 H. 4. n. 15. of the Mannor of Hokynton, in Com. Cantabr. Wykes-Vfford; Bredefeld, Bau­desey, and Combes, in Com. Suff. Eggefeld; the Mannor of Walcote, called East-Halle; Whetac [...], Roughton, Chatgrave, and Walcote, called, Sire Walters Mannor; Lil­ford, in Com. Northampt. with Orby, and Par­tenay, in Com. Linc. leaving Robert Esc. 11 H. 4. n. 15. his son and heir Twenty four yeares of age: who doing his Homage soon after, had LiveryRot. Fin. 11 H. 4. m. 15. of his Lands.

In 12 H. 4. this Robert Robert. obtain'd from the King a ConfirmationPat 12 H. 4. p. 1. m. 6. of King Henry the Second's Charter, made to Hugh the son of Pinchon (his Ancestor) sometime Steward to the Bishop of Durham, of all those Lands, which the said Pinchon held of him, (viz. Eresby, with its Members, as appeareth by the Inquisition before­mentioned.) He also obtain'd LicenseIb. m. 28. the same year, to found a Chantry, for one Priest, in the Chappel of St. Katherine, in Saltflet-Haven; and to endow it with Four Messuages, one Wind­mill, Sixty four Acres of Land, Twenty Acres of Meadow, and Forty Acres of Pasture, in Skyd­broke; to Celebrate Divine Service there, for the good estate of himself, during this life, and [Page 85] afterwards for the health of his Soul, and the Souls of all his Ancestors.

And being a most active and heroick person, in 3 H. 5. attendedRot. Franc. 3 H. 5. m. 15. Stow's that Warlike King into France, and was with him when he took Ann. Holingsh. p. 553. a. n. 50. Hareflew, and became VictoriousAnn. Holingsh. p. 553. a. n. 50. in that great Battle of Agincourt. Also in 4 H. 5. he was by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. reteined to serve him far­ther, in his Wars of France. In which year, upon the death of Isabell the Widdow of Willi­am de Vfford, Earl of Suffolk, he had Live­ry Rot. Fin. 4. H. 5. m. 10. of the Castle and Town of Orford; and of the Mannor of Perham, with the Advou­son of the Priory of Ca [...]pesse. Likewise of the Mannor of Ufford, and Advouson of the Church; of the Mannors of Sogenho▪ and Wyndyrvill, and of the Kay and Poole of Wodbrigge; all which she heldRot. Fin. 4. H. 5. m. 10. for life; the Inheritance belongingRot. Fin. 4. H. 5. m. 10. to him, as Heir to that Earl. And in 5 H. 5. was again,Rot. Franc. 5. H. 5. m. 15. with him in another Expedition, then made into France, beingT. Wals. p. 445. one of the chief Commanders in his Ar­my, at the Siege of Caen in Normandy. In consideration whereof, and of his great Servi­ces in those Wars, he obtained a GrantPat. Norm. 5 H 5. m. 16. of one hundred pounds per annum, to be yearly re­ceived out of the Customs of Wools, Wool-Fells, and Pelts, in the Port of Boston.

And in 6 H. 5. still continuingRot. Franc 6 H. 5. m. 10. in those Wars, wasLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 703. at the Siege of Roan. In 7 H. 5. he likewise abodeRo [...]. Franc. 7 H. 5. m. 11. in those parts, and in 9 H. 5. had the Kings LicenceRit. Franc. 9 H 5 m. 13. to travail. More­over, in 1 H. 6. he was again reteined by Inden­ture Ex autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve in the Wars of France, with three Knights, thirty six Men at Arms, and two hundred and forty Archers: at which time he was associatedRot. Franc. 1 & 2 H. 6. m. 5. with Thomas de Poynings, to conduct four hundred Men at Arms, and twelve hundred Archers, unto Iohn Duke of Bedford, (the Kings Unkle) then Regent there.

And in 2 H. 6 accompaniedHolinsh p, 588. b. & 589. a. him at the take­ing of Yvrie, as also in that great Battle of Uernoil, where the English obtained a signal Victory.

The next ensuing year also,Ib. 589. b. n. 10. discovery be­ing then made, that a Gascoign, of the Garrison of Alanzon, had compacted with the French, to betray that place unto them, he was sent (with Sir Iohn Falstolfe) for the prevention thereof: whereupon, when Charles de Villiers, came early in the Morning; with two hundred Horse, and three hundred foot, he slew and took the great­est part of them.

Soon after this, likewise he wasLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 705, with the Earls of Salisbury and Suffolk, at the Siege of Monns in Champaigne, which wasLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 705, then won, with other Towns and Castles, to the number of thirty six. And in 7 H. 6. accom­panied Rot. Franc. 7 H 6. m. 2. the great Cardinal Beaufort,, in his journey to Bohemia. In 10 H. 6 he Besieg­ed Pol. Virg. p 478. n. 40. Holinsh. p 607. a. the Castle of St. Selerine; then bearing Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. the Title of Earl of Uandosme and Beau­mont, Lord Willoughby of Monblay and Be­aumesguil, as appearsEx Coll. R. Gl. S. by a safe conduct to him made, from Iohn Duke of Beford, at that time Regent of France. And in 11 H. 6. was sentPolyd. Virg. p. 482. by the same Duke, to recover St. Ualeries, which after a short Siege, was ren­dred. About that time also he gave Battle to the French in Burgundy; where beingIb n. 40. Victo­rious, he tookStow's Ann. Loviers in his passage thence. And upon that Insurrection of the Norm [...]ns, (marchingPolyd Virg p 483 with the Earl of Aruudel) vanquisht Polyd Virg p 483 them, having thenthe commandHolinsh p. 609. b. n. [...]0. of six thou­sand Archers, and thirteen hundred Horse.

In 12 H. 6. upon the death of Ioane, Dutch­ess of Yorke, Widdow of Sir Henry Bromflet Knight, he beingRot [...]in. 12 H 6 m. 6. then in the Wars of France, and doing his Homage, had LiveryRot [...]in. 12 H 6 m. 6. of the Lands, which she held in Dower, from William Lord Willoughby, his Father, whose WifeRot [...]in. 12 H 6 m. 6. she formerly had been; and in 13 H. 6. besides of his own Retinue, twenty Men at Arms, and sixty Archers, with which by Indenture,Fx autogr. p [...]n [...]s [...]. he covenanted to serve the King; he commanded [...]x autogr. p [...]n [...]s [...] all those which were reteinedRot [...] H 6 m [...] by Sir Bertine Entervesall Knight, and joynedH. [...] p. 611. b n. [...]0. with the Lords Talbot and Seales, in taking the Towns of St. Dennis, and Pontois.

After the Duke of Bedfords death, Edmund Duke of Somerset, and Richard Duke of Yorke, being madePolyd. Virg. 486. n. 20. Generals of the English For­ces in those parts; the French recovering strength, he was sentPolyd. Virg. 486. n. 20. to Paris, for the defence of that City; which through the assistance from the Duke of Burgundy, was BesiegedIb n. 30. & 40.. Where­upon, having noIb supply, he was constrained Ib to render it, (after it had been fifteen years in the possession of the English) and thence marcht Ib to R [...]an.

In 20 H. 6. he gave BattleIb. 490 n. 10. & 20. to the French near Amiens; and being victorious, returned Ib. 490 n. 10. & 20. with great Booty to Roan. In which year he was madeEx Coll. R. Gl S Master of the Kings Hart-Hounds, and sentHolinsh p. 619. a. n. 10. by Richard Duke of Yorke, (then Regent of France) into Anjou, where he made great spoil.

This Robert Lord Willoughby took to Wife Pat. 34 H. 6. m. 21. Maud the Cosin and Co-heir to Raphe Lord Cromwell: and having been summonedClaus. de insd. ann in dorso. to Par­liament, from 12 H. 4. to 29 H. 6. departed Esc. 30. H. 6 n. 11. this life, upon the Festival of St. Iames, the Apostle, 30 H. 6. being then seisedEsc. 30. H. 6 n. 11. of the Man­nor of Plesley, in Com. Derb. and of the Man­nors of Hoggesthorpe, Wylughby, Eresby, Ingoldmels, Spillesby, Hundelby, Tof­te, juxta Boston, Heptoft-Hall, Stepyng-magna, and Hamby, in Com. Linc. leaving Esc. 30. H. 6 n. 11. Ioane, the Wife of Sir Richard Welles Knight, his Daughter and Heir, twenty seven years of age.

Having thus finisht my discourse of this vali­ant and expert Souldier, I shall take leave to add, what an old Poet hath saidEx Coll R. Gl S. ut supra. of this Noble Fami­ly, and especially of him.

O Holy St. George, O very Champion!
O undefyled and most holy Knight!
O gemme of Chivalry! O very Emeraud stone!
O Load-star of Loyalty, O Diamond most qwyght!
O Saphir of sadness, O Ruby of most right!
O very Carbuncle, O thow Mantase of Ynde,
Graunt me thy helpe, thy comfort for to find.
I meane to be mediator unto thy great Captain,
Which is the King of the celestial Paradyse;
So that I may my Heart and Will constrayne,
Of mine old Ancestors to follow the gyse;
And things of rirght ever to enterprise;
God for to serve; the King ever in like case,
My time to spend in Fayth, Peace, Truth, and Grace.
For, with the Conquest, prov'd by old Evidence,
Sir John de Willughby the valiant Chivalier,
[Page 86]Did here inhabite, this is sooth sentence,
Wh [...]se Arms was Azure, an Hermite sable cleere:
His life in rest continued many a year,
Holy St. George grant me to do the same,
Encrease of Honor devoid of sin and shame.
Of his Descent, and of his Worthiness,
The Armes of Israel his very habitude,
De nostre Dame; saving the difference
With Armes of Honor, Ve [...]enge the Pyakill;
By Grace, Hardines, Strength, and Mirakyll,
A Bugle was s [...]ain by myne old ancestry,
Whose Head powdred Hermyn bears yet memory.
In later days one Willughby, a true Knight,
Was in Barbary and made discomforture
There of the King; and took him through his might,
Whose name was Cane, of whom he made rekevyn,
And with his ransome he did himself enewyn
To build Barbican without Creplegate,
Through help of St. George, he was so fortunate.
Of my old ancestors by helpe of Goddes might,
By reason of Marriage, and lineal Descent,
A Sarasyn King discumfyt was in Fight.
Whose Head my Crest shall ever be present.
Holy St. George, with faythfull true intent,
Exalt myne Honor, devoyd all enmmytie,
To follow the old in Truth and Loyaltie.
In Agincourt with King Henry the fifte
Ld. Robert de Willughby did Acts of grete Honour;
Six against one; but with his Deeds swift
He wan the Gre; a Mayde was called therefore
The Mayd of England in France for evermore,
Holy St. George b [...] meane that he may stye
To syng the Sanctus with the Hierarchy.
Now holy St. George, myne only avower,
In whom I trust for my protection;
O very Chevalier of the stourished Flower
By whose Hands thy Sword and Shield hast wone,
Be mediator, that she may to her Sone
Cause me to heare R [...]x splendens songen on hye,
Before the Trinitye, when that I shall dye.

A word now of Maud, the last Wife of this Ro­b [...]rt Lord Willughby; who surviving him, had thereupon the Kings Precept, [...] to the Sheriff of Lincolnshire, for assignation of her Dowrie.

This Maud, afterwards became the Wife [...] of Sir Thomas Nevill Knight, a younger [...] Son to Ri­chard Earl of Salisbury: and upon the Impri­sonment [...] of the same Sir Thomas, in 38 H. 6. (whose Lands and Goods were seised [...] into the Kings hands, for his rebellious actings) found so much favor, as that she had an assignation [...] of two hundred pounds per annum, out of those which were of her own Dowrie.

By her Testament,Horne qu 17 bearing date 18 Iulii, An. 1497. (12 H. 7.) she bequeathed her Bo­dy to be buried in the Church of the Colledge of [...]atshail, before the high Altar, on the right hand of her Uncle Raphe Lord Cromwell, under a stone, there ready provided by her, for the same; appointing, that if she should dye in the Parish of Ta [...]shal, her Solemn Obsequies (ex­cept Burial) should be done in that Church: and accordingly lyeth there with this Epitaph upon [...] Tomb-stone;

[...] Matilda, nuper domina [...] Roberti domini de [...] & hares illustris domini Radulphi nuper domini Cromwell militis, fundatoris hujus collegii; quae obiit 30 die Augusti, An. Dom. MCCCCXCVII. cujus animae propitietur Deus, Amen.

¶The Issue Male of the principal branch of this noble Family, being thus extinct; Sir Ro­bertRobert.Willughby Knight, SonEx Coll. R. Gl S. of Thomas, (by Ioane his Wife, DaughterEsc. 5. E. 4. n. 35. of Sir Richard Arun­dell Knight) a younger Brother to this last Ro­bert Lord Willughby, became the next Heir Male; and diedIbid. 30 Maii, 5 E. 4. being then seised Ibid. of the Mannor of [...]raundon, in Com. War. Wichampton, in Com. Dorset. Bredfeld, Sogenho, Wodbrigg, Wykes-Vfford, Combes, Ufford, Benge, Parham, Bau­deseye, Ketilberghe, and Wyndervile; as also of the Hundred of Staunford, in Com. Suff. and of the Mannor of Ronghton, in Com. Norff. leavingIbid. Sir Robert Willughby Knight, his Son and Heir, sixteen years of age, [which Sir Robert, Robert. was also foundIbid. Cousin and Heir to Ali­anore, the other Daughter of Sir Richard Arundell Knight, his Mothers Sister, who died without Issue] Cecilie his Wife, DaughterEsc. 20 E. 4. n. 14. of Leo Lord Welles, surviving.

But this last mentioned Sir Robert Willughby, enjoyed his Inheritance not long; for upon the twenty fourth of March, 7 E. 4. he departedEsc. 7. E. 4. n. 37. this life, being then within age, leavingEsc. 7. E. 4. n. 37. Chri­stopher, his Brother and Heir, fourteen years old.

Which Christopher, Christopher in 14 E. 4. making proof of his age, had LiveryClaus. 14. E. 4. m. 18. of his Lands, his Ho­mage being respited:Claus. 14. E. 4. m. 18. and by his Testament Horne qu. 35. bearing date 1 Nov. An. 1498. (14 H. 7.) appointed, that his Body should be buried in the Church of the Nuns at Campsey, in Com. Suff. before the high Altar, where his Father lay inter­red; bequeathing to the Prioress there, twenty pounds. To every of the old Nuns, six shillings and eight pence. To each of the young Nuns, three shillings and four pence. To the Master of the Chantry there, forty shillings. To every Priest there, to sing Mass of Requiem, and Diri­ge, in the Quire for his Soul, ten shillings. For the making another Tombe, for Robert late Lord Willughby, (his Uncle) at Metyngham, ten Marks: and to William Willughby, his eldest Son; or to him, who after his death should be his Heir, half his Plate and Jewels. The Probate whereof bears date 13 Iulii, An. 1499.

This Chri [...]topher had also twoEx Coll. R. Gl. S. other Sons; Charles and Thomas. Which Thomas, being an industrious Student in the Common Laws of this Realm, was advancedOrig Judie, p. 8 [...] in Chron. to the State and degree of a Serjeant at Law, in Trin. Term. 13 H. 8. And to beIb. p. 83. the Kings Serjeant 28 Apr. 22 H. 8. Likewise one of the JusticesIb. p. 84. of the Court of Common-Pleas, 9 Oct. 29 H. 8. from whom Sir Percinal Wil [...]ughby Knight, late of Wollaton, in Com. Nott. and Middleton, in Com. Warr. by the Marriage of the eldest Daughter and Co-heir to Sir Francis Wil [...]ughby Knight, did line­ally descend.

But I return to William, Son and Heir of Christopher.

This William, William. in 19 H. 7. had a special Live­ry Pat. 19. H. 7. p. 2. of his Fathers Lands. And at length, by the failer of of Issue Male of the Lord Welles, came to bePat. 24 H. 7. p. 1. one of his Co-heirs; Cecilie his Mother, being one of the Daughters of Leo Lord Welles, [Page 87] [whose Grandson Robert Lord Welles, dying without Issue, left Ioane his Sister and Heir, Married to Richard Hastings Esquire, as I have elsewhere shewed.]

Whereupon, in 14 H. 7. the Lord Welles his Lands being then sharedIbid. amongst those Co-heirs; this William had LiveryIbid. of the Mannors of Sayns-Park Hall, and Hem [...]ales, in Theydon-Ge [...]on: as also of the Mannor of Ma­deley, in I [...]ping, in Com. Essex. for his pur­party. And in 3 H. 8. a War beingHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 20. then de­signed with France, on the behalf of Ferdinand, King of Arragon, and Thomas Grey, Marquess Dorset, constituted General of the English Army, he accompanyingHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 20. him in that Expe­dition, arrived at [...], a Port of [...], with purpose to invade Guyen.

After this, in 5 H. 8. after the taking of The­rouene, beingS [...]ow's An [...]. with the King at the Siege of Tournay; upon the yeilding thereof, accompa­nyed with the Lords L'isle and Bergavenny, and six hundred Men, he entredStow's An [...]. that City, by the Kings appointment.

By his Testament, [...]ankyn qu. [...]. bearing date 4 Maii, 18 H. 8. he appointed his Body to be buried in the Col­legiate-Church of Spiles [...]y; and to the Church of Parham, for his Tithes and Offerings neg­ligently forgotten, bequeathed four pounds.

Appointing, that the Lady Mary (Salines) his Wife (a Spaniard, who had been a Maid of Honor to Queen Catherine, first Wife of King H. 8.) should have and enjoy, for term of her life, his Mannors and Lordships of Hellow, Abye, Swabye, UUelles, Alforde, Par­teney, and Thed [...]lthorpe, in Com. Linc. UUal­cote, UUheatacre, and UUheatacre-Bur­rough, in Com. Norff. Ufford, Bredfelde, Sogennowe, UUinderfelde, UUood­ [...]ridge, O [...]ford, UUykes Vfford, and Cam­bys, in Com. Suff. according to the Covenants of Marriage made betwixt her and him. And as to the residue of all his other Mannors, viz. Eresby, [...], Toynton, Willough­by, Steping, the great Hanby, Ful [...]stowe-Beke, Fullistowe-Arsick, Saf [...]et Haven, [...]okerington; Fris [...]eney, Yngolmells, Westerkele, Stykford, Ratheby, Skyr­be [...]; the T [...]lle in Boston; Dubledike, in Gosberkirke, otherwise called Gosberton, and Pinchebeke, in Com. Linc. Rowton, in Com. Norff. and Parham, in Com. Suff. Also the reversion of his Mannors of Egefelde, in Com. Norff and Wes [...]ringe, in Com. Linc. after the decease of his Brother Iohn Willughby, and Cecilie his Wife: with the reversion of his Man­nor of Ba [...]es [...]y, in Com. Suff. after the de­cease of his Brother George Willughby, and Ana­stace his Wife: Likewise that his Mannors of Orby, Brugh, Hoggisthorp, Skidbrok, Be [...]cheforth, and Folteby, in Com. Linc. should go to the performance of his Will. And after the decease of Thomas Willughby, and Bridget his Wife, and the Heirs Male of his Body, law­fully begotten, that the Mannor of Brandon, in Com. War. should remain for performance of his Will, and payment of his Debts.

Furthermore, that a Tombe should be set up, For himself and his Wife, at Spillesby-Col­ledge; and another at Me [...]ingham, for the late Lord Willoughby, (Sir Robert) his nigh Kinsman. And that there should be bestowed upon his Burial, in all charges, viz. Black Gowns, the Dole, the Herse, the Dinner, and carriage of his Corps to Spillesby, two hundred pounds Sterling. Also, that the Chantry of Sp [...]es­by should have to the building of it, and the Church, two hundred pounds in Sterling Money, in recompence of the Lead that he had there. And six pounds a year, to find a Priest to sing for himself, his Wife, his Father, Mother, and Children, and good Friends, as also four pounds for an Obit every year, for himself, for ninty nine years.

This William Lord Willughby, being at the Siege of Tournay, in 5 H. 8. wasHolings [...]. 824. a. n. 20. associa­ted with the Vicount L'isle (id est Charls Bran­don) for the defence of the Ordnance, with their Bands, and wasIb b. n. 20. one of the chief of those Commanders, which entred that City, upon the render thereof▪ He had SummonsEx Rot pe­n [...]s Cler. de le Pettibag. to Parlia­ment, in 1. 3. and 6 H. 8. and departing [...] 11. in offic. Arm. 113 b. this life, at [...], in Com. Suff. 19 Oct. 17 H. 8. was buried [...] 11. in offic. Arm. 113 b. in the Collegiate Church of Met [...]ngham, in the same County, leaving IssuePat 20. H. 8. p. 1. one sole Daughter his Heir, named Ca­therine, whose Wardship in 20 H. 8. Charles Brandon, then Duke of Suff [...]k, obtainedPat 20. H. 8. p. 1.. Which Catherine, making proof of her age, in 26 H. 8. had LiveryEsc. 26 H. 8. n. 10 [...]. of the Lands of her In­heritance; and afterward became the fourth Wife Catal of Nob by R. B. of that great Duke, but without any Issue, sur­viving; afterwards MarriedCatal of Nob by R. B. to Richard Bar­tue Esquire, of whose Descendants I shall speak in their proper place.

Willoughby, Lord Brooke.

I Come now to Sir Robert Robert. Willoughby Knight, SonE [...] Coll. R. Gl [...] Videses eti­am Rot. [...]in 19. B. 4. m. 5. and Heir of Iohn Willoughby, (a young­er Branch of the Family of Eresby) and Anne his Wife, one of the Daughters and Co-heirs of Sir Edmund Cheney of [...], in Com. Wilts. Knight, by Alice his Wife, Daughter E [...] Coll. R. Gl [...] Videses eti­am Rot. [...]in. 19. B. 4. m. 5. and Heir of Sir Humphrey Stafford of Hoke Knight, and GrandsonE [...] Coll. R. Gl [...] Videses eti­am Rot. [...]in. 19. B. 4. m. 5. to Thomas a younger Son to Robert Lord Willoughby, and Elizabeth his Wife. Sister and Heir to Iohn Nevill, Lord La­timer.

This Sir Robert Willoughby, MarriedRot. [...]in. 15. E. 4. m. 9. Blanch, one of the Daughters and Heirs of Robert Cham­pernon Esquire; and (having IssueIbid. by her) doing his Homage, had LiveryIbid. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

In 1 R. 3. bearing an hearty affection to Hen­ry Earl of Richmund, he was one of those, who rosePolyd. Virg. p. 552. n. 2 [...]. in Armes on his behalf, against King Richard. And when he discerned,Polyd. Virg. p. 552. n. 1 [...]. that the Duke of Buckingham, (who was the princi­pal person in that Insurrection) did miscarry in his attempt, he fledPolyd. Virg. p. 552. n. 1 [...]. into Britanny, with Thomas Marquess Dorset, and others, re­serving himself for a fitter opportunity, which within a short time after happened. For return­ing with that Earl, he became a succesful sharer in the benefit of his great Victory at Bosworth-Field, King Richard being there slain. Where­upon, as a person of much trust (the Earl of Richmund, then assuming the Title of King, by the Name of Henry the Seventh) he was by him sent [...] into Yorkshire, to suppress any Tu­mult, [Page 88] which might be made in those parts: and to bring with him from Shiriff-Hoton Castle, Edward Earl of Warwick, Son and Heir to George Duke of Clarence, (a youth of about fifteen years of age) whom King Richard had cau­sed to be there kept Prisoner. Soon after which, in consideration of his especial Services, and sin­gular Fidelity, he was advanced [...]. p. 566. n. 20. to the Digni­ty of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Brooke, by reason of his residence at Brooke, (near Westbury) in Wiltshire, so called from that little Torrent running there.

Moreover, being an expert Souldier, in 4 H. 7. he was madeIb. p. 57 [...]. Ex autogr penès Cler. Pell. Captain General of those For­ces, then sent in aid of the Duke of Britanny against the French: and in 5 H. 7. reteinedEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King in his Fleet at Sea, towards Bri­tanny, with four Knights, twenty six Men at Arms, and nine hundred and seventy Archers, for the space of three Months. In 8 H. 7. being constitutedPat. 8. H 7. p. 1 m. 3. Marshal of the English-Army, then sent into France; wherein the King him­self was, he attendedStow's Ann. him, at the Siege of [...] ­loine. And in 12 H 7. upon the Cornish-Mens Insurrection, wasPolyd. Virg. q. 605. n. 30. one of the Chief Commanders, in the Army raised for the suppressing them.

Having been summonedClaus. de eodem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, in 11 and 12 H. 7. by his TestamentBlamy [...] qu. 19. bearing date 19 Aug. An. 1502. (17 H. 7.) he bequeathed his Body to be Buried in the Church of that Pa­rish, wherein he should happen to dye: appoint­ing, that part of the Issues and Profits of M [...] ­ton, and Kelmesham, &c. in the County of UUorcester, and the Mannors of Helpring­ham, Thorpe-Latimer, Skredyngton, Hec­kington, Ledynghall, and Swynehed, in Com. Linc. (then lately belonging to Richard Lord Latimer) should be employed for the space of twenty years, next after his decease▪ to the find­ing of a Priest, to sing in the Parish-Church of Hoke, in Com. Dors. for that term, taking for his Salary every year ten Marks, and to the Re­lief of fourteen poor Men and Women, by the space of the said twenty years, to pray for his Soul; as also for the Soul of Blanch his Wife, and the Souls of his Father and Mother.

After which, ere long, he departed this life; for the Probate of that his Testament, beareth date upon the twenty fifth of December next en­suing.

To whom succeeded Robert Robert. his Son and Heir, who, in 22 H. 7. obtained from the King a GrantPat. 22. H. 7. p. 1. in Fee, of the Mannor of Trethewe, in Com. Cornub. also of all the Lands in Trethewe, which did belong to Henry Bodrigan: and in 3 H. 8. wasHerb. Hist [...] of H. 8. p. 30. Stow's Ann. one of the chief Commanders of those Forces, then sent into Biscay, on the behalf of Ferdinand, King of Arragon, against the French, with design to invade Guyen.

This Robert, having MarriedEsc. 16. H. 8. n. 3. Elizabeth, the eldest of the three Daughters and Co-heirs to Sir Richard Beauchamp of Powick, in Com. Wi­gorn, and of Alcester, in com. War. Knight; on whom he begot a Son called Edward: had Esc. 16. H. 8. n. 3. in her right the Mannor of Alcester, within which, the principal seat is called Beauchamp's-Court. He afterward Marryed [...]. Coll. R Gl. S. a second Wife, viz. D [...]rothie, Daughter of Thomas Grey, Mar­quess Dorset; by whom he had Issue [...]. Coll. R Gl. S. two Sons, Henry and William, who died of the Sweat­ing Sickness: and two Daughters, Elizabeth, Married to Iohn Pawlet, Marquess of UUin­chester; and Anne to Charles Blount, Son and Heir to William Lord Montjoy. And by his Te­stament, [...] bearing date 1 Oct. An. 1521. (13 H. 8.) bequeathed his Body to be Buried in the Hospital called the Savoy, in the Suburbs of London, before the Image of St. Iohn Baptist; appointing, that a Priest of honest conversation should be provided, to sing and pray for his Soul, as also for his Wives Soul, and all his Ancestors Souls for ever, in the place where he should be buried, taking for his yearly Salary, seven pounds. To his Bastard-Sons, William and George, when they should arrive to the age of twenty four years, each of them sixty six pounds, thirteen shillings and four pence, for their promotion and living. To Margaret his Bastard Daughter, when she should come to eighteen years of age, sixty six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence. And to his Son Henry, all his Harness, Bowes, Arrows, and all other his Weapons defensive, to the in­tent he should be therewith ready to serve his Prince, in time of need. And departingHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 123. this life shortly after, by a Pestilential air, 10 Nov. 13 H. 8. was buriedTashe qu. 20 in the Church of Bere-Ferrers; leavingEsc. 16. H. 8. n. 3. Elizabeth, Anne, and Blanch, his Cosins and next Heirs, viz. Esc. 16. H. 8. n. 3. Daughters of Edward his eldest Son, who died in his life time, by Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter of Richard Nevill, Lord Latim [...]r.

Of which Daughters, Elizabeth was Married Ex Coll. H. Ferrers arm. to Fulke Grevill, a younger Son to Sir Edward Grevill, of M [...]cote, in Com. War. Knight; Anne, diedEx Coll. H. Ferrers arm. a Maid, and Blanch, Ex Coll. H. Ferrers arm. to Sir Fran­cis Dautrey Knight, who died Issuless: Dorothy his Wife surviving, who afterwards marriedTashe, u [...] supra. to William Blount Lord Montjoy.

Willoughby of Parham.

IN 1 E. 6. Sir WilliamWilliamWilloughby Knight, SonEx ejus­dem Fami­liae stem­mate. and Heir to Christopher Willoughby of Parham, in Com. Suff. (a youngerEx ejus­dem Fami­liae stem­mate. Son to Christopher Lord Willoughby of Eresby) by Ex ejus­dem Fami­liae stem­mate. Elizabeth, Wife of the said Christopher, Daugh­ter of Sir George Talbois Knight, being created Pat. 1. E. 6. p. 6. m. 19. Lord Willoughby of Parham, 20 Feb. 1 E. 6. by reasonLife of E. 6. by Sir John Hayw. p. 6. that King Henry the Eighth did design that Honor to him, was in 4 E. 6. made Pat. 4. E. 6. p. 8. Lieutenant of Calais, and the Marches ad­jacent.

This William, in 12 Eliz. upon that Insur­rection Annal. Eliz. pe [...] Ca [...]d. in the North, by the Earls of Nor­thumberland and Westmorland, marcht Annal. Eliz. pe [...] Ca [...]d. with the Earl of Sussex, (then President of the North) against them. And having Married, Ex praef. stemmate. to his first Wife, Elizabeth the Daughter and Heir to Sir Thomas Heneage Knight, by whom he had IssueEx praef. stemmate. Charles, Charles. his Son and Heir: by his TestamentMartin qu. 25. bearing date at Doncaster, 10 Dec. An. 1569. (16 Eliz.) bequeathed his Body to be buried at Parham, and died in An. 1574. as may seem by the Probate thereof, leave­ing Margaret Vicountesse Hereford, his second Wife, survivingMartin qu. 25.

Which Charles, succeeding him in his Lands and Honor, took to Wife [...]. of Nob. by [...]. Margaret the Daugh­ter of Edward Earl of Lincolne, by whom he [Page 89] had issue [...] two sons; William, who died in his life-time and Sir Ambrose Willoughby Knight: and [...] three daughters; Anne, Married to Sir William Pelham of Brokelsby, in Com. Linc. Knight; Mary to ... and Catherine to Sir Iohn Savile of Howley, in Com. Ebor. Knight.

Which William, William. by [...] Elizabeth his wife, daugh­ter and heir of Sir Christopher Hilliard Knight, had issue [...] two sons; William (who succeeded him in his Honor) and Sir Thomas Willoughby Knight: and three daughters; Catherine, Married to Io­seph Godfrey of Thunnock, in Com. ... Es­quire; Mary, to William Booth; and Elizabeth to William Hickman of Gaynesborough, in Com. Linc. Esquire. Which William, his eldest son, took to WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Frances, daughter to Iohn Earl of Rutland: and by her had issue two sons, Fran­cis his son and heir, and William: and two daugh­ters; viz. Frances, Married to Sir Bulstrode Whit­lock of Chilton, in Com. Wiltes. Knight, and Elizabeth, who died unmarried.

Which Francis, Francis. succeeding him in his honor, Mar­ried Elizabeth one of the daughters and coheirs to Sir Edward Cecill Knight, Vicount Wimbleton: and by her had issue one son, called William, who died young; and three daughters; viz. Diana, Married to Heneage Earl of Winchelsey, Fran­ces to William Lord Brereton of Laghlin in Ire­land; and Elizabeth to Roger Iones Vicount Ra­nellagh in that Realm.

To whom succeeded in his Honors William William. his Brother, who Married Anne daughter of Sir Phi­lip Carey Knight, by whom he had issue seven sons; George his son and successor in that honor, Henry and William who died unmarried, Iohn yet living, Iames and Carey dead, and Charles; and five daughters; Frances Married to Sir Iohn Har­pur of Swarkeston, in Com. Derb. Knight. Elizabeth died unmarried; Anne wedded to Sir Iohn Harpur of Calke, in Com. Derb. Baronet. Mary died unmarried; and Katherine yet li­ving.

Which William Lord Willougby died in the Barbados, and was buried at Naith, in Com. Linc. George George. Lord Willoughby his son, Married E­lizabeth daughter and coheir to Henry Fienes, ali­as Clinton, Esquire; by whom he had issue Iohn: (now Lord Willoughby) and departing this life at Naith, in An. 1674. was there buried.

St. Maur.
[8 Edw. 2.]

OF this Family, the first I find mention, is Milo Milo. de St. Maur; who, is 18 Ioh. tookClaus. 18 Joh. m. 1. part with the rebellious Barons, against that King. The next is GeffreyGeffrey.de St. Maur, who MarriedPat. 22 H. 3. m. 5. the daughter and heir of William de Rughdon.

After this, of LaurenceLaurence.de St. Maur; which Laurence, in 11 Edw. 1. obtain'd a GrantCart. 11 E. 1. n. 7. for a Market, upon the Thursday every Week, at his Mannor of Rode, in Com. Somers. and a Fair there yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Margaret the Virgin: and, departingRot. Fin. 24 E. 1. m. 14. this life in 24 Edw. 1. left Nicholas, Nicholas. his son and heir; who, doing his homage, had LiveryIbid. of his Lands.

This Nicholas was in all those Expeditions which were made into Scotland, inRot. Scoc. 27 [...]. 1. m. 17. 27. 29, Rot. Scoc. 29 E. 1. m. 5. andRot Scoc. 31 B. 1 m. 12. 31 Edw. 1. and in 34 Edw. 1. served a­gain there; being inRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. the retinue of Henry de Lancaster, the younger son to Edmund Crouch­back Earl of Lancaster: and MarriedEsc. 7 [...]. 2. n. 36. Helen, the eldest of the three daughters and coheirs to Alan la Zouche of Ashby, in Com. Leic. having for her PurpartieRot. Fin. 8 E. 2. m. 21. of the Lands, whereof the said Alan died seized, the Mannor of North-Molton, in Com. Devon. and Moietie of the Mannor of Ga­tesden, in Com. Hertf. He had likewise summons Rot. Scoc. [...]. 2. in dor­so, m. 9. to repair unto New-castle upon Tine, on the Festival of our Ladies Assumption, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. And, having been summon'dClaus de eo­dem anno, in dorso. to Parli­ament in 8 Edw. 2. only, diedEsc. 10 E. a. n. 59. in 10 of that King's Reign, being then seisedEsc. 10. E. a. n. 59. of certain Lands in Bassingburne, in Com. Cantabr. as also of certain Lands in Hampton-Meysi, in Com. Gloc. of the Inheritance of Eve de Meysi, some­time his Wife. Likewise of the Mannor of Polton, juxta Crekelade, with the Advow­son of the Church, and Mannor of Eton-Meysy, in Com. Wilts. and of the Mannor of Nor­tham. in Com. Devon. of the Inheritance of Elen his Wife, then surviving; leavingEsc. 10 E. a. n. 59. Thomas Thomas. his son and heir nine years of age. Which Elen, afterwards became the WifeClaus. [...]. 2. m. 23. of Alan de Cher­leton.

But of this Thomas I have not seen any more, than that he FoundedMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 8 [...]6. b. 31. the Little Priory at Pulton, in Com. Wiltes. annexing it, as a Cell, to that of Semplingham, in Com. Linc.

To whom succeeded Sir NicholasNicholas.de St. Maur Knight. Which Sir Nicholas, in 21 Edw. 3. be­ing in the Wars of France, wasRot. Fin. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 1. of the Retinue with Maurice de Berkley: and, again, in 33 E. 3. of the retinueRot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. m. 5. with Thomas de Holand: And, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd ann in dorso. to Parliament, from 25 to 34 Edw. 3. departedEsc. 35. [...]. 3 p. 2. n. 52. this life on Friday, next after the Assumption of our Lady, in 35 Edw. 3. being seisedEsc. 35 [...]. 3. p. 2. n. 52. of the Mannors of North-Molto [...], in Com. Devon. Eton-Meysy, and Wittenham, in Com. Wiltes. and of the Mannors of Win [...]rid-Egle, in Com. Dorset; Caste [...]-Cary; Nershe; North-Barwe; South-Barwe; Rode, Cors­combe, [...]restelege, Blakeford, Brogh­ton; and the Borough of Wincaulton, in Com. Somerset, leaving issue, by Nuriel, his Wife,Ex c [...]ll. [...]. Gl. S. daugh­ter and heir to Iames, son and heir to Richard Lord Lovel, Nicholas Esc. ut supra. his son and heir, nine years of age; who diedEx coll. R. Gl. S. in his Minority; whereupon, Richard his brother succeededEx. coll. R. Gl. S. him.

Which Richard, Richard. in 10 R. 2. wasRot. Franc. 10 R. 2. m. 13. in the Wars of France, and of the retinue with Richard Earl of Ardundel, Admiral of England. This Richard de St. Maur MarriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Ela, the daughter and cohei [...] of Sir Iohn St. Lo Knight: and, ha­ving been summon'dClaus. de iis [...]. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 4 R. 2. till 2 H. 4. inclusive, died [...]sc. 2 H. 4. n. 55. 15 Maii, the same year, being seised [...]sc. 2 H. 4. n. 55. of the Mannors of Wine­fride-Egle, in Com. Dorset. Whittenham, Langenham, Hulpringham; the fourth part of the Mannor of Immere, the third part of the Mannor of Lokynton; as also of the Man­nor of Westbury, with the Moietie of the Hun­dred, in Com. Wilts. Likewise of the Mannor of North-Molton, in Com. Devon. Hampton-Mey [...]y; [Page 90] [...], Bradeston, and Styntescombe, in Com. Glo [...]. Castel Cary, Mershe, Brok­ton; Rode, Stoke, Hallowe, Presteley, [...], and Borough of Wincaulton, in Com. Somerset. leavingIbid. Richard, Richard. his son and heir Twenty three yeares of age; with two [...] col. R. Gl. S. other sons, Iohn and Nicholas.

Which Richard, in 22 R. 2. wentPat. 22 R. 2. p 1. m. 3. into Ire­land, with Thomas Duke of Surrey, then Lieu­tenant of that Realm: and, in 3 Hen. 4. wasRot. Franc. 3 H. 4. m. 11. in the Wars of France. And, having been sum­mon'd Claus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 3 to 8 Hen. 4, de­parted Lib. cedul. 10 H. 4. P. 106. this life in 10 Hen. 4. leaving Alice Rot. [...]in. 10 H. 4. m. 5. his daughter and heir, then in Minority; and Mary his Wife surviving. Which Mary and thereupon for her Dowrie, an assignationClaus. 10 H. [...] 4. m. 15. of the Mannors of Rode, and Winfrid-Egle; as also of the Mannor of Shepton-Montagu, in Com. Somerset. and License to Marry Hugh Mor­timer Esquire.

Shortly after this, El [...] the Widow of Sir Ri­chard de St. Maur the elder, by her Testament Arundel, vol. 2. f. 43. b. bearing date 28 Nov. An. 1409. (11 H. 4.) be­queath'd her Body to be buried in the New Chap­pel of [...]-Priorie, next to the Grave of the said Sir Richard St. Maur, her husband; and gave to her son Nicholas Twenty pounds. Likewise to her son Iohn, a set of Bedes, of Coral, garnished with Gold and departed [...] this life the same year; leaving [...] Iohn her son, her heir-male; and the before specified Alice, her Grand-daugh­ter, her heir-female, viz. daughter and heir to Richard her eldest son, who deceased in her life­time.

Upon proofEsc. 2 H. 6. of the age of which Alice, in 2 Hen. 6. it did appear, that she was born in the House of Thomas Cressy, Citizen and Mercer of London, in the Parish of St. Laurence, in Crip­plegate-Ward, in that City; upon the Twenty-fourth day of Iuly, 10 H. 4. and Baptized in the Church of St. Laurence. As also, that she be­came the WifeClaus. 2 H. [...]. m. 12. of Sir William le Zouche Knight, who, performing his [...]calty, at that time, had Livery of the Lands of her Inheritance.

Norwich.
[8 Edw. 2.]

THe first of this Name, of whom I have seen mention, is Geffrey G [...]ffrey. de Norwich; who, in 14 Ioh. did partakeYpod. Neust. p. 53. n. 50. with Ro­bert Fitzwalter, in his rebellious actings against that King, whereupon he was committed to pri­son.

From whom descended (I presume) Walter Walter. de [...], who in 5 E. 2. was made [...] one of the Barons of the King's Exchequer; and at that time obtain'd a Charter [...] for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands, at Crouchestoke, [...], Gunton-Magna, Crelsing­ham, and East- [...] in Com. Norff. Bran­ [...]eld, [...], UUalpoler, Shepe­medwe, UUeston, and Horingwell, in Com. Suff. as also in Sk [...]dington, and Burton, [...] and Hoddesdon, in Com. [...]

This Walter had Summons [...] to Parliament in 8 E. 2. but no more: And, in 9 E. 2. in conside­ration Rot. [...]n 9 [...]. 2. m. 11 of his good services, done and to be done; as also, for Fifty Marks in Money, paid to the Exchequer, obtain'd a GrantRot. [...]n. 9 [...]. 2. m. 11 of the Marri­age of Roger, the son and heir of Iohn Huse, Co­sin and heir to Iohn de Berewick. Moreover, in 13 Edw. 2. he was madeClaus 13 E. 2. m. 15. Treasurer of the Ex­chequer: and, in 14 E. 2. obtain'd the King's License,Cart. 14 E. 2. n. 13. for a Fair, at his Mannor of Lings, in Com. Norff. upon the Eve and Day of St. Mar­garet, and two dayes following (besides that Fair, which he had there before, upon the Fe­stival of St. Edmund the Martyr.) Also a Grant Ib. n. 27. of the Mannors of Dalham, and Brade­feld; with the Advouson of the Church of Dalham, in Com. Suff. to hold in Fee-ferme, for the Rent of Forty pounds per annum to the Exchequer.

In 15 E. 2. at the instancePat. 15 E. 2. p. 1. m. 19. of Walter, Bishop of Exeter, he was again madePat. 15 E. 2. p. 1. m. 19. Treasurer of the Exchequer. And, in 16 E. 2. Lieutenant Claus. [...]. 6 E. 2. m. 20. to the same Walter, at that time Treasurer, du­ring his recess upon his own affaires: And de­parted T. Wals [...]. 110. n. 10. this life in 2 E. 3.

To whom succeeded Sir IohnIohnde Norwich Knight. Which Sir Iohn in 8 E. 3. obtain'd Li­cense Cart. [...]. E. [...]. n. 31. for a Market every week upon the Friday, at Great Nassingham in Com. Norff. And for a Fair yearly, upon the Eve and Day of the Apostles Simon and Iude. In 9 E. 3. this Sir Iohn wasRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 28. in the Wars of Scotland; and, in 11 E. 3. inRot. Vasc. 11 E. 3. m. 1 [...]. those of Gascoine; by reason whereof he had respiteClaus. 11 E. 3. p. 2. in dorso, m. 21 for payment of his Debts, until the Festival of St. Peter ad vincula, next ensuing. And, in 12 E. 3. in farther considera­tion Claus. 12. E. 3. p. 2. m. 1. of his services, had an allowanceClaus. 12. E. 3. p. 2. m. 1. of Six­ty pounds fourteen shillings, of the surplusage of what was due to him, from the time he had been Admiral of the whole Fleet to the Northwards: In which year he was againRot. Vasc [...] 12 E. 3. m. 2 in the Wars of Gascoin [...]. And, by reasonRot. Vasc. 13 E. 3. m. 10. of his great ser­vices there in 13 E. 3. had a grantRot. Vasc. 13 E. 3. m 10. of Fifty Marks per annum to be paid out of the Exche­quer, until provision of Lands equivalent, should be made, in some fit place for him.

In 17 E. 3. he had LicensePat. 17 [...]. 3 [...]. p. 2. m. 34. to make Castles of his Houses at Metyngham, in Com. Suff. Also of those at Blackworth, and Lyng, in Com. Norff. And, in 18 E. 3. was againRot. Franc. 18 E. 3. m. 19. in the wars of France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 19. E. 3. m. 15. 19 E. 3. being then of the retinue with Henry de Lancaster Earl of Derby. In 21 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 6. also in those wars. And, in 24 E. 3. obtained LicenseWeevers [...]un. Mon. p. 865. to Found a Chantry in the Church of Raveningham, in the Diocess of Norwich, consisting of one Ma­ster and eight Priests, to the honor of the blessed Virgin, St. Andrew the Apostle, and All-Saints; to Celebrate Divine Service, for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of Margaret his Wife, &c. In 31 E. 3. he had another CharterCart. 31 E. 3. n. 2. for Free-war­ren, in all his Demesn-lands at Crouchestoke Howe, Shotesham, Poringlond, Scul­thory Lyngs, and Great-Massingham, in Com. Norff. Brontefeld, Melles, UUena­ston, Thorington, UUalpole, Ship­meade, Metingham, Ilketeshall, Redde­sham, and Dalingho, in Com. Suff. And, ha­ving been summon'dClaus. de iisdem ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 16 & 34 E. 3. (but no more) departedClaus. 36 [...]. 3 m. 15. this life in 36 E. 3.

To whom succeeded Iohn Iohn his Grandson; viz. Esc. 40 E [...] n. 28. son of Walter; which Walter died in his life­time. This Iohn, making proof of his age in 46 [Page 91] E. 3. had LiveryClaus. 46 E. 3. m. 6. of his Lands: and, being af­terwards a Knight, diedEsc. 48 E. 3. n. 52. about the Festival of the Circumcision of our Lord, in 48 E. 3. then seisedEsc. 48 E. 3. n. 52. of the Mannors of Brad [...]eld, Dal­ham, Ilketeshall, Schip-Medway, Red­desham, Mellis, UUenhaston, Brunfeld, Dalinghoo, [...]horington, and of the Castle of Meringham, in Com. Suff. also of the Mannor of Sculthorp, in Com, Norff. leavingEsc. 48 E. 3. n. 52. Kathe­rine de Brews, daughter of Thomas, brother of Iohn, Grandfather to him the said Iohn, his Co­sin and next heir, Thirty two years of age. Which Katherine, doing her homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 48 E. 3. m. 15. of his Lands: but afterwards, taking upon her the ha­bit of a NunEsc. 3 R. [...]. n. 14. at Dertford, in Com. Cantii; William de Vfford, Earl of Suffolk, son and heir of Robert de Vfford Earl of Suffolk, by Marga­ret his VVife, sister of Thomas de Norwich, father of the said Katherine, was foundEsc. 3 R. [...]. n. 14. to be her next heir.

Hothum.
[8 Edw. 2.]

THat this Family hath been of great Anti­quity in Yorkshire, might easily be ma­nifested from sundry Authorities: Of which was Iohn de Hothum, who in 8 E. 2. had summonsClaus. de eodem anno in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm: and, in 1 E. 3. (being called the son of Peter de Hothum) obtain'd a CharterCart. 1 E. 3. [...]. 49. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-lands, within his Lordships of Hothum, Crammewyke, and Byr [...]ap, in Com. Ebor. as also at Bondeby, in Com. Linc. Likewise, in 2 E. 3. inCart. 2 E. 3. n. 91. all his Man­nors of Scoresburgh, UUynthorp; Lokyn­ton, and Cruncewyke in Yorkshire: and, in 8 E 3. atCart. 8 E. 3. n. 5. Fyfhide, in Com. Essex. But after this Iohn, none of his Descendants having the like summons; and therefore, standing not in the rank of Peers, I shall not discourse farther of them.

Benestede.
[8 Edw. 2.]

IN 31 Edw. 1. Iohn de Benstede wasRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 3. in that Expedition then made into Scotland: and, in 32 E. 1. obtain'd the King's CharterCart. 32 E. [...]. n. 85 & 84. for two Markets every week; and one Faire, once every year, at his Mannor of Ermington, in Com. Devon. As also, for Free-warren in all his Demesn-lands there; with Court-Leet, Infang­thef, Outfangthef, Correction of the Assize of Bread and Ale; and divers other priviledges. LikewiseIbid. n. 98. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Kertlyng, in Com. Cantabr. Cowling, in Com. Suff. and Charlewode, in Com. Surr. as also a confirmationIbid. n. 101. of the Mannor of Ben [...]ng­ton, in Com. Hertf. with Court-Leet, and seve­ral other Priviledges there. Moreover, in 33 E. 1. he obtain'd another CharterCart. 33 E. 1. n. 23. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands at Frankele. in Com. Wigorn. As also for a Market every week, upon the Wednesday, at his said Mannor of Ben [...]ng­ton, and a FairIbid. n. 76. yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Festival of the Apostles Peter and Paul.

Likewise, in [...] E. 2. anotherPat. 1 E. 2 [...] p. 2. m. 16. [...] to fortifie his Mannor-House, at Eye, called Rosemont, near Westminster, in Com. Midd. with Walls of Lime and Stone.

Furthermore, in 2 E. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 2 E. 2. m. 14. in the Scotish­wars: and about that time sentRot. Rom. 1, 2 & 3 E. [...]. m. 4. (with Roger Savage) to Philip King of France, to signifie the King's desire, to have a personal meeting with him, where he should think fit. Whereupon Pontoise (in France) was the place ap­pointed; Rot. Rom. 1, 2, & 3 E. [...] m. 4. and shortly after Midsummer, the time.

In 3 E. 2. this Iohn, being constitutedPat 3. E. 2. m. 32. one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas, at Westminster, continuedFin. levat. de eodem Term. in that trust, till the Fifteenth of St. Iohn Baptist, 14 E. 2. And in 8 E. 2. was imploy'dRot. Scoc. 8 E. [...]. m. 5. into Scotland, upon the King's service; being the same year summon'dClaus. de eodem, ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm. And, in 11 E. 2. appointedRot. Scoc. 11 E. 2 m. 14. one of the Commissioners to treat of Peace, betwixt the King and Robert de Brus of Scotland: Moreover, in 12 E. 2. he was sent,Rot Rom. 12 E. 2. m. 9. with the then Bishop of Hereford, and some other emi­nent persons, unto the Court of Rome, to sol­licit his Holiness, for the Canonization of Thomas de Cantilupe, sometime Bishop of Hereford.

But, having never been farther summon'd to Parliament, I think it not necessary to look any more after him.

Archdekne.
[14 Edw. 2.]

IN 35 E. 1. ThomasThomas.le Archdekne (of Shepe­stall, in Com. Cornub. exhibited his Petition Plac. in Parl. 35 E. 1. p. 331. to the King, in Parliament; alleadging, that his Lands had been seised, for not doing service in the W [...]s of Scotland; whereas, neither himself, nor any of his Ancestors, ever did, or ought to perform any there: and therefore desi­red, that enquiry might be made thereof; as al­so, that he might have restitution of them, until the truth should appear. VVhat was done there­in, I find not: but, in 4 E. 2. it is evident,Rot. Scoc. [...] E. 2. m. 5. that he served in that Realm. In 6 E. 2. he was Go­vernor Rot. Fin. 6 E. 2. m. 20. of Tintage [...]-Castle, in Cornwall. And, in 18 E. 2. constituted a Commissioner, Rot. Vasc. 18 E. 2. [...]. 20. with Raphe Lord Basset of Drayton, and Ar­nold de Durefort, to receive all such persons, in the Dutchy of Aquitane, into protection, as should submit to the King's obedience. And, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 14 until 18 E. 2. inclusive; left issue, by Elizabeth his wife, Ex coll. [...]. Gl. S. daughter and coheir of Thomas de la Roche, Iohn le Archdekne, his son and heir.

VVhich Iohn, Iohn. in 9 E. 3. obtain'd the King's CharterCart. 9 [...]. 3 [...] n. 70. for a Market, upon the Monday every week this Mannor of Shepestall: as also, for a Fair there, yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Mor­row of St. Margaret the Virgin: And, in 13 E. 3. wasRot. Alem. 13 E. 3. m. 3. in that Expedition then made into Flan­ders. Likewise, in 15 E. 3. inRot. Scoc. 1 [...]. E. 3. m. [...]. that of Scot­land, being at that time in the retinue of Walter [Page 92] de Many. And, in 16 E. 3. serv'dRot. Vasc. 16 E. 3. m. 3. with Oliver de Ingham, in the Wars of Gascoine: So like­wise inRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. in dorso, m. 16. 17 E. 3. with six Men at Armes. And, in 19 E. 3. upon that great Expedition, then made into France, and summonsRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. to fit himself with Horse and Armes, so that he might be in readiness against the Feast of St. Laurence, to at­tend the King into those parts. Also, in 29 E. 3. he wasRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 4. with Henry Duke of Lancaster, in another Expedition thither.

In 16 E. 3. this Iohn had summons to Parlia­ment; but, never after: And, having Married Ex coll. R. Gl. S. Cecilie, the daughter and heir to Sir Iordan Fitz-Stephen of Haccombe, Knight, left issueEx coll. R. Gl. S. Wa­rine, his son and heir: VVhich Warine, Warine. in 12 R. 2. having taken to VVifeClaus. 16 R. 2. m. 1. Elizabeth, one of the sisters and heirs of Iohn Talbot of Ricards-Castle, had LiveryClaus. 16 R. 2. m. 1. of the Lands of her Inheri­tance, his Homage being respited: By whom he had issueRot. Fin. 21 H 6 m. 1. Lib. cedul. ut supra. three daughters his heirs; viz. Alia­nore, the wifeRot. Fin. 21 H 6 m. 1. Lib. cedul. ut supra. of Walter de Lucie; Philippa, MarriedRot. Fin. 21 H 6 m. 1. Lib. cedul. ut supra. to Hugh Courtney, and Margaret to Tho­mas Arundel.

Edmund of VVodstoke Earl of Kent.
[15 Edw. 2.]

THis Edmund (the second sonT. Wals. p. 48. n. 10. H. Knigh­ton, 1528. n. 5 [...]. to King Edward the First, byT. Wals. p. 48. n. 10. H. Knigh­ton, 1528. n. 5 [...]. Margaret his se­cond VVife) bornT. Wals. p. 48. n. 10. H. Knigh­ton, 1528. n. 5 [...]. at Woodstoke, in An. 1301. (29 E. 1.) was thereupon surnamed of that place. And, in 12 E. 2. had the Castle and Honor of Knaresburgh committedPat. 12 [...]. 2. p. 1. m. 2. to his charge.

In 13 E. 2. he wasRot. Scoc 13 E. 2. m. 4. in the wars of Scot­land: and, the same year obtain'd a Grant Cart. 13 E. 2. n. 20. from the King, in tail general, of divers Lord­ships, Lands, and Rents, to the yearly value of Two thousand Marks; viz. the Mannor of Cammel, with the Parke, in Com. Somerset; the Mannor, Town, and Hundred of Somer­ton; the VVarren and Pastures of Bingesmore; the yearly Rent of Fifty four pounds, payable by the Bishop of Bathe, unto the Exchequer, for the Mannors of Congresbury, Axe­brugge, and Ceddre: the yearly Rent of Twenty pounds, payable by the Prior and Co­vent of Bathe, into the Exchequer, for the Town and Berton of Bathe, all in Com. Somer­set. the Mannors of Kenton, Shaftebirie, and Chetecumbe, with the mannor and Hundred of Liston, in Com. Devon. the Ferme of Eighteen pounds thirteen shillings four pence yearly, paya­ble by the Abbot and Covent of Clyve, for the Mannor of Bram [...]ton: the yearly Rent of Thirty pounds payable by the Abbot and Covent of Cirencester, for the Town of Cirencester, and the seven Hundreds, in Com. Gloc. the Man­nor of Aulton, and Hundred, with the Rents in that Town; the Mannor and Town of Ande­ver, with the Hundred, and whole increase of the Ferme of that Town; the Mannor and Town of Basingstoke, with the Hundred, all in Com. Southampt. the Town of Wiche, in Com. Wi­gorn. the Mannors of Torpell, Upton, and E­ [...]ton, in Com. Northampt. the annual Rent of Fif­ty pounds, of the Ferme of Fifty seven pounds, ten shillings eight pence, which the Abbot of Waltham, usually paid to the Exchequer, for the Mannor of Waltham, in Com. Essex. Twenty pounds yearly Rent, of the Ferme of Twenty two pounds two shillings, payable unto the Exchequer by the Abbot of Stratford, for the Mannors of Suthberye, and Hamme, in the same County: the Mannor of Basebye, with the Soke of Waltham, in Com. Linc. the yearly Ferme of Fifty pounds, payable by the In­habitants of Grymesby, unto the Exchequer; the Town of Castre, with the Soke, all in the same County; the Mannor of Ashfourd, in the Peke, in Com. Derb. the Ferme of Ninety pounds payable yearly by the Abbot of Kirkstall, unto the Exchequer, for the Mannor of Colingham, in Com. Eb [...]r. All which were granted to him, as abovesaid, to hold by the service of two Knights Fees, and Rent of three shillings unto the Ex­chequer; in part of performance (as it seemes) of what his Father, King Edward the First, by his TestamentLel. col. vol. 1. p. 782. appointed; viz. that his son, King Edward the Second should settle upon him (as he expected his Blessing) Lands to the value of Two thousand Markes per annum.

And, in 14 E. 2. procured LicenseCart. 1 [...] E. 2. n. 15. for a Fair yearly, at his said Mannor of Aulton, in Com. Southampt. upon the Eve, and Festival of Pente­cost, and seven days next ensuing: The like for Cart. 1 [...] E. 2. n. 15. a Faire at Somerton, in Com. Somerset. on the Eve and Day of St. Andrew the Apostle, and se­ven dayes after. As also, forCart. 1 [...] E. 2. n. 15. Free-warren in all his Lordships of Basingstoke, Cammel, Kenton Lyston, Shafteberie, Chetes­combe, Torpell, Upton, Eston, Beseby, Castre, and Ashfourd, before-specified. Like­wise a GrantPat. 14 E. 2. p. 2. m. 12. for life of the Castle, Berton and Tyne of Glocester.

Moreover, in 15 E. 2. being then created Rot. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 21. Claus. 15 E. 2 [...] m. 24. Earl of Kent, he had a GrantPat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. m. 1. of the Castle of Okham, in Com. Rutl. and Shirevalty of that County. And, in farther supplement of those Two thousand Marks per annum, so designed to him, as hath been observed, had a GrantCart. 15 E. 2. n. 31. of the Mannor of Kingsbury, in Com. Somer­set.

In this year, also, he was constituted Governor Rot. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 23. of the Castle of Tonebrigge, in Kent. And, upon that Insurrection,Pat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. m. 25. then made, by Thomas Earl of Lancaster; was one, to whom the King grantedPat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. m. 25. Commission, to pursue, and take him; and,Pat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. m. 25. to that purpose, to lay siege to his Castle of Pontfract. Likewise, upon the taking of that Earl, at Burrowbrigg; he was one of the chief persons, that gave SentenceT. Wals p. 94. n. 30. of death up­on him.

Furthermore, in 17 E. 2. being chosenIb. 99. n. 10. (a­mongst others) in the Parliament, then held, to go into France; to Apologize for the not ap­pearance of King Edward, to do his Homage for the Dukedome of Aquitane, he hadIb. 99. n. 10. a very ho­norable Reception there. The same year, also, upon Ib. n. 40. & p. 100 [...] that Invasion of Gascoine, by the French (in re­gard that Homage was not perform'd) being sent to defend those parts, he wentIb. n. 40. & p. 100 [...] to Regula; and there, upon Treaty, agreedIb. n. 40. & p. 100 [...] of a Truce, for the present; the Constable of Burde­aux receiving CommandRot. Vasc. 17 E. 2. m. 3. to furnish him with such Moneys, as he should have occasion to lay out, in Manning and Victualling the Garrisons, in that Country.

[Page 93]In 19 E. 2. he was again sentRot. Vasc. 19 E. 2. m. 8. into Gas­coigne; but in his imployments there, tis said, Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 791. that he lost much, and got nothing. And be­fore the end of that year, leaving those parts, cameIbid. to Paris, there to TreatIbid. with the Earl of Henault, for a Marriage betwixt Phi­lippa, the Daughter of that Earl, and Prince Edward his Nephew, which being accomplisht, he accompaniedT. Wals p. 103. n. 10. him with Queen Isabell his Mother, and those Forces they then brought; landingT. Wals p. 103. n. 10. with them at Harwich in Essex.

In 1 E. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 6. in that Expedition then made into Scotland: and the same year ob­tained a GrantCart. 1 E. 3. n. 82. of the Town, Castle and Ho­nor of Arundel, in com. Suss. as also of the Mannor of Cuve [...]e, in com. Wilts. part of the possessions of Edmund Earl of Arundel, attain­ted. Likewise of the Castle and Town of Do­nington, in com. Leic. and Mannor of Aller­ton, in com. Nott. Of the Mannor of Leche­lade, quit of the Fee-Farm of one hundred pounds per an. and of the Mannors of Bardesle, Musardere▪ and Sudington, all in com. Glouc. of the Mannors of Woking, Sutton, Pu­rifrith, Talworth, and Hamlet of Hoke, in com. Surr. of the Mannor of Bedehampton, in com. South. Swanescombe, in com. Cantii. Ryhale▪ in com. Rotel. Gretham, in com. Linc. and certain Lands in Caldecote, in com. Hunt. to hold by the Service of four Knights Fees.

And in 2 E. 3. in considerationPat. 2. E. 3. p. 1. m. 20. of his good and acceptable Services; as also, in part of sa­tisfaction, of what was deficient in Lands, which his Father King Edward the First did ap­point he should have (as abovesaid) obtained a Grant,Pat. 2. E. 3. p. 1. m. 20. in Fee, of all those Lordships, in com. Leic. which by the forfeiture of Hugh le Despen­ser, Earl of Winchester, escheated to the Crown; excepting the Mannors of Loughbo­rough, in Com. Leic. and Mannor of Bret­tilby, with the Fees of de la Haye, in Com. Linc. which Alice de Lacy, Countess of Lincolne, then held for life; the reversion, (through the forfeiture of Hugh le Despenser, the younger) being then in the Crown.

In 3 E. 3. he had LiveryClaus. 3 E. 3. m. 8. of the Dowrie of Margaret his Wife (Widdow of Iohn Comyn of Badenagh) lying in Tindale. Which Mar­garet wasEsc. 23. E. 1. p. 1. n. 75. Daughter of Iohn, and Sister and Heir to Thomas Lord Wake.

As to the occasion of this Earls death, there are sundry Relations, yet all agreeing; that it was for desire, that King Edward the Second (his Brother) should have been restored, though varying in circumstances; being informed he had escaped that cruel Murther in Berkley-Castle, which was generally believed to have been acted upon him, and which (indeed) was too true.

One saith,Lel. Coll. Vol. 1 p. 686. that he first practised therein, with certain Friers Preachers: next with Sir Tho­mas Gurney, and afterwards with Sir Iohn Da­verill, Constable of Corf: and that Sir Iohn Da­verill discovered a Letter, which he wrote to King Edward the Second (supposing him to be living.) Also, that thereupon, being questioned in the Parliament, then sitting at Winchester, through the suggestion of Queen Isabell, and his own Letter, produced by the Lord Mortimer, he had judgment of death. Likewise, that the next Morning, by Mortimers means, Queen Isa­bell sent to the Bayliffs of Winchester, to do execution upon him. And that the young King hearing thereof, being very sorry, caused his Body to be interred, in the Friers Preachers at Winchester.

AnotherIbid. p. 794. saith, that there came one of the Earl of March his Retinue to him; saying, that if he would assist him, King Edward the Second might be again restored to his Kingly dignity: and that promising to do his best there­in; he was accused of Treason, and by the means of Queen Isabell and Mortimer, beheaded at Win­chester.

But it is farther said, by a credible Historian, T. Wals. p. 110. n. 40. [...] 111. that this Earl, upon his Examination, by Ro­bert de Hovel, Coroner of the Kings Houshold: and afterwards, scil 16 Martii (4 E. 3.) before the Lords assembled in Parliament, confessed, that a certain Frier-Preacher of London, upon dis­course with him at Kensington, told him, that he had conjured up a Spirit, which assured him, that Edward his Brother, (late King of Eng­land) was still alive. Also, that Sir Ingeram Berenger, brought him a Message to London, from William Lord Zouch, with desire, that he would give his assistance for his Restauration.

Likewise, that Sir Robert de Taunton came to him from the Archbishop of Yorke, to encou­rage him thereto, assuring him, that he had in readiness five thousand Men, to carry on the work; and that he the said Robert, with two other Friers-Preachers, were Agents therein. Also that Sir Fouke Fitz Warine, came to him at West­minster, and told him, that it would be the greatest honour that ever could happen to him, in case he would appear in that attempt; promising his best assistance.

Furthermore, that Sir Ingeram Berenger again came to him, from Sir Iohn Peche; signifying; that he should have his help. And that Henry Lord Beaumont, and Sir Thomas Rosselyn at Pa­ris, in the Duke of Brabants Bedchamber, instigated him thereto; saying, that they were ready to come into England, to his ayd. Last­ly, that Sir Ingeram Berenger came to him ano­ther time, at Arundell, into his Bedchamber over the Chapel, and assured him of the Bishop of Londons help.

Whereupon, having made this confession, he submitted to mercy.

These are the most material particulars, that I have observed therein. Now as to that eager prosecution of him to death, it is agreed [...]rois. Libl▪ 1. & 2. f. 13. [...]. on all hands, that the Lord Mortimer carried it on, with all the Interest he had in Queen Isabell (Mother to the Young King) which was not small, ma­ligning [...]rois. Libl▪ 1. & 2. f. 13. [...]. that he should bear any sway in the Government.

But being thus condemned, they could not H. Knighton 2455. n. 30. easily get any one to be his Executioner, in so much, as being brought out, he staid till Even­ing, that a Ribauld out of the Marshalsey, (to save his own Life) beheaded him, upon the Mun­day the Eve of St. Cuthbert, (4 E. 3.) where­upon ProclamationsClaus. 4. [...]. [...]. in dorso m. 3 [...]. were Issued out, into all the Counties of England, to let all the peo­ple know, that he was put to death, and the true cause thereof.

The Lands and Rents whereof he died sei­sed Esc. 4. [...]. [...] n. 58. were these; viz. the Mannor of Ryhall, in Com. Rotel. the yearly Rent of sixty pounds, issuing out of the Town of Aylesbury, in Com. Buck. [Page 94] Buck. the Mannor of Kenton, in Com. Devon. By [...]sey, in Com. Hertf. Leyham and Kersey, in Com. Suff. Swanescampe and UUykham, with the Advousons of the Churches; the Hun­dred of UUacheleston, and Lutlesfeld, with the Farm of the Royalty of the Market at Derteford, valued at thirty pounds per annum, all in com. Cantii. likewise of the Mannors of Bro­celby Gretham, with the Hamlet of Thor­ley, and other its appurtenances in UUaynflet, in Com. Linc. of the Mannors of Torpel and Eston, in Com. North. Taleworth, with its Members, viz. UUyke, and Turbervile, and UUocking, with its Members; viz. Sut­ton, Hoke, and Piribr [...]ht, in Com. Surr. of the Castle and Mannor of Donyngton, with its Members, in Com. Leic. of the Mannor of Allerton, under Shirewode, and Wapentake of Allerton, in Com. Nott. and of the Mannor of Ashefourd, in the Peke, in Com. Derb. of the Mannors of Andevere, Bedehampton, and Aulton, with the Hundred, in Com. South. of the Mannors of Lammersh and North­welde, in Com. Essex. of the Town of UUyche, in Com. Wigorn. of the Mannor of Caldecote, and Farm of fifty pounds per annum, payable by the Abbot of Ramsey, for the Fairs at St. Ives in Com. Hunt. of the annual Farm of ninety pounds, payable by the Abbot and Covent of Kirkshall, for the Mannor of Colingham, in Com. Ebor. of the Farm of thirty pound per an­num, payable by the Abbot and Covent of Ci­rencester, for the Town of Cirencester, and the seven Hundreds, in Com. Glouc. of the Farm of thirty six pounds per annum, payable by the Citizens of Cicestre, in Com. Suss. and the Rent of fifty five shillings and a penny qu. year­ly due from the Tenants of the Town and Soke of Castre, in Com. Li [...]c.

Divers of which Lordships and Rent, were assignedClaus. 4 E. 3. m. 12. to Margaret his Widdow, very short­ly after, for her Dowrie.

The Issue which this Edmund had, by the saidCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Margaret his Wife, was two Sons; viz. Edmund and Pain, and two Daughters, viz. Margaret, who was MarriedRot. Vasc. 14 E. 3. m. 19. to Amaneus, the eldest Son to Bernard Lord de la Brette, but di­ed without Issue, as it seems; and Ioane, first I [...]lip. f. 180. Married to Sir Thomas Holland Knight; next to I [...]lip. f. 180. William de Montacute, Earl of Salisbury▪ and lastly toI [...]lip. f. 180. Edward Prince of UUales, com­monly called the Black-Prince.

Which Ioane, by her Testament,Courtney f. 213. b. bearing date, 7 Aug. An. 1385. (9 R. 2.) at her Castle of UUalingford, bequeathed her Body to be buried, in the Chapel at Stanford, near to the Grave of this Earl of Kent, her first Hus­band: and gave to her Son, King Richard the Second, her new Bed of Red Velvet, embroide­red with Ostrich-Feathers of Silver, and Heads of Leopards of Gold, with boughs and leaves pro­ceeding from their Mouths. Also to her Son, Thomass Earl of Kent, her Bed of red Camak, paled with red, and rays of Gold, and to Iohn Holland, her other Son, one Bed of red Ca­mac.

I now come to Edmund, Edmund. the elder of those Sons.

This Edmund was restoredRot. Parl. 4 E 3 n. 12. the Parliament the same year, but diedClaus. 6 E. 3. m. 31. in his Minority soon after. Whereupon Iohan succeeding, was committed Claus. 6 E. 3. m. 31. to the tuition of Margaret his Mother, until he should accomplish his full age, having the Man­nor of Cheteicumbe, in Com. Devon. assigned Claus. 6 E. 3. m. 31. for his maintenance.

This Iohn, Iohn. making proofClaus. 29 E. 3. n. 28. of his age, in 25 E. 3. had LiveryClaus. 29 E. 3. n. 28. of all his Lands; his Mother beingClaus. 29 E. 3. n. 28. then also dead: and grantedEx magno Regist. in Offic. Ducat. La [...]c. tit. Cumbr. to King Edward the Third, and his Heirs, the Castle and whole Lordship of Lydel, (as well within the Precincts of England, as Scotland) after the decease of Blanch, the wife of Thomas Lord Wake, at that time living.

But farther, I cannot say of him, then, that have­ing MarriedIslip. 166. b. Elizabeth, the Daughter to the Marquess of Iuliers, he departedEsc. 26. E. [...] n. 54. this life, upon the night next ensuing the Feast of St. Ste­phen, in 26 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 26. E. [...] n. 54. of the Man­nor of UUyckham-Brewes, with the Hundreds of UUechelstone, and Lutlesfeld, and Farm of the Royaltie and Market of Derteford, in com. Cantii. of the Mannor of Caldecote, in com. Hunt. Lechelade, Barndesley, Over-Sedyngton, and Musardere, in com. Glouc. Kentone, Shestebeare, and Chetescombe, in com. Devon. Allertone, under Shirewode, in com. Nott. of the Town of Chesterfeld, and Mannors of great Langeldone, Shelandone, UUardelowe, Hulme, and Ashfourd, with it Hamlets, in com. Derb. Breti [...]by, Beseby, and Gretham, with Thorley, (a Member thereof) in com. Linc. UUissenden, in com. Rotel. Somerton, Kingesbury, and Estham, in com. Somers. Northeweld, in com. Essex. of the Mannor of Laumershe, and Hundred of Ber­destapel, with the reversion of the Mannor of Coln-Wake, after the death of Blanch, the Widdow of Thomas Lord Wake: of the Mannor of Bisheye, and the Reversion of the Mannor of UUarre, (after the death of the said Blanch) in com. Hertf. of the Castle of Donyngton, in com. Leic. of the Mannor of Bedehampton, with the Advouson of the Church; in com. South. of the Mannor of Leyham, and Kersey, in com. Suff. of the Mannors of Thorpel, Upton, and Eston, in com. North. of the Mannors of Purifriche, Daleworth, with its Member; and UUocking, with Sutton and Hoke, Members thereof, in com. Surr. and of the Man­nors of Cotyngham, UUynetone, Butter­crambe, with Scrayngham, a Member there­of; Kyrkby-Moresheved, with its Members in Farnedale, Gillingmore, Drauncedale, and Fademere; and the Mannors of Cropp­ton, Middleton, and Hemelyngtone, all in com. Ebor. Whereupon, Ioane his Sister, then the WifeIbid. of Sir Thomas Holand Knight, being at that time twenty four years of age, was foundIbid. to be his next Heir.

Elizabeth his Wife, (Daughter to the Marquess of Iuliers) surviving, who in 27 E. 3. had, for her Dowrie, an assignationClaus. 27 E. 3. m. 25. & 14. of the Mannors of UUocking, Purifright, and Bagshot, in com. Surr. Bedehampton, and Aulton; with the Farm of the Mannors of Andevere, and Basyngstoke, in com. South. also of four pounds sixteen shillings and eight pence; of the Farm of Iden, in com. Suss. of the Mannors of Kentone, Listone, Chetescombe, and Shaftebere, in com. Devon. and of the Farm due from the Ab­bot of Clyve. Likewise of the Mannors of Somerton, Cammel, and Kyngsbury; with the Farm of Melbury-Port, in com. Somers. and of the Mannors of Muserdere, Sodyng­ton, [Page 95] Bardesley, and Lechelade; with the Farm from the Abbot of Cirencester, in com. Glo.

Which Elizabeth, shortly after, vowingIslip. 166. b. Cha­stity, was solemnly veiledIslip. 166. b. a Nun, by William de Edendon, then Bishop of UUinchester, at UUaverle, in that Diocess. But afterwards, quittingIslip. 166. b. her profession, was clandestinely Mar­ried Islip. 166. b. to Sir Eustace Dabrischescourt Knight, in a certain Chapel of the Mansion House of Robert de Brome, a Canon in the Collegiate Church of Wyngham, in com. Cantii, without any Li­cense from the Archbishop of Canterbury, by one Sir Iohn Ireland, a Priest, before the Sun­rising, upon Michelmass-day, An. 1360. (34 E. 3.)

For which transgression, both she and her said Husband, being personally convented,Ibid. before the same Archbishop, at his Mannor House of Maghfeld, upon the seventh Ides of April, the Archbishop for their Pennance,Ibid. enjoyned, that they should find a Priest, to celebrate Divine Service daily, in the Chapel of our Lady, with­in the Church of Wyngham, (by reason that the Marriage was thus unlawfully solemnised in that Parish) for them the said Sir Eustace and Elizabeth and him the said Archbishop. And that the Priest should every day say over the se­ven Penitential Psalms, with the Littany for them, and all faithful Christians; as also Place­bo and Dirige, for all the faithfull deceased. Like­wise that every Morning, being risen from his Bed, that he should say five Pater nosters, and Aves Kneel­ing; looking upon the Wounds of the Image on the Crucifix, and as many every night in like sort.

Moreover, that they the said Sir Eustace, and Eli­zabeth, should find another Priest, continually resi­ding with one of them, to celebrate Divine Service for them, in the same manner as the Priest at Wyngham was to do; and to say the seven Pe­nitential Psalmes, Litany, Placebo and Dirige, as abovesaid.

He likewise enjoyned the said Elizabeth, that every day, during her whole life, she should say the seven Penitential Psalmes, and the fif­teen gradual Psalmes, with the Littany, Place­bo and Dirige, and commendation of Souls, for the quick and the dead. And also appointed him the said Sir Eustace and her, that the next day, after any carnal Copulation had betwixt them, they should competently relieve six poor people, & both of them, that day to abstain from some dish of flesh or fish, whereof they did most desire to eat.

And lastly, that she the said Elizabeth, should once every year go on foot, to visit that glori­ous Martyr, St. Thomas of Canterbury; and once every week, during her life, take no other Food, but Bread and Drink, and a Mess of Pot­tage, wearing no Smocke; and specially in the absence of her Husband.

This Elizabeth, by her Testament,Arundel. Vol [...] 154. b. bearing date at Bedhampton, 20 Apr. An. 1411 (12 H. 4.) bequeathed her Body to be buried in the Church of the Friers Minors at Winchester, in the Tombe of the before specified Iohn Earl of Kent, her late Husband, without any wordly solemnity: appointing that five Tapers, each of them of five pounds weight, should burn about her Corps, upon her Funeral day: and departed [...] this life, upon the 6th day of Iune next ensuing.

Strabolgi.
[15. Edw: 2.]

OF this Family, the first touching whom I find mention, is David de Strabolgy, Earl of Athol, in Scotland, who by [...] Isabell, one of the Co-heirs to Richard de Chil­ham, (of Chilham Castle in Kent) and Ro [...]s [...] [...]de Dovor, his Wife; had Issue [...] Iohn de Strabolgie, Earl of Athol. Which Iohn, Ihon in 32 E. 1. up­on the death of Ioane, the Widdow of Richard de Davor, had Livery [...] of the Mannor of Les­nes in Kent, which descended to him from Isabell his Mother, Sister and Heir to him the said Richard.

It is reported by an Author of that time, that in An. 1306. (34 E. 1.) King Edward being Victorious in Scotland, taking much to heart the slaughter of Iohn Comin,and Crowning Ro­bert de Brus King of that Realm, exercised a sharp revenge upon all, whom he could discover to have had an hand therein: and that thereupon this Iohn de Asceles, (for so he is called) fled the Countrey; but being driven back from Sea by contrary winds, was taken and carried to Lon­don; Also, that for his Treacheries in England, Scotland, and Flanders, he was sentenced to death, upon the seventh of November, in UUestminster-Hall. Likewise, that in re­spect of his descent from Royal Blood, he was not drawn, (as Traytors usually are) but set on Horseback, and hanged on a Gibbet fifty foot high, his Head fixt on London Bridge, and his Body burnt to Ashes.

Being thus put to death, the Earldome of Athol, with the Lands of Straboigy, and Strathern, and all the possessions of those Re­bles in Scotland, who held of him, were gi­ven Cart. 34. E. 1. n. 1. & 2. by King Edward, unto Raphe de Monther­mer Earl of Gloucester. But soon after, upon a composition,Claus. 1. E. 2. m. 18 in dorso. made with Monthermer, by Da­vidDavid.de Strabolgi, Son to the same Iohn, of five thousand Marks, for the payment whereof, he entred a Recognifance, and with him, Adomare de Valence, Iohn de Moubray of Scotland, and Alexander de Abernethey; Mouthermer quit­ted Claus. 1. E. 2. m. 18 in dorso. his Title to them. Whereupon David ob­tained the Kings confirmationPat. 35. E. 1. m. 4. of them unto himself and his Heirs.

Moreover, in 7 E. 2. he procured Licence; Claus. 7 E. 2. m. 13. that Alexander de Moubray,Son to Roger de Moubray, (a great Baron in the North of Eng­land) might march into Scotland, to his ayd against Edward de Brus; there being at that time no small feud betwixt them. Furthermore, in 10 E. 2. he obtained leave,Rot. Scoc 10. E. 2. m. 2. to take into his protection (upon submission) all those his Te­nants, in that Realm, who had been partakers with the Kings Enemies. And in 15 E. 2. in regardPat. 15 [...] 2 p. 1 m. 10. of his eminent Services, had a Grant Pat. 15 [...] 2 p. 1 m. 10. from the King, of the Mannor and Honor of Chi [...]ham, before-specified, partPat. 15 [...] 2 p. 1 m. 10. of the pos­sessions of Isabel de Dovor, his Grandmother; which came to the Crown, in the time of King Edward the First, as an Escha [...]t;Pat. 15 [...] 2 p. 1 m. 10. as also a spe­cial dischargeClaus. [...] 2. m. 16. of all such Debts, as were due unto the Exchequer, by Roese de Dovor, Alex­ander de Baillol, Isabel his wife, and Bartholemew de Bedlesmere, who had held the same Castle and Mannor, until that time.

[Page 96]In 18 E. 2. this David was [...] in that Ex­pedition then made into Gasco [...]gne; for which he had afterwards, one hundred Marks allowance, in recompence [...] of his charges there. And ha­ving Married [...] Ioane, the eldest Sister and Co­heir to Iohn Comyn, of Badenag [...], in Tin­da [...], Cousin [...] and one of the Heirs to Adomare Earl of [...]embroke; upon partition of the Lands of the said Audomare, had for her purpartie, an assignation [...] of the Castle at Castle [...]Acre, with the Mannors of Styvekeye, Possewike, West-Lexham, and Holkham, in Com. Norff. Ken [...]well, West-Lee, and certain Houses in St. Edmundsbury, in Com. Suff. the Mannor of Bishops-Hatfeild, with certain Lands in Hokewell, in Com. Hertf. the Mannor of Gay­nesbrough, in Com. Linc. divers Lands in Dakenham, in Com. Essex. alsoClaus. 6. E. 3. m. 28. the Castel of Mitford, and Mannor of Pont Eland, with other Lands in Little-Ela [...]d, in Com. Northumb.

This David had SummonsClaus. de iisd ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of England, from 15 E. 2. till 20 E. 2. and departedEsc. 1. E. 3 n. 85. this life the same year; being then seised,Esc. 1. E. 3 n. 85. in right of his Wife, of the before-specified Mannor of Gaynel­brough, in Com. Linc. as also of the Mannor of Hethyngsa [...]gh, with the Forest of Roddeston, in South-Tindale, and divers Scalings in Hunt­land, in North-Tindale, in Com. Northumb. Likewise of many Lordships in other Counties; leaving David his Son and Heir, nineteen years of age: the benefit of whose Wardship and Mar­riage was grantedRot. Fin. 20. E. 2. m. ... to Henry de Beaumont, for a thousand Marks.

But, notwithstanding this Grant, unto Beau­mont of his Wardship, he stood in such fair esteem with the King, as that in 1 E. 3. in con­sideration Claus. 1 E. 3 p. 2. m. 16. of the many and great Services done by his Ancestors, to the Kings Progenitors, and in contemplation of the Services, which he him­self might afterwards perform; thoughClaus. 1 E. 3 p. 2. m. 16. he had not then accomplished his full age, he obtained LiveryClaus. 1 E. 3 p. 2. m. 16. of his Lands, doing his Homage. And in 4 E. 3. upon the death of Iohn Comyn of Ba­den [...]gh in Tindale, (whose elder Sister Ioane, was his Mother) upon proof [...] of his age, had Livery [...] of the Site of the Mannor of Cirsete with divers parcels of Land there, and in those parts, for his purparty of the Lands of that In­heritance.

Also the same year, to the intent he might the better support [...] himself in the Kings Service, he had Livery [...] of all the Lands which descen­ded to him, as one of the Co-hei [...]s to Adomare de Valence, Earl of Pembroke. And in An. 1331. (5 E 3.) upon [...] the coming of Edward [...] into England, to challenge his right to the Crown of Scotland, he armed [...] himself, (as did also many other of the English Nobility, by reason of the Title they had to certain Lands in Scotland, in right of their Wives) and accom­panied [...] him thither; where encountring a great Army of the Scots, near Gledesmore, they obtained a signal Victory [...].

Howbeit, shortly after this, fleeing [...] to those Scots, then called Rebels; command [...] was gi­ven to the Sheriff of Kent, to seise all his Lands. But the next ensuing year, King Edward entring [...] Scotland, with a Royal Army; this David, (with divers of those who had taken part with him) came in, and submitted [...] himself, and being thereupon received to favor, had restitu­tion [...] of his Lands: alleadging,Claus. 9 E. 3. m. 9. that what he had done, was not out of any evil intentions towards the King, but for his Honor, and to save his own life.

And farther to manifestYpod. N▪ in ann. 1335. his Reality to the English, marchtYpod. N▪ in ann. 1335. out with a Party of Horse against the Scots; but in that adventure, he had the ill fortune to be slain,Ypod N▪ in ann. 1335. with thirteen of his Men: having been summonedClaus. de. iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, from 20 E. 2. till 9 E. 3. inclusive, which was the year of his deathEsc. 9 E. 3. n. 36. Esc. 10 E. 3. n. 46. being then seisedEsc. 9 E. 3. n. 36. Esc. 10 E. 3. n. 46. of the Mannor of Gaynesbrough, in com. Linc. Bulindon, in com. Buck. Pose­wyke, West-Lexham, Stybeley, and Hol­keham, in com. Norff. as also of the Castle of Mitford, with two parts of the Mannors of Pont-Eland, and Calverdon, and certain Lands in Mollesdown, in com. Northumb. lea­ving David his Son and Heir, three years of age; and Catherine Beaumont Ex Coll. R. Gl S. his Wife, surviving: who by reasonRot. Fin. 9. E. 3. m. 12▪ of the many Services perform­ed by the said Earl, her Husband, in his life time, obtained the custodyRot. Fin. 9. E. 3. m. 12▪ of the Mannors of Westlee, in com. Suff. and D [...]kenham, in com. Essex. which were part of the Lands where­of he died seised, to hold during the Minority of the said David her Son.

Which David, David. in 29 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 8. in that Ex­pedition then made into France, with Prince Edward, then made Duke of Aquitane, and in 33 E. 3. inRot. Vasc. 3 [...] E. 3. m. 14. that into Gascoigne. So likewise inRot. France 43 E 3. m. 11. 43 E. 3. And having been summon­ed Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, in 39, 42 and 43 E. 3. de­parted Esc. 49 E. [...] n. 4. this life, upon the tenth day of October, 49 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 49 E. [...] n. 4. of the Mannor of Brabourne, in com. Cantii, Possewyke, West-Lexham, Stokey, and Holkeham, in com. Norff. Gaynesburgh, in com. Linc. Hunte­shalgh, Thornton in Tindale, Kildre­hais, UUainhopeside, Newburgh, as also of the Castle and Mannor of Mitford, with its Members, viz. the third part of the Mannor of Pont-Eland, Little-Eland, Calverton-Valence, Merdisfen, Franclington, Est-Kaldworth, Bechfeld, and Melteston, in com. Northumb. leaving Issue,Esc. 49 E. [...] n. 4. by Elizabeth his Wife, DaughterInscrip. Tumuli. to Henry Lord Ferrers of Gro­by, his two Daughters, his Heirs, viz. Eliza­beth and Philippa, both in Minority. Elizabeth (his Widdow) dying the same year, who was buriedInscrip. Tumuli. at Ashford in Kent, with this Epi­taph Weever's Fun. Mon. p. 275. upon her Tombe-stone;

Icy gist Elizabeth Counte D'Athels, le file Seig­neur de Ferrers, que Dieu assoit. Que morust le xxii jour d'Octobre, l'an du grace, MCCCLxxv.

Whereupon Henry Lord Perci obtainedRot. Fin. 49 E. 3. m. 15. the Wardship of these Co-heirs. But in 5 E. 3. Elizabeth, the elder of them, making proof Claus. 50 E 3. p. 1. m. 2. of her age, had for her maintenance, an assig­nation Claus. 50 E 3. p. 1. m. 2. of the Mannor of Brabourne, in com. Cantii. Colingham-Valence, in Com. Wilts. Possewyke, and Holkham, in com. Norff. Thornton, with the Hamlets of Thornton, Neweburgh, les Bowes, and les Belles; UUay­neshope, and Wayneshopeside; with the Park of Waynshope; Poltrenerot, Emel­hoppe, Keldre, and Keldre-Hays, parcels of the said Mannor of Thornton, within the Liberty of Tindale, for her purpartie: and the next year following, became the WifeEsc. 51 E. 3 n. 21. postmortem M de S Paulo C. Pembr. of Sir Thomas Percie Knight, a younger Son to the be­fore-specified Henry Lord Perci, beingEsc. 51 E. 3 n. 21. postmortem M de S Paulo C. Pembr. then six­teen [Page 97] years of age: and her sister Philippa, ofIbid. Sir Raphe Perci Knight, Brother of the same Sir Thomas.

Which Philippa, had for her purpartie, an assignationClaus. 51 E. 3. m. 2. of the Mannor of Gaynesbrough, in com. Linc. West-Lexham, and Stykanay, in Com. Norff. Mitford, with the custody of the Castle; Framlyngtone, Esheldeworth, Bechfeld, and North-Milleburne, with two parts of the Mannor of Pont-Eland; the Hamlet of Little-Eland, the Towns of Calverdon-Va­lence, and Merdesfen; and Rent of Six pence from Iohn de Mitford, for the Hamlet of Molles­don: as also of the Mannor of Henteshalgh, with the Forest of Lowes; and divers Scalings in Hunt-Eland, in com. Northumb. And, sur­viving him, afterwards MarriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. to Sir Iohn Halsham Knight. As did also Elizabeth, her el­der sister, (her husband) and weddedPlac. coram R. T. Mich. 15 R. 2. Rot. 22. Sir Iohn Scrope Knight.

Andrew de Harcla, E. of Carlisle.
[15 E. 2.]

THis Andrew was son of Michael de Harcla (Sheriff of Cumberland, fromRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Cumbr. 13 till 16 E. 1. inclusive; As al­so GovernorPat. 24 E. 1. m. 4. of Carlisle in 24 E. 1.) But un­til 32 E. 1. that he attendedRot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. m. 2. that Victorious King into Scotland (in which year he totally subjected that Realm to his own Power) I have not seen any other mention of him After which, viz. in 4 E. 2. he servedRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 9. again in the Scotish-wars, being then of the RetinueRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 9. with Iohn de Segrave. And, in 6 E. 2. was constituted Go­vernor Rot. Scoc. 6 E. 2. m. 6. of the Castle of Carlisle: In 8 E. 2. being WardenRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 5. of the Marches, he was soon af­ter made GovernorRot. Scoc. 9 E. 2. m. 6. of the City of Carlisle: and, in 11 E. 2. SheriffRot. Scoc. 1 [...]. E▪ 2. m. 9. of UUestmorland: as also ofRot. Fin. 1 [...] E. 2. m. 1. Cumberland, and GovernorRot. Fin. 11 E. 2. m. 1. of the Castle at Carlisle; having at that time a special commission,Rot. Scoc. 11 E. 2. m. 17. to receive all such of the Scots to protection, as should submit to the King's Obe­dience: being likewise, the next ensuing year, constituted GovernorRot. Fin. 12 E. 2. m. 5. of the Castle at Coker­mouth. And, in 12 E. 2. again GovernorPat. 12 E. 2. p. 2. m. 17. of the City of Carlisle.

In 15 E. 2. he had summonsClaus. de eo­dem anno in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm: and, the same year, upon that dangerous Insurrection, made by Thomas Earl of Lancaster, who then advanc'd out of Staffordshire to Burrough­brigg, in Com. Ebor. (beingT. Wals. p. 94. n. 10. still Governor of Carlisle-Castle) he MarchtT. Wals. p. 94. n. 10. thither with con­siderable Forces; and, after a sharp dispute, wherein the whole strength, which that Earl had there, was routedIbid. (and Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, slain Ibid.) he took him Prisoner; Ibid. and carriedIbid. him to the King at York; where­upon he suffered deathIbid. at Pontfract, shortly after; as didIbid. divers others Lords, and persons of quality, at York, and other places, at that time likewise taken prisoners.

In consideration of which service, he obtain'd a special Charter,Pat. 15 E. 2. p. 2. m. 22. to himself, and the heires-Male of his body, of an Annuity of Twenty pounds (to be received out of the Issues of the County of Cumberland, from the Sheriff of that Shire, for the time being) by the name and Title of Earl of Carlisle: being then so created, by cincture with a Sword. By which Charter, it was also covenanted; that, for the better support of the same Dignity, he should have to himself and the heires-Male of his body, Lands and Rents in the Counties of Cumber­land, and UUestmorland, of a Thousand Marks per annum value: and Five hundred Marks per annum more, in the Marches of UUales, And, until such provision should be made, that he should receive a Thousand Marks per annum, out of the Exchequer, at four times in the year; viz. within the Clause of Easter, the Quindesme of St. Iohn Baptist, the Quindesme of St. Michael, and the Octaves of St. Hillary. This being the first Patent of Creation unto Honour, wherein any Preamble, importing the merits of the person, so dignified, was ever used; and beareth date at Pontfract 25 Martii, 15 E. 2.

Besides all this, he likewise obtain'd a Grant [...] to himself and the heires-Male of his Body, of the Mannor of UUerke, in Tineda [...], to hold by the service of one Knights Fee; and paying a Sore-Goshhawke, yearly, into the Exchequer. As alsoIbid. n. 14. of the Castles and Mannors of Brouham, Malestrung, Meburne-Regis, Kirkby-Ste­phen, and Langeton, with the Wood of UUhynnefeld (the Cornage reserved to the King) all in Com. Westmorl. late part of the possessi­ons of Roger Clifford, and forfeited by his Rebellion.

Being, therefor, from a mean condition thus raised (for he wasT. Wals. p. 64. n. 10. merely a Knight, of a small fortune) he grew so lofty;Ibid. p. 96. n. 40. that he began to ma­nifest Ibid. p. 96. n. 40. that hatred publickly, which he had, for a long time, privily borne towards Hugh le De­spenser (the greatest and most powerful Favou­rite of his time) whom the King had advanced Ibid. p. 96. n. 40. to the dignity of Earl of UUinchester, in May next following. And findingT. Wals ut supra. that the King did in such sort protect Spenser, that he could not have his will against him: out of high indignati­on, he betookT. Wals ut supra. himself to the Scots, at that time the King's open Enemies (though he formerly T. Wals ut supra. had been the greatest scourge to them of any, in regard of his residence near the borders; in rob­bing their Towns, firing their Dwellings, and do­ing them all the mischief he could) and confe­derated Ibid. p 97. with them: Whereupon, to gratifie him, and oblige him the more, they resolv'd Ibid. p 97. that he should Marry the Sister of their King.

And, suspecting notIbid. at all, that any discovery of this his defection, was made, after a few dayes, return'dIbid. to Carlisle. But, so it hapned, that Anthony de Luci (a person of great note in those parts) being ambitiousIbid. n. 10. to do somewhat, where­by he might merit the Kings esteem; having private intimation thereof, came with a strong party to Carlisle; and there surprisedIbid. n. 10. him.

Whereupon, by vertue of a Commission, Plac. co­ram R. [...] pud Westm T Hill 1 [...] F 2. Rot. 34 & 35. bearing date at Knaresburgh, 27 Febr. 16 E. 2. directed to Edmund Earl of Kent, Iohn Lord Hastings, Sir Raphe Basset, Sir Iohn Peche, and Sir Iohn Wisham Knights, and Geffrey le Scrope Esquire; or to any two of them; he was brought to his Trial, Pat Carlisle, upon Friday, preceding the Feast of St. Chad, the same year▪ before Basset, Peche, Wisham, and Scrope. Where, it being laid to his Charge,Lel coll. vol. 1. 670. T. VVals. p. 95. n. 20 & 30. that he had conspi­red with Iames Douglas, a Scot; and that there­by the King himself, for lack of his assistance, was vanquisht in Battel, near to the Abby of B [...] ­land, in Yorkshire; so that he became neces­sitated to flee to York, for the safeguard of his person; SentencePlac. coram R. ut supra. was then and there pronoun­ced [Page 98] against him; viz. That his Sword should be taken from him; and h [...]s gilt Spurs hackt off from his heels. Then, that he should be drawn and hang'd by the neck; his Heart and Bowels taken out of his Body, burnt to Ashes and Win­nowed; his Body cut into four Quarters; the one to be set upon the principal Tower of Car­lisl [...] -Castle; the other upon the Tower, at Newcastle, upon Tine; the third upon the Bridge at York; and the fourth at Shrews­bury: And his head upon London-Bridge; for an example to others, who should ever dare to commit so foul a Treason.

Which Judgment was executedMs. in Bibl. Podl. (k.84.) E. 100 2. upon him accordingly, on the morrow after St. Chad's day.

He had a Brother [...]sc. 16 E. 2. n. 19. called Iohn de Harcla; who, in 16 E. 2. died [...]se. 16 E. 2. n. 19. seised of the Mannor of Whithalle, in Com. Cumbr. leaving Andrew [...]se. 16 E. 2. n. 19. his son and heir, three yeares of age.

Aton.
[17 Edw. 2.]

THe first mention of this Name and Fami­ly, wherewith I have met, is in the time of King Henry the First; Gilbert, the son of Lagi, being thenEx autogr. in Turr [...] S. Mariae E­bor. possess'd of the Lordship of Aton, in Pickert [...]g-lithe, in Com. Ebor. and thereupon assuming his Sirname from thence. Which Gilbert Gilbert. had issueEx autogr. in Turr [...] S. Mariae E­bor. William, of whom I find mention in 20 H. 2. and he Gil­bert; Ex autogr. in Turr [...] S. Mariae E­bor.who took to wifePat. 33 E. 3. P. I. m. 26. Margerie, the daugh­ter and heir of Warine de Vesci, (a younger son to William de Vesci, Lord of Al [...]wick, in Com. Northumb.) and departedClaus. 19 H. 3. m. 12. this life in 19 H. 3. leaving issue William his son and heir, she the said Margerie surviving him: whereupon com­mand Claus. 19 H. 3. m. 12. was given to the Sheriff of Yorkshire, to make Livery unto her of the Lands of her Inhe­ritance, Gilbert. lying in that County. Which William gave [...]x autogr. to the Chappel of St. Iohn Baptist at A­ton, one Toft, with a Croft, near to that Chap­pel: as also four Acres of arable Land, lying in that Lordship, with Pasturage for eight Oxen, eight Kine, with their breed of two yeares old; six Horses, and an hundred Sheep, in his Lands and Woods there; and likewise thirty Cart­loads of Turfe in his Marish of Hoton-Buscell, for the maintenance of a Chantry therein, for ever.

To this William succeeded Gilbert, [...]. [...] his son and heir; who, in 34 E. I. at [...] that great so­lemnity, in making Prince Edward Knight, with many more, by Bathing, and other sacred Cere­monies, was [...] one of that number: but died [...] without issue. Whereupon William, his bro­ther became [...] his heir. Which William left issue [...] Gilbert; who in 2 E 2. obtain'd a Charter [...] of Free-warren in all his Demesn-lands at Bar­deby, Ho [...]e juxta Seleby; Wellom, and K [...]apton, in Com. Ebor. In 8 E. 2. this Gil­bert receiv'd command [...] to fit himself with Horse and Armes, and to be at Newcastle upon Tine, on the Feast-day of the blessed Virgin, to restrain the Hostilities of the Scots: and, in 9 E. 2. was found [...] heir to William de Vesci the elder; viz. son of William, brother of Gilbert, who died without issue; son of William, son of Margery, daughter and heir to Warine de Vesci, brother of Eu­stace, father of William, father of John and William (called William de Vesci of Kildare) who died with­out lawful issue. And thereupon, in 11 E. 2. doingRot. Fin. 11 E. 2. m. 10. Claus. 11 E. 2. m. 4. his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 11 E. 2. m. 10. Claus. 11 E. 2. m. 4. of the Lands thereby descended to him; of which the Mannor of Malton, in Com. Ebor. wasRot. Fin. 11 E. 2. m. 10. Claus. 11 E. 2. m. 4. part.

Furthermore, in 13 E. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 13 E 2. m 4. in that ex­pedition then made into Scotland: and in 17 E. 2. as Cosin [...]x vet. Cartu. la­rio pen [...]s C. Fairfax arm. and heir to the before-specified Wil­liam de Vesci, confirm'd [...]x vet. Cartu. la­rio pen [...]s C. fairfax arm. to Henry Lord Percie, that Grant, which Anthony Beck Bishop of Dur­ham, had made to him, of the Barony, Mannor, and Castle of Alnwike, with the Towns and Hamlets thereto belonging (of which Grant▪ with the occasion thereof, I have fully taken no­tice, in my discourse of the Family of Vesci.) In consideration whereof, he received [...]x vet. Cartu. la­rio pen [...]s C. fairfax arm. from Henry, son and heir to the same Henry Lord Perci, the sum of Seven hundred Marks sterling.

Moreover, in 7 E. 3. he wasRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 24. again in the Sco­tish -wars. And, having been summon'dClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 17 Edw. 2. till 16 Edw. 3. inclusive, died the same year, as it seemes.

To whom succeeded William his son and heir. William. Which William, in 17 E. 3. wasRot. Eranc. 17 E. 3. m. 13. in the wars of France: and in 42 E. 3. constitutedRot. Fin. 42 E. 3. m. 6. Sheriff of Yorksh [...]re: as also Governor of the Castle at York. So likewise inRot. Fin. 43 E. 3 m. 16. 43 Edw. 3. andRot. Fin. 46 E. 3. m. 1 [...]. 46 Edw. 3.

This William, in 7 R. 2. foundedPat. 7 R. 2. p.1. m. 10. a Chan­try in the Chappel of St. Iohn Baptist, within his Mannor of Aton, in Pickering-lithe; for one Priest to celebrate Divine Service therein, for the good Estate of himself during this life, and the health of his Soul after his departure hence: as also for the Soules of his Parents and Friends, and all the Faithful deceased; for whose support he gave Thirteen Messuages, and eight Ox-gangs of Land, in Hoton-Bussel, and Aton. But, all that I have farther seen of him; is, that he was summon'dClaus de eo­dem anno in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm in 44 E. 3. and no more: and that, by Isabel his Wife, daughterClaus. 12 R. 2. m. ... to Hen­ry Lord Percie, he had issueClaus. 12 R. 2. m. ... a son, called Willi­am, who diedClaus. 12 R. 2. m. ... in his life time; Also, three daughters, who became his heires; viz. Claus. 12 R. 2. m. ... Ana­stasia, Wife of Sir Edward de St. John Knight. Catherine married to Sir Raphe de Evre Knight, and Elizabeth, first to William Playce, but after­wards to Iohn Conyers of Sockburne, in Com. Palat. Dunelm. Esquire. Which Sir Iohn St. Iohn left issue by the same Anastasta, Margaret his sole daughter and heir, marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. to Thomas Bromflet.

Upon PartitionEx vet. Re­gift [...]o penès Carolum Fair­fax de Men­ston in com. Ebor. arm. an. 1646. made betwixt which Daugh­ters and coh [...]irs, bearing date at Pickering-Lithe 22 Iulii 13 R. 2. Sir Raphe Evre, and Ca­therine his wife, had, for their purpartie, the Town and Lordship of Did-Ma [...]ton, except­ing the Advouson of the Priorie there; as also ex­cepting the Knight's Fees; Forrein services of Tenants, the site of the Castle in commen, the Fayers, Toll, and perquisites of Court, belonging to the Burrough of New-Malton; with the reversion of certain Lands and Tenements, grant­ed out for terme of life; the Rents and Fermes of the Free-holders, and Tenants at will in New-Malton and Broughton-Spitel, with their Appurtenances, which were reserved to all the coparceners in common. They had likewise for their purpartie the third part of the Mannors of Aton, Marston, Roston, and Wykham.

To Anastasia the Widow of Sir Edward de St. Iohn Knight, were the Lordships of Bromp­ton, Saldene, and Snaynton assigned; with the moiety of the Mannors of We [...]om, and [Page 99] Sutton juxta Malton; and the third part of the Mannors of Aton, Marton, Roston, and Wykham.

And to Sir Iohn Conyers, and Elizabeth his Wife, the Mannors of Wintringham, Dugil­by, Rillington; Hoton Busscell, Preston, and Ebreston: also the Moietie of the Man­nors of Wellom, and Sutton; and the third part of the Mannors of Aton, Marston, Ro­ston, and Wykeham.

Harington.
[18 Edw. 2.]

THough this Family, at first assum'd their Sur-name from [...]averington, in Com. Cumbr. which Lordship they did most antiently possess; and held, till the heir-female thereof, married to the Lord Bonvile: yet was their chiefest seat, and residence at Aldingham, in Com. Lanc. from King Edward the First's time. Which Mannor of Aldingham cameEx coll. Rog. Dods­worth. to Robert Robert. de Harington, by the Marriage of Agnes the sister Ex coll. Rog. Dods­worth. and heir to William de Cancefeld, sonEx coll. Rog. Dods­worth. and heir of Richard de Cancefeld; by Alice his Wife, sister Ex coll. Rog. Dods­worth. and heir of Michael Flameng; that Family of Flameng having beenEx coll. Rog. Dods­worth. formerly Lords thereof.

To this Robert and Agnes, succeeded Iohn Iohn. de Harington: who in 34 E. I. (amongst the rest of those stout young soldiers, which were then to attend that King, in his Expedition into Scot­land) receivedComp. Joh. de Drokenes­ford, &c. the honor of Knighthood, with Prince Edward (at the Feast of Pentecost, the same year) by Bathing, and other sacred Cere­monies: and in 4 E. 2. had summonsRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 4. to fit himself with Horse and Armes; and to be at Carlisle, on the morrow after All-Soules day, thence to March against the Scots.

In 12 E. 2. this Iohn obtain'd a CharterCart. 12 E. [...]. n. 67. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-lands within his Lordships of Dustwyke, in Com. Ebor. and Thirnam, in Com. Lanc. And in 14 E. 3. had the like Charter,Cart. 14 E. 3. n. 2. for Free-warren at his Mannor of Wytherflak, in Com. Westmorl. with License to impark six hundred Acres of Wood, Moore, and Marish, within the Precincts of his Lordship of Aldingham, in Com. Lanc. In 20 E. 3. be­ing of the retinueRot. Franc 20 E. 3. P. 2. in dorso m. 21. with William d'Eincourt, he assistedRot. Franc 20 E. 3. p. 3. in dorso m. 21. him in the defence of the Marches to­wards Scotland: and having been summon'd Claus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 18 E. 2. till 21 E. 3. diedClaus. 21 E 3. p. 2. m. 24. the same year, leavingClaus. 21 E 3. p. 2. m. 24. Iohn de Harington, his Grandson (viz. son of Robert, by Elizabeth Claus. 11 E. 3. m. 25. one of the sisters and coheirs to Iohn de Multon of E­gremund) his next heir; being then seisedClaus. 21 E. 3. ut supra. of the Mannor of Wyther [...]lak, in Com. Westmorl. as also of the Mannors of [...]hytnum and Al­dyngham, and Moietie of the Mannor of Ui­vereston, in Com. Lanc.

Which Iohn departedEsc. 37 E. 3. n. 32. this life, upon Monday next after the Feast of St. Augustine, in 37 Ed 3. being then seizedEsc. 37 E. 3. n. 32. of the third part of the Man­nors of Multon, in Com. Linc. Also of the Man­nors of Aldingham, Thirnum, and moietie of the Mannor of Ulvereston, in Com. Lanc. Like­wise of the Mannor of Austwyke, in Com. Ebor. and of the mannors of Millum, Mosearghe, Havertington, with its members, and third part of the mannor of Cgremund, in Com. Cumbr. leaving Robert Robert. Ibid. his son and heir, six years old, who in 51 E. 3 making proofClaus 51 E. 3. m. 7. of his age, and doing his homage, had liveryClaus 51 E. 3. m. 7. of his Lands lying in the Counties of Linc. Cumbr. and Ebor.

This Robert, in 1 R. 2. (re [...]idingRot. Franc. I R 2. p. 1. m. 14 at Alding-Ham) receiv'dStow's Ann. the honor of Knighthood, at the Coronation of that King: being imploy'd Rot. Franc. ut supra. into the parts of Calais in France the same year, in his service: And, having been sum­mon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 1 R. 2. until 4 H. 4. departedEsc. 7 H. 4. n. 55. this life upon Friday, next after Ascen­sion-day, in 7 H. 4. being seisedEsc. 7 H. 4. n. 55. of the mannor of Austwyke, in Com. Ebor. Aldingham, Thyr­num, and moiety of the mannor of U [...]lerston, in Com. Lanc. of the third part of the mannor of Egremund; the third part of the Town of Morton, and moiety of the Hamlet of Arleden, in Com. Cumbr. And of the Inheritance of Isabel his wife (daughterEx coll. R. Dodsworth. and coheir to Sir Nigel Lo­ryng, Knight of the Garter) of the mannor of Tremwell, in Com Cornub. West-Ashford, Bremdon, Knafton, and Beaupode, in Com. Devon. Thurstruston-Hall, in Hankedone, in Com. Suff. and Porlok, in Com. Somerset. leavingEsc. ut supra. Sir Iohn Harington Knight, his son and heir, Twenty two years of age: who thereupon, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 7 H. 4. m 7. of all those Lands.

Which Sir IohnIohnHarington wasRot. Franc. 3 H. 5. m. 15. in that Expe­dition made into France, in 3 H. 5. And, in 4 H. 5. being reteyn'd by IndentureEx autogr. Penès cleric pell. to serve the King, in those Wars, received Two hundred ninty five pounds in hand towards his wages up­on that accompt. But the next ensuing year, pur­posing Chichley▪ vol. I. 31 [...]. [...]. to travel into forrein parts, he declared his TestamentChichley▪ vol. I. 31 [...]. [...]. 8 Iunii An. 1417. (5 H. 5.) thereby bequeathing his body to be buried, where­soever he should happen to die; and gave to E­lizabeth his wife, the one half of all his Silver Vessels. After which he lived not a year; for the Probate of that Testament beares date the 27th of April next ensuing.

To whom succeededLib. ced. 6 H 5. p. 215. Sir William William. Haring­ton Knight, his brother and heir. Which Sir William, in 10 H. 4. was constitutedRot. Fin. 10 H. 4. m. 12. Sheriff of Yorkshire, and Governor of the Castle at York: And, in 4 H. 5. was, by IndentureEx autogr pe­nès cle [...]c. pell. retein'd to serve the King, in his wars of France, with Thirty Men at Armes and Sixty Archers; and arriv'dStowes Ann. with him in Normandy 1 Aug. In 5 H. 5. beingRot. Franc. 5 H 5 m. 19. again in those wars of France, he obtained License,Pat Nor [...]. 5 H. 5 m. 9. to found a Chantry, for one Priest, to celebrate Divine Service daily, in a certain Chapel, in the Parish of Ledes, in Com. Ebor. there to pray, for the good estate of him­self, during this life, and for his Soul, after his departure hence; as also for the Soules of his Ancestors: Likewise for the Soul of Robert Ne­vill of Hornby, and all the Faithful decease [...]. For the maintenance of which Priest, certain Lands lying in Hol [...]ek, in the Parish of Kirk­by super Wherf, were thereupon amortizedPat Nor [...]. 5 H. 5 m. 9..

And, in 6 H. 5. had liveryRot. Fin 6 H. 5. m. 16. of all those lands, lying in the Counties of Cumb. Linc. Cor­nub. Lanc. and Bedf. which descended to him by the death of Sir Iohn Harington Knight, his brother, his homage being respited,Rot. Fin. 6 H. 5. m. 16. which he perform'dClaus. 8 H. 5. m. [...]. in 8 H. 5. And, in 10 H. 5. was again madeRot. Fin. [...]0 H. 5. m. 9. Sheriff of Yorkshire. So likewise in Rot. Fin. 1. H. 6. m. 18. I H. 6. andRot. Fin. 7 H. 6. m. 18. 7 H. 6. and in 31 H. 6. wasSt [...]w [...]s Ann. in the wars of France.

[Page 100]This William marriedEsc. s. H. 6. n 56. Margaret the Sister of Thomas, Son of Sir Robert Nevill of Harnby, Knight, and having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. i [...] dorso. to Par­liament, from 8 H. 5. until 15 H. 6. departed [...]sc. 36. H. 6. n. 20. this life 10 Martii, 36 H. 6. being then seised [...]sc. 36. H. 6. n. 20. of the Mannors of Hartington, and Arladen, with the third part of the Mannor of Egre­mund, and fifth part of the Mannor of Mor­ton in Com. Cumbr. leaving [...]sc. 36. H. 6. n. 20. William Bonvile junior, Son of Elizabeth his Daughter, (who mar­ried William Lord Bonville, and died in his life time,) his next Heir, at that time, sixteen years of age.

D'Amorie.
[20 E. 2.]

IN 15 H. 2. Gilbert Gilbert. de Aumari, gaveRot. Pip. 15. H. 2. Dors. Somers. fifteen Marks for Livery of his Lands at Winford, (in Com. Somers.) from whom descended, (as tis probable) another Gilbert; Gilbert. who in 22 E. 1. wasRot. Vas [...]. 22 E. I. m. 11. in that Expedition, made into Gas­coine.

After him, I meet with Nicholas Nicholas. Damorie, who in 6 E. 2. obtained a CharterCart. 6 E 2. n. 65. for Free-War­ren, in all his Demesn Lands, within his Man­nors of Bokenhall, and Blechesdon, in Com. Oxon. and Chornebergh, in Com. Buck.

To this Nicholas succeeded RichardRichard.Damorie, (his Son and Heir, I presume) which Richard in 10 E. 2. had another Charter,Cart. 10. E. 2. n. 85. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Bokenhall, and [...]lech [...]on, before specified; as also, at Stoke del Isle, Wo [...]e- [...], Bp [...], and [...], in Com. Oxon. Uble, and Monke­sham, in Com. Somers. Mersch, and Thor­nebergh, in Com. Buck. And in 12 E. 2. pro­cured License,Cart. 12 E. 2. n. 58. for a Market every week, up­on the Munday, at his Mannor of [...], in Com. Somers. as also for a Fair there yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow, after the Feast of St. Bartholemew the Apostle.

In 13 E. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2. m 4. in the Wars of Scotland. And in 16 E. 2. being then StewardPat 16. E. 2. p. 1. M. 8. of the Kings Houshold, had commandPat 16. E. 2. p. 1. m. 8. to Besiege the Castle of Waling [...]ord, then possessedPat 16. E. 2. p. 1. m. 8. by some of the Rebellious Lords of that time.

In 19 E. 2. he obtained the custodyRot Fin. 19. E. 2. m. 8. of the Lands of Iohn de Ferrers, during the Minority of Robert Ferrers, his Son and Heir: and having been summonedClaus de iisd. ann in dorso. to Parliament, from 20 E. 2. until 4 E. 3. inclusive, departed this life the same year. Whereupon Margaret his Widdow, had for her Dowrie▪ a [...]n assignationClaus. 4. [...] 3 m. 16. of the Mannor of [...]ukkenal, with certain Lands in Sexyn­ton, Bl [...]chestdon, Geoyndon, and Hedyn­don, in Com. Oxon.

To whom succeeded Richard his Son and Heirs, which Richard, in 10 E. 3. making proofClaus 10. [...]. 3. m. 4. of his age, and doing his Homage, had Livery Claus 10. [...]. 3. m. 4. of his Lands; and in 14 E. 3. wasRot Al [...]m. 14. E. [...]. m. 8. in that expedition then made into Flanders. Also inRot. Franc. 16 [...] 3 m. [...]9. 16 andRot Franc. 17 [...]. 3. m. 16. 17 E. 3. in those into France.

And having landedClaus. 36 E. 3 m 6. with that Victorious King at Doggs in Normandy, in 20 E. 3. where they repulsed the Enemy with great Va­lor, continuedClaus. 36 E. 3 m 6. in his Service, till his return to England: in consideration whereof, he was in 36 E. 3. acquitted,Claus. 36. E. 3 m 6. for sending any Men at Arms, Hoblars, or Archers, into those parts.

This Richard diedRot [...]in. 50. E. 3. m. 21. on Thursday, next ensu­ing the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, 49 E. 3. leavingRot [...]in. 50. E. 3. m. 21. Elizabeth and Alia­nore Chandos, (which Alianore was then Married to Roger Colyng) Sisters of Iohn Chaundos, and Isabell, the Daughter of Margaret, the third Si­ster of the said Iohn Chaundos, then the Wife of Sir Iohn Annesley Knight, his nextRot [...]in. 50. E. 3. m. 21. Heirs.

¶Brother to Nicholas before-mentioned, (as I suppose) was Roger Damorie, who took to Wife Ypod. N. 101. n 10. Claus. 10 [...] [...]. m. 4. Elizabeth, the third Sister, and one of the Co­heirs to Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, Neice to King Edward the Second, (viz. Daugh­ter to Ioane of Acres, his Sister) which Eliza­beth had been twice Married before, first to Iohn de Burgh. Earl of Ulster in Ireland; and next to Theobald de Verdon, a great Baron in his time.

To this Roger and Eliz. in 13 E. 2. in the Par­liament then held at Yorke, the King in consi­ration Pat. 1 H. 4 [...] p. 7. m. 22. per In [...]spex. of his good services done, and to be done, gavePat. 1 H. 4 [...] p. 7. m. 22. per In [...]spex. the Mannors of Sandall, in Com. Ebor, Halghton, in Com. Oxon Faukes-Hall, in com. Sur. and to the Heirs of his Body lawfully begotten. As alsoPat. 1 H. 4 [...] p. 7. m. 22. per In [...]spex. one hundred Marks per annum, to be paid out of the Exchequer. In 7 E. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 5. in the Wars of Scotland▪ and in 8 E. 2. made ConstableRot. Fin. 8. E. [...]. m. 15. of Knares­burg [...] Castle. In 10 E. 2. he was againRo. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 9. in the Scotish Wars, and upon the death of The­obald de Verdon, obtained the custodyRot. Fin. 10 E. 2. m. 7. of the Castle at Ewyas-Laci, in Com. Monmouth.

In 11 E. 2. he was constituted GovernorPat. 11. E. 2. p I. m. 21. of the Castel at Gloucester; as also ofRot. Fin. 11 E. 2. m. [...] St. Bria­vels Castle in the same County; and Warden Rot. Fin. 11. E. 2. m. [...] of the Forest of Dene. In that year he was again made ConstableIb. m. 15. of Knaresburgh Ca­stle. Likewise of that at Corffe, Ib. m. 15. in Com. Dors. as also WardenIb. m. 15. of the Forest of Pur­be [...]k: and chargedClaus. 11. [...]. 2 m. 23. with the providing of fif­ty foot Souldiers, for the Scottish Wars.

In 12 E 2▪ he procured a CharterCart. 12. E. 2. n. 34. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Catthorpe, in com. Linc. and in 13 E. 2. was againRot. Scoc. 1 [...] E. 2. m 4. in the Wars of Scotland. In 14 E. 2. he obtained another CharterCart. 14 E. 2. n. 33. for free-warren at Staundon, in com. Hertf. And had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment amongst the Barons, from 11 until the same 14 of E. 2. Howbeit, in the Parliament held that year, takingH. Knigh­ton. 2539. n 10. part with the great Lords, whose power was such, as that they causedH. Knigh­ton. 2539. n 10. the two Spencers to be banished: and the next year after, withIb. p. 66 [...]. Thomas Earl of Lancaster, (in that Insurrection by him then made) he marcht Ib. p. 66 [...]. with him to Burton, upon Trent, and so to Tutbury [...]Castle (in Com. Staff.) but upon that Earls advance farther Northwards, stayed behind, being sick as it seems: for heIb. p. 66 [...]. died soon after in that Castle of Tutbury, and was buri­ed Weever's Fun. Mon. p. 544. in the Priory at Ware, in com. Hertf. whereupon, commandClaus. 16 E 2. m. 23. was given to seise all his Lands, as an Enemy and Rebel, (for so the Record calls him) and to make LiveryClaus. 16 E 2. m. 23. of them to Elizabeth de Burgh, his Widdow.

Which Elizabeth, thus surviving him, in 11 E. 3. obtained, from the King, a GrantCart. 11. E. [...] n. 20. for life, of two parts of the Mannor of Ikeletsall, and of the Mannor of Clopton, in Com. Suff. as also of the third part of the said mannor of Ikeletsall, after the death of Alianore, the Wife of Guy de Fer­re, the remainder to Iohn Lord Bardolfe, and Eli­zabeth [Page 101] his Wife, Daughter of the before-specifi­ed Roger, by her the said Elizabeth, in Exchange for the Mannors of Kenynton, and Fauke­shall, in Com. Sur. which were of the Inheri­tance of the said Elizabeth de Burgh. And de­parted Esc. 34. E. 3. n. 83. this life, 4 Nov. 34 E. 3. leaving Eli­zabeth Esc. 34. E. 3. n. 83. her Daughter, by the said Roger Da­morie (her last Husband) then the WifeEsc. 34. E. 3. n. 83. of Iohn Lord Bardolf, above thirty years of age.

Which Iohn Lord Bardolf, thereupon doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 35. E. 3. m. 41. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

Of these Damories, divers were buriedLel. Itin. in­ter Coll. R. Gl. S. in the Priory of Burcester, in com. Oxon.

Swillington.
[20 Edw. 2.]

OF this Family, assuming its surname from a fair Lordship in the West-Riding of Yorkshire so called, was Adam de Swil­lington, who in 34 E. 1. being inRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 3. that great Expedition then made by the King, into Scot­land; shortly after, (scil. in 3 E. 2.) obtained a CharterCart. 3 E. 2. n. 18. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn Lands at Swillington, [...]horpe-Pyrow, and Thorpe o' the Hill, in Com. Ebor. and in 4 E. 2. was againRot. Scoc. 4. E. 2. m. 13. in the Scotish-Wars. So likewise in Rot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 7. 10 E 2.

This Adam residingRot. Fin 16 E. 2. m. 25 in cedula. in Lincolnshire in 15 E. 2. tookRot. Fin 16 E. 2. m. 25 in cedula. part with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, against the two Spencers, for which, upon the attainder of that Earl, he was finedRot. Fin 16 E. 2. m. 25 in cedula. at a thou­sand Marks; but in 1 E 3. (the Scene being then changed) that judgment, being by autho­rity of the Parliament then held, declaredIbid. er­roneous, he marcht againRot Scoc. [...] E. 3 m. 6. into Scotland.

Moreover, in 2 E. 3. he had another Charter Cart. 2 E. 3. n. 89. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn-Lands with­in his Lordships of Swillington, Thorpe-Pyr [...]w, Thorpe; juxta Rothwell, Rodes, Byrell, Wi [...]esey, and Shelf, in com. Ebor. Yokesford, Midleton, and Stykinglond, in com. Suff. Pyrhow, in com. Norff. Kynyard­by, and Ouresby, in com. Linc. and Thin­rigge, in com. Hertf. and had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 20 E. 2. till 2 E. 3. inclusive. But not after, nor any of his posterity.

Maltravers.
[1 Edw. 3.]

THough none of this Family were Barons by Tenure, nor had Summons to Par­liament, till 1 E. 3. yet were they an­ciently persons of Note: for Hugh Hugh. Maltravers was a witnessMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 67 1. l. 9. to that Charter of King Henry the First, which he made to the Monks of Mon­tacute, in com. Somers. And in 5 Steph. Will.William.Maltravers gaveRot. Pip. 5. Steph. tit. int [...] Ripam & Mersam. a thousand Marks of Silver, and one hundred pounds for the Widdow of Hugh de la Val, and Lands of the same Hugh, during the term of fifteen years, and then to have the benefit of her Dowrie and Marri­age.

Likewise, in 18 H. 2. Iohn Maltr [...]vers gave Rot. [...]ip. 18 H. 2 Dors. Somers. eighty Marks, to have a Court within his Lands, and a Trial for four Knights Fees. More­over, in 30 H. 2. Walter [...].Maltravers paydRot Pip 30. H. 2. W [...]es. twen­ty Marks for Livery of the purpartie of the Lands of Roger Fitz-Geffrey; but this Walter died with­out Issue Male, as it seems; for in 6 R. 1. Ri­chard de Heriet, gaveRot. Pip 6 R 1. W [...]es. one hundred Marks for Li­very of his Lands, as his Wifes right.

After this, there was IohnIohnMaltravers, who took part with the Rebellious Barons against King Iohn, but in 1 H. 3. returningPat. 1. H [...]. m. 3. to his obedience, was of the RetinuePat. 1. H [...]. m. 3. with Earl William Mareschall; and in Iune 26 H. 3. had SummonsRot Vasc [...] 6 H 3. in dorso m 3. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King into [...], but died Esc 25 E 1. n. 33 Berk [...] &c. in 24 E. 1. being then seisedEsc 25 E 1. n. 33 Berk [...] &c. of the Mannor of Henefor, (in com. Somers.) which he held of the Earl Marshal, by the service of being Constable of [...]-Castle: also of the Man­nor of [...]odechestre, in Com. Glouc. Luchet and Wychampton in Com. Dors. and certain Lands in [...]h [...]rey, in Com. Berks leaving Iohn his Son and Heir, thirty years of age.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 25 E. 1. doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. [...]in. 25 E. 1. m. 16. of his Lands: and in 34 E 1. was made a KnightComp [...]. de Drokenesford. (with Prince Edward, and many more) by Bathing, &c. Whereupon he attended that Prince intoRot. Protect. 34 E. 1. m. 6. Scotland, being of the RetinueRot. Protect. 34 E. 1. m. 6. with Maurice de Berk­ley; and the same year obtained a CharterCart. 34. E. 1. n. 38. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Ly­chet-Matravers, in com. Dors.

In 7 E. 2. this Iohn was againRot. Scoc. 7 E. [...] m [...] in the Scotish Wars: and in 8 E. 2. had Summons Rot. Scoc. [...] [...]. 2. in dorso m. 9. to fit himself with Horse and Arms and to be at Newcastle upon Tine, upon the Fe­stival of the blessed Virgins Assumption, Cart. 8. E. 2. n. 24. to re­strain the Incu [...]ons of the Scots. In which year he had a Grant for a Market every week, on the Tuesday at [...] in Ireland, with a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Holy Trinity. In 12 E. 2. he had another CharterCart. 12 E. 2. n. 76. for Free-Warren, in all his Lordships of Wichampton, Wolcombe, Phelipe­ston; Lodre, and Child-Frome, in Com. Dors. Ievele, in Com. Somers. Somerford, Cote-Deverel, and Soppworth, in Com. Wiltes. Wodecestre, and Sherdington, in Com. Glouc. and Chelray, in Com. Berks. and in 13 E. 2. was againRot. Sc [...]c. 13 [...]. [...]. m. [...]. in the Wars of Scotland.

Upon the deposal of King Edward the Second, being in no small esteem with those who were then in power; he had SummonsClaus. de eodem anno in dorso. to that Par­liament, held in 1 E. 3. by the name of Iohn Maltravers Senior. Shortly after which, he was one of the principal persons, to whom the custo­dy of Edward the Second was committed:H. Knighto [...] 255. n 30. but used him hardly, as 'tis said.T. Wals. 108 n. 20. And upon the Murther of that King (being consciousIbid n. 30. & 40. of his guilt, as an accessory) fledIbid n. 30. & 40. into Germany, and there continuedIbid n. 30. & 40. many years. After which in 4 E. 3. he had judgementRot. Parl 4 E. 3. n. 3. to be put to death, wheresoever he could be found, for being guilty of the death of Edmund Earl of Kent, as twas then alleadged: but in 19 E. 3. uponPat. 19 E [...] [...] 22. Cart. & p [...]t apud Cales. 21 E. 3. m. 19. the ar­rival of King Edward, at the Port of Swyne in Flanders, he camePat. 19 E [...] [...] 22. Cart. & p [...]t apud Cales. 21 E. 3. m. 19. voluntarily to him, and rendred himself into his hands: and afterwards in his return to London; humbly representing [Page 102] to him, that by the Laws of England, no Man ought to be condemned without making Answer. Whereupon, though he had been in­dicted for some hainous crimes; yet in regard he was not called to answer, but judged guilty and banished, the King was pleased, by reason Pat. 19 E [...] [...] 22. Cart. & p [...]t apud Cales. 21 E. 3. m. 19. of his special services in Flanders; where he lostIbid. all his Goods, and sufferedIbid. great op­pression, to grantIbid. that he might return with freedome and safety into England, and there remain till the next Parliament, to abide the judgment therecof, which he did, and being there­upon fully pardonedRot. Parl. 25 E. 3. n. 8 & 9. Claus. 25 E. 3. m. 12. for the same, in the Par­liament held 25 E. 3. had Summ [...]ns,Claus. de eo­dem anno in dorso. to sit in that Convention.

This Iohn Iohn had a Son called Iohn Maltravers, junior, who in 34 E. 1. having receivedComp. I. de Drokenesford the Honor of Knighthood, with his Father and the rest, had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 1. and 4 E. 3. And 2 E. 3. was constitutedRot. Fin. [...] E. 3. m. 3. Governor of the Castle of [...]arekenny. In 3 E. 3. he obtained a GrantCart. 3. E. 3. n. 47. of all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands of Iohn Giffard of Brimmesfeld, which di­volved to the King by Eschaet, for want of Heirs by the said Iohn Giffard, and the same year was made ConstableRot. Fin. 3. E. 3. m. 6. of Corf Castle, in Com. Dors.

In 4 E. 3. the King gave LicencePat. 4 E. 3. p. 1. m. 19. to Iohn de Caille [...]e, to enfeoffe this Iohn Maltravers, in the before-specified Castle and Mannor of Ca­recknyn, in South-Wales, and in the Castel of Brymffield, in Com. Glouc. But soon after this, his Lands were seised by the King, for some great offence: for, in 5 E. 3. Agnes his Wife, by the Kings special favor, (as the Record Pat. 5. E. 3. [...]. 1. m. 12. expresseth) obtained Livery of those Lands, wherewith she had been endowed by Iohn de Ar­gentine, and Iohn de Nerford, her former Hus­bands; as also of those, which were belonging to this Iohn, and had been so seised for his trans­gression.

But he came afterwards, in favor again, as it seems: for, in 16 E. 3 he servedRot Franc. 16. E. 3. m. 26. the King in his Wars of France, in the Retinue of Mau­rice de Berkley, and in 21 E. 3. obtained License Cart. [...]. E. 3. n. 7. for a Market every week, upon the Munday, at his Mannor of Wichampton, in Com. Dors. and a Fair there every year, on the Festival of our Ladies Assumption. In which year he was againRot. [...]ranc. 21 E. 3. p [...] 21 in the Wars of France. So likewise, inRot. Franc. 2 [...]. E. 3. m. 3. 22 E. 3. and in 23 E. 3. was made Gover­nor Pat. 23. E. 3. p. 3. m. 5. of Garnesey, Ieresey, Serke, and Aureney, with the adjacent Isles: but depart­ed Esc. 23. E. 3 n. 52 Som. Rot. Fin 23 E. 3. m. 20. this life the same year, leaving Henry Esc. 23. E. 3 n. 52 Som. Rot. Fin 23 E. 3. m. 20. his Son and Heir, one year old and upwards; being then seisedEsc. 23. E. 3 n. 52 Som. Rot. Fin 23 E. 3. m. 20. of two parts of the Mannor of East Mordon, and Luchet-Matravers, in com. Dors. Iohn his Father surviving him, to whom I again return; which Iohn being thus pardoned, (as hath been observed) in 26 E. 3. was made GovernorRot. Fin. 26 E. 3. m. 19. of the Isles of Garnesey, Iere­sey, Serk, and Aureney, and in 29 E. 3. wasRot. Vascon. 29 E. 3. m. 11. in that Expedition then made into France. But farther, I have not seen any thing memora­ble of him, than that in 35 E. 3. he founded Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 47 [...] b n 10. an Hospital at Bowes, in the Isle of Gerne­sey, for poor Men and Women, and that he de­parted Es. 38. E. 3. n. 27 W [...]l [...]s. this life, 16 Feb. 38 E. 3. leaving Ioane the Wife of Sir Iohn de Kaynes Knight, then twenty two years of age, and Alianore, the Wife of Iohn, the Son of Richard Earl of Arundel, then nineteen years of age, his Cosins and next Es. 38. E. 3. n. 27 W [...]l [...]s. Heirs, viz. Daughters of Iohn his Son, who died in his life time) being then seized,Es. 38. E. 3. n. 27 W [...]l [...]s. toge­ther with Agnes his Wife, of the Mannors of East-Mordon, Wodeton, in Mersh-Wode­nal, Lodres, Frome-Whitefeld, Lychet-Ma­travers; Langeton, in Purbeck, Phelpe­ston, two parts of the Mannor of Up-Wym­burne, and other Lands there; as also in Egre­ton, W [...]lcombe, and More, with the Ad­vousons of the Churches of all those Mannors. Which Agnes was formerly Wife of Iohn de Ar­gentine; and by her Testament,Sudbury f. 78 [...]. bearing date at London, in the Parish of St. Iohn Zacharie 18 Feb. An. 1374. (49 E. 3.) bequeathed her body to be buried in the Church of Lychet [...] Matravers, near to the Grave of her Husband, in case she should depart this life, in the Counties of Dor­set or Wiltes. But if in Hertf. or Cambridgsh. then in the Priory of Wylmundle, appointing, that every Priest, who should say Mass at her Fune­ral, should be rewarded according to the discre­tion of her Executors: and that no Cloth of Gold be put upon her Corps, nor any more than five Tapers (each of five pound weight) about it.

To the fabrick of the Church at Lychet Ma­travers she gave fourty shillings. To Iohn her Son a Dozer of green, poudered with Dolphins and Swans, with four Cousters of the same sute. Likewise her great Cup, with a Cover; one Dragenall, six Dishes, six Pottengers, six Sau­cers, two Pitchers, two Pottels, all of Silver; but after his decease, to remain to the Priory of UUylmund [...]ey, and to Margaret his Wife, a Tablet of Espicerie.

It seems, that this Agnes was a Second Wife to Iohn Iohn. Lord Matravers, senior, and that he had Issue by her a Son, called also Iohn, which Iohn in 42 E. 3. wasRot. Vascon. 42 E. 3. m. 1. in that Expedition made into France. As also inRot. Franc 43 E. 3. m. 3. 43 E. 3. being thenRot. Franc 43 E. 3. m. 3. of Hoke, in Com. Dors. and in the RetinueRot. Franc 43 E. 3. m. 3. of William de Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, and departed Esc. 9 R. [...]. n. 35. this life, 15 Iunii 9 R. 2. being then seise [...] Esc. 9 R. [...]. n. 35. of the Mannor of Crawell, in Com. Oxon. Myd­del-Thinnek, in Com. Sommers. Houke, Sta­pelford, Over-Kentcombe, Frome-Voucher­che, Cherleton, juxta Dorchester, West-Chikerell, Gorewill, South-Pourton, Bo­decombe, Mulburne-Deverell, UUelcombe-Matravers, and Burcumbe, in Com. Dors. lea­ving Maud, the Wife of Peter de la Mare, eigh­teen years of age; and Elizabeth Matravers eight years of age, hisEsc. 9 R. [...]. n. 35. next Heirs. Which Eliza­beth, in 10 R. 2. was committedPat. 10 R. [...] p. 1. m. 12. to the tui­tion of Iohn Wadham, with purposePat. 10 R. [...] p. 1. m. 12. that she might be Married to Iohn Lovel, Rot. Fin. 1 H. 6. p. 1. m. 6. when the King should think fit. But afterwards became the Wife of Humphrey Stafford, Son to Sir Hum­phrey Stafford Knight, who had MarriedRot. Fin. 1 H. 6. p. 1. m. 6. Eli­zabeth, her Mother.

Frevile.
[1 Edw. 3.]

THis Family, antiently of ... in Com. Cantabr. though but one of them, had ever Summons to Parliament, was of eminent note, some ages before that time, and afterwards. For in 15 H. 3. Baldwin Baldwin. de Frevile, having obtainedClaus. 15. H. 3. m. 13. the Wardship of Lucia, the Daughter and Heir of Richard de Scalers, (for which he gave two hundred Marks) soon after, made her his Wife:Rot. Pip. 16. H. 3. Cantabr. & Hunt. and in 30 H. 3. upon col­lection of the Ayde, for Marrying the Kings Daughter, paidRot Pip. 30. H. 3 Cantab. & Hunt. fifteen pound for those fifteen Knights Fees, which were of her Inheritance.

To this Baldwin succeeded Richard. Richard. his Son and Heir, who in 42 H. 3. having been in that Expedition then made into UUa [...]es, obtained a dischargeRot. Pip. 42. H 3 Cantab. & Hunt. for the Scutage, at that time due thereupon. And to him another Baldwin; which Baldwin, Baldwin. dying without Issue, Alexander his Brother, became his Heir;Rot. Fin. 17 E. 1 m. 2. and possessingRot. Fin. 17 E. 1 m. 2. fair Lands, in Com. Norff. and Heref. of his Inheri­tance, took to WifeEsc. 20 E. 1. [...]. 36. Joane, Daughter of Ma­zere, Wife of Raphe de Cromwell. Which Ma­zere was Daughter of Philip Mazmion.

In 29 E 1. this Alexander Alexander. wasRot. Scoc. 29 E. [...]. m ... in that Ex­pedition made into Scotland. So likewise in Rot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. 5. 31, 32,Rot. Scoc. 32 E. 1. n. 2. andRot. Scoc. 34 E 1. m. 11. 34 E. 1. And in 3 E. 2. upon partitionClaus 3. E. 2 in dorso m. 5. in cedula. of the Lands of the Inheritance of Isabell, the Wife, of William Walraund, in right of Ioane his Wife, one of the Cosins and Heirs to her the said Isabell, had the Mannors of UUinterburne, and Asserton, with certain Lands in Yatesbury, in Com. Wilts. And in 8 E. 2. received commandRot. Scoc. 8. [...] 2. in dorso m. 9. to be at Newcastel upon Tine, upon the Festival of the blessed Virgins Assumption, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots. But farther, I have not seen of him, then that he had Sum­mons Claus. 1. E. 3. in. dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 1 E. 3. (and never afterwards; nor any of his Defcendents) and diedEsc. 2. E. 3. n. 34. in 2 E. 3. leaving Baldwin Esc. 2. E. 3. n. 34. his Son and Heir, thirty six years of age.

Which Baldwin diedEsc. 17. E. 3 n. 3. in 17 E. 3. leaving Baldwin, Baldwin. his SonEsc. 17. E. 3 n. 3. and Heir twenty six years of age, who doing his Homage the next ensu­ing year, had LiveryRot. Fin. 18 E. 3. m. 35. of the Lands of his Inheritance, lying in the Counties of Warr. Heref. Salop. Staff. Wigorn. Wiltes. Norff. and Suff. and in 38 E. 3. for his approvedEx autogr. penès Joh Ferrers arm. Fi­delity and Service was madeEx autogr. penès Joh Ferrers arm. Seneschal of Xantoigne, for life, by the renowned Prince Edward, (commonly called the Black Prince) eldest Son to King Edw. 3. Moreover, in 42 E. 3. he was [...]rois. f. 171. with him in his Wars of Gasco­igne: and soon after that, marchI [...]. f. 175. a. [...]. with the Duke of Lancaster, to Mountpaon, where­upon it was rendred.

In 46 E. 3. he was by Indenture reteyned Ex autogr. pènes praef. [...] Ferrers. to serve Prince Edward in his Wars of France, with six men at Arms, viz. three Knights, and three Esquires taking twenty pound per an­num see, for the Knights, and ten Marks for the Esquires. And having weddedIbid. three Wives; viz. Elizabeth, Sister and Co-heir to Sir Iohn Montfort of Beldesert, in Com. Warr. Knight, Ida, Daughter to ... Clinton, (a Lady of Honor to Queen Philippa) and Ioane, Daughter to the Lord Strange, departedEsc. 49 E. [...] n. 57. this, life in 49 E. 3. leaving by the said Elizabeth Baldwin, his SonEsc. 49 E. 3. n. 57. and Heir, twenty six years of age.

Which Baldwin, Baldwin. being a Knight in 1 R. 2. exhibited his claim,T. Wals. p. 195. n. [...]0. to be the Kings Champi­on, upon the day of his Coronation; and to do the service appertaining to that Office, by reason of the Tenure ofEsc. 23. E. 1. n. 29. the Castle of Tamworth, in Com. War. viz. to ride compleatly armed, upon a Barb'd Horse, into UUestminster Hall, and there to challenge the Combat, with whomsoe­ver, that should dare to oppose the Kings Title to the Crown. Which service the Marmions an­tiently Lords of that Castle, had formerly per­formed. But Sir Iohn Dimock Knight, being then his Competitor, carried it from him by judgment MS. in offi­cio Arm. (H. 13.) 321. of the Constable and Marshal of England, in regard of the Lordship of Scrivelby, in Com. Linc. which by betterEsc. 23 E. 3 Fin. levat. T. Mich. 1. H. 6. Linc. authority than Fre­vile could produce, did appear to be held by that service; and that the Marmions, enjoyed that Office, as owners thereof, and not as Lords of Tamworth-Castle. Which Lordship of Scri­velby, descended to Dimock, by an Heir Female of Sir Thomas Ludlow, Knight, Husband of Ioane, the youngest Daughter to Sir Philip Marmion, before-mentioned.

Which Sir Baldwin, in 9 R. 2. upon partiti­on, [...]x autogr. pe [...]ès praef. I. Ferrers. made betwixt him, and Sir Thomas Boteler Knight, of Montforts Lands, whereunto they were Heirs; had the Mannor of Ashstede, in Com. Surr. with the mannors of Gunthorpe and Loudham, in Com. Nott. assigned unto him, as also the reversion of the mannors of Henley, Beudesert, and Haselholt, i [...] Com. War. after the decease of William de Beauchamp, Lord Ber­gavenny, in whose hands they then were.

And hadIbid. two Wives, both of them Daugh­ters to Sir Iohn Botetourt, of UUe [...]ley-Castel, in Com. Wigorn. whereof Elizabeth being married to him, in 27 E. 3. very young, died (as it seems) before they lived together: for plain it is, that he married Ioyce, her Sister, by whom he had Issue Esc. 11. R. [...] n. [...]. Baldwin, nineteen years of age, at his Fathers death, in 11 R. 2.

Which Baldwin, Baldwin. in 12 R. 2. marriedEx autogr. penès praef. I. [...]errers. Ioane, the Daughter of Sir Thomas Grene Knight, and diedEsc. 2 H. 4. n. 41. in 2 H. 4. leaving Baldwin Baldwin. his Son and Heir, but two years of age, who departingClaus. 7. H 5. in dorso m. 11. this life in his minority, 6 H. 5. left his three Sisters Claus. 7. H 5. in dorso m. 11. his Heirs; Elizabeth, married Claus. 7. H 5. in dorso m. 11. to Thomas Fer­rers, second Son to William Lord Ferrers of Gro­by, Margaret, firstEx autogr. ut supra. married to Sir Hugh Wil­loughby Knight, and afterwardsEx autogr. ut supra. to Sir Richard Bingham Knight; and Ioyce toEx autogr. ut supra. Roger Aston Esquire; whereby a fair inheritance came to those Families; viz. Ex autogr. ut supra. to Ferrers, the Castle and mannor of Tamworth, with the mannors of Lee, juxta Merston, Stretford [...] juxta Tamworth, and Haverburgh, (all in Com. Warr, the man­nor of Stichall, juxta Coventre, and Ta­dington, in Com. Heref. with certain Lands and Rents in UUaverton, Allesley, and Mere­den, in Com. War. as also in UUiginton, in Com. Staff.

To Aston the Mannors of Ashstede, and Newdigate, in com. Sur. Beck­nore, in com. Wigorn. Yatesbury, in Com. Wiltes. Pinley, within the Liberties of Coven­tre; and the Moytie of the Mannor of Henley; in Arden, in Com. War. with the Advouson of [Page 104] the Church of Preston, juxta Henley. And to Sir Richard Bingham Knight, then one of the Justices of the Kings Bench, and Margaret his Wife (formerly the Wife of Sir Hugh Willough­by, of Wollaton, in Com. Nott. Knight) the Mannors of Middleton, and Whitnash; with certain Lands in Wilmecote, in Com. War. the Mannor of Wykin, juxta Coventre, with certain other Lands and Rents, lying within the County of that City: as also of the Mannors of Gunthorp and Loudham, in Com. Nott. with the Mannors of Bradford, Ferne, and Mawne in com. Heref.

Ingham.
[1 Edw. 3.]

IN 2 Ioh. Iohn Iohn. de Ingeham, (of Ingeham, in com. Norff.) having married Albreda, Rot. Pip. 4. Joh. Wilts. one of the Daughters and Co-heirs of Walter Waleran, paid a FineObl. 2. Joh. m. 12. of sixty Marks to the King, and one Palfrey, for Livery of the third part of his Barony, and for the relief due there­upon; excepting the Serjeanty of the Forest, which William de Nevill than had. And in 4. Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. ut supra. thirty Marks. for the purpartie belong­ing to her, of the Lands, which her Mother, (then deceased) held in Dower: but diedRot Pip. 5 Joh. Wilts. the next ensuing year, leaving her the said Albreda, surviving; who thereupon gaveRot Pip. 5. Joh. Wilts. four hundred Marks for License to Marry, with whom she should think fit, provided he were a loyal Sub­ject: Oliver his Son and Heir being then in ward Rot. Fin 7 Joh. m. 9. to Robert de Tateshall.

Which Oliver Oliver. diedEsc. 10 E. 1. n. 4. in 10 E. 1. and at that time seisedEsc. 10 E. 1. n. 4. of divers Lands in Little Swin­burne ad UUallop, in com. South. Likewise of the moytie of the mannor of Bardolveston, in com. Dors. Dene, Est-Grenestede, and cer­tain Lands in Estrodeford, in com. Wiltes. Iohn Esc. 10 E. 1. n. 4. his Son and Heir, being twenty two years of age. Which Iohn, Iohn. thereupon doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 10. [...]. 1. m. 6. of his Lands, and died Esc. 3. E. 2. n. 58. in 2 E. 2. seizedEsc. 3. E. 2. n. 58. of a certain mannor, lying in UUaybrede, in com. Norff. as also of the Mannors of Iengeham, and UUaxtone­sham, in Com. Norff. leaving Oliver his Son and Heir, twenty three years of age. Who, soon after, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 3. E. 2. m. 3. of all his Lands, excepting the Dowry of Margerie, his Mother.

This Oliver, Oliver. became a person of great action in his time. For in 4 E. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 7. in that ex­pedition then made into Scotland: So likewise inRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m 4. 7 E. 2. and of the Retinue with Audoma­re de Valence: and afterwards, inRot. Scoc. 10 E. [...]. m. 8. 10 E. 2. andRot. Scoc. 13 [...]. 2 m. 3. 13 E. 2. In 14 E. 2. he was constituted Rot. Fin. 14 [...]. 2. m. 2. Governor of the Castle of Ellesmere, in com. Salop. And upon that Insurrection of Tho­mas Earl of Lancaster, with other of the Ba­rons, adhering to the King, he marchtMs. in bibl. Bodl. K. 84. f. 98. b. with him to Cirencester, Worcester, Shrews­bury, and other places. In 15 E. 2. he was made GovernorPat. 15. E. 2. p. 1. m. 4. of the Castles at the Devi­ses at Marlebergh, in com Wiltes. as also She­riff Ibid. p. 2. m. 28. of Cheshire And in 17 E. 2. upon the sending of Edmund Earl of Kent into Gas­coigne, wasRot. Vasc. [...] E. 2. m. 3. one of the persons, there appoint­ed to advise, and give him assistance, in forti­fying all the Castles and Garrisons of those parts.

Shortly after which, viz. in 19 E. 2. being constitutedT. Wals. p. 102. n. 10. Seneschal of Aquitane, by Prince Edward (with the Kings consent) he wentLel. Coll. Vol. 1. 671. thi­ther with seven thousand Men: And upon the deposal of King Edward the Second, wasIbid. p. 68 [...]. one of the twelve, by whom it was determined▪ that the young King Edward the Third should be guided. Moreover, in 2. E. 3. he was made Pat. 2. E. 3. p. 2. m. 23. Justice of Chester for life: and having been reteynedRot. Fin. 4. E. 3. m. 23. by Indenture to serve the King, as well in Peace as War, for his whole life, with twenty men at Arms; in 4. E. 3. in recompence of his services, obtained a GrantRot. Fin. 4. E. 3. m. 23. of the Man­nor of Lammersh, in com. Essex. and the Farm of Andever, in com. South. (part of the pos­sessions of Edmund Earl of Kent, then attainted) to hold for life, paying fifty five shillings four pence per annum, for the same.

In 5 E. 3. having his Patent for the Senes­chalsy of Aquitane renewed:Rot. Vasc. 5 [...] E. 3. m. 10. in 9 E. 3. he obtained a GrantRot. Vasc. 9 E. 3. m. 7. of five hundred Mark Sterling, for his support in that ser­vice: and in 11 E. 3. representingRot. Vasc. 11. E. 3. m. to the King that he had been at the expence of a thousand pounds Sterling, in his Service, in those parts; obtained his PreceptRot. Vasc. 11. E. 3. m. to the Constable of Bur­deaux, to make payment to him of so much Money. Continuing in which trust, in 16 E. 3 he had an assignationClaus. 16. E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. of seventy seven Sacks, and an half, of the Kings own Wool, out of Hantshire, for the Wages of himself, and his men at Arms, in that service

And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 1, 6, and 14 E 3. he departedEsc. 18. [...]. 3. n. 49. this life, in 18 E. 3. being seisedEsc. 18. [...]. 3. n. 49. of the mannor of West-Deane, in com. South Weybred in com. Suff. Ing­ham, Wo [...]tonesham, and Lammesse, in com. Norff. Deane, Stepul-Langford, Hamp­teworth, West-Deane, and East-Grynstede, in com. Wiltes. leaving Ioane Ibid. the Wife of Ro­ger le Strange, of Knokyn, his younger Daugh­ter then living, twenty six years of age; and Mary, Ibid. the Daughter of Iohn Curson, (by Eli­zabeth, his eldest Daughter deceased) at that time nine years of age, his next Heirs. Which Ioane, afterwards became the WifePat. 25 E. 3. p. 2. m. 21. of Milo de Stapleton; whereupon, Roger le Strange, upon partition of the Lands of that Inheritance, had for the purpartie of her the said Iones his Wife, an assignationRot. Fin. 18. E. 3. m. 18. of the Mannors of West-Deane, and East-Grynsted, in com. Wiltes. and of the Mannor of Ingham, in com. Norff. Elizabeth, the Wife of the said Oliver, still surviving, who heldClaus. 18 E. 3. p. 1. m. 13. for her Dowrie, the Mannors of Wor­tenesham, and Lammesse, in com. Norff. Weybrede, in Com. Suff. and Stepul-Lang­ford, in Com. Wiltes.

Fitz-Williams.
[1 Edw. 3.]

AS to the time, and occasion of assuming this surname, the greatest certainty I have found, is; that William the son of William William. Fitz-Godric, in King Henry the Second's dayes, calledRot. Pip. 22 H. 2. Ebor. himself William Fitz-William. Which William, by Albreda de Lizures (Widow of Richard Fitz-Eustace, Constable of Chester) had issueMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 831. [...]. n. 30 & 40. another William; William. who, having been in Armes with the Rebellious Barons, about the latter end of King Iohn's reign, return'dClaus. 5 H. 3. m. to his due obedience in 5 H. 3. and left issueIbid. Tho­mas his son and heir: which Thomas Thomas. Married Ag­nes Ibid. one of the daughters and coheires to Roger Bertram of Mitford (a great Baron in Northum­berland.)

From this Thomas descended another William; William. who, in 29 E. 1. having his residenceRot. Pro­tect. 29 E. 1. m. 2. at Sprotburgh, in Com. Ebor. wasRot. Pro­tect. 29 E. 1. m. 2. in the Sco­tish wars. But, in 15 E. 2. joyningH. Knigh­ton, 2541. n. [...]0. with Tho­mas Earl of Lancaster, in that great Insurrecti­on, then by him made; was taken,H. Knigh­ton, 2541. n. [...]0. together, with that Earl, and the chief of his adhe­rents, at Burrow-brigg; and hang'dH. Knigh­ton, 2541. n. [...]0. at York.

To whom succeeded another William William. (his son and heir, I presume) who had summonsClaus. 1. E. 3. in dorso. to Parliament, in 1 E. 3. but never after. Which William, in An. 1331. (5 E. 3.) ratifiedMonast. Angl. ut supra. the Grants of his Ancestors, made to the Nuns of Hanpole, in Com. Ebor. viz. of Albreda de Li­zures, who gave them the Church of Athewiks. Likewise, that of Iohn, Constable of Chester, her son; and of William fitz William, her son and heir. As also the Grants of Thomas fitz William, and of William (his Father) son of the same Thomas.

From which William (so summon'd to Par­liament, in 1 E. 3.) descendedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Sir ThomasThomas.fitz Williams of Aldwarke, in Com. Ebor. Knight; who, by Lucia his Wife, daughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. and coheir to Iohn Nevill Marquess Montacute, had issue two sons; Thomas, slainLel. Itin. vol. 6. f. 73. at Floddon-field, in 4 H. 8. and William Lel. Itin. vol. 6. f. 73. Which William, in 2 H. 8. was first madePat 2 H. 8. p 1 m. 19. one of the Esquires for the Bo­dy, to that King: and in 4 H. 8. had that Patent renew'd,Pat 4 H. 8. m. 2. for life.

In 5 H. 8. beingHollingsh. p. 816. a. n. 30. one of the chief Comman­ders in that Fleet sent out against the French; he was sore hurtIb. [...]. n. 60. with a Broad-Arrow, in fight, near Brest in Britanny. And, before the end of that year, for his good service at the siege of To [...]rnay, had the honour of Knighthood Ib. 824. b. n. 50. conferr'd upon him.

In 12 H. 8. being Vice-AdmiralIb 856. a. n. 30. of the Eng­lish Fleet; he merited so well for his services then done; as that, the next ensuing year, upon the attainter of Edward Duke of Buckingham, he obtain'd a GrantPa [...]. 13 H. [...]. p. 3. in special tail of the Man­nor of Navesby, in Com Northampton. part of the possessions of that Duke. And in 14 H. 8. being recall'd [...] from his Embassie in France, was commanded [...] to Sea, with a [...]rong Fleet for securing the English Merchants. Likewise, up­on the return [...] English Army to Calais, he was imploy'd [...] (with others) by the Earl of Surrey, General of that Army, to Margui­son, and some other places, which he burnt and spoyl'd.

In 15 H. 8. upon Advertisement, [...] that the Duke of Albany would shortly return into Scotland, by Sea, and bring with him a power of French; he was made Admiral [...] of the English Fleet. Whereupon he lay [...] upon the French Coast to meet with him; and landing at Tr [...] ­port, fired [...] that Town. In 16 H. 8. he was CaptainIb. [...]. b. n. 50. of Guisnes in Picardy. And, in October, 17 H. 8. being then TreasurerIb. 892. b. n. 20 of the King's Houshold was sentHerb ut su­pra, p. 181. again into France, (with Iohn Taylor Dr. of Law) to take the Oath of the Lady Regent then at Lyons (King Francis the First being at that time Prisoner in Spaine) for ratifying the Articles, concluded on, in a Treaty then held, by Commissioners for both Crownes.

And, in 21 H. 8. was one of those who sub­scrib'd Ib. 274. the Articles exhibited against Cardinal Wolsey.

Moreover,Ibid. 29 [...]. in the Parliament called that year; when the Commons made their Complaint against the abuses of the Clergy; instancing in divers particulars: and, that Fisher Bishop of Roche­ster, thereupon, passionately telling the Lords; That nothing now would serve with the Commons but the ruine of the Church; aggravating the danger of such beginnings, by the example of Bohe­m [...]a; and that Fisher, upon complaint to the King, for those words, excused himself, as well as he could; this Sir William Fitz Williams, on the part of the King, mediatedIbid. 29 [...]. the rest.

In 24 H. 8. he was TreasurerPat 24 H. [...]. p. [...] of the Kings Houshold. And, in 27 H. 8. sentHerb. [...] ut supra, 3 [...]3. with the Duke of Norffolk and Dr. Cox, to Treat with the French, upon certain Articles, for a League betwixt both Crowns: amongst which, one was, that the Duke of Angolesme (third son to the King of France) should Marry the Lady Eliza­beth, daughter to King Henry. After which, in 28 H. 8. beingPat 29 H. 8. p. 1. Knight of the Garter, Treasurer of the Houshold, and Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster, he was constitutedPat 29 H. 8. p. 1. Admiral of England, Wales, Ireland, Normandy, Gascoine, and Aquitane. And, in 29 H. 8. by other Letters-patents,Pat. 28 H. [...]. p. 2. bearing date 18 Octobris, advanced to the title and dignity of Earl of Southampton; William Earl of Southampt­rton. and ere long after that, Lord Hist of H. 8. by the L. Herb. p. 484. Privy-Seale. By which Title, in 32 H. 8. upon some discontentHist of H. 8. by the L. Herb. p. 484. betwixt King Henry, and the King of France; whereupon the French raised Forces in Picardy (with Iohn Lord Russel, then newly made high Admiral) he carriedHist of H. 8. by the L. Herb. p. 484. over two Troopes of Northern-Horse, into those parts.

And, in 34 H. 8. by his Testament,Spert. qu 16. bearing date 10 Sept. bequeath'd his body to be buried in the Parish-Church of Midherst, in Com. Suss. Appointing, that a new Chapel should be made by his Executors, adjoyning thereto. And in it a Tombe, for himself, and the Lady Mabell his Wife; for the building whereof, he assign'd Five hundred Marks. And gave to the King, his Coller of the Garter, with his best George beset with Diamonds. But before the end of this year (viz. 34 H. 8.) the King resolvingHist. of H. 8. p. 480. to make a breach with Scotland, an Army was raised, Hist. of H. 8. p. 480. of which the Duke of Norfolk was Gene­ral. Which Duke beganHist. of H. 8. p. 480. his March thither­ward accordingly: Howbeit, upon a motion of Peace, he stay'dIbid, 483. a while at York; and there, [Page 106] withIbid, 483. this Earl, and some others, had a Treaty Ibid, 433. with certain Scotish Commissioners.

In which, nothingIbid. being concluded, they Marcht on; this Earl leadingIbid. the Van: but when they came to Newcastle, he there died. Ibid. Notwithstanding which, so high an estimation continued to his memory; that to the honor thereof, his Standard was borneIbid. in the fore­ward, throughout that whole Expedition.

By the before-specified Mabel his Wife, daugh­ter Catal. of Nob. by R. B. to Henry Lord Clifford (and sister to Henry the first Earl of Cumberland) he had noCatal. of Nob. by R. B. is­sue: Whereupon his two Neices, daughters to his brother Thomas, were foundIbid. to be his next heires; viz. Margaret, the WifeIbid. of Godfrey Fuljambe Esquire, and Alice the WifeIbid. of Sir James Fuljambe Knight. But he had a Natural son; calledIbid. Thomas Fitz-Williams, alias Fish­er.

Somervile.
[1 Edw. 3.]

OF this Family, though there were but two (and they the last of the Male­line) who had summons to Parliament; yet were they before that time, men of eminent note in their dayes; the first of them that came into England, beingEx vet. Rot. MS. penès Joh. Ferrers de Tanworth castro arm. Sir Gualter de Somervile, a Norman; who seatedEx vet. Rot. MS. penès Joh. Ferrers de Tanworth castro arm. himself at Whichno­vre, in Com. Staff. having that fair Lordship, and Barton, near to it, by the GiftEx vet. Rot. MS. penès Joh. Ferrers de Tanworth castro arm. of King Willi­am the Conqueror.

From which Walter, Walter. descended another Wal­ter; Walter. who by Cecilie de Limesi, his Wife,Ex autogr. p [...]nès T Dom. L [...]gh de S [...]oneley. had is­sue Roger. Which Roger, on Edeline [...] autogr. penès Fr Ne­thersole [...]. his Wife, daughter to Robert Boteler of Engleby, begot another Roger; Roger. [...] Pip. 2 Joh. Warr. and he a third Roger; Roger. who, in 5, Jo [...]. obtain'd a GrantCart. 5 Joh. [...] of the Mannor of Alrewas; oneTesta de Ne­viil Staff. of the Lordships of the King's antient Demesne (and adjoyning to that of Whichnovre, before-mentioned) to hold in Fee-ferme, for the old Rent, and One hundred shillings increase.

But this Roger Roger adhered to the Rebellious Ba­rons, about the latter end of King Iohn's Reign: by reason whereof, his Mannor of Stockton, in Com. Warr. wasClaus. 17 Joh. m. 11. given to Henry de Aldithley. From which Roger descended RobertRobert.de Somervile, his Grandson (sonEsc. 8. E. 1. n. 28. of Iohn:) who, having MarriedClaus. 20 E. 1. m. 10. Isabel, one of the daughters and co­heirs of Roger de Merlay (a great Baron in Nor­thumberland) in 15 E. 1. paidRot. Pip. 15 E. 1. Nor­thumb. Fifty pounds, for his Relief of the moietie of the Barony of the said Roger de Merlay: and, in 18 E. 1. obtain'd the King's LicenseCart. 18 E. 1. n. 97. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands within his Lordships of Wiche­novre, Tunstall, Nuebolte, Briddeshus, Sirescote, Curburgh, and Edlinghal, in Com. Staff. Witton, Windgates, Horsley, and Sheldes, in Com. Northumb. and Stocton, in Com. Warr. As also,Ibid, n. 98. for a Market every week, upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Alrewa [...], in Com. Staff. and a Fair yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Margaret the Virgin. Like­wise,Ibid, n. 98. for a Market on the Monday every week, at Witton, in Com. Northumb, and a Faire yearly on the Eve, Day, and Morow of St. Lau­rence, and two dayes following. And diedEx. vet. Rot. penès D. Will. Howard de Na­worth Ca­stro. in 25 E. 1. leaving issueEx. vet. Rot. penès D. Will. Howard de Na­worth Ca­stro. Roger, Roger. his son and heir.

Which Roger, in 34 E. 1. wasRot. Scoc. 34 E. 1. m. 12. in the Sco­tish wars. Whereupon, in the Parliament held the next ensuing year, he Petition'd to have al­lowance for his services done in that Expedition; having then beenPlac. Par [...]. p. 302. in the retinue of Henry de Perci; and MarchtPlac. Par [...]. p. 302. from Carlisle, to Karrik, by the Command of Prince Edward. In 8 E. 2. he receiv'd command,Rot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 9. to be at Newcastle up­on Tine, upon the Festival of the blessed Vir­gin's Assumption, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots; and in 16 Edw. 2. was constitutedRot. Fin. 16 E. 2. m. 4. Sheriff of Yorkshire, and Governor of the Castle at York. This Roger left issueEx. praed. Rot. penès D. Will Howard. Roger, Roger. his son and heir; who, being a Knight in 1 Edw. 3. wasRot. Scoc. [...] E. 3. m. 5. in the wars of Scotland that year; and of the retinue with Thomas Lord Wake of L [...]del. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 27. Edw 3. But all that I can farther say of him, is, that he gaveMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 917. a. n. 60. the Advowson of the Church of S [...]aington, to the Monks of Newm [...]nster, juxta Morpeth, in Com. Nor­thumb. And, having been summon'dClause. 1 E. 3. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 1. E. 3. but no more; departedEsc. 11 E. 3. n 57. this life 15 Cal. Feb. 10 E. 3. and was buriedMonast. Angl. ut su­pra. at Anneys-Burton, in Com. [...]bor. leaving Sir Philip de Somervile Knight his brother and heir, fifty yeares of age; who thereupon doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 11 E. 3 n. 3 [...]. of his Lands.

Of which Sir Philip Philip. I find; that he was She­riff Rot. Fin. 1 E. 3. m. 24. of the Counties of Buckingham and Bedford, in Edw. 3 and held the Mannors of Whichnovre, Sirescote, Ridware, Ne­therton, and Coulee (all in Com. Staff.) of the Earl of Lancaster (then Lord of the Honor of [...]u [...]bury) by these memorable services, which I have thought fit here to express at large, from an antient RollPenès Will. Tu [...]ton de Alrewas in com. Staff. gen. in Parchment, writ­ten in the time of King Henry the Seventh; it being a Translation, then put into English, from the like Roll in French, made in the time of King Edward the Third; viz. By two small fees; that is to say, when other Tenants pay for Reliefe one whole Knight's fee, One hundred shillings, he the said Sir Philip shall pay but Fifty shillings: and when Escuage is assessed throghe owtt the lande; or to Ayde for to make th'eldest sonne of the Lord Knyght; on for to mar­ry the eldest daughter of the Lord, the said Sir Philip shall pay bott the motye of it that other shall paye.

Nevertheless, the said Sir Philip shall fynde, meyntienge, and susteigne one Ba­con flyke, hanging in his Halle at Whiche­nore, redy arrayede all times of the yere, bott in Lent; to be given to eve­ryche mane, or womane married, after the day and the yere of their mariage be passed: and to be gyden to everyche mane of Religion, Archbishop, Bishop, Prior, or other Religious: and to everyche Preest, after the year and day of their profession finished, or of their dignity re­seyved, in forme followyng; whensoever that ony suche byforenamed, wyle come for to enquire fo? the Baconne, in there own persone; or by any other for them, they [Page 107] shall come to the Baillyfe, or to the Porter of the Lordship of Whichenovre, and shall say to them, in the manere as ensewethe;

Bayliffe, or Porter, I doo you to knowe; that I am come for my self [or, if he be come for any other, shewing for whome demaunde] one Bacon flyke, hanging in the Halle, of the Lord of Whi­chenovre, after the forme thereunto belongyng.

After which relacioun, the [...] or Porter shall assign a day to him, upon pro­myse, by his fey [...]e to retourne; and with him to bryng tweyne of his neighbours. And, in the meyn tyme, the said Bailliffe shall take with him tweyne of the Free­holders of the Lordship of Whichenovre; and they three, shall go to the Manoir of Rud­lowe, belongynge to Robert Knyghtleye; and there shall somon the forseid Knyghtley, or his Baillyffe; commanding him, to be re­dy at Whichenovre, the day appoynted, at pryme of the day, withe his [...]aryage; that is to say, a Horse and a Sadylle, a Sakke, and a Pryke, for to convey and carye the said Baconne, and Corne, a [...]ourney owtt of the Countee of Stafford, at hys costages. And then the sayd Bail­lyffe, shall, with the sayd Freeholders, so­mone all the Tenaunts of the said Ma­noir, to be ready at the day appoynted, at Whichenovre, for to doo and perform the ser­vices which they owe to the Baconne. And, at the day assign'd, all such as owe services to the Baconne, shall be rea­dy at the Gatte of the Manoir off Whichenovre, frome the Sonne-rysinge to None, attendyng and awatyng for the co­myng of hym, that fetcheth the Baconne. And, when he is comyn, there shall be de­livered to him and hys felowys, Chape­letts; and to all those whiche shall be there, to do their services deue to the Ba­conne: And they shall lede the seid De­mandant wythe Trompes and Tabours, and other maner of Mynstralseye, to the Halle-dore, where he shall fynde the Lord of Wychenovre, or his Steward, redy to de­liver the Baconne, in this manere.

He shall enguere of hym, whiche de­mandeth the Baconne, yf he have brought tweyn of hys Neghbors with hym. Whiche must answere; They be here ready. And then the Steward shall cause thies two Neighbours to swere, yf the seyd De­mandaunt be a weddyt man; or have be a man weddyt: and, yf sythe his Marri­age, one yere and a day be passed: And, yf he be a freeman, or a villeyn.

And yf hys seid neghbours make Othe, that he hath for hym all thies three poynts rehersed; then shall the Baconne be take downe, and broghte to the Halle-dore; and shall there be layd upon one halfe a Quar­ter of Wheatte; and upon one other of Rye. And he that demandeth the Ba­conne shall kneel upon his knee; and shall hold his right hande upon a booke; which booke shall be layde above the Baconne, and the Corne; and shall make Othe, in this manere.

Here ye, Sir Philippe de Somervile, Lord of Whichenovre, mayntener and gyver of this Baconne; That I A. [...]ithe I Wedded B. my Wife, and sythe I hadd hyr in my kepyng, and at my wylle by a yere and a day, after our Mariage; I wold not have chaunged for none other; farer, ne fowler; rycher ne pourer; ne for none other descended of gretter lynage; slepyng, ne wa­kyng, at noo tyme. And yf the seyd B. were sole, and I sole, I wolde take her to be my Wyfe, before alle the wymen of the worlde; of what condiciones soever they be; good or evylle, as helpe me God and hys Seyntys; and this fleshe, and all fleshes.

And hys neighbors shall make Othe, that they trust veraly he hath said truly. And, yff it be founde by hys neighbours, before­named, that he be a Free-man; there shall be delyvered to him half a Quarter of Wheate, and a Cheese. And yf he be a villeyll, he shall have half a Quarter of Rye, wythoutte Cheese. And then shall Knyghtley, the Lord of Rudlowe, b [...] called for, to carrye all thies thynges, to fore re­hersed: And the said Corne shall be layd upon one horse, and the Baconne above ytt: and he to whom the Baconne apper­teigneth, shall ascend upon his Horse; and shall take the Cheese before hym, yf he have a Horse: And, yf he have none, the Lord of Wichenoure shall cause him have one Horse and Sadyll, to such time as he be passed hys Lordshippe: and so shalle they departe the Manoir of Whichenovre, with the Corne and the Baconne, tofore hym that hath wonne itt, with Trompets, Tabou­retts, and other manoir of Mynstraice. And, all the Free-Tenants of Whichenovre shall conduct hym, to be passed the Lord­ship of Whychenovre. And then shall all they re­torne; except hym, to whom apperteign­eth to make the carryage and [...]ourney, wythowtt the Countye of Stafford, at the Costys of hys Lord of Whychenovre

And, yff the sayd Robert Knightley, do not cause the Baconn and Corne, to be con­veyed, as is rehersed; the Lord of Whyche­novre shall do it be carryed, and shall dy­streigne the sayd Robert Knyghtley for his defaulte, for one hundred shy [...]ings, in his Manoir of Rudlowe; and shale kepe the distres, so takyn, irreplevisable.

Moreover, the said Sir Philippe holdeth of his Lorde, th'Earl, the Manoir of Briddeshalle, by thies services; that, att such tyme, that hys sayd Lorde holdeth hys Chrystemes at Tutbury, the seyd Sir Phelippe shall come to Tutbury, upon Chrystema [...]e Evyn; and shall be [...]odged yn the Town of Tutbury, by the Marshall of the Erlys house: and upon chrystymesse-day, he himself, or some other Knyght (his De­putye) shall go to the Oressour; and shall sewe to his Lordys meese: and then shall he kerve the same mett to hys sayd Lord: And thys service shall be doo aswell at Souper, as at Dynner: and when hys Lord hath etyn; the said Sir Philippe shall sit downe, in the same place, their hys Lorde satt: and shalle be served att hys Table, by the Steward of th'Erlys house. And, upon Seynt Stevyn-day, when he haith dyned, he shall take leve of hys Lorde, and shall kysse hym: and for hys service he shall nothing take, ne nothing shall gyve. [Page 108] And all thyes services, tofore-rehersed, the sayd Sir Philippe hath doo, by the space of xlviii. yeres; and hys ancestors byfore hym, to hys Lordys, Erlys of Lancastre.

Item, the said Sir Phelippe holdeth of his seid Lorde, th'Erle, his Manoirs of Tatenbull and Drycotte, en parcenerye, by thies services; that the said Sir Phelippe, or his Atturney for hym, shall come to the Castell of Tutburye, upon Seynt Petyr day, in August, which is called Lammesse; and shall them the Steward, or Receiver, that he is come thither to hunt, and catch his Lord's Greese,Wilde- [...]. at the costages of hys Lorde. Whereupon the Steward or the Receiver shall cause a horse and Sadylle to be deliveryd to the sayd Sir Phelippe, the price Fifty shillings; or Fifty shillings in money, and one Hound; and shall pay to the said Sir Phelippe, everyche day, fro the said day of [...] Peter, to Holdy Roode-day, for hymself Two shillings sir pence a day; and everyche day for his servant, and his Bercelett,A Hound. during the sayd time twelve pence. And all the Wood-masters of the Forest of Nedewode and Duffelde, withe alle the Parkers and Foresters, shall be com­mandyd to awatte, and attend upon the sayd Sir Phelipee, while theyre Lord's Greese be takyn, in all places of the sayde Forestys, as upon their Master, during the said tyme [...] And the said Sir Phelippe, or his Attorney, shall deliver to the said Parkers, or Foresters, that shall belonge to their Lordys Lardere; commandyng them to convey itt to the Erlys Lardy­ner, abyding at Tutbury: and with the re­menant, the sayd Sir Phelipee shall do hys pleso [...]e.

And, upon Holy-Rood-day, the sayd Sir Phelippe shall returne to the Castell of Tut­bury, upon the said Horse, with his Berce­let; and shall dyne with the Steward or Receyver; and after Dynner he shall de­lyver the Horse, Sadylle, and Bercelett to the Steward, or Receyvour; and shall kysse [...] [...]orter and depart.

This Sir Philip Somervile gaveHist. & An­tiq. Univers. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 71. b. the Church of Mikel-Benton, in Com. Northumb. with cer­tain Lands in that Parish, to Balioll-Col­ledge, in Oxford, for the perpetual mainte­nance six Scholars there, to be elected out of the Towns, neighbouring thereto.

But, farther than what is here expressed, I have not seen any thing memorable of him, but his death; which hapned [...] 23 Ian. 29 E. 3. he being then seised [...] of the Mannor of Burton-Anneise, in Com. Ebor. Stockton, in Com. Warr. Whichenovre, Briddeshale, Tunstall, Al­ [...]ewas. and Neubold, in Com. Staff. As also of the Mannor of Tatenhull, in the same County, in right of Margaret his Wife: Like­wise of the Mannors of Tranewell, Plessys, Shotton, Benton-Magna, and the moiety of the Town of Stanyngton, in Com. Northumb. And of the moiety of the Mannor of Orreby, in Com. Linc. leaving [...]. Ioane, the Wife of Sir Rhese ap Gryffith Knight, one of his daughters; and Maud, the daughter ofIohn Stafford, by [...]lizabeth his Wife, the other daughter; then Married to Edmund the son of Iohn Vernon, his next heires.

D'auney.
[1 Edw. 3.]

IN 8 E. 2. Nicholas D'auney obtain'd the King's CharterCart. 8. E. 2. n. 56. for two Markets every week at his Mannor of Shunok, in Cro [...]lberwe, in Com. Cornub. one on the Wednesday; the other on the Friday; as also for a Faire every year, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Iames the Apostle. And had summonsClaus. de eo­dem, ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm in 1 Edw. 3. but never afterwards.

Bermingham.
[1 Edw. 3.]

THough none of this antient Family were reputed Barons, till the beginning of Edw. 3. Reign; yet were they persons of great note long before: for, in 12 H. 2. Pe­terPeter.de Bermingham of Bermingham, in Com. Warr. StewardCart. antiq.. T. n. 34. to Gervase Paganell, Baron of Dudley, held,Lib. rub. i [...] Scacc. f. 95. a. of him, at that time, no less than nine Knight's Fees de veteri feoffamento: of which William, his father had been enfeoffed in King Henry the First's time.

Which Peter had issue William William. who having marriedEx autogr. penès Rad. Snede ar. Issabel, the daughter of Thomas de Est­legh, one of the Barons of that age; and been Esc. 49 H. 3. m. 3. in Armes with him against the King in that great Rebellion of those dayes, lostEsc. 49 H. 3. m. 3. his life in the Bat­tel of Evesham, in 49 H. 3.

To whom succeeded William, William. his son and heir. Which William, in 22 E. 1. wasRot. Vasc. 2 [...]. E. 1. m. 11. in that Expedition then made into Gascoigne. So likewise in 25. at which time he accompanied T. Wals. p. 35. n. 10. the Earl of Lincolne, and Sir Iohn de St. Iohn, to the Relief of Bellagard, then besieg­ed by the Earl of Arras. But, the English Ar­my, dividingT. Wals. p. 35. n. 10. into two parts, whereof the one wherein he was, being led by St. Iohn, passing through a Wood, was encountredT. Wals. p. 35. n. 10. by the Earl of Arras, and his whole Army; with which not being able to deale, many of his men were slain; and amongst the Prisoners he himself was T. Wals. p. 35. n. 10. one.

To whom succeeded William, William Cart. 11 E. 1. n. 42 his son; and to him anotherPlac. coram R. T. Mich. 2 E 2 Rot. 94. William. which last mention'd William, having been in many eminent imploy­ments, whilst King Edward the Second Reign'd; in 1 E. 3. had summonsClaus. de eodem anno, in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm; but not afterwards: so that I shall not pursue the Story of him, nor of his Descendents, any farther; than to observe, that his Grandson, Sir Thomas de Bermingham Knight, left issue one sole daughter and heir, called Elizabeth, marriedPasch. Fin. 5 H. 6. f. 105. Warr. L [...]. to Thomas de la Roche.

But, the collateral male-line, continued much longer, and possessed that fair Lordship of Ber­mingham, until towards the end of King Hen­ry the Eighths time; that Edward Bermingham (the last of them) was odly wrested out of it, by Iohn Dudley, a person of no small interest, in [Page 109] that time (afterwards Visc. L'isle, Earl of War­wick, and Duke of Northumberland) as I have elsewhereAntiq. of Wa [...]w. p. 659. shewed.

¶Of this Family, there is no doubt; but that those in Ireland, are lineally descended: and that they first came thither in the time of King Hen. 2. upon the Conquest there made by the famous Richard Strongbow. For, about the beginning of King Henry the Third's Reign, I find mentionClaus. 2 H 3. m. 10. of them there. And, afterwards, that in 12 E. 2. when Edward de Brus, caused himself to be Crowned King of that Realm; Iohn de Bermingham, beingCart. 12 E. 2. n. 12. [...] the chief Commander of those Forces, then raised against him; slewCart. 12 E. 2. n. 12. [...] him in Battel, with many of his party. In recompence for which service, he was advanc'dCart. 12 E. 2. n. 12. [...] to the Title of Earl of Loveth; his posterity continuing in those parts, with great honor, to this day.

Pipe.
[1 Edw. 3.]

IN 8 E. 2. Thomas de Pipe and commandRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dor­so, m. 9. to repair unto Newcastle upon Tine, on the Festival of our Ladies Assumption, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to march against the Scots, and, in 1 Edw. 3. had summonsClaus. de eo­dem, anno in dorso. to Par­liament amongst the Barons of this Realm; but never after; nor any of his posterity. So that what I have farther seen memorable of this name; is,H. Knighton [...]618. n. 20. that Iames de Pipe, upon the return of Henry Duke of Lancaster out of Norman­dy, in 32 Edw. 3. was left there, with Robert de Knolles, as Guardian in those parts, for the assist­ance of the King of Navarre.

Iohn of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall.
[2 Edw. 3.]

THis Iohn, being second son to King Ed­ward the 2d, was bornT. Wals. p. 84. n. 20. at Eltham, in Kent, upon the Festival of the blessed Virgins Assumption, in An. 1316. the 9th of his Father's Reign. And, in 16 E. 2. had a Grant Cart. 16 E. [...]. n. 34. in Fe [...] of the Castle, Mannor, and Honor of Tuttebury, part of the possessions of Thomas Earl of Lancaster, then attainted. Also, in 1. E. 3. another,Cart. 1 E. 3. n. 25. in general tail, of the Mannor of Milham, in Com. Norff. And a third,Pat. 1 E. 3. p. 3. m 5. in reversion, after the death of Iohn de Britannia Earl of Richmond, to himself, and the heirs­male of his body, of the Honor of Richmond, with all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands be­longing thereto.

Shortly after which, viz. in 2 E. 3. he was ad­vanced T. Wals. p. 110. Claus 4 E. 3. m. 7. to the Title of Earl of Cornwall; in that Parliament, which began at Salisbury, after the Quindesme of St. Michael. And, in 3 E. 3. the King then goingT. Wals. 112. n. [...]0. into France, to do his homage for the Dukedome of Aquitane, was constituted [...] his Lieutenant here, during his ab­sence. In 4 E. 3. he had another Grant [...] in tail general of Twenty pound per annum, by the title of Earl of Cornwall, to be paid out of the issues of that County: Likewise, of the Man­nor of Hanlegh; and of the Castle and [...]annor of Eye, with the Hamlets of [...], [...]l­dreton, Thorndon; and certain Lands in Clopton, in Com. Suff. Also, of Twenty pounds yearly Rent, payable by the Prior of [...]m­holme, in Com. Norff. for the [...]annor of [...]: of certain Rents pertaining to the Honor of Eye, in Com. Norff. Suff. and Essex: of the Guardian-ship of the Castle of Eye; and of the Free Court in Lincolne, belonging thereto: Of the Castle, Town, and Honor of Berkham­sted, in Com. Hertf. Of the Mannor of Ris­bergh, with the Parke, and Mannor of [...]ip­penham, in Com. Buck. Of the Castle, Town, and Honor of Walingford, in Com. Berks. with its Members: Of the Honor of St. Walerie, in Com. Oxon. and other Counties. Of the Mills at Oxford, with the Meadow there, called Kings­mede: Of the Mannor of Kirketon, in Com. Linc. Of the Mannors of Boudon, and Haver­bergh, in Com. Leic. Of the Mannor of Byflete, in Com. Surr. and of the Town of Rokyng­ham, in Com. N [...]rthampt. all which were then va­lued Ibid. at Two thousand Marks per annum.

Besides which, he then also obtain'd a Grant Ibid. of the Hundreds of Hertesmere, and Stow, in Com. Suff. and of the yearly Ferme of Queen-Hithe, in the City of London.

In 5 E. 3. upon [...] the King's Expedition into Scotland, he was again appointed [...] his Lieute­nant here, during his absence: And, in 7 E. 3. had another Grant [...] in tail general, of the Hun­dreds in Cornwall. Likewise of the Town of Lestwithiel, with all the Issues, and Profits of that County, then belonging to the King: viz. of the Ports, Wreck of Sea, Prizes, and Customes: as also of the yearly Ferme of the City of Exe­ter; with the Profit of the water of Sutton, in Com. Devon. and of the Stannaries and coynage thereof, in that County: Likewise of the river of Dertmouth, with the profits of the Mines in Cornwall; and of the Town of Yv [...]lche­ster, in Com. Somerset.

In 8 Edw. 3. he obtained License,Cart. 8 E. 3. n. 44. for to have a Market every week, upon the Thursday, at his Mannor of Wintringham, in Com. Lin [...]. As also for two Faires; one on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Philip and Iames, and six dayes next ensuing: the other, on the Eve, and Day of All Saints, and six dayes following. Like­wise, Cart. 8 E. 3. n. 44. for two Faires at Kirketon, in the same County; one on the Eve and Day of the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr; and six dayes after: the other on the Eve and Day of St. Andrew the Apostle, and six dayes ensuing. And, in 9 E. 3. wasR [...]t. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m 3 [...]. in that Expedition, then made into Scotland. So likewise inRo [...]. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m. 16 10 E. 3. At which time the King, having Intelligence,H Knigh­ton, 256 [...]. n 30. that the French had promised to aid the Scots, he MarchtH Knigh­ton, 256 [...]. n 30. himself into that Realme, with a great Army; and FortifiedH Knigh­ton, 256 [...]. n 30. the Castle of S [...]yve­lyn, with a great Ditch; as also the Town of St. Iohns [...]ons.

At which place, this Iohn Earl of Cornwall, thenIbid. Pa [...]. 10 [...]. 3 p. [...]. m. [...] also being, and falling sick, departedIbid. Pa [...]. 10 [...]. 3 p. [...]. m. [...] this life, without wife or issue: and was afterwards honourably buried, in St. Edmund's Chappel, [Page 110] within the Abby Church of Westminster, where his Monument still remaineth.

Creting.
[6 Edw. 3.]

IN 22 E. 1 Sir Adam Adam. de Creting Knight, ha­ving SummonsRot. Vasc. [...] 1. m 7 to attend the King at Portsmouth, upon the first day of Septem­ber, and thence passingRot. Vasc. [...] 1. m 7 with him into Gasco­igne, was there slain,T. Wals. p. 27. n. 40 by the Treachery of Walter Giffard, Runnagate, who continuedT. Wals. p. 27. n. 40 in those parts afterwards many years. This Adam being then seisedEsc. 27 E. 1. n 25. of the Mannor of great Stokton, in Com. Hunt. which he obtained, Esc. 27 E. 1. n 25. from William Keryell (it being heldEsc. 27 E. 1. n 25. of the Bi­shop of Linc. by the service of four Knights Fees) left Issue Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, bornEsc. 27 E. 1. n 25. at Stri­gu [...] in Wales. Which Iohn, having been [...]. Vasc. 22 E 1. m. 1. with his Father in that Expedition made into Gascoigne, in 22 E. 1. and in the Sco­tish Wars, inRo [...]. Scoc. [...]4 E. 1. m. 3. 34 E. 1. in 4 E. 3. obtained: a Charter [...]art. 4. E. 3. n. 91. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn-Lands at great Stockton, before-specified: and in 6 E. 3. had SummonsClaus. 6. [...]. 3 in do [...]so. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, but never afterwards, so that I have no more to say of him.

Meinill.
[9 Edw. 3.]

ABout the latter end of King Henry the First's Reign, Robet [...]obert. de Meinel gave [...] the Town of M [...]ton upon Swale, to the Monks of St. Maries Abby at Yorke. To whom succeeded Stephen, his Son and Heir, who ratified [...] that Grant to them so made by his Fa­ther.

In 25 H. 2. this StephenStephen.de Maisnil was amer­ced Rot Pip 25. H. 2. Ebor. at one hundred pound for trespassing in the Forests of Yorkshire. Also with the consent of Robert, and Henry his Sons, he gave [...] his whole Lordship of Steintune, to the Monks of R [...]e­vaul [...], and died in 2 R. 1. or before, leaving (Robert) his Heir in minority; whose wardship was then granted [...] to Hubert Bishop of Sa­ [...]um.

Which Robert Robert. gave [...] to the Monks of St. Maries in Yorke, twelve Ox-gangs of Land in Sutton, and having Married [...] Emme the Daughter of Richard de Malbisse, died [...] in 8 Ioh. whereupon Robert de Roos, had a Grant [...] of the custody of those Lands which were of his Fee; she the said Emme surviving, the benefit of whose second Marriage, Richard de Malbisse, her Father, for three hundred Marks, obtainedIbid.. But in 9 Ioh. Robert de Turnham, in considerati­on of a thousand Marks, had a GrantRot. Pip. 9. J [...]h. Ebor. of the Wardship of his Heir, and of his Marriage. And in 2 H. 3. S. Archbishop of Yorke, procured the custodyClaus. 2 H. 3. m. 6. of his whole Barony, lying in Com. Ebor. it being of his Fee.

The name of which Heir, was Stephen; Cart. 9 H. 3. m 4 he had also a naturalCommunia. de T. Pasch 6 H. 3. Vol. 2. Son, called Robert, who marriedCommunia. de T. Pasch 6 H. 3. Vol. 2. Agnes the Sister and Heir to Adam de Hilton, of Hilton in Cleveland, from whom the Meinilts in those parts are descended.

But to the before-specified Robert succeeded Nicholas Nicholas. his Grandson, (Son of Stephen.) To which Nicholas, in 6 E. 1. the King, in consi­deration Claus. 6 E. 1. m. 5. of his special service done in his Wars against the Welch, remittedClaus. 6 E. 1. m. 5. a Debt of a hun­dred Marks, and in 9 E. 1. grantedCart. 9 E. 1. n. 95. to him Free-Warren, throughout all his Lands and Lord­ships of Whervelton, Grenhou, Semere, and Eston, in Com. Ebor. As also Free Chase in all his Woods within those Lordships. And not long after, viz. in 13 E. 1. gaveCart. 13 E. 1. n. 20. him the man­nor Ibid. n. 18. of Castle-L [...]vinton, in Com. Ebor. with Free Warren in all his Demesn-Lands there.

InEx magno Registro Ar­chiep. Ebor. An. 1290 (18 E. 1.) this Nicholas lay­ing to the charge of Christian his Wife, that she had a purpose to poyson him, brought an accu­sation thereupon against her, before Iohn Arch­bishop of Yorke, where, though she manifested her innocency therein, yet would he not be re­conciled to her; so that she became necessitated to complain for Alimony, not daring to live with him, without good security, that she might be Treated as a Wife.

In Iune 22 E. 1. he had SummonsRot. [...]scon. 22 E. 1. in dor­so m. 8. (amongst many other persons of Honor) for attending the King forthwith, to advise about the important affairs of the Realm; and to repair toIbid. m. 7. Ports­mouth, upon the first of September ensuing, well accoutred with Horse and Arms, thence to sayl with him into France.

And in 26 E. 1. wasRot. Protect. 26 E. 1. [...]. 5. in that Expedition, made into Scotland, but diedClaus. 2 [...] E [...]. in dor­so m. [...]. Esc. 28 E. 1. n. 38. in 27 E. 1. being seisedClaus. 2 [...] E [...]. in dor­so m. [...]. Esc. 28 E. 1. n. 38. of the Mannors of Wherlton, Se­mere, Eston, and Aldwerk, which he held of the Archbishop of Canterbury, by per­forming the service of Pantler, on the day of his Inthronisation. He likewise died seisedClaus. 2 [...] E [...]. in dor­so. m. [...]. Esc. 28 E. 1. n. 38. of the mannor of Castle-Levyngton, leaving Issue by Lucie, DaughterPat. 16 E. 3. p. 1. m. 26. and Heir to Robert de Thweng, his Concubine,Esc. 15. E. 2. n. 2 [...]. Nicholas Nicholas. his Son, twenty three years of age; Iohn his Brother be­ing foundEsc. 15. E. 2. n. 2 [...]. his next Heir. Which Nicholas do­ing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 2 [...] E. 1. m. 9. of divers Lord­ships and Lands, which had been setled upon him, excepting the mannor of Eston, and cer­tain Lands in Pottehou, which were assigned Ibid in [...] m. 6. for the Dowrie of Christian, his Widdow, then surviving.

This last mentioned Nicholas, in 28 E. I. was Rot Scoc 28 E 1 m. 12. in the Scotish Wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 31 E. 1. m. [...] 31 E. 1. and in 4 E. 2. received commandRot. Scoc 4. E. 2. in dorso m. 5. to be at Roxborough, upon the Feast day of St. Peter ad vincula, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to march against the Scots.

In 7 E. 2. he wasRot. Scoc. 7 E. 2. m. 1. again in the Scotish Wars So likewise inRot. Soc. 8 E. 2. in dorso m 9. 8, 10, and 11 E. 2. and departed Esc. 15. [...] n. 21. this life in 15 E. 2. being then seisedEsc. 15. [...] n. 21. of the mannors of Querleton, Semer, Eston, Middleton, Carleton, Pothowe, Tran­holm, and Boynton, leaving Iohn Iohn. his Brother Esc. 15. [...] n. 21. and Heir, forty years of age; who in 5 E. 2. obtained a CharterEsc. 23. [...] 3. n. 158. for Free-Warren in his Lordships of Castle-Levyngton, Newby, and [...]ildale, in Com. Ebor. Which Iohn, had Issue Esc. 23. [...] 3. n. 158. Iohn, Iohn. who dyedEsc. 23. [...] 3. n. 158. in his life time, leaving Is­sue Esc. 23. [...] 3. n. 158. another Iohn, who departedEsc. 23. [...] 3. n. 158. this life, in 23 E. 3. being seisedEsc. 23. [...] 3. n. 158. of the before-specified [Page 111] mannor of Castel-Levyngton, and other Lands, which descended to him from Iohn, his Grand­father; leaving Alice his Sister,Ibid. and Heir, then marriedIbid. to Iohn de Boulton, twenty two years of age.

There was also another Nicholas, the chief of this Family, as it seems; but how related to the last mentioned Nicholas, I find not. Who in 11 E. 3. obtained another CharterCart. 11 E. 3. n. 43. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands at Wherl­ton, Grenhou, Semere, Eston, Hoton, Aldewerk, and Midleton, in Com. Ebor. Which Nicholas, wasRot. Scoc. 11 E. 3. m. 14. the same year in the Wars of Scotland, and having been summo­ned Claus. de issd. [...] in dorso. to Parliament, from 9 until 16 E. 3. in­clusive diedEsc. 16. E. 3 n. 47. the same year, being then seised Esc. 16. E. 3 n. 47. of the moytie of the Burrough of [...], in Com Northumb. at that time wasted by the Scots; as also of the free Chase of [...]he [...]yo [...], with the moiety of the mannor of Belef [...]d, and moytie of the Hamlet of Y [...]inton, in that County. Likewise of the mannors of Wherl­ton, Hoton, juxta Rudby, Semer, Mid­dleton, and Aldwerke, with the Hamlets of Carleton, Pothou, and ... in Com. Ebor. Which mannors of Wherlton, &c. in Com. Ebor. were heldIbid. of the Archbishop of Canterbury, by the tenure of serving him with the Cup, in which he should drink, upon the day of his Inthronization, and receiving the fees belonging to that Office; leaving Issue by Alice his Wife, DaughterPat. 16. E. 3. p 1. m. 26. of William Lord Ros of Hamlake, Elizabeth Esc. ut supra his Daughter and Heir, first marriedEsc. 42 E. 3 n. 44. to Iohn Lord Dar [...], and afterwardsEsc. 42 E. 3 n. 44. to Peter de Mauley, the sixth [...] Which Elizabeth diedIbid. upon the ninth day of Iuly, 42 E. 3. being then seisedIbid. of the Towns of B [...]l­ford and Lowther, in Com. Northumb. Also of the Town of Iarum, in Cleveland, the mannor of Asselby, in Whitby-strand; the Castle of Querlton, the mannors of Eston, Hoton, juxt [...] Rudby, Grenhowe, Semer, Boynton, and Aldwerke, all in Com. Ebor. leavingIbid. Philip Darcie, her Son and Heir, fifteen years of age.

¶Of this Family, (I presume) was HughHugh.de Meinill, who in 18 E. 2. received the order of Knighthood by BathingComp. Tho. de Useflete provis. magnae Gardorbae. &c. and in 1 E 3. had SummonsClaus. de eodem an. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Ba­rons of this Realm, but not after. In 12 E. 3. this Hugh, wasRot. Alem. 12 E. 3. m. 8. in that Expedition then made into Flanders; and inRot. Franc 16 E. 3. m. 19. 16 E. 3 in the Wars of France, being then of the RetinueRot. Franc 16 E. 3. m. 19. with Henry de Lancaster, Earl of Derby. In 18 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 18 E. 3. m. 19. in those Wars. So likewise inRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 15. 19 andRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. m. 5. 20 E. 3. but farther I cannot say of him, than that he marriedClaus. 17 E. 3 p. 1. m. 19. Alice the Wid­dow of Raphe Lord Basset.

Erdinton.
[9 Edw. 3.]

OF this Family Henry Henry. de Erdinton, of Er­dinton, in the Parish of Aston, juxta Bermingham, in Com. War. is the first of whom I find mention. Which Lordship was grantedLib. rub. in Scac [...]. f. 95 a. to him by Gervase Paganell, Ba­ron of Dudley, it being of his Fee.

To whom succeededEx vet Car­tul [...]r. pen [...]s Rob Holt. de [...]. William, William. and to him Thomas. Which Thomas Th [...]mas. and Richard de Alt [...] ­vipa, Clerk, in 6 Ioh, were constitutedPat. 6 Joh. m 7 Bay­liffs for the Counties of Salop and Staff. id est substitutes unto that great Man Geffrey Fitz-Piers, then SheriffRot Pip. de eo [...]em an. of those Shires, and so continuedRot Pip de iisd ann till 14 Ioh. inclusive. In 8 Ioh. being ChamberlainEx praef vet. Cartular. to the King, he obtained from him a Grant [...] of the mannors of [...] and Norton; and in 14 Ioh. ofIb. f. 58. [...]. the Lordships of Welinton and Snawbury, in Com. Salop. And the next year following, when the Barons were so powerful, that the King dis­cerned himself too weak, to cope with them, he was withM Paris in an. [...]13. Raphe Fitz-Nicholas, (an eminent person in that time) sent by him privily, unto M Paris an. [...]13. Admiralius Murmelius, great King of [...]ph [...] ­ca, Marrochia, and Spaine, to offer this whole Realm of England unto him, to hold by a certain Tribute; as also to signify unto him, that he would quit the Christian Religion, and submit to the Law of Mahomet, in case he might have the assistance of that Infidel, against those potent Men.

Upon his return from which Embassie, he compoundedCart. 16. Joh n 27. [...]laus. 16 Joh. m. 11. with Stephen de Staunton, and Robert de Stauton, his Son and Heir, for their Title to the Honor of Montgomery, with the Mannors of [...], Pulton, [...], and [...]deham, thereto belonging, and had the Kings confirmationCart. 16. Joh n 27. [...]laus. 16 Joh. m. 11. thereof. Unto which Ho­nor he claimedPlac. apud some Title by descent, from Baldwin de Bollers; to whom it had been given Westm. O [...]t. Mich. 9 H 3 Rot 3. in dorso. by King Henry the First, with Sibill de Fa­leise, that Kings Niece, and sprung from the same Baldwin by his second Wife.

About this time also he obtainedEx prae. vet. Cartular. f. 59 a. the ward­ship of William Fitz-Allen, (Lord of Clun, in Com. Salop.) and gave [...]laus. 2. H. 3 m 8. his Daughter Mary in Marriage to him: but in consideration thereof, he was constrainedEx praef. Cartular. f. 59. a. to pay the King five thou­sand marks; for the performance of which payment, Ranulph Earl of Chester, and several other persons of Note, becameEx praef. Cartular f. 59. a. his Sureties. And in 17 Ioh. (which was the chief year of that Kings contest with the Barons) received com­mandClaus. 17 [...]. m. 12. to march unto Tamworth Castle, (situate on the Confines of Warwick, and Staff shires) thence to take out all the Pri­soners, Horse, Arms, and Ammunition; and having so done, to lay it level with the ground. After which, ere long, he departedClaus. [...] 3. m. 8. this life [...] whereupon, his Lordships of Erdington, and Aston, (near unto it) were assigned toClaus. [...] 3. m. 8. Roese de Cockfeild, his Widdow, for her support, un­til such time as her Dowrie should be set forth, leaving Giles Rot. [...]. 14. H. 3. [...] 6. his Son and Heir; from whom in 14 H. 3. the King acceptedRot. [...]. 14. H. 3. [...] 6. of five pounds per annum, to be paid into his Exchequer, until all his Fathers Debts should be satisfied, or that the King should please to require them.

In 35 H. 3. this Giles Giles. wasPat. 35. H. 3. m. [...]. one of the Justi­ces [...] Itinerant for the City of London, and in 36 H. 3. constitutedFin. levat. oct. Joh. [...]apt 36. H. 3. one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas; as alsoPat de iisd. ann. in dorso. one of the Justices of Assize, in the County of Warwick, from 34 until 51 H. 3. inclusive. And having been a Benefactor to the Canons of St. Thomas, juxta Stafford, had a CovenantEx praef. C [...] tular. f. 21. b. from them, that they should admit of one Canon, into their House, at his presentation, and his Heirs suc­cessively; there to celebrate Divine Service per­petually, [Page 112] at the Altar of St. Thomas the Mar­tyr, for the health of his Soul; as also for the Souls of his Father and Mother, and all his An­cestors. And likewise, that at the celebration of the Mass of our Lady, in the Collect for the dead, his name should be alwaise remembred; and after his decease, registred in their Marty­rologue, and his Anniversary there duly kept, in as ample manner, as for their own Patron.

To the Monks of Tykford, in com. Buck. he had likewise been a special friend, as may seem by their assignationIbid. f. 22. a. of one Monke of that Co­vent, at their own proper charge, to sing for his Soul, and the Souls of his Parents.

To this Giles succeeded Henry Henry. his Son and Heir, who MarriedClaus E 1. [...]n dorso m. 3. Maud, one of the Daugh­ters, and at length Co-heirs to Roger de Some­ri, Baron of Dubley, one of the Co-heirsClaus 2. E. 1. [...]. 10. also to Nicholas, Daughter and Co-heir to Hugh de Albini Earl of [...]rundel.

In 5 E. 1. this Henry, was [...] in that Expe­tion then made into Wales, and of the Retinue [...] with William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. This Henry for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of her the said Maud, gave [...]x autog in S [...]ac [...]. in [...]aga de Ca [...]esby. to the Nuns of Catesby, in Com. North. towards the sup­port of the charge of their Habits, and relief of poor people, the perpetual patronage of the Church of Yerdley, in Com. Wigorn. to the in­tent, that the Fruits of it should be appropriated to their use: in consideration whereof, they cove­nanted [...]x autog in S [...]ac [...]. in [...]aga de Ca [...]esby. with him, that so soon as they could obtain an Appropriation thereof, they would thenceforth appoint one of the Canons of that House, to celebrate Divine Service daily, for the Souls of him, and Maud his Wife, and for the Souls of Giles his Father, with all their Ancestors and Successors. And likewise solemn­ly keep the Anniversary of him the said Hen­ry, and of the Lady Roese his Sister; and after his decease, bury his Body, in their Chapel of St. Edmund, before the Altar there. And de­parted [...] this life, in 10 E. 1. leaving the same Maud, surviving; who afterwards Married [...] to William de Bifeild: and Henry his Son [...] and Heir, who doing his Homage, in 23 E. 1. had Livery [...] of his Lands: and in 30 E. 1 upon the death [...] of Maud, his Mother, performing his Homage also, had Livery [...] of the Lands of her Inhe­ritance.

In 34 E. 1. this Henry Henry. was one of those, who receivedComp. Joh. de Drokene [...] ­ford Cust. magn Gard. the order of Knighthood with Prince Edward, by Bathing, and other sacred Cere­monies; and thereupon attendedRot S [...]c 34 E. 1 m. 11. him in that Expedition then made into Scotland. That which I find farther of him, most memorable, is, that in 9 E. 3. he had SummonsClaus 9 E. 3 in dorso. to Parlia­ment amongst the Barons of this Realm, and not afterwards: as also, that by Ioane his Wife, one of the Daughters [...] and Heirs to Sir Thomas de [...], of Wolvey, in Com. War. Knight he had Issue Giles, [...] his Son and Heir; who not [...] appearing in 19 E. 3. to receive the Honor of Knighthood, before the Feast of St. Laurence, had his pardon [...] for that neglect. But having no Summons to Parliament, nor any of his Des­cend [...]nts, I shall here put a period to my dis­course of this Family.

Swynnerton.
[11 Edw. 3.]

OF this Family, which was of great An­tiquity, in Com. Staff. (assuming its Sur­name from a Lordship of large extent so called) many wereEx Coll. Samps. Erds­wike arm. Knights: amongst which was Roger de Swinerton, who in 34 E. 1. had a CharterCart. 34 E. [...]. n. 4. for free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands at his said Mannor of Swinerton: as also for keeping a Market there, upon the Wed­nesday every week, and a Fair yearly upon the Festival of our Ladies Assumption: and in 4 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 13. in the Wars of Scotland.

In 11 E. 2. this Roger was made Governor Pat. 11 E. 2 [...] p. 1. m. 17. of the Town of Stafford, and inRot. Fin. 14. E. 2 m. 4. 14 E. 2. of the strong Castle of Hardelagh in Wales. So likewise inPat. 15 E. 2. p. [...]. m. 10. 15 E. 2. In which year he had the custodyRot. Fin. 15 [...] 2. m. 2 [...]. of Eccleshal-Castle in Com. Staff. during the vacancy of the Bisho­prick of Cov. and Litch. whereunto it belonged: and was made ConstableIbid. m. 23. of the Tower of London. In 2 E. 3. being then a Banneret, Claus. 2. [...] 3. m. 34. he had an assignationClaus. 2. [...] 3. m. 34. out of the Exchequer of one hundred forty five pounds thirteen shil­lings and eight pence, as well for his Wages of War, in that Expedition made into Scotland, 1 E. 3. as for his services in attendance upon Queen Isabell, in 20 E. 2. and in 9 E 3. was againRot. Scoc 9 [...] 3. m. 25. in the Scotish Wars.

After which, scil. in 11 E. 3. he had Sum­mons Claus. de eodem anne [...] dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, but no farther, nor any of his Posteri­ty: and left Issue Sir Thomas Swinerton, and he Sir Robert, both Knights. Which Sir Robert, had IssueEx Coll. Praef. S. Erdswike. Maud his Daughter and Heir, mar­ried Ex Coll. Praef. S. Erdswike. to Humphrey Peshale, a third Son to Sir Thomas Peshale, of that County Knight, and af­ter to Sir Iohn Savage Knight. Whereupon a great part of Swinerton's Lands were dividedEx Coll. Praef. S. Erdswike. be­twixt their two Sons, viz. Sir Richard Peshall Knight, and Sir Iohn Savage junior, Knight.

The residue being possessedIbid. by the Heir Male of that Family, the last whereof was Hum­phrey Swinerton, who left them to his two Daugh­ters and Heirs; viz. Margaret the WifeIbid. of Hen­ry Vernon of Sudbury, in Com. Derb. Esquire, and Elizabeth, ofIbid. William Fitz-Herbert, a third Brother to Sir Thomas Fitz-Herbert of Norbury, Knight. Which Elizabeth hadIbid. the Mannor of Swinerton for her purparty.

Kerdeston.
[11 Edw. 3.]

IN 1 Ioh. RogerRoger.de Kerdeston gave a FineOb [...]at [...] 1 Joh. [...] 9. to the King of thirty Marks, to have a confir­mation of those Lands, which formerly be­longed to Hubert de Rie, and had a Brother, Ob [...]at [...] 1 Joh. [...] m. 9 called Hugh, whose Lands, about the latter end of King Iohn's Reign, were seisedClaus. 1 H. 3 m. 1. for his adherence to the rebellious Barons of that age: but in 1 H. 3. making his peace, he hadClaus. 1 H. 3 m. 1 restitu­tion of them again.

[Page 113]To Roger succeeded William; Williame SheriffRot. Pip. d iisd ann. Norff & Suff. of Norf­folk and Suffolk, in 25 & 26 E. 1. And to that William, another Roger, his son and heir; who, in 26 E. 1. was, by Inquisition, foundRot. Fin. [...] E. 1. m. 8. to be one of the Cosins and coheires to Gilbert de Gant. Whereupon,Roger. doing his Homage, he had Livery Rot. Fin. [...] E. 1. m. 8. of his Purpartie of all the Lands, which, by the death of the same Gilbert, his Uncle (for so he is said to be) descended to him: excepting the Mannors of Barton upon Humber, Fol­kingham, Hekinton, and Edenham, (all in Com. Linc.) the Inheritance whereof the said Gilbert, long before his death, gave up to the King; reserving to himself an Estate therein, for life only.

In 34 E. 1. this Roger receiv'dCom J. de Drokenes­ford, &c. the honor of Knighthood, with Prince Edward, at the Feast of Pentecost, by Bathing, &c. havingCom J. de Drokenes­ford, &c. his Li­very of Robes, and all accoutrements relating to that Solemnity, out of the King's Wardrobe. In 5 E. 3. he was madeRot. Fin. 5 E. 3. m. 14. Sheriff of Norfolk, and Su [...]olk, and Governor of the Castle at Nor­wich. And, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Par­liament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 6 to 10 E. 3. departedEsc. 11 E. 3. n. 45. this life in 11 E. 3. being seisedEsc. 11 E. 3. n. 45. of the Mannors of Newton, Kerdi­ston, Haddiston, [...]rtone, and [...]ysterne, in Com. Norff. and was buriedAnnal. de Langele. Weevers Fun. Mon. p. 825. in the Abby of Langele, near to his Mother, leaving William his sonEsc. ut su­pra. and heir Thirty years of age: and Maud his Wife surviving; who had, for her Dowrie an AssignationClaus. 11 H. 3. m. 19. of the Mannors of Newton, and [...], in Com. Norff. with Henham, and Stratford, in Com. Suff.

Which William, William. in 14 E. 3. wasRot. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 23. in that Expedi­tion then made into Flanders: and the same year obtain'd the King's CharterCart. 14 E. 3. [...]. 9. for a Market [...] every week upon the Monday, at his Mannor of [...], in Com. Norff. and likewise a Fair there yearly, viz. upon the Eve of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist, the Day, and three dayes follow­ing: As also, LicensePat.14 E. 3. p. 2. m. 22. to make a Castle of his Mannor-house there. And, in 16 E. 3. in or­der to that Expedition then made into France, stood charg'dRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 11. with Ten Men at Armes, and Ten Archers. So likewise inRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. in dor­so m. 16. that of 17 Edw. 3.

In 18 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 18 E. 3. m. 17. in the Wars of France; and in the RetinueRot. Franc. 18 E 3. m. 17. of Robert de Vf­ford Earl of Suffolk. Likewise inRot. Franc. 2 E. 3. p. 1. m 7. 20 E. 3. (the famous Battel of Cressi being then fought.) And, having been summon'dClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso to Par­liament, from 11 E. 3. until 34 E. 3. departed Esc. 35 E. 3. n. 106. this life 14 Oct. 35 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 35 E. 3. n. 106. of the Mannor of Holagh, in Rythe, in Swale­dale (parcel of the Mannor of Hundmanby) in Com. Ebor. Of the Mannors of Stratford with the Advouson of the Church, Bulecampe, and Henham, in Com. Suff. Ryston, Kerde­ston, Clakeston, Helghton, Sisterne, Newton, and Swanton, in Com. Norff. as also of the Mannor of Skendelby, in Com. Linc. leaving William his son and heir Thirty six years of age, as faith one Inquisition. But, by ano­ther Ibid. Inquisition, Iohn, the son of Iohn de Burghersh was found to be his Cosin and heir, and Nineteen yeares of age.

Whereupon the said Iohn de Burghersh, ma­king proofeClaus. 40 E. 3. m. 3. of his age in 40 E. 3. and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 40 E. 3. m. 3. of his Lands.

Howbeit, in 46 E. 3. the before-specified Wil­liamWilliam.de Kerdeston, who, by the first Inquisition, was found to be his next heir; making his claimeRot. [...] 46 E. 3. m. 22. to the Mannor of Stratford, in Com. Suff. the custody whereof had been committed Rot. [...] 46 E. 3. m. 22. to Ioane the Wife of Iohn de Mohun of [...]; the said Iohn and Ioane were thereupon required,Rot. [...] 46 E. 3. m. 22. to come into the King's Court of Chancery, in the Quindesme of Easter; to shew why the said William ought not to have it. Who failing to make their appearance accordingly, pos­session thereof was decreedRot. [...] 46 E. 3. m. 22. to him the said Wil­liam. And so likewise of the other Lands, as it seems: For, in 50 E. 3. (beingPat. 50 [...] 3. p. [...]. m. 6. then a Knight) representingPat. 50 [...] 3 p. [...]. m. 6. to the King, by his humble Peti­tion; that, the before-specified Sir William de Kerdeston, his father; had, in pursuance of the License so given unto him in 14 E. 3. begun to make a Castle of his [...]annor-House at [...], but did not finish it: and therefore desiring,Pat. 50 [...] 3 p. [...]. m. 6. that the King would vouchsafe to grant him leave to perfect the Work, obtainedPat. 50 [...] 3 p. [...]. m. 6. his request.

But, neither of this William, nor any other of this Family, there having been summons to Par­liament, I shall here close up my discourse there­of.

Iohn of Henault, Earl of Cambridge.
[... Edw. 3.]

TOuching his advancement to this Title, I have not seen any mention at all from our publick Records: nor otherwise of moment, than what is said by Mr. Camden; Britann. Camd. viz. that King Edward the Third, for the love he bore to Queen Philippa, his consort, created this Iohn (her Uncle) Earl of Cambridge. And, that upon his revolt to the French, he devested him thereof, and conferred it upon William Marquess of Iuliers, sister's son to that Queen.

William Marquess of Iuliers, Earl of Cambridge.
[14 Edw. 3.]

THis William was honouredRot. Parl. 14 E. 3. n. 3 [...]. with the title of Earl of Cambridge, 7 May 14 E. 3. and obtain'd a GrantClaus. 26 E. 3. m. 8. Et 27 E. 3. m. 7. & m. 24. videsis etiam Claus. 23 E. 3. p. 2. m. 16. of Twenty pounds per annum, payable out of the Issues and Profits of Cambridgshire, for the support of that dignity: but never had any sum­mons to Parliament.

He MarriedCatal of Nob. by R. [...]. Mary, sister and heir to Edward Duke of Guelders (Nephew to King E. 3.) and by her had issueCatal of Nob. by R. [...]. one sole daughter, called Mary, Married to Iohn, son and heir to Iohn Duke of Cleve.

Iohn of Gant Duke of Lancaster.
[16 Edw. 3.]

THis Iohn Iohn. (the fourth son to King Ed­ward the Third) bornT. Wals. p. [...]34. at Gan [...], in Flanders, An. 1340. (14 E. 3.) had, thereupon, his surname from that place: and, up­on the 20th of September, 16 E. 3. (being at that time, not three years old) was createdCart. 16 E. 3. n. 2. Earl of Richmund; having therewith, a Grant,Cart. 16 E. 3. n. 2. in tail general, of all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands, belonging to that Earldome; as also all Prerogatives, and Royalities, which Iohn, late Duke of Britanny, a [...]d Richmund did enjoy: and, in 17 E. 3. the like Grant,Cart. 17 R. [...]. n. 25. of the Mannor of Daneby super Wys [...]e, in Com. Ebor.

In 18 E. 3. he had a CharterCart. 18 E. 3. n. 13. for a Market every week, at his Mannor of [...]assingburne, in Com. Cantabr. and for a Faire every year, on the Eve and Day of the Apostles, Peter and Paul, and six dayes following. Also, for a Market at [...] ­burham, in the same County, on the Monday every week: The like at Chesthunt, in Com. Hertf. and at Boughes, in Com. Ebor. on the Tuesday; with two Faires yearly; one, on the Eve and Day of St. Barnabas the Apostle, and two dayes following; the other, on the Eve and Day of St. Giles the Abbot, and two dayes ensu­ing.

In 27 E. 3. he had a confirmationCart. [...]7 E. 3. n. 33. of that Earldome of Richmond; with all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands thereto belonging. And, in 29 E. 3. attendedT. Wals. 162. n. 40. the King, his Father, in that Expedition, then by him made into Flan­ders. In 31 E. 3. he had a Grant [...]x magno Reg [...]stro in office. Ducat. Lanc. tit. Cumbr. in special tail, of the Castle and Lordship of Lydel, in Com. Northumb. (wherein Blanch, the Widow of Thomas Lord Wake, had an Estate for life, which she then quitted) with remainder to [...]he Crown. And in 33 E. 3. 14 Kal. Iunii; by vertue of a special DispensationYpo [...]. Neustr. 125. n. 50. from Rome, took to wife Ypo [...]. Neustr. 125. n. 50. Blanch, one of the daughters and coheirs to Henry Duke of Lancaster, his near Kinswo­man; the Solemnity of the Marriage being kept at Reading.

In 35 E. 3. he obtain'd an especial Charter [...] for divers Priviledges, to himself and the heirs of his body, by her the said Blanch; viz. Return of Writs, Pleas of Wythernam, Felons goods, &c. in all the Lordships and Lands, whereof he was then possess'd. And, the same year, having issueRot. Fin. 35 E [...]. m. 23. by her, and doing his Homage;Rot. Fin. 35 E [...]. m. 23. had an assignationRot. Fin. 35 E [...]. m. 23. of her purparty, in all those Lands, whereof her said Father died seised; viz. of the Castle and Mannor of Pont [...]ract, with the Mannors of Bradford, Almanbury, Altofts, Warnfeld, Rothewell Ledes, Rounde­hay, Scoles, Berewyk, Kepar, Alderton, Knottyngley, with the Mill; Beghal [...], [...]amsale, Ouston, Elmesale, Akworth, and Tanshelf: Likewise, of the Bayliwicks of Osgod [...]ros, Agbrigg [...], and Stayncros; with the Bayliwick of the Honor of Pontfract, the ann [...]al Rent▪ call'd Castel-ferme, and Pleas and Perquisites of the Court. And of the Man­nors of Kritelyng, and Barlay: Of the Ca­stle of Pykering, with the Soke; as also of the Mannors of Esyngwold, and Scalby; all in Com. Ebor. at that time valued at One thou­sand, one hundred fourscore and seven pounds, three shillings and four pence. Of the Castle and Mannor of Dunstanburgh, with the Man­nors of Shoplaye, Stanford, Burton, and Emeldon; as also of the Fishing of Twede, in Com. Northumb. valued at Two hundred and twenty pounds, fifteen shillings eight pence far­thing. Of the Wapentaks of Leyland, Amun­dernesse, and Londesd [...]; with the Mannors of Oves-Walton, Preston, Shingelton, Wriggeby, and Wra; Overton, Ske [...] ­ton; the Towns of Lancaster, and S [...]yne; the Royal Bayliwick of Blackbournshire, the Office of chief [...] Forester beyond Ribbel, and of the Vaccarie of Wyresdale, in Com. Lanc. valued at Four hundred thirty three pound four shillings farthing. Of the Mannors of Pen­wortham, [...]otyngton, and Rachedale; Of the Wapentak of Clyderhowe, with the Demesn-lands there: Of the Lordship of Bou­land, the Vaccarie of Bouland, and Black­bournshire; of the Forest of Blackbourn­shire, and Park of Ightenhull, in Black­burnshire, all in the said County of Lanca­ster, valued at Five hundred forty nine pounds, and one farthing per annum.

Of the Mannor of Hynkley, with the Bay­liwike there, in Com. Leic. valued at Forty seven pounds eleven shillings two pence. Of the Castle and Mannor of Kenilworth; the Poole and Mill there; with the Mannors of Watton, Shrewele, Rades [...]e, and Asthull, in Com War. valued at Seventy two pounds four shil­lings two pence per annum. Of the Mannors of Halton, Ronkore, More, Whitelawe, Con­gelton, Keteshale, and Bedestan; with the Bayliwike of Halton; the Town of Wyn­denes, and Serjeanty of Wyndes, in Com. Cestr. valued at Three hundred twelve pounds eleven shillings five pence farthing per annum.

As alsoPat. 35 E. 3. p. 2. m. 7. of the Mannor of Coggeshal, with the Mannors of Cridelyng, Barley, Kil­bourne, Toresholme, Marchesdon, Swa­nyngton, Passenham; and certain Lands in Daventre, and Hinkele; the Mills at Lille­burne, and Mannor of Uggele, in Com. Es­sex.

Moreover, by virtue of the King's License, he obtained a GrantPat. 35 E. 3. p. 3. m. 17. from Iohn Bishop of Lin­coln▪ Richard Earl of Arundel, and others, to himself, and her the said Blanch; and the issue of their two bodies lawfully begotten; of the Castle of Bolingbroke, with the Park, Knights-fees, and Advousons of Churches thereto belonging (the Town and Soke of Bolingbroke, with the Mannors of Sutton, Thoresby, Wathe, and Ingoldmels, in Com. Linc. excepted.) Likewise of the Town, Mannor, and Castle of Tutbury, with the Towns of Screpton, Marchington, Chalangwode, Uttoxatre, Adgare [...]e, and Newburgh, in Com. Staff. Of the Hundred of Higham-Ferrers, with the Mannors of Raundes, and Rusheden, in Com. North. and of the Towns of Brasyngton, Matlok, and Hertyngdon, in Com. Derb.

And in 36 E. 3. upon the deathEsc. 36 E. 3. p. 1. n. 37. of Maud, the Widow of William, Duke of Bavaria, without issue; which hapnedEsc. 36 E. 3. p. 1. n. 37. on Palme-Sun­day, [Page 115] the same year; [...]. hadEsc. 36 E. 3. p. 1. n. 37. in right of her the said Blanch, she being her sister and heir, the Man­nor and Honnor of Leicester, with the Man­nor of Dersford, in that County; the Mansi­on, called the Savoy, in Com. Midd. the Man­nors of Gymingham, Tunstede, Methe­wold, Thetford, with the Hundreds of Gal­lowe, and Brothercros, in Com. Norff. the Mannors of Rothewell, Navesby, Wish­ton, Glapthorne; with the Leetes of Den­ford, Cotherstoke, and Barton, in Com. Northampt. the Mannor of South [...], with the Ferme of the Towns of Gomecestre; and Huntendon: the Mannors of Hungerford, and Esgarston, in Com. Berks. the Mannors of Colingborne, Everle, and Lavinton, in Com. Wilts. the Mannor of Kings-Somborne, in Com. South. the Mannors of Langstoke, We­ston juxta Odyham, and Hertele, in Com. So­merset. the Mannor of Newcastle, under-Lyme, in Com. Staff. with the Mannors of Penkh [...]l, Clayton, Shepr [...]g, Wolstan­ton, and Shelton, Members thereof: the Man­nor of Minsterworth; and Castle of Mon­mouth, with the Berton, and Little-Mon­mouth; the Castles of Grossemont, and O­ken, with the Berton, as also Blan-Castle, in the Marches of Wales: the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Kidwelly: the Lordship of Car­newath [...]an, with the Castle of Kaer-Ken­nyn, the Commot of Iskennyng; the Castle of Ogemore, and Mannor of Ebbothe, also, in the Marches of Wales; and the Mannor of Kingston-Laci, the Burrough of Wimburne-Minster, the Chase of Winburne-Holt, the Hundreds of Gadbury, and Mayden-New­ [...]on, with the Mannor of Shapwike, in Com. Dorset.

Whereupon he was advanc'dCart. 36 E. 3. n. 9. to the title of Duke of Lancaster, in Parliament, upon the thirteenth day of November, next ensuing, by girding with a Sword; a Cap of Furr on his head, with a Circlet of Gold and Perles.

In 40 E. 3. he came [...]rois. 133. b. to his Brother Prince Edward, at Burdeaur, on the behalfT. Wals. 175. n. 20. & 30. of Don Pedro, King of Castile; who, by reason of an Insurrection of his Subjects, fledT. Wals. 175. n. 20. & 30. into Gascoine for aid: and thence passed [...]rois. ut su­pra. with him into Spain, under the Mountaines, between St. Iohn de Pie du Port, and the City of Pam­pylone; which was strait, and perillous: And, leadingIbid, [...]36. a. the Vantguard of his Army, made Ibid. [...]36. a. Twelve Knights; viz. Sir Raphe Camoys, Sir Thomas Damory, &c. And, upon the Third of Aprill, leadingIb. 138. b. the Van, in that Battel against Henry, the Bastard-brother of Don Pedro (rais'd to the Kingdom, by the power of the Pope) he saidIb. 138. b. to Sir William de Beauchamp, Sir William! behold your Enemies; This day you shall seeme a good Knight, or die in the Quarrel.

In 42 E. 3. the League betwixt the French, and King Edward beingMS. in Bibl Bodl. k. 84. f. 133. b. broke, he was sent MS. in Bibl Bodl. k. 84. f. 133. b. with a powerful Army into France: and, at that time, bearing the Title [...] of Duke of Bri­tanny, he pawn'd [...] the Castle of Becherell, in those parts, to King Edward (his Father) for a sum of Money. In 43 E. 3. upon breach of the Truce, he was sent [...] with considerable For­ces, to give Battel to the French; being retein'd [...] to serve the King, for half a year, with Three hundred Men at Armes; Five hundred Archers three Bannerets; fourscore Knights; and Two hundred sixteen Esquires but by reasonT. Wals. 178. n. [...]. of great sickness amongst his Soldiers, durst notT. Wals. 178. n. [...]. adven­ture to attack them. In which [...]ear, Blanch, his Wife, diedT. Wals. 179. n. 20. Stowes Ann. of the Great Pestilence; and was buriedHist. of St. Pauls. Cath p. 90 & 91. in the Cathedral of St. Paul, at Lon­don, on the North-side the Quire.

In 44 E. 3. he wasRot Vasc. 44 E. 3. m. [...]. in that Expedition, then made into Gascoine: and, in 46 E. 3. upon his return thence, broughtT. Wals. [...]8 [...] n. 40. with him, Constance, the daughter and heir of Don Pedro, King of Ca­stile, whom he thereupon tookT. Wals. [...]8 [...] n. 40. to his second Wife: in whose right, he thenceforth, borePat. 46 E. 3 m. 35. the Title of King of Castile; and surrendredPat. 46 E. 3 m. 35. his Earldome of Richmond, with all the Castles, Mannors, Lands, &c. to the same belonging: in lieu whereof he hadPat. 46 E. 3. m. 35. a Grant, in general tail, bearing date 25 Iunii, of the Castle, Mannor, and Honor of [...]ykhull; of the Mannor of High- [...]eke, with the Knights-Fees thereto be­longing: of the Advousons of the Churches of Steyndrope, and Brauncepath, in the Bisho­prick of Durham; of the Free-Chappels of [...]ykhull, and High- [...]eke; of the Church of Marsfeld, and Free-Chappel there; of the Free-Chappel within the Castle of Pevens [...]. Likewise, of the Advousons of the Priorie of UUilmingdon, which was a Cell to the Abby of St. Mary of Grestene, in Normandy; of the Priorie of UUithiham, being a Cell to St. Martins, at Marmonstire: and of the House of St. Robert at Knaresburgh. Also, of the Castle, Mannor, and Honor of Knaresburgh; of the Wapentak of Steync [...]iff, in Com. Ebor. Of the Mannors of Grynglay, and UUhete­lay, in Com. Nott. Of the Mannors of UUigh­ton, A [...]lesham, Fakenhamdam, and Snete­sham, with the Hundreds of North-Grenhowe, North-Erpyngham, South-Erpyngham, and Smetheton, in the Counties of Norffolk and Suffolk. Of the Mannors of Clatton, and Holme, in Com. Hunt. Of the Mannor of Saham, in Com. Cantabr. Of the Castle and Leucate of Pevenese, with the Mannors of UUylindon, and Marsfeild, and Bayliwick of Endelenewyk, in Com. Suff. Of the Free-Chase of High-Peke, and Free-Chase of Asshe­don: and of the yearly Ferme of Two hundred Marks, which the Abbot and Covent of St. Ma­ries at York, ought to pay, for the Mannor of Whitgist.

Shortly after which, he took ShippingFrois. 18 [...]. b. at Southampton, and sailedFrois. 18 [...]. b. towards Rochell, for the Relief of Thouars, with Three thousand Men at Armes, and Ten thousand Archers: but, after nine Moneths being at Sea; crossed with contrary windes, he returnedFrois. 18 [...]. b. In 47 E. 3. he was madeRot. Alem. 47 E. 3 m 19 the King's Lieutenant in France, Aquitane, and all other parts beyond Sea: and passedStowes Ann. through France, without opposition: but, in the Dasarts and Mountains of Alverne, many of his Men died,Stowes Ann. for lack of Victual. Froi­sard sayes, thatFrois. f. 190. b. his greatest losses were, near Douchy, and Rabymont. And, about Christ­mass, in 48 E. 3. coming to Burdeaux, lay Ibid. 192. 2. there, with the Duke of Britanny, all that Winter. But, upon his return,Ypod. Neus [...]r. 133. n. 2 [...]. for England, shortly after, the people of those parts almost totally revoltedYpod. Neus [...]r. 133. n. 2 [...].

In this 48th year of E. 3. he was one of the Embassadors, sentIbid. n. 30. to Br [...]ges, to Treat of Peace with the French. Which Treaty conti­nued Stowes Ann. little less than two yeares; and end­ed [Page 116] Ibid. with a Truce, which hardly lasted one year.

In 50 E. 3. th [...] King, being grown aged, took in this Duke, as an AssistantT. Wals. 187. in the Govern­ment: and bestow'dRot Vasc. 50 E. 3. m 5. on him, in sp [...]cial tail, the Town and Castle of Brager [...], in the Diocess of Perigort; to hold in as ample manner, as Henry Duke of Lancaster, did ever enjoy the same. In 51 E. 3. he obtained License,Pa [...]. 51 E. 3. m. 33. to give his Lordships of Gryngeleye, and Whe­ [...]eleye, to Catherine Swinford (his Concubine) for life: and procured from the King, the Grant Ex coll R. Gl. S. of a Chancerie, in his Dukedome of Lanca­ster, with all other Royalties, pertaining to a Countie-Palatime; to hold in as ample a manner, as the Earl of Chester ever enjoy'd that Earl­dome. As also LicenseRot Vasc. 51 E. 3. m 1. to Coyne Money, for the space of two yeares (from the 12th of Iune) in the City of Bayone, or the Castle of Guys­sen; or any other place, within the Seneschal­sy of L [...]nde [...]e; of Gold, Silver, or any other Mettal whatsoever.

In this year it was, that Iohn Wycliff (the most eminent of all the Lollards of that time) be­ing convented [...] before the Archbishop of Can­terbury, the Bishop of London, this Iohn Duke of Lancaster, and the Lord Percie, at the Black-Friers in London; (in Favour of Wycliff) he spoke [...] some reproachful words against the Bi­shop: which gave such discontent to the Citi­z [...]ns, that they rose [...] in an uproare, and resolv'd [...] to have Murthered him, and to have set fire on his House, call'd the Savoy, in the Strand; had not the Bishop qualified them. Whereupon, to save himself, he was constrain'dIbid. to leave his Dinner, and get privily away to Kenington, where the Prince then lay: So that, missing him in his House; all they then did, was only the re­versing Ibid. his Armes, as if he had been a Traytor. But King Edward's death soon after hapning; King Richard the Second (his Grandson, and successor) reconcil'dT. Wals. 192. & [...]b. n. 10. the business, be­twixt the Citizens and him, before his Coro­nation.

In which year (scilicet 1 R. 2.) the Realm being [...]rois. 196. a. put to the Government of him, in re­spect [...]rois. 196. a. of the King's tender yeares; he went to Sea; by reason of his reteinerEx autogr. penes cler. pe [...]l. to serve, with Five hundred men at Armes, five hundred Ar­chers, five Bannerets, One hundred Knights, and One hundred thirty four Esquiers. But, shortly after the Solemnity of the Coronation wasT Wals. 196. n. 40. over; discerning,T Wals. 196. n. 40. that the King was wholly sway'd by the advice of young heads; and fearing,T Wals. 196. n. 40. that whatsoever hapned amiss, might be imputed to him, he cravedT Wals. 196. n. 40. leave to retire: promising,T Wals. 196. n. 40. if need were, to repair again to the Court, with all his power. Yet was not a little troubled,Ibid. 197. by reason that the King had taken the Castle of Hereford from him, where he intendedIbid. 197. to have made his chief residence, having, to that purpose, beg'dIbid. 197. store of Timber, from the Gen­t [...]emen of those parts, for the repairing and forti­fying thereof. And thereupon wentIbid. 197. to his Ca­stle at [...]e [...]lworth. Nevertheless, though he kept at this distance from the Court; he desired, [...] that the Money given in the preceding Parlia­ment, should be put into his hands; promising, [...] that it should be employ'd for the defence of the Realm [...] This being granted, [...] he hired [...] Nine Ships from Bayone: which, coming hither­wards, encountred the Spanish Fleet, and took Rot. Scoc. 2 R. 2. m. [...]. Fourteen of their Ships, laden with Wine and other Merchandize.

In 2 R. 2. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 2 R. 2. m. 1. the King's Lieutenant in the Marches of Scotland: and, being informed, [...]rois 19 [...]. a. that if he would go into Bri­tanny with an Army, divers Forts and Castles would yield to him; he raised [...]rois 19 [...]. a. a considerable strength, and sayl'd [...]rois 19 [...]. a. from Southampton to St. Malos; but, laying siegeT. Wals. 215. n. 20. & 30. to it, prevail'd notT. Wals. 215. n. 20. & 30. Which ill success (much Treasure being consum'd to no purpose) causedIb. 218. him no little disesteeme, and envy from the People.

In 3 R. 2. uponIb. 245. n. 20. & 246. n. 10. & 20. that Tryal, by Combate; which should have been solemnly perform'd, be­twixt Sir Iohn de Annesley Knight, and Thomas Katerington Esquire; by reason that Annesley had accused Katerington, for selling the Castle of St. Saviours (in Normandy) to the French; this Duke, discerning that Katerington did en­deavour to avoid the Combate, by frivolous ex­ceptions; swore,Ib. 245. n. 20. & 246. n. 10. & 20. that if he did not performe what he ought to do therein, according to the Law of Armes, he should be drawn to the Gal­lows, as a Traytor. Which expressions gain'd him so much respect from the People, that it ut­terly wip'dIb. 245. n. 20. & 246. n. 10. & 20. off the staine he had undergone for his former miscarriages.

In 4 R. 2. he obtain'd a GrantPat. 4 R. [...] p. 1. m. 26. of the Mar­riage of Mary, one of the daughters and heirs to Humphrey de Bohun, late Earl of Hereford, va­lued at Five thousand Marks; in part of satisfa­ction of a greater sum, due to him for his Wages of Warr; to the end she might be a Wife for Henry (de Bolingbroke) Earl of Derby, his son. In the same year he wasRot. Scoc. 4 E. 2. m. 7. the principal of all those Commissioners, then appointed to meet with others from Scotland; for rectifying, and giving satisfaction, for such wrongs and abuses, as had been done by the Subjects of either King­dome to each other; contrary to the Articles of Truce agreed on, betwixt King Edward, and Da­vid de Brus King of Scotland. And, soon af­ter that, was singly sentIbid. m. 1. Embassador into Scotland, touching a League of Peace, and Amity, betwixt both Realmes. And though he had [...]rois. f. 258. b. T. Wals. 254. n. 10. & 20. considerable Forces with him; and that the Scots had done much mischief in Tumberland and [...], by their frequent Incursi­ons; through their deceitfulnes, he return'd [...]rois. f. 258. b. T. Wals. 254. n. 10. & 20. with little honor.

It is said;Frois. 265. b. that upon his coming back from thence, Sir Matthew Redman, Governor of Bar­wick, refus'd to give him entrance, though his Provisions lay there. Which so incensed him, that he, afterwards, expostulated it, very hotly, with the Earl of Northumberland; whose Substitute Sir Matthew then was in that com­mand. But the Earl excused himself; having given him that charge, by virtue of the King's Warrant, as he alleadg'd. So that the King, to appease the quarrel, was necessitated to take it up­on himself; imputing the fault to the Clerk, who drew it up.

During this his absence (by reason of that imployment in Scotland) hapnedT. Wals. 260. n 10. that dan­gerous Insurrection, by the Commons of Kent, headed by Iack Straw; who entred the City of London; and, amongst other outrages, bearing great hatredT. Wals. 260. n 10. toward this Duke, for his unsuccess­fulness in sundry things, burntT. Wals. 260. n 10. his House, called the Savoy, with much rich Furniture, and other things of great value therein; besides his [Page 117] Charters, Evidences, and sundry Writings of Note. Which House was then accountedH. Knigh­ton 2635. n 20 the fairest Structure in England, and had been builtH. Knigh­ton 2635. n 20 from the ground by him. It is saidL [...]l. Coll. Vol 2. p. 334. by some, that this furious dealing towards him, was because he kept Sir Peter de la Mere, (a Knight of Herefordshire,) Prisoner, who had been a discoverer of the evil practises of Alice Perers, a Concubine to King Edward the Third.

Ha [...]g therefore suddain advertisementT. Wals. 297 Ib. n. 10. of this mischief, he thoughtT. Wals. 297 Ib. n. 10. it best to make Peace, with the Scots, for two years; and so did,T. Wals. 297 Ib. n. 10. be­fore they had Intelligence, of what had thus be­fallen him.

Certain it is, that upon this Outrage, thus committed at the Savoy, much apprehension H. Knighton. 2640. n. 10. & [...]0. there was, that those rude people would have persisted in their fury towards him, and have de­stroyed his Castle at Leicester, with all he had therein. Whereupon, the keeper of his War­drobe, hasted thither from London, and loa­ded what he could suddainly remove out of the Castel, into Carts, which he brought to the Ab­by of Leicester, there to be secured: but the Ab­bot being terrified with fear, that his reception of them, might endanger the destruction of their Monastery, by the enraged multitude, durst not suffer them to be unloaded there▪ so that they were constrained to carry them to St. Maries Church near the Castle.

The Lady Constance his Wife also, being put into no little fright,Ib. 2641. & Ibid. n. 40. made all the hastIb. 2641. & Ibid. n. 40. she could, to Pon [...]fract-Castle, for refuge, ex­pecting security there. But when she got thither, those who were their own Servants, durst not Ib. 2641. & Ibid. n. 40. permit her to come in: so that she was con­strainedIb. 2641. & Ibid. n. 40. to go seven Miles by Torch light; to Knaresburgh-Castle, where she continued Ib. 2641. & Ibid. n. 40. till that violent storme did cease, and that he returned.

Moreover, uponIbid. his return, the Earl of Northumberland durst not suffer him to come where he was, nor to enter into the Castle of Bamburgh, where he had left his Family, during his abode in the Marches of Scotland, neither to permit him to make use of those provisions, which he had caused to be prepared there, which occa­sioned great discontent from him towards that Earl. DiscerningT. Wals. p. 297. n. 20. & 30. therefore in what distress he then was, and that many who made fair shows of good-will towards him, were perfidious; as al­so that divers of his own Party forsook him. And hearing,T. Wals. p. 297. n. 20. & 30. that the King had been so wrought upon, that for very fear, he offered to deliver him up to the people; he desired,Ib. n. 40. that the Scots, (who had made large offers to him) would give him safe conduct, to come into their Countrey, and with freedome to return, when he should see it fit, which they readily didIb. n. 40.

Whereupon he wentH. Knigh­ton 2642. n. [...]0. back thither; and coming to Edenburgh, was honorably received H. Knigh­ton 2642. n. [...]0. by the Earls of Duglas and Dunbar, who staying there, entertainedH. Knigh­ton 2642. n. [...]0. him at their own charge.

Which great affliction, causingIb n. 40. him to re­flect seriously upon himself; he thereupon made a vow, that he would rid his House of Catherine Swinford, whom he had long kept as a Concu­bine. The King therefore, having advertise­ment Ib [...]. 50. of these things, and much resenting his hard condition, wroteIb [...]. 50. a consolatory Let­ter to him: and commandedIb [...]. 50. the Earl of Nor­thumberland, with all his power, to protect him from danger, as also to conduct him safely through those parts, where he had to do. But when that Earl repaired to him, accordingly, he refusedIb. [...]64 [...]. his Guard. The like command Ib. n. [...]0. from the King, had all the Sheriffs of the North. Whereupon, he was safely conducted to Yorke, and so to Notingham and Leicester, sometimes attendedIb. n. [...]0. with no less than a thou­sand Lances, besides Archers and others; and at lengthIb. n 30. came to the King at Reading, who receivedIb. n. 30. him with much joy and honor.

This Duke being highly discontentedT. Wals. 298. [...]. 10. & 20. with the Earl of Northumberland, for that affront offered to him by Sir Mathew Redman at Bar­wick; wrote [...]t to the King, to know his plea­sure, how and in what manner he should return, offring to come with one Knight, one Esquire, and one Groome: or rather than any trouble should happen to the Realm, he would go into Exile, and never return. But the King answe­red, he should return, with all his Trayn; and in case that was not sufficient, to guard him, he might have aid from Town to Town. Where­upon, coming to Court, he made a great com­plaint against the Earl of Northumberland, but after some time, the King reconciled them.

In 7 R. 2. the King calling a Parliament T. Wals 334. n. 30. at Salisbury, a certain Carmelite Frier, (being an Irish-man by Birth) suggested,T. Wals 334. n. 30. that this Duke had a purpose to depose him, and to govern the Realm himself. But being convent­ed, Ib. 335. upon this accusation; he did so justifie his integrity, as that the King gave noIb. 335. credit to the Information. Hereupon he was constituted Rot. Franc [...] R. 2. m 3. the Kings Lieutenant in the parts of Picar­dy; as also inIb. m 2 [...]. France, and Flanders. And about the Month of August, sentT. Wals. 336. n. 10. into France, to Treat of Peace, or Truce, which he conclu­ded, T. Wals. 336. n. 10. till the first of May ensuing: as alsoRot Franc. 7 R 2 m. 15 with the Earl of Flanders, and so returned,T Wals. ut supra. ha­ving spentT Wals. ut supra. in that Embassy, fifty thousand Marks of Silver Before the end of that year also, he was sentRot. Franc 7 R [...]. m 16 T. Wals. 333. n. 40. with Thomas of Wodstoke, Earl of Buckingham, with a great power in­to Scotland, the Scots having perfideo [...]sly bro­ken the Truce: but quarteredIb. so long upon the Borders, that he thereby did the Inhabitants more hurt, than the Scots had done by their In­cursions, and when he entred Scotland, he did notIb. 334. vindicate the Injuries, which the Eng­lish had suffered from them, as he might have done.

It is said,Ib. 341. n. 20 & 30. that in 8 R. 2. the King being young, and guided by ill Council, he conspi­red the death of this Duke, but that having pri­vate intimation thereof, from one of them, who were of the plot, he retired to his Castle at Pont­fract, and used the best means he could, by Man­ning and Victualling it, to stand upon his Guard, if there should be occasion. Likewise,Ibid. n. [...]. that the Princess Ioane (Mother to the King) discern­ing the ill consequence which might be of this breach; though she was very corpulent; spared neither for pains nor charge, in journeying too and fro, till she had made a perfect reconciliati­on betwixt them. AfterIb. 134 n. 1 [...] & 20. & 30. this (before the end of that year) attending the King in his Expedition, at that time made into Scotland; the English Army coming to Edenburgh, and wanting Victuals, a great Sickness hapned therein; where­upon he advised him to pass the Scotish Sea, and [Page 118] destroy the Country with Fire and Sword, to the end he might provoke the Scots to fight, or to a dishonourable Retreat. Which Council so dis­pleased the King; that he sharply upbraided him, with the loss, which had every where be­fallen his ill conduct: seeming to look upon this advice, as of design to betray his Army to utter ruine, whereupon he returned without farther prosecuting the War.

Being therefore thus hardly thought of; the next ensuing year, viz. in 9 R. 2. he desired H Knighton 2676. n. 10. leave of the King, as also of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, to go into Spaine, for the recovery of his Wifes Inheritance. And ha­ving ordainedFrois Lib. 3. & 4. f. 64. his Son Henry, Earl of Derby, his Lieutenant of all he had in England, about whom he placedFrois Lib. 3. & 4. f. 64. a sage and judicious Council. When he took his leave, the King gaveH. Knigh­ton ut su­pra. him a Coronet of Gold; and the Queen another, to his Wife; the King commanding,H. Knigh­ton ut su­pra. that every one should call him King of Spaine. Shortly after which, he took shipping at [...]rois. ut supra. Bristol, with Con­stance his Wife, (Sir Thomas Perci being Admi­ral [...]rois. ut supra. of his Fleet) with divers brave Men; ha­ving of his Trayn no less than a thousand Speares of Knights, Esquires, (good men at Arms) two thousand Archers, and a thousand tall Yeo­men. But for lackT. Wals. p. 3 [...]0. of a fit wind, being so long detained,T. Wals. p. 3 [...]0. that his provisions were almost spent; at length, taking the advantage of a pros­perous gale, he landedIb. n. 10. in Britanny, near the Castle of Brest. Where being withstoodIb. n. 10. by two Forts, in the assault whereof, he lostIb. n. 10. ma­ny of his Men, he raisedYpod. Neust. 143 n. 40. the Siege of that Ca­stle, which the French had laid to it; and sayled T. Wals. ut supra. to the Groyne, with all his Fleet, arriving T. Wals. ut supra. there upon the Eve of St. Laurence.

Being in those parts, he stayedFrois. f. 67. a. a Month at Coulogne, and thence passedFrois. f. 67. a. to St. Iames in Gallicea, which yielded to him. Thence to Uyeclope, Ib 73. a. which he assaulted, and took Ib 73. a. by composition. After which, Bayon yield­ing Ib. 75. b. to him, the Marshal of his Host, entredIb. 75. b. the Town.

But in 10 R. 2. a great MortalityIb. 117. a. hapning in his Army, he gave leaveIb. 117. a. for all who had a mind, to depart; himselfIbid. 119 a. also falling very sick, in the Town of St. Iaques, whence he went Ib. 122. to Bayone, whereupon, all that he had in Gallicia, was again recoveredIb. 138 b. by the French in fifteen days. After this, the King of Ca­st [...]le sentIb. 145. a. to him to Treat of a Marriage, be­twixt his own Son, and his Daughter. And at the request of the Duke of Berry, a Truce Ib. 145. a. was made by him in the parts of Tholouse, and [...]vergue.

In 11 R. 2. he had commission [...] to Treat of Peace with the King of Spaine: and the same year was constituted [...] Lieutenant of the Dutchy of Aquitane.

In 12 R. 2. during his absence, [...] he obtained divers priviledges, in his Dutchy of Lanca­ster, viz. for a Chancery Court there; and to have Writs for that Office, under his own Seal; as also Justices for Pleas of the Crown, as well as other, with all Royalties, belonging to a County-Palatine, in as ample manner, as the Earls of Chester ever had. Likewise for an Ex­chequer, with Barons and other necessary Offi­cers, and power to make Justices-Itinerant, for pleas of the Forest, &c.

Besides [...] C [...]istance his Wife, there was [...] Ca­therine, his Daughter by her; as also his two other Daughters, by Blanch his first Wife, viz. [...]Philippa, then unmarried: and Elizabeth Coun­tess of Pembroke, who had left her young Husband behind in England, by reason where­of, he caused a Divorce betwixt himself and her, and Married the Sister of the Earl of March, (which Elizabeth had been formerly WeddedIb. n 20 & 30. to Sir Iohn Holand) but his Daughter Philippa, he MarriedIb. n 20 & 30. to the King of Portugal, and Ca­therine to the King of Spaine. Whereupon, that King making agreementIb. n 20 & 30. with him, he came back intoIb. n 20 & 30. England, in November, An. 1389. (13 R. 2.) with much Treasure; for its saidIbid. that he had forty seven Mules laden with Chests, full of Gold, for his second payment; and divers great Men of Spaine, as Pledges, for the yearly payment of sixteen thousand Marks, for his life, and in case his Wife should survive him, she to have twelve thousand Marks yearly. In his return from those parts, he releivedIb. n. 30. & 40. Bre [...]t, in Britanny, then Besieged by the French.

Being thus come home, by the consentRot. Parl. 13. R. 2. n. 21 Rot. Vasc. 13. R. 2. m. 6. of the Lords and Commons, then assembled in Par­liament (2 Martii, the same year) he was Crea­ted Rot Parl. 13. R. 2. n. 21 Rot. Vasc. 13. R. 2. m. 6. Duke of Aquitane, by putting a Cap up­on his Head, and giving him a Rod of Gold; to hold it of the King, as of the Realm of France.

In An. 1390 (14 R. 2.) he hadH. Knigh­ton. 2737. n. 10. a great and noble Hunting in Leicester-Forest, and all the Parks thereabouts; divers eminent persons then accompanyingH. Knigh­ton. 2737. n. 10. him. And in 15 R. 2. being constitutedRot. Franc. 15 R. 2. m 6. Lieutenant of Picardy, wentIbid. m. 5 thither for the defence of those parts. In the same year also, beingIbid m 7 [...] T. Wals. 381. n. 20. & 30. the chief of the Commissioners, appointed to Treat of Peace with the French; he concludedIbid. m. 7 [...] T. Wals. 381. n. 20. & 30. the same, for one whole year. Moreover, the next ensuing year, he was sentRot. Franc 16 R. 2. [...] 8 T. Wal [...]. [...] 385 n. 10. again, (as one of the Am­bassadors) to Treat of Peace with them, and coming to the King of France atYpod. Neustr. 152. n. 10. Amiens, agreedYpod. Neustr. 152. n. 10. with him for a Truce, by the space of two years. Whereupon, afterH. Knigh­ton 27 [...]9. n. 50. seventeen days stay there, he returned,H. Knigh­ton 27 [...]9. n. 50. accompanied H. Knigh­ton 27 [...]9. n. 50. by the Bishop of Durham, the Earl of Rut­land, (Son to the Duke of Yorke,) with a thousand Horse, bravely appointed.

In 17 R. 2. he was again sentRot. Franc. 17 R. 2. m. 16 [...] & 15. into France, to Treat of Peace with the Dukes of Berry, and Burgundy, (Unkles to the King of France.) In the time of whose absence, Constance his Wife died,T. Wal [...] 385 n. 40. and was buriedH. Knighton 2741 n. 30. at Leicester, with great Solemnity, upon the Sunday next after the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul. About this time he was again constitutedRot. [...]ranc. ut supra m. 7. the Kings Lieu­tenant of Picardy, as also joyned in Commissi­on Ib. m. 3. with Edmund Duke of Yorke, to ratifie the Truce betwixt England and France, which was agreed on for four years; the Scots being al­so includedH. Knighton 2741. n 30. therein.

In 18 R. 2. he obtained a CharterCart. 18. & 19 R. 2. n. 126 for di­vers Priviledges in his Hundreds of Gallow and Brothercrosse, in Com. Norff. viz. Fines, A­merciaments, and Redemptions of his own Te­nants, as also year, day, and Waste, Felons goods, Return of Writs, &c. And in Autumne, the same year, wentH. Knighton ut supra. into Aquitane, with a great power, for the subduing of that Country. But in 19 R. 2. after he had spentT. Wals. 38 [...]. a vast summe of Money, to gain the affections of the Inhabitants of those parts (having been made Duke of Aqui­tane, [Page 119] as is before observed) the people rejected Ibid. him. Whereupon being recalled,Ibid. he came back; and repairedIbid. to the King, then at La [...] ­gle, where he keptIbid his Christmass. But though in shew he hadT Wals. 388. n 10. an honorable recep­tion, he did notT Wals. 388. n 10. find it cordial, he therefore hastedT Wals. 388. n 10. to Lincolne, where his old Friend Ca­therine Swinford lay;T Wals. 388. n 10. and MarriedT Wals. 388. n 10. her on the Octaves of the Epiphany, whereat there was no little admiration, in regard of her low birth.

After which, he attendedIb. n. 40. the King into France, being withIb. n. 40. him at Guynes, upon the meeting then had with the King of that Realm. In 20 R. 2. he was again made Lieu­tenant Rot. Franc. 20 R. 2 m. 10. of Picardy; and shortly after that, went againIb. m. 7. into Gascoine. In which year, the Parliament then convening at London, he procured an ActT. Wal [...]. 388 n. 30. & 40. Rot Par. 20 R. 2. n. 28. Pat. 8 H 4 p. I. m. 14. per Inspex for the legitimation of those children, which he had begot on Catherine Swineford, (the WiddowCatal of Nob. by R. B. of Sir Hugh Swineford Knight, and DaughterCatal of Nob. by R. B. to Sir Paen Roet, Knight, alias Guyen, King of Arms) which Children were these; viz. Catal of Nob. by R. B. Iohn sirnamed Beaufort, after­wards Earl of Somerset; Henry Bishop of Win­chester, and Cardinal, as also Lord Chancelor of England; Thomas Earl of Dorse [...], and af­terwards Duke of E [...]eter, Ioane, first married to Sir Robert Ferrers of Oversley, and afterwards to Raphe Earl of Westmorland.

In 21 R. 2. he had a special CommissionPat. 21 R. 2. p. [...] m. 19. to raise three hundred Men at Arms, and six hun­dred Archers; and to bring them to the next Par­liament to be held at Westminster, for the Kings Guard. And in 22 R. 2. was constitu­ted Rot. Scoc. 22. R. 2. m. 9. Lieutenant in the Marches towards Scot­land, from the beginning of the Truce betwixt both Realms, for twenty eight years. Before the end of which year, he departedT. wals. 393. n. 40. this life, some say, atLel. Coll. Vol. 2. 339. his Castle of Leicester; others at Lel. Coll. Vol. I. p. 695. Ely-House in Holburne, and was honorably buried on the Northside of the Quire of St. Pauls Cathedral in London, with Constance his second Wife; where they had a noble Monument, which was utterly destroyed in the time of the late usur­pation.

Shortly after which, Raphe Earl of West­morland, and Thomas Earl of Worcester, with other his Executors, procured Licence, Pat. 4 H. 4. p. 2. m. 35. to found a Chantry there, of two Priests, to celebrate Divine Service, for the health of his Soul, as also for the Soul of Constance his Wife, and all the faithful deceased.

But Catherine Swinford, his third Wife survi­ving him, departed this life upon the tenth day of May, in the year 1403. (4 H. 4.) and lyeth buried under a fair Tombe of Marble, in the Quire of the Cathedral Church at Lincolne, with this Epitaph cut upon a Plate of Brass, fixed thereto; Icy gist Dame Katerine Duchesse de Lancastre, jadys feme de la tresnoble, & tresgracious Prince, Iohn, Duke de Lancastre, fitz a tresnoble Roy Edward le tierce. La quelle Katherine morust le [...] jour de May, I'am du grace MCCCC. tierz; de quelle alme Dieu eyt merci & pité, Amen.

Adjoyning to which Tombe, there is another, for Ioane her Daughter, with this Epitaph;

Filia Lancastriae Ducis inelyta sponsa Iohanna
Westmorland primi jacet hic Comitis,
Define scriba suas virtutes promere: nullo
Vox valeat merita vix reboare sua.
Stirpe, decore, fide, fam [...], spe, prece, pro le,
Ac [...]nbus & vit [...] polluit y [...]mo su [...].
Natio tota dolet pro morte, Deus tuli [...] ipsam
In Bricii festo C. quater, M. quater X.

Henry de Bolinbroke, Earl of Derby, and Duke of Hereford.

THis Henry, [...] eldest Son to [...] Iohn of Gant Duke of Lancaster, by Blaunch his first Wife, being born [...] at Bulingbroke, in Com. Linc. had thereupon that Surname. It is said [...] by some, that he was Created Earl of Derby, in An. 1385 (9 R. 2) but therein they are much mistaken, for he was so stiled, meerly, as he was that Dukes eldest Son, whilst his Father lived, who amongst the rest of his great Titles, used that, and not in respect of any formal Creation to that Honor, but because he had Married Blanch, Daughter, and at length, sole Heir to Henry of Monmouth, Earl of Lan­caster: which Henry, in 11 E. 3. had the Ti­tle of Earl of Derby grantedCart, 1 [...] E. 3 n. 50. & 68. to him, and his Heirs.

The first mention of this Henry de Bolingbroke, by that Title, (that I have seen) isClaus. 4 R. [...]. m. 18. in 4 R. 2. where, having married Mary, one of the Daugh­ters and Co-heirs to Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, and Essex, he assented (together with Thomas of Wodstoke, Earl of Buck­ingham, who had taken to Wife Alianore the other Daughter) to an assignationClaus. 4 R. 2. m. 18. of the Dow­rie of Ioane, the Widdow of that Earl. By this Title, also in 7 R. 2. he was constituted [...] one of the Commissioners, appointed to Treat with the Earl of Flanders, for the appeasing of those differences, which then were betwixt the English and the Flemings. And again in 8 R. 2. where Mary his Wife, making proof [...] of her age, had (inter alia) a Grant [...] of twenty pound per annum, for the fee of the Earldome of Hereford, as her purpartie of the Inheritance thereof.

In 10 R. 2. beingT. Wals. 359 n. 10. one of those Lords, whom King Richard the Second, through the instigati­on of the Duke of Ireland, purposed to have Killed; he raisedIb. 362. n. 40. what power he could, to en­counter that Duke, and forced him to quitIb. 362. n. 40. the Field. Whereupon Thomas Molineux, the chief conductor of the Duke of Irelands Army, sing­ly adventuredIbid. upon this Henry; but being wea­ried in the Fight, fledIbid. to a River to secure himself. In this year, the King raising Forces, for the defence of the Sea Coasts, he was by In­denture Ex autogr. penès Cler. Pell. reteyned to serve him with forty se­ven Knights, one hundred and three Esquires, and three hundred Archers. And in An. 1390. (13 R. 2.) travailingT. Wals. 377. n. 20. into Prusia, by the helpT. Wals. 377. n. 20. of the Marshal of that Countrey, and a certain King called Wytot, he vanquishedT. Wals. 377. n. 20. the Army of the King of Lituania, and tookT. Wals. 377. n. 20. that City, whereunto he fled.

In 15 R. 2. he wasFrois Lib. 3 & 4 227. b. one of the English Lords, who went (with twelve hundred Horse) from Calais to that Treaty, held with the French at Amiens, about Mid-Lent. And in 16 R. 2. continuedRot. Franc. 16 R. 2. [...]. 7. in the Kings Service beyond Sea. But more I have not seen of him, till 21 R. 2. [Page 120] that he had special CommissionPat. 21 R. 2. p. 1. m. 19. to raise two hundred Men at Arms, and four hundred Ar­chers, for the Kings Guard, against the ensu­ing Parliament. Soon after which, viz. in that Parliament, (then met at Shrewsbury T. Wals. 392 n. 10. Rot Parl. 21 R 2. n. 35) he was CreatedT. Wals. 392 n. 10. Rot Parl. 21 R2. n. 35 Duke of Hereford, upon Michaelmass day, (the King sitting Crowned) by girding him with a Sword, and puting a Cap of Honor on his Head.

But before the end of this year, much resent­ing the Murther of Thomas of Wodstocke, Duke of Gloucester, Frois. 299. a b vide­fis etiam. Rot Parl. 1 R. 2. n. 53. which had been committed at Calais, by the Kings procurement, he expres­sed his distaste thereof, unto Thomas de Moubray, then Earl Marshal, and Duke of Norfolke; thus; viz. St. Mary. Fair Cosyn, what think­eth the King our Cosyn to do; will he drive out of England all the Noble-men? within a while there will be none left. Likewise, that upon that Dukes information, he was sent for. Also, that in the presence of the King, that Duke said; Sir, Earl of Derby! I say to you, you have thought evil; and spoken otherwise then you ought to do against your na­tural Lord the King, when you said, he was not worthy to hold Land or Realm, and alleadging, without Law of Iustice, without Counsel of any of his Noblemen, he disturbeth his Realm, and de­stroyeth them, who ought to ayd and sustain him. Wherefore here I cast my gage, and will prove with my Body against yours, that you are an evil false Traytor. And that thereupon this Duke of He­re [...]ord, after some pause, stept forth, with his Cap in his hand, and said, Earl Marshal, I say, that thou art an evil and false Traytor, and that I shall prove my Body against thine; and in this Quar­rel here is my gauge. Moreover, that when the Marshal heard, how he was appealed, and shew­ed, that he desired Battle; the King sent for the Duke of Aumarle, (then Constable) and com­manded him to go to both of them, and take secu­rity, to the end they might not depart the Realm, which was accordingly done.

Also, that thereupon, the Duke, his Father, with the Duke of Yorke, and Earl of Nor [...]hum­berland, became PledgesIb. 197. for him: but that the Duke of Norfolk, was sentIb. 197. to the Tower of London: and nevertheless, made Provision of all things necessary for the Battail; this Duke of Heteford, sendingIb. 197. also to Galeas Duke of Millaine, for Harness. Who causing the Mes­senger to see all his Armory, and having chosen what he liked best, sentIb. 197. over four of the best Armourers in Lumbardy, to fit him, accord­ing to his own desire, the Duke of Norfolk imployingIb. 127. others into Almaine, and else­where, for the like purpose.

That which I farther find memorable, in refe­rence to this intended Combat, is, [...] that it should have been on Gosford- [...]reen, near Coventre, and that this Duke, in order thereto, lodging at Baginton-Castle, (within two Miles thereof) advanced to the place, upon his White-Courser, barded with blew and green Velvet, which was gorgeously embroidered with Swans and Ante­lopes of Goldsmiths work, and armed at all points. Also that [...] at the time appointed, the King, and all his Nobles came thither, with ten thousand Men in Armes, for fear of any Tu­mult. Where being set on a sumptuous Thea­ter, prepared for that purpose, this Duke ha­ving solemnly upon the Evangelists, sworne, before the ten [...] Constable and Marshal, that his Quarrel was just, repaired to the Lists: and having so done, sheathed his Sword, which be­fore he had held naked: and putting down his vizor, made a Cross on his Horse; and with his Sphear in his hand, entred. MoreoverIbid. that descending from his Horse, he sate down in a chair of green Velvet, at the end of the Lists, there reposing himself, in expectance of his Ad­versary.

Furthermore,Ibid. that after Proclamation made by a King at Arms, that no Man should ap­proach any part of the Lists, upon pain of death, except such as were appointed to order or mar­shal the Field; a Herauld cryed, Behold here is Henry of Lancaster, Duke of Hereford, Ap­pellant, who is entred into the Lists-Royal, to do his devoir, against Thomas Moubrary Duke of Nor­folk, upon pain to be found false and recreant.

Likewise,Ibid. that the Duke of Norfolk ho­vered on Horseback, at the entry of the Lists, his Horse being barded with crimson Velvet, richly embroidered with Lyons and Mulberry-Trees; and having made his Oath, before the Constable and Marshal, that his Qurrrel was just and true, entred the Lists also, and said, God ayd him that hath the right: and then alighting from his Horse, sate down in a Chair of Crim­son-velvet, curtained about with white and red Damaske AlsoI bid. that after the Earl Marshal had viewed their Sphears, to see that they were of equal length, and delivered the one to this Duke, and sent the other to the Duke of Norfolk, by a Knight; an Herald proclaimed, that the Traverses and Chairs of the Champions, should be removed; and commanded them both, in the Kings Name to mount their Horses, and address themselves to the Combat. Moreover,Ibid. that hereupon, this Duke having got up, and closed his Bavier; and placed his Sphear in the Rest, he set couragiously forward, six or seven paces, at the found of the Trumpet. But that the Duke of Norfolk was not fully set forward, when the King cast down his Warder, and the Heraulds cryed Ho, Ho.

And,Ibid. that all this being done, the King cau­sed their Sphears to be taken from them, com­manding them again to their Chairs, until he and his Council had deliberated, what was best to be concluded in this case. Which being done, and the Heraulds crying silence, the Kings Secretary (Sir Iohn Bushie) read the Sentence: which was, That this Duke should, within fifteen days, de­partRot. Par [...]. 21 R. 2. n. 22. the Realm; not to return for the space of ten years, except the King should otherwise think fit. And in regard that the Duke of Norfolk had sowed Sedition in the Kingdome, he should also be gone, and never return, nor approach the Confines of England, on pain of death. Likevvise, that the Revenues of his Lands should be stopped, till such Moneys of the Kings Trea­sure, as he had taken up, for the Garrison of Calais, vvere fully paid. And that then, the King, calling them both before him, caused them to Svvear, that neither of them vvould come in place vvhere the other vvas; nor keep company together in any Forreign Countrey.

Whereupon, they departed, the Duke of Norfolk goingIbid. into Almaine, and so to Ue­nice, vvhere he died of grief, as 'tvvas said. And this Duke, takingIbid. his leave of the King, at E [...]tham, (vvhere he hadIbid. four years Re­lease of his Banishment) vvent first to [...], [Page 121] and then farther into France; where, having an honorable receptionIbid. by King Charles the Sixth, he had obtain'dIbid. the only daughter to the Duke of Berry (Uncle to the King) in Marriage, but that King Richard hindredIbid. it.

Being thus departed, he received Letters Frois. f.103. b. from his Father; advising him, rather to go in­to Cast [...]le, than into Hungary. But, his Fa­ther growing sick,Ibid. here in England, he remo­ved notIbid. from Paris: where, within a short time, he hadIbid. advertisement of his death. Soon after which, it so hapned,Holingsh. u [...] supra, p. 497 n. 40. T. Wals. 308. b. that King Richard, being necessitated to go into Ireland, for sup­pressing the Irish then in Armes; this Realme grew into great distractionHolingsh. u [...] supra, p. 497 n. 40. T. Wals. 308. b. Whereupon, the Londoners sentHolingsh. u [...] supra, p. 497 n. 40. T. Wals. 308. b. for this Duke, promising him their assistance, in case he would accept of the Government.

Having therefore such encour [...]gement; as also Holingsh. 498. a. & Ib. n. 60. considerable aide from the Duke of Britanny; he took shippingHolingsh. 498. a. & Ib. n. 60. at le port Blanc; and land­ed Holingsh. 498. a & Ib. n. 60. at Ravenspur (upon the mouth of Hum­ber) in Yorkshire. Whereupon, divers of the Northern Lords repaired k to him; so that, when he came to Doncaster, he hadIbid. b. n. 10. & n. 60. a considerable Army; the Commons in all places inclining to him. Whence, MarchingIbid. b. n. 10. & n. 60. to Evesham (in Worcestershire) and so to Berkeley (in Com. Gloc.) he cameIbid. b. n. 10. & n. 60. to Bristoll; all the Ca­stles, in those parts, yieldingIbid. b. n. 10. & n. 60. to him.

Of which King Richard having Advertisement, he hastedIbid. 499. n. 10. back into England; and landed in Wales. Where, findingIbid. 499. n. 10. that he was almost totally forsaken, he wentIbid. 499. n. 10. to Conway-Castle (in Com. Caernarvon.) This Duke therefore, understanding where he was, bentIbid. 500. a. n. 30. his course to Chester, and thence sentIbid. 500. a. n. 30. for a safe Conduct, that he might speak with him. Which being granted, he imployedIbid. 500. a. n. 30. the Earl of Northum­ [...]erland upon that Affair. Who proposed, that a Parliament might be called, wherein Justice might be had, against those Enemies of the Com­mon-wealth, who had been procurers of the Duke of Glocester's death, and the death of o­ther Noble Men; as also Pardon for this Duke, for what he had done. Soon after which, he cameIbid. 501. a. b. himself thither. And, having mustred Ibid. 501. a. b. his Army in the sight of the Castle, walkt in to the outer Ward; where, seeing the King come out; he made a reverend obeysanceIbid. 501. a. b. towards him; and, going on, did so a second and third time; the King then takingIbid. 501. a. b. him by the hand, and biddingIbid. 501. a. b. him welcome.

Whereupon, humbly thanking him, he said; Ibid. n. 10. That the cause of his coming, was, to have restitu­tion of his Inheritance. Unto which the King rea­dily assented;Ibid. n. 10. and called for Wine. After which, mounting on Horsback, they rodeIbid. n. 40. to Flynt, and so to Chester. Thence to Nant­wich; and so the common rode to London. Where he was receiv'dIbid. n. 40. with all expressions of joy.

But the King, being sentIb. 502 n. 30 & 503. a. n. 50. to the Tower, though a ParliamentIb. 502 n. 30 & 503. a. n. 50. was called in his Name; divers ArticlesIb. 502 n. 30 & 503. a. n. 50. were exhibited there against him; whereby he was thoughtIb. 502 n. 30 & 503. a. n. 50. worthy to be Deposed: with intimation, how fit it might be for him, to resign his Right in the Government, to this Duke. Seeing therefore no remedy, but to assent; an InstrumentIb 504. n. [...] & 505 6. n 40. was drawn to that pur­pose: as also an open ClaymeIb 504. n. [...] & 505 6. n 40. to the Crown made by this Duke. Whereupon, he was so­lemnly placedIbid. on the Royal Throne. But, the particular Formalities, at that time used in this business; and what else is memorable of him, af­ter he became King, by the Name of Henry th [...] Fourth, I leave to the Relation of our Histori­ans.

Froisard saith; o That King Richard, fearing his own life, sent for this Duke to the Tower; and bewayling his condition, offer'd a Resignati­on of the Crown to him. And that this Duke then told him, of the rumor, which had been spread amongst the People, throughout England; that he was not son to the Prince of Wales, but rather to a Priest or Chanon. For, said he, I have heard of certain Knights, who were in the Princes House (mine Vncle) how that he knew well, that his Wife had not truly kept her Marriage. Your Mother (quoth he) was Cosin-german to King Edward; and the King began to hate her, because she could have no Generation. Also she was the Kings Gossip of two Children at the Font: and she, that could well keep the Prince, in her bandon; by craft and subtilty, she made the Prince to he her Husband. And, because she could have no childe; and doubting that the Prince should be divorced from her; she did so much, that she was with childe with you, and with another before you. As of the first, I cannot tell what to judge: but as for you, your conditions have been seen contrary from all No­bleness, and Prowess of the Prince: therefore it is said; that ye be rather son to a Priest, or Chanon: for when you were gotten, and borne at Burde­aux, there were many young men, Priests in the Princes house.

This is the bruit in this Country; and your workes have well followed the same: for ye be alwayes incli­ned to the Pleasures of the French-men; and to take with them Peace, to the confusion, and dishonor of the Realm of England. And, because mine Vncle of Glocester, and the Earl of Arundel, did counsail you truly, and faithfully, to keep the ho­nor of the Realme; and to follow the steps of your Ancestors, ye have Traytrously caused them to die.

As for me, I have taken upon me to defend your life, so long as I may, for pitty; and I shall pray the Londoners; and the heritors of them, that you have slain and banished, to do the same.

Cousin, I thank you, quoth the King; I trust more in you than in any other. It is but right, that you should do so, quoth this Duke: for, if I had not been; ye had been taken by the People and de­posed, with great confusion, and slain by reason of your evil deeds.

¶I come now to the other Sons of Iohn of Gant, Duke of Lancaster; by Catherine Swin­ford, his third and last Wife. Which Sons were surnamed Beaufort, fromCatal. of No [...] by R. B. the Castle of Beau­fort, in France, that cameCatal of No [...] by R. B. to the House of Lancaster, by Blanch of Artois, Wife to Ed­mund Crouchback, the first Earl of Lancaster. Of these sons (so Legitimated, as before hath been observed) the eldest, is Iohn; Iohn Mar (que) of Dorset. who, in 15 R. 2. by the name of Sir Iohn Beaufort Knight, had LicenseRot. Franc. 15 R. [...] m. 12. to travel beyond the Seas: and, in 18 R. 2. accompaniedRot. Vasc. 18. R. 2. m 7. his Father into Gascoine.

In 20 R. 2. the Lord Chancellor declaringRot. Parl. 20 r. 2. n. 28. & 29. in Parliament, that the King had createdCart. [...]2. R. 1. [...]. 1. this Iohn, Earl of Somerset; he was broughtT. Wals. 389. n. 30. in, betwixt two Earles (the Earl of Hunting­ton, and the Earl Marshall) in a Vesture of Ho­nor; [Page 122] his Sword (with the pomel Gilt) carried before him. Where, the Charter of his Creati­on, beingIbid, & n. 31. openly read, he was girtIbid, & n. 31. with the same Sword: and, doing his Homage, placedIbid, & n. 31. be­tween the Earl Marshall, and the Earl of War­wick. Moreover, upon Saturday, the Festival of St. Michael th' Arch-Angel, the next ensuing year, he was, also, in Parliament, CreatedRot. Parl. 21 R. 2. n. 5. Mar­quess Dorset, by girding with a Sword, and a Circle put upon his head, according to usage. But his Charter of Creation to that Honor, was soon vacated;Cart 21 R. 2 n. 23. having, in lieu thereof another, Ibid. n. 18. bearing date the same day, whereby he was Created Marquess of Somerset. Neverthe­less, though that was the last, and the other Can­celled; he ever after bore the Title of Marquess Dorset; and, by that appellation, was made Pat 21 R 2. P. 2 m. 20. Constable of Walingford-Castle; and Stew­ard of the Honor of Walingford, and St. Wa­leries, upon the 22th of November following: as alsoIbid. m. 9. Constable of Dovor-Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-ports 5 Febr.

In the same year likewise, he was constituted Rot. Vasc. 21 R. 2 m. 8. the King's Lieutenant of Aquitane; and ob­tained a GrantPat. [...] R. 2. p. 1. m. 10. to himself, and Margaret his Wife; and to the heires of their two bodies, lawfully begotten, of the Mannors of Drayton-Basset, Wa [...]eshale, Pyrie, Hamstede, and Barre, in Com. Staff. Bukby, in Com Nor­thampt. Chyriel, and Hinton, in Com. Wilts. and Neketon, and Cressyngham, in Com. Norff. part of the possessions of Thomas de Beau­champ, Earl of Warwick, then attainted.

In this year, also (2 Febr.) he was made [...] Admiral, of all the Kings Fleet, both to the North, and West-wards. But, in I H. 4. (the Scene being then chang'd) having been [...] one of the Accusers of Thomas de Woodstoke Duke of Glocester; his right to the Title of Marquess Dorset, was made void, [...] by the Authority of that Parliament, then held: so that then he had no other, than that of Earl of Somerset; by which appellation, he was (the same year, 7 Nov.) advanc [...]d [...] to the Office of Lord Chamberlain of England: and, in 2 H. 4. retein'd, by Inden­ture, [...] to serve the King, in the Governourship of the Town of Kaerme [...]dyn: As also, fully ad­mitted [...] to his favour, and his former estate; notwithstanding [...] the Judgment, so given against him, the preceding year. Likewise, made Cap­tain [...] of Calais, and the Marches thereof; ex­tending into Picardy, Flanders, and Ar­ [...]oys. And, in 3 H. 4. imployed, [...] with the Bishop of Worcester, and some others, to treat and accord, with the Duke of Gueldres, upon a League of amity, betwixt the King of Eng­land, and him; whereupon that Duke was to do [...] the King Homage, for all his Dominions and Lands.

But, in 4 H. 4. the Commons in Parliament, petitioning [...] for his Restitution; he seemed [...] un­willing to it; in regard [...] the name of Marquess, was an Honor of such a late erection: yet, at length accepted it; and, by that Title, in 8 H. 4. was constituted [...] Admiral of the King's whole Fleet; as well for the North, as West. And, in 5 H. 4. had an Assignation [...] of the Isle of Tha­n [...], in Kent, for the support of himself, and his soldiers, then abiding in the Garrison of Calais: as also constituted [...] Ambassador, to Treat of Peace with the French. In this year, likewise, he was appointed [...] one of the Commissioners, to re­ceive all such sums of Money, as were then unpaid, for the Ransome of Iohn King of France, ta­ken Prisoner in the time of King Edward the Third. And, in 10 H. 4. the Seneschal of He­nault, then coming into England to seek ad­ventures in Armes, he answeredLell. coll. vol. I. p 699. him.

This Iohn took to WifeRot. Franc. 10 H. 4. m. 13. Margaret, daughter of Thomas, and one of the sisters and coheirs to Tho­mas Holand Earl of Kent: and, had, for her purpartie of the Lands, which by Inheritance des­cended to her, and the other coheires, an Assig­nation Rot. Franc. 10 H. 4. m. 13. of the Mannor of Deping, in Com. Linc. excepting certain Lands in Berham, and Stowe: Also, of a certain Pasture called Cranemore, three Water-mills in East-De­ping, and West-Deping; Fourscore and one Acres of Demesn-lands, in the Parish of St. Guth­lake, at East-Deping; Twenty Acres of De­mesn-meadow in North-Mede; and Fourteen Acres in Fletegate-wang; all which were part of the Dowrie of Lucia, Widow of Ed­mund Earl of Kent, then deceased. Which Mar­garet Surviving him, MarriedClaus. 2. H. 6. m. 4. to Thomas Duke of Clarence.

This last mention'd Iohn Marquess Dorset, by his TestamentArundel vol. 2. f. 48. a. nuncupative, bearing date 16 Martii, An. 1409. (11 H. 4.) being still Lord Chamberlain of England, and Captain of Ca­lais, bequeathed all his Goods, his Debts dis­charged, to Henry (his Brother) Bishop of Winchester, directing no place for his Buri­al: and departedEsc. 11 H 4. n. 44. this life upon Palm-Sunday next ensuing; being then seised of the Mannor of Enderby, in Com. Leic. Of the Mannor of Glindourdy, in Edernyon, and Saworth, in Kintelleghe, in the Marches of Wales: Of the Mannors of Orwell, in Com. Cantabr. De­ping, in Com. Linc. Oneston, Eydon, Ma­keseye, Buckby, Torpell; and Moiety of the Mannor of Brampton-Parva, in Com. Nor­thampt. Sampford-Peverel, Aller-Peverell, with the Hundred of Halberton, in Com. Devon. And of the Mannors of Cory-Rivel, and Mertok, with the Burrough of Langport, and Hundreds of Abbedyk, and Bulston, in Com. Somerset; leaving Henry, his son and heir, nine years of age: and two other sons, Iohn and Edmund, of whom I shall speak particularly by and by. As also two Catal. of Nob. by R. [...] daughters; Ioane Married to Iames the First, King of Scotland; and Margaret to Thomas Courtney Earl of Devonshire.

Which Henry Henry. being ChristenedOrig. 3 H. 4. bu [...]d. I. Rot. 18. 26 Octob. 3 H. 4. had a GrantOrig. 3 H. 4. bu [...]d. 1. Rot. 18. from the King (who then was his Godfather) and to the heires-male of his Body of a Thousand Marks per annum, payable out of the Exchequer, until he should otherwise provide for him in Lands, of the like yearly va­lue. And departing this life in his Minority, up­on the Festival of St. Catherine, 6 H. 5. being then seisedEsc. 3 H 6. n. 18. of the Mannor of Enderby, in Com. Leic. Orwell, in Com. Cantabr. Oneston, with the Moiety of the Mannor of Little-Brampton, in Com. Northampt. Mertok, two parts of the Mannor of Corry-Rivel, with the Burrough of Langport, and Hundreds of Abbedyk, and Bulston, in Com. Somerset. and of the Castle and Lordship of Corff, in Com. Dorset. leftEsc. 3 H. 6. n. 18. Iohn, Iohn. his brother and heir. Which Iohn was taken prisonerS [...]owes A [...]. in 9 H. 5. in that unhappy adventure of passing a Marish, near the Castle of Beaufort in France, wherein Thomas Duke of Clarence lost his life: and, in 3 H. 6. arrived toEsc. ut supra. his full age.

[Page 123]In [...] r [...]nc. 9 H 6 m. 2. 9 & 10 H. 6. this Iohn wasRot Franc. 10 H 6 m. 14. again in the Wars of France. So likewise inRot Franc. 12 H 6 m. 14 12 H. 6. And in 15 H. 6. (accompaniedStow's Ann. by divers No­ble persons) besieg'dStow's Ann. Harflew, both by Sea and Land; which, at length, yieldedStow's Ann. In 18 H. 6. he was by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cler. pell retein'd to serve the King in those Wars, with four Knights, ninety five Men at Armes, and Two thousand Archers. And in 21 H. 6. was createdCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Duke of Somer­set, and Earl ofCart. 21 H. 6. n. 45 Rendale: as also, by that Ti­tle of Duke, madeRot Franc. 21 H. 6 m. ... Lieutenant and Captain-Ge­neral of Aquitane; Likewise, of the whole Realme of France, and Dutchy of Normandy: and retein'd,Ex autogr. penès Cler. pell. by Indenture, as Lieutenant of Aquitane, for one whole year, to serve the King, in those parts, with four Barons, eight Ban­nerets, thirty Knights, Seven hundred fifty eight Men at Armes, and Fourteen hundred Archers. And, having MarriedRot. Fin. 22 E. 4. m. 3. Margaret, the daughter of Sir Iohn Beauchamp of Blet [...]o Knight, sister and heir to Iohn her Brother (who surviving him, became the WifePat. 25 H. 6. p. 2. m. 36. of Sir Leo de Welles Knight) departedEsc. 22 H 6. n. 19. this life 27 Maii, 22 H. 6. and was buriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. at Wimborne-Minster in Com. Dor­set. being then seisedEsc. ut su­pra. of the Mannors of Byl­lingburgh, in Com. Linc. Bedhampton, in Com. Southampt. Burton, and Wyresdale, in Com. Somerset. two parts of the Towns of Gres­mere, Logaryg, Langeden, Casterton, Kirkby in Kendale, Hamelset, Troutbeck; with the reversion of two parts of the Mannors of Helsyngton, Crosthwayte, Horon, Frothwayt, and Syhkland-Ketel, in Com. Westmorl. as also of the Mannor and Lordship of Bowes, in Com. Ebor. leavingEsc. ut su­pra. Margaret, his sole daughter and heir▪ three yeares of age.

Which Margaret, afterwards became the Wife Esc. 35 H. 6. n. ... of Edmund of Hadham, created Earl of Rich­mond, by King Henry the Sixth; as in due place I shall farther shew.

¶I now come to Edmund, Edmund D. of So­merset. a younger brother to this last mention'd Iohn.

This Edmund, in 7 H. 6. had LicenseRot. Franc. 7 H. 6. m. 2. to tra­vel beyond Sea: And, in 9 H. 6. by the Title of Earl of Mortein, was constitutedRot. Franc. 9 H. 6. m. 7. joynt Com­mander of those Forces, then sent into France.

InPolyd. Virg. p. 476. 10 H. 6. the success of the English in France, then declining; it was thought requi­site Polyd. Virg. p. 476. (at least) to preserve Normandy: the Duke of Bedford, therefore (then Regent) dis­posing Polyd. Virg. p. 476. of his Forces into three parts committed Polyd. Virg. p. 476. the one to this Edmund, for the defence of the City of Roan. Shortly after which (upon the death of that Duke) the French taking new courage, a great alteration hapned in the state of Affaires there. Ne [...]ertheless, the English not de­spairing, made choiceIbid 486. n. 10. of this Edmund, and Ri­chard Duke of York, for their Generals.

In 11 H. 6. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 11 H. 6. m. 1. one of the Commissioners, to Treat with the Scots, at Han­denstank, or any other place, for the composing of all differences, touching such injuries as had been mutually done by the subjects of either Realme. And, in 12 H. 6. sentRot. Franc. 12 H. 6. m. 10. Embassador from the King, to the General Council at Ba­sill.

In 13 H. 6. he was retein'dEx autogr. pen [...]s cleric. pell. to serve the King, in his Wars of France, for two yeares, with three Knights, three hundred ninety six Men at Armes, and Fifteen hundred eighty two Archers. And, in 14 H. 6. in considerationPat 14 H 6. p. [...] m. 15. of his special services, was madeIbid. Constable of the Castle of Aberustwith, in Wales.

In 15 H. 6. he besieged [...] [...], and won it: and in 17 H. 6. marchtStowes Ann. over the Some, toward Pickardy, with Two thousand Men, through Montrevil, and besieg'dStowes Ann. the Fort of Fullevill; which, after some assaults, yeilded; Stowes Ann. and then joyn'dIb. with the Lord Talbot. In 20 H. 6. for his good service, in the relief of Calais (besieg'd by the Duke of [...]) he was createdCart. ab ann. u [...]que 20 H. 6. n 3. Earl of Dorset 28th Aug. And the same year accompaniedStowes Ann. the Duke of York, in his enterprise upon Anjou, and Ma [...]e; where they did much spoil, taking also many pri­soners. Soon after which, entring into the Marches of Britanny, he tookStowes Ann. the Town of [...]erch, by assault (then belonging to the Duke of Alan [...]on) and burnt it. Thence marcht to Pontroy; where staying two Moneths, he sent his men daily, in Parties, to destroy A [...]ou, and the Territories adjacent. And, when the Mar­shall of France came, with Four thousand Men, to resist his Incursions, he slewIb. an Hundred of them, and took Seventy seven prisoners. Af­ter this, he tookIb. the Town of Beaumon [...] le viscont; and mann'dIb. the Forts, on the Fron­tiers, towards his Enemies.

And, in consideration of these his great servi­ces, was, by Letters Patents, bearing date 24 Iu­nii, 21 H. 6. advancedCart. ab an. 2 [...] us (que) 24 H. 6. n. 46. to the dignity of Mar­quess Dor [...]et. In 23 H. 6. being still in these Wars, he gain'dPolyd. Virg. p. 490. n. 35. much plunder from the Ci­ties of [...]ritanny: and, in 24 H. 6. was consti­tuted Stowes Ann. Regent of No [...]mandy (the Duke of York, being then discharged of that trust.)

InHolli [...]sh. p. 630. b. n. 10. which time of his Regency, Caen being besieg'd, he rendred it to the French upon Arti­cles. Whereat the Duke of York (then in Ireland) took such distast, that he never rest­ed till he brought him to ruine.

In 26 H. 6. he was by a special Charter, Cart. ab an. 25 us (que) 27 H. 6. n 9. bearing date ult. Martii, created Duke of So­merte [...]: and, in 27 H. 6. endeavouredPolyd. V [...]g. 494. n. 30. to re­cover Larch by a Treaty. Shortly after this, he wasIb. 495 n. [...]20. with the Lord Talbot at Roan, when that City was taken by the French; being con­strain'd to retreatIb. 495 n. [...]20. to the Castle. In 29 H. 6. he was madePat. 29 H. 6. p. 1. m. 20. Constable of England (10 Sept.) And the same year, beingPolyd. Virg. 497▪ n. 10. again in Normandy; discerning all lost, was necessitatedPolyd. Virg. 497▪ n. 10. to betake himself to his Ships.

Soon after which, to add to his misfortunes (thoughIb. 499 n. 30. the Insurrection of Iack Cade was quieted) the Duke of York, taking advantage of these Tosses, and Troubles; aimingIb. 499 n. 30. at no less than the Royal Throne, endeavouredIb. 499 n. 30. to make new Disturbances. Whereupon this Duke sparedIb. 499 n. 30. for neither paines nor cost to withstand him. And, in 30 H. 6. having intelligenceStowes Ann. that the Duke of York was come into Wales, at­tended Stowes Ann. the King into those parts. York there­fore bending his course another way, cameStowes Ann. up to Black-heath in Kent, with a great Power; and there accusedPolyd. Virg. p. 500. n. 10 & 20. this Duke for an evil Coun­sellor: but, finding himself notPolyd. Virg. p. 500. n. 10 & 20. strong enough, at that time, to carry on the worke; he offered; Polyd. Virg. P. 500. n. 10 & 20. that, if this Duke (to whose charge he laid all the Miscarriages, which had hapned, and, as the greatest disturber of the Publick Peace) might be secured; he would readily lay down Armes. Whereunto, by way of Recrimination, he an­swered; Ib. that York ought to be condemn'd as a [Page 124] Traytor, for conspiring the death of the King, to the end he might Reign himself.

Which sharp return, increased the Rancour of York more and more; so that he insinuatedIb. n. 30. to the People, that this Duke, had been the chief cause of all the miseries, and Mischiefs, which had befallen the Realm. Whereupon, he was Arrested,Stowes Ann. in the Queen's Chamber, and sent Stowes Ann. to the Tower of London: and not only so, but Articles exhibitedStowes Ann. against him, in Parlia­ment. But the King, favouring him all he could; upon the fourth of Febr. 33 H. 6. sent his PreceptClaus. 33 H. 6. m. 17. to the Constable of the Tower, for his Enlargement. Which so highly discontented York▪ that he fell to raising what Power he could; and, having gain'dPolyd. Virg. 503. n 40. & 504. the two Nevills (viz. the Earl of Salisbury, the Father, and War­wick the son) most potent Men, in that time, to his Party; metPolyd. Virg. 503. n 40. & 504. him, and the chief strength of the Lancastrians, at St. Albans. Where, after a sharp and bloody Fight,Polyd. Virg. 503. n 40. & 504. (from break of the day, to nine of the Clock) amongst divers other persons of Quality, he had the fate to be slain.Polyd. Virg. 503. n 40. & 504. Whereupon his Corps had BurialIb. in the Abby-Church there: Leaving issue, by Alia­nore his Wife,Catal. of Nob. by R. B. one of the daughters and coheirs to Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, three sons; viz. Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Henry Beaufort his immediate Succes­sor; Edmund, who succeeded him; and Iohn, slain in the Battel of Tewksbury. As also five daughters; Alianore, first marriedIbid. to Iames Bo­teler Earl of Wilthshire, afterIbid. to Sir Robert Spenser Knight; Ioane, toIbid. the Lord Hoth, of Ireland, afterwards toIbid. Sir Richard Fry Knight; Anne toIbid. Sir William Paston Knight, Margaret, firstIbid. to Humphrey Earl Stafford; after toIbid. Sir Richard Darell Knight; and Elizabeth toIbid. Sir Henry Lewes Knight.

Which HenryHenry.Beaufort (so succeeding him in his Lands and Honors) bearing the TitleHolingsh. p. [...] 3. l. n. 40. of Earl of Morteigne in his Fathers life-time, was sentHolingsh. p. [...] 3. l. n. 40. in 14 H. 6. to Calais with Fifteen hun­dred Men, and store of Victual for the reinfor­cing of that Garrison; upon intelligence, that the Duke of Burgundy did then make preparations to assault it. And, in 17 H. 6. arrivingIb. 616. b. n 30. at Chi­erburgh with Four hundred Archers, and three hundred Speares, passed through Normandy, till he came into the County of Maine; and there l [...]ying siegeIb. 616. b. n 30. to the Castle of Anian▪ took Ib. 616. b. n 30. it by storme: and soon after that the CastleIb. 616. b. n 30 of Alegerche.

Adhering [...] also to the Lancastrian Interest (as his Father did) in 36 H. 6. he was constituted [...] Lieutenant and Governor of the Isle of Wiht, with the Castle of Caresbroke: In 37 H. 6 made [...] Captain of Calais; and in 38 H. 6 re­tein'd [...] to serve the King, as Captain of Ca­lais, and Tower of Kysbank, with the Marches thereabouts, for Twelve yeares. And soon after this; it being observ'd, [...] that Edward Earl of March, with the Earles of Salisbury, and Warwick, were gotten thither, with a con­siderable strength; he had a special Commissi­on, [...] authorizing him to receive any of those, who had thus rebelliously possess'd themselves of that Garrison, to the King's grace and Favour, in case they would submit thereto. But herein being not [...] powerful enough to effect what he desired; he went [...] to [...], and there made Skirmishes [...] with the adverse party. Which thenceforth in­creased to fast, and grew so potent; that within eight Moneths following, giving BattelPolyd. Virg. 512. n. 30. to the King's Forces at Towton, in Yorkshire up­on the Twelfth of March, An. 1461. (39 H. 6.) they obtained an absolute VictoryPolyd. Virg. 512. n. 30. whereby the Earl of March (who throughHollingsh. Chron. the power of Nevill Earl of Warwick, and assistance of great numbers from Essex, Kent, and other Counties, upon his entrance of London, had been declaredHollingsh. Chron. King) was strengthenedHollingsh. Chron. in the Royal Throne.

That day, therefore, proving thus fatal to the Lancastrians; this Henry, then being with the King at York (as someLel coll. ut supra, p 715 say) fled with him forthwith to Newcastle, and thence to Bar­wick; which was thereupon deliveredLel. coll. ut supra, p 715 to the Scots, in hope of some aid from them in this de­sperate condition. But others affirm,Polyd. virg. 512. n. 30. Holingsh. Chron. p. 665. a. n. 40. that, after the King came to Barwick, this Duke, despairing of any help, left him; and, to engra­tiate Lel. col. ut supra, p. 716. himself with King Edward, deliveredLel. col. ut. supra, P. 716. up the Castle of Bamburgh to him▪ and thereup­on siding with him, obtained a GrantLel. col. ut supra, p. 716. of a Thousand Marks per annum. Also, that, the next year following (scilicet, An. 1463. 3 E. 4.) hearingHolingsh. Chron. p. 666. [...]. [...] 10 & 30. that Queen Margaret was returned out of France, into Scotland, with considerable Forces; andHolingsh Chron. p. 666. [...]. [...] 10 & 30. that she had entred Northum­burland; taken the Castle of Bamburgh, and was marching on, towards the Bishoprick; he revoltedHolingsh Chron. p. 666. [...]. [...] 10 & 30. again, and fled to the Lancastrian par­ty. But this shifting proved fatal to him: For, Iohn Nevill, then Lord Montacute; upon the Newes thereof, being sentIb. b. n. 10 & 30. Esc. 8 E. 4. n. 54. into Northum­berland, with a great Power; gave them Bat­tel Ib. b. n. 1 [...] & 30. Esc. 8 E. 4. n. 54. near Hexham, where the Lancastrians be­ing routed, this Duke Henry, was, amongst other of the Chief in that encounter, takenIb. b. n. 1 [...] & 30. Esc. 8 E. 4. n. 54. prisoner, and there beheaded,Ib. b. n. 1 [...] & 30. Esc. 8 E. 4. n. 54. 3 Apr. 3 E. 4. And, after­wards, scilicet in 5 E. 4. attaintedEsc. 5 E. 4. n. 38. in the Parlia­ment held that year; leaving no other issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. than one illegitimate son▪ called Charles Somerset, be­gotten Catal. of Nob. by R. B. on Ioane Hill, a Concubine; of whom, and his Posterity, I shall speak at large, under the Title of Somerset, Earl of Worcester.

To this last mentioned Henry succeeded Edmund, Edmund. Lel. coll. vol. 1. p. 720. Hollingsh. p. 667. n. 50. his brother and heir; which Edmund, adhering Lel. coll. vol. 1. p. 720. Hollingsh. p. 667. n. 50. firmly likewise to the Lancastrian Interest, discern­ing this ill success, failed, with his Brother Iohn, into France, where they lived in great miserie, till Duke Charles (being of their Kin, as descended of the House of Lancaster, by his Mother) succo­red them with a small Pension.

But (notwithstanding the many ill successes which had attended that Party)upon the Marri­age ofLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 720. Hollingsh. p. 667. n. 50. of Prince Edward (son to King Henry the Sixth) and Anne, the second Daughter to the Earl of Warwick, he had such esteem from them, that they determined,Lel. coll. vol. 1. p. 720. Hollingsh. p. 667. n. 50. in case they should prevail; that he, and all others attainted by King Edward the Fourth, should repossess their Estates. Whereupon, King Henry being resto­red (in 10 E. 4.) and a Parliament called; he (amongst others) cameIbid. p. 7 [...]1. to it. And, the next ensuing year, upon the return of King Edward, appeared against him at Barnet-Field; where he had the CommandPolyd. virg. 526. b. n. 40. of those Archers, which were placed, betwixt the Right and Left Wing of the Lancastrian-Army.

Upon the loss of vvhich Day, fleeingIb. 527. n. 30. into Wales, to the Earl of Pembroke; he raised Ib. 528 [...] 20 & 529. n. 20. nev [...] Forces for the Restoration of king Henry: But being, l soon after that, with Prince Edward, [Page 125] in the Battle of Tewksbury, he forsookIbid. the Field, so that the ill success they then had, was attributed chiefly to that his defection, which availed him nothing; for notwithstanding he thus fled, he was soon overtaken, and there lostPolyd. Virg. ut supra p 530 n. 10. his Head. Some say,Lel [...]. Vol. 6 f. 93. that he got in­to the Church for Sanctuary, and there was kil­led. That he there lost his life, is sure enough, as also that he had noCatal of Nob. by R. B. Issue, so that his five Sisters, (of whom I have already made menti­on, and their Matches) becameCatal of Nob. by R. B. his Heirs.

¶I lastly come to Thomas Beaufort, youngest son to Iohn of Gant, Duke of Lancaster, by Ka­therine Swineford, his third Wife. In 22 R. 2. this Thomas Thomas. D. of Exeter. obtained a Grant,Pat. 22 R. 3. p. I. m. 11. from the King, for life, of the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Castle-Acre, in Com. Norff. part of the pos­sessions of Thomas Duke of Norfolke, attaint­ed. In 5 H. 4. beingPat. 5. H. 4. p. 1. m. 20. then a Knight, and constitutedpat. 5. H. 4. p. 1. m. 20. Admiral of the whole Fleet, to the Northwards: he was reteinedEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King, in that command, with three hundred Men at Arms (himself with one Banneret, being part of the number) twenty Knights, two hun­dred seventy nine Esquires, and six hundred Archers. And having hadPat. 9 H. 4. p. 2. m. 30. a Grant from that King, for life, of the Honor of Wyrmgay, as also of all the Lands in Stow-Bardolf and Run­geton, with the Mannor of Fareswell in Fin­cham, (all in Com Norff.) which were part of the possessions of the Lord Bardolf, attainted: upon the surrenderPat. 9 H. 4. p. 2. m. 30. thereof, in 9 H. 4. he obtained another,Pat. 9 H. 4. p. 2. m. 30. of all those Lordships, to hold in general tail.

In this year likewise he was made Captain Ibid. m. 4. of Calais. And in 10 H. 4. had another GrantPat. 10 H. 4. p. 2. m. 9. of the Office of Admiral, both of the Northern and Western-Seas, for life. In which and all other his imployments, he deported him­self with such prudence, as that in 11 H. 4. (31 Ian.) he was madeClaus. 11 H. 4. in dorso m. 8. Lord Chancelor of Eng­land: and for his better support in that great Of­fice, obtained a PensionPat. 11 H. 4. p. 2. m. 4. of eight hundred Marks per annum, over and above his ordinary Wages and Fees, to enjoy, from the 31 day of Ianuary preceding (which was the time be entred thereon) so long as he should hold the same. As also a Grant in general tail, of the Mannor of Crokeseston, which divolved to the Crown, by the forfeiture of sir Robert Belknap Knight. Likewise another GrantPat. 11 H. 4. p. 2. m. 4. of the said Mannor of Wyrmgay, together with the Mannors of Stow-Bardolf, North-Rungetone and Fa­reswell in Fyncham, before-specified: And Ibid. of the Office of Admiral of the North and West-Seas; with the Admiralty of Ireland, Aquitane, and Picardy, and forIbid. six Tuns of Wine yearly, from the Port of Kingston su­per Hull, during life also.

In 13 H. 4. (5 Iulii) he was advancedCart. 13 H. 4. n. 2. to the Title and Dignity of Earl of Dorset. And in 1. H. 5. being made LieutenantRot. Vasc. 1. H. 5 m. 8. of Aqui­tane was reteinedEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King, in that Capacity, for the safeguard thereof, for one half year, with two hundred and forty Men at Arms, an twelve hundred Archers. And having Married Rot. Fin 1 H. 5 p 1. m. 18. Margaret, the Daughter of Sir Thomas Nevill of Horneby Knight, (Son to Sir Robert Nevill of Hornby Knight, and Cos [...] and Co-heir to the same Robert) doingIbid. his Homage, had Li­very Rot. Fin. 11 H. 6. m. 14. of the Lands of her Inheritance. In 2 H. 5. he wasRot Franc 2 H. 5. m. 10. one of the Embassadors, im­ployed to Treat with the French, for a Marriage betwixt King Henry and Catherine, the Daugh­ter of the King of France. And upon the ren­der of Harflew, (then Besieged by the Eng­lish) was made GovernorT. Wals. p. 437. n. 30. thereof.

In 3 H. 5. being again in the Wars of France, he commandedHolinsh. p. 553. b. n. 60. the Rereward of the English Army, in the Battle of Agincourt, and was con­stituted Rot. Franc. 3 H. 5. m. 20 Lieutenant of Normandy, 28 Feb. But notwithstanding that trust, he attendedStow's Ann. the Corps of Edward Duke of Yorke, slain in that Battle, to his Funeral in England. And in 4 H. 5. was createdPat. 4. H. 5. [...] 11. Duke of Exeter (18 Nov.) for life only, inT Wals p. 442 n. 10. the Parliament then held at London, about the Feast of St. Lucie, having therewithal a GrantT Wals p. 442 n. 10. of a thousand pounds per annum, out of the Exchequer, and forty pounds per annum more, payable from the City of Cxe­ter. After which, he camelb. 446 n. 40. to Bridling­ton in Com. Ebor. upon devotion; And having intelligence,Ibid that the Scots had Besieged Rox­borough, raised ForcesIbid with all speed to en­counter them. Which being done, he sayled againStow's Ann. into Nrmandy; where, in his passage toward Roan, he tookStow's Ann. the City of [...]. Being thus in those parts, about the beginning of Lent, he gave BattleT. Wals. p. 440. n. 30. & 40. to the Earl of Ar­manak, (then General of the French) wherein many on each side wereT. Wals. p. 440. n. 30. & 40. slain. Soon after which, having received a MessageIb. 441. from that Earl, whereby he represented to him his danger, by being inclosed betwixt the French Army and the Sea, so that there could be no possibility of his escape, with offer, that in case he would render himself up, he should be Treated Hono­rably, according to his dignity, and ransomed upon reasonable terms; he returned answer, Ib. 441. that it had never been the custom of the Eng­lish, so to do before the Battle, and therefore, that he would not be so cowardly, to yield him­self to one, whom it might please God to de­liver up into his hands. Whereupon that Earl, lying [...] Ib. n. 10. near Harflew, and marching [...] Ib. n. 10. fu­riously upon him, the Fight began: which was [...] Ib. n. 10. stoutly maintained on each part: but at length, the honor of the day fell [...] Ib. n. 10. to the English, though [...] Ib. n. 10.their numbers were but fifteen hundred, and the French as many thousands.

And in 5. H. 5. was reteynedEx autog. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King in his Wars of France, with three Knights, three hundred sixty one men at Arms, and seven hundred sixty six Archers, for one whole year: As also, after that, forEx. autog. penès. Cler. Pell. another Quarter, with five Bannerets, (besides himself) eighteen Knights, two hundred thirty six men at Arms, and seven hundred and fourscore Archers.

In 6 H. 5. he went againT. Wals. 44 [...] n. 30. into Norman­dy, about the Festival of the Holy Trinity, with fifteen thousand Men;Holinsh. p. 565. n. 20. where being at the Siege of Roan, he had his Post on the Northside. And in 7 H. 5. being commandedRot. Norm. 7 H. 5. m. 12. to march with all his Forces, to the Castle of Gaillard, and to reduce it by force; he continued the SiegeHolinsh Chron p. 568 b. n. 60. there, from the last of March, until the latter end of September, about which time, he obtained a GrantRot. Norm. 7 H. 5. m. 33. in Special tail, of the Castle of Croysie in France. In 8 H. 5. he wasT. Wals p. 452. n. 20. at the Siege of that strong Town of Melon, which held fourteen weeks, and the same year sent Em­bassador Holinsh p. 572. a. n. 40. to the French King, then at Trois in Champaine, but in 9 H. 5. beingIb. 454. n. 30 with the Duke of Clarence, in that unhappy Encoun­ter [Page 126] with the French, in passing a Marish, near the Castle of Beaufort, (where that Duke lost his life) was there takenIbid. prisoner. And in 10 H. 5. accompaniedIb. 456. n. 30. the Duke of Bedford, to the raising of that Siege which the Dolphin, and the Earl of Armanak, had laid to a walled City, belonging to the Duke of Burgundy. In which years, he wasHolinsh p. 584. a. n. 10. one of the Mourners, at the solemn Funeral of the Victorious Henry the Fifth.

Moreover, in 1 H. 6. he was reteynedFx autogr. pene [...] Cler. Pell. to serve that young King, in his Wars of France, with three Bannerets, three Knights, one hun­dred fourscore and two Men at Arms, and six hundred Archers, and the same year obtained the OfficePat. 1 H. 6. p. 3. m. 14. of Justice of North-Wales.

In 5 H. 6. having beenRot. Franc. 5 H 6. m. 18. again in those Wars of France; he declared his TestamentChichley Vol [...] 397 a. at-his Mannor of Grenewich, upon the 29th of De­cember, whereby he bequeathed his Body to be buried, with the Lady Margaret his Wife, in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin, annexed to the Church of St. Edmundsbury, in the Dio­ces of Norwich, ordaining, that soon after his death, (viz. the first day if possible; or the second or third at utmost) a thousand Masses should be solemnly sung for his Soul, as also for the Souls of his Father and Mother, with all his Benefactors, and all the faithful deceased; of which number, two hundred to be of the Holy Trinity, two hundred of the Holy-ghost, two hun­dred of the Blessed Virgin, two hundred of All Saints, one hundred of the Angels, and one hundred of Requiem aeternam: appointing, that for every Mass, the sum of four pence should be given to the Priest so celebrating it. Withal di­recting, that no sumptuous nor over much costs, should be made at his Funeral; and but only five Tapers, standing upon five Candlesticks, about his Corps. Also, that as many Torches should be placed about it, at the Placebo and Dirige, and Morrow-Mass. Likewise, that as many poor Men, as he should be years of age, at the time of his death, should carry a Torch, at his Funeral, each of them having a Gown and Hood of White cloth, and as many pence as he himself had lived years.

Moreover, that there should be the like num­ber of poor Women, carrying Torches, each of them having a Gown and Hood of White cloth, and as many pence, as the Men, all of them, both Men and Women, devoutly praying for his Soul; as also for the Soul of Margaret his Wife, and the Souls of all his Progenitors. Further­more, he bequeathed to each poor body coming to his Funeral a penny. And appointed, that at every Anniversary of himself, and Margaret his Wife; that the Abbot of St. Edmundsbury, if present, should have six shillings and eight pence; the Prior, if present, three shillings and four pence, and every Monk there, at that time twenty pence, giving to that Monastrey, for sup­port of these Anniversaries four hundred Marks.

To Ioane his Sister, Countess of Westmor­land, he gave a Book called Tristram, to Tho­mas Swineford, his Brother, a cup of Silver gilt, with a cover.

To the use of poor Scholars in Queens-Col­ledge Dron, he bequeathed one hundred pounds to be deposited in a Chest, to the end that they might have some relief thereby, in Loane; desiring, that the Borrowers thereof, should, in charity, pray for his Soul, and the Soul of Mar­garet his Wife; as also for the Souls of his Pa­rents and Ancestors, and all the faithful deceased. Upon the like terms also he bequeathed one hun­dred pounds more to be put into a Chest in Trini­ty-Hall, within the University of Cambridge. He likewise appointed, that his Executors should, for the space of two years, immediately following his death, find five secular Priests, to celebrate Di­vine Service for his Soul; also for the Soul of his Wife, and for the Souls of all, for whom he was obliged to pray, in the Abby of St. Edmunds­bury, where his Body was to be buried, viz. one of them, the Mass of the Trinity, the other of the Holy-ghost. the third of the Blessed Virgin, the fourth of the Day, and the fifth of Requiem aeter­nam.

After which, he departedHol [...]nsh p. 596. a. Esc. 5 H. 6. n. 56. this life, at his Mannor of Grenewich, upon the 27th day of December the same year, and was buriedWeever's Fun. Mon. p. 726. at St. Edmondsbury, as he had directed; being then seisedEsc. ut supra. of the Mannors of Maydecroste, and Tydeboyste, in Com. Hertf. Tydeherste, in Com. Midd. Scottou, Farnele-magna, & par­va, Okenshawe, Clake-heton, Stoles, Collyng, Conyngley, Gairgrabe, Po­terton, Brymston, Kyrkeby, super Wharse, North-Milford, and Hoton-Longvillers, in Com. Ebor. all which he held of the Inheritance of Mar­garet his Wife, before-specified. Likewise of the Castle of Newland, in Com. Heref. of the Mannor of Westlingworth, called Westbe­ry, in Com. Berks. As also of the Mannor and Honor of Wermegay, with the Advouson of the Priory; and of the Mannors of Stow-Bar­dolf, North-Rungeton, and Fareswell, in Fyncham, in Com. Norff leavingEsc. ut supra. Iohn Earl of Somerset his Nephew, (viz. Son of Iohn, late Earl of Somerset his Brother) his next Heir, at that time twenty four years of age.

Hausted.
[6 Edw. 3.]

IN 1. E. 2. Iohn de Hausted, obtained a Grant Cart. 1. E. 2. n. 21 to himself, and the Heirs of his Body, of the Mannor of Deushangre, in Com. North. with certain Lands in Whitlewode, as also of divers Lands in Wyke-Dive, Wyke-Hamond, Passenham, Stony-Stratford, Fortho, Pokes [...]e, and Whitfeld, in the same County. And in 11 E. 2. wasRot Scoc. [...] E 2 m 14. in the Wars of Scotland, with power to receive all such into protection, both in Northumberland, and the adjacent parts, as should submit them­selves to the Kings obedience.

In 15 E. 2. this Iohn had the Castle and Ho­nor of Clare, in Com. Suff. committedRot Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 20. to his charge, and in 1 E. 3. was made SeneschalRot. Vasc. [...] E. 3. m. 6. of Galcoine. Moreover, in 4 E. 3. in conside­ration Rot. Vasc. 4▪ E. 3. m. 4. of his Services, done and to be done, he obtained a GrantRot. Vasc. 4. E. 3. m. 4. of two hundred Marks Ster­ling, to be received yearly, during his life, out of the Customs of Bourdeaur, until such time as provision should be made, for the pay­ment thereof, within this Realm. And had Sum­mons Claus de ii [...]d. ann. 18 dorso. to Parliament, in 6, 8. and 9 E. 3. but never after.

De la Beche.
[16 Edw. 3.]

OF this Family, whose chief Seat was at Aldeworthe, in Com. Berks. Iohn Iohn. is the first whereof I find any considera­ble mention. Which Iohn, in 9 E. 2. had a CharterCart. 9 E. 2. n. 10. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn-Lands at Bastelden, Ashampstede, and Al­deworth, before mentioned. And in 11 E. 2. ano­ther, Cart. 11. E. 3. n. 73. for the like Free-Warren, in his Lord­ships of Yatingden, Everington, Ham­sted, Woden-Hamsted; and Cumpton, all in the same County. Moreover, in 12 E. 2. he obtained LicenceCart. 12. E. 2 n. 61. for a Market every week, upon the Tuesday, at Yatingden, and for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Apostles Peter and Paul.

Contemporary with this Iohn, likewise was Nicholas de la Beche, Nicholas. who in the same year, had a CharterIb. n. 69. for Free-Warren in his Lordships of Chetingley, Walderne, Erlington, Cla­verham, Wretelings, old-court, Mere­sham, and [...]eane, in Com. Suff. And in 15 E. 2. was constitutedRot. Fin. [...]. E. 2. m. 20 Governor of Montgo­mery, Castle, in the Marches of Wales: as al­so ofIbid. m. 19. the Castle of Plecy, in Com. Essex.

In 9 E. 3. he was madePat. 9 E. 3 p. 2. m. 18. Constable of the Tower of London, and in 11 E. 3. obtained a GrantCart. [...] E. 3. n. 17. in Fee, from the King of the Mannor of Whitchurch. Also of two parts of the Man­nors of Pidington, in Com. Oxon. Which Iohn de Handlo held for life; and of the third part there­of, which Henry de Pembruge held for life also. The like GrantIbid. n. 64. in fee he had of the Mannor of Wa [...]lington, in Com. Oxon. and Harwell, in Com. Berks. and in 12 E. 3. ofCart. 12 E 3. n. 45. the Man­nors of Lekhampsted, and Beaumys, in that County.

The same year also he procured Licence,Pat. 12 F. 3. p. 1 m. 25. to make Castles of his Houses at De la Beche, Beaumps, and Watlyngton.

In 13 E. 3. the King comingT Wals. 132 n. 40. Chron in great wrath out of Flanders, (by reason he had been dis­appointed T Wals. 132 n. 40. Chron of those Moneys on which he de­pended, for carrying on the Siege of Tournay) gotT Wals. 132 n. 40. Chron to the Tower of London about Mid-night, where findingTho de la Mare. no more than his own Children, and three Servants, this Nicholas beingTho de la Mare. then Constable thereof; he sent immediately to the Mayor of London, and divers other of his great Officers, and committedTho de la Mare. them all to se­veral Prisons. But long he remained not under his displeasure: for in 15 E. 3. he was imployed [...] in the Wars of Britanny, and in 17 E 3. made [...] Seneschal of Gascoine. Moreover, in 18 E. 3. he was constituted [...] one of the Com­missioners to Treat with Alphonsus, King of Castile, or his Deputies, touching a Marriage betwixt the eldest Son of that King, and Ioane, the Daughter of King Edw. 3. And having had Summons [...] to Parliament, in 16 E. 3. but not after, departed this life in 20 or 21 E. 3. Whereupon Margerie his Widdow, became the Wife [...] of Sir Thomas de Arderne, Knight.

Brother as I ghess, to this Nicholas, was Phi­lip de la Beche, unto whom in 9 E. 3. together with the before-specified Nicholas, a Charter [...] for Free-Warren was granted, in all their Demesn-Lands at De la Beche, Aldeworth, Col­ [...]ugge, Ashampstede, Compton, Woden-Hampsted, Bastilden, Yatingden, and Beaumys, in Com. Berks. but never had Sum­mons to Parliament.

Bourchier.
[16 Edw. 3.]

IN 4 E. 3. Robert de Bourchier, Robert. being posses­sed Cart. 4. E. [...] n. 32. of the Mannor of Haisted, in Com. Essex. obtained the Kings Charter,Cart. 4. E. [...] n. 32. for a Court-Leet there: as also for a Market every week upon the Tuesday, and a Fair yearly upon the Eve and Day of St. Luke the Evangelist: with Free-Warren in all his Demesn-Lands lying in that Lordship of Halstede, and at Sty­stede, Markeshale, Cogeshale, Messinge, Ineworth, Toileshunt, Toliesbury, Lan­geford, Retyndon, Wodeham, Rewen­hale, Kersings, Lanfare, Manhale, Lit­tlebury, Maledon, Chesterford, Assedon, Wercklowe, and Wyvenho. And in 10 E. 3. had LicenseCart. 10 E. 3. n. 52. to imparke his Woods at Haistede, and for a Court-Leet at Langford, in the same County of Essex.

In 11 E. 3. this Robert wasFrois. Lib. 1 & 2. f. 19 a. in the Battle of Cagant, betwixt the English and French. And in 14 E. 3. being madeClaus. 14 E. 3 p. 2. in dorso m. 10. Lord Chancellor of England, obtained the Kings LettersRot. Rom. 14 E. 3. m. 3. to the Pope, for License to appropriate the Church­es of Hengham Sibill, in the Diocese of Lon­don, unto his Collegiate Church of eight Priests, by him then founded in the Parish Church of Halstede.

In 15 E. 3. being to attendPat. 15 E 3 m. 22. the King, in his next Voyage on the Sea; and to bringPat 15 E 3 m. 22. with him, seventy Men at Arms, whereof two to be Bannerets, eighteen Knights, twenty five Men at Arms, and an hundred Archers, for sixty days, at the Wages of eight shillings per diem, for himself, and allowance for the rest, as the King and his Council should assign, which being computed, did amount unto four hundred and one pounds ten shillings, he had a special assig­nation Pat. 15 E 3 m. 22. of the same sum, to be paid out of the profits of the Hanaper in Chancery; and the same year obtained LicenseIbid. m. 46. to make a Castle of his House at Stanstede in Essex.

In 20 E. 3. he wasFrois. f. 63. b. in that famous Battle of Cress [...], in the same part of the Army which the Black Prince commanded on foot. And the next year following, was constitutedCart. & Pat. Cales. 21 E. 3. m 4. one of the Embassadors to Treat of peace with the French; so likewise in 23 E. 3 to TreatRot Franc. 23 E. 3 m 10. with them, for a prolongation of the Truce.

And having been summonedClaus. de [...]sd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 16 and 22 E. 3. departedRot [...]in 23 E 3. p. [...]. m 5 this life the next ensuing year; being seisedRot [...]in 23 E 3. p. [...]. m 5 of the Mannor of Tole [...]hunt, in Com. Essex. leaving Iohn Rot [...]in 23 E 3. p. [...]. m 5 his Son and Heir, twenty years of age, and was buriedWee ers [...]un. Mon. p. 619. at Haulsted.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 29 E. 3. being then a Knight, wasRot. Vasc. 2 [...] E 3. m a. in that Expedition then made into [...]as­coine: and in 38 E. 3. had again imployment Rot V [...]sc. 38 E 3 m 4. into those parts. So also inRot. Vasc, 43 E. 3. m 7. 43 E. 3. where [Page 128] he continuedRot. Vasc. 44 E. 3. m. 9. the next ensuing year. In 49 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 49 E. 3. m. 25. in the Wars of France. Likewise inRot. Franc. 51 E. 3. m. 5. 51 E. 3. And in 2 R. 2. being sentFrois f. 232. b. into Britanny, underwentFrois f. 232. b. great peril at Sea, in his passage thither. In 4 R. 2. he accompaniedIb. 237. 2. Thomas of Wod [...]oke Duke of Buckingham, to Calais: whence he advan­ced with him into the parts adjacent, with his Banner displayed: and in 7 R. 2. obtained a Char­ter Cart. 7 & 8. R. 2. m. [...] 7. for Free-Warren, in all his demesn Lands within his Lordships of Halstrede, Stanstede, Manhale, Chesterfourd, Brenning, Little-Fordham, Markesale, Messings, Re­venhale, Tholeshunt-Guynes, Tholeshunt-Tregos, Tholeshunt-Chr. Langfourd, Me­andayces, Little-Maldon, Great-Maldon, Retingdon, Lachindon, Asshelham-Le­detes, R [...]ipl [...], Pachinhall, Wodhalle, Grenstede, Morton, Little-Lanfare, Wy­fenho, Ouesey, Totham, and Mere­sey.

In 8 R. 2. the Dominions of Flanders, by the death of Lewes, then Earl of that Terri­tory, being divolvedRot. Franc 8 R. 2. m. 21. to the King of Eng­land, as its superior Lord, in respect of his Ti­tle to the Realm of France, and that the Heir thereof had notRot. Franc 8 R. 2. m. 21. tendred his Homage, as he ought to have done; the King for the better safe­guard of the Countrey, constitutedRot. Franc 8 R. 2. m. 21. this Iohn Lord Bourchier, chief Governor and Guardian thereof; particularly of the Town of Gaunt (at the special requestYpod. N. 142. n. 10. of the Flemings) and sent T. Wal [...]. 338 n. [...]0. considerable Forces to that purpose thither. Moreover, in 9 R. 2. having been, by Inden­ture Ex autogr. pen [...]s Cleric. Pell. reteined to serve the King, in fortifying the Town of Calais; he was then imployed Rot. Franc. 9 R. 2. m. 9. thither, for the safeguard thereof: and in 13 R. 2. had farther commandsRot. Franc. 13 R. 2. m. 4. for the Kings Ser­vice in France.

He had also SummonsClaus de [...] ann. in dorso. to Parliament a­mongst the Barons of this Realm, from 5 R 2. till 1 H. 4. inclusive: but being by that time grown aged and infirm, he obtained a special exemptionPat 1 H. 4. p. 5. m. 6. from that Service; as also for come­ing to Councils, during the Remainder of his life: and died [...] the same year. Whereupon, Sir Bartholmew de Bourchier, Knights, his Son and Heir, had Livery [...] of his Lands.

Which Sir Bartholmew, Bartholmew. had Summons to Par­liament, from 1 H. 4. until 10 of that Kings Reign inclusive. After which, it was not long, ere that (growing infirm and unfit for Action) he obtained the like exemptionPat. 7 H. 4 p [...] m 34. from all attendance at Parliaments, or other Councels; and from any Military Service in Scotland, or beyond the Seas: and upon Wednesday 18 Maii, 10 H. 4. departingEsc. 10 H. 4. n. 52. this life, was buriedWeevers Fun. Mon. p. 619. at Haul [...]e [...], being then seisedEsc. ut supra. of the Mannors of Little-Bentley, Bradefelde, Stanstede, Lan­geford, Asheldam, Onestye, Fordham, Knypesho in Mayland, Lachenden, Castle­acre; Bourchiers Mannors in Retingdon, Tolleshunt, Maidon-parva, Wodhalle, Lanfare parva, and Grynsted, in Com. Essex. leaving Elizabeth his Daughter and Heir, ten years of age; and Id [...]ea his Wife surviving.

Which Id [...]ea diedEsc. 11. H. 4. n. 32. soon after, viz. 12 Sept. 11 H. 4. Elizabeth her Daughter, being then Mar­ried toEsc. 11. H. 4. n. 32. Sir Hugh Staff [...]rd Knight, who there­upon affirmed the Title of Lord Bourchier, ha­ving SummonsClaus. 12. H. 4. in dorso to Parliament by that appella­tion. But this Elizabeth, afterwards taking to HusbandH. 12 in [...] Arm. f. 2 a. Sir Lewes Rossbeart, Standard-bearer Epitaph. [...] Abb. Westm. per Camd. p. 5 [...]. to King H. 5. Knight of the Garter, whom she also survived, diedEsc. 11 H. 6. n. 40. 1 Iulii, 11 H. 6. without Issue; and was buriedH. 12 in offi [...] Arm. ut supra. with him in the Chapel of St. Paul, within the Abby Church of Westminster, being then seisedEsc. ut. su­pra. of the Man­nors of Ashildam, Maldon parva, Lang­ford, Onesaye, Totham magna, Tole­shunt, Fordham-parva, Stanstede, Wod­hall, Pachinghall, Morton Grynstede, and Manhale, in com. Essex. Bentley parva, and Stanford-Rivers, with the Advouson of the Priory of Bilegh, and Hospital of St Giles of Maldon, leavingEsc. ut. su­pra. Henry Bourchier, Henry. then bearing the Title of Earl of Ewe and Lord Bourchier, her next Heir, viz. Son of Sir Willi­am Bourchier Knight, Son of William, (Brother of Bartholmew, Father of her the said Elizabeth) her next Heir, twenty four years of age.

But I return.

Shortly after the death of Bartholmew Lord Bourchier, viz. in 12 H. 4. Richard Giffard, then Bishop of London, with Iohn de Boys, and some others, obtained LicensePat. 12 H. 4. p. 2. m. 27. from the King, to found a perpetual Chantry for five Priests, to celebrate Divine Service, in the said Parish Church of Halstede, for the Souls of Robert Lord Bour­chier, and Margaret his Wife, Iohn Lord Bour­chier and Maud his Wife, Bartholmew Lord Bour­chier, and Margaret and Idonea his Wives, their Parents, Benefactors, and all the faithful decea­sed. Which Chantry was thereupon endowed with six Messuages, seven hundred and two Acres of Land, twenty nine Acres of Meadow, seventy one Acres of Pasture, fifty seven Acres of Wood, and five pounds thirteen shillings and six pence Rent, in Halstede, Hengham-Sibill, Pebemershe, Twynsted, and Middilton, and with the Advouson of the Church of Heng­ham-Sibill.

To this Bartholmew, thus dying without Issue Male, succeeded Sir William Bourchier William. Knight, (Son of William, younger Brother to the said Bartholmew.) Which William, upon the death of Alianore his Mother (DaughterClaus. 33 E. 3. m. 18. and Heir to Iohn de Louvain) had LiveryRot. Fin. 21 R. 2. [...]. 24. of the Lands of her Inheritance, his Homage being respitedRot. Fin. 21. R. 2. [...]. 24. And having obtained from King Henry the Fourth the GrantPat. 1 H. [...]. p. 4 m. 37. of an Annuitie, of fifty Marks per annum, payable out of the Exchequer, in 1. H. 5. surrendringPat. 1 H. [...]. p. 4 m. 37. that Patent, in consideration of his good Services performed, and to be per­formed, had a GrantPat. 1 H. [...]. p. 4 m. 37. of the like Pension of fifty Marks, payable also out of the Exchequer, for his life, in case the Wars betwixt France and England should continue so long.

After which, viz. in 3 H. 5. he was made Pat. 3 H. 5. m. 25. Constable of the Tower of London for life; being the same year reteyned, by Indenture Autogr. pene. Cle­ric. Pell. to serve in that Expedition, which the King in person, them made into Guyen, with thir­ty Men at Arms, himself accounted, and eigh­ty Archers on Horseback. In 4 H. 5. he was again reteynedAutogr. pene. Cle­ric. Pell. to serve the King in his Wars of France, with forty Men at Arms, himself accounted, and eighty Archers, and to be at Southampton, on Munday 22 Iunii. there to take Shipping. Moreover, in 5 H. 5. in con­sideration Pat. Nu [...] 5 H 5 m 6. of his eminent Services, he obtain­ed the custodyPat. Nu [...] 5 H 5 m 6. of the Mannor of Herman­ville, in Normandy, part of the possessions of William de Harmanville Esquire, deceased; to [Page 129] hold, during the minority of Charles the son and heir of the said William; beingRot. Franc. 5 H 5 m 8. at that time in the French wars, as he wasRot. Franc. 7 H. 5. m. 5. also in 7 H. 5. In which year, upon the render of Diepe, in Nor­mandy, he was constitutedHolingsh. p. 5 [...]1. a. n. 50. Governor there; and, by reason of his farther services in this Realm, and in forrein parts, had a Grant,Pat. Norm. 7 H 5. p. 1. m 4. in special tail, bearing date at Mante 10 Iunii, of the whole County of Ewe, in Normandy; paying to the King; and his heires, at his Castle of Roan (in that Dukedome) one Garde­brache, A Vam­brace, or Ar­mor for an Arme. at the Feast of St. George, every year: and covenanting, that he and his heires, should find Ten Men at Armes, and Twenty Archers; thenceforth to ride with the King and his heires; or his Lieutenant in those his present Wars of France.

This William marriedRot. Fin. 7 H. 5. m. 26. Anne, the daughter of Thomas of UUodstoke, Duke of Glocester (sixth son to King Edward the Third) Widow of Edmund Earl of Stafford: and departed Lib. ce­dul. p. 250. this life in 8 H. 5. being then seisedLib. ce­dul. p. 250. of the Mannor of Estanes, at the Tower, in Com. Essex. and divers other Lands; leaving Henry Henry. his son and heir, as also three other sons; viz.Pat. 32 H. 6. p. 1. m. 13. Thomas Bishop of Ely, afterwards Archbishop of Can­terbury; William Lord Fitz-warine; and Iohn Lord Berners: Likewise a daughter called Anne, marriedVinc. corr. p. 191. to Iohn Moubray Duke of Norffolk. And was buriedPat. 32 H. 6. m. 30. in the Conventual-Church at Lanthony, near Glocester.

Which Henry, Henry. in 5 H. 6. wasRot. Franc. 5 H. 6. m 15. in that Expe­dition then made into France. And, in 8 H. 6. being retein'd, by Indenture,Aut [...]g pe­nes. Cler. pell. to serve the King in those his wars, with Thirty three Men at Armes, and One hundred and fifteen Archers, landedStowes Ann. with them at Calais, upon the 27th of Aprill.

Furthermore, in 11 H. 6. bearing then the Ti­tle Esc. 11 H. 6. n. 40. of Earl of Ewe; upon the death of Eliza­beth, the Widow of Sir Lewes Robsart, daughter and heir of Bartholomew Lord Bourchier (before-specified) without issue, he was foundEsc. 11 H. 6. n. 40. to be her cosin and next heir (as hath been already observed.) And in 13 H. 6. had summonsClaus 13 H. 6. m. 2. in dorso. to Parliament, by the name of Earl of Ewe; but never after by that Title.

In 18 H. 6. he took shippingStowes Ann. at Ports­mouth with the Duke of York, then made Regent of France, and landedStowes Ann. with him in Normandy. And, in 19 H. 6. wasRot. Franc. 19 H. 6. m. 6. in ano­ther Expedition then made into France: Also in 21 H. 6. he was CaptainRot. Franc. 21 H. 6. m. 5. of Crotoy (in Pi­cardy.) In 25 H. 6. he was advanc'dClaus. 25 H. 6. m. 24. to the dignity of Viscount Bourchier (as it seemes) for by that Title, he had summonsClaus. 25 H. 6. m. 24. to Parliament the same year, and afterwards. And, in 28 H. 6. was joyn'd in Commission,Rot. Franc. 28 H. 6. m. 8. with Iames Earl of UUiltshire, and others, in the Governership of the Town and Castle of Calais, the Tower of Rysebank, and Marches of Calais, for five years.

Moreover, in 32 H. 6. he was sentAutogr pe­nes Cleric. pell. to Calais by King Edward, there to consult with the Soldie­ry, for the safe custody and defence of that Gar­rison: and, in 33 H. 6. (29 Maii) was consti­tuted Pat. 33 H 6. p. 2. m. 22. Lord Treasurer of England. Moreo­ver, in 38 H. 6. taking part with the Earles of March, and UUarwick, he wasStowes Ann. with them in the Battel of Northampton, where they had the better of the day against the King's Forces. Whereupon, soon after; viz. 18 Martii 1 E. 4. he was againPat. [...] F [...] 4 p 1. m. 17. made Lord Treasurer by that King; And, by LettersCart 1. [...] 4. p. 2. m. 1. Patents, bearing date 30 Iunii the same year, was advanced to the Title and Dignity of Earl of Essex.

This Henry beingPolyd Vi [...]g. 512. n. 10. & 20. a person of singular parts, had such esteem from Richard Duke of York (son to Richard of Conyngsburgh, Earl of Cambridge) as that, in his younger years, the more to oblige i him to the Interest of that House, in those great and sharp contests, which for a long time continued betwixt it, and the House of Lan­caster, that Duke gavePolyd Vi [...]g. 512. n. 10. & 20. him his sister Isabell in Marriage. And, in 4 E. 4. that King, in recom­pence Rot. Franc 4 E. 4. m. 21. of the charge he had been at in his service; granted him LicenseRot. Franc 4 E. 4. m. 21. to transport sixteen hun­dred Woollen Clothes, of his proper Goods, or any others, without any Accompt, or Custome for the same. Moreover, upon the 22th of April, in 11 E. 4. he was again constitutedPat. 11 E. 4. m. 25. Lord Treasurer of England. And, in 14 E. 4. in considerationPat. 14 E. 4. p. 1. m. 12. of his farther services, he obtain'd a GrantPat. 14. E. 4. p. 1. m. 12. of the Castle, Honor, and Lordship of UUerke, in Com. Northumb. as also of the Ho­nor and Lordship of Tindale, in the same Coun­ty; to hold to himself and her the said Isabell, his Wife (the King's Aunt) and to the heires of their two bodies lawfully begotten; by Fealty on­ly, for all services: As alsoIbid. m. 9. of the Mannors of Aylesbury, [...]oorton, and Woddesdon, in Com. Buck. with the Advouson of the Church; part of the possessions of Thomas Courtney Earl of Devon attainted. LikewiseIbid. m. 9. of the Mannors of Great-Holand, and Forherd, in Com. Essex. with the Advouson of the Church of Holand: of the Mannors of Acton, and Moreves in Waldingfeld, in Com. Suff. Chellefeld, Est­well, juxta Chellefeild; Asthe juxta Fre­nyngham, with the Advowson of the Church of Chellefe [...]d, in Com. Lanc. late of Iames Earl of Wiltshire attainted. Of the Mannor of Chyng­ford in Essex, with the Advouson of the Church, part of the possessions of Thomas Lord Roos at­tainted: and of the Mannors of Colviles, Zouches Mannors, and Sherdlowe in Ful­burne, in Com. Cantabr. with the Advouson of the Church of Fulborne, part of the possessi­ons of Iohn Ormund, alias Boteler, attainted; to holdIbid. m. 9. to him and her the said Isabel, ut su­pra.

In 17 E. 4. he was constitutedRot. Franc. 17 E. 4. m. 2. one of the Commissioners to treat with others, deputed by Lewes King of France, touching a prorogation of the Truce, formerly made betwixt both Crowns. Not long after; viz. in 21 E. 4. with the Lady Isabell his Wife, Sir Iohn Dynham Knight, and others, he obtain'd a LicensePat. 21 E. 4. p. 1. m. 9. to found a certain Gild, to the glory of God, and the blessed Virgin; consisting of two Wardens, and divers other Men and Women, of the Parish of Ultyng, in Com. Essex. as also of such other persons, as, out of their Devotion, would enter in­to that Fraternity, in a certain Chapel of our La­dy, situate in the Church-yard of Ultyng: and to purchase Lands of Ten Marks per annum va­lue, for the maintenance of a Priest, to celebrate Divine Service there every day, for the good estate of King Edward the Fourth, and Queen Elizabeth his Con [...]ort, during this life: as also for the health of their souls afterward: and for the good estate of them the said Henry and Isabel, and all other the Brethren and Sisters of that Fra­ternity: And departedEsc. 1. R. 3. n. 31. this life 4. Apr. 23 E. 4. [Page 130] being then seised s of the Mannors of Aylesbu­ry, Ibid. and Woddeston, in Com. Buck. Colviles and zouches Mannors, and Sherdlowes, in Fulborne, in Com. Cantabr. Acton, Mo [...]eves in Wadingfeld, Bildeston, Dri [...]geston, Hopt [...], and Shelland, in Com. Suff. Chelle­feld, Esthall, and Ashe ju [...]cta Fremingham, in Com. Cantii; Holland-Magna, Foxherd, Chingeford, Langeford, Totham-magna, Totham Onesey, Tolleshunt, Lachingdon, Staunford, Eystanes ad Turrim, Rothing, Ethorp, Stansted, Halfted, Brenge, Ford­ham-parva, Moreton, Laver-parva, Messing-parva, Burcher's Mannor in Rewenhale, Assheldeham, Maldon-Magna, Maldon-parva, Ultyng, Brox­hede, Stockhall, Wakeryng-magna, Wa­keryng-parva; Ramesdon-Belhouse; Haling­bury-parva, Manhale, Grenstede, Patching­hall, Wodehall, and Little-Hays, in Com. Essex; And was buriedVox qu. 27. a. & Home, qu. 32. (with his Lady) with­in the Chappel of the blessed Virgin, in the Ab­by of Bylegh, juxta-Maldon, in Com. Essex; leaving Henry, Esc. ut su­pra. his Grandson, his next heir (viz. son of William, his eldest son, who died in his life-time, by Anne, the daughterPolyd. Virg. 512. n. 30. to Iames Lux­emburgh, Earl of St. Paul) eleven yeares of age, and the before-specified Isabel his Wife surviving; who soon after died;Esc. 2 R. 3. n. 35. viz. 2 Oct. 2 R. 3.

The other children of this deceased Earl (be­sides the said William, who so died in his life time) were these; viz. Vine. corr. p. 184. (2.) Sir Henry Bourchier Knight, who marriedEsc. 38 H. 6. n. 32. Elizabeth, the daughter and heir to Thomas Lord Scales of Nucells; (3.) Hum­phrey, who bore the Title of Lord Cromwell, ha­ving marriedVin [...]. corr. ut supra. Ioane the daughter of Richard Stanhope, Neice and coheir to Raphe Lord Crom­well of Tatshall: which Humphrey was slain at Barnet-Field, An. 1471. (11 E. 4.) but left no issue. (4.) Sir Iohn Bourchier Knight, who married Elizabeth, Neice and heir to William Lord Ferrers of Groby (Widow of Edward Lord Gr [...]y of Groby.) (5.) Sir Thomas Bour­chier Knight who married Isabel, daughter and heir of Sir Iohn Barre Knight, Widow of Hum­phrey Stafford Earl of Devon. (6) Sir Ed­ward Bourchier Knight, slain in the battel of Wakefeild; and (7.) Fulke, who died young. As also a daughterPolyd. Virg. 512. n. 20. called Isabel, who lived but a few dayes.

And now, before I proceed to speak of Henry the succeeding Earl; it will be fit to take notice, that William his father (so deceased as before is observed) marriedIbid. & p. 430. Anne, one of the daughters of Richard Widvile, the first Earl Rivers of that Family; sister and coheir to Richard Widvile the last Earl Rivers: and that he had issue, by her, one son called Henry (of whom I am in the next place to speak) and two daughters; viz. Ibid. & p. 430. Cecilie, who became the Wife of Iohn Devereux, Lord Ferrers of Chartley; and Isabell: As also, that King Edward the Fourth taking into considerati­on, Pat. 19 E. 4. m. 4. that she the said Anne, was sister to Eliza­beth, his Queen, did, for her better support, grantPat. 19 E. 4. m. 4. unto her, and the heirs male of her bo­dy, the Mannor of Over-hall; as also the man­nor of Nether-hall, otherwise called Sylve­ster's-hall, in St. Mary Buris, in Com. Suff. and Essex: Likewise the Mannor of Downham, with the Advouson of the Church; and One hundred Acres of Land, Two hundred Acres of Marish, and One hundred Acres of Pasture, cal­led Erlesfee, in Bures-Giffard, in the said County of Essex; which came to the Crown by the attainder of Iohn Earl of Oxford, in the Par­liament begun at Westminster, 6 Oct. 12 E. 4. Moreover, one capital Messuage in North-Lynne; One hundred Acres of Pasture in Clenchwar­ton; the Mannor of Botleys, in Hardwyke, and South-Lynne, in Com. Norff. as also the Man­nor of North-Fambrige, in Com. Essex. But I return to Henry, the succeeding Earl.

This Henry, Henry. being a person of singular en­dowments (as saithPolyd. Virg. 567. n. 10. my Author) was in 1 H. 7. made choicePolyd. Virg. 567. n. 10. of, by that prudent Prince, for one of his Privy-Council: and in 8 H. 7 at­tending Ibid. 600 [...] n 20. him, in his Army into France, was Ibid. 600 [...] n 20. at the Siege of Boloin. In 9 H. 7. he had a special LiveryPat. 9 H 7. p. [...]. of all the Lands, which by the death of Henry (late Earl of Essex) his Grand­father; William, his Father; Isabell, his Grand­mother; Anne his Mother, and Sir Thomas Bour­chier Knight (his Uncle) to whom he was heir, of right descended to him: And, in 12 H. 7. was onePolyd. Virg. 601. n. 20. & 40. of the chief Commanders, in the King's Army at Black-Heath; whereby the Insur­rection of the Cornish-men, at that time made, was happily suppress'd.

In 15 H. 7. he attendedStow's Ann. is an. 1500▪ the King and Queen to Calais, where they metStow's Ann. is an. 1500▪ with the Duke of Burgundy: And, in 1 H. 8. was made CaptainHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p [...] of the King's Horse-guard, then new­ly constituted for attending on his person; which consistedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p [...] of Fifty Horse, trapp'd with Cloth of Gold, or Goldsmith's work; whereof every one had his Archer, a Demi-lance, and Coustrill. In 5 H. 8. he attendedIbid p. 3 [...] the King again into France, in that memorable Expedition to The­ [...]ouene, and Tournay, being thenIbid p. 3 [...] Lieute­nant-General of all the Speares. And in 8 H. 8. Stowes Ann. in [...] [...]516. at that famous Just, which the King held up­on the Nineteenth, and Twentieth of May, for the Honor of Margaret his Sister, Queen of Scotland; who (after the death of K. Iames the Fourth, her Husband, married Archibald Douglas Earl of Angus) fled into England; he,Stowes Ann. in [...] [...]516. with the King himself, the Duke of Suf­folk, and Nicholas Carew Esquire, answeredStowes Ann. in [...] [...]516. all comers.

In 12 H. 8. he once more attendedIbid. in [...] 1519. K. Hen­ry into France; and wasIbid. in [...] 1519. at that magnificent enterview, betwixt him and Francis the First, betwixt Arbres, and Guisnes. And in 13 H. 8. upon the AttainderPat. 13 H. 8. p. 3. of Edward Duke of Buckingham, obtain'd a GrantPat. 13 H. 8. p. 3. to himself and the heires-male of his body, of the Mannor of Bedminster, in Com. Somerset

Moreover, in 22 H. 8 he wasHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 306. one of the Peeres, which signed that Letter to Pope Cle­ment the Seventh; intimating, that, in case he did not comply with King Henry, in that cause of his Divorce, which had been agitated concern­ing Q. Catherine, his Supremacy here, would not long be owned. But, in 31 H. 8. adventuring Stowes Ann. in [...] 1539. I, 15 in of­fic. Arm f. 214. [...]. Et [...]. 11 [...] 71. b. to ride a young unruly Horse, at his Mannor of Basse, in Com. Hertf he had the hard hap to be overthrown; and by the fall, to breakStowes Ann. in [...] 1539. I, 15 in of­fic. Arm f. 214. [...]. Et [...]. 11 [...] 71. b. his neck, upon the thirteenth of March; whereup­on he was buryedStowes Ann. in [...] 1539. I, 15 in of­fic. Arm f. 214. [...]. Et [...]. 11 [...] 71. b. at his Mannor of Estanes, in Com. Essex. leaving, issue by Mary Pat. 33 [...] 8. p. [...]. & p. 3. his Wife, the elder of the two daughters and heires of Sir William Say Knight, one sole daughter and heir, called Anne, Wife d of Sir William Parre Knight, Lord Parre of Kendall; afterwards Earl of [Page 131] Essex, and Marquess of Northampton: but that Marriage was in 5 E. 6. disannull'dJournal of Parl. 5 E. 6. by Act of Parliament

Bourchier, Lord Fitz-VVarine

I Now come to William William. Bourchier, third son to William Bourchier Earl of Ewe, and Anne his Wife, Daughter and heir to Thomas of Wodstoke Duke of Glocester.

This William, having marriedClaus. 15 H. 6. m. 1. Thomasine, the daughter and heir of Sir Richard Hankford Knight, by Elizabeth his Wife, sisterEsc. 8 H. 5. n. 106. and heir to Fulke Lord Fitz-warine: as also sisterClaus, ut su­pra. and heir to Elizabeth, the other daughter of the said Ri­chard, was summon'dClaus. de iisd ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 27 H. 6. and afterwards till his death, by the Title of Lord Fitz-warine: And, in 1 E. 4. in considera­tion Pat. 1 E. 4. p. [...]. m. 13. of his acceptable services, obtain'd a Grant Pat. 1 E. 4. p. [...]. m. 13. of the Office of Master-Forester of the Forest of Ermore, in Com. Devon. as also, ofPat. 1 E. 4. p. [...]. m. 13. the Fo­rest of Racche, in Com. Somerset. for life. More­over, in 6 E. 4. in considerationRot. Franc. 6 E. 4. m. 26. of certain ver­ball promises, which the King had made unto him, he procured LicenseRot. Franc. 6 E. 4. m. 26. by himself, or his Agents, to transport a Thousand Woollen-clothes, of his own proper Goods, without paying of any Custome.

Afterwards he married a second Wife; viz. Godyn. 246. b. Catherine the WidowEsc. 7 E. 4. n. 43. of ... Stukeley. Which Catherine, with his LicenseGodyn, ut supra. and consent, by her Testament,Godyn, ut supra. bearing date, at Bamptone, 13 Febr. An. 1466. (6 E. 4.) bequeath'd her bo­dy to be buried in the Parish-Church of West-Wolryngton, in Com. Devon. and gave to Eli­zabeth her Daughter, a Girdle of Red Tissue. Af­ter which, viz. 26 Martii, 7 E. 4. she died;Esc. ut su­pra. be­ing joyntly seised,Esc. ut su­pra. with her said Husband, of the Mannors of Affreton, Eswellington, Thellebrige, Mewshawe, Bradford-Tracy, North-Stodlegh, and Brygernell, in Com. Devon.

The certain time of his death I find not; but that he had summonsClaus. de ii [...]d. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 27 H. 6. till 12 E. 4. inclusive; and was buried [...] 12. in of­fic. Arm. f. 8. b. in the Augustine-Friers at London.

To him succeeded Fulke Fulke his son and heir, called also Lord Fitz-Warine; who, having been sum­mon'd Claus. 12 E. 4. in dorso. to Parliament in 12 E. 4. and not after; by his Testament,Logge, f. 7. b. bearing date 1 Apr. Ann. 1475. (15 E. 4.) bequeath'd his body to be bu­ried, in case he should depart this life beyond the Seas, near to the place of his death: And, if in England, then in the Chappel of our Lady, ad­joyning to the Church-yard at Baunton, near to the Grave of the Lady Thomasine, his Mother: Appointing, that a fair stone of Marble, with an Inscription thereon, should be, with all speed, laid upon the Grave of William Lord Fitz-wa­rine, his Father; Another upon the Lady Thoma­sine, his Mother; and a third upon his own Grave. And, to the Priest celebrating in that Chapel, to pray for his Soul, and the Soules of his Parents and Ancestors, for the space of Twen­ty yeares, forty shillings per annum. And di­ed Esc. 19 E. 4. n. 76. 12 Sept. 19 E. 4. being then seisedEsc. 19 E. 4. n. 76. of the Mannors of Nether-Havene, Croston, and Staunton-Fitz-warine, in Com. Wiltes. Of the moiety of the Mannor of [...]eyleuke, in Com. Cornub. Of the Mannors of Combyu­tinehede, Sutton, Hersford, UUes­downe, Clifford, Dowish-Combishleghe, Towystoke, Uffeculue, Baunton-Holme, Nymet-Tracy Totues-magna, Totnes-par­va, UUarkyle, St. Mary-Church, Kyn­geton, Spekewell, Upper, Illercombe, Mereworth, and UUolryngton, in Com. Devon, and of the Mannors of Norton, Taunton, Nonyngton, Hunspill, Pulle, Honystete, and UUsgbeare, in Com. Somer­set; leaving Iohn, his son and heir, nine years of age; and two daughters; viz. Ioane, married Pat. 25 H. 8. p. 1. to Iames Lord Audley; and Elizabeth, first marriedEx coll. R. Gl. s. to Sir Edward Stanhope Knight, and af­terwards Ex coll. R. Gl. S. to Sir Richard Page Knight.

Which Iohn, in 6 H. 7. being of full age, had a special liveryPat. 6. H. 7. p. 1. of his Lands: and, in 8 H. 8. upon the death of Elizabeth his Mother (sister and heir to Iohn Lord Dynham) had the like LiveryPat. 8 H. 8. p. 2. of all the Castles, Honors, Lordships, and Lands, which, by her death, descended to him. Moreover, in 22 H. 8. with the rest of the Lords, he subscribedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 306. that Letter to Pope Clement the Seventh, whereby they signified to him, what was like to become of his Supremacy in this Realm, in case he did not comply with King Henry the Eighth in that business of his Divorce from Q. Catherine. And, by his Testament,Alenger, qu. 30. bearing date 20 Octob. An. 1535. (27 H. 8.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Church of Baunton, in Com. Devon. or in the Chapel there, where his Father lieth interred: Appointing, that an Herse should be placed over his Grave, with Tapers up­on the same, burning at all times of Divine Ser­vice and Prayers, there to be said and done for his soul at the time of his Exequies. And that a Trentall of Masses should be said at his Months Minde; as also another Trental on the day of his Anniversary, with Placebo and Dirige, and other Orisons. Likewise, that a Tombe-stone of Mar­ble should be set over his Grave, with his Por­traiture in Brass, and his Armes with the day and year of his death graven thereon. Also, that an honest secular Priest should sing Mass in that Chappel, for the health of his Soul, by the space of Twenty yeares next after his decease. And to his son and heir, Sir Iohn Bourchier, he thereby bequeath'd all his Bedding, Hangings, and Houshold-stuffe at Towestoke, in Com. De­von.

But after this, viz. the next ensuing year, he was by LettersPat. 28 H. 8. p. 2. Patents, bearing date at Westmin­ster, 9 Iulii (28 H. 8.) advanced to the digni­ty of Earl of Bathe. And having wedded Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Cecilie, the daughter of Giles Lord Daubney, sister and heir to Henry Earl of Bridgwater, departedLib. 1 cedul. fol. 51. this life 30 Apr. 31 H. 8. leaving issue Iohn his son and heir, Forty yeares of age; as al­so two other sons, Amias and Giles; and five daughters; viz. Elizabeth, marriedVinc. cor [...]. p. 42. to Edward Chicester Esquire; Dorothy, toVinc. cor [...]. p. 42. Sir Iohn Fulford Knight; Margaret, Anne, and Alianore.

Which Iohn, Iohn. succeeding him in his Honors, had a special LiveryPat. 32 H. [...]. p. 1. of all his Lands in 32 H. 8. And, upon the death of King Edward the Sixth, beingHollingsh. p. 1086. b. [...]. 50. one of the first, who appeared for Queen Mary, was thereupon constitutedPat. 1. M. p. 2. one of the Commissioners for receiving the Claimes of those, who, in respect of their Tenure, were to per­forme service upon the day of her Coronation. [Page 132] But all that I have farther to say of him, is; that he married three Wives; firstCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Walter Hungerford Knight, by whom he had issue Elizabeth, a daughter: Se­condly Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Eleanor, daughter of George Mannours, commonly called Lord Ros (sister of Thomas the first Earl of Rutland, of that name) by whom he had issue (1.) Iohn, called Lord Fitz-warine, who died in his life-time: (2.) Henry; (3.) Sir George Bourchier Knight, GeneralAnnal Fliz. per [...]ambd. of the English Army, sent into the Province of Munster, in Ireland, in An. 1580. (23 Eliz.) for suppres­sing of the Rebels there. And (4.) Fulke. And five daughters; viz. Mary, the Wife of Hugh Wyot of Exeter; Cecilie of Thomas Peyton, Cu­stomer of Plymouth; Elizabeth, Margaret, and Frances. To his third Wife he marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Mar­garet, daughter and heir of Iohn Donington Es­quire, WidowStreat. qu. 5. of Sir Richard Long Knight, by whom he had issue two daughters, Susanna, and Bridget: which Bridget became the Wife of Ar­thur Price of Uaynor, in Com. Montgom. Esq This last mention'd Earl diedIbid. in 3 Eliz. An. scilicet 1560. leaving Margaret his Wife surviving.

To whom succeeded William William. his Grandson; viz. son of Iohn Lord Fitzwarine (who died in his Father's life-time, as is already observed) by Vinc. corr. p. 44. Frances, his Wife, daughter of Sir Thomas Kit­son of Hengrave, in Com. Suff. Knight. Which William, in 28 Eliz. (amongst other eminent persons) accompaniedAnnal Eliz. per Camd. in an. 1585. Robert Earl of Leice­ [...]ter, at that time General of the English Auxi­liaries, into the Netherlands, for the assistance of the Dutch: And, having marriedI. 8 in of­fic Arm. f. 9. a. Eliza­beth, daughter of Francis Earl of Bedford, had issue by her three Sons; viz.I. 8. in of­fic Arm. f. 9. a. Robert and Iohn, who died Infants, and Edward, madeVinc corr. ut supra. Knight of the Bathe, at the Creation of Henry Prince of Wales, in An. 1610. as also Frances, a daugh­ter, who diedI. 8. ut su­pra. unmarried.

This Earl William diedI. 8. ut su­pra. at Tawestoke, in Com. Devon. (his Mannor-House) 12 Iulii An. 1623. (21 Iac.) and was buriedI. 8. ut su­pra. in the Pa­rish-Church there.

To him succeeded Edward Edward. (his only son then living:) who marrying two Wives; first Dorothy [...] Daughter of Oliver Lord St. Iohn of Bletso (si­ster to Oliver Earl of Bolinbroke) and second­ly Anne [...] daughter of Sir Robert Lovet of Lis­combe in Com. Buck. Knight; had issue [...] by the first of them, one son, called Iohn, who died an Infant; and three daughters; Elizabeth married to Bazill Earl of Den [...]gn; Dorothy to Thomas Lord Grey of Groby, eldest son to Henry Earl of Stanford; and Anne to Iames Earl of Mid­dl [...]er.

But by the second having [...] no issue, he died [...]at his Mannor of Tawe [...]oke 2 Martii, An. 1636. (12 Car. 2.) and was there buried.

The Male-line thus failing, Sir Henry Henry. Bour­chier Knight, son to Sir George Bourchier Knight, (third son to Iohn, the second of that name, Earl of [...]athe) by Martha his Wife, daughter to William Lord Honard of Essing­ham, succeeded, in this Earldome, and all other the Honors belonging thereto. Which Henry married Rachel, daughter of Fran [...]s Earl of Westmorland; and departing this life with­out issue, 15 Aug. An. 1654. lieth buried at Ta­westoke, with his Ancestors, where he hath a noble Monument [...]rected to his Memory, with this Ep [...]taph engraven thereon.

Hic situs est Dom. Henricus Bourchier Comes Bathoniensis.

Qui longâ propagine, & numeroso stemmate à ve­tustissimis juxta ac nobilissimis familiis de Bourchier, & Fitzwarine effluxit; & jure haereditario, ac titulo cognationis ascita sibi Insignia de Woodstoke, Bo­hun, Say, Mandeville, Bruse, Badlesmer, Clare, Montchenscy, Cornehill, Windsor, Peverell, Clif­ford, Gifford, Martin, Mohun, Tracy, Cogan, Dinham, Courtney, Rivers, Stourton, Hangford, & reliquarum celebris notae Familiarum Arma nata­litia, cum propriis Insignibus intertexta ac circumfu­sa Scuto suo gentilitio complectitur, & posteris Mar­more hoc insculpto exhibet. Satis est Lector; habes jam tandem compendiosam suorum Natalium seriem, ubi generis splendorem, & prosapiae suae sublimita­tem spectes. Si verò virtutes, & Animi supellecti­lem lustraveris, Nomen s [...]um aere perennius, Mar­more diuturnius, aut quovis Eulogio vel Epitaphio conspectius, tandem aliquando consulas.

Bourchier Lord Berners.

I come next to Sir Iohn. Iohn. Bourchier, KnightInstit. of &c. the Ga [...] ­ter per E. A. of the most Noble Order of the Garter, fourth son to William Earl of Ewe. Which Sir Iohn, having marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Margery, the daughter and heir to Richard Lord Berners, had summons Claus. 33 [...] 6. in dorso. to Parliament in 33 H. 6. (and afterwards) by the Title of Lord Berners. In this 33th year of King Henry the Sixth, he was,Stowes Ann. on the King's part, in the first Battel of St. Albans: But, notwithstanding, he then stood up for the House of Lancaster, in 1 E. 4. he had such fair esteem from, the other side, that he was, by that King, made ConstablePat. 1 E [...] [...]. p. 1. m. 9. of Windsore-Castle; as also WardenPat. 1. E. 4. p. 1. m. 9. of the Forest and Parks thereto be­longing, for life: And, in 2 E. 4. attended Stowes Ann. him into the North; at which time he laid siegeStowes Ann. to the Castle of Bamburgh, and the rest in Northumberland, then held out by the Lancastrians.

In 12 E. 4. he was again madePat. 12 E. 4. p. 1. m. 19. Constable of Windsore-Castle (that King having then re­covered himself, after his expulsion.) Shortly after which; viz. in An. 1473. (13 E. 4.) by his Testament,Wattis. f. 110. b. bearing date 21 Martii, he be­queath'd his body to be buried in the Chapel of the Holy-Rood, within the Abby of St. Peter, at Cher [...]sey; and gave to the Monks of that House a Cross of Silver, gilt; having a foot, whereon were the Images of Mary and Iohn; as also other Jewels and Ornaments, to the value of Forty pounds, to the intent, that they should pray for his Soul, and the Soul of Margery his Wife, and all their childrens Souls: And de­parted Esc. 14 E. 4. n. 23. this life 16 Maii 14 E. 4. being then sei­fed Esc. 14 E. 4. n. 23. of the Mannor of Sende, in Com Wilts. leaving Iohn, his Grandson; viz. Ex coll R. Gl. S. Son of Hum­phrey his eldest son, by Elizabeth the daughter and heir of Sir Frederick Tilney Knight, Widow of Sir Thomas Howard Knight, (which Humphrey was slainHollingsh Chron. p. 68 [...]. a. n. 40. at Barnet-Feild, on King Edward the Fourth's part and buried in UUestminster [Page 133] Abby) his next Heir at that time, sevenEsc ut supra. years of age: and Margerie his Wife surviving, who diedEsc. 15 E. 4 n. 35. on Munday next after the Feast of the Nativity, of our Lord, the ensuing year, (viz. 15 E. 4.) being then seisedEsc. 15 E. 4. n. 35. of the Mannor of West- [...], in Com. Surr. Berners-Bury, in Iseldon, in Com. Midd. Berners in Ike­lingham, in Com. Suff. Estle, Chigenhale-Tany, Chigenhale-Zoyne, Norton, Sou­thorpe, Northorpe, Berner-Mershe, Pole-mershe, Berners-Roding; Bea­mont-Crippinge; Berners-Berwyke; and Springfelde, in Com. Essex.

He had also another Son,Wattis ut su­pra. called Thomas; who came in,Polyd. Virg. 561. n. 40. to Henry Earl of Richmund, (afterwards King, by the Name of Henry the Se­venth) upon his March towards Bosworth-Field, and took part with him in that happy ad­venture. And after that, in 12 H. 7. joyned Ib. 601. n. 10. with his Forces, in that Fight at Black-heath, against the Cornish-men, then in Rebellion.

But I return to Iohn, Grandson and Heir to the before-specified Iohn Lord Berners. In 5 H. 8. he was CaptainHolinsh p. 818. b. n. 40. of the Pioneers at the Siege of Theronvene. In 6 H. 8. being madePat. 6. H. 8. p 2. Chancellor of the Kings Exchequer for life; he attendedStow's Ann. the Lady Mary, the Kings Sister into France, to her Marriage with King Lewes the Twelfth: and in 19 H. 8. obtained a Grant, Pat. 19 H. 8. p. 1. from the King, of the Inheritance of the Man­nors of Okam, Effingham, UUaldingham, Tit [...]ey, and divers other Lands, in Com. Surr. Stratron-Audley, in Com. Oxon. Knoke, in Com. Wilts. Up-Clatford, in Com. South. with all the Knights Fees, and advousons of Churches to those Mannors belonging. And by his Testa­ment Hogen qu. 10. bearing date 3 Martii, An. 1532. (24 H. 8.) being then LieutenantHogen qu. 10. of Calais, and the Marches; bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Chancel of the Parish Church of our La­dy, within the Town of Calais, appointing, that an honest Priest should sing Mass there, for his Soul, by the space of three years. He like­wise bequeathed to Humphrey Bourchier, his Son, his Gown of Damask-Tawney, furred with Jen­nets, and certain Legacies to Iames and George, his other Sons: but all these were Illegitimate, as it seemeth: for upon his death, which hapned Script Brit. per [...]. Ba­laeum cent. 9 p. 706. 16 Martii, An. 1532. (24 H. 8.) Ioane his DaughterPat. 25 H. 8. p. 2. and Heir, by Catherine his Wife, DaughterCatal. of Nob by R. B. of Iohn Duke of Norf. then Mar­ried Pat. 25 H. 8 ut supra. to Edmund Knyvet of Ashwelthorpe, in Com. Norf. Esquire, had LiveryPat. 25 H. 8 ut supra. of his Lands.

It is farther observable of this Iohn Lord Ber­ners, that he was a person not a little eminent for his Learning, and that thereupon, by the commandProis. f. 319. a. of King Henry the Eighth, he trans­lated the Chronicle of Sir Iohn Froissart, (Ca­non and Treasurer of Chinay, Clerk and Ser­vant to King Edward the Third; as also to Queen Philippa) out of French into English. He like­wise translatedScript. [...]rit. ut supra. out of French, Spanish and Italian, several other Works, viz. the Life of Sir Arthur, an Armorican Knight; the famous Exploits of Hugh of Bourdeaur; Marcus-Au­relius, and the Castle of Love. He also compo­sed Script. [...]rit. ut. supra. a Book of the Duties of the Inhabitants at Calais; and a Comedy, intituled Ite in Vi­neam.

Touching Humphrey his Son, it is reported, [...] that he bestowed much cost, in translating the House of Nunns at Mergate, in Com. Bedf. to a Mannor place; that is to say, in pulling down the whole Structure of the dissolved Mo­nastery there, and converting it to a Mansion House, for himself, but did not finish it.

Humphrey Bourchier Lord Cromwell.

THis Humphrey was third Son to Henry the first Earl of Essex of that Family: and having marriedVinc. Corr. p. 184. Ioane, the Daugh­ter of Richard Stanhope, Neice and Co-heir to Raphe Lord Cromwell of Tatshall, had Sum­mons Claus. de usd. ann. [...] dorso. to Parliament, in 1, 2, 6, and 9 E. 4. by the Title of Lord Cromwell. Moreover, in 7 E. 4. in considerationPat. 7 E 4 p. 2. m 7. of his especial services, and singular affection to that King, he obtained a Grant to himself, and the Heirs Male of his Bo­dy, lawfully begotten,Pat. 7 E 4 p. 2. m 7. of the Lordship of Hesyll, near Kingston upon Hull, and of the Ferrey and Passage there. Likewise of the Hamlets of Puddelthorpe and Hornyngton, with their appurtenances, in Com. Ebor. which came to the Crown, by the attainder of Sir William Tailboys Knight, and of the Mannor of Penley, lying in the Counties of Buck. and Hertf▪ then also in the Crown, by the forfeiture of Sir Robert Whityngton Knight. But all that I have farther seen of him, is, that being at Barnet-Field, in An. 1471. (11 E. 4.) and thereStow's An. va­liantly fighting on King Edward's part, he lost Stow's An. his life, leaving no Issue, and was buried Weever's I [...]n Mon. p. 482. in the Abby-Church of UUestminster.

Poinings.
[16 Edw. 3.]

IN the time of King Henry the Second, Adam de Poynings, Adam. of Poynings, in Com. Suss. was a BenefactorRegist de Lewes 15 [...] b. a. & 139 b. to the Monks of Lewes, in that County; and had IssueRegist de Lewes 15 [...] b. a. & 139 b. three Sons; Adam, William, and Iohn: from one of which Sons descended Michael de Poinings, who in 4 Ioh. gaveRot. Pip. 4. Joh. [...]. to the King a good Norway-Goshauke, for Licence to hold a Market, upon the Wednesday every week, at Crauley, in the same County. Which Michael, in 17 Ioh. adheredClaus. 17. Joh. m. 9. to the Rebellious Barons of that time.

To whom succeeded Thomas Thomas. de Poinings, who heldTesta de N [...] ­vil Su [...]. ten Knights Fees in Poinings, and had IssueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. two Sons, Michael and Lucas. Which Michael, in 22 E. 1. (amongst the great Men of that time) received Summons,Rot. Va [...] 22 E. in dorso m 8. upon the 8th of Iune, to attend the King with speed, to advise touching the most important affairs of the Realm. Whereupon, resolution being ta­ken, for a personal Expedition into France, he had commandIbid. m. 7. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Portsmouth, upon the first of September ensuing, in order thereto: and in 25 E. I. wasRot Scoc 25 E. 1. m. 4. in the Wars of Scotland, being then of the Retinue with Iohn Earl War­ren. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 26 E 1. m. 3. 26 E. 1.Rot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 9. 28 E. [...].Rot. Scoc. 30 E. 1 m. 7. 31. [Page 134] E. 1.Rot Scoc. 34. E 1. m 3. 34 E. 1. 35Rot. Scoc. 35 E 1. m. 1 E. 1. 4.Rot. Scoc. 4. E. 2. m. 7. E. 2. andRot. Scoc. 7. E. 2 m. 4 7 E. 2.

To this Michael succeeded another Thomas, Thomas. (his Son and Heir, as I ghess) who in 2 E. 3. obtained a CharterCart. 2. E. 3. n. 84. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn-Lands, within his Lordships of Slag­ham, Selley, and Iffeld, in Com. Suss. UUestwode, Faversham, Preston, Sel­ling, and Sholdwich, in Com. Cantti. Bu­res and UUiston, in Com. Suff. and UUel­ther-Monfeld, in Com. Essex. and having mar­ried Rot. Fin 23. E 3 p. 1 m 24. Agnes, one of the Co-heirs to Iohn, the Son of Bartholmew de Cryel, departedEsc. 13. [...]. 3. n. 37. this life, upon the ... of October, 13 E. 3. slainHolinsh. 358 b. n. 30. in that great Sea fight with the French near Sluse, being then seisedEsc. ut. su­pra. of the Moiety of the Mannor of Terlyngham, with the Moytie of the hun­dred of Falkestern, and Mannor of UUest­wode, in Com. Cantiti. of the Mannors of Pen­gedene, Preston, Poynings, Changeston, UUrantham, Thavys, Ewinam, and Slagham, with the Advouson of the Church of Slagham, in Com. Suss. as also of the Mannor of UUhithermondefeld, in Com. Essex. lea­ving y Michael his Son and Heir, twenty two years of age.

Losing his life therefore in that perilous Encounter, the King, by his Letters Patents, Rot. Vasc. 13. E. 3. m. 12. bearing date at Mont-mar [...]in, upon the 14th of the same Month; acknowledging his great valor and eminent merits; and that he was slain in his Service, received the Homage of Michael his Son and Heir, though then under age: and in recompenceClaus. 14 E. 3 p. 1. m. 49. of those his Fathers Sufferings, not only grantedClaus. 14 E. 3 p. 1. m. 49. unto him Livery of his Lands, but the full benefit of his Marriage, taking se­curity for the payment of his Releif.

Which Michael in 13 E. 3. wasRot. Alem. 13. E. 3. m. 14. in that Ex­pedition then made into Flanders. So likewise inRot. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 21. 14 E. 3. And in 16 E. 3. being then aClaus 16. E. 3. p 2. m. 32. a Banneret. As also in Britanny, with fifteen Men at Arms (himself accounted) four Knights, ten Esquires, and twelve Archers, having an allowanceClaus 16. E. 3. p 2. m. 32. of twenty one Sacks of the Kings Woolls, for his and their Wages in that Ser­vice.

In 17 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 17 E. 3 m 13. in the Wars of France, so likewise inRot. Franc. 19 [...] 3 m 16. 19 E. 3. andCart. & Pat. 20 E. 3 m 5. 20 E. 3. at which time that great Victory at Cressi, was (through the Valor of the English) obtain­ed. Again, inRot. Franc. 11 E. 3. p 1. m. 10. 21 E. 3. and in 23 E. 3. up­on the deathClaus 23. E. 3 p 2. m dorso m. 10. of Alianore, the wife of Iohn, the Son of Bertam de Certil, doing his Homage, hadClaus 23. E. 3 p 2. m dorso m. 10., for his purpartie of the Lands which she held in dower, the Mannor of Estwell, with certain Lands and Tenements in le Mer [...]h, and four pounds yearly Rent out of the Mannor of Est Hemeresfeld. In 26 E. 3. upon the danger of an Invasion by the French, he was ap­pointed Rot. Franc. [...]. E. 3. m. 5. one of the Guardians of the Sea-Coasts, in Com. Suss. And in 29 E. 3. served Rot. Franc. 29 E. 3 m 10. again in those Wars of France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 33 [...] 3. m. [...]. 33 E. 3. And in 40 E. 3. givingClaus. 40. E. 3. in dor­so m. 29. a thou­sand Marks to Queen Philippa, obtainedClaus. 40. E. 3. in dor­so m. 29., from her, the Wardship and Marriage of William, the Son and Heir to Iohn Lord Bardolf, to the end he might take Agnes his Daughter to Wife.

After all which, by his Testament,W [...]csey. f. 99 [...] a. bear­ing date on Friday next after the Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle, An. 1368. (42 E. 3.) he bequeathed his Body to be buried at Poinings, (before-specified) near to the Grave of his Mo­ther, southwards: and gave towards the build­ing of a new Church there, two hundred Marks. To him that should be his Heir, he bequeathed a Ring of Ruby, which Ring was called the Charter of Poinings; with all the Furniture of his Chappel, and all his Armor, which his Father had formerly bequeathed to him. Also a pair of Basyns and Ewers of Silver, twelve new Dishes, and twelve Saucers of Silver. To Margeret his Daughter, four hundred Marks to her Marriage. Appointing, that two Annets should be sung for his Soul, the one at Poynings, the other at Slagham: Also to the Friers-Car­melites at Shoz­rham, towards the building of their Church, he gave twenty pounds, constitu­ting Ioane his wife, one of his Executors.

And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 16 to 42 E. 3. departedEsc 43. E. 3 p. 2. n. 14. & 15. this life 7 Martii, 43. E. 3. being seisedEsc 43. E. 3 p. 2. n. 14. & 15. of the Mannors of UUuton, West-Bradenham, Sidestrond, and Fli­cham, in Com. Norff. UUrautham, in Com. Suff. Poinings, Pengeden, Perching, Hangel­ton, Preston, juxta Glind; West-Dene juxta Sefford, Sefford, Twynem, and Slag­ham, in Com, Suss. Terlingham, Newen­ton-Bertram; UUestwode, Estwell, and Horsmundene, in Com Cantii, and in right of Ioane his Wife, Widow of Sir Iohn de Molyns Knight, of the Mannors of Lee and Gore, jux­ta Lavington, in Com. Wilts. leavingEsc 43. E. 3 p. 2. n. 14. & 15. Tho­mas his Son and Heir, twenty years of age; which Ioane surviving him, and for her Dowrie an assignationClaus. 43. E. 3. m. 22. of the Mannors of Newynton-Bertram, in Com. Cantii. Poynings, in Com. Suss. and UUilton, in Com. Norff.

And by her Testament,Witlesey [...]. 100 b. bearing date the Friday next after Ascension-day, An. 1369 (43 E. 3) bequeathed her Body to be buried in the Church of Poynings, near to the Grave of the said Michael Lord Poynings, her Husband, towards the North. She likewise gave to the new building of that Church, one hundred Marks: and to Thomas her son, one hundred Marks, until he should be of full age, and then to be al­so given towards the building of the same Church. To Elizabeth her Daughter, a drinking cup of Silver, with a cover enameled and gilt; as also an Ewer of the same sute. To Richard her other Son, two Basyns, and two Ewers of Silver; and farther, to the same Thomas and Richard, as also to Agnes her Daughter, four pieces of Silver of one sure; and departedEsc. ut. supra n. 15. this life, the sixteenth of May next following.

Which Thomas, so succeeding his Father, made proofClaus 44 [...]3. m. 11. of his age, in 44. E. 3. and there­upon doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus 44 [...]3. m. 11. of his Lands. But all that I have farther seen of him, is, that in 47 E. 3. he wasRot. Alem. 47 E. 3. m. 26. in that Expediti­on then made into Flanders; and that by his TestamentSudbury f 84. a. bearing date at Slagham, upon Simon and Iude's day, the next ensuing year, he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the midst of the Quire of the Abby at St. Radegunds in Kent, (of his own Patronage) before the high Altar: appointing, that a fair Tombe should be placed over his Grave, with the Image of a Knight thereon, made of Alablaster; and one hundred pounds to be given to that Abby; part for the doing thereof, and the remainder to be disposed [...]f, in Masses and Prayers for his Soul. To Blanch de Mo [...]broy his Wife, he gave the third part of [Page 135] his Goods, with all his Plate and Housholdstuff, excepting a cup of Gold, for the Lady Bardolf, his Sister; and another for the Lady Dacom his other Sister. To Richard his Brother, he be­queathed twelve Dishes, and as many Saucers of Silver, with all his Armor: appointing, that ten Annets and Trentals of Gregorie, should be fung in the Churches of Poynings and Slagham, within one year after his death; and died in 49 E. 3. leavingClaus. 49. E 3. m. 11. the said Richard his Brother and Heir, seventeen years of age, having setledClaus. 50 E. 3 p. 1. m. 11. the Mannors of Poynings, Pengeldene, Perchyng-magna, Perchyng-parva, Heng­elton, Slagham, Crowelle, Twy­nem, and Waldern, with six Marks of of Rent in Ifeld, in Com. Suss. as also of the Mannor of Horsmynden, in Com. Cantii. up­on certain Feoffees, to the use of Bla [...]ch his Wife, during her life.

Which Blanch, shortly after MarriedClaus. 10 R. 2 m. 6. to Sir Iohn de Warthe Knight, and in 10 R. 2. upon the prevalency of the great Lords; amongst divers other eminent persons, was expell'dH. Knighton 2705. n. 40. the Court. But I return to Richard.

This Richard making proofClaus 4 R 2. m. 34. of his age, in 4 R. 2. and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus 4 R 2. m. 34. of his Lands: and in 9 R. 2. accompanyedRot. F [...]anc. 9 R. 2. m. 17. Iohn of G [...]nt Duke of Lancaster, into Spaine. By his TestamentCourtney E. 223. b. bearing date 10 Iunii, An. 1387 (10 R. 2) he also bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Parish Church at Poynings, on the right hand the Tombe of Thomas Lord Poynings his Brother; and gave ten Marks for the celebration of twenty Trentals for his Soul, and all Christian Souls, within the space of one year after his death. To Ioane his Daugh­ter, for her Marriage, two hundred Marks. To the Infant, wherewith his Wife was then with Child, in case it should be a Daughter, one hundred pounds, appointing, that if he should dye in such place, as that his Body could not be buried at Poynings, to the end that his friends afar off might take notice thereof, there should be a Stone of Marble provided; with an Esco­cheon of his Arms, and an Helmet under his Head; with an Inscription declaring his Name, and the time of his death; ordaining moreover, that the Patronage of the Church at E [...]yng, should be sold, and the Money raised thereby, to be bestowed in Masses and Trentals, for the Souls of his Father, Mother, Grandfather, Bro­ther, Sisters, and all his Allies: as also for the Souls of Sir Thomas Heryngaunt, Richard Poyn­ings, his Uncle, Robert Boteler, and Iohn de Lye, and for his own and all Christian Souls. Like­wise that the Lady Isabel his Wife, Daughter of Sir Robert de Grey, then called-Fitz-Payne, should have the Mannor of Wrentham, called Northalle, in Com. Suff. during her life; and that the Mannors of Preston, juxta Ferlee, and West-Dene, in Com. Suff. the Mannors of Ifeld-Peverell and Leveland, in Com. Suff. and Surr. with the Rents of Staundene and Combesdene in the Isle of Shepeye, should be reteined by his Executors, for the space of twenty years, for the payment of his Debts and Marriage of his younger Children.

But after this, he wentRot. Franc. 11 R [...]. m. 25. once more into Spaine, with Iohn Duke of Lancaster, where he died, as it seems; for the ProbateCourtney ut supra. of his Te­stament bears date, 26 Sept. the same year, lea­ving Issue by the said Lady Isabell his Wife (Daugh­ter Claus. 17 R. 2 m. 18. and Heir to Robert Lord Fitz-Pain; as al­so Heir [...]x Coll. R. G [...]S. to Elizabeth her Mother, Daughter and Heir to Sir Guy de Bri [...]n, the younger Knight) Robert Pat. 12 R 2 p. 1. m. 9. his Son and Heir, then in mi­nority; whose Wardship was grantedPat. 12 R 2 p. 1. m. 9. to Ri­chard Earl of Arundel.

Which Isabel, upon the death of the said Ro­bert Lord Fitz-Pain, her Father, in 17 R. 2. had LiveryRot. Fin 17 R. 2. m. 24. of the Lands of her Inheritance, her Homage being respited;Rot. Fin 17 R. 2. m. 24. and departed Esc. 17 R. 2 n. 46. this life, upon the eleventh day of April, the same year, leavingEsc. 17 R. 2 n. 46. the before-specified Robert de Poynings her Son and Heir, fourteen years of age, being then seisedEsc. 17 R. 2 n. 46. of the Mannors of Whisshese, in Com. Surr. Stourton, in Com Wilts. Acford Fitz-Pain, in Com. Dors. Stoke-Cursy, Radewey, Carey, Cherleton, Staple, Coden, and Spekinton, with the Hundred of Canyngton, in Com. Somers. Chynting, Perchyng, parva, Ashcombe, Wetsmeston, Walerne, Doddes, Be­dyngham, with the third part of Mannors of Poynings, Hangleton, and Twynem, in Com. Suss. as also of the third part of the Man­nors of Westwode, Totynton, and Eccles, with the Mannors of Rokes [...]e, Terlingham, and Newynton, in Com. Cantii. But I return to Robert her Son.

This Robert Robert. in 10 H. 4. upon the death of Blanch, the Widdow of his Unkle Sir Thomas de Poynings Knight, who diedRot. Fin. 10 H. 4. m. 5. without Issue; doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 10 H. 4. m. 5. of all the Lands which she held in Dower: and in 4 H. 5. was by IndentureEx autogr. pen [...]s Cler. Pell. reteined to serve the King in his Wars of France, with thirty Men at Arms, and sixty Archers. In 8. H. 5. he was one of the persons assignedPat. 8 H 5. p. 2. m. 6. to conduct the Duke of Bourbon then in England, to Diepe in Normandy: and to that end, to take so many Ships from the Port of Shorham, in Com. Suss. as should be requisite for his passage thither. And in 2 H. 6. being reteinedRot. Franc 2 H. 6. m. 4. Autog. pe­nes. Cler. Pell. to serve the King, with sixty men at Arms, and an hundred and eigh­ty Archers, for half a year, he wasHolinsh p. 588. a. & 589. a. with Iohn Duke of Bedford, at the taking of Yvrie: as also in that great Battle of Uernoil, where the English obtained a signal Victory.

And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 5 H. 4. to 23. H. 6. inclusive, departed Esc. 25 H. 6. n. 24. this life, 2 Oct. 25 H. 6. (slain at the Siege of Orleans) then seisedEsc ut supra. of the Mannors of Perchyng, great-Shelley, and Crawley, in Com. Suss. Wrentham, in Com. Suff. Wilton-Hokwold, in Com. Norff. Stoke-Cursy, Rade­weye, Carye, Cherleton, Wyke, Ched­dou, Spekynton, Staple, and the Hundred of Canyngton, in Com. Somers. and Terling­ham, Newenton-Bertram, UUestwode, Staundon, Combisdane, Mylton, Ho­kyng, Rokesle, North-Craye, Totyngton, Eklys, Horsmunden, Level [...]nd, Penin­den, Knokkynsg, and Estwell, with the Hundred of Folkeston, in Com. Cantii. leaving Alianore, the Wife of Sir Henry Percie Knight, his Cosin and next Heir; viz. Daughter of Ri­chard Poynings, his eldest Son (who died in his life time) by Alianore, DaughterEx Coll R. GL. s. to Sir Iohn Berkley, of Beverston Knight, twenty four years of age. Whereupon he the said Sir Henry Percie (afterwards Earl of Northumberland) had in her right, a special LiveryPat. 25. H. 6 P. 1. m. 13. of all the Castles, Mannors and Lands, which were of her Inheritance.

[Page 136]¶This last mentioned Robert, Robert. Lord Poynings, had a younger Son, called Robert, who died Esc 9 E. 4. n. 44. 17 Feb. 49 H. 6. (id est 9 E. 4.) being then seisedEsc 9 E. 4. n. 44. of the Mannors of Est-Hall, Faukam-Ayshe, and Chellesterld, in Com. Cantii. lea­ving Esc 9 E. 4. n. 44. Edward his Son and Heir, eleven years of age.

Which Edward Edward. being an active person in his time, became an expert Souldier; and adhered Polyd Virg 552. n. 20. to Henry Duke of Buckingham, in his design­ed Insurrection against King Richard, the Third: but hearingPolyd Virg 552. n. 20. of his misfortune (which in my discourse of that Duke, is fully showed) with di­vers persons of note, fled t to Henry Earl of Richmund, then in Brittanny. And when that Earl having advertisementIbid. 556. of the Treche­ry intended towards him, by Peter Landoyse, Treasurer to the Duke of Britanny, (which was for a Reward to have delivered him up to King Richard) became necessitated to fleeIbid. 556. pri­vily out of those parts into France, had Mo­ney givenIbid. 55 6. him, by that Duke, (together with Edward Widevile) to conduct those English to the Earl of Richmund, which he was constrai­ned to leave behind, when he so hasted thence.

Having therefore been thus faithful to him, in those his distresses, after that happy Victory at Bosworth-Field, whereby that Earl at­tained the Crown; he wasIb. 567. made choice of, for one of his Privy-Council, and in 5 H. 7. wasIb. 584. n. 2 [...]. one of the chief Commanders sent with considerable Forces in ayde of Maximilian the Emperor against the French. Moreover, in 9 H 7 upon that design ofIb. 591. n. 10. Margaret Dutch­ess of Burgundy, for the setting up of Perkyn Warbeek, (a counterset Duke of Yorke) he was sentIb. 591. n. 10. Embassador, with William Warbam, then Doctor of Law (afterwards Archbishop of Can­terbury) to the Arch-Duke into Flanders, for the discovery of that cheat: as also into [...] Ireland, with a power of Souldiers, for the subduing all those, in that Realm, who gave re­ception to Perkyn. And in 10 H. 7. was con­stituted [...] Deputy of Ireland, in the absence of Henry the Kings younger Son, then Lieutenant of that Realm.

In 20 H. 7. being [...] one of the Knights for the Kings Body, he was made [...] Constable of Do­vor-Castle: and in 1 H. 8. (being [...] then Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, Comp­troler of the Kings Houshold, and one of his Privy Council) he was again made [...] Constable of that Castle; as also Warden of the Cinque-Ports. In 2 H. 8. he was sent [...] to Margaret Dutchess of Savoy, daughter to Maximilian the Emperor) that time Regent of the Low-Countries, with fifteen hundred Archers, to assist her against the Duke of Gueldres, and in 4 H. 8. wasIb. p. 28. one of the Embassadors employed to Maximilian, the Emperor, from King Henry. In 5 H. 8. being [...] with the King at the Siege of Therouene, he [...]anded [...] six hundred choyce Men, in the Body of his Army: and upon the taking of Cournay, (upon the second of Oct. the same year) was left [...] there with a strong Garrison to keep it.

In 12 H. 8. being still Governor of Dovor-Castle, upon the landing of the Emperor Charles the Fifth, he received [...] him there: but in 14 H. 8. he died [...] (with the Lord Brooke and other brave Commanders) of a pestilential ayr.

By Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter [...]of Sir John Scot Knight, he had IssueIbid. one only son, called Iohn, who died in his life time: but by Ibid. four Concubines, threeIbid. other Sons, viz. Sir Tho­mas, and Sir Adrian Poynings, both Kts. and Edw. slain at Boloin, in 38 H. 8. As also four Daugh­ters, viz. Ibid., Mary, married to Thomas Clinton, Margaret, married to Edmund Barry of Sennig­ton in Kent, ... to Sir Thomas Wilford Knight, and Rose to ... Leukenore.

Which Sir Thomas, Thomas. (the eldest of those Sons) having beenHerb. p. 5 [...]4. with Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolke, at the Siege of Bures, in 36 H. 8. cameHerb. p. 5 [...]4. thence to Boloin, which King Hen­ry had beleaguered with a puissant Army, (upon the 29th of Iuly) to give him an account of all that had passed, and meritedPat. 36 H. 8 p. 84. so well for his skilful conduct in that Military imployment, and exemplary valor shewed in those parts; that upon the 30th of Ianuary next ensuing, he was advancedPat. 36 H. 8 p. 84. to the Dignity of a Baron of this Realm: and the next day following, madeIbid. Ge­neral of the Kings whole Army, then being in the Town and County of Boloin. But after this, I have not seen any thing farther of him; than that he MarriedEx Col. R. Gl. s. Katherine, the Daugh­ter and Co-heir of Iohn Lord Marney, and that having by his TestamentAlen qu. 5. nuncupative, 17 Aug. 37 H. 8. bequeathed his body to Christian burial, (but not directing where) he diedAlen qu. 5. short­ly after without Issue, for the probate thereof bears date, upon the 18th of May next follow­ing.

¶Having thus finisht my Discourse, touch­ing the [...] escendents of Michael Lord Poynings, eldest Son to the first Thomas Lord Poynings, I now come to Lucas de Poynings, a younger Brother to the same Michael.

In 23 E. 3. this Lucas Lucas. having marriedClaus 23 E 3. p. 1. m. 17 Isa­bel, the Widdow of Henry de Burghersh; one of the Daughters of Hugh, but Sister and Co-heir to Edmund de St. Iohn, of Basing, (which Edmund diedClaus 23 E 3. p. 1. m. 17. in his minority) had an assigna­tion Ib. of her purpartie, of all the Lands of her Inheritance. And in 29 E. 3. upon partition Claus. 29 E 3. in dorso m. 21. of the Lands of Hugh de St. Iohn, hadClaus. 29 E 3. in dorso m. 21. in right of her the said Isabell, an assignation of two parts of the Mannor of Erde, juxta Depteford, in Com. Cantii. as also of the Mannors of UUal­berton, Bridham and UUodecote, in Com. Suss. In 31 E. 3. in considerationPat. 31 E. 3. p. 3. m. 5. of five Marks paid to the King, he obtained License, Pat. 31 E 3. p. 3. m. 5. that Iohn de St. Philibert, and Margaret his Wife, (which Margaret was the elder Sister to the said Isabell) might grant unto him, and her the said Isabell, his Wife, nine Knights Fees [...] an half and fourth part, in Kyngesdone, Tonge, Hamme, Pysinge, Botreshangre, Mer­stone, and Bykenore, and to the Heirs of their two Bodies: and in 33 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 33 E. 3. m. 2. in the Wars of France.

Moreover, in 36 E. 3. upon the deathRot. Fin. 36 E. 3 m. 26. of Margaret de St. Iohn, Mother to Isabell his Wife, he had an assignationRot. Fin 36 E. 3 m. 26. of the Mannors of Ba­sing, and Shireburne, as also of the Advou­son of the Priory of Shireburne, and Chapel of Basing, with the Bayliwick of the Forest of Pambere; which she the said Margaret held in Dower. And in 43 E. 3. was againRot. Franc. 43 E. 3. m. 5. in the Wars of France.

Of his death, I have not seen any thing: but that he had SummonsClaus. de [...]. ann. i [...] dorso. to Parliament from 42 E. 3. till 9 R. 2. inclusive. Likewise, that Isa­bell [Page 137] his wife surviving him, died [...] on Saturday 16 Oct. 17 R. 2. being then seised [...] of the Man­nor of Shirebune, and Advouson of the Pri­ory there; also of the Mannors of Basing, Bromiegh, UUarneford, Abboteston, and Lhudeshu [...]e, in Com. Southampt. and of the Mannors of Bernham, Middelton, and Wodecote, in Com. Suss. leaving [...] Sir Thomas de Poynings Thomas. Knight, her son and heir, Thirty six years of age. Which Sir Thomas, soon after, do­ing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin 17 R. a. in. 14. of the Lands of her Inheritance. And, in 2 H. 4. by the Title of Thomas Lord St. Iohn, obtained LicenseRot. Franc. 2 H. 4. m. 12 to go on Pilgrimage to Hierusalem, having nine per­sons of his retinue; viz. four Esquires, four Ycomen, one Groom; with twelve Horses, and their Furniture; and to be absent for three years.

This Thomas, in 1 H. 6. wasHolingsh. p. 586 a. n. 10. with the Earl of Salisbury, at the siege of Pont-Meulan: And, in 2 H. 6. associatedRot. Fin. 2 H. 6. m. 5. with Robert de Wi­lughby, to conduct and command Four hundred Men at Armes, and Twelve hundred Archers into France (for the King's service) unto Iohn Duke of Bedford, then Regent there.

And by his Testament,Chickley, vol. 1. f. 405. bearing date at his said Mannor of Hal [...]aked, upon the Eve of St. Thomas the Apostle, An. 1428. (7 H. 6.) bequeath'd his body to be buried within the Quire of the Priory of Borgrade, in Susser; on the North-part of the Tombe of the Lady Philippa, sometime Countess of Arundel and Pembroke, his wife (daughter to Edmund Mortimer Earl of March:) appointing, that a Marble stone should be laid over his Grave, and twelve Torches, price six shillings eight pence, to burn at the Mass upon his Funeral day; and after Mass ended, at his Burial. Likewise, that five Tapers, weighing Forty pound of Wax, should burn about his Body at his said Funeral: and twelve poor people, bearing the before-spe­cified Torches, each of them to have a Gown of black cloth, and twelve pence in money. To Isabell his daughter he bequeathed one dozen of silver Vessels, garnished; and constituted Maud his wife, with Sir Iohn de Bohun K [...]ght, his Exe­cutors. After which upon the seventh of March, he departedEsc. 7 H. 6. n. 69. this life; being then sei­sed Esc. 7 H. 6. n. 69. of the Mannors of Basing, Bromley, Warneford, Ludshuttr. Likewise of the Advouson of the Priorie of Sh [...]reburne, and Bayliwick of the Forest of Pambere, with the Mannors of Abboteston, and Chaunton, in Com. Southampt. leaving Constance, the wife of Iohn Paulet; Alice, the wise of Iohn Orrell; and Iohn Bonevile, his Cosins and next heirs; viz. the said Constance and Alice, the daughters of Hugh his son (who died in his life-time) and Iohn Bonevile, son of Ioane the third daughter: the said Constance being at that time Twenty years of age, Alice Nineteen, and Iohn Bonevile Sixteen.

Which Iohn and Constance; with Iohn Orrel, and Alice his wife; and Thomas Bonevile, Esquire, Guardian of Iohn Bonevile, son of the before­specified Iohn, then under age; doing their Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 8 H 6. m 18. of the Lands of their Inheritance: Maud the Widow of the before­specified Thomas Poynings Lord St. Iohn, having also an Assignation [...] of her Dower. Which Maud [...] died in 31 H. 6.

Bradestan.
[16 Edw. 3.]

THe first and chief person of this Family, of whom I have seen any thing much memorable, is Thomas de Bradestan, Thomas. of Bradestan, within the Parish of Berkley, in Com. Gloc. the antient seat of his Predecessors (all of them HomagersEx [...]et. monumen­ntis in Ca­stro de Berkley. to the Castle of Berkley, for their Mannors of Bradestan, and Stinch­combe, holdenEx [...]et. monumen­tis in Ca­stro de Berkley. by Knight's service,

This Thomas, in 10 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 7. in the Scotish wars. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2. m. 4. 13 E. 2. But, in 15 [...]. 2. adheringRot. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 15 & 19 Claus de terr. Po­tisfactis, 16 E. [...] p [...] in dorso. to Thomas Lord Berkley, against the two Spensers (those great Mynious to that King) his Lands were seisedRot. Fin. 15 E. 2. m. 15 & 19 Claus de terr. Po­tisfactis, 16 E. [...] p [...] in dorso. Howbeit, the next en­suing year, in considerationPat. 16 E. 2. p. 1. m. 1 of One hundred Marks Fine; and giving Oath for his future good abearing, he obtain'd his pardon;Pat. 16 E. 2. p. 1. m. 1 the Judgment against him, and the rest of those who flood up at that time, being annull'dRot. Fin. 16 E. [...]. in cedu­l [...], m. 20. in Parlia­ment.

After which, in 19 E. 2. he obtain'd a Grant Pat. 19 E. 2. p. I. m. 9. of the custody of Kingswood-Chase, near Bristoll, with other advantages. And being a person in whom that unhappy King reposed much confidence; the next year following, received a special CommissionPat. 20 E. 2. p. 1. m. 1 [...]. to raise so many men at Armes; with Archers and other Soldiers, as he could get together, for the defence and safe cu­stody of Berkley-Castle: as also, to conduct them, if need should be, to March against those his Enemies, and Strangers, who had at that time entred the Realme. And, by another Ibid. Commission, dated 15 Octob. was made Gover­nor of that Castle. But, so it hapned; that, at the very same time, when these Commissions were coming towards him, at Bradestan, (about two Miles from Berkley) the Scene so changed, that the King was almost totally forsaken: so that those Soldiers thus raised by him, serv'd,Ibid. in part to defend that Castle, on the behalf of the Lord Berkley: and the rest to go along with this Thomas, to pursue the King.

In recompence therefore of this service; upon the Deposal of King Edward the Second (which soon after ensued) and advancing young Ed­ward (his son) to the Royal Throne, he was made Claus. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 21. one of the Gentlemen of the King's Privy-Chamber. Moreover (through the favour of Queen Isabell) he obtained a Grant of no less than three considerable Wardships. And, in 4 E. 3. was honoured with the dignity of Knighthood, by Bathing, &c. having Robes, and all other things appertaining to that Solemnity, allow'd Comp. W. le Zouch cu­stod magne Garderobae, m. 10. him out of the King's Wardrobe, as for a Ban­neret.

Being therefore thus acceptable to that King, and diligently attendingRot. Vase. 5 E. 3. m. a. on his Person, in 5 E. 3. he was constitutedRot. Vase. 5 E. 3. m. a. Provost of that part of Aquitame, which lieth betwixt the two Seas. And, the same year, obtain'd the King's ConfirmationRot. Fin. 5 [...] 3. m. 5. of that Grant, which Queen Isa­bell had made to him, the preceding year, of the Castle, Berton, and Tyne of Glocester, for terme of his life; paying One hundred and ten pounds yearly to the Exchequer.

[Page 138]In 7 E 3. being [...]. Scoc. 7 E 3 m. 31. in that Expedition then made into Scotland; in considerationPat. 7 E 3. p. 2. m. 27. of his good services, he had (by the consent of the Lords in Parliament) a GrantPat. 7 E 3. p. 2. m. 27. of the Mannors of S [...]a [...]on one Rnoll, near Bristoll; part of the possessionsCar [...]. 8 E 3. n. 51 of Thomas de Gournay, then attainted: And, in 8 E. 3. having beenRot. Sece. 8 F. 3 m. 12. again in the Scotish Wars, obtained LicensePat. 8 [...] 3. p. 2. m. 12. to amor­tize the said Mannor of Rnoll, to find a Priest to celebrate Divine Service for ever, in the Chapel of Bradestan, for the health of his Soul, and the Souls of all the Faithful deceased: as also a CommissionIbid. to exercise Martial Law, in divers Counties.

In 9 E. 3. in considerationRot. S [...] 9 E. 3. m. 17. of his continued service, in attending the person of the King; he obtain'd a Grant,Rot. S [...]c 9 E. 3. m. 17. in Fee, of the Mannors of Dun [...]e, and Cherueside, lying in Scotland, within the County of Barwick upon [...]wede; which came to the Crown by [...]he forfeiture of Patri [...] de Dunbar, late Earl of March: and, in 10 E. 3. procured a CharterCart 10 E. 3. n. 47. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn Lands within his Mannor of [...], in Com. Southampt. with a Market there every week, and a Faire once a year. In which year also, by reasonClaus. 10 E. 3. [...] dorsom. 10 of his attendance upon the King out of Scotland, and sudden return, he was (by command) to make again thither; he had respiteClaus. 10 E. 3. [...] dorsom. 10 given him for the payment of all such Moneys, as were due from him to the Ex­chequer, until the Quindesme of St. Hilla­ry.

And, in 11 E. 3. had a GrantClaus. 11 E. 3. p. 1. m. 4. of a Ship, called Christmass, taken in fight from the French, by the Merchants of B [...]stoll. In 12 E. 3. he wasRot. Alem. [...] m 6. in that great Expedition made by King Edward into Flanders. So likewiseRot Sco [...]. 12 E. 3. m 23. in that of Scotland, the same year. And, having been a servantRot. Vasc. 13 E. 3. m. 12. Claus. 13. P. 3. m. 11. in Court to the same King, from his youth; as also advancedRot. Vasc. 13 E. 3. m. 12. Claus. 13 P. 3. m. 11. to the dignity of a Banneret; to the intentRot Vasc. 13 E. 3. m. 12 Claus. 13. p. 3. m. 11. that he might the better support himself in that degree; in 13 E. 3. he obtain'd a GrantRot. Vasc. 13 E. 3. m. 12. Claus. 13. P. 3. m. 11. of Five hundrd Marks per annum, to be paid to him and his heirs out of the Exchequer; the one half thereof at Easter, and the other at Michaelmass, until such time, as the King should otherwise provide for him, in Lands of an equivalent value. In which year, he was againRot. Alem. 13 [...]. 3. m. 7. in the wars of Flanders: and, in farther considerationRot. Vas [...]. 13. E. 3. m. 8. of his many and special services, obtain'd a GrantRot. Vasc. 13 E. 3. m. 8. for life of the Mannor of Shaldeford, in Com. Surr. Also, in 14 E. 3. in lieu [...]sc. ad q [...]od Dampn. 14 [...] 3. n. 20. E. tract. dona [...] 14 E. 3. m. 7. of those Five hundred Marks per annum, given unto him, as abovesaid; he had another Grant [...]sc. ad q [...]od Dampn. 14 [...] 3. n. 20. E tract. dona [...] 14 E. 3. m. 7. in Fee of the Castle and Mannor of Thlanver, with the Territory and Lordship of Buelt, in South-Wales, which Alice de Laci Countess of Lincolne held for life: as alsoRot. [...]in. 14 E. 3 m. 24. of all the Temporaltes of the Archbishop of York, in Com. Gloa. In which year he wasRot. Alem. 14 E 3 m. 23. again in Flanders: So likewiseRot. Alem 15 b. 3. m. 15. in 15 E. 3. being then retein'dPat. 15 E 3. p. 2. m. 25. to serve the King in his Wars beyond Sea with one Banneret, five Knights, ten men at Armes, and twenty Archers; and imploy'd as a CommissionerRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3 m. 4. into Scotland, with Henry of Lancaster Earl of Derby; having a grantRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 4. of an Hundred ninety three pounds out of the Exe­quer.

In 16 E. 3. he wasRot Franc [...]. 16 E. 3. m. 24 in that notable Expediti­on, then made into Britanny, with Four Knights, besides himself, fifteen Esquires, and twenty Archers on Horseback; and for the wages of himself and his retinue, had Twenty eight sacks of Wooll assign'dClaus. 16 E. 3. p. 2. m. 32. unto him. In 17 E. 3. being againRot. Franc. 17 E. 3 m 13. in the Wars of France; upon Ib. m. 12. the Truce then made betwixt King Edward (during his stay in Britanny) and Philip de Valois; through the Mediation of Pope Clement, he was one of the Ambassadors appointedIb. m. 12. to go to Rome, there to Treat with the same Philip, or his Commissioners, in the presence of the Pope (not as a Judge, but as a Friend to each) concerning certain Dominions, Dignities, Ho­nors, and Lands, touching which there had been much contest.

In 19 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 13 in the Wars of France, in that Expedition, made for the re­lief [...]rois. f. 59. b. of Aguy [...]on. So likewise inRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. [...]. m. 4. 20 E 3 21Rot Franc 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 2. E. 3. andRot. Franc. 22 E. 3 m 6. 22 E. 3. In which 22th year, in considerationPat. 22 E. 3 p. 1. m. 43. of his good services, he ob­tain'd a GrantPat. 22. E. 3 p. 1. m. 43. for six Tuns of Wine, during his life, at the King's price, to be received in the Port of [...], yearly. As also a GrantRot. Scoc. 22 E. 3 m 5. of the Mannors of Ouns, and Chern [...]de, near [...], upon Twede; and of divers Lands and Tenements in Cala [...]. In which Garrison he continuedRot. Franc. 23 E. 3. m. 2. the next ensuing year. And, in 25 E. 3. having beenRot. Vas [...]. 25 E. 3. m. 6. in the Wars of Gas­co [...], he procured the King's LicensePat. 25 E. 3. p. 3. m. 2. for a­mortizing of six Messuages, four Acres of Land, twelve Acres of Meadow, twelve Acres of Wood, and Heath, and One hundred shillings Rent in [...], near Bristoll; for the found­ing a Chantry, at the Altar of St. Michael, in the Parish-Church of our Lady at Winterbourne, for two Priests; there to celebrate Divine Ser­vice daily, for the good estate of himself, during this life; and for the health of his Soul after­wards; as also for the Souls of his Ancestors, and all the Faithful deceased.

In 26 E. 3. he was constitutedRot. [...]ranc [...]. 26 E. 3. m. 5. one of the Commissioners for arraying of all Knights, Es­quires, and others, within the County of Gle­cest [...], for the defence of this Realme (an In­vasion from the French being then feared:) and, in 33 E. 3. attendedFrois. f. [...]00. a. the King, in his Expedi­tion then made into France; where he arrived Frois. f. [...]00. a. two dayes [...]fore the Feast of All-Saints. A­bout this time, also, being made GovernorPat. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 20. of the Castle of [...], with Sixty pounds per annum for that service givenPat. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 20. to him, for his life; he became instrumentalPat. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 20. for the Walling of that Town.

And, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd ann in dorso to Parliament from 16 E. 3. until 34 of that King's Reign in­clusive departedEsc. 34 E. 3. n. 19. this life upon Tuesday, next ensuing the Festival of St. Bartholomew; being then seisedEsc. 34 E. 3. n. 19. of the Mannor of the Stanlake, Broughton and Bourto [...], with the Advow­sons of the Churches of Stanlake, and Broughton, in Com. Oxon. Of the Mannors of Somerford-Ma [...]duit, and Whitele, with the Advouson of the Church of Somerford, and Chapel of Whitele, in Com. Wilts of the Mannors of Muttone, and [...]ylmesham, in Com. Wig [...]rn. Of the moiety of the Mannor of Shaldeford, in Com. Surr. Essex. and of the Townships of Dunce, Rode, and Thirneside, within the County of Barwick, in Scotland: And was likewise [...]eised for life of the Castle of Gle­cester, with a Meadow called Gastle-mede; and the Tyne, called Gastle- [...]oule, by the King's Grant: as also joyntly with Agnes his [Page 139] Wife; and to the heires-males of their two bo­dies, of the Mannor of Winterbourne, in Com. Gloc. with the Advouson of the Church; leavingIbid. Thomas, his Grandson (son of Robert, his son and heir, who died in his life-time) his next heir, eight years of age: and Agnes his wife survivingClaus. 34 E. 3 m. 1.

Of which Robert I findClaus. 19 E. 3. p. 2. in dor­so. that, being taken prisoner in 19 E. 3. by the Citizens of Pisa, in his journey to the Holy Land, the King caused all the Merchants of Pisa, then in London; and those of St. Luca, with their goods, to be ar­rested, till he was delivered; twelve of them being thereupon committed to the Tower of London; who undertaking for his enlarge­ment, were Bailed. But, I return to Thomas, his grandson, whose Wardship was granted to Queen Philippa, Wife to King Edward the Third.

This Thomas, Thomas. in 43 E. 3. upon the death of Agnes his grandmother, obtain'd, for his mainte­nance, until he should arrive at his full age, a grantRot. Fin. 43 E. 3. m. 19. of the third part of the Mannors of Ue­deleye, in Com. Essex, and third part of the moiety of the Mannor of Shaldeford, in Com. Surr. as also of the Mannor of Wynterbourne, in Com. Gloc. which she held in Dower: and, the same year wasRot. Franc. 43 E. 3. m 5. in that Expedition then made into France. But departedEsc 48 E. 3. n. 10. this life upon Tuesday, next after the Feast of St. Dunstan, 48 E. 3. being at that time seisedEsc 48 E. 3. n. 10. of the Man­nor of Shaldeford, within the Town of Lol­lingham, in Com. Surr. Of the Mannor of Multon, in Com. Wigorn. Of the Mannors of Bradestan, and Stinchescombe, with the Hundred of Berkley, and Mannor of Wyn­terbourne, all in Com. Gloc. Of the Mannor of Alvithley, in Com. Essex, and Eversley, in Com. Southampt. leavingEsc 48 E. 3. n. 10. Elizabeth, his sole daugh­ter and heir, then of the age of eight moneths. Which Elizabeth, in 13 R. 2. making proofClaus. 13 R. 2. p. 1. m. 26 Pat. 19 R. 2 p. 2. m. 17. of her age (being then MarriedClaus. 13 R. 2. p. 1. m. 26 Pat. 19 R. 2 p. 2. m. 17. to Walter de la Pole) had LiveryClaus. 13 R. 2. p. 1. m. 26 Pat. 19 R. 2 p. 2. m. 17. of the Lands of her Inheri­tance.

VVest.
[16 Edw. 3.]

THe first mention I have seen of this Fa­mily, is in 17 E. 2. where Thomas de West, Thomas. having Married Alianore, the daughterFin. Levat. tres [...]eptim. Mich. 17 E. 2. Warr. and heir to Sir Iohn de Cantilupe of Sniterfeld, in Com. Warr. Knight, obtain'd the King's CharterCart. 17. E. 2. n. 10. for a Market, every week there, upon the Tuesday: as also for a Faire yearly, up­on the Eve and Day of St. Kenelme, and six dayes after. Likewise for Free-warren to them and the heires of their two Bodies, in all their De­mesn-lands there. In which year he serv'dClaus. 17 E. 2 in dorso, m. 24 in the Parliament then held at Westminster, as one of the Knights for that County.

In 19 E. 2. this Thomas receiv'dComp. the honor of Knighthood, by Bathing, &c. his Robes, and all Accoutrements for that Solemnity, being then allow'dTho de [...], &c. out of the King's great Wardrobe: and in 1 E. 3. obtain'd License [...] to make a Ca­stle of his Mannor-house at Rughcombe, in Wiltshire.

In 4 E. 3. he was made GovernorRot. Fin 4 E. 3. m. 11. of the Castle of Christ-Church, in Com. Southampt. and, in 7 E. 3. serv'd inRot. Scoc. 7 E 3. m. [...] that Expedition then made into Scotland. So likewise inRot. Sc [...]. 9 E. 3. m. 9. 9 E. 3. And, in 12 E. inRot. Alem. 12 E. 3. P. a. m 3. that of Flanders, with William de Montacute Earl of Salisbury. As also inRot. Ale [...] 13 E. 3. m. 3. 13 E. 3. And, the same year, in con­sideration Rot. V [...]c. 13 E. 3. m. 10. of those his services, obtain'd a GrantRot. V [...]. 13 E. 3. m. 10. in Fee, for Return of all Writs, and Sum­mons of the Exchequer, within his Lordships of Swalclyff and Sutton, in Com. Wilis.

In 16 E. 3. he accompaniedRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. in. 26. Laurence de Hastings Earl of Pembroke, in that memorable Expedition, then made into France: In which, and other his great imployment, he merited so well, that he then had summonsClaus. de codem anno in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Peeres of this Realme. In 19 E. 3. he was againRot. Fran. 19 E. 3 m. 16 in the Wars of France, with Richard Earl of Arundel, After which time I find no more mention of him.

To him succeeded another Thomas, Thomas. his son and heir. Which Thomas, in 20 E. 3. being a Knight, wasRot. Franc. 20 h. 3. p. 2. m. 2. in the Wars of France (the English at that time being victorious at Cressi:) and, in 29 E. 3. inRot. Scoc. 29 E. 3. m. 9. the Scotish Wars. In 33 E. 3. he accompaniedRot Vasc. 33 E. 3. p. 2. m. 7. Thomas de Cherleton) then Lord Chamberlain to the King (into Galcoine: and in 44 E. 3. serv'd againRot. Vasc. 44 E. 3. m. 9. in those Wars of Gas­coine. In I R. 2. he wasRot. Franc. 1 R. 2. p. 2. m. 6. in the Fleet, with Iohn de Arundel, the King;s Marshal on the Seas: And, in 3 R. 2. inRot. Franc. 3 R. 2. m. 6. the Wars of France, with Thomas of Wodstoke Earl of Buckingham. In 8. R. 2. he was retein'dEx autogr. pen [...]s. Cler. pell to serve in the Scotish Wars, for Forty dayes, the King himself being in person there. And inIbid. 9 R. 2, for one quarter of that year, in fortifying of Calais.

In 10 R. 2. he was againRot. Franc. 10 R. 2 m. 13. in the wars of France; but diedEsc. 10 R. 2 n. 5 [...]. 3 Sept. the same year; be­ing then seisedEsc. 10 R. 2 n. 5 [...]. of the Mannor of Compton-Valence, in Com. Dorset. and of the third part of the Mannor of Trente, in Com. Somerset. Of the Mannors of Snyterfelde, in Com. Warr. Welneford, Wes [...]one, and Willerseye in Com. Gloc. Hempston-Cantelo, in Com. Devon. Okehangre, Newton-Valence, and Terst­wode, in Com. Southampt. Wyke, Haseldene, Est-Hacche, Napprede, Roughcombe, Swal [...]yve; Eston juxta Berewyk; Up­tone, Bradinore, Sutton-Mandevile; Strat­ford-Tony, and Neuton-Tony, in Com. Wilts. leavingEsc. 10 R. 2 n. 5 [...]. Thomas his son and heir Twenty one yeares of age (which Thomas was born at UUyke juxta Tissebury, in Com. Wilts.) Alice his Wife then surviving. Who, by her Testa­ment, Rous. f. 29. b. bearing date at Hynton-Martel 15 Iulii, Ann. 1395. bequeath'd her body to be buried in the Priory of Christ-Church, in Com. Southampt. where her Ancestors lay interred: and gave to Thomas her son a Bed of Tapiters. Work; as also a pair of Matyn-Books, a pair of Bedes; and a Ring wherewith she was espoused to God, which were the Lord her Fathers. To Ioane her Sons Wife a Bed paled black and white. To Sir Nicholas Clyfton Knight, and Eleanore his Wife, her daugh­ter, and Thomas clyfton her son, One hundred and twenty pounds. To her Sister Dame Lucie Fizherbert Prioress of Shaftsbury Forty pounds. To her sister Thomase Blount, a Nun at Romeseye Forty Marks. And bequeathed Eighteen pounds ten shillings for Four thousand and four hundred Masses, to be sung and said, [Page 140] for the Soul of Sir Thomas West, her Lord and Husband; her own Soul, and all Christian-Souls, in the most haste that might be, within fourteen nights next after her decease.

I now return to Thomas Thomas. her son.

This Thomas, succeeding his Father in that fair inheritance, whereof he died seised (as before is observed) wasRot. Franc. 11 R. 2. m. 6. in the Wars of France, in 11 R. 2. And, in 19 R. 2. upon the death of the be­fore-specified Alice, his Mother, doing his Ho­mage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 19 R. 2. m. 19. of the Lands, which she held in Dower. In 22 R. 2. he accompaniedPat. 22 R. 2. p. 3. m. 38. Ed­mund Duke of Albemarle into Ireland, for the defence of that Realme: and, having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 2 & 5 H. 4. by his Testament,Arunde [...]. vol. 1. 208. b. bearing date 8 Apr. An. 1405. (6 H. 4.) bequeathed his Body to be buried, in the new Chapel, in the Mynster of Christ-Church- [...]wyneham; and to the work of that Church One hundred pounds. Also to the Trea­sury, there One hundred pounds; upon condition, that once in the year, the Canons of that Mona­stery, should keep solemnly the Minde (id est the Obit) of Thomas his Father, Alice his Mother, his own, and Ioane his Wifes Minde. He also bequeathed Eighteen pounds eighteen shillings four pence for Four thousand and five hundred Masses, for his Soul, to be fulfilled within half a year after his decease: Likewise to his daughter Ioane a Thousand pounds: and departed m this life upon Easter-Day, the same year: being seised Esc. 7 H. 4. n. 26. of the Mannors of Berton-Peverell, Oke­hangre, UUinkton, Newton-Valence, Terstwode, and Hale, in Com. Southampt. Hempston-Cantelo, in Com. Devon. Blachin­ton, in Com. Suss. and Wolweton, Bere, and Newton-Peverell, in Com. Dorset. leavingEsc. 7 H. 4. n. 26. Tho­mas Thomas. his son and heir Fourteen yeaes of age.

By another InquisitionEsc. 14 H. 4. n. 8. teken in 14 H. 4. it appeares, that he also died seided of the Mannors of B [...]oxham, in Com. Linc. Burstall, and Herdeby, in Com. Leic. and Snytenfeld, in Com. Warr.

In 7 H. 4. this Thomas, having MarriedClaus. 7 H. 4. m. 6. Ida, one of the daughters and coheirs of Almaric de St. Amand, making proof of her age, had Livery, Claus. 7 H. 4. m. 6. of the Lands of her Inheritance: and, in 3 H. 5. wasRot. Franc. 3 H. 5 m. 17. in the Wars of France, with that victo­rious King: In which year, upon the Festival of St. Peter ad vin [...]ula (being on his journey into those parts) he declared his Testament;Chichley. vol. 1. 297. [...]. where­by he bequeathed his body to Ecclesiastick Se­pulture; appointing, that no more than Forty pounds should be spent in Meat, Drink, and Ta­pers, upon the day of his Funeral; and Twenty four pounds given to two Priests, to celebrate Divine Service, for the space of two yeares after his death, for the health of his Soul; as also for the Souls of his Progenitors, and all the Faith­ful d [...]ceased.

Not long after which, viz. upon the last day of September next ensuing, he departedEsc. 4 H. 5. n. 28. this life, being then seised,Esc. 4 H. 5. n. 28. of the Mannor of Bloxham (in Resteven) in Com. Linc. Hempston-Cante­lo, in Com. Devon. Suytenfeld, in Com. Warr. Burstall, and Herdeby, in Com. Leic. Comp­ton-Valence, Hynton-Martell, Bere, New­ton-juxta Sturmyster-Marshall, and Mapou­dre, in com. Dors. Missomers-Norton, in Com. Somers. Berton-Peverell, Okehangre, Neu­ton-Valence, Terstwode, and Winketon, in Com. Southampt. Stratford-Tony, and Newe­ton-Tony, in Com. Wilts. as also the Mannors of [...]wherst, Sunting-Peverel, Offington, Blechington, and Rype, in Com. Suss. leaving Ibid. Reginald Reginald. his brother and heir Twenty one yeares of age.

Which Reginald, doing his Homage soon af­ter, had LiveryRot. Fin. 4 H. 5. m. 7. of his Lands: and, before the end of that year (scilicet 4 H. 5) being then a Knight, wasRot. Franc. 4 H. 5. m. 3. in the Wars of France; and madeHolingsh. [...] 562 b. n. 30. Governor of St. Lo, upon the taking thereof. So likewise inRot. Franc. 7 H. 5. m. 4. 7 H. 5. at which time he was made CaptainPat. Norm. 7 H. 5. p. 1. m. 2. of the Castle of de la Mote in Normandy. And, in 9 H. 5. serv'd again Rot. Franc. 9 H. 5. m. 15. in those French Wars. In 5 H. 6. upon the death of Thomas Lord la Warre, he had Livery Rot. Fin. 5 H. 6. m. 4. of the Lands of his Mothers Inheritance, she being sister and heir to the said Thomas (as in my discourse of that Family is shewed.) In 8 H. 6. he was also retein'dEx autogr, penes Cler. pell. to serve the King again, in those Wars of France, for one whole year, with Thirty Men at Armes, and Seventy Archers; at which time he wentRot. Franc. 8 H. 6. m. 19. thither accordingly. And in 19 H. 6. beingRot. Franc. 19 H. 6. m. 6. beyond Sea, intendedRot. Franc. 19 H. 6. m. 6. a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

In 25 H. 6. purposingRot. Franc. 25 H. 6. m. 7. to go to Rome, and thence to the Holy Land, he had the King's Let­ters Rot. Franc. 25 H. 6. m. 7. directed to Theodore Archbishop of [...]c­leme, and to all Governors and Commanders within his Territories; requesting them, that he might have free passage, throughout those parts, without payment of any Tribute, opening of his Letters, or search of what he carried. And having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. an. in dorso. to Parliament, as Lord la Warre, from 5 H. 6. to 28. of that King's Reign, inclusive, departedEsc 29 H. 6. n. 21. this life, upon the 27th of August, 29 H. 6. being then seisedEsc 29 H. 6. n. 21. of the Mannors of Burstall and Herdeby, in Com. Leic. Bristelington, Shipton-Mulet, and North-Perot, in Com. Somerset. Wolweton, Mapowdre, Hynton-Martell, Mayne-Mar­tell, and Compton Valence in Com. Dorset. Bourne-Hall, and Hertesbourne, in Com. Hertf. Offington, Sunting, Iehurst, jux­ta Henfeild; Portes [...]ade, Aldryngton, Ble­chington, Flecchyng, Rype, Exceter, Fo­kynton, and Sapurton, in Com. Suss Oke­hangre, Barton-Peverill; Newton-Valence; Thirstewode, and Wynketon, in Com. Suss. Alington, Newton-Tony; Swalecliffe, East-Hacche, Eston, Brodmere-Lucies, Charle­ton, and Fountell, in Com. Wilts. Wyke-Warre, in Com. Gloc. Hempston-Cantelow, in Com. Devon. Fakenham Aspes in Com. Suff. Swynesheved, Syxhill, and Bloxham, in Com. Linc. withClaus. 29 H. 6. m. 8. the Patronage of the Abby of Swynesheved as also of the Parish-Church of Swineshed; and Free-Chappel of Barthorp, and Advouson of the Church of Bloxham, in Com. Linc. leavingEsc. ut su­lpra. Richard his son and heir Nineteen yeares of age.

Which Richard Richard. beingPat. 38 H. 6. p. 2. m. 22. a stout assertor of the Lancastrian Interest; in considerationPat. 38 H. 6. p. 2. m. 22. of his special services in the Wars of that time with the House of Yorke, in 38 H. 6. obtain'd a Grant Pat. 38 H. 6. p. 2. m. 22. of Forty pounds per annum during his life, to be receiv'd out of the issues and profits of the Man­nor of Old Wutton, in Com. Wilts. part of the possessions of Richard Duke of York, then attainted.

But the Scene soon after changing; taking no pleasure in living under the power of those, un­to whom he had been formerly an active adver­sary; [Page 141] in 3 E. 4. he got LicenseRot. Franc. 3 E. 4. m. 12. to go beyond Sea, and to take with him Twelve servants; and as many Horses, not exceeding the value of For­ty shillings a peice; and there to continue.

And having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 38 H. 6. until 12 E. 4. inclusive, departed Esc. 16 E. 4. n. 62. this life upon the 10th of March, 16 E. 4. being then seisedEsc. 16 E. 4. n. 62. of the Mannor of Hempston-Cant­lo, in Com. Devon. Mapaudre, Wolverton, Cherleton; Compton-Valence; Hynton-Martel; Mayn Martel; and Newton-Peverel; in Com. Dors. Burnhall, and Hertesborne, in Com. Hertf. Newton-Valence; Wynketon, Barton-Peverel; Okenhanger, and Thirste­wed, in Com. Sout [...]ampt. Midsomer-Norton, Brustlyngton, Shipton-Malet, Eston-Lu­cies, Swalclyffe, Est-Hacche; Alyngton, Bredmere, Wyke, with the Parke of Rounde; Sutton-Mandevile, Stratford-Tony, Hasildon, and Upton, in Com. Wilts. leavingEsc. 16 E. 4. n. 62. Thomas his son and heir Nineteen yeares of age.

Which Thomas obtain'd a special LiveryPat. 16 E. 4. p. 2. m. 6. of his Lands, upon the first of September next fol­lowing, though he then wanted of his full age; and stood in such favour with King Henry the Se­venth, that in the first year of his Reign, he ob­tained a GrantPat 1 H. 7. p. 4. in special tail of the Castle, Ba­rony, Honor, Lordship, Town, and Burrough of Brembre, in Com. Suss. as also of the Mannor of King's-Bernes, West-Gr [...]nsted, Knapp, and Washington. Likewise of the Towns, and Burrough of Shorham, and Horsham; of the Forest of St. Leonard, with the Parks of Bean­bush, and Knap: Of the Hundreds of Bra­ford, Stenynge, Grenestede, Burbeche, and Werdham; with the Half-Hundred of Esteworthe, and Half-Hundred of Fisher­gate: all which Mannors came to the Crown, by the attainderPat 1 H. 7. p. 4. of Iohn Duke of Norffolk, then newly slain at Bosworth-Field.

Moreover, in 7 H. 7. he wasPolyd. Virg. p. 584. n. 30. one of the Chief Commanders in that Army, then sent into Flanders, in aide of Maximilian the Emperor against the French. So likewise inIbid. p. 600. n. 30. 12 H. 7. of those Forces at that time raised for suppressing the Cornish-Mens Insurrection. And, in 5 H. 8. attendedHerb. Hist. [...]. of H 8. p. 36. King Henry in that Voyage-Royal to Therouene, and Tournay.

In 6 H. 8. he waitedStowes Ann. on the Lady Mary (the Kings sister) into France, in order to her Mar­riage with King Lewes the Twelfth, which was solemnized at Abbevile. And, in 14 H. 8. upon the second coming of the Emperor Charles the Fifth into England, amongst other of the English Nobility, he attended himGodw. p. 54. from Gra­velin, to Calais, and so to Dovor, &c. By his Testament,Porth. qu. 2. bearing date 8 Oct. 17 H. 8. he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Tombe of Freestone, within the Chancel of the Parish-Church of Broadwater; appointing, that his Executors should bury him according to his ho­nor; and give two pence a piece in Almes to eve­ry poor Man and Woman, who would come and receive it, at the same Church of Broadwater. Towards the charges whereof, he willed, that his Collar of Gold of Garters, and Chaine which he usually wore should be sold. He likewise be­queathed to the said Church of Broadwater, his Mantle of Blew Velvet of the Garter, and his Gown of Crimson Velvet belonging thereto; therewith to make two Altar-Clothes.

To Sir Thomas West his son nd heir, he gave all his Hangings and Bedding, within his great Chamber at O [...]fyngton; and died shortly after: for the probate thereof beareth date 12 Febr. next ensuing; Alianore his wife surviving him. Which Alianore, by her Testament,Hogen. qu. 41. bearing date 10th Maii, An. 1536. (28 H. 8.) bequeath'd her body to be buried in the Tombe, with the said Thomas Lord la Warre, her late Bedfellow (viz. in the Chancel of the Parish-Church of Broad­water, in Com. Suss.) appointing, that a Priest should sing for her at Broadwater, for the space of one year; and that her Executors should give him, for his wages, Ten Marks.

This Thomas, late Lord La Warre, had issue Ibid. & Porth. ut supra. four Sons, viz. Thomas his son and heir, Owen George, and Leonard: and three Daughters; viz. ... Wife of Sir Anthony St. Amand Knight, Catherine, and Barbara.

Which Thomas Thomas. (his son and heir) in 22 H. 8. with the rest of the Peeres in Parliament, sub­scribed Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 306. that Declaration, sent to Pope Clement the Seventh, whereby they gave him advertise­ment, that his Supremacie here, would be in danger to be cast off, in case he did not comply with King Henry in that cause of his Divorce from Queen Catherine. And, in 31 H. 8. upon the dissolution of the greater Monasteries, ob­tain'd a GrantPat. 3 [...]. H. 8. p. 4. of the s [...]ite and circuit of the Abby of Wherwell, in Com. Southampt. with the Lordships of Wherwell, Weston, M [...]d­dleton, Totington, Bolington, Good, ali­as Goodworth, Clateford, and Anne-parva, thereto belonging, unto himself, and Elizabeth his Wife, and his heires; in exchange for the Mannors of Halfnaked, and UUa [...]erton, in Com. Suss. with their Appurtenances in Mend­ham, Byrdham, UUestychenor, Hunstoll, Ivernoll, Woodcote, Westerton, Stre­thampton, Boxgraue, Compton, Diss­ham, and Yapton, in the same County: Which Mannors, the King; through the incitation of Cromwell, and other the chief contrivers in the dissolution of the Religious Houses, gained from him; to prevent the future restitution of those Lands, to such uses whereunto they were origi­nally intended.

This Thomas Lord la Warr having noRot. Parl. de eodem anno. issue of his Body, took William his Brother's son (who stood his next heir) and bred him up in his own house: But he, being not content to stay till his Uncle's natural death, preparedRot. Parl. de eodem anno. poyson to dis­patch him quickly. Which being discovered, so highly incensed the good old man; that, in 2 E. 6. upon complaint thereof in Parliament, he procu­red a special ActRot. Parl. de eodem anno. to attaint him, so that he might not be capable of succeeding him in his Lands or Honor. After which, departingI. 11 in offic Arm. s. 35. a. this life at Offyngton, on Tuesday, 9 Oct. An. 1554. (1 & 2 Pb. & M) he was buriedI. 11 in offic Arm. s. 35. a. at Bridgwa­ter.

To whom (notwithstanding) succeeded William William. his said Nephew, and next heir. Which William bearingHollingsh p. 1133. b [...] n. 40. the Title of Lord la Warre, servedHollingsh p. 1133. b [...] n. 40. in the English Army at the siege of St. Quintins in Picardy, in 4 Mariae.

And, in 5 Eliz. in the Parliament then held, procuring a RestorationRot. Parl. de eodem [...] no. in blood, he obtained a new CreationEx stem­mate. to the Title of Lord la Warre: And, having Married Elizabeth, daughter to Thomas Strange of Chesterton, departedEx stem­mate. this life in An. 1595. (38 Eliz.) leavingEx stem­mate. issue, [Page 142] Thomas Thomas. his son and heir. Which Thomas, in 39 Eliz. exhibiting his PetitionJournal of Parl. de co­dem anno. to the Queen, in the Parliament then held, to be restored to the place and precedencie of his Ancestors, obtained Journal of Parl. de co­dem anno. his desire; being thereupon setJournal of Parl. de co­dem anno. betwixt the Lord Willoughby of Cresby, and the Lord Berkley. This Thomas took to WifeMs. in of­fic. Arm. Anne, daughter to Sir Francis Knolles Knight of the Garter, and Treasurer of the Houshold to Queen Elizabeth, and by her had issueMs. in of­fic. Arm. two sons, Ro­bert who married ... daughter of Sir Hen­ry Cooke Knight, but died without issue; and Tho­mas. Thomas. As also six daughters; Lucie married to Henry Ludlow Esquire; Catherine, who died un­married; Eleanor wedded to William Savage; Anne to Iohn son and heir of Sir Brian Pellet Knight, Penelope, and Elizabeth.

Which Thomas, in An. 1609. (7 Iac.) being madeAnnal. R. Jac per E. Howes. Captain-General of all the Colonies, then planted, or to be planted in Uirginia, went Annal. R. Jac per E. Howes. thither with three Ships, and an Hundred and fifty men, most Artificers: but diedAnnal. R. Jac per E. Howes. in that Voyage; leaving issueMs in of­ficio Arm. ut supra. by Cecilie his Wife, daughter of Sir Thomas Shirley Knight, Henry his son and heir, and six daughters; Iane, Eliza­beth, Anne, Cecilie Lucie, and Catherine.

Which Henry took to Wife Isabell, the daugh­ter of Sir Thomas Edmunds Knight, Treasurer of the Houshold to King Charles Charles. the First; and had issue by her Charles his son and heir, who married Anne the daughter of Iohn Wilde of Dortwiche, in Com. Wigorn. Esquire (and Ser­jeant at Law) and two daughters; Elizabeth, wedded to Francis Binlos Esquire, and Mary to ... Orme, Citizen of London. Which Charles hath issue two sons, Charles and Iohn; and Ceci­lie a daughter.

Montgomerie.
[16 Edw. 3.]

IN 20 E. 3. Iohn de Montgomeri wasRot. Franc. 20 E. 3 p. 1. m. 13. in that great Expedition, then made into France: and in 21 E. 3. was made CaptainCart. & Pat. apud (alef 21 E. 3. m. 4. of Ca­lais: as also AdmiralRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 6. of the Kings whole Fleet, from the Mouth of Thames to the Westwards. He had summonsClaus. de co­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 10 E. 3. but never af­ter, nor any of his Descendents.

Wilinton.
[16 Edw. 3.]

THough but one of this Family, and no more than once, had ever any summons to Parliament, whereby he could be in­titled to the honor of a Peer of this Realm: yet have I thought fit to take notice of his Ance­stors, before I descend to speak of him.

In 8 H. 3. Raphe Raphe. de Wilinton, being made Pat 8 H. 3. p 1. m. 2. Governor of Bristoll, Castle, had alsoPat 8 H. 3. p 1. m. 2. the Wardenship of the Forest, with that of the Chase of Rainsham granted unto him: And, in 9 H. 3. residingClaus. 9 H. 3. m. 3. at that Castle, in order to the Kings service; obtained,Ibid. for his support therein, the Scutage for four Knights Fees; which Fees he held of the son and heir of Roger de Kaanes, in Su [...]ex.

In 17 H. 3. this Raphe was also GovernorPat. 17 H. 3. m. 4. of the Divises-Castle, in Com. Wiltes. and, in 38 H. 3. madePat. 38 H. 3. m. 2. Sheriff of Devon: and Governor of the Castle at Exeter; which trust he held Rot. Pip. 38 & 39. Devon. for the space of one whole year. About the same time, he was constitutedPat. 48 H. 3. m 8. Governor of the Isle of Lundey. But afterwards adheredEsc. 50 H. 3. to the Re­bellions Barons.

To this Raphe succeeded Iohn Iohn. his son and heir. Which Iohn, in 11 E. 1. obtained a grant Ex magno Regist. Ducat. Lanc. tit. Wall. from the King of the Castle of Reirkenny in UUales, to himself and Raphe his brother, in Fee: as also of the Mannors of Brohtone, Eli­stone, and Drchestone, in Com. Wilts. after the death of Margaret the wife of Iohn Giffard of Brimsfeild; all which came to the Crown by the AttainderEx magno Regist. Ducat. Lanc. tit. Wall. of Iohn Maltravers: and, in 27 E. 1. procured LicensePat. 27 H. 1. m. 16. to make a Castle of his Man­nor-House at Yate, in Com. Gloc.

Likewise, in 4 E. 2. forCa [...]t. 4 E. 2. n. 37. Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands, within his Mannors of Yate, Polton, Sandhurst, Hatherley, Abbyn­ton, and Weston, in that County; Umber­ley, Brykinton, Beauford, Houshage, Stoke-Rivers, and Langley, in Com. Devon. Fowton and Langlos, in Com. Cornub. Cal­ston, in Com. Wiltes. Staullputte, in Com. Berks. Chiriton, in Com. Warr. and Pelondon, in Com. Essex.

In 15 E. 2. this Iohn, takingLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 381. part with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, in that Rebellious Insurrection, then by him made, was imprison­ed; Lel coll. vol. 1 p. 381. and thereby, sorfeiting all, his Lands were seisedPat. 6 E. 3. p. 3. m. 14. into the Kings hands, the Isle of Lun­dey beingPat. 6 E. 3. p. 3. m. 14. part. But King Edward the Third restoredPat. 6 E. 3. p. 3. m. 14. them to him again. Whereupon he passedIbid. the Isle of Lundey to Raphe Raphe. his son, in Fee; who soldIbid. it to William de Monta­cute.

Which Raphe, in 15 E. 3. beingRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 6. in that Expe­dition then made into Scotland, wasRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 6. of the retinue with Henry de Lancaster Earl of Derby. Moreover, in 16 E. 3. he had summonsClaus. de co­dem an. in dorso. to Par­liament amongst the Barons of this Realm: and in 19 E. 3. (being then a Banneret,Rot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. and residing Rot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 4. in Glocestershire) received commandRot. Franc 19 E. 3. m. 4. to at­tend the King upon the Feast day of St. Laurence, well fitted with Horse and Armes, and to saile with him beyond Sea: Also, in 21 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 1. in the Wars of France: and departed Esc. 22 E. 3. n. 29. this life 14 Apr. 22 E. 3. without issue; being then seisedEsc. 22 E. 3. n. 29. of the Mannors of Lanteglos, juxta Fawy, in Com. Cornub. Frampton-Cotel, Abbynton, Sandhirst, Polom, Yate, and Weston, in Com. Gloc. Staulputts, in Com. Berks. Wamberlegh, Honyshawe, Beau­ford, and Stoke-Ryvers, in Com. Devon. leav­ing Reginald de Wylinton, his Uncle, his next heir, Fifty yeares of age.

Patshull.
[16 E. 3.]

IN the time of King Henry the Third, Simon Simon. de Patshull heldTesta de Ne­vil Bedf. the Mannor of Bletsho, in Com. Bedf. of the Barony of Bedford, by the service of one Knights Fee. And, in 17 H. 3. Hugh de Patshull, Hugh. UncleRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 10. to Mand, the wife of Nigel de Moubray, gaveRot. Fin. 17 H. 3. m. 10. to Hubert de Burgh Three hundred Marks fine, on the behalf of the said Maud, that she might marry where she should think fit, and enjoy her Dowrie in the Mannors of Hovingham, and Burton, in Com. Ebor. and Ryvers, in Rent.

To one of these succeeded another Simon; Simon. who, in 23 E. 1. having marriedRot. Fin. 23 E 1. m. 10. Isabell, the daughter and heir of Iohn de Steyngreve, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 23 E 1. m. 10. of his Lands. And to him Iohn Iohn. de Patshull; who, having been sum­moned Claus. de co­dem anno in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realme, in 16 E. 3. but no more, departedEsc. 23 E. 3. n. 96. this life, upon Wednesday, next before the Feast of St. Margaret the Virgin, in 23 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 23 E. 3. n. 96. of the Mannors of Caysho, and Blet­nesho, in Com. Bedf. as also of the Mannors of Steyngreve, and Nanyngton, in Com. Ebor. Likewise of Twenty two pounds nineteen shil­lings eight pence halfpenny rent, issuing out of cer­tain Lands in Patshull, with its Members: leav­ing Esc. 23 E. 3. n. 96. William William. his son and heir Thirty seven years of age. Which William never had summons to Parliament; but diedClaus. 42 E. 3. m. 13. without issue in 42 E. 3. or before. Whereupon Sibill, wife of Roger de Beauchamp, Alice the wife of Thomas Wake of Blisworth; Mabel the wife of Walter de Facon­berg; and Catherine the wife of Sir Robert de Tuden­ham Knight his Sisters, becameClaus. 42 E. 3. m. 13. his next heirs.

Stryvelin.
[16 Edw. 3.]

IN 9 E. 3. Iohn de Stryvelin wasRot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 9. in the Gar­rison of Edenburgh Castle, in Scotland, on the behalf of King Edward the Third. And in 16 E. 3. constitutedRot. Scoc. 16 E. 3. m. 5. one of the Com­missioners, then imployed, with the Bishop of Durham, Raphe Lord Nevill, and others, to Treat of Peace with the Scots.

Likewise, in 20 E. 3. (being thenRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11. a Knight) he attendedRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11. the King, in that famous Expedi­tion then made into France. And, had sum­mons Claus de iisdem, ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Batons of this Realme, from 16 E. 3. until 44 E. 3. inclusive. But farther I shall not say of him, none of his po­sterity having been so summoned.

Trussel.
[16 Edw. 3.]

OF this Family, which was of great anti­quity in Warwickshire, possessing Lib rub. in Sca [...]. f. 104. a. the Lordship of Billesley in that County, from the time of King Henry the First, was Richard Trussel, Richard. who lostEsc. 50 H. 3. n 3. his life in the bat­tel of Evesham, in 49 E. 3. As also William of Cublesdon, in Com. Staff. Which annor they enjoyedCommunia d [...] T. Mich 30 E. 1. by the marriage of Roese, the daughter and heir to William Pantolf. Which William Trussell had issue another William; William. who, in rightPlac. apud Cestr. 4 [...] E 3 m 6. of Mand his wife, daughter and heir to Warine Manwaring, possessedPlac. apud Cestr. 4 [...]. E 3 m 6. (inter alia) the Mannor of Warmicham, in Cheshire. From whom descended Edward Trussell whose daugh­ter and heir, called Elizabeth, became the wife Catal of Nob. by R. [...]. of Iohn Earl of Oxford, in the time of King Henry the Seventh.

But the principal Male-branch remaining, I take to be that which sometime did reside at Cublesdon: Of which was William William. Trussel; who, in 22 E. 1. amongst divers other great Men of that time, receiv'd command,Rot. Vase. 22 E. 1. in dorso, m. 8. upon the 8th of Iune, to repair to the King, with all speed, to treat of certain important affaires of the Realme: and soon after that, had summons,Ibid. m. 7. to fit himself with Horse and Armes and to be at Ports­mouth, upon the first of September follow­ing, thence to saile with him into Gas­coine.

To this William succeeded another William; William. who, in 15 E. 2. beingL [...]l. Col [...]d vol. 1. p. 671. one of the adherents to Thomas Earl of Lancaster, was thereupon Exi­led: L [...]l. Col [...]d vol. 1. p. 671. and, in 20 E. 2. attendedH. Knig [...]ron col. 2544. n. 20. Queen Isabel and Prince Edward into England, when they returned with what Power they could raise a­gainst those Powerful Favourites of that time, the two Spensers. Of which, one being brought to Trial, had his SentenceIb. 2547. l. 9. by this William; Who was at that time in such reputation with the Commons in Parliament; that being made their Speaker,Ib. 2549. n. 60 & 2550. n. 10. upon the Deposall of that un­happy King; he published,Ib. 2549. n. 60 & 2550 n. 10. in the Name of the whole House, a Disclaimer of their Allegiance to him: and, in 1 Edw. 3. was constitutedRot. Fin. 1 E. 3. m. 22. Es­chaetor-General on the South of Crent.

But, soon after this, beingH. Knigh­ton, 2554. n. 60. an Adversary to Roger de Mortimer (who, through his interest with Q. Isabell, bore no little sway, about the beginning of King Edward the Thirds Reign) he was constrainedH. Knigh­ton, 2554. n. 60. to flee beyond Sea, and there to stayH. Knigh­ton, 2554. n. 60. until Mortimers fall, which hapned about three years after: and then (viz. in 4 E. 3.) was again constitutedRot. Fin. 4. [...]. 3. m. 4. Eschaetor on the South of [...]rent.

In 7 E 3. this William was madePat. 7. E. 3. p. 2. m. 13. Constable of the Castle at Beaumares (in Angleley) and in 8 E. 3. oneRot. vasc. 8 E. 3. m. 5. of the Commissioners as­signed to treat with those, which were sent by Philip King of France, concerning a Truce betwixt both Realmes. In 9 E. 3. he wasRot. Pin. 9 E. m. 3. Es­chaetor North of Trent: and, in 12 E. 3. in considerationClaus 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 32. of his great services, as well be­yond Sea, as otherwise; in recompence thereof, obtain'd, from the King, the giftClaus 12 E. 3. P. 1. m. 32. of a Thousand pounds.

In 13 E. 3. he was AdmiralRot. Alem. 13 E. 3. m. 6. of the Royal [Page 144] Navy from the mouth of Thames to the West­wards: and, in 15 E. 3. (being then a Knight) wasRot. A'em. [...]5 E. 3. m. 2. in that Expedition then made into Fian­ders. The same year likewise, he wasRot. Scoc. 15 E. 3. m. 4. in the Scotish wars; and of the retinue with Henry Earl of Derby. And, in 16 E. 3. beingRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 11. in that great Expedition, then made into France, was constitutedRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 11. Admiral of all the Fleet, from the mouth of Chames, to Barwick upon [...]wede, his residenceIbid, m. 18. being then at Cublesdon.

In this year he had summonsClaus. 16 E. 3. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realme; but not afterwards; nor any of his posterity. And, in 17 E. 3. being againRot. Franc. 17 E. 3. m. 3. in the wars of France, had an allowanceClaus. 18 E. 3 p. [...]. m. 85. of Thirteen shillings four pence per diem, for his wages, from the time of the Kings last passage into Britanny. In 18 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 18 E. 3. m. 3. in France: and, in regardClaus. 18 E. 3. p. 1. m. 85. of his great and acceptable services, obtained the grantClaus. 18 E. 3. p. 1. m. 85. of a Thousand pounds more, to be paid out of the Exchequer. Before the end of which year, he was also sent Embassador,Ex autogr. penes, T. Co. Elgin. with the Prior of Ro [...]hester, into France; to treat of a marriage, betwixt the eldest son to the King of Cast [...]le, and a daughter of King Edward. Whereupon he had an allowanceClaus. 19 E. 3. p. 1. m. 28. of a Marke, for every day during his passage through Eng­land; and Twenty shillings per diem, as long as he should abide beyond Sea.

And, in 20 E. 3. (or near that time) sate Lel. coll. vol. 1. p. 675. with Sir William Thorpe, then Chief Justice of the Kings Bench, at the Tower of London, upon Tryal of the Earls of Fyfe, and [...]entet [...]e: Whereupon the Earls of Mentethe, wasLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 675. hang­ed, drawn, and quartered; but the Earl of Fyfe spared.

After him, viz. in 37 E. 3. there was another William William. Trussel; who beingPat. 41 E. 3. p. 2. m. 2. per In­spex. a diligent attendant on Prince Edward (commonly called the Black-Prince) in the battel of Poytiers; in conside­ration Pat. 41 E. 3. p. 2. m. 2. per In­spex. of that and other services, done and to be done, obtained from him the grantPat. 41 E. 3. p. 2. m. 2. per In­spex. of Forty pounds per annum, for life; to be paid out of his Exchequer at Chester, at Easter and Michael­mas, by even portions: but diedEsc. 37 E. 3. n. 69. at Cub [...]es­don 20 Iunii the same year; leaving Margaret Esc. 37 E. 3. n. 69. the wife of Fulke de Pembruge, his daughter and heir Fourteen yeares of age.

Which Fulke, doing his Homage, had Livery Rot. Fin. 37. E. 3. m. 11. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

Longvilers.
[16 Edw. 3.]

IN 25 E. 1. Iohn de Longvilers departedEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 52. this life, being then seisedEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 52. of the Mannor of Tokesford, in Com. Nott. and Gloseborne, in Com. Ebor. leavingEsc. 25 E. 1. n. 52. Thomas his brother and heir, nineteen years of age. Which Thomas had summonsClaus. de eodem anno, n [...] dorso. to Parliament, in 16 E. 3. amongst the Barons of this Realme, but never after: and diedClaus. 48 E. 3. m. 6. in 48 E. 3. leaving Agnes his sister, then marriedClaus. 48 E. 3. m. 6. to Robert, the son of Raphe Cromwell, his next heir, of full age.

Vghtred.
[18 Edw. 3.]

OF this Family (which hath been of great antiquity in Yorkshire) was Robert Robert. Vghtred, who, in 28 E. 1. obtained a CharterCart. 28 E. 1. n. 87. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn­lands at killingw [...]ke, juxta Pokelyngton; and at Munketon, in the More, in Com. E [...]or. and diedEsc 3 E. 2. n. 38. in 3 E. 2. being then seisedEsc 3 E. 2. n. 38. of the Mannors of Colton, Skakelthor [...], and Sty­veton in that County, leavingEsc 3 E 2. n. 38. Thomas Thomas. his son and heir Twenty three yeares of age.

Which Thomas became a person of great note, in his time. For, in 8 E. 2. he was im­ploy'd Rot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. in dor­so, m. 8. into Scotland on the behalf of Willi­am de Latimer: and inRot. Scoc. 10 E. [...] m. 7. 10 E. 2. andRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2. m. 3. 13 E. 2. in the wars of that Country. In 15 E. 2. he was madeRot. Fin. 15. E. 2 m. 2 [...]. Governor of Scardeburgh-Castle: and in 7 E. 3. being againRot. Vase. 9. E. 3. m. 1. in the Scotish wars, on the behalf of Edward Baliot, King of that Realm, (who having done Homage to King Edward the Third as superior Lord thereof, had aide from him against his opponents) merited so well, for his service there done; that, in the first year of his Reign, he ob [...]ained from him a grantRot. Scoc. [...]. E. 3. m. 19. of the Mannor of Bouc [...], and all other the Lands of Sir Iohn Stiward Knight lying in that Realme, which by his forfeiture were eschaeted to the Crown.

In 9 E. 3. he was againRot. Scoc. [...]. E. 3. m. ... in those Scotish wars: and, in 10 E. 3. madeRot. Scoc. 10 E. m 34 Admiral of the Kings whole Fleet, from the mouth of Thames to the Northwards. In 11 E. 3. he servedRot. Scoc. [...]. E. 3. m. 11. a­gain in Scotland. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 12 E. 3. m. 5. 12 E. 3. Also, beingClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 6. at that time a Banneret, and Go­vernor of St. Ioh [...]s Town (otherwise cal­led Perth) he had an AssignationClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 3. m. 6. of the sum of Five hundred eighty five pounds, six shillings, six pence half peny; for the wages due to him, and his men at Armes, Hobelars, and Foot-soldi­ers, there imployed; and for his other expences in fortifying thereof. But, in 14 E. 3. he went Rot. Alem. 14 E. 3. m. 24. into Flanders: and, in 19 E. 3. servedRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 18 in the wars of France, in the retinue of Thomas de Bea [...]champ Earl of Warwick. So likewise inRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. m. 5. 20 E. 3. and 21Rot. Franc. 21 E. 3. m. 2. E. 3. In consideration whereof he obtain'd a grantPat. 34 E. 3. p. 2. m. 29. per Inspex. of Two hundred pounds per annum during his life.

In 23 E. 3. he was retein'dIbid. to serve the King in his wars beyond Sea with Twenty Men at Armes, and Twenty Archers, on Horseback; ta­king after the rate of Two hundred pounds per annum for his wages, during the continuance of the war: and, in time of peace, as other Banne­rets used to do. And, in 26 E. 3. the French threatningRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 5. an Invasion, whereupon all the Counties in England arrayed and arm'd their ablest Men, he was appointedRot. Franc. 26 E. 3. m. 5. one of the Com­missioners in Yorkshire, for that service. In 28 E. 3. he had a confirmationCart. [...]8 E 3. n. 11. of Free-warren at Cukewald, and Everle, in Com. Ebor. as al­so for a Market upon the Wednesday, every week, at Cukewald; and for a Faire there yearly, on the Eve and Day of our Ladies As­sumption: And, in 33 E. 3. wasRot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. p. 1. m. 14. in the Wars of Gascoine.

[Page 145]In 34 E. 3. making surrenderPat. 34. E. 3. ut su­pra. of those Let­ters Patents, and Indenture of Reteiner made in 21 & 23 E. 3. he had a grantPat. 34 E. 3. ut su­pra. of Two hundred pounds per annum, payable every year out of the Exchequer; with Robes out of the King's great Wardrobe. And in 37 E. 3. had another Char­ter, Cart. 37 E. 3. n. 11. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-lands at Chorkeby, juxta Threske, and [...]illom, in Com. Ebor. He had also summonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parlia­ment from 18 to 38 E. 3. inclusive; and died Rot. Fin. 39 E. 3. m. 11. in 39 E. 3. leaving Thomas his son and heir, at that time a Knight, and of full age▪ who had, thereupon, LiveryRot. Fin. 39 E. 3. m. 11. of his Lands.

Which Thomas, Thomas. being also a Military-man, in 40 E. 3. MarchtRot. Scoc. 40 E. 3. m. 2. into Scotland: and, in 51 E. 3. was madeRot. Scoc. 51 E. 3. m. 4. Constable and Chamberlain of Loghmaban-Castle, in that Realme. In Rot. Scoc. 1 R. 2. m. 18. 1 R. 2. & 3. R. 2. he wasRot. Franc. 3 R. 2. m. 12. likewise in the wars of France: as also inRot. Scoc. 7 R. 2. m. 6. 7 R. 2. being at that time in the retinueRot. Scoc. 7 R. 2. m. 6. of Henry de Perci Earl of Northumberland; continuingRot. Scoc. 8 R. 2. m. 11. with that Earl in the Garrison of Barwick, the whole en­suing year: But, farther I have not seen of him till his death; which hapnedEsc. 3 H. 4. n. 34. upon Friday next after the Feast of St. Martin, in Winter, 3 H. 4. at which time he was seisedEsc. 3 H. 4. n. 34. of the Mannors of Kerby, Killingwyke, Howke, Skakel­thorpe, Colton, le Lund, and Twithorp in the Thistles, in Com. Ebor. leavingEsc. 3 H. 4. n. 34. Thomas Thomas. his Grandson (viz. son of William, his eldest son, who died in his life time) his next heir, eight­teen years of age, and then married to Margaret the daughter of Sir Iohn Godard Knight. But neither his Grandfather, nor himself, nor any of his descendents had ever summons to Parliament.

Molins.
[21 Edw. 3.]

THat this Family of Molins, whereof I am now to speak, was originally of French extraction; and from that Town in Bourbonois so called, is not at all to be doubt­ed: Howbeit, until the beginning of King E. 3. Reign, that Iohn de Molins became a person not a little eminent, as well for his esteem with that King, as his large possessions, in several Counties; especially Buckinghamshire; I have not seen any thing of note thereof from our publick Records. It is not improbable, but that he did descend from the same Robert de Molins; Robert. who, disobeyingOrd. Vit. 578. 2. the commands of King Henry the First, was thereupon disherited;Ord. Vit. 578. 2. and ba­nish'd Ord. Vit. 578. 2. out of Normandy, with Agnes his wife, daughter of Robert de Grentmesnill: where­upon he went into Apulia, and there endedOrd. Vit. 578. 2. his dayes: But I return to Iohn.

This Iohn being one of those, who (in 4 E. 3.) entredEx vet. Cartular. pen [...]s Theoph Co. Hunt. the Castle of Nottingham, with Wil­liam de Montacute, and others, in the night time; and there surprized Roger de Mortimer Earl of March; received pardonEx vet. Cartular. pen [...]s Theoph Co. Hunt. for the same, shortly after. He took to wifeEx coll. R. Gl. S. Egidia, the Cosm and heir of Iohn Manduit, of Somerford, in Com. Wiltes. and Margaret his wife, daughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. and coheir of Robert Pogeys, of Stoke, in Com. Buck, (commonly called Stoke-Pogeys.) And, in 5 E. 3. being then a GentlemanCart. 5 [...]. 3. n. 3. Pat. 5 E [...] p. 3. m. 6. of the King's Privy-Chamber; in considerationCart. 5 E. 3. n. 3. P [...] 5 E [...] p. 3. m. 6. of his lauda­ble services, done, and to be done, obtained Li­cense, Cart. 5 [...]. 3. n. 3. P [...] 5 E [...] p. 3. m. 6. for himself, and her the said Egidia, to have a Faire every year at his Mannor of Stoke-pugeis, upon the Eve, and Festival of St. Giles, and five dayes then next ensuing: as alsoCart. 5 [...]. 3. n. 3. P [...] 5 E [...] p. 3. m. 6. to make a Castle of his Mannor-Houses of Stoke-pugeis, and Ditton, in Com. Buck. And, in 6 E. 3. had the like GrantCart. 6 E. 3. n. 33. for to hold a Court-Leet, at his said Mannor of Stoke-pugeis.

Moreover, in 7 E. 3. he procured a Charter Cart. 7 E. 3. n. 3. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands, at Weston-Turvile, in the same County: Also Pat. 7 E. 3. p. 2. m. [...]. to make a Castle of his Mannor-House there. And, in 8 E. 3. the like CharterPat. 8 E 3. n. 33. of Free­warren, in all his Demesn-lands, at Agmonde­sham, and Little-Mussenden, in that Coun­ty: As also at Halverthing, and Wandes­worth, in Com. Surr. Furthermore, the next en­suing year (scilicet 9 E. 3.) having purchasedEx pr [...]d. vet. Cartu­lar. f. 36. the Mannors of Dachet, and Fu [...]mere, in Com. Buck. from William de Montacut [...] he obtain'd the King's confirmationEx pr [...]d. vet. Cartu­lar. f. 36. of that Grant; together with a GrantCart. 9 E. 3. m. 1. in Fee, of the Mannor of Lute­gareshale, in Com. Buck. part of the possessions of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester, at­tainted. To the Canons of St. Marie-Overie, in Southwark (in Com. Surr.) he was a spe­cial Benefactor; in recompence whereof, by their Instrument,Ex praef Ca [...]ul. f. 285. bearing date 4 Cal. Febr. the same year, they made him partaker of all their Pray­ers, &c., and covenanted to mention him in all their Masses, Vigils, &c. and, so soon as notice should be given to them of his death, or the death of Egidia his wife, to inscribe their names in their Martyrologe; and to make recital of them annually in their Chapter: as also to performe the like office for them, as for other their Benefact­ors. And that he the said Iohn, his heirs and successors, Lords of Stoke, should have pre­cedence in the Church of Stoke, and in all Processions, a [...] the Patrons thereof ought to have.

In 10 E. 3. he obtained LicenseCart. 10. E. 3. n. 55. for the ma­king of a Castle of his Mannor-House at Aston, in Com. Buck. and to im-parke his Woods of Il­mere, la Sale; with One hundred Acres of Pasture in Bekennesfeld, Burnham, & Chis­penham; and for Free-warren in Bekennes­feld, Burnham, Chipenham, Chalshunt, Fu [...]nham, and Huggley, in the same County. In which year, beingRot. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m. 18. in the wars of Scotland, he was of the retinue with William de Monta­cute.

In 11 E. 3. he had a GrantCart. 11 E. 3. n. 57. in Fee of the Man­nor of Hendle, in Com. Oxon. which Hugh de A [...]dley, and Margaret his wife, held for terme of their lives; as also of the Mannor of Swyrford in the same County, which Iohn de Handlo like­wise held for life. And the same year, procured a special Charter,Cart. 11 E. 1. m. 12. for divers priviledges, in his Lordships of Brehull, Stoke-pugeys, Ditton, Dachette, F [...]mere, Ilmere, Adinton, Asson-Bernard, Weston-Turvile, and Lutga­ [...]esale, in Com. Buck. Also in Henle, and Swyrford, in Com. Oxon. viz. Return of Writs, Summons of the Exchequer, Infangthef, Outfang­thef, Felons Goods, Wayf and Stray, Gallows; and Judgment of such Malefactors as should be [Page 146] apprehended therein, according to the liberty of Infangthef, and Outfangthef. Likewise to be quit of [...]oll, Murage, Pontage, and Pavage, through­out the whole Realme; with Free-warren in all the premises.

About the same time, likewise, he received CommissionEx. praed. Cartul. f. [...]. to seize upon all the Merchants of Lumbardy, with their Goods, Jewels of Gold, and Silver, and other Chattels, then in the City of London; and to deliver them to the Con­stable of the Tower. And had so great a re­spect from the before-specified William de Mon­tacute, then Earl of Salisbury; that he gave order to the Canons of Bustlesham, in Com. Berks. (of which Monastery he was Patron) to celebrate Mass of the Holy Ghost for him, at the Altar of the Apostles, in that Abby.

In this eleventh year of E. 3. he was Treasu­rer Ibid. of the Chamber to that King. And, in 12 E. 3. procured another Charter,Cart. 12 E. 3 n. 3. for liberty to hold a Court-Leet; and to have correction of the A [...]ize of Bread and Ale, throughout all those his Lordships of Brehull, Stoke-pugeis, Ditton, Dachette, Fu [...]mere, Ilmere, A­dinton, Aston-Bernard, Weston-Turvile, Lutegareshale, Stivecie, Littlecote, and Swanburne, in Com. Buck. Henie, and Swyrford, in Com. Oxon. as also at Henie, in Com. Surr. Moreover, beingClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 14. at that time one of the Knights of the King's Chamber, he ob­tain'd a special PreceptClaus. 12 E. 3. p. 1. m. 14. to the Lord Treasurer, and Chamberlains of the Exchequer, for the re­ception of Two hundred twenty pounds ten shil­lings one penny, as well for the wages due to himself, with his Men at Armes and Archers, which were of his retinue in the wars of Scot­land, and elsewhere; as for recompence of the Horses, which he had lost in that service. In which year, also, he wasRot. Alem. 12 E. 3. 8. in that Expedition, then made into Flanders.

About the same time, likewise, he obtain'd a special dischargeEx. praef. Cartul. f. 36. from all such services, as were due from him, for his Mannor of Da [...]het, to Windsore-Castle. And had a GrantIbid. f. 63. of the custody of all the King's Hawkes; that being the service whereby he held the Mannor of Il­mere, in Com. Buck. At this time, also, it was; that the Monkes of St. Fridiswides in Oxford, covenantedIbid. f. 285 to keep his Anniversarie, and the Anniversarie of Egidia his wife, in their Mona­stery. And had a GrantIbid. f. 235 from the King, of the Advouson of the Abby of Burnham, in Com. Buck.

In 13 E. 3. he obtain'd a GrantCart. 13 [...]. 3. n. 2. to himself for life; and afterwards, to William and Iohn his sons, successively, in general tail; and to his own right heires, for Return of Writs, Summons of the Exchequer, and Execution thereon, within the Precincts of his Mannors of Bichindon, and Chardes [...]ey, in Com. Buck. with Infangthef, Outfangthef, Felons Goods, Wayf, Stray, Gal­lows, and Tryal of Malefactors; Court-Leet, Correction of the A [...]ize of Bread and Ale: and to be quit of Pontage, Pavage, Murage, &c.

The like he hadCart. 14 E. 3. n. 30. in 14 E. 3. throughout all his Lordships of Wendobre, in Com. Buck. and La Lee, Brenkeworth, Newton, Gore, Combe, Littleton, Brokenbergh, and Thornehull, in Com. Wiltes. and to imparke his Woods of La Lee, with One hundred Acres of Land, Meadow, and Pasture adjoyning: As also to imparke his Woods of Wokenhu [...], within that Mannor of Brenkeworth, with One hundred and sixty Acres of Land, Meadow, and Pasture contiguous thereto.

The same year also, he obtain'd a GrantEx Coll. [...] GL. s. in Fee, of all the Knights Fees of the H [...]nors of Pi [...]k [...]ey, and Chakes (two antient Baronies then extinct) in what County soever they lay: Which Fees of Pinkney, Henry de Pinkney granted to King Edward the First, and his heires: those of Chokes eschaeting to the Crown, by the attainder of Iohn de Fienles, in regard of his adherence to the French. And bestow'dEx praef. Ca [...]ul. f. 8 on the Canons of St. Mary Overie, before-mention'd, his Ad­vouson of the Church of Stoke-pogeys.

But, before the end of this year (14 E. 3) the King, being disappointedChron. Tho. de la More. of those Moneys which he expected to have been sent over to him, at his siege of Torna [...], came back so en­raged, that he imprison'dChron. Tho. de la More. this Iohn, with di­vers of the Judges of his Courts at Westmin­ster, Clerks of the Chancerie and others; and made seizure of all his Lands; which thereupon were committedRot. [...]in. 16 E. 3. m. 14. to the custody of Iohn Eldred; his offence beingRot. [...]in. 16 E. 3. m. 14. no less than Rebellion. How­beit, in 20 E. 3. (the Kings wrath being then asswaged) he obtain'd restitutionClaus. 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. [...]6. of them again▪ viz. the Mannors of Stoke-Tristre, Co­kelington, Boyford, Aston, Ilmere, Da­chet, Foulmere; Henley upon Thames, Breh [...]ll, Cippenham, Morton-pinkeney, A­dyngton, and Wendovere; with the Fees of Pinkney, and Chokes. As also a Charter of ConfirmationCart. 20 E. 3. n. 17. of the Mannors of Cokeling­ [...]on; Stoke-Tristre, and Boyford, in Com. So­merset, with the Advousons of those Churches: the Mannors of Bichenden and Chardesse-Va­lence, in Com. Buck. with remainder to William his son, in general taile; then to Iohn, his other son in special taile; and so to his own right heires. Also of the Mannor of Cippenham, in the same County for life; with remainder to John his son in special taile: then to William; and after to himself in Fee; With a Release from Edward Duke of Cornwall of Thirty three shillings six pence yearly Rent, for certain Lands, by him held of the said Duke, as of his Mannor of Ben [...]ington, parcel of the Honor of Walingford: Likewise a confirmationIbid [...]. 18. of that Charter, granted to him in 10 E. 3. And of the Mannors of Aston-Bernard, and Ilmere, in Com. Buck. to hold in Capite, by the service of being Marshal of the King's Hawks and Fal­cons.

Furthermore,Ibid [...]. 18. of the Mannors of Brehull, in Com. Buck. and Silveston, in Com. Northampt. with liberty to inclose Three hundred Acres of Wood (part of his said Mannor of Brehull) within the Forest of Bernewode, and to bring it to Culture. Also of the Mannor of Lutga­reshale; and to imparke his Woods there, with One hundred Acres of Land and Pasture adjoyn­ing thereto, for his better support in the State, and degree of Banneret. MoreoverIbid [...]. 18. of the Mannor of Wendowere: and Sixty pounds yearly Rent of the Town of Aylesbury, part of the possessions of Iohn de Fienles, and Robert de Fienles, attainted. Also, of one Messuage, fifty one Acres of Land, and one Acre of Meadow, in Market-Overton (in Com. Rutl.) with the Fees of Pinkney and Chokes: the Moiety of the Mannor of Ga [...]ton, and Advouson of the Church; and of the Advouson of the Church of [Page 147] Norton, in Com. Northampton. belonging to the Fee of Chokes. Having thereby liberty▪ also, to imparke his Woods of Westgrove, and Godardesgyove, belonging to his Mannor of Henle, in Com. Surr. with Three hundred Acres of Land, Meadow, and Pasture contiguous there to, though they lay within the bounds of the Fo­rest.

Likewise,Ibid n. 19. that he might imparke his Woods of Sywardeshull, and Wynarde, in Com. Buck. with Three hundred Acres of Land, Mea­dow, and Pasture, adjoyning thereto. And to fortifie his Mannor-houses of Stoke-Pogeys, and Ditton, with Walls of stone embattelled. Con­firming Ibid. also the exchange by him made, with the Prior of the Church of Southwarke, for Twenty five Acres of Land in Stoke-pogeys, and that his Mansion-houses of Stoke-pogeys, and Ditton, should be exempt from the Au­thority of the Marshall of the Kings Houshold, or any other his Officers. Likewise,Ibid. that his Mannor of Dachette should be held of the King, by the payment of a Rose, for all services: And, that he might fortifie his Mannor-house at Weston-Turvile, with embattelled Walls. Con­firming likewise the Mannors of Adington, and Guldene, with the Patronage of the Abby of Burnham. And, in the Month of Sep­tember the same year, was sentRot. Franc. 20 E 3 p. 2. m. 18 with all the Men at Armes and Archers, which he could well raise, to Sandwich in Kent, for the defence of that Port, against the power of the French.

Besides all these ample concessions; in far­ther testimony of that Kings favour, he had Claus. 21 E. 3. in dorso. summons to Parliament, in 21 E. 3. amongst the Barons of this Realme (but never after).

In which year also, he procured another Char­ter Cart. 21 E. 3. n. 26. for a Faire every year on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Barnabas the Apo­stle, at his Mannor of Wendovere, in Com. Buck. And the like atCart. 21 E. 3. n. 26. Brehull, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow after the Feast of St. Thomas the Martyr.

In 24 E. 3. he obtain'd a ConfirmationEx praed. Cartul [...]. f. 229. from Q. Philippa, of that Grant, which he had from King Edward the Third to cut and carry away, what Woods he might have occasion for, in the Forests of Bernwood, Witlewood, and Windsore. And, in 26 E. 3. had such esteem with that Queen (Wife to King Edward the Third) that she madePat. 26 E. 3. p. 1. m. 23. him Steward of all her Lands, and Lordships; with power to supervise her Castles, and to repaire them, in case of need.

In 29 E. 3. this William wasRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 5. in that Expe­dition then made into France. So likewiseRot. Franc. 33 E. 3. m. 17. in 33 E. 3. being then a Knight. As to his works of piety, besides what have been already menti­on'd, he bestow'dEx praef. Cartular. f. 236. on the before-mention'd Ca­nous of Burnham, his Mannor of Silveston, in Com. Northampt. as also Twenty Acres of Wood, Twenty Acres of Pasture, and Five Marks seven shillings farthing, yearly Rent in fulmere, and the City of London, for the sup­port of three Chaplains, to celebrate Divine Ser­vice; one in the same Abby at the Altar of St. Catherine; another in the Church of Stoke-po­geys, at the Altar of St. Thomas the Martyr; and the third in the Chappel at Ditton, annext to the same Church of Stoke-pogeys; to pray for the good estate of himself, and Egidia his Wife, during this mortal life; for the said Iohn de Mo­lins, and Egidia his wife, during their lives on earth; and for the Souls of Vincen [...] de Molin, his father, and Isabell his Mother: as also to di­stribute unto poor people at their respective. An­niversaries, one Marke in Money; and upon the several festivals of St. Blase, St. George, and St. Mary Magdalen, the like sum: Also upon the deceases of the same Iohn de Molins, and Egidia his wife Twenty shillings. And that the said fe­stivals of St. Blase the Bishop, St. Mary Magda­len, and St. George, might be celebrated in that Monastery, as double festivals. Likewise, that the Anniversarie of the said Vincent and Isabell, should be celebrated yearly on the Fifteenth of October, with mention of the Father, and Mother of Egidia, Wife of the said Iohn de Molins: And that four Tapers should be provided to burn on that day, during the time of Divine Service, at those Anniversaries. The time of his death I have not certainly found: but that Egidia his Wife surviv'd him; and diedRot. [...]. 41. E. 3. m. 30. in 41 E. 3. being then seisedRot. [...] 41. E. 3. m. 30. in Fee-taile of the Mannors of A [...]on-Bernard, and [...], in Com Buck. held of the King, by the service of Falconrie; and for­merly grantedRot. [...] 41. E. 3. m. 30. to her and her said husband, and the heis of their two bodies, from Iohn the son and heir of Sir Iohn Bluk [...] Knight.

To this Iohn Lord M [...]lins succeeded William, William. his son and heir, who marriedRot. Fin. 31 E. 3. m. 8. Margery the daugh­ter and heir of Edmund Bacoun: And, in 41 E. 3. uponRot Fin. 41 E. 3. m. 30. the death of Egidia, his Mother, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot Fin. 41 E. 3. m. 30. of the Lands of her Inheritance: As also LicensePat 41 E 3. p. [...]. m. 7. to travel beyond the Seas. In 46 E. 3. this Sir William Molins was, by IndentureEx autogr. pen [...]s Cler. pell. retein'd to serve the King in Bri­tanny, under the command of Iohn (of Gant) the Kings son, then Duke of Britanny, with seven men at Armes, and twelve Arche [...]s. But departedClaus. 4 R. 2. m. 1 [...]. this life in 4 R. 2. as it seemes: for then had Richard his son and heir, LiveryClaus. 4 R. 2. m. 1 [...]. of his Lands, his Homage being respited, by reason of his being at that time beyond-Sea, in the Kings service.

Which Richard died Richard. [...]sc. 8 [...] R. [...]. n. shortly after; viz. in 8 R. 2. leaving William, [...]sc. 8 R. [...]. n. William. his son and heir seven years of age. Who beingEsc. 3 H. 6. n. 29. afterwards a Knight, departedEsc. 3 H. 6. n. 29. this life 8 Iulii, 3 H. 6. being then sei­sedEsc. 3 H. 6 n. 29. of the Mannors of Hente, A [...]ton, Bamp­ton, Broughton, and a fourth part of the Man­nor of Stanlake, in Com. Oxon. Stoke-puges, Ditton, Foulniere, Ilmere, Ludga [...]sale, UUeston-Turvile, Cherdesle, Chipenham, and Dachet, in Com. Buck. UUhittelee, Box, Tissebury, Funtell, Trowe, farnhull So­merford, Gore, and la Lee, in Com. Wiltes. leaving William his son and heir Nineteen yeares of age.

Which William, William. being also a Knight,Esc. 8 H 6. n. 38 died 8 Maii, 7 H. 6. (slainS [...]ow's A [...]n. at the siege of Orleans in France, as it seems) being then seisedEsc. ut su­pra of the Mannors of Somerford, Lee, UUhitte­lee, Box, Trow, Farnhill, and Gore, in Com. Wiltes. Broughton, Henley upon Thames; Aston, Bampton; and a fourth part of the Mannor of Stanlake, in Com. Ox­on. Stoke-pugeis, Ilmere, Aston-Barnard alias Aston-Molins, Foulmere, Ditton, Lud­garsale, Cherdesley, Chippenham, Da­ [...]her, and UUeston-Turvile, in Com. Buck. Also of the Mannors of Plenge [...]y, Polruen-Mo­lins, and Trengef, in Com. Cornub. leaving Ali­anore his daughter and heir three yeares of age. [Page 148] Which Alianore, in 19 H. 6. was WifeClaus. 19 H. 6. m 33. to Robert Hungerford Esquire, who making proof of her age at that time, and performing his Feal­ [...]y, had LiveryClaus. 19 H. 6. m. 33. of the Lands of Inheri­tance.

Dagworth.
[21 Edw. 3.]

IN 19 E. 2. uponRot. Fin. 19 E. 2. m. 3. the death of Lora, the Widow of William Peyforer (which Lora died seisedRot. Fin. 19 E. 2. m. 3. of the third part of the Office of Huisher in the Exchequer-Court, and Crier in the King's Bench) Iohn Iohn. de Dagworth, being foundRot. Fin. 19 E. 2. m. 3. her Grandson, and next heir; doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 19 E. 2. m. 3. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

To this Iohn succeeded Thomas Thomas. de Dagworth; who, in 19 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 19 E. 3. m. 21. in the Wars of France: and, in 20 E. 3. being then a Knight,Ypod. N. 119. n. 40. and CommanderYpod. N. 119. n. 40. of the Kings Forces in Britan­ny, like another Macchabaeus (saith my Author) T. Wal [...]. p. 158. in two several fights, both in one day, conquer­ed Charles de Rloys, who then usurped the Title of Duke, in right of his Wife; notwithstanding his Army consisted of Fifteen hundred Horse, Eight thousand Balistars, and Thirty thousand Foot.

And the next ensuing year, viz. 21 E. 3. with Ibid. et H. Knight­on. 2593. n. 40 & 50. no more than Three hundred Men at Armes, and Four hundred Archers; upon Wednesday preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, coming to the reliefe of Roche-dirlan, besieged by the same Charles (who had with him Twelve hun­dred Knights and Esquires, near Six hundred Horse, besides Two thousand Balistars, and a nu­merous body of Foot) gaveIbid. et H. Knigh­ton. 2593. n. 40 & 50. Battel to him; and by the help of the Inhabitants, who then sal­lied out, routedIbid. et H. Knigh­ton. 2593. n. 40 & 50. his whole Army; took Thirty six Knights, and many other persons of note, slewIbid. 2596. n. 50. Five hundred Men at Armes [...] and b [...] ought Charles himself prisoner to the Tower of Lon­don. For which great service, he was, the same year (viz. 20 E. 3 10 Ian.) madeRot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. 2. Lieutenant, and Captain-general to the King, in that Duke­dome of Britanny.

In 21 E. 3. this Thomas was againRot. Franc. 21 E. 3. p. 1. m. 11. in the Wars of France; in which also he behaved him­self so honourably, that before the end of that year, he had summonsClaus de [...]sd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm: as alsoClaus de [...]sd. ann. in dorso. the next en­suing year: In which, being constituted Lieu­tenant Rot Franc 2 [...] E. 3. m. 11. to Iohn, the son and heir of Iohn de Montfort, late Duke of Britanny, he wentRot Franc 2 [...] E. 3. m. 11. a­gain thither. Where, making his abode,Rot. Franc. 23 E. 3. m. 5. with Alianore, his Wife, until 33 E. 3. he had the ill hap to be slain,H. Knigh­ton, 2602. n. 40. by the treachery of the French.

To whom succeeded Nicholas Dagworth; Nicholas. a right valiant Soldier also, as his Father was; for in the year 1366. (4 E. 3.) he gave BattelIbid. 2628 n. [...]0 to the French, then in An [...]ou, their Army consist­ing Ibid. 2628 n. [...]0 of Fifteen thousand; routedIbid. 2628 n. [...]0 them, and tookIbid. 2628 n. [...]0 divers Prisoners: amongst which were the Dukes of Orleans, and An [...]on.

It is reportedL [...]. col. vol. 1. p. 826. of this Nicholas▪ that, with Thirteen English Horse, he fought with Sixty French, near to Flaveny; and by the meanes of certain Chariots, which he made use of, for his defence (being placed in a Circle, whereun­to he could enter at pleasure) utterly vanquish'd them.

This Sir Nicholas Dagworth, beingT. Wals. 365. n. 10. one of King Richard the Second's Favourites; in 11 R. 2. The great Lords being then prevalent; at the instanceT. Wals. 365. n. 10. of some of them; was, amongst others (who then had the repute of Evil-Councellors) sentT. Wals. 365. n. 10. to Prison; there to be secured until the ensuing Parliament. But the next year, that storme being over, he was employed as Embas­sador, Ibid. 368. n. 10 & 20. with VValter Skyrlaw, Bishop of Dur­ham, and some others, to Catais; there to treat of Peace with the French: after which time I have not seen any more of him.

VValter de Manny.
[21 Edw. 3.]

THis Walter (an Alien,Monast. Angl. vol. 1. 96 [...]. b. n. 10. in the Diocess of Cambray) being a person chiefly ad­dicted to Military imployments, had the honor of KnighthoodComp. Will. le Zouch cu­stod. mag­nae Garde­robae. con [...]err'd upon him, here in England, in 5 E. 3. by Bathing, and other Sacred Ceremonies; with allowanceComp. Will. le Zouch cu­stod. mag­nae Garde­robae. of Robes, for that Solemnity, out of the King's great Wardrobe, as for a Banneret. After which, he was seldome out of some Warlike Action: For, in 6 E. 3. being made GovernorRot. Fin. 6 E. 3. m. [...]. of Merio­nyth, and of the Castle of Hardelagh, in 8 E. 3. he was imploy'd inRot. Scoc. 8 E. 3. m. [...]. the Scotish Wars: So likewise in 9 E. 3. and 10 E. 3.Rot. Scoc. 9 E. 3. m. 3 [...]. And in 11 E. 3. constitutedRot. Vas [...]. 11 E. 3. m. 1 [...]. Admiral of all the Kings Fleet, from the Mouth of Thames, Northwards: In which year also he serv'd againRot. Scoc. 11 E. 3. m. 2 [...] in the Wars of Scotland: and, having behav'd himself ho­nourably, in those his adventures (the King be­ing at that time there) wasFrois. Iib. 1 & 2. f. 16 [...]. made of his Privy Council, and well advancedFrois. Iib. 1 & 2. f. 16 [...]. in the Court. Be­ing likewise, shortly after, inIbid, f. 19. a. the Battel of Ca­gant, against the French; and seeing Henry Earl of Derby (son to Henry, Earl of Lancaster) fell'd to the ground, heIbid, f. 19. a. brought him out of danger, and cryed Lancaster for the Earl of Der­by.

In the week also, that Defyance was made to the French King, he rodeIbid, f. 20. b. through Brabant, night and day, with Forty Speares, till he came to Hainault; having made a PromiseIbid, f. 20. b. to di­vers Ladies, before he went out of England, to be the first that should enter France, and get some Town or Castle: and, accordingly, entred Ibid, f. 20. b. Mortaigne, with his Penon born before him, through the High Street. But, coming to the great Tower, found the Gate fast closed. Which, causing the Watch of the Castle to blow his Horne, and cry Treason, Treason; he went Ibid. back, and set fireIbid. on the Street joyning thereto. ThenceIbid. 2 [...]. [...]. rode to Conde, and so to Ualencienes; and from that place to a strong Castle, called the Castle of Thine, which he suddenly took:Ibid. 21. [...]. And having made it a Garri­son, placedIb. b. & f. 20. a. his Brother Giles Manny Governor thereof; and so return'dIb. b. & f. 20. a. to the King then at Machline.

In 12 E. 3. he wasRot. Alem. 12 E. 3 m. 7. in that Expedition made into Flanders; and landed [...]. Wals. p. 132. at a certain Isle called Ageneyes, to take in fresh water. Where [Page 149] the Inhabitants rising upon him (led [...]. Wals. p. 132. on by a brother to the Earl of Flanders;) by the help of his Archers, he so vanquish'd [...]. Wals. p. 132. them, that the Captain, with all his followers, rendred themselves. In 13 E. 3. he obtain [...]d License, Cart. 13 E. 3. n. 14. for a Market every week, upon the Tuesday, at Aber, in Wales: and three Faires every year; one, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of the Holy Trinity; another, on that Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Michael; and third, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Dionyse. And, in 14 E. 3. upon that Expedition,Yyod. Neustr. p. 116. then made in­to the North-parts of France (accompanied Yyod. Neustr. p. 116. with the Earl of Hainault, and Sir Reginald de Cobham Knight) he made great spoileYyod. Neustr. p. 116. in the Country; slew more than a Thousand Soldiers, and burnt Three hundred Villages. In this year, also, he wasFrois. 29. b. & 30. a. in that great Sea-sight, betwixt the English and French, before Sluse, in Flan­ders; and for his expences, in that and other services, had an AssignationClaus. 14 E. 3. m. 22. of Two thousand pounds, payable by the Receiver of the Subsidy, then levied in Essex.

In 15 E. 3. he came toFrois. f. 43. a. the Castle of Con­quest, which the French had won the day be­fore: And finding, that Sir Loyes of Spain was gone, grew very sorry; intendingFrois. f. 43. a. to have fought with him: saying,Frois. f. 43. a. that he would not go thence, till he saw who were in the Castle, and how it had been won: And, at length, finding a breach in the Wall, entredFrois. f. 43. a. thereat. After this, having vanquishtIb. b. & 44 a. Sir Loyes of Spain, in the Field of Camperle, he tookIb. b. & 44 a. the Castle of Gony, in the Forest: And, the same year, wentRot. Sco [...]. 15 E. 3. m. 2. again into Scotland. In 16 E. 3. be­ing one of those, which were sentH. Knigh­ton, 2582. n. 30 to Uan­nes, in Britanny, to see if it could be taken by assault; he soon after accompaniedFross. f. 47. b. the Earl of Arundel and the Lord Stafford to the siege thereof. About that time also, he attendedIb. 48. a. on King Edward to the siege of Nantes: and, in considerationClaus. 16 E 3. p. 1. m. 21. of Four thousand pounds, which he remitted, of the sum of Eight thousand, then due to him from the King, he obtain'd a Grant Claus. 16 E 3. p. 1. m. 21. for life, of the Shrievalty of Merionyth­shire; with the Fee-ferme of Bala, and Har­delagh: As also, an AssignationClaus. 16 E. p. 2. m. 22. of Sixty eight Sacks, and one Quartern, of the Kings Wools in Sussex, for the support of himself and Fifty Men at Armes, with Ffty Archers, on Horse­back in that Expedition, then made into France: His own wages▪ as a Banneret, beingIbid. m. 31. four shil­lings per diem; the Knights (which were Twelve) two shillings a piece; the Esquires one shilling; and the Archers six pence.

In 18 E. 3. beingFrois. f. 50. b. one of the Marshals of the Host to the Earl of Derby, when he went to as­sault Bergerath; he saidFrois. f. 50. b. to him, as he sate at Dinner; Sir, if we were good men at Armes, we should drink this evening with the French Lords in Bergerath. Whereupon, all that heard him, answered,Frois. f. 50. b. Let us Arme. Preparations being therefore made for the assault, both by Sea and Land, the Town yielded. After this, in 19 E. 3. he wasIbid. 53. [...]. with that Earl, at the relief of Aube­roche and, falling upon the French in their Tents, utterly vanquishtIbid. 53. [...]. their whole Host.

Amongst other the Towns, then won by the Earl of Derby, Ryol beingIbid. f. 54. a. one; this Walter foundIbid. f. 54. a. the Tombe of his Father, who had been buried there. Of whole death, Froisard makes this Relation; viz. Ibid. f. 54. a. That at a certain Tourneament before Cambray (there being, on both parts, Five hundred Knights) he Tournayed with a Knight of Gascoin [...] a Kinsman to the Bishop of Cambray; and wounded him so sore, as that he died soon after. Which so incensed the Kindred of that Knight; that, upon a Pacifica­tion made, he was, for expiation of the Knights death, to go on Pilgrimage to St. Iames: And that, upon his return thence, finding Ryol be­sieged by Earl Charles of Ua [...]ois, brother to King Philip (it being then in the hands of the English) coming back at night towards his lodg­ing (from a visit, which he had made to that Earl) he was murthered by some of that Knighs Kindred, who lay purposely in wait for him. And that upon tidings brought to the Earl, he caused his Body to be buried in a little Chappel without the Town; which when the Town came to be enlarged, was encompassed by the Walls.

But I return to Walter. Shortly after this, he wasIb. 55. a. at the taking of Mauleon, where he did great service. Being also inIb. 59. [...]. Aguyl [...]on, which the Duke of Normandy had besieg'd, with a puissant Army, he made divers SalliesIb. 59. [...] out; and, having foraged the Countrey, return'd with great honor: In one of which Sallies, he had a sharp encounterIbid. with the Lord Charles of Montmorency, Marshal of the French Host: and being encompassed by the Enemy; was, at length, rescuedIbid. by those of the Garrison, who issued out to his relief.

In 20 E. 3. he wasIb. f. 63. b. in that famous Battel of Cressi (beingIb. f. 63. b. an eminent Commander in the Van of the English Army:) and, amongst the Prisoners, there taken, hadIbid. f. 66 b. a Knight, who offeredIbid. f. 66 b. Three thousand Crownes for his Ran­some. Of which sum, he totally acquitted Ibid. f. 66 b. him, for a Pass, which that Prisoner obtain'd from the King of France; that he might ride, through part of his Country, with Twenty of his company, unto Calais, then besieged by the King of England. Upon the winning of which strong Town, 'tis not a little observable,Ib. 73. b. that the King himself, and the Prince, fought under his Banner: and, that, having got the day, he had commandIb. 72. a. to enter the Town, with the Mar­shals of the Host; as also, that the King gave him divers Houses there.

In 22 E. 3. he was again constitutedRot. Franc. 22 E. 3. m. 16. Admi­ral, of all the Fleet, to the Northwards: and, in 23 E. 3 was againRot. Tranc. 23 E. 3. m. 1. in the Wars of France. In which year, beingPat. 23 E. 3. p. 2 m. 26. Marshal of the Marshalsey; he obtain'd a Pardon,Pat. 23 E. 3. p. 2 m. 26. for all such escapes, as any Felons, or Fugitives, had made out of that Pri­son. And, in 24 E. 3 in considerationRot. Vas. 24 E. 3 m. 6. of his farther good services, obtain'd a GrantRot. Vas. 24 E. 3 m. 6. of those Houses and Wharses, in the Town of Leyburne, within the Dutchy of Aquitane, which Ed­mund Marcell (who had been a partaker with the King's Enemies) formerly possessed: As also a GrantIb. m 3. of the Mannor of Opsettlyngton, in the County of Berewic, which Thomas Byset (a Scot, in Armes against King Edward) had for­merly held.

In 26 E. 3. he was againRot Franc. 26 E. 3 m 6. in the Wars of France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 9. 29 E. 3. In which year, in farther considerationPat. 29 E. 3. p. 3. m. 4. of his many ser­vices, he obtain'd a special Pardon,Pat. 29 E. 3. p. 3. m. 4. to himself and Margaret his Wife, for her transgression, in going beyond Sea, contrary to the King's Prohi­bition. And, in 32 E. 3. was againRot. Franc. 32 E. 3. m. 4. in those [Page 150] Wars. So likewise inRot. Vasc 33 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. 33 E. 3. In 34 E. 3. beingFrois. f. 104. a. at Bourg le Royn (about two Leagues from Paris) he obtain'd leaveFrois. f. 104. a. of the King to Skirmish at the very Barryers of Paris. And, in 36 E. 3. upon the deathRot. Fin. 36 E 3. m. [...]1. of Mary, the Widow of Thomas de Brotherton, Earl of Nor [...]folk, he had in right of the be­fore-specified Margaret, his Wife, one of the daughters and coheirs to that Earl, an Assigna­tion Rot. Fin. 36 E 3. m. [...] 1. of her purpartie, of the Lands, which she held in Dower; viz. the Castle and Mannor of Strigoil, with the Town of Chep [...]ow, and its Members in the Marches of Wales: as also of the Mannor of Weston, in Com. Hertf. Stonham, Walton, and the one Moiety of the Mannor of Kennet, in Com. Suff. as also of the other Moiety, lying in Com. Cantabr.

In 42 E. 3. uponFrois. 146. b. conclusion of a Peace, betwixt King Edward, and the French, he was Frois. 146. b. one of those, who made Oath, for observing the Articles thereof. And, in 43 E. 3. was sent, Ib. 157. b. with the Earles of Salisbury, Warwick, and others, from Dovor to Calais, with Five hundred Men at Armes, and Five hundred Archers.

Being a person thus eminent, and active, in his time, he was electedInstit &c. of the Garter, p [...]r E A into that Honoura­ble Society of Knights, of the most Noble Order of the Garter. He had also summonsClaus. de ii [...]. ann. in do [...]so. to Par­liament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 21 E. 3. till 44 of that Kings Reign in­clusive. And, by his TestamentWitlesey, f. 1 [...]0. b. bearing date at Londdn, upon St. Andrew's day, An. 1371. (45 E. 3.) bequeathed his body to be buried, in the midst of the Quire of the Carthuisans (com­monly called the [...]harte- [...]hows) near West­ [...], in the Suburbs of London, of his own Foundation; but without any great Pompe; Appointing that his Executors should cause Twenty Masses to be sung for his Soul: and that every poor Body, coming to his Funeral, should have a penny to Pray for him, and for the re­mission of his sins. To Mary his Sister (at that time a Nun) he bequeath'd Ten pounds. To his two Bastard-daughters. Nuns also (viz. Mailosel, and Malplesant) the one Two hundred Franks, the other One hundred Franks. To Margaret his Wife, all his Silver Vessel; likewise his Gir­dle of Gold; and a Hook for a Mantle. Like­wise, a Garter of Gold, with all his Girdles and Knives. Also his Beds, and Dossers in his Wardrobe; excepting his Folding Bed, pale of Blew and Red, which he gave to his daughter of Pembroke. Moreover, he ordained, that a Tombe of Alablaster, with his Image as a Knight, and his Armes thereon, should be made for him, like unto that of Sir Iohn Beauchamp, in the Cathedral of St. Paul, at London, as a remembrance of him, and that Men might pray for his Soul. And whereas the King did owe him an old Debt of a Thousand pounds, by Bills of his Wardrobe; he appointed, that if it could be had, it should be given to the Prior and Monkes of the Cha [...]erhouse, whereof he was Founder. And whereas there was due to him from the Prince, from the time he had been Prince of Wales, the sum of One hundred Marks per annum for his Salary, as Governor of Hardelagh-Castle; he bequeathed the one half thereof to the said Prior and Monkes of the Charterhouse before mentioned; and the other Moiety to his Executors, for the perfor­mance of his Testament; of which he consti­tuted Sir Guy de Bryene one.

Which House of Carthusians he builtMo ast. Angl. vol. 1. 961. upon a piece of Ground, without the Barrs of West-Smithfield before-mentioned, for the burial of poor people, who died in a great Mortali­ty within the City and Suburbs of London; having leaveMo ast. Angl. Vol. 1. 961. of the Bishop, for the Consecra­ting it, to that purpose. In which he also FoundedIbid. a Chappel of rare Workmanship; with purpose to make it Collegiate, for Twelve Priests and a Provost; and to endow it amply. But, afterwards, changingIbid. his Minde; in stead thereof he obtained LicenceIbid. to found a Monastery of Carthusian Monks, in that very place; to pray for the good Estate of himself, and Margaret his Wife, during their lives in this World; and afterwards for their Soules; Likewise for the Souls of Alice de Henauld, Michael de Northburgh, sometime Bishop of London, and all his Ancestors Souls.

And departedEsc. 46 E. 3. n. 38. this life upon Thursday, next ensuing the Feast of St. Hil [...]ary, in 46 E. 3. be­ing then seisedEsc. 46 E. 3. n. 38. of the Mannor of [...], in Com. Cantii. Doverco [...], Chesterford-Magna, and Rumford, in Com. Essex, We­ston, and R [...]ebworth, in Com. Hertf. of the Castle of Strigoill, and Mannor of T [...]den­a [...], in the Marches of Wales: Of the Man­nors of North-Pidele, in Com. Wigorn. Bret­ [...]eby, in Com. Derb. Oneston, and Barton-Hanrede, in Com. Northampt. Stottesdon, in Com. Salop. Aspele, Alspathe, Thurlaston, and Flekenho, in Com. Warr. Cold-Over­ton, Dalby, Segrave, Sileby, Montfo­rel, Groby, Witherdele, and the Hundred of Goscote, in Com. Leic. Watton, and Stonham, in Com. Suff. Framelingham, Suthfeld, Lodden; the Moiety of the Man­nor of Dikelburgh, and half Hundred of Estham, in Com. Norff. and of a certain Man­nor of Penne, juxta Bekingfeld, in Com. Buck. All which, excepting the Mannor of Dunstaple (first mentioned) he held in right of the said Margaret his Wife, daughter and heir to Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norf­folke, Widow of Iohn de Seagrave; leaving Esc. 46 E. 3. n. 38. Anne his daughter and heir, then married to Iohn de Hastings Earl of Pembroke, seventeen yeares of age. And was buriedStowes Sur­vey, p. 47 8. b. in that Mo­nastery of the Carthusians (commonly called the Charterhouse) which he had so founded.

St. Philibert:
[22 Edw. 3.]

THe first mention I find of this name, is in 15 Ioh. Nicholas Nicholas. de St. Philibert, be­ing Claus. 15 Joh. in dorso m. 1. then in that Expedition, which King Iohn made into Poicto [...]. Next of Hugh Hugh. de St. Philibert; who, having been in Armes with the Rebellious Barons against King Iohn, re­turned Claus. 1 H. 3. m. 9. to his due obedience in I H. 3. where­upon he had restitutionClaus. 1 H. 3. m. 9. of his Lands, in Com. Norff. & Cornub. which had been seised for that Transgression: and, in 10 H. 3. was made Go­vernor Pat. 10 H. 3. m. 8. of the Isle of Geresey. After him, of [Page 150] Roger Roger. de St. Philibert, who, in 47 H. 3. joyning with the Rebellious Barons then in Armes, was takenMs. in Bibl. Bo [...]l. 8. v. 8. Th. 138. b. Prisoner by the Kings Forces, in that no­table defeat given to those Barons at Nor­thampton. Then of William de St. Philibert. Which William, William. also, adhering to that side, as­sisted Pat. 51 H. 3. m. 20. Claus. 51 H. 3. m. 6. them in the defence of Dovor-Castle: but, after the Battel of Evesham, submitting himself, had receptionPat. 51 H. 3. m. 20. Claus. 51 H. 3. m. 6. to the Kings grace and favour; and restitutionPat. 51 H. 3. m. 20. Claus. 51 H. 3. m. 6. of his Lands, in Com. Northampt. seised on for that offence.

After him also of another Hugh, Hugh. who in 25 E. 1. wasRot. Vasc. 25 E. 1. in dor­so. m. 9. in the Wars of Gascoine: and the next ensuing year, inRot. Scoc. 26 E. 1. m. 6. the Scotish Wars. To which Hugh, succeeded Iohn, his son and heir; who, in 7 E. 2. making proofClaus. 7. E. 2. m. 13. of his age, and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 7. E. 2. m. 13. of his Lands: and, in 10 E. 3. obtained the Kings CharterCart. 10 E. 2. n. 20. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands, at East-Ham­ney, Soleham, Hide, and Kersewell, in Com. Berks. Thormerton, and Suthorpe, in Com. Gloc. Westwelle, and Adewelle, in Com. Oxon. Little-Leys, in Com. Essex. Lacford, and Cheleworth, in Com. Suff. and Rakehethe, in Com. Norff. And in 13 E. 2. was againRot. Scoc. 13 E. 2. m. 3. in the Scotish Wars. Also inRot. Vasc. 18 E. 2. m. 1. those of Gascoine, in 18 E. 2. And in 1. E. 3. inRot. Scoc. 1 E. 3. m. 6. that Expedition, then made into Scotland.

In 5 E. 3. being constitutedRot. Vasc. 5 E. 3. m. 9. Major of Bur­deaur, he had an assignationRot. Vasc. 5 E. 3. m. 9. of One hundred pounds for the expences of his journey thither: And departingEsc. 7 E. 3. n. 35. this life in 7 E. 3. was then seisedEsc. 7 E. 3. n. 35. of the Mannor of Rakheyth, i [...] Com. Norff. Chelesworth, Lacford, and Blem­ton, in Com. Suff. Little-Legh, in Com. Essex.Thormeton, and Suthorp, in Com. Gloc. and Solham, la [...]yde, E [...]on-Hastinge, and East-Hamney, in Com. Berks. leavingEsc. 7 E. 3. n. 35. Iohn, his son and heir six yeares of age; and Ada his Wife surviving; who had for her Dowrie, an Assig­nation Claus. 7 E. 3. p. 1. m. 14. of the Mannor of Southorp, in Com. Glo [...]. East-Hamney, in Com. Berks. and Little-Legh, in Com. Essex.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 21 E. 3. making proofClaus. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 2. of his age, and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 2. of his Lands. And, having MarriedRot. Fin. 21 E. 3. m. 12. Margaret, one of the sisters and coheirs of Edmund, Son and heir to Hugh de St. Iohn (which Edmund died in his Father's life-time) had, for her Purpartie, of the Lands of that Inheritance, an AssignationRot. Fin. 21 E. 3. m. 12. of the Mannor of Basing, and Bayliwick of the Forest of Pambere, with the Parks of Pri­vet, and Morgaston, and a certain Poole in Shireburne, in Com. Southampt. As also of the Mannor of Shottewell, in Com. Berks.

In this year also, being in the Wars of France, he was of the RetinueRot. Franc. 2 [...] E 3. p. 2. m. 15. with Edward Prince of Wales. So likewise inRot. Franc. 22 E. 3. m. 4. 22 andRot. Franc. 23 E. [...]. m. 3. 23 E. 3. And in 29 E. 3. in right of the said Mar­garet his Wife, had an AssignationClaus. 29 E. 3. in dorso, m. 21. of the Man­nors of Shireburne, Abboteston, Brom­legh, Chauton, and Lydshuite, in Com. Southampt. which were of her Inheritance. In this year also he wasRot. Vasc. 29 E. 3. m. 8. again in the Wars of Gascoine. So likewise inRot. Vasc. 30 E. 3. m. 4. 30, andRot. Franc. 32 E. 3. m. 10. 32 E. 3. And, having been summon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realme, in 22 & 23 E. 3. (but no more) departedClaus 33 E. 3 m. 30. this life in 33 E. 3. Margaret his Wife surviving him. Who by her Deed,Ex coll. R. Gl. 3. bearing date at Shireburne, 9 Apr. 35 E. 3. granted to Thomas Aldyngbourne and his heirs, the Mannors of Shireburne, and Ludeshelf, in [...]eversion, after the death of Mi­rabell, her Mother, who held them in Dower, during her life.

Bryan.
[24 Edw. 3.]

OF this name I have not seen any mention, until 29 H. 3. that Guy de Guy. Brien (whose chief seat was in the Marches of Wales, as I ghess) received commandClaus. 29 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. to assist the Earl of Glocester against the Welch. Which Guy, in 42 H. 3. had summonsClaus. 42 H. 3. in dorso m. 11. to attend the King at Chester, well fitted with Horse and Armes, to prevent the Incursions of that unruly people. But, not long after this, when the breach betwixt the King and divers of the great Barons hapned, he adhered unto them: for it appeares,Pat. 48 H. 3. m. 5. that, in 48 H. 3. after the Battel of Lewes, where the King was made prisoner by those Barons, he was by them constituted Governor of the Castles of Kardigan, and Kermerdyn. Which Com­mission was again renew'dPat. 49 H. 3. m. 20. to him, the next en­suing year; he having then also the like trust grantedPat. 49 H. 3. m. 20. unto him▪ by them, for the Castle of Kilgaran. But shortly after, he return'd to his due obedience, as it seemes; for in 51 H. 3. (which was near two years after the power of those haughty spirits was totally quelled in the Battel of Evesham) he became one of the SuretiesPat. 51 H. 3. m. 33. for Robert de Vere, then Earl of Ox­ford, that he should thenceforth demeane him­self peaceably, and stand to the Decree, called Di­ctum de Kenilworth, for the redemption of his Lands.

This Guy MarriedEsc. 2 E 1. n 32. Ev [...], the sole daughter and heir of Henry de Traci; and diedEsc. 35 E. 1. n. 32. Devon. m 35 E. 1. leaving Guy Esc. 35 E. 1. n. 32. Devon. his son and heir Twenty four years of age.

Which Guy. (for I presume it may be him) being a Knight in 4. E. 3. was then made Go­vernornor.Rot Fin. 4. E. 3. m. 6. of the Castle of Haverford.

But, in 5 E. 3. it was found by Inquisition, Esc. 5 E. [...]. n. 163. Pembr. that he complained to the King, That Roger de Mortimer, late Earl of March, had made sei­sure of his Barony of Walwaynes-Castle, in Com. Pembr. as also of the Goods and Stock thereon; and had delivered them to Guyon, his son, without Warranty. Likewise, that the King then took notice of certain differences be­twixt the said Sir Guy, and the same Guyon, his son and heir, which were pacified in his presence, by the assent of Went [...]lian his Wife; in regard himself at that time was not of sane memory. Moreover, that by this Agreement, the Barony of Chastel-Walmeyn was to remain to young Guyon, and his heirs; upon condition, that he should be obliged to prefer his two sisters out of the Revenues thereof: as also, that Two hun­dred pounds which Ioan de Carru was bound to pay to him the said Guy, for the Marriage of his son Guyon, should be paid to Guyon, towards the Marriage of those his sisters. And, that because the said Sir Guy was not in his perfect senses, the Barony should remain in the Kings hands, and Livery thereof be made to Guyon in performance of those Covenants.

[Page 151]Sir Guy Guy. being thus out of his sences; I come to Guy his son.

In 11 E. 3. this Guy wasRot. Scoc. [...]E. 3. m. 19. in the Scotish wars and, in 13 E. 3. in considerationRot. Vas­con 13 E. 3. m. 5. of his special services, had an Annuity of Forty pounds grant­edRot. Vas­con. 13 E. 3. m 5. to him by the King, to be paid out of the Ex­chequer during his life.

In 15 E. 3. he was made GovernorRot. Fin. 15 E. 3. m. 9. of St. Briavells-Castle, in Com. Gloc. and Warden Rot. Fin. 15 E. 3. m. 9. of the Forest of Dene: And, in 16 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 16 E. 3. m. 19. again in the Wars of France. So like­wise inRot. Franc. 19. E. 3. m. 14. 19 &Rot. Franc. 20 E. 3. p. a. m. 14. but died 17 Iunii, 23 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 23 E. 3. n. 80. of the Barony of Cal­lagherm, in the Marches of Wales, which he held by the service of finding two soldiers, with Horses harnessed; or eight Footmen (according to the custome of those parts) three dayes, at his own proper costs, upon notice given by the King's Bayliffe of Kaermerdyn; leaving Guy his son and heir, at that time thirty years of age and upwards.

Which Guy. Guy. became a person of very great note in his time: For, in 23 E. 3. he wasClaus. 23 E. 3. p. 2. m. 8. Stand­ard-bearer to the King, in that notable Fight with the French at Calais. And, behaving Pat. [...]23 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3. himself with great courage and valour at that time; in recompence thereof, had a GrantPat. [...]23 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3. of Two hundred Marks per annum out of the Exe­quer, during his life. Furthermore, in 24 E. 3. he obtained a CharterCart. 24 E. 3. n. 3. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands at Bretegrave, in Com. Surr. Littelington, in Com. Midd. Rammesham, in Com. Dorset. Slapton, and Torre-Bryen, in Com. Devon, as also at Tallaghern, and Id est Wal­waynes-Ca­stle. Castle-Gaweyn in Wales. And, in 26 E. 3. beingPat. 26 E. 3. p. I. m. 10. still Governor of St. Briavells-Castle, and Warden of the Forest of Dene, had a GrantPat. 26 E. 3. p. 1. m. 10. of all the Profits and E­moluments, arising out of the Market and Faires in that Town of St. Briavell's. In which year he was also constitutedIbid. one of the Commissioners, for arraying of Men, in the Counties of Oxon. and Berks. for defence of the Realme against the French, then threatning an Invasion.

Moreover, in An. 1354. (28 E. 3.) upon Ypod. Neust. 122 n. 40. the League, made betwixt King Edward and the King of France, he wasYpod. Neust. 122 n. 40. one of the Ambas­sadors, with Henry Duke of Lancaster and others, then sent to Rome, to procure a Ratifi­cation thereof by the Pope. And, in 29 E. 3. attendingPat. 29 [...]. 3. p. 2. m. 2. the King in his Expedition at that time into France, was madePat. 29 [...]. 3. p. 2. m. 2. a Banneret; ha­ving LicensePat. 29 [...]. 3. p. 2. m. 2. for the better support of that dig­nity, to purchase Lands of Two hundred pounds per annum value, to himself and his heires. In 33 E. 3. he was againRot. Franc. 33 [...] 3. p. 1. m. 2. in the wars of France. So likewise inRot. Franc. 34 [...] 3. m. 10. 34 E. 3 And continuingClaus. 34 E. 3. in dorso, m. 22. there in the Kings service, had respiteClaus. 34 E. 3. in dorso, m. 22. for the pay­ment of such Debts, as were due from him for the Ferme of the Mannor of Westcote. In 35 E. 3. being again sentPat. 35 E. 3. p. 2. m. 24. Ambassador to the Court of Rome, upon important business; the King engagedpat. 35 E. 3. p. 2. m. 24. himself to indempnifie him, for any loss or detriment he might receive in that journey. And soon after that, in considerati­on Ex au­togr. pe­nes Cle­ric. pell. of his former valiant deportment, in the bat­tel of Calais (where he bore the Kings Stand­ard) had Two hundred pounds per annum given Ex au­togr. pe­nes Cle­ric. pell. to him for his life.

In 37 E. 3. he obtained a GrantIbid. of the Mannor of Northam, in Com. Devon. in Fee, which belonged to the Abby of Caen in Nor­mandy. And in 43 E. 3. was againRot. Franc. 43 E. 3. m. 2. in the wars of France. In which year being made AdmiralClaus. 4 [...] E. 3. m. [...]. of the Kings Fleet against the French, commandClaus. 4 [...] E. 3. m. [...]. was given to Edward Prince of Wales, to impres [...] xsall such Ships, as then were in the Post of Kermerdyn, of one hundred Tuns and upwards; and to send them well Manned and Victualled to Portsmouth, within four dayes after Candlemass, to be imploy'd by him in that service.

In 44 E. 3. he was again constitutedRot Franc. 44 E. 3. m. 27. Ad­miral of the Royal Fleet from the Port of Southampton Westwards: and in 45 E. 3. againRot. Scoc. 45 E. 3. m. 12. imployed in the Scotish wars. In 49 E. 3. he was associatedRot. Scoc. 49 E. 3. [...]. 2. in Commission with Tho­mas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, and others, to cause satisfaction to be made for all injuries done by the Kings subject [...] of England to the Scots, contrary to the [...] of the Covenants betwixt King Edward, and David de Brus, late King of Scotland deceased. And, about this time was electedInstit. &c of the Garter per E. A. into the Society of Knights of the most noble Order of the Garter.

In I. R. 2. he serv'dRot. de pell. exit. 1 R. 2. again in the Wars of France. So likewiseRot. Scoc. 2 R. 2 m. 15. at Sea, in 2 R. 2. And in 3 R. 2. was constitutedRot. Franc. 3 R.xs 2 m. 15. one of the Commis­sioners, to treat with Iohn Duke of Brittanny, and the Earl of Montfort, for a League of Friendship with King Richard: being the same year inIbid. m. 14. that Expedition made into Ireland, with Edmund Mortimer Earl of March.

Thus far as to his Military Actings; all that I have now farther to say of him; is, That he foundedPat. 43. E. 3. a Chantry for four Priests, to sing di­vine Service every day, in the Chappel of our Lady, within his Mannor of Slapton, in Com. Devon. and that he endowed it with Lands of Ten pounds per annum value; as also with the Advouson of the Church of Slapton. Like­wise, that he was summon'dClaus. de iisd ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 24 E. 3 till 13 R. 2. inclusive. And last­ly, that, having marriedMonast. Angl. vol. 1. 157. a. n 40. Elizabeth daughter to William de Montacute Earl of Salisbury (Widow of Hugh de Despenser the third) he de­parted Esc. 14. R. 2. n. 8. Devo [...]. this life, on Wednesday next after the Feast of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin, in 14 R. 2. being then seised d of the Mannor of Northam, in Com. Devon. as also of the Man­nors of Slapton, and Torre-Brien, in rever­sion, after the death of Philippa, wife of Iohn chaundos; leaving Philippa, wife of Iohn Deve­reux, son of Sir Iohn Deve­reux, son of Sir Iohn Devereux Knight, and Eli­zabeth then the wife of Robert, son of Sir Iohn Lovell Knight, his Cosins and next heirs, viz. daughters of Guy his son (who died in his life time) the said Philippa then being Twelve years of age, and Elizabeth, Nine.

Which Philippa, making ProofRot. Fin. 20 R. 2. [...]. 16. of her age in 20 R. 2. and doing her Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 20 R. 2. [...]. 16. of her Lands.

He had also another son, called William, who was a Knight,Rot. Franc. 8 R. 2. m. 28. and CaptainRot. Franc. 8 R 2. m. 28. of the Castle of Merk (in the Marches of Calais but died Claus. 2 [...] R. 2. p. 1. m. 5. in 21 R. 2. without issue; being then seisedClaus. 2 [...] R. 2. p. 1. m. 5. of the Mannors of Donhe [...]d, Batheneston, and Shokewyke, in Com. Somerset. leaving the be­fore-specified Philippa, the wife of Iohn Devereux, and Elizabeth, the wife of Robert Lovel, his next heires. Which Philippa, afterwards marriedClaus. 2 [...] R. 2. p. 1. m. 3. to Sir Henry le Scrope Knight.

[Page 153]Of the Lands of this Sir Guy, and Sir Willi­am his son (thus deceased) Philippa, the wife of Sir Henry le Scrope Knight, had,Ibid. for her Fur­party, an Assignation of the Mannor of Bath­neston, and Shokerwyke, in Com. Somerset. Pompknolle, in Com. Dorset. Northam, in Com. Devon. with the alternate presentation to the Church of Pompknolle. And Elizabeth the wife of Robert, the son of Iohn Lovell, the Claus. 1 H. 4. p. 1. m. 1. Mannor of Donhed, in Com. Somerset, with the like presentation to the Church of Pomp­knolle: as also the Isle of Louday, with the Lordships of Dertemouth, Clifton, and Hardeness, in Com. Devon.

Musgrave.
[24 Edw. 3.]

OF this antient Family (whose seat now is at Hark [...]a-Castle, in Com. Westmorl. and Edenhale in Cumberland there hath only been one, that was summon'd to Par­liament, amongst the Barons of this Realme; viz. Sir Thomas Musgrave Knight, son, I presume, to that Thomas, who, in 6 E. I. (with Ranulph de Dacre obtain'd the King's Charter,Cart. 6 E. 1. n. 22. for a Market every week, upon the Wednesday, at Overton, in Com. Westmorl. as also for a Faire yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of Simon and Iude: And, in 4 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. E. 2. m. 10. in the Scotish Wars.

Which Thomas (the son) upon that Invasi­on of the North, made by David de Brus King of Scotland; putting himself in Armes, with the Barons of those parts, wasYpod. Neustr. 119. n. 30. one of the Com­manders, in the Van of that Army, which gave him Battel, near Durham, upon St. Lukes day, in 20 E. 3. where his whole Army, being utterly routed, that King, with divers of his Nobles; were takenYpod. Neustr. 119. n. 30. Prisoners.

In this year, likewise, he was associatedRot. Scoc. 20 E. 3. m. 8. with the Bishop of Carlisle and others, in guarding the West-Marches towards Scotland. And, in 21 E. 3. made GovernorRot. Scoc. 21 E. 3. m. 13. of Barwick up­on Twede: as also sole Justiciar throughout all the Lands in Scotland, whereof King Edward the Third had then possession. After this, viz. in 26 E. 3. uponRot. Fin. 26 E. 3. m. 5. the danger of an Invasion by the French, he was joyn'd in CommissionRot. Fin. 26 E. 3. m. 5. with Thomas Lord Lucie, to Array and Arme, all the Knights, Esquires, and others, in Com. Cumbr. and Westmorl. for the defence of the adjacent Sea-Coasts. And, in 27 E. 3. associatedRot. Scoc. 27 E. 3 m. 3. with Raphe Lord Nevill, and the same Thomas Lord Lu­cie, in the Wardenship of the West-Mar­ches.

In 28 E. 3. he was constitutedRot. Scoc. 28 E. 3. m. 2. a Commissio­ner, with the Bishop of Durham, and others, to see all things perform'd, which had been a­greed on, touching the delivery of David de Brus (king of Scotland) still prisoner in England: and in 29 E. 3. accompaniedRot. Scoc. Raphe Lord Nevill, in the Scotish wars.

In 30 E. 3. he received CommandRot. Scoc. to reside upon his Lands, in the Marches toward Scot­land for the defence of the Country, against any Incursions. And, in 32 E. 3. obtain'd a Charter,Cart. 32 E. 3. n. 8. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-Lands, at Mulgrave, and Souleby, in Com. Westmorl. with power to imparke his Woods, called Hevenings, in M [...]lgrave, containing Two hundred Acres.

In 33 E. 3. he was madeRot. Fin. 33 E. 3 m 9. Sheriff of York­shire; and Governor of the Castle at York. So likewise, inRo. Fin. 37 E. 3 m 9. 37 & 38Rot. Fin. 38 E. 3. m 14. E. 3. And, in 39 E. 3. upon some dangerRot. Scoc. 39 E. 3. m. 4. of an Incursion by the Scots, receiv'd commandRot. Scoc. 39 E. 3. m. 4. to repaire to his Lands in the Marches, for the better safeguard of those parts.

In 42 E. 3. he was constitutedRot. Fin. 42 E. 3. m. 6. Eschaetor, for the Counties of Yorke, Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland; and, in 44 E. 3. having marriedPat. 44 [...]. 3 p. 1. m. 6. Isabel, the Widow of Ro­bert, the son of Robert Lord Clifford; obtaind, not only a RemissionPat. 44 [...]. 3 p. 1. m. 6. of all the Profits, of two parts of the Castle and Mannor of Skypton, in Craven, for the time they held the same, du­ring the Minority of the heirs: but, for his good services, had a GreatIbid. p. 3. m. 9. of One hundred Marks per annum, to be received out of the Exchequer. Moreover, in 46 E. 3. he was associatedRot. Scoc. 46 E. 3. m. [...]. with the Bishop of Carlisle, and others, in the Of­fice, of Warden of the West-Marches. And, in 47 E. 3. again madeRot. Scoc. 4 [...] E. 3. m 1. Governor, of Barwick upon Twede. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 49 E. 3. m 2. 49 E. 3. for one year; and inRot. Scoc. 50 E. 3. m. 5. 50. E. 3. for three years more.

In 2. R. a this Sir Thomas Musgrave, being still Governor [...]ois. s. 205. [...]. of Barwick; and desirous to find out the Scots; Marcht, [...]ois. s. 205. [...]. with his son (then a Knight also) from Mauros towards Mor­lane; leaving the River of Twede on their left hand. Whereupon▪ the Earl Douglas, being near, seeing he must fight, Knighted [...]ois. s. 205. [...]. his son Iames, and caused him to raise his Banner: The like therefore did [...]ois. s. 205. [...]. this Thomas to his son, and divers of his House: but a sore Battel ensuing, he was taken prisoner [...]ois. s. 205. [...]. (with his son) and One hundred twenty men at Armes: whereupon the procuredRot. Scoc. 2 R. 2 m 1. Iohn de Nevill, Sir Iohn Heron Knight, Alan de Shottre, Robert de Haggerston, and Ro­bert de Grey of New-Bigging, to become bound in Ten thousand Marks, for the rendring himself prisoner at a certain day; in case he did not pay the Ransome, then agreed on. Of which pay­ment, making notIbid. performance; the King, upon complaint,Ibid. commandedIbid. Henry de Perci, Earl of Northumberland, Roger Lord Clif­ford, and Raphe Lord Greystoke, to bring him per­sonally to his Presence; and to find sufficient se­curity, for the indempnifying of those his sure­ties. Nevertheless, he neglectedRot. Scoc. 5 R. [...]. m. 3. so to do: by reason whereof the said Iohn de Nevill (of Baby) was constrain'd to payRot. Scoc. 5 R. [...]. m. 3. the Ransome, which was a Thousand Marks. Whereupon, making complaint,Rot. Soc. 5 R. [...]. m. 3. to the King, in 5 R. 2. he sent his PreceptClaus. de iisd. ann. i [...] dorso. to the Sheriff of Westmorland, to levy that sum, upon the Goods and Lands of this Thomas; as also to Arrest him, and keep him in prison, untill he should make full repayment thereof; the Money having been paid by Nevill, to the Earl of March, whose Prisoner he was.

This is all that I have to say of him; other than that his summonsClaus. de iisd. ann. i [...]. dorso. to Parliament was from 24 E. 3. until 47 E. 3. inclusive; and that his Descendents, being persons of great note in those parts, do continue there to this day.

Benhale.
[34. Edw. 3.]

IN 10 E. 3. Robert de Benhale wasRot. Scoc. 10 E. 3. m. 11. in that Expedition then made into France: Like­wise in 12 E. 3. in that into Flanders: And inRot. Alem. 12 E. 3. m. 6. 34 E. 3. had summonsClaus. de eo­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, but never af­ter.

Edmund de Langele, Earl of Cambridge.
[36 Edw. 3.]

EDmundEdmund. the Fifth son of King Edward the Third, born Edmund. T. Wals. 149. n. 10. at the King's Mannor-house, of Langele, in Com. Hertf. An. 1341. (15 E. 3.) and baptizedT. Wals. 149. n. 10. by Michael, then Abbot of St. Albans, took, thereupon his Surname from that place. And, in 21 E. 3. (be­ing then but six years of age) had a GrantCart [...] 21 E. 3. n. 2 [...]. from the King his Father, in special tail, of all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands, beyond T [...]ent, formerly belonging to Iohn de Warren, Earl of Surrey: but, in regardPat. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 2. of his Minority, Quen Philippa, his Mother, receivedPat. 21 E. 3. p. 2. m. 5. the Profits of them, for the maintenance and education of him, and other her younger children. From which time, till 36 E. 3. I have not seen any far­ther mention of him: but then (the Parliament Cart. 36 [...] 3. n. 8. sitting) though he wasCart. 36 [...] 3. n. 8. at that time in Tre­land, he was createdCart. 36 [...]. 3. n. 8. Earl of Cambridge; his Patent bearing date 13 Nov. And, in 37 E. 3. obtain'd a GrantCart 37 E. 3. n. 10. in Fee, of the Castle, Man­nor, and Town of Stanford; as also of the Mannor of Grantham, both in Com. Linc.

In 38 E. 3. it appeares,T. Wals. 174. n. 10. Rot. Franc 38 E. 3. m. 8. that he should have married Margaret, heir to the Earl of Flanders; but, for neerness of blood; the Pope being sentT. Wals. 174. n. 10. Rot. Franc 38 E. 3. m. 8. to, for his Dispensation there­in; and Charles the Fifth, then King of France, craftily hindring it; she became the wife to Philip Duke of Burgundy, Brother to that King. Notwithstanding which, it appeares, Rot. Franc. 39 E. 3. m. 9. that in 39 E. 3. (which was the next ensuing year) Sir Nicholas de Tamworth Knight, and Iohn Wyn Esquire, were sent, by King Edward, to all the Nobles, and other his Friends, beyond the Seas; to sollicit their help, for the expelling those Strangers, who had invaded the Counties of Burgundy, Nevere, and Reth, of right belonging to the Countess of Flanders, and her son; which were to return unto this Ed­mund, and to the Dutchess of Burgundy (daughter to the same Earl of Flanders) in regard of that Matrimonial Contract, made be­twixt them; as the RecordI [...]id. apparently doth manifest.

In 42 E. 3. PeaceFrois. lib. 1. & 2. 146. b. being then made with France; this Edmund wasFrois. lib. 1. & 2. 146. b. one of those, who, on the behalf of the King, his Father, made Oath, for the performance of the Articles then agreed on. Also, in 43 E. 3. being sentIbid. 131. a. with the Earl of Pembroke, and others, in aid of the Black Prince (then in Normandy) he was Ibid. 154 a. at the siege of Bourdelf: and, having taken it, MarchtIb. 158. [...]. to the Castle of Roche sur yone. Moreover, after this, uponIb. 16 [...]. [...]. winning the Garri­son of Bell-Perch, he ledIb. 16 [...]. [...]. away the Duke of Bourbon's Mother, and all that were therein: And then joyn'dIbid. 171. [...]. with the Duke of Lancaster (his Brother) at Bergerath, to keep the Frontiers, against the French. In 44 E. 3. he still continuedRot. Vasc. 44 E. 3. m. 4. Frois 17 [...]. a. in those Wars; and, in 46 E. 3. uponFrois. 17 [...]. a the taking of Lymoges, by the Black Prince; with the Earl of Pem­broke, and Sir Guischard de Angle, he entred; and didFrois. 17 [...] a. much slaughter there: After which, he attendedIbid. 185. b. the King, in that Expedition, de­sign'd for the rescuing of Thouars: but, therein, being crossed byIbid. 185. b. contrary Windes, no­thing Ibid. 185. b. was attempted. Before the end of that year, therefore, he returned,T. Wals. 181. [...]. 40. with Iohn Duke of Lancaster (his Brother:) at which time, they broughtT. Wals. 181. [...]. 40. with them the two daughters of Don Pedro, King of Castile viz. Constance, and Isabell: which Isallell shortly became his wife.

In 47 E. 3. he was retein'd by IndentureEx autogr. penes Cler. pell. to serve the King, for one whole year, in his fleet at Sea, with Two hundred and fifty Men at Armes, Two hundred and fifty Archers, thirty Knights, and Two hundred and twenty Esquires: and, in 48 E. 3. was joyn'd in CommissionRot. Franc. 48 E. 3. m. [...]. (by the King his Father) with Iohn Duke of Bri­tanny, in the Lieutenancy of France, and all other Forreign parts. Whereupon, he [...]ailedT. Wals. 184. n. 40. in­to Britanny; and had the Town of St. Mathews, on the Sea-coast, with the Castles of Brest and Orrey rendredT. Wals. 184. n. 40 to him. After which, they besieg'd Kemperle, wherein most of the chief Men of Britanny at that time were: and had taken it, but that a certain Knight broughtIbid. Frois. 195. [...]. them Newes of a Truce be­twixt England, and France; with command Ibid. Frois. 195. [...]. from King Edward, that they should leave the siege, and return home speedily. In 50 E. 3. he was madePat. 50 [...]. 3. p. 1. m. 1 [...]. Constable of Dovor-Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-ports. And inPat. 1 R. [...]. p 1. m. 26. 1 R. 2. in which year he was again retein'dEx autogr. pe­nes Cler. pell. to serve the King, in his Fleet at Sea, for a quarter of that year, with One hundred Men at Armes, and One hundred Archers; whereof himself, and one Banneret to be part of the number; twelve Knights, and the rest Esquires. Froisard saith; Frois. 196. b. that, upon the appearance of the French, near to the Coast of England, about that time, this Edmund, and Thomas of Wodstoke, his Bro­ther, were at Dovor, in the head of an hundred thousand men, with Banners display'd. In 2 R. 2. he wasRot. Franc. 2 R. 2. m. 19. again in the King's Fleet at Sea. And, in 4 R. 2. was oneT. Wals. 257. n. 40. of the Principal Comman­ders, in that great Army, then sent into Por­tugall. Whereupon, he obtain'd a GrantPat. 4 R. 2. p. 3. m. 13. from the King; that, whereas, by reason of his former services; and in that voyage to Portugall, he had contracted divers Debts, his Executors should therefore reteine the profits of all his Lands, for one whole year after his death: as also receive that sum of Five hundred Marks, which had been granted by King Edward the Third, to be paid yearly unto him, and the heirs­male of his Body, And, the next year follow­ing return'd.T. Wals. p. 318. n. 20.

[Page 155]In 7 R. 2. uponFrois. lib. 3 & 4. f. 10. a. an Invasion, made by the Scots, he attendedFrois. lib. 3 & 4. f. 10. a. the King, in his Expedition, then by him made Northwards. And, in 8 R. 2. was again retein'dEx autogr. penes Cler. Pell. to serve him in his Scotish Wars.

And, having, for these and many other his great services, merited highly; in 9 R. 2. he was advanced,Pat. 9 R. 2. p. 1. m. 10. T. Wals. p. 349. Cart. 9 & 10 R. 2. [...]. 26. to the dignity and title of Duke of York, the Parliament then sitting; his Char­ter bearing date 6 Aug. whereby he had also One hundred pounds yearly granted to him out of the issues of the County of York; and Forty pounds per annum out of the Customes of Wools, Skins, and Pelts in Kingston super Hull; as also Five hundred pounds per annum out of the Port of London, until a Thousand pounds yearly, in Lands and Rents, should be setled upon him: the CeremonyRot. Parl. 9 R. 2. n. 14. of his Creation, by cincture with the Sword, and putting a Cap on his head, with a Circle of Gold, being perform'd at Hoselow Lodge, in Ti [...]idale, where the King thenRot. Parl. 9 R. 2. n. 14. lay, with his Army.

But soon after this he adheredFrois. 105. a. to the Duke of Glocester; as also, to those other who oppo­sed the Duke of Ireland: And, in that Parlia­ment of 10 R. 2. wherein the great Lords were so powerful; wasH. Knighton 2685. n. 50. & 2687. n. 30. one of them, that had Li­cense, and Authority, to enquire into all abuses in Government, and Grievances whatsoever, from the death of King Edward the Third, till that very time: In 14 R. 2. in partCart. 14 R. 2. n. 8. of satisfacti­on, for the sum of a Thousand pounds per an­num, promised to him, upon his advancement to the Dukedome of York; he obtained a Grant Cart. 14 R. 2. n. 8. of the Mannor of Hychen, in Com. Buck. then valued at One hundred pounds per annum. As also of the Mannor of Somerford-Keyns, of Forty Marks per annum, and of the Mannor of Wendover of Eighty four pounds, both in that County.

In 15 R. 2. he wasFrois. f. 227. b. at that Treaty for Peace, then held at Amiens, in France, in Mid-Lent: and, in 17 R. 2. had a GrantRot. Vasc. 17 R. 2. m. 3. of the Castle of Mouretagne, upon the River Gyronne, in Aquitane, for life. In 18 R. 2. being constitu­ted T. Wals. 386. n. 30. Lieutenant here (the King being then in Ireland) he called a Parliament at London. And, in 20 R. 2. was again madePat. 20 R. 2. p. 1. m. 16. Lieutenant for this Realm in his absence. In 21 R. 2. he obtain'd a GrantPat. 21. R. 2. p. 1. m. 28. in special tail of the Mannor of Sevenhampton, with the Hundreds of Heyworth, and Kirkelade, in Com. Wilts. which Lordships and Hundreds, Iohn Duke of Britan­ny, and Ioane his wife held,Ib. so long as the Ca­stle of Brest, should be in the possession of the King, or his heirs: and, the same year had Li­cense Ibid. m. 19. to raise One hundred men at Armes, and Two hundred Archers, to attend the King at his next Parliament.

In 22 R. 2. he was constitutedPat. 22 R. 2. p. 2. m. 9. Steward of England; to hold the same office, until Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Hereford, or his heir should sue for it. By all which instances, the King's great trust, and bounty towards him, is sufficiently manifested.

But, drawing now near his death, by his Te­stament, Arundel, vol. 1. 194. b. bearing date 25 Nov. An. 1400. (2 H. 4.) wherein he calls himself Duke of York, Earl of Cambridge, and Lord of Ti­vidale; he bequeath'd his body to be buried at Langele, near to the Grave of Isabell, his first wife: appointing, that two Priests should be or­dained by his Executors, to performe Divine Service there, every day, for his Soul, and the Souls of all his Kindred: and departingEsc. 3 H. 4. n. 35. this life 1 Aug. 3 H. 4. was there buriedHolingsh. p. 520. b. n. 30. according­ly; being then seisedEsc. 3 H. 4. n. 35. of the Mannor of UUendovre, in Com. Buck. of the Castle of Fodringheye, with its Members; viz. Yare­well, Southwike, and [...]assington, in Com. Northampt. Of the Mannors of Fasterne, UUotton, Winterborne, Tokkenham, Compton-Basset, Somerford Keyns; Che­leworth, with the custody of the Forest of Bradene, and Sevenhampton; as also of the Hundreds of Heyworth, and Crikelade, in Com. Wiltes. of the Mannors and Towns of Staunford, and Grantham, in Com. Linc. of the Castle of Rysing, in Com. Norff. of the Ca­stle and Mannor of A [...]sty, and Mannor of He­chen, in Com. Hertf. of the Honor and Mannor of Reilegh, the Mannors of Thunderle, Est­wode, with the Castle and Lordship of Hadlee, in Com. Essex. of the Mannors of Conings­burgh, Sandhale, Haitefeld, Thorne, Fishlake, Holme-frithe, and Soureby; Likewise of the Mannor and Lordship of Wake­feld, all in Com. Ebor. as also of the Dominion of Tyndale, in Com. Northumber. leaving Edward Ib. Earl of Rutland, his son and heir, Twenty six years of age.

Of which Isabell, his Wife, I find; that in his life-time (by his authority and special License) she declared her TestamentRou [...], f. 49. a. 6 Dec. An. 1342. (6 R. 2.) and thereby bequeath'd her Body to be buried, wheresoever he (her said Husband) and the King should appoint: ordaining, that upon the day of her death, an Hundred Trentals, and an Hundred Sauters should be said for her Soul. Likewise, that four Priests, or one at least, should sing for her, by the space of four years: Moreover, that upon the day of her burial, her best Horse should be delivered for her Mortuary. She also bequeath'd to the King, her Heart of Pearls; To the Duke of Lancaster a Tablet of Jaspar, which the King of Armonie gave her. To Edward Earl of Rutland (her son) her Crown, to remain to his heirs: to Constance le Despen­ser (her daughter) a Fret of Pearls; and to the Dutchess; of Glocester, her Tablet of Gold, with Images; as also her Sauter, with the Armes of Northampton. And to King Richard (after her other Legacies paid) allPat. 16 R. [...]. p. 3. m. 24. the remainder of her Goods; with trust, that he should allow unto Richard, her younger son (his Godson) Five hundred Marks per annum for his life.

Whereupon, out of the great respectIbid. he bore to her, over and above that Hundred pounds per annum which young Richard did receive, out of the Issues of the County of York; he gave Ibid. him Two hundred thirty three pounds six shil­lings eight pence for his life, to be received out of the Exchequer, until he should settle upon him, Lands or Rents of Five hundred Marks per an­num value.

It is said,T. Wals. 385. n. 40. that this great Lady, having been somewhat wanton, in her younger years, at length became an hearty penitent; and depart­ing T. Wals. 385. n. 40. this life in An. 1394. (17 R. 2. was bu­ried T. Wals. 385. n. 40. in the Friers Preachers at Langele.

His second wife was Ioane, daughterCatal. of Nob. by R. E. of Tho­mas, and sister and coheir to Edmund Holand Earl of Kent; Who surviving him, married Esc. 10 H. 4. n. 51. to William Lord Will [...]ughby of E [...]esby; next [Page 156] toEsc. 3 H. 5. n. 55. Henry Lord Scrope; and lastly, to Henry Bromslet Lord Vesci.

His younger children were these; viz.Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Ri­chard Earl of Cambridge; and Constance, mar­ried to Thomas Spenser Earl of Glocester.

I now come to Edward, the eldest son of this Edmund of Langley.

This Edward Edward. was createdCart. 13 R. 2. n. 5. Rot. Parl. 13 R. 2. n. 23. Earl of Rutland 25 Febr. 13 R. 2. but to enjoy that Title no lon­ger then his Father's life; having therewithal a grantCart. 13 R. 2. n. 5. Rot. Parl. 13 R. 2. n. 23. of the Castle, Town and Lordship of Okham, in Com. Rutl. with the Shirevalty of that County, sometime belonging to William de Bohun Earl of Northampton; in part of satis­faction of Eight hundred Marks per annum in­tended to him: And, in 14 R. 2. was constitu­ted Rot. Franc. 14 R. 2. m. 3. Lord Admiral of the Kings whole Fleet to the Northwards. So likewiseRot. Franc. 15 R. 2. m. 7. in 15 R. 2. be­ing Ibid. m. 5. the same year in the Wars of France. As also in CommissionIbid. m. 7. with Iohn of Gant, Duke of Lancaster, and others, to Treat of Peace with the French. In this year, likewise, he was madePat. 15 R. 2. p. 3. m. 32. Justice of all the Forests, South of Trent; and ConstableIbid. m. 31. of the Tower of London, for life, after the death of Thomas Earl of Kent: And was withH. Knighton, 2739. n. 60. Iohn Duke of Lancaster, at the Treaty for Peace, then held at Amiens, in France.

In 17 R. 2. he had a GrantRot. Fin. 17 [...]. 2. m. 16. of all the Lands, which Alianore the Wife of Raphe Lord Basset of Weldon, held in Dower; until Richard the son and heir of the said Raphe, should accomplish his full age. And the same year, about the Fe­stival of our Ladies Nativity, attendedT. Wals. 386. n. 10. the King into Ireland. So likewise, in 19 R. 2. into Ib. 388. n. 40. & 389. France, at which time, both King's having an enterview near Ghisnes, a Peace was con­cluded betwixt them: and, in memory thereof, a Chappel, at both their costs, appointed to be built in the place, and called, our Lady of Peace. In 18 R. 2. he was retein'dEx autogr. pe­nes Cler. pell. to serve the King, in another Expedition for Ireland, for the one half of that year, with Fifty Men at Armes, whereof ten to be Knights; and an Hundred and fifty Archers on Horseback. And, in 19 R. 2. wasRot. Fin. 19 R. 2. m. 19. one of the Commissioners, appointed, as proxie, to espouse Isabel the eldest daughter to Charles the Sixth King of France, on the behalf of King Richard.

In 20 R. 2. he was constitutedRot. Franc. 20 R. 2. m. 6. Governor of the Isles of Garnesey, and Iercesey, for life: and obtain'd the like GrantPat. 20 R. 2. p. 3. m. 5. of the Isle of Wiht, with the Castle of Caresbroke; as also of the whole dominion belonging to that Castle. Moreover, about that time, he was con­stituted WardenIbid. m. 26. of New-Forest, in Com. Southampt. and of all the Forests South of Trent; ConstablePat. 20 R. 2. p. 1. m. 20. of Dovor-Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports. And, in 21 R. 2. ConstablePat. 21 R. 2. p. 1. m. 32. of England (12 Iulii.) By which great Trusts and Benefits, it was discerna­ble enough, that he was one of the principal persons, then in power with that King; and stuck at nothing, that might satisfie his licentious humour: for plainPlac. eo­ram Rege in Parl. 1 H. 4. n. 12. &c. it is, that he was not only privy and consenting to that Foul Design, for Murthering (his Uncle) the Duke of Gloce­ster, at Calais; but sentPlac. eo­ram Rege in Parl. 1 H. 4. n. 12. &c. one of his servants (viz. Cock of the Chamber) to assist therein. Which Barbarous Act was done, upon Saturday,Esc. 2 [...] R. 2. n. 29. next after the Feast of St. Bartholmew, in 21 R. 2. Wherefore, it may very well be thought, that for his plotting and furtherance thereof, he esteem'd his own Merit very great.

For, immediately thereupon, he had a grant Pat. 21 R. [...]. p. 1. m. 13. 2. P. [...] m. [...] [...] (bearing date 28 Sept.) in tail special, of the Mannor of Brustwyke, in Holdernesse, with the Castle of Skypse, and Patronage of the Abby of Meaux, in Com. Ebor. As also, of the Mannor of Barwe, and Patronage of Thorn­ton-Abby, in Com. Linc. Likewise, of all the Mannors, Lands, &c. in Preston, Burton-Pidse, Bond, Brustwyke, Esyngton, Kyl­nesee, Wythornesee, and Cleton, late Thomas Duke of Glocesters, attainted in the Parliament at Westminster, on Monday next after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the same year. Also, of the Town of Clone, in Com. Salop. with the whole Territo­ry of Clone, in the Marches of Wales, and of the Hundred of Posselow thereunto an­nexed, late Richard Earl of Arundel's, likewise attainted.

The like GrantIbid. m. 15. he then had, of the Mannor of Flamstede, in Com. Hertf. with the Chase thereto appertaining, late Thomas Earl of War­wick's, attainted. And, before the end of that Moneth (viz. 29 Sept.) was advancedCart. 21 [...] n. 23. to the dignity of Duke of Albemarle.

By which Title, he was, within five dayes en­suing, again made ConstablePat. 21 R. 1. p. 2. m. 31. of the Tower of London. And, in 22 R. 2. constitutedRot. Scoc. 2 [...] R. 2. m. 3. Ge­neral Warden of the West-Marches toward Scotland. Likewise joyn'd in Commission Ibid. m. 2. with the Bishop of St. Asaph, and others, to Treat of Peace with the Scots: as also retein'd Ex autog [...] penes Cler. pell. by Indenture, to serve the King in Ireland, for one whole year, with One hundred forty men at Armes; that is to say, Knights and Es­quires; Two hundred Archers on Horseback; every twenty of the Archers having one Carpen­ter, and one Mason.

But, of that shameful Murther of the Duke of Gloce [...]ter, neither the King, nor he, had much joy: For, the whole Realm, soon after, being in no little disturbance, the King retired T. Wals. 394. n. 4 [...]. into Ireland, this Duke attendingT. Wals. 394. n. 4 [...]. him. Whence, hearing,Ibid. 39 [...]. n. 40. that Henry Duke of Lanca­ster was landed at Ravenspur, he return'd; Ibid. 39 [...] n. 40. and wasFrois. 310. [...]. with him at Flynt-Castle, when that Duke took him thence. After which, upon King Richard's Deposal; in the Parliament held I H. 4. his Title of Duke was takenPlac. [...] in Parl. 1 H. [...] n. 10. from him; with command,T. Wals. p. 400. n. 30. that he should never af­terwards adhere unto him, upon penalty of Trea­son. Nevertheless, he was, soon after, in that Conspiracy,Lel. coll. vol. 1. p. 696. with the Dukes of Surrey and Exeter, to have kill'd King Henry at Wind­sor-Castle, upon Twelfth-night, in Christmass: but, discoveringLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 696. the Plot, had Pardon: and shortly after restitutionRot. Parl. 2 H. 4. n. 3 [...] of his Estate. Where­upon he became so obsequious to that King; as that, upon the 28th of August, in the second year of his Reign▪ he was constitutedRot. Vasc. 2 H. 4. m. 7. his Lieutenant in the Dutchy of Aquitane, bearing then the Title of Earl of Rutland, and Corke. And, in 4 H. 4. (which was soon after his Fa­ther's death) beingRot. Fi [...]. 4 H. 4. m. 26. in Gascoine, had Livery Rot. Fi [...]. 4 H. 4. m. 26. of all his Lands, with respite for his Ho­mage.

This Edward marriedEsc. 6 H. 4. [...]. 33. Philippa, one of the daughters and heirs to Iohn Lord Mohun: and, in 7 H. 4. in the Parliament then held, was restoredT. Wals. 417. n. 30. to his hereditary Dignity of Duke of [Page 157] Yorke. In 13 H. 4. he joynedIb. 425. n. 20 with Tho­mas Duke of Clarence, and others, in ayd of the Duke of Orleans, against the Duke of Burgundy; and the next ensuing year was im­ployed Rot. Franc. 14 H 4. m. 10 in the Wars of France.

In 2 H. 5. he was constitutedPat. 2 H. 5 p. 2. m. 34. Justice of South-UUales, and the same year madeRot. Scoc. 2 H. 5. m. 16. ge­neral Warden of all the East Marches towards Scotland. In 3 H. 5. he attendedRot. Franc. 3 H. 5. m. 12. the King in that great Expedition, then made into France; and in considerationPat. 3. H. 5. p. 2. m. 43. of his vast ex­pences, in building, and endowing the Collegi­ate Church of Fotheringhay, and in fitting himself to serve the King, in that present ad­venture, (whereby he had contracted many Debts, so that without the Kings assistance, he despaired the perfecting that pious work) he ob­tained Pat. 3. H. 5 p. 2. m. 43. Licence to enfeoffe Henry de Beaufort Bi­shop of UUinchester, and others, of the Man­nors of Fasterne, Old-UUotton, Token­ham, Chelworth, UUynterborne, Compton-Basset, and Sevenhampton, in Com. Wilts. as also of the advouson of the Church of Tokenham, and Burrough of UUotton, with the Hundreds of Heighworth and Cryklade▪ in the same County; of the Mannor of Dogh­ton, in Com. Glouc. Ansty, with the Advou­son of the Church, in Com. Hertf. Nassyng­ton and yarewell, with the Castle and Town of Fodringhay, in Com. North. of the Castle and Town of Stanford, with the Town and Soke of Grantham, in Com. Linc. of the Ca­stle and Mannor of Conyngsburgh, and Man­nors of Bra [...]well, Clifton, Hattefeld, Fishlake, and Thorne, in Com. Ebor. with trust, that they should see to the accomplishment of that work. As they did: though not in his life time: for plainMonast. Angl. Vol. 3. 162. b. it is, that the Contract for building of the Church, made betwixt the Trustees and the Masons, beareth date 24 Sept. 13 H. 6.

Shortly after the making of which Feoffment, (which bears dateMonast. Angl. Vol. 3. 162. b. 5 Aug.) he declared his Testament,Chichley Vol. 1 284. b. viz. 17 Aug. whereby he bequea­thed his Body, to be buried in the Church Paro­chial, of that his Colledge of Fotheringhay, in the midst of the Quire, near the steps, under a flat Marble; appointing, that fifty Marks, in half Groates, should be given in dole, to such poor people, as should come to his Funeral. To the Lady Philippa, his Wife, he bequeathed his Bed with Feathers and Leopards, and all pertaining thereto: And directed, that in all Masses and Prayers, to be made for him, men­tion should be of King Richard the Second, King Henry the Fourth, Edmund Duke of Yorke, his Father, the Lady Isabell his Mother; and all other persons departed this life, for whom he was, in conscience, obliged to pray, that God would have mercy on them.

After which, he attendedRot. Franc. 3 H 5. m. 12. the King into France, but never returned; for in that great Battle of Agincourt, fought upon FridayEsc. 3. H. 5. n 45. next preceding the Festival of All Saints, (which hap­ned upon the 25th of October) he lostT. Wals. his life, though the English then obtained a glorious Victory. It is said,Lel. Itin. Vol. 1. f. 5. that he desired of King Henry, that he might have the fore-ward of the Battle that day, and had it; and that by much heat and thronging, being a fat Man, he was smothered to death. Whereupon his Corps was afterwards brought to Fotheringhay, and there Interred,Lel. Itin. Vol. 1. f. 5. in the body of the Quire, un­der a flat Marble, with his Image (flat) in Brass upon it. After which, the King returning into England, caused his Exequies to be kept at London, with great Solemnity, upon the first day of December; whereat were present divers Bishops and Abbots, besides a multitude of other persons of great quality, both French and English.

The Lands whereof he died seisedEsc. 3. H. 5. ut supra. were as followeth, viz. the Mannors of Solyhull and Sheldon, in Com. War. the Honor of Rey­leghe, with the Mannors of Thunderie, Est­wode, and Hundred of Rochford, in Com. Essex. the Mannor of Ansty, in Com. Hertf. the Mannor of Wendover, and Moytie of the Mannor of Horton, in Com Buck. the Mannor of Whelnetham, in Com. Suff. the Castle and man­nor of Stanford; the Town and Soke of Gran­tham, with the Mannors of Bondeby, Shil­lingthorpe, and Lordship of Harlaston, called Brewes-Maner, in Com. Linc. the mannors of Yelvertoft, Nassington, yarwell, with the Castle and Mannor of Fotheringhay, in Com. North. the Mannors of Doughton and Whi­tington, with the Mannor and Hundred of Bertone, juxta Bristoll, in Com. Glouc. the Mannor, Burrough, and Lordship of Avene, the Mannor and Territory of Neuton-Notash, and Mannors of Dynas-Powys, Sully, and Peterston in UUales, the Castle and Lord­ship of Ewyas Lacy, in Com. Heref. the Isle of UUiht, and Castle of Caresbroke, with the Wardenship of Newforest, as also the Mannors of Chorle, UUetone, Ays [...]hele, and Ma­pul-Dutwell, with the custody of the Forest of Bere, in Com. South. the Mannors of So­merford-Keynes, Fasterne, Wotton, Old-Tokenham; Chelesworth, UUinterborne, Compton-Basset, Sevenhampton; the Bur­rough and Hundred of Hyworth, the Hundred of Crikkelade, with the Mannors of UUin­terslowe, Sherston, and Brodeton in Com. Wilts. the Town and Mannor of Soureby, the Castle and Mannor of Coningesburgh, with the Mannors of Bra [...]well, Clifton, Haitefeid, Fishlake, Thorne, and Ha­thome, in Com. Ebor.

But he left no Issue, so that Richard his Ne­phew, (Son to Richard Earl of Cambridge, his younger Brother) was foundIbid. to be his next Heir, and at that time three years of age.

After which, Philippa his Wife (then survi­ving) tookRot. fin. 10 H. 6 m. 13. to Husband Robert Fitz-Walter.

This Philippa, by the TitleChicheley Vol. 1. 4 [...] of Dutchess of Yorke, and Lady of the Isle of UUiht, declared her Testament,Chicheley Vol. 1. 4 [...] at the Castle of Ca­resbroke, in the same Isle, upon St. Gregories day, in the year of our Lord 1400 (9 H. 6.) whereby she bequeathed her Body to be buried in the Abby-Church at UUestminster, ap­pointing, that at every place where it should rest in the way thither, her Exequies should be per­formed with Dirige over night, and before the removal thereof in the morning, a Mass of Re­quiem. Also, that being brought to UUestmin­ster, twenty four poor Men, cloathed in short Gowns, with Hoods of black, should each of them bear a Torch, at the Dirige, and at the Mass of Requiem, on the Morrow, and each of them to have twenty pence in Money. Moreover, that her Herse should be totally covered with [Page 158] black cloth, and upon it a curious Herse of Wax, in a smal proportion, placed upon it. And that upon the day of her Funeral, six Marks and for­ty pence should be distributed amongst a thou­sand poor people; so that each might have a pen­ny.

She likewise ordained, that a thousand Diri­ges should be sung for her, upon one day; and the morrow after, a thousand Masses; and this to be done with all the possible speed that might be, after her decease, for the health of her Soul, and all Christian Souls; for the performance whereof, every Priest to have four pence. She likewise bequeathed twenty pounds in Money, to buy Russet Cloth, for one hundred poor Men and Women, each of them a short Gown and Hood. Also to two honest Priests to sing Mass, and to say the Trental of Gregorie, by the space of one whole year, for her Soul, and all Chri­stian Souls: and to fourscore poor Bederyden, Men and Women, thirteen pounds six shillings and eight pence.

And departedEsc 10 H. 6. n. 45. this life shortly after, being then seisedEsc 10 H. 6. n. 45. of the Castle, Town, and Man­nor of Fodringhey, with the Mannors of Nas­syngton, and Yarewell, in Com. North. of the Castle and Mannor of Caresbroke, with the Mannors of Becombe, Freshwater, Nylton, Whitfelde, Panno, Thorne, and the Forest of Brodwode, in the same Isle, of the Castle of Conesburgh, with the Man­nors of Hatfelde and Soureby, in Com. Ebor. of the Mannors of Crikkelade, Somerford-Keynes, Sevenhampton, Fasterne, Comp­ton-Basset, Wynterborne, Cheleworth, and Tokkenham, with the Burroughs of Hy­worth and Wotton, in Com. Wiltes. of the third part of the Mannors of Thunderle and Estwode, with the third part of the Honor, Town, Fair, Market, and Park of Reylegh, in Com. Essex. all which she held in dowrie from the said Duke her first Husband. She likewise died seised of the Mannors of Whicheford, in Com. War. Codecumbe, in Com. Somers. and Bradeworth, in Com. Devon. and of her Dow­rie by Sir Walter Fitz-Walter Knight, her last Husband, of the Mannors of Shympling, in Com. Suff. Hemenhale and Disse, with the Hundred of Disse, in Com. Norff. and of the Mannors of Wymbishe, and Sherynge, in Com. Essex, leaving Richard Lord le Straunge, of Knokyn, her Cosin and next Heir, forty years of age.

¶I should now proceed with Richard Duke of Yorke, so found to be Heir unto the last men­tioned Edward, as is before observed. But first do think fit to take notice of his Father, viz. Ri­chard de Coningsburgh, second Son to Edmund de Langley, Duke of Yorke, before mentio­ned.

This Richard Ri [...]ard de Coning [...]s­burgh. had that appellation from Co­ningsburgh, (in Com. Ebor.) the place of his Nativity, and in 7 H. 4. wasRot. Franc. 7 H 4. m. 2. one of the Am­bassadors (together with the Bishop of Bathe and Wells, and some others) sent to Treat and conclude with Isabell Queen of Denmarke, and King Eric her Son, touching the Dowrie of Philippa, Second Daughter to King Henry the Fourth, then espoused to that King; as also for a perpetual League betwixt them and their Suc­cessors: and in 2 H. 5. was createdCatal. of [...] Nob. by R. B. Earl of Cambridge, in the Parliament, at that time held. But the next ensuing year, beingT. Wals. 435. lb. n. 10. 20. 30. at Southampton, with the King (then shipping his Army for France) having been corrupted T. Wals. 435. lb. n. 10. 20. 30. by the French, he joyned with Henry Lord Scrope, and some others, in a Conspiracie, to T. Wals. 435. lb. n. 10. 20. 30. murther him there. Which Treasonable de­sign, being timely discovered;Ibid. upon Tryal by their Peers, SentenceIbid. of death was pro­nounced against him, and his Confederates, who thereupon lostIbid. their Heads, without Lel. Coll. Vol. 1. 701. the North-Gate there. Thus saith T. Wal­singham: but others do differ in their relation, as to the true reason of his intention to Mur­ther King Henry; and affirm, that his main design was to raise Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, to the Royal Throne, as Heir to Lio­nel Duke of Clarence; not being ignorant of some impediments in that Earl, for procreation of Children; and that then, in time, the Right would come to his own Wife (Sister to the same Edmund) and to her Issue (as afterwards it re­ally did.) Which is most likely to be true, what­ever hath been otherwise reported, of his ac­knowledging what he then did, to be in favor of the French King, and being corrupted by him For the charge layd against him at his Tryal, by the Indictment, was; that he, toge­ther with Sir Thomas Grey of Heton, in Com. Northumb. Knight, upon the twentieth day of Iuly, in the third year of King Henry the Fifths Reign; at Southampton, and divers other places, had conspired with a power of Men, to have gone with Edmund Earl of March, into Wales; and there to have procured him to assume the Supreme sway of the Realm; as also to have set forth a Proclamation in his name (as right Heir to the Crown) against King Henry, by the name of Henry of Lancaster the Usurper. Likewise, that pretending King Richard to be alive, they had sent into Scot­land, for a certain Man, who in his shape of bo­dy and countenance, did much resemble that King, with purpose to raise the people on his behalf; and to seize upon divers Castles in Wales, intending to Man them against King Henry.

This Richard de Conningsburgh, had two Wives, viz. Anne, Monast. Angl. Vol. [...]. 229. a. n. 60. Daughter to Roger de Mor­timer Earl of March, and Maud, Mich. Re [...] 25 H. 6. n. 21. Daughter of Thomas Lord Clifford; afterwards married Mich. Re [...] 25 H. 6. n. 21. to Iohn Nevil Lord Latimer. By this Anne he had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Richard a Son, and a Daughter called Isabell, who became the WifePolyd. Virg. 512. n. 10. & 20. of Hen­ry Bourchier, Earl of Essex.

Which Richard, in 3 H. 5. upon the death of Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, was foundEsc. 3. H. 5. n 32. to be his next Heir; viz. Son of Anne, Sister to the same Earl; and at that time fourteen years of age. In 4 H. 6. (being then in ward Pat. 4 H. 6. p. 2. m. 16. to Ioane Countess of Westmorland, by virtue of the last Will and Testament, of Raphe Earl of Westmorland, her late Husband) he had a GrantPat. 4 H. 6. p. 2. m. 16. of one hundred Marks per annum, over and above two hundred Marks per annum, formerly assigned for his Maintainance; to be paid out of the Lands of Edmund late Earl of March, unto whom he was so found to be next Heir. And in 8 H. 6. was made ConstablePat. 8 H. 6. p. 1 m. 7. of Eng­land, in the absence of Iohn Duke of Bed­ford.

In 10 H. 6. the French having recoveredPolyd Virg. 475. n. 50. di­vers places in that Realm, so that there being [Page 159] little hope of better; it was resolvedIbid. to defend Normandy, for the more safeguard of that Pro­vince; and thoughtIbid. fit, that he should be sent to secure the Sea-coasts, others being imployed to keep the Garrisons. And in 11 H. 6. though Rot. Fin. 11 H. 6. m. 19. the Inquisitions after the death of Anne, Wid­dow of Edmund Earl of March, were not then returned into the Chancery; by the Kings spe­cial favor, he obtained LiveryRot. Fin. 11 H. 6. m. 19. of all the Lands which she held in Dower, of his Inheritance, doing his Homage, notwithstanding he had not then made proof of his age.

In this year he had special LicencePat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m. 28. to be absent from Ireland; And in 12 H. 6. upon a great Insurrection,Polyd. Virg. 483. n. 10. made by the Inhabitants of Normandy, was sentPolyd. Virg. 483. n. 10. with the Duke of Somerset, for the repressing thereof. In 13 H. 6. uponIb. 486. [...]. 10. the death of Iohn Duke of Bed­ford, then Regent of France, he was joyned in CommissionIb. 486. [...]. 10. with the Duke of Somer­set, in the Government of that Realm: And in 14 H. 6. was reteined, by Indenture,Ex autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King, in his Wars of France and Normandy, for one whole year, with one Baron, one Banneret, seven Knights, four hun­dred and ninety Men at Arms, and two thou­sand two hundred Archers.

In 18 H. 6. he was constitutedRot. Franc. 18 H. 6. m. 10 Lieutenant and Captain-General for all France, and Nor­mandy. Whereupon, in 20 H. 6. having an assignationEx autog. penes Cler. Pell. of twenty thousand pounds per an­num, for the defence of those parts, he laid SiegeHolinghsh. p. 619 a. n. 50. to Diepe, but without success. And in 21 H. 6. doing his Homage;Rot. Franc 21 H. 6. m. 5. as Son and Heir to Anne, one of the Daughters and Heirs to Alianore, eldest Sister and Co-heir to Edmund Brother and Heir to Thomas Earl of Kent, had LiveryRot. Franc 21 H. 6. m. 5. of his purparty of the Lands of that Inheritance.

The same year also, he was employedRot Franc. 21 H. 6. m. 17 with Iohn Earl of Shrewsbury, and others, as Embassador to Treat of Peace with the French. And in 23 H. 6. being again in those parts, as RegentPat. 23 H. 6. p. 1. m. 19. of France, and Normandy, had a special dispensationPat. 23 H. 6. p. 1. m. 19. to be absent from Ireland.

In 25 H. 6. he obtained LicenceCart. 25 & 26 H. 6. n. 41. for a Mar­ket every week, upon the Wednesday, at his Mannor of Beaudley, in Com. Wigorn. and for a Fair there yearly, upon the Festival of St. Agatha the Vigin.

In 26 H. 6. he was constitutedPat. 26 H. 6. p. 2. m. 3. Lord Lieu­tenant of Ireland, for ten years: and in 28 H. 6. by IndentureEx autog. penes W. Pi­erpont ar. of Covenants, reteyned Iames Earl of Ormund, to be his Deputy there. But in 29 H. 6. so great were the losses in France (Burdeaux and Ba [...]on, the last Cities of Gascoine, rendringPolyd. Virg. 497. n. 10. to the French) that (with the Duke of Somerset) he became necessitated Polyd. Virg. 497. n. 10. to quit the Countrey; and went into Ireland.

Whence shortly after, taking advantageIb. 499. n. 20. of those losses, and the great disturbances at home, by domestique Insurrections, (whereof that of the Kentishmen, headed by Iack Cade, was not the least) he returned,Ib. 499. n. 20. and bethinkingIb. n. 30. with himself, how to set the Crown upon his own Head (beingIb. n. 30. the lineal Heir, made to Edmund of Langley, fifth Son to King Edward the Third, and right Heir to Leonel Duke of Cla­rence, third Son to the same King, by Anne his Mother, Daughter to Roger, and Sister and Heir to Edmund Mortimer Earl of March) he entred into consulation,Ib. n. 30. with Thomas Courtney, Earl of Devon, Edward Broke Lord Cobham, and some others, how he might effect it, with­out any blemish of disloyalty. In regardHolinsh. Chron. p. 637 a. n. 50 & 60. there­fore, that Edmund Duke of Somerset, was the chief prop to King Henry, both in Council and Action; it was resolvedHolinsh. Chron. p. 637. a. n. 50 & 60. in the first place, to take him off. But keeping his main purpose secret, it was concluded,Ibid. that he should raise what power he could, under pretence of remo­ving certain evil Councellors, and to vindicate the peoples Injuries, thereby occasioned. Of which Evil Councellors, the Duke of Somer­set was the person, only pointedIbid. at; in re­gard the vulgar [...]ort hadIbid. a bad opinion of him, for the loss of Normandy.

To which end he levyedIb [...] an Army of about ten thousand Men, in the Marches of Wales, openly declaring,Ib [...] that what he did therein, was for the general good of the Realm. The King therefore being aware of the danger, got together what Forces he could, and marcht Ib. n. 10, & 20. towards him: but he, through notice there­of, diverting his intended course another way, cameIb. n. 10, & 20. up into Kent, and about a mile from Dertford encampedIb. n. 10, & 20.

Of which the King being advertised, he marchtIb. n. 30 & 40. to Black Health▪ And whilst he lay there, sentIb. n. 30 & 40. the Bishop of Winchester, and others to him, to know the true cause of his appearance in such a Warlike posture. Where­unto he answered,Ib. n. 30 & 40. that it was neither to in­jure him, nor any good Man: but to remove some evil disposed persons of his Council, who were oppressors of the Nobility, Clergy, and Commons; instancing the Duke of Somerset, whom if the King would commit to ward, to answer the charge that should be laid against him, he would disband his Army, and submit himself as an obedient Subject.

Whereupon, for prevention of more mischief, it was condescendedIb. 639 [...]. n. 20. to, that the said Duke should be secured, or confined to his own House. But so it hapned,Ib. n. 30. that the Kentish-men fal­ling off, and the Kings Forces increasing; he discerned his danger, and cameIb. n. 30. to the King submissively, (by mediation of some of the No­bles) whereupon he obtained pardon,Ib. n. 40. for what had passed, and attendingIb. n. 40. him to Lon­don, there publickly made Oath,Ib. n. 40. in the Ca­thedral of St. Paul, that thenceforth he would never attempt any thing against him, or any of his Liege-people, but remain, a True, Loy­al, and Obedient Subject; and for farther con­firmation thereof, solemnly tookIb. n. 40. the Sacra­ment. Howbeit, after this, coming again to the King; and findingIb. n. 50. the Duke of Somer­set, An 30. H. 6. at liberty, he boldly accusedIb. n. 50. him of Trea­son: but had the like charge by that Duke, re­torted Ib. n. 50. on himself. Which caused the King to takeIbid. him to Westminster, where having called a great CouncilIbid. of his Nobles, the Duke of Somerset moved,Ibid. that he might acknowledge his offence, and suffer death; be­ing well assured, that his design was to set up himself in the Royal Throne.

Nevertheless, his submission and solemn Oath again made, salvedIbid. 641 b. n. 50. & 60. all for the present; so that till he found a fit opportunity, he continued quiet. But then, viz. in 32 H. 6. he began to stirIbid. 641 b. n. 50. & 60. again: using all his endeavorIb. for the de­struction of the Duke of Somerset: conclu­ding, Ib. that if he were taken away, his own [Page 160] design would thrive the better. He likewise then practisedIb. to beget a dislike of the King, in the hearts of the people, as a person wanting discretion, not fit to govern. And the better to accomplish his ends, tookIb. the Nevills into his Party; viz. Richard Earl of Salisbury, (the Father) and Richard the Son, Earl of Warwick, (persons of no small power and interest at that time) his Wife being Sister to the Earl of Sa­lisbury.

And having thus linked himself with these great Men, so ordered the matter, that the Duke of Somerset was arrestedIbid. 642. a. n. 10 & 20. in the Queens great Chamber, and sent to the Tower; Articles of High Treason being also exhibitedIbid. 642. a. n. 10 & 20. against him, in the Parliament then assembled, whereby the loss of Normandy, and other places were laid to his charge. At that time likewise, the King being desperately sick,Ib. n. 30. his strength and power did not a little increase.Ib. n. 30. Which when he saw, he made his address to the Pope for Ab­solution from those Solemn Oaths which he for­merly made.

But the Kings recovery altered the Scene, put­ing such courage into the Lancastrians, that the Duke of Somerset was setIb. n. 40. at liberty, and made CaptainIb n. 40. of Calais, which gave much discontentIb. n. [...]0. to the people, and many of the Nobles, whereof this Duke made such advan­tage, as that, through the help of Salisb [...]ry, and Warwick, with other of his party, he raisedIb. n. [...]0. another Army in the Marches of Wales. The King therefore hearing thereof, didIb. n. 60. the like about London. Whereupon, after some Messages and Answers, meeting at St. Albans, they had a sharpe Battle;Ib. 643. b. n. 10. in which this Duke having the day, many brave Men lost their lives, amongst whom his greatest Antagonist, the Duke of Somerset, wasIb. 643. b. n. 10. one. Upon which nota­ble Success, coming to the King, he toldIb. n. 60. & 644. a. [...]. him, that he had much cause to rejoyce, for that the common Enemy of the Realm was dispatched, meaning the Duke of Somerset; and that now, both himself and his Adherents, would during life; remain his faithful and liege peo­ple.

After which, a ParliamentIb 644 b. being called, he was madePat 32. H. 6. m. 7. Protector of the Realm, until Prince Edward should arrive to years of discre­tion, the Earl of Salisbury, Lord Chan­cellor, Holinsh ut supra 644 b. n. 10 & [...]0. and the Earl of Warwick, Captain Holinsh ut supra 644 b. n. 10 & [...]0. of Calais, so that the Kings name should Ib. be only made use of, and the power of Rule whollyIb. in him. But thereat, some of the most potent of the Nobles, started not a little; of which number, Henry Beaufort Duke of So­merset, (whose Father had been so slain at St. Albans) and Humphrey Stafford Duke of Buck­ingham, (whose eldest Son also lost his life there, in that quarrel) wereIb. 645 a. n. 10 & 20 the chief; who consultingIb. 645 a. n. 10 & 20 with the Queen, causedIb. 645 a. n. 10 & 20 him to be discharged of his Protectorship, and Salis­bury from his Office of Chancellor.

Whereupon, 4 Martii 33 H. 6. he resigned Rot Franc. 33. H 6. m. 18. his Trust for the Captainship of Calais, and the Marches thereof. Nevertheless, after this, they complyed with him again: for in 34 H. 6. upon a ParliamentPat. 34 H. 6. m 23 then called, (11 Nov.) he had powerPat. 34 H. 6. m 23 given him, to hold it in the Kings name; and in 35 H. 6. (6 Martii) was made LieutenantPat. 35 H 6. p. [...] m 3. of Ireland.

But the Queen, being not a little sensibleHoli [...]gsh. ut supra 645. b. n. 60. of the danger which might ensue, through his Power and Friends; and well knowingIb. what Interest he had with the Londoners, tookIb. the King thence into Warwickshire, (under co­lour of a Progress) for his health. And being at Coventre, sentIb. Letters for him▪ as also for his chief Adherents, Salisbury and War­wick. Who fearing some mischief, fledIb. 6 [...]6 [...] [...]. se­veral ways; this Duke to Wigmore, in the Marches of Wales; Salisbury to Middle­ham, in the North; and Warwick to Ca­lais.

Hereupon the King,An. 36 H. 6. (after some time) per­ceiving all quiet, re [...]urnedIb. 647. a. to London, and callingIb. 647. a. a great Council there, sentIb. 647. a. for him, promisingIb. 647. a. to receive him and his friends cheerfully, and that all old grudges should be for­gotten. Which fair assurance encouraging him, he came, attendedIb. n. 2 [...]. with four hundred Men, and was lodgedIb. n. 2 [...]. at Baynards-Castle: the rest of his friends coming alsoIb. n. 2 [...]. with nume­rous Retinues. Hence through the mediation Ib. n. 50. & 60. of the Archbishop of Canterbury, ensued a meetingIb. n. 50. & 60. by the King and him; and likewise a fair reconciliation,Ib. n. 50. & 60. as to all outward appea­rance: as also in testimony thereof, a formal Accord,Ib. n. 50. & 60. drawn up in Writing, dated at Westminster, upon the 23 of March, in 36 H. 6. Which occasioning great joy on all parts, a solemn ProcessionIb. 648. [...] n. 60. was made to St. Pauls, by the King himself, in his Royal Robes, and Crown on his Head, the Lords proceeding thi­ther also by two and two together, a Yorkist and Lancastrian, hand in hand, (viz. the Duke of Somerset, and Earl of Salisbury; the Duke of Exeter, and Earl of Warwick, &c. andIb. 648. [...] n. 60. next behind the King, the Queen, with this great Duke hand in hand. Which was all but an outward shew, there beingAn. 38. H 6. b Ib. no hearty reconciliation betwixt them. Insomuch as the Queen shortly after, throughIb [...] 649 a. [...]. 30. & 40. the advice and assistance of Somerset, and Buckingham, causedIb [...] 649 a. [...]. 30. & 40. the Lord Audley, to raise certain For­ces, to intercept the Earl of Salisbury up­on his way from Middleham towards Lon­don, he being to pass through the Counties of Staff. and War. To which purpose, Audley having got together a great power inIbid. Che­shire and Shropshire, (where his Interest most lay) meetingIbid. with Salisbury at Blore-Heath, (near Drayton, in Com. Salop.) after a sharp Skirmish, was himself slainIbid. on the place.

This Duke therefore discerning unto what he was like to trust, joynedIb n. 30. with Salisbury, and raisedIb n. 30. a new Army: But upon the pub­lishing of a ProclamationIb. 650. a. n. 60. from the King, that all who would lay down Arms and submit, should have pardon, many of their Men fled Ib. 650. a. n. 60. to the Kings side; which put him into such a fright, that, with his Son Edmund Earl of Rut­land, he fledIb. b. n. 20. & 651. a. n. 60. privily into Wales, and thence into Ireland, but afterwards returning, came toIb. b. n. 20. & 651. a. n. 60. Ludlow, unto which place the Earls of Salisbury and Warwick, (his chiefest confidents) also resorted,Ib. with Andrew Trollop, an expert Souldier. Whence they sent an excu­satory LetterIb. to the King, full of high ex­pressions of all Obedience and Loyalty, bear­ing date 10 Oct.

But the King being then somewhat over-con­fident Ib. 652. a. n 10. of his own strength, caused a Parlia­ment [Page 161] [...] to meet at Coventree; and therein at­tainted [...] him, as also his son Edward Earl of March, and all their adherents. Whereof the Earl of Salisbury, and Warwick, having notice, they presently gotIbid, n. 60. & 652. b. n. 10. to Calais; and thence sentIbid, n. 60. & 652. b. n. 10. over to the King, certain Articles of overture, for a new accord. After which, the tide soon turned; so that the King's whole Fleet, fallingIbid, 653. b. n. 10, &c from him, the Kentish Men of­fered Ibid, 653. b. n. 10, &c to joyn with this Duke.

Hereupon Salisbury and Warwick land­ed Ib. 654. a. & ib. n. 20. at Sandwich, and Marcht toIb. 654. a. & ib. n. 20. London; where they were joyfully receiv'dIb. 654. a. & ib. n. 20. by the Mayor and Citizens. The King therefore having ad­vertisement of the danger, raised what power he could, and MarchtIb. n. 50. up to Northampton. Where those Lords giving him battelIbid b. n. 20. &c. upon the 9th of Iuly, put him to the worst; so that divers of his chief Friends were there slainIbid, b. n. 20. &c.: And, taking advantage of this victory, forthwith re­turnedIbid, n. 60. to London. Whereupon the Earl of March (son to this Duke) had the Tower Ibid, n. 60. delivered up to him. All this being done, whilstIb. 655. a. n. 30. this Duke was in Ireland: who, hear­ing thereof, return'd; and cameIb. 655. a. n. 30. to London on Friday next preceding the Festival of St. Edward the Confessor. Where, having a naked Sword borneIbid. before him; TrumpetsIbid. sounding, and attendedIbid. with a multitude of Armed Men, he was receivedIbid. with general applause; and so went strait to the House of Parliament; and there, ascendingIbid. n. 40. the Throne-Royal, openly challengedIbid. n. 40. that Seat as his right.

After great consultationIbid, 657. a. n. 60. therefore had, by the Peers, and Prelates then met, conducing to Peace; it was, at length (inter alia) agreed, Ibid, 657. a. n. 60. that K. Henry, having reigned Thirty eight years and more, should continue the Title of King, du­ring his life: But, in case of Death, Resignation, or breach of this Accord, that the Government should immediately divolve to this Duke, if then living: if not, to his next heir: and he, to be thenceforth Protector and Regent of the whole Realme, as by the ArticlesIbid, b. n. 10 more fully appeareth. Whereupon he took a solemn Oath,Ib. n. 30. that he would not attempt any thing directly, nor indi­rectly, against the life of the King, or in diminu­tion of his Dignity Royal; both his Sons doing Ib. n. 30. the like, which being perform'd, he was Pro­claimed Ibid. 659. a. n. 30. heir apparent to the Crown, by sound of Trumpet.

But, hearing,Ibid, n. 40 & 50. that the Queen was raising all the Power she could, in opposition to him (as­signing Ibid, n. 40 & 50. the Duke of Norffolk, and Earl of Warwick, to be about the King) he Marcht Ibid, n. 40 & 50. from London Northwards, upon the second of December; appointingIb. his son (the Earl of March) to follow him with all his Power; and cameIb. to his Castle of Sandale, near Wakefeild (in Yorkshire) on Christmass Eve.

Whereof the Queen (being then in those parts) having intelligence;Ib. n. 60. she followedIb. n. 60. him with all speed; with hopes to fall upon him be­fore he had got together any considerable strength; having in her company,Ib. n. 60. the Prince, her son, the Dukes of Exeter, and Somerset; as also divers other brave men, of the Lancastri­an party: and cameIb. n. 10. near to his Castle Gates soon after. Whereupon (thoughIb. n. 10. much infe­rior in number of men and strength) he drew Ib. n. 10. out, towards Wakefeild: but, being over­powered, Ibid. his little Army became soon routed, and he himself slainIbid. Which fatal blow, was then attributedIb. n 50. to have been, as a just Judg­ment upon him, for violating his solemn Oaths, so made to King Henry, as hath been observed.

Being thus slain, his Corps was first interred Catal of Nob. by R. B. at Pontfract; but afterwardsCatal of Nob. by R. B. in the Quire of the Collegiate-Church at Fothering­hay.

Thus have we seen the Tragique conclusion of this great Dukes life: Of whom (as I have read) it was said by the Duke of Somerset (his chief­est opponent) that, If he had not learned to play the King, by his Regency in France, he had never forgot to obey, as a Subject, when he returned into England.

The issue which he had, by Cecilie his wife, daughter to Raphe Nevill, Earl of UUestmor­land, was, as someCatal. of Nob. by R. B. say, eight sons; viz. Hen­ry, who died young; Edward Earl of March (afterwards King, by the name of Edward the 4th) Edmund Earl of Rutland (barbarously stab'd in the Town of Wakefeild, by the Ld. Clifford, shortly after the Battle, being then but 12 years of age;) Iohn, William, and Thomas ▪ who all di­ed young; George Duke of Clarence, and Richard Duke of Glocester (afterwards King, by the name of Richard the Third:) and four daughters; Anne married to Henry Holand Duke of Exeter, after to Sir Thomas St. Leger Kt. Eli­zabeth to Iohn de la Pole Duke of Suffolk, Margaret to Charles Duke of Burgundy; and Vrsula.

Which Cecilie, surviving him a long time; by her Testament,Vox. qu. 25. bearing date 1 April An. 1495. (10 H. 7.) bequeathed her body to be buried, be­side the Body of her said Husband, and in his Tombe, within the Collegiate-Church of Fo­theringhay: And gave to her daughter Anne, her largest Bed of Baudekyn, with a Counterpoint of the same. To her daughter Catherine a Traverse of Blew Sattin. To her daughter of Suffolk, her Chair, with the co­vering; all her Cusheons, Horses, and Harnesses, for the same, with all her Palfreys. To her son (in Law) of Suffolk, a Cloth of Estate. To her son Humphrey two Altar-Cloaths of Blew Damask. To her son William a Traverse of white Sarcenet; and to her daughter Anne Prio­ress of Syon, a Book of Bonaventure. Which Testament was proved 27 August the same year. Whereby it seemes, that the Catalogue of his children, above expressed, is somewhat mista­ken.

I come now to his Sons; of which, Edward, Edward. who bore the Title of Earl of March, in his Father's life-time (though not by any Patent of Creation: but, as the eldest surviving son of that Duke) by reason of his descent from the Mor­timers, Earls of March, through an heir female, as hath been already observed.

This Edward, beingHolingsh. ut supra, 659. b. n. 60. at Glocester, when his Father was thus slain; hearing the tidings thereof, remov'dHolingsh. ut supra, 659. b. n. 60. to Shrewsbury. And be­ing there; had, by reasonIb. 660. n. 10. of the descent from that great Family of Mortimer, very large offers Ib. 660. n. 10. of aide, from those of the Marches thereabouts: so that he soon raisedIb. 660. n. 10. in Army of Twenty three thousand men; wherewith he quickly advanc'd Ibid, n. 20. Northwards, against that of the Queens, by which his Father lost his life. But, hearing, [Page 162] Ib. that Iasper Earl of Pembroke (half brother to King Henry) with Iames Earl of UUilt­shire, were marching towards him, with a great power of Welch and Irish; he diverted his course, and hastedIb. towards them: And at Morti­mer's-Cross (not far from Hereford-East) giving them Battel,Ib. utterly routedIb. all their Forces, and slew many.

And, having this success, sped towardsIb 661. n. 30 & 50. Lon­don, joyingIb 661. n. 30 & 50. with the Earl of UUarwick, at Cheping-Norton, near Cotswould. By which conjuction, having a considerable Body of men, he entredIbid. the City, in the first week of Lent; very great numbers, from the Counties of Kent, Essex, and other places, comingIbid. n. 60. & b. in to his aid. Where, calling a great CouncilIbid. n. 60. & b. of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, he relatedIbid. n. 60. & b. the Tenor of the Articles, made betwixt his late Father and King Henry, which had been ratified in Parliament: Whereupon the Lords decla­red; Ibid. n. 60. & b. that, for as much as King Henry had made breach of them, on his part; and done contrary to the Ordinances in that Parliament, they deem'd him insufficient to Rule, and there­fore fit to be deposed; admitting this Edward for King. Where I shall leave him, with the remainder of his life and actions, to our publick Historians: But take notice, in order of time, of what Honors he conferred upon his two sons, though not as they stood in seniority. For,Ex vet. [...]od. MS. pen [...]s Joh. Stow Hi­storiogra­phum, dudum defunctum. in the seventh year of his Reign (being upon St. George's day at St. Iohn's; accompanied with other Knights of the Garter; after Even-song, in his Bedchamber, in the presence of his Lords, and his Council; (as also of Norroy and Guyen Kings of Armes) he did, by express command appont, that Richard his second son, then Duke of York (for so it seems he had been declared, though not formally created till long afterwards) should bear, for his Armes, the like Armes, as he himself did, with this diffe­rence; viz. A Label of three points Silver; and on the first of them a Canton-gules: and for his Badge a Falcon volant, silver, membred, with two Sewels gold, within a fetterlock anlocked, and somewhat open, gold. Which Fetterlock was devised by the first Duke of York, locked (who was the fifth son of King Edward the Third) as who should say, he was far from the Inheri­tance (Thus far my Author.) And, upon the 28th of May, An. 1474, in the Fourteenth year of his Reign, createdCa [...]t. ab an­no 11 u [...] (que) 15 E. 4. n. 3. him Duke of York as by his Charter then bearing date appeareth. Next, viz. 12 Iuii, in the 16th year of his Regin, EarlTrin Rec. 16 E 4. Rot. 6. in dorso. of Nottingham: and lastly; 7 Febr. then next following, DukePat. 16 E. 4. p. 2. m. 12. of Norffolk and EarlPat. 16 E. 4. p. 2. m. 12. UUarren.

After which, viz. 15 Ian. the ensuing year, this young Duke marriedRot Parl 17 E. 4. n. 10. Mills, p. 335. Anne, the sole daugh­ter and heir to Iohn Moubray Duke of Norffolk and Earl Marshal of England.

And, as to his eldest son, Edward; having cre­ated Cart. 11 E. 4. n. 15. him Prince of Wales 16 Iunii, in the Eleventh year of his Reign: upon the fifteenth of February in the 17th he conferred [...] on him the Title of Earl of Salisbury: and upon the Eighth of Iuly, in the Nineteenth, the Titles [...]of Earl of March and Pembroke.

But both these Royal Branches, were, not long after, most execrably lop't off, by their unnatural Uncle, Richard Duke of Glocester, who caused them to be privately Murthered in the Tower of London, to make way for his own Title to the Crown, by the name of King Richard the Third, as is sufficiently known to those, who have any whit lookt into the Story of that time; and, as I have elsewhere shew­ed.

Having now done with these his Children, I come next to his two Brothers, George and Ri­chard.

Upon the death of their Father and Brother, at Wakefeild, these two, were sentIbid. 661. n. 40. by their Mother, unto the City of Utrecht. Where, having a fair receptionIbid. 661. n. 40. by Philip Duke of Bur­gundy; they remainedIbid. 661. n. 40. till Edward, their Brother, attain'd the Crown of this Realm.

Of which Brothers, being now to discourse severally, I shall first begin with George, that elder of them. This George, being createdPolyd. Virg p. 512 Hill. Rec. 14 E. 4. Rot. 8. Duke of Clarence, in the Parliament held shortly after King Edward the Fourth's Coronation; was constitutedPat. 1 E 4. p. 5. m. 16. Lieutenant of Ireland, upon the 28th of Febr. next ensuing. And, in 2. E. 4. for the better supportPat. 2 E 4. p. 1. m. 3. of his dignity, obtained a GrantPat. 2 E 4. p. 1. m. 3. in Tail-General, of the Mannors of Lynton, Lethe [...]ey, Kirkleventon, Tadca­stre, Poklyngton, Scorburgh, Naffer­ton, Wandesford, Hundmanby, Semar, and Thrustanby, in Com. Ebor. as also of a certain Hostel in Kingston super Hull. Like­wise of the Mannor of Helagh, in the County of the City of York; and of all the Lands and Te­nements, lying in that City, which did belong to Henry Earl of Northubmberland. Likewise of the Castle and Mannor of Alnwike, with its Members; and of the Mannors of Ben­wyke, Ruglee, Hoghton, Lessebury, Aylmouth, Tughall, Bi [...]ton, Swyn­howe, [...]ewham, Chatton, Elyngheham, Newstede, Lukre, South-Charleton, Chri­sterton, Birlyng, Fowdon, Langeley; Biker, near Newcastle upon Tine; and of the Castle and Mannor of Ovyngham, all in Com. Northumb. Moreover, of all the Lands in Tyndale, called Talbots-Lands: also of the Mannors of Calceby, Malberthorpe The­dithorpe, and Thurthorpe, in Com. Linc. of the Mannors of Foston, in Com. Leic Isel­ham, in Com. Cantabr. Cratfeild, in Com. Suff. and of a certain House, in the Parish of St. Ka­therine-Colman, London, with another in the Parish of St. Ann, juxta Aldersgate; all which, by the attainder of the before-specified Earl of Northumberland, in the Parliament begun at Westminster, 1. E. 4. came to the Crown.

After this, viz. in 4. E. 4. he had a grant [...]at. 4. E. 4. p. 1. m. 14. for life, of the Mannors of Middelton, and Merdene, with the Hundred of Middeltone; in Com. Cantii; of the Mannor and Parke of Ashehurst, in Com. Surr. as also, of the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Briavels, and Forest of Dene, in Com. Gloc. Likewise,Ibid. m. 1 [...]. of the Ca­stle and Lordship of UUodeford, and Man­nor of UUrox [...]a [...]e, in Com. Somerset. in Tail-general; late Iames Earl of UUiltshire's at­tainted. ofIbid. m. [...]5. the Castle and Lordship of Che­ster; and all the Lands and Royalties thereto belonging to hold during pleasure: AndPat. 4 E. 4. p. 2. m. 42. of the Mannors of Stoke under Hampden; Mel­ton Faucomberge, Stratton super le Vos­se, Faryngton-Gorney, Inglescombe, Mid­somer-Norton, UUydecombe, UUel­tone, Lavertone, with the Moiety of the [Page 163] Mannors of West-Harptre, and Shipton-malet, in Com. Somerset, and Ryme, in Com. Dorset, to hold for life.

In 5. E. 4. he was constitutedPat. 5 E. 4. p. 1. m. 12. Lieutenant of Ireland, for the terme of Twenty years. And had likewise a GrantIbid. p. 2. m. 5. for life, of a certain place, in the parish of St. Andrew, in the City of London, called, The Kings Wardrobe, with all the Lands and Rents thereto belonging. The like in 8. E. 4. ofPat. 8 E. 4. p. 1. m. 17. the Castle and Lordship of Ouenesburg, in the Isle of Shepey, in Kent.

But shortly after this, viz. in 9. E. 4. Richard Nevill, commonly called the stout Earl of War­wick, harbouring in his heart much discontent towards King Edward (for the reasons I have shewed in my discourse of his Family:) and discerningHolingsh. Chron 671 b. n. 50., that this Duke of Clarence, bore no great good will towards the King (his Bro­ther,) so managed the business, that he allured Holingsh. Chron 671 b. n. 50. him to his partie: and the more firmly to knit him to his Interest, offeredHolingsh. Chron 671 b. n. 50. him the Lady Isa­bell, his elder daughter, in Marriage, with the one half of her Mother's Inheritance. Where­upon, accompanying him to Calais, he there SworeIbid. n. 60. upon the Sacrament, to keep his Pro­mise with him; and accordingly MarriedIbid. n. 60. her, in the Church of Nostre Dame; having obtain'd a DispensationEx autogr. Penes Fr. Ne­thersole eq. aur. from Pope Paul the Third, by reason that they stood allyed, in the second and third, and third and fourth degrees of Consan­guinity; as also, in respect, that the Mother of this Duke, was Godmother to her. Which Dis­pensation beares date a Rome, Prid. Id. Mar­tii, An. 1468 (8 E. 4.)

Hereupon,An. 1469. (9 E. 4.) likewise, the better to secure their grand design; and the more cordially to oblige this Duke, there was another MarriageLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 720. made in France; viz. betwizt Prince Edward, son to King Henry the Sixth, and Anne, the other daugh­ter, to the same geat Earl; and an Agreement then concluded,Lel. coll. vol. 1. p. 720. the King Henry should Reign again; and after him Prince Edward, and his heirs; but in default of such Issue, this George Duke of Clarence, and his heirs.

Having, therefore thus framed this seeming sure Combination; the Earl of [...] caused an InsurrectionHolingsh. 673. b. n. 50. to be made in [...], by Sir. Robert Welles Knight, son and heir to Richard Lord Welles. Which proving ansuc­cessful (all that party, being utterly vanquisht, Ibid. p. 674. n. 20. by the Kings Forces) accompaniedIb. n. 40. by this Duke, he hastedIb. n. 40. to Exeter, purposingIb. n. 40. sud­denly to got over into France, in hope of aid from King Lewes; and, accordingly landingIbid. b. n. 30. at D [...]epe, address'd himself to that King, then lodgingIbid. b. n. 30. at his Castle of Ambois. But, during their stay in France, a DamselIbid. 675. a. n. 10. from England (belonging to the Dutchess of Clarence, as 'twas said) landed there, with overture from King Edward of a Reconciliation with them: and, having private discourse with this Duke, so wrought upon him; that he promisedIbid. 675. a. n. 10., upon his return, to stand fair.

Of which, Warwick having noIbid. n. 50. know­ledge; after he had obtained some aid in those parts; accompaniedIb. with this Duke, took ship­pin at Harflew; and landingIb. at Dart­mouth, in Com. Devon. ProclaimedIb. King Hen­ry. Whereat King Edward grew so startled; that, with the Duke of Glocester, his Brother, and some few others, he hastedIbid b. n. 30 & 40. into Flan­ders.

UUarwick therefore, discerning his own strength and Interest to be such, again accompa­nied Ib. 677. b. n. 40. with the Duke, upon the 25th of October, fetchtIb. 677. b. n. 40. King Henry out of the Tower and re­stored him to his Regal Authority: and there­upon caused a ParliamentIbid. 67 [...]. a. n. 20. to assemble, in which, (so potent he was) all Acts made by King Ed­ward, were utterly repeal'dIbid. 67 [...]. a. n. 20.; and the Crowns of England and France entail'dIbid. 67 [...]. a. n. 20. on King Henry the Sixth, and his issue male [...] and for default thereof, on this George Duke of Clarence, and his heirs males: It being then and there further declaredIbid. 67 [...]. a. n. 20., that he should be next heir to his late Father Richard Duke of York, and enjoy all his Lands, as if he had been his eldest son, at the time of his death.

Which being done, he was associatedIbid. [...]. 40. with Warwick, in the Government of the Realm. But the scene shortly after altered. For King Edward, with some considerable forces, from the Duke of Burgundy, landingIbid. 679. n. 60. An. 11 E. 4. in Holde [...]ne [...]s 14 Martii, An. 1471. (11 E. 4.) marchtIb 681. n. 50 & 60. up into UUarwickshire. Which for allarm'd Ibid. that great Earl of UUarwick, then staying Ibid. at Coventre; in expectation of this Dukes coming to him, whith such Forces as he had rais­ed about London; as that, discerning he made not haste; he then began to suspectIbid. his fideli­ty; as well he might: for, throughIbid, b. [...]. 40. the media­tion of Margaret Dutchess of Burgundy (their sister) a perfect ReconciliationIbid, b. [...]. 40. was privately made betwixt the King and him: But, for a while kept secretIbid, n. 50. so that, thoughIbid. after he had heard of his Brothers landing, and advance towards London, he gotIbid. what Forces he could together (being about Four thous [...]nd strong) outwardly pretending,Ibid., that he would joyn with Warwick: but (marching down­wards) cameIb. n. 60. [...] 682. a. in to the King (his Brother) about three Miles Southward from the Town of Warwick. Nevertheless, though he so did, he left no means unassayedIbid, n. 50. to work a Reconci­liation betwixt that Earl and King Edward; unto which he found the King inclinableIbid, n. 50. enough. So that it might very well have been effected, had it not been for the obstinacyIb. 682. b. of that haugh­ty spirited Earl of Warwick. Whereupon he marcht,Ib. n. 40. with the King towards the City of London; into which, entring,Ib. & 683. b. upon the eleventh of Aprill, King Henry was deliveredIb. & 683. b. up to them.

In the mean time the Earl of Warwick, be­ing comeIb. n. 40 & 50. up to St. Albans; and King Ed­ward resolvingIb. n. 40 & 50. to encounter him; both Armies metIb. 684. 22 on a plain, called Gladmore- [...]eath, near Barnet, upon Easter-day, 30 April, where King Edward, placingIb. n. 60. his Brother, the Duke of Glocester, in the Van; and with the assist­ance Ib. n. 60. of this Duke, leading the main Battel himself; the Lord Hastings commandingIb. n. 60. the Rear, a sharp Fight ensued; wherein Warwick was slainIb. 685. a. and his whole Army routedIb. 685. a. Shortly aftger which, viz. 4 Maii next following; those of the Lancastrian-pary, then unsubdued; making Ib. 687. b. n. 60. head again in Glocestershire, were met with at Tewksbury, and there utterly destroyedIb. 687. b. n. 60.. At which time, Prine Edward (son to King H. 6.) being takenIbid. 68 [...]. b. [...]. 10. prisoner; and asked by King. Ed­ward, How he durst bear Armes against him▪ AnsweringIbid. 68 [...]. b. [...]. 10.; To recover his Fathers Kingdome and [Page 164] Heritage; this George Duke of Clarence, with his Brother Richard Duke of Glocester, and the Lord Hastings, suddenly Murthered y him, in cold blood.

A most barbarous and unmanly Act; not one of them afterwards enjoying much content in this World, but coming, in a short space, to un­tim [...]ly deaths.

Having therefore, in these greatest Exigencies, stuck thus stoutly to his Brother; in the very same year, viz. 11. E. 4. the Parliament then sit­ing, Claus. 11▪ E 4. in dorso m. 1. he did there (with divers other of the Peers) recognizeClaus. 11▪ E 4. in dorso m. 1. his Right, and Swear Fealty to Edward, his eldest son. And, in 12 E. 4. (in considerationCart. ab an. 11. us (que) 14 E. 4. n. 10 & 11. of that his Marriage with Isabel, the eldest daughter and coheir to the said Ri­chard Nevill Earl of Warwick and Salisbu­ry) was, by special Letters patents, bearing date 25 Martii, createdCart. ab an. 11. us (que) 14 E. 4. n. 10 & 11. Earl of Warwick and Salisbury, with the Fee of Twenty pounds per annum, issuing out of each of the Counties of Warwickshire and Wiltshire, to himself, and the heirs male of his Body, for the better support of those dignities.

Moreover, he obtain'd a GrantPat. 12 E 4. p. 1. m. 3. for life of the Lordship of Clavering, in Com. Essex; as also of the Mannor of Newport-paynell, and Parke of Tyford, in Com. Buck. with the Mannor of Sol [...]hull, and Park of Fulbroke, in Com. Warr. And likewise, of a certain House, called, The Herber, in the City of London; and of the Castle and Lordship of Nore-end.

After which, in 14 E. 4. he was retein'd, by Indenture,Ex autogr. penes Cler. pell to serve the King, with One hun­dred and twenty men at Armes, and a Thousand Archers. And, by LettersEsc. 18 [...]6. n. 46. Patents, bearing date 18 Iulii, had a grant, in special tail, of two parts of the Mannor of Ros, in Holder­ness [...].

In 15 E. 4. he wasHolingsh. 699 a. [...]. 20. & 40. at the Enterview at Piquenni (near Amiens) betwixt King Ed­ward and the King of France. And, in 16 E. 4. had a grant,Pat. 16 E. 4. p. 1. m. 13. in special tail, of the Lordship and Mannor of Ludgarsale, in Com. Wilts. with all the Knights Fees thereto belonging. As also, in 17 E. 4. another, [...]sc. 18 E. 4. n. 46. in reversion, after the death of Margery Lady Roos, of the Castle and Mannor of Helmes [...]ey, in Com. Ebor.

But, after all this, the King being jealous k of him, design [...]dPolyd. Virg. 537. n. 10. his destruction. It is reported by our Historians,Ib Ho­lingsh. Stow, &c that he did endeavour to pos­sess the people, that the King (his Brother) used, by Negromancie or Poison, to make away those that he hated: Also that he was a Bastard, and therefore not fit to Reign. Moreover, that he himself had procured divers of the Kings sub­jects, to be sworn to him, and his heirs; with­out reservation of their Allegiance to the King.

It was likewise then said,Pol. virg ut supra, n. 20. that the King was much t [...]rrified by a Prophesie; that a person, whose name began with G, should succeed him in the Government (which afterwards, in truth, was fulfilled, in the Duke of Glocester.) Others Ib. gave out; that this Duke, having buried his Wife, did, by the help of Margaret Dutchess of Burgundy (his sister) endeavour to obtain Mary, the only daughter to Charles Duke of Burgundy; and, that King Edward maligning his advantage thereby, hindred it; which revi­ved the old Grudge betwixt them.

Which of these, in particular, was the chief cause of the distast then taken against him by the King, is hard to say: but certain it is, that being offended with him, he caused him to be impri­son'd; Ib. 703. [...]. n. 40. and that, soon after, he was Murther­ed, by drowningIb. 703. [...]. n. 40. in a Butt of Malmsey.

By the InquisitionEsc. 18 E. 4. n. 46. & 47. taken after his death; it was found, that he died (that is to say, that he was so Murthered) 18 Feb. 17 E. 4. being then seised of the Mannor of Bret [...]ys, in Com. Essex. As also of the Mannors of Hau [...]bere, Iwarn-Courtney, Ebberton, Ramsam, Wroxhall, Child-Frome, Ientcome, Maperton, Pound-Knoll, Hoggs-Toller; and of the Ca­stle and Mannor of Corff, in Com. Dorset; of the Mannors of Somer [...]on-Erle; Kynges­done, Crukerne, Hunspill, Misterton, Grove, Exton, Charleton-Makerell; Dun­hede, and Stoke-Michell, in Com. somerset. of the Mannor and Burrough of Tyverton, the Mannors and Lorships of Plympton, and Okehampton; of the Burrough of Chal­leghe, and Mannors of Collcome, and Whiteford, in com. Devon. of the Mannors of Shemoke, Weston-Tony, Trelowye, Portlo, Port-pigham, Crofthale, Nor­thyll, and Landeer, in com. Cornub. of the Mannor of Bassyngburne, in Com. Cantabr. of the Mannors of Frampton, Wykes, Bo­ston, on the East-side of the Water; Gayton with the Soke; Momby, with the sokes; Washyngburgh, Fut [...]ek, Ledenham; two parts of the Mannors of Freston, and Bo­ston, on the West-side the Water; of the Ca­stle and Lordship of Somerton; of the re­version of the Mannors of Barton, and Stewton, immediately after the death of Ka­therine then Dutchess of Norffolk, and of the reversion of the third part of the said Mannors of Freston, and Boston, on the West-part the Water, after the death of Margery Lady Roos. Likewise of two parts of the Mannor of Ros, in Holderness; as also of the reversion of the Castle and Mannor of Helmesley, in Com. Ebor. after the decease of the said Margery Lady Roos; and of the Mannor of Solyhull, in Com. Warr. Edward his son and heir, being at that time, three years of age, and upwards.

Soon after which, he was attaintedIbid. in the Parliament begun at Westminster, upon the six­teenth day of Ianuary.

He likewise left issue by the same Lady Isabell his Wife, one daughter called Margaret, married Catal. of Nob. by R. B. to Sir Richard Pole Knight, of whom I shall say more, when I come to speak of Henry her son, who was advanced to the title of Lord Montague, by King Henry the Eighth.

But I return to Edward, who bore the title Lel. [...]. vol. 6. f. 92. of Earl of Warwick only.

This Edward, soon after the death of King Edward the Fourth (being then about eight years of age) was sentPolyd. Virg. p. 546. n. 40. from York, to the Castle of Shiriff-Hoton, in that County, by Richard Duke of Clocester, his Uncle, there to be secured (that Duke then designing to Mur­ther his two Nephews, sons to King Edward the fourth, and to make himself King.) Where he continuedIb. 565. [...] 20. till Henry Earl of Richmund (ha­ving slain King Richard in Battel, at Bosworth-Field) attain'd the Crown. And then, King Henry, being jealous,Ib. 565. [...]. 20. that some time or other, being the last and only remaining Male-branch [Page 165] of the House of Yorke, Ibid. he might disturb his quiet; caused him to be removedIbid. to the Tow­er of London, where he was keptIbid. up in a more close and strait Imprisonment.

During which restraint, an InsurrectionIb. 570. be­ing raised in Ireland, under colour of setting him up, as the only Male-Plantaginet, then alive; one Lambert Simnell, was instructedIb. 570. to personate him. Whereupon, to manifest that Lambert was a Counterfeit; this Edward was broughtIb. 570. forth, and exposed to view, in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul at London, be­ing then about fifteen years of age. But after­wards, viz. in 13 H. 7. uponIb. 609. & Ib. n. 20. & 30. that other en­deavor, by the Dutchess of Burgundy, and some others, (who were Adversaries to the Lan­castrian Family) to set up Perkyn Warbe [...], ano­ther Ib. 609. & Ib. n. 20. & 30. counterfeit, instead of Richard, the young­er Son of King Edward the Fourth, under co­lour, that the said Richard had escaped that cru­el Murther, with his elder Brother King Ed­ward the Fifth (which twas generally believed he then suffered) and got beyond Sea: King Henry the Seventh, to prevent any farther dan­ger, by this Edward; pretendedIb. v [...]desis Life of K. H 7. by Fr. Ld. Veru­lam p. 6. that he knew something of an Escape, which Perkyn intended to have made out of the Tower, (whence strange InferencesIb. v [...]desis Life of K. H 7. by Fr. Ld. Veru­lam p. 6. were at that time raised) took ad­vantage thereby to cutIb. v [...]desis Life of K. H 7. by Fr. Ld. Veru­lam p. 6. off his Head.

Whereas in truth,Ib. p. 196. the real cause was, that King Henry, being upon a Treaty, with Fer­dinand King of Spaine, for a Marriage on the behalf of Prince Arthur, his eldest Son; and the Lady Catherine, Daughter to the same Ferdinand; and finding that the Spaniard thought King Hen­ry's Title, to have no sure Foundation, whilst this Branch of a Plantaginet was extant, had a mind to dispatch him out of the World: for the fairer effecting whereof, a Commission was granted to Iohn Earl of Oxford, then High Steward of England, to Arraign him, for that pretended offence. Which was accordingly done 21 Nov. 15 H. 7. care being taken to instruct him; that by confessing himself guilty, he should be sure to find mercy from the King. With which fair promises being caught, he pleaded as they directed him; and so betraying his life in­to the hands of those that so eagerly sought it; had Judgment of death passed upon him; and accordingly was BeheadedEx Rot. Vet. de Major & Vic. Lond. on Tower Hill, upon the 28th day of the same Month of No­vember.

After which, viz. 25 Ian. 19 H. 7. the bet­ter to countenance what was done, he was attainedEsc. virtute officii capt. 5. Julii 23 H. 8. n. 3 Wigorn. Rot. Parl. 19. H. 7. n. 21. in the Parliament then held. So that all the favor he had, was, that being thus put to death, his Body should be sent to the Abby of Bisham, in Com. Berks. and there bu­ryedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. with his Ancestors. Which cruel dealing we may well fear, to have been some cause of Gods Judgments upon K. Hen. the Seaventh's poste­sity, as well as upon that noble Lady Katherine; who became so sensible thereof, when King Hen­ry the Eighth (her Second Husband) prosecu­ted the Divorce betwixt them; that she expres­sed (as someLife of K. H. 7 ut supra p. 196. have observed,) that it was the hand of God; for that to clear the way to her Mar­riage, the innocent Earl of Warwick, was put to unworthy death.

And if it be seriously considered, what be­fel that Earl of Oxford, who gave Sentence of death upon him; we may have cause enough to think, that he did not well therein. For havingIbid. within a short time after, lost the Kings favor, and been fined at thirty thousand pounds, for a very small offence, he spentIbid. the rest of his life in discontent, and departedIbid. this World without any lawful Issue.

¶I now come to Richard Richard. the other Son to the before-specified Richard Duke of Yorke, and younger Brother to George Duke of Cla­rence.

This Richard, being advancedMich. Re [...]. 1. E. 4 Rot. 46 to the Ti­tle of Duke of Gloucester, in the Parliament held in 1 E. 4. (shortly after the Coronation of that King) was thereupon constitutedPat 2 E. 4 p. 2. m. 6. Lord Admiral of England: and for the better support of his dignity, obtained a grantIbid. m. 5. of the Fee Farm of Gloucester, as also of the Office of Constable of Corf-Castle, with the Lordship of Kyngeston-Lacy, in Com. Dors. Likewise of the Honor and Lordship of Richmund, in Com. Ebor. Also of the Town of Chepyng-Norton, in Com. Oxon. and of the Mannors of Saxton, great-Campes, Abiton-magna, and Swasham, in Com. Cantab. of the Man­nors of Polenethorn, Penhal, Tremokret, Crevelyn, Argalles, Trewynyan, and Droungolan, in Com. Cornub. of the Mannors of Over-Hall, and Nether-Hall, in Leven­ham; and Mannors of Aldham, Preston, Mendham, and Cokefeld, called Erles-Holl, in Com. Suff. of the Castles and Mannors of Henham, and Gelham parva; with the Mannors of Uaux, Bumstede, cal­led Countes-Medwe, in Bumstede, Nelion; Canfeld-magna, Stansted-Mo [...]st­chet, Bumstede ad Turrim, called Gebons, Earles-Colne, Creppyng, Bentlegh­ magna, Crustwiche, Fyngrythe, Dodyng­hurst, Preyers, Boure-Hall in Hyng­ham, Creyes, Eston-Hall, Tileby, Bea­mond, Dounham, and the Office of Fo­rester, in Com. Essex, of the Mannors of Ken­syngton and Watehurst, in Com. Midd. Calverton, in Com. Bedf. Milton and Pa­ston, in Com. Northampt. Market-O [...]erton, in Com. Rut. Flete and Batelesmere, in Com. Cantii. all which were part of the possessions of Iohn Earl of Oxford attainted.

And the next ensuing year, another Grant Pat. 3. [...] 4. p. 2. m. 11. of all the Castles, Lordships, Mannors, and Lands, both in England and UUales, which did belong to Henry de Beaufort, late Duke of Somer [...]et, likewise attainted. Moreover, in 8 E. 4. he obtained a GrantPat. 8. E. 4. p. 3. m. 1. of the Mannor of Fareley, with its Members, in Com. Somers. Haightesbury and Tefont, in Com. Wilts. and of divers othe Mannors and Lordships, part of the possessions of Robert Lord Hungerford, attainted. Likewise of the Town of Bedmyn­ster, with its Members, in Com. Glouc. with all other the Lands in that County, and in the Realm of England, late belonging to Alianore Dutchess of Somerset, and which, by the at­tainder of Henry late Duke of Somerset, and Edmund his Brother, escheated to the Crown.

In 9 E. 4. he was madePat. 9 E. 4. p. 2 m. 18. Constable of Eng­land, as also Justice ofIb [...] 16. North-Wales, and Ib m. 10. South-Wales. In 10 E. 4. WardenRot. Scoc. 10 E. 4. m. 2. of the West-Marches towards Scotland. Also the same year whenPolyd. virg. 521 m. 10. King Edward (his Bro­ther) being in such danger, through the power of Nevill, Earl of Warwick, (as I have else­where [Page 166] where shewed) that he saw himself necessitated to get into Flanders, he accompaniedIbid. him thither, [...]olinsh. Chron. 684 a. n. 60. in that his distress. And upon his return, commanded the Van of his Army at Barnet-Field, where he became victorious. He was likewise with him (shortly after) in the Battle of Tewksbury, where after he had got the day, and taken Prince Edward, (Son to King Henry the Sixth) Prisoner, he helpt to murther Ib. 688. b. n. 20. him in cold blood.

And in 11 E. 4. (11 Maii) being madePat. 11. E. 4. p. 1. m. 21. Lord Chamberlain of England for life, in farther considerationIbid. m. 18 of his many Services, he obtain­ed a Grant i in special tail, of the Mannors of Midelham and Shyreshoton, with their ap­purtenances, in Com. Ebor. of the Castle and Lordship of Penreth, with its Members, in Com. Cumb. And of all the Lordships, Mannors, and Lands, which Richard Nevill, late Earl of UUarwick, or the Heirs Male of his Body; or any of his Ancestors, whose Heir Male he was held.

AlsoPat. 11 E. 4 p. 2. m. 22. of the Mannors, Honors, and Lord­ships of Hethingham, and Castle of Hethyng­ham-Sibill, Langdonhall, Dodynghirst, Fyngrith, in Blakmore, Crustwyth, Be­amo [...]d, Benteley, Yeldham-Hall, Bum­sted-Helyon, Steple-Bumsted, Eston-Hall, Colne, Crypping-Hall, Stanftede-Monsi­chet, and Canefeld, with its Members, in Com. Essex; of the Stewardship and custody of the whole Forest of Essex; of the Castles, Lord­ships, and Mannors of Habendone, Dullyng­ham, Saxton, Camps, Swafeham, and Hengston, in Com. Cantab. of the Mannor of Hornemede, in Com. Hertf. Lavenham, Mendham, Tadyngston, Cokefeld, Al­denham, and Preston, in Com. Suff. Flete, in Com. Cantii, Chesham, Ashton, and Staunford, in Com. Buck. Chepyng-Norton, in Com Oxon. Poldeve, Roseneython, E­theron, Predannek, and Penhale, in Com. Cornub. part of the possessions of Iohn late Earl of Oxford attainted; of the Mannors of West-Hordone, Pursers, in Ste [...]byng, Gym­grauf, Shenfeld, Cravenham, Est-Tilbu­ry, West-Tilbury, and Ames, in Com. Essex. part of the possessions of Lewes Fitz-Iohn, at­tainted. Also of the Mannors of Charde, A­cre, Herthurst-Giffard, Boxtstede, and Shel­ley in Com. Suff. and Enhale, in Com. Cantab. late Robert Harleston's Esq attainted; of the Mannors of Skrevelby, Horn-Castell, Maryng, Over Tyngtone, Marom, Scre­velby-Vlfrire; Thornton, Connesby, and Donington, in Com. Linc. late Sir Thomas Dimocks Knight, attainted; of the Mannors of Sutton, Tid St. Maries,-Tid St. Giles, Gosberkirke, Moreton, Surflete, Wi­tham, North-Wiltam, Newton, and Wal­cote, in Com. Linc. and Upton, in Com. Nott. late Sir Thomas de la Laundes Knight, attainted; of the Mannors of Longhton, Ingoldsby, Colston-Basset, Caworth, Cortlingstoke, and Remston, in Com. Nott. part of the pos­sessions of Iohn Truthale, attainted, and of the Mannor of Colsond-Darcie, in Com. Essex, late belonging to Iohn Darcie attainted.

In this year likewise, in the Parliament then held, amongst other of the Lords, he [...] made Oath and recognition to Prince Edward, eldest Son to the King; and by a special Act [...] of Par­liament (viz. 6 Oct. 12 E. 4.) was enabled to hold, to himself, and the Heirs of his body law­fully begotten; so long as any Heir Male of the body of Iohn Nevil, Marquess Montague should continue; the Honors, Castles, Lordships, and Mannors of Midelham, and Shiref Hoton; with the Mannors of Est-Lylling, Elvyng­ton, Skyrpenbek, Yaresthorpe, Raskel, Houke, Scoreby, Wilberfosse, Stanford­brig, Hunt-Burton, and Knapton-Rise, in Holdernesse, Sutton upon Derwent, Sherborne, in Herford-lithe, Apilton, in Ridale, Sutton in Galtres, and Thorle­sthorpe; Carletone, Coverdale, in Co­verdale, West UUitton, UUodhall, Ke­tilwell, in Craven, New-Bigging, Tho­ralby, with Bishopdale, Burton, Bayn­brigg, with the Vale of UUynslaw-dale, Brathwayte, Aykescarth, Crakehall, Bus­by, Faceby, Carleton in Cleveland, little Crukehall, Bowes, New-Forest, Ar­kel garth-dale; Hopes, otherwise called Est Hope, West Hope, Multon, Forsete, Gyl­ling, Salkeld, Soureby, Langwathby, Scotby, and Carlatone; the Barony of UUorton, Free-chase in UUinsla-dale, ten pounds Rent, issuing out of the Castle and Mannor of UUilton, the Toll of Bowes, the Mannors of Leamyng, Disford, and Smeton; the Wapentakes of Langbergh, Hang-wes [...], Hallikeeld, and Gylling, the Advousons of the Churches of More-Monketon, UUalkyngton, and Elvyngton; and of a Chantrey in the Church of Appilton, also of a Mill in Richemond, and the Issues and Profits of a Farm called Litferme, the half of the Soil and Wood of Snape, called the UUest­mode, with all the Homages, Rents, called Castle-Ward; Knights-Fees, Rents, and Servi­ces of Free-Tenants, to the said Castle and Lordship of Richmond, or any parcel thereof, lately belonging to Richard Earl of UUarwick, attainted.

And having been formerly flesht in the Mur­ther of Prince Edward; in 12 E. 4. he acted Polyd. Virg. p. 532. the like barbarous and cruel exploit, upon the Person of the deposed King, Henry the Sixth; at that time kept Prisoner, in the Tower of London.

After which, in 14 E. 4. he was by Indenture Ex autogr penès Cler. Pell. reteined to serve the King, (his Brother) in his Wars of France and Normandy, with one hundred and twenty men at Arms, where­of nineteen to be Knights, and a thousand Ar­chers. And in 17 E. 4. was again constituted Pat 17 E. 4. p. 2. m. 16. Lord great Chamberlain of England. In 20 E. 3. he obtained a GrantPat 20 E. 4. p. 1. m. 21. of the Ward­ship and Marriage of George Nevill, Son and Heir to Isabell, late Wife of Iohn Marquis Monta­gu; and in 21 E. 4. was sentPolyd. Virg. 538. n. 30. with a nume­rous Army into Scotland, where he wasted Polyd. Virg. 538. n. 30. a great part of that Country. In which year, in order to the ReliefPat. 21 E. 4 p. 1. m. 10. of the East-Marches, miserably opprest by the Wars; he obtained Commission, to buy, (by his Agents) two thousand Quarters of Wheat, a thousand Quar­ters of Barley, Rye, Oats, Muncorne, Beans, and Pease. And in 22 E. 4. also upon breach of the Truce, he was again constitutedRot. Scoc. 22 E. 4. m. 3. Lieu­tenant, and Captain General against the Scots.

But it was not long after this, that King. Edward the Fourth lived: whereupon it being [Page 167] Stow's Ann. thought fit, that King Edward the Fifth, his Son, should during his tender years, be under the tuition of this Duke (his Uncle) and he to govern, by the Name of Protector, during his minority; such was his ambition, to have the sole Soverainity in himself; that he most barba­rously causedStow's Ann. the young King, with Richard Duke of Yorke (his Brother) to be privily Murthered in the Tower of London: and ha­ving so done, as next of blood, set the Crown upon his own Head.

Our Historians report, that this execrable fact was perpetrated by two merciless Men, Miles Forest, and Iohn Dighton, through the procuring of Sir Iames Tirrel Knight, (a great confident of King Richards) by smothering them in Bed, about midnight, their Lodging then being in that Building, near the Water-Gate, which is thereupon to this day called, the Bloody Tower: also that their Bodies were buried at the stair­foot there, somewhat deep in the ground, under a great heap of Stones. And that when it was told King Richard in what an obscure corner they were laid, he giving command for their Burial in a better manner; a Priest which belonged to Sir Robert Brakenbury (at that time Lieutenant of the Tower) secretly removing them, and dying shortly after, it could never be known to what place they were carried.

But so it hath very lately hapned, that in the Month of February, An. 1674. their Bones have been casually found, about nine foot deep, under the first Haut-pace of that Stair, ascend­ing to the Chapel in the great White Tower, (their Bodies having been put into a Chest of Elme, as it should seem) upon the taking down of that stair, and other out-Buildings near un­to it, which being made known to His Majesty (King Charles the Second) he hath most piously caused a square pedestal of White Marble, with a large Urne of black Marble on the head of it, to be placed in King Henry the Sevenths Cha­pel within the Collegiate Church at UUest­minster, wherein they are to be contained, and a fit Monumental Inscription to be cut thereon, in memorie of them both.

But of this horrid Murther, instead of that content, which King Richard fancied to him­self, and that his posterity should enjoy what he had so got; he reapt nothing but vexation and disturbance of mind; being perplext on every side, for fear of outward dangers: and having buryedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Edward his only Son, by Anne his Wife, the younger DaughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. and Co-heir to that great Richard Nevill, late Earl of UUar­wick and Salisbury, (on whom King Ed­ward the Fourth, in 17. of his Reign, had conferredPat. 17 E. 4 p. 2. m. 16. the Title of Earl of Salisbury) was himself miserably slain,Stow's Ann. at Bosworth-Field, by Henry Earl of Richmund (the chief remaining branch of the House of Lancaster) thenceforth King, by the name of Henry the Seventh.

Leonel Duke of Clarence.
[36 Edw. 3.]

THis Leonel, third Son of King Edward the Third by Birth; but second, from whom any Issue did proceed, was born T Wals. 132. n. 20. Lel. Col. Vol. 1. p. 802. at Antwerp, in Brabant, in 12 E. 3. at such time, as the King (his Father) held a great Tourneament there. After which, the first mention I find of him, is, that in 19 E. 3. the King beingPat. 19 E. 3 p. 1. m. 2. at Sandwich, in order to his passage beyond Sea, he was constituted Pat. 19 E. 3 p. 1. m. 2. Lieutenant of this Realm, during his absence: so likewisePat 20 E. 3. p. 2. m. 17. the next ensuing year, upon that great Expedition then made into France.

In 28 E. 3. he obtained a CharterCart. 28 E. 3 n. 14. for a Market every week upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Brymmesfeld, in Com. Glouc. as also for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, and Day of Corpus Christi. In 33 E 3. he wasRot. Vasc. 33 E. 3. m. 17. in the Wars of France. And in 35 E. 3. being madePat. 35 E. 3. p. 2. m 10. Lieu­tenant of Ireland, took to WiseMonast. Ang. Vol. 2. 227. [...]. n 40. Elizabeth, the sole Daughter and Heir to William de Burgh, Earl of Ulster in that Realm.

In 36 E. 3. continuingRot. Parl 36 E▪ 3. n. 36. still in Ireland, he was advancedCart 36 E. 3. n. 6. T. Wals. 172. n. 30. to the Title of Duke of Clarence, in the Parliament begun at Lon­don, 17 Cal. Oct. But he did not long enjoy that noble Lady; for it appearsComp. Henr. Snayth. Cust. magnae Gar­de [...]obae m. 3. that in 37 E. 3. the King gave command to the keeper of his great Wardrobe, to deliver out four Clothes of Gold-Baudekyn, and nine of Baudekyn of Luca, to be offered for himself and the Queen, at her Funeral then solemnised.

In 38 E. 3. he had his CommissionPat. 38 E. 3. p. 2. m. 33. for the Lieutenancy of Ireland, renewed: and in 41 E. 3. obtained another CharterCart. 41 E. 3. n 7. for a Mar­ket every Friday, at his Mannor of Staun­don, in Com. Hertf. as also for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of St. Peter ad vin­cula. And in 42 E. 3. (in the Month of April) in order to his second Marriage, beganT Wals. 177. n. 30. his journey towards Millaine in Italy, with a choice number of English Noble men and Knights. Passing through France, he was honourably receivedFrois. 143. a. at Paris, by the King, the Dukes of Burgundy and Burbon, and the Lord Couci; So throughFrois. 143. a. Savoy; whence being accompaniedFrois. 143. a. by the Earl of Savoy, he went to Millaine, and cameFrois. 143. a. thither, upon Mun­day next after the Feast of the Holy Trinity, where he tookT. Wals. ut supra. to Wife, Violenta the Daugh­ter of Galeas, Lord of that Teritory, where­by he wasT. Wals. ut supra. to have the Moytie thereof.

But within five Months following, beingWitlesey f. 100. a. in the City of Alba (now called Langavill in Italy) in the House of the Duke of Millaine, he fellWitlesey f. 100. a. very sick. Whereupon, by his Testa­ment, Witlesey f. 100. a. bearing date there, upon the third of October the same year, he bequeathed his Body to be buried in England, in the Church of the Fryers-Angustines at Clare, in Com. Suff. be­fore the High Altar: and gave thereto a black sute, with all belonging thereto; as also his black Cloth Embroidered. Moreover, he bequeathed to Violenta his Wife, his Vestment with Gold Coronets, and all that belonged thereto. Like­wise to Sir Iohn Bromwick, Knight, his Cour­ser called Ger-faucon,: and to Sir Iohn Capell, [Page 168] his own Chap [...]a [...]n, a Girdle of Gold, where­with to make a Chalice, in memory of his Soul. To Thomas Waleys, the Circle of Gold, where­with his Brother, (the Black Prince) was crea­ted Prince: and to Edmund Mone, the Circle wherewith he himself was Created Duke.

And being then one [...] of the Companions of the most Noble Order of the Garter; departed Esc. 43 E. 3. ut supra. this life, upon the 17th day of October, the same year; poysonedH. Knigh­ton 26 [...]9 n 50 as some thought; being then seisedEsc. 43 E. 3. p. 1. n. 23. of the Mannors of West-Peck­ham, in Com. Cantii; as also of the Manors of Eston, in Com. Somers. Mershwode, Cra­neburne, Tarent-Goundevile, Pymperne, Stupel, the Burroughs of Warham, and Weymouth, and Mannors of Wike, and Portland, in Com. Dors. Likewise in right of Elizabeth his Wife, of the Mannors of Cla­ret and Berdefelde, in Com. Essex. Staun­done, in Com. Hertf. Hunden, Erdbury, Wodhale, in Sudbury, and Castle of Clare, in Com. Suff. Walsyngham, and Brecham, in Com. Norff. Waddon, and Steple- [...]laydon, in Com. Buck. and of the whole Earldome of Ulster in Ireland, with divers Lordships and Lands in that Realm; leaving IssueMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. 226. b. n. 10. on­ly by Elizabeth, his first Wife, one sole Daugh­ter and Heir, called Philippa, Monast. Angl. Vol. 2. 226. b. n. 10. thirteen years of age; afterwards Wedded to Edmund Mortimer, the third Earl of March, of that great Fami­ly. Whereupon his Corps, was, according to the direction of that his Testament, brought over into England, and interredVinc. Corr. p. 125. in the Church of the Fryers Augustines, at Clare before mentioned. Which Edmund, in 43 E. 3. making proofClaus. 43. E. 3. m. 5. of her age, had Livery Claus. 43. E. 3. m. 5. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

Kirketon.
[36 Edw. 3.]

IN 19 E. 2. Iohn de Kirketon, Iohn. of Kirketon, in that part of Lincolnshire, called Holand, receiving [...] the honor of Knighthood, by Bathing, &c. had allowance of his Robes for that Solemnity, out of the Kings Wardrobe, 19 Apr. the same year. And in 16 E. 3. being possessed [...] of the Castle and Mannor of Tat­shal; and Mannor of Tumby in that County, with the Knights Fees, and Advousons of Churches thereunto belonging, made a feoffment [...] of that Castle and Lordship, to Adam de Wel­les, and others, to stand seised thereof, to the use of himself, and Isabell his Wife, and to the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten, with divers remainders; his Lands at Kirke­ton in Holand, being at that time valued at ten pounds per annum.

In 26 E. 3. this Iohn, upon the danger of an Invasion by the French, was constituted [...] one of the Commissioners of Array, in Com. Linc. for Arming of all Knights, Esquires, and other, for defending the Sea Coasts in that Shire. And in 33 E. 3. King Iohn of France, being then Prisoner in England, was one of the persons appointed [...] to remove him from the Castle of Hertford, to Somerton Castle, in Com. Somers. and there to secure him. And having had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, in 36 and 37 E. 3. de­parted Esc 41 E 3 p. 1. n. 38. this life, upon the 20th of Febr. 41 E. 3. being then seisedEsc 41 E 3 p. 1. n. 38. of the Mannor of Tat­ [...]hall, by the Grant of Sir Raphe de Cromwell Knight, and Maud his Wife; as also of the Man­nors of Tumby, Kirkeby, super Bayne, Sixell, Castel-Carlton, and Kirketon, in Holand, leaving Sir Iohn de Tudenham Knight, Richard de Lina ... Iohn de Tilney, and Willi­am de Sutton, Rector of the Church of Whit­well, his next Heirs, all of full age.

¶Of this Family also, (I presume) was Thomas de Kirketon, Thomas. who had SummonsClaus. de eo­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament, in 16 E. 3. but never after.

Clifton.
[50 Edw. 3.]

OF this Family, seated in Norfolk, Roger de Clifton is the first, touching whom I find any mention.Roger. Which Ro­ger, being EsquireMonast. Angl. Vol. 1 337. a. n. 50. to Thomas de Cailli, Mar­ried Monast. Angl. Vol. 1 337. a. n. 50. Margerie his Sister and Heir, whereby he had a fair Inheritance, her Mother beingMonast. Angl. Vol. 1 337. a. n. 50. one of the Sisters and Co-heirs to Robert de Tat­shall.

This Roger had IssueIbid. Adam Adam. de Clifton, and he Constantine Ibid. de Clifton, (who died in his life time) FatherIbid. of Iohn. Which Iohn, Iohn. in 48 E. 3. as CosinClaus. 48 E. 3. m. 11. and Heir to Adam (his Grandfather) making proofClaus. 48 E. 3. m. 11. of his age, and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 48 E. 3. m. 11. of his Lands, lying in the Counties of Essex, Ebor. Norff. Suff. and Linc. And having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Par­liament, from 50 E. 3. until 12 R. 2. inclusive, departedEsc. 12. R. 2. n. 16. Claus. [...]2 R. [...]. m. 22. this life (beyond Sea) at Rhodes, upon the Festival of St. Laurence, the same year, being then seisedEsc. 12. R. 2. n. 16. Claus. [...]2 R. [...]. m. 22. of the third part of the Mannor of Humanby, in Com. Ebor. As also of the Mannors of Hylburworth, West-Bradenham, and Cranewys, with the Ad­vousons of the Churches of Hylberworth, and Cranewys, Likewise, jointly with Elizabeth his Wife (then surviving) of the Castle of Bo­kerham, and Mannor of Babyngle, all in Com. Norff. which Castle he held,Esc. 12. R. 2. n. 16. Claus. [...]2 R. [...]. m. 22. by the service of per­forming the Office of Boteler, at the Kings Coronation, leaving Constan­tine Constan­tine. his Son and Heir, sixteen years of age.

Which Constantine, making proof o of his age, in 17 R. 2. and doing his Homage, had LiveryClaus. 17 R. 2. m. 29. of his Lands: and, had also Summons Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 17 and 18 R. 2. but never after. Wherefore I shall here put a period to my discourse of him.

Thomas of VVodstoke, Earl of Buckingham, and Duke of Glocester.
[1 R. 2.]

THis Thomas, the Sixth Son of King Ed­ward the Third, commonly called Tho­mas of Wodstoke, by reason of his BirthT. Wals. p. 163. there, 7 Id. Ian. An. 1355. (29 E. 3.) was constitutedIbid, 166. n. 10. & 20. Pat. 33 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3. his Father's Lieutenant here in England, during his absence in France, up­on that Expedition, made thither, in 33 E. 3. And, in 48 E. 3. being to marryPat. 48 E. 3. p. 1. m. 1. Alianore, one of the daughters and coheirs of Humphrey de Bo­hun, late Earl of Hereford and Essex (then in Minority, and in Ward to the King) obtain'd, towards the better support of them both, a grantPat. 48 E. 3. p. 1. m. 1. of Three hundred pounds per annum, to be received out of the Exchequer, until such time as she should accomplish her full age. By reason of which marriage, he was shortly after (viz. 10 Iunii, 50 E. 3.) madePat. 50 E. 3. p. 2. m. 18. Constable of England, so to continue during the Kings pleasure. And, in 51 E. 3. had a grantPat. 51 E. 3. m. 6. of the custody of the Castles of Brecknoc, Hun­tingdon, Caldecote, and Neuton, with their Members; all in Wales.

Moreover, at the Solemnity of King Richard the Second's Coronation, he was advancedYpod n. 136. n. 30. Cart. 1 R. a. n. 29. to the Title of Earl of Buckingham, with the grantT. Wals. 196. n. 10. of a Thousand Marks per annum, to be paid out of the Exchequer, until provision otherwise, of so much in value, should be made for him. As alsoCart. ut su­pra. of Twenty pounds per an­num more, out of the issues of the County of Buckingham, for the better support of that dignity. About the same time likewise, he was againPat. 1 R. 2. p. 1. m. 7. made Constable of England: Like­wise GeneralEx autogr. pe­nes Cler. pell. of those Forces, then retein'd to serve the King, in his Fleet at Sea. And, upon [...]rois. 196. b. the appearance of the French, near the Coast of Dovor; was, [...]rois. 196. b. with Edmund Earl of Cam­bridge (his Brother) in the head of numerous Forces, to encounter them, in case they should endeavour to come on shore. Soon after this, having Intelligence,T. Wals. 199. n. 10 & 20. that the Spanish-Fleet was come to Scluse, he was also one of the chief Commanders in the English Navy, then im­ploy'd T. Wals. 199. n. 10 & 20. against them, in vindication of the in­juries received by that assistance, which they had given to the French, the preceding year. And, though, by reason of stormes, they could effectT. Wals. 199. n. 10 & 20. nothing at that time: Yet, soon after, they tookIbid. p. 210. Eight of their Ships, near to the Port of Brest, in Britanny.

In 3 R. 2. he was by IndentureEx autogr. pene [...], Cler. pell. retein'd to serve the King, as General, for that Expedition then made on the behalf of the Duke of Britanny (at that time much oppressed by the French:) and, landingT. Wals. 247. n. 30. at Calais, marchtT. Wals. 247. n. 30. through France, till they came thi­ther.

In this year, Alianore his Wife, accomplishing [...] her full age, he obtained the custody [...] of all those Castles, Mannors and Lands, both in Eng­land and Wales; which, upon partition be­twixt her, and Mary her sister (the other daugh­ter and coheir to Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of He­reford and Essex) were allotted to her. And, in 4 R. 2. upon that dangerous Insurrection of the Commons, headed by Iack Straw, was sent, T. Wals. 284. n. 40. with a Military power, into Essex, for the sup­pressing of them.

In which year, being again imploy'd in the Kings service, beyond-Sea; he arrivedFrois. 237. a. at Ca­lais three dayes before Maudly [...]-tide (in Iuly:) and, coming before St. Omers, madeIbid. 23 [...]. [...]. divers Knights there. Thence he marcht to the siege of Nauntes: But, after two Moneths stay, in expectanceIbid, 24 [...]. of the Duke of Britanny, he re­treated Ibid, 24 [...]. to the City of Uannes, there to re­fresh his men. In 6 R. 2. the Scots having bro­ken T. Wals. 33 [...]. n. 40. the Truce, and done much mischief upon the borders; he beganIb. 33 [...]. n. 40. his march Northwards, in Lent, with a Thousand Lances, and Two thousand Archers and entredIb. 334. Scotland about Easter: But that Expedition became unprospe­rous, Ib. n. 10 & 20. for want of good Conduct. And, in 7 R. 2. was joyn'dRot. Franc. 7 R. 2. m. 3. in Commission, with Iohn Duke of Lancaster, to treat with the Earl of Flanders, and the Inhabitants of that Coun­try, for appeasing such differences, as then were, betwixt the English and the Flemings.

In all which imployments, having merited much; in 9 R. 2. (bearing the TitleT. Wals. 349. Pat. 9 R. 2. p. 1. m. 15. of Earl of Buckingham, and Essex) he was advancedT. Wals. 349. Pat. 9 R. 2. p. 1. m. 15. to the dignity of D. of Glocester, his Patent bear­ing date at Westminster 12 Nov. having there­with a grantCart. 9 & 10 R. a. n. 27. of a Thousand pounds per annum, to be paid out of the Customes of several Ports: but the CeremonyRot. Parl. 9 R. 2. n. 15. of his Creation, was per­form'd at Hose [...]ow-Lodge, in Tividale, by girding with a Sword, and putting a Cap with a Circle of Gold, upon his head; the Parliament, Rot. Parl. 9 R. 2. n. 15. then siting at London, assenting thereto: At which time the King tookSeld. tit. of Honor, p 755. his Homage.

It is said,T. Wals 353. n. 20 & 30. that in this Parliament the King being denied Money, for the supply of his neces­sary occasions, and that this Duke was instru­mental in obstructing it, there was a design to Murther him, and some others, who most oppo­sed the Tax: by an Invitation to a Supper, at a Citizens House in London: but, that, being forewarn'd thereof, they met not there.

Nevertheless, in 11 R. 2. he was constituted Pat. 11 R. 2. p. 2. m. 9. Justice of Chester, and all North-Wales. About this time, the Duke of Ireland, being very much hated by the People, for corrupting the King, by his evil Counsel; this Duke being Frois. f. 105. a. of alliance with the Earles of Salisbury, A­rundel, Northumberland, and Notting­ham, joyn'dFrois. f. 105. a. with them against him; by reason whereof, he highly incurred the King's displea­sure: which, upon recallingYpod. N. 145. of Michael de la Pole (who had been banish'd by the power of the great Lords) more and more increasedYpod. N. 145. to­wards him. Nor was this all, for, favouring T. Wals. 359. the cause of his Neice, whom the Duke of Ireland, had then repudiated,T. Wals. 359. and taken ano­ther Wife; he stood in dangerT. Wals. 359. of being Mur­thered, through his malice.

But, the great Lords growing again into power; and appearingIbid, p. 360. Ypod. N. 148. in Armes at Haringey ­ Parke; he was constitutedYpod. N. 146. n. 40. one of the Commis­sioners, to examine the Complaints, and Accusa­tions, made against sundry persons; and especi­ally [Page 170] of what was laid to the charge of Michael de la Pole. And, about that time obtain'd a grant, Cart. 11 & 12 R. 2. n. 1. of the Mannor of Brustwyke, in Holder­ness, with its Members, in general tail: as also, Cart. 11 & 12 R. 2. n. 1. of the Castle, Town, and Mannor of Oke­ham, in Com. Rutl. with the Shrievalty of that Shire; late part of the possessions of William de Bohun Earl of Northampton.

At this time also, being very potent; divers Lords and others, who seem'd obnoxious, were, T. Wals. p. 365. & n. 10, & 20 through his influence, expell'd the Court, and Imprisoned. Nevertheless, shortly after, the King made a formal ReconciliationIbid, 362. & ib. n. 10. betwixt him and the Duke of Ireland: But, this last­ed not long: for the Duke of Ireland, being not satisfied, that any should over-top him, got into Armes; which necessitated this Duke to raiseH. Knighton 2702. n. 40. what Forces he could: Whereupon, following him into Oxfordshire, after a sharp SkirmishIb. 2703. at Radcote-Bridge, he routedIb. 2703. all his strength; and forcing him to flee beyond-Sea, procured an Act of perpetual Banishment Ib. 2706. n. 30. against him.

But, the next ensuing year; the King, getting again into Power; this Duke of Glocester was putT. Wals. 369. n. 20. from his Council. Nevertheless, within a short time after, he received some testimony of seeming favour, by the grantCart. 14 R. 2. n. 3. of a Thousand pounds per annum, to himself, and the heires­male of his Body, to be paid out of the Exche­quer, until provision could otherwise be made, in Lands of that value: And (at the same time) towards the performance thereof, obtain'd a grant,Ibid, r. [...]. in special tail, of St. Briavels-Ca­stle, and the Wardenship of the Forest of Dene, in Com. Gloc. then valued at Eighty pounds per annum. Also of Two hundred Marks per an­num of the Issues of the County of Somerset and Dorset: Of Two hundred and fifty pounds per annum out of the Port of London; One hundred and fifty pounds per annum, out of the port of Boston; and Two hundred and fifty Marks per annum out of the port of King­ston upon Hull. Likewise, of the Castle and Town of [...]ysing, in Com. Norff. with a Pur­partie of the Tol-boothe a Lenne, then valued at One hundred and ten pounds per annum: Yet, not content in his mind, he got LicenseRot. Franc. 15 R. 2. m. 14. to travel, intending a journey to Spruce; but, hindredT. Wals. 379. n. 40. with Tempests; coastingT. Wals. 379. n. 40. by Den­mark, Norway, and Scotland, he arrived T. Wals. 379. n. 40. in Northumberland; and staying a while inT. Wals. 379. n. 40. Tynemouth-Castle, at length return'dT. Wals. 379. n. 40. to his Castle at Pless [...], in Essex, to the great joy of the whole Realme.

But shortly after, being design'dIbid, 384. n. 10. to go, with a considerable power, into Ireland; he was stopt Ibid, 384. n. 10. therein, through certain malicious suggestions of his Enemies: Nevertheless, before the end of that year, he was imploy'dRot. Franc. 16 R 2 m 8. T. Wals. 385. n. 10. into France, as an Embassador (with Iohn Duke of Lancaster) there to treatRot. Franc. 16 R 2 m 8. T. Wals. 385. n. 10. of Peace, betwixt this and that Realme: And, in 16 R. 2. obtained pardon Pat. 16 R. 2. p. 3. m 25. for the sum of Nine thousand, and Five hundred Marks, which he had borrow'd out of the Ex­chequer, for the service of Ireland. In 17 R. 2. he attendedT Wals. 386. n. 10. the King, in person, into that Realme; at which time divers of the most pow­erful men, there, submittedT Wals. 386. n. 10. to obedience.

And the same year foundedPat 17 R. 2. p 2. m. 41 & 39. a Colledge, in the parochial Church of Plessy, before-mentioned, consisting of nine Priests, two Clerks, and two Choristers; which he endowed e with nine Acres of Land in Plessy, and the Advouson of that Church; as also with the Mannors of Bo­kyngfeld, and Whitstaple; the Advouson of the Church of Whitstaple, in Com. Cancii; the Mannor of Welles, in Com. Hertf. and Man­nor of Bernestone, in Com. Essex. And, in 18 R. 2. being, by Indenture,Ex autogr. penes Cler. pell. retein'd to serve the King in his Wars of France, with One hun­dred men at Armes (whereof three to be Ban­nerets, and eight Knights) obtain'd a grantCart. 18 & 19 R. 2. n. 6. to himself, and the heirs male of his Body, of the Fee Ferme of the Town of Glocester, and all the Fines, Forfeitures, and Amerciaments belong­ing thereto.

In 19 R. 2. the King beingYpod. N. 154. n. 10. again in Ireland; and a Parliament calledYpod. N. 154. n. 10. in this Realm by his Lieu­tenant here: this Duke, representingYpod. N. 154. n. 10. to the Com­mons, what want there was of Money, by reason of the great expences in that Realm: so farr pre­vailed, that the Clergy gaveYpod. N. 154. n. 10. a Tenth, and the Laity a Fifteenth. And, in 20 R. 2. was at Ib. 156. & T. Wals. 389. ib. n. 10. &. 20. the Enterview, near Ghysnes, betwixt King Richard and the King of France. Where a Peace being concluded,Ib. 156. & T. Wals. 389. ib. n. 10. &. 20. King Richard married Ib. 156. & T. Wals. 389. ib. n. 10. &. 20. the daughter of the French King, she being Ib. 156. & T. Wals. 389. ib. n. 10. &. 20. then about eight years of age.

But notwithstanding all this, so great a rancour did the King bear towards him, upon the ac­count of the Duke of Ireland (his chief Favo­rite) so Banish'd, as hath been observ'd, that in An. 1397. (20 R. 2.) apprehendingIbid, n. 40. himself, at that time, powerful enough; there being no talkIbid, n. 40. but of Peace, and Tranquillity; and that he stood in great likelihood to be elected Emperor of Ger­many: (his Uncles also of Lancaster and York, being likewise goneFrois. f. 287. b. from Court;) as that he then discoveredFrois. f. 287. b. himself to Thomas Mow­bray, Earl Marshal and Nottingham, (his greatest Confident) what he had a mind to do; which, in short, was to destroy this Duke of Glocester, (his own Uncle) the Story whereof is thus related by Froisard; Ibid. viz. that to that purpose (as it were on Hunting) he rode to Havering, atte Boure, in Com. Essex, about Twenty miles from London (as also no less from Plessy, where the Duke then lay.) And came to Plessy, about five of the clock, the Duke having then newly suppt. Who, hearing of his coming (with the Dutchess and her chil­dren) met him in the Court.

The King hereupon being brought in; a Ta­ble was spread for his Supper. Whereat being set, he told the Duke, That he would have him ride to London with him that night; saying, that the Londoners were to be before him on the morrow; as also his Uncles of Lancaster and York, with divers other of the Nobles; and that he would be guided by their Counsel: wishing him to command his Steward, to fol­low with his Train.

Hereupon, the Duke suspecting no hurt; so soon as the King hadsupp'd, got on Horseback; accompanied with no more then seven servants (three Esquires, and four Yeomen) taking the way of Bondelay, to shun the common road to London: and riding fast, approach'd near Stratford, on the River of Thames. Be­ing got thus far, and coming near to the Am­buscado which was laid; the King rode away a great pace, and left him somewhat behind. [Page 171] Whereupon the Earl Marshal, with his Band, came galloping after; and, overtaking him, said; I Arrest you in the Kings Name. The Duke therefore discerning that he was betray'd, call'd out aloud to the King, but to no purpose; for the King rode on, and took no notice of it.

ThisIb. 293. b. was done about Ten or Eleven of the Clock in the night: Whence he was forth­with carried into a Barge; and so into a Ship, which lay in the Thames, wherein they con­vey'd him the next day to Calais.

Being thus broughtIb. 294. a. thither, he askt the Earl Marshal the cause thereof; saying, Me thinks you hold me here as prisoner: Let me go abroad, and see the Fortress; but the Earl Marshal refused.

Froisard saith,Ibid. that the Duke hereupon, fear­ing his life, desired to have a Priest, who Sang Mass before him, that he might be Confessed; and so he had: and that soon after Dinner, ha­ving wash'd his hands, there came into the Chamber four Men; and suddenly casting a Towel about his neck, strangled him. Also, that when he was dead, they laid him naked in his Bed; giving out, that he died of a Palsie, which had taken him that night: Likewise, that within two dayes after, the Earl Marshal appa­relled himself in Black, because he was his Co­sin.

Moreover, that being thus dead, his Body was Embalm'd, and seared in Lead, and so sent into England, first to his Castle of Hadley upon Thames; and thence, by Charriot, to his own House at Plessey; and there buried in the Church, that he had founded, in honor of the Holy Trinity. But much of this is errone­ous.

For the Circumstances of his death were otherwise; as appeareth by the DepositionPlac. coram Rege in Parl. [...] H. 4. n. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. of Iohn Hall, a servant to the Earl Marshal, then present; and in some sort assisting in that most Barbarous Murther, viz. That, in the Moneth of September, 21 R. 2. Thomas Earl Marshal and Nottingham; whom the Deposition calls Duke of Norfolk (by reason he was soon af­ter advanced to that Honor, as a reward for this bloody fact) and one Iohn Colfox, his Esquire; came in the night time, to the Chamber of the said Hall, in Calais and that Colfox, calling him out of his Bed, commanded him to come forthwith to his Lord. Also, that when he came, the Duke of Norffolk ask'd him, if he heard nothing of the Duke of Glocester: and that he answered, He supposed him to be dead. Whereupon the Duke of Norffolk replyed, No, he is not; but the King hath given charge, that he shall be Murthered: and farther said; that he himself, with the Earl of Rutland (after­wards made Duke of Aumarle) had sent certain of their Esquires and Yeoman, to be then there: and likewise told him the said Hall, that he should likewise be present in his name: But, that Hall said No; desiring he might rather lose all he had, and depart, rather than to be present thereat: And that the Duke then replyed; he should do so, or die for it; giving him a great knock on the pate.

Moreover, that the said Duke, with Colfox and Hall, went to the Church of Nostre Dame, in Calais; where they found William Hampster­ley, and ... Bradeston (two Esquires of the Duke of Norffolk) as also one William Serle, a Yeoman of the Chamber to the King, ... Fraunceys, a Yeoman of the Chamber to the Earl of Rutland; William Rogers, and William Den­nys, Yeomen of the said Duke of Norffolk, and another Yeoman of the Earl of Rutland's, call'd Cock of the Chamber: and that there, it was told to this Hall; that all the rest had made Oath, that they should not discover any thing of their purpose; causing him, in like manner, to Swear upon the Sacrament, in the presence of one Sir William, a Chaplain of St. George, in that Church of Nostre Dame, that he should keep counsel therein.

Furthermore, that after Oath thus made, they went along with the Duke of Norffolk, to a certain Hostel, called, the Princes Inn; and, being come thither, that the said Duke sent Colfox, Hampsterley, Bradeston, Serle, Franceys, William Roger, William Dennys, Cock of the Cham­ber, and Hall, into an House within that Inn; and then departed from them, with some un­known persons. Likewise, that so soon as they were come into that House, there entred one Iohn Lovetoft, with divers other Esquires, un­known; who brought with him the Duke of Glocester, and delivered him to Serle and Franceys, in an Inner Room of the House; and said, Here are Serle, and Fraunceys: And, that they thereupon, taking the Duke from Lovetoft, brought him to a Chamber; and said, They would speak with him: adding, It was the King's pleasure, that he must suffer death. Whereunto he answered: If it be so, it is wel­come. Also, that Serle and Fraunceys, forthwith appointed a Priest to Confess him: and, that be­ing done, made him to lie down upon a Bed; and laying a Fetherbed upon him, held it about his mouth till he died;8 Sept. Rot. Fin. 1 H. 4. m. 18. William Roger, William Denny, and Cock of the Chamber, holding down the sides of it; and Colfox, Hamsterley, and Bradeston, upon their knees all the while weep­ing, and praying for his Soul; Hall himself keep­ing the door. Which being done, he was at­tainted Plac coram Rege, in Parl. 21 R. 2. n. 9. & 10. in the Parliament held on Monday next ensuing the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the same year.

Of which Assasinates, Hall, in 1 H. 4. had JudgmentPlac. coram Rege ut supra. in Parliament, to be Drawn from [...]ower-hill to Tiburne, and there Hang'd and Quartered; His Head sent to Calais, and his Quarters disposed of to such other places, as the then King should appoint.

And Serle being takenLel. coll. vol. 1. p. 390. in Scotland, Lel. coll. vol. 1. p. 390. by some Englishmen, in An. 1404. (5 H. 4.) had the like Sentence, to be Hanged, Drawn and Quartered. As for the rest, I presume, they never return'd into England: or, if they did, there is no doubt but that they suffered accor­dingly.

And, as to the Earl Marshal▪ his advance­ment 29 Sept. 21 R. [...]. to the Dukedome of Norfolk (by way of remuneration for this Service) was not all the reward he had: For, apparent it is; that, with­in a Twelvemoneth after; forT. Wals. p. 392. n. 30 & 40. certain disho­nourable words, pretended to have been spoken by the Duke of Hereford against the King him­self (for which the Duke of Hereford chal­lenged him to a Combate) he was by the same King, doom'dT. Wals. p. 392. n. 30 & 40. to perpetual Banishment, that very day Twelvemoneth, on which the Duke of Glocester was so Murthered: Whereup­on, going to Uenice, he there ended his dayes with Griefe, as our Historians do report.

[Page 172]Nor did the Earl of Rutland die a natural death; being many years after (when he had the Title of Duke of York) slainIbid. p. 440. in France, in the Battel of Agincourt.

And, for the King himself, who thus Machina­ted the Murther of this his honourable Uncle; and craftily drew him from his own House, in­to that snare, wherein the Earl Marshal took him (as hath been observed) he did not long live to enjoy that content, which he fancied to himself, in thus cutting him off: it being not much more than two years after, that he was deposed from his Government; and thereupon, as mercilesly dealt with by those barbarous wretches, which tookHollingsh. Chron. p. 517. a. away his own life in Pontfract-Castle.

The death of this good Duke, hapned to be on Saturday, next after the Feast of St. Bar­thol [...]w the Apostle, 21 R. 2. he being then seised in his Demesn,Esc. 21 R. 2. n. 29. as of Fee, of the Castle of Huntendon; and one Moiety of the Mannor of Wetheresfeld, in Com. Essex. as also of the Mannors of Haddeston, Horstede, and Fulmodeston, in Com. Norff. And, in right of Alianore, his Wife (one of the daughters and heirs to Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex) of two parts of the Mannor of Wodspene, juxta Newberie, in Com. Berks. Likewise of the Mannor of Westcote, in Com. Buck. and Advouson of the Abby of Nutley: of the third part of the Castle and Lordship of Brevies, and dominion of Cantercliff, in the Marches of Wales; of the third part of the Barony of Penkethlyn, in Com. Heref. and Marches of Wales: of the Mannor of New­enham, in Com. Gloc. with the Mannor of Whetenhurst, the Castle of Caldeco [...]; and Newton a Member thereof, in the same Marches of Wales: of the Mannor of Benyngton, with its Members, in Com. Linc. of the Mannors of [...], Piriton, Haselee-magna, and third part of the Mannor of Dadyngton, in Com. Oxon. of the Mannors of Knesal [...], and Arnhale, in Com. Nott. of the third part of the Mannor of Nethamsted, with the Mannors of Farnham, and Rothing-Berners, in Com. Hertf. And of the Castle and Mannor of Ples­sits, the Mannors of High-Estre, Waltham, Wikes, Shenefeld, West-Thurrok; the other Moiety of the Mannor of Wetheresfeld, and Advouson of the Priorie of Wykes, in Com. Essex. leaving Humphrey, his son and heir, Sixteen years of age.

To Alianore, his Widow, I find that King Richard, about the beginning of February, after this Murther, gavePat. 21 R. 2. p. 2. m 10. all her own Wearing Ap­parel, and two Chariots, with some other small things, which had been seised on by the Mayor of London, and prized at Nineteen pounds four shillings four pence.

And, that by her Testament,Arundel. vol. [...]. 1 [...]3. a. bearing date at her Castle of Ple [...]si, 9 Aug. An. 1399. (23 R. 2.) she bequeath'd her Body to be buri­ed, within the Chapel of St. Edmund, in the Abby-Church of Westminster, near to the Grave of the before-specified Thomas Duke of Glocester, her Husband. Appointing, that on her Funeral-day, her Body should be covered with a Black Cloth, and a White Cross upon it, having an Escocheon of her Armes, on the midst thereof. Also, that four Tapers, and eight Morters, should be placed at the four corners thereof; and that Fifteen poor Men, each of them holding a Torch (viz. Five at the Head, and Five on each side) should have each of them a Gown, and a large Hood, both of them lined with White, and Breeches of good Blew Cloth. Likewise, that each of them should have a pair of Shoos, and a Shirt, as also Twenty pounds in Money amongst them, to pray for her Soul, and the Soul of her said Husband.

She also bequeathed to the Church of Wal­den-Abby, where her late Father, Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, Essex, and Nor­thampton, as also Constable of England, lay buried, a fair Vestment of Baudekyn, Blew; diaper'd of other colours, with Harts of Cy­prus-Gold. To her son Humphrey, a Bed of Black Cloth damaskt: and to Isabell her daugh­ter, then a Nun, in the Minoresses at London, one Bed of Cloth of Gold. And, departing Inscrip. Tumu [...]. this life upon the Third of October, the same year, was buried in the before-specified Cha­pel of St. Edmund, under a Tomb of Mar­ble, with this Epitaph, Inscrip. Tumu [...]. in Brass;

Cy gist Aleanore de Bohun, eisne fille, & un des hei [...]s l'honourable seignour Mon­sieur Humphrey de Bohun, Counte de Hereford, d'Essex & de Northampton, & Conestable d'Engleterre: Femme a pu­issant & noble Prince Thomas de Wod­stoke, fitz a tresexcellent & trepuissant Seigneur, Edward Roi d'Engleterre, puiz le Conquest, tierz; Duc de Gloucestre, Count d'Essexie, & de Buckingham, & Conestable d'Engleterre▪ que morrust le tierz jour d'Octobre, Pan du grace MCCCXCIX. de qi Alme Dieux face Merci. Amen.

The children, which this great Duke had by her the said Alianore, were these; viz. Hum­phrey, Humphrey. his son and heir, before-mentioned, and three daughters. Which Humphrey, after the Murther of his Father (the Realme beingT. Wals. p. 394. n. 40. then in great distraction) King Richard tookT. Wals. p. 394. n. 40. with him into Ireland: And, whenIb. 395. n. 40. he heard, that Henry Duke of Lancaster, was landed at. Ra­vensour, in Holderness, caused him (with the Son of the same Duke of Lancaster) to be securedIb. 395. n. 40. in the Castle of Trim; where he continued, until that Duke of Lancaster, upon the Deposal of King Richard, obtain'd the Crown. And then, being sentLel. coll. vol. 2. p. 339. for; had the hard hap to perish byLel. coll. vol. 2. p. 339. Shipwrack, as some say: but as others, that he there diedT. Wal [...]. p. 40 [...]. n. 10. by the Pesti­lence, in 1 H. 4.

The names of his daughters, were Anne, Ioane, and Isabell. Of these, Anne became the WifeClaus. 1 H. 4. p. [...]. m. 10. of Edmund Earl of Stafford; and was Esc. 1 H. 4. n. 51 Twenty years of age in 1 H. 4. Ioane was design'dClaus. 2 H. 4. p. 1. m 7. to be the wife of Gilbert, son to Ri­chard Talbot of Irchenfe [...]d; but diedClaus. 2 H. 4. p. 1. m 7. un­married, upon Monday next after the Assumption of our Lady, the same year. And Isabell, being 16Esc. 1 H 4. ut supra. years of age, upon St. Georges-day, 1 H. 4. was a NunRot. Fin. 3 H. 4. m. 11. at the Minoresses in London. So that the whole Inheritance, came to Anne, the wife of Edmund Earl of Stafford; whereup­on he the said Edmund doing his Homage, in 3 H. 4. had LiveryRot. Fin. ut supra. thereof.

Guischard d'Angle, Earl of Huntington.
[1 R. 2.]

THis Guischard, beingFrois. f. 172. a person of great Valor and Military Skill; in 46 E. 3. wasFrois. f. 172. one of the principal Comman­ders in Prince Edwards Army, at the taking of Lymoges in Gascoine.

He likewise proposedIbid. 178. a & Ib. b. the match, betwixt Iohn of Gant, Duke of Lancaster, and Con­stance the eldest Daughter to Peter King of Ca­stile, assuringIbid. 178. a & Ib. b. him, that thereby, he and his Heirs should be Kings of Castile: and there­upon returningIbid. 178. a & Ib. b. with him, out of France into England; was electedIbid. 178. b. into that ho­norable Society of Knights of the Garter.

Shortly after which, being appointedIbid. 179. a. to accompany the Earl of Pembroke, into Gas­coine, he arrivedIbid. 179 a with him at Rochel: but the Spaniards being too powerful, he was there takenIbid. 179 a Prisoner, his Ship likewise (wherein the whole Treasure was, which should have paid the Souldiers) beingIbid. 179 a sunk. And in 49 E. 3. in considerationPat 2. R [...] p p. 2. m. 41. per Inspex. of his great Services, and es­pecially, in regardPat 2. R [...] p p. 2. m. 41. per Inspex. of the loss he had, by the seisure of his Lands in Gascome, he obtained a GrantPat 2. R [...] p p. 2. m. 41. per Inspex. of twenty six shillings eight pence per diem, until provision should be otherwise made for his support.

In 51 E. 3 he was joynedRot. Franc. 51 E. 3. m. 3. in Commission with the Bishop of St. Davids, then Lord Chancellor, and others, to Treat of Peace with the French. And in 1 R. 2. being TutorFrois. p. 199. n. to that King; as also by reason of his faithful Ser­vices to King Edw. 3. and to Prince Edward his Son, was at his Coronation, (viz. 16 Iulii the same year) advancedT. Wals. p. 211 n. 20. & 30. Pat. 2 R. [...]. p 2. m. 41. to the Title of Earl of Huntington, having likewise a GrantT. Wals. p 211 n. 20. & 30. Pat. 2 R. [...] p 2. m. 41. of a thousand Marks per annum for his support, until provision should be otherwise made for him, in Lands or Rents of that value. Before the end of which year, he was by Indenture Ex autog. penès Cler. Pell. reteined to serve the King, in that Naval Expedition, then made by Iohn Duke of Lan­ca [...]ter, against the Spanish Fleet, and consti­tuted Rot. Franc. 1 R. 2. p. 1. m. 12 one of the Commissioners, to Treat at B [...]ugges in Flanders, upon the Festival of St. Pauls Conversion, touching a Marriage, be­twixt King Rich. 2. and the Daughter of the King of France.

Moreover, in confiderationPat. 2. R. 2 ut supra of his eminent Services in Gascoine, under Prince Edward, (Father of King Rich. 2.) having obtained a GrantPat. 2. R. 2 ut supra of a thousand Marks per annum Ster­ling, to be paid unto him out of the Exche­quer, at Michaelmass and Easter by even portions, until assignation of the like sum, should be made in some more convenient place: in recompence Pat. 2. R. 2 ut supra of those concessions, he had another Grant Pat. 2. R. 2 ut supra of a thousand pounds Sterling, to be yearly received out of the Customs of the ports of King­ston super Hull, and Boston.

By his Testament,Sudbury f. 104. a. bearing date at Meden­hede, on Easter day An. 1380. (3 R. 2.) he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Church of St. Cross. at Engle, before the Altar of our Lady; in the very place, where the Priest usu­ally stood, at the celebration of Mass. And, in case he should depart this life in England, then that his Heart should be taken out of his Body, and preserved with Spices, to be depo­sited in the Church of Engle, before mentio­ned: but his Body to be buried in the Church of the Grey-Friers at Reading, without any Herse, Arms, or Banners at his Funeral: the expence whereof, to be bestowed in Masses, more for the benefit of his Soul; and to thirteen poor Men, in black rayment, carrying Torches at that Solemnity. By this his Testament, he made William d'Engle (his Nephew) his Heir, and soon after died, for the probate thereof bears date, the day preceding the Nones of April next ensuing.

But notwithstanding this disposal of his Body, it was buriedStow's Sur­vey 1 [...]7 a. in the Augustine-Fryers, in Bred­street, within the City of London. Where the King causedFrois. f. 237. a. his Obsequies to be done right honourably, by a great number of Prelats and Barons of England.

Froisard Ib. 265 b. saith, that he had all Virtues, which a Knight ought to have; viz. merry, true, amo­rous, sage, secret, large, prewe, hardy, adven­turous, and Chivalrous: and that on the day of his Obsequie, the King himself his two Brethren, the Princess his Mother, and a great number of Prelates, Barons, and Ladies of England, were present, and did him great Honor.

Falvesle.
[7 R. 2.]

IN 47 E. 3. Iohn de Falvesle, Iohn. was in that Expedition then made into Flanders, and of the RetinueRot. Alem. 47 E. 3. m. 21. with Edward le Des­penser. And in 1 R. 2. beingT. Wals. 198 n. 20. then a Knight; uponT. Wals. 198 n. 20. the landing of some French Forces, at Rotingdene, near Lewes, in Com. Suff. marchingT. Wals. 198 n. 20. with the Prior of Lewes, and what power could on the suddain be got to­gether) was there (with the Prior) takenT. Wals. 198 n. 20. Pri­soner.

This Sir Iohn Falvesley, was LordPat. 10 [...]. [...] p. 2. m. 20. of Fal­wesley, in Com. Northampt. and having Married Rot. Pin. 6. R. 2. m. 26. Elizabeth, Sister and Heir to Iohn, the Son and Heir of Sir William Say Knight; doing his Fealty, had LiveryRot. Pin. 6. R. 2. m. 26. of all her Lands, lying in the Counties of Kent, Sussex, and Hertford, and the same year attendedRot. Fran. 10 R. 2. m. 10. Iohn Duke of Lancaster, in that Expedition, by him made into Spaine: moreover, in 11 R. 2. he was Rot. Franc. 11 R. 2. m. 7. in that Fleet sent out, under the command of Richard Earl of Arundel, Lord Admiral. And by his Testament,Rous f. 17 b. bearing date 8 Sept. An. 1492. (16 R. 2.) bequeathed his body to be buried in the Priory of Lewes in Sus­sex, on the left hand, the Image of St. Pan­crace, constituting Elizabeth his Wife, Richard Earl of Arundell, and Sir William Per [...]i Knight, his Executors. He was summonedClaus de iisd ann. in dorso. to Par­liament, from 7 R. 2 untill 16 R. 2. inclusive, about which time he died, as I guess.

Lumley.
[8 R. 2.]

THis antient Family, having its Surname from Lomley, scituate on the Bank of the River Were, (near Chester on the Street) in the Bishoprick of Durham, do derive their DescentCamd. Britt. tit. Durham. from Liulph, a person of great Nobility, in the time of King Edward the Confessor, (who marriedCamd. Britt. tit. Durham. Algitha, Daugh­ter to Aldred Earl of Northumberland) of which Line was Roger de Lumley, Roger. who in the time of King Henry the Third, Married Sibill, one of the Daughters and Co-heirs of Hugh de Morewic, an antient Baron in Nor­thumberland; which Roger, with her the said Sibill, in 4 E. 1. made partitionEx autogr. penès Joh D. Lumley an. [...]578. with the rest of the Co-heirs, of those Knight [...]ees of her Inheritance: and left IssueRot. Fin 26 E. 1. m. 2. Robert, who, in 26 E. 1. upon the death of his Mother, (then the Widdow of Laurence de St. Maur.) had LiveryRot. Fin 26 E. 1. m. 2. of the Lands of her Inheritance, pay­ing Rot. Pip. 27. E. 1. Northum. five Marks for his Relief.

This Robert de Lumley Robert. having Married Lucia, Ex autog. ut supra. the eldest Daughter of the three Daughters and Co-heirs to Thomas de Thweng, of Kilton-Castle, in Com. Ebor. (a great Baron in those parts) had IssueEx autog. ut supra. Marmaduke, and he two Ex autog. ut supra. Sons, Robert and Raphe; Raphe. which Robert diedEsc. 7. R. 2 n. 51. 12 Dec. 48 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 7. R. 2 n. 51. of the Man­nors of East and West- [...]hyvington, and Ro­ve [...]ey, in Com. Northumb. leaving Raphe, Esc. 7. R. 2. n. 51. his Brother and Heir, twenty one years of age.

Who in 9 R. 2. beingRot. Scoc. [...]. R. 2. m. 6. a Knight, was in Rot. Scoc. [...]. R. 2. m. 6. that Expedition then made into Scotland, in the RetinueRot. Scoc. [...]. R. 2. m. 6. of Henry de Perci, Earl of Northumberland. And in 10. E. 2. made GovernorRot. Scoc. 10 R. 2. m. 3. of Barwick upon Twede, in which he continuedRot. Scoc. 11 R. 2. m. 4. in 11 R. 2. but in 12 R. 2. was taken PrisonerRot. Scoc. 12 R. 2. m. 3. by the Scots. After which, viz in 15 R. 2. he was DeputyRot. Scoc. 15 R. 2. m. 7. Governor of Barwick, under Henry de Perci, then Earl of Northumberland. Moreover the next ensu­ing year, (viz. 16 R. 2.) he obtained License, Pat. 16 R. 2. p. 2. m. 22. to make a Castle of his Mannor-House at Lom­ley, and having been summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dors. to Parlia­ment, from 8 R. 2. till 1 H. 4. inclusive, then joynedRot. Fin. 1 H. 4. m. 18. Esc 5. H. 4. n. 30. with Thomas de Holland, Earl of Kent, and other his Confederates, in that Insurrection by them made, for the restoring of King Ri­chard, then deposed, (as I have shewn at large, in my discourse of that Family) whereupon, be­ing with them attainted, his Lands were sei­sedRot. Fin. 1 H. 4. m. 18. Esc 5. H. 4. n. 30.

To this Raphe succeeded Thomas his Son and Heir;Thomas. who departedIbid. this life, in his mi­nority, ult. Maii, 1 H. 4. being then seised Ibid. of the Castle and Mannor of Kilton, with the Mannors of Lythum, Cotum, Thwenge upon the Wolds, Oktone, juxta Swathorpe, [...]kton-Holme in Houlderness; and Hadde­ston, in Com. Northumb. As also of the Castle of Lumley parva, and Mannors of Stanley, Stranton, Riklesden, and Beaur [...]one, in the Bishoprick of Durham, leaving Sir Iohn Lumely Knight, his Brother and Heir, twenty years of age.

Which Sir Iohn, Iohn. in 6 H. 4. doing his Ho­mage, had LiveryClaus. 6 H. 4. m. 1 [...]. of all the Castles, Man­nors, and Lands, whereof the said Sir Raphe de Lumley, his Father, was seised at the time of his Attainder: and in 13 H. 4. being fully re­stored Rot. Parl. 13. 19 H. 4. n. Pat. 13 H. 4. p. 1. m. 19 in blood, (tainted by the Conviction of the said Raphe, his Father, and Thomas his Brother) departedLib. cedul. 10 H. 5. p. 289 this life, in 10 H. 5. lea­ving Thomas his Son and Heir.

Which Thomas, making proof of his age, in 10 H. 6.Thomas. had LiveryClaus. 10 H▪ 6. n. 16. of his Lands: and in 33 H. 6. being then a Knight, was madePat. 33. H. 6. p. 2. m. 12. Go­vernor of Scarborough Castle for life. In 5 E. 4. he wasRot. Scoc. 5. E. 4. m. 9. one of the Commissioners, ap­pointed to Treat with Iames King of Scot­land, touching the Marriage of that King, with some person of the King of Englands Allegi­ance: as also concerningIbid. m 4. certain wrongs, which had been done by the Subjects of both Nations, to each other, contrary to the Articles of Truce. About that time also he wasEx Vet Rot. penès W. Pierpoint ar. at the Siege of Bamburgh Castle, in Com. Northumb. then held out, with some other Garrisons in the North) by the Lancastrians.

And having been summonedClaus. de iisd, ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 1 E. 4. to 12 H. 7. inclusive, by reason he had MarriedLel. Itin. Vol. 6. f. 62. a Bastard Daughter of King Edward's the Fourth,George. departed this life, leaving IssueEx autog. penès praef D. Lumley George his Son and Heir. Which George took to WifeEx autog. penès praef D. Lumley Elizabeth, one of the Daugh­ters and Heirs of Roger Thornton Esquire, a ve­ry wealthy MerchantLel. Itin. Vol. 5. f. 89. of Newcastle, upon Tine, by whom he hadIb. Vol. 6. f. 62. the Lordships of Witton, in Com. Northumb. Lulworth, and the Isle, in the Bishoprick. Which Roger foun­ded Ib. Vol. 6. f. 62. the House of White-Fryers, in Newca­stle. But after this Marriage, possessing those Lands, in right of his Wife, there hapned Ibid. great sutes and sharp contests, betwixt Giles Thornton, a Bastard Son to the said Roger, and him, concerning the Inheritance of them: in which quarrel, this George killedIbid. the same Giles, in the Ditch of Windsore-Castle. In 7 H. 7. this George wasPolyd. Virg. 602. n. 40. in that Expedition, with Thomas Earl of Surrey, against the Scots, who had then laid Siege to Norham-Castle. And had IssueEx [...] 6. in offic. Arm. f. 5. [...] three Sons, Thomas, Roger, and Raphe; which Thomas died in his Fathers life time; leaving IssueEx [...] 6. in offic. Arm. f. 5. [...] one Son, called Richard, and threeEx [...] 6. in offic. Arm. f. 5. [...] Daughters; Anne Married to Raphe Lord Ogle; Sibill to William Baron Hilton, and Elizabeth to Croswell.

Which Richard succeeding his Grandfather,Richard. had SummonsClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, in 1. and 3. Hen. 8. and MarriedE. 6. ut su­pra. Anne. Daughter to Sir Iohn Conyers of Hornby-Castle, in Com. Ebor. Knight of the Garter (Sister of William the First Lord Conyers) by whom he had IssueE. 6. ut su­pra. two Sons, Iohn and Anthony. Which Iohn in 5 H. 8. be­ing atGodwin Hist. of H. [...]. p. 20 Floddon-Field, with the Earl of Sur­rey, (where King Iames the Fourth of Scot­land was slain.) in 6 H. 8. was summonedClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, shortly after which, he had Live­ry Pat. 7 H. 8 p 2. of all the Lands of his Inheritance. This Iohn Lord Lumley, Married Ioane, Daughter to Henry Lord Scroope of Bolton, by whom he had Issue George his Son and Heir.

Which George diedEx stem­mate. in his Fathers life time, leaving IssueEx. stem­mate. by Iane, his Wife, Daughter and Co-heir to Sir Richard Knightley, of Fausley, in Com. Northampt. Knight, Iohn his Son and Heir, and two Daughters; Iane MarriedEx. stem­mate. to Geffrey Markham, and Barbara to Humphrey Ll [...]oyd.

[Page 175]This Iohn succeeding his Grandfather,Iohn. in 28 H. 8. beingHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 414. one of the chief of those Nor­thern Lords, who appeared in that Insurrecti­on, called The Pilgrimage of Grace, (whereof I have spoke in my discourse of Thomas Lord Dar­cie) was by that Party made choiceHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 414. of to Treat with the Duke of Norfolk at Doncaster, (then sent as General of all the Kings Forces, to suppress them.) And in 1 Eliz. constituted Pat. 1 Eliz. p. 4. in dorso. one of the Commissioners to receive the claims, of all such as held of the King in grand Sergeantie, and were required to perform their respective Ser­vices. In 12 Eliz. and afterwards, he was pri­vy Annal. Eliz. per Camd. to divers Transactions, relating to the Queen of Scots; as also to that designed Marri­age of hers, with the Duke of Norfolk: and in 29 Eliz. was oneIbid. of the Peers who sate in judgment upon her, at Fotheringhay-Castle, where, by virtue thereof, she lost her life. And the next ensuing year, joynedIb. with those other Commissioners, in giving Sentence upon Secretary Davyson, by reason he had sent the Queens Warrant, for putting the Queen of Scots to death, without her knowledge.

And having MarriedCatal of Nob. by R. B. Iane, the elder of the two Daughters, and Heirs to Henry Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arundell, by her, had IssueCatal of Nob. by R. B. two Sons, viz. Charles and Thomas, as also a Daughter called Mary, all which diedCatal of Nob. by R. B. without Is­sue.

Devereux.
[8 R. 2.]

OF this Family, which had their Surname from Evre [...]x, a Town of Note in Normandy, there were divers Gene­rations here in England, before they became Peers of this Realm. For in 5 Steph. there is mentionRot. Pip. 5. Steph. Cornub of Reginald, the Son of Robert de Ebrois, Reginald. who gave ten Marks of Silver to the King, and fifty Marks of the mean profits, for the recovery of his Fathers Lands in Cornwall. And shortly after this, of Helewyse the Widdow of William D'Evereux, who bestowedMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 115. b n. 40. on the Monks of St. Peters-Abby, at Gloucester, cer­tain Lands called the Hyde, in Com. Heref. Which Walter de Laci gave her in Marriage, King Henry the Second confirmingMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 115. b n. 40. the Grant. Also of Eustace D'Evereux, who impleadedRot Pip. 5 Joh. Dors. Somers Her­bert Waleran, in 5 Ioh. for one Knights fee in Kinton. Likewise, in 15 Ioh. of Stephen de Ebrois, [...] who attendedClaus. 15 Joh. in dorso m. 1. the King, in that Ex­pedition, then made into Poictou.

Which Stephen, Stephen. in 7 H. 3. beingClaus. 7 H. 3. m. 5. in dorso. in the Kings Army against the Welch, hadClaus. 7 H. 3. m. 5. in dorso. Scutage of all his Tenants, in the Counties of Glouc. and Heref. who held of him by Military Service. And gaveMonast Ang Vol. 2. 261. a. n 50. to the Canons of St. Leonard, at Pyon (now called Wormeley) in Com. Heref. his Mills at Lenhale, with the sutes thereto appertaining; for the maintainance of three Chantry-Priests, to celebrate Divine Ser­vice for ever, for the health of his Soul; as also for the Soul of Isabell his Wife, and all his An­cestors and Successors Souls. He likewise gave Ibid. b. n. 20. & 30. unto them an Island, lying Eastward from those Mills, with three yard Land, within his Man­nor of Lenhale; andIb. 262. n. 20. a certain Grove called Bircncombe, William. with divers other Lands and Woods in Lenhale, Hope, Stoke, and other places.

To which Stephen, succeeded William, his SonIbid 263. [...]. n 50 & 60. and Heir, who in 42 H. 3. had Sum­mons Claus. 42 H 3 m. 11 in dor­so. to attend the King at Chester, on Munday preceding the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist, sufficiently furnished with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Incursions of the Welch. And in 44 H. 3. consideringClaus. 44. H. 3. m. 17. the frequent Hostilities of those ill Neighbors; being thenClaus. 44. H. 3. m. 17. one of the Barons-Marchers, received commandClaus. 44. H. 3. m. 17. (with the rest) to repair without delay to the Marches, with all the power he could make, for preven­tion of more mischief by them. Moreover, in 47 H. 3. he had another Summons,Claus. 47 H 3 in dorso m. 1 [...] to be at Hereford, upon the third day after the Epipha­ny, well fitted with Horse and Arms, to with­stand Prince Leoline, who had broke the Truce concluded on betwixt King Henry and him; as alsoClaus. 47 H 3 in dorso m. 1 [...]. to be at Ludlow, to the same purpose, on Munday next after the Feast of the Purifica­tion of the blessed Virgin, in like sort accou­tred.

Howbeit, after this, viz in 48 H. 3. being Pat. 5 [...] H. 3. m. 33. with the King, in that fatal Battle of Lewes, he forsookPat. 5 [...] H. 3. m. 33. him, and sidingPat. 5 [...] H. 3. m. 33. with the Re­bellious Barons, was slainPat. 5 [...] H. 3. m. 33. in the Battle of Evesham, in 49 H. 3. Whereupon Maud his Widdow (SisterClaus 49. H. 3. m. 1. to Walter Giffard, Bishop of Bathe and Welles) making her address Claus 49. H. 3. m. 1. to the King, for certain Jewels and Harness, which had been deposited in the Church of He­reford, by him the said William, before that Battle; obtained his Precept a to the Treasurer of that Cathedral, for the delivery of them unto her. But his Lands being seised,Pat. 51 H. 3. ut su­pra. for that re­bellious Action, continued in the Kings hands until 51 H. 3. that William his Son and Heir, making his compositionPat. 51 H. 3. ut su­pra. at three years value, (according to the Decree called Dictum de Ke­nilworth) had Livery of them.

In 22 E. 1. this last mentioned William, upon that great Expedition then made by the King himself into Gascoine, received command, Rot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. in dor­so m. 9. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to be at Portsmouth, upon the first of Septem­ber, thence to attend him thither; and in 23 Edw. 1. was againRot. Vasc. 23 E. 1. m 21. in those Wars of Gas­coine.

To this William succeeded Sir Iohn D'Eve­reux Knight,Iohn. who in 42 E. 3. attendedRot. Vasc. 42 E. 3 m. 4. Prince Edward, (commonly called the Black Prince) into Galcoine, and in 43 E. 3. wasFrois. 157 a Seneschal and Governor of Lymosin. Moreover, in 44 E. 3. he againIb. 171 [...]. served him in his Wars of France: and in 46 E. 3. was madeIb. 181 a. Senes­chal of Rochell, as also Governor ofIb. 182 a. St. Severe in Lymosin.

In 51 E. 3. (the black Prince then dead) he was reteinedPat. 1. R. 2. p. 1. m. 7. per In­spex. Claus. 5. R. 2. m. [...]3 to serve Prince Richard, (Grand­son and Heir apparent to King E. 3.) in all his Wars, during his whole life, and attendedPat. 1. R. 2. p. 1. m. 7. per In­spex. Claus. 5. R. 2. m. [...]3 him into Spaine and Gascoine; having thereup­on a GrantPat. 1. R. 2. p. 1. m. 7. per In­spex. Claus. 5. R. 2. m. [...]3 of two hundred Marks per annum. And when that Prince attained the Crown, in the first year of his Reign, procured an assig­nation Pat. 1. R. 2. p. 1. m. 7. per In­spex. Claus. 5. R. 2. m. [...]3 of the same Annuitie, to be paid out [Page 176] of the Fee-ferms, due from the Earl of March, for Moutgomerie, and Buelt in South-Wales.

In this first year of King R. 2. he also served Rot. Franc, 17 R. 2. p. 1. m. him in his Fleet at Sea, and was constituted GovernorPat. 1 R. 2. p 4. m. 31. of Ledes-Castle in Kent: at that time also he joyned with Sir Aubrei de Vere, in certain CovenantsEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King, for one quarter of the year, with one hundred men at Arms, (whereof five to be Knights, besides him­self) and an hundred Archers. And in 3 R. 2. being an experiencedT. Wals. 243 n. 30. Souldier, was made Rot. Franc. 3 R. 2. m. 16. Captain of Calais. Shortly after which, in considerationPat. 5 R. 2 p. 1. m. 16. of his acceptable services, he ob­tained from Iohn Duke of Britanny, a Grant Pat. 5 R. 2 p. 1. m. 16. of one hundred Marks per annum for life, to be received yearly, out of the Mannors of Craw­hurst, Buleham, and Burghesse, in the Rape of Hastings, in Com. Suss. And in 5 R. 2. (beingRot. Fin. 5 R. 2. m 7. still Captain of Calais) was joyn­ed Rot. Fin. 5 R. 2. m 7. in Commission, with the Lord Cobham and others, to Treat of Peace with the French.

In 6 R. 2. he still continuedRot. Fin. 6. R. 2. m. 6. Captain of Calais, and in 7 R. 2. was again constituted Rot. Fin. 7 R 2. m. 15. a Commissioner with Iohn Duke of Lanca­ster, and others, to Treat with the Earl of Flanders, for the appeasing of those discords, which then were, betwixt the Subjects of Eng­land, and the Flemings. In 8 R. 2. being then Ex autog. penès Cler Pell. a Banneret, he was reteinedEx autog. penès Cler Pell. to serve the King in his Wars for forty days: and in 9 R. 2. appointedRot. Franc. 9 R. 2. m. 24. one of the Commissioners to Treat with others, authorised from the King of France, touching Peace betwixt both Realms. And having obtained a LeasePat. 9. R. 2 p. 1. m. 38. for his life; as also for the lives of Margaret his Wife, Iohn his Son, and Ioane his Daughter, of the Priories-Alien of Frompton and Newent, in Com. Glouc. then seised into the Kings hands, by rea­son of his Wars with France, (in regard they were Cells to certain Monasteries in those parts) for which he was to pay three hundred and ten Marks yearly, into the Kings Exchequer; the King in consideration,Pat. 9. R. 2 p. 1. m. 38. that he had assumed the title and dignity of a Banneret; and for that respect, was placed at his Royal Standard to the end he might the more honourably support the same degree, totally acquittedPat. 9. R. 2 p. 1. m. 38. him of that Annuity.

In 11 R. 2. he was madePat. 11. R. 2. p. 2. m. 19. Constable of Dovor [...] Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports; but this was throughH. Knighton 2687. n. 30. the influence of the great Lords, then predominant. And in 13 R. 2. joyned in CommissionRot. Franc 13 R. 2. m. 2. with Walter Skyr­law, Bishop of Durham, and others, to Treat with such as the King of France should appoint, touching a Peace betwixt both Realms, he being at that time Steward of the Kings Houshold. So likewiseIbid. m. [...]. to Treat with the Flemmings, upon certain important affairs.

Upon the attainderPat. 14 R. [...]. p. 2. m. 43. of Sir Simon Burley Knight, the Castle and Mannor of Leonhales, in Com. Heref. divolving to the King; which Castle and Mannor had been formerly purchased Pat. 14 R. [...]. p. 2. m. 43. from Robert Earl of Oxford, by the said Si­mon, and to the Heirs Male of his body, the remainder to this Sir Iohn d'Evereux, and his Heirs: In 13 R. 2. he obtained a special Grant Pat. 14 R. [...]. p. 2. m. 43. thereof in see: and in 16 R. 2. being pos­sessed of the Lordship of Penshurst, in Com. Cantii, he obtained LicencePat. 1 [...] R. 2. p. 1. m. 2. to make a Castle of his Mannor-House there.

By his Testament,Rous f. 18 [...]. bearing date on Tues­day ... Iunii, An. 1385. (8 R. 2.) he be­queathed his body to be buried in the Gray Fri­ers, at London, appointing, that six Tapers, in the form of a Cross, should be placed upon his Herse, and that six Men in white raiment, should then bear six Torches, each of them having forty pence for his pains. Also that every poor Man coming to his Funeral, should have a penny, to pray for his Soul, and all Christian Souls. Moreover, he gave to those Fri­ers, for his Burial there, forty Marks; and ap­pointed, that so soon as possible, after his death, a thousand Masses should be sung for his Soul. and for the Souls of his Father and Mother, To Margaret his Wife, he gave four dozen of Silver Dishes, and six Chargeours of Silver; but after her death, to remain to Iohn his Son; and in case of his death, to Ioane his Daugh­ter.

And having been summonedClaus. de iisd; ann. in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 8 R. 2. until 16 of that King's Reign inclusive; depart­ed Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. this life, in 17 R. 2. whereupon Mar­garet his Widdow (Daughter of Sir Iohn Barre Knight) had an assignationClaus. 17 R. 2. m. 14. of her Dow­rie.

To him succeded Iohn, Iohn. his Son and Heir; which Iohn, was alsoRot Fin. 20 R. 2. m. 16. a Knight;Rot Fin. 20 R. 2. m. 16. but died in 20 R. 2. before he accomplished his full age; leaving Ioane the Wife of Sir Walter Fitz-Wal­ter Knight, his SisterRot. Fin. 2 [...] R. 2. m. 32 and next Heir; Philip­pa, his Widdow (one of the DaughtersRot. Fin. 20 R. 2. [...] supra. of Guy de Brien deceased, and one of the CosinsRot. Fin. 20 R. 2. [...] supra. and heir of Sir Guy de Brien, Kt. Father of the said Guy) surviving. Which Ioane, making proofIbid. of her age, and doing her Homage, had Livery Ibid. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

¶Having now done with the principal branch of this Family,William. I come to William D'evereux of Bodynham, in Com. Heref. Esquire, (younger Brother as I ghess, to the same Sir Iohn D'eve­reux, who died in 17 R. 2. as is before ob­served.)

In 45 E. 3. this William was SheriffRot. Fin. 4 [...] E. 3. m. 8. of Herefordshire: but farther I have not seen of him.

To whom succeeded Walter, Walter. who being a Knight, [...]art. 2. R. 2. n. 11. in 2 R. 2. obtained Licence [...]art. 2. R. 2. n. 11. for a Market every week, upon the Tuesday, at his Mannor of Bodenham: as also for a Fair yearly, on the Eve, Day, and Morrow, after the Assumption of our Lady. And in 7 R. 2. MarriedClaus. 7 R. 2 m. 36. Agnes, the Daughter of Thomas Crophull, Cosin and Heir to Sir Iohn Crophull Kt. then in minority, and in 9 R. 2. making proofClaus. 9 R. 2. m. 26. of her age, had LiveryClaus. 9 R. 2. m. 26. of her Lands.

But in 4 H. 4. this Sir Walter D'evereux died Esc. 4 H. [...] m. 9. (upon Tuesday the Festival of St. Iames the Apostle) leaving Issue,Esc. 4 H. [...] m. 9. by the said Agnes his Wife, Walter his Son and Heir, fifteen years of age; being then seisedEsc. 4 H. [...] m. 9. of the Mannor of Wibley, in Com. Heref. (of her Inheritance.) Which Walter, by Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Iohn Merbury Knight, had Issue Walter D'evereux Esquire, (CosinRot. Fin. 26. H. 6. m. 9. and Heir, to the before specified Agnes, viz. Son of Walter, Son of the said Agnes) and a Daughter called [Page 177] Anne, MarriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to William Herbert, the first Earl of Pembroke of that name.

In 26 H. 6. this last mention'd Walter, was SheriffRot. Fin. 26 H 6. m. 10. of Herefordshire: and marriedEsc 28 H. 6. n. 22. Anne, the sole daughter and heir to William Lord Fer­rers of Chartley (in Com. Staff.) she being, at that time, Eleven years of age, and eight moneths▪ and, in 31 H. 6. by the Kings special favour, had LiveryClaus. 31 H. 6. m. 5. of her Lands, without farther proof of her age. In 34 H. 6 he was also SheriffRot. Fin. 34 H 6. m. 6. of Glocestershire, being then a Knight. And, in 1 E. 4. being advanc'dOrig. 1 E. 4. Rot. 94. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the ti­tle of Lord Ferrers; in farther recompencePat. 1 E. 4. p. 5. m. 1. of his manifold services, vast expences, and sun­dry perils, whereunto he had exposed himself, in the Wars, against King Henry the Sixth, and his adherents, viz. Henry Duke of Exeter; Iasper Earl of Pembroke, and Iames Earl of Wiltshire (all which the King, gratefully, acknowledg'd) obtain'd a Grant,Pat. 1 E. 4. p. 5. m. 1. to himself, and the heirs male of his Body, of the Mannors and Lordships of Sutton-Courtney, in Com. Berks. with the Advouson of the Church: Also, of the Mannor of Hillesden, in Com. Buck. late Thomas Courtney's Earl of Devon, attaint­ed: Of the moiety of Ricards-Castle (in Com. Heref. & Salop.) parcel of the possessions of Sir William Vaux Knight attainted: of the Man­nors of Oxenhale, Graun [...]emysocle, and Cold-Aston, in Com. Gloc. with the Advousons of the Churches appertaining to those Mannors, sometime belonging to Iames Earl of W [...]t­shire, attainted: Of the Mannor of Tilton, in Com. Leic. with the Advouson of the Church, late Everard Digby [...]s Esquire, attainted; toge­gether with the Mannors of Broughton, and Sywell, in Com. Northampt. Likewise of the reversion of the [...]annors of Lyve [...]on, in Com. Northampt. Which William de Aldwincle Es­quire then held for life; of the Inheritance of Sir Thomas Tresham Knight, [...]tainted.

And, in 10 E. 4. in considerationPat. 10 E. 4. m. 6. of his faithful services, had a GrantPat. 10 E. 4. m. 6. for life, of the County of Caernarvon, and Chief-Forester­ship of Snowedon-Hills, in North-Wales, then in the Crown, by the death of William Earl of Pembroke. In 11 E. 4. he was one of those; who, in the Parliament Chamber, did recognize,Claus. 11 E. 4. in dorso. m. 1. and make Oath to Prince Edward, eldest son to King Edward the Fourth. And, in 14 E 4. was retein'd by Indenture,Ex autogr. pene [...] Cler. pell to serve the King, in his Dukedome of Normandy, for one whole year, with Twenty men at Armes, and Two hundred Archers. But, adhering to King Richard the Third, was slainPo [...]yd. Virg. p. 564. with him at Bo [...]worth-Field (3 R. 3.) leaving issue, by the before-specified Anne his wife (daughterPat. 1 H. 7. p. 1. of Sir William Ferrers Knight, son and heir to Wil­liam Lord Ferrers of Chartley; and Cosin and heir to the said William) Iohn Pat. 1 H. 7. p. 1. his son and heir,Iohn. then a Knight; who, in 1 H. 7. had a spe­cial LiveryPat. 1 H. 7. p. 1. of all his Lands.

Which Iohn was summon'dClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 3 H. 7. until 12 of that Kings Reign: and by Cecilie his wife, daughterPolyd Virg. 512. n. 30. to Henry Bourchier Earl of Essex (sister and heir to Henry, her Brother) left issue Walter his son and heir; who took to wifePat. 19 H. 7. p. 1. m. 33. Mary, the daughter of Thomas Marquess Dorset. Walter. Which Walter, in 1 H. 8. had a special LiveryPat. 1 H. 8. p. 2. of the Lands of his In­heritance: And, in 2 H. 8. with Sir Edw [...]rd Belknap, Esquire of the Body, to that King, was joynt GovernorPat. 2 H 8. p 3. of Warwick-Castle with him. In 3 H. 8. this Walter wasHerb. Hist. of [...]. 8. p. 20. in that Ex­pedition, then intended for France, under the command of Thomas Marquess Dorset; it be­ing then resolv'd, that they should land, in part of the Spaniard's Dominions, by reason, that Ferdinand of Aragon, had promised to assist in that War, and to invade Guyen.

In 4 H. 8. upon that ConfederacieIb. p. 29. & 31. betwixt the Pope, the Emperor, Henry King of Eng­land, and Ferdinand of Aragon, against Lewes the Twelfth of France; by which, the King of England, was to invade Aquitane, Picar­dy, or Normandy▪ he wasIb. p. 29. & 31. in one of the Gal­lies in that Fight, with the French, near Con­quet, in Britanny▪ And, in 15 H. 8. inIbid, p. 150. that Expedition into France, then made by Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk, with design to make War with the French.

Also, in 17 H. 8. constitutedPat. 17 H. 8. p. 2. Justice of South-Wales, beingPat. 17 H. 8. p. 2. then Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter.

In 36 H. 8. he wasIbid, p. 511. with King Henry at his taking of Bo [...]ome: And, in 4 E. 6 (2 Febr.) advancedPat. 4 E. 6. p. 8. to the dignity of Viscount Hereford, and to the heirs male of his body.

This Walter had two Wives; firstEx coll. R. Gl. S. Mary, daughter of Thomas Marquess Dorie [...]: second­ly Margaret, daughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Robert Garnish of Kenton, in Com. Suff. Esquire (afterwards marriedMartin, qu. 25. to William Lord Wilioughby of Par­ham.) By the first of them, he had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. two sons; and one daughter; viz. Sir Richard. De­vereux Knight, who marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Dor [...]thy, daughter to George Earl of Huntington; and, dying in his life time, was buriedStowes S [...]r­vey, 131. [...]. in the Chapel of our Lady at Berkyng (near the Tower of Lon­don.) Secondly, Sir William Devere [...]x Knight. Which Sir William marriedEx coll. W. Burton, de Lindley ar. Iane, daughter to Iohn Scudam [...]re of Home-Lacy, in Com. He­ref. Esquire; and by her had issue,Ex coll. W. Burton, de Lindley ar. two daugh­ters, his heirs; viz. Barbara, first marriedEx coll. W. Burton, de Lindley ar. to Edward Cave Esquire, afterwards toEx coll. W. Burton, de Lindley ar. Sir Ed­ward Hastings Knight, a younger son of Francis Earl of Huntingdon. Secondly, Margaret, the WifeEx coll. W. Burton, de Lindley ar. of Sir Edward Littleton of Pillaton, in Com. Staff. Knight. His daughters name was Catherine, weddedEx coll. W. Burton, de Lindley ar. to Sir Iames Baskervile Knight.

By Margaret, the second wife, this Vicount Hereford, had issueVinc. corr. p. 639. one only son; viz. Sir Ed­ward Devereux of Castle-Bromwich, in Com. War. Baronet (of whose posterity I shall speak by and by.) And, by his Testament,Noodes qu. 47. bearing date 3 Aug. An. 1558. (5 & 6 Ph. & M.) be­queathed his Body to be buried, in the Parish-Church of Stow, near Chartley, in Com. Staff. and dying shortly after, was there inter­red, under a fair Monument, erected in his life­time.

To whom succeeded Walter, Walter. his Grandchild and heir (viz. son of Richard Devereux Knight, who died in his life time.) Which Walter, upon that Rebellion of the Earls of Northumber­land, and Westmorland, in 12 Eliz. was Hollingsh. p. 1212. b. n. 40. Field-Marshal of those Forces, then sent against them. And (by reason of his descent from Ce­cilie, the sister and heir to Henry Bourchier Earl of Essex) being createdPat 14 Eli [...]. p 9. m. 41. Earl of Essex 4 Maii, [Page 178] 14 Eliz. wasAnnal. Eliz. per W. C. p. 216. one of the Peers, upon the Tri­al of the Duke of Norffolk, in An. 1572. (15 Eliz.) And, the same year, upon that InsurrectionIbid, in eodem an­no. of Brian Mac-Phelimon (com­monly called, The great Oneale) who had pos­sess'd himself of a large proportion of the Coun­try of Clandeboi, in Ireland; was, by the advice of those, who desired his absence here; under colour of doing him honor, imployed Ibid, in eodem an­no. thither; to the end that he might be exposed to danger. Whereupon, being a person of an active disposition, and affecting Military im­ployments, he undertook the service (little sus­pecting, what those, who had a mind to have him gone, did aime at:) and, therefore, moved, That in case he should prevaile against those Re­bels, he might have part of that Countrey, to himself and his fellow-soldiers: obliging him­self; that, for the defence thereof, he would maintain Two hundred Horse, and Four hun­dred Foot there: And, accordingly, took up Ten thousand pounds, of the Queen, to make his provisions, in order thereto; Mortgaging his Lands in Essex for the same. And, though Ibid. Sir William Fitz. Williams, then Deputy of Ireland; fearing lest the lustre of so eminent a person, might eclipse him in that Realm, ad­vised the Queen to keep him at home; repre­senting to her the danger of a total defection of the Irish, throughout the whole Province of Ulster: nevertheless he was sent;Ibid. and, with special command, that the Deputy should make him Governor of Ulster.

Hereupon he embarquedStowes An [...]al. at Leverpole 16 Aug. and landedStowes An [...]al. at Knoc-Fergus 6 Sept. following. But,Annal. Eli [...]. per W. Camd. ut su­pra. after a while, some of the chief persons, who accompanied him being wea­ry of the Country, came back: Whereupon he complained (by his Letters) thereof to the Queen; and to his own Friends: Adding, that some of his Soldiers fell off to the Enemy; as also, of other wants and defects; and, that he had not received his Commission of Ulster, from the Deputy. Moreover, he sollicitedIbid. the Earls of Sussex, and Leicester, and the Lord Burghley (all powerful men in that time) that they would mediate with the Queen, for One hundred Horse, and Six hundred Foot, to be sent him; and that she would give him the Pe­ninsula of Maia.

ButIbid. the Queen, being advertised of the tu­multuousness of Munster, intended to have re­called him, had not the Earl of Leicester, and some others, advised the contrary. At length, having got his Commission,Ibid. he marcht against Turlogh: yet did little considerable that year.

After which,An. 18 Eliz. I find no more mention of him, untilAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. 18 Eliz. In which year, being in great distresses; and hearing that he was to be sent for back; he silently deplored his condition; be­wailing the state of that Realm; which, in his opinion, he could have setled in peace, with Two thousand soldiers; and again, and again petitioned; that, for his own honor, he might accommodate the business with Turlogh.

Nevertheless;Ibid. notwithstanding all this; and that he had delivered up his trust in Ulster to the Lord Deputy, because he had so slender a force assigned him, for the defence thereof, he was commanded to reassume it. Which he had no sooner done, and marcht against Turlogh, than Letters came to prohibit his prosecution of the War any farther; commanding him to make as honourable a Peace as he could. And, though he had beaten the Hebridian-Scots, which had possessed themselves of Clandeboy; and for­ced them to flee into their holes: and by the help of Norris, entred the Isle of Rachlin, slain Four hundred of the Inhabitants; taken the Ca­stle, and put a Garrison into it; Yet, in the very midst of this good success, he was required to desist, and lay down his power; being made Captain only of Three hundred men; no Arti­fice at Court being omitted, which might add to his affliction.

Whereupon, with great diminution of his E­state, he returnedIbid. Esc. de [...] ­dem anno. into England. But, by the contrivance of the Earl of Leicester, was again sentIbid. Esc. de [...] ­dem anno. into Ireland, with the airie title of Earl-Marshal of that Realm; where, with great grief of mind, he diedIbid. Esc. de [...] ­dem anno. of a Flux, 22 Sept. An. 1576. 18 Eliz. but not without sus­pition of Poison; and was buriedCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. at Caer­marthin, in South-Wales. Which suspi­tion did the more augment; by reasonAnnal. E­liz. ut su­pra. that the Earl of Leicester then forsook the Lady Douglas Sheffeild (his Wife, as 'twas beleived by many) by whom he had a Son; and more openly shewed his Love to the Lady Lettice, the Widow of this deceased Earl. Whom, though (as 'twas said) he had privately Marri­ed; her Father (Sir Francis Knolles) who well took notice of Leicester's wandring affections, would not give credit to it; untilAnnal. E­liz. ut su­pra. in the pre­sence of some Witnesses, besides himself, and a publick Notary, he had regularly taken her to Wife.

But here I must go back a little. This Wal­ter Earl of Essex, thus deceased; by his Te­stament, Carew, qu. 34. bearing date 14 Iunii, An. 1567. (18 Eliz.) bearing then the Title of Earl of Essex and Ewe, Earl Marshal of Ireland, Viscount Hereford, and Bourchier, Lord Fer­rers of Chartley, Bourchier, and Lovaine, and Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, bequeath'd his body to be buried, in the next convenient place, where he should happen to depart this life. And, having marriedCatal of Nob. by R. B. Let­tice. daughter to Sir Francis Knolles Knight of the Garter, left issueCatal of Nob. by R. B. by her two sons; viz. Robert, and Walter; and two daughters; viz. Penelope, first weddedCatal of Nob. by R. B. to Robert Lord Rich, and afterwards to Charles Blount Earl of Devon. And Dorothy, firstCatal of Nob. by R. B. married to Sir Thomas Per­rot Knight, and afterwardsCatal of Nob. by R. B. to Henry Earl of Northumberland.

I come now to Robert, Robert. the succeeding Earl, son and heir to the last Walter.

In An. 1585. (28 Eliz.) this Robert having been first broughtFragm. Re­galia, p. 6 [...]. to Court by Robert Earl of Leicester, who married his Mother (amongst divers other persons of great note) he accom­panied Annal. [...]. ut supra. that Earl into the Netherlands, who was then constituted General of the English Aux­iliaries there: and in 30 Eliz. (23 Dec.) was made Pat. 3 Eliz. p. 18. Master of the Horse to that Queen.

In 34 Eliz. uponAnnal [...]. ut supra. overture made to Q. Eliz. by the King of France; that, in case she would send over Four thousand English soldiers, into Normandy, with two moneths pay; upon the [Page 179] gaining of Roan, and Haver du grace (then held out by the Rebels) they should be put in­to her hands; he thereupon went q over with those soldiers, and landing at Diepe, marcht to Roan. But, being come before that City; going too near the Walls, his Bro­ther Walter, was there killedIbid. with a Musket Bullet.

That which I find, in the next place, most memorable of him, is; that being constituted Journal of Parliament de eodem [...] anno. Earl Marshal of England, in 39 Eliz. upon the 11th of Ianuary the same year, he took his placeJournal of Parliament de eodem [...] anno. in Parliament, according to the dignity of that office: and, that upon the 19th of March, next ensuing, he was madePat. 39 Eliz. p. 7. Master of the Ordnance. Moreover, that, upon preparation of that Navy, designed against the Spaniard, for diverting his attempt upon Ireland (the En­glish then joyning with the Dutch) he was con­stituted Annal E­liz. ut su­pra. one of the Generals in that Fleet; and commandedAnnal E­liz. ut su­pra. the second of those four Squadrons, which were imployed for that service; as also, that they cameAnnal E­liz. ut su­pra. before Gadez upon the 20th of Iune. An. 40 Eli [...].

As to the particulars performed in this Naval Expedition, I shall not here stand to give instance of them: but think fit to take notice;Ibid. that, before the return of the Fleet, there hapned no small discontents betwixt this Earl, and Sir Walter Raleigh, Commander of the third Squa­dron. By reason of which, the Design failed so that the Fleet came back to England about the end of October. And here also, it will not be improper to observe;Ibid. that during his ab­sence from the Court of England, Sir Robert Cecill (whom the Queen had made one of her Principal Secretaries of State, the preceding year, notwithstanding his opposing it; in regard he was his rival in wisdome, and a friend to Ra­leigh) was made Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster; which he took very ill. Again, Ibid. the advancing of Charles Howard Ld. Admiral, to the Title of Earl of Nottingham (with such an Eulogie in the Preamble of his Patent, as he esteemed an Eclipse to his own merits, in the Action of Gadez) did not a little perplex him.

Nevertheless,An. 41 Eliz. in An. 1599. (41 Eliz.) he was constitutedIbid. Deputy of Ireland, with more ample power than heretofore unto any; and an Army of Thirteen hundred Horse, and Sixteen thousand Foot, appointed for him. Whereupon, about the end of March, he went Ibid. thither; and madeIbid. the Earl of South­ampton General of the Horse.

It is reportedIbid. by our chief Historian of that time; that he advanced against some petty-Re­bels in Munster, without the Queen's know­ledge, neglecting the Chief. Where the fault was, is hard to say: But, sure enough it is, that he was notIbid. prosperous in that Expediti­on; which afflicted his mind not a little. And to add to his grief, the Queen farther advanc'd Ibid. Sir Robert Cecill, by making him Master of the Wards; which office she had promised to this Earl. Upon notice therefore given to the Queen, how prejudicial his services had been to her, in that Realme; whereas she had press'd him to march into Ulster, against Tir Oen; he laidIbid. the fault on the Irish Counsellors; promi­sing to haste thither: But, contrary thereunto, he wentIbid. into Offaly, near Du [...]n, against O Conoros, and O Moilos, (then risen up) whom he easily subdued.

And, finding his Army much wasted, re­quired Ibid. a farther supply of Men. Which be­ing sent, he signif [...]edIbid., that he could do no more that year, than with Fifteen hundred Foot, and Three hundred Horse, to march to the skirts of Ulster. Where, Tir Oen desiring a Treaty with him, he yielded thereto; and made Truce Ibid. with him for six weeks (viz. until the Ca­lends of May) but with condition of breach, up­on fourteen dayes warning. Whereof, when the Queen had knowledge: and, that having had so great an Army, so much time and mo­ney were spent fruitlesly, she grew highly incensed; and wroteIbid. sharply to him, signifying her sense thereof, in each particu­lar.

Which gave him such discontent; and speci­ally because Cecill was made Master of the Wards; that he resolv'dIbid. forthwith, to return into Eng­land, with a select number of his men, and to reduce his Adversaries by force.

But, whether the Queen had private intimati­on thereof; or that she really feared some d [...]gn from the Spaniard; certain it is, that she thereupon raisedIbid. great Forces, and made the Earl of Notingham, her GeneralIbid. of them.

Arriving therefore in this Realme (some of his chiefest friends accompanying him) with six persons only, he wentIbid. to the Queen, then at Nonsuch; who received him graciously, though not with that countenance she had used to do; being much offended with him; not only, for making Truce with Tir Oen, by unsafe and dis­honorable Articles; but coming thence without her leave: In so much, as she committedIbid. him (not to prison) but to the House of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal; which he took very heavily; and thereupon retiredIbid. himself total­ly to Divine Meditations, and writing Letters to his Friends.

Having continued thus in custody about six moneths;An. 1600. (42 Eliz.) by the advice of his well-wishers, he quittedIbid. himself of Gilli Meric, and Cuff (his Se­cretary) as persons, who instilled evil conceipts into him: and deportedIbid. himself with such piety, patience, modesty and meekness, as was joyful to his friends, but not pleasing to his Ad­versaries. Having also writtenIbid. submissive Letters to the Queen, he obtained her leaveIbid. to retire to his own House, under the more free custody of Richard Berkley.

Whereunto being removed; to acquit her self of any severity, injustice, or prejudice, to­wards him, by her self, or her Council, she thought fit to callIbid. him to account; not in the Star-Chamber, to be fined; but before some of the Lords of her Council; viz. four Earls. two Barons, and four Judges: where the particulars of the Charge laid against him, were;

That,Ibid. against what he had in command, he made the E. of Southampton, General of the Horse; Knighted sundry persons; sent Forces in­to Munster; and, in stead of falling upon that great Rebel Tir-Oen, treated with him, contrary the dignity of the Queen, and the honor of a [Page 180] Deputy; and the more suspicious because clan­destine.

Whereunto, with great humility; seriously professing his integrity, he answered;Ibid. First, as to the making of Southampton General of the Horse; that he thought the Queen would have been satisfied therewith, upon such reasons as he gave. For his making those Knights; he said, it was to the end he might have persons of ho [...]or near him. But, going on to excuse his advancing into Munster, the Lord Keeper ad­monished Ibid. him; that he should rather cast him­self upon the Queens Mercy, than to proceed in justifying, or extenuating what he had done: Alleadging, that it would be esteemed a very absurd thing to palliate his Disobedience, with a good intention of obeying: and so, pronounced Ibid. him suspended, from being any longer a Privy-Counsellor, Earl-Marshal, or Master of the Ordnance; and to be committed to Custody, during the Queens pleasure. Whereunto all the rest of the Lords Delegates concurred. But, 'tis said;Ibid. that the Queen expresly commanded, that he should not be suspended from his Office of Master of the Horse.

All which he bore,Ibid. with such patience, hu­mility, and expressions of his desire to relinquish the vanities of this World; that the Queen, ha­ving information thereof, removedIbid. his Keeper from him; suffering him to be free; and with libertyIbid. to retire into the Country, if he should think fit; not coming to the Court.

But this pleased him not; his chief desire Ibid. being to have admittance to her presence.Ibid. Which, when he saw he could not obtain; he grew more and more discontented;Ibid. and heark­ned Ibid. to the advice of Cuff, and other unquiet spirits; who perswaded him, by force, to take away those, whom he esteemed his back-friends to the Queen: and thereupon sentIbid. for South­ampton out of the Netherlands; entertain­ed Ibid. discontented Soldiers; and had Sermons Ibid. in his House every day, by the most Zealous Preachers; whereunto the Citizens resorted ve­ry much.

Keeping thus in his House, he betook himself (as he would have it thought) totally to Di­vine Meditations, HearingIbid. of Sermons, and entertainingIbid. his Friends: but privately plot­ting, Ibid. by all the wayes he could, the destructi­on of his Adversaries: And, to that end, had Ibid. in his thoughts, the seizing upon the Queens Person; and surprising the Tower of Lon­don, the design being laid how to effect both.

It is not unworthy of observation; that, by these Sermons (whereunto there was so great a conco [...]rse) endeavours were usedIbid. to instill into the People, this Calvinistical Doctrine; viz. ☞That the Superior Magistrate hath Authority over the Sovereign Prince. Of which, notice being taken, he was sentIbid. for to the Lord Treasu­rers House, by one of the Secretaries of State. Where, divers of the Lords of the Council, be­ing purposely met, intended to have admonish­ed him, that he should make use of his liberty temperately. But, suspecting,Ibid. lest upon some discovery of his purposes, he should be commit­ted to prison, he excusedIbid. his not going thither, by pretending want of health.

Hereupon,Ibid. calling together his chiefest Con­fidents; and, intimating, that some of them, were, ere long, to be clapt in prison; he asked them, whether they thought it most proper to seize the Queen; or to attempt the City of London; and by the aid of his friends there, to enter the Court: or otherwise to preserve himself by flight. But being neither provided of Force sufficient; nor Military Engines to at­tempt the Court: and, considering,Ibid. that to en­ter there, in such a sort, would seem a Crime unpardonable: It being also thought doubtful, whether the Citizens would appear for him, or not. One of the company stept out (by com­pact) and assuredIbid. him of assistance from the City, against all his Adversaries.

Promising therefore to himself success there­in, he resolved,Ibid. the next day, being Sunday, to go into the City, before the end of the Ser­mon at Pauls: and there, representing the cause thereof to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, to desire their aid against his Enemies: And, if the Citizens should stagger thereat, then to ad­venture themselves into some other part of the Realme: but, if tractable, then, by their help, to seize the Queen.

After which, all that night it was givenIbid. out from Essex-House, that the Lord Cobham, and Sir Walter Raleigh, conspired his death. And the next morning, being 8 Feb. (viz. Sunday) the Earls of Rutland and Southampton, the Lords Sands and Mont Eagel, with about three hundred Gentlemen of note, comingIbid. to Essex-House, he heartily welcomed them, in [...]i­nuating Ibid. to them, that his life was sought, and causedIbid. the House to be shut up, so that none might go in or out, but such as were well known.

The Queen therefore, having notice thereof, sentIbid. to the Lord Mayor of London, to re­quire the Citizens to keep their Houses, and to obey command, and appointedIbid. the Lord Kee­per of the Great Seal, the Earl of Worcester, as also Sir William Knolles, Comptroller of her Houshold, (Unkle to this Earl) and the Lord Chief Justice Popham, to go to Essex-House, and to know the reason of this extraordinary concourse thither. Who being admitted o in at the little Wicket, foundIbid. in the midst of the Court, the Earls of Essex, Rutland, and Southampton, with many others.

Whereupon, the Lord Keeper, turning to Essex, toldIbid. him upon what errand they were sent: assuringIbid. him, in case of wrong done to him by any Man, equal right should be had. But the Earl answered,Ibid. that his life was sought, and that there were certain persons hired to mur­ther him in his Bed. Also, that Letters had been forged in his name, adding We are here only met to defend our selves, and save [...] Lives.

But whilst they were thus discoursing, the multitude cryedIbid. out; that he was abused, and betrayed, saying, that the time passed away. To whom the Lord Keeper turning, comman­ded, Ibid. that, upon their Allegiance, they should lay down their Arms. Hereupon, he went Ibid. into the House, the Lord Keeper and the rest following: some in the mean time crying out, [Page 181] Kill them,Ibid.throw the great Seal into the Thames; Shut them up. Being thus within the House, he commandedIbid. that the Dores should be shut upon them; saying,Ibid. Have patience a while, I will go into the City, and acquaint the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs with the cause thereof, and then return. And accordingly leaving special GuardsIbid. in the House, rodeIbid. with his Sword, the rest accom­panying him: and taking with them, as they passed, the Earl of Bedford, Ibid. and Lord Crom­well, cryed out For the Queen, for the Queen; saying also, that his Life was sought, not ma­king any stay, till he came to the House of She­riff Smith, in Fanchurch-street, intreating the Citizens to Arm themselves.

But all in vain, for instead of aid, the She­riff, (on whose assistance he much depended) would notIbid. be seen; getting out by a back door, to the Lord Mayor. The Lord Burghley, with Garter King of Arms, following; and proclaim­ing Ibid. him, with all his Adherents, Traytors. The like didIbid. the Earl of Cumberland, and Sir Thomas Gerard, Knight-Marshal, in other parts of the City.

Finding himself therefore, in this forlorne condition, he returnedIbid. to Ludgate, but be­ing there stopt, made back to Queen-Hithe, and so gotIbid. to Essex-House by Boats. Where discerning that the Lord Keeper, and the other Privy-Councellors (whom he had shut up) were set at liberty, and returned to White-Hall, in great perplexity, he endeavoredIbid. to fortifie the House. But the Lord Admiral, with con­siderable Forces, suddainly besettingIbid. it, (af­ter Ib. several Overtures, whereby he would have made his conditions, which would not be admit­ted) he with the rest of his Adherents yielded Ib. themselves. Whereupon, (it being about ten of the clock at night) he was first carriedIb. to Lambeth-House, and afterwards to the Tower of London. And upon the nineteenth of the same Month of February, broughtIbid. to West­minster-Hall; where before the Lord Buck [...]urst, (then Lord High Treasurer of England) con­stituted High Steward for that occasion, being tryed by his Peers, and found guilty of the Trea­son laid to his charge, he had SentenceIbid. of death pronounced against him: and accordingly lostIbid. his Head, within the Tower of London, upon the 25th day of the same Month, being, at that time, about thirty four years of age.

This hapned to be the end of this popular Man; unto whose Story it will not be impro­per to add, what is farther said of him, by a personHist of the Pre [...]byterians by Dr. Heylin [...]. 35 [...]. of great observation, in his time, viz. ‘That the Queen, being then grown old, and the King of Scots, not much regarded by the English, nor well obeyed by his natural Subjects, he began to look up towards the Crown, unto which a Title was drawn for him, as the direct Heir to Thomas of Woodstoke Duke of Gloucester (one of the younger Sons to King Edward the Third.) This Man the Pu­ritans cry up, with most infinite praises, both in their Pulpits and Pamphlets; telling him, that he was not only great in Honor, and the Love of the people; but temporis expectatione major, far greater in the Expectation, which his friends had of him. And he accordingly, ap­plies himself to those of the Puritan Faction, admits them to places of most Trust and Cre­dit about his person; keeps open House, for Men of those opinions to resort unto, under pretence of hearing Sermons, and hearing no Sermons with more zeal and edification, than those which seemed to attribute a power to Inferiour Magistrates, for curbing and control­ing their undoubted Sovereign. Which que­stionless, must needs have ended in great di­sturbance to the Church and State, if he had not been outwitted by Sir Robert Cecil, Sir Wal­ter Raleigh, and the rest of their Party in the Court; by whom he was first shifted over into Ireland, and at last brought upon the Scaf­fold, not to receive a Crown, but to lose his Head, which hapned very oportunely for King Iames of Scotland, whose entrance might have been opposed, and his Title questioned, if this ambitious Man had prospered in his un­dertakings, which he conducted generally, with more heat than Judgment.’

By Frances his Wife, DaughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. and Heir to Sir Francis Wal [...]ingham, (one of the Queens Principal Secretaries of State) and WiddowCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of Sir Philip Sydney, he left IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. one Son, cal­led Robert, and two Daughters; viz. Frances, who became the Wife of William Earl of Hert­ford (afterwards Marquess of Hertford, and Duke of Somerset,) and Dorothy, first Mar­ried to Sir Henry Shirley of Stanton-Harold, in Com. Leic. Baronet, but after to William Staf­ford of Blatherwick, in Com. North. Es­quire.

Which Robert, Robert. with his said Sisters, (Frances and Dorothy) were by Act of Parliament, in 1 Iac. restoredRo [...]. Parl. [...] Jac. n. 11. in Blood and Honor.

After which, this last mentioned Robert, took to WifeCatal of Nob. ut supra the Lady Frances, Second Daugh­ter to Thomas Howard, Earl of Suff. but that Marriage being nullifiedPat. 11 Jac. p. 3., in 11 Iac. she soon Wedded Sir Robert Carr, Knight of the Garter, and Earl of Somerset; whereupon, (though long after) viz. in An. 1631. (7 Car. 1.) he espoused Elizabeth, the Daughter of Sir William Pa [...]let of Eddington, in Com. Wilts. Knight, one of the natural Sons of William, the third Marquess of Winchester, of that Family; by whom he had Issue Robert a Son, who died an Infant.

That the discontent which this Earl took up­on his first Wifes behaviour towards him, which produced that Nullity, occasioned him to retire, and thenAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. (viz. in Iuly, An. 1621.) to go into the Palatinate, there to exercise himself, in the discipline of War, is not unknown to ma­ny; and that being there, he became tainted with some Calvinistical principles, there are few (I suppose) but do believe. Nevertheless, so great a confidence had the late King Charles the first (of blessed Memory) in his loyalty; as that upon the first Insurrection of the Scots, in An. 1639. he made him Lieutenant General of his Army, in that Northern Expedition, and afterwards Lord Chamberlain of his Hou­shold.

How it came to pass therefore, that he was drawn off from his due Allegiance to that pious King, in An. 1642 and accepted of a Commission, to be General of those Forces then raised, by Au­thority of the unhappy Long Parliament, at that time fitting; under the specious pretence of Safety to the Kings Royal Person; preservation [Page 182] of the Religion here by Law established; defence of the Laws and Liberty of the Subject. How likewise, and for what time, he acted for them in that capacity; how also he fell off, and how he dyed (which was not without suspition of poyson) I leave to the relation of such faithful pens, as may more properly represent it to the World, in the next Age than now; concluding my story of him; that his death hapned at Es­sex-House in London, 14 Sept. An. 1646. and that he had, thereupon, a most magnificent Fu­neral, at the charge of that Parliament, upon the 22 day of October, then next ensuing: the proceeding being performed in great State, un­to the Abby Church of Westminster, where he lyeth buried in St. Pauls Chapel, (North­ward of the Capella Regum) but without any Issue.

By reason whereof, the Dignity of Earl of, Essex, determining, he being the last Male branch, descended from Walter, the first Earl of this Noble Family; the Title of Vicount He­reford, first granted to Walter, Father to the said Walter, Walter. and to the Heirs Male of his body; did thereupon divolve unto Sir Walter Deve­reux, Knight and Bar [...]onet, SonVin [...]. Cor. 639. and Heir to Sir Edward Devereux of Castles Bromwich, in Com. War. Baronet, byVin [...]. Cor. 639. Catherine his Wife, Daughter of Edward Arden of Park Hall, in the same County Esquire. Which Sir Edward, was the only SonVin [...]. Cor. 639. to the said Walter, Vicount He­reford, by Margaret his Second Wife, before mentioned.

This Walter, by Elizabeth his Wife, Daugh­ter Ibid. of Thomas Knightley of Borrow-Hall, (near Knightley) in Com. Staff. Esquire had IssueIbid. four Sons, viz. Essex Devereux, who Married Anne, Daughter of Sir William Corteine, Knight, a wealthy Merchant of London, but died in his Fathers life time, without Issue sur­viving, and Leicester, Walter, Edward, and Iohn, and departing this life, ... was bu­ried at Ipswich, in Com. Suff.

To whom succeeded in his Honor,Leicester. Leicester, his second Son, (the eldest dying Issueless, as is observed.) Which Leicester, now Vicount He­reford, first Married ... the Daughter and Heir of Sir William Withypole Knight, by whom he had the Lordship of Christ-Church, near Ipswith in Suffolk, with other fair possessi­ons, and by her had Issue, one sole Daughter, called ... now living.

Secondly Priscilla ... by whom he hath Issue ... his Son and Heir.

De la Pole.
[9 R. 2.]

THe first of this Family, taken notice of, to be eminent in the World, was Willi­am de la Pole, William. who beingEx Coll. R. Gl. S. an active Merchant, in Kingston upon Hull, accumu­lated Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. great store of Wealth.

This William had twoEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Sons, Richard Richard. and William; unto whom, in consideration of their good services, King Edward the Third, in the Fourth year of his Reign, grantedPat. 4 E. 3. m. 22. in exchange for the Mannor of Lynde [...]y, in Com. Nott. the Inheritance, in reversion (after the death of Raphe de Hastang) of the Mannor of Miton in Holdernesse. And in 11 E. 3. taking farther into consideration,Claus. [...] [...] 3. m. 28. the extraordinary Merits of Richard, gaveClaus. [...] [...] 3. m. 28. unto him, a thousand pounds Sterling, out of his Exchequer.

But of this Richard I shall say no more; nor of his Descendents, than that he left Issue Wil­liam his Son and Heir, who MarriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Marga­ret, the Sister and Heir of Iohn Peverel of Castle-Ashby, in Com. North. And that he had Issue Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Iohn his Son and Heir; who by Ioane his Wife, DaughterClaus 36 E. [...] in dorso m. 13 and Heir to Iohn Lord Cob­ham; had Issue Ioane, Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. his sole Daughter and Heir. Which Ioane became the WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Regi­nald Braybroke, and by him left Issue one sole Daughter and Heir, called Ioane, MarriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. to Thomas Brooke, in her right, Lord Cobham.

I return therefore to William, (the younger Son to the before specified William.)

This William William. being also a great Merchant (Regist. de Melsa. as his Father was) residedRegist. de Melsa. first at Ravensrod, but afterwardsRegist. de Melsa. at Kingston upon Hull, be­ing the first MayorRegist. de Melsa. of that rich Town: and in 10 E. 3. undertakingClaus. 10 [...] 3. m. 17. to provide sixty Tuns of White Wine, and six hundred Quarters of Salt; as also divers sorts of Victuals, and to con­vey them to Barwick upon Twede, for the service of the King and his Army, then in Scotland; loosingClaus. 10 [...] 3. m. 17. part of the Wine, and Salt by Tempests, obtained an allowanceClaus. 10 [...] 3. m. 17. for the same, upon the passing his Accompt. And in 13 E. 3. when King Edward lay at Antwerp, in no little want of Money, lentPat. ho [...]i­nibus An­gliae & Vasc. 13 E 3 m. 1 1 [...] & 19. him a thou­sand pounds in Gold; in recompence whereof, upon the 26 of September, the same year, he was constitutedPat. ho [...]i­nibus An­gliae & Vasc. 13 E 3 m. 1 1 [...] & 19. second Baron of his Exche­quer; and advancedPat. homi­nibus An­gliae & Vasc. 13 E 3 m. 1 1 [...] & 19. to the degree of a Ban­neret, having a GrantIb. m. 13. vide [...] etia [...] Pat. [...] 13 E. 3 m. 13. Et Claus. 13 E. 3 m. 3. of a certain allowance, for the better support of that dignity, to be an­nually received out of the Customs at Hull, as by Letters Patents, bearing date at Martoyn in France, 27 Sept. the same year appea­reth.

Moreover, long after this, viz. in 29 E. 3. the King callingPat 29 [...] [...] p. 1. m. 9. to mind the great and seaso­nable supply, which he had from this William, whilst he lay at Antwerp; as also, that he had afterwards involved himself in extraordinary Debts, in continuing to do the like.

LikewisePat 29 [...] p. 1. m. 9. that after that, being come into Hainault, upon the Borders of France, and much wanting Money, he did, again readily supply him, with many large summs; without which, that Expedition had been totally fruit­less; [Page 181] and in considerationIbid. thereof, made Ibid. him not only a Knight, but enjoynedIbid. him to assume the State and Honor of a Banneret. Likewise, to the end that he and his Heirs, might the better support that dignity, bestowedIbid. on him, the Inheritance of the great Mannor of Brustwyke, in Holdernesse, with its Mem­bers; as alsoIbid. five hundred Marks of yearly Rent, issuing out of the Port of Kingston up­on Hull, to hold and enjoy, untill such time, as he should otherwise provide for him. And besides all this, having farther contributedIbid. to the Kings assistance, for the recovery of his Rights in France; in considerationIbid. whereof, he had a promise,Ibid. that in case the King should recover his right in those parts, he should have a Grant of Lands in that Realm, of a thousand pounds per annum value, to him and his Heirs for ever.

Now because, for divers reasons, he did make a sur­render Ibid. of all those other Grants, desiringIbid. that h [...] might have some assurance of what had been so promised him: the King by his LettersIbid. Pa­tents (bearing date 2 Maii, in the said 29 year) did declare; that so soon as he should be posses­sed of those his rights in France, he would as­sign unto him Lands in that Realm, of the clear yearly value of a thousand Marks.

This William first designedPat. 51 E. 3. m. 10. the Foundation of an Hospital for certain Priests, and poor peo­ple, at Kingston upon Hull, and to endow it with twenty Acres of Land, and twenty pound yearly Rent, in Kingston and Miton: As also to purchase the Advouson of the Church of Medburne, from Richard le Scrope, to the end that it might be appropriated thereto. But chang­ing Pat. 51 E. 3. m. 10. his purpose therein, resolvedPat. 51 E. 3. m. 10. instead thereof, to found an House of Nuns, called Minoresses, of the order of St. Clare: and to that end, procured LicensePat. 51 E. 3. m. 10. to amortise the Mannors of Frisby, North-Cave, and Fos­ton near Holdernesse; which living not to accomplish, his Son afterward did, in some sort effect, as I shall shew anon.

And being calledEsc. 40 E. 3 n. 31. Claus. 40. E. 3. m. 11. Sir William de la Pole, sen. Knight, in 40 E. 3. was foundEsc. 40 E. 3 n. 31. Claus. 40. E. 3. m. 11. to die seised of the Mannor of [...]o [...]thorpe, three Messuages and seaven yard land in Miton, and of divers Lands in Kingston upon Hull, Cotinge­ham, Newland, Helell, West-Elvele, Fe­riby, Colthorpe, Bikerton, Sollebergh, South-Couton, and Smithton, in Com. Ebor. jointly with Catherine his Wife: as also of the Mannor of Rymeswell, with divers Lands and Tenements in Beghom, and Est-Walsham, within the liberties of Holdernesse. To which Catherine he bequeathedEsc. 40 E. 3 n. 31. Claus. 40. E. 3. m. 11. seven Messuages in Kingston, to hold during her life.

To this Sir William, succeeded Michael de la Pole, Michael. his Son and Heir; who doing his Homage, in 40 E. 3. had LiveryRot. Fin. 40 E. 3. m. 7. of his Lands, and be­came a person of great note in his time.

In 13 E. 3. (though he was then but young) in considerationRot. Vasc. 13 E. 3. m. 19. of his Fathers merits,Rot. Vasc. 13 E. 3. m. 19. (whom the King calls his beloved Merchant) he had a GrantRot. Vasc. 13 E. 3. m. 19. in reversion, to himself and his Heirs, of an Annuity of seventy pounds per annum. Which Annuity, William his Father, and Richard his Unkle, had formerly obtained, for the term of their respective lives; and in 27 E. 3. got a confirmationPat. 27 E. 3. p. 1. [...]. 22. thereof, wherein the King again acknowledged,Ibid. the great and seaso­nable supply; which he had received from the before-specified William his Father; in 13 E. 3. when he lay at Antw [...]p (in Brab [...]) with his Army.

In 28 E. 3. this Michael had a CharterCart. [...]8 E. [...] n. 2. for Free-warren in all his Demesn-Lands, within his Lordships of Bliburgh, in Com. Linc. Gressethorpe, in Com. Nott. and Grafton; in Com. North. and in 29 E. 3. wasRot. Franc. 29 E. 3. m. 9. in that Expedition then made into France, and in the Retinue with Henry Duke of Lancaster. So likewise inRot. Franc. 33 E, 3 p. 1. m. 1. 33 andRot. Fin. 36 E. 3. m [...] 16. 36 E. 3. About which time, upon the deathRot. Fin. 36 E. 3. m [...] 16. of Catherine his Neice, (Daughter and Heir to Thomas his Brother) being foundRot. Fin. 36 E. 3. m [...] 16. her next Heir, he had Livery Rot. Fin. 36 E. 3. m [...] 16. of the Lands of her Inheritance; his Homage being respitedRot. Fin. 36 E. 3. m [...] 16..

In 43 E. 3. he was sentFrois. 157. [...] into the Wars of France, with the Earls of Salisbury, War­wick, and divers other persons of note; and in 44 E. 3. servedIb. 171. [...]. under Prince Edward, (com­monly called the Black Prince) in those parts. In that year likewise he marchtIb. 157. [...]. with the Duke of Lancaster, to the Siege of Mountpaon, which soon rendred. And in 46 E. 3. wasRot. Franc 46 E. 3. m. 14. Frois. 190 a. in another Expedition, then made by that Duke into France.

In 51 E. 3. taking into considerationPat 51 E. 3 m. 10. the pious design of William his Father, of found­ing a Religious House for Nuns, at Kingston upon Hull, (as before is observed) which he did not live to accomplish; he procured Licence Pat 51 E. 3 m. 10. from the King instead thereof, to erect a Mo­nastery, in the same place, for thirteen Car­thusian Monks, whereof one to be the Prior. As also an Hospital of thirteen poor Men, and thirteen poor Women, and to give thereunto, twenty Acres of Land, and twenty pound per annum Rent, in Kingston and Myton, with other Lands and Advousons of Churches, to the value of two hundred Marks per annum; and instead of the Advouson of the Church of Med­burne, Lands of twenty pounds per annum va­lue.

In 1 R. 2. he accompaniedRot. Fin. 1 [...] 2. p. 2. m. 2. Iohn Duke of Lancaster (then called King of Castile) in his Voyage to Sea: and the same year, hadRot. Franc. 1 R. 2 p. 1 m. 27. the chief command of all the Kings Fleet, to the Northwards: In which, of his own Retinue, wereEx autogr. pènes Cler. Pell. one hundred and forty men at Arms, one hundred and forty Archers, one Banneret, eight Knights, and a hundred and thirty Es­quires. And the next year following, was im­ployed Rot. Franc. 2 R. 2. m. [...]. in the Kings Service to the Court of Rome: as also constitutedIbid. m. 3. one of the Am­bassadors, to Treat of a Marriage for King Ri­chard, with Catherine, the Daughter of Barnabo, Lord of Millaine.

In that year also, again recounting the de­vout intention of Sir William de la Pole his late Father; first in founding an Hospital, and afterwards a Nunnery, at Kingston upon Hull, (as is before observed) as also, that by reason he lived not to effect, what he did so piously design, that he had given special charge to him the said Michaell, to go on therein, and to perfect the same: and having a great ve­neration for that strict order of Monks, called Carthusians, he then foundedClaus. 2. R. 2. in dorso. a Monastery of that Rule, at Kingston aforesaid, without [Page 182] the North-Gate. And endowingIb. it with Lands of a very great value, appointedIb. that those Monks should at all times, in their Divine Offi­ces, recommend to Almighty God, the good estate of King Richard the Second, (then King of England.) Likewise the prosperity of him­self, and Catherine his Mother, Catherine his Wife, Edmund his Brother, and Michael his own Son and Heir. And after this life; to pray for the health of all their Souls, with the Souls of his Ancestors: as also for the Soul of Blanch his Sister, late Wife of Richard Lord Scrope.

In 5 R. 2. upon the death of Catherine, his Mother, (DaughterEx Coll R. Gl. S. of Sir Iohn Norwich Knight) doing his Fealty, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 5 R 2. m. 11. of those Lands▪ which she held during her life, and the same year obtained Licence,Cart. 5 & 6. R. 2. n. 3. to hold a Market every week, upon the Munday at Me [...] ­singham, in Com. Linc. as also a Fair there yearly, at the Feast of the Holy Trinity. Like­wise forIbid. n. 19. free-warren in all his Demesn Lands there, and at Appelby, Bliburgh, Harpis­well, and Frisby, in Com. Linc.

And being grown in high esteem with the King, was in 6 R. 2. (13 Martii) constituted Claus 6 R. 2 p. 2. in dorso m. 12. Chancellor, and Keeper of his Great Seal. Moreover, in 7 R. 2. he procured a special CharterCart. 7 & 8. R. 2. n. 10. to hold a Court-Leet, in his Lord­ships of Stratford and Heigham, in Com. Suff. Likewise for a Market, upon the Thursday every week, at Stratford aforesaid; and a Fair on the Eve, Day, and Morrow, of the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr; with free-warren, in all his Demesn-Lands of Stratford, and those at Dedham. in Com. Essex. Also,Ibid. n. 22. for a Court-Leet, in his Lord­ships of Appelby, Riceby, and Staundon, in Com. Linc. And in 8 R. 2. procured Licence Pat. 8 R. 2. p. 2. m. 16. to make Castles of his Mannor Houses of Wyngefeld, Skernefeld, and Hunting­feld, in Com. Suff. and to inclose and make Parks, of all his Woods and Lands in Wyn­gefeld, Stradebroke, and Skernefeld, be­fore mentioned, which lay without the bounds of the Forest.

And having sateClaus. de iisd ann. in dorso. in Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 39 E. 3. un­til that time, (still holding that great place of Lord Chancellor) he was by LettersCart. 9 & 10 R 2. n. 29 T. Wals. p. 349. Patents, bearing date 6 Aug. 9 R. 2. advanced to the Title and Dignity of Earl of Suffolk; and therewith obtained a GrantCart. 9 & 10 R 2. n. 29 T. Wals. p. 349. of a thousand Marks per annum, to be received out of the Kings Exchequer.

It is said, T. Wals. that in the Parliament held this year, at the earnest sollicitation of Thomas Arun­del, Bishop of Ely, the King restored the Tem­poralties to the Bishop of Norwich, which had been witheld from him, for many years; notwithstanding that this Michael (then Lord Chancellor) opposed it; saying to the Bishop when he so moved therein; What is this (my Lord) that you desire? Is it a small matter to part with th [...]se Temporalties, which yield the King m [...]re then a thousand pounds per annum? The King hath no need of such Advisers to his Loss. And that thereupon, the Bishop roundly replied, What is that you say Michael? I desire nothing of the King, which is his own [...] but that which be­longs to another, and which he unjustly deteins, by thy wicked Council, or such as thou art; which will never [...] be for his Advantage, (I think) If thou beest so much concerned for the Kings profit, why hast thou coveteously taken from him a thousand Marks per annum, since thou wast made an Earl.

Which expression soon silenced the Chancel­lor.

In this year, being a Banneret, he was re­teined Ex autog. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King, in his Scotish Wars, for forty days, and obtained a GrantCart. 9 & 10 R. 2. [...]. 28. Rot. Parl. 9 R. 2. n. 16. to himself, and the Heirs Male of his body, of five hundred pounds per annum Lands, part of the Possessions of William de Vfford, late Earl of Suffolk deceased, viz. the Castle, Town, Man­nor, and Honor of Eye: and a DischargeIbid. from the farther payment of twenty eight shillings and five pence Ren [...], which he had usually paid for the Mannor of Costley, in Com. Norff. as also of ten pound yearly Rent, payable to the Queen, for the same Mannor. Likewise of ten pound per annum more, due out of the same Mannor, to the Abbot of Bona Requie in France; and of twenty pound yearly, due to the King out of the Issues of the County of Suffolk, by which Patent he had also a GrantIbid. of twen­ty pound per annum, to be paid unto him, as Earl of Suffolk, out of the Issues of the same County.

In this year he causedT. Wals. p. 35 [...]. n. 20. a great number of Souldiers, from all parts of the Realm, to come up near London, to the end they might be ready to resist the French, in case they should attempt an Invasion. But the Parliament then sitting, he was much complainedIbid. p. 354. n. 20 & 30. of by the Commons, for divers Misdemeanors and Frauds; and in particular,Rot. Parl. [...] R 2. n. 6. for purchasing Lands, whilst he was Chancellor, in deception of the King: and being foundT. Wals. [...] supra. guilty therein, was adjudged T. Wals. [...] supra. worthy of death, and that all his Estate should be forfeited. Whereupon, SentenceRot. Parl. 10 R. 2. n. 13. was gi­ven, that all his Lands so pu [...]hased, should be seised into the Kings hands. Nevertheless, upon dissolvingT. Walf. 354. n. 30. of that Parliament, divers weal­thy Men, obligingT. Wals. 354. n. 30. themselves for him, in great sums of Money; the King receivedT. Wals. 354. n. 30. him into his protection; but to quitIb. n. 40. his Office of Chancellor.H. Knighton, 262. n. 5 [...] & 60.

It is said,Ib. 2678. n. 40. that the King, by the consent of Parliament,Ib. 2683. n. 4. having promised Ayde to the In­habitants of Gant in Flanders, Ib. n. 50. then besie­ged by the French,Ib. n. 60. See the Arti­cles at large p. 2684. b. n. 10. and to send them Men at Arms and Archers, to the charge of six thou­sand Marks; they were defrauded thereof by this Michael. Also that Baldwin de Radinton, ha­ving taken two Ships from the French; for a great summe of Money, he gave a Warrant, under the great Seal, to let them go. Like­wise that being accused and convicted of di­vers transgressions, frauds and abuses, to the great damage of the King and his people, he was sent Prisonor to Windsore-Castle: and that his Lands and Possessions, then valued at a thousand pounds per annum, were by judg­ment of Parliament confiscated to the King; besides, that he was condemned in the summe of twelve thousand pounds more, for satisfaction of the Commons. Whereupon, and fearing T. Wals. 359 n. 10. & 20. danger from the Duke of Gloucester, and other of the great Lords, then powerful, he at­tendedT. Wals. 359. n. 10. & 20. the King into Wales, at such time [Page 185] as he accompanied the Duke of Ireland, to­wards the Sea Coast.

But soon after this, the King discerning Ib. [...]9. n. 40. & 360. the potency of those Lords, in order to the regaining of his own power, endeavoredIb. [...]9. n. 40. & 360. to raise what Forces he could. Whereof the Duke of Gloucester having notice; to quality his wrath, made Oath,Ib. [...]9. n. 40. & 360. that he never had thought of evil towards him; but had used all the means he could, to promote his Honor and Pro­fit in every thing, yet ingeniously confessed, Ib. [...]9. n. 40. & 360. that he loved not the Duke of Ireland; and that he neither looked, nor could look with a cheerful countenance upon him; in regard he had abused his (and the Kings) Kinswoman; by repudiating her; and that he resolved to be revenged on him. Of all which, the Bishop of London, making relationIbid, n. 10. to the King; and expressingIbid, n. 10. what credit he gave to that which the Duke of Gloucester had sworn: this Mi­chael, being present;Ibid. and fearing,Ibid. that in case the King, and the Duke of Glocester should well accord, it might tend much to his detriment; he thereupon spoke certain words Ibid. against the Duke, with purpose to irritate the King against him: Which occasion'd the Bi­shop of London to say,Ibid. Hold thy peace, Mi­chael, it doth not become thee to speak thus. Whereunto replying,Ibid. Why say'st thou so? The Bishop return'd,Ibid. Because thou wast condemn'd in the last Parliament; and 'tis meerly through the King's grace and favour, that thou livest. But the King, being not well pleased with the Bishop, for saying thus; badIbid, 360. n. 40. him be gone to his Church.

DiscontentsIbid, 360. n. 40. therefore daily increasing, the Great Lords putIbid, 360. n. 40. themselves in Armes, and metIbid, 360. n. 40. at Haringey-Parke (near High-gate.) Whence, comingIb. 36 [...]. n. 40. to Westminster-Hall, they laidIb. 36 [...]. n. 40. Treason to the charge of this Michael, and many others. Hereupon, seeing himself in such danger, he fledIbid, 363. n. 10. privily to [...]alais: and being got thither, ShavedIbid, 363. n. 10. his Beard, and changed his Habit; carryingIbid, 363. n. 10. meat upon his shoulders, as if it had been to sell, until he came to the Gates of the Castle; the Captain thereof, beingIbid, 363. n. 10. at that time, Edmund de la Pole, his Brother; to whom he was hardly known, by reason of that disguise. But at length, dis­cerning the cause of his coming, in such a sort; with desire to be there concealed; he said, Ibid, n. 20. Brother, you must know, that I dare not be false to the King of England, for the sake of any Kindred whatsoever; nor admit you in, without the privity of William de Beauchamp, Governor of this Town. And, accordingly, sentIbid, n. 20. to ac­quaint him therewith; desiringIbid, n. 20. his leave to shelter him, for a time. Which he thereupon obtaining; had libertyIbid, n. 20. to go at large, where­soever he pleased. Others say;H. Knigh­ton, 270 [...]. that he did not only shave his Beard, but his Head; and feigning himself to be a Flemish Poulterer, car­ried Capons in a Panyer, to the Gates of the Castle, to sell; to the end he might, by this Disguise, come to this Brother (then Captain of that Castle) without suspicion, but, that, being discovered, he was taken,Ibid. [...]. 10. and brought before William de Beauchamp, then Governor of the Town; and that he carried him to London, to the King. Also, that the King, being highly displeased with Beauchamp, for so doing, discharged him of his Governorship of Ca [...]ais; and gave leave to this Michael, to go to Hull. Moreover, that after this, be­ing summon'dIb. 2706. n. 40. to the Parliament, and ap­pearing not, to make answer to such Articles as were then exhibited against him; he was Cut­lawedIb. 2706. n. 40.

Which of these Relations is truest, I cannot say: but, that he fled out of England, is out of doubt: and never return'd. For, certain it is that he died atIb. 372. n. 10. Esc. 13 R [...] 2 n 41. Paris, upon the fifth of September, 12 Rich. 2. And that, at the time of his forfeiture,Crastin. [...]urif S. Mariae. 11 R. 2. [...]laus. 13 R. 2. p. 1. m. 2 he was seisedEsc. ut su­pra. of the Mannors of Langham, and Peldon, in Com. Essex. Bucle-parva, in Com. Northampt. Colthorp, Solbergh-parva, Smythton, Myton su­per Humber, Rymeswell, and Beghom, in Com. Ebor. and Westwode, in the Isle of Axholme, in Com. Linc. And, in right of Catherine, his Wife (daughterRot. Fin. 49 E 3. m. 9. and heir to Sir Iohn de Wingefeld Knight) ofClaus. 1 [...] R. [...]. p. 1. [...]. 2. the Mannor of Nether-hall, in Saxlingham; and the Advouson of the Church of Saxlingham-Thorpe: as also of two Messuages, Four hundred Acres of Land; Ten Acres of Mea­dow, Twenty Acres of Pasture, and Forty two shillings Rent in Saxlynham, Floteman-Neu [...]on, Brokedysh, and Herleston, in Com. Norff. And of the Mannors of Wynge­feld, Stradbroke, Silham, Fresyng­feld, Sternefeld, and Saxmundham. Likewise of the Mannor of Wingefeld. cal­led Old-Halle; and the Advousons of the Churches of Stradb [...]ok, and Saxmund­ham. Also of the Chantry of Wingefeld; and of Seven hundred Acres of Land, Twen­ty Acres of Meadow, One hundred Acres of Pasture, Twenty Acres of Wood, One hun­dred Acres of Heath, One hundred Acres of Marish, and One hundred shillings Rent in Wingefeld, Silham, &c. leaving Michael, Michael. Esc. ut su­pra. his son and heir, Twenty one years of age, and six moneths: and a daughter called Anne, mar­ried Claus. 47 E. 3. in dor­so, m 28. to Gerard de L'isle, son of Warine Lord L'isle.

It is reportedLel. Itin. vol. 1. f 55. of this Michael, that he built a goodly House of Brick, like a Palace, opposite to the West-end of St. Maries Church, in Kingston upon Hull, with faire Orchards and Gardens, and inclosed them with Brick­walls. Likewise, that he there built three other Houses; each whereof had a Tower of Brick; viz. two in the midst of the Town, and the third upon the Bank of the River Hull.

I now come to Michael, son to the before-spe­ciied Michael.

This Michael, in 15 R. 2. (beingPat. 15 R. 2. p. 1. m. 1. a Knight) having MarriedPat. 15 R. 2. p. 1. m. 1. Catherine, the daughter of Hugh Earl of Stafford; and possessingPat. 15 R. 2. p. 1. m. 1. [...]o more than the Mannors of Blyburgh, and Herpeswell, in Com. Linc. and Grest­horpe, in Com. Nott. which were setled upon him, and her, in Marriage, in the life time of his Father, for their better support; procured a grant,Pat. 15 R. 2. p. 1. m. 1. from the King, of Fifty pou [...]ds per an­num, to be paid out of the Ferme of [...]ingston upon Hull, for an addition thereto. And, ha­ving so done, obtain'd License,Rot. Franc. 15 R. [...]. m. 14. to travel into Prusia.

Moreover, in 1 H 4. by his humble Petition, Pat. [...] H 4. p 4. m. 4. representing; that whereas the Castle, Town, [Page 186] and Mannor of Eye, in Com. Suff. with its mem­bers; and all the Lordships and Lands thereun­to belonging, had been given to Michael Earl of Suffolk, his father, for the better support of his dignity: and, that, by virtue of a Judg­ment, in the Parliament held at Westminster, in the 10th and 11th of the said King's Reign, the same Castle and Lands were seized into the Kings hands. As also, whereas by an Act of that Parliament, held in 21 R. 2. that Judg­ment being totally annulled, restitution ought to have been made of the same Castle; and of all other the Lands and Possessions, whereof he was then seised. And, that, for as much as, in the Parliament held that very year; all the Acts in that Parliament of 21 R. 2. were made void: He therefore desired Restitution of the said Ca­stle and Lands.

Unto which Petition, due considerationIbid. be­ing had; and the rather, in regard of his accep­table services, to the then King, upon his first landing in England; by the assentIbid. of all the Nobles, at that time in Parliament assembled, he obtained a special grantIbid. of them accordingly: As also, that he and his heirs should be capable of inheriting, all other the Lands and Lordships, late belonging to the same Earl Michael, or of any other his Ancestors: And, in particular, that he, and the heirs male of his body, should enjoy the same Title of Earl of Suffolk; and have the Castle, Town, and Honor of Eye, with its Members and Appurtenances, for the better support of his Estate and Honor. And, in case he should depart this life, without heir male of his body, that then the said Town, Castle, and Honor, &c. should resort to the next heir male of the body of Michael, his Father.

And, in 5 H. 4. upon the death of Richard de l [...] Pole, his brother, without issue, was found Rot. Fin. 5 H. 4. m. 8. to be his heir; and, doing his Homage, had Li­very of all the Lands, whereof he then died seised. Moreover, in 9 H. 4. he was imployed R [...]t. Franc. 9 H. 4. m. 1. beyond the Seas in the Kings service. So like­wise inR [...]t. Franc. 11 H. 4. m. 23. 11 H. 4. And, in 3 H. 5. being, by IndentureEx autogr. penes Cleric. pell. reteined to serve the King, in his Wars of France, he declared his Testament Chichley, vol. 1. p. 2 [...]3. 1 Iulii (An. 1415.) the same year. Where­by he bequeathed his Body to be buried, in the Church of the Carthusians, at Kingston upon Hull, betwixt the Tombe of his Father and Mother, and the Altar. Appointing, that no Tombe should be placed over him; but a flat Stone, in case he should die in those Northern parts: And, if in any other part of England, then to be buried in the Collegiate-Church of Wyngefeld (in Com. Suff.) on the North-side the Altar of the blessed Virgin. To Catherine his Wife▪ he thereby bequeathed a little Book, with Tablets of Silver and Gilt; as also the Co­ronet, which was the Earl of Stafford's, her Father. To his son, a little Primer, which did belong to Iohn de la Pole, his Brother; constitu­ting the said Catherine, his Wife, and Edmund, his Uncle, his Executors: And beingT. Wals. p. 43 [...] n. 40 at the siege of [...]ar [...]lew, soon after, died [...] H 5 n 48 there of a Flux, upon Wednesday (14 Sept.) next ensu­ing the Feast of the Holy Cross, the same year; being then seised [...] H 5 n 48 of the Mannors of Rymes­we [...], in Com. Ebor. Causton and Burgh, in Com. Norff. as also of the Honor of Eye. with the Hundreds of Lodingland, Hert [...]smere, and Stow; and of the Mannors of West­wode, Blyburgh, Lowystoke, Combes, Benhale, and Ueyses-Mannor in Strat­ford, in Com. Suff. leaving Michael, Ibid. Michael. his son and heir, Twenty three years of age. Who sur­vived him but a while; for, within a moneth after, he was slainT. Wals. p. 440. in France, in that great battel of Agincourt (where the English had the Victory) uponEsc. ut su­pra. Friday, being the Festival of St. Crisprin and Crispinian; and buriedHolingsh p. 556. a. n. 20. at Ewelme, in Com. Oxon. being then seisedEsc. ut su­pra. of the Mannor of Rymeswell, in Com. Ebor. Causton, and Burgh, in Com. Norff. As al­so of the Castle and Mannor of Eye; the Hun­dreds of Lodinglond, Hertesmere, and Stow; Likewise of the Mannors of Combes, Benhale, Ueyses Mannor in Stratford, Westwode, and Blyburgh, all in Com. Suff. leaving William, Esc. ut su­pra. his Brother and heir-male, Nineteen years of age.

But, though he thus died without issue-male, he had threePat. 4 H. 5. [...] 13. daughters, who were his heirs-general; viz. Catherine, Elizabeth, and Isabel: The benefit of whose Marriages, in 4 H. 5. was grantedPat. 4 H. 5. [...] 13. to William Earl of Suffolk, their Un­cle. Of these, Catherine, being designedClaus. 10 H. 5. [...] 3. for a Nun at Bru [...]iard; and accordingly receiv­ed Claus. 10 H. 5. [...] 3. into that Monastery, before she came of age▪ the King prohibitedClaus. 10 H. 5. [...] 3. the Abbess of that House to admit her; or that she should be admitted any where else. Nevertheless, notwithstanding this, whenRot. Fin. 1 H. 6. m. 5. she arrived to her lawful age, she didRot. Fin. 1 H. 6. m. 5. profess her self a Nun there: but the other two, viz. Elizabeth, and Isabell, died;Claus. 10 H. 5. ut supra. before the 10th of Henry the Fifth, unmarried.

I come now to William William. (brother and heir to the last mentioned Michael.) In 4 H. 5. this William was reteined by Indenture,Ex. autogr. penes Cler. pell. to serve the King, in his wars of France, with Thirty men at Armes, whereof himself to be one; five Knights, twenty four Esquires, and ninety Ar­chers.

In the same year, he was again reteinedIbid. to serve him, for one quarter of that year, with twenty six men at Armes (himself and one Knight being part of the number) and fifty two Archers. And, continuingRot. Vas [...]. 5 H. 5. m. [...] there in 5 H. 5. had of his RetinueStowes Ann. Thirty Spears, and Ninety Archers: In remuneration of which services, he then obtained a grantPat Norm. 5 H. 5. m... to himself, and the heirs male of his body, of the Castles of Ham­bor, and Brequebec, with their Appurte­nances; as also, of all the Fees and Inheritan­ces, which Sir Fulke Paynell Knight possessed, within the Dutchy of Normandy; being then of the yearly value of Three thousand and five hundred Scutes.

In 6 H. 5. this William, as brotherClaus. 6 H. 5. m. 20. and heir to the said Michael (who diedClaus. 6 H. 5. m. 20. in his Minori­ty, and in Ward to the King) made proof of his age; and having thereupon LiveryClaus. 6 H. 5. m. 20. of his Lands (his Homage being respited) was at the siegeHolingsh. p. 565. b. n. 60. of Roan: and, in the 8 H. 5. againRot. Franc. 8 H. 5. m. 4. in the King's service in France. So likewise in Rot. Franc. 9 H 5. m. 9. 9 H. 5. And, upon the death of that King (which hapned soon after) was leftT Wals. 457. n. 40. in France, with the Earl of Salisbury, for the defence of those Castles and Towns, which that victori­ous King had gained there. Also, in 1 H. 6. Elizabeth, and Isabel, two of the daughters and coheirs of Michael his brother, being dead,Rot. Fin. 1 H. 6. m. 5. inRot. Fin. 1 H. 6. m. 5. Rot. Fin. 1 H. 6. m. 5. Rot. Fin. 1 H. 6. m. 5. [Page 187] their minority; and Catherine the third daugh­ter, having assumedIbid. the Habit of Religion, in the Nunnery of Brusiard; Catherine the Wid­dow of the said Michael, being then also dead; Ibid. he had LiveryIbid. of the Lands, of that Inheri­tance, performing his Homage.

In 1 H. 6. this William, being in the wars of France; marcht,Holingsh. p. [...]86. a. n. 10. with the Earl of Salis­bury, to the siege of Pont-Meulan: and, in 2 H. 6. to the reliefPolyd. Virg. 462. n. 10, & 20. Hol­l [...]ngsh. p. 588. a. & 589. a. of Cravant, then be­sieg'd by the French; having Four thousand men under their command: and, giving Battel to them near Uernoil, flewPolyd. Virg. 462. n. 10, & 20. Hol­l [...]ngsh. p. 588. a. & 589. a. Two thousand, and tookPolyd. Virg. 462. n. 10, & 20. Hol­l [...]ngsh. p. 588. a. & 589. a. Four thousand prisoners; whereof the Duke of Alanzon, their General, was one.

In 3 H. 6. upon takingIbid, p. 464. the City of Maine, he was left GovernorIbid, p. 464. thereof. And, in 5 H. 6. was sentHollingsh. p. 5 [...]7. b. n. 30. 40 & 60. with Six thousand Men to Mon­targis, in the Territory of Orleans; unto which he laid siege, but without success. A­bout this time, being GovernorIbid. p. 598. a. n. 60. & b. n. 20. of Mans; and discerning that the Citizens had betrayed it to the French, he retreatedIbid. p. 598. a. n. 60. & b. n. 20. to the Castle, and was shortly after releivedIbid. p. 598. a. n. 60. & b. n. 20. by the Lord Talbot. And, in 6 H. 6. accompanyingIbid. 599. a. the Earl of Salisbury, with Ten thousand men, towards Orieans, they tookIbid. 599. a. the Town of Genvil­le; and soon after the Castle, by render: also the Town of Baugencie: the Towns of Meaun upon Loire; Iargeaulx, thereupon delivering up their Keys. Shortly after which they sateIbid, b. n. 40. down before Orleans; and, upon the death of the Earl of Salisbury (there slain) was, by the Duke of Bedford (then Regent of France) appointedIbid, b. n. 40. Captain of that siege. Which in 7 H. 6. he quitted,Ib. p. 601. a. n. 50. and marcht toIb. p. 601. a. n. 50. Iergeaux with Four hundred men. Whereupon, the French following him, assaulted that Town, and slewIb. n. 60. & b. many; amongst which, Alexander, his Brother, wasIb. n. 60. & b. one; himself, and Iohn, his other Brother, being both takenIb. n. 60. & b. pri­soners: But, he was soon enlarged, as it seems: for, it appears,Rot. Franc. 7 H. 6. m. 6. that, in 7 H. 6. he was again in those wars. So likewiseRot. Franc. 8 H. 6. m. 11. in 8 H. 6. At which time he besiegedHolingsh. p. 603. b. n 30. Aumarle; and, af­ter twenty four sharp Assaults, had it, together with the Castle, deliveredHolingsh. p. 603. b. n 30. up to him. Shortly after which, he accompaniedIbid. p. 604. a. the Duke of Burgundy, and Earl of Arundel, to the siege of Campeigne; And, in 9 H. 6. attend­ed Ib. 606. a. n. 20. that King at his solemn Coronation in Paris. So likewise in 10 H. 6. in that Ex­pedition, Stow's Ann. then by him made into those parts.

In 13 H. 6. being sentPat. 13 H. 6. m. 8. Embassador to Ar­ [...]as, to treat of Peace with the French; he had LicensePat. 13 H. 6. m. 8. to take with him, Gold, Silver, Plate, and Jewels, to the value of Two thousand pounds. And, in 14 H. 6. was joyn'd in Com­mission, Rot. Franc. 14 H. 6. m. 7. with the Duke of York-and others, to proceed in that Treaty.

Moreover, afterStow's Ann. the French King had reco­vered Paris, St. Dennis, and divers other places, of note, thereabouts; he accompanied Stow's Ann. the Earl of Salisbury, and others, into Normandy, with Eight thousand men; be­ing at that time retein'dEx autogr. [...]. to serve the King, in his wars of France, and Normandy, with one Knight, Thirty seven men at Armes, and One hundred and sixty Archers. By reason whereof, he obtain'd a special exemptionPat. [...] H. 6. p [...] m 5. from his service, in the King's Houshold, and atten­dance on his Person: with this farther favour; that,Ibid m 7. in case any Lordships or Lands should de­scend unto him, during his employment in those wars, he might have Livery of them (though absent) by any of his Attorneys.

In 15 H. 6. this Earl William, having marri­ed Monast. Angl. vol. 2. 475. b. n. 20. Alice, the daughterLel. Itin. vol. 2. f. 6. and heir of Thomas Chancer, WidowLel. Itin. vol. 2. f. 6. of Sir Iohn Phelip Knight, do­ing his Fealty, hadRot. Fin. 15 H. 6. m. 13. Livery of her Lands; and obtained LicenseMonast. Angl. ut su­pra. from the King, to Found a certain Hospital, at Ewelme, in Com. Oxon. (a Lordship of her Inheritance) consisting of two Priests, and thirteen poor men: and en­dowed it with the Mannors of Mershe, in Com. Buck. Connok, in Com. Wiltes. and Ramrugg, in Com. Southampt. which Hospital was calledIbid. 476. a. n 30. Gods-house.

In 16 H. 6. being appointedPat. 16 H. 6. p. 1. m. 8. one of the Lords of the King's Privy-Council; and having formerly, in recompencePat. 16 H. 6. p. 1. m. 8. of his services done, and to be done, obtain'd the GrantPat. 16 H. 6. p. 1. m. 8. of an An­nuity of One hundred pounds for his life: the King, farther taking into considerationIbid. his great expences, in those Offices and Imploy­ments as, by himself, or his Deputies, he had un­dergone; did grant,Ibid. that for the discharge of the same; as also of the Fees, and Wages, which either himself, or any else had been at, no more than Sixty pounds should be deducted out of that Hundred pound.

The same year also he procured a Grant,Ibid, m. 21. for the custody of the Honor of Wyrmgay, with all the Lands thereto belonging: Likewise of the Mannors of Stow-Bardolf, and North-Run­geton, parcel of the Possessions of Thomas Lord Bardolf, formerly attainted, to hold for seven years.

In this year, he got License,Cart. 16 H. 6. n. 46. to hold a Mar­ket, every week, upon the Tuesday, at his Man­nor of Hoke-Norton, in Com. Oxon. As also two Faires; the one on the Festival of the Apo­stles Peter and Paul; the other on the Feast day of St. Hugh, in Winter. And, in 18 H. 6. ob­tained a grantPat. 18 H. 6. p. 2. m. 6. of the Mannors of Neddyng, and Ketelberston, in Com. Suff. to himself, and the heirs of his Body, by the before-specifi­ed Alice his wife. Which Lordships, by reason of a former grant to the said Sir Iohn Phelip, and her the said Alice, and to the issue of their Bo­dies; he dying without issue, were, at that time, in the Crown, as parcel of the possessions of Henry Lord Scrope of Masham then attainted.

Moreover, in 21 H. 6. in considerationPat 21 H. p. 2. m. 1. of his manifold services, formerly perform'd, and the services of Alice his Wife; he obtain'd a Grant Pat 21 H. p. 2. m. 1. to himself, and the said Alice, and to the issue­male of their two Bodies, in case Humphrey Duke of Glocester should happen to die with­ [...] issue of his Body, of the Name, Title, and Honor of Earl of Pembroke: and (for the better support of the same Honor) of the Ca­stle and Lordship of Kilgaran, and Com­mots of Estrelaw, Treyne, and Seyn-Clare, with their Appurtenances: As also, of the Lordship of Landstephan, all in Wales: To hold to himself, and the said Alice, and the Issue-male of their two Bodies, but for lack of such issue, to revert to the Crown. In 22 Hen. 6th beingStowes Ann. one of the Embassadors sent into France, to treat of [Page 188] Peace betwixt both Realmes; he was speci­ally instrumentalHolingsh. p 624. b. n 20. & 625. a. n. 20. for accomplishing the Mar­riage betwixt King Henry, and Margaret daughter to Reiner King of Sicily.

Furthermore, in 23 H. 6. in consideration Cart. ab anno 21 us (que) 24 H. 6. n. 19. of his great merits; he was advancedCart. ab anno 21 us (que) 24 H. 6. n. 19. to the Title of Marquess of Suffolk, and to the heirs-male of his body; by Cincture with a Sword, and putting a Coronet of Gold up­on his head: with a grantCart. ab anno 21 us (que) 24 H. 6. n. 19. of Thirty five pounds yearly, out of the Issues of the Coun­ties of Norfolk, and Suffolk, his Patent bearing date at Eltham, 14 Sept. Whereup­on he obtained another GrantIb. n. 20. to himself, and the said Alice, his wife, and to the heirs of their two Bodies, of the before-specified Mannors of Neddyng, and Kettilberston, to hold by the service of carrying a Golden Scepter, with a Dove on the head of it, upon the Coronation-day of the Kings heirs and successors: As also, another Scepter of Ivorie, with a Gol­den Dove on the head thereof, upon the day of the Coronation of the then Queen, and all other Queens of England, in time to come. At the same time, likewise, he obtain'd License, Ibid. n. 21. to hold a Court-Leet of all his Tenants, and Inhabitants, within the Towns and Lordships of Est-Wordlam, and West-Wordlam, in Com. Southampt. with Assise of Bread and Ale; and divers other Liberties: with a Grant [...]lingsh. p. 626. a. n. 40. of the Wardships of Anne Countess of War­wick, and of Margaret sole heir to Iohn Duke of Somerset.

Being at that time also, great StewardRot. Franc. 2 [...] H 6. m. 5. of the Kings Houshold, he was sentRot. Franc. 2 [...] H 6. m. 5. into Sici­lie, to perform the solemnity of Marriage, with Margaret, the daughter to the King of that Province, as a Proxie, on the behalf of King Henry; and to conduct her into England. Whereupon, in the moneth of November, the same year; withStowes Ann. his wife, and divers noble persons, he began his journey, through France, to that purpose: and, at Tours, in Tureine, honorably espousedStowes Ann. her, in the Church of St. Martin. The same year, he was, also. one of the Embassadors, sent,Pat. 23 H. 6. p. 2. m. 11. with the Arch-bishop of York, and Humphrey Duke of Buckingham, into France, to treat of peace betwixt both Realms. And, in consideration Pat. 23 H. 6. p. 1. m. 14. of his long stay, and great expences there, upon that occasion, and touching that Marri­age; obtain'd a Grant,Pat. 23 H. 6. p. 1. m. 14. to himself, and the said Alice; in case he should depart this life, leaving his heir in minority; that she the said Alice, with his Executors, should have the Wardship and Marriage of his heir.

In 24 Hen. 6. he was,Rot. Franc. 24 H. 6. m. 5. again, one of the Embassadors sent to treat of Peace with the French. And, upon his return (2 Iunii) in the first Session of that Parliament, then held [...]; he openly declaredHolingsh. Chr [...]. 626. a. what he had done: and thereupon advised,Holingsh. Chr [...]. 626. a. that Provisions necessary for a War, should be forthwith made; left the French, discerning an advantage, might lay hold thereon, and break the Truce. The like he did,Ibid. n. 20. the next day, to the Commons; de­siring, Ibid. n. 20. that, what he had effected for the Publick, in that great Embassie, might, for his discharge, be Enrolled in the Records of Par­liament. Wherein, the Lords concurring, it wasIbid. n. 20. done accordingly.

Shortly after which, being highly in favour Pat. 25 H. 6. p. 2. m. 35. with the Queen, he was madePat. 25 H. 6. p. 2. m. 35. Lord Cham­berlain, viz. 24 Febr. And, in August following, Lord High AdmiralIbid, m 4. of England. And ob­tained the WardshipHolingsh. p. 626. [...]. 40. of the Body and Lands of the Countess of Warwick: as alsoHolingsh. p. 626. [...]. 40. of the Lady Margaret, sole daughter and heir to Iohn Beaufort Duke of Somerset (afterwards Mother to King Henry the Seventh) causing Ibid, n. 50. the King to create Iohn de Foix, son to Ga­ston de Foix Earl of Longavile, Earl of Ken­dal: Which Iohn had marriedIbid, n. 50. his Neice. And procuredIbid, n. 50. Gaston, himself, and him the said Iohn, to be elected Knights of the Garter: as alsoIbid, n. 50. a Grant to him the said Iohn de Foix, of a Thousand pounds per annum.

Furthermore, through his great power with the Queen; in 26 Hen. 6. (bearingCart. 25 & 26 H. 6. n. 3. Pat. 26 H. 6. p. 2. m. 14. at that time the Title of Marquess of Suffolk, and Earl of Pembroke) he was createdCart. 25 & 26 H. 6. n. 3. Pat. 26 H. 6. p. 2. m. 14. Duke of Suffolk (and to the heirs-male of his Body) with the Fee of Forty pounds per annum, out of the Fee-ferme of Ipswich; his patent bear­ing date 2 Iunii. Which advancement is re­putedPolyd. Virg. 494. [...] 495. n. 10. to have been, for advising the Mur­ther of the Duke of Glocester.

But, soon after this; all things succeeding Holinsh. 631. a. n. 10 & 20. unprosperously, both at home and abroad, through want of prudence in Government; the common sort of people made grievous Ex­clamations Holinsh. 631. a. n. 10 & 20. against him, laying to his charge whatsoever was amiss: and, in particular,Holinsh. 631. a. n. 10 & 20. that he was the only cause of the loss of Anjou, and Maine; and likewise of all Normandy. Next, that, by his contrivance, the good Duke of Glocester (viz. Humphrey, the King's Un­cle) had been Murthered. Moreover, that he had devoured the King's Treasure; Removed those Counsellors, which were good and vir­tuous, and advanced such as were wicked and vicious; Likewise,Polyd. Virg. 497. n. 40. that he had wasted the Publick Treasure of the Realm; detein'd the Soldiers pay; and not sent them fit sup­ply.

And, though the Queen, having a sight of the approaching storme, causedHolingsh. p. 631. [...] n. 30. the Parlia­ment, begun at Black-friers, in London, to be Adjourn'd to Leicester; supposing thereby to divert the danger thereof from him, and her self: yet, would it not avail. For, so few of the Nobility came to Leicester; that they were necessitatedHolingsh. p. 631. [...] n. 30. to Adjourn it back to West­minster. Where, being met, the Commons exhibited divers ArticlesIb. n. 40. against him, con­taining matter of Treason, and Misprision; be­sides, many great Misdemenors. Whereupon, he was commitedIbid, 632, a. n. 10. to the Tower. But, with­in a Moneth after, set at liberty,Ibid, 632, a. n. 10. and restored to the King's Favor.

Which so incensed the vulgar sort of people, in sundry parts of the Realm, as that there was no small dangerIbid, 632, a. n. 10. of a General Insurrection. And, though that heat did somewhat abate, so that the Parliament was again Adjourn'dIbid, n. 20, & 30. to Leicester; the Commons there, fellIbid, n. 20, & 30. upon him fiercely, for the giving up of Anjon, and Maine. The King therefore, seeing him so generally hated, to appease their wrath, Ba­nished Ib. n. 40. Et Polyd. Virg. p. 498. him the Realm; but, with designIb. n. 40. Et Polyd. Virg. p. 498. [...] [...]call him,Ib. n. 40. Et Polyd. Virg. p. 498. when their fury should be allay'd; [Page 189] he being a person so highly beloved of the Queen.

Whereupon putting to Sea at Ipswich, Stow's Ann. in Com. Suff. upon the third of May, with purpose to sayl into France, he was boardedHolingsh. ut supra n. 50. by the Captain of a Ship of War, belonging to the Duke of Exeter, (then Constable of the Tower of London) called the Nicholas of the Tower, and being broughtHolingsh. ut supra n. 50. into Dovor-Road, had his Head cutHolingsh. ut supra n. 50. off, on the side of the Cock-Boat. After which, his Body and Head, being found Ibid. by one of his own Captains, was conveyed Ibid. to the Collegiate Church of Wingfeld, in Com. Suff. and there buried.

It is recorded b of this William, that he serv­ed in the Wars of France, full Twenty four years: and, for Seventeen years together, never returned thence. Likewise, that being once ta­ken Prisoner, when he was but a Knight, he paid for his Ransome, twenty thousand pounds of English money. Also that he was of the Kings Privy-Councel, fifteen years, and a Knight of the Garter thirty years.

Having taken to WifeLel. Itin [...] Vol. 2 f. 6. Alice the Daughter and sole Heir of Thomas Chaucer of Ewe [...]me, in Com. Oxon. forLel. Itin [...] Vol. 2 f. 6. the love of her, and be­nefit of her Lands, residing much there, he augmented the Mannor House with Build­ing; as also his Seat at Dunnington-Ca­stle, in Com. Berks. (which was of her Inhe­ritance.) And founded an Hospital at Dun­nington, as he had done at Ewelme, every poor Man in each of them, having forteen pence a week. Likewise,Ibid. that he built the new Fabrick of the Parish Church of E­welme.

By his TestamentStafford & [...]emp. 189 b. bearing date, 17 Ian. An. 1448. (27 H. 6.) he bequeathed his body to be buried in the Charter-House at Hull, ap­pointing an Image for himself, and another for his Wife, to be made in Stone: and desiring that the Masses which he had founded there, for himself and her, might be daily sung over his Grave.

The time of his death,E [...]c. 28 H. 6 n. 35. (viz. his Murther in the Cock-boat) was 2 Maii 28 H. 6. he being then seisedE [...]c. 28 H. 6 n. 35. of the Castle and Mannor of Don [...]ington, and of the Mannors of Pes­semere, Stretteleye, Phelberdes, and Hanteford, in Com. Berks. of the Mannors of Thorpe, and Carsyngton, in Com. Oxon. Gre [...]horpe, and Normanton, in Com. Nott. of the Castle, Town, and Mannor of Eye, with the Mannors of Haughle, and Thorn­done; the Hundreds of Hertesmere, and Stow; the Mannors of Sylhom, Fresyng­felde, Stratbrooke, Swannes, Hurtes, Maundeviles, Huntingfeld, Beuhale, Bokling, Cantelee-juxta Suape, Ueyses Mannor in Stratford; Walsham, West­horpe-Hall, Menshall, Wyverston, Wat­lesfeld, Cotton, Frestenden, Dagworth, Cretyng-St. Olave, the Mannor and Hundred of Mutford; the Mannors of Honell, Ned­dyng, Kettelberston, Bulcam pe, Hen­ham, Stratford, juxta Benghale, Lovistok, and the Hundred of Lodynglond, with the Castle and Mannor of Wyngefelo, in Com. Suff. of the Mannors of Causton, Burgh, Costesey, Sa [...]lyngham, called Nether-Hall, and Stocton, with the Soke in Com. Norff. of the Mannors of Gestyngthorp, Lang­ham, Hatfeld-Peverell, and Hatfeid-Iermy­nes, in Com. Essex. of the Mannor of W [...]-Grenewiche, in Com. Cantii. Norton subtus Hamedou, in Com. Somers. and of the Man­nors of Myton, and Faxflete, in Com. Eber. as also of the Mannors of Blyburgh, Appul­by, We [...]wode, and Frisby, called Potes­se, in Spridlington, in Com. Line. Iohn his Son and Heir, being at that time seven years of age.

It is said,Lel. Itin in­ter Coll. R. Gl S. that this William, first Married the Countess of Henault privately, and begot on her a Daughter, who became the Wite of ... Barentine. But that afterwards, so­lemnly taking to Wise, the before-specified Alice, (the Daughter and Heir of Chaucer) by whom he had vast possessions, she proved that Daughter, Married to Barentine, to be a Ba­stard.

This last mentioned William Duke of Suf­folk, had a younger Brother called Iohn, who being CaptainHolingsh. p. 587. b. n. [...]. of Aurunches in Norman­dy, got together the strength of the Garisons, in the base Marches of Anjou, and wastedHolingsh. p. 587. b. n. [...]. the Suburbs of Angiers, with the Country adja­cent; but being overladen with plunder, was set upon by the French, and taken Prisoner. Holingsh. p. 587. b. n. [...]. After which being enlarged, he assisted this his Brother, in the affaultIb. 597. b. n. 30. of Montargis; and in 7 H. 6. was again taken PrisonerIb. 601 a. n. 60. & 601 b. by the French, upon their storming of Ieargeur.

I now come to Iohn Iohn. Son and Heir, to this Wil­liam, by her the said Alice.

In 3 E. 4. the King taking into considera­tion, Pat 3 E 4. m. 1. m. 9. that the before-specified William Earl of Suffolk, Father of this Iohn, was advanced to the Title of Duke of Suffolk, and to the Heirs Male of his Body: as also, that his Crea­tion to that Dignity, was by reason of his At­taynder afterwards, utterly void: being desi­rous Pat 3 E 4. m. 1. m. 9. to do this Iohn all honor befitting his con­dition; in regard he had MarriedPat 3 E 4. m. 1. m. 9. Elizabeth his Sister, did then renew the same title unto him, and the Heirs Male of his Body, by Let­ters Patents,Pat 3 E 4. m. 1. m. 9. bearing date 23 Martii, the same year, givingIb. [...] him forty pounds yearly, payable out of the Issues of the Counties of Norff. and Suff. and to the Heirs Male of his Body, for his better support.

After which, in 11 E. 4. amongst other the Lords then assembled in Parliament, he did re­cognise u the title of Prince Edward, eldest Son to that King;Claus 11 E. 4 in dorso m. [...] and made Oath of Fidelity to him.

In 15 E. 4. the old Dutchess Alice, Widdow of Duke William, departed [...] this life, upon the ninth of Iune, and was buried [...] in the Pa­rish Church of Ewelme, on the South side of the high Altar, under a rich Tombe of Ala­blaster; with her Image thereon, in the Ha­bit of a Vowess crowned; and this Epitaph [...].

Orate pro anima serenissimae Principissae, Aliciae, Ducis­sae Suffolciae, bujus Ecclesiae fundatoris; & primae fundatricis hujus Elemosynariae; quae obiit xx. die mensis Maii, An. MCCCCLXXV.

But I return to Iohn. In 1 H. 7. he was made ConstablePat. [...] H 7 p. 1. m. 14. of the Castle of Waling­ford, and by the before-specified Elizabeth his [Page 190] Wife (Sister to King Edward the Fourth) had Issue Catal of Nob. by R B. five Sons, viz. Iohn Earl of Lincolne, Ed­mund, (who had the Title of Earl of Suffolk, after the death of Iohn his Brother, as a Dukes Son and Heir) Humphrey a Clerk, Edward Arch-Deacon of Richmund, and Richard slain in Battle, at Pavia in Italy, An. 1525. As also four Daughters, viz. Catherine the Wife of William Lord Sturton, Anne a Nun at Sion, and Dorothy, and Elizabeth, who Married Henry Lovel Lord Morley. And departingIbid. this life, in An. 1491. (7 H. 7.) was buriedIbid. in the Collegiate Church of Wingfeld, before­mentioned, with his Ancestors.

Of these his Sons, Iohn, Iohn [...]. of Lincolne the eldest, in 7 E. 4 (his Father then living) was by a special Char­ter, bearing date 13 Martii, Cart. 5. 6. & 7 E. 4. n. 5. Pat. 7 E. 4. p. 1. m. 8. in regard of his nearness of blood to that King, created Earl of Lincolne, with a Grant of twenty pounds per annum, out of the Issues of the County of Lin­colne. And in 1 R. 3. obtained a GrantPat. 1 R. 3. p 2. to himself and the Heirs Male of his Body, of the Mannors of Wodhey, in Com. Berks. Ros, in Com. Ebor. Westbury, in Com. Wiltes. as also of the reversion of the Lordships of Ey­don, Thorphill, and great Billing, in com. North. Lawmershe, and Colne. Wake, in Com. Essex; and of Basingstoke and Andover, in Com. South. (Which Lordships, Thomas Lord Stanley, then held for life) paying twenty five pound one shilling yearly into the Exchequer.

Soon after which, he had that Title of Earl of Lincolne confirmed [...] to him, and the Heirs Male of his Body; and in 2 R. 3. was made [...] Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

About [...] this time, King Richard being much disquieted in mind, concluded a League of Ami­ty with the Scots; and thereupon had Treaty for a firm Alliance with them, by a Marriage be­twixt the Duke of Rothsay, eldest Son to the the King of Scotland, and the Lady Anne de la Pole, Daughter to Iohn late Duke of Suf­folk, by Elizabeth his Wife, (Sister to King Ri­chard) whom he so much favored, that he did not only thus endeavor to prefer her Daughter, but caused this Iohn Earl of Lincolne, her Son, (after the death of his own Son) to be proclaim­ed Heir apparent to the Crown of England, passing by the Daughters of his elder Brother, the late King Edward the fourth.

Being therefore so eminent a branch [...] of the House of Yorke, he utterly distasted [...] the Earl of Richmund's attaining the Crown, by the name of King Honry the Seventh, and therefore got over [...] into Flanders, unto Margaret Dutch­ess of Burgundy, (his Mothers Sister) with designIbid. to pull him down, and set up one of that House of Yorke, and thereupon joyned Ibid. with her, and others, in endeavoring to ad­vance Edward Plantaginet, Son to George Duke of Clarence. And because this Edward, was at that time kept Prisoner in the Tower of Lon­don, having trayned up a youth of his years and stature, called Lambert Simnell, to personate him; he spared for no pains or cost, in attempt­ing to effect what he had so designed. Resol­ving, in case of success therein, to take off the disguise, and really to set the Crown on the same Edward Plantaginet, as next heir Male of the Royal Stock.

To which end, out of Flanders he came Ib. p 573. with four thousand stout German Souldiers, under the conduct of Martin Swart, an expert Commander: and first landingIb. p 573. in Ireland, there caused that counterfeit (Simnel) to be proclaimedIb. p 573. King. Thence arrived in Lanca­shire, and so marchtIb. 574. [...]. 30. upwards, toward New­ark upon Trent, in Com. Nott. near to which place, viz. at Stoke, being metIb. 574. [...]. 30. by certain Forces, which King Henry had raised; after a sharp dispute, upon the 16 of Iune, An. 1487. (2 H. 7.) his whole Army was utterly routed, Ib. 574. [...]. 30. and he himself, with his principal Confederates, there slainIb. 574. [...]. 30..

I come now to Edmund, Edmund. the Second Son to the before-specified Iohn Duke of Suffolk, and younger Brother to this last mentioned Iohn.

This Edmund in 4 H. 7. accompaniedIb. 584. [...]. 20. 30. & 40. Tho­mas Earl of Derby, and other honorable per­sons into Flanders, in ayde of Maximilian the Emperor, against the French. And in 8 H. 7. wasStow's Ann. in that expedition then made by the King himself into France, at which time he laid Siege to Boloin. Moreover, in 12 H. 7. he appea­red Polyd. Virg [...] p. 600. n. [...]. in Arms, with Henry Earl of Essex, Wil­liam Lord Montjoy, and others, against the Cor­nish-men, who having at that time made a great Insurrection, were vanquished at Blackheath in Kent.

But beingIb. p. 609. a man of a high spirit, and vali­ant, and arraignedIb. p. 609. for killing an ordinary per­son in his wrath, though he received pardon Ibid. for the fact: yet did he so much stomachIbid. his being put upon a publick Trial; conceiving it a blemish to his Honor; as that without any leave, he wentIbid. into Flanders, unto Margaret Dutch­ess of Burgundy, (his Aunt) whence, short­ly after (excusingIbid. himself to the King) he returnedIbid..

Nevertheless, whenIb. n. 30 & 40. the Marriage of Prince Arthur, and Catherine of Spaine, was solemni­sed at London, with great pompe; and the minds of both King and people, full of joy for those Nuptials; he gotIb. n. 30 & 40. over again into Flan­ders, with his Brother Richard, (whether by reason of debt, which he had put himself into, in order to his appearing at that great solemnity, or whether sollicited by his Aunt, or instigated by malice against King Henry, as a person of the adverse party, is hard to say.) And after some time of continuance there, hearingIb. p. 612. that two of the Courtneys, (Sons to Edward Earl of De­von) and other his Friends, were secured in England, as persons whose Fidelity the King suspected, he travelledIb. p. 612. into France and Germany, and at length, coming to Philip Duke of Burgundy, was sentIb. back into Eng­land, and imprisonedIb. in the Tower. Where he continuedHerb Hist. of H. 8. p. 35 & 36. till 4 H. 8. that King Henry pur­posing Herb Hist. of H. 8. p. 35 & 36. an Expedition into France, with a very great Army, and some scruple arising, whe­ther Herb Hist. of H. 8. p. 35 & 36. it would be fit for him to go thither in person or not, by reason that in case any mis­hap should befall him in that adventure; not­withstanding the succession was undoubtedly in his Sister Margaret, (Married to Iames the Fourth of Scotland) yet it being said,Ibid. that the peo­ple were so much affected to the House of York, as that they might take this Edmund de la Pole, out of the Tower, and set him up; it was thought fit, that he should be dispatched out of the way, whereupon, they cut off his Head, upon the 30 [Page 191] of April, 5 H. 8. By Margaret his Wife, Daugh­ter Catal. of Nob. by R. B. of Richard Lord Scrope, he left Issue on­ly one Daughter called Anne, who became a Nun,Catal. of Nob. by R. B. in the Minoresses, without Algate, in the Suburbs of London. Which Margaret, by her Testament,Holder qu. 6 whereof the Probate is dated 15 Maii, An. 1515. (7 H. 8.) bequea­thed her Body to be buried in that House of the Minoresses, with her husband: and gave to the Coun­tess of Oxford her Sister, the Image of St. Micha­el, adorned with Pearls and precious Stones.

The French Writers say,Ib. that Richard, his younger Brother, commanded six thousand French at the Siege of Therouene, (assaulted and taken by King Henry the Eighth) so that 'tis thought by some; that his being in Arms with them, might accelerate the loss of this Ed­munds life. Which Richard was afterwards slain [...] in the Battle of Pavia, fighting there on the part of the French.

FINIS.
THE BARONAGE OF ENGL …

THE BARONAGE OF ENGLAND; OR, An Historical Account OF THE LIVES and most memorable ACTIONS Of such of Our English Nobility, As had their Rise, from the Tenth year of KING RICHARD the SECOND, UNTIL This Present Year 1676.

DEDUCED From Publick Records, Antient Historians, and other Authorities, BY WILLIAM DUGDALE NORROY King of Arms.

TOME the Third.

LONDON, Printed by Tho. Newcomb; for Abel Roper, Iohn Martin, and Henry Herringman, at the Sun in Fleetstreet, the Bell in S. Pauls Churchyard, and at the Anchor in the Lower-walk of the New Exchange. 1676.

THE BARONAGE OF ENGLAND.
The Third TOME.

Beauchamp of Kederminster.
[11 Rich. 2.]

TO this Third Tome of the present Work, con­sisting chiefly of Barons by Patent; I shall not need to prefix any Pre­face at all.

Of these, the first on whom that dignity hath been conferred, was Sir Iohn de Beauchamp of Holt, in Com. Wigorn. Knight, Grandson to Iohn de Beauchamp of Holt, a younger son to William de Beauchamp of Elmely, by Isabell his wife, daughter and heir to William de Mau­duit E. of Warwick, as in my discourse of that great Family, I have, in due place, already shew­edTome the first, p. 250. b..

Of which Iohn, and what is most memorable of him, under the Title of Beauchamp of Holt, I haveTome the first, p. 250. b. also given a full account. Where (in­ter alia) it is observ'd; that he was not only Steward of the Houshold to King Richard the Second; but in such high favour otherwise, as that he had a Grant from him of all the Man­nors and Lands, belonging to the Priory of De­orhurst, in Com. Glo [...]. then seised into the King's hands, by reason of the Wars with France (as all other the possessions of the Priories-Alien, at that time were) which Grant bears date 5 Oct. 11 R. 2. and by other Letters Patent,Pat. 11 R. 2. [...] m. 12. bearing date at [...] upon the tenth day of the same moneth, in consideration of his many ser­vices, and by reason of the place he held at that King's Coronation; as also which he might thereafter hold in the said King's Councils and Parliaments; Likewise, in consideration of his noble descent, great judgment and circumspecti­on, was advanced to be one of the Peers and Barons of this Realm; so that he, and the heirs male of his Body should enjoy the state and dig­nity of Barons, and be stiled Lords Beauchamp, and Barons of Rederminster.

But, of this Honor he had no long enjoy­ment: for, throughT. Wals p. 365. n. 20 & 30. the Potencie of the great Lords, then Predominant, the King being forc'd T. Wals p. 365. n. 20 & 30. to call a Parliament, shortly after the Feast of the blessed Virgin's Purification, T. Wals p. 365. n. 20 & 30. then next ensu­ing; he had (for the reasons, which in my for­mer discourse of him, are inferred) sentence to be drawn and hang'd; but by special favour had his Head smittenH. Knigh­ton, [...]ol. 2727. n. 20 & 30. off on Tower-Hill.

That the solemn Investiture of this Iohn, and all other the Barons, who were thenceforth cre­ated by Patent, was perform'd by the King him­self, by putting onFrois vol. 4. cap. 114. Cambd. Rem. p. [...]31. a Robe of Scarlet, as also a Mantle (with two Gards on the left shoulder) and a Hood, all furr'd with Minever, there is no doubt. Which forme of Creation continued untilAnnal. R. Jac. po [...] Camd. the Thirteenth year of King Iames, that Sir Iames Hay (a Scothman) was advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by Letters Patent, bearing date 29 Iunii, by the Title of Lord Hay of Sauley, in Com. Ebor. the Law­yers then declaring,Annal. R. Jac. po [...] Camd. that the delivery of the Letters Patent was sufficient without any cere­mony.

But now; besides this honorable Robe; through the special favour of our present Soveraign King Charles the Second, there hath been granted to the Barons a Coronet of Gold, with six Pearls placed upon the circle thereof; as by a special In­strument under his Majesties Royal Signet, bear­ing date upon the sixth day of Iuly, 1661. in the Thirteenth year of his Reign appeareth. The forme of which, is by divers Painters and Carvers already so much mistaken; as that they commonly advance the Pearls thereon, in such sort, as those are, wherewith the Earls Coronets be regularly adorn'd, though not (as yet) to the full heighth: Whereas they being devised, in imitation of the Vicounts Coronets, the Pearls ought to stand, as theirs do, without any advan­cing at all.

Berners:
[... Hen. 4.]

OF this Family, because very antient, though not then Noble, I shall take no­tice of what I have seen from our pub­lick Records; notwithstanding it is but little.

In the time of King William the Conqueror, Hugh Hugh▪ de Berners possessedDomesd. in Cantabr. Evresdone, in Com. Cantabr. And, in 6 R. 1. Robert de Berners Robert. gave a FineRot. Pip. 6 R 1. Wil [...]s. of Two hundred Marks, for obtaining the King's favour, and restitution of his Lands. In 8 H. 3. the King sent his PreceptClaus. 8 H. 3. m. 10. to the Sheriff of Sussex, to make Livery unto Iohn Bishop of Ely, of all the Goods and Chattels of Raphe de Berners, Raphe. then being in his Mannors of Bromfeild, Black-Nuttelegh, and New­enton, to distribute for the health of his Soul.

After that, there was another Raphe de Ber­ners; Raphe. who, in 49 H. 3. tookEsc. 49 H. 3. m 3. part with the re­bellious Barons of that age. Which Raphe (for I take it to be the same) in 13 Edw. 1. was SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Berks. of Berkshire, for the last quarter of that year: as also forRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Berks. half the fourteenth year; and departedEsc. 25 [...]. [...]. [...]. 59. this life in 25 E. 1. being then seisedEsc. 25 [...]. [...]. [...]. 59. of the Mannor of Yseldon (vulgo Islington) in Com. Midd. West-Horslegh, in Com. Surr. (of the inheritance of Christian his Wife) Ikelingham, in Com. Suff. and of the Mannors of Bernestoue, Rothings, and Berwyke, in Com. Essex. leaving Edmund Esc. 25 [...]. 1 [...]. [...]. 59. his son and heir, twenty six years of age, then in Gascoigne.

From whom descended (as I ghess) Sir Iames de Berners Iames. Knight, a great Favorite to King Richard the Second. Who, in that Kings Reign, when the great Lords were prevalent; amongst others (then accounted Enemies to the publick) was ArrestedT. Wals. in ann. [...] 388. of Treason, and com­mitted to Prison. Whence, being brought to judgment, in the ensuing Parliament, he un­derwent the sentenceT. Wals. in ann. [...] 388. of death, as a Traitor, and sufferedT. Wals. in ann. [...] 388. accordingly.

To whom succeeded Richard Ex coll. R. Gl. S. his son and heir. Which Richard Richard. (residing at West-Hor­sley, in Com. Surr.) had the reputation of a Ba­ron of this Realm; though nothing of his Crea­tion, or summons to Parliament (that I could ever see) doth appear thereof. And Married Ex coll. R. Gl. S. Philippa, the daughter of Edmund Daling­rig; but departedEx coll. R. Gl. S. this life in 9 H. 5. leaving issue Margery, his daughter and heir; first mar­ried Esc 2 H. 6. to Iohn Feriby Esquire, and afterwards to Iohn Bourchier, fourth son to William Bourchier Earl of Ewe. Which Iohn bore the Title of Lord Berners, as is shewed, where I speak of that Family.

Thomas Duke of Clarence.
[13 Hen. 4.]

THis Thomas, being second son to King Henry the Fourth, by Mary his wife, daughter and coheir to Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, Essex, and Nor­thampton, and Constable of England; was KnightedEx cod. MS. pene [...] custodem magnae Gardero­ [...], f. 1. [...]. upon the Eve of his Father's Coro­nation, by Bathing, and other sacred Ceremo­nies; having the like Accoutrements for that Solemnity allow'dFx cod. MS. pene [...] custodem magnae Gardero­ [...], f. [...]. [...]. out of the great Wardrobe, as were for his Brother Iohn Duke of Bedford. And being shortly after made StewardT. Wals. p. 398. n. 20. of England, in the Parliament then held; for his better support, obtain'd a GrantPat. 1 H. 4. p. 4. m. 9. in Fee, of that great Lordship of Brustwike, with the Castle and Mannor of Skipse, and Patronage of the Abby of Meaux, in Com. Ebor. Also of the Mannor of Barowe, and Patronage of Thornton-Abby, in Com. Linc. and of all the Mannors and Lands, lying within the Towns of Preston, Burton-Pidse, Bond, Bru [...] ­wyke, Skeklyng, Lelle, Dyke, Paule, Kayngham, Skeftlyng, Esyngton, Kyl­nesee, Wythornesee, and Cleton.

In 2 H. 4. he was constituted LieutenantPat. [...] H. 4. p. 3. m. 5. of Ireland. So likewise inPat. 4 H. 4. p. 2. m. 34. 4 H. 4. And, in 6 H. 4. being at that time AdmiralEx autogr. penes, C [...]pell. of Eng­land, was retein'dEx autogr. penes, C [...]pell. by Indenture to serve in the Fleet at Sea, with Seven hundred men at Armes, whereof eight to be Bannerets, Twenty one Knights, Six hundred sixty four Esquires, and One hundred and forty Archers: and like­wise constituted GeneralRot. Franc. 6 H. 4. m. 9. of all the King's For­ces, both by Sea and Land, then sent into France.

In 8 H. 4. he was also made CaptainRot. Franc. 8 H. 4. m. 21. of the Castle at Guynes: and, in 9 H. 4. (bearing the TitlePat. 9 H 4. m. 20. of Steward of England, Lieute­nant of Ireland, and Lord of Holdernesse) had CommissionPat. 9 H 4. m. 20. to treat of Peace with the French. In 11 H. 4. he perform'dRot. Franc. 11 H. 4. m. 17. certain Feats of Armes with Iohn of Burbon Earl of Cleremont; and, upon the ninth of Iuly, 13 H. 4. was advanc'dCart. 13 H. 4. n. 3. to the Title of Duke of Cla­rence.

In 14 H. 4. being made LieutenantRot. Vasc. 14 H. 4. m 4. of A­quitane, he was sentT. Wals. p. 425. a. with a strong power into France, in aide of the Duke of Orleans against the Duke of Burgundy. Whence re­turning Ib. p. 426. [...] 30. upon news of his Father's death, he obtain'd from King Henry the Fifth (his Bro­ther) a grantPat. 1 H. [...] 3. m. 18. of Two thousand Marks per annum, to himself, and the heirs male of his Bo­dy, payable out of the Exchequer, at the Feasts of St. Michael the Arch-Angel, and Easter, by even portions. And, in 3 H. 5. being retein'd, by Indenture,Pat. 3 H 5. p. 2. m. 42. to serve the King in his Wars of France, for a whole Twelve-moneth's space, had one of the King's Royal Crowns, called, The Crown Henry, delivered to him in Pawn,Pat. 3. H. 5. p. 2. m. 42. for his first Quarters pay. Whereupon he attended T. Wals. p. 436. [...]. 40. him to the siege of Hareflew, and ledT. Wals. p. 436. [...]. 40. the Van of the whole Army: but, by reason of a great FluxIb. p. 437▪ [...]. 40. amongst the Soldiers (whereof ma­ny died) he return'dIb. p. 437▪ [...]. 40. into England, with the Earls of March, Arundel, and some others of the Nobilty, then sick. And, the next ensuing [Page 197] year, the King continuing In those Wars, was constitutedPat. 4 H. 5. [...] 13. his Lieutenant here, during his ab­sence.

About this time also, upon the death of Ed­mund Earl of Kent; having MarriedRot. Fin. 4 H 5. m. 21. Claus. 9 H. 5. m. 29. Marga­ret, one of his Sisters and heirs, (Widow of Iohn Earl of Somerset) doing his Homage, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 4 H 5. m. 21. Claus. 9 H. 5. m. 29. of the Lands of her Inheritance. And, in 5 H. 5. (bearing then the TitleRot Franc. 5 H. 5. m. 19. of Duke of Clarence and Albemarle, and Steward of England) was againRot Franc. 5 H. 5. m. 19. in those Wars of France; being retein'd by Indenture Ex autogr. penes Cler. pell. to serve with one Earl, one Baron, five Knights, fifty three men at Armes, and One hundred and eighty Archers. Some say,Stowes Ann. that in this Ex­pedition he had of his retinue Two hundred and forty speares, and Seven hundred and twen­ty Archers.

But before he advanced towards this hazar­dous adventure he declared his Testament,Chichley, vol. 1. [...]. 376. b. 10 Iulii, An. 1417. (5 H. 5.) whereby he be­queath'd his Body to be buried, in the Cathedral at [...], called Christ-Church, at the feet of his Father, King Henry the Fourth. And appointed, that his Executors should purchase the Patronage of some Church, worth Forty pounds per annum, and procure the same to be appropriated to the Prior and Monks of that Cathedral to maintain four secular Priests, there to celebrat Divine service perpetually, for the Soules of his Father and Mother; as also for his own Soul, and the Soul of Margaret his wife, with all his Ancestors, and all the Faithful de­ceased. Likewise, that his Executors should purchase the Patronage of some other Church, of Forty Marks per annum value; and procure the same to be appropriated to the Deane, Ca­non, and Vicars of the Collegiate Church cal­led Newark, in [...], to support two sit­ting Priests to celebrate Divine Service there for ever, for the Soules before mentioned.

And then took his journey into Normandy; where, being at the siege [...] of Cane, his Post was on the North-side the Town, near to the Monastery of the Holy Trinity. The Leaguer on all parts being compleatly form'd; [...] the French, who were in St. Stephens-Abby, seeing them­selves too weak for resistance, carried [...] the Jewels of the House, with all the Victual, into the Town, with purpose [...] to set that Abby on fire. Which being discern'd by one of the Monks, he crept [...] on his hands and knees, in the dead time of the night, till [...]e came to this Duke, whom he found in compleat Harness, ly­ing in a Garden on the grass, with his head upon a stone; and beseeching [...] him to defend their Abby from ruine; said, [...] It doth specially pertain to you to preserve it, who are descended from the King our Founder. Wherefore, be advised by me, and I will bring you into it. Whereupon, taking the Counsel of the Monke, he got [...] scaling Ladders, and carne to that side, which was not defended. And having, by this meanes, entred, [...] he brought the King into it.

The City of Cane being thus taken, he was made Governor [...] thereof; as also of the Castle: Likewise [...] of Beau [...]s, and the parts there­abouts. In [...]6 H. 5. at the siege of [...]ontlarch, he passed [...] the Seine with part of the Army, in small Boates of Wicker, covered with Hides; and, as the King lay on the one side, besieged [...] the other. Shortly after this, being at the siege [...] of Roan, he layLe 11. [...] ut supra, p. 703. with his Forces be­fore the Gate of Caulx. During the time of which siege, he was sentStow [...] Ann. out with some For­ces, to take in those Towns and Castles therea­bouts; viz. Stow [...] Ann. the Castle of Galiard, the Towns of Uernon, and Mant; the Castle of Brand­mont, with divers other. And, after the ta­king of Roan, the King lodging at [...] was imploy'dIbid. thence, with a choice number of men, to Par [...]s, to view the situation and strength of that City; where he staid certain dayes, and then return'd. And after Easter, the same year, was sentT. Wals p. 448. n. 20. to besiege Bee-Herle­win.

In 7 H. 5. being constituted GovernorPat. Norm. 7 H. 5. p. 1. m. 29. of Pontoise, he tookHollingsh p. 568 b. n. 60. the Town of Y [...]eri by assault; and, in 8 H. 5. accompanied the King at the siegeT. Wals. p. 452. n. 20. of Melon, that strong City. Soon after that, also, he attendedStowes Ann. him to Cro [...]s (in Champaine) and was presentStowes Ann. in the Cathedral there (with a multitude of other great persons, both of the Clergy and Laitie) at the confirmation of the Agreement then made betwixt King Henry, and the French, for a Peace betwixt both Realmes.

But, in 9 H. 5. beingT. Wals. p. 45 [...]. n. 10 & 20. at the Castle of Beau­ford; and, having intelligence,T. Wals. p. 45 [...]. n. 10 & 20. that the Dol­phin's Army, consisting of about Four thou­sand fighting men, was within four Leagues; he sentT. Wals. p. 45 [...]. n. 10 & 20. command to his soldiers, dispers'd in sundry parts, to follow him with all speed: and with a small number marchtT. Wals. p. 45 [...]. n. 10 & 20. himself before. In which march, passingIb. Esc 9 H. 5. n. 64. a Marish, not with­out much difficulty and loss (his men being in disorder) he fell into his Enemies hands and was there unhappily slain,Ib. Esc 9 H. 5. n. 64. upon Saturday, Ea­ster-Eve, 9 H. 5. leavingIb. Esc 9 H. 5. n. 64. King Henry the Fifth his Brother, his next heir, Thirty four years of age. And Margaret his wife survi­ving: Which Margaret, in 1 H. 6. had for her Dowrie, an assignationClaus. 1 [...]. 6. m. 16. of the third part of the Castle, Mannor, and Lordshid of Somerton, in Somersetshire; as also a third part of the Castle, Town and Lordship of Montalt, and Mohautesdale, with its Members in North-Wales.

She had also, in 12 H. 6. upon the death of Ioane late Dutchess of York, her sister, without issue, an assiguationRot. Fin. 1 [...] H. 6. m. 5. of divers Lordships Lands and Rents, for her purparty of what her said Si­ster died seised: and diedEsc. 18 H. 6. 30 Dec. 18 H. 6. leav­ing Esc. 18 H. 6. Iohn Earl of Somerset her son and heir, Thirty years of age.

This Thomas Duke of Clarence died with­out any lawful issue; leavingPat. 7 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. an illegitimate son, called Iohn the Bastard of Clarence. Who (notwithstanding his youth) being a person of an high courage, and presentPat. 7 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. with his Father in that unhappy skirmish, wherein he lost his life; recoveredPat. 7 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. his dead body from the Ene­my, and broughtPat. 7 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. it to Canterbury, where it was interred, according to the direction of his Testament. In considerationPat. 7 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. whereof, King Henry the Sixth, in the Seventh year of his Reign, grantedPat. 7 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. to him, the Mannors of Eskyr, New­castle, of Lyouns, Cromelyn, and Te [...]a­gard, in the Realm of Ireland: But, all that I have farther seen of that Iohn, is, that in 8 H. 6. he was retein'd by IndentureEx autogr. penes, Cler. pell. to serve the King, in his Wars of France, with Forty nine men at Armes, and Nine hundred Arch­ers: and, that in 9 H. 6. in considerationPat. 9 H. 6. p 1. m. 3. of [Page 198] his good services, he was made ConstableIbid. of the Castle of Dublin in Ireland.

Humphrey Duke of Glo­cester.
[1 H. 5.]

THis Humphrey, the Fourth and young­est son to King Henry the Fourth, by Mary his Wife, daughter and coheir to Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, Essex, and Herthampton, and Constable of Eng­land, being madeEx cod. MS. penes Custod. mag [...]ae Gardero­bae, f. 1. [...]. Knight of the Bath, at his Father's Coronation; had allowanceEx cod. MS. penes Custod. mag [...]ae Gardero­bae, f. 1. [...]. of the like Robes, and other accoutrements, for that solemnity, out of the King's great Wardrobe, as were then assign'd to his two Brothers, Tho­mas afterward D. of Clarence, and Iohn D. of Bedford, which at that time receiv'd the same honor. And, in 1 H. 5. obtain'd a grant Pat. 1 H. 5. p. 5. m. 8. in general tail, of the Castle and Lordship of Pembroke, the Castle and Lordship of Tem­bergh, the Castle and Lordship of Kilgaran, and Commots of Ostrelaw, Treyn, and Seynclere, in Wales, then in the Crown. LikewiseIbid, p. 4. m. 4. of an Annuity of Five hundred Marks, to himself, and the heirs male of his Bo­dy, issuing out of the Castles, Lordships, Man­nors, and Lands, belonging to the Principalli­ty of Wales, and Dutchy of Cornwall, pay­able out of the Exchequer at Easter and Micha­elmas by even Portions, until provision of Lands equivalent should be assign'd unto him.

Shortly after which, being made DukeStowes Ann. of Glocester, in the Parliament held at Leice­ster the same year; he had summons,Claus 2 [...]. 5. in dorso, m. 16. by that Title, as also by the Title of Earl of Pem­broke, to the Parliament held at Westmin­ster, the next ensuing year. And, in 3 H. 5. beingIbid. with the King at the siege of Harflew, hadIbid. there the charge of the Field: and soon after that, inIbid. the Battel of Agencourt, re­ceiv'd a dangerous woundIbid. (by a Sword) up­on his Ham: in consideration whereof he had thereupon a grantPat. 3 H. 5. p [...] m 9. from the King, in general tail, of the Castle and Lordship of Lanste­phan in Wales, then in the Crown, by the forfeiture of William Gwyn, and Henry his son, slain in that Battel.

In 4 H. 5. being retein'd [...] to serve the King in his Wars beyond-Sea; upon [...] the League then made betwixt the Emperor and King Henry, in order whereunto they both met at [...]; upon the Emperors departure thence, he attended [...] him (with many of the Kings servants) to Do [...].

In 5 H. 5. being againS [...]owes A [...]n. in the wars of France, with One hundred Speares, and Three hundred Archers, he besieg'dS [...]owes A [...]n. the Castle of Tonque; and at the siege of Alenzon, pitch­ed his TentS [...]owes A [...]n. before the Castle there. The same year also, after the Feast of Easter, he was sent [...] to besiege the Castle of Damfront: and had special Commission [...] to Treat with the Inhabi­tants of [...]ayeur, for the render of that Town and Castle. Also, upon [...] the calling of Iohn Duke of Bedford into Normandy, he was in his stead constituted [...] the King's Lieu­tenant here in England. And, in 6 H. 5. be­ing sent [...] to the Isle of Constantine, upon his march thither, he took [...] Stow Ann, the strong Castle of Ca [...]dey. Thence went [...] Stow Ann, to Uire, where the Inhabitants soon yielded [...] Stow Ann, that Town and Ca­stle to him. And so to [...] Stow Ann, Torney, Lew, St. Saviour le Uicount, Ualeiges, and Breekco [...]irt, which also submitted [...] Stow Ann, to the King's obedience: And notwithstanding the great resistanceIbid. he had at Chirburgh (made by divers of the Nobility, for the defence there­of) tookIbid. it.

Being likewise at the siege of Roan, he lay Lel. coll. vol. 1. p. 703. nearer to the Town by Forty Rods than any other: and, in 7 H. 5. tookStow, ut su­pra in code [...] anno. the Town and Castle of Ivory by force. Moreover, after di­vers Battels and Skirmishes, he gotIbid. the strong Town of St. Germans, by surrender. About this time there being a TreatyRot. Frane. 7 H. 5. p. 1. held at Evreux, for a Marriage, betwixt him, and Blanch Queen of Sicilie, daughter and sole heir to Charles King of Navarre, it took no effect. In 10 H. 5. he was again made LieutenantT. Wals. [...] 456. n. 10. of this Realme (the King being in France.) And, in 1 H. 6. in the absence of Iohn Duke of Bed­ford, hadPat. 1 H. 6. p. 2. m. 2. the like trust confirmed on him: being then also constitutedRot. Franc. 1 H. 6. m. 13. Governor of the Castle at Guisnes, for the terme of Fourteen years.

In this year it was,Stowes Ann. that upon some vari­ance, which had hapned betwixt Iohn Duke of Brabant, and Iaqueline his wife, Dutchess of Hainault, daughter to William Duke of Hai­nault (which William was Uncle to Philip Duke of Burgundy) Sir ... Robsart Knight, bringing Iaqueline into England, this Duke Humphrey married her, notwithstanding that the Duke of Brabant, her husband, was then alive. Whereupon, within a moneth af­ter, raising Twelve hundred fighting men, he took her with him to Calais: thence to Lens in Artois; and so to Hainault, where some places submitted to their obedience; but others not, the Nobles being divided. The Duke of Burgundy, therefore, hearing of this, to vin­dicate the injury done to the Duke of Bra­bant, raised Twelve hundred Picards: Of which Forces, though Philip Earl of St. Paul (a stout soldier, and brother to the Duke of Brabant) was appointed General: Never­theless Piere de Luxemburgh, Earl of Conversa­na, by reason that Philip was but young, had the leading of them; as also of those Auxilia­ries, which the Nobles of Brabant, Hai­nault, and Burgimdy, had got together, a­mounting to many Thousands. Whereupon he presently besieged Brayne, into which this Duke of Glocester had put his men; and ha­ving won it, took the Field. This Duke therefore, discerning so great a power against him, sent an Herauld to the Duke of Bur­gundy; by whom, calling him Traytor to the King of England and France, in thus giving aide to the Duke of Brabant. he challeng'd him to the Combate. Which being accepted, and the day appointed; the Duke of Bur­gundy made choise of the Emperor for Judge thereof: and sent a safe conduct to this our Duke, to go into England, and fit himself for the same.

[Page 199]UponIbid. the receiving whereof, he went to Mons in Hainault, to this his Dutchess; where he acquainted her therewith. And, with­in four dayes after, sail'd into England, leav­ing her behind. Of which the Duke of Bur­gundy having notice, he forthwith sent the Lord Lill [...]dem to Mons, to carry her thence to Gant. To which place, being accordingly brought; though she made fair semblance to be govern'd by him (yet not to go to the Duke of Brabant her husband) espying her time, she stole away into Holland: and, being well re­ceiv'd by divers Lords there, began to main­tain War against the Duke of Burgundy; sending to this Duke, her husband, for aide: who, thereupon, transported a Thousand fight­ing men, under the conduct of the Lord Fitz­walter. With which Forces, joyn'd to the Hol­landers, the Lord Fitzwalter, giving Battel to the Duke of Burgundy, receiv'd a foile.

AsIbid. to the appointed Combate, it held not; Iohn Duke of Bedford, riding from Paris to Calais, and so into England, for prevent­ing it. But that dispute, touching this Iaque­line, soon after ended otherwise: For Pope Martin the Fifth, giving Sentence, that her mar­riage with the Duke of Brabant was good, and this with out Duke of Glocester unlawful; he quitted her; and took to wife Eleanor Cob­ham, daughter to Reginald Lord Cobham of Sterborough, who had formerly been his Concubine: And, in 2 H. 6. was sentPolyd. Virg. p. 462. n. 20. with Ten thousand soldiers into France which the King had raised, to be imploy'd in the wars there, under Iohn Duke of Bedford, then Go­vernor of that Realme.

After this, in 5 H. 6. he was constitutedPat. 5 H. 6. p. 2. m. 13. Ju­stice of North-Wales. In 7 H. 6. the Parli­ament then [...]itting at Westminster, great com­plaint Stowes Ann. was made there, to the House of Lords, by one Mistriss Stokes, and [...] bold women, against him, because he suffered Iaqueline his wife to be a prisoner to the Duke of Burgun­dy; and for keeping an Adultress.

In 8 H. 6. he was again constitutedPat. 8 H. 6. p. 2. m. 26. Lieute­nant to the King in this Realm, during his a­bode in France: and obtained LicenseCart. 8 H. 6. n. 52. to make a Castle of his Mannor-House at Wy­crofte in Axminstre; as also to imparke Eight hundred Acres of Land and Wood there. And, in 11 H. [...]. had a grantPat. 11 H. 6. p. 2. m. 14. to himself, and Alia­nore his wife, of Two hundred Acres of Land, Pasture, Wood, and Heath, at East-Grene­wich, to make a Parke thereof; as also to make a Castle of his House there; and a Tower in the same Parke. In 12 H 6. he obtain'd ano­ther Rot. Franc. 13 H. 6. p. 2. m. 14. grant, in special ta [...]l▪ of the Lordships of Castilhou, de la Marque de M [...]ton, Sau [...]age, Castesnesse, and Medok; and of the Towns, Castles and Lordships of Milham, and Ba­dos; part of the possessions of Poncius de Ca­stilhou deceased. Likewise of the Castellanie of Mauleon, and Soville, and Baillage of Bort, which Charles de Beaumont, and Alfe­ritz de Navarre held. And, in 14 H. 6. be­ing retein'dEx autogr. penes Cleric. pell. to serve the King by Indenture, with one other Duke, besides himself, two Earles, eleven Barons, twenty three Knights, Four hundred and fifteen men at Armes, and Four hundred forty and five Archers; hear­ing P. Virg. p. 487 n. 10 & 20. that the Duke of Burgundy had besieg­ed Calais, he hastedP. Virg. p. 487 n. 10 & 20. thither. Whereof that Duke having notice, he withdrewIbid. him­self, in the night, leavingIbid. much of his Pro­visions behind him.

About this time he obtain'd a grantRot. Franc. 14 H. 6. m. [...]. for life, of the Earldome of Flande [...]s, which was held of the King in Capite, in right of his Crown of France. And, in 15 H. 6. had another grantRot. Franc 15 H 6. n. 6. in special tail, of the Isle of Iersey; as also a confirmationRot. Franc 15 H 6. n. 6. of that An­nuity of Five hundred Marks, which had been given to him formerly by King Henry the Fourth. Likewise a grantPat. 15 H. 6. p. 1. m. 5. for life of the Mannors of Wodstoke, Hanburgh, Wot­ton, and Stonfeld, with the Hundred of Wotton, all in Com. Oxon.

And, in recompenceIbid, m. 9. of his vast labors, costs, and [...]ttendance upon the King's service, as well in Council, as otherwise, for the pub­lick good; obtain'd a grantIbid, m. 9. of Two thousand Marks per annum, to be received from St. George's day preceding, at the Exchequer, during the King's pleasure.

But▪ as no great Minister of State, be he never so wise, just, and upright, can please every man; and therefore is alwayes malig­ned by some: So it fared with this great Duke; Queen Margaret stomachingHolingsh. Chron. in an. 25 H. 6. him not a little, for having the chief hand in the Ma­nagery of those weighty affaires of that time: And, at length, not only excludedHolingsh. Chron. in an. 25 H. 6. him, from farther acting therein: but encouragedHolingsh. Chron. in an. 25 H. 6. such as were his enemies, to conspite h [...]s destructi­on; which wereHolingsh. Chron. in an. 25 H. 6. chiefly De la Pole Marquess of Suffolk, and the Duke of Buckingham. Whereupon certain ArticlesIbid. were exhibited against him in open Council; especially, that he had caused some persons, adjudg'd to die, to be put to other Execution than what the Law of the Land assigned. And, though he made a just and rational defenceIbid. to whatso­ever they laid to his charge; neither his Wis­dome nor his Innocencie couldIbid. availe. For his death being resolv'dIbid. on; and, in case they should proceed publickly against him, a Tumult feared,Ibid. in regard he was a Popular man, and generally belov'd; they causedIbid. a Pa [...]ment to be called at St. Edmunds­bury; whereunto he being come (with other of the Lords) upon the second day of that Session, he was arrested y by the Vicount Beaumont, then Constable of England (ac­companied by the Duke of Buckingham, and some others) and put in Ward; all his Servants being takenIbid. from him, and thirty two of the chief of them sent to divers Prisons. And the night following; viz. ult. Febr. was found dead [...]. in his Bed. Whereupon his Bo­dy was shewed [...]. to the Lords and Commons, as though he had died of an Appoplexie, or some Imposthume.

Some thought [...]. that his life was thus taken away by strangling; others, that a Spit had been thrust into his fundament, or by smo­thering betwixt two Fetherbeds; or that he died for grief, that he might not come openly to his Answer. But though the manner of his death did not directly appear; certain it is, that his Corps was convey'd to St. Albans, and there buried, Southwards from the Shrine of that Proto-martyr; where a noble Mo­nument afterwards erected to his memo­ry, [Page 200] still remaineth, in that Conventuall Church.

After which Murther of him, none of his servants suffered death; thoughIbid. five of them were brought to Tiburne, and there hang'd a while; the Marquess of Suffolk, coming at that instant with their PardonsIbid. But long it was not after, ere those who were in power became sensible of the wrong he had; it being openly declaredStowes Ann. in the Parliament of 33 H. 6. that he had been a true Subject to the King, and faithful to the Realm.

Of this good Duke (for so he was then called) I may not omit to add; that [...]aleus de Scrip [...]or. [...]en­tur. 8. n. 2. having his Education in Bal [...]ol-Colledge, Oxon. he became so great a proficient in Learning, th [...]t he afterwards much favoured all learn­ed men of his time. Also, that, with no small charge, he obtain'd a choise Collection of rare Manuscripts out of Italy, and France; and began the Foundation of that famous Library in Oxford, over the Divinity Schools, by him also built. Which Library, being since won­d [...]ully augmented, by the right worthy Sir Thomas [...]odley Knight, is now, for the most part, known by his name.

Several Tracts he also wrote, whereof Bale Ibid. maketh mention.

By the Inquisition [...] taken after his death, it was found, that he died upon the last day of February; being then seised [...] of the Isles of Garn [...]ey, Ieresey, Serke, and Aure­ney. Also of the Mannor and Forest of Fe­ [...]e [...]ham, in Com. Wigorn. Likewise of the Castle and Lordship of Pembroke; of the Castles and Lordships of Tenby, and Kil­garan; of the Commots of Estrelawe, Treyne, and Seyn [...]re; and of the Castle and Lordship of Lanstephan, all in the Mar­ches of Wales. Moreover, of the Castle and Lordship of More-end, with the Bay­liwick of the Forest of Rockingham, and Parke of Brixstoke, all in Com. Northamp­ton. of the Mannor of Laverkstoke, in Com. Wiltes. and of the Mannors of Penshurst, Davendencourt, and Yenesfelde, in Com. Cantii, leaving [...] King Henry the Sixth, then King of England, his cosin and [...]ext heir.

But he had an illegitimate daughter, called Antigo [...]a, married [...] to Henry Lord Powys, then Earl of Cankervile.

Of Alianore Cobham his wife, I find, [...] that, being Arrested for conspiring to Murther the King, she bore a Taper in her hand through Che [...]pside, in 18 Hen. 6. and was committed to perpetual imprisonment in the Isle of [...].

Iohn Duke of Bedford.
[2 Hen. 5.]

THis Iohn, being third son to King Henry the Fourth, by Mary his wife, daughter and coheir to Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford, Ester, and Northampton (with two of [...] brothers, Thomas and Humphrey) upon the Ev [...] [...]f his Father's Coronation, receiv'd [...] the honor of Knighthood, at the Tower of Lon­don, by Bathing, and other sacred Ceremo­nies; having, in order to that great solemnity, an assignationIbid. of all Accoutrements, out of the Kings great Wardrobe; viz. four Ells of blew cloth russ, long: to make a Hood for the Vigill; five Ells of green Tartarin, streaked with gold, for his Mantle; One hundred and twenty bel­lies of pure Minever Furr, for lyning of the Man­tle; and for his Bed and Bath; to each of them two clothes of gold Racamacez, Twenty five Ells of fine Linnen of Brabant; four Ells three quarters of Flanders linnen; and one piece of Carde.

The first publick imployment of note, that he had, was in the fourth year of his Fathers reign, he being then made ConstablePat. 4 H. 4. p. 2. m. 10. of England: as also GovernorRot. Scoc. 4 H. 4. [...]. 13. of the Town and Castle of Barwick upon Twede: After which, in 6 H. 4 being constitutedRot. Scoc 6 H. 4. m. 6. General Warden, and Com­missary of the East-Marches toward Scotland; for his better support in those great trust, he had a grantPat. 11 H. 4. p. 1. m. 1. in Fee of all the Castles, Lordships and Lands of Henry de Perci, Earl of Nor­thumberland, which by his attainder came to the Crown: and the next ensuing year, ofPat. 12 H. 4. p. 1 m. 31. that new Tower, at the entrance of Westminster-Hall, situate next to the Receipt of the Exche­quer, for the use of himself or his Council, when­soever they should have occasion.

In 12 H. 4. he was again made GovernorRot. Scoc. 12 H. 4. m 11▪ of Barwick; and, in 13 H. 4. WardenRot. Scoc. 13 H. 4. m. 3. of the East-Marches. So likewise inRot. Scoc. 1 H. 5. m. 5. 1 H. 5. And, in 2 H. 5. being then calledPat. 2 H. 5. p. 1. m. 36. & p. 2. m 32. Rot. Pa [...]. 2 H. 5. p. 2. m. 7. Iohn de Lancaster; and createdPat. 2 H. 5. p. 1. m. 36. & p. 2. m 32. Rot. Pa [...]. 2 H. 5. p. 2. m. 7. Earl of Kenda [...]l, as also Duke of Bed [...]ord, by Letters-Patents, bearing date 6 Maii, in the Parliament then held at Leice­ster; obtain'd a confirmationRot. Parl. 2 H. 5. n. 24. to himself, and the heirs-male of his body lawfully begotten, of the Castle, Honor, and Seignorie of Richmund, formerly possess [...] by Iohn Duke of Britanny. Also, in 3 H. 5 in farther augmentation of his support, he had a grantRot. Franc. 3 H 6. m. 6. in special tail, of the Isles of Iersey, Sarnesey, Serk, and Aure­ny, with all the Castles, Lordships, Lands, and other rights to them belonging. And upon resti­tution Pat. 3 H. 5. p. [...] 27. made to Henry Earl of Northumber­land, of all those Castles, Mannors, and Lands, so forfeited by his attainder, and bestow'd on him, as abovesaid; in recompence thereof, ob­tain'd a grantPat. 3 H. 5. p. [...]. 27. of Three thousand Marks per annum; whereof One thousand to be received out of the Exchequer, and the other Two thou­sand out of the revenues of the Dutchy of Corn­wall, until provision in Lands of an equiva­lent value, should be setled upon him, and the heirs-male of his body.

In this year also he was constituted Lieute­nant Ibid. [...] 41. of the whole Realm of England (the King himself being then in the wars of France) and, in 4 H. 5. obtain'd a grantCart. 3 & 4 H. 5. [...]. [...]. in general tail, of the Mannors and Towns of Saldene, We­ston-Turvile, Hoggeston, Bechampton, Hor­wode-magna, Horwode-parva, Kymbell, Wendover, Ewell, Luton, and Finels­greve, in Com. Buck. & Bedf. as alsoCart. 3 & 4 H. 5. [...]. [...]. of a Mar­ket upon the Wednesday every week at Mures­le; and two Faires yearly, one on the Eve, Day, and [...]orrow of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, the other on the Eve, Day, and Morrow of her Nativity; with Free-warren in all his De­mesn lands in Saldene, Muresle, Cunewell, [Page 201] Wicumbe, and Woburne, within those Counties.

About that time also he was retein'd b [...] In­denture, Ex autogr. penes Cler. pell. to serve the King in his wars, for one quarter of that year, with Two hundred men at Armes, fifteen Knights (part of the number) the rest Esquires, and Four hundred Archers: being then likewise constitutedPat. 4. H. 5. m. [...]0. General of the King's whole Army, both by Sea and Land. Whereup­on, setting saile, with those, and the rest of his forces, he encountredT. Wals. p. 441. n. 30 & 40. the French, not far from Southampton; in which fight he tookT. Wals. p. 441. n. 30 & 40. three Carricks, one Hulke, and four Balingers; forcing T. Wals. p. 441. n. 30 & 40. three other Carricks to flee; whereof one split it self on the sands; and another sunk, wherein were Eight hundred men in Light Harness.

In 5 H. 5. the King making another Expedi­tion into France, he was again constitutedPat. 5 H. 5. p. 22. his Lieutenant here, during his absence, Shortly after which, there were TreatiesRot. Franc. 1 H. 5. m. 1, 3▪ 3. of marriage betwixt him and a Kinswoman to Sigismund the Emperor; and likewise betwixt him and the sole daughter and heir to the Duke of Loreine; as also betwixt him, and the daughter and heir to Frederick Burgrave of Nurenburgh; but none of them succeeded. About this time al­so it was, that Ioane Queen of Apul [...] obtain'd leaveRot. Norm. 6 H. 5. p. 2. of King Henry, to adopt this Duke for her son: and that, the Scots laying siegeT. Wals. p. 446. & 448. to the Castle of Roxboro [...]gh, he raised an Army and MarchtT. Wals. p. 446. & 448. Northward; but they; hearing of his approach, fledT. Wals. p. 446. & 448. In this year likewise, being sentIb. 449. n. 40. for by the King, her sailedIb. 449. n. 40. with a great power into Normandy: and in 7. H. 5. was a­gain retein'd by IndentureEx autogr. penes Cler. pell. to serve him in his wars of France, with six Knights, One hundred and thirteen men at Armes, and Three hundred and sixty Archers.

In 8 H. 5. beingT. Wals. p. 452. n. 20 & 30. at that time in France, he wasT. Wals. p. 452. n. 20 & 30. with the King at the siege of Melon, (that strong City:) which enduredT. Wals p. 452. n. 20 & 30. fourteen weeks and four dayes (viz. from the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen until Al [...]hallown-tide) ere it rendred: and in 9 H. 5. was once more made LieutenantPat. 9 H. 5. p. 1. m. 9. and Governor of this Realme, during the King's abode in France. In that year also, upon the birth of Prince Henry, at Windsore-Castle, on the festival of St. Nicholas the Bishop, he wasT. Wals. p. 455. n. 40. one of his Godfathers at the Font: and, in the Moneth of April next follow­ing, attendedIb. 456. n. [...] 10. the Queen into Normandy. In 10 H. 5. being still in France, he was sentIb. n. 30. to raise the siege of a Walled City, belonging to the Duke of Burgundy; which the Dolphin, with the Earl of Armanack, and the Scots had laid thereto; who hearing of his approach, fledIb. n. 30.. And, upon the death of King Henry the Fifth (which hapned soon after) was leftIb. p. 457. n. 40. Gover­nor and Lieutenant of Normandy, as that King did in his life-time direct.

In 1 H. 6. the King beingPat. 1 H. 6 p. 2. m. 2. then but an In­fant, he was constitutedPat. 1 H. 6 p. 2. m. 2. his chief Counsellor and Protector; as also Regent of France; where continuingRot. Franc. 1 H. 6. m. 10. for the Government of that Realm, he besiegedStowes Ann. Crotoy, both by Water and Land, for four moneths, till it rendred.

AboutHolingsh p. 5 [...]6. n. 60. this time, the Parisians, to divert him, whilst in his absence they might bring in Charles the Dolphin, who call'd himself King of France; advertised him, that divers Castles and Fortresses, lying near their Territories, were replenisht with Enemies, who stopt their passage, and rob'd their Merchants, which would be to their utter ruine; if, by his help, they were not releived. But this their Plot being discovered, he entred Pa­ris, with a great Power, before they lookt for him; and apprehending the Conspirators, put then to Execution: and not only so, but caused the Castles and Forts, adjoyning to that City, to be furnished with Englishmen, And, to avoid all Night-watchers about Par [...]s, and the confines thereof, took into his possession (by assault or composition) the Towns of [...]rainelle, and Bra [...]e upon Seine. And because two Castles; the one called Pac [...]e, and the other Cou [...]sa [...]e, were ill Neighbours, he sent Sir Iohn Fastolfe, great Master of his Houshold, with considerable forces, to win them.

In 2 H. 6. besieging the Castle of Yvrie, it was givenIb. 588. [...]. n. 50 & 60. up into his hands And, having marriedOrig. 2 H. 6 Rot. [...]1 Lord. Anne, daughter to Iohn Duke of Bur­gundy, obtain'd a special ActOrg. 2 H. 6 Rot. 21 Lord. of Parliament for the making her a free-denizen; her Homage being respitedPat. 2 H. 6. p 2. m. 33. until she arrived in England.

In this year, uponPolyd. Virg. p. 463. & Ibid. n. 10, 20, & 30. the taking of Uerno [...]l by Iohn Duke of Alenzon, he marchtPolyd. Virg. p. 463. & Ibid. n. 10, 20, & 30. thither; and giving him Battel, obtain'dPolyd. Virg. p. 463. & Ibid. n. 10, 20, & 30. a signal Victo­ry; in which that Duke being taken prisoner, Five thousand of the French lost their lives. Whereupon, he putIbid. another garrison into it, and return'dIbid. to Paris, In 4 H. 6. he was constituted AdmiralPat. 4 H. [...]. p. 2. m. 11. of all England, Ireland, and Aquitane, for the life of Thomas Duke of Exeter; but afterwards so long as the King should please. And, in 5 H. 6. continuedRot Franc. 5 H 6. m. 4. still in France In 7 H. 6. he was made CaptainRot. Franc. 7 H. 6. m. 1. of the Town and Castle of Calais, and the Marches of Picardy adjacent.

In 8 H. 6. he call'd a Parliament at Roan in Normandy, of the three Estates of that Dut­chy, wherein he representedHolingsh. 603. a. n. 10 & 20. to them the happi­ness, which they might enjoy, by continuing un­der the English obeysance. And soon after, reco­vered Ibid. b. n. 10. the Town of St. Dennis from the French.

In 11 H. 6. Anne his wife departing the world, (whereupon the friendship betwixt him and the Duke of Burgundy began to slacken) he buri­ed her at the Celestine's in Paris, within the Chapel of Orleans; where a noble Tombe of black Marble, with her Effigies, as a Princess, placed thereon, was erected for her, with this Epitaph Nunc [...] ▪

Cy gist Noble Dame, Madame Anne de Bourgongne, Espouse de tres Noble Prince, Mon­seigneur Jean Duo de Bethfort, & Regent de France; & fille de tres-noble Prince Jean Duc de Burgongne, la quelle trespass a Paris le XIV de Novembre l [...] an MCCCCXXXII.

And before the end of that year, marriedPolyd. Virg. p. 481. & Ib. n. 10. Iaquette, daughter to Peter de Luxemburgh Earl of St. Paul.

In 12 H. 6. he was again constitutedR [...]t. Franc. 12 H. 6. the King's Lieutenant of Calais, and the Marches, extending into Picardy, Flanders, and At­tois: and, by his Testament,Chichley, vol. 1. 475. 2. bearing date in the Castle of Roan 10 Sept. An. 1435. (14 H. 6.) bequeath'd his body to be buried in the Church of the blessed Virgin at Roan, in case he should depart this life in Normandy: If in Picardy, then in the Church of Nostre Dame, at Morivele, and if in England, in Waltham-Abby, in Com. Essex. Appointing, that such Service, Lights, and other Ordinances should be performed at his Fu­neral, [Page 202] as for a person of his degree, according to the direction of his Executors. Bequeathing to Iaquetta his wife all his Lands, whereof he was then possessed, as well in England, as in France; excepting the Castle and Lordship of Harapute, which he gave to Richard his il­legitimate son; commonly called The Bastard of Bedford; to enjoy during his life only.

And being a person highly famedPolyd. Virg. p. 486. for his prudent Government in times of Peace, and sin­gular prowess in Warr; departedEsc. 14 H. 6. n. 36. this life in the Castle at Roan, upon the Festival of the Exaltation of the Holy-Cross, in the year above-mentioned, without any lawful issue; being then seisedEsc. 14 H. 6. n. 36. of the Castle, Mannor and Lordship of St. Briavells, with the Forest of Dene, in Com. Gloc. of the Mannors of Hoo, and Pre­ston, in Com. Suss. Totyngbek, in Com. Surr. Saldene, and Bledlowe, in Com. Buck. Bradwell, Dangehall, and Dangebregge, in Com. Essex. of the Castle and Honor of Rich­mund, with the Mannors of Gilling, Alde­burgh, Bowes, Forset, Danby, Multon, Thornton, Middelton, Kneton; also of the Castle of Wresel, with the Mannors of He­laugh juxta Wighall, and Kirk-levyngton in Cleveland, all in Com. Ebor. of the Mannor of Bassingburne, with the Hundreds of Pap­worth, Flemdiche, Haringford, Chilford, Stane, and Padefeld, in Com. Cantabr. of the Mannor of Fulbroke, in Com. Warr. Combe-Quarles, and Monkeston, in Com. South. two parts of the Mannors of Ambresbury, and Winterburne, with the Town of Wilton; of the Mannor of Okeburne, with the Hamlets of Brighton-Deverell, Chesyngbury, and Mannor of St. Andrews, in Com. Wilts. Ruy­slip, in Com. Buck. Penshurst, Havendencourt, and Yensfeld, in Com. Canc. of the Moiety of the Mannor of Nether-Wyresdale, within the Town of Gairstang; of the Mannor of Mawr­holme, in the Town of Warton; of the fourth part of the Mannor of Stortford; and of the Mannor and Lordship of Whitington, and Swaftham, all in Com. Lanc. of the Town and Mannor of Shilbotel; of the Town and Man­nor of Remington; of the Town of Gysins; of the Mannor of Fawdon; of the Castle of Prudhowe, and Mannor of Ovingham, in Com. Northumbr. of the Mannor of Kirkby in Kendale, with its members, and Forest of Troutbek, with three Parks there; called Troutbek-park, Colt-park and Calf-garth, in Com. Westmorl. Of the Mannor of Boston, cal­led Motehall, lying on the East-side the Wa­ter and of the Mannor of Ledenham, Fuibroke, Wyke, Wassh [...]nburgh, Frampton; Bur­well, with its Members, and Kykham, in Com. Linc. of the Isles of Iereseye, and Garneseye, with the Forest, Chases, and Wreck of Sea there: of the Mannors of Henstrigge, and Charleton-Camvile, in Com. Somers. of two parts of the Man­nors of Caneforde and Poleville; of the Mannor of Frampton, with its Members, Po­vinton, and Cotesford, with the Hundred of Cokedene, in Com. Dors. And of the Mannors of Swalfeld, and Est-Henreth, in Com. Berks. leavingEsc. 14 H. 6. n. 36. King Henry the Sixth, his Nephew (viz. son to King Henry the Fifth) his next heir, at that time Fourteen years of age.

Whereupon he was interred in the Cathedral Church of Nostre Dame at Roan, under a plain Tombe of black Marble; with this Epitaph Extat. gra­ved upon a Copper plate, and his Armes Garter­ed, [...]etwixt two Ostrich-feathers, fixed upon a Piller of the Church, over it.

Cy gist fu de Noble Memoire, treshaut & pui­sant Prince, Jehan en son vivant, Regent le Roialme de France, Duc de Betford; pour le quel est fondre une Messe estre chescun jour per­petuellement celebree a cest Antel per le College des Clementines incontinent apres Prime. Et trespassa le XIV jour de Septembre Pan Mill. CCCCXXXV. An quel XIV jour semblablement est fonde pour luy une Obit solempnele en c'este Eglise. Dieu face pardon a son ame.

Which Iaquetta surviving him; in 15 H. 6. took to HusbandIbid. Claus. 15 H. 6. m 4. Sir Richard Wodvile, a lusty Knight (for so my AuthorStowes Ann. calls him) to the great dis­pleasure Ibid. Claus. 15 H. 6. m 4. of her Uncle, the Bishop of Turwyne, and Lewes Earl of St. Pol, her Brother: But for this, Wodvile obtain'd his pardon,Ibid. Claus. 15 H. 6. m 4. and was afterwards advanced to great honor by K. Edward the Fourth, as I shall farther shew in due place.

Robsert.
[3 Hen. 6.]

IN 47 E. 3. Canon Robsert Canon. accompanying the Duke of Lancaster, and diver other of the English Nobility into France, landedFrois. [...]. 190. a. with them at Calais; and in 5 R. 2. tookIb. 273. [...]. divers Castles in Spain. To him succeeded Sir Iohn Robsert Knight, Captain of St. Saviour le Vi­count in Normandy; who obtain'd a grantPat. Not [...]. 7 H. 5. p. 1. m. 8. of the Castle and Lordship there in 7 H. 5. And to him Lewes EsquirePat. 2 H. [...] p. 3. [...]. 18. for the Body to that victo­rious King. Which Lewes, Lewes. in considerationPat. 2 H. [...] p. 3. [...]. 18. of his special services; in 2 H. 5. had a grantPat. 2 H. [...] p. 3. [...]. 18. of Forty pounds per annum, to be paid during his life, by the hands of the Sheriffs of London. In 4 H. 5. this Lewes, having been born an Alien,Pat. 4 H. 5. m. 27. in the parts of Henault, was made a Free DenizenPat. 4 H. 5. m. 27. in this Realme: and, in 6 H. 5. created KnightStowes Ann. of the Bath, at Bayeux in Normandy, the King then solemnizingStowes Ann. the Feast of St. George there.

In 8 H. 5. in considerationPat. Not [...] 8 H. 5. p. 2. m. 26. of his great valor, and eminent services, he was, by Letters-patents, bearing date at Trois in Champaine, consti­tuted Pat. Not [...] 8 H. 5. p. 2. m. 26. the King's Standard-bearer, with the Fee of One hundred pounds per annum to be re­ceiv'd at the hands of the Treasurer of his Cham­ber: and, the same year, in farther consideration Ibid. m. 18. of his services, had another grantIbid. m. 18. for life, of the Mannor of Posted-Halle, in Bornham, in Com. Norff. which came to the Crown, by the forfeiture of Sir Iohn Old-castle Knight. He was Ins [...]t. &c. of the Gar­ter per E. A. also one of the Knights Companions of the most noble order of the Garter, in that King's time; andStowes Ann. one of his Executors. And, having marriedCl [...]us. 9 H. 5. m. 6. Elizabeth, the daughter and heir to Bartholmew Lord Bourchier, WidowCl [...]us. 9 H. 5. m. 6. of Sir Hugh Stafford Knight, had summonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, by the Title of Lord Bourchier, in 3, 4, 5, and 7 H. 6. In 8 H. 6. he attendedRot. Hranc. 8 H. 6. [...]. 1 [...]. that King into France, being then retein'd by IndentureEx autogr. penes Cler. pell. to serve him in his wars there, with two Knights, Thirty one men at Armes, and One hundred and five Archers; but departedLib. ce­dul. 9 H. 6. p. 429. Essex. this life in 9 H. 6. be­ing then seizedLib. ce­dul. 9 H. 6. p. 429. Essex. in Fee-tail-general (id est, to the heirs of his body) of the Mannors of Little-Mal­don, Clidsey, Totham, and Tolleshunt, in [Page 203] Com. Essex. leavingIbid. Iohn his Brother and heir Forty years of age. Which Iohn was also oneInstit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. of the Knights of the Garter in the time of King Henry the Fifth, but never had Sum­mons to Parliament.

Elizabeth, the wife of this Lewes, then survi­ving; who diedEsc. 11 H. 6. n. 40. 1 Iulii, 11 H. 6. without any issue, being then seisedEsc. 11 H. 6. n. 40. of the Mannors of A­sheldam, Maldon-parva, Langford, One­seye, Totham-Magna, Tolleshunt, Ford­ham-parva, Stanstede-Woodball, Pacehing­hall, Morton, Gr [...]nstede, and Manhale, in Com. Essex. as also of the Mannors of Bente­legh-parva, and Stanford-Rivers, with the Advouson of the Priories of Bylegh, and Ho­spital of St. Giles of Maldon; leavingEsc. 11 H. 6. n. 40. Hen­ry Lord Bourchier, Earl of Ewe, her next heir; (viz. son of Sir William Bourchier Knight) Twen­ty four years of age.

Hungerford.
[4 H. 6.]

THat this Family hath been very antient in [...], is evidentRot. Pip. 11 H. 2. Wilts. from the Sheriffs Accompt in 11 H. 2. Everard de Hungerford Everard. being at that time made mention of, by reason of an Amerciament of Twenty Marks, then levied upon him. But from him I shall descend to Robert de Hungerford; Robert. of whom, that which I have seen most memorable is; that, in 1 E. 3 he was constitutedEx vet. Car­tulario penes Theoph. Co. Hunt. f. 128. one of the Com­missioners, to enquire, and certifie unto the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, what Lands and Tenements, &c. Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester, and Hugh his son (with others, who suffered death in the last year of King Edward the Second's Reign) were pos­sess'd of: And, that in 8 E. 3. he gaveIbid, f. 269. to the Canons of Ivy-Church, in Com. Wilts. certain Lands and Rents in Muleford, and other places, to keep the Obit of Walter Arch-Deacon of Sarum, upon the third day of Iuly; and for the maintenance of a Priest, to celebrate Divine Service, in the Cathedral-Church of New Sarum, for the health of his Soul.

Moreover, that before the end of the same year (being then a Knight) he gaveIbid. to the Warden of the Hospital of St. Iohn, at Calne, certain Lands and Rents▪ lying in Stocke­leigh, and divers other places; to maintain a Priest, to sing Masse at the Altar of St. Edmund, at Cane, every morning early (Sundayes and Holy-dayes excepted) for the Soul of Ioane his wife: as also for the good estate of himself, du­ring this life; and for the health of his Soul, and the Souls of his Parents, Benefactors, and all the Faithful deceased. But, in case the said Warden did fail to perform the trust, that Wal­ter de Hungerford, his Brother, should take the benefit of those Lands to himself, and his heirs for ever. Likewise, that he bestowed on the same Hospital, divers Vestments; viz. a Chesi­ble, a Tunicle, a Dalmatick; an Albe, with an Amice; as also a green Tapet, adorn'd with white Crosses, to be used in the same Chantry for ever.

Furthermore, that he gaveIbid, f. 260. to the Freres at Eston, certain Lands and Rents in East. Gras­ton, for the maintenance of a Priest (being a Frere of that House) to celebrate Divine Ser­vice there perpetually, for the Soul of Geva his w [...]fe; for the good estate of himself, and Wal­ter his Brother, and for their Souls after this life: as alsoIb f 26 [...]. to keep their respective Obits: and toIbid, f. 261. every Frere, assisting at those Obits; six pence in Money, besides one Flagon of Wine amongst four of them; with as much in value, for Meat and Drink, to seven poor peo­ple. And, besides all this, that he bestowed Ibid, f. 261. certain Lands and Rents, lying in Hunger­ford, Sundon; and [...] juxta Hu [...] ­gerford, for the support of a Priest, in the Church of St. Lawrence, at [...], to pray for his Soul, and the Soul of the same Ge­va his wife, and all the Faithful deceased. And lastly, that he departedIbid, f. 135. this life in 28 E. 3. (or about that time) with this Memorial in a Window at Hungerford;

Ky pour Monsieur Robert de Hunger­ford, tant com il vivera; & pour le Alme de luy apres sa mort, priera; cink cens & cinquant jours de pardon avera; grante de quatorze Evesques, tant come il fust en vie; par qui en nom de Charite Pater & Ave.

To whom succeeded Sir Walter de Hunger­ford Walter. Knight his brother;Ex au­togr. pe­nes p [...]ae [...]. Co Hunt. who, by Elizabeth his wife, daughterEx au­togr. pe­nes p [...]ae [...]. Co Hunt. of Sir Adam fitz Iohn, had issueEx au­togr. pe­nes p [...]ae [...]. Co Hunt. Thomas. Thomas. Which Thomas wasIbid. Es­chaetor for the County of Wilts. in 30 E. 3. and, in 39 E. 3 gaveEx praef. Cartul. f. 261. to the Canons of Edding­ton, in Com. Wilts. all his Lands and Tene­ments in Esthorpe, Westorpe, Hampton, E [...]vylle, and Heghworthe; to keep his O­bits and the Obit of his wife. Likewise the O­bits of Walter his Father, and Elizabeth his Mother. Also the Obits of Robert de Hunger­ford, his Uncle, on the third day after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lady, with Place­bo and Dirige, nine Lessons; one Mass of Re­quiem with Note, and three without Note. In 51 E. 3. he was SpeakerRot. Par [...]. 51 [...]. 5. m. 87. of the House of Commons in the Parliament then held at Westminster (that being the first Parliament in which that House had a Speaker) he being then a Knight.

And, in 3 R. 2. obtained a Confirmation Ib. f. 191. of that grant, of the Office of Forester of Selwood, in Com. Wilts. which he had for­merly acquired from Roger de Sturton, and Iohn his son.

In 6 R. 2. he purchasedIbid. f. 131. from Elizabeth the Widow of Edward Lord Spenser, the Man­nor of Heightesbury, called the West-Court, together with the Hundred of Heightes­bury.

In 7 R. 2. having fortified his House at Farle-Montford, in Com Somerset. without Li­cense, he obtained pardonIbid, f. 222. for the same: and, in 8 R. 2. procured a CharterCart. [...] R. 2. n. 4. for Free-war­ren, in all his Demesn Lands, at We [...]ewe, and Farle, in Com. Somerset. Heitredesbu­ry-East-Court, and West-Court; Mildenhal [...], Tesfont, Ashley, Wolley, and Laslo, in Com. Wilts. as also at Doun-Amney, in Com. Gloc.

And, having, married [...] Ioane, the daugh­ter and co-heir of Sir Edmund Hussie, Knight, departed [...] this life, upon the third [Page 204] day of Dec. 22 R. 2. whereupon he had burial Ibid. under an Arch, within the Chapel at Farley-Castle, in Com. Wilts. with thisIbid. Epitaph.

Hic jacet Thomas Hungerford Chevalier, Dominus de Farley, Weleve, & Heylesby­ri, qui obiit 3 die Decembris, Anno MCCCXCVIII. cujus animae propitietur Deus, Amen.

Which Ioane surviving him; by her Testa­ment Arundel. vol. 2. 152. a. bearing date 1 Febr. An. 1411. (13 H. 4.) bequeath'd her body to be buried in the Chap­pel of St. Anne, within the Parochial Church of Farlegh-Hungerford, next to the Grave of her Husband: appointing, that after her de­cease, with all possible speed, the Executors of her Testament, should cause Three thousand Masses to be celebrated for her Soul, and for the Soules of all the Faithful deceased. Also, that, on the day of her Funeral, twelve Torches, and two Tapers, should burn about her Body: and that twelve poor women, holding those Tor­ches, should be cloathed in Russet, with linnen Hoods, having Stockings and Shooes suta­ble.

She likewise appointed, that Ten pounds should be bestowed to buy black cloth, for the cloathing of her sons and daughters; as also for the sons and daughters of her Executors, and all her domestick servants. And that Two hundred Marks, then in the hands of Sir Walter Hungerford Knight (her son) should be be­stow'd upon the founding of a perpetual Chan­try, of one Chaplain, to celebrate Divine Ser­vice in the Chapel of St. Anne, in the North­part of the said Church of Farlegh, for the health of her Soul, and the Soul of her Hus­band, as also for the Soules of all their Ance­ [...]ors, for ever.

To Katherine, the wife of her said son Wal­ter, she bequeath'd her black Mantle, furr'd with Minever: and to Thomas his son, a green Bed, embroidered with one Greyhound. And depa [...]ting [...] this life upon the first day of March, An. 1412. was b [...]ried [...] near to her husband, with this Epitaph [...];

Hic jacet Domina Johanna uxor ejusdem Tho [...]e Hungerford, filia Domini Edmun­di Hus [...] militis; quae obiit primo die men­sis Martii, An. Domini 1412.

To this last mention'd Thomas succeeded Sir Wa [...]ter Hungerford Knight, his son and heir; who merited so well from King Henry the Fourth, upon his arrival in England, when he attained the Crown of this Realm; that, in r [...]con pence [...] of his great expences, at that time; and in consideration [...] of his future servi­ces, he obtain'd a grant [...] of One hundred pounds per annum, to be received out of the Lands of Margaret Dutchess of Norfolk, then in the Crown: and, in 3 H. 4. was [...] imploy'd into France, there to continue for the safe-guard of those parts. In 7 H. 4. in consideration [...] of his great expences in those wars; and especially at Calais, where he atchieved great honor, by encountring [...] a Knight of France; he had a [...] grant [...] of One hundred Marks per an­num, payable out of the Town and Castle of [...], in Com. Wiltes. and the same year was constituted Sheriff of th [...]t Coun­ty.

In 13 H. 4. upon the death of Ioane his Mo­ther, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 1 [...] H. 4. m 9. of the Mannors of Heigh­tredebury, and Tesfount-Ewyas, in Com. Wiltes. his Homage being respited: as also of the Mannors of Welewe, Farle-Mountfort, and Holbroke, in Com. Somerset. And, in 3 H. 5. uponEx autog. penes Cler. pell. that grand Expedition, made by the King himself into Guyen; was, by Indenture, retein'dEx autog. penes Cler. pell. to serve him in his wars there, with twenty men at Armes, and sixty Archers on horseback. The like reteinerIbid. he had in 4 H. 5. being at that time constitutedPat. 4 H. 5. m. 19. Admiral of the whole Fleet, under Iohn Duke of Bedford, Lieutenant to the King for that service. In 5 H. 5. he was againRot. Franc. 5 H. 5. m. 13. in the wars of France. And, in 6 H. 5. being then StewardRot. Norm. 6 H. 5. p 1. m. 2. of the King's Houshold, and in his serviceRot. Norm. 6 H. 5. p 1. m. 2. at the siege of Roan, obtain'd a grant,Rot. Norm. 6 H. 5. p 1. m. 2. in special tail, of the Castle and Barony of Homet, in Normandy, which Sir William de Montney Knight formerly enjoy'd; rendring to the King and his heirs one Lance, with a Fox-taile hanging thereat, year­ly, upon the Feast-day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; and finding ten men at Armes, and twenty Archers, to serve him, or his Lieutenant, during his wars with France.

About this time also, he was electedInstit. &c. of the [...] per E. A. into the Society of Knights of the most Noble Order of the Garter. And, in 9 H. 5. being againRot. Franc. 9 H. 5. m. 11. in the wars of France, in consideration of his acceptable services there; had a grantRot Norm. 9 H. 5. m. 31. in spe­cial tail, of the Castle of Neville, and Terri­tory of Breant, lying in the Dutchy of Nor­mandy; with divers other Lands in those parts, which had been possessed by Sir Roger de Breant Knig [...]t.

He wasStowes Ann likewise one of the Executors to King Henry the Fifth: and, in 1 H. 6. retein'd Ex autogr. penes Cler. pell. to serve that King in his wars of France, with two Knights, seventeen men at Armes, and six­ty Archers: as also b to be Captain of the Ca­stle of Chirburgh, for one whole year. And, having marriedRot. Fin. 1 H. 6. m. 9. Catherine, one of the daugh­ters and coheirs of Thomas Peverell (andEx coll. R. Gl. S. Mar­garet his wife, daughter of Sir Thomas Court­ney Knight, by Muriel his wife, one of the daughters and heirs of Iohn Lord Moels) doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. ut supra. of the Lands of her Inheritance.

In 2 H. 6. he was also constitutedPat. 2. H. 6. p. 3. m. 10. Stew­ard of the Houshold, to that young King, by advise of the Lords then sitting in Parlia­ment: and, in 4 H. 6. madePat. 4. H. 6. p. [...]. m. 21. Treasurer of his Exchequer. About which time he foundedEx praef. Cartul. f. 23. l. a Chantry, in the Parish-Church of St. Leonard at Fa [...]ler-Hungerford; consisting of one Priest, at the Altar of the blessed Virgin; and gave thereunto Lands of Ten pounds per annum va­lue. Which Priest was to Pray for the good estate of him the said Walter, and Catherine his wife, during their lives; and afterwards for the health of their Soules: as also for the Soules of Sir Thomas de Hungerford, Knight, his Father, and Ioane his wife (Mother of the said Wal­ter) and all their Ancestors Soules.

In 6 H. 6. (bearing the TitleIbid. 263 & 264. of Sir Walter Hungerford Knight, Lord of Heghtresbury, and Homet, and Treasurer of England) he gaveIbid. 263 & 264. to the Deane and Canons of the Free-royal-Cha­pel of St. Stephen within the King's Pallace [Page 205] at Westminster, divers Houses and Shops in the Parish of St. Anthony, within the City of London, in consideration whereof, they cove­nanted to make him partaker of all their Masses, and Suffrages, during this life, and after his death, to celebrate his Obit, annually, with Pla­cebo a [...]d Dirige, and Mass of Requiem, and to make distribution thereat, of twenty pence to the Deane, to every Canon twelve pence, to every Vicar six pence, to every Clerk four pence, and to the Virger six pence.

And in 7 H. 6. obtained LicenceIb. 236. to amor­tize and appropriate the perpetual Advouson of the Parish Church of Olveston, in Com. Glouc. of the yearly value of twelve Marks, unto the Prior and Covent of Bathe, to the end that they should maintain a Priest, to celebrate Di­vine Service, in the Church of St. Leonard, at Farley [...] Hungerford, before-specified. And ha­ving farther LicenceIb. 262. to appropriate the Ad­vouson of the Parish Church of St. Samson of [...] as also the reversion of the Man­nor of [...] called [...]ngdons-Court, in Com. Wiltes to the Dean and Canons of the Cathedral-Church of Salisbury, To maintain the tall Spire Steeple of that Fabrick in repair: as also to pray for the Souls of certain persons there mentioned; he ordained, that there should be two Priests, perpetually resident in that Church, to celebrate divine Service for the good estate of the King; likewise for the good estate of him­self and Catherine his Wife, during this life: and for the Souls of King Henry the Fifth, Sir Robert Hungerford Knight, and Geve his Wife; Sir Walter Hungerford Knight, and Elizabeth his Wife, Sir Thomas Hungerford Knight, and Ioane his Wife, and for the children of the said Sir Walter and Catherine.

Likewise to maintain two other Chaplains, such as he should make choice of out of four, to be presented to him by the Dean and Chap­ter: also to have liberty to inclose within that Arch, next adjoining to the Altar, for the morn­ing Mass, all the space betwixt two pillars, con­taining twenty foot in length, and eight foot and one Inch in breadth, and there erect an Al­tar, in honor of the Annunciation of our La­dy.

Furthermore, that they the said Dean and Chapter, should provide Sepulture for himself, and his Lady, and his posterity, without remo­val of the Inclosure of that Altar. And that every morning before seven of the clock, the morning service should be said thereat; and af­terwards two Masses daily; the first for the Souls aforesaid, the other for the dead; as also privately for the good estate of the living and dead, for whom they were bound to pray, Pla­cebo and Dirige, with nine Lessons. Likewise, to pay yearly to each of those Chaplains, twelve Marks, by equal portions quarterly, and one Mark to find Bread, Wine and Lights, for the use of the Altar, and to the Clarke attend­ing those Masses, one Mark.

Moreover, upon the day of his Obit, to give to the Deane three shillings and four pence. To every Canon twenty pence, if they were not above twelve, besides twenty shillings to be divided amongst them all. And to the Sub-Deane and Sub-Chanter, if Canons and not Vi­cars, each of them four pence, and to the Schoolmaster four pence. Besides all this, for the health of his Soul, and the Soul of C [...]herine his Wife, he madeIb. an High­way in Standinwick-Marsh. And in 8 H. 6. founded [...]. f. 24 [...]. another Chantry, at the Altar of our blessed Lady▪ in the same Parish Church of St. Leonard, at Farley-Hungerford, f [...]r one Priest, which Priest, so oft as he should en­ter thereinto, was bound to say (kne [...]ing) one Pater noster, in Honor of the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, with the salutation of the Angel, in honor of the Blessed Virgin his Mother. And after that, to draw near to the Tombe, of his Father and Mother, and (knee­ling,) once more devoutly to say, the Lords Prayer, and Ave Maria, with those Versicles. Inclina domine Aurem tuam, and with an high voice, pronounce, Animae Thomae Hungerford militis, Iohannae nuper consortis suae, & omni­um fidelium defunctorim, prop [...]er mis [...]ricordim [...] Iesu, in pace requiescant.

Also at the Introite to the Mass, to say, for the Souls of Sir Thomas Hungerford Knight, and Ioane his Wife, and for all Christian Souls, a Rater noster. Which Chaplain, to be resi­dent perpetually, in a little House, on the East-side of the Church-yard, and to keep it in good repair, as also to provide Bread, Wine, Wax, and all other necessaries for the same Chantry. And upon the third of December, being the Anniversary of the said Thomas, to keep his Obit, as also the Obit of Ioane his Wife, and then to assemble seven other Priests, who together with the Rector of that Paro­chial Church, were at the Vespers preceding, to sing with Note, the Exequies of the dead, and the next day solemn Mass, and then to dine together.

Moreover, in 9 H. 6. (being still Lord Treasurer of England) he obtained Licence Rot Franc. H. 6. m. 6. to transport three thousand Marks, for the ransome of Sir Walter Hungerford Knight, his Son, then Prisoner in France: and in 14 H. 6. was reteinedEx autog. penes Cle [...]. Pell. to serve the King, for the relief of Calais, with two Bannerets, one Knight, thirty Men at Arms, and 378 Archers. In consideration of which Ser­vices, in 16 H. 6. he obtained a GrantPat 16 H 6. p. 1. m. [...]. of one hunded Marks per annum, payable out of the Alnage of Cloth, in Com. Wiltes. And after all this, to manifest his farther piety, in 21 H. 6. procured LicensePat. 21 H. 6. p. [...]. m. 7. for the found­ing a [...] in the Chapel of our Lady, within [...] Parish-Church of Chippenham, in Com. Wilts. or elsewhere within that Parish, for one Priest, to celebrate Divine Service there daily, for the good estate of himself, and Sir Robert Hungerford Knight, his Son, during this life, and afterwards for the health of their Souls, as also for the Soul of King Henry the Fifth, and the Soul of Catherine, the Wife of the said Walter, their Childrens Souls, and all the faithful deceased.

And having been summonedClaus deitisd an. in dorso. to Parlia­ment, amongst the Barons of this Realm, from 4 H. 6. until 26 of the same Kings Reign; inclusive; by his TestamentChichley Vol 2. [...]4 a. bearing date on Tuesday the first of Iuly, An. 1449. (27 H. 6.) wherein he stileth himself Lord of [...] ­gerford, Haylesbury, and Hom [...]; bequeath­ed his body to be buried in the Cathedral Church at Salisbury, in a certain Chapel, within the second Arch from the Belfrey, on [Page 206] the North part the Body of the Church, west­wards, built to the honour of the Annunci­ation of the Blessed Virgin, at his own pro­per costs, in which Chapel he had founded a perpetual Chantry for two Chaplains, and where­in Catherine his Wife lay buried.

He also willed, that if any thing were de­ficient, either in the Foundation, endowment, or Statutes of this Chantry; or of that which he had likewise founded in the Church at Far­ley-Hungerford, whereby his intentions therein, were not totally fulfilled; that an accomplish­ment thereof should be made, with all speed. The like he ordained for his Chanteries at [...]aytesbury and Chipenham, and that what Ornaments were wanting to any of them, should be supplyed by his Executors.

Moreover, he bequeathed unto the Canons-Resident, Vicars, Choristers, Chantry-Priests, in the Cathedral at Salisbury, and other Officers belonging to that Church, to cele­brate the Office of the dead; as also to sing Mass, and perform other Solemnities; up­on the day of his Funeral, the summe of ten pounds, to be distributed amongst them, in such sort, as in like case had been accustom­ed.

And because the Prior and Monks of Bathe, by a certain Instrument under their common Seal, had obliged themselves and their Suc­cessors, solemnly to celebrate the Obit of Sir Thomas Hungerford Knight, his Father, and that of the Lady Geva, his Mother; as also the Obit of Catherine his own Wife, on the third of December, in the Cathedral Church of Bathe, and perform other works of Chari­ty, upon the same day, for all their Souls re­spectively; he bequeathed unto the said Prior and Monks, one whole sute of Vestments, with all things appertaining thereto; for a Priest, Deacon, and Sub-Deacon: as also a Cope of black and red Velvet, embroidered like Waves. And two Copes of Damask, with Gold▪ of the same colour and work, to be made use of by the said Prior and Monks, every year, up­on the day of his Obit, to the honor of God, and in memory of himself and his Parents: in which Vestments he appointed his Arms, (for more notice) to be wrought.

To Alianore CountessDaughter of [...] John Ber [...] ­ley K [...]. of Arundel, at that time his Wife, he bequeathed all his plate, both of Silver and Gold: and like [...] all those other Goods and Chattels, which [...] hers, whilst she was unmarried. To Sir Robert Hun­gerford Knight, his Son, his best Dorser of Arras.

To the Lady Margaret, Wife of his said Son, his best Legend, of the Lives of Saints▪ written in French, and covered with red Cloth. To Robert Hungerford Lord Molins, his best pair of Curasses, with all belonging thereto; to be made choi [...]e of by him, out of the Armory at Farley-Hungerford.

To his own Son, Sir Edmund Hungerford Knight, a Cup of Gold, with a cover; and a Saphier on the head thereof. To Elizabeth his own Daughter, Wife of Sir Philip Courtney Knight, a cup of Gold.

To Margaret the Wife of Sir Walter Rodenay, Knight, (another of his Daughters) a Bed of Silk, of black and green colour. And because his much honored Lord, the Vicount Beaumont, was lineally descended from the Dukes of Lan­caster, he bequeathed unto him, a Cup of Sil­ver, with a cover bordered with Gold, and on it a knop of Gold, with which Cup, the most noble Prince Iohn, Duke of Lancaster, was often served; and in which he did use to drink so long as he lived. And lastly, for the better advancement of Arnulph, and William Hungerford, (Sons of the said Sir Robert Hunger­ford Knight, his Son) in their Marriages, and Mary Daughter of the said Sir Robert, he be­queathed unto them, seven hundred Marks Sterling.

And departingEsc. 27 H. 6. n. 30. this life, upon the ninth of August, next ensuing, being then seisedEsc. 27 H. 6. n. 30. of the Mannor of Farle Hungerford, and Wel­we, in Com. Somers. of the Moiety of the Man­nor of Folke, in Com. Dors. of the Mannor, Town, and Lordship of Hungerford, in Com. Berks. and of the Mannor and Hundred of Chi­penham: of the Mannors of Sheldon and Bidston; of the Hundreds of Bishopeston, and Donlowe; of the Mannors of Inmer, Wynterborne, Homyngton, Myldenhale, Heytesbury, Sutton; Codeford, and East-Harnham, with the custody of the Forest of Selwode, all in Com. Wiltes. leaving Issue,Ex autog▪ pènes praef. Co. Hung. by Catherine his Wife, Daughter and Co-heir to Thomas Peverel, two Sons, viz. Sir Robert Hun­gerford Knight, his Son and Heir, (at that time called Robert Hungerford Senior) forty years of age; and Sir Edmund Hungerford Knight, who MarriedIbid. Margaret the Daughter and Heir of Edward Burnell: as also two Daughters; Eli­zabeth, WifeIbid. of Sir Philip Courtney Knight, and Margaret ofIbid. Sir Walter Rodenay Knight.

Of which Sir Robert, Robert. there is honorable men­tion, whilst his Father lived; for in 3 H. 6. he was reteined, by Indenture,Ex autog. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King, under the conduct of Iohn Duke of Bedford, then Regent of France, in the Wars of that Countrey, with twenty nine men at Arms, and eighty Archers: and, the next ensuing year, with thirty men at arms, and ninety Archers. Moreover, in 17 H. 6. upon the death of Alianore Talbot, (the other Daugh­ter and Co-heir, to the before mentioned Tho­mas Peverel) and Sister to Catherine, his Mother; being foundRot. Fin. 17 H. 6. m. 4. to be her Cosin and next Heir, he had a special LiveryRot. Fin. 17 H. 6. m. 4. of the Lands of her Inheritance, his Homage being respited.

But farther I have not seen of him; then that in 31 H. 6. he arrivedHolinsh. p. 640. b. n. 10. at Blay, with Iohn Talbot, Vicount Lisle; also, that he had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, from 29 H. 6. till 33 H. 6. inclusive: and that by his Testament Stockton, f. 133. b. bearing date 22 Apr. An. 1459. (37 H. 6.) he bequeathed his Body to be buried before the Altar of St. Osmund, (the Bishop and Confes­sor) in the Cathedral Church of Salisbu­ry.

Likewise, that he bequeathed to the Ca­nons-Resident, Vicars, Choristers, Chantry-Priests, and other Officers belonging to that Cathedral [...] to celebrate his Exequies, and to perform all other Divine Solemnities, upon the day of his burial, the summe of ten pounds, to be distributed amongst them, in such sort, as had been accustomed. Also to a thousand Priests, saying the Exequies for the dead, com­mendations, the seven Penetential Psalms, with the wonted Litanies, to each of them [Page 207] twelve pence. To the Chantry-Priests, cele­brating Divine Service, in the Chapel, which his Father founded in that Cathedral; to each of them, to pray for his Soul forty shillings. To Sir Robert Hungerford Knight, called Lord Moleyns, his Son and Heir, two basins of Sil­ver gilt. To his Brother Sir Edmund Hun­gerford Knight, two Flagons of Silver gilt, with his Arms thereon. To the Lady Marga­ret Rodeney, his Sister, an Image of our Lady, in silver gilt, with his Arms under the foot thereof.

To the repair of the high-way, called the Causway, in Stawyk Mersh, which Walter Lord Hungerford, his Father, first caused to be made, for the health of the Soul of the La­dy Cath [...]rine his Wife, twenty five Marks. To Thomas Hungerford, Son and Heir to Robert Hungerford, Lord Moleyns, a Bed of white Velvet embroidered; upon condition, that at his death, he left it to his next Heir Male. To Arnold Hungerford, another Son, one hun­dred Marks: and to Mary H [...]ngerford his Daugh­ter one hundred Marks

And departedEsc. 37 H. 6. n. 17. this life, upon the fourteenth day of May, next ensuing; leaving Issue,Esc. 37 H. 6. n. 17. by Margaret his Wife, Daughter and sole Heir, to William Lord Botreaux, Sir Robert Hungerford Knight, commonly called Lord Moleyns, by reason of his Marriage with Alian [...]re, Daugh­ter and Heir to William Lord Moleyns, his Son and Heir, thirty years of age: and was buried Ex Coll R. [...]l. S. in the Cathedral at [...]alisbury.

Of which Margaret, besides her being so great an Heir, and that she lived to be very aged, I find much that is memorable. For upon the twelfth of Ianuary, 49 H. 6. (which falls out to be in An. 1470. 10 E. 4.) by the name of Margaret Lady Hungerford and Botreaux, she declared her Will; whereby she ordained, Claus. 49 H 6. in dorso m. 8. that whereas by several Deeds of Feoffment, she had enfeoffed divers persons, of all her Mannors, Castles, Hundreds, Lands, &c. in the Shires of Cornwal, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, &c. as well of those that came to her by the death of William late Lord Botreaux, her Father, as of the Mannors of Haylesbu­ry, Tudryngton, Hornyngesham, Fenny-Sutton, and Codford, with the appurtenan­ces, in Wiltshire; that her Feoffees should discharge and save harmless every person, which at her request; or at the request of her Lord and Husband, had been bound, for the Ran­some of Rob [...]rt Lord Hungerford and Moleyns, her Son who was then prisoner in Guyen. Furthermore, that if it should please Almighty God not to suffer her so long to live, as that h [...]r Chapel and Chantry of two Priests, with­in the Cathedral at Salisbury; and her Alms-House, of one Priest, twelve poor Men, and one Woman at [...]aytesbury, were fully per­fected, and established; that then such Moneys as should be of necessity taken up upon credit by her Executors for the accomplishing of those works, to be paid and satisfied by her said Fe­offees.

Furthermore, that those her Feoffees should [...]ake a Chapel of Lime and Stone, covered with Lead, for her Lord and Husband, ad­joining to our Lady Chapel, within the said Ca­thedral at Sa [...]sbury; and likewise found a Chantry of two Priests, to say and pray Divine Service for evermore, within the said Chapel, for the Soul of her said Lord and Husband, and her own Soul. And lastly, that within the term of ten years, they should found an Almes house, in the Town of Haytesbury, of a Schoolmaster, or any other honest Priest, with twelve poor Men, and a Woman, to pray for the Souls of Walter, l [...]te Lord Hungerford, and others, in such manner and form, as in an Ordinance thereupon to be made, should be more plainly expressed.

And within little more than a twelve month following, obtained LicensePat. 1 [...] E. 4. p. 2. m 7. to found a per­petual Chantry of two Priests, to celebrate Di­vine Service every day, in a certain Chapel then newly by her built, to the honor of Iesus, and the Blessed Virgin his Mother, within the before-specified Cathedral Church of Salisbu­ry, contiguous to the Chapel of the Holy Tri­nity there; wherein Robert Lord Hungerford her Husband lay buried; for the good estate of King Edward the Fourth, Elizabeth his Queen, Ri­chard Beauchamp, at that time Bishop of Salis­bury, during their lives in this World; and af­terwards for the health of their Souls; as also for the good estate of her the said Margaret, Ioha Cheyne of Pynne Esquire, Iohn Mervyn Esquire, Mr. Iames Goldwell, (the Popes pro­thonotary) then Dean of Salisbury. Like­wise, for the Souls of the said Robert Hunger­ford, and her the said Margaret. Also for the Souls of Walter, late Lord Hungerford, and Catherine his Wife, parents of him the said Ro­bert: and for the Souls of William Lord Botre­aux. and Elizabeth his Wife, parents of her the said Margaret. Likewise for the Souls of George Westby Esquire, Iohn Cheyne, Iohn Mer­vyn, and Iames Goldwell, after this life, and for the Souls of all the faithful deceased.

Which Chantry she endowedIbid. with the Man­nor of Immere, in Com. Wiltes. and the Ad­vouson of the free Chapel there; as also with three Messuages, two hundred Acres of Land, three hundred Acres of Pasture, eight Acres of Meadow, and thirty shillings Rent in Winter­borne and Hornington, in the said County; and Moytie of the Mannor of Folke, with the Advouson of the Church of Folke, in Com. Dors.

And having thus done, she gave [...]a autog, penes pr [...]. Co. Hunt. thereun­to these following Ornaments; viz.

Two Auter-clothes of white Velvet, upon Velvet, embroidered with Chaplets, and with an Image of our Lady, richly embroidered in the Over-cloth, and my Lord Hungerford his Crest, and his Arms in the Nether-cloth: Also a Frontel of cloth of Gold Tissu [...], fringed with yellow, blew, and black to the same. Likewise a Chesibill, Albis, Periers, Phane, and Stole of the same, and to the same sute.

Item, Two A [...]ter-cloths of white Damask, embroidered with these words, Inclina aurem tuam nobis, O Regina C [...]lorum; with a Frontell of red Velvet, embroidered with clouds and knots of Sikils in the middle and a Chesibil of the same, embroidered with those words; and all Apparel thereto belonging.

Also two Auter-clothes of blew damask, to hang above the Autar; the one of them embroi­dered with branches of Roses and Lillies, with [Page 208] Letters of Gold, saying, O Florens Rosa, Mater Christi Speciosa; with an Image of our Lady, and her child in her Arms, standing in a Sun, and a Moon under her feet. And the other cloth embroidered likewise with Roses and Lillies, and Letters of Gold: saying, Isaias quae cecinit, impleta sunt in virgine: annunciavit Angelus; sanctus replevit spiritus: in the which cloth, is the salutation of our Lady, richly embroide­red.

Item, Another of the same sute, to hang beneath; embroidered with Roses and Lillies, and Letters of Gold, saying, Virgo ab Angelo sal [...]tata, nostra dignetur abolere peccata; in the which is my Lord Hungerford's Crest, and his Arms, richly embroidered, and a frontel there­to, of white Damask, richly embroidered with Gold and black, with these words, Alme pa­ter, qui [...]ilium fecisti unigenitum nasci pro nobis miseris, ex alvo castae virginis, fringed with black and gold; and a Chesibill of the same like­wise embroidered, with all the Apparel thereto belonging.

Item, Two Autar-clothes of crimson Sarcenet; embroidered with Letters of Gold, Iesu Ma­ria; and a Frontel thereto, of blew and black Sarcenet embroidered, with her word, Mine as­sured Truth; and a pair of Vestments, with all the Apparel thereunto belonging.

Also two Autar-clothes of purple, blew, and black Sarcenet, paled, with a little Crucifix of Mary and Iohn, embroidered in the over-cloth; and a frontel thereto of white and blew Damask, paled, and a Chesibil of purple, blew, and black Sattin, with all the Apparel thereto belong­ing.

Item, Two Autar-clothes of black Sarcenet, embroid [...]red with Letters of Gold, saying, Iesu miserere, Christe miserere, with a Frontel there­to of Linnen cloth, embroidered with Letters; saying, Iesu miserere, Christe miserere, fringed with black and gold; and a Chesibil embroide­red with the same words; with all the Apparel thereto belonging.

Item, Two Autar-clothes of black Damask, in the over-cloth a Crucifix embroidered of Ma­ry and Iohn; with a frontel ... and a ves [...]ment of black Damask sutable there­to.

Item, Two Autar-clothes, of red and green Baudekyn, for Ferial days; with a Frontell of white and blew Baudekyn, and a vest­ment, with all the Apparel according to the same.

Item, Two Autar clothes for Lenten time, of Linnen-cloth; with crosses of Purple in eve­ry cloth, and a Crown of Thornes, hang­ing upon the head of every cross; with a Fron­tel to the same of black Bokeram between, with Letters of gold, saying, Qui cognoscis [...] cordis, p [...]rce peccatis n [...]stris, and a Che­sibil, with all the Apparel to the same be­longing.

It [...]m, Four Autar cloathes, to lye upon the Autar.

Item, A Pillow of blew cloth of Baude­kyn.

Mor [...]over he bequeathed to the same Cha­p [...]l, a plain gilt Chalice, weighing sixteen oune [...]s; with a Crucifix in the foot of the same.

Item, another Chalice gilt, weighing eigh­teen ounces; with the Image of the Trinity, graven in the Paten▪ and with Benidicamus Pa­trem & [...]ilium, cum sancto spiritu; written in the same place; and with Calicem salut [...]s reci­piam; & nomen Domini invocabo, about the same Chalice.

Item, A pair of Candlesticks of silver, double gilt, and pounced with the Arms, that long­eth to the Passion: and also Hungerford's Arms, the Botreaux Arms, and the Beau­mont's Arms, weighing one hundred and se­venteen ounces, and an half; with the Arms of the Court [...]eys, Peverels, Hunger [...]ords, Botr [...] ­aux, and Beaumont.

Item, A pair of flat Candlesticks of Silver, for [...]erial days, weighing twenty eight ounces, and a quartern.

Item, A pair of Cruets of Silver, the Bor­ders gilt; with Letters written about, Gloria, laus, & honor sit tibi Rex Christe, weighing sixteen ounces.

Item, Another pair of Cruets of Silver, six square, for [...]erial days.

Item, A Paxbrede of Silver and gilt, with an Image of our Lady, standing in a Sun, weigh­ing four ounces, an half, and a quarter.

Item, A Paxbrede of Ivory, with an Imag [...] of our Lord, as he swet Blood and Wa­ter.

Item, Another Paxbrede of Moder of Pearle, bordered with blew, and a Crucifix of Silver and gilt in the middle▪ weighing six ounces save a quarter.

Item, A Sacring Bell of Silver, weighing ten ounces, and half a quarter.

Also a fair new Mass Book, well corrected, in the which is set, at the beginn [...]g of the Book, the Obits of William Lord▪ Botreaux, and Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter of Iohn Lord Beaumont, Father and Mother to the foresaid Lady▪ Dame Margaret Hungerford: the obit of the said Iohn Lord Beaumont, and Catherine his wife; Henry Lord Beaumont his Son, and Elizabeth his Wife: the Obits of Robert Lord Hungerford, Husband to the said Lady. Dame Margaret, Walter Lord Hunger­ford, and Catherine his wife, his Father and Mother, Sir Thomas Hungerford Knight, and Ioane his Wife, his Grand [...]ire and Grandame: and the Obit of Walter Hungerford, that dyed in Provence, and Dame Margaret Rodeny, eldest Brother and Sister to the said Robert Lord Hungerford.

Item, Another fair new Mass Book, well corrected, in the which is contained all th [...] said Obits, in the latter end of the Book.

Item, An Antiphoner well noted, with an Image of Iesu, limmed in the first Letter D. of the Story of Advent.

Item, An whole Legend, with two Corbet­clasps, and with a Table in the last end, to induce Men in reading, to understand, long or short.

Item, An Ordinal of Salisbury-Vse, well corrected, and two Processionals of the same use, well corrected.

Item, A Corporas-case of cloth, of Tissue, Crymsin, with a Corporas in the same, of fine laune.

[Page 209] Item, Another Corporas-Case of blew Cloth of gold, with Iesus embroydered in the middle, with Orient Pearl; and a Corporas of fine Lawn in the same.

Item, Another Corporas Case of red Velvet, embroydered with Iesus and Maria; and a Cor­poras of fine Lawn in the same. And another Corporas-Case of White Damask, embroydered with Iesus and Maria; and a Corporas of Lawn in the same.

Item, A Carpet of Oken leaves, bordered with blew, and a trail of Roses, white and red.

Item, Another Carpet of red and yellow.

Item, A Cushion of red and green Baudekyn; and another Cushion of red worsted, to kneel on.

Item, A long Cushion of black Sarcenet, em­broidered with Iesu miserere; and Christe mise­rere. And another Cushion of black bord Alisan­der, to kneel upon. Also a long Cushion and a short Cushion of Motley Cloth of gold.

Item, Two Curtains of Linnen Cloth, to co­ver the Images with, in the Lent, of elle-broad Cloth; two leves of bredth, and three yards of length.

Item, An Hanging of Linnen-Cloth, to co­ver the Pictures of the Chappel, in Lent time; round about, from the one Arch to the other.

At the same time also, the obtain'd the like Li­cence Pat. 1 [...] R. 4. p. 2. m. 15. to found that Hospital at Heighresbury, before-mentioned, for one Chaplain, twelve poor men, and one Woman (the Chaplain to be War­den) to celebrate divine service every day, in the Parish Church of Heigtesbury, for the good estate of the persons above-mentioned; and for the health of the Souls of all before-specified: which she endowed with the Mannors of Cheve­rell-Burnell, and Cheverell-Hales, (otherwise called Cheverell-magna) in the same County of Wiltes. and gave thereunto xx Loads of Wood, yearly, out of her Wood of Southlegh, in that County.

After which, 8 Aug. an. 1476. (16 E. 4.) she declared her WillEx auto [...]r penès pra [...]f. Co. Hunt. at Heytesbury. Whence I have thought fit to take notice of the vast charge she was at, in the redemption of Robert Lord Hungerford and Molyns her Son, taken Prisoner in Guyen (as hath been already observed) as also of other her disbursements and losses, which were;

 l.s.d.
In sending Chester-Herald into France, sundry times, by the space of seven years and sixteen Weeks, to procure his enlargement,1400000.
In gifts and rewards to those, who had part in him,7330608.
In Apparel sent to him, with an Ambling Horse to please his Friends; and for healing his wounds,1760000.
For meat and drink, by the space of seven years and sixteen Weeks, for himself and his Servants, at xl s. a week, before he was put to his finance,7600000.
For the like board for himself and his servants, by the space of LXXX weeks, after he was put to his finance; viz. vi s. viii d. a day,1861304.
For his Finaunce, over and above all other expences and costs,60000000.
For Exchange of money viii d. by the Noble (for payment of his Ransome) being 7690 l. paid,7690000.
In Gi [...]ts to divers Noblemen, which were sureties for her, upon borrowing of money, to pay this Ransom; and to quit those Lords harmless,9450600.
Lost in the sale of Plate, which she sold towards that payment,1600000.
Item, Paid for her Sons Expences, from the time he landed in England, until the time he went to Florence; with Gifts and rewards to great Lords and other, after he escaped out of the Tower of London; and for his Licence to go to Florence,7681304.
Paid for his Shipping and Expences,2550000.
Paid in Expences of his Wife, Children, and Servants, by the space of seven years, and xvi weeks; with the Expences of Sir Thomas Hungerford Knight, Son and Heir of her said Son, waiting upon the Earl of Warwick, in the King's Service (after the departing of King Henry) arrayed and accompanied for the War,8000000.
Paid to her said Sons Creditors to whom he was indebted, before he went out of England,4000000.
Paid and spent for the Composition of the Lands of her late Husband, Robert Lord Hungerford, which had been divers times seized, and given to several great Lords,21600000.
In the charge of being under the Arrest of the Earl of Wiltshire, by the Kings Com­mand; and to be restored to her Lands and Goods,4000000.
In the loss which she sustained, when she was put into the Abby of Ambresbury, by the Lord Chancellor of England, at the Kings Command; her movable Goods of great value being there burnt (viz. Beds of Cloth of gold, Arras and silk Hangings for Halls and Chambers; Plate, money, and other stuff) to the value of 1000 l. more; besides repairing the Lodgings so burnt,2000000.
Item, When the Duke of Clarence, and the Earl of Warwick went out of England against the Kings Will: She being then put in Ward to the young Dutchess of Norfolk: In making means to the King, to be at Syon; cost her,2000000.
Item, Whereas Robert late Lord Hungerford, her Husband, ordained by his last will, to have a Chappel for his Sepul [...]ure builded, adjoining to our Lady Chappel, in the Cathe­dral Church of Salisbury, and two Priests there to be founded; and livelyhood amor­tized therefore; and his and her Obit to be kept solemnly in the said Church. Which Chappel she did make accordingly; and removed his Body thither into a Vault of Mar­ble, and made another Tomb for her self: all this cost,4970000.
[Page 210] Item, In Ornaments for the said Chappel; viz. three pair of Candlesticks of Silver; whereof one pair gilt; Three pair of Cruets, whereof one pair gilt: Three Pax-bredes; one Bell of Silver, Nine pair of Altar-Cloths; Nine pair of Vestments; Mass-Books, Leigers, and other necessaries to the Chappel,2000000.
Item, For Licence to amortize the Mannors of Immer and Homyngton, in Com. Wiltes. and the Mannor of Folke, in Com. Dors. to the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury, for maintenance of those two Priests, and keeping the said Obit for ever,1761304.
Item, Whereas Walter late Lord Hungerford built an Almeshouse for xii poor men and one woman; and an House for a Schoolmaster, being a Priest; as well to teach Gram­mar, as to have the rule and oversight of those poor men, and woman, at Haytesbury, in Com. Wiltes. and ordained that the Mannors of Chyverell-Burnell, and Chyverell-Halys, alias Chyverell magna, should be amortised to the said Schoolmaster, poor men, &c. and their Successors. This being not perform'd in his days; she paid for the effecting thereof,2000000.
Item, In other sums, upon other occasions which she paid, all which computed, amoun­ted to26180 marks06s.08d.

But the next year following the departedEx coll. R. Gl. s. this Life, and was buried in the Cathedral at Salisburg.

I now come to Robert. Robert. Son and Heir to the last Robert, by this Margaret Lady Botreaux above-mentioned. This Robert, in 19 H. 6. (which was in his Father's life time) by the name of Robert Hungerford Esq having marriedClaus. 19 [...]. 6 m. 33. Pat. 20 H. 6. p. 1. m. 12. Alia­nore the Daughter and Heir of Sir William Mo­lins Knight, Lord Molyns, Son and Heir to Sir Wil­liam Molins Knight and Margery his Wife de­ceased; and Cousin and Heir to them the said Sir William and Margery; making proofClaus. 19 [...]. 6 m. 33. Pat. 20 H. 6. p. 1. m. 12. of the Age of her the said Alianore, and doing his Feal­ty, had LiveryClau [...]. 19 [...]. 6 m. 33. Pat. 20 H. 6. p. 1. m. 12. of the Lands of her Inheri­tance: And, in 14 H. 6. by the namePat. 24 H. 6. p. 1. m. 4. of Sir Robert Hungerford Knight, Lord Molyns, ob­tain'd a GrantPat. 24 H. 6. p. 1. m. 4. of C l per annum to himself and the said Alianore his Wife, and the Heirs of her the said Alianore, to be paid out of the Exche­quer; until such times as Lands of the like value should be assigned unto them.

In 31 H. 6. he was (amongst others) retain'd Rot. Vase. 31 H. 6. m. 4. Ex autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King, in that Expedition, then made into Aquitane, under the Conduct of Iohn Talbat Earl of Shrewsbury, with a certain num­ber of men at Arms and Archers; viz. himself, and one Banneret, two Knights, fifty six men at Arms, and six hundred Archers on Foot. Where, endeavouring [...] the relief of Chastillon, then besieg'd by the French, that renowned Earl had the hard fate to be slain [...] and he taken [...] Prison­er. Whereupon Alianore Countess of Arundel, Lady Matravers and Hungerford (sometime Wife of Sir Walter Hungerford Knight, his Grandfa­ther) by her Testament [...], bearing date 20 Julii, on 1455. (33 H. 6.) gave unto him all her Wooll, then being in her Mannor of Haytesbu­ry, valued at C marks, towards the payment of his ransome; upon condition that he came alive out of Prison.

By which help and other supplies, from Mar­garet Lady Hungerford and Botreaux, his Mother, (as hath been already ob [...]ved) after seven years, and four months durance, he was enlar­ged. Whereupon, in 38 H. 6. in considerationRot. Fran. 28 H. 6. m. 6. of his manifold services, and adventures in the Civil Wars of that time, against the King's Ene­mies: as also his Services in France with five hundred men at Arms, at his own expences, for the space of one whole month, over and above the time he had been retained; where he reducedRot. Fran. 28 H. 6. m. 6. di­vers places and Castles to the Kings obedience. And likewife, consideringRot. Fran. 28 H. 6. m. 6. his misfortune, in being there wounded, taken Prisoner and detain­ed for a long time; and lastly put to ransome Rot. Fran. 28 H. 6. m. 6. himself for twelve thousand marks and upwards (for these are the words of the Grant) he ob­tain'd LicenceRot. Fran. 28 H. 6. m. 6. to transport fifteen hundred Sacks of Wooll, into any Foreign parts, without pay­ment of Custom for the same: As also toRot. Franc. 38 H. 6. m. 2. tra­vel beyond Sea; and to take as many with him in his Company; with gold, silver, and other ne­cessaries, as should be sutable to his degree.

Whereupon he wentEx autogr. penès praef. Co. Hunt. to Florence. Whence (ere long) returning, and sidingSt [...]ws Ann. in [...] E. 4. with the Lan­castrians at Towton-field; upon the loss of that day, he fledSt [...]ws Ann. in [...] E. 4. to York, where King Henry then was; and thence with him intoSt [...]ws Ann. in [...] E. 4. Scotland: by reason whereof he was attaintedPat. 2 E. 4. p. 1. m. 20., in the Par­liament begun 4o Nov. 1 E. 4. Notwithstanding which King Edward took such compassionPat. 2 E. 4. p. 1. m. 20. on Alianore his Wife; as also on his two younger Sons and one Daughter: that, having granted Pat. 2 E. 4. p. 1. m. 20. all his Lordships, Mannors, and Lands to Iohn Lord Wenlok, he committedPat. 2 E. 4. p. 1. m. 20. her and them to the Custody of that noble Lord, for a fitting sup­port, so long as he the said Robert should live: the Lands whereof he was then seised; and at that time in the Crown by reason of his attainder, be­ing Esc. 4 E. 4. n. 56. the moity of the Mannor of Stoke-Moyles, in Com. Oxon. ... the Mannors of South-Cad­bury, Helbroke, Mapurton, Clopton, Halton, and Hatherley, in Com. Somers.; the Mannors of South-Pole, Harliston, Plimtre, Sutton Lucie, Colewyke, Wolmyston; and the third part of the Mannor of Weke-Cobeham in Com. Devon. the Mannors of Somerford-Manduit, and Funtell-Giffard, Heightesbury, ... in Hornyngesham, Fenny-Sulton, and Codford, with the Hundred of Heightesbury, in Com. Wilts. And in right of Alianore his Wife (Daughter and Heir to Wil­liam Lord Molyns) of the Mannors of Ludgar­sale, Adyngton, Weston-Turvile, Ilmere, Aston-Molyns, Chadisley-Molyns, Stoke-Pogeys; and Dytton, in Com. Buck-Henley upon Thames, Broughton, Bampton-Aston; Bampton-Stan­lake, and Swereford, in Com. Oxon. Pengelly, Polruen-Molyns, and Trengef, in Com. Cor­nub.

But, in 3 E. 4. the Lancastrians making head, in the North; and possessingEx vet. pergame­ná penès W. Pie [...] ­pont ar. themselves of di­vers Castles; he flew out again, beingEx vet. pergame­ná penès W. Pie [...] ­pont ar. the chief of those, who were in the Castle of Alnwike, with five or six hundred Fr [...]nch-men: and soon [Page 211] after that at [...] Hexham; where, being taken [...] Prisoner in Battel, he was convey'd [...] to New-Castle, and there beheaded [...]; but was buried [...] in the North Isle of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury.

By the before-specified Lady Alianore his Wife, he had issue [...] three Sons; Sir Thomas Hungerford Knight, Walter, and Leonard.

Which Alianore surviving him, afterwards married to Sir Oliver Manningham Knight, and li­eth buried at Stoke-Pogeys, with this Epitaph;

Hîc, hoc sub lapide sepelitur corpus venerabilis Do­minae, Alianorae Molins, Baronissae, Quam priùs desponsavit dominus Robertus Hungerford miles, & Baro. Et hanc postea nupsit honorabilis Demi­nus, Oliverus Maningham miles; quorum ani­mabus, &c.

To this last mention'd Robert succeeded Tho­mas, Thomas. his Son and Heir. Which Thomas sidedlb. with Richard Nevil Earl of Warwick, for a while (who then took part with King Edward the Fourth) But afterwardslb. falling off, and en­deavouring the restauration of King Henry the Sixth, was seized on, and triedlb. for his life at Salisburg, on Munday preceeding the Feast of St. Hilary, 8 E. 4. before Richard Duke of Glouc. William Earl of Arundell, Anthony Lord Scales, Iohn Lord Audley, Humphrey Lord Stafford of Suthwite, William Lord Sturton, and others. Where he had judgmentlb. of Death, as a Tray­tor, and suffered accordingly the next day. But, in 1 H. 7. his Attainder, (as also that of Robert his Father) being reversedLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 717., in Parliament, his Heir had restitutionLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 717. of his Lands and Ho­nours.

This Thomas had to Wife [...]atal. of Nob. by R. B. Anne, Daughter to Henry Earl of Northumb. who, surviving him, marriedPat. 19 E. 4. p. 1. m. 10. to Sir Laurence Raynesford Knight; and afterwardsl. a. in of­ficio A [...]m. f 75. b. to Sir Hugh Vaughan Knight, and de­parting l. a. in of­ficio A [...]m. f 75. b. this life 5 Iulii, an. 1522. (14 H. 8.) was buriedl. a. in of­ficio A [...]m. f 75. b. in the midst of St. Michaels Chap­pel, in St. Margarets Church at Westm.

By which Anne, he had Issue [...] one Sole Daugh­ter his Heir, called Mary; whose Wardship, upon the death of Margaret her great Grandmother, which hapned [...] 7 Febr. 7 E. 4. (she being at that time eleven years of age) was granted [...] to Wil­liam Lord Hastings, Lord Chamberlain to King Edward the Fourth, who thereupon gave [...] her in marriage to Edward his Son and Heir. Which Mary (from whom the present Earl of Hunting­ton is descended) used [...] the title of Lady Hunger­ford, Homet, Botreaux, Moules, Molins and Peverell; (as by the circumference of her Seal appearth) and brought a large Estate to her Husband, as by this following Schedule [...] will appear.

  l.s.d.
In Com. BuckBrechill cum pertin.250111.
Addington,120000.
Aston-Molins,111700.
In Com. Oxon.Aston-Bampton,270600.
Gollyfers in Bampton,081606.
Stanlacke,131003.
Broughton and Nether Silkin,121611.
Stoke-Mules,131306.
In Com. Wiltes.Lea, Brinckworth, and Claverton,280001 ob.
Whitleigh,130608.
Rowdon and Chippen­ham191510.
Orston George,050000.
Russhall,470509.
Orwell in Trowe,040000.
Bampton, Fisherton, and Winterborn­stocke,050208.
Box,120000.
Warmyster,101306.
Honybrudge, Brad­ford and Tirling,220304.
Hempford, Milln, Wroxall and Tes­font-Ewyas,000500.
quia in lite inter D. Hunt. & haeredes Walt. Hungerford.   
In Com. Somers.Newton St. Loe,291304.
Publow and Pensford,430206.
In Com. Devon.Plymtre,161506.
Dupford,301104.
Langford-Leicester,260108 ob. q.
South-Poole,250606.
Harleston,061206.
Wick-Cobham tertia pars,021008.
Wulmaston,021304.
Stanborough Hundred,061304.
In Com. Cornub.Codford Farley,030911.
Hervena mediet.010603.
Hilton tertia pars,021909.
Retyres, and Hyres,021911.
Hendre magna & parva,011601.
Pengelly,131002 ob.
Parke mediet.081111.
Hamelethey, Treso­deren mediet.091100.
Daunant and Nanfrith,011000.
Penhale,020904 ob.
Trevigo cum aliis,020711 ob.
Rillaton-Peverelme­dietas,011402 ob. q.
Crackhampton,131706.
Newland medietas,010904.
In Com. Buck.Stoke-poges, and Est­burnham,481306 ob.
Begington,200000.
Chippenham,501211.
Cherdesley,130205.
Eaton and Nova Windsor,011001.
Ludgarshall,221104.
Illmere,111700.
Weston-Turveyle,100000.
In Com. Oxon.Henley super Thames,051000.
In Com. Wilts.Britford,561206.
Bremelshane,020604.
Somerford Maudytt,360807.
[Page 212]In Com. Somers.North Cadbury,640801 ob. q.
South Cadbury,250405 q.
Halton,110702.
Holbrooke,080006.
Mapton, Hatherley and Clopton,291904.
Kilmersdon2nd Walton,411201 ob.
Hundred of Kylmers­don Babington and Welne,070000.
Wooton-Courtney,331306.
South-Petherton,400000.
In Com. Cornub.B [...]treaux-Castell,070204 ob.
Northevale,350711 ob. q.
Lavant,450207 ob. q.
Bodelet,570108 q.
Penhele,560308 ob.
In Com. Warw.W [...]odcote juxta Kenel­worth,070608.

Besides all this, Richard Duke of Glouc. (after­wards King, by the name of Richard the III.) obtain'd a considerable part of the Hungerford's Lands as Farley Heightredbury, &c. Walter Lord Hungerford (who was beheaded temp. H. 8.) possessing also divers fair Lordships by virtue of an Intail on the Heirs Male.

¶Having thus done with the chief Line of this Noble Fa [...]ily, I may not omit to take notice, that Robert the last Lord Hungerford, of that Christian name, had a second [...]x Coll. R. Gl. S. Wife, called Ca­therine, Daughter to Reginald West, Lord La Warr, by whom he had Issue [...]x Coll. R. Gl. S. (as before is observed) two Sons; Walter, and Leonard, and one Daugh­ter, called Fridiswide, who became a Nun at Sion.

Which Walter, upon [...] the landing of Henry Earl of Richmund (at Milford Haven) in 2 R. 3. being suspected [...] for a Well wisher to him; was sent [...] for by King Richard. But, being on his way towards him, a little below Stony-Strasord, in the Custody of Robert Brakenbury, Lieutenant of the Tower of London; he made his escapelb. n. 40., in the night: and, hasting to the Earl of Rich­mund, metlb. n. 40. him not far from Temworth. Whereupon, he had his share in the benefit of that glorious Victory, which was soon after obtain'd against that King at Boswarth-field.

After which, in 13 H. 7. he putIbid. 6 [...]5. n. 30. himself in Arms, again, for King Henry against the Cor­nish men, then risen on the behalf of Perkyn-War­beck (that Counterfeit Duke of York, of whom our Historians make ample mention.) And af­terwards Ex coll R. Gl. S. being one of the Privy Council to King Henry the VIII. marriedEx coll R. Gl. S. Iane, Daughter of William Bul [...]rode; by whom he had IssueEx coll R. Gl. S. Sir Edward Hungerford of Hayresbury, in Com. Wilts. Knight; and Elizabeth a Daughter, married to Sir Iohn Bourchier.

Which Sir Edward, Edward. by Iane his Wife, Daugh­ter [...] to Iohn Lord Z [...]uche of Haryngworth, had Issue [...] Walter: who having Summons [...] to Par­liament, in 28 H. [...]. there took his place [...] 8 Iu­n [...]i the same year. But, in 31 H. 8. he was at­tained [...] in Parliament, and upon the 28 of Iu­ly, 32 H. [...]. suffered Death [...] on Tower-Hill, (with Cromw [...]ll Earl of Essex:) the Crimes laid to his charge [...], being the retaining a Chaplain, called William Bird, who had called the King an Here­tick: Likewise, that he had procured certain per­sons, by Conjuration, to know how long the King should live: and that he had practised the Sin of Buggery. Leaving IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S., by Susan his first Wife, DaughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Iohn Danvers Kt. Sir William Hungerford of Farley-Castle in Com. Wiltes. Knight. Who, by Anne his first Wife, DaughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. to Sir William Dormer of Ascot, in Com. Buck. Kt, had IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S. Edward, who died young; and three Daughters; Susan Married to Michael Ernley of Cannings in Com. Wilts. Esquire, Lu­cia to Sir Iohn St. Iohn of Lydiard; and Iane to Sir Iohn Kerne of ... in Com. Glamorgan, Knight. And, by Alice his second Wife, Daugh­ter Ex coll. R. Gl. S. to William Lord Sandys, two Sons; Sir Edward Hungerford Knight, oneEx coll. R. Gl. S. of the Gentle­men Pensioners to Queen Elizabeth, who died Ex coll. R. Gl. S. without Issue: andEx coll. R. Gl. S. Sir Anthony Hungerford of Burton-Inges, in Com. Oxon. Knight. As also a Daughter, called Mary, who became the WifeEx coll. R. Gl. S. of ... Baker of ... in Com. Essex.

Sir Iohn Cornwall Knight, Lord Fanhope.
[11 H. 6.]

AS to the Parentage of this person, foras­much as I cannot say any thing certain; I shall come to what I have seen most memorable of him, in order of time.

In 20 R. 2. being retain'dPat. 20 R. 2. p. 2. n. 24. to serve the King, during his Life, he obtain'd a grantPat. 20 R. 2. p. 2. n. 24. for C. Marks per annum, to be paid out of the Cunage of Cornwall. And, in 2 H. 4. having behaved Holin [...]. p. 51 [...] b. n. 4. himself gallantly, in Justing against a French­man, at York, the King himself being there pre­sent; obtain'dHolin [...]. p. 51 [...] b. n. 4. Elizabeth, his Sister (Widdow Rot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 5. per In­spex. of Iohn Holland Earl of Huntington) in Marri­age. Whereupon he had a grantRot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 5. per In­spex. from Henry Prince of Wales (eldest Son to King Henry the Fourth) to himself and to the said Elizabeth his Wife, of the Castle and Mannor of Trematon, with the Mannors of Calestroke, Asheburgh; the Castle and Park of Restormel, the Mannor of Restormel; the Mannors of Penlyn, and Penk­nyth; the Burroughs and Towns of Lostwithiel, and Camelford; the whole Fishing of the River of Fowey; with the Mannors of Tewynton, Moresh, and Tyntagel, to enjoy during the life of her the said Elizabeth.

After that, in considerationIb. of his laudable Services unto King Henry the Fourth, as also to the Prince his Son, as well in Peace as War; he obtained from the same Prince a grantIb. of an Annuity of four hundred Marks, for his own life, in reversion after the death of his said Wife, pay­able out of the before-specified Castles, Mannors, and Lordships. And in 7 H. 4. in another Tour­nament held at London, justedHolin [...]. p. 532. a. n. 30. there against a ScotishKnight. In 3 H. 5. he wasIb. p. 553. a. n. 50. with King Henry in that famous Bartel of Agincourt, where the English were Victorious. And in 5 H. 5. was constitutedRot. [...]. 5 H. 5. m. 27. one of the Commissioners (together with Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick) to treat with William Lord of Mountenay, Captain of the Castle of Caen in Normandy, touching the surrender thereof. Also, in 9 H. 5. uponT. Wals. p. 453. the return of King Henry from France, he was leftT. Wals. p. 453. [Page 213] behind, for the defence of those parts. And, in 4 H. 6. in considerationRot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 5. of his special Services, both in Peace and War, perform'd to King Henry the Fifth, and likewise to that King; obtain'd a farther grantRot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 5. of all the before-specified Ca­stles, Mannors and Lands, to hold after the death of the said Elizabeth, during the Kings pleasure; paying C Marks per annum to the Exchequer, at Easter and Michaelmass by even portions.

Moreover, in farther considerationPat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m. 2. of his great Services to the same King Henry the Fifth, and his Progenitors, in England, France, and Normandy; and for thatPat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m. 2. he had married the said Elizabeth Countess of Huntington, Mother to King Henry the Fourth, he was advancedPat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m. 2. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, in full Parliament, 17 Iulii 11 H. 6. by the Title of Lord Faunhope; it being the last day of that sit­ting. And in 12 H. 6 was madeHolingsh. p. 609 a. n. 40. Governour of the Town of St. Selerine, then won by assault. Shortly after which, he had a grantPat. 19 H. 6. p. 1. m. 9 of the Cu­stody of Charles Duke of Orleans, during the time of his restraint in England. And upon the 30th of Ianuary 20 H. 6. was CreatedRot. Parl. 20 H. 6. n. 10. Baron of Milbroke, to bear that Title as a free Denizen of this Realm, with place in Parliament, &c.

By his TestamentStafford and Kempe f. 119. b., bearing date on Tuesday 10 Dec. an. 1443. (22 H. 6.) he bequeath'd his Body to be buryed in the Chappel of the blessed Virgin, founded by himself in the Churchyard of the Friers-Preachers near Ludgate, in the City of London: and gave to the Covent of those Fri­ers, and their Successors, an yearly Rent of xl Marks, to be received from the Company of Fish­mongers within that City, for the Celebration of Divine Service in the said Chappel, according to the tenor of a certain Indentu [...]e, made betwixt him, and that Covent.

He also bequeathed to his Bastard Son Iohn, then being at Ampthill, CCC Marks; and in Case he should die before his arrival to xxi years of Age, appointed that his other Bastard Son Thomas, should have that money. And, departingEsc. 22. H. 6. n. 21. this life upon the first day of December, the same year, without lawful Issue; being then seizedEsc. 22. H. 6. n. 21., only for term of life, by the King's gift, of the Man­nors of Calstoke, Trematon, Restormel, Te­wyngton, Moresh, Penknegh, Penlyn, Tynta­gell; and of the Burroughs of Lostwithiel, and Camelfo [...]d: all in Cornwall. Likewise of the Mannors of Ampthull, My [...]broke, Houghton, Tyngreth Flytwike, and Pelyng in Com. Bedf. was buried [...] in the said Chappel at the Black Fry­ers, accordingly.

Francis Lord Cottington.
[7 Car. 1.]

THis Francis being [...] fourth son to Philip Cottington of Godmanston, in Com. Somerset, by Iane his Wife, Daughter of Thomas Biflete, had his first Educa­tion under Sir Charles Cornwallis, Knight, whilst he was Resident in Spain. And being a person of great natural parts, solid understanding, and excellent judgment, in 11 Iac. was constituted [...] one of the Clerks of the Council. After which in the Month of Ianuary, an. 1616. (14 Iac.) he was sentAn [...] R. Jac. pe. Ca [...]d. by King Iames into Spain, to recal Sir Iohn Digby Knight, at that time Embassador there. And in an. 1621. (19 Iac.) being then Agent Ibid. in those parts for the King, was design'd Ibid. Secretary for the Prince, instead of Th. Murrey. Meriting therefore very much, for his faithful Services there; being (after four years stay in those parts) returned, he was createdPat. 20 Jac. p. 2. Baronet, 16 Febr. 20 Iac.

And afterwards, his Prudence and gravity growing more conspicuous, upon the 18th of April, 5 Car. 1. being constitutedPat. 5 Car. 1. p. 19. Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of the Exchequer; he was sent Embassador [...] into Spain, to treat of Peace with that King, as also (10 Iulii 7 Car. 1) ad­vanced [...] to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Cottington of Hanworth, in Com. Midd. Moreover, gaining yet farther trust with that King, uponPat. 9. Car. 1. p. 4. in [...]. his Progress into Scot­land in the ninth year of his reign, he had Com­mission Pat. 9. Car. 1. p. 4. in [...]. bearing date 30 Maii, to exercise the Office of Lord Treasurer, during the whole time of his Majesties absence, which he managed with such discretion and fidelity; that, shortly after his return he was made MasterPat. 10 Car. [...]. p. 32. of the Wards; scil. 25 Martii 10 Car. 1. And, standing perfect­ly loyal to him in the time of his great troubles and sad afflictions, when he was necessitated to repair to Oxford, and to Garrison that City, for the de­fence of his royal person; he was there constitu­ted Inter me­moranda Cle­rici de Coro­n [...]. his Lord Treasurer of that little, which he could then obtain for a mean support. In which imployment and otherwise, he served him with great affection and fidelity, till all was lost. And in September next after the barbarous murther of that King (scil. an. 1649.) was again sent Em­bassador into Spain (together with Sir Edward Hide Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer) whence he never returned; but, departing this life at Ualedolid, was there buried.

He married [...] Anne, Daughter to Sir William Meredeth Knight, Widdow of Sir Robert Bret Knight; by whom he had Issue [...] one Son called Charles; and Anne a Daughter; neither of which survived. So that Francis the Son of M [...]n­rice Cottington, his Brother, became Heir to his Estate.

William Phelip Lord Bardolf.
[16 H. 6.]

THis William was Son [...] to Sir Iohn Phe­lip of Donyngton, in Com. Suff. Kt. (a valiant Souldier under [...] King H. 5. in his Wars of France) and, having Married [...] Ioan, one of the Daughters and Co­heirs to Thomas Lord Bardolf; in 9 H 5. upon [...] the Death of Avice Widdow of the said Thomas, doing his Fealty, had Livery [...] of that purparty of those Lands, which thereby descended to her, she being [...] at that time twenty six years of Age. And, being Treasurer [...] of the Houshold to that victorious King; had at his death the chief con­duct [...] of his dolorous Funeral.

IN 8 H. 6. he was retained [...] to serve the King with nineteen men at Arms, beside himself, and sixty Archers, for one whole year, in the Wars of France; and went [...] accordingly: And, in 15 [Page 214] H. 6. foundedPat. 15 H. 6. m. 4. a Chantry for two Priests, to celebrate divine service every day, at the Altar of St. Margaret, in the Church of Denyngton, for the good Estate of himself, and the said Ioan his Wife, during this life; as also for their Souls af­ter their departure hence; likewise for the Souls of King Henry the Fourth, and King Henry the Fifth, and all the faithful deceased.

In 16 H. 6. being at that time Chamberlain Pat. 16 H. 6. p. 1. m. 8. to the King, he bore the titlePat. 16 H. 6. p. 1. m. 8. of Lord Bar­dolf (though he never had Summons to Parlia­ment.) And, by his TestamentChichley ut supra f. 80. a. bearing date 1 Dec. an. 1438. (17. H. 6.) wherein he stiles himself Lord Bardolf, bequeath'd his Body to be buryed with his Ancestors at Denyngton above­said, before the Altar, in the Chappel of St. Mar­garet: appointing, that upon the carriage of it thither, twenty Torches should be born about it, at the entrance thereof into every town, through which it should pass. And, that, at his Months­mind twenty four Torches, as also twenty four Tapers, each of them weighing four pounds of Wax, should burn about it, during the time of his Exequies and Mass. Which xxiv Torches to be carried by xxiv of his own poor Tenants, cloathed with black, and the xxiv Tapers by xxiv poor Women (his Tenants also) cloathed in white; every of them having eight pence a piece for their labour.

He also appointed; that, as soon as possible af­ter his decease, a thousand Masses should be ce­lebrated for his Soul, by the several Orders of Friers in the Countries of Norfolk and Suffolk, allowing four pence a piece, for every Mass. To Ioan his Wife, he gave all his Plate of Gold and Silver, or gilt; but, after her decease, the one half thereof to remain unto Elizabeth his Daugh­ter, in case she should be then living. He likewise bequeath'd to the Church of Denyngton, after the decease of the same Ioan his Wife, a certain Mass-Book, called a Graduall, one Silver Censer, and one Legend, for the Souls of Sir Iohn Phelip Kt. as also for his own Soul, and the Soul of Ioan his Wife, his Friends and Benefactors, and the Souls of all the faithful deceased.

But, after this, by a CodicilIb [...]d. 48. [...]. a. bearing date the 8th of Iuly next ensuing, he bequeath'd his Bo­dy to be buried in the Church-yard at Denyngton before-mentioned: and gave to Iohn Vicount Beaumont and Elizabeth his Wife (his only Daugh­ter) one Cup of Silver gilt, such as his Execu­tors should think fit. And departed this life soon after: for the Probatelb. thereof bears date 8 Iulii next ensuing; being then seisedLib. cedul. 19 H. 6. p. [...]40. Norff. of the Honour and Mannor of W [...]rmgey; of the Mannors of Stow-Bardolf, Northrington; Farewell in Fincham Whemborgh, Cantele, Strumphaugh, and Ca­stre in Com. Norff. Likewise of the Mannor of Watton, in Com. Hertf. Of the Mannors of Clopt [...]n, and I [...]ketestall, in Com. Suff. Ca­thorpe, with its appurtenances, and Towns of Friston Normanton, Suddr [...]ke, Willughby; the moity of the Town of Ancastre; the Man­nor of Kishington, with the Towns of Do­dington and Dieby; the Mannor of Westburgh and Town of Estapton, all in Com. Linc. Al­so of the Mannors of Plumpton, and Berling, in Com. Suss. and Mannors of Stoke-Bardolfe, and She [...]ord in Com. Nott. leaving Henry the [...]ldest Son of Iohn Vicount Beaumont, by Eliza­ [...]th his only Daughter, his next Heir.

Ioan his Wife then surviving. Which Ioan diedEsc. 25 H. 6. n. 30. upon St. Gregories day (being Sunday) 25 H. 6. then seisedEsc. 25 H. 6. n. 30. of the moity of the Man­nor of Halloughton, in Com. Leic. of the moity of the Mannors of Shelford, and Stoke-Bardolf in com. Nott. of the moity of the Mannors of Halton in Com. Oxon. Westburgh, Rysskington, and Town of Ancastre in Com. Linc. of the Man­nors of Berlyng, Plumpton, and Bercompe in Com. Suss. And in Fee-Tail, to the Heirs of her Body by the said Sir William Phelip Knight, late Lord Bardolf, of the Mannor and Honour of Wyrmgey, and Mannors of Stow-Bardolf, North­rington, Farewell in Fincham, Erpingham, Geberges, Quynburgh, Cantele, Strumpe­shagh, Scrowteby, and Castre in Com. Norff. as also of the Mannors of Clopton, and Ilkete­shale, in Com. Suff. leavingEsc. 25 H. 6. n. 30. William(Vicount Beaumont) Son of Elizabeth her Daughter, her Cousin and Heir, nine years of Age, and up­wards.

Sutton de Dudley.
[18 H. 6.]

IN the time of Queen Elizabeth when Am­brose Dudley Earl of Warwick, and Robert his Brother, Earl of Leicester (Sons to Iohn Dudley; sometime Vicount L'isle, Earl of War­wick, and lastly Duke of Northumberland) pow­erful men in their days, did flourish; the most learned and expertest Genealogists of that Age, spared not their endeavours to magnifie this Fa­mily, whence those great men, did, by a younger Son, derive their Descent. SomeWill [...] and Robert Cooke, Cla­rencieux Ki [...] of Arms. deducing it from Sutton of Sutton, in Holderness, (not far from Kingston upon Hull, in Yorkeshire.) Some Samps. Erdi­wick Esq from the Suttons of Sutton-Madoc, in Shrop­shire: But others from Sutton of Sutton upon Trent, near Newark, in Com. Nott. Whence the Suttons of Aram (near at hand) are descended: Of which opinion was the right learned and ju­dicious Robert Glover, then Somerset Herald; and Henry Ferrers of Badsley-Clinton, in Com. War. Esq (a person likewise much vers'd in those Stu­dies;) all of them giving probable reasons for those their various conjectures.

But, that these Suttons of Dudley, did spring from Hugh de Sutton, Hugh. who Married Elizabeth the Daughter and Heir to William Patric, Lord of the moity of the Barony of Malpas, in Com. Cestr. most of them do agree: and that the same Hugh had Issue Richard, who took to WifeEx coll R. Gl. S. Isa­bel, the sole Daughter and Heir of Rotheric the Son of Gryffin: Richard. Iohn. and he, Sir Iohn Sutt [...]n Knight, who by his DeedEx coll R. Gl. S., bearing date in 16 E. 2. and sealed with a Cross-fleurè, upon his Shield, calls himself Dominus de Shokelache, & de Malo-passu, and Married Margaret, one of the Sisters and Coheirs to Iohn de Somerie, Baron of Dudley.

Amongst these different opinions therefore, to put it out of doubt; I shall here exhibite an ex­tract from an Original DeedAutogr. ia bibl. [...]., bearing date at Dud [...]ey, on Munday preceding the Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin, in 12 E 3. Sciant praesentes & futuri; quod ego Johannes [...]i­lius Johannis de Sutton super Trent, Dominus de Dudleye, dedi, concessi, & hac praesenti Cariâ mēâ [Page 215] confirmavi, Will. filio Petri, Constabulario Castri mei de Dudtey, pro bono servicio suo, unam placeam vasti mei, infra villam de Dudtey, continentem in longitudine sexdecem pedes, & in latitudine tantum, ad superal dificandum: Et jacet inter Shopam prae­dicti Will. & Collistrigium, & Shopam Thomae Astlyn, & Crucem villae praedictae, ex utra▪ parte, &c. Hiis testibus, Fratre Thoma de Londoniis (qui hanc scripsit) Priore de Dudleye, Ricardo Frebody, will, Fisher, &c.

Which Deed is sealed with his Seal of Arms; viz. two Lyons passant; he bearing that Coat in honour of his Mother, the Coheir of Someri. Ha­ving therefore said thus much, to manifest the ex­traction of this Family, thus seated at Dudley, from the Suttons of Notinghamshire; I shall now take notice of what I find otherwise, most me­morable thereof.

In 3 Ioh. Richard Richard. de Sutton, of that County, gaveRot. Pip. 3 J [...]h. Nott. Derb. xii marks and an half, for Livery of his Lands.William. And, in 42 H. 3. William de Sutton, Ne­phewRot. Fin. 42 H. 3. m. 2. and Coheir to Henry de Lexinton, Bishop of Lincoln, doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Fin. 42 H. 3. m. 2. of his purparty of the Lands of that Inheritance.

In 52 H. 3. Robert de Sutton, having beenClaus. 52 H. 3. m. [...]. in Arms, with the rebellious Barons; and put to his Composition, according to the Decree called Di­ctum de Kenilworth; which was, for the payment Claus. 52 H. 3. m. 3. of five years value of his Mannour of Warsop, in Com. Nott. unto Queen Alianore, the Wife of King Henry the Third; he obligedClaus. 52 H. 3. m. 3. himself to her, for that sum accordingly.

The next is;Richard. that Richard de Sutton (whom I take to be him, that married Isabell, the sole Daughter and Heir to Rotheric the son of Griffyn) in 25 E. 1. wasLit. Pard. 25 E. 1. m. 13. in that Expedition, then made into Gascoine: and in 28 E. 1. inRot. Scoc. 28 E. 1. m. 15. the Scottish-Wars. Then,John. that Iohn, his Son (who married Claus. 19 E. 2. in dorso m. 27. Margaret, the elder Daughter of Roger de Some­rie, Baron of Dudley, Sister and Coheir to Iohn de Someri) by his DeedClaus. 19 E. 2. in dorso m. 27. bearing date at Westm. 12 Oct. 19 E. 2. passed away all his right and title, to the Castle and Mannor of Dudley; as also to the Mannors of Seggeley, and new Swynford, in Com. Staff. The Township of Dudley, in Com. Wigorn. The Mannors of Bradfeild Soleham, and Bastenden, in Com. Berks. and to all his Lands and Tenements, lying in Rowley-Someri, and Prestwode, within the Precincts of the Forest of Kinfare, in the same County of Staff. unto Hugh le Despenser, Son to Hugh Earl of Winchester.

But this grant thus made, being extortedClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. from him, through the power of that Hugh, under co­lour, that he had forfeited all he had, for his ad­herence to Thomas Earl of Lancaster; as that of the Mannor of Eykering, in Com. Nott. by Hugh his Father; they puttingClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. him into Prison, and threatningClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. him with death: in 1 E. 3. he ob­tained restitutionClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 7. of them all.

To which Iohn de Sutton, Iohn. succeeded Iohn his Son and Heir; who in 12 E. 3. by his DeedAutogr. in bibl. Cotton. bearing date, as before is expressed, stiles himself Iohn, the Son of Iohn de Sutton, upon Trent, Lord of Dudley, &c. And, having been sum­mon'd Claus. de eo­ [...]. ann. in [...]. to Parliament in 16 E. 3. but no more, departedEsc. 34 E. 3. m. 39. this Life upon Friday the Feast of St. Clement, in 33 E. 3. being then seisedEsc. 34 E. 3. m. 39. of the Town of Dudley, in Com. Wigorn. as parcel and member of the Castle of Dudleye, held by Baro­ny: Likewise of the Castle of Dudley, and Man­nors of Seggessey, Kings-Swynford, Rowley-Someri, Humely, and Penne, in Com. Staff. as also of the Mannor of Aston, in Com. North. lea­ving Esc. 34 E. 3. m. 39. Iohn his Son and Heir of full Age: and Isabel his Wife, [...] Daughter of Iohn de Cherleton Lord of Powys, surviving. [...]

Which last mention'd Iohn had Issue another Iohn; whose Wardship and Marriage being gran­ted Ex coll. R. Gl. S. to Richard Earl of Arundel, was sold [...] in 5 R. 2. for CCCL Marks unto Sir Philip le Des­penser Knight, Lord of Carlyngton. But of that Iohn, all I have seen, is; that in 12 R. 2. he was Rot. Franc. 12 R. 2. m. 16. in the Wars of France: and in 2 H. 4. upon the Death of Isabel, his Grandmother, being found Lib. cedul. 2 H. 4. p. 17. to be xxi years of Age; doing his Homage, had LiveryLib. cedul. 2 H. 4. p. 17. of those Lands, which she held in Dow­er; and departedLib. cedul. 2 H. 4. p. 17. this Life upon Friday next after the Feast of the Decollation of St. Iohn Bap­tist, 8 H. 4. being seisedEsc. 8. H. 4. n. 46. of the Burrough of Dudley, in Com. Wigorn. as also of the Castle of Dudlep, with the Mannors of Seggeste, Kings-Swynford, Rowley-Someri, Hymtey and Over-Penne, in Com. Staff. leaving [...]sc. S. H. 4. n. 46 Iohn his Son and Heir five years of Age, which Iohn carried [...] p. 584. a. n. 20. the Standard at the solemn Funeral of that Victorious Prince King Henry the Fifth: and beingRot. Fra. 2 H. 6. n. 2. a Knight, in 2 H. 6. bore the TitleRot. Fra. 2 H. 6. n. 2. of Baron of Dudley; at which time he was of the retinueRot. Fra. 2 H. 6. n. 2. with Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, Governour of the Castle of Ghisnes; where he continued for the defence of that Fort: and in 6 H. 6. was con­stituted Pat. 6 H. 6. p. 2. m. 20. Lieutenant of Ireland, from the last day of Aprill, for the space of two years. In which imployment and other his Services, he me­rited so well, that in 18 H. 6. he had Summons Claus. 18 H. 6. in dorso m. 24. to that Parliament then held at Reading: and the same year was appointedRot. Franc. 18 H. 6. m. 5. one of the Com­missioners, to treat with the Duke of Burgundy, or his Embassadors, upon a Tru [...]e. Shortly after which, viz. in 22 H. 6. in considerationClaus 22 H. 6. m. 29. Pat. 22 H 6. p. 1. m. 32 of his me­rits, in the Wars of France, and Normandy, as also in Ireland; and other his Services, as well in the time of King Henry the Fifth, as that King, he obtain'd a grantClaus 22 H. 6. m. 29. Pat. 22 H 6. p. 1. m. 3 [...]. of Cl. per annum, to be re­ceived out of the Petty-Customs in the Port of London. And in 25 H. 6. beingRot. Fran. 25 H. 6. m. 16. then one of the Lords of that King's Council, was imploy'd Rot. Fran. 25 H. 6. m. 16. as an Ambassador (with the Bishop of Chichester) unto the Duke of Britanny, to treat and conclude a Truce betwixt King Henry and him: So likewise in 27 H. 6. (with others) toRot. Fra [...]. 27 H. 6. [...]. [...]. the Duke of Bur­gundy, to treat with him and certain Commission­ers from the Flemings, touching a freedom of Trade betwixt the English and them: And in 29 H. 6. as a firm adherer to the Lancastrian Interest, being surprizedStow's Annal at Gloucester, by Richard Duke of Yorke (upon his return, at that time out of Ire­eland) was sent [...] Prisoner to the Castle of Ludlow.

Moreover, in 38 H. 6. having been wounded Lel. Itin. Vol. 7. f. [...]. at Blore Heath-field, he obtain'd a grantPat 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 2. of the Stewardship of the Lordships of Montgo­meri, the Hundred of Chirbury, Halcestre, Ter­retreve, Kerre, Kedever, and Newtone; to be executed by himself, or his sufficient Deputy, for life: As also anotherIbid. m. 1. grant of xl l. per annum, during his life, out of the Mannors of Tyknill, Beaudley, and Ernewode, in Com. Salop. and Marches of Wales; with xxx l. per annum, out of the Mannors of Bromesgrove, and Noroton, in Com. Wigorn.: And, by reason of his faithful and constant endeavours, and large expences in the Kings Service, xl l. per annum more, during [Page 216] his Life; to be received out of the issues and pro­fits of those Lordships.

And, though he was thus faithful to King Henry the sixth (of whose Houshold he had also beenPat. [...]. E. [...]. p. 4. m. 10. Treasurer:) yet did he so comply with King Ed­ward the Fourth, when he obtain'd the Crown; that in the first year of his Reign, he obtained pardonPat. [...]. E. [...]. p. 4. m. 10. for all such Debts, upon Accompt, as were due from him, by reason of his exercise of that Office. And afterwards, in considerationPat. 4. E. 4. p. 1. m. 10. of his integrity to him; as also for his diligence and great expences in his service, had a further grantPat. 4 E. 4. p. 1. m. 10. of C. Marks per annum more, to be received out of the Revenues of the Dutchy of Cornwall. Likewise, in 5 E. 4. anotherPat. 5E. 4 p. 2. m 29. of C l. sterling, per annum, for Life, out of the great and petty Cu­stoms, in the Port of Southampton.

This Iohn wasInstit. &c. of the Garter, per [...]. A. one of the Knights of the most noble Order of the Garter, elected towards the later end of King Henry the Sixths Reign. He was also imploy'dRot. Franc. 17 [...]. 4. m. 2. as a Commissioner, with William Earl of Arundel, and others, in 17 E. 4. to treat touch­ing a Prorogation of the Truce, betwixt King Ed­ward, and the King of France: and had Sum­monsClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 18 H. 6. until 22 E. 4. inclusive. By Elizabeth his Wife, DaughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Iohn Berkley of Beverstan in Com. Glouc. Knight, and WiddowEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Edward Charleton Knight Lord Powys, he had issueEx coll. R. Gl. S. three Sons; Edmund, who died in his life time; Iohn from whom the Earls of Warwick and Leicester did de­rive their Descent; and William Bishop of Dur­ham He had also a Daughter, called Margaret, WeddedEx coll. R. Gl. S. to George Longvile of Little-Billing in Com. North. Esq.

Which Edmund, in 7 E. 4. (being then a Kt.) accompaniedRot. Franc. 7 E. 4. m. 12. Iohn Earl of Worcester, Deputy to George Duke of Clarence, Lieutenant of Ireland, into that Realm, for the Safe-guard thereof: And in 13 E. 4. in considerationPat. 13 E. 4. p. 1. m. [...]. of his expences in the Kings Service, aswel in this Realm, as in Ire­land, obtain'd the Stewardship [...] of the Mannor of Ab [...]rbury, in Com. Salop. Then in the Kings disposal, by reason of the Minority of George, Son and Heir to Iohn Earl of Shrewsbury: but died [...]x coll. R. Gl. S. in his Father's life time; leaving issue, by Ioice his first Wife [...]x coll. R. Gl. S., Sister and Coheir to Iohn Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester, Iohn, [...]x coll. R. Gl. S. his Son and Heir; as also [...]x coll. R. Gl. S. four other Sons; viz. Arthur, Gef­frey, Thomas, and George: and a Daughter called Alianore, Married [...]x coll. R. Gl. S. to Charles Somerset, Earl of Worcester: And by Maud his second Wife, Daugh­terIbid. of Thomas Lord Clifford, two Sons; Thomas who marriedIbid. ... Daughter and Coheir to Lancelot Threlkeld of Gerworth, andIbid. Richard a Cl [...]rk: As also four Daughters; viz.Ibid.Ioice Married to William Middleton of Stokkelde, in Com. Ebor. Esq Margarot to Edward Lord Porcys; Alice to Sir Iohn Ratcliffe of Ordsale, in Com. Lanc. Knight, and Dorothy to Sir Iohn Mus­grave Knight.

Which Iohn, in 1 R. 3. obtain'd a grant,Pat. 1 R. 3. p. 3. to himself, and the Heirs Male of his Body, of the Mannors of Derlaston, Bentley, Tittesovre, Herrwell, Pa [...]ynton, and Newton, in the Moors in Com. Staff. Bruggenorta, in Com. Salop. and [...] in Com. War. And by his Testament [...] bearing date 17 Aug. an. 1487. (2 H. 7.) he be­queath'd his Body to be buryed, within the Priory of St. Iames, at Dudley; appointing, that a Tomb should be let over his Grave.

Also that xxiv new Torches should be lighted, during the performance of Divine Service at his Funeral; Likewise, that every Priest or Religious Person, coming thereto, should have ivd; and every Clerk, singing, iiid. Moreover, that xx. Marks in money should be disposed in Alms on the same day, and on the Morrow, to poor peo­ple, to pray for his Soul; and for the Soul of his Wife, and all their friends. Furthermore, that a thousand Masses should be said for him, so soon as possible, after his Buryal; which Masses to cost xvil xiii s iv d. And, having been Summon'd Clau [...]. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 1 R. 3. till 3 H. 7. died soon after; leaving Issue by Cecelie his Wife, Daughter Ex coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir William Willughby Knight, Edward his Son and Heir, Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, (electedIn [...]t. &c. of the Garter per E. A. shortly after the beginning of King Henry the Eighths Reign:) and sum­mon'dClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 7 H. 7. to 21 H. 8. inclusive. Which Edward left IssueEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir, who took to WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Cecelie one of the Daughters of Thomas Grey, Marquess Dorset.

It is reported, by credible Tradition, of this Iohn Lord Dudley; that, being a weak man of understanding, whereby he had exposed himself to some wants, and so became entangled in the Usurers Bonds: Iohn Dudley, then Viscont L'isle, and Earl of Warwick (afterwards Duke of Nor­thumberland) thirsting after Dudley-Castle (the chief seat of this Family) made those Money-Mer­chants his Instruments, to work him out of it; which by some Mortgage, being at length effect­ed; this poor Lord became exposed to the Cha­rity of his Friends for a subsistence; and spending the remainder of his life in Visits amongst them, was commonly called the Lord Quondam.

To whom succeeded Edward Edward. his Son and Heir; who being in that Expedition made into Scot­land, in 1 E 6. (and at that time a Knight) was made GovernourHoling [...] p. 991. a. of Hume-Castle, upon the render thereof to the English: And found such favour from Queen Mary, that by her LettersPat. 1&2 Ph. & M. Pa­tents, bearing date 4 Nov. 2 & 1 Ph. & M. she restored unto him and to the Heirs Male of her Body lawfully begotten, all those Mannors of Horburne and Smethwick, with the Advowson of the Church of Horburne, in Com. Staff. As al­so the whole Priory of Dudley; and Tiths of Norfeild and Sedgley; with divers Messuages and Lands lying in Dudley, Tressel, and Cradele, parcel of the possessions belonging to the same Priory; then in the Crown by the attainder of Iohn Duke of Northumberland. And, by other LettersPat. 2 & 3 Ph & M. Patents bearing date 31 Dec. 2 & 3 Ph. & M. gave unto him, and to Katherine Bridges, Daughter of Sir Iohn Bridges Knight, Lord Chan­doys of Sudeley (one of the Gentlewomen in Ordinary, attending on the said Queen) and to the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten; and for defult of such Issue, to the right Heirs of the said Edward.; all those Lordships of Sedg­ley, Hymley, and Swinford, with the Parks of Etingshall, Sedgley, and Hymley; the Hays, Forests, and Chases of Ashwood and Chaspell; and all the Land, called Willengesworth, in Sedley; with divers Lands and Tenements in Hymley, Womburne, and Swynden, in Com. Staff. As also by other LettersPat. 21 [...]. p ... per Inspex. Patents, the whole Castle of Dudley, the Park, called the Conigre; the Park called the old Park of Dudley; with [Page 217] divers Messuages and Lands, lying in Dudley, Rowley, and Sedgley, in Com. Staff. and to the Heirs Male of their two Bodies lawfully begot­ten; all which came to the Crown, by the forfei­ture of the same Duke of Northumberland.

He was also, by the same Queen, made Lieu­tenant Pat. 1 & 2 l [...]b. & M. p. 4. of the Castle, at Hampnes, in Picardy for life. But having no other Issue by the same Katherine, than one only Daughter, called Anne; Married to Thomas Wylmer a Counsellor at Law; he afterwards took to WifeCatal. of N [...] b. by R. B. Iane, Daughter to Edward Earl of Derby; and had by her two Sons, Edward and Iohn: And surviving her, lastly Wedded [...]x coll. R. Gl. S. Mary Daughter to William Lord How­ard of Essingham.

This Edward by his TestamentWindsor qu. 38., bearing date 8 Iulii, an. 1585. (27 Eliz.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried, where his Father and Mother were interred; and departingFF. in offi­cio Arm. f. 13. a. this Life (in Lon­don as it seems) upon the fourth of Iuly, an. 1586. (28 Eliz.) was buriedFF. in offi­cio Arm. f. 13. a. in St. Margarets Church at Westm.

To whom succeeded Edward his Son and Heir;Edward. who Married Theodosia the Daughter of Sir Iames Harington Knight, and by her had Issue one only Son, called Ferdinando, made Knight of the Bathe at the Creation of Henry Prince of Wales, in an. 1610. And three Daughters; Mary married to Iames Earl of Hume in Scotland; Anne to ... Scombergh a German (Father to the famous Ge­neral Scombergh;) and Margaret to Sir Miles Hobart Knight of the Bath. Which Sir Ferdi­nando took to Wife Honora the Daughter of Ed­ward Lord Beauchamp, Eldest Son to Edward late Earl of Hertford: but diedAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. 22 Nov. an. 1621. in his Fathers Life time; leaving Issue one sole Daughter, called Frances, for whom he had little regard; betaking himself wholly to a Concobine, on whom he begot divers Children: and so far wasted his Estate, in the support of her and them; that he left not much of that fair Inheritance, which descended to him: and it so clog'd with Debts; that, for the disengaging thereof, he Mar­ried the said Frances his Grand-Daughter, and Heir, to Humble Ward, the only Son of William Ward, a Wealthy Goldsmith in London, Jew­eller to the late Queen (of which Humble I shall speak farther in due place.) And departing this Life 23 Iunii, an. 1643. was buried in St. Ed­mund's Church at Dudley, since pull'd down, in the time of the late troubles by reason of its near­ness to the Castle.

¶Having now done with this Line of the Barons of Dudley; [...] I come to Iohn, the second Son to Iohn Lord Dudley. This Iohn, by Eliza­beth his Wife [...] one of the two Daughters and Coheirs of Iohn Bramshot Esq, Lord of the Man­nors of Eatton, Calbourne, and Whitwell, in the Isle of Wiht; as also of the Mannor of Br [...]mshot, in Com. Suth. had Issue Edmund his Son and Heir; which Edmund, upon her Death [...], 12 Oct. 14 H. 7. was found [...] to be thirty six years of Age. And, having been trained up to the Study of the Laws (in Grays-Inne, as it seems by his Arms, then set up, and still remaining in a Window of the Chappel there) became so great a proficient therein; as that (though then but young) in 1 Henr. 7. he was made choice [...] of to be one of the Privy Council to that prudent Prince, proper prudentiam singularem, fidem, & gravitatem, saith Polyd. Virg. In 19 H. 7. (being then SpeakerHerb. Hist. of H. S. p. 6. of the House of Commons in Par­liament) he should have been made Sergeant at Law, upon the 13th of November; But (for what reason appears not) he did PetitionBillae sign. 19 H. 7., that he might be discharg'd from assuming that D [...]gree. Whereupon the King directed his PreceptBillae sign. 19 H. 7. to William Bishop of London, then Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, Commanding his forbearance, to make out any Writ for his Call: and in 22 H. 7. he obtain'dPat. [...] H. 7. p. 2. the Stewardship of the Rape of Hastitings in Com. Suss.

This Edmund wrote a Book [...], called Arbor Reipublicae. Whether he, with Richard Empson, another Lawyer (Son to a Sive-maker in Touce­ter, as our HistoriansHist. of H. 7. by the Lord Verulam p. 209. affirm) discerning King Henry to be of a frugal disposition; did first pro­ject the taking advantage against such as had trans­gressed the penal Laws; by exacting from them the forfeitures, according to those Statutes. Or, whether the King, perceiving so fair a gap open, to rake vast sums of money from his subjects; finding those persons to be fit Instruments for his purpose, did put them upon such courses, for fil­ling his Coffers, 'tis hard to say. But certain it is, that these were they, whom he constitutedPolyd. Virg. p. 61 [...]. n. 10. his Iudices fiscales (Dudley, being an eminent man, and one that could put hateful business into good Language, as the Lord Verulam saithHist. of H. 7. ut supra..) And merited so well in that imployment; as that he obtain'd a grantEsc. 10 H. 7. of the Wardship and Marriage of Elizabeth, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Edward Grey Viscount L'isle; whom he made Esc. 10 H. 7. his Wife; and, by her, had issue divers Chil­dren.

But after King Henry had long made use of the services of him and Empson to that end; he exposed Polyd. Virg. ut supra. them to such advantages as the discontented peo­ple had any colour to take against them, for their manifold Extortions. For their course wasHist. of H. 7. ut supra., to proceed secretly to the Outlary against men; and then seize their Estates. Besides this; having also packt-JurorsStow's Ann., upon all occasions, who were sure to them in any Verdict, which serv'd for their pur­pose; they at length had their just reward for those oppressions. For King Henry the Eighth, in the first year of his Reign (being desirous of po­pularity) did, by his ProclamationStow's Ann. divulge; that whosoever had received Injury by the Inju­stice of any; should, upon complaint to him, have redress. Which liberty did so incourage the vulgar (who were sufficiently imbittered against them) that nothing would then satisfie, but their lives: so that the King to appease the multitude, gave wayStow's Ann., that they might be legally proceeded against, which accordingly was done. Whereup­on this Edmund being arraign'dPet. in Parl. for the restit of his Son, [...] H. 8. at Guild-Hall, in London, upon Munday next after the xvm e of St. Iohn Bapt. 1 H. 8. before Edward Duke of Buck. Henry Earl of Northumb. Thomas Earl of Surrey, George Earl of Shrewsbury, Thomas Earl of Derby, Thomas Prior of St. Iohns of Hierusalem, in England; Sir Charles Somerset Knight, Lord Herbert; Stephen Iennings, then Mayor of the City of London, Sir Iohn Fineaux Knight, Sir Robert Rede Knight, Sir William Hodie Knight, Robert Brudnell, Humphrey Coningesby, Sir Iohn Fisher Knight, Iohn Boteler, William Grevil, Sir Thomas Lovel Knight, Sir Edward Poynings Kt. Sir Henry Marney Knight, Sir Thomas Englefeild Knight, and Sir Thomas Drury Knight, Justices, to [Page 218] inquire, &c. upon an Indictment of divers high Treasons; and thereupon convicted; he was on Wednesday, next preceeding the Feast of St. Mar­garet the Virgin, attaintedHist. of H. 8. ut. Sup [...]a. p 12. in Parliament: and had his Head smittenIbid. p. 14. off, on Tower Hill (with Empson, who had been-tryed at Northampton) for the Peoples satisfaction, upon the 28th of Aug. 2 H. 8. by virtue of the Kings Special Precept, to that purpose, leaving Issue three Sons; Iohn Pat. 4. [...]liz. p. 4. Andrew, and Ierome More qu. 26. and a Daughter Married to William Lord Stourton. Which Andrew, being Annal of Q. Mary by Godw. afterwards a Knight; and inAnnal of Q. Mary by Godw. that Conspiracy upon the Death of King Edward the Sixth, for raising the Lady Iane Gray to the Royal Throne, had (with others) sentenceAnnal. of Q. Mary by Godw. of Death, in 1 Ma­riae for the same. Of these, Iohn the Elder scarce of Pet. in Parl. ut. supra. eight years of Age at his Fathers Death, had to his GuardianPet. in Parl. ut. supra. Edward Guilford, Esq of the Body to the King. Who, by his PetitionPet. in Parl. ut. supra., exhibited in Parliament 3 H. 8. obtained a specialPet. in Parl. ut. supra. Act, for the Repeal of the said Edmunds Attainder; and restitution of this Iohn, in name, blood, and de­gree; so that he might enjoy all his Fathers Lands.

Being therefore thus young, many years passed, before he appeared in any publick Employment; so that till 15 H. 8. I have not seen any farther mention of him: but then it appears, that he was KnightedStow's Ann. by Charles Brandon Duke of Suff. Ge­neral of those forces sent into France, against the Duke of Bourbon: Also, that in 19 H. 8. he ac­companied Stow's Ann. Cardinal Woolsey into France, who then went Ambassador thither: and, that in 26 H. 8 being the Kings ServantPat. 26 H. 8. p. 1. he was made MasterPar. 26 H. 8. p. 1. of the Armory, in the Tower of Lon­don, for life; with the Wages of xiid. per diem, for his Groom, in that Office. Moreover, that in 31 H. 8. he was MasterHoling [...] p. [...]49. b. n. 10. of the Horse, to the Lady Anne of Cleve, then landed in this Realm, in order to her Marriage with King Henry. And in 32 H. 8. in those triumphal Justs, held at Westm. upon the first of May, and several days after, wasStow's Ann. the first and principal of the Challenges against all Com­ers; his Horse being trapt with white Velvet. After which, about two years, by reason of his Descent, on the Mothers side, he was advanced Pat. 34 H. 8. p. 3. to the Title of Vicount L'isle; 12 Martii, 34 H. 8. and the same year, madeIbid p. 7. Lord Admiral of England, for life; being a person very comely, and of a Spirit highly aspiring; neither wanting skill, industry, or resolution to attempt great matters, as my AuthorLife of Edw. 6. by Sir. I. H [...]yward p. 16. saith.

For, in 36 H. 8. he LandedIb. Stow's Ann. the King's Army at Leith in Scotland, with a Fleet of CC Sail; on which place, (having wasted Edenburgh) they also set fire. And, the same year, having scoured Herb. hist of H. 8. p. 514. the Seas towards Scotland; after the King had taken Boloin in France; he was left Lieutenant Life of E. 6. ut. supra p. 17. there, which he defended against the Da [...]lfin, and his Army consisting of fifty two thousand men, though the Walls were then much shattered. And when the Daulsin had entred the base Town (not without slaughter of divers English) by a brave Salley [...] he beat out the French again, with the loss of above eight hundred of their men, then esteemed the best Souldiers in that Realm.

In 37 H. 8. being [...] Lord Admiral of England, Wales, and Ireland, he was made [...] General of all the King's Forces at Sea, against the French: where he offered [...] Battail to them; which they refused, returning with the loss of all their cost. Hereupon he landed [...] five thousand men upon their Coast; fired Treport; and divers Villages thereabouts, with the loss of but one man. And being one of the CommissionersHerb. ut [...]. pra p. 542. on the King of England's part, by which the Articles of Truce were concludedLife of E. 6. ut supra in the Camp, betwixt Ardres, and Guisnes, 7 Iunii, 38 H. 8. he was after­wards sent AmbassadorGodw. p. 201. into France, for the con­firmation of them.

To say truth (quoth Sir Iohn Howard) he was the Minion of that time; so as few things he at­tempted, but he atchieved with Honour, which made him the more proud and ambitious. Generally he always increased, both in estimation with the King, and authority amongst the Nobility: but doubtful, whether by fatal destiny to the State; or whether by his virtues, or appearance of virtues, as saith the same Author: So that King Henry constituted Alen qu [...]. him one of his Sixteen Executors. Whereupon Life of E. 6. ut supra., finding the Duke of Somerset (Protector to the young King Edward the Sixth) to be neither a person of great Wisdom or Courage; he ambiti­ously aimed to have the full sway of all, himself; and therefore insinuating into his Friendship, made him a shadow for accomplishing his own ends.

To which purpose, he first obtain'd an increase of Honour; being presently CreatedPat 1 E. 6. p. 6. Earl of Warwick (by reason of his descent, through his Mother, from Margaret the Eldest Daughter and Coheir to Richard Beauchamp, sometime Earl of Warwick) as also madePat. 1 E. 6 p. 6. Lord High Chamberlain of England: and soon after a grantIbid P. 7 of War­wick-Castle, with the Mannour; and divers other great Lordships and Lands in that County.

In this first year of E. 6. being madeLife of E. 6. ut. supra p. 1 [...] Lieute­nant General of that Army, then sent into Scot­land (at which time the Scots were vanquisht at Hucleborough) he there dub'dMS. in offi­cio Arm. [M. 9.] f. 50. b. many Knights; and was indeed the principal person for military skill and prowess, upon whom the management of that War rested. In 3 E. 6. he commanded Stow's Ann. all those Forces, sent against Ket, and his fellow-Rebells in Norfolk, of which, having slainStow's Ann. about five thousand, he tookStow's Ann. Ket himself, and setled all in quiet there. In that year also, he was again made AdmiralPat 3 E. 6. p. 2. of England, Ireland, and Wales; and in 4 E. 6. Lord StewardPat 4 E. 6. p. 2. of the Kings Houshold. And being thus elated with these Successes, Commands, and Trusts, his ambitious mind had no bound; for he mattered not whom he ruin'd, so it tended to the ends he aimed at.

First therefore he raisedLife of [...]. 6. ut. supra p. 83. discontents betwixt the Protector, and the Lord Thomas Seymour, his Brother; so that, soon after, that Lord became attainted in Parliament, upon pretence, that he had conspired his Brother's Death; and thereup­on lost his Head. ThenLife of [...]. 6. ut. supra p. 83. put the Protector on, in making such alteration, both in State and Re­ligion; as that some of the Bishops opposing it, were committed to Prison. WhatLife of [...]. 6 ut. supra p. 83. vast sums did he make a shift to Pocket, by despoiling the Church of her Chalices, Crosses, and an infinite number of consecrated Utensils, with the like, both of Gold and Silver? as also by rich Copes, and other Vestments, under colour of bringing them into the King's Wardrobe? (For it was he, who led the Protector on to those courses, as 'tis well known:) as also by Lands given to maintain Lamps, and Lights, and for other pious uses. [Page 219] Which doings (with the ruineIb. p. 85. of the Cloyster and Charnel at Pauls, the Church in the Strand, and two Bishops Houses there, besides that goodly Church of St. Iohns, near Smithfeild; all pull'd down to build Somerset-House) brought upon the Protector no little hatred, and so hastned his ruine; That being it which he chiefly aimed at: and therefore, espying so fair an opportunity, wroughtIbid p. 96. upon no less than eighteen of the Privy Council, to join with him therein. Yet, such was his subtility, that he accomplisht the work by others, being least seen in it himself.

And, becauseIb. p. 103. he could not win the Earls of Arundel, and Southampton, to be fit Instruments, for his purpose; he found means to discharge them from the Council, and confine them to their Houses: as alsoIb. p. 103. to fine the Earl of Arundel twelve thousand pounds, upon suggestion that he had taken away Bolts and Locks at Westm. and gi­ven away the King's stuffe, when he was Lord Chamberlain. Having also beenIb. p. 112. & 114. a prime Actor in the Peace made with France, he was, by way of reward for that service, madeIb. p. 112. & 114. general War­den of the North; withIb. p. 112. & 114. a thousand marks per annum Lands, granted unto him; and C Horse­men at the King's Charge. And in 5 E. 6 ac­companied [...] William Marquess of Northampton in his Embassy to the French King. Yet all this seeming not enough; within a while after, viz. in 5 E. 6. he was constituted [...] Earl Marshal of England, 20 Apr. and 11 Oct. following, Duke [...] of Northumb. As also Warden [...] of all the Marches towards Scotland.

Being therefore inferior to none of the Nobi­lity, in Titles of Honour; and superior to all others in Authority and Power, he could not re­strain his haughty hopes, from aspiring to an ab­solute Command: But before he directly disco­vered his aim, it was thought fit that the Duke of Somerset, (then Protector) should be taken away; whole credit with the common people, though it sufficed not to bear out any bad attempt of his own (as my Author observeth) yet it was of force to thwart the evil practices of others: and therefore Speeches were cast out, that he cau­sed himself to be proclaimed King, in divers Counties; and much more laid to his charge by this Dukes contrivance: who, when he came to his Tryal, wasIb p. 134. one of his Peers. Upon which, though they acquitted him of Treason; yet they found him guilty of Felony: whereupon he had judgment to be Hang'd; never remembring to crave the benefit of his Clergy (which is by some observed to be a just judgment of God upon him, for having so much wrong'd the Church, and all Learning:) and had his Head smittenIb. p. 140. off, up­on a Scaffold, at Tower-Hill.

After which, it was not long ere Infirmities Ibid p. 171. seized upon the King, from whom this Duke was littleIbid p. 171. absent; and so ordering the matter, that whilst he languisht, Gilford Dudley, (his fourth Son) did marry with the Lady Iane Grey, Eldest Daughter to Henry Duke of Suffolk, by Frances, Daughter to Mary, second Sister to King Henry the Eighth; and, that a Patent was sealed, for the same Lady Iane's Succession to the Crown: for drawing whereof and excluding his two Sisters with fair pretences, the assistance [...] of the Lord Chief Justice Mountagu, and Secretary Cecil were used. Which Letters Patents were subscribed [...] by all the Privy-Council; as also by the greatest part, both for number and power, of the Nobility, the King's learned Council, and all the Judges at the Common Law; excepting Sir Iames Hales, one of the Justices of the Common Pleas: Some, being guided by particular Interest; for that they were possess'd of so much Monastery and Chan­try-land; which, if Religion should have been altered, through Queen Maries coming to the Crown, they might have been in danger to lose: and others, by fear of, or obligation to this Duke; then so potent, and almost absolute in Government of the State; that 'twas supposed he could make any title good; either by his Authority, or his Sword.

And, having thus design'd unto himself the power of a King (for no less he would have had, in Cafe the Lady Iane had been Queen;) he con­trived to get the Princess Mary into his hands, causingIb p. 178. the King to write his Letters for her com­ing to him in his sickness. But she, being made sensible of the Plot; when she was within half a days journey of London, diverted her course another way. After which the King immediately dying, he caused the Lady Iane to be Proclaimed Queen. But the Tide of the peoples affections flowing towards Mary (the Kings Eldest Sister) she was likewise Proclaimed; first by the Citizens of Norwich, and afterwards in the Counties of Buck. and North. neither was there want of num­bers, in sundry parts of the Realm, that began to put themselves in Arms on her behalf.

It being thereforeIb. now no sitting still; as Champion for Queen Iane, with a Commission under the great Seal of England. He marcht out of London with six hundred Horse, to suppress any power, which should appear for Queen Ma­ry; having a promise from the Lords of more Forces to be sent after him. But, before he came to encounter the opposite party; such a change he discern'd in the affections of his own Souldiers (whereof many forsook him) that to daub up the matter, he return'd to Cambridge; and there, with­out either Herald or Trumpet (accompanied with the Mayor, and Marquess of Northampton) he Pro­claim'd [...] Queen Mary himself, in the Market-place; and, in token of joy, threw up his Cap. But all this would no whit secure him: for, the very next day. the Earl of Arundel, coming thi­ther from Queen Mary, arrested [...] him of Treason. Whence he was, with three of his Sons, Iohn, Am­brose, and Henry, convey'd to the Tower of Lon­don: and from that place ere long to his Arraign­ment. Where being condemn'dIb. 276. for a Traytor, he suffered Death on Tower Hill, 22 Aug. and was buriedCatal. of Nob. by R B. in the Tower-Church by Iohn Cock, then Lancaster-Herald; who, having been his old Ser­vant, was willing to shew some respect to him dead, from whom, whilst living, he had received many favours: and therefore beg'dCatal. of Nob. by R B. his Head only, from the Queen, that he might bury it in the Tower: upon which Suit, he had also his whole Body givenCatal. of Nob. by R B. him.

Some who write of his Death, do affirm, that, at his end, he professed the Romish Religion: and it is said, that for a witness of his Faith, he voucht Dr. Heath, Archbishop of Yorke (afterwards Lord Chancellor:) Yet, that being much blinded by ambition, and apprehending that the altera­tion of Religion, might be a chief means for the accomplishing of his Worldly ends; he told Sir Anthony Brown (afterwards Vicount Mountagu) [Page 220] when he moved him for restoring the Romi [...] Religion; that albeit he knew the same Religion to be tru [...]; yet, seeing a new Religion was begun, Run dog, run Devil, he would go forward.

It is also saidAnnals of Q. Ma [...]y, by [...]. p. 277.; that (having two days before, received the Sacrament of the Lords Supper) up­on the xxii of August, he was brought to the place of Execution. Where, by the perswasion of the before-specified Nicholas Heath (soon af­terwards Archbishop of York) making his own Funeral Oration to the people, he acknowledged himself guilty; and craving pardon for his un­seasonable ambition, admonished the standers by, that they should embrace the Religion of their fore-fathers, rejecting that of later date, which had occasioned all the miseries of the forepassed thirty years. And, for prevention for the [...]u­ture; if they desired to present their Souls un­spotted to God, and were truly aff [...]cted to their countrey, they should expel those Trumpets of Se­dition, the preachers of the reformed Religion. As for himself (he professed) that whatsoever he might pretend, his conscience was fraught with the Religion of his Fathers; and for testimony thereof, he appealed to his good friend the Bishop of Winchester: But, being blinded with Ambi­tion, he had been contented to make wrack of his conscience, by temporizing; for which he professed himself sincerely repentant, and acknow­ledged the desert of his death.

By what artifice he gain'd the Castle of Dud­ley, in Com. Staff. with divers fair Lordships thereto belonging, I have briefly toucht in my discourse of that Lord Dudley, who was his con­temporary. Which place he much affected, by reason of his descent from the antient Lords thereof; and beautified it with those Build­ings, on the North side, called the New-work. He likewise adorned the Gate-house Tower, with the Arms of Malpas, Someri; and the Lion Rampant, assumed by him for the Coat of Sut­ton, curiously cut in large Shields of Stone, and fixed in the wall, over the Port-cullice.

By Iane his Wife, Daughter and sole Heir to Sir Edward Guilford Knight, Warden of the Cinque-Ports (who had his wardship, as hath been observ'd) he had issueIbid. eight Sons, and five Daughters; viz. Henry who died at the siege of Boloin; Iohn who had the title of Earl of War­wick, in his Fathers life-time; Ambrose after­wards created Earl of Warwick, and Robert Earl of Leicester (as I shall shew by and by) Guil­ford, who suffered death in 1 Mariae (as his Fa­ther did) another Henry, slain at St. Quintins in 4 M. and Charles who died a child. His Daughters Ibid. were these; Mary Wife of Sir Henry Sidney Knight of the Garter, and Lord President of [...], (from whom the now Earl of Leicester is desc [...]nded) Katherine, Wife to Henry Hastings Earl of Huntington; Margaret, Temperance, and another Katherine, who all died young. Which Iane departing [...] this life 22 Ian. an. 1555. (2 Mariae) was buried [...] in the North Isle of the Parish-church at Chelsey in Com. Midd.

All that I have farther to say of him, is, that in the Parliament held 1 Mariae, his attainder was confirmed [...]; as were the attainders of Iohn his eldest Son (called Earl of Warwick:) and of these other of his Sons; viz. Sir Ambrose and Sir Guilford, both Knights, and Henry Dudly Esq Which Iohn married Anne Daughter to Edward Duke of Somerset: and in 6 E. 6. was madePat. 6 E. 6. p. 5. Ma­ster of the Horse, with the see of C Marks per an. andGodw. p. 249. Knight of the Garter, but died in prison Ib. 273. without issue soon after.

¶I therefore come to Ambrose, Ambrose Earl of Warwick. the eldest of those that survived. In 3 E. 6. he servedHolingsh. p. 1036 n. 10. un­der the command of his Father then General of those Forces, sent to suppress the Rebels in Nor­folk: and in 3 & 4 Ph. & M. through the special favour of that Queen (not suffering death, as his Father and Brother did) being restoredHill. Ree. & 4 Ph. & Rot. 8. in bloud, was shortly after at the siegeHolingsh. 1133. b. n. [...]. of St. Quintins in Picardy; and in 1 Eliz. obtained a grantInscript. Tumuli. of the Mannour of Kibworth-Beauchamp, in Com. Leic. to be held by the service of Pantler to the Kings and Queens of this Realm, at their Co­ronations. Which office and Mannour, his Fa­ther and other of his Ancestors, Earls of War­wick, formerly enjoyed. And, in 2 Eliz. being Pat. 2 Eli [...] p. 4. then a Knight, was advancedPat. 2 Eli [...] p. 4. to that great of­fice of Master of the Ordinance, for life: Also, in 4 Eliz. upon Christmas-day, to the titlePat. 4 El [...] p. 6. of Baron L'isle: and the next day ensuing, toPat 4. El [...] p. 6. the dignity of Earl of Warwick. Whereupon he had a grantInscrip. T [...] muli. (6 Apr.) of the Castle, Mannour and Bur­rough of Warwick, with divers other Lordships in Com. War. which came to the Crown, by the attainder of his Father.

Before the end of that year, he was likewise madePat. 4 El [...]. p. 2. in dorso. Captain-general of all the Queens sub­jects in Normandy (1 Oct) Shortly after which, though twice repulsedAnnal. Eliz. pe [...] Camd. by contrary winds, he landedAnnal. Eliz. Pe [...] Camd. at Newhaven with certain Forces; where he hadAnnal. Eliz. pe [...] Camd. some slight skirmishes with the French. Continuing there till 6 Eliz. he discernedIbid. that the Inhabitants of that Port, had a design to be­tray the Town: and therefore not only expelled Ibid. them; but seizedIbid. upon their Ships. Where­upon the French preparedIbid. for a siege, which the English, not willing to undergo, by reason that the PestilenceIbid. begun to rage amongst the Souldiers, they condescended to yieldIbid. it up, on honourable terms.

During his continuance in those parts, he was electedInsc [...]ip. T [...] muli. Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter. And in 12 Eliz. upon that Insurrecti­on Annal. E­liz. ut su­pra. in the North, by the Earls of Northumber­land, and Westmerland; the Earl of Sussex, be­ing first sentAnnal. E­liz. ut su­pra. with seven hundred men, for the suppressing thereof, this Earl, with Clinton, then Lord Admiral, followedAnnal. E­liz. ut su­pra. with thirteen thou­sand more; being madeInscrip. Tumuli. Lieutenant-general of her Majesties forces in those parts. In 13 Eliz. he was constitutedInscrip. Tumuli. chief Butler of England, and in 15 Eliz. sworn Inscrip Tumuli. of her Privy-Council: being, the same year, one of the Peers, who sateAnnal. E­liz. ut su­pra. in Westminster Hall upon Tryal and judgement of Thomas Duke of Norfolk: As also Annal E­liz. ut su­pra. in 29 Eliz. at Fotheringhay, for tryal of the Queen of Scots.

And, having marriedAnnal E­liz. ut su­pra. three Wives; viz. Anne Daughter and coheir to William Whor­wood Esq Atturney-general to King Henry the eight, Elizabeth Daughter of Sir Gilbert Tail­boys Knight; Sister and sole Heir of George Lord Tailboys; and Anne Daughter to Francis Earl of Bedford; departedFF. in officio Arm. [...]. 207. this life without issue 21 Febr-an. 1589. (32 Eliz.) at Bedford-house in the suburbs of London; and was buried in that [...]eautiful Chapel at Warwick, adjoyning to [Page 221] the Collegiate Church, where his Monument is still to be seen.

The next of the surviving Sons to this great Duke, was Robert;Robert Earl of Leicester. who in 5 E. 6. (his Father then living) was sworn Life of Edw. 6. by Sir Iohn Ha [...]ward p. 128 & 129. one of the six Gen­tlemen in ordinary, to that King (viz. of his Privy Chamber) as Sir Iohn Hayward expres­seth: adding Ibid., that he was the true Heir, both of his hate against persons of Nobility, and cun­ning to dissemble the same: and afterwards, for lust and cruelty, a Monster of the Court. And, as apt to hate, so a true executioner of his Hate; yet, rather by practice than by open dealing; as want­ing rather courage than wit: And, that, after his entertainment into a place of so near service, the King enjoyed his health not long.

But in 1 Mariae; thoughAnnal. of Q. Mary by Godw. p. 274., upon the taking of his Father, he was also (with him) sent Annal. of Q. Mary by Godw. p. 274. to the Tower, and attainted: yet was he, soon after, restoredAnnal. Eliz. per Cand. [...]. 45. by that Queen; and in 4 & 5 of her Reign made MasterIb. p. 535. of the Ordinance, at the Siege of St. Quintins; And, from Queen Elizabeth (whetherIbid. p. 45. for that he had shared with her in that common fate of Imprisonment, in the reign of her Sister; or that by reason of their Births, in one and the same auspicious hour, is not easy to determine, saith my Author) received extraordinary favours and benefits. For, having in the first year of her reign (11 Ian.) that eminent office of Master of the Horse, with the Fee of C Marks per annum conferredPat. 1 Eliz. p. 4. upon him; and being madeAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. Knight of the most Noble O [...]der of the Garter: Also, in 3 Eliz. Consta­ble Pat. 3 Eliz. p. 5. of Windsor-Castle for life: Increasing yet farther into her esteem; in 6 Eliz. she recom­mended Annal. Eliz. ut supra p. 77. videsis etiam p. 87. him, for an Husband to Mary Queen of Scotland: promising, if that Queen would assent thereto; that she would by authority of Parlia­ment declare her to be her Sister, or Daughter; and Heir to the Crown of England, in case she her self should die without issue.

But the French esteemingIbid. it dishonourable for Her to Marry with him, offeredIbid. great advan­tages to the Subjects of the Scottish Nation, in case they would refuse it: and suggestedIbid. to them, that Queen Elizabeth did not at all pur­pose what she made shew of. As to her real in­tentions therein, I shall not take upon me to say any thing: though plain it is; that having given him large possessions; before the end of that year (viz. upon the 28. of Sept.) she advanced [...] him to the dignity of Baron of Denbigh; and, the next day following to [...] that of Earl of Leicester; to the endAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. (as some thought) that he might seem the better qualifyed for that marriage; though othersIb. p. 58. suspected, that this shew made by Queen Elizabeth, was meerly to try, if the motion would be accepted, and then to marry with him her self, with less dishonour.

In an. 1566. (8 Eliz.) he had the dignity of Knight of the order of S. Michael conferred [...] up­on him by Charles the ninth King of France. And in an. 1572. (15 Eliz.) was one of the Peers appointed [...] to sit upon Tryal of the Duke of Norfolk.

In an. 1576. (19 Eliz.) Walter Earl of Essex dying [...] in Ireland, not any ordinary death, it was much suspected [...], that this Earl had a hand in the contrivance: and the rather for that he for [...]ook [...] the Lady Douglas Sheffeld, by whom he then had a Son, promising [...] her much money and other advantages, in case she would be content therewith, and married [...] Lettice, the Daughter of Sir Francis Knolles Knight of the Garter, (Widdow of that Earl) to whom he had private­ly born much affection before.

In 22 Eliz. he did all he could, in opposition [...] to the match, then in agitation betwixt Queen Elizabeth, and the Duke of Anjou. Which so irritated [...] Monsi [...]ur Simiers (the principal In­strument for carrying it on) that he discovered [...] to the Queen, that marriage then newly made by him, with the Lady Lettice; whereat being not a little enraged, she confined [...] him to the Castle of Greenwich, with purpose [...] to have sent him to the Tower of London. Whereupon thirsting a revenge, he designedIb. the murther of Simiers.

Nevertheless, after this; scil. in An. 1581. (24 Eliz.) he was constitutedIbid. p. 339. one of the Com­missioners to treat farther with the Duke of Anjou, touching that match: and the next year follow­ing, upon the departure of that Duke (after three months stay here) was one of the Nobles, sentIb. 349. by the Queen, to attend him to An­twerp.

After this, in An. 1585. (28 Eliz.) he was madePat. [...]8 E­liz. p. 1. Justice in Eyre of all the Forests South of Trent. And, having received CommissionPat. 27 Eliz. p. 2. the preceeding year, bearing date 2 Oct. 27 Eliz. for levying five hundred men to be sent into Hol­land and Zeland; as also,Pat. 27 Eliz. p. 2. within three weeks after been constituted Lieutenant and Captain General of the whole Army designed for the ser­vice of the United Provinces against the Spaniard, he was, in the same 28. year, sentAnnal. Eliz. ut supra, p. 418. thither ac­cordingly; but within little more than one year after (scil. An. 1586.) the States of those Pro­vinces took exceptionsIb. p. 423. against him, for ill per­forming his trust. Whereupon, he grew discon­tented Ib. p. 423.; And having madeLeicester qu. 1. his last Will and Testament at Midlebourgh, in Zeland, bearing date 1 Aug. An. 1587. whereby he bequeathed his Body to be buried at Warwick (where sun­dry of his Ancestours do lie) he gave power to his Executor to sell all his Lands and Leases, &c. in Lancashire, which were the Lands of Sir Tho­mas Butler Knight and of Edward his Son; which he intended for his base Son (so he calls him) Robert Dudley, for the redemption of the Lordships of Denbigh and Chirke which Lord­ [...]hips of Denbigh, and Chirke; he gave unto his said base Son, after the death of Ambrose Earl of Warwick, his Brother. To which Brother, he also gave the Castle of Kenilworth, with all the Parks, Chases, and Lands, thereunto belong­ing: and after his decease to his said base Son. So likewise the Mannours of Balsall, and Long­ I [...]chington, in Com. War. Cleobury, &c. with his House in London called Leicester-house.

Moreover, whereas he had erected an Hospital in the Town of Warwick, and did think that he had fully accomplished the sum of CC l. per an­num of sufficient land and rent, for the mainte­nance of the Master and poor men there, ac­cording to a rate set down: He willed, that in case any defect should be, either of Rent or o­ther assurance; that his Brother (the Earl of Warwick) should make it up, out of the M [...]n­nour of Hampton-magna in Com. Wigorn. and bequeathed to his Sister the Countess of Hunting­ton, one ring with a Diamond.

[Page 222]Shortly after which he returned. Whereupon the Dutch pursued him with great complaintsAnnal. Eliz. ut supra p. 508.; both for mispending their money, and ill mana­ging their Military Affairs, as also their Merchan­dize: So that he was constrain'dIbid. p. 510. to humble himself to the Queen; and, with Tears to beg Ibid. p. 510. of her; that having sent him thither with Honour, she would not receive him back with dis­grace: and, that, whom she had raised from the dust, she would not bury alive.

And having so done, design'dIb. p. 535. to retire unto his Castle at Kenilworth, which he had enlarged and beautified in an extraordinary measure. But, being on his journey thitherwards, at Cornbury Park, in Com. Oxon. he diedIb. p. 535. upon the fourth of September, an. 1588. (30 Eliz.) of a Feaver, as 'twas said, and was buried at Warwick, where he hath a noble Monument.

Other great Offices he also had; viz. Ibid. p. 536. Steward of the Queens Houshold, and Chancellour of the University of Oxford: and hadIbid. p. 536. at last got a Pa­tent for the whole power of governing, both in England, and Ireland, under her Majesty, but that Hatton Lord Chancellour, and Burleigh Lord Treasurer put a stop to it.

To take him in the observation of his Letters and Writings, saith [...] Sir Robert Naunton (which should best set him off) I never saw a stile or phrase more seeming Religious, and fuller of the streams of devotion, were they sincere.

As to his Wives, Certain it is, that he first Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Married Anne the Daughter and Heir to Sir Iohn Robsart Knight, which Lady came to an unhappy Death, at one Mr Forster's House, in Cumnore, near Oxford (then his Tenant) by a fall from the Stairs, as 'twas said; and lyeth buried in St. Maries Church, in that University.

Touching his next Marriage, with the Lady Douglas Howard, Daughter to William Lord How­ard of Effingham, and Widdow of Iohn Lord Sheffeild, I shall leave it dubious; in regard it came in dispute after his Death, and at length was not adjudg'd to be lawful: yet am not willing to conceal what was alledg'd and swornEx ipsis De­positionib [...] Came [...] stel­lats. upon Oath (and upon what occasion) in reference to the same.

That he had a Son by this Lady, called Sir Ro­bert Dudley, whom he mentions in his last Will and Testament, by the Title of his base Son, is sure enough. Nor could he safely call him other­wise, having openly MarriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Lettice, Daughter to Sir Francis Knolles (Knight of the Garter) and Widdow of Walter Earl of Essex, in the life time of that Lady; by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob. ut supra. one Son, called Robert, who diedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. in his Child­hood.

As to the Birth of this Sir Robert (so [...]lled his Base Son) it wasHist. & Antiq. U­nivers [...]. Lib. 2. p. 275. in an. 1574. (16 Eliz.) and the chief of his Education, for Academical-Learn­ing, in Christ-Church-Colledge, Oxon. Where, being matriculatedHist. & Antiq. U­nivers [...]. Lib. 2. p. 275. at fourteen years of Age; he vers'd himself much inHist. & Antiq. U­nivers [...]. Lib. 2. p. 275. Mathematick Studies. And afterwards, aff [...]cting Navigation, had the Command of three small Ships, in an. 1595. (37 Eliz.) Wherewith, at the Trinity Ile, he took and destroy'd nine Spanish-Ships, laden with Wines. And, shortly after, touching upon the River Oxin [...]que, in the West-Isdies, named that Island, situate in the Mouth thereof, Dud­teyana.

Moreover, in an. 1596. (38 Eliz.) he accom­panied the Earl of Essex, in that Expedition made to Cadez against the Spaniard. Wherein he so nobly behav'd himself, that he thereupon had the honour of Knighthood conferr'd upon him.

But, notwithstanding his Father's Character of him, in that his Testament, he did not at all ac­count himself illegitimate; as will be made ma­nifest from what I shall here relate [...]. For, soon after the death of Queen Elizabeth, having Mar­ried Alice the Eldest Daughter to Sir Thomas Leigh of Stoneley, in Com. War. Knight, and, considering with himself, that in Case he made good his Legitimacy, not only a good Title to the Earldom of Leicester, as Heir to his Father; together with other Titles and Dignities, would rightfully accrue unto him: but also the Castle of Warwick, with divers fair Lordships in that County, by virtue of an Entail, when Ambrose his Uncle, was advanced to that Earldom; he did, by reason of the great Plague at that time in London, obtain a Commission from the Arch­bishop of Canterbury, out of the Court of Audi­ence, directed to Dr Zachary Babington, then Chancellor of Litchfeild, and others, for exami­ning Witnesses, to prove his Father's Mar­riage.

But no sooner was it discern'd by the Lady Let­tice and her Friends, that the consequence thereof would much reflect upon her; than that they pro­cured Sir Edward Coke Knight, the King's Atturney General, to exhibite a Bill in the Star-Chamber, against him the said Sir Robert, and Dame Alice, his Lady: also against the Lady Douglas Sheffeild (for so she was called) then Wife of Sir Edward Stafford Knight, and against the before-mention'd Sir Thomas Leigh, Dr. Zachary Babington; ... Drury, Henry Frodsham, Gent. and others; laying to their Charge a Combination and Conspiracy to defame the Lady Lettice, and unjustly to intitle himself to those Honours, &c. And, upon the Petition of the Lord Sidney, procured a com­mand from the Lords of the Council, not only to stop those proceedings at Litchfeild; but to bring all the Depositions there taken, to remain within the same Court of Star-Chamber, in the Council-Chest.

Nevertheless did they give leave, that he should examine Witnesses in that honourable Court, in Order to the asserting his Legitimacy. Where­upon, by testimony upon Oath; partly by the said Lady Douglas Sheffeild, and partly by divers other persons, who were present at her pretended Marriage with this Earl, it did appear: that, she having been first contracted in Cannon-Row (within the Liberties of Westminster) about two years before, was solemnly wedded to him, at A [...]her, in Com. Surr. by a lawful Minister, accor­ding to the Form of Matrimony, by Law esta­blisht in the Church of England; in the presence of Sir Edward Horsey Knight, who gave her in Marriage: as also of Robert Sheffeild Esq, Dr. Iulio, Henry Frodsham, and five other persons, whose names are there specified: and, that the Ring, wherewith they were so Married, was set with five pointed Diamonds, and a Table Dia­mond, which had been given to him, by the then Earl of Pembroke's Grandfather; upon Condition, that he should not bestow it upon any, but whom he did make his Wife. Likewise, that the Duke of Norff. was the principal mover of that Mar­riage: but that this Earl, pretending a fear of the [Page 223] Queens Indignation, in Case it should come to her knowledge, made her to Vow, not to reveal it, till he gave leave; whereupon all her Servants were Commanded secrecy therein.

And it was also farther deposed; that, within two days after the Birth of this Sir Robert Dudley, which hapned at Shene, where he was Christened by a Minister sent from Sir Henry Lea; having to his Godfathers the Earl of Warwick (his Uncle) and the same Sir Henry; and to his Godmother, the Lady Dacres of the South, by their Deputies; the said Lady Douglass receiv'd a Letter from this Earl, which one Mrs Erisa (then Lady Parker) read; wherein his Lordship did thank God for the Birth of this his Son, who might be their comfort and staff of their old age (as are the words of the Letter) and Subscribed, Your loving Husband Robert Leicester. Likewise that the said Lady Douglass, was after this, served in her Chamber, as a Countess, until be commanded the contrary, for fear the Marriage should be disclosed.

Other Depositions there were many, by several persons: some testifying what this Earl had him­self expressed, in reference to this his Son; as of one Owen Iones; who averred upon his Oath; that, attending on the said Sir Robert Dudley, at Offington, in Com. Suss (when he was but ten years of age, and at School) the Earl of Leicester came to see him, and said; Owen, thou knowst that Robin my Boy, is my lawful Son; and, as I do, and have charged thee to keep it secret; so I charge thee not to forget it; and therefore see thou be careful of him.

Divers other expressions from this Earl, tending to the same purpose, were likewise testified by sun­dry credible persons. Likewise what Ambrose Earl of Warwick (his Brother) had uttered; which for brevities sake I omit. Also, that this Earl of Leicester endeavoured to perswade the Lady Douglas to disclaim the Marriage; offering seven hundred pounds per annum in the Close Ar­bour of the Queens Garden at Grenewich, in the presence of Sir Iohn H [...]baud, and George Digby, in Case she would so do: and, upon her refusal terrifying her with protestations, that he would never come at her; and that she should never have penny from him.

It seems, that she then had the Custody of this her Son: for it was deposed; that the Earl ten­dred her a thousand pounds to deliver him unto Sir Edward Horsey, Captain of the Isle of Wiht, to be there brought up by him; and that she re­fused.

As to her Marriage with Sir Edward Stafford (a person of great honour, and sometime im­ploy'd as Embassador [...] into France) she al­ledg'd, that it was to secure her life; having had some ill potions given her, which occasion'd the loss of her Hair and Nails: and repenting, said; that she had thereby done the greatest wrong that could be to her self and Son.

But to these Depositions the Star-Chamber gave little Credit, esteeming them to be unduly gained; as is evident from the Sentence thereupon given by that Honourable Court; the tenor whereof I have here exhibited, as I find the Minutes thereof, drawn up by the then Register there.

Paschae 3 [...] Iac.In the Star Chamber.

THE Defendant Drury, Attorn. R. versus Sir R [...] ­bert Du [...]ley [...] ▪ Sir T [...]o. Leigh Knight, & ali­ [...]s, t [...]l. 107. being a man of a mean condition, and desperate fortune; to the end to insinuate himself into the favour of the Defendant Sir Robert Dudley, and to work his own private gain; informed the said Sir Robert Dudley, that he was the Legitimate Son and Heir of Robert late Earl of Leicester, begotten on the Lady Douglas, after lawful Marriage; and so, was to inherit the Honours, Mannours, and Lands of the late Earls of Warwick and Leicester: and told him, that one Magdalen Salisbury was pre­sent at the Marriage, and would justifie the same on her Oath. And Sir Robert, not giving credit thereto, in respect of the said Drurie's condition; he, by large promises got a Note under Magda­len's Hand, to confirm his report, and carried it to Sir Robert Dudley; and thereupon Sir Robert gave ear unto the business, and desired the said Drury, and Sir William Leighton, to see what they could gather for a further confirmation of the Marriage. And then, Ward, (being Sir Robert's Proctor) unduly caused the said Magdalen, to be examined in perpetuam rei memoriam, in the Court of Audience, before Dr. Creake, being of the Plaintiffs Councel; without calling any of the parties, interessed thereto, for proof of the Marriage and Legitimation of the said Sir Robert Dudley. And the same day, Ward and Sir Wil­liam Leighton, procured a Commission to be awarded to examine other Witnesses, in perpetuam rei memoriam; and then went into Yorkeshire, to find out one Frodesham, whom, Magdalen pre­tended was present at the Marriage. They meet, and returned to Clarke's House in Warwickshire (a Tenant to Sir Thomas Leigh, Sir Robert Dud­ley's Father in Law.) And then they convey'd them from one Tenants House to another; not suffering any Well-willer to the Countess of Lei­cester, to speak with them, and prepared them with gifts and rewards, and got them to set down what they could depose, before they were examined upon their Oaths, and to subscribe the same: And then Sir William Leighton procured one of the Commissioners alone, to execute the Commission privately: and Ward came down from London, and brought a Notary publick to speed the Commission. And then Sir William Leighton, to effect the Plot and practice intended by the prepared Witnesses, to prove the Marriage and Legitimation, resolv'd to have a Suit forth­with Commenced in the Court at Litchfeild, in the name of Sir Robert Dudley; and raised Iohn Bushell to be the Adversary, charging him, that he had called Sir Robert, Bastard, about three years before.

Gosse cites him to the Court in causa probri, & convitii; and Gosse earnestly prest him to appear thereto.

It was never meant by that Suit to punish Bushell, but only to prove the Marriage and Le­gitimation. Bushell appeared, and made such Answer, as suted best for their purpose.

The 36 Articles were exhibited, thirty whereof tended to prove the Marriage and Legitimation, and some of the rest the Defamation. And Dr. Babington, then sitting in Judgment in the Court; and knowing the matter to be there prosecuted unduly, against a raised Adversary, upon colour [Page 224] of Defamation, admitted a very unlawful Prose­cution of the Libel, and ordered the Defendant to make present Answer: and then Frodsham, Salis­bury, and Iones, were again examined as Wit­nesses. And after their Examinations, carried back to Clarkes, Gosse and Leigh's Houses, and had Diet and Apparel given them, by direction of Sir Robert Dudley, and Sir William Leighton.

For these offences and undue Proceedings, which tended to call in question the Lord of Lei­cester and his then Ladies Marriage, and her Jointure; and the Estates of many of the Kings Subjects; they were all Committed; Sir William Leighton fined 300 l. Babington 100 Marks, Gosse 40 l. Salisbury and Frodsham 100 l. a piece, and Iones 40 l. All the Examinations and Depositi­ons, taken in the Court of Audience, by the Com­missioners, and at Lichfeild, suppress'd and damn'd. The Examinations and Depositions in the Court that concern the Marriage between the Earl of Leicester, and the Lady Douglasse Sheffeild, to be sealed up, by the Clark of the Court, and never to be seen or published; Iones, Salisbury, and Frodsham, to be ever after held suspected in their Testimonies, touching the Marriage and Le­gitimation of Sir Robert Dudley: and the rest were acquitted.

Which gave such discontent to Sir Robert Dud­ley, that he thereupon resolv'd to quit the Realm; and to that end, obtaining Licence to Travail, for three years, went into Italy. Whereof his Ad­versaries took such advantage, as that they procu­red a special Privy-Seal to be sent after him, to Command his return. Whereunto not obeying, his Lands were seized, by force of the Statute of Fugitives; upon which seizure, being surveyed [...], with Kenelworth his chief Seat; I have thought it not impertinent, briefly to point at the gran­deur and State thereof.

1. THE Castle it self, situate upon a Rock, containeth seven Acres; upon which the Walls are to spatious and fair, that two or three persons together, may walk upon most places thereof.

2. The Castle with the four Gate-Houses, all built of Free-stone, hewen and cut: the Walls in many places of xv. and x. foot thickness; some more, someless: the least four foot in thickness, square.

3. The Castle and four Gate Houses, all co­vered with Lead; whereby it is subject to no other decay than the Glass, through the extremity of weather.

4. The Rooms of great State within the same; and such as are able to receive his Majesty, the Queen and Prince, at one time: built with as much uniformity and conveniency, as any Houses of later time: and with such stately Cellars, all ca [...]ied upon Pillars and Architecture of Free­stone, Carved and wrought, as the like are not within this Kingdom: and also all other Houses for Offices answerable.

5. There lyeth about the same in Chases and Parks 1200 l. per annum, 900 l. whereof are grounds for pleasure; the rest in Meadow and Pasture thereto adjoining; Tenants, and Free­holders.

6. There joineth upon this ground a Park-like-ground, called the King's Wood, with xv. se­veral Copices lying all together, containing 789. Acres within the same; which in the Earl of Lei­cester's time were stored with Red Dear. Since which, the Deer strayed, but the ground in no sort blemished; having great store of Timber, and other Trees of much value upon the same.

7. There runneth through the said Grounds, by the Walls of the Castle, a fair Pool, containing Cxi. Acres, well stored with Fish and Fowl; which, at pleasure, is to be let round about the Castle.

8. In Timber and Woods, upon this ground, to the value (as hath been offered) of 20000 l. (having a convenient time to remove them.) Which to his Majesty in the Survey, are but va­lued at 11722 l. Which proportion, in a like measure, is held in all the rest, upon the other values to his Majesty.

9. The Circuit of the Castle, Mannors, Parks, and Chafe, lying round together, contain, at least xix. or xx. Miles, in a pleasant Country: the like, both for strength, State, and pleasure, not being within the Realm of England.

10. These Lands have been surveyed by Com­missioners from the King, and the Lord Privy-Seal; with directions from his Lordship to find all things under the true worth; and upon Oath of Jurors, aswell Free-holders, as Customary-Te­nants. Which course being held by them, are, notwithstanding surveyed and returned, at 38554 l. 15 s. 00 d. Out of which, for Sir Ro­bert Dudley's contempt, there is to be deducted 10000 l. and for the lady Dudley's Jointure, which is without impeachment of waste, whereby she may sell all the Woods, which by the Survey amount unto 11722 l.

The total of the Survey ariseth as followeth.

In Land,16431 l.09 s.00 d.
In Woods,117220200.
The Castle,104010400.

His Majesty hath herein the mean profits of the Castle and premises, through Sir Robert Dudley's contempt, during his Life, or his Majesties Par­don: the Reversion in Fee being in the Lord Privy Seal.

But it was not long after; that Prince Henry affecting it, as the most noble and magnificent thing, in the Mid-land parts of this Realm, made overture, by special Agents to Sir Robert Dudley, of his desire to obtain his Title thereto, by way of purchase. Whereupon, in consideration of 14500 l. to be paid within the compass of a Twelve-month; certain Deeds were sealed, bear­ing date 21 Nov. 9 Iac. (an. scil. 1611.) and Fines levyed; setling the Inheritance thereof; as also of the Mannor and Lands in Kenilworth; together with those of Rudfen, Balshall, and Long Itchington, upon the same Prince, and his Heirs: with condition, that he the said Sir Robert, should during his life, hold and enjoy the Consta­bleship of that Castle, by Patent from the Prince. But Prince Henry departing this life shortly after, there was not above 3000 l. of that sum ever paid; and that to a Merchant, which broke, so that it never came to Sir Robert Dudley's hands. Nevertheless Prince Charles, as Heir to his Bro­ther, held the possession thereof: and in 19 Iac. obtain'd a special Act of Parliament, to enable the Lady Alice, Wife to Sir Robert, in regard she had a Jointure therein, to alien all her right unto him, as if she had been a feme sole. Which accor­dingly [Page 225] she did, by her Deed bearing date 4 Maii, 19 Iac. in consideration of 4000 l. assigned to her out of the Exchequer, and certain other an­nual payments.

Upon the departure of Sir Robert Dudley out of England, he took with him (as is credibly reported) ... the Daughter of Sir Robert Southwell, of Wood- [...]isting, in Com. Norff. Kt. (a very beautiful Lady) in the habit of a Page: whom, it is said, that he Married in Italy. And, seating himself within the Territories of the great Duke of Tuscany, had, by reason of his singular Endowments, no little esteem in all those parts. For, by his means it was, that Liburne, a small and obscure Village; not only grew to be a fa­mous Port, but adorn'd with excellent Buildings; and to be as eminent a Mart, as Scala-Franca (in Italy) is; whereunto the English-Merchants do usually repair for Commerce. As also, that the Fenns and Marshes, in those parts, have by his contrivance been happily drained.

His Fame therefore, deservedly, spreading into Germany; he had, by Letters-Patents from his Imperial Majestly, Ferdinand the second (bearing date at Uienna, 9 Martii Anno MDCxx.) the Title of Duke conferred upon him, to be used by himself and his Heirs, throughout all the Domini­ons of the sacred Empire. Whereupon he was generally called Duke of Northumberland. which Title, as Iohn, his Grandfather bore, though for­feited by At [...]ainder in the first year of Queen Mary: So did he, whilst he lived; and so doth Charles his eldest Son, by the Daughter of Sir Ro­bert Southwell.

That he was a person, of statu [...]e tall, and come­ly: also strong, valiant, famous at the excercise of Tilting; singularly skill'd in all Mathematick Learning, but chiefly in Navigation, and Archi­tecture; a rare Chymist, and of great knowledge in Physick, his learned Works do sufficiently ma­nifest; Especially that, de Arcanis Maris, Printed at Florence in an. 1646. and since at Uenice, in folio, adorn'd with Sculpture. Also, that of Physick, call'd Catholicon, of no small esteem with the most skillfull in that profession.

Nor is his memory a little famous, for his In­vention of that Powder, called Cornachine-Pow­der; touching the virtue whereof, the Learned Marcus Cornachinus of Pise, hath written; and endeavoured to shew, that all Corporeal Disea­ses, may be safely, and suddenly cured thereby.

Nor is it less remarkable, that his merits were so highly esteem'd of, by the great Duke of Tuscany, as that he allow'd him an yearly Stipend, of little less than a thousand pounds sterling. Also, that he erected a noble Palace in the City of Flo­rence: and, that his Daughters by the Wife he took thither, a [...]e all of them Married to several Princes of the Empire.

Moreover, that he died, at a Palace of the Dukes of Florence (two or three Italian-Miles distant from that City) in or about the year 1650. And, that his Body resteth in the Monastery of Nuns at Boldrone, except it be removed to the Church of St. Pancrace in Florence, where he rais'd a noble Monument for that Wife, with purpose to be there interred himself.

Likewise, that he left to his Sons divers curious Mathematical Instruments, chiefly of his own In­vention: of which, they, making little use, have disposed to the great Duke of Tuscany.

To countenance which Marriage with Mrs Southwell; it is said, that he did alledge his Mar­riage with the Lady Alice Leigh, to be by the Ca­non-Law, Illegal; by reason that he had Carnal knowledge of her, during the Life of his first Wife ... Sister to Mr Thomas Cavendish, the famous Navigator. But I return to the Lady Alice, his second Wife.

Leaving her thus in England, with the five Daughters he had by her; viz. Aliza, and Dou­glas, who both died unmarried; Katherine, after­wards Wedded to Sir Richard Leveson Knight of the Bath, Frances to Sir Gilbert K [...]iveton Knight, and Anne to Robert Holborne Esq (afterwards Knight and Sollicitor General to King Charles the First:) she received the said sum of four thousand pounds, payable from the Exchequer: but of her Annuity (in like sort granted) there was a great Arrear, at the beginning of the late unhappy Troubles. For the receipt whereof discerning little hopes; and considering, that her Husband (then alive) had the Title of a Duke in those Fo­reign parts, where he did reside; representing the same, to his late Majesty King Charles the First (of blessed memory) she obtain'd a grant under the Great Seal of England, bearing date at Ox­ford, 23 Maii, in the twentieth year of his Reign, of the Title of a Dutchess, during her natural life: and likewise, that her Daughters should have place and precedence, as Children to a person of that Degree; a Copy of which Patent, I have thought fit here to exhibiteEx autogr. penès [...]ath. D. Leveson an. 1670.

CHarles, by the grace of God, King of Eng­land, Scotland, France, and Ireland, De­fender of the Faith, &c. To all Archbishops, Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, Barons, Knights; and all other our loving subjects, to whom these our Letters shall come, greeting. Whereas, in or about the beginning of the Reign of our dear Fa­ther King James, of famous memory; there was a Sute commenced, in our High-Court of Star-Cham­ber, against Sir Robert Dudley Knight and others, for pretending himself to be lawful Heir to the Ho­nours and Lands, of the Earldoms of Warwick and Leicester; as Son and Heir of the Body of Robert late Earl of Leicester; lawfully begotten upon the Lady Douglass his Mother, Wife to the said late Earl of Leicester; and all Proceedings stayed in the Ecclesiastical Courts, in which the said Sute de­pended, for proof of his Legitimation. Yet, never­theless, did the said Court vouchsafe liberty to the said Sir Robert, to examine Witnesses in the said Court of Star-Chamber, in order to the making good of his Legitimacy; and divers Witnesses were exa­mined there accordingly. Whereupon, by full testi­mony upon Oath; partly made by the said Lady Douglasse her self, and partly by divers other per­sons of quality, and credit, who were present at the Marriage, with the said Late Earl of Leicester, by a lawful Minister, according to the form of Matrimony, then by Law established in the Church of England: and the said Sir Robert and his Mother, owned by the said late Earl of Leicester, as his lawful Wife and Son, as by many of the said Depositions remain­ing upon Record, in our said Court, still appear (which we have caused to be perused, for our better satisfaction herein.) But a special Order being made, that the said Depositions should be sealed up, and no Copies thereof taken, without leave, did cause him the said Sir Robert to leave this our King­dom. [Page 226] Whereof his Adversaries taking advantage, procured a special Privy-Seal, to be sent unto him, commanding his return into England. Which he not obeying (because his Honour and Lands were denied unto him) all his Lands were therefore sei­zed on, to the King our Father's use.

And, not long afterwards, Prince Henry (our Dear Brother deceased) made overture to the said Sir Robert, by special Instruments, to obtain his Title by purchase, of and in Kenilworth-Castle, in our County of Warwick, and his Mannors, Parks, and Chases belonging to the same: which, upon a great under-value, amounted (as we are credibly in­formed) to about fifty thousand pounds; but were bought by the said Prince our Brother, in considera­tion of fourteen thousand, five hundred pounds, and upon his faithful Engagement, and promise of his Princely favour unto the said Sir Robert in the said Cause, to restore him, both in Honours and Fortunes. And thereupon certain Deeds were sealed, in the ninth year of the Reign of our said Father; and Fines also then were levyed, setling the Inheritance thereof in the said Prince, our Brother, and his Heirs.

But, the said Prince our Brother, departing this life, there was not above three thousand pounds of the said sum of fourteen thousand five hundred pounds, ever paid (if any at all) to the said Sir Robert's hands; and we our selves, as Heir to the said Prince our Brother, came to the possession thereof.

And, it appearing to our Council, that the said Alice Lady Dudley, Wife of the said Sir Robert, had an Estate of Inheritance of and in the same, descendable unto her Posterity; in the nineteenth year of our said dear Father's Reign, an Act of Parliament was passed, to enable the said Lady Alice, Wife to the said Sir Robert, to alien her Estate, which she had by the said Sir Robert therein, from her children by the said Sir Robert, as if she had been a feme sole, which accordingly she did in the nineteeth year of our said Father's Reign, in consideration of four thousand pounds; and further payments yearly to be made by us to her, out of our Exchequer; and out of the said Castles and Lands, which have not been accordingly paid unto her by us, for many years; to the damage of the said Lady Alice, and her Chil­dren, to a very great value.

Which Sir Robert, setling himself in Italy, within the Territories of the great Duke of Tus­cany (from whom he had extraordinary esteem;) he was so much favoured by the Emperour Ferdinand the Second; as that being a person, not only eminent for his great Learning and Blood, but for sundry rare endowments (as was well known) he had, by Letters Patents from his Imperial Majesty, the Title of a Duke given unto him; to be used by himself and his Heirs for ever, throughout all the Dominions of the sacred Empire. Which Letters Patents have been perused by our late Earl-Marshall and Heralds.

And, Whereas our Dear Father, not knowing the truth of the lawful Birth of the said Sir Robert (as we piously believe) granted away the Titles of the said Earldoms to others, which we now hold not fit to call in question, nor ravel into our deceased Fa­ther's actions; especially they having been so long enjoyed by these Families, to whom the said Honours were granted (which we do not intend to alter:) And yet, we having a very deep sense, of the great injuries done to the said Sir Robert Dudley, and the Lady Alice Dudley, and their Children: and, that we are of opinion, that in Iustice and Equity, the possessions so taken from them, do rightly belong unto them, or full satisfaction for the same. And holding our selves in honour and conscience obliged, to make them reparation now, as far as our present ability will enable us. And also, taking into our consideration the said great estate, which she the said Lady Alice Dudley, had in Kenilworth; and sold, at our desire to us, at a very great under-value; and yet not perform'd or satisfied, to many thousand pounds damage.

And, we also casting our Princely Eye, upon the faithful services done unto us, by Sir Richard Le­veson Knight of the Bath, who hath Married the Lady Catherine, one of the Daughters of the said Duke, by his said Wife, the said Lady Alice Dud­ley: and also the great services, which Robert Holburne Esq hath done to us, by his learned Pen, and otherwise (which said Robert Holburne hath Married the Lady Anne one other of the Daughters of the said Duke, by his said Wife, the Lady Alice Dudley:) we have conceived our selves bound in ho­nour, and conscience, to give the said Lady Alice and her Children, such Honour and Precedencies, as is, or are due to them in Marriage or blood. And therefore we do not only give and grant, unto the said Lady Alice Dudley, the Title of Dutchess Dudley, for her life, in England, and other our Realms, and Dominions, with such Precedencies, as she might have had, if she had lived in the Domini­ons of the sacred Empire (as a mark of our favour unto her; and out of our Prerogative Royal, which we will not have drawn into dispute:) But we do also farther grant unto the said Lady Katherine, and Lady Anne, her Daughters, the Places, Titles, and Precedencies of the said Dukes Daughters, as from the time of their said Father's Creation, during their respective lives; not only in England, but in all other our Kingdoms and Dominions, as a testimony of our Princely favour, and grace unto them: con­ceiving our selves obliged to do much more for them, if it were in our power, in these unhappy times of distraction.

And we require all persons of Honour, and other our loving Subjects, especially our Earl Marshall, Heralds, and Officers at Arms, to take notice of this our Princely pleasure, and to govern themselves ac­cordingly: and to cause the said places and prece­dencies to be quietly enjoyed, according to this our gratious intention, as they do tender our displeasure, and will answer the contempt thereof at their Pe­rils. And we further command and require, that our said Heralds do make entry of this our pleasure and Grant in their Offices accordingly. In Witness whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent. Witness our self at Oxford, the three and twentieth day of May, in the twentienth year of our Reign.

And, in regard this Lady Alice, to whom the Title of Dutchess was thus granted, hath been a person of exemplary piety; to the intent that her great and good works, may be the better mani­fested to posterity; I shall here briefly point at the particulars of what are most known.

Upon the rebuilding of the Church, called S [...]. Giles in the Fields, in the Suburbs of London (within which Parish she had her residence for many years till her Death) she gave C l. thereto. And, when it was finished, bestow'd fair Hang­ings of Watchet Taffata, edg'd with Silk and Silver Fringe, for the East-end of the Chancel.

Item, For the back of the Altar, a Hanging of green Velvet, with I. H. S. embroydered thereon. [Page 227] Likewise a Carpet of green Velvet, with a deep gold Fring: and a Cover of Cambrick thereto, edg'd with rich Bone-Lace.

Item, One other Altar-Cloth of Damask; and two Cusheons richly embroydered with gold.

Item, Two Service Books, with Bosses of Sil­ver▪ gilt.

Item, A large Turkey-Carpet for the Altar, to cover it upon ordinary days.

Item, A rich and beautiful Skreen of Carved Work, to sever the Church from the Chancel.

Item, A fair Organ, with a beautiful Case, richly gilt.

Item, A costly Rail environing the Altar.

Item, Large and beautiful Plate for the Altar, silver and gilt.

Hereunto she added a fair Pavement for the Chancel, of black and white Marble. As also the greatest Bell in the Steeple, with Frames for all the other five: which she caused to be new cast at her own charge.

To the Churches of Stoneley, Manceter, Leke-Wotton, Ashow, Kenelworth and Monks-Kirby, (all in Com. Warr.) twenty pounds per annum, to each of them, in augmentation of their respective poor Vicaridges.

To every of those Churches, as also to the Churches of Bi [...]ford, in Com. Warr. Acton, in Com. Midd. St. Albans, in Com. Hertf. and Pa [...] ­shull, in Com. Northt. certain pieces of massy plate, to be made use of at the Communion in every of them.

She likewise purchased a fair House and Gar­den, near the Church of St. Giles before-specified, to be a Mansion for the perpetual Incumbent there, after three lives, whereof two are expired. And gave an yearly Stipend to the Sexton of that Church, to Toll the great Bell, when the Prisoners of Newgate should pass by to their Exe­cution at Tiburne: and to Ring it out after the Execution.

She also gave large sums of money towards the repair of the ruinous Cathedral at Lichfeild; and of St. Sepulchres Church in the Suburbs of London.

Moreover, by her last Will and Testament, she gave C l. per annum, for ever, towards the re­demption of Christian-Captives, out of the hands of the Turks.

And for the purchase of Lands of xx l. per annum value for the poor of that Hospital situate near to the said Church of St. Giles—400 l.

Likewise, for the purchase of Lands, of ten pounds per annum value, for the placing out of poor Children of the said Parish of St. Giles, to be Apprentices, whereof two to be put out every year—200 l.

To the poor of the Parishes of Stoneley, Ke­nilworth, Leke-Wotton, Ashow, Bi [...]ford, and Patshul; as also to the Churches of Blakes [...]ey, and Lichborow, in Com. Northt. the sum of C l. to be distributed amongst them, according to the direction of her Will.

And fifty pounds upon the day of her Funeral, to be dealt amongst the poor of the same Parish of St. Giles, and others adjacent.

To fourscore and ten poor Widdows (accor­ding to the number of years she lived) to each of them a Gown of black Cloth, and a large Hol­land Kerchief, to attend her Herse upon the day of her Funeral, which was perform'd upon the sixteenth of March, A. D. 1669. besides xii d. a piece to each of them for their Dinner that day.

To every Parish, for the Poor, where her Corps should happen to rest, in its passage from London to Stoneley, in Warwickshire, where she was buryed under a noble Monument erected by her self in her life time,—05 l.

To every poor body upon the Road, where her Corps should pass, six pence.

To the respective Parishes of Blakes [...]ey, Lich­borow, and Pa [...]shill before-mentioned, ten pounds, to be distributed amongst their poor, upon her Funeral day.

To the poor of Stoneley-Parish, to be distri­buted at her Funeral there, fifty pounds. And de­parted this life, at her House near to the Church of St. Giles in the Fields, before-mentioned, 22 Ia­nuarii, An. 1669.

Towards these her great and charitable Dona­tions, I may not omit to take notice; that the Lady Aliza, her eldest Daughter (who died be­fore her divers years) bequeath'd her own whole Portion, which was 3. thousand pounds, to be be­stowed as this her pious Mother should think best.

Of the other Daughters, none survived her, but the Lady Katherine Leveson; who, imitating her in these blessed Works of Piety and Charity; did, in her life time rebuild that ruinous Fabrick of the Temple-Church at Balshall, in Com. Warr. and beautified it very much, for the use of the Inhabi­tants there, and those neighbouring Hamlets, which lie far distant from their Parish Church; assigning fifty pounds per annum for the support of a perpetual Incumbent therein.

And in augmentation of the Vicaridge of Long-Itchington, in the same County, hath also given fifty pounds per annum out of the Revenues of her said Mannor of Balshall.

Moreover, by her last Will and Testament she hath assigned xl l. per annum perpetually, to be received out of the yearly Revenues of her Man­nor of Foxley in Com. Northt. for the sufficient support and repairing of that stately Chappel at Warwick, long since founded by the Executors of the famous Richard de Beauchamp, sometime Earl of Warwick, (her noble Ancestor) whose Body lyeth gloriously Intombed in the midst thereof: wherein also the Monuments of Robert Earl of Leicester, her Grandfather, and Ambrose Earl of Warwick (her great Uncle) are placed: Appointing, that the Surplusage thereof shall be disposed of, for an augmentation to the mainte­nance of those poor men, who now are, or here­after shall be in that Hospital at Warwick, of her said Grandfather's foundation.

And by her said Will, hath father appointed; that out of the Revenues of her Lordship of Bal­shall, an Hospital shall be founded for twenty poor Widdows, and not Married; to be chosen out of the poor Inhabitants of Balshall: and, if not to be found there, to be supplied out of the Lordships of Long-Itchington, in Com. Warr. Trentham, in Com. Staff. and Lilshull, in Com. Salop.; each of them for their maintenance therein, to have eight pounds per annum, and a Gown of Gray-Cloth, with these two Letters K and L, in blew Cloth, fixed thereon. As also xx l. per annum to a Minister, to read Prayers every day in that Hospital, and to teach twenty Children.

To the said Town of Trentham, she likewise hath given four hundred pounds, to purchase Lands of xx l. per annum value, for the support [Page 228] of a Schoolmaster, to teach the poor Children of tht Parish, until they shall be fit to be placed forth for Apprentices. Also to the poor of New-castle under Lime in Com. Staff. x l. To the poor of Stone x l. To the poor of Eccleshall five pounds▪ and beautifying the Church of Barlaston (all in that County) twenty pounds.

To the poor of Newport in Com Salop. x l. To the poor of Trentham and Lilshull (to be distributed on the day of her Funeral) fifty pounds to each Parish. To the poor of Balshall and Long Itchington, fifty pounds each Parish, for a Dole, to be paid out of the first Rents after her death.

She hath also given the yearly rent of one hun­dred and twenty pounds, for the maintenance of twelve poor widdows, whereof two of them to be Inhabitants of Blakesley, two of Pa [...]shull, two of Lichbarow (all in Com. Northt.) three of Lilshull in Com Salop. and three of Trentham, in Com. Staff. to be chosen by the Minister, Church-Wardens and Overseers for the poor, in every of those places: and to each of them a Gown of Gray-cloath, with these Letters K and L in blew cloth, affixed thereto. Likewise one hundred pounds per annum more, to be paid out of the Rents and Revenues of Foxley, for the placing out of ten poor Boys Apprentices; six of them to be of the Parishes of Blakesley, Pa [...]shull, and Lichbarow; two of Trentham, and two of Lilshull. Appointing, that the remainder of the Rents of that her Lordship of Foxley, after all these particulars shall be paid; to be to the use of the poor Inhabitants of those three parishes of Blakesly, Patshull, and Lichbarwe.

And departing this life at Trentham, in Com. Salop. ... February An 1673. was buried at Lilshull, in Com Salop. where her late Husband Sir Richard Leveson lieth interred.

Iohn de Foix Earl of Kendale.
[24 H. 6.]

BEfore I come to speak of this Iohn, I shall take leave to say something of his Father, whose name was Guaston de Foix. This Guaston, being called [...] Capital de la Bugh, was, for his military prowess, advanced [...] to the title of Earl of Longuebill, in Normandy, by that puissant Prince King Henry the fifth, 5 Iuly, in the seventh year of his Reign: and soon after that, put in CommissionIbid. m. 34. (with some others) to treat of a Marriage betwixt the King, and Catherine the Daughter to Charles the sixth King of France; which took effect. Also in 4 H. 6. in consideration [...] of his heroick adventures in his Wars, and in those of King Henry the fifth, he was created [...] Earl of Benanges; and made Knight [...] of the Noble Order of the Garter. But I now come to Iohn his Son.

This Iohn having married [...] Margaret, Neece to William de la Pole D [...]ke of Suffolk, (a power­ful man with K [...]ng Henry the sixth) was by the procurement of that Duke, made [...] Earl of Ken­dale; and, for her sake, enricht [...] with large possessions in England; having [...] likewise divers Castles and Lordships in the Dutchy of Guyen bestowed on him. Besides which, in 24 H. 6. (bearing then the titlePat. 24 H. 6 p. [...]. m. 5. of Earl of Kendale, Vi­count of Castilion, and Lord of Grelle) in con­sideration Pat. 24 H. 6 p. [...]. m. 5. of his good services, done and to be done, he obtained a grantPat. 24 H. 6 p. [...]. m. 5. of CC Marks per an­num to be received during his life, out of the petty Customes in the port of London. Of which gifts in Guyen, the Castle and Castellanie of Mauleon, Sole; and Bailliage of de la Bort, wereRot. V [...]s [...]. 25 & 26 H. 6. m. 9. part.

In 29 H. 6. upon those agreements then made with the French, whereunto the English (by rea­son of their differences at home) were necessitated to submit; it was concludedHolingsh. p. 6 [...]6. b. n. 40. & 50., that Guaston, the Father; and this Iohn his Son, should en­joy all their Lands in Aquitane, given to them by the Kings of England, or Dukes of Aquitane. And, because their intents were still to serve the King of England; that the Son and Heir of this Iohn (being at that time three years of age) should be given up into the custody of the Earl of Foix; to the intent, that, if at his full age, he should deny subjection to the French King, or depart this life before: then, after the decease of his Father and Grandfather, all those Lands should wholly remain to the next Heir of their bloud, of the French Kings obeysance, Male or Female.

And, in 39 H. 6. in considerationRot. Franc. 39 H. 6. m. 8. of his many and eminent services, and the service of his Ancestors to the Kings of this Realm: as also in respect of his importable losses, dishe [...]ison, and imprisonment, for almost seven years; and the vast Ransome whereunto he had been exposed, for his fidelity to the Crown of this Realm, e­ven to his utter ruine; he obtained, in order to his relief (by the assentRot. Franc. 39 H. 6. m. 8. of the Lords in Parli­ament then assembled) LicenceRot. Franc. 39 H. 6. m. 8. to transport two thousand sacks of Wooll, without payment of any Custome for the same.

But King Henry the sixth, (to whom and the House of Lancaster, he had been thus faithful and obsequious) losing all, within a short time after, I find no more of him, than that he had been in­stalled Instit. &c [...] the Garter [...] [...] E. A. Knight of the Garter, towards the later end of that Kings reign.

Stourton.
[26 H. 6.]

OF this Family, which is of great anti­quity in Wiltshire, taking its denomi­nation from the town of Stourton, (and it from the River Stoure, on the bank whereof 'tis situate) was Iohn de Stourton Iohn., who, in 1 R. 2. was Sheriff [...] for the Counties of Somerset and Dorset.

To whom succeeded William de Stourton William.. Which William in 21 R. 2. having marriedPat. 21 R. 2. p. [...]. m. [...]. Elizabeth the Daughter of Sir Iohn Moigne Knight, had Pat. 21 R. 2. p. [...]. m. [...]. with her, by the grant of her Father, the in­heritance of the Mannour of Estanes, at the Mount, in Com. Essex; and departingEsc. 1 H. 5. n. 29. this life upon the Munday next after the feast of St. Lam­bert, 1 H. 5. being seisedEsc. 1 H. 5. n. 29. of that Mannour of Estanes, as also of the Mannours of Bouker's-Weston, Tarent-villers, and moitie of the Man­nour of Broadway in Com. Dors. as also of the Mannours of little Merston, and Merston-Bigot, in [Page 229] Com. Somers. and Stourton and Poulesholt in Com. Wiltes. leftEsc. 1 H. 5. n. 29. Iohn his Son and Heir fourteen years of age.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 9 H. 5. making proof of his age, had liveryClaus. 9 H. 5. m. 19. of his lands, his Homage being respited: and in 8 H. 6. (being then a Knight) was by IndentureEx Autogr. penès Cler. Pell., bearing date 18. Febr. re­teined to serve the King in his Wars of France, with four men at Arms, (himself accounted) and twelve Archers on Horseback; receiving two shilling wages, by the day, for hmself; xii d. a piece for his men at Armes, with the reward accustomed; and six pence a piece for each of his Archers. In 12 H. 6. he was constitutedRot. Fin. 12 H. [...]. m. 22. Sheriff of Wiltshire; and in 14 H. 6. again reteined [...]x autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve the King, in his Wars of France and Nor­mandy, with four men at Armes and Cxi Ar­chers. Also in 16 H. 6. again madeRot. Fin. 16 H. 6. m. 20. Sheriff of Wiltshire; and inRot. Fin. 18 H. 6. m. 21. 18 H. 6. for Gloucester­shire.

In 19 H. 6. he obtained a grantCart ab. an. [...] 20 H. 6. [...]. 17. from the King, for divers Deer-Leaps in his Park at Stourton: also for free Warren in all his Demesn-lands and woods there: Likewise for a Fair there yearly. And in 25 H. 6. being then Trea­surer Pat. 25 H. 6 p. 1. m. 3. of the Houshold to that King, procured a grantPat. 25 H. 6 p. 1. m. 3. in see, of the Castle of Old-Sarum; (then so ruinous, that it yielded no benefit to the King) together with the Banks, Ditches, Walls, and Gardens thereto belonging; to be held by Fealty, and the rent of iii s. iv d. per annum.

In 26 H. 6. in considerationPat. 26 H. 6. p. 2. m. 26. of his faithful services, both to King Henry the fifth, and that King; he was by Letters Patents, bearing date 13 Maii, 26 H. 6. advancedPat. 26 H. 6. p. 2. m. 26. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Stourton of Stourton: and in 28 H. 6. joined in Commission Rot. Franc. [...]8 H. 6. m. 8. with Iames Earl of Wiltshire, and others, for the defence of the Town and Castle of Calais, with the Marches adjacent, and Tower of Ryse-bank. In 29 H. 6. he was again put in Com­mission [...], together with Raph Lord Sudley, for the conducting of divers Men at arms and Ar­chers thither, for the safeguard of that place, and parts thereabouts. In 32 H. 6. he was also one of the Peers; who, in consideration [...]x autogr. penès Cle [...]. Pell. of the Tonnage and Poundage, granted to the King in Parliament, undertook [...]x autogr. penès Cle [...]. Pell. the defence of the Seas: and departing [...] this life upon the Festival of St. Katherine 2 E. 4. being then seised [...] of the Mannours of Uelham, Plymham, and Plym­pton, in Com. Devon; Merston-Bigot, and Mer­ston-parva, in Com. Somers. Rishton, Weston, Brodweye and Ore, in Com. Dors. Shipton-Moyne and Hamvelle in Com. Glouc. Ibbes [...]eye and Sapple, in Com. Sutht. Estanes at the Mount, in Com. Essex, and Stourton, Castel-Carye, Pawlesholte, Little-Langford-Dewas, West-Aish [...]en, Bakanyton, Wynterborne, Madington, Penleys, Ablington, and Aulton, in Com. Wilts. left [...] Sir William Stourton Knight, his Son and Heir, thirty years of age: who had livery [...] of his Lands, soon after; his Homage being respited.

Which William William. (Lord Stourton) before the end of that year, the Lancastrians beginning to make head again in Northumberland, was [...] one of those, who attended King Edward, in his Army, thither. And, having married [...] Margaret, one of the Daughters and coheirs of Sir Iohn Chi­diok Knight, departed [...] this life 18 Febr. 17 E 4. being seised [...] of the Mannour of Welehome, in Com. Devon. Ibbesleye, and Sapple in Com. Sutht. Estanes ad montem in Com. Essex; Ship­ton-Moyne and Ueleham juxta Berkeley in Com. Glouc. Powlesholt, and Stourton, Pen [...]ey, Ablynton; Alton-Dangeus in Little Langsord; and Little Langsord, in Com. Wiltes. Rysheton, Ore, Weston, with the moitie of the Mannour of Brodewey in Com. Dors. and Merston-Bigot, and Merston parva in Com. Somers. [...] leaving Sir Iohn Stourton Knight his Son and Heir twenty four years of age: Margaret his Wife surviving, (who after­wards MarriedPat. 15 H. 7. p. 1. to Sir Iohn Cheny Knight)

Which Iohn Iohn. had livery [...] of his lands the next ensuing year, his Homage being respited: and by his Testament [...], bearing date 8 Aug. An. 1484. (2 R. 3.) bequeathed his Body to be bu­ried, in the Chapel of his Chantry of the Blessed Virgin, in the Parish Church of Mere (in Com. Somers.) appointing, that the whole revenue of all his Lands, purchased of Edyth Claymond, in Mere, should be imployed to the maintenance of a Priest, to pray for his Soul, every day; and for the Souls of his Ancestors: as also to celebrate his Obit yearly, with the Obit of Katherine his Wife, and all his Ancestors.

To whom succeeded William William. his Son and Heir. Which William, in 15 E. 4. (his Father then living) received the honour of KnighthoodStows Ann., by Bathing, &c. with Prince Edward, and many other Noble persons. And, by his TestamentBodfeild qu. 17., bearing date at Stourton, upon Fryday next ensuing Corpus Christi day, An. 1522. (14 H. 8.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin, within the Church of St. Peter, at Stourton: and died shortly after, as by the Probate of that Testament, which bears date 16. Martii An. 1523. appeareth: leaving issue by ... his Wife [...]x stem­mate. Daughter to Edmund Dudley (Sister to Iohn Duke of Northumberland) two Sons [...]x stem­mate. William and Edward.

Which William William. diedPat. 16 H. 8. p. 2. soon after, without is­sue: whereupon Edward Edward. his Brother and Heir, had LiveryPat. 16 H. 8. p. 2. of his Lands. Of whom, all that I have seen, is; that, in 22 H. 8. (with the rest of the Peers, then met in Parliament) he sub­scribed Herb p. 306. that Declaration, sent to Pope Clement the seventh; giving him to understand, that in case he should not comply, with King Henry, in that business of his Divorce from Queen Cathe­rine his Wife, he must not expect that his Su­premacie in this Realm, would be longer owned. And that, by his TestamentHoge [...] qu. 31. bearing date 26 Nov. An. 1535. (24 H. 8.)Hoge [...] qu. 31. he bequeathed his body to be buried, in the North-Isle of his Parish-Church (at Stourton) departing this life short­ly after; for the Probate thereof bears date 17 Jan. next following: and leaving issue three Sons; William, Roger, and Christopher.

Which William William. had LiveryPat. 33 H. 8. p. [...]. of his Lands in 33 H. 8. And, being [...] afterwards Deputy-Gene­ral of New Haven in France, and the Marches adjacent; by his Testament [...], bearing date 8 Sept. 1548. (2 E. 6.) bequeathed his body to be buried, where it should please God: and died soon after; as may seem by the Probate thereof, which beareth date 15 Nov. next ensuing; leaving issuelb. Charles his Son and Heir, and two Daugh­ters, ... married to ... Clinton and ... to ... Brent.

Which Charles Charles., with the help of four of his [Page 230] own servants, in his own House, committedCodw. p. 325. a shameful murther upon one Hargill and his Son, with whom he had been long at variance; and buriedCodw. p. 325. their Carcassess fifteen foot deep in the earth; thinking thereby to prevent the discovery. But it coming afterwards to light, he had sen­tence of death passed upon him; which he suf­fered Codw p. 325. at Salisbury, 6 Martii An. 1557. (3 & 4 Ph. & M.) by an Halter of Silk, in respect of his quality: leaving issueEx stem­mate., by Anne his Wife, DaughterAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. to Edward Earl of Derby, Iohn his Son and Heir: as also two younger Sons, Edward and Charles.

This Iohn Iohn. being restoredJournal of Parl. in bloud, by Act of Parliament in 18 Eliz. took his placeJournal of Parl. there, upon the eleventh of February accordingly. And having been (in 29 Eliz.) oneAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. of the Peers, which sate at Fotheringhay, upon the Tryal of the Queen of Scots; by his TestamentLeicester qu. 13., dated 22 Martii 1588. (30 Eliz.) bequeathed his Body to be buried in his Chapel of the Church at Stourton: and diedFF. in [...]. Arm. 208. a. without issue 13 Oct. next ensuing: whereupon he had burialFF. in [...]. Arm. 208. a. accordingly.

To whom succeededAnnal. Eliz. Edward his Brother and Heir, who married [...] Frances Daughter to Sir Thomas Treshan of Liveden, in Com. Northt. Knight, and by her had issue [...] four Sons, and two Daughters; viz. William Stourton made Knight of the Bath, at the Creation of Charles Prince of Wales, in An. 1616. Thomas, Francis, and Ed­ward. His two Daughters were these; Marga­ret married to Sir Thomas Sulyar of Wetherden, in Com. Suff. Knight; and Mary to Walter Nor­ton of ... in the same County, Esq And, departing [...] this life at Clerkenwell, in the Sub­urbs of London 7 Maii 1632. (8 Car. 1.) was buried [...] at Stourton with his Ancestors.

Which Sir William, William. so succeeding him, mar­riedlb. Frances Daughter to Sir Edward More of Odypham, in Com. Sutht. Knight, and had issue r by her three Sons; Edward, William; and Thomas a Monk: as also two Daughters, Mary married to Iohn Weld of Lulworth-Castle in Com. Dors. and Frances a Nun at Cambray.

Which Edward, faithfully adhering to the late King Charles the first (of Blessed Memory) in those woful times of his late unhappy troubles; departed this life in the Garrison of Bristol, in Ianuary An. 1644. his Father then living; leaving issue by Mary his Wife, Daughter to Robert Lord Petre, William William. his Son and Heir, now living; whom by Mary his Wife, Daughter of Iohn Preston of Furnesse-Abby in Com. Lanc. Esq hath issue.

Widvile.
[26 H. 6.]

THE First mention I find of this Family, is in 37 E. 3, Richard de Wydvill Richard. being then constituted [...] Sheriff of Northam­pton-shire, and Governour of the Castle there. After which in 39 E. 3. he had [...] the like trust, and in 43 E. 3. was made Eschaetor [...] for that County and Rutland. Again [...] in 44 E. 3. She­riff of Northampton-shire; as also Governour of the Castle at Northampton.

To this Richard succeeded Iohn de Wydevill, [...]. Sheriff [...] of the same Shire, and Governour [...] of the Castle in 4 R. 2.Rot. Fin. 6. R. 2. m. 17. Likewise in 6 R. 2. Eschaetor for those Counties of Northampton and Rut­land: and in 9 R. 2. againRot. Fin. 9 R. m. 24. Sheriff of Nor­thampton-shire.

To whom succeeded another Richard: [...]ichard. which Richard, in 7 H. 4. hadRot. Fin. 7 H. 4. m. 16. the Shrivalty of the same County, and Governourship of the Castle conferred upon him; and, in 8 H. 5. being then Ro [...] No [...]. 8 [...]. 5. [...]. 24. one of the Esquires for the Body, to that He­roick King, was constituted SeneschallRo [...] No [...]. 8 [...]. 5. [...]. 24. of the Dutchy of Normandy, and other the parts of France, within that Kings obedience; to superin­tend all the Captains and Lieutenants of the Cities, fortifyed Towns, and Castles within those Pre­cincts. In 3 H. 6. he was made ConstableEx autogr. pènes Cler. Pell. of the Tower of London; and in 4 H. 6. KnightedLel. Coll▪ vol. 1. p. 705. by the King at Leicester, upon Whitsunday (the King himself having then receivedLel. Coll▪ vol. 1. p. 705. that Ho­nour, at the hands of his Uncle, the Duke of Bedford) In 5 H. 6. being LieutenantRot. Fran [...] 5 H. 6. m. 6. of Calais, to the Duke of Bedford (governour of that Garri­son) he continuedRot. Fran [...] 5 H. 6. m. 6. there for the better defence thereof.

In 7 H. 6. he was reteined, by IndentureEx autog [...]. pen [...]s Cler. Pell., to serve the King in his Wars of France and Normandy, for half a year, with C Men at Arms and CCC Archers: and, in 14 H. 6. (ha­ving then his residenceRot Fran [...] 14 H. 6. [...]. 10., for the most part in Northampton-shire, and sometimes at Mayd­ston, in Kent) wasRot Fran [...] 14 H. 6. [...]. 10. again in the Wars of France, being of the RetinueRot Fran [...] 14 H. 6. [...]. 10. with William Earl of Suf­folk. In 15 H. 6. having without licencePat. 15 H. 6. m. 20. mar­ried Iaquet de Luxembourgh, Daughter to Peter Earl of St. Paul, widow of Iohn Duke of Bed­ford, he gave a thousand pounds finePat. 15 H. 6. m. 20., for that transgression, and for liveryClaus. 15 [...]. 6. m. 4. of those Castles, Mannours, and Lands, which were of her Dow­ry: and in 17 H. 6. was sentHoling [...] ▪ [...]. 617. a. n. [...]. into Normandy, with a thousand stout men, for the better defence of those parts.

In 19 H. 6. being challengedStows [...]. by a Knight of Spain, to perform certain feats of Arms in Smith­field, they there metStows [...]. accordingly, upon the xxvi. of November: but, after the third stroke, the King prohibitedStows [...]. them to go on. Before the end of which year, he accompaniedRot. Fr [...]c. 19 H. 6. m. 6. Richard Duke of York, then Lieutenant-General and Governour of the Realm of France, and Dutchy of Norman­dy, into those parts; and in 26 H. 6. in respect Pat. 26 H. 6. p. [...]. [...]. 4. of his valour in Arms, great integrity, and ac­ceptable services, was advancedPat. 26 H. 6. p. [...]. [...]. 4. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Rivers, as by the Kings Letters Patents, bearing date at Westminster 29 Maii, appeareth; it being no name of any place, but of an antient Family,☜ sometimes Earls of Devon. And for his better support of that Honour had thereby granted to him, and to the Heirs male of his Body, in re­version, after the death of William Burton, one of the Grooms of the Kings Chamber, the annu­al rent of xiv s. iv d. due to the Keeper of the Castle of Northampton. As also, all the Knights­ [...]ees and services whatsoever, belonging to the Honour of Chokes; and likewise those of Bry­ans-fee, Iohn de Bayeux fee, Maundevill fee, Lex­ington-fee; or of the Baronies of Rivers and Le­det's fee▪ with all Advowsons, Eschaets, For­feitures, and Liberties, by reason of the Tenure of those Honours, Baronies, and Fees.

In 27 H. 6. in further consideration [...] of his services in the wars of France, and Dutchy of [Page 231] Normandy, he obtained a grant [...] in special tail, of the Mannour of West- [...]urrek, called West-Hall, in Com. Essex, in reversion after the death of Iaquet Dutchess of Bedford, his Wife. And a­bout that time had a CharterCart. ab. an. 27. us (que) 39 H. 6. m. 14. for Free-Warren, in all his demesn-lands, within his Lordships of Grafton, Patshull, and Wyken, in Com. Northt. though they were within the precincts of the Fo­rest. In 28 H. 6. he was installedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter: and in 29 H. 6. constitutedRot. Vas [...]. 29 H. 6. m. 14. Seneschal of Aquitaine; with powerIb. m. 1 [...]. to receive into the Kings obedience, all Cities, Towns, and Forts, therein, which were then willing to yield thereto.

In 38 H. 6. being sentStow's Ann. to Sandwich, for the defence of that Port; and those great Ships, which lay at Anchor there, against the power of Nevil Earl of Warwick, who had raised new forces on the behalf of the Duke of York; he was in the night time surprizedStow's Ann. in his Bed, with Anthony his Son; by certain persons sent from that Earl; who carriedStow's Ann. him with those Ships to Calais.

But though he stood firm to King Henry the sixth against the house of York: yet, after King Edward the fourth had obtained the Crown; and been captivated with the beauty of Elizabeth his Daughter (Widow of Sir Iohn Grey) so that he made her his Queen; all his precedent Actings for the L [...]ncastrian interest were forgot; great Honours and Trusts being then conferred upon him by that King. FirstPat. 6 E. 4. p. 1. m. 14., viz. 4 Martii 6 E. 4. the office of Treasurer of his Exchequer: and upon the 24 of May next ensuing the titleCart. de an. 6 E. 4. n. 13. of Earl Rivers. Also the office of ConstablePat. 7 E. 4. p. 1. m. 9. of England, for life; with remainderPat. 7 E. 4. p. 1. m. 9. to Anthony Lord S [...]ales his Son, for his life. Moreover, in 8. E. 4. he obtained a CharterCa [...]t. 8 E. 4. [...]. 6. for free-Chase, in all his Demesn-lands and woods in Northamp­ton-shire, or any where else throughout this Realm. But the next ensuing year, scil 9 E. 4. (with Iohn his Son) he was takenCatal. of Nob. by R. B. out of his Mannour-house at Grafton, by Robyn of Ridsd [...]le (the leader of those Forces, which then appear­ed for the Lancastrians) and carriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to Nor­thampton where his Head was cutCatal. of Nob. by R. B. off.

Others sayStow's Ann., that this Richard Earl Rivers, be­ing at Edg [...]ot-field, near Ban [...]ury, in this 9 E. 4. against Robin of Ridsdale, and his adherents, upon the lots of the day, fled: and, that being taken in the Forest of Dene, he was brought to Northampton, and there beheaded by the com­mand of George Duke of Clarence, and Nevil Earl of Warwick, who were then revolted from King Edward.

By the before-specified Iaquet his wi [...]e, this Earl Richard had issueCatal. of N [...] b. by R. B. seven Sons, viz. Anthony, who succeeded him in his Honours; Lewis and Iohn, who died young; another Iohn, put to death with his Father; Leonel Bishop of Salisbury (Father to Stephen Gardner, sometime Bishop of Winchester, by a Concubine) Edward, and Ri­chard. And divers Daughters; viz. Catal. of N [...]b. by R. B. Elizabeth, first married to Sir Iohn Grey of Gro [...]y Knight, afterwards to King Edward the fourth; Marga­ret to Thomas Fitz-Alan Earl of Arundel; Anne first married to William Bourc [...]ier, Son to Henry Earl of Essex; after to George Grey Earl of Kent; and lastly to Sir Antony Wingfeld Knight; Ia­quet to Iohn Lord Strange of Knokyn; Mary to William H [...]rbert Earl of Huntington, and Katherine, first to Henry St [...]fford Duke of Buck [...] after to I [...]sper of Ha [...]eild, Duke of Bed [...]ord; and lastly to Sir Richard Wingfeld Kn [...]ght of the Garter.

Another Daughter [...] he had called M. ... who became the Wife [...] of Sir Iohn Bromley Knight, Son to that Famous Sir Iohn Bromley, who re­covered [...] the Standard of G [...]yen, in that me­morable Battel of Corby, then gain'd by the French, in a fierce charge on that wing, which Hugh Stafford Lord Bourchier (his near Kinsman) then commanded. Which Sir Iohn Bromley, for that eminent service, had not only the dignity of Knighthood confer'd [...] on him, but Lands of good value in the Dutchy of Normandy, with offices of special power and trust in those pa [...]ts: as also an Augmentation [...] to his Arms, viz. the Standard of Guyen for his Crest. From which Sir Iohn, Sir William Bromley of Baginton in Com. War. Knight of the B [...]th, is lineally de­scended [...]

This Richard Earl Rivers had also a Brother, named Edward (by someStow's Ann. of our Historians cal­led Lord Wi [...]vill, though he never had summons to Parliament, nor creation to that dignity.) Who uponIbid. [...]n an. 3 H. 7. those differences betwixt the French, and the Duke of Britanny, (when he saw, that King Henry the seventh could not reconcile them) desiredIbid. [...]n an. 3 H. 7. that he might have some Forces assign'd to accompany him, and liberty to go privily to that Duke. Which being not granted, he withdrewIbid. [...]n an. 3 H. 7. himself into the Isle of Wih [...] (whereof he was then GovernourIbid. [...]n an. 3 H. 7.) and there, raising four hundred stout men, sailedIb. thither, to his aid. Which adventure proved fatal to him: for in Iuly 3 H. 7. he had the hap [...]o be slainIb. in Battel, near to the Town of St. Albin, with most of his men.

¶I now come to Anthony, Anthony. Son and H [...]ir to the before specified Earl.

This Anthony, having in his Fathers life time, MarriedPat 2 E. 4. p. 1. m. 14. Elizabeth, the Daughter and Heir to Thomas Lord Scales of Nucals (widow [...]sc. 38 H. 6. & 13 [...]. 4. n. 45. of Henry Bourchier Esq) was thereupon declared Pat. 2 [...] ▪ 4. ut supra. Lord Scales: and obtain'd a grantPat. 2 [...] ▪ 4. ut supra. to h [...]mself and her, bearing date 27 Maii 2 E. 4. (in con­sideration of his laudable services) of the Custody of the Mannour of Syche, in South-Lynne, which came to the Crown by the attainder of Sir Thomas Tudenham Knight: and, in February followingClaus de eo­d [...]m anno in▪ [...]., had summons to Parliament, by the Title of Lord Scales. Shortly after which, the Lancastrians making head in Northumberland (having possess'dEx Ve [...]meb [...] pe­n [...]s Will. Pie [...]pont a [...]. themselves of divers strong Holds there) he marchtEx Ve [...]meb [...] pe­n [...]s Will. Pie [...]pont a [...]. with the King into those parts; and wasEx Ve [...]meb [...] pe­n [...]s Will. Pie [...]pont a [...]. one of the chief Comman­ders at the Siege of Alnwick-Castle. And in 5 E. 4. was electedCatal. of Nob by R. [...]. into the Society of the most no­ble Order of the Garter.

Moreover, in 6 E. 4. he obtain'd a grantPat. 6 E. 4. p. 2. m. 19., in special Tail, of the Isle of Wiht; with the Castle and Lordship of Caresbroke, and all other the Castles, Mannors, and Lordships in that Island. And in 7 E. 4. wasRot [...] 7. [...]. 4. m. 5. one of the Embassadors im­ploy'd to Charles Duke of Burgundy, to treat of a Marriage, betwixt him and the Lady Mar­garet, Sister to King Edward the Fourth. Shortly after which, upon that solemn ContractStow' [...] An [...]. made thereupon, by Proxy; Anthony (that Dukes Bro­ther) called the Bastard of Burgundy, being sent Stow' [...] An [...]. into England to ratifie the same (having in his [Page 232] retinue divers brave men, expert in all feats of Chivalry, and to the number of CCCC. Horse in his Train) challengingStow' [...] An [...]. to Combate this Anthony both on Foot and Horseback; he acceptedStow' [...] An [...]. there­of. Whereupon ListsIbid. were set up in West-Smith­feild; And, upon Thursday next after Corpus Christi-day (the KingIbid. being present) they ran Ibid. together with sh [...]rp Spears; and parted with equal Honour. Likewise the next day on Horse­back: at which time this Lord Scales his Horse, having a long sharp Pike of steel on his Chaf [...]ron; upon their coping together, it ran into the Nose of the B [...]stard's Horse. Which making him to Mount, he fell on the one side, with his Rider. Whereupon this Lord Scales rode about him, with his Sword drawn, till the King Commanded the Marshal to help him up: no more being done that day.

But, the nextIbid. day, coming into the Lists on Foot, with Pole-Axes, they fought valiantly, till the point of this Lord's Pole-Axe, entered the sight of the Bastard's Helm. Which being dis­cern'd by the King, he cast down his Warder, to the end the Marshal should sever them. Hereupon the Bastard requiringIbid., that he might go on, in the perfo [...]mance of his Enterprise; and Consul­tation being had with the Duke of Clarence, then Constable, and the Duke of Norff. Marshal, whe­ther it might be allow'd or not: they determin'dIbid., that if so, then by the Law of Arms, the Bastard ought to be delivered to his Adversary, in the same condition as he stood, when the King caused them to be severed. Which when the Bastard understood, he relinquish'dIbid. his farther chal­lenge.

The next year following, this Anthony Lord Scales, was by IndentureEx autogr. pen [...] Cler. Pell. retain'd to serve the King in his Wars, both by Sea and Land, with five Knights, fifty five men at Arms, and two thousand nine hundred fourty and five Archers, xxiv. Masters of Ships, and one thousand seventy and six Mariners, for one quarter of that year. And, in 8 E. 4. accompanyingStow's Ann. the Lady Mar­garet, beyond-Sea, was presentStow's Ann. at Sluse, upon the third of Iuly, when she personally consum­mated her Marriage with the before-specified Duke of Burgundy.

In 10 E. 4. whenLel. Col. Vol. 1. p. 719. the Duke of Clarence, and the Earl of Warwick, being revolted from the King, fled to Southampton, where they had thoughtLel. Col. vol. 1. p. 719. to have got a great Ship call'd the Tri­nity, belonging to that Earl; this Lord Scales soughtLel. Col. vol. 1. p. 719. with them, so that they were forc'dLel. Col. vol. 1. p. 719. to get into France. But the Scene soon after chang­ing, he fledH. [...] p. 675 b. [...]. 10. with King into Holland. Whence returning before the revolution of that year (his Father being dead) bearing the TitleRot. Fran. 10 E. 4. m. 1. of Earl Rivers, he was constitutedRot. Fran. 10 E. 4. m. 1. Governour of the Town and Castle of Calais, and Tower of Ryse­ [...]a [...]k, as also of the Castle of G [...]ysnes, and the Marches adj [...]cent, for seven years. LikewiseIb. m. 5. Captain-Gen [...]ral of the King's Army, and of all his Forces, both by Sea and Land. Whereupon, in 1 [...] E. 4. in his greatest of dangers he attended Ex autogr. pen [...]s Cler. Pell. him, with thirty men at Arms of his own Re­tinue, both into Kent, Essex, and other parts, where he became victorious. And in 12 E. 4. wasRot. Franc. [...] E. 4. m. 14. one of the Embassadors sent to treat with Francis Duke of Bri [...]anny, upon a Truce be­twixt that Duke and King Edward; as also for a mutu [...]l aid to each other: upon Conclusion whereof he hadPat. 12 E. 4 p. 1. m. 10. a thousand men at Arms and Archers, under his Command, to carry thither.

In 13 E. 4. upon the CreationPat. 1 [...] E. [...] p. 2 m. 15. of Prince Ed­ward, to be Prince of Wales, and Earl of [...]he­ster, being madePat. 1 [...] E. [...] p. 2 m. 15. Governour to him, he obtain'd the OfficeIb. m. 17. of Chief Butler of England. And in 14 E. 4. was retain'dEx autog [...]. pen [...]s Cler. [...]ell. by Indenture to serve the King in his Wars of France and Normandy, with xl. men at Armes and CC. Archers. After which there having beenRot Scoc. 22 E. 4. m. 6. some Treaty, betwixt King Edward and Iames the Third, then King of Scotland, for a Marriage between this Anthony Earl Rivers, and Margaret the Sister to that King; in 22 E. 4. Iohn Bishop of Rochester, then Lord Privy-Seal, and Sir Edward Widvile, were sentRot. Scoc. 22 E. 4. m. 6. into Scotland, to perfect the same.

But King Edward shortly after departing this Life, Prince Edward his Son, being then not above thirteen years of Age, the Guardianship of him, and Government of the Realm, during his Minority, was committedStow' [...] Ann. unto Richard Duke of Gloucester, his next Brother. Whereupon that Duke ambitiously aspired the Crown, by the Mur­ther of his Nephew. At which time this Earl be­ing in the North, and sent for by a special messen­ger from the Duke of Buckingham; hasted to­wards London: the young King at the same time, beingStow' [...] Ann. also upon his Journey thitherwards; but goneStow' [...] Ann. from Northampton by that time the Dukes of Gloucester and Buckingham, wrought thither; leavingIbid. this Earl Rivers (his Uncle) behind, who intendedIbid. to overtake him at Stony-Stratford on the Morrow, before he got thence.

Staying therefore at Northampton that Night, those Dukes madeIbid. friendly cheer with him: but, after he was gone to his Lodging; they, with their chiefest confidents, fell to CouncelIbid.. Where, sitting till break of the day; they sentIbid. privily to their Servants, to make ready speedily; with in­timation, that they were to ride backwards. Whereupon divers of their Servants got ready: but this Earls Servants were notIbid. so quick. Those Dukes also tookIbid. into their own Custody, the Keys of the Inn where th [...]y lodg'd, that none should pass out, without their special Licence: and plantedIbid. some upon the Road, to stop any who were gotten out; pretendingIbid., that they themselves would be the first that should attend the young King out of Stony-Stratford that Morning.

This Earl therefore taking notice of these do­ings, though he feared mischief; yet wentIbid. con­fidently to the Dukes, and askt what all that meant? who thereupon began to quarrel with him; and toldIbid. him, that he intended to make distur­bance between the King and them, and to destroy them; but that it should not lie in his power. And when he began modestly to vindicate him­self (being a person of good elocution) they would notIbid. permit him to speak; but caused him to be laid hold on, and putIbid. in Custody: Then hastedIbid. to Stony-Stratford, where they found the King ready to take Horse. And, having in a seeming humble manner, salutedIbid. him, presently pickt a quarrelIbid. with the Lord Richard Grey (the Kings half Brother) sayingIbid., that He, with the Marquess Dorset, his Elder Brother, and this Earl Rivers (his uncle) had conspired to rule the young King, and the Realm: as also to set vari­ance amongst the Nobility, and destroy them: [Page 233] and, that for the accomplishing thereof, the Marquess had entred the Tower of London, thence taken the Publick Treasure, and sent men to Sea.

Whereunto the King answeringIbid.; that what his Brother-Marquess had done, he could not say: but told them, that he knew his Uncle Rivers, and Brother Gray to be innocent. To this the Duke of Buckingham replyedIbid., That they had concealed these things from his Grace; and forthwith ar­rested Ibid. the Lord Richard Grey, and Sir Thomas Vaughan Knight, and so broughtIbid. the King, and the rest, back to Northampton. Where, taking farther counsel, they putIbid. new Servants about him, sent away whom they pleased: and con­vey'dIbid. this Earl Rivers, and the Lord Richard Grey to several Prisons.

Amongst other of the places, whereunto this Earl Rivers was then carryed, the Castle of Shi­riff-Hoton (in Yorkeshire) was one. Where, up­on the 23d of Iune, an. 1483. (which was the very day preceding the cruel Murther of the young King, in the Tower of London) he declared his TestamentMills qu. 40.: whereby he bequeath'd his Heart to be carryed to our Lady of Pue, adjoining to St. Stephens Colledge at Westminster, there to be buried, by the advice of the Dean, and his Bre­thren: and in Case he should die South of [...]rent, then his Body to be also buryed before our Lady of pue, aforesaid. Appointing, that all the Lands, which were his Fathers, should remain to his right Heirs, with his Cup of Gold, of Colum­bine. And, that such Lands as were the Lady Scales, his first Wife, should come to his Brother Sir Edward Wydvill, and to his Heirs Male; and for lack of such Heirs Male, unto the right Heirs of his Father; but he to whom it should so come, before he took possession thereof, to deduct five hundred marks, to be imployed for the Souls of the said Lady Scales, and Thomas her Brother, and the Souls of all the Scales blood, in helping and re­freshing Hospitals, and other Deeds charitable. Also to find a Priest one year, at our Lady of Pue, to pray for the Souls of those Brothers, and all Christen-Souls. Likewise to find another Priest, to sing at the Chappel of the Rodes, in Grene­wich, to pray for his own Soul, and all Christen-Souls. Farther directing, that all his Apparel for his Body, and Horse-harness, should be sold; and with the money thereof Shirts and Smocks for poor folk to be bought.

But long he staid not at Shiriff-Hoton, as it seems: For to Pont [...]ract-Castle they hurried him; where Sir Richard Ratecliffe Knight (one of the Duke of Gloucester's chief Confidents) broughtStow in an. 1483. him out to a Scaffold; tellingStow in an. 1483. the people he was a Traytor; and not suffering him to speak any thing, in Vindication of himself, causedStow in an. 1483. his Head to be cut off.

Another WifeEsc. 20 E. 4. he had called Mary, Daughter and Heir to Henry Fitz Lewes; but no issue, sa­ving one illegitimate DaughterCatal. of Nob. by R. P▪, called Margaret, MarriedCatal. of Nob. by R. P▪ to Sir Robert Poynes Knight.

¶To this Earl succeeded in his Honours, Rich­ard his Brother. Which Richard in 5 H. 7. was by Indenture [...] retain'd to serve the King in that Army then sent into Britanny: And by his Te­stament [...], bearing date 20 Febr. an. 1490. (6 H. 7.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Abby of St. Iames at Northampton, in a place made ready for the same. And to the Parish-Church of Graf­ton, all such Cattel as he then had at Grafton; viz. two Oxen, five Kine, and two Bullocks; to the intent that they should yearly keep an Obiit for his Soul (viz. Dirige, and Masse of Requiem) with the Curate, iv. Priests and iv. Clerks, as also an Herse and four Tapers; every Priest taking for his Wages vd. and every Clerk iiid. Appoint­ing, that the Lord Thomas Marquess Dorfet should be his Heir; to whom he thereby gave all his Lands wheresoever; desiring him, that there might be as much underwood sold, in the woods at Grafton, as would buy a Bell, to be a Tenor, at Grafton, to the Bells then there, for a Remem­brance of the last of the blood. And diedEsc. 7 H. 7. n. 39. upon the sixth of March next following, without Issue: whereupon his Sisters before-mention'd, became his Heirs.

Lord Hoo and Hasting.
[26 H. 6.]

OF this Family, whose chief Seat was at Hoo, in Com. Bedf. were divers persons of eminent note, before any of them were rankt amongst the Peers of this Realm. For, in 20 E 1. it appears, that Robert de Hoo, Robert. ob­tain'd that King's CharterCart. 20 E. 1. n. 34. for a Market every Week upon the Friday, at his Mannor of K [...]eb­beworth, in Com. Hertf. and a Fair there yearly, on the Eve, day, and Morrow of the Decollation of St. Iohn Bapt. As also for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands within his respective Lord­ships of Knebbeworth (before-men [...]ion'd) and Harpeden, in the same County: Likewise in those of Hoo, Stoppesley, and Maldon, in Com. Bedf. Clopton, in Com. Cantabr. and Sib [...]tho [...]pe, in Com. Oxon.

And that in 11 E. 3. Sir Thomas Hoo Thomas. Knight, had the like grantCart. 11 E. 3. n. 8., for a Market every Week upon the Tuesday, at his mannor of Wour [...]ling, in Com. Suss. and a Fair there yearly, on the Eve, day and morrow of St. Mary Magdalen. As al­so for a Fair, yearly, at his Mannor of Bock­steppe, on the Eve, day and morrow of the Na­tivity of St. Iohn Baptist and another at his Man­nor of Dalinton (all in the same County) upon the Eve, day, and Morrow of the Feast of St. Mar­garet the Virgin; with Free-Warren in all his Lordships of Hoo, Stopesley; and Whethamp­sted, in Com. Bedf.

To which Sir Thomas, Succeeded Sir William William. Hoo Knight, his Son [...]x coll. R. Gl. S. and Heir; who, in 10 R. 2. upon the flightT. Wal [...]. i [...] an. 1▪ 87. p. 363 n. 10. of Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk (for avoiding the danger, at that time ap­proaching him) helptT. Wal [...]. i [...] an. 1▪ 87. p. 363 n. 10. him away to Calais: and afterwards, in 8 H. 4. servedRo [...]. Fr [...]n. 8 H. 4. m. 8. in that Garrison, under Iohn Earl of Somerset, then Captain Ro [...]. Fr [...]n. 8 H. 4. m. 8. there.

This Sir William, by Alice his Wife, Daughter Ex coll. R. Gl. S. and Heir to Sir Thomas St. Maur (by Iane his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Nicholas Malmains) had issueEx coll. R. Gl. S. Thomas; Thomas. who in 14 H. 6. upon a new Rebellion of the Normans, about Caux, was sent Holingth. p. 612. b. n. [...]0. to suppress them; where he slew many, and made great wast in the Country. And in 20 H. 6. (be­ing thenCl [...]s. 22. H. 6. m. 19. a Knight) in considerationCl [...]s. 22. H. 6. m. 19. of his special [Page 234] services, and large expences in the Wars of that King, obtain'd a grantCl [...]s. 22. H. 6. m. 19. of xl l. per annum to be received during his life, out of the Revenues of the County of Nor [...]olk.

In 24 H. 6. he was again imploy'dRot. Franc. 24 H. 6. m. 13. in the Wars of France: In which he merited so well; as that▪ in 26 H. 6. by Letters Patents, bearing date 2 Junii, in considerationPat. 26 H. [...] p. 2. m. 23. of his eminent services, perform'd in France, and Normandy; aswel in the times of the King's Progenitors, as in his own days; he was advanc'dPat. 26 H. [...] p. 2. m. 23. to the dig­nity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Hoo and H [...]sting (which Lordship of Hoo is in the County of Bedford, and that of Hast­ings, in Com. Suss. as the words of that Patent do import) and to the Heirs Male of his Body.

Moreover he was elected [...] into that Honoura­ble Society of Knights of the most noble Order of the Garter, in the time of that King. And, by his last Will and Testament [...], bearing date 12 Febr. 33 H. 6. appointed, that Lands of xx. mark [...] per annum value should be setled upon the Abbot and Covent of Ba [...]tail, in Com. Suss. and their S [...]ccessors; to find two Monks perpetually singing at St. Benygni's Altar, in that Abby, for his Soul, and the Souls of his Ancestors; as also for the Souls of such others, as his Executors should ordain.

The certain time of his Death I have not found; but that he had SummonsCla [...]s. [...]. ann. in dors [...]. to Parliament from 27. till 31 H. 6. inclusive: and that he Married three Wives; first [...] Elizabeth, Daughter and Heir to Sir Thomas Felton Knight, b [...] whom he had issue [...] one Son, called Thomas, who died in his l [...]fe time without Issue. Secondly [...] Eliza­b [...]th, Daughter and Heir to Sir Nicholas Wiching­hum Knight; by whom he had issue [...] one only Daugh [...]r, called Anne, Married to Sir Geffrey B [...]ll [...]n Knight▪ sometime Lord Mayor of London. Thirdly [...] El [...]an [...]re, Da [...]ghter to Leo Lord Welles, Sist [...]r and Coheir to Richard Lord Welles her Bro­ther; and that by her he had Issue [...] three Daugh­ters, who also, b [...]came his Coheirs; viz. Eleanore Marri [...]d to Sir Iames C [...]rew of Bedingt [...]n, in Com. Sur. Knight; Iane to Sir Roger Copley Knight, and Elizabeth to Sir Iohn Devenish Knight.

Bromflete.
[27 H. 6.]

IN 11 R. 2. Thomas de Bramfl [...]te Thomas. obtain'd a [...] [...] for Free-Warr [...]n, in all his D [...]m [...]sn-L [...]ds, at [...] and [...] in Com. Eb [...]r. And, in 13 2. 2. having We [...]ded [...] Marg [...]r [...]t the Daughter and Heir of Sir Iohn St. Iohn Knight (by Anastasia [...] his wife, Daughter [...] Coh [...]ir to William de Aton Lord [...]) had [...] [...] of the Lands of her Inheri­tenc [...].

In 19 R. [...]. [...] Th [...]mas was constituted [...] the King's Chi [...] [...]: And in 9 H. 4. (being then a Knight) [...] [...] Iohn de Ellerker, and oth [...]rs, [...] his Mannors of [...], and [...]; with condition, that they should p [...] them, unto Th [...]mas Br [...]m [...]let Esquire, his Son and Heir, so soon as he should arrive to his full Age; and to the Heirs of his Body law­fully begotten: and, in Case he should die with­out issue in his Father's life time; then the Inhe­ritance of them to return to the said Thomas the Father, and to the Heirs of his Body, by the said Margaret, his Wife; saving to Ioane the Wife of the before-specified Thomas the Son, for term of her life, ... marks yearly out of that Mannor of Brompton.

Upon which Agreement Thomas the Son, quit­claimedIbid. to his said Father, for term of his Life, all his right and title to the third part of the Man­nors of Aton, Ruston, Wykham, Wellom, Sut­ton; the third part of the Mannor of Old-Mal­ton, and third part of the Castle there; as also to the third part of the Priory, and third part of the Mannor of Bardelby.

In 2 H. 5. this Thomas the Father was consti­tuted Rot. Fin. [...]. H. 5. m. 19. Sheriff of Yorkeshire, and Governour of the Castle at Yorke. And, in 5 H. 5. had a Char­ter Cart. 5 H. 5▪ m. 7. for Free-Warren in all his Demesn-Lands in Wymington, in Com. Bedf. and Grendon in Com. Northt. and departedLib. ced [...]l. 9 H. 5. p▪ 428., this life in 9 H. 6. leaving Henry Lib. ced [...]l. 9 H. 5. p▪ 428., at that time (Thomas his Son being dead) his Son and Heir.Henry. Who, being then a Knight, obtained LiveryRot. Fin. [...] H. 6. m. 15. of his Lands, his Homage be­ing respited. Shortly after which, he was con­stituted SheriffRot Fin. 11 H. 6. m. 23. of the County of Yorke, and Governour of the Castle there: and in 12 H. 6. sentRot Fra [...]. 12 H. 6. m. [...]. Ambassador to that great Council, then held at Basil, in Germany; having Licence to take with him, in Gold, Silver, Jewels, and Plate, to the value of two thousand pounds sterling; as also an assignationPat. 12 [...] p. 1. m. 9. of CCC l. sterling, for every half year he should stay there, over and above the first six months; and according to that rate.

Moreover, in 27 H. 6. he had summonsClaus. de [...] eodem an [...] in dorso. to Parliament, amongst the Barons of this Realm, by a special Writ, bearing date 24 Ianuarii, directed thus, Henrico Bromfl [...]t de Vesci Chivalier, with li­mitation of that Honour, to the Heirs Male of his Body.

About this time, also, he had a grantCart. ab an [...] no 27 us (que) 39 H. 6. n. 14. for a Market upon the Wednesday, every Week, at his Mannor of Wygh [...]on, in Com. Ebor. and two Fairs; one on the Festival of the Invention of the Holy-Cross; the other on its Exaltation. And, in 34 H. 6. in considerationpat. 34 H. 6. p. 1. m. 13. of his eminent servi­ces to King Henry the Fifth, in his Wars of France and Normandy; as also, in consideration, that the never had any pay or reward for the same; and being then grown agedPat. 34 H. 6. p. 1. m. 13., he obtain'd a special D [...]spensationPat. 34 H. 6. p. 1. m. 13. from coming, thenceforth, to Par­liament.

The like DispensationPat. 1 E. 4. p. 4. m. 15. was granted to him, in 1 E. 4. In 3 E. 4 he procured the Prior and Covent of the Knights Hospitalers, at Feryby, in Com. Ebor. by a special InstrumentEx pr [...]f. Cod. MS. pen [...]s [...]. under their publick Seal, up­on search of their Evidences, to d [...]clare him their Patron; forasmuch as his Ancestors had been their Founders. And, by his last Will and TestamentGo [...]y [...] f. 215 b., bearing date 21 Maii, 6 E. 4. bequeath'd his Body to be buryed in the White-Fryers-Church, in Lon­don; whereof, and of all that Order, through England, he thereby expresseth, that he was prin­cipal Founder. Appointing that all his Lord­ships and Advowsons, in the County of Yorke, which were by Deed entailed; viz. Lonesburgh, Brompton, A [...]on, Malton, Well [...]me, Sutton, Wy [...]ethorpe, and Bardelby, should remain to [Page 235] Margaret his Daughter, and the Heirs of her Bo­dy. Also, that his Lordships of North-Cave Clyff, and Clyff-Wighton, Burneby, Fang­fosse, Ellerker, Brantingham, Faxstete, We­ton, Esthorp, Lonesburgh, Holme, Bromptom, and Gateforth, in the same, County, should be sold by his Executors. Likewise, that his Lord­ship of Wymington, in Com. Bedf. and all o­ther his lands in the Counties of Bedf. and Buck. with a Tenement in Kingston super Hull. As also, his places and Messuages in London and Sussex, should be sold by his Executors: and the money received for the same, to be dis­posed for the wele of his Soul, in Chantries, and other works of Charity; viz. to find six Priests, perpetually to sing for his Soul, and for the Souls of his Father and Mother, in such place, as he had before that time declared.

And having been summon'dClaus. de ii [...]d. Ann. in do [...]o. to Parliament from 28 H. 6. to 6 E. 4. inclusive, departed Esc. 6 E. 4. n. 37. this life 16 Ian. 8 E. 4. being then seizedEsc. 6 E. 4. n. 37. of the Mannour of S [...]ryxton in Com. Northt. Mal­lom and Aysf [...]d in Com. Suss. High Hall, alias Wighton; Lonesburgh, Brompton, Gayte­ford; the moitie of the Mannours of Sutton, and Wellom; the third part of the Mannours of Aton, Wirethorpe, Bardelby; and the third part of the Castle and Lordship of Malton, in Rydale in Com. Eber. As also of the Mannour of Wyminton, in Com. Bedf. leaving Margaret (for­merly the Wife of Iohn Lord Clifford; but) then married to Sir Lancelot Threlkeld Knight, his DaughterEsc. 6 E. 4. n. 37. and Heir, xxvi. years of age.

In pursuance of which bequest, by Covenants Ex praef. Vet. Cod. MS. indented, made betwixt William Rilston his Executor, and certain members of the Quire of Beverly-Minster, in Com. Ebor. upon payment of the sum of eighty six pounds xiii s. iv d. they obliged themselves, and their successors, that one of their number should celebrate divine service, for his Soul, in that Collegiate-Church for ever.

Iames Boteler Earl of Wilt­shire.
[27 H. 6.]

OF the Antiquity and greatness of this Fa­mily; and of the high advancement it did long since arrive unto in Ireland, having said something in my first Volume of this work; I now come to Iames Boteler, Son and Heir to Iames the fourth Earl of O [...]mond (by Ioan his Wife, Daughter of William Beauchamp Lord Bergavenny) who was made a Peer of this Realm.

This Iames, in consideration [...] of his faithful adherence to the Lancastrian Interest, in those sharp contests, which for many years endured be­twixt that House, and the other of York, was in 27 H. 6. by Letters [...] Patents bearing, date 8 Iulii raised to the title of Earl of Wiltshire: and in 28 H. 6. constituted [...] one of the Commissiners, unto whom the custody of the Town and Castle of Calais, with the Tower of Risebank, and Marches of Picardy were committed for the term of five years.

In 30 H. 6. being then also (by the death of his Father) Earl of Ormond, he was made Lieu­tenant [...] of Ireland: and the next ensuing▪ year, had his Patent renewed [...], as to that trust, [...]or the space of ten years. In 32 H. 6. with the Earls of Salisbury, and some other great Lords, he un­dertook Ex autog [...]. pen [...]s Cler. Pell. the guarding of the Seas, from the third of April, for the space of three years, receiving the Tonnage and Poundage to support the charge thereof. And in 33 H. 6. was constitutedPat. 33 H▪ 6. p. [...]. m. 20. Lord Treasurer of England upon the 15 of March. In which his office he then continued but tillIbid m. 12. the 19 of May next following: for at that time was Henry Vicount Bourchier putIbid m. 12. in his stead.

Shortly after which he wasSt [...]w' [...] Ann. with King Henry in the first Battel of St. Albans, where the Yorkists prevailing, he [...]ledSt [...]w' [...] Ann., and castStow's Ann. his Harn­ess into a ditch. Nevertheless in 37 H. 6. he had that place of Lord Treasurer, again conferr'd Pa [...]. 37 H. 6. p. 1. m. 21. upon him. And, in 38 H. 6. by reasonPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 10. of his constant assistance to the King in those tur­bulent times, obtain'd a grantPat. 38 H. 6. p. 1. m. 10. of the Keeper­ship of the Forest or Park of Pederton, in Com. Somers. then in the Crown by the forfeiture of Richard Duke of York: as alsolb. p. 2. m. 6. of Craneburne-Chase, lying in the Counties of Wilts. and Dors. And was made KnightInstit &c. of the Garter per E [...] A. of the most Noble Order of the Garter.

After which (the same year) comingStow' [...] Ann. with the Lords Scales and Hungerford to Newbery, (a Lordship belonging to the Duke of York▪ and there making InquisitionStow' [...] Ann. for those, who had adhered to that Duke) he causedStow' [...] Ann. some to be hang'd, drawn, and quartered; and plundered Stow' [...] Ann. the rest. Thence wentIbid. to Southampton; where, under colourIbid. to surprize the Earl of Warwick, heIbid. arm'd five great Carricks of Genoa, and mann'd them with Souldiers; takingIbid. up Victual at the Kings price, without paying any money. And so, carrying aIbid. great part of his▪ Trea­sure with him, sailedIbid. into the Netherlands.

Howbeit, after this, before the end of that year, he return'd, and wasIbid. in the Battel of Wakefeild; where the Duke of York being slain, the Lancastrians obtain'dIbid. a very great Victory. But soon after that, beingIbid. in the Battel at Mor­timers Crosse, against the Earl of March, where the victory fellIbid. to the other side, he fledIbid.. So LikewiseIbid. upon the lots of the day at [...]owton-field, which hapened within a short space after. But was takenPat. 7 E. 4. p. 1. m. 2. by Richard Salkeld Esq and there­upon beheadedStow' [...] Ann. at Newcastle, uponEsc. 3 [...]. 4. n. 12. the first of May; being then siesdEsc. 3 [...]. 4. n. 12. of the Mannour of [...]orre-Brian, in Com. Devon. also of the Man­nours of Mere, Hondesworth, Clent, Cannowe, Old-Swynford, Snodesbury, and Haggeley, in Com. Staff. and of the Mannour of Ashby de la Zouche, in Com. Leic. leaving Thomas his Bro [...]her (afterwards Earl of Ormond) his next Heir: For he had no issueEsc. 3 [...]. 4. n. 12., though he married two Wives; FirstClaus. 16 [...]. 6. m. 4. Avice, Daughter to Iohn Fitz-Alan Earl of Arundel, (Sister and Heir to Humphrey her Bro­ther:) and secondlyVinc. co [...]r p. 595. Alianore, Sister and coheir to Edmund Beaufort Duke of Somerset. After which, viz. in the Parliament begun [...] 4 Nov. 1 E. 4. he wasEsc 1 E. 4. n. [...]. attainted.

Bonvile.
[28 H. 6.]

IN 35 H. 3. William William. the Son of Nicholas de Bonvile, having all accoutrements prepared Claus. [...]5 H. 3. m. 23. at the Kings charge, solemnly received Claus. [...]5 H. 3. m. 23. the honour of Knighthood, on the Festival of our Saviours Nativity, the same year: And, up­on his Fathers death in 49 H. 3. had liveryRot. Fin. 49 H. 3. m. 9. of his lands, lying in Com. Somers. To this William succeeded Nicholas Nicholas. who died in 23 E. 1. being then seisedClaus. 23 E. 1. m. 7. in right of Hawyse his Wife, of the Mannours of Shete, Cumbe, and Lydyard-Punchardon: But, from that time, I have not seen any thing farther of him; or of his descen­dents, till 4 R. 2. that Sir William de Bonevile Knight, was constituted SheriffRot. Fin. 4 R. [...]. m. 23. of the Counties of Somers. and Dors. which trust he also heldRot. Fin. 5 R. 2. m. 20. the next ensuing year: and in 13 R. 2. hadRot. Fin. 13 R. [...]. m. 17. the like for the County of Devon.

This Sir William, by his TestamentArundel vol. 1. f. 252. b., bear­ing date upon Saturday, preceding the Feast of our Ladies Assumption an. 1407. (8 H. 4.) be­queath'd his body to be buried before the high Cross in the Church of Nywenham, in Com. Devon▪ and gave unto it xl l. in money, for li­cence of Sepulture therein, to himself, and his Wives; and to pray for their Souls. By this his Testament, he also ordained, that his Executors should give CCC Marks, for leave to amortize lands, of fifty Marks per annum value, for the endowment of an Hospital, situate in Combe-street, within the City of Eeter, for twelve poor Men and Women, there to be maintained fore­ver.

He likewise bequeathed thereto, for the ho­nour of God, and the better support thereof, all his Rents within that City▪ excepting his own Mansion-house there. Which House he gave unto Alice his Wife, to hold during her life: (but af­terwards to the Heirs Male of his body) with five hundred Marks in money, and the one half of all his Silver vessels. To Anne, his Sister, a Nun at Wherwell, he gave ten Marks▪ and to Wil­liam his younger Son CC Marks, towards his marriage.

Shortly after which, he died; for the Probate of this his Testament bears date 18 Apr. An. 1408. (9 H. 4.)

To whom succeeded William William. his Grandson, (viz.Claus. 2 H. 5. m. 17. Son of Iohn, his eldest Son, who died in his life time) which William, making proof of his age in 2 H. 5. had liveryClaus. 2 H. 5. m. 17. of his lands, his Ho­mage being respited. And, in 5 H. 5. being then a Knight, and inRot. Fin. 5 H. 5. m. 8. that expedition, then made into France, was of the Retinue with Thomas Duke of Clarence, the Kings Brother. In 1 H. 6. this William was made SheriffRot▪ Fin. 1 H. 6. m. 18. of Devonshire, and in 4 H. 6. as CousinRot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 8. Lib. cedul. 335. and Heir to Iohn Bonvile Esq deceased (viz. Rot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 8. Lib. cedul. 335. Son of Iohn Bonvile, Brother of Thomas, Father of the said Iohn) doing his Homage, had liveryRot. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 8. Lib. cedul. 335. of the Mannour of Merye [...], in Com. Somers. whereof he the said Iohn died seized. Moreover, in 21 H. 6. he was, by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell., reteined to serve the King for one whole year, in his Wars of France, with twenty Men at Arms, and six hundred Archers, being at that time also made [...]ot. Vasc. 21 H. 6. m. 15. Seneschall of the Dutchy of Aquitane: And meriting so well, for his services in those Wars, and otherwise; in 28 H. 6. had summonsClaus. 28 H. 6. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm (as also afterwards till his death) And in 31 H. 6. inPat. [...]1 H. 6. p. 2. m. 18. consideration of his further services, was constituted GovernourPat. [...]1 H. 6. p. 2. m. 18. of the Castle at Exeter, for life.

In 32 H. 6. being then called Lord Bonvile of Chuton, he was made LieutenantRot. Vasc. 32 H. 6. m. 5. of Aquitane. And in 33 H. 6. hadHolingsh p. 644. [...]. n. 30. a sharp skirmish on Cliff-heath (near Exeter) with Thomas Courtney Earl of Devonshire: wherein he prevailed. But in 38 H. 6. favouring the title of the House of York; he wasStow' [...] An. one of those to whom the custody of King Henry the sixth (taken Prisoner, at that time, in the Battel of Northt.) was committed. After this, upon the defeat given to the Lanca­strians, in the second Battel of St. Albans (which happenedStow' [...] An. 17 Febr. being Shrove Tuesday) the next ensuing year; when the rest of the Lords (who then also being there, were entrusted with the like custody of that King) fledStow' [...] An. away to their party; he wouldStow' [...] An. have withdrawn him­self, had not the King assuredStow' [...] An. him, that he should receive no bodily hurt. But such was the indignation of the Queen towards him; as also of the Duke of Exeter, and Earl of Devon, being thus in their power, that (though the o­ther side was then Victorious) they rested not till they hadStow' [...] An. taken off his Head.

Being thus fatally destroy'd, Cecilie, his Great grandchild; scarce ten years old (viz. Daugh­ter Esc. ut su­pra. of William, Son of William, Son to him the said William) becameEsc. ut su­pra. his next Heir; her Father and Grandfather being both dead before; viz. First her Grandfather, who marriedEsc. 36 H. 6. n. 20. Eliaz­beth the Daughter and Heir of William Lord Harington. And afterwards her Father common­ly called William Lord Harington; who mar­ried Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Catherine one of the Daughters of Richard Nevill Earl of Salisbury; and was slainStow's Ann. in the Battel of Wakefeild, on the part of the House of York, upon the laft day of December, the same year; viz. 39 H. 6. which was within less than two months before his Grandfathers death.

But upon the death of this William Lord Bon­vile (thus beheaded at St. Albans) in regard he had stood up so stoutly against the Lancastrians, Elizabeth his Widdow, in 1 E. 4. had an assig­nation Pat. [...] E. 4. p. 4. m. 31. of a very large Dowry; viz. of the Man­nour of Pokyngton, with divers lands in Thor­nay, Pixton, Taunton, Glastonbury, and Drayton, in Com. Somers. Maperton, Sturmyn­ster-Marshall, Alryngton, Mourton, Berne; and divers lands in Lyme, in Com. Dors. Combe-Pyne-Seton, Combe-Peyne; Downe-Vmfravile, Charletone, Heade, and Pole; Northcote, with divers Lands in Birches; Sydeford, Axminstre, and Toregge, in Com. Devon. as also of divers Lands in Tregemelyn, Permarthe, Noddon, Trevasso, Holiwode, Milhay, Kilquyte, Seyn­terne, Polke [...]ys, and Roboletesdon, late be­longing to Richard Welyngton, in Com. Cornub. as also of the Mannour of great Glen, in Com. Leic. All which being of the Inheritance of the before specified Cecilie, (who became the WifeJa [...]ly [...]. q [...] 2 [...]. of Thomas Marquess Dorset, and afterwards ofJa [...]ly [...]. q [...] 2 [...]. Henry Earl of Wiltshire) were afterwards enjoy'd by her.

[Page 237]It is saidLel. Itin. Vol. 2. f. 5 [...]., that this William Lord Bonvile had many illegitimate Children; whereof one was setled in the West Country, to whom he gave C Marks per annum, whose posterity remained in King H. 8. time.

Edmund of Hadham, Earl of Richmund.
[31 H. 6.]

THis Edmund, Edmund. Sirnamed of Hadham, in Com. Hertf. in regard of his Birth there; being the other Son to Owen Teuther, by Katherine Daughter to Charles the Sixth King of France; was, in 31 H. 6. by reasonCart. ab an. 27. us (que) 37 H. 6. n. 24. of his so near Alliance to that King, (viz. Brother by the Mother) CreatedCart. ab an. 27. us (que) 37 H. 6. n. 24. Earl of Richmund, by Letters Patent, bearing date at Reading upon the 23d. of November, with Precedence before all other Earls: and the same year obtain'd a grant Pat. 31 H. 6. p. 2. m. 26. from the King, in Fee, of that Mansion House, called Baynard's Castle, situate near Paul's-W [...]arfe, in London.

Of his personal Actings, there is little memo­rable, that I have seen, other than his Marriage Esc. 35 H. 6. n. ... with Margaret, the sole Daughter and Heir to Iohn Beaufort Duke of Somerset; and that he de­parted Esc. 35 H. 6. n. ... this Life, on the Morrow after All Souls day, in 35 H. 6. being at that time seisedIbid. in Fee, of the Castle and Lordship of Horestone, and Mannor of Bollesobere in Com. Derb. And in Fee­tail of the Mannor of Ludgareshale, in Com. Wiltes. of the moity of the Mannor of Bassingburne in C [...]m. Cantabr. of the whole Earldom, Honour and Lordship of Richmund in Com. Ebor. and two parts of the Mannor of Swafham in Com. Norff. And jointly, with Iasper Earl of Pembroke (his Brother) of the Mannors of Mansfeld, Lyndeby, and Town of Clypston in Shirewode, in Com. Nott. leavingIbid. Henry his Son and Heir, of the Age of fifteen Weeks, afterwards King, by the name of Henry the Seventh: Whereupon he was buriedEx coll. Sir [...]o. Kniveton a [...]. in the Cathedral of St. Davids in Wales, with this Epitapth;

Vnder this Marble-stone here inclosed restet the Bones of the noble Lord, Edmund Earl of Rich­mund, Father and Brother to Kings; the which departed out of this World in the year of our Lord God, 1456. the third of the Month of No­vember; on whose Soul Almighty Iesu have mercy, Amen.

Margaret his Wife surviving; who afterwards MarriedHolingsh. Chron. p. 678. a. n. 60. to Henry, a Younger Son to Humphrey Duke of Buckingham; and lastlyHolingsh. Chron. p. 678. a. n. 60. to Thomas Lord Stanley Earl of Derby, but by neither of these had any Issue.

This great Lady, by her TeftamentBenet qu. [...]., bearing date 6 Iunii, an. 1508. (which was the 23d. and last year of her Son King Henry the Seventh's Reign) bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Monastery of St. Peter, at Westminster, within the Chappel of our Lady, begun to be built by that King: Appointing, that Placebo, and Dirige, with Laudes, and all other Divine-Services, Pray­ers, and Observants belonging thereto, should be solemnly and devoutly songen, and said in the day of her Decease, by all the Priests, Ministers, and Children of her Chappel; and Mass of Re­quiem, with Note, on the Morning next ensuing; and so to continue every day, as long as her Body should rest there unremoved, towards the place of her Interment.

Likewise that the like Placebo and Dirige, with Laudes, and Mass of Requiem, should be solemnly and devoutly said, during all the time, in the Parish-Church of that place, where it should please God to call her out of this transitory life, by all the Priests and Clerks of the same Church, and by other Priests to the number of threescore, and Clerks to the number of thirty; as also in twenty Parish-Churches next adjoining to the place of her decease, by all the Priests and Clerks of every such Church. Furthermore, that every Priest, to the num­ber of threescore, being present in the Parish-Church, where her Body should rest any night, between the place of her Decease, and the place of her Inter­ment, that should be helping to all Divine Ser­vice of Placebo, and Dirige, to have for his labour eight pence; and ever Clark of thirty, four pence. And, that in the day that it should please God to call her out of this Life, and day of her Interment, there should be distributed in Alms amongst poor people Cxxxiii i. vi s. viii d.

Moreover, by her last Will, bearing date at the same time; intending God to be the more ho­noured, aswel within the said Monastery, where the purposed that her Body should be interred, as in the Universities of Oxford, and Cambridge, and other places, where Scholars were to be brought up in virtue and cunning; the ordained, that three perpetual daily Masses, with divine Ser­vice, should be daily said, by three sad and dis­creet Monks of the said Monastery; and one-per­petual Anniversary devoutly holden, with Lxx. Lights, and with the distribution of ten pounds in Alms, at every such Anniversary, perpetually: And one perpetual Brother, called a Converse, to be perpetually kept in the same Monastery, speci­ally to serve there at their Masses: and all other Priests, that should say their Masses at the Altars, where as two of the Said Chantry-Masses shall be said.

She also thereby established two perpetual Rea­ders in Divinity; one of them in the University of Cambridge, and another in the University of Oxford; Likewise one perpetual Preacher of the Word of God, in the same University of Cam­bridge: and obtained Licence to found a perpe­tual Chantry in the Church of Wynburne, of one perpetual Priest, to teach Grammar freely, to all that would come thereto, while the World shall endure; with Licence to give to either of the said two Readers, and their Successors, Lands and Te­nements to the yearly value of xx l. To the said Preacher, and his Successors x l. And to the Chantry Priest of Winburne x l.

Likewise, where King Henry the Sixth (of bles­sed memory) did purpose to have ordained, in a place in Cambridge, then called God's-House, Scholars to the number of threescore, there to learn and study, in all liberal Science; in which place was formerly, never above the number of four, for lack of exhibition; She obtained far­ther Licence, and did found in the same place, a [Page 238] Colledge called Christ-Colledge, consisting of a Master, twelve Scholars-Fellows, and forty seven Scholars-Disciples, there to be perpetually main­tained.

She also appointed, that her Executors should cause to be made in the Chappel where her Body was to be Interred, a convenient Tomb; and one Altar or two in the same Chappel, for those two Chantry-Masses, there perpetually to be said. Likewise that the Hospital of St. Iohns in Cam­bridge should be dissolved; thereof to found a Colledge of secular persons; viz. a Master, and fifty Scholars, with divers Servants; and that the said Colledge should be new built, and sufficiently endow'd with Lands. For the performance of all which things, she willed that her Executors should take the Issues and profits of her Lands, put in Feoffment, in the Counties of Devon. Somerset, and Northt.

And, having liv'd to see the Coronation of her Grandson King Henry the Eighth; departedStow's Ann: this life upon the 29th of Iune, in the first year of his Reign; Whereupon she had Burial on the South side of that Royal Chappel, according to her appointment, with this Epitaph upon her Tomb;

Margaretae Richmondiae, septimi Henrici Matri, Oct [...]vi Aviae; quae stipendia constituit tribus hoc Coenobio Monachis, & Doctori Grammatices apud Wimborne, per (que) Angliam totam divini verbi Praeconi; duobus item Interpretibus litera­rum sacrarum; alteri Oxoniae; alteri Canta­brigiae, ubi & Collegia duo Christo & Iohanni ejus discipulo, struxit. Moritur an. Domini, 1509. tertio Calend. Iulii.

Having thus brought this great Lady to her Grave,Henry. I pass on to Henry Earl of Richmund, her Son (the happy uniter of the long divided Houses of Yorke, and Lancaster) who was but fifteen Weeks old at his Father's Death, in 35 H. 6. as before is observ'd.

Of this Earl, that which I first find memora­ble, is; that upon the readeption of the Throne by King Henry the Sixth, in an. 1470. 10 E. 4. (which he enjoy'd not many Months) his Uncle Iasper Earl of Pembroke, comingPolyd. Virg. p. 522. n. 10. into Wales, tookPolyd. Virg. p. 522. n. 10. him from the Wife of William Herbert (whom King Edward, gaining the Crown, had made Earl of Pembroke, with which Lady he had been well educatedPolyd. Virg. p. 522. n. 10.) and broughtPolyd. Virg. p. 522. n. 10. him to London (beingHolingsh. p. 678. a. n. 60. then scarce ten years of Age) unto King Henry; and that he, lookingPolyd. Virg. ut supra. sted­fastly upon him, beheldPolyd. Virg. ut supra. such a Soveraignty in his Countenance, that he prophetically saidPolyd. Virg. ut supra., This is he unto whom we and our Adversaries must give place; meaning, that he should afterwards enjoy the Crown of this Realm.

But the Tide soon turning the other way, through the restoration of King Edward, by those Victories which he obtain'd against the Lancastrians; first at Barne [...]-field, the same year, and soon after at Tewksbury; Iasper, being closely pur­suedlb. n. 30. & 40., thought it neither sa [...]e for himself, nor for this Earl (his Nephew) to stay longer in England; and therefore set SailIb. n. 30. & 40. with him, and some other of his Friends, from the Port of Tyn­by, in Pembrokeshire; with purposeIb. n. 30. & 40. to get into France; but, by accident landedIb. n. 30. & 40. in Britanny. Whereupon he address'd himself to Francis, then Duke of that Province; and making knownIbid. the cause of their coming thither, humbly besoughtIbid. his Protection; which he most readily granted, givingIbid. them both very honourable entertain­ment; and promising them full freedom to go and return at their pleasure.

Of all which King Edward having notice; and fearingIb. p. 533., that in time, he might again receive some disturbance from thofe of that party; he employ'dStow's Ann. Dr. Stillington, and two other private Messengers, to that Duke, with offer of large gifts, for the delivery of either of these Earls into his Hands. But to this he answeredPolyd. Virg. ut supra n. 10.; that, though he could not assent thereto, by reason that he had given them Protection; he would be sure to take care, that King Edward should not receive any damage thence: And findingIbid., that his de­tinue of them there, would be of such high con­sequence, remov'd their own Servants, placing Ibid. of his own about them, to be in the nature of a Guard.

Notwithstanding all which King Edward was not yet satisfied; and therefore once more, by his Embassadors attemptedIb. n. 30. that Duke with fresh offers of most ample Rewards, in Case he would deliver him up: and, to the end that those his desires might seem plau [...]ible, instructedIb. n. 30. them to assure him, that there was nothing but good in­tended therein; and that he would match him unto some one of his near relations in blood, by which means all discords and animosities, betwixt those long divided Families of York and Lancaster, might be the better reconciled, and all antient feuds be utterly extinguished.

ByIb. n. [...] & p. 5 [...]6. which smooth Arguments, and earnest Importunities, with large Gifts to boot, the Duke, being at length thoroughly wrought upon, deliveredIb. n. [...] & p. 5 [...]6. him up to them; but with Letters Ib. n. [...] & p. 5 [...]6. of Recommendation to King Edward; where in he told him, he was sure, that he had not given up the Sheep to the Wolf, but the Son to the Father; so great a confidenceIb. n. [...] & p. 5 [...]6. had he in his sincerity, and that he would Marry Elizabeth his eldest Daugh­ter to him.

Having therefore thus got this young Gentle­man into their Clutches, away they hastedIbid. to the Port of St. Malos, thence to hoise Sale for Eng­land; the sense whereof so afflicted him, that he suddenly fellIbid. into an high Feaver. But it so hap­ned Ibid., that an eminent person of that Country, called Iohn Chenlet, who had much interest with the Duke, being in the Country near at hand; and hearing of this business; became so apprehen­sive of the unworthiness of the act, as that he postedIbid. to the Court, with all the speed he could; and (according to his former usage) went [...] imme­diately to the Duke. Yet, when he came into his presence, stood silent [...], with excessive grief. Whereat the Duke much wondring, asked [...] him the reason of this his dejected condition. Where­unto he answered; that his sad Countenance was the Messenger of Death. Which, quoth he, would have been much more tolerable, had it hapned before this day, that I am reserved for such a weight of sorrow, as now by your late, scarce credible act, doth so heavily oppress me; and which will certainly bring me to my death, and make me live till then, most miserably. You have had, quoth he, the repu­tation of a worthy and virtuous Prince, by reason of your former good Deeds; but now alas (by your fa­vour) you seem to have had the least regard thereof [Page 239] that may be, in this your most perfidiously betraying this innocent young Gentleman into the hands of bloody Butchers, to be destroy'd and murthered: therefore all that love you (whereof I am one) can­not but infinitely grieve to see, that your sometime great reputation, should now be stained with such a perfidious blot.

Whereunto the Duke replied Ib. n. 20▪ Hold thy peace my dear John, there is no such danger at all: for King Edward resolves to make him his Son in Law: But to this he suddenly returned: Ib. n. 20▪ Believe me, Most Illustrious Duke, he is already very near death; and if you permit him to be carryed one step out of your Dominion, no Mortal Man can preserve him from it.

At which pathetical expressions, the Duke be­ing not a little troubled (notIb. n. 20▪ at all suspecting that King Edward would deal thus) forthwith dispatchtIb. n. 30. Peter Landose, his chief Treasurer, to St. Malos, to bring this Earl back. Who hasting thither, detainedIb. n. 30. the Embassadours with a long speech, until his Servants had convey'dIb. n. 30. him to a Sanctuary in that City, which could not be vi­olated; and thence conductedIb. n. 30. him with safety back again.

After which he continued secure in those parts, during the whole time of King Edward's Reign. But when King Richard had attain'd the Crown, the like danger as before, in short space befell him: for Thomas Hutton, being then sent Em­bassador Ib. p. 548. into Britanny; with money and good oratory, obtain'd a promiseIb. p. 548. from the D [...]ke, that he should be strictly restrain'd, as King Edward had formerly desired.

High time, indeed it was, that King Richard should look to his own station: for, besides the general odium, which that cruel murther, acted upon his Brothers Sons, had brought upon him from all good Men; the Duke of Buckingham (the chiefest instrument for raising him to that height) growing not a little discontentedlb. 549. n. 30.; so far disclosed himself to Iohn Morton Bishop of Ely, then in the nature of a Prisoner with him at Brecknocke-castle in Wales, as that they there projectedlb. 549. n. 30. the pulling him down, by the bringing in of this Earl [...] and linking him in Marri­age with Elizabeth, the eldest Daughter to King Edward; by which means those long divided interests of York and Lancaster, which had been the occasion of such bloudshed, and misery to this Realm, might be knit together; and all ani­mosities betwixt the favourers of either side, be happily quieted.

Which being thus auspiciously design'd, Regi­nald Bray, a trusty servant to the Lady Margaret, Mother to this Earl (then the Wife of Thomas Lord Stanley) was sentIb. p. 550. for thither by the Bi­shop, and thence imploy'd back to acquaint her therewith. Whereupon, by the help of one Lewis, a Welchman (who as a Physitian had recourse to them both, unsuspected) she impartedIb. n. 10. it to Queen Elizabeth the Widdow of King Edward. Both of them therefore concurring therein; they, privately (by the same Reginald) communicated lb. n. 30. the business to such of the Nobility and others, as were deemed well-wishers thereto; resolving lb. n. 30. to imploy Christopher Vrswike (the Lady Mar­garets lb. n. 30. Priest) into Britanny, there to impart the same to her Son. But before Vrswike began his journey, altering her mind, she dispatchlb. p. 551. Hugh Conway thither, upon that errand, with a large sum of money. Who, declaring to him what was intended; advisedlb. p. 551. him to land in Wales, where he should find ready aid on his behalf.

Whereupon discoveringlb. n. 10. the whole to the Duke of Britanny (notwithstanding all the solli­citation of King Richard by Hutton▪ he promisedlb. n. 10. him his aid. Thus far from Polydore.

But our other Historians [...] do somewhat vary from him herein; and tell us; that, when King Richard first understood from his Embassador Hutton; that the Duke of Britanny, did not only refuse to keep this Earl as a prisoner, but promised to supply him with Men, Money, and all necessaries for his landing here; he rigg'd and sent out divers men of war, to scoure the Seas betwixt this and that Coast. Neverthelesslb. n. 50., that this Earl, having got together five thousand stout Bri [...]ons, and forty Ships, well fitted, set [...]ail for England upon the 12 of October, which by a vi­olent TempestIb. n. 60., happening that night, were all dispersed; and, that about Noon the next day, the Tempest ceasing, that Ship wherein this Earl himself was, approached the Haven of Poole, in Dorsetshire, where he foundlb. 745. [...]. & n. 10. the Shore full of Souldiers to oppose his arrival. Also that, upon his putting forth a Boat, to enquire the cause of their appearance in that warlike posture; they answeredIb. 745. [...]. & n. 10. (as they were instructed, with pur­pose to entrap him) that they were thither sent by the Duke of Buckingham, to receive him, and to conduct him to his Camp; he being with a mighty Army not far off; so that, joining their Forces they might fall upon King Richard. Whereas, in truth, Buckingham was, but a little before, beheadedIb. n. 20. at Salisbury. But that this Earl, suspecting the fraud, seeing none of his own Ships in view, hoised fail, and diverting his course landed inIb. n. 20 & 30. Normandy; whence he sentIb. n. 20 & 30. Em­bassadors to Charles the 8. King of France, with desire of safe-conduct back into Britanny, through his Territories.

Which he readily grantedIb. n. 40.; and, not only so, but furnish'dIb. n. 40. him with a large sum of money, to defray the expence of so long a journey. Whereupon he [...]archtIb. n. 40. by land thither, s [...]nding his Ships to meet him there. Into which parts he was no sooner com [...] ▪ but he had tidingsIb. n. 50., that the Duke of Buckingham had lost his Head; and, that the Marquiss Dorset, with other of the English Nobles, who were his friends, having been there to look him, were return'd to Uan­nes.

Notwithstanding which i [...]l news of Bucking­ham's death; despairinglb. n. 60. not at all in his pur­posed adventure, he wentIb. n. 60. to Rhemes, and sent some of his servants to the Marquiss Dorset, and those his friends, then there, to conduct them to him.

Being therefore thus happily met together a­gain (where they staid [...] the Festival of our Sa­viours Nativity) he went to the chief Church of that City; and there taking a solemn Oath [...], that soon after his attaining the Crown of this Realm, he would marry the Lady Elizabeth, Daughter to King Edward the 4. they all did Homage [...] to him, and swore Fealty, as if he had been already Crowned King; Vowing [...] to ad­venture both Life and Fortune with him against King Richard.

All which he communicatedIb. n. 30. to the Duke of Britanny, desiringIb. n. 30. his aid with more Forces, [Page 240] and to land him in his own Countrey, where­unto most of the English Nobles were desirous he should come: assuringIb. n. 30. him, that what sums of money he had already borrowed of him, or might do, should be faithfully repaid, whereupon the Duke promisedIb. n. 30. to supply him.

King Richard, therefore, hearing of these pre­parations, seisedIb. 745. n. 50. upon divers, who were friends to this Earl, and putIb. 745. n. 50. them to death; some at Lon­don, and some at Exeter; causing also a Sessions Ib. 746. a. n. 20. to be kept at Exeter, wherein many others were indictedIb. 746. a. n. 20. of High Treason: and soon after that, called a Parliament, wherein he attainted Ib. n. 40. this Earl, with all other persons, who were fled out of the Realm, for fear or otherwise, as Enemies to him, and to their Native Country. Likewise, foreseeing hisIb. 747. n. 20. future danger, he did not only make peace with the Scots; but sent Ib. 747. n. 20. over new Embassadors to the Duke of Britanny, with ample rewards for the getting this Earl within the limits of his own power, if possible; or at least to prevailIb. n. 60 & 747. b., that the Duke would keep him, and those of his friends, which then were within his Territories, in perpetual prison; promisingIb. n. 60 & 747. b., that in consideration thereof, he should receive the yearly revenue of all their lands in this Realm.

But the Duke at that time, being much outIb. n. 10. & n. 30. of order, by reason of some infirmity, Landoise his Treasurer, managedIb. n. 10. & n. 30. all business of State, and thereupon, for his own private lucre, accepted Ib. n. 10. & n. 30. the offer. Which being discoveredIb. n. 60 & 748. by the Bishop of Ely (at that time sojourning in Flan­ders) he imploy'dIb. n. 60 & 748. Vrswyke into Brittanny, to hasten this Earl out of those parts. Where­upon, being then at Uannes, he sentIb. n. 10. imme­diately to King Charles the 8. desiring his leave to come into France; which being grantedIb. n. 10., he hasted his Nobles before, to the Duke of Bri­tanny, (who then lay for change of air, near the borders of France) under colour of a friendly visit; privately giving chargeIb. n. 20 & 30. to his Uncle the Earl of Pembroke (the Conductor of his company) that, when they approacht the skirts of Britanny, they should presently get in­to the adjacent parts of France; as they ac­cordingly did, and so into Anjou, where they staidIb. this Earls coming; who departed not from Uannes tillIb. two dayes after, with on­ly five servants in his company, as though he had gone to make a private visit to a friend, in some small Village: noIb. man suspecting, that he had absolutely left the Country; in re­gard so many Gentlemen of his followers were Ib. still in that City.

But, after he was ridden five miles on his way; turning into a solitary wood, he putIb. & n. 40. on the Ap­parel of one of his servants; and as a Page rode on so, till he came to Angiers. By which means he escapedIb. n. 50. out of the hands of Landose; who, the fourth day after, not knowing of his depar­ture, had providedIb. n. 50. a certain number of Soul­diers, under colour of serving him, to have laid him fast. Of which design, when the Duke of Britanny heard, being not a little displeased, he sent [...] for those English Gentlemen, which were so left behind at Uannes, and gave [...] them mo­ney to defray the charge of their journey from thence to Angiers.

Being therefore thus supplied with his own Re­tin [...]e, he took his journey [...] to King Charles, then at Langes, upon the River Loyre, of whom he had an Honourable reception; with promise of aid. And thence removed [...] with him to Montargis. Where long he had not been; but that Iohn Earl of Oxford (a trusty friend to the House of Lancaster) who had been kept prisoner Ib. 7 [...]9. [...]. & Ib. b. n. 60. in the Castle of Hammes, in Picardy, getting thence by the favour of Sir Iames Blount the Go­vernour, repairedIb. 7 [...]9. [...]. & Ib. b. n. 60. to him.

After this, followingIb. 750. a. n. 10 & 20. the King of France to Paris, divers English Gentlemen (fledIb. 750. a. n. 10 & 20. thither for fear; or being there to study good literature) came also, and offeredIb. 750. a. n. 10 & 20. their service to him: amongst which was Richard Fox, afterwards Bishop of Winchester; the Castle of Hammes, be­ing likewise deliveredIb. 751. b. n. 20. up to him by Blount. Whereupon King Richard, causedIb. n. 50. the Garrison of Calais to be sent to besiege it. Which pro­ved of no inconvenience to this Earl; the Soul­diers within it making their conditionsIb. n. 50. to march out with Bag and Baggage, which somewhat in­creased Ib. n. 50. his Field-forces.

Having also obtainedIb 752. b. [...]. 30. & 40. some few men, and cer­tain money (for the payment whereof he left Ib 752. b. [...]. 30. & 40. Thomas Marquess Dorset, and Sir Iohn Vaughan in pledge) he wentIb. to Roan, making prepara­tion Ib. at Har [...]lew (an Haven at the mouth of Seine) for his adventure into England. And, having soon after received intelligenceIb. 753. a. n. 10. out of Wales; that Sir Ries ap Thomas (a person of great interest in those parts) and Sir Iohn Sa­vage, an expert Commander, would engage themselves in his quarrel: Also, that Reginald Bray had gotten large sums of money for the payment of his Souldiers; wishingIb. 753. a. n. 10. him to make all possible speed, and to land in some part of that Country: AccompaniedIb. n. 10. with two thousand Men, he set sailIb. n. 10. from Harflew in the month of August; and, on the seventh day ensuing, arriv'd Ib. n. 10. at Milford-Haven in Pembroke-shire. Whence he marchtIb. n. 30. to Dalle, and so to Haverford-West, where he had a joyful reception. And before he went thence, having NewsIb. n. 50. that the Town of Pembroke would assist him, he marchtIb. n. 60. to Car­digan, where some Welch Gentlemen cameIb. n. 60. to him, with all the power they could make.

Hereupon he sentIb. 753. b. n. 10. messengers to the Lady Margaret (his Mother) as also to the Lord Stan­ley, her Husband; to Sir William Stanley his Brother; Sir Gilbert Talbot, and other his trusty friends; signifying to them his intention to pass the Se [...]erue at Shrewsbury; and thence di­rectly to advance for London; desiringIb. 753. b. n. 10. that they would meet him by the way, with all their strength.

In which passage to Shrewsbury, Sir Ries ap Thomas (whom he had promisedIb. n. 20. & 30. to make Go­vernour in chief of all Wales) comingIb. n. 20. & 30. in to him with considerable Forces, they marchtIb. n. 20. & 30. from Shrewsbury to Newport. Where encamping Ib. n. 50. & 60. his Men on an Hill, near hand; Sir Gilbert Talbot broughtIb. n. 50. & 60. to him all the Men and Arms that the young Earl of Shrewsburies interest could make, which were about two thousand.

Thence toIbid. Stafford, where Sir William Stan­ley fell in with his Men. Next toIbid. Litchfield: whence the Lord Stanley, hearing of his ap­proach, had di [...]lodgedIb. 75 [...]. a. & Ib n. 20., about two days be­fore, and remov'dIb. 75 [...]. a. & Ib n. 20. to Atherston; being some­what fearful to join with him too soon, in regard Ib. 75 [...]. a. & Ib n. 20. that King Richard (being then at Noting­ham) [Page 241] had his Son the Lord Strange in Hostage; and hearing of this Earls advance, removed to Leicester.

Passing from Litchfield to Tamworth, there cameIb. n. 30. to him Sir Walter Hungerford, and Sir Thomas Bourchier Knights, with divers other Men of note, who forsook their Captain, Sir Robert Brakenbury, near Stony-Stratford, then on his march towards Notingham. Being thus at Tamworth, to make sure of the Lord Stanley, he rodeIb. 755. a. n. 10. privately from his Army, to Atherston; and there, meetingIb. 755. a. n. 10. in a little close, consulted Ib. 755. a. n. 10. with him in what manner to give Battel to King Richard. The same day also cameIb. n. 30. to him Sir Iohn Savage, with divers other persons of quality.

King Richard therefore, having intelligence of his motions, marchtIb. n. 40. forthwith from Leicester to Bosworth; and about two miles South of that Town marshall'dIb. n. 30. his whole Army for Battel, whereof Iohn Duke of Norfolk, and Thomas Earl of Surrey, his Son, led the Van. This Earl there­fore, hasting up with his Forces, and placingIb. n. 50. his Archers, under the Earl of Oxfords command, in the Front; committed the right Wing to Sir Gilbert Talbot, and the left to Sir Iohn Savage; himself with Iasper Earl of Pembroke, comman­ding Ib. n. 60. the main Body; the whole consisting not of above five thousand, besides the power of the Stanleys; the Kings being double that num­ber.

Being thus put into a posture ready to begin the Fight, SpeechesIb. 756, 757, & 758. were made on each part to encourage the Souldiers. Which being ended and the Trumpets founding for the on-set, the Lord Stanley came in with his men. Most cer­tain Ib. 759. a. it is, that this Battel was, for some hours, maintain'd with great courage on each part; andIb. n. 40., that King Richard himself, having his Crown on his Head, violently charg'd through the thickest of his Adversaries; aiming at no­thing more than to encounter personally with this brave Earl. In which adventure he over­threwIb. n. 50. his Standard, and slewIb. n. 50. Sir William Bran­don the Bearer thereof. Then foughtIb. n. 50. Hand to Hand with Sir Iohn Chency (a person of great strength) and afterwardsIb. n. 50. set on this Earl himself, who stoutly kept him at the Sword's point.

But Sir William Stanley at length, coming in with three thousand fresh men, madeIb. 760. the King's Forces so to give back, that presently they fell into disorder. In which confusion King Richard himself hapned to be slainIb. 760., with divers per­sons of great note, on his part. Soon after which, his Crown being discoveredIb. n. 40. in a Bush, and set Ib. n. 40. on this Earls Head by the Lord Stanley; he was, with great acclamations of Joy, by the whole Army, ProclaimedIb. n. 40. King, by the name of Henry the Seventh.

Therefore to pursue the Story of him any far­ther, is no part of my present business.

Iasper of Hatfeild Earl of Pembroke and Duke of Bedford.
[31 H. 6.]

THis Iasper, being a person most nobly descended, viz. Hist. of Cam­b [...]a p. 391. by Owen Tudor, his Father, from the ancient Princes of Wales; and by Katherine his Mother, Daughter to Charles the Sixth King of France (Widdow of King Henry the Fifth) from the renowned Monarchs of that Realm, was born at Ha [...]eild, in Com. Hertf. as it seems▪ and for that respect had his denominationCatal. of Nob▪ by R. R. thence.

Our HistoriansPo [...]yd. Vi [...]g. p. 488. Stow's Ann. report, that his first advance­ment to the Title of Earl of Pembroke, by King Henry the Sixth (his Brother by the Mother) was in the Parliament held at Reading in 18 H. 6. and that Edmund of Hadham, his Brother, was at that time also made Earl of Richmund. But it is manifestCart. ab▪ an. 27. us [...] 39 H. 6. n. 24. from publick Records, that the Char­ter for erection of Edmund to that Honour, bears date at the same place 23 Nov. 31 H. 6 and so, 'tis like, did that for this Iasper, though there be no notice taken of it in the Roll of that time; nor in any other memorial that I have seen.

As to what is farther memorable of him, I findPat. 38 H. 6. p. 2. m. 23., that in 38 H. 6. having been at great charge in recovering the Castle of Denbigh, and divers other strong Holds in Wales, out of the hands of the King's Adversaries; in recompence thereof, he obtain'd a grantPat. 38 H. 6. p. 2. m. 23. for a thousand marks, to be received out of the Lordships of Denbigh, and Radnor. But before the revolu­tion of one year more, he was vanquisht,Polyd. Virg. p. 510. the Yorkists in Wales, being every where victorious: whereupon Edward Earl of March obtaining the Crown; amongst others, who had been slout As­sertors of the Lancastrian Interest, he lost all by AttainderRot. [...]arl. 1 [...]. 4. (William Herbert of Ragland being afterwards advancedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to this dignity of Earl of Pembroke, as I shall farther shew in due place) and was constrain'd to wanderHolingsh. p. 677. a. n. 60. from Country to Country for a time. Howbeit, in 10 E. 4. Nevil Earl of Warwick, fallingStow's Ann. off from King Ed­ward, the Scene changed; George Duke of Cla­rence, and with him this Iasper (who adhered to Warwick) landingStow's Ann. in the West with a great power; so that King Edward being constrain'd to quitStow's Ann. the Realm, he safely return'dPolyd. Virg. p. 5 [...]0. n. 40. to his Earl­dom in Wales: And findingIbid. 522. n. 10. Henry Earl of Richmund (the Son of Edmund his Brother, and at that time scarce ten years of age) in the Custody of William Herbert's Widdow (which William, having been madeIbid. 522. n. 10. Earl of Pembroke by King Edward▪ was takenIbid. 522. n. 10. in Battel by the Earl of War­wick and beheadedIbid. 522. n. 10.) he brought him from her, and carriedIbid. him to King Henry; who looking upon him, prophetically saidIbid.; This is he who shall quietly possess what we and our Adversaries do now contend for.

But King Edward, within less than twelve Months returningIbid▪ 528. n. 20. again, and gaining the Vi­ctoryIbid▪ 528. n. 20. at Barnet-field (his greatest and most powerful Enemy (Warwick) being there flainIbid▪ 528. n. 20.;) [Page 242] this Iasper, with Edmund Duke of Somerset, and divers other of the Lancastrian party, repairedIbid 528. n. 20. to Queen Margaret, then at Beaulieu, in Hantshire. Whence she (endeavouring the recovery of that late loss at Barnet) sentIb. p. 529. n. 20. & 40. him into Pembrokeshires; there to get together all the power he could raise. Which havingIb. p. 529. n. 20. & 40. done, and notIb. p. 529. n. 20. & 40. coming in to her aid at Tewksbury, as she expected; she was over-powered and lostIb. p. 531. n. 20. & 30. the day. Whereupon he retreatedIb. p. 531. n. 20. & 30. to Chepstow: and finding that King Edward had sent Roger Vaughan (a valiant per­son) to surprize him there; he laid hands on that Roger, and cutIb. p. 531. n. 20. & 30. off his Head. And wentIbid. forth­with to Pembroke. To which place Morgan ap Thomas pursued him; and begirtIbid. the Town: But, though the favourIbid. of David ap Thomas (Brother to Morgan) he gotIbid. thence within eight days; and fromIbid. Tynby (a Port-Town not far off) sailingIbid., with his Nephew, beyond-Sea; committedIbid. himself, and that young Earl, to the Protection of Francis Duke of Britanny.

Whereof, when King Edward had notice; he imploy'dIb. p. 533. secret Agents to that Duke, with pro­mise Ib. p. 533. of large rewards in case he would deliver up either of them unto him: yet all in vain; for such kind reception they found there, as that they continuedIb. p. 533. in those parts, during the whole remaining term of King Edward's Reign. But Richard the Third, soon after possessing the Royal Throne, imploy'dIb. 555. n. 10. & 20. other Emissaries, for gaining of them into his power: who agitatedIb. 555. n. 10. & 20. the bu­siness so effectually; as that, had not the danger beenIb. 555. n. 10. & 20. timely discovered, they might have been betray'd into his cruel Hands. Which design, be­ing by the vigilancy of some trusty persons hap­pily preventedIbid., they got intoIbid. France: and afterwards landingIb. p. 5 [...]0. safely, with some Forces at Milford-Haven, marching together, came to Ib. p. 5 [...]0. B [...]sworth-field. Where King Richard being slain, and Richmund assuming the [...]rown; this Iasper shared in the benefit of that Victory: and attending him to London, in reward of his ma­ny and faithful adventures, was upon the Eve of Simon and Iude (27 Oct.) by him CreatedCa [...]t. 1. H. 7. m. 1 [...]. Duke of Bedford, at the Tower of London: several others, who had also hazarded their lives in that quarrel, being then likewise worthily advanced Stow's Ann. to the like degrees and titles of Honour; as in due place is declared.

Hereupon he was madePolyd. Virg. p 560. n. 30. one of the chief of his Privy-Council: and upon the Royal Coronation of that King, constitutedPat. 1 H. 7. p 2. m. 17. one of the Commissio­ners for exercising the Office of High Steward of England during that days Solemnity. The same year, likewise, being constitutedIb. m. 18. Justice of South-Wales, and Lord LieutenantPat. 1 H. 7. p. 3. m. 17. of Ireland, for the space of two years; for his better support, as also in reward of his many services, he obtain'd a grantPat. 1 H. 7. p. [...]. in special Tail of all the Castles, Man­nors and Lands of Glamorgan, Morganok, and Abergabenny in Wales, and the Marches: Of the Lordships and Mannors of Minster-Lovel, Norton-Bruyn, Coggs, Hardwike, [...]oderfeild-Grey, Somerton, and Banbury, in Com. Oxon. Wedesord and [...], in Com. Glouc.; Acton-Burnell, Holga [...], L [...]ngdon, Wolstanton, Smith­cote, Abeton, [...], and Uppington, in Com. Salep. late Francis Vicount Lovel's attainted. Also of Wely-Castle, with the Lordships of Wely, and Northfeld, in Com. Wigorn. Stoke, King's-Weston, Uly, Aylberton, [...]hhampton, Brad­e [...]y, and Sheperdike, in Com. Glouc. Brightmer­ston, in Com. Wilts. and Kingesey-more in Com. Somers. part of the possessions of Sir William Berkley Knight, then likewise attainted: And of the Mannor of Sudely in Com. Glouc.

Shortly after this, the King being advertisedPolyd. Virg. p. 568. n. [...]. & p. 569. that the said Francis Lord Lovel, with Humphrey Stafford, who had been firm adherers to King Richard, and taken Sanctuary at Colchester, were got thence; Fearing new commotions, he sentPolyd. Virg. p. 568. n. [...]. & p. 569. this Iasper, with three thousand men, to prevent any Insurrection, that might be thereupon raised. And, uponIb. p. 573. n. 10. the appearance of Iohn Earl of Lincoln, and his Complices, on the behalf of Lambert Simnell (whom they pretended to be the Son to George Duke of Clarence) constitutedIb. p. 573. n. 10. him Joint-General, with Iohn Earl of Oxford, of those Forces then raised, to suppress all such as were in Arms, upon that account.

In 3 H. 7. he was also constitutedPat. 3 H. 7. p. 1. m. 17. one of the Commissioners for exercising the Office of High Steward of England, upon the day of the Queen's Coronation: and, in 4 H. 7. had his Commission Pat. 4 H. 7. m. 27. for the Lieutenancy of Ireland renewed. In 5 H. 7. he was againPolyd. Virg. p. 534. n. 40. made General, with Iohn Earl of Oxford, of that Army, then sent into Flanders, in aid of the Emperour Maximilian against the French. But after this I have no more to say of him, until, 11 H. 7. in which year, by his TestamentVox qu. 33., bearing date at his Mannor of Thornbury, in Com. Glouc. 15 Dec. he bequeath'd his Body to be buryed in the Monastery of our La­dy at Keynsham in the same County, in a place convenient: where he willed, that a Tomb should be honourably made for him, after the estate whereunto it had pleased God to call him; and thereupon to be imployed C. marks: Farther ap­pointing, that certain of his Lordships and Lands, lying in the Counties of Notingham, Derby, and Warwick, of the yearly value of xl l. should be amortised, for the finding of four Priests, to sing perpetually in the said Monastery of Keyn­sham, for the wele of his Soul, and for the Soul of his Father; as also for the Souls of Katherine (sometime Queen of England) his Mother, Ed­mund late Earl of Richmund, his Brother; and the Souls of all other his Predecessors. And that upon the day of his Interment there should be di­stributed to every poor Man and Woman, that would take it, two pence a piece. So likewise, at his Month's minde.

To the House of Gray-Friers at Harford-East, where his Father lay Interred, he bequeath'd his second Gown of Cloth of Gold, to make a Cope or Vestment there. Also to every Parish-Church, into which his Body should be carried, betwixt that place and Keynsham, xx s. and two Torches.

And, having MarriedRot. Parl. 1 H. 7. Catherine, the sixth and youngest Daughter of Richard Widvile Earl Rivers, Widdow of Henry Duke of Buckingham (who surviving him tookCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to Husband Sir Rich­ard Wingfeild Knight of the Garter) he departed Esc. 11 H. 7. n. 172. this Life upon the xxi th. day of the same Month of December; and was buriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. at Keynsham be­fore-specified: leaving no other Issue than one Illegitimate Daughter, called Ellen Catal. of Nob. ut supra., who be­came the WifeCatal. of Nob. ut. supra. of William Gardner, Citizen of London.

Fienes.
[37 H. 6.]

THE first of this antient Family, of whom I find mention, is Ingelram de Fienles Ingelram. (whose posterity, for the most part, wrote Fenes, and Fienes.) Which Ingelram took to WifeClaus. 8 Joh. m. r. Sibyll de Tyngrie, Daughter and Heir to Faramus [...]e Boloin, SonMonast. Angl. Vol. [...]. 583. a. n. 3 [...]. of William, SonMonast. Angl. Vol. [...]. 583. a. n. 3 [...]. of Geffrey, SonMonast. Angl. Vol. [...]. 583. a. n. 3 [...]. of Eustace sometime Earl of Bo­loin. Which Faramus, being NephewSim. Dunelm. 270. n. 20. to Maud Queen of England, Wife of King Stephen, to­gether withIbid. William de Ipre, a Flemming, (af­terwards Earl of Kent) ruledIbid. that Kings House­hold: and gaveMonast. Angl. ut su­pra. to the Monks of Bec in Nor­mandy, one hide of land in Belgeham, belong­ing to his Mannour of Clopham, in Com. Surr. Sibyll his Daughter confirmingIb. 573. n. 50. the grant.

This Ingelram de Fienles, had issue William de Fienles, William. his Son and Heir; who, in 8 Iohn obtained that Kings Mandate [...] to the Sheriff of Somerset-shire to make livery unto him of the Mannour of Mertoc, whereunto Sibyll, his Mo­ther, had quitted her claim in open Court. Which Mannour; as partCart. 45 H. 3. m. 3. per Inspex. of the Honour of Eustace, sometime Earl of Boloin; William Earl of Boloin, Grandson to Eustace, gaveCart. 45 H. 3. m. 3. per Inspex. to the said Faramuse in [...]ee. And in 2 H. 3. paid a FineRot. Pip. 2 H. 3. [...]uck [...]. to the King, of CC Marks, for Livery of the Mannour of Wen­dovre, in Com. Buck. Which Mannour was like­wise givenCart. 45 H. 3. ut supra. to the before specified Faramus (his Grandfather) by King Henry the Second. This William having given [...] to the Canons of Missenden certain lands in Wendovre, died in 25 H. 3. for then had his Son and Heir, called Ingelram, Ingelram. Livery [...] of his Lands; his Relief, with all other the debts of William, his Father, being afterwards pardonedClaus. 14 E. 1. [...] 6., in respect of his special services.

In 32 H. 3. this Ingelram de Fienles, being to receive [...] the honour of Knighthood, at the Festi­val of our Saviours Nativity, by Bathing, &c. had an allowance [...] of his Robes, and all other accoutrements, for that solemnity, at the Kings charge: and in 33 H. 3. doing his Homage, had also LiveryClaus. 33 H. 3. m. 13. of his Lands in Northampton-shire. Before the end of which year, in consi­derationCart. [...]3 H. 3. m. 4. of the sum of seven hundred Marks, xiii s. iv. d. Sterling, he purchasedCart. [...]3 H. 3. m. 4. from Robert de Gysnes, Uncle to Arnulph Earl of Gysnes, the Mannour of Gayton in Com. Sutht. with the ad­vouson of the Church: and likewise his whole right and title, to all other the possessions of him the said Robert in England. Which Mannour of Gayton, sometime belongedCart. [...]3 H. 3. m. 4. to Robert Advocate of Arras, Lord of Bethun; it being of the feeCart. [...]3 H. 3. m. 4. of Baldwin, antiently Earl of Gynes. Whereupon he obtained Licence [...] to inclose his Woods there (they being within the bounds of the Forest of Silcester) and to make a Park of them. Upon which purchase Fulke Basset, then Bishop of London receiv'd a Precept [...] from the King; whereby he was required to do his Homage, for the Mannours of Little-Hoyland and Tolleshunt (in Com. Essex) to this Ingelram, as he had formerly done to Robert.

In 37 H. 3. this Ingelram had command [...], to send Baldwin de Fienles, his Brother, well fitted with Horse and Arms, into Gascoine, there to stay in the Kings service: as also [...] William, his own Son, to be educated with Prince Edward. And furthermore, to provide [...] lxxx. sufficient Men at Arms, besides those xl. for whom the King had formerly written. And the next year following, was [...] himself in his service be­yond Sea: In which year, upon collection of the aid for making the Kings eldest Son Knight, he paid [...] xii l. for those six Knights fees he then held. And, in 47 H. 3. in consideration [...] of his long continued, and laudable services, obtain­ed the custody [...] of the lands of William de Beauchamp of Bedford, then deceased to hold untill the Heir should accomplish his full age. Moreover, in consideration [...] of his great fidelity, and constancy to the Royal interest, in the time of the Barons Wars, so soon as the King reco­vered his liberty, and rightful power, by that happy Victory at Evesham, in 49 of his Reign; he obtain'd his precept [...], that all those his lands, whereof he had been dispossessed, in the time of those troubles, should forthwith be restored to Robert de Amnese, his Bayliff.

To this Ingelram de Fienles, succeeded another William; William. who, in 54 H. 3. preparing for his journey to the Holy-land, constituted [...] William de Amnese his Attorney, to transact all businesses for him, in his absence: giving power [...] also to Reginald de Fenes, his Brother, to constitute any other Attorney for him, during the space of five years. In 10 E. 1. this William wasRot. de Scu­ [...]ag. Wall 10 [...]. r. m. 4. in that expedition then made into Wales; and in 21 E. 1. possessedPlac. Parl. p. 122. the Honour of Chokes, in Com. Northt. In 22 E. 1. he had commandRot. Vasc. 22 E. 1. in dorso m. 11. to fit himself with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King at Portsmouth, upon the first of Septem­ber, thence to sail with him into Gascoine.

It seems, that upon the differences which were about that time, betwixt King Edward and the King of France, he favoured the French; and that his lands in England were thereupon seized: [...]: But in 27 E. 1. making his peace, command [...] was given for the restoring them again.

After which, ere long, viz. in 30 E. 1. he departed [...] this life, being then seised [...] of the Mannour of Clopham, in Com. Surr. and xx Marks yearly rent, issuing out of the Mannour of [...], in the same County: As also of the Mannour of Wendovre, in Com. Buck &c. and Mertock in Com. Somerset, leaving Iohn his Son and Heir xxiv. years of age; as saith [...] the In­quisition. But, by another Record [...] it appeareth, that proof could not be made of his age, accor­ding to the custome of England, in regard he was born beyond-sea: Nevertheless by reason, that William his Father, had done his Homage to the King, and died a Loyal Subject; his Homage was also accepted [...], and Livery [...] made to him of all his lands.

In 10 E. 2. this Iohn de Fienles Iohn. having [...] lands in Flanders, wherein much damage had been done by the Inhabitants of St. Omers, he ob­tain'd the Kings Letter [...] to the Mayor and com­monalty of that Town, for satisfaction therein: in which Letter King Edward calls him his Kins­man. And, in 18. E. 2. his lands in England, having been seised [...], in respect of his residence within the power of France; upon security [...] gi­ven for his fidelity, restitution [...] was made of [Page 244] them, until farther Order should be given therein.

Contemporary with this Iohn, was Robert de Fienles; Robert. who in 5 E. 2. had a CharterCart. 5 E. 2. n. 35. for Free-Warren at Wendovre, in Com. Buck. And in 7 E. 2. in considerationClaus. 7 E. 2. m. 14. of his good service, done and to be done, obtain'dClaus. 7 E. 2. m. 14. an Annuity of Cx. marks per annum out of the Issues of that County. Moreover, in 10 E. 2. he had Livery Claus. 10 E. 2. m. 31. of that Mannor of Wendovre, which had been by him demised to the King, for a certain time: but being afterwards attaintedCart. 20 E. 3. n. 18., for adhering to the French, he lost all.

A descendent of this Family, was Sir William de Fenys, William. Knight; viz. SonRot. Fin. 6 H. 4. m 7. of William (Son of Iohn) and Ioane his Wife, thirdRot. Fin. 6 H. 4. m 7 Sister and Coheir to William de Say. Which Sir William Fenys was made SheriffRot. Fin. 20 R. 2. m. 25. of Surr. and Suss. in 20 R. 2. As also inRot. Fin. 1 H. 4. m. 31. 1 H. 4. and left Issue two Sons, Roger Roger. and Iames. Which Roger, doing his Homage in 6 H. 4. had LiveryRot. Fin. 6. H. 4. m. 7. Claus. 8 H. 4. m. 18. of his Lands, though then within age. And, in 1 H. 6. being a KnightRot. Fin. 1 H 6. m. 18., was made SheriffRot. Fin. 1 H 6. m. 18. of Surr. and Suss. as his father had been.

This Roger, in 19 H. 6. obtained LicenceCart. ab. an. 1. [...] m. 21. to make a Castle of his Mannor House at Herst-Monceaux in Sussex (which Lordship first came to this Family, by the MarriageCamd. Bri­tan. in Surr [...]y. of Iohn, his great Grandfather, with the Heir Female of Monceaux.) As alsoIbid. to enlarge his Park there, with six hun­dred Acres of Land: and left Issue Richard. Richard. Lord Dacre. Who (being afterwards a KnightMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. 415 n. 40., and Chamberlain Monast. Angl. Vol. 1. 415 n. 40. to King Edward the Fourth) MarriedPat. 37 H. 6. p. 1. m. 20. Ioane, the Daughter and sole Heir of Thomas, Son and Heir to Thomas Lord Dacre: by reason whereof, in 37 H. 6. he was by LettersPat. 37 H. 6. p. 1. m. 20. Patents, bearing date 7 Nov. accepted and declared Lord Dacre, and to be a Baron of this Realm. And, in 1 E. 4. obtain'd a grantPat. [...] p. [...]. m. 19. from the King to himself and the said Ioane his Wife; and to the Heirs of the Body of her the said Ioan, of the Mannors of Irthyngton, Dacre, Kyrk-Oswald, Black-hall, Farlam, Brankanwapt, Lasyngby, Brampton, Burgh, upon the Sand▪ Ayketon, [...]ouclyff and Glassenby: and of CCC. Acres of Land, CC. Acres of Pasture, xl. Acres of Wood, xl. s. yearly Rent, in Newbigging, Mosdale, Stafhull, and Glossenby; and moity of the Mannor of Castell-Kariott in Com. Cumbr. the Mannors of Barton and Hoff in Com. Westmorl. Holbeche in Com. Linc. Halton, Fishwyke, Kelette, and Eccle­ston, in Com. Lanc. As also ofPat. [...] p. [...]. m. 19. all other the Lands of the said Sir Thomas Dacre, which came to the Crown, by Act of Parliament, begun at Westminster, 4 Nov. in the same first year of that King's Reign.

After which, in 13 E. 4. he was made Con­stable Pat. 13 [...]. 4. p. 2. m. 19. of the Tower of London; and in 15 E. 4. onePat. 15 [...] 4. p. 2. m. 2. of the King's Council; having a grant Pat. 15 [...]. 4. p. 2. m. 2. of C. marks per annum, issuing out of the Cu­stoms, in the Port of London, for his attendance on that service: And, having been summon'd Claus. de ii [...]d. ann. in dorso. to Parliament, by the Title of Lord Dacre, from 38 H. 6. till 22 E. 4. inclusive, departedEsc. 2 R. 3. n. 30. this Life in 2 R. 3. being seisedEsc. 2 R. 3. n. 30. of the Mannors of Herst-Monceaux, Batis [...]ord, and Strete, in Com. Suss. leaving Thomas, his Grandson, his next Heir (viz. Esc. 2 R. 3. n. 30. Son of sir Iohn Fenys Knight, his eldest Son, who died in his life time) twelve years of Age; Ioane his Wife surviving: who, by her Testament [...], bearing date 3 Dec. an. 1485. (1 H. 7.) bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the Parish-Church of All-Hallows, at Herst-Monce­aux; near to the grave of Sir Richard Fenys, Kt, her Husband: And to Elizabeth Lady Clinton, (her Daughter, Wife of Iohn Lord Clinton) and Thomas Fenys, her Son, gave all her Chattels and Jewells, to be divided betwixt them.

Which Thomas, Thomas. accomplishingPat. 7 [...] 7. p. t. his full age, in 7 H. 7. had LiveryPat. 7 [...] 7. p. t. of his Lands. Shortly af­ter which, viz. in 10 H. 7. he was madeStows [...] Knight of the Bath, upon the Creation of Henry (the Kings second Son) Duke of Yorke. And in 8 H. 7. appeared inPolyd. [...] p. 600. n. [...] Arms against the Cornish-men, who had then made a great Insurrection. So likewise, shortly after; when the Scots had laid Siege to Norham-Castle, he marchtIbid. 60 [...]. [...] 30. with the Earl of Surrey, to the raising thereof.

This Thomas, having been summon'dClaus. [...] iifd. ann. in dorso. to Par­liament from 11 H. 7. to 21 H. 8. by his Testa­mentHogen [...]. 13., bearing date 1 Sept. an. 1531. (23 H. 8.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried, in the Pa­rish-Church of Herst-Monceaux, on the North-side of the high Altar. Appointing, that a Tomb should be there made, for placing the Sepulcher of our Lord, with all fitting Furniture thereto, in honour of the most blessed Sacrament. Also that towards the Lights about the same Sepulcher C l. in Wax should be imploy'd in Tapers, of ten pound weight a piece, for to burn about it. Likewise, that his Funeral should be solemnized, according to the degree of a Baron; and a Tomb set over his Grave, to the end it might be known where his Body resteth. Moreover, that an ho­nest Priest should sing there for his Soul, by the space of seven years; taking annually for his Sa­lary, and to find Bread, Wine, and Wax, xii. marks sterling.

And died in an. 1534. (26 H. 8.) as it seems: for then doth the Probate of this his Testament bear date: leaving Thomas, his Cousin and Heir Hogen [...] 13. Apparent, to succeed him.

Which Thomas, Thomas. in an. 1541. (33 H. 8.) being seducedStow in an. 1 [...]41. by some extravagant persons, to course in the night time, in Laughton-Park (in Com. Suss.) belonging to Nicholas Pelham Esq by the way, at a place called Pikehay, metStow in an. 1 [...]41. with three persons; betwixt whom and those of his Com­pany there hapnedIbid. a fray; wherein one of them was mortally wounded, and diedIbid. soon after. Whereupon he was indictedIbid. of murther for the same: and being found guiltyIbid. thereof, upon Tryal by his Peers; upon the xxixth. of Iune (being St. Peters day) was carried from the Tower of London, to Tiburn, and there hang'dIbid.. After which his Body was buryedIbid. in St. Sepul­chers Church near Newgate, he being then not Ibid. above xxiv. years of Age. Whose death was much lamented, in regardIbid. of his youth, noble disposition, and the King's inexorable rigour.

It is saidCamd. [...] in an. 15 [...]4., that this Manslaughter (for it was no other) was committed by those who were of his Company, at that time, he not being present: And, that, being call'd in question; he was, through the subtilty of some Courtiers, who ga­ped for his Estate, perswaded to acknowledge the Murther (for that the Indictment charg'd him with) and to submit himself to the King's mercy. Unto which advice, imprudently hearkning, he had Sentence of death; and suffered accordingly, leaving Issue Gregory his Son and Heir, and a Daughter called Margaret. Which Gregory (with [Page 245] his Sister) being restoredJournal of Parl. by Act of Parliament in 1 Eliz. accompanied [...] the Earl of Lincoln in 14 Eliz. then sent Embassador to the King of France, at Paris. Where the League, not long before concluded on at Bloys, was fully rati­fied.

This Gregory Gregory. Lord Dacres dyingMS. in of­ficio Arm. [...]. f. 483. a. without Issue 26 Sept. an. 1549. (36 Eliz.) was buriedMS. in of­ficio Arm. [...]. f. 483. a. at Chelsey, leaving Margaret his Sister his sole Heir. Which Margaret, being MarriedCamd. Britt. in Surrey. to Sampson Lennard Esq and making claimCamd. Britt. in Surrey. to the Honour; it wasCamd. Britt. in Surrey. declared and adjudg'd by the Lords Com­missioners, for exercising the Office of Earl Mar­shal of England, in the second year of King Iames; with the privity and assent of the King; that she the said Margaret ought to have and enjoy, the name, state, degree, stile, honour, place, and precedency of the Barons Dacre; to have and to hold, to her, and to the Issue of her Body, in as full and ample manner, as any of her Ancestors did enjoy the same: As also, that her Children might and should take and enjoy their place and precedence respectively, as the Childern of her Ancestors, Barons Dacre, formerly had, and en­joyed.

This Sampson also, by the special favour of the King in 10 Iac. obtaining a grantPat. 10 Jac. p. 10. to himself, during his Life, for to take place and precedence, as the eldest Son, to the Lord Dacres of the South; had Issue by her the said Margaret, Henry Henry Len­ [...]ard Lord Dacres. his Son and Heir; to whom the Title of Lord Dacres was afterwards confirm'd [...] Which Henry diedAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. 10 Aug. an. 1616. (14 Iac.) and by Chrysogona his Wife, DaughterAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. of Sir Henry Baker of Sissin­hurst, in Com. Cantii Knight, left Issue three Sons, Richard, Edward, and Fienes; And two Daugh­ters, Margaret Married to Sir ... Wildgoose Knights, and Philadelphia to Sir Thomas Parker of Willington in Com. Suss. Knight.

Which Richard Richard. Lord Dacre departedI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 29. b. this Life at Herst-Monceaux, 18 Aug. an. 1630. (6 Car. 1.) leaving IssueI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 29. b. by Elizabeth, his first Wife, DaughterI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 29. b. and Coheir to Sir Arthur Throkmorton, of Paulere-Perie, in Com. Northt. Knight, four Sons; viz. I. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 29. b. Francis, Richard, Thomas, and Henry (of which Sons, Richard, and Henry died young.) And by Dorothy, his second Wife, DaughterI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 29. b. of Dudley Lord North, one Son, called Richard I. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 29. b.; and Catherine, I. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 29. b., a Daughter.

To whom succeeded Francis Francis. his Eldest Son, who Married Elizabeth Daughter of Paul Vicount Banning; and died in an. 1662. leaving Issue by her two Sons; Thomas Thomas Earl of Sus­sex. advanced to the dignity of Earl of Sussex by Letters Patents, bearing date at Westminster, 5 Octobris 26 Car. 2. and Henry.

Fienes Lord Say.
[25 H. 6.]

¶I Now come to Iames Iames, the second Son of the before-specified Sir William de Fienes Kt. This Iames, being a valiant Souldier, in 6 H. 5. obtain'd a grantR. [...]. No [...]m. 6 H. 5. p. 2. [...]. 11. from that Victori­ous King, of the Lordship of De la Court le Comte, within the Bayliwick of Cau [...], in Nor­mandy, part of the possessions of the Lord of Lymers: and likewise of all those Lands, lying within the Bailiwick of [...]oben and Cau [...], which did belong to Roger Bloset, and his Wife. The next year following, upon the render of Arque [...], he was constituted [...] Governour there. And in 8 H. 6. attended [...] the King into the France, for the better defence of those parts.

In 15 H. 6. he was made Sheriff [...] of Kent. So likewise in 17 H. 6. of [...] Surrey and Sussex. And in 18 H. 6. being Esquire [...] for the Body to that King, had a grant [...] of C [...]. yearly Pension, to be paid by the Prior of Lewes, out of a cer­tain Rent, due by him, unto the Exchequer.

Moreover, in 23 H. 6. being then a KnightAutogr. penès Ric. Fienes de [...] ar. an. 1586., he had a grantAutogr. penès Ric. Fienes de [...] ar. an. 1586. from Henry Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, of an yearly Pension of xx [...]. sterling, issuing out of the Mannor of Rotherfeld, in Com [...] Suss.

And, in 25 H. 6. by reason, that Ioan, his Mo­ther, was thirdRot. Fin. 6 H. 4. m. 7. Sister and Coheir to William de Say (a descendent of the former Barons Say) by a special WritClaus. 25 H. 6. in dorso. bearing date at St. Edmunds-Bury 3 Martii, had Summons to that Parliament, then held there, by the Title of Lord Say, and Sele. Whereupon, the third day after, in consi­deration Ex au­togr. pe­nès Praef. Ric. Fienes of his eminent services, perform'd as­well beyond the Seas, as in this Realm of England; he was inEx au­togr. pe­nès Praef. Ric. Fienes open Parliament, there, by the assent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, advanced Ex au­togr. pe­nès Praef. Ric. Fienes to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the same Title of Lord Say and Sele, and to the Heirs Male of his Body. And for far­ther corroborationIbid. of that Title and Honour; upon the first day of November, then next follow­ing, had a full confirmationIbid. and quit-claimer thereof, from Iohn Lord Clinton; as alsoIbid. of the Arms of Say; which, by reason of the descent of the said Iohn Lord Clinton, from Idonea, the eldest Sister of the before-specified William de Say, did, or might belong unto him.

After which; viz 24 Febr. he obtain'd a grantPat. 25 H. 6. p. 2. m. 1. of the Office of Constable of the Castle of Dobor, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports; and to the Heirs Male of his Body. And having been madeIbid. m. 22. Lord Chamberlain to the King, as also one of his Coun­cil; (18 Iunii the same year) in considerationIbid. m. 22. of his exercise of that Office, he had a grantIbid. m. 22. of C. Marks per annum to be received out of the Cu­stoms of Wools, in the Port of London. More­over, upon the 7th of August next ensuing, he was made ConstableIb. m. [...]. of the Tower of London, during the Minority of Henry, Son and Heir to Iohn late Duke of Exeter.

And, by this TestamentStafford & Kemper f. 190. b., bearing date 12 Apr. an. 1449. (27 H. 6.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried, in the Church of the Gray-Friers, in London: to which Friers he thereby gave C [...]. sterling, to pray for his Soul, and for the Souls of all the faithful deceased, upon the day of his Fune­ral. Appointing, that Sir William Fenys Knight, his Son, should have the Mannors of Merworth, Huntingfeld, and Kenerton, in Com. Cantii, to himself and the Heirs of his Body; and for want of such Issue; that Elizabeth, Emelye, and Iane his Daughters, and the Heirs of their Bodies should enjoy them. As also, that within six Weeks after his decease, CCCC. Masses should be sung for his Soul. After which, upon the 30th. of October, next ensuing, he was constitutedPat. 2 [...] H 6. p. [...]. m. 18. Lord Treasurer of England.

But being thus raised to so high a pitch of Ho­nour; behold his sudden and unhappy Fall: [Page 246] forStow's Ann., about the Octaves of Easter following, the Parliament being adjourn'd to St. Edmundsbury, the Commons there laid Treason to his charge; as also to the Duke of Suffolk and some others, who had assented to the release of Anjou, and delivery of Maine to the French. Whereupon, the King, to appea [...]e them, banished the Duke, and sequestred this Iames Lord Say from his of­fice of Treasurer. But all this availed nothing: for shortly after; though upon the Insurrection of the Kentish-men, under the command of Iack Code; the King, to qualify their passions, committed him to the Tower of London, in regard he discern'd how much they clamoured a­gainst him: Nevertheless, having entred the Ci­ty of London, and finding their numbers to in­crease; they fetcht him thence to Guild-Hall, and there arraigned him, before the Mayor, and and other the Kings Justices; not hearkning to his request, to be tryed by his Peers. Whence hurrying him to the Standard in Chepe, they cut off his Head, and carryed it upon a Pole; cau­sing his naked Body, to be drawn at a Horse-tail into Scuthwark, unto St. Thomas of Waterings; and there hanged and quartered. A sad and fearful effect of the peoples rage; and fit to be a warning to all great Ministers of State, on whom miscarriages in government may possibly be charged, and on whom the fury of the multitude may thus barbarously fall.

This his untimely death thus happened [...] upon the 4 of Iuly; Sir William Say Knight his Son and Heir, by Emeline [...] his Wife, Daughter of ... Cromer being [...] about that time, xxiv years of age.

Which Sir William, William. so succeeding him in his Honour; in respect [...] of his laudable services, and in recompence [...] of Cx l. by him paid to the Kings use, had [...] in 29 H. 6. a full discharge of the C Marks, then due for his Relief: and by a special WritClaus. 29 H. 6. [...] dorso. m. 4 [...]., bearing date 13 Apr. the same year, was summoned to that Parliament, which was to begin at Westminster, upon the Feast day of St. Leonard, then next following. Before the end of which year; being seised [...] of an e­state [...]ail (to himself and the Heirs Male of his Body) of the office of Constable of Dover-Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports, (by virute of a Patent thereof, to Iames his Father) he gran­ted [...] all his right and title therein, unto Hum­phrey Duke of Buckingham, and to the Heirs Male of his Body.

In 30 H. 6. he was reteined by Indenture [...] to serve the King in the defence of the Castle of Guynes, with xx. Men at Arms, and Lxxx. Ar­chers, for the space of six weeks.

And in 31 H. 6. hadIbid. the like reteiner for one quarter of the year, with one Knight, xlix. Men at Arms, and nine hundred Archers, on foot, in the parts of Aquitane, under the con­duct of the Earl of Shrewsbury, then the Kings Lieutenant there.

After which, viz. in 38 H. 6. he was by In­denture [...] reteined with Henry Duke of Exeter, to serve him in his Voyage at Sea: And the same year, upon [...] the arrival of the Earls of March, and Warwick, join'd [...] with them, and marcht to the King at Northampton.

In 1 E. 4. he obtain'd a grant [...] of the office of Constable of Porchester-Castle in Com. S [...]tht. for l [...]fe: as also, the like of [...] Peven [...]y-Castle in Com. Suss. And in 2 E. 4. being one of the Lords, who attendedStow's Ann. the King in his Army to the North, for recovery of those Castles, in Northumberland, then held by the Lancastrians, was, the same year, madeAutogr. ut supra. Vice-Admiral to Ri­chard Nevill, Earl of Warwick, then great Ad­miral of England.

In 4 E. 4. by a publick DeclarationClaus. 4 E. 4. in dorso. m. 26., made at London, upon the 8 of May; he did notifie, upon his Worship, and by the Faith and Truth, which he owed to God, that he neither did sell, or e­ver purposed to sell the Mannour of Otterbourne, in Com. Sutht. to Hugh Pakenham, as the said Hugh had reported. Which Declaration he cau­sed to be recorded in the Rolls of the Chancery. And, in 10 E. 4. was [...] one of the Lords; which, in that great distress whereunto the King then fell, fled with him from Lynne (in Com. Norff.) into Flanders: and, upon his happy return, landed [...] with him at Ravenspur, in Holdernesse; but was slainHolingsh. Chron. p. 685. a. n. 40. at Barnet-field shortly after.

This Sir William marriedG. 5. in [...] Armorum. Margaret the Daughter and Heir to William Wykham, Son and Heir of Sir Thomas Wykham Knight: by whom he hadEx coll. R. Gl. S. the Lordship of Broughton, near Banbury, in Com. Oxon. And had sum­mons Claus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 29 H. 6. (as before is observ'd) until 9 E. 4. inclusive. It is saidEx Lel. Itin. inter coll. R. Gl. S., that the last of the Lord Says (which was this William; for, after him for divers descents, none of them had summons to Parliament) being in renown, was twice taken prisoner, whereby he suffered much; and, that thereupon, he grew necessitated to mortgage the greatest part of his lands; so that since that time the Barony became extinct: and that the Heirs male of the Family, were called only Fienes.

Consonant whereto, Henry Henry. the Son and Heir of this last mentioned William, (residing at Broughton) though he used the titleEsc. [...] 4. n. 34. of Lord Say, had never summons to Parliament. Which Henry diedEsc. [...] 4. n. 34. 1 Aug. 16 E. 4. leaving issue by Anne his Wife, DaughterG. 5. in offi­cio Ann. ut supra. of Sir Richard Hare­court of Stanton-Harecourt Knight, Richard Esc. [...] 4. n. 34. his Son and Heir, two years old: by reason of whose minority, Thomas Brandon, Esq of the Body to King H. 7. in the sixth year of that King's reign, obtained [...] his wardship, and the custody of his lands: and in consideration of CCCLxx l. sold [...] the same unto Richard Croft Richard. of Chiping-Norton, in Com. Oxon. Esq Whereupon he marriedG. 5. in [...] ut supra. Elizabeth the Daughter of the same Richard Croft: and by her had issueG. 5. in [...] ut supra. one Son, called Edward, Edward. and three Daughters; viz. Anne the Wife of Iohn Lord Zouebe of Haringworth; Elizabeth of William Danvers of Culworth in Com. Northt. Esq and Mary a Nun at Godstow.

Which Edward took to WifeG. 5. in [...] ut supra. Margaret the Daughter of Sir Iohn Danvers of Dantsay, in Com. Wilts. Knight; and by her had issueG. 5. in [...] ut supra. Richard Richard. his Son and Heir; and Elizabeth a Daughter, who became the WifeG. 5. in [...] ut supra. of Francis Barentine, Son of Sir William Barentine of Haseley in Com. Oxon. Knight.

This last mention'd Richard weddedIbid. Elizabeth Daughter of Sir William Farmour of East-Neston in Com. Northt. Knight, and by her had issue Ibid. Richard Richard. his Son and Heir; who marriedIbid. Con­stance the Daughter of Sir William Kingsmill Knight. And being afterwards a Knight, by rea­son of that discontinuance of summons to Par­liament, [Page 247] of his Great Grandfather, Grandfather, and Father (though his Great-Grandfather, and Grandfather, had used the title of Lord Say) obtained from King Iames certain Letters Patents, bearing date at Hampton-Court 9 Aug. 1 Iac. whereby the said title of Baron Say and Sele was fully recognized, and confirmed, to him the said Sir Richard Fenys Knight, and to the Heirs Male of his Body.

After which, viz. in 22 Iac. Sir William Fenys Knight, Son and Heir to the said Richard Lord Say, by Letters n Patents bearing date at West­minster 7 Iuly, was advanced to the title and dig­nity of Viscount Say and Sele. And, having Wedded Elizabeth, Daughter to Iohn Temple of Stow in Com. Buck. Esq had issue by her four Sons; Iames, Nathanael, Iohn, and Richard; and five Daughters; 1 Bridget Married to The­ophilus Earl of Lincoln; 2 Elizabeth to Richard Norton of Southwick in Com. Sutht. Esq 3 Constance to Sir Francis Boynton of Barmston, in Com. Ebor. Baronet; 4 Susan to Thomas Erle, Son and Heir to Sir Walter Erle of Charlbury, in Com. Dors. Knight; and 5 Anne to Sir Charles Wolseley of Wolseley in Com. Staff. Baronet. And departing this life at Broughton, in Com. Oxon, 14 Aprilis An. 1662. lyeth there buried.

To whom succeeded in his Honours, Iames Iames. his eldest Son. Which Iames took to Wife Frances one of the Daughters and Coheirs of Edward Cecill Viscount Wimbleton, and by her had issue three Sons; viz. Iames and William, who died in their Infancy; and another William, who died in France, before he arrived at Mans Estate: As also two Daughters; Elizabeth married to Sir Iohn Twisleton of Barlow in Com. Ebor. Knight; and Frances to Andrew Ellys of Alry in Com. Flint Esq And departing this World upon the fifteenth day of March An. 1673. lyeth buried at Broughton, with his Ancestors.

The issue Male of Iames thus failing; the ti­tle of Viscount Say and Sele, is now divolved to William, William. the only surviving Son of Nathanael Fienes (second Son to the before specified William Lord Say and Sele) by Elizabeth his Wife, Daugh­ter of Sir Iohn Elyot Knight.

Which William hath married Mary, one of the Daughters of his Uncle Richard Fienes, fourth Son to the said William, late Lord Say and Sele.

Stanley Earl of Derby.
[1 E. 4.]

OF this Noble Family, I am in the first place to observe; that it is a branch of that whose chief seat hath been for many ages at Howton (within the precincts of Nirrall) in Cheshire; and originally assumed its surname from the Lordship of Stanleigh, situate in that Northern tract of Stafford-shire called the Moore­lands, (about a Mile Eastward from the River Trent, and towards the Head thereof.) Which Lordship was so called from the nature of the soil; it being rough and stony, with divers crag­gy Rocks about it; as also originally possessed by the Lords Aldelegh of Aldelegh; [...] and toge­ther with the moitie of Balterdele (a Lordship hard by) given [...] by Adam the Son of Lidulph de Aldelegh, to William de Stanlegh, the Son of Adam de Aldelegh, his Uncle, in exchange for the Mannour of T [...]alk: The descendants of which William (still of Howton) do yet enjoy it.

There is no doubt, but that these, whereof I am now to speak, were much enricht by that fair Inheritance, which came to them by the marriage [...] of Sir Iohn Stanley Knight with Isa­bell, the Daughter and Heir to Sir Thomas La­thom of Lathom in Com. Lanc. Knight; whose Ancestor was founder [...] of the Monastery of Burs­cough adjacent.

Of which Family, there was a former Sir Thomas de Lathom Knight; of whom, by credible Tradi­tion, it is thus reported: That he begot a Son cal­led Oskytel, on a Woman, who lived not far thence: And, that having no Child by his own Lady, he designed to adopt this Oskytel for his Heir; but so, that he himself might not be sus­pected for his Father. Observing therefore, that an Eagle had built her Nest, in a large spread Oak, within his Park at Lathom, he caused the Child in Swadling-cloths, to be privily con­veyed thither: and (as a wonder) presently call'd forth his Wife to see it: representing to her; that, having no issue, God Almighty had thus sent him a Male-child; and so preserv'd, that he lookt upon it as a miracle: disguising the truth so artificially from her, that she forth­with took him, with great [...]ondness, into the House; educating him with no less affection, than if she had been his natural Mother. Where­upon he became Heir to that fair Inheritance. And that, in token thereof, not only his descen­dents, whilst the Male line endured; but the Stanleys proceeding from the said Isabel (the Heir Female) have ever since born the Child in the Eagles nest, with the Ea [...]le thereon, for their Crest.

Which Sir Iohn Stanley (Husband to Isabel) being an eminent person in his time, in 13 R. 2. obtain'd aPat. 13 R. 2. p. 1. m. 26. grant of the Mannour of Blake-castle, in Ireland; and was, the same year, madeIbid. Justice of that Realm, with the fee of an C Marks per annum payable out of the Exchequer.Pat. 7 H. 4. p. 2. m. 18. per In­spex. Which Annuity King Henry the 4. in the first year of his reign confirmedPat. 7 H. 4. p. 2. m. 18. per In­spex.; and thereupon constituted Pat. 1 H. 4. p. 3. m. 32. him Lieutenant of Ireland. In 19 R. 2. he was made ConstablePat. 19 R. 2. M. 7. of the Castle of Rokes­burgh in Scotland.

And in 7 H. 4. being then StewardPat. 7 H. 4. p. [...]. m. 13. of the Houshold to that King, obtained LicencePat. 7 H. 4. p. [...]. m. 13. to fortifie an House at Leverpoole, in Com. Lanc. (which he had newly built) with embattelled walls. And, the same year, upon the forfeiture of Henry Percie Earl of Northumberland (whereof in my discourse of that Family, I have made a brief relation) with William his Brother, being sentCamd. Brit. [...] to seize the Isle of Man, formerly given to that Earl; surrendringPat. 7 H. 4. m. 13. his Annuity of C Marks, obtained a grantPat. 7 H. 4. m. 13. in Fee of the same Isle, Castle, and Pele, and all the Isles adjacent: as also of all the Regalities, Franchises, and Rights there­to belonging; and Patronage of the Bishoprick there, to be held of the King, his Heirs and suc­cessors, by Homage, and the service of two Fal­cons, payable on the days of their Coronation.

And in 10 H. 4. being madePat. 10 H. 4. p. 2. m. 13. Constable of Windsor-castle; was, about that time, installed [...] &c. of the Garter per E. A. Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. [Page 248] In 1 H. 5. he was again made LieutenantPat. 1 H. 5. p. 2. m. [...]5. of Ireland for six years. And by the said Isabel his Wife, had IssueEx stemmate. two Sons; John and Thomas: the Issue of which Thomas, by Maud the Daugh­ter Ex coll. Samps. Erd [...]wike ar. and Heir to Sir Iohn Arderne of Elford in Com. Staff. Knight, possessing a large Estate in those parts, madeEx coll. Samps. Erd [...]wike ar. Elford their chief Seat, so long as the Males continued.

Which Iohn Iohn. (the elder Son) in 5 H. 6. by the the name of Iohn Stanley Esq was madePat. 5 H. 6. p. 1. m. 4. Con­stable of Caernarven Castle; and having Mar­ried [...]x stemmate. Isabel Daughter of ... and Sister of Sir William Harington Knight, had Issue Thomas, Thomas. who being a Knight in 9 H. 6. was constituted Pat. 9 H. 6 p. 1. m. 18. Lieutenant of Ireland, for the term of six years, (as his Grandfather had been.) And in 27 H. 6. (withPat. 27. H. 6 m. 1. Iohn Vicount Beaumont and others) was one of the Commissioners appointedPat. 27 H. 6 m. 1. to treat with the Scots, for a Truce betwixt both Realms. In 28 H. 6. (with Iames Earl of Wilt­shire and others) he was put in CommissionR [...]t. Franc. 28 H. 6. m. 8., for the Custody and defence of the Town and Castle of Calais; as also of the Marches adjacent, and Tower of Rise [...]ank, for the term of five years. He was likewise Chamberlain [...] to that King; and in 30 H. 6. was again constituted [...] a Commissio­ner, to treat with Iames Earl Douglas, upon those Articles, which had been formerly signed by him. And by Iohn his Wife, Daughter [...] and Heir of Sir Robert Go [...]shill Knight, leaving Issue [...] three Sons; Thomas, William, and Iohn; and two Daughters, Margaret Married to Sir William Troutbak Knight, and Elizabeth to Sir Richard Molin [...]ux Knight, departedEsc. 37 H. 6. this Life in 37 H. 6.

Which Thomas Thomas. (his eldest Son) was sum­mon'd [...] to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, 24 Maii, 1 E. 4. and afterwards: and, having Married [...] Eleanore the Daughter of Rich­ard Nevile Earl of Salisbury, Sister to R. Nevile that [...]out Earl of Warwick, was in 8 E. 4. impor­tun'd Ibid. by his Brother Warwick, to put himself in Arms against that King; but refus'dIbid.. And in 14 E. 4 being at that time Steward [...] of the King's Houshold; was by Indenture [...] retain'd to serve him in his Wars of France, for one whole year, with forty men at Arms, and three hundred Arch­ers. At which time Iohn Lord Scrope, whose An­cesto [...]s had formerly been [...] Lords of the Isle of Man, making complaint [...] to the King, that this Lord Stanley bore the Arms of that place; no de­termination could [...] be made therein, by reason [...] of haste; other than that Scrope should forbear at present to use them.

In this 22th. of E. 4. Richard Duke of Glou­cester, being sentSt [...]w's Ann. with an Army into Scotland, this Thomas Lord Stanley commandedSt [...]w's Ann. the right Wing thereof, consisting of four thousand men; and took [...] Barwick by assault, though with loss of many men. And, as he stood firm to King Edward the Fourth; [...]o, alter his death, was he no less faithful to the young King Edward the Fifth, as is clear from the design [...] which the Duke of Gloucester (Protector to the young King) had, to murther him, when he took the Lord Hastings from the Council-Board, in the Tower of London, and caus'd his Head to be [...] off: For [...], being then str [...]k [...]n with an Halbert, had he not stoop't suddenly to avoid the dint of the blow, it had [...] his pate. Which might have been prevented, in Case Ha [...]ngs had given [...] heed to the Dream of this Lord Stanley, the preceding night: which was, that a Boar with his Tusks, had so r [...]zed them both, that the blood ran about their shoulders: Of which Hastings had speedy advertisement [...], with an invitation to come away, and ride as far as they could that night: but not being so fortu­nate, as to regard that prophetick Dream; though this Lord saved his Head, yet was he Committed Ib. & p. Virg. p. 543. n. 30. to Prison, so soon as that Duke got the Crown; but after enlargedIb. & p. Virg. p. 543. n. 30., for fear left his Son, George Lord Strange, might cause an insurrection; and made Lord StewardIbid. of his Houshold, as also ConstablePat. 1 R. 3. p. 1. m. 3. of England for Life; and Knight Instit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. of the most noble order of the Garter.

But, having MarriedP. Virg. p. 554. n. 20. to his second Wife Mar­garet the Widdow of Edmund Earl of Richmund; by whom she had Issue Henry Earl of Richmund, afterwards King by the name of Henry the Se­venth; noticeP. Virg. p. 554. n. 20. being taken by King Richard, of Richmund's arrival in Britanny; and that those aids which he might obtain from the French, were like to disturb his quiet; this Lord Stanley began to be suspectedP. Virg. p. 554. n. 20. for a Well-wisher to that party; and was thereupon CommandedP. Virg. p. 554. n. 20. to put away all Her Servants; as also forbiddenP. Virg. p. 554. n. 20. to send any Mes­sage unto, or receive any from the Earl her Son. And thoughlb. p. 55 [...]. he kept his designs so close, that no­thing could be discovered, desiringlb. p. 55 [...]. to retire into his Country for a while: yet could he not obtain leave so to do, untillb. p. 55 [...]. he had given up George his Son and Heir, as an Hostage, for fear left he should stay in those parts, purposely to join with the Earl of Richmund at his landing.

Which was really his intentIbid. p. 563. n. 10., though he durst not shew it, till he came near Bosworth; but had ConferenceIbid. p. 563. n. 10. with him at Atherston (about six Miles short of that place, coming thither with great privacy to him, the day before the Fight.) Approaching therefore near the Field, he openly appearedIbid. p. 563. n. 10. (notwithstanding the King's Message Ibid. p. 563. n. 10. to him; letting him know, that unless he did forthwith repair to his presence, he would put his Son, the Lord Strange, to Death;) and marcht Ibid. p. 563. n. 10. with him in the Rear of all his Forces, with one Troop of Horse, and some few Foot, until the whole Army was fully marshall'd.

Whereupon the Battel22 Aug. 1485. soon after ensued: in which King Richard being slainIb. p. 564. n. 40.; and his Ib. p. 564. n. 40. Crown (he that day wore) found amongst the spoils; he setIb. p. 564. n. 40. it upon the Earl of Richmund's Head, and Proclaim'dIb. p. 564. n. 40. him King by the name of Henry the Seventh.

After which, upon the 27th of October, he was advanced [...]art. 1 [...]. 7. m. 2 [...]. Pat. 1 [...]. 7. p. 3. to the dignity of an Earl, by the Title of Earl of Derby; and ConstitutedPat. 1 H. 7. p. 2. m. 17. one of the Commissioners for exercising the Office of Lord High Steward of England, upon the thirtieth day of that month, which was the day of his more solemn Coronation; as also soon after that, made oneP. Virg. p. 566. n. 40. of his Privy Council. And in 3 H. 7. onePat. 3 H. 7. p. 1. m. 17. of the Commissioners to exercise the Office of High Steward of England, upon the day of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth, Wife to that prudent King.

He Married two Wives; FirstCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Eleanore the fourth Daughter to Richard N [...]vil Earl of Salis­bury; by whom he had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. six Sons, and four Daughters; viz. Thomas and Richard, who died young; George, called Lord Strange (of whom I shall speak farther by and by) William died young; Edward afterwards Lord Mont-Egle, and [Page 249] Iames electedPat. 22 H. 7. p. 3. m. 13. Bishop of Ely in 22 H. 7. Which Iames, being also Warden of the Collegiate-Church at Manchester, in Com. Lanc. lyeth bu­ried in the Chapell of St. Iohn Baptist, on the North side of that Church, by him built, with this Inscription on his Tomb;

Of your Charity pray for the soul of James Stanley, sometimes Bishop of Ely, and Warden of Manchester, who deceased this transitory world the xxii of March, in the year of our Lord God 1525. upon whose soul, and all Christian souls Iesu have mercy.

His four Daughters wereCatal. of Nob. ut supra. these; Ioan, Ca­therine, and Anne, who died young; and Mar­garet married to Sir Iohn Osbaldeston of ... in Com. Lanc. Knight.

His second WifeCatal. of Nob. ut supra. was Margaret, Daughter and Heir to Iohn Duke of Somerset, Widdow of Edmund Earl of Richmund, before mentioned (the happy Mother to King Henry the seventh) but by her he had no issue.

By his TestamentHolgrave qu. 19., bearing date 28 Iulii an. 1504 (19 H. 7.) bearing then the title of E. of Der­by, Lord Stanley, Lord of Man, and great Con­stable of England; he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the midst of the Chapell in the North Isle of the Church of the Priory of Bour [...]cough (near Lathom, in Com. Lanc.) of his Ancestors foundation, where the Bodies of his Father, Mo­ther, and other of his Ancestours lay buried; having provided a Tomb to be there placed, with the personage of himself, and both his Wives, for a perpetual remembrance to be pray'd for: and likewise appointing, that the person­ages, which he had caused to be made, for his Father and Mother, his Grandfather and Great­grandfather, should be set in the Arches of the Chancell, within that Priory, in the places pro­vided for the same.

And, though he had formerly given to the Prior and Covent of that House, large gifts in money, Jewels, and Ornaments, and likewise made great reparations there; he farther be­queath'd unto them xx l. to the intent that they should be obliged by their Deed, under their Co­vent Seal, to cause one of the Canons of that house, duly to say Mass in the before-specified Chapel, for his Soul; as also for the Soul of his Lady (then living) after her decease; Likewise for the Soul of Alianore his former Wife; and for the Souls of his Father, Mother, Ancestors, Children, Brethren, and Sisters; Also for the Soul of William late Marquess Berkley; and for the Souls of them who died in his or his Fathers ser­vice, or that should die in his service. And, at every Mass, before the Lavatorie, audibly to say for the said Souls appointed, by name, and all other in general, De profundis clamavi, and such Ori [...]ons and Collects as are used to be said there­with. Furthermore he willed, that his Son Sir Edward Stanley, should have and enjoy the Ca­stle of Hornby, so long as he lived. And depar­ted this life within the space of three months af­ter, as may seem by the Probate thereof, which bears date 9 Nov. next ensuing.

To whom succeeded Thomas his Grandson and Heir, by George George. his eldest Son, who died in his life time. Of which George (before I pro­ceed) it is proper to take notice, that, having married Ioan the Daughter and Heir to Iohn Lord Strange of Knokin, he had summons [...] to Parliament, by the title of Lord Strange, in 22 E. 4. and afterwards until the twelfth of H. 7. in­clusive. Also, that before his said marriage, he wasStow's Ann. one of those noble persons, which re­ceiv'd the Honour of Knighthood, by Bathing, &c. with Prince Edward the Kings eldest Son, 18 Apr. 15 E. 4. and that in 1 H. 7. he was made P. Virg. p. 566. n. 40. one of the Lords of the Privy-Council. Like­wise, that in 2 H. 7. beinglb. p. 57 [...]. n. 20. one of the princi­pal Commanders in the Kings Army, at the bat­tel of Stoke, juxta Newark, he shared in the ho­nour of that Victory, which was then obtained against Iohn Earl of Lincoln, and his adherents: and was madeInstit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. one of the Knights Companions of the most noble order of the Garter.

Furthermore, that in 9 H. 7. upon the siege of Norham-Castle by the Scots; he advancedlb. p. 602. n. 30., with Thomas Earl of Surrey, and many other of the Nobility, against those bold Invaders; but performed nothing of consequence at that time; the enemy retreating before they wrought thi­ther. And departingWeavers Fun. [...] p. 407. this life 5 Dec. 3 H. 7. (his Father then living) wasWeavers Fun. [...] p. 407. buried in the Parish Church of St. Iames Garlik-hythe, in the City of London; leaving issueEx Coll R. Gl. S. by the said Ioan his Wife, two Sons; viz. Thomas and Iames: andBodfield qu. 21. two Daughters, Iane married to Robert Sheffeild Esq and Elizabeth.

Which Thomas Thomas. had liveryPat. 19 H. 7. p. 2. of those lands, whereof his Father died seised, 9 Iulii 19 H. 7. And in 5. H. 8. (his Grandfather being dead) attendedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 6. King Henry in that great expedition by him then made into France, at which time he won Therouene, and Tournay.

By Anne his Wife, DaughterCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Ex autogr. penès The­oph. Com. Hunting [...]. of Edward Lord Hastings (Sister to George the first Earl of Huntington of that name, and with whom he had four thou­sand Marks) he had issueCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Ex autogr. penès The­oph. Com. Hunting [...]. three Sons; Iohn, who died in his life time; Edward his Successor in his honours; and Henry: as also one Daugh­ter called Margaret, married to Robert Earl of Sussex. Which Anne surviving him, afterwards became the WifeCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Ex autogr. penès The­oph. Com. Hunting [...]. of Iohn Ratcliffe Lord Fitz­walter.

By his TestamentBodfeild qu. 21. he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Priory of Bourscough, in Com. Lanc. in case he should die within that County: otherwise in the Monastery of Syon (in Com. Midd.) or in the Colledge of Asherugge (in Com. Buck.) And departingI. 15 in offic. Arm. 147. a. this life at Collam in Com. Midd. 24 Maii An. 1521. (13 H. 8) was buriedI. 15 in offic. Arm. 147. a. at Syon accordingly.

To whom succeeded Edward, Edward. his eldest sur­viving Son, which Edward in 19 H. 8. wasGodw. p. 8 [...]: one of the principal persons, that accompanied Car­dinal Wolsey, in that notable Embassy to King Francis of France, then at Amiens, touching the making a War in Italy, to set Pope Cle­ment the seventh at liberty, at that time prisoner to the Duke of Burbon, upon his sacking of Rome. And in 22 H. 8. having there LiveryPat. 22 H. 8. p. 1. of his Lands, amongst other of the Peers, subscribed Herb. p. 306. that Declaration sent to the same Pope; where­by they gave him intimation, that unless he did comply with King Henry in that business of his divorce from Queen Catherine his Wife, which he then eagerly desired, the farther acknowledg­ment of his Supremacy here, would be in much danger.

In 28 H. 8. upon that Insurrection of the Northern-men, called the Pilgrimage of Grace, [Page 250] the King directed his LettersIb. p. 413. to this Earl; ex­citing him to raise what Forces he could, with promise to repay his charges. And, in 34 H. 8. King Iames the fourth of Scotland, having en­tertained divers of the chief Northern Rebels; he wasIb. p. 483. one of the Lords, which, for that and some other reasons entred Scotland upon the 21 of October, under the conduct of the Duke of Norff. then Lieutenant-General of the English Ar­my; but staid not long there. About the be­ginning of King Edward the sixth's Reign, he was made KnightInstit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. of the most noble order of the Garter. And in 4 E. 6. was oneGodw. p. 241. of the Peers of this Realm, then party to the Articles of peace made by King Edward, with the Scots and French, in which the Emperour was also comprehended. Also in 1 Mariae constitutedPat. 1 M p. 2. Lord High Steward of England, for the Coronation-day of that Queen, who was solemnly crowned upon the fifth of October. Likewise in 2 Eliz. oneAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. of her Privy-Council.

This Earl marriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. three Wives; 1 Dorothy, Daughter to Thomas Howard Duke of Norff. by whom he had issueCatal. of Nob. ut supra. three Sons, and four Daugh­ters; viz. Henry, who succeeded him in his Honours; 2 Sir Thomas Stanley Knight (who married Margaret, one of the Daughters and co­heirs to Sir George Vernon of Haddon, in Com. Derb. Knight) and Sir Edward Stanley of Eyn­sham, in Com. Oxon. Knight. His Daughters were these [...]; Anne first married to Charles Lord Stourton, and after to Sir Iohn Arundel (of Lanherne) in Com. Cornub. Knight; Elizabeth to Henry Lord Morley; Mary to Edward Lord Stafford; and Iane to Edward Lord Dudley. To his second Wife he married [...] Margaret, Daughter of Ellis Barlow of ... in Com. Lanc. Esq by whom he had issue [...] one Son called George who died young; and two Daughters, Margaret mar­ried to Iohn Iermyn of Rushbroke in Com. Suff. Esq after to Sir Nicholas Poyntz Knight; and Catherine to Sir Thomas Knyvet Knight. And to his third [...] Wife, Mary Daughter to George Cotten of Cumbermere, in Com. Cestr. Esq by whom he had no issue. Which Mary surviving him after­wards became the Wife [...] of Henry Earl of Kent.

By his Testament [...], bearing date 24 Aug. An. 1572. (14 Eliz.) he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Parish Church of Ormeskirk; ap­pointing that a Chapell and Tomb should be there erected for that purpose correspondent to his Dignity and Honour. And, departingI. 14. in [...]ffi [...]. Arm. f. 145. a. this life at Lathem on Friday 24 Oct. next follow­ing, was Honourably buriedI. 14. in [...]ffi [...]. Arm. f. 145. a. there, on the fourth of December next following; the Monastery of Bourscough, where his Ancestors lay Entombed, being totally demolished in that general destru­ction of all other the Religious Houses, made in the time of King Henry the 8.

To whom succeeded Henry Henry. his Son and Heir. Which Henry, being summon'd [...] to Parliament in 18 Eliz. took his place [...] there upon the 8 of February, the same year: and in An. 1525. (28 Eliz.) was sentAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. to carry the Ensigns of the most noble order of the Garter to the King of France. In 29 Eliz. he waslb. one of the Peers, which sate at Fot [...]eringhay, upon tryal of the Queen of Scots; and in 31 Eliz. (being then Instit. &c. of the Garter per [...] A. Knight of the Garter) sentlb. into Flanders, with other Commissioners, there to treat of Peace with the Prince of Parma (General of the King of Sp [...]ins Forces in those parts.)

In 32 Eliz. he was constitutedIb. Lord High Steward of England, upon the Tryal of Philip Earl of Arundell. And having marriedCatal. of Nob ut supra. Marga­ret, Daughter to Henry Clifford Earl of Cumber­land, and of Alianore his Wife, one of the Daugh­ters and Coheirs to Charles Brandon Duke of Suff. by Mary the Queen Dowager of France (one of King Henry the seventh's Daughters) he begotCatal. of Nob ut supra. on her three Sons; Edward, who dy­ed young; as also Ferdinando, and William suc­cessively Earls of Derby.

By his TestamentDixie qu. 66. bearing date 21 Sept. An. 1594. (35 Eliz.) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in his Chapell at Ormeskirk: and de­parting FF. in of­fic. Arm. [...]. 382. a. this life upon the 25 of Sept. ensuing, was there interredFF. in of­fic. Arm. [...]. 382. a..

To whom succeeded Ferdinand, Ferdinand. his surviving Son and Heir; who overlived him but a short time: For, having by his TestamentDixie qu. 6 [...]., bearing date 12 Apr. 36 Eliz. bequeath'd his Body to be buried in his said Chapell at Ormeskirk, he de­parted Ann. Eliz. ut supra. this life, in the flower of his youth, soon after, not without suspicionAnn. Eliz. ut supra. of poyson; where­upon he was there interredCatal. of Nob. ut su­pra. upon the sixth of May next ensuing: leaving issue by Alice his Wife, Daughter to Sir Iohn Spencer of Althorpe in Com. Northt. Knight, three Daughters his Heirs; Anne married to Grey Bruges Lord Chan­dos; Frances to Sir Iohn Egerton Knight (after­wards Earl of Bridgwater) and Elizabeth to Hen­ry Lord Hastings, afterwards Earl of Huntington.

Whereupon William William. his Brother and Heir Male succeeding him in his Honours; a dispute Ann. Eliz. ut supra de anno 1594 35 Eliz. arose betwixt those Heirs Female and him, touching the title to the Isle of Man. The Queen therefore, beingAnn. Eliz. ut supra de anno 1594 35 Eliz. not ignorant, that, not only divers Runagates of the English, but Spaniards (her Enemies) might resort thither; commit­ted Ann. Eliz. ut supra de anno 1594 35 Eliz. the charge thereof to Sir Thomas Gerard Knight (afterwards Lord Gerard) till that con­troversy should be judicially determined. The decision of which point being brought before her learned Council; they declaredAnn. Eliz. ut supra de anno 1594 35 Eliz., that the right thereof did solely appertain to her Majesty; and that the Stanleys, and Earls of Derby, had no good title thereto, by reason that King Hen­ry the fourth, shortly after he attain'd the Crown of this Realm, upon the Outlary of William Scrope (then Lord thereof) bestowed it on Henry Earl of Northumberland: and upon his Rebellion (about six years after) granted it to Iohn Stan­ley for life, Northumberland not then being by Parliament attainted; nor his possessions ad­judg'd to be confiscate: As also, for that (about a month after) Stanley and the King agreed; that those Letters Patents to him for life should be surrendred, and cancell'd; and that he should have an estate thereof in Fee. So that, consi­dering the grant for life, was before such time as the King was legally intitled thereto by Nor­thumberland's attainder; they pronounced; that the King could not pass unto him any estate for life: as also, that the other grant, which had its foundation from the surrender of the estate for life, could not be of any validity. Whereupon the Queen referring them to the Law; this Earl came to an Agreement with those Heirs Female (Daughters to Ferdinando Earl of Derby, before­mention'd) paying them divers sums of money, to quit their claim thereto: as also with Thomas [Page 251] Lord Ellesmere (then Lord Chancellour of Eng­land) and Alice his Wife, widdow of the same Earl Ferdinando. And, as to the Kings title, ob­tained a grant from him of the said Isle, with all the Regalities belonging to it, unto himself, and to the Lady Elizabeth his Wife, for life; as also to the survivor of them: And after that, unto Iames Lord Stanley (for so he is call'd) his Son and Heir, and to the Heirs Male of his Body; the remainder to Robert Stanley, younger Bro­ther to the said Iames, and the Heirs Male of his Body: and for default of such Issue, to the Heirs Male of the Body of the said Earl. Which grant bears date 7 Iulii 7 Iac. and was ratified, toge­ther with that agreement with the coheirs before mention'd, by a special act in the Parliament be­gun at Westminster 19 Martii 1 Iac. and held by Prorogation until the ninth of February 7 Iac. as by the RecordEx bundel­lo Rot. Parl. de temp. R. Jac. n. 10. thereof return'd into the Chancery, by Writ of Certiorare, bearing date 30 Iulii 8 Iac. appeareth: but I return.

This William was made Knight of the most noble order of the Garter in the time of that Queen: and married Elizabeth eldest Daughter to Edward Earl of Oxford; by whom he had Issue two Sons; Iames, who succeeded him in his Honours; and Sir Robert Stanley Knight. As also three Daughters; Elizabeth, who died young; Anne, first married to Sir Henry Port­man of Orchard in Com. Somers. Baronet, after­wards to Sir Robert Carr Knight, Earl of An­crum in Scotland, and another Elizabeth, who died young. And departing this life upon the 29 September An. 1642. was buried, with his An­cestors, at Ormeskirk.

To whom succeeded Iames Iames. his Son and Heir, a person highly accomplisht with learning, pru­dence, loyalty, and true valour; Whereof none, (to whom he was well known,) are ignorant; and, as by this brief ensuing Narrative of the last and tragick part of his life, may abundantly ap­pear.

To pass by the great state wherein he lived, whilst this Realm continued in peace, and his wonderful Hospitality; He was one of the first that repaired to the late King Charles (of Blessed Memory) at York, when, by reason of the dangerous Tumults at Westminster, in the beginning of the year 1642. his Majesty became necessitated to retire thither.

Whence, being ordered back into Lancashire, to prepare for that Kings reception, upon a re­solution taken, for setting up the Standard Roy­al at Warington, he forthwith mustred that whole County, on the three Heaths near Berry, Ormskirk, and Preston where he had an ap­pearance of at least twenty thousand men, at each place; intending the like course in Cheshire, and North-Wales (by virtue of his Commission, as Lord Lieutenant in those parts.) But in this interim, the place resolv'd on for ere­cting the Standard, being chang'd (to the great disappointment of the Kings faithful Sub­jects in those parts, and the no less encourage­ment of his enemies) it was set up at Notingham, where the Countries not coming in so freely as was expected; the King, by special Letters, de­sired his Lordship to raise what men be could, and to hasten to him. Whose answer was, that he would do his best; but that the Case was then much altered, a great part of the Country re­solving to stand Neuters; and that many others had already joined with the Rebels, and seised up­on Manchester.

All this notwithstanding, amongst his own Te­nants, dependants, and private friends he raised three Regiments of Foot, and three Troops of Horse; which he cloath'd and arm'd at his own charge, and then posted to the King at Shrews­bury, for orders how to dispose of them. Where­upon his Majesty commanding him to return, and forthwith to make trial of one smart assault upon Manchester; and then, whether he ma­stered that Town or not, to march up to the general Camp; he repaired to those his Forces; drew up before that Town; and upon his Sum­mons thereof it refusing any Treaty, directed an assault at four of the clock the next morning with hopes to carry it. But that very night re­ceiving commands from the King to haste to him; in two days space he brought up his Regi­ments and Troops to his Majesty. Which being disposed of under the command of other Officers, he was desired to return back, and take what care he could of the Country.

Hereupon, the predominant party in that unhappy Parliament then sitting at Westminster, made offer to him of the largest terms imagina­ble, in case he would come in to them, or quit the Kings service: but to this he answered; When I turn Traytor, I may hearken to these pro­positions; but till then, let me have no more of these Papers, at the peril of him that brings them; this being the second time, they had in that kind at­tempted him.

By this time the enemy having Garrison'd the Towns of Lancaster, and Preston▪ and in a manner brought the whole County under their power; his Lordship set himself to fortifie his own House at Lathom: and, though his Arms and Magazine were gone, made shift (with the assistance of his Friends) to cut off three Compa­nies of the Enemy on Houghton-Common; as also to take Lancaster and Preston by storm: in the former, leading on his men himself, with a half Pike in his hand (after one repulse) to the second assault, which did the business: Manchester ha­ving, in all probability, follow'd, had not his Auxiliaries and his own Forces been call'd away, in that very nick of time, when he was ready for the attempt.

Soon after this, upon information that the ene­my had a design upon the Isle of Man, he was ordered thither for the security of that place. And went accordingly; having first made some necessary provisio [...]s of Men, Moneys, and Ammu­nition for the protection and defence of his in­comparable Lady, at Lathom▪ to whose charge he committed his Children, House, and other his English concerns.

She being therefore thus left in that House, the Enemy lookt upon it as their own; little ex­pecting from a Woman, being a stranger; and that a place so unprovided (as they supposed) that any considerable resistance could be made; so that a Commission was presently obteined for the reducing it. Which, being made known to her, she furnisht her self with Men, Arms, and Ammunition with all the diligence and secrecy imaginable: and finding the Men generally raw and unexperienced, she caused them to be listed and trained under these Captains▪ viz. Captain [Page 252] Farrington, Charnok, Chisenhall, Rawsthorne, Ogle, and Molineux Radcliffe, who were to receive Or­ders from Captain Farmer (as Major of the Gar­rison) and he from her self; Matters being so privately managed, that the Enemy was advanced within two Miles of the House, ere they dream'd of any other opposition than from her own Ser­vants.

But upon Febr. 28. An. 1644. there came to this Lady a Trumpet from Sir Thomas Fairfax, and with him a person of quality, to desire a Confe­rence with her. Whereupon Sir Thomas, and some Gentlemen with him being admitted; the Souldiers of that her Garrison, were dispos'd in such a manner, as might best advance the appear­ance and opinion both of their numbers and dis­cipline. Their Commission being to require the delivery of the House; they offered her an ho­nourable and safe remove, with her Children, Ser­vants, and Goods (Arms and Cannon excepted) to her own House at Knowsley: Also a Prote­ction to reside there free from any molestation; and the one moity of her Lord's Estate in Eng­land, for the support of her self and Children. Whereunto she answered; That she was under a double Trust; viz. of Faith to her Husband, and Allegiance to her Sovereign; and that without their leave, she could not give it up: desiring therefore a Months time for her Answer. Which being denyed, her Ladiship told them; that she hoped they would excuse her, if she preserv'd her Honour, and Obedience, though in her own ruine.

Hereupon Sir Thomas Fairfax departed; and upon the Question, whether they should proceed by storm or Siege, he gave his opinion for the later; which advice was promoted by an Artifice of one of the Earl of Derby's Chaplains; whose integrity and prudence was of no little service to that heroick Lady in all her extremities. About fourteen days after the former Conference; there coming another Summons for a present Surrender, the Trumpet was sent away with a short answer; viz. that the Countess had not as yet forgot what she did owe to the Church of England, to her Prince, and to her Lord; and, that till she had lost either her Honour, or her Life, she would defend that place. Whereupon Fairfax gave Order for a formal Siege; but, being commanded away upon other service, left the managing of it to Colonel Peter Egerton, and Major Morgan.

As to the situation of Lathom-House, it stands upon a flat, boggy, and spumous ground, encom­passed with a Wall of two yards thick; without which, is a Mote of eight yards wide, and two yards deep. Upon the bank of which Mote be­twixt the Wall and the Graff, was a strong Pali­sado throughout. Upon the Walls were also nine Towers flanking them; and on each Tower six pieces of Ordinance; which play'd, three one way, and three another. Besides these, there was in the middle of the House an high Tower, call'd the Eagle Tower: the Gate-House also being a strong and lofty building, standing at the entrance of the first Court. Upon the top of all which Towers, stood the choi [...]est Marks-men (Keepers, Fowlers, and the like) which shrewdly gall'd the Enemy, and cut off divers of their Officers in the Trenches.

Fairfax departing, the Enemy fell forthwith to work on a line of Circumvallation. Where­upon the Countess, to disturb their approaches, ordered a sally of two hundred men, which were Commanded by Major Farmer; who, upon March the 12th 1644. beat them from their Trenches to their main Guard, flew about threescore, and took some Prisoners, with the loss only of two men. Whereupon they doubled their Guards, and drew their Line at a greater distance. But they were so plyed with Sallies, that it was four­teen Weeks time, before they could finish their Line. After which, they ran a deep Trench near the Mote, where they raised a strong Battery, and planted on it a Mortar-piece, which cast Stones and Granado's of sixteen Inches Diameter; of which Granado's, the first fell close to the Table where the Countess, her Children, and the Officers were all at Dinner, which shivered the Room, but hurt no Body. The apprehension whereof, made them to resolve on another sally, to take that Mortar-piece. Upon which salley, Molineux Rad­cliff had the Forlorn, Chisenhale the Body, and Farmer the Reserve. Who, after half an hours dispute, possess'd themselves of all their Works; nail'd and overturn'd all their Canon, or roul'd them into the Mote, carrying the Mortar piece into the House. An [...] [...]ontinuing Masters of their Works and Trenches all that day, endeavoured to fill them up and destroy them, as much as might be. At which time the Countess went not only out of the Gates; but sometimes very near the Trenches. Whose piety was such, that she constantly practised to begin all those Actions with publick Prayers, and to close them with Thanksgivings.

This successful salley hapned upon the 26th of Aprill, being the very day appointed by the Ene­my for a fierce assault, with order to put every one to the Sword.

After which it took the Enemy at least five or six days time to repair their Works; but in that space they were thrice dislodg'd and scattered by other vigorous Sallies.

Which disasters gave Colonel Rigby (a mali­tious Enemy to the Earl of Derby) a colour of laying the fault on Colonel Peter Egerton; where­by he got a Commission for himself to Command in Chief: after which he would not permit so much as a Midwife to pass into the House, unto a Gentlewoman then in Travail: and in a Fort­night's space, carried on his Work without much trouble, for want of Pouder in the House: But that defect being supplyed by another sally, the Countess proposed a fresh assault upon all their Trenches. Which being accordingly agreed on, Rawsthorne had Command of the Forlorn, Farmer of the Battell, and Chisenhale of the Reserve; who, behaving themselves with their wonted bravery, beat the Enemy from their Works; clear­ed the Trenches; nail'd their great Guns, and kill'd an hundred of their men, with the loss only of three, and five or six wounded.

Hereupon, after a four Months Siege, and the loss of about two thousand men (by their own Confession) Rigby sent the Countess a huffing Summons. To which she return'd this Answer; Trumpet, Tell that Insolent Rebel Rigby; that if he presume to send another Summons within this place, I will have the Messenger hang'd up at the Gates.

Upon Intelligence given to the Earl of these his noble Ladie's distresses, he hasted out of the Isle [Page 253] of Man, to beg relief of his Majesty. Whereup­on Orders were given, that Prince Rupert should take Lancashire in his way to Yorke, unto which place he was then designed. But no sooner did Rigby hear that his Highness had entred Lanca­shire at Stop-ford-bridge; but that he rais'd his Siege upon the 27th of May, an. 1644. and marcht to Bolton, a strong Garrison of the Ene­my. Where, with the addition of other Forces to two thousand of his own, he made up a Body of two thousand five hundred Foot, and five hun­dred Horse.

Upon notice whereof to the Prince, he marcht directly thither, and gave Order for an assault. Which though gallantly attempted, succeeded not at the first; he therein losing two hundred men; the Enemy killing all they took upon the Walls, in cold blood, in his sight. Whereupon a second affault being resolv'd, this Earl desired to have the Command of two Companies of his own old Foot, and the honour of the forlorn. Which, at his importunity, being granted, and all things ready, the Town was entred in the space of half an hour, on every side; he himself being the first man that set foot into it, upon the 28th of May. Whereupon Rigby made his escape, leaving two thousand of his men behind: amongst which there was one Bootle a Captain, formerly a Porter in Lathom, (and upon his leaving that House, voluntarily swore, that he would never bear Arms against the King) who being in the heat of the storm encompassed with Souldiers, beg'd Quarter of this Earl, who answered him thus; I will not kill thee my self, but I cannot save thee from others. Nor did he: Nevertheless his death was after­wards most falsly laid to his charge.

Upon the taking of this rebellious Town, Prince Rupert sent all the Colours to the Countess at Lathom: And so marcht to Leverpole, for reducing that; Thence to Lathom, where he staid four or five days; but before his departure, gave directions for repairing and fortifying the House; and at the request of the Countess, dispo­sed the Governorship thereof to Captain Edward Rawsthorne, whom he made Colonel of a Foot Regiment, and two Troops of Horse for its de­fence: by which Captain it was stoutly defended for full two years more, in a second Siege; but at last, by his Majesties Order delivered up, having cost the Enemy no less than six thousand men; and the Garrison about four hundred; it being one of the last places in this Realm that held out for the King.

After all these great things done by this noble Earl, and his incomparable Lady, who were then gone into the Isle of Man; their Children perfi­diously seized and made close Prisoners, and he himself tempted with the promise of a peaceable enjoyment of his whole Estate, in Case he would deliver up that Isle; he stoutly refused; even when the Cause was given by all for lost; saying, be would never redeem his Children by his disloy­alty.

In which Isle he continued until the year 1651. that, upon the advancing of our present Sove­reign King Charles the Second, out of Scotland towards, Worcester, he receiv'd Command to attend him, upon assurance that the Presbyterians would cordially join with the Royalists in Order to his Restauration. At which time, when he dis­cern'd that their Ministers did obstinately refuse any Conjunction, unless he would take the Cove­nant; he said, If I perish I perish; but if my Master perish, the Blood of another Prince, and all the ensuing miseries of this Nation, will lie at your doors.

His next misfortune was at that time, the En­gagement he had with a party, which endeavour­ed to hinder the King in this his march; with whom he met in Wigan-lane. Where, with six hundred Horse, he maintain'd a Fight for two hours, against three thousand Horse and Foot (Commanded by Colonel Lilburne) in a place of much disadvantage. In which encounter he re­ceived seven shot on his Breast-plate, thirteen Cuts on his Bever, over a Steel-Cap, and five or six wounds upon his Arms and Shoulders, having two Horses kill'd under him: nevertheless, through all these difficulties, he made his way to the King at Worcester.

Whence, upon the loss of the day there 3 Sept. an. 1651. he fled with him into Staffordshire. Where, having seen him hopefully secured in such a place, and with such trusty persons, by whose means he most happily escaped the cruel Hands of those blood-thirsty Wretches, that then sought his Life; shifting for himself, he had the hard hap to be taken in Cheshire, by one Major Edge; but, upon condition of Quarter. Nevertheless, against the Law of Arms, was most barbarously senten­ced to Death, by a certain number of faithless men; who, calling themselves a Court-Marshal, sate at Chester; viz.

Colonel Humphrey Mackworth, Major Mitton;

Colonel
  • Robert Duckenfeild.
  • Henry Bradshaw.
  • Thomas Croxton.
  • George Twisleton.

Lieu. Col.
  • Henry Birkinhead.
  • Simon Finch.
  • Alexander Newton.

Captain
  • Iames Stepford.
  • Sam. Smith.
  • Iohn Downes.
  • Iohn Delves.
  • Iohn Griffith.
  • Thomas Portington.
  • Edward Alcock.
  • Ralph Pownall.
  • Richard Grantham.
  • Edward Stelfax.
  • Vincent Corbet.

Where, having voted him guilty of the breach of the Act of 12 Aug. 1651. Intituled, An Act for prohibiting correspondency with Charles Stuart, or his Party; and Sentenced him to be put to Death at Bolton in Lancashire, upon the fifteenth of October, he there suffered most Christianly, and was buried with his Ancestors at Ormeskirk; to the no little sorrow of all loyal people unto whom he was known.

After which his Lady continued in the Isle of Man, until it was betray'd by one, who had been her own Servant: who, having corrupted the Inhabitants, seised upon her, and her Chil­dren, and kept them Prisoners, without any other relief, than what she obtained from the Charity of her impoverished Friends; [Page 254] until his Majesties most happy Restauration.

This Noble Earl married the Lady Charlote, Daughter to Claude Duke of Tremoüille in France [by the Lady Charlote his Wife, Daughter to the Renowned Count William of Nassau, Prince of Orange, and Charlote de Bourbon, his Wife: by reason whereof the Dukes of Tremüille stand al­lied to the Kings of France: as also to the Houses of Bourbon-Monpensier, Bourbon-Conde; Dukes of Anjou, Kings of Naples and Sicilie, Arch-Dukes of Austria, Kings of Spain; Earls and Dukes of Savoy, Dukes of Millian and di­vers other Soveraign Princes.] By which Lady Charlote he had Issue three Sons; Charles, who suc­ceeded him in his Honours; Edward and Wil­liam (who both died unmarried.) As also three Daughters; the Lady Mary, married to William Earl of Strafford; the Lady Catherine, to Henry Marquess of Dorchester; and the Lady Emilia, to Iohn Earl of Athol in Scotland.

Which Charles Charles. so succeeding him, married Dorothy Helen Rupa, Daughter to the Baron Rupa a German; by whom he had issue which survived him, four Sons; William, Robert, Iames, and Charles: and two Daughters, viz. Charlote, now married to Thomas, eldest Son to Thomas Earl Rivers, and Mary who died unmarried. And departing this life upon the xxi day of December An. 1672. was buried at Ormes­kirk.

Which William William. (his eldest Son and successor) hath married Elizabeth, Daughter to Thomas Earl of Ossery, eldest Son to Iames Duke of Or­mund.

Sir William Stanley Knight.

HAving thus done with the principal branch of this most Noble Family; I come to the collaterals: and first to Sir William Stanley Knight, younger Brother of Thomas the first Earl of Derby. This Sir William, being a stout adherer to the House of York, and a near servantPat. 1 E 4. p. 4. [...]. 14. to King Edward the fourth; in considerationPat. 1 E 4. p. 4. [...]. 14. thereof obtained from that King, in the first year of his reign, a grantPat. 1 E 4. p. 4. [...]. 14. in special tail, of the Castle and Lordship of Skypton in Craven, in Com. Ebor. with all the Towns and Hamlets belonging thereto; then in the Crown, by the attainder of the Lord Clifford. Likewise, in 2 E. 4. (beingPat. 2 E. 4. p. 1. m. 2. at that time one of the Kings Carvers) another grantPat. 2 E. 4. p. 1 m. 2., of all those lands in Kent, called by the name of Cobbeshole, part of the possessions of Robert Myrefen, then also in the Crown by reason of his attainder. And, in 10 E. 4. that King being taken prisoner by the Earl of Warwick, and convey'd to Middleham-Castle, in the North: nevertheless, having leave (for his recreation) to hunt; this Sir William, with a choise Band of Men, by the help of Sir Tho­mas Borough, tookHo [...]ingsh. p. 6 [...]3 b. n. 10. him from his Keepers, and set him at liberty.

In 12 E. 4. he was Chamberlain of Chester: and by King Richard the third wasPat. 1. R. [...]. p 1. m. 2. made one of the Knights for his Body; as also constituted Pat. 1. R. [...]. p 1. m. 2. Justice of Nor [...]hwales, in the first year of his reign. But shortly after, he became sus­pected [...] Ann. for a favourer of the Earl of Richmund; there being cause enough: for, in 3 R. 3. he joinedIb. with Thomas Lord Stanley (his elder Brother) in raising [...]orces, on the behalf of that Earl; and marchtIb. along with him to Bosworth Field; where he becameIb. the chief Instrument of the Victory then obtained, by so opportunely bringing on those fresh Forces to his aid, when he stood in no little danger of losing the day. For which happy service, he was first made P. Virg. p. 566 n. [...]0. chief Gentleman of his Bedchamber; as also P. Virg. p. 566 n. [...]0. one of his Privy Council; and afterwards onePat. 1 H. 7. p. 1. m. 24. of the Chamberlains of his Exchequer, and Knight Instit. &c. [...] the Garter per E. A. of the most noble order of the Garter.

But in 10 H. 7. whetherP. Virg. p. 59 [...]. he thought him­self not sufficiently rewarded, for that grand ser­vice, done at Bosworth Field: or whether he did really believe, that the person, whom Mar­garet Dutchess of Burgundy (Sister or King Ed­ward the fourth) then brought to light, whom our Historians call Perkyn Warbeck, was the second Son of King Edward▪ and that he had been secretly convey'd away, and so preserved from that cruel murther, which most men thought he suffered, with the young King his Brother, in the Tower of London, is hard to say. But certain it is; that being accused for a favourer of that reputed counterfeit; notwithstanding his merit at Bosworth-Field, he sufferedP. Virg. p. 59 [...]. death for the same, on Tower-Hill, upon the 16 of February.

The substance of what they laid to his chargeIbid., was an expression, which fell from him; viz. If he certainly knew, that the young man, called Perkin Warbeck, were the undoubted Son of King Edward the fourth, he would never bear Arms a­gainst him. Whereupon constructionIbid. being made, that he bore no hearty good will to King Henry: Likewise, that beingStow's Ann. a person power­ful and wealthy, he was the more dangerous: for it was commonly saidStow's Ann., that he had of ready coyn and plate, in his Castle at Holt, to the va­lue of forty thousand Marks, or more; besides his Lands and Fees, which extended to three thou­sand pounds per annum.

This Sir William Stanley, by Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter of Thomas Hopton, left issue Ex Coll. Will. Ve [...] ­non gen. William, afterwards Knight; who by Iane his Wife, DaughterEx Coll. Will. Ve [...]non gen. and Heir to Sir Geffrey Massy of Tatton Knight, had Issue Iane Ex Coll. Will. Ve [...]non gen. his sole Daughter and Heir, marriedEx Coll. Will. Ve [...]non gen. to Richard, se­cond Son to Ranulph Brereton of Malpas Esq

Stanley Lord Montegle.

IN 5 H. 8. Sir Edward Stanley▪ Edward. Knight, a younger Son to Thomas the first Earl of Derby, of this House, commandingHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 43 & 44. the Rere of the English-Army at Fleddon-Field; in the very heat of that memorable Battel, forced Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 43 & 44. the Scots, by the power of his Archers (find­ing themselves much gall'd by their Arrows) to descend the Hill; which occasioningHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 43 & 44. them to o­pen their Ranks, gaveHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 43 & 44. the first hopes of that dayes Victory. Whereupon the King of Scots espyingIb. the disorder, and makingIb. a fresh charge with great courage, almostIb. overthrew the Earl [Page 255] of Surreys Standard. But this Sir Edward thus coming inIb. (joining with the Lord Thomas Ho­ward and the Lord Dacres) soon put an end to the dispute, by a total routIb. of their whole Army; wherein that King lostIb. his life. As a reward for which service, King Henry keeping his Whits [...]ntide at Eltham, the next ensuing year (viz. 6 H. 8.) commanded [...] 12. in of­fic. Arm. f. 47. a.; that in consideration of those his valiant acts against the Scots, done in that Battel; where he won the Hill, and vanquisht all that opposed him; in particular the Earl of Argile, and many other persons of note: As also, for that his Ancestors bore the Eagle in their Crest, he should be proclaimed Lord of Montaygle. Which being then and there accordingly done, he gave to the officers of arms five Marks besides the accustomed lar­gess; and likewise to Garter, principal King of Arms, his Fee. Whereupon he had special Sum­mons Ex Rot pe­ [...] Cler. par­ [...]ag [...]. to the Parliament, which began at West­minster upon the fifth of February the same year, by the title of Lord Montegle: and soon after that, attendedStow's Ann. the Lady Mary (the Kings Sister) into France, in order to her marriage, there, with Lewes the xii. King of that Realm. He was also made KnightInstit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. of the most noble order of the Garter; and by his Testament,Bodfeild qu. 25. bearing date 5 Apr. 14 H. 8. bequeathed his Body to be buryed in the new Chancel, to be erected, at his costs and charges, at the East end of the Chapel of St. Margaret at Hornby; and in case he should depart this life, before the consecrating of the fame; then to be (for the present) interred within the Priory-Church there. Appointing that his Executors should provide a conveni­ent Marble-stone, to be laid upon his Grave, with an Image of Copper and gilt, there­on; and six Escocheons of his Arms, with in­scription necessary: or else to lay his Body in a standing Tomb there with an Image in gross Copper gilt, as should be most agreeable and seemly to the Chancel; as also his Helmet and Arms to be there set up: for the charge whereof he affigned C. Marks.

He likewise willed, that his Executors should cause his Funeral to be ordered, and solemnized in like manner and form, as other Barons of England, of the order of the Garter, had usually been; avoiding pomp and vain glory of the world, with black gowns to his servants, Chil­dren and Friends; and distribution of Dole, a­mongst poor people; for the charge whereof he assigned C l. Also, that xxiv. white Gowns should be given to xxiv. honest men, to bear Tor­ches, on the day of his Funeral. And his Obit yearly kept with Dirige and Mass upon the An­niversary of his death: at which Obit he willed, that the Prior of Horneby, for the time being, and there present, should have for his labour xii d. and twelve other Priests every one of them iv d. Likewise that there should be new lights yearly made and set up above his Grave or Tomb, on the day of his Obit, to the quantity of fourteen pounds in wax.

In which Testament he maketh mention of his Chantry, Bede-House, and Free-school; but expresseth not where. When he died I find not; but the Probate thereof bears date 25 Aug. An. 1524. which was the next ensuing year.

By Anne his Wife, Daughter [...] and Coheir to Sir Iohn Harington Knight, this Edward Lord Mon­tegle had Issue Thomas Thomas. his Son and Heir. Which Thomas, in 19 H. 8. was one of those noble persons, who attendedGodw p. 81. Cardinal Welsey into France, when he went Embassadour thither (the King being then at Amiens) to excite him, to a conjunction with King Henry, for a War in Italy, to redeem his Holiness, the Pope, then made Prisoner by the Duke of Bourbon, upon his sacking of Rome. And in 21 H. 8. had li­livery [...] of his Lands. After which, in 24 H. 8. he was [...] made Knight of the Bath, at the Coro­nation of Queen Anne Bullen.

This Thomas married two Wives. First [...] Mary Daughter to Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk; by whom he had Issue [...] three Sons; Sir William Stanley Knight, who succeeded him in his Ho­nour: And Charles and Francis, who died with­out Issue: As also three Daughters; Elizabeth married to ... Zouch; Margaret to ... Sutton; and Anne. His second Wife was [...] He­len, Daughter of Thomas Preston of Le [...]ens in Com. Westmerl. Esq but by her had no [...] Issue. He died in his Castle at Hornby, in Com Lanc. on Sunday 18 Aug. An. 1560. (2 Eliz.) and was buried [...] in the Chancel of the Parish Church of Mellyng, about a mile distant.

Which William William. so succeeding him, married [...] twice also; First Anne, Daughter of Sir Iames Leyburne Knight, by whom he had Issue [...] one sole Daughter and heir called Elizabeth, mar­ried to Edward Lord Morley. And to his second Wife, Anne, Daughter [...] to Sir Iohn Spencer of Althorpe in Com. Northt. Knight▪ who surviving him marryed [...] to Henry Lord Compton; and af­terwards to Robert Lord Buckhurst.

Herbert Earl of Pembroke.
[1 E. 4.]

THE first of this Family, that had the ti­tle of Earl, was William Herbert Lord of Ragland in Monmouthshire (which William William. enjoyed that Lordship from [...] Maud, his Grandmother, Daughter and Heir to Sir Iohn Morley Knight, the hereditary owner thereof.) As to his Parentage it is by some [...] derived from Henry the Son of Herbert, Chamberlain to King Henry the first: but by others [...], from Henry Fitz-Roy, one of the natural Sons of that King.

This William having been a stout adherer to the House of York, in divers bloudy encounters with the Lancastrians; as a rewardPat. 1 E. 4. p. 1. m. 19. of his fi­delity and valour, obtained from King Edward the fourth, upon the 8 of May 1 E. 4. (bearing then the title of Sir William Herbert Knight) a grantPat. 1 E. 4. p. 1. m. 19. of the Offices of Chief Justice and Chamberlain of South-wales. Likewise of the Stewardship of the Commots in Kaer [...]ardin, and Kaerdigan shires; and of the office of chief Forester in all those Counties, to hold for life. Moreover, upon the seventh of September fol­lowing (bearing then the titleIbid. p. 2. m. 22. of Sir William Herbert de Herbert Knight) he had a grantIbid. p. 2. m. 22. of the Stewardship of the Castle and Lordship of Breecknock, and of all other the Castles of Humphrey Duke of Buckingham, in South-wales.

[Page 256]And, being advancedStows Ann. Summon. [...]d Parl. Claus. in dorso in. 34. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, at such time as George and Richard, the King's Brothers, were made Dukes (the one of Clarence, the other of Gloucester; which was Stows Ann. Summon. [...]d Parl. Claus. in dorso in. 34. in the Parliament begun at Westminster, 4 Nov. the same year) by other Letters-PatentPat. 1 E. 4. p. 4. m. 16., bearing date upon the third of February following (whereinPat. 1 E. 4. p. 4. m. 16. his manifold services, and eminent merits, are recounted; as the adventuring his life with that King in several Battels against King Henry the Sixth, and other his Adversaries; and in particular against Henry Duke of Exeter, Iasper Earl of Pembroke, and Iames Earl of Wiltshire; as also his happy reducing of divers Castles, Towns, Forts, and Territories, to his absolute obedience, which had been held by those Earls, and others, in sundry parts of Wales; utterly driving them out of that Country) obtain'd a grantPat. 1 E. 4. p. 4. m. 16. in general Tail, of the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Pembroke, with all its members and appurtenances; Likewise of the Hundred and Lordship of Castel-martyn, the Lordship of St. Florence; the Lordship and Forest of Coydrath; the Castle, Lordship, and Town of Ieneby; the Lordships and Bayliwicks of West-Pembroke, and East-Pembroke; the Bayliwicks of Dougledy, Rous, and Kemeys; the moytie of the Ferry at Burton; the Castle, Town, and Lordship of Gil­garran, with all its Members and appurtenances; the Lordships and Mannors of Emlyn, Me­mordyve, Diffymbrian; the Forest of Ke­nendry [...]; the Castle, Lordship and Town of Lanstephan, with all its members and ap­purtenances; the Lordships and Mannors of Penryn and Le Verie; the Lordships and Mannors of Osterlowe, Trayne, Clyn­tone, and St. Clare, [...] Lordships and Man­nors of Magoure and Redwyke; the Castle, Man­nor, Town, and Lordship of Caldecote, with its members and appurtenances (all in South-Wales, and the Marches thereof:) The Castle and Mannor of Goderiche, with the Lordship and Mannor of Urchinfeld, with its members and appurtenances, in the Marches of Wales, and County of Hereford. Also of the Mannor and Lordship of Walwenes-Castell, in South-Wales, part of the possessions of Iames Earl of Wiltshire attainted.

And, having been summon'dClaus 2 [...]. 4. [...]3. in d [...]rso. to that Parlia­ment, begun at Westminster, upon the 29th of Aprill the ensuing year; on the Festival of St. An­drew next following, he began [...] Ann. his march with the King, in that Expedition, then made into the North, for reducing of those Castles, of which some of the Lancastrian-party had then possest themselves.

In 3 E. 4. he was madePat. 3 [...]. 4. p. 1. m. 8. Justice in the County of Mere [...]nyth, in North-Wales: and shortly after (16 Iunii the same year) had a grantIb. p. 2. m. 16. of the Honour, Castle, Mannor and Borough of Dun­ster, with the Mannors of Mynhede, Carhamp­ton, and Hundred of Carhampton: Also of the Mannor of Escantok, alias Cantokeshed, and Iveton, with its members. Likewise of the Mannors of Cbilton, and Blancome, in Com. Dev [...]n.; Stonehall, and Wodehall in Com. Suff. and of all other the Lands of Sir Iames Loterell Knight. Which by his attainder came to the Crown. And in 7 E. 4. was constitutedPat. 7 E. 4. p. 2. m. 14. chief Justice of North-Wales for life.

Furthermore, upon the 27th of May, 8 E. 4. he was advanc'dCart. de ann. [...]. [...] 10 E. 4. n. 12. Orig. 8 E. 4. Rot. 14. to the title of Earl of Pem­broke: and therewithal had a grantCart. de ann. [...]. [...] 10 E. 4. n. 12. Orig. 8 E. 4. Rot. 14. in general Tail, of the Castle, Town, Burrough and Mannor of Haverford-West, in South-Wales: As also, in considerationPat. 8 E. [...]. p. 2. m. 17. of his good and laudable servi­ces, ofPat. 8 E. [...]. p. 2. m. 17. the Office of chief Forester of Snoudon, with the Constableship of Conway-Castle, and Office of Governour of that Town. And, about the end of August, wonStow's Ann. the Castle of Harlow, by assault, it being one of the strongest Forts throughout all Wales.

Shortly after which, he wasInstit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. made choice of for one of the Knights Companions of the most noble Order of the Garter. Whereunto I shall add, what I find farther memorable of him, from a certain Manuscript Book, in the Custody of Ed­ward now Lord Herbert of Chirbury, viz.

Vpon the advancing of William Herbert to be Earl of Pembroke, and his Instalment at Wind­sore; King Edward the Fourth commanded the said Earl, and Sir Richard his Brother, to take their surnames, after their first Progenitor Herbert Fits Roy, and to forgo the Brittish manner, whose usage is to call every man by Father, Grandfather's, and Great-Grandfather's name. And, in regard the English Heralds were ignorant of the Welch Descents, the King was pleased, under his great Seal, unto Yvan ap Kytherch ap Evan Llhoyd of Cardiganshire Esq, to summon before him, at the Castle of Pembroke, the eldest Heralds and Bards in South-Wales, to certifie the Linage and stock of the said Earl, and his Brother; which was accor­dingly done the twelfth day of August, An. 1462. by Howel ap David, ap Evan ap Rice; Evan Brecva; Evan Deuliun; and Howell Swerdwall, the chief men of skill in Pedegrees in all South-Wales. Who, being led by warrant of old D [...] ­ctors-Books; Records of Court Barons; Histories, and Wars of Princes; Books of Remembrances, found in the antient Abbies of Strata Florida; Books of Pedegrees of Howell Morthey of Castle Dolwyn Esq; the Roll of Morgan the Abbot; and several other Books and Warrants of Authority; as also by the Evidences of this Earl; they presented to his Majesty their Certificate, in four several languages; Brittish, Latine, English, and French, viz.

The said Honourable Earl is named William Herbert, a Noble Knight, Son of Sir William, Son of Thomas, Son of Guillim, Son of Jenkyn, Son of Adam, Son of Reginald, Son of Peter, Son of Herbert, the Son of Herbert, a Noble Lord, descended of the Royal blood of the Crown of England; for he was Son natural to King Henry the first, Son of William, commonly called the Conquerour.

But in Iuly, the next ensuing year (9 E. 4.) upon that InsurrectionIbid. in the North, on the behalf of the Lancastrians, made by Sir Iohn Coniers Knight, Robert Hillyard (who call'd him­self Robin of Riddesdale) and others, to the numbe [...] of twenty thousand; he was sentIbid. by the King, with eighteen thousand Welchmen; Humphrey Stafford Earl of Devonshire, having also six thousand good Archers to assist: who, meetingIbid. at Banbury in Com. Oxon. in order to an encounter with the Enemy (at that time not many miles distant) and there falling at diffe­rence Ibid. for lodging; Devonshire forsookIbid. him in discontent; so that this Earl, adventuring Bat­tel [Page 257] with those Northern Men, at a place called Danes-moor [...], near Edgcote, in Northamptonshire (about three miles from Banbury) upon the 26. of Iuly, was there utterly vanquisht, and takenIbid. pri­soner; five hundred of his Men being slain upon the place. Whence being carried to Northamp­ton (with Richard his Brother) he was there (to­gether with Richard Widvile Lord Rivers, and Iohn his Son) beheadedIb. by the command of George Duke of Clarence, and Nevill Earl of Warwick; who both of them not long before, had revolted from King Edward, to the other side.

But others, varying this relation in some cir­cumstances; do sayHolingsh p. 672. [...]. n. 60. &c.; that this Earl did the more readily obey the Kings command in marching a­gainst these Northern Men, thus risen on the be­half of the Earl of Warwick, to revenge himself against that Earl; in regard he had been his on­ly hindrance, in obteining the wardship of the Lord Bonvile's Daughter and Heir for his eldest Son: and that, being accompanied with his Bro­ther Sir Richard Herbert (a valiant Knight) and above six or seven thousand Welchmen, well furnish'd; he advanced forwards to encounter with them: Also that, to assist him with Ar­chers, Humphrey Lord Stafford of Southwike, (then named, but not created Earl of Devonshire by King Edward) was sent, in hope that he would serve valiantly in that quarel, who had with him eight hundred Archers.

Likewise, that when these two Lords were met on Co [...]swould, and heard that those Nor­thern-Men, were on their way to Northampton; the Lord Stafford and Sir Richard Herbert, with two thousand Welchmen, well horsed, rode forth, before the main Army, to see the order of the Enemy; and at length, under a wood side, espying them passing forward, suddainly fell on their Reer: but that the Northern Men, turn­ing about, put the Welch to a total rout, and took many of them prisoners: and thereupon retreated towards Warwick, to look for aid of the Earl; who being then newly come from Calais with his Son in Law the Duke of Clarence, was raising Men in aid of his Friends and Kin­dred.

Moreover, that at that time also King Edward was busy in raising Men to the aid of this Earl of Pembroke: but that before either partie receiv'd succour from their friends, or Partakers; both these Armies met by chance, in a fair plain by Edgcote; where there are three Hills, not of equal bigness, lying almost in a triangle: Of which the Welch got that towards the West; hoping to have recovered the East-Hill also; the Northern Men encamping on the South-Hill: But the difference which hapned betwixt this Earl and the Lord Stafford at Banbury, (as hath been noted) causing the Lord Stafford with his Men, to forsake him, he lost the day; and being taken suffered death at Northampton, as before is observed.

Nevertheless (before he suffered death) with his own hand-writing, he made his TestamentGody [...]. f. 22 [...]. a.; bearing date the very day following that Battel (27 Julii) out of which I have thought fit here to exhibite some part, as I find it on record; In nomine Iesu. Item I to be buried in the Priory of Bergavenny, undre charge; bytwene my Fa­ders Toumbe and the Chancell: And the cost that should h [...]ve be at Tynterne, to be sett upon the Chancell, as my Confessor, &c. shall say; and you my Wife, and Brother Thomas Herbert, &c. And Wyfe, that ye remember your promise to me, to take the ordre of Wydowhood, as ye may be the better Mayster of your owne, to performe my wylle, and to helpe my Children, as I love and trust you, &c. And that C. Tonne of ... be yeven to make the Cloy­ster of Tynterne, &c. and xxl. to the Gray­freres, where my Body shall lygh: and that my Body be sent for home, in alle hast, secretely, by Mr. Lei­sone, and certain Freres with him, &c. To Dr. Leisone ten marks a yere, to singe for my soule, du­ring his life, &c. Item to two Prestes to be found to syng afore the Trinitie at Lanteliowe for my soule, and for all there soules slayn in the felde, for two yere, &c. Item, that my Alm [...]shouse have as much livelode, as shall suffice to finde six poure men, and one to serve them. Wife pray for me; and take the said Ordre that ye promised me, as ye had in my lyfe my Hert and Love. God have mercy upon me, and save you, and our Children; and our Lady, and all the Saints in Hevyn helpe me to salvation Amen.

With my hand the 27 day of Iuly,
William Pembroke.

The InquisitionEsc. 9 E. 4. n. 21. taken shortly after, saith; that he dyed upon Thursday, next ensuing the Festival of St. Iames the Apostle (which Saints day falls out upon the 25 of Iuly: So that 'tis like he was beheaded about three or four days after the Battel:) and that he was then seised of the Castle, Mannour, and Lordship of Chep­stow; as also of the Mannours of Berton, Tu­denham, Magore, Radewyke, Caldecote, Morti­mers-court, Milescort; with the Castle and Mannour of Ragland, in the Marches of Wales. Likewise of the Castle and Mannour of Pem­broke, the Hundred and Lordship of Castel-Martin, and St. Florence, the Forest of Coyde­rath, the Castle of Tenby; the Lordships and Bailiwicks of West-Pembroke, and East-Pem­broke; the Bailiwicks and Lordships of Dougle­dy, Rous, and Kemeys; the Town of Kilgaran: the Forest of Kevendryn; the Castle of Lan­stephan; and Lordship of Penryn; the Man­nours of Osterlowe, Trayne, and Clinton: Also of the Lordship and Burrough of Haverford West; the Castle and Lordship of Kylpeck; the Castle and Mannour of Swanesey; the Lord­ship and Territory of Gower; the Lordship and Territory of Kylvey; the Castles and Mannours of Oystermouth and Llonghom; the Man­nours of Landymore, Ressely, Kythull, Tre­wydna, Limon, Pennard, and West-Gower: the Castle, Town, Lordship and Mannour of Crugehoel, and Stradu Issa, Tretour; the Mannours of Domrum and Egloysyeyll; the Castle and Lordship of Dyngastowe; the Castle and Lordship of Roche and Pyll; and also of the Castles and Mannours of Munemouth and Dynas: leaving William his Son and Heir nine years of age upon the fifth of March the same year.

By Anne his WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Sister to Sir Walter D'Eve­reux Knight, he had likewise IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]., two other Sons; Sir Walter, and Sir George Herbert of St. Iulians, both Knights; and six Daughters as someCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. say; Cecilie Married to the Lord Greystoke; Maud to Henry Earl of Northumberland; Kathe­rine to George Earl of Kent; Anne to the Lord [Page 258] Powys; Isabel to Sir Thomas Cokesey Knight; and Margaret, first to Thomas Talbot Vicount L'isle; and afterwards to Sir Henry Bodrigham Knight.

By another TestamentEx autogr. penès Tho. Herbert de Ti [...]tern Bar. of his, bearing date 16 Iulii the same year, he appointed, that Maud his Daughter should be wedded to the Lord Henry of Richmund; Anne to the said Lord Powys; and Iane to Edmund Malysaunt: and bequeath'd to Cecilie, Katherine, and Mary, his Daughters, two thousand and five hundred marks.

Which Sir Walter Herbert, beingPol. Virg. p. 559. n. [...]0. & 561. n. 10. a person of no small Interest in South-Wales; upon the landing of Henry Earl of Richmund at Milford-Haven, in 2 R. 3. raisedPol. Virg. p. 559. n. [...]0. & 561. n. 10. all the power he could to oppose him: by reason whereof losing [...]el It [...]n. Vol. 6. p. 30. his favour, when he obtain'd the Crown, he made his N [...]ece (who Married [...]el. It [...]n. Vol. 6. p. 30. to Sir Charles Somerset Knight) Heir [...]el. It [...]n. Vol. 6. p. 30. to his La [...]ds.

But, besides these, he had also IssueCatal. of Nob. ut supra., by Maud Daughter and Heir to Adam ap Howel-Graunt, (his Paramour) Richard Herbert of Ewy [...]s, Fa­ther to William, who was made Earl of Pem­broke by King Edward the Sixth; and to Sir George Herbert of Swansey Knight.

To him succeeded William William. his Son and Heir; who, in 14 E. 4. was retain'd [...]x autogr. penè [...] Cler. Pe [...]l. to serve the King in his Wars of France and Normandy, for one whole year, with forty men at Arms and CC. Archers.

But King Edward, having a mind to dignify Cart. ab anno 15. [...] 25 [...]. 4. n. 10 & 11. his Son Prince Edward, with the Title of this Earldom, procured a ResignationCart. ab anno 15. [...] 25 [...]. 4. n. 10 & 11. of the same, from this William; and, in lieu thereof created him Earl of Huntington; as by his CharterCart. ab anno 15. [...] 25 [...]. 4. n. 10 & 11. bear­ing date at York, 4 Iulii in the nineteenth year of his Reign appeareth.

Which William 15 Nov. 1 R. 3. was constitu­ted Pat. 1 R. 3. p. 1. m. 3. Justice of South-Wales: and, upon the last of February next following, entred into Co­venants Ex autogr. penès pr [...]t. T. Herbert. with that King, to take Dame Catherine Plantaginet, his Daughter, to Wife, before the Feast of St. Michael then next following; as also to make her a Jointure in Lands of CC l. per annum value; the King undertaking to settle Lands and Lordships of a thousand marks per annum, upon them, and the Heirs Male of their two Bodies: Whereof six hundred marks per an­num in possession; and, after the decease of Tho­mas Lord Stanley CCCC. marks per annum more. Likewise, that in the mean time, they should re­ceive four hundred marks per annum out of the Lordships of Newport, Breckneck, and Hay, in Wales: promising farther to be at the whole charge of the Wedding.

Whether this Marriage took effect or not, I can­not say: for sure it is, that she died [...]x coll. R. Gl. S. in her ten­der years.

In 3 H. 7. he obtain'd from that King, a Con­firmation Pat. 3 H. 7. p. 2. m. 1. of his Creation to the Title of Earl of Huntington. But farther of him I have not seen, than that he MarriedCatal. of [...] ut supra. Mary the fifth Sister and Coheir to Richard Widvile Earl Rivers: and that by her he had IssueCatal. of [...] ut supra. one sole Daughter, his Heir, called Elizabeth, MarriedCatal. of [...] ut supra. to Charles So­merset Earl of Worcester.

¶And now, though the Legitimate Male-line thus ceased: to keep on the Title of Earl, which the first William so had by the grant of King Ed­ward the Fourth; I shall descend to William, the Grandson of that William, viz. Son to Richard Herbert of [...] (his natural Son before-men­tioned, buried under a noble Tomb at Bergaven­ny) by Margaret his WifeEx cod. MS. penès Edw. D. Herbert de Ch [...]bury., Daughter and Heir to Sir Mathew Cradok of Swansey, in Com. Gla­morgan Knight.

In 35 H. 8. this William William. was made Captain Pat. 35 H. 8. p. 5. of the Castle of Aburstwith, in South-Wales: And in 36 H. 8. (being then a Knight) wasPat. 36 H. 8. p. 13. one of the Gentlemen of the King's Privy-Chamber. Also, in 38 H. 8. (the King being then on his Death-Bed) constitutedGodw. p. 205. one of his Executors; and appointed to be of Council to the Prince, his Son and Successor. In 2 E. 6. upon that Insur­rection Hayw. p. 54. of the Commons in Wilts. and Somerset shires, for pulling down Inclosures; with a well armed Company, he suppressedHayw. p. 54. them. And in 3 E. 6. upon the DeathPat. 3 E. 6. p. 5. of Sir Anthony Brown Knight, he was madePat. 3 E. 6. p. 5. Master of the Horse. The same year also he marchtInscrip. Tumuli. with the Lords Russell, and Grey, to suppress another Insurrection in the West. He was likewise twiceInscrip. Tumuli. General of the Forces which were sent into that part of Picardy, called Uermandoys; and twice GovernourInscrip. Tumuli. of Calais.

In 5 E. 6. being then KnightPat. 5 E. 6. p. 4. m. 19. of the most noble Order of the Garter, and Lord President Pat. 5 E. 6. p. 4. m. 19. of the Council in the Marches of Wales; he was, by Letters Patent, bearing date 10 Oct. ad­vanced Pat. 5 E. 6. p. 4. m. 19. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Herbert of Caerdiff; and on the Morrow, CreatedIbid. Earl of Pembroke.

Upon the Death of King Edward the Sixth, and Proclaiming the Lady Iane Grey Daughter to the Duke of Suffolk) to be Queen; he wasGodw. p. 269. & 271. one of the Chief, who first appeared for Queen Mary. And in 2 Mariae, upon that great Insurrection Ib. p. 286. 293, 294. & 299. of the Kentish-men, and others; which was headedIb. p. 286. 293, 294. & 299. by Sir Thomas Wyat, in opposition to that Queen's Marriage with King Philip of Spain, he was madeIb. p. 286. 293, 294. & 299. General of the Forces then rais'd for their suppression. Whereupon Wyat being ta­ken, suffered deathIb. p. 286. 293, 294. & 299..

In 4 & 5 Ph. & M. he broughtIb. p. 328. a thousand Horse, four thousand Foot, and two thousand Pioners to the English Army, at the Siege of St. Quintins, in Picardy, beingHolingsh. p. 113. b. n. [...]0. Captain-General in that Service. And, upon the Death of Queen Mary, was made choiceAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. of, for one of the Privy-Council to Queen Elizabeth: as alsoCatal. of Nob. ut supra. great Ma­ster of her Houshold.

But here I shall take notice of a very great mis­chief, which had like to have befallen him, about this time. TowardsGodw. p. 253, 254, & 255. the later end of King Ed­ward the Sixths Reign, that ambitious and then most powerful man, Iohn Dudley Duke of Nor­thumberland; being not any way able of himself to pretend so much as a shadow of Right to the Crown; yet aimed at confirming the succession thereof in his own Family; doubting not to re­move those two obstacles, the Lady Mary, and Lady Elizabeth (Daughters to King Henry) by questioning their Births. And next, for the Queen of Scots (descended from Margaret the eldest Daughter of King Henry the Seventh) he was little solicitous, by reason of the continual enmity betwixt the English and that Nation; so that a little shew of Reason, he thought, might put her by; specially considering her contract to the French, whose insolent Government he was con­fident would never be brook't by the English. And, as to Frances the Daughter to Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk (by Mary, Dowager of France, [Page 259] the other Daughter of King Henry the Seventh) then Married to Henry Grey Marquess of Dorset, afterwards Duke of Suffolk; he projected the re­moval of that rub, by matching the Lord Guilford Dudley (his fourth Son) to the Lady Iane Grey, Suffolk's Daughter: And, because a Right of In­heritance might be pretended, whereby the Dutch­ess of Suffolk her self, in reason ought to be pre­ferr'd before her Daughter; he imparted his de­sign to Suffolk, and undertook to perswade the King, not only to disherit his Sisters, by Will and Testament; but thereby to declare the Lady Iane, his next and immediate Successor. Suffolk there­fore biting at this bait; and the next Plot being to draw in the chiefest of the Nobility by con­tracting Affinity with them, and so to procure the general assent of them all; upon the very same day, that the Lady Iane was thus Married to the Lord Guilford Dudley, Northumberland cau­sed the two youngest Daughters of the Duke of Suffolk, to be thus Married; Katherine to the Lord Henry, eldest Son to this William Earl of Pembroke: and Mary (who was crook-back'd) to Martin Keys the King's Groom-Porter: And at the same time also Married the Lady Cathe­rine, his own eldest Daughter, to Henry Lord Ha­stings, eldest Son to the Earl of Huntington.

But this contrivance had but a sad Issue unto that excellent Lady Iane and her Husband; as also to that ambitious Duke himself, who had been the original framer thereof: Nor prov'd it better to the Duke of Suffolk, who was thus drawn in; as is very well known to those who are any whit acquainted with the History of that time.

It seems, that at the solemnity of this Marriage betwixt the Lord Henry, (this Earls Son) and the Lady Catherine Grey, they were both of them very young; and that the consummation thereof was not till some time after Queen Elizabeth be­gan her Reign: For amongst those Fragmenta re­galia, publisht by Sir Robert Naunton Knight, pag. 12, & 13. I find this passage—By a Letter written, upon his Sons Marriage with the Lady Katherine Grey, he had like utterly to have lost himself: But at the instant of the consummation; as apprehending the unsafety, and danger of inter­marriage with the Bloud-Royal, he fell at the Queens feet; where, he both acknowledg'd his presumption, and projected the Cause and the Divorce together. So quick he was at his work, that in the time of Repu­diation of the said Lady Grey, he clapt up a Mar­riage for his Son (the Lord Herbert) with Mary Sidney, Daughter to Sir Henry Sidney Lord Deputy of Ireland; the blow falling on Edward Earl of Hertford; who, to his cost, took up the divorced Lady, of whom the Lord Beauchamp was born, and William now Earl of Hertford is descended.

This William Earl of Pembroke, is saidAnnal. Eliz. ut supra in an. 1572. to have been the first mover of that Marriage of the Duke of Norfolk, to the Queen of Scots; though without any evil purpose; which exposed him also to no little danger.

It is observed by the same Sir Robert Naunton, in his Fragmenta regalia, pag. 19. that this Earl and the old Marquess of Winchester (William Pa [...] ­let) were ever of the King's Religion, and over­zealous Professors: and, that, being younger Bro­thers (yet of noble Houses) they spent what was left them, and came on Trust to the Court: where, upon the bare stock of their wits, they began to traffick for themselves, and prospered so well, that they got, spent, and left more than any Subject; from the Norman-Conquest to their own times. Whereunto hath been prett [...]y replyed, that they lived in time of dissolution.

As for himself, he MarriedCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. two Wives; First Anne, Daughter to Thomas Lord Parr of Kendal (Sister to Katherine Parr, sixth Wife to King Henry the Eight, as also Sister and Coheir to William Marquess of Northampton) by whom he had Issue Catal. of Nob. by R. [...]. two Sons; Henry, who succeeded him in his Honours, and Sir Edward Herbert of Poole-Ca­stle (for so it was antiently called; but afterwards Red-Castle, and Powys-Castle) in Com. Mont­gom. Knight. Likewise one Daughter call'd Anne, who became the WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. of Francis Lord Talbot, Son and Heir to George the sixth Earl of Shrews­bury. His second WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. was Anne, Daughter to George the Fourth Earl of Shrewsbury, Widdow FF in [...] Arm. [...]. 179. a. of Peter Compton, Son and Heir to Sir William Compton Knight: by whom he had no Issue. And, departingEsc. 12 E. [...]. Annal. Eliz. ut supra in an. 1570. this life at Hampton-Court 17 Mar­tii an. 1569. (12 Eliz.) it being his Clymacte­rical Year, was buriedEsc. 12 E. [...]. Annal. Eliz. ut supra in an. 1570. on the North-side of the Quire in St. Paul's Cathedral, at London; where a goodly Monument was afterwards erected to his memory, with this Epitaph;

Guil. Herberto Pembrochiae Comiti, Equiti aura­to; praenobilis Ordinis Anglici, Henrico octavo à Cubiculis: Edwardo sexto Regi, Equitum Magistro; Walliae Praefidi: Tumultu Occi­dentali, cum Russello & Grayo Baronibus, pa­ribus auspiciis, summo Rerum praeposito. Ma­riae Reginae, contra perduelles; ac Expeditione ad Augustam Veromanduorum, bis totius Ex­ercitus Duci. Bis summo, in agro Caletum limitum, praefecto. Elizabethae Reginae Offi­ciorum, seu magno Regiae Magistro. Pariter, & dominae Annae, ex vetusto Parrorum gente oriundae, sorori Katherinae Reginae (Henrico octavo Regi, sextò Matrimonio conjunctae) ac Marchionis Northamptoniae, prudentissimae fe­minae pietatis, Religionis, pr [...]bitatis, omnis (que) avitae virtutis retinentissimae, fidissimae (que) Comitis Conjugi.

Secundâ conjuge superstite, Georgio Salo­piae Comite genitâ; insigni praeter antiquum Nobilitatis decus, virtute feminâ.

Liberis relictis ex primâ,
  • Henrico Pembrochiae Comite;
  • Edvardo Equite aurato;
  • Dominâ Annâ, Baroni Talbot nuptâ.

Obiit
  • Aetatis
  • Salutis
    An
    • 63.
    • 1569.

Henr. F. ac Comes PP. Chariss. sibi ac suis P.

To whom succeeded Henry Henry. his Son and Heir: Of whose Marriage with Catherine, Daughter to Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk, and their Divorce, no more needs to be spoke.

This Earl Henry, in an. 1572. (15 Eliz.) was Annal. Eliz. one of the Peers, upon Tryal of the Duke of Norfolk. So likewiseAnnal. Eliz. in 29 Eliz. upon that of the Queen of Scots. He was also KnightCatal. of Nob. by R B. of the most noble Order of the Garter, and President Catal. of Nob. by R B. of the Council in the Marches of Wales.

He Married two other Wives: FirstIbid. Cathe­rine, Daughter to George Earl of Shrewsbury; by whom he had no Issue: And secondly Mary, Daughter to Sir Henry Sidney, Knight of the [Page 260] Garter; by whom he had IssueIbid. two Sons; Wil­liam, who succeeded him in his Honours; and Philip; and a Daughter called Anne, who died Ibid. before she attained to marriageable years. And departingFF. in offic. arm. F. 667. a. & 764. this life at Wilton, 19 Ian▪ An. 1601. (43 Eliz.) was buriedFF. in offic. arm. F. 667 a. & 764. in the Ca­thedral Church of Salisbury.

Which William William. was made KnightAnnal R. Jac. per Camd. of the most noble order of the Garter, in the first year of King Iames: and in 7 Iac. GovernourPat. 7 Jac. p. 38. of Portsmouth. In 15 Iac. ChancellourAnnal. R. Jac. ut supra. of the University of Oxford; as also Lord Chamber­lain I. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 5. b. of the houshold to that King. And, in 1 Car. 1. was joined in CommissionPat. 1 Car. 1. p. 5. in dorso. with Thomas Earl of Arundel, to make such persons Knights of the Bath, as the King should then call up to that dignity, at his Coronation. Soon after which his Patent for the Governourship of Portsmouth, was renewedIb. p. 14.

In 5 Car. 1. he was made WardenPat. 5 Car. 1. p 3. and Chief Justice of all the Forests South of Trent: as also Warden of the Stannaries. And, having mar­ried I. R. ut su­pra [...]. [...] [...]. Mary, the eldest of the three Daughters and Coheirs to Gilbert Earl of Shrewsbury; had IssueI. R. ut su­pra [...]. [...] [...]. by her one Son, called Henry, who died in his Infancy. And departedI. R. ut su­pra [...]. [...] [...]. this life at his House called Baynards-Castle, in the City of London, 10 Apr. An. 1630. being then fifty years of age.

To whom succeeded Philip Philip. his Brother and Heir. Which Philip, upon the 4th of Ianuary 2 Iac. WeddedAnnal. R. Jac. ut supra. Sus [...]n, Daughter to Edward Earl of Oxford. And by Letters Patent, bear­ing date 4 Iunii 3. Iac. was advancedPat. 3. Jac. p. 12. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Herbert of Shurland, in the Isle of She­pey, in Kent; as also Earl of Montgomerie.

Moreover, in May An. 1608. (6 Iac.) he was installedAnn. R. Jac. ut supra. Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter. He was also Lord Chamberlain of the houshold to King Charles the first, and Chancellour of the University of Oxford, for a while.

By Susan, his first Wife, he had Issue five Sons; Iames and Henry, who died young; Charles, who married the Lady Mary, Daughter to George D [...]ke of Buckingham, but died in his life time, beyond-sea, before cohabitation. Philip, who succeeded him in his Honours; William, who died unmarried; another Iames, who took to Wife Iane Daughter of Sir Robert Spiller of Lalebam in Com. Midd. Knight, and Iohn who died without issue. Also three Daughters; Anna-Sophia married to Robert Earl of Caernarvon; Catherine, who died young; and Mary, who died unmarried.

To his Second Wife he married Anne, sole Daughter and Heir to George Earl of Cumberland, Widdow of Richard Earl of Dorset; but by her he had no Issue. And departing this life upon the twenty third of Ianuary An. 1649. was bu­ried in the Cathedral Church of Salisbury.

To whom succeeded Philip Philip. his fourth Son (the rest dying young) Which Philip first mar­r [...]ed [...], the sole Daughter and Heir to Sir Robert Naunton Knight, Master of the Courts of Wards and Liveries, Widdow of Paul Vicount B [...]nning; by whom he had Issue one only Son called William. And to his second Wife Cathe­rine Daughter to Sir William Villers, late of B [...]ekesby, in Com. Leic. Baronet; by whom he had Issue two Sons; Philip and Thomas; and five Daughters; Susan married to Iohn Lord Pa [...]let of Hinton-St. George in Com. Somerset; Mary to Sir Iohn Sydenham of Brimpton in Com. Somers. Baronet; Catherine, Rebecca, and Anne. And died in An. 1670.

Whereupon William William. his Son and Heir, suc­ceeded him in his Honours: but departed this life 8 Iulii An. 1674. (26 Car. 2.) unmarried.

To whom succeeded Philip Philip. the eldest of his Fathers Sons, by the second Wife; which Philip hath married ... Quervualle, a French Wo­man, Sister to the Dutchess of Portsmouth.

Herbert Earl of Powys.
[5 Car. 1.]

I Come next to Sir Edward Herbert of Red-Castle (antiently called Poole-Castle, but now Powys-Castle) in Com. Montgom. Knight, secondInscrip. Tumuli a­pud Welsh-poole. Son to that William Earl of Pembroke, who died in An. 1569. (11 Eliz.) as hath been observed.

This Sir Edward Herbert marriedInscrip. Tumuli a­pud Welsh-poole. Mary the sole Daughter and Heir to Thomas Stanley of Standen in Com. Hertf. Esq Master of the Mint in An. 1570. Son of Thomas Stanley of Dal­garth in Com. Cumbr. Esq by whom he had IssueInscrip. Tumuli a­pud Welsh-poole. four Sons; William his Son and Heir; George, who died unmarried; Sir Iohn Herbert Knight, who died withoue Issue; and Edward, who died a Batchelour. As also two Daughters; Anne married to William, Son and Heir to Sir William Stanley of Houton, in Com. Cestr. Knight; and Katherine to Sir William Massy of Pud­dington, in the same County Knight; and died Ib. 23 Martii An. 1594.

Which William William. (his eldest Son) was made MS. in [...] Arm. Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Iames; and afterwards, scil. in 5 Car. 1. by Let­ters Pat. 5 Car. 1. p. 14. Patents bearing date upon the second of April, advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Powys of Powys in the Marches of Wales.

He took to WifeInscrip. Tu­muli. Eleanore, Daughter to Henry Percy, the eighth Earl of Northumberland of that most noble Family; and departing this life upon the seventh day of March, An. 1655. was buried at Hendon in Com. Midd. With this Epi­taph on his Monument.

Here lies buried Sir William Herbert Knight, of the Honourable order of the Bath, Lord Powis of Powis in the principality of Wales (Grand-child to William Earl of Pembroke, Lord high Steward to Queen Elizabeth) who married the La­dy Eleanore Percy, Youngest Daughter to Henry Earl of Northumberland. By whom he left Issue behind him, Percy Lord Powys, and two Daugh­ters; Katherine and Lucie, with their Children. He died the 7 day of March An. 1655. being aged Lxxxiii.

Which Daughters (viz. Katherine and Lucie) were thus married. Katherine first to Sir Robert Vaughan of Lloydierd in Com. Montgom. Knight; afterwards to Sir Iames Palmer of Dorney-Court in Com. Buck. Knight, Chancellour of the Garter [Page 261] (Father to Roger, now Earl of C [...]stlemaine, in Ireland;) and Lucie to William Abington of Hinlip in Com. Wigorn. Esq

Of Percie Percie. his Son and Heir (who succeeded him in his Honour) it appears; that, in his Father's life time; scil. 16 Nov. 20 Iac. he was Created Baronet: and Married Elizabeth Daughter of Six William Craven Knight, Alderman of London (Sister to William now Earl of Craven) and de­parting this life 19 Ianuarii, An. 1666. was buried at Welsh-Poole; leaving Issue William his only Son; and Mary a Daughter Married to George Lord Talbot, eldest Son to Iohn late Earl of Shrewsbury.

Which William William. in consideration of his emi­nent Loyalty to the King, and other his special merits; was, by Letters Patents bearing date upon the fourth of April, 26 Car. 2. advanced to the dignity of Earl of Powys: and having taken to Wife the Lady Elizabeth, Daughter to Edward late Marquess of Worcester, hath Issue by her one Son, called William; and five Daughters; Mary Married to Richard, Son and Heir to Carrill Vi­count Molineux; Frances, Anne, Lucie, and Wi­ni [...]ride.

Lord Herbert of Chirbury.
[5 Car. 1.]

HAving in my discourse of the Earls of Pem­broke of this Family, taken notice of their Descent from Henry Fitz Herbert Cham­berlain to King Henry the First, I now come to Ed­ward Herbert of Montgomerie-Castle, great Grand-son to Sir Richard Herbert Knight, second Son to Sir Richard Herbert of Colbroke, in Com. Monmouth Knight, and younger Brother to William, the first Earl of Pembroke (and with him beheaded at Northampton, in 9 E. 4.) that is to say, [...] Son and Heir to Richard Herbert of Montgomerie Esq, and Magdalen his wife, Daughter to Sir Richard Newport of High Ercall in Com. Salop. Knight, Son of Edward Herbert Esq, Son of Sir Richard Herbert Knight, onePat. 1 H. 8. p. 1. m. 14. of the Gentlemen-Ushers of the Privy-Chamber to King Henry the Eight, and Constable of the Castle of Bergavenny; second Son to Sir Richard Herbert of Colbroke before-specified.

This Edward Edward. having First been [...] a Fellow-Com­moner in University-Colledge Oxon. and after­wards betaking himself to Travel; as also to cer­tain military Exercises, in Foreign parts, for di­vers years, whereby he became much accomplisht; was made Knight of the Bath [...] at the Coronation of King Iames, and afterwards receiv'd to be of Council [...] to that King, for his military affairs; and Embassador [...] to Lewes the XIII. King of France, to mediate for the relief of the Prote­stants in that Realm, then besieg'd in several pla­ces: in which service he continued [...] more than five years; managing that Trust with such fidelity and prudence, as that he was thereupon advan­ced [...] to the Dignity of a Baron of the Realm of Ireland (where he had a fair Estate) by the name of Lord Herbert of Castle Island; (alias Castle of the Island of Kerry, in those parts) by Letters Patents, bearing date 31 Dec. 22 Iac.

And after this, having, likewise, approved him­self a most faithful Servant to King Charles the First, aswellPat. 5 Car. 1. p. 14. in Council, as in Arms, was by him CreatedPat. 5 Car. 1. p. 14. a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Herbert of Chirbury, in Com. Salop. upon the seventh of May, in the fifth year of his Reign.

This noble Lord was Author of that learned Phi­losophical Tract (in Latine) de Veritate, Printed in an. 1638. and since (as I have heard) transla­ted into sundry Languages. Also of these other;

De Causis Errorum, & de Religione Laici. Edit. Lond. 1645.

De Expeditione in Ream Insulam, Edit. Lond. 1658.

The Life and Reign of King Henry the Eight. Edit. Lond. 1649.

And De Religione Gentilitium, &c. Edit. Am­stelodami, an. 1663.

He MarriedEx p [...]f. cod. MS. Mary the Daughter and Heir to Sir William Herbert of St. Iul [...]ans, in Com. Mon­mouth Knight (descended from Sir George Herbert Knight, third Son to William the first Earl of Pembroke, of this Family:) and departingEx p [...]f. cod. MS. this Life at London, upon the fifth of August, an. 1648. was buryedEx p [...]f. cod. MS. in the Church of St. Giles in the Fields, in the suburbs of that City, leaving Issue Ex p [...]f. cod. MS. two Sons, Richard, who succeeded him in his Honours, and Edward; as also one Daughter cal­led Beatrix, who died unmarried.

Which Richard, Richard. during his Father's Life time, being a person of great Courage and Valour, ser­ved his late Majesty King Charles the First, as Cap­tain of a Troop of Horse, in that first Engage­ment against his rebellious Scottish Subjects: and afterwards in England against the late Usurpers; raising at his own charge a full Regiment of Foot, and a Troop of Horse: the numbers whereof (by reason of Death and other disasters) were at sun­dry times so diminished, as that his frequent Re­cruits at length amounted to no less than to two thousand eight hundred men, as I have been cre­dibly inform'd, which Regiments he upheld and continued, until his Majesties Authority and In­terest, through the prevalency of his Adversaries, was totally forced out of South-Wales: never forsaking him, though he had at last no more than thirty men left; and of those, divers hurt and maimed.

Amongst his particular services, in that sad and calamitous time, he was one of those, who con­ducted the Queen, upon her Arrival (from Hol­land) at Burlington, in Yorkeshire, to the King, then at Oxford. And did, for the most part, per­sonally attend his Majesty, who had an especial love for him; and imploy'd him in divers weighty affairs; well knowing him to be a person able to serve him; aswel with his Pen, as Sword.

By Mary his Wife, Daughter to Iohn Earl of Bridgwater, he had Issue four Sons; Edward, who succeeded him; Iohn, who died young, Henry lately Captain of a Troop of Horse, in the service of the French King, under Sir Henry Iones Knight, and now Captain of the like Troop, in the Regi­ment of his Royal Highness the Duke of York: and Thomas, who died unmarried. As also four Daughters; Frances Married to William Brown Esq Florence to Richard Herbert, now of O [...]ley-Park in Com. Salop Esq Arabell [...], and Alice. And, departing this life 13 Maii, an. 1655. was [Page 262] buried in the Chancel of the Parish Church of Montgomerie, in North-Wales.

Which Edward Edward. (now Lord Herbert of Chir­bury, and Castle Island) being no less ready to serve his Sovereign; than his noble Father and Grandfather ever really did; in an. 1659. took the first, and then most probable opportunity (to­gether with his valiant Brother Henry) to mani­fest his true Loyalty unto his now Majesty King Charles the Second. And accompanied by no small number of his Kindred and Friends, resolv'd at that time to have risen in Shropshire: but being there betray'd, readily join'd with Sir George Booth (now Lord De la mer) in that appearance of the Cheshire men, and others, in order to the restora­tion of his Majesty. Which attempt, however well intended, became altogether insuccessful. But thereof, and upon what grounds it failed, 'tis more proper for our publick Historians, than my self (if I could) to give an account.

He Married two Wives; First Anne the Daugh­ter of Sir Thomas Middleton of Chirk-Castle in Com. Denbigh Knight: and secondly Elizabeth, one of the Daughters and Coheirs of George late Lord Chandos; but by neither of them hath any Issue.

Ogle.
[1 E. 4.]

OF this Family, which hath been of great Antiquity in Northumberland, taking its Surname from the Lordship of Og­gil, their principal Seat there, was Iohn de Oggil, Iohn. whose Lands were extendedEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 3. in 49 H. 3. for his adherence to the rebellious Barons of that Age. But the next, of whom I have seen any thing me­morable, is Robert de Oggle Robert. in 15 E. 3. upon a very honourable account; he then obtaining Li­cence Cert. 15 E. 3. n 16. to make a Castle of his Mannor-House at Oggle; and to have Free-Warren in all Demesn-Lands within his Lordships of Oggle, Alden­sheles, Rouley, Shilington, Heselrig, Folberye, Thraste [...]ton, and Hurchemouthe, in Com. Nor. thumb. In 19 E. 3. upon that great Incursion T. W [...]l [...]. p. 1 [...]6. by the Scots, under the Command of William Douglas (at which time they burntT. W [...]l [...]. p. 1 [...]6. Carlisle, Penrith, and divers other places) he accompanied T. W [...]l [...]. p. 1 [...]6. Iohn de Kirkeby, then Biship of Carlisle, in a charge which he made upon a strong party of those bold invaders; and encountring with Alexander Str [...]g [...]n, their chief Commander (spurring on his Horse) ranT. W [...]l [...]. p. 1 [...]6. him into the side with his Lance; but was [...]o [...]e woundedIbid. himself also; the Biship being likewise unhorstIbid.; but valiantly recovering Ibid. his Saddle, escaped the danger.

This Robert had Issue [...] Robert, who Married [...] Helene the Daughter and Heir to Sir Robert Ber­tram Knight, Baron of Botball; and by her had Issue Robert, who diedPat. [...]. E. 3. p a. m. 19. in his Father's life time. Whereupon Robert his Son, upon the Death of Robert Robert. his Grandfather, in 36 E. 3. being found Pat. [...] E. 3. p a. m. 19. to be his Heir, became WardPat. [...] E. 3. p a. m. 19. to Iohn Phi­lipot.

This last mention'd Robert, being a Knight in 12 R. 2. had Liverry [...] 1. R. 2 n. 25. of that parparty of those Lands, as were of the Inheritance of Ioan his Wife, one of the three Daughters and Coheirs to Sir Alexander de Heton Knight. And, having been taken PrisonerPat. 2 H. 4. p. 1. m. 33. by the Scots, in 2 H. 4. obtain'd a grantPat. 2 H. 4. p. 1. m. 33. from the King of C. marks, towards the payment of his Ransom, out of the Customs of Woolls, in the Port of Newcastle upon Tine.

After which, in 6 H. 4. he serv'dRot. Scoc. 6 H. 4. m. 6. in the Gar­rison of Barwick upon Twede, under Iohn, the King's Son (afterwards Duke of Bedford) at that time Governour there. And, in 7 H. 4. upon the DeathRot. Scoc. 7 H. 4. m. 13. of David de Holgrave (the last Husband to Helene his Mother) doing his Homage, had LiveryRot. Scoc. 7 H. 4. m 13. of the Castle and Mannor of Bothall; which, being of her Inheritance, were held of the King, by Knights Service in Barony; paying yearly for the Guard of the Castle at Newcastle upon Tine, for Cornage, Cxv s. iv d.

Being thus possess'd of that Castle and Man­nor, within two days after that Livery, he en­feofftPat. 7 H. 4. p. 1. m. 2. William de Themilby Clerk, and others, therein; as also of the Mannor of Heppale, and Town of Lour-bottil, to the use of himself, du­ring his natural life; and after his decease, the Mannor and Town of Heppale, to remain to his Son, Sir Robert Ogle the younger Knight, and to the Heirs Male of his Body; and for want of such Issue to his younger Son Iohn, surnamed Ber­tram (from his Mother) and to the Heirs Male of his Body; and for lack fo such Issue, to the Heirs Male of his own Body: upon condition, that every such Heir Male should bear the name of Ogle, with the Arms of Ogle and Bothall quarter­ed. And, that after the Death of him the said Ro­bert Ogle the Elder, the said Castle and Mannor of Bothall should remain to the said Iohn Bertram and to the Heirs Male of his Body for ever: and for want of such Issue, to the said Sir Robert Ogle the younger, and the Heirs Male of his Body: and for lack of such Issue, to him the said Sir Ro­bert Ogle the Elder, and the Heirs Male of his Body; and for lack of such Issue, to his own right Heirs.

In 8 H. 4. upon the Death of Helene, his Mo­ther, he had LiveryRot. Fin. 8 H. 4. m. 11. of the Lands of her Inheri­tance, his Homage being respited. And depart­ing Ex coll. R. Dodsw. this life upon All-hallow Eve, an. 1409. 11 H. 4. was buriedEx coll. R. Dodsw. in the Abby-Church of Hexham; being then seisedLib. cedul. 11 H. 4. p. 115. Nor­thumb. of the moity of the Mannor of Heppall, which he heldLib. cedul. 11 H. 4. p. 115. Nor­thumb. of the King in Capite, by the service of the moity of a Barony. He also held jointly with Ioan his Wife, the other moity, by the like service, leaving Robert Lib. cedul. 11 H. 4. p. 115. Nor­thumb. his Son and Heir, and Ioan his Wife surviving; who thereupon had for her Dowry an assignationClaus. 11 H. 4. m. 12. of the moity of the Mannor of Heppall, and Town of Lourbottill; as also one Burgage in New­castle upon Tine, near the White-cross; with certain Lands in North-Middylton, belonging to Iohn de Farmelawe. Which Robert, Robert. his Son, had thereupon LiveryRot. Fin. 11 H. 4. m. 7. of the Lands of his Inheri­tance, his Homage being respited.

By colour whereof, he forcibly (with CC. men) possessedRot. Parl. 11 H. 4. n. 36. himself of the Castle and Man­nor of Bothall; which by the Feo [...]ment before mention'd, were setled upon Iohn his Brother, who bore the sirname of Bertram. Whereupon complaintRot. Parl. 11 H. 4. n. 36. being made in Parliament, it was orderedRot. Parl. 11 H. 4. n. 36., that a W [...]it should be sent to the Sheriff of Northumberland, to require all those, [Page 263] who then held that Castle, to depart thence; and to command the said Robert to appear at Westminster, by a certain day, to make answer to the King, for this his misdemeanor.

In 12 H. 4. he was, againRot. Scoc. 12 H. 4. m. 9., with Iohn the Kings Son (then Constable of England) in the Garrison of Barwick. And in 1. H. 5. associated Rot. Scoc. 1 H. 5. m. 4. with Sir Robert de Vm [...]ravill Knight, to treat with the Commissioners of Robert Duke of Al­bani Governour of Scotland; and to conclude of such differences, as then were betwixt King Henry, and those of that Nation. So likewise Rot. Scoc. 2 H. 5. m. 15. in 2 H. 5. with Richard Lord Grey, and o­thers, to treat of a general, or particular Truce, as well by Sea, as by Land, betwixt both Realms.

Upon the deathLib. Cedul. 4 H 5. p. 183. of Ioan his Mother, in 4 H. 5. he had LiveryRot. Fin. 4 H. 5. m. 13. of the Lands which she held in dower. In 5 H. 5. constituted Sheriff of Northumberland. In 2 H. 6. associatedRot. Scoc. 2 H. 6. m. 5. with Henry Earl of Northumberland, and divers other great Men, in those parts, to conduct Iames King of Scotland from Durham into his own Realm, with all due honour; he being▪ (upon pledges then given) enlargedStow's Ann. of his imprison­ment, wherein he bad been restrained from 8 H. 4. And in 3 H. 6. was made GovernourRot. Scoc. 3 H. 6. m. 12. of the Town of Roxborough, for the term of three years.

In 8 H. 6. he obtain'd a CharterCart. 8 H. 6. n. 51. for Free-Warren in all his demesn-lands at Heple in Com. Northumbr. and departedLib. Cedul. 15 H. 6 p. 499. Nor­thumb. this life in 15 H. 6. leaving Issue Robert Lib. Cedul. 15 H. 6 p. 499. Nor­thumb. his Son and Heir, and four DaughtersEx Coll R. Gl. S.; Margaret the Wife of Sir Robert de Herbotle Knight, Anne of Sir William Heron Knight, Constance of Sir Iohn Milford Knight, and Ioane of ... Maners. Whereupon Maud his Wife, Daughter [...] Coll. R. Dod [...]w. to Sir Robert Grey of Hor­ton, in Com. Northumbr. Knight had an assigna­tion of herClaus. 15 H. 6. m. 22. Dower: and Sir Roger Ogle Knight his Son and Heir, LiveryRot. Fin. 15 H. 6. m. 28. of the Lands of his in­heritance.

Which Sir Robert Robert. in 16 H. 6. was made She­riff Rot. Fin. 16 H. 6. m. 20. of Northumberland: and in 38 H. 6. being then called Senior (withRot. Scoc. 38 H. 6 m. 1. Robert his Son, at that time a Knight) was constitutedRot. Scoc. 38 H. 6 m. 1. Embas­sadour, together with the Prior of Hexham, and others, to treat with the Embassadors of Scotland, upon a Truce betwixt both Realms. Moreover in 1 E. 4. (8 Aug.) he was made WardenRot. Scoc. 1 E. 4. m. 26. of the East-marches. Whereupon, in considerationPat. 1 E. 4. p. 2. m. 21. of his faithful services, he ob­tained a grantPat. 1 E. 4. p. 2. m. 21. of the Offices of Steward and Constable of the Castles and Lordships of Aln­wick, Werkworth, Prudhowe, Rarbebury, New­borne, and Newborne-Haven, in Com. Northumbr. for life.

And being shortly after advanc'd to the de­gree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by SummonsClaus. 1 E. 4. m. 3 [...]. in dorso. to that Parliament, which began at Westminster 4 Nov. the same year; upon the 28. of Ianuary next ensuing, in consideration Pat. 1 E. 4. p. 4. m. 16. of his farther services, had another grantPat. 1 E. 4. p. 4. m. 16. in special tail, of the Lordship of Redisdale, and Castle of Herbotel, in Com. Northumbr. then in the Crown by the attainder of Sir William Tailbois Knight. Also of the Town of Eling­ton, (part of the possessions of Leo Lord Welles attainted) Likewise of eight pounds per annum Rent, issuing out of the Town of Beneley; and of the Towns of Shilbotel, Rebyngton, Gyfyns, and Midelton, in the same County, which by the forfeiture of Henry Earl of Northumberland▪ (Great Grandfather to the then Earl) came to the Crown. Likewise of all those lands, within the Lordship of Tindale, called Talbotts lands, part of the possessions also of that Earl.

In 2. E. 4. upon [...] that Insurrection of the Lan­castrians in the North, where they had possessed themselves of divers strong holds, he marcht [...] with the King into those parts; and served at the Siege of Bamburgh-Castle: by reason whereof, upon the gaining of it, he was made Pat. 4. E. 4. p. 1. m. 8. Constable and Receiver of that Castle and Lordship for life. And, in 5 E. 4. joined in CommissionRot. Franc. 5 E. 4. m. 4. with Richard Nevill Earl of War­wick, and others, to treat with some from Scotland, for the redressing of those injuries, which had been done by the subjects of either Kingdom, contrary to the form of the Truce: and soon after that, to treatIbid. m. 7. with the Embas­sadours of that Realm, concerning a future Truce: as also touching a marriageIb m 5. betwixt the King of Scots and some fit person of the King of Eng­lands allegiance.

This Robert Lord Ogle married [...] Isabell the Daughter and Heir of Alexander de Kirkeby, eldest Son of Sir Richard de Kirkeby of Kirkby, in Com. Lanc. Knight; and departed [...] this life 1 Nov. 9 E. 4. being then seised [...] of the Man­nour of Thuresby, in Com. Cumbr. as also of the Mannours of Heppel, with its members; viz. Ogle, Schilmington; the moitie of the Man­nor of Theronham; and third part of the Man­nour of Angram. Likewise of the [...]iberty and Franchise of Redesdale, with the Castle and Mannour of Herbotill, all in Com. Northumbr. leaving [...] Owen his Son and Heir thirty years of age, and upwards; and Isabell a Daughter, first marriedEx Coll R. Gl. S. to Sir Iohn Heron of Chipchase Knight, and afterwards toEx Coll R. Gl. S. Iohn Woderington.

Which Owen Owen. is the same person, whom Polyd. Virgil (by mistake) calls George, who wasPat. 574. Stow's An. in the Battel of Stoke juxta Newarke in 2 H. 7. on the behalf of that King, against Iohn Earl of Lincoln, and his adherents. And in 9 H. 7. marchtPolyd. Virg. p. 602. n. 40. with the rest of the Northern-Barons under the conduct of Thomas Earl of Surrey, for the relief of Norham-Castle, then besieg'd by the Scots. This Owen Lord Ogle had summons Claus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament from 22 E. 4. to 1 H 7. inclu­sive: and by Eleanor his Wi [...]e the DaughterEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir William Hilton Knight lef [...] Issue Raphe.

Which Raphe Raphe. had summonsEx Rot. pe­n [...]s Cler. Par­vaebagae. to Parliament in 1 and 3 H. 8. And, by Margaret his Wife, the DaughterEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir William Gascoine Knight had Issue another Raphe. Who in 4 H. 8. upon that Invasion made by Iames the 4 King of Scots, marchtStow's Ann. in the foreward of the Eng­lish Army (then commanded by Thomas Earl of Surrey) which gave Battel to him at Floddo [...]. And by Anne his Wife, DaughterEx Coll. R. Gl. S. of Thomas, Son and Heir to George Lord Lumley, had Issue Robert.

Which Robert Robert. had summonsEx Rot. pe­nes Cler. par­vaebagae. to Parliament in 6 and 21 H. 8. and married twice, first Ex C [...]ll. R. Gl. S. Dorothy Daughter of Henry Widerington; by whom he had IssueEx C [...]ll. R. Gl. S. Sir Robert Ogle Knight his Son and Heir, and Margery a Daughter, Wife Ex C [...]ll. R. Gl. S. of Gregory Ogle of C [...]apington, in Com. Northumbr. Secondly to Iane, DaughterIbid. of Sir Cuthbert Retcliffe of Cartington Knight, [Page 264] and had IssueIbid. by her, two Sons: Cuthbert and Thomas; as also Margaret a Daughter, married Ibid. to Robert Woderington, third Son of Sir Iohn Woderington Knight; and died in 31 H. 8. being slainIbid. at Penmorhugh in Scotland: where­upon Sir Robert Ogle Knight his Son and Heir had LiveryPat. 31 H. 8. p. 3. of his Lands.

Which Sir Robert, Robert. in 5 E. 6. was constituted Pat. 1 E. 6. p. 6. Warden of the Middle-Marches; and, having marriedEx Coll. R. Gl. S. Ioane, the Daughter and Heir to Sir Thomas Malleverrer of Allerton in Com. Ebor. Knight, diedEx Coll. R. GL. S. in 4 Eliz. without Issue.

Whereupon Cuthbert Cuthbert. his Brother of the half blood, succeeding in the Honour; had summons Ex Rot. pe­nès Cler. Par­vaebag [...]. to Parliament in 5 Eliz. And, having married Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. Catherine the Daughter and Coheir to Sir Regi­n [...]ld Carn [...]by Knight, departedFF. in offic. Arm. f. 596. b. this life ... 39 Eliz. whereupon he had burialFF. in offic. Arm. f. 596. b. at Bothol 16 Martii the same year; leaving IssueFF. in offic. Arm. f. 596. b. two Daughters his Heirs; Ioane married to Edward Talbot, a younger Son to George Earl of Shrews­bury, but died without issue; and Catherine to Pat. 4 Car. 1. p. [...]9. Sir Charles Cavendish of Welbeck, in Com. Nott. Knight.

Which Catherine, surviving her Sister, and thereupon being Sole Heir, in 4 Car. 1. obtain'd special Letters PatentPat. 4 Car. 1. p. [...]9. from that King, under his great Seal, bearing date 4 Dec. the same year, declaring her to be Baroness Ogle of Ogle, in Com. Northumbr. as also ratifying that title of Honour to her and her Heirs for ever: Of whose Issue by him I shall speak farther, under the title of Cavendish Duke of Newcastle.

Iohn Lord Wenlok.
[1 E. 4.]

OF this Iohn I have not seen any mention, until the time he was constitutedRot. Fin. 17 H. 6. m. 20. Es­chaetor for the Counties of Buck. and Bedf. in 17 H. 6. So that, of his Parentage, I cannot say any thing. But shortly after that, coming to Court; his activeness there, advanced him in such sort, as that at length he arrived to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm. For, in 25 H. 6. beingPat. 25 H 6. p. 1. m. 10. Usher of the Chamber to Queen Margaret, he had the titlePat. 25 H 6. p. 1. m. 10. of Esquire: and soon after being KnightedPat. 26 H. 6. p. 2. m. 22., was madePat. 26 H. 6. p. 2. m. 22. Constable of Ba [...]burgh-Castle in Northumberland (Iohn Heron Esq the former Governour, beingPat. 26 H. 6. p. 2. m. 22. de­ceased.) In 28 H. 6. he became ChamberlainPat. 28 H 6. p. 1. m. 5. to that Queen. And in 33 H. 6. being in the first Battel of St. Albans on the Kings part was [...]ore woundedStow's Ann. But in those offices and employ­ments he thrived so well, as that the King, wanting money, borrowedClaus. 35 H. 6. m. 3. of him, the sum of one thousand thirty three pounds, six shillings eight pen [...]: for the payment whereof he had an assignationClaus. 35 H. 6. m. 3. out of the fifteenth and tenth, granted in the Parliament of 35 H. 6. And in 36 H. 6. was sentRot. Franc. 36 H. 6. m. 5. to Antwerp in Brabant, and other places, within the Dominion of the Duke of Burgundy, for dispatch of the most important affairs in those parts. Soon after which, he was [...] of the Garter per E. A. made Knight of the most noble order of the Garter.

Howbeit, notwithstanding his obligations to that Queen; and what other favours he had re­ceived from the King; in 38 H. 6. when he saw the Duke of York appear in Arms, he sided Claus. 38 H. 6. m. 12. with him: for which cause (with many other of that partie) he was attaintedClaus 38 H. 6. m. 12. in the Parlia­ment held at Coventre, the same year.

But by this his attainder he lost not much. For King, Henry's deposal hapning soon after; he marchtStow's Ann., with King Edward to Towton-field; and, upon that great and absolute Victory there, obtain'd a grantPat. 1 E. 4. p. 1. m. 18. of the Office of Chief Butler of England: as alsoIbid. p. 2. m 11. of the stewardship of the Castle and Lordship of Berkhamsted in Com. Hertf. And the same year being advanced to the degree and dignity of a Baron (for the Re­cord Rot. Franc. 1 E. 4. m. 24. calls him Lord Wenlok) as alsoRot. Franc. 1 E. 4. m. 24. one of the Kings Privy Council; he was constituted Rot. Franc. 1 E. 4. m. 24. one of the Embassadours, then imploy'd to the Duke of Burgundy, to treat for an amicable en­tercourse of Trade, betwixt the Merchants of England, and those of his allegiance; being then likewise summonedClaus. de eo­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament. And the next ensuing year was again sent Embassadour Rot. Franc. 2 E. 4. m. 15. to the same Duke, to treat touching the proro­gation and continuance of that Truce, which had been concluded betwixt King Edward and him: as alsoIb. for the like free entercourse betwixt the subjects of England, and those of Burgundy.

He likewise, the same year, attendedStow's An. the King in his Northern Expedition, the Lancastri­ans having again possessedStow's An. themselves of divers strong holds in Northumberland; and assistedStow's An. at the Siege of Dunstanburgh Castle.

Moreover, in 4. E. 4. he was imply'd in that EmbassyRot. Franc. 4 E. 4. m. 11. with Richard Nevill Earl of Warwick, and others, to treat of Peace with King Lewis of France: and in 5 E. 4. was again sentRot. Franc. 5 E. 4. m. 15. (with others) to treat with the Commissaries of Philip Duke of Burgundy touching matters of Trade: as alsoRot. Franc. 5 E. 4. m. 15. with other Commissioners of Francis Duke of Britanny, for a league of amity, be­twixt King Edward and the Duke.

In 6 E. 4. he was again sentRot. Franc. 6 E. 4. m. 7. to treat of peace with the French: and had summonsClaus. de eo­dem ann. in dorso. to the Parlia­ment held that year. In all which services he beha­ved himself so acceptably; as that, in 7 E. 4. by way of remuneration, he obtain'd a grantPat. 7 E. 4 p. 2. m. 2 [...]. of all the moveable goods, of Henry Duke of Somerset, and Andrew Trollop, and their servants, forfeited to the King for their respective rebellious actings: and in 10 E. 4. was constitutedRot. Franc. 10 E. 4. m. 11. Lieutenant of Ca­lais, and the marches adjacent.

But, as Nevill Earl of Warwick had been the chief Instrument in advancing King Edward to the Royal Throne, so was he the principal of those, who, through private respects, endea­voured to pull him down: In which adventure this Iohn Lord Wenlok took part with him: for it appearsPolyd. Virg. p. 530. & Ib. n. 10., that after the Battel at Barnet (whe [...]e­in the Earl was slain) when Queen Margaret (landing at Weymouth) came to Beaulieu-Abby in Hantshire, he was one of those, that hasted to her, with endeavor to raise new Forces for the restoring of King Henry (then kept prisoner in the Tower of London:) but in that great at­tempt, he unhappily miscarried; being slainIb. fighting stoutly in the Battel of Tewksbury, which fell out soon after; viz. 4 Maii An. 1471. (11 E. 4.) leaving neither Wife, nor Issue, that ever I could see.

[Page 265]SomeHolingsh. p. 658. a. n. 50. say that the Duke of Somerset, (who with his Brother Iohn led the Van) coming out of his Station; and finding this Lord Wenlok, (who with the Prince, commanded the Middle-Ward) standing still, whom he expected to have followed him; turn'd to him; and calling him Traytor, knockt out his Brains with his Axe.

Howard.
[12 E. 4.]

THere are those, perhaps, who will ex­pect, that I should ascend much higher, in manifesting the greatness of this ho­nourable and large spreading Family; in regard I do not make any mention thereof above the time of King Edward the first: Some supposing that their common Ancestor, in the Saxons time, took his original appellation from an eminent Office, or Command: others (afterwards) from the name of a place. And some have not stuck to derive him from the famous Hereward, the Chief Conducter of those Forces, which so stout­ly defended the Isle of Ely, for a time, against Kind William the Conqueror, and his Army. But to this last, I cannot well assent, by reason that Ingu [...]ph E. 511. b. n. 10. then Abbot of Crouland (who was his contemporary) affirms, that Hereward left no other Issue than an Heir female, named Turfrida, Wife to Hugh de Evermue Lord of De­ping, in Com. Linc.

I shall therefore (after much fruitless search to satisfie my self as well as others in this point) begin with William Howard, William. a learn'd and re­verend JudgeRec. de T. [...]. 25 E. 1. of the Court of Common-Pleas, for a great part of King Edward the first's, and beginning of Edward the Second's Reign; be­fore whom there are memorials of FinesIn Scace., pe­nès Thes. & Cam [...]ar. which were levyed, from xv. Ioh. Bapt. 26 E. 1. un­til crastin. S. Ioh. Bapt. 2 E. 2.

This William had large possessions in Wigen­hale, in the North-West part of Norfolk; as also in divers other places thereabouts; beingPat. 22 E. 1. m. 24. in dorso. one of the Commissioners of Sewers, for the repair of the Banks and Drains in Middelton, Rungeton, and Sechithe, in that part of Norfolk, in 22 E. 1. And, in 23 E. 1. had summonsClaus. 23 E. 1. in dorso m. 9., amongst the rest of the Judges of the Courts at Westmin­ster, and the Kings learned Council, unto the Parliament then held there. So likewiseClaus. de [...]sd. ann. in dorso. to those Parliaments of 25, 28, and 32 E. 1. as also of 1 E. 2.

To whom succeeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and heir. Which Iohn in 34 E. 1. being onePat. 34 E. 1. m. 31. of the Gen­tlemen of the Kings Bedchamber, obtain'dPat. 34 E. 1. m. 31. the wardship of the land and Heir of Iohn de Croke­dake (a person of note in those parts.) And in 4 E. 2. was [...] in that Expedition then made into Scotland. He was also Sheriff [...] for the Coun­ties of Norf. and Suff. from 11 E. 2. till 16. of that King's Reign [...] inclusive: and Governour Rot. Fin. 11 E. 2. m. 12. of the Castle of Norwich, in 11 E. 2. More­over, in 15 E. 2. he was join'd in commission [...] 2. p. 2. m. 20. with Iohn de Vau [...], to make choice of two thousand Foot-Souldiers, in the Counties of Norf. and Suff. as also to conduct them to New­castle upon Tine, thence to march against the Scots: and in 17 E. 2. was [...] in the Wars of Gascoine. In 19 E. 2. he was likewise onePat. 19 E. [...]. p. 1. m. 4. of the Commissioners for arraying of men, in the Counties of Norfolk, and Suffolk according to the Statute of Winchester: and in 20 E. 2. be­ing againPat. 20 [...]. 2. m. 18. appointed one of the Commissioners of Array in the County of Norfolk receiv'd com­mand Pat. 20 [...]. 2. m. 18. for the arming of five hundred Men, (Foot-Souldiers and Archers) with Hactoons, Bacinets, and Gantlets of iron, and to conduct them to the Port of Orwell, in Suffolk, thence to go to Sea against the French: but diedEsc. 5 E. 3. n. 8. in 5 E. 3. leaving Iohn his SonEsc. 5 E. 3. n. 8. and Heir.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 10 E. 3. was constituted Commun. de T. [...]. 11. [...]. [...]. Rot. 11. Admiral of the Kings whole Fleet, from the mouth of Thames to the Northward; where­upon he had an assignationClaus. 11 E. 3. p. 2. m. 3 [...]. of 153 l. 7 s. 6 d. for the Wages of himself, with his Men at Arms and Archers in that service: and in 21 E. 3. obtain'd a grantCart. 21 [...]. 3. n. 14. for a Market every week upon the Friday, at his Mannour of Wygen­hale in Com. Norf. and one Fair yearly upon the Eve and day of St. Mary Magdalen. In which year he was again constitutedPat. 21 E. 3. P. 1. m. 31. Admiral of the whole Fleet to the Northwards.

To this Iohn succeeded Sir Robert Howard Robert. Knight; who in 2 R. 2. was committed prisoner Claus. 2 R. 2. in [...]. m. 22. to the Tower, for deteining Margery de Nar­ford from Alice Lady Nevill her Grandmother; with whom, upon her petition to the King and Council, she had been appointed to remain, until the Cause of Divorce betwixt her, and Iohn de Brewer should be determined in the Court of Rome.

This Sir Robert diedEsc. 12 R. 2. n. 26. 3 Iulii 12 R. 2. in his Fathers life time; leaving Issue by Margaret his Wife, DaughterEx stemmate. to Robert Lord Scales, Iohn his Son and Heir. Which Iohn Iohn. being soon after­wards a Knight, was retein'dPat. 12 R. 2. p. 2. m. 31. to serve the King for his life 10 Martii 12 R. 2. and by Margaret his first Wife, DaughterRot. Fin. 13 R. 2. m. 24. and Heir to Sir Iohn Plaiz Knight, had IssueClaus. 10 H. 4. in dorso. m. 16. Iohn his Son and Heir.

Which Iohn Iohn. was also a KnightClaus. 13 H. 6. m. [...] Esc. 16 H. 6. n. 56., and dying in his Father life time left IssueClaus. 13 H. 6. m. [...] Esc. 16 H. 6. n. 56. Elizabeth his sole Daughter and Heir, marriedClaus. 13 H. 6. m. [...] Esc. 16 H. 6. n. 56. to Iohn Earl of Oxford. But after the death of the said Mar­garet (Daughter of Sir Iohn Plaiz) this Sir Iohn Howard married h to his second Wife Alice the Daughter and Heir of Sir William Tendring Knight, and by her had Issue Robert; Robert.

Who, being likewise a Knight, marriedEx stem­mate. Mar­garet the Daughter and Coheir to Thomas de Moubray Duke of Norfolk; but died in his Fa­thers life time, leaving Issue Iohn.

Whicn Iohn, in 31 H. 6. (being then a Knight) afterStow's An. the regaining of Burdeaux, accompanied Stow's An. Iohn Talbot Vicount L'isle to Blay, with twenty two thousand Men: and soon after marcht Stow's An. with Iohn Earl of Shrewsbury, to the relief of Chastillon, then besieg'd by the French, were that right valiant Earl had the fate to be slain. And was made SheriffRot. Fin. 1 E. 4. m. 32. of the Counties of Norf. and Suff. in 1. E. 4. as also ConstablePat. 1 E. 4. p. 1. m. 16. of the Ca­stle of Norwich; and one of the Kings CarversIb. m. 1., with the FeeIb. m. 1. of xl l. per annum for that service, to be received out of the Counties of Norf. and Suff. by the hands of the Sheriff for the time being. Having likewise, in consideration of his great services, a grantIb. p. 4. m. [...] 19. in special tail, of the Mannours of Leyham, and Wherstede, in Com. Suff. Smethe­ton-Hall, in Com. Essex, Dontishe, and Done­lyshe [Page 266] in Com. Dorset; as also of the Mannour of Moyton-Hall in Com. Norf. all which were then in the Crown by the attainder of Iohn Earl of Wiltshire.

In 2 E. 4. being appointedStow's An. (together with the Lords Fa [...]conbridge, Clinton, and others) to keep the Seas, having to the number of ten thou­sand Men in the Fleet, he landedStow's An. with them in Britanny, where they tookStow's An. the Town of Con­quet, with the Isle of Rethe: and in 8 E. 4. be­ing then TreasurerPat. 8 E. 4. p. 1. m. 5. of the Kings Houshold, obtained a grantPat. 8 E. 4. p. 1. m. 5. of the whole benefit of that which should accrue to the King, by Coynage of Money, in the City and Tower of London, or elsewhere in the Realm of England; to enjoy from the first of October, the same year, so long as he should continue in that office of Treasurer of the Houshold. Also, the same year, withStow's An. the Lord Scales, Dacres, (and divers other persons of great quality) he attendedStow's An. the Lady Marga­ret, the Kings Sister, into Flanders, where she was solemnly married to the Duke of Burgundy. And in 10 E. 4. (bearing the titlePat. 10 E. 4. m. 13. of Lord Howard) the Lancastrians then making head a­gain, by reason of the revolt of Richard Nevill (that stout Earl of Warwick) the Duke of Cla­rence, and others, at that time getting into France, with purpose to return powerfully; he was madePat. 10 E. 4. m. 13. Captain-General of all the Kings Forces at Sea, for resistance of their attempts.

In 11 E. 4. he was constitutedRot. Franc. 11 E. 4. m. 18. Deputy-Go­vernour of Calais and the marches adjacent un­to William Lord Hastings: and in 12 E. 4. first summon'dClaus. de eo­dem ann. in dorso. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm. In 13 E. 4. he was joined in CommissionRot. Franc. 13 E. 4. m. 24. with the same Lord Hastings and others, to treat with Charles Duke of Burgundy, or his Agents, at Bruges in Flanders, for com­posing certain differences, betwixt the subjects of England, and those of that Duke. And in 14 E. 4. retein'd by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cle [...]. Pell., to serve the King in his Dutchy of Normandy, and Realm of France, for one whole year, with xx. Men at Arms, and CC. Archers. In which year, up­on Comines lib. 4. p. 122. the Peace concluded betwixt both Crowns▪ it was covenantedComines lib. 4. p. 122., that King Edward, after the enterview, and receipt of two thousand Crowns, should return into England, and leave in hostage (till he had passed the Seas) this Lord Howard, and Sir Iohn Cheney, Master of the Horse. It was also then agreedIb. 1 [...]. p. 125. that a Pen­sion of six thousand Crowns, should be divided betwixt the King of Englands principal servants, whereof this Lord Howard had part: he being at that time appointedIb. 1 [...]. p. 125. one of the Commis­sioners, for setting forth the place, for the enter­view at Picquigny, which was to be upon the xxix of August following.

It is notedlb. lib. 6. p. 189. by Comines, that the King of France giving great presents to all Embassadors that came to him; he bestowed on this Lord Ho­ward, over and above his Pension, no less than twenty four thousand Crowns, in money and plate, in two years. Nevertheless in all his trans­actions he behaved himself with such fidelity and prudence; as that, in farther consideration thereof, in 15 E. 4. he obtained a grantPat. 15 E. 4. p. 2. m. 15., in special tail, of the Mannours of Prestone, Coke­ [...]eld, Aldam, and Mendam, in Com. Suff. as also of the Mannours of Dolyngham, and Michell-Hall, otherwise called Earles Swasham, in Com. Can­tabr. then in the Crown, by the attainder of Iohn Earl of Oxford. And in 17 E. 4. was joined in CommissionRot. Franc. 17 E. 4. m. 2. with the Earl of Arundel and o­thers, to treat with the French, for prolongation of the Truce betwixt both Realms.

In 18 E. 4. he obtained a grantPat. 18 E. 4. p. 1. of the Office of Constable of the Tower of London, in rever­sion after the death of Iohn Lord Dudley: and in 19 E. 4. was by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. again retein'd to serve the King, as Captain General of his Fleet against the Scots, with three thousand Men at Arms. He was likewise installedInstit. &c. of the Garter pet E. A. Knight of the Garter, in the time of that King.

And, having been thus faithful to the House of York, during the whole time of King Edward the fourths reign, he continued no less stedfast to King Richard the third, after he had got the Crown; (though I do not find, that he had any hand in those evil contrivances, and barbarous actions which were exercised by Richard in order thereto.) So that, to oblige him the more, he was upon the 28 of Iune in the first year of that Kings Reign, madePat. 1 R. [...]. p. 1. m. 18. Earl Marshal of England; and upon the same day advancedCart. 1. R. [...]. m. 1. to the dignity of Duke of Norfolk (Thomas his Son being about that time also createdStow's Ann. Earl of Surry:) and, in or­der to the solemnity of King Richard's Corona­tion, upon the thirtieth of that month, was constitutedPat. 1 R. 3. p. 1. m. 12. high Steward of England, for that day: as also Lord AdmiralIb. m. 8. of England, Ire­land and Aquitane for life, upon the 25 of Iuly ensuing: upon which day he likewise obtained a grantPat. 1 R. 3. p. 1. in special tail of the Mannours and Lord­ships of Lavenham in Com. Suff. Canfeild, Stansted-Montfichet, Crepping, Langdon, Crustwiche, Eston Hall-Vauce, Fyngreton, Do­dynghurst, Bumsted-Melyon; Beamond, and Bentley, in Com. Essex; Badlesmere, in Com. Canc. Hinkeston, in Com. Cantabr. Rosteneythe, Helston, Deby, Predannok, Poledewe, Etheron, Dawneth, Ratleton, Tresaveron, Hilleton, Heyvenis, Newland, Harnatethy, Park, Tre­wigo, Wycoteham, Penhall, Nausergh, with the Hundreds of Trelyghen and Shrobhender in Com. Cornub. Bretford, Wellelewe, Rusti­shall, Chepenham, Teffount, Bremilshawe, Upton-Skydmore, Weston-Park, Wermynster, and Winterborne-Stoke in Com. Wiltes. Hunger­ford in Com. Berks. as also of the Castle, Lord­ship and Mannour of Farlegh in Com. Somerset, and Wilts.

And shortly after that obtained another grant Pat. 2 R. 3. p. 2. in special tail, of the Mannours and Lordships of Middelton, Hillington, Tilney, Istelington, Clenchwarton, Raynham, Shakleshewe, Skales, Hekelyng, Wilton, Hokkewod, Berton, Bendish; Wigenhale, with the Fishing there; and Toll in Bishops-Lenne: also of the Hundred of Fre­brigge with its appurtenances in Com. Norfolk. Likewise of the Mannours and Lordships of Lavenham, and Warde-Huton in Com. Suff. Canfeild, Stansted-Montfichet, Bentley, and Wodham-Ferrers, in Com. Essex; Berkeway, Rokeley and Newselles in Com. Hertf. Hase­lingfeild in Com. Cantabr. Langham alias Lang­nam in Com. Dors. Keres and Retire in Com. Cornub. Exton, South-Brent, Chillington, Strat­ton, Yebelton and Spekington in Com. Somers. Ber-Lortye in Com. Dors. Foxhunt in Com. Suss. Frid in Boderesden in Com. Cantabr. Peters­feld [...] and Vp-Clatford in Com Southt. and Knoke, [Page 267] Bedwyn, and Orcheston in Com. Wilts. to hold by the same services, as they had been held before they came to the Crown.

But long he enjoy'd not this great Honour, nor these vast possessions: For the next ensuing year, being placedyd. Vir. 562. n. 40. Stows Ann. in the Front of the King's Army at Bosworth-field, where he commandedyd. Vir. 562. n. 40. Stows Ann. the Arch­ers, he was (with that King) slainyd. Vir. 562. n. 40. Stows Ann. 22 Aug. an. 1485. (3 R. 3.) and buriedWeever's Fun. mon. p. 830. in the Abby of Ther [...]ord in Com. Norff. As alsoRot. Parl. 1 H. 7. soon after at­tainted in the Parliament begun at Westminster, 7 Nov. 1 H. 7.

He MarriedVinc. corr. p. 354. two Wives; First Katherine Daughter to William Lord Molins; by whom he had IssueVinc. corr. p. 354. Thomas his Son and Heir, and four Daughters; Anne Married to Sir Edmund Gorge Knight; Isabell to Sir Robert Mortimer of ... in Com. Essex Knight; Iane to Iohn Timperley Esq; and Margaret to Sir Iohn Windham of Crowherst, in Com. Norff. Knight. Secondly, Vinc. corr. p. 354. Margaret Daughter of Sir Iohn Chedworth Kt. by whom he had IssueVinc. corr. p. 354. Catherine Married to Iohn Bourchier Lord Berners. Which Margaret surviving him, by her TestamentVox qu. 16. bearing date 13 Maii, an. 1490. (5 H. 7.) bequeath'd her Body to be bu­ried in the Quire of the Church of our Lady in Stoke; before her Image, on the side of the high Altar. Appointing, that immediately after her Decease, besides the day of her Burying, her Exe­cutors should find three hundred Priests, secular and Religious, to say CCC. Masses and Diriges for her Soul, within eight or ten days after her de­cease; evry Priest having for his labour iv d. Likewise that her Executors, with as much speed as might be, should find two virtuous Priests, to sing in the Church of Stoke, by the space of three years, for her Soul; as also for the Souls of her Husband, Iohn Noreys Esq and all other unto whom she was beholden. And bequeathed to her Daughter, the Lady Berners, and to her then Hus­band, all her Houshould stuff, except plate: and to her Daughter Marney a Chain of Water-Flow­ers: Ordaining her Son (in Law) Thomas Earl of Surrey, Suervisor of this her Testament, to whom she gave a Cup of Gold; and a Cross with the foot silver and gilt. The Probate of which Te­stament bears date 3 Dec. an. 1494.

Which Thomas Thomas Duke of Norfolk. beingEx au­togr. pe­nès Cler. Pell. Squire of the Body to King Edward the Fourth (his Father then living) Ex au­togr. pe­nès Cler. Pell. was retain'd to serve him is his Wars, in 15 E. 4. with six men at Arms, and CC. Archers: and the next ensuing year constitutedRot. Fin. 16 E. 4 m 9. Sheriff of the Counties of Norff. and Suff. He was also Created Stow's Ann. Earl of Surrey, at such time as Iohn his Father was made Duke of Norfolk by King Richard the Third. And though he took part with that King, and fought valiantly on his behalf at Bosworth-field, where he was takenPolyd. Virg. 564. n. 10. Prisoner; yet did King Henry the Seventh afterwards receive him into favour, and made choice of him for oneIb. 567. n. 10. of his Privy-Council (vir, prudentiâ, gravitate, & constantiâ summâ, a person of great prudence, gra­vity, and constancy, saithIb. 567. n. 10. Polydore) whom he ferv'd faithfully, during the whole time of his reign.

In 4 H. 7. he was in Parliament restoredRot. Parl. 4 H. 7. m. 1. to his Title of Earl of Surrey; and to all those Lands which were of his Wives Inheritance. And the same year, upon that InsurrectionStow's Ann. in the North, occasion'd by the Assessing of a Subsidy (wherein the Earl of Northumberland was Mur­thered Stow's Ann. through the fury of the multitude) he was sentStow's Ann. with a strong power for the suppressing thereof. And in 8 H. 7. was again imploy'd Polyd. Virg. p. 600. n. 10. into the North, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots.

In 13 H. 7. upon the SiegeIb. 603. n. 10. of Norham-Ca­stle by those bold Invaders (being then in Yorke­shire) he marchtIb. 603. n. 10. towards them: but before he could reach to Norham, they quitted their ground, and retiredIb. 603. n. 10. into their own Country. Whereupon he follow'd them with his Army, and made great spoilIb. 603. n. 10. within their Borders.

About this time he made PartitionCommun. de T. Pa [...]h. 15 H. 7. Rot. 1. with Mau­rice, Brother of William Marquess Berkley, of the Lands which came to them by Inheritance, by reason of their descent from the Coheirs to Mou­bray Duke of Norff. And in 15 H. 7. attended Stow's Ann. the King and Queen to Calais.

In 16 H. 7. (25 Iunii) he had that great Office of Lord Treasurer of England Conferred Pat. 16 H. 7. p. 2. m. 11. on him. And in 22 H. 7. obtain'd a special LiveryPat. 22 H. 7. p. 3. of all the Lands, whereof his Father died seised. In 1 H. 8. being likewise madeHe [...]b. h [...]st. o [...] [...]. 8. p. 3. one of the Privy-Council to that King, he had his Pa­tent for Lord Treasurer renew'dPat. 1 H. 8. p. 1. m. 18.. and in 2 H. 8. was constitutedPat. 2 H. 8. p. 2. Earl Marshal of England for Life.

In 4 H. 8. upon that Expedition then made by that King into France (at which time The­rouane and Tournay were taken) he was sent Herb. ut su­pra p. 28. Northwards, to prevent the Scots Incursions, during the King's absence: but before he got far enough to make resistance, King Iames the Fourth of Scotland having entred the Borders, with a powerful Army, tookIb. p. 42. Norham-Castle. Of which this valiant Earl being advertised, he made the more speed thither-wards (his Army consist­ing Ib. p. 42. of twenty six thousand) appointingIb. p. 42. Tho­mas his Son, then Lord Admiral, to come by Sea, and meet him at or near Alnwick in Northum­berland. Which he accordingly didIb. p. 42.; bringing with him a thousand stout men (some say 5000) Hereupon, having intelligencelb. p. 43., that the Scots had intrencht themselves on an Hill called Flod­den, on the edge of the Mountain Cheviott; An. 1513. ( [...] H. 8.) and finding the Country so forraged that he could not long continue there, he sentlb. p. 43. Rouge-croix [...] Herald, on Sunday 4 Sept. conducted by a Trumpet, with Instructions to tell that King; that, having viola­ted his Faith, and League, and hostilely entred Eng­land, he resolved on the Frid [...]y next following, to bid him Battel, if he would accept it.

Whereupon King Iames accepting the Chal­lenge, he marchtlb. p. 44. within three miles of Flodden; and discerning that the Scots still kept the Hill, he sentlb. p. 44. Rouge-Croix again; with a Letter subscribed by himself, and his Son the Lord Admiral, with divers other, moving them to come down into the plain. Unto which no satisfactory answer being given, he marchtlb. p. 44. on with his Army, to cut off their victual, in case they would not draw down. The Scots therefore being aware of that danger, fired their Huts, and dislodg'dlb. p. 44. covertly, by the advantage of the smoak▪ but kept still on the higher ground. This Earl thererefore, tra­versing some Bogs and Marishes, till he came to the bottom of the ascent, and finding it not very steep, encouragedlb. his men to fight, marching speedily on, his two Sons, Thomas and Edmund leading the Van, the Battel himself, and Sir Ed­ward Stanley the Rear: The Lord D [...]cres, with [Page 268] the Horse being appointed as a Reserve. Where­upon the Fight began, which was sloutly main­tain'd on both sides for three hours; tilllb. at length, the Scots, for the better avoiding the storm of Arrows, opening their Ranks, the Lord Da­cres came in with his Horse, and put them so to it, that they were constrain'd to cast themselves into a Ring; doing all that valiant men could do; and no man more than the King himself; yet lost the day, himself being slainlb. upon the place by a mor­tal wound with an Arrow, and another with a Bill: For which memorable service this Earl had thereupon a special grantPat. 5 H. 8. p. 2. from King Henry, to himself, and the Heirs Male of his Body, of an honourable Augmentation to his Arms; to bear on the Bend thereof, the upper half of a Red Lyon (depicted as the Arms of Scotland are) pierc'd through the mouth with an Arrow: and by Let­ters Patent, bearing date the first of Febr. next en­suing, was advanc'dlb. m. 18. to the dignity of Duke of Norfolk; which Title, Iohn his Father, deriving his Descent (through the Heirs Female of Mou­bray and Seagrave) from Thomas of Brotherton, Son to King Edward the First, did enjoy; the Ce­remony Stow's Ann. of his Creation being perform'd at Lam­beth the day following, which was the Festival of our Ladies Purification.

And, by other Letters Patent bearing date the same first of February, obtain'd a grant in special Tail, of the Mannors of Acton-Burnel, Holgat, Abeton, Millenchop, Langdon, Chatwall, Smithecote, Wolstanton, Uppington, and Rush­bury in Com. Salop.; Solihull in Com. Warr. Wolverhampton in Com. Staff. Birehurst, and Upten-Lovel in Com. Wilts. Erdescote in Com. Berks. Honnesdon, Estwike, Barley, and Hide in Com. Hertf. K [...]ntcote and Kerdwike in Com. Oxon. Est-Wickham in Com. Kanc. Of the Ca­stles of Bolesover and Horeston, and Mannor of Horsley in Com. Derb.: and of the Mannors of Clipston, Limby, Mauncefeld, Mauncefeld Wod [...]ons, and Sutton in Ashfeild in Com. Nott. to be held by the service of one Knights Fee.

Upon the second of March next following, he had a new PatentPat. 5 H. 8. ut supra. (by the Title of Duke of Norff.) for that Office of Lord Treasurer of England: And, in 6 H. 8. upon the contract of Marriage, betwixt Lewes de Long [...]eville, on the behalf of Lewes the XII. of France, and the Lady Mary, Sister to King H. 8. the King himself, conduct­ing Herb. ut supra. p. 51. her to the Sea side, recommendedHerb. ut supra. p. 51. her to the care of this Duke; who landing with her at Boloine, broughtHerb. ut supra. p. 51. her to Abbeville, where (upon the 9th of Oct.) King Lewes himself solemnly consummatedHerb. ut supra. p. 51. the Marriage. But in 7 H. 8. obser­ving lb. p. 58. that the King's Coffers were much exhausted by his Wars and Triumphs; and not finding it easie to supply those vast expences, which (in Pageants and other devices) increased daily, he wisely withdrewlb. p. 58. himself.

In 13 H. 8. 13 Maii, he perform'dlb. p. 111. the Office of Lord High Steward, upon the Tryal of Ed­ward Duke of Buckingham; and gave Sentence of Death upon him, but not without Tears. And in 14 H. 8. obtain'd a grantPat. 14 H. 8. p. 2. in special Tail, and to his Son Thomas Earl of Surrey, of the Man­nors of Welles, S [...]yringham-Stafford, Bar­nyngham, W [...]rham, and [...]veton in Com. Suff. with the advousons of the Churches; part of the possessions of the before specified Edward Duke of Buckingham attainted.

By his TestamentBodfeld q [...]. 23. bearing date ult. Maii an. 1520. (12 H. 8.) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Church of the Priory of Thetford, in Com. Norff. before the high Altar; appointing that his Executors should cause a Tomb to be made and set up there, with the Images of himself and Agnes his Wife thereon, allowing for the charge thereof Cxxxiii l. vi s. viii d. He also bequeath­ed to his Son and Heir Apparent, who should be living at his Decease, his great hanged Bed, pali'd with Cloth of gold, white Damask, and black Velvet; broidered with these two Letters T. and A.; as also one Suit of Hangings of the Story of Hercules, made for the great Chamber at Fra­mingham in Norfolk. And, departing this Life at his said Castle of Framyngham, 21 Maii, an. 1524. (16 H. 8.) had burial in the Priory of Thetford accordingly.

He MarriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. two Wives; First Elizabeth Daughter and sole Heir to Sir Frederick Tilney Knight, Widdow of Humphrey Bourchier Lord Berners. Which Elizabeth, by her TestamentA Deane qu. 25., bearing date 6 Nov. an. 1506. (22 H. 7.) be­queath'd her Body to be Interred in the Nuns Quire of the Minoresses without Aldgate in Lon­don, nigh unto the place where Anne Montgomerie lay buried: Appointing that no more than xx. Torches should be used at her Burial and Month's minde. Also that no Dole or money should be given at either of those solemnities; but, instead thereof C. marks to be distributed to poor Folks; viz. to every poor man and woman in the Parish­es of White-Chapell, and Hackney vii d.

By this Elizabeth he had IssueCatal. of Nob. ut supra. eight Sons; 1. Thomas Created Earl of Surrey in his life time. 2. Sir Edward Howard Knight of the Garter. 3. Edmund; the other five; viz. Henry, Iohn, Charles, Henry, and Richard all dying young. And three Daughters; 1. Elizabeth Married to Tho­mas Vicount Rochford (afterwards Earl of Wilt­shire, and Ormund) 2. Muriel, first to Iohn Grey Vicount L'isle; afterwards to Sir Thomas Knevet of Buckenham in Com. Norff. Knight, and Mary to Henry Fitz-Roy, Duke of Richmund and So­mers. natural Son to King Henry the Eighth.

To his second Wife he WeddedIbid. Agnes, Daugh­ter of Sir Philip Tilney Knight; by whom he had IssueIbid. William, afterwards Created Baron Howard of Efstngham; of whom and his Descendents I shall say more anon. 2. Thomas, who taking to Wife, the Lady Margaret Douglas (Daughter to Margaret Queen of Scots, by her Husband the Earl of Angus) Niece to King Henry, was attain­ted Journal of Parl. 28 H. 8. of Treason, upon some suspicion of his in­tents for aspiring to the Crown; and departing Godw. p. 159. this life in the Tower of London, 1 Nov. an. 1537. (29 Eliz.) was buriedStow's Ann. at Thetford. 3. Richard who diedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. in an. 1517. (9 H. 8.) and was buriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. at Lambeth. And four Daugh­ters Catal. of Nob. ut supra.; Anne Married to Iohn Earl of Oxford; Dorothy to Edward Earl of Derby; Elizabeth to Henry Earl of Sussex; and Catherine, first to Sir Rhese ap Thomas Knight, but afterwards to Henry Daubeny Earl of Bridgwater.

This is in substance what I have dispersedly found, to be most memorable of this great Duke: But, forasmuch as the TabletWeever's Fun. Mon. p. 834. fixed to his Monu­ment at Thetford, mentioneth divers other parti­culars, well worthy of note; before I farther pro­ceed with my discourse of his Descendents, I shall here exhibite a true Copy thereof.

[Page 269]Forasmoche as it is wryttyn in the Epitaphe, a­bout the Tombe here present, of the high and mygh­ty Prynce, Thomas late Duke of Norffolk, after his discent from his noble antecessours, declared in the same in wrytyng, whyche is also set out in Armes about the same Tombe; that who will se farther of the maner of his lyvyng and servyce doon by hym to hys Pryncis; and of hys honourable de­pertyng out of this world, schall resorte and loke in thys Table.

Fyrst you schall know the seid Duke was in his yong age, after he had been a sufficent season at the Gramer Schole, Hencheman to King Edward the ivth. and was than called Thomas Howard, Son and Heire to Sir John Howard Knight (after Lord Howard, and after that Duke of Norffolk) of right enheritance. And the seid Thomas Ho­ward, whan he was at mannes age, was wyth di­vers other Gentlemen of Englond, sent to Charles Duke of Burgon in the begynnyng of the Wars, be­twixt Kyng Lewis of Fraunce, and the seid Duke Charles; and ther contynued unto th' ende of the seid Warres, to hys great prayse and thankys, as well of Kyng Edward hys own Soverayn Lord, as of the seid Duke Charles. And after the Warres doon, betwyxt the seid Kyng Lewes, and the seid Duke Charles; than the seid Thomas Howard returned into Englond unto Kynge Edward hys Soverayn Lord; and he made hym immedyately Esquyer for hys Body, and he was aboute hym at hys makynge redy both Evenyng and Mornyng. And after­ward be made hym Knyghte, at the Maryage of the Duke of York (Kynge Edward hys seconde Son) and so he was with the seid Kynge Edward in all hys busynes, aswel at Lyncolneshire-feld, and at the tyme of Banbury-felde, as at all other hys busynes: and also at suche tyme as the same Kynge was takyn by the Erle of Warwyke, at Warwyke, befor hys escape, and departynge into Flaunders.

And after the Kyngys depertynge into Flaunders, for that the coostis of England were so sett for de­pertynge of any other hys servantis and frendis, the seid Thomas Howard was dryvin of force to take Sayntwary of Seynt Joannes in Colchester, for the true service he bare unto K [...]nge Edward. And at the seid Kyngys retourne out of Flaunders, the seid Sir Thomas Howard resortyd unto hym, and went wyth hym to Barnet-feld, and there was sore hurte.

And after when Kyng Edward went into Fraunce wyth hys Army-Ryall, he sent thether before divers Gentylmen, and, for that the seid Sir Thomas Howard had good experyence, aswell in hys beynge wyth Charles Duke of Burgon as in divers Feldys, and busynesses wit the seid Kynge Ed­warde, he had therfor commandment to go over wyth them: and for hys advyse and counsell tyll the seyd Kynge came over. And when King Ed­ward and Kynge Lewes mette at the Barriars upon the River of Som, the seid Sir Thomas Ho­ward was wyth Kynge Edward at the Barriars, by the Kyngis Commandement, and no men save on­ly the Chaunceller of Englonde, the Chanceller of France, and Sir John Cheney. And after the Kyngis comyng home into Englonde, the seyd Sir Thomas Howard obteyned lycens of the Kyng to lye in Norfolke, at an Howsse, which he had in the ryght of my Lady his Wyffe, called Ashewol­thorpe, and ther he laye, and kepte an honourable Howsse in the favour of the whole Shire, duryng the lyffe of the seyd Kyng Edward, and at that tyme, and long after hys Father was alyve.

And after Kyng Edw [...]d was ded, and Kyng Edward the fyfte his Son; than Kyng Richard was Kynge: and then the forseid Sir Thomas Howard was hys subgette. And, forthat the yong Dutchesse of Norffolk, whiche was very Heir thereunto, was dede withoute yssu [...]; and the Lord Howard, father to the seid Sir Thomas Howard was rightefull Heire to the same off former discent, was creatt Duke of Norfolk, and he creatt Earl of Surrey; and so they both served the seid Kyng Rychard truly, as hys Subgettis, duryng hys lyff, lying at home in their own Countries, and kepyng honorable Howsses: and they went with hym to Bosworthe felde, where the seid Kynge Rychard was slayne, and also the seid Duke of Norfolk; and th'afforseid Erle hurte, and takyn upon the Felde and put in the Tower of London by Kyng Henry the seventh, and ther contynued three yeerys and an halfe. In whiche tyme of his being in the Tower, the same Kyng Henry had a Felde wyth the Erle of Lyncolne in Notynghamshire, besydes Newark: and the Le [...]ffetenant of the Tower came to the seid Erle, and proferred to hym the Keyes to goo out at hys plesure: And he answered hym ageyn, that he wolde not deperte thens unto suche tyme as he that commaunded hym thether shuld commaunde hym out ageyn, whiche was Kynge Henry the Seventh, but charged the Leffetenant upon hys alligeaunce yf the Kynge war on lyve, to bryng hym ther as the Kynge was, to the entente he myght do his Grace servyce.

And after that, for the true and feithfull ser­vyce, that the seid Kynge Henry herd of hym doon to hys other Prynce; and also that he sawe hym­selfe he dide on Bosworth feld; and for the grete prayse and truth that he herd of hym whills he was prisoner; and that he wolde nat, thoughe he had liberty, come out of the Tower, at the Erle of Lyn­colnes feld, he toke hym out to hys presence, and to be aboute hys own person.

And wythin ten wekes after hys comyng out of the Towre, ther was an Insurrection in the Northe, by whom the Erle of Northombrelond was sleyn in the feld; and also the Citee of York wonne with asawte by force: and for the subduyng of those Re­bells the Kynge assembled a grete Hoste of hys sub­gettis, and toke his journey towards them, from the Castell of Hereford; and the seid Erle of Sur­rey made chief Captain of his Voward, and apoyn­ted under hym in the seid Voward the Erle of Shrewesbury, the Lord Hastyngs, Sir William Stanley, then being the Kyng's Chambrelayn, Sir Rice ap Thomas, Sir Thomas Bowser, Sir John Savage, Sir John Rysely, and divers other.

And when this Jorney was doon, the Capiteynes of these Rebelles, and many other of them were put to execution. And for the syngular truste, that the Kynge had to the seid Erle, and the activyte that he saw in hym, he left hym in the Northe, and made hym hys Lyvetenant-generall from Trent Northward, and Warden of the Est and Middle marches of Engl [...]nd ageynst Scotlond, and Iu­stice of the Forests from Trent Northwards. And there he contynued ten yeres and kepte the Country in Peace, wyth Policy and many paynes-takyng, wythoute whyche it wold nat have been, for that the Countrey had been so lately ponyshed, and nat wythoute desert.

And thus he dide the whole time of ten yere, sa­v [...]ng in the second yere of hys beyng, there was an Insurrection in the West part of the Country, with [Page 270] whom the seid Erle, wythe the helpe of the Kyngs true Subgetts, fought in the felde, and subdued them at Akworth, besides Pom [...]rett. And besydes divers of them that were slayne in the Felde, he take the Capytaynes, and put them to execution; and the residue he sued to the Kynges Hyghnes for ther Pardones, whiche he obteyned, and wan therby the favour of the Countrey.

And in the same yere the Kyng went over the See, and layd seege to Bolayn, the seid Erle then re­maynyng ther, notwythstanding that he was apoyn­ted to have gon myth the Kynge; and had gone, but for the lightnes of the pepule ther. Wherfor he was left behynd, both for the saveguard of the Countrey, and for defendyng of the Realme, for the singular truste that he had unto hym.

And sone after, ther was Warre wyth the Scotts; and for that the seid Erle wolde be in a redynes to defende them, he went to Aunwike, and ther laye to the defence of the Borders, and in his own persone made a Wynter-roode into Tyvy­dale, and ther brent ther Howsses and ther Cor [...]e, to the greatest losse and empoveryshment of the Countrey, that was doon ther in an hundreth yere before. And after that the Kyng of Scottis in his owne person and one Parkyn wyth hym invaded this Realme of Englond, wythe greatte power, and layd seege to Northam-Castell: and as sone as he herde, that the seid Erle was comyng towards hym, he departed and fled into Scotland, wythe alle the spede he myght.

And in the same Somer after, the seid Erle made another road into Scotland, and layd seige to the Castell of Heyton, and dide race and pull downe the seid Castell, the Kyng of Scottis, with the puyssance of hys Realme lokyng upon yt: and the Erle had n [...]t then past eight or nyne thousand men wyth hym. And then the Kyng of Scottis sent to the seid Erle, Lyon his Herrold, for to re­quyre Batayle, which was granted by the sayd Erle▪ saying unto the sayd Herrold; that foras­much as he was an officer of Armes, sent from the Kyng his Master to require Batayle, and he Live­tenant to the Kyng his Master, granted thereunto and seid it was a contra [...]t, and a full bargayn which cowde n [...]t be brokyn, but in the defawte of one of them: and promysed, by the fayth that he bare to God, and to Seynt George, and to the Kyng his Master, he wolde fulfill his promesse. And yf the Kyng hys Master brake, yt should be asmoche to hys dishonor and reproche, as ever had Prynce.

And when the Harrold had herd his answere, and s [...]we weall the seid Erle was cleerely deter­mined to fight, he seyd unto him. Sir, the King my Master sendeth you worde, that for eschew­yng the eff [...]syon of Crysten blode, he wilbe con­tented to fight wyth you hande to hande for the Towne of Berwyke, and the fishegarthis on the West marches; and yf he wynne you in Bataile: and yf ye wynne hym in Batayle, you to have a Kyngis Raunsom; Whereunto the said Erle made answere, that he thankyd his Grace, that he wolde put hym to so moche honour; that he, being a Kyng anoynted, wolde fight hande to hande wyth [...]o pore a man as he. Howbeyt he seid he wolde not dys [...]yve his Grace: for he seid, though he wanne hym in Bataile, he was never the nerer for Berwike, nor of Fishegarthys; for he had no suche Com­mission so to do: hys Commission was to do the Kyng of Scottis, his Master, all the harme he coude, and so he had done and wold do. And had hym shewe unto the Kyng his Master, that when the journey was don, he wold fyght wyth hym on Horsback, or on fote at hys plesur, at any place he wold indifferently appoynt, yf the Kyng hys Master wold gyff hym leve.

And when the Warre was doon and eended wyth the Scottis, and the North-part of Englond in good reste and peace, then the Kyng's Highnes sent for the seid Erle to be agayn about his parson, and made hym Treso [...]rar of Englode, and of his Privye Counsayll.

And after that, the Kyng sent hym into Scot­land, as chief Commyssyoner, wyth the Lady Mar­garet hys Daughter, to be maryed to the foreseid Kyng of Scottis. Whiche Kynge, at the tyme of the seid Erlys being ther, entreteyned hym, as thank­fully and favourably as coude be thought, notwyth­standing anye dyspleasures doon to hym by the seid Erle, in the War [...]es before. And also the seyd Kyng sayd than unto hym, that he loved hym the better for suche service, as [...]e had doon before to the Kyng, hys Father, Kyng of Englond, though the hurt war doon to hym, and to hys Realme: and he gave to hym then at his depertyng greatt gyftes. And at the comyng home agayn of the seid Erle, for the truste that the Kyng, our Soverayn Lord hed to hym, hys Grace made hym one of hys Executors.

And after the dethe of Kyng Henry the seventh, Kyng Henry the eighth made hym lykewise of his prevay Counsayll, and still continued Tresourer of Englond, and made hym high Marshall of the same: and for the syngler truste, that the Kyng had, aswell to his truthe, as to hys wysdome and actyvytte, at hys goyng into Fraunce, with hys pus­sunce havyng wyth his Highnes the moste part of hys Nobles of this Realme, lefte the seyd Erle wyth a cert [...]yn power in the Northe partys; and made hym Lyvetenaunte-generall from Trente Northward, to defende the Realm ageynste the Kynge of Scottys, whom hys Highnes had no trust unto, for cause of the leege betwyxt Fraunce and them, in case the seid Kyng wold invade thys hys Realme, whiche he dide in deede, contrary to his Oth and promyse, wyth the hoole power of the Realme of Scotland. Whiche when the seid Erle hard of, he made as greatt haste towardis hym as he coude, wyth the Kyngys power of the North-partys; and toke hys lodgyng in the Campe or playn callyd Wollar-haugh, in the Countie of Northumbre­land, which was in the sight of the Kyng of Scottys and of all hys Army, then lying on Flod­den-Hill, a ground more like a Campe or Forteres, than any meete ground to gyve Batayle on, Con­trary to hys promyse made to Roge [...]ras Purse­s [...]vaunte at Armys, before sent unto hym from the seid Erle wyth Message, that the seid Erle, wyth the Lord Howard then Admerall of Englond, hys Son, and the nobull men of the North-partis, wyth other the Kyngs Subgettis of the same North partys, was come thedir to represse and resiste hys Invasyons of hys Soverayn Lordis Realme; de­syring the seyd Kyng of Scottis to gyve him Be­tayle.

Which his Message the Kyng of Scottis take ve­ry thankfully and joyusly, promysing hym to abyde ther, on the same grounde, wher he than was. Whyche hys promyse he brake as is aforesaid, and tooke Flodden-Hillys, a ground impregnable, and [Page 271] shot at hym hys grete Ordenaunce, where as he lay like one mynded to kepe it like a forteres. And when the seid Erle did perceyve that [...]e had broken hys promys, and taky [...] so stronge a grounde as Flodd [...]n Hillys; he then the seyd Erle removed all hys Ba­t [...]yle into a playn, besydis Barmen [...] Wood, to the e [...]tente to get betwene hym, and hys own realme of Scotlond, and ther leygeed but one nyght: and on the next mornyng toke hys passage over the water of ... at [...]wyfull-forthe; and than be march­ed the sayd Kyng and his o [...]te, in such maner, as he gat betwene hym and hys a [...]ne Reame of Scotlond; by force whereof the seid Kyng was fayne to leve hys Campe, and to prepare hymself to Batayle witthe seyd Erle, on a Hyll besydis Bramston, in Nor­thumbrelond, very near unto Sandyford, wher the seyd Erle witthe good assistauns of the nobull men, and the power of the seyd North partys fought witthe seyd Kyng, and hym vanqueshed, and slew in plain Batayle, derectely before hys own Standard. In which Batayle were slayne on the Scottyshe parte two Byshoppes, Eleven Erles, seventene Barons, four hundred Knyghtis, besydes other Gentilmen, with seventeen thousand in nombre, whiche ware nombred asweel by Scottyshe-men, as by them that dyd bury the most part of them. And of trouth divers Gen­tylmen and others, aswel of the seyd Erlys ser­vantys, as of the North-partyes, and of Cheshire, and Lankashire war ther slayne: for hard it ys and half impossible yn such a conflicte and Batayle to be wonne wythout losse of men, whoys deth may be joyed among ther frendis, to dye in so hygh a servys, doon to ther Prynce. And thys noble act was don by the helpe of Almyghty God, to the hygh Ho­nour of the Kyngis Hyghnes, honour and prayse to the seyd Erle, and to all other noble men, and o­ther the Kyngis Subgettis that war ther wyth hym atthe Batayle the nynth day of Semtembir, in the fivth yere of our Soverayn Lord Kyng Henry the viiith.

And this doon the seyd Erle went to Barwike, to establyshe at thyngys well and in good order, and sent for the dede Body of the Kyng of Scottis to Barwike: and when the Ordenaunce of the Kyng of Scottis was brouth off the Feld, and put in good sue [...]e, and all other thyngys in good order, then the seyd Erle toke his Iorney toward Yorke, and ther abode during the Kyngis pleasure, and caryed with him the dede Body of thafforseyd Kyng of Scottis: and ther lay unto such tyme, as the Kyngis Hyghnes cam from beyond the See, after hys wyn­nyng of Tyrwin with Torney: and then hys Hyghnes sent for the seyd Erle to mete hym at Riche­mond; and so he dide, and ther delyvered unto his Hyghnes the dede body of the Kyng of Scottis; whych dede Body was delyvered in the Charter-hous ther; andther to abyde duryng the Kyngis plesur.

And, for the service that the seid Erle dide, he was honourably restored unto hys right name of Duke of Norfolk; and also had geven unto hym great possessyons by the Kyngis Hyghnes. And whan the Warre betwyxt the Kyng our Soverayn Lord, and the Frenche Kyng was eended; then the seyd Duke was sent into Fraunce, as chieff Commyssi­oner, wyth Lady Marye the Kyngis Su [...]ter, to be marryed unto the French Kyng Lewes. And after, when the Kyng and the Quene were both out of the Reame, to mete wyth the Frenche Kyng Fraunces at Guynes, and the Prynces remaynyng in the Reame, beyng a Childe, the seyd Duke was left behynde, as Protector and defender, to mynister Iustice, and to see good rule and governaunce in the Reame, in the absons of the Kyngis Hyghnes: and so conti­nued about the Kyng, and of hys prevye Counsayle tyll he was of age of fourescore yeeris; and then the Kyngis Highnes was content that the seid Duke shuld go home into hys own Countrey, unto the Castell of Framlyngham, wher he contynued and kepte an honourable Howse unto the houre of his dethe: and ther dyed like a good Crysten Prynce I now to wytnes▪ whose sowle Iesu pardon.

And at hys depertyng out of Framlyngham-Castell towards his Buryall, he coude not be askyd one Grote for his dette, nor for restitution to any person; and so was had to this present Abb [...]y of Thetford with moche honor, accompanyed wyth many greatt Lordis and the Neble-men of both Schires of Norfolk and Suffolk. Levyng then lyvyng these hys Children hereafter named; that is to sey, hys Son and Heyre, the Lord Thomas Duke of Norfolk, the Lord Edmond Howard, the Lord Willyam Howard, and the Lord Thomar Howard; witthe Lady Elysabeth Wyffe to the Vicount Rocheford; the Lady Agnes Countes of Oxenford; the Lady Kateryn espoused to the Heir of Sir Rice ap Thomas of Walys; the Lady Elysa­beth espoused unto the Vicount Fitz Walter's Son and Heyr; and the Lady Dorothie then being not marryed; but lefte for her, ryght good substance to marry her wyth.

Thus far the Tablet.

Touching some of his Children, before I do fur­ther go on with my discourse of the succeeding Dukes, I shall heretake notice: And in the first place, that the Lord Edward Edward. his second Son, in 7 H. 7. wasPolyd. Virg. p. 584. n. 30. in that Expedition made into Flanders on the behalf of Maximilian the Emperour against the French, which proved fruitles. Also, that in 1 H. 8. (being then a Knight) he was made Pat. 1 H. 8. p. 1. m. 24. the King's Standard-Bearer within the Realm of England, and elsewhere 20 Maii. And in 4 H. 8. 19 Martii, constitutedPat. 4 H. 8. p. 2. Admiral of England, Wales, Ireland, Normandy, Gascoine, and Aquitane: At which time he convoy'dHerb. ut su­pra p. 25. the Marquess Dorset into Spain, in aid of the Empe­rour Ferdinand against the French: and having, with his Fleet, clearedIbid. the Seas from Enemies, landedIbid. at a little Bay in Britanny; whence marching seven miles into the Country, he burnt Ibid. some Towns, and brought away rich spoils: LikewiseIbid. putting his men on Shore at Conquet, and divers other places, where the French were still worsted, they sought a Parley; in which they desiredIbid. that the English would leave off this cruel warring upon them, which tended only to the burning of Villages, and ransacking the poor. But he replyedIbid., that he was not to take his di­rections from them. Adding, that it was the part of brave Gentlemen to defend their Country, and not shamefully to sue for mercy. After which, and a Banquet in his Ship, he dismis'd them, and return'dIbid. home.

The French, in the mean while, making great preparations by Sea, King Henry thought fit to re­inforce his Fleet, addingIb. twenty more Ships un­der the command of this his Admiral, and twenty five more, under the command of the choicest of those gallant men, that attended him. These chancing to meet with thirty nine sail coming out of Brest in Britanny, foughtIbid. Godw. p. 10. with them. In which Fight two great Ships; one of the English Commanded by Sir Thomas Knevet, wherein were [Page 272] seven hundred men; the other of the French, un­der Primaugot, a Briton, grapling, hapnedIbid. Godw. p. 10. to be on Fire, and utterly consum'd, not a man saved. He was also sentHerb. ut supra p. 16. Godw. p 8. out against Sir Andrew Barton, a Scot; who being a great Pirate, rob'd the Mer­chants of England at every Haven's mouth; and at length, after a sharp fight, tookHerb. ut supra p. 16. Godw. p 8. him, so woun­ded, that he livedHerb. ut supra p. 16. Godw. p 8. not.

But, about the beginning of the year 1513. (5 H. 8.) King Henry intending a farther War with France, thought fit to clear the Seas from the French; and to that end sentHerb. ut supra p. 30. his Fleet, com­posed of forty two Sail (besides lesser Barques) against them. The French therefore, having ad­vertisement of this design, gotHerb. ut supra p. 30. one Pregent, a Knight of Rodes, with four Gallies to pass the Straits, and come into Britanny, where di­vers good Ships were appointed to their aid: but till he came directedHerb. ut supra p. 30., that they should keep within the Haven of Brest, and not encounter with the English, who lay at Anchor in sight of them. The English therefore resolving to attempt them in the midst of their defences, at length en­tredHerb. ut supra p. 30. the Haven, where the French Fleet lay, under the defence of many Plat-forms, raised on the land besides Fire-ships.

Being thus prepared, this Lord Admiral ad­vertisedIb. the King thereof; advising him to come in person, to have the glory of the Action. But the King, in stead of coming, wroteIb. sharp­ly to him, with command to do his duty. Where­of he grew so apprehensive, that he hazarded his own person too rashly; first sendingIb. out his boats to make a shew of landing. Whereup­on the French flocktIb. to the Shore, to the number of ten thousand; the English in those Boates, being not above fifteen-hundred: and, landing over against Brest, burntIb. the Coun­try in sight of the Castle, thinking not fit to do any more till victuals came. But soon after, six Galleys of the Enemi [...]s and two Foists, under Pregent, puttingIb. in near Conquet (a little be­low Brest) notice thereof being given to this our Admiral; attended with four choice Cap­tains, he resolved to board them; and entring Ib. into one of those two Galleys, which the Eng­lish had only at that time there, did boardIb. that Galley in which Pregent was, with his Sword and Target, one Carroz, a Spanish Cavalier, and seventeen English attending him; com­mandingIb., that his own Galley should be grap­led to the Enemies. But, whether the French he wed in sunder the Cable, or the Marriners let it sl [...]p for fear of the Ordinance; the English Galley [...]llIb. off, so that this noble person was leftIb. in the hands of his enemies: Of whom there could no other accountIb. be given by his own men, than that, when he was past all hope of recovering his Galley, he took his Whistle from his neck, and threw it into the Sea.

His loss being therefore known; and the French Admiral sent to, to signi [...]y what was become of him; Pregent answeredIb., that they had none but one Marriner; who told him, that a certain person whom they bore over-board with their Pikes, was their Admiral.

This is all I can say of him, other than that he was a KnightInstit. &c of the Garter per F. A. of the most noble order of the Gar­ter, and that he marriedVinc. Co [...]. 355. Alice Sister to Henry Lovel Lord Morley, Widow of Sir William Par­ker Knight.

Of his third Son the Lord Edmund, Edmund. it appearsHerb ut su­pra p. 4 [...]; & 44.; that at Flodden-field, 5 H. 8. he and the Lord Thomas Howard his elder Brother, led the Vant­guard; and that at first he was in some distress; through the singular valour of the Earls of Le­nox and Argyl [...]: but, that the Lord Dacres coming to his succour, and one Heron, the fight was renewed. This Lord Edmund wasStow's Ann. at that time also a Knight, and Marshal of the Host.

It is affirmedIb. by some of our Historians, that being got upon the Hill side, with his wing, the Lord Hume, with those two Earls of Lenox and Argyle encountred him so fiercely; that with their Spears on foot, they beat down and broke that whole Band of the English; so that he was in a manner left alone, and fell'd to the ground. Also that had not the Bastard Heron come to his rescue, he had been slain; but he bringing with him a strong Troop of Horse (which, during his banishment from England and Scotland, he had cunningly train'd up in Robberies) by his means he escaped again to the English Vant­guard.

And in 12 H. 8. upon that famous enterview Stow's Ann. betwixt King Henry the eight and Francis the first of France, whereat all [...]eats of Arms were performed for the space of thirty days, betwixt Ardres and Guisnes, he wasStow's Ann. one of the Challengers on the part of the English.

To his first Wife this Lord Edmund married Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Ioyce, Daughter to Sir Richard Culpeper of Hollingburn in Kent Knight; by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. three Sons; Henry, who died young; Sir George, Knighted in Scotland 1 E. 6. by Ed­ward Duke of Somerset; and Sir Charles slain in France; all without Issue. AndCatal. of Nob. by R. B. five Daugh­ters; Margaret married to Sir Thomas Arundel Knight (Grandfather to Thomas the first Lord Arundel of Wardour.) Catherine Queen of Eng­land, fifth Wife to King Henry the 8th. Mary married to Edmund Trafford of Trafford, in Com. Lanc. Esq Ioyce to Iohn Stanney of ... in Com. Hunt. Esq and Isabel to ... Bayn­ton.

To his second Wife he marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Dorothy, Daughter of Thomas Troys Esq but had no Issue by her.

¶Having done with these younger branches, I now proceed with Thomas, Thomas. the eldest Son to this last mentioned Duke. In 3 H. 8. he com­mandedHerb. ut supra p. 16. in one of those Ships, which cha­sed, fought with, and took that famous Pirate Sir Andrew Barton Knight (his younger Brother the Lord Edward being then Lord Admiral.) And accompaniedIb. p. 20 & p. 24. Thomas Marquess Dorset into Spain, in order to the joining with the King of that Realm against the French, and to invade Guyen. And being there, the Marquess falling sickIb. p. 20 & p. 24., had the commandIb. p. 20 & p. 24. of the English Army.

In 5 H. 8. uponIb. p. 32. the death of the Lord Ed­ward his Brother, in [...] attempt at Brest (be­ingPat. 5 H. 8. p. 1. then Knight of the most noble order of the Garter) he was constitutedPat. 5 H. 8. p. 1. Lord Admiral in his stead. Whereupon, bringing the Fleet out of Harbour, he so scouredGodw. p. 12 & 13. the Seas, as not a Fisher-boat of the French durst adventure forth. At last, landingGodw. p. 12 & 13. in Witsand-Bay, he ransackt Godw. p. 12 & 13. all the Country thereabouts, and without resi­stance return'dGodw. p. 12 & 13. safe to his Ships. UponGodw. p. 12 & 13. that Invasion of King Iames the fourth of Scotland, he landedIb. p. 19 & 20. a veterane Troop of five thousand [Page 273] Men of tried valour, and haughty Spirits, in re­gard of their former naval victories obtain'd un­der his command. And, having metHerb. ut supra p. 42, & 43. the Earl of Surrey (his Father) then General of the English Army, at Alnwick, when his Father sent an He­rauld to bid Battel to the Scots, He also in par­ticular desiredHerb. ut supra p. 42, & 43., the Herauld to let the King know; that in regard he could not meet with any of the Scottish-ships at Sea, he thought fit to land, to the end he might justify Sir Andrew Bar­ton's death. AddingHerb. ut supra p. 42, & 43. that as he lookt for no mercy from his Enemies, so he would spare none but the King only, if he came in his hands. And, to make all this good, would be in the Vant­guard of the Battel.

Also, when the English Army was put in order to Fight at Flodden-Field, himself with his Brother Sir Edmund commandedIb. b. 43. the Vantguard. And when he saw his said Brother in some distress; having, with Sir Edward Stanley, foiledIb. p. 44. their op­posites, he cameIb. p. 44. in to his succour. In considera­tion of which great services, upon the first of February following (which was the day of his Fathers advancement to the title of Duke of Norff.) he was createdPat. 5 H. 8. p. 2. m. 11. Earl of Surrey. After which, the next ensuing year (viz. 6 H. 8.) upon some disputeJourn. of Parl. de eo­dem anno. in Parliament concerning his place there; it was declaredJourn. of Parl. de eo­dem anno., that he should sit according to his creation, and not as a Dukes eldest Son: saving to him, out of Parliament, his Precedence, according to his dignity and Honour: as also, that if upon search of Records, it should thereafter be found, that an higher place in Parliament did of right belong to him, it should be allowed.

In 12 H. 8. Gerald Fitz-Gerald Earl of Kildare, being displacedHerb. ut su­pra p. 109. from his office of Lord Deputy of Ireland, he was constitutedHerb. ut su­pra p. 109. Depu­ty in his stead, and went thither in April the same year. Whence he return'dStow's Ann. in Ianuary the following year (being recall'dHerb. ut supra p. 123. by the King) after he had (amongst other services) repressed Herb. ut supra p. 123. those irruptions of the Oneales and O Carrols, and govern'dHerb. ut supra p. 123. so acceptably, that he gained the love of all the civil people of that Country; leavingHerb. ut supra p. 123. (after a Parliament, by him held there, from Iune An. 1521 to the end of March 1522.) Piers Butler Deputy in his stead.

In 14 H. 8. having fittedGodw. p. 56. the Fleet, he landedGodw. p. 56. near Morleys in Brittanny; forced the Town, and burnt it; and having wasted the Country thereabouts, wentGodw. p. 56. into Picardy, to join with the Imperialists. Then layd SiegeStow's An. to Hesding: but the Winter approaching he quit­ted Stow's An. it again. And, having burntHarb. ut su­pra p. 1 [...]2. Marquise, and some other places, near the English-pale, return'd. In this 14 year of King H. 8. 4 Dec. he was constitutedPat. 14 H. 8. p. 1. Lord Treasurer, (as his Fa­ther Thomas Duke of Norf. had formerly been:) and upon the sixth of Febr. next ensuing, was madeIb. p. 2. General of the Kings whole Army, then design'd to march against the Scots; all this be­ing in his Fathers life time.

In 16 H. 8. upon his Father's death, he had a special liveryPat. 16 H. 8. p. 1. of his Lands, 16 Iulii; and upon the 20th▪ of the same month, was again made GeneralAutog in [...]. Cotton. of the Army at that time raised to advance into Scotland, in orderHerb. ut su­pra p 162. to the set­ting of the young King free, whom the Duke of Albani, (Regent in his minority) had kept at Sterling. Whence he was broughtHerb. ut su­pra p 162. to Eden­borough, and took upon him the government. In 17 H. 8. he obtein'd a grantPat. 17 H 8. p. 2. in reversion of the Castle, Honour, and Mannour of Folking­ham; as also of the Mannours of Cathorpe, Westburgh, Supton, Dodyngton, Ryskington, Aslakby, Welborn, Saperton, Winterton, Burthorpe, Lynwode, Beaumont and B [...]yons, in Com. Linc. Likewise of the reversion of the Mannours and Tenements of Huntgate, and Beaumont, called Beaumonts Tenements, in the City of Lincoln, with the advousons of Churches thereunto belonging. And in August the same year, was constitutedHe [...]b ut su­pra p. 180. one of the Commissioners for making peace with the French.

In 21 H. 8. uponStow's An. the fall of Cardinal Wol­sey, it being thoughtStow's An. sit, by most of the great Lords, that he should be removed to some large distance from the King; this Dake badStow's An. ▪ Crom­well tell him, that it was fit he should go to his charge at York (being Archbishop of that Pro­vince:) And, after he saw, that he made no haste thither, commandedStow's An. Cromwell to tell him far­ther; that if he got not away, he would tear him with his teeth. Upon the first of December, the same year, he was one of the Lords who subscri­bed Herb. ut su­pra p. 274. the Articles against that great Cardinal. And upon the dissolutionPat. 22 H. 8. p. 1. of the Monastery of Feli [...]to (alias Filchesto) in Com. Suff. in 22 H. 8. by the Authority of Pope Clement the Se­venths Bull, in order to the Foundation of those two Famous Colledges in Oxford and Ipswich, which Cardinal Wolsey first purposed; that de­sign failing by the Cardnal's fall; this Duke ob­tain'd a grantPat. 22 H. 8. p. 1. in Fee of that Religious House, at Filchesto, with all that belong'd thereto, as by the Patent, bearing date 7 Apr. 22 H. 8. ap­peareth.

About this time also he was one of the Peers, who subscribedHerb. ut su­pra p. 306. that Declaration, then sent to the Pope, whereby they gave him a modest intima­tion, that the allowance of his Supremacy here would be endangered, in case he did not comply with King Henry in that Cause of his divorce from Queen Katherine. In 24 H. 8. he attendedStow's An. King Henry (amongst other of the Nobility) to Ca­lais, and thence to Boloin, where the King was most magnificently receiv'd by the King of France. And, shortly after this, upon adver­tisementIbid., that the Pope, the Emperour, and the King of France were to meet at Nice; he was one (and indeed the chief) of the Embassa­dors, sentIbid. to the King of France, to accompany him thither; and there to commune with his Ho­liness concerning his delay touching that di­vorce.

In this year also he obtain'd a grantPat. 24 H. 8. p. 2 [...] in Fee, of the Mannors of Acton-Burnell, Holgat, Abbiton, Millenchop, Langdon, Chatwall, Smythcote, Wolstanton, Uppyngton, and Rushbury in Com. Salop. with the advowsons of the Churches thereunto belonging. And in 25 H. 8. (28 Maii) upon the Surrender of Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk was ConstitutedPat. 25 H. 8. p. 2. Earl Marshal of Eng­land: as alsoPat. 25 H. 8. p. 2. Vice-Roy of Ireland. Soon after that likewise, he was imployedHerb. ut supra p. 358, & 359. (together with the Lord Rochford) to King Francis of France, to attend him to Marfleles, where the Pope and that King were to have an Enterview; but when he came into France, and acquainted King Fran­cis with his Instructions, he declin'dHerb. ut supra p. 358, & 359. the Jour­ney.

[Page 274]In 27 H. 8. he was again sentIb. p. 383. into France, with the Bishop of Ely, to treat with the Com­missioners of King Francis, touching a revocation of that censure, which the Pope had given against King Henry, by reason that he had divorced him­self from Queen Katherine: and in 28 H. 8. marchtIb. p. 413. with considerable Forces into Yorke­shire, to the assistance of the Earl of Shrewsbury, for the suppressing of that Insurrection there, cal­led the Pilgrimage of Grace, raised by reason of the dissolution of the lesser Monasteries the prece­ding year. In 31 H. 8. having purchasedIb. p. 445., from the Abbot and Covent of Sibton, in Com. Norff. the scite of that Religious House, and all the Lands thereto belonging; he procur'd a special ActIb. p. 445. in the Parliament then held, that the same purchase should not be prejudicial to him. Which shews, that the King then resolv'd to unite the rest of the Abby-Lands to the Crown.

In 32 H. 8. (29 Ian.) he was constituted Pat. 32 H. 8. p. 5. Lieutenant-General of all the Kings Forces be­yond Trent: and shortly after sentHerb. ut su­pra p. 451. Embassa­dor into France, to offer the assistance of King Henry for the recovery of Millaine. In 34 H. 8. (1 Sept.) being madePat. 34 H. 8. p. 1. Captain-General of all the Kings Forces in the North; he entredHerb. ut supra p. 483. &c. Scotland with an Army, in October following, and wasted Herb. ut supra p. 483. &c. the Marches; there stayingHerb. ut supra p. 483. &c., without any offer of Battel by the Scots till the midst of November. And in 36 H. 8. being madePat. 36 H. 8. p. 8. Captain-General of the Rereward of the Kings Army, then design'd for France: as also General of the whole until the King's coming over; he was sentGodw. p. 190. to Besiege Montrueil. Also, upon the King's advance to Boloine, he ledHerb. ut supra p. 511. the Vantguard of his Army, which was cladHerb. ut supra p. 511. in Blew-Coats, guarded with Red; having Caps and Hose party-colour'd, and sutable.

ButIbid. p. 561. &c., after all these great and signal Services in 38 H. 8. (12 Dec.) divers of the Nobility, who bore no good will to him, by reasonIbid. p. 561. &c. he had used some expressions, tending to their dishonour, as new-rais'd men; took advantageIbid. p. 561. &c. of the Kings weakness (he then declining apace, and being not far from Death) and putIbid. p. 561. &c. jealousies into his Head of some danger by his greatness (his own Ladies discontents towards him, not a little fur­thering it; she having been separated from him, for more than four years before) he was suddenly apprehended, and committedIbid. p. 561. &c. to the Tower; the King being so far incensed against him, through sinister suggestions; that he did not only give or­der Ibid. p. 565. to seize his Goods; but to advertiseIbid. p. 565. his Embassadors in Foreign parts, that he and his Son had conspired to take upon them the Government during his Life; and after his Death to get the Prince into their Hands.

Of his great merits, for his manifold services, both to the King and Realm (having been so fa­mous for his noble exploits, both in France and Scotland) that which hath already been said is testimony sufficient: but, notwithstanding [...] all that he had done, and that he submitted himself with all humility to the King's mercy; had not the Death of the King (which hapned soon after) prevented it; 'tis thought [...] he should have lost his Head, as his most noble Son, the Earl of Sur­rey did; the one (as hath been saidSir Walter [...] in his P [...]ef. to his Hist. of the World. by a judici­ous person) whose deservings he knew not how to value; having never omitted any thing that concern'd his own Honour, and the Kings service: the other never having committed any thing worthy of his dis­pleasure: the one exceeding valiant and advised; the other no less valient than learned, and of ex­cellent hopes. For they were both of them attain­ted Journ. of Parl. by special Bills in the Parliament then held; the Bills passingJourn. of Parl. upon the 20th of Ianuary, which wasStow's Ann. but eight days before the King departed this Life, and then languishing.

And, notwithstanding the Death of King Henry, so powerful were his Enemies, in the beginning of King Edward the Sixths Reign, that pardonGodw. p. 212. was given by Proclamation, to all persons, for all Crimes whatsoever, six only excepted; whereof he (as oneLife of Edw. 6. by Sir John Hayw. p. 6. observes) was the chief.

By his TestamentMore qu. 14., whereunto is no date, but proved 8 Nov. an. 1554. (1 & 2 Ph. & M.) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried where his Exe­cutors should think most convenient; and dyed Catal. of Nob. ut supra. at Kenynghall in Com. Norff.

He MarriedIbid. twice; First Anne one of the Daughters to King Edward the Fourth, by whom he had IssueIbid. one only Son, called Thomas, who dying young 3 Aug. 23 H. 7. was buriedIbid. at Lambeth.

SecondlyIbid. Elizabeth, Daughter to Edward Duke of Buckingham; by whom he had IssueIbid. two Sons; Henry Earl of Surrey, beheaded in his life time (as I shall farther shew by and by) and Tho­mas. Thomas Lord How­ard of Bin­don. Also one Daughter call'd Mary, Married Ibid. to Henry Fitz-Roy Duke of Richmund, natural Son to King Henry the Eighth.

Which Thomas (the second Son) having Mar­ried Pat. 22 H. 8. p. 2. Elizabeth, second of the two Daughters and Coheirs of Iohn Lord Marney, and Christian his Wife, Daughter and Heir of Sir Roger New­burgh Knight, in 22 H. 8. had LiveryPat. 22 H. 8. p. 2. of the Lands of her Inheritance: and in 1 Mariae was restoredRot. Parl. 1 M. p. 1. n. 9. in blood. In 1 Eliz. he was also, by Letters Patent, bearing date 13 Ian. advanced Pat. 1 Eliz. p. 3. to the dignity of a Vicount, by the Title of Vi­count Howard of Bindon, in Com. Dors. And, upon the 25th of the same Month, being sum­mon'dJourn. of Parl. to the Parliament then held, took his placeJourn. of Parl. accordingly.

By this Elizabeth he had IssueCatal. of Nob. ut supra. four Sons; 1. Henry, who succeeded him in his Honour; 2. Thomas, 3. Francis, and 4. Giles: and two Daughters; Elizabeth, who died unmarried; and Grace Wedded to Iohn, Son and Heir to Sir Iohn Horsey of Clifton, in Com. Dors. Knight. He hadCatal. of Nob. ut supra. likewise three other Wives; Gartrude Daughter of Sir William Lyte of Billesdon, in Com. Somers. Knight, by whom he had Issue a SonRowe qu. 13., called Charles Lyte, alias Howard. To his third WifeCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Mabel, Daughter of Nicholas Burton of Carshalton in Com. Surr. Esq on whom he begot one only Daughter, called Frances, first Married Catal. of Nob. ut supra. to Henry Pranel, Citizen and Vintner of Lon­don; secondly to Edward Seamour Earl of Hart­ford; and lastly, to Lodowick Duke of Lenox. And to his Fourth Wife, Margaret, DaughterCatal. of Nob. ut supra. to Henry Manning of Grenewich, in Kent, by whom he had no Issue.

This Thomas Vicount Howard of Bindon, by his TestamentRowe, ut su­pra. bearing date 24 Maii 23 Eliz. be­queath'd his Body to be buried at Marnhull, in Com. Dors. and appointed that a Tomb should be there made for him, and for Gartrude and Mabel his late Wives; as also for the Lady Margaret then his Wife: the Probate whereof bears date 14 Febr. an. 1582. (25 Eliz.) whereby it seems that he died not long before.

[Page 275]To whom succeeded Henry Henry. his eldest Son. Which Henry took to WifeCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Frances, the Daugh­ter of Sir Peter Mewtas Knight, and by her had IssueCatal. of Nob. ut supra. one sole Daughter and Heir, called Dou­glasse, Married to Sir Arthur Gorge Knight. Which Henry dyingIbid. without Issue Male, Thomas Thomas. his younges Brother enjoy'dIbid. the Title of Vicount Howard of Bindon; and was Install'dAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, at Wind­sore, 20 Maii an. 1606. (4 Iac.) This Thomas MarriedEx stem­mate. ... the Daughter of ... Duffeild, but diedEx stem­mate. without Issue.

¶Having now finished the Line of these Vi­counts Howard of Bindon, I return to Henry, eld­est Son to the last mention'd Thomas Duke of Norff.

This Henry, Henry Earl of Surrey. bearing the Title of Earl of Sur­rey, in his Father's life time (as a Dukes eldest Son) upon the first of May 32 H. 8. wasStow's Ann. one of the chief of those, that Justed at Westminster, as De­fendents, against Sir Iohn Dudley, Sir Thomas Seymour, and others Challengers. And, in 34 H. 8. marchtHerb. ut supra p. 483. in the Army (whereof his Father had the Command as Lieutenant-General) which in October that year, entredHerb. ut supra p. 483. Scotland, and burnt divers Villages. In 36 H. 8. upon that expedi­tion to Boloin, in France, he wasStow's Ann. Field-Mar­shal of the English Army: and, after the winning thereof (being thenPat. 37 H. 8. p. 13. Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter) was (3 Sept.) 37 H. 8. ConstitutedPat. 37 H. 8. p. 13. the Kings Lieutenant and Captain-General of all his Army within the Town and County of Boloine.

This Earl (saithP. 203. Godwine) was of a ripe wit, and endued with great learning; so that the Eu­logy afterwards given to his Son Henry Earl of Northampton; that he was the learnedst amongst the Nobility, and the most noble amongst the learned, might have been as fitly applyed to him; being also a person very gracious with the people; ex­pert in the Art military, and esteem'd fit for pub­lick Government. Which great Virtues were too great faults: for the King, being jealous of him, resolv'd to cut him off: Treason therefore was objected against him; and, upon that surmise, he was sent to the Tower with his Father.

That which he had chiefly laid to his charge, wasHerb. ut supra p. 562. from the affirmation of Sir Richard Suth­well Knight, who said, that he knew certain things of him, which toucht his fidelity to the King. Unto which accusation, in the presence of the Lord Chancellor Audley, and others, he af­firm'd Herb. ut supra p. 562. himself a True man; desiringHerb. ut supra p. 562. to be try­ed by Justice; or that he might fight in his Shirt with Suthwell. But that which I find to be the principal thing against him, wasGodw. p. [...]04. the bearing the Arms of King Edward the Confessor, with his own: and thatHerb. ut su­pra p. 564. a servant of his had been in Italy with Cardinal Pole, and was by him receiv'd at his return. For which he was arraign'dIb. p. 565. at Guild-Hall, upon the 13th of Ianuary 38 H. 8. before the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Mayor, and other Commissioners. And, beingIb. p. 565. a person of great understanding, sharp wit, and deep courage, defendedIb. p. 565. himself sundry ways: sometimes de­nying the Accusations as false, and weakning the credit of his Adversaries. Sometimes interpreting the words, wherewith he was charged, in a far different sense than they were represented. As to the bearing his Arms, he vouchtGodw. p. [...]. the opinion of the Heralds therein. And, uponHerb ut supra. the producing a witness against him; who pretended, that upon discourse with him, whereupon he used such high words, as that a braving answer was return'd; he made no other defenceHerb ut supra. to the Jury, than that he left it to them to judge, whether it were pro­bable, that this man should use such expressions to the Earl of Surrey, and he not strike him again.

In Conclusion, pleadingIbid. Not Guilty; the Ju­ry, being not of the Peers, but a Common Enquest, Condemn'dIbid. him. Whereupon, having judgment of death, he was BeheadedIbid. on Tower-Hill, 19 Ian. an. 1547. (38 H. 8.) his Father then living; and buriedStow's Surv [...] p. 131. a. in the Church of All-Hallows Berk­ing, near the place of his Execution. But after­wards translatedWeever's Fun. Mon. p. 85 [...]. to Framlyngham in Com. Suff. where he lyeth honourably Entombed, with this Epitaph;

Henrico Howardo, Thomae secundi Ducis Norfol­ciae filio primogenito; Thomae tertii patri; Comiti Surreiae, & Georgiani Ordinis equiti aurato, imma­turè anno salutis 1546. abrept [...]; & Franciscae [...]xori ejus, filiae Iohannis Comitis Oxoniae; Henri­cus Howardus, Comes Northamptoniae, filius secundo genitus, hoc supremum pietatis in parentes Monu­mentum posuit, A. D. 1614.

By this Frances his Wife, Daughter to Iohn Earl of Oxford, he left IssueVinc. corr. p. 357. two Sons; Thomas and Henry: as also three Daughters; Iane Married to Charles Earl of Westmorland; Margaret to Henry Lord Scrope of Bolton, and Catherine to Henry Lord Berkley.

Which Henry Henry Earl of Nor­thampton. was with his three Sisters, Iane, Margaret and Catherine, restoredJourn. of Parl. in blood, in the Parliament held 1 Eliz. And, being a person highly esteem'd of, for his great learning ... Maii, 1 Iac. was made choiceAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. o [...] for one of that King's Privy-Council. Also 1 Ian. next follow­ing, constitutedPat. 1 Jac. p. 6. Warden of the Cinque-Ports, and Constable of Dovor-Castle. And upon the 13th of March next ensuing, advanc'dIb. p. 23. to the honour of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Howard of Marnhill; as alsoIb. p. 23. to the dig­nity of Earl of Northampton. Likewise, soon after that, madeIb. p. 10. one of the Commissioners for exercising the Office of Earl Marshal of England: and upon the 24th of April, an. 1605. (3 Iac.) Install'dAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. Knight of the Garter. Furthermore, upon the 29th of April, an. 1608. (6 Iac.) he was madeIbid. Lord Privy-Seal. And, having never Married, departedIbid. this life, at that House of his, near Charing-Cross (built by himself, out of the ruines of a certain Religious House, which stood there, called Rouncevall) 15 Iunii, an. 1614. (12 Iac.) whereupon he had Burial in the Church of Dovor-Castle, under a goodly Monument of white Marble, with this Epitaph; which briefly pointeth at what is farther memorable of him.

Henricus Howards, Henriei Comitis Surriae fi­lius, Thomae secundi Ducis Norfolciae n [...]pos, Baro Howard de Marnhill, Privati Sigilli Custos; Castri Doverensis Constabularius, Quin (que) Portuum Custos, Cancellarius, & Admirallus: Iacobe, magnae Bri­tanniae Regi ab intimis Conciliis; Ordinis Perisce­lidis Eques auratus, & Academiae Cantabrigiensis Cancellarius; inter Nobiles literatissimus; Inspem resurgendi in Christo hic conditur. Obiit xv. die Iunii MDC xiv.

Inclytus hic Comes tria Hospitalis fundavit, & latefundiis dotavit: Vn [...]m Grenewici in Cantio, in quo viginti Egeni & Praefectus: Alterum Cluni in [Page 276] Comitatu Salopiae, in quo xii Egeni cum Praefecto: Tertium ad Castrum Rising, in comitatu Norfolciae, in quo xii Pa [...]perculae cum Gubernatrice imperpetu­um alantur.

Iohanne Griffitho, huic Comiti ab Epistolis, curante, positum.

¶Having done with this collateral branch, I come to Thomas, Thomas. the eldest Son to Henry Earl of Surrey (so cut off in 38 H. 8. as hath been ob­served) which Thomas, upon the death of his Grandfather Thomas Duke of Norfolk in 1 Mariae, became his next and hereditary Successor; be­ing the same year fully restoredRot. Parl. 1. M. n. 31. in blood; the Act for his Grandfathers attainder being then made void. And in 2 Mariae, upon that Insur­rection Godw. p. 289. of the Kentish-men, in opposition to the Queen's marriage with King Philip of Spain (headed by Sir Thomas Wyat) was sentGodw. p. 289. with some small Forces of the Queens Guards, and o­ther of the Londoners to suppress them.

In 1 Eliz. he was installedAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. Knight of the most noble order of the Garter: and in 3 Eliz. con­stituted Annal. Eliz. ut supra. Lieutenant-General for the Northern­parts of this Realm: Whereupon he went to Berwick and made a LeagueAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. with the Scots. But they flying out again, he had some sleight skirmishesIb. with them. In An. 1566. (9 Eliz.) he wasIbid. by the French, honoured with Knighthood▪ of the Order of St. Michael. But in 11 Eliz. the Queen of England suspectedIbid. him, for too great a favourer of the Queen of Scots: So that, short­ly after, 'twas rumour'dIbid. that he would marry her; having been sollicitedIbid. thereto by Sir Ni­cholas Throkmorton; and encouragedIbid., through the assistance of Robert Earl of Leicester, to ob­tain Queen Eliz. assent; many of the Nobility likingIb. well thereof, in case the Queen were content. But she being utterly averse thereto, re­buk'd Ib. him much for his attempts in that kind. Whereupon he quitted the Court, and retired Ib. into Norfolk: Nevertheless resolvedIb. to make her his Wife.

Which being discovered, he was cast into pri­son Ibid. in 14 Eliz. And the next ensuing year (sc. an. 1572.) upon the sixteenth of Ianuary, brought to his TrialIbid. in Westminster-Hall, before George Earl of Shrewsbury, made Lord high Steward of England for that occasion. The chargeIbid. laid a­gainst him, being; that he conspired the de­throning of Queen Eliz. and bringing in Fo­reign-forces. Likewise, whereas he knew, that the Queen of Scots had quartered the Arms of Eng­land, and aspired at the Crown; he had, with­out consulting Queen Eliz. gone about to marry her; and lent her great sums of Money con­trary to his promise, and his own Hand-writing. Moreover, that he had supplied the Earls of Northumberland and Westmerland with moneys; who having broke out into open Rebellion, were fled into Scotland. Also, that he had sought for Auxiliary forces from the Pope, the Spaniard, and the Duke of Albany, for setting that Queen at liberty, and restoring the Romish Religion in this Realm: and had been aiding to Heriz, and other the enemies to Queen Eliz. in Scotland.

Putting himself therefore upon the Trial of his Peers, they pronouncedIb. him guilty; where­upon he had Judgment of Death; and according­ly was beheadedIb. on Tower-Hill, upon the se­cond of Iune 15 Eliz. to the great grief of ma­ny.

This last mentioned Duke marriedCatal. of Nob. ut su­pra. three Wives; First Mary, Daughter and one of the Heirs to Henry Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arundel. Which Mary diedI. 15. in Of­ficio Arm. f. 255. a. at Arundel-House in the Strand, 25 Aug. 1557. (4 & 5 Ph. & M.) and was buried I. 15. in Of­ficio Arm. f. 255. a. in St. Clements-Church near Temple-Bar: by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob ut supra. Philip his Son and Heir. He secondly marriedCatal. of Nob ut supra. Margaret, Daughter and sole Heir to Thomas Lord A [...]dley, of Walden, and Chancellour of England, Widdow of the Lord Henry Dudley (a younger Son to Iohn Duke of Northumberland) slain at St. Quintins in Picardy An. 1557. by whom he had Issue Catal. of Nob ut supra. two Sons; Thomas afterwards made Earl of Suffolk, and William: and two Daughters; Eli­zabeth, who died in her Infancy, and Margaret married to Robert Sackvile Earl of Dorset. He lastly marriedCatal. of Nob ut supra. Elizabeth, Daughter of Sir Francis Leiburne Knight, Widow of Thomas Lord Da­cres of Gillesland; but by her had no Issue.

The title of Duke of Norfolk being, by the at­tainder of this Thomas, thus taken away; Phi­lip Philip Earl of Arundel. his eldest Son was called Earl of Arundel, as owner of Arundel-Castle, by descent from his Mother; it having antiently been adjudgedRot. Parl. 11 H. 6. in Parliament to be a local dignity, so that the pos­sessors thereof should enjoy that title of Honour. Whereupon he had by that appellation, sum­mons Journ. of Parl. to the next ensuing Parliament, begun at Westminster 16 Ian. 23 Eliz. and after that, in the same Parliament, was, by a special Act, restoredIb. in blood. But not long after this, by the ArtificesAn. Eliz. ut supra in an. 1584. 27 Eliz. of Robert Earl of Leicester, and Secretary Walsingham, for the entrappingAn. Eliz. ut supra in an. 1584. 27 Eliz. of those eminent persons, who were of the Romish Religion, counterfeit LettersAn. Eliz. ut supra in an. 1584. 27 Eliz. being disperst; this Earl Philip was confin'dAn. Eliz. ut supra in an. 1584. 27 Eliz. to his own House, as was also Henry Earl of Northumberland. By reasonIb. whereof; and because he was shortly af­ter much terrifiedIb. with the severity of certain Laws, then made against Jesuits and Priests; and in regardIb. he stood much devoted to the Reli­gion of the Church of Rome, he resolvedIb. to betake himself unto an austere and retired life beyond the Seas; but in the first place to repre­sent Ib. his grief to the Queen, by a Letter; which he determinedIb. should be delivered unto her af­ter his departure; whereinIb. he complained of the malice of his powerful adversaries, which he could not withstand, and their triumphing over his Innocencie: putting her also in mind of the unhappy fate of his Ancestors, his Great-Grand­father suffering in like manner; his Grandfather also losing his Head upon a slender occasion; and his Father, who never bore any evil thought to his Prince, yet being circumvented by his ad­versaries, came to the same end. And therefore, that he might not so perish, but live retired, for his Souls-health; he left his Countrey, but not his Loyalty to Her his Sovereign.

But, before this Letter could be delivered, be­ing goneIb. into Sussex, there to take shipping in an obscure Creeke; what throughIb. the trea­chery of some of his servants, and the Master of the Ship, he was apprehended, and committed Ib. prisoner to the Tower. And being thus im­prisoned, a ChargeIb. was brought against him in­to the Star-Chamber, that he had supported Ro­mish-Priests, contrary to Law: As also, that he held Intelligence with Cardinal Alen, and Parsons the Jesuit, the Queens enemies. Likewise, [Page 277] that he had, by a publick writing, declin'd the Ju­stice of the Realm, with purpose to be gone. WhereuponIb.; though he professed his Allegiance to the Queen, and love to his Countrey, excu­sing himself for his ignorance of the Laws, through his Zeal to divine contemplations, and submit­ted himself to the censure of that Court, they finedIb. him at ten thousand pounds, and doom'd him to imprisonment during the Queens plea­sure. And, as if all this had not been enough; upon suspicion that he favoured the Spaniard; in 32 Eliz. he was brought to his TryalIb. by his Peers, in Westminster-Hall, before Henry Earl of Derby, Lord High Steward for that occasion.

The substance of his chargeIb. being, that he had contracted a strict friendship with Cardinal Alen, and Parsons the Jesuit, and other trayter­ous people, who had conspired the ruine of their Prince and Country; by stirring up, both For­reiners, as well as Subjects, for restoring the Romish-Religion: Also that he had sent Letters to Cardi­nal Alen by Weston (alias Burgesse) the Priest, for advancing the Catholick cause; and, upon that account, resolved to quit the Realm. That he was privy to the Bull of Sixtus Quintus the Pope, whereby he had excommunicated the Queen, and exposed this Realm to the Spaniard. That, being a prisoner in the Tower, he had cau­sed Mass to be celebrated, for the good success of the Spanish Fleet; and likewise, for that purpose, had conceived private prayers.

To which hepleadedIb. Not guilty. But, being found guilty, had SentenceIb. of death pronoun­ced against him, (being then but thirty three years of age.) Whence, being carried back to the Tower, and his Execution forborn; he totally appliedIb. himself to his devotions, and to an au­stere and strict course of life until the nineteenth of November An. 1595. (38 Eliz.) that he there diedCatal. of Nob. by R. B.: leaving IssueInter Brevia de Certiorare de anno 2 Jac. n. 6. by Anne his Wife, Daugh­ter of Thomas, and Sister and Coheir to George Lord Dacres of Gillesland, Thomas his only Child.

Which Thomas, Thomas. being restoredInter Brevia de Certiorare de anno 2 Jac. n. 6. in blood, in the Parliament held at Westminster 1 Iac. and to all such Titles of Honour and Precedence, as the before specified Philip Earl of Arundel, his Father, lost by his attainder: As also to the Honour, State, and Dignity of Earl of Surrey; and to such dignity of Baronies only, as Thomas late Duke of Norfolk, his Grandfather, lost by his attainder; was installedAnnal. R. Jac. ut su­pra. Knight of the most noble order of the Garter 13 Maii An. 1611. (9 Iac.) After which he travelledAnnal. R. Jac. ut su­pra. with his Lady into Italy; but in November An. 1614 (12 Iac.) returnedAnnal. R. Jac. ut su­pra..

And upon the 29 of Aug. 19 Iac. was consti­tuted Pat. 19 Jac. p. 13. Earl Marshal of England for life, with a pension of two thousand pounds per annum. Whereupon reviving that honorable Court, which had antiently been held by the Constable and Marshall jointly; wherein remedy was given for such abusive provocations, as might occasion no little bloodshed by Duels, or other more mis­chievous ways of revenge: and some scruple be­ing made, as to the Jurisdiction of the Earl-Mar­shal alone, without the Constable; the next en­suing year, he obtained other Letters PatentPat. 10 Jac., bearing date 1 Aug. 20 Iac. whereby that King, after mature advice had with the Lords of his Council, upon the point, did declare; that in the vacancy of the Constable of England, the Earl Marshal had the like jurisdiction in that Court, as both Constable and Marshal jointly e­ver exercised; commanding him to proceed ac­cordingly. Which he thereupon did, with much Honour to himself and his authority; and to the great satisfaction of the Nobility and Gentry of this Realm, in cases where they received such af­fronts and injuries, for which, by the rule of the Common Law, no redress could be had; until by the Votes of a predominant party, in the late Long-Parliament, his jurisdiction in that Court was blasted.

This most noble Earl a little before the Coro­nation of King Charles the first, was join'd in CommissionPat. 1 Car. [...]. p. 5. in dorso. with William Earl of Pembroke, to make such persons Knights of the Bath, as the King should then think fit to call to that digni­ty. And in 9 Car. 1. constitutedPat. 9 Car. 1. p. 1. Chief Justice of all the Forests North of Trent. Moreover, in 16 Car. 1. he was madePat. 16 Car. 1. p. 3. in dor­so. General of the Army, then raised to march into the North; the Scots at that time being in Arms with no small num­bers.

And, by reason of his special services and great merits; as also, in respect of his lineal descent from Thomas de Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, (a younger Son to King Edward the first) was by Letters Patents bearing date at Oxford 6 Iunii, in the 20. year of the same Kings reign, advanced Pat. 20 C [...]r. 1. to the title of Earl of Norfolk.

Shortly after which, discerning the flames of War (occasion'd by the prevalent party in the late Long Parliament) more and more to in­crease; his age being also such as rendred him not fit for further military imployments, he ob­tained leave from the King to travel. Whereup­on going to Padua in Italy, he there departed this life upon the 4 day of October An. 1646. Af­ter which his Corps being brought over into Eng­land, was buried at Arundel in Sussex.

Leaving Issue, by the Lady Alathea his Wife, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Gilbert Earl of Shrewsbury, two sons surviving; 1 Henry called Lord Moubray and Maltravers; and se­condly Sir William Howard Knight of the Bath: who by reasonPat 16 Car. 1. p. 8. of his marriage with Mary Si­ster and sole Heir to Henry Lord Stafford, was by Letters Patent, bearing date 12 Sept. 16 Car. 1. advancedPat 16 Car. 1. p. 8. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Stafford, and she the said Mary ofPat 16 Car. 1. p. 8. a Baroness. And, by otherIb. Let­ters Patent bearing date 11 Nov. next ensuing, to the dignity and title of Vicount Stafford; the other Sons of the said Thomas Earl of Arundel, (viz. Iames, Thomas Gilbert, and Charles) dying all in his life time. Which William, so created Vi­count Stafford, hath Issue by her three Sons; Henry, Iohn, and Francis: and five Daughters; 1 Alathea; 2 Isabella married to Iohn Marquess of Winchester, 3 Vrsula, 4 Mary, and 5 Anastasia.

I now come to Henry Lord Moubray and Mal­travers, (for by those Titles he was summon'd to Parliament in his Fathers life time.)

This Henry Henry. (succeeding his Father in his Ho­nours) took to Wife Elizabeth Daughter to Esme Steward Lord d'A [...]gbignie, and Earl of March, afterwards Duke of Lenox; and by her had Issue nine Sons; viz. Thomas, Henry, Philip, Charles, Talbot, Edward, Francis, Bernard, and Esme. And three Daughters, viz. the Lady Anne, who [Page 278] died young; the Lady Catherine Married to Iohn Digby of Gothurst, in Com. Northt. Esq Son and Heir to Sir Kenelm Digby Knight, and the Lady Elizabeth to Alexander Mac-Donald, Grandson to the Earl of Antrim by a younger Son; and de­parting this life at Arundell-House in the Strand, in Com. Midd. 17 Apr. 1652. was buried at Arun­dell in Sussex.

Which Thomas Eldest Son to the said Henry, succeeding him in his Honours and Titles of Earl of Arundel, Surrey, and Norfolk; through the spe­cial grace and favour of his Majesty that now is, at the humble Petition of Iames Earl of Suffolk, Thomas Earl of Berkshire, William Vicount Stafford, Charles Lord Howard of Charlton, Ed­ward Lord Howard of Escrick, Henry second Son to the said Henry late Earl of Arundell, Surrey and Norfolk, and Charles Howard of Naworth, all Lineally descended from Thomas the last Duke of Norfolk, who was attainted in 15 Eliz. and other of the English Nobility, in all to the num­ber of ninety one, obtain'd a special Act in the Parliament begun at Westminster, 8 Maii, 13 Car. 2. for his Restoration unto the Title of Duke of Norfolk, and to the Heirs Male of his Body; with limitation thereof to the Heirs Male of the said Henry late Earl of Arundel, Surrey, and Norfolk, and divers other Remainders; with all Priviledges, Precedencies, and Preheminencies thereunto belonging; as fully, amply, and honour­ably, as the said Thomas Duke of Norfolk, did or might at any time before the said Attainder hold and enjoy the same.

Henry Henry the second Son to the before-specified Henry Earl of Arundel, and Surrey, in considera­tion of the eminent services perform'd by his no­ble Father and Grandfather, to King Charles the First of blessed Memory, and to the Crown of England, both here and abroad, to their great peril and costs; as also of his own personal servi­ces to our present Sovereign King Charles the Se­cond, in the times of the late Usurpation, when he was necessitated to be in Foreign parts, in a banish't condition; being also by Letters Patent, bearing date at Westminster, 27 Martii, 21 Car. 2. advanc'd to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Howard of Castle-Rysing, in Com. Norff. And by other Letters Patent bear­ing date 29 Oct. 24 Car. 2. Created Earl of Nor­wich, and Earl Marshal of England; with limi­tation of that great Office to the Heirs Male of his Body, with several remainders.

This Henry Married the Lady Anne Daughter to Edward Marquess of Worcester; and by her hath Issue two Sons; Henry, and Thomas: and three Daughters; Anne-A [...]athea, who departed this Life in her Infancy; Elizabeth, and Frances.

Howard of Effingham.

¶HAving thus finisht with the principal stem of this most noble Family; I come to those collateral Branches as are not yet spoke of: and first to William, Son to Thomas, the second Duke of Norfolk of this House, by Agnes his second Wife, Daughter of Hugh Tilney, and Sister and Heir to Sir Philip Til­ney of Boston, in Com. Linc. Knight.

This William William Lord How­ard of Ef­fingham., in 24 H. 8. wasStow's Ann. one of the Attendants of that King, to Calais, and so to Boloine at such time as he was magnificently re­ceived there, by Francis the first King of France: and in 26. H. 8. sentHerb. ut su­pra p. 377. into Scotland to present King Iames the Fifth with the Order of the Gar­ter. Also to acquaint him with the intended En­terview betwixt King Henry and King Francis of France. And intreating his presence thereat, to desire his coming through England, to accom­pany King Henry to Calais.

In 27 H. 8. he was sentIb. p. 395. with Dr. William Barlow, Bishop of St. Asaph, to the same King of Scots, to perswade him to an Enterview with King Henry; as also to make certain advantage­ous Propositions to him. And in 33 H. 8. upon Ib. p. 473. that unhappy deportment of Katherine Howard his Niece, fifth Wife of King Henry, for which she lost her Head (being newly returned from an Embassy into France) he was IndictedIb. p. 473. (as was also his Wife, and the old Dutchess of Nor­folk) for Misprision of Treason, (in concealing what they knew of that Queen's behaviour there­in) and condemn'd to perpetual Imprisonment; but at length, through the King's favour enlar­ged Ib. p. 473.: and in 6 E. 6. made DeputyPat. 6 E. 6. p. 3. of Ca­lais.

Being a very valiant person, and perfectly loyal to both those Kings, he had such esteem from Queen Mary, as that by Letters Patents bearing date 11 Martii, in the first year of her Reign, he was advancedPat. 1. M. p. 7. to the degree and dignity of a Ba­ron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Howard of Effingham; as also the xxth. of the same Month, madeIb. p. 5▪ Lord Admiral of England, Ire­land, and Wales: and upon the second of April next ensuing, took his placeJourn. of Parl. in Parliament, amongst the rest of the Peers. Also upon the 8th of that Month, ConstitutedPat. 1 M. p. 10. Lord Admiral, and Lieutenant-General of all her Forces at Sea. He wasAnnal. El. ut supra. likewise Lord Chamberlain of her Hous­hold. And in 1 Eliz. had the same honourable Office conferr'dAnnal. El. ut supra. on him by that Queen.

After this he was sentIbid. Embassador with the Lord Cobham, to the Spaniard, into the Nether­lands. And, in 12 Eliz. accompaniedHolingsh. p. 1212. b. n. 40. the Earl of Sussex, General of those Forces then sent against the Earls of Northumberland and Westmor­land, at that time in Rebellion. In 15 Eliz. he wasIbid. one of the Peers which sate at the Tryal of the Duke of Norfolk. And by his TestamentPeter qu. 22▪, bearing date 6 Maii (11 Eliz.) being then Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Chancel of the Parish-Church of Reygate, in Com. Surr.; appointing a Tomb to be there made for him. And to Charles his Son and Heir bequeath'd his Collar of Gold, and all his Robes belonging to the Order of the Garter.

He MarriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. two Wives; First Catherine, Daughter and Coheir to Sir Iohn Broughton of Tuddington, in Com. Bedf. Knight, by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob. ut supra. only one Daughter, called Agnes, Mar­ried to William Paulet, the third Marquess of Winchester. SecondlyCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Margaret Daughter of Sir Thomas Gamage Knight. Which Margaret depar­ted FF. in offi­cio Arm. f. 60. a. this Life ... Maii, an. 1581. (23 Eliz) by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob. ut supra. four Sons; viz. Charles who succeeded him in his Honour; William [Page 279] Howard of Lingfeild in Com. Surr.; Edward, and Henry who died young. Also five Daughters. 1. Douglass Married to Iohn Lord Sheffeild; af­terwards to Robert Earl of Leicester, as hath been pretended; and thirdly to Sir Edward Stafford of Grafton Knight. 2. Mary, First to Edward Lord Dudley; afterwards to Richard Montpesson Esq 3. Frances to Edward Earl of Hertford. 4. Martha to Sir George Bourchier Knight (third Son to Iohn Earl of Bath;) and 5. Katherine who died young. And departingInter Coll. Sr. Lo Kniveton ar. this life at Hampton-Court, 11 Ian. 15 Eliz. was honour­ably buriedInter Coll. Sr. Lo Kniveton ar. at Ryegate in Surrey, upon the 29th. of the same Month.

Which Charles Charles Earl of No­tingham. so succeeding him; in 13 Eliz. (his Father then living) wasAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. one of those noble persons, who by the Command of Queen Eliza­beth Conducted the Lady Anne of Austria, Daugh­ter to Maximilian the Emperour, from Zeland into Spain: And in 16 Eliz. (24 Apr.) was Install'd Ex coll. praef. St. Lo Kniveton. Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter.

In 28 Eliz. uponAnnal. Eliz. ut su­pra. the Death of Edward Earl of Lincoln, Lord High Admiral of England (beingAnnal. Eliz. ut su­pra. then also Lord Chamberlain to the Queen, as his Father had formerly been) he was Constitu­ted Annal. Eliz. ut su­pra. his Successor in that great Office. Whereup­on in an. 1588. (30 Eliz.) whenPat. 30 Eliz. p. 12. that formi­dable Armado from Spain so much threatned an Invasion here, he was ConstitutedPat. 30 Eliz. p. 12. Lieutenant-General of the Queen's whole Fleet at Sea; of whose prosperous success she had no small opini­on Annal. Eli. ut supra.; well knowingAnnal. Eli. ut supra. him, by his moderation and noble extraction, to be a person of great knowledge in maritime affairs, discreetly wary, throughly valiant, industrious in action; and a person whom the Mariners intirely loved.

And, in 39 Eliz. further dangers being threat­ned Ibid. from the Spaniard; through the help of those Irish, which were rebelliously disposed; he was madeIbid. joint General of the English Army, with Robert Earl of Essex, for the defence of this Realm, both by Sea and Land; (viz. Essex for the Land, and this Lord Admiral for the Sea;) the First Squadron being ledIbid. by him; the second by Essex, the third by Thomas Howard, and the fourth by Sir Walter Raleigh. In this year also (15 Iunii) he was ConstitutedPat. 39 Eliz. p. 1. Justice-Itinerant of all the Forests South of Trent, for life: and upon the 22th of October following, in conside­ration Ib. p. 3. Annal. Eliz. ut supra. of his eminent services in an. 1588. by defending this Realm against the Spanish Arma­do; and afterwards in sacking of Cadiz in Spain; as also in destroying the Spanish Fleet, then in the Port there, was advancedIb. p. 3. Annal. Eliz. ut supra. to the dignity and title of Earl of Notingham, as descended from the Family of Mo [...]bray, whereof some had been Earls of that County.

In 41 Eliz. still continuing in high reputation at Court, some danger from the Spaniard being then again threatened, he was ConstitutedPat. 4 [...] Eliz. p. 24. in dorso. Lieu­tenant-General of the Queens Field Forces: and in 44 Eliz. madePat. 44 Eliz. p 14. in dorso. one of the Commissioners for exercising the Office of Earl Marshal of England.

In 1 Iac. in Order to the solemnity of King Iames his Coronation, he was made Lord Great StewardPat. 1. Jac. p. [...]8. of England, for that occasion. And in 2 Iac. upon renewing the Commission unto seven of the great Lords, for exercising that Office of Earl Marshal, was likewise ConstitutedPat. 2 Jac. p. [...]4. one of that number. But, in an. 1619. (17 Iac.) he surrenderedAnnal. R Ja [...] ut su­pra. his Patent for the Office of Lord Ad­miral, into the Kings hands, whereupon it was conferr'dAnnal. R Ja [...] ut su­pra. on the Marquess of Buckingham.

This noble Earl MarriedI. 8. in of­ficio A [...]m. f. 11. a. Catal. of Nob. ut supra. to his first Wife, Ka­therine Daughter to Henry Lord Hu [...]sdon; by whom he had IssueI. 8. in of­ficio A [...]m. f. 11. a. Catal. of Nob. ut supra. two Sons; William, who Wedded Anne, Daughter and sole Heir to Iohn Lord St. Iohn of Ble [...]so; but diedI. 8. in of­ficio A [...]m. f. 11. a. Catal. of Nob. ut supra. in his life time; leaving IssueI. 8. in of­ficio A [...]m. f. 11. a. Catal. of Nob. ut supra. Elizabeth his sole Daughter and Heir, MarriedI. 8. in of­ficio A [...]m. f. 11. a. Catal. of Nob. ut supra. to Iohn Lord Mordant of Turvey, in Com. Bedf. afterwards Earl of Peter­borough. 2. Charles, his Successor in his Ho­nours. As alsoI. 8. in of­ficio A [...]m. f. 11. a. Catal. of Nob. ut supra. three Daughters; Elizabeth Married to Sir Robert Southwell of Wood-Ris [...]ng, in Com. Norff [...] Knight; Frances, first to Henry Fitz-Gerald Earl of Kidare, in Ireland, afterwards to Henry Lord Cob [...]am; and Margaret to Sir R [...]ch­ard Leveson of Trentham, in Com. Staff. Knight, and Vice-Admiral of England.

To his second Wife he MarriedIbid. Margaret, Daughter to Iames Steward, Earl of Murrey in Scotland, which Margaret was naturalizedJo [...]n. of Parl. in the Parliament of 1 Iac. By whom he had Issue I. 8. ut supra. two Sons; Iames, who died young; and Sir Charles Howard Knight. And diedI. 8. ut supra. at Hayling near Croydon in Kent, 13 Dec. an. 1624. (22 Iac.) beingI. 8. ut supra. at that time 88. years of age; ha­ving been KnightI. 8. ut supra. of the Garter 52. years; Mar­garet his Wife surviving him, who afterwards MarriedI. 8. ut supra. to Sir William Munson Knight, after­wards Vicount Castelmayn, in Ireland.

To whom succeeded Charles Charles. his second Son (the Elder dying before him without Issue-Male.) Which Charles first took to WifeIbid. Charitie Daughter of ... White (Widdow of ... Leche a Londoner:) afterwardsIbid. Mary, Daugh­ter of Sir William Cokaine Knight, Alderman of London; And thirdly Margaret Daughter to Iames Earl of Murray in Scotland; by whom he had Issue Iames, who died unmarried; and Charles.

Which Charles Charles. succeeding him in his Honours, Married Arabella Daughter of ... Smith of ... but, as yet hath not any Issue; so that Francis Howard of Great-Buckham in Com. Surr. Esq (Son and Heir to Sir Charles Howard Knight, Son and Heir to Sir Francis Howard Knight, Brother and Heir to Sir Edward Howard Knight, Cup-bearer to King Iames, Son and Heir to William Howard of Lingfeild in Com. Surr. second Son to William Lord Howard of Effingham) is his next expectant Heir Male.

Howard Earl of Suffolk.

¶THE next Collateral branch, not yet spoke of, is Thomas, another young­er Son of Thomas the second Duke of Norfolk, by Margaret his second Wife, Daughter and sole Heir to Thomas Lord Audley of Walden.

This Thomas Thomas Earl of Suf­folk. was by Act of Parliament, in 27 Eliz. restoredJournal of Parl. in blood: and in 39 Eliz. sum­mon'd Journal of Parl. to Parliament, by the Title of Lord Howard of Walden. Also in May 1 Iac. made choiceAnnal. R. Jac. of, for one of that King's Privy-Council; and 21 Iulii next ensuing, advancedOrig. 1 Jac. p. 5. Rot. 23. to the dig­nity of Earl of Suffolk. After this he was made [Page 280] Annal R. Jac. Lord Chamberlain of the Kings Houshold; and upon the 11 of Iuly 12 Iac. constituted Pat. 12 Jac. p. 24. Lord high Treasurer of England. In which great Office he continuedAnnal. R. Jac. until 19 Iulii 18 Iac. Sir Henry Mountagu Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings Bench, then succeedingAnnal. R. Jac. him therein.

In 13 Iac. the Commission for exercising the office of Earl Marshal of England being renew'd, he was join'dPat. 13 Jac. p. 29. with other great Lords therein. So likewise in 15 Iac. upon another renovation Pat. 15 Jac. p. 5. thereof. Being also KnightInstit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. of the most noble order of the Garter, he built that stately House called Audley-end near Walden in Com. Suff. And having marriedI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 15. a. Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth eldest Daugh­ter and Coheir to Sir Henry Knevet of Charlton, in Com. Wiltes. Knight (Widow of Richard eldest Son to Robert Lord Riche) by her had IssueI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 15. a. Catal. of Nob. by R. B. seven Sons, 1 Theophilus, who succeeded him in his Honours; 2 Thomas, afterwards created Earl of Berkshire; 3 Henry, who marriedI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 15. a. Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth, Daughter and sole Heir to William Basset of Blore, in Com. Staff. Esq by whom he had IssueI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 15. a. Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Eli­zabeth Wife of Sir Iohn Harper of Swarston in Com. Derb. Knight; 4 Sir Charles Howard Knight, who married Mary, Daughter and Heir to Sir Iohn Fitz of ... in Com. Devon. Knight, Wi­dow of Thomas Darcy, Son and Heir apparent of Thomas Earl Rivers; and before that the Wi­dow of Sir Alen Percie Knight; 5 Sir Robert Ho­ward Knight of the Bath; 6 Sir William Howard Knight of the Bath, and 7 Sir Edward Howard Knight of the Bath. He had also IssueI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 15. a. Catal. of Nob. by R. B. four Daughters; 1 Elizabeth first married to William Earl of Banbury; and afterwards to Edward Lord Vaux. 2 Frances to Robert Earl of Essex, (from whom being divorced, she became the Wife of Robert Earl of Somerset.) 3 Katherine to William Earl of Salisbury; 4 and Margaret who deceased in her Childhood. And departingIbid. this life at his House near Charing-Cross 28. Maii An. 1626. (2 Car. 1.) was buried at Walden.

To whom succeeded Theophilus Theophilus. his Son and Heir; who, in his Fathers life time, bore the ti­tle of Lord Howard of Walden; and in 8 Iac. (26 Martii) was made GovernourPat S Jac. p. 29. of the Isle of Geresey and Castle of Cornet for life. This Theophilus was installed Knight of the Garter shortly after the beginning of King Charles the firsts reign, and married [...] Elizabeth Daughter and Coheir to George Lord Hume of Barwick, Earl of Du [...]bar, in Scotland; by whom he had IssueI. 8. ut supra t. 39. a. four Sons: Iames made Knight of the Bath, in An. 1625. at the Coronation of King Charles the first; Thomas, George, and Henry. And five Daughters; Catherine married to George Lord Aubigny; Elizabeth to Algernon Earl of Northum­berland; Margaret to Roger Earl of Orrory in Ireland; Anne to Thomas Son and Heir to Sir Thomas Walsingham of Scadbury, in Com. Cantii, Knight; and Frances to Edward Villers, a youn­ger Son to Sir Edward Villers Knight, who was Brother of the half blood to George late Duke of Buckingham. And departing this life 3 Iunii in An. 1640. was buried at Walden.

Which Iames Iames. succeeding him in his Honours, married two Wives; 1 Susanna Daughter to Hen­ry Earl of Holand, by whom he had Issue one only Daughter surviving named Essex, married to Ed­ward Griffyn Son and Heir to Sir Edward Gryffin of Dingley, in Com. Northt. Knight. He secondly mar­ried Barbara, Daughter to Sir Edward Villers before mentioned, and Widow of ... Son and Heir to the Lord Wenman; by whom he hath only one Daughter named Elizabeth, mar­ried to ... Felton, one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber to our present Soveraign King Charles the Second.

Howard Earl of Berk-shire.

¶HAving now done with the chief branch of this House of Suffolk, I come to Thomas second Son to the before-spe­cified Thomas Earl of Suffolk: and of Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Sir Henry Knevet of Charlton in Com. Wilts. Knight.

This Thomas Thomas. Earl of Berkshire. upon the 23 of Ianuary 19 Iac. being advancedPat. 19 Jac. p. 1. to the titles of Lord Howard of Charlton, and Vicount Andover; was before the end of that Kings reign, installed Knight of the most noble order of the Garter: also 1 Febr. 5 Car. 1. createdPat▪ 1 Car. p. 7. Earl of Berkshire. And having marriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Elizabeth, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to William Lord Burghley, Son and Heir to Thomas Earl of Exeter, by her had IssueCatal. of Nob. ut supra. eight Sons; viz. Sir Charles Howard Knight of the Bath (commonly called Lord Andover) 2 Thomas; 3 Henry; 4 William; 5 Edward; 6 Sir Robert Howard Knight; 7 Philip; 8 Iames, and 9 Alger­non. And four Daughters; Elizabeth married to Iohn Dreyden Esq Diana ... Frances to Conyers Darcy, Son and Heir to Co­nyers Lord Darcie and Coniers; and Mary. And departing this life upon the sixteenth day of Iu­ly An. 1669. was buried in the Abby Church at Westminster.

To whom succeeded Charles Charles. his Son and Heir; who, in his Fathers life time had summons to divers Parliaments, by the title of Lord Howard of Charlton: and married Dorothy, second Daugh­ter of Thomas Vicount Savage; by whom he hath had I [...]ue three Sons; Thomas, Henry, and Iohn, who died in their youth: as also two Daughters, Anne married to Sir Henry Bedingfield Son and Heir to Sir Henry Bedingfield of Ox­borough in Com. Norf. and Elizabeth who died young.

Lord Howard of Escrick.

¶THE next is Sir Edward Howard Edward. Lord Ho­ward of Escrick. Knight, another Son of the before specified Thomas Earl of Suffolk.

This Sir Edward, upon the 29 of April 4 Car. 1. was advanced to thePat. 4 Ca [...]. 1. p. 39. dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Howard of Escrick, in Com. Ebor. by reason he did possess that Lord­ship, which came to Thomas Earl of Suffolk, his Father, by the marriage of Elizabeth, the eldest Daughter and Coheir to Sir Henry Knevit of Charlton, in Com. Wiltes. Knight, as heir to Tho­mas Lord Knevit of Escrick, her Uncle, who died without Issue, as I shall shew in due place: [Page 281] and MarriedI. 8. in offi­cio Arm. f. 56. [...]. Mary, one of the Daughters of Iohn Lord Butler of Bramfeild, in Com. Hertf. by whom he had Issue three Sons; viz. Thomas, Wil­liam, and Sir Cecill Howard Knight; As also Anne a Daughter, Married to Charles now Earl of Carlisle. And departing this life 24 Apr. an. 1675. was buried at the Savoy in the Suburbs of London.

To whom succeeded Thomas his eldest Son; who Married Elizabeth Daughter to Iohn late Earl of Peterborough.

Howard Earl of Carlisle.

¶I Lastly come to the Lord William Howard, William Lord How­ard (of Na­worth-Ca­stle.) third Son to Thomas Duke of Norfolk, by Margaret his second Wife, Daughter and Heir to Thomas Lord Audley of Walden.

This William, taking to Wife Elizabeth, Daugh­ter of Thomas, and Sister and Coheir to George Lord Dacres of Gillesland; in her right became possess'd of Naworth-Castle, in Com. Cumbr. the chief and antient seat of the Lord Dacres, in that Northern Tract, which still continues to his de­scendents: and being restoredJourn. of Parl. in blood, by Act of Parliament 1 Iac. had Issue by the same Eli­zabeth, 1. Sir Philip Howard Knight, his Son and Heir. 2. Sir William Howard of Brafferton, in Com. Ebor. Knight. 3. Sir Francis Howard Knight, and divers other who died young. As also three Daughters; Mary Married to Sir Iohn Winter, Son and Heir to Sir Edward Winter of Lydney, in Com. Glouc. Knight; Elizabeth to Sir Henry Be­dingfeild of Oxborough, in Com. Norf. Baronet; and Margaret to Sir Thomas Cotton of Conington in Com. Hunt. Baronet. And departing this life ... Augusti, an. 1640. was buried at Erei­stocke in Cum [...]erland.

Which Sir Philip dying in his Father's life time, left Issue by Mary his Wife, Daughter of Sir Iohn C [...]rrell of Harting in Com. Suss. Knight, three Sons; 1. Sir William Howard Knight; 2. Iohn, and 3. Philip, slain at Rowton-Heath in the service of King Charles the First: As also two Daugh­ters; Elizabeth Married to Bartholmew Fromund of Cheme, in Com. Surr. Esq and Alathea to Thomas Lord Fairfax of Emeley, in Ireland.

Which Sir William took to Wife Ma [...]y the eld­est Daughter of William Lord Evre, by whom he had Issue five Sons; William who died in his life time, Charles, Philip, Thomas and Iohn. And five Daughters; Mary Married to Sir Ionathan At­kyns Knight; Elizabeth to Sir Thomas Gower of Stittenham, in Com. Ebor. Knight; Catherine to Sir Iohn Lawson of Broughton, in Com. Ebor. Knight; Frances to Sir George Downing of East-Hatley in Com. Cont [...]br. Knight and Baronet, and Margaret to the Earl of Leven in Scot­land.

Which Charles, Charles Earl of Car­lisle. having been highly instrumen­tal for the happy restoration of our present Sove­reign King Charles the Second, was, in remunera­tion of his loyal Services therein, by Letters Pa­tents, bearing date at Westminster, 20 Apr. in the 13th year of his Reign, advanc'd to the dig­nity of Lord Dacres of Gillesland, Vicount How­ard of Morpeth, and Earl of Carlisle. And in an. 1663. sent Embassador into Russia; as also in an. 1664. to the Kings of Sweden and Den­mark. He Married Anne Daughter to Edward Lord Howard of Escrick, and by her hath Issue two Sons, Edward, who now beareth the Title of Vicount Morpeth, and Frederick Christian, born at Coppen [...]agen, in Denmark, an. 1664. As also three Daughters; Mary Married to Iohn Fen­wike of Wallington, in Com. Northumbr. Esq Anne to Sir Richard Graham of Netherby, in Com. Cumbr. Baronet; and Catherine.

Brooke Lord Cobham.
[12 E. 4.]

HAving, in my discourse of the Family of Cobham, already manifested, that Iohn the last Lord Cobham, had Issue one sole Daughter and Heir, called Ioan, who took to Husband Sir Iohn de la Pole Knight, and by him left Issue Ioan her Daughter and Heir, Married to Sir Gerard Braybroke Knight, and afterwards to Sir Iohn Oldeastle Knight; I shall now observe, that this last mention'd Ioan, had IssueEx coll R. Gl. S. by the said Sir Gerard Braybroke, one only Daughter and Heir, called also Ioan, who became the WifeEx coll R. Gl. S. of Sir Thomas Brooke of ... in Com. Somers. Knight, and that by him she the said Ioan had Issue Esc. 4 E. 4. n. 26. Sir Edward Brooke Knight, called Sir Edward Brooke of Cobham. Which Sir Edward, Edward. in 29 H. 6. beingStow, in an. 1451. one of those that favoured the Title of Richard Duke of York; upon his return out of Ireland in that year, sidedStow, in an. 1451. with the Earls of Salisbury and Warwick, on purpose to raise an Army; which, under the pretence of removing evil Counsellors from the King, might advance that Duke unto the Royal Throne. And, that in 33 H. 6. he wasIb. in an. 1455. with him in the Battel of St. Albans, where he had the better of the day, against the Lancastrians. Likewise, that in 38 H. 6. soon after the arrival of the same Duke at Sandwich, he cameHol [...]ngsh. 653. b. n. 60. to him in his passage through Kent.

Moreover, that, in 2 E. 4. he attendedStow in an. 1462. the King into the North, with all the power he could raise, upon advertisement that the Lancastrians did endeavour to make head again in those parts, having possess'dStow in an. 1462. themselves of divers strong Holds in Northumberland: And lastly, that he departedEsc. 4 E. 4. ut supra. this life 29 Maii, 4 E. 4. being then seisedEsc. 4 E. 4. ut supra. of the Mannors of Westhale, Fulbroke, and Swynbroke, in Com. Oxon. Stone, and Pole, in Com. Cantii; Sething in Com. Norff.; Herde­bergh, and Aspale, in Com. Suff.; Lucton, Brook-Ylchester, Sewardeswyk, and Grubbeswyk in Com. Somers. as also of the Castle and Mannor of Wicroft, and Mannor of Holdiche, in Com. De­von. leaving Iohn Esc. 4 E. 4. ut supra. his Son and Heir eighteen years of age.

Which Iohn, Iohn. in 12 E. 4. 19 Aug. had first summonsClaus. de eodem anno. in dorso. to Parliament by the Title of Lord Cobham; and in 14 E. 4. was by IndentureEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. re­tain'd to serve the King, in his Dutchy of Nor­mandy, and Realm of France, for the space of one whole year, with five men at Arms and fifty Archers. In 1 R. 3. he obtain'd from the King a [Page 282] grantPat. 1 R. 3. p. 4. in special tail of the Mannour of Bur­rough, and Hundred of Ermyngton; as also of the Mannours of Hode and Dertyngton, all in Com. Devon. Wolston, alias Wolveston, in Com. Cornub. and of the reversion of the Man­nour of Dertsord, in Com. C [...]ntii, which Tho­mas Lord Stanley then held for life. In 7 H. 7. he wasPolyd. Virg. p. 584. n. 30. in that expedition then made into Flanders, on the behalf of Maximilian the Em­perour, against the French: and in 12. H. 7. marchtIb. p. 601. n. 10. against the Cornish-men, at that time in Rebellion, but happily vanquisht at Black-Heath in Kent. He marriedWeever's Fun. Mon. p. 329. Margaret the Daughter of Edward Nevil Lord Bergavenny, and departingWeever's Fun. Mon. p. 329. this life ... Sept. An. 1506. (22 H. 7.) was buriedWeever's Fun. Mon. p. 329. in the Collegiate Church of Cob­ham, with this Epitaph upon his Tombe-stone;

Hic jacet Iohannus Broke miles, ac Baro Baro­niae de Cobham; ac domina Margareta uxor sua, quondam Filia nobilis viri Edovardi Nevil, nuper domini de Bargaveny: qui quidem Iohannes obiit ... die mensis Septembris A. D. 1506. quorum animabus propitietur Dens, Amen. Leaving Tho­mas his Son and Heir, who in 4 H. 8. had a special LiveryPat. 4 H. 8. p. 2. of all his Lands; as also ofPat. 4 H. 8. p. 2. all those Lordships and Lands, which divolved to him by descent, as Cousin and Heir to Sir Ge­rard Braybroke Knight, Son and Heir to Sir Ge­rard Braybroke Knight.

Which Thomas, Thomas. in 5 H. 8. attendedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 36. the King into France, at such time as he took Therouene and Turnay: and in 6 H. 8. was sentStow, in eodem an., with the Lord Bergavenny and others, to strengthen the Town of Calais, as also other Fortresses within the English-pale. And, having by his Testament [...]ankyn qu. 24., bearing date 7 Iulii 21 H. 8. bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Church of Cobham, in Kent, amongst his Ancestors; departedWeever, ut supra. this life upon the 19 day of the same month of Iuly; George. whereupon he had burialWeever, ut supra. in the same Church with this Epitaph;

Orate pro animâ Thomae Broke militis domini de Cobham, consanguinei & haeredis Ricardi Beau­champ militis. Qui quidem Thomas c [...]pit in uxo­rem Dorotheam Filiam Henrici Heyden militis; & habuerunt exitum inter eos, septem Filios & sex Filias. Et praedictus Thomas cepit in uxorem Doro­theam Sowthwell viduam; quae obiit sine exitu. Et postea cepit in uxorem Elizabetham Harte, & habuerunt nullum exitum inter eos. Qui quidem Thomas [...]biit 19 Iulii An. 1529. leaving Issue by Dorothy his Wife, Daughter of Sir Henry Heydon Knight, George his Son and Heir; who the next year following joined with the rest of the Peers, in sub­scribingHerb. ut su­pra p. 306.that Letter to Pope Clement, whereby they represented to his Holiness, that unless he did comply with King Henry the 8th in that cause of his Divorce from Queen Katherine, the acknowledgment of his Supremacie here, would be bazarded.

In 31 H. 8. upon the dissolution of the greater Monasteries, this George obtain'd a grantPat. 31 H. 8. p. 6. in see of the Mannour of Chattingdon in Kent; as also of the Colledge of Cobham: and, in 5 E. 6. upon some apprehension of danger from the French, was constitutedHerb. ut su­pra p. 445. Lieutenant-general of those Forces which were sent into the North, for the fortifying of some Havens in those parts. But in 1 Mariae, being committedHolingsh. p. 1102. a. n. 60. prisoner to the Tower of London, upon suspicion of his confederacy with Sir Thomas Wiat in that insur­rection then made by him, was shortly after en­larged. And by his TestamentMellersh [...]. 58. bearing date 13 Ian. 4, & 5 Ph. & M. (being then one of the Knights Companions of the most noble order of the Garter) bequeathed his body to be buried in the Parish-Church of Cobham before mentioned: thereby appointing, that Sir William Brooke Knight his Son and Heir, should have his Col­ler of the Order (or Gold) with the George of Diamonds thereto belonging: Likewise all other his small Chains of Gold, with the Georges of Gold to them appertaining: as also all his Gar­ters of the Order of Gold, and Robes belonging thereto; and all his Parliament-Robes. To Anne his Wife, he gave all his Houshold-stuff at Cow­ling-Castle; and departedI. 15. in of­ficio A [...]m. f. 287. this life at Cobham-Hall on Thursday 29 Sept. An. 1558. 5 & 6 Ph. & M. leaving IssueMellersh qu. 58. eight Sons; viz. Sir William Broke Knight, George, Thomas, Iohn, Hen­ry, Thomas the younger, Edmund, and Edward: and two Daughters; Elizabeth second Wife of William Parr Marquefs of Northampton; and Ka­therine.

Which Sir William William. succeeding him in his Lands and Honour, marriedI. 9. in offi­cio Arm. f. 22. b. Dorothy Daughter to George Lord Bergaveny, by Mary his third Wife, Daughter to Edward Duke of Buckingham. And (beingI. 13. in of­ficio A [...]m. f. 14. a. Lord Warden of the Cinque-Ports) up­on the death of Queen Mary, was sentAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. to the Spaniard in the Netherlands, to signifie her right­ful succession to the Crown of this Realm: as al­so to make known, that William Lord Howard of Effingham was by her added to the Earl of A­rundel and others, constituted Commissioners to treat of Peace at Cambray. In 14 Eliz. this Wil­liam, being one of the Lords commitedIbid. to the Tower of London for complying with the Duke of Norfolk, in his design of marrying the Queen of Scotland; upon hope of pardon discovered Ibid. all he knew therein. And in 21 Eliz. was sent Ibid. with Secretary Wal [...]ingham into the Netherlands, to treat of Peace, betwixt the Confederates of the United Provinces and the King of Spain; but re­turned Ibid. without success.

Again in 31 Eliz. he was impliedIbid. thither, with Henry Earl of Derby upon the like er­rand. And on the 24 of Febr. 39 Eliz. being Pat. 39 Eliz. p. 9. Cobham qu. 1. Constable of Dover-Castle, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports; as also Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold to that Queen, and Knight of the most noble order of the Garter, declared his Testa­mentPat. 39 Eliz. p. 9. Cobham qu. 1.; whereby he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Church of Cobham, with his An­cestours: and departing this life soon after was accordingly buriedFF. in officio Arm. f. 579. a. there, upon the fifth of A­pril next ensuing.

This William Lord Cobham by Frances his WifeAnn. Eliz. ut supra, Daughter of ... Newton, left Issue Ann. Eliz. ut supra. Henry▪ who was also WardenAnn. Eliz. ut supra. Henry, Henry. who was also WardenAnn. Eliz. ut supra of the Cinque-Ports in 43 Eliz. About which time, upon the Insur­rection of the Earl of Essex, it was givenIbid. out by those who were friends to Essex, that he and Sir Walter Raleigh de [...]igned the death of that Earl. And in 1 Iac. (which was soon after) had a far greater crime laid to his Charge; viz. Annal. Jac. R. per [...]. in Bibl. Coll. [...]. Trin. Can­tabr. that he, and George his Brother, with the Lord Grey of Wilton, and the same Sir Walter Raleigh, did conspire to kill the King; and thereupon by an Insurrection to alter Religion, subvert the Go­vernment, and procure an Invasion by strangers. For which having their TryalIb. at Winchester in [Page 283] the month of November next following, they were foundIb. guilty: And had judgmentIb. of Death pronounced against them; George, his Brother, being thereupon beheadedIb., and both of them at­tainted. Journ. of Parl. 2 Jac. But the Execution of this Henry, and some of the other, was, through the Kings great clemency, supersededAnnal. Jac. Regis ut supra.; so that he livedAnnal. Jac. Regis ut supra. many years after, but in great misery and poverty: and diedAnnal. Jac. Regis ut supra. in Ianuary An. 1619. leaving William Broke, Son of his Brother George, his next Heir.

Which William in An. William. 1610. (7 Iac.) was re­stored Annal. Jac. Regis ut supra. in blood, yet not to enjoy the title of Lord Cobham without the Kings special grace.

But, in succeeding time, so great was the me­rit of Sir Iohn Broke Iohn. of Hekinton in Com. Linc. Knight, Grandson and next Heir Male to George Lord Cobham (who died in Queen Maries days) suffering not a little for his exemplary Loyalty to the King, in the times of the late unhappy defe­ction; that he was advanced to the ti [...]le and dig­nity of Lord Cobham, to enjoy as amply as any of his Ancestours had done, and to the Heirs Male of his body; as by the Kings LettersPat. 20 Ca [...]. 1. Patent, bearing date at Oxford 3 Ian. 20 Car. 1. doth ap­pear. Which Ihon died without Issue.

Lewes de Bruges, Earl of Win­chester.
[12 E. 4.]

THough the distresses wherewith King Ed­ward the fourth stood miserably encom­passed; when, in the tenth year of his reign, he fled to Charles de Valois Duke of Bur­gundy, in a Cock-boat, were exceeding great: yet did his entertainmentCart. 12 E. 4. n. 9. by that noble Duke (who had married Margaret his Sister) and other Honourable Persons, much mitigate the sorrow, at that time unavoidably attending him. Amongst which, that reception he had from Lewes de Bruges Lord of Gruthuse, and Prince of S [...]eenhuse; Lord also of Avelghien, Spiers, Aemstede, and Ee­stampe, did not a little raise his drooping Spirits; who, passionately commi [...]eratingCart. 12 E. 4. n. 9. his then unhap­py, and indeed desperate condition, manifestedCart. 12 E. 4. n. 9. his real sense thereof; not only by affording him all free and generous welcom, during his stay there: but, upon his return, frankly offeringCart. 12 E. 4. n. 9. to serve him in Battel, for the recovery of his right, could hardly be disswaded from putting himself upon that hazardous adventure.

In grateful acknowledgment therefore of those his signal favours; within little less than two years after, coming into England, inStow's Ann. the month of September; he was not only receivedCert. ut supra. with great honour for this his singular humanity: but as a farther testimony of what sense the whole Realm had thereof, the House of Com­mons in Parliament, by the mouth of William Alyngton, their Speaker, besoughtSepra. the King; that, in consideration of these his great deserts, he would confer upon him some special mark of Honour. Whereupon, on the 13 of October next following, he advancedIbid. him to the title of Earl of Winchester, in the Parliament Chamber, by Cincture with a Sword. And for the better sup­port of that dignity, grantedIbid. to him, and the Heirs Male of his Body, the sum of two hun­dred pounds annually; xx l. thereof to be year­ly paid out of the Issues and R [...]venues of the County of Southampton, and Clxxx l. yearly out of the Customes received in the Port of South­ampton, at Easter and Michaelmass by even por­tions.

And after this, upon the third of November ensuing; thoughPat. 12 E. 4. p. 1. m. 11. he was a person noble by Birth; and in testimony thereof in his own Coun­try bore such Ensigns of Honour, which we here call Arms: Nevertheless; forasmuchPat. 12 E. 4. p. 1. m. 11., as by those Arms, he could not in this Realm, nor in any other parts of the World, be known for an English Earl, he grantedPat. 12 E. 4. p. 1. m. 11. to him another Pa­tent, and to the Heirs male of his Body, Earls of Winchester, of these Arms, thus blazoned; viz. Azure dix Mascles d'O [...], enormè d'une Canton de Armes de Angleterre; cestasavoir de Gules a une Lipard passant d'Or, armee d'Azure. Which are lively depicted in colours, in that Roll, wherein his Patent for them is recorded.

But in 15 H. 7. (which was about xxvii years after) both these Grants (viz. that for the title of Earl of Winchester, and this for the grant of those Arms) were surrendredCart. & Pat. ut supra. to the King, then at Calais; and upon each of their Enrolments a Vacat Cart. & Pat. ut supra. made, without any reason given for the same.

This Lewes took to WifeEx Coll. R. Gl. [...]. Margaret the Daugh­ter to Henry de Borselle, Lord of Uere, Sande­burgh, and Phalit; by whom he had IssueEx Coll. R. Gl. [...]. Iohn Lord of Gruthuse, Father of Reginald, who died Ex Coll. R. Gl. [...]. without Issue Male.

Grey Lord Powys.
[22 E. 4.]

THE occasion whereby this Honour came to the Family of Grey, was by the mar­riageRot. Fin. 10 H. 5. m. 2. Claus. 20 H. 6. m. 2. of Sir Iohn Grey Knight, (Son of Sir Thomas Grey of Berwyke, in Com. Nor­thumbr. Knight, by Iane his Wife, Daughter of Iohn Lord Moubray) with Ioan one of the Daugh­ters and Coheirs to Sir Edward Charlton Knight Lord Powys.

This Sir Iohn Grey Iohn. being a man of great action in his time, wasYpod. Neustr. in eodem an. p. 202. in 2. H. 5. with that King at his Siege of Caen in Normandy: and in 4. H. 5. re­tain'dEx ipso au­togr. pe­nès Cler. Pell. by Indenture to serve him in his Wars of France, with forty men at Armes, whereof him­self and one other Knight to be part of the num­ber; the rest Esquires, and Cxx. Archers; ha­ving for himself and the other Knight, iv s. per diem; and for the Esquires xiid. being thenEx ipso au­togr. pe­n [...]s Cler. Pell. sti­led Sir Iohn Grey of Heton Knight. And be­hav'd himself so valiantly in that service, that as a reward for the same, he had the next ensuing year, a grant e from the King, of the Castle and Lordship of Tilye, in Normandy, to hold to himself and the Heirs Male of his Body: which Castle and Lordship did belong to Sir Philip Hare­court Knight, then an adherent to the King's Ene­mies. Moreover, in 5 H. 5. upon the taking of [Page 284] Sir Iohn Oldcastle, the Chief of the Lollards, who was found in Powi [...]and, he was sentYpod. Neustr. 204. n. 20. with a Guard to fetch him up to the Parliament.

In 6 H. 5. he wasRot. Norm. 6 H. 5. m. 40. Captain of Maunt; and in farther confideration of his services had a grant Rot. Norm. 6 H. 5. p. 2. m. 41. n. 7 [...]. bearing date at Roven, 31 Ian. of the Earldom of Tankervile, in Normandy, with all the appur­tenances; aswell those which William de Melhun, late Earl of Tankervile, as Iames de Harecourt, had with Margaret his Wife, Daughter of that Earl, in Marriage; excepting the Land and Barony of Uarengebe [...], in Costentin; to hold to him the said Iohn and the Heirs Male of his Body, by Ho­mage, and the delivering of a Basinet (or Hel­met) at the Castle of Rouen on the Feast day of St. George yearly.

In 7 H. 5. he wasRot. Vascon. 7 H. 5. m. 2. again in the Wars of France; and the same year madeRot. Norm. 7 H. 5. p. 2. m. 40. Governour of Harf [...]eu. And in 8 H. 5. in farther recompence Pa [...]. No [...]. 8 H. 5. p. 2. m. 17. for his many and great services, had a grantPa [...]. No [...]. 8 H. 5. p. 2. m. 17. of the Lands and Lordships of Chantelau, Criences, and Dappily, with their appurtenances, lying also in the Dutchy of Normandy; which were part of the possessions of Sir Iohn Harpeden Knight, whereof he had been dispossess'd by the Kings Enemies, and recovered by the valour of this Iohn. Which grant was likewise to him and the Heirs Male of his Body.

In this year he was also made GovernourIbid. m. 10. of the Castle of Gournay, in Normandy: And, in 9 H. 5. beingRot. Franc. H. 5. m. 16. again in the Wars of France, withTh. Wals. in eodem anno p. 454. n. 20. Thomas Duke of Clarence, passingTh. Wals. in eodem anno p. 454. n. 20. a Ri­ver and Marish, near the Castle of Beaufort, in some disorder had the hard fateTh. Wals. in eodem anno p. 454. n. 20. (together with that Duke, and divers other gallant English-men) to be slain.

To this Iohn by the above-specified Ioan his Wife, succeeded Henry Henry. his Son and Heir; who was but young at his Father's Death, and made Lel. coll. vol. 1. 705. Knight by Iohn Duke of Bedford, on Whitsun­day 4 H. 6. the King himself then receiving that honour at Leicester: yet had not LiveryClaus. 20 H. 6. m. 15. & 16. of his Lands till 20 H. 6. But of this Henry I have not seen any thing farther memorable, till his Death, which hapnedEsc. 28 H. 6. n. 30. Suff. upon the Feast day of St. Hillary 28 H. 6. he being then seizedEsc. 28 H. 6. n. 30. Suff. of the Mannor of Kerseye, and the third part of the Mannor of Leyham in Suffolk: As alsoIbid. of the Mannor of Pontesbury, in Com. Salop.; and of the Castle and Mannor of Poole, the Mannor of Marthzaval, withIbid. the Commo [...]s of Kereygnon, Magben, Ughcolt, Iscoyd, and Maghenan [...] in the Marches of Wales; leaving Richard Richard. his Son and Heir XIV. years of Age. Which Rich­ard, adhering to the House of York, became (with divers others) attaintedStow's An­nals. in the Parliament, held at Coventre, 38 H. 6. and wasStow's An­nals. with the Earl of Warwick, and Kent, at the Siege of Aln­wick-Castle, in Com. Northumb. (then held out by the Lancastrians) in 2 E. 4. But all that I have further seen of him, is; that having Married Esc. 6 E. 4. n. [...]5. Margaret the Daughter of Iames Lord Audley, he departedEsc. 6 E. 4. n. [...]5. this Life upon Thursday, next pre­ceding the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, 6 E. 4. being then seisedEsc. 6 E. 4. n. [...]5. of the Mannor of Wissenden, in Rutland; Kereleye, and Leyham, in Com. Suff. of the moity of the Castle of Poole, and the Mannors of Mathravall, Ernhall; of the Town of Llanwelling, of the Mannor of Place-Dynas, in the Marches of Wales; of the Mannor of Pontesbury, in Com. Salop. And jointlyIbid. with the said Margaret his Wife, of the moity of the Mannor of Aulton, in Com. Sutht.; and of the Mannors of Helset, Douneny, Therygnin, Hel­lond, and the third part of the Mannor of Kale­rion, in Cornwall. AlsoLib. cedul. Rotel. p. 784. of Lvii. Messuages, xvii. Bovates of Land, CCC. Acres of Pasture, x [...]vii. Acres of Meadow, C. Acres of Turbary, and C. Acres of Heath and Furs, in Cotingham, and Hesyll, in Com. Ebor. Iohn Grey his Son and Heir being thenEsc. ut su­pra. six years of Age.

Which Iohn Iohn. in 20 E. 4. obtained LiveryPat. 20 E. 4. p. 2. m. 12. of his Lands, without proof of his Age. And, in 8 H. 7. wasStow's Ann. with the Earl of Oxford, at sack­ing the Town of Ardres, in Picardy. And from 22 E. 4. till 19 H. 8. had SummonsClaus. de iis­dem ann. in dorso. to all the Parliaments then held. The like LiveryPat. 17 H. 8. p. 2. had Edward Son of the same Iohn. And was sum­mon'd Claus. de iis­dem ann. to Parliament during his whole time.

Which Edward, Edward. in 15 H. 8. accompaniedStow's Ann. the Duke of Suffolk, in that Expedition then made into France; and wasStow's Ann. at the taking of Bray, and other places, then won from the French. And, in 36 H. 8. being again ready to march in the King's Service of War, made his TestamentBack qu. 17. 11 Iunii, whereby he setled the succession of his whole Barony and Lordship of Powys, with his Castle and Mannor of Poole, and divers other Lordships, in the County of Montgomery; as also his Castles and Mannors of Charleton, and Pontysbury, in Com. Salop. upon the Heirs of his own body lawfully begotten, or to be begotten; and for lack of such Issue, his said Castle and Mannor of Charlton, and Mannor of Pontys­bury, upon Iane Orwell, Daughter of Sir Lewes Orwell Knight, and her Assigns, during her natu­ral life. And in case he should die, without any Issue, of his own body, lawfully begotten; that then Edward Grey, his Illegitimate Son by the same Iane Orwell, should have and enjoy his said Barony and Mannor of Powys; his Castle and Mannor of Poole, and all other his Lordships in the County of Montgomery; and the reversion and inheritance of the Castle and Mannors of Charle­ton, and Pontysbury, to him and the Heirs of his Body lawfully begotten; and for lack of such Issue, to remain to that Child, in case it should be a Son, wherewith the same Iane Orwell was then great by him; and to the Heirs of his body law­fully begotten: but if it should not be a Son; or if a Son, die without Issue; then that the whole Barony of Powys, and all the premisses before-mention'd, should come to Iane Grey his Daugh­ter, and to the Heirs of her body lawfully begot­ten; and for lack of such Issue, to Anne Grey his other Daughter and the Heirs of her body law­fully begotten: and for default of such Issue, to such Woman Child, as should be born of the Bo­dy of the said Iane Orwell.

This Edward MarriedNood [...] qu. 9. Anne, one of the Daugh­ters and Coheirs of Charles Brandon Duke of Suf­folk; for so by her TestamentNood [...] qu. 9. she calls her self; but by her had no Issue. Which Anne surviving him, became the Wife of Randle Hauworth Esq and by her said TestamentIbid. bearing date 29 Oct. an. 1557. 5 & 4 Ph. & M. bequeath'd her body to be buried in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, in the City of London, upon the right hand above the steps going up to the Altar; or else in the Ab­by of Westminster.

Ratcliffe Lord Fitzwalter.
[1 H. 7.]

OF this Family, that which I have first ob­serv'd to be most memorable is; that, in 7 H. 5. Sir Iohn Ratcliffe Iohn. Knight, being ConstablePat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. pe [...] In­spex. of the Castle of Frounsak, in Aqui­tane, had a thousand marks per annum allow'd Pat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. pe [...] In­spex. to him for the guard thereof: and in 1 H. 6. being retain'dPat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. pe [...] In­spex. to serve the King, as Seneschal of that Dutchy, had an assignationPat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. pe [...] In­spex. of four shillings by the day, for his own Salary, and xx. Marks a piece per annum for CC. Archers. Also, that in 4 H. 6. in considerationPat. 4 H. 6. p. 2. [...]. 11. of two thousand Marks, then due to him by the King, for his Wa­ges in that Service, he had a grantPat. 4 H. 6. p. 2. [...]. 11. of the Ward­ship of Raphe Earl of Westmorland, then in Mi­nority. Moreover, that in 7 H. 6. he was by Inden­ture retain'dEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve in the Wars of France, with C. Men at Arms (of which number himself to be one) four other Knights; the rest Esquires, and CC. Archers. And, that in 11 H. 6. upon his humble RemonstrancePat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. that there was by computation then in arrear, and due unto him for those his services, upon the last of Iune, 9 H. 6. no less than the sum of seven thousand twenty nine pounds, thirteen shillings and a penny; he obtain'd an assignationPat. 11 H. 6. p. 1. m. 3. of all the Kings Reve­nues issuing out of the Counties of Caernervon and Merionyth, in North-Wales: as also out of the Lordships of Chirk, and Chirk-land; to hold, until the arrear of what was then so due unto him should be fully satisfied.

In 13 H. 6. being sent toPat. 1 [...] H. 6. m. 9. Arras, there to treat with the Dolphin of France, he had LicencePat. 1 [...] H. 6. m. 9. to carry with him Gold and Silver, in Coin, with Plate, to the value of five hundred Marks, for his necessary uses in that imployment. And in 14 H. 6. being LieutenantStow's Ann. of Calais, the Duke of Burgundy laid SiegeStow's Ann. to that Garrison for three Weeks. But he lived not long after: For in 19 H. 6. upon a farther computationPat. 19 H. 6. p. 3. m. 34. of the Debts, due for his Services, as Seneschal of Aquitane, and Constable of the Castle of Frounsak, until the sixth of November 15 H. 6. (which amounted Pat. 19 H. 6. p. 3. m. 34. to seven thousand and fifteen pounds, two Shil­lings half penny farthing, besides LxviiiPat. 1 [...] H. 6. m. 9. due to him for his charges in that Embassy to Arras, be­ing then a Banneret) Thomas Ratcliff, and Robert L [...]thum, his Executors, obtain'd a grantPat. 19 H. 6. p. 3. m. 34. from the King, for the reception of all the Revenues, arising by the Subsidies and Customs in the Ports of Poole, Welcombe, Exmouth, Dertmouth, Plymmouth, Fowey, and Bridgwater, until those sums should be clearly discharged.

This deceased Sir Iohn Ratcliff being Knight Instit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. of the most noble Order of the Garter, Married Pat. 39 H. 6. m. 15. Elizabeth the Daughter and CoheirEsc. 4 E. 4. n. 37. of Walter Lord Fitz-walter; and by her had Issue Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir; who, in 39 H. 6. obtain'd a Par­don Pat. 39 H. 6. m. 15. of Intrusion, for entring upon the Lands of his Inheritance without Livery: And in 1 H. 7. being summon'dClaus. de eodem anno in dorso. to Parliament, by the Title of Lord Fitzwalter▪ was joyn'd in CommissionPat. 1 H. 7. p. 2. with Sir Reginald Bray Knight, for exercising the Office of Chief Justice of all the Forests beyond Trent, being at that time StewardPat. 1 H. 7. p. 2. of the King's Hous­hold.

In 3 H. 7. he was associatedPat. [...] H 7. p. 1. m. 17. with Iasper Duke of Bedford, and others, for exercising the Office of High Steward of England, upon the Coronation-day of Queen Elizabeth, Wife of that King. But in 11 H. 7. being attaintedRot. Parl. [...] H. 7. in Parliament, for divers Rebellions and Treason, as the Record in general telleth us (whereof the chief was his attempt [...]. to set up Perk [...]n Warbek, who personated Richard Duke of York, the youn­ger Son to King Edward the Fourth) and being carried Prisoner [...] to Calais, whence he endea­voured [...] to make his escape, by corrupting his Keepers, he there lost [...] his Head.

Nevertheless, Robert Robert Earl of Sussex. his Son and Heir found much favour, being in 21 H. 7. by Letters Patent, bearing date 3 Nov. fully restoredPat. 21 H 7. p. 1. m. [...]. to his Honour. And in 1 H. 8. obtain'd an ActJournal of Parl. of Parliament for Revocation of that attainder. After which, in 4 H. 8. he attendedHerb. hist. of H. 8. p 36. the King in that great Expedition, then by him made to Therovene, and Tournay. And in 14 H. 8. l [...]dHolin [...]h. p. 875. a. n. 10. the Van of that Army then sent into France under the Command of the Earl of Surrey: In which and other his imployments, he merited [...]o well; as that he was by Letters Patent, bearing date 18 Iulii 17 H▪ 8. advancedH. [...]. Rec. 17 H. 8. Rot. 19. Godw. p. 66. to the dignity of a Vicount, by the Ti­tle of Vicount Fitzwalter: And, in 21 H. 8. was one of the Peers, who subscribedHerb. ut su­pra p. 274. those Articles, which were then presented to the King against Cardinal Wolsey. Moreover, upon the 28th of December the same year (being then KnightPat. 21 H. 8. p. [...]. of the most noble Order of the Garter) he was Crea­ted Pat. 21 H. 8. p. [...]. Earl of Sussex. And in 22 H. 8. join'd with the rest of the Peers in Parliament, in sub­scribing Herb. ut su­pra p. 306. that Declaration, then sent to Pope Clement the Seventh, whereby they represented to his Holiness; that, unless he did comply with King Henry, in that business of his so much desired Di­vorce from Queen Catherine, his Supremacy here would not long be acknowledged. Also, in 24 H. 8. he wasHolingsh. p. 9 [...]8. [...]. n. 50. one of the Nobles, which then at­tended the King into France.

In 25 H. 8. this Earl obtain'd a special PatentPat. 25 H. 8. p. 1. to himself and his Heirs, to exercise the Office of Sewer, at the time of Dinner, upon the Corona­tion-day of any of the future Kings and Queens of this Realm; with the Fee of xx• per annum for that service, payable out of the Exchequer. And, in 32 H. 8. was madePat. [...]2 H. 8. p. 6. Lord High Cham­berlain of England for life. Which Office Tho­mas Cromwell Earl of Essex, then newly attain­ted, had enjoyedPat. [...]2 H. 8. p. 6.

In 33 H. 8. he obtain'd a grantPat. 33 H. 8. p. 6. in special Tail, of the scite of the Abby of Cleve, in Com. So­mers. with divers Lands thereto belonging: And, by his Testament [...] bearing date 17 Oct. an. 1542. (34 H. 8.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried in Christian-Burial. Shortly after which (upon Mun­day 27 Nov.) departingI [...] in officio Arm. f. [...] b. this life at Chelsey, he was InterredI [...] in officio Arm. f. [...] b. in the Church of St. Laurence Poult­ney, in the City of London, with this Epi­taph;

Robertus Radcliffe Miles, Dominus Fitzwater, Egremond, & Burnell, Vicecomes Fitzwater▪ Mag­nus Camerarius Angliae, Camerarius Hospicii Regis Henrici octavi; ac [...]idem à Consiliis Praeliis in Galliâ commissi [...] aliquoties, inter primos ductores honoratus. In aliis Belli, Pacis (que) consultationibus, non inter postrem [...] [...]abitus. Aequitatis, Iusticiae, [Page 286] Constant [...], Magnum aetatis suae monumentum. Obiit xxvii die Novembris, An. Dom. MCCCCCxlii.

This Earl WeddedCatal. of Nob by R. B. three Wives; First Eliza­beth, Daughter to Henry Duke of Buckingham, by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob by R. B. three Sons, 1 Henry, who succeeded him in his Honours. 2 George, and 3 Sir Humphrey Ratcliffe of Elnestow in Com. Bedf. Knight. SecondlyCatal. of Nob by R. B. Margaret, Daughter of Tho­mas Earl of Derby: by whom he had issueCatal. of Nob by R. B. two Daughters; Anne married to Thomas Lord Whar­ton, and Iane to Anthony Vicount Montagu. And thirdlyCatal. of Nob by R. B. Mary, Daughter to Sir Iohn Arun­del of Lanherne, in Com. Cornub. Knight, by whom he had IssueIbid. S [...]r Iohn Ratcliffe Knight who died without Issue, and lieth buriedIbid. in the Church of St. Olive in Hart-street, in the City of London.

To this Robert succeeded Henry Henry. his Son and Heir; who in 25 H. 8. (his Father then living) upon the CoronationStow's An. of Queen Anne Bullen, wasStow's An. one of the Knights of the Bath then made. And, in 1 E. 6. upon that expedition then made into Scotland, had the commandHoling [...]h. p. 9 [...]5. a. of sixteen hundred Demi-lances; in which service, being unhorst, he escapedIb. 956. b. n. 50. with life very narrowly. Upon the death of King Edward the sixth he was one of the first that appearedGodw. p. 267. on the behalf of Queen Mary: by reason whereof, in the first year of her reign, he was constitutedPat. 1. M. p. 8. Warden, and Chief Justice-Itinerant of all the Forests South of Trent.

B [...]ing also one of the KnightsWrastley qu. 33. Companions of the most noble order of the Garter, by his Testa­ment Wrastley qu. 33. bearing date 27 Iulii An. 1555. (2, & 3 Ph. & M.) he bequeathed his Body to be bu­ried in the Parish Church of Attiborough, in Com. Norf. appointing a Tomb to be there ere­cted over his Grave. And marriedCatal. of Nob by R. B. two Wives; First Elizabeth Daughter of Thomas Howard Duke of Norf. by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob by R. B. three Sons, Thomas, Henry, and Francis. Secondly Anne, Daughter to Sir Philip Calthorp Knight, by whom he had IssueCatal of Nob ut supra. Egremond Ratcliff; who having been a principal ActorAn. Eliz. [...] in anno 1578. in the Northern Rebellion, and thereupon attaintedAn. Eliz. [...] in anno 1578. of Treason; [...] An. Eliz. [...] in anno 1578. out of England, was afterwards put to [...] An. Eliz. [...] in anno 1578. at Namurs, by Don Iohn of Austria, for purposing to Murther him; being for that end [...] An. Eliz. [...] in anno 1578. of his imprisonment in the Tower of Lon­d [...]n by Secretary Walsingham, and thither sentAn Eliz. [...] in anno 1578. He had also Issue [...] by the same Anne, one Daugh­ter called Frances, [...] [...] to Sir Thomas Mild­may of [...], in Com. Essex Knight.

But from this last Wife being divorcedWrastley ut supra., he obtained a special ActJourn. of Parl. of Parliament in 2, & 3 [...]h. & M. to debar her both from Jointure and Dowe [...]: and, departing this life at Sir Henry Sydney's house in Cham [...]-Row, within the Li­berties of Westminster, on Wedn [...]sday 17 Febr. An. 1556. (3 & 4 Ph. & M.) was buried [...] in the North Isle of the said Church of St. Laurence Pultney, near to his Father and Mother.

To whom succeeded Thomas Thomas. his Son and Heir. Which Thomas (in his Fathers life time) was sent [...] Embassador into Germany by Queen Ma­ry, unto the Emperour Charles the fifth, to treat of a marriage betwixt that Queen and Prince Philip, the eldest Son to the Emperour: And afterwards intoIbid. Spain, unto Philip himself, for [...]at [...]ying thereof. In 2 & 3. Ph. & M. (being then a Knight [...]) he was constituted [...] Lord De­puty of Ireland. And in 3, & 4 Ph. & M. (which was shortly after his Fathers death) was madePat. 3, & 4 Ph. & M. p. 4. Chief Justice of all the Forests South of Trent.

In 4, & 5 Ph. & M. being then KnightPat. 4, & 5 Ph. & M. p. 3. of the Garter, and CaptainPat. 4, & 5 Ph. & M. p. 3. of the Pensioners, his Commission for Deputy of Ireland was again re­newedPat. 4, & 5 Ph. & M. p. 3.; and he once more constitutedIb. Warden and Chief Justice of all the Forests South of Trent. Also upon the death of that Queen, he was again made DeputyPat. 1 Eliz. p. 9. of Ireland by Queen Elizabeth, in the first year of her reign; having special In­structions Annal. Eliz. ut supra. for preventing any insurrection of the Natives in that Realm, as alsoAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. for build­ing of Forts in Offalie; and to grant the inhe­ritance of divers lands to the old Souldiers. Like­wise to reduceAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. the Revenues of Ireland to the example of England.

In 3 Eliz. he was constitutedPat. 3 Eliz. p. 5. Lieutenant of Ireland. In 9 Eliz. sentHolingsh. p. 1210 a. n. 60. to Uienna, unto Maximilian the Emperour, with the order of the Garter: and in 10 Eliz. again imploy'dAnn. Eliz. ut supra. to the same Emperour, to treat concerning a marriage, betwixt Queen Elizabeth, and Charles Arch­duke of Austria. Which he endeavouredAnn. Eliz. ut supra. to ef­fect with all his power, though the Earl of Lei­cester opposed it. In 12 Eliz. he was Lord Pre­sident Ib. of the North: And in 13 Eliz. upon an IncursionIb. of certain Scors, assisted by the dis­affected English; received commandIb. to raise certain Forces in those parts, whereupon he en­tred Ibid, Scotland by Tivydale, burnt several Towns belonging to the Lord Buchlu, and Carr of Ferni [...]erst, who had been the chief Ring-leaders of those bold invaders; demolishingIbid, the Castles of Ferniberst and Craling, which be­long'd to Carr. After which he marchtIbid, to E­denbourgh; and returning thence, so battered Ibid, the Castle of Hamilton with his great Guns, that it yielded to him; making also much spoil Ibid, in the Hamilton's lands.

Before the end of that year, entringIbid. Scot­land again, he burntIbid. divers Towns in Anan­dale, and demolishedIbid. the Castles of Anand and Caerlaveroc; by reason that Heriz and Maxwell (the owners of them) had thence com­mitted divers Robberies in England: And up­on his return was swornIb. one of the Queens Privy Council.

In 15 Eliz. he was made choiceIb. of, for one of the Peers, w [...]ich fate upon the Duke of Nor­folk's Tryal. And, by a certain FeoffmentEx. autogr. penès H. [...] ­may eq. au [...] an. 1642. bear­ing date 20 Dec. 22 Eliz. setled the Mannour of Beaulieu, alias New-Hall, with divers other Lordships and Lands in Com. Essex and elsewhere, upon the Issue Male of his own Body, unto the tenth Son; the remainder to his Brother Sir Hen­ry Ratcliff Knight, for life; and after his de­cease, upon Robert-Ratcliff, Son and Heir ap­parent to him the said Henry, and the Heirs Male of his Body; and for lack of such Issue, up­on Thomas Ratcliff Esq Son and Heir to Sir Humphrey Ratclyff of Elnestow, in Com. Bedf. Knight deceased, and the Heirs Male of his Bo­dy; the remainder to Edward Ratcliff second Son of the said Sir Humphrey, and the Heirs Male of his Body; and for default of such Issue to the La­day Frances his Sister, then Wife of Sir Thomas Mildmay Knight, and the Heirs male of his Body, by her.

In 24 Eliz. he wasAnn. Eliz▪ one of the Commissio­ners [Page 287] made choice of to treat with others from France, touching a marriage betwixt Queen Eli­zabeth and the Duke of Anjou. And marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. two Wives; First Elizabeth, Daughter to Thomas Wriothesley Earl of Southampton; by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. two Sons; Henry and Robert, who both died young. Secondly Frances, DaughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of Sir William Sidney Knight, Sister to Sir Henry Sid­ney Knight of the Garter.

It is reported of this Thomas Earl of Suffex, by Sir Robert N [...]unton, in his Fragmenta Regalia p. 26. that he was a goodly Gentleman; of a brave noble nature, and constant to his Friends and Servants. Also, that there was such an Antipa­thy in his nature, to that of the Earl of Leicester's; that, being together in Court, and both in high imployments, they grew to a direct frowardness, and were in continual opposition; the one set­ting the Watch and the other the Sentinel, each on the other Actions and Motions: For this Earl of Sussex was of a great spirit; which backt with the Queens special Favour, and supported by a great and antient Inheritance, could not brook the others Empire: insomuch as the Queen, upon sundry occasions, had somewhat to do to appease and attain them, until death parted the competition, and left the place to Leicester. Of this Earl it is also confidently affirmed; that lying in his last sickness, he gave this Caveat to his Friends; I am now p [...]ssing into another World, and must leave you to your Fortunes, and to the Queens Grace and Goodness: but beware of the Gipsy (meaning Lei­cester,) for he will be too hard for you all; you know not the Beast so well as I do.

Being Lord ChamberlainBrudnel qu. 52. of the Houshold to Queen Elizabeth, by his TestamentBrudnel qu. 52. bearing date 1 Apr. An. 1583. (25 Eliz.) he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Parish Church of Bore­ham in Com. Essex; where he willed that his Fu­neral obsequies should be performed; but that his Executors should not dispend about the same, above the sum of fifteen hundred pounds. Also that they should see builded and finished, on the South side of the Chancel of that Church of Bore­ham, one Chapel of Brick, then begun, accord­ing to a plot and writing thereof made; as also to erect in the midst of the said Chapel, (where he appointed his Body to be buried) a Tomb of White-Alablaster, Touch, and other stones, ac­cording to a plot or writing thereof, made and subscribed with his own hand. Likewise that the dead Corps of his Grandfather, Grandmother, Father and Mother, should be removed, and brought thither, there to be buried in the Vault of that Chapel; and himself (when it should please God to call him) to be interred in the same place.

And, departingFF▪ in offi­cio Arm. f. 107. a. this life at his House of Ber­mondsey in Southwark, upon the ninth of Iune next ensuing, without Issue, was accordingly bu­ried FF▪ in offi­cio Arm. f. 107. a. at Boreham; leaving Frances his wife sur­viving; who by her TestamentLeicester qu. [...]2. bearing date 6 Dec. An. 1588. (31 Eliz.) bequeath'd her Body to be buried in the collegiate Church of Westminster: and appointed, that if in her life time, her Tomb should not be finished; her Exe­cutors should bestow two hundred pounds or more, if need required, for the making thereof, with her Picture in Alablaster-stone, and other garnishing; with a Superscription thereon to be engraven, declaring her name and Pedegree.

She also willed, that her Executors should pur­chase a perpetual Annuity of xxl. a year, to the use of a Godly and learned Preacher; who, for and in the name of Her, should read two L [...]ctures in Divinity, weekly, every week for ever, in the said Church on such several days in the We [...]k, as no other Sermons or Lectures were to be read there. Which Preacher to be admitted by the Dean of that Church of St Peter at Westminster for the time being.

She likewise ordained, that her Executors should bestow and imploy the sum of five thou­sand pounds, over and besides all her Goods un­bequeathed, for the erecting of a new Colledge in the University of Cambridge, to be called the Lady Frances Sydney-Sussex Colledge; and pur­chasing of some competent Lands, thereunto to be annexed, for the maintenance of the Master and ten Fellows; as also of twenty Scholars, Stu­dents there.

And departingStow's Sur­vey 519. b. this life upon the ninth of March An. 1589. lieth buriedStow's Sur­vey 519. b. under a noble Monument within the Chapell of St. Paul, in the same Collegiate-Church at Westminster with this Epitaph.

In [...]lytae Heroinae Francescae Comitissae Sussexiae, ex nobili & antiquâ Sydneiorum familiâ ortae▪ Il­lustrissimo, sapientissimo, & bellicosissimo viro, do­mino Thomae Ratcliffe Comiti Sussexiae nuptae; fe­minae multis, rarissimis (que) dotibus; tum animi, tum corporis ornatae; in sanguine conjunctos, in amicos, in pa [...]peres, in captivos, & praecipuè in verbi divi­ni ministros, liberalitate & charitate, prae caeteris insigni; quae Lectionem sacrae Theologiae in Ecclesiâ Westmonasteriensi Collegiatâ, legendam instituis: Et quin (que) millia librarum per Testamentum legavit; quibus vel extrueretur Collegium novum in Acade­miâ Cantabrigiensi, vel (ad augmentum Aulae Cla­rensis, in eodem Academiâ) perquireretur annuus census; de quo perpetu [...] ali possint M [...]gister unus, decem Socii, & Scholares viginti. Opus certè prae­clarum, & nunquam satis laudatum. Vixit annos 58. Mortua est 9 Martii, & sepulta fuit die 15 A­prilis An. Dom. 1589.

To this last Earl Thomas, succeeded Henry Henry. his Brother and next Heir, who having thereupon summonsJournal of Parl. to Parliament in 27 Eliz. took his placeJournal of Parl. amongst the rest of the Peers upon the 28th of November. Of which Henry, all that I can farther say, is; that he was CaptainCatal of Nob. by R. B. and chief Governour of the Town and Isle of Ports­mouth, and KnightCatal of Nob. by R. B. of the most noble order of the Garter: and that by his TestamentDixy qu. 19., bearing date 9 Dec. An. 1593. (36 Eliz.) he also be­queathed his Body to be buried at Boreham, near to the Grave of the Lady Honora his Wife de­ceased, and Thomas Earl of Sussex, his Brother. And, having marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Honora Daughter and Heir to Authony Pound of ... in Com. Southt. Esq departedFF. in offi­cio Arm. 351. [...]. this life 10 Apr. an. 1593. (36 Eliz.) Whereupon he had BurialFF. in offi­cio Arm. 351. [...]. at Boreham accordingly upon the 8th of May next following▪ leaving Issue Robert his only child; who (suc­ceeding him in his Honours) in 37 Eliz. was sentAnn. Eliz. into Scotland from Queen Eliz. to stand in her stead, as a Godfather, at the Christening of Prince Henry.

In 39 Eliz. this Robert Robert. wasIbid. in that voyage with Robert Earl of Essex to Cadez: and install'd Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Knight of the Garter in an. 1621. (19 Iac.) He firstIb. married Brige [...], Daughter to Sir Charles [Page 288] Morison of Caysho-bury, in Com. Hertf. Knight, and had Issue [...] by her two Sons; Henry who Married Iane, Daughter of Sir Michael Stan­hope Knight; and Thomas: and two Daughters; Elizabeth Married [...] to Sir Iohn Ramsey Knight, Vicount Hadington; (afterwards Earl of Holder­nes) and Honora 1. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 34. a.: All dying1. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 34. a. in his life time Issueless.

To his second Wife he Married1. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 34. a. Frances, Daughter to Hercules Meutas of Hame, in Com. Essex Esq, one of the Gentlemen Pensioners to Queen Elizabeth: but hadIbid. no Issue by her: And, departingIbid. this life at his House in Clerken­well (in the Suburbs of London) 22 Sept. an. 1629. (5 Car. 1.) was buryedIbid. in the Church of Boreham, with his Ancestors. Whereupon the Title of Earl of Sussex descendingIbid. to Sir Ed­ward Ratclyffe Edward Knight, Son and Heir to Sir Hum­phrey Ratcliffe of Elnestow, before-specified, as Grandson and Heir Male to Robert the first Earl of Sussex of this Family; Sir Henry Mildmay of Mulsho in Com. Essex Knight, Son and Heir to Sir Thomas Mildmay Knight, by the Lady Frances his Wife, Daughter to Henry Earl of Sussex (by Anne his second Wife, Daughter of Sir Philip Calthorp Knight) Cousin and Heir of the half blood to the before-specified Robert Earl of Sussex, who di­ed in an. 1629. without Issue; laid claimJourn. of Parl. to the Title of Lord Fitzwalter shortly after the sitting of that unhappy Long Parliament, which began at Westminster, 3 Nov. an. 1640. (16 Car. 1.) by reason of his Descent in blood from Elizabeth the Daughter and sole Heir to Walter Lord Fitz­walter, who died without Issue Male in 10 H. 6. (as hath been already observed.)

But the Troubles shortly coming on, which be­got a flame of War, (as is very well known) no­thing was done therein, till after the happy resto­ration of our present Sovereign King Charles the Second; that, Henry Mildmay Esq, Grandson and next Heir to the said Sir Henry Mildmay Knight, by PetitionIbid. to his Majesty laid claim to this Title of Lord Fitzwalter; Benjamin Mildmay Lord Fitz­walter. and since that Benjamin, his Brother and Heir (the said Henry dying soon after.)

Which Petition being referr'dIbid. to the conside­ration of the House of Peers in Parliament; after much opposition thereto by Robert Cheeke Esq, Son of Henry Cheeke, by Frances his Wife, one of the Sisters and Heirs of the whole blood to Edward Earl of Sussex, who deceased without Issue: One of his Objections being that of the half blood in Mildmay; and the other, that the Barony, or Title of Lord Fitzwalter was merg'd and extinct with the Earldom. It was, upon full debate and mature consideration had therein, resolv'dIb [...]d. upon the Question, that the Half blood could not be any impediment in the case of a dignity. And, that, though a Baron in Fee simple be made an Earl, the Barony shall descend to the Heir general, whether the Earldom do continue, or be extinct.

This Benjamin, now Lord Fitzwalter hath Married Catherine Daughter and Coheir to Tho­mas eldest Son to Thomas Vicount Fairfax of Em­meley in Ireland: and by her hath Issue three Sons; Charles, Benjamin, and Walter.

Philibert de Shaunde, Earl of Bath.
[1 H. 7.]

AMongst others, who were raised to great Titles of Honour by Henry Earl of Rich­mund, after his happy Victory at Bos­worth-field, whereupon he obtain'd the Crown of this Realm, by the name of King Henry the Se­venth; this Philibert de Shaunde (by Birth a Frenchman, and of the Province of Britanny) having approved himself a faithful Friend to him; when, being sought after by King Richard, he be­came necessitated, for safety, to flee to the Duke of Britanny; was, by Letters Patents, bearing date at Westminster upon the sixth day of Janua­ry, 1 H. 7. advancedPat. 1 H. 7. p. 1. m. 18. Vide [...]is e­tiam Cart. 1 H. 7. p. 1. to the degree of an Earl, by the Title of Earl of Bath, with an C. Marks per annum Fee, payable out of the Issues and pro­fits of the Counties of Somerset and Dorset, for his better support of that dignity. But of his Death, Wife, or Issue, I have not seen any thing.

Borough.
[3 H. 7.]

THis Family of Burgh, alias Borough, of Gaynesborough, in Com. Linc. did de­rive their DescentEx coll. B. Gl. S. from Hubert de Burgh, a younger Son to the famous Hubert de Burgh, sometime Justice of England, and Earl of Kent: but the first of them, touching whom I have seen any thing memorable,Holingsh. p. 673. b. n. 10. is Tho­mas; Thomas. who being a Knight in 10 E. 4. at which time the King was taken by Nevill Earl of War­wick, and kept Prisoner at Middleham-Castle, in the North; but with leave to ride out and hunt, for his Recreation; join'd with Sir William Stan­ley, in the rescue of him from his Guards. And, upon his return from beyond Sea (being con­strain'd at that time to quit the Realm, as is very well known) metIb. 680. b. n. 50. him at Northampton with what assistance he could raise; and accompanied him to Barnet-field, where he became Victo­rious.

This Sir Thomas Borough by Elizabeth his Wife, DaughterEsc. 11 H. 6. n. 37. Suff. and one of the Coheirs to Sir Henry Perci of Athol Knight, left Issue Thomas Thomas. his Son and Heir. Which Thomas, was electedInstit. &c. of the Garter per [...]. A. into the Society of Knights of the most noble Order of the Garter in King Richard the Thirds time, and advancedBreve de privato Sigillo. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, 29 Sept. 3 H. 7. Whereupon he had Sum­mons Claus. de eodem an. in dorso. to Parliament the same year and after­wards: And by his TestamentVox qu. 30., bearing date 18 Febr. an. 1495. (11 H. 7) bequeath'd his Body to be buried in his new Chapel, within the Parish-Church of All-Saints at Gaynesburgh, in Com. Linc. Appointing, that a Tomb should be erected at the North end of the Altar in the same Chapel, with two Images thereon; viz. of him­self in Armour, and of his Wife; with their [Page 289] Arms, and the days of their respective Deaths. Also upon that for himself, to have his Mantle of the Garter, with a Garter about his Leg. Like­wise that in the same Chapel, there should be Founded a perpetual Chantry of one Priest, whom he willed to be honest, discreet, able, and cunning in Reading and Singing; to help to serve God, and to keep the Quire daily in the said Church; and to sing and pray in the same Chapel for his Soul, and for the Soul of Dame Margaret his Wife; as also for the Souls of his Father and Mo­ther, and all his Ancestors; and to have an annual Rent of ten pounds for evermore.

Moreover he willed, that, upon his Mother, ly­ing Interred in St. Iames Abby near Northamp­ton, there should be laid a Stone, somewhat rai­sed in height, with the Arms of his Father and Mother thereon; and an Inscription; for the do­ing whereof he bequeath'd ten pounds.

Also that there should be founded at Gaynes­burgh, an Hospital for five poor Bedemen, for evermore; Every one of them to receive for his support, a penny a day; and to have every other year a Gown of iiis. ivd. price. Which poor men to be chosen of such as had done him service, and service to his Heirs; and for lack of such, then of those who have been Tenants, within the Town of Gaynesburgh, unto him, or to his Heirs, and come to poverty. The which five Bedemen, to be daily present at the Mass of his Chantry-Priest, and to help him to say De pro­fundis in audience; and such of them as were learned, their Pater-noster, Ave, and Creed, at the least.

Furthermore he willed, in case his Son Thomas should be living at the day of his Burial, that he have to his Chamber, with xl1. the one half in Plate, and the other in Houshold-stuff. Likewise that his Daughter, the Lady Fitz Hugh, have a Book of gold enamel'd: and that his Godson Thomas (the eldest Son to his Son Sir Edward) have a Cross of gold, set with an Emeraude in the midst, which was his Mothers. And that his Daughter Anne should have another Cross of gold, which was his Wives, set with Stones, and a great Ruby in the midst.

Shortly after which, he died; for the Probate thereof bears date upon the nineteenth of May following; leaving Issue, by the before-specified Margaret his Wife, DaughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. to Thomas Lord Roos of Kendall, and WiddowEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Thomas Botreaux Knight, two SonsVox ut su­pra.; Sir Edward Bo­rough Knight, and Thomas: and two DaughtersVox ut su­pra. ▪ ... Wife of the Lord Fitz Hugh, and Anne.

Which Sir Edward. Edward. MarriedEx coll. R. Gl S. Anne, the sole Daughter and Heir of Sir Thomas Cobham Knight, and by her left Issue Thomas. Ex coll. R. Gl S. Thomas. his Son and Heir; who being Summon'dH. 13. in offic. Arm. f. 398. b. to Parliament in 21 H. 8. after the first sitting thereof (viz. 3 Nov.) was admittedH. 13. in offic. Arm. f. 398. b. into the House 2 Dec. next fol­lowing.

This Thomas, by Anne his Wife, DaughterEx coll. R. Gl S. of Sir William Tirwhit of Ketilby, in Com. Linc. Knight, had Issue Thomas Ex coll. R. Gl S. Thomas. his Son and Heir, who Married Elizabeth, DaughterJournal of [...] de eo­dem anno. of Sir David Owen Knight: But she breaking the Bonds of Wedlock, as it seems, hadJournal of [...]. de eo­dem anno. several Children begotten on her by some other person; whereupon he obtain'd a special Act▪ Journal of [...]. de eo­dem anno. of Parliament in 34 H. 8. for the Bastardizing of them: and by his Testament Coode qu. 27. bearing date, at Ewston, in Com. Suff. 14 Febr. 4 E. 6. (whereby no place is appointed for his Burial) makes mention of Alice his Wife, as also of Henry his Son and Heir; of William a younger Son; and of Sir Thomas Burgh Knight, another Son deceased. Likewise of Dorothy his Daughter; and of Sir Anthony Nevil Knight, his Son in Law: the Probate whereof bears date 20 Nov. fol­lowing.

Which Alice surviving him, MarriedWelles qu. 34. to Ed­mund Rokewod; and, by her TestamentWelles qu. 34., dated 24 Martii, an. 1558. (5 & 4 Ph. & M.) be­queath'd her Body to be buried in the Parish-Church of Ewston, by her Husband Rokewode: appointing, that her Executors should find an ho­nest Priest, to pray, and sing for her Soul, and the Souls of both her Husbands; as also for the Souls of her Father and Mother, during the space of seven years. Likewise, that they should make another Tomb, where the Lord Burgh her Hus­band lay buried.

But Henry his eldest Son, in case he succeeded him, did not long enjoy the Honour: For it ap­pears, that in 15 Eliz. William William. bore the Title of Lord Burgh, and wasAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. one of the Peers, who sate in Judgment upon the Duke of Norfolk.

Which William, by Katherine his Wife, Daugh­ter Catal. of Nob. by R. B. to Edward Earl of Lincoln, had IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S. Sir Iohn Borough Knight, who died in his life time; and Thomas. Which Thomas Thomas. succeeding him, in 36 Eliz. wasAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. imploy'd Embassador into Scot­land, to incite King Iames against the Spanish Faction there; and to procure such an association of the Protestants, as might preserve him, and that Religion from all Foreign practises. He was likewise GovernourEx coll. R Gl. S. of the Brill in Flanders: as also in 40 Eliz. made LieutenantAnnal. Eliz. of Ireland: and departing this life shortly after, left his three Daughters his Heirs; Elizabeth MarriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. to George Cobham, a younger Son to William Lord Cobbams, Frances Ex coll. R. Gl. S., and Anne Ex coll. R. Gl. S..

Cheney.
[3 H. 7.]

THough none of this name stood rank't with the Peers of this Realm, until the time of King Henry the Seventh, yet were they of eminent note many Ages before: For Raphe Raphe. de Caineto (id est Chency) cameMonast. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 867. a. into England with William the Conque­ror: but from him I have not seen any Descen­dents, other than Females.

There was also in the days of King Henry the First, RogerRoger.de Cheney, who gaveMonast. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 265. b. the Tithes of Munstre (now called Minstre-Lovel in Com. Oxon.) with the Tyths of all his Wools in that County, to the Monks of Eynsham. Likewise, soon after that, another Raphe de Chenei, who be­stow'dIb. p. 908. b. n. 60. on the Monks of Lewes, in Com. Suss. one Hide of Land, with the Mill at Bardesey, for the Soul of Emme his Wife: as alsoIb. n. 50. the Church of Bristelmeston, with the Tiths of all he had in that Town.

And in 5 H. 2. William William. de Chenei, then She­riff [Page 290] Rot. Pip. de iisd. ann. Norff. Suff. of Norfolk, and Suffolk: who continued so till 9 H. 2. inclusive.

In 9 and 10 E. 1. Iohn Iohn. de Chenei had also the SheriffaltyRot. Pip. de iisd. ann. B [...]ck. Bedf. of Buck. and Bedford Shires. And in 15 E. 2. William William. de Chenei, beingT. Wals. p. 94. n. 40. in that Insur­rection with Thomas Earl of Lancaster, suffered DeathT. Wals. p. 94. n. 40. at York, with others of that party.

Moreover it appears, that in 1 H. 4. that King, to manifest his right to the Crown of this Realm, sentIb. p. 4 [...]0. n. 40. (amongst others) Sir Iohn Cheney Knight, and Iohn Cheney Esq to the Court of Rome. Which Sir Iohn Iohn. Chenei, in 5 H. 4. was Speaker Ibid. p. 412. n. 30 &c 40. of that Parliament, then met at Cobentre, called Parliamentum indoctorum; the Parliament of illiterate men.

But to come to Sir Iohn Iohn. Cheney Knight, of whom I am here chiefly to speak, (who was Son Ex coll. R. Gl. S. to Iohn Cheney of Sherland, within the Isle of Shepey, in Kent, by Alianore his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Sir Robert de Shotisbroke Knight, and Sister to Margaret Dutchess of Somerset.) The first mention I find of him, is in 3 R. 3. upon a very honourable occasion; he beingPolyd. Virg. 563. n. 40. then in Arms for Henry Earl of Richmund, at Bosworth-field; where King Richard himself encountring Polyd. Virg. 563. n. 40. with him (after he had overthrown Sir William Brandon, the Earl of Richmund's Standard-Bear­er) though this Sir Iohn wasPolyd. Virg. 563. n. 40. a person of very great strength, fell'dPolyd. Virg. 563. n. 40. him to the ground: There­fore, upon that Earl's obtaining the Crown by his happy Victory that day, he was made choice of for oneIb. p. 566. n. 40. of his Privy-Council: and shortly after foughtIb. p. 573. n. 20. stoutly for him, in the Battel of Stoke (near Newark) against Iohn Earl of Lincoln and his adherents. In 3 H. 7. being advancedBreve de privato Sigil­lo. to the degree of a Baron of thisIb. p. 579. Realm, he shortly after accompanied the Lord Brooke into Britanny, in aid of that Duke, against the French: and in 4 H. 7. was sentIb. p. 584. n. 20. into Flanders, with consider­able Forces on the behalf of Maximilian the Em­perour.

Being a Knight BanneretInstit. &c. of the Gar­ter per E. A., he was also made choice of for oneInstit. &c. of the Gar­ter per E. A. of the Knights Companions of the most noble Order of the Garter; and had SummonsClaus. de iisd. ann. in dorso. to Parliament in 3, 7, and 11 H. 7. but died without Issue, as it seems: For Thomas his Nephew [...], viz. Son of William Cheney his Brother, succeeded him, in his Lands: and was Constable of Quinborough-Castle inPat. 3 H. 8. p. 2. 3 H. 8. andPat. 7 H. 8. p. 3. 7 H. 8. And in 12 H. 8. (being then a Knight) wasStows An­nals. one of the Challengers, against all Gentlemen, who were to exercise Fea [...]s of Arms, on Horse-back, or on Foot, for thirty days, at that famous Enterview of King Henry the VIII. and Francis the first of France, betwixt Ardres and Guisnes. Moreover, in 17 H. 8. he was made GovernourPat. 17 H. [...]. p. 2. of the Castle at Rochester. And in 31 H. 8. being Knight [...]Pat. [...]1 H. of the Garter, was WardenHolingsh. p. 918. a. of the Cinque-Ports, and Treasurer [...]8. p. 5. of the Houshold to that King.

In 36 H. 8. he wasStow's Ann. in that Expedition then made to Bol [...]in: and in 38 H. 8. being sent into France, to stand in the King's stead as God­father to Elizabeth, Daughter to the Dolphin; was also one of those whom King Henry did no­minate for assistants to the Privy-Council, which, lying on his Death-Bed, he appointed [...] for his Son Prince Edward. Whereupon in 1 E. 6. he had that strong Castle of [...], committed [...] to his trust: and was shortly after made TreasurerPat. 3 E. 6. p. [...]. of the Houshold to that King.

Upon that great dispute touching the succession, which the Lords of the Council had, when King Edward the Sixth died, he was one of those, who stoodGodw. p. 270. up for Queen Mary: whereupon he was Holingsh. p. 1094. a. n. 40. made Warden of the Cinque-Ports by herAnnal. Eliz. per [...] Camd., and in 1 Eliz. chosen for one of her Privy-Council: But departingWeevers Fun. Mo­num. p. 284. this life upon the xxth. of De­cember the same year; was buried at Minster, within the Isle of Shepey, in Com. Contii, with this EpitaphWeevers Fun. Mo­num. p. 284.;

Hic jacet dominus Thomas Cheyne, inclitissimi or­dinis Garterii miles, Guardianus quin (que) Portuum & Thesaurarius Hospicii Henrici octavi, ac Edwardi sexti Regum: Reginaeq, Marae ac Elizabethae, ac eorum in secretis Consiliari [...]s. Qui obiit xx•, die mensis Decembris, An. D. 1559. ac regni Reginae Elizabethae, Primo.

Leaving IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S., by Frideswide, his first Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Sir Thomas Frowyke Knight, Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas, four Daughters, Katherine Married to Sir Thomas Kempe of Olendich, in Com. Cantii; Margaret to George Nevil Lord Bergavenny; Fran­ces to Nicholas Crips, Son and Heir to Sir Henry Crips Knight; and Anne to Sir Iohn Perrot Knight.

And, by Anne his second Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Sir Iohn Broughton of Tuddington, in Com. Bedf. Knight, Henry Henry. Cheney, who being KnightedMs. in offi­cio Arm. at his own House of Tuddington, in 5 Eliz. had SummonsMS. in bibl. Cotton. Vitel. liu [...] C. 9. f. 310. a. to Parliament in 14 Eliz. And in an. 1587. (29 Eliz.) wasAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. one of the Peers appointed to try the Queen of Scots. But farther I have not seen any thing of him, than that he took to WifeEx coll. R. Gl. S. Iane the Daughter of Thomas Lord Wentworth; and that having builtCamd. in Bedf. a noble House at Tuddington, where he had his resi­dence, he died without Issue.

Coniers.
[22 H. 7.]

THough none of this Family did arrive to the degree of Peerage till the later end of King Henry the Seventh's Reign; yet were they men of great quality long before; their most antient Seat, being at Lel. Itin. Vol. 1. f. 77. Sockburne, in the Bishoprick of Durham, where diyers fair Tombs are still remaining of them. Of these Roger Roger. de Coniers is the first of whom I have seen mention; who in an. 1144. (9 Steph. beingSim. D [...]nelm. col. 63. Joh. Ha­ [...]ustald. 272. n. [...] & 60. one of the Barons of that Bish­oprick) stoodSim. D [...]nelm. col. 63. Joh. Ha­ [...]ustald. 272. n. [...] & 60. up stoutly on the behalf of William then Dean of Durham, whom the Monks of that Church, upon the Death of Bishop Geffrey, had made choiceSim. D [...]nelm. col. 63. Joh. Ha­ [...]ustald. 272. n. [...] 60. of for their Bishop against the power of the Scots. Which Monks, taking ad­vantage Sim. D [...]nelm. col. 63. Joh. Ha­ [...]ustald. 272. n. [...] & 60. of the Troubles, betwixt Maud the Empress and King Stephen, had broughtSim. D [...]nelm. col. 63. Joh. Ha­ [...]ustald. 272. n. [...] & 60. in the Chancellor of Scotland, as Bishop; and gain­ing the assentIbid. of Maud, had possestIbid. themselves of the Castle and Church of Durham by strong hand, in defence of that their Country-man.

This Roger de Coniers therefore, in aidSim. D [...]nelm. col. 64. of the Dean (so elected by the Monks) fortifiedSim. D [...]nelm. col. 64. a cer­tain place, called Biscoptune, then in his own [Page 291] possession, and environ'd by a Fen; whereunto, for his better security he might resort. But the Scots, notwithstanding all that could be done in opposition to them, keptIb. 66. n. 10. both Castle and Church, on the behalf of their Countryman, for the full space of one year and seven Weeks, that the Archbishop of York came thither, and put the Dean into possessionIb. 66. n. 10.. Which being done, he made this Roger de Coniers GovernourIb. 66. n. 10. of that Castle.

The next is of Roger Roger. the Son of Robert Coniers, who in 8 R. 1. gaveRot. Pip. 8 R. 1. Bbor. xl. Marks to have a Tryal in the Kings Court, against Roger his Uncle, for the Lands of his Father's Inheritance in Haiton, Norton, Grisebi and Dakineshall in Com. Ebor.

Also in 8 H. 3. of Geffrey Geffrey. de Coniers; who, at that time, gaveRot. Pip. 8. H. 3. Dunelm. two Palfreys to the King, for Livery of half a Knights Fee, which Eustace de Broc held of him in Esse-Auclent. And in 10 H. 3. of William William. Coniers, then made GovernourPat. 10 H. 3. m. 1. of the Castle at Geldeford.

But descending lower. In 13 R. 2. Sir Iohn Iohn. Coniers of Sockburne Knight, having Married Ex vet. Cartulario penès Car. Fairfax ar. Elizabeth, one of the three Daughters and Co­heirs of William de Aton, made PartitionEx vet. Cartulario penès Car. Fairfax ar. with the two other, of all the Lands whereof the said William died seized (as in my discourse of the Family of Aton, I have fully shewed:) and lyeth buriedLel. Itin. vol. 1. f. 77. at Dockburne, where there is a fair Mo­nument erected to his memory.

To this Iohn succeededEx coll. R. Gl. S. Christopher; Christopher. and to him anotherEx coll. R. Gl. S. Iohn▪ who having MarriedClaus. 10 H. 6. m. 15. Mar­gery, one of the two Daughters and Heirs of Sir Philip Darcie Knight (Son and Heir to Iohn Iohn. Lord Darcie) had in 10 H. 6. an assignationClaus. 10 H. 6. m. 15. of the purparty belonging to her, upon Partition of the Lands, which then descended to them: and in 27 H. 6. being then a Knight, and seatedEx coll. R. Gl. S. at Hornby in Com. Ebor. was madeRot. Fin. 27 H. 6. m. 20. Sheriff of that Shire; as also GovernourRot. Fin. 27 H. 6. m. 20. of the Castle at York.

In 38 H. 6. this Sir Iohn Coniers join'dClaus. 38 H. 6. m. 12. with Richard Duke of York, and his party, against the King and the Lancastrians; and left IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S. Iohn his Son and Heir; as also Richard Coniers of Nor­den in Com. Palat. Dunelm. and Christopher Coni­ers of Eletham; Henry, Philip, Robert, and Wil­liam: and four Daughters; viz. Elizabeth, Mar­ried to William Fitz [...] Williams of Sprotborough; Margerie to Rouland Playce; and Eleanore to Tho­mas Merkenfeld.

Which Iohn Iohn. (his Son and Heir) Married Esc. 3 E. 4. n. 33. Alice, Daughter and Coheir to William Nevil Lord Fauconbridge, afterwards Earl of Kent: and in 5 E. 4. was join'd in CommissionRot. Franc. 5 E. 4. m. 4. with Rich­ard Nevil Earl of Warwick, and divers other Northern Lords, to treat with the Scots, touching some injuries by them done to the Subjects of this Realm, contrary to the Articles of Truce agreed on by both Crowns. He was also imploy'dRot. Scoc. 13 E. 4. m. 15. in 13 E. 4. with Henry Earl of Northumberland and others, upon the like occasion. And, having been InstalledInstit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. Knight of the most noble order of the Garter, in 1 R. 3. departedEx script. Coniers D. Darc [...]e. this life in 5 H. 7. leaving IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S. two Sons; William his Son and Heir, and Iohn; and two Daughters; Anne Mar­ried Ex coll. R. Gl. S. to Richard Lumley, and Margerie to Willi­am Bulmer.

Which William William. Coniers, in 8 H. 7. accompa­nied Polyd. Virg. P. 60 [...]. n. 40. Raphe Nevill Earl of Westmorland, and di­vers other Northern Lords, to raise the Siege of Norham-Castle, then beleaguer'd by the Scots: and in 22 H. 7. bore the TitleEx autogr. penès Coniers D. Darcle. of Lord Conyers. Whereupon in 1 H. 8. he had SummonsEx Rot. pe­nès Cler. de le Pettibagg. to Par­liament; and was made ConstablePat. 1 H. 8. p. 1. m. 13. of the Ca­stles at Richmund and Middleham.

Having therefore such trust and power in those parts, in 5 H. 8. he marchtGodw. p. 20. with the Earl of Surrey against the Scots, who had then invaded Northumberland. Whereupon he had his share in the honour of that Victory, then obtain'd at Floddon-field, where King Iames the Fourth lost his Life. And, having MarriedCatal of Nob. by R. B. Anne, Daughter to Raphe Nevill Earl of Westmorland, departed Ex script. Co­niers D. Dar­cie. this life in 16 H. 8. leavingEx coll. R. Gl. S. Sir Christopher Christopher. Coniers Knight, his Son and Heir; and two Daugh­ters Ex coll. R. Gl. S.; Catherine Married to Sir Francis Bigod of Settrington Knight, and Margaret to Richard Cholmley, Son and Heir to Sir Roger Cholmley of Rockley Knight. Which Christopher had Livery Pat. [...]6 H. 8. p. 1. of his Lands the same year.

And in 22 H. 8. (with the rest of the Lords then sitting in Parliament) subscribedHerb. hist. of H. 8. p. 306. that De­claration, then sent to Pope Clement the Seventh; whereby 'twas represented to his Holiness; that in case he did not comply with King Henry, in that business of his Divorce from Queen Katherine, his Supremacy here could not long be owned. And, having MarriedEx script. praef. D. Darcie. Anne, Daughter to William Lord Dacres of Gillestand, departedEx script. praef. D. Darcie. this life in 30 H. 8. leaving IssueEx script. praef. D. Darcie. Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir; as also Leonard, a younger Son; and two Daugh­ters, Elizabeth Married to George Playce of Hal­naby Esq, and Iane to Sir Marmaduke Constable of Everingham Knight.

Which Iohn in 36 H. 8. accompaniedStow's Ann. the Earl of Hertford, then General of that Army sent into Scotland, at which time Leith was taken Stow's Ann. by the English; and he there (with others) KnightedStow's Ann..

In 5 E. 6. this Iohn Lord Coniers, was made WardenPat. 5 E. 6. p. 6. of the West-Marches toward Scotland; as also GovernourPat. 5 E. 6. p. 6. of the Castle at Carlisle: and in 1 Mariae, WardenPat. 1 M. p. 7. of the East-Marches, and GovernourPat. 1 M. p. 7. of Barwick. And, having Mar­ried Catal. of Nob [...] by R. B. Maud the Daughter to Henry the first Earl of Cumberland, departedEx coll. R. Gl. [...]. this life in 3 & 4 Ph. & M. leavingEx coll. R. Gl. [...]. three Daughters his Heirs; viz. Anne Married to Anthony Kempe of ... in Com. Cantii; Elizabeth to Thomas the Son of Sir Ar­thur Darcie Knight; and Catherine to Iohn the Son and Heir of Iohn Atherton of Atherton in Com. Lane. Esq. Of which three Daughters no Issue remaineth, but from Elizabeth, so Married to Darcie.

Pole Lord Mountagu.
[19 H. 7.]

THE first of this Family, touching whom I have seen any thing memorable, is Sir Richard. Richard. Pole Knight, SonEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Geffrey Pole Knight, descendedEx coll. R. Gl. S. from an antient stock of that surname, in some part of Wales. Which Sir Richard, being a valiant and expert Commander, was by Indenture, first re­tained Ex autogr. penès Cler. Pell. to serve King Henry the Seventh in his Wars of Scotland, in the 12th year of his Reign, with five Demilances and CC. Archers; and after­wards Ex autogr. penès Cler. Pell. (before the end of that year) with six hundred men at Arms, threescore Demilances, and five hundred and fourty Bows and Bills. And be­ing a person much accomplisht, was madePolyd. Virg. p. 610. n. 30. chief Gentleman of the Bed-Chamber to Prince Ar­thur, and Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter; whereupon attending him into Wales, he received Command to govern in those parts.

The certain time of his Death I find not; but that by the Lady Margaret his Wife, Daughter Ex. coll. R. Gl. S. to George Duke of Clarence, he had IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S. four Sons; Henry, Geffrey, Arthur, and Reginald: and one Daughter, called Vrsula, Married to Henry Lord Stafford.

Which Margaret Margaret. surviving him, in 5 H. 8. by her PetitionHerb. H [...]st. of H. 8. p. 451. to the King; representing, that whereas by Act of Parliament in 19 H. 7. Ed­ward her Brother, called Earl of Warwick, had been declared Traytor, and his Lands thereupon forfeited; she humbly intreated, that it would please his Highness, to permit her to inherit his state and dignity (she being his Sister and Heir in blood) and be stiled Countess of Salisbury. Which being grantedHerb. H [...]st. of H. 8. p. 451., she obtained his Letters Pat. 5 H. 8. p. 1. Patent, bearing date 14 Oct. the same year, for all the Castles, Mannors, and Lands of Richard late Earl of Salisbury, her Grandfather, which came to the Crown, by the attainder of the same Edward Earl of Warwick, her Brother.

But notwithstanding that favour, a most sad fate overtook her at last; she being attaintedHerb. ut supra p. 447. for Treason in 31 H. 8. under colour of comply­ance with the Marquess of Exeter (at that time also attainted) certain Bulls from Rome being foundHerb. ut supra p. 447. at Cowdray (her Mansion House.) It was also laid to her chargeHerb. ut supra p. 447., that the Parson of Warblyngton had conveyed Letters from her, to her Son (Reginald) the Cardinal; and, that she had forbidden all her Tenants to have the New Testament in English, or any new Book that the King had priviledg'd. What else might be the cause is not certain: but it appearethHerb. ut supra p. 447. from suffi­cient t [...]stimony, that she behav'd her self most stoutly (though seventy years of age) and would not confess any thing: Nevertheless she had sen­tence Godw. p. 166. of death passed against her, without ever beingGodw. p. 166. heard: yet the Execution thereof was deferredIb. p. 179. for two years, until the 27th. of May, an. 1541. (33 H. 8.) at which time she lost her Head in the Tower; it being thoughtIb. p. 179., that the Insurrection about that time in Yorkeshire, was through the instigation of the Cardinal, her Son, and consequently the occasion taken thus to cut her off; in whom determin'd the Line of Plan­taginet, She being then possess'dEx vet. MS. penès [...]. Com. Hun [...]. of these follow­ing Lordships, Lands, and Revenues;

  l.s.d.
In Com. Cornub.Lantyane,201006.
In Com. Devon.Wonneford,061910.
Clifte S. Maryes,080406
Py-Worthye,180410 ob.
Stokenham, with the Hundred of Colridge,1441907 ob. q.
Telhamptone,051105 ob. q.
In Com. Somers.Shipton-Mountagu,161208.
Chedsey with Cantlous,1101202.
Dounpole,101106 q.
Dunyate,271906.
Somertone,720309 ob. q.
The Fee-ferm of Con­gresbury payable by the Bishop of Bathe,540000.
In Com. Dors.Sooyre,070703.
Newton-Mountagu,131001.
A Fee ferm payable by the late Abbot of Byndone,200000.
In Com. Sutht.The Mannor, Castle, Burgh and Hundred of Christ-Church,1001403 q.
Ringwode,680802 q.
Swaynsone,851700.
Warblingtone,331800.
Chaltone,181304.
Huntone,140106.
In Com. Wilts.Erle-Stoke,541107 ob.
In Com. Buck.The Fee ferm of Ayles­bury,600000.
Aston-Clynton,420410.
Aston-Chevery,271009 ob.
In Com. Hertf.Ware,1070301 ob.
In Com. Essex.Clavering,630306.
In reversion in the Coun­ties of,Essex,280000.
Monmouth,410608.
Wilts.A Rent called the Cr. money of the Earl of Sarum,200000.
In Com. Berks.Crokeham,251206.
A Fee ferm in Lamborne,050608.
In Com. Hertf.Bushe,251210.
In Com. Essex.North-West Basset,550507.
London.The Miese called the Herbre with certain Tenements thereun­to belonging,121108.
In Com. Suff.Newton-Hall,170000.
In Com. Northt.Estone,230108.
In Com. Ebor.A Fee Ferm paid by the Abbot of Kirk­shall,130608.
In Com. Mon­mouh.Walsh-Becknore,071500.
Llanvere, and Llan­gyve,201710.
In Com. Somers.Stapull-Fitz pain,420811 ob.
[Page 293]In Com. Buck.Elleseburgh,180700.
Medmenbam,330709.
 The total20460311. dim. q.

Of these her Sons, Henry, Henry. being the eldest, had a special LiveryPat. 5 H. 8. p. 1. of the Lands of his Inheritance in 5 H. 8. so that 'tis like his Father died at that time, or not long before: and in 13 H. 8. by the ti­tle of Lord Mountague, was restoredStow's An. to the Kings favour. After which, in 15 H. 8. he attended Stow's An. the Duke of Suffolk, then General of the Eng­lish-Army sent into France. But as to any Cre­ation by Patent, or other advancement to that dignity, I cannot speak; until 21 H. 8. that he had summonsH. 13. in offi­cio Ann. f. 398. b. to Parliament, and took his place there amongst the rest of the Peers, upon the first of December the same year, by the title of Lord Mountague. Which was (doubtless) in respect of his descent from that noble Family, by his Mo­ther. Howbeit, shortly after, in 22 H. 8. I find Herb. ut su­pra p. 306. him rankt the first in number, of all the Barons, who did in full Parliament subscribe that Decla­ration, then sent to Pope Clement the seventh; whereby they gave him a modest intimation; that in case he did not comply with King Henry, in that business of his intended Divorce from Queen Katherine, the farther acknowledgment of his Supremacy, in this Realm, would be in dan­ger.

In 24 H. 8. upon that Royal journeyStow's An., made by King Henry into France, at which time he had such honourable reception at Boloine by King Francis the first; he was oneStow's An. of his at­tendants thither; and the same year, (with di­vers other persons of note) madeIbid. one of the Knights of the Bath, at the Coronation of Queen Anne Bullen. But in 30 H. 8. upon the fifth of November, being one of those, who with the Mar­quess of Exeter, stood chargedGodw. p. 162. Stows An. (by his own Bro­ther, Sir Geffrey Pole Knight) with devising to advance Reginald Pole, (his other Brother) Dean of Exeter, then beyond Sea, to the Royal Throne of this Realm, and to depose the King, he was Godw. p. 162. Stows An. sent to the Tower; and (with that Marquess, and others) arraignedGodw. p. 162. Stows An. of High Treason at Westminster, before the Lord Audley (Lord Chancellour) the High Steward of England, for that occasion, upon the third of Ianuary: and, being found guilty, suffcredGodw. p. 162. Stows An. death on Tower Hill, upon the ninth of the same month. Leaving Issue, by Iane his Wife, DaughterHogen qu. 35. to George NevillLord Bergavenny, two Daughters, his Heirs; Katherine marriedCatal. of Nob by R. B. to Francis Earl of Huntington, and Winifride Ex Coll. R. Gl. S. to Sir Thomas Ha­stings Knight, second Son to George Earl of Hun­tington, afterwards to Sir Thomas Barington Knight, which Daughters, upon their Petition in Parliament 1 Mariae, were restored in Blood, and Honour.

Touching the younger Brethren of this Henry, all I have seen, is; thatStow's Ann. Geffry. Geffry. (the second) though he did accuse this Henry, of what, in sub­stance was laid to his charge; he had also Sen­tence of death passed upon him; but suffered not. AndAnnal. Eliz. [...]er Camd., that Arthur Arthur. (the third Son) in an. 1562. (5 Eliz.) being charged with purposing to go to the Duke of Guise, into France, and to return with a power into Wales, whereby the Queen of Scots might attain the Crown of this Realm; and himself be declared Duke of Clarence; had judgment of death: but by reason of his near alliance to Queen Eliz. no execution ensued.

And, as to Reginald, the 4th and youngest, his EducationGodw. de Praesul. being first at Magdalen-Colledge, and afterwards at Corpus Christi-Colledge in Ox­ford, he obtainedGodw. de Praesul. the Deanery of Exeter, by the gift of King Henry the 8th. [...]. Then travelled Godw. de Praesul. into Italy and other parts, for seven years, ma­king his chief abode at Padua. At which time King Henry, having abolished the Popes Supre­macy here, sentGodw. de Praesul. for him home; and for his neg­lect to come, proclaimedIb. him Traytor, and dis­posed of his Deanery to another. AlsoIb.; being thought a fit instrument for the English affairs, as occasion should serve (for he was a person of excellent parts, and for his integrity of life, and modest behaviour, much beloved and reve­renced) he was made CardinalIb. 22 Maii an. 1536. (28 H. 8.) and one of the three that pre­sided in the Council of Trent when Queen Ma­ry began her reign, being sent for into England, he camePat. 1 & 2 Ph. & M p [...]5. as Legate from Pope Iulius the third; and obtained a RepealJourn. of Parl. of his Attainder, by a spe­cial Act of Parliament. Likewise, he was then madeGodw. ut supra. Archbishop of Canterbury (22 Maii an. 1555. 1 & 2 Ph. & M.) and so continuedIbid. till his death, which hapnedIbid. 17 Nov. an. 1558. be­ing the very day on which Queen Mary departed this life, the tidings whereof, as 'tis said, (being much weakned by a Quartan-Ague) broke his Heart. Whereupon he had BurialIbid. on the North side of that little Chapell, in the Cathedral at Canterbury, which is at the end of St. Thomas Becket's Oratory.

Somerset Earl and Marquess of Worcester.
[1 H. 8.]

HAving, in my discourse of Henry Duke of Somerset (who lost his life in 3 E. 4.) sufficiently manifested, that he left no other Issue, than one natural Son called Charles, Charles. begotten on Ioan Hill, his Paramour; I shall now take notice of what I have seen memorable of the same Charles, and his descendents. This Charles, being a person of great parts, arrived to very high advancements, in those times wherein he lived, aswell in Honour as Estate: For, in 1 H. 7. so much did that prudent Prince discern of his abilities, that he constituted him onePolyd. Virg. p. 567. n. 10. of his Privy Council: and in 2 H. 7. (being then a Knight) made him ConstablePat. 2 H. 7. p. 2. m. 5. of Helmstey-Ca­stle in Com. Ebor. In 3 H. 7. he was AdmiralPat. 3 H. 7. p. 1. in dorso. of the Kings Fleet, then at Sea. So likewise inPat. 4 H. 7. m. 8. 4 H. 7. being also firstCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Vice-Chamberlain, and af­terwards Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Chamberlain of that Kings Houshold.

Which eminent favours were (doubtless) the chief furtherances to his marriage with Elizabeth the sole Daughter and Heir to William Herbert Earl of Huntington, by reason whereof he bore the title of Lord Herbert: and in 19 H. 7. by the same appellation was made ConstablePat. 19 H. 7. P. 1. m. 16. of Payne-Castle, within the Territory of Elwell, in Wales: In 20 H. 7. he was made ConstablePat. 20 H. 7. p. 1. m. 12. of Mont­gomerie-Castle: [Page 294] and in 1 H. 8. and 3 H. 8. had SummonsClaus de iisd. ann. in dorso. to those Parliaments, then held, by the name of Charles Somerset de Herbert Chiva­lier.

Being thus Lord Chamberlain to King Henry the seventh; he continuedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 3. in the same office to King Henry the 8th upon his coming to the Crown; and was made choice of, for one Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 3. of his Privy Council, in the first year of his reign; as also ConstablePat. 1 H. 8. p. 1. m. 4. of Montgomerie-Ca­stle. The same year likewise he had a grantIbid. of the Constableship of the Castle of Ruthyn, in North Wales; being also made SheriffIbid. m. 13. of Glamorgan-shire, and GovernourIbid. m. 13. of the Castles of Caerdiffe, Cowbrige, and Nethe. In 2 H. 8. he was again made ConstablePat. 2 H 8. p. 2. m. 18. of Pain-Ca­stle; as alsoPat. 2 H 8. p. 2. m. 18. of the Castles of Caerdiffe, Cow­brige, and Nethe.

In 5 H. 8. upon the Kings expedition into France (which was in Iune) he followedStow's Ann. him thither with six thousand Foot: where he had the commandHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 36. Holingsh. p. 822. a. n. 60. of that part of the Army, which sate down on the East side of Therouene, upon the siege of that City; whence the firstHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 36. Holingsh. p. 822. a. n. 60. approaches were made thereto: and gave a great defeat to a strong party of the Enemy which sallied out on that side where he lay. Whereupon the French reportedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 36. Holingsh. p. 822. a. n. 60. him slain (but by mistake) the Master of the Ordinance being then kill'dHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 36. Holingsh. p. 822. a. n. 60., by a Bullet, shot the first night, into his Tent. Therouene being in a short time gain'd, and the English-Army marching to Tournay, he ledStow's Ann. the Re [...] thereof thither, and encampedHerb. ut su­pra p. 39. on the west part of the Town. Meriting therefore so highly for these his heroick adventures, and exemplary va­lour, upon the first of February, next ensuing, he was madePat. 5 H. 8. p. 2. m. 30. Lord Chamberlain of the King Hous­hold for life; And by reasonIbid. m. 13. of his noble descent, and near alliance to the King in blood (as the Pa­tent it self doth import) was upon the day fol­lowing (it being the Festival of the Blessed Vir­gins Purification) advancedIbid. m. 13. to the dignity of an Earl, by the title of Earl of Worcester, his solemn Creation being performedStow's Ann. at the Archbishops Palace in Lambeth, the same day.

After which before the end of that year, he attendedHerb. ut su­pra p. 52. the Lady Mary, the Kings Sister upon her Coronation at St. Dennis in France, by the Kings special appointment. And, in 9 H. 8. up­on that overtureIb. p. 69. made by the Emperour Maxi­milian, for rendring his Imperial dignity to King Henry; and that he would come, in person, into England; was sentIb. p. 69. (with Dr. Cuthbert Tunstall) unto him, into Flandere. In 10 H. 8. he was imployedIbid. p 78. into France, with the Bishop of Ely, for confirming the Articles of Peace, betwixt King Henry and the French; Whereupon the Ci­ty of Tournay was rendredIbid. p 78. and the Princess Mary (the Kings Daughter) betrothedIbid. p 78. to the Dolphin. At the taking of which City having for­merly beenIbid.; he would notIbid. suffer the Marshall de Chastillon to enter with Banners displayed, be­cause it was not gain'd by conquest.

In 12 H. 8. uponIb. p. 96. [...] the Agreement made by King Henry and Francis the first of France, for an enterview betwixt Guis [...]es and Ardres, he was joinedIb. p. 96. [...] with Monsieur de Chastillon, to lay out the ground for those Triumphs, which were then to be made there: And, in 13 H. 8. imployedIb. p. 116. (together with the Bishop of Ely) to mediate a Peace betwixt the Emperour and the King of France. Before the end of which year, upon the attainderPat. 13 H. 8. p. 3. of the Duke of Buckingham, he obtained a grantPat. 13 H. 8. p. 3. in general tail of the Man­nour of Ealding, in Kent, with the advouson of the Church, then in the Crown, by reason thereof.

To his first Wife he marriedCatal of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth, Daughter and Heir to William Earl of Hunting­ton (as hath been already observ'd) and by her had IssueCatal of Nob. by R. B. Henry his Son, and successor; as also a Daughter called Elizabeth, married to Sir Iohn Savage Knight. To his secondCatal of Nob. by R. B. Wife, Eliza­beth Daughter of Thomas Lord la Warr, by whom he had IssueCatal of Nob. by R. B. Sir Charles Somerset Knight, Cap­tain of the Tower of [...]ysebank, in the Haven of Calais; Sir George Somerset of Badmundesfield, in Com. Suff. Knight; and Mary, a Daughter, mar­ried to William Lord Grey of Wilton: And to his thirdCatal of Nob. by R. B. Wife Eleanore Daughter of Edward Lord Dudley: but by her he had noCatal of Nob. by R. B. Issue.

By his TestamentPorth qu. 13. dated 21 Martii an. 1524. (15 H. 8.) bearing then the title of Earl of Wor­cester, Lord Herbert of Gower, and Chepstow, and Chamberlain to the King (being then also Knight of the most noble order of the Garter) he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Church of our Lady and St. George within the Castle at Windsore, by his first Wife; in his Cha­pell of our Lady, where her Tomb was then made, by the consent and agreement of the Dean and Canons of the same place, at such time as he founded a Priest to say Mass, daily and perpe­tually there, to pray to God for his Soul, and for the Soul of Elizabeth his first Wife, his own, her friends, and Mothers Souls, and all other. Appointing, that in case he should depart this life in London, Kaiho, or near the River of Thames, that his Body should be brought by water, to the said Church of Windsore, as privately as might be, without Pomp, or great charge of Torches, or cloathing; Herse, Wax, or great Dinner; but only for them that must needs be had; that is to say, twenty men of his own servants, to bear e­very Man a Torch, and to have cloathing; and the Bier, or the Herse to be covered with black cloth; and his Body under the fame, with a white Cross upon it.

Also, that no Month's-minde-Dinner should be kept for him; but only an Obit of an hundred Masses, to be said for him at Windsore, or other places, where his Executors should appoint.

He likewise bequeathed to Eleanore his Wife six hundred marks in Plate. To his Son Henry, all his Harneys, Artillery, and Habiliments of War, except the Harneys for his own Body, which he gave to his Son George. And to his said Son Henry, all his Robes of Estate, and Robes of Parliament, with his Mantle, Gown, and Hood, of the Order of the Garter. And departing this life in 17 H. 8. was buried in the before speci­fied Chapell, where his Monument yet remaineth.

To whom succeeded Henry his Son and Heir. Which Henry Henry. in 12 H. 8. (his Father then living) bearing the titleStow's An. of Lord Herbert, upon that fa­mous EnterviewStow's An., Betwixt Ardres and Guisnes, by King Henry and Francis the first of France, where all Feats of Arms were exercised for the space of forty days, on Horse and Foot, wasStow's An. one of the Challengers on the part of the English. And in 15 H. 8. accompaniedHoling [...]. p. 879. a. n. [...]2. the Duke of Suffolk, General of the English Forces, then sent into [Page 293] France; at which time divers Castles and strong places were by him won. In which service he merited so well, as that he had [...]he honour of KnighthoodIb. p. 880. b. n. 30. conferred on him by that Duke. And in 17 H. 8. (shortly after his Fathers death) was apointedHerb. ut su­pra p. 180. one of the Commissioners, for con­cluding a Peace with the French. In 18 H. 8. he had a special LiveryPat. 18 H. 8. p. 1. of all the Lands, which ei­ther by the death of his Father, or Elizabeth his Mother (Daughter and Heir to William Earl of Huntington) did by Inheritance descend to him. In 22 H. 8. he wasHerb. ut su­pra p. 306. one of the Peers, who sub­scribed that Declaration, then sent to Pope Clement the seventh; intimating to him, that the loss of his Supremacy here, would be endangered, in case he did not comply with King Henry, in that busi­ness of his divorce from Queen Katherine. And in 5 E. 6. accompaniedHayw. p. 123. the Marquess of Nor­thampton into France; who being then sent Em­bassador to that King, presented him with the Or­der of the Garter.

This Henry MarriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth, Daughter to Sir Antbony Browne Knight, Standard-Bearer to King Henry the Seventh, and by her had Issue Catal. of Nob. by R. B. four Sons; William his Son and Heir; Thomas who died in the Tower of London; Sir Charles Somerset Knight, Standard-Bearer to the Band of Pensioners, in the time of Queen Elizabeth; and Francis, slain at Musselborough-field, 1 E. 6. As also four Daughters; Eleanore Married to Sir George Vaughan Knight; Lucie to Iohn Nevil Lord Latimer; Anne to Thomas Percie Earl of Nor­thumberland; and Iane to Sir Edward Mansel of Morgan in Com. Glamorgan Knight: and departing Es [...]. 4 E. 6. this life 26 Nov. 3 E. 6. was buried at Rag­land.

Which William W [...]liam. succeeding him in his Honours, was Install'dInstit. of the Ga [...]ter per E. A. Knight of the Garter in the time of King Edward the Sixth, and in 16 Eliz. sent Annal. Eliz. per Camd. by that Queen into France, with a Font of pure gold, for the Christening of a Daughter to Iames the Fifth King of that Realm; as also to stand Annal. Eliz. per Camd. in the Queens stead, as one of the Sureties. In 29 Eliz. he was oneIbid. of the Peers, which sate upon Tryal of the Queen of Scots. He Married Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Christian, Daughter to Edward Lord North; by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Edward, his only Son and Heir; and two Daughters; Elizabeth Married to William, a younger Son of William Lord Windsor; and Lucie to Henry Herbert, Son of Sir Thomas Herbert of Wynestow, in Com. Montgom. Knight. And, by his TestamentLeicester qu. 8 [...]., bearing date 1 Febr. an. 1587. (30 Eliz.) bequeath'd his Bo­dy to be buried in the Parish-Church of Ragland; appointing that a Tomb of Marble should be made over his Grave. After which, upon the 22th. of the same Month of Febr. he departedFF. in offi­cio Arm. 178. & 179. a. this life, and was buriedFF. in off­icio Arm. 178. & 179. a. there accordingly.

To whom succeeded Edward Edward. his Son and Heir. Which Edward, in 33 Eliz. was sentAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. Embassa­dor to King Iames the Sixth of Scotland, to con­gratulate his Marriage and safe return from Den­mark: as also to signify unto him, that he was made choice of (with the King of France) to be one of the Knights Companions of the most no­ble Order of the Garter; and upon the 21th of April, 43 Eliz. was madePat. 43 Eliz. p. 12. Master of the Horse, being [...] the best [...]eman and Tilter of the times: which great Off [...] he had likewise conferr'd [...] up­on him 15 Ian. 1 Iac. with the Fee of C. marks per annum for life: and in 2 Iac. was Constituted Pat. 2 Jac. p. 24. one of the Lords Commissioners, for exercising the Office of Earl Marshal of England. But upon the first of Ianuary 13 Iac. resigningAnnal. R. Jac. pe [...] Ca [...]d. Pat. 13 Jac. p 4. that Of­fice of Master of the Horse; he was the day next following, madeAnnal. R. Jac. pe [...] Ca [...]d. Pat. 13 Jac. p 4. Lord Privy Seal: and in 15 Iac. (27 Martii) had a new GrantPat. 15 Jac. p. 6. of that Office of Lord Privy Seal, with the Fee of fifteen hundred pounds per annum for life. Whereupon in Ianuary 18 Iac. receiving CommandAnnal. R. Jac. ut su­pra. to sit in the Court of Requests, with the Masters there (the King deemingAnnal. R. Jac. ut su­pra. it unfit, that so great a Ma­gistrate should not have a seat of Judicature) he took his placeAnnal. R. Jac. ut su­pra. there accordingly, upon the se­venth of February; which was towards the end of Hillary [...] Term next following.

This Earl, being also Knight1. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 5. a. of the most no­ble Order of the Garter, Wedded1. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 5. a. the Lady Eli­zabeth, Daughter to Francis Earl of Huntington (by Katherine his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Henry Poole Lord Montacute:) and by her had Issue1. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 5. a. six Sons, William, who died in his life time, unmarryed; Henry, who succeeded him in his Honours; Sir Thomas Somerset, Sir Charles Somerset, and Sir Edward Somerset, Knights of the Bath; and Christopher who died unmarried. He had likewise six Daughters; Elizabeth Mar­ried to Sir Henry Guilford of Hemsted, in Com. Cantii Knight, Catherine to William Lord Petre; Anne, to Sir Edward Winter of Lydney, in Com. Glouc. Knight, Frances to William Morgan of Llanternam, in Com. Monmouth Esq Blanch, to Thomas Son and Heir to Thomas Lord Arundel of Wardour; and Katherine to Thomas Lord Wind­sore. And, departingIbid. this life at his House in the Strand, 3 Martii, an. 1627. was buriedIbid. at Ragland.

Which Henry, Henry. so succeeding him; being a per­son of a most noble and generous disposition, am­ple fortune, and perfectly loyal; manifested his dutiful affections to the late King Charles the First (of blessed memory) by very large supplies, when the predominant party, in the late long Parliament, had reduced him to extream necessities. In consi­deration whereof, and of his personal merits other­wife; he was, by Letters Patents bearing date at Oxford, 2 Nov. in the eighteenth year of that Kings Reign, advancedPat. 18 Car. 1. to the Title of Marquess of Worcester.

This Henry MarriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Anne, Daughter and sole Heir to Iohn Lord Russel, Son and Heir to Francis Earl of Bedford: and by her had Issue nine Sons; viz. Edward, who succeeded him in his Honours; Sir Iohn Somerset Knight, Thomas, and Charles; William, Henry, Frederick, Francis and Iames, who died young, and three Daughters; Elizabeth Married to Iohn Vicount Mountagu; Anne a Nun at Antwerpe; and Mary who died unmarried. And departing this life ... An. 1647. was buried at Ragland.

Which Edward Edward. so succeeding him first Married Elizabeth Daughter to Sir William Dormer of Wing in Com. Buck Knight, eldest Son to Robert Earl of Caernarvon (which Sir William died before his Father) and had Issue by her one Son called Henry: and two Daughters; Anne Married to Henry now Earl of Norwich, Earl Marshal of Eng­land; And Elizabeth to William Earl of Powys. He secondly Married the Lady Margaret O Bryen, Daughter to Henry Earl of Thomond, by whom he had Issue one Daughter called Mary, which died in her Infancy. And departing this life 3 Aprilis an. 1667. was buried at Ragland.

[Page 296]To him succeeded Henry Henry. his Son and Heir, (now Lord President of Wales, and Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter) who Married Mary, the Daughter of Arthur Lord Capell, Wid­dow of Henry Lord Beauchamp; by whom he hath had Issue four Sons; 1. Henry, who died young; 2. Charles called Lord Herbert of Rag­land; 3. Edward, and 4. Another Henry, who died young. Likewise two Daughters, Elizabeth, who died in her Childhood; and Mary.

Maners Earl of Rutland.
[5 H. 8.]

THough none of this Family arrived to the dignity of Peerage, until the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, yet were they persons of great note in Northumberland for many Ages before: for in 25 H. 2. Henry Henry. de Maners paidRot. Pip. 25 H. 2. Nor­thumb. Lxxx. Marks for Livery of his Fa­ther's Lands in that County.

From which Henry descended Robert Robert. de Maners of Ethale (in that Shire) who, in 15 E. 3. ob­tained LicencePat. 15 E. 3. p. 1. m. 15. of the King, to fortify his Man­nor-House there, with an embatailled Wall of Lime and Stone. And from him, Iohn de Ma­ners, who in 1 H. 5. was ConstitutedRot. Fin. 1 H. 5. m. 9. Sheriff of the same County. Which Iohn, Iohn. with Iohn his Son, being guiltyEx autogr. penès J [...]h. Co. Bu [...]l. apud Had. don. of the Death of William Heron Esq, and Robert Atkynson, at E­tall, as it seems (though how is not expressed) and prosecutedEx autogr. penès J [...]h. Co. Bu [...]l. apud Had. don. for the same, by Sir Robert de Vmfravile Knight, and Isabel, then the Widdow of William Heron: at length, upon a Reference Ex autogr. penès J [...]h. Co. Bu [...]l. apud Had. don. made by the persons on each part concern'd, unto Iohn then Prior of Durham, and Thomas Prior of Tinmouth; there was an AwardEx autogr. penès J [...]h. Co. Burl. apud Had. don. made, bearing date 28 Sept. 9 H. 6. That the same Iohn Maners, and Iohn his Son should cause five hundred Masses to be sung, for the health of the Soul of the said William Heron, within one year then next ensuing: and pay unto Sir Robert de Vmfravile, and Isabel, to the use of her the said Isabel, and the Children of the same William Heron, CC. Marks in money.

This Iohn de Maners diedLib. cedul. 17 H. 6 p. 517. Nor­thumb. seised of that Lord­ship of Erall in 17 H. 6. leaving Robert Lib. cedul. 17 H. 6 p. 517. Nor­thumb. his Son and Heir. Which Robert, Robert. in consideration Pat. 27H. [...]. p. 1. m. 20. of his special services perform'd in the Marches toward Scotland; had, in 27 H. 6. a joint grantPat. 27H. [...]. p. 1. m. 20. with Sir Henry de Percie Knight, of all the goods and Chatals of Sir Robert de Ogle Knight, who was then Outlaw'd.

In 33 H. 6. this Robert was made SheriffRot. Fin. 33 H. 6. m. 22. of Northumberland: so likewise inRot. Fin. 3 E. 4. m. 2. 3 E. 4. being at that time a Knight. In which year, Richard Nevill, Earl of Warwick and Salisbury, in consi­deration Ex autogr. apud Had­don. of his services done, and to be done, grantedEx autogr. apud Had­don. him an Annuity of xx. Marks out of the Revenues of his Lordship of Barnard-Castle, to be enjoy'd during his life: And the next year following, was Constituted DeputyIbid. to Richard D [...]ke of Gloucester, then Admiral of England, Ireland, and Aquitane, for all the Sea-Coasts in the Bishoprick of Dur [...]am, from the Mouth of Tese to the Mouth of Twede: And, by Dame Alianore his Wife, DaughterLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 911. of Thomas, and SisterLel. Coll. Vol. 1. p. 911. and Coheir to Edmund Lord Roos, had Issue George, who had thereupon the Title of Lord Roos.

Which George George. took to WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Anne the sole Daughter and Heir to Sir Thomas St. Leger Knight, and Anne Dutchess of Exeter, his Wife, Sister to King Edward the Fourth. And, by his Testa­ment Fetiplace qu. 24., bearing date 26 Oct. an. 1513. (5 H. 8.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Church, next unto the place where he should happen to die. To the Abby of Rievaulx, he thereby gave fifty Marks: To the Abby of Kirkham fifty Marks: and to the Abby of Wartre (all in Yorke­shire) fifty Marks, to the intent that every of those Abbies should find an honest Priest, to say Mass daily for his Soul, by the space of seven years, next after his decease: and once every year perform his Obit in every of their Churches, for his Soul, and his Friends Souls. Before the end of which year, beingWeevers Fun. Mon. p. 428. with King Henry the Eighth, at the Sieges of Therouene, and Tournay, he there fell sick and died; and was buried near the high Altar in the Priory of Haliwell, within the Suburbs of London; leaving Issue by the said Anne his Wife, Ibid. Thomas Maners Lord Roos; Thomas Earl of Kut­land. who, in 14 H. 8. was ConstitutedEx autogr. apud [...]lvoir. Warden of the East-Marches toward Scotland: and in 16 H. 8. hadPat. 16 H. 8. p. 1. a spe­cial Livery of all the Mannors, Castles, and Lands, descended to him, from the Lady Alianore his Grandmother, Sister and Coheir to Edmund Lord Roos; as also from Isabel the other Sister and Coheir to the said Edmund.

Which Thomas was advancedEx autogr. apud Belvoir. to the Title and Dignity of Earl of Rutland, upon the 28th of Iune, 17 H. 8. at the King's Royal Palace of B [...]idewell, in the City of London: and had thereupon an AugmentationCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. to his antient Arms, by reason of his Descent from the Sister of King Edward the Fourth; viz. in chief querterly Azure and Gules, on the first two Flower de Luces Or; and on the second a Lyo [...] passant-gardant of the first: The third as the second; the fourth as the first.

In 22 H. 8. beingHerb. hist. of H 8. p. 306. one of the Peers, then sit­ting in Parliament, he subscribedHerb. hist. of H 8. p. 306. that Declara­tion, then sent to Pope Clement the Seventh. Whereby he had intimation, that unless he did comply with King Henry, in that business of his Divorce from Queen Katherine, the loss of his Supremacy in England, would be much endan­gered.

Upon the InsurrectionHerb. hist. of H. 8. p. 411. in Lincol [...]shire, in 28 H. 8. occasion'd by the dissolution of the lesser Monasteries, and certain Injunctions in matters of Religion; he received CommandHerb. hist. of H. 8. p. 411. (together with the Earls of Shrewsbury and Huntington) to require them by Proclamation, upon peril of their lives, to return to their due obedience. And, soon after that, upon the like in Yorkeshire, called The Pilgrimage of Grace, offeredIb. p. 413. his service, in order to the suppre [...]ing thereof.

In 32 H. 8. he was ConstitutedPat. 32 H. 8. p. 3. Chief Justice in Eyre, of all the King's Forests beyond Trent. And in 33 H. 8. obtain'd a grantPat. 33 H. 8. p. 2. of the Man­nor of Muston, in Com. Leic. part of the posses­sions of the late dissolved Priory of Osulveston, in that County. Likewise of the [...]annors of Wal­tham and Croxton, in the sam [...] County: as also of the Mannors of Upwell, Outwell, Elme, and Emnithe, in the Counties of Norff. and Suff. part [Page 297] of the possessions of the late dissolved Monastery of Nun-Earon, in Com. War. Also of the Man­nour of Braunston, in Com. Northt. part of the possessions of the Abby of Lilshull, in Com. Salop. and of the Mannours of Billesdale, and Hel­mesley, with the Rectory of the Church at Hel­mesley, part of the possessions of the late dissol­ved Monastery of Kirkham, in Com. Ebor. with divers Lands in Brandesdale, in the said County of York, sometime belonging to the Abby of Rie­vaulx.

In 34 H. 8. being then constitutedPat. 34 H. 8. p. 1. Warden of the Marches, he accompaniedHerb. ut supra p. 483. the Duke of Norfolk (then General of an Army consisting of twenty thousand men) in his Invasion of Scotland; where, in eight days, they burntHerb. ut supra p. 483. xx Towns and Villages.

This Thomas married two Wives; Elizabeth, Fetiplace qu. 24. the Daughter of Sir Robert Lovel Knight, by whom he had noFetiplace qu. 24. Issue: and Alianore the Daugh­ter Catal. of Nob. by R. B. of Sir William Paston of Paston in Com. Norf. Knight, by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. five Sons; viz. Henry his next Successor; Iohn who took to WifeEx autogr. apud Had. don. Dorothy, one of the Daughters and Co­heirs to Sir George Vernon of Haddon, in Com. Derb. Knight; Roger Maners ofEx autogr. apud Had. don. Uffyngton, in Com. Linc. one of the EsquiresCatal. of Nob. by R. B. for the Body to Queen Eliz. Sir Thomas Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Maners Knight, and Oliver Catal. of Nob. by R. B.. And six DaughtersCatal. of Nob. by R. B.; Gertrude married to George Earl of Shrewsbury; Anne to Henry Earl of Westmerland; Francis to Henry Lord Ber­gavenny; Catherine to Henry Capell Esq Elizabeth to Sir Iohn Savage Knight; and Isahel, who died young: And departingGodw. p. 221. this life upon the xxth day of September An. 1543. (35 H. 8.) was bu­ried in the Chancell of the Church at Botsford (near Belvoir-Castle) in Com. Leic. with this E­pitaph on his Monument;

Here lyeth the Body of Thomas Manners Earl of Rotlande, Lord of Ham [...]ake, Trusbur, and Belwyer, and Knyght of the most honourable order of the Gar­ter; who deceaseth the xxth day of September, at four of the clock at afternoone, Anno Domini MCCCCCxliii. And the body of the Lady Elianor Countiss, his Wyf, Daughter of Sir William Paston of Norfolk Knyght; who deceased the ... day of ... Anno Domini MCCCCC ... whose Soules Ihe­su pardon, Amen.

I now come to Henry, the next succeeding Earl. This Henry Henry. in Autumn 1 E. 6. cameGodw. p. 221. to Hadington in Scotland, with three thousand Lansquenets, and some Bands drawn out of the Frontier Garrisons; and well consideringGodw. p. 221. that the Town could not be kept any longer without excessive charges; by reason that the Country thereabouts was miserably foraged, and could not be victualled without much difficulty and danger; rasedGodw. p. 221. the walls, freed the Houses, brought a­way the Artillery; and, finding no resistance, re­turned Godw. p. 221. with safety to Barwick.

In 2 E. 6. he was made Constable [...]x autogr. apud Bel­voir. of the Ca­stle at Notingham, and [...]x autogr. apud Bel­voir. chief Justice of Shire­wode Forest: and in 3 E. 6. constituted [...]x autogr. apud Bel­voir. War­den of the East-Marches, and Middle-Marches toward Scotland. In 5 E. 6. he accompanied Hayw. hist. of [...]. 6. p. 123. the Marquess of Northampton into France; who then went upon a solemn Embassy to that King; as also to present him with the Ensigns of the most noble Order of the Garter. And in 3 & 4 Ph. & M. was madeEx autogr. apud Bel­voir. Captain General of all the Forces, then design'd to pass the Seas; and like­wise Ex autogr. apud Bel­voir. of the whole Fleet: but served only as Ge­neral of the Horse at the Siege of St. Quintins in Picardy.

In 1 Eliz. he was constituted LieutenantIb. Holing sh. p. 11▪ 3. b. n. [...]. for the Counties of Nottingham, and Rutland: and in 3 Eliz. Lord PresidentIb. Holing sh. p. 11▪ 3. b. n. [...]. of the Council, for the Northern parts of the Realm: as also install'd [...] Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter. By his last Will and Testament [...] bearing date 5 Iulii 2 Eliz. he bequeathed his Body to be bu­ried in the Parish Church of Botsford, in case he should die within the Realm; and appointed that a Tomb meet for his Estate, should be made there. To his Daughter Elizabeth he bequeathed a thou­sand pounds for her portion, and xxxl. per an­num for her maintenance, till her marriage, or age of xxi years. To Iohn his second Son, he gave his Mannour, and Rectory of Helmesley, of the value of xxxviil. i s. iii d. per annum, some­time belonging to the Monastery of Kirkham: as also his Mannour of Ros in Holderness; and Fee-ferm of xll. per annum issuing out of the City of York, during his life. To Edward Lord Ros, his Son and Heir, he gave all his Armour, Mu­nition and Weapons. And all his Goods, Ca­talls, Jewels, Plate and Houshold-stuff, which could be left unfold; to be divided betwixt his Wife, and the said Edward his Son, when he should arrive to the age of xxi years.

And by a Schedule annexed thereto, increased the Portion of his Daughter Elizabeth, five hun­dred Marks, in case she should marry with the consent of his Wife, and Brother George Earl of Shrewsbury, and of his Brother Iohn Maners, or any two of them; whereof his Wife to be one. Also he gave CCl. to be distributed amongst his Houshold Servants, as his Wife should judge con­venient.

This Earl Henry had two Wives; viz. Marga­ret Catal of Nob by R. B. [...] Daughter to Raphe Earl of Westmerland, by whom he had IssueCatal of Nob by R. B. [...] two Sons; Edward and Iohn; and Elizabeth a Daughter, marriedCatal of Nob by R. B. [...] to Sir William Courtney of Pouderham, in Com. Devon. Knight. His second Wife was Bridget Ibid., Daughter of Iohn Lord Hussey (of Sleford, in Com. Linc) WidowIbid. of Sir Richard Morrison Knight, who survived him; and without any Issue, afterwards marriedIbid. to Francis Earl of Bed­ford. He diedInscrip. Tumuli. upon the xviith of September An. 1563. (5 Eliz.) and lieth buriedInscrip. Tumuli. at Botsford.

To this last mentioned Earl Henry, succeeded Edward Edward. his Son and Heir; whose memorable Im­ployments his EpitaphInscrip. Tu­muli., at Botsford, thus speaks; In An. 1569. (11 Eliz.) he was sent into the North parts, the Earls of Northumberland and Westmerland being then in Rebellion; and made Lieutenant to Thomas Earl of Sussex (then Lord General of her Majesties Army:) also Co­lonel of the Foot; and one of the Council in that service; being then but twenty years of age, and in Ward to her Majesties. In the year 1570. he travelled into France. In the year 1582. he was made Lieutenant of the County of Lincoln. In the year 1584. Knight of the Garter. And on the 5th of Iuly An. 1586. as chief Commis­sioner for her Majesty, concluded with the Scot­tish Kings Commissioners at Barwick upon Twede.

By his TestamentSpenser q [...]. 79., bearing date 20 Nov. An. 1583. (26 Eliz.) he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Parish-Church of Botsford, with [Page 298] his Ancestors. And, thereby considering, that his Barony of Ros, for want of Heirs Male of his own Body, was to descend to his Heir general; for that one of his Ancestors, whose Heir he was, did marry the Heir of the Lord Ros; and there­by enjoyed that title and dignity, as descended on the part of the Mother; as also continued the same until their Creation to this Earldom of Rutland. Supposing therefore the stile and dig­nity of the said Barony not to be utterly extin­guished, but to remain suspended, because the Earldom of Rutland was enrailed to the Heir Male of Thomas, his Grandfather; and that the said Barony was descendable to the Heirs gene­ral; he setled his Estate so, as that both Honours might properly be supported.

And departingInscrip. Tumuli. this life upon the 14th of A­pril An. 1587. (29 Eliz.) lieth buriedInscrip. Tumuli. at Bots­ford (que) leaving issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. by Isabel his Wife, Daugh­ter Catal. of Nob. by R. B. of Sir Thomas Holcroft of the Uale-Royal, in Com. Cestr. Knight, one sole Daughter and Heir, called Elizabeth WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of Sir William Ce­cil Knight (commonly called Lord Burghley) Son and Heir apparent to Thomas Earl of Exe­ter; by whom he had IssueIb [...]d. William called Lord Ros, who diedIb [...]d. in Italyin An. 1618 (18 [...]ac.) unmarried. Which Elizabeth departedFF. in of­ficio A [...]m. 257. a. this life 11 Maii An. 1591. and lieth buriedFF. in of­ficio Arm. 257. a. in West­minster Abby.

To this last Earl Edward, succeeded Iohn Iohn his Brother, and Heir Male: who, in 29 Eliz. was made ConstableEx autogr. apud Bel­voir. of Notingham-Castle; and in 30 Eliz. LieutenantEx autogr. apud Bel­voir. of Notinghamshire. And ha­ving, by his TestamentRutland q [...]. 1. bearing date 23 Febr. An. 1587. (30 Eliz.) bequeathed his Body to be buried at Botsford, diedInscrip. Tu­muli. 21 Febr. the same year; leaving IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. by Elizabeth his Wife, DaughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to Francis Charlton of Apley in Com. Salop. Esq Roger Roger. his Son and Heir, Francis; Sir George, and Sir Oliver Maners, both Knights. Bridget married to Robert Tirwhit of Ketilby, in Com. Linc. Esq Frances to William Lord Wil­loughby of Parham, Elizabeth to Emanuel Lord Scrope of Bolton; and Mary.

Of which Earl Roger the Epitaph upon his Tomb at Botsford, giveth this Testimony; viz. that in A [...]. 1595. (37 Eliz.) he began his first travels into divers parts beyond the Seas; as France, Italy, Gr [...]seland, and the Low-Coun­tries, where he continued three years. Afterwards, that he went voluntary the Island-Voyage; and that he was Colonel of Foot in the Irish wars in An. 1598. Moreover, that he was made Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire in the first year of King Iames: Also that the same year, he went Em­bassadour into Denmarke, to the Christening of that Kings first Son; and with the order of the Garter to the King himself.

To which I shall add; that, in 42 Eliz. he was made Constable [...] of Nottingham-Castle, and Chief Justice [...] of the Forest of Shirewode. In 1 Iac. Steward [...] of the Mannour and Soke of Grantham: and in 6 Iac. Chief [...] Justice of Shire­wode Forest.

This Roger married [...] Elizabeth Daughter and Heir to the famous Sir Philip Sidney Knight; but died [...] without Issue 26 Iunii An. 1612. (10 Iac.)

Leaving Francis [...]. his Brother and Heir, whose memorable actions are thus set forth upon his Monument at Botsford; viz. At ten years of age he began to travel (An. 1598.) in France, Lorayne, and divers parts of Italy, where he was honourably received by the Princes them­selves, and nobly entertain'd in their Courts. In his return through Germany, he had like ho­nour done him by Ferdinand Archduke of Au­stria, at Gratz. By the Emperour Mathias, in his Court at Uienna. By Count Swartzem­bourg, Lieutenant of Iavarin, in Hungary. By Count Rossembourg at Prague, in Bohemia. By the Marquess of Brandenbourg, the Dukes of Saxony, and other German-Princes, in the Court of Berlin. In An. 1604. he was made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Iames. In Inscrip. Tu­muli. An. 1612. Lieutenant of Lincolnshire; and after­wards Justice in Eire of all the Kings Forests and Chases on the North of Trent. In An. 1616. he was made Knight of the most noble order of the Garter: being the same year one of the Lords, who attended King Iames, by his Majesties spe­cial appointment, in his journey to Scotland. And in An. 1623. had the command of his Ma­jesties great Ships and Pinnaces, to bring Prince Charles out of Spain; which service he happily performed.

To all these I shall add; thatPat. 14 Jac. p. 13. discerning the Ti­tle of Lord Ros, then claimed by William Cecill, and accordingly enjoyed, could not justly be made use of by himself, as Heir Male; by reason that Cecill was Son and Heir of Elizabeth, the sole Daughter and Heir to Edward late Earl of Rut­land, who had that Title, by right of descent, from Elianore his Grandmother, Sister and Heir to Edmund Lord Ros: he procured a special Pa­tent Pat. 14 Jac. p. 13., bearing date 22 Iulii 14 Iac. whereby in consideration that he was then possessed of the Land and Barony of Hamlake; it was decla­red, that he should therefore be accepted and called Lord Roos of Hamlake; and that his Son and Heir should also enjoy the same Name and Title.

This Earl Francis had two Wives; viz Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Fran­ces Daughter and Coheir to Sir Henry Knevet of Charleton, in Com. Wilts. Knight, Widow of Sir William Bevill of Kilkhampton in Com. Cornub. Knight; by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. one only Daugh­ter and Heir, called Catherine; first married to George Duke of Buckingham, and afterwards to Randulph Mac Donald Earl of Antrim in Ire­land.

Secondly, Cecilie Daughter1. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 36. a. to Sir Iohn Tufton of Hothfield in Com. Cantii Knight and Baronet, Widow1. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 36. a. of Sir Edward Hungerford Knight, by whom he had Issue two Sons; Henry and Francis, who both died1. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 36. a. in their childhood, by Sorcery, as 'twas thought.

He died1. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 36. a. at Bishops-Stortford, in Com. Hertf. upon the 17. day of December An. 1632. (8 Car. 1.) and was buried at Botsford. To whom succeeded in this Earldom Sir George George. Maners Knight, his Bro­ther, and Heir Male. Which George marriedIbid f. 73. a. Frances the Daughter of Sir Edward Carey of Aldenham, in Com. Hertf. Knight, Sister to Henry Vicount Falkland; and departingIbid f. 73. a. this life at his House in the Savoy, in the suburbs of London 29 Mar­tii An. 1641. (17 Car. 1.) without Issue, was buriedIbid f. 73. a. at Botsford, with his Ancestors.

So that the Title of Earl did thereupon resort to Iohn Iohn. Maners Esq then Lord of the Mannour of Haddon, in Com. Derb. (his Principal Seat) as next Heir Male; viz. Son and Heir of Sir [Page 299] George Maners Knight, Son of Iohn Maners Esq second Son to Thomas the first Earl of Rutland of this Family.

Which Iohn took to Wife Frances Daughter to Edward Lord Mountagu of Boughton; and by her had Issue three Sons; George and Edward, who both died young, and Iohn Lord Ros, now living. Which Iohn Lord Ros Married the Lady Anne Pierpont, eldest Daughter to Henry Marquess of Dorchester, but from her being lawfully divorc'd by Sentence of the Court-Christian (and the Chil­dren which she bore, disabled by Act of Parlia­ment, for inheriting any Lands or Honours from him the said Iohn, or Iohn Earl of Rutland, his Father) as also enabled by that Act to marry again; and that the Children by such other Nup­tials, shall inherit; He next Wedded the Lady Diana, Daughter to Robert Earl of Aylesbury, Widdow of Sir Seamour Shirley of Stanton-Ha­rold, in Com. Leic. Baronet, and surviving her, took to Wife Catherine the Daughter to Baptist Vicount Campden, by whom he hath Issue. ...

This Iohn Earl of Rutland had likewise Issue seven Daughters; viz. Frances Married to Iohn Earl of Exeter; Grace to Patricius Vicount Cha­worth; Dorothy to Anthony Lord Ashley, Son and Heir to Anthony Earl of Shaftsbury; Elizabeth to Iames Lord Annesley, Son and Heir to Arthur Earl of Anglesey; Margaret to Iames Earl of Salisbury; Anne to Sir Scroope How Knight, Son and Heir to Iohn How of Langar in Com. Nott. Esq; and Mary who died young.

Brandon Duke of Suffolk.
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THE first mention of this Family, that I have seen, is in 1 R. 3. at which time William William. Brandon, with Thomas his Bro­ther (Sons of Sir William Brandon Knight, by Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter of Sir Kobert Wing­feild Knight) adheringPolyd. Vir. p. 552. to Henry Duke of Buck­ingham, in his design against that King, and for advancing Henry Earl of Richmund to the Royal Throne; upon the miscarriage of Buckingham, fledPolyd. Vir. p. 552. into Britanny, unto that Earl. Being thus with him in those parts; upon delivery of the Castle of Hammes, in Picardy, to his use; this Thomas, with thirty stout men, entring by a Marish, strengthen'dHolin [...]sh. p. 751. n. 40. it against those Forces, which King Richard caused to be sent from Ca­lais, for the recovery thereof.

Shortly after which, both of them, arriving with him in England William became hisIbid. 563, & 564. Stan­dard-Bearer at Besworth-field, where he had the hard fate, upon a desperate assault, by King Rich­ard himself, to be slain,Ibid. 563, & 564. 11 Cal. Sept. an. 1486.

But Thomas, Thomas. living to see that Earl Victorious, and Crowned King, by the name of Henry the Seventh, was made one of the SquiresEx autogr. penès Cler. Pell. of his Body; and in the second year of his Reign, car­ried Ex stemmate. his Buckler at the Battel of Stoke: being the same year also retain'd by Indenture [...]x autogr. penès Cler. Pell., to serve him in his Fleet at Sea, for the space of eight months, with eight hundred men. In remune­ration of which, and other his Services, in 6 H. 7. he obtain'd the WardshipEx autogr. penès Ric. Fienes de Broughton ar. an 786. of Richard Fenys, Son and Heir to William Fenys Lord Say, with the benefit of his Marriage: And before the end of that Kings Reign, was Install'dInstit. &c. of the Garter pet E A. Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter. Moreover, in 1 H. 8. beingp 2. m. 33. one of the Knights for the King's Body, he was made MarshalPat. 1 H. 8. in the Court of Common-Pleas; and departingStow's Survey p. 374 b. this life, the same year without Issue, had BurialStow's Survey p. 374 b. in the Black-Friers, near Ludgate, in the City of London; leaving Issue by Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter Ex coll. R. Gl. S. and Coheir of Sir Henry Bruyn Knight, Charles Charles. his Son and Heir. Which Charles, beingHerb. hist. of H. 8. p. 35. a per­son comely of Stature, high of [...]ourage, and conformity of disposition to King Henry the Eight, became so acceptable to him; especially Herb. hist. of H. 8. p. 35. in all his youthful exercises and pastimes, as that he soon attained great advancement, both in Ti­tles of Honour, and otherwise. For in 1 H. 8. he was madePat. 1 H. 8. p. 2. m. 8. one of the Squires of his Body, and Chamberlain of the Principality of North-Wales and, having beenHerb. ut su­pra p. 2 [...]. in that sharp Fight at Sea, with the French, near Brest in Britanny, in 4 H. 8.; the next ensuing year, upon that Ex­pedition Ibid. p. 35. & 37. of Ther [...]uene, and Tournay, apply­ing Ibid. p. 35. & 37. himself to Cardinal Wolsey, attendedIbid. p. 35. & 37. the King in that notable adventure: in order where­unto, for his greater Honour, he was advanced Pat. 5 H. 8. p. 1. to the Title of Vicount L'isle 15-Maii, 5 H. 8. and had the CommandHerb. ut su­pra p. 37. of the Vantguard of the whole Army in that honourable Service. In which he merited so highly; as that, upon the first of February following, he was raisedPat. 5 H. 8. p. 2. m. 3. to the dignity of Duke of Suffolk.

And shortly after; viz. in 6 H. 8. beingHerb. ut supra p. 53. at St. Dennis in France, at the Coronation of the Lady Mary, Sister to King Henry, then Married Herb. ut supra p. 53. to Lewes the XII. King of France, he atchieved much honour, by his prowess, manifested in a Princely Tournament, where he overthrewHerb. ut supra p. 53. the person with whom he tilted, Horse and Arms: and gainedIb. p. 54 [...] so much upon the affections of that Queen; as that upon the Death of King Lewes (hapning soon after) she engagedIb. p. 54 [...] her self to marry him; and intreatedIb. p. 54 [...] King Francis (Suc­cessor to Lewes) to mediate with King Henry (her Brother) for his approb [...]tion thereof; which being obtain'd, he procur'd a grantPat. 6 H. 8. p. 2. in general Tail, of all the Lordships, Mannors, Lands, and Tenements, formerly belonging to Edmund de la Pole, late Earl of Suffolk.

Furthermore, at that magnificent Enterview of King Henry, and Francis the First, in 12 H. 8. (be­twixt Guisnes, and Ardres, in Picardy) where those two Kings exercised themselves in a Royal Tournament there held; he wasHerb. ut su­pra p. 99. one of the Aiders on the English side. And in 15 H. 8. lan­ding Ibid. p. 150. & Godw. p. 58. at Ca [...]ais with six hundred Demilances, two hundred Archers on Horse-back, three thou­sand Archers on Foot, five thousand Bill-men, be­sides two thousand six hundred Pioners; adding seventeen hundred more stout Souldiers, taken out of the Garrisons thereabouts, he marchtIbid. p. 150. & Godw. p. 58. into the Enemies Country; and joining with Florence de Egmond, Count de Bure (the Emperours General) took Roye, Mondidier, Bray, and Chasteau­beau. Whereupon, approachingIbid. p. 150. & Godw. p. 58. within twenty Leagues of Paris, he put that City into a terrible frightIbid. p. 150. & Godw. p. 58.: but towards the end of December, was recalledIbid. p. 150. & Godw. p. 58..

[Page 300]In 21 H. 8. he was one of the Peers who sub­scribed Herb. ut su­pra p. 274. to the Articles, exhibited to the King in Parliament against Cardinal Wolsey. So like­wise Ib. p. 306. in 22 H. 8. to that declaration by the Peers in the same Parliament, sent to Pope Cle­ment the seventh; whereby they represented to his Holiness; that except he did comply with King Henry, in that business of his Divorce from Queen Katherine, his Supremacy here would be in danger to be cast off.

Shortly after this, being made KnightIb. p. 340. of the order of St. Michael, he was constituted Chief Justice in Eyre of all the Kings Forests: And in 28 H. 8. upon that InsurrectionIbid. p. 411. in Lincoln­shire (occasioned by the dissolution of the lesser Monasteries, and the setting forth of certain Ec­clesiastical Injunctions, derogatory to the Do­ctrine of the Church of Rome) he had Commissi­on Ibid. p. 411. to raise Forces against them. Also, upon the like InsurrectionGodw. p. 149. in Yorkshire, called the Pilgri­mage of Grace, he was sentGodw. p. 149. with the Duke of Nor­folk and others, for the suppressing thereof.

In 30 H. 8. upon the dissolution of the greater Monasteries, he obtain'dPat. 30 H. 8. p. 4. a vast proportion of those Abby-Lands together with the scites and circuits of their demolish't Houses and Churches. And in 32 H. 8. having (lastly) marriedPat. 32 H. 8. p. 1. Ka­therine the sole Daughter and Heir to William Lord Willoughby of Eresby, had liveryPat. 32 H. 8. p. 1. of all the Castles, Lordships, Mannours, and Lands of her Inheritance.

In 36 H. 8. he was constituted GeneralPat. 36 H. 8. p. 8. of the Army, then sent over into France: Whereupon he laid siegeHerb. ut su­pra p. 514. to Boloine. Which being in a short time taken, he was the first that entredIb p. 516. it.

Upon this his going to Boloine, (beingAlen qu. 32. then great Master, id est Steward of the King's Hous­hold) he declared his TestamentAlen qu. 32., 20 Iunii An. 1544. (36 H. 8.) whereby he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Collegiate Church of Tatshall in Com. Linc. if it might conveniently be; but without any pomp or outward pride of the World: appointing, that certain Masses and Diriges, should be done for him there, by all the Priests of that Colledge, and other his Chaplains, according to the antient custom of the Church of England: As also that no black Gowns or Coats should be given at his Funeral, except to his own Servants, and Torch-bearers. Like­wise that C l. should be distributed to the poorest Housholders of his Tenants, and others, dwelling next to his Houses of Tatshall, Eresham, E [...]ow, and Grymesthorpe in Com. Linc. to pray for his Soul. And that a Cup of Gold should be made of his Collar of the Garter, and given to the King.

After which, viz. the next ensuing year, he departedEsc. 38 H. 8. n. 107. p. 529. this life, upon Saturday 24 Ang. An. 1545. (37 H. 8.) and was not buried at Tat­shall, as he directed; but in the Royal Chapell of St. George in Windsore-Castle, at the Kings chargeHerb. ut su­pra p. 529., by the Door of the Quire, on the South side of that Church, near unto the place, where King Henry the sixth is interred; and in the same Grave with his Aunt ... Daughter to the Lord Dacres of the South, Wife of Sir Tho­mas Brandon his uncle, as by the CertificateI. 11. in of­ficio Arm f. 58. a. ta­ken at his Funeral appeareth.

This great Duke had four Wives; FirstCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Mar­garet one of the Daughters to Iohn Nevil Mar­quess Mountagu, Widow of Sir Iohn Mortimer Knight; but by her had no Issue. Secondly, Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Anne Daughter of Sir Anthony Browne Knight, Governour of Calais; by whom he had Issue before marriage (as some sayCatal. of Nob. by R. B.) a Daughter called Anne, Wife of Sir Edward Grey Lord Powys: and another after marriage, named Mary, Wed­ded Catal. of Nob. by R. B. to Thomas Stanley Lord Mont-Egle. Third­ly Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Mary the second Daughter to King Henry the seventh, Widdow of Lewes the xiith King of France; by whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. one Son called Henry, createdHill Rec. 18 H. 8. Rot. 5. Earl of Lincoln, at Bridewell in 17 H. 8. but diedCatal of Nob. ut supra. in his life time unmarried; and two Daughters; Frances first marriedCatal of Nob. ut supra. to Henry Grey Duke of Suff. but afterwards to A­drian Stokes; and El [...]anore toCatal of Nob. ut supra. Henry Earl of Cumberland. Fourthly Catherine, Daughter and Heir of William Lord Willoughby of Eresbp; by whom he had Issue two Sons; Henry and Charles, who diedCatal of Nob. ut supra. both of them upon the 14th of Iuly An. 1551 (5 E. 6.) in the Bishop of Lin­colns House at Bugden in Com. Hunt. of the sweat­ing sickness.

Which two Sons thus surviving him, and dy­ing young, his other Children of the half blood could not inherit any thing from them. Where­fore, in 2 Eliz. the descendents of Sir William Brandon, his Grandfather, being foundEx carta­ [...]yl [...]ceo Tho. D. Leigh de Stoneley. his next Heirs; that great Inheritance, whereof he died seised in Fee, came to be sharedEx carta­ [...]yl [...]ceo Tho. D. Leigh de Stoneley. amongst them: which were these, viz. Ex carta­ [...]yl [...]aceo Tho. D. Leigh de Stoneley. Sir Henry Sidney Knight; William Cavendish Esq Thomas Glemham Esq Iohn Kersey, and Francis Kersey, his Son, by Margaret his Wife deceased, as Heir of the said Margaret; Christian Darnell Widow; Walter Ascoughe Esq and Henry Ascoughe his Son, by E­lizabeth his Wife; and Iohn Trye Gentleman, and Elizabeth his Wife; most of whose Alliances unto him, the ensuing Scheme doth more plainly shew.

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Marny.
[19 H. 7.]

THe first mention I find of this Family, is in 9 E. 3. William. William. de Marny, about that time ob­taining a CharterCart. 9 E. 3. n. 5., for Free-Warren, in all his demesn-Lands at Leyre-Marny, in Com. Essex. To this William succeeded another William, who in 3 H. 4. was constitutedRot. Fin. 3 H. 4. m. 18. Sheriff of the Counties of Essex and Hartford: and diedClaus. 2 H. 5. m. 7. in 2 H. 5. being then seisedClaus. 2 H. 5. m. 7. of the Mannour of Leyre-Marny, with the advouson of the Church: as also of the Mannours of Arderne-Hall in Horndon, Gippecroke in great Totham, and Hebregge in the same County.

And to him Sir Thomas Marny Knight. Which Sir Thomas Thomas. left IssueClaus. 2 H. 6. m. 2. Margaret his Daughter and Heir, who diedClaus. 2 H. 6. m. 2. in her minority; so that Iohn her Uncle, becameClaus. 2 H. 6. m. 2. her next Heir. Which Iohn had Issue [...]odfelde qu 9. Henry; Henry. who, beingPolyd. Virg. p. 567. a person of great Wisdom, Gravity; and of singular Fi­delity to that prudent Prince King Henry the 7th, was made choicePolyd. Virg. p. 567. of for one of his Privy-Council, in the first year of his reign; and in 2 H. 7. foughtlb. p. 574. stoutly for him against Iohn Earl of Lincoln, and his adherents, in the Battel of Stoke near Newark. He wasEx Rot. pe­nès Cler. Pell. de Vadiis &c. also in the Bat­tel at Black-Hethe, in 12 H. 7. against the Lord Audley and the Cornish-men, then in Rebellion. And upon the death of King Henry the seventh, being likewise chosenHerb. hist. of H. 8. p. 3. one of the Privy-Council to King Henry the 8th, was shortly after install'd Instit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. Knight of the most noble order of the Garter.

From which King he had such high esteem; as that he was made CaptainHolingsh. p. 86 [...]. a. n. 20. of his Guard; andPat. 13 H. 8. p. 3. in 13 H.8. upon the attainder of Edward Duke of Buckingham, procured a grantPat. 13 H. 8. p. 3. in spe­cial tail, of the Mannours of Little-Brickhill, Burton, and Esington, in Com. Buck. with the advousons of the Churches; as also of the Bur­rough of Buckingham, then in the Crown, by reason of that Dukes forfeiture. And in 14 H. 8. (4 Febr.) was made KeeperPat. 14 H. 8. p. 2. of the Privy-Seal: as also upon the ninth of April following, ad­vanced Ib. p. 1. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the name of Lord Marny. After which, the next ensuing year, he accompaniedHerb. &c. p. 150. Charls Bran­don Duke of Suffolk, then General of the English Forces sent into France; landing with him at Calais. And by his TestamentBodefelde ut supra. bearing date 22 Maii the same year, bequeathed his Body to be buried in the Chancel of the Church at Leyre-Marny (where divers of his Ancestors lay inter­red) in case he should depart this life in, or near London.

Appointing, that his Body should be conveyed out of London with the four orders of Friers in that City; and every one of those Orders to have xx s. Item to every Church meeting his Corps by the way iii s. iv d. And to every Church where his Body should rest, by the way, vi s. viii d. Also that there should be xxiv Poor men, to hold xxiv. Torches at his Burying and Mass; and every of them to have a Black Gown, and a Hood, and xii d. in money. Item, that his Ex­ecutors should cause to be said for his Soul, and for the Souls of Sir William Marny his Grand­father, and Dame Katherine his Wife; Sir Robert Marny his Great-Grandfather; Sir Iohn Marny (his Father) and Dame Iane his Wife; and for the Souls of his own two Wives; Thomasine, and Elizabeth; as also for the Soul of Thomas Marny, and his other Children; First at Scala C [...]li in Westminster a Trentall of Masses; at the Friers-observants at Greenwich a Trental; at every of the four orders of Friers in London a Trentall; at the Black-friers in Chelmsford a Trentall; at the Cross-friers, and Gray-friers in Colchester a Trentall; and at the Friers at M [...]ldon a Tren­tall.

He also willed, that with the profits of his Lands, the Chapell which he had begun, adjoin­ing to the Chancel of the Parish-Church of Leyre-Marny, should be new made, with a substantial roof of timber, covered with Lead; and the Windows glased with Imagery accordingly. Likewise, that a Tomb of Marble should be set in the wall, betwixt the Chancel and the same Chapell vaulted over with Marble, and his Image of black Marble, or touch thereon, with every thing convenient and appertaining to the same. Also, that two Images of Laton should be made, with the Pictures of his two Wives, with their Cote-Armours upon them; Thomasine on his right hand, and Elizabeth on his left, on the said Tomb.

He likewise willed, that a new Almeshouse should be made and set up, with five partitions, for five Poor Men; and one common Kitchin for them all; the walls to be made with Brick, roofed with Timber, and Tiled. Also a ground for a Garden-place, to be closed with a Brick wall: and that the said Poor men should have yearly xx load of wood in their Yard, out of the profits of his Lands; each of them, towards his maintenance, ten pence every week; and against the Feast of St. Michael the Arch Angel one Gown of Russet Frise, ready made: Also that every of the said five Poor Men should be such, as should say, at the least, their Pater Noster, Ave, and Creed in Latine. for the which Wages and Sa­lary, he willed; that every morning, at their up­rising, they should say for the Souls of Sir Robert Marny Knight and his Wife, Sir Iohn Marny, his Father, and Iane his Wife, (his own Mother) also for the Souls of Thomasine and Elizabeth his Wives; the Souls of Thomas his Son, and for the Souls of all his Children, five Pater Nosters, five Aves, and one Creed: and every day to go to the Church of Leyre-Marny, and there to hear Mass in the New Chapell before mentioned. More­over, that at their first coming into the Church; every of them should kneel down before the Sa­crament, and say a Pater Noster and an Ave; and then go to his Tomb, and there kneeling down, to say for his Soul, and for the other Souls be­fore named, three Pater Nosters, three Anes and one Creed in Worship of the Trinity; and then to go down into the Church; and there in the time of Mass or Masses, or else before their de­parture from the said Church, to say for the before named Souls, our Ladies Sawter. And at night, before their going to Bed, every one of them to say, kneeling on their knees, five Pater Nosters, five Aves, and one Creed for the Souls aforesaid.

And that such of them as can say de profundis, to say it in lieu of the said five Pater Nosters, five Aves and one Creed. Also, that every Wednesday [Page 302] and Friday they go into the Church at afternoon; and there, kneeling about his Tomb, to say for his Soul and the Souls of other before rehearsed, Our Ladies Psawter. And if any of them could say Dirige, then to say it in lieu of our Ladies Psaw­ter.

Furthermore he willed, that his Executors should find two good and honest Priests, to say Mass daily in the Chapel aforesaid; and in their Masses every day to say de profundis for his Soul, and the other Souls before rehearsed. Also to say every Sunday Mass of the Nativity of our Lord, and of the Annunciation of our Lady: On Mun­day of the Holy Ghost, and of the Nativity of our Lord: On Tuesday of the Trinity, and the Con­ception of our Lady: On Wednesday of the Resur­rection, and Purification: on Thursday de corpore Christi, and the Assumption of our Lady: on Fri­day of the five wounds, and of the Cross; and on Saturday, de omnibus Sanctis, and de Requie. And that every Wednesday and Friday, every of the said two Priests should say Placebo, Dirige, and Com­mendations for his Soul, and other the Souls be­fore named.

Also that there should be a Chamber made over the said Almshouse, for to lodge those two Priests; to the intent that those Poor Men might be the better guided and ordered; every of those Priests having yearly for his Salary, ten marks.

This Henry Lord Marny marriedEx coll. R. Gl. S. two Wives; Thomasine Daughter to Iohn Arundel of Lan­her [...]e, in Com. Cornub. by whom he had Issue Ex coll. R. Gl. S. Iohn his Son and Heir, and Catherine a Daugh­ter, married to Thomas Bonham Ef (que) Secondly Ex coll. R. Gl. S. Elizabeth, Daughter of Nicholas Wifeild Lord Mayor of London in 29 H. 6. but by her had Issue only one Daughter, who became the Wife Ibid. of Sir Henry Bedingfield Knight; and, departing I. 7. in of­ficio A. m. s. 5 [...]. a. [...]. 11 s 77. b. this life, at his House in the Parish of St. Swy­thin in London, upon the xxivth of the same month of May (being Whitsunday) was buried I. 7. in of­ficio A. m. s. 5 [...]. a. [...] [...]. 11 s 77. b. in the same Parish Church of Leyre-Marny.

Which Iohn Iohn. (succeeding him in his Honour) was SquirePat. 1. H S. p. 1. [...] of the Body to King Henry the eighth, in the first year of his Reign, being then madePat. 1. H S. p. 1. [...] Governour of Rochester Castle in Kent: but surviv'd his Father not long; so that there is not any thing farther memorable of him, that I have seen, excepting his TestamentBodfelde qu. 5., which beareth date 10 Martii An. 1524. (16 H. 8.) whereby he bequeathed his Body to be buried in the new Ile, on the North side of the Parish-Church of Leyre-Marny, in the midst of the said Ile, directly against the midst of the said New-Chapell; six foot from the partition be­twixt the Chapell and Ile, in a Vault of Brick so large as two Bodies might be laid therein. Over the which Vault he appointed, that a Tomb should be set and made of such S [...]one as his Fa­thers Tomb was made, if it could be gotten; else of gray Marble, and to be eight foot in length, and five in breadth, as also four foot high; to be wrought in like sort as that Tomb for his Father; except the Vault above, and the Arms about the Tomb; which to he changed according to the direction of the Herald. Likewise, that about the said Tomb, there should be made a grate of wainscot, and at every corner thereof a princi­pal pillar, with a white Lybard upon the top thereof; and upon it an Image of himself, like unto that on his Fathers Tomb, and portraied in Coat-armour, with his Helmet and Crest at the head, and a white Leopard at the feet: And on either side of his Image, one Image of Brass, for each of his two Wives (Dame Christian and Dame Bridget) with their Coat-Armours. Also, that at the West end thereof, there should be an Altar, whereat a Priest to sing for him perpetu­ally.

By this his Testament he likewise bequeathed CCl. sterling towards the new building of the Church at Leyre-Marny: appointing that his Executors should find an honest Priest, to pray for him, and other after named, within that Pa­rish Church for ever: as also to say Mass at his Chauntry-Altar, at the end of his Tomb; and there pray for his Soul▪ and for the Souls of Hen­ry Lord Marny, his Father, Dame Thomasine his Mothers Soul: for the Souls of his Wives Dame Bridget, Dame Christian, and Amy Marny; and for the Soul of his Brother Thomas Marny.

The Probate of which Testament bears date 28 Iunii An. 1525. (17 H. 8.) leaving Issue Pat. 20 H. 8. p. 2. by the said Christian his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Sir Roger Newburgh Knight, two Daugh­ters and Heirs; Katherine marriedPat. 20 H. 8. p. 2. to George Ratcliffe, and Elizabeth toPat 22 H. g. p. 2. the Lord Thomas Howard, Son to Thomas Duke of Norfolk. Which Thomas was afterwards created Lord Howard of Bindon.

His second Wife, Bridget, was DaughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir ... Waldgrave Knight Widow of ... Fynderne; Coode qu. 11. who surviving him, by her TestamentCoode qu. 11., bearing date at Little-Horkysley in Com. Essex. xvi Sept. An. 1549. (3 E. 6.) bequeath'd her Body to be buried at the High-Altars end, in the Chancel of the Parish-Church of Little-Hor­kysley: where she willed, that a Vault of Brick should be made, so large, as that one Body might be conveniently laid therein; and over it a Tomb of gray Marble, more than half the height of the Tomb, wherein Dame Katherine Finderne lieth buried: and upon the same, three Pictures of Brass; one of her self, without any Coat-Armour; and upon her right side, the Pi­cture of the Lord Marny her last Husband, in his Coat-Armour; and upon her left side, the Picture of her Husband Finderne, in his Coat-Armour: and at the head or feet, a Scripture of brass, to shew the time of her decease, and what stock she was of; and to what men of worship mar­ried. Appointing also, that there should be sung by Note before her Burial, such Service as was set out and appointed, by the Kings book, to be used at Burials, with so many Priests and Clerks, as her Executors should think convenient; every Priest to have xii d. and every Clerk being a man help­ing to sing iv d.

Sandys.
[15 H. 8.]

THough none of this Family arrived to the dignity of Peerage until King Henry the Eighths time; yet were they persons of the Superior rank amongst the Gentry in Hantshire, long before. For in 6 R. 2. Sir Iohn Iohn. de Sandys Knight was SheriffRot. Fin. 6 R. 2. m. 27. of that County, and Governour of Winchester-Castle: as also in Rot. Fin. 18 R. 2. m. 25. 18 R. 2. So likewise was Sir Walter Walter. Sandys Knight, inRot. Fin. 12 H. 4. m. 11. 12 H. 4. andRot. Fin. 1 H. 6. m. 16. 1 H. 6.

But it was William Sandys, William. whose eminent Services in the time of King Henry the Seventh, and King Henry the Eighth, were the first step to his farther advancement, both in point of Wealth and Honour. For in 7 H. 7. he accompanied Polyd. Virg. p. 584. n. 30. the Earls of Derby, Shrewsbury, and more of that rank (besides many other of the English Nobi­lity) into Flanders, in aid of Maximilian the Emperour against the French. And, upon that In­surrection of the Cornish-men, in 12 H. 7. (be­ing thenIb. p. 600. n. 30. a Knight) putting himself in ArmsIb. p. 600. n. 30., with the Earls of Essex, Suffolk, and others, for suppressing thereof; worthily shared in the ho­nour of that Victory, which they, who adven­tured themselves against those Rebels, in the Bat­tel of Black-Heath (in Kent) at that time ob­tained.

The principal Seat of this Family, having been Ex Lel. Itin. in­ter Coll. R. Gl. S. antiently at the Uine, near Bas [...]ngstoke, in Com. Sutht., was for a time possess'dEx Lel. Itin. in­ter Coll. R. Gl. S. by that of Bro­cas, in Marriage: but this Sir William Sands re­covering Ex Lel. Itin. in­ter Coll. R. Gl. S. it, new builtEx Lel. Itin. in­ter Coll. R. Gl. S. the Mannor-House: and by the MarriageEx Lel. Itin. in­ter Coll. R. Gl. S.. of Margerie the only Child of Iohn Bray, Brother and Heir to Reginald Bray, (of whom our Historians make mention, with no little honour for his eminent services to King Henry the Seventh) much increasedEx Lel. Itin. in­ter Coll. R. Gl. S. his Estate. ForIbid. Reginald going to Black-Heath-field (in 12 H. 7) left this Sands as his Heir; and after that Battel, purchasedIbid. a thousand Marks per an­num Lands, more; whereof he made no disposi­tion, so that they fellIbid. to him, in her right. Whereupon great controversieIbid. arising betwixt Edmund Lord Bray, and this Sir William Sandys, who claim'd by virtue of the Will, and Bray, as his Nephew and Heir Male; a determination Ibid. therein was at length made by the King, and the Lords of the Council, that they should part them equally. In 4 H. 8. he was (with divers other brave English-men) sent [...] by King Henry in aid of Ferdinand of Arragon against the French. And in 11 H. 8. in order to the Enterview [...], be­twixt King Henry and Francis the First, (being then [...] Knight of the Garter) he was one of the Commissioners sent [...] over for making a Palace before the Castle-Gate at Guisnes: and being in great esteem with that King, upon the Attainder of Edward Duke of Buckingham, obtain'd a grant [...] of the Mannors of Willesford and Stratton St. Margaret, with the Advousons of the Church­es, in Com. Wilts. which came to the Crown thereupon. In 14 H. 8. he was Treasurer [...] of Calais. And, the same year, together with Sir Richard Wingfeild (they then being both Knights of the Garter) led [...] the Rear of that Army, sent under the Command of the Earl of Surrey, into France. Also, upon the return thereof to Calais was (with some others) imploy'd in the burn­ing of Marguison, and other Towns in those parts.

After which, upon the 27th of April, 15 H. 8. he was advanc'dStow's Ann. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Sands, at the Kings Royal Palace of Bridewell, as my Author saith; for there is nothing upon Record of any Patent: and soon after that (the same year) bear­ing that TitleHerb. Hist. of H. S. p. 150. accompaniedHerb. Hist. of H. S. p. 150. the Duke of Suf­folk into France, who then landed at Calais with six hundred Demilances, two hundred Arch­ers on Horseback, three thousand Archers on Foot, five thousand Bill-men, and two thousand six hundred Pioners; divers other Noblemen, at that time passing over with him: and ledHolingsh. p. 879. b. the Van [...] ­guard of the English Army.

In 17 H. 8. Charles Earl of Worcester, then Lord Chamberlain to the King, beingPat. 17 H. 8. p. 1. m. 32. very Aged, this William Lord Sands obtain'd a grantPat. 17 H. 8. p. 1. m. 32. of that Office, in reversion after his Death: and in 19 H. 8. upon the sackingGodw. p. 81. of Rome by the Duke of Burbon, at which time the Pope was made PrisonerGodw. p. 81., Cardinal Wolsey being sentGodw. p. 81. to the King of France, to represent the scandal thereof to all Christendome, he was one of the Lords which attendedGodw. p. 81. him thither. Moreover, in 21 H. 8. being one of the Peers then summon'd Ex Rot. pe­nès Cler. par­v [...] Bag [...]. to that Parliament, he subscribedHerb. ut su­pra. p. 274. (with di­vers other) to those Articles, which were then exhibited to the King against that great Cardinal. So likewise, in 22 H. 8. tolb. p. 306. that Declaration, sent by most of the Peers to Pope Clement the Se­venth, intimating to him the danger of losing his Supremacy here, in Case he did not comply with King Henry in that business of his Divorce from Queen Katherine. And in 24 H. 8. attended Stow's Ann. the King (with many other of the Nobility) first to Calais, and then [...]o Boloin; where and at other places, King Francis the First gave him most noble entertainment.

By his TestamentSpert qu. 6., bearing date 8 Dec. 32 H. 8. (being then Lord Chamberlain of the Kings Hous­hold) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Chappel of the Holy-Ghost at Bas [...]ngstoke; and departed this life in an. 1542. (34 H. 8.) as it seemeth by the Probate thereof; leaving Thomas Spert qu. 6. his Son and Heir, and four DaughtersEx stemmate.

Which Thomas Thomas. in 33 H. 8. had LiveryPat. [...]3 H. 8. p. 3. of his Lands: and MarriedEx stem. mate. Elizabeth the Daughter of George Maners Lord Roos; by whom he had Issue Ex stem. mate. two Sons; first Henry, and 2. Sir Walter San­dys Knight. Which Henry MarriedEx stem. mate. Elizabeth Sister of Edward Lord Windsore; and, having IssueEx stem. mate. by her two Sons, William and Thomas; and Margerie a Daughter, Married to Henry Carey of Hamworthy, in Com. Dorset Esq died in his Father's life time.

Which William, William. being summon'dJournal of Parl. to Parlia­ment in 13 Eliz. took his placeJournal of Parl. there upon the second of April. In 15 Eliz. he wasAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. one of the Peers, upon the Tryal of Thomas Duke of Norff. And the same year, upon the League made by Queen Elizabeth with the States of the United Provinces, was one of the Lords then sentIbid. into France (with Edward Earl of Lincoln Lord Admiral) for ratifying thereof: In 29 Eliz. he wasIbid. also one of the Peers, which sate at Fo­theringhay upon Tryal of the Queen of Scots. [Page 304] Likewise, in 43 Eliz. upon that Insurrection made in London, by Robert Earl of Essex, he was one of those Lords, which appear'dIbid. with him therein; and thereupon suffered Imprison­mentIbid..

This William MarriedEx stem­mate. two Wives: First Christian Daughter of ... Anslow Esq; by whom he had Issue one Son, called William. And to his second Wife Catherine, Daughter of Ed­mund Lord Chandos; by whom he had Issue one Daughter named Elizabeth, MarriedEx stem­mate. to Sir Ed­wyne Sands Knight, Son and Heir of Miles Sandys of Latimers in Com. Buck. Esq Master of the Kings Bench OfficeEx stem­mate.; and departed this life 29 Sept. an. 1623. (21 Iac.)

To whom succeeded William his said Son and Heir. Which William William. took to Wife [...]. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 22. a. Alathea eld­est Daughter and Coheir of Iohn Panton of Brin­neski [...] in the Parish of Hanthlan, in Com. Denb. Esq; and died [...]. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 22. a. 12 Nov. an. 1629. (5 Car. 1.) without Issue.

Whereupon William William. the Son of Colonel Henry Sands, Son of the said Edwyn and Elizabeth (which Colonel being mortally wounded on the Kings part, in the Fight at Bramdene, near Al [...] ­ford, in Com. Sutht. 29 Martii, 1644. died 6 Apr. next ensuing) becoming Heir to this Honour, had Summons to Parliament accordingly. And, ha­ving Married Mary the youngest Daughter to William late Earl of Salisbury, died in an. 1668. without Issue.

This last mention'd William had three other Brothers; viz. Henry, Miles, and Edwyn: and six Sisters; Hesther Married to Humphrey Noy Son to William Noy, sometime Attorney General to King Charles the First; Alathea to Francis Gofton of Alderidge, in Com. Sutht. Esq, Mary to Dr. Henry Savage, Principal of Baliol-Coll. in Oxford; Iane to Iohn Harris of Old-Wodstoke, in Com. Oxon. Esq, Margaret to Sir Iohn Mill of Tachbury in Com. Sutht. Baronet, and Margery to Sir Edmund Fortescue of Fallowpitt, in Com. Devon. Baronet. Which Henry Henry. now Lord Sandys (Brother and Heir of William) is yet Unmarried.

Vaux of Harwedon.
[15 H. 8.]

THis Family, whose Seat hath beenEx stem­mate pe­nès D. Vaux. at Harwedon, in Com. Northt. for more than two hundred and fifty years, do derive their DescentEx stem­mate pe­nès D. Vaux. from Robert de Vaux, a great man in the North of this Realm, in the days of King Stephen, and Henry the Second; being then Founder of the Priory of La [...]ercost, in Cumberland, as I have elsewhere shewed.

Being thus fix'd there; William William. Vaux in the time of those great and sharp contests, betwixt the Houses of Yorke, and Lancaster, lostIbid. all, for his adherence to King Henry the Sixth: but, at length, Henry Earl of Richmund, obtaining the Crown, Nicholas Nicholas. his Son and Heir had restitution Ibid. thereof. Whereupon he foughtPolyd. Virg. p. 573. n. 40. stoutly for that King in the Battel of Stoke (near Newark) in 2 H. 7. against Iohn Earl of Lincoln, and his Adherents, then in Arms on the behalf of Lambert Simnel (set up as a Counterfeit Son to George Duke of Clarence:) for which good service (King Henry being there Victorious) he receiv'dEx eodem stemmate. the honour of Knighthood: And, in 17 of the same Kings Reign, at that great Solemnity of Prince Ar­thur's Marriage, woreStow's Ann. a Gown of Purple Velvet, adorn'd with pieces of gold, so thick and massy; that, beside the Silk and Furs, it was valued at a thousand pounds: as alsoStow's Ann. a Collar of SS. weigh­ing eight hundred pound in Nobles.

In 1 H. 8. this Nicholas being madePat. 1 H. 8. p. 1. Lieute­nant of the Castle at Guisnes, in Picardy: in 5 H. 8. wasHolingsh. p. 817. n. 30. at the Siege of Therouene. In 10 H. 8. he wasIbid. 849. a. n. 60. one of the Embassadors, then sent into France for confirming the Articles of Peace, be­twixt King Henry and the French.

And in 11 H. 8. in orderStow's Ann. to that famous En­terview, near Guisnes, between King Henry, and the King of France, was one of the Commissio­ners, at that time sentStow's Ann. thither, to make prepa­ration for the same. After which he grew in such high esteem at Court, as that in 15 H. 8. (27 Apr.) he was advancedStow's Ann. to the dignity of a Ba­ron of this Realm, the solemnity of his Creation (with some others) then beingStow's Ann. at the King's Royal Palace of Bridewell, in the Suburbs of London. But he lived not long to enjoy that Honour. For, having by his TestamentBedfeild qu. 11. bear­ing date the same year, by the Title of Lord Ha­rowden, bequeath'd his Body to be buried at Ha­rowdon, in case he should depart this life in Nor­thamptonshire: if in London, then in the Black-Fryers; and if at Guisnes, in the Church there: appointing that C l. should be bestow'd upon Priests, Clerks, and poor People, at his Funeral; and ordained a Chantry for one Priest to sing Mass in the Parish-Church of Harowden, for the Souls of his Grandfather, Father, and Mother; as also for the Souls of his two Wives, his Children, and other his Ancestors Souls: And, having likewise bequeath'd to his Daughters, Margaret, Bridget, and Maud, five hundred pounds a piece, for their respective Marriages; and to his Sons Thomas and William all his wearing gere, except Cloth of Gold, Cloth of Silver and Tissue; he departed this life soon after, as by the Probate of that his Testament (which beareth date 3 Iulii, next en­suing) appeareth.

This Nicholas hadAdhuc ex praef. stem­mate. two Wives; First Elizabeth Daughter and Heir to Henry Lord Fitz Hugh, (Widow of Sir William Parr Knight) by whom he left IssueAdhuc ex praef. stem­mate. three Daughters; viz. Catherine Married to Sir George Throkmorton of Coughton in Com. Warr. Knight; Anne to Sir Thomas Strange of Hunston, in Com. Norff. Knight, and Alice to Sir Edward Sapcote of Elton, in Com. Hunt. Knight. Secondly,Adhuc ex praef. stem­mate. Anne Daughter of Tho­mas Greene of Green's-Norton, in Com. Northt. Esq by whom he had IssueAdhuc ex praef. stem­mate. two Sons, Thomas and William; and three Daughters; Margaret Wife of Francis Pultney of Misterton, in Com. Leic. Esq Maud of Sir Iohn Farmer of Eston, juxta Touceter, in Com. Northt. Knight; and Bridget of Maurice Welsh of Sudbury in Com. Glouc. Esq.

Which Thomas Thomas. (his Son and Heir) in 19 H. 8. wasStow's Ann. one of those who attended Cardinal Wolsey, when he went Embassador in such great state be­yond-Sea, to make Peace betwixt the Emperour, King Henry of England, and King Francis of France. In 22 H. 8. being summon'd to Par­liament, [Page 305] he took his placeH. 12. in of­fic. Ann. 398. b. there, 19 Ian. And, in 24 H. 8. waitedIbid. on the King to Calais; and thence to Boloine. In 25 H. 8. upon the Co­ronation of Queen Anne Bullen, this Thomas was Ibid. one of the Knights of the Bath, then made for the honour of that Solemnity.

He was also Captain of the Isle of Iersey; but in 28 H. 8. surrendredPat. 28H. 8. p. 2. that trust. And, having MarriedAdhu [...] ex praef. stem­mate. Elizabeth; Daughter and Heir to Sir Thomas Cheney of Ir [...]lingburgh in Com. Northt. Knight, had IssueIbid. by her, two Sons; William and Nicholas; and two Daughters, Anne Married Ibid. to Reginald Bray of E [...]on, in Com. Northt. (se­cond Son to Reginald Bray, Brother to Edmund Lord Bray of [...], in Com. Bedf.) and Maud, who diedH. 15. in of­fic. Arm. f 1. unmarried.

Which William, William. being Summon'dJournal of Parl. de eodem an. to Parlia­ment, in 4 & 5 Ph. & M. tookJournal of Parl. de eodem an. his place there, upon the xxth of Ianuary: and, by his Testa­ment Drake qu. 86., bearing date 20 Aug. an. 1593. (35 Eliz.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Chappel, on the Southside the Parish-Church of St. Peter in Irtlingburgh (by his Grandfather, Sir Thomas Cheney Knight) appointing, that a Tomb should be made in the same Chappel over his Mother's Grave. Also, that after his Funeral-Expences, Debts, and Legacies discharged, the remainder of the mony due to him from Sir Thomas Cecill Knight, should be imploy'd in the erecting of an Almeshouse at Irtlyngburgh: and diedAdhuc ex praef. stemma­te. in anno 1595. (38 Eliz.)

This William Lord Vaux had two Wives; First Ibid. Elizabeth, Daughter to Iohn Beaumont of Graee­dieu, in Com. Leic. Esq (Master of the Rolls in Chancery) by whom he had IssueIbid. Henry, who died in his life time; and three Daughters, Alia­nore Married to Edward Brokesby of Sholdby, in Com. Leic. Esq, Elizabeth a Nun at Roan, in Normandy; and Anne. Secondly,Ibid. Mary Daugh­ter to Iohn Tresham of Rushton, in Com. Northt. Esq; on whom he begotIbid. three Sons; viz. George, Edward, and Sir Ambrose Vaux Knight, and two Daughters; Muriel the Wife of George Foulshurst; and Catherine. Which George George. (his eldest Son) WeddedIbid. Elizabeth the Daughter of Sir Iohn Roper of Welle-Place, in Com. Cantii Knight (afterwards Created Lord Tenham) but diedIbid. in his Father's life time; leaving Issue Ibid. three Sons; Edward, William, and Henry; and three Daughters; Catherine MarriedIbid. to Sir Henry Nevill Knight, Son and Heir to Henry Lord Ber­gaveny; Mary toIbid. Sir George Simeon Knight, and Ibid. Ioice.

Which Edward Edward. succeeding his Grandfather, took to WifeIbid. Elizabeth the Daughter of Thomas Howard Earl of Suffolk, Widdow of William Earl of Banbury; and dying in an. 1661. without any lawful Issue; Nicholas Son of the same Elizabeth his Wife, born in the life time of the said Earl of Banbury, enjoys all his Estate.

Henry Fitz-Roy Duke of Richmund and Somerset.
[17 H. 8.]

THis Henry, being naturalCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Son to King Henry the Eighth, begottenCatal. of Nob. by R. B. on the Lady Elizabeth Tailboys, WiddowEx coll. R. Gl. S. of Sir Gil­bert Tailboys, and Daughter of Sir Iohn Blount Knight, was, upon the 18th of Iune 17 H. 8. first madeHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 175. Pat. 17 H. 8. n. 1. m. 1. Knight of the Garter, then advanced Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 175. Pat. 17H. 8. n. 1. m. 1. to the dignity of Earl of Notingham, as also (the same day) CreatedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 175. Pat. 17H. 8. n. 1. m. 1. Duke of Richmund, and So­merset; the Ceremony thereof being performedHerb. ut supr [...]., at the Royal Palace call'd Bridewell, in the City of London; at which time he had arrived to little more than sixHerb. ut supr [...]. years of age. Upon the same day also, he was ConstitutedIbid. Lieutenant-Gene­ral of all the Kings Forces North of Trent, and Warden of the Marches of Scotland. Likewise upon the 26th of Iuly next ensuing, Admiral Ibid. of England. And in 19 H. 8. had a new Pa­tent Pat. 19 H. 8. p. 2. m. 2. for his Wardenship of the Marches of Scotland.

In 22 H. 8. being made LieutenantPat. 22 H. 8. p. 1. of Ire­land, Sir William Skeffyngton Knight (by rea­son of his tender years) was constitutedPat. 22 H. 8. p. 1. his De­puty there. Having, for a time, his Education Herb. ut supra. with Henry Earl of Surrey in the Castle of Windsore; in November an. 1532. (24 H. 8.) they wentHerb. ut supra. both of them of Paris, there to study. In which year King Henry, passingIbid. p. 339. the Seas, with a Royal Train to Calais, for an En­terview with King Francis of France; this young Duke, being bravely attended, metIbid. p. 339. them there.

Making the Earl of Surrey his CompanionHerb. ut supra p. 178., during his abode in France, there grew so great a Friendship betwixt them, that he MarriedHerb. ut supra p. 178. Mary the Sister to that Earl (Daughter to Thomas Duke of Norff.) but never hadHerb. ut supra p. 178. carnal knowledge with her. It is observedHerb. ut su­pra. by our Historians; that, be­ing very personable, and of great expectation; he was thought to be, not only for ability of Body, but of mind, one of the rarest youths of his time. For which reason, and because the King had then no Male Issue, he was much cherished by him: But he departedInq. capt. 25 Oct. 30 H. 8. Somers. this life upon the 24th of Iuly an. 1536. (28 H. 8.) being then about seventeen years of age; and was buriedVinc. corr. p. 79. at Thetford in Com. Norff. the King mourning for him a long time after.

Thomas Bullen Earl of Wiltshire.
[17 H. 8.]

AS to the Parentage of this Thomas, Thomas. he was GrandsonWeevers F [...]. Mon. p. 358. to Sir Geffrey Bullen Knight (a wealthy Mercer in London; as also Lord MayorStow's Sur­vey p. 567. [...]. of that City, in an. 1458. 37 H. 6.) by Anne his WifeWeever ut supra., eldest Daughter and Coheir of [Page 306] Thomas Lord Hoo, and Hastings; and SonWeever ut supra. to Sir William Bullen of Blickling in Com. Norf. Knight, byPat. 31 H. 8. p. 7. Margaret his Wife, DaughterPat. 22 H. 8. p. 2. and Coheir to Thomas Boteler Earl of Ormund.

In 12 H. 7. this Thomas Bullen, wasPolyd. Virg. p. 600. n. 30. in Arms with his Father, (and divers other per­sons of Note) for suppressing that Insurrection of the Cornish Men, then endangering the Realm: And in 3 H. 8. beingPat. [...] H. 8. p. 3. one of the Knights for the Kings Body, was constitutedPat. [...] H. 8. p. 3. Governour of the Castle at Norwich, jointly with Sir Henry Wyat Knight, Master of the Kings Jewel-house. In 4 H. 8. he wasHerb. hist. of H. 8. p. 28. one of the Embassadors then imploied to Maximilian the Emperour, touching a War with France: and, in 7 H. 8. made Con­stable Pat. 7 H. 8. p. 3. alone of that Castle at Norwich. In 11 H. 8. being EmbassadorHerb. ut supra p. 94. in France, he trans­acted Herb. ut supra p. 94. the business, for that famous enterview of King Henry and Francis the first, betwixt Guis­nes, and Ardres: and in 13 H. 8. was again Ib. p. 116. sent Embassador to the Emperour.

In 14 H. 8. being then Treasurer of the Kings Houshold, he was sentIb. p. 132. Embassadour into Spain, to advise with King Charles, what was farther to be done in order to the War with France. Where he continuedIb. p. 148. in 15 H. 8. In 17 H. 8. by reasonStow's An. Godw. p. 66. of the great affection, which the King bore to the Lady Anne Bullen, his Daugh­ter, upon the 18th of Iune, he was advancedStow's An. Godw. p. 66. to the title of Vicount Rochford, at the Kings Pa­lace of Bridewell. And, in 19 H. 8. accompa­nied Herb. ut su­pra p. 82. the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Sir Anthony Browne Knight to the King of France with the ensigns of the most noble order of the Garter: as also to take his Oath not to violate the late league formerly made. In 21 H. 8. with di­vers other Lords, he subscribedIb. p. 274. the Articles, then exhibited in Parliament against Cardinal Wolsey: And upon the eighth of December, the same year (being then KnightPat. 21 H. 8. p. 2. Stow's An. of the Garter) was created Pat. 21 H. 8. p. 2. Stow's An. Earl of Wiltshire, and Ormund; viz. Wiltshire to the Heirs Male of his Body; and Ormund, to his Heirs General. And upon the 24th of Ianua­ry following was madePat. 21 H. 8. p. 1. Lord Privy-Seal.

Soon after which, he was again sentHerb. ut su­pra p. 291. Embas­sadour to the Emperour Charles the fifth. And having marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth, Daughter of Thomas Howard Duke of Norf. departedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. this life in 30 H. 8.

By whom he had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. one Son called George, George. and two Daughters. Which George, bearing the titleHerb. ut su­pra p. 306. of Vicount Rochford, in his Fathers life time, amongst other of the Nobles of England sitting in Parliament in 22 H. 8. subscribedHerb. ut su­pra p. 306. that Declaration, sent to Pope Clement the seventh, whereby intimation was given to his Holiness, that his Supremacy here would be much endan­gered, unless he did comply with the King, in that business of his divorce from Queen Kathe­rine.

And, in 24 H. 8. the King having privately marriedIb. p. 341. the Lady Anne his Sister (whom he had created Marchioness of Pembroke,) was sentIb. p. 341. o­ver to the King of France, to acquaint him there­with, as also to desire him not to fail his promise; and likewise to intreat his advice, how it might be best to publish it, since it could not be long concealed. In 25 H. 8. he was imploied Ib. p. 358. with the Duke of Norf. to attend the designed enterview, betwixt the Pope and the King of France. In 26 H. 8. he was madePat. 26 H. 8. p. 1. Constable of Dover-Castle, and Warden of the Cinque Ports: Before the end of which year, he obtained a grantPat. 26 H. 8. p. 1. in Fee, of the Mannour of South in Kent, which came to the Crown, by the Daughter of Edward Duke of Buckingham. And in 27 H. 8. was againIb. p. 383. sent Embassador into France to qualify those demands which the King had made, upon that overture for a marriage betwixt the Duke of Angolesme (third Son to the King of France) and the Princess Elizabeth King Henry's Daughter. But soon after being committedStow's An. to the Tower (2 Maii) arraignedStow's An., and beheaded Stow's An. (17 Maii) having no Issue, he was buriedWeevers Fun. Mon. p. 514. in St. Peters Chapell there.

The occasionHerb. ut su­pra in eodem an. this. The Kings affections be­ing withdrawn from Queen Anne (Sister to this Vicount Rochford) and placed on the Lady Iane Seamour, in order to the free enjoyment of the Lady Iane, he took occasion to remove Queen Anne. Whereupon he caused her to be commit­ed to the Tower, arraigned, condemned, and put to death. What was laid to her charge is not ex­pressed by our Historians. 'Tis saidIb., that up­on a Justs held at Greenwich, upon the first of May, that year; this Vicount Rochford (her Bro­ther) was the chief Challenger, and Henry Norris principal defendent: and that the King sudden­ly departed thence; no cause appearing, unless it were the Queens letting her Handkerchief fall, which the King perceived to be taken up by one (supposed her Favorite) who wip't his Face with it.

The Daughters of this Thomas Earl of Wiltshire, wereCatal. of Nob. by R. B. this Anne; and another called Mary, Wife of William Carey Esquire of the Body to King Henry 8. from whom the Earls of Dover and Mon­mouth are descended.

Of these, this Anne, in 5. H. 8. attendedHerb. ut supra, p. 51, & 52. the Lady Mary, the Kings Sister, into France, to her marriage with King Lewes the xiith; and after the solemnizing thereof at Abbevile, when divers of her servants were sent back, continuedHerb. ut supra, p. 51, & 52. still with her. But being a great beauty the King himself, divers years after (she being then one of Queen Catherine's Maids of Honour) became so ena­moured of her, as that he resolved to make her his Wife: and in order thereto, by his own ab­solute power, to break the bonds of his marriage with Queen Catherine, by a formal Divorce; quitting the Popes Supremacy, by reason he would not comply therein: and for her greater Honour, advancedPat. 24 H. 8. p. 1. her to the title of Marchioness of Pem­broke, 1 Sept. 24 H. 8. with place and prec [...] ­dence above all other persons of that degree. Soon after which he solemnly marriedStow's A [...]. her (viz. 25 Ian. 24 H. 8.)

But this suddain greatness she enjoied not long: For after he had seen another, in whom he more delighted; he took occasion to rid her out of the way, as before is observed.

Parker Lord Morley and Montegle.
[21 H. 8.]

HAving in my discourse of the Family of Morley, shewed, how the title of Lord Morley descended through the Issue of a second Son of that stock, to Alice the Sister and Heir of Henry Lovel. Which Alice became the Wife of Sir William Parker Knight. I now come to Henry Henry. Parker, Son and Heir to the same William and Alice. This Henry had summonsClaus. 21 H. 8. in dorso. to Parlia­ment in 21 H. 8. by the title of Lord Morley: and in 22 H. 8. being one of the Peers at that time sitting in Parliament, subscribedHerb. hist. of H. 8. p. 306. that De­claration, then sent to Pope Clement the seventh, whereby intimation was given to his Holiness; that, unless he did comply with King Henry, in that cause of his divorce from Queen Katherine, the farther acknowledgment of his Supremacy in this Realm would be in danger: and in 25 H. 8. upon a disputeJournal of Parl. in Parliament, betwixt him and the Lord Dacres of Gillesland, for precedence; had judgmentJournal of Parl. therein given on his behalf.

He marriedEx stemmate. Alice, Daughter to Sir Iohn St. Iohn of Bletso, in Com. Bedf. Knight, and by her had Issue Henry, madeStow's Ann. Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of Queen Anne Bullen in 25 H. 8.

Which Henry, Henry. having marriedEx stem­mate. Grace, Daughter and Heir to ... Newport of ... in Com. Hertf. Knight, diedEx stem­mate. in his Fathers life time, leaving Issue Ex stem­mate. Henry his Son and Heir, and two Daughters; Iane marriedEx stem­mate. to George Lord Rochford, Son to Thomas Bullen Earl of Wiltshire and Ormund; and ... toEx stem­mate. Sir Iohn Shelton Knight.

Which last mentioned Henry took to WifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. E­lizabeth, Daughter of Edward Earl of Derby; and by her had IssueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Edward his Son and Heir, and two Daughters; Alice marriedEx stem­mate. to Sir Thomas Barington Knight, and Mary toEx stem­mate. Sir Edward Leven­thorpe Knight.

This Edward Edward. Lord Morley being summon'dJournal of Parl. to Parliament in 23 Eliz. took his placeJournal of Parl. there, up­on the sixteenth of Ianuary: and in 29 Eliz. was Annal. Eliz. pe [...] Camd. one of the Peers, who gave judgment of death upon Mary Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay. So likewise uponIbid. Philip Earl of Arundel in 32 Eliz. as also uponIbid. Robert Earl of Essex in 43 Eliz.

He marriedEx stemmate. Elizabeth the sole Daughter and Heir of William Stanley Lord Montegle (fifth Son to Thomas Earl of Derby) and departing1. 8. in of­fic. Arm. [...]. 6. a. this life at S [...]epney, in Com. Midd. 1 Apr. an. 1618. (16 Iac.) was buried1. 8. in of­fic. Arm. [...]. 6. a. in the Parish-Church there: leaving IssueIbid. three Sons; William his successor in that honour, Henry and Charles; and three Daughters; Mary marriedIbid. to Thomas Abington of Hinlip in Com. Wigorn Esq Elizabeth toIbid. Sir Alexander Barlow of Barlow, in Com. Lanc. Knight, and Frances toIbid. Christopher Danby of Leighton, in Com. Ebor. Esq And joining with Robert Earl of Essex, in that Insurrection by him made in 43 Eliz. suffered imprisonmentAnnal. Eliz. thereupon.

Which William, William. so succeeding him, bore the title of Lord Montegle, from his Mother: He was also the person (in his Fathers life time) to whom that notable Letter was delivered, whereby the dangerous Powder Plot came to be discovered: the contents thereof being, to advertise this young Lord to forbear coming to the Parliament, that Session; which was to begin 5 Nov. 3 Iac. Inti­mating that those who should fit there, would re­ceive a terrible blow, and yet not see who did hurt them. Which Letter being shew'd to King Iames (though others sleighted it) he caused search to be made in the Cellers under the Lords House; whereby the Powder being found, the mis­chief was prevented.

This William Lord Morley and Montegle, mar­ried Ibid. f. 7. [...]. Elizabeth the Daughter of Sir Thomas Tre­sham Knight by whom he had IssueIbid. f. 7. [...]. three Sons; Sir Henry Parker Knight, of the Bath, William and Charles, and three Daughters; Frances died a Nun; Katherine married to Iohn Earl Rivers, and Elizabeth to Edward Cranfeild: and depar­ting Ibid. this life at Haslingbury-Morley, in Com. Essex 1 Iuly an. 1622. (20 Iac.) was buriedIbid. in the Parish-Church there.

To whom succeeded Henry Henry. his Son and Heir (made Knight of the Bath at the creation of Charles Prince of Wales, in an. 1616.) who marriedIbid. Philippa Daughter and Coheir to Sir Tho­mas Carrel of Shipley, in Com. Surr. Knight; and by her had Issue one only Son called Thomas: and departing this life, about the month of Iune an. 1655. was buried at Haslingbury.

Which Thomas Thomas. married Mary the Daughter of Henry Martin of Langworth in Com. Berks. Esq Son and Heir to Sir Henry Martin Knight, sometime Judge of the Court of Admiralty: but hath no Issue.

Windsor.
[21 H. 8.]

HAving in my first Volume of this Histori­cal work, already said something as to the antiquity of this Family; and in particular of Sir William de Windsore Knight, who had summons amongst the Barons of this Realm to divers Parliaments in King Richard the Seconds time: I now come to Sir Andrew. Andrew. Wind­sore Knight the principal branch thereof; viz. SonEx ejus­dem Fami­l [...] stem­mate pe­nès Tho. D. Wind­sor. and Heir of Thomas Windsore Esq and Eli­zabeth his Wife, Daughter and Coheir of Iohn Andrews Esq.

This Sir Andrews Windsore hadEx ejus­dem Fami­l [...] stem­mate pe­nès Tho. D. Wind­sor. his chief seat at Stanwell, near Hounslow, in Com. Midd. Which fair Lordship his Ancestors had enjoied by succession, from the Norman Conquerors time: and being summon'dH. 13. in of­fic. Arm. f. 398. b. to that notable Parliament, begun at Westminster 3 Nov. 21 H. 8. and held by Prorogation until the 27th of that Kings reign, was admittedH. 13. in of­fic. Arm. f. 398. b. into the House, upon the first of December, the same year. (This being that Parliament which gave the fatal stroke to all the lesser Monasteries; and thereby opened the gap to the miserable ruine of all the rest, which soon after happened.)

And the next ensuing year, wasHerb. hist. of H. 8. p. 303. one of the temporal Lords, who subscribed that Letter to Pope Clement the seventh: intimating to him, that unless he did comply with King Henry in that busi­ness of his divorce from Queen Katherine, his Su­premacy here was like to be endangered.

But of this Lord Windsor I have little else to say, than what I have been told by Thomas late Lord [Page 308] Windsor deceased, and which he received by Tra­dition from his Ancestors; viz. that after the dis­solution of the greater Monasteries in 31 H. 8. the King, being inform'd by Cromwell, and some other, who had been his chiefest Agents in that work; that the most likely way to secure them, from ever returning again to those uses, whereunto their pious Founders did at first design them, would be to dispose most of them into the Hands of the Nobility and Gentry, by free Gift, easie Purchases, or advantagious Exchanges. This subtle Project so wrought with the King, as that he soon assented to put it in practice: and in order thereunto, thought fit (amongst others) to en­gage this Lord Windsore for one: to which end he sent him a Message, that he would dine with him at Stanwell, upon a certain day, not long after; And, accordingly, did so. But, before he went away, told him, that he liked so well of that place, as that he resolv'd to have it; yet not without a more beneficial Exchange. Whereunto the Lord Windsore answering; that he did hope his Highness was not in earnest; and, that it ha­ving been the Seat of his Ancestors for many Ages, he would not now take it from him: The King, with a stern Countenance replyed; that it must be: and Commanded him, upon his Allegi­ance to go speedily to his Attorney General, who should more fully acquaint him with his Royal pleasure. Which daring not to refuse; he accor­dingly repaired to the Attorney General; who shew'd him a Draught, ready made, of an Ex­change Pat. 34 H. 8. p. 10. for that Lordship of Stanwell with its appurtenances, lying in the Counties of Midd. Surr. Buck. Berks. and Sutht. (by which the great­ness of it may be in some sort discern'd) in lieu of Bordsley-Abby, in Com. Wigorn. Whereof being constrain'd to accept, he was Commanded to quit Stanwell forthwith, though he had then laid in his Christmass-Provisions, for the keeping of his wonted Hospitality there. Whereupon he left them in the House; saying, They should not find it B [...]re Stanwell.

This hapned in 34 H. 8. but was no little trou­ble to his mind: and perhaps might conduce to the shortning of his days: For, before the end of that year, his death hapned: in order whereunto, by his TestamentSper [...] qu. 23. bearing date 16 Martii next ensuing▪ he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Quire of the Church of the Holy Trinity at Houn [...]slow, in Com. Midd. between the Pillars, where the Lady Elizabeth his Wife lay Interred. Appointing a convenient Tomb of Freestone to be there erected for him; with such Arms, Ima­ges, and Inscription, as should be thought best by his Executors: As also xxiv. Torches, with four great Tapers, to be born by xxviii. poor men about his H [...]rse; every Torch weighing xvi l. and every Taper xii l. Each of those poor men to have for their labour, a Gown of Frize, and vi d. in money. And departed this life shortly after; for the ProbateSper [...] qu. 23. of this his Testament beareth date ult. Iulii, next following.

By Elizabeth his Wife [...], Sister and Coheir to Edward Blount Lord Montjoy, he had Issue three Sons; then surviving; viz. Sir William Windsore Knight, his Son [...] and Heir (for [...] George, his eld­est Son, who Married the Lady Vrsula one of the Sisters and Heirs to Iohn Earl of Oxford, died [...] in his life time, without Issue) Edmund, and Tho­mas: and four Daughters; Elizabeth Married Ibid. to Sir Peter Vavasour of Spaldington, in Com. Ebor. Knight; Anne toIbid. Sir Roger Corbet of Mor­ton-Corbet, in Com. Salop. Knight; Edyth to Ibid. George Ludlow of Hill-Deverell, in Com. Wilts. Esq: and Eleanor, firstIbid. to Raphe Lord Scrope of Upsall, and afterwardsIbid. to Sir Edward Nevill Kt.

Which William, William. so succeeding him in his Ho­nour, upon the Death of King Edward the Sixth, was one of the first that appearedHolingsh. p. 1086. b. n. 60. for Queen Mary. And Married twice; FirstEx stem­mate. Elizabeth, Daughter and Coheir of Peter Condray, of Hariet, in Com. Sutht. Esq Widdow of Richard Pawlet Esq: by whom he had Issue Philip a Son, who diedEx stem­mate. young. Secondly,Ex stem­mate. Margaret, the Daugh­ter and Heir to William Samburne Esq and by her had IssueEx stem­mate. Edward his Son and Heir; and two other Sons, Walter and William; and nine Daughters; viz. Ex stem­mate. Elizabeth first Married to Henry Son to Thomas Lord Sands; secondly to Sir George Pawlet Knight; and thirdly to ... Scrope of Hamilton, in Com. Buck. Secondly Eleanore to Sir Christopher Brome of Halton, in Com. Oxon. Knight. Thirdly, Bridget to Edward Fer­rers of Badsley-Clinton, in Com. Warr. Esq. Fourthly Mary, to William Scot of the Mote, in Com. Suss. Esq. Fifthly, Dorothy to Thomas Pauncefote of Haresfelde, in Com. Gloue. Esq. Sixthly Anne; Seventhly V [...]sula; and Eighthly Margaret, who all died Unmarried; and Ninthly, another Anne, Wife of Henry Grey of Pirgo, in Com. Essex, Heir Male to Henry Duke of Suffolk.

Which Edward Edward. the eldest Son; in 4 Mariae serv'dHolingsh. p. 1133. b. n. 40▪ at the Siege of St. Quintins (his Father then living.) And by his TestamentPickering qu. 28. bearing date 20 Dec. an. 1572. (15 Eliz.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Parish Church of Bra­denham, in Com. Buck. And gave to his Son Frederick all these parcels of Plate; viz. his gilt Cup called the Helmet; two standing Pots, all gilt; Ten standing Cups after the new making, of the Almain-manner, of his best plate; Four Beer Cups, all gilt; a Salt of Gold and Crystal; which his Father (as Lord Panterer of England) had by his Office, at the Coronation of Queen Mary. Appointing that all his Armour, together with his Plate before bequeathed, should go from Heir Male to Heir Male of his Body, one after another.

But after this being at the Spawe, by a Codicil Pickering qu. 28. to this his Testament, bearing date there 18 Iu­nii, an. 1573. (in the same 15th year of Queen Eliz.) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Cathedral Church of the noble City of Leage; appointing that a convenient Tomb should be there erected to his memory: but his Heart to be inclosed in Lead, and sent into England; there to be buried in the Chapel at Bradenham, under his Father's Tomb, in token of a true English man.

The certain time of his death I have not seen: but that he died in those parts, is sure enough: and that by the [...]dy Catherine his Wife, Daugh­ter Inscrip. Tumuli. to Iohn Earl of Oxford (by Dorothy his Wife, Daughter to Raphe Nevill Earl of Westmorland) he had IssueInscrip. Tumuli. four Sons; Frederick, Henry, Ed­ward, and Andrew: and four Daughters; viz. Inscrip. Tumuli. Mary and Elizabeth, who died in their Infan­cies; Margaret Married to Iohn Talbot of Gras­ton, in Com. Wigorn. Esq. And Catherine to Ro­bert Andley of Berechurch, in Com. Essex Esq. Which Catherine departedInscrip. Tumuli. this life 17 Ian. an. 1599. (12 Eliz.) and was buriedInscrip. Tumuli. in the Chan­cel at Tar [...]ick, in Com. Wigorn. with this Epitaph upon her Monument.

D. O. M.

KAtherinae, Oxoniae filiae, Westmorlandiae neptis, Staffordiae Buckinghamiensis Abneptis, Winde­soriae conjugis, hîc jacent cineres. Quae ortu vero; partu clara, clarior virtute, Edwardo chariss. ma­rit [...], Venetiis defuncto; aetate forma florens, xxxiii. vitae anno, viduam castitatem, more prisco incoepit, us (que) ad sexagesimum vitae ultimum, sanctè tenuit: novo tunc flagrans amore novum quaesivit & Spon­sum in coelis, Christum. Terrestrem haec terra tenet partem; Aetheream aether. Obiit 17 Ian. 1599.

Sed ne Exemplar Castitatis & pudicitiae, honore merito, posteri exemplo hîc carerent, Aviae suae dig­nissimae, Thomas, ex Henrico filio nepos, hoc Mo­numentum poni curavit.

Ex marito quatu [...]r suscepit filios, Fredericum do­minum Windesore, qui coelebs obiit; Henricum do­minum Windesore, è regione sepultum; qui Annam cohaeredem Thomae Rivet equitis aurati uxorem duxit; Edwardum, qui Elizabetham Ardington; Andream, qui Annam Peccham. Quatuor item filias; quarum Maria & Elizabetha infantili aetate obiere; Margareta eximio Iohanni Talbot de Graf­ton Com. Wigorniensi armig. Catherin [...] Robert [...] Audley de Berechurch Com. Essexiensi armig. nupsit.

Secundùm misericordiam tuam memento mei, tu propter bonitatem tuam. Psal. 24. vers. 8.

To this last mention'd Edward Lord Windsore, succeeded Frederick Frederick. his Son and Heir; who by his TestamentWindsor qu. 1., bearing date 2 Dec. An. 1585. (28 Eliz.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried with such decent and comely Funerals, as appertained to his Estate: and died soon after, unmarried; for the ProbateWindsor qu. 1. thereof beareth date, upon the xxiith of the same Month.

Whereupon, Henry Henry. his Brother, succeeded him, who took to WifeInscrip. Tumuli. Anne the Coheir of Sir Thomas Rivet of Chipenham, in Com. Cant [...]br. Knight, and, departingInscrip. Tumuli. this life at Hewell-Grange, in Com. Warr. an. 1605. lyeth buriedInscrip. Tumuli. also in the Chancel at Tarbick, with this Epitaph upon his Tomb.

HIC in spe Resurrectionis obdormit praenobilis Henricus Baro Windsore de Bradenham, filius Edwardi domini Windsore, & Catherinae filiae Io­hannis de Vere Comitis Oxon., & Dorothae Radul­phi Nevill Comitis Westmorlandiae filiae. Qui, Fre­derico fratre seniore moriente si [...]e liberis, & Pater­nam haereditatem & Honorem adiit: Titulis verò, animi Fortitudinem, in prosperis; in adversis Pa­tientiam adjunxit. Tam acquisitione quàm procrea­tione verè nobilis. Duxit in uxorem Annam cohae­redem Thomae Rivet de Chipenham, in Com. Cantab. militis filiam, ex Grisildâ filiâ domini Gulielmi Paget, Baronis de Beandefert Custodis privati Si­gilli Regii, regnantibus Mariâ & Elizabethâ: ex quâ & redditus satis amplos, & liberos (Connubii benedictionem) suscepit bis binos masculos. Caeteras quin (que) Filias, pars major earum, ante ipsos paren­tes, & [...]ips [...]rum Cunabulis, inte [...] coelestes cohortes ascripti sunt; Funebria [...] & miseriam hu­jus mundi gustaturi, tres [...]solumm [...]do supervix [...]re; Thomas scilicet filius & haeres; Elizabetha senior, nupta Dix [...]o Hickman de Ke [...], in Com. Surr. armi­gero; Et Elizabeth [...] junior, censanguin [...]o suo An­dreae Windesor armig [...]ro, nobilitatem suam omni­bus animi & corporis dotibus adornavit. Deo de­v [...]tissimum; Principi obseq [...]entiss [...]mu [...]; [...]xori amantissimam; Damesticis liberalissimum & sua­ [...]issimum, omnibus charum semper se praebuit.

In hoc agro suo Tardebigiensi, & mons [...]one de Hewell, in ipsa Camerâ ubi primòspiravit, expiravit; magnâ cum Christianâ alacritate & fiduciâ ani­mam in manus Redemptoris placidè & quietè com­mendavit: Corpus in hac Ecclesiâ sepeliri curavit sexto die Aprilis, inter Resurrectionis solennia, p [...]st partum virginis MDCv. invictissimi nostri Brit [...]nniae Monarchae Iacobi, ter [...]io; Aetatis suae circiter xliii.

Hoc qualec [...] (que) Monumentum, & Epitaphium, meritis suis no [...] satis amplum; obsequii & amoris ergo, Patriver [...] pio, verè Catholico, Thomas m [...] ­stissimus filius & haeres, multis cum lachrymis scripsit & posuit.

Beati, qui in Domino moriuntur.

Leaving IssueIbid. one only Son; viz. Thomas, Thomas. and two Daughters; Elizabeth MarriedIbid. to Dixey Hickman of Kew, in Com. Surr. Esq and another Elizabeth toIbid. Andrew Windsor Esq, her Kinsman.

Which Thomas succeeding him in his Honours, Married Katherine the Daughter to Edward Earl of Worcester; but dying Issueless, 6 Dec. an. 1642. was buried at Tarbick with his Ancestors. Whereupon the Title of Lord Windsor, being in the King's disposal, so that he might confer it on the Issue of either of these Sisters before-men­tion'd, or retain it; His Royal Majesty King Charles the Second, considering, that this last Tho­mas Lord Windsor, had setled the greatest part of his antient Inheritance upon his Nephew Thomas Windsor Hickman, Son of Dixey Hickman, by Eli­zabeth his elder Sister; was pleased to dispose and confirm to him and his Heirs the said Title of Lord Windsor, with such place in Parliament as his Predecessors had formerly enjoy'd; as by his LettersEx autogr. Patent, bearing date 16 Iunii, in the twelfth year of his Reign, appeareth.

Which Thomas, thus hearing the Title of Lord Windsor, Married two Wives; Anne, Daughter to Sir William Savile of Thornhill, in Com. Ebor. Baronet (Sister of George now Vicount Halifax) by whom he hath Issue, one Son, called Other; and Mary, a Daughter, Married to Sir Thomas Cokesey of Bentley, in Com. Wigorn. Baronet. Secondly Vrsula, Daughter and Coheir of Sir Tho­mas Widdrington of ... in Com. Ebor. Knight, by whom he hath Issue two Sons; Thomas, and Dixy, and a Daughter called Vrsula.

Iohn Lord Hussey.
[21 H. 8.]

WHat relation in blood this Iohn Lord Hussey, of whom I am now to speak, had to that Family of Hussey, whereof I have already made mention, in the first Volume of this work, I have not seen: nor can I discover more of him, than that he was SonEx coll. R. Gl. S. to Sir Willi­am Hussey Knight, who being a learned Lawyer, was first constitutedPat. 11 E. 4. p. 2. m. 28. Attorney General to King Edward the 4th in 11. of his reign; next Serjeant Claus. 17 E. 4. m. 3. at Law, in 17 E. 4. and lastly Lord Chief Ju­stice Pat. 21 E. 4. p. 2. m. 6. of the Court of Kings Bench, 7 Maii 21 E. 4.

In 2 H. 7. this Iohn wasPolyd. Virg. p 573 a. 30. in Arms for the King at the Battel of Stobe, against Iohn Earl of Lin­coln and his adherents: and in 13 H. 8. (being then a Knight) was madePat. 13 H. 8. p. 2. chief Butler of Eng­land. In 21 H 8. he wasPat. 21 H. 8. p. 2. one of the Knights for the Kings Body: and, being summoned to [Page 310] that Parliament, begun at Westminster 3 Nov. the same year, was admittedH. 13. in of­ficio Arm. 398. b. into the House, upon the first of December following.

In 22 H. 8. bearing then the title of Lord Hus­sey, he had a grantPat. 22 H 8. p. 1. of the custody of the Man­nour of Harewode, in Com Ebor. and wasHerb. hist. of H. 8 p. 306. one of the Lords who subscribed that Declaration then sent to the Pope; whereby they intimated to his Holiness, that unless he did comply with King Henry, in that cause of his divorce, his Supremacy would not much longer be owned in this Realm. And, in 24 H. 8. being then onePat. 24 H. 8. p. 1. of the Lords of the Council, had a grantPat. 24 H. 8. p. 1. of the wardship and marriage of Thomas the Son and Heir of Christopher Wymbushe deceased.

But, in 28 H. 8. being inStow's An. p. 573. b. n. [...]0. Herb. ut supra p. 428. that commotion in Lincolnshire, occasioned by the assessment of a Subsidy; he suffered deathStow's An. p. 573. b. n. [...]0. Herb. ut supra p. 428. for it, at Lincoln, in Iune the next ensuing year: Whereupon his lands were confiscate; and his Mannour of Sle­ford, in Com. Linc. (where he had his chief resi­dence) was grantedPat. 1 [...]. 6. p. 1. m. [...]. by Thomas Cranmer Arch­bishop of Canterbury, to Richard Goodrick of London Esq and Mary his Wife, in Fee.

This Iohn Lord Hussey married two Wives; and by them had many Children; FirstEx coll. R. Gl. S. Anne Daughter to George Earl of Kent; by whom he had IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S. two Sons; Giles and Thomas; and five Daughters; Bridget first married to Sir Richard Morison Knight, afterwards to Henry Earl of Rut­land, and lastly to Francis Earl of Bedford; Eli­zabeth to ... Hungerford; Anne to Sir Humphrey Browne Knight, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas; Anne to ... Dimock; and Dorothy to ... Do [...]wray. SecondlyEx coll. R. Gl. S. Margaret Daughter and Heir to Simon Blount, by whom he had IssueEx coll. R. Gl. S. Sir William Hussey Knight, Giles Hus­sey of Carthorpe in Com. Linc. Sir Gilbert Hus­sey Knight, and Reginald: and one Daughter cal­led Elizabeth. All which Sons and Daughters were restoredJournal of Parl. in blood only in the Parliament held at Westminster 5 Eliz.

Wentworth.
[21 H. 8.]

OF this Family, though of great antiquity in Yorkshire, the first that became ad­vanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, was Thomas Thomas. Wentworth SonMS. in of­ficio A [...]. of Sir Ri­chard Wentworth of Nettles [...]ed, in Com. Suff. Knight; who after the sitting of that Parliament, which metRot. Parl. de iisd. an. at Westminster 3 Nov. 21 H. 8. (and continuingRot. Parl. de iisd. an. by Prorogation till 27 of that Kings reign, gave the first fatal stroke to the Monaste­ries of England) was admittedH. 3. in of­ficio Arm. f. [...]. b. as a Peer, up­on the second of December in the same 21th year, by virtue of a Writ of Summons.

This Thomas, having marriedPat. 33 H. 8. p. 1. Margaret the Daughter of Sir Adrian Fortescue Knight, and by Anne her Mother Heir to Sir William Stonore Knight, had a special liveryPat. 13 H. 8. ut supra. of all the lands, which by the death of the said Anne descended to her. And upon that Insurrection [...] of E. [...] by Sir [...]. Hayw. p. 71. of the Norfolk. Men, led by Captain Ket, in 2 E. 6. accompa­nied [...] of E. [...] by Sir [...]. Hayw. p. 71. William Marquess of Northampton then sent against them.

Being afterwards Lord Chamberlain [...] of that Kings houshold, he died [...] 3 Martii 5 E. 6. and was buried [...] in the Abby Church at Westmin­ster; leaving IssueBuck qu. 35. eight Sons; viz. Thomas, Hen­ry, Richard, Philip, Iohn, Edward, Iames, and Roger: and nine Daughters; scil. Anne married to Iohn the Son of Edmund Poley; Cecelie, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret; Margery to Iohn Lord Williams of Tame; afterwards to Sir William Darcie Knight, and lastly to Sir Iohn Crofts Knight; Iane, Catherine, and Dorothy.

To whom succeeded Thomas Thomas. his Son and Heir, who had summonsJournal of Parl. de eo­dem anno. to Parliament in 6 E. 6. and, being about that time madeLife of E. 6. ut su­pra p. 162. Deputy of Calais, was shortly after removedLife of E. 6. ut su­pra p. 162. from that trust, by reason of his youth, and want of experience. Upon the death of King Edward the sixth he wasHolingsh. p. 1086. b. n. 50. one of the first that appeared for Queen Mary. And in the first year of her reign, being one of herPat. 1 M. p. 2. Privy-Council, was again madePat. 1 M. p. 2. Deputy of Calais, and the Marches thereof: and so continuedGodw. Ann. p. 331. till the fatal Siege of that Garrison, by the Duke of Guise in 5 Mariae; whose Army was so great, and the assaults made by it, so irresistable, that seeing no hopes of defending it he cravedGodw. Ann. p. 331. a parly; whereupon it was yieldedGodw. Ann. p. 331.; upon condition, that the Inhabitants should depart without carrying a­ny thing away; and that the Governour with fifty other (such as the Duke of Guise did ap­point) should remain Captives and be put to ran­some.

After which, in 15 Eliz. he wasAnnal. Eliz. per Camb. one of the Peers, who sate in judgment upon Tryal of the Duke of Norf. alsoIbid. in 29 Eliz. upon Tryal of the Queen of Scots: and departedIb. this life in 33 Eliz. By Anne his Wife, DaughterMS. in offic. Arm. of Sir Iohn Wentworth of Gosfeild, in Com. Essex Knight, he had two Sons; William who married Elizabeth, the Daughter of William Lord Burleigh, and died in his life time without Issue, and Henry; as also Elizabeth a Daughter, married to William Son and Heir to Sir Francis Hynde Knight. Which Henry Henry. succeeding him in his Honour departedAnnal. Eliz. per Camb. this life in 36 Eliz. leaving IssueMS. in of­fic. Arm. by Anne his Wife, DaughterMS. in of­fic. Arm. of Sir Owen Hopton Knight, Widow of Sir William Pope Knight, Thomas his Son and Heir.

Who having been made Knight of the Bath, at the Creation of Henry Prince of Wales 4 Iunii an. 1610. (8 Iac.) was createdPat. 1 Car. 1. p. 7. Lord Went­worth of Nettlested in Com. Ebor. as also Earl of Cleveland 5 Febr. 1 Car. 1.Thomas Earl of Cleveland. And afterwards made Captain of the Guard.

In which place, and other Commands of trust, he manifested his Loyalty most exemplarily to that King (of blessed memory) throughout the time of his greatest distresses, in divers Battails: suffering imprisonment in the Tower of London, and other places, after the cruel Murther of his Sovereign, during the greatest part of the late Usurpation, yet lived to see the happy Restoration of King Charles the Second, under whom he en­joy'd his former place of Command till his Death.

He Married two Wives, Anne Daughter of Sir Iohn Crofts of Saxham, in Com. Suff. Knight, and by her had Issue two Sons; Thomas, and William; And two Daughters, Mary Married to Iohn Lord Lovelace, and Anne who died Unmarried. Se­condly Catherine, Daughter, and Coheir to Sir Iohn Wentworth of Gosfeild, in Com. Essex. Baronet; by whom he had Issue one Daughter called Ca­therine, and departing this life ... was buried at. ...

[Page 311]Which Thomas, his eldest Son, commonly called Lord Wentworth, Married [...] Daughter to Sir Ferdinando Carye Knight; and died in his Fathers life time; leaving Issue one sole Daughter, his Heir, called Henrietta Maria.

Thomas Lord Wentworth Son to Thomas late Earl of Cleveland, sent by our present Sovereign King Charles the Second, in an. 1652. into Den­marke, to seek assistance on his Majesties behalf.

Bray.
[21 H. 8.]

THE first notice I have taken of any thing memorable, touching this Fa­mily, is, in 1 R. 3. Reginald Reginald. Bray (Son Ex coll. R. Gl. [...]. of Richard Bray) being at that time a trusty ServantStow's Ann. in an. 1483. to Margaret Countess of Rich­mund and Derby, and most happily instrumentalStow's Ann. in an. 1483. in advancing Henry Earl of Richmund (her Son) to the Royal Throne, by his faithful and sedulous transactingStow's Ann. in an. 1483. in that affair, with Henry Duke of Buckingham, Morton Bishop of Ely, and divers of the Nobility; as also withStow's Ann. in an. 1483. Sir Giles D'anbeny, Sir Iohn Cheney, and many other considerable per­sons. This Reginald wasInstit. of the Garter &c. per E. A. a Knight Banneret, and Knight of the Garter; but had noEx coll. R. Gl. S. Issue; where­upon Margerie, the only Child of Iohn his next Brother, becameEx coll. R. Gl. S. his Heir. Which Margerie Married to Sir William Sands Knight, afterward Lord Sands.

Besides this Iohn, Iohn. there was also a younger Ibid. Iohn, BrotherIbid. likewise to the said Reginald. Which Iohn had IssueIbid. Sir Edmund Edmund. Bray Knight, who (I presume) enjoy'd the greatest part of that Estate, whereof Reginald his Uncle died seised; which qualified him the better for that Honour, whereunto afterwards he attained. For it ap­pears H. 13. in officio Arm. f. 398. b., that in 21 H. 8. he had Summons to the Parliament then sitting at Westminster, which began 3 Nov. the same year; and was admitted H. 13. in officio Arm. f. 398. b. into the House 4 Dec. next ensuing. And in 24 H. 8. attendedStow's Ann. King Henry to Boloin.

This Edmund, by his Testament [...]enger qu. 4., bearing date 18 Oct. an. 1539. (31 H. 8.) having bequeath'd his Body to be buried at Chelsey, near the Grave of Iohn his Father; departed this life, within few months after: for the Probate thereof bears date 12 Iunii, then next ensuing; leaving Issue by Iohn his WifeEx coll. R. Gl. S., Daughter and Heir to Richard Haliwell, by ... his Wife, DaughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. and Heir to Iohn Norbury, Iohn Ex coll. R. Gl. S. his Son and Heir; and seven Daughters.

Which Iohn, being summon'dJournal of Parl. de eodem. an. to Parliament, in 37 H. 8. had his first admittanceJournal of Parl. de eodem. an. into the House, 3 Nov. the same year. And in 38 H. 8. wasHolingsh. p. 972. b. n. 60. one of the Commanders of those Forces then sent into France, under the conduct of the Earl of Hertford. Also upon that Insurrection Hayw. hist. of E. 6. p. 71. in Norfolk, 2 E. 6. he accompaniedHayw. hist. of E. 6. p. 71. the Mar­quess of Northampton, with those Forces then sent for the suppressing thereof. In 5 E. 6. he was likewise appointedIbid. p. 123. to attend the same Marquess, upon his Embassy into France; at which time he carriedIbid. p. 123. with him the Ensigns of the most no­ble Order of the Garter to the King of that Realm. In 4 Mariae he wasHolingsh. p. 1133. b. n. 40. at the Siege of St. Quinti [...]s in Picardy: And by his TestamentWrastley qu. [...]9., bearing date 17 Nov. an. 1557. (5 & 4 P [...]. & M.) bequeath'd his Body to be buried in Christian Bu­rial, constituting Iane his Mother his sole Exe­cutrix: and dyingI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 279. a. the very next day following, without Issue, was buriedI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 279. a. in the midst of the Chancel at Chelsey, with his Father and Grand­father, under an high Tomb; Anne his Wife, Daughter to Francis Earl of Shrews [...]ury then survivingI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 279. a.. Whereupon his seven Sisters became his Heirs; viz. Ex coll. R. Gl. [...]. Anne Married to George Brooke Lord Cobham; Elizabeth, first to Sir Rapbe Ver­non Knight, and afterwards to Sir Richard Catesby Knight; Fridiswide to Sir Percival Hart Knight; Mary to Robert Peckham Esq; Dorothy first to Edmund Bruges Lord Chandos; afterwards to Wil­liam Lord Knolles Knight of the Garter; Frances to Thomas Lifeild of ... in Com. Surr. Esq and Anne.

Mordant.
[24 H. 8.]

OF this Family, that which I have in the first place observ'd to be most memora­able, is; that Iohn Iohn. Mordant of Turvey, in Com. Bedf. Esq wasPolyd. Virg. p. 574. one of the King's Com­manders in 2 H. 7. at the Battel of Stoke, near Newark upon Trent, against Iohn Earl of Lin­coln, and his Adherents, then in Arms: And that, being a person learned in the Laws, he was call'dPat. 11 H. 7. p. 1. m. 6. to the state, and degree of Serjeant 25 Nov. 11 H. 7. as also, within a short time after, madeEx stemmate. Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster. And, meriting much, by reason of his great abi­lities, had summonsH. 13. in offic. Arm. f. 398. b. to Parliament, amongst the Peers of this Realm, in 24 H. 8. where he took his placeH. 13. in offic. Arm. f. 398. b. accordingly, upon the fourth of May. In which year also, King Henry going with great state into France, and landingStow's Ann. at Calais, 11 Oct. he attendedStow's Ann. him thither, and so to Bo­loine, where he had a magnificent reception by King Francis the First.

This Iohn, by his TestamentStreat qu. 22. bearing date 1 Aug. an. 1560. (2 Eliz.) stiling himself Lord Mordant of Turvey, bequeath'd his Body to be bu­ried in the Parish Church of Turvey, in the Wall next above his Father's Tomb: Appointing that the Body of the Lady Elizabeth his Wife should be removed, and [...]aid on his right side: Likewise that a Tomb of Marble, with the Images of him­self and the same Lady, his Wife, in Alablaster, should be there placed in memory of them. And, upon the day of his Burial C. Marks distributed in Alms unto the poor of Turvey, Stageden, Carleton, Chelington, Harrolde, Steventon, Felmersham, Radwell, Lavenden, Brafelde, Newton, Blo [...]mefelde, Hardemeade, Ashwode, Watton, and Cranfelde: as also C. Marks to­wards the repair of the Church and Steeple of Turvey, and rough-casting the Walls of the Church: and for the repair of Turvey-bridg x [...] l. The Probate of which Testament bears date 1 Sept. an. 1562.

By Elizabeth his WifeEx stemmate., Daughter and Coheir to Henry de Vere, Lord of Drayton, and Ading­ton, in Com. Northt. he had IssueStreat, ut supra. Iohn his Son and Heir; and Dorothy a Daughter, MarriedStreat, ut supra. to Thomas Moore Esq.

[Page 312] Which Iohn,Iohn. in 25 H. 8. (his Father then li­ving) was madeStow's Ann. Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of Queen Anne Bolein: and upon the Death of King Edward the Sixth (though the Lady Iane Grey was Proclaimed Queen by dire­ction of the whole Privy Council) appearedGodw. p. [...]67. in Arms, with the first, on the behalf of Queen Mary. This Iohn Lord Mordam Married [...], ut supra. El­len, Courin and Heir to Sir Richard Fitz-Lewes of West-Tbornton, in Com. Essex. Knight. And, by his TestamentHo [...]ney qu. [...]9., bearing date 16 Apr. 13 Eliz. bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Church of Turbey: appointing, that his Mannors and Lands, called Tiptofts, Pinkneys, and War­leys should be assured [...]o the Kings-Hall, and Brasen-nose-Colledge in Oxford, for the main­tenance of certain Scholars to those Houses, and other Deeds of Charity; and that those Scholars should be successively named, from time to time by his Executors; and afterwards by his Heirs for [...]ver. The Probate of which Testament bears date 19 Oct. 14 Eliz.

To him succeeded Lewes Lewes. Lord Mordant, his Son and Heir; who is an. 1572. (15 Eliz.) was Annal. Eliz. per Camd. one of the Peers who sate in judgment upon Tho­mas Duke of Norfolk. So likewise in 29 Eliz. uponIbid. the Queen of Scots, at Fotberinghay; and departingFF. in offi­cio Arm. 68 [...]. a. this life at his Mannor-House of Dray­ton, 16 Iunii an. 1601. (43 Eliz.) was honour­ably buriedFF. in offi­cio arm. 68 [...]. a. at Turbey upon the 29th of Iuly. next following: leaving Issue by Elizabeth his WifeEx stem­ma [...]e., Daughter of Sir Artbur Darci [...] Knight, Henry his Son and Heir.

Which Henry Henry. MarriedEx stem­ma [...]e. Margaret Daughter of Henry Lord Compton, and by her had issueEx stem­ma [...]e. Iohn; Iohn Earl of Petersbo­rough. who by Letters Pa [...]ents bearing date 9 Martii 3 Car. 1. was advanc'dPat. [...]. Cat. 1. p. 11. to the dignity of an Earl, by the Title of Earl of Peterborough.

Which Iohn Married1. 8. in of­fic. A [...]. f. 11. a. Elizahetb, sole Daugh­ter and Hei [...] to William Howard, commonly cal­led Lord Effyngham (Son and Heir to Charles Earl of Notigham) by1. 8. in of­fic. A [...]. f. 11. a. Anne (Wife of the said William) Daughter and sole Heir to Iohn Lord St. Iohn of B [...]etso: and by her had Issue1. 8. in of­fic. A [...]. f. 11. a. two Sons, Henry Henry. now Earl of Peterborough, and Iohn; and Elizabeth a Daughter, Married to Tho­mas Son and Heir to Edward Lord Howard of Es [...]rick. And departing this life I8 Iunii an. 1642. was Buried at Turbey, in com. Bedf.

Which Henry shortly after the Marriage of King Charles the Second, our prefent Sovereign, with the Royal Princes Catherine a Daughter of Por­tugal, took possession of Tangier in Africa, for his Majesty. He Married Penelope Daughter to B [...]rn [...]b [...] Earl of Thomond (in Ireland) and by her hath Issue the Lady Mary a Daughter.

I now come to Iohn second Son to Iohn Iohn Lord Mordant. Earl of Peterboro [...]gh. This Iohn bea [...]ing most loyal af­ [...]ctions to the late King Charles the First, in the time of his greatest distresses (a [...]. scil. 1618.) ad­ventured his life in raising what Forces he could under the Conduct of H [...]nry then Earl of Holand, for redeeming him out of the cruel hands of those Usurpers, who then kept him Prisoner in the Isle of [...], and soon after most barbarously took away his life. And since that time, not ceasing to bazard himself again, in order to the Restauration of our present Soverign King Charles the Second, in an. 1658. In consideration thereof (as a mark to future Ages of his abundant Loyalty) he was, by Letters Patent, bearing date 10 Iulii 11 Car. 2. advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Mordant of [...]ygate, in Com. Surr. as also to the Honour of Vicount of Avalon, in Com. Somerset.

He Married Elizabeth, Daughter to Thomas Ca­rey, second Son to Robert late Earl of Monmouth; by whom he had Issue four Sons; Charles▪ Henry, Lewes, and Osmund; as also four Daughters, Char­lote, Carey, Sophia, and Anne; and departing this life upon the fifth day of Iune, an. 1675. was bu­ried ...

Arthur Plantaginet Vicount L'isle.
[25 H. 8.]

OF this Arthur, natural Son to King Ed­ward the Fourth, by Elizabeth Lucie a Concubine, as 'tis supposed. I have not seen any thing memorable till 5 H. 8. At which time, being [...] in that bold adventure with the Lord Edward Howard (a younger Son to Thomas Duke of Norfolk) Admiral of the English Fleet, be­fore Brest in Britanny, and his Ship cast [...] away on a blind Rock; he was sent [...] with a dispatch to the King, signifying their want of Victuals.

The next is; that, in 15 H. 8. having Married Catal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Elizabeth, Daughter to Edward Grey Vicount L'isle, Sister and Heir to Iohn her Brother; upon the surrenderCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. of that Title of Vicount L'isle, which Charles Brandon (Duke of Suffolk) then had; he was advancedPat. 15. H. [...]. p. 1. to the same dignity, the Kings Palace of Bridewell in the City of Lon­don, 26 Apr. 25 H. 8. with limitation thereof to the Heirs Male of his Body by the same Elizabeth. Moreover, in November, an. 1527. (19 H. 8.) he was one of those whom King Henry then sentHeth. in [...] ­dem. anno. (with Sir Thomas Wriothesley Garter principal King of Arms) to [...]; at which time the Ensigns of the Garter were presented to King Francis the First. And in 24 H. 8. (24 Martii) constitutedPat. [...]4 H. 8. p. 2. Lieu­tenant of Calais.

During which Trust, being suspectedHerb. ut su­pra p. 478. for being privy to the design of some of his Servants for the delivery of that Garrison to the French (where­upon two of them sufferedGodw. p. 181. Death) he was sent Ibid. for, and CommittedIbid. to the Tower. But upon farther Examination, his Innocency beingIbid. fully manifested, the King did not only give Order to releaseIbid. him; but for his more satisfaction, sent Ibid. him a Diamond Ring, and a gracious Message. Which so over-joy'dIbid. him, and dilated his Spirits, that he diedIbid. the night following, viz. 3Catal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Martii, 33 H. 8. leaving IssueIbid. three Daughters his Heirs; Bridget MarriedIbid. to Sir William Carden Knight; Francis, firstIbid. to Iohn Basset of ... in Com. Devon. Esq, and afterwards to Thomas Monke of Potheridge, in the same County Esq; and Eliza­beth toIbid. Sir Francis Iobson Knight.

From which Lady Franc [...]s, by her second Hus­band Monke, did the late so worthily famed Soul­dier, General George Monke lineally descend; who by the blessed Providence of God, was the chiefeft and most successful instrument, for the long desired, peaceful, and happy Restauration of our present Soveraign KIng Charles the Second, to his Rightful [...] consideration whereof, he was gratefully [...] with large possesions; and advan­ced [...] degree and dignity of a Duke, and many other [...] Titles of Honour.

Seymour Duke of Somerset.
[28 H.8.]

OF this Family, which derive their de­scentEx. Ste [...] ma [...]e. from Sir Roger Seymor Roger of Evens­minde [...], in Com. Wilts. Knight (who marriedEsc. 17 R. 2. [...]. 52 [...] Cecilie, one of the sisters and coheirs to Iohn Lord Beauchamp of Hacche, in Com. So­merset) wasEx stem [...]na [...]e. Sir Iohn Seymour John. of Wolf-Hall, in Com. Wilts. Knight. Which Sir Iohn, in 9 H. 8. (beingPat. 9 H. 8. p. 2. then one of the Knights for the Body to that King) obtain'd a grantPat. 9 H. 8. p. 2. of the Constablewick of Bristol-Castle, to him­self, and Edward Edward. his son, in as ample manner as Giles Lord D'aubeney held the same. And▪ ha­ving married [...] stem­mate. Elizabeth the daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth of Nettlested. in Com. Suff. Knight, had issue [...] stem­mate. by her [...]hree sons; Edward, Thomas and Henry; and three daughters; 1. Iane, whom King Henry the Eighth made his third wife; 2. Elizabeth, first married to Sir Anthony Oughtred Knight, and secondly to Gregory Lord Cromwell; 3. And Dorothy to Sir Clement Smith Knight.

Which Edward Edward [...]arl of [...], shortly afterwards came to high advancements. For, being a Knight [...] in 22 H. 8. he was [...] also, at the same time, one of the Esquires for the body. And when King Hen­ry, having cast his affections on the Lady Iane, his Sister (then a Maid of Honor to Queen Anne Bullen) made her his wife, he wanted not for any Titles of Honor, or other advantages, which, for her sake, that King could well effect. For, in 28 H. 8. at the solemnity [...] of her Marriage, he had the Title of Vicount Beauchamp conferr'd [...] upon him, and the heirs male of his body (by reason of his Descent from an heir fe­male of that House, as is before observed) his patent bearing date at Terlyng, 5 Iunii. And upon the seventh of Iuly next following, was made CaptainIb. p. 2. of the Isle of Iersey, Sir Tho­mas Vaux Knight, Lord Harrowden, then sur­rendringIb. p. 2. his trust in that command.

In 29 H. 8. upon the death of Sir Iohn Sea­mour Knight (his father) he had Livery [...] of his Lands: and soon after that (the same year) being createdIb. p. 1. Earl of Hertford, by by Letters Patents, bearing date 18 Oct. had a grantIb. p. 1. of his Creation money, not out of the Revenues of that County (as was usual) but out of other profits. In 32 H. 8. upon [...] the building of a Fort at Ardres, and making a Bridge to the English-pale; which our Garrisons overthrew; and by reason whereof the French raised Forces under Monsieur de Bi [...]z; he was sent [...] over to dispute the limits of the English-Borders, with him and other Commissioners. And, in 33 H. 8. as Cousin [...] and heir to Sir William Sturmy K [...], (that is to say, son of Sir Iohn Seamour Knight, son of Iohn Seamour Esquire, son of Iohn Seamour Esquire, son of Sir Iohn Seamour Knight; son of Maud, daughter and heir to Sir William Sturmy Knight) had Livery [...] of Sturmy's Lands.

In 34 H. 8. he was made [...] Lord great Cham­berlain of England for life; and the same year [...]ccompanied [...] the Duke of Norfolk, lieute­nant-general of the English Army (consisting of above Twenty thousand men) into Scotland. And, the next ensuing year, being made [...] Lieu­tenant-general of the North, was sent [...] thither with a powerful Army, as some say, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots: or ratherHe [...]b. p 507. upon a quarrel of unkindness, for their refusing an offer for the Marriage of Prince Edward to their young Queen. Upon the 13th of August 36 H. 8. King Henry being [...] then at the siege of [...] ­loine, he came [...] to him with divers Compa­nies of Almaines, French, and others: And after the taking thereof, routed [...] an Army of Fourteen thousand French, which lay encamp'd o [...] the West-side that Town, beyond the Haven.

In 37 H. 8. the Scots making divers Incursi­ons [...] upon the Borders (through the help of Five thousand Auxiliaries, brought [...] to them from France, by Monsieur de Lorges) he was sent [...] with Twelve thousand men into that Realme; where he destroyedIb. all the Towns up­on the Middle-Marches; and passing thence to the West, made great spoileIb. in those parts.

About this time also, the French endeavour­ingGodw. P. 195. to regain Boloine by some stratagem; and to that end, the Marshal de Biez coming Godw. P. 195.with an Army to Port (a Town not far di­stant) begining to buildGodw. P. 195. a Fort on this side the River, at the point of the Tower of Ordre; with Four thousand Foot, and seven hundred Horse, out of the neighbouring Garrisons, he for­cedHerb. p. 5 [...]5. their retreat to Hardel [...]: and in pursuit of him, kill'dHerb. p. 5 [...]5. many, tookHerb. p. 5 [...]5. two Brass guns, five of Iron, much Baggage, and Monsieur de Biez his own Armour.

In 38 H. 8: vponIb. p. 5 [...]8. that ill success, which the Earl of Surrey, then Governor of Boloine had, by his endeavour to intercept a Convoy of Victual, going to the French Camp; King Hen­ry (who lov'd not to hear but of Victory) cau­sing him to be remov'd,Ib. p. 5 [...]8. putIb. p. 5 [...]8. this Earl, at pre­sent, in his sted. Also, upon farther preparati­ons made by the French, he was sentIb. p. 5 [...]8. over, with the Lord Admiral, and an Army of Nine thou­sand, and three hundred men; whereof Fifteen hundred were Spaniards; and some other for­reign forces.

Likewise, after [...] this, upon a motion [...] for Peace with the French, made by divers Princes; he was constituted [...] the chief of our English-Commissioners, for the management of that Treaty. Whereupon, meetingIb. wi [...]h those on the other side, betwixt A [...]dres and Buisnes, a PeaceIb. was concluded. And soon after this, King Henry lying on his death-Bed, he was con­stitutedIbid. p [...] one of his Executors; as also to be of Counsel to his son

Upon the death of King Henry (which hap­ned upon the 28th of Ianuary, in the 38th of his Reign) he was by all the Council (the next day following) chosenIb p. [...]. Protector to the young King Edward 6th, and on the tenth of February consti­tutedPat. [...] [...] 6. p. 6. Lord Treasurer of England. And though he had the Titles of Vicount Beau­champ, and Earl of Hertford formerly con­ferr'd upon him (and the Issue male of his Bo­dy) by King Henry the Eighth, as hath been al­ready observed; nevertheless, being not a Ba­ron of this Realm, he was by Leters Patent, bearing date 15 Febr. 1 E. 6 advanc'd [...]id. to that degree of honor; with limitation [...]id. thereof to the heirs male of his bod [...], by Anne his wife; and for default of such issue, to Edward Seymou [...] [Page 362] Esquire, his son by Katherine his first wife; and to the heirs male of the body of the said Ed­ward. And, the next day following, was crea­ted Ib. Duke of Somerset, and to the heirs male of his body by the before-specified Anne. As also upon the seventeenth of February Earl Mar­shal Ib. of England, for life. Moreover, upon the 12th of March following, he had a PatentIb. p. 4. for that great Office of Protector and Governor of the King and Realmes. And, upon the third of November next ensuing, a special grant,Ib. p. 7. m. 1. that he should sit alone; and be placed at all times (as well in the King's presence in Parliament, as in his absence) upon the midst of the Bench or stool, standing next on the right hand the King's Seat-royal, in his Parliament Chamber.

Shortly after which he was sentGodw. p. 214. into Scot­land with Ten thousand foot, and Six thousand horse, besides Thirteen hundred Pioneers, and Artificers, and fifteen Brass pieces of Ordnance: and on the third of September, made an hostile entranceGodw. p. 214. into that Realme; the designGodw. p. 214. there­of being, to procure a Marriage betwixt King Edward, and the young Queen. But the Scots refusing the offer, gave BattelIb. p 215, 216, & 217. to the English at Musc [...]eborough, where they receiv'd a migh­ty overthrowIb. p 215, 216, & 217..

In 2 E. 6. by another Patent, bearing date 24 Dec. he was again constitutedPat. 2 E. 6. p. 7. Pro­tector both of the King's person, and the whole Realme, during his minority.

Thus have we beheld his Rise. Now follows the story of his fall: but before I proceed to speak of that; I shall take notice of the Chara­cter which an eminent Historian [...] gives of him;

He was a man (saith he) little esteemed, either for Wisdome, Personage, or Courage in Armes: but, being in favour with King Henry, and by him much imployed, was alwayes observed to be both Faith­ful and Fortunate; as well in giving advise, as in managing a charge. About five years before, be­ing Warden of the Marches against Scotland, the Invasion of James the Fifth was, by his direction, encountered, and broken at Selome-Mosse, where divers of the Scotish Nobility were taken prisoners. The next year after, he and the Earl of Warwick, with an handful of men, to speak of, fired Lieth, and Edenborough; and re­turn [...]d by a leisurely march, forty four miles, through the body of Scotland. The year next ensuing, he invaded the Scotish borders, wasted Tividale, and the Marches, and deformed the Country with [...] and spoile. The year then next following, be­ing appointed to view the Fortifications upon the [...] of Calais; he not only did that; but, with the hardy approach of Seven thousand Eng­lishmen, raised an Army of One and twenty thou­ [...] French, encamped over the River before Bo­ [...]ome; [...] their Ordnance, Carriage, Treasure, and Tents, with the loss only of one man; and re­turning from thence by Land to Guisnes, won in his way (within [...] and rescue of Arde) the Castle of Outing, commonly called the Red-pile.

The year next ensuing this, he invaded, and spoiled Picardy; began the Forts of Newha­ven, [...], and Bu [...]ngberge; and so well applyed his endeavors, that in a few weeks, and [...] his departure, they were made tenable. Vpon th [...]se and other the like successes, his succeed­ing [...] esteemed alwayes, rather new [...] his only presence was reputed a a sufficient surety for an Army. And yet did he never rise hereby, either in haughtiness in himself, or contempt of others; but remained courteous and affable; choosing a course least subject to envy, be­twixt stiff stubborness, and filthy flattery; never aspiring higher than to be the second person in State.

But, after all this Honor, Greatness, and pro­sperous success in those his high imployments, comes now the Tragick part of his life (which was short and woful) to be spoke of; his abso­lute ruine being both projected and perfected (as all our Historians do agree) by the subtile artifices of Iohn Vicount L'isle (afterwards Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland) to make way for his own ambitious and aspi­ring designs. Which when he had so far ac­complisht, as, in all humane probability, he fully expected to have reapt the benefit whereat he aimed; the like fatal destruction, and no less sud­den, fell, deservedly, on himself, as in its proper place is already she [...]d. And now to the mat­ter, in the words of my Author.Hayw. ut supra, p. 81, &c..

This Duke had a Brother, called Thomas Lord Seymour of Sudley, Lord High Admiral of England (of whom I shall more particu­larly speak by and by.) Which Thomas was a person of great courage, Courtly in fashion; in Personage stately; in voice magnificent, but somewhat empty of Matter. Both of them be­ing so well affected to the King; that the one might well be term'd his Sword; the other his Target. The Duke greatest in favour with the People; the Lord Sudly most respected by the Nobility; both highly esteemed by the King; both fortunate alike in their advancements; both ruin'd alike by their own vanity and folly. Whilst these two Brethren held in amity, they were like two Armes, the one defending the other, and both of them the King: But many things did move together to dissolve their love, and bring them to ruine; first, their contrary dispositions; the one being tractable and milde; the other stiff, and impatient of a Superior; whereby they lived but in cunning concord, as Brothers glued together, but not united in grain. Much secret envy was borne against them, for that their new lustre did dim the light of men honoured with antient Nobility. They were openly minded, as hasty and soon moved; so, uncircumspect and easie to be ruin'd. By these, the knot, not only of Love, but of Nature, between them was dis­solv'd; so much the more pity, for that the first cause proceeded from the pride, the haughty hate, the unquiet vanity, of a Mannish, or rather of a Develish woman.

For the Lord Sudley had taken to wife Kathe­rine Parre, Queen Dowager to King Henry the Eighth, a woman adorn'd with many excellent virtues, especially humility, the beauty of all other. The Duke had taken to wife Anne Stanhope, a woman for many imperfections into­lerable; but for pride, monstrous. She was ex­ceeding both subtile, and violent in accomplish­ing her ends, for which she spurned over all re­spects both of Conscience and Shame. This woman did bear such invincible hate, first against the Queen Dowager, for light causes, and wo­mens quarrels; especially for that she had pre­cedency of place before her, being wife to the greatest Peer in the Land; next to the Lord Sudley for her sake; that albeit the Q. Dowager [Page 363] dyed by Child-birth; yet would not her malice either die or decrease; but continually she rub'd into the Duke's dull capacity; That the Lord Sudley dissenting from him in opinion of Reli­gion, sought nothing more than to take away his life; as well in regard of the common cause of Religion; as thereby, haply, to attain his place.

Many other things she boldly feigned, being assured of easie belief in her heedless hearers; alwayes fearful and suspicious (as of feeble spi­rit) but then more than ever, by reason of some late opposition against him. Her perswa­sions she cunningly intermixed with Teares; af­firming that she would depart from him; as willinger to hear, both of his disgraces, and dan­gers, than either to see the one, or participate of the other.

The Duke therefore imbracing this womans cousel, yeilded himself, both to advise and de­vise for the destruction of his Brother. The Earl of Warwick had his finger in the busi­ness, and drew others also to give, either fur­therance or way to her violent desires; being well content she should have her mind, so as the Duke might thereby incur Infamy and Hate. Hereupon the Lord Sudley was Arrested, and sent to the Tower; and in very short time af­ter, condemn'd by Act of Parliament: and with­in few dayes after his condemnation, a Warrant was sent, under the hand of this his Brother (the Duke) whereby his Head was delivered to the Axe. His own fierce courage hastning his death; because equally balanced betwixt [...] [...]oubt and di [...] ­dain, he was desirous rather to die at once, then to linger long upon curtesie and in fear.

The Accusations against him contained much [...]rivolous matter. The Act of Parliament ex­presseth the causes of his Attainder to be, the attempting to get the person of the King into his custody, and Governing the Realme. Also making much provision of Money and Victuall; and endeavouring to marry the Lady Elizabeth the King's Sister. Likewise, for perswading the King, in his tender age, to take upon him the rule and order of himself. But he was ne­ver call'd to answer: so that, the Protestations which he made at the point of his death, and the open carriage of his life, did clear him in the opinion of many.

Hereupon a general hatred arose in the People towards the Protector, for being thus instru­mental in the death of his Brother: whereby it was observed, that with his left hand he had cut off his right; many of the Nobility crying out upon him for a Blood-sucker, and a Mur­therer▪ and that it was not fit the King should be under the Protection of such a ravenous Wolfe.

Besides all this, many well disposed mindes, conceived a very hard opinion of him, for causing a Church near Strand-Bridge, and two Bi­shops Houses, to be pull'd down, to make a [...]eat for his new Building (called Somerset-house) in digging the foundation whereof, the Bones of many, who had been there buried, were cast up, and carried into the Fields. And because the stones of that Church, and those Houses were not sufficient for that work, the Steeple and most part of the Church of St. Iohn of Hierusalem near Smithfield, were mined and overthrown with Powder, and the stones carried thereto. So like­wise the Cloister on the North-side of St. Pauls Cathedral; and the Charnel-house on the South­side thereof, with the Chapel; the Tombes and Monuments therein being all beaten-down; the Bones of the dead carried into Finsbury-fields, and the stones converted to this Building; and it was confidently affirm'd, that for the same purpose he intended to have pull'd down St. Margarets Church at Westminster, but that the standing thereof was preserved by his fall.

The Earl of Warwick therefore spying this fit opportunity, drew to him no less than Eighteen of the Privy-Councel, to joyn with him against this Protector. Whereupon they withdrew from the Court, and fell to secret Consultations; walking in the streets of the City with many servants in new Liveries. Which so startled the Protector, that he sent Secretary Petee to them, in the King's name, to understand the causes of such their assembling; and to de­clare unto them, that he would thank them for hating him, in case they did it in love to the King; intreating them, for the King's sake, if not for his safety, that they would forbear open shew of Hostility, and resort unto him peacea­bly, that they might commune together as Friends. But in the mean time he Armed Five-hundred men (part the Kings, and part his own) rampier'd the Court-gates; caused many men to be raised, both by Letters and Proclamation, to aid the King; and the more to increase the present terror, remov'd the King, by night, from Hampton-Court to Wind [...]ore, with a Company more resembling an Army then a Train.

Hereupon the Lords at London took posses­sion of the Tower; sent for the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City to Ely House, where the Earl of Warwick lodg'd; and there pre­senting themselves secretly Armed, caused the Lord Rich, (then Lord Chancellor) to make a Speech to them. Wherein; first, laying open to them the Imperfections of the Protector, as want of Eloquence, Personage, Learning, or good Wit; and that nevertheless he was so peevishly opiniative, and proud, that he would neither ask, nor hear the advice of any, but was absolutely ruled by that obstinate and imperious woman, his wife; whose ambitious and mischievous will, so guided him in the most weighty Affaires of the Realm; that though he was Counselled by others what was best, he would do quite con­trary, lest he should seem to need their advice. In general, he said, he was guilty of Bribery and Extortion; and that he had laid his hands upon the King's Jewells, and Treasure, left by his Father, which were known to be of an inesti­mable value; and had given forth, that King Henry died so poor, as that, had he lived one quarter of a year longer, he had been utterly sha­med.

Moreover, that he had, upon pretence of ne­cessity, made Sales and Exchanges of the King's Lands; as also of Offices and Preferments, no­thing regarding the worthiness of the person; erected a Mint at Dure [...]me-Place for his own private advantage; made sale of Colledges, and Chanteries; Levied Subsidies under colour of War; imbezelled the Kings Treasure; extorted Money by Loanes, yet left the King's Soldiers and Servants unpaid; buried much Treasure in [Page 364] his sumptous Buildings. Adding, his unna­tural endeavors for the death of his Brother; and his practises to dispatch such of the Nobili­ty, as were like to oppose his mischievous drifts. Also his endeavor to win the Common people, by strained Curtesies, and Looseness of life. And, to make the French King his Friend, by betraying unto him the King's Forts beyond the Seas. Likewise, that he intended to pro­cure a resignation of the King's Sisters Rights, and others who were intitled to the Crown, and entail the same upon his own issue. Urg­ing the Citizens, upon all these confiderations, to joyn with the Lords of the Council, to take him away.

And the next day the Lords at London, dis­patch'd a Letter to the Lords at Windsore, wherein they charged him with many disorders, both in his private Actions, and manner of Go­vernment; requiring, that he would disperse the Forces that he had raised; withdraw him­self from the King; and be content to be or­dered by Justice and Reason. Hereupon, the King, fearing farther mischief, dissolv'd all his Companies, excepting his Guard; And the Pro­tector sent Secretary Pet [...]e once more to the Lords at London, to perswade them, that for the Publick good, all either private grudges, or unkindnesses might be laid aside: but neither did he return, nor was there any Answer re­turn'd from them.

After this, he wrote two Letters; one in his own name to the Earl of Warwick; the other, in the name of those Lords at Windsore, to the Lords at London: in both which, he so weakly complain'd, expostulated, intreated, and yeilded under their Hand, as it was sufficient to have breathed courage into any Enemy once declared against him.

Hereupon the Lords at London forthwith publisht a Proclamation, under the hands of Se­venteen of them; wherein they charged the cau­ses of all the calamities and losses, which had lately before hapned, and had cost the lives of many thousands of the King's good Subjects. Likewise the loss of divers Pieces beyond Sea, which had been won by the great Adventure of the late King's Person, and consumption of his Treasure, to have been through the evil Go­vernment of this Protector: and desired, and in the King's Name, prohibited all subjects, from farther giving obedience to any of his precepts. Soon after the publishing whereof, they directed three Letters to Windsore; one to the King himself, another to this Protector, and a third to the Houshold. Which Letter to the Prote­ctor was guilded with many smooth words; fair promises, and full of hope: But the other two, fouly setting forth his Obstinacie, Avarice, Ambition; his rash engagements into Wars in the Kings unsetled age and estate; his negligen­ces▪ deceits, and all other insufficiencies before-mentioned.

Wherewith Sir Robert Wingfeild, Captain of the Guard, being sent to Windsore; he so well perswaded the King, both of the Loyal affecti­on of the Lords towards him, and of their mo­derate desires against the Protector (then pre­sent) that he was remov'd from the King's per­son, and a Guard set upon him, till the next day, when the Lords at London were appointed to be there. Who came accordingly, but the Earl of Warwick not with them, though all mo­ved from him. Which Lords, coming before the King, repeated their former complaints, ad­vising him to beware of such as were both Pow­erful, Ambitious, Mischeivous, and Rich: Af­firming, that it would be better security unto him, that this Power should be committed to many, who cannot so readily knit together in Will or in Action, as when the whole managery resideth in one: Whereupon this Duke (being no longer called Protector) was put into their hands, and commited to custody in Beauchamp's Tower, within that Castle; and the next day brought to London; where he rode through Holburne betwixt the Earls of Southamp­ton, and Huntington, followed by Lords and Gentlemen to the number of Three hundred, all mounted on horsback: and at Sopher-lane, being received by the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Re­corder, and divers Knights of note, with their Attendants, bearing Halberts, was convey'd to the Tower.

Where, having breath'd a small time, certain Lords of the Council were sent to him; who, after a short Preface, in such termes as hate and dissimulation could temper together, remem­bring how great the Amity had formerly been between them▪ and of what continuance; Then acknowledging what Offices and Services he had done for the Common-wealth; yet enterlacing some errors and defects, wherewith they seem'd to reproach him; they presented to him certain Articles, as from the rest of the Privy-Council; desiring his p [...]sent Answer, whether he would acknowledge them to be true, or stand upon his Justification.

Which Articles were these;

1. That he took upon him the Office of Protector, upon express condition, that he should do nothing in the Kings Affairs, but by assent of the late King's Executors, [...] the greatest part of them.

2. That, contrary to this condition, he did hinder Iustice, and subvert Laws, of his own authority, as well by Letters, as by other command.

3. That he caused divers persons, Arrested and Imprisoned for Treason, Murther, Manslaughter, and Felony, to be discharged, against the Laws and Sta­tutes of the Realm.

4. That he appointed Lieutenants for Armies, and other Officers, for the weighty Affairs of the King, under his own writing and seale.

5. That he communed with Embassadors of other Realmes alone, of the weighty Matters of the Realme.

6. That he would taunt and reprove divers of the King's most honorable Counsellors, for declaring their advice in the King's weighty Affairs against his opinion: sometimes telling them, that they were not worthy to sit in Councill; and sometimes, that he needed not to open weighty matters to them: and, that if they were not agreeable to his opinion, he would discharge them.

7. That, against Law, he held a Court of Requests in his House, and did enforce divers to answer there, for their Freehold, and Goods; and did determine of the same.

8. That being no Officer (without the advice of the Councill, or most part of them) he did dispose of the King's guift for Money, grant Leases and Wards, gave Bishopricks, and made sale of the King's Lands.

[Page 365]9. That he commanded Alchimye, and multi­plication to be practised, thereby to abase the Kings coyne.

10. That divers times be openly said, that the Nobility and Gentry were the only cause of Dearth, whereupon the people rose to reform matters of them­selves.

11. That against the mind of the whole Coun­cil, be caused Proclamation to be made concerning Inclosures, whereupon the people made divers In­surrections, and destroyed many of the Kings Sub­jects.

12. That he sent forth a Commission with Ar­ticles annexed, concerning Inclosures, common High­ways, Cottages, and such like matters; giving the Commissioners authority, to hear and determine those causes, whereby the Laws and Statutes of the Realm were subverted, and much Rebellion raised.

13. That he suffered Rebels to assemble, and lye armed in Camp, against the Nobility and Gentry of the Realm, without speedy repressing of them.

14. That he did comfort and encourage divers Re­bells, by giving them money, and promissing them Fees, Rewards, and Services.

15. That he caused a Proclamation to be made against Law, and in favor of the Rebels; that none of them should be vexed or sued by any, for their offences in their Rebellion.

16. That in time of Rebellion he said, that he liked well the actions of the Rebels; and that the Avarice of Gentlemen gave occasion for the people to rise; and that it was better for them to die, than to perish for want.

17. That he said, the Lords of the Parliament were loath to reform Inclosures and other things; therefore the people had good cause to reform them themselves.

18. That after Declaration of the defaults of Baloine, and the pieces there, by such as did survive them, he would never amend the same.

19. That he would not suffer the Kings pieces of Newhaven and Blackness to be furnished with Men and provision; albeit he was advertised of the defaults, and advised thereto by the Kings Coun­cil; whereby the French King was emboldned to attempt upon them.

20. That he would neither give authority, nor suffer Noblemen and Gentlemen to suppress Rebels in time convenients; but wrote to them to speak the Rebels fair, and use them gently.

21. That upon the fifth of October, (that pre­sent year) at Hampton-court, for defence of his own private causes, he procured seditions Bills to be written in counterfeit bands, and secretly to be dis­persed in divers parts of the Realm; beginning thus; Good people, intending thereby to raise the Kings Subjects to Rebellion and open War.

22. that the Kings Privy Council did consult at London, to come to him, and move him to reform his Government: But he hearing thereof, decla­red by his Letters in divers places, that they were high Traytors to the King.

23. That he declared untruly, as well to the King, as to other young Lords attending his person, that the Lords at London, intended to destroy the King, and desired the King never to forget to re­venge it; and required the young Lords to put the King in remembrance thereof, with intent to make Sedition and Discord, between the King and his Nobles.

24. That at divers times and places he said, That the Lords of the Council at London in­tend to Kill me, but if I die, the King shall die, and if they famish me, they shall famish him.

25. That of his own head he removed the King so suddainly from Hampton-court to Wind­sore, without any provision there made; that he was thereby, not only in great fear, but cast into a dangerous disease.

26. That by his Letters, he caused the Kings people to assemble in great numbers in Armor, after the manner of War, to his ayde and defence.

27. That he caused his Servants and Friends, at Hampton-court and Windsore, to be apparalled in the Kings Armor, when the Kings Servants and Guard went unarmed.

28. That he intended to fly to Iernsey and Wales, and laid Post-Horses and Men, and a Boat to that purpose.

Now albeit, saith my Author,Hayward [...] supra. there was little doubt, but that some of these Articles were meerly devised; others inlarged, or wrest­ed, or others inforced by odious interpretation; yet he subscribed with his own hand, that he did acknowledge his offences contained in them; and humbly upon his knees, submitted himself to the Kings Mercy. As also in like manner, intreated the Lords to be a means to the King, that he would conceive, that his offences did proceed rather from negligence, rashness, or other indisc [...]etion, than from any malicious thought tending to Treason, and that he would take some gracious way with him, his Wife and Children, not according to extremity of Laws, but after his great clemency and mercy. This was written with his own hand, 23 Dec. An. 3 Edw. Regis.

My Author also thus goeth on. To this I make no other defence; but intreat the Reader not to con­demn him for perishing so weakly, and for that he who should have lost his Life to preserve his Honor, cast away both his Life and his Honor together.

Notwithstanding for that present, his Blood was respited; but he was stripped of his great Offices of Protector, Trasurer, and Marshall, lost all his Goods, and near two thousand pounds Lands.

After this, he sent Letters to the Lords of the Council, wherein he acknowledged himself much favoured by them, in that they had brought his cause to be finable; which although it was to him importable; yet as he never did intend to contend with them, nor in any action to justi­fie himself; as well, for that he was none of the wisest, and might easily err; as for that it is scarce possible for any Man in great place, so to bear himself, that all his Actions in the Eye of Justice should be blameless: so he did then submit himself, wholy to the Kings Mercy, and their discretions, for some moderation; desiring them to conceive, that what he did amiss, was rather through rudeness, and for want of Judg­ment, than from any malicious meaning; and that he was therefore ready, both to do and suf­fer what they should appoint. Finally he did again most humbly upon his knees intreat pardon and favor; assuring them that they should ever find him so lowly to their Honors, and obedi­ent to their Orders, as that he would thereby make amends for his former follies.

Which subjection of his, wrought such com­passion towards him from the King; that he [Page 366] was forthwith released from his Imprisonment; his Fines pardoned; his goods and lands restored, exeept such as had been given away; the ma­lice of the Lords being either appeased, or their power not sufficient to resist.

Within a short time after which, he was en­tertained and feasted by the King, with a great shew of favor, and sworn again of the Privy-Council; and a seeming perfect amity made be­twixt him and the Lords: and that all might appear to be knit up in a comical conclusion, his Daughter was soon after joyned in Marriage with the Lord L'Isle, Son and Heir to the Earl of Uarwick, and the Earl himself madeGodw. p. 239. Lord Admiral of England, 3 Iunii, Ann. 1550. (4 E. 6.)

ButIb. p. 246. these ill cemented affections continued not long firm, bursting out into open enmity the next ensuing year: insomuch, as he resolved to Murther the Earl of Warwick, then newly made Duke of Northumberland (as some re­port) and to that end, under colour of a visit, came privily armed to his Lodging, attended by Seconds, where he found him in his Bed; but being courteously entertained, and with smooth Language, did not execute what he pur­posed. Whereupon, at his departure, oneSir J. Thyn [...] his Secretary. of the Company asking him whether he had done the feat; and he saying No; the party replyed, then you are undone.

Northum [...]erland therefore being now in title of Honor inferior to none,Hayw. p. 129. &c. and superiour to all in authority and power; could not restrain his haughty hopes of aspiring to an absolute command; but before he could level directly at his Mark, it was thought fit that this Duke should be taken away. Speeches were there­fore spread abroad, that he had caused himself to be proclaimed King in divers Countries. Which though they were known to be false, yet the very naming him so to be, either as de­sired by himself, or esteemed worthy by others, brought with it a distastful relish, apt enough to cause a suspition of truth.

After this, he was charged to have persuaded divers of the Nobility, to choose him Protector at the next Parliament. For which being questi­oned, he neither held silence as he might, nor confidently denied it, but entangled himself in his doubtful tale. Sir Thomas Palmer, (a great Creature of Northumberlands) also affirmed, that being upon a Journey with him towards the North; in case Sir William Herbert, Master of the Horse, had not assured him, that he should receive no harm, he would have raised the peo­ple; and that he had sent the Lord Grey before, to know who would be his friends. Also, that the Duke of Northumberland, the Marquess of Northampton ▪ and the Earl of Pembroke, should have been invited to Banquet; and that if they had come slenderly attended, then to have been set upon by the way; if strongly, then that their Heads should have been cut off, at the place of their Feasting. He likewise far­ther declared, that Sir Raphe Vane had two thousand Men in a readiness; that Sir Thomas Arundel had assured the Tower; that Seymour and Hamond would wait upon him; and that all the Horse of the Gens d' armes should be slain.

Hereunto Mr. Secretary Cecill added, that this Duke had sent for him, and said, That he suspected some ill meaning against him; and that thereunto he replied; If he were not in fault, he might trust to his Innocency; if he were, he had no­thing to say, but to lament him.

Being advertised therefore, of these Informa­tions; he forthwith defyed the Secretary by his Letter, then sent to Sir Thomas Palmer, to un­derstand what he had reported of him; who de­nied all that he had said.

Hereupon, after few days, coming to the Court somewhat later than usual, which was enforced as a suspition against him; he was after Dinner apprehended; and Sir Raphe Vane, being twice sent for fled. The day following likewise, his Dutchess was sent to the Tower; no Man grieve­ing thereat, by reason that her pride and base­ness of life, overballanced all pity. Sir Thomas Palmer being again examined, added to his former detection, that Gens d'arms, upon the Muster day should be assaulted by two thou­sand Foot, under Sir Raphe Vane, and by an hun­dred Horse of this Duke of Somersets; be­sides his Friends, which should stand by; and besides the idle people, which were thought in­clinable to take his part; that this done, he would run through the City, and proclaim Li­berty, and in case his attempt did not succeed, he would go to the Isle of Wight or to Poole.

Crane confessed, for the most part as Sir Tho. Palmer had done; and farther added, that the Lord Paget's House was the place, where the No­bility being invited to a Banquet, should have lost their Heads; and that the Earl of Arundel was made acquainted with the practice by Sir Michael Stanhope; also that it had been done, but that the greatness of the Enterprise caused delays, and sometimes diversity of advice. And far­ther said, that this Duke once fayning himself to be sick, went to London, to assay what friends he could procure.

But here my Author addeth, that Crane, (who gave this testimony) was a Man; who having consumed his own estate, had armed him­self to any mischief. Hamond also confessed, that the Dukes Chamber at Grenewich, had been strongly watched by night.

Hereupon, after a short abode in the Tower, he was brought to his Trial at Westminster, the Marquiss of Winchester, (then Lord Trea­surer of England) sitting as high Steward un­der a cloth of State, on a Bench mounted three degrees; the Peers in number twenty seven, sit­ing on a bench one step lower; which were these, The Dukes of Suff. and Northumb. the Marquess of Northampt. the Earls of Derby, Bedford, Hun­tington, Rutland, Bathe, Sussex, Worcester, Pem­broke, and Vicount Hereford: the Barons Berga­venny, Audley, Wharton, Evers, Latimer, Bo­rough, Zouch, Stafford, Wentworth, Darcie, Stur­ton, Windsore, Cromwell, Cobham, and Bray.

The charge against him consisting of five parts; 1. Of raising Men in the North parts of the Realm. 2. Of assembling Men to kill the Duke of Nor­thumberland. 3. Of resisting his Attachment. 4. Of killing the Gens d'arms, and raising Lon­don. And fifthly, of assaulting the Lords, and devising their deaths. To which he pleaded not guilty, and put himself upon Tryal of his Peers; denying, that he had ever any intent to raise Men in the North; but that upon some bruites apprehending a fear, he sent to Sir Wil­liam Herbert to remain his Friend. Saying, that [Page 367] he never determined to kill the Duke of Nor­thumberland, or any other Lord, but spake of it only, and determined the contrary. And farther said, that it had been a mad entreprise with his hundred Men, to assail the Gens d'arms, consisting of nine hundred, when in case he had prevailed, it would nothing have availed the pretended purpose: and therefore, that this be­ing fenceless and absurd, must needs discredit other matters, which might otherwise have been believed. Next, that at London he never projected any stir, but ever held it a good place for his security. And that for having Men in his Chamber at Grenewich, 'twas manifest he meant no harm; because when he might have done it, he did it not. Moreover, against the persons of them, whose Examinations were read against him; he objected many things, desiring they might be brought to his face; which in regard he was a person of dignity and estate, he deemed to be reasonable: speak­ing much evil against Sir Thomas Palmer; and yet, in opinion of many, far short of the Truth.

Much it was urged, by the Kings learned Council, that some of the Crimes charged against him were Treason, and the other Felony: Ne­vertheless, after many varieties in opinion, he was acquit of Treason, but by most voices found guilty of Felony; whereupon he had judgment to be hanged. Which he might have avoided, as most of our Historians do say, had he required the benefit of his Clergy, but upon better enquiry it will be found; that he was thus condemned by vertue of a Statute then in force, which made the conspiring the death of a Privy Councellor Felony, without the be­nefit of Clergy.

Judgment therefore thus passing upon him, he craved pardon of the Duke of Northum­berland, Marquess of Northampton, and Earl of Pembroke, for his ill meaning against them; making sute for his Life, in pity to his Wife, Children, and Servants, and payment of his Debts.

Hereupon, all means were made use of, to di­vert the Kings thoughts from him, as well by Masques, Tiltings, as other delights; and some­times calling him to serious affairs, wherein he took special pleasure. Sometimes also instancing to him, how dangerous a person he was; who having made away his only Brother, contrived the death of the chief Nobility. And where (said they) should this mischief have rested? would it have raged against all, and left the King only un­touched? verily, having been alwayes both cruel and false, there would have been no end of his mis­chief; therefore all his submissions, must now be taken for counterfeit and dissembled: but his Ava­rice and Ambition once removed, the way will be laid open to Vertue and Merit.

Thus far my Author Sir Iohn Hayward, where­unto I shall add, whatp. 249. Godwin farther saith; That having since his Sentence of death, conti­nued two Months in Prison; at length the vio­lence of his Enemies, (notwithstanding the Kings desire to save him) drew him to the Scaf­fold on Tower Hill, 24 Ian. An. 1552. (6 E. 6.) where having thus spoke to the Beholders, he suffered death.

Being by the Law condemned, I here willingly submit my self, by exemplary punishment to satisfie its Rigour. That God hath been pleased to grant me so long a preparative to my end, I humbly thank his eternal goodness: but in that he hath been far­ther pleased to inspire me, with the knowledge of his Truth, and to make me an instrument for the propagation of the same, I can never sufficiently mag­nify his Mercies. In this do I rejoyce; in this only do I triumph; beseeching him, that his Church in this Realm, being now reformed; according to the Institution of the antient Primitive, the Members thereof may conform their lives to the purity of its re­ceived Doctrine.

More he would have said, but a strange Tu­mult, and suddain consternation of the Assem­bly interrputed him, which being passed over, he suffered with admirable constancy; neither by voice, gesture, nor contenance, shewing himself any way dejected, or moved at the ap­prehention of death.

That his death was generally lamented is ma­nifest, many there were, who kept Handkar­chefs dipped in his Blood, as so many sacred Re­liques. Amongst the rest a sprightful Dame, two years after, when the Duke of Northum­berland was led captive through the City, for his opposition against Queen Mary; run to him in the Streets, and shaking out her bloody Han­kerchief before him, said; Behold the Blood of that worthy Man, that good Vncle of that excellent King; which shed by thy treacherous machination, now, at this instant, begins to revenge it self upon thee.

As for his life, (saith Godwin) he was a pious, just Man, very zealous in point of Reformation, very sollicitous of the Kings safety; every way good and careful of the Weal publick; only a little tainted with the Epidemique of those times, who thought it Religion to reform the Church, as well in its exuberancy of means, as of su­perstitious Ceremonies; whereof not a few of our Cathedrals to this day complain. Thus far Goodwin.

He had two Wives, the firstVinc. cor. p 483. called Kathe­rine, Daughter and Co-heir to Sir William Fil­lol of Woodland, in Com. Dors. Knight, by whom he had IssueVinc. cor. p 483. two Sons, Edward Seamour of Bery-Pomeric, in Com. Devon. and Iohn, the posterity of which Edward, do still remain in thole parts.

The second,Ibid. Anne Daughter of Sir Edward Stanhope of Shelford, in Com. Nott. Knight, by whom he had IssueIbid. three Sons, Edward, afterwards Earl of Hertford, Henry, who Mar­ried Ioane, Daughter to Thomas Earl of Nor­thumberland, and another Edward. And six Daughters; Anne fifth married to Iohn Dudley, (commonly called Earl of Warwick) eldest Son to Iohn Duke of Northumberland, and afterwards to Sir Edward Vmpton, Knight of the Bath, Margaret and Iane, who died unmar­ried; Mary, first Wedded to Andrew Rogers, eldest Son to Sir Richard Rogers of Brianston, in Com. Dors. Knight, and after to Sir Henry Payton Knight, Catherine died unmarried, and Elizabeth, who became the second Wife to Sir Richard Knightley of Fausley, in Com. North. Knight.

¶I should now go on with the Descendants of this great Duke:Thomas Lord Sea­mour of Sudely. but considering that Tho­mas his younger Brother, had no Issue, shall first take notice of what is most memorable of him.

[Page 368]In 32 H. 8. upon that triumphal justing at Westminster, on May day, (being then a Knight) heStow's Ann. was one of the Challengers to all comers, from, France, Flanders, Scotland and Spaine. And in the Month of Iuly, 35 H. 8. accompaniedIb. Sir Iohn Wallap, as Marshal, with six thousand Men, which were sent over in aid of the Emperor against the French. In which year being one of the Gentlemen of the Kings Privy Chamber, he was also constituted Pat 35 H. 8. p. 4. & p. 11. Master of the Ordnance for life, with the fee of two hundred Marks per annum, and eight pence per diem, for two servants attending him in that Office. And in 37 H. 8. obtained a GrantPat. 37 H. 8. p 16. of a certain Mansion, scituate in the Strand, without Temple-Bar, then called Hamp­ton-Place, alias Bath-place, parcel of the possessions of William late Earl of Southamp­ton) but since coming to the Earls of Arundel, for that respect called Arundel-House.

In 38 H. 8. he was Knight Marshal of thole Foprces sent into France, under the conduct of Eeward Earl of Hertford; as also one of those, whom the King upon his death-bed appointed Assistants to his Executors, [...] especially in matters of great consequence, and in 1 E. 6. 16 Feb. was advancedPat. 1. E 6. p. 6. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Seymour of Sudley, as also madeIb. Lord high Admiral of England.

But soon after this he fell. For [...] having Married Catherine Parr, the Widdow of the de­ceased King; great emulation hapned betwixt Anne the Wife of his elder Brother, Edward Duke of Somerset, (at that time Protector of the King and Realm) the Duke being a per­son mild, free, open and no ways malicious; this Thomas, (then Admiral) naturally turbu­lent fierce and ambitious; conceiving himself of the two, the fitter for publick Government; whereupon, presently after the death of King Henry, through his own over-weaning conceits, he resolved to add a luster to his good parts, by Marrying the Lady Elizabeth, as yet indeed fearce Marriageable: but Protector wisely considering how rash and perillous this Project was, frustrated that design. And by his after Marriage with Catherine, a most beautiful and noble Lady, abounding with Wealth befitting her dignity; most Men were confident, that the gulf of his vast desires would have been sa­tisfied.

But the Law whereby he was condemned, (though peradventure enacted by strength of [...]action) will manifest the contrary. Having therefore thus fortified himself with Money and Friends, and deeming his Brothers lenity to be [...]; he began to behold him with the eye of contempt, and to cast about how to dis­pos [...]ss him of the Saddle; and (being of like de­gree in consanguinity to the King) to enjoy the seat himself. To the furtherance of which pro­ject, he held it conducible, secretly to villifie and traduce the Protectors actions; to corrupt the Kings servants, (especially if in any de­gree of favor) by fair words, and large promi­ses; by degrees to assure himself of the Nobi­lity, to secure his Castle of Holt, with a Ma­gazin of warlick provision; but above all, to take care for Money, the nerves of War, and assurance of Peace.

T [...]se things having been ordered with exact diligence, and for supply of coyne, the Ex­chequer mightily pilled, he unmasked himself to some of the Nobility; signifying his intent of setling himself at the Stern, by forcible seising on the Kings person. Nay his madness so trans­ported him; that to one of them, conditional­ly that his assistance were not wanting to the advancement of his designs, he promised that the King should marry his Daughter.

In the mean time, the Queen his Wife, being in September, (2 E. 6.) delivered of a Daugh­ter, died in Child Bed; but not without sus­pition of Poyson: for after her death, he more importunately sought the Lady Elizabeth than ever; eagerly endeavoring to procure her con­sent to a clandestine Marriage, (as was that with the deceased Queen) and not untill after the Nuptials, to crave the assent of the King, or Lords of the Council. But this his project be­ing opportunely discovered, and a Parliament assembled; he wasJournal of Parl. by the authority thereof, committed to the Tower; and without any trial condemned. Shortly after which, the Parlia­ment being on the fourteenth of March, An. 1549 (3 E. 6.) dissolved, he was on the sixth day after, publickly beheaded; having first ve­hemently protested, that he never willingly did, either actually endeavor, or seriously intend any thing against the person of the King, or the State. Thus far Godwin.

¶I now come to Edward, Edward. the eldest Son to Edward Duke of Somerset, by Anne his se­cond Wife, upon whom his chiefest honors; as also divers Lands of great extent were entailed.

This Edward being dispossessed of all, by the Attainder of his Father, in that Parliament of 5 & 6 E. 6. so continued until the first year of Queen Eliz. But then, through the especial grace and favor of that Queen (being a KnightPat. 1 [...]. p. 4.) he was, by Letters Patent, bearing date 13 Ian. in the first year of her Raign, advancedPat. 1 [...]. p. 4. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Beauchamp, as also to the Dignity of Earl of Hertford.

That which I farther find most memorable of him is, that he MarriedAnnal. Eliz pe [...] Ca [...]d. de an. 1562. the Lady Catherine Grey, Daughter to Henry Duke of Suffolk, (who was of near alliance in blood to the Queen, and had been formerly WeddedAnnal. Eliz pe [...] Ca [...]d. de an. 1562. to Henry, the el­dest Son to William Earl of Pembroke, but lawfully repudiated:Annal. Eliz pe [...] Ca [...]d. de an. 1562.) And that she being dis­cerned to be great with child, was in 5 Eliz. committedIb. Prisoner to the Tower of London, though she acknowledgedIb. her self to be his law­ful Wife. Likewise, that he being then recal­led lb. out of France, (having thither gone with the Queen leave) and owningIb. his Mar­riage with her, was also there imprisonedIb. And that the Archbishop of Canterbury, and others, being made choyce of to examine the business, and to determine therein; no witnesses of the Marriage being produced within the limited time, gave SentenceIb. that it was unlawful; and the carnal copulation betwixt them unjustifiable: as also, that both of them, for their transgression therein, should endure due punishment.

Moreover, that shortly afterwards, being de­livered Ib. of her first begotten Son, in prison, and after that, of another,Ib. having corrupted Ib. her keeper; Edward Warner, Lieutenant of the Tower, was put outIb. of his place, and im­prisoned▪ and he himself censuredIb. in the Star [Page 369] Chamber, upon these three points; First, for that he had vitiated a Maid of the Royal Blood: Next, that he had broke Prison; And lastly, that he had lain with her again.

Also, that to this he answered;Ib. that, having lawfully married her, and the Prison-doores be­ing open, he came to her in her sadness, to com­fort her, and pay his Conjugal Debt. Never­theless he was finedIb. at Five thousand pounds, and kept prisonerIb. for the space of nine years. Nor was she set at liberty, but there, continued Ib. till her death.

Hereupon I shall add, what I have heard related from persons of great credit; which is, that the validity of this marriage, was afterwards brought to a Tryal at the Common-Law; where the Minister who married them being present, and other circumstances agreeing, the Jury (whereof Iohn Digby of Coleshill, in Com. Warr. Esquire, was the Fore-man) found it a good Marriage.

This Earl lived to be an aged man; and, in An. 1605. (3 Iac.) was sent EmbassadorAnnal R. Jac. per Cambd. to the Arch-Duke for confirming a Peace. By the before-specified Lady Catherine his wife, he had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. three sons; Edward, called Lord Beau­champ; Thomas, who took to wife Isabell the daughter of Edward Onley of Catesby, in Com. Northampton, Esquire, and died without issue; and another Edward. As also Catherine a daugh­ter, who died young. He had likewise two other wives;Catal. of Nob. by R. B. first Frances, sister to Charles Earl of Notingham; and lastly Frances daughter to Thomas Vicount Howard of Bindon; but by neither of them any issue: And, departing I. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 4. b. this life ... April, An. 1621. (19 I [...]c.) was buriedI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 4. b. in the Cathedral Church at Sa­lisbury.

Which Edward Lord Beauchamp (his eldest son) in 6 Iac. obtained LettersPat. 6 Jac▪ p. 30. Patents; grant­ing, that he, and the heirs-male of his body, im­mediately after the death of Edward Earl of Hertford (his father) should be Barons of Par­liament, and have place and voice there: As also other LettersPat. 6 Jac▪ p. 30. Patent, bearing date 14 Maii the same year, for the enjoyment of the Title of Earl of Hertford, in reversion, after his (the said Edward Earl of Hertford's) death. And, having marriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. I. 8. ut su­pra. Honora▪ daughter to Sir Ri­chard Rogers of Brianston, in Com. Dors. Knight, had issueCatal. of Nob. ut supra l. 8. at su­pra. by her three sons; viz. 1. Edward, who married Anne, daughter to Robert, Earl of Dorset; and had issue by her Edward a son, and Anne a daughter, who died young; 2. Sir Wil­liam Seamour Knight, and Sir Francis Seimour Knight. And one daughter, called Honora, mar­ried to Sir Ferdinando Dudley Knight of the Bath, son and heir apparent of Edward Lord Dudley.

But this Edward, Lord Beauchamp diedEx stem­mate. in his Father's life time (viz ... Aug. An. 1618. 16 Iac) And so didEx stem­mate. Edward his eldest son: In so much as, upon the death of Edward Earl of Hertford his Father, Sir William Seimour William. Knight, the second son, succeededEx. stem­mate. him in his Honors: and marriedEx. stem­mate. two wives; first, the La­dy Arabella, daughter to Charles, son to Mathew Earl of Lenox; by whom he had no issue And afterwards the Lady Frances, daughter of Robert Earl of Essex, sister and coheir to Robert [...] brother.

In An. 1640. (16 Car. 1.) this William, in consideration of his eminent merits, being advan­ced Pat. 16 Car. 10. p. 1. to an higher pitch of Honor, by the Title of Marquess of Hertford (as by His Majesti [...]s Letters Patents, bearing date 3 Iunii appear­eth) was thereupon constituted Governor to the Prince: and faithfully adhering to that King (of blessed memory) at such time, as through the influence of a prevalent Party in the late Long Parliament, divers Armies were raised against him in most parts of this Realm, under certain plausible pretence was madePat. de eo­dem anno. Lieutenant-Gene­ral of all his Forces in the Counties of Wilts. South. Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. Moreover, upon the third of Iune, An. 1643. he was elected Chancellor of the fa­mous University of Oxford; and the same year made Groom of the Stole.

And, living to see the happy Restoration of our present Soveraign King Charles the Second; was, by a special Act,Journal of Parl. in that Parliament be­gun at Westminster 25 April in the 12th year of his Reign, restored to the Title of Duke of Somerset, by a Repeal of that Act of 5 & 6 Edw. 6th, for the Attainder of Edward Duke of Somerset, his Great-Grandfather. After which, upon the 24th of October the same year, he departed this life, and was buried at Great-Bed­wind, in Com. Wilts.

By the Lady Frances his wife, he had issue five sons; William and Robert, who lived till the age of Twenty years, and then died unmarried; Henry, who took to wife Mary, the daughter to Arthur Lord Capell, and died at the age of Twen­ty eight years, in his father's life time; Edward, who died in his infancy; and lastly Iohn. Also four daughters; Arabella, who died unmarried; Frances; first married to Richard Vicount Moli­neux; secondly to Thomas Earl of Southamp­ton (Lord High Treasurer of England) and lastly to Conyers Darcie, son and heir to Conyers Lord Darcie, and Conyers; Mary to Heneage Earl of Winchelsey; and Iane to Charles Lord Clifford of Lansborough, son and heir to Richard Earl of Burlington.

Which Henry (the third son) so deceasing in his father's life time; had issue, by the said Mary his wife, one son called William; William▪ and three daughters; viz. Frances and Mary who died in their Infancies, and Elizabeth. So that William his son, surviving his Grandfather, succeeded him in his Honors; but died 12 Dec. An. 1671. unmarried, and was buried at Bedwind. Whereupon the Lord Iohn his Uncle succeeded him.

Which Iohn married Sara [...], daughter of Sir Edward Alston Knight; and departing this life ... Aprilis, An. 1675. without issue, was buried in the Cathedral at Salisbu­ry.

¶Having thus deduced the Line of this noble Family down to this present; I come lastly to Sir Francis Seymour▪ Knight, the third son to Edward Lord Beauchamp, son and heir to Edward Earl of Hertford.

This Sir Francis Seamour Francis Lord Seymour of Troubridge. upon the 19th of February, 16 Car. 1. was advancedPat. 6 Car. 1. p. 7. to the dig­nity of a Baron of this Realme, by the name of Lord Seamour of Tro [...]bridge, in Com. Wilts. And, having married twice; first Frances, the daughter and heir to Sir Gilbert Prinne of Al­lington, in Com. Wilts. Knight, by whom he [Page 370] had issue one son, called Charles; and Frances a daughter, married to Sir William Ducie of Tort­worth, a Knight of the Bath, and Baronet; and secondly Catherine, daughter to Sir Robert Lee of Bilsley, in Com. War. Knight, by whom he had no issue; departed this life 12 Iulii, An. 1664. and was buried at Bedwind.

Which Charles Charles. succeeding him, married two wives; first Mary, daughter and sole heir to Thomas Smith of Soley, in the Parish of Chil­ton, in Com. Wilts. by whom he had issue one son called Edward, who died in his Infancy: and two daughters; Catherine, who died un­married, and Frances now wife of Sir George Hun­gerford of Cadenham, in Com. Wilts. Baronet. He secondly married Elizabeth, daughter to Wil­liam L. Allington (of Horshet, in Com. Cantab.) by whom he had issue five sons; Francis, Willi­am and William, who died in their Infancies; and Francis and Charles now living. As also two daughters, Elizabeth, who died young; and Honora still surviving.

This Charles Lord Seamour died in August, An. 1665. To whom succeeded Francis, Francis. his eldest surviving son, who was born 17 Ianua­ry, Anno 1657. and by the death of the before specified Iohn, Duke of Somerset without issue, doth now enjoy that Title.

Monumental Inscriptions in the Chancel of the Parish-Church of Grat-Bed­wynd in Wiltshire, where the chief of this Noble Family do lie interred.

Here lyeth Entombed the worthy Sir John Sey­mour of Wolphall Knight; who, by Margery his wife, daughter to Sir Henry Wentworth Knight (from whom the now Lord Wentworth is descended) had six sons, and four daughters; to wit John, who died unmarried, Edward Duke of Somerset, Earl of Hertford, Vicount Beau­champ, and Baron Seymour, Vncle to King Ed­ward the Sixth, Governor of his Royal Person, Pro­tector of all his Dominions and Subjects, Lord Trea­surer and Earl Marshall of England. (Which Duke married Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Stanhope Knight, by Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Sir Fouke Bourchier Lord Fitz-warren, from whom the modern Earls of Bath are descend­ed;) Sir Henry Seymour Knight, who married Barbara, daughter of Thomas Morgan Esquire; Thomas Lord Seymour of Sudley, High Ad­miral of England, who married Katherine Queen of England, and widow of King Henry the Eighth, one other John, and Anthony, who died in their infancy; Jane Q. of England, wife to King Henry the Eighth, and Mother of King Edward the Sixth; Elizabeth, first married to Sir Henry Ughtred Knight, after to Gregory Lord Crom­well, and lastly to John, Lord St. John of Basing, afterwards Marquess of Winchester; Margery, who died in her infancy; and Dorothy, married to Sir Clement Smith Knight.

This Knight departed this life at Sixty years of age, the 21 day of December, An. 1536. and was first buried at Easton Priory-Church, amongst [...] of his Ancestors, both Seymours and Stur­myes. Howbeit, that Church being ruined, and thereby all their Monuments, either wholly spoiled, or very much defaced, during the Minority of Edward Earl of Hertford, son to the said Duke; the said Earl, after, as well for the dutiful love he beareth to his said Grandfather, as for the better continu­ance of his memory, did cause his Body to be remo­ved, and here to be entombed, at his own cost and charge, the last day of September, 1590. in the 32d year of the most happy Reign of our Gracious Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth.

Upon a Brass plate on a Grave-stone in the same Chancel.

Here lieth the body of John Seymour, son and heir of Sir John Seymour, Knight, and of Margery, one of the daughters of Sir Henry Wentworth Knight. Which deceased the 15th day of July, in the year of our Lord 1510. On whose Soul Jesu have mercy; and of your Charity say a Pater No­ster, and an Ave.

Upon another Gravestone, there; under which Edward Lord Beauchamp, Father of William late Duke of Somerset, lieth buried.

Bellocamp eram, Graia genitrice, Semerus
Tres habui natos, est quibus una soror.

Cromwell.
[28 Hen. 8.]

TOuching an eminent Family of this ap­pellation, and its antient advancement to Honor; having, in order of time (elsewhere) already spoke; I now come to ano­ther of that name; of which was Thomas Cromwell Thomas (a person of great parts, and much note in his days:) who being no other, by birthStow's An­nals, in an 1540. Godw. p. 144. Herb H [...]st. of H. 8. p. 462. than a Black­smith's son in Putney (about four miles di­stant from London) foundHerb. ut supra meanes to travel into divers Countryes, to learn their Languages, and to see the Wars (beingHerb. ut supra a soldier under the Duke of Burbon, at the sacking of Rome.) Whence returning, he was receiv'd into the ser­vice of Cardinal Wolsey, as hisStow ut su­pra. Sollicitor: unto whom he so approvedHerb. ut supra. himself, by his fidelity and diligence; as that the King, after the fall of that Cardinal, deeming him a proper Agent for himself, in more weighty Affaires, voluntarily entertain'dHerb. ut supra. him for his servant; and received such content from his dexterous management of what he had in trust; that in short time, he rais'd him to sundry great and eminent Titles of dignity.

Certain it is, that in this his service with the Cardinal, he had the chief hand,Ibid. p. 311. both in the endowment and foundation of those two fa­mous Colledges, in Oxford, and Ipswich, be­gun by that magnificent Prelate; and in 23 H. 8. (which was soon after the Cardinal's fall) was madePat. 23 H. 8. p. [...]. a Privy Councellor, and MasterPat. 23 H. 8. p. [...]. of the Jewel-House; having the fee of Fifty pound per annum granted to him, for his good service in that office. The next year following, he was also madePat. 24. H. 8. p. 1. Clerk of the Hanaper (an Office in Chancery of good profit and repute:) But, be­fore the end of that year, ChancellorIbid, p. 2. of the Ex­chequer, which was much greater. And, in 26 H. 8. Principal SecretaryPat. 26 H. 8. p. 2 of State: as also MasterStows Ann. of the Rolls.

[Page 371]Shortly after this, that Long Parliament then siting at Westminster (began 3 Nov. 21 H. 8. and held, by Prorogation, till the 27th of that Kings reign) originally design'd to swallow up those vast possessions which, through the boun­ty of divers pious Kings, and many other devout people of this Nation, had been bestowed on the Monasteries, wherein this Cromwell had been the Principal contriver; it was thought fit, in order to that grand work, to send visitors into all parts, for making Inquisition into the demeanor of the Votaries then profess'd in any of those Religi­ous Houses; to the end, that by representing them more loose in their lives, than the strict­ness of their Rule required, the less regret might be had, not only to their ejection, but to the utter suppression of their Orders. Whereupon, in October, An. 1535. (27 H. 8) being sent Herb. ut supra, p. 398. Stows Ann. with Doctor Lee, and others, upon that nota­ble errand; they putHerb. ut supra, p. 398. Stows Ann. forth all, who were wil­ling to depart, and all who were under the age of Twenty four year; shuttingIb. up those who remained, that they should not go out of their places: And to them which departed, assign'd Ib. Forty shillings in Money, with a Priests Gown for their Habit: but to the Nuns, no other Ap­parel, than secular women did use. Which be­ing done, they tookIb. the Relicks, and chiefest of the Jewels, in every House, to the King's use.

This grand Action being over (whereupon soon ensued the dissolution of all those, which had been by other Inquisitors, found under the va­lue of Two hundred pounds per annum) he was shortly after; viz. 2 Iulii, 28 H. 8. madePat. 28 H. 8. p. [...]. Lord Keeper of the King's Privy Seale; and upon the ninth of the same moneth, advancedIbid. to the dig­nity of a Baron of this Realm, by the name of Lord Cromwell of Okeham, in Com. Rutl. and within six dayes after (viz. 15 Iulii) which was the last day of the Parliament then held, took his placeH. 13. in officio Arm. f. 4. b. amongst the Lords in that House.

Being therefore arrived to this high pitch of Honor, and Trust; that which I shall next ob­serve, is; that the Popes Supremacie, being here, by authority of Parliament, abolished, and direct­ly declaredGodw. in an. 1536. 28 H. 8. p. 144. Stows Ann. to be in the King, divers businesses thereupon hapening, which could not be dis­patch'd without his Highnesses consent; him­self being not able to undergo the burthen thereof, confer'dGodw. in an. 1536 28. H. 8. p. 144. Stows Ann. that Authority on this Lord Cromwell, making him Vicar-general Godw. ut supra. over all the Spiritualties, under himself: Not that he thought a Layman more fit for it than one of the Clergy; but,Godw. ut supra. because, under colour thereof, he had resolv'd to put in execution some designs, wherein the Clergy, in probability, would have moved but slowly. Whereupon he became Pre­sident Godw. ut supra. in the Synod of that year (viz. 28 H. 8.) and sateStow, ut su­pra above the Bishops, as Head over them. By the Authority of which Synod, a BookGodw. ut supra. was set forth; wherein (many points of Doctrine being proposed, to be expounded by the Curates to their Parishioners) mention was only made of three Sacraments; viz▪ Baptisme, the Eucharist, and Penance: as also some Holy dayes abrogated▪ and divers other things, pertaining to Religion, and Ecclesiastical Discipline somewhat changed. And in September the same year, sentStow, ut supra. out, un­der the King's Spiritual Seal, certain Injuncti­ons to the Prelates and Clergy of the Realm, charging Curates to Pr [...]ch; and to Teach their Parishioners the Pater Noster; Ave, Creed, Com­mandements, and Articles of Faith, with other Ar­ticles, in the English-tongue.

In 29. H. 8. he was constitutedPat. 20 E. 8. p [...]. Chief Justice Itinerant of all the Forests beyond Trent. And, in September, An. 1538. (30 H. 8.) sentStows Ann. forth Injunctions to all Bishops and Curats, through­out the Realm, charging them to place in every Parish-Church, the Bible of the largest Volume, Printed in English, for all men to read on: as also a Register, wherein all Weddings, Christen­ings, and Burials should be entred.

About this time it was, that he obtain'd a grantPat. 30 H. 8. p. [...]. of the Castle and Lordship of Okeham, in Com. Rutl. and was also made ConstablePat. 30 H. 8. p. [...]. of Caresbroke-Castle, in the Isle of Wigh [...].

It is observed,Herb Hist. of H. 8. E. 442. that in this great work, for dissolution of the Religious Houses; though di­vers of the Visitors petitioned, that some might be spared, as well for the virtue of the persons in them, as for the benefit of the Country (the poor receiving thence much releife, and the richer sort good education for their children:) and though that worthy Man Latimer (then Bishop of Worcester) wisht that two or three might be left in every Shire, for Pious uses; yet did this Cromwell (by the King's permission) in­vade all: and, what betwixt Threats, Gifts, Perswasions, Promises, and whatsoever might make a man obnoxious, at length obtain'd, from the Abbots, Priors, Abesses; and their Covents, of all those greater Monasteries, which the Act of Parliament of 27 H. 8. had not suppressed, formal Surrenders, under their publick Seales.

It is likewise not unworthy of note, that he wasIb p. 462. a principal Instrument, in keeping down the Clergy; whom, in regard of their Oathes to the Pope, he usually term'd the King's half Sub­jects: And, that, as to the expulsion of the Monks, he said, It was no more, than a restoring them to their first Institution, being lay and labouring persons. Nor did it move him, that so much strictness and austerity was enjoyn'd them in their respective Orders, since he said,Ib p. 462. They might keep it in any condition.

In recompence therefore of this high service, he soon obtain'd a grantPat. 31 H. 8. p 5. from the King, in Fee, of the dissolv'd Monastery of St. Osythes in Essex; with all the Houses, Buildings, Church, and other Appurtenances thereunto belonging: as also of the Mannors and Lordship of Chich-St. Osithes, Barnton, Coketwyke, Wig­bargh, Erles Hall, Westwyke, Howyke, Lewyke, Wyershall, alias Withston Hal, Cannon Hall, alias Can Hall, Abbots Hall, Cost Hall, alias Costed Hall, Myl [...] ­end Hall, Broke Hall, and Birche Hall; with Horsey, and all and singular their Mem­bers, parcel of the possessions of the same Mona­stery of St. Osythes. Likewise of the Mannor or Lordship of Chalwedon, in Com. Essex, par­cel of the possessions of the new Hospital of our Blessed Lady, without Bishopsgate, in Lon­don: as also of the Mannors and Lordships of Tollesbury, High-Hall, Abbesse-Hall, and Hackley, in the said County of Essex, parcel of the possessions of the Monastery of Berkyng. And of all that Mannor of Gorewells, in Tol­lesbury aforesaid, parcel of the possessions of the Monastery of Bylegh, in that County. Like­wise of the Mannors of Wileghe, Brigh­tingsey, alias Brykelsey; Pichesaye, Mondone, and Grynstede, in the same Coun­ty, [Page 372] parcel of the possessions of the Monastery of St. Iohn at Colchester. Also of the Mannors at Dedham, and Langham in the same County, with the Mannor and Lordship of Stratford Juxta Higham, in Com. Suff. with three Mannors the King had by the Grant of Charles Duke of Suffolk.

Moreover, he then obtained from the King another GrantIbid. of the whole scite and circuit of the Friers Minors, commonly called the Gray Friers, in Yarmouth, within the Country of Norffolk, with all the Houses and Buildings thereto belonging: as also a multitude of other Lands and Advowsons of Churches, which did belong to some one or other of the then suppres­sed Religious Houses; the particulars whereof, for brevity I omit to mention Which Grant bears date the Tenth of April, 31 H. 8. And, upon the Seventeenth of the same month, was advancedPat. 31 H 8. p. 5 to the dignity of Earl of Essex. As also, soon after, madeHerb Hist. of H 8. p. 456 Knight of the Garter, and Lord High Chamberlain of England.

But, as his rise was somewhat hasty, so was his fall very sudden. For, having been the chief adviser [...] of King Henry's Marriage, with the Lady Anne, daughter to the Duke of Cleve, with whom after he had lodg'd the first night, he fell in dislike, [...]concluding that he found her no Maid; neither her Beauty, nor Conversation being otherwise pleasing [...] to him, though he outwardly shew'd fair respect [...]to her; he did not only resolve of a Divorce [...] from her, but to ruine [...] this Cromwell, who had been the chief Agent, in order to those his unhappy Nuptialls. Whereunto the odium contractedIbid. towards him, from all the Nobility, by reason of his so great and high adv [...]ncement, from so low Birth, did not a little contribute: besidesIbid. the hatred of all the Romish party, in regard he had so earnest­ly operated in the dissolution of the Monasteries: especially of Stephen Gardner, then Bishop of Winchester: Nay, of the very Reformers Ibid. themselves; who foundIbid. that he could not protect them from burning: And lastly, from Ib. the generality of the People; for that, besides a Subsidie of four shillings in the pound, which the Clergy gave, he had, in that very, Parlia­ment, been instrumentalIb. in getting (not with­out much reluctation) one Tenth and four Fif­teens from the Laity.

Of all which, the King taking advantage (having, besides▪ divers ArticlesIbid. brought a­gainst him) gaveIbid. way to his Enemies Accusa­tions, which could not but be much material; it being impossible, that any man, who had acted so much in great and publick affairs, should not, in divers kindes mistake, forget, and erre, so farr as to incurr the note of a Criminal, upon fevere Inquisition made against him: And therefore caused him to be ArrestedIbid. at the Council Ta­ble by the Duke of Norfolk, when he least suspected it, and committed [...] to the Tower 10 Iunii, 32 H. 8.

It is said [...] by some, that he discern'd his Fall two yeares before; and therefore provided for his Family.

As to the Crimes objected [...] against him, they chiefly [...]eem'd to be an usurpation of Power, to s [...]t at liberty certain persons not capable of it: also his granting Licenses; and making certain Commissions in high Affaires, without the King's knowledge. In which, though he might in his discretion find due motives; yet, proceeding not warily enough therein, he fell into the dan­ger of the Law. Moreover, he was accused [...] for an Heretick, and a Favourer of such. Of Enemies, 'tis certain, he had not a few, for the reasons already instanced: yet, it seemes Cran­mer (at that time Archbishop of Canterbury) adventured boldly, in order to the saving of his life, as by an original Letter Ib. of his, to the King, appeareth. Where he saith; That though he heard in his Graces Councill, that he was a Tray­tor; yet (saith he) Who cannot but be sorrowfull and amazed, that he should be a Traytor against your Majesty? be that was so advanced by your Ma­jesty; he whose surety was only by your Majesty; he who loved your Majesty (as I ever thought) no less than God; he who studied alwayes to set forwards whatsoever was your Majesties will and pleasure; he who cared for no man's displeasure to serve your Ma­jesty; he that was such a servant (in my judgment) in wisdome, diligence, faithfulness, and experience, as no Prince in this Realm ever had; He that was so vigilant to preserve your Majesty from all Treasons, that few could be so secretly conceived, but he de­tected the same in the beginning? If the noble Princes of Memory, King John, Henry the Third, and Richard the Second, had had such a Councel­lor about them, I suppose they should never have been so Trayterously abandoned, and overthrown as those good Princes were. And after this he sayes again; I loved him as my Friends; for so I took him to be; but I chiefly loved him for the love, which I thought I saw him ever beare towards your Grace, singular­ly above all other. But now, if he be a Traytor, I am sorry that ever I loved him, or trusted him; and I am very glad that his Treason is discovered in time: but yet again I am very sorrowful; for who shall your Grace trust hereafter, if you might not trust him? Alass! I bewaile and lament your Graces chance herein; I was not whom your Gra [...]e may trust; but I pray God continually, [...]ight and day, to send such a counsellor in his place, whom your Grace may trust; and who, for all his qualities, can and will serve your Grace like to him; and that will have so much sollicitude and care to preserv [...] your Grace from all dangers, as I [...]er thought he had.

And now, that I have thus taken notice of that Archbishops Letter to the King, on his be­half; give me leave to represent what I find writ­ten to the King▪ by himself, after he was sent to the Tower, and lay under that heavy Charge of high Treason;

Most Gracious Kyng, and most mercifull Sove­rayng, your most humble,Ex [...]utor. i [...] Bibl. Co [...]on. Titus, B. 1. most obeysant, and most bounden subject, and most lamentable servant and prisoner, prostrate at the feet of your most excellent Majesty, have herd your plesure, by the mouth of your Comptroller; which was, that I should wrytte to your most excellent Highness, such thynges as I thought me [...]e to be wryttyn consernyng my most miserable state, and condition; for the which your most habundant goodness, be [...]ignyte and licens, the immortalle God, three and On, reward your Magestye. And now most gracyous Prince to the matyer.

Fyrst, Wher I have bene accusyd to your Mage­stye of Treason. To that I say, I never in alle my lyfe thought▪ wyllingly to do that thyng that myght or sholde displease your Majesty; and much less to do or say that thing, which of it self is so high and abhominable offence; as God knowyth, who I doubt n [...]t shall reveale the trewthe to your Highnes. Myne [Page 373] accusers your Grace knowyth, God forgive them: For, as I ever have had love to your honor, person, lyfe, prosperitye, helthe, welthe, joy, and comfort; and also your most dere and most entyerly belovyd sone, the Prynce his Grace, and your proceedyngs, God so helpe me in this myne adversitie, and conffound me yf ever I thought the contrary. What labours, payns, and travailes I have takin, according to my most bounden deutye, God also knowyth. For, yf it were in my power (as it is Godds) to make your Magestye to lyve ever young, and prosperous, God knowyth I woolde. If it hadde bene, or were in my power to make yow so ryche, as ye myght enrych alle men, God helpe me, as I wolde do hit. If it had bene, or were in my power to make your Magesty so puyssant, as alle the world sholde be compellyd to obey yow, Christ he know­yth I wolde; for so am I of alle othyr most bounde: for your Magestye hath bene the most bountiful Prynce to me, that ever was Kyng to his subject: ye, and more like a dere Father (your Magestye not offen­dyd) then a Master. Such hath bene your most grave and Godly counsayle towards me, at sundry tymes. In that I have offendid I ax yow mercy▪ should I now, for such exceeding goodness, benyg­nyte, lib [...]ralitie and bounty be your Traytor, nay then the greatest paynes were too little for me. Should any fa [...]cyon, or any affeccyon to any point make me a Traytor to your Magestie, then alle the Devylls in Hell confound me, and the Vengeance of God light upon me, yf I sholde once have thought yt, most gracious▪ Soverayn Lord. To my remembrance I never spake with the Chancelour of the Augmentacyons and Throgmorton togethyr at one tyme: but yf I dyde, I am sure, I spake never of any such matyer: And your Grace knowyth, what manner of man Throg­morton hath evyr bene towards yowr Grace, and yowr procedyngs. And what Mr. Chancelour hath bene towards me, God and he best knowyth; I will ne can accuse hym. What I have bene towards hym, your Magestye right welle knowyth. I wolde in Christe I had obeyed your often most gracious grave Counsayles, and Advertysements, then hit had not bene with me as now hit is. Yet our Lord, yf hit be his wylle, can do with me as he dyd with Su­san, who was falsly accused: unto the whyche God I have only commytted my Sowle; my Body, and Goods at your Magestyes pleasure, in whose mercye and pyetie I do holly repose me; for othyr hope then in God and your Magestye I have not.

Sir, as to your Common Welthe, I have aftyr my mytte, power, and knowledge, travayled therein; ha­vyng had no respect to persons (yowr Magesty [...] only except) and my dewtye to the same: but, that I have done any Injustice, or wrong, wyllfully, I trust God shall bere my Wytnes, and the World not able justly to accuse me. And yet I have not done my dewtye in alle thynges, as I was bounden, where­fore I aske mercy. Yf I have herde of any Com­bynacyons, Convencyons, or such as were Offenders of your Laws; I have, though not as I sholde have done, for the most part revealed them, and also cau­syd them to be pu [...]yshed; not of Males, as God shall judge me. Nevertheles, Sir, I have medelyd in so many matyers, under your Highnes, that I am not able to answer th [...]m all. But one thyng I am well assured of; that willingly and wyttingly I have not had wille to offend your Highness: but hard it is for me, or any other, medelyng, as I have done, to live under yowr Grace, and yowr Laws, but we must daylie offend; and where I have offendyd, I most humbly aske mercy and pardon, at your Graces wyll and pleasure.

Amongst othyr thynges, most Gracyous Soverayn, Mr. Comptroller shewed me, that yowr Grace shewed hym, that within this fourteen dayes, ye commy [...]ted a matyer of grete secresye, which I did revele, co [...] ­trary to yowr expectation. Sir! I do remember well the matyer, which I nevyr revelyd to any creture: but this I dyd, Syr; After your Grace had openyd the matyer; fyrst to me in yowr Chamber, and de­clared yowr lamentable fate; declaryng th [...] thynges, which yowr Highnes myslykd in the Quene▪ at whych time I shewyd your Grace, that she often desyred to speke wyth me, but I durst not; and ye sayd, why sholde I not? allegyng, that I might do much good in goyng to her; and to be playn wyth her, in de­claryng my mynde: I thereupon, takyng oportunitye, not being a lyttil greivyd, spake privylie with her Lord Chamberlayn, for the whych I aske your Grace mercy; desyring hym (not naming yowr Grace to hym) to fynde some meane, that the Quene, might be induced to order your Grace plesantly, in her be­havyour towards you; thynking thereby, for to have had some faultes amendyd, to your Magestyes con­tent. And after that, by generalle wordes, the sayd Lord Chamberlayne, and other of the Queens Coun­sayle, being with me, in my Chamber at West­minster, for Lycens for the departure of the strange Maydens; I then required them to counsayl their Maystres, to use all pleasantnes to your Highnes: the whych things, undoubtedly weren both spokyn before your Magestye told the secrete Matyer unto me, only of purpose, that she myght have by love inducyd to such plesant and honorable facyons, as myght have bene to yowr Graces comforte; whych, above all things, as God knoweth, I dyd most c [...]vyt and desire: But that I openyd my mouth to any creature, aftyr your Ma­gestye committyd the Secresye thereof to me, othyr then only to my Lord Admyral; whych I dyde by your Graces Commandement, which was upon Sun­day last in the mornyng, whom I then fownd as wyl­ling, and glad to seke remedye, for your comfort and consolacyon; and saw by hym, that he did as much lament Yowr Hyghnes fate, as ever dyd man; and was wonderfully grevyd to see Yowr Highnes so troubelyd, wyshing gretely▪ Your comfort: for the at­tayning whereof he sayd (Your Honour Salvyd) he would spend the best bloud in bys helye: and yf I wolde not do the lyke, ye and wyllingly dye for Your comfort, I wolde I were in Hell; and I woolde I sholde receive a thousand Dethis.

Sir, This is all that I have done in that matyer; and yf I have offendyd Your Magestie therein, pro­strate at Yowr Hyghnes fete, I most lowly aske mer­cy and pardon of Your Highness. Sir, this was also layd unto my chardge, at myne Examination, that I had retayned contrary to Your Laws. Sir, what Exposycioun may be made upon Retaynowrs, I know not: but thys wyll I say; that yf ever I retayned any man, but such only as were my Houshold ser­vants, but ageynst my will, God confound me. But most Gracyous Soverayn, I have bene so callyd on, and Sewyd to by them, that sayd they were my Frendes; that, constrayned thereto, I retayned their children and frendys, not as Retayners: for their Fathers and Parents did promyse me to fynde them▪ and so took I them, not as Retayners, to my grete chardge, and for none evyll, as God best knowyth, interpret to the contrary who wylle; most humbly be­sechyng Your Magestye off Pardon, yf I have of­fendyd therein.

Sir, I acknowledge my self to have bene a most miserable and wrechyd sinner; and that I have not towards God and Your Highnes, behavyd my self as [Page 374] I ought, and sholde have done: for the whych myne offence to God, whyles I lyve, I shall continually kall for his mercy. And for myne offencys to Your Grace, which God Knowyth were never malycious and wyl­full, and that I never thought Treason to Your High­ness, Your Realme, or Posteritye, so God helpe me, ei­ther in word or dede. Nevertheles, prostrate at Your Magesties feet, in what thyng soever I have of­fendyd, I appel to Your Highnes for Mercy, Grace, and Pardon, in such wyse as shall be Your pleasure; bese [...]hyng the Almyghty Maker and Redeemer of the World, to send Your Magestye continual and long helthe, welthe, and prosperitye, with Nestor's yeares to Reigne: and Your dere Son the Princes Grace, to prosper, reigne, and continue long after You. And they that wolde contrary, short liffe, shame and con­fusion.

Wryten with the quaking hand, and most sorrowfull Heart of Your most sorrowfull Subject, and most h [...]mble Servant and Pryson [...]r, this Saturday at Your Tower of London.
Thomas Cromwelle.

But, notwithstanding all this, he was Con­d [...]mn'd [...] unheard (and almost unpittyed) whil [...]st he was thus in the Tower: and, upon the 24th of Iuly, An. 1540. (32 H. 8.) being four days after the dissolution of the Parliament (which began the 12th Apr. preceding) was brought forth [...] to the Tower-Hill: where, after his Profession [...] publickly made; that he was neither guilty of Treason, nor Heresy; and that he was no Sacramentary; but that he would die in the Catholick Faith, his head [...] was▪ cut off

Sir Edward Coke, in his Iurisdiction of Courts, fol. 37. saith, That Sir Thomas Gaudy, then a grave Judge of the King's Bench, after, told him; That Cromwell was commanded to attend the Chief Justices, to know, whether a man that was forth-coming (as being in prison) might be at­t [...]inted of High Treason by Parliament, and not called to answer. The Judges answered, It was a d [...]ngerous question, and that they thought a Par­li [...]ment would never do it. But being by the ex­press commandement of the King, and they pres­s [...]d by Cromwell, to answer, directly said; That, if he was attainted by Parliament, it could not be questioned, whether the party was called to answer, or not. But the party against whom this was intend­ed (said he) was never questioned; and the first m [...]n that suffered by that proceeding, was the said Cromwell himself.

Suffering thus, I shall take leave to add, what is obs [...]rv'd by some for his credit, viz. [...] That after the fall of Cardinal Wolsey, being chosen a Burg [...]ss for the Parliament, he manifested his aff [...]ction and gratitude to his old Master, by do­ing him all the good service he could, in that Convention; and that by his witty Arguments he [...] that Bill, which was there brought in, to at [...]aint him of High Treason; answering what­soever was there at any time laid to his charge, or objected against him.

It is also farther observed [...] of him, that in the exercise of his places of his places of Judicature, he used much moderation; and in his greatest pomp took notice, and was thankful to mean persons of his old acquaintance.

I have seen a Pedegree, wherein 'tis express'd, th [...]t he m [...]rri [...]d a daughter of one William▪ a [...], but I suppose it a mistake; and that [...] married his sister: for certain it is, that Sir Richard Williams is said to have been his Nephew; who being by him preferr'd to the ser­vice of King Henry, afterwards aff [...]m'd the Name of Cromwell: and about the beginning of May, An. 1540. (32 H. 8.) upon a great Just­ing [...] Survey, p. 494. [...]. at West [...]mi [...]ster (which had been Pro­claim'd in France, Flanders, Scotland, and Spain) being one of the Challengers, was there Knighted; [...] Survey, p. 494. [...]. and on the fifth day of the same moneth, overthrew [...] Survey, p. 494. [...]. Mr. Culpeper in the Field.

Shortly after which, he grew in such favour; as that in 34 H. 8. he was madePat. 34. H. 8. p. 12. one of the Gentlemen of the Privy-Chamber to that King: Also in 35 H. 8. constablePat. 35. H. 8. p. 17. of Berkley-Ca­stle; and CaptainHolingsh. p▪ 960▪ a. n. 60. of those Horsemen which were then, with other Forces, sent into France, under the command of Sir Iohn Wallop.

It is very well known, that this Sir Richard Cromwell, upon the dissolution of the Monasteries, obtained all those Lands in Huntingtonshire, which did belong to any of them, in that Coun­ty; and left issue Sir Henry Cromwell Knight his son and heir, who made his chief seat upon the ruines of that at Hinchinbroke (which had been a House of Nuns) and left issue divers sons; of which Sir Oliver Cromwell (made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Iames) was the eldest, and Robert another.

Which Robert was Father of another Oliver; the haughtiness of whose spirit, exeeding the bounds of his estate, exposed him to such wants, as, that, being not well able to support himself here in such a garb as he desired; he resolv'd to go for New England; and to that end went to Cambridge; where, being seated, he sorted himself with the Nonconformists of those parts; expecting, by that meanes, to receive some advan­tage amongst those Phanatiques, wherewith New England was, for the most part peopled. But the Troubles here, taking their rise before he could well fit himself for that Journey; be­ing a person of a subtile and active spirit, and in no small esteem with the Puritans; he was chosen a Burgess for that Corporation, in the late Long-Parliament: In which unhappy Convention, he play'd his game so well; as that, upon the rai­sing of several Armies, by the predominant party there (under colour of afferting the Establisht Religion, and Laws) he put himself in Armes; and, in short time grew so famous for his valor and military skill, as that, through the excel­lent faculty he had in humouring the Phana­tiques, both in Camp and elsewhere, and his success by their bold attempts, at length he arri­ved to be the chief of the Independent-party, amongst the Soldiers, which soon topt the Pres­byterean; and gaining farther strength, became the Principal Agent in Contriving the De­struction of the late King Charles of Blessed Me­mory, in order to the utter ruine of Monarchy in this Realme; Whereupon he advanced himself to the Supreme Power in Government, by the Title of Lord Protector; But the exact memorial of his Life and Actions, being no part of the Subject I now treat of; I refer to our publick Historians: and come next to the Descendent [...] of the before-specified Thomas Earl of Es­sex.

Of these the first in order, was Gregorie Crom­well, Gregory. his son and heir. Which Gregorie, upon the 18th of December, in 32 H. 8. (about five moneths [Page 375] after his Father's death) being then [...]ervantPat. 32 H. 8 p. 7. to the King, was createdPat. 32 H. 8. p. 7. a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Cromwell, but not distin­guisht by any place: And, having marriedEx stem­ma [...]e. E­lizabeth, daughter to Sir Iohn Seameur of Wolf-Hall, in Com. Wilts. Knight, sister to Edward Duke of Somerset, and Widow of Sir Antho­nie Oughtred Knight, diedEx stem­ma [...]e. in 5 E. 6. leaving is­sue, Ex stem­ma [...]e. by her, three sons; Henrie, Edward, and Thomas; and two daughters; Frances, married to Edward Stroude of ... in Com. Devon. Esquire, and Catherine to Iohn Stroude of ... in Com. Dorset, Esquire.

Which Henrie Henry. took to wifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Marie, the eldest daughter to Iohn Marquess of Winchester: and by his Testament,Harington, qu. 91. bearing date 15 Nov. An 1592. (34 Eliz.) bequeath'd his body to be buried at Launde (in Com. Leic) by the Tombe of his Father; where also Marie his wife lay in­terred: And died soon after; for the Probate thereof beares date 16 Dec. next following: leav­ing [...]x praef. stemma­ [...]. two sons; Edward his son and heir, and Sir Gregorie Cromwell Knight; as also one daughter, called Catherine, married [...]x praef. stemma­ [...]. to Sir Leonel Tal­mache Knight.

Which Edward, [...]dward. being summon'd to that Par­liament, begun 19 Febr. 35 Eliz. had admit­tance Journal. of Parl. into the House, upon the 27th of the same moneth: and in 40 Eliz. wasAnnal. Eliz. per Cambd. in that adventure to Sea, with Robert Earl. of Essex, against the Spaniards: Also in 43 Eliz. inIb. that Insurrection with him, which cost the Earl his head. And, having marriedEx praef. stemmate. Frances, daugh­ter to William Rugge of ... in Com. Norff. died in Ireland, and was there buried in the Abby-Church at Down-Patrick; leaving issueEx praef. Stemmate. by her, Thomas his son and heir▪ and three daugh­ters; Elizabeth married to Sir Iohn Skelton, Knight; Frances to Sir Iohn Wingfeild of Ti­kencourt, in Com. Rutl. Knight, and Anne to Sir Edward Wingfeild of Poore's-Court in Ireland Knight.

Which Thomas Thomas. was createdIbid. Vicount of Le­cale, and Earl of Ardglas in Ireland (having a fair Estate in that Realme) and by Eliza­beth his wife, daughter and heir to Robert Meve­rell of Throwley, in Com. Staff. Esquire, had is­sue three sons; Wingfeild his son and heir; Vere-Essex, and Oliver: As also three daughters, Frances and Iane, who died young, and Mary, married to William Fitzherbert of [...]issington, in Com. Derb. Esquire. And departing this life in the moneth of February, An. 1653. was buri­ed at Tiken-Court before-mention'd.

To whom succeeded in his Honors, Wingfeild, Win [...]eild. his son and heir; who married Marie daughter of Sir William Russell, late of Stre [...]tham, in Com. Wigorn. Knight, and died 3 Octob. An. 1668. leaving issue Thomas his only son▪ and one daugh­ter called Marie.

Which Thomas Thoma [...]. (now Lord Cromwell) hath married ... daughter to Dr. Michaell Boile Archbishop of Dublin, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

Paulet.
[30 Hen. 8.]

Of this antient Family, which originally took its surname from the Lord [...]ip of Paulet, in Com. Somerset, was Sir Iohn Paulet [...] Kt, who diedEx stem­ [...]ate. in 2 R. 2. leaving issue,Ex stem­ [...]ate. by Elizabeth his wife, the daughterEx stem­ [...]ate. and heir to William Credi of Credi, in Com. dev [...]n, Esquire, Sir Thomas Pa [...]let Knight, his son and heir; and William a younger son.

Which Sir Thomas Thomas. had issueIb. Sir William Pau­let Knight, who marriedIb. Elizabeth the daughter and heir to Iohn Deniband of [...]inton-St. George, in Com. Somers▪ Esquire, from whom d [...]s­cended Ib. Sir Ami [...]s Paulet Knight, CaptainAnnal. [...]. per Ca [...]b. of the Isle of Garnsey, and oneAnnal. [...]. per Ca [...]b. of the Privy-Council to Queen Elizabeth, in 29th of her Reign; who, (with Sir Dru Drurie Knight) had the chargeIbid. of Marie Qu [...]n of Scots, sometime before, and when she suffered death shortly af­ter: And left issueEx stem­mate. Sir Anthonie Paulet An [...]hony. Knight; who, by Catherine his wife, daughterEx stem­mate. to Henrie Lord Norris, had issueEx stem­mate. Iohn Paulet of Hinto [...]-St. Ge [...]rge Esquire; who, by Letters Patents, bearing date 23 Iunii, 3 Car. I. was advanced [...] to the dignity of a Baron of this Realme, by the Title of Lord Paulet of Hinto [...]-Saint George.

Which Iohn, [...] Lord Paulet manifesting his Loy­alty to the King at the beginning of the late un­paralell'd Rebellion, had a Commission to raise a Regiment of Fifteen hundred Foot for his Ser­vice. And, having married Christian, daughter and heir to Christopher Ken of Ken, in Com. So­merset, Esquire, died 20 Martii. An. 1649. leav­ing issue three sons, 1. Sir Iohn Paulet Knight, who succeeded him in his honor. 2. Francis. 3. Amias: and five daughters; (1.) Florence, first married to Thomas Smith of Long-Ashton, in Com. Somers. Esquire, secondly to Colonel Tho­mas Pigot, an Irish-man (2.) Margaret, first to Dennis Rolls of Stephenston, in Com. Devon. Esquire; secondly, to Sir Richard Cholmley of Grosmunt, in Com. Ebor. Knight; and lastly, to Col. Edward Cook of Highnam, in Com. Glo [...]. Esquire. (3.) Susan, to Michael Warton of Be­verley, in Com. Ebor. Esquire. (4.) ... to William Wilmot of Wantage, in Com. Wil [...]s. Esquire. (5.) Elizabeth, first to William Ash­burnham of Ashburnham, in Com Suss. Esquire, and afterwards to Sir William Hartop of Rother­by, in Com. Leic. Knight.

Which Iohn Iohn. (his eldest son and successor) married twice; first Catherine, daughter and co­heir to Sir Horatio Ver [...] Knight, Lord Vere of [...]ilbury, in Com. Essex. by whom he had issue two sons; Iohn, and Horatio; and three daugh­ters; Elizabeth, married to Sir Iohn Sydenham of Brempston, in Com. Somers. Baronet: Vere and Catherine: Secondly Anne, second daugh­ter and coheir to Sir Thomas Brown of Walcote, in Com. Northampt. Knight▪ by whom he had is­sue two sons, Amias and Charles; and four daughters; Anne, Florence, and Mary, who di­ed [...]young; and Margaret. And departing this life at his Mannor-house of Court de Weeke, in Com. Somers. 15 Sept. An. 1665. was buried at Hinton-St. George.

[Page 376]This last mentioned Iohn, Iohn. thus succeeding him, married also two wives; 1. Essex, eldest daughter to Alexander Popham of Littlecote, in Com. Wilts. Esquire, by whom he hath issue one daughter called Catherine: Secondly Susan, daughter to Philip Earl of Pembroke.

¶But, the chiefest honor which hath accrued to this Family, was from William, William. the second son of that Sir Iohn Paulet, Knight, who died in 2 R. 2. For this William, by Eleanore his wife, sisterClaus. 8 H. 6. m. 2. in dorso. and heir to Sir Elias de la mere of Noney-Castle, in Com. Somers. Knight, not a little augmenting his estate; by her had issue Claus. 8 H. 6. m. 2. in dorso. Sir Iohn Paulet of Noney-Castle Knight; who, by his marriageEsc. 7 H 16. n. 69. with Constance, daughter of Hugh, son and heir to Sir Thomas Poynings Knight, Lord St. Iohn Iohn. of Basing, in Com. Southampt. and at length one of the coheirs to the same Sir Thomas, added much more there­to.

This Iohn, Iohn. having executed the Office of Sheriff,Rot. Fin. 7 H. 6. m. 8. for the County of Wilts. in 7 H. 6. in 8 H. 6. had liveryRot. Fin. 8 H. 6. m. 18. of that purparty of those lands, which were of the Inheritance of Con­stance his wife; And by her left issueEx stem­mate. Iohn, who marriedEx stem­mate. Eleanore, the daughter and coheir to Robert Ros of Gedney, in Com. Linc. Esquire. Which Iohn had issueEx stem­mate. Sir Iohn Paulet Iohn. Knight, onePolyd. Virg. p. 600. n. 30. of the Commanders of those Forces, im­ployed for the subduing of the Cornish-men in An. 1524. (7 H. 7.) then risen in Rebellion, and conducted by Iames Lord Audley.

This last mentioned Iohn, by Elizabeth his wife, daughterEx stem­mate. to Sir William Paulet of Hin­ton-St. George Knight, had issueEx stem­mate. William, William Marquess of Winche­ster. his son and heir; who, being a person singularly accomplisht with Learning and other excellent parts, arrived, by sundry steps, to several de­grees of high advancement, both in point of ho­nor, and otherwise. For, in 24 H. 8. (being then a Knight) he was ComptrollerPat. 24 H. 8. p 2. of the Kings Houshold: and, in 25 H. 8. sent,Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 35 [...]. with the Duke of Norfolk, to attend King Francis the First of France, unto his intended Enter­view with the Pope at Marsielles. In 29 H. 8. at the Creation of Edward Prince of Wales, he was madeIb p. 430. Treasurer of the Kings Houshold: and, the next ensuing year, by Letters Patent, bearing date 9 Martii, advancedPat. [...]0 H. 8. p. 4 m. 1. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord St. Iohn. Shortly after which, being summon­ed Journal of Parl. to Parliament (scilicet, in 31 H. 8.) he took his placeJournal of Parl. there, upon the 28th of A­prill.

In 32 H. 8. he was madePat. 32 H. 8. p. 8. Master of the Wards (26 Iulii) which Office was confirm'd Pat. 34 H. 8. p. 2. to him in 34 H. 8. with the Fee of Two hun­dred pounds per annum, he being the firstPat. 34 H. 8. p. 2. on whom it was bestowed, after the establishment of that Court by authority of Parliament. Short­ly after which, viz. in 35 H. 8. he was in­stall'd Instit. of the Garter per E. A. Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter. And, in 36 H. 8. being in that great Expedition then made unto Boloine, was Herb. ut su­pra. p. 512. with the King at the taking thereof.

He was also constitutedGodw p. 204. one of that King's Executors; Likewise appointedGodw p. 204. of the Coun­cill to his son and successor, Prince Edward. And, upon the removalHayw. Hist. of E. 6. p 6 & [...]. of the Earl of South­ampton from his office of Lord Chancellor, in 1 E. 6. (being thenHayw. Hist. of E. 6. p 6 & [...]. Lord great Master of the Houshold) had the custodyPat. 1 E. 6. p. 4. of the Great Seale, untillIb. p. 3. m. 14. the 30th of November following, that the Lord Rich was made Lord Chancellor. More­over, upon the 19th of January, 3 E. 6. he was createdPat. 3 E. 6. p. 7. Earl of Wiltshire: and upon the first of February, 4 E. 6. constitutedPat. 4 E. 6. p. 2. Lord Treasurer of England.

Lastly, upon the 12th of October, 5 E. 6. he wasPat. 5 E. 6. p. 4. honoured with the Title of Marquess of Winchester. Soon after which, he sateHayw. p. 134. as High Steward of England, upon the Tryal of the Duke of Somerset, being also Lord Pre­sident Catal. of Nob. by R. B. of the Council for some part of that King's Reign.

UponGodw. p. 269. the death of King Edward, and Pro­claiming the Lady Iane Grey; when the Duke of Northumberland was gone towards the parts of Suffolk, with hopes to suppress those who were then risen on the behalf of Q Mary, he wasGodw. p. 269. one of the cheif of them that met in Council at Baynard's-Castle, and thereupon caused Proclamation to be made of Q. Mary's Title. Whereupon he gain'd so much upon her affections, that she, soon after renew'dPat. 1. M. p. 7. his Patent for the Office of Lord Treasurer. The like favour he obtain'dPat. 1 Eliz. p. 4. from Queen Eliza­zabeth in the first year of her Reign.

This Honourable Person was bornCatal. of Nob. by R. B. in the year 1483. (1 R. 3.) and livingAnnal. E­liz per Camd. till he had fully accomplisht the age of Ninety and seven years, sawAnnal. E­liz per Camd. an hundred and three persons of his own Generation. After which, departing Catal. of Nob ut [...]u­pra. this life at his Mannor-House of Basing, 10 Martii, An. 1571. (14 Eliz.) he was buried Catal. of Nob ut [...]u­pra. in the Church there. It is reported,Catal. of Nob ut [...]u­pra. that, being (sometime) ask'd how he did to stand in those perillous times, wherein such great chan­ges and alterations had been, both in Church and State; he answered, By being a William, and not an Oake.

It is observed by a very learned personFragm. Re­galia by Sir Rob. Na [...]on, p. 20. (and sometime Secretary of State) that this Marquess served under four Princes, in such various and changeable seasons, as no time, nor any age hath yeilded the like President: And truly, saith he, the old man taught them all, especially William Earl of Pembroke; for they two were ever of the King's Religion, and over-zealous Professors: and, being younger brothers (yet of Noble Houses) they spent what was left them, and came on trust to the Court. Where, upon the bare stock of their Wits, they began to traffick for themselves; and prospered so well; that they got, spent, and left, more than any Subjects from the Norman-conquest, in their own times.

He marriedIb. two wives; first Elizabeth the daughter of Sir William Capel Knight (Lord Mayor of London, in An. 1509. (1 H. 8.) and by her had issueIb. four sons; 1. Iohn, commonly called Lord St. Iohn, who succeeded him in his Honors; 2. The Lord Thomas Paulet (ofWindsor, qu. 13. Co­syngton, in Com. Somers.) who marriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Mary the daughter and coheir to Thomas Moore of Mel­pesh, in Com. Dors. 3. TheCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Lord Chediok Paulet (of Wade, in Com. Southampt.) made GovernorPat. 1. M. p. 11. Pat. 1 Eliz. p. 9. of the Town, and Castle of Ports­mouth in 1. Mariae, and 1. Eliz. Which Lord Chediok marriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Anne, daughter to Sir Thomas White of South-Warnborne, in Com. South­ampt. Knight. And Fourthly, the Lord Giles Catal. of Nob. ut supra. Paulet, who marriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Mary, the daughter and coheir to Nicholas Trapps, a wealthy Goldsmith in London.

[Page 377] He had also issue by the same Elizabeth four daughters; Alice marriedIb. to Richard Stowell of Cotherston, in Com. Somers. Esquire. Marga­ret toIb. Sir William Berkley of ... in Com. ... Knight; Margerie toIb. Sir Richard Wal­ler of Old-Stoke, in Com ... Esquire, and Eleanor toIb. Sir Richard Peck sall Knight, Master of the buck-Hounds.

His second Wife was Winifride, daughterIb. of Sir Iohn Bruges Knight, Widow of Sir Richard Sackvile Knight, Chancellor of the Exchequer: but by her he had noIb. issue.

To him succeeded Iohn Iohn. his son and heir; who, being summon'dCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to Parliament in 15 Eliz. was, the same year, oneAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. of the Peeres upon Tryal of the Duke of Norffolk, and, by his Testament, Daugh. 7. qu. 48. bearing date in 20 Eliz. bequeath'd his body to be buried in the parish Church of Basing, in the Sepulcher there ordained by his Father, for himself and his posterity: appointing a Thou­sand pounds to be bestowed on the charge of his Funeral.

This Iohn marriedC [...]tal. of Nob. ut supra. Elizabeth, one of the daughters and coheirs to Robert Willoughby, Lord Brooke; by whom he had issueIbid. four sons; Wil­liam his immediate successor; Sir George Paulet of Crundall in Com. Southampt. Knight, Ri­chard, and Thomas: As also two daughters; Mary marriedIbid. to Henry Lord Cromwell of Okham, in Com Rutl. and Elizabeth, firstIbid. wedded to Sir William Courtney of Powderham, in Com. Devon. Knight, and afterwards toIbid. Sir Henry Ough­tred Knight. And, departingEx coll. St. Lo. Kniveton ar. this life at Chel­sey, in Com. Midd. 4 Nov. An. 1576. (18 Eliz.) was buriedEx coll. St. Lo. Kniveton ar. at Basing.

To whom succeeded William William. his eldest son; who, in An. 1575. (17 Eliz.) his father then living, being summonedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. to Parliament by the Title of Lord St. Iohn of Basing, married Catal. of Nob. ut supra. Anne daughter to William Lord Howard of Effyngham (by Katherine his wife, daughter Catal. of Nob. ut supra. and coheir to Sir Iohn Broughton of Tuding­ton, in Com. Bedf. Knight.) By which Anne he had issueIb. William, his only son, and two daugh­ters, Anne marriedIb. to Sir Thomas Dennis of ... in Com. Devon. Knight, and Katherine Ib. to Sir Giles Wroughton of Broad-Hinton, in Com. Southampt. Knight.

He had also four natural sons, by one Mistriss Lambert, a Concubine, all Knights; viz. Sir Wil­liam, Sir Hercules, Sir Iohn, and Sir Hector: to whom (as I have heard) he granted Leases of Lands, for the terme of an hundred years, of lit­tle less then Four thousand pounds per annum value. Which Lands are to this day called the Bastard's Lands. And, departingFF. in Of­ficio Arm. f. 625. a. this life 24 Nov. An. 1598. (41 Eliz.) was buriedFF. in Of­ficio Arm. f. 625. a. at Basyng.

Which William William. succeeding his Father in his Honors, marriedCatal. of Nob. ut su­pra. Lucie, daughter to Thomas Earl of Exeter; and, by her had issueCatal. of Nob. ut su­pra. six sons; William, who took to wifeCatal. of Nob. ut su­pra. Mary, daugh­ter to Anthony Vicount Montagu, but diedAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. in August, An. 1621. in his Fathers life time, with­out issue; Thomas who diedCatal. of Nob. ut pra. unmarried; Iohn Catal. of Nob. ut pra., Henry Catal. of Nob. ut pra., Charles Catal. of Nob. ut pra., and Edward Catal. of Nob. ut pra.: and, depart­ing this life at Hackwood (near Basyng) 4 February, An. 1628. (4 Car. 1.) was buried at Basyng, with his Ancestors.

To whom succeeded Iohn, Iohn. his son and heir, who married three wives; firstI. 8 in of­ficio Arm. f. [...] 6. Iane, daugh­ter to Thomas Vicount Savage, of Rocksavage, in Com. Cestr. and by her had only issue Charles, called Lord St. Iohn of Basing. He second­ly married the Lady Honora, the only daughter to Richard Earl of Clanrikard in Ireland, by Frances his wife, daughter and heir to Sir Francis Walsingham Knight, one of the Principal Secretaries of State to the late Queen Elizabeth (and widow of Robert Earl of Essex:) by whom he had issue two sons; the Lord Iohn Paulet, who died unmarried, and the Lord Francis: and three daughters; the Lady Fran­ces married to ... a Frenchman; the Lady Anne to Iohn Lord Bellasses; and the La­dy Honora, who died unmarried. He thirdly married Isabella, daughter to William Vicount Stafford: but by her having no issu [...] departed this life upon the Fifth of March, An. 1674. and was buried at Inglefeild, in Com. Berks.

To whom succeeded, in his honors, Charles his eldest son, who bore the Title of Lord St. Iohn of Basing, during the life of his father. This Charles first took to wife Christian, the eldest daughter to Iohn Freschevile of Stavely, in Com Derb. Esquire since created Lord Fresche­vile) by whom he had issue one only son, na­med Iohn, who died in his Infancie. And survi­ving her, afterwards married Mary, one of the natural daughters to Emanuel late Earl of Sun­derland (widow of Henry, second son to Henry late Earl of Nonmouth) by whom he hath issue two sons; Charles, and William; and three daughters; Iane, married to Iohn Lord Brack­ley, son and heir to Iohn, now Earl of Bridg­water; Mary, and Elizabeth.

Russel, Earl of Bedford.
[30 H. 8.]

THat this Family hath been very antient in Dorsetshire, and possess'd of some fair Lordships in that County, for ma­ny Ages past, is evident from sundry Authori­ties: For, in 3 Ioh. by the AccomptRot. Pip. 3 Joh. Lo [...]. of the then Sheriff, it appears, that Iohn Russel, Iohn. gave Fifty Marks to the King for License to marry the sister of Doun Bardolf, a great man in those dayes. Which Iohn, in 5 H. 3. was also Con­stable Claus. 5 H. 3. m. 8. of Cor [...]-Castle: and had issueClaus. 8 H. [...] m. 3 Raphe. Raphe, his son and heir, who took to wifeClaus. 8 H. [...] m. 3 Issabel, the daughter and coheir of Iames de Newmarch, one of the Barons of that age: and, in 22 H. 3. had respiteM [...]ch. Rec. 22 H 3. Rot. 2. Somers. [...]. of what was due from him to the Kings Exchequer, upon the collection of divers Scuta­ges, for the moietie of the honor of the same Iames de Newmarch.

To this Raphe succeeded William, William. his Son [...] and heir. Which William, in 12 E. 1. obtain'd the Kings Charter [...] for a Market, every week, up­on the Thursday: and a Fair on the Eve, day, and morrow, of St. Matthew the Apostle, at his Mannor of Kingston (commonly called King­ston-Russel) in that County. Which Lord­ship is still enjoyed by the chief branch of this Family: having been held, by SerjeantieEsc. 34 E. 1. n. 130. Dors.; viz to be Cup-bearer to the King, at four principal Feasts in the year.

But, touching the Descendants of this Willi­am, considering they stood not in the rank of [Page 378] Peers of this Realm, I have no more to say, un­til I come to Iohn Russel Esquire: whose Resi­dence wasEc r [...]l at. Will. Co. Bedf. at Barwick (about four miles di­stant from Briddeport) in that County, which Iohn, Iohn. being a very learned Gentleman, and ver­sed in divers Languages, became the foundation of that honor, which afterwards did accrue to this noble Family.

For, in 21 H. 7. upon the landing of Philip Arch-Duke of Austria, at Weymouth (he being castHolinsh. Chron p 792. b. n. 30, &c. upon that Coast by a violent Tem­pest, in his passage from Flanders, towards Spain) Sir Thomas Trenchard Knight (who li­ved near that Port) endeavouring to give him the best entertainment he could, till he had sent to Court, to acquaint the King therewith; invitedEx relat. praed. Co. Bedf. this Gentleman (his near Neighbour and Kinsman, then newly come from travel) to wait upon him at his House. Who being thus qulified became so acceptable to that great per­son; as that he desired the enjoyment of his company to the Court, then at Windsore-Castle. In which journey, being much affected with his learned discourse, and generous deport­ment; he recommended him to the King, as fit­ly qualified to serve him in a more than ordina­ry employment.

This therefore being the original occasion of making his abilities known to those, who could well judge of them; King Henry the 7th, soon af­ter departing this life; he had the like fair recep­tion from his son and successor, K. Henry the 8th, and merited so well for some services he did, in the beginning of his Reign; that, after the ta­king of Therouene and Tournay, in 5 H. 8. (where he personally attended the King, being [...] one of the Gentlemen of his Privy-Chamber) he obtained a grant [...] in Fee, bearing date in 8 H. 8 of certain Lands in Tournay. In 11 H. 8. upon that Agreement made betwixt King Henry, and the King of France, he re­ceived his Letters,Ibid. for the render of Tour­nay to the French. And, in 14 H. 8. being at the winning of Morle [...]s in Britanny; in te­stimony of his merits, in that dispute, he receiv'd Holingsh p. 874. a. n. 50. the honor of Knighthood.

Moreover, in 15 H. 8. for his many good ser­vices, increasing more and more in esteem; he was made [...] Marshal of the Marshalsy of the King's House (now called (Knight-Marshal) and employ'd beyond-Sea in sundry Negotia­tions to Rome (as by divers LettersEx script. praef Co. Bedf. doth appear) continuing LiegerEx script. praef Co. Bedf. there for a time: As also into France; where King Henry pur­posing Hist. of H. 8 by the L. Herb. p. 153. to make war, he agitatedHist. of H. 8 by the L. Herb. p. 153. the business with the Duke of Burbon (then Constable of France; fomentingHist. of H. 8 by the L. Herb. p. 153. his discontents towards that King, in order to his revolt from him to the Emperor) putting himself into a disguise, Hist. of H. 8 by the L. Herb. p. 153. to the intent he might the more covertly carry on his design: Being also entrusted [...] to Treat with the Emperor (Charles the Fifth) and to take his Oath, and the Oath of the Duke of [...] (as he had special Commission [...] un­der the Great Seal to do) to assist King Henry in that war.

In this year also he went through Loreine; having Letters [...] from the Regent of Flanders to that Duke, bearing date 21 Oct. for his free passage. And, in 16 H. 8. was [...] at the Battel of [...], where King Francis of France, had the fate to be overthrown, and taken prisoner by the Duke of [...]. In 24 H. 8. he at­tended Stowes Ann. the King to Calai [...], and so to B [...] ­loine; where King Francis gave great Enter­tainment to King Henry, and he to him at Ca­lais, and Sandingfeild. After this, for di­vers years, I have not seen any farther mention of him; so that, I presume, during that time, he was much employ'd beyond the Seas: for so it seemes by divers LettersIb. out of Italy, and other parts; being without any date (as was the use in those dayes.) But, in 29 H. 8. being made ComptrollerGodw. p. 1 [...]8. of the Kings Houshold, he was swornGodw. p. 1 [...]8. of the Privy-Council 8 Nov. and upon the 29 of March following, advancedPat. 30. H. [...]. p. 5. m. 1. to the title and dignity of a Baron of this Realm. Standing therefore thus highly in the favour of that King, in 31 H. 8. upon that wonderful dissolu­tion of the greater Monasteries, he obtain'd a Grant,Pat. 31 H. [...]. p. 3. bearing date 4 Iulii, to himself and Anne his wife, and to the heirs of their two Bo­dies lawfully begotten, of the whole Site and Circuit of the rich Abby of our Lady, and St. Ru­mon of Tavestoke, in Com. Devon. As also of the Burrough and Town of Tavestoke; and of the Mannors of Hundewyke, Morwell, and Morwell-Ham; Mylton-Abbot, alias Mylton-Legh; Lamerton, Hole, Bren- [...]orr, UUyke-Dabernon; Peter-Stavye; Ottrew, alias Otterye; UUhitchurch, and Newton; with the Hundred of Hurde­wyke (otherwise called the Hundred of Tave­stoke) As Also of the Rectory and Vicaridge of Tavestoke. Likewise of the Mannor of An­tony, in Com. Cornub. And of the Burrough of Denbury, with the Mannors of Denbu­ry, Plymstoke, UUorington, Cowyke, Exwyke, Barleigh, Olderige, Cave-Linch, UUhymple, Wood-Marston, Chri­stenstowe, Borington, and Cornewode, all in Com. Devon. and pertaining to the same dissolved Monastery of Tavestoke. Also, of the Mannor of Hawkewell, in Com. Somerset, with all the Mines of Tin and Lead in Den­bury, and Plymstoke, the Advousons of the Rectories-Appropriate and not Appropriate, and divers other Lands parcel of the dissolved Mo­nastery of Donkiswell, in Com. Devon. Like­wise of the House of the Friers-Preachers in Exeter, with the Church, &c. paying Thirty six pounds per annum to the Court of Augmen­tation; and Two hundred forty eight pounds more, for all services.

And, upon the fifteenth of October next en­suing, ofIbid, p. 4. the Mannor of Cory-Fitzpain, with the moiety of the Advouson of the Church of Charlton-Makerel, in Com. Somerset, in Fee. Also,Ibid, p. 4. of the Mannor of Abbots-Aston, in Com. Buck belonging to the dissolved Abby of St. Al­bans, in Com. Hertf.

About this time, likewise, he was madeEx autogr. penes praf. Co. Bedf. War­den of the Stannaries, in Com. Devon and Corn­wall. And▪ in 32 H. 8. (beingPat. 32 H. 8. p. 3. then Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter) was constitutedPat. 32 H. 8. p. 3. Lord Admiral of England, and Ireland, 28 Iulii. Furthermore, upon the establishing a Council in the Western parts of the Realm, he was made President of the Coun­ties of Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, and So­merset. And, in the same thirty second year, upon differences betwixt King Henry, and King Francis of France, was sentHerb. p. 464. over into those parts (accompanied with William E. of South­ampton) [Page 379] and a few Troopes of Northern Horse, Monsieur de Vendos [...] having then com­mand to raise Forces in Picardy.

Likewise, not long after (viz. in 34 H. 8. 3 Dec.) he was madePat. 34 H. 8. p 2. Lord Keeper of the King's privy-Seal: andPat. 36 H. 8. p. 8. in 36 H. 8. Captain-General of the Vant-guard of his Army, for that Expedition into France; Boloin being then won. But, someHerb. p. 511. say (though by mi­stake, I presume) that he led the Reare-ward at that time. Which Army was appariledHerb. p. 511. in Blew-Coates, guarded with Red; with Caps and Hose party-coloured; their Caps being fitted to their Head-pieces.

In 38 H. 8. he was, by that King (then lying on his Death-Bed) appointedGodw. p. 205. one of the Six­teen Councellors to his Son Prince Edward: and, in 1 E. 6. (17 Febr.) constitutedPat. 1 [...]. 6. p. 6. Lord High-Steward of England, for the 20th of February, being the day of his Coronation.

Upon that Insurrection, in 2 E. 6. (occ [...]sion'd by the pulling down of Images) he was sent Hayw. p. 55. with Forces into Devonshire. Where, at­tempting to releive the City of Exeter, then besieg'd by the Country people, he hadIbid, p. 60, & 61. Godw. in eodem. anno a sharp skirmish with them at Fennynton-Bridge; in which, with little loss, he slewIbid, p. 60, & 61. Godw. in eodem. anno six hundred; releiv'd that City; and tookIbid, p. 60, & 61. Godw. in eodem. anno to the number of Four thousand prisoners. And meriting so high­ly, for his many great services, was advanc'd Pat. 3 E. 6. p. 11. to the dignity of Earl of Bedford, upon the nineteenth of Ianuary, 3 E. 6. After which, the next ensuing year, he was one of the four Embassadors sentHayw. p. 105. to Guisnes in France, there to meet with the like number from the French, to treat of Peace betwixt both Realms. And, in 5 E. 6. there [...] a discoveryIb. p. 120. of some Intentions, to transport the Lady Mary (the King's Sister) from England to Ant­werp; divers persons being sentIb. p. 120. with Forces to the Sea-coasts for prevention thereof; and some into Essex, where she then lay: amongst those, he hadIb. p. 120. the command of Two hundred men.

After this, upon the death of that King, and Coronation of Queen Mary, he obtain'd a new Patent,Pat. [...]. M. p. 8. bearing date 3 Nov. for that great Of­fice of Lord Privie-Seale: and, in 2 Mariae, was sentEx script. Will. Co. Bedf. into Spain, to attend King Philip, in order to his Nuptials with her.

By his Testament,Kitchin, q [...]. 5. he assigned no particu­lar place for his Sepulture; appointing only, that his Body should be interred in Christian-Burial; and gave to the Lord Francis, his eldest son, his Collar, and Robes of the Garter, with his Parliament-Robes: and, departingStowes Survey, 491. b. this life 14 Martii, the same year, at his House, situate Stowes Survey, 491. b. betwixt the Hospital call'd the Savoy, and Ivy-bridge, in the Strand, London: (sometime the Bishop of Carlisles-Inne; but since re-built by Sir Robert Cecill, Principal Se­cretary of State to Q. Elizabeth:) and wasCatal. of Nob. by R. B. bu­ried at Cheneys, in Com. Buck▪ which Lord­ship he hadLel. Itin. vol 1. f. 122. in right of Anne his wife, daugh­ter Catal. of Nob. by R. B. and sole heir to Sir Guy Sapcotes Knight; leaving issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Francis his son and heir.

Which Anne surviving him, by her Testa­ment, Welle [...], qu. [...]. bearing date 19 Aug. 5 & 6 Ph. & M. bequeathed to the Lord Edward Russel, her Grandson, her Mannor of Thornhawe, and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten.

I now come to Francis, Francis. his son, and succes­sor in his Honors.

At the Coronation of King Edward the Sixth, he wasI. 7. in of­ficio Arm. fol. 43. b. one of the Knight of the Bath, then made; and, in 1 Mariae (his Father then li­ving) withEx script. Will. Co. Bedf. Sir Maurice Berkley, Sir William Fitz Williams, and Sir Henry Nevill Knight, Pro­claimed Ex script. Will. Co. Bedf. Q. Mary; putting themselves in Arms on her behalf, as appeareth by LettersEx script. Will. Co. Bedf. from the Lords of the Council, then at London; who promised to joyn with them, if opposition should be made, she being then at Fremyngham, in Com. Suff. In 4 Mariae, he wasHolingsh. p. 1133. b. n. 30. at the siege of of St. Quintins in Picardy. And, in 4 & 5 Ph. & M. received LettersEx pr [...]d. script. from the Lords of the Council, for the arraying of cer­tain numbers of Soldiers, in the Counties of Buckingham and Bedford, for the succor of Calais, and other places in France.

In 1 Eliz. this Francis (then Earl of Bed­ford) was madeAnnal. [...] per Camd. one of that Queens Privy-Council: and, in 2 Eliz. sentEx script. Will Co. Bedf. Embassador in­to France. In 4 Eliz. he was sentAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. again into France, to condole the death of King Francis the Second; and likewise to congratu­late Charles the Ninth (his brother) then King, by his death.

In 6 Eliz. upon the death of William Lord Grey of Wilton, he was madePat. 6 Eliz. p. 6. Governor of the Town and Castle of Barwick upon Twede: and, in 7 Eliz. imploy'dAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. to treat with certain Commissioners from Mary Queen of Scotland, for a Marriage betwixt Robert Earl of Leicester, and Her. In 10 Eliz. the Q. of England, being desired to be Godmother to Iames, then Prince of Scotland; he was sent Ibid. in her sted, with a Font of pure Gold, as an Honourary Gift at that Solemnity of his Christ­ning. And, in 15 Eliz. wasIbid. one of the Peers, upon Tryal of the Duke of Norffolk.

In 24 Eliz. he wasIbid. one of the Commissio­ners assign'd to Treat with those Embassadors, which were imploy'd at that time from France, touching a Marriage betwixt the Duke of An­jou, and Q Elizabeth. And in 26 Eliz. (be­ing Windsor, qu. 45. then one of the Knights of the most Noble Order of the Garter) by his TestamentWindsor, qu. 45. bearing date 7 Apr. the same year, appointed his Body to be buried in the Parish-Church of Cheneys, in Com. Buck. and that within five Moneths next after his decease, his Executors should cause twenty Godly Sermons, to be made by some godly, learned, and discreet persons, at Che­neys, Abbots-UUoburne, and Melchborne; and to give for every such Sermon Twenty shil­lings. To the Lord Burleigh, then L. High Trea­surer of England, he bequeath'd his Great George of Lapis lazuli, garnish'd with Gold, Dia­monds and Rubies; and all his antient Manu­script-Books of Wickliffs Works. To the Lord Iohn Russel, his son and heir, his Parliament-Robes, and Robes of the Garter, with his Collar of the Garter, and George. And Twenty pounds per annum to be bestow'd on two poor Students of Divinity in University-Colledge in Ox­ford, called, The Earl of Bedford's Scholars, to be named and appointed by his heirs for ever.

And, having first marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Margaret, daugh­ter to Sir Iohn St. Iohn (sister to Oliver Lord St. Iohn) of Bletso, in Com. Bedf. had issue Catal. of Nob. by R. B. by her, four sons and three daughters 1. Ed­ward, [Page 380] who died without issue. 2. Iohn, who took to wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Anthony Cook Knight, widow of Sir Thomas Hobie Knight, by whom he had issueIb. two daughters; Eliza­beth, who diedIb. unmarried; and Anne wedded Ib. to Henrie Lord Herbert, son and heir to Edward Earl of UUorcester, but died in his Fathers life time. 3. Francis, summon'dJourn. of Parl. to Parliament, in 7 E. 6. his Father then living:) and ha­ving marriedCatal. of Nob. ut su­pra. Iulian, the daughter of Sir Iohn Forster Knight, Warden of the Middle-Marches towards Scotland, was slainAnnal. Eliz. ut supra, in an 1585. by the Scots, up­on a day of Truce, in the life time of his Fa­ther; and left issue [...]atal. of Nob. ut supra. Edward, afterwards Earl of Bedford. And Fourthly, Sir William Rus­sel Knight.

His three daughters were thus [...]atal. of Nob. ut supra. married; Anne to Ambrose Dudley Earl of UUarwick; Elizabeth to William Bourchier Earl of Bath; and Margaret to George Clifford Earl of Cum­berland.

To his second Wife he weddedAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. Bridget, daughter to Iohn Lord Huse; widow, both of Sir Richard Morison Knight, and of Henry Earl of Rutland; but had noAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. issue by her: and departingAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. this life 28 Iulii, 27 Eliz. Annal. Eliz. ut supra. (in the Fifty eighth year of his age) was interred at Cheneys before-specified, near to his Father's Tombe.

To whom succeeded [...] Edward, Edward. his Grand­son (son to Francis, his third son, so slain by the Scots as is observed.) Which Edward took to wife [...] Lucie, daughter to Iohn Lord Harington of Exton, sister and heir to Iohn Lord Haring­ton: and dep [...]rted [...] this life upon the third of May, An. 1627. without issue.

Whereupon Francis Lord Russel of Thorn­hawe, son of William, fourth son to the said Francis Earl of Bedford, succeeded him in his honors.

But, before I do proceed with him, I am to observe; that William, his Father, wasInscrip Tu­mul [...] apud Th [...] rnhaw. Gene­ral of the Horse to those English Auxiliaries, which were sent into the Netherianos, as also Governor of Ulishing: and in 36 Eliz. beingPat. 36 E­liz. p 5. then a Knight, was madePat. 36 E­liz. p 5. Deputy of Ireland 16 Maii, 36 Eliz. as also upon the 21th of Iuly, 1 Iac. createdP [...]t. 1 Jac. p 14. Lord Russel of Thornhaw. And, having marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Eliza­b [...]th, daughter and heir to Stengay Long, of Shengay, in Com. Cantabr. Esquire, left issue Catal. of Nob. by R. [...]. him the said Francis.

Which Francis, Francis. so succeeding Edward his Cosin German, took to wife Catherine, the sole daughter and heir to Giles Bridges, Lord Chandos. And, in 6 Car 1. became the prin­cipal undertaker, in that great and charge­able work for draining those vast Fenns, called, The Great Level; extending into the Counties of Northampt. Cantabr. Hunt. Norffolk, and Lincolnshires: And, having made a large progress therein, departed Catal. of Nob. by R. [...]. this life upon the ninth day of May, An. 1641. and was buried at Cheneys with his Ance­stors; leaving issue four sons; viz. William Lord Russel, made Knight of the Bath, at the Coro­nation of King Charles the First. 2. Francis, who died unmarried. 3. Iohn, a Colonel in the time of the late Troubles, on the King's part. 4. Edward. And four daughters; viz. Cath [...] rine, married to Robert Lord Br [...]oke; A [...]ne to George Earl of Bristol, Margaret to Iames Earl of Carlisle; and Diana to Francis Lord Newport of Ercall, Treasurer of the Houshold to king Charles the Second.

Which William, William, so succeeding in his honors, was elected into the Society of the most Noble Order of the Garter, in An. 1672. and by Anne his wife, daughter and heir to Robert Earl of Somerset, hath had issue seven sons; viz. Francis, now Lord Russel; Iohn, who died in his Infancy; William, who hath wedded Ra­chel, daughter, and coheir to Thomas late Earl of Southampton, Lord High Treasurer of Eng­land (widdow of Francis Lord Vaughan, eldest son to Richard Earl of Carberie) Edward, Robert, Iames, and George. And three daugh­ters; viz. Diana, first married to Sir Grevill Verney, of Compton-Verney, in Com. Warr. Knight of the Bath, and afterwards to William Lord Allington, an Irish-Baron; Anne, who di­ed young; and Margaret.

Parr, Marquess of Nor­thampton.
[30 H. 8.]

OF this Family, though some were long ago Knights, as by their PedegreeInter C [...]l­lect. R. Gl. S. ap­peareth: yet have not I seen any thing farther memorable thereof, until King Richard the Second's time; that Sir William Parr William. Knight, having marriedRot. Fin. 14 R. 2. m. 12. Elizabeth, the daughter of Iohn, son of Sir Thomas Roos of [...]endal Knight (Co [...]inRot. Fin. 14 R. 2. m. 12. and heir to the said Sir Tho­mas) doing his H [...]age, had LiveryRot. Fin. 14 R. 2. m. 12. of the Lands of her Inheritance. And, stood in such favour with Henry Duke of Lancaster; as that, upon the Deposal of King Richard, he was sent,T. Wals. p. 401. with the Bishop of St. Asaph, into Spain, to manifest, by what Right and Title that Duke assum'd the Crown of this Realme, by the name of King Henry the Fourth; others, T. Wals. p. 401. being then imploy'd to Rome, and the rest of the Neighbouring▪ King's, for the like purpose: but diedEsc. [...] H. 4. n. 37. 3 Oct. 6 H. 4. being at that time seisedEsc. [...] H. 4. n. 37. of the fourth part of the Mannor of Kirkby in Kendal, in right of her the said E­lizabeth, leaving Iohn Esc. [...] H. 4. n. 37. his son and heir 22 years of age.

Which Iohn Iohn. departedLib. cedul. 9 H. 4. p. 100. this life in 9 H. 4. leaving Thomas Lib. cedul. 9 H. 4. p. 100. his son and heir: Who, being afterwards a Knight,Claus. 38 H. 6. m. 12 and, taking part with Richard Duke of York, was (with many others) attaintedClaus. 38 H. 6. m. 12 in the Parliament held at Coventre in 38 H. 6. and diedLib. ce­dul. 4 E 4. p. 764. in 4 E 4. being seised Lib. ce­dul. 4 E 4. p. 764. of the whole Mannor of Kirkby in Kendal, with the Castle; leavingLib. ce­dul. 4 E 4. p. 764. William William. his son and heir Thirty years of age.

Which William, being also a Knight, was in 10 E. 4. associatedRot. Scoc. 10 E. 4. m. 3. with Laurence Bishop of Durham, and others, to treat with certain Commissioners from Iames the Third King of Scotland, upon those Complaints, which had been made, to [...]ching divers Injuries done by the Subjects of each Kingdom, contrary to the forme of the Truce made betwixt both Realms. Also,Holingsh. p 680. [...]. n. 40. upon the arrival of King Edward (after he had, through the potency of Nevill Earl of Warwick, been constrain'd to quit the Realm) [Page 381] he met him at Northampton, with a conside­rable strength; and thence accompanied him to Barnet-Field, where he became Victorious. And, in 11 E. 4. was, by Indenture,Ex autogr. penes Cler. pell. retein'd to serve him, in defence of the City of C [...]r­lisle. In 13 E. 4 he was also constitutedRot. Scoc. 13 E. 4. m. 15. one of the Commissioners, to meet with others from Scotland, at Alnwike, upon the 20th of Sep­tember, there to treat again of certain grievances from the Subjects of each Kingdom. And, in 14 E. 4. being then a Banneret, was retein'd Ex autogr. penes Cler. pell. to serve the King in his wars of France▪ with sixteen Men at Armes, and one hundred and three Archers: About which time, he was in­stall'd Instit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter. And, in 22 E. 4. assign'dPat. 22 E. 4. p. 1. m. 2. one of the Commissioners (and the chief) for exercising the Office of Constable of England: In which year he serv'dStowes Ann. in the Left wing of that Ar­my, then sent into Scotland, under the Command of Richard Duke of Glocester.

This Sir William Parr weddedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Elizabeth, one of the two daughters of Richard Lord Fitz Hugh; and by her had issueEx coll. R. Gl. S. two sons; Sir Thomas Parr Knight, and William; of which William I shall speak farther anon. Which Sir Thomas, Thomas. having been first SquirePat. 2 H. 8. p. 1. of the Body to King Henry the Eighth, was, in 2 H. 8. KnightPat. 2 H. 8. p. 1. for the Body of that King: and, by the death of George Lord Fitz Hugh (son and heir to Richard) without issue, becamePat. 2 H. 8. p. 2. Cosin and coheir to him the said George, viz. Second son and heir to Eli­zabeth, Pat. 2 H. 8. p. 2. sister to the said George. Whereupon, in 4 H. 8. he obtain'd a special LiveryPat. 2 H. 8. p. 2. of that purparty of the Lands, whereof the said George died seised, which did by Inheritance belong to him. And, by Maud his wife, daughterEx coll. R. Gl. S. and coheir to Sir Thomas Green Knight, had issue Ex coll. R. Gl. S. William his son and heir, the two daughters; Anne, married to William Herbert Earl of Pem­broke; and Catherine, first married to Edward Borough; secondly to Iohn Nevill Lord Latimer; thirdly, to King Henry the Eighth; and fourth­ly to Thomas Lord Seamour of Sudley. Which William Parr was madePat. 2 H. 8. p. 1. Squire of the Body to King Henry the Eighth, in the second of his Reign▪ with the Fee of fifty Marks per annum: and, in 3 H. 8. RangerPat. 2 H. 8. p. 1. of the Baliwicks of Cliff, Brigstok, and Rokyngham. Upon that famous Enterview,Stowes Ann. betwixt King Henrie, and Francis the First of France (betwixt Ardres and Guisnes) in 12 H. 8. where Justing, and other Feats of Armes were then used, he was Stowes Ann. also one of the challengers on the part of the English: And, in 30 H. 8. advanc'dPat. 30 H. 8. p. 7. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Parr; but, upon what day or moneth, the Enrollment of his Patent doth not make men­tion. Whereupon, having SummonsJournal of Parl. to Parlia­ment the next ensuing year, he took his place Journal of Parl. amongst the rest of the Peers, upon the 28th of Aprill. And, in 33 H. 8. having marriedPat. 33 H. 8. p. 1. Anne, the daughter and heir to Henrie Bourchier Earl of [...]sse [...] and Ewe; and of Marie his wife, one of the daughters and heirs of Sir William Say K t had LiveryIb. p. 3. of the Lands of her Inheritance. Shortly after which, he obtained LicenseIb. p. 3. to grant the Mannors of Walden, Stansted-Woodhall; Eyston ad Turrim; Chychney; Little-Fordham; Totham, Manhall, and Netherhall in Norton, with the Advousons of the Churches of Eyston ad Turrim, and Chigney: As also the Mannors of Ashel­dam-Hall; Little-Hillingbury; Orers [...]y, Tolleshunt, Great-Wakcryng, and Little-Wakeryng, all in Com. Essex: Likewise the Mannor of Biddleston, with the Advouson of the Church, in Com. Suff. and the Mannors of Bennington, and Sabridgworth, in Com. Hertf. unto VVilliam Earl of Southamoton, and other his Feoffees; to be regranted unto him, and to the heirs of his body, begotten on Anne his wife.

But, in 34 H. 8. the children of this Lady Anne were BastardizedJournal of Parl. by Act of Parliament, (17 Apr.) Notwithstanding which, in 35 H. 8. beingStow's Ann. then Knight of the Garter (the King having marriedGodw. p. 589 Catherine his Sister, upon the 12th of Iuly (he was createdPat. 3 [...] H 8. p. 15. m. 2 [...] Earl of [...], (the Honor of her Father) by Letters Patent, bearing date 23 Dec. the same year, with the same place and voice in Parliament, as the said Henry Bourchier Earl of Ess [...] had. And, in 38 H. 8. was one of those, whom that King, then lying on his death-bed, associatedGodw. p. 205. to his Executors, for their assistance in matters of most consequence. Whereupon, in 1 E. 6. he was advancedPat. 1 E. 6. p. 6. to the Title of Marquess of No [...] ­thampton, by Letters-patent, bearing date 16 Febr. And, upon that Insurrection.Hayw. p. 71. the year following, by the Commons of Norffolk, (headed by Captain Robert Ket. a Tanner) was sentHayw. p. 71. for the suppressing thereof, with Fifteen hundred Horse, and a small Band of Itali­ans.

In 4 E. 6. he was constitutedPat 4 E. 6. p. 1. Lord Great Chamberlain of England, for life (Iohn Earl of Warwick then surrendringPat 4 E. 6. p. 1. that Office.) And, upon the deliveryHayw. p. 115. of [...]us [...]oine to the French, upon Articles, had the Horse of that Garrison putHayw. p. 115. under his command.

Having, about this time, marriedJournal of Parl. Elizabeth daughter to George Lord Cobham; in 5 E. 6. he obtain'd a special ActJournal of Parl. of Parliament, for the disanulling his Marriage with the Lady Anne Bourchier (daughter to Henry Earl of [...]) as also for ratifyingJournal of Parl. his Marriage with the said Elizabeth, and Legitimating the children which should be begotten betwixt them; but the Earl of Derby, with the Bishops of [...] and Norwich, as also the Lord Stourton, dissented to the Bill.

Shortly after this, he was sentHayw. p. 123. & 127. Embassador to the King of France, to Present him with the Order of the Garter, and to Treat with him touching certain private Affairs, being accompa­nyed Hayw. p. 123. & 127. with the Bishop of Ely, and certain other persons of Note. And, before the end of that year, sateIb. p 134. with other of the Peers, upon Tryal of the Duke of Somerset. But, upon the death of King Edward, and Proclaiming of the Lady Iane Gray, he accompanyed [...] the Duke of Northumberland, at his going out of Lon­don, with Horse and Foot, for the suppressing of those who were risen in Suffolk, on the be­half of Q. Mary. For which, being first com­mitted [...] to the Tower of London 26 Iulii▪ in the first year of that Queen, he was Arraigned [...] before the Duke of Norfolk, then sitting as High Steward, upon the eighteenth of [...] following, and had Judgment [...] of death passed upon him. Howbeit, notwithstanding this sharp Sentence, Execution was forborn: and, before the end of that year, was restoredJournal of Parl. in blood by [Page 382] Act of Parliament, but not to his Honors; so that he had no other TitlePat. 5 & 6 Ph. & M. p. 1. than William Parr Esquire, late Marquess of Northamp­ton, and stood in no higher a degree, until Queen Elizabeth began to Reign: But she, graciously considering,Pat. 1 Eliz. p. 4. that through the Po­tency of his Adversaries, he had been bereav­ed of those Titles; by her Letters Patent, Pat. 1 Eliz. p. 4. bearing date at the Tower of London 13 Ian. 1 Eliz. advanced him again, to the dignity of Marquess of Northampton, restoredAnnal. E­li [...]. per Cambd. him to his Lands, and madeAnnal. E­li [...]. per Cambd. him one of the Lords of her Privy-Council.

She likewise joyn'd him in CommissionIbid. with some of the Bishops, and other learned Di­vines, for Reforming that Liturgie, set forth by her Brother King Edward the Sixth; and madeIbid. him Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter.

Overliving Elizabeth Cobham, his second wife, he lastly married [...]. 8. in Officio Arm. fol 47. a. Helen, daughter of Wolfangus Suavenburgh, born in Sweden; but had no [...]. 8. in Officio Arm. fol 47. a. issue by any of them; and, departingAnnal. E­liz. this life in An. 1571. (14 Eliz.) was buried at the upper end of the Quire of the Collegiate Church at Warwick, on the North-side, where the Atchievements, hung up at his Funeral, did re­main till of late years: And where his Body, about Fifty years since, being dig'd up, to make room for the Burial of an ordinary Gentlewo­man, was found perfect, the skin intire, dryed to the bones; Rosemary and Bayes lying in the Coffin fresh and green. All which were so pre­serv'd by the dryness of the ground wherein they lay; it being above the Arches of that fair Vault, which is under the Quire, and of a sandy condition, mixt with rubbish of Lime, as hath been related to me by those who were eye-wit­nesses thereof.

Dying thus without issue, Henry Earl of Pembroke (his Nephew by one of his Si­sters) becameAnnal. E­liz. his next heir, Helen his last wife surviving him; who married [...]. 8. ut su­pra. afterwards to Sir Thomas Gorge of Longford, in Com. Wilts. Knight, and having many children by him, dyed [...]. 8. ut su­pra. in April, An. 1635. (11 Car. 1.)

Lord Parr of Horton.

I Now come to William Parre, William I. Parr of Horton. Uncle both to this VVilliam Marquess of Northampton, and to Queen Catherine the sixth and last Wife of King Henry the Eighth.

This VVilliam, residing at Horton, in Com. Northampt. being ChamberlainPat. 3 H. 8. p. [...]5. m. [...]4. to that Queen (his Neice) was, shortly after her marriage with King Henry, viz. 23 Decem. 35 H. 8. created Pat. 3 H. 8. p. [...]5. m. [...]4. Lord Parr of Horton. And, in 36 H. 8. the King designing a Royal Expedition into France, and thereupon constituting his then Queen Ca­therine Parr, General Regent of this Realme, du­ring his absence; amongst other her Assistants, as to matter of Council, he appointedHerb. Hist of H. 8. p. 51 [...]. this VVilliam Lord Parr of Horton, to be called, up­on some occasions. By his Testament, bearing Populwell, qu. 6. date 20 Iunii, An. 1546. (38 H. 8.) he be­queath'd his Body to be buried in the Parish-Church of Horton. Shortly after which he di­ed (as may seem by the Probate thereof) leav­ing issue by Mary Ex coll. R. Gl. S. his wife, the daughter of Sir VVilliam Salisbury Knight, four daughters his heirs; 1. Maud, married k to Sir Raphe Lance Knight; 2. Anne, toibid. Sir Iohn Digby of Ketil­by, in Com. Leic. Knight; 3. Elizabeth, toibid. Sir Nicholas VVoodhall Knight; 4. And Mary, to ibid. Sir Thomas Tresham Knight.

Thomas Lord Audley of Walden.
[30 Hen. 8.]

OF what Extraction this Thomas was, I have not seen: for, of the Family of the old Lords Audley, I suppose he was not; the Armes which he bore, being totally different from theirs: Nor have I observed any thing of him, till 18 H. 8. that he becameOrig. Ju­rid. p. 164. the Autumne-Reader in the Inner-Temple. Whereby it appeares; that, having been a diligent Stu­dent of the Laws, he arrived to a great profici­ency in that commendable Learning: in which, within a short time after, he grew so famous, that, in 21 H. 8. he was made choice of for Speaker Herb. Hist. of H. & p. 291. in the House of Commons, in that Long-Parliament, which began upon the third of November the same year; and continuing by Prorogation till 27 H. 8. proved fatal to the Re­ligious Houses, by the Dissolution of all those, whose Revenues were not certified to exceed the value of Two hundred pounds per an­num.

In which, his service was so acceptable to the King; as that, the next ensuing year (viz. 22 H. 8.) he was constitutedPat. 22 H [...]. p. 2. his Atturney for the Dutchy of Lancaster. Also, in Mich. Terme. (Graft. Mart.) advanced to the state and degree of a SerjeantOrig. Ju­rid. in Chron. p. 83. at Law: and, upon the fourteenth of November following, madeOrig. Ju­rid. in Chron. p. 83. the King's Serjeant. Nor was any farther Promotion thought too great for him: for, in 24 H. 8. upon the Resig­nation Ibid, p. 8 [...]. & Herb. [...]t supra, p. 343. of that worthy Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas Moore, he wasIbid, p. 8 [...]. & Herb. [...]t supra, p. 343. Knighted, and made Ibid, p. 8 [...]. & Herb. [...]t supra, p. 343. Lord Keeper of the Great Seal: and, before the end of that year, Lord Chancellor of Eng­land.

Being therefore thus raised to that high place; discerning the Pope's Supremacy newly abolish'd, whereupon the Title of Supreme Head on Earth of the Church of England, was vested in the King; who consequently took upon him, by his own absolute power, to suppressIbid. Pat. 25 [...]. 8. p. [...]. the Priory of Canons of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ-church, near Algate, in the City of Lon­don; he obtain'dIbid. Pat. 25 [...]. 8. p. [...]. the Scite and Precinct of that Religious House, and converted it to a fit Mansion for his own residence; having likewise Herb. ut su­pra. all the Plate and Lands thereto belonging, be­stowed on him. And, in 30 H. 8. sateIbid. p. [...]. High-Steward upon the Arraignment of Henry Court­ney Marquess of Exeter, then accused for Con­spiring the advancement of Reginald Pole (af­terwards Cardinal) to the Crown.

That this Thomas had been not a little in­strumental, in carrying on that great design, for dissolving the lesser Monasteries, in that Parlia­ment, [Page 383] wherein at first he was Speaker, none can doubt; his activeness for obtaining the Surren­ders of the rest, being so conspicuous: for I find,Ms. in Bibl. Cotton Cleo­pa [...]ra E. 4. f. 113. b. that he imploy'd a special Agent, to treat with the Abbot of Athe [...]ny (in Com. So­mers.) and to offer him an hundred Marks per annum pension, in case he would surrender; which the Abbot refused, insisting on a greater sum: Also,Ibid. f 201. a. that he personally dealt with the Abbot of St. Osithes in Essex, to the like pur­pose; as by his Letter to the Visitor-general ap­peareth. Wherein, he expressed, that he had by great sollicitation prevail'd with him; but, withal, insinuated his desire; That his place of Lord Chancellor being very chargeable, the King might be moved, for addition of some more profitable Offices unto him. Nay, it is evident, that hunt­ing eagerly after that great Abby of Walden, in Essex, which at length he obtain'd; as an argument the sooner to get it; besidesIbid. f. 197. a. his ex­tenuation of its worth, he alleadg'd; That he had in this world sustain'd great damage and infa­my in serving the King, which the grant of that should recompence: and, that, being thus pos­sess'd thereof,Ibid. f. 197. a. he was▪ by Letters Patents, bearing date 29th Nov. 30 H. 8. createdPat. 30 H. 8. p. 5. Lord Audley of the same Walden, and to the heirs-male of his Body, as also installed KnightAlen. qu. 1. of the most noble Order of the Garter.

But long he did not enjoy this vast Wealth and Honor: for having, by his Testament,Alen. qu. 1. bearing date 19 Apr. An. 1544. (35 H. 8.) bequeath'd his body to be buried in the Tombe of his new Chappel at Walden; and appointed, that his Executors, should, upon the next New-Years day, after his decease, deliver a Legacie of One hundred pounds to the King, from whom (as his expression is) he had received all his Reputations and Benefits; he departed [...] 15. in officio Arm. f. 145. this life, upon the last day of the same moneth, at his place of Christchurch (before-mention'd) and was bu­ried Weevers Fun. Mon. p. 614. at Walden, with this Epitaph upon his Monument;

The stroke of Death's inevitable Dart,
Hath now (Alass) of life berest the Hart
Of Sir Thomas Audley, of the Garter Knight,
Late Chancellor of England, under our Prince of might,
Henry the Eighth, worthy of high renown
And made by him Lord Audley of this Town.
Obiit ultimo Aprilis A. Dom. 1544. Henrici 36. Cancellariatus sui 13, Aetatis 56.

Leaving issue,Catal. of Nob. by [...]. B. by Elizabeth his wife, daughter Catal. of Nob. by [...]. B. of Thomas Grey Marquess Dorset, two daughters; Margaret and Mary. Which Mary died unmar­ried, as it seems; for Margaret became his sole Ibid. heir; who first marriedIbid. to the Lord Henry Dudley (a younger son to Iohn Duke of Nor­thumberland) slain at St. Quintins in Picar­dy, in An 1557 (4 & 5 Ph. & M.) And af­terwards to Thomas Duke of Norfolk (being his second wife) whose son by her, viz. Thomas Earl of Suffolk (Lord Treasurer of England, for almost six years in the time of King Iames) built upon the ruines of that Abby, that stately Fabrick at Walden▪ now known by the name of Audley-end (in memory of this Lord Aud­ley) not to be equall'd, excepting Hampton- [...]ourt, by any in this Realm.

Wriothsley Earl of Southampton.
[35 Hen. 8.]

OF this Family, the first touching whom I find mention, is Iohn Wryothsley Iohn. (com­monly called Wrythe) who, being an HerauldPat. 16 E. 4. p. 2. m. 6. at Armes, by the Title of Faucon, temp. Edw. 4. was, in 16 of that Kings Reign, constitutedPat. 16 E. 4. p. 2. m. 6. King of Armes of the North parts of this Realm, by the name of Norroy: and, in 18 E. 4. madePat. 18 E. 4. m. 28. Principal Herauld of the most noble Order of the Garter, and King of English Armes: in which Office of Garter, he was con­firm'd Pat 1 R. 3. p. 1. m. 2. by Letters patents, bearing date 30 Nov. 1 R. 3. as alsoPat 1 H 7. p 2. m. 13. in 1 H. 7. and left issue two sons, Thomas Thomas. Pat. 20 H 7. p 1. m 21., and William Catal. of Nob. by R. B.. Which Thomas, being al­so train'd up in the like studies, was first an He­rauld Pat. 20. H. 7. ut su­pra., by the Title of Walingford, and in 20 H. 7. constitutedPat. 20. H. 7. ut su­pra. Garter, principal King of Armes (as his father had been) wherein he was confirm'd i in 1 H. 8.

Nor did William William. his Brother betake himself to any other profession; being likewise an Herauld, by the TitleCatal. of Nob. ut su­pra. of York. This William had issue Catal. of Nob. ut su­pra. a son call'd Thomas; Thomas. who is the person, that, in process of time, received high Advancements, as well in point of honor, as otherwise. For, in 27 H. 8. (beingPat. 29 H. 8. p. 5. per In­spex. at that time one of the Clerks of the Signet) he was madePat. 29 H. 8. p. 5. per In­spex. Coroner, and At­torney in the Court of Common-Pleas: And, in 30 H. 8. beingHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 434. then one of the Principal Se­cretaries of State, was sentHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 434. Embassador to the Lady Regent (for the Spaniard) in the N [...]ther­lands, to treat of a Marriage betwixt King Henry, and Christiana Dutchess of Millaine (second daughter to the King of Denmark) a beautiful Lady▪ and then in those parts.

In 32 H. 8. (being thenPart. 32 H. 8. p. 8. a Knight) he was made ConstablePart. 32 H. 8. p. 8. of the Castle of Southamp­ton; and in 34 H. 8. hadPat. 34 H. [...]. p. 7. the like command for the Castle at Porchester, being also consti­tuted Ibid. one of the Chamberlains of the Exche­quer, upon the vacancy of that Office, by the death of Robert Earl of Sussex. In 35 H. 8. upon that League made by King Henry, and the Emperor Charles the Fifth, he was appointed Herb. ut su­pra, p. 495. one of the Commissioners, for mannaging the Treaty conducing thereto; and, upon the first of Ianuary, the same year, advancedPat. 35 H. 8. p. 15 m. [...]. to the digni­ty of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Wriothesley of Tichfeild, in Com. Southampt. which Tichfeild being one of the Monasteries, newly dissolv'd, in that General Ruine of the Religious Houses he had then obtain'd.

Also, in 36 H. 8. (the Lord Audley being dead) he was madeClaus. 36 H. 8. p. 1. Lord Chancelor of Eng­land; having the Great Seal, likewise, commit­ted Claus. 36 H. 8. p. 1. to his trust upon the third of May: and soon after oneHerb. p. 509. of the Commission [...], for ma­naging that Treaty, then concluded, betwixt Mathew Earl of Lenox, and King Henry, for the peace of this Realm, and that of Scot­land.

About the end of this year, he was also in­stall'd Stowes Ann. Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter: Likewise, in 38 H. 8. the king lying on his death bed, constitutedGodw p. 204. one of his Exe­cutors; and appointed to be of Council to [Page 384] Prince Edward his only son, and Succes­sor.

Three dayes before the Coronation of which King, he had the Title of Earl of Southamp­ton conferr'd upon him▪ as by his PatentPat. 1 E. 6. [...]. bear­ing date 16 Febr. 1 E. 6. appeareth. But, not many days after, being [...] over-opinionative, and obstinately opposite to the rest of the Lords, he was devested [...] of his Office of Chancellor, and put from [...] his place in Council; the Great Seal being thereupon delivered [...] to William Lord St. Iohn of Basing, And,Ib. p. 103. in 4 E. 6. when Dudley Earl of Warwick (the grand Agent in the ruine of Edward Duke of Somerse [...]) taking advantage of that discontent, which this Earl had harboured, for the loss of his Office, and being otherwise discountenanc'd, endea­voured to draw him to his party, and saw his labour fruitless, he procur'dIb. p. 103. his confine­ment.

By his Testament,Buck. qu. 13. bearing date 20 Iulii, the same year, he bequeath'd to the King his rich Collar of the Garter; and to Sir William [...] Knight (afterwards Earl of Pembroke) all his Garters and Georges.

He took to wife [...] Iane, the sole daughter and heir of William Cheney; and by her had issue [...] Henry his son and successor; and five daugh­ters; Mary, first married to William Shelley of [...], in Com. Suss. Esquire, and after­wards to ... Lyster, son and heir to Sir Mi­chael Lyster Knight; Elizabeth to Thomas Earl of Sussex; Katherine to Thomas Cornwallis, Groom­porter at the Court; Mabel to Sir Walter Sands Knight, and Anne [...]. And, departing [...] this life at his House, there called Lincoln-place in Ho [...]urne (but afterwards Southampton-House) 30 Iulii An. 1550. (4 E. 6) was bu­ried [...] in a Vault, under the Quire, near the high-Altar of St. Andrews Church in Holburne; where he had a fair Monument [...] erected to his memory.

The Armes which this Earl used, [...] were A­zure, a plain Cross Or, betwixt four Falcons closed Argent: which bearing, 'tis like he first took from his being, sometime, Faucon Herauld.

To him succeeded Henry, Henry. his only son; whose well-wishes [...] to Thomas Duke of Norfolk, in order to his marriage with the Queen of Scots (to whom, and her Religion, he stood [...] not a lit­tle affected) occasion'd [...] him no little trou­ble.

This Henry, by his Testament, [...] bearing date 29 Iunii An. 1581. (23 Eliz.) bequeath'd his body to be buried in the Chapel of the parish-Church at [...]ichfeild, in Com. Southampt. where his mother lay interred. Appointing that the said Chapel should be new altered, and finished by his Ex [...]cutors, with new sides, and windowes of stone; the roofe playstered like his house at Dogmersfelde; the floore faire paved, and divided with Iron-grates from the Church. Al­so, that tw [...] faire Monuments should be made there; the one for his Father (whose Body he willed to be thither brought) and Mother; the other for himself, with portraitures of white Alablaster, or the like: for defraying the charges of which Chapel and Monuments, he assigned a Thousand Marks.

He likewise directed, that there should be g [...]ven to poor people, within his several Lord­ships, the sum of Two hundred pounds of law­ful English-money; to the intent that every of them should pray for the good estate of his Soul, the Souls of his Ancestors, and all Christian Souls.

And having marriedCatal of Nob. ut su­pra. Mary, daughter to An­thony Vicount Mountagu; by her had issueCatal of Nob. ut su­pra. one son called Henry; and Mary a daughter, marri­ed Catal of Nob. ut su­pra. to Thomas Lord Arundel of Wardour. After which, departingIbid. this life at Ythel, in Com. Southampt. he was buriedIbid. at Cichfeild, as by his Testament had been appointed.

Which Henry Henry. (so succeeding him in his Ho­nors) in 40 Eliz. wasAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. in that Voyage with Robert Earl of Essex to Cadez, &c. And, the next ensuing year, accompanyingIb. him into Ireland (Essex then being Deputy of that Realm) was madeIb. General of the Horse, in his Army there. But from that command, he was shortly, by the Queens special appointment re­movedIb.. Whereupon he returnedIb. together with that Earl (who was then highly discon­tentedIb.) into England: and wentIb. speedily into the Netherlands; whence being soon recalledIb., he confederatedIb. with Essex, in those his desperate Projects; appearingIb. with him in that Insurrection he then made in London. For which, being first imprisonedIbid. in Lambeth-House, and afterwards in the Tower, he was brought to his Tryal,Ibid., by his Peers; Thomas Lord Buckhurst, then Lord Treasurer, being con­stituted Lord High Steward for that occasion. Where, excusingIbid. himself, as to any evil de­sign; affirmingIbid. that what he did, was out of his meer affection to that Earl; he implored Ibid. the Queens Mercy. Which he afterwards ob­tained: For, though he was found guilty of that Traiterous attempt, then laid to the charge of Essex and his complices, which cost the other his head; noIb. Execution was done upon him. So that, escaping that perillous Rock; in 1 Iac. he was restoredJournal of Parl. by Act of Parliament, and en­larged of his Imprisonment: and upon the se­cond of Iuly next ensuing, instal'd;Annal. R. Jac. per Camd. Knight of the Garter. Likewise, madePat. 1 Ja [...] p. 14. Captain of the Isle of Wiht, and Castle of Caresbroke. And, by that Kings special grace and favour, obtain'd a new Patent,Ib. bearing date 21 Iulii, for the Title and Dignity of Earl of South­ampton, with the like Rights and Priviledges, as he formerly enjoyed: divers years after which, (viz. in 17 Iac.) he was swornAnnal R. Jac. ut su­pra. of the Privy-Council.

This Earl married [...]. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 52. b. Elizabeth, the daughter of Iohn Vernon of Hodnet, in Com. Salop. Esquire (sister to Sir Robert Vernon Knight) by whom he had issue [...]. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 52. b. two sons; Iames, who died in the Netherlands, in his life time, and Thomas: and three daughters; Penelope, married to VVil­liam Lord Spenser of Wormleighton; Anne to Robert VVallop of Farley, in Com. Southampt. Esquire (son of Sir Henry VVallop Knight) and Elizabeth to Sir Thomas Estcourt Knight, one of the Masters in Chancery. And, departing [...] 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 52. b. this life in the Netherlands 10 Nov. An. 1624. (22 Iac.) was buried [...] 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 52. b. in the Chapel at Tich­feild with his Ancestors.

Which Thomas Thomas. succe [...]ding him in his Honors, married three wives; first Rachel, married to Daniel de Massey, Baron of Ruvigny (a French­woman) and by her had issue two sons, Charles and Henry, who died young: and three daugh­ters, Elizabeth married to Edward Noel, eldest [Page 385] son to Baptist Vicount Campden; Rachel, first to Francis son and heir to Richard Earl of Carbu­ry, in Ireland, and afterwards to William, se­cond son to William Earl of Bedford; and Magdalen, who died young. His second wife was Elizabeth, daughter and coheir to Francis Lord Dunsmore; Neice and coheir to Iohn Lord Butler of Hatfeild VVoodhall. Which Francis was soon after created Earl of Chichester, whereupon this Earl, upon the advancement of the said Francis to that dignity (at Oxford, 3 Iunii, 20 Car. 1.). obtain'd an Entail of the same Honor, for lack of issue-male of him, to himself, and the issue-male of his own body, by her the said Elizabeth. By whom he had issue four daughters; viz. Audrey, who departed this life unmarried; Penelope, who died young; Eli­zabeh, wedded first to Iosceline Earl of Nor­thumberland, afterwards to Raphe, son and heir to Edward Lord M [...]untagu of Boughton; and another Penelope, who died in her Infancie. He lastly married the Lady Frances, daughter to William Duke of Somerset, widow of Richard Vicount Molineux; but by her had no issue.

This Earl, being a person of much prudence, and sincere affections to King Charles the First, whom he faithfully served, throughout that re­dious time of his perplext condition, by the late Calamitous Troubles; upon the happy Restora­tion of our present Sovereign, King Charles the Second, was deservedly made choice of for one of the Knights Companions of the most Noble Or­der of the Garter; and constituted Lord High Treasurer of England, 8 Sept. 12 Car. 2. And, departing this life at Southampton-House, near Ho [...]burne, in the Suburbs of London, 16 Maii, An. 1667. was buried at Tichfeild with his Ancestors.

Evers.
[35 Hen. 8.]

THat this Surname, was first assumed, from the Lordship of Evre, in Com. Buck. where Hugh Hugh. a younger son, to one of the Bacons of Werkworth, in Com. Nor­thumb. (which Barons were afterwards known by the name of Clavering) did seatRot. Pip. 26 E. 1. Nor­thumb. himself, in the time of King Henry the Third, is out of doubt.

To which Hugh succeeded Iohn, [...]. his sonRot. Pip. 26 E. 1. Nor­thumb. and heir; who, in 35 E. 1. obtain'd a Charter,Cart. 35 E. 1. n. 65. for Free-warren, in all his Demesn-lands, at Esby in Cleveland, in Com. Ebor. And, in 8 E. 2. wasRot. Scoc. 8 E. 2. m. 3. in that Expedition made into Scotland. This Iohn being a Knight in 10 E. 2. was then constitutedRot Scoc. 10 E. 2. m. 4. one of the King's Commissio­ners, to Treat for a Truce with the Scots: and, in 12 E. 2. serv'd againRot. Scoc. 12 E. 2. m. 11. in the Scottish-Wars.

From him descendedEx coll. R. Gl. S. Sir Raphe Evre Raphe. Knight, who, having marriedIbid. Catherine, one of the three daughters and coheirs of Sir William de Aton Knight, in 13 R. 2. made partition,Ibid. with the other coheirs, of those Lands, which were of their Inheritance; he being at that time Sheriff [...] of Northumberland, and Governor of the Castle at Newcastle upon Tine: and, in 15 R. 2. SheriffRot [...]in 15 R. 2. m. 25. of Yorkshire, as also Consta­ble of the Castle at York. So likewise inRot. Fin. 19 R. 2. m. 19. 19 R. 2. and again of Northumberland, inRot. [...]in. 2 [...] R. [...]. m. 19. 21 R. 2.

To whom succeeded Raphe, Raphe. his son [...]x col. R. Gl. S. and heir. Which Raphe had issue [...]x col. R. Gl. S. Sir William de Evre Knight, who married [...]x col. R. Gl. S. Maud, a daughter to Henry Lord Fitz-Hugh; and had issue [...]x col. R. Gl. S. by her Sir Raphe Evre Knight, his son and heir, slain [...]x col. R. Gl. S. at T [...]uton-Field, in 1 E. 4.

From whom descended Sir William Evre William. Kt, made CaptainPat. 30 H. 8▪ p. 6. of the Town and Castle of Ba [...] ­wick upon Twede, in 30 H. 8. And, after­wards, being WardenEx. autogr. penes Ge­ [...]gium D. Evre, an. 1562. of the East-Marches to­wards Sco [...]land, by Letters Patents, bearing date at Westminster 24 Febr. 35 H. 8. was advancedEx. autogr. penes Ge­ [...]gium D. Evre, an. 1562. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm: By Elizabeth his wife,Ex coll. R. Gl. S. daughter to Christopher Lord Willoughby of Eresby, he had issueEx coll. R. Gl. S. two sons; Raphe and Henry; and three daughters; Anne, married to Anthony Thorpe, of Conye-Thorpe, in Com Ebor. Esquire; Muriel, to George Bowes Esquire; afterwards to VVilliam VVieliff of VVicliff Esquire; and Margerie to VVilliam Buckton, of Bellingsholme, in Hol­derness.

Which Raphe (the eldest son) being a Knight Pat. 28 H. 8. p. 4. in 28 H. 8. was made ConstablePat. 28 H. 8. p. 4. of [...]-Castle: where he behaved himself so couragiously, upon the siege thereof, the same year; in holding c it out, for the space of full six weeks, against those Northern-Rebels, then in Armes (by reason of the dissolution of the les­ser Monasteries, the preceding year; calling that their Insurrection, The Pilgrimage of Grace) though he had not other assistance therein, than Godw. p. 150. his own Houshold-servants; nor any other Food, for the last Twenty dayes, butGodw. p. 150. bread and water; as that the King, for his good service there, made him CommanderIbid. in Chief of all his Forces, appointed for guarding the Marches towards Sco [...]land; which he defendedIbid. with great reputation, for divers years.

And, in An. 1544. (36 H. 8.) being encou­raged Hist. of H. 8. by Herb. p. 525. by the success, which the Lord Dacres and others had, in the taking of Dumfrize, and the spoiles by them got, in that part of the Country: In the Winter following, withS [...]owes. Ann. the men of Tindale, and Ridsdale, he entred upon another part, and laid all wasteGodw. p. 198. betwixt Iedburgh, and Relsou, then spoiled [...]; and afterwards returningHerb. ut supra. p. 525. to London, mov'd for a Reward for this Service. Where­upon, by the Duke of Norfolk's advice, the King gaveHerb. ut supra. p. 525. him as much Land, as he could win from the Scots.

Wherewith he grew so animated; as that, the next Spring (viz. in An. 1545.) he entred Scotland again, with aboutH. [...]. p. 268. n. 60. Four thousand men: But, being encountred at Halydor­rigg, by the Earl of Arran, who, with three distinct Bataglia's beset him, he there lostH. [...]. p. 268. n. 60. his life; together with the Lord Ogle, and many other brave men: leaving issueEx. coll. [...]. Gl. S. by Margerie his wife, daughterEx. coll. [...]. Gl. S. of Raphe Bowes of Stretlam, in the Bishoprick of Durham, Esquire, three sons; VVilliam, Raphe, and Thomas: and two daughtersEx coll. [...]. Gl. S.; Frances, afterwards married to Robert Lambton of Lambton, in Com. Palat. Dunelm. Esquire, and Anne to Lancelot Mer­feild.

But I return to VVilliam Lord Evers (his fa­ther) still living.

[Page 386] In 5. E. 6. the Marquess of Northampton, being sentHayw. Hist. of E. 6. p. 123. Embassador into France, and to carry the Order of the Garter to the King of that Realm; he was one of the Lords, appoint­ed Hayw. Hist. of E. 6. p. 123. to attend him thither. And, in 6 E. 6. con­stituted Pat. 6. E. 6. p. 4. Warden of the Middle-Marches to­ward Scotland, under Iohn Dudley, then Duke of Northumberland. Moreover, in 4 and 5 Ph. & M. he was again made Captain Pat. 4 & 5 Ph. & M. p. 3. of Barwic upon Twede. So likewise in Pat. 1 Eliz. p. 4. 1 Eliz. And, in 12 Eliz. appointed to lead the Rereward of those Forces, then sentHolingsh. p 1212. b. n. 10. Annal. E­liz per Camd. under the command of the Earl of Sussex, President of the North, against the Earls of Northum­berland, and Westmorland, at that time in Rebellion.

When he died I find not: but to him succeed­ed William William his Grandson; viz. Ex coll. R. Gl. S. eldest son to Sir Raphe Evre Knight, so slain in Scotland, as before is observed.

In 29 Eliz. this VVilliam Lord Evre, was con­stituted Annal E­liz ut su­pra. one of the Commissioners (with Ed­ward Earl of Rutland, and others) to treat of a League with the Scots: whereupon they met Annal E­liz ut su­pra. with the Commissioners of that Realm at Bar­wick, in Iuly the same year. And, in An. 1592. (34 Eliz.) by his TestamentPeares, vol. [...] f. 1567. bearing date 22 Dec. bequeath'd to Raphe, his son and heir, Fifteen hundred pounds, towards the building of an House at Iarrom. After which, viz. 12 Feb. An. 1593. (36 Eliz.) he depart­ed [...] F. in of­ficio Arm. 425 a. this life, leaving issue, by Margaret his wife, daughter [...] F. in of­ficio Arm. 425 a. of Sir Robert Dimock Knight, four sons [...] F. in of­ficio Arm. 425 a.; Raphe, Raphe. his son and heir; 2. Francis, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Iohn Leonard of Knoll, in Com. Cantii, 3. VVilliam, 4. Charles: and three daughters: 1. Anne, wife of Iohn Malory Esquire, son and heir to Sir VVilliam Malory Knight; Mary, married to Richard Good­rick of Ribstan, in Com. Ebor. Esquire, and Martha, to VVilliam Ayrmin Esquire.

Which Raphe took to wife [...] F. in of­ficio Arm. 425 a. Mary, the only daughter of Sir Iohn Dauney of Cessay, in Com. Ebor. Knight: and, in 5 Iac. was constituted Pat. 5. Jac. p. 26 in dor­so. the King's Lieutenant, within the Principal­lity of Wales: and, left l issue William; who, by Lucia his wife, daughter of Sir Andrew Noell of Dalby, in Com. Leic. Knight, had issue two sons; Raphe and William; William and a daughter cal­l [...]d Mary, married to Sir William Howard Kt, grandson to the Lord William Howard of Na­worth. Which Raphe, having married Cathe­rine, the daughter to Thomas Lord Arundel of Wardour, died in his fathers life time; leav­ing issue VVilliam, William. who succeeded his Grandfa­ther in his honor, but died unmarried.

Whereupon William, his Uncle, being a Colo­nel for the late King Charles the First (of bles­sed memory) and slain in the Battel of Mar­s [...]on-moore, in Com. Ebor. An. 1645. leaving issue by ... his wife, daughter to Sir Thomas Denton of Hilsden, in Com. Buck Knight, only two daughters; viz. Margaret, married to Thomas Danby of Chorpe, in Mashamshire, in Com. Ebor. Esquire; and Mary, to William Palmes of [...] in the same County Esquire; the Title of Lord E [...]e, resorted to George Evre, son of Horatio Evre, [...]. by Debora his wife, one of the daughters and coheirs to ... Bret of ... in Com. Cantii.

Which Horatio, was son of Francis Evre, se­cond son to William Lord Evre, by Margaret, the daughter of Sir Robert Dimock before-mentioned.

But this George Lord Evre died a Ba [...]tchelor in the moneth of October, An 1672. leaving Raphe Raphe. his brother and heir; who now (scili [...]et, An. 1674.) enjoyeth the honor.

Sheffeild, Earl of Mulgreve.
[1 E. 6.]

OF this Family, whose antient SeatEx Id. Itin. inte [...] Coll. R. Gl. S. was at a Mannor-place, in the Isle of Ax­holme, in Com. Linc. called Hemmes­well (near the Spittle-Street) whence they cameEx Id. Itin. inte [...] Coll. R. Gl. S. to Butterwike, in that County, was Polyd. Virg. p. 573. n. 30. Robert Sheffeild; Robert. who, in 2 H. 7. beingPolyd. Virg. p. 573. n. 30. one of the Commanders in King Henry the Seventh [...]s Army, against Iohn Earl of Lincolne, and his adherents, in the Battel of Stoke, near New­arke, shared in the honor of that Victory, then obtained.

This Robert having been Speaker of the House of Commons in Parliament, was also Recorder Ex stem­mate. Ho­lingsh. p. 812. b. of the City of London, being then a Knight. And, by Helen his wife, daughter and heir of Sir Iohn Delves Knight, had issue [...] Sir Robert Sheffeild of Butterwic Knight, who married Ex stem­mate. Ho­lingsh. p. 812. b. Margaret, the daughter of Sir Iohn Zouch of Codnor, Knight, and by her had issueEx stem­mate. Ho­lingsh. p. 812. b. Ed­mund; which Edmund, Edmund. upon the 16th of Fe­bruary, 1. E. 6. (two dayes preceding that Kings Coronation) was advancedPat. 1 [...]. 6. p. 6. Hayw. p. 6▪ to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Sheffeild of Butterwike: but, upon that In­surrection Hayw. p. 71. & 73. by the Commons of Norfolk, the next ensuing year, being one of the Nobles, which accompanyedHayw. p. 71. & 73. the Marquess of Nor­thampton for the suppressing thereof, had the hard fate to lose his life in that good Service: for, his Horse fallingHayw. p. 71. & 73. into a Ditch at Norwich; and he thereupon pulling off his Helmet, to shew those Rebels who he was, a Butcher slew Hayw. p. 71. & 73. him with a Club.

By Anne his wife,Catal. of Nob. by R. [...] ▪ daughter to Iohn the Fifth of that name, Earl of Oxford, he left is­sue Iohn his son and heir; and three daughters; Ex. stem­mate. Frances, married to ... Metham of ... in Com ... Eleanore to Denzil Holles, second son to Sir William Holles of Houghton, in Com. Nott. Knight, and Eliza­beth.

Which Iohn died in Ian. An. 1568. (11 Eliz.) as may seem by the Probate of his Testament; Sheffeild, qu. 1. leaving issue by Douglass his wife,Annal Eliz. per Camd. daughter to William Lord Howard of Effyngham, Edmund Edmund. his son and heir; and Elizabeth a daughter, mar­ried to Thomas Earl of Ormund. Which Ed­mund. in 25 Eliz. wasIbid. one of the English Lords, that, by the command of Q. Elizabeth, attend­ed the Duke of Anjoy (who had stay'd three moneths in England, as a Sutor to her) unto Antwerp. And, in An. 1588. (31 Eliz.) be­ing Ib. in that notable Fight at Sea against the Spaniard, (then threatning an Invasion here) which, by the admirable conduct and courage of the English, was utterly broke and dissipated; in consideration of his valiant deportment in that memorable service, was then KnightedIb. by the Lord Admiral.

[Page 387] After this he was made GovernorIb. of Brill (a chief Port of Zealand) delivered unto Queen Elizabeth by the States of the Vnited Provinces, as one of the Cautionary Towns, in considerati­on of the Moneys, lent to them, in aid against the Spaniard; and in 39 Eliz. surrendringIb. his Trust there; Sir Francis Vere succeededIb. him therein. In that Queens time, he was also made choice of for one [...]. &c. of the Garter, per E. A. of the Knights Companions of the most noble Order of the Garter: and, in 14 Iac. constitutedPat. 14 Jac. p. 2 [...]. President of the Council for the Northern parts of this Realm.

Furthermore, upon the 7th of February, 1 Car. 1. he was createdPat. 1. Car. 1. Earl of Mulgreve. He married two wives; Vrsula, the daughter of Sir Robert Tirwhit of Ketil [...]y, in Com. Linc. Knight, by whom he had issue six sons;Annal R. Jac. ut su­pra. viz. 1. Charles, who died unmarried; 2. Sir Iohn Sheffeild Kt. 3. Edmund; 4. William, drown'd in France. 5. Philip. (Which Sir Iohn, Edmund, and Phi­lip were unhappily drown'd z in the pas [...]age at Whitgis [...]-Ferry, over the River Humber, in the moneth of December, An. 1614. (14 Iac. in their father's life time.) And Sixthly George, who broke his neck in a new Riding-house, which his Father had made of an old Consecra­ted Chapel (as I have heard.) He had like­wise issue by her nine daughters; First Magda­len, married to Walter Walsh, an Irishman. Se­condly Elizabeth, first wedded to Sir Edward Swifft Knight, and afterwards to Sir Iohn Bour­chier Knight; Thirdly Mary, to Sir Ferdinando Fairfax Knight, son and heir to Thomas Lord Fairfax of [...]ameron in Scotland; Fourth­ly Frances, to Sir Philip Fairfax Knight, brother to Ferdinando; 5. Douglas, 6. Triphena, to George a younger son to Sir Richard Verney of Cump­ton-Murdak, in Com. Warr. Knight. As also Dorothy, Vrsula, and Anne. His second wife was Mariana, daughter to Sir William Erwin Knight, by whom he had issue three sons, Iames, Thomas, and Robert; and two daughters, Marga­ret and Sarah.

This Edmund Earl of Mulgreve died in October, An. 1646. being then Fourscore years of age.

To whom succeeded Edmund Edmund. his Grandson and heir, viz. son of Sir Iohn Sheffeild Knight, his second son, before-mentioned, by Grifild his wife, daughter to Sir Edmund Anderson Knight, sometime Chief Justice of the Court of Com­mon-Pleas.

Which Edmund married Elizabeth, daughter to Leonel Earl of Middlesex: and died, com­ing up towards London, 21. Aug. An. 1658. leaving issue Iohn Iohn. his son and heir, now Earl of Mulgrave; who was installed Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter upon the 29th of May, An. 1674. and is now one of the Gentle­men of the Royal Bedchamber to His Majesty King Charles the Second.

Rich Earl of Warwick.
[1 E. 6.]

OF this Family, the first touching whom I have seen any considerable mention, is Richard Rich, [...] an opulent Mercer [...] in London, who underwent the Office of Sheriff [...] in that City, in An. 1441. (20. H. 6.) and Founded [...] a certain Almeshouse at [...]odsdo [...] in [...]. Which Richard departingIb. 285. a. this life in An. 1469. (9 E. 4) was buried [...] in the Church of St. Laurence in the Iury, with this In­scription on his Tomb-stone;

Respice quod opus est praesentis temporis aevum,
Omne quod est, nihil est, praeter amare Deum.

leaving issueIb. Iohn Iohn. (who lieth interredIb. in St. Thomas of Acres, commonly called Mercer's-Chapel.) and he Thomas Thomas Richart. Ib.. Which Thomas had issue Richard; who, having been an indu­strious Student of the Laws in the Middle-Tem­ple London, was, in 21 H. 8. made choiceOrig. Ju [...]id. 216. a. of for the Autumn-Reader in that Honorable So­ciety. Shortly after which, by degrees having sundry eminent imployments, he arrived to great wealth and Honor: For, in 24 H. 8. he obtain'd the Office ofPat. 24 H. 8. p. [...]. Attorney general in Wales, and the Marches thereof, for life; and, in 25 H. 8. (10 Octob.) was constitutedPat. 25 H. 8. p. 1. the King's Sollicitor-general.

In 27 H. 8. he had a GrantPat. 27 H. 8. p. [...]. of the Office of Chirographer in the Court of Common-Pleas; and, about that time, visitingHerb. Hist. of H 8. p. 393. Sir Thomas Moore (late Lord Chancellor) then a prisoner in the Tower, used divers ArgumentsHerb. Hist. of H 8. p. 393. for per­swading him to acknowledge the King's Su­premacy in Spirituals, which for many ages had been attributed to the Pope. In which year, upon the dissolving of all those Religious Hou­ses, whose yearly values, were not certified to be above Two hundred pounds, the King's Reve­nues being thereby not a little augmented, and a certain peculiar Court, called, The Court of Ang­mentation, by Act of Parliament erected27 H 8. cap. 27., he was made ChancellorPat. 28 M. 8. p. 5. thereof; and thereupon obtain'd a GrantPat. 28 M. 8. p. 5. of the scite of the Priorie of Lighes, with the Mannor of [...]ighes, thereto appertaining, in Com. Essex; as also of divers Lands in other places belonging to that Monaste­ry

In 36 H. 8. at the siege of Boloin [...], he was Herb. ut su­pra. p. 115. one of the Commissioners appointed to Treat with the French, touching Peace; beingPat. 36 H. 8. p. 23. at that time Treasurer of the King's Wars, both there and in Scotland: and in 38 H. 8. (the King lying on his Death-bed) was constitutedGodw p [...]. one of the Assistants to his Executors, in matters of great consequence.

In 1 E. 6. (being then a Knight) he was, by Letters patent, bearing date 16 Feb. advanced Pat. 1 E. 6. p. 6. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Riche (it being the fourth day before the Coronation) and, upon the Thirti [...]th of November following, constitutedIbid, p. 3. Lord Chan­cellor of England. But, in 5 E. 6. well ob­serving y the danger of the times, both by the Duke of Somercet's fall, and otherwise▪ and [Page 388] doubtingHayw. p. 137. what questions might arise in the en­suing Parliament; having accumulatedHayw. p. 137. to him­self a very fair fortune, (like a discreet Pilot, who seeing a storme at hand, gets his Ship into Harbor) he made suteHayw. p. 137. to the King, by reason of some bodily Infirmities, that he might be dis­charged of his Office. Which being granted, Hayw. p. 137. the Great Seal was deliveredGodw. p. 249. to Thomas Good­rick Bishop of Ely: after which he lived many years; and at his own charge builtWeevers [...]un. Mon. p. 606. the Tower Steeple at Rochford, in Com. Essex.

By his TestamentBabington, qu ... bearing date 12 Maii, 9 Eliz. he bequeath'd his body to be buried in the pa­rish Church of Felsted, in Com. Essex; and de­parted this life the next ensuing year, as may seem by the probate thereof, which beares date 3 Iunii, An. 1568. (10 Eliz.) leaving issue, by Elizabeth his wife, sisterEx stem­mate. to William Ienks Citi­zen of London, Robert Babington ut supra. his son and heir, and nineBabington ut supra. daughters; Margerie married to Hen­ry Pigot of Abington Esquire, Agnes to Edmund Mordant Esquire; Mary to Sir Thomas Wrothe Knight; Dorothy to Francis Barley Esq Elizabeth to Robert Peyton Esquire; Winifride, first to Sir Henry Dudley Knight, and afterwards to Roger Lord North; and Frances to Iohn Lord Darcy of Chiche.

Which Robert Robert. succeeding him in his Honor, in 15 Eliz. wasAnnal. [...]. per Camd. one of the Peers, upon the Tryal of Thomas Duke of Norffolk, and afterwards sentAnnal. [...]. per. Camd. into France, with the Earl of Lincolne (Lord Admiral) and others, for concluding a League with the French, at Blois. In 16 Eliz. he was imploy'dIb. into Ireland with the Lord Darcie and others, but returned,Ib. upon occasion of private business, within a Moneth: and died Dar [...]y, qu. 21. in An. 1581. (23 Eliz.) as may seem by the probate of his Will, bearing date 7 Iunii the same year; leaving issueEx stem­mate. by Mary his wife, daughterEx stem­mate. and heir of George Baldri, son and heir to Sir Thomas Baldri Knight, Citizen of London, three sons, Robert his son and heir, Sir Edwyn Riche Knight, and Richard; as also one daughter called Elizabeth.

Which Robert, in 40 Eliz. having beenAnnal. Eli [...] ▪ ut supra. in that voyage with Robert Earl of Essex Robert [...]arl of Warwick. to Ca­dez; was, by Letters patent, bearing date at Westminster 6 Aug. 16 Iac. (An. 1618.) ad­vanced Pat. 16 Jac. p 11. to the Title of Earl of Warwick, and foundedWeevers Fun Mon. p. [...]. 6. an Almeshouse at Rochford, in Com. Essex, for five poor men, and one aged woman. He marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. two wives; first Penelope, daughter to Walter Earl of Essex, who bore him three sons; Robert, who succeeded him in his Honors; Henry, afterwards created Earl of Holand; and Charles. Which Charles, being a Knight, was slainIbid. in that voyage with the Duke of Buckingham to the Isle of Rhe, in France, in An. 1627. And four daughters; Letice, first married to Sir George Carie of Cockington, in Com. Devon. Knight; and after to Sir Arthur Lake Knight, Penelope to Sir Gervase Clifton of Cl [...]fton, in Com Nott. Knight and Baronet; Essex to Sir Thomas Cheeke of Pirgo, in Com. Essex Knight; and Isabel to Sir Iohn Smith Knight, son to Sir Thomas Smith Knight, Farmer of the Customs, widow of Richard Rogers of Brimston, in Com. Dors. Esquire. But this Penelope, his first wife, forsaking him, married in his life time to Charles Earl of Devon.

To his second wife he weddedIbid. Frances, daughter to Sir Christopher Wray Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings Bench, wid­dow of Sir George Paul of Snartford, in Com. Linc. Knight and Baronet, but by her had no issue: and departingIbid. this life at Warwick-House in Holburne, 24 Martii, An. 1618. (within eight moneths after his Creation) was buriedIbid., with his Ancestor's at Fels [...]ed before-mentioned.

Which Robert, Robert. so succeeding him, married thrice; firstIb. Frances, the daughter and heir to Sir William Hatton, alias Newport Knight, (by Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir to Sir Francis Gaudi Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas) and by her had issue four sons; Robert, and Charles who succeeded him; As also Henry and Hatton, who died un­married. Likewise three daughters; Anne mar­ried to Edward, then Lord Mandevile, son and heir to Henry Earl of Manchester; Lucie to Iohn Lord Roberts of Truro; and Frances to Nicholas Earl of Scarsdale. (Which Ro­bert was Admiral for the Long Parliament, An. 1658.) And, departing this life upon the 18th day of April, An. 1658, was buried at Felstede. His grandson married Frances, the youngest daughter of Oliver Cromwell, then cal­led Lord Protector.

To whom succeeded Robert Robert. his eldest son (made Knight of the Bath, at the Coronation of King Charles the First.) Which Robert married Anne, daughter to William Earl of Devonshire; and by her had issue one son called Robert, who died in his life time without issue; and three daugh­ters; Anne married to Thomas, son and heir to Sir Iohn Barington of Barington-Hall, in Com. Essex, Baronet; Mary to ... St. Iohn; and Essex to Daniel Finch, son to Heneage Lord Finch of Daventre, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England.

This Robert died 29 Maii, An. 1659. and was also buried at Felstede.

To whom succeeded, in his Honors, Charles Charles. his brother. Which Charles married Mary, daughter to Richard the first Earl of [...]ork, in Ire [...]and: and died upon the 24th of August, An. 1673. without issue; so that the dignity of Earl of Warwick, and those other Titles which he enjoy'd, are thereupon divolved to his nearest kinsman of the male-line, viz. ... now Earl of Holand.

Rich Earl of Holand.

¶I Now come to Henry, Henry Earl of Holand. second son to Robert the first Earl of Warwick, of this Fa­mily. This Henry being made Knight Stowes Ann. of the Bath, at the Creation of Henry Prince of Wales, in 8 Iac. was afterwards, viz. 5 Nov. 15 Iac. constitutedAnnal. [...]. Jac. per Camd. Captain of the Kings Guard (the Vicount Fenton, a Scotchman, then surrendringAnnal. [...]. Jac. per Camd. that place, upon composition:) and, by Letters patent, bearing date 8 Martii, 20 Iac. was advancedPat. 20 Jac. p. 5. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Kensington. Imme­diately whereupon, he was imployed into Annal. R. Jac. ut [...]u­pra. Spain; Prince Charles beingAnnal. R. Jac. ut [...]u­pra. there at that time, in order to a match with a daughter of that King. And, after the breach whereof, was (the next ensuing year) sent [...]ushw. Coll. p. 114. into France, to make [Page 389] private enquiry, whether a Match there were fesible or not; and of this to advertise King Iames, before any Publick Treaty were had to that purpose.

Upon the 24th of Sept. 22 Iac. being created Pat. 22 Jac. p. 8. Earl of Holand (a Province in Lincoln­shire) he was shortly after installed Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter: And in 5 Car. madePat. 5 Car. p. 16. Constable of Windsore-Castle: as also, in An. 1639. upon the first Insurrection of the Scots, constituted General of the Horse, in that Expedition, made by His Majesty, with a Royal Army, into that Realm.

That the benefits which this Earl enjoyed through the bounty of that King (which I shall not stand here to enumerate) were of no little moment, there are those, yet living, who do ve­ry well know. Some being such, as, 'tis sup­pos'd that he did doubt, might have made him obnoxious to the predominant party, in the late Long-Parliament: and, that the consideration thereof caused him, not only to stand neutral, when His Majesty (of blessed memory) had most need of his help; but to disswade the Earl of Essex (his near kinsman) then Lord Cham­berlain of the Kings Houshold, from continuing his attendance upon him, when (by reason of those unhappy Tumults, which endangered the safety of His Royal Person) he became necessita­ted, first to qui [...] Whitehall, and soon after to retire to a farther distance. Yet, at last, when he visibly discerned, that those great Pretenders for the Preservation of Religion and Laws, had subdued all the Kings Forces; and that his Ma­jesty, being made a Prisoner by them, was put under strict Guards in the Isle of Wiht; he then cordially put himself in Armes, with some other Loyal Persons, in order to the Restoration of his distressed Master: But miscarrying in the de­sign, at Kingston upon Thames 7 Iulii, An. 1648. was speedily pursued, as also soon after taken, and kept fast lockt up in the Tower of London, till some time after the Cruel Martyr­dome of that Good King: And then being adjudged to death, by the same High Court of Iustice (for so they called it) which had been Flesht in Blood, by the Murther of their Lawful Soveraign; notwithstanding all the Arguments which his Friends could use to save him where­of his preventing the Earl of Essex from con­tinuing with the King (without whose counte­nance they had not been able to raise an Army) was not the least; they caused his Head to be cut off, before the Gates of Westminster-Hall, upon the Ninth of March, next ensu­ing.

By Isabel his wife, daughterCa [...]al of Nob. by R. B. and heir to Sir Walter Cope of Kenfington, in Com. Midd. Knight, he left issue four sons; Robert, Charles, Henry, and Cope: and five daughters; Frances, married to William Lord Paget; Isabella to Sir Iames Thinne of Long-Lete, in Com. Wilts. Knight; Susanna to Iames now Earl of Suf­folk, Mary to ... Campbel a Scotchman, of the Earl of Argile's family; and Diana who died unmarried.

Which Robert Robert. succeeding him in his Honors, took to wife first ... daughter to Sir Ar­thur Ingram of Temple-Newsam, in Com. Ebor. Knight; by whom he had issue divers children, which died in his life time. He secondly mar­ried Anne, daughter of Edward Earl of Man­chester; by whom he had issue ...

And departed this life ... Aprilis, Anno 1675.

To whom succeeded ... his son and heir.

Lord Wharton.
1 Edw. 6.

OF this family, which is of great Anti­quity in the County of We [...]morland, taking its denomination from a fair Lordship of that name, scituate upon the Bank of the River Eden, was Sir Thomas Wharton Thomas. Knight, GovernorPat. 33 H. 8. p. 4. of the Town and Castle of Carl [...]sle in 33 H. 8. In 34 H. 8. upon an In­cursion Stowes Ann. of the Scots, to the number of Fifteen thousand men, this Sir Thomas, then Warden of the Marches, assisted by Sir William Musgrave, ap­pearing but with Three hundred, putStowes Ann. them into such an apprehension, that the Duke of Norfolk with his whole Army were at hand, that they presently fled in so great disorder, that the Earls of Ca [...]sills and Glenearne, with divers other persons of note, were takenHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 525. prisoners. And, in 36 H. 8. with the Lord Dacres and others, marching into Scotland; was at the takingIb. p. 525. of Dumfrize. Whence they brought away much spoil; forcingIb. p. 525. the Scots to a Trea­ty, and to give Hostages for the observance of the Articles then agreed on.

In 1 E. 6. being WardenHayw. p. 28. of the West-Marches, with the Earl of Lenox (who had an Army of Five thousand men) he entredHayw. p. 28. Scot­land, and won the Church of Anan: for which, and other his faithful services, he had summons Journal of Parl. to Parliament amongst the Barons of this Realm, before the end of that year. And [...]n. 2 & 3 Ph. & M. was constitutedPat. 2 & 3 Ph. & M. p. 2. Warden of the Middle-marches, upon the 30th of Iuly. Al­so, upon the 16th of December next ensuing, he was madeIbid, p. 7. General-warden of all the Marches towards Scotland, and Governor of Bar­wick: and in 4 & 5 Ph. & M. joyn'dPat. 4 & 5 Ph & M. p. 8. in dorso. with the Earl of Northumberland, in the War­denship of the Midle-marches.

He married two wives; first Eleanore, daugh­ter to Bryan Stapleton of Wigh [...]l, in Com. Ebor. Esquire, by whom he had issue [...]. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 25. b. Lib. cedal. f. 104. E­bor. Thomas his son and heir, and Henry: and two daughter; Ioane, married to William Penington of Moncaster, in Com. Cumbr. Esquire; and Anne to Sir Richard Musgrave of Harcla-Castle, in Com. Westmorl. Knight. And secondly Anne, the daughter of George Earl of Shrewsbury; and departed [...]. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 25. b. Lib. cedal. f. 104. E­bor. this life 23 Aug. An. 1568. (10 Eliz.)

Which Thomas, so succeeding him in his honor, was [...]. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 25. b. Lib. cedal. f. 104. [...] ­bor. 48 years of age at his Fathers death: and having marriedCatal of Nob. by R. B. Anne, the daughter to Robert, Earl of Essex; by her had issue Philip his son and heir: and two daughters; Mary married to ... Gower of ... in Com. Ebor. and Anne to VVilliam VVolrich of ... in Com. Sussex, Esquire, and diedCatal of Nob. by R. B. 14 Eliz the said Philip being at that time seventeenCatal of Nob. by R. B. years of age.

[Page 390] Which Philip Philip. took to wifeIbid. Frances, daugh­ter to Henry [...]arl of Cumberland: and by her had issue two sons; viz. Sir George Whar­ton, Knight of the Bath; who marriedIbid. Anne, daughter to Iohn Earl of Rutland▪ and was slain in a Duel by Sir Iames Steward Knight, upon the eighth of November, An. 1609. leav­ing no issue; And Sir Thomas VVharton Knight. Which Sir Thomas took to wife Philadelphia, the daughter to Robert Earl of Monmouth; and having issue by her two sons, Philip, and Tho­mas; died in his fathers life time (viz. 17 Apr. 20 Iac.) and was buried at Easby near Rich­mund, in Yorkshire.

This Philip had likewise issue three daugh­ters; Margaret, married to Edward Lord VVot­ton; Eleanore to VVilliam Thwaytes of Long-Marston, in Com. Ebor. Esquire, and Frances to Sir Richard Musgrave of Edenhale, in Com. Cumbr. Knight of the Bath, and Baronet. And departing this life upon the Twenty sixth day of March, An. 1625. was buried at Healey, in the County of the City of York. Leaving Philip his grandson (viz. eldest son to Sir Thomas, who died in his life time) his successor in his honor.

Which Philip Philip. arrived to his full age in An. 1634. and married three wives, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Rouland Wandesford of Pick­hay, in Com. Ebor. Knight, Attorney of the Court of Wards; by whom he had issue one only daughter, called Elizabeth, married to Ro­bert (then Lord VVilloughby of Eresby) now Earl of Lindsey, and Lord Great Chamberlain of England. Secondly Iane, the daughter and heir of Arthur Goodwyn of Upper Win­chendon, in Com. Buck. [...]squire; by whom he hath had issue two sons, Thomas, and Goodwyn; and four daughters; Anne married to VVilliam Carr a Scotchman (only son to VVilliam Carr Groom of the Bedchamber to King Iames.) Margaret to Major Dunch of Pusey, in Com. Berk. Esquire; Mary to VVilliam Thomas, son and heir of Edmund Thomas of Wennoe, in Com. Glamorgan Esquire, and Philadelphia. He thirdly married Anne, daughter to the said VVil­liam Carr, Groom of the Bedchamber to King Iames (widdow of Edmund Popham Esquire) by whom he hath one son, called VVilliam.

Which Thomas (son and heir apparent to this Philip Lord VVharton) hath married Anne, one of the two daughters and coheirs to Sir Henry Lee of Dichley, in Com. Oxon. Baronet.

Lord Paget.
[4 E. 6.]

THe first mention I find of any bearing this name, who arriv'd to the dignity of Peerage, is VVilliam Paget; William a person naturally endowed with excellent parts, as may seem by his ascent from so low a condition to those high Preferments, whereunto, by sundry degrees, he attained; being son a to ... Pa­get. one of the Serjeants at Mace, in the City of London, who was bornEx c [...]ll. Samps Erdswike, at. near Wednsbury, in Staffordshire, of mean Parentage, where [...] were some of that generation, till of late years, remaining: so that he might well say with the Poet,

—Et quae non fecimus ipsi
Vix ea nostra voco.

For, in 23 H. 8. by reason of his great abilities, he came to bePat. 23 H. 8. p. [...]. one of the Clerks of the Signet: And, in 32 H. 8. ClerkPat 32 H. [...]. p. 2. of the Council. As also ClerkIbid. p. 6. of the Privy-Seale, with the Fee of Thirty pounds per annum: and, soon after that, ClerkPat. 33 H 8. p. 2. of the Parliament for life. In all which employments, he deported himself with such se­dulity and prudence, as that, in 33 H. 8. he was sentHerb. Hist of H. 8 p. 470. Embassador into France; and, upon his return from that honorable Negotiation, made one of the principal Secretaries of State; for so I findPat. 35 H 8. p. 5. him in 35 H. 8. Moreover, in 36 H. 8. (being then a Knight) he was constitutedPat. 36 H. 8. p 26. one of the Commissioners, to Treat with Mathew Earl of Lenox, touchingHerb. ut supra, p. 509. the advancement of King Henry the Eighth's Interst in Scotland; whereupon l that Earl was to marry the Lady Margaret Douglas, King Henry's Neice. And, the same year attendingIbid, p. 515. that King, in his Ex­pedition to Boloin, was associatedIbid, p. 515. with the Earl of Hertford and others, to Treat with the Embassadors of France, in order to a gene­ral accord betwixt both Realms.

In 37 H. 8. he obtained a grantPat. 36 H. 8. p. 16. to himself, and Iohn Mason Esquire (then Secretary to the King, for the French Tongue) and the survivor of them, of the Office of Master of the Posts, with the Fee of Sixty six pounds thirteen shillings four pence per an. And, in 38 H. 8 wasHerb. ut supra, p. 542. Stowes Ann. one of the Commissioners, which treated of, and concluded a Peace with the French. Shortly after which, the King lying on his Death-bed, he was consti­tuted Godw. p. 205. one of his Executors, and appointedGodw. p. 205. one of the Council to his successor King Edward the Sixth: In the second year of whose Reign, he obtained a grantPat. 2 E 6. p. 2. in Fee of that House, with­out Temple-Barr, in the City of London, then called Exeter-place (formerly belonging to the Bishops of that See:) as also of a certain parcel of ground, lying within the Garden of the Middle-Temple, adjoyning thereto. Which House he transformed into a new Fabrick for his own habitation, and called it Paget-House. But long it held not that name, being from after-owners called next Leicester-House, and at length Essex-House.

The next thing which I find memorable of him, is; that, in 4 E. 6. he was sent Embassa­dor Godw. p. 240. to the Emperor, Charles the Fifth, to sig­nifie, how King Edward, being on the one side distressed by the Scots, and on the other by the French; likewise miserably rent by intestine di­visions at home, necessity required speedy Succors from him; else that he must submit to an incon­venient Peace with France. And, upon the Third of December the same year, beingJournal of Parl. then Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, Comptroller of the Kings Houshold, Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster; and calledJournal of Parl. by Writ to the Parliment then sitting, by the name of Lord Paget of Beaudsert (in Com. Staff.) he took his placeJournal of Parl. there amongst the rest of the Peers. After which, upon the 19th of Ianuary next ensuing, he hadS [...]o [...]es Ann. Godw. p. 240. his solemn creation to that honor: and, within three dayes follow­ing▪ was sent, [...] with the Earl of Bedford, and [Page 391] Sir Iohn Mason, again to treat of Peace with the French.

Notwithstanding all which great services, such enemies he had; that, in 5 E. 6. uponIbid, p. 132. the fall of the Duke of Somerset (whose ruine was effected by the contrivance of Dudley Duke of Northumberland) against whom, the princi­pal charge wasIbid, p. 132. that he had designed the Murther of some Noblemen at Pager-House; this Lord was sentIbid, p. 132. to the Tower, and be­reav'd Godw. p. 229. of his Ensignes of the Garter. But Money being not a little wantingHayw. p. 156, & 157. at that time, whereupon several persons were putHayw. p. 156, & 157. out of Office, and some of them grievously finedHayw. p. 156, & 157.; he was charg'dHayw. p. 156, & 157. with selling the King's Lands, and Timber-woods without Commission: also, that he had taken great Fines for Lands belong­ing to the Crown, and applyed them to his own proper use; and that he had made Leases in re­version, for more than One and twenty years. For which offences he surrender'dIbid. his Office; and submittingIbid. himself to be fined at the King's pleasure, his mulct was setIbid. at Six thousand pounds; whereof Two thousand were remit­ted, upon condition, that the other four should be paid within the compass of that year. All which he endured with manly pa [...]ence (saith my AuthorHayw. ut supra.) knowing right well, that he held the residue of his Estate upon the Curtesie of those who hated him at the heart. Neverthe­less, though he then sped so ill, through the po­tency of those, who were most predo [...]inant, du­ring the life of that young King, it fared better with him shortly after: For, upon the death of King Edward, and endeavours of some, to ad­vance the Lady Iane Gray to the Royal Throne; he joyn'dGodw. p. 272. with the Earl of Arundel, the chief­est Champion of Q. Mary; and, after she was Proclaimed Queen in the City of London, rode Godw. p. 272. post with him that night, to give her notice thereof: For which respect, he had such high esteem from her, as that soon after her marriage with King Philip, he was sentIbid; p. 307. Embassador (to­gether with the Lord Hastings) unto the Empe­ror (then at Bruxells) to signifie their joynt-desires to see Cardinal Pole; to the end, that by his Authority, the Church of England, at that time in much disorder, by reason of the Schisme (for so it was then call'd) might be rectified. And, upon the 29th of Ianuary, 2 & 3 Ph. & M. was madePat 2 & 3 Ph. & M. p. [...] Lord Privy-Seale.

By his TestamentChayre, qu. 27. (whereunto is no date, but proved 1 Iulii, An. 1563. 5 Eliz.) wherein he stiles himself Knight of the Garter; he be­queath'd his body to be buried at Drayton, in Com. Midd. in case he should depart this life within forty miles thereof; or else at Burton (id est Burton super Trent, in Com. Staff.) if within forty miles of that place: and gave to Henry his son and heir, the inheritance of his Mansion-house, in the Parish of St. Clements, without Temple-Barr in London, called Pa­get's -Place. After which, the next ensuing year, he departedIb. this life, being then very aged: and was buriedSheffeild, qu. 11. at Drayton, before-specified; though his Lady, and his son Thomas, erected a very stately Monument to his Memo­ry, above the Quire in the Cathedral at [...] (where the Shrine of St. Chad formerly stood) which Monument, together with that beautiful Church, was, by the fury of those [...] people, who were predominant, in the time of the late Usurpation, utterly destroyed; whereon this following Insciption, which I had transcribed from it many years before, stood en­graven. ‘Illustri heroi, piae memoriae, domino Gu­lielmo Paget, equiti maxime honorati or­dinis Garterii; Regulo, seu Baroni de Beaudesert; potentissimi Principis Henri­ci Octavi, ad Carolum quintum Imperato­rem, semper augustum, & Franciscum Gal­lorum Regem Christianissimum, Legato sa­pientissimo; ejusdem Principis principi, Se­cretario, & Consiliario fidelissimo; inter alios hujus potentissimi regni Administra­tori, in Testamento regio nominato. Du­catus Lancastriae, (regnante Edovardo) Cancellario dignissimo▪ Hospitii regii Cen­sori, seu Contrarotulatori prudentissimo: Privati Sigilli serenissin [...] Reginae Mariae Custodi sanctissimo: Illustrissimae Reginae Elizabethae seni Charissimo, senatori gra­vissimo; & optime de patri [...] su [...], & bonis omnibus merito. Necnon dominae Annae fidelissimae conjugi suae, & domino Henrico utriusque charissimo filio, & Katherinae Henrici uxori dulcissimae; praedicta Anna clarissima foemina, & domina Catherina, uxor dicti Henrici suavissima; & praeno­bilis vir dominus Thomas Paget, in prae­sentiâ Regulus de Beaudesert, de senten­tiâ & ultimâ voluntate dictorum Gulielmi & Henrici, animis libentissimis, & summo studio officii memores, posuere.’ Leaving issueEx coll [...]. by Anne his wife, daughter and heir to ... Preston of ... in Com. Lanc. three sons; Sir Henry Paget Knight, Tho­mas, and Charles; and five daughters; Elianore, first married to ... Palmer, afterwards to Sir Rouland Clerk Knight. Grisild, first to Sir William Waldgrave Knight, and after to Sir Tho­mas Rivet Knight. Ioane to Sir Thomas Kitson Knight. Dorothy to Thomas Willoughby, son of Sir Henry Willoughby of Wollaton, in Com. Nott. Knight; and Anne Sir Henry ...

Which Henry Henry succeeding him in his honor, had summonsJournal of Parl. to Parliament in 8 Eliz. and took his placeJournal of Parl. there, upon the Thirtieth of September accordingly. And, by his Testament, Sheffeild, qu. 11. bearing date 27 Nov. An. 1568. (11 Eliz.) be­queath'd his body to be buried in the Parish-Church of West-Drayton, in Com. Midd. near to the place where the body of his Father lay in­terred: appointing, that a convenient Tombe should be erected over the Graves of his Father and Mother, and his own Grave: and died shortly after; for the Probate thereof beares date, upon the fourth of May next following; leaving issue, by Catherine his wife, daughterEx coll. Samps. Erdswike, a [...]. of Sir Henry Knevet Knight, one sole daughter, his heir, called Elizabeth, marriedEx coll. Samps. Erdswike, a [...]. to Sir Henry Lee Knight.

Whereupon, Thomas Thomas. his brother succeeding him in this honor, had summonsJournal of Parl. to Parliament in 13 Eliz. and took his place there according­ly, upon the fourth of Aprill. But, in 27 Eliz. being zealously affectedAnnal [...]. pe [...] Camd. to the Romish-Religi­on; and, fearing to be entrap'd by the subtile artifices of Robert Earl of Leicester, and Secre­tary VValsingham, he got intoAnnal. [...]. pe [...] Camd. France. Some [Page 392] discoveries there were by Letters, which be­tray [...]d his w [...]ll-wishes to the Queen of Scots; for which, in 29 Eliz. he was attaintedIbid. in Parliament, as was alsoIbid. his Brother Charles. After which, in 32 Eliz. he died at Bruxells; leaving issueE [...] coll▪ prae [...]. S [...]mps. [...]r [...]s­wike. by Nazaret his wife, daughter of Sir Henry Newton Knight, VVilliam his son and heir.

Which VVilliam, William. in 39 Eliz. wasAnnal. [...]liz. p [...]r Cam [...]. with the Earl of Essex in that notable Voyage to Cadez. And, being restored [...]ou [...]nal of Parl. to his Lands and Honor, in the Parliament, held 1 Iac. left issue, by Mary his wife, daughter and coheir to Henry Knolles, Esquire (a younger son to Sir Francis Knolles, Knight of the Garter, and Treasurer of the Houshold to Queen Elizabeth) VVilliam his son and heir, made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Charles the First: as also two other sons; Henry, and Tho­mas, who both died unmarried. And four daughters; Elizabeth, married to Sir VVilliam Hicks of Ruckholt, in Com. Essex Baronet; Dorot [...]y died unmarried. Catherine to Sir An­ [...]hony Irby of Boston, in Com. Linc. Baronet; and Anne, first wedded to Sir Simon Harecourt of Stanton-Harcourt, in Com. Oxon. Knight, and afterwards to Sir VVilliam VValler of O­sterley Parke, in Com. Midd. Knight: and, de­parting this life about the end of August, An. 1628. was buried at Drayton, with his An­cestors.

Which William, William. his son and heir, succeeding him in his honor, married the Lady Frances, one of the daughters of Henry late Earl of Ho­land, by whom he hath had issue three sons; viz. VVilliam his son and heir, who married Frances, the daughter to Francis Pierpoint, late of Not [...]ingham Esquire, a younger son to Robert Earl of Kingston super Hull. And se­ven daughters; 1. Isabell, who died unmarried; 2. Lettice, wedded to Sir Richard Hampden of Great-Hampden, in Com. Buck. [...]squire. 3. Elizabeth, yet unmarried; 4. Frances, marri­ed to Rouland Hunt of Boreatton, in Com. Salop. Esquire. 5. Penelope, to Philip Foley of Prestwood, in Com. Staff. Esquire. 6. Diana, to Henry As [...]urst, Citizen of London; and 7. Anne, who died unmarried.

Lord Darcie of Chich.
5 Edw. 6.

THat this Family is a branch of that, which hath long florisht in the Coun­ties of [...]incoln and York (whereof I have, in the first Volume of this Work, already discourst) there is no doubt at all to be made, though I never could yet find when it first came thence: Nor seen any thing memorable there­of till 8 H. 5. that Robert Darcie [...] was Eschaetor [...] for the County of Essex. Who, having been first a Clerk [...] to a Lawyer, afterwards mar­ried [...] a rich M [...]rchants Widow of Ma [...]don, that had a par [...] in three or four ships at Sea, and purchased [...] Lands in those parts▪ Which wid­dow, called Ali [...]e, being daughter [...] and coheir to ... F [...]z-Langl [...]y, died [...] in 26 H. 6. and was buri [...]d [...] in the Chapel of the H [...]ly Trinity, within the Church of All Hallows in Maldon, with this Robert, Robert. her Husband; who left issue [...] two sons; viz. Sir Robert Darcie of Danbe­rie, Knight, and Iohn Darcie of Tolshunt.

Which Sir Robert, departingIbid. this life, in 9 E. 4. left issueIbid. Thomas Thoma [...]. (Squyer for the Bo­dy to King Henry 6th, and King Edward 4th) who diedIbid. in 1▪ H. 7. And he Roger, Ibid. Squyer of the Body to K. Henry the 7th, who, by Elizabeth his wife▪ daughterIbid. of Sir Henry VVentworth Kt, had issue another Thomas Roger. Thomas. Ibid.; who, in 36 H. 8. being then a Knight, was constitutedPat 36 [...]. 8. p. 18. Master of the King's Artillery (now called Master of the Ordinance) within the Tower of London: as also GentlemanPat. 37 [...] [...] p 16. of the Privy-Chamber, in 37 H. 8. And, in 5 E. 6. being thenPat. 5 [...]. 6. p. 4. Vice­chamberlain of the King's Houshold, Captain of the Guard, and one of the four principal Knights of his Privy-Chamber, upon the fifth of April, was advancedPat. 5 [...]. 6. p. 4. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the name of Lord Darcie of Chiche▪ whereupon he had summons to the Parliament then sitting, and took his placeJournal o [...] Parl. upon the 23d of Ianuary accordingly. But, in An. 1558. (5 & 4 Ph. & M.) being then Knight [...] of the most Noble Order of the Garter▪ and residing at Wivenho [...] in Com. Essex, he declared his Te­stament [...]; whereby, as to his Interrment and Funeral, he committed it wholly to the Order of Holy Church; and dying within less than two years after [...] for the Probate thereof bears date 14 Martii [...]60.) was buriedI. 13. in of­ficio, Arm. f. 69. [...]. at St. Osythes▪ leaving issue, by Elizabeth his wife,Lel. I [...]in. vol. 6. f. [...]6. daughter to Iohn Earl of Oxford, Iohn his son and heir: as also two other sons; Alberic, who diedLel. I [...]in. vol. 6. f. [...]6. at New [...]aven▪ and Robert: And two daughters; [...] marriedLoftes ut su­pra. to Richard Suthwell of Wood-Rysing, in Com. Norff. Esq and Con­stance toI. 13. ut s [...] ­pra. Edmund Pyrton of Bentley, in Com. Essex.

Which Iohn, Iohn. being summon'd to Parliament in 1 Eliz. took his placeJournal. of Parl. there 25 Ian. the same year: and, in 16 Eliz. accompaniedAnnal. Eli [...]. per Camd. VVal­ter Earl of Essex into Ireland. This Iohn, having marriedCatal of Nob. by R. B. Frances, daughter of Richard Lord Rich (Lord Chancellor of England) de­parted FF. in offic. Arm. 234. a. this life in 23 Eliz. leaving issue Tho­mas his son and heir; and Iohn a younger son, who diedStows Sur­vey, p. 324. a. unmarried: as also Mary a daughter, wife [...]x stemma [...]e. of Robert Lord Lumley.

Which last mention'd Thomas, Thomas. upon the fifth of Iuly, An. 1621. (19 Iac.) was createdPat. 19 Jac. p. [...]. Vi­count Colchester for life, with remainder to Sir Thomas Savage of Rock-Savage▪ in Com. Cestr. Knight and Baronet, and to the heir male of his body, by Elizabeth his wife, eldest daugh­ter to him the said Thomas.

Moreover, upon the fourth of Nov. 2 Car. 1. he was advanc'dPat. 2 Car. 1 [...] p. 5. to the dignity of an Earl, by the title of Earl Rivers; with remainder to the said Sir Thomas Savage, for lack of issue male of his own body. And, having weddedCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Mary, the daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Kitson Kt. had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. by her, one only son, called Thomas; and four daughters. Which Thomas marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. the daughter and heir to Sir Iohn Fitz of South­ [...]avistoke, in Com. Devon. Knight, widow of Sir Alan Perci, Knight, and diedCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. in his life­time without issue. His four daughters were these,Catal. of Nob. by R. [...]. Elizabeth, married to the before-specified Sir Thomas Savage; Mary to Roger Manwood Esquire (son to Sir Peter Manwood Knight of the [Page 393] Bath) Penelope, first to Sir George Trenchard, son and heir to Sir George Trenchard, of UUolve­ton, in Com. Dors. Knight, after to Sir Iohn Gage of Fixley, in Com. Suss. Baronet, and Susan, who died unmarried.

This Earl Rivers died at London; 21 Feb. An. 1639. (15 Car. 1.) and was buried in the Church of St. Osythes, at Chich, before-men­tioned.

Iohn Lord Williams of Tame.
[1 Mariae.]

BEfore I come to the advancement of this Iohn, unto the degree and dignity of a Baron, it will not be improper to take notice by what steps he ascended to that ho­nour.

As to his Parentage, he wasE. 13 in offi­cio Arm. f. 96 b▪ of the same Fa­mily with Sir Richard Williams Knight, who assumed the surname of Cromwell, in the time of King Henry the Eighth, viz. secondIn officio Ar [...]. Son to Sir Iohn Williams of Burfeild▪ in Com. Berks. Knight, by Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter and Co-heir to Richard More, of Burfeild Esquire, (the name of his elder Brother being Reginald Williams.)

The first mention I find of him, in reference to his preferment, is in 18 H. 8. he being then Ex ipso au­tog. in Ar­mario C [...]r­ [...]arum a­pud Ricot. an. 1 [...]61 [...] a servant to that King; having also ten pounds per annum grantedEx ipso au­tog. in Ar­mario C [...]r­ [...]arum a­pud Ricot. an. 1 [...]61 [...] to him by Patent, for the keeping of a Greyhound. And in 27 H. 8. was ClerkPat. 27 H. 8. p. 2. of the Kings Jewel-house. By which means geting interest at Court, he obtained a Pa­tent Pat. 27 H. 8. p. 2. for the office of Master or Treasurer of the same Jewel-house. But Thomas Cromwell, then Secretary of State, being too strong for him, forced him to surrenderPat. 27 H. 8. p. 2. it; and to accept of another,Pat. 27 H. 8. p. 2. jointly with himself, so as to share the profits thereof betwixt them, and the sur­vivor to enjoy it wholly.

By which, and other means, geting wealth; in 30 H. 8. he purchasedEx a [...]tog. apud Ri­cot ut su­pra. the Mannors of great Ricott, and little Ricott, in Com. Oxon. from Giles Heron of Shakelwell, in Com. Mid. Es­quire, Son of Iohn Heron, sometime Treasurer of the Chamber to King H. 8. to whom Sir Ri­chard Fowler Knight, (Son to Richard, Chance­lor of the Dutchy of Lancaster) had former­ly soldEx a [...]tog. apud Ri­cot ut su­pra. them. And in 31 H. 8. (beingIbid. then a Knight) obtained a GrantIbid. of the chief Stew­ardship of the Mannors of Grafton and Hert­well, in Com. North. with the keepership of the Parks there: as alsoIbid. of the Mannors of Wy­tham, Weston, on the Green, and Botley, in Com. Oxon. And in 38 H. 8. was constituted Ibid. chief supervisor of all the Swans within the River of Thames, and all other waters in Eng­land, excepting those of the Dutchy of Lan­caster.

Moreover, in 36 H. 8. he had a special Pa­tent Ex autog. ap [...]d Ri­cot. for reteyning of ten persons, Gentlemen, and Yeomen, in his Houshold; and to give Live­ry Badges to them: and in 38 H. 8. another Grant,Ex autog. ap [...]d Ri­cot. bearing date 2 Ian. of the office of Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation.

Furthermore, in 2 E. 6. he was made Stew­ [...]rd Ibid. of all the Lands, belonging to Robert, then Bishop of Oxford, the remainder to Francis his Son; with an annual Salary of six pounds, thir­teen shillings and four pence, for that service. And upon the death of King Edward, Holinsh. p. 1086. b. n 60. the Sixth, being one of the first that appearedAnnal. R. Mari [...] pet God [...]. Stow [...] Ann. for Queen Mary; in consideration thereof, and other his faithful services to that Queen, was solemnly createdAnnal. R. Mari [...] pet God [...] Stow [...] Ann. Lord Williams of Came, at her Palace of St. Iames's, upon the fifth day of April, in the first year of her Reign, (though his Pa­tent be not enrolled) having also his Writ of Sum­mons Journal of Parl. to the Parliament, then siting at West­minster, (which began by Prorogation, upon the second day of that Month) where he took his placeJournal of Parl. the same fifth day accordingly.

After which, before the end of that year, sur­rendring Ex autog. apud Ri­cot, ut su­p [...]a. his Office of Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, he had a GrantEx autog. apud Ri­cot, ut su­pra. from that Queen, of three hundred and twenty pounds per annum, in lieu thereof, during his life, and upon her Marriage with King Philip of Spaine▪ was madeEx autog. apud Ri­cot, ut su­pra. Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold to that King.

Nor had he less favor from Queen Elizabeth, being in the first year of her Reign, constituted Ibid. Lord President of her Council, in the Princi­pality of Wales, and Marches of the same. Whereupon he wentIbid. to Ludlow, and there residing by his TestamentM [...]llers [...]. qu. 11. bearing date 18 Mar­tii the same year, bequeathed to his Executors for ever, the Inheritance of the impropriate Recto­ri [...]s, and Parsonages of Brill, O [...]eley, Bur­stall, and East- [...]eston, to found a Free [...] School, in the Town of Tame, and with the profits thereof, to provide a School-Master, and an Usher for ever. As also certain Lands in Sy [...]enham, for the augmentation of the Almes-house in Tame, and increase of the maintenance for the poor therein. He likewise bequeathed to the Earl of Bedford, all his Armor for his own Body, and his Bay Courser, with the Furniture and Sword pertaining to the same Armor. To his Daughters Norris and Wenman, each of them one standing Cup, with a cover gilt; and to his Bro­ther the Lord Wentworth, his best Gown, [...]urred with Sables.

Of which Testament (amongst others) he con­stituted Hist. of Cam­b [...]ia p. 400. Robert d' Oylie of Merton, and Wil­liam Playce of Lurgyshall, in com. Buck. his Ex­ecutors; who purchasingIbid. other Lands, for the support of the same School and Almes house, to the yearly value of fifty seven pounds▪ two shil­lings and five pence, en [...]eoffedIbid. the Warden and Schollars of New-Colledge, in Oxford, and their Successors therein, to the uses before-men­tioned. Appointing, that the nomination of the Head Schoolmaster, should be by the same Robert d' Oylie, and William Playce, and the Survivor of them: but afterwards by the Warden and Scho­lars of New-Colledge, and their Successors for ever: And to have yearly for his Stipend, the summe of twenty six pounds, thirteen shil­lings and four pence; and the Usher thirteen pounds, six shillings and eight pence, to be paid quarterly. Which Almes-House to consist of five poor Men, and one Woman; towards whose maintenance, the summe of seven pounds and four shillings yearly was given, and a new Gown every fourth year, with eight shillings per annum, for the keeping of his Tombe.

DepartingI [...]id. this life, in the Castle at Lud­low, 14 Oct. next ensuing the date of this his [Page 394] Testament, he was buried in the midst of the Chancel at Tame, where standeth a fair Tombe erected to his memory, whereon do lye the Por­traitures of himself, and one of his Wives, in white Marble, (but with their heads towards the East.) and on the one side thereof, upon a Plate of Brass this Inscription;

Epitaphium domini Iohannis Williams, equitis au­rati Baronis à Thame; qui obiit xiv. die, Oct. An. Dom. 1559.

Parva tegit cineres Gulielmidis urna Iohannis:
Null a tegent tanti secula facta viri.
Quem dotes animi, fortunae dotibus ultro
Ornavit, sortis munere plus meritum;
Nam potuit virtus meritis si acquirere fortis,
Munera, divitias, vir bonus Ecce tulit.
Tam bonus, ut merito cunctis charissimus esset
Ordinibus, titulis major & ille suis.
Si quaeris? stirpe satus non vilis; Equestri,
Factus eques; Procerum, post procer unus erat.
Regum aeri Questor; Regali exinde cubili;
Postremum Cambro praefuit & populo.

The Plate of Brass, on the other side, being torn away by the Souldiers, in the time of the late usurpation.

This Iohn Lord Williams had two Wives, first Elizabeth, widdowE. 13 in of­ficio Arm. f. 33. b of Andrew Edmonds; of Cresing-Temple, in Com. Essex. Daughter Ibid. and Co-heir of Thomas Bledlow, (by Elizabeth Ibid. his Wife, one of the Daughters and Co-heirs of Sir Humphry Starkey Knight, chief Baron of the Exchequer) SonIbid. and Heir of Thomas Bled­low, Sheriff of the City of London, in An. 1472. (12 E. 4.) Which Elizabeth, departing [...]3. in offi­cio Arm f. 101. a. this life, 25 Oct. An. 1556. 3. & 4. Ph. & M. was buried [...]3. in offi­cio Arm f. 101. a. in the Chapel at Ricot, the chief Mourner at her Funeral, being13. in offi­cio Arm f. 101. a. her Daughter Isabel, assisted by Mr. Reginald Williams, Bro­ther to this Lord Williams.

By this Elizabeth, he had Issue two Sons, Hen­ry, who MarriedF. 13. ut supra f. 96. b. Anne, Daughter to Henry Lord Stafford, and Francis, F. 13. ut supra f. 96. b. but diedF. 13. ut supra f. 96. b. (both of them) in his life time: and two Daughters; Isabell, Married to Sir Richard Wenman Knight, and Margery, to Henry Lord Norris.

To his second Wife, he wededIbid. Margery, Daughter of Thomas Lord Wentworth, by whom he had no Issue. Which Margery surviving him, afterwards became the Wife of Sir William Dar­cie Knight, and lastly of Sir Iohn Crofts Knight.

Lord North.
[1 Mariae.]

OF this Family I have not seen any thing, till 22 H. 8 that Edward North, Edward. Morison q [...]. 7. (Son to Roger North of Walkringham, in Com. Nott. Esquire) and Sir Brian Tuke Knight, were constitutedPat. 32 H. 8 p. 3. Clerks of the Parliament. Which Office they surrender'dPat. 32 H. 8 p. 3. in 32 H. 8. this Edward being then Treasurer of the Court of Augmen­tation; but in 36 H. 8. he was a Knight, and ChancellorPat. 36 H. 8. p. [...]1 in dorso. of that Court. With which King he had such high esteem, as that amongst divers of the Nobility and others, whom he most trust­ed, (being upon his death-bed) he was constitu­ted God p. 205. one of his Executors: as also appointed to be of Council to his Son and Successor, King Edward the Sixth. And in 1 Mariae, being ad­vanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by SummonsJournal of Parl. to Parliament, took his place Journal of Parl. in that great Convention, upon the seventh of April accordingly.

After which, in 1 Eliz. 18 Dec. he was con­stituted Pat. 1 Eliz p 4. in dorso. one of the Lords Commissioners to consider and allow of the claymes, which those should make, who were to perform any service, by Tenure, upon the day of that Queens Coro­nation. And by his TestamentMorrison qu. 7. bearing date 20 Martii, 6 Eliz. bequeathing his body to be buried at Kirtling, (now called Carthlage) in Com. Cantab. gave to his Son and Heir, Sir Ro­ger North Knight, his Parliament Robes; beseech­ing God to bless him, and give him his grace, truly and faithfully to serve that Queen, and this Realm, and to beware of Pride and prodigal expences.

This Edward Lord North, MarryedI. 13. in of­fic. Arm. f. 58. a. to his first Wife, Alice, the Daughter of ... Squyer, of the South, (by Portsmouth) Widdow I. 13. in of­fic. Arm f. 58. a. of ... Myrffyn of London, and by her had IssueIbid. two Sons, Sir Roger North Knight, and Thomas, and two Daughters; Christian, Marri­ed Ibid. to William Earl of Worcester, and Mary, toIbid. Henry Lord Scroope. And to his second Wife Margaret Morrison ut supra. DaughterI. 13. ut su­pra. to ... Butler of London, WidowI. 13. ut su­pra. of Sir David Brooke Knight, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and depart­ing I. 13. ut su­pra. this life, at his House called the Charter-House, near London, upon Sunday the last of December, An. 1564. (7 Eliz.) was buriedI. 13. ut su­pra. in a Vault under the Chancel at Carthlage, on the South side, which he had caused to be made for that purpose.

Which Sir Roger Roger. succeeding him in his honor, had summonsJournal of Parl. to Parliament, in 8 Eliz. and took his placeJournal of Parl. there accordingly, upon the 30 of September, and in 9 Eliz. accompaniedHolingsh p. 1210. a. n. 60. the Earl of Sussex, with the Order of the Garter, to Maximilian the Emperor, then at U [...]enna. And in 15 Eliz. he wasAnnal Eliz. per Camd. one of the Peers, who then sate upon the Tryal of Thomas Duke of Norffolk. Moreover, uponIbid. the death of Sir Francis Knolles, Knight of the Garter, and Trea­surer of the Houshold, in An. 1596. (39 Eliz.) he succeededIbid. him in that Office: and by his TestamentWoodhall qu. 16. bearing date 20 Oct. 40 Eliz. be­queathed his body to be buried in the Church of Kirtling. After which, within less then two Months, departing this life, he was there buryed,FF. in offici [...] Arm. f. [...]. 22 Dec. ensuing.

By Winifride his Wife, DaughterI. 13 ut su­pra. to Richard Lord Riche, and WidowI. 13. ut su­pra. of Sir Henry Dud­ley Knight; he had IssueWoodhall ut supra I. 13 ut su­pra. two Sons, Sir Iohn North Knight, who died in his life time, and Woodhall ut supra. I. 13 ut su­pra. Sir Henry North Knight, as also one Daughter Woodhall ut supra I. 13 ut su­pra. called Mary.

Which Sir Iohn, Iohn. in 21 Eliz. wentAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. with Sir Iohn Norris, and other brave young Men, in­to the Netherlands, there to exercise them­selves in the Discipline of War: but diedWoodhall ut supra. be­fore his Father; leaving Issue, by Doratby his Wife, DaughterEx [...]. and Co-heir to Valentine Dale, Doctor of Law, four Sons, Dudley, Iohn, Ro­ger, and Gilbert; and ... Daughters, Eli­zabeth ...

[Page 395]Which Dudley, Dudley. succeeding his Grandfather, Married Frances the Daughter and Co-heir to Sir Iohn Broket of Broket-Hall, in Com. Hertf. by whom he left Issue, two Sons, who survived him, Dudley his Son and Heir, and Iohn, (Charles and Robert dying in his life time) as also two Daughters, Dorothy, Married to Richard Lord Dacres of the South, and Elizabeth, who died unmarried; and departing this life upon the sixth of Ianuary, An. 1666. (being then eighty five years of age) was buried at Carthlage.

Which last mentioned Dudley, Dudley. (now Lord North) was made Knight of the Bath, in An. 1616. at the Creation of Charles Prince of Wales and by Anne his Wife, Daughter and Co-heir to Sir Charles Moutagu Knight, (a younger Brother to Henry, late Earl of Manchester) hath Issue six Sons, first Charles, who Married Catherine, Daughter to William Lord Grey of Wark, Wi­dow of Sir Edward Moseley of the Hough, in Com. Lanc. Baronet; and by a special Writ of Summons was called to Parliament, in 25 Car. 2. by the Title of Charles Lord Grey of Rolleston. Secondly, Sir Francis North Knight, Atturney-General to King Charles the Second; and now Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas; Thirdly Dudley, a Merchant in London; Fourthly Iohn, Fifthly Mountague; and sixthly, Roger: And four Daughters, Mary, Married to Sir William Spring of Pakenham, in Com. Suff. Baronet; secondly, Anne; thirdly Elizabeth, to Sir Robert Wiseman Knight, Doctor of the Civil Law; and fourthly Christian, to Sir George Wy­neive of Brettenham, in Com. Suff. Knight.

Brugges, Lord Chandos.
[1 Mariae]

THe Issue Male of the Antient Lords Chan­dos being extinct, (as I have elsewhere shewed) that Title lay dormant, till af­ter some ages, it came to be revived in the Fa­mily of Brugges, Sir Iohn Brugges ofLel. Itin. Vol. 5. f. 51. a. Cober­ley, in Com. Glouc. Knight, being lineally des­cendedPat. 1 M. p. 10. from Giles Brugges Esquire, Son of Alice, one of the Daughters and Co-heirs to that Sir Iohn Chandos, Iohn. who died in 8 H. 6.

This Sir Iohn Brugges, possessingLel. Itin. vol. 6. f. 60. the Man­nor of Lugwardyn, in com. Heref. with di­vers other Lands by descent from Chandos, was KnightPat. 29 H. 8. p. 1. for the body to King Henry the Eighth, and made ConstablePat. 29 H. 8. p. 1. of Sudley-Castle, in 29 of his Reign. So likewisePat. 34 H. 8. m. 9. in 34 H. 8. (Ed­mund his Son, then onePat. 34 H. 8. m. 9. of the Esquires for that Kings Body, being joinedPat. 34 H. 8. m. 9. with him in that trust) and upon the Eighth of April, 1 Mariae, advancedPat. 1 Mariae p. 10 ut supra. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Chandos of Sud­ley, but died the same year, as it seems; leaving IssueEx Col. R. [...] S. by Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter to Ed­ward Lord Grey of Wilton, four Sons, Ed­mund KnightedMS. in offi­cio Arm. f. 4 [...] a. in the Camp near Roxbo­rough, by the Duke of Somerset, in 1 E. 6. Charles Brugges of UUiffon, in com. Heref. An­thony and Richard; and two Daughters; Mary, wedded to Henry Tracy of Alderton, and Kathe­rine to Edward Lord Dudley.

Which Edmund, Edmund. for his good services in Scot­land, in 1 E. 6. was also at that time made a Banneret: [...] and in 1 Mariae, Lieutenant [...] of the Tower of London. Succeeding his Father in this Honor, he served [...] at the Siege of St. [...] ­tins, in Picardy, in 4 Ph. & M. and in 15 Eliz. was [...] one of the Peers which sate upon the Tryal of the Duke of Norfolk; being at that time Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter.

By his Testament, [...] bearing date 1 Martii, the same year, he bequeathed his Body to be bu­ried in the Parish Church of Sudley, and di­ed shortly after; for the Probate thereof [...] date 5 Iunii, next ensuing: leaving issue, [...] by Dorothy his Wife, Daughter [...] and Co-heir to Edmund Lord Bray, two sons, Giles, and Willi­am, and two daughters, [...], Married to George Giffard of Chillington, in com. [...]. Esquire, and Catherine, to William Lord [...].

Which Giles [...] took to Wife [...] the Lady Fran­ces, daughter to Edward Earl of Lincolne: and by his Testament, [...] bearing date 23 Iulii, An. 1592. (34 Eliz.) bequeathed his body to be buried in the Parish Church of Sudley, be­fore mentioned; and departing [...] this life, 21 Febr. An. 1593. (36 Eliz.) being then 47 years of age, was buried [...] at Sudley, with his Ancestors; leaving Issue [...] two daughters his Heirs; Elizabeth, wife of Sir Iohn Kennida, Knight, but died issuless; and Catherine to F [...]an­cis Lord Russel of Thornhaugh.

Whereupon William [...] his Brother succeeded [...] him in this honor: and having married [...] Mary daugh­ter of Sir Owen Hopton, Knight, Lieutenant of the Tower of London, died [...] ... An. 1602. (44 Eliz.) leaving Grey Brugges, his son Catal. of Nob ut supra. and heir; and three daughters, Frances, first marriedCatal. of Nob ut supra. to Sir Thomas Smith Knight, one of the Clerks of the Council, and afterwards to Thomas Earl of Exeter; ... to Sir Thomas Turvile Knight, Cup-bearer to Queen Anne, and Beata to Sir Henry Poole of Superton, in com. Glouc. Knight.

Which Grey, Grey. by reason of his great interest in Gloucestershire, and numerous Attendants, when he came to Court, was commonly called the King of Cotswould. This Grey took to wifeCatal. of Nob ut supra. the Lady Anne, one of the daughters and Co-heirs to Ferdinando, Earl of Derby, who, in 20 Iac. obtained a special PatentPat. 20 Jac. p. 6. from that King, for the enjoyment of her precedency, as an Earls daughter, during her life, notwithstand­ing her marriage in an inferiour rank. But of him I have not seen any more, than that he di­ed Annal R. Jac per Camd at the Spaw in Italy, in An. 1621. (19 Iac.) leaving Issue two sons, George and William, and two daughters; Elizabeth married to Iames, now Earl of Castle-haven in Ire­land, and ... to ... Torteson: which George, George. first Married Susan, daughter to Henry Earl of Manchester, by whom he had issue two daughters, Margaret, Married to William Brownlow, of Humby, in com. Linc. Esquire, and Elizabeth to Edward, now Lord Herbert of Chirbury. His second Wife was Iane Daugh­ter of Iohn Earl of Rivers, by whom he had also issue two daughters, Lucie, married to Adam Loftus of Refarnum in Ireland, and Cathe­rine. This George Lord Chandos, being in Arms for the King, in the late times of trouble, had three Horses killed under him, at the head of his own Regiment, in the Battle of Newberie; [Page 396] and in consideration of his exemplary valor, in that days Fight, had an offer from the King, to be advanced to the Title of Earl of Newberie, which he modestly refused, till it might please God to restore his Majesty to the peaceable enjoy­ment of his Rights.

And departing this life upon the ... day of February, An. 1654. was buryed at Sudley,

To whom succeeded in his Honor, William his Brother, but not to much of his Lands, he having setled the Inheritance of them upon Iane his last wife; which Iane afterwards married to George Pitts of Stratfeild-Sey, in com. South. Esquire, who now, in her right, possesseth Sud­ley-Castle, and other Lands of good value.

Which William, William. now Lord Chand [...]s, married, ... and hath issue by her three daugh­ters, Mary, Francis, and Rebecca.

Browne Vicount Montague.
[1 & 2. Ph. & Mariae.]

OF this Family of Browne, was Sir Thomas Browne Knight, TreasurerEx stem­mate. of the Houshold to King Henry the Sixth, who had two Sons,Ex stem­mate. George, from whom Sir Adam Browne of Beckworth, in com Surr. Bar. is des­cended, and Anthony; Anthony. Pat. 1 H. 7. p. 3. m. 17. which Anthony was made Standard-bearer, throughout the whole Realm of England, and elsewhere, to King Henry the 7th. in the first year of his Reign: and in 2 H. 7. beingPat. 2 H. 7. p. 2. m 5. one of the Esquires for his Body, was constitutedPat. 2 H. 7. p. 2. m 5. Governor of Quinborough-Castle in Kent.

To this Anthony, Anthony. by Lucie his Wife,Vinc. corr. p. 334. one of the daughters and co-heirs to Iohn Nevill, Marquess Mountague, and widdowVinc. corr. p. 334. of Sir Thomas Fitz-Williams of Aldwarke, in com. Ebor. Knight, succeeded Anthony his son and heir▪ Which Anthony being Knighted,Holinsh. p. 874. [...]. n. 50. at Mor­leis in Britanny, by the Lord Admiral, for his eminent service in the winning of that Town. In 17 H. 8. was made LieutenantPat. 17 H. 8. p. 2. of the Isle of Man, and those other Islands belonging thereto; Edward Earl of Derby, (of whose Inheritance it was) being then in minority: and in 19 H. 8. beingHerb. Hist. of H 8. Godwp 82 at that time one of the Knights of the Garter, was (with some other) sentHerb. Hist. of H 8. Godwp 82 in­to France, with the Ensignes of that most no­ble Order, unto Francis, the first King of that Realm: as also to take his Oath, that he should not violate the League, made betwixt King Hen­ry and him.

In 24 H. 8. this Anthony, attendedStows Ann. King Henry to Calais, and thence to Bol [...]igne; and in 25 H. 8. was againHerb. ut su­pra p. 358. sent into France, with the Duke of Norfolk, then Marshal of England, (and some others) to be at the enter­view at Marsieles, betwixt the Pope and King Francis. In 30 H. 8. he obtained a GrantPat. 30 H. 8. p. 7. of that eminent Office of Master of the Horse, with the yearly fee of forty pounds for that service: In 34 H. 8. he accompaniedHerb. ut su­pra p. 483. the Duke of Norfolk, then Lieutenant-General of the Eng­lish Army, in that expedition made by him, with above twenty thousand men into Scotland, where they burntIb. above twenty Villages, without opposition, and so returned. And in 36 H. 8. wasIbid. p. 512. with Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, the Kings Lieutenant in that Voyage to Boloine, where they encampedIbid. p. 512. on the east side of the Town, the King himself, short­ly following,Ibid. p. 512. and taking it.

In 37 H. 8. he was madePat. 37 H. 8. p. 18. Justice in Eyre, of all the Forests beyond Trent, and in 38 H. 8. be­ing then Standard-bearerPat. 38 H. 8 p. 7. to the King. (as his Father had been to King Henry the 7th.) was constitutedGodw. p. 204. & 205. one of his Executors, with trust likewise to be of the Council to Prince Edward his son.

This Anthony Anthony. diedPat. 3 E. 6. p. 5. in 3 E. 6. being then Master of the Horse to that King leaving issue by Alice his Wife,Ex stem­mate. daughter to Sir Iohn Gage, Knight of the Garter, Anthony his son and heir; as alsoEx stem­mate. three other sons, William, Henry, and Francis, and three daughters, Mary, married to Iohn Grey, a younger son to the Marquess Dorset, Mabel, to Gerald, Earl of Kildare in Ireland, and Lucie, to Thomas Roper of E [...] ­tham, in com. Cantii, Esquire.

Which Anthony, by Letters PatentPat. 1 & 2. Ph. & M. p. 5. m. 2. bearing date at Hampton-Court, 2 Sept. 1 & 2 P [...]. & Mariae, (by reason that the Lady Lucie his Grandmother, was one of the daughters and co­heirs to Iohn Nevill, Marquess Mountague) ha­ving been advanced to the dignity of Vicount Mountagu, Annal Eli [...]. per Camd. in a [...] 1559. was by order of Parliament, sent to the Pope, (together with Thomas Thurlby, Bi­shop of Ely) for reducing of this Realm to an Union with the Church of Rome, and to the obedience of the See Apostolick; and in 4 Mariae, wasHolinsh. p. 1133. b. n. 30. Lieutenant-General of the English Forces, at the Siege of St. Quentins, in Picardy. In 2 Eliz. upon that grand disputeAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. in Parli­ament, for abolishing the Popes Supremacy, and restoring it to the Crown of this Realm, he was the only person, who with the Earl of Shrews­bury,) then votedAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. against it.

Again, in 3 Eliz. being highly esteemedIbid. for his great Prudence, though earnestly devoted Ibid. to the Romish Religion; as a person the more acceptable, he was employedIbid. Ambassador into Spaine, to satisfie the King of those Realms un­der his power, what just cause Queen Elizabeth had, to send an Army into Scotland: where he laidIbid. open the necessity of the War, and that the Religion than brought into England, was no other then what was warranted by the Holy Scripture, and agreeable to the four O [...]cu­menical Councils, faintly also requiring,Ibid. that the antient Burgundian League, made betwixt the English, and that Kings Ancestors, might be renewed.

But all that I have found farther memorable of him, is, that he was oneIb. in [...]. [...]9. Eliz. of the Peers, which sate upon Tryal of the Queen of Scots: and having wedded two Wives; firstVinc. cor. p. 640. Iane daugh­ter to Robert Earl of Sussex, had issueVinc. co [...]. p. 640. by her, Anthony his son and heir; and a daughter called Mary, first marriedVinc. co [...]. p. 640. to Henry Wrioth [...]sley Earl of Southampton, next toVinc. co [...]. p. 640. Sir Thomas Heneage Knight, Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lanca­ster, and Vice-Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth, lastly, toVinc. co [...]. p. 640. Sir William Harvey Knight and Baro­net, created Lord Harvey of Rosse in Ireland. And to his second WifeIbid. Magdalen, Daughter to William Lord Dacres of Gillesland, by whom he had Issue threeIbid. sons, viz. Sir George Brown Knight, Thomas and Henry; and three daughters; Elizabeth, wifeIbid. of Sir Robert Dor­mer [Page 397] Knight, (afterwards Lord Dormer) Mabel Ibid. the second, and Iane, marriedIbid. to Sir Fran­cis Lacon of Willey, in com. Salop. Knight, and that departingIbid. this life at Horsley, in com. Sur. 19 Oct. An. 1592. (34 Eliz.) he was buryedIbid. at Coudray.

Which Anthony Anthony. (his eldest son, by Iane his first wife) marriedIb. Mary, daughter to Sir Wil­liam Dormer of Ethorp. in com. Buck. Knight, and had IssueIb. by her three sons, Anthony, Iohn, and William, and three daughters;Ib. Dorothy, Iane, and Catherins, but diedIb. in the life time of his Father, scil. ult. Iunii, An. 1592. (34 Eliz.) she the said Mary surviving; who after­wards marriedIb. to Sir Edmund Vuedale, K [...]. and lastlyIb. to Sir Thomas Gerard Knight.

To the before-specified Anthony Anthony. Vicount Moun­tagu succeeded therefore in his Lands and Honor, Anthony his Grandson, (viz. son of Anthony, his eldest son, so deceased in his life time, by Mary his wife, daughter of Sir William Dormer Knight.) Which Anthony took to wifeI. 8. in offic Arm. f. 23. a. Iane, daughter to Thomas Sackvile, Earl of Dorset, Lord Trea­surer of England: and departingI. 8. in offic Arm. f. 23. a. this life, 23 Oct. An. 1629. (5 Car. 1.) was buriedI. 8. in offic Arm. f. 23. a. at Midherst, in Com. Suss. leaving IssueI. 8. in offic Arm. f. 23. a. Fran­cis his son and heir, and six Daughters;I. 8. in offic Arm. f. 23. a. Mary, first married to William Lord St. Iohn of Ba­sing, (son and heir to William Marquess of UUin­chester,) and afterwards to William, second son to Thomas Lord Arundel of UUardour, Ca­therine to William Tirwhit of Retilby, in com. Linc. Esquire, Anne add Lucie, both Nuns be­yond sea; Frances wedded to Iohn Blomer, of Hethorp, in Com. Glouc. Esquire, and Mary to Robert Petre, son and heir to the Lord Petre of UUrittle, in Com. Essex. afterwards Lord Petre.

Which Francis, Francis. now Vicount Mountague, took to wifeIb. f. 63. b. Elizabeth, daughter to Henry late Mar­quess of UUorcester, by whom he had issue two sons, Francis, and Henry, and Elizabeth a daughter, married to Christopher Lord Ten­ham.

Carey, Lord Hunsdon.
[1 Eliz.]

OF this Family (antiently seated at Cok­kinton, in Devonshire) was the same William Carey, William. who beingStow's Ann in the Bat­tel of Tewksbury, in 10 E. 4. on the part of the Lancastrians; upon the loss of that day, was takenStow's Ann in the Church, whereunto (with others) he fled for sanctuary; and notwithstand­ing promise of pardon, lostStow's Ann his Head.

This William had two wives, viz. Ex ejusdem Familiae stemmate. Anne the daughter of Sir William Paulet Knight, from whom those of Eockington did descend: and Ex ejusdem Familiae stemmate. Alice, the daughter of Sir Baldwin Fulford, Kt­by whom he had issueEx ejusdem Famili [...] ste [...]mate. Thomas, Thomas. and he two sons; Sir Iohn Carye Knight, and William.

Which Sir Iohn, Iohn. by ... his wife, sister Ibid. of Sir Anthony Denny Knight, left issueIbid. Sir Edward Carye Knight, who by Catherine his wife, daughterIbid. of Sir Henry K [...]evet Knight, and wid­dow Ibid. of Henry Henry. Lord Paget, had issueIbid. Henry, afterwards createdIb. Vicount Falkland, and made DeputyIb. of Ireland. Which Henry de­parting Ib. this life, in An. 1633. (9 Car. 1.) lest issueIb. by Elizabeth his wife, daughterIb. and heir to Sir Laurence Tanfield Knight, Lord chief Baron of the Exchequer, Lucius, Lucius. his son and heir, who marriedIb. Letice, the daughter of Ri­chard Morison of Tooly-Park, in Com Le [...]. Esquire, and being a person eminently learned, and of exquisite parts, was made choice of by the late King Charles of Blessed Memory, for one of his Principal Secretaries of State. Short­ly after which, out of the great zeal to his Ma­jesties service, in the rebellious times, adventu­ring himself in the Battle of Newberie, 20 Sept. An, 1643. he there lost his life.

¶Having said thus much touching the des­cendents of Sir Iohn Carey, the eldest son of Thomas; I now come to William William. his second son. This William being EsquireCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of the Body to King Henry the Eighth, took to wifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Mary, daughter to Thomas [...]ullen Earl of UUiltshire, (Sister to the Lady Anne, second wife to King Henry the Eighth) by whom he had IssueEx stem­mate. one son called Henry: as also Catherine a daughter, marriedEx stem­mate. to Sir Francis Knolles, Knight of the Garter, and dyedHist of H. 8. by the Lord Her­bert, p. 215 of the sweating sickness, in An. 1528. (20 H. 8.) beingHist of H. 8. by the Lord Her­bert, p. 215 then of the Bed­chamber to that King.

Which Henry Henry Lord Hunsdon. (his Son,) in regard of his near Alliance to Queen Elizabeth, (being her Sisters son) was knightedM 6. in of­fic [...]o Arm. f. 1 [...]. soon after her coming to the Crown; and upon the thirteenth of Ianna­ry, next following, advancedPat. 1 Eliz. p. 4. m. 13. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Hunsdon, and took his placeJournal of Parl. de co­dem anno. in Parliament, upon the twenty fifth of the same month accor­dingly. In 5 Eliz. he was sentHolinsh. p. 12 [...]6. a. n. 50. with the Or­der of the Garter, to the King of France, then at Lyons. And in 10 Eliz. being madePat. 10 Eliz. p. 4. Go­vernor of the Town and Castle of Barwick, upon that Insurrection of the Earls of Northum­berland and Westmorland, (which hapned shortly after) marchtAnnal [...] li [...]. per Camd. in 2. 1569. thence, and had a smart skirmishAnnal [...] li [...]. per Camd. in 2. 1569. with them, at the River Gelt, be­ing then General of the Horse: nevertheless, they got from him intoAnnal [...] li [...]. per Camd. in 2. 1569. Scotland, whereupon he prevailed with the Queen, to proclaimHoli [...]sh. p. 1212. b [...]n. 10. pardon to all those, whom they had drawn in to them in that desperate adventure. And the next ensuing year, accompaniedAnnal. Eliz. in a. 1570. the Earl of Sussex, (Lieu­tenant-General of the North) in making divers Inroads into that Realm.

Also, about two years after, (beingIb. in [...]. 1572. still Go­vernor of Barwick) having by promise of mo­ney to some of the Scots, gotIb. in [...]. 1572. the Earl of Northumberland into his hands he sentIb. in [...]. 1572. him to Yorke, where he was shortly after behea­dedIb. in [...]. 1572..

In An. 1582. (25 Eliz.) upon the return Ib. in [...]. 1582. of the Duke of An [...]ou, who had stayed here three Months, as a Suitor to Queen Elizabeth, (with some other of the Nobility,) he attended Ib. in [...]. 1582. him to Antwerp, by her Majesties command. And in 29 Eliz. was madePat. 29 Eliz. p. 2 General Warden of the Marches towards Scotland; as also, (about that time) Lord ChamberlainAnnal Eliz. in a. 1586. of the Queens Houshold.

In 30 Eliz. uponIb. in a. 1587. puting the Queen of Scots to death in England, (continuing stillIb. in a. 1587. at Barwick) he was imployedIb. in a. 1587. unto King Iames, her son, to pacifi [...] him therein: and in An. 1592. (35 Eliz.) upon the charge laid to Sir Thomas [Page 398] Perrot Deputy of Ireland, wasAnnal. Eliz. in a. 1592. one of the Commissioners assigned to consider thereof. He was also CaptainEx Epitap. & stemma­te. of the Pensioners, and Knight Ex Epitap. & stemma­te. of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and having marriedEx Epitap. & stemma­te. Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Morgan Knight, by her had issueEx Epitap. & stemma­te. four sons, and three daughters; first George, secondly Iohn, thirdly Sir Edmund Carye Knight, and fourthly Robert, afterwards Earl of Monmouth. The daugh­ters were these; Catherine, married to Charles Earl of Nottingham, Philadelphia, to Thomas Lord Scrope, and Margaret to Sir Edward Hoby Knight.

And departingEx Epitap & stemma­te. this life upon the twenty third of Iuly, An. 1596. (38 Eliz.) being then seventy one years of age, was buried [...] in the Chapel of St. Iohn Baptist, within the Collegi­ate Church of St. Peter at UUestminster, where there is a noble Monument erected to his memory, with this Epitaph [...]

In domino hic obdormit Henricus Carey, Baro de Hunsdon; villae Berwici, limitisque, tam orien­talis quàm med [...], versus Scotiam, olim praefectus: pentionariorum generosorum Capitaneus; Foresta­rum cis Trentam Iusticiarius summus; Garteria­ni ordinis eques auratus; Dominae Reginae Came­rarius; à sacris Consiliis, eidemque consobrinus. Vna cum illo conditur uxor charissima, filia Tho­mae Morgan equitis aurati; quae plures illi liberos peperit; è quibus sunt superstites, Georgius, Io­hannes, Edmundus, Robertus, equites aurati: Catherina Comitissa Nottinghamiae; Philadelphia Baronissa Scrope, & Margereta domina Hoby. Obiit 23 Iulii, 1596. Aetatis Lxxi.

Patri optimo Georgius Carey filius, Baro de Huns­don, ordinis Garterii socius; Vectae Insulae pra­fectus, Reginae Elizabethae Camerarius, & à sacris Consil [...]s. Maritoque charissimo Anna ux­or Honoris & Memoriae ergo; sibique & suis mor­talitatis memores posuerunt.

To whom succeeded George, George. his eldest son; who being also KnightIbid. of the most noble Or­der of the Garter, GovernorIbid. of the Isle of UUight, Lord ChamberlainIbid. of the Queens Houshold, and one of her PrivyIbid. Council, de­parted this life 9 Sept. An. 1603. (1 Iac.) lea­ving issue, by Elizabeth his wife, daughterEx stem­mate. to Sir Iohn Spenser of Althorpe, in Com. North. Knight, one sole daughter and heir, called Eli­zabeth, who became the wifeEx stem­mate. of Sir Thomas Berkley Knight, son and heir to Henry Lord Berkley.

Whereupon Iohn, Iohn. his next Brother and heir male, succeeded him in the honor. Which Iohn, during his Brothers life, scil. in 43 Eliz. was constituted [...] Warden of the East-Marches to­ward Scotland, being then a Knight; and departing [...] this life, ... Apr. 1617 (15 Iac.) left issue [...] by Mary his wife; daughter [...] to Le­onard Hyde of Throgkyn, in Com. Hertf. Esquire, two sons, Henry and Charles, and two daugh­ters; Anne, married [...] to Sir Francis Lovell of East-Har [...]yng, in Com. Norf. Knight, and [...] to [...] Sir Thomas Woodhouse of Kymberley in the same County Knight.

Which Henry succeeding as Lord Hunsdon, [...] was advanced [...] to the dignity of Vicount Roch­ford, 6 Iulii 19 Iac. Likewise to the Title [...] of Earl of Dovor, 8 Martii, 3 Car. 1. And ha­ving married [...] Iudith, the daughter of Sir Tho­mas Pelham of Lofton, in Com. Suss. Baronet, by whom he had issueIbid. three sons; Iohn Iohn. made Knight of the Bath, at the Coronation of King Charles the first, Pelham, who died without issue, and George, and three daughters; Mary married to Sir Thomas Wharton Knight of the Bath, Bro­ther to the Lord Wharton, Iudith died unmarri­ed, and Philadelphia departed this life, An. 1668. To whom succeeded Iohn his son and heir, who first married Dorothy, daughter to Oliver Earl of Bolinbroke, but by her had no issue; and se­condly Abigal, daughter of Sir William Cokain, Knight, Alderman of the City of London, by whom he hath issue one only daughter, called Mary, married to William Heveningham, of ... in com. ... Esquire.

¶Having finished with this elder branch, I lastly come to Robert, third son to the first Hen­ry Lord Hunsdon.

In 40 Eliz. this Robert Robert G. of Mon­mouth. being then a Knight, was madePat. 40. Eliz. p 2. Warden of the Marshes towards Scotland: and in 19 Iac. (6 Feb.) created Pat. 19 Jac. p 9. Lord Carey of Lepington, in com. Ebor. Also EarlPat. 1 Car [...] p 7. of Monmouth, 5 Feb. 1 Car. 1. And departingI. 8. in officio this life at Moore-Park, in com. Hertf. 12 Apr. An. 1639 (15 Car. 1.) left is­sue by Elizabeth his wife, daughterI. 8. in officio of Sir Hugh Trevanion of Corriheigh, in Com. Cornub. Knight, two sons; viz. I. 8. in officio Henry Carey, made Knight of the Bath, in An. 1616. at the creation of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Thomas; and one daugh­ter, called Philadelphia, marriedArm. 1. 65 a. to Sir Tho­mas Wharton Knight, son and heir to the Lord Wharton.

Which Sir Henry Henry. succeeding him in his honors, marryedArm. 1. 65 a. Martha, eldest daughter to Leonel Earl of Middlesex, by whom he had issue Arm. 1. 65 a. two sons; Leonel, and Henry, who both died in their Fathers life time without issue.

And eight daughters, Anne, married to Iames Hamilton, Vicount Claneboy, and Earl of Clan­brazell, Philadelphia died unmarried; Eli­zabeth, Mary wedded to William Earl of Desmond, Trevaniana died unmarried; Mar­tha to Iohn Earl of Middleton, in Scotland, Theophila and Magdalen both died unmarried.

He died 13 Iunii An. 1661. and was bury­ed at Rickmansworth, in Com. Hertf.

Lord St. Iohn, of Bletsho, Earl of Bolinbroke.
[1 Eliz.]

THese being a branch of the antient Fa­mily of St. Iohn of Stanton, St. Iohn in Com. Oxon, as I guess, came first to possess this Lordship of Bletsho, about the time of King Henry the Sixths Reign; Sir Oli­ver St. Iohn Oliver. Knight, then taking to wife Mar­garet, the sister and sole heir to Iohn de Beau­champ, of Bletsho Knight, (as in my discourse of those Beauchamps, is already shewn.) From which Sir Oliver, did Oliver St. Iohn Esquire, lineally descend; who by Letters Patent, bearing date 13 Ian. 1 Eliz. was advancedPat. 1 Eliz. p. 4. to the dig­nity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord St. Iohn of Bletsho, and in 15 Eliz. [Page 399] was oneAnnal. E­liz. per Camd. of the Peers, which sate and gave Judg­ment upon Thomas Duke of Norffolk, then at­tained.

This Oliver, Oliver. by his Testament,Tirwhit. qu. 22. bearing date 20 Apr. An 1582. (24 Eliz.) bequeathing no certain place for his burial, died shortly after; for the Probate thereof beares date 23 Maii next ensuing; leaving issue, by Agnes his wife, daugh­ter Ex stem­mate. and heir of Iohn Fisher, son of Sir Iohn Fisher Knight, fourTirwhit ut supra. sons; Iohn, Oliver, Thomas, and Francis, and four daughters; Martha, Tirwhit ut supra. marri­ed to ... Cheney ... Iudith toDrake, qu. 70. Sir Iohn Pelham Knight; Margaret toDrake, qu. 70. ... Luke to ... and Anne, Drake, qu. 70. first to Robert Cor­bet of Morton-Corbet, in Com. Salop. Esquire, and afterwards to Rouland Litton of Leved­worth, in Com. Hertf. Esquire.

Which Iohn, Iohn. succeeding him in his honor, in 29 Eliz. wasAnnal. Eliz. one of the Peers, which sate at Fotheringhay, upon Tryal of the Queen of Scotland: and, by his TestamentDrake, qu. 70. bequeath'd his body to be buried at Bletsho, in such man­ner as his Fathers had been: the Probate where­of bears date 18 Oct. An. 1596. (38 Eliz.) de­parting FF. in Of­fic. Arm. f. 555. a. this life, the 23 of Oct. next ensuing. He left issue by Catherine his wife, daughter of Sir William Dormer of Ethorpe, in Com. Buck. Knight, one sole daughter and heir, called Anne, marriedCatal. of [...] Nob. by R. B. to William, eldest son [...] Charles Earle of Nottingham; which William was common­ly called Lord Howard of Effyngham. Dying thus without issue-male, Oliver his Brother be­came his Successor in this Honor.

Which Oliver Oliver. marryedI. 8. in Of­fic. Arm. f. 1. b. Dorothy, daughter and heir of Iohn Read of ... in Com. Gloc. Es­quire; and by her had issueI. 8. in Of­fic. Arm. f. 1. b. eight sons; 1. Oli­ver, his immediate successor; 2. Iohn, who died young; 3. Sir Anthony St Iohn Knight; 4. Sir Alexander, and 5. Sir Rouland (both Knights) as also Henry, Beauchamp, and Dudley, who died young. Likewise seven daughters; Elizabeth married to William Beecher, Margaret to Sir Tho­mas Cheney Knight; Iudith to Sir Iohn Tomson Knight; Anne to Robert Charnok Esquire; Ca­therine, Dorothy, and Martha. And, departing Ib. this life in the moneth of Sept. An. 1618. (16 Iac.) was buried [...] in the Parish-Church of Bletsho, with his Ancestors.

Which Oliver, Oliver. so succeeding him, was created Pat. 22 Jac. p. 15. Earl of Bolenbroke, by Letters Patent, bear­ing date 28 Dec. 22 Iac. and having married I. 8. ut su­pra. Elizabeth, daughter and heir to William Paulet of ... in Com. Somers. by whom he had issueI. 8. ut su­pra. four sons; Oliver; Paulet, made Knight of the Bath, at the Coronation of King Charles; Francis, who died unmarried, and Anthony; and three daughters; Elizabeth, who died young; Dorothy, married to Iohn Lord Rochford, eldest son to Henry Earl of Dovor; and Barbara, who likewise died young. He died in An. 1646.

Of which sons, Oliver, the eldest (called Lord St. Iohn) was madeMS. in Of­fic. Arm. Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Charles the First; and bearing Armes against the late King, in that Bat­tel fought near Kineton, in Com. Warr. 23 Oct. 1642. was there slain; leaving issue, by Arabella his wife, daughter to Iohn Earl of Bridgwa­ter, four daughters; Frances, married to Sir Wil­liam Beecher of Howbery, in Com. Bedf. Knight; Elizabeth, to George Benet of Cotsbach, in Com. Leic. Esquire. Arabella, to Sir Edward Wise of Fideleham, in Com. Devon. Knight; and Doro­thy to Francis Charlton of Apley, in Com. Salop. Esquire.

Dying thus without issue male; Oliver, Oliver. son and heir to Sir Paulet St. Iohn (second son to Oliver Earl of Bolinbroke, before mentioned) by Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir to Sir Rouland Vaughan, of the Spittle near Shore­ditch, in the suburbs of London, succeeded his Grandfather in this Honor.

Which Oliver married the Lady Frances daughter to William Duke of Newcastle; but as yet hath no issue by her.

Sackville Earl of Dorset.
[9 Eliz.]

THat the Paternal Ancestor of this Family (which is of French extraction) came into England at the Norman-Con­quest: and, that his Descendents, throughout all ages since, have been of great note in their times, is clear enough, from what Mr. Augustine Vincent, in his Review, p. 679. hath elaborately manifested. To make repetition therefore of all that he hath said upon that subject, there being no need; I shall only take notice of some parti­culars; viz. That Sir Robert de Sacvill Robert. Knight, in the time of King Henry the First, held of the Honor of Eye, in Com. Suff. the Mannors of Bergholt, Bures on the Hill, and Alfe­manston, in Com. Essex; Ryshangel, Wr­tham, Moles, Clopton, Briswood, Co­ton, Brackford, Rudham, Farnham, Fal­ham, and Wickham, in that County of Suf­folk. Also, one Knights Fee in Mendham; and gave the Mannor of Wickham to the Monks of St. Iohn's in Colchester; Iordan de Sackville, Iordan. his son and heir, ratifying the Grant.

Likewise, that this Iordan marriedVinc. Re­view, p. 680. Ela, the daughter and coheir of Raphe de Dene, Lord of the Mannor of Buckhurst, in Com. Suss. and FounderMonast. Angl. vol. 2. 636. b. of a certain Monastery of Canons-Regular, of the Premonstratensian Order, at Hotteham; which afterwards, in her pure widowhood, she translatedIb. 637. b. to Begeham. Moreover, that to Iordan succeeded,Ibid. Geffrey; Geffrey. and to him another Iordan de Sacville; Iordan. who, be­ing in ArmesEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 107. with the Rebellious Barons, was taken PrisonerEsc. 49 H. 3. n. 107. in the Battel of Evesham, in 49 H. 3. Also, that most of his successors be­ing Knights,Vinc. ut supra, p. [...] 681. had largeVinc. ut supra, p. [...] 681. possessions in the Coun­ty of Sussex, and elsewhere; their principal seat beingVinc. ut supra, p. [...] 681. at Buckhurst: And, that from him descended Iohn Sackville Iohn. Esquire, who, by Margaret, Ib. the daughter of Sir William Bullen of Blickling, in Com. Norff. Knight (sister to Thomas Earl of UUiltshire and Ormund) had issueIb. Richard, Richard. a sedulous Student of the Laws, in the Inner-Temple London, about the latter end of King Henry the Eight's Reign; of which House he is recorded to have beenOrig. J [...] ­rid. 172. b. one of the Governors (or Seniors of the Bench) from 1. un­til 6 Eliz. inclusive (being then a KnightOrig. J [...] ­rid. 172. b..)

But before that time he had several Offices of great Honor and Profit conferred on him. For, in 1 Mariae (20 Ian.) he was made Chancellor [Page 400] Pat 1. M p. 2. of the Court of Augmentation: and, in 1 Eliz (being then oneAnn [...]l [...]liz. per Camd. of the Privy-Council) was constitutedPat. 1 [...]liz. p 4. Under-Treasurer of the Exche­quer.

This Sir Richard Sackville marriedVi [...]e ut supra, p. 6. 2. Winifride, the daughter of Sir Iohn Bruges Knight, and by her had issueVine ut supra, p. 6. 2. one son called Thomas; and Agnes a daughter, who became the wifeVine ut supra, p. 6. 2. of Gregory Fienes Lord Dacres of the South. By his Testa­ment Cry [...]es, qu. 14. bearing date 22 Martii 8 Eliz. he be­queath'd his Body to be buried in the Church of Wythiham. in Com. Suss. and gave to Thomas his son and heir, his greatest Chain of Gold; charging him of his blessing, that he should pre­serve it, and leave it to Robert his son and heir. And, departing this life in An. 1566. (8 Eliz.) as may seem from the Probate thereof, left Wi­nifride his wife surviving; who afterwards wed­ded Brudnel, qu. 32. to William Marquess of UUinchester.

Which Thomas, Thomas. being KnightedM. 6 in of­fic. Arm. by the Duke of Norfolk 8 Iunii, An. 1567. (9 Eliz.) was the same day advanc'dPat. 9 Eliz. p. 10. to the degree and digni­ty of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Buckhurst. And, in 12 Eliz. sentHolingsh. p. 1224. b. n. 30. Em­bassador to King Charles the Ninth of France for the congratulating his marriage with Maxi­milian the Emperor's daughter; and upon other weighty affairs. In 15 Eliz. he wasAnnal Eliz. per Camd. one of the Peers upon Tryal of Thomas Duke of Norfolk. And, in 30 Eliz. sentAnnal. Eliz. Embassador to the States of the Vnited Provinces, upon their dislike of the Earl of Leicester's actings, in sundry respects; there to examine the business, and to compose the difference: Whose officiousness therein did so much displeaseIbid. Leicester (whose power with Queen Elizabeth was not small) as, that, upon his return, he was confin'dIbid. to his house for ma­ny moneths. But, surviving that great Earl (who died the same year) he had afterwards such high esteem from Queen Elizabeth, that in 41 of her Reign, she made him Lord Treasurer. Pat 4 [...] Eliz. p. 10. of England (15 Maii.) And, in 44 Eliz. one Pat 44 Eliz. p. 14. in dor­so. of the Lords Commissioners for exercising the Office of Earl Marshal of England.

Nor had King Iames less value of his abilities: For, in the first year of his Reign, he renew'd Pat. 1 Jac. p. 14. his Patent for that great Office of Lord Trea­surer, for life: and, upon the 13th of March next ensuing, createdIbid. p. 12. him Earl of Dorset. He wasCatal of Nob. by R. B. likewise Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford. And, having marriedIb. Cecilie daughter of Sir Iohn Baker Knight (one of the Privy-Council to Queen Mary) left issueIb. by her, four sons; 1. Robert, his immediate succes­sor; 2. Henry; 3. Sir William Sackvill, Knight, and Thomas. As alsoIb. three daughters; Anne, married to Sir Henry Glemham, in Com. Suff. Knight; Ioane to Anthony Vicount Mountagu; and Mary to Sir Henry Nevil, son and heir to Edward Lord Bergavenny.

But more I have not seen of him till his death, which hapnedAnnal. R. Jac. per Cand. by an Apoplexie, upon the 19th of April An. 1608. (6 Iac.) as he sate at the Council-Table; Queen Anne being then pre­sent.

The observation, which Sir Rob. Naunton, in his Fragm. Regalia, p. 70. hath of him, is; that in his youth he spent the best part of that vast Patrimony his wealthy-father left him, until the Queen (unto whom he was, by Consanguinity, allyed) by her frequent Admonitions, diverted the torrent of his profuseness. Also, that he was a very fine Gentleman, of person, and endowments, both of Art and Nature; but, without measure magnificent, till on the turn of his humour, and the allay that his years, and good Councils had wrought upon those immoderate courses of his youth, and that height of spirit. inherent to his House: the Queen (as a most judicious, and indulgent Prince) when she saw him grow stay'd and setled, gave him her assist­ance, and advanced him to the Treasureship; where he made amends to his House, for his mis-spent time; both in the increasment of Estate and Honor which she conferred on him; together with the opportunity to remake him­self; and thereby to shew, that this was a child, that should have a share in her Grace, and a taste of her Bounty.

His Elocution he much commends; but more the excellency of his Pen; being a Scholar, and a person of a quick dispatch (Faculties that yet run in the blood.) And, that his Secretaries did little for him by the way of Indighting, wherein they could seldome please him; so fa­cete and choise he was in phrase and stile: And, for his Dispatches, and the content he gave to Sutors, he had a decorum seldom since put in practise: For he had of his Attendants, that took into a Roll, the names of all Sutors, with the date of their first Addresses; and these, in their order, had hearing; so that a fresh man could not leap over his head, that was of a more antient edition, except in the urgent Affairs of of State.

Nor was he insnared in the Factions of the Court, which were all his times strong: for he held the Staff of the Treasury fast in his hand, which once in the year made them all beholding to him. And the truth is; as he was a wise man, and a stou [...], he had no reason to be a partaker; for he stood sure in Blood and in Grace, and was wholly intentive to the Queen's service: and such were his abilities, that he received assiduous proofes of his sufficiency. And, it hath been thought, that she might have had more cunning Instruments; but none of a more strong judg­ment, and confidence in his wayes; which are symptomes of Magnanimity and Fidelity. Thus far from the Fragm. Regalia.

To whom succeededCatal. of Nob. ut su­pra. Robert his son and heir. Which Robert Robert. foundedCatal. of Nob. ut su­pra. an Hospital for One and thirty poor people, at East-Grenested, in Com. Sussex, and endowed it with Three hun­dred and thirty pounds per annum. He married Ib. two wives; first Margaret, daughter of Tho­mas Duke of Norfolk; by whom he had issue Ib. three sons; Thomas, who died unmarried, in An. 1586. (28 Eliz.) 2. Richard, who imme­diately succeeded him in his honor. And 3. Ed­ward. AlsoIb. three daughters; Winifride, who died unmarried; Cecilie, wedded to Sir Henry Compton Knight of the Bath; and Anne, first to Edward Seamour, called Lord Beauchamp (Grandson to Edward Earl of Hertford) and afterwards toVine. Re­view, p. 683. Sir Edward Lewes Knight.

His second wifeCatal. of Nob. ut supra, & Annal. R. Jac. was Anne, daughter to Sir Iohn Spenser of Althorpe, in Com. Northampt. Knight, widow of Henry Lord Compton: but by her he had noCatal. of Nob. ut supra, & Annal. R. Jac. issue. And, departingCatal. of Nob. ut supra, & Annal. R. Jac. this life at Dorset-house in Fleet-street London, 23 Feb. An. 1609. (7 Iac.) was buriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra, & Annal. R. Jac. by his Father at Withiham.

[Page 401] To whom succeeded Richard Richard. his son and heir. Which Richard, rebuiltVinc. Re­view, p. 683. the Chapel at Wi­thiham, where his Ancestors lie buried; and, within two dayes after his Fathers death▪ mar­ried Annal. R. Iac. the Lady Anne, sole daughter and heir to George Earl of Cumberland; by whom he had issueCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Thomas, who diedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. in his Infancy, and two daughters; Margaret, marriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. to Iohn Earl of Thanet, and Isabella to Iames Earl of Northampton. And, departingI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 10. a. this life at Dorset-house in London, 28 Martii, An. 1624. (22 Iac.) was also buriedI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 10. a. at Withiham, with his Ancestors.

Dying thus without issue male, Sir Edward Sackvill, Edward. his younger Brother (madeCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Knight of the Bath at the Creation of Prince (Charles) succeeded him in his honors: Which Sir Ed­ward was first Lord Chamberlain to Queen Ma­ry, wife of King Charles the First; and after­wards bore the like Office to that King (of blessed memory.) He marriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Mary, daughter and heir to Sir George Curson of Croxhall, in Com. Derb. Knight, by Mary his wife, sister and sole heir to Sir Richard Leveson of Lilshull, in Com. Salop. Knight, and by her had issue two sons; Richard, commonly called Lord Buckhurst; and Edward, who married Bridget, daughter and sole heir of Edward Wray (second son to Sir William Wray of Glentworth, in Com. Linc. Knight) by Eli­zabeth his wife, daughter and heir to Francis Lord Norris Earl of Berkshire, but died with­out issue.

This Edward Earl of Dorset died upon the ... day of May, An. 1652. and was buried with his Ancestors at Withiham.

Which Richard, Richard. succeeding him in his honors, married the Lady Frances, daughter to Leonel Earl of Middlesex, and at length heir to Iames Earl of Middlesex, her Brother; and by her hath issue three sons; viz. Charles, called Lord Buckhurst; Edward and Richard. And three daughters; viz. Elizabeth, married to the Lord Broghill, son and heir to the Earl of Orrory, in Ireland; Anne to the Earl of Hume in Scotland; and Frances to Sir George Lane Knight.

Which Charles hath married Elizabeth, daugh­ter of Hervey Bagot of Pipe-Hall, in Com. Warr. (a younger son to Sir Hervey Bagot of Blithfeild, in Com. Staff. Baronet) widow of Charles Earl of Falmouth: and was created Earl of Middlesex, by Letters Patents, bearing date at Westminster, 4 Aprilis, 27 Car. 2.

Compton Earl of Northamp­ton.
[14 Eliz.]

TOuching this Family, which assum'd their surname from that Lordship of Compton, in Com. Warr. (antiently distinguisht from those other Towns of the same appellation, by the addition of the Vineyard, and thereupon called Compton at the Vineyard) certain I am, that it is very antient: for of that name there were some, in the same County, in Rot. Pip. 16 H. 2. Warr. King Henry the Second's time.

Also, it appears,Pat. 15 E a. p. 2. m. 13. that Robert de Compton, Robert was in the Wars against the Welch, in 15 E 2. Like­wise, that in 6 E. 3. Iohn de Compton, Iohn. being then a Knight, wasClaus 6 E. 3. in dorso, m. 29. one of the Knights for that County, in the Parliament at that time held: and, that Thomas de Compton Thomas. wasClaus 50 E. 3. p. 1. m. 20. one of the Coroners in the same County, in 23 E. 3. and so continuedClaus 50 E. 3. p. 1. m. 20. till 50 E. 3. So likewise his son Ed­mund Edmund. inClaus. 12 R. 2. p. 2. m. 22. Richard the Second's time; that being in those dayes an Office of high re­pute.

But the person, who laid the Foundation for that Honor, which of later years, hath been en­joy'd by his Descendents, was William, William. the son Esc 9 H. 7. Warr. of another Edmund de Compton: who, though but elevenEsc 9 H. 7. Warr. years of age, at his Father's death, in 8 H. 7. became first a PageEx coll H. [...]errers a [...]. to Henry Duke of York (second son to that King) and afterwards. so soon as the same Henry, ascended to the Royal Throne, being one of the GroomsPat. 1 H 8. p. 2. m. 13. of his Bed­chamber, stood so high in his favour, as that be­fore the revolution of one year he was chosen Pol. d. Virg. p. 621. l. 19. for one of the Gentlemen thereof. And, in 2 H. 8. madePat. 2 H. 8. p. 3. m. 6. Groome of the Stole.

Soon after which, he was made ConstableIb. p. 2 m. 10. of Sudley-Castle, in Com. Gloc. and, in 3 H. 8. had Pat. 3 H 8. p. 2. the like trust for the Castle at Glocester.

In 4 H. 8. in considerationEx autogr. pene [...] Iac. Com. Nor­thampton. of his good and faithful services, he obtained a special grantEx autogr. pene [...] Iac. Com. Nor­thampton. to himself and his heirs; of an honorable Aug­mentation to his Armes, out of the King's own Royal Ensignes and Devises; viz a Lyon passant guardant Or: and for his Crest a demi-Dragon erazed gules, within a Coronet of gold, upon a torse Argent and Vert, as by a special Instrument under the Kings own Sign Manual, bearing date at Westminster, 7 Nov. and exemplified by Thomas Wriothesley, at that time Garter, Principal King of Armes, (with his Seale, and the Seal of his Office annexed thereunto, 14 Decembris fol­lowing) appeareth.

And, upon the 4th of February, next ensuing, had a GrantPat 4 H [...]. p. 2. of the Office of Vsher of the Black Rod, to bear the same at St. Georges Feast, within the Castle of Windsore, and the Fee of Twelve pence per diem allowance for that service. He had likewise, the same year, by the bounty of that King, another Grant,Ibid. to himself and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, of the Man­nor of Wyke, in Com. Midd. sometime part of the possessions of George Duke of Clarence: and of a certain Mansion, called Lovells-Inne. scituate in Pater-noster-Row, within the City of London, with divers Tenements pertaining thereto. Also of the Mannor of Aldwike, in Com. Northampt. called Holand's Mannor; with one Wood there, called Baro-shanke. Like­wise of Twenty four Acres of Meadow in Brantsy; Twenty four in Swillingholm, all in Aldwincle in the same County. Also of the Mannor of Deyncourt, in Com. Buck part of the possessions of Francis Lord Lovel; with the Mannors of Rockholds, Cobeham, and Rishams, part of the Lands of Sir Richard Charleton Knight.

In 5 H. 8. (being then a Knight) he had a Commission,Pat. 5 H 8. p. 1. in dorso. to retein men, in any of those Lordships belonging to such Monasteries, where­of he was then Steward, for the service of the King in his wars. And, in that Expedition to Therouene, and Tournay the same year, led Herb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 37. the Rere-ward of the King's Army.

[Page 402] Shortly after this, he wasPat. 5 H. 8. p. 2. made one of the Knights for the King's Body; as also Chancelor Ib. m. 29. of Ireland, with liberty to execute that Of­fice, by a sufficient Deputy: but held it not long; for the Archbishop of Dublin obtain'd Pat. 7 H. 8. p 3. it in 7 H. 8.

In 6 H. 8. he had a GrantPat. 6 H. 8. p. 2. to himself and Werburge his wife, and to the heirs of their two bodies lawfully begotten, of the Mannors of El­combe, and Ufcote, in Com. Wilts. Also of the Mannor of Pole-place, in Com. Berks. part of the possessions of Francis Lovel, and William Vi­count Lovel. And, inPat. 9 H. 8. p. 1. 9 H. 8. of the Mannors of Salthrope, alias Saltrop, Chilton, and Blagrave, in Com. Wilts. And of Two hun­dred Acres of Pasture, called Blagrove, with their Appurtenances in Blagrove and Wroughton, in the same County. Like­wise of the Mannor of Wythynden, ali [...] Myhunden, in the Parishes of Wronghton, and Lydegerd, Kregoce, in the same County: of the Mannor of Elcomb, with the Park, cal­led Elcombe-Parke: of the Mannor of Wat­lescote, alias Wykilscote; of the Mannor of Westcote; One hundred Acres of Land, Six­ty Acres of Pasture, in Wigleste, and Wroughton; of the Mannor of Uffecote, two Messuages, a Thousand Acres of Land, a Thousand Acres of Pasture, Three hundred Acres of Meadow, and Three hundred Acres of Wood, in Brode-Hinton, all in the [...]ame County. And of Eight pounds per annum Rent issuing out of the Mannor of Denford, in Com. Berks, late Francis Vicount Lovell's attaint­ed.

The same year also, he was made ConstablePat. 9 H. 8. p. 2. of Hanley-Castle, in Com. Wigorn. And, in 10 H. 8. was charg'd with providingMS. in [...] Cotton Otho E. 11. f. [...]0. Fifty Archers for the King's service in his Wars.

In 11 H. 8. he obtained LicensePat. 11 H. 8. p. 1. to make a Park, at his Mannor of Compton-Vineyatys, in Com. War. of certain inclosed grounds; and to include Two thousand Acres more, of Land and Wood, therein. In 13 H. 8. (upon the At­tainder Pat. 13 H. 8. p. 3. b of Edward Duke of [...]) he obtain'd a GrantPat. 13 H. 8. p. 3. b in special tail, of the Man­nor, Castle, and Park of [...], in Com. Warr. as also of the Mannors of Scotton and Bre [...]eton, in Com. Ebor. in reversion, after the death or surrender of Simon Coniers. In 15 H. 8. he was imploy'd [...] in those hostile In­cursions, then made into Scotland; Cardinal Welsey being the cause thereof, as some thought: who, perceiving in what favour he grew with the King, contrived to pack him out of the way; left, in time, he might diminish his great­ness.

In 17 H. 8. he had the TitlePat. 17 H. 8. p. 1 m. 2. of Burcifer Re­gis; otherwise called the Keeper of the King's usual Money and Jewells; which is the same we now call the Privy Purse.

This Sir William Compton built [...] a very noble House, at that his Mannor of Compton; the greatest part of the Brick used in the Structure thereof, being brought [...] from Fulbroke in the same County; where there stood a ruinous Ca­stle, of which he had the custody, [...] by the Kings grant, and Keepership of the Park there. Which Castle he pull'd [...] down, making use [...] of the materials, for that building. In the Chapel whereof, he erected a costly window, towards the East; and therein represented, with rare workmanship in Glass, the Passion of our Bles­sed Saviour: and in the lower part, himself and his Lady, kneeling in their Surcotes of Armes. Which Lady; viz. Werburge, was daughterVisit. of Warwick. shire, an. 1619. in offic. Arm. and heir to Sir Iohn Brereton Knight, and widowVisit. of Warwick. shire, an. 1619. in offic. Arm. of Sir Francis Cheney Knight.

By his Testament,Visit. of Warwick. shire, an. 1619. in offic. Arm. bearing date 8 Martii, An. 1522. (14 H. 8.) he bequeathed his body to be buried at Compton, with his Ancestors; appointing, that his said Lady should be likewise there interred. Also, that a Tombe of Alabla­ster should be made, by the direction of his Exe­cutors, for his Father; and set over his Grave, with his Armes cut thereon: and the Body of his Mother taken up, where she lay buried, and deposited by his father. By which Testament he likewise bequeathed to the King (from whom he acknowledged, that he had received all his Preferment) a little Chest of Ivory, whereof the Lock was Gylt; with a Chess-bord under the same, and a paire of Tables upon it; and all such Jewels and Treasure, as were inclosed therein: most humbly desiring his Highness to accept thereof, as a remembrance of him. He likewise thereby bequeathed to the King, certain Specialties, to the sum of a Thousand Marks, being for Money lent to Sir Thomas Bullen Kt; to the intent, that the King would be so graci­ous to his Lady and Children, as to permit his Will to be performed, as he there expresseth. Moreover, he appointed, that his Executors should found in his name two Chantries at Compton; And that every Priest therein should have yearly for his salary Ten Marks, to do daylie Service, in Praying for the Souls of the King, the Queen, and the Lady Anne Hastings. Likewise for his own Soul; and for the Soul of his wife, his Ancestors, and all Christian Souls. Which Priests, and every of them, to be pre­sented to the Ordinary of the Diocess; and he to make Institution and Induction accordingly. And if those Priests, or any of them should die; then the Abbot of UUinchcombe, and his suc­cessors, to present covenable Clerks, within two moneths after the vacancy: and in case of failing, the Abbot of Evesham to do the same, in form as abovesaid.

After which, about six years, he diedHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 215. of the Sweating Sickness; viz. in 20 H. 8. being at that time of the Bedchamber to the King, who was then also in great danger. Touching the Probate of which Will, it is not unworthy of observation; that Cardinal Wolsey's power was then such; that Sir Henry Guilford, one of the Executors, openly profess'dIb. p. 296.; that he could not obtain it, till he had paid a Thousand Marks.

That Elizabeth his wife surviv'd him, is very manifest; for it appears, that the next ensuing year, she obtain'd LicensePat. 21 H. 8. p. 2. to marry with Wal­ter Walshe, one of the Groomes of the Kings Privy-Chamber.

I come now to Peter Peter. his son and heir, then in minority, whose Wardship was committedPat. 20 H. 8. p. 1. to that great Cardinal. This Peter took to wife Esc. 39 H. 8. Anne, daughter to George Earl of Shrewsbu­ry; but diedEsc. 39 H. 8. before he accomplisht his full age; scilicet, 30 Ian. 35 H. 8. leaving issue Henry, Esc. 39 H. 8. Henry. at that time Forty nine weeks old, and and five days.

Which Henry, being KnightedMS. in offi­cio, Arm. m. 18. in 8 Eliz. and summon'dJournal of Parl. de eodem a [...] to Parliament upon the 8th of May, 14 Eliz. was accordingly admitted, and took his [Page 403] placeIbid. in the House. And, in 29 Elliz. was Annal. Eliz. one of the Peers assign'd for Tryal of the Queen of Scots. But farther I have not seen of him, than that, by his Testament,Leicester, qu. [...]. bearing date 17 Maii, An. 1589. (31 Eliz.) he bequeth'd his Body to be reverently and comely buried in the Church of Compton-Vinyates: Also, that he marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. two Wives; first Frances, daughter to Francis Earl of Huntington: Secondly Anne, daughter to Sir Iohn Spenser of Althorpe, in Com. Northampt. Knight, and departedPF. in of­ficio, Arm. 195. a. this life in December, 32 Eliz. leaving issue by the Lady Frances his first wife, two sons; viz. Wil­liam William. his son and heir; and Sir Thomas Compton, Knight, as also Margaret a daughter, married to Henry Lord Mordant. And by Anne his second wife, one son called Henry made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Iames.

Which William, being first summon'dJournal of Parl. de eo­dem anno. to Par­liament in 35 Eliz. was made Knight of the Bath at the Creation of Charles Duke of York; and, in 15 Iac. constitutedPat. 15 Iac. p. 3. the King's Lieutenant within the Principality of UUales. Where­upon, the next ensuing year, 2 Aug. he became advanc'dPat. 16 Iac. p. 11. to the title of Earl of Northamp­ton. He was also install'dInstit &c. of the Garter per E. A. Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter: and departingI. 8. in officio, Arm. f. 26. a. this life, at his Lodgings in the Savoy, within the Suburbs of London, 24 Iunii, An. 1630. (6 Car. 1.) was buriedI. 8. in officio, Arm. f. 26. a. at Compton with his Ancestors: leaving issueI. 8. in officio, Arm. f. 26. a. by Elizabeth his wife, sole daughter and heir to Sir Iohn Supenser Al­derman of London, Spenser his son and heir; and one only daughter, called Anne, married to Vlick Lord Dunkelly, son and heir to Richard Earl of Clanrickard in Ireland, and of St. Al­bans, in England.

Which Spenser, Spenser. succeeding him in his Title of Earl, and standing firm in his Loyalty to the late King Charles (of Blessed Memory) readily took up Armes on his behalf, against those Forces raised by the Predominant Party in the late Long-Parliament. In which service, encountring with divers Companies of Foot, and some Troops of Horse, under the command of Sir Iohn Gell of Hopton in Derbyshire, and Sir William Brere­ton of Hanford in Cheshire (two active persons for that party, who had made head in Stafford­shire) he lost his life at Hopton-heath, near Stafford, 19 Martii, An. 1642. Whereupon his Body was carried to Derby, and there laid in All Hallows-Church, in the Vault, with the old Countess of Shrewsbury; leaving issue by Mary his Wife, daughter of Sir Francis Beaumont Knight, six sons; viz. Iames his son and heir; Sir Charles, Sir William, Sir Spenser, and Sir Francis (all Knights) and Henry Dr. of Divinity, first Bishop of Oxford, now of London.

As also two daughters; Anne married to Sir Hugh Cholmley of Whitby, in Com. Ebor. Baro­net, and Penelope to Sir Iohn Nicholas Knight of the Bath, eldest son to Sir Edward Nicholas, one of the Secretaries of State to the l [...]te King Charles the First, and to His Majesty that now is.

Which Iames Iames. now Earl of Northampton, first married the Lady Isabella, one of the two daughters and coheirs to Richard late Earl of Dorset, by the Lady Anne his wife, sole daugh­ter and heir to George Earl of Cumberland: by whom he had issue two sons, William and Iames, who both died in their childhood: and three daughters; Anne and Isabella, who also di­ed young, and Alathea yet living To his se­cond wife he married Mary, daughter to Baptist Vicount Campden, and by her hath issue two sons George, and Spenser: and two daughters; Inli [...]n [...] and Mary.

Lord Norris.
[14 Eliz.]

THough none of this Family did arrive to the dignity of Peerage, until Q. Eliza­beths Reign; yet was it of great note, and honour'd with divers Matches from sundry Noble Houses, many ages past. For, it appears, E. 12 i [...] officio. Arm. f. 90. & 91. that they were of Speke, in Com. Lanc. long before King Edward the Third's time; and most of them Knights. And,E. 12 i [...] officio. Arm. f. 90. & 91. that in 35 E. 3. Iohn, Iohn. a second son to Sir Henry Norris of S [...]eke, lived at Bray, in Com. Berks. as did also his son and grandson. Likewise, that in the time of King Henry the Sixth, Iohn, his great grandson, was first UsnerPat. 17 H. [...]. p. 2. m. 4. of the Chamber; next, Squyer Orig. 21. H. 6. Rot. 21. of the Body; and, afterwards, MasterEx autogr. apud Ricot, an. 1661. of the Wardrobe to that King. Lastly, SheriffRot. Fin. 36 N. 6. m. 13. of the Counties of Oxon. and Berks. in 36 of his Reign. As also SquyerEx autogr. apud Ricot [...]. of the Body to King Edward the Fourth. And, residingIb. at Ya­tenden, in Com. Berks. departedIb. this life 1 Sept. 6 E 4. whereupon he was buriedIb. at Bray, in an Isle of that Church, built at his own cost.

To whom succeeded Sir William Norris William. of Yatenden, Knight, his son and heir▪ oneIb. of the Knights for the Body to King Edward the Fourth. And, in 2 H. 7. a CommanderPolyd. Virg. p 57 [...] in the King's Army, at the Battel of Stoke, juxta Newark, against Iohn Earl of Lincoln, and his adherents. This Sir William was a person learned in the Laws, as it seems: for in that se­cond year of H. 7. he had an Annuity of Twen­ty Marks out of the Mannor of Swarford, in Com. Oxon grantedEx autogr. apud [...] cott. to him by Iohn Duke of Suffolk, pro bono consilio impenso, & impendendo: And, in 19 H. 7. (5 Maii, for the like considera­tion of his Counsel) obtain'd a grantEx autogr. apud [...] cott. from that King, of the custody of the Mannor of Langley (which Mannor was then in the Crown, by rea­son of the minority of Edward, son and heir to Isabel, late wife of George Duke of Clarence:) as also of the Stewardship of the Mannors of Boreford, Shipton, Spillesbirie, and Hun­dred of Cadlyngton, all in Com. Oxon. which Mannors were then also in the Crown, by reason of the minoritie of the said Ed­ward.

He first MarriedIbid. Isabel, the daughter and heir of Edmund Ingaldesthorp, widow of Iohn Ne­vill, Marquess Mountagu; and by her had issue Ibid. three sons; William, Leonel, and Richard, all which died young: and three daughters ... marriedIbid. to Sir Iohn Langford of Bradfeild, Knight, Ioane toIbid. Iohn Cheney of Wodhey, in Com. Berk▪ Esquire, and Elizabeth toIbid. William Farmer of Somerton, in Com. Oxon. Esq. He afterwards marriedIb. Iane, daughter to Iohn Earl of Oxford; and by her had issueIb. Sir Edward Norris, Knight, who marriedPat. R. 3 p. 2. m. [...]. Fridiswide, the [Page 404] daughter and coheir of Francis Vicount Lovel; and by her had issue z two sons; Iohn and Henry.

Which Iohn Iohn. was SquyerEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. of the Body to King Henry the Eighth: and, having married Ibid. Elizabeth, the sister of Edmund Lord Bray, di­ed Ibid. without any legitimate issue, 21 Oct. 6 Eliz. [...]o that Henry became heir to the Estate. Which Henry, (upon the surrendring of Sir William Compton Knight) was madePat. 18 H. 8. p. a. Usher of the Black Rod, 23 Oct. 18 H. 8. to bear the same before the King, or his Lieutenant, at St. Georges Feast in the Castle of Windsore. He was also Squyer Pat. 19 H. 8. p. 1. of the Body to that King; and, in 20 H. 8. one of the GentlemenPat. 20 H 8. p. 1. of his Privy-Chamber. Likewise, in 27 H. 8. (29 Nov.) madePat. 27 H. 8. p. 2. Con­stable of Walingford Castle.

But, uponHerb Hist. of H. 8. p. 381. the first of May following, there being a solemn Just held at Grenewich, where­in George Bullen Vicount Rochford was chief chal­lenger, and this Henry principal defendent; the King suddenly departed thence, no cause for it being at all known (which much discomposed the whole Company, especially the Queen.) Some say, that she let fall her Handkerchief, wherewith one (supposed her Favourite) did wipe his face, and that it was perceived by the King. But, whatever it was, the next morning Ib. p. 382. this Henry, with the Lord Rochford, were committed to the Tower. So likewise the Queen. Who, when she came thither, fell upon her knees, beseeching God so to help her, as she was not guilty of what she was accused. Others were also committed at that time, upon the same ac­count.

It is reported,Ib. that she seem'd to exclaim against this Henry, as if he had accused her; yet said, they should both die together. But, so they did not; nor on the same day; she being Try­ed before the Duke of Norfolk (High Steward for that occasion) and found guilty by her Peers: He also, with the rest, soon after, and beheaded Esc. de eo­dem an. [...] officii. on the Fourteenth of that Moneth.

It is likewise reported,Godw. p. [...]39. that the King greatly favoured this Henry, and that he much grieved that he was to die with the rest; Also, that thereupon he offer'd pardon to him; conditio­nally, that he would confess that whereof he stood accused: but he answered resolutely; That, in his conscience, he thought the Queen guiltless of the objected crime; but, whether she were, or not, he could not accuse her of any thing; and that he had rather undergo a thousand deaths, than betray the I [...]nocent: upon relation whereof to the King, he cryed out, Hang him up then; Hang him up then

Hereupon he was Attainted [...]ournal of Parl. in Parliament [...] Iunii the same year (viz. 28 H. 8.) leaving issueEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. by Mary his wife, daughter to Thomas Lord Da [...]res of the South, Henry his son and heir; and Mary a daughter, first marriedEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. to Sir George Carew, Knight, and afterwards toEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. Sir Arthur Champernon Knight.

Which Henry Henry liv'dEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. at Wytham, in Com. Berks. beingEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. Thirty years of age in 7 Eliz. In An. 1566. 8 Eliz. he was [...] Knighted at his own House at Rycot; And, in 14 Eliz. sent Embas­sador into France. Where he managed his business with such prudence and honor; as that, by reason [...] thereof, and his fathers sufferings (for her Mother's sake) he was advanced to the dignity of a Peer of this Realme, by Summons Iournal of Parl. to Parliament, and took his placeIournal of Parl. in the House of Lords upon the Eighth of May the same year.

By his TestamentVVoodball▪ qu. 51. bearing date 24 Sept. An. 1589. (31 Eliz.) he bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Chapel of Rycot; and by Marge­rie his wife,Ex autogr▪ apud Ri­cott. the younger of the two daughters and coheirs to Iohn Lord Williams of [...]ame (with whom he had that Lordship of Rycot, as also divers other Mannors and Lands leftEx autogr▪ apud Ri­cott. is­sue six sons; William his son and heir, Iohn, that valiant and expert Soldier, of whom I shall say more by and by, Edward, GovernorAnnal. E­liz pe [...] Camp. in an. 1601. of Ostend: Henry, who diedAnnal. E­liz per Camp. in an. 1601. of a wound; Tho­mas, PresidentAnnal. E­liz per Camp. in an. 1601. of Munster, some time Justice Annal. E­liz per Camp. in an. 1601. of Ireland (who diedAnnal. E­liz per Camp. in an. 1601. likewise of a wound) and Maximilian, slainAnnal. E­liz per Camp. in an. 1601. in Britanny.

Which William William. was MarshalAnnal Eliz. ut supra. of Barwick: and, having marriedEx au­togr. apud Ricott. Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Richard Morison of Caysho-bury, in Com. Hertf. Knight, diedEx au­togr. apud Ricott. in his fathers life time, 25 Dec. 22 Eliz. leaving issueEx au­togr. apud Ricott. Francis his son and heir, of the age of one year, two moneths and sixteen days, upon the 20th of September following, at which time the Inquisition after his death was taken.

This Francis, Francis E. of Berk­shire. thus succeeding his Father, had SummonsIournal of Parl. to Parliament in 43 Eliz. And in 1 Iac. upon the death of Sir Edward Norris Kt, (his Uncle) without issue, was foundEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. his next heir; whereby he inheritedEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. the Mannors of Sulhamsted-Abbots, Sheffeild, Uphton-Greyshall, Arbor, Arbor-Court, Uphton-Ner­mits, South-Hinxey, and Shiningfeild, in Com. Berks. beingEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. at that time 29 years of age: yet had not possession of the Lands, which descend­ed to him, by the death of his Father tillIb. 4 Iac. nor then of all; for it appears,Ib. that in 9 Iac. he sued out his general Livery. At the Creation of Charles Duke of York, he was made Knight of the Bath; and some years after (viz. 18 Iac. 28 Ian.) advanc'dPat. 18 lac p. 4. to the Titles of Vicount Thame, and Earl of Berkshire, and to the heirs male of his body.

But all that I have seenAnnal. R. lac. per Camd. farther memorable of him, is; that upon the 16th of February, next en­suing (the Parliament then sitting) standing in the entrance to the Lords House, in discourse with some of his servants (the passage being narrow) the Lord Scroope going by, jostled him a little; which so moved him, that he rudely thrust before him (the House being set, and the Prince there) whereupon he was committed to the Fleet. And that, not long after (for it was Ib. 28 Ian. 20 Iac.) being a person of so great a spirit, that he could neither bear some Injuries, which had made a deep impression upon him, nor find out a proper way of remedy; he mor­tally wounded himself, in the face and neck, with a Cross-Bow, in his House at Rycot, and died on the Wednesday following: leaving issue, Ex autogr. apud Ricott. by Bridget his wife, daughter to Edward Earl of Oxford, one sole daughter, his heir, named Elizabeth, who became the wifeEx autogr. apud. Ricott. of Edward Wray (second son to Sir William Wray of Glent­worth, in Com. Linc. Knight) one of the Groomes of the Bedchamber to King Charles the First. Which Edward had issue by her one sole daugh­ter and heir, called Bridget, first married to Ed­ward, second son to Edward Earl of Dorset; and afterwards to Mountagu Earl of Lindsey, Lord Great Chamberlain of England. Which [Page 405] Earl had issue by her three sons; viz. Iames▪ Iames. now Lord Norris, born 10 Maii, An. 1653. Edward, who died young and Henry, and the Lady Mary a daughter.

¶Having now done with the chief branch of this noble Family, I may not omit to take no­tice, that Sir Iohn Norris Iohn. Knight, (the second son to Henry the first Lord Norris) so famous in his time, for his valor and military knowledge, was firstAnnal Eliz. ut supra in an. 40. Eliz. trayned up in those Exercises, in the Civil Wars of France, under Admiral Coligni; nextAnnal Eliz. ut supra in an. 40. Eliz. in Ireland, under Walter Earl of Essex; then servedEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. in the Netherlands, under Mathias, Arch-Duke of Austria, as by his Com­mission bearing date 17 Iulii An. 1579. (21 Eliz.) appeareth; after that, under Iohn Duke of Lorreine, as by his CommissionEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. dated 17 Apr. An. 1582. (24 Eliz.) is to be seen; next under Count William of Nassau, whose Com­mission Ex autogr. apud Ri­cott. bears date in May next ensuing; and another in November. And in 27 Eliz. 12 Aug. was by Queen Elizabeth, constitutedEx autogr. apud Ri­cott. Colonel-General of all the Horse and Foot, then to pass out of England, for the Relief of Antwerp, then Besieged by the Spaniard; before the end of which Month, he had another Commission Ib. from Count Maurice of Nassau. And the same year was empoweredIb. to Treat with the States-General of the United Provinces, for the entertaining of such Bands of English Foot, as by the Queens Instructions were appointed to serve in those parts. Several CommissionsIb. he likewise had from Robert Earl of Leicester, (af­ter he was constituted General of the English Auxiliaries, in those Provinces) viz. two in 28 Eliz. and one in 29 Eliz.

In 30 Eliz. being then President of the Coun­cil in the Province of Munster in Ireland, he had a CommissionIb. bearing date 11 Oct. giving him authority to constitute such princi­pal Officers, as well by Sea as Land, as he should thing fit, for the withstanding all hostile at­tempts, and for the defence and protection of that Realm. In 33 Eliz. 30 Martii▪ he was constitutedIb. Captain-General of those English-Auxiliaries, which were sent in ayd of King Henry the fourth of France, against his Re­bellious Subjects in Britanny. And having deported himself with great prudence and cou­rage, in all those eminent imployments, to the no little honor of the English Nation, as well as his own name; expectedAnnal. [...] in a. 1597. that upon the recalling of Sir William Russell Knight, (after­wards Lord Russel of Thornhaw,) he should, have been Deputy of Ireland; but discerning that Thomas Lord Borough was preferred to that command, and himself required to continue still in Munster, he grew so highly discontented, Annal. [...] in a. 1597. that he thereupon fell sick, and diedAnnal. [...] in a. 1597.

Cecill L. Burleigh, E. of Exeter.
[13 Eliz.]

OF this Family, which deriveH [...]st. of C [...]m [...]ria. p 124. [...]41 & 142. their des­cent from Robert Sitsilt, an assistantH [...]st. of C [...]m [...]ria. p 124. 141 & 142. to Robert Fitz-Hamon, in the Conquest of Glamorganshire, tempore Will. Ru [...]i, wasH [...]st. of C [...]m [...]ria. p 124. 141 & 142. Ri­chard Sitfilt, Richard. alias Cecill, of [...]tere [...]is, in that part of Herefordshire, called Ewyas-Land; which Richard had two Sons; Phillip Ib. p. 147. from whom those of Altere [...]s are sprung; and David Ib. p. 147. from whom the present [...]arls of Exe­ter and Salisbury be descended.

Of this David, David. who seared himself at Stan­ford, in Com. Linc. it appears,Pat. 22 H. [...]. p. 1. that in 22 H. 7. he founded a Chantry in one of the Churches of that Town: and that in 3 H. 8. he was con­stituted Pat. 3 H. 8. p. 2. Water-Baylif of Witt [...]esy-Merr, in com. Hunt. as also keeper of the Swans there, and throughout all the Waters and Fens in Hun­rington, Cambridge, Lincolne, and North­hampton shires, for the term of thirty years. Also, that in 5 H. 8. he was madeEx cod. MS. in Recepto Scace. one of the Kings Sergeants at Arms: and having this imploy­ment at Court, obtainedPat. 8. H. [...] p. 2. for Richard his son and heir, the Office of a Page of the Crown, (which I take to be the same, which is now cal­led a Page of the back-stairs. Likewise in 8 H. 8. a GrantPat. 8. H. [...] p. 2. to them both, of the Keepership of Clyff-Park; in com. North. And lastly, that in 15 H. 8. (continuingPat. 15. H 8. p. 1. still Serg [...]ant at Arms) he was constitutedPat. 15. H 8. p. 1. Steward of the Kings Lord­ship of Coly-Weston, in that County.

This is doubtles the person, of whom Sir Rob. Naunton, in his Fragm. Regalia speaks, who being sent to the City, (as poor Gentlemen do their younger sons) came to be a rich man on London-Bridge, and purchased in Lincoln­shire.

I now come to Richard Richard. his son. This Richard in 22 H. 8. being groomPat. 22. H 8. p. 1. of the Robes to that King, obtained a GrantPat. 22. H 8. p. 1. of the custody of UUarwick-Castle, then in the Crown. And in 32 H. 8. (residingPat. 32 H. 8. p. 7. at Burghley near Stan­ford) purchasedPat. 32 H. 8. p. 7. the Priory of St. Michaels, near that place, (commonly called UUyrthorp) then newly dissolved, and in the Crown, by that stupendious dissolution of the Religious Houses, at that time made. In 34 H. 8. being then yeomanPat. 34 H. 8. p. 9. of the Wardrobe, he was made Pat. 34 H. 8. p. 9. Steward of the Kings Mannors of Nassyng­ton, Yarwell, and Upton, in Com. North. for life: and in 36 H. 8 purchasedPat 36 H. [...]. p. 28. the Man­nor of Esyngdon, in Com. Rutl. then also in the Crown, as parcel of the Earl of UUar­wick's Lands.

In 37 H. 8. he surrendredPat. 37 H. 8. p. 14. his custody of UUarwick-Castle. And having been SheriffInscrip. Tumuli apud Stan­ [...]ord. of Northampton-shire, in 33 & 34 H. 8. depart­ed this life shortly after; whereupon he was bu­ried in St. Martins Church in Stanford, leaving issue,Inscrip. Tumuli apud Stan­ [...]ord. by Iane his wife, daughterInscrip. Tumuli apud Stan­ [...]ord. and heir to William Heckinghton, of Bourue, in com. Linc. Esquire; William his son and heir; and three daughters, Margaret married to Roger Cave of Stanford, in Com. North. Esquire, Eliza­beth to Robert Wingfeild of Upton Esquire, and Anne to Thomas White of Tuxford, in Com. Nott. Esquire.

Which William William. being a person of great learn­ing, singular judgment, admirable moderation, and comely gravity, came to be the chiefest States­man of the age wherein he lived, unto whose prudence in Council much is attributed, for the blessing then enjoyed, by that prosperous and happy Government, throughout the Reign of the long Queen Eliz. of famous memory.

The BirthAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. in a. 159 [...]. of this William, was at Burne in com. Linc ... Sept. An. 1520. (12 H. [Page 406] 8.) where he was also Christened:Lewyn qu. 90. and his educationAnnal. Eliz. ut su­pra. first at St. Iohns Colledge in Cam­bridge, and nextAnnal. Eliz. ut su­pra. at Gravs-Inne, where he studied the Laws. But the original of his ad­vancement in Court, was by his being Master Ibid. of the Requests, to the Duke of Somerset, Unkle and Protector to King Edward the sixth) a Title before that time, notIbid. known in this Realm: through whose [...]vor, in 2 E. 6. he obtained a grantPat. [...] E. 6. p. 2. of the office of Custos Brevi­um in the Court of Common-Pleas, and in 3 E. 6. was madePat. 3 E. 6. p. 1. Custos Rotulorum, for Lin­colnshire.

Shortly after which, (viz. in 5 E. 6.) he was constitutedPat. 5 E. 6. p. 7. Life of H. 6. by Sir John Hayw. p. 3. one of the Principal Secretaries of State, and of the Privy-Council: and in 7 E. 6. ChancellorPat. 7 E. 6. p. 3. of the Garter, with the fee of a hundred marks per annum; in which perilous time, wherein some prevailedAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. for excluding the Lady Mary, and Lady Elizabeth, in the suc­cession; he opposedAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. all he could, (though he subscribed with them.) For which respect, not­withstanding Ibid. his differing in Religion, he found fair esteemIbid. from Queen Mary, yet actedIbid. pri­vately for the Lady Elizabeth▪ by reason where­of, upon the death of Queen Mary, he was made choiceIbid. of by Queen Elizabeth, in the first year of her Reign, for one of her Privy-Coun­cil: and in the third constitutedPat. [...] Eliz. p. 3. Master of the Wards. As also sentAnnal. Eliz. in a. 1560. with Doctor Nicholas Wotton, Dean of Canterbury, to Treat of Peace with the Scots. And at length stood in such esteem with that Queen; as that in 12 Eliz. di­vers of the Nobility stomachtIb in [...]. 1569. at it; but to colour their dislike, made their complaintsIb in [...]. 1569. a­gainst him, concerning that money which had been sent to the succor of the French Protestants, which he easily answered; and growing yet far­ther in her favor, upon the 25 of February, 13 Eliz. was advancedPat. 13 Eliz. p. 9. m. 8. to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Burghley.

Shortly after which, he was sentAnnal. Eliz. [...] a 1570. with Sir Walter Mildmay to the Queen of Scots, then at Chatsworth, in Com. Derb. to Treat with her, in order to the composure to the troubles in Scotland, and restoring her to her former estate; as also for the safety of the young King her son▪ and security of Queen Elizabeth. And being found herein, and in all other his deportments upright, just, and prudent, upon the fifteenth of September, in 14 Eliz. was constitutedPat 14 Eliz. [...] 9. Lord Treasurer of England.

The next thing memorable of him, is, that in 15 Eliz. he was made choiceAnnal▪ Eliz. ut supra in a. 157 [...]. of, for one of the Peers, upon tryal of the Duke of Norf­folke. And in 24 Eliz. oneJo. in. ann. 1581. of the Commis­sioners authorised to Treat concerning the in­tended Marriage of Queen Eliz. with the Duke of Anjou.

But all that I have farther observed of him, is, that in 26 Eliz. he was installedAnnal. Eliz ut supra in an. 1598. Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and that being likewise Chancellor of the University of Cambridge; by his TestamentLewyn. qu. [...]. bearing date 1 Martii, An. 1597. (40 Eliz.) he bequeathed his body to be buried in comely sort, as a Baron of Parliament, in St. Martins Church, at Stan­ford, in Com. North (in which Parish his house at Burleigh, is scituate) where he had made a burial place, for his Grandfather, Father, and Mother, as also for himself, and others which might succeed; but not above a thousand pounds to be bestowed on his Funeral, whereof one hundred pounds in Charitable uses. And de­parting FF. in [...] Arm. f. 613. [...] ▪ & 619. this life at his house in the Strand, in the subburbs of London, (then called Bur­leigh-house, but since Exeter-house) upon the fourth of August, An. 1598. (40 Eliz.) was buryed in that Church of St. Martin in Stan­ford, with this Epitaph upon his Monument;

Deo opt. maximo & Memoriae sacrum.

Honoratissimus & longè clarissimus D. Gulielmus Cecilius, Baro de Burgleigh, summus Angliae Thesaurarius, Curiae pupillorum praefectus, Geor­giani ordinis eques auratus; serenissimae Eliza­bethae Angliae, &c. Reginae à sanctioribus consi­liis, & Academiae Cantabrigienfis Cancellarius, sub hoc Tumulo, secundum Christi adventum manet.

Qui ob eximias animi dotes, primùm à secretis fult Edwardo sexto, Angliae Regi: deinde Reginae Elizabethae, sub quâ in maximis & gravissimis hujus Regni causis spectatus, & inpri [...]is pro­batus; veram Religionem promovendo, concilio, aequitate, constantia, magnisque in Rempub. me­ritis, honores consecutus summos, cum naturae & gloriae satis, patriae autem parum vixisset, pla­cidè in Christo obdormivit.

Vxores habuit duas; Mariam sororem Iohannis Cheeke equitis aurati; e quâ genuit filium uni­cum, Thomam nunc Baronem de Burghley, & Mildredam filiam Antonii Cooke equitis aurati, quae illi peperit Robertum Cecilium equitem aura­tum, Reginae Elizabethae à secretis, & Curiae Pupillorum praefectum; Annam enuptam Edwar­do Comiti Oxoniae; & Elizabetham Gu [...]ielmo Wentworth, filio primogenito Baronis Went­worth.

Leaving issueAnnal. [...] ut supra. by Mary his first wife, (daugh­ter of Peter) and sister to that great Scholar, Sir Iohn Cheeke Knight, Thomas his Son and heir. And byAnnal. [...] ut supra. Mildred his second wife, daugh­ter of Sir Anthony Cooke of Giddy-Hall, in com. Essex. Knight, another son called Robert, and two daughters, Anne, married to Edward Earl of Oxford, and Elizabeth to William, son and heir of Thomas Lord Wentworth.

Which Thomas Thomas [...]. of Exeter. Lord Burleigh, in 41 Eliz. was constitutedPat. 41 Eliz. p. 7. Warden of Rokingham- [...]orest, and Constable of the Castle there for life. And in 43 Eliz. uponAnnal. Eliz. in a. 1601. that Insurrection, then made by Robert Earl of Essex, went into the City of London, with Garter, principal King at Arms, and proclaimedAnnal. Eliz. in a. 1601. him and his adherents Traytors. In 3 Iac. he was by Letters Patents,Pat. 3 Jac. p. 12. bearing date 4 Maii, created Earl of Exeter, which is observed to be the first President,Seldens [...]. of Honour. whereby it appears, that any Man was advanced to the title of Earl of the principal City, when another had the dignity of Earl of the same County; Charles Blount, being then Earl of Devon­shire.

This Thomas had two wives, firstCarl of Nob. by R. B. Dorothy, second daughter, and one of the heirs to Iohn Nevill, Lord Latimer: and by her had issueCatal of Nob. by R. B. five sons, and six daughters; viz. William, who suc­ceeded him. Sir Richard and Sir Edward, both Knights; Thomas and Christopher, drowned in Germany. His six daughters were these; Catal of Nob. by R. B. Lucie, married to William Marquess of Win­chester; [Page 407] Mildred, first married to Sir Thomas Read Knight, and afterwards to Sir Edmund Trafford of Trafford, in com. Lanc. Knight, Mary to Edward Lord Denny; Elizabeth first to Sir William H [...]tton Knight, and afterwards to Sir Edward Coke Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench; Dorothy to Sir Giles Allington, of Horfheath Knight, and Francis to Sir Nicho­las Tufton of Hothfeild, in com. Kanc. Knight, afterwards Earl of Tanet. To his second wife, he weddedIbid. Frances, daughter of Wil­liam Lord Chandos, widdow of Sir Thomas Smith, Knight: but by her had no other issue then only one daughter, called Sophia, who di­ed Ibid. young. And departingAnnal▪ R. Jac. per Camd. this life, 7 Feb. An. 1622. was buried in the Chapel of St. Iohn Baptist, in the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, at Westminster, where there is a fair Monu­ment erected to the memory of him, and his two wifes.

I now come to William William. Earl of Exeter, his son and heir. This William had two wives first I. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 70. b. Elizabeth, sole daughter and heir to Edward Mannours, Earl of Rutland, by whom he had issueI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 70. b. one only son called William, who bore the title of Lord Ros. Which William marryed I. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 70. b. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Lake Knight, principal Secretary of State; and was sent Em­bassador Annal. Regis Jac. per Camd. to the Emperor Matthias, in 13 Iac. But the next ensuing year, this his title of Lord Ross was disputedAnnal. Regis Jac. per Camd. by the Earl of Rutland, though the King had afforded it to him in his Let­tersAnnal. Regis Jac. per Camd. of Credence. Whereupon, the arguments on each part being heard,Annal. Regis Jac. per Camd. before the Lords Commissioners, for the office of Earl Marshal, they adjudgingAnnal. Regis Jac. per Camd. that title unto him, he had the Kings DeclarationPat. 14 Jac. p. 13. thereupon, dated 22. Iulii, 14 Iac.

Shortly after which, viz. in An. 1617. (15 Iac.) he travailed out of England, and died Annal R. Jac ut supra. at Naples in Italy, without issue, but not without suspition of poyson.

The second wife to this William Earl of Exe­ter, was Elizabeth, Ib. sister and coheir to Sir Ro­bert Drury of Dalsted, in com. Suss. Knight, by whom he had only three daughters,Ib. Elizabeth, wife of Sir Thomas Howard Knight of the Bath, (afterwards created Lord Howard of Charl­t [...]n, Vicount And [...]ver, and Earl of Berkshire;) Diana, first married to Henry Earl of Oxford, and afterwards to Thomas Lord Bruce, Earl of Elgin in Scotland; and Anne to Henry Lord Grey of Gr [...]by, afterwards created Earl of Stanford; this William was made Knight of the Garter, in ... Car. 1. and departing this life, in An. 1640. was buried in the Abby Church at Westminster.

The issue Male of William, being thus extinct, David Cecill, David. sonIbid. and heir to Sir Richard Cecill, (second son to Thomas Earl of Exeter) by ... his wife, daughterIbid. to Sir Anthony Cope of Han­well, in com. Oxon. Knight, succeeded in the honor. Which David by Elizabeth his wife, daugh­ter to Iohn Earl of Bridgwater, had issue Iohn, now Earl of Exeter, and Frances a daughter, married to Anthony Lord Ashley, now Earl of Shaftsbury.

Which Iohn, Iohn. by the Lady Frances his wife, daughter to Iohn Earl of Rutland, hath had issue Iohn, now Lord Burleigh, and David who died young; as also one daughter called Frances, married to ... Vicount Scudamore, in the Realm of Ireland.

Cecill, Vicount Wimbleton.

¶HAving thus deduced the chief line of this Family, to this present; I come to Sir Edward Cecill Edward. Knight, third son to the before-specified Thomas Earl of Exe­ter. This Sir Edward being a person of a mili­tary disposition, followedI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. [...]. 2. b. the Wars in the Netherlands, for the space of thirty five years, being first Colonel of Foot, and at the Battle of Newport, commanded the English Horse. He was alsoI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. [...] 2. b. Marshal, Lieutenant, and General of the Forces sent by King Iames, and King Charles the first, against the Spaniard and Impe­rialists, and in 2 Car. 1. was advancedI. 8. In of­ficio Arm. f. [...]. 2. b. to the dignity of Ba [...]on Cecill of Putney, and Vicount Wembleton. Moreover, after his return from the Wars, he was madeI. 8. In of­ficio Arm. f. [...]. 2. b. one of his Majesties Pri­vy-Council, Lieutenant of Surry, and Gover­nor of Portsmouth.

He married three wives, first Theodosia, daugh­ter of Sir Andrew Noel of Dalby, in com. Leic. Knight, by whom he had issueIb. four daughters; first Dorothy; secondly Albinia, married to Sir Christopher Wray of Barlings, in com. Linc. Knight; thirdly Elizabeth, to Francis Lord Wil­loughby of Parham, and fourthly Frances, to Iames, son and heir of William Vicount Say and Sele; his second wife wasIb. Diana, daughter to Sir William Drury, of Halstede, in com. Suff. Knight, (one of the coheirs to Sir Robert Drury of Halstede Knight) by whom he had issue Ib. one sole daughter called Anne, who died in her infancy; his thirdIb. wife Sophia, daughter to Sir Edward Zouche, of Woking, in com. Sur. Knight, by whom he had IssueIb. one son, cal­led Algernon, who likewise died in his infancy. And dying at Wymbleton, 16 Nov. An. 1638. (14 Car. 1.) was there buried.

Cecill, Earl of Salisbury▪

¶I Come next to Robert, Robert. son to the before-specified William Lord Burghley, by Mil­dred his second wife. This Robert in 38 Eliz. being then a Knight, was madePat. 38 Eliz p. 11. one of the Queens Principal Secretaries of State; and in 41 Eliz. MasterPat. 41 Eliz. p. 10. of the Wards; in which year he was sentAnnal Eliz. per Camd. into France, with some other Commissions to mediate a Peace, betwixt the Spaniard and the French. In 1 Iac. 3. Maii, he was createdPat. 1 Iac p. 14. Lord Cecill of Esingdon, in com. Rotel. at the Tower of London; and up­on the thirteenth of August, the same year, con­firmed Ibid. p. 12. in his office of Master of the Wards. In 2 Iac. 20 Aug. he was createdPat. 2 Iac. p. 12. Vicount Cranburne at Whitehail, (being the first of that degree that ever used a Coronet) and in 3 Iac. 4 Maii, EarlPat. 3 Iac. p. 12. of Salisbury at Green­wich. Also 4 Maii, 6 Iac. Lord TreasurePat. 6. Iac. p. 30. of England; he was likewise KnightCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and ChancellorCatal of Nob. by R. B. of the University of Cambridge.

[Page 408] And having marriedIb. Elizabeth, daughter of William Brooke, Lord Cobham, by whom he had issueIb. one son called William, and Frances a daughter, marriedIb. to Henry Lord Clifford, then son and heir apparent to Francis Earl of Cu [...]berland; dyedIb. at Marlborough, on sunday 24 Maii, An. 1612. (10 Iac.) and was buried at Hatfeild, in com. Hertf.

To whom succeeded William. William. his son and heir; which William took to WifeIb. Catherine, the youngest daughter to Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, by whom be had issue seaven sons, Iames who died young, Charles, Robert, Philip, William, Algernon, and Edward and five daugh­ters, Anne, wife of Algernon, Earl of Northum­berland, and Elizabeth married to William Earl of Devon, David, who died unmarried, Catherine to Philip, Lord L'isle, son and heir to Robert Earl of Leicester, and Mary to William Lord Sandys.

Which Charles, (dying in his life time) mar­ried Iane, daughter and coheir to Iames Max­well, one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber to King Charles the first (afterwards made Earl of Derlton, in Scotland) and by her had issue seven sons, viz. Iames, who succeeded his Grandfather: as also Robert, Charles, William, Edward, Henry, and George, (all dead unmar­ried.)

Likewise five daughters, Catherine, married to the Earl of Renoule, in Scotland; Fran­ces, Diana, Penelope, and Elizabeth, who all three dyed young.

This William Earl of Salisbury, being Knight of the Garter, died the third of Decem­ber, An. 1668. and was buried at Hatfeild be­fore-mentioned.

To whom succeeded Iames Iames. his grandson, who married Margaret, one of the daughters to Iohn now Earl of Rutland, and by her hath issue four sons, Iames, Robert, William, and Charles, and four daughters, Catherine, Francis, Mary, and Margaret.

Bartu, Lord Willoughby of Eresby.
[22 Eliz.]

HAving in my discourse of the antient Lords Willoughby, already shewed; that Catherine, the sole Daughter and heir to William the last Lord Willoughby▪ of Ere [...]by, first became the fourth wife of Charles Braun­don, Duke of Suffolk, but by him left no surviving issue: and afterwards of Richard Bar­tue Esquire, (from whom by her, a noble off­spring is since descended) I shall now take no­tice of what I have seen most memorable of this Richard.

As to his Parentage, he wasEx Coll R. Gl. S. son to Thomas Bertu, of Berested in Kent, Captain of Hurst-Castle in the Isle of Wiht; and had his Education, first in Corpus Christ Coll. Oxon. of which House he was a Fellow,Hist & An­tiq. Univers. Oxon. lib. 1. p. 276 a. and afterwards under Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, sometime Lord Chancellor of England. Being a person singularly accom­plisht, as may seem by his abilities, inIb. p. 1144 b. n. 30. the French, Italian, and Latin Tongues, he happily gained the affections of this great Dutchess; a Lady most zealousIb. p. 1142. b. for the Reformation begun in the time of King Edward the sixth. Which being discerned by Stephen Gardner, after that, by Queen Mary, he was restored to his Bisho­prick of Winchester, he was sentIb. p 114 [...] a. n. 20. for by him, in the first year of her Reign; and amongst some questions touching his Religion; askt,Ib. p 114 [...] a. n. 20. Whether the Lady his Wife, was now as ready to set up Mass, as she had been to pull it down; when in her progress she caused a Dog in a Rochet to be carried, and called by his name. Whereupon, having adver­tisement Ib. by his friends, that the Bishop meant to call the Dutchess (his wife) to an account of her Faith; and fore-seeing the danger, he made meansIb. to get the Queens licence to travail beyond sea, under colour of looking after such Debts▪ as were due from the Emperor to the late Duke of Suffolk, his Ladies former Hus­band.

And having obtained it, passedIb. n. 30. the [...]eas at Dover, about the beginning of Iune, the same year, leaving her behind; who afterwards, (in Ianuary next ensuing) wentIb n. 40. by five of the clock in the morning, from her house in Barb [...] ­can, in the habit of a mean Merchants wife, to Lyon-Key; taking with her, her only daugh­ter. (an Infant of one years old) four of her mea­nest Men servants, (viz. one a Greek by birth, an Horse-Rider; the second a Joyner, the third a Brewer, the fourth a fool belonging to her Kitching) also one Gentlewoman, and one Laundress. Thence passingIb. p. 1144 a. n. 20. & 30. to Leigh, in Essex, she there took Ship, and (after much tossing by contrary winds, and no little danger by searchers) landedIb. p. 1144 a. n. 20. & 30. in Brabant; where she apparail'dIb. p. 1144 a. n. 20. & 30. her self, and her women, like those of that Country, with Hukes. And thence with her Husband (whom she met there) went toIb. n. 40▪ Santon in [...]leveland.

Where staying a while, and discerningIb. n. 60. that they were like to be questioned for their Religi­on, by the Bishop of Arras, they were necessitated to hast away on foot, with the Child, and two of the servants toIb. n. 60. Wesel, (a Hanse-Town in the Duke of Cleve's Dominion, priviledged with a Company of the Still-yard-London-Mer­chants) to which place divers Walloons were al­so fled; having for their Minister one Francis Pe­rusel, who had formerly received some curtesies in England from this Dutchess.

But being got thither, extreamly weather bea­ten Ib. n. 10. with rain; and going from Inn to Inn for lodging, could obtain none; by reason he was suspectedIb. n. 10. for a Lance-Knight, and she his woman. Resolving therefore to get shelter in the Church-Porch, and to buy Coals to warm them there; they hapnedIb. n. 20. &c. in the way, to hear two young men speak Latine; of whom, in that Language, inquiring to some Walloons house, they were happily brought to the very house, where Mr. Perusel had supped that night, and then was. In which, being kindly entertained, they changed Apparel with the good man and his wife, and hired a House in that Town, having got a protection from the Magistrats, for their stay there.

But being at length known, they could not with safety continue longer; by reason of the Lord Pagets contrivance,Ib. n. 60. with the Duke of [Page 409] Brunswick, to surprize them (who was topass that way, with some Troops, for the Arch-Dukes service against the French.) Of which, having private noticeIbid. (by Sir Iohn Mason, the English Resident in the Netherlands) they suddenly hastedIb. p. 1145. n 10 & 20 to a Town called Winherm, in High-Dutch-land (in the Palsg [...]ave's do­minion) where they staid till their necessaries be­gan to fail. But, at length, in the midst of their despair, received LettersIb. p. 1145. n 10 & 20 from the Palatine of Uilua, and the King of Pole (who had heard of their distress by a Baron, named Iohn Alasco; sometime Resident in England) with tender of large Curtesies; in order to this great jour­ney, they consulted with Dr. Barlow (afterwards Bishop of Chichester) offeringIb. p. 1145. n 10 & 20 to make him their companion therein: and thereupon sent [...] him with Letters of Thanks to the Palatine (and some Jewels for a Present) to sollicite the King of Pole; that, under his Seale, they, might enjoy what favours he had, by his Let­ters so honourably offered.

Which being granted, they set forthIb. n. 30. from Winheim, in April, An. 1557 (3 & 4 Ph. & M.) towards Frankford: but, in their travel; underwent divers great hardships, with no little danger of their lives by the Lantgrave's Soldiers; who, by reason of a quarrel for a Spaniel, which they had along with them, thrustIb. n. 40. Boare­speares into the Waggon, where the Dutchess, with her Child, and the other Women were: and, upon the pursuit of this Richard into a Vil­lage, had murthered him, but that he forsook his Horse, and ranIb. n. 60. up a Ladder, set to a Gar­ret-window, near the top of an house. By which meanes, escaping their sudden fury, one of the Burgh masters came to him, and brought Ib. n. 60. another person, who could speak Latine: to whom, submittingIb. himself, he presently dis­patcht LettersIb. to the Lantgrave, and Earl of Erbagh (dwelling within eight miles) who, thereupon repairing thither, shew'd them such respect,Ib. n. 10. as properly belong'd to persons of their quality; so that they passed on quietly towards Poland: where they receiv'd curteous enter­tainment Ib. n. 30. from the King, and were honorably placedIb. n. 30. in the Earldome of Crozan, in Sano­gelia. In which place, having the absolute power of Governning, they continuedIb. n. 30. in great quiet­ness and honor, till the death of Queen Mary (which shortly after hapned) and then return'd into England.

In the time of those their Travels, this most noble Lady brought him a Son; whom, by rea­son of his forrein birth, he named Peregrinde: His daughter (whom he carried with him) being cal­led Susanna, afterwards marriedCatal. of Nob. by R B. to Reginald Earl of Kent, and next to Sir Iohn Wingfeild Knight.

Which Peregrine, Peregrine. was made a free Denizen, [...] in the Parliament of 1 Eliz. And, upon the death of Catherine his mother, hapning [...] 19 Sept. An. 1580. (22 Eliz.) having summons [...] to that Parliament, begun at Westminster, by Prorogation, upon the Sixteenth of Ianuary next ensuing; as Lord Willoughby of Eresby; took his place [...] in the Horse, according to the senio­rity of that Honor.

Being thus possess'd of that great Inheritance, and Dignity; and having married [...] Mary, the daughter to Iohn Earl of Oxford, by Margaret his second wife, sister and heir of the whole blood to Earl Edward; in An. 158 [...]. (25 [...].) to gether with the Earl of Leicester, and divers other honourable persons, he attended [...] the Duke of An [...]ou to Antwerp, by the Queen's command (which Duke had stay do [...] Eng­land three Moneths, in hopes of ga [...]ing her in marriage:) And, before the end of that year, was sentIb. to Frederick the second King of Denmark [...] with the Ensigns of the most Noble Order of the Garter.

In 29 Eliz. at the siegeIb in an. 1586. of Zutphen (in the Netherlands) upon a sharp encounter with the Forces of that Garrison, in a Salley; he overthrewIb in an. 1586. George Cressiat, at that time Com­mander in chief of the Horse, and tookIb in an. 1586. him prisoner: and, in 30 Eliz. upon the [...]ecessIb in an. 1587. of Robert Earl of Leicester, then General of the English Auxiliaries in those Provinces, hadIb in an. 1587. the chief command of them, in his stead. After which, in 31 Eliz. he most valiantly defended Ib in an. 1588. Bergen ap Zoam, whereunto the Prince of Parma laid siege: and, for a farther encou­ragement to valour, at that time conferr'dIb. in an. 1588. the honor of Knighthood upon Sir Francis Vere, Sir Thomas Knolls, and some others. Sir Robert Naun­ton, in his Fragmenta Kegalia, says, that he was one of the Queen's first Sword-men, and a great Master of the Art Military.

In 32 Eliz. he wasIb. in an. 1589. one of the Peers, which sate upon Tryal of Philip Earl of Arundel; and the same year, sentIb. in an. 1589. General of Four thousand Auxiliaries into France, in aide of the King of Navarr. By his Testament,Woodball, qu. 58. bearing date at Barwick, 17 Aug. An. 1599. (41 Eliz.) he be­queath'd his body to be buried in the Parish-Church of Spillesby, in Com. Linc. He also gave to Peregrine, one of his younger sons (after­wards Knight of the Bath) that Ring with a Diamond, which he had from the King of France, when he served him there; with a charge, upon his blessing, to transmit it to his heirs: And departed this life in An. 1601. (as seemeth by the Probate of that Testament,) leav­ing issue Robert his son and heir; and three other, besides Peregrine; viz. Henry, Vere, and Roger: as also Catherine a daughter, married to Sir Lewes Watson of Rokingham-Castle, in Com. North. Knight.

Which Robert, Robert in 1 Iac. having then sum­mons Journal of Parl. to Parliament, as Lord Willoughby of E­res [...]y, upon the seventh of May, took his place Journal of Parl. accordingly: And thereupon, making his claimeIbid. to the Earldome of Oxford, as also to the Titles of Lord Bulbeck, Sandford, and Bad­lesmere, and to the Office of Lord High Cham­berlain of England, as son and heir to Mary, the sole heir female of that great Family: After much dispute, had judgementIbid. on his behalf for that Office of Lord High Chamberlain (as in my discourse of the Family of Vere Earl of Ox­ford is more fully shewed:) And, being admitted Ibid. into the House, with his Staff, upon the thir­teenth of April the same year, was seated above all the other Barons.

After which, viz. 22 Nov. in the second year of King Charles the First, he was advanc'dPat. 2. Cat. 1. p. 5. to the dignity of an Earl, by the Title of Earl of A Province in Lincoln­shire. Lindsey. And, in April, 6 Car. 1. elected into the Society of the most Noble Order of the Garter.In [...]it. &c. of the Garter per E. A. f Pat. 7 Ca [...]. 1. p. 20. Also in 7 Car. In [...]it. &c. of the Garter per E. A. f Pat. 7 Ca [...]. 1. p. 20. 1. made Constable of England (24 Nov. in order to the Tryal of the Lord Rea, [Page 410] and David Ramsey, in the Court Military. Which Patent was revokedPat. 8 Car. 1 p. 21. 20 Maii next ensuing. And in 11 Car. 1. constitutedPat. 11 Car. 1. p. 5. in dor­so. Lord Admiral of the Kings whole Fleet.

Also, in 18 Car. 1. General of the Kings Roy­al Army, for suppressing that unparallel'd Insur­rection, then raised by the practises of certain Members of that unhappy Long Parliament, be­gun at Westminster, 3d Nov. An. 1640. un­der pretence of defending the Religion by Law establisht, the Laws of the Land, Liberties of the Subject, and Priviledges of Parliament. Whereupon, being in the Head of his Command, in the Battel of Kineton, fought upon the 23d of October, An. 1642. and there receiving a mortal wound; he was taken prisoner, and brought to Warwick-Castle; where he de­parted this life the same night: After which, his Corps was carried to Edenham, in Com. Linc. and there buried; Leaving issue, by Elizabeth his wife,1. 8. in of­ficio, Arm. f. 74. b. the only child of Edward Lord Mountagu of Boughton, by Elizabeth, his first wife, daughter1. 8. in of­ficio, Arm. f. 74. b. of Sir Iohn Geffrey, Knight, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, eight sons; viz. Ibid. f. 13. a. Sir Mountagu, and Sir Roger, Knights of the Bath; Peregrine, Francis, Robert, Henry, Vere, and Edward: and five daughters; Catherine, Eliza­beth, Anne, Sophia, and Mary.

Which Sir Mountagu, Mountagu. bearing the Title of Lord Willoughby of Eresby, whilst his Father lived; and firmly adhering to the King, from the first appearance of that Grand Insurrection; commanded the Royal Regiment of His Maje­sties Guards: And, being near to his valiant father, when he had that mortal wound; for perservation of his person from the violence of the Soldiers, in the heat of Battel, voluntarily yielded himself to a Commander of Horse on the other side: And, not long after, having his liberty by exchange, faithfully served the same King, in divers other Battels, throughout the whole course of that Unhappy War, and other­wise; being one of the Gentlemen of His Royal Bedchamber, and of His Privy-Council: where­by he had his share in those sufferings, which all the True-hearted Royallists cheerfully under­went▪ during the long continuance of the late Woful Usurpation.

Moreover, living to see the joyful Restauration of our present Sovereign King Charles the Second, whose Royal Coronation was shortly afterwards solemnized; he exhibited his Claime, for the exercise of that great hereditary Office, of Lord High Chamberlain of England; and for the re­ception of such Fees and Benefits, as his noble Ancestors had heretofore thereupon enjoy'd, Which was allowed.

Being also elected into the Society of the most Noble Order of the Garter, he was Install'd (with others) 16 Apr. An. 1661. (13 Car. 2.) And, on the day of His Majesties most happy and solemn Coronation, at Westminster, (which was the 23d of the same moneth of A­pril) then exercising the said Office of Lord High Chamberlain, did receive those Fees and Benefits, which were of right thereupon due.

This Earl married twice▪ first Martha, daugh­ter of Sir William Cokain Knight, Alderman of the City of London, widow of Iohn Earl of Holderness; and by her had issue five sons; Robert, Peregrine, Richard, Vere, now one of the Barons of the Exchequer; and Charles; and three daughters; Elizabeth, married to Baptist Vicount Compden, Bridget to Sir Thomas O [...]burne Baronet, now Earl of Danby, and Lord High Treasurer of England; and Catherine to Ro­bert Dormer of Dorton, in Com. Oxon. Es­quire.

Secondly Bridget, daughter and sole heir of Edward Wray Esquire, Groome of the Bedcham­ber to King Iames (third son to Sir William Wray of G [...]entworth, in Com. Linc. Knight and Baronet) by Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir to Francis Lord Norris (Earl of Berk­shire.) By which Bridget he had issue three sons; Iames now Lord Norris, by descent from his Grandmother; Edward, and Henry: and the Lady Mary, a daughter. And departing this life at the Lord Camdens House in Kensing­ton, 25 Iulii, An. 1666. was buried at Eden­ham, in the Vault, with his Noble Father.

To whom succeeded Robert his son and heir, who married thrice; first Mary, daughter and coheir to Iohn Massingberd, a Merchant in London, of the East-India Company (des­cended of an antient and worshipful Family of that name, in Com. Linc.) by whom he had issue only one daughter named Arab [...]lla. Secondly Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Lord Wharton; by whom he hath issue five sons; Robert, Pere­grine, Phillip, Norris, and Albemarle. Thirdly Elizabeth, daughter and sole heir to Thomas late Earl of Downe in Ireland, by whom he hath issue Elizabeth a daughter.

Sidney Earl of Leicester.
[ [...] Iao.]

THis Family, antiently seatedEx coll R. Gl. & Hist. of Cambr. [...]. 400. at Cxa [...] ­leigh, in Com. Surr. and Kyngesham, in Com. Suss. do derive themselves lin [...] ally fromEx coll R. Gl. & Hist. of Cambr. [...]. 400. Sir William Sidney, William. Knight, who came out of Anjou with Henry, the son of Maud the Empress; afterwards King, by the name of Hen­ry the Second, whose Chamberlain he then was Ex coll R. Gl. & Hist. of Cambr. [...]. 400. made. From which Sir William William. descended ano­ther William; who, in 3 H. 8. being then one of the Esquires of the King's House, accompanyed Holingsh. p. 808. [...]. n. 60. Thomas Lord Darcie into Spain, for the assist­ance of the Spaniard against the Moores; and when other persons of quality received the digni­ty of Knighthood at the hands of King Ferdi­nand, excusedHolingsh. p. 808. [...]. n. 60. himself from partaking there­of.

In 4 H. 8.Ib. 810. n. 30. he was CaptainIb. 8. 15. [...]. n. 30 & 50. of one of those ships, which being then imployed against the French, encountred them upon the Coast of Bri­tany. So likewise inIb. 816. a. n. 30. 5 H. 8. at which time the English intended to have fallen upon them, in the Haven of Brest; but by a mischance, hap­ning to one of their ships, which fell on a Rock, were prevented. Before the end of which year, beingIb. 826. [...]. a Knight, upon an Invasion of the North by the Scots, he was oneIb. 826. [...]. of the Chief Commanders of the English Army, then victori­ous at Floddon-Field. And, in 6 H. 8. ac­companied S [...]owes A [...]n the Duke of Suffolk, the Mar­quess Dor [...]et, and sundry other honourable persons, unto Paris, there to make proofS [...]owes A [...]n. of their skill in Armes, against the Dolphin of [Page 411] France, and nine other select persons, whom he had taken for his assistants at those solemn Justs, there held in the moneth of November, for all comers, being Gentlemen of Name and Armes. Whereupon they landedIbid. at Calais, all in Green Coats, and Hoods, because they would not be known. Which Justs were kept Ibid. two dayes after the Coronation of Q. Mary, wife to Lewes the Twelfth King of France, and sister to King Henry the Eighth.

And, in 12 H. 8 uponIbid. the going over of the King and Queen, with great State into France; at which time he met King Francis betwixt Guisnes and Ardes, Justs being there­upon held for fourteen dayes; he wasIbid. one in the second Band of the English, at those Martial Exercises: HePat. 6 E 6. p. 7 per In­spex. was also Chamberlain and Stew­ard to K Henry the 8th. In 15 H. 8. he accompa­nyed the Duke of Suffolk, then General of the English Forces, into France; at which time di­vers Castles, and places of strength in those parts, were won by the English. And, de­parts E [...] stem­mate. this life 11 Feb. 7 E. 6. (beingE [...] stem­mate. at that time 70 years of age) left issueE [...] stem­mate. Henry his son and heir, and four daughters; Frances, married to Thomas Earl of Sussex, ... to Sir William Fitz-Williams Knight; Mary, to Sir William Dor­mer, Kt; and Lucie, to Sir Iames Harington Kt.

Which Henry, Henry. in 3 E. 6. was KnightedHist. of Cambr. p. 401. by that King; and sentHist. of Cambr. p. 401. Embassador into France, beingHist. of Cambr. p. 401. at that time but Two and twenty years of age: and, in 4 E. 6. constitutedPat. 4 E. 6. p. 1. Chief Cup-bearer to the King, for life. In 2 & 3 Ph. & M. he was madePat 2 & 3 Ph. & M. p. 3. in dorso. Vice-Treasurer, and gene­ral Governor of all the King and Queens Reve­nues, within the Realm of Ireland: And, in 4 & 5 Ph. & M. JusticePat. 4 & 5 Ph & M. p. 3. in dorso. of Ireland, in the absence of the Earl of Sussex, then Lord Deputy.

In 2 Eliz. he was appointedHist. of Cambr. p 400. Lord President of Wales; and, in 5 Eliz. sentStowes Ann. into France, to discover the certainty of that design, which the Duke of Guise, and his party, were dri­ving on, against Q. Elizabeth, as also to promote the peace of both Realmes: But, when he found them averse thereto, return'd. Then he was sentStowes Ann. into Scotland, to the Queen there, for deferring the Conference, which she desired with Queen Elizabeth, until another year, or un­til the French Wars should cease. And, in An. 1564. (6 Eliz.) was made choiceHist. of Cambr. p. 400. of, for one of the Knights Companions of the most Noble Order of the Garter. In 10 Eliz. he was con­stituted Pat. 10 Eliz. p. 2 Deputy of Ireland, (7 Apr.) and be­ing there, upon the Rebellion of Shan O Nele, had commandA [...]nal. [...]. pe [...] Camd. to march against him: which he did withA [...]nal. [...]. pe [...] Camd. good success. In 17 Eliz. he was again madePat. 17 E­l [...]. p. 13. Deputy of Ireland (5 Aug.) So likewiseAunal. Eliz. in 18 Eliz.

To this brief account I shall succinctly point at what Holingshead Holingsh. Chron. p. 1543. b. &c. hath from Edmond Moli­neux, who took particular notice of the most re­markable passages of his life.

He was (saith he) from his Infancie, bred and brought up in the Princes Court, even as a Companion, and many times a Bedfellow with him; and afterwards, when Prince Edward at­tained the Crown, was made principal Gentle­man of His Privy-chamber. As to his other im­ployments, he was sent Embassador to the French King, Henry the Second; and, at sundry times (not long after) again into France, and some­times into Scotland. Likewise four times made Lord Justice of Ireland, and thrice De­puty for that Realm. In his first Deputation, [...]e suppressed the Rebellion of S [...]an O Nele; and set the Head of that Reb [...] on the top of the Castle at Dublin. In the second, he quelled the Insurrection of the Butl [...]rs; and in the third, the Commotion made by the Earl of [...] and his sons.

Upon his first arrival as Deputy there, he put in execution the Laws for abolishing of Coin, and Liverie; and devised, that the remoter Pro­vinces should be Governed by Presidents. He also devised the distribution of the Country into Shires, for the Currencie of Her Majesties Writs. And buile the Bridge of Athlon, over that great and swi [...]t River of Sh [...]nor. He began the Walling and Fortifying of the Town of Carric­fergus, in Ulster, recdified the Town of A­theurie in Conaught: strengthned Athlon with Gates, and other Fortifications; laid the Foundation of the Bridge at Cater [...]ogh; made a strong Goale at Molingar, and Wall'd it a­bout with Stone, for the safe custody of Rebels, Theives, and other Malefactors.

He likewise built convenient roomes in the Ca­stle of Dublin, for the preservation of the Re­cords of that Realm, which before lay neglected; causing the Statutes of Ireland to be first pub­lisht in Print. And, in his passage from Lud­low, by Beaudley to Worcener, by water, taking cold; after seven dayes lying sick at the Bishop's Palace there, departed this life the fifth day of May, An 1586. (28 Eliz.) being at that time 57 years of age, wanting one moneth and fifteen dayes. Whence his corps being convey'd to Penshurst in Kent, was there interred the Twentieth day of Iune next following; But, his Heart was carried back to Ludlow, and there buried in the Tombe of his daughter Am­brosia, in a little Oratorie of the semi-Collegiate Church there. Thus farr Holigsh.

Having been Lord President of Wales for many years, he repairedHist. of Cambr. p. 401. the Castle at Ludlo [...]r, then in great decay; and erectedHist. of Cambr. p. 401. divers new buildings therein. And, having marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. [...]. the Lady Mary, eldest daughter to Iohn Duke of Northumberland (who diedHolingsh. ut supra, p. 1551. n. 60. upon the ninth of August next ensuing his decease) by her had issue [...]. b. three sons, Sir Philip, Sir Robert▪ and Sir Thomas Sidney, all Knights; and one surviving daughter, called Mary, married [...]. b. to Henry Earl of Pembroke.

Which Sir Philip, Philip. after Queen Elizabeth had taken the Dutch into her Protection, and sent di­vers Auxiliaries for their service against the Spa­niard, was made GovernorIb. n. [...]0. of Flushing (a chief Port of Zeland:) and afterwards, being mortally wounded,Ib. pat 55 [...] a. at a Battel near Zutpher, in Geiderland, upon the 22th of Sept. An. 1586. (28 Eliz.) diedIb. pat. 55 [...] a. at Arnhem, upon the sixteenth of October following (not many moneths after his Father.) Whereupon his Corps being convey'd over into England, were interred Ib. n. 50. with great honor, above the Quire, in the Ca­thedral Church of St. Paul in London, with no little lamentation of all good men; by reason he was a person of extraordinary merit, for his great learning, and other admirable parts: leav­ing issue, by Francis his wife,Catal. of Nob ut [...]. daughter and heir, to Sir Francis Walsingham Knight, one sole daughter and heir, called Elizabeth, married Catal. of Nob ut [...]. to Roger Earl of Rutland.

[Page 412] Robert Robert. his brother succeeding him, as next heir male: Of whom, that which I first find memorable of him, is; that, in An. 1589. (31 Eliz.) he was made GovernorIb. of Flushing, and the Fort called Ramkyns (which Queen Elizabeth then had as Cautionary-places, by reason of the aid she gave to the Dutch against the Spaniard:) and, in An. 1597. (40 Eliz.) being joyn'd in commandAnnal. E­liz. ut su­pra. with Sir Francis Vere, over those English Auxiliaries, which had been sent against the Spaniard, in aid of Prince Maurice of Nassau, he shared in the honor of that Victory,Annal. E­liz. ut su­pra. then obtain'd at Turnholt, in Brabant, wherein Two thousand Neopoli­tans and Germans, with their General, were slainAnnal. E­liz. ut su­pra..

And, by Letters Patent, bearing date 13 Maii, 1 Iac. was advancedPat. 1 Jac p. 14. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Sid­ney of Penshurst, in Kent. Upon the 24th of Iuly, the same year (it being the day of the King's and Queen's Coronation) he was made Lord ChamberlainCatal. of Nob. ut su­pra. to the Queen: And, upon the Fourth of May, 3 Iac. createdPat. 3 Jac. p. 12. Vicount L'isle. On the 7th of Iuly, An. 1616. (14 Iac.) he was installedAnnal. R. Jac. per Camb. Knight of the most Noble Or­der of the Garter: and, upon the second of Au­gust, 16 Iac. dignifiedPat. 16 Jac. p. 11. with the Title of Earl of Leicester; the CeremonyAnnal. R. Jac. of his Creation being perform'd in the Hall of the Bishop's Pa­lace at Salisbury.

This Earl married two wives; firstCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Barbara, daughter and heir to Iohn Gamage of Coytie, in Com. Glamorgan, Esquire; by whom he had is­sue Catal. of Nob. ut supra. three sons; Sir William Sidney, Knight, who died unmarried; Henry, who died in his infancie; and Sir Robert Sidney, made Knight of the Bath, at the Creation of Henry Prince of [...]: As also eight daughters; Mary, marri­ed to Sir Robert Wroth of Durance, in Com. Mid. Knight; Catherine to Sir Lewes Mansel, Son to Sir Thomas Mansell of Morgan, in Com. Gla­morgan, Knight; Elizabeth died unmarried; Phi­lippa, wife of Sir Iohn Hobert. eldest son of Sir Henry Hobert, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas; Bridget and Alice died young; Barbara wedded to Thomas Smith of Ostenhan­ger, in Com. Cantii, Esquire, (afterwards made Vicount Strangford in Ireland:) and Vere, who died in her childhood. And, to his second wife, ... widow of Sir Thomas Smith, Knight, a younger son to Customer Smith.

He died [...]sc. 5 Car. 1. p. 2. at Penshurst, 13 Iulii, An. 1626. (2 Car. 1.) and was there buried.

Robert Sidney, Robert. now Earl of Leicester, hath had issue by the Lady Dorothy his wife, daughter to Henry late Earl of Northumberland, four sons; Philip, Robert, Algernon and Henry: and eight d [...]ughters; Dorothy married to Henry Earl of Sunderland; Lucie to Sir Iohn Pelham of Laughton, in Com. Suss. Bar. Ann to ... Cart a Divine; Mary and Diana who died young; Elizabeth, wife of ... Vicount Strangford in Ireland, Frances, and Isabella. Of which sons, Philip, who beareth the Title of Vicount L'isle, married Catherine, daughter to William Earl of Salisbury; by whom he hath had issue a son called Robert, who married Elizabeth, daugh­ter to Iohn Earl of Bridgwater; and two daughters, Dorothy, the wife of Thomas, second son to Sir Thomas Cheeke of Pergo, in Com. Essex, Knight; and Elizabeth, who died young.

Knolles Earl of Banbury.
[1 Iac.]

THough none of this Family arrived to the honor of Peerage, till the beginning of King Iames his Reign; yet were some of them men of great note in their times: for Robert Knolles, Robert. who was at first, a person T. Wals. in An. 1358. p. 166. but of a low fortune; betakingT. Wals. in An. 1358. p. 166. himself to a Military course of life, made such advantageT. Wals. in An. 1358. p. 166. by the troubles in Normandy and Britanny; as that, in 32 E. 3. aboundingT. Wals. in An. 1358. p. 166. with riches, gotten by the Wars, he became an eminent Commander e in those parts. Whereupon, in 41 E. 3. he was chosenIb. 166. & ibid. n. 20. by Prince Edward (commonly called the Black-Prince) to accom­pany him into Spain, to the aid of Don Pe­dro, then King of Castile, and Leon, against Henry the Bastard-son of King Alfonsus, his fa­ther. And, in 44 E. 3. was made GeneralIb. 177. a. 30 & 40. of all those Forces, which King Edward at that time sent into France.

In 1 R. 2. he was GovernorIb. 210. n. 20. of the Castle at Brest in Britanny; and, in 3 R. 2. went Ib. p. 247. with Thomas of Wodstoke, Earl of Buck­ingham, and divers other brave men, in aid of the Duke of Britanny against the French. Whereupon, landingIb. p. 247. at Cala [...]s, they marcht Ib. p. 247. quite through France without resistance. This Robert also, in 4 R. 2. uponIb. p. 265. n. 30. that dange­rous Insurrection of Iack Straw, and his follow­ers; ledIb. p. 265. n. 30. on the Citizens of London for the suppressing thereof. And, besides these his Mi­litary Actions, which made him famous in those dayes, he builtIb. p. 412. that stately Bridge, over the River Medway, near Rochester, in Kent (commonly called Rochester-Bridge) and en­larged Ib. p. 412. the House of Friers-Carmelites (com­monly called the White-Friers) in the Ci­ty of London. He likewise FoundedIb. p. 412. a Col­legiate-Church of Secular Priests, at Pontfract, in Com. Ebor. And, departingIb. p. 412. this life (at his Mannor of Scene-Thorpe, in Com. Norff.) a­bout the Festival of the Blessed Virgin's Assump­tion, in An. 1407. (7 H. 4.) was buried,Stowes Sur­vey. p. 437. b. & 438. a. with the Lady Constance his wife, in the body of the Church at the White-Friers, which he had newly builded.

From which Robert descended another Robert; Robert. who, in 9 H. 8. being thenPat. 30 H. 8 [...]. 6. one of the Gentle­men-Huishers of the Privy Chamber, hadPat. 30. H. 8. [...]. 6. a Lease, for certain years, form the King, to himself, and Lettice his wife, of the Mannor of Rothetfeild-Gray (commonly called Greys) in Com. Oxon. and left issue Francis his son and heir. Which Francis, Francis, in 30 H. 8. obtain'd a GrantIb. of that Lordship in Fee: and, in 34 H. 8. was one of that King's Gentlemen-Pensioners. But, upon the Reformation, set on foot by King Edward the Sixth, became so zealous for the Religion then profess'd; as that, when Queen Mary began to Reign, and grew severe towards the Reform­ed, he fledAnnal. E­liz. per Camd. into Germany: For which re­spect, he had such esteem from Queen Elizabeth (who stood totally affected to the Reformation) as that in the first year of her Reign, he was made choice of, for oneIb. of her Privy-Council: [Page 413] and shortly after that, Vice-ChamberlainIbid. of her Houshold: nextIbid. Captain of the Guard; afterwards TreasurerIbid. of her Houshold, and lastlyIbid. Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter.

It is also memorable of him, that in 11 Eliz. he was trustedIb. with the custody of the Queen of Scots, then Prisoner at Bolton-Castle in Yorkshire: and that in 29 Eliz. he wasIb. one of those, who by Commission sate in judgment upon that unfortunate Lady. Like­wise, that by Catherine his wife, daughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. of William Carie, EsquireEx ftemma­te. of the Body to King Henry the Eighth (by Mary his wife, daughter Catal. of Nob. ut supra. of Thomas Bullen Earl of UUiltshire; as also sister to the Lady Anne, second wife to King H. 8.) he had issue William his son and heir; and divers other Children.

Which William, William. in 41 Eliz. being oneAnnal. Eliz. ut supra. of the Delegates for making Pace with the Dutch; in 43 Eliz. was madeIbid. Treasurer of her Hou­shold. And in 1 Iac. by Letters Patent, bear­ing date 13 Maii, was advancedPat. 1 Jac. p. 14. to the dig­nity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Knolles of Grays, in com. Oxon, (his chief seat) the ceremonyAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd of his Creation being per­formed in the Tower of London. Also up­on the tenth of October, An. 1614. (12 Iac.) made MasterPat. 12 Jac. p. 27. of the Wards. And within a short time following, KnightI [...]stit. &c. of the Garter per E. A. of the Garter. Moreover, upon the seventh of November, 14 Iac. he was raised to the dignityPat. 14 Jac. p. 26. of a Vi­count, by the title of Vicount Wallingford, and upon the 18 of August, 2 Car. 1. createdPat. 2 Car. 1 p. 5. Earl of Banbury.

He first marriedI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 30. Dorothy, daughter of Ed­mund Lord Bray, I. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 30. sister and coheir to Iohn Lord Bray, widdow of Edmund Bruges Lord Chandos, by whom he had no issue: and af­terwards * Elizabeth, eldest daughter to Tho­mas Earl of Suffolk; by whom he had like­wise no issue, as the CertificateI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 30. subscribed, by her the said Elizabeth, (who survived him) doth testifie. And departingI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 30. this life 25 Maii, An. 1632. (being then eighty eight years of age) lyeth buriedI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 30. in the Church of Grays, before-mentioned. But notwithstand­ing this her Certificate, and an Inquisition ta­ken after his death, importing as much; it was not long after, ere she married, Nicholas Lord Vaux, and produced two Sons; viz. Ed­ward, who by reason of a suddain quarrel, hapn­ing on the Road-way, betwixt Calais and Gravelin, was there slain, and buried in the Church of the Friers Minims at Calais; the other Nicholas was frequently called Earl of Banbury, but never had summons to Par­liament.

Lord Wotton.
[1 Iac.]

OF this Family, the first, touching whom I have seen any considerable mention, is Robert Wetton, Robert, of Bocton-Malherbe, in Com. Cantii. Knight; who by Anne his wife, Holingsh. Chron p. 1402 b n. 50 & 4 [...]3. a. [...]. 40. daughter and coheir of Henry Belknap, had is­sue Holingsh. Chron p. 1402 b n. 50 & 4 [...]3. a. n. 40. two sons; Sir Edward Wotton Knight, and Nicholas Doctor of Law, both of them per­sons famous in their times.

Which Sir Edward Edward. beingIb. 1402. b. n. 60. of the Privy-Council to Henry the Eighth, was in 37 of that Kings Reign, madePat. 37 H. 8 p. 18. Treasurer of the Town and Marches of Calais: as also constituted Godw. p. 205. one of his Executors; and by him assigned Godw. p. 205. to be of Council to Prince Edward his son and successor: being a person of such great abilities, that he mightHolingsh. ut supra. have been Lord Chancelloor of England, but that he modestly declined it.

Nor was his Brother Nicholas Nicholas. inferiour to him, in point of learning, and other excellent endow­ments: beingGodw. ut supra. likewise of the Privy-Council to that King, and one of his Executors: as also his EmbassadorHerb. Hist. of H. 8. p. 459. in France, at the time of his death. But contentingHolingsh. p. 1403. a. n. 40. & 50. himself with the Deaneries; first of Yorke, and afterwards of Canterbury, wasHolingsh. p. 1403. a. n. 40. & 50. for some time, one of the Principal Secretaries of State to King Edward the Sixth; as also of his Privy-Council. So like­wise Holingsh. p. 1403. a. n. 40. & 50. (viz. of the Privy-Council) to Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth: and so highly esteem­ed of, for his Learning, Prudence, and Integri­ty, (beingIb. b. well skilled in the Latine, French, Italian, and German Tongues) that he was twice sentIb. a. n. 40, &. 50. Embassador to the Emperor, Charles the fifth; once to Philip King of Spaine; once to King Francis of France; thrice to King Hen­ry the second his son; once to Mary Queen of Hungary, Governess of the Netherlands; and twice to William Duke of Cleve; and in An. 1540. (32 H. 8.) imployed into France, upon the renovation of the Peace betwixt the English, French, and Scots, betwixt Guisness and Ardres. AlsoIb. a. n. 40, &. 50. to the Castle of Cam­bray, in An. 1559. (1 Eliz.) and toIb. a. n. 40, &. 50. Eden­borough, in An. 1560. upon the like occa­sion.

And departingIb. 1403 b n. 10. this life 26 Ian. An. 1566. (9 Eliz.) was buriedIb. 1403 b n. 10. in the Cathedral Church at Canterbury, where there is a noble Monu­ment erected to his memory, byIb. a. n. 30. Thomas Wot­ton Esquire, his elder Brothers son and heir.

Which Thomas Thomas. by Elizabeth his wife, daugh­ter of Iohn Rudstone of Bocton Monchensey, in com. Cantii, Esquire, had issueIb b. n. 30 Edward Edward. his son and heir; and twoLife of Sir Henry Wotton by Isaac Walton. other sons, Iames and Iohn. (Of which Iames, being in that adven­ture to Cadez in Spaine, in 38 Eliz.) was there Knighted.)Life of Sir Henry Wotton by Isaac Walton. And by ... a second wife, daughter to Sir William Finch of Eastwell in Kent, (widdow of ... Morton,) had issue l another son called Henry, who being a person singularly accomplisht with Learning, was Knighted by King Iames, sentLife of Sir Henry Wotton by Isaac Walton. thrice Embassador to Uenice; once to the States of the United-Provinces; twice to the Duke of [Page 414] Savoy, once to the United-Princes of the upper Germany, at Helbrune; also to the Arch-Duke Leopald: likewise to the Duke of Wittembergh, to the Imperial Cities of Stras­buygh, and Ulme; as also to the Emperor Fer­dinand the second. And after all this, made ProvostIbid. of Caton-Colledge near Wind­sore.

But I return to Edward Edward. his elder Brother. This Edward in his younger years, travailled over the chief parts of Europe, and was afterwards imployed EmbassadorIbid. first to Portugal, and next to Scotland: and upon the thirteenth of May, (1 Iac.) being then a Knight, was ad­vanced Pat. [...] Jac. p. 14. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Wotton of Marley. After this he was made ComptrollerVnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. of the Houshold to that King; and in An 1616. (14 Iac.) Trea­surer Vnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. of the Houshold: but that office he held not much above one year.

This Edward married Hesther, daughter and sole heir to Sir William Puckering of Oswald-Rick, in com. Ebor. Knight, by whom he had issue Thomas his son and successor in this honor. Which Thomas Choma [...]. marriedI. 8 in of­ficio A [...]n. f. 24. b. Mary the eldest daugh­ter and coheir to Sir Arthur Throckmorton of Pau­ters-Perry, in com. North. Knight; and depart­ing I. 8 in of­ficio A [...]n. f. 24. b. this life at Bocton-Malherbe, 2 Apr. An. 1630. (6 Car, 1.) aetatis 43 was buriedI. 8 in of­ficio A [...]n. f. 24. b. in the Parish-Church there; leaving issueI. 8 in of­ficio A [...]n. f. 24. b. four daughters his heirs surviving; Catherine, married to Henry Lord Stanhope, son and heir to Philip Earl of Chesterfield; Hesther to Baptist Vi­count Campden; Margaret, to Sir. Iohn Tufton, Knight, and Anne to Sir Edward Hales, then of Tunstal, in com. Cantii Knight.

Which Catherine afterwards took to Husband Henry de Kirkhoven, Lord of Henfleet in Hol­lan [...], (who by reason thereof, was created a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Wot­ton of Wotton in Kent, by Letters [...]x autog. Patent, bearing date at St. Iohnstons in Scotland, upon the 31. of August, in the second year of the Reign of our present Soveraign King Charles the second.) But enjoying notPat. de eo­dem anno. the title of a Countess, in regard that the Lord Stanhope (her Husband) died in his Fathers life time; did, by reasonPat. de eo­dem anno. of her long attendance upon the Illustri­ous Princess of Orange, daughter to our late Soveraign King Charles the first, and her many faithful services to that King (of blessed memo­ry) as also to King Charles the Second, obtain LettersEx autog. Patents, bearing date 29 Maii, 12 Car. 2 whereby she was advancedPat de eo­dem anno. to the dig­nity of Countess of Chesterfield, to enjoy du­ring the term of her natural life. Surviving him, she lastly married to Daniel O Neille, one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber to our present Sove­raign King Charles the Second, and departed this life upon the ninth of Apr. An. 1667.

Egerton, Lord Ellesmere, and Earl of Bridgwater.
[1 Iac.]

THomas Egerton, Thomas. natural sonEx coll. Samps Er [...]s­wike at. to Sir Ri­chard Egerton of Ridley, in com. Cestr. Knight, having studied the Laws in Lincolnes- [...]nn for divers years, became at length so famous, for his knowledge therein, as that Queen Elizabeth, upon the 28th of Iune, in the 23. year of her Reign, madePat. 23 [...] p. 1. him her Sollicitor-General. After which; before the re­volution of one year, he became the Lent-Rea­der Orig. Jurid. p. 253. in that noble Society, and was constituted Pat. 34. Eli [...] p. 7. her Attorney-General upon the second of Iune 34 Eliz. from which advancements he soon rose higher: for in 36 Eliz. (being then a KnightPat. 36 Eliz. p. 5.) he was madePat. 36 Eliz. p. 5. Master of the Rolls; and in 38 Eliz. 6 Maii, Lord KeeperClaus. 38 Eliz p. 14. in dorso. of the great Seal. In which eminent office, he continued during the whole remainder of that Queens happy Reign: and upon the 21 of Iuly, 1 Iac. was raisedPat. 1 Jac. p. 14. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Ellesmere; also upon the 24 of the same month, madeClaus. 1 Jac. p. 12. in dorso. Lord Chancellor of Eng­land; and lastly, viz. 7. Nov. 14 Iac. advan­ced to the dignityPat. 14 Jac. p. [...]6. of Vicount Brackley.

But long he lived not after, his deathCatal. of Nob. by R. B. hap­ning at York-House in the Strand, 15 Martii, An. 1617. (15 Iac.) he beingCatal. of Nob. by R. B. at that time, seventy seven years of age; whereupon his Corps was sent to Dodleston, in Cheshire, and thereCatal. of Nob. by R. B. privately interred.

He was a person of quick apprehension, pro­found judgment, and of a most venerable gra­vity, having been seldome seen to smile, as I have credibly heard.

And married thrice, firstIbid. Elizabeth, daugh­ter of Thomas Ravenscroft of Bretton, in com. Flint. Esquire, by whom he had issueIbid. two sons, viz. Sir Thomas Egerton, Knight, who de­parted this life in Ireland, in An. 1599. (41 Eliz.) and Iohn, afterwards Earl of Bridgwa­ter; as also a daughter named Mary, marriedIbid. to Sir Francis Leigh, of Newnham-Regis, in com. War. Knight of the Bath.

Which Sir Thomas, (the son) by Elizabeth his wife,Ibid. daughter of Thomas Venables of Kin­derton, in com. Cestr. Esquire; left issue only three daughters, Elizabeth, married to Iohn Dutton, son and heir apparent to Thomas Dutton of Dutton, in com. Cestr. Esquire; Vere to William Boothe, son and heir to Sir George Boothe of Dunham, in com. Cestr. Knight and Baro­net; and Mary to Thomas Leigh, eldest son of Sir Iohn Leigh, Knight, at that time son and heir apparent to Sir Thomas Leigh, of Stonely, in com. VVar. Knight and Barronet.

To his second wife, this Thomas Vicount Brack­ley, marriedIbid. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Moore, Knight, widdow of Sir Iohn Wolley Knight, (Chancellor of the Garter.) And to his third wife, Alice, daughterIbid. to Sir Iohn Spen­ser of Althorpe, in com. North. Knight, wid­dow of Ferdinando, Earl of Derby, but by neither of these had he any issue.

[Page 415] His eldest son dying in his life time, (as hath been observed) Iohn Iohn. the second, succeeded him in his honors. Which Iohn, upon the 27 of May, An. 1617. (15 Iac.) was advancedPat. 15 Jac. p. 11. to the degree of an Earl, by the title of Earl of Bridgwater; and having marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. the Lady Frances, one of the daughters and coheirs to Fer­dinando, Earl of Deroy, had issueCatal of Nob. by R. B. by her, four sons; Iames and Charles, who died young, Iohn, and Thomas who survived him; and eleven daughters;I. 8. in offi­cio Arm F. 51. b. 1. Frances, married to Sir Iohn Hobert of Blickling, in com. Norff. Knight and Barronet, (son and heir to Sir Henry Hobart, Kt. and Bar. late Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas,) 2. Arabella, to Oliver Lord St. Iohn, son and heir to Oliver Earl of Boling­broke; 3. Elizabeth, to David Cecill, Son of Sir Richard Cecill Knight, second Brother to William Earl of Exeter; 4. Cecilie, who died unmar­ried; 5. Mary to Richard Herbert, son and heir to Edward Lord Herbert of Chirbury; 6. Pene­lope, to Sir Robert Napier of Luton-Hore, in com. Bedf. Knight and Barronet; 7. Alice, who died young; 8. Catherine, to William Cartein, son and heir to Sir William Cortein Knight, a great Merchant of London; 9. Magdalen, to Sir Gervase Cutler of Stainoutgh, in com. Ebor. Knight; 10. Anne who died young; 1 [...]. and Alice; wedded to Richard Lord Vaughan, Earl of Carbery in Ireland.

He died 4 Dec. An. 1649. and was buried at Little-Gadsden, near Asherugge, in com. Hertf.

To whom succeeded Iohn Iohn. his son and heir, who by Elizabeth his wife, daughter to William Duke of Newcastle▪ hath issue five sons; Iohn his son and heir, called Lord Brackley; Sir VVil­liam Egerton, both made Knights of the Bath, at the Coronation of our present Soveraign King Chales the second; Thomas, Charles, and Stew­art, and Elizabeth a daughter, married to Ro­bert Sidney, only son to Philip Viscount Lisle, eldest son to Robert now Earl of Leicester.

Which Iohn Lord Brackley, first married Elizabeth, eldest daughter and cohen to Iames, Earl of Middlese [...], by whom he had issue one son, called Iohn, who died in his Infancy, and afterwards Iane, eldest daughter to Charles, now Marquess of Winchester.

Lord Petre.
[1 Iac.]

ABout the begining of Henry the Eights Reign, William Petre, William. (son of Iohn Petre of Corbigan, in com. Devort.) bornAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. in an. 1572. at Exeter, in that County, having his education Annal. Eliz. per Camd. in an. 1572. at Exeter-Colledge in Oxford, became so great a proficient in his Studies there, as that at length, he arrived to the degree ofAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. in an. 1572. of Doctor of the Law; in which profession he grew very emi­nent, so that he was imployedAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. in an. 1572. by that King, in divers affairs of no little weight: especially in what conduced to the dissolution of the Reli­gious Houses; being in 27 H. 8. with some others, put in CommissionHist of H. 8. by the Lord Herb. p. 398. by Cronwell, (the general visitor) to repair unto all the Monasteries throughout all England, and to make enquiry into the Government and Behaviour of the Vo­taries of both Sexes; so that all their enormities might be discovered: To which end they were urgedHist of H. 8. by the Lord Herb. p. 398. to accuse their Governors, and likewise each other; as the Instructions which those Visi­tors had, gave them direction to do.

That grand work being therefore accomplisht, in 30. of that Kings Reign, (as a reward for that good service) he thereupon obtainedPat. 30 H. 8. p. 6. to himself and Gert [...]ude his wife, in [...]ee, the Priory of C [...]atercote, in com. Oxon. and in 31 H. 8. a grantPat 31 H. 8. p. 5. of the Mannor of Gynge-Abbots, in com. Essex. parcel of the possessions of the then dissolved Abby, of Berkyng, in that County, with the advouson of the Rectory of Inger­ston, otherwise called Gynge ad Petram; and in 35 H. 8. was madePat. 35 H. 8. p. 15. one of the Principal Secretaries of State. Also, in 36 H. 8. the King designingHerb. ut supra p. 511. a Voyage Royal into France, and constitutingHerb. ut supra p. 511. his Queen, (Catherine Parr) Re­gent here, during his absence; amongst other Assistants to her, as to matter of Council, he appointedHerb. ut supra p. 511. this Doctor Peter, (then a Knight) for one.

Being therefore arrived to this greatness, in 37 H. 8. he obtained special licencePat. 37 H. 8. p. 17. to retein twenty Men, besides his own Menial Servants, and to give them Liveries, Badges, or Cogni­sances. And in 38 H. 8. the King then lyingGodw. p. 205. on his death bed, and appointingGodw. p. 205. such as should be of the Council, to young Edward his son and successor, with special assistants, in matters of great consequence, he was nominatedGodw. p. 205. for one of those assistants.

Nor had he less esteem in the days of King Edward the Sixth; for in the third year of his Reign, he was constitutedPat. 3 E. 6. p. 7. Treasurer of the Court of First-Fruits, for life: and in 4 E. 6. oneHayw. p. 105. of the Commissioners, to Treat of Peace with the French at Guisnes. Nor from Queen Mary, who (continuingPat. 1 M. p. 11. him, one of her Prin­cipal Secretaries of State) made him Chancellor Ibid. p. 6. of the Gatter, in the first year of her Reign, with the see of an hundred Marks per annum; but then discerning, that the Restauration of the Romish-Religion, might endanger his enjoy­ment of those Abboy-Lands, which he had for­merly acquired, he got a special Dispensation Monast Angl. Vo [...]. 3 p 207. b & 208. a. b from Pope Paul the fourth, for the reteining of them; affirmingMonast Angl. Vo [...]. 3 p 207. b & 208. a. b That he was ready to imploy them to Spiritual Vses; the particulars being these, Monast Angl. Vo [...]. 3 p 207. b & 208. a. b viz. the Mannors of Ingarston, Hauley-Barnes, Croudon, Cowbridge, Weselands, Est-Borndon, Bluntmall, Matching, Toddenhin, Sutton, South-Brent, and Churchestow, with the Rectories of Brent, Ging-Montney, and Buttisbury, lying in sun­dry Counties and Diocesses, as by his Bull bearing date 4 Cal. Dec. An. 1555. (2 & 3 Ph. & M.) appeareth.

And in 1 Eliz. having also the favor of that Queen, was made choice of for oneAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. of her Privy-Council.

Having therefore by his many and great ser­vices, which he performed with much applause, raised to himself an ample fortune, (for he had beenHolingsh p. 12 [...]7. b. n. 40. Secretary and of the Privy-Council to four Kings and Queens, and seven times Embassador in Forreign parts,) he became a good Benefactor to Exeter-Colledge in Oxford, wherein he had been educated. He also built an Alms-house, in the Parish of Ingerstone, for twenty poor [Page 416] people: with allowance to every one of them two pence a day, a winter Gown, and two load of Wood, and amongst them all, feeding for six Kine, winter and summer; also a Chaplain to read service to them daily,Holing [...]h. ut supra. and departingHoling [...]h. ut supra. this life, upon the thirteenth day of Ianuary, An. 1572. (15 Eliz.) lyeth buried at Ingarston, leaving issue by Gertrude, his first Wife, daugh­ter to Sir Iohn Tirrel of Warley, in com. Essex. Knight, two daughters, Elizabeth married to Iohn Gostwike of Willington, in com. Bedf. Es­quire, and Dorothie to Nicholas VVadham of Meryfield, in com. Somers. Esquire, founders of Wadham-Colledge in Oxford; and by Anne his second wife, daughter of Sir VVilliam Browne, Knight, Lord Mayor of London, in An. 1514. (6 H. 8) Iohn his only son; and two daughters, Catherine married to Iohn Talbot, of Grafton in com. VVigorn. Esquire, and Thomasine to Lo­dowick Grevill of Mi [...]cot, in com. VVar. Esquire. Which Iohn Iohn. being KnightedMS. in offic. Arm. in 18 Eliz. was by Letters Patent, bearing date 21 Iulii, 1 Iac. advancedPat. 1 Jac p. 14. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the name of Lord Petre of Writt [...]e, in com. Essex. and by Mary his wife, daughter of Sir Ed­ward VValdgrave Knight, had issue three sons, VVilliam, Iohn, and Thomas.

Which VVilliam William. succeeding him in his honor, took to wifeI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 54. b. Catherine, the second daughter to Edward Earl of Worcester, by whom he had issueI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 54. b. seven sons; viz. Robert. VVilliam, Edward, Iohn, Thomas, Henry, and George, and three daugh­ters; Elizabeth, married to VVilliam Sheldon, of Beoley, in com. VVigorn Esquire; Mary to Iohn Lord Tenham; and Catherine to Iohn Carrel, son and heir to Iohn Carrel of Harting, in com: Suss. Esquire. And departingI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 54. b. this life at Thorn­don, in Com. Essex. 5 Maii, An. 1627. (13 Car. 1.) was buriedI. 8. in of­fic Arm. f. 54. b. in an old Vault, at Ingaritone, in com. Essex. with his Father and Grandfather.

To whom succeeded Robert Robert. his eldest son; who marriedIbid. Mary, daughter to Edward Vicount Mountague; and by her having issue three sons, VVilliam, Iohn, and Thomas; and two daugh­ters, Mary, married to Edward▪ son and heir to VVilliam Lord Stourton; and Dorothy to Iohn Thimelby of I [...]nham, in com Linc. Esquire, departed this life upon the twenty third of Octo­ber, An. 1637. and was buried at Ingar­ston.

Which William William. now Lord Petre, first married Elizabeth, daughter of Iohn Earl Rivers, and secondly Briget, daughter of Iohn Pincheon, of Writtle, in com. Essex. Esquire, but as yet hath no issue.

Lord Harington.
[1 Iac.]

THat this Family of Harington, whereof I am now to speak did stand allyed to that, whose heir Female married to the Lord [...]nvile, in the time of King Henry the Sixth; there is no doubt, Iohn de Harington, who wed­ded [...] Catherine the daughter and heir to Sir Iohn Culpeper of Erton, in com. R [...]tl. Knight, being lincal heir [...] male to Robert, a younger son to Sir Robert de Harinton Knight, who married Eli­zabeth, one of the sisters and coheirs to Iohn de Multon of [...]gremond, in com. Cumbr. (which Elizabeth, afterwards became the wife of Wal­ter de Bermingham;) from which Iohn descended [...] Sir Iames Harington of E [...]ton Knight, who by Lucie his wife, daughterInscrip. Tumuli apu [...] Exto [...] of Sir William Sid­ney Knight, left issueInscrip. Tumuli apu [...] Exto [...] three sons, Iohn, Henry, and Iames.

This last mention'd Iohn, (son of Iohn and Lucie) being a Knight; and in 1 Iac. advan­ced Pat. 1 Jac. p. 14. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Harington of Exton, in com. Rutl. by Letters Patents bearing date 21 Iulii, the same year, had the tuitionAnnal. R. Jac. per [...]amd. of the Lady Elizabeth, daughter to King Iames, untill her Marriage with Frederick, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Whereupon, in the month of April, (An. 1613. 11 Iac.) he attendedAnnal. R. Jac. per [...]amd. her into that Coun­try, but being upon his return, in August next ensuing, he departedAnnal. R. Jac. per [...]amd. this life at UUormes in Germany, leaving issueInscrip. Tu­muli. by Anne his wife, daughter and sole heir to Robert Kelway, Esquire (surveyvor of the Court of Wards and Liveries) one son called Iohn, at that time surviving (Keyl­way the eldest dying in his life time) and one only daughter named Lucie. Which Lucie, by the death of her Brother, in February next en­suing, became heir to a very great fortune, and wife to Edward Earl of Bedford, but her pro­fuseness was such, that she wasted her own, and not a little of his Estate.

Henry, Lord Danvers Earl of Danby.
[1 Iac.]

IN 1 Iac. Hen. Da [...]vers Knight, second son to Sir Iohn Danvers of Dauntesey, in com. Wilts. Knight, by Elizabeth his wife, daughter and coheir to Iohn Nevill, Lord Lati­mer, being by Letters Patents, bearing date 21 Iulii, advancedPat. 1 Jac. p. 14. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, was then also solemnly invested Annal. R. Jac. per Camd. with the Robes pertaining to that degree, at Hampt [...]n-Court, and afterwards by a special Act of Parliament in 3 Iac. restoredJournal of Parl. in blood, as heir to his Father, notwithstanding the attain­der of Sir Charles Danvers Knight, his elder Brother, who lostAnnal. [...]li [...]. per Camd. his life, for partaking with Robert Earl of Essex, in that Insurrection by him made in 43 Eliz.

In 18 Iac. this Henry was made Governor Pat. 18. Jac. p. 13. of the Isle of Garnsey for life; and by Let­ters Patents, bearing date 5 Feb. 1 Car. 1. crea­ted Pat. 1. Car. p. 7. Earl of Dan [...]y; and afterwards made KnightInstit. &c. of the Garte [...] per [...] A. of the most Noble Order of the Gar­ter. Being founder of the the most famous Physick-Garden, scituate without the East-Gate of the University of Oxford, (antiently a Cimeterie for the Jews in that City,) which he encompassed, with a strong Wall of perfect Ashler-stone, and a beautiful Gate, the charge whereof amounted to little less then five thou­sand pounds, he caused this Inscription to be placed above the entrance threinto; [Page 417]

Glori [...]e Dei opt. Max.
Honori Caroli Regis,
In usum Acud. & Reipub.
Henricus Comes Danby.
D. D.
M. DCXXXII•

And departing this Life at Cornbury-Park, in Com. Oxon. 20 Ian. An. 1643. (being never married) was buried in the Chancel of the Pa­rish-Church of Dauntsey, abovesaid, under a no [...]e Monument of White Marble, with this Epitaph; wherein the rest of his most memora­ble Actions are taken notice of.

Henry Earl of Danby, second son to Sir John Danvers, Knight, and Dame E­lizabeth, daughter and coheir to John Ne­vil Lord Latimer [...] born at Dauntesey, in the County of UUiltshire, the 28th day of June, An. Dom. 1573. and Bap­tised in this Church, the first of July fol­lowing, being Sunday. He departed this life on the Twentieth day of January, An. Dom. 1643. and lyeth here Interred.

He was partly bred up in the Low-Country-Wars, under Maurice E. of Nas­saw (afterwards Prince of Orange) and in many other Military Actions of those times, both by Sea and Land. He was made a Captain in the Wars of France; and there Knighted for his good service, un­der Henry the Fourth, then French King. He was imployed as Lieutenant-General of the Horse, and Serjeant-Major of the whole Army in Ireland, under Robert Earl of Essex, and Charles Baron of Montjoy, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.

He was made Baron of Dauntsey, and Peer of this Realm, by King James the First; and by him made Lord President of Munster, and Governor of Garnesey.

By King Charles the First, he was crea­ted Earl of Danby; made of His Privy-Council, and Knight of the most noble Or­der of the Garter. But, declining more active imployments, in his later time (by reason of his imperfect health:) full of ho­nor, wounds and dayes, he dyed at his House, in Cornbury-Park, in the County of Oxford, in the 71 year of his Age.

Laus Deo.
Sacred Marble safely keep,
His Dust, who under thee must sleep,
Vntill the years again restore
Their Dead, and time shall be no more.
Meane while, if He (which all things [...]ears)
Does ruine thee; or if thy Tears
Are shed for him: dissolve thy frame,
Thou art requited: for his fame,
His vertue, and his worth shall be
Another Monument to thee.
G. Herbert.

Lord Gerard of Bromley.
[1 Iac.]

IN the first year of Queen Mary, Gilbert Ge­rard, Gilbert. a branch of the antient Family of the Gerards of Brin, in Com. Lanc. (which derive their descent from the great Geraldine-stock in Ireland) having been a Student of Gray's-Inne, for some years, was, at length, by reason of his profound Learning, and Know­ledge in the Laws, made choiceOrig [...] b. of, for the Autumn-Reader there, in the first year of Queen Maries Reign: and, in 2 and 3 Ph. & M. joyn'd Ib. 298. [...] with Nicholas Bacon (afterwards Lord Keeper of the Great Seal) in the office of Treasurer for that Society. In the time of which Queen (as by credible Tradition I have heard) upon the Lady Elizabeth's being question'd at the Coun­cil-Table, he was permitted to plead there on her behalf, and perform'd his part so well, as that he suffred imprisonment for the same, in the Tower of London, during the remaining terme of Queen Maries Reign. For which faithful ser­vice, and other his great merits, upon the 22th of Iune, in the first year of Queen Elizabeth, he was constitutedPat. 1 Eliz. p. 4. her Attorney-general (and Knight­ed MS. in of­fic. Arm. in 21 Eliz.) In which trust he continued, until the 23d of her Reign: and then, upon the 30th of May, was madePat. 23 Eliz. p. 1. Master of the Rolls. This Sir Gilbert built that stately Quadrangular Fabrick of Stone, Leaded on the roof, at Ge­rard's-Bromley, in Com. Staff. his principal seat. And, by his Testament,Nevil. qu. 30 [...] bearing date 8 Ian. An. 1592. (34 Eliz.) bequeathed his body to be buried in Christian-burial, and died shortly after, as may seem from the probate thereof, in Aprill next ensuing, and lyeth buried [...]x coll. [...] Erdiswik [...] ann. at Ash­ley, in Com. Staff. where there is a noble Mo­nument erected to his Memory; but without any Epitaph; leaving issue, by Anne his wife, daughter and heir to William R [...]tcliffe of UU [...] ­mersley, in Com. Lanc. Esquire, two sons; Tho­mas, and Rat [...]liffe; and four daughters;Ibid. Frances, marriedIbid. to Sir Richard Molineux, Knight. Margaret toIbid. Peter Leigh Esquire; Catherine toIbid. Richard Houghton, of Houghton, in Com. Lanc. Esquire; andIbid. Ratcliffe, to ... Wing­fe [...]ld of ... in Com ... All which four sons in Law had formerly been in Ward to him, as I have credibly heard.

Which Thomas, Thomas. in 39 Eliz. being then a Knight; and constituted Knight-Marshal of the King's Houshold for life; upon the 21th of Iuly, 1 Iac. was advancedPat. 1 Jac. p. 14. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Gerard of Gerard's -Brom [...]ey, before-mentioned. Also, in 14 Iac. (7 Martii) to be the King's LieutenantPat. 14. Jac. p. 22. in the Marches of UUales (commonly called Lord President.) He married two wives; first Alice, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Rivet Knight, by whom he had issue three sons; Gilbert, Willi­am, and Iohn. Secondly Elizabeth, daughter of ... Woodford of ... in Com ... but had no issue by her; and departing this life in An. 1618. was buried at Ashley before men­tioned.

To whom succeeded in his honor, Gilbert Gilbert. his son and heir; who took to wife Eleanore, the sole [Page 418] daughter and heir of Thomas Dutton of Dut­ton, in Com. Cestr. Esquire, by whom he had issue two sons; Dutton and Thomas (which Tho­mas died in his infancy) and three daughters; Allice married to Roger Owen, son and heir to Sir William Owen of Cundover, in Com. Salop. Knight; Frances to Robert Nedham, son and heir to Robert Vicount Kilmorey; and Elizabeth to Sir Peter Leicester of Nether-Tabley, in Com. Cestr. Baronet. This Gilbert died An. 1622. leaving Eleanore his wife surviving; who afterwards married to the said Robert Vicount Kilmorey.

Which Dutton Dutton. (his eldest son and successor) had two wives; first Mary, daughter to Francis Earl of UUestmorland, by whom he had is­sue only one son, Charles; and Mary a daugh­ter, married to Sir Anthony Cope of Hanwell, in Com. Oxon. Baronet. His second wife was Eli­zabeth, daughter and coheir to Henry Earl of Thomond, in Ireland; by whom he had is­sue Elizabeth, married to William Spenser of [...]shton, in Com. Lanc. Esquire, a younger son to the Lord Spenser. And dying the 22th of Apr. An. 1640. being then 28 years of age, was bu­ried at Ashley.

To whom succeeded Charles, Charles. his only son; who married Iane the only surviving daughter, and sole heir to George Digby Digby. of Sandon, in Com. Staff. Esquire; and, by her had issue one on­ly son named Digby, born 16 Iulii, An. 1662. and departing this life upon the 28th of Decem­ber, An. 1667. was buried at Ashley before-spe­cified.

Lord Gerard of Brandon.

GReat-grandson to the before-mentioned Sir Gilbert Gerard Knight, was Charles Gerard of Halsall, in Com. Lanc. Esq (viz. son and heir to Sir Charles Gerard Knight, by Penelope his wife, sister and coheir to Sir Ed­ward Fitton of Gosworth, in Com. Cestr. Kt. son of Ra [...]cliff Gerard (second son to the same Sir Gilbert) by Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir to Sir Charles Somerset Knight of the Bath, fourth son to Edward late Earl of UUorcester. Which Charles, having been trayned up in the Discipline of War, from his youth, in the Uni­ted Provinces (commonly call'd the Nether­lands;) in the year 1642. taking notice of the danger, whereunto our late Sovereign, King Charls the First, of blessed Memory, was unhappily ex­posed, by those armed Forces, which the predo­minant party, in the late Long Parliament, had, with an high hand, raised against him, under co­lor of asserting the establisht Religion, the Laws of the Land, the Liberties of the Subject, and Priviledges of Parliament; most loyally and op­portunely repaired to His Majesty at Shrews­ [...]u [...]y (shortly after the erection of His Royal Standard at Notingham, the same year.) And in a little time, raising a Regiment of Foot; as also a Troop of Horse, at his own Charge, for His Service, behaved himself with great valor in divers sharp encounters. First, in the Battel of [...]neton, where he received some dangerous wounds, and afterwards in sundry other Fights, viz. at the taking of Litch [...]eild, and Skirmish at Notingham-Bridge; in the first Battel of Newberie, and Reliefe of Newark. Then, as General to Prince Rupert in the parts of South-UUales; where, his great valor, and judici­ous conduct made him famous for his Victories at [...]aerdiffe, [...]idwelly, and [...]aermarthin; and for his success, in taking the Castles of Car­digan, Emblin, Laugherne, and Roche; as as also the strong Garrison of Haverford-West, with the Castles of Picton, and Carew.

Besides these his personal Actings, 'tis not a little observable, that he had two valiant Bro­thers, viz. Edward a Colonel of Foot, wh [...] [...]e­ceived divers wounds in the first Battel of Newberie, and other places: the other Six Gilbert Gerard Knight, slain near Ludlow in Shropshire. As also two Uncles; Sir Gilbert Gerard Knight, at that time Governor of Wor­cester; and Ratcliffe Gerard, Lieutenant-Colonel to him. Which Ratcliffe had three sons; 1. Ratcliffe. 2. Iohn, (afterwards put to death, by Cromwell) and 3. Sir Gilbert Gerard (now Baronet) all in the Battel of [...]ineton, and sun­dry other sharp encounters, during the whole course of those late unhappy Wars.

In consideration therefore of these his eminent services, he was, by that King, made Lieute­nant-general of his Horse; and, by Letters-Pa­tents, bearing date at Oxford, 8 Nov. 21 Car. 1. advanced to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Gerard of Brandon, in Com. Suff.

Spenser Earl of Sunderland.
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OF this Family, which do derive their de­scent from a younger branch of the an­tient Barons Spenser, of whom I have, in the first Volume of this Work already spoke, was Iohn Spenser Esquire (sonH. 15. in Of­fic. Arm. f. 3. a. to Iohn Iohn. Spenser of Hodenhull, in Com. Warr. as it seems.) Which Iohn having purchasedEsc. supe [...] Depop. 9 & 10 H. [...] that great Lordship of UUormleighton, scituate on the Southern part of that County, began the structureEsc. supe [...] Depop. 9 & 10 H. [...] of a faire Mannor-House there, in 22 H. 7. This last mentioned Iohn married Susan, daughter to Sir Richard Knightley of Fausley, in Com. Nor­thampt. Knight, and by her had issueVisit. com. Warr. in an 1619. in offic. A [...]m. Sir Iohn Iohn. Spenser Knight, who married Catherine, the daughter of Thomas Kitson of Hengrave, in Com. Suff. Knight. And heVisit. com. Warr. in an 1619. in offic. A [...]m. Sir Iohn Spenser, Knight, who, by Margaret his wife, daughter to Robert Robert. Catline, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings Bench, left issueVisit. com. Warr. in an 1619. in offic. A [...]m. Robert. Which Ro­bert, being a person of a great Estate, was, by Letters-patent, bearing date 21 Iulii, 1 Iac. ad­vanc'd Pat. 1 Jac. p. [...]4. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Spenser of UUormleigh­ton; (the ceremony of his CreationAnnal. R. Jac. pe [...] Camd. being per­formed at Hampton-Court.) Shortly after which he was sent to the Duke of UUirten­burgh, with the Ensigns of the most noble Or­der of the Garter. And, by Margaret his wife,Ibid. daughter and coheir to Francis Willoughby of [Page 419] UUollaton, in Com. Nott. Knight, had issue [...]. four sons; Iohn, William, William. Richard, and Edward; As also two daughters; Mary married to Sir Ri­chard Anderson Knight; and Elizabeth to Sir George Vane Knight. And, departing this life at UUormleighton 25 Octobris, An. 1627. was buried at Brinton, in Northamptonshire, where he hath a noble Monument, erected in his life time, for himself and his Lady.

To whom succeeded in his honor, William his second son; (Iohn the eldest, who was made Kt of the Bath at the Creation of Charles Prince of UUales, in An. 1616. dying in his life time. Which William, by Penelope his wife, daughter to Henry Earl of Southampton, had issue three sons; Henry, Robert, and William Spenser of Ashton-Hall, in Com. Lanc. As also seven daugh­ters, viz. Elizabeth, first married to Iohn Lord Craven of Ryton, in Com. Salop. afterwards to Henry third son of Thomas Earl of Berkshire; and lastly to William Lord Crofts; Mary died young; Anne wedded to Sir Robert Townsend, Knight; Catherine died unmarried; Alice the wife of ... Earl of Drogheda in Ireland; Margaret, married to Anthony. Earl of Shaftes­bury, and Rachel, who died young. And, de­parting this life in December, An. 1636. was bu­ried also at Brinton.

Which Henry Henry. succeeding him, was, by the late King Charles the First, in respect of his ap­proved Loyalty, in the time of the late unhap­py Troubles, raised to the degree and Title of an Earl, by the Title of Earl of Sunderland, 8 Iu­nii, in the Nineteenth year of his Reign: And, being slain in the Battel of Newvery, upon the Twentieth of September the same year, was also buried at Brinton, leaving issue, by Dorothy his wife, daughter to Robert, now Earl of Leicester, one onely son, called Robert, who succeeded him in his honors; and two daughters, Dorothy mar­ried to Sir George Savile of Thornhill, in Com. Ebor. Baronet (afterwards created Vicount Ha­lifax) and Penelope, who died unmarried.

Which Robert, Robert. now Earl of Sunderland, hath married the Lady Anne, daughter to George Earl of Bristol.

George Lord Hume.
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THis George, being a Knight [...] in An. 1601. (which was about two years before K. Iames attained the Crown of Eng­land) and at that time one [...] of the Masters of the Quirie; upon the Resignation [...] of the Lord Elphingston, then Treasurer of Scotland, had that Office conferred [...] upon him; which he dis­charging [...] by Sir Iohn Arnot his Deputy, was one of the persons made choice of (upon the death of Q. Elizabeth) to attendIb. p 476. King Iames into England, in an. 1603. To whom his services were so acceptable; as that, upon the 7th of Iuly, in the second year of his Reign, he advancedPat. 2 Jac. p. 16. him to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Hume of Bar­wick; and having, within a short time after, created him Earl of Dunbar, in Scotland; upon the 20th of May, in the 6th year of his reign, installedAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. him Knight of the most noble order of the Garter. A person he was, as saith Hist. of the Church of Scot [...] ut supra, p. [...] 516. the Reverend Archbishop of St. Andrews, of deep wit, few words; and in His Majesties ser­vice, no less faithful than fortunate. The most dif­ficile affairs be compassed without any noise; never returning, when he was imployed, without the work performed, that he was sent to do. And departed Hist. of the Church of Scot [...] ut supra, p. [...] 516. this life at Whitehall, in the end of the year 1611. (9 Iac.) leaving issue Elizabeth, his daugh­ter and heir, married to Theophilus Earl of Suf­folk.

Lord Denny, E. of Norwich.
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THe first mention I find of this Family, is in 20 H. 7. Edward Denny Edward. beingPat. 20 H [...] 7. p. 3. m. 1. then a Clerk in the Exchequer, and, at that time constitutedPat. 20 H [...] 7. p. 3. m. 1. the Kings Remembrancer. To whom succeeded Anthony Anthony. his son; who, in 34 H. 8. wasPat. 34 H. [...] 8. p. 6. one of the Gentlemen of the Kings Privy-Chamber, and Groome of the Stole. And, in Godw. p [...] 106. 38 H. 8. King Henry then lying on his death-bed, when the Physitians discerned apparent symptomes of death near approaching, was the person, whom they imployedGodw. p [...] 106. to put him in mind, to erect his thoughts to Heaven, and be­think himself of his fore-passed life; as also to implore the Mercy of Christ. Which he accor­dingly did; thoughGodw. p [...] 106. what he said, was not then very acceptable: but, being in fair esteem with that King, was constitutedIb. p. 205. one of His Executors; and appointedIb. p. 205. to be of Coun­cil to Prince Edward, His only son and Succes­sor.

To this Anthony succeeded Henry Henry. his son and heir. Who, by Honora his wife, daughterEx ste [...] mate. to William Lord Gray of Wilton, had issueEx ste [...] mate. one son called Edward, and four daughters; Anne married to George Goring of Hust-Pierpont, in Com. Suss. Esq Dorothy to ... Parney of ... in Com. Hertf. Catherine to George Fleetwood of ... in Com. Buck. and Eliza­beth, who died unmarried.

Which Edward Edward. was KnightedMS. in of­ficio Arm. in An. 1589. (31 Eliz.) and in 3 Iac. summonedJournal of Parl. to Par­liament, among the Peers of this Realm. Also, by Letters PatentsPat. 2. Ca [...]. 1. p. 5. bearing date 24 Oct. 2 Car. 1. advanced to the degree and dignity of an Earl, by the Title of Earl of Norwich. He marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Mary, daughter to Thomas Earl of Exeter (by Dorothy his wife, daughter and co­heir to Iohn Nevill Lord Latlmer) by whom he had issueAnnal. [...]. Ja [...]. pe [...] Camd. one sole daughter and heir, called Honora, marriedAnnal. [...]. Ja [...]. pe [...] Camd. to Iames Lord Hay, afterwards Earl of Carlisle, and departing this life ... ... was buried at UUaltham in Essex.

Cavendish E. of Devonshire.
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THis Family (of late times, advanced to great Titles of Honor) do deriveEx ejusdem familiae stemmate. their Descent, paternally, from a younger branch of the Gernons (men of great note di­vers ages since, in the Counties of Norfolk and Essex:) Which, being seatedEx ejusdem familiae stemmate. at Cavendish in Suffolk, assumed that place for their sur­name. Whence, not long after, came Iohn de Cavendish, constitutedLiberatae de anno, 39 E. 3. Chief Justice of the Kings Bench, towards the latter end of King Edward the Thirds Reign; who, by Iack Straw, and his Rebellious rout, was barbarously mur­thered Tho. Wals. in eodem an­no. in 5 R. 2.

But of these, the first that laid the Foundati­on of that greatness, which they now enjoy, was William William. Cavendish of Chatsworth, in Com. Derb. Esq who, in 31 H. 8. upon that grand dissolution of Religious Houses, wasPat. 31 H. 8. p. 2. one of the Auditors of the Court of Augmentation (a Court then newly erected, and so called, because the Kings Revenue was much augmented, by the access of those Monastery-lands, at that time, to the Crown.) And afterwards, scilicet, 19 Febr 37 H. 8. madePat. 37 H 8. p. 2 Treasurer of the Cham­ber, to that King; as alsoCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Tit Devon. one of His Privy-Council. In which place of Treasurer, continu­ing, Catal. of Nob. by R. B. Tit Devon. likewise in the times of King Edward the Sixth (of whose Privy-Council he likewise wasBillae sign. 3 E 6 p. 2.) and Queen Mary, he had the dignity of Knighthood conferredCatal. of Nob. ut su­pra. upon him.

But though this eminent Office at Court, was the first step, towards the enlargement of that Estate, which his descendents afterwards en­joyed: yet did his marriage with Elizabeth, one of the daughters of Iohn Hardwick of Hardwick, in Com. Derb. Esquire (sister and coheir to Iohn her brother) much more conduce thereto. For, being a person as well politick, as faire and beau­tiful; in time she became Mistriss of a very vast fortune, by her successful matching with several wealthy Husbands; whereof the first wasInscrip. Tumuli, in F [...]l. om­nium San­ctorum Derb. Ro­bert Barley of Barley, in Com. Derb. Esq Of whose great affections to her, she made such advantage; that, for lack of issue by her, he setled a large inheritance in Lands upon her self and her heirs; which, by his death, within a short time after, she fully enjoyed; and then became the Wifei of this Sir William Ca­vendish; Ib. by whom she had issue [...] three sons; Henry, William, and Charles; and three daugh­ters; viz. Frances, married to Sir Henry Pier­pont, Knight; Elizabeth to Charles Stuart Earl of Leno [...]; and Mary to Gilbert Earl of Shrews­bury.

But the greatest access of Riches, was by this prudent Lady afterwards acquired. For survi­ving Sir William Cavendish; and, discerning her self still youthful and amiable, and likewise court­ed by many; she made choiceIbid. of Sir William St. Lo, Knight, (though much superior to her in years) then Captain of the Guard to Queen Eli­zabeth, and possessor of divers faire Lordships in Glocestershire. With whom she made such termes, in order to her Marriage with him, as that she fixt the Inheritance thereof, upon her self and her own heirs (for-fault of issue by him) excluding his own daughters and brothers.

Whereupon overliving him, and by that means gaining his whole Estate; as also discerning, that George Earl of Shrewsbury (at that time one of the greatest Peers of this Realm) was captivated with her beauty; she stood upon such termes with him; that, unless he would yield; that Gilbert, then his second son, but afterwards his heir, should take Mary her daughter to wife; and that Henry her eldest son, should marry the Lady Grace his youngest daughter; besides the setling of a large Joynture in Lands upon her self, he must not enjoy her. Unto all which he con­discending (and much more after) became her Husband. Whereupon, surviving him, and a­bounding in Riches, she built those Noble Houses of Chatsworth, Hardwick, and Oldcotes, all in Derbyshire, which her great-Grandson doth at this day enjoy: and departingInscrip. Tumuli. this life 13 Febr. An. 1607. (5 Iac.) lyeth buriedInscrip. Tumuli. in the South-Isle of Allhallows-Church at Derby, under a fair Tombe, which in her own life­time she took care to erect, for the honor of her memory: Whereon is this Epitaph since engra­ven.

P. M.

Elizabethae Joh. Hardwike de Hard­wike, in agro Derb. armigeri, filiae; fra­tri (que) Johanni tandem cohaeredi primo Ro­berto Barley de Barley, in dicto com. Derb. armig. nuptae: postea Will. Caven­dish de Chatsworth equ. aur. Thesaura­rio Camerae regibus Henrico Octavo, Ed­wardo sexto, ac Mariae Reginae; quibus etiam fuit à secretioribus consiliis: Deinde Will. St. Low militi, Regii satellitii capi­taneo: ac ultimo praenobili Georgio Co­miti Salopiae, desponsatae. Per quem Will. Cavendish prolem solummodo habuit; Filios tres, scilicet Henricum Cavendish de Tutbury in agr. Staff. armig. (qui Graciam, dicti Georgii Comitis Salopiae filiam, in uxorem duxit) sine prole legiti­mâ defunctum: Willielmum, in Baronem Cavendish de Hardwike, necnon in Comi­tem Devoniae, per serenissimum nuper Regem Iacobum, evectum; Et Carolum Cavendish de Welbeck equ. aur. patrem honoratissimi Will. Cavendish de Balneo militis, Baronis Ogle jure materno; & in Vicecomitem Mansfeild, Comitem, Marchi­onem & Ducem de Novo-castro super Ti­nam, & Comitem Ogle de Ogle merito crea­ti. Totidem (que) filias; scilicet Francis­cam Henrico Pierpont equ. aur. Elizabe­tham, Carolo Stuart Lenoxiae Comiti, & Mariam Gilberto Comiti Salopiae enup­tas. Haec inclitissima Elizabetha Salo­piae Comitissa, Aedium de Chatsworth, Hardwike & Oldcotes, magnificentiâ clarissimarum, fabricatrix, vitam hane transitoriam xiii. die menses Februarii, An­no ab incarn. Domini 1607, ac circa an­num aetatis suae LXXXVII finivit; & gloriosam expectans Resurrectionem; subtus jacet tumulata.

Of these her three sons, Henry the eldest, who seated himself upon the ruines of the dis­solved Priory at Tutbury, in Com. Staff.) di­ed [Page 421] 12 Oct. An. 1616. without any legitimate issue, and was buriedInscrip. Tu­m [...]li. at Endsore, in com. Derb. William the second therefore possessing a great Estate, was by Letters Patents, bearing date 4 Maii, 3 Iac. advancedPat. 3 Jac. p. 1 [...]. to the digni­ty of Baron Cavendish of Hardwike, and upon the seventh of August, 16 Iac. createdPat. 16 Jac. p. 11. Earl of Devonshire.

Which William, William. marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. two wives; first Anne, daughter and heir to Henry Kighley, of Kighley, in com. Ebor. Esquire, by whom he had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. three sons, and three daughters, Gil­bert the eldest, who died young, William the second, who succeeded him in his Honors; and Iames, who died in his infancy; the three daugh­ters being these; Frances, married to Sir Willi­am Maynard Knight and Baronet, (afterwards created Lord Maynard,) Mary and Elizabeth, who both died young. SecondlyIbid. Elizabeth, daughter to Edward Boughton of Causton, in com. War. Esquire, and widow of Sir Richard Wort­ley of UUortley, in Com. Ebor. Knight, by whom he had issueIbid. Sir Iohn Cavendish; made Knight of the Bath, at the Coronation of Prince Charles, but diedIbid. in his youth.

This VVilliam Earl of Devonshire, died up­on the third day of March, An. 1625. and was buriedInscrip. tu­muli. at Endsore, before-mentioned.

To whom succeeded VVilliam William. his son and heir; which VVilliam took to wife Christian, daughter to Edward Lord Bruce of Kinlosse in Scotland, Master of the Rolls in this Realm; and by her had issue three sons; first VVilliam, secondly Charles, a valiant Collonel for the King, in those Wars whereunto his Majesty was neces­sitated, for his own defence, against the several Armies raised by the prevalent Party in the late Long Parliament, in which he had the hard fate to be slain near Gainesborough, in com. Linc. about the begining of August, An. 1643. thirdly, Henry who died young; also one daugh­ter called Anne, married to Robert Lord Rich, son and heir to Robert Earl of UUarwick.

And departingI. 8 in of­ficio Arm. f. 18. this life, at his house near Bishopsgate, in the suburbs of London; 20 Iunii, An. 1628. (4 Car. 2.) was buryedI. 8 in of­ficio Arm. f. 18. at Alhallows Church at Derby, in the Vault with Elizabeth Countess of Shrewsbury, his Grand­mother, upon the eleventh of Iuly next follow­ing.

To this last mentioned VVilliam, succeeded VVilliam William. his son and heir, madeI. 8 in of­ficio Arm. f. 18. Knight of the Bath, at the Coronation of King Charles the first, who married Elizabeth, daughter to VVil­liam Earl of Salisbury, by whom he had is­sue two sons, VVilliam, now Lord Cavendish, and Charles who died unmarried, and one daugh­ter called Anne, first married to Charles Lord Rich, only son to Charles Earl of UUarwick, and afterwards to Tohn Lord Burghley, the only son to Iohn Earl of Exeter. Which VVilliam Lord Cavendish, married Mary, daughter to Iames Duke of Ormund, by whom he hath issue two sons, VVilliam, and Henry, and one daughter called Elizabeth.

¶Having now done with the chief branch of this Family, I come to Sir Charles Cavendish, Charles. Knight, third son to the first mentioned Sir VVilliam Cavendish Knight This Sir Charles Cavendish, by his TestamentMathews p. 5. f. 564. bearing date at Welbeck, in com. Not. 27 Martii, An. 1617 (15 Iac.) bequeathed all his personal estate to Catherine his wife; excepting his markt Plate and Hangings, (whereof he gave her the use, during her life) which he appointed that Sir William Cavendish Knight of the Bath, his son and heir should enjoy. And departing this life shortly after, (for the Probate of this his Testa­ment, bears date upon the 20 of Iune, next following) was buried at Bolesover, in com. Derb. leaving issueIb: by her the said Catherine, (who was daughter and heir to Cuthbert Lord Ogle) two sons, William and Charles.

Which William William D of Newca­stle. being madec Knight of the Bath, in An. 1610. (8 Iac.) at the [...]reation of Henry Prince of Wales, was afterwards, scil. 3 Nov. An. 1620. (18 Iac.) advancedPat. 18 Ja [...]. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Ogle; as alsoPat. 18 Ja [...]. of Vicount, by the title of Vicount Mansfeild. And upon the se­venth day of March, 3 Car. 1. to the dignityPat. 3 Car. p. 11. of Baron Cavendish of Bolesovor, and Earl of Newcastle upon Tine.

And being in such esteem with that incompa­rable King (of ever blessed memory) as that he was made choice of to be Governor, unto the Prince his eldest son, then of tender years; up­on that great and strange defection, in An. 1642 (18 Car 1.) when the leading members of that unhappy Long Parliament, which began at UUestminster, 3 Nov. 1640. raised divers powerful Armies, under colour of altering the Religion here established; the Laws of the Land; the Liberties of the subject, and Privi­ledges of Parliament; he first manned and forti­fied the Town and Port of Newcastle, and Ca­stle of Tinemouth, for his Majesties service. And afterwards levying other Forces, in the midst of winter, routed the greatest part of those Rebellious people, which had made head in Yorkshire, taking the most of their strong holds in that spacious County, and some other places, witness his Victories at Gaynesborough, in com. Linc. Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, Pi­ercebrigg, Secroft, Tankersley, Tad­caster, Sheffeild, Rotheram, Yarum, Beverley, Cawode, Selby, Halifar, Lee­des, and Bradford, all in Yorkshire.

In which last, having vanquisht their greatest Northern Army, (himself valiantly leading on) he took twenty two great guns, and many co­lours.

Moreover, upon the Landing of the Queen at Burlington, in Yorkshire, (in March, An. 1642.) with Arms and Ammunition, which she had brought with her, for supply of his Ma­jesties wants at that time, he received her there with much honor, and with strong Guards con­ducted her safe to the King at Oxford, through many, and no small dangers: in consideration therefore of which high services, he was by Let­ters Patents, bearing date at Oxford, 27 Oct. 19 Car. 1. advanced to the dignity of Marquess of Newcastle.

After which, persevering still in Arms, during the whole time of those unhappy Wars; in which he stoutly defended the City of Yorke, for three months space, against three powerful Armies, consisting of Scots, as well as English: and last­ly upon the loss of all, suffering banishment, during the long continuance of the late woful usurpation: in farther consideration of these his most loyal adventures, he was by our present So­veraign King Charles the Second, farther advan­ced [Page 422] to more, and greater titles of honor, viz. to the dignity of Earl of Ogle, and Duke of New­castle, 16 Martii, An. 1664. (16 Car. 2)

He married two wives, first Elizabeth, daugh­ter and sole heir to William Basset of Blore, in com. Staff. Esquire, widdow of Henry How­ard, a younger son to Thomas Earl of Suffolk,) by whom he had issue two sons, Charles, and Henry, and three daughters; scil. Iane, married to Charles Cheney, of Chesham-Boys, in com. Buck. Esquire; Elizabeth to Iohn, Earl of Bridg­water, Frances to Oliver, now Earl of Bolin­broke, and to his second wife Margaret, daugh­ter of Thomas Lucas of Colchester, in com. Essex. Esquire, (sister to Iohn Lord Lucas,) but by her had no issue. Which Charles took to wife ... daughter to Richard Rogers of Brianston, in com. Dors. Esquire, but died in the life time of his Father without issue; so that Henry is now, his only son and heir, who beareth the title of Earl of Ogle, and having married Frances, eldest daughter to William Pierpoint, of Tho­resby, in com. Not. Esquire, second son to Ro­bert late Earl of Kingston upon Hull, by her hath issue one son called Henry, and four daugh­ters; Elizabeth married to Christopher Duke of Albemarle, Frances, Margeret, and Cathe­rine.

Lord Arundel of Wardour.
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THis Family is a branch of that, which hath for many ages flourisht in the West of England, and been of eminent note in those parts: for apparent it is, by the general survey, [...]. Somers taken shortly after the Norman Con­quest, that Roger de Arundel, Roger. did at that time possess twenty eight Lordships in Somerset­shire, and that Robert de Arundel, Robert. in 5 Steph. upon Collection of that Tax, called Dane gelt, then levyed in the Counties of Dors. and Wilts. paidRot. Pip. 5 Steph Dors. Wilts. fifty eight shillings. Likewise, that he gaveMonast. Ang. vol. 1. p. 8 3. b. n 10. the Church of Dissam, with two hides of Land, to the Canons of Taunton. Also that in 7 H. 2. another Roger answeredRot. Pip. 7. H [...]. Dors. forty pounds, for the Knights fees he then held. Moreover, that in 13 Ioh. Robert Fitz-pain, (who then had the moytie of the fees of Ger­bert de Perci) accountedRot Pip. 13 Joh Dors. Somers. for thirty marks, for fifteen Knights fees, of the old fees of Roger de Arundell, and Robert de Newburgh, forRot Pip. 13 Joh Dors. Somers. as many.

Furthermore, that in 44 H. 3. Raphe de A­rundel, Raphe. executedRot. Pip 44 H. 3. Cor [...]ub. the Sheriffs Office for the County of Cornwall, on the behalf of Richard Earl of Cornwall, then King of Almaine.

Long after this also, scil. in 10 H. 4. I find, Let coll vol. [...] p 619. that the Seneschal of Henault, coming into England, to seek adventures, (id est to perform certain feats of Arms) Sir Richard Richard. Arundel Knight, was one of those, who answered him And that in 7 H. 5. Sir Iohn Arundel of Corn­wall Knight, being in the Kings Fleet at sea, wasRo [...] Franc. 7 H. 5. m. 11. of the Retinue with Sir Hugh Courtney, Knight, son and heir to the Earl of D [...]von; also that the same Sir Iohn, Iohn. departed [...] 20 H. 6 n. [...]2. this life, on Tuesday next ensuing the Feast of the Epi­phany, 13 H. 6. seisedIbid. of the Mannors of Carmenou, Wyngenton, Kenell, Trem­blyts, Treboyth, Coverton, Creleyr, Lanherne, Nansladron, Langoran, Lam­bran, Tregarne, Conderowe, Penwe­res; also of the hundred of Penwith, in com. Cornub. and of the Mannors of Morchard. Yoweton, Luseghe, Brompton, Lodis­will, Sprecombe, and Bokeland-Kynham, in com. Devon. leaving Iohn his grandson, (son of Iohn, who died in his life time) his next heir, twenty years of age.

To whom succeeded Sir Thomas Thomas. Arundell of Lanherne Knight; which Sir Thomas, by Ca­therine his wife,Ex stem­mate. daughter and coheir to Iohn Lord Dynham, had issueEx stem­mate. Sir Iohn Arundel Knight of the Bath, who departedEx stem­mate. this life, in 36 H. 8. leaving issueIbid. by his first wife, two sons; Iohn, from whom those of Lanherne, in Cornwall, are descended;Ibid. and Sir Thomas Arundell Knight, to whom he gaveIbid. War­dour-Castle, in com. Wilts. (antiently belonging Camd. Brit. to the Family of St. Martin, and afterwards to Willoughby Lord Brooke.) Which Sir Thomas, Thomas. in 5 E. 6. being chargedHayw. Hist. of E. 6. p. 130. together with Edward Duke of Somerset) for conspiring the mur­ther of Iohn Dudley, Duke of Northumber­land, and some other of the Lords, lostIb. p. 142. his Head for the same shortly after. By Catherine his second wife, daughterEx stem­mate. of Sir Thomas Grene­ville Knight; the same Sir Iohn had issueEx stem­mate. Mary, a daughter first married to Robert, Earl of Sus­sex, and afterwards to Henry Earl of Arun­dell.

This Sir Thomas, (so beheaded) took to wife Ibid. Margaret, Marthew. one of the daughters and coheirs to the Lord Edmund Howard, (third son to Tho­mas Duke of Norfolk,) and by her had issue Ibid. Sir Mathew Arundell Knight, who lyeth bu­ried Ibid. at Tysbury, in com. Wilts. leaving is­sue, Ibid. by Margaret his wife, daughter to Hen­ry Willoughby of Wollaton, in com. Not. Es­quire, Thomas his son and heir.

Which Thomas, Thomas. servingAnnal. Eliz. pe [...] Camd. in [...] 39 Eliz. in Hungary against the Turks, manifested his courage, in so high a manner, (though then but a young man) that as a reward of his Prowess, Rodulph the second, advancedAnnal. Eliz. pe [...] Camd. in [...] 39 Eliz. him to the honor of Count of the Empire; for that he had behaved himself manfully in the Field; as also in the assault­ing of divers Cities and Castles, shewed great proof of his valor; and that in forcing the Water-Tower near Strigonium, he took from the Turks their Banner, with his own hand, (as are the words of that Emperors CharterAnnal. Eliz. pet Camd. in [...] 39 Eliz.) so that every of his Children, and their descendents, of both sexes, should for ever enjoy that title; have vote in all Imperial Diets; purchase Lands within the Dominions of the Empire; list any voluntary Souldiers, and not to be put to any tryal, but in the Imperial Chamber.

Whereupon,Pat. 3 Ja [...] p. 12. when he returned into Eng­land, there being great disputePat. 3 Ja [...] p. 12. amongst the Peers of this Realm; whether such a dignity, so given him by a Forreign Prince, should be al­lowed of here, as to place and precedence, or any other Priviledge, and votedPat. 3 Ja [...] p. 12. in the Nega­tive; King Iames in the third year of his Reign, taking into consideration his singular merits, by his Letters Patents, bearing date 4 Maii, created Pat. 3 Ja [...] p. 12. him a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Arundel of Wardour, with limitation of that [Page 423] honor, to the heirs male of his body; the cere­mony of his Creation being performed at Grene­wich.

This Thomas Lord Arundell, first marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Ma­ry, daughter to Henry Earl of Southampton, and by her had issueEx stem­mate. Thomas, his son and heir, and William Arundell of Hornisham, in com. Wilts. As alsoEx stem­mate. Elizabeth a daughter, married to Sir Iohn Philipot Knight. And to his second wife,I 8 in officio Arm f. 58. a. Anne, daughter of Miles Philipson of Crooke, in com. Westmor. Esquire, widow of ... Thoroughgood) and by her had issueIbid. Ex stem­mate. three sons; Mathew, Thomas, and Frederick, who all died, within age; and six daughters; Catherine mar­ried to Raphe, son and heir to William Lord Evre; Mary to Sir Iohn Somerset Knight, second son to Edward late Earl of Worcester; Anne to Cecill Lord Baltamore; Frances to Iohn Earl of Shrews­bury; Margaret to Iohn Fortescue of Salden Esquire, and Clare to Humphrey Weld Esquire; and departingEx stem­mate. this life at Wardour Castle; An. 1639. lyeth buriedEx stem­mate. at Tysbury, before­mentioned.

To whom succeeded Thomas Thomas. his son and heir, who marriedEx stem­mate. Blanch, fifth daughter to Edward Earl of Worcester, and dyingEx stem­mate. in his late Majesties Garrison at Oxford, in An. 1643. was also buriedEx stem­mate. at Tisbury, leaving issue Henry Henry. his son and heir, who succeeded him in his Honors; and two daughters, Catherine mar­ried to Francis Cornwallis, Esquire, and Anne, to Roger Vanghan Esquire.

Which Henry, (now Lord Arundell) married Cecilie, the daughter of Sir Henry Compton, Knight of the Bath, (widow of Sir Iohn Fermour of Somerton, in com. Oxon. Knight.) and by her hath issue two sons; Thomas, who married Ma­ry, the daughter of Thomas Spenser of Ufton, in com. War. widow of Robert Lucie, late of Cherlecote, in com. War. Esquire; and Hen­ry; as also Cecilie a daughter, now a Nun.

Carew, Earl of Totneis.
[3 Iac.]

OF this Family (of great Antiquity in the Western parts of England) taking its surname from Carew-Castle in Pem­brookshire, was Sir George Carew Knight, made CaptainPat. 31 H. 8. p. 1. of the Tower of Ruysbanke, at [...], in 31 H. 8. which commandPat. 31 H. 8. p. 1. Sir Iohn Pecche, and Sir Nicholas Carew Knight, formerly had. From which Sir George, descen­ded another of that Christian name; who being a Divine, wasHist. & Ant [...]. Uni­vers Oxon Iib. 2 p. 254 first Archdeacon of Totnes, in com. Devon.: next Dean of Bristol, and chief Chanter in the Cathedral at Salisbury, after­wards Dean of the Kings Chapel, and Dean of Christ-Church, in Oxford, lastly Dean of Exeter and Windsore.

This Dean, by Anne his wife, Daughter of Sir Nicholas Harvey Knight, had issueHist. & Ant [...]. Uni­vers Oxon Iib. 2 p. 254 George, who at the age of fourteen years, becameHist. & Ant [...]. Uni­vers Oxon Iib. 2 p. 254 a Fellow Commoner in University-Colledge, Oxon. But shortly after, betook himself to military imployments, being in that VoiageAnnal. Eliz. per Camd. to Cadez, in An. 1596. (38 Eliz.) and after­wards servingIbid. in Ireland, against the Re­bels of that Kingdom, was made PresidentIbid. of Munster, in 43 Eliz. where joiningIbid. his For­ces with the Earl of Thomond, he tookIbid. di­vers Castles and strong▪ Holds in those parts, viz. Logher, Crome, Glane, Carig [...]oile, Corgrag, Ruthmore, and Cahit; and broughtIbid. the titular Earl of Desmond, (one of the most active Rebels there) to his Try­al.

He wasInscrip. T [...] ­muli apud Statford. likewise a Privy Councellor, and Master of the Ordnance to the Queen, in that Realm. Also, in 1 Iac. constitutedPat. a Jac. p. 24. Gover­nor of the Isle of Garnsey, and Castle of Cor­net. And having married Ioyce, the sole daugh­ter and heir to William Clopton of Clopton, in com. War. Esquire, was by Letters Patents bearing date 4 Iunii 3 Iac. advancedPat. [...] Jac. p. 12. to the degree and dignity of a Baron, by the title of Lord Carew of Clopton.

After that, he was madePat. 6 Jac. p 22. Master of the Ordinance for life, and in 14 Iac. swornAnnal. R. Jac. per Cam [...] of the Privy Council. Being also a person of great repute, for his excellent parts, he was upon the fifth of February, 1 Car. 1. createdPat. 1 Ca [...] 1 p. 7. Farl of Totnes.

Besides these his noble imployments, 'tis not a little observable, that being a great lover of Antiquities, he wrote an Historical Account of all those memorable passages, which hapned in Ireland, during the term of those three years, that he continued there, intituled Hibernia pa­cata, printed at London, in An. 1633. And that he made an ample Collection of many Chro­nological and choice observations, as also of divers exact Maps, relating to sundry parts of that Realm. Some whereof, are now in the publick Library at Oxford, but most of them in the hands of Sir Robert Shirley of Stan­ton Harold, in com. Leic. Baronet, bought of his Executors.

And departingI. 8. in offi­cio Arm. f 2 [...] b. this life without issue, upon the twenty seventh of March An. 1629. (5 Car. 1.) at the Savoy in the Strand, in the Suburbs of London, at that time near seventy four years of age) was buriedInscrip. Tu­muli. at Strat­ford upon Avon, (near Clopton, before-men­tioned) leaving Ioyce his wife surviving.

Which Ioyce, afterwards dyedIb. at Twyck­edham, in com. Mid. 14 Ian. 1636. (12 Car. 1.) and was also buriedIb. at Stratford.

Thomas Lord Knivet of Escrick.
[5 Iac.]

THis Family of Knivet, antiently seated in Norfolk, at length came to possess Buckenham-Castle, in that County, by the marriage of an heir of Clifton, to whom it descended, (through heirs Female) from Wil­liam de Albini; which William built it, as I have elsewhere shewed) shortly after the Norman-Conquest.

A branch whereof was Iohn Knivet, made Claus. 46 E. 3. in dorso [...] 12. Chancellor of England. and Keeper of the great Seal, in 46 E. 3. Likewise another Iohn, who in 10 H. 4 byRot. Fin. 10 H. 4. m. 10. Alianore his Mother, daugh­ter to Raphe Lord Basset of Weldon, in Com. North. came at length to possessRot. Fin. 10 H. 4. m. 10. a fair inheri­tance upon partition of Bassets Lands. And Sir William Knivet, KnightPat. 4 H. 8. p. 2. for the body to King Henry the Eighth. AlsoPat. 25 H. 8 p. 2. Edmund Knivet of Ashwelthorpe, in com. Norff. Esquire, Serge­ant Porter to the King; who marriedPat. 25 H. 8 p. 2. Ioane, the daughter and heir to Iohn Bourchier Lord Berners.

And this Sir Thomas Knivet Knight, one of the GentlemenAnnal. R. Jac. per Ed. Howes of the Privy-Chamber to King Iames; who in An. 1605. (3 Iac.) upon that obscure intimation, given by a Letter, directed to the Lord Montegle, of the danger which was like to besal those, who should come to the en­suing Parliament, (being then a JusticeAnnal. R. Jac. per Ed. Howes. of Peace in Westminster,) was sentAnnal. R. Jac. per Ed. Howes. to make search in the Vaults and Cellers, underneath the House of Lords: and coming about midnight thither, with some few in his company, found Ibid. a man standing without doors in boots; where­upon, entring the Vaults, and turning over cer­tain billets and fagots there laid, (under colour of winter-fewel for Mr. Thomas Percy, who had hired a house near thereunto) discoveredIbid. thirty six barrels of Gun-powder; the person in boots beingIbid. Guido Faux, (Mr. Percie's servant) who should have put fire to the Trayn, upon the first day of the Parliament.

After which, upon the fourth of Iuly, 5 Iac. being summonedIbid. to the Parliament, then sit­ing by the title of Lord Knivet of Escrick, in com. Ebor. (it being the last day of that Session) took his placeIbid. accordingly, amongst the rest of the Peers of this Realm. And having mar­ried I. 8 in offic Arm. f. 8. a Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Rouland Hay­ward, Alderman of the City of London, (wid­dow of Richard Warren of ... in com. Essex. Esquire) departedI. 8 in offic Arm. f. 8. a this life without issue, at his house in Bingstreet Westminster, 27 Apr. 1622. Whereupon he had BurialI. 8 in offic Arm. f. 8. a in the Church of Stanwell, in com. Mid. where there is a noble monument erected to his memory, with an Epitaph which informs us, [...] that he was first of the Royal Bed-Chamber to Queen Eliz. and next of Council to Queen Anne, (wife of King Iames.)

Sir Gervase Clifton Knight, Lord Clifton:
[6 Iac.]

THis Sir Gervase Clifton of Layton-Broms­would, in com. Hunt. Knight (being a branch of the antient Family of Clifton, of Clifton, in com. Not.) had the title of Lord Clifton, by Writ of SummonsJournal of Parl. to Parliament, 9 Iulii, 6 Iac. but of him I have not seen any thing farther memorable, than his commitment Annal R. Jac. per Ca [...] to the Tower 30 Dec. 15 Iac. by reason he ex­pressed, that he was sorry he had not stabed Sir Francis Bacon Knight, then Lord Keeper of the great Seal, for decreeing a case in Chancery against him: and that in October An. 1618. (16 Iac.) he murtheredIbid. himself: leaving issue, Catal. of Nob. by R. B. tit. E. of March. by Catherine his Wife,Catal. of Nob. by R. B. tit. E. of March. sole daughter and heir to Sir Henry Darcie of Brimham, in com. Ebor. Knight, (son and heir to Sir Arthur Dar­cie Knight, a younger son to Thomas Lord Dar­cie) one sole daughter and heir, called Catherine, who became the wife of Esme Steward, Lord d'Aubigny, (a place in the Dutchy of Avergne in France,) son to Iohn Lord d'Aubigny, young­er Brother to Mathew Earl of Lenox, in Scot­land.

Which Esme, (being afterwards Earl of March as also Duke of Richmund and Lenox, as in due place I shall shew) by the said Catherine his wife, had issue divers Sons, of whom there is no issue remaining, excepting of Catherine, the daughter of George Lord Aubignie, (the fourth of them) sister and sole heir to Charles, Duke of Richmund and Lenox, her brother, lately deceased.

Which Catherine, now the wife of Henry Lord Obrien, son and heir to Henry Earl of The­mond, in Ireland, making her claym to the title and dignity of Baroness Clifton, as sole heir to Catherine her Grandmother, daughter and heir to the before-specified Gervase Lord Clif­ton, in the Parliament began at UUestminster, 8 Maii, 3 Car. 2. (and held by prorogation for divers years after) had in An. 1674. that her clayme allowed.

Sir Robert Carr Knight of the Bath, Earl of Somerset.
[9 Iac.]

THis Robert, being sonHist. of the Church of Scotland by Arch­bishop Sp [...]swood, p. 517. to Ker of Ferni­hurst in Scotland (having long serv'dHist. of the Church of Scotland by Arch­bishop Sp [...]swood, p. 517. King Iames in the quality of a Page) and made KnightHowes Ann. of the Bath at his Coronation, at length grew very powerful in Court, carryingSpo [...]sw. Hist. ut supra. all by the credit of Sir George Hume, Earl of Dun [...]ar, then Treasurer of Scotland. Upon whose death, in An. 1611 (9 Iac.) succeedingSpo [...]sw. Hist. ut supra. him in that place of Treasurer, he soon obtain'd the Dignity and Title of Vicount Rochester, by Letters-patents Pat. 9 Jac. p. 41. bearing date 25 Martii the same year: and, in May following, to be install'dCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Knight of the Garter. Likewise, upon the third of Novem­ber, 11 Iac. to be createdPat. 11 Jac. p. 5. Baron of Brance­peth, in the Bishoprick of Durham, and Earl of Somerset. Being also madeCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Annal. R. Jac. in An. 1614. Lord Cham­berlain of the Houshold to that King, and one of his Privy-Council; he was, in those dayes, ac­counted the chief Favourite at Court.

But, having thus seen his rise, let us now be­hold his fall; which I shall briefly here relate, with the occasion and chief circumstances there­of, from the ReportHist. of the Church of Scotland, p. 524, & 525. An. Dom. 1613 (11 Jac.) of the most Reverend Dr. Spotswood, late Archbishop of St. Andrews in Scotland.

This Earl falling in Love with the Lady Fran­ces, daughter to Thomas Earl of Suffolk (wife to Robert Earl of Essex, but, by a Sentence of Nullity, upon pretence that Essex could not per­forme the part of an Husband to her, set free from him) having formerly received into his intimate familiarity a Knight of excellent parts, called, Sir Thomas Overburie, was frequently by him dis­swaded from her company. Which being dis­cern'd by Overburie, and that, notwithstanding what had been said, he had a purpose to Marry her; he so far presumed upon the friendly free­dome which he had otherwise given him, to press him more earnestly to forbear her: And one night, dealing more plainly with him, said to this effect; My Lord, I perceive you are proceed­ing in this Match, from which I have often disswa­ded you, as your true servant, and friend: I now again, advise you not to marry that woman; for if you do, you shall ruine your Honor, and your self. Adding, that if he went on in that business, be should do well to look to his standing.

Which free Speech of his, this Earl, taking impatiently, because he had touch't the Lady in her Honor; replyed in Passion; That his Legs were strong enough to bear him up; and that he should make him repent those Speeches. But Overburie, interpreting this to be only a sudden passion, thought not that their long continued Friendship would break off by this occasion; and therefore continued his wonted attendance: nei­ther did this Earl wholly abandon him. How­beit, having discovered his words to the Lady, she never ceased; but by all meanes sought his overthrow. It hapning therefore, about this time, that Overburie being design'd for Embas­sador into Russia; this Earl (whose Coun­sel he askt) advised him to refuse the service, but to make some fair excuse. Which advice he followed, supposing that it did proceed of kind­ness; but, for his refusal, was committed to the Tower.

The Lady thus having him where she wish­ed; and resolving to dispatch him by Poyson, wrought so with Sir Gervase Elways, then Lieu­tenant of the Tower, as that he admitted one Richard Weston, upon her recommendation, to be his Keeper; by whom (the very evening af­ter he was so committed) a yellow Poyson was ministred to him in a Broth at Supper: which provokt such extreame Vomits and Purging, that it was thought he could never recover. But neither this, nor [...] other Poyso [...]s, which were continually put in his Meats, serving to dispatch him; Mistriss Turner (the preparer of all) pro­cured an Apothecaries Boy, to give him a Poy­soned Clyster, which soon brought him to his end.

Being thus dead, he was presently buried; and by reason of the Blaynes and Blisters, which af­ter his death appeared on his Body, a report was spread about, that he died of the French Pox. Which few believ'd; the general rumor going, according to the Truth, that he was made away by Poyson. But, the greatness of the procu­rers kept all hidden for a time, till at length it pleased God to bring every thing to light, after a miraculous manner.

It happened, that the Earl of Shrewsbury, in Conference with a Counsellor of State, re­commending the Lieutenant of the Tower to his favour, as a man of good parts, and one who desired to be known to him. The Counsellor answered; That he took it for a Favour from the Lieutenant, that he should desire his friendship: but added; That there lay upon him an heavy im­putation for Overburie's death, whereof he wisht that the Gentleman should clear himself. Which being related to the Lieutenant, he was stricken with it, and said, To his knowledge some attempts were made against Overbury, but that the same took no effect. Which being told the King, he willed the Counsellor to move the Lieutenant, to set down in writing, what he knew of that mat­ter; as he accordingly did. Whereupon certain of the Councel were appointed to examine and find out the Truth.

From Weston somewhat being found, he was made Prisoner. Turner and Franklyn, the pre­parers of the Poyson, being examined, confessed every thing; whereupon all breaking forth, this Earl and his Lady, as also the Lieutenant, were committed. But Weston, at his first Arraign­ment stood mute; yet afterwards was induced to put himself on the Tryal of his Country; and, being found Guilty suffered death at Ti­burne. Mistriss Turner, and Iames Franklyn were in like sort Executed. The Lieutenant, who had winkt at their doings, being Judg'd Accessary to the Crime, and Condemned, suf­fered death also; expressing great penitency.

And, in May following, this Earl and his La­dy were both brought to their Tryal,An. 1616. (14 Jac.) though by their Friends laboured earnestly to es­chew it: But, King Iames would not be in­treated, for the love he had to maintain Justice. Thomas Lord Ellesmere, at that time Lord Chan­cellor of England, was, by Commission, con­stituted High Steward for that occasion; ha­ving [Page 426] for his Assistants Sir Edward Coke Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench; Sir Hen­ry Hobert, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Com­mon-Pleas, Sir Laurence Tanfeild, Knight, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer; Justice Alured one of the Barons of the Exchequer; Crook, Dodd [...]ridge, and Haughton, Justices of the Kings Bench, and Nichols of the Court of Common­pleas. The Peers by whom they were Tryed, being the Earl of Worcester, Lord Privy-Seal; the Earl of Pembroke Lord Chamberlain; the Earls of Rutland, Sussex, Hartford, and Montgomerie; the Vicount L'isle, the Lord Zouch, Warden of the Cinque-Ports, the Lord Willoughby of Eresby, the Lord Dacres, the Lord Monteagle; the Lord Wentworth, the Lord Rich, the Lord Willoughby of Parham; the Lord Hunsdon, the Lord Russel, the Lord Comp­ton; the Lords, Norris, Gerard, Cavendish, and Dormer.

With the Lady there was not much ado; she, with many teares, confessing the Fact, and desi­ring mercy. But this Earl, being the next day presented, made some defence; which served to no purpose; for, the Confessions of those who had suffered death already for the Fact, and a Letter which he himself had sent to the King, did so clearly convince him, of being, at least, an Ac­cessory; that both himself and his Lady had Sentence of death passed upon them. Never­theless, through His Majesties great Clemency, their lives were spared.

The Issue [...] 8. in of­ficio, Arm f. 33. a. which this Earl had by that Lady, was only one daughter called Anne; who, at her Mothers death, which hapned 23 Aug. An 1632. (8 Car. 1.) was sixteen years of age; and af­terwards became the wife of William Earl of Bedford.

All that I have farther to sayAnnal. R. [...]ac per Camd. of him, is; that in Ianuary, An. 1621. (19 Iac.) he was freed of his Imprisonment in the Tower of London; but confined to the House of the Vicount Walling­ford; and that, departing this life ... Iulii, An. 1645. he was buried upon the seventeenth day of the same moneth, in the Parish-Church of St. Paul Covent-Garden in the Suburbs of London, as appeareth by the Register of that Church.

Stuart Duke of Richmund.
[11 Iac.]

LOdowick, Lodowike. sonCatal. of No [...]. by [...] [...]. to Esme Stuart Duke of Le­nor, in Scotland (and GrandsonCatal. of No [...]. by [...] [...]. to Iohn Lord d'Aubignie, younger brother to Mathew Earl of Lenor, (who was Grand­father to King Iames) bearing the TitleCatal. of No [...]. by [...] [...]. of Lord Darnley, Tarbolton, and Methven: being Catal. of No [...]. by [...] [...]. also Lord great Chamberlain, and Admiral of Scotland; Lord Steward of the King's Houshold, and Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter; was, upon the sixth of October, 11 Iac. advancedPa [...] 11 [...]. p. 3. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Settrington, of Settrington, in Com. Ebor. as also created Earl of Richmund; And,Pat. 21 Jac. p. 1 [...]. upon the 17th of May, 21 Iac. Earl of Newcastle upon Tine, and Duke of Richmund.

This Lodowick marriedEx coll. St. Lo. Kni­veton, [...]. three wives. First ... Rut [...]bven, sister to the late Earl Gowrie in Scotland; Secondly, ... sister to Sir Hugh Campbell, widow of Robert Montgomerie of Eglinton, in that Realm; and lastly Frances, daughter of Thomas Vicount Howard of Bin­don, widow of Edward Earl of Hertford. But by none of these having any issue, he departed Ex coll. St. Lo. Kni­veton, [...]. this life at Whitehall, upon the eleventh day of February, An. 1623. (21 Iac.) as he was ma­king ready to go to the Parliament, then sitting. Whereupon he had an Honourable Burial in King Henry the Seventh's Chapel at Westmin­ster, and a stately Tombe erected to his memo­ry, with this Epitaph Stowes Sur­vey, p. 816. a.

Depositum illustrissimi & excellentissi­mi Principis, Ludovici Stuarti, Esmei Leviniae Ducis silii; Joannis propatrui, serenissimi Regis Jacobi Nepotis; Rich­mondiae & Leviniae Ducis; Novi-Castel­li as Tinam & Darnliae Comitis, &c. Mag­ni Scotiae Camerarii, & Thalassiarchae, he­reditarie. Sacri palatii Jacobi Regis Se­neschalli; Cubiculariorumque principali­um primi; Regi à sanctioribus consiliis: San-Georgiani ordinis equ. Scoticorum (que) per Gallias cataphractorum praefec [...]i. Viri excelsi ad omnia magna & Bonâ nati; ad meliora defuncti. Vixit annos 49, menses 4, dies 17.

Illustrissima & excellentissima prin­ceps, Francisca Richmondiae & Le­viniae Ducissa, domini Thomae Ho­wardi Bindoniae filia Thomae Ho­wardi Norfolciae Ducis, ex Elizabe­tha Edovardi Ducis Buckinghamiae filiâ, Neptis: Ludovici Stuarti Rich­mondiae & Leviniae Ducis uxor; Cha­rissimi conjugii nunquam non memor; conjugi optime merito sibi (que) posuit hoc Monumentum.

Obiit octavo die mensis Octobris, Anno Dom 1639.

Which last Wife survived him, and was buri­ed 1. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 67. b. in the same Royal Chapel at Westminster.

A younger Brother to this Duke, was Esm [...]. Esm [...]. Stuart, who bore the TitleCamd. Britt. p. 697. of Lord d'Aubig­nie (a place so called, lyingCamd. Britt. p. 697. in the Dutchy of Auvbergne, in France) by reasonCamd. Britt. p. 697. that Ro­bert Stuart, brother to Iohn, Earl of Lenox, Great-grandfather to the before-specified Iohn, had that Lordship of Aubignie given unto him by King Charles the Sixth of France, for his sin­gular Valor, and Military skill, being Comman­der of certain Forces in his service.

Which Esme was createdPat. 17 [...]ac p. 1. Lord Leighton of Leighton-Bromswould, in Com. Hunt. and Earl of March, 7 Iunii, 17 Iac. And marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Ca­therine, the sole daughter and heir to Gervase Lord Clifton of Leighton-Bromswould, by Catherine his wife, the daughter and sole heir to Sir Henry Darcy of Brimham, in Com. Ebor. Knight, and by her had issueEx coll. praef. St. Lo. Knive­ton. seven sons; Iames born at Blackfriers in London, 6 Apr. An. 1612. Henry, Francis, George, Lodowick, Iohn, and Ber­nard: And four daughters; Elizabeth, married Ex coll. praef. St. Lo. Knive­ton. to Henry, then called Lord Maltravers, son and heir to Thomas late Earl of Arundel; Catherine, who diedEx coll. praef. St. Lo. knive­ton. young; Anne marriedt to Archibald [Page 427] Douglas, son and heir to the Earl of Angus; and Frances toIb. Hierome Weston, son and heir to Richard late Earl of Portland, Lord Treasurer of England. And succeding his Brother Lo­dowick in his Titles of Duke of Richmund, &c. departed this life the next ensuing year.

Of these sons, Iames Iames. the eldest, bearing the Title of Earl of March, and Baron of Leigh­ton -Bromswould, was createdPat. de [...]o­dem anno. Duke of Rich­mund 8 A [...]g. An. 1641. (16 Car. 1.) and to the heirs-male of his Body, with remainder to all his Brothers, successively, and the issue-male of their bodies respectively.

He was also Lord Great Chamberlain and Ad­miral of Scotland, Lord Steward of His Ma­jesties Houshold, Warden of the Cinque-ports, Gentleman of the Bedchamber, and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter. And, ha­ving married the Lady Mary, the only daughter to George D. of Buckingham, died 30 Martii, Anno 1655. and was buried with Lodowick Duke of Richmund and Lenox (his Uncle) on the South-side of King Henry the Seventh's Chap­pel, at Westminster; leaving issue Esme his onely son, who succeeded him in his Honors, but died in France, in An. 1660, being at that time about ten years of age: as also Mary a daughter, married to Richard Earl of Arran, second son to Iames now Duke of Ormund. Of the younger sons of Esme Earl of March, and Duke of Richmund, Henry, and Francis died young; Lodowick was a Religious-profest, having the Ti­tle of an Abbot in France; And George, called Lord d'Aubignie, putting himself in Armes for the King, against those Forces, raised by the power of those predominant Members of Parlia­ment sitting at Westminster, under colour of defending the establisht Religion, the Laws of the Land, Liberties of the Subject, and Priviledges of Parliament, was slain in the Battel of Kine­ton, 23 Oct. An. 1642. and buried in the Quire of the Cathedral, called Christs-Church, in Ox­ford, leaving issue by the Lady Catherine, his wife, daughter to Theophilus Earl of Suffolk, Charles his son and heir, and one daughter, cal­led Catherine (Baroness Clifton of Leighton­ Bromswould) married to Henry Lord Obrien, son and heir to Henry Earl of Thomond, in Ire­land.

The Lord Iohn (sixth son) bearing Armes for the King upon the same account, received divers wounds in the Fight at Bramdene, near Alford, in Com. Southampt. 29 Martii, Anno 1644. whereof he died, and was buried in Christ-Church also, near to his brother

And lastly, the Lord Bernard, being Captain of His late Majesties Horse-guards; fighting valiant­ly in the Battel of Kineton: Also at Lesti­thiel in Cornwall, And afterwards at New­herie, in Com. Berks. and Navesby, in Com­ [...]orthampt. was, for these eminent services, de­fign'd to the dignities and titles of Baron of Newberie, and Earl of Lichfeild: but, before this could be accomplisht, being in another Fight, against the Forces so raised by those members of Parliament, which hapned near the City of Che­ster, in Febr. An. 1645. was there slain; and bu­ried in the Quire at Christchurch in Oxford, up­on the eleventh of March next ensuing.

In consideration whereof; and of the singu­lar merits of George Lord d'Aubignie (his Father) Charles Charles his said son and heir, was by Letters-pa­tent, bearing date at Oxford, 10 Dec. 21 Car. 1. advanced to the dignity of Lord Stuart of New­berie, and Earl of Litchfeild.

And, by reason, that the Title of Duke of Richmund, was intailed upon the befor [...]-speci­fied Iames, and the heirs-male of his body; with remainder to the issue-male of his younger Bro­thers successively; did, upon the death of Iames Duke of Richmund (his Uncle) without issue assume that Title.

This, Charles wedded three wives; first Eliza­beth, daughter of Richard Rogers of Brianston, in Com. Dors. Esq Secondly Margaret, daughter of Laurence Banaster, son and heir to Sir Robert Banaster of Passenham, in Com. Buck. Knight, widow of William Lewes of the Uann, in Com. Glamorgan Esq and lastly Frances, daughter of Walter Stuart Esquire. Being also Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, he was sent Em­bassador into Denmark, in An. 1672. (24 Car. 2.) and departed this life near Else­noure in that Kingdom, upon the 12th of December that same year, without issue. Where­upon his body was brought over into England, and buried in the Royal Chapel of King Henry the Seventh at Westminster.

Hay Earl of Carlisle.
[13 Iac.]

AMongst other the Natives of Scotland, who were servants to King Iames [...] Iames. and, upon his attaining the Crown of this Realm, attended him hither, Sir Iames Hay, Kt was one; and therefore, in An, 1607. (4 Iac.) having, through the favour and countenance of His Majesty, obtain'dAnnal. R. [...]ac. per Camd. Honora, the sole daughter and heir to Edward Lord Denny, in marriage; as also a grantAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. of the name and title of Lord Hay, with precedence next to the Barons of Eng­land; but no place or voice in Parliament: up­on the 29th of Iune, in 13 Iac. he was advan­ced Pat. 13 [...]ac p. 16. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Hay of Sauley, in com. Ebor. withoutAnnal. [...]. Jac. ut su­pra. any solemn Investiture (being the first, Annal [...]. [...]ac. ut su­pra. that ever was so created) the Lawyers then de­claring, Annal. [...]. [...]ac. ut su­pra. that the delivery of the Letters patent, was sufficient, without any ceremony: And afterwards, upon the 12th of Iuly, 14 Iac. was sentIb. Embassador into France.

In March, An. 1617. (15 Iac.) he was made Ib. one of the Privy-Council: and, in November following, marriedIb. to his second wife, Lucie, the second daughter to Henry Earl of Northum-berland. After which, the next ensuing year. scilicet, 5 [...]lii, 16 Iac. he was farther honoured with the [...]egree of VicountPat. 16 [...]. p. 11., by the name of Vico [...]: and, in May, 17 Iac. sent Emb [...] Annal [...]. Jac. ut supra. into Germany. Whence he retur [...] Annal [...]. Jac. ut supra. in Ianuary, An. 1620. (18 Iac.) at which time he made report,Annal [...]. Jac. ut supra. that Frederick Count Palatine of the Rhine was Elected king of Bohemia; as also, how the state of affairs then stood in those parts.

And, in April, An. 1622. (20 Iac.) was again sentAnnal [...]. Jac. ut supra. Embassador into France. In [Page 428] consideration therefore, of these his eminent services, upon the 13th of September following, he was createdPat. 20 [...]ac. p. 14. Earl of Carli [...]e.

Besides all this, he likewise wasI. 8. in officio, Arm. f. 57. a. Master of the great Wardrobe, Gentleman of the Robes to King Iames, and Knight of the most noble Or­der of the Garter: Likewise, first Gentleman I. 8. in officio, Arm. f. 57. a. of the Royal Bedchamber to King Charles the First, of blessed memory. And, departingI. 8. in officio, Arm. f. 57. a. this life, at his Lodgings in Whitehall, 25 Apr. An. 1636. (12 Car. 1.) was buriedI. 8. in officio, Arm. f. 57. a. above the Quire in St. Pauls Cathedral; leaving issueI. 8. in officio, Arm. f. 57. a. one onely son, called Iames, surviving; who succeed­ed him in his honors.

This Iames Iames. marriedI. 8. in officio, Arm. f. 57. a. Margaret, the third daughter to Francis Earl of Bedford; and died ... Octobris, An 1660, without issue, leaving the said Margaret surviving; afterwards married to Robert Earl of Warwick; and, lastly, to­ Edward Earl of Manchester.

Dormer Earl of Carnarvon.
[13 Iac.]

UPon that vast distribution made by King Henry the Eighth, of those Lands which came to the Crown by that grand dissolution of the Monasteries, in his time; Sir Robert Robert Dormer, Knight, in 35 of his Reign, obtain'd a GrantPat. 35 H. 8. p. 1. to himself and Iane his wife, in Fee of the Mannor of Wenge, in Com. Buck. part of the possessions belongingPat. 35 H. 8. p. 1. to the Abby of St. Albans.

To which Sir Robert Robert. succeeded William, made KnightMS. in of. of­ [...]cio, Arm. H. 12 [...] 171. b. of the Bath, at the Coronation of Q. Mary: who first married Mary, daughter of Sir William Sidney Knight, by whom he had issue one onely daughter called Ioane, married to the Duke of Feria, in Spain. Secondly Dorothie, daughter of Anthony Catesby of Whi [...]i [...]on, in Com. Northampt. Esq by whom he had issue Robert his son and heir, and three daughters; Ca­th [...]rine, married to Iohn Lord St. Iohn of Blet­sho; Mary to Anthony Vicount Mountagu; and Margaret to Sir Henry Constable Knight.

Which Robert beingPat. 13 [...]ac. p. 20. a Knight in 13 Iac. was advancedPat. 13 [...]ac. p. 20. to the dignity of a Baronet 10 Iunii, the same year: and, upon the 30th day of that moneth, createdIbid, p. 16. Annal. R. [...]ac. per Camd. a Baron of this Realm, with ceremony, by the Title of Lord Dormer of Wenge before-mentioned. And, having mar­ried Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Vicount Mountagu, had issue by her three sons, William his son and heir; Anthony Dormer of Grove­packe, in Com. Warr. Esquire; and Robert Dor­mer of Peterley, in Com. Buck. Esq As also three daughters; Elizabeth, married to Henry Huddleston Esq Magdalen to Sir [...]hn Curson Knight; and Catheri [...]e to Sir Iohn Car [...]ll K [...]ght.

Which William took to wise, the [...] of Sir Richard Molineux of Sefton, in Co [...]. [...]anc. Knight, and died in his life-time; leaving issue Robert; and one daughter called Elizabeth, mar­ried to Edward Lord Herbert of Ragland, af­terwards Marquess of Worcester.

To the said Robert Robert. Lord Dormer (thus survi­ving) who departed this life ... Nov. An. 1616. (14 Iac.) succeeded Robert his Grand­son.

Which Robert, by Letters-patents, bearing date 2 Aug. 4 Car. 1. was advancedPat. 4 Ca. p. 39. to the title and dignity of Vicount Ascot, and Earl of Car­narvon: and, being a person absolutely valiant, and Loyal in the chief time of tryal, took up Armes for His Majesty King Charles the First (of blessed memory) against the Power of the late Us [...]rpers. Whereupon he had the hard fate to be slain in that Battel, fought near Newberie. in Com. Berks. 20 Sept. An. 1643. leaving issue by Anna-Sophia his wife, daughter to Ph [...]lip Earl of Pe [...]broke and Mourgomerie, Charles his son and heir.

Who succeeding him in his Honors, married Elizabeth daughter of Arthur Lord Capel; and by her hath had issue, two sons, Charles, Charles. and Willi [...], who both died young; and three daugh­ters, Elizabeth married to Philip now Earl of Chesterfeild, Isabella, and Anna-Saphia.

Villers Duke of Bucking­ham.
[13 Iac.]

THat this Family (originally of French extraction) hath been of great Anti­quity in Leicestershire, and possest of a faire Inheritance in those parts, is clear enough, from what Mr. Burton, in his Historical work of that County, under the Title of Brokesby (their chief Seat) hath well observedDescript. of Leic. p. 55. & 56.. Of which was Sir Gearge Villers Knight, (a person of emi­nent note) who marriedIbid. [...]wice: first Audrey, daughter to William Sanders of Harington, in Com. Northamps. Esquire, and secondly Mary, daughter to Anthony Beaumont, a younger son to William Beaumont of Cole-Oxton, Esq

By which Audrey, he had issueIbid. two sons; viz. Sir William Villers, Knight and Baronet, fa­ther of Sir George Villers now of Brokesby, Baronet, and Sir Edward Villers Knight, from whom the now Vicount Grandison (in Ireland) is descended. He had likewise issueIbid. by her two daughters; Elizabeth, married to Sir Iohn Butler of Hatfeild-Woodhall, in Com. Hertf. Kt and Baronet, (afterwards created Lord Butler) and Anne to Sir William Washington of Pack­ington, in Com. Leic. son of Laurence Washing­ton of Sulgrave, in Com. Northampt. Esquire.

And by Mary, his second wise, three sons; viz. Ibid. Iohn, afterwards Vicount Purbeck; George, who, by his great and high advancements to honor, added no small lustre to this worthy family; and Christopher Earl of Anglesey: as also one daugh­ter called Susan, married to Sir William Feilding of Newnham, in Com. Warr. Knight, after­wards Earl of Denbigh.

Of these his children, George (the fourth son) being the person of whom I am chiefly to speak, I shall deliver what I find relatedLife and Death of George Duke of Eucking­b [...]. Impr. Lond. 1642. of him by Sir Henry Wotton, Kt, late Provost of Eaton-Colledge, and other sufficient testimonies.

This George, born at Brokesby, 28 Aug. An. 1592. (34 Eliz.) was, from the age of ten [Page 429] years, educated at Billesden-School in that County (where he also learnt the grounds of Musick) until he arriv'd to thirteen, at which time his father died. And, being then taken home, by his Mother, to her House at Godeby, she trayn'd him up in Dancing, Fencing, and such Man-like Exercises (wherein he became a great proficient:) and, at the age of Eighteen sent him into France: where, making his abode for three years, he much improv'd himself in the Language of that Country: and, return­ing back, continued with her a Twelve moneth.

Then going to London, and inclining to be a sutor to Sir Roger Ashton's daughter (a Gentle­man of the Bed-chamber to King Iames, and Master of the Robes) falling into acquaintance with Sir Iohn Grabam, one of the Gentlemen of the Privy-chamber; he di [...] waded him from mar­riage, and encouraged him to wooe fortune in the Court. Whereunto hearkning; it hapned, short­ly after, that the King, casting his eye upon him at Apethorpe, in Northamptonshire (being then in his Progress) took so great a liking to his person; as that, knowing Sir Iohn Grabam to be his familiar friend, he gave him private di­rections, how, and by what degrees to bring him into favour.

About this time Robert Earl of Somerset (a per­son in no small power with that King) for very great reasons beginning to grow less in His Ma­jesties royal esteem; this hopeful Gentleman (being of stature tall a [...]d comely, his comport­ment graceful, and of a most sweet disposition) became daily more and more noted: in so much, as his Majesty discerning him to be a person properly qualified; first entertain'd him as a Cup-bearer at large; but, the next summer fol­lowing, admitted him in ordinary.

During his imployment in which service, ob­servation Rush. coll. p. 461. being made of his modest and cour­teous behaviour; it was thoughtRush. coll. p. 461. fit, by some eminent persons (whereof the then Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr Abbot) was not the least) to drive out one nail with another, Somerset's insolencies being such, as that the King began to grow weary of him. And,Rush. coll. p. 461. because His Maje­sty had a quality, to admit none to nearness a­bout him, but whom the Queen recommended, she was moved therein; and, after much solli­citation, prevail'd with (though at first she re­fus'd, giving her reasons.) which, being done, he was KnightedIbid. in her Bed-chamber with the Prince's Rapier. It is also observ'd,Ibid. that when the King gave order to Swear him of the Bed­chamber, Somerset moved, that he might be on­ly Sworn as a Groome: But, those of his friends (whose aime was to lessen Somerset) sticking to him, he was SwornIbid. as a Gentle­man 23 Apr. An. 1615. (13 Iac.) with an Annual Pension [...] of a Thousand pounds, paya­ble out of the Court of Wards.

In which place, he so won upon the King's affections, that upon she fourth of Ianuary, the same year, he was madeAnnal. R. [...]ac. per Ca [...]d. Master of the Horse (the Earl of Worcester then surrendring that great Office.) After which, farther honors and advantages, were, in short time, heapt upon him. For, on the 24th of Ap [...] next ensuing, he was electedAnnal. R. [...]ac per Ca [...]d. into the Society of Knights-Companions of the most noble order of the Gar­ter; and install'dAnnal. R. [...]ac per Ca [...]d. upon the seventh of Iuly following: As also, upon the 25th of that moneth, madeP [...]t. 14 [...]ac. p. 14. General Warden, and Chief-Justice of all the Forests North of Trent: and, on the 27th of August, advancedIb. p. 23. to the degree of a Baron of this Realme, by the Title of Lord Whaddon; that great Lordship of Whaddon, in Com. Buck. (then inAnnal. R. [...]ac. ut su­pra. the Crown, by the at­tainder of the Lord Grey of Wil [...]on) being then bestow'dAnnal. R. [...]ac. ut su­pra. on him: and the Ceremony of his Creation performedAnnal. R. [...]ac. ut su­pra at Wodstoke, the Lords, Compton and Norris introducing him, and the Lord Carew carrying his Robe. And after a little space, the dignity of Vicount, by the ti­tle of VicountIb. Villers; the Earl of Suffolk, and Vicount L'isle introducing him; the Lord Norris carrying his Robe, and the Lord Compton his Coronet; where the Queen and Prince were Ib. both present.

Moreover, on the fifth of Ianuary next ensu­ing (An. scilicet, 1616. 14 Iac.) he was created Pat. 14 [...]ac p 1. Annal. f. [...]ac. ut supra. Earl of Buckingham, in the Presen [...]-Cham­ber at Whitehall; the Queen and Prince being then also present. Nor did that great King's favours here make a stop: for, on the first of Ia­nuary, An. 1617. (15 Iac.) he advancedPat. 15 [...]ac. p. 11. him to the Title of Marquess of Buckingham (but withoutAnnal R. [...]ac. ut su­pra. any solemnity, other then the delivery of the Patent) the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, the Lord Treasurer; the Duke of Lenox, the Marquiss of Hamilton, the Lord Chamber­lain, the Earls of Arundel and Montgomery; with the Vicounts L'isle, Walingford, and Fenton, being witnessesAnnal R. [...]ac. ut su­pra. thereto: And, upon the Thir­tieth of Ianuary, the next year following, made himPat. 16 [...]. p. 17. Lord High Admiral of England, Ire­land, and Principality of Wales. After which, upon the fourth of February, he was sworn of the Privy-Council. As also,Life, &c. b [...] Sir H. W. about this time, made Chief Justice in Eyre of all the Parks, and Forests South of Trent, Master of the King's Bench-Office, High-Steward of Westminster, and Constable of Windsore Castle.

In 21 Iac. being sentIb. with the Prince into Spain, to accelerate the marriage, then in agi­tation with a daughter of that King; they began Ib. their Journey from Court, on Tuesday 18 Feb. 1623. with disguised Beards and Names (viz. Thomas Smith, and Iohn Smith) attended only by Sir Richard Grabam, Master of his Horse. Ri­ding post to Canterbury, where they took fresn Horses, they were stoptIb. by the Mayor, as sus­picious persons; whereupon, this Marquess was constrain'dIb. to take off his Beard, and to tell him; that he was going, in that covert manner, to take a private view of the Fleet, being Admi­ral.

At Dovor they foundIb. Sir Francis Cottington (the Prince his Secretary) and Mr Endymion Porter, who had provided a Vessel to transport them. And, landedIb. at Bo [...]o [...]ne; whence they rode that night toIb. Monstruel, and came toIb. Paris on Friday following, 22 Febr. Thence (having spent one whole day there, to view the City and Court) they got toIb. Bay [...]ne (the utmost Town of France) in six dayes: and so, in four dayes more (viz. Wednesday, 5 Martii) toIb. Madrid. Where, within a short time) there hadIb. like to have hapned a great diffe­rence, betwixt him and Conde d' Olivares, upon pretence, that he had given some intimation of the Prince his Conversion to the Romish-Religi­on, which he dissavowed.

[Page 430] As to what passed there, in reference to that Match, or otherwise, I shall not take upon me to make any relation; referring it wholly to our Annalists; only taking notice;Ib. that, during his stay there, a PresentRush. Coll. p. 78. was made to him by the Governor, of that Rich Cloth of State which was borne over the King of Spain, and Prince of England, upon the Princes solemn entrance in­to that Town. Also, that he there receiv'd a Complemental LetterIb. p. 80. from the Pope (Gregory the Fifteenth) inciting him to be instrumental for restoring the Romish Religion in these Do­minions. Moreover, that being there disrelish'd Ib. p. 101. for his heighth of spirit, French garb, and ta­king upon him overmuch familiarity with the Prince, he receiv'd some affronts,Ib. p. 101. which did not a little enrage him against the Conde de Olivares: and that before his departure thence, he obtained Pat. 21 Jac. p. 10. Annal. R. Jac. ut supra. another Patent from King Iames, bearing date 18 Maii, 21 Iac. whereby he was created Earl of Coventre, and Duke of Bucking­ham.

His departureRush. Coll. p. 104. (with the Prince) from Ma­drid, was upon the 12th of September, An. 1623. and arrivalRush. Coll. p. 104. at Portsmouth upon the fifth of October ensuing. Upon his return, he was made Life, &c. by Sir H. W. Lord Warden of the Cinque-ports, and Steward of the Mannor of Hampton-Court.

That Match being thus broke, 'tis saidRush. coll. p. 107. that he drew the Prince to take a Popular way; and to close with those of the Privy-Council, and Nobility, who were most opposite to Spaine, and best liked by the Puritans; and that there­upon he projected the calling of a Parliament, to gain the greater credit with the people. Which so incensed the Spaniard; that their Embassa­dors aspersed him, with a design to take off K. Iames, and dispose of him to his Country-Houses and Pastimes; the Prince having years and abi­lities sufficient for publick Government: and that he had strucken in with all popular men; viz. Oxford, Southampton, Essex, Say, and others; endeavouring to raise an opinion of his own greatness, and to lessen the King: As also, that thereupon they advised His Majesty, to rid Himself of this Captivity.

But long it was not after this, that King Iames diedIb. p 159. at Theobalds. Whereupon he was madeAnnal R. C [...] per E. Howes Lord High Steward for the Corona­ [...]on-day of King Charles the First: and sent, (Life &c. by Sir H. W. with the Earl of Holand) to the States of the United Provinces, to Treat with them, and with the Ministers of other Confederate-Princes, touching a common diversion, for recovery of the Palatinate. At which time, being in those parts, he purchasedIb. a choice Collection of Ara­bick Manuscripts, gainedIb. in remote Countries, through the Industry and diligence of Erpinius, a famous Linguist. Which Manuscripts, were, after his death, bestowedIb. on the University of Cambridge, whereof he was Chancelor, whereunto he intended them.An. 1625. [...] Car.

As he had been the chief Favourite of King Iames, so was he to King Charles; whose mar­riage, with a daughter of France, being con­summated by a Proxie there, he was sentRush. coll. p. 1 [...]4. to conduct her into England, and accordingly came to Paris upon the 24th of May, An. 1625. Also, after his return, he was imploy'd [...] p 195. (with the Earl of Holand) to the Hague, for entring a League with the States of the United Pro­vinces, against the Emperor and King of Spain. But, before the revolution of that year, a Parliament being call'd at Westmin­ster, and therein a great noise made of sun­dry Grievances; (notwithstanding he had much pleased the people, in being the chiefest Instru­ment for breaking the Spanish-Match) the Commons fellIb p. 221. & 222. sharply upon him, as the prime cause of all Publick-miscarriages, framing di­vers ArticlesIb p. 221, & 222. against him, chiefly grounded on Common Fame. Against all which clamour the King Himself didIb. p. 220, & 221. most graciously vindi­cate him.

Notwithstanding all which, in the Parliament at Westminster, the next ensuing year, the Earl of Bristoll (who had been Embassador in Spain, in order to the Prince's Marriage) ex­hibited An. 1616. 1 Maii Ib. p. 266. Articles against him, of high concern­ment: the House of Commons also impeaching Ib. p. 307. him very sharply. But therein nothing was done, by reason of that Parliaments dissolution Ib. p. 407. soon after.

That which I find,An. 1627. (3 Car.) in the next place, most memorable of him, isIb. p. 428.; That the King, discern­ing the House of Austria to aime at the ruine of the Reform'd Religion through Christendome, and that they had prevailed with the French to obstruct the landing of Count Manfeild's Army, contrary to promise (with whom they should have joyn'd for Relief of the Palatinate) which proved the loss of the whole Protestant-Party in Germany. Also, that, notwithstand­ing His Majesty had, by His Mediation, prevail­ed for a Peace betwixt the King of France, and his Protestant subjects; that King did not only block up their Towns, and Forts, making great spoil upon them; but seized no less than an Hundred and twenty English Ships, with their Merchandize and Artillery; He therefore raised considerable Forces to vindicate these their in­jurious dealings, making this Duke General of them; as also Admiral of his whole Fleet, to the end that he might demand just reparation therein.

Whereupon, setting saileAnnal. R. Car. ut supra. from the West of England, upon Wednesday, 27 Iunii, An. 1627. (3 Car. 1.) (the Navy consisting of an Hundred Saile, wherein wereRush. coll. p. 429. about Seven thousand Land-souldiers) about the tenth of Iu­ly he landedRush. coll. p. 429. in the Isle of [...]; in aid of the Rochellers, then besieged by the French. In which, finding two strong Forts, he fruitlesly attempt­ed Ib. p. 430. one of them: And, after three moneths stay, discerningIb. p. 468, 469. Life, &c. by Sir H. W. fresh-forces brought in by the French, which were too powerful for him to deale with; made his Retreat,Ib. p. 468, 469. Life, &c. by Sir H. W. but without Ib. p. 468, 469. Life, &c. by Sir H. W. any defence, for the securing thereof: so that he there lost,Ibid. at least Two hundred brave Gentlemen (which were suddenly Horst) and near Two thousand of his Foot soldiers, ere they could reach to his Ships. Which imprudent con­duct (for it was judged no better) occasioned Rush. coll. p. 618. Life, &c. by Sir H. W. a sharp debate against him,An. 1628. (4 Car.) by the House of Commons, in the next ensuing Parliament. Wherein, it being Voted, that his excessive power was the cause of all the evils and dan­gers to the King and Kingdome; a Remon­stranceRush, coll p. 631. of Grievances was then drawn up, whereby he stood charg'd to be the principal oc­casion of them.

[Page 431] Which, touching him so nearly in point of Honor, his hopesLife, &c. by Sir H. W. were, by a second Expediti­on thither, to regain what he had so lost in that unhappy attempt. To which end, having made a large preparation, he cameAnnal. R. Car. ut su­pra. to Portsmouth in August, the next ensuing year. Where, stayingAnnal. R. Car. ut su­pra. a while, to put all things in order for the service; andLife, &c. by Sir H. W. Iohn Felton, born in Suf­folk, and bred a Soldier, but of a melancholy constitution, being Lieutenant of a Foot-Com­pany in Sir Iames Ramsey's Regiment, pressed Life, &c. by Sir H. W. into an inner-Chamber, where he was at breakfast with Monsieur de Soubiez, Sir Thomas Fryer, and divers other persons of Quality. Whence, expectingLife, &c. by Sir H. W. his passage, through a kind of Lobbye, betwixt that and the next Roome, where there stay'd many expecting Ib. him; In his passage through this Lobby, (which was somewhat darker than the other Room) Sir Thomas walkingIb. by his side, and privately discoursing with him: in the very moment that they parted, Felton, with a back blow, stab'dIb. him into the left side, leaving the knife in his body; which the Duke him­self pulledIb. out, but immediately sunk down and expiredIb..

Which sudden act, did so much amazeIb. all that were near at hand, that no man took no­tice Ib. of the Assassi [...]ate: so that he might easi­ly have passed away undiscovered, but, that gloryingIb. in what he had thus done, he freely revealedIb. himself.

This hapnedIb. upon Saturday the 23d of Au­gust, An. 1628. when he had fully compleated the Thirty sixth year of his age, and three dayes more; his Dutchess beingIb. then in the same House, in an upper Room, scarce out of Bed; and the Court not much more than six miles distant,

Being thus barbarously murthered, his Corps was broughtAnnal. R. Car. ut su­pra. to Walingford-House at West­minster, and honorably buriedAnnal. R. Car. ut su­pra. in King Hen­ry the Sevenths Chapel (on the North-side) where he hath a most noble Monument erected to his memory.

It was then said;Life, &c. [...]y Sir H. W. that the cause which moved Felton to this wicked Act, was, that the Duke had denyed him his Captains place, upon a vacancie; his Colonel then moving for one Powell, a person of known valor. Also, that he bore an old grudge to a Knight of Suffolk, whom the Duke had admitted to some degree of favour.

Moreover, thatLife, &c. by Sir H. W. about this time, there was a Libellous Book written against the Duke, by one Eggleston (a Scotish Physitian) which represented him Monstrous, and not worthy to live in a Christian Court. And, that being que­stioned, Rush. coll. p. 605. as to his Motives therein; he con­fessed, Rush. coll. p. 605. that he had long lookt upon him as an evil Instrument in the Common Wealth. Likewise,Rush. coll. p. 605. that he was convict thereof by the Remonstrance of the House of Commons in Parliament: but that he did it, partlyIb. for private displeasure, having readIb. some Books, which defended the lawfulness to kill an Enemy to the Republick.

The Knife wherewith he did it, he acknow­ledged Life, &c. by Sir H. W. that he had bought in an obscure Cut­lers shop on Tower Hill, for Ten pence: and that he fixt the sheath to the lyning of his pocket; to the end he might draw it out with one hand (his other being maym'd.) Also, Ib. that he hasted to Port [...]mouth, partly on horseback, and partly on foot, being indigent of Money.

But for this, he becameAnnal. R. Car. ut supra, p. 1044. [...] b. a great Penitent; wishingAnnal. R. Car. ut supra, p. 1044. [...] b. at his Tryal, that his Right hand might be cut off, as a true testimony of his hearty sorrow, for destroying so Noble, and Loyal a Subject.

This great Duke took to wife Catherine, the daughter and sole heir to Francis Earl of Rut­land; by whom he had issue three sons; Iames, George, and Francis: and one only daugh­ter, called Mary; on whose behalf, her father (then living) obtained certainPat. 3 Car. p. 6. Letters-patent, bearing date 31 Aug. 3 Car. 1. whereby, in case he should depart this life without issue­male, she should enjoy the Title of Dutchess of Buckingham, with all priviledges belonging to a Duke. Which noble Lady, first married to Charles Lord Herbert, son and heir to Phi­lip then Earl of [...]: who, de­parting this life at Florence, in An. 1635. without any issue by her, she after became the wife of Iames Duke of Richmund and Lenox.

Of those his three sons, Iames the eldest dy­ing in his infancie, George George. the second succeeded him in his honors; which George was made Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, by our present Sovereign King Charles the Se­cond; as also Master of the Horse, and Lord Lieutenant for the County of York And mar­ried Mary, sole daughter and heir of Thomas Lord Fairfax of Cainrone, in the Realm of Scotland.

The third son, the Lord Francis (born after his father's death) being a person of a very high courage, and bearing most Loyal affections to His late Majesty King Charles the First (of bles­sed Memory) put himself in Armes, together with the Earl of Holand, and others, for His rescue, out of the hands of those barbarous Usurpers, who then kept him close-Prisoner in the Isle of Wiht. in order to his Woful Mur­ther, which shortly after hapned. But, before he could raise such a considerable strength, as might probably have accomplisht this Right Noble attempt; he was, upon the seventh of Iuly, An. 1648. met by a much greater Power of the Enemy, at Kingston upon Thames; and there, in a sharp Skirmish, most unhappily slain.

Villers Vicount Purbeck.

¶I Now come to the rest of the most near Relations to this late Duke. Of these, the first was Sir Iohn Villers, Iohn Uirount Purbeck Knight, (his elder brother) who, by Let­ters Patents, bearing date at Westminster, 19 Iunii, 17 Iac. was madeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Baron of Stoke, in Com. Buck. and likewise advancedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to the dignity of a Vicount, by the Title of Vi­count Purbeck, of Purbeck, in in Com. Dors. This Iohn married twice; first Frances, Catal. of Nob. by R. B. the youngest daughter of Sir Edward Coke, Knight, by Elizabeth his wife, fourth daughter to Tho­mas Earl of Exeter (Widow of Sir William Newport, alias Hatton, Knight) but, what is­sue he had by her, I am yet to learn. Se­condly Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Slingsby of Kippar, in Com. Ebor. Knight.

Which Elizabeth brought forth a son, in the life time of her husband, named Robert; of which son she being privately delivered he was for a long time called Robert Wright. This Robert, taking to wife the daughter and heir of Sir Iohn Danvers Knight, one of the Mur­therers of King Charles the First, obtained a Patent from Oliver Cromwell (then called Lord Protector) to change his name to Danvers; the reasons which he alledg'd for his so do­ing, being the many disservices done to the Common-wealth by the name and Family of Villers.

And, departing this life, without any issue, upon the 18th day of February, An. 1657. was buried at Charlton, near Windsore, in Berkshire.

¶The next is Mary, Mary Counte [...]s of Bucking­ham. his Mother (daugh­ter of Anthony Beaumont, a younger son to Wil­liam Beaumont, of Cole-Orton, in Com. Leic. Esquire, (as hath been already observed.) This noble Lady, after the death of Sir George Villers, her first Husband, became the wifeIb. of Sir William Rayner Knight: and lastly, of Ib. Sir Thomas Compton, Knight of the Bath (a younger brother to William Earl of Nor­thampton:) in whose time, through the spe­cial favour of King Iames, she was (upon the first of Iuly, 16 Iac.) createdPat. 16 Jac. p. 11. n. 10. Countess of Buckingham; according to the example of Margaret Countess of Norfolk: who, soon after the advancement of Thomas Lord Mou­bray, her grandson (son of Iohn Moubray, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir to her the said Margaret, by Iohn Lord Segrave her Husband) to the Title of Duke of Norfolk, was madeRot. Parl. [...] R. 2. Dutchess of Norfolk, in the Par­liament of 21 R. 2.

This noble Lady diedI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. [...] 28. b. at Whitehall, 19 Apr. An. 1632. (8 Car. 1.) and was bu­riedI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. [...] 28. b. in the Abby-Church of UUestmin­ster, in the Chapel of St. Nicholas, on the South-side the Capella Regum; with this Epi­taph.

D. O. M. Oss [...]

Mariae de Bellomante, Comitissae Buckinghamiae, è quinque potentissimo­rum totius Europa reguorum Regibus; idque per totidem immediatos descensus, [...]riundus. Vixit annos LXII. Menses xi. dies xix.

Hoc Mon. V. I. C.

Villers Earl of Anglesey.

IN 21 Iac. Christopher Villers, Christopher Earl of Anglesey. the youngest brother, beingPat. 21 Jac. p. 19. at that time one of one Gentlemen of the King's Royal Bedcham­ber; was, by Letters-patents, bearing date 18 Apr. 21 Iac. advancedPat. 21 Jac. p. 19. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Da­ventre; as also to the dignity of an Earl, by the Title of Earl of Anglesey. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Sheldon of Houby, in Com. Leic. Esquire; and departing this life upon the 24th of Sept. An. 1624. was buried at ... leaving issue Charles Charles. his son and successor in that honor, who married Mary, daughter of Paul Vicount Banning, wi­dow of William Vicount Grandison, but died without issue, An. 1659.

As also the Lady Anne a daughter, married to Thomas Vicount Savile, afterwards Earl of Sussex.

Holles E. of Clare.
[14 Iac.]

THis Title of Earl (which had its origi­nal from the Castle and Lordship of Clare, in Com. Suff.) being long ex­tinct, Sir Iohn Holles Iohn. of Houghton, in the County of Nottingham, Knight, Great Grand­son to Sir William Holles Knight, Lord MayorStowes Sur­vey of Lon­don in eodem anno. of London, in An. 1540. (32 H. 8.) being a person of an ample fortune in those parts and elsewhere, was advancedPat. 14 Jac. p. 6. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, upon the ninth of Iuly, 14 Iac. by the Title of Lord Houghton of Houghton: and, upon the second of No­vember, 22 Iac. toPat, 22 Jac. p. 7. the dignity of an Earl, by the Title of Earl of Clare. He marriedI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 99. b. Ann, daugher to Sir Thomas Stanhope of Shelford, in Com. Nott. Knight, by whom he had issue Inscript. Tumuli apud No­tingham. six sons; Iohn, Deuzill, Francis, who died un­married; Charles, William; and another Charles who died young; and three daughters, Eleanore married to Oliver Fitz-Williams, afterwards made Earl of Tireonel in Ireland; Arabella to Thomas Vicount Wentworth, afterwards Earl of Stafford; and Elizabeth who died young: and, departing this life upon the fourth of Octo­ber, An. 1637. lyeth buriedInscript. Tumuli apud No­tingham. in the south Isle of St. Maries Church at Notingham.

Which Iohn Iohn. succeeding him in his honors, marriedIbid. Elizabeth, eldest daughter, and one [Page 433] of the coheirs to Horace Lord Vere of Tilbury; by whom he had issueIbid. two sons; Iohn, who died in his infancy, and thirteen daughters; Ann married to Edward, son and heir to Theophilus Earl of Lincoln, Elizabeth to Wentworth, Earl of Kildare in Ireland; Arabella to Sir Ed­ward Rosseter of Somerby, in Com. Line. Kt. Mary, who died in her infancy; another Mary who died unmarried; Eleanore yet living; Ca­therine and Margaret, who died unmarried, Su­san wedded to Sir Iohn Lort of Stock-pole-Court, in Com. Pembr. Baronet; Frances, who died in her Infancy; Diana married to Henry Bridges, son and heir to Sir Thomas Bridges of Keynsham, in Com. Somers. Knight; Penelope to Sir Iames Langham of Cotesbroke, in Com. Northampt. Knight and Baronet; Dorothy and Frances, who died young. And, departingIb. this life upon the second day of Ianuary, An. 1665. was buriedIb. near to his Father in St. Maries Church at Nottingham: leaving Gilbert Gilbert. his only son and successor; who, by Grace his wife, daughter to William Pierpont of Thoresby, in Com. Nott. Esq (second son to Robert late Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull) hath issue three sons; Iohn, William, and Denzill; and four daughters; Elizabeth, Mary, Ann, and Grace.

Lord Holles of Ifeild.

¶I Now come to Denzil Holles, second son to the before-specified Iohn Earl of Clare, Great-grandson to Sir William Holles of Houghton (before-specified) Knight, by Ann his wife, eldest daughter and coheir to Iohn Denzill of Denzil, in Com. Cornub. Ser­jeant at Law.

This Denzill, Denzill L. Holles. having been not a little instru­mental in the happy Restauration of our present Sovereign King Charles the Second, was, by Let­ters patents, bearing date at UUestminster, 20 Apr. 13 Car. 1. advancedPat. de eo­dem anno. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Holles of Ifeild, in Com. Surr. Since which time, he was imployed in several great and weighty Af­faires of State; first, upon the seventh of Iuly, An. 1663. into France, as Embassador Extra­ordinary: whence he return'd 24 Maii, An. 1666. And, after that to Breda, as Plenepo­tentiary from hence, to the Treaty there, with the Embassadors of France, Denmark; and States of the Vnited Provinces.

He married three wives; first Dorothy, the sole daughter and heir to Sir Francis Ashley of Dorchester, in Com. Dors. Knight (one of the Serjeants at Law to our late Sovereign King Charles the First:) by whom he had issue four sons; first Sir Francis Holles of Winterbourne, St. Martin, in Com. Dors. Baronet; Denzil; Iohn, and another Denzil, who all three died in their infancies. Secondly Iane, the eldest daugh­ter and coheir to Sir Iohn Shirley of Isville, in com. Suss. Knight, widow of Sir Walter Court Knight, And lastly Hesther, the second daugh­ter and coheir to Gideon le Lou, Lord of the Mannor of Columbiers. in Normandy, widow of Iames Richer, Lord of the Mannor of Cambernon, in the same Province; but by neither of these hath had any issue.

Which Sir Francis (his only son) hath had two wives; first Lucie, the youngest daughter to Sir Robert Carr of Sleford, in com. Linc. Kt by whom he had issue two daughters, Mary and Denzilla, who died in their Infancies. Se­condly Ann, the eldest daughter and coheir to Sir Francis Pile of Compton-Beauchamp, in com. Berks. Baronet; by whom he hath had is­sue Iane a daughter, who died young; and one son, named Denzil.

Roper Lord Tenham.
[1 Iac.]

OF this Family, which hath been of great antiquity in Kent, was Iohn Roper Iohn. of C. 1 [...] in Officio Arm. Eitham, in that Country Esquire, (SonC. 1 [...] in Officio Arm. of Iohn Roper, Attorney-general to King Henry the Eighth) who took to wifeC. 1 [...] in Officio Arm. Iane the daughter of Sir Iohn Fineux Knight, Chief Justice of the Court of Kings Bench, in part of King Henry the Seventh, and beginning of King Henry the Eighth s Reigh; and coheirC. 1 [...] in Officio Arm. to her mother, daughter and coheir to William Apul­derfeild, Esquire. Which Iohn had issueIb. two sons, William Roper William. of Eltham, sometime Clerk of the King's Bench, who marriedIb. Mar­garet, the daughter of the famous Sir Thomas Moore Knight, at that time Lord Chancellor of England, from whom the Ropers of UUel­hall are descendedIb.; and Christopher Ib. Roper of the Lodge in Linsted; who, by Elizabeth, daughterIb. to Christopher Blore of Kenham, in com. Cantii, Esquire, had issueIb. Iohn. Which Iohn, upon the ninth of Iuly, An. 1603. (1. Iac.) received the honor of KnighthoodMS. in officio Arm. Also, up­on the ninth of Iuly, 14 Iac. was advanced Pa [...] 14 Jac. p. 6. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Tenham (a fair Mannor of his own inheritance in those parts.) And, departingAnna. R. Jac. per Camd. this life about the end of August, An. 1618. (16 Iac.) left issue,C 16 ut supra. by Elizabeth his wife, daughterC 16 ut supra. and heir to Iohn Parke of Malmaine, in com. Cantii, Esquire, Christopher his son and heir, and two daughters; Eliza­beth marriedC 16 ut supra. to George, son and heir of Wil­liam Lord Vaux, and Iane to Sir Robert Lovel Knight.

This Christopher, Christopher thus succeeding him in his honor, marriedIb. Catherine, the daughter to Iohn Sebourne of Sutton-St. Michael, in com. Heref. Esquire, and by her had issueIb. two sons, Iohn and William; and four daughters; Bridget, marriedIb. to Sir Robert Hurleston of Sawson, in com. Cantabr. Knight; Mary Abbess of the English Nunnery at Gant in Flanders; Ca­therine wedded to Sir Robert Thorold of the Heath, in com. Linc. Knight; and Elizabeth, first to Iohn Plunket an Irishman; and afterwards to ... Bagnall.

Which Iohn, Iohn being madeMS in offic. arm, Knight of the Bath, at the creation of Henry Prince of Wales; and, upon his death, succeeding him, married C. 16. ut supra. I. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 72. b. Mary, daughter to William Lord Peter, and by her had issue three sons; Christopher, Francis, and William; and four daughters; 1. Cathe­rine, who died unmarried, 2. Elizabeth, wed­ded to Sir Iohn Arundel of Lanherne, in com. Cornub. Knight; Mary a Nun at Gant in Flan­ders, and Margaret, who died young: and, de­parting [Page 434] parting this life 10 Feb. 1627. was buried at Ling [...]ed in Kent.

To whom succeeded Christopher Christopher. his son and heir, who married, first Mary, daughter to Sir Francis Englefeild of Wotton Basset, in com. Wilts. Knight, by whom he had issue Iohn a son, who died young; and a daughter, called Frances. His second wife was Philadelphia, a daughter to Knolles of Grove-place in Hantshire, by whom he had issue three sons, viz. Christopher, now Lord Tenham; Henry, who died young, and Thomas: And departing this life. 23 October, Anno 1673. was buried at Lingired in Kent, with most of his Ance­stors.

Whereupon Christopher, Christopher. now Lord Tenham, his eldest surviving son, succeeded him in his honor. Which Christopher married Elizabeth, the daughter to Francis Vicount Mountagu, and by her hath issue Catherine a daughter.

Stanhope Earl of Chester­feild.
[14 Iac.]

THat this Family hath been of great An­tiquity in Notinghamshire, though not arriv'd to the dignity of Peerage till of late times, is evident from sundry au­thorities: For, in 48 E. 3. Iohn Stanhope Iohn. of Rampton underwent the Office of Eschae­tor Rot Fin. 48 E 3 m. 10. for that County and Derbyshire, which was then not inferior to that of Sheriff. From whom descended another Iohn, Iohn. who marriedClaus 1 H 4. p. 1. m. 26. Elizabeth, the daughter and heir of Stephen Maluvel, cosin and heir to Iohn Lung­vilers, grandson to Thomas Lungvilers, who had summonsClaus de eo­dem anno in dorso. to Parliament in 16 E. 3. Which Iohn had issue Richard: who, in 6 H. 4. be­ing a Knight, was SheriffRot. Fin. [...] H. 4. m. 29. of those Coun­ties.

From whom descended Sir Edward Stanhope Knight. Which Sir Edward, in 18 H. 7. was made ConstablePat. 18. H. 7. p. 1. of Sandale-Castle, in com. Ebor. whose second son Michael Stanhope Es­quire (afterwards Knight) in 31 H. 8. ob­tain'd a GrantPat. 31 H. 8. p. 6. of the Mannor of Shelford, in Com. Nott. with its members, parcel of the possessions of the then dissolved Monastery there, with the Rectories of Shelford, Sax­endale, Sedlyng, Burton Ioys, and North-Muskham in that County; Rowce­by, and UUestburgh, in Com. Linc. Elwa­ston, and Okebroke, in Com. Derb. and to the heirs male of his body, by Ann his wife.

This Sir Michael Stanhope Michael. had issueEx stem­mate. Sir Thomas Stanhope of Shelford, in com. Nott. Knight, as also divers other children; sons and daughters. Which Sir Thomas Thomas. took to wifeEx stem­mate. Margaret, daughter and coheir to Sir Iohn Port of Etwall, in com. Derb. Knight. And had issue Iohn, who, in 38 Eliz. was constitutedPat. 38 Eliz. p. 7. Treasurer of the Chamber to that Queen for life: and, in 42 Eliz. being then a Knight, was made ConstablePat. 42 Eliz. p 25. of the Castle of Coichester, in com. Essex. for life. Which Sir Iohn Iohn. by Cordell his wife, daughterEx stem­mate. and heir to Richard Allington Esquire, by Ioane his wife, Sister and heir to Sir William Cordell of Long-Melford, in com. Suff. Knight, had is­sue Ex stem­mate. Philip Philip. his son and heir; who, by Letters-patents, bearing date 7 Nov. 14 Iac. being at that time a Knight, was advancedPat. 14 Ja [...]. p. 26. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Stanhope of Shelford; and, upon the fourth of August, 4 Car. 1. createdPat. 4 Car. 1. p. 39. Earl of Chesterfeild.

This Earl married two wives; first Cathe­rine, daughter to Francis Lord Hastings, son and heir to George Earl of Huntington; by whom he had issue eleven sons; of which, Iohn, Charles, Edward, William, Thomas, Mi­chael, and George died young, or before they came to ripe years; Philip was slain at Shel­ford-House, in the time of the late Wars, be­ing then in Armes for the King; and Ferdi­nando lost his life at Bridg [...]o [...]d, about the same time in His late Majesties service Henry became his heir apparent, but died in his life time; and Arthur, the youngest, survived him. As also two daughters; Sarab married to Sir Richard Houghton of Houghton-Tower, in com. Lanc. Baronet; and Elizabeth to Edward Dar­cy of Newhail, in com. Derb. Esquire. Which Catherine, departing this life, in An. 1636. was buried at Chelford. And, to his second wife, Anne, daughter to Sir Iohn Packington of UUestwood, in com. Wigorn. Knight, widow of Sir Humphrey Ferrers of Tamworth-Castle, in com. Warr. Knight, by whom he had only is­sue one son, called Alexander: And, departing this life upon the twelfth of December, An. 1656. was buried in the Parish-Church of St. Giles in the Fields, in the Suburbs of Lon­don.

Which Henry, (his said son, and at length heir apparent, married Catherine, the eldest daughter and coheir to Thomas Lord Wotton: and departing this life upon the twenty ninth of November, An. 1634. (10 Car. 1.) his father then living, was buried at Bocton in Kent (the Lord Wotton's seat) leaving issue survi­ving, one only son named Philip, at that time one year old, and upwards; and two daugh­ters; Mary who died unmarried, and Catherine wife to William Lord Allington.

Which Philip, Philip. upon his Grandfathers death, succeeded him in his honors; and hath married three wives; first Ann, eldest daughter to Algernon, late Earl of Northumberland; by whom he had issue only one son, called Alger­non, who died in his Infancie. Secondly, Eli­zabeth, daughter to Iames Duke of Ormund, by whom he had issue one son named Henry, who died also in his Infancie; as also Elizabeth a daughter, now living: And thirdly Eliza­beth, eldest daughter to Charles Earl of Car­narvon; by whom he hath issue two sons; Phi­lip, and Charles.

Lord Stanhope of Haring­ton.

A Third son to Sir Michael Stanhope Knight (that purchased Shelford in 31 H. 8.) was Sir Iohn Iohn. Stanhope Kt, who, by Letters [...] patents, bearing date 4 Maii, 3 Iac. was advancedPat. 3 Jac. p. 1 [...]. to the dignity of a Ba­ron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Stan­hope of Harington, in Com. Northampt. Which Iohn, being Vice-Chamberlain to the King, in 14 Iac. resignedAnnal. R. Jac per Camd. that Office; whereupon it was conferredAnnal. R. Jac pet Camd. upon Sir Iohn Digby Knight, at that time return'd from Spain.

This Iohn Lord Stanhope marriedI. 8. in of­ficio, Arm. f. 68. b. Marga­ret, daughter of Henry Mac-Williams of Stan­borne, in Com. Essex, one of the Gentlemen-Pensioners to Queen Elizabeth, and departed this life ... leaving issueI. 8. in of­ficio, Arm. f 68. b. Charles his son and heir; and two daughters; Eliza­beth, married to Sir Lionel Talmache, Knight and Baronet, and Catherine to Robert Vi­count Cholmley of Kellis in Ireland, after­wards created Earl of Lemster in that Realm.

Which Charles Lord Stanhope married Doro­thy, sister to the late Earl of Newburgh; but by her hath no issue.

Noell Vicount Camp­den.
[14 Iac.]

IN the time of King Henry the Second, Ro­bert, the son of Noel (the Ancestor of this Family) FoundedMonast. [...] Anglic. vol. 3. p. 53. b. the Monastery of Ran­ton near E [...]enhall (his chief seat) in that County, for Canons-Regular of St. Augustine; and left issueEx coll. S. E [...]dswike a ... Thomas; whose daughter and coheir, called Alice, broughtEx coll. S. E [...]dswike a ... the chief part of that Inheritance to the Family of Harecourt in the time of King Iohn; the male line, by Ex coll. S. E [...]dswike a ... Philip a younger son, still continuing in those parts; whence descended Sir Andrew Noel of [...]alby, in com. Leic. Knight, one Descripti­on of [...] of the Gentlemen Pensioners to Queen E­lizabeth, who had issueDescripti­on of [...] Edward his son and heir.

Which Edward, residingPa [...]. 9 Jac. p. 45. at Brook, in com. Rutl. was made a BaronetPa [...]. 9 Jac. p. 45. 29 Iunii, An. 1611. (9 Iac.) [...] shortly after the first erection of that degree of honor.) And, though he soldDescription of [...] u [...] supra. [...] (his antient Inheritance) yet had he so fair an Estate remaining, as that, being a person much esteemed for his abilities otherwise, he was advanc'dPa [...]. 14 Jac. p. 23. to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Noel of Ridlington, 23 Martii, 14 Iac. And having marriedPat 4 Car [...] p. 39. Iulian, the daughter and coheir of Sir Baptist Hicks, Knight; up­on advancement of the same Sir Baptist to the Titles of Lord Hicks of [...]lm [...]ngton, in com. Warr. and Vicount Campden of Campden, in com. Glo [...]. 5 Maii, 4 Car. 1. obtain'd a grant Ib. of them, to himself, and the heir [...]s male of his body, in reversion, in case the said Sir Baptist should die without issue male; which Titles afterwards he did accordingly enjoy: and left issueI. 8. in [...] Arm. f. 21. [...]. by her two sons, Baptist, and Henry, and two daughters; Elizabeth, marri­ed I. 8. in [...] Arm. f. 21. [...]. to Sir Erasmus de la Fountaine, of Kirk­by-Bellers, in com. Leic. Knight; and Pen [...]lope to Iohn Viscount Chaworth.

This Edward, approving himself most Loyal to His Majesty King Charles the First, in the time of the late Grand Defection, had first a Commission to raise Five hundred Horse for His Service: and afterwards another, for Three Regiments of Horse, and Three of Foot: but departed this life in the Kings Gar­rison at Oxford, 10 Martii, 1643. before he could fully accomplish the same. Whereupon he was buried at Campden before-mention­ed.

To whom succeeded Baptist, Bap [...]ist. his son and heir; who first married Ann, eldest daughter to William Earl of Denbigh, by whom he had two sons which died Infants. Secondly Ann, daughter to Sir Robert Lovet of Liscom [...]e, in com. Buck. Knight, Widow of Edward Earl of Bath; by whom he had no issue which lived: Thirdly Elizabeth, one of the four daughters and coheirs of Thomas Lord Wot­ton; by whom he had issue two sons, Edward and Henry; and four daughters; Mary marri­ed to Iames Earl of Northampton; Iulia­na to the Lord Allington; Elizabeth yet unmar­ried; and Hester, who died in her Infancie. His fourth Wife is Elizabeth, daughter to Mountagu late Earl of Lindsey; by whom he hath had issue three sons; Lindsey, who died an Infant, Baptist and Iames; and three daughters; Catherine, married to Iohn Lord Roos, onely son to Iohn Earl of Rutland; Bridget, and Martha.

Which Edward, his eldest son, married Elizabeth, eldest daughter to Thomas late Earl of Southampton, by Rachel his first wife; and by her hath issue one son, named Wrioth­sley-Baptist Noel; and three daughters; Fran­ces, Iane, and Elizabeth.

Digby Earl of Bristol.
[15 Iac.]

THe first that attain'd to this honor, was Iohn, the youngest son to Sir George Digby of Co [...]eshill, in com. Warr. Knight; whose Ancestors, in King Hen­ry the Second's time, having their chief Seat [...] at Tilton in Leicestershire, were then de­nominated of that place (which Lordship, till our age, continued to the chief branch of that family:) but, in the time of King Henry the Third, residingRot. Fin. 40 H. 3. m. 7. at Digby in Lincolnshire, assumed their Surname thence, which since hath not been altered; these of Colesh [...]ll descend­ing from Simon a second son [...] membr. pen [...] Rob. de Digby. to Sir Everard Digby, then of Tilton, Knight; which Sir Everard, adhering firmly to the Lancastrian In­terest, lost [...] membr. pen [...] Rob. de Digby. his life (with three of his Bre­thren) at Touton Field, in Yorkshire, where King Edward the Fourth, in the first year of His Reign, was Victorious.

Unto which King, Simon (at length) be­came so obsequious, as that in the 18th of His R [...]ign, in considerationEx ipso autogr. penes [...] D. [...]. of his good service done, and to be done, he obtain'd a Grant Ex ipso autogr. penes [...] D. Digby. of Ten pounds per annum, for life, out of Retford Mills, in Com. Nott. And, within two years after, for the same consideration,Pat. 20 P. 4. p. 1. m. 19. the like GrantPat. 20 P. 4. p. 1. m. 19. of the Forestership of Thorn­woods, on the Southern part of Shire­wo [...], in that County; with the Fee of four pence a day, for executing that Of­fice.

Nevertheless, no sooner did the Earl of Richmund land in this Realm, though but with a very slender strength, that that he, with [...]x [...]. vet mem­bran [...]. his six valiant Brothers; viz. another Sir Everard (then also of Tilton) Iohn Digby of [...]etilby; Rouland Digby of Welby, (both in Leicestershire) Lybeus Digby of Luff­ [...]am, in com. Rotel. Thomas, and Benjamin; not forgetting the old Lancastrian Interest, came in [...]x [...]. vet mem­bran [...]. freely unto him; and fought [...]x [...]. vet mem­bran [...]. stout­ly, on his part, at Bosworth-Field against King Richard; where the Victory falling to that Earl, being thenceforth King, by the name of Henry the Seventh, he advanced [...]x [...]. vet mem­bran [...]. Iohn and Thomas to the dignity of Knight­hood; making [...]x [...]. vet mem­bran [...]. the former also Knight-Mar­shal of His Houshold; and the other one of the Gentlemen Huishers of His Chamber, confer­ring Pat. 8. H 7. p. [...]. m 4. on him the Bailywick of [...]ney, in com. Buck. and Keepership of the Park there, where he thenceforth made his residence.

But, none of them had better advantages for their faithful services to that King, than Simon: for, in the first year of his R [...]ign, he obtained the StewardshipPat. 1 H. 7. p. 3. m. 12. of certain Lordships, in com. Rutl. viz. Uppingham, Preston, Ba­rou [...]hdon, Esenden, and Greteham: and of all the Lands formerly belonging to George Duke of Clarence, to hold for life: as also the like Office▪ Ib. p. 4. and Receivership for the Man­nor of B [...]dale, in com. Ebor. And, having in the second year of his Reign, been a Com­mander P [...]l [...]. Virg. p [...] 573. in His Army at the Battel of Stoke, had, in considerationPat. 7 H. 7. p. [...]. m. 18. of his acceptable ser­vices, a GrantPat. 7 H. 7. p. [...]. m. 18. of the Mannor of [...]avysb [...] ­ry, in the parish of Micham, in com. Surr. and to the heirs male of his body; and the next ensuing year, a GrantPat. 4 H. 7. m 8. of the Office of Comp­troller of the Petty-Customes in the Port of London: as alsoIbid, m. 26. of the Forestership of Thornwoods in Shirewood, formerly conferred upon him by King Edward the 4th, and,Ex autogr. penes praef. D. Digby. in 11 H. 7. of the Lordship of Co [...]e­shill before-specified, in special Tail (being at that time DeputyEx vet. ex­ [...]mpl. penes Sim. Mont­fort de Bes­co [...]e in com. Staff. [...]. to Iohn Earl of Ox­ford, Constable of the Tower of London.) Which Lordship came to the Crown, by the attainder of Sir Simon Montfort Knight, for his adherence to Perk [...]n Warbeck.

After this, in 12 H. 7. he had a Commission Pat. 12 H. 7. p 2 to exercise Marshal-Law, in the Counties of Devon and Cornwall, against divers Male­factors: and, having been SheriffRo [...]. Pip. de iisd. ann. of the Counties of Warwick and Leicester, in the first and ninth years of King Henry the Eighth, by his Testament [...] bearing date 22 Aug. 9 H 8. bequeathed his body to be buried in the Chancel of the parish Church of Coleshill, un­der a fair To [...]b, there erected in his life time; and departed [...] this life 24 Febr. 12 H. 8. leav­ing issue by Alice his wife, daughter [...] and heir to Iohn Waleys of Est-Raddon, in com. Devon. Esquire, Reginald Digby his son and heir; as also a younger son, called Thomas, from whom the Digby's of Mansfeild-Woodhouse, in com. Nott. are descended.

Which Reginald, by Ann his wife, daugh­ter I [...]. and coheir to Iohn Danvers of Cothorpe, in com. Oxon. Esquire, had issueI [...]. Iohn; who took to wifeIb. Ann the daughter of Sir George Throkmorton of Coughton, in com Warr. Kt: And he George, who being at the siege of [...]ut­phen, in 28 Eliz. had there the honor of KnighthoodIb. conferred on him: and, by Abigail his wife, daughterIb. to Sir Arthur Heveningham of ... in com. Norff. Knight, left issue l three sons; Robert, Philip, and this Iohn. Which Robert, being afterwards a Knight, and taking to wife Lettice, the Grandchild and heir female to Gerald Earl of Kildare, in Ireland; left issue Robert his son and heir, createdPat▪ 16 Jac. Lord Digby of Geashill, in that Realm by K. Iames; whose descendents do still enjoy that ho­nor,

As to the advancement of this Ioh [...], Ioh [...]. it was his own meer merits which brought it to pass. For, having first beenHist. of A [...] ­tiq. Univers. Oxon, p. 201. a. a Fellow-Commoner in Magdalen-Colledge, Oxon. and afterwards travelled into France and Italy, whereby he became singularly qualified: upon that designed Insurrection on Dunsmore-Health in War­wickshire, by those Unparallel'd Gunpow­der-Conspirators about the beginning of No­vember, 3 Iac. in order to the surprisal of the Princess Elizabeth (the King's daughter) then residing at Combe in that County, whereof the Lord Harington (her Guardian) had pri­vate intimation; he was, by that Lord, dis­patcht to the Court, to acquaint His Majesty therewith. Where his abilities and fidelity being amply discern'd by that prudent King; he was admitted Gentl [...]man of the privy­chamber, and one of His Majesties Carvers. Also, upon the sixteenth of March, 4 Iac. Knighted at Whitehall. And, in the moneth [Page 437] of April, An. 1611. (9 Iac.) imployed Embas­sador Ca [...]al of Nob. by R. B. into Spaine; so likewise inCa [...]al of Nob. by R. B. Octo­ber, An. 1614. (12 Iac.)

Moreover, 3 April, An. 1616. (14 Iac.) made Vice-ChamberlainAn [...]al. R. Jac. p [...]r Ca [...]. of his Majesties Hou­shold, and oneA [...]nal. R. Jac. p [...]r Ca [...]. of his Privy Council. And the next ensuing year (15 Iac.) being sentAn [...]al. R. Jac. p [...]r Ca [...]. again into Spaine; upon his return, was ad­vanced Pat. 16 Jac. p. 3. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, 25 Nov. 16. Iac. by the title of Lord Digby of Shireburne, in com. Dors.

After which, scil. An. 1620. (18 Iac.) he was sent EmbassadorCa [...]al. of Nob. ut supra. to the Arch Duke Al­bert; and the next year following▪ toCa [...]al. of Nob. ut supra. Fer­dinand the Emperor; as also to the Duke of Ba­varia. Whence returningAnnal. R. Jac u [...] supra. in October, An. 1621. he was again, scil in An. 1622. (20 Iac.) employed EmbassadorCatal. of Nob. by R. B. extraordinary to the Spaniard, touching a Marriage betwixt Prince Charles, and the Lady Maria, daugh­ter to Philip the Third, then King of that Realm, and createdPa [...]. 20 Jac. p. 14. Earl of Bristol, 15 Sept. the same year.

He marriedCatal. of Nob. ut supra. Beatrice, daughter to Charles Walcot of Walcot, in com. Salop. Esq widdow of Sir Iohn Dive of Bromham, in com. Bedf. Knight, by whom he had issueCatal. of Nob. ut supra. two sons; George, born at Madrid, in Spaine, in the month of October, An. 1612. and Iohn, born in England, in March, An. 1617. who dyed in France, unmarried. As also two daughters, Mary, married to Sir Arthur Chichester, now Lord Dunegal in Ireland, and Abigal to George Freake, [...]ldest son of Iohn Freake, of Shroughton, in [...]om. Dors. Esquire.

And departing this life at Paris in France, 16 Ian. An. 1653. was there buried in the com­mon burial place of the Hug [...]enots in that City.

To whom succeed George [...] his son and heir, in­stalled Knight of the Garter, An. Apr. 1661; which George, married Anne, daughter to Fran­cis late Earl of Bedford; and by her had issue two sons, viz. Iohn, his son and heir, who first married Alice, the only child of Robert Bourne of Blake-Hall, in the Parish of Bo­venger, in com. Essex. Esquire, by whom he had no issue; secondly Rachel, daughter of Sir Hugh Windham, Knight, one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas; the name of his second son was Francis, slain in that sharp Fight at Sea against the Dutch, on tuesday 28 Maii, An. 1672 He hath also two daughters, Diana, married to the Baron of Mol, in Flanders, and Anne, to Robert, now Earl of Sunder­land.

Francis Lord Verulam, Vicount St. Alban.
[16 Iac.]

COnsidering that this person was so emi­nent for his Learning, and other great abilities, as his excellent works will suf­ficiently manifest; though a short NarrativeImpr. Lo [...]d. an. 1670. of his life, is already set forth by Doctor William Raleigh, his domestique Chaplain▪ I am not wil­ling to omit the taking notice of such particulars, as are most memorable of him; and therefore shall briefly recount; partly from that Narrative, and partly from other authorities, what I have observed in order thereto

As to his Parentage, he was [...]. the youngest of those two male Children, which Sir Nicholas Bacon of Redgrave, in com. Suff. Knight, had by Anne his wife, one of the six daughters of Sir Anthony Cooke of Giddy-Hall, in com. Essex. Knight, (a person much honoured for his Learn­ing, and being Tutor to King Edward the Sixth) all those Daughters being exquisitely skilledAnnal. Eli [...]. per Camd [...] an. 1576. in the Greek and Latine Tongues.

Which Nicholas, having been a diligent Stu­dent of the Laws inLife of &c. by Dr. Raul [...]y Grays Inn, was made Pat. 38 H. 8. p 6. the Kings Attorney in the Court of Wards, in 38 H. 8. and up [...]n the death of that King, (which soon after hapned) had his Patent for the same trust, renewedPat. 1 E 6 p. 3. m. 36. by his son and suc­cessor King Edward the Sixth. In the sixth year of whose Reign, he was constitutedOrig. Jurid. p. 298. Treasu­rer for that Noble Society of Grays-Inn, whereof he had been so long a Member. And being grown famous for his knowledge, was shortly after, viz. in 1 Eliz. madePat. 1 [...]. p 3. Lord Kee­per of the Great Seal of England, and Knigh­ted, M. [...]in offic. Ar [...]. f. 167. b. which Office in his time, was by Act of Parliament made equal in authority with the Chancellours.

What I have otherwise observed of this Sir Nicholas Bacon, is,Annal. Eli [...] ut supra in an. 1564. that being no friend to the Queen of Scots, (then Prisoner in England) he wasAnnal. Eli [...] ut supra in an. 1564. privy, and assenting to what Hales had publisht, in derogation to her title, as next and lawful Successor to Queen Elizabeth; assert­ing that of the House of Suf [...]olk before it, for which, Hales sufferedIbid. imprisonment, and had not Cecill stood his faithful friend,Ibid. so might he; nothing being more distastful to Queen Eli­zabeth, then a dispute upon that point. Next, that in 14 Eliz. upon those Proposals made by the Nobility of Scotland, for her enlarge­ment, he opposedIb. i [...] [...]. 1571. it; alleadging,Ib. i [...] [...]. 1571. that no security could ballance the danger thereof. Lastly, that upon his death, which hapned in April, An. 1579. (21 Eliz.) this CharacterIb. in an. 1579. is given of him by the Learned Camden, viz. that he was Vir praepingius, ingenio acerrimo, singulari prudentia, summ [...] eloquentia, tenaci memori [...], & sacris con­siliis alterum columen: Of persons very corpulent, most quick Wit, singular Prudence, admirable Elo­quence, special Memory, and another pillar to the Privy-Council.

Whereupon, being interred on the South side of the Quire in St. Pauls Cathedral, with­in the City of London, he had a noble Monu­ment, [...] there erected to his memory, with this [...]pitaph,

[Page 438] Hîc Nicolaum ne Beconem conditum ex­istima illum, tam diu Britannici Regni se­ [...]undum columen; exitium malis, Bonis Asylum; ca [...]ca quem non extulit ad hunc honorem sors; sed Aequitas, Fides, Doctri­na, Pietas, unica & prudentia. Neu for­tè raptum crede, qui unica brevi, vitâ pe­renni emerit duas, agit vitam secundam cae­lites, inter animas. Fama implet orbem, vita qu [...]e illi tertia est. Hac positum in arâ est corpus, olim animi domus, Ara dicata sempiternae memoriae.

Thus much touching the Parentage of this Francis; his BirthLif [...] of, &c [...]y Dr. Rauley. being at York-House in the Strand, upon the twenty second day of Ia­nuary, An. 1560. (2 Eliz.) It is observed,Lif [...] of, &c [...]y Dr. Rauley. that in his tender years, his pregnancy was such, as gave great indication of his future high accom­plishments; in so much, as Queen Eliz. took notice of him, and called him the young Lord Keeper; also, that asking him, how old he was, though but a Boy, he answered, that he was two years younger then her Maj [...]sties most happy Reign.

As to his Education, he was [...]. of Trinitie-Colledge, in Cambridge, under the tuition of Doctor Iohn Whitgift, then Master there, but afterwards the renowned Archbishop of Can­terbury. Where having with great proficien­cy, spent some time, he was sentIb. into France, with Sir Amias Paulet, her Majesties Leiger Am­bassador, and thence intrusted with a message Ib. to the Queen, which he performed with much approbation; and so returned.

After this, coming from Travail, and ap­plying himself to the study of the Common Law, he was seatedIb. in [...]rays-Inn. Where in short time, he became so highly esteemed for his abilities, as that in 30 Eliz. (being then but 28 years of age) that honorable society, choseOrig. Juri [...]. p. 295. a. him for their Lent Reader: and in 32 Eliz. was made Pat. 32 Eliz. p. 11. one of the Clerks of the Council.

In 42 Eliz. beingOrig. Jurid. 295. b. double Reader in that House, and affecting much the ornament there­of, he causedIb. 27 [...]. b. that beautiful Grove of [...]lmes, to be planted in the Walks, which yet remain. And upon the 23 of Iuly, 1 Iac. was Knight­ed MS. in offi­cio Arm. at Whitehal. Shortly after which, viz. in 2 Iac. he was madePat. 2 Jac. p. 1 [...]. one of the Kings Coun­cil learned, having therewith a GrantPat. 2 Jac. p. 1 [...]. of forty pounds per annum fee; and in 5 Iac. constitu­ted Pat. 5 Jac. p. 14. his Majesties Sollicitor General. In 9 Iac. he was madePat. 9 Jac. p joint Judge with Sir Thomas Va­vasor, then Knight Marshal, of the Knight Mar­shal's Court, then newly [...]rected within the Verge of the Kings House, and in 11 Iac. (27 Oct.) being madePat▪ 11 Jac. p 5. Atturney General, was sworn [...]nnal R. Jac per Camd. of the Privy Council.

In 14 Iac. he was constitutedIb▪ in [...] ▪ 1717. Lord Keeper of the great Seal, (7 Martii) being then fifty four years of age. At which time, the King admonishtIb▪ in [...]. 1717. him, that he should Seal nothing rashly; as also that he should judge uprightly, and not extend the Royal Prerogative too high. After which, viz. upon the seventh day of May (which was the first day of Easter Term next ensuing) he made his solemn proceedingIb. to Westmin­ster hall, in this order; first the writing Clerks and inferiour Officers belonging to the Court of Chancery. Next the Students of the Law. Th [...]n the Gentlemen of his own Family. After them, the Sergeant at Arms, and bearer of the Great Seal on foot. Then himself on Horseback, in a Gown of Purple Satin, riding betwixt the Lord Treasurer and Lord Privy Seal. Next divers Earls, Barons, and Privy Councillors. Then the Judges of the Court at UUestminster, whose place in that proceeding was assigned after the Privy Councellors. And when he came into the Court, the Lord Treasurer and Lord Privy Seal, gave him his Oath, the Clerk of the Crown read­ing it.

Upon the fourth of Ianuary, 16 Iac. he was made Lord ChancellorClaus▪ 16 Jac. in dorso p [...]15. of England. On the eleventh of Iuly next ensuing, createdPat. 16 Jac. p. 11. Lord Verulam, and on the twenty seventh of Ianua­ry, 18 Iac. advancedPat. 18 Jac. p. 4. to the dignity of Vicount St. Alban; his solemn InvestitureAnnal R. Jac. i [...] a. 1621. being then performed at Theobalds; his Robe carried before him by the Lord Carew, and his Coronet by the Lord Wentworth. Whereupon, he gave the King seavenfold thanks;Annal R. Jac. i [...] a. 1621. first for making him his Sollicitor, secondly his Attorney, thirdly one of his Privy Council, fourthly Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, fifthly Lord Chancellor, sixth­ly Baron Verulam; and lastly Vicount St. Al­ban

But long he enjoyed not that great Office of Lord Chancellor, for in Lent, 18 Iac. Cor­ruption in the exercise thereof being objected, Org. Jurid. in Chro [...]. p. 102. against him, (of which 'tis believed his ser­vants were most guilty, and he himself not much accessory) the Great Seal was takenIb. from him, and committed to the custody of Henry Vicount Mandevill, (at that time President of the Coun­cil) and certain other Lords Commissioners: and upon the tenth of Iuly after, toIb. p. 104. Doctor Iohn Williams, Dean of UUestminster, after­wards Bishop of Lincolne.

Towards his rising years, he marriedLife of, &c. by. Dr. Rau­leigh. Alice, one of the daughters and coheirs to Benedict Barn­ham, Alderman of London, with whom he had an ample portion; but by her had no Chil­dren, to perpetuate his memory, which his learn­ed Works, being for the most part composed in the five last years of his life, will amply supply, being then totally retired from all civil affairs, and applying himself daily to contemplation and studie; the particulars were these,Ib. viz.

¶The History of the Reign of King Henry the Seaventh.

Abcedarium Naturae; or a Metaphisical piece now lost.

Historia Ventorum.

Historia vitae & mortis.

Historia Densi & Rari, not yet Printed.

Historia Gravis & levis, which is also lost.

A Discourse of a War with Spaine.

A Dialogue touching an Holy War.

The Fable of the New Atlantis.

A Preface to a digest of the Laws of England.

The beginning of the History of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth.

¶De Augmentis Scientiarum; or the advancement to Learning, put into Latin, with several en­richments and Enlargements.

¶Councils Civil and Moral; Or his Books of Es­says, likewise enriched and enlarged.

¶The Conversion of certain Psalmes into English Verse.

The Translaion of the History of King Henry the [Page 439] Seventh, into Latine; as also of the Councils, Civil and Moral, and Dialogue of the Holy War.

His-Book de Sapientiâ veterum, revised.

¶Inquisitio de Magnete.

¶Topica Inquisitionis de Luce & Lumine.

Not Printed.

¶Silva Silvarum, or his Natural History.

He departedI [...]. this life, upon the ninth day of April, 1626. (being Easter day) in the six­ty sixth year of his age, at the Earl of Arun­del's House in Higngate near London, to which place he casually repaired about a week before; and was buriedIbid. in the North side of the Chancel in St. Michaels Church at St. Albans, according to the appointment by his last Will and Testament; becauseIbid. the Body of his Mother lay there interred, it being the only Church remaining within the precinct of old Verulam, where he hath a Monument of white Marble, representing his full body in a con­templative posture, siting in a chair; erected by Sir Thomas Meautys Knight, formerly his Secretary, but afterwards Clerk of the Council to King Iames, and King Charles the first. On which is this following Epitaph, composed by the learned Sir Henry Wotton, Knight.

Franciscus Bacon, Baro de Verulam, S. Albani vi­cecomes: seu, no [...]ioribus titulis

Scientiarum lumen, facundiae lex, [...]ic sedebat.

Qui, postquam omnia Naturalis sapientiae, & Ci­vilis Arcana evolvisset, Naturae decretum exple­vit, composita solvantur, An. Dom. MDCXXVI. Aetatis Lxvi.

Tanti viri memoriae Thomas Meautus superstitis c [...]ltor; defuncti Admirator.

H. P.

Hamilton, Earl of Cambridge.
[17 Iac.]

THe first of this Family, that enjoyed this Honor, was Iames Marquess of Ha­milton in Scotland, sonCatal. of Nob. [...]y R. [...]. to Iohn Earl of Arran. Which Iohn, being the first Catal. of Nob. [...]y R. [...]. in that Realm, who bore the Title of Mar­quess, was sonCatal. of Nob. [...]y R. [...]. to Iames Earl of Arran, (Regent of Scotland, upon the death of King Iames the fifth, and madeCatal. of Nob. [...]y R. [...]. Duke of Chas [...]all-Herauld, in Poictou, by Henry the second King of France) and he GrandsonLes [...]. p. 463. to Sir Iames Hamilton, Knight▪ createdH [...] [...] Boet. p. 388. n. [...]. Earl of Arran, by King Iames the third, whose sister Mariana he had marriedH [...] [...] Boet. p. 388. n. [...]..

In the year 1619. (17 Iac.) this Iames Iames. Mar­quess of Hamilton, was by Letters Patents, bearing date 16 Iunii, advancedPa [...]. 17. Jac. p. 1. to the digni­ty of Baron of Ennerdale in Cumberland, and Earl of Cambridge: also made Gentleman [...] of the Kings Royal Bedchamber, 4 Martii, An. 1620, (18 Iac.) and Lord Steward of his Houshold; likewise Knight [...] of the most No­ble Order of the Garter, towards the latter end of that Kings Reign. And having married [...] An­ [...]e Cunningham, daughter to Iames Earl of Glen­ca [...]ne, by her had issueIbid. two sons, Iames and William; as also three daughters; Anne, mar­ried to ... Lindsey Earl of Craford, in Scotland, Margaret and Mary: and dyingAnn [...]l R. Jac u [...] su­pra. at UUhitehall, Ann [...]l R. Jac u [...] su­pra. 2 Martii, An. 1624. 22 Iac. (towards the end of which year, King Iame [...], himself departed this life) was buried at Ha­milton in Scotland, with his Ancestors.

Whereupon Iames Iame [...]. his eldest son, succeeding him, as well in these his English, as other his Scotish honours, grew in such favor with King Charles the first, (then newly arrived to the Crown) as that he was shortly after, made one of the Gentlemen of his Bedchamber, Knight of the Garter, and Master of the Horse.

And in An. 1638. (14 Car. 1.) upon those Tumults raised in Scotland, under colour of asserting the Religion there established, was about the end of May imployed thither, in order to the appeasing thereof: whence he returned in November following.

Moreover, upon that great Insurrection o [...] the Scots, in An. 1639. (15 Car. 1.) which occasio­ned his Majesty to raise considerable Forces by Sea and Land, (himself also marching in per­son thither) this Marquess had the whole Fleet (prepared for that service) committed to his trust and conduct.

And after that, upon a farther Insurrection the [...]e, being sent again into that Realm, in or­der to his Majesties Service, for the better coun­tenancing him therein, had the Title of a Duke conferred upon him. Where he continued un­til the year 1643. At which time the Scots ha­ving levyed another Army, (consisting of eigh­teen thousand Foot, and two thousand Horse) in ayd of the English Rebels, (whose power at that time began much to decline, by reason of the many Victories which the king had ob­tained in sundry parts of the Realm against them) He hasted to the King then at Oxford, accom­panied with his Brother Lanerick, giving out to all the Governors of such Towns and Castles, as lay in his road; that being banished their Country, for their Loyalty to his Majesty, and plundered of their Estates by the Covenanters, they were at that time thus constrained to [...]lee, for the safety of their lives.

What cause of suspition the King then had of his Fidelity, is unknown to me; yet sure I am, that upon his arrival16 Dec▪ 1643. at Oxford, his Majesty did not only refuse him access to his pre­sence, but sent3 Ja [...]. 1643. him Prisoner to Pendennis. Castle in Cornwall, where he continued till the month of August, in An. 1646. when all being lost, that with the rest of his Garrisons, were totally surrendred, whereupon he went again into Scotland.

After which, his Majesty being sold by the Brethren of that Realm, (to whom he had fled for refuge) unto the Covenanting Presbyte­rians here; and from them at length taken by the Independents, and made prisoner in the Isle of Wiht; this Duke discerning how distastful to the World those Hucksters then were, for for thus making Merchandise of their native King, and their Brethren in England grown odious, not restoring him to his R [...]yal power, when they might: as also that the Independents were generally abominated, for pretending his Re­stauration, and afterwards keeping him close prisoner in that Island, made overture to the Scots for raising an Army, in order to his Res­cue. [Page 440] Which seeming plausible to them, but much more to the Royalists, he wanted neither Men nor Arms, to serve him in that adventure, and to the intent he might therein, obtain the favor of the Kirke, declared for the Covenant, and marcht into England.

But,17 A [...]g [...]648. by that time he got to Preston in Lancashire, his Horse and Foot being at a large distance asunder, [...]romwell and Lambert there fell upon him with such advantage; as that he became necessitated to forsake his Foot, and to march Southward. In which, being closely pursued, and not able to make head, he was taken Prisoner at Uto [...]eter in Staffordshire.

Some say he rendred himself by Articles to L [...]mbert, as he pleaded at his Tryal; others, that he yielded upon mercy, to the Lord Grey of Gr [...]y; but being thence, first brought Pri­soner to Windsore-Castle, and afterwards to London▪ the business was, to obtain from him a discovery of such Members of either House, then siting at UUestminster, or others of note in the City, as had thus invited him into England. Which if any did, he revealed them not, but offered an hundred thousand pounds to save his life, and to unite with Argyle, (the greatest confident of all their Party,) as it was then said. Whereupon, Messengers being dis­patcht into Scotland, to sound Argyle, the High Court of Justice, deferred his Sentence for a time. But upon such return as came from thence, he received the doom by Bradshaw, on Tuesday 6 Martii, 1648. and ond Friday next ensuing, lost his Head upon a Sc [...]ffold, near the Gates of UUestminster-Hall.

This unhappy Man took to Wife the Lady Mary, the eldest daughter to William Earl of Den [...]igh, by whom he had issue two daugh­t [...]rs, viz. the Lady Anne, and Lady Susanna; which Lady Anne, by the deposition of William d [...]Hamil [...]on her Unkle, succeeded to the honor and estate of her Father, after the decease of her sa [...]d Unkle, and became the wife of William Earl of Se [...]kirke, eldest son to the Marquess of Douglasse.

Which William Wil [...]iam. having thus married her, was created Duke of Hamilton, shortly after the happy Restauration of our present Soveraign, King Charles the Second. The other daughter, viz. Lady Susanna, married to Iohn Earl of Cas [...]ls in Scotland.

But upon the death of this last mentioned Iames, Willi [...]m Earl of Lan [...]rick his Brother, immediately succeeded him in his Honors. Of whom I have no more to say, than that accom­panying our present Soveraign King Charles the S [...]cond, with the Scottish Army into England, in An. 1651. he received a mortal wound at UUorce [...]ter Fight, upon the third of Septem­ber, the same year, whereof he soon after died, having had issue by Elizabeth his wife, eldest daughter to Iames Earl of Dirlton in Scot­land, one son, called Iames, who died young, and five daught [...]rs; Anne, married to Robert Lord C [...]rn [...]gie, eldest son to the Earl of Sou­th [...]sk [...], and now Earl of Southeske; Eli­z [...]beth to Iames Lord Kilmores, eldest son to the Earl of Gl [...]ncarne, Lord High Chancel­lor of Scotland; Mary, to Iames Lord Al­m [...]t, now Earl of Calendar; Diana, who died young; and Margaret to Sir Iohn Blair, Knight▪ L [...]ird of Blaire, the head of an antient [...]amily in that Realm.

Filding Earl of Denbigh▪
[18 Iac.]

THough none of this Family did arrive to the degree and dignity of Peers in this Realm, until the time of King Iames his Reign, yet were they persons of great Note and Eminency, for many ages before, and Paternally descended from the Earls of Has­purgh, (which were Count Palatines in Ger­many,) as is most apparent from a LetterEx autog. p [...]nes Basil Co. Denb. of Atturney, made by Geffrey Fildyng, Geffrey. bearing date at Munsterton, in com. Leic. on the feast day of St. Barnabas the Apostle, 9 E. 2. wherein he calls himself Filius Galfridi Filii Galfridi Com. de Hap spurgh, & domini de Laufenburg, & Rinfilding in Germaniâ; and by the consent of Agnes de Napton, his wife, gives power to William Pure­fey, to deliver seis [...] of his Mannor of Mun­sterton, unto Sir Rauf de Stanlow, and of one yard Land in Lutterworth, which his Mother Maud de Colville, sometime held: as also from an antient Parchment,Ex autog. p [...]nes Basil Co. Denb. written about King Ed­ward the Fourths time, which sheweth the occasion of the same Geffry his coming into England, in these words; Memorandum, quod Galfridus Comes Hapspurgicus, propter oppressio­nes sibi illatas à Comite Rodolpho, qui postea elec­tus erat Imperator, ad summam paupertatem re­dactus; unus ex filiis suis, nomine Galfridus, mi­litavit in Angliâ sub Rege Henrico tertio. Et quia pater ejus Galfridus Comes, [...]abuit praetensiones ad certa dominia in Lauffenburg, & Rinfelden, retinuit sibi nomen de Felden Anglicè Fielding. Et reliquit, ex Matildâ de Colevile, uxore su [...], Galfridum, Johannem, & Thomam, tunc pu [...] ­ros. Galfridus Filding, duxit in uxorem Agne­tem, Filiam Johannis de Napton, qui fuit frater Roberti de Napton militis, ex Aliciâ filiâ Ricar­di de Misterton, uxore suâ; & habuit exitum Willielmum Filding, q [...]i duxit in uxorem Johan­nam filiam Willielmi Prudhome, ex Julianâ fi­li [...] & haerede Roberti de Newnham: & ex illâ ge­nuit Johannem Filding militem, qui ex Marga­reta Purfrey uxore suâ, genuit Willielmum Fil­ding militem; qui quidem Willielmus duxit in uxorem Agnetem de Seyton, & habuit exitum, Johannem, Everardum, Edwardum, & Marti­nam Filding.

It seems that King Henry the Third, much tendered the low condition of this Geffrey, who was thus in Arms on his behalf, here in Eng­land; and that by reason thereof, he gave him certain Rewts and Fees, lying in sundry places, fo [...] his support: for in a RollIbid. of them, yet extant, written in Edward the Thirds time, whereunto the title is, Redditus & Feoda Willi­elmi Filding, filii Galfridi, filii Galfridi, filii Galfridi, Comitis de Hapsberg, Lauffenburg, & Rhinfelden; in the margent thereof is this Inscription, Ex dono quondam Regis Henri [...]i, filii Regis Iohannis.

As the testimony of these things, is really of much honour to this Family, so is it appa­rent, that it hath heretofore been of no small estimation amongst them; for in an old Book, Ibid. sometime belonging to the Hospital of St. Iohn [Page 441] Baptist, in Lutterworth, I find this written; Notum sit omnibus hunc librum visuris, quod ego Willielmus Veysey, Magister Hospitalis St. Joh. Bapt. de Luterworth, praesens fui, quando Jo­hannes Fylding, qui postea erat miles; eodem an no, quo inserviebat Johannem Ducem Bedfordiae, in bello contra Gallos, tradidit multas veteres scrip­turas custodiendas. Thomae Bellers Gentilman; quae certificabant dominum Galfridum Feldyng filium fuisse Galfridi Comitis de Hapspurgh, &c. (ut supra.) And likewise this following ex­pression, made by Sir William Filding Knight, who lived in the time of King Henry the Eighth; The Evidence of all these things was left with William Cave, the son of Thomas Cave Gentle­man, by Sir William Filding, before the Bat­tel of Tewksbury: and a Bill of Remembrance of the same, after given to Richard Cave, which was also written in the same Book of William Vey­sy, Master of the Hospital of St. John Baptist of Lutterworth.

This was the Bok of my Fader

Sir Everard Fylding.

Which Iohn Iohn. (who married Margaret Pur­frey) having servedIbid. in the Wars of France, and been dignifyedIbid. with the honor of Knight­hood, left issue William William. his son and heir; a person so well affected to the Lancastrians, in the Civil Wars betwixt them and the House of York; that, no sooner did King Henry the Sixth regain his Soverainty (viz. in 49 of His Reign) but that he constitutedRot. Fin. 49 H. 6. m. 9. him Sheriff of the Counties of Cambridge and Hun­tington, he beingClaus. 17 E. 4. m. 16. then a Knight; in which year, fighting on the behalf of that King, in the Battel of Tewksbury, he lostLel. Itin. vol. 6. f. 93. his life, and was there buriedLel. Itin. vol. 6. f. 93..

This Sir William, by Agnes the daughter and heirEx autogr penes e­undem comitem. of Seton, with whom he hadEx autogr penes e­undem comitem. the Lord­ship of Martinesthorp, in com. Rutl. and a descentEx autogr penes e­undem comitem. in blood, from those great Families of Vaux, Longvile; and Bellers (a younger branch Ex vet. membr. penes, G. Lascels de Knighton, in com. Nott. of Moubray) left issueEx autogr. penes praef. comitem. Everard Filding Everard. his son and heir, Sheriff of the Counties of War­wick and Leicester, inRot. Fin. 21 E 4. m. 6. 21 E. 4. And, in in 2 H. 7. a CommanderPolyd. Virg. p. 573. n. 40. in the King's Army at the Battel of Stoke. So likewise at Ex vet. membr. pe­nes praef. co­mitem. Black-heath in Kent, in 12 H. 7. Which Everard, being madeEx Rot. pe­nes H. St. George Nor­roy. Knight of the Bath, at the marriage of Prince Arthur, in 15 of that Kings Reign, was Custos Ex vet. membr. penes praef. comi­tem. Rotulorum in the County of Leicester, within two years after: and, by his Testament,Holder, qu. 5. bequeathing his Bo­dy to be buryed before the Altar of our blessed Lady, in the Black Fryers at Northamp­ton, departedHolder, qu. 5. this life in 6 Hen. 8. leaving issue by [...]x Fenestra apud Neun­ham. Iellis Russel his wife,William. William Filding Esquire, Sheriff [...]x autogr. penes praef. com. of Rutland, in 11, 12 and 18 Hen. 8. afterwards Knight; who, having been imploy'd for raising Forces, out of his Tenants, and otherwise, for the wars of France, and Scotland, in the time of King Henry the Eighth, as by several Privy Seals [...]x autogr. penes praef. com. appeareth; assisted with no less than Sixteen Horse, at his own charges, against the Scots; as by the Regi­sters sometime belonging to the Council-Table hath been observed: as also withIbid. Ten able per­sons (most Archers and Gunners) in that Na­val preparation, made by the same King, under the conduct of the Earl of Southampton, for the preventing such attempts, as might be exercised by the Pope, or his Agents, whose Supremacy he had in his Realms abolisht: And was in such esteem with Queen Iane (third wife to that King) as that, in 29 H. 8. upon her delivery of Prince Edward, she sent a Privy-Seal Ibid. unto him, signifying the same, with de­sire of his Congratulation and Prayers.

This Sir William, William. by Elizabeth daughterInscrip. T [...] ­mult ap [...]d Kirby mo­nach. to Sir Thomas Puttney of Misterton Knight, leav­ing issue Basil, Basil. died [...]sc. a E. 6. 24 Sept. 2 E. 6. which Ba­sil marriedInscrip. T [...] ­mu [...]t ap [...]d Kirby. Godith, second of the seven daugh­ters, and coheirs to William Willington William. of Bar­cheston, in com. Warr. Esquire. By whom he had issue William, SheriffRot. Pip. de iisd. Ann. of Warwickshire, in 31 Eliz. and thriceRot. Pip. de iisd. Ann. of Rutland; viz. 24, 34, and 40 Eliz. who, being afterwards a Kt, by Dorothy his wife, daughterEx autogr. penes [...]un­dem com. to Sir Raphe Lane (by a daughter and coheir to the Lord Parr of Horton) he had issue Basill, Basil. Sheriff of Warwickshire, in 9 Iac,

Which Basil, by Elizabeth daughter to Sir Walter Aston of Tixhall, in com. Staff. Knight, had issue William, William. who was KnightedMS. in offin­cio Ann. at Bel­voir-Castle, 23 Apr. 1 Iac, and upon the 30th of December, 18 Iac. advancedPat. 18 Jac. p. 19. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Feild­ing of Newhham-Padox: as alsoPat. 18 Jac. p. 19. to that of Vicount Feilding. In 19 Iac. he was madePat. 19. Jac. p. 4. Ma­ster of the King's great Wardrobe: and upon the 14th of Sept. 20 Iac. createdPat. 20 Jac. p. 14. an Earl, by the Title of Earl of Denbigh. And, having mar­ried Mary, daughter to Sir George Villers of Brokesby, in com. Leic. Knight (sister to George late Duke of Buckingham) left issue by her two sons, Basil, who succeeded him in his ho­nors; and George, createdIbid, p. 1. Lord Feilding of the Caghe, in the Realm of Ireland; as also Vicount Callan, and Earl of Desmond, in re­version, after the death of Sir Richard Preston Kt, then Earl of Desmond, by Letters-patents, bearing date 22 Nov. 20 Iac. He also had issue four daughters; viz. the Lady Mary, married to Iames Marquess of Hamilton in Scotland; (afterwards created Duke of Hamilton) Anne to Baptist, son and heir to Edward Vicount Campden; Elizabeth to Lewes Vicount of [...]e­nelmeky in Ireland; created Countess of Guilford, by our present Soveraign K. Charles the Second, 14 Iulii, in the 12th year of His Reign; and Henrietta Maria, who died young.

This Earl William, adhering stedfastly to the late King Charles the First, of blessed memory, in the times of the late Usurpation, perform'd the part of a stout and valiant soldier, in sun­dry Battels; but, at length, had the hard fate to receive divers mortal wounds in a sharp Skirmish with the Enemy near Bermingham, in com. War. 3 Aprilis, An. 1643. whereof he died the eighth day of the same moneth; where­upon, his Corps being conveyed to Mouks-Kir­by, in that County, was there buried with his Ancestors.

Unto whom succeeded Basil [...] Basil. his son and heir.

Which Basil, by reason of his descent from Agnes the daughter and heir to Iohn de St. Liz, otherwise called Seyton (a branch of the most noble Family of St. Liz, sometimes Earles of Northampton and Huntington) was, through the special favour of His Majesty King Charles the Second, created Lord St. Liz, upon the second of February, 16 Car. 2. And, marri­ed [Page 444] four wives; 1. Anne, daughter to Richard Earl of Portland, Lord High Treasurer of England. 2 Barbara, daughter and sole heir to Sir Iohn Lambe Knight, Dean of the Arches-Court of Canterbury, and Chancellor to the late Queen Mother: 3 Elizabeth, the eldest of the three daughters and coheirs to Edward late Earl of Bath: And Fourthly Dorothy, daughter to Francis Lane of Glendon, in com. Northamp. Esquire, but by none of them hath any issue.

Iohn Ramsey Earl of Holderness.
[18 Iac.]

THis Iohn, being a Page [...] to King Iames, and attending him to the House of Earl Gowry, at Perth in Scotland, upon the fifth of August, An. 1600. fortun'd to be the happy Rescuer [...] of His Majesty from that bar­barous Murther, which the same [...]arl, and his brother Alexander (then one of the King's Bed-chamber) had Trayterously Conspir'd to act upon him. For which most faithful service, he was advanced [...] to the Title of Vicount Hading­ton; and, for an Augmentation of Honor, had [...] an Arme holding a naked Sword, with a Crown on the midst thereof, with an Heart at the point, given him, to impale with his own Armes; and this Motto, Haec dextra vindex Prin­cipis & Patriae.

And, having deserved thus well▪ after King Iames attain'd the Crown of this Realm, re­ceived farther benefits, and countenance; so that in An. 1608. (6 Iac.) he gain'dAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. Elizabeth, the daughter of Robert Earl of Sussex, in mar­riage. But, in 17 Iac. upon an emulationIb. be­twixt him, and the Vicounts Fenton and Don­caster (his Country-men) be retiredIb. out of England, with the King's leave: yet return'd Ib. again shortly after, and with higher esteem than before: for, upon the 22th of Ian. An. 1620. (18 Iac.) he was createdPat. 18 Jac. p. 16. Baron of King­ston scilicet Kingston upon Thames) and Earl of Holderness; with this special addition of honor; that,Pat. 18 Jac. p. 16. upon the Fifth of August Annual­ly (which was a day appointed to be kept Holy, in giving Thanks to God, for that King's pre­servation) that he, and his heirs male for ever, should bear the Sword of State before the King, in remembrance of His happy deliverance.

He marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. twice; first Elizabeth, daugh­ter to Robert Earl of Sussex; by whom he had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. two sons, Iames and Charles; and one daughter, named Elizabeth, who died young. And surviving her, took to wife Martha, the daughter of Sir William Cokain Knight, Alder­man of London; who, overliving him, became the wife of Montagu Lord Willoughby, at that time son and heir to the Earl of Lindsey.

Grevil Lord Brook.
[18 Iac.]

IN the time of King Henry the Eighth, Sir Edward Grevill Edward. of Milcote, in the County of Warwick Knight, being a branch of that antient Family of Grevill, seated at Campden in Glocestershire, in the time of King Edward the Third; upon the death of Robert Willoughby Lord Brook (who died Esc. 16 H. 8. n. 3. 10 Nov. 13 H. 8.) leavingEsc. 16 H. 8. n. 3. Elizabeth, Anne, and Blanch, his Cosins and next heirs; viz. Esc. 16 H. 8. n. 3. daughters of Edward his only son, by Eliza­beth, one of the three daughters and coheirs to Richard Lord Beauchamp of Powyk, and Al­cester; obtain'd the WardshipEx coll. Henr. Fer­rers ar. of Elizabeth, the eldest of them; and at length sole heir (Anne dying afterwards unmarried) Blanch, who became the wife of Sir Francis D'autrey Knight, having no issue) with purposeEx coll. Henr. Fer­rers ar. to marry her to Iohn his son and heir: but she preferring Fouke, the younger, in her affecti­ons, weddedEx coll. Henr. Fer­rersar. him.

Which Fouke Fouke. (by this meanes becoming her Husband) in her right, possessed divers fair Lordships of her Inheritance: amongst which, [...]eatingLel. Itin. vol. 4. f. 168. himself at Beauchamp's-Court the Mannor-House to his Lordship of Alcester, in com. Warr. and beingLel. Itin. vol. 4. f. 168. a Knight, he depart­ed Inscrip. Tumuli apud Alcester. this life 10 Nov. An. 1559. (1 Eliz.) leaving issue Fouke Fouke. his son and heir, and Ro­bert a younger son. Which Fouke was Knight­ed MS. in officio Arm. m. 18 in 7 Eliz. beingEsc 8 Eliz. at that time 29 years of age; and died in An. 1606. (4 Iac.) leaving issue by Anne his wise, daughterCatal. of Nob. by R. B. to Raphe Nevill Earl of Westmorland, Fouke his son and heir, and one only daughter called Marga­ret, married to Sir Richard Verney of Comp­ton-Murdak in com. Warr. Knight.

This last mentioned Fouke, Fouke. having been a servant in Court to Queen Elizabeth, for ma­ny years, continued so to King Iames; by whom he wasI. 8 in offic. Arm. f. 17. b. made Knight of the Bath at his Coronation. And, in 2 Iac. obtain'd a GrantPat. 2 Jac. p. 16. of the then ruinous Castle at War­ [...]ck (for no part of it was at that time ha­bitable, excepting one of the Towers, which the County made use of for a Goale) with all the waste-Grounds thereto belonging. And, ha­ving also formerly purchasedPat. 44 Eliz. p. 5. from Queen Elizabeth, that antient and spacious Park at Wedgnock (formerly belonging to the same Castle) took in hand the repair of that decay­ed Fabrick. Which at length being accom­plisht (but with no small cost) he farther beautified it, with such comely Gardens, and pleasant walks, as the like are not in those parts; making also divers purchases afterwards of other Lands thereabous, which, as a noble demesn, he annext thereunto.

After which, in 12 Iac. being constituted Pat. 12 Jac. p. 18. n. 3. & n. 6. under-Treasurer, and Chancellor of the Ex­chequer, he was made choice of for one of that King's Privy-Council. And, meriting much for his faithful services in those imploy­ments, was, by Letters Patents,Pat. 18 Jac. p. 13. bearing date 9 Ian. 18 Iac. advanced to the dignity of a [Page 443] Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Brooke of Beauchamp's-Court; with limi­tation of that Honor, in default of issue-male of his own body, unto Robert Grevil, son of Fowke, son to the before-specified Robert, se­cond son to the first Sir Fowke Grevill, and to the heirs-males of his body. Which Robert, being a servant to Queen Elizabeth, first brought him to Court. And, the next ensu­ing year, surrendringAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. his Office of Chancel­lor of the Exchequer; which was thereupon conferr'dAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. on Sir Richard Weston Knight, (af­terwards Lord Treasurer and Earl of Port­land) was admittedAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. one of the Gentlemen of the King's Royal Bedchamber.

But, about eight years after, neglecting to reward one Haywood, who had spent the great­est and chiefest part of his age, in his personal service; and being expostulated with there­upon, he received a mortal stab, on his back, by that very person then private with him in his bed-chamber at Brooke-House, in the Suburbs of London, whereof he diedI. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 17. b. 30 Sept. An. 1628. (5 Car. 1.) being at that time 74 years of age.

Which being done; the Assassinate (discern­ing his own condition desperate) went into another Roome; and there having lockt the dore, murthered himself with his own Sword.

This Noble Lord dying thus, his Corps was brought to Warwick, and there solemnly interred upon the Twenty seventh of October following, in a Vault under that building, situ­ate on the North-side of the Collegiate-Church, which had formerly been the Chapter-House thereto; wherein he had, by his life-time, erect­ed a fair Tombe, with this Epitaph; ‘Fulke Grevill, Servant to Queen Elizabeth; Councellor to King James, and Friend to Sir Philip Sidney.’ Leaving no issue; for he never married. Where­upon Robert his Kinsman, on whom the honor had been so entailed (as before is observed) succeeded him in that dignity and title.Robert

Which Robert, Robert being unhappily tainted by the subtilty of some active Nonconformists, with Antimonarchical Principles; and so without much difficulty drawn in, by those Fiery Spirits of the late Long-Parliament; who, under divers Specious Pretences, raised several Armies against the King; became the Commander in Chief of those Forces, which were sent to assault the Close at Litchfeild, then defended by a small Garrison, which His late Majesty (of blessed memory) had most piously placed there, for the preservation of that stately Church. Against which, there being a Battery planted; he was unfortunately shot in the Eye, as he stood in a dore (whither he came, to see the occasion of a sudden shout made by the Soldiers) of which he instantly died.

But, that which makes it most observable, is; that this hapned on the second day of March, in An. 1642. which is noted in the Ka­ [...]endar, for the Festival of St. Chad (the Titu­lary-Saint of that antient and beautiful Church) to the Memory of whom it had been original­ly dedicated.

A person he was, who, for the Nobleness of his extraction (as is evident from what be­fore I have shew'd, however mistaken by others) and many personal endowments, deserv'd a better fate, at least to have fallen in a better Cause. Who (had he liv'd, 'tis believ'd by his Friends) would soon have seen through the Pretences of that Faction.

Dying thus, he left issue by the Lady Cathe­rine his wife, daughter to Francis Earl of Bed­ford, five sons; Francis, who next succeeded him in his Honor, but died unmarried; Ro­bert successor to his Brother, Edward and Al­gernon, who died unmarried, and Fowke now living.

Which Robert Robert. took to wise Anne, one of the daughters and coheirs, and at length sole heir to Sir William Dodington of Bremer, in com. South. Knight, by whom he hath issue, now li­ving, two daughters; Anne, and Dodington.

Lord Mountagu of Boughton.
[19 Iac.]

TOuching that Branch of the antient Fa­mily of Mountagu whence▪ those who were long since Earles of Salisbu­ry did spring, and which determin'd in one sole daughter and heir female, having in the first Volume of this Work already spoke; I come to Edward Mountagu Edward. of Hemyngton, in com. Northampt. Esquire, a descende [...] of another branch thereof; for so 'tis generally esteem'd to be.

This Edward, being a person learned in the Lawes; and thereupon call'dOrig. Jurid. in Chron. p. 8 [...]. to the state and degree of Serjeant, in Crast. S. Mart. 23 Hen. 8. was made choicePat. 29 H 8. p. 2. of, for one of the King's Ser­jeants, 16Oct. in 29 of his Reign. And, in 30 Hen. 8. (being then a Knight) was advanced Pat. 30 H 8. p. 2. to that great Office of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench. In which he con­tinued till 37 Hen. 8. and then, upon the sixth of November, removedPat. 37 H. 8. p. 18. to the like place of Chief Justice in the Court of Common-Pleas. Wherein continuing; in 4 E. 6. he obtained a special LicensePat. 4 E. 6. p. 6., bearing date 12 Apr. to give Liveries and Badges to Forty persons, over and above his own menial Servants: and after­wards sate there tillPat. 1. M p. 2. the first year of Q. Mary's Reign.

When he died, I do not certainly find: but, that by Helen his wise,Ex stem­mate. daughter to Iohn Ro­per of Eltham, in com. Cancii, Esquire, he left issueEx stem­mate. Edward Edward. his son and heir. Which Ed­ward, being also a Knight, marriedIb. Elizabeth, daughter to Sir Iames Harington of E [...]ton, in com. Rutl. Knight, by whom he had issueIb. six sons; 1. Sir Edward, Edward. made Knight of the Bathe at the Coronation of King Iames; 2. Sir Wal­ter; 3. Sir Henry; 4. Sir Charles (all Knights.) 5. Iames, Bishop of Winchester; and 6. Sir Sidney Mountagu Knight.

Of which sons, Sir Edward was by Letters-patent, bearing date 29 Iunii, 19 Iac. advan­ced Pat. 19 Jac. p. 11. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Mountagu of Boughton, in com. Northampt. and marriedI. 8. in officio, A [...]m. f. 74. b. three wives; [Page 444] first Elizabeth, daughter and heir to Sir Iohn Ieffrey Knight, Lord Chief Baton of the Ex­chequer; by whom he had issueI. 8. in officio, A [...]m. f. 74. b. one only daughter, called Elizabeth, married to Robert Lord Willoughby of E [...]esby, afterwards Earl of Lindsey. He secondly marriedI. 8. in officio, A [...]m. f. 74. b. Frances, daughter of Thomas Cotton of Conington in com. Hant. [...]squire (Sister to the famous Sir Robert Cotton Knight and Baronet) by whom he had issueI. 8. in officio, A [...]m. f. 74. b. three sons; 1. Edward, his suc­cessor in his honor; William, Attorney-General to the now Queen Catherine; and Christopher. And one daughter, called Frances, marriedI. 8. in. officio, A [...]m. f. 74. b. to Iohn Earl of Rutland. His third wifeI. 8. in officio, A [...]m. f. 74. b. was Anne, daughter to Iohn Crouch of Cornbury, in com. Hertf. Esquire, but by her he had no issue.

This Edward Lord Mountagu, living to be very aged, and standing firm in his Loyalty to our late Soveraign King Charles the First, in those times of the late unhappy troubles; was, for that respect, seiz'd on by the com­mand of those Predominant Members who sate at Westminster, by the Name of a Parlia­ment; and made Prisoner in the Savoy, near to the Strand, in the Suburbs of Lon­don. Where he departedIb. this life 15 Iunii, Anno 1664.

To whom succeeded Edward, Edward. his son and heir. Which Edward marriedIb. Anne the sole daughter of Sir Raph Winwood, Principal Secre­tary of State to King Iames; and by her hath had issue [...] two sons; Edward, who died un­married, and Raphe: as also one daughter, cal­led Elizabeth, who married to Sir Daniel Har­vye Knight, lately Embassador to the Turke at Constant [...]ople.

¶The third Brother to Edward the first Lord Mountague, was Henry▪ Henry [...]. of Manche­ster. who being a s [...] ­dulous Student of the Laws, in the Middle-Temple London, became the Autumn-Reader Orig. Ju­rd. p. 219. a. in that Honourable Society, in 4 Iac. And shortly after that RecorderIb. p. 10 [...]. id Chro [...]. of the City of London, being then a Knight. Next (scili­cet, Octab. Pu [...]if. 8 Iac.) calledIb. p. 10 [...]. id Chro [...]. to the State and degree of Serjeant at Law: and, upon the eleventh of February ensuing, constitutedPat. 8 Jac. p. 19. the King's Serjeant. Nor did his advancement here determine: for, upon the 18th of Novem­ber, An. 1616. (14 Iac. he was madePat. 14 Jac. p. 2. Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings Bench: and on the 14th of December, An. 1620. (18 Iac.) Lord TreasurerPat. 18 Jac. p. 6. of England (the Staff ha­ving been deliveredAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. to him at New-Mar­ket some time before.) Whereupon, he was by Letters-patent, bearing date 19 Dec. next ensuing▪ raisedPat. 18 Jac. ut supra▪ p. 6. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of L. [...] of Kymbolton, in com. Hun [...] and Vicount Mu [...]devile (by rea­son, that he did then possession of the Castle and Lordship of Kymbolton, which had been, many ages since, belonging to the family of Ma [...]devile.) And, after this, 5 Feb. 1 Car. 1. being createdPat. 1. Car. 1 p 3 Earl of Manchester, was madePat. 4. Car. 1. p. 19. Lord Privy-Seale, upon the Fourth of Iuly, in the fourth year of that King's reign.

Which Henry married three wives; first Catherine daughter to Sir William Spenser of Erdington, in com. Oxon. Knight, by whom he had issue four sons, Edward, who succeed­ed him in his honors; Walter, now an Ab­bot in France; Iames; and Henry, now Ma­ster of St. Katherines Hospital, near the Tower of London. As also two Daughters; Eliza­beth, first married to Sir Lewes Mansel of Margon, in com. Glamorgan, Knight, after­wards to Sir Edward Se [...]bright of Preshwode, in [...]om. St [...]ff. Baronet: And Lucie to Henry Lord Colraine. His second wife was Anne, daughter and heir to William Wincoot of Lang­ham, in [...]om. Suff. Esquire, Widow of Sir Leonard Holyday Knight, Alderman of Lon­don; but by her he had no issue. His third, Margaret, daughter of Iohn Crouch of Corn­bury, in com. Hertf. Esquire, Widow of Iohn Hare of Totteridge, in the same County, Esquire, by whom he had issue two sons; George Mountagu now of Horton, in com. Nor­thampt. and Sidney, who died without issue: Also one daughter named Susanna, married to George Lord Chandos.

This Earl died ... Nov. An. 1642. and was buried at Kymbolton before-mention­ed.

Which Edward, Edward. so succeeding him, having been much instrumental for the Happy Resto­ration of our present Soveraign King Charles the Second; in remuneration of his fidelity, ob­tained thereupon the Office of Lord Chamber­lain of His Houshold.

He married five wives; first Susanna, daugh­ter to Iohn Hill of Honiley, in com. Warr. and of Dorothy his wife, daughter of Anthony Beaumont Esquire, sister to Mary Countess of Buckingham; but by her had no issue. Secondly Anne, daughter to Robert Earl of Warwick; by whom he had issue Robert his son and heir, and two daughters; the Lady Frances, married to Henry, son to Dr. San­derson Bishop of Lincolne, and Anne, mar­ried to Robert Earl of Holand. His third Wife was Essex, daughter of Sir Thomas Cheeke of Pirgo, in com. Essex, Knight, Widow of Sir Robert Bevill Knight, by whom he had is­sue six sons; Edward, Henry, Charles, Tho­mas, Sidney, and George; and two daugh­ters; viz. Essex, married to ... Vicount Erwyn, and Lucie. His fourth wife was Eleanor, daughter of Sir Richard Wortley, of Wortley, in com. Ebor. Knight and Ba­ronet, Widow of Sir Henry Lee of Quern­don, in com. Buck. Knight and Baronet, by whom he had no issue. His fifth, Margaret, daughter to Francis Earl of Bedford (who had formerly been married to Iames Earl of Carlisle, and afterwards to Robert Earl of Warwick) but by her also he had on issue. And, departing this life 5 Maii, An. 1671. being then Sixty nine yeares of age, was buried at Kimbolton; in com. Hunting­ton.

To whom succeeded Robert, his son and heir; who wedded Anne, the daughter of Sir Christopher Yelverton of Easton-Maud [...]it, in com. Northampt. Knight of the Bath; and hath had issue by her four sons; Edward and Hen­ry, which died young; as also Charles and Robert: and four daughters; Anne, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Eleanore.

[Page 445] ¶To Sir Sidney Mountague, (youngest Brother to Edward the first Lord Mountagu) succeeded Edward Edward Earl of Sandwich. his son and heir, of Hinchinbrooke, in com. Hunt. Esquire. Which Edward being singularly skilled in Mathematical Learning, whereby he arrived to very great knowledge, in Maritime affairs, having by his prudent de­portment in the time of the late usurpation, obtained the sole command of the English Na­vy, (till then divided and disposed of under sun­dry petty Officers) made such use of his power, and interest with the Mariners, in that happy juncture of time, when the tyranny of those Usurpers, who then ruled, had caused most men to be weary of their dominion; and incli­ned the hearts of the people, generally to an obe­dient submission unto their lawful Soveraign; as that without bloodshed, or any hazardous con­tests, he so wrought upon them, that they peacefully delivered up the whole Fleet, unto his Majesty King Charles the Second. For which happy service, and exemplary fidelity, he was first made choice of for one of the Knights Com­panions of the most Noble Order of the Garter; and shortly afterwards viz. 12 Iulii, (12 Car. 2.) advanced to the dignity of a baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord. Mountague of St. Neots, in com. Hunt. as also to the honour of Vicount, by the name of Vicount Hinchinbrooke, and like­wise created Earl of Sandwich.

This Earl married Iemima, daughter to Iohn Lord Crew, of Stene, in com. North. by whom he had issue six sons, Edward (who succeeded him in his Honors, Sidney, Oliver, Iohn, Charles, and Iames, and four daughters; Iemima, mar­ried to Sir Philip Carteret, Knight eldest son to Sir George Carteret, Knight and Baronet, Vice-Chamberlain of his Majesties Houshold; P [...]ulina, who died unmarried; Anne, wedded to Sir Richard Edgecombe, of Mount-Edge­combe, in com. Cornub. Knight of the Bath, and Catherine.

And serving his Majesty, as Vice-Admi­ral, with great courage and loyalty, in that dangerous Fight at Sea, betwixt the English Fleet and Dutch, on Tuesday 28 Maii, An. 1672. (being at that time forty seven years of age) had the unhappy [...]ate then to lose his life. Whereupon his Corps, being brought by water to Westminster, in great state, was honora­bly interred in a fair Vault, on the North side of that Collegiate Church.

Which Edward Edward. so succeeding him, married the Lady Anne, daughter to Richard Earl of Burlington, by whom he hath issue two sons, Edward and Richard, and Elizabeth a daughter.

Savage, Earl River [...].
[19 Iac.]

OF this antient Family, whole chief seat, for many ages, hath been partly at the Castle of Frodshom in Cheshire, and partly at another noble House, built of later time at Clifton, on the opposite side the Ri­ver, and now called Rock-Savage, were di­vers Knights, bearing the name of Iohn, Iohn. one of which, beingPolyd. Virg. p. 550. n. 30. a faithful friend to Henry Earl of Richmund, contributedPolyd. Virg. p. 550. n. 30. not a little, as well in point of action, as advice, in order to his acquiring the Crown of this Realm;lb. 563 n. 10. com­manding the left wing of his Army at Bosworth Field; where that Earl obtaining the Victory, was immediately Crowned King, by the name of Henry the seventh, but in the seventh of his Reign, accompaniedIb. 584 [...]. 20. the Earls of Derby, Shrewsbury, Arundel, and divers other of the English Nobility, into Flanders, with those Forces, which were then sent in aid of Maximilian the Emperor against the French, was encompassedHolingsh. p. 775. a. n. 50. with the Enemy at the Siege of Boloine, and refusing quarter, there lostHolingsh. p. 775. a. n. 50. his life.

To whom succeeded Sir Iohn Savage Iohn. Knight, his son and heir, which Sir Iohn, Iohn. marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. E. Eli­zabeth, daughter of Charles Somerset, the first Earl of Worcester, of that noble Family. And to him another Sir Iohn Savage, John. who took to wifeCatal. of Nob. by R. E. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Maners, the first Earl of Rutland, of that name, and by her had issueEx Coll. Samps Erds. ar. Iohn, and heEx Coll. Samps Erds. ar. Tho­mas.

Which Thomas Thomas. being likewise a Knight, and the nineteenth in number of those who were the first createdPat. 9 Jac. p. 45. Baronets in 9 Iac. having mar­ri [...]d Pat 19 Jac p. 2. Elizabeth, the eldest daughter, and at length coheir to Thomas Lord Darcie, of Chic [...], in Essex, uponPat 19 Jac p. 2. the advancement of the same, Thomas Lord Darcie, to the dignity of Vicount Colchester, 5 Iulii, 19 Iac. obtained like­wise that title of Honor to himself, and the heirs make of his body, in reversion,Pat 19 Jac p. 2. after the death of him the said Thomas Lord Darcie, without issue male of his. As also in 2 Car. 1. by another PatentPat. 2. Car. [...] p. 5. bearing date 4 Nov. the dig­nity of Earl Rivers, after the death of the said Vicount Colchester, without issue male of his body, he being then advanced to that degree of honor.

By which Elizabeth he had issue seven sons first Iohn his next successor in those Titles; secondly Thomas, who married Bridget, daugh­ter and coheir to William Witmore of Leighton, in com. Cestr. Esquire, by Margaret his wife, daughter, of Sir Hugh, and sister and heir to Sir George Beeston of Beeston, in com. Cestr. Knight, widow of Sir Edward Somerset Knight, fifth son to Edward late Earl of UUorcester) thirdly Francis, fourthly William, fifthly Iames, sixthly Richard, and seventhly Charles. As also six daughters, Iane married to Iohn Marquis of UUinchester; Dorothy to Charles Vicount-A [...]dover, [Page 446] son and heir to Thomas Earl of Berk­shire; Elizabeth to Sir Iohn Thimelsby of I [...]n­ham, in com Linc. Knight; Anne to Robert, son and heir to Thomas Lord B [...]ndnell, after­wards Earl of Cardigan; Catherin [...] a Nun at Dunkirke; and Henrietta Maria to Raphe Shel­don of Beoley, in com. Wigora. Esquire; and departing [...] this life, at his house on Tower Hill, in the City of London, 20 Nov. An. 1635. (11 Car. 1.) was honourably buryed [...] with his Ancestors at Marfeild in Cheshire, upon the sixteenth day of December, next ensu­ing.

To whom succeeded Iohn Iohn. his son and heir, who by the death of the before specified Thomas Earl Rivers, in An. 1639. enjoyed that ti­tle, and by Catherine his first wife, daughter of William Lord Morley, and Mont Eagle, had is­sue three sons, Thomas, Iohn, and Richard; as also five daughters, Elizabeth, wife of William Lord Petre; Iane, first married to George Lord Chandois, next to Sir William Sidley of Ayles­ford, in com Cantii Barronet, and lastly to George Pitts of Stratfeild-Sey, in com. South. Es­quire, Cathe [...]ine to Charles Sidley, brother to the same Sir William; Mary to Henry Killegrew, Groom of the Bed Chamber to his Royal High­ness, Iames Duke of Yorke, and Frances who died young.

To his second wife he married Mary, daugh­ter of Thomas Ogle of South-Di [...]ington, in com. Northumbr. Esquire, and by her had issue one only son, called Peter.

This Earl died 10 Oct. An. 1654. and was bu­ried at Maxfeild.

Whereupon Thomas Thomas. his eldest son succeeded him in his Honours, and married Elizabeth, one of the natural daughters of Emanuel, late Earl of Sunderland; by whom he hath issue two sons, viz. Thomas, called Lord Colchester, and Richard: as also two daughters; Elizabeth and Arabella.

Which Thomas Lord Colchester, having mar­ried Charlot, daughter of Charles, late Earl of Derby, hath issue by her one daughter, called Charlot.

Cranfeild, Earl of Mid­dlesex.
[19 Iac.]

OF this County, until the time of King Iames, none were ever dignified with the Title of Earl: but then, Lionel Cranfeild, Leonel. a MerchantAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. of London, son to Thomas Cranfeild of the City of London Es­quire) who received the honor of Knighthood, MS. in offi­cio Arm. at Otelands, 4 Iulii, An. 1613 (11 Iac.) havingAnnal. R. Jac. ut supra. for his great abilities, been first made Master of the Requests, 20 Nov. 14 Iac. Next MasterCatal. of Nob by R. B. of the Kings Great Wardrobe: Then (scil. 15 Ian. 16 Iac.) MasterPat. [...]16 Jac. p. 21. of the Wards: Afterwards, (15 Ian. 18 Iac.) a PrivyAnnal. R. Jac ut supra. Coun­cellor; and upon the ninth of Iuly, 19 Iac. advancedPat. 19 Jac. p. 2. to the degree of a Baron this Realm, by the title of Lord Cranfeild of Cranfeild, in com. Bedf. Also upon the thirteenth o [...] October following, Lord TreasurerIbid. p. 7. of England, was by Letters Patents, bearing date 16 Sept. An. 1622 (20 Iac.) createdPat. 20 Jac. p. 14. Earl of Middlesex: but in the Parliament of 22 Iac. deprived of his office of Lord Treasurer, fined at fifty thou­sand pounds, and committed Prisoner to the Tower of London.

This Earl first marriedCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Elizabeth, daugh­ter of Richard Shepard, a Merchant in Lon­don, by whom he had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. three daughters; Martha, wedded to Sir Henry Carey, Knight of the Bath, (afterwards Earl of Monmouth) Elizabeth to Edmund, Lord Sheffeild, grandson and heir to Edmund Earl of Mulgrave,; and Mary, who died unmarried.

And to his second wifeCatal. of Nob. by R. B. Anne, daughter to Iames Brett of Howby, in com. Leic. Esquire, by Anne, his wife, sister to Mary Countess of Buckingham, by whom he had issueCatal. of Nob. by R. B. four sons; Iames, Edward, and Leonel, who succeed­ed him in his honors, Edward, who departed this life unmarried, and William, who died young▪ as also two daughters; Frances wife of Richard, now Earl of Dorset; and Susan, who died young▪

And departingo this life, upon the sixth of August, An. 1645. being at that time 70 years of age1, was buried in St. Michaels Chapel, in the Abby Church at Westminster, where there is a fair Monument erected to his memory, with this Epitaph;

[Page 445] M. S.

Leonelli domini Cranfeild Middlesexiae Comitis, à Iacobo sagacissimo principe in Aulam acciti, & pro nativo ingenii vigors, amplis tu [...] honoribus, tùm muneribus munificentissimè decorati; à supplicum li­bellis, Rei Vestiariae, Orphanorum tute­lae praefectus; & à sanctioribus consiliis; subiit novissimè totius Angliae Thesaurarii splendidissimam atque lubricam provinciam: in quibus, quàm sedulò navarit operam in­dicant tituli Equitis aurati, Baronis de Cranfeild, Middlefexiae demùm Comitis, atque alii variè collati. Hinc gliscente in­vidiâ urgentur adversae rerum procellae, dum animosè movet lucentes (quae innocentiae conscientiá) fortè jactatus tantum, non naufragiis enatavit, sedatâ bieme figit an­choram in re lautâ, sereno senectutis ocio respiravit, expiravit; Hîc depositus, dum lassum prius jam luxatum corpus, Naucle­rus ille resuscitatum in fusiore navigio, & coelesti aeternitatis portu collocarit.

Obiit Augusti 6 Anno, MDCXLV. aetatis plus minus 70.

Duas successivè conjuges accepit; ex utris­que suscepit prolem. Elizabetha prior, pe­perit faeminas; Elizabetham hodie Comi­tissam de Moulgrave; Martham, Comitis­sam de Monmouth; Mariam, quae ante nuptias diem obiit. Ex Annâ, relicta ho­die Comitissâ de Middlesex, & communi tumulo, (modò Deus velit) inhumandâ, cujus apponitur effigies; nati sunt Iacobus Honorum haeres, Middlesexiae Comes; Lio­nellus & Edoardus superstites. Alterius sex­us, Francisca domina Buckhurst; Susanna, ante octennium denata Infans.

Haec Iunii 25. 1647.

To whom succeeded Iames Iames. his son and heir, who married Anne, the third daughter and co­heir to Edward Earl of Bath; which Iames having issue by her, one sole daughter, cal­led Elizabeth, wedded to Iohn Lord Brack­ley, eldest son to Iohn, now Earl of Bridg­water, departed this life, without any is­sue.

So that Lionel Leonel. his Brother became his suc­cessor in his Honors; and having married Rachel, daughter to Francis Earl of Westmorland, widow of Henry Earl of Bath, died in Octo­ber, An. 1674. without issue; whereupon he had Burial in the same Chapel of St. Michael at Westminster, where his Father lyeth inter­red, being the last Earl of Middlesex, of this Family.

Finch, Earl of Winchelsey:
[21 Iac.]

OF this Family, which do derive them­selves from Herbert Fitz Herbert, called Finch, who was in ward to the King. in 28 E. 1. (and lineally descended from Henry Fitz Herbert, Chamberlain to King Henry the first) was Sir Moyle Finch Mo [...]le. of Eastwell, in com. Cantii Knight, which Sir Moyle being a person of an ample Fortune; was the twenty fifth in number, (as to precedence) of those whom King Iames raisedPat. 9 Jac. to the degree and title of Baro­net, in the ninth year of his Reign; his Patent bearing date 23 Iunii: And not long afterwards, by reason of his great prudence, in the manage­ment of publick affairs, shouldPat. 21 Jac. p. 8. n. 4. have been more highly dignified, in case his death had not prevented it. For that considerationPat. 21 Jac. p. 8. n. 4. there­fore; and by reasonPat. 21 Jac. p. 8. n. 4. that Elizabeth his wid­dow, was not only the sole daughter and heir to Sir Thomas Heneage Knight, Treasurer of the Chamber, Vice Chamberlain of the Houshold, and Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster, to Queen Elizabeth, as also one of her Privy Coun­cil, but a Lady of excellent endowments; the same King by his Letters Patent, bearing date 8 Iulii, in the twenty first year of his Reign, advancedPat. 21 Jac. p. 8. n. 4. her to the dignity of a Vicountess, by the title of Vicountess of Mayd [...]on in Kent, with limitation of that honor, to the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten.

After which, s [...]il in 4 Car. 1. having obtained, from that King, the favor of an higher title, upon the twelfth of Iuly the same year, she was createdPat. 4 Car. p. 39 Countess of Winchelsey, in com. Suss. with the like limitation; and departing I 8 in offi­cio Arm f. 41. b. this life 13 Martii, An. 1633. had burialI 8 in offi­cio Arm f. 41. b. at Eastwell, under a noble Monument there erect­ed for them both.

The issueI 8 in offi­cio Arm f. 41. b. which she had by her said Hus­band, was seven sons, and four daughters; first Sir Theophilus Finch, Knight; who married Elizabeth, daughter to Sir Christopher Hayden, of Baconsthorpe, in Com. Norff. Knight, but died without issue, in his life time; secondly Sir Thomas Finche Knight; thirdly Iohn, a Student of the Law, of whom there is not now, any issue remaining; fourthly Sir Heneage Finche Knight, Sergeant at Law, and Recorder of the City of London; fifthly Francis Finche of the Inner Temple, who died without any issue survi­ving; sixthly William; and seventhly Robert, who died both unmarried.

The daughters were these; Anne, married to Sir William Twisden of East-Peckham, in com. Cantii Barronet; Catherine to Sir Iohn Wentworth of Gosfeild, in com. Essex. Knight, and Bar­ronet, and two others, bearing the name of Eli­zabeth, who died young.

Which Sir Thomas Thomas. succeeding her in those honors, marriedIb. Cecilie, daughter to Iohn, and sister to the before-specified Sir Iohn Went­worth, and departing this life, at his house in Charter House-yard, in the Suburbs of Lon­don, 4 November, An. 1639. was buried at Eastwell, leaving issue surviving, three sons; Heneage, Iohn, and William, and five daughters, [Page 448] Frances, married to Sir William Strickland of Boynton, in com. Ebor. Knight, Anne to Sir William Waller Knight; Catherine died young, Cecilie, to Sir Erasmus Philips Knight; Diana, [...] Nicholas Tooke of Gadington, in com. Cantii. E [...]quire, and another Catherine to Ambrose Moore Esquire.

To whom succeeded Heneage Heneage. the eldest of those three sons, (now Earl of Winchelsey) who married thrice, first Diana, daughter to Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham, by whom he hath no issue surviving; secondly the Lady Mary, second daughter to William, then Mar­quess of Hertford, (afterwards Duke of So­merset) and being descended from the antient Family of Herbert, long since of Eastwell, before mentioned, by reason of his faithful ser­vices to our present Soveraign, King Charles, the second, manifested in the time of his unpar­rall'd distresses; not only with great hazard, supplying his necessities in forreign parts, but by preparing Auxiliaries, (Horse and Foot) upon occasion for his best service; in acknow­ledgment of this his signal Fidelity, was by Letters Patents, bearing date 26 Iunii, in the twelfth year of his Keign, advanced to the dig­nity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Fitz Herbert of Eastwell, before speci­fied. Shortly after which, he was sent Embas­sador into Turkey, where he continued about eight years. By which Lady he had issue six sons; first William, commonly called Lord Maid­ston; secondly Heneage; thirdly Thomas; fourth­ly Charles; fifthly Leopald; and sixthly Lashley, (the three last being born in Turkey) he had also issue by her two daughters, now surviving, (the rest dying young) viz. the Lady Frances, married to Thomas Thynne, Esquire, son to Sir Henry-Frederick Thynne of Caurse-Castle, in com. Salop. Knight, and the Lady Iane.

His third wife is Catherine, daughter to Sir Thomas Northelyffe, of Langton, in com. Ebor. Knight, widdow of Sir Iohn Wentworth of of [...]msald, in the same County Knight, by whom he hath issue Catherine a daughter.

Which William, called Lord Maydstone, mar­ried Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Wind­ [...]am of Felbragg-Hall, in com. Norf. Esquire, but being in that great Fight at Sea, against the Dutch in May, An. 1672. (24 Car. 2.) had the ill hap to be there slain, by a Cannon Bullet, leaving issue one daughter, called Ma­riamna, and his Lady then great with Child of a son, whereof she was delivered, upon the twenty sixth of September next following, whose name is Charles, and now called Lord [...].

Iohn Lord Finche of Ford­wiche.
[16 Car. 1.]

A Branch of this Family, viz. Son of Sir Henry Finch of Mote, in com. Cantii. Knight, second Brother to Sir Moyle Finch) was Iohn Finch; who having his educa­tion in Grays-Inne, became so great a pro­ficient in his Study of the Laws; that in 16 Iac. he was made choiceOrig. Ju­rid. 296. b▪ of for the Autumn Reader there: as also shortly afterwards; viz. in An. 1627. (3 Car. 1.) SpeakerOrig. Ju­rid. 296. b▪ of the House of Commons in Parliament. And in 2 Car. 1. (3 Nov.) constitutedIb. 299. [...]. Treasurer for that ho­norable Society of Grays Inne. Likewise, upon the 13 of December following, madePat. 2 Car. [...]. p. 21. the Queens Atturney General.

After this, 8 Sept. 10 Car. 1. he was called to the state and degree of SerjeantPat. 10 Car▪ 1. p. 36. at Law, and upon the fourteenth of October, constitutedIbid. p. 39. one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas: also upon the twenty first of Ianuary, 11 Car. 1. Chief JusticePat. 11 Car. 1 p. 10. in the same Court.

Moreover, upon the death of Thomas Lord Coventry, he had the office of Lord Keeper Inter memo­randa Cler. de Corona. of the great Seal conferred upon him, scil. 23 Ian. 15 Car. 1. and lastly, upon the seventh of April 16 Car. 1. was advancedPat. 16 Car. 1. p. 14. n. 1 [...]. to the dig­nity of a Baron of this Kealm, by the title of Lord Finche of Fordwiche.

But long he continued not in that high place of Lord Keeper; the predominant party in the late Long Parliament, being so fierce upon him, as that in Ianuary the next ensuing year, to preserve himself from their severity, he fled into the Netherlands, and there continued till the happy Restauration of our present Sove­reign King Charles the second. He married twice, first Eleanore, daughter to Sir George Wyat, of Boxley, in com. Cantii. Knight; secondly Mabella, daughter of Charles Fotherby, Dean of Canterbury. By neither of which wives having any issue, he departed this life at London, 20 Nov. An. 1660. and was bu­ried in St. Martins Church near Canterbu­ry, (within which Parish the Lordship of Mote is scituate) where his last wife surviving him, hath erected a noble Monument to his memory.

Lord Finche of Daventre.

OF this Family; viz. Son and Heir of Sir Heneage Finch Knight Recorder of Lon­don, and Speaker of the House of Com­mons in Parliament an. 1625. 1 Car. 1. (fourth Son to Sir Moyle Finch of Eastwell Baronet, and the Lady Elizabeth Countess of Winchelsey his Wife) is Sir Heneage Finch Knight and Baronet: who being a great proficient in the Study of the Laws, in that Honourable Society of the Inner Temple London, was, upon the happy Restora­tion of our present Sovereign King Charles the Second, 6 Iunii, in the twelfth year of his Ma­jesties reign, made his Sollicitor General; and the next year following, Autumn-Reader, in the before specified Inne of Court.

Upon the seventh of Iune an. 1660. (12 Car. 2.) by the name of Sir Heneage Finch of [...]aunston in Com. Buck. Knight, he was advanced to the dig­nity of a Baronet: and upon the tenth day of May an. 1670. (22 Car. 2.) constituted the Kings At­torney General. Also upon the ninth of November an. 1673. made Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. Shortly after which, he was advanced to the de­gree of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Finch of Daventre, in Com. Northt. (being then owner of that Mannour) by Letters Patents bearing date the tenth day of Ianuary 25 Car. 2.

He married Elizabeth, Daughter of Daniel Harvy Merchant of London; by whom he hath Issue now living, [...] Sons; [...], Daniel, Heneage, William, Charles, Edward, Henry, and Robert; (Edward, Iohn, and Thomas, being de­ceased.) He hath also had Issue four Daughters, Elizabeth married to Samuel Grimston, Son and Heir to Sir Herbottle Grimston Baronet, Master of the Rolls; Mary and Anne deceased; and ano­ther Mary now surviving.

Lord Grey of Werke.
[21 Iac.]

THat this Family hath been antient in Northumberland, and famous for di­vers Military exploits, is evident from many authorities; though none there­of did attain to the dignity of Peerage till of late.

In King Edward the seconds time, Thomas de Grey, Thomas. being Governour [...] of the Castles of Cou­per and Fife in Scotland, came [...] into that Realm shortly after his Coronation. And with xxvi men broke [...] through those Forces, which Gualter de Bickerton had laid to entrap him.

Other particulars no less memorable were these; viz. that atIbid. 779. the Siege of Stryvelin, up­on the Rescue of Henry Lord Beaumont (of whose retinue he then was) he received a dangerous woundIbid. 779. under his Eyes. Likewise, that he was afterwards taken prisonerIbid. 786. by Thomas Randolph Earl of Murray: And GovernourIbid. 7 [...]. of Norham; where he was twice besieged by the Scots; once [...] for near six months, and [...] the other for full seven. Likewise, that he slew [...] one Cry [...]es, a Scottish-Admiral, who had been a great Robber at Sea.

Moreover, that in 19 E. 3. he had a Charter [...] of Free-Warren throughout all his Lordships of Fenton, Nosbytte, Dodington, North- [...]id­dleton, Middlemost-Middleton, South-Middleton, Howyke, [...]worth, Heddon, and Hankill, in that County: And that he routedLel. coll. Vol. 1. p. 803. the Earls of March and Sutherland upon their invasion of the North, whilst King E. 3. was at the Siege of Tournay.

Another Thomas there was; who in 2 H. 5. be­ing [...] in that conspiracy with Henry Lord Scrope, on the behalf of the French, suffered [...] death for the same.

To whom succeeded Sir Raphe Grey Raphe. of Worke, who was Knighted atIb d. p. [...] 705. Leicester, upon Whi [...]sun­day in 4 H. 6. by Iohn Duke of Bedford, the King himself thenIb d. p. [...] 705. receiving that honour from the same hand. This was that Sir Raphe who soon after raisedIbid. 707. the Siege which the King of Scots had laid to Roxborough.

There wasLel Itin. p. 378. one of this Family, a man of great note in the time of King E. 4. who being char­ged Lel Itin. p. 378. by a Gentleman of Scotland of Adultery with the Queen of Scots, cameLel Itin. p. 378. with a Band of a thousand men to Edenburgh, and there cast down his Glove to encounter in the Lists with his Accuser: but departedLel Itin. p. 378. without Fighting. And in 6 E. 6. another Sir Raphe Grey Raphe. of Chil­lingham in Com. Northumb. Knight then made WardenPat. 6 E. 6. p. 3. of the West Marches towards Scot­land.

From whom descended another Raphe; who, by Isabell his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Sir Thomas Grey of Horton Knight had Issue William Grey William. of Chillingham aforesaid Esq who upon the xv day of Iune, 1619. (17 Iac.) was ad­vanced to the degree of Baronet; and afterwards viz. Pat. 21 Jac. p. 5. 11 Febr. 21 Iac. to the honour of a Baron, by the title of Lord Grey of Werke, and to the Heirs Male of his body. Which William married Anne the Daughter and Coheir to Sir Iohn Went­worth of Gosleild, in Com. Essex Baronet; and departing this life upon the 29 of Iuly An. 1674. was buried at Epping in Essex. By which Anne he had Issue divers Sons and Daughters; but of these his Sons, Raphe only survived him; and of his Daughters Catherine only (the rest dying young or unmarried) who became first the Wife of Sir Edward Moseley of Hough in Com. Lanc. Baronet, and afterwards of Charles, eldest Son to Dudley Lord North▪ (since summoned to Parlia­ment by the title of Lord Grey of Roulston.)

Which Raphe, Raphe. now Lord Grey of Werke, mar­ried Catherine Daughter to Sir Edward Forde of Hartling in Com. Sussex Knight, Widdow of A­lexander Colepeper, eldest Son to Iohn Lord Cole­peper, by whom he had Issue, now living, three Sons; Forde who hath married Mary Daughter of George Lord Berkley; Raphe, and Charles; and one Daughter called Mary: and departing this life upon the fifteenth day of Iune an. 1675. was buried at Harting, in Com. Sussex.

Burgh Earl of St. Albans.
[22 Iac.]

OF this Family, which derive their de­scent Ex coll. R. Gl. S. from William Fitz-Aldelme Sew­er to King Henry the second, was Richard Burgh Richard. Earl of Clanrikard in Ireland; who, by Letters Patents bearing date 3 Apr. 22 Iac. was advancedPat. 22 Jac. p. 16. to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Somerhill; as also to the dig­nity of a Vicount, by the name of Vicount Tun­bridge: and, upon the 23 of August 4 Car. 1. createdPat. 4 Car. 1. p. 39. Earl of St. Albans; at which time he had likewise other Irish Honours conferred upon him, viz. Baron of Imaudy, in the Province of Conaght, and Vicount of Galloway.

This Richard Earl of St. Albans, married Fran­ces the sole Daughter and Heir to Sir Francis Wal [...]ingham Knight (one of the principal Secre­taries of State to the late Queen Eliz.) Widdow of Robert Earl of Essex; by whom he had Issue Vlick his Son and Successor in these Honours; and one only Daughter, called Honora, who be­came the second Wife of Iohn late Marquess of Winchester.

He died 12 Nov. an. 1636. and was buried at Tonbridge in Kent, within which parish is So­merhil, the place of his residence.

To whom succeeded Vlick Uli ck. his Son and Heir; who in the time of the late Rebellion in Ireland, coming hither for refuge, was by LettersPat. 21 Car. 1. Pa­tents, bearing date at Oxford 21 Febr. 21 Car. 1. created Marquess of Cl [...]nrikard. He mar­ried the Lady Anne, Daughter to William Earl of Northampton, and by her had Issue one only Daughter called Margaret married to the Lord Muskerry, Son to the Earl of Clancartie in Ire­land; Which Lord Muskerry was slain in that great Sea-fight against the Dutch, an. 1672.

This Vlick died in an. 1659. and was buried at Tonbridge.

Leke Lord Deincourt and Earl of Scarsdale.
[22 Iac.]

UPon the 22th of May an. 1611. (9 Iac.) the title of Baronet at that time com­mencing; Sir Francis Leke Francis. of Sutton in Com. Derb. Knight, being a person of a very anci­ent Family in those parts, and of an ample fortune, was advancedPat. 9 Jac. p. 45. to that dignity; being the sixth in precedence of those, who then were honoured therewith; and upon the 26th of October 22 Iac. was createdPat. 22 Jac. p. 5. a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Deincourt of Sutton. Moreover in the late turbulent times, manifesting his Loyalty most exempla [...]ily to our late Soveraign King Charles the first, not only by yielding much supply to his wants, but Cordial advice in Council, whilst Newarke upon Trent remained one of his Gar­risons; as also by readily sending forth two of his Sons in his service; whereof the one lost his life in the South, and the other in the West; was in consideration thereof, raised to the degree and dignity of an Earl, by the title of Earl of Scarsdale, by Letters PatentsPat. 21 Car. 1. bearing date at Oxford, 11 Nov. 21 Car. 1.

He married Anne, Daughter to Sir Edward Carey of Berkhamstede in Com. Hertf. Knight, Si­ster to Henry Vicount Falkland; by whom he had Issue seven Sons and six Daughters; viz. Francis slain in France; Nicholas, who succeeded him in his Honours; Edward and Charles slain in his late Majesties service (as abovesaid) Henry died unmarried, Raphe, and Iohn, who died Infants. His Daughters were these, Anne married to Henry Hillyard of Wysteade in Holdernesse; Catherine to Cuthbert Morley of Norman [...]y in Com. Ebor. Esq Elizabeth and Muriel yet unmarried; Fran­ces Wedded to the Vicount Gormanston in Ireland, and Penelope to Charles now Lord Lucas of Shen­feild.

Having suffered much for his loyalty in the times of the late unparalleled Usurpation, in which King Charles the first (of blessed memory) lost his life by the hands of that Barbarous Generation then predominant; he became so much mortified, af­ter that wosull Murther of his rightful Soveraign, that he apparreled himself in Sack-cloth: and causing his Grave to be dig'd some years before his death, laid himself down in it every Friday; exercising himself frequently in divine Meditati­ons and Prayer. And, departing this life in his House at Sutton in Scars [...]ale upon the ninth day of April an. 1655. was buried in the Parish Church there.

To whom succeeded Nicholas Nicholas. his eldest Son, then living: who married the Lady Frances Daughter to Robert late Earl of Warwick; by whom he hath Issue two Sons; Robert, common­ly called Lord Deincourt, and Richard; and Mary a Daughter.

Which Robert hath married Mary, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Sir Iohn Lewes of Ledston in Com. Ebor. Knight and Baronet.

Fane Earl of Westmorland.
[22 Iac.]

FRancis Fane Francis. Esq Son [...] and Heir to Sir Tho­mas Fane of Badsell in Com. Cant. Knight by [...] Mary his Wife, sole Daughter and Heir to Sir Henry Nevill Knight, Lord Bergavenny (afterwards created Baroness le Despenser) being made Knight [...] of the Bath at the Coronation of King Iames, and upon the 29th of December 22 Iac. advancedPat. 2 [...] Jac. p. 25. to the titles of Baron Burghersh, and Earl of Westmorland, took to WifeI. 8. ut supra. Mary, the sole Daughter and Heir to Sir Authony Mild­may of Apethorpe in Com. North. Knight, by I. 8. ut supra. Grace his Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Sir Henry Sherington of Lacock, in Com. Wilts. Knight, which Sir Anthony was Son and heir to Sir Wal­ter Mildmay Knight, first Surveyor [...] of the Court of Augmentation to King Henry the 8th, and af­terwards [...] Chancellour and Under-Treasurer [...] of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth. [And he Son to Thomas Mildmay Gent. one of the Auditors [...] to the Court of Augmentation temp. H. 8. who upon the dissolution of the Monasteries, obtained [...] the Mannor of Mulsham in Essex, parcel of the [Page 451] possessions of the Abby of Westminster.

This Earl Francis had IssueI. 8. ut su­pra & f. 20. a. by her, seven Sons. 1. Mildmay Fa [...]e, made Knight of the Bath, at the Coronation of King Charles the first. 2. Tho­mas, who died in his Infancy. 3. Francis made Knight of the Bath with his Brother. 4. Anthony. 5. George. 6. William, and 7. Robert. And six Daughters, Grace Married to Iames Earl of Humes in Scotland; Mary to Dutton Lord Ge­rard; Elizabeth to Sir Iohn Cope of Hanwell, in Com. Oxon. Baronet; Rachel, First to Henry Earl of Bathe, and afterwards to Lionel Earl of Mid­dlesex; also Frances, and Catherine, who died Unmarried. And, departingIbid. this life at West­morland-House, in great St. Bartholmews, within the City of London, 21 Martii, an. 1629. (5 Car. 1.) was buriedIbid. in the Vault of the Church at Apethorpe before-mentioned.

To him succeeded in his Honours Mildmay Mildmay. his Son and Heir; who being made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Charles the First, MarriedIbid. & f. 69. b. to his first Wife Grace, Daughter to Sir William Thornhurst of ... in Kent Knight, byIbid. & f. 69. b. Anne his Wife, Daughter to Thomas Howard Vicount Bindon, one of the Coheirs to Thomas her Brother: and by her had IssueIb. f. 59. a. one Son called Charles, and three Daughters; Dians first Married to ... Pelham of Brokilsby, in Com. Linc. and afterwards to Iohn Bill of Cane-Wood near High-Gate, in Com. Midd. Esq; Frances to Sir Erasmus Harby of Aldenham, in Com. Hertf. Knight, and Elizabeth.

And to his second Wife.Ib. f. 69. b., Mary, Daughter to Horace Lord Vere of Tilbury (Widdow of Sir Roger Townsend of Raynham, in Com. Norff. Knight) by whom he had Issue Vere, made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of our present So­vereign King Charles the Second; and three Daughters, Mary first Married to Francis Palmes Son and Heir to Sir Bryan Palmes of Ashwell, in Com. Rutl. Knight, afterwards to Iohn now Earl of Exeter; Rachel to Dr. Gregory Hesket, a Prebend in the Kings Royal Chapel of St George, in the Castle at Windsore; Catherine and Susan.

Which Mildmay departing this life 12 Febr. an 1665. was buried at Aperhorpe, in Com Northt.

To whom succeeded Charles Charles. his Son and Heir; who first Married Elizabeth Daughter and Heir to ... Nodes of Shephall Bury, in Com. Hertf. Esq; by whom he had no Issue. Secondly Do­rothy, Daughter to Robert now Earl of Car­digan.

Ley Earl of Marlborough.
[22 Iac.]

IN 44 Eliz. Iames Ley, sixth Son to Henry Ley of Tes [...]ont-Evias, in Com. Wiltes. Esq havingHist. & an­tiq. Univers. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 220. b. at the Age of sixteen years, been placed in Brazen Nose Colledge Oxon. he thence removed to the Inns of Court; and became so great a proficient in the Study of the Laws there, as that [...]. J [...]rid. p. 254 b. in 44 Eliz. he was made choice of for the Lent Reader in Lincoln's-Inne. After which, his profound Learning, and other great abilities, deservedly rais'd him to [...]undry degrees of Honour, and eminent imployments: For, in 1 Iac. (22 Nov.) he was call'dPat. 1 Jac. p. 4. to the State and degree of Serjeant at Law, afterwards constituted Chief Justice of the Kings B [...]nch in Ireland; And in 6 Iac. being then a Knight, madeOrig. Jurid. 263. a. the King's Attorney in the Court of Wards. In 17 Iac. (20 Iulii) residing at Westbury, in Com. Wilts. he was CreatedPat. 17 Jac. a Baronet. In 18 Iac. (29 Ian.) Chief JusticePat. 18 Jac. p. 19. of the Court of King's Bench: and in 22 Iac. (20 Dec.) Lord High TreasurerPat. 22 Jac. p. 4. of England.

Being therefore thus preferr'd to that great Of­fice, both of Honour and Trust, upon the 31th of December the same year, he was advanc'dIb. p. 1 [...]. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Ley of Ley, in Com. Devon. As also, upon the 5th of Febr. 1 Car. 1. to the Title of EarlPat. 1 Ca [...]. 1. p. 7. of Marlborough; with limitation thereof to the Heirs Male of his Body, by Iane at that time his Wife, Daughter of Iohn Lord Butler of Bram­feild, in Com. Hertf. (by Elizabeth, then his Wife, Sister to George Duke of Buckingham:) and for lack of such Issue to the Heirs Male of his own Body: and soon after that, President of the Council.

He Married three Wives; First Mary the Daugh­ter of Iohn Pettey of Stoke-Talmage in the County of Oxford Esq: by whom he had Issue three Sons; Henry, Iames, and William: and eight Daughters, Elizabeth Married to Morice Carant of Tooner, in Com. Somers. Esq Anne to Sir Wal­ter Longe of Draycot-Cerne in Com. Wilts. Knight, Mary to Richard Erisey of Erisey, in Com. Cornub. Esq, Dionysia to Iohn Harington of Kelney [...]on, in Com. Somers. Esq, Margaret to ... Hobson of ... in the Isle of Wiht Esq. Hesther to Arthur Fuller of Bradfeild, in Com. Hertf. Esq, Martha died Unmarried, and Phoebe to ... Biggs of Hurst in Com. Berks. Esq.

Surviving her, he secondly took to Wife, Mary the Widdow of Sir William Bower Knight: And lastly the before-specified Iane, Daughter to Iohn Lord Boteler; by neither of which two last Wives, he had any Issue. And, departing this life at Lincolns-Inn, in the Suburbs of London, upon the fourteenth day of March, in an. 1628. was buried on the South-side of the Parish Church of Westbury (commonly called West [...]ury under the plain) before-mention'd, where he hath a noble Mo­nument erected to his Memory with this Epitaph;

D. O. M. S.

HIC in pace requiescunt ossa & cineres D. Ia­cobi Ley, Equestris ordinis viri, & Baronetti; filii Henrici Ley de Tessont-Evias armigeri, natu sexti. Qui Iuvenis, Iurisprudentiaestudiis manci­patus, virtute meruit; ut, per omnes gradus, ad summum togatae laudis fastigium ascendere [...]; Regii in Hiberniâ Banci Iusticiarius sufficitur Capitalis: Et in Angliam revocatus, fit Pupillorum Procurator Regius: Dein primarius in Tribunali regio Iusti­ciarius. Quae munia, postquam, magnâ cum inte­gritatis laude administrasset, illum Iacobus Rex, Baronis Ley de Ley (suae familiae in agro Devon an­tiquâ sede) titulo ornavit; in sanctius adscivit Concilium, summum (que) Angliae Thesaurarium consti­tuit: Et Rex Carolus Marlebrigi Comitis a [...]ctario honoravit, Regii (que) Concilii instituit Praesidem.

Vxorem d [...]xit Mariam, Filiam Io [...]annis Pet­tey de Stoke-Talmage Oxon. Com. Ar. (cujus corpus [Page 452] juxta ponitur) Ex quâ numerosam prolem procreavit; Henricum nunc Marlebrigi Comitem, Iacobum, Gulielmum; Elizabetham, Annam, Mariam, Dio­nysiam, Margaretam, Hest [...]eram, Martham, Phae­ben. Quâ conjuge fato functâ, Mariam despondit Gul. Bower equitis aurati viduam. Post cujus obi­tum, Ian [...], Domini Boteler filiae, enup [...]it: ex quibus nullam prolem suscepit.

Ita vir iste (quem ad gravem prudentiam finxit natura, & doctrina excoluit, publicis us (que) ad de­clivem aetatem magistratibus, bene functis) senio confectus; animam, de patriâ optimè meritam, pla­cidâ morte Deo reddidit Londini, in Hospicio Lin­coln. sibi ante omnia dilectissimo, Marti xiv, R. S. MDCXXviii.

He [...]ricus Marlebrigi Comes, optimis parentibus, hoc, pro munere extremo, Monumentum, uberibus lacrimis, consecravit.

Since which his judicious Collections, containing the Reports of divers Cases in Law, triedin the time of King Iames, and some part of the reign of King Charles the first, have been publisht an. 1659. as also a Treatise of Wards and Liveries.

To him succeeded in his Titles of Honour, Henry Henry. his eldest Son; who married Mary Daughter to Sir Arthur Capel of Hadham in Com. Hertf. Knight, by whom he had Issue Iames his only Son; and Elizabeth a Daughter, which died un­married.

Which Iames Iames. being a person excellently skilled in Navigation, and other points of Mathema­tical learning, was made Lord Admiral of all his Majesties Ships at Dartmouth and the parts adja­cent; and imployed to the American-Plantations, in an. 1662. But in an. 1665. commanding that huge Ship, called the Old Iames, in that great fight at Sea with the Dutch, upon the third of Iune, was there slain by a Cannon-bullet, without Issue.

Whereupon William William. his Uncle became Heir to his Honours. Which William married ... the Daughter of Sir William Hewet of ... in Com. ... Knight, but by her hath no Issue.

Lord Roberts of Truro.
[22 Iac.]

THat Wealth hath oft times been the chief­est st [...]p to Honour, though by various means acquired, there are not many (I am sure) that will gainsay. Whence it came to pass, that Richard Roberts Richard. of Truro, in Com. Cornub. Esq had the honour of Knighthood MS. in offic. Arm. con [...]erred upon him at White [...]Hall, 11 Nov. an. 1616. (14 Iac.) Likewise upon the third of Iuly 19 Iac. the dignity of BaronetPat. 19 Jac. p. 2.: and upon the 26th of Ian. 22 Iac. was advancedPat. 22 Jac. p. 2. to the de­gree of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Roberts of Truro.

But not through his own se [...]king, if that be true, which was afterwards by the House of Com­mons in Parliament in an. 1626. (2 Car. 1.) charged against the Dake of Buckingham, in the ninth Article R [...]w. coll. p. [...]. 8.]: which is; that knowing him to be rich, [...]e forced him to take that title of Honour; and that in consideration thereof, he paid ten thousand pounds to that Dukes use.

This Richard marriedI. S. in offic. Arm. f. 13. b. Frances the Daughter and Coheir to Iohn Hender of Botreaux-Castle, in Com Cornub. Esq and left IssueI. 8. ut su­pra. by her Iohn his Son and Heir; and two Daughters, Mary married to William Rouse of Hatton in Com. Cornub. Esq and Iane to Charles Lord Lambert, an Irish Baron.

Which Iohn, Iohn. succeeding his Father in this Ho­nour, was by King Charles the Second (our pre­sent Soveraign) made Lord Privy-Seal, and one of his Majesties Privy Council; as also Lord Lieu­tenant of Ireland, for some time. He married twice; First Lucie Daughter of Robert Earl of Warwick by whom he had Issue two Sons, Robert, who Married Sarab the Daughter of Iohn Bod­vile of Bodvile-Castle in Com. Carnarbon Esq and Hinder. His second Wife is Isabella Daugh­ter of Sir Iohn Smith Knight (Son of Customer Smith) by whom he hath Issue three Sons; Fran­cis, Henry, and Warwick; and four Daughters; Isabella married to the Lord Moore, eldest Son to the Earl of Drogheda in Ireland; Aramintha, Olympia, and Essex.

Lord Conway.
[22 Iac.]

THis Family now of Ragley in Com. War. (a Lordship obtain'd by purchase, towards the later end of Queen Elizabeth's reign) do derive their descent from Sir Henry Conway Henry. Knight. Which Sir Henry, having been Knight­ed Pat. 5 R. 2. p. 2. m. 12. per. I [...]spe [...]. by Edward Mortimer Earl of March, and Uives [...]er, about the beginning of King Richard the Seconds reign, was by IndenturePat. 5 R. 2. p. 2. m. 12. per I [...]spe [...]., bearing date 1 Aug. 5 R. 2 retained to do him service as a Knight during all his life: and in times of Peace, to have diet for himself, one Esq one Chamberlain and four Grooms; as also Hay, Oates, Horshooes, and Nails for six Horses, or reasonable allowance for the same. And whenso­ever he should be required to make his atten­dance on him, for service of War, the like Diet; or Wages in lieu thereof, for himself, his Esquire, Chamberlain, and five Grooms, with Hay, Oates, &c. for eight Horses; And likewise allowance of the like wages and reward, as he gave to o­thers of their quality, for so many men at Arms, and Archers, as he should bring to him for the ser­vice of War.

From this Sir Henry, descended Iohn Conway Iohn. of Potrithan, in Com. Flint. Esq who had Is­sue Ex autogr. penès Edw. Vic. Conway. two Sons; Hugh, and Edward. Which Hugh, Hugh. in 1 H. 7. was imploiedHolingsh. p. 742 b., by Margaret Coun­tess of Richmund, to Henry Earl of Richmund, her Son, then in Britanny, with money: as al­so with direction to assure him of the good af­fections, which most of the Nobility of this Realm did bear to him: and to incite his speedy coming into England.

And, beingPat. 1 H. 7. p. 1. m. 14. Master of his Wardrobe, shortly after he had obtained the Crown of this Realm, received the Honour of KnighthoodEx vet. Rot. penès Sim. A [...] ­cher equ. a [...]., at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth (Wife to that King) and became oneEx autogr. penès P [...]a [...]. Vic. Conway. of his Privy Council, as alsoEx autogr. penès P [...]a [...]. Vic. Conway. Knight for his Body; and TreasurerEx autogr. penès P [...]a [...]. Vic. Conway. of his Houshold. In 7 H. 7. he was, likewise, retained Ex autogr. penès P [...]a [...]. Vic. Conway. to serve him, in his Wars beyond Sea, with xx Men at Arms, besides himself. But of him I have no more to say, the Line continuing from Edward.

[Page 453] Which Edward, Edward. taking to WifeIbid. Anne, the Daughter and sole Heir to Richard Burdet of Ar­row, in Com. Warr. Esq, enjoy'd that Lordship as her right: and, beingIbid. a Gentleman Huisher of the Chamber to King Henry [...]he Eighth, ob­tain'd a special LicenceIbid., under the Privy Signet, dated 12 Febr. 3 H. 8. to retain certain able men, Voluntiers, for the King's Service in his Wars; and departedIbid. this life on Thursday, next ensuing the Feast of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, 38 H. 8. leavingIbid. Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir 35. years of Age, and upwards. Which Iohn being soon after Knighted, was in that great Expedition made into Scotland, in 1 E. 6. where he meri­ted so well, for his valour manifested in those services then perform'd, as that upon the 28th of Sept. the same year, he was madeHolingsh. p. 991. b. n. 40. a Banneret.

He WeddedIbid. Catherine, Daughter to Sir Raphe Verney Knight: And by his TestamentTas [...]e qu. 1. bearing date 22 Iulii, 6 E. 6. bequeath'd his Body to be buried in the Church at Arrow: and dyed ... leaving IssueEx au­togr. penès p [...]aef. Vic. Conway. another Sir Iohn Conway Iohn. Knight, his Son and Heir, who MarriedEx au­togr. penès p [...]aef. Vic. Conway. Elene the Daugh­ter of Sir Fulke Grevill of Beauchamp's [...]Court, in Com. Warr. Knight. And being a person of great knowledge in military affairs, was made GovernourEx au­togr. penès p [...]aef. Vic. Conway. of Ostend by Robert Earl of Lei­cester 29 Dec. an. 1586. (29 Eliz) that Earl being then General of the English Auxiliaries, in behalf of the States of the United Provinces: and departedEx au­togr. penès p [...]aef. Vic. Conway. this life 4 Oct. 1 Iac. leaving Edward Edward. his Son and Heir; KnightedI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 27. a. by Robert Earl of Essex, at the sacking of Cadez in Spain, in an. 1596. (38 Eliz.) where he CommandedI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 27. a. a Re­giment of Foot. After which, he served in the Netherlands, as GovernourI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. f. 27. a. of the Brill; And upon the 30th of Ian. 20 Iac. was madePat. 20 Jac. p. 12. one of the Principal Secretaries of State: Also, upon the 22th of March 22 Iac. advancedPat. 22 Jac. p. 12. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Conway of Ragley: And upon the 8th of De­cember following, CaptainIbid. p. 15. of the Isle of Wi [...]t.

Moreover, in 1 Car. 1. he was constituted Pat. 1 Car. p. 2. one of the principal Secretaries of State to that King (23 Maii) And in 2 Car. 1. CreatedPat. 2 Car. p. 5. Vi­count Killultagh (of Killultagh, in the County of Antrim, in Ireland.) AlsoPat. 3 Car. p. 36., upon the 6th of Iune 3 Car. 1. Vicount Conway, of Conway-Castle, in Com. Caernarvon. He was afterwards also made Lord PresidentI. 8. in [...] Arm. f. 27. a. of his Majesties Privy Council; and imploy'd into Germany, as Em­bassador I. 8. in [...] Arm. f. 27. a. Extraordinary. And departingI. 8. in [...] Arm. f. 27. a. this life at his House in St. Martins [...]lane, within the Liberties of Westminster, 3 Ian. an. 1630. (6 Car. 1.) was buriedI. 8. in [...] Arm. f. 27. a. at Ragley; leaving Issue I. 8. in [...] Arm. f. 27. a. by Dorothy his Wife, DaughterI. 8. in [...] Arm. f. 27. a. to Sir Iohn Tracy of Todington, in Com. Glouc. Knight (Widdow of Edmund Bray, Son and Heir to Edmund Bray of Barrington, in Com. Glouc. Esq) three Sons▪ 1. Edward his Son and Heir; 2. Sir Thomas Conway Knight, Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel Morg [...]n, in the Wars of Germany. And 3. Raphe: And four Daughters; Frances Married to Sir William Pel [...]am of Brocklesby, in Com. Line. Knight; Brilliana to Sir Robert Harley of Brampton-Brian, in Com. Heref. Knight of the Bath; Heligawrth to Sir William Smith of They­den-monte, in Com. Essex. Knight, and Mary.

Which Edward Edward. succeeding him in his Honours; First MarriedI [...]id. Frances, Daughter to Sir Francis Popham of Littlecot, in Com. Somers▪ Knight, and departed this life at Paris in France, in an. 1655. leaving Issue by her four Sons. First, Iohn who died young. 2. Edward. 3. Francis; and Fourthly Thomas, who died in his Childhood: Also two Daughters; Dorothy Married to Sir George Rawdon of ... in Ireland, B [...]ronet; and Anne. And to his secondIbid. [...]. 64. [...]. Wife, Katherine, Daughter to Giles Hueriblock of Gant, in Flan­ders, Widdow of ... Fusse, a Merchant in London; but had no Issue by her.

To whom succeeded Edward Edward. his Son and Heir. Which Edward Married Anne Daughter to Sir Heneage Finche of [...], in Com. Midd. Knight, sometime Recorder of the City of London; by whom he had Issue one Son, called Heneage, who died young.

St. Iohn Lord Tregoz.
[2 Car. 1.]

A Branch of the antient Family of St. Iohn of Ble [...]sho, in Com. Bedf. was Sir Oliver St. Iohn, of Lyddiard-Tregoz Knight and Baronet; who by Letters Patents, bearing date 3 Ian. 18 Iac. was CreatedPat. 18 Jac. p. 16. Vicount Gran­dison of Lymerick in Ireland (by reason of his descent from an Heir Female of that House:) and, made Lord Deputy of that Realm. Whence he return'dAnnal. R. Jac. per Camd. in 20 Iac. And, by Letters Patent, bearing date 21 Maii, 2 Car. 1. was advanced Pat. 2 Car. 1. p. 14. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Tregoz of Highworth, in Com. Wilts.

He MarriedI. 8. in of­ficio Arm. [...]. 26. b. Iohn the Daughter and Heir to Henry Roydon of Batter [...]ey, in Com. Surr. Esq; Widdow of William Holcroft: and departing I. 8. in of­ficio Arm. [...]. 26. b. this life without Issue, 30 Dec. an. 1630. (6 Car. 1.) being then seventy years of age, was buried I. 8. in of­ficio Arm. [...]. 26. b. in the Chancel there.

Dudley Lord Carlton, Vi­count Dorchester.
[2 Car. 1.]

THis Dudley Carlton, SonI. 8. in of­fi [...]io Arm. f. 2. b. of Anthony Carlton, of Baldwin-Brightwell, in Com. Oxon. Esq and there bornI. 8. in of­fi [...]io. Arm. f. 2. b. 10 Martii, an. 1573. (16 Eliz.) was KnightedMS. in offi­cio Arm. by King Iames at Win [...]or ... Iunii an. 1610. (8 Iac.) And afterwards, being Vice-ChamberlainI. 8. ut s [...]pra. to King Charles the First, was imploy'd EmbassadorI. 8. ut s [...]pra.; First to [...]enice; next I. 8. ut s [...]pra. to the Duke of Saboy; and advancedPat. 2 Car. 1. p. 17. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, 22 Maii 2 Car. 1. by the name of Lord Carlton of I [...]bercourt, in Com. Surr. The next year following he accom­panied Pat. 3 Car. 1. p. 3. Sir William Seagar Knight, then Garter principal King of Arms, unto Henry Prince of Aurange, with the Ensigns of the most noble Order of the Garter. And, upon the 25th of Iuly 4 Car. 1. was Createdi Vicount Dorchester [Page 454] of Dorchester, in Com. Oxon. Also, upon the 18th of December, ConstitutedIbid. p. 28. one of the King's Principal Secretaries of State.

He MarriedI. 8. ut supra. two Wives; First Anne Daughter and Coheir of George Gerard, second Son to Sir William Gerard of Dorney in Com. Buck. Knight, by whom he had IssueI. 8. ut supra. Henry who died in his Infancy. SecondlyI. 8. ut supra. Anne, Daughter of Sir Henry Glemham of Glemham, in Com. Suff. Knight, Widdow of Paul Vicount Banning: and depart­ing I. 8. ut supra. this life at his House in Westminster, 15 Febr. an. 1631. (7 Car. 1.) was buriedI. 8. ut supra. in St. Pauls Chapel, within the Abby Church there, where there is a noble Monument erected to his memory; leaving his Lady great with Child. Which Child, being afterwards born a DaughterIb. 71 b., and called Frances, diedIb. 71 b. young.

Tufton Earl of Thanet.
[2 Car. 1.]

THat this Family of Tufton, originally as­sumingEx autogr. praen [...]b. Nich. Co. Thaneti. its surname, from a place long since written Toketon, but of later Ages Tufton, in the Parish of North­jam in Com. Suss. (which to this day is possestEx autogr. praen [...]b. Nich. Co. Thaneti. by the principal branch thereof) hath been of great Antiquity in those parts, appeareth by sundry old Evidences, whereof some be without date. Like­wise, that they wereIbid. Lords of Syleham in the Parish of Raynham in Kent, and other Lands of good value, both in that County and Sussex: as also Benefactors to the Hospital of St. Barthol­mew at Rye, by the giftIbid. of certain Lands in Ewehurst thereto.

Of which, was Roger de Toketon, who in 30 E. 1. MarriedIbid. Iulian the Sister of Sir Iohn Campain Knight. From whom de [...]cendedIbid. Iohn Tufton of Hothfeild, in Com. Cantii Esq, Sheriff Ibid. of that County in 4 Eliz. and departingIbid. this life in the ninth year of that Queens Reign, was buried at Hoth [...]eild; leaving IssueIbid. by Mary his Wife, Daughter to Sir Iohn Baker of Sitting­hurst in the same County Knight, Iohn his Son and Heir, and one Daughter called Cecelie, Marri­ed to Sir Thomas Saundes Knight.

Which Iohn underwent the SheriffaltyIbid. for that County of Kent in 18 Eliz. And, being a person of great worth, receiv'dMS. in offic. Armorum. the honour of Knighthood by King Iames, upon the eleventh of May, in the first year of his Reign: as also the dignityPat. 9 Jac▪ p. 45. of Baronet upon the first erection of that degree▪ viz. 19 Iunii 9 Iac.

This Sir Iohn Tufton MarriedEx stem­mate. two Wives; First Olympia the Daughter and Heir to Christopher Blower of Raynham Esq,, by whom he had Issue Ex stem­mate. three Daughters; Anne Married to Francis Tre­sham of Ru [...]hton, in Com. Northt. Esq; Elizabeth who died young, and Margaret Wedded to Sir Thomas Carill of Shipley, in Com. Suss. Knight. To his second Wife he Married Christian, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Sir Humphry Brown Knight, one of the Justices of the Court of Com­mon [...]Pleas; on whom he begot these six Sons, viz. Nicholas (afterwards Earl of [...]) Iohn, Sir Humphrey Tufton of the Mote, near Maidst [...]r, Knight and Baronet; Richard, Sir William Tuf­ton Baronet, and Thomas. Likewise four Daugh­ters; Cecilie first Married to Sir Edward Hunger­ford Knight, afterwards to Francis Earl of Rut­land; Mary to Sir Henry Constable of Burton-Constable, in Com. Ebor. Knight, afterwards Vi­count Dunbar in Scotland; Anne and Elizabeth who both died young: And departingIbid. this life upon the second day of April An. 1624. (22 Iac.) lyeth buriedIbid. in the Parish Church at Hoth­feild.

To whom succeeded Nicholas his Son and Heir▪ which Nicholas having been KnightedMS. in offic. Arm. at New-Castle upon Tine, 13 Apr. an. 1603. (King Iames coming then first into England:) in con­sideration of his great merits, was by Letters Pa­tents Pat. [...] Ca [...] 1. p. 5., bearing date the first of November 2 Car. 1. advanc'd to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Tufton of Tufton in Sussex: and, upon the fifth of August 4 Car. 1. Created Pat. 4 Ca [...]. 1. p. 39. Earl of Thanet (an Isle in Kent.)

This Nicholas took to WifeEx stem­mate. the Lady Frances, Daughter to Thomas Earl of Exeter; and by her had IssueEx stem­mate. four Sons; William who died in his Childhood; Iohn, who afterwards succeeded him in his Honours, Nicholas, and Cecill: and nine Daughters; Elizabeth Married to Sir Edward Dering of Surrenden [...] Dering in Com. Cantii Knight and Ba [...]onet; Frances who died Unmar­ried; Dorothie Wife of Sir Raphe Ashton of ... in Com. Lanc. Knight. Mary Married to Sir Ed­ward Bishop of Parham in Com. Suss. Knight, Anne, and Alice, who died young; Diana Wife of Ro­bert Curson, Son and Heir to Sir Iohn Curson of Water [...]irye in Com. Oxon. Knight. Cecelie who die [...] Unmarried; and Christian Wedded to Mil­ward Son and Heir to Sir Thomas Milward of [...] in Com. Derb. Knight.

He departedIbid. this life upon the last day of Iune an. 1632. (8 Car. 1.) and was buriedIbid. in the Parish Church of Raynham before-men­tion'd.

To him succeeded Iohn his eldest surviving Son, who Married Margaret the eldest of the two Daughters and Coheirs to Richard late Earl of Dorset, by Anne his Wife, Daughter and sole Heir to George Earl of Cumberland: and by her had Issue six Sons; viz. Nicholas, Iohn, Richard, Thomas, Sackvile; and George, who serving in the Wars of the Count-Palatine of the Rhene, died of a wound which he there received. As also six Daughters; Anne who died young; Margaret Married to George now Lord Coventrie; Frances to Henry Drax of Boston, in Com. Linc. Esq, Cecilie to Christopher now Lord Hatton; Mary to William Son and Heir to Sir William Walter of Saresden in Com. Oxon. Baronet, and Anne to Samuel Grimston, Son and Heir to Sir Herbotle Grimston Baronet, Master of the Rolls.

This Iohn Earl of Thanet, died upon the seventh of May, an. 1664. and was buried at Raynham. To whom succeeded Nicholas his Son and Heir, who Married Elizabeth Daughter to Richard Earl of Burlington.

William Earl of Craven.
[2 Car. 1.]

THis William, being Son and Heir to Sir William Craven Knight (Merchant-Tay­lor Stow's Sur­vey p. 594. b., and Lord MayorStow's Sur­vey p. 594. b. of London in an. 1611. 9 Iac.) in his youth much affecting Military exercises, was sent to the Wars of Ger­many by King Charles the first; where he served under that great Souldier, Gustavus Adolphus, then King of Sweden: and, afterwards in the Netherlands, under Henry Prince of Orange. In which valiant adventures, he gained such Ho­nour; as that, upon his return, he was by the same King Charles, worthily raisedPat. 2 Car. p. 5. to the de­gree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Craven of Hampsted-Marshall, in Com. Berks. 12 Martii 2 Car. 1. with remainder, for want of Issue Male of his own Body, to Iohn Craven, and Thomas Craven his Brothers, suc­cessively; and to the Heirs Male of their Bodies.

And, since that; having in the time of the late unhappy troubles, in this Realm, when his Ma­jesty King Charles the first, (of blessed memory) became distressed by that shameful defection of many of his own subjects, manifested his Loyalty to him, in divers considerable supplies; as also to our present Soveraign King Charles the second, in his greatest necessities; was by other Letters Pa­tents, bearing date 16 Martii 16 Car. 2. advanced to certain higher degrees of Honour; viz. to the title of Vicount Craven of U [...]fington, in the same County of Berks. and Earl of Craven, of Craven, in Com. Ebor.

And, by reason, that both those his Brothers were then dead without Issue; with remainder of that Title of Lord Craven of Hampsted-Mar­shall, for lack of Issue Male of his own Body lawfully Begotten, to Sir William Craven of Lench­wike, in Com. Wigorn. Knight; and to the Heirs Male of his Body: and, for default of such Issue, to Sir Anthony Craven Knight, Brother to the same Sir William, and to the Issue Male of his Body.

And afterwards; by reason that the Issue Male of the said Sir William Graven of Lenchwike Knight was then extinct; in case of failer of Issue Male, from the before specified Sir Anthony Cra­ven Knight; by other Letters Patents, bearing date 11 December 17 Car. 2. obtained a farther grant; that the said title of Lord Craven of Hamp [...]ted-Marshall, should remain unto Sir Wil­liam Craven Knight, Son of Sir Thomas Craven, Brother to the said Sir Anthony; and to the Heirs Male of his Body, for ever.

Iohn Lord Craven of Ryton.

THis Iohn, the next Brother in seniority to the before-specified William Earl of Cra­ven; having a great esteem from the late King Charles the First of blessed memory; was, by Letters Patents, bearing date at Oxford 21 Martii, in the eighteenth year of his reign, ad­vanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Craven of Ryton in Com. Salop. he married Elizabeth Daughter to William Spen­ser, but died without Issue.

Brudnell Earl of Cardigan.
[3 Car. 1.]

OF this Family, whose chief seat hath for divers ages been at Dene, in th [...] East part of Northampton-shire, was Robert Brud [...]nel; Robert. who being a person learned in the Laws, was calledO [...]ig. Ju [...]d. in chron. p. 77. to the state and degree of a Serjeant, in the begining of Michaelmas Term 20 H. 7. and immediately thereupon (viz. 25 Oct.) made Pat. 20 Jac. p. 1. m. 9. the Kings Serjeant. Shortly after which, in 1 H. 8. he was constitutedPat. 1 H. 8. p. 2. m. 31. one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas; and in 12 H. 8. Chief JusticePat. 12 H. 8. p. 2. of that Court.

This Robert, by Margaret his Wife, Cousin Ex script. Tho. nu­per Co. Cardigan. and Coheir to the valiant Sir Berti [...]e Entwysel Knight, Vicount of Brickbee in Normandy (and slain in the Battel of St. Albans in the time of King Henry the sixth) had IssueEx script. Tho. nu­per Co. Cardigan. Sir Thomas Brudnel Thomas. Knight; and he Robert Ex script. Tho. nu­per Co. Cardigan.; and he Thomas Ex script. Tho. nu­per Co. Cardigan. Brudnel of Dene Esq who upon the 29th of Iune an. 1611. (9 Iac.) was one of that num­ber, whom King Iames then raisedPat. 9 Jac. p 45. to the de­gree of Baronet (at that time first instituted:) By reason whereof upon the 9th of April an. 1612. (10 Iac.) he received the Honour of Knight­hood MS. in offic. Arm., at White-Hall.

And being a person generally learned, and o­therwise excellently qualified, was by Leters Pa­tent, bearing date at Westminster 26 Apr. 3 Car. 1. advancedPat. 3 Car. 1. p. 6. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm by the title of Lord Brudnell of Stanton-Wivill, in Com. Leic. unto which King (of bles­sed memory) in the time of the late troubles, he did abundantly manifest his Loyalty, by raising of Souldiers, and contributing what else he could to his aid, in his Garrisons of Newark, Lincoln, and Here [...]ord, for which, afterwards, upon the prevailing of his adversaries, he suffered a tedious imprisonment.

In consideration therefore of these his great services and merits, he was upon the happy re­storation of our present Soveraign King Charles the Second, by Letters Patents, bearing date 20 Apr. in the 13th year of his reign (three days be­fore his Royal Coronation) advanced to the de­gree of an Earl, by the title of Earl of Cardigan. And departed this life upon the ... day of April an. 1664. being then above 80 years of age. Whereupon he was buried at Dene with his An­cestors; leaving Issue by Mary his Wife, Daugh­ter of Sir Thomas Tr [...]sham of Rushton in Com. Northt. Knight, two Sons, Robert his Son and Heir, and Edmund, who died unmarried; and one Daughter, called Mary, married to Iohn Constable of Bu [...]ton-Constable in Holderness, Vicount Dun­bar, in Scotland.

Which Robert, Robert. now Earl of Cardigan, married two Wives, First Mary, Daughter of Henry Con­stable Vicount Dunbar; by whom he had Issue Mary a Daughter, married to the Earl of Kenowle in Scotland. He secondly married Anne Daughter of Thomas Vicount Savage; by whom he hath had Issue two Sons, Francis called Lord Brudnell; and Ioseph, who died in his In [...]ancy; and three Daughters; Anna Maria married to Francis Earl of Shrewsbury; Catherine and Dorothy the Wife of Charles Earl of Westmorland.

Bellasyse Vicount Faucon­bridge.
[3 Car. 1.]

OF this Family, which hath been of great Antiquity in the Northern parts of this Realm (specially in the Bishoprick of Durham) was Sir Henry Belasyse of Newbo­rough, in Com. Ebor. Knight, Son and H [...]ir to Sir William Belasyse of Newborough Knight. Which Sir Henry, in 9 Iac. (29 Iunii) was madePat. 9 Jac. p. 45. a Baronet: and by Vrsula his Wife, DaughterInscrip. Tu­muli in Ecc. Cath. [...]bor. to Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton, in Com. Ebor. Knight, had Issue Thomas. Thomas. Which Thomas, for his great merits, having been, by Letters Patents, bearing date 25 M [...]ii 3 Car. 1. advancedPat. 3. Car. 1. p. [...]6. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord F [...]uconberge; faithfully adhered to that King, in the times of the late unhappy trou­bles: In consideration whereof, he was, by Let­ters Patents [...], bearing date at Oxford, 31 Ian. 18 Car. 1. Created Vicount Fauconberge of Hen­knowle, in the Bishoprick of Durham: And by Barbara his Wife, Daughter to Sir Henry Cholmley of Roxby, in Com. Ebor. Knight and Baronet, had Issue two Sons, Henry and Iohn; and five Daugh­ters▪ Margaret, Married to Iohn Lord Darcie of Ast [...]n; Mary to Sir Edward Osburne of Ki [...]e­ton, in Com. Ebor. Baronet; Barbara to Sir Henry Slyng [...]sby of S [...]ry [...]en in Com. Ebor. Baronet; Vrsula to Sir Walter Vav [...]sor of Haselwode in Com. Ebor. Knight; and Frances to Sir Thomas Ingram of Shiriff-Hoton Knight, a younger Son to Sir Arthur Ingram of Temple-Newsom in Com. Ebor. Knight: and departing this life in an. 1652. was buried in the Parish Church of Co [...]ks­would in Com. Ebor.

Which Henry, dying before his Father, left Issue by Grace his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Thomas Barton of Smi [...]ells, in Com. Lanc. Esq four Sons; Thomas now Vicount Fauconbridge, Henry, who died in his youth, Sir Rouland Belasyse Knight of the Bath; and Iohn, who died young: And four Daughters; Grace Married to George Vicount Castleton in Ireland; Frances to Sir Henry Iones of Aston, in Com. Oxon. Knight; Arbella to Sir William Frankland of [...]hur [...]ily in Com. Ebor. Baronet; and Barbara to Walter, a younger Son to Sir Robert Strickland of Si [...]er in Com. West­morl. Knight.

Which Thomas Thomas. so succeeding his Grandfather in his Honours, is now Captain of the Guard of Pensioners to his Majesty King Charles the Second; and Married Mildred Daughter to Nicholas Vi­count Castleton.

¶The second Son to the before-specified Tho­mas Vicount Fauconbridge, Called Iohn; Iohn Lord Be [...]asyse. faithfully also adhering to the late King Charles (of blessed Memory) at such time, as through the influence of a predominant party in the late Long Parlia­ment, great Forces were ready to march against him; rais'd and brought [...] to Notingham, upon the erection of his Royal Standard there, in Au­gust an. 1642. a compleat Regiment of stout Foot-Souldiers: with which, fighting [...] valiantly on his behalf, in the Bat [...]els of [...]ineton, and Brain [...] ­ford; as also in the storming of Bristoll, and Battel of Newberie; he was, in consideration thereof, advanced [...] to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Belasyse of Wor­laby, in Com. Linc. by Letters Patents, bearing date at Oxford 27 Ian. 20 Car. 1. He was like­wise in farther consideration of his eminent ser­vices in those times, made Lieutenant-General of the Counties of York, Notingham, Lincoln, and Derby, Governour of the City of York, and Garrison of Newark upon [...]rent; as also Cap­tain General of his Majesties Guards. And by our present Sovereign King Charles the Second, constituted Captain-General of his Forces in A­frica, and Governour of [...]angier: Also Lord Lieutenant of the East-Riding of Yorkshire, Go­vernour of Hull, and Captain of his Guard of Gentlemen-Pensioners: But making scruple at the Oath injoined by Act of Parliament in an. 1672. to be taken by all such as did then or should hereafter bear any Office under his Majesty, he re­signed all those his Commands, as followeth; viz. his Government of [...]angier to the Earl of Mid­dleton; His Lieutenancy of the East-Riding of Yorkshire, and Government of Hull, to the Duke of Monmouth: his Captainship of the Pensioners, to his Nephew Thomas Vicount Fauconbridge; and a Regiment of Foot (raised during the late Wars with the Dutch) to the Earl of Northamp­ton.

This Iohn Lord Belasyse Married three Wives; First Iane the D [...]ughter and Heir to Robert Butler of Woodhall, in Com. Hertf. Knight, by whom he had Issue one Son, called Henry, made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of our present So­vereign King Charles the Second; and one Daugh­ter called Mary Married to Robert Vicount Dun­bar in Scotland.

To his second Wife he Married Anne Daughter and Coheir to Sir Robert Crane of Chilton in Com. Suff. Knight, Widdow of Sir William Airmine of Osgod [...]y in Com. Linc. Baronet.

He lastly Married the Lady Anne, Daughter to Iohn late Marquess of Winchester, by whom he hath Issue three Daughters, Honora, Barbara, and Katherine.

Which Sir Henry (his Son and Heir) Married twice; First Rogersa Rogers, Daughter and Co­h [...]ir (with her Sister Elizabeth Dutchess of Rich­mund and Lenox) to Francis Rogers of Brian­ston in Com. Dors. Esq: And afterwards S [...]san, Daughter and Coheir to Sir William Airmine of Osgodby in Com. Linc. Baronet, by whom he had Issue Henry his only Son; and departed this life in an. 1668.

Lord Lovelace.
[3 Car. 1.]

IN 3 Car. 1. Sir Richard Lovelace Richard. Knight, Son o [...] Richard Lovelace of Hurley in Com. Berks. Esq was by Letters Patent, bearing date 31 Maii, 3 Car. 1. advancedPat. [...] Ca [...] 1. p. 11. to the degr [...]e and dignity of a Baron of this R [...]alm, by the Title of Lord Lovelace of Hurl [...]y. Which place had h [...]r [...]to­fore been a Religious [...] o [...] [...] Monks, and a Cell to [...]-Abby. H [...] M [...]r [...]ed [...] to [Page 457] his first Wife Katherine Daughter of George Hill (Widdow of William Hide of Kingston-L'isle in Com. Berks. Esq) but by her had no Issue: and to his second Wife Margaret the sole Daughter and Heir to William Dodsworth Citizen of Lon­don; by whom he had Issue [...] two Sons; Iohn and Francis; and two Daughters; Elizabeth Married to Henry Martin of Langworth, in Com. Berks. Esq, Son and Heir to Sir Henry Martin Knight, then Judge of the Court of Admiralty; and Margaret to Sir George Stonehouse of Radley, in Com. Berks. Baronet. And departed this life 22 Apr. an. 1634. (10 Car. 1.) To whom suc­ceeded Iohn Iohn. his Son and Heir; who took to Wife the Lady Anne Daughter of Thomas Earl of Cleveland; and departing this life at Wood­stoke Mannor in Com. Oxon. 25 Sept. an. 1670. was buried at Hurley before-specified, leaving Issue Iohn his only surviving Son, who succeeded him in his Honour. And three Daughters; Anne who died Unmarried; Margaret Married to Sir William Noel of Kirkby-Malory in Com. Leic. Ba­ronet; and Dorothy to Henry Drax a Merchant in Barbados, Son of Sir Iames Drax Knight.

Which Iohn Iohn. took to Wife Martha, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Sir Edmund Pye of Bra­denham, in Com. Buck. Baronet, by whom he hath had Issue one Son, called Iohn, who died in his Infancy; and three Daughters; Anne, Martha, and Catherine.

Pierpont Earl of Kingston, and Marquess of Dor­chester.
[3 Car. 1]

THat the Ancestor of this long continuing and eminent Family, [...]obert de Pierpont, [...]obert. being of French extraction, came first into England, at the time of the Norman Con­quest, is clear enough: For, by the general Sur­vey, taken shortly after, it is evident [...], that he was then possess'd of the Lordships of Henestede, and [...]retham in Suffolk; and that he held them of the famous William Earl Warren, one of the chiefest of th [...]se Nobles, that accompanied the Victorious Norman Duke, in his signal Expedition hither. And, though none of the Descendents of this Robert, did arrive to the dignity of Peerage, till of late years; yet were they persons of great note throughout all succeeding times. For, be­sides these Lordships in Com. Suff. and Herst in Sussex, with other Lands of great extent in that County, amounting [...] to ten Knights Fees held [...] of those Earls; it appears [...], that in 12 H. 2. ano­ther Robert [...] of this Line, held one Knight's Fee in Lincolnshire, of the Bishop of Lincoln, de veteri Feoffamento; that is to say, whereof his Ancestor had been enfeoffed in the time of King Henry the First: and gave [...] the Lordship of Hali­well (a place sometime famous for the many Pil­grimages made thither) unto the Monks of Ba­ [...]ingwerk in Flyntshire (near at hand) by the consent of Ranulph Earl of Chester, it being of his Fee.

Also, that after him, in 23 H. 3. there having been a great Sute [...] at Law, betwixt Simon d [...] Pierpont, and William then Earl W [...]rren, touch­ing Free-Warren in the Lordships of this Simon, Simon. at Herst (since called Herst-Pierpont) and Go [...] ­brig, in Com. Suss. they came to an Accord [...]. Whereupon that Earl, in consideration [...] of a Goshawk, given to this Simon; obtained leave [...] for himself and his Heirs, to hunt the Buck, Doe, Hart, Hynd, Hare, Fox, Goat, Ca [...], or any other Wild Beast in any of those Lands.

To which Simon succeeded another Robert, Robert. whose Loyalty to King Henry the Third (when he became much distress'd through the po [...]ency of those turbulent-spirited Barons of that Age) is no less remarkable than the greatness of his Estate, at that time: For [...]la [...]s. [...]9 H. [...]. in dorsom. 6. figh [...]ing valiantly, on his behalf, in the Battel of Lewes (48 H. 3.) and being there, with the King himself and Prince Edward, taken [...]la [...]s. [...]9 H. [...]. in dorsom. 6. Prisoner, he was put to no less than seven hundred Marks Fine [...]la [...]s. [...]9 H. [...]. in dorsom. 6., for his Ran­som; and, for the payment thereof, besides his own Bond constrain'd to bring in W [...]l [...]r [...]n de Munceaus for security [...]la [...]s. [...]9 H. [...]. in dorsom. 6.. But the King, within sixteen Months after, happily recovering his Rights, in that memorable Battel of E [...]esham, acquitted [...]la [...]s. [...]9 H. [...]. in dorsom. 6. them both (as he had good cause) from-that great obligation.

After him, I meet with Henry [...]enry. (a person of great note in that time;) who, in 8 E. 1. having lost his Seal, came into the Chancery then at Lin­coln, upon Munday the Morrow of the Octaves of St. Mic [...]ael, and made publicationClaus. 8 E. [...]. in dorsom. [...]. thereof; protesting that if any one should find it, and Seal therewith, after that day, that the Instrument so sealed ought not to be of any validity. which Henry MarriedEx [...]em. ma [...]e. Annora the sole Daughter and Heir to Michael Mal [...]ers, Lord of H [...]lme, and other Lands of great extent in Com. Nott. And shortly after him another Simon. Simon.

Which Simon in 32 E. 1. was one of those, who by a special WritRo [...]. Vas [...]. 2 [...] E. 1. in dorso m. 8., bearing date upon the eighth day of Iune, had Summons, amongst the Barons of this Realm, to repair with all speed to the King, wheresoever he should then be in England, [...]o treat of certain weighty affairs, re­lating to his and their Honour; the Sheriffs of every County, having also CommandClaus. 22 E, 1. m. 6., to cause two Knights for each Shire; as also two Citizens and two Burgesses for each City and Burrough, to attend the King at the same time, ad consulendum, & consentiendum, to advise and consent for them­selves and the commonalty of their respective Shires, Cities, and Burroughs unto what the Earls, Barons and Nobles should at that time ordain: the chief occasion of convening that Parliament, being (as it seems) in reference to the King's Expedition into France: for it appearsRot. Vas [...]. [...], that not only all the great men so summon'd (whereof this Simon was one) but divers other, were thereupon requi­red to fit themselves with Horse and Arms, and to attend the King at Por [...]smouth, upon the first of September next following, thence to Sail with him into Gas [...]oine.

After this, I find another Robert de [...] Robert. (Brother I suppose to this Simon) who, in 34 E. 1. was of the retinueRot. [...]co [...]. 34 [...]. 1. m 4. with Edward Prince of Wales, in that notable Expedition then made into Scotland; and in 3 E. 2. againRot. Scoc. 3 E. 2. m. 5. in those Wars. Which Robert in 8 E. 2. had also sum­mons s (with divers eminent persons of that [Page 458] time) to be at Newcastle upon [...]ine, on the Festival of the blessed Virgin's Assumption, well ac­coutred with Horse and Arms, to restrain the Ho­stilities of the Scots. And in 9 E. 2. obtain'd a CharterCart. 9 E. 2. n. 46. for Free-Warren, in all his Demesn-Lands, within his Lordships of Holme, Holbeck-Woodhouses, Landeford, and Weston, in Com. Nott. as also in those of Northaneston, Southaneston, and [...]reton in Com. Ebor. In 11 E. 2. he was madePa [...]. 11 E. 2. p. 1. m. 17. Governour of the Castle at Newark upon [...]rent. And in 1 E. 3. (amongst other the great men of that age) had summonsClaus. 1 E. 3. p. 1. m. 2. in dorso. to be at New­castle upon [...]ine, on Munday next after Ascension-Day, to restrain the Incursions of the Scots. Also, in 7 E. 3. in considerationRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 6. of his special servi­ces in those Wars of Scotland, he obtain'd a ge­neral pardonRot. Scoc. 7 E. 3. m. 6., for all Trespasses by him done in the Forest of Shirewood, as well in Vert as Ve­nison.

Next to him, in 33 E. 3. Sir Edmund de Pier­pont [...]dmund. Knight, being in the Wars of France, serv'd [...] in the retinue with Henry Duke of Lancaster; but was there taken Prisoner [...].

Some Ages afterwards Henry Pierpont Henry. Esq, in recompencePa [...]. 5 E 4. p. 2. m. 30. of his frequent and [...]aithful services to King Edward the Fourth, against the Lanca­stri [...]ns, obtain'd a grantPa [...]. 5 E 4. p. 2. m. 30. in special Tail, of the third part of the Mannor of S [...]aveley, with the advouson of the Church (in Com. Derb.) then in the Crown by the A [...]ainder of Iohn Lord Clif­ford. And in 6 H. 8. Sir William Pierpont William. Knight obtain'd a confirmationPa [...]. 6 [...]. 8. p. 1. for Free-Warren in all his Lordships and Lands of Holme juxta Noting­ham, Holbek-Woodhouses, Landeford, and We­ston before-specified. So likewiseI [...]. m. 5. in those of Northan [...]ston, and [...]reton, in Com. Ebor.

To whom succeeded George George. his Son and Heir; who, in 32 H. 8. upon the dissolution of the Mo­nasteries, purchasedPa [...]. 32 [...]. 8. p. 8. the Mannors of Bondbuske, Langwe [...]h, and another Mannor called Howbek-Woodhouses in Com. Nott. parcel of the possessions of the Abbot and Covent of Wel [...]ek. LikewisePat. 36 H. 8. p. 16. the Mannors of Scarcliffe and Palterton, in Com. D [...]rb. belonging to the Monastery of Newstede. And having receiv'd the honour of Knighthood [...], upon Tuesday 22 Febr. at the Tower of London, in 1 E. 6. (two days after that King's Coronati­on) departed [...] this life 21 Martii. [...] Eliz. being then seised [...] of the Mannors of Holme-Pierpont, [...]odgrave, Barton, in the Beanes, Clipston, Sn [...]yuton, Wydme [...]p [...]le, Westo [...], B [...]ndbusk, La [...]dwar [...], [...]owbek, and C [...]kney, with divers other Lands, and advousons of Churches; leaving [...] H [...]nry [...]enry. his Son and Heir xxi. years of age, and upwards.

Which Henry was also a Knight; and by Frances his Wife [...], eldest Daughter to Sir William Ca­vendish of Charswo [...]th, in Com. Derb. Knight (Sister to Willi [...]m Earl of Devon.) le [...]t Issue Ro­bert Robert Earl of [...]ingston. his Son and Heir, in his youth a Fellow-Com­moner in [...] Oxon. who being a person of excellent parts and ample Fortune, was, by Letters-Patent, bearing date 29 Iunii, 3 Car. 1. advancedPat. 3 Car. 1. p. 24. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Pi [...]rpont of Holme-Pierpont in Com. Nott. and Vicoun [...] N [...]wark: and upon the 25th of Iuly the next ensuing year, was Created Pat. 4 Car. 1. p. 39. Earl of Kingston upon Null.

This Robert, giving many testimonies of his Loyalty, to his late Majesty King Charles the First, upon the very beginning of the late great Rebel­lion; had thereupon, first Commission to raise a Regiment of twelve hundred Foot for his service; and soon after that was Constituted Lieutenant General of all his Forces within the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Huntington, Cambridge, and Norfolk: But upon the assault of Eaynesbo­rough in Com. Linc. by the Parliament [...]Forces, for­tun'd to be there taken Prisoner 30 Iulii an. 1643. which being discern'd by those of the King's party, then near at hand, they stoutly endeavour­ed his rescue, but with ill success; for he lost his life therein, by the casual shot of a Bullet, against those who were carrying him away, by Barge, to­wards Hull.

This noble Earl left Issue by Gertrude his Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Henry Talbot, third Son to George Earl of Shrewsbury, five Sons; Henry, who succeeded him in his Honours, William Pier­pont of [...]horesby in Com. Nott. Francis Pierpont of Notingham; As also Gervase and George. And two Daughters; Frances, who died in his life time; and Elizabeth.

Which Henry, Henry Ma [...] ­quess of Dorches [...]er. most loyally attending the said King Charles the First, in his Garrison at Oxford, and sundry other places, in the late perillous and troublesome times, being one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Council; was, in respect thereof, and other his great Merits, by Letters Pa­tent, bearing date 25 Martii, in the twentieth year of his Reign, raised to an higher degree of Honour▪ by the Title of Marquess of Dorchester, in Com. Dors.

He first Married Cecelie, Daughter to Paul Vi­count Banning: and by her had Issue two Daugh­ters; the Lady Anne, and Lady Grace. And af­terwards the Lady Katherine, Daughter to Iames late Earl of Derby; by whom he had Issue one Son, called Henry, who died in his Infancy.

¶Of the other Sons to the before-specified Earl, William Pierpont of [...]horesby (the se­cond) Married Elizabeth, Daughter and Coheir to Sir Thomas Harris of [...]onge-Castle, in Com. Salop. Baronet; by whom he hath had Issue five Sons; 1. Robert, who Married Elizabeth Daugh­ter and Coheir to Sir Iohn Evelyn of Dene, in Com. Wilts. Knight, and died in his life time, lea­ving Issue Robert a Son▪ and a Daughter called Gertrude: 2. Henry, who died unmarried; Wil­liam who died in his Infancy; George, and Ger­vase: and five Daughters; Frances Married to Henry Earl of Ogle, Son and Heir to William Duke of Newcastle; Eleanore, and Margaret, who died in their Infancy; Grace Wedded to Gilbert now Earl of Clare, and Gertrude to George Vicount Halifax.

Lord Hervey of Kidbroke.
[3 Car. 1.]

IN an. 1619. (17 Iac.) Sir William Hervey of Kidbroke, in Com. Cantii Knight (de­scended Ex stem­mate. from an antient Family of that name, which were possessors of [...]hirley in Com. Bedf.) was advancedPat. 17 [...]ac. to the degree of a Baronet, upon the one and thirtieth day of May the same year; with remainder to William his Son, and the H [...]irs Male of his Body: also shortly after [Page 459] that, to the dignity of Lord Hervey of Rosse, in the County of Wexford in Ireland: And lastly, by reason of his eminent services at home and abroad, both in the times of King Iames and King Charles the First, as well in Council, as in the Wars, and other Foreign Expeditions, was createdPa [...]. 3 Car. 1. p. 6. a Ba­ron of this Realm by the title of Lord H [...]rvey of Kidbroke, with the like remainder as abovesaid, as by certain Letters Patents, bearing date 7 Febr. 3 Car. 1. appeareth.

This William Lord Hervey marriedEx stem­mate. two Wives, first Mary Daughter of Anthony Vicount Mountag [...] Widow of Henry Earl of Southampton; but by her had no Issue. Secondly Cordellia, Daughter and Coheir to Brian Anslow of Lewsham in Com. Cantii. Esq by whom he had IssueEx stem­mate. three Sons; William slain in the German-Wars; as also Iohn and Henry, who died young: and two Daughters; Elizabeth married to Iohn Hervey of Ickworth, in Com. Suff. Esq now Treasurer to her Majesty Queen Catherine; and Helen who died unmarried: and departed this life ... Iunii an. 1642.

Vicount Bayning.
[3 Car. 1.]

UPon the 24th of Sept. an. 1612. (10 Iac.) Paul Bayning of Bentley-parva, in Com. Essex Esq (Son to Paul Bayn­ing, Paul. SheriffS [...]ow's Sur­vey p. 591. of London in an. 1593. (35 Eliz.) was advancedPat. de eo­dem anno. to the dignity of a Baronet: and upon the 27th of February 3 Car. 1. toPat. 3 Car. 1. p. 36. the de­gree of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Ba­ron Bayning of Horkes [...]ey, in Com. Essex; as also on the eighth of March next following, toIb. p. 6. that of Vicount Bayning of Sudbury, in Com. Suff.

This Paul married [...]. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 24. [...]. Anne Daughter to Sir Henry Glemham of Glemham in Com. Suff. Knight; and dying [...]. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 24. [...]. at his own House in Mark-lane, with­in the City of London 29 Iulii an. 1629 (5 Car. 1.) was buried [...]. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 24. [...]. in the Church of St. Olave Hart­street London; leaving Issue [...]. 8. in of­fic. Arm. f. 24. [...]. Paul his Son and Heir thirteen years of age; and four Daugh­ters; Cecilie Married to Henry Vicount Newarke, eldest Son to Robert Earl of Kingston; Anne to Henry Murray one of the Grooms of the Bed­chamber to King Charles the First; afterwards created [...] Vicountess Banning of Foxley, by Let­ters Patents, bearing date at Westminster 17 Martii 26 Car. 2. Mary first to William Vicount Grandison, afterwards to Christopher Earl of Angle­sey: and Elizabeth to Francis Lord Dacres.

Which Paul Paul. married [...] Penelope, sole Daughter and Heir to Sir Robert Naunton Knight, Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries: and by her ha­ving Issue [...] one Daughter named Anne, died [...]. 8. in offic. Ar [...]. f. 61. b. at Bentley-Hall in Essex, 11 Iunii 1638. leaving her the said Penelope great with child of another, born after his death, and called Penelope.

Which Anne, afterwards became the Wife to Aubrey Earl of Oxford; and Penelope of Iohn Herbert the youngest Son to Philip, late Earl of P [...]mbroke and Montg [...]mery.

Lord Maynard.
[3 Car. 1.]

IN 3. Car. 1. Sir William Maynard William. Knight, Son and Heir to Henry Maynard of Eston [...] parv [...] in Com. Essex, by Susan his Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Thomas Pearson Esq Usher of the Court of Star-Chamber, having first been dignifiedPat. 9 Jac. p. 45. with the title of Baronet 29 Iunii an. 1611. (9 Iac.) next with that of Lord May­nard of Wickbow in Ireland; by LettersPa [...]. 18 Jac. p. 18. Patent bearing date at Westminster 30 Maii 18 Iac. (an. scil. 1620) in consideration of his farther merits, was by Letters PatentsPat. 3 Car. 1. p. 11., bearing date at Westminster upon the fourteenth day of March in the third year of King Charles the First, ad­vanced to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Maynard of Estaines ad Tur­rim in Com. Essex; otherwise called Little-Easton.

This William married two Wives; First the Lady Frances Daughter to William Cavendish the first Earl of Devonshire of that Family, by whom he left no Issue surviving. Secondly Anne the sole Daughter and Heir to Sir Anthony Everard of Langleis in Com. Essex Knight, by whom he left Issue one only surviving Son named William, who succeeded him in his Honours; and five Daugh­ters; viz. Susan, Iane, Anne, Elizabeth, and Mary; whereof the two eldest died unmarried: and of the rest Anne became the Wife of Sir Henry Wrothe of Durance in Com. Midd. Knight; Eli­zabeth of Iohn Wroth of Longhton in Com. Essex Esq and Mary of Sir Rap [...]e Bovey of Caxton, in Com. Cantabr. Knight: and departing this life up­on the eighteenth day of December an. 1639. was buried in the Vault of the Parish-Church at Little-Estanes before mention'd.

Which William William. so succeeding him, is now Comptroller of his Majesties Houshold; and mar­ried two Wives; First Dorothy sole Daughter and Heir to Sir Robert Banaster of Passenham in Com. Northampton Knight, by whom he hath Issue two Sons; Banaster Maynard, and William. Which William hath married the Lady Elizabeth Grey, Daughter to Henry late Earl of Kent.

Surviving Dorothy his first Wife he hath since wedded the Lady Margaret Murray, youngest Daughter to Iames Earl of Dyzert in Scotland; and by her hath Issue one Son called Henry, and Elizabeth a Daughter.

Lord Coventrie.
[4 Car. 1.]

THat the study and practise of our Com­mon-Law, hath raised many Men to great Wealth and Honour, there is de­monstration sufficient from sundry examples in all ages. Amongst which these of Thomas Coventrie the Father, and Thomas his Son are not the least. For of Thomas the Father [whose Birth was in Worcestershire, and descentEx stem­mate. from Iohn Coven [...]rie Mercer (Son of William Coventrie of the City of Coventrie) SheriffStow [...] S [...] ­vey. of London with Robert Whitington in an. 1416. (4 H. 5.) and Lord May­or [Page 460] orStow [...] S [...] ­vey. of that City in an. 1425. (4 H. 6.) as also one of theMon [...]st. Angl. Vol. 3. p. 189. a. Executors of Richard Whitington, founder of Whitington-Colledge] I find; that, being a member of that honourable Society of the Inner-Temple London, he became so happy a pro­ficient in his Studies there; as that in 38 Eliz. he was chosenOrig. Ju­rid. p. 166. Reader of that House, for the Autumn Lecture; though at that time hindred in performing the task, by reasonOrig. Ju­rid. p. 166. of a great Plague, which then raged in London; so that he Read not till LentOrig. Ju­rid. p. 166. next following. And, as­cending still higher in esteem, in respect of his eminent knowledge, was electedIb. p. 99. in Chron. to the state and degree of a Serjeant at Law, upon that Call in Easter-Term 1 Iac. As also in 3 Iac. to be the Pat. 3 Jac p. 2. Kings Se [...]jeant: and in Hillary Term, (be­fore the end of that year) being constitutedOrig. Ju­rid. p. 171. [...]. one of the Justices for the Court of Common-Pleas, sate on that Bench tillOrig. Ju­rid. p. 171. [...]. xv Martini 4 Iac. inclu­sive: but died shortly after, as it seems; leaving Thomas his Son and Heir, whom he had entred of that Inne of Court.

Which Thomas, Thomas. pursuing his Fathers steps in those laudable S [...]udies, was made choiceIbid. p. 167. of for the Autumn-Reader in 14 Iac. being then Re­corder Ibid. p. 167. of London. Also shortly after that the Kings SollicitorPat. 14 Jac. p. 3.. And upon the 16. of March, be­fore the end of that year, was KnightedMS. in [...]ffi­cio Arm. at [...]heo­balds. In 15 Iac. being one of the Senior Ben­chers of that House, he underwent the office of TreasurerOrig. Jurid. 171. [...]. there: and in 18 Iac. was made the Kings AttorneyPat. 18 Jac. p. 1 [...]. General.

Rising by these gradations; in 1 Car. (1 Nov.) he was advancedOrig. Jurid. in Chron. p. 104. to [...]hat eminent Office of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, and upon the tenth of April 4 Car. 1. dignifiedP [...]. 4. Car. 1. p. 39. with the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of [...]ord Coventrie of Ailesboro [...]gh, in Com. Wigorn. Aftter which, continuing in that Office with much Honour, for the full term of fifteen years and up­wards, he departed [...] this life at Durham-House in the Strand 14 Ian. an. 1639. (15 Car. 1.) and was buried [...] in the Parish Church of Crome-D'abitot in Com. Wigorn. leaving Issue [...] by Sarah his first Wife, Daughter to Edward Sebright of Blacksall in Com. Wigorn. Esq Thomas his Son and Heir; and Elizabeth a Daughter, married to Sir Iohn H [...]re of Stow-B [...]rdolf, in Com. Norfolk Knight. AndIbid. by Elizabeth his second Wife, Daughter to Iohn Ardersey of Spurs [...]ow in Com. C [...]ster. Esq four Sons; Iohn, Francis; Henry now one of his Majesties Principal Secre [...]aries of State, and Sir William Coventrie Knight. As also four Daughters; Anne married to Sir William Savile of [...] in Com. Ebor. Baronet; Mary to Henry-Frederick [...]hynne, second Son to Sir Thomas Thynne of Lo [...]g-Lete, in Com. Wilts. Knight; Anne to Sir Anth [...]ny Ashley Cooper of Winburne St. Giles in Com. Dorset Baronet (since advanced to the titles of Baron Ashley, and Earl of Shafts­bu [...]y) and Dorothy to Sir Iohn P [...]ckington of West­wood, in Com. Wigorn Baronet.

Which Thomas Thomas. (his Son and Heir) succeeding him in his Honour, marriedIbid. Mary Daughter to Sir William Cr [...]ven Knight, Lord Mayor of Lon­don in an. 1611. (9 Iac.) and departed this life ... Oct. an. 1662. l [...]aving Issue two Sons; Geo [...]ge, and Thomas, but no Daughter.

Which George, Geo [...]ge. now Lord Coventrie, married Ma [...]gar [...]t Daughter to Iohn Earl of Than [...]t; and by her hath Issue Iohn his only Son; and Marga­re [...] a Daughter.

Weston Earl of Portland.
[4 Car. 1.]

IN an. 1619. (17 Iac.) Sir RichardRichard.Weston Knight, SonEx stem [...]mate. and Heir to Sir Hierome Weston of Roxwell, in Com. Essex Knight, Son of Richard Weston, one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas from the first to the fourteenth year of Queen Eliz. reign (and descendedEx stem [...]mate. from the ancient Family of Weston, sometimes of We­ston subtus Liziard in Com. Staff.) being a person of great abilities, was sentRushw. col [...]. p. 12. Embassador, with Sir Edward Conway, into Bohemia, to close up the breach betwixt the Emperour, and the Ele­ctor Palatine: and the next ensuing vear was himself imployedHowe [...] Ann. to Bruxells in Flanders, there to treat with the Embassadors of the Em­perour and King of Spain, touching the restitu­tion of the Pala [...]inate. Soon after which, he was made choice of, to bePat. 19 Jac. p. 1. Chancellor and under-Treasurer of the Exchequer. Which Office he un­derwent, with such Wisdom and Integrity, that upon the twenty fifth of May 22 Iac. he had a CommissionPat. 22 Jac. p. 16. to execute the Office of Treasurer of the Exchequer, during the Kings pleasure.

Which trust he performed so well, as that up­on the thirteenth of April 4 Car. 1. he was ad­vanced Pat. 4 Car. 1. p. 39. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Weston of Neyland: and on the fifteenth of Iuly following constituted Ibid. p. 25. Lord Treasurer of England. Also upon the ninth of April 6 Car. 1. elected Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter: and on the 8th of February next following madePat. 6 Ca [...]. 1. p. 6. Captain of the Isle of Wight. Lastly upon the 17th of Fe­bruary 8 Car. 1. createdPat. 8 Ca [...]. 1. p. 2. Earl of Portland.

He married [...]. 8. in of­ficio A [...]. f. 49. a. two Wives; First Elizabeth Daughter to William Pinchion of Wri [...]le, in Com. Essex Esq by whom he had Issue [...]. 8. in of­ficio A [...]. f. 49. a. one Son, called Richard, who died in his life time unmar­ried; and two Daughters; Elizabeth married to Sir Iohn Nettervile Knight, Son and Heir to Ni­cholas Vicount Nettervile of Bameth in Ireland; and Mary to Walter Aston, Son and Heir to Sir Walter Aston Knight of the Bath and Baronet, Baron of Forfare in Scotland. He secondly mar­ried Ibid. [...] Ex stem­mate. Frances the Daughter to Nicholas Walgreve of Boreley in Com. Essex Esq by whom he had IssueIbid. [...] Ex stem­mate. three Sons; Hierome, who succeeded him in his Honours, Benjamin, and Nicholas; and four Daughters; Anne married to Basil Lord F [...]ilding then Son and Heir to William Earl of Denbigh; Mary; Frances to Philip Draycote of Paynes [...]ey in Com. Staff. Esq and Catherine to Richard White of Hatton in Com. Essex Esq And departing [...]. 8. u [...] supra. this life at Walingford-House in West­minster ... Martii an. 1634. was buried [...]. 8. u [...] supra. at Winchester.

To whom succeeded Hierome [...]ierome. his Son and Heir; who married the Lady Frances Stuart, Daughter to Esme Duke of Lenox; and by her had Issue, Charles, his Son [...]nd Heir, and one Daugther, called Henrietta-Maria; and died 16 Martii an. 1662. Which Charles Charles, succeeding him in his Ho­nours, was slain in that great Naval Fight with the Dutch 3 Iunii an. 1665. without Issue. Whereupon, Thomas his Uncle became his suc­cessor in his Honours.

[Page 461] Which Thomas Thomas. Married Anne, the youngest Daughter of Iohn Lord Butler of Bramfeild, Widdow of Montjoy late Earl of Newpor [...]; but hath no Issue. So that Benjamin the Brother of this Earl Thomas (who hath taken to Wife Elizabeth the Daughter of Thomas Sheldon of Hou [...]y in Com. Leic. Esq Widdow of Christo­pher late Earl of Anglesey) is his Heir Ex­pectant.

Goring Earl of Norwich.
[4 Car. 1.]

IN 4 Car. 1. Sir George Goring George. of Hurst-Pier­pont, in Com. Suss. Knight, Son of George Goring of Obingdene, in Com. Suss. Esq, one of the Gentlemen Pensioners to Queen Eli­zabeth by Anne his Wife, Daughter of Sir Henry Denny of Waltham in Com. Essex Knight, Sister to Edward Lord Denney; having been a faithful servant, first to Prince Henry, and afterwards to King Iames, was KnightedMS. in offi­cio A [...]. at Grenewich by that King, 7 Maii an. 1608. (6 Iac.) and af­terwards by Letters Patents, bearing date 14 Apr. 4 Car. 1. advancedPat. 4 Car. 1. p. [...]9. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Goring of Hurst-Pierpont: and in 6 Car. 1. obtain'd a grant Pat. 6 Car. 1. p. 13. of the Offices of Secretary, Clerk of the Sig­net, and Clerk of the Council, within the Princi­pality of Wales.

Being afterwards made Vice-Chamberlain of the Houshold to that King, he readily attended the late Queen, in her passage beyond Sea, and Travels there (at that time, through the danger of those Tumults, which were rais'd and coun­tenanc'd by the predominant party in the late Long-Parliament, necessi [...]ated, for the safeguard of her Royal Person, to quit this Realm, in an. 1641.) and landed her at Bridlington (in March 1642.) when she brought those supplies of Amunition and Arms, of which at that time the King stood in much need. Nor was he back­ward in any service, which he could otherwise perform; being shortly after employ'd as Embas­sador into France; his valiant Son George (who was an expert Souldier) being then General of his Majesties Horse. In consideration therefore of these his eminent services, he was by Letters-Patent, bearing date 8 Nov. 20 Car. 1. advanced to the Title of Earl of Norwich (at that time void by the Death of Edward Lord Denny, his Uncle, who formerly enjoy'd that Honour.) And, after the happy Restoration of our present Sove­reign King Charl [...]s the Second, was made Cap­tain of his Guard.

He Married Mary, Daughter to Edward Lord Bergavenny; by whom he had Issue two Sons; George, and Charles; and four Daughters. Which George, having with great [...]idelity and courage serv'd his Maj [...]sty King Charles the First (of bles­sed memory) as General of the Horse, during the whole continuance of the late unhappy Trou­bles; after the render of Oxford, and loss of all, went into the Netherlands, and there serv'd the King of Spain as Lieutenant-General of his For­ces in Flanders, and the parts adjacent. Next into Spain; wher [...] being Lieutenant-General under Don Iohn de Silv [...]; and finding him cor­rupted by Cardinal M [...]zarine (then the Chief-States-man of France) he took him Prisoner at the Head of his Army. Whereupon that great Don had judgment of Death passed upon him; and accordingly suffered at Madrid. This George (commonly called General G [...]ring) took to Wife Lettice, Daughter to Richard Earl of Corke, in Ireland; but had no Issue; and surviving her, assumed the H [...]bit of a Dominican Frier in Spain, as I have heard: where he departed this World, during the life of the said George Earl of Nor­wich, his Father.

Which Earl died upon the sixth of Ianuary, an. 1662. and was buried in the Abby-Church at Westminster. His four Daughters were these; Elizabeth Married to William Lord Brereton (an Irish Baron) Mary to Sir Drue Dene of M [...]pel­sted in Com. Essex Knight; Diana, first to Thomas Covert of Slaugham in Com. Suss. Esq and after to George Porter eldest Son to Endymion Porter, one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber to his late Ma­jesty King Charles the First; and Catherine to William Scott of Sco [...]ts-Hall, in Com. Cantii Esq

To this George Earl of Norwich succeeded Charles, Ch [...]rles. his only surviving Son; who Married ... Daughter to ... Leman, and Widdow of Sir Richard Baker Knight, and departed this life upon the third of March, an. 1672. without Issue.

Lord Mohun.
[4 Car. 1.]

HAving in the first Volume of this Work, already spoke at large of the antient Lords Mohun, whose principal Seat was at Dunster-Castle in Somersetshire; I now come to Reginald Mohun of Boconn [...] in Cornwall, the chief Heir Male by a younger branch of that noble Family.

This Reginald, Reg [...]nald. was by Letters PatentsPa [...]. 9 Jac. p. 45. bearing date 25 Nov. an. 1612. (10 Iac.) Created Ba­ronet: And, by Philippa his Wife, Daughter of Iohn Hele Esq, left Issue Iohn his Son and Heir; as also one Daughter called Elizabeth, Married to Iohn Trelauny Esq.

Which Iohn Iohn. (his Son and Heir) was, by Let­ters PatentsPat. 4 Car. 1. p. [...]9., bearing date at Westminster, 15 Apr. an. 1628. (4 Car. 1.) advanced to the de­gree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Mohun of Okehampten in Com. Devon. and left Issue [...]. 8. in offi­cio Arm. f. 68. a. by Cordelia his Wife▪ Daugh­ter to Sir Iohn Stanhope of Shelford in Com. Nott. Knight, Widdow of Sir Roger Aston (Gentleman of the Robes to King Iames) three Sons; viz. Iohn Iohn. Warwick. who succeeded him in his Honour and died unmarried; Warwick Mohun, who succeeded him; and Charles slain at Dertmouth (being in Arms for the King) in the time of the late Troubles. Also three Daughters; Cordeli [...] Married to Iohn Harris of Heane in Com. Devon. Esq Theophila to Iames Cambell, Son of Alderman Cambell, a Merchant in London; and Philadelphia yet un­married.

Which Warwick, succeeding his Brother Iohn, [Page 462] Married Catherine Daughter to ... Welles of Bramber, in Com. Sut [...]t. Esq, and died in an. 1665. leaving Issue Charles Charles. his Son and Heir, who Married Philippa, one of the Daughters of Arthur Earl of Anglesey, now Lord Privy Seal.

Hicks Vicount Cambden.
[4 Car. 1.]

UPon the first of Iuly an. 1620. (18 Iac.) Sir Baptista Hicks Knight, a wealthy Mercer in London, was advanc'dPat. 18 Jac. p. 20. to the degree of Baronet; and afterwards, s [...]il. 5 Maii 4 Car. 1. to the dignityPat. 4 Car. 1. p. 39. of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Hicks of Ilmyng­ton, in Com. Warr. as also of Vicount Cambden, of Cambden, in Com. Glouc. with remainder (for default of Issue Male of his Body) to Edward Lord Noel, and the Heirs Male of his Body.

That which I findHow [...]s An­nals. farther memorable of him, is; that in an. 1612. 10 Iac. (being then a Knight, and one of the Justices of Peace, for the County of Middlesex) at his own charge, he erected a fair piece of Building, Brick and Stone, in the midst of the Street, called St. Iohns-Street, in the Suburbs of London: part thereof to be a meeting place, for the Justices of that County, for the holding of their Sessions; and the other part, a Prison, or House of Correction: whereupon it had the name of Hicks his Hall. AlsoHow [...]s An­nals.; that, at Campden in Com. Glouc. he founded an Hospital, for six poor men, and six poor Women; in which each of them have two Rooms and a little Garden, and two shillings by the We [...]k for their support.

By Elizabeth his Wife [...], Daughter to Richard May of London (Sister to Sir Humphrey May, Vice-Chamberlain [...]o the King) he had Issue [...] three Sons; Arthur, Arthur, and Baptist, who all died [...] young: and two Daughters; Iulian Married [...] to the said Edward Lord No [...]l; and Mary [...] to Sir Charles Morison of Cais [...]-Bury, in Com. Hertf. Knight, but after to Sir Iohn Couper of Win­burne St. Giles, in Com. Dors. Baronet. And de­parting [...] this life, at his House, in the Parish of [...]t. Laur [...]nce in the Iury, within the City of Lon­don, 20 Oct. 5 Car. 1. was buried [...] at Camp­den.

Savile Earl of Sussex.
[4 Car. 1.]

TH [...]t this Family of Savile hath been of great antiquity, and eminent in the Northern parts of this Realm, is evi­dent from sundry testimonies: For, in 48 E. 3. Sir IohnIohn.Savile of [...]land, in Com. Ebor. Knight, was constituted [...] Eschaetor for the Coun­ti [...]s of Northumberland, Cumberland, and West­morland. And in [...] 3, 6 [...] and [...] 11 R. 2. Sheriff of Yorkshire, as also Governour of the Castle of Yo [...]k. Moreover, in 2 H. 5. Thomas Savile of [...]hornhill in Com. Ebor. Thomas. being at that time one of the Esquires to Edward Duke of York; was, in consideration of his good services, madePat. 4 H. 5. m. 19. per In­spex. Fo­rester of his Chase and Park at Aryngd [...]n, with­in the Lordship of Sowrby in the same County.

From which Thomas descendedEx scriptis Geo. Vicec. Halifax. Sir Henry Sa­vile of [...]hornhill, made KnightIbid. of the Bath in the time of King Henry [...]enry. the Eighth; who by... one of the Daughters and Coheirs of Thomas Southell of Southell Esq had IssueIbid. Edward his Son and Heir, an Ideot; and by ... Barkston a ConcubineIbid., another Son, called Sir Robert Sa­vile alias Barkston Knight, SheriffIbid. of Lincoln­shire, in 15 Eliz. Which Sir Robert by ... his Wife, Sister to Iohn Lord Hussie (and Widdow of Sir Richard Thimelby Knight) had IssueIbid. Sir Iohn Savile Knight:Iohn. who underwent the Office of SheriffIbid. for the same County of Lincoln, in 32 Eliz. And being seated at Howley in York­shire, served as one of the KnightsIbid. for that County, in divers Parliaments of King Iames his Reign, and the beginning of King Charles the First. He was also High-StewardIbid. for the Ho­nour of Pon [...]ract. And by Letters PatentsPat. 4 Car. [...]. p. 39., bearing date 21 Iulii 4 Car. 1. was advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Ti­tle of Lord Savile of Pon [...]ract: After which, being made Comptroller of his Majesties Hous­hold, and one of his Privy Council, he lived not long; as may seem by the Probate of his Testa­mentEx. Registro Ar [...]hi [...]p. Ebo [...]., which bears date in an. 1630. (6 Car. 1.)

This Iohn Lord Savile Married two Wives; First Catherine Daughter to Charles Lord Wil­lo [...]ghby of Parham; but by her he had no Chil­dren: Afterwards Elizabeth Daughter of Sir Ed­ward Carey Knight; by whom he had Issue three Sons; First Henry, who Married Hellen the eld­est Daughter and Coheir of William Oglethorpe Esq, and had Issue Iohn, who died with­out Issue: Secondly Edward, who Married Anne, Daughter and Heir to Richard Tolson of Cocker­mouth in Com. Cumbr. Esq; but by her had no Issue. Thirdly, Sir Thomas Savile Knight; as also Robert and Edmund, who died unmarried. He had likewise four Daughters; viz. Catherine Married to Sir Thomas Bland of Kipax in Com. Ebor. Knight; Anne to Piers Leigh, Son and Heir to Sir Piers Leigh of Lime, in Com. Cestr. Kt; Eli­zabeth to Alveray Copley of Batley, in Com. Ebor. Esq, afterwards to Richard Banks; and Frances to Thomas Bradley Dr. in Divinity, Rector of Ca­stelford, in Com. Ebor.

To which Iohn succeeded in his Honour, Sir ThomasThomas.Savile Knight his third Son; shortly after made Vicount Savile of Castle-barr in Ireland, as also Comptroller of the King's Houshold. Whereupon, attending his Majesty at Oxford, in the times of the late Troubles; he was, by Let­ters Patents bearing date the twenty fifth of May, in the twentieth year of his Reign, dignified with the Title of Earl of Sussex: and departing this life ...

This Thomas Married two Wives; First Fran­ces, Daughter to Sir Michael Sonds of [...]brouley, in Com. Cantii Knight, Widdow of Sir Iohn Le­veson Knight, by whom he had no Issue. Secondly the Lady Anne, Daughter to Christopher Earl of Anglesey, and at length sole Heir to Charles Earl of Anglesey, her Brother.

[Page 463] By whom he had Issue Iames Iames. his Son, and Suc­cessor in that Honour, who Married Anne, Daugh­ter of Robert Wake, a Merchant in Antwerpe, and died ... an. 1671. without Issue. As also Frances, a Daughter, Married to Francis Lord Brudnel, Son and Heir to Robert Earl of Cardigan.

Savile Vicount Halifax.
[19 Car. 2.]

OF this Family of Savile, the principal branch is, Sir George Savile of [...]horn­hill, in Com. Ebor. Baronet; Son and Heir of Sir William Savile Baronet, by Anne his Wife, Daughter of Thomas Lord Coventre, some­time Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England: and he Son of Sir George Savile of [...]hornhil, Knight and Baronet, by Mary his Wife, Daughter to George late Earl of Shrewsbury.

This Sir George Savile, in consideration of his Father's and his own faithful Services to the late King Charles the first of blessed memory; as also of his own deservings from our present Sovereign King Charles the Second; was, by Letters-Pa­tentPat. de eo­dem anno., bearing date at Westminster 13 Ian. in the nineteenth year of his Reign, advanced to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Savile of Elande, in Com. Ebor. and like­wise to the dignity of a Vicount; by the name of Vicount Halifax.

He first Married Dorothy Daughter to Henry Lord Spenser, Earl of Sunderland; by whom he hath Issue three Sons; Henry, William, and George; and one Daughter, called Anne. Secondly Ger­trude▪ Daughter to William Pierpont of [...]hores­by in Com. Nott. Esq, second Son to Robert late Earl of Kingston upon Hull.

Wentworth Earl of Strafford.
[4 Car. 1.]

ABout the beginning of the Reign of King Charles the First, Sir Thomas Wentworth Baronet (Son and Heir to Sir William Wentworth, of Wentworth-Woodhouse, in Com. Ebor. Baronet, the chief branch of that antient Family) being a person of a fair Estate, and one of the Knights for that spacious Shire, in divers Parliaments; did, by his management of sundry Conferences with the House of Lords, in those great Conventions, and otherwise, make his abili­ties so conspicuous; as that the King, having no­tice thereof, soon chose him into the number of his Privy Council: and, in short time, discern­ing his parts to be such, as did worthily merit some special mark of Honour; by his Letters Pat. 4 Car. 1. p. [...]9. Pa [...]ents, bearing date 22 Iulii in the fourth year of his Reign; first advanced him to the Title of Baron-Wentworth of Wen [...]worth-Woodhouse. Next, viz. upon the tenth day of December fol­lowing, toIbid. that of Vicount-Wentworth. After this, constitutedIbid. him Lieutenant of Ireland; and upon [...] the 12th of Ianuary, in the xvth year of his Reign, to the farther dignities of Baron of Ra [...]y (by reason of his Descent from that great Family of Nevill, sometime Lords of that place) and Earl of Strafford: and lastly elected him into that honourable Society of Knights Compa­nions of the most noble Order of the Garter.

Which great Trust of that Lieutenancy, he underwent with such gravity and prudence; ad­ministring Justice impartially to every one, as gave no little satisfaction to his Majesty and all good people.

And, upon that Insurrection of the Scots, in an. 1639. being call'd back from that charge (after he had form'd an Army there, of eight thousand men, which might have been useful to that King­dom, had not those who design'd his destruction prevented it) was constituted Lieutenant-General of those Forces, then raised for the rep [...]lling of those Invaders who had at that time possess'd themselves of some of the Northern Counties.

But the good King, considering that it was not a Foreign Enemy, who had thus entred this Realm: and therefore, deeming it safest, to call a Parliament here, by the advice whereof, he might receive best direction how to get them out; found the leading Members in that unhappy Convention, secretly confederated with that rebellious people; whose Principles being Anti-Monarchical, no­thing but the absolute extirpation of the Religion establisht, and the total ruine of this peaceful Government, whereby they might share the Reve­nues, both of Church and King, would serve their turn. To which end, the removal of every impediment in their way, being design'd; they first began with this incomparable person, exhibi­ting a Charge of High-Treason against him. Whereupon he was brought to Tryal before his Peers: but when they came to the particulars of proof, though they searcht into all the actions of his life, from the first time that he ever had any publick imployment of Trust, and found nothing that amounted to a considerable misdemeanour: Nevertheless, by dive [...] unjustifiable devices, they at length passed a special Bill for his Attainder; but with this particular clause, that the like should never be drawn into practice again.

And, having so done, by sundry other indirect practises, extorted from that good King, his Royal assent thereto: and then cut off his Head, at Tower-Hill, upon the 12th of May ensuing, (an. 1641.) An Act, in truth, of such Injustice and Cruelty; as that not only some of those, who had been seduced to concur with them therein; when they themselves, afterwards, came to be destroy'd by the hands of the Common Executio­ner, infinitely bewailed, and repented of: but which lay heavy upon the Conscience of that most pious and devout Martyr (the King himself) when he suffered Death by that barbarous Gene­ration; in whose destruction they had design'd the utter ruine and extirpation of this formerly long-flourishing and famous Monarchy.

But the particulars of the unhappy suffering [...] of this worthy person, and the steps by which his, and those Enemies to Monarchy did tread, in order to the accomplishing their p [...]nicious purposes, I leave to the relation of some more able Pen, which may transmit them to future ages in due time; it being not yet so needful to bring them upon the Stage of this World; considering [Page 464] that there are many yet alive, who cannot forget what themselves have seen so lately acted; and whom it will highly concern, to impart what they know thereof to their immediate descen­dents.

This most noble Earl married three Wives; First Margaret Daughter to Francis Earl of Cum­berland, by whom he had no Issue: Secondly Arabella Daughter to Iohn Earl of Clare; by whom he had Issue one Son, called William; and two Daughters; the Lady Anne married to Edward Lord Rockingham, and the Lady Arabella to Iustin Macarti, Son to Don [...]gh Earl of Clan­carti. And lastly Elizabeth Daughter to Sir God­frey Rodes of Great Houghton in Com. Ebor. Knight, by whom he had Issue one Daughter cal­led Margaret.

Being thus barbarously cut off, his Body was carried to Wentworth-Woodhouse, and there bu­ried.

To whom succeeded William William. his Son and Heir; who married the Lady Anne, the eldest of the three Daughters of that most Heroick and truly Loyal Iames Earl of Derby (who suffered death also by the hands of those Antimonarchists) and since the restoration of our present Sovereign, hath by him been honoured with an election and Investi [...]ure into the Society of the Knights of the most noble Order of the Garter, and one of his Privy Council.

Francis Lord Dunsmore, Earl of Chichester.
[4 Car. 1.]

AMongst the many, whose ample Fortunes did much conduce to those advance­ments, which their Posterity afterwards obtained, to several eminent Titles of Honour, Sir Thomas L [...]igh Knight was not the least; who being Son [...] to Roger Leigh of Wellington in Com. Salop. (d [...]scended [...] by a younger Branch, from that antient Family of the Leig [...]s of High-Leigh, in Cheshire, and bred up under Sir Rou­land Hill) an opulent Merchant of London, be­came at length his Factor beyond Sea; and un­derwent that trust so well, that Sir Rouland, ha­ving no Issue; matcht Alice, his Niece, Daugh­ter to... Barker of H [...]ghmon, in Shropshire. un [...]o him; and bestowed upon his Children the substance of his estate. Which Sir Thomas, being [...]ord Mayer of London, in the first year of [...] Eliz [...]beths reign, departed this life in that C [...]ty 17 November 14 Eliz. and was buried in Mer [...]ers-Chapell, with this Epitaph upon his Tomb,

Sir Thomas L [...]igh bi civil life
All offices did b [...]are,
Which in this City worshipfull
Or honourable were.
Wh [...]m as God blessed with great wealth,
So losses did be fe [...]le.
Yet n [...]ver ch [...]ng'd he constant minde
Tho' Fortune turn'd her wheele.
Learning he lov'd, and help [...] the poore,
To them that knew him deere,
For whom his Lady and loving Wife
This Tomb hath builded here.

Obiit 17 Nov. 1571. Leaving Issue three Sons; Rouland, Thomas, and William. Which Rouland was well provided for, at Longborow, in Gloucester-shire, and there­abouts, by Sir Rouland Hill, his Godfather. But Thomas and William, were both sea [...]ed in War­wick [...]shire; the one at Stoneley, upon the ruines of a large Monastery of the Cistercian Order; and the other at Newnham Regis, a fair Lordship be­longing to the Canons of Keni [...]worth, before the fatal dissolution of that Religious House.

Which William, being afterwards a Knight, had Issue Francis, his Son and Heir (made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Iames) who marriedCat [...]l. of Nob. by R. B. Mary the Daughter of Thomas Lord Ellesmere, Lord Chancellour of England; and by her had Issue Francis his Son and Heir, createdPat. 6 Jac. p▪ 19. Baronet 24 December 16 Iac. and ha­ving afterwards married [...]. 8. in offi­cio Arm. f. 5 [...]. [...]. Audrey, the eldest Daughter of Iohn Lord Butler of Bramfeild in Com. Her [...]f. by Elizabeth his Wife, S [...]ster to George Duke of Buckingham (Widow of Sir Francis An­derson Knight, second SonAnnal. R. Jac. per Ca [...]. of Sir Edmund Ander­son Knight, sometime Lord Chief J [...]tice of the Court of Common-Pleas) was raisedPat. 4 Ca [...]. [...] p. 39. to the dig­nity of a Baron of this Realm by the title of Lord Dunsmore 31 Iulii in the fourth year of King Charles the Fir [...]s [...]ign. After which, ma­nifesting his Lo [...]a [...]y to that King, in the time of the la [...] grand d [...]fection, when his Majesty became exp [...]d to excessive distresses; he was made Captain of the Band of Pensioners in An. 1643. and by Letters Pat [...]nts, bearing date at Oxford 3 Iunii, in the [...]wen [...]ieth year of his reign, in con [...]ideration of his especi [...]l merits in those troublesome and perillous times, advanced to the degree and title of Earl of Chichester; with l [...] ­mitation of that honour to the Heirs Male of his Body; and for default of such Issue, to Thomas then Earl of Southampton, and to the Heirs Male of his Body, begotten on Elizabeth his Wife, eldest Daughter of him the said Fran [...]i [...].

By the before specified Audrey, his [...] he had only Issue two Daughters, his Heirs; viz. the said Elizabeth Wife of the befo [...]e specified Thomas Earl of Southamp [...]on, and Mary married to George Villers Vicount Grand [...]son (an Irish Ho­nour) and departing this life upon the xxi day of December (being St. Thomas-day) an. 1653. was buried at Newnham before mentioned.

Lord Leigh of Stoneley.

OF this Family also, was Sir Thomas Leigh of Stoneley Knight; viz. second Son to Sir Thomas Leigh Knight, Lord May­or of L [...]ndon in 1 Eliz. (as hath been already observed) Which Sir Thomas, upon the 29th of Iune 9 Iac. was honoured with the title of Ba­ronet (then being the time of the erection of that Order.) And, having married Katherine, the Daughter of Sir Iohn Spenser of Wormleight [...]n, in the same County Knight, had Is [...]ue by her Sir [Page 465] Iohn Leigh Knight, whom he survived: and de­parting this life ... Febr. 1 Car. 1. left Thomas his Grandson (viz. Son of Sir Iohn Leigh his Son, formerly deceased) his next Heir.

Which Thomas, having been dignified with Knighthood by King Iames, married Mary, one of the Daughters and Coheirs of Sir Thomas Eger­ton Knight, eldest Son to Thomas Lord Ellesmere Lord Chancellor of England: and firmly adhe­ring to the late King Charles the First (of blessed memory) in the late rebellious times, was ad­vanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, upon the first of Iuly, in the nineteenth year of his reign, by the title of Lord Leigh of Stone­ley.

This Thomas Thomas. had Issue by her the said Mary his Wife, four Sons; Thomas, Charles (Ferdinand, who died unmarried) and Christopher: and three Daughters, which survived him; Elizabeth mar­ried to Iohn Vicount Tracie of Rathcule, in Ire­land; Vere to Sir Iustinian Isham of Lamport, in Com. Northt. Baronet, and Vrsula to Sir Wil­liam Bromely of Baginton in Com. Warw. Knight of the Bath. And, departing this life upon the twenty second day of February an. 1671. (23 Car. 2.) was buried in a certain Vault, made on the South Side of the Chancel of the Parochial Church at Stonely before mentioned; his eldest Son Sir Thomas (who was Knighted by King Charles the First at Stoneley 22 Aug. an. 1642.) being deceased in his life time.

Which Sir Thomas Thomas. married twice: First Anne Daughter and sole Heir to Richard Brigham of Lambeth in Com. Surr. Esq by whom he had Issue one Daughter called Anne, who died young. Afterwards Iane, Daughter of Patrick Fitz. Maurice Baron of Kerrey, in Ireland: by whom he had Issue Thomas, his only Son (now Lord Leigh) and three Daughters; Honora married to Sir William Egerton Knight, second Son to Iohn Earl of Bridgwater; Mary, and Iane.

Lord Butler of Bramfeild.
[4 Car. 1.]

IN an. 1619. (17 Iac.) Sir Iohn Butler Iohn. of Pat. 18. Jac. p. 9. Hat [...]eild-Woodhall, in Com. Hertf. Knight, being the chief Branch of an antient Family of that name, in those parts; was, by Letters Pa­tent, bearing date 12. Apr. createdPat. 18 Jac. p. 9. a Baronet: And, by other Letters Patent, dated 20 Sept. 4 Car. 1. advancedPat. 4 Car. 1. p. 39. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Bu [...]ler of Bram­feild, in Com. Hertf.

This Iohn took to Wife [...]. 8. in of­ficio A [...]m. [...]. 56. [...]. Elizabeth, Daugh­ter to Sir George Villers of Blokesby, in Com. Leic. Knight (Sister to George D [...]ke of Bucking­h [...]m) and, by her had Issue [...]. 8. in of­ficio A [...]m. [...]. 56. [...]. six Sons; Iohn, Henry, Philip, Francis, and another Iohn, who died all of them unmarried; and William. As also [...]. 8. in of­ficio A [...]m. [...]. 56. [...]. six Daughters; Audr [...]y, first married to Sir Francis Anderson Knight, and secondly to Sir Francis Leigh of New [...]ham-Regis, in the Coun­ty of Warwick Baronet, afterwards created Lord Dunsmore, and Earl of Chichester; Ellen to Sir Iohn Drake of A [...]e, in Com. Devon. Knight; Iane to Iames Earl of Marlborough, Lord Trea­surer of England; Olive to E [...]dymi [...]n Porter one of the Grooms of the B [...]dchamber to King Charles the First; Mary to Edward Lord H [...]ward of Escrick; and Anne first to M [...]untjoy Blount Earl of Newport; but since of Thomas Earl of Portland.

And, departingIb. this life, at his Lodgings in the Parish of St. Martins in the Field, within the Liberties of W [...]stminster 27 Maii an. 1637. (13 Car. 1.) was buriedIb. at Hig [...]am-Gobyon in Com. Bedf.

To whom succeeded William, William. his only surviving Son; who died unmarried.

Edward Lord Littleton.
[16 Car. 1.]

THis Edward (Son and Heir to Sir Ed­ward Littleton of Henley in Com. Sa­lop. Knight) being a sedulous Student of the Laws, in the Inner Temple Lon­don, became so great a Proficient therein, as that in an. 1632. (8 Car. 1.) he was made choice of for the Autumn-ReaderOr [...]g. Jurid. p. 168. a. in that Honourable So­ciety; and in the tenth year of that Kings Reign (17 October) constitutedPa [...]. 10 Ca [...]. 1. p. 39 [...] the Kings Sollici [...]or-General. After which, upon the sixth of Iune next ensuing, he received the honour of Knighthood M [...]. i [...] offi­cio Arm. at White-Hall. Growing likewise more and more in esteem for his Knowledge; upon the 27th of Ianuary 15 Car. 1. he had the Office of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas conferred Pat. 15 Ca [...]. 1. p. 1. upon him: and on the 23th of Ianuary 16 Car. 1. that of Lord KeeperIn [...]er Memo­randa Cler. de Corona. of the Great Seal of England.

Being therefore thus raised to that eminent place of Honour and Trust; on the eighteenth of February next ensuing, he was advancedPat. 16 Ca [...]. 1. p. 7. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Littleton of Mouns [...]ow (one of the H [...]n­dreds) in Com. Salop.

But, shortly after, the troubles in this Realm taking their rise; partly from that Insurr [...]ction of the Scots, and their entrance of this Realm, which hapned in August next ensuing (an. scil. 1640.) and partly from the predominancy of certain Members in the late Long Parliament then called by reason of that Invasion: so that the King, to avoid the danger of such Tumults, as (being then countenanced by those M [...]mb [...]rs) threatned his safety, retired to the City of York (in March an. 1642.) This Lord Keeper; being not a little sensible of his Majesties hard condi­tion; and well weighing his own duty, in that perillous conjuncture; hast [...]d thither, to him, with the Great Seal, in Iune next following: and after that, ceasing not to continue his duti­full attendance, from place to place, wheresoever he moved, or received command to abide; ser­ved him with most Loyal affections until his [...]wn death, which hapned at Oxford 27 August an. 1645. (21 Car. 1.) where he had an honourable Burial, in the North Ile of the Cathedral, called Christ-Church, opposite to the Quire.

He married Anne, Daughter to Ioh [...] Littleton of Frankley, in Com. Wigorn. Esq who died m [...] ­ny years before him, leaving no Issue.

Capel Earl of Essex.
[17 Car. 1.]

THE first of this Family, who laid the [...]oundation for supporting that Honour, which afterwards his Descendents ob­tained, was Sir William Capel Knight, Lord MayorStow [...]s Sur­vey p. 576. a. of London, in an. 1504. (20 H. 7.) which Sir William builtIbid. 191. a. a fair Chapel on the South-side of the Church, called great St. Bar­tholmews, in the Suburbs of that City; and [...] Ibid. 191. a. there buried.

From whom descended Arthur Capel Arthur. of Had­ham, in Com. Hertf. Esq Which Arthur, being a person of great merit, was, by Letters Patents Pat. 17 Car. 1. bearing date 6 Aug. an. 1641. (17 Car. 1.) ad­vanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Capel of Hadham. And, upon that grand defection, hapning before the end of the next ensuing year; when several Ar­mies were levyed through the influence of a pre­dominant party in the Parliament, then held at Westminster, under divers plausible pretences, whereby much bloodshed and great devastation ensued; most loyally put himself in Arms, on the King's behalf, for the general welfare of his Majesty and these Realms; raising at his proper charge some Troops of Horse: with which, in his own person he served both valiantly, and faithful, in sundry Battels and other perillous En­counters, throughout the long continuance of those unhappy Troubles. And when, through a second great Invasion of the Scots, the King be­came totally over-powered; his Field-Forces dis­ [...]ipa [...]d; all his Garrisons lost; and his Royal Person Imprison'd in the Isle of Wiht; being sufficiently apprehensive of the misery which was like shortly after to befal him; couragiously ad­ventured himself, with all the strength he could raise, in hope of his rescue; but miscarrying there­in, suffered Death for that attempt upon the ninth of March, an. 1648. Whereupon his Corps was bu [...]ied at Hadham.

This most loyal, and right valiant Lord, took to Wife Elizabeth the Daughter and Heir of Sir Charles Morison of C [...]y [...]ho-berrey, in Com. Hertf. Knight and Baronet, and by her had Issue four Sons; Arthur, Henry, made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Charles the Second, Edward, and Charles: and four Daughters; Mary Married to Henry Lord Beauchamp (at that time Son and Heir Apparent to William Marquess of Hertford) and surviving him, to Henry now Marquess of Worcester; Elizabeth to Charles Earl of Carnar [...]on; Theodosia to Henry then called Lord Cornbury, now Earl of Clarendon; and Ann [...] to I [...]hn Son and Heir Apparent to Giles Strangways of Melbury-S [...]ndford, in Com. Dorset Esq

To him succeeded Arthur [...] his Son and Heir: on whom our present Sovereign King Charles the Second, shortly after his happy Restoration, look­ing with an high regard; both in respect of his noble Father's most eminent actings and suffer­ings, and his own personal merits; not only ad­vanced him to the Title of Vicount M [...]ldon (in C [...]m. Essex) b [...]t to the d [...]gree and dignity of Earl of Essex, by Letters Patent, bearing da [...]e 20 Apr. in the thirteenth year of his Reign. And since that, having large experience of his prudence, and great abilities, constituted him Lord Lieutenant of the Realm of Ireland.

This Earl Married Elizabeth Daughter to Al­ger [...]on Earl of Northumberland; and by her hath had Issue six Sons, viz. Algernon, Ch [...]rles, Arthur, Henry, Alger [...]on, and Arthur; and two Daughters, Elizabeth and A [...]e, of all which, the last Algernon, and Anne, are only living, the rest dying young.

Bruce Earl of Aylesbury.
[17 Car. 1.]

UPon the coming of King Iames to enjoy the Crown of this Realm, in an. 1603. amongst many other worthy persons of the Scottish-Nation,Edward. Edward Bruce of Kin­losse was not the least, who though a Native of that Country, did descend from the antient Barons of that name, sometime Lords of Skelton in Cle [...]eland, and other large possessions in the Northern parts of Yorkshire.

This Edward, being a person of great parts, was sentSpotsw. Hist. p. 463. Embassador from King Iames, with the Earl of Marre, in 43 Eliz. unto that Queen, to Congratulate her good success in repressing that audacious attempt of the Earl of Essex, and his Complices, who had then suffered death for the same. Which she took very well, being not a little pleas'd to hear so much from them, in re­gard of the rumours then dispersed; viz. that Essex was made away for favouring the King of Scot's Title: Also, that, had they come in time, they would have mediated for him.

And, upon the death of that Queen, being eminently Instrumental to the peaceful entrance of King Iames, by the Intelligence which he pri­vately held, in her life time, with Sir Robert Cecill Knight, one of her principal Secretaries of State▪ in recompence of those his faithful Services, had that great Office of Master of the Rolls conferr'd Pat. 1 Jac. p. 2. upon him for life, upon the eighteenth of May 1 Iac. and the next ensuing year, by Letters Pa­tent Pat. 2 Jac. p. 4., bearing date 8 Iulii, was advanc'd to the dignity of a Baron of Scotland, by the Title of Lord Bruce of Kinl [...]sse: being of the Privy Council to his Majesty in both Realms. But, up­on the 14th of Ianuary, an. 1610. (8 Iac.) he departed this life, being then Lxii. years of Age; and was buried in the Chapel of the Rolls, in Chan­cery-Lane, London; where there is a fair Monu­ment erected to his memory, with this Inscription upon it. ‘Fuimus.’ ‘Sacrae Memoriae’

Domini Edwardi Bruce, Baronis Bruce Kinlossensis Sacrorum Scriniorum Magistri dicatum. Quiobiit 14 Ian. Sal. 1610. Aetat. 62. Iacobi Regi [...] 8 [...].

Brucius Edwardus, situs hîc, & Scotus, & Anglus;
Scotus ut ortu, Anglis sic oriundus avis.
[Page 467] Regno in utro (que) decus tulit, auctus Honoribus amplis;
Regi à Consiliis Regni utrius (que) [...]uit.
Conjuge, Prole, Nuru, Genero, spe re (que) beatus,
Vivere nos docuit, nunc docet, ecce, mori.

Leaving Issue by Magdalen his Wife, Daughter of Sir ... Clerke Knight, two Sons, Edward, [...]ward. and Thomas; Thomas. and Christian a Daughter, married to William Earl of Devonshire. Which Edward was made Knight of the Bath at the creation of Henry Prince of Wales in an. 1610. being one of the Gentlemen of his Bed-chamber. And succeeding his Father in his Honour had the hard fate to be slain in a Duel, by Sir Edward S [...]ckvile Knight of the Bath (afterwards Earl of Dorset.) Where­upon Thomas his Brother, became his next heir.

Which Thomas was first scil. 21 Iunii 9 Iac. createdEx autogr. pen [...]s Rob. Co. Alesburiae. Earl of Elgine in Scotland; and after­wards by Letters Patents, bearing date 1 Aug. 17 Car. 1. advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this R [...]alm, by the title of Lord Bruce of Whorl­ton in Com. Ebor. And, having married two Wives; First Anne Daughter to Sir Robert Chi­chester of Raleigh in Com. Devon. Knight, by Anne his Wife, Daughter and Coheirs to Iohn Lord Harington of Exton: Secondly Diana, one of the Daughters and Coheirs of William, common­ly called Lord Burghley, Son and Heir to Thomas Earl of Exeter (Widow of Henry Earl of Ox­ford) departed this life 21 December an. 1663. and was buried at ... leaving Issue by Anne his first Wife Robert his Son and Heir. Which Robert Robert. being Lord Lieutenant of the County of Bedford, and having given much testimony of his Loyalty to the King in the late troublesome and perillous times; as also been not a little in­strumental, for the happy Restoration of his Ma­jesty that now is; was by LettersEx autogr. Paten [...], bear­ing date at Westminster 18 Martii 16 Car. 2. advanced to divers other titles of Honour; viz. Lord Bruce of Skelton in Com. Ebor. Vicount Bruce of Ampthill, in Com. Bedf. and Earl of Aylesbury in Com. Buck.

He married Diana Daughter to Henry Earl of Stanford; and by her hath had Issue eight Sons; Edward, Robert, Charles, Henry, and Bernard, who died young; Thomas, Robert and Iames now living: and eight Daughters; Diana first married to Sir Seamour Shirley of Stanton-Ha­rold in Com. Leic. Baronet; and after to Iohn Lord Roos (Son and Heir to Iohn Earl of Rut­land) Anne to Sir William Rich of Sunning, in Com. Berks. Baronet; Christian, Mary, Isabella, Anne Charlotte, and Henrietta, now living: and Christiana, and Elizabeth who died young.

Lord Newport.
[18 Car. 1.]

OF this Family, which hath been long emi­nent in Shrop-shire, was Sir RichardRichard.New­port of high-Ercall, in that County Kt.; who meri [...]ing highly for his many and great ser­vices to King Charles the first (of blessed memo­ry) and to the Country where he lived; was, by Letters Patents, bearing date at Bridgnorth upon the fourteenth day of October, in the eigh­teenth year of his reign, advanced to the dig­nity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Newport of High E [...]call.

This Richard Lord Newport, having suffered much for his Loyalty, in the times of the late unhappy troubles; and being aged, for the bet­ter security of his person from the violence of those Usurpers then predominant, re [...]ired into Foreign parts; and at Moulins in France de­parting this life 8 February an. 1650. was there buried: leaving Issue by Rachel his Wife, Daugh­ter to Iohn Leveson of Haling in Com. Cantii Esq (Sister to Sir Richard Leveson of [...]ren [...]ham in Com. Staff. Knight of the Bath) two Sons; Francis, and Andrew; and seven Daughters; Beatrix married to Henry Bromley, Son and Heir to Sir Thomas Bromley of S [...]rawarden-Castle in Com. Salop. Knight; secondly, Christian who died unmarried▪ thirdly, Mary Wedded to Iohn Ste­venton of Bo [...]hill in Com. Salop. Esq, and after­wards to Francis Forester of Warlingstrete, in the same County Esq; fourthly, Margaret to Ri­chard Fowler of Harnage [...]Grange Esq; fifthly, Anne to Edward Corbet Son to Sir Edward Corbet of Longnoze Knight; sixthly, Christian yet unmarri­ed; and seventhly, Elizabeth Wife of Henry powle of Williamsthorpe in Com. Glouc. Esq

To whom succeeded in this Honour, Francis Francis. his eldest Son; who, in his Fathers life time, ma­nifested his Loyalty to the late King, by taking up Arms on his behalf, when numerous Forces were in all parts, (under specious pretences) rai­sed against him: and valiantly acted in North-Wales, and elsewhere, until by the Fortune of War, in an. 1644. he became their prisoner.

In consideration whereof, and other his per­sonal merits; he was, since the happy Restora­tion of our present Soveraign King Charles the Second, First made Comptroller; next Treasurer of his Houshold; and afterwards Vicount New­port of Bradford in Com. Salop. by Letters Patents bearing date 11 M [...]rtii 27 Car. 2. And, having married the Lady Diana, Daughter to Francis late Earl of Bedford, hath had Issue by her five Sons; Richard, Thomas, and Francis now living, with Thomas and Andrew who died young. And five Daughters; Elizabeth married to Sir Henry Littleton of Frankley in Com. Wigorn. Baronet; Katherine, who died young; and Katherine, Anne and Diana surviving.

Wilmot Earl of Rochester.
[19 Car. 1.]

IN the nineteenth▪ year of the late King Charles the First, Henry Wilmot, the only Son of Charles Vicount Wilmot of Athlo [...], in the Realm of Ireland, being at that time Lieu­tenant General of the Horse in his M [...]jesties Armies throughout all England and Wales; as also famous for his military conduct, was by Let­ters Ex [...]. Patents, bearing date at Oxford, upon the 29th of Iune, advanced to the [...]ignity of a Ba­ [...]on of this Realm, by the title of Lord Wilmot of Adderbury in Com. Oxon. And, continuing faithful to that King (of blessed memory) throughout the whole course of those unhappy [Page 468] Wars atchieved no little Honour; specially in that successful Victory at Rownd-Way dow [...]e, in Com. Wilts.

And, afterwards farther manifesting his Inte­grity to the Crown, by his ready, constant, and most faithful services to our present Soveraign King Charles the Second; not only during the chief time of his Abode beyond the Seas, in his greatest wants and distresses there; but upon his coming into England, in the year 1651. and loss of all his Forces at [...]orcester; continuing with him, contriving, and assisting in his miraculous escape; adventuring through the greatest hazards and perils imaginable; and at length (through the merciful protection of Almighty God) bring­ing him safe on Ship-board, and so to land, upon the Coast of France; was in Testimony of these his unparallel'd services, advanced to the degree of an Earl, by the title of Earl of Rochester, as by his Majesties LettersEx a [...]togr. Patents, bearing date at Paris, upon the thirteenth day of December an. 1652. and fourth year of his reign appeareth. And was sent the same year by the said King Charles 2. to the Diet at Ratisbonne, in Germany, to seek assistance, on his Majesties be­half, from Foreign Princes.

This Henry took to Wife Anne the eldest Daughter of Sir Iohn St. Iohn of Lyddiard-Tre­goz in Com Wilts. Knight and Baronet; and by her had Issue two Sons; Charles who died young, and Iohn: and departing this life at Dunkirk in an. 1659. was buried in a Vault under the North Ile of Spellesbury-Church in Oxfordshire, belonging to the Family of the Lees of Dichley, which is in the same parish.

Which Iohn Iohn. his Son and successor married Eli­zabeth the Daughter of Iohn Malet of Enmere in Com. Somerset Esq by whom he hath Issue ... a Son.

Lord Hatton.
[19 Car. 1.]

THis Family, taking their denomination f [...]om the Lordship of Hatton, in [...]he­shire, to derive their descent from Ni­gel Baron of Halton, in that County, and Constable to the old Earls of Chester. The principal branch thereof, in the days of Queen Elizabeth, was Christopher Hatton, then of Hol­denby, in Com. Northampton Esq who, being [...] a private Gentleman of the Inns of Court; and for his activity, and comeliness taken into fa­vour; besides those accomplishments, and the grace of Dancing▪ had likewise the addition, saith my Author [...], of a strong and subtile capacity: so that, soon learning the Discipline and Garb of the Times and Court, he first became [...] one of the Queens Gentlemen-Pensioners; afterwards Gentleman of the Privy-Chamber, Captain of the Guard, Vice-Chamberlain, and one of her Privy-Council. Lastly [...] Lord Chancellour of England, and Knight of the most noble Order of the Gar­ter.

B [...]ing [...] also a great friend to the learned, he was made choice of by the famous University of Oxford for their Chancellour [...]. And departing this life upon the 20th of N [...]v. an. 1591. (34 Eliz.) unmarried (at that time about fifty one years of age) was honourably buried in the up­per part of St. Pauls Cathedral, in London, a­bove the Quire, with this Epitaph upon his Tomb; ‘Sacrum Memoriae’

D. Chr. H [...]ttoni, Guil. Fil. Ioh. Nepoti; anti­quiss. Hattonorum gente oriundi; Regiae Majesta­tis D. Elizabethae, ex nobilibus Stipatoribus L. Vici. Sacratioris Camerae Generosorum unins; Praetorianorum militum D [...]cis; Regiipro [...]came [...]rarii; Sanctioris Consilii Senatoris; Summi Angliae ac Oxon. Academiae Concellarii: Ordinis nobilissimi S. Georgiani de Periscelide Equitis. Maximo Principis omnium (que) bonorum m [...]rore (cum Li. annos coelebs vixisset) 20 Nov. an. 1591. in aedibus suis Holburnae pie fato functi.

Guil. Hattonus Eques aur. ejus [...]x sorore Nep [...]s; adoptione Filius, ac haeres moestissimu [...], pietatis ergo, posuit.

This Honourable person adopted Sir William Newport Knight, his Sisters Son, for his Heir (commonly called Sir William Hatton) but, in default of Issue Male by him, setled the greatest part of his estate upon Christopher Hatton, his God-Son, Son and Heir of Iohn Hatton, his near­est Kinsman of the Male line. Which Christopher, Christopher. upon the death of Sir William Newport without Issue Male, did accordingly enjoy it; and being made Knight of the Bath, at the Coronation of King Iames, le [...]t Issue Christopher his Son and Heir; who was made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Charles the first.

To which King (of blessed memory) he after­ward amply manifested his Loyal affections; not only in being one of the first that repaired to him in the times of the late grand defection; but otherwise with what assistance and helps did in any sort lye in his power: in consideration where­of he was, by Letters Patents, bearing date at Oxford 29 Iulii in the nineteenth year of his reign, advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Hatton of Kerby in Com. Northt. as also made Comp [...]roller of his Majesties Houshold. And afterwards, upon the happy restoration of our present Soveraign King Charles the second, constituted Governour of the Isle of Garnsey, and one of his Privy Council.

He married Elizabeth, the eldest of the three Daughters and Coh [...]irs of Sir Charles Mountag [...] Knight (a younger Brother to Henry late Earl of Manchester;) by whom he had Issue, which sur­vived him, two Sons; Christopher and Charles; and three Daughters; Mary, Iane, and Alice: and departing this life upon the fourth day of Iuly an. 1670. was buried in a private Chapel of the Collegiate-Church at Westminster, opposite to the Capella Regum, on the North side.

To whom succeeded Christopher, Ch [...]stopher. his Son and Heir, now Governour of Garnsey; who married the Lady Christian Tu [...]fon, Daughter to Iohn Earl of Thanet; and by her hath Issue one only Daughter now surviving, called Anne▪ Margaret and Eli­zabeth, dying young.

Lord Hopton.
[19 Car. 1.]

AMongst those well affected persons, to our late Sovereign King Charles the First of blessed memory, Sir Raph Hopton of Wytham, in Com. Somers. (SonC. 22. in offi [...]. Arm. f. 26 [...]. b. of Robert Hopton of Wytham, in Com. Somers. Esq by Iane his Wife, Daughter and Heir to Rouland Keymish of the [...]andry in Com. Monmouth Esq) made Knight of the Bath at the Royal Coronation of that King, was not the least; who in an. 1642. being then a Burgess of Parliament for the City of Welles, discerning that peril to his Majesty and this whole Realm, which, by the Invasion of the Scots, and Conjunction in their designs by a prevalent party in the House of Commons, then sitting at Westminster, threatned an universal ruine, readily took up Arms, in his rightful de­fence; manifesting his loyalty and valour, first at Sherbourne-Castle, in Com. Dors. afterwards at Lanc [...]ston, Saltash, and Bradock, in the We­stern-parts of this Realm; as also in that signal Victory at Stratton in Cornwall: in considera­tion whereof, he was, by Letters-PatentEx autogr., bearing date at Oxford, 4 Sept. 19 Car. 1. advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Hopton of Stratton; with limitation of that Honour, for lack of Issue Male of his own Body, upon Sir Arthur Hopton Knight, his Uncle, and the Issue Male of his Body. And was afterwards constituted General of the Ordinance in his Majesties Armies, throughout the whole Realm of England, and Dominion of Wales.

This Raph Lord Hopton MarriedC. 22. in of­fic Arm. ut [...]. Elizabeth the Daughter of Arthur Capel of Hadham, in Com. Hertf. Esq (Aunt to Arthur first Lord Capel of that Family) and Widdow of Sir Iustinian Lewen Knight, but by her had no Issue; and de­parted this life about the end of September, an. 1652. at Bruges in Flanders, being then 54. years of Age. Whereupon his Corps being car­ried to Sluse, it there remained unburied, until the happy Restauration of his Majesty King Charles the Second in an. 1660. After which it was brought into England, and Interred with his Ancestors at Wytham.

Dying thus without Issue; and his Uncle on whom the Honour was entailed, departing this life before him (an. s [...]il. 1650) without Issue, his four Sisters and their Heirs, became Heirs to his whole Estate; which Sisters were these; viz. 1. Rachel Married to ... Morgan. 2. Mary first to ... Hartop, and afterwards to ... Mackworth Knight. 3. ... to ... Windham. And 4. Margaret to ... Throg­morton.

Iermyn Earl of St. Albans.
[19 Car. 1.]

IT cannot (I persume) be easily forgot; that the distresses into which our late Sovereign King Charles the First was miserably cast, by that grand defection of his Subjects in the year 1642. were such; as that the [...]idelity of those, who in those turbulent times, stood firm and stedfast to him, rendred it self the more esti­mable: Of which number Henry Iermyn, second Son to Sir Thomas Iermyn of Rushbroke, in Com. Suff. Knight, and Treasurer of the Houshold to that King (of blessed memory) was not the least: who, being then Master of the Horse to the Queen, spared neither pains nor charge in ob­taining Arms, and Ammunition from Foreign parts, in order to his service; besides the exposal of himself to no little hazard, in attending on her royal person into England; landing her at Bur­lington in Yorkshire; and thence, with all the power he could there raise, in conducting her safe, through the Enemies Quarters, unto his Majesty at Oxford.

For which respect, he was by Letters-Patent, bearing date at Oxford, 8 Sept. in the nineteenth year of his Reign, advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm; by the Title of Lord Ier­myn of St. Edmundsbury, in Com. Suff. with li­mitation of that Honour, for lack of Issue Male of his own Body, lawfully begotten, unto Tho­mas his elder Brother, and the Heirs Male of his Body.

As also, since that time, attending her again out of England; and, with great fidelity and prudence, governing her small Family, in those woful times, for full sixteen years: Being like­wise one of the Privy-Council to our present So­verign King Charles the Second, in Foreign parts; where he was imploy'd in sundry Embassies to the King of France, which he perform'd with great diligence, wisdom, and fidelity: in consideration thereof, he was, by other Letters-Patent, bearing date at Breda in Brabant, 27 Apr. an. 1660. in the twelfth year of his Reign (and but few weeks preceding his happy Restoration) Created Earl of St. Albans, in Com. Hertf. and afterwards con­stituted Lord Chamberlain of his Majesties Houshold.

Lord Byron.
[19 Car. 1.]

TOuching the Ancestors of this worthy Fa­mily; who, many Ages past, were Barons of this Realm by Tenure; having in the first Volume of this work already spoke; I now come to the principal remaining branch thereof; viz. Sir Iohn Byron Iohn. of Newsted, in Com. Notingh. made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of our late Sovereign King Charles the First. Who, being a person of most loyal principles, manifested his fidelity to that King in an eminent measure; [Page 470] putting himself in Arms on his behalf, with what Forces he could [...]aise, upon that grand Defection in an. 1642. which, under divers specious pre­tences, tended to no less than the utter ruine of Monarchy, and terminated in the barbarous mur­ther of that excellent King of blessed memory. In which turbulent times, being made Field-Mar­shal of all his Majesties Forces in the Counties of Worcester, Salop. Chester, and North-Wales, he acted his part against those powerful Fanaticks, with notable valour in divers sharp encounters; at Worcester, Kineton, Brainford, Roundway-Downe, and Newberie; of which posterity will (I presume) have, in due time, a more full ac­count from our Annals; his six valiant Brothers also at that time following this his loyal example.

In consideration whereof, he was, by Letters Patents, bearing date at Oxford, 24 Oct. 19 Car. 1. advanced to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Byron of Roch­dale, in Com. Lanc. with limitation of that Ho­nour, for lack of Issue Male of his own Body lawfully begotten, to every of his Brothers, and the Issue Male of their respective Bodies; viz. Richard, William, Thomas, Robert, Gilbert, and Philip.

This Iohn Lord Byron, First, took to Wife Ce­cilie D [...]ughter of Thomas Lord la Warre; and af­terwards Eleanore Daughter of Robert Vicount Kilmurrey (in Ireland) but departed this life at ... in France ... an. 1652. without Issue.

To whom succeeded Richard Richard. his Brother, and next Heir; who Married twice: First Elizabeth Daughter of George Rosel of Ratcliffe upon [...]rent, in Com. Nott. Esq, Widdow of Nicho­las Strelley Esq; by whom he hath Issue William his Son and Heir, and Catherine a Daughter, yet unmarried. His second Wife is Elizabeth the youngest Daughter to Sir George Booth of Dun­ham-M [...]ssy, in Com. Cestr. Baronet. Which Willi­am, by Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter to Iohn Vicount Ch [...]worth of Armagh in Ireland, hath Issue one Son called William, and four Daugh­t [...]rs; Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary, and Anne.

Lord Vaughan.
[19 Car. 1.]

IN the eighteen [...]h year of King Iames, IohnIohn.Vaughan, Son and Heir to Walter Vaughan of Gol [...]en- [...]ro [...]e, in Com. Caerm [...]rthen Esq being a person of an antient Family and ample fortune; did, in respect of his services in Ireland, towards the end of Queen Elizabeth's Reign, there r [...]ceive the Honour of Kn [...]ghthood, at the hands of Robert E [...]rl of E [...]sex, then Lord Lieu­t [...]nant of th [...]t Kingdom: and after that, by reason of his fa [...]ther me [...]its, being made Com­p [...]roller of the Houshold to Prince Charles, was in 18 Iac. raised to the degree o [...] a Baron in that Realm, by the Title of Lord Vaughan of [...]olin­g [...]r; as also by King Charles the [...]irst, to the dig­nity of Earl of Carbery.

This Iohn Married two Wive [...]; First Marga­ret, Daughter of Sir Gilly M [...]rick Knight, by whom he had Issue three Sons; Walter, who died young, Richard, who [...] him in his Lands and Honours, and Iohn who also died young. Likewise Mary a Daughter, Married to Sir Francis Llhoyd of [...]as [...]veiyn, in Com. Cardigan Knight. And to his second Wife, Iane Daughter of Sir Tho­mas Palmer Knight; but by her had no Issue.

Which Richard Richard. was made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of his Majesty King Charles the First: and standing firm in his loyalty to the same King (of blessed memory) in the time of that grand defection in this Realm, which hapned in the year 1642. through the Interest he had in South-Wales, there raised what power he could for the better security of those parts. In consideration where of, being made Lieutenant-General for the Counties of Caermarthen, Pem­broke, and Cardigan, and acting vigorously in that trust; he was, for his farther encouragement in that service, advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Vaughan of Emlyn, by Letters Pa [...]ents, bea [...]ing date at Ox­ford, 25 Oct. 19 Car. 1. And shortly after the happy Restauration of his Majesty King Charles the Second, constituted Lord President of the whole Principality of Wales, and Marches thereof; as also one of his Privy-Council.

This Richard Married thrice; First Bridget Daughter and Heir to Thomas Llhoyd of Llan­lleer in the County of Cardigan Esq; by whom he had Issue four Sons, who died in their Infan­cies. Secondly, Frances one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Sir Iohn Altham of Oxhey, in Com. Hertf. Knight; by whom he hath had Issue three Sons; viz. Francis who Married the Lady Rachel, one of the Daughters and Co­heirs to Thomas late Earl of Southamp­ton; but di [...]d without Issue: 2. Iohn, who Married Mary Daughter and Heir to Humphrey Browne of Greene-Castle, in Com. Caermarthen Esq. 3. Altham. And six Daughters, whereof Frances and Althamia are now living; the rest died young. To his third Wife the Lady Alice, Daughter to Iohn late Earl of Bridgwater; but by her hath no Issue.

Smith Lord Carington.
[19 Car. 1.]

THis Family do deriveEx stem­mate. themselves from Sir Michael Carington Knight, Stand­ard-Bearer to King Ri [...]hard the First in the Holy-land: From whom de­scended Ex stem­mate. Iohn Carington. Which Iohn, about the beginning of King Henry the Fourth's Reign, having stoutly adheredEx stem­mate. to the then deposed King, was constrain'd to quitEx stem­mate. the Realm; and, after some time of abode in Foreign parts, to change Ex stem­mate. his name, to this of Smith. From whom de­scended Iohn Smith Esq; who being the Lord Treasurers RemembrancerPat. 31 H. 8. p. 7., in the Exchequer; was, in 31 H. 8. constitutedPat. 31 H. 8. p. 7. the second Baron in that Court.

And, by the MarriageEx stem­mate. of Anne, Daughter and H [...]ir to Iohn Harwell of Wotton, in Com. Warr. Esq, much increas'd his Estate. From whom, by lineal succession, was Sir Charles Smith Charles. Knight. Who manifested his Fidelity to the late King Charles the First, in the times of his great distresses, by divers con [...]iderable aids. In consi­deration▪ whereof, he was, by Letters Patents, [Page 471] bearing date 31 Oct. in the nineteenth year of his Reign, advanced to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Carington of [...]o [...] ­ton: and, upon the fourth day of November following, to the dignity of a Vicount, by the Title of Vicount Carington of Barrefore, within the Province of Connaght, in Ireland.

This Charles Lord Carington took to Wife Eli­zabeth the Daughter of Sir Iohn Carrill of South-Harting, in Com. Suss. Knight, and by her had Issue four Sons; Francis, Carrill, Iohn, and Charles; and five Daughters; 1. Mary Married to Sir George Wi [...]our of Huddington, in Com. Wigorn. Knight. 2. Lucie who died unmarried. 3. Anne. 4. Margaret the Wife of Sir Francis H [...]gate of Huddleston, in Com. Ebor. Baronet. And 5. another Mary, who died unmarried.

And, having occasion to Travel into France; lodging at Pontoise, was there barbarously mur­thered by one of his own Servants, upon the one and twentieth day of February, an. 1664. for lucre of such money, and Jewels, as he then had at that place; and l [...]eth Interred in the Church there, with a fair Tomb of Marble erected to his memory.

To whom succeeded Francis Francis. his Son and Heir▪ Which Francis Married Iuliana▪ the Daughter of Sir Thomas W [...]lmesley of Dunkenhalgh, in Com. Lan [...]. Knight, and by her hath had Issue Charles, who died in his Infancy.

Lord Widdrington.
[19 Car. 1.]

AMongst other the true hearted Royalists, which in the times of the late grand de­fection, manifested their Loyal [...]y to our late Sovereign King Charles the Fir [...] (of blessed memory) Sir William Widdrington William. of Widdring­ton-Castle, in Com. Northumb. Knight and Baro­net, was not the least; who, being the principal branch of a most antient and worthy Family, long flourishing in that Northern-Tract, raised a considerable power, for his Majesties Service, under the Conduct of the Right Honourable Wil­liam, then Earl (but afterwards Marquess and Duke) of Newcastle; wherewith he had his share in the honour of those Victories, obtain'd by that great General, at [...]dcas [...]er, Yarum, Seacro [...]t, [...]ankerfley, Leedes, Halifax, Ro­theram, [...], Chesterfeild, Gaynsborough, and Lincoln; but chiefly at Bradford, in Com. Ebor. against those numerous forces; which, through the influence of certain predominant members of the late unhappy Long Parliament, were then most rebelliously imployed against their Lawful Sovereign. In consideration whereof, he was, [...]y Letters Patent, bearing date 10 Nov. 19 Car. 1. advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Widdrington of Blant [...]ey, in Com. Linc.

Continuing likewise in Arms till all was lost, he suffered in the general ruine, which thereupon be­fell all the Kings good Subjects. And after that, joining with the most noble Iames Earl of Derby, in the month of Aug [...]t, an. 1651. to make way for the safe passage of our present Sovereign King Charles the Second, with [...]is Army o [...]t of Scot­land, then marching towards Worcester; being encountred by numerous Forces, sent by Cromwell, under the Command of Colonel Lilb [...]rne, lost his life in a sharp Skirmish near Wigga [...] in Lanca­shire; leaving Issue by Mary his Wife, Daughter and sole Heir to Sir Anthony Thorold of Blankney Knight, seven Sons; viz. William,William.Henry, Eph [...]aim, Edward, Raphe, Anthony, and Roger: And two Daughters; Mary M [...]rried to ... Crane of Wood-Rysing, in Com. Nor [...]. Esq: and Iane to Sir Charles Stanley Knight of the Bath, Son to Sir Robert Stanley Knight, a younger Son to Wil­liam late E [...]rl of Derby.

To whom succeeded in his honour William his Son and Heir. Which William Married Eliza­beth the Daughter and Heir to Sir Peregrine Bert [...] of Eveden, in Com. Linc. Knight (a younger Son to Robert late Earl of Lindsey) and by her hath Issue ...

Prince Rupert, Earl of Hol­derness, and Duke of Cum­berland.
[19 Car. 1.]

UPon that grand Defection which hapned here, in an. 1642. As the loyalty of many eminent Subjects was then most clearly put to the test: no less were the cordial well-wishes to the late King Charles of blessed memory, of his nearest kindred and chief Allies. Amongst which none did more highly manifest their sense of his Sufferings, than his two Royal Nephews, Prince Rupert and Prince M [...]urice (younger Sons to the Illustrious Frederick, late Count Pala [...]ine of the Rhene, by that Excellent Princess Elizabeth, his only Sister.) Who, ha­ving from their youth been train'd up in military Exercises; and therein, by their eminent Servi­ces in the German-Wars, deservedly gain'd the reputation of right valiant and expert Comman­ders, most seasonably repaired to Him, in order to his most necessary assistance and defence; Prince Ru­pert being made General of his Horse, and Prince Maurice Commander of some Forces in the West.

In which military imployments, their courage and conduct became so conspicuous in sundry fierce encounters against that Rebellious genera­tion, then in Arms in most parts of this Realm, as rendred them formidable to their greatest Ene­mies. In consideration whereof; and to the end, that posterity might discern the sense which his Majesty then had of their known merits; ha­ving first made choice of Prince Rupert into the Society of the most noble Order of the Garter; he did by his Letters Patent, bearing date at Ox­ford 19 Ianuarii in the nineteenth year of his Reign make him a free Denizen, and upon the twen­ty fourth day of the same month advance him to the dignity of a Peer of this Realm, by the title of Earl of Holdernesse, and Duke of Cumberland.

After which this Heroick General adven [...]ured himself in many other bloody Battles, till all was lost. Whereupon, being forced to retire into Fo­reign parts; he most happily returned, upon the joyfull Restoration of our present Soveraign King [Page 472] Charles the Second; whom he hath ever since, with great affection, and no less fidelity serv'd; not only in Council, but in Action, as by his most couragious and prudent conduct of the whole English-Fleet, in that dreadful Sea fight against the Dutch, in an. 1672. is very well known.

Lord Ward.
[19 Car. 1.]

GReat being the distresses of our late Sove­raign King Charles the first (of blessed memory) by reason of that unparallelled defection in an. 1642. so that he had little wherewith to reward or encourage such Loyal persons, who, in the times of those unhappy troubles, stood firm, and faithful to him; other than by conferring on them certain Titles of dig­nity and honour: Amongst these Humble, Humble. the Son and Heir of William Ward (a wealthy Gold­smith in London, and Jeweller to the Queen) descended from an an [...]ient Family of that name, in Norfolk, meriting much for his seasonable sup­plies, at that time brought to his Majesty; ha­ving married Frances the Neece and Heir to Ed­ward Lord D [...]ley▪ was in consideration thereof first made a Knight at Oxford 24 Iunii an. 1643. 19 Car. 1. and shortly after advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Ward of Bermingham, in Com. War. as by that [...]ings Letters Patent, bearing date at Oxford the 23 of March next ensuing, appeareth.

By which noble Lady he had Issue two Sons, Edward, and William; and three Daughters; Honora married to William Dilke of Maxstoke-Castle in Com. War. Esq Frances to Sir William Noel of Kirby in Com. Leic. Baronet; and Theo­d [...]sia to Sir Thomas Brer [...]ton of Hanford in Com. Cestr. B [...]ronet. And departing this life upon the fourth day of October an. 1670. was buried at Hymley in Com. Staff. where he then had his chief residence.

Which Edward [...]dward. succeeding in his honour mar­ried Frances Daughter to Sir William Brer [...]ton late of H [...]n [...]ord B [...]ronet, Sister and at length Co­heir to the said Sir Thomas; and by her hath had Issue three Sons; Iohn, William, and Ferdinando: and two Daughters, Cath [...]rine, and Humbl [...]tta.

Patric Earl of Brainford.
[20 Car. 1.]

THough in the times of the late unhappy [...]roubles▪ which had their rise from the Sco [...]s, the generality of that Nation were Actors or Abe [...]ors in that rebellious Inva­sion of this Real [...], made in the year 1642. yet were there some, who most loyally manifested their sincere affections to their native Soveraign, by adhering to him, with great fidelity, through­out the whole course of these des [...]ctive Wars: Of which number the right noble Patric Earl of Forth, was one who, from his youth having been trained [...]p in the Wars of Sweden, D [...]nmar [...], Russi [...], Li [...]oni [...], Li [...]huani [...], Poland, [...], and Germany; in which he gained no little skill and honour; seeing his Soveraign and these Realms, in great danger of ruine by those inte­stine broyles, most fre [...]ly re [...]orted to his service; First in Scotland, and afterwards here: where, by his prudent conduct in those sharp encounters at Edge-Hill, Brainford, and Newbery, per­forming the part of an expert and valiant Com­mander, he was made General of that King Ar­my: and in farther consideration of his eminent services, by Letters Patents, bearing date at Ox­ford 27 Maii 20 Car. 1. advanced to the dignity of an Earl by the title of Earl of Brainford in the County of Middlesex.

This Earl died at Dundee in Scotland, in an. 1651. and was there buried; leaving no other Issue than the Lady Iane a Daughter, at that time surviving, who is married to Iames Lord For­rester, a Baron of that Realm.

Lord Colepeper.
[20 Car. 1.]

THat this Family hath, for many past ages, flourisht, with great esteem, in the Coun­ties of Kent and Sussex, I need not here stand to give instance: and therefore shall descend to Sir Iohn Colepeper Knight,Iohn. the principal branch thereof: who, being a person of great abilities, and perfectly Loyal to our late Soveraign King Charles the first (of blessed memory) was by him first constituted Chancellor of the Exchequer; afterwards Master of the Rolls, and one of his Majesties Privy Council. And not forsaking him in the time of his great distresses and troubles, ad­ventured his life courageously on his behalf, in the Battells of [...]ineton, Newbery, and divers other sharp encounters. In consideration whereof he was by Letters Patents, bearing date at Ox­ford 21 October in the twentieth year of his reign, advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Colepeper of [...]h [...]resway in Com. Linc.

And after the loss of all, attending our present Soveraign King Charles the Second, during the greatest part of his abode beyond-Sea, being also one of the Lords of his Privy Council; departed this life shortly after his Majesties most happy restoration, viz. upon the eleventh day of Iuly an. 1660. and was buried at Hollingburne in Kent.

He married two Wives; first Philippa Daugh­ter of ... Snelling of ... in Com. ... Esq by whom he had Issue one Son called Alexander, who took to Wife Catherine, the Daughter and Heir to Sir Edward Ford of Harting in Com. Suss. Knight; but died without issue in his Fathers life time: and Philippa a Daughter, married to Sir Thoma [...] Herlakenden of Wood-Church in Com. Cantii Esq. His second Wife was Iudith, Daugh­ter to Sir Thomas Colepeper of Hollingburne, in Com. Cantii Knight, by whom he had Issue four Sons; Thomas, Iohn, Cheney; and Francis who died in an. 1662. unmarried. Also three Daugh­ters, Elizabeth married to Iames Hamilton Esq (que) Iudith, and Philippa.

Which Thomas Thomas. succeeding him in his Honour, married Margaret the youngest Daughter and Co­heir to le Seigneur Iean de Hesse of the noble Fa­mily [Page 473] of Hesse in the Land of Berghen, near Col­len in Germany; by whom he hath Issue one Daughter, called Catherine.

Lord Astley of Reading.
[20 Car. 1.]

AS to the antiquity of this Family, having already, in the first Volume of this work, so fully discoursed; there needeth no­thing to be farther said, than that Sir Iacob Ast­ley Knight (Son of Isaac Astley of Melton-Con­stable in Com. Norf. Esq (que)) of whom I am now to speak; did lineally descendEx stem­mate. from Raphe de Ast­ley, a younger Son to Thomas Lord Astley, of Astley, in Com. War▪ by Edith his Wife, Sister and Coheir to Robert Constable, sometime of Melton above mentioned.

This Sir Iacob Iacob. having been long [...]rain'd up in the discipline of War, and undergone divers Mi­litary Commands, in the service of Grave Mau­rice, and his Brother Henry, both Princes of Aurange; not only in that great Battel of New­port, and eminent Siege of Ostend, but many other places; was further imployed in the like kind, by Christiern the fourth, King of Den­mark, as also by the famous Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden; and in all these acquired no little honour.

After which, upon the late grand defection here, in an. 1642. resorting to King Charles the First of blessed memory, he served him with great fidelity and courage, in the Battels of [...]ine­ton, Brainford, Newberie, Lestithiell, and se­veral other sharp encounters; being then Major General of his Majesties Royal Army; and Go­vernour of his Garrisons of Oxford and Read­ing, for some part of the time of those unhappy troubles: In consideration whereof he was, by Letters Patents, bearing date 4 November in the twentieth year of that Kings reign, advanced to the degree and dignity o [...] a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Astley of Reading in Com. Berks. and afterwards constituted Lieutenant Ge­neral of his Majesties Forces throughout the Counties of Worcester, Stafford, Hereford, and Salop.

He married a German Lady Agnes [...]mple; by whom he had Issue five Sons, Isaac, Thomas, Henry, Bernard, and Edward; and Elizabeth a Daughter, married to Sir Edward Astley of Mel­ton-Constable in Com. Norf. Knight: and departing this life at Maydston in Kent an. 1651. was bu­ried in the Parish-Church there.

To whom succeeded Isaac Isaac. his Son and Heir; who married Anne the fourth Daughter to Sir Francis Stydolfe of Norbury in Com. Surr. Knight: and departing this life in September an. 1662. was buried also at Ma [...]dston, leaving Issue two Sons; Iacob Iacob. (now Lord Astley) and Francis; and a Daughter which died very young.

Lord Clifford of Lansborough, and Earl of Burlington.
[20 Car. 1.]

AMongst other, whose Loyalty in the time of the late unhappy [...]oubles, ought not to be forgotten, is Richard Earl of Cork in Ireland. Which Richard, in consideration of that real assistance and ready supply, by him then seasonably given to King Charles the first of bles­sed memory; and by reason of his marriage with the Lady Elizabeth sole Daughter and Heir to Henry late Earl of Cumberland; was by Letters Patents, bearing date upon the fourth of November, in the twentieth year of his reign, advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the ti­tle of Lord Clifford of Lansborough in Com. E­bor.

And afterwards, in farther consideration of his faithful services, both in England, and Ireland; as also, for the great merits of the said Henry Earl of Cumberland (who at the very beginning of those troubles, raised a considerable power, in opposition to those rebellious Forces then appear­ing; of which, during the continuance of his life, he made use for the service of his King and Countrey) was, by other Letters Patents, bear­ing date upon the twentieth day of March, in the sixteenth year of the reign of our present So­veraign King Charles the Second, created Earl of Burlington, alias Bridlington, in Com. Ebor.

This Earl hath Issue by the said Elizabeth his Wife, two Sons; Charles and Richard, and five Daughters; Frances married to the Earl of Roscomon, in Ireland; Ka [...]herine, who died in her childhood; Elizabeth Wife to Nicholas now Earl of Th [...]net; Anne married to Edward now Earl of Sandwich; and Henrie [...]a to Laurence Hide, second Son to Edward late Earl of Claren­d [...]n.

Which Charles, commonly called Lord Clif­ford of Lansborough, married Iane the youngest Daughter to William late Duke of Somerset; and hath Issue four Sons; viz. Richard, Charles, Henry, and William; and four Daughters, Fran­ces, Elizabeth, Iane, and Mary.

Lord Lucas.
[20 Car. 1.]

OF this Family, which hath▪ with no lit­tle honour, flourisht for many ages, in the Counties of Suffolk and E [...]ex, was Sir Iohn Lucas Knight, a person eminently accom­plish'd with learning, and well vers't in sundry Languages: whose perfect loyalty to the King, at the beginning of the late unhappy Troubles (in the year 1642.) exposed him to the merciless plunder of those who were then in Arms against his Majesty. By which, though [...]e became much disabled in yielding to him such aids and assistan­ce [...], as he had designed: yet, was he not discour­aged [Page 474] from performing to the utmost, what he could in his own person, or by his best friends, and nearest Allies; stoutly adventuring his life in the several Fights at Lestithiell in Cornwall, Newberie, in Berkshire, and divers other Bat­tels: In consideration whereof, he was, by Let­ters Patents, bearing date 3 Ian. 20 Car. 1. ad­vanced to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Lucas of Shenseild, in Com. Essex; with limitation of that dignity, for lack of Issue Male, unto Sir Charles Lucas Knight, his younger Brother, and to the Heirs Male of his Body; with remainder to Sir Thomas Lucas Knight (his other Brother) and the Heirs Male of his Body.

This Iohn Lord Lucas Married Anne Daughter to Sir Christopher N [...]vill of Newton-St. Lo, in Com. Somers. Knight of the Bath; by whom he had Issue one sole Daughter, called Mary, Married to Anthony, now Earl of Kent: On whose be­half, considering he had no Issue Male; and that Sir Charles Lucas Knight, his valiant Brother (who had, with great fidelity and courage serv'd the late King Charles the First, of blessed memory, as an eminent Commander, in divers notable Bat­tels) upon the loss of Colchester, was there, most barbarously, and against the Law of Arms, put to Death, leaving no Issue; he procured form our present Sovreign, on the behalf of his said Daughter, and her Descendents, certain Letters-Patent, bearing date 7 M [...]ii, 15 Car. 2.; where­by the dignity and Title of Baroness Lucas of Crudwel [...], in Com. Wiltes. was conferr'd upon her; and of Baron Lucas of the same place, upon the Heirs Male of her Body: As also, that her Son and Heir by the said Earl of Kent; and all other the Sons and Heirs, descended from her, of his Successors Earls of Kent, should bear the Title of Lord Lucas of Crudwell. And in de­fault of such Issue Male, that the said Title should not be suspended, but enjoy'd by such of the Daughters and Coheirs, if any shall be, as other indivisible inheritances, by the Common-Law of this Realm, are usually possessed.

And departing this life at ... upon the ... day of ... an. 1670. was bu­ried with his Ancestors at Colchester, in Essex.

Dying thus wihout Issue Male, the Title of Lord Lucas of Shenfeild, by virtue of the Limi­tation above-express'd, devolved to Charles the Son and Heir of the said Sir Thomas Lucas Knight. Which Charles hath Married Penelope one of the Daughters to Francis late Earl of Scarsdale.

Watson Lord Rokingham.
[20 Car. 1.]

UPon the 28th of Ianuary, an. 20 Car. 1. Sir L [...]w [...]s W [...]tson Lewes. of Rokingham-Ca­stle, in Com. Northt. Knight and Ba [...]o­net; b [...]ing a person well descended, and of an ample fortune: and likewise for many consider­able services, especially in the times of the late un­happy Troubles, much deserving of the King and Country; was, in consideration thereof advanced [...]o the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Rokingham of Rekingham, in Com. Northt. as by his Letters Patents, then bearing date at Oxford, appeareth.

This Lewe [...] Lord Rokingham, First Married [...]. 8. in offi­cio Arm. f. 13 [...]. Catherine, Daughter to Peregrine Bertu, Lord Willo [...]ghby of Eresby, but by her had no Issue; and afterwards Eleanore Daughter to Sir George Manners of Haddo [...], in Com. Derb. Knight, Sister to Iohn Earl of Rutland, by whom he had Issue Edward his Son and Heir. And six Daughters; viz. Grace Married to Sir Edward Barkham of West-Acre, in Com. Norff. Baronet. Anne, who died unmarried; Frances Married to Edward Dingley of Charlton, in Com. Wigorn. Esq; Elizabeth died unmarried; Eleanore Wedded to Sir Charles Dimock of S [...]ri [...]elby, in Com. Linc. Knight, and Catherine, who died young. And departing this life at Rokingham-Castle, in Ia­nuary, an. 1652. was buried in the Chancel of the Parish Church there.

To whom succeeded Edward [...]dward. his Son and Heir. Which Edward took to Wi [...]e the Lady Anne, eldest Daughter of Thomas late Ea [...]l of Straf­ford; and by her hath Issue four Sons; Lewes, Edward, Thomas and George: and four Daugh­ters; Eleanore, Arabella, Anne, and Margaret.

Lord Cholmley of Wiche-Malbank.
[21 Car. 1.]

THis Family being of great Antiquity in Cheshire, did originally assume their surname from the Lordship of Chol­mundeley in that County; where Sir Hugh de Cholmundeley Knight, SonEx Stem­mate. and Heir of Robert, second Son to William Baron of Malpas, [...]ixt his habitation; as the Egertons, descendedEx Stem­mate. from Philip, second Son to David Baron of Malpas, who then seated himself at Egerton, also did. Which practice was most usual in those elder times, as by multitudes of examples might be in­stanced.

Touching the Descendents of which Sir Hugh, much might be said, as to their matches with per­sons eminent for their Parentage and otherwise; whereof that of Elizabeth, Daughter to Gilbert Lord Talbot (Progenitor to the late Earls of Shrewsbury) is not the least; as also [...]o their publick imployments; Sir Hugh Ch [...]lmely, in 36 H. 8. being in that expedition made into Scot­land, and there receiving the honour of Knight­hood, at Li [...]th; which for brevity I omit, and come to Robert, Grandson to the same Sir H [...]gh; who being a well-deserving person, and enjoying an ample Estate, was, upon the 29th of Iune an. 1611. (9 Iac.) advanced to the dignity of a Ba­ronet, amongst the first of those which then re­ceived that new Honour: as also by King Charles the First, to the degree of Vicount, by the Title of Vicount Cholmley of Kellis in Ireland. And af­terwards, in consideration of his special service, in raising divers Companies of Foot in Cheshire, in order to the quenching those rebellious flames, which began to appear in an. 1642. and sending many other unto the King, then at Shrewsbury (which stood him in high stead in that memorable [Page 475] Battle of Kineton, hapning soon after:) As also in raising other Forces, for de [...]ending the City of Chester, at the first Siege thereof by his Majesties adversaries in that County; and courageous ad­adventure in the Fight at Tilston-Heath; toge­ther with his great sufferings, by the plunder of his Goods, and firing his Houses; was, by Let­ters Patents bearing date at Oxford 1 September 21 Car. 1. created a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Cholmley of Wiche Malbanc (com­monly called Nautwiche) in Com. Cester. And, by other Letters Patents, bearing date 5 Martii next ensuing, Earl of Lemster in Ireland.

This Robert married Catherine, Daughter to Sir Michael Stanhope of Shelford in Com. Nott. Knight: and departing this mortal life upon the second of October an. 1659. without lawful Issue, was buried at Malpas. Whereupon Robert his Nephew (viz. Son to his Brother Hugh) became Heir to his Estate. Which Robert, through the special grace and favour of our present Sovereign King Charles the Second, hath since that time, been dignified with the title of Vicount Cholmley of Kellis, formerly e [...]joyed by his said Uncle: Other Collateral branches of this ancient Family, still flourishing in several parts; as at Uale-Royal in Cheshire: Also at Whitby and other places in Yorkshire, of which Sir Hugh Cholmley Ba­ronet is the chief.

Sutton Lord Lexinton.
[21 Car. 1.]

AS to the antiquity of this Family, having in my discourse of the Barons of Dudley (whose paternal Ancestour assumed his sirname from the Lordship of Sutton upon Trent, in Com. Nott. whereof they were anti­ently, and to this day do continue possessed) al­ready spoke; I now descend to Robert Sutton of Aram, in Com. Nott. Esq the principal branch thereof.

This Robert, Robert. having in the time of the late un­happy troubles, diversly manifested his fidelity to the then King Charles the First (of blessed me­mory) in supplying his Majesty with con [...]idera­ble aid; and large assistance upon Garrisoning the Town of Newarke upon Trent, where, continuing throughout the whole course of those destructive Wars, he performed no little service: was, in con [...]ideration the [...]of, and by reason of his lineal descent from an Heir Female of the Honourable Family of Lexinton sometime of Lex­inton in the same County) whereof in the first Vo­lume of this work I have already spoke) by Let­ters Patents, bearing date at Oxford 21 Nov. 21 Car. 1. advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Lexinton of A­ram.

He first married Elizabeth Daughter of Sir George Ma [...]nors of Haddon in Com. Der [...]. Knight. Secondly ... Daughter to Sir Guy Palmes of As [...]well in Com. Rutl. Knight, Widow of Sir Thomas Browne Knight▪ but by neither of these had any issue. And lastly, Mary Daughter of Sir An­thony St. Leger Knight, by whom he had one Son, called Robert, now in minority; and two Daugh­ters, Bridget married to Iohn eldest Son to Cony­ers Darcie, Son and Heir app [...]rent to Conyers Lord Darcie: and Anne who died in her Infancie.

And, departing this life 13 October an. 1668. was buried with his Ancestors at Aram.

Kirkhoven Lord Wotton.
[2 Car. 2.]

I Now come to the Reign of our present Sove­reign King Charles the Second; wherein I find, that the first Person by him advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, was Charles-Henry Kirkhoven (a Foreigner) Son of ... Kirkhoven Lord of Hem [...]lete i [...] Holland, by Ca­therine his Wife, the eldest of the four Daughters and Coheirs of Thomas Lord Wotton (Widow of Henry Lord Stanhope, Son and Heir to Philip late Heir of Chesterfield.) Which Charles was, by reason thereof, created Lord Wotton of Wotton in Kent, as by his Majesties Leters PatentBill. Sign▪ de eodem an­no., bear­ing date at St. Iohnstons in Scotland upon the one and thirtieth day of August, in the Second year of his Reign appeareth; and naturalized by Act of Parliament, begun 8 Maii 13 Car. 2. but is not yet marryed.

Lord Langdale.
[10 Car. 2.]

AFter which time his Majesty put a stop to any farther Creations, until the tenth year of his Reign, that the divisions a­mongst the Grand Usurpers here, promised some hopes of his happy restoration. But then, look­ing with a gracious aspect upon the most faithful and valiant Sir Marmaduke Langdale of Holme in Spalding-moore, in com. Ebor. Kt; he thought him not unworthy of some eminent mark of his Royal favour. For, beingBill. sign. d [...] an. 10 Car. 2. a Person of an antient Family in that county; when he discern'd, that the late King Charles, was, by the dangerous Tu­mults of the seditious people, then predominant, driven from his Parliament sitting at Westmin­ster, and for his better safeguard forc'd to go un­to York; he freely repairedIb [...]d. unto him: And shotly after, having, at his own proper charge raisedIb [...]d. three Companies of Foot, and a Troop of Seventy Horse, brought them thither for his ser­vice: with which he encountredIb [...]d. a strong party of those rebellious Invaders, the Scots, at Cor­bridge in Northumberland, and put them to the worst.

NextIb [...]d., being Commander in chief of those Troops, which the King sent from Oxford, a­gainst that great Rebel of Lincolnshire, Colonel Rosseter, he gave him the [...]oyl. Thence, march­ing against the Lord Fairfax, and putting him to the rout, he relieved Pont [...]ract-Castle, at that time besieged by a numerous Body of the Northern-Rebels. And, after all this, firmly adhering to that good King (of blessed memory) untill ne­cessity prompted his Majesty to cast himself upon his Native-subjects, the Scots, so that he could not serve him farther in this Realm, he betook himself to Foreign pa [...]s, till he did discern a fitter [Page 476] opportunity. And then, couragiously attempting the strong Garrison of Barwick upon [...]wede, and that well fortified City of Carlisle, he reduced them both to his Majesties obedience.

AfterIb. which, having raised new Forces for his service, he did great things, and attempted great­er: but soon after, through the powerfulness of the Enemy, the King's Interest sinking more and more; his Armies being totally scattered, he be­came their Prisoner. Whence making his escape, with no little difficulty, he again got beyond Sea; there, with most exemplary loyalty, attending our present Sovereign, in his most low and desperate condition. In consideration therefore of these his great Actings, and Sufferings; he was by Let­ters PatentIb., bearing date a Bruges in Flanders, upon the fourth day of February, in the tenth year of his Majesties Reign (which was about two years preceding his happy Restoration) advanced to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Langdale of Holme in Spal­dyngmoore, and to the Heirs male of his body.

He marryed Lenox, the Daughter of Sir Iohn Rhodes of Barlborough in Com. Derb. Knight, and by her left Issue two Sons, Marmaduke and Philip, (the rest dying young) as also two Daugh­ters, Lenox and Mary. And departing this life, in his House at Holme (in the East-riding of York­shire) 5 August 1661. was buried at Sancton, near adjacent.

To whom succeeded Marmaduke his Son and Heir; who married Elizabeth the Daughter of Thomas Savage of Beeston in Com. Cestr. Esq (Brother to Iohn late Earl Rivers) and by her hath Issue one Son, named Marmaduke; and two Daughters; Iane married to Michael Anne of Frickley in Com. Ebor. Esq; and Elizabeth to Hugh Smithson Esq, Son and Heir to Sir Ierome Smithson of Stanwick in the same County Baronet.

Lord Crofts.
[10 Car. 2.]

THE next, in order of time, who had the Title of a Baron of this Realm con­ferred upon him, by our present Sove­reign (then in Foreign parts) was William Crofts Esq; the lineal HeirBill. sign. de an. 10 Car. 2. male of that ancient Fami­mily, which had for divers Ages flourished at Sa [...]ham, in the County of Suffolk, (whereof many were dignifiedBill. sign. de an. 10 Car. 2. with the Honour of Knight­hood;) and by females descendedBill. sign. de an. 10 Car. 2. from the first Lord Wentworth of Net [...]lested, as also from the Montacutes sometime Earls of Salisbury, and Nevills Earls of Westmorland.

Which William, having been broughtIb. up in the Court of England, from his youth, became MasterIb. of the Horse to his Royal Highness the Duke of York: Next, to be CaptainIb. of the Guard to the late Queen-Mother; and afterwards Gen­tleman Ib. of the Bed-chamber to his Majesty that now is. In all which imployments, behaving himself with great fidelity, he was at length sent Ib. Embassadour into Poland; where he managed that high Affair, then committed to his trust, with singular prudence and dexterity. In consideration of which notable services, he was, by Letters-pa­tent, bearing date at Bruxells, in Brabant, up­on the 18. of May in the tenth year of his Majesties Reign advancedIb. to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Crofts of Sax [...]am.

He marryed two Wives; first Dorothy the Daughter to Sir Iohn Hobert of Intwood, in Com. Norf. Baronet (Son and Heir to Sir Henry Hobert Knight and Baronet, sometime Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas) Widow of Sir Iohn Hele Knight. Secondly Elizabeth Daughter of William Lord Spenser; but by neither of these hath had any Issue.

Lord Berkley of Stratton.
[10 Car. 2.]

ABout the same time, likewise, his Majesty taking into his Princely consideration the eminent merits of Sir Iohn Berkley of Bruton in the County of S [...]merset Knight (de­scended from the most noble and ancient Barons Berkley of Berkley-Castle, of whom I have alrea­dy spoke in the first Volume of this work) who, being GovernourBill. sign. de an. 10 Car. 2. to his Royal Highness Iames Duke of York, and managing his Affairs in his tender years, most seasonably approved his Loyal­ty to the late King Charles (of blessed memory) in a very high measure. FirstBill. sign. de an. 10 Car. 2., by putting himself in Arms on his part, at the beginning of the late un­parallel'd Rebellion; for which cause he suffered Imprisonment for a time. NextBill. sign. de an. 10 Car. 2., by his oppor­tune though hazardous adventure, in bringing a considerable supply of Arms and Ammunition out of Holland, in the Year 1642. which he then safely landed in the parts of Holderness, for his Majesties service.

After this, being madeIb. General of his Majesties Forces in Cornwall, joining with Sir Ralph Hop­ton Knight, (afterwards Lord Hopton) he obtain­ed divers VictoriesIb. against the Rebels of those we­stern-Counties, in the several Battels of Bradock, Saltash, Launceston, and Strat [...]on; as also at Modbury in the County of Devon. And, laying strong siegeIb. to Exeter, after divers bold skir­mishes with the Enemy, at length, not only redu­ced Ib. it to his Majesties obedience, but most vali­antly repulstIb. their Fleet, then at [...]opsham, under the command of Robert Earl of Warwick, taking three of their Ships in that Harbour: whereupon he was constituted GovernourIb. of that great City, & General of all his Majesties Forces in Devonshire.

In consideration therefore of these his most loyal and successful services, he was, by Letters-PatentIb. bearing date at Bruxells in Brabant, upon the 19. of May in the tenth year of his Majesties Reign, advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Berkley of Stratton. Since which time, being constituted Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, he arrived there in April 1670. and hav­ing undergone that Trust for about the space of 3 years, is now Embassadour in France.

He marryed Christian the Daughter of Sir An­drew Riccard Knight, (President of the East-In­dia Company) and Widow of Henry Lord Ken­sington, Son to Henry late Earl of Holland; by whom he hath Issue four Sons; Charles, Iohn, and William, now living; and Maurice, who died young: As also one Daughter, called Anne.

Iames Du [...]e of York.
[11 Car. [...].]

THis most Illustrious b [...]ch of the Roy­al Family; that is to [...]y, Second Son to the late King Charles the First (of blessed memory) having been, by [...] Renown­ed Father, created Duke of York, [...] Letters-Pattents Bill. sign. de eodem an­no. bearing date at Oxford, [...] Ian. in the Nineteenth year of his Reign; i [...] farther augmentation to his Titles, had the [...]ignity of Earl of Ulvester, in the Realm of I [...]and, conferred upon him, the tenth day of M [...], in the Eleventh year of the Reign of our pre [...]nt Soveraign K. Charles the Second.

He first married the Lady Anne, eldest daugh [...]ter to Edward late Earl of Clarendon; and by her had issue four sons; Charles Duke of Cambridge, who died in his Infancy; Iames Duke of Cambridge, Henry Duke of Kendal, and Edgar Duke of Cambridge; all which di­ed likewise in their childhood. And three Daughters; the Lady Mary, and Lady Henriet­ta [...] yet living; and the Lady Catherine, who died in her Inf [...]ncy.

He afterwards married the Lady Maria Beatrice, daughter to the Duke of Modina in Italy: by whom he hath had issue one daughter, na­med Catherine-Laura, which died in her Infan­cy.

Henry Duke of Glocester.
[11 Car. 2.]

THe next is Henry▪ the Third Son to the same King Charles the First; by the like Letters-patent, bearing date 13 Mai [...] the ensuing year, createdBill. sign. de eodem anno. Duke of Glo­cester, and Earl of Cambridge. Who, ha­ving been partaker with our present Soveraign, in his greatest Di [...]esses, during the long con­tinuance o [...] [...]he [...]te Unparrallel'd Usurpation; had, at leng [...], the happiness to see him Peace­fully restored to the Royal Throne of these his Realmes; accompanying him into England, before the end of May, the following year: but departed this life unmarried, upon the Thir­teenth day of September next ensuing; and was buried in the Royal Chapel of King Henry the Seventh at Westminster, under the Tombe of Mary Q▪ of Scotland, his Great-Grandmo­ther.

Monke Duke of Albemarle.
[12 Car. 2.]

HAving now done with all such Creati­ons, which were made by our present Soveraign (King Charles the Second) before his Joyful Return into England; I now come to those which ensued afterwards; and first to that of George Monke of Potheridge▪ in Com. Devon. Esq who, having sedulously ex­ercised Bill. sign. de anno▪ [...] Car. 2. a Military course of life, both by Sea and Land, in Forrein parts, for the chief time of his youth; and, afterwards applyingBill. sign. de anno▪ [...] Car. 2. himself to his late Majesties Service, at the beginning of the late unhappy Rebellion, in which he had the fate to be takenBill. sign. de anno▪ [...] Car. 2. prisoner; at length, obtaining his liberty, he tookBill. sign. de anno▪ [...] Car. 2. up Armes with the Ad­verse-Party, in expectation of a fitter season to manifest his great affections to his King and Country. Of which (after much devastation and spoile, the Cruel Murther of His Majesty, and extirpation of this formerly long-flourish­ing Monarchique Government) when he dis­cern'd some view; he ceased not to improve all opportunities, whereby he might accomplish those blessed ends, which his Right-Loyal Heart had always (though with great Reservation) most earnestly designed. And accordingly, (through God's assistance) became the Chief and most happy Instrument of Restoring the King to His Just Rights, and all these Realmes to their long desired Peace and Tranquillity: the p [...]rticulars whereof, as they are not unknown to this present Age; so are they made publick to the World by divers persons, which have given an Historical Account thereof, for the better sa­tisfacton of future times.

In contemplation therefore of these his most Laudable Adventures; and, as a Lasting Testi­mony of the real sence which His Majesty had of these his transcendent merits; considering al­so, thatIb. by the Lady Frances, daughter and coheir to Arthur Plantaginet, Natural son to King Edward the Fourth, wife of Thomas Monke Esq his Lineal Ancestor, he was descended from Ed­ward Grey Vicount L'isle, and by Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir to Iohn Talbot Vicount L'isle, son to the renowned Iohn Talbot, some­time Earl of Shrewsbury (and with him slain in the Battel of Chasti [...]lion) by Marga­ret wife of that valiant Earl, from the famous Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick and Aumarle, Regent of France (whose eldest daughter and coheir she was) he had, by Let­ters-patent, Ib. bearing date the seventh day of Iuly, in the Twelfth year of His Majesties Reign, these several Dignities and Titles of Honor conferred upon him, and the heirs male of his Body; that is to say, Baron Monke of Potheridge, Beauchamp, and Tyes; Earl of Torington, and Duke of Albe­marle: And, shortly after, was installed Kt of the most noble Order of the Garter.

He married Anne, Sister of Sir Thomas Clar­ges Knight, and departing this life upon the fourth day of Ianuary, An. 1669. was hono­rably buried upon the last day of April next en­suing, on the North-side of King Henry the Se­venth's Chappel, adjoyning to the Collegiate Church of St. Peter in Westminster; leaving Christopher, his only Son and successor, in his Ho­nors (now Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter) who married the Lady Elizabeth, eldest daughter to Henry Earl of Ogle (son and heir apparent to William Ouke of Newca­stle) but by her, as yet, hath no issue.

Lord Butler of Lanthony, and Earl of Brecknock.
[12 Car. 2.]

THe next, on whom our present Sove­raign, after his happy Restauration, con­ferred any Title of Honor, was Iames Marquess of Ormond, and Earl of Ossory in Ireland, of His Majesties Privy-Council, both in England, and that Realm; Lord Steward of His Houshold, one of the Gentlemen of his Royal Bedchamber, and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter; Paternally des­cended from Hervey Walter, a great Baron of this Realm, in the time of King Henry the Se­cond (of whom I have spoke in the First Vo­lume of this Work) whose posterity, after­wards, became Earls of Ormond; whereof another Iames, surnamed Butler (who married Elizabeth, the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford and Essex, Lord of Breck­nock, and Constable of England, by Elizabeth his wife, one of the daughters of King Edward the First) was the first, so created by King Ed­ward the Third.

Which first mention'd Iames, having been Lieutenant of Ireland, in the time of King Charles the First of blessed memory (where he performed great things, and afterwards constant­ly adhered to His Majesty that now is, through­out that tedious time of His Calamitous expul­sion, meriting much for his most Loyal Actings and Sufferings) was, by Letters-patent,Bill▪ sign. de an. 12 Car. 2. bear­ing date at Westminster, upon the Twentieth day of Iuly, in the same Twelfth year of His Reign, advanced to the state and degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord But­ler of Lanthony, in the County of Glocester, (his noble Ancestor Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex, having divers ages past, been the Pious Founder of a great Abby there:) as also Earl of Brecknock, and to the heirs make of his body. And, the next ensuing year, by other Letters-patent,Bill. sign. de an. 13 Car. [...]. dated at Westminster, upon the Thirteenth day of March, created Duke of Ormond, in the Realm of Ireland; and shortly after that, again Lord Lieutenant of that Realm.

This Duke married the Lady Elizabeth Pre­ston, the daughter of Richard Lord Dingwell, who was honoured with the Title of Earl of Des­mond by King Iames: and, by her hath issue three sons; first Thomas, who beareth the Title of Earl of Ossory; Secondly Richard Earl of Arran, who first married the Lady Mary, daugh­ter to [...] Iames Duke of Richmund, sister and heir to Esme Duke of Richmund.

[Which Richard, having couragiously given battel to the Rebels in Ireland at Carick­fergus, and subdued them, and behaved him­self with exemplary valour in the late perillous Sea-fight with the Dutch (His Royal Highness the Duke of York being then Admiral) was, by reason of these his faithful Services, created a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Butler of Weston in the County of Huntingdon, by Letters-patent, bearing date at Westminster, upon the Twenty seven [...]h day of August, in the Twenty fifth year of his Majesties Reign. And, surviving that wife, m [...]ried ... daugh­ter of Iohn Ferrers [...] Tamworth-Castle, in the County of [...]arwick Esquire.] And thirdly Iohn.

He had also [...]o daughters; viz. the Lady Elizabeth, ma [...]ied to Philip Earl of Chesterfeild; and M [...]ry to William Lord Cavendish, son and he [...] to William Earl of Devon­shire.

But I [...]eturn to Thomas Earl of Ossory (the eldest s [...].) This Thomas, having been by His Ma­jesties Writ of Summons, bearing dateJournal [...]f Parl. 14 Sept. [...] 18 Car. 2. [...] called to the Parliament, then sitt [...]ng at Westminster, by the Title of Lord Bu [...]r of Moore-Parke, took his place there a [...]ordingly, upon the 18th day of September [...]ext ensuing. In September, An. 1672. he was elected Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter: and, upon the 17th day of May, An. 1673. was made Rere-Admiral of the Blew-Squadron of His Majesties Fleet, in order to that great Sea-fight against the Dutch, which hapned shortly after.

He married the Lady Amelia of Nassau, daugh­ter to Lewes de Nassaw, Lord Beverwaert, son to the Illustrious Maurice late Prince of Orange, and Count of Nassau: and by her hath had issue three Sons, Iames, and Charles, (another Iames dying young) and four daughters, now living; Elizabeth married to William Earl of Derby, Amelia, Henrietta, and Catherine; two others (viz. Mary, and Henrietta) deceasing in their Childhood.

Hyde Earl of Clarendon.
[12 Car. [...].]

SHortly afterwards Sir Edward Hyde Knight, descended from an antient Family of that name, in Cheshire, was in like sort ad­vanced to sundry Titles of Honor.

Having been trayn'd up to the Study of the Laws, in that Honourable Society of the Mid­dle-Temple London, and manifesting his fideli­ty to the late King Charles (of blessed memory) in an eminent measure, he was firstBill. sign. de an. 12 Car. 2. made Chancellor of his Exchequer, and one of His Privy-Council.

After the expulsion of our present Soveraign (attending him in Forrein parts) he was sent EmbassadorBill. sign. de an. 12 Car. 2. into Spain; made his Secreta­ry Bill. sign. de an. 12 Car. 2. of State, and lastly Lord Chancellor. In all which imployments, he deported himself with such prudence, judgment, and integrity,Bill. sign. de an. 12 Car. 2. as that soon after His Majesties Happy Restauration, he was, by Letters-patent,Ib. bearing date upon the Third day of November, in the Twelfth year of His Reign, raised to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Hyde of Hin­don, in com. Wilts. and to the he [...]s male of his body: also upon the Twentieth of April next ensuing,Ib. to the dignity of Vicount Cornbury, in com. Oxon. and Earl of Clarendon. Which office of Lord Chancellor he held until towards the end of August, An. 1667. that the Great Seal was taken from him, and committed to the [Page 479] Custody of Sir Orlando Bridgman Knight and Baronet. Whereupon he retired into France▪ and departing this life in the City of R [...]an in Normandy, 19 Dec. An. 1674. was buried on the North side of the Capella Regum, in the Col­legiate-Church of St. Peter at Westminster.

He married Frances, daughter, and at length sole heir to Sir Thomas Aylesbury Knight and Baronet, sometime one of the Masters of the Requests; and by her had issue four sons; Hen­ry, commonly called Lord Cornberie, Laurence, now Master of the Robes to His Majesty; Ed­ward, who died unmarried, and Iames: As also two daughters; the Lady Anne, married to his Royal Highness Iames Duke of York, and the Lady Frances to. ...

Which Henry, now Earl of Clarendon, first took to wife Theodosia, one of the daughters of Arthur late Lord Capell, by whom he had is­sue one only son, called Edward. Secondly Flower, daughter and sole heir to William Back­house of Swallowfeild, in com. Berks. Esq widow of Sir William Backhouse Baronet (Grand­son to Rowland Backhouse, sometime Alderman of London) by whom, as yet, he hath no is­sue.

Annesley Earl of Anglesey.
[13 Car. 2.]

AMongst the rest of those eminent per­sons, whom our present Soveraign, for the greater splendor of His Royal Coro­nation, advanced unto sundry degrees, and Ti­tles of Honor, was Sir Arthur Annesley Baronet, Lord Mount-Norris, and Vicount Valencia in Ireland; son of Sir Francis Annesley Baronet▪ Lord Mount-Norris, and Vicount Valencia, Vice-Treasurer, and Secretary in that Realm to King Charles the First of blessed Memory: Paternal­ly descended from the antient and worshipful family of Annesley, in the County of Noting­ham; and by the Mother, from that of Philips of Picton-Castle in Pembrokshire. Which Sir Arthur, in the late most perillous times, ha­ving served His Majesty that now is (to the no little hazard of life and Fortune) with great inte­grity; was, by Letters-patent, bearing date up­on the twentieth day of April, in the Thirteenth year of His reign, created a Baron of this Kingdom, by the Title of Lord Annesley of Newport-Paynell, in com. Buck. as also raised to the dignity of an English Earl, by the Title of Earl of Anglesey, and to the heirs male of his body.

Since which time, by reason of his singular prudence, and fidelity, he hath had that great Office of Lord Privy-Seale conferred upon him, which he still enjoyeth.

He married Elizabeth, one of the two daugh­ters and coheirs of Sir Iames Altham Knight (son and heir to Sir Iames Altham Knight, sometime Baron of the King's Exchequer) by whom he hath had issue seven sons, viz. Iames, commonly called Lord Annesley; Altham, Ri­chard, Arthur, and Charles: two other, both named Arthur, dying in their childhood. And six daughters. 1. Dorothy, married to Richard Earl of [...]iroen in Ireland; 2. Elizabeth, to Alexander Mac-Donald, second son to the Earl of Antrim; 3. Frances, first to Iohn Wyndham of Felbrigge, in com. Norf. Esquire; and afterwards to Sir Iohn Tompson of Haversham, in com. Buck. Baronet. 4. Philips to Charles Lord Mohun: 5. Anne: and 6. Bridget, who died young.

Which Iames Lord Annesley having wedded Elizabeth, daughter to Iohn Earl of [...]utland, hath issue by her two sons; Iames and Iohn; and two daughters; Frances, who died in her Infancy, and Elizabeth.

Grenevil Earl of Bathe.
[13 Car. 2.]

THat this Family is not only of very great Antiquity, but famous for divers Martial exploits, is evident from sundry Au­thorities; Harmo dentatus Gesta Norm p. 21▪ a. Ex stem­mate. (the common An­cestor thereof) who wasGesta Norm p. 21▪ a. Ex stem­mate. Earl of Corboil, as also Lord of Thorigny and Graneville in Normandy, being lineally descended from the Warlike Rollo, sometime Duke of that large Territory. Which Hamon had issueEx stem­mate. two sons, Robert, surnamed Fitz-Hamon, Earl of Corboil, Lord of Thorigny, and Graneville, who left no issue male (as in the First Volume of this Work is shewed) and Richard, called de Graneville; who, by reason thereof, had a real right to those Titles, and was one of his chief assistantsHist. of Cambria, p. 125, & 126. in the Conquest of Glamor­ganshire, in the time of King William Ru­fus.

Which Richard, upon the sharingMonast. Angl vol▪ 1. [...]. 719. a. of that Country, amongst those that were partakers in that Conquest, FoundedMonast. Angl vol▪ 1. [...]. 719. a. a Monastery of Ciste­rian Monkes at Nethe, and bestowedMonast. Angl vol▪ 1. [...]. 719. a. on them▪ the whole proportion allotted to his part; afterwards, seatingEx stem­mate. himself, first at Biddi­ford; and next at Kilkhampton in Corn­wal; which Lordships have since been posses­sed by his posterity, and do so continue to this day.

A Descendent of which Richard, wasBill. sign▪ de an. 1 [...]. Car. 2. that famous Sir Richard Greneville Knight, Vice-Ad­miral to Queen Elizabeth; who, encountring the Spaniard in a bloody Naval Fight, near the [...]ercera Islands, therein lost his life.

So likewise was Sir Bevill Greneville Knight▪ whose exemplary Loyalty to the late King Charles the First (of blessed memory) may not be forgot. For,Bill. sign▪ de an. 1 [...]. Car. 2. having at his own prope [...] charge, in An. 1638. raised a Troop of Horse, wherewith he attended His Majesty in His first Northern Expedition against His Rebellious Sub­jects of Scotland; and afterwards being one of the Knights for the County of Cornwall, in that unhappy Long Parliame [...]t, begun [...] Westminster upon the third day of November, An. 1640. Which, under several specio [...]s pre­tences, raised many powerful Armies against the King, he stoutly led on the Loyal Cornish-Men against the Rebels of Devonshire, and the adjacent Counties; courag [...]ously giving Battel to them in sundry places; obtained seve­ral [Page 480] Victories over them, especially at Bodmin, Lanceston, and Stratton in Cornwall; as also at Landisdowne, near Bath, in the County of Somerset, though he lost his life in that great Battle; leaving issue by Mary his wife, eldest daughter, and coheir to Sir Iohn St. Leger Knight (descended lineally from Anne, the daughter and coheir to Thomas, sometime Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond) Iohn his son and heir.

Which Iohn, following his Fathers steps, in all loyal adventures (though then but fifteen years of age,) firstIbid. headed his Father's own Regiment; and, soon after, became Comman­der Ibid. in Chief of five other, in all the conside­rable Fights and Skirmishes of those Western parts: as alsoIbid. in the second Battle of New­ [...]erie in Berkshire, wherein he received ma­ny dangerous wounds. And when, through the prevalency of the Rebels in all parts. His Majesty (that now is) was constrained to quit the Realm (having been constitutedIbid. one of the Gentlemen of His Bedchamber) he chear­fully attendedIbid. him in His greatest distresses, ceasing not to share with him in Forrein parts, throughout all His unparallel'd afflictions, and disconsolate Travels, in France, Flanders, Holand, and into the Isle of Iersey.

After which, being made GovernorIbid. of the Silley-Islands, he stoutly defendedIbid. them against no less than Fifty English Ships, under the command of those two Notorious Rebels, Blake and Askewe (Admirals to the then Usur­pers.) And, after all this, seriously consulting Ibid. with General Monke (his near Kinsman) in that great and difficult Work, of the King's most Joyful Restoration, acted vigorously there­in, until the same being most happily consum­mated, His Majesty made His most Welcome Returne to His Rightful Throne of these Realmes.

Having therefore thus highly merited, he was by Letters-patent, t bearing date at West­minster, upon the twentieth day of April, in the Thirteenth year of His said Majesties Reign (which was but three dayes preceding the King's most Solemn Coronation) advanced to the Dignities and Titles of Lords Grenevill of Kilk­hampton, and Biddiford, Vicount Grenevill of Landsdowne, and Earl of Bathe; being at that time Chief Gentleman of His Majesties Royal Bedchamber, as also Warden of the Stan­neries in Devonshire and Cornwal.

He married Iane, daughter to Sir Peter Wiche Comptroller of the Houshold to the late [...]King Charles (of blessed memory) by whom he hath had issue five sons, viz. Charles, commonly cal­led Lord Landsdowne, Iohn, and Bevill, now living (the other dying young) and eleven daughters: whereof eight dyed young; the o­ther three being these; 1. The lady Iane, wife of William Gower, second son to Sir Thomas Gower of Sittenham, in Com. Ebor. Ba [...]onet, now called William Lev [...]son, as Naphew, and a­dopted heir to Sir Richard Leveson, late of [...]ren­tham in com. S [...]aff. Knight of the Bath. Secondly, the Lady Gatherine; and Thirdly, the Lady Grace, married to George, eldest son to Philip Car­ter [...]t, sort and heir to Sir George Carteret, Vice-Chamberlain to our Sovereign King Charles the Second.

Lord Cornwallis of Eye.
[13 Car. 2.]

IN order likewise to the Solemn Coronation of our present Sovereign, for the more Splendor thereof; amongst others of great Merit, Sir Frederick Cornwallis of Brome, in com. Suff. Knight and Baronet (at that time Treasurer of His Houshold) was then made choise of, as fit to partake of His Majesties great Grace and Favour. A person descendedBill. sign▪ de an. 13 Car. 2. of a very antient and worthy Family of that name, which had for a long time eminently flourisht in the Counties of Norfolk, and Suffolk; whereof wasBill. sign▪ de an. 13 Car. 2. Sir Iohn Cornwallis Knight (his Great Grandfather) who, for his singular cou­rage, and valiant actings, under Thomas Duke of Norfolk, at the taking of Morlaix in France, in the time of King Henry the Eighth, hadBill. sign▪ de an. 13 Car. 2. the Honor of Knighthood then confer'd upon him: and, soon after his return from thence, was made StewardBill. sign▪ de an. 13 Car. 2. of the Houshold to Prince Edward.

Which Sir Iohn Cornwallis had issueIb. Sir Thomas Cornwallis Knight; who, being Sheriff Ib. of Norfolk, in the last year of King Edward the Sixth's Reign, raisedIb. considerable Forces against the opposers of Queen Mary's Title. By reason of which seasonable assistance, upon her arrival to the Throne of this Realme, he was first constitutedIb. one of Her Privy Council; next Treasurer of Calais, and afterwards Comptroller of Her Houshold.

This Sir Frederick, therefore, being in no whit short of his Ancestors virtues; having, from his youth, with great fidelity, served the late King Charles (of blessed memory) both in Court and Camp; for which he suffered the loss of his Estate, Imprisonment and Exile; in testimony of the high esteem, which His Maje­sty that now is, had of his Merits, was, by Let­ters-patents,Ib. bearing date the twentieth day of April, in the Thirteenth year of His Reign, ad­vanced to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Cornwallis of Eye, in the County of Suffolk▪ and to the heirs male of his Body.

He first married Elizabeth, daughter to Sir Iohn Ashburnham of Ashburnham, in com. Suss. Knight, by whom he had issue three Sons; Charles, Frederick, and George; and one daugh­ter; named Henrietta-Maria, who died unmar­ried. Secondly, Elizabeth, daughter to Sir Hen­ry Crofts of Saxham, in com. Suff. Knight, by whom he had issue Iane a daughter, marri­ed to William, son and heir to Sir Iohn Dun­combe of Batlesden, in com. Bedf. Knight. And departing this life upon the twenty se­cond day of Ianuary, An. 1661. was buried in the Chancel of the Parish Church of Brome, before specified.

To whom succeeded Charles, his eldest son, who married Margaret, daughter of .... Play­sted, and by her had issue five sons, viz. Charles, Frederick, William, Thomas▪ and George, and one daughter, named Henrietta-Maria. And departing this life upon the thirteenth day of April, An. 1673. was buried at Culford in the [...]ame County of Suffolk.

[Page 481] Which last mentioned Charles, (his eldest son) now Lord Cornwallis, married Elizabeth, daugh­ter of Sir Stephen Fox Knight, one of the Clerks of the Green-cloth of his Majesties Houshold, by whom he hath issue two sons Charles, and William.

Boothe, Lord De lamer of Dunham-Massy.
[13. Car. 2.]

AT the same time likewise, Sir George Boothe of Dunham, in the County of Chester Baronet, (paternally descen­ded Bill. Sign. de a. 13. Car. 2. from a very antient and Knightly Family, of that name in those parts and in Lancashire, and by Heirs Female from the Massies, hereto­fore Barons of Dunham, in that County Pa­latine, as also from the Montforts and Clintons, Honorable Families of this Realm) being highly sensibleBill. Sign. de a. 13. Car. 2. of the barbarous murther, acted up­on the late King Charles (of blessed memory) and the miserable calamities brought upon these Nations, by his cruel Regicides: in order to the redemption of his Country, from the tyran­nous oppressions of those merciless men; and the happy Restauration of our present Soveraign, to his rightful Throne, raisedBill. Sign. de a. 13. Car. 2. great Forces of Horse and Foot: in which laudable attempt, though he became unsuccesful, as to his chief design: nevertheless, it was sufficiently obvious, that his endeavors at that time, did not a little [...]duce unto what he so worthily aimed at. In consideration therefore, of this well inten­ded service, he was by Letters Paten [...]s,Ib. bear­ing date at Westminster, upon the twentieth day of April, in the same thirteenth year of his Majesties Reign, advanced to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord De lamer of Dunham-Massy, and to the heirs male of his Body.

He first Married the Lady Catherine, daugh­ter to Theophilus, late Earl of Lincolne▪ by whom he had issue one only daughter, named Vere; and to his second wife, the Lady Eli­zabeth, daughter to Henry late Earl of Stan­ford, by whom he hath had issue five sons, Wil­liam, which died in his youth, Henry, George, Charles, and Robert; and five daughters, Eliza­beth, Anne, Diana, Iane, and Sophia; of which daughters, Anne, Iane, and Sophia, died young.

Which Henry, (his son and heir apparent) took to wife Mary, daughter to Sir Iames Lang­ham of Cotesbroke, in com. North. Barronet, and by her hath issue two sons, Iames and George, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary.

Lord Touneshend of Kings-Lenne.
[13 Car. 2.]

IN honor likewise of his Majesties Royal Co­ronation, Sir Horace Touneshend of Rayn­ham, in the County of Norfolk Baronet, paternally descendedBill▪ Sign. de a. 23. Car. 2. from an antient Family of that name, which had long flourisht in those parts: and by Mary his Mother, (daughter and coheir to Horace Lord Vere of Tilbury) from the most Antient and Noble Family of the Veres Earls of Orford, taking to heartBill▪ Sign. de a. 23. Car. 2. the woful murther of the late King Charles, (of blessed memory) with the oppression of his Country; as also the long and grievous expulsion of our rightful Soveraign King Charles the Second; in order to his happy Restoration, most loyally putBill▪ Sign. de a. 23. Car. 2. himself in Arms, fortifiedBill▪ Sign. de a. 23. Car. 2. the Haven of King's Lenne for his reception; and prepa­red Bill▪ Sign. de a. 23. Car. 2. considerable Forces, both by Sea and Land, for the better sccuring thereofe. In con­sideration therefore, of these his great and most acceptable services, he was by Letters Patents, Bill▪ Sign. de a. 23. Car. 2. bearing date at Westminster, upon the twen­tieth of April, in the thirteenth year of his Ma­jesties Reign, advanced to the degree and dig­nity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Towneshend [...]of Kings-Lenne, and to the heirs male of his body.

He first married Mary, daughter and sole heir to Edward Lewknore of Denham, in com. Suff. Esquire, son and heir to Sir Edward Lewk­nore Knight, by whom he had no issue: and afterwards Mary the daughter of Sir Ioseph Ashe of ... in com. Midd. Knight; by whom he [...]ath issue one son called Charles.

Cooper Earl of Shaftsbury.
[13 Car. 2.]

AMongst others, which by reason of their special merits, were advanced to sun­dry Titles of Honour, in order to their solemn attendance upon his Majesty, at his Royal Coronation, Sir Anthony-Ashley Cooper of Wimborne St. Giles, in the County of Dor­set, Barronet, was one (being sonBill▪ Sign. de anno▪ 1 [...] Car. 2. and heir to Sir Iohn Cooper of Rockburne, in com. Wiltes. Knight, byBill▪ Sign. de anno▪ 1 [...] Car. 2. Anne his wife, da [...]ghter and sole heir to Sir Anthony Ashley of Wimborne St. Giles, Knight and Barron [...], byBill▪ Sign. de anno▪ 1 [...] Car. 2. Iane his wife, daughter and heir to Philip Okeover of Okeover, in com. Staff. Esquire.) Which Sir Anthony-Ashley Cooper, (deducingBill▪ Sign. de anno▪ 1 [...] Car. 2. his des­cent by heirs Female, from the Hameleyns, Plesheys, and Malmains, antiently of Winch­burne St. Giles, before specified) havingIbid. in sundry respects, manifested his Loyalty to King Charles the First of blessed Memory; as also his great affection to his Countrey, in the late most perilous, and difficult times: and likewise to our present Soveraign, byIbid. his prudent and seasonable Advices and Consultations with Ge­neral [Page 482] Monke, and others, in order to his peace­ful and happy Restoration; in consideration of these his acceptable services, he was by Letters Patents,Ibid. bearing date at Westminster, up­on the twentieth day of April, in the thirteenth year of his Majesties Reign, advanced to the de­gree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Ashley of Wimborne St. Giles, and to the heirs Male of his body. And after this, being made Chancellor of his Maje­sties Exchequer, as also one of the Commissio­ners for his Treasury, and Lieutenant of Dor­setshire; he was by other Letters Patents, bear­ing date at Westminster, upon the twenty third day of April, in the twenty fourth year of his said Majesties Reign, created Lord Cooper of Paulet, and Earl of Shaftesbury, and to the heirs male of his Body.

He hath had three Wives; first Margaret, daughter to Thomas Lord Coventrie, sometime Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England; next the Lady Frances, daughter to David late Parl of Exeter, but by neither of these any is­sue; and lastly Margaret, daughter to William late Lord Spenser, by whom he hath issue An­thony his only son, who married the Lady Do­rothy, third daughter to Iohn Earl of Rutland, and hath issue by her two sons; Anthony and Iohn.

Lord Crew of Stene▪
[13 Car. 2.]

AT that time also Iohn Crew of Stene, in the County of Northampton, Es­quire, son and heir to Sir Thomas Crew Knight, one of the Sergeants at Law to the late King Charles, (of blessed memory) being des­cended Bill▪ Sign. de a. 13. Car. 2. from the antient Family of Crew, in the County Palatine of Chester, by his great prudence▪ (with no small hazard) loyally con­tributing Bill▪ Sign. de a. 13. Car. 2. his best endeavors, in order to the happy restoration of our present Soveraign; in testimony of his Majesties gracious acceptance of this his laudable service, was by Letters Pa­tent, Bill▪ Sign. de a. 13. Car. 2. bearing date at Westminster, [...]the twentieth day of April, in the thirteenth year of his Reign, advanced to the degree and dig­nity of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Crew of Stene, and to the heirs male of his body.

He married Iemima, daughter and coheir of Edward Walgrave of Lawford, in com. Essex Esquire. By whom he hath had issue four sons, (the rest dying young) viz. first Sir Thomas Crew, Knight, secondly, Iohn, thirdly, Nathaniel, Bi­shop of Durham; and fourthly, Walgrave; as also two daughters, Iemima, married to Edward late Earl of Sandwich, and Anne to Sir Hen­ry Wright of Dagenham, in com. Essex Bar­ronet.

Which Sir Thomas, by Mary his wife, daugh­ter of Sir George Touneshend, late of East-Rayn­ham, in com. Norff. Barronet, hath had issue Iohn, who died in his youth, and two daugh­ters, Anne yet unmarried, and Temperance the wife of Rouland Alston, son and heir to Sir Tho­mas Alston of Odell, in com. Bedf. Barronet. And by Anne his second wife, daughter and coheir to Sir William Airmin of Osgodby, in com. Linc. Barronet, (widdow of Sir Thomas Woodhouse of Wilberhall▪ in com. Norff. Bar­ronet) one daughter named Iemima.

Iames Fitz-Roy Duke of Monmouth.
[15 Car. 2.]

THe next in order of time, advanced to any Title of Honour, was Iames Fitz-Roy, one of His Majesties Natural Sons, whom by reason of his virtuous inclinations and pregnant evidences of an heroick spirit, as a proper furtherance to his after great atchieve­ments, was created Baron of [...]inedale, in the County of Northumberland, Vicount Doncaster, and Duke of Monmouth, by Letters Patents, bearing date at Westminster, upon the fourteenth day of February, in the fifteenth year of his Majesties Reign: having since been installed Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and constituted Master of the Horse.

He marryed the Lady Anne, daughter and sole heir to Francis Earl of Buckleugh in Scot­land, by whom he hath had issue two sons, Charles, born 24 Aug. 1672. and died 9 Febr. 1673. and Iames, born 23 Maii, 1674. as also one daughter named Anne, born 17 Febr. 1675.

Lord Frescheville.
[16 Car. 2.]

HAving in the second Tome of this Work, already pointed at the antient luster of this worthy Family, aswell in its emi­nent matches, as otherwise; I now come to Iohn Frescheville of Staveley, in com. Derb. Esquire, greatBill. Sign▪ de a. 16. Car. [...]. Grandson to Peter Fresche­ville; which Peter, for his exemplary Valor, at the Battle of Muscleborough, in Scotland, in the time of King Edward the Sixth, had Bill. Sign▪ de a. 16. Car. [...]. the honour of Knighthood then conferred on him.

This Iohn, having served King Charles the First, (of blessed memory) with great fidelity, not only in the times of Peace, but as an ex­pert Commander in his Armies, throughout the whole course of those unhappy Wars, which were occasioned through the predominancy of divers Antimonarchical spirits, in the late Long Parliament; and stedfastly persevering in his Loyalty to our present Soveraign, was by Let­ters Patent,Ib. bearing date at Westminster, upon the sixth day of March, in the sixteenth year of his Reign, advanced to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Frescheville of Staveley, and to the heirs male of his body.

He first married Sara [...], daughter of Sir Iohn Harington Knight, by whom he had issue three [Page 483] daughters; Christian wedded to Charles, then Lord St. Iohn, (eldest son to Iohn Marquess of Winchester) Elizabeth to Philip, son and heir of Sir Philip Warwick Knight, and Frances; secondly, Anna Charlotta, daughter and heir to Sir Henry de Vick Knight, late Chancellor of the Garter, but by her, as yet hath no issue.

Benet, Earl of Arlington.
[16 Car. 2.]

THat nothing more encourageth to hono­rable atchievement, than the gracious aspects, from such as are in high places towards virtuous endeavors, is not to be doubt­ed. Hence was it, that Sir Henry Benet Knight, his Majesties Principal Secretary of State, and one of his Privy Council; being descended from worthy Ancestors; andBill. Sign. 16 Car. 2. in his youth trayned up in all general learning, taking notice of the late flames of War, where with this flourishing Realm, was most unhappily imbroiled, laid aside his Books, and most loyally betookBill. Sign. 16 Car. 2. himself to the Camp, in the service of the late King Charles, (of blessed memory) in which the testimonies of his courage and valor, are yet evidently vi­sible, by the wounds he then received. Nor was his prudence and dexterity, in the trans­acting of such great affairs, wherewith he was entrusted, less conspicuous, as is apparent from that special imployment which he had to the Ca­tholick King: in consideration therefore of these his eminent deservings, he was by Letters Pa­tent, Ib. bearing date the fourteenth day of March, in the sixteenth year of his said Majesties Reign, advanced to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord A [...]gton of Arlington, in the County of Midd▪ and to the heirs male of his body: and after this, viz. the twenty second day of April, in the twenty fourth year of his Reign, toBill. Sign. de an. 24. Car. 2. the Titles of Vicount Thetford, and Earl of Arlington, with li­mitation of all these Honors▪ (viz. Baron, Vi­count, and Earl) for lack of issue male of his body lawfully begotten, unto Sir Iohn Benet Knight, his Brother, and the heirs male of his body. Since which time, he hath been made Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and constituted11 Sept. 1674. Lord Chamberlain of his Ma­jesties Houshold.

He married the Lady Isabella of Nassau, daughter to Lewes of Nassau, Lord Beverwa­ert, son to the late Illustrious Maurice Prince of Orange, and Count of Nassau, by whom he hath issue one onely daughter, named Isabella, married to Henry Fitz-Roy, Earl of Ewston, and Duke of Grafton, one of his Majesties Natural Sons.

Berkley, Earl of Falmouth.
[16 Car. 2.]

HAving in the first Tome of this work, spoke at large of the most Noble and antient Family of Berkley of Berkley-Castle, in com. Glouc. and in this, of Iohn Lord Berkley of Stratton, a special branch thereof, I come to Charles Lord Berkley of Rathdown, and Vicount Fitz-Harding, in the Realm of Ireland, Nephew to the same Iohn; viz. se­cond son to Sir Charles Berkley of Bruton, in the County of Somerset Knight deceased, late Treasurer of his Majesties Houshold.

This Charles, havingBill▪ Sign▪ de a. 16. Car. 2. faithfully served our present Soveraign, throughout the whole time of his greatest distresses in forreign parts; both by his personal attendance on him, and otherwise. As alsoBill▪ Sign▪ de a. 16. Car. 2. his Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke, in the Wars of France, and in the Netherlands: by reason thereof, and his descent in blood, from the antient Lords Botetort, was by Letters Patents,Bill▪ Sign▪ de a. 16. Car. 2. bearing date at Westminster, the seventeenth day of March, in the sixteenth year of his Majesties Reign, advanced to the state and degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Botetort of Langport, in the County of Somerset, as also to the dignity of an Earl, by the Title of Earl of Falmouth, and to the heirs male of his bo­dy.

He married Elizabeth, daughter to Colonel Hervey Bagot, second son to Sir Hervey Bagot, late of Blythfield, in com. Staff. Baronet▪ and having issue by her one only daughter na­med Mary, was slain in that blooody sea-fight against the Dutch, upon the third of Iune, 1665. whereupon his Corps were conveyed to the Abby Church at Westminster, and there honourably buried.

Lord Arundell of Treryse.
[16 Car. 2.]

OF this antient and worthy Family (whose Ancestor came a into England, at the Norman Conquest and which hath been seated b at Treryse in Cornwall, from the time of King Edward the third) was c Sir Iohn Arundel, Knight, Vice-Admiral to King Henry the Seventh, and King Henry the Eighth▪ which Sir Iohn, in a sharp fight at sea, encoun­tring d with Duncan Camel, (that great Scottish Pirate) took e him Prisoner. Whose lineal heir male, was f another Iohn: which Iohn, having been g one of the Knights for that shire, in divers Parliaments; some in the time of Queen Elizabeth, others of King Iames, and lastly of King Charles the First, (of blessed memory) upon the first begining of the late un­parralleld Rebellion, (raised by an Antimonar­chical Party, in the late Long-Parliament, which [...]erminated in the horrid Murther of that ex­cellent [Page 484] King, most loyally putIb. himself, with four of his sons in Arms, on his Majesties be­half, (whereof two lostIb. their lives in his ser­vice) and most valiantly heldIb. out the Castle of Pendennis, which was long besieged both by Sea and Land, unto the very end of those un­happy Wars. Of which Sons, Richard, (the eldest) personnally attendingIb. that King in his Army, wasIb. one of his Commanders, in the first Battle he had with those Rebels, near Kine­ton in Warwickshire, where he made most ample manifestations of his courage and valour. LikewiseIb. in that at Lansdowne, in So­mersetshire; as also in divers other bloody fights and tedious Sieges, wherein he received many wounds.

And though through the prevalency of those Rebels, at length he lostIb. his whole Estate; nevertheless, he did notIb. at all desert his Maje­sties just interest; for which he had so long, most loyally thus hazarded himself. In consi­deration therefore, of these his great Actings, and Sufferings, he was by Letters Patent,Ib. bear­ing date at Westminster, upon the twenty third day of March, in the sixteenth year of Majesties Reign, worthily advanced to the dig­nity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Arundell of Treryse, and to the heirs male of his body.

He married Gertrude, daughter of Sir Iames Bagg of Saltham, in the County of Devon, Knight (widdow of Sir Nicholas Slaning Kt.) by whom he hath had issue two sons; Iohn, who died in his Childhood; and another Iohn, who married Margaret, the daughter and sole heir to Sir Iohn Ackland of [...]-Iohn, in the same County of Devon, Knight.

Barbara, Dutchess of Cleveland.
[22 Car. 2.]

AS in former times the raising of eminent Women to great Titles of Honor, hath not been unusual in this Realm; in pur­suance therefore of those so laudable Examples, the like hath been done by our present Soveraign, Barbara, the sole daughter and heir of William Viscount Grandison, (who in the times of the late Rebellion, being in Arms for the King, lost his life in open battel) being the first.

Which Barbara, by reason of her noble des­cent from divers worthy Ancestors, and her Fathers death, in his Majesties Army; as also in respect of her own personal Vertues, was by Letters Patent, bearing date at Westminster, upon the third day of August, in the twenty se­cond year of his Reign, advanced to the state and degree of a Baroness of this Realm, by the Title of Baronesse of Nonsuch, in the County of Surrey, as also to the dignities of Countess of Southampton, and Dutchess of Cleveland, to enjoy during her natural life; the remainder to Charles Fitz-Roy, his said Ma­jesties Natural Son by her, and to the heirs male of his body; and for lack of such issue, to George Fitz-Roy, another of his natural sons by her, and younger Brother to him the said Charles.

Which Charles, being since installed Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, mani­festing his great inclination to honorable and virtuous endeavors; was, for his future encou­ragement to all heroick atchievements, by other Letters Patent, bearing date also at Westmin­ster, upon the tenth day of September, in the twenty seventh year of his said Majesties Reign, advanced to the state and degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Baron of New­berie, as also to the dignity of an Earl, by the Title of Earl of Chichester, and of a Duke by the Title of Duke of Southampton.

Henry Fitz-Roy, Earl of Ewston, and Duke of Grafton.
[24 Car. 2.]

THis Henry being one of the natural sons of our present Soveraign (by Barbara Dutchess of Cleveland) in respect of his Ma [...]esties dear affection to him, and ob­servance of his vertuous disposition; for his farther encouragement to great and honorable atchievement, was, by Letters Patent, bearing date at Westminster, upon the sixteenth day of August, in the twenty fourth year of his Reign, advanced to the state and degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Baron of Sudbury, in the County of Suffolk, as al­so to the dignity of a Vicount, by the Title of Vicount, of [...], and of an Earl, by the Title of Earl of [...], (all in that County) and the heirs male of his body, with remainder to George Fitz-Roy, his younger Brother, and the heirs male of his body. And by other Letters [...], bearing date at Westminster, up­on the eleventh day of September, in the twen­ty seventh year of his Reign, to the Title of Duke of [...], in the County of North­am [...]ton.

He married the Lady Isabella, the only child of Henry, now Earl of Arlington, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesties Houshold, by the Lady Isabella of Nassau, his wife, one of the daughters of Lewes de Nassaw Lord Beverwaert, son to the Illustrious Maurice, late Prince of Orange, and Count of Nassau.

Lord Duras of Holdenby.
[24 Car. 2.]

AS His Majesty, in testimony of the High esteem he had of those who had faith­fully served His Royal Father and Him­self, in the late unhappy Wars, or otherwise; and for their farther encouragement to all [...] Endeavours, did advance many of his own Native Subjects to great Titles of Honor (as hath been already shewed) so hath he not been slack in the remuneration of such Forrei­ners, which had cordially done the like, as is evident in that of the most valiant, and truly Noble Lewes Duras Marquess of Blanque­fort, brotherBill sign. de anno 24 Car. 2. to the Duke of Duras in France [lineally descendedBill sign. de anno 24 Car. 2. from the fa­mous Galliard Dureford, Lord of Duras, whom King Edward the Fourth, for his especial Ser­vices in those times, not only made Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, confer­ring on him an yearly Pension of an Hundred pounds, during his life; but granted, that his Executors, for the better performance of his Testament, should receive the same, for the space of five years after his decease, out of the Issues and Revenues▪ of the Lordship of Bo­lingbroke, in Com. Linc.]

Which Lewes, Journal of Parl. having been Naturalized by Act of Parliament in the Seventeenth year of His Ma­jesties Reign; and being CaptainBill. sign. ut supra. of the Guards to his Royal Highness the Duke of York, did not only undergo that trust with great fidelity and care; but, in farther token of his high affection, personally attendedBill. sign. ut supra. him, in that pe­rillous and bloody Sea-fight with the Dutch, which happened in the month of Iune. An. 1665. wherein he behaved himself with won­derful magnanimity, and exemplary courage. In consideration therefore of these his eminent Services, he was, by Letters-patent,Bill. sign. ut supra. bearing date at Westminster, upon the nineteenth day of Ianuary, in the Twenty fourth year of His Majesties Reign, raised to the degree and dig­nity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Duras of Holdenby, in the County of Northampton, and to the heirs male of his body; as also to have place in all Parliaments, and other Great Councils amongst the rest of the Barons of this Kingdom. And, having since that time married Mary, one of the two daughters of Sir George So [...]des▪ of Lees-Court, in Com. Cantii. Knight of the Bath; upon the advancement of the said Sir George to the Titles and Dignities of Baron of Throw­ley, Vicount Sondes of Lees-Court, and Earl of Feversham (all in Kent) had the reversion of those Honors, after the life of the same Sir George Sondes, granted to him, and to the heirs male of his body, as by his Maje­sties Letters-patent,B [...]ll. sign. de An. 28 Car. 2. bearing date at UUest­minster, upon the eighth day of April, in the Twenty eighth year of His Reign appeareth.

Osburne, Vicount Latimer, and Earl of Danby.
[25 Car. 2.]

AMongst others, whose great deserts have inclined his Majesty to confer on them sundry eminent Titles of Honor, Sir Thomas Osburne of Kiveton, in com. [...]bor. Ba­ronet, is not the least. Which Sir Thomas, be­ing son and heir to Sir Edward Osburne Baronet [Vice-PresidentBill sign. de anno 25 Car. [...]. of His late Majesties Council for the Northern parts of this Realm, and Lieu­tenant-General of those Forces which were rais­ed there for His defence, upon the first break­ing forth of the late Grand Rebellion] by Anne his wife, daughter of Thomas Walmesley of Dun­kenhalgh, in com. Lanc. Esquire, by Elianore his wife, daughter of Sir Iohn Danvers of Dant­sey, in com. Wilts. Knight, by Elizabeth his wife, the eldest of the four daughters, and co­heirs of Iohn Nevil late Lord Latimer; faith­fully cooperatingIbid. with other of His Majesties most Loyal Subjects, in order to His Joyful Re­stauration; and since that time, in sundry sorts, constantly applying himself to his Service with all fidelity and diligence; First,Ibid. as Treasurer of the Navy and next as a Privy-Coun [...]llor: being also, by reason thereof, created Vicount [...]um­ [...]laine in Scotland, and Lord High Treasu­rer 19 Junii, 1673 of England, was afterwards, in testimony of His Majesties gracious esteem of his pru­dent and faithful deportment in these, and all other his great and special Trusts, by Letters pa­tent, Bill sign. [...] supra. bearing date at UUestminster, upon the fifteenth day of August, in the Twenty fifth year of His Reign, advanced to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Baron of [...]iveton; as also of Vicount▪ by the Title of Vicount Latimer, and to the heirs male of his body. And, by other Letters-pa­tent, bearing date at UUestminster, upon the twenty seventh day of Iune, in the Twenty sixth year of His said Majesties Reign, to the Title of Earl of Danby, and to the heirs-male of his Body.

He married the Lady Bridget, one of the daughters of Mountagu late Earl of Lindsey, Lord High Chamberlain of England; and by her hath had issue two sons, Edward (commonly called Lord Latimer) who married Elizabeth, the daughter of Simon Benet of Beachamp­ton, in com. Buck. Esquire; and Pe [...]egrine, crea­ted Vicount Dumblain, upon his Fathers sur­render of his Patent of that Honor. As also six daughters; 1. The Lady Anne, married to Ro­bert Coke of Holkham, in com. Norff. Esquire, (Great Grandson and heir to Sir Edward Coke, sometime Chief Justice of the Court of King's-Bench.) 2. The Lady Bridget. 3. The Lady Catherine, married to Iames, son and heir ap­parent of Iames Herbert, a younger son to Philip late Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery; 4. The Lady Martha. 5. The Lady Sophia, now wife of Edward, son and heir apparent of Sir Edward Baynton Knight of the Bath; and 6. Elizabeth, who died young.

Lovisa Dutchess of Ports­mouth.
[25 Car. 2.]

OF such Honourable Women, whom His Majesty hath deservedly raised to high Titles of Honour, Lovisa de Que­rovalle (a Noble Lady of French Extraction) is the second in number. Who, being an atten­dant on the most Illustrious Hen [...]ietta, late Dutchess of Orleans (the King's Royal Si­ster) and coming with her into England, since His Majesties most Happy Restauration, was advanced to the state and degree of a Baroness of this Realm, by the Title of Baroness of Pe­tersfeild, in the County of Southampton; and likewise to the dignity and honor of a Dutchess, by the Title of Dutchess of Ports­mouth, to enjoy during her natural life, as by His Majesties Letters-patents,Bill. sign. de anno 25 Car. 2. bearing date at Westminster, upon the nineteenth day of Au­gust, in the Twenty fifth year of His Reign ap­pearth.

Paston Vicount Yarmouth.
[25 Car. 2.]

AMongst others, whose undoubted Loyal­ty to the King▪ did alwayes excite them to express it in the greatest and most opportune times of Tryal; I come to Sir Robert [...]aston of Paston, in the County of Norfolk Baronet (a person of a very antient and Wor­shipful Family in those parts) who, [...]ill. sign. de [...]. n. 25 Car. [...] in the ut­most of dangers, by reason of the poten [...]y of the late Cruel Regicides, ceased not to hazard both life and fortune, in whatsoever he could effect, either by supply to His Majesties necessi­ties, or furthe [...]ance to His Happy Restauration. In consideration therefore of these his most ac­ceptable Services, he was, by Letters-patent, Ib. bearing date at Wes [...]minster, upon the nine­teenth day of August, in the Twenty fifth year of His Majesties Reign, advanced to the state and degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Lord Paston of Paston, in the same County of Norfolk; as also to the dignity of a Vicount, by the Title of Vicount Yarmouth, and to the heirs male of his body.

He married Rebecca, the second daughter to Sir Iasper Clayton Knight (Citizen of London) by whom he hath had issue six sons; William, Robert, Iasper (Iohn and Edmund, which died young) and Thomas. As also four daughters, Margaret, married to Hieronimo Alberto di Conti, a German; Mary; Catherine who died young; and Elizabeth.

Which William (his eldest son) hath taken to wife, the Lady Charlotte Fitz-Roy, one of the Natural daughters of our present Sovereign.

Susan, Baroness Belassyse of Osgodby.
[26 Car. 2.]

THis Susan, being one of the daughters and cohei [...]rs to Sir William Airmin of Osgodby, in com. Linc. Baronet wid­dow of Sir Henry Belassyse, son and heir to Iohn Lord Belassyse; by reason of her great merits; was, through the especial favour of our present Soveraign, by Letters-patent, bearing date at UUestminster, upon the twenty fifth day of March, in the Twenty sixth year of His Maje­sties Reign, advance [...] to the dignity of a Baro­ness, by the title of Baroness Belassyse of Os­godby, to enjoy during her natural [...].

Lee Earl of Litchfield.
[26 Car. 2.]

THough the most men, on whom high de­grees of Honor have been conferred▪ did partake of their Sovereigns grace and favour therein, in respect of some s [...]ecial services, by them formerly perform'd to their Prince and Country: yet have there been some advanced to [...] Titles and Dignities, as an encouragement to them in all virtuous endea­vours: amongst which Sir Edward-Henry Lee of Ditchley, in com. Oxon. Baron [...]t, may be ac­counted one. Who being a person of an am­ple fortune, and fair hopes, was, by Letters-patent, bearing date at UUestminster, upon the fifth day of Iune, in the Twenty sixth year of His Majesties Reign, advanced to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Baron of Spellesbury, in the County of Oxford. As also to the dignity of Vicount Quarendon, and Earl of Litchfei [...]d.

Iohn Baron of Petersham, and Earl of Guilford.
[26 Car. 2.]

AMongst others of the Scottish Nation, whose great merits have been the occa­sion of their advancements to English dignities, Iohn Duke of Lauderdale in Scot­land, (of the antient Family of Maitland, and Lords of Thirlestane, in that Realm) is spe­cially to be remembred: whose Grandfather was Bill. sign. de anno [...] Car. 2. deservedly honoured, with the degree and Title of Baron of Thirlestane, as wasBill. sign. de anno [...] Car. 2. his Father to those of Vicount Maitland, and Earl of Lauderdale, by the late King Iames of fa­mous memory.

This Iohn, not only by reason of his pater­nal descent, as also fromIbid. other antient and ho­norable [Page 487] Families, but fromIb. Iames the second of that name, long since King of that Realm; ha­ving been no whit short of his worthy Ancestors in great and high atchivements; whenIb. in the times of the late Rebellion, his late Majesty King Charles the First, suffered under a severe and grievous restraint, by divers foul conspi­rators, he was by him, (together with Wil­liam late Duke Hamilton) sentIb. to raise Forces in Scotland, in order to his rescue. And af­ter the barbarous murther of that blessed Mar­tyr, becameIb. one of the first, who put him­self in Arms, on the behalf of our present Sove­raign: with whom marching into England, upon the loss of his Majesties whole Army in the battel at Worcester, he was made prisoner,Ib. and so kept for the spaceIb. of almost nine years, with no little hardship, besides the loss of his Estate, until that, by the happy Restauration of his said Majesty, he obtained his libertyIb.. Who being fully sensible of his perfect fidelity, prudence, and dexterity, in the managing of affairs of greatest moment, imployedIb. him into Scotland, to be sole Secretary of State, President of his Council, and Commissioner for the Regency there; constitutingIb. him also of his Privy Coun­cil in this Realm. In all which great trusts, de­porting himself with much circumspection, up­rightness, and fidelity; he was in testimony thereof, first raisedIb. to the high Titles and dignities of Marquess of March, and Duke of Lauderdale, in that Kingdom; as also elect­ed into the Society of the most Noble Order of the Garter; and afterwards, by Letters Patent, Ib. bearing date at Westminster, upon the twen­ty fifth day of Iune, in the twenty sixth year of his now Majesties Reign, to the state and degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Baron of Petersham, in the County of Surrey, and likewise to the Title of Earl of Guilford, in that County.

He first marryed the Lady Anne, second daughter and coheir to Alexander Earl of Home, in Scotland, by Mary, his wife, daughter to Edward Lord Dudley; by whom he hath issue one only daughter, now living, called Mary, (the rest dying young.) Which Mary is married to Iohn Lord Hay of Yester, eldest son to the Earl of Twedale, in Scotland. And second­ly, the Lady Elizabeth, daughter to William Earl of Dizert, (widdow of Sir Leonel Talmache, late of Helmyngham, in com. Suff. Baronet) but by her hath no issue.

George Fitz-Roy, [...]arl of Northumberland.
[26. Car. 2.]

THis George being the third natural son of our present Soveraign, by Barbara Dutch­ess of Cleveland, was by reason of so near a relation in blood to his Majesty, and the more to encourage him unto virtuous and hono­rable atchievements, which these his tender years, did already promise, advanced to the state and degree of a Peer of this Realm, by the title of Baron of Pontfract, in the County of Yorke, as also to the dignity of Vicount Falmouth, in the County of Cornwall, and Title of Earl of Northumberland; and to the heirs male of his body, as by Letters Patent, bearing date at UUestminster, upon the first day of October, in the twenty sixth year of his Majesties Reign, appeareth.

Charles Fitz-Charles, Earl of Plimouth.
[27 Car. 2.]

THis Charles, another natural son of our present Sovereign, in the time of his youth, giving much testimony of his sin­gular accomplishments, to the end he might be the more encouraged to persist in the paths of Virtue, and thereby be the better fitted for the managery of great affairs, when he shall attain to riper years; was by Letters Patent, bear­ing date at UUestminster, the twenty ninth day of Iuly, in the twenty seventh year of his Majesties Reign, advanced to the state and de­gree of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Baron of Dartmouth; as also to the dignities of Vicount of Totnes, and Earl of Plimouth, (all in com. Devon.) and to the heirs male of his body.

Charles Lenos, Duke of Richmund.
[27 Car. 2.]

THis Charles, another of his Majesties natural Sons, unto whom he hath gi­ven the surname of Lenos, being a Child of great hopes, had the dignity and ho­nour of Baron of Settrington, in the Coun­ty of Yorke, conferred on him; as also the Ti­tles of Earl of Marc [...], and Duke of Rich­mund, and to the heirs male of his body, by Letters Patent, bearing date at UUestminster, upon the [...] day of August, in the twenty se­venth year of his Reign.

Sondes Earl of Feversham.
[28 Car. 2.]

THe last person, of whom I shall speak, is Sir George Sondes of Lees-Court, in the County of Kent, Knight of the Bath. This Sir George, in consideration of his faithful services to the late King Charles, (of blessed memory) and to our present Sovereign, in sundry [...]orts most amply manifested, was by Letters Patent, bearing date at UUestminster, upon the eighth day of April, in the twenty eighth year of his Majesties Reign, advanced to the degree and dignity of a Baron of this Realm, by the Title of Baron of Throwley, as also of Vicount Sondes of Lees-Court, and Earl of Feversham, (all places of note in that County) to enjoy for term of his natural life; the remainder to Lewes Lord Duras of Holdenby, and the heirs male of his body; which Lewes. hath wedded the Lady Mary, the elder of his two daughters, by Mary his wife, daughter of Sir William Villers, late of Brokes [...]y, in com. Leic. Baronet) Catherine the other daughter being yet unmarried.

FINIS.

THE INDEX.

A.
  • ANgle
    • G [...]ischard E. of Hunting. 173
  • Annesley E. of Angle­sey. 479
  • Ap Adam. 10
  • Archedekne. 91
  • Arundel of
    • Treryse. 483
    • Wardour. 422
  • A [...]ley of Reading. 473
  • Aton. 98
  • Audley of Walden. 382
B.
  • BAcon Vic. St. Albo [...] 437
  • Badlesmere. 57
  • Bartu
    • Lord [...] of Eresby. 408
    • Earl [...]. 409 b.
    • [...] Norris. 410 b.
  • [...] 64
  • [...]. 459
  • [...]auchamp of Kederminster. 195
  • Bea [...]fort
    • Iohn Marquess Dorset. 121
    • Edmund Duke of Somerset. 123
  • Beaumont. 50
  • Bedford Duke, Iohn. [...]00
  • Belassyse
    • Vic. Fauconbridge. 456
    • Lord Bellassyse. 456
    • Susan Baroness of Osgodby. 486
  • Benet Earl of Arlington. 483
  • Benhale 154
  • Benstede. 91
  • Berkley
    • of Stratton. 476
    • Earl of Falmouth. 483
  • Bermingham. 108
  • Berner [...]. 196
  • Bolinbroke
    • Henry Earl of Derby, and D. of Hereford. 119
  • Bonvile. 236
  • Boothe, Lord De la [...]. 481
  • Botetourt. 46
  • Boteler
    • Earl of Wiltshire. 235
    • of Bramfeild. 465
  • Vide Butler.
  • Borough. 288
  • Bourcheir
    • Lord Fitzwarin. 131
    • Earl of Bathe. 131
    • Lord Berners. 132
    • Earl of Essex. 129
    • Lord Cromwell. 133
  • Boyle Lord Clifford, vide
  • Clifford of Lansborough.
  • Braddeston. 137
  • Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. 299
  • Brainford, Earl Patrick▪ 472
  • Bray. 311
  • Bromflet. 234
  • Brooke, Lord Cob [...]am. 281
  • Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk. 63
  • Browne, Vic. Mountau [...]. 396
  • Bruce, Earl of Aylesbury. 466
  • Brudnell Earl of Cardigan. 455
  • Bruges, Lewes Earl of Winchester. 283.
  • Brugges Lord Chandos. 395
  • Bryan. 151
  • Bullen Earl of Wiltshire. 305
  • Burgh Earl of St. Albans. 450
  • Burghersh. 34
  • Burnell. 60
  • Butler
    • of Lanthony, Earl of Breck­nock. 478
    • of Weston. ibid.
  • Byron. 469
  • C.
  • CAilli. 56
  • Capel Earl of Essex. 466
  • Carew Earl of Totnes. 423
  • Carey
    • Lord Hunsdon. 397
    • Earl of Dovor. 398
    • Earl of Monmouth. 398
  • Carr Earl of Somerset. 425
  • Carlton, Vic. Doncaster. 453
  • Cavendish
    • Earl of Devon. 420
    • Duke of Newcastle. 421
  • Cecill
    • Lord Burleigh. 405
    • Vic. Wimbleton. 407
    • Earl of Exeter. 406
    • Earl of Salisbury. 407
  • Chavent. 27
  • Cheney. 289
  • Cherlton Lord Powys. 71
  • Cholmley of Wiche-Malbanc. 473
  • Clarence Dukes
    • George. 162
    • Leonel. 167
    • Thomas. 196
  • Cleveland Dutchess Barbara. 484
  • Clifford of Lansborough Earl of Burling­ton. 473
  • Clifton. 168 424
  • Cobham. 65
  • Colepeper. 472
  • Compton Earl of Northampton. 401
  • Conyers. 290
  • Conyngsburgh
    • Richard Earl of Cambridg and Duke of York, 158
  • Conway of Ragley. 452
  • Cooper Earl of Shaftsbury. 481
  • Cornwall Lord Fanhope. 212
  • Cornwallis. 480
  • Cottington. misplaced in p. 213. which should be in p. 465.
  • Coventry. 459
  • Cranfeild Earl of Middle [...]ex. 446
  • Cr [...]ven
    • Earl, William. 455
    • of Ryton. 455
  • Creting. 110
  • Crew. 482
  • Crosts. 476
  • Cromwell
    • of Tatshall. 44
    • of Okeham Earl of Essex. 370
D.
  • DAcres of the North. 22
  • Dacres of the South. vide Fienes.
  • Dagworth. 148
  • Damorie. 101
  • Danvers Earl of Danby. 416
  • Darcie of Chich [...]. 392
  • D'auney. 108
  • De la Beche. 127
  • De la Mare. 28
  • De la Pole Duke of Suffolk. 182
  • De la Ward. 25
  • Denney Earl of Norwich. 419
  • Devereux Lord Fe [...]rers, Vic. Hereford, and [...]arl of Essex. 175
  • Digby Earl of Bristol. 436
  • Dormer Earl of Caernarvon. 428
  • Dudley Earl of Warwick, and Duke of Northumberland. 217
  • Dudley Earl of Leicester. 221
  • Duras. 485
E.
  • EChingham. 60
  • Egerton Lord Ellesmere, Earl of Bridgwater. 414
  • Eltham, Iohn Earl of Cornwall. 109
  • Erdington. 111
  • Everingham. 55
  • Evers. 385
  • Exeter, Duke Thomas. 125
F.
  • FAlvesle. 173
  • Fane Earl of Westmorland. 450
  • Fa [...]congerge. 3
  • Feilding Earl of De [...]high. 440
  • Felton. 64
  • Fienes, 243
    • Lord Dacre. 244
    • Lord Say and Sele. 245
  • Finch
    • Earl of Winchelsey. 447
    • of Fordwich. 448
    • of Daventre. 449
  • Fitz-Roy
    • Henry Duke of Richmund 305
    • Iames Duke of Monmouth. 482
    • Fitz-Roy Henry Duke of Ew­ston. 484
    • George Duke of Northumb. 407
  • Fitz-Charles. Charles Earl of Ply­mouth. 487
  • Fitz-Williams. 105
  • Foix Earl of Kendal. 228
  • [Page] Freschevile
    • of Stavely. 6 482
  • Frevile. 103
G.
  • GAnt, Iohn Duke of Lancaster. 114
  • Gaveston Earl of Cornwall. 41
  • Gerard
    • of Bromley. 417
    • of Brandon. 418
  • Glocester, Duke
    • Thomas of Woodstoke. 169
    • Richard. 165
    • Humphrey. 198
    • Henry. 477
  • Gorges. 55
  • Goring Earl of Norwich. 461
  • Grandison. 17
  • Grey
    • Lord Powys. 283
    • of Warke. 449
  • Grendon. 25
  • Grenevill Earl of Bathe. 479
  • Grevill Lord Brooke. 442
  • Guilford Earl
    • Iohn Duke of Lauder­dale. 486
H.
  • HAcche. 19
  • Hadham, Edmund Earl of Rich­mund. 237
  • Hamilton Earl of Cambridge. 439
  • Hercla [...] Earl of Carlisle. 97
  • Harington
    • of Exton. 99 416
  • Harvey of Kidbroke. 458
  • Hastang. 62
  • Hausted. 126
  • Hatfeild, Iasper Earl of Pembroke, and Duke of Bedford. 241
  • Hatton. 468
  • Hay Earl of Carlisle. 427
  • Heinault, Iohn Earl of Cambridge. 113
  • Herbert
    • Earl of Pembroke. 255
    • Earl of Huntingdon. 258
    • Earl of Powys. 260
    • Lord Herbert of Chirbury. 261
  • Hicks, Vic. Campden. 462
  • Hilton. 6
  • Holand
    • Earl of Huntingdon. 78
    • Earl of Kent. 73
    • Duke of Exeter. 81
  • Holle
    • Earl of Clare. 432
    • of Ifeild. 433
  • Ho [...] and Hastings. 233
  • Hopton. 469
  • Hotham. 91
  • Howard 265.
    • Duke of Norff. 267
    • Vic. Bindon. 274
    • Earl of Northampton. 275
    • Earl of Arundel. 277
    • Lord of Effingham. 278
    • Earl of Notingham. 279
    • Earl of Suffolk 279
    • Earl of Berkshire. 280
    • Earl of Carlisle. 281
    • Of Escrick. 280
  • Hume. 419
  • Hungerford. 203
  • Huntercombe. 5
  • Huntingfield. 7
  • Hussey. 309
  • Hyde, Earl of Clarendon. 478
I.
  • Jermin, Earl of St. Albans. 469
  • Ingham. 104
  • Iuliers, (William Marquess) Earl of Cam­bridge. 113
K.
  • KEnt Earl Edmund. 92
  • Kerdeston. 112
  • Kirketon. 168
  • Kirkhoven Lord Wotton. 475
  • Knivet of Escrick. 424
  • Knolles Vic. Walingford, and Earl of Ban­bury. 412
  • Knovill. 5
L.
  • LAngdale. 475
  • Langley
    • Edmund Earl of Cambridge, and Duke of Yorke. 154
  • Lascells. 6
  • Latimer. 30
  • La Warre 15
  • Lee Earl of Litchfield. 486
  • Leigh.
    • Lord Dunsmore, and Earl of Chi­chester. 464
    • Of Stonley. 464
  • Leke Lord Deincourt, and Earl of S [...]a­resdale. 450
  • Lenos, Charles Duke of Richmund. 487
  • Ley Earl of Malborough. 451
  • Leyburne. 13
  • Littleton. 465
  • Longvillers. 144
  • Lovelace. 456
  • Lucas. 473
  • Lumley. 174
M.
  • MAinard. 459
  • Maltravers 101
  • Maners Earl of Rutland. 296
  • Manny. 148
  • March, Earl Edward, and Duke of York. 161
  • Marney. 301
  • Menill. 110
  • Mohun. 461
  • Molins. 145
  • Monke, Duke of Albemarle. 477
  • Montgomerie. 142
  • Mordant
    • Earl of Peterborough. 311
    • Vicount, Avalon. 312
  • Morle. 26
  • Montagu
    • of Boughton. 443
    • Earl of Manchester. 444
    • Earl of Sandwich. 445
  • Musgrave. 153
N.
  • NAnsladron. 27
  • Nereford. 8
  • Newport. 467
  • Noel, Vic. Camden. 435.
  • North. 394
  • Northwode. 70
  • Norris Earl of Berkshire 403, 404
  • Norwiche. 90
O.
  • OGle. 262
  • Orreby. 57
  • Osburne, Earl of Danby. 485
P.
  • PAget. 390
  • Parker, Lord Morley and Mont Egle. 307
  • Parr
    • Marquis of Northampto [...]. 380
    • Of Horton. 382
  • Paston, Vic. Yarmouth 486
  • Patshal. 143
  • Pa [...]let
    • Of Hinton St. George. 375
    • Marquis of Winchester. 396
  • Petre. 415.
  • Phelip, Lord Bardolf. 213
  • Pipe. 109
  • Pipard. 8
  • Pierpont, Earl of Kingston, and Marquis of Dorchester 457
  • Plaiz. [...]
  • Plantaginet, Arthur Vic. L'Isle. 312
  • Plugenet. 2
  • Poinz. 1
  • Pole, Lord Mountague. 292
  • Portsmouth, D. Lovisa. 486
  • Poynings. 133
R.
  • RAmsey, Earl of Holderness. 442
  • Ratcliffe, Lord Fitzwalter, and Earl of Suffex. 285
  • Riche
    • Earl of Warwick. 387
    • Earl of Holand. 388
  • Roberts of Truro. 452
  • Robsert. 202
  • Roper Lord Tenham. 433
  • Rupert [...]r. Earl of Holderness, and Duke of Cumberland. 471
  • Russel, Earl of Bedford. 377
  • Rutland, Edward Earl, Duke of York and Albemarle. 156
  • Rythre. 25
[...].
  • SAckvile, Earl of Dorset. 399
  • Sandys. 303
  • Savage, Earl Rivers. 445
  • St. Amand. 19
  • St. Iohn
    • Of Lageham. 9
    • Of Bletso, and E. of B [...]linbroke. 398
    • Lord Trego [...]. 453
  • St. Ma [...]r. 89
  • St. Philibert. 150
  • Savile
    • Earl of Su [...]ex. 462
    • Vic. Halifax. 463
  • Seymour
    • D. of Somerset. 361
    • Of Sudley. 367
    • Of Troubridge. 369
  • Shaunde, Philibert, Earl of Bathe. 288
  • [Page] Sheffeild, Earl of Mulgrave. 386
  • Sidney Earl of Leicester. 410
  • Smith Lord Carington. 470
  • Somerset
    • Edmund D 123 a.
    • Earl and Marquis of Worcester. 293
  • Somervile. 106
  • So [...]des Earl of Feversham. 488
  • Spenser Earl of Sunderland. 418
  • Stanhope
    • Earl of Chesterfield. 434
    • Of Harington 435
  • Stanley
    • E. of Derby. 247
    • Lord Mont Egle. 254
  • Stapleton. 70
  • Sto [...]ton. 229
  • Strabolgi. 95
  • Strivelin. 143
  • Stuart Duke of Richmund. 426
  • Sutton
    • Lord Dudley. 214
    • Lord Lexinton. 475
  • Swillington. 101
  • Swinerton. 112
T.
  • THweng. 37
  • Tibetot. 38
  • To [...]neshend. 481
  • Trussell. 143
  • Tuche [...]. 28
  • Tufton Earl of Thanet. 454
  • Tyes. 21
V.
  • VAvasour. 19
  • Vaughan. 470
  • Va [...]x of Harwedon. 384
  • Vfford, Earl of Suff. 47
  • Vghtred. 144
  • Villers
    • Duke of Buckingham. 428
    • Vic. Purbeck. 432
    • Earl of Anglesey. 432
W.
  • WArwick Earl, Edw. Plantaginet. 164 b.
  • Ward. 472
  • Watson Lord Rockingham. 474
  • Welles. 10
  • Wenlok. 264
  • Wentworth 310 a.
    • Earl of Cleveland. 310 b.
    • Earl of Strafford. 463
  • West, Lord la Warre. 139
  • Weston, Earl of Portland. 460
  • Wharton. 389
  • Widdrington. 471
  • Widvile, [...]arl Rivers. 213
  • Wilinton. 142
  • Williams of Tame. 393
  • Will [...]ughby
    • Of Eresby. 82
    • Lord Brooke 87
    • Of Parham. 88
  • Wilmot Earl of Rochester. 467
  • Windsore. 307
  • Wodstoke
    • Edmund Earl of Kent. 92
    • Thomas Earl of Buckingham, and Duke of Gloucester. 169
  • Wotton. 413
  • Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton. 383
Y.
  • YOrke, Duke Iames. 477
FINIS.

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